Evening star., 1928-03-06
MAN-POWER NEED
OF RADIO INDUSTRY
Skilled Labor Is Required to
Keep Many. Sets /.
Operation.

INDUSTRY. 1t is not overcroWdcS with
skilled labor and it offers lucrative
field Of employment. Most of the de-
mano is for trained men to service
radio sets for the customers Of the job
oerS and dealers Of the country.
Young amateur radio operators who
have grown up" the Army and the
Navy radio services and the trade
schools are turning out some, trained
and highly competent radio labor. But
reliable observers assert that service to
the radio purchaser is still an out
standing problem in the radio trade.
College engineering courses graduate
young men who gravitate generally to
the production and communication ends
OF the business. not to omit the various
branches Of the broadcasting field. AS
Tor radio operators they are constantly
being drawn from the ranks of the
telegraphers and from the Army and
Navy. Gen. Saltzman. the former chief
OF the Army Signal Corps. told COM
mIttee Of Congress recently that II was
one Of the big problems of the Arlny'S
radio service 10 hold its operators after
they have served their enlistment, be-
cause private industry holds out its
hands TO so many of them. The Navy
has the same problem.
Leaders in the industry are encour-
aging and sponsoring the establishment
of vocational training courses for radio
service men. The Radio Manufac-
idrerS' Association. which includes most
OF the makers Of radio equipment, nov
announces that il has embarked upon
o national enterprise looking to deyel-
oping a supply OF trained service men
70 be available to lobbers and dealers
Its initial, effort was the Newark w.
cational Schools course. established
under the aegis of the Board of Eau-
cation OF Essex County. n. j., and with
the assistance OF nelghboring manu-
3acturers, Jobbers and retailers Of radio.
Wide national attention is said to have
been attracted TO the effort. and the
r. N. A. directorate has ordered the
creation OF special agency to develop
similar schools or to encourage y. NJ.
G. A, public, private and correspon-
oence courses designed TO train men.
The shortage Of trained men in the
radio Held is apuy Illustrated by the
difficulty being experienced by the De-
partEent OF Commerce in securing men
with radio engineering knowledge for
assistant radio inspectors at its district
supervisory offices and at the new Of
1ceS 10 be established in Buffalo, Min
neapolis. Denver, Dallas and Los An
eeles within the next few months.
Civil Service lists were exhausted be-
fore the 10 now assigned for experience
20 New York, Detroit, Chicago. Seattle
and San Francisco were appointed.
A program of light melody music. with
Craig Campbell. who sang for many
years al the Little Church Around the
Corner, IN New York City. in the role
OF tenor sololst, will be the Eveready
n ha
at Q O'Clock tonight. A group of four
love songs viii be sung by Campbell.
including My Dream of You" by Paul
Rodney; You. Just You" By r. Rich
ardson: Mary" an old Scotch song,
and ''Thereu Never Be One Like You"
BY r. E. Fancher.
Searching with their portable radio
Get. Cotton" and Morpheus" broad
Casting travellers. will pick up six selec-
tons By the Sealy Air Weavers. which
VIII be heard through WRC at $3.50
O'Clock. Among the selections are
"what's the Color OF Yellow HORSE"
Back in Your Own Backyard" Roses
Tor Remembrance, "Rickety Rackety
Shack The Desert Song" and Just
O Little Kiss"
The spirit OF aboriginal America
the plainttve love call OF the North
American Indian, the soft gliding of
canoes IN the moonlight. his cries OF
defiance 70 his enemies and the frenzied
war dance OF the tribe-will be reflected
In the program Of the Seiberling Sing
ers. which viii be heard at 8 O'Clock
Republican and Democratic party
leaders n the Eouse-Representativ
Tilson. Republican, OF Connecticut, and
Representative Garrett. Democrat, of
Tennessee-will be guest speakers in
the voters Service" program 10 be
broadcast al O'Clock
Roman Nights" a musical revue.
featuring RusSsl and Marconi, violin
and accordion wizards. respectively. will
Be the principal offering Of the Radio
Movie Club. which WMAL will broad
cast tonight from 1890 10 IL 80 O'Clock
This stations other attractions include
dance programs by the Silver String
ReYelers and the Milo Boys, and recit-
ais by John Paul Jones, bass; Mrs
Eriska Jones. pianist and Helen r.
Gallagher, contralto. The latter Is one
Of Wasnington's pioneer radio artists.
having broadcast over WRC In the days
preceding the chain station hook UPS
Norman Daily. pianist, will be the
guest artist with George SHADING and
his CongTe6Sion2is in their weekly radio
concert this evening over WRHF. The
Congressionals viii play. as usual. from
@ 10 7 O'Clock, and will be preceded by
the Town Crier. a new daily attraction
introduced yesterday, which will have
q permanent place On this stations