NBC Transmitter (Jan-Nov 1942)

6 "SQUADS LEFT" NBC TRANSMITTER NBC TRANSM ITTER Published for and by the NBC Personnel from Coast to Coast. VOL. 8 JANUARY, 1942 No. 1 EDITOR Roy Pascal ASSOCIATES Arthur Bellaire Martha Sherwin Evadna B. Hammersley Kay Barr Tom Knode Bob Dailey Bill Klomann Address all correspondence to: NBC Transmitter, National Broadcasting Company, Room 465, RCA Building, New York, N. Y. Telephone: Circle 7-8300. Extension 220. NBC DEFENSE BOND PLAN All NBC employes are urged to take advantage of the company plan for the purchase of United States Defense Bonds, Series E. Series E Bonds mature in 1 0 years from date of issue and may be obtained in the following denominations : ISSUE MATURITY PRICE VALUE $ 18.75 37.50 75.00 375.00 750.00 $ 25.00 50.00 100.00 500.00 1 ,000.00 These bonds may be registered in the name of an individual; or two individuals as co-owners; or of one individual and one other individual as beneficiary. Upon written authorization, obtained at Payroll Office, Room 313, the company will deduct the amount specified ($.75 or any multiple thereof) from each weekly or semi-monthly salary. These salary deductions will be accumulated in a separate bank account apart from company funds. Whenever the deductions are sufficient, a bond wil be purchased and issued to the employe or whomever he has designated. Should an employe leave the service of NBC, the payroll deduction authorization will automatically be cancelled and any amount to the credit of the employe, which may have been insufficient to purchase a bond, will be immediately refunded. NEW YORK J^JMiller (WEAF Transmitter) is af Pearl Harbor, . . . Frank E. Mason, Vice President in charge of Information, is a dollar-a-year man as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. . . . Charles W. Hom^ a Lieutenant Commander in tHeReserve, has ben selected for Commander of the U. S. Navy Reserve, on appointment by the President. Mr. Horn is Assistant Vice President in Development and Research. . . . Captain Charles Wall. Business Program Manager, is now in Washington with the War Department. . . . Lieutenant Ernest l^ejahnke, of the Stations DepartTnent, is now under Admiral Andrews of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. . . . Bob Eisenbach, the man who told America of Pearl Harbor first, leaves News and Special Events for the Army as this is read. . . . Vice President Hedges, in charge of Stations, will tell you that Secretary Barbara Kirk’s husband instructs at FdrFTeavenworth while his other secretary, Ann Ansel, has a brother in the Anti-Tank Corps. . . . Attorney FrankJiri Butler of Legal is on active duty as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. . . . Stephen de Baun ( Information-NBC] Transmitter) is Public Relations for the 74th Regiment, editing the regiment magazine, the Thunderbolt. . , . Once of Traffic, Captain Joseph Berhalter, of the Signal Corps, is at Cdvernbr’s Island. . . . L L. Hathaway,, NBC DevelopmenTEhgTneeTT is on loan to the government for defense work at Harvard University. Fernando Montifla, (Studio) ; Harold C. PietscTL TA'ir Conditioning) ; A. C. Ewert, (Studio) ; J. J. Rooney, (Maintainance) ; Herman Curin, (Studio) ; Richard Pjckard FTelevision) ; Al Ccanshaw, (Vice Pres. Hanson’s Office) ; Rodney Chip, (Television) ; Jimmy Sheljman, (Asst, to Mr. Diaz) ; all oTEngineering, are in the Navy now. . . . [. B. Knight, Jr., late of the Empire State Television Transmitter, is Officer in Charge, Naval Underwater Sound Labratory, New London, Connecticut. . . . R. W. Pickard, of the Empire State Transmitter and the Mobile Unit, is on duty at the Bureau of Ships in Washington. . . . A. T. Williams left Engineering for fine Air Corps. . . . J, S. LaTouche, former Supervisor in^TeJegrapln,ns at the Key West Naval School. . . . Arthur Lubole left Telegraph for Navy Intelligence. . . . Tom Prout of Telegraph is in the Army. . . . Thomas McFadden of News is on Naval Duty. . . , Hert)ert_Rji±er, former captain of the l^ail Room Cage, is now Cadet Adjutant Captain in the Air Corps Flying School in Georgia. . . . Jerry Callahan is in the cavalry at Ft. Riley, "Kansas. . . . William C. Cartland of Radio Recording is ' stationed at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. . . . Danr^ Schmidt, of Recording, is atT~Thsfructor and corporal at Ft. Eustis. . . . When Bud Mateme volunteered as an ensign in the Navy, his fellow employes in Blue Sale, through Vice President Kobak, presented him with a beautiful dress sword. . . . Charles Everett left Payroll for Fort Monmouth. . . . James Tompkins, once Junior Clerk in Accounting, is now at Fort Devens. . . . Guide Trainer Ray QlGeonell is in the Army. . . . Guide Trainer Bill Gardner, his successor, was just switched from 4F to lA. . . . Ernie Stanger of Mail is a corporal. . . . George Spach of Mail is a Yeoman Tn the Navy; Ward Kelly of Mail is at Ft. Tilden af Rockaway; Bob Baldwin of Mail is at Governor’s Island and Arthur Gnaedinger of Mail is in the Navy, ^sn^~CTBrien tells us. . . . Miss Jessie Kline, Vice President Mason’s secretary, is on loan to the Navy Department in Washington. . . . John Cusumanp, of National Spot SaTds7Ts~afTort Jackson, N. C. ■ ■ • JJm D.onneJIy of Press is at Fort Jay, Governor’s Island. . . . Jack Harrison Hartley, formerly of Information, now edits the U. S. Navy magazine. ChaHes Turner, ex Transmitter editor, carfte to Radio City for the Christmas Party in 8H and in Press. Charles is a corporal and film editor in the Signal Corps, Fort Monmouth. . . . That’s the roundup from New York. HOLLYWOOD At least two former members of the Hollywood staff have seen ac(CONTINUED ON PACE 12)