Variety (November 1950)

R .tBlO-TELE TiniETY ^veanesaay, i:^oveniDer o, 4 From the Production ♦ » 4 ♦ ♦ 44 -» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ »-» /,V mW YORK CITY , . . Kcnvoii & Eckharclt vebpee.Hal Davis oH’ on a Florida vacation ick Froelicli has boAved out of his Horace SchAverih flack post ; outfit with $2,000,000 in annual billing Austin Joscelyn got away so ; fast for a N. Y. meeting with CBS brass that those in the next office ; didn’t know he was in absentia until they heard from him back east : .. . ,Bo,b Kintner ordered such a spectacular lighting display for ABC’s ! Breneman builciing that it will blind Vine st. strollers to the building ! across the street, which happens to be NBC’s Badio City.... Frank Galen came up . with a story idea that Claudette Colbert likes and she’ll do a CBS .series for him rather than NBC’s version of ‘The Egg and I”.; . .Tile three Johns—Masterson, Reddy and Nelson—are mov^ AFRA Strike Continued from page 27 set of 15-second jingles to be used as lead-ins foi^ commercial plugs. Entire group could be waxed iiv Dick Cfin 1 B<i\er ing their hdqs.. to N. Y. to be closer to the buyer’s market.... Shirley 15 or 30 minutes for a small fee, Mitchell (Mrs, Julien Frieden), one Of radio’s mo.st active featured (union argues. The jingles are alto EVelyn MacGregor rejoins “American Album” when the players, will have to: be replaced on a half dozen shows. She became a i stanza shifts from NBC to ABC launches a. series, of seven weekly documentaries on tho work of the slate's anti-discrimination commission, Nov. 11, at 11:45 a.m.... . Two “Young Dr. Malone’* casters, doubling in B’way legiters: Billy Redfield j)lavs a lead in “Out of This World” and Evelyn Vardeii is featured in “Jlilda Crane” , . . .'William F. Fairbanks added by ABC as account exec. CBS sports chief Red Barber to .hit the winter lecture circuit with dales lined up for Troy, Kirigston, Providence and U. of Fla . . . . Ed llerlihy celebrated his 15th anrii on the air as he vvas tapped for announcing chores on NBC’s “Dream Show”. . . .Jackie Kelki, Homer oi the “Aldrich Famiry,” scribblirig a book, “The First 18”.. . Ralph. Edwards’“Truth or Consequences’" has sent a participant to Nairobi, Afj’ica, whence segments of the Nov. 14 and 21 shows will originate. . . ABC’,s N. Y. state web mother la,st week. . . .The trade is still trying to guess \vHo the ganta i ■ ^ / ^ Claus is de.scribed in a weekly mag as a radio exec. An e.xce he is not, ' sliould be paid for . as such, AFRA per se, and other attributes were used to conceal his real identity. ! . ; He is Well known in I’adio but prefers anonymity for his many charities ’ This year AFRA is giving pri- . . ; CBS is restoring “The Lineup,” crime series, now that “Crime I ority to thb staff annOuhcer com Minfrttjr.Tnhfir” line hopn vfifhHrnwn fnh tolpvicinn 1, ■ , . , . ' ^ . . tracts which are being negotiated for gabbers in tbe N. Y., Chi, Hol- lywood and Frisco production cen- Fred Mcinkcn, head librarian in the WGN music department, retired, i tres. tfhipn has said that the other last week after 25-year hitch with the station.. Meinken Who penned ' cbde.s won’t be settled unless the “Wabash Blues,” first introduced by the Isham Jones’ orch in the late 20s, is moving to the Coa.st to devote fulltime to tune writing.. Photographer” has been withdrawn fot television. IN CHICAGO iuV,n Ar VP fo/itrwin ' Hamilton, WIND disk jock, has ankled station to freelance; . . . W uxA.ther, transportation, rUd and schcml announcements. . . . RGBS: FlJT*n subbing for John Harrington on lather’s ^WBB^C Friday ^ . ‘ _ . . ■ ^ i news shows during balance of football season. . . Ade Hult, Mutual sales-acl manager Jules Dundcs in from Coast for a week Hooper to gab oh his new Hooperecorder on GBS-TV’s “Vanity Fair” tomorrow (9' BilFStein, ex-midwest stage manager and flack, how m NBC press dept . . Howard A. Heller, ex-'WPIX, added to McCann- Erick.son as manager of radio-TV services . Benson Inge, of Ted Bates agency, on swing of northwest on Blue Bonnet Margarine ac- count ^ Hal Studer added to “Lorenzo Jones”. . . Horace Braliam, Sarah Burton and Elaine Rost new to“Young Widder Brown” .. Additions to “Front Page Farrell” include Sylvia Leigh^ Merrill Joels, Grace Keddy, Alice Goodkin and Lauren Gilbert, . . Frank (Pulaski) v.p. iri charge of sales, checked into Ghi Mutual offices last week.. . . Jimmie Fidler here for conferences with Kiwahis International execs . . . WJJD disk character Ernie Simon advising friends to see his blurb in latest issue of Quick. . . Two Ton Baker switches time segments with “Queen For a Day” on WGN -. . David Brown is new manager of the N, Y. office of Schwimmer & Scott .. .Normal Eansoni and Arthur Peterson, husband and Wife radio thespirig team, doing a hubby and wife stint, in the Actors Co. production of “Julius Caesar” opening Friday (10)... .Perry Wolf, WBBM writer-producer of “The Quiet announcers get their demands. That means that a stalemate in the Staff talks in any of the fOur cities could. resuU in a national strike. Rhodes, DuMont’s A & S TV Shopper, cutting some transcribed radio iaddress Chi Junior shows for the Protestant Radio Commission. 'Mutuals Mutual has inked three-year contract for the annual East-West all- ! star gridcasts. Web has also sighed Gillette to back the Army-Navy i .. mr/ O Flaherty, San Francisco Chronicle game on Dec. 2 . . . Jimmy Stephens signed by Ed Gardner to piayW^^io-TV taking Cm notes lastweek.. . .Eloi^^^ (Tlancy on “Duffy’s Tavern.” He’s left for Puerto Rico, IN HOLLYWOOD . . . Paul and Jack Warwick came to town with their crack copy map, Doit Gibbs, so they must be on the trail of a piece of business, non- competitive to Mhat’s in the shop. Under.slood their quarry is a Coast • PROPS Let u.s solve all >our needs for every- thing in Ihe line, of props. FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS of all description and of every period. Be it a Gothic chair, a modern end table, fishing pple or a complete pal- ace scene. Bric-a-brac, Silver, paint- '’XT-s. pictures, bronzes, crystal fix- . tures, rugs and 100 OTHER ITEMS REASONABLE RENTAL RATES PROMPT SERVICE DUE TO OUR VAST SOURCES OF SUPPLY AND STOCK ON HAND, WE CAN LOCATE ALMOST ANY ITEM YOU NEED. INQUIRIES SOLICITED. I Aabey Galleries RENTAL SERVICE T 428 Columbus Ave., New York City (Bet. 81 St & 82nd $ts.) TR. 7-0081 ♦♦ 4♦44-t- Ira Continued from page 26 Chi Announcer Demands ; Chicago, Nov. 7. Five Chi stations are bargaining jointly with AFRA and presented their latest counter-proposals last week. After local AFRA exec sec- retary ;Ray Jones outlined, them to a meeting here last week the membership voted them uhaccepta^- ble. The joint bargaining is con- tinuing this week. The union is asking a base salary er for MutuaTs “Hidden Truth,” addressing Chi Mystery Writers Sat-! of $135 weekly from the Chi sta- 'Urday (11) .. . . Gordon Taylor, veepee of Reincke, Meyer & Finn, named , tions. Also sought are reductions hcNV prexy of Chi Federated Advertising Club..., Wieboldt Stores re-I in the number of shows staff spiel- viying “The Cinnanion Bear” kiddie strip on WGN... Helen Price ' ers hiay be asked to work for their takes over as secretary to John Norton, Chi ABC veepee . . Marty Ibase pay without additiofial talent Hogan has launched his newest record show. Latest one is on WGN. ! foes, Currently, the announcers are getting a minimum of $117 and can be. a.'jsigned a maximum of 12 commercial shows which carry no talent fees. IN WASHINGTON Gene Jones, NBC-TV combat lenser, and half of the Jones Twin team, decorated for bravery and being wounded under fire on his return past week from Korea.. . .Postmaster Jesse M. Donaldson, p.a.’ed on “Washington Report” over the Mutual web past Sunday, teeing off ! solve our problems and accomplish I senes of four documentaries in the P; O. campaign for early Christmas ! our coals, is the surest banacea for i Person, WRC-NBC ayem man, did a repeat of his 6-9:30 j pm goals IS tne suiest panacea lor ^ ^ simulcast past week, with possibility of more to follow.., Jimmy! the troubles which have