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\. Sodokoff, president, by Beacon Broadcasting, Sheldon Smerling. president: brokered by Edwin Tornberg, New York . . . WMPL, Milton, Pa., to Victoi Michael, WTTC, Towanda. Pa., Joseph Kesnow. and Stanley Kiersznowski, by John S. Booth: the price: $125,000: brokered l>\ Blackburn & Company, Washington. I). C. . . . WJOC, Jamestown. New ^ oik. to Taylor Radio Corp. by Harold P. Kane and Frederick E. Davis; the price: $215,000; brokered bv Paul H. Chapman, New York . . . KJAY, Topeka, Kans.. to 0. A. Friend. Jr., WDBQ. Dubuque, Iowa, and Hart Cardozo. KATE, Albert Lea. Minnesota, by Dale Helmers and Joseph McCoskie; the price: $150.000; brokered by Blackburn & Company, Washington, D. C WHMI, Howell. Mich., to Ben Hovel and Frank Bignell. both of Madison. Wis., by Mel Wirth: the price: $115,000; brokered by Hamilton Landis & Associates, Washington. D. C. Associations The newly formed Milline Club of Southern California chose Elton H. Rule, ABC v.n. and general manager KABC-TV, Hollywood, as president. The club is based on principles established by the Milline Club of San Francisco and was founded by a group of charter members who met in L.A. AFTRA, through the Pension and Welfare Funds, has distributed over $3,577,000 in five years. At the fifth annual report of the Funds it was stated that as of 31 December 1060. the Pension Fund had reserves of $9,358,991 and the Welfare Fund amounted to $2,045,992. Hollywood Advertising Club elected new officers for 1961-62; they include: president, George Allen, GB&B; 1st v.p., Robert M. Light, S. Cal. Broadcasters Assn.; 2nd v.p., ')|i\er Crawford, TV Guide; v.p., public illations. Bruce Robertson, i -ling magazine; secretary, i Vicl '!. Product Publicity; treasArnold Blitz. Mass. Mutual Life i ( luh coordinator. John p Agency. TV Stations Looks like wine and beer advertisers from out of slate will have to refrain their networks from passing out any merchandising premiums to Kansas retailers. That is. unless the sponsors themselves clear it first with the Kansas director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. \\ hat started an investigation by the board was NBC TV's distributing a promotion gift among Kansas liquor distributors in behalf of Mogen David. Kansas broadcasters, inquiring how come the probe, had cited to them a provision in the board's regulations which specifically taboos any form of giveaways by alcoholic beverage manufacturers outside the state. Ideas at work: • WTVN-TV, Columbus, Ohio, Pat Garcia, accounting department, was in a hospital with a broken leg when her daughter graduated from high school. The station made a sound-on-film of the ceremony which was telecast on the Morning Show at 10:00 a.m. . . . Pat saw her daughter graduate. • KTVH-Kansas Centennial $12,000 Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament at Wichita drew 195 golfers from 26 cities in four states. The station gave prizes to each member of the seven teams and the five low pros, as well as the best scorers. Kudos: Tom Chauncey, president and general manager, KOOL. Phoenix, Ariz., elected director of Greater Arizona Savings and Loan Assn., for his interest in and efforts to help the 35,000 savings account holders of the old association which has been in receivership since 1959 . . . Frank P. Fogarty, executive V.p. Meredith Broadcasting and v.p. and general manager. \\ ()\\ -AM-FM-TV. Omaha, recipient of Americanism Citation of Henry Monsky Lodge, B'nai B'rith, in recognition of outstanding service in community and civic affairs for the general advancement of Americanism and citizenship responsibilitx . . . John Harrington. WBBM, Chicago, was presented with a special Ward of Merit from Sales Market ing Executives Club for his outstanding service to the Midwest for the past 30 years. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Wil liam G. (Dusty) Rhodes to sales department. WIIC, Pittsburgh, from district manager. National Telefilm Associates . . . George Vickery to promotion manager, WJBF-TV, Augusta, Ga. . . . Robert E. Hagan to sales representative, KYW-TV, Cleveland, from WTRF-TV. Wheeling, West Va., sales manager . . . Ansley D. Cohen, Jr. to assistant general manager. WUSN-TV, Charleston. S. C, from national sales director, same station. KGLO, Mason City, Iowa, parent organization for the Lee Radio Group, announced six new assignments: Lloyd Loers, sales manager, KGLO, to be national sales representative for the group; Doug Sherwin to radio and tv program director and film buyer for the group; Ken Kew to director of public services; Bob Clausen to assistant program director for radio and tv, and chief weatherman; Al Heinz, farm director, also to be news editor; Paul Milieu, assistant national sales manager for the group to work with national sales manager Walter Rothschild in Quincy, 111. . . . Jim Dickey to program co-ordinator from program director; Jim Shell to assistant news director from tv newscaster; Ray Chitwood to director-producer from technical director; Andy Petersen to tv technical director and staff announcer; all at WSLS-TV. Roanoke. Va. . . . Donald Peacock to director of advertising and promotion WBAL-TV, Baltimore, from promotional assistant same station. New quarters: WFIL. Philadelphia, bought a four-acre tract along City Line Ave. for new7 multi-million dollar studios and offices. It will be new headquarters for Radio & Television division of Triangle. Social note: WMTW-TV, Port land, Maine, was host to more than KM) members of the New England Wholesale Food Distributors \ssociation at their 86th annual convention in Poland Spring, Maine. 66 SPONSOR 19 .iune 1961