NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1945)

J. H. Ryan, President C. E. Arney, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer Lewis H. Avery. Director of Broadcast Advertising ; Robert T. Bartley, Director of Government Relations : Helen A. Cornelius, Asst. Director of Broadcast Advertising ; John Morgan Davis, General Counsel; Wil¬ lard D. Egolf. Director of Public Relations ; Howard S. Frazier, Director of Engineering ; Dorothy Lewis, Coordinator of Listener Ac¬ tivity; Paul F. Peter, Director of Research; Harlan Bruce Starkey, Chief, News Bureau; Arthur C. Stringer, Director of Promotion. "RADIO COMMERCIALS MEAN AMERICA", SAYS EISENHOWER General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Com¬ mander of the Allied Forces in the European Theater, received a rousing reception from Wash¬ ingtonians on Monday (18). In the course of his talk at the luncheon tendered him by Wash¬ ingtonians at the Statler, General Eisenhower is reported in the Washington "Evening Star" as having said in part, "Were I a speaker instead of a soldier, there's one thing I would try to do today. I would try to describe the feelings of the soldier who returns home from the war after a long time. "We have long been in countries where we didn't understand the language, and later when we were in Germany, not only were we unable to understand the language, but the faces were hostile and sullen. "You don't know what it means to hear lan¬ guage that clinks sweetly in our ears— to hear commercials on the radio— and in all it means America to us. "To all the men who have considered them¬ selves almost expatriates, it means coming home. They have earned the gratitude of their country, and from what I saw today, they are going to have it." BOARD PERSONNEL CHANGES While no definite date has as yet been fixed for the next meeting of the Board of Directors, July 1 has been designated as the beginning of an “NAB year.” At that time four new Direetors-at-Large and three newly elected District Directors will assume Board membership. Re-elected as Directors-at-Large for the ensuing oneyear term were J. Leonard Reinsch, WSB, in the large station classification, and T. A. M. Craven, WOL, for the medium stations. Re-elected District Directors were: 1st District, Paul W. Morency, WTIC; 9th District, Leslie C. Johnson, WHBF; 11th District, E. L. Hayek, KATE; 17th District, Harry R. Spence, KXRO. Newly elected Directors-at-Large are: Harold Ryan, WWVA, and Executive Vice President of the Fort Indus¬ try Company, in the large station classification; G. Richard Shafto, WIS, in the medium station classification; and Matthew H. Bonebrake, KOCY, and Clair R. McCollough, WGAL, for small stations. Mr. Ryan is well known to all in the industry, having been a member of the Board for four years representing the 7th NAB District (Kentucky, Ohio), and having served the past 14 months as NAB President. Mr. Shafto is no stranger to the Board, having served as District Director for the 4th District (D. C., Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina) from 1942 to 1944. He was born in Clifford, New Jersey, in 1904 but when 10 years old removed, with his family, to Richmond, Virginia, where he completed his high school education. He studied technical radio and advertising at the Radio Institute, New Orleans, Georgia Tech and Columbia University. In 1923 he built Station WQAT at Richmond and during 1924 and 1925 was a shipboard radio operator. There followed two years of service with Westinghouse in selling broadcast receivers. He then went with Graybar selling broadcast transmitters. In 1932 he became Manager of Radio Station WIS, Columbia, South Carolina. He is President of the Forest Lake Country Club and formerly a member of the Board of Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce of Columbia. He is former chairman of the Richland County Red Cross and served as OWI Regional Consultant. He is 4th Dis¬ trict member and chairman of the NBC Stations Planning and Advisory Committee. He is an Episcopalian and was married in 1927. His hobbies are hunting, fishing and golfing. He succeeds Don S. Elias, WWNC, as medium station Director, Mr. Elias having declined renomination. Mr. Bonebrake, who has long taken an active interest in NAB affairs but has not had previous experience on the Board, was born in Rolla, Missouri, in 1907. He grad¬ uated from the University of Missouri in 1929, following which he joined the advertising staff of the “Daily Okla¬ homa.” He then became commercial manager of WKY where he served from 1931 to 1938. He joined in the organization and became manager of KOCY in 1938. Mr. McCollough, in addition to being Executive Vice President and Director of WGAL, occupies the same posi¬ tion with WKBO, WDEL, WORK, WAZL and WEST, and is General Manager of the Mason-Dixon Radio Group, comprising these stations. He previously served on the NAB Board and has for the past two years been a member of the NAB Legislative Committee. He has always taken an active interest in the affairs of the industry. He is a strong advocate of close cooperation and a united front within the industry as well as the obligation of all broad¬ casters to give the public consistent public service. George D. Coleman, WGBI, replaces Roy Thompson, WFBG, as Director for the 3rd District (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland). Mr. Coleman was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1899. He was educated in Scranton Public Schools and Penn State Extension College. His first em¬ ployment was with the Hudson Coal Company and later he accepted a position with the General. Electric Company, Schenectady. In 1929 he became manager of Frank Megargee’s radio store in Scranton and in 1932 was ap¬ pointed General Manager of WGBI. He has been active in civic affairs and is First Vice President of the Scranton Rotary Club; Vice Chairman of the Radio Committee of the American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania; and Director of the Scranton Better Business Bureau. He is married to the former Ruth Lenore LaBar and is the father of a son, Ronald, aged 8. He resides in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. James D. Shouse, WLW, returns to the Board as 7th District Director (Kentucky, Ohio). He previously served as Director-at-Large for large stations for two consecutive one-year terms. Mr. Shouse was born at Newcastle, Ken¬ tucky. He graduated from Miami University, following (Continued on next page) June 22, 1945-242