Variety (Sep 1939)

S3 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, SpiiIciiiImt 27, 19,19 Radio Employees Must Not Join Army Without Discussing It First Winnipeg, Sept. 26. With war now officially a going concern on .his side of the line, radio stations are finding themselves be- oieged by suppressed talent of both male and female form. St:.lions are receiving daily calls fi'OMi men and women of all ages asking, for positions as announcers and commentators. State these peo- ple, in the majority of cases, 'I real- i^.e your young announcers will no doubt will be answering the call to the colors, and wondered...' Both government and radio offi- cials have issued signed statements to the effect that employees of radio liuist not resign to accept positions with the armed forces without first conferrins with their immediate chief. It's stated, 'Radio employees will be just as important rvanning tlie microphone as the gun.' LOSES VOICE: NEEDS REST I Roy Shaffer Badly Overworked, Doctors Oeclar* NEW P.A. AT WFBL Syracuse, Sept. 26. Harvey D. Sanderson, former pro- ntotion manager for The Syracuse Journal, has been named manager of the WFBL publicity bureau. He succeeds Robert Kenefick, Jr. Latter had the job for two years, combining it with part time sports announcing. St. Loui.s, Sept. 26. Roy ShafTer, WEW's hillbilly who broadcasts under the tag of 'The Lone Star Cowboy,' suddenly lost his voice last week in the midst of a yodeling chore and, is now recu- perating at a rest resort on the Ozark mountains. Medicos were called in for Shatter and after giving him a thorough going-over said he was badly in need of a rest. They predicted he could return to the mike in about four weeks. EX-VAUDER AT WOAI AS WOMEN'S EDITOR Spent service past and San Antonio, Sept. 19. Leona Bender is new editor of the WOAI 'Women's Page of the Air' heard thrice weekly, eight years in social newspaper work. Formerly known as shire, she is an ex-vaude trouper. Did a song and dance turn. Also was with De Wolfe Hopper and an old Ginger Rogers vaude unit. Leona Che- 1600 GROCERS 265 DRUGGISTS 154 MEAT DEALERS 51 THEATRES —ADD THEIR INDIVIDUAL COOPERATION TO WSAI'S NBC RED AND BLUE WEEK I The help which those who sell Citi' cinnati have received from WSAl, was returned the week of Septem- ber 24th. Four great associa- tions* OFFICIALLY helped WSAI celebrate its NBC Red AND Blue Week, using 2500 WSAI placards, streamers, trailers. Proof anew that WSAI IS *'Cin- cinnatVs Own Station.'* -♦TlnMnnafl Retail Grorers — VVhll« Villa Orocen ■ Retail Meat DrHUrn Olilo Ynllsr DraiclriU WSAI Represented by International Radio Sales New York Chicago Lot Angelas San Franetico Lever Brothers' Night Down on the Farm Wichita, Sept. 26. In celebration of the return of the Lever Bros, evening programs to KFH here, the station tossed in a Lever Bros. Night at the KFH Barn Dance, with wrappers and box tops from Lever products rating good for five cents at the boxoflice. Drew 1,044 proofs of purchase for the one-time shot on Saturday (16). PRAISES RADIO SENSE ON WAR NEWS Winnipeg, Sept. 26. Radio, In Canada, according to a recent statement by Ira Dilworth, regional director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., In Vancouver, is doing its part to preserve judgment and reason during this time of war. In its cooperation with the Canadian Press news services the CBC had handled all news with kid gloves, with emotionalism being held in check. 'Wa have excluded the melodramatic from our newscasts and have instructed our announcers to avoid dramatic inflection of the voice,' stated Dilworth in outlining the network policies. 'We have also avoided,' he added, 'and have often been criticized for it, the excessive use of commentators in the news.' (The CBC until the last week or so has -been killing all American news flashes that caine in regardlcis due to exchange shows, and only la.