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Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 19

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Section Page HIRE ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1947 Traffic On N. C. Roads est radio station comes after many mnnths nf nlanninor and Work MURPHY PRESBYTERIAN MURPHY The Rev. T. G.

Tat will preach at the Presbyterian church here Sunday morning at 11 nvirmfc nn "The Paradox of Reli Reaches All-Time High WLOS'TQ START TWO ASHEVILLE, BOYS HONORED AT INSTITUTE which began with the formation of the Skyway Broadcasting corporation in December, 1945. Charles M. RALEIGH, Aug. 9. (ff) Traffic gion." Sunday school will convent on North Carolina nignways Britt is president of the corpora RO iT reached an all-time high in July, tion.

J. S. Burch, engineer of statistics and planning for the state highway commission, reported today. at 10 a. m.

and Youth Jfenowsnip win meet at 7:15 p. m. There win be no evening service. Iraq is seeking American wood for making 200,000 cases for dates. The vice-president and general manaeer is Charles B.

Britt. who, David Rae Smith, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P.

Smith, of 251 Virginia avenue, has been awarded a $200 scholarship in interpretation at Northwestern university for out following his graduation from M. Burch said that on an average MONDAY NIGHT July day a total of 57,225 vehicles I. T. with a degree in electronic eneineerine. entered service, and standing work in the Northwest passed some 20 electric eye count- i ing stations scattered over the served as an air corps major with state.

the R. A. F. on detached service from the air attache at the Ameri-rstn Kmbassv in London, and also The July traffic volume was 5 i per cent higher than July of 1946: New Radio Station To Begin Regular Schedule Tuesday Morning at Wright field in radar research and compared with the previous I high of 56,219 set in Aug. 1946.

and experimentation. Tha commercial manager, William Burch said that he expected to CLOSE-OUT of Wearever and Ekco PRESSURE COOKERS see the record broken again this ern High School institute during a five-week course on the Evanston, campus. Young Smith, a senior at Lee H. Edwards high school, will enter the university' in September, 1948. He also was awarded an honorary membership in Masque and Gavel, national speech organization.

Paul Roth, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Roth, 158 Kimberly avenue, was awarded the National Forensic League key for extempro-raneous speaking, honorable mention in debate, and an honorary membership In Masque and Gavel. Hendon, is district commissioner of month with traffic dropping off as usual in September.

the Boy Scouts, is a member or the Jaycees and the Kiwanis club, is active in Red Cross work, and before joining the staff of station WLOS was public relations director for the Asheville Coca-Cola Bot Ray Sisk Appointed Park Superintendent ALBEMARLE, Aug. 9. Ray Sisk i tling company. The program director, Bernie Rnrth has manv vears of radio $9-95 4 Qt. Size has been appointed first superin- tendent of Morrow Mountain State i park here.

work to his credit, beginning with The announcement was made by i an acclamation Dy rcaoio ivuriur maeazine in 1937 as the youngest of the Mutual network, which will be offered, the staff plans to use local talent for the production ot radio shows designed to be ot particular interest to the people of Western North Carolina. Tom Morse, state superintendent of With a dedicatory program planned for the dinner hour Monday night, radio station WLOS and WLOS-FM will begin broadcasting in Asheville from the studios in the Battery Park hotel. The station will be powered with 5,000 watts for daytime broadcasting, with 1,000 watts at night, and is a member station of the Mutual Broadcasting system. The maximum FM signal strength is 8,800 watts. Station WLOS will begin broadcasting Tuesday morning at 6:30 o'clock on a -regular schedule, and win be heard until midnight.

WLOS-FM is scheduled for operation from 3 until 9 p. offering a program schedule almost completely different from that offered: by WLOS. The FM station will operate on a frequency of 104.3; megacycles, channel 282. Britt Heads Corporation The opening of Asheville's new-1 i allied field man in radio. parks.

For the past two years since his discharge from the army Sisk has worked at the Cliffs of Neuse i The engineering director. Palmer Greer, who has been in radio work ifi vears. served during the war as The station will operate with a park in Wayne county. a Western Electric section chief of The post of superintendent was Decorate Your Kitchen With TRIMEDGE MOULDINGS For Cabinets, Sinks, Around Linoleum QUALITY HARDWARE CO. 229 Haywood R.

Phone C1M created by the last general as- staff of 30 persons. South Africa has a campaign against German Nazis entering the country. radar installation, and has written several articles on radio. He direct- wriRFRTSOV DR CHARLES NORBCRN DR. RUSSELL NORBURN sembly, which appropriated $93,000 for expansion of facilities at Morrow Mountain.

ELEVATOR PLAOUE DEDICATED AT NORBURN Twelve employes of the Chamrjion PaDer and Fibre company who gave their lives in World War II were honored (ed construction of the studios and the transmitter for the station, located at Emma, from blueprint stage. I In addition to the radio shows 7Mta.7 at a hrief ceremonv dedicating a new 20-passenger elevator in the west wine of and the syllabus tc meet these new demands. give about three weeks pay for a pair of shoes. Norburn hosDital. A plaque was unveiled listing; the men's names.

Shown at the dedication Riihn Robertson, president of the Da per company, and Drs. Charles and Russell Norburn of the hospital. duty. it. JijiaL ShamLiL.

Jiwwiv TEACHER STRESSES PRACTICAL VALUE OF MATHEMATICS Elevator Is Dedicated As MemorialTo War Dead Gur Whole (Hearted Congratulations 5o WLOS 5 short talk, and Reuben B. Robertson, president' of company, made the dedicational address. The response was by Dr. Charles Norburn for the hospital. A feature of the program was the playing of "Voice of the Wind" lyric for which was written by Mrs.

Russell Norburn with music by Mrs. Reuben Robertson. The A ess A DURHAM, Aug. 9. Dr.

W. D. Reeve of Teachers' college, Colum- bia university, told the 200 persons assembled at tonight's dinner for the Duke Mathematics institute that schools throughout the coun- try are now confronted with the I problem of deciding what they can do to improve the mathematical abilities of those pupils and others in their community who are almost certain to, need mathematics In i their life work." "Some teachers are taking the situation seriously while others, if i not completely apathetic about it, are doing little or nothing con- structive as far as one can see from i the outside," he said. i The Columbia teacher then con- sidered steps that could be taken 1 composition was recorded by John Sealey, baritone, accompanied by the Transylvania Music school orchestra, directed by James Christian Pfohl. On 3t's Gir (Debut Champion Firm's Gift Is Now In Use At Norburn Hospital A brief dedication ceremony was held yesterday at Norburn hospital opening a new 20-passenger elevator donated by the Champion Paper and Fibre company as a memorial to the Champion workers who lost their lives in World War n.

About 30 persons attended. Relatives of those honored were present at the unveiling of a plaque in the new elevator which bears the following names: Paul S. Clark, J. F. Coleman, Marvin J.

Drake, Eston Holland, Ray J. Hughey, Thomas J. James, J. C. Kirkpatrick, W.

E. Leatherwood, Winston D. Pace, R. H. Robertson, Gomer H.

Scott, and Hildred Scott. Following an inspection of the elevator and plaque, situated in the hospital's west wing, Dr. C. Grier Service Long After Your Purchase! Satisfaction is the kevnote of our business we maintain a service department for you to be sure that you get service whenever it might be needed. "The Best At Reusing's" Mrs.

Parker To Go To Aquatic School omorrow 34 SAT TUT PMK AVC mm XT Mrs. Loretta Parker of the Morgan Manufacturing company will attend the National Red Cross aquatic school to be held at Camp Carolina, Brevard, from August 18 to 28, specializing in first aid and accident prevention. Others who are interested in attending the school are asked to contact the WWNC to improve this situation, suggesting that mathematics be taught with meaning and insight, that the pertinent subjects such as accounting, economics and science be presented to the average pupil with their mathematical applications. Teachers must emphasize the practical value of mathematics, the speaker continued. He further urged a revision of the curriculum FRI6IDAIRE OEIJDIX Davis, pastor of First Presbyterian Buncombe county chapter for church, pronounced the invocation.

H. A. Helder, manager of the paper company's Canton division, gave a WT 1380KCS. JllfJk WT 09 3 lwo Ti iy a ii agps Mgffw3ig VVJjWO m. fflf UTAL r-S CJ BATTERY PARK I rlUThL IN Announcer Program Director BERNIE C.

BARTH Announcer Writer Producer. Started in Radio KOTA Rapid City, South Dakota 1936. Joined WKRC Cincinnati, Ohio 1940. Employed by Ralph H. Jones Advertising.

Clncv New York to script three Soap Operas. 1942 WFIL Philadelphia production staff. Program Director KRGV Weslaco, Texas. Producer for Brisacher, Van Norden Staff New York. Announcer ROBERT A.

MORROW Nine years radio Mutual Broadcasting System, Queen for a Day, Coca-Cola' Parade Spotlight Bands, Halls of Montezuma, Narrator for Twentieth Century Fox. Former program director. Orchestra leader nine months traveling prominent night spots. Author of short stories and novel, "Twelve Steps to Heaven." Veteran of Marine Corps (public relations radio). College degree (speech, dramatics, English, law.) Twenty-five years old.

Yours To Enjoy Beginning Monday-August 11th GARRETT W. (GARRY; MORRISON Five feet five inches tall with a six foot voice. Born way out west in Kansas. College at Kansas State Teachers College. Graduate study in Psychology at Duke University for six years.

The "Early Bird" at WDNC in Durham for six months. At WPTF in Raleigh: Esso Reporter, Studebaker Sports Columnist, Sportsman. Program Director at WCKB, Dunn, North Carolina. Appeared Ralph Edwards "Truth or Consequences' Announcer ALLAN BROWN Started in radio work in Asheville, in 1944. after having done Public Relations work for Kaiser Ship-vards in Portland, Oregon.

Then to WTMA in Charleston, South Carolina as news and special events announcer. Originated first broadcast in United States of the arrival and evacuation of an Army Hospital Ship. Appointed by Secretary of the Navy in January, 1947 as radio correspondent for Sixth Naval District on Naval Reserve Training cruise of Battleship TJSS Wisconsin. In March. 1947, served as staff announcer at WIS, Columbia, South 'Carolina.

Hf ijjiif HMmi mil jfriTgll1 WLOS News Editor JOHN REYNOLDS First Radio efforts In Radio Station WNOX. Knoxrtlle. Term. Reynolds Joined the news staff of WCKY. Cincinnati.

In 1937. In 1938, be moved over to WKRC in the same city taking over the news editorship there. While at WKRC. the "Sohio Reporter'' for the Standard OU Company. Early 1941.

the Army called! Served as Special Service Sergeant In charge of the production, writing and announcing of aU radio shows emanating from Washington, D. C. Pro-, ducing "Cheers from Camps" on CBS Reynolds became a civilian again after years of army life. As news editor of WLOS. Johnny promises a thorough local coverage of what's new In the news for Asheville.

Announcer ADRIAN MUNZELL "Specks" MunzeU has been ra radio for five years. Formerly played with Art Mooney's Band. "Specks" is "Disk Jockey Extraordinaire" having served in that capacity at Station WCSC in Charleston. South Carolina for three years. Adrian is well-versed in the art of sidewalk interviews, conducting a sidewalk quiz program in Charleston for year or so.

In addition to being a top-notch ab-llb Disk Jockey. Adrian is an accomplished musician, singer and artist. Prior to Joining the WLOS Staff. MunzeU was associated with Station WLAP. in Lexington, Kentucky.

Announcer ARTHUR B. WALLER Born in Asheville in 1925. Attended public schools of Asheville and Asheville-Biltmore College. Served three years in the U. S.

Navy-Radioman Second Class. Student of English, speech, dramatics and music. Married to the former Miss Frances Hahn of this city. Now residing at 23 White Fawn Drive. WLOS Woman's Editor MADELINE HOLLERITH "Jane Carter" Actress Narrator Writer.

Leading roles in "Weaver of Tales" -WHN New York; "Theatre of the Air" WFAS. Dock Street Theater Charleston, South Carolina. Wayside Players Scarsdale, New York. WLOS "80 k. WLOS 5,000 GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL WATTS FM 104.3 MCS..

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