Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

2 RADIO DAILY Friday, October 21, 1949 Vol. 49. No. 14 Friday, Oct. 21, 1949 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher FRANK BURKE : : : : : Editor MARVIN KIRSCH : Business Manager Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holfdays at 1501 Broadway, New York, (18), N. Y.. by Radio Daily Corp., J. W. Alicoate, President. and Publisher ; Donald M' Mersereau, Treasurer, and General Manager; Marvin Kirsch. Vice-President; Che&er B. Bahn, Vice-President; Charles A. Alicojjte, Secretary. Terms (Postage free) United States (other than California) $10.00 one year; California, $15.00. Foreign, $15.00. Address all communications to Radio Daily, 1501 Broadway, New York (18), N. Y. Phone Wisconsin 7-6336, 7-6337, 7-6338. Ctble address : Radaily, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Gladstone 8436 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief 6417 Dahlonesa Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Hal Tate, Manager. 360 No. Michigan Ave. Phone: Randolph 6-6650 SOUTHWEST BUREAU Paul Girard, Manager Tower Petroleum Bldg., Dallas, Texas Phone: Riverside 3518-9 Entered as second class matter, April 5, 1937, at the postoffice at New York, N. Y., "nder the act of March 3, 1879. FINANCIAL _ (October 20) = NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Net ABC Admiral Corp. . . . Am. Tel. & Tel. CBS A CBS B Philco RCA Common RCA 1st pfd Stewart-Warner . . Westinghouse Westinghouse pfd. Zenith Radio ... NEW YORK Hazeltine Corp. . . . Nat. Union Radio High 8% 28 '/4 144'/2 23% 23 '/4 303/4 U1/4 713/4 125/g 28% 99 295/8 CURB 143/4 3 Low Close Chg 8 1/4 8 1/4 — S/8 273/4 28i/8 _ ' I441/4 1443/g — 23 23 — 22% 231/4 + 30 301/4 — 12% 13 — 71 1/2 71 1/2 — 121/2 125/8 _ 285/g 28% .. 99 99 291/4 29l/4 _ y4 EXCHANGE 14 14 — 1/4 3 3 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked DuMont Lab 143/8 153/8 Stromberg-Carlson I21/2 1 33^ U. S. Television % S/a WCAO (Baltimore) 16 WJR (Detroit) 7% 8I/4 Kiernan Anniversary To Be Feted By ABC ABC news commentator Walter Kiernan's 25th anniversary as a newspaperman and his sixth as a radio newsman will be feted in a special broadcast to originate from the Emerald Room of Cavanagh's in New York City, today, 6: 15 p.m., EST, over the ABC network. The entire talent roster of WJZ, the web's New York outlet, will be on hand to honor Kiernan. Allan Prescott, the station's night life reporter, will act as emcee. Presentations on behalf of the station, will be made by Phil Alampi, farm news editor, Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald, Herb Sheldon, Nancy Craig, Patt Barnes, Joe Basel and Symphony Sid. Merger Of Technicians Unions Now In Prospect (Continued from Page 1) dicated an interest to affiliate with the NABET. The National Council of the National Assn. of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians, which set up the affiliation committee at its meeting last week, also authorized an affiliation vote by the membership pending the outcome of the committee's meetings with the three unions. The three unions under consideration for affiliation are: the Communication Workers of America, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The NABET national council held its election of officers in the course of the week-long meeting. John R. McDonnell will continue in his three-year term of office as president and member of the executive board. Ed Lynch of Rochester was re-elected vice-president and member of the executive board. Also elected to the executive board were: Paul E. Anderson of Washington, Richard T. Parks of San Francisco, and Ed Stolzenberger of New York. Appointed to the NABET affiliation committee were: James H. Brown of Hollywood, chairman; George M a h e r of Chicago: Ed Lynch; J. Willard Dean of Raleigh, and Ed Stolzenberger. Also on NABET's agenda for decision within the next few weeks is the consolidation of the organization's New York chapters, which, if effected, will bring 700 members within a single New York local. The consolidation committee is composed of DeWitt C. Shultis of New York, and Ed Stolzenberger. Ask Action Against Cuba And Mexico Re NARBA (Continued from Page 1) impose "sanctions" on Cuba and Mexico in the event that those two nations do not live up to the provisions of NARBA in affording protection to the wave lengths of the United States stations. The resolution suggested that this country take action in connection with cane sugar imports and passport regulations to bring pressure to bear upon the governments of Cuba and Mexico in order that the present technical setup be not seriously disturbed. Smith Rejoins WOAI San Antonio, Tex. — Melissa Smith has rejoined the staff of WOAI as singing star and will also be featured on WOAI-TV when it takes to the air on Nov. 6. Melissa has been featured with Horace Heidt and his band after joining him in Fort Worth after singing on his radio show. Wedding Bells Walt Framer, writer of "Strike It Rich," will be married Sunday to Evelyn Schmerzler, non professional. Pool Arrangements Ready For U. N. Day (Continued from Page 1) Edwards and Ned Kalmar will handle the video commentaries. President Truman, UN SecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie, Ambassador Warren Austin, UN Assembly President Carlos R o m u 1 o , Governor Dewey and Mayor O'Dwyer will participate in the cornerstone-laying ceremonies. "Live" radio coverage has been scheduled by both ABC and NBC. 12:30-1 p.m., EST, featuring the speeches of the Chief Executive and the United Nation's Secretary General. MBS will broadcast, via recording, the half-hour program at 2:30 p.m., EST. CBS will air its recording at 4 p.m., EST. Each network will have its own corps of announcers at hand. The four networks will record portions of the ceremonies for rebroadcast on regular news shows. The UN expects to send abbreviated kinescope recordings overseas. CBC Board Of Governors Okays 2 New Stations Winnipeg— The CBC board of governors has approved applications for new private radio stations at'Thetford Mines, Quebec, and Victoria, B. C. The board denied two separate requests for establishment of new stations at Saskatoon and deferred a request for authority to construct a new station at St. Johns, Newfoundland. Application for the station at Thetford Mines has been made by La Compagnie de Radio-Diffusion de Thetford. The board deferred a request by VOCM of St. John's for a power increase to 1,000 watts from 250. It also denied a request from VOAR of St. John's for permission to increase its power to 1,000 watts from 100. Full Grid Schedules Sold By WROV, Roanoke Roanoke, Va. — WROV has signed contracts with two local sponsors for broadcasts of the full grid schedules of Virginia Tech and Jefferson High School. Virginia Chevrolet Dealers will air the Tech games on Saturday afternoons. Jennings-Sheperd Sporting Goods and Salem Bowling Center will sponsor the Jefferson games. Coleman Austin does the play-byplay accounts, with Lee Garrett filling in on color. Gordon Phillips, WROV's assistant manager, produces. 45 RPMs Here To Stay, RCA Says, Citing Sales (Continued from Page 1) be abandoned. It is here to stay." Sales have increased 260 per cent within the past 60 days, he added, and RCA Victor's facilities are unable to keep pace with the demand for 45 rpm records and players. Mother's Little Helper This pretty little fawn seems to have lost its mother. So the friendly dog helps out with the all-important bottle of milk. 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