^l week relented and allowed Ameri- can commentators to be heard north of the line.) Dilworth also stated the CBC is endeavoring to'return to its normal schedule as soon as possible, this chiefly being due to the coming, fall and winter season. He gave a tip- off "to the type of program to be expected by Canadian listeners dur- ing the coming season when he add- ed shows would be gayer than usual 'and, at the same time, richer in things that really matter.' The last has the boys on the radio col- umns guessing as to what the CBC will consider 'things that really matter.' Dilworth also appealed to radio listeners, through the press, to pro- tect public morale. Stated Dilworth, 'We must not forget that under the surface of chaos and upheaval of the world there are fundamental and abiding elements in life. Please slop searching the dial in en attempt to fill every moment with some bulle- tin of disaster, some commentator's inflation of a few facts that the au- thentic news has contained.' $10,000 FIRE HITS NBC'S N.Y. TELEVISION STUDIOS A flre broke out""Sunday~Ifr"the television studios of NBC-RCA on the fifth floor of Radio City, -New York. About $10,000 in synchroni- zation equipment was destroyed. Crews hastily repaired damage so that the television schedule could be resumed Tuesday. Strict Censorship oit Defense News Toronto, Sept. 26. Radio station licenses will be suspended or cancelled, and the broad- caster, will be fined, imprisoned or have his property seized, should the prosecution of the Allied cause be prejudiced or any unfair statement or opinion be aired that is likely to endanger the defense of Canada or the efficient prosecution of the war. Such are the penalties for infringement of the new censorship regu- lations now made public for the first time by Walter Thompson, Direc- tor of Censorship. Further 'prohibitions" include: any report or state- ment likely to prejudice recruiting, training, discipline or administra- tion of army, navy or air forces; any information with respect to the numbers, movements, etc., of any of the armed forces or relating to fortifications, storage of war material, etc.; any report or statement likely to cause disaffection to His Majesty or prejudice relations with foreign powers. (Ironically, staff headquarters of Colonel R. P. Landry, in charge of radio cen.sorship, occupy the offices which Dr. Erich Windels, former German consul-general, was asked to vacate after Britain's declaration of war.) Qoebec Province Feels It Quebec, Sept. 26. Quebec piovincial elections coming up next month provide a flr.st practical test of the nature and scope of the new Canadian cen.sorshhj. A rule that all political talks must be submitted in manuscript forni ahead of broadcast has been promulgated. However, it is not thought anything unreasonable will be attempted and it is pointed out that political script peru.'^al is a common require- ment in the Unied States. WAR SELLS SETS Canadian.'! Bou«:ht 10,500 Mora In July, 19:<9, Than Year Before Washington, Sept. 26. Canadian purchases of U. S^ made receivers bounced before the war crisis and tightening up on alien broadcasts. Latest Commerce De- partment figures .showed a rise of al- most 10,500 in sales to the Dominion during July in comparison with the previous year. American firms shipped 23,816 sets up north during July, reports showed. The June total was 17,794 and the figure for July, 1938, was 13,588. Biggest change was in bat- tery receivers. For the first seven months, Ameri- can exports totaled 103,297 units against 65,922 in the same part of 1938. Joe O'Nell, sUfT arranger at WKY, Oklahoma City, resigned to accept a similar position with KVOO, Tulsa. NORMAL NEWS POLICY BACK IN WINNIPEG Winnipeg, Sept. 26. Tlia Prairie Region of the. Cana- dian Broadcasting Corp. wrote finis to special emergency operations of the news department Monday (25). These emergency operations had been in force since the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. During this time all programs, re- gardless of point of origination, have been patched through to Toronto directly before going to the net. All news has been fed directly from To- ronto. .News will now be fed west from Winnipeg, where it is compiled by Canadian Press, under Frank Turner, and stylized for the air by Charlie L'Ami, CBC press rep, and CKY announcers who are penciled in to handle the thrice daily chore. 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