Radio Broadcast (May 1929-Apr 1930)

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OF THE East Battles West for Next Trade Show Whether the RMA trade show will be held in New York City, Atlantic City, some other Eastern city, or returned to Chicago is providing spirited conversation for the entire radio industry. So aggressive has become inter-city competition for this major industrial event, that Jess Hawley, vice-president of United Reproducers Corp. and chairman of the R.M.A. show committee, is now engaged in personally inspecting the facilities whicb each competing city has to offer. At the conclusion of a visit to Atlantic City in August, Mr. Hawley said that he had not reached a definite conclusion. Personal Notes Kansas City Radio Show The Kansas City Electrical and Trade Show will be held in Convention Hall during the week September 21 to 28. Sam Furst is trade show manager and reports that all 80 booths and 14 demonstration booths have been sold. Chicago Radio Show The Chicago Radio Show will be held this year from October 21 to 27 at the Coliseum. It is held, as usual, under the auspices of R.M.A. and managed by G. Clayton Irwin, Jr. Raw products manufacturers will be represented at the public show for the first time this year. C. R. Leutz, Inc. to Move C. R. Leutz. Inc., manufacturers of "Phantom" and "Silver Ghost" receivers, for many years located in Long Island City, are removing their manufacturing plant to Altoona, Pa. A New York sales and executive office will shortly be established. It is planned to increase the sales of Leutz sets by general advertising, and different distribution methods. The thousands of friends of B. G. Erskine, president of the Sylvania Products Company, who make Sylvania Radio Tubes, will be delighted to learn that he is once more back on the job and almost completely restored to health. Mr. Erskine was stricken with a bad cold in Buffalo on April 27, and this developed into pneumonia. George H. Kiley, a director of R.M.A. of New York, presented his resignation because of his new connection with RadioVictor. The Board elected Leslie F. Muter of Chicago as his successor. Mr. Kiley also was compelled to resign as Chairman of the Foreign Trades Committee and was succeeded by H. H. Pollock of New York. Mr. Muter was elected Chairman of the Credit Committee to succeed Donald MacGregor of Chicago who resigned. W. F. McAuliffe, who has been a member of the Kolster Radio merchandising division since 1925 and stationed at times on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, has been appointed assistant to the executive vice-president, St. G. Lafitte. Mr. Lafitte and Mr. McAuliffe have their offices at 39 Broadway, New York. An official of the Temple Corporation, A. J. Bovier, traffic manager, has been appointed as a member of the traffic committee of the Radio Manufacturers Association. The appointment has just been announced by R.M.A. F. C. Scrimsher, who recently joined the Ken-Rad Corporation as special sales representative, has been assigned to the Southeastern territory. Under this plan he will serve jobbers of Ken-Rad tubes in Sparton Demonstrate Utility of Airplanes Cooperating with the Jackson, Michigan, Chamber of Commerce in its aggressive program of aviation promotion, the Sparks-Withington Company of that city have arranged an interesting demonstration of the handling of heavy merchandise by airplane. This year's program is a "State to State Tour" by members of the aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the tour including capitals of states. Accompanying the tour the plane "Sparton" will carry a Sparton Radio receiver to each capital for presentation to the governor of the state. After the presentation a new instrument will be taken aboard from the local distributor's warehouse, and this in turn transported to the capital of the next state. Reorganization of Daven Corp. Complete The Daven Corporation has been reorganized, having been through receivership proceedings. The new concern is known as the Daven Company. Lewis Newman is the new president. The Daven Company has purchased stock on hand, trade name, good will, and manufacturing equipment of the former company. The address remains as before, 158 Summitt Street, Newark, N. J. The Daven Company now is doing approximately 65 per cent, of its business directly with manufacturers and the remainder is jobber trade. Products made are tubes, resistors, voltage dividers, grid leaks, etc. New Michigan Short Wave Law A new law in Michigan provides a fine of $1,000, imprisonment for six months, or both, for equipping or using an automobile with a short-wave receiver unless the car is used and owned by a police officer or a police permit has been granted. The law is intended to prevent unauthorized receipt of police broadcast warnings. Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida ,Mabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Before his connection with Ken-Rad, Mr. Scrimsher was for years associated with the automotive industry and has a wide acquaintance among jobbers throughout the country. Dr. O. E. Brown, eminent mathematician on the faculty of Northwestern University for the last five years, who has just received his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Chicago, has joined the research staff of the Temple Corporation. His duties will consist of a mathematical analysis of circuits and research work from a purely technical angle to determine ideal circuits and their constancy, in which work he will be assisted by J. Swallow and a group of practical radio engineers. A. Crossley, formerly of the Bureau of Standards and lately chief engineer of the Steinite Radio Company, has joined the Howard Radio Company, of Chicago and South Haven, Michigan, as chief engineer. H. Bobker, whose name is well known in radio tube circles, is now associated with the Triad Manufacturing Company, makers of Triad tubes of Pawtucket, R. I. Howard W. Sams has just been appointed director of territorial sales for Silver-Marshall, Inc., Chicago. He resigned as New York district sales manager of E. T. Cunningham, Inc., to accept the new position, which makes him McMurdo Silver's personal sales representative throughout the United States. • OCTOBER 1929 • • 339