beset us,! McPhail, 22-year-olrt Negro baritone, clicked to such an extent after troubles which must how be rele-1 winning Jackson Lowe’s amateur contest on WWDC, that he is cur- gated to the history of the guild,” i doing a local nitefy stint.. . .ABC commentators Elmer Davis, Marlon said. He requested that on ' P'’X*’fihn‘I’J.nl-t ^themselves in celluloid | , ■ . V. 1^*? ■ ® short, Makers of Destiny” preeming today at a local art i oustanding issues RWG members | cinema.. . .Rudy Vallee took time out from his nitery chores past W'eek \ should“confine such open free dis -1 to wax some of his ABC disk jockey programs at WMAL-ABC studios, I cussions w'ithin .the privacy of our; as to depaz’t from pattern to do one live show in tribute to the i meetings, where they w’ill be demo-^ • Dorsey, Jr., whose father heads D. C. bureau ' cratically settled.” I oi Wamer-Pathe newsreel, currently working on film shows for WNBW- 1 • NBC. ' Unidh has been filing data with the. National Labor Relations Board preparatory to an NLRB election. (Ilompletion of the RWG agreement with the ad agencies and packagers hinges on wrapping up the NLRB legal details. Courtesy of M-G-M Now appearing with DONALD O'CONNOR in “THE MILKMAN" (Universal-International) Mthasement: WILLIAM MORRIS'AGENCY Du Monfs TV Centre’ Continued, from page 30 suJa’stSmytTerd^Tuls''• good financial shape for its T.V; PRODUCERS We Supply Ypur Needs PROFESSIONAL WRESTLERS MEN OR WOMEN ALSO OTHER TALENT ! I AL-MAYER BOOKING OFFICE 1476 B'way (42nd), NeW York LO 3-3629 saving it believes “manv RWG new [ expansion when the freeze xs saying It delieves ^many RWG , station construction. Now that 1 lifted. Web will almost double its members mistakenly fe.el that C()mr; freeze is scheduled for de-icing : billings this year over 1949 and yniimcni ic Tint rtiTtncj* tr.aHo ° ^ ctiiu munlsm is not proper trade union! within the next 12 to 18 months, business Ji^e sti-ongiy regret that | DuMont is ready to go ahead, none of the official candidates was oxti- x ,• i. , willing to take a stand against K. is channeling most of that money back into the broadcasting opera- tions. In addition, DuMont ex- Communism and we think this will ^ ^^®ved, will not be economically | pects a tremendous big new mar- ,i.ommumsm,_and y e think this will, until sufficient stations Iket to be opened up by the lifting adversely affect RWG in the are available, which has not been the case until now. Other nets, with their previous radio ties, were in a more favorable position in lining up affiliates. Commander ! Mortimer E. Loewi, network direc- tor who led the discussions with the affiliates, together with Dr. DuMont and Dr. Thomas T. Gold- smith. chief engineer, stressed also the need for free competition among the networks as the basis for DuMont’s fight to get equal time on the cable. “What w'OiiId happen actually if there were only one or two net- works operating in television?'’ he asked. “We all know that the re- lationship between a network and its independently-p“hed affiliates is one of inter-dependence. The networks need. stations to dis- tribute their programs and thus low'er program and intercpffhec- tion costs. And. because Tv pro- gram costs are so high, stations need networks to supply high cali- ber entertainment and public service programs of national inter- est they could, not afford on a local basis. ■ ' “Without free com p e tit i o n among four or more networks, what would your position he? What bargaining position coiild you hold if one or two networks were able to dictate what programs you must take, when to take them and then dictate ho\“ much you would be paid for them?” Loewi emphasized that without equal ac- cess to cable facilities, DuMont “could not compete with the other networks—no mattcir how’ good our programs nor how rich our sponsors.” , DuMont, meanwhile, expects to of the freeze, both for its receivers and studio and transmitting equip- ment. That profit also will be grooved for the broadcast end of the business. 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