Presto

August, 1930
P R E S T O-T I M E S
R A D I O
GRIGSBY-GRUNOW EUROPEAN COMPANY.
B. J. Grigsby while in England a few days ago
succeeded in organizing the Majestic Electric Co.,
Ltd., of London. The newly formed company will
act as agent for the distribution of Majestic radio
receiving sets and the Majestic electric refrigerators
in Great Britain and the principal countries of Europe.
Guy Campbell is chairman of the board and the
directors include W. J. Robinson, J. M. Richard and
J. Stintou Jones.
RADIO SALES ARE PICKING UP.
Summer sales of radio products generally are pick-
ing up, according to President Morris Metcalf of
the RMA, and the outlook for fall business is good.
A number of manufacturers are going into production
on new models of radio receiving sets and other
products in preparation for the fall trade.
HAS GOOD GRIGSBY TERRITORY.
W. G. Karman was recently appointed territorial
supervisor for the Grigsby-Grunow Co. for Milwaukee
and vicinity. Mr. Karman goes into that end of Wis-
consin for Majestic radio with a sound merchandis-
ing background. He was with the Gulbransen Music
Co. 19 years, merchandising musical instruments and
made a very valuable record. He has been with the
Grigsby-Grunow Co. over a year.
MUTER IS UTAH SALES MANAGER.
Leslie F. Muter, prominent in the affairs of the
Radio Manufacturers' Association, has been appointed
vice-president in charge of sales of the Utah Radio
Products Co., Chicago.
SUITS AGAINST RADIO TAX.
In pursuance of its policy to protect the radio pub-
lic and industry from improper taxation, three law-
suits opposing the new South Carolina tax on radio
receiving sets have been filed at Charleston, S. C, in
the Federal District Court at the instance of the
Radio Manufacturers' Association. An injunction re-
straining the collection of the radio tax from the
50,000 owners of receiving sets in South Carolina is
asked.
ZENITH TO MAKE CHEAPER GOODS.
The Zenith Radio Corp., Chicago, has discovered
that a change to producing a more moderately-priced
set in radio has become necessary. The new set
will not be sold under the Zenith name, according
to Paul B. Klugh, vice-president of the company.
Mr. Klugh said the other day: "It is our intention
to provide Zenith dealers with Zenith products,
other than radio, of a character which will pefmit
our dealers to operate the year around on a profit-
able basis."
USE JOHN GORMAN'S PICTURE.
The RCA Radiotroh Co., Inc., Harrison, N. J.,
uses a picture of John S. Gorman, of the Gulbransen
Co., to emphasize the advertisement of its goods,
the RCA Radiotrons. And they quote Mr. Gorman
as saying: "We find that RCA Radiotrons not only
safeguard sensitivity and selectivity and insure Gul-
bransen realism, but act as the best insurance against
vacuum tube troubles. It's good common sense to
demand RCA Radiotron quality for both first equip-
ment and replacement."
FIVE MODELS OF LYRIC RADIO
Bernard W. Jafre, southwest regional manager for
the Lyric radio, was in Wichita, Kan., a few days
ago as the guest of S. Wilbur Cooper, president and
manager of the United Electric Co., distributor in that
territory for Lyric radios. The United Electric Co.
has on display the five models of the Lyric radio.
"If the radio is a musical instrument, and it is,"
said Mr. Jarre, "who better can manufacture it than
the famed musical house of Wurlitzer?
"The Lyric radio was recently designated as one of
three of the world's outstanding radios, which, of
itself, is proof that Wurlitzer ha£ put into it the qual-
ity that has endeared Wurlitzer musical instruments
to the people of the entire world for more than two
centuries."
The Wurlitzer Co. makes 52 kinds of musical in-
struments, from the 10-cent store fjfe to the great
$100,000 orchestral organ. Forty-four stores in 27
cities and many hundreds of dealers throughout the
country sell Wurlitzer products.
RCA RELEASES TELEVISION PATENTS.
Speaking of television patents recently released
to all of its receiver licensees, O. S. Schairer, vice-
president in charge of patents of the RCA, said last
month: "The new licenses will permit those who
hold manufacturers' receiver licenses granted by the
Radio Corp. of America to utilize the super-heter-
odyne principle in radio-telephone broadcast receiv-
ers and also other types of receiver circuits with
respect to which the Radio Corp. of America has
patent rights. In addition, the enlarged licenses will
include rights for radio-broadcast television receiv-
ers and apparatus for reproducing pictures and talk-
ing pictures for use in homes."
RADIO STATIONS AS CLEARING HOUSES.
Quin A. Ryan, special writer, says: "The radio
stations have become the clearing houses for all
manner of peculiar correspondence. Plans of fan-
tastic inventions, vitriolic arguments on religion,
original song words and music, pleas to announce
puppies for sale, and all of the weird crank mail that
used to be addressed to the newspapers and the
public officials."
DEALERS LIKE GULBRANSEN "CHAMPION."
H. T. Roberts, radio sales manager of the Gulbran-
sen Co., Chicago, left July 19 on a trip to Detroit,
Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown and Pitts-
burgh. Before leaving Mr. Roberts stated: "The
organization of Gulbransen distributors is rapidly
nearing- completion. The new Gulbransen 'Champion'
has met with an enthusiastic response from distribu-
tors who see unusual sales possibilities in handling
this outstanding value."
THE ORIGINAL RADIO MAN.
A monument was recently erected at Murray, Ky.,
to the memory of Nathan B. Stubblefield as "the
first man in history to transmit and receive the
human voice without the aid of intervening wires."
He is remembered as "the father of broadcasting."
RADIO'S FUTURE REQUIRES VISION.
The precariousness of the radio business is what
makes guessing at its future a trick that would require
one to be wiser than the wise, or plus sage que les
sages, as a Frenchman would put it. With some big
houses in radio reporting heavy net losses and others
going in for manufacturing various side-line prod-
ucts, it would seem that all that glittered in the dis-
tance has not turned to gold when grabbed in the fist.
GRIGSBY-GRUNOW EARNINGS.
Net earnings for the 12-month period ending May
31 are reported by the Grigsby-Grunow Co. to have
been $1,745,648. Plant and properties are listed at
$9,233,415.
STUDYING RADIO IMPROVEMENTS.
Win, J. Schnell, chief engineer for Erla, just re-
cently returned to Chicago from a trip in the East,
where he spent considerable time with officials of
the Radio Corp. of America, under whose licenses Erla
receivers are manufactured.
CONTENTION OVER MANY RADIO PATENTS
The Radio Corp. of America claims the legal rights
to about 3,500 patents. It is reported that there are
about 4,400 radio patents in controversy in the courts
at the present time.
PILOT RADIO AND TUBE.
The Pilot Radio and Tube Corp. reports for the
six months ended on June 30. consolidated sales of
$855,817, compared with $713,485 in the first half of
1929, an increase of $142,332, or approximately 20 per
cent. These sales do not include those of the Detroit
Radio Products Corp.
NICHOLAS CHICAGO DISTRIBUTOR.
Announcement was made last week by the RCA-
Victor Co. of the appointment of E. A. Nicholas,
Inc., I l l North Canal street, Chicago, as exclusive
distributor in the Chicago territory for the line of
RCA radiolas ami radiotrons.
BRITISH FANS PAY RADIO TAX.
Upwards of 2,700,000 radio fans in Great Britain
pay the equivalent of $2.50 a year each for the privilege
of receiving programs. There is no broadcasting of
advertisements.
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RADIO RECEIVING SETS
RADIO PARTS
RADIO—PHONOGRAPHS
ZENITH FIELD MEN AND TERRITORIES.
The Zenith field personnel and the new territories
assigned to them as are follows: Leo W. Reed, New
England, including Bangor, Boston, Rutland, New
Haven and Albany; F. R. Mihleisen, Metropolitan
New York and Philadelphia; C. A. Eyles, Southeast-
ern, including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and
Tennessee; C. J. Main, Central States, including
Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and
Ohio; E. G. Hefter, Southwestern, covering Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mis-
souri and Kansas; F. W. Will, Northwestern, cov-
ering Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming,
Montana, North and South Dakota and Minnesota;
C. J. Pilliod, Jr., West Coast, including California,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho.
UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON.
The Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., which man-
ufactures radio tubes, reports for the June quarter
a consolidated net income of $6,306,803, after interest,
dividends on preferred stocks of subsidiary companies,
depreciation and other charges, equivalent to 70 cents
a share on the 9,000,743 common shares outstanding
on June 30. This compares with $6,472,783 in the
first quarter of this year, or 72 cents a share, and
$7,324,297, or 87 cents a share in the second quarter
of 1929.
GULBRANSEN "CHAMPION" FOR BIG
SUCCESS.
John S. Gorman, vice-president and general man-
ager of the Gulbransen Co., in commenting on the
activities of the Gulbransen organization stated, "The
Gulbransen 'Champion' radio proposition has been
designed to fit in with the needs of a certain type
of large distributor. The way our jobbers are taking
hold of the Gulbransen 'Champion' shows clearly that
the Gulbransen one model plan is destined for a big
success."
CROSLEY'S UPS AND DOWNS.
Crosley Radio Corporation reports for the first half
of 1930 a net loss of $996,685, against a net profit of
$745,780 in the first six months of 1929. In the sec-
ond quarter of this year net loss was $300,070, com-
pared with a loss of $319,886 in the June quarter, 1929.
MIDGET RECEIVERS TO BE THE "GO."
George W. Russell, sales manager for Erla Chicago,
states that the outstanding development of midget
receivers of the last several months is changing the
trend of radio manufacturing and that it is apparent
that the great sales volume in the future will be on
small receivers; not necessarily in the table model
cabinets but in small consoles, which will combine
perfect radio reception with cabinets that can be
attractively fitted into the small homes of today.
TRIP NORTH TO LEARN RADIO.
Billy and "Boots" Nowlin, sons of E. Nowlin of the
Nowlin-Carr Music Co., Arkadelphia, Ark., have been
making a several weeks' trip through the North Cen-
tral states and the Great Lakes region. They have
been taking training in factories where radios and
electric refrigerators are made. They also expect to
visit several piano factories.
RADIO NOTES
The Crosley radio dealers held several days' ses-
sions in the last week in July at 111 North Canal
street, Chicago. Crosley has planned an active sell-
ing campaign for the coming fall and winter.
A plan of reorganization is being put into effect in
New York and New Jersey for the Kolster Radio
Corp. LTnder the plan the corporation will be capi-
talized at 5,000,000 shares of no par value common
stock and an authorized $4,500,000 par value 6 per
cent ten year convertible debenture notes.
That portable radios will cause rattlesnakes to ap-
proach a camp, attracted by the hum or the music, is
a warning offered to campers in California by C. O.
Gerhardy, assistant chief reforester.
The Grigsby-Grunow Co. closed its manufacturing
plants for ten days early in August to provide for
vacations.
The Radio World's Fair at New York is to be held
at Madison Square Garden, September 22 to 27, in-
clusive. Leaders believe that a minimum of 4,000,000
radio sets will be sold during the 1930-31 radio year.
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