NEWS CBK BROADCASTS WJ~~T_RAN_N_ET_SW_C_t:_R_~_D_A_1 • ~~¥:J~~ ~ DAILY I WATROUS Trans·Canada Network: (Trans-Canada Nelwork) 8;00,9.00 a.m. 1 ;00. 6;30, 540 Kcs. 9:00 p.m. 12 Midni3ht PROGRAM CBC Dominion Network: . SCHEDULE Prairie Region 10:00 p.m. CRC Transmitter Times given in this Schedule are Central Daylight DATE OF ISSUE, MARCH 3, 1945 PRAIRIE REGION Wuk of March 11 th, 1945 612 Telephone Bldg., Winnipeg/Canada What is Seen at CBK Kerry Wood To Tell Radio News? New Series Of Yarns esc Chief Editor Discusses it on Kerry Wood, the Outdoor Philos Basis of Entertainment Versus In opher of Red Dee.r, Alberta, will be formation heard in a series of Canadian Yarns, beginning Sunday, March 11, at 11: 15 The following article, by D. C. Mc a.m. Arthur, chief editor of the CBC Mr. Wood's stories of Canadian National News Service, is reprinted from "Radio," the staff magazine of places, people, and animals are fami liar to CBC listeners. He was the the CBC. prairie pilgrim who described his Radio news-the latest and speed travels to the western coast so en iest means of getting news to the tertainingly last fall. His first "yarn" public-had its principal develop is called Big Fleas and Little Fleas ment in the period between the first -the story of a man who collected great war and the present one. It fleas! - and collected them by started during the 'twenties; and, crawling into a bag beside the dead like almost everything else, reflected body of an animal whose fleas were the feverish and slap-happy char wanted. Thanks to this early collec acter of that curious decade. Toaay, G. A. J. LESSARD, French program director and announcer at CBK, as he tor, says Mr. Wood, the species types I think, it has reached maturity, with looks through his studio window. of most fleas in western Canada and a sober sense of it:.s responsibility to the Sta.tes ha.ve Red Deer as their the public. origin. Mr. Wood also describes a of enthusiasm, ingenuity and hard Novelty With Sauce Anne Francis Talks day spent collecting fleas and the Abe Schechter, who was news work on the part of early radio news methods used - possibly somewhat chief for NBC until he joined the men, provided the public with some To U.S. Children less heroic than the one already United States army, published an thing that was novel and unques Headline historian, Anne Francis, mentioned. interesting book of personal remin tionably entertaining; it had to be, whose talks are a popular feature on iscence which covered that period of to compete for broadcast time. the western network, Tuesdays and radio news development. By scalping The very fact that a listener was Thursdays at 5: 15 p.m., recently re In New Yarns the papers, using the telephone, and hearing, for the first time in his life, turned. from a trip to Washington. picking up scraps of news by any on-the-spot descriptions of things as While in the American capital, Miss handy means, radio managed to give they were happening, brought into Francis was interviewed on a news a service of news in which small nubs the home from far-off and unusual broadcast feature for school chil of fact were dished up with a thick places-from the bottoms of mines dren over Station WAML. She told sauce of showmanship. News in and the peaks of mountains, from of Canada's war work and stressed terest, and entertainment value, were great cities and remote hamlets the fact that 47 per cent of all con of considerably greater importance gave these broadcasts a special zest voy work on the North Atlantic was than such dull and inhibiting con and interest. The presentation of done by the Canadian navy; inci siderations as factual accuracy and straight factual bulletins on the day'S dentally she spoke of Canadian hoc completeness of coverage. A wealth Continued on page 2 key and the fact that Canadian boys' training in hockey-speed and keen ness-probably had something to do Program Highlights of the Week with the fact that they were such good tighter pHots. SUNDAY In Washington Miss Francis also Kerry Wood begins a new series of talks on "Canadian Yarns." addressed the Workshop Group of See story elsewhere on this page. the American Institute of Radio Edu Vancouver Symphony heard in its monthly concert. See program cation and the Federal Radio Educa note on page 2. tion Commission. She described the Stage 45 presents a radio musical comedy. Story on page 2. preparation and production of her MONDAY program on the CBe-Headline His "Yesterday's Enemies" begins-a new series of dramatized episodes tory. from the report of the first newspaperman to drop by parachute be hind enemy lines. Story on page 3. WEDNESDAY German Morale-"l don't think it Projesior Bertha Oxner speaks about farm home kitchens. See can be too often emphasized that program note on page 5. the outstanding fact about the war THURSDAY is the extraordinary Wgh level of KERRY WOOD, "Miracle by the River" is drama broadcast from Montreal. Sec Gelman morale. Under a succession oj Red Deer, Alberta, who returns to program note on page 6. of heavy attacks the German people the CRC microphone March 11 with FRIDAY -and I repeat, the Gennan people, a new series 0/ stories oj Canadian "Here's Your Health:' new serio-comic health series conUnues. not the NaZis, are unbroken and are natural history. Mr. Wood's talks see program note on page 7. fighting with bravery and skill. will be heard on the "Canadian George Ferguson, on CBC, Feb. 25. Yarns" spot at 11:15 a.m. Sundays. Page 2 .eBe PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie Region
Musical Comedy Is QUESTIONS 1111l-_S_U_ND_A_y,_M_arc_h_11t_h,_19_45__1111 Next Stage 45 Show and ANSWERS All times given aTe Central Daylight; tor Mountain Time deduct one hour. A musical comedy written for the be medium of radio drama will in Prairie Schooner STATION CBK, WATROUS 9:45 a.m. MUSICAL PROGRAM troduced on CBC's Stage 45, Sunday, "I notice "The Prairie Schooner" 10:00 CBC NEWS (2 Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) March 11, at 8 p.m., over the TraI1S~ listed as a Saturday program. My 10:02 NEIGHBORLY NEWS FROM 10:30 a.m. MUSICAL PROGRAM Canada network. "Wonderful Char dictionary says a "schooner" is THE PRAIRIES (13 Mins.) Recorded. (30 Mins.) lie" is the title of the musical. Writ a "large, tall drinking glass for beer or 10:15 THE PRAIRIE GARDENER 11:00 p.m. BBC NEWS REEL ten by Fletcher Markle, with music (15 Mins.) <15 Mins,) • by Lucio Agostini and Markle, the ale". .. why use that for the program title?-W.M., Regina, Sask. 10:30 NOTRE FRANCAIS SUR LE 11:15 TALK BY RALPH WIGHT- work is the first of its kind to be VIF (15 Mins.) Man (15 Mins.) presented in this drama series. an [Our dictionary says the same thing. It also gives another meaning 10:45 CAUSERIE DE L'HEURE drew Allan, CBC's supervisor of dra DOMINICALE (15 Mins) DOMINION ma, handles production. for schooner-a fore-and-aft rigged 11 :00 BBC NEWS (15 Mins.) (Programs of the Dominion network vessel. From this meaning "prairie Offered to Prairie Region networks or "Wonderful Charlie" tells the story schooner" was derived-a vessel that 11:15 CANADIAN YARNS stations, not carried on CBK) of a modern wandering minstrel of (15 Mins.) sailed across the prairies, or, to put the western world whose songs are it more literally, a covered wagon, as 11:30 THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT 5:00 HALL OF FAME (60 Mins.) born out of the places and people he (29 Mins.) 7:00 SONGS OF THE VOLGA explained in a note in the Program comes across on his way. The music Schedule for March 4.] 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY (30 Mins.) for the entire production was written OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL 7:30 MUSIC FOR CANADIANS and orchestrated by Lucio Agostini, •• • (1 Min.) (30 Mins.) What Opera? with the author supplying some of 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM 8:00 RADIO READERS' DIGEST the melodies for the lyrics. Why don't you give the name 01 Recorded. (15 Mins.) (30 Mins.) the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday 12:15 JUST MARY (15 Mins.) 8:30 STAR THEATRE (30 Mins.) John Drainie plays the title role instead of listing it simply as 12:30 PARLOW STRING QUARTET 9:00 QUENTIN MACLEAN, of Charlie, and the cast includes "Metropolitan Opera." I'd be willing (30 Mins.) ORGANIST (15 Mins.) Ruth Springford, Bernard Braden, to break an important engagement Budd Knapp, Tommy Tweed, Alan 1 :00 CBC NEWS (4 Mins.) 9:15 THE RED CROSS to stay home and hear "Faust," but 1:04 WASHINGTON COMMENT REPORTER (15 Mins.) Pearce and Jules Upton. 1 would not cross the street to hear ARY (11 Mins,) Charlie's guitar will be strununed 9:30 LATIN AMERICAN Wagner.-L.T., Winnipeg, Man. 1: 15 ANZAC NEWS (15 Mins.) SERENADE (30 Mins.) by guitarist stan Wilson, and Jack [We make that information avail 1:30 RELIGIOUS PERIOD Allison's v.:>cal quintet is cast as an able just as soon as we have advice 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT integral feature. Among the lyrics on the program, but this is not al (30 Mins,) ARY (15 MinsJ 2:00 NEWYORK PHILHARMONIC that Charlie sings are "My Name Is ways in time for inclusion in our SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 10:30 PACIFIC STORY (30 Mins.) Charlie," "Give Me Your Laughter," regular listings. However, you will (90 Mins.) "Doing It Half-Way Is Half-Way notice it is usually in the list of cor 3:30 CHURCH OF THE AIR Less Than Enough," and "The City rections for the previous week, pub (30 Mins.) Is a Chord in G." Also there are lished on page 8 of the Program 4:00 CBC NEWS (3 Mins.) __A/ateJ.:1__- "War Is Like a Midnight," "My Schedule. For example, in this issue, 4:03 THE RED CROSS Dreams Are Full of Strangers," and THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT the opera for March is given in the REPORTER (15 Mins.) "Love Is a Matter of Singing," list of corrections.] 4:18 CONCERT CORNER (11'30 a.m.) ••• Recorded. (12 Mins.) This week's dramatic narrative The Prairie Region 4:30 SINGING STARS OF TO taken from the Bible tells the story SERENADE FOR STRINGS My Program Schedule refers to the MORROW (30 Mins.) of the Good Samaritan, the story in (6,00 p.m.) "Prairie Region." 01 what does this 5:00 OZZIE AND HARRIET which Jesus answered the question "Sophisticated Lady," by Ellington, Region consist?-Mrs. P.F.H., Sas~ (30 Mins,) "Who is my neighbour?" after He is this week's opening orchestral 5:30 VANCOUVER SYMPHONY had made the statement "Love thy katoon, Sask. number of the "Serenade for Strings" [The provinces of Manitoba, Sas ORCHESTRA (30 Mins.) neighbour as thyself," upon which program, under the baton of Jean the Gospel of Christ is based. katchewan and Alberta. CBK, Wat 6:00 SERENADE FOR STRINGS Deslauriers. Producer Morris Davis' rous (540 Kc., 50,000 watts) is the (30 Mins.) arrangement of "Viennese Waltzes," 6:30 "L FOR LANKY" (30 Mins.) principal station, and there are four WASHINGTON COMMENTARY "Romance" from Rubenstein's Vio other stations of the Trans-Canada 7:00 THE CHARLIE McCARTHY (1'04 p.m.) lin Sonata and "Nightingale,' by Network, nine of the Dominion Net SHOW (30 Mins.) The speaker today w1ll be Charles Cugat, complete the contribution work, and five unaffiliated. You will 7:30 WEEKEND REVIEW from the orchestra. Jacques La (15 Mins.) Michie. find these stations listed, With call brecque, tenor soloist, sings "Where letters and kilocycles, on page 8 of 7:45 OUR SPECIAL SPEAKER My Caravan Has Rested," by Tes your Schedule.] (15 Mins.) RELIGIOUS PERIOO (1 :30 p.m.) chemacher; "Come Home with Me," 8:00 STAGE 45 (30 Mins.) The Reverend John Fullerton, of by Carnevali, and "Duerme." WHAT IS RADIO NEWS?-Cont. 8:30 ALBUM OF FAMILIAR the Catholic Welfare Bureau, Tor MUSIC (30 Mins.) onto, will be heard on today's Reli· news happenings was a secondary 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS gious Period. THE APOLLO CHOIR (10:00 p.m.) consideration; and until the world's (15 Mins.) Tonight's half-hour of choral great news gathering agencies, which 9:15 L. W. BROCKINGTON, K.C. music, Wlder the direction of W. H. serve the daily press, agreed to serve (15 Mins.) CHURCH OF THE AIR (3:30 p.m.) radio in the same way, it was im This. Sunday the service will be Anderson, will be sung by the Apollo 9:30 STRING ORCHESTRA Male Choir, instead of by the mixed possible to organize a complete ser (30 Mins.) conducted by the Most Reverend voices of the Choristers, who are vice of radio news bulletins. 10:00 APOLLO MALE CHOIR Archbishop C. A. Seager, of st. Paul's On the Rack (30 Mins.) Cathedral, London. usually heard at this time. Mr. An derson is one of Winnipeg's out Even since the war, no piece of 10:30 MUSIC FROM THE PACIFIC radio news reporting has equalled in (30 MinsJ standin.g musicians, well-known to VANCOUVER SYMPHONY western listeners as a choir leader sustained interest the story of the 11:00 LE FORUM DE L'HEURE ORCHESTRA (6:30 p.m.) and composer through the regular Moose Riyer mine disaster in 1936. DOMINICALE (30 Mins.) In the last of its current series of broadcasts of his choral groups. His Interest in the rescue of the en 11 :30 VESPER HOUR (30 Mins.) monthly broadcasts, the Vancouver program for tonight is as follows: tombed survivors, as it unfolded day 12:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) Symphony Orchestra will play one of "Drake's Drum," by Taylor-Cole by day, hour by hour, minute by 12:15 CANADIAN YARNS ridge; "Minnetonka"; "The Rovers" lagging minute, put a whole con (Rebi.) (15 Mins.) Mendelssohn's best-loved works the Symphony in A major, Op 90 (Finnish) ; "Soldier Rest," by Somer~ tinent on the rack. People sat glued TRANS.CANADA better known as the "Italian" Sym ville; "Mighty Like A Rose";' "Billy to their radios day and night; in "0 terest mounted to a degree that was (Programs of the Trans-Canada net phony. The conductor on this occa Boy" (chanty); Little Rock" sion will be 26-year-old Leonard (French-Canadian, arranged by Mr. hysterical and alarming, with strain work offered to Prairie Region net on hearts and nerves in a mi11ion works or stations, not carried on Bernstein, whose appearances with Anderson) ; "Feasting, I Watch" CBK) leading American orchestras have and "It's 0 To Be A Wild Wind," by homes. During the Munich. crisis in 1938, 9:00 a.m. CBC NEWS won him the high regard of critics Elgar; and "AU in An April Evening," (Central stations) (5 Mins,) all over the United states. by Roberton. continued on page 3 Prairie Region CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Page 3
Pianese Twins Yesterday's Enemies IIII-I_M_O_N_DA_Y_,M_a_rch_1_2th_,1_94_5_1111 Tells Of Guerillas The first newspaperman to drop All times given (tre Central Daylight; for Mountain Time deduct one hour. by parachute behind enemy lines is going to tell CBC listeners of his ad 7:00 MART KENNEY MUSIC STATION CBK, WATROUS ventures. Writing especially for CLUB (30 Mins.) 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Min•.) radio, the Canadian war correspond 7:30 ON THE MARCH 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB Recorded. (15 Mins,) ent, Paul Morton, portrays the life (40 Min•.) 7:45 RHYTHM AND ROMANCE he led with guerilla ftghters for three 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK (15 Mins.) months in the German-held areas Mins.) Recorded. (15 8:00 RADIO THEATRE (60 Min• .> around Piedmont. His story includes 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 Min•.) 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS descriptions of their "cloak and 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM (15 Min•.) dagger" missions into enemy post· Recorded. (15 Min!.) 9:15 CANADIAN ROUND-UP lions. 9:30 MORNING COMMENT <15 Mins.) The Morton report is in three (15 Mins.) 9:30 NATIONAL FARM RADIO dramatized episodes. under the title. 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS FORUM (25 Mins.) "Yesterday's Enemies," and will be U5 Min$.) 9:55 FARM FORUM NEWS produced by J. Frank Willis as a fea 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (15 Min.,> (5 Mins.) ture for CEO's Dominion network, 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS 10:00 NIGHT MUSIC (30 Min•.) beginning Monday, March 12, at 9:30 Recorded. (15 Mins.) 10:30 HARMONY HOUSE Tired 01 calling MITCH PARKS and p.m. 10: 30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (15 Min.,> (30 Mins.) PERCY BURDETT a piano-duo or a two The correspondenVs leap from his 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES 11 :00 BBC NEWS REEL (15 Min• .) piano team, some one coined a new plane and what he did when he FROM LIFE (15 Min•.) 11:15 AS SEEN FROM SCOTLAND name lor the'1~"pianesetwins." The reached the ground will be the story 11 :00 BBC NEWS (15 Min•.) (15 Mins.) pianese twins are heard on Rhythm of the first program. His organiZing 11: 15 BIG SISTER (15 Mlns.) 11:30 FIESTA (30 Min• .) and Romance" Mondays at 7:45 p.m. work and the tangible results of it 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS 12:00 CBC NEWS AND NEWS COMMENTARY (15 Min•.) during his stay are revealed in the (5 Min•.) WHAT IS RADIO NEWS?-Cont. second episode, and the third will 11:35 MUSICAL PROGRAM 12:15 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP Recorded. (10 Mina.) (Rebr.) (15 Mins.) interest in radio news was at fever recount the adventures he underwent in making his escape with his party 11:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM TRANS-CANADA heat. It subsided; did not rise again Recorded. (14 Min!.) to the same peak until the late sum through the German lines. (Programs of the Trans-Canada net Since Morton's return to Canada a 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY work offered to Prairie Region net mer of 1939, when people listened to one news broadcast after another, month ago he has been heard on two OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL works or stations, not carried on occasions by CBC listeners - in (1 Min.) CBK) dialing frantically from'st.ation t.o 12 :00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS 11: 30 ADVENTURES IN SPEECH station in the hope of catching word "Topic for Tonight," on the Domin ion network and as "Our Special (15 Mlns.) (29 MtnsJ (Man. Stns.) of some new development in a. situa 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM Speaker" over the Tl'ans~Canada 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG tion that culminated in the outbreak Recorded. (15 Mins.) network. (30 Mins.) of war. Listeners retained for a time 3:00 ADVENTURES IN SPEECH 12:45 CLAIRE WALLACE (15 Min•.) this insatiable appetite for news on (30 Mins.) (Bask. stns.) the air; then, perhaps because of the broadcasts at regular times; to go to 1: 00 CBC NEWS 3:15 INTERLUDE bed at a reasonable hour, instead of (15 Mins.) tedium of the "phony war," they Recorded. (3 Mins.) sitting up in the hope of catching a 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH (Alta. stus.} gradually reverted to more rational (10 Mins.) listening habits. Craving for news late news ft.ash; and to conserve 4:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM their nervous energy for their jobs. 1:25 MUSICAL PROGRAM Recorded. (15 Mins.) can become pathological, like any Recorded. (5 Mins.) 4:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM other craving that gets out of con A state of Mind 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST Recorded. (15 Mins.) trol; a constant desire to hear some It would be untrue to say that (30 Mins.) 9:55 FARM FORUM NEWS thing new, even when there is noth people have become completely in 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA (Alta. stns.) (5 Mins.) ing new to report. Listeners learned sulated against the emotional im (15 Min•.) 9:55' FARM FORUM NEWS that it was more satisfactory, and pact of important news develop 2:15 MA PERKINS (15 Min•.) (Man. stns.) (5 Mins.) easier on the nerves, to listen to news ments; there was a temporary return of the same excitement at the time 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY DOMINION (15 Mins.) and Burdett, Winnipeg's pianese of Pearl Harbour, and on D-Day. (Programs 0/ the Dominion network But they have learned-and to me it 2:45 RIGHT TO HAPPINESS offered to Prairie Region networks or twins, provide easy-on-the-ears ac (15 Mins.) stations, not carried on CBK) companiment to Gwen's songs, and seems a very good thing-to look on 3:00 THE LIPTONAIRES 7:30 BLIND DATE (30 Mins.) also give out with their own distinc news, not as a stimulant or some thing that must be maintained at a (15 Min•.) 8:00 REMINISCING (30 Min•.) tive two-piano arrangements of Mor 3:15 CBC NEWS (3 Min•.) ton Gould's "Pavanne," "Honey high tempo-but as information to 8:30 INFORMATION PLEASE be heard, and presented, in a calm 3:18 THE GREATEST BOOK (30 Mins.) suckle Rose," and "Hip Hip Hooray." (12 Min• .) 9:00 CONTENTED HOUR frame of mind. Certainly, news is NIGHT MUSIC (10:00 p.m.) accepted as matter of course today, 3:30 WORLD CHURCH NEWS (30 Mins.) (15 Min•.) 9:30 YESTERDAY'S ENEMIES Tonight's program consists of the that in 1939 would have left a trail following selections: "Shepherds' of hysteria and nervous breakdown, 3 :45 RECITAL (15 Min•.) (30 Mins.) 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT Lottery," Boyce; Allegretto, Scher as did the famous "invasion from 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM zando and Menuet, from the 8th Mars." The BBe, which has built an Recorded. (15 Mins.) ARY (15 Min•.) Symphony, Beethoven; a selection international reputation for the ac 4: 15 LA FIANCIlE DU COM 10:30 AUTHORS PLAYHOUSE MANDO (15 Min•.) (30 Min•.) from "Der Rosenkavalier," Strauss; curacy and soundness of its news, "Egyptian Ballet No.3," Puigini; has always stuck to the calmly fac 4:30 FRONT LINE FAMILY "Overture Mireille," Gounod; and tual approach; people do not listen (15 Mins.) "Solveig's Song," from the Peer Gynt to it for entertainment, or for emo 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON PECHE Suite, Greig. The string orchestra is tional excitement; they listen to it (15 Mins.> MIRROR FOR WOMEN (5:15 p.m.) directed by Marius Benoist, who also for information. 5:00 DON MESSER AND HIS The taste of Canadian listeners ISLANDERS (15 Min• .) Continuing in the Mirror For prepares the special string arrange Women program series on Pioneer ments for this program. has been conditioned, in some degree, 5:15 MIRROR FOR WOMEN by styles of news presentation fol (15 Mins.) Trails. Grace Luckhart will be heard in a talk called "I Travel the Ala FIESTA (11 :30 p.m.) lowed in the United States. But even 5:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM Laurence Wilson directs the Fiesta in that country (where there has Recorded. (15 Mins.) meda Trail." orchestra in a half hour program of been a tendency to serve up the news 5:45 BBC NEWS AND COMMENTARY (15 Min•.) RHYTHM AND ROMANCE congas, rhumbas and tangos, includ with a dash of tobasco, and to play (7:45 p.m.) ing "Uno, Dos e Tres," "Se Pue La up the personality of the news an 6:00 SALON MUSICALE (30 Mins.) M. C. Gwen Bradshaw plays the Comparsa, Adios," and "Carioca." nouncer or commentator) I am con· 6:30 CBC NEWS (10 Min•.) wistful miss on tonight's program, as Vocalists Juliette and Carlos sing: vinced that the swing will be toward 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH (5 Min• .) she sings "I Can't Help It," "My "Torna a Surriento," "How Blue the the straightforward presentation of 6:45 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP Dreams Are Getting Better All The Night"; "La Golondrina," and "Con news as information. Radio is no (15 Mins.) Time," and "If I Had you...· Parks chita." Continued on page 4 Page 4 eBe PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie R.egion
Fresh horse manure can be used for heating but involves considerable la IIII TUESDAY, March 13th, 1945 11111 The Prairie Gardener I bour. The manure should contain L ...J Summary 0/ Broadcast lor MaTch 4, about one-third straw. It should be All times given are Central Daylight; jor Mountain Time deduct one hour 1945. Cold Frames, Hotbeds and piled to pre-heat in a stall or shed. Small Greenhouses If dry it should be moistened slightly. STATION CBK, WATROUS 8:00 JOHN AND JUDY (30 Mins.) 1. Cold frames have no heating It should be turned two or three 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mins.) 8:30 FIBBER McGEE AND times to secure even fermentation other than the sun. If they are used 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB MOLLY (30 Mins.) throughout. After ten days it should (40 Mins.) as the only means of starting plants 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS be ready and should be tramped to in spring they should be located in 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK (15 Mins.) depth of two feet into the pit of the Recorded. (15 Mins.) a sheltered spot in full sun. 9:15 BOOKS OF THE TIMES hot-beet Cover with two or three They also may be used for harden 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) (15 Mins.) inches of straw and six or seven ing-off plants started in heat, as a 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM 9:30 MAKE WAY FOR TO inches of garden soil. Close up the Recorded. (15 Mins.) cucumber bed for the summer, as a MORROW (30 Mins.) bed and do not use until the first 9:30 MORNING MUSICALE place to sow perenniaIs in early sum 10:00 CITIZENS' FORUM strong heat passes. Temperature (15 Mins.) mer, as a winter frame for pansies (25 Mins.) should drop below 80 degrees before 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS sown in August, or as a protected (15 Mins.) planting starts. (5 Mins.) wintering place for some of the more 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (15 Mins.) A work trench deep and wide 10:30 CLASSICS FOR TODAY tender perennials and biennials. enough for Ule gardener excavated 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS (30 Mins.) Construction: The simplest form is Recorded. (15 Mins.) lI:OQ BBC NEWSREEL (15 Mins.> at the back of the hot-bed. makes it made with ten or twelve inch boards possible for the gardener to work in 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (15 Mins.) 11:15 OFF THE RECORD (15 Mins.) 10 :45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES on edge fitted with glass sash. If the the bed on cold days without re 11:30 ROY SHIELDS AND corners are bolted together the frame FROM LIFE (15 Mins.) COMPANY (25 Mins.) moving the sashes. may be knocked down and stored I1:OQ BBC NEWS (15 Mins.) 11 :55 INTERLUDE (5 Mins.) The frame may also be heated. by 11:15 BIG SISTER (15 Min• .) when not in use. More permanent means of a home-made barrel wood 12:00 CBC NEWS AND NEWS forms can be made with concrete or 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) or coal stove. (5 Mins.) brick walls. Since glass makes sash Management: Temperature, mois 12:15 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP heavy to handle substitutes such as 11:35 MUSICAL PROGRAM (Rebr.) (15 Mins.) ture, and ventilation must be checked Recorded. (10 Mins.) cello-glass may be used to provide a closely especially on warm sunny 11:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM lighter type. If plants are to be TRANS-CANADA days. Plants should be grown in pots Recorded. (14 Mins.) (Programs oj the Trans-Canada net grown in the frame for any length or flats rather than directly in the 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY of time glass is preferable it lets work offered to Prairie Region net as soil in the bed, so they can be moved OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL works or stations, not carried on through more light. Sash should be (1 Min.) about as conditions require. A heavy CBK) fitted with small panes of glass to mat covering attached to wooden 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS reduce breakage losses. The glazing (15 Mins.) 11:30 SCIENCE FOR TODAY rollers at either end can be rolled (29 Mins.) should be a weather-proof kind. 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG over the bed at night and on stormy (30 Mins.) Man. and Alta. Stns Operation: The sash must be firmly days to keep out excessive frost. 12:45 JEAN HINDS l15 Mins.) 12:00 SKETCHES IN MELODY fastened whether the frame is closed 3. A small greenhouse can be built 1:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) U5 Mins.) or open for ventilation. Regular and by the handy gardener for as low as 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH 12:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM frequent checks re ventHation, tem Recorded. (15 Mins.) . $35.00. It is much more serviceable (10 Mins.) perature, humidity and soil moisture than a hot-bed. Good ventilation, 1:25 MUSICAL PROGRAM 3:00 SCIENCE FOR TODAY are essential. Frames without heat satisfactory humidity, a steady tem (30 Mins.> (Sask. Stns.) Recorded. (5 Mins.) cannot be used. until danger of heavy perature not too high, and regular 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST 3:15 INTERLUDE frost is past. If placed on the south watering are essential points requir Recorded. (3 Mins.) (30 Mins.) side of a house and including a base ing attention. To avoid overheating 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA (Alta. Stns.) ment window the temperature can be caused by sunlight the glass may be (15 Mins.) 4:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM controlled at safe temperatures ear painted with a thin coat of calcimine 2:15 MA PERKINS (15 Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.> lier than in the open. using gasoline and linseed. oil in 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY 4:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM 2. Hot-beds are simply heated If (15 ~fins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) place of water. the house is used in 2:45 RIGHT TO HAPPINESS 7:30 CITIZENS' FORUM frames. Where electricity or gas can summer a heaVier coat will be (15 Mins.) (25 Mins. (Man. Stns.) be had cheaply they should be used. required for the hottest months. 3:00 THE LIPTONAIRES 7:55 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS A barrel of water under a bench (15 Mins.) (Man. stns.) (5 Mins.) many of the different aspects of the provides some humidity and furn 3:15 CBC NEWS (3 Mins.) 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS Canadian labour problem. ishes water at the right temperature 3:18 WOMEN AND WORK (Alta. Stns.) (5 Mins.) Mrs. JohnsLone has been connected for use in watering plants. (12 Mins.) with the I.L.O. for many years. She 3:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM DOMINION is an American by birth and carne to WHAT IS RADIO NEWS?-Cont. Recorded. <15 Mins.) (Programs the Dominion network Montreal from Geneva. She Is the longer a novelty, it is an accepted 3:45 ARTISTS OF TOMORROW 0/ offered Prairie Region networks author of the book "Man-Power part of everyday life. The stunt (15 Mins.) to or stations, not carried on CBK) Mobilization." period, when anything was won 4:OQ MUSICAL PROGRAM 7:30 ALAN YOUNG SHOW derful because it was new, belongs Recorded. (15 Mins.) (30 Mins.) ARTISTS OF TOMORROW to the past. 4:15 LA CHANSON FRANCAISE 8:00 TORONTO SYMPHONY (3:45 p.m.) No Phony Tricks Recorded. (15 Mins.) ORCHESTRA (60 Mins.) Placing the emphasis on accuracy, 4:30 FRONT LINE FAMILY Louise Dufresne is this afternoon's (30 Min•.) dependability and clarity of ex· (15 Mins.) 9:00 BOB HOPE youthful recitalist from the Montreal pression in the presentation of news 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON PJj:CH£ 9:30 TREASURE TRAIL (30 Min• .) studios. She sings "Nuit d'etoiles," by -or in actuality news repOrting Recorded. (15 Mins.) 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT- Widor; "Songs My Mother Taught should not in the least lessen its in 5:00 WESTERN FIVE (15 Mins.) ARY (15 Mins.) Me." by Dvorak; "Se tu m'ami," by 10:30 WORDS AT WAR (30 Mins.) terest value. The real interest in the 5:15 HEADLINE HISTORY Pergolesi; "Les Papillons." by E. news is in its content. If a news story (IS Mins.) Chausson; "At Dawning," by C. is told simply and well, it should not 5:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM Wakefield-Cadman; and "11 neige," be dull, even though it is not handled Recorded. (15 Mins.) __j)afej..l--_ by Bemberg. 5:45 BBC NEWS AND in a sensational manner. This Is COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) equally true of a news actuality; the WOMEN AND WORK (3:18 p.m.) CLASSICS FOR TODAY 6:00 ISABELLE McEWAN SINGS special events reporter who can give (30 Mins.) Elizabeth Johnstone, an official of (10:30 p.m.) a clear, intelligent description of 6:30 CBC NEWS (10 Mins.) the Internatlonal Labour Office, Three works are to be presented whatever is happening, wlll I believe 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH Employment and Immigration Sec~ on the Classics For Today program be much more popular in the long (5 Mins.) tion, will speak on the need for mak with. Jean de Rimanoczy. well-known run than the type who is overpowered 6:45 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP ing full employment the objective of Vancouver violinist and conductor, by the impOrtance of getting his (IS Mins.) all post-war planning, on this after directing the orchestra. He has "personality" across to the listener, 7:00 BIG TOWN (30 Min•.) noon's broadcast of "Women and chosen: "Country Suite," by Shen or·who has to resort to phony tricks 7:30 SHOW BUSINESS Work." Basing her talk on the ton; "Ballet Piquant," by Parker; of voice and expression to fake an Recorded. (30 Min&.) human rights of labour. she will cover and "Reverie," by Templeton. Continued on page 5 Page 4 CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie Region
Fresh horse manure can be used for heating but involves considerable la.~ III1 TUESDAY, March 13th, 1945 I1II1 The Prairie Gardener I bour. The manure should contain L --' Summary at Broadcast jor March 4, about one-third straw. It should be All times given are Central Daylight; JOT Mountain Time deduct one hour. 1945. Cold Frames. Hotbeds and piled. to pre-heat in a stall or shed. Small Greenhouses I! dry it should be moistened slightly. STATION CBK, WATROUS 8:00 JOHN AND JUDY (30 Min• .) L Cold frames ha.ve no heating It should be turned two or three 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mins.) 8:30 FIBBER McGEE AND times to secure even fermentation other than the sun. If they arc used 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB MOLLY (30 Min• .) throughout. After ten days it should as the only means of starting plants (40 Mins.) 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS be ready and should be tramped to in spring they should be located in 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK (15 Mins.) depth of two feet into the pit of the Recorded. (15 Mins.) 9:15 BOOKS OF THE TIMES a sheltered spot in full SW1. hot-bed. COver with two or three They also may be used for harden 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 Min• .) (15 Mins.) inches of straw and six or seven ing-off plants started in heat, as a 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM 9:30 MAKE WAY FOR TO inches of garden soil. Close up the Recorded. (15 Mins.) cucumber bed for the summer, as a. MORROW (30 Mlns.) bed. and do not use until the first 9:30 MORNING MUSICALE 10:00 CITIZENS' FORUM place to sow perennials in early sum· (15 Mins.) strong heat passes. Temperature (25 Mins.) mer. as a winter frame for pansies should drop below 80 degrees before 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS sown in August. or as a. protected 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS planting starts. (15 Mins.) (5 ]l.lins.) wintering place for some of the more 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (15 Mins.) A work trench deep and wide 10:30 CLASSICS FOR TODAY tender perennials and biermials. enough for the gardener excavated 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS (30 Mins.) Construction: The simplest form is at the back of the hot-bed makes it Recorded. (15 Min.!.) 11:00 BEC NEWSREEL (15 Mins.> made with ten or twelve inch boards possible for the gardener to work in 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (15 Min• .) 11:15 OFF THE RECORD (15 Mins.) 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES on edge titted. With glass sash. If the the bed on cold days without re 11:30 ROY SHIELDS AND corners are bolted together the frame FROM LIFE (15 Min• .) COMPANY (25 Min.!.) moving the sashes. may be knocked down and stored 11 :00 BBC NEWS (15 Min•.) 11 :55 INTERLUDE (5 Mins.) The frame may also be heated by 11:15 BIG SISTER (15 Min.!.) when not in use. More permanent means of a home-made barrel wood 12:00 CBC NEWS AND NEWS forms can be made with concrete or 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) or coal stove. (5 Mins.) brick walls. Since glass makes sash M anagem.ent: Temperature, mois 12:15 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP heavy to handle substitutes such as 11:35 MUSICAL PROGRAM (Rebr.) (15 Min•.) ture, and ventilation must be checked Recorded. (10 Mins.) cello-glass may be used to provide a closely especially on warm sunny 11:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM TRANS-CANADA lighter type. If plants are to be days. Plants should be grown in pots Recorded. (14 Mins.) (Programs oj the Trans-Canada net grown in the frame for any length or flats rather than directly in the 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY of time glass is preferable as it lets work offered to Prairie Region net soil in the bed, so t.hey can be moved OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL works or stations, not carried on through more light. Sash should be (1 Min.) about as conditions require. A heavy CBK) fitted with small panes of glass to mat covering attached to wooden 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS reduce breakage losses. The glazing (15 Mins.) 11:30 SCIENCE FOR TODAY rollers at either end can be rolled (29 Mins.) should be a weather-proof kind. 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG over the bed at night and on. stormy Operation: be (30 Mins.) Man. and Alta. Stns The sash must firmly days to keep out excessive frost. [2:45 JEAN HINDS (15 Mlns.) 12:00 SKETCHES IN MELODY fastened whether the frame is closed 3. A small greenhouse can be built 1:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) (15 Mins.) or open for ventilation. Regular and by the handY gardener for as low as 12:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH frequent checks re ventilation, tem It is Recorded. (15 Mins.) $35.00. much more serviceable (10 Min.!.) perature, humidity and soil moisture than a hot-bed. Good ventilation, 1:25 MUSICAL PROGRAM 3:00 SCIENCE FOR TODAY are essential. Frames without heat satisfactory humidity, a steady tem (30 Mins.) (Sask. Stns.) Recorded. (5 Mins.) cannot be used until danger of heavy perature not too high, and regular 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST 3:15 INTERLUDE frost is past. If placed on the south watering are essential points requir (30 Min• .) Recorded. (3 Mins.) side of a house and ill.elUding a base (Alt.a. Stns.) ing attention. To avoid overheating 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA ment window the temperature can be caused by sunlight the glass may be (15 Min•.) 4:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM Recorded. (15 Mins.) controlled at sate temperatures ear painted with a thin coat of calcimine 2:15 MA PERKINS (15 Min• .) lier than in the open. using gasoline and linseed. oU In 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY 4:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM 2. Hot-beds are simply heated If (15 Atin•.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) place of water. the house is used in summer a heavier coat will be 2:45 RIGHT TO HAPPINESS 7:30 CITIZENS' FORUM frames. Where electricity or gas can (15 Min•.) (25 .!fins. (Man. Stns.) be had cheaply they should be used. required for the hottest months. 3:00 THE LIPTONAlRES 7:55 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS A barrel of water under a bench (15 Min.!.) (Man. stns.) (5 Mins.) many of the different. aspects of the provides some humidity and furn 3:15 CBC NEWS (3 Mins.) 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS Canadian labour problem. ishes water at the right temperature 3:18 WOMEN AND WORK (Alta. Stns.) (5 Mins.) Mrs. Johnstone has been connected for use in watering plants. (12 Mins.) with the I.L.O. for many years. She WHAT IS RADIO NEWS?--cont. 3:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM DOMINION is an American by birth and came to Recorded. US Min.!.) is (Programs oj the Dominion network Montreal from Geneva. She is the longer a novelty, it an accepted 3:45 ARTISTS OF TOMORROW author of the book "Man-Power part of everyday life. The stunt (15 Mins.) oDered to Prairie Region networks or stations, not carried on CBK) Mobilization." period, when anything was won 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM 7:30 ALAN YOUNG SHOW derful because it was new, belongs Recorded. (15 Mins.) (30 Mins.) ARTISTS OF TOMORROW to the past. 4:15 LA CHANSON FRANCAISE 8:00 TORONTO SYMPHONY (3:46 p.m.) No Phony Tricks Recorded. (15 Mins.) Placing the emphasis on accuracy, ORCHESTRA (60 Min• .) Louise Dufresne is this afternoon's 4:30 FRONT LINE FAMILY dependabilit.y and clarity of ex (15 Mins.) 9:00 BOB HOPE (30 Min•.) youthful recitalist from the Montreal pression in the presentation of news 9:30 TREASURE TRAIL (30 Min• .) studios. She sings "Nult d'etol1es," by 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON P';;CH';; -or in actuality news reparting Recorded. (15 Mins.) 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT- Widor; "Songs My Mother Taught should not in the least lessen its in 5:00 WESTERN FIVE (15 Mins.) ARY (15 Min• .) Me," by Dvorak; "Se tu m'ami," by terest value. The real interest in the 10:30 WORDS AT WAR (30 Min•.) Pergolesi; "Les PapiUons," by E. 5:15 HEADLINE HISTORY news is in its content. If a news story (15 Mins.) Chausson; "At Dawning," by C. is told simply and well, it should not 5:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM Wakefield-Cadman; and "11 neige," be dull, even though it Is not. handled Recorded. (15 Mins.) by Bemberg. 5:45 BBC NEWS AND in a sensational manner. This is COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) equally true of a news actuality; the WOMEN AND WORK (3:18 p.m.) CLASSICS FOR TODAY 6:00 ISABELLE McEWAN SINGS special events reparter who can give (30 Mins.) Elizabeth Johnstone, an oJT1cial of (10:30 p.m.) a clear, intelligent description of 6:30 CBC NEWS (10 Mins.) the International Labour Office, Three works are to be presented whatever is happening, will I believe 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH Employment and Immigration Sec on the Classics For Today program be much more popular in the long (5 Mins.) tion, w1l1 speak on the need for mak with Jean de Rimanoczy, well-known run than the type who is overpowered 6:45 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP ing full employment the objective of Vancouver violinist. and conductor, by the importance of getting his (15 Min• .) all past-war planning, on this after directing the orchestra. He has "personality" across to the listener, 7:00 BIG TOWN (30 Mins.) noon's broadcast of "Women and chosen: "Country Suite," by Shen or·who has to resort to phony tricks 7:30 SHOW BUSINESS Work." Basing her talk on the ton; "Ballet Piquant," by Parker; of voice and expression to fake an Recorded. (30 Mins.) human rights of labour, she will cover and "Reverie," by Templeton, Continued on page 5 Page 6 CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie Region
On Farm Broadcast Radio Like Life in 1111l-_TH_U_RS_DA_Y_,M_a_rch_1_5th_,1_94_5_1111 North, Says Actor Lawrence Abbott, who plays in All times given are central Daylight; JOT Mountain Time deduct one hour. many of the cac dramas from Win nipeg, says that once you've been in STATION CBK, WATROUS 8:00 BING CROSBY MUSIC HALL radio for a while you're like a man (30 Mins.) 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mins.) who has liVed up in the far north 8:30 FIGHTING NAVY (30 Mins.) 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB long enough to get used to it-you 9:00 CEC NATIONAL NEWS (40 .Afins.) Mr. (15 Min•.) never really want to get away. 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK 9:15 LETTERS FROM SUSU Abbott Is a. Wlnnlpeg business man, Recorded. (IS .Mins.) but as often as not he leaves his 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 Min• .) (15 Mins.) 9:30 SYMPHONETTE (30 Mins.) office only to hot-foot it over to the 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM studios and become, in his own words, Recorded. (15 Mins.) 10 :00 DRAMA (30 Min•.) "anything from a torrid lover to a 10:30 MUSIC OF THE NEW 9:30 MORNING MUSICALE brutal Nazi officer." The range of (15 1t1ins.) WORLD (30 Min•.) characters he plays is wide, but 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS 11 :00 BBC NEWS REEL (15 Min• .) heavy, emotional roles are his (15 Mins.) 11: 15 LONDON LETTER (15 Min• .) 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (15 Mins.) favourites. 11:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA Anytime Mr. Abbott and George 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS (15 Mina.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) Waight, another CBC actor of Winni 11:45 SERENADE IN RHYTHM peg, get together, they can knock off 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (15 Mins.) (15 Mins.) 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES a few dramatic scenes from Othello 12:00 CEC NEWS AND NEWS with scarcely a pause to search their FROM LIFE (15 Mins.) COMMENTARY (15 Min•.) 11 :00 BBC NEWS (15 Mins.) memories for the lines. Both remem 12:15 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP ber the command performance or 11: 15 BIG SISTER (15 Mins.) (Rebr.) (15 Mlns.) 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS Othello for the Governor·General in (S Mins.) TRANS-CANADA L. M. KILMISTER, consulting and 1932 as a highlight in their acting Practising Engineer, who is heard experience. Mr. Waight played the 11:35 MUSICAL PROGRAM Programs of the Trans-Canada net Recorded. (10 Mins.} work offered to Prairie Region net Thursdays on the Farm Broadcast title role, and Mr. Abbott was Iago. 11:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM works or stations, not carried on jor the prairie Region (1 :30 p.m.>. Generally speaking, Mr. Abbott be· Recorded. (14 Mins.) CBK) In his talks Mr. Kilmister discusses lieves radio work is harder and more 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY 11:30 INTERMEDIATE AND overhauling tractors and cars. His exacting than that of the stage. He OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL explains that you can't cover up any SENIOR MUSIC (29 Min•.) subject far March 15 is "Top Over (1 Min.) (Man. and Alta. Stns.) mistakes with stage business, and if 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS haul and Fitting Piston Rings." He you fiuff once you're Hable to get 12:00 MUSIC FOR MODERNS is widely known to prairie listeners (15 Mins.) (15 Min•.) worried and stumble over the lines as the author of "Farm and Home 12: 15 THE HAPPY GANG 12:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM again and again. (30 Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) Mechanics Guide." His question and Mr. Abbott plays the mounted 12:45 JEAN HINDS (15 Mins.) answer page is a feature of "The policeman in "It Isn't the Gold," 1:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) 3:00 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR MUSIC (30 Mins.) Saskatchewan Farmer." broadcast Thursday at 10 p.m. 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH (Sask. Stns.) (10 MinS'.) 1:25·MUSICAL PROGRAM 3:15 INTERLUDE talks, Petticoat Pioneers, will step of Isaac, the main character of (3 Mins.) Recorded. (5 Mins.) Recorded. out of her role as an historlan to "Miracle by the River," a Jew who (Alta. Stns.) 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST give her broadast in the Postwar escaped from a concentration camp (30 Mins.) 4:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM Woman series. Mrs. Robinson will that specialized in the cruellest fonns 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA Recorded. (15 Mins.> give her views on what the interests of punislunent. (15 Mins.) 4:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM of the homemaker will be, and the Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) 2:15 MA PERKINS (15 influence she will have on the wel VOICE OF VICTOR (7:30 p.m.) 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY fare of the community in the po6t (15 Mins.) DOMINION war era.. William Morton, tenor, Marilyn 2:45 RIGHT TO HAPPINESS (Programs of the Dominion network Stewart, soprano, and the chorus and (15 Mins.) offered to Prairie Region networks or orchestra of "Voice of Victor" are 3:00 THE LIPTONAIRES stations, not carried on CBK) THE ALOUETTE QUARTET singing "In the Middle of Nowhere" (15 Mins.) 7:00 FRANK MORGAN (6:00 p.m,) for their feature ensemble selection 3:15 CBC NEWS (3 Mins.) (30 Mlns.) The Alouette Quartet open their in this week's broadcast. Other en 3:18 THE POST-WAR WOMAN 7:30 PAY PARADE (30 Mins.) program of French Canadian folk semble nwnbers will be excerpts (12 Mina.) from Romberg's "My Maryland," in 8:30 CANADIAN CAVALCADE songs thIs week willi ''Pique a. 10. 3:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM cluding "Your Land and My Land," Recorded. (15 Mins.) (30 Mins.) point," by Desrochers. They continue with "La-haut sur ces montagnes," and the duet "Mother" "Evallna" 3:45 RECITAL (15 Mina.) 9:00 LIGHT UP AND LISTEN from the curr~nt Broa.d~y musica'l, 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM (30 Mina.) by Closson, "Su'l' joll vent," "n sera banni," by Wekerlin, and close with "Bloomer Girl." The orchestral spe· Recorded. (IS Mins.) 9:30 THE RUDY VALLEE SHOW clalty Is to be the "Carloca.," while 4: 15 LA CHANSON FRANCAISE (30 Min•.) "Jean de la lune." All the arrange· ments have been made by the Alou· Will1am Morton joins the orchestra. Recorded. (15 Mins.) 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT in the old lyric, "Macushla." The 4:30 FRONT LINE FAMILY ARY (15 Mlna.) ette Quartet's director, Oscar O'Brien, and by Hector Gratton, the program's dramatic highlight, "Epilogue," is a (15 Mins.} 10:30 VARIATIONS BY play about an incident in an actress's orchestra leader. Mr. Gratton will 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON P!i:Cm;; VAN CLEAVE (30 Mins.) dressing-room, by the young Toronto (15 Mins.) contribute another of his own com· positions as the orchestral interlude. radio writer, Lucille Kallen. Voice 5:00 THE WESTERN FIVE of Victor is produced by John Ada (15 Min• .) __Alate;J..j-- skJn. 5:15 HEADLINE HISTORY (15 Mins.) FARM BROADCAST (1 :30 p.m.) DRAMA (7:00 p.m.) 5:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM On Thursdays, the Farm Broadcast "Miracle by the River," a human DRAMA (10:00 p.m.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) includes a talk about overhauling interest story of embattled Europe The half-hour drama period from 5:45 BBC NEWS AND tractors and cars by L. M. Kilmister, by Ray Darby, has been chosen as Winnipeg departs from the usual COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) Consulting a.nd Practising Engineer. "The Play of the Week" for pre· practice and presents two dramas, 6:00 ALOUETTE QUARTET w1ll sentation on Thursday, March 15, under the general heading of "Pic (30 Mins.) Today, he deal with "Top OVer haul and Fitting Piston Rings." at 8 pm. It is one of those thou tures from the Northland." The first 6:30 CBC NEWS (10 Mins.} sands or stories that the war corre will be "It Isn't the Gold," a char 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH (5 MinsJ POSTWAR WOMAN (3:18 p.m.) spondent can't tie down with type· acter study written by Floris Mc 6:45 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP Laren of Victoria, B.C. The second, (15 Mins.> Mrs. Charlotte Robinson, who is writer ribbon because they are in is 7:00 DRAMA (30 Mina.) recognized as an authority on the complete and must be patched to by Chr1s Deane, called, "Our 7:30 VOICE OF VI0rOR history of New Brunswick and who gether, finally emerging incredulous Northern Peace" and is a n05talgic (30 Mins.) will be remembered for her series of in their courage. Such was the story sketch of the Peace River country. Prairie Region CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Page 7
Here's Health Blow Torcher It takes 55 minutes to boil a kettle 1111L-_FR_IO_AY_t_M_arc_h1_6t_ht_19_45__1111 on a regulation electric hot plate and only 12 minutes on a blow torch. All times given are Central Daylight; JOT Mountain Time deduct one hour. That's according to the solenm word STATION CBK, WATROUS 8:30 RED CROSS BROADCAST of Editor Matt Smith of the CBC (30 Mins.) Central Newsroom, in Toronto. 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mlns.) 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Editor Smith lives at the village 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB (15 Mlns.) of Cooksville outside of Toronto and (40 Mins.> 9:15 HERE'S YOUR HEALTH in order to get to work he propels 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK <15 Mins.) hirnseU along in a pint-sized Austin. Recorded. (15 Min!.> 9:30 EVENTIDE (30 Mins.) But the Austin has not become ac 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mlns.> 10:00 SOLILOQUY (30 Mins.) 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM climatized to Ontario winters even 10:30 VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE though it came out from its native Recorded. (15 Mins.) (30 Mlns.> 9:30 MORmNG COMMENT England In 1936. 11 :00 Mins.> <15 Mlns.) BBC NEWS REEL (15 So in order to keep it warm and 11:15 THE PEOPLE ASK <15 Mlns.) healthy and willing to transport the 9:45 MORmNG DEVOTIONS 11:30 NORTHERN MESSENGER (15 Mins.) (30 Mlns.) six-foot-one, one hundred and 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE <15 Mlns.) 12:00 CBC NEWS AND NEWS eighty-five-pound frame of Smith 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS COMMENTARY (15 Mins.) to work, Matt purchased a blow Recorded. (15 Mins.) 12:15 CBC NEWS ROUND-UP torch to give its tonsils a few hot 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE <15 Mins.> (~br.) <15 Mins.) blasts when starling. 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES After the Night National news is FROM LIFE (15 Mlns.) TRANS-CANADA aired (9 p.m.), Matt always gets a 11:00 BBC NEWS <15 Mlns.) (PTOgranU of the Trans-Canada net large thirst for tea, and for 55 mi 11 :15 BIG SISTER (15 Mlns.) work offered to Prairie Region net nutes he fumes until the water bolls 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS works or stations, not carried on TOMMY TwEED, veteran radio author, (5 MI.....) whose versatile pen produces the on the electric grill. CBK) The blow torch brought Utopia. 11:35 MUSICAL PROGRAM scripts lor CBC's new series, "Here's 11 :30 NATIONAL SCHOOL A hot drink in only 12 minutes! Recorded. (10 Mins.) BROADCAST (29 Mins.) Your Health:' These dramatizations 11:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM (Man. and Alta. Stns,) 01 personal and community health But the tea experiment ended late one night when the Austin ran out Recorded. (14 MinI.) 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM problems are heard over the Trans 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY Recorded. <15 Mins,) Canada network on Friday evenings of gas. And Smith's mathematical mind got to work and figured out OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL 3:00 NATIONAL SCHOOL at 9:15. (1 Min.> BROADCAST (30 Mins.) that it had taken enough gas to boil 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS (Sask. Stns.) the Licentiate of Music diploma, that kettle to drive his Austin eleven (15 Mtns.) 3:15 INTERLUDE. and has won a scholarship for study and thirty-three-fifty-seventh miles. 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG Recorded. (3 Mins.) at the Royal Schools of Music in And him with an AA card!-Reprint (30 Mlns.> (Alta. Stns.) ed from "Radio." CBC staff magazine. 12:45 CLAIRE WALLACE 4:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM London, England. For her broadcast (15 Mins.) Recorded. (15 Mins.) perlonnance she has chosen the following program: Preludium in D to say about having medical exami 1:00 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) 4:45 MUSICAL PROGRAM nations before illness rather than Mins.) Minor, by Ca.rbonelll; Menuetto 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH Recorded. (15 after, and his ideas Rre worked out (10 Mim.) Scherzando, by Stavenhagen; and 11:15 WORLD AFFAmS <15 Mtns.) in terms of everyday life as seen 1:25 MUSICAL INTERLUDE Prelude in B Flat Major, Mazurka 11:30 SCIENCE MAKES through the eyes of the puzzled Recorded. (5 Min!.> TOMORROW in B Minor, and Tarantelle, by his 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST (IS Mlns.) Chopin. "Shorty" and pal, the narrator. The dramatized. series is planned to (30 Mins.) 11:45 RECITAL <15 Mins.) 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA PRAIRIE COMMENT (5:15 p.m.) furnish information on matters of (15 Mins.> DOMINION Prairie Comment has, for a few public health, and particularly the 2:15 MA PERKINS <15 Mins.> (Programs 01 the Dominion network weeks, turned away from discussion individual's responsibility in main~ 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY offered to Prairie Region networks or of community problems, to bring its taining his own health and hence (15 Mins.) stations, not carried on CBK) listeners "escape stories"-entertain tha.t of the community. Dr. Freda 2:45 RIGHT TO HAPPINESS 7:00 ALDRICH FAMILY ment and relaxation from those Fraser, department of hygiene and (15 Mins.) (30 Mlns.) problems. Today's story is called preventive medicine, University of 3:00 THE LIPTONAffiES 7:30 THIN MAN (25 Mins.) "Northland Echoes," and the speaker, Toronto, is acting as teclmical ad~ (15 Mins.) 7:55 SCRAPBOOK OF STORIES Mary MacDonald, of Edmonton, will viser to Mr. Tweed. The programs 3:15 CBC NEWS (3 Mlns.) (5 Mlns.) are produced from Toronto under 3:18 COMMUmTY FUN describe a trip up the MacKenzie 6:30 THAT BREWSTER BOY River, one of the most fascinating the direction of Kay Stevenson. (12 MinsJ (30 Mlns.) journeys which may be taken in 3:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM 9:00 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT SOLILOQUY (10:00 p.m.) Recorded. <15 Mins.) Canada. (60 Mins.) Strictly relaxing is this half-hour 3:45 RECITAL (15 Mtns.) 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT MUSICAL MAILBOX ( 7:30 p.m.) of music played by Harold areen's 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM ARY (15 Mins.) Recorded. U5 Mins.) With a talented crew of top per orchestra, with songs by the Melody 4:15 LA FIANCEE DU COM formers and a novel motif that keeps Maids trio. Selections to be heard MANDO (15 Min!.) the audience surprised, "Musical tonight are: "In the Still of the 4:30 FRONT LINE FAMILY Night"
CORRECTIONS , 1_7t~h/_19_45 111,::-:1_SA_T_UR_D_AY__M_arc_h __1111 For Prairie Region Program Sche dule, dated March 4, 1945. All times given are Central Daylight; tOT Mountain Time deduct one hOUT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 STATION CBK, WATROUS 11:30 THREE SUNS TRIO Classical MtlSic 9:30-10:30 p.m. (CBK) (15 Mins.) In appreciation of your fine CBO On Political Broadcast: 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mins.) (Mountain stations) 8:05 MUSICAL PROGRAM Program Schedule that I have been Schedule: John Bracken, National Recorded. (25 Mins.) 11 :45 LEE SIMS, PIANIST receiving since the first of December Leader, Progressive Conservative (IO Mins.) Party. 8:30 ENCORES (30 Mins.) (Mountain stations) and the excellent programs I've lis: 9:00 CBC NEWS (15 J,lIn• .) t.ened to, I would like to report on THIS OCCASION ONLY. 11:55 INTERLUDE 9:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM the reception of the programs as I SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Recorded. (15 Mins.) Recorded. (5 Mins.) (Mountain stations) know that you always welcome re 9:30 SONGS BY FRANK ports of this nature. 1:00-4:00 p.m. (CBK) CONNORS (15 Mins.) DOMINION Up until last week I received your On Metropolitan Opera. 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS programs almost every night with ScheduJe: "The Golden Cockerel (15 Mlns.) (Programs 01 the Dominion network (new English version of Rimsky offered to Prairie Region networks or good clarity and volume alt.hough at Kors.akov's "Le Coq D'Or") , with 10:00 SHOSTAKOVICH CHAM times there would be a high fre BER MUSIC FESTlVAL stations, not carried on CBK) PatrIce Munsel as the Queen, (30 Mins.) 7:00 TWO-PlANO TEAM quency whistle which interfered. For and Norman Cordon as King some reason, however, the last ten 10:30 LES V~S (30 Mins.) Dodon. FRANCAISES 8:00 NATIONAL BARN DANCE days have been very poor and CBL, THIs OcCASION ONLY. Recorded. (30 Mlns.) (30 Mins.) Toronto, has provided most of my 11 :00 BBC NEWS (15 Mins.) 8:30 POP SESSION (30 Mins.) Canadian listening. Union In Song.-He (Dr. John I 11:15 MELODIES FOR JUNIORS 9:00 ANDY RUSSELL (30 Mlns.) prefer your programs to the usual Murray Gibbon) believes that people Recorded. (15 Mins.) American broadcasts because of your are united through their poetry and 9:30 DANOE OROHESTRA fine programs of classical music such 11:30 CHILDREN'S SCRAPBOOK (30 Mins.) their songs, and that poetry survives (29 Mins.) as the 9: 30_ p.m. Sunday "String Or 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT best in t.he form of song. - Mary 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY ARY (15 Mins.) chestra," and "Serenade for Strings," David, on CBC, February 23. OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL at 6:00, also on Sunday; "Night (1 Min.) 10:30 I SUSTAIN THE WINGS Music," on Monday, and a host of Paradox-One of the paradoxes of (30 Mins.) 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS others. Particularly did I look for the present time is that people may (10 Mins.) ward to and enjoy the series of Bach be able to change the world so 12:10 CBK PROGRAM NEWS organ recitals. The program notes in rapidly that they fail to understand (5 Mins.) A/ote;~:i_- the schedule go a long way to help what they are doing.-J. D. Bernal, 12:15 NEWS IN FRENCH __ pick programs for enjoyable listen on CBC. (10 Mlns.) LEICESTER SQUARE TO BROAD ing. - Roy A. Nelson, Wisconsin 12:25 MUSICAL PROGRAM WAY (10:00 p.m.) Recorded. (5 Mins.) Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Etiquette, 1850.-Much of the eti A show especially designed bring 12:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM to • quette of poHte society was based Recorded. (15 Mins.) back musical memories of the gay upon the notion that women were 12:45 CBC NEWS (15 Mins.) days of the early nineteen hundreds Melita frail and weak, and in constant need is Leicester Square to Broadway. I was rather amused to read the ot protection. The men were told 1:00 METROPOLITAN OPERA Tonight the show gets under way article entitled "Origin of Melita." (3 HOUTS) "When you are singing before ladies 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM with William Carr singing "McNam- on the front page of your issue of you must remember their nerves and Recorded. (30 Mins.) ara's Band." Isabelle McEwan's ver- week March 4. modulate your voice." - Walter 4:30 EYES FRONT (30 Min• .) sion of "Too.Ra-Loo-Ra-Lay," is a As a. matter of fact the naming ot Wright. on BBC. 5:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM fea.ture of the show. Other numbers our town was quite different to the Recorded. (15 Min".) are: "Where the River Shannon account given therein. According to Well-Named.-"More than a hun 5:15 CBC NEWS (15 Min• .) Flows," "The Army's Full of Irish" our historical data. this district was dred pigeons recently competed in a 5:30 LE QUART D'HEURE DE LA "My Wild Irish Rose," and select1o~ mainly settled in the year 1882 and 266-mile race from Geelong to Tas BONNE CHANSON from "Eileen," by Victor Herbert. was known as Manchester district mania.. A bird named Toiler, owned Recorded. (15 Mins.> named in honour ot one of the early by a Mr. S. Smith, flew the distance 5:45 BBC NEWS AND THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER settlers. In 1884 the Poot Office De- in nine hours, 56 minutes and 34 COMMENTARY (IS Min• .) (10:30 p.m.) partment decided to open a. Post 6:00 RHYTHM REVUE (15 MlnsJ seconds."-(UAustralian Newsletter" Jimmie Gowler and the orchest.ra Office and asked the settlers to chOO5e read. Irom London by Lt. Frederic 6:15 GAELIC HOUR (15 Mlns.) specialize in tunes brought west in a name for it. They naturally chose Phelan.) 6:30 SPORTS COLLEGE OF THE pioneering days. The program also "Manchester:' but the Department Am (15 Mlns.) introduces dramatic and amusing in. informed them that there was a1 6:45 THIS WEEK (I5 Mlns.) cidents from early life on the ready a "Manchester" post office and CBC OWNED STATION 7:00 ICI L'ON CHANTE prairies. asked for further suggestions. OBK WATROUS, SASK. (50,000 (30 Min•.) The following Sunday most of the walls) 640 KOS. 7:30 SHARE THE WEALTH (30 MllU.) Functicns 01 Home.-I can't help settlers were at Sunday School as 8:00 CBC NEWS (5 Mlns.) feeling that the home is delegating was their custom, and met together TRANS-CANADA 8:05 N.H.L. HOCKEY (85 Mlns.> too many of the functions that are after the service to select a. name NETWORK primarily its concern. I like to Ulink for the Post 01Jice. It so happened CBK W KCS. 9:30 ORGAN MUSIC (30 Min• .) I ATROUS n 540 of the home as a place for work, play, that the Sunday SChool lesson that 10:00 LEICESTER SQUARE TO CKY, WINNIPEG 990 BROADWAY (30 Mlns.) and worship.... The more we do for day had been taken from Acts 27 and CJCA, EDMONTON 930 the health of children outside the the first part of Acts 28, the story of 10:30 THE PRAmIE SChOONER CFAC, CALGARy 960 (30 Mins.) home, the less will be done for chil- Paul's shipwreck on the island ot CJOC, LETHBRIDGE 1060 dren in the home.-Dora Dibney, on Melita. (Acts 28: 1). Without hesita 11:00 PRODUCERS' WORKSHOP CBC, February 16. tion the na.me of Melita was chosen DOMINION NETWORK (30 Mins.) from the lesson and submitted to the CKRC. WINNIPEG 630 11:30 L'ENTREE DES ARTISTES CKX. BRANDON 1160 (30 Mlns.) Dislikes Individualism.-We can Department. We are proud that our town received its name in this man CJGX, YORKTON 1460 12:00 CBC NEWS (IS Mlns.) not aim in education at making a lot CKRM, REGINA 980 of individual intellectuals who would ner and guard the tradition rather '2:15 DANCE ORCHESTRA jealously. Hence the finest town in CHAB, MOOSE JAW 800 (15 Min•.) have to live in ivory towers apart CFQC, SASKATOON m 600 from the masscs.-Ethel Coppinger, Manitoba was named "MELITA." CKBI, PRINCE ALBERT 900 TRANS-CANADA on CBC, January 19. Yours very truly, CFCN, CALGARY 1010 MELITA BOARD OF TRADE, [Programs 01 the Trans-Canada net CFRN, EDMONTON 1260 Great Jumping Jehosophat!-"Did oork oDered to Prairie Region net D. Lamont, President. uorks or stations, not carried on you ever hear about the farmer who, OTHER STATIONS CBK) in the hard Urnes, said he had eaten Maