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14 I\BC Transmitter Book by NBC’s Religious Program Head Gets Honors MILWAUKEE, WIS.-The Bruce Publishing Company here, one of the largest educational publishers in the country, has a n n o u need that Max Jordan's new hook “Beyond All Fronts’ has been chosen as the December selection of the Catholic Literary Foundation. Covering a period of 30 years, from 1914 to 1944. Jordan, formerly European manager for NBC, now its director of religious programs and associate director of the NBC University of the Air, describes many of his fascinating radio experiences in this 400-page volume, tying them in with a vivid narrative of the period between the two world wars which he has witnessed at so close a range, from both the European and the American side. Many revealing episodes are recounted by Jordan for the first time, particularly about anti-Nazi underground movements. Max Jordan NBC director of religious broadcasts. ELECTION TALLY TELENEWS KPO ELECTION RETURNS Sailors, soldiers and civilians watch mounting figures in election tally in front of the Telenews Theatre, on Market Street in downtown San Francisco, while listening to the KPO election broadcast, presented from the city room of The San Francisco Examiner by a special staff of KPO announcers and news commentators. NATIONAL W INNER— W inner and principals at special coast -to-coast broadcast Thursday, November 2, during which the annual aivards of the H. P. Davis Announcers competition were announced. Left to right: Patrick J. Kelly, NBC supervisor of announcers ; Mrs. H. P. Davis, donor of the awards ; Ben Grauer, 1944 national winner; Mrs. S. B. Rockwell, representing the donor on the program, and Frank E. Mullen, NBC vice-president and general manager, who made the presentation. Mrs. Davis established the awards in memory of her late husband who is called “ the father of broadcasting ,” because of his great interest in radio in the industry’s earliest years. Mr. Davis was associated udth the founding of KDKA. MAINE ELECTION ( Continued from page 11) counties of the state in similar fashion, either through city and town clerks, or special news correspondents. Official county tabulation forms are obtained from the Secretary of State for each primary or election and entries made thereon as fast as returns are telephoned in from the various cities and towns. Cumulative totals are taken from these forms every few' minutes at regular intervals throughout the evening, and similar cumulative totals are obtained from the other two broadcasting stations by telephone at frequent intervals. The totals for the state are then entered on special forms for broadcasting, giving the total number of precincts reporting, and the results for the principal candidates of each political party. Each station conducts its own broadcasts, using chain breaks in the earlier evening hours, and a special program after the network commercials have concluded. With both AP and UP services available, constant check is made with both against the returns obtained by telephone from city and town officials. LJsually the latter keep WCSH out in front, inasmuch as the returns supplied by the news services must of necessity be relayed through their Boston bureaus and transmitted over regional circuits to their Maine subscribers. H. P. DAVIS WINNERS (Continued from page 4) ing the political conventions in Chicago this past Summer. As a War Bond salesman, Grauer has established records in both World Wars. When only nine years old, he made the circuit of theaters in New* York and sold more than $1,000,000 in bonds of World War I. In the five bond drives of World War II, he accumulated a sales total of $8,000,000. During the Sixth War Loan, he drew crowds to The New York Sun’s open-air bond show near Radio City. The Davis awards, established in 1933 by Mrs. Davis, widow' of H. P. Davis, who is called the “father of broadcasting” because of his interest and confidence in radio during its early years, are open annually to regular staff announcers of all independent stations affiliated with the NBC network and of NBC owned-andoperated stations. Samples of the contestant's work which demonstrate his ability in news reporting, ad libbing and straight announcing are taken “off the air” without the announcer’s knowledge. Lffider terms of the contest, the national wunner receives a gold medal and $300 in cash. Each winner in the four station groups receives a suitably inscribed ruby ring and “honorable mention” winners receive certificates. Another certificate goes to each station whose entry is named in the competition.