Wichita Falls Times from Wichita Falls, Texas • 23

US FAMILIES SHE AND NUMBERS bfctffa DflHfi Ctatffl WICHITA FALLS TEXAS Page 1 Staff of 30 Persons Needed To Produce KFDX-TV Shows 160 MILLION 36 MILLION India AMs Kashmir NEW DELHI Isolated Lad-akh the strategic area of disputed Kashmir bordering Communist held Tibet will get a $231000 facelifting under a new Indian government development pro gram Tho government planning commission announced a three-year improvement scheme Including irrigation projects village handicrafts agriculture reforms and establiihment of health facilities India maintains an armed force outpost and the highest airfield In tho world near Iadskh's Himalayan capital Leh The area haa assumed strategic importance since Red China moved Into western Tibet Under the development program mineral wealth of the region aurh as sulphur and borax will be surveyed A 56 18501 119001 11940 COURtf NATlL INDUSTRIAL CONFCRENCf SP Aa AP Pictograph Krlng fulfills ona of tho most im portent duties in tho operatioh of any broadcasting that of traffic chief She sees that all programs and announcements are scheduled and reservations of time are protected handles all in-coming traffic of program changes orders and other Information from tha networks and performs a multiplicity of other duties upon which tha daily operation of tho station depends Continuity Chief Another normally unseen personality in a station la tha continuity chief but in thia case Miss Dorothy Dooley also will bo seen by tho television audience She is the creator and producer of the radio show From Here and There" heard daily on KFDX at 1:13 pm During tha two years she has presented this Erogram aha haa Interviewed undreda of personalities from all over the country and all parts of tha world natives of 23 different countries aa a matter of fact Her Job also is to prepare commercial continuity used on tho station An adaptation of her radio program will be presented in half-hour format on Channel 3 at 6:30 pm each Sunday In the studio-stage technical staff will bo Johnny Hardeman stage manager and camera assistant Fred Bundesmnnn former cameraman for WCAU-TV In Philadelphia Bill Sandreutcr formerly of WJZ-TV In New York and Edcar Pierce organist and assistant TV director The business staff wlU Include' Miss Mayme Kuhfusa aa account- and bookkeeper Miss Lillian Isley as general secretary and kin Hannah Cooper aa secretary and receptionist At LEONARD SMITH 1 THE OLDEST NAME IN TELEVISION AND RADIO SERVICE IN RVSINESS TODAY IN WICHITA FALLS HOWARD FRF HEAD KFDX-TV OPERATION Behind the scenes guiding each move of Channel 3 in Wichita Falla will be president of the station Darrold A Cannan and the vice president-general manager Howard Fit They head Wichtex Radio and Television Company which operates both KFDX and KFDX-TV A total of SO persons will corn prlae tha operating staff of tho new KFDX-TV Channel I station which beflna regular program operation at 4:30 o'clock gunday afternoon This will represent the largest staff of any radio or radio-television combined operation In thia part of tho Southwest according to station officials An segregate of considerably more than a century of radio and television knowledge and experience Is the sum of the various technical skills production experience business knowledge and general know-how represented among these 80 KFDX-TV employes nearer la Radio Beginning with the executive department there is Darrold A Caiman president of Wichtex Radio and Television Company operator tha two stations Can-nan la also tha president of KFDM and KFDM-TV In Beaumont Ills experience In the broadcasting industry dates back to the 200 when he first was associated with the old KGKO formerly located in Wichita Falls and ona of the pioneer broadcasting stations of tha Southwest Ha was general manager of the station at tha time it was sold to tho Star-Telegram In Fort Worth and was for a time there' after associated with the new Fort Worth operation Two other members of his staff Bill Hood director of news special events and public relations and John Adams technical su pervlsor have continuous records of a quartcr-of-s -century In their respective phases of broadcasting KFDX-TV Is the only wholly Wichita Falls-owned station with by far tha majority of tha company's stock owned by members of the staff Tnelo Howdy- Howard Fry vies president and general manager of tho new KFDX-TV likewise has a background of extensive broadcasting experience Before coming to Wichita Falls several years ago Fry was associated with XFDM In Beaumont Fry will devote a part of his time to his executive duties a part to aetual production of pro-grama and still another part to the personal presentation of his "Uncle Howdy's Story Time" the program which boasts well over 10000 young members of the Story-Time Club While ha continue to present the Uncle Howdy program daily at 4 pm an KFDX radio Fry also will Inaugurate a new "Unde Howdy's House Party" program on television Channel 3 each Friday at 4:30 pm Bill Hood whose voice has been known to radio audiences of Texas and Oklahoma for almost 23 years will have general supervision of the news and special vent departments of tho new Channel 3 station and will aenre as director of public relations Meantime Hood will continue to present hie "Man on the Street' at 12:30 pm dally on HUE'S TELEVISION you ean watch aa lone aa you want-ait as near or far from the acreen aa you want! 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A recent addition to the staff la Art Hawn who win be In charge of the art work A graduate of tha University of California ha has had wide experience In the fields of painting illustrating and ceramics In recent years he has been with Chance-Vought Aircraft Corporation as a technical illustrator and later in a similar capacity aa a civilian at Sheppard Air Force Bara In addition to John Adams technical supervisor the station's engineering staff will include Dick Broyles Vernon Williams Howell O'Neal Mark Webb and Graham Whisenant each of whom has had a background of many yean experience In the technical phases of radio and television The commercial department of KFDX-TV will bo headed by John White as commercial manager with George Craig and Raymond Dorsey as television salesmen Craig is well-known for his radio programs throughout the week and will continue to appear on the air as well make television appearances on tha new station National Hales Mott Johnson will bo tha station's national sales director Ilia wide experience in thia field and acquaintanceship with advertisers and agencies In all parts of the country will help to get the finest television shows produced by national advertisers and the networks Although unseen by the radio or television audiences Miss Ann KFDX radio Tha program la now in its lBth year under the same sponsorship Hood's afternoon radio show will also continue at 3:30 dally Hla "Wichita Falla Scene" will be presented at 6:13 pm daily is a on both KFDX radio and Channel 3 television Production Chief Tho production department will be headed by Hank Davis as gen' eral television production manager Davie a recent addition to the KFDX-TV staff comes hers with a background of several years experience In television most recently having spent two years on tha production staff of WFAA-TV in Dallas Previously ho spent a number of years in radio Hill Angel tho popular KFDX radio personality has been named TV director In general charge of studio-stage production and operation These two men will be assisted by other members of the announcing and directing staff headed by Warren Silver aa chief announcer with Joe McKinney Chuck Mizner Mike Henry and George Craig serving In various capacities as assistant directors announcers and newscasters Michael Hemy will be the station's news editor for both radio and television with the assistance of other members of the newanuting staff He will continue hla dally radio newscasts in addition to his new television appearances Important Peal One of the most Important posts in tha new organization will be filled by Miss Gena Jones whose duties will spread over a number of phases of tho operation of the new Channel 3 station ranging from tha task of film editing through tha duties of projectionist to assistant to tha production manager Mias Jones also India Has Food And Also Hunger NEW DELHI Indian government food larders are full but mors than 27700000 people are! till not getting enough to eat' Food Minister A Kidwal told a questioner In parliament Kidwal said the most serious1 scarcity areas were Madras where 8470000 suffered and Bombay State with an estimated affected population over 6000000 i Government spokesmen blame low purchasing power end distribution difficulties for tha scarcity conditions The central food ministry tries to help local areas by advancing loans to make pos- slble public worki projects smiu TELEVISION and RADIO SALES AND SERVICE Tenth and Bluff Streets Phone 3-1429 DeLuxe Antenna Installations $2950 Up Service aa all snakes TV wU radios for fcema and car aad aaaad equipment Servicing Radiea In Wichita Fella ter Over 23 Years In Teieviiim Since 1938 All Service and Installation by Our Own Factory Trained Feraannel Oac-Xan Riot FOLSOM PRISON Calif WV-Nineteen convicts recently were disciplined for breaking up wash i bowls and setting their bedding afire One prisoner refused to Join tha riot and as a reward was: moved to quieter cclL He promptly smashed his toilet bowl and fired hia bedding Warden' Robert A Helnzo said he did not know why i (D EJ IB A TTIUIL A1 TT II CHANNEL 3 TCTFTTDaTT TODAY AT VI 21 -Inch Karby BIG television la best and the Kerby gives you big 21 -Inch reception! 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