Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan-Dec 1951)

READYING FOR CMP, LISTS & FORMS OUT: Govt, set machinery in motion this week for trial rtm of its production-regulating Controlled Materials Plan (Vol. 7:15). If you're a manufacturer, in next few days you'll probably receive NPA's official "Class B" product list together with CMP Regulations 1 & 3 and Application Form CMP-4B for third quarter allotment of steel, copper and aluminum. If you don't receive this material, it's important to get it as soon as possible from Commerce Dept, field office, local Chamber of Commerce, or by writing NPA. There'll be plenty of paper work, plenty of red tape, plenty of mistakes — both by you and by Govt. But production officials don't expect plan to run smoothly until first quarter 1952. And they pledge to rectify mistakes as rapidly as possible during this trial period. Class B list, issued May 5 by NPA, contains more than 4000 manufactured articles containing the 3 controlled materials — steel, copper, aluminum. Class B products are common industrial components and other general purpose items. Allotments of the 3 metals for these products will be received directly from NPA. Complete Class A list won't be made public — but if your product is a military item and it's not on B list, you can assume it's an A item. Special purpose products built to order for military agencies are in Class A. Some electronic items — military type radar, for example — will be on list A, others more closely related to civilian products are on B list. Class A producers will receive production authorizations and material allotments from their customers, and pass allotments down to their suppliers. Allotments of controlled materials for Class B items will be made by NPA industry divisions, after DPA makes general decisions on how nation's materials supply is to be divided. Allotment of steel to radio transmitter manufacturer, for example, will come from NPA Electronics Div. If your product is on Class B list, you must state your third quarter requirements for steel, copper and aluminujn, along with proposed production schedules, on form CMP-4B and file form with NPA by May 31. It will go to industry division assigned to your product. \Vhen you receive, from your industry division, your third quarter CMP allocations, they will generally be accompanied by priorities to obtain other needed materials (nickel, cobalt, mica, etc.). You needn't file CMP-4B if your quarterly requirements don't exceed 5 tons of carbon steel, 1000 lb. of alloy steel, 500 lb. of copper and copper-base alloy, 500 lb. of aluminum — or if you manufacture consumer durables exclusively. Consumer durables won't be covered by CMP, during third quarter at least. But their repair parts and components will. If you're a durable goods manufacturer and you make some of your own repair and replacement parts, you should file a CMP-4B to get materials for these parts only. But no consumer durable maker is permitted to apply for allotment of metal to make the product itself. These electronic and related consumer goods won't come under CMP; All household-type TVs, radios, phonos, record players, combinations, auto and portable radios, radio receiver chassis, phono needles and cutting styli. CMP allocations for repair parts for these items will be handled by Electronics Div. :{: These electronic products which come under CMP are assigned to Electronics Div. for allotment of controlled materials: Amplifiers & public address systems; recorders, recording wire & tape : TV, AM & FM broadcast transmitters & studio equipment; communications transmitters, receivers & transceivers; civilian radar; oscilloscopes & oscillographs. Nearly all electronic components, including transmitting, receiving, indus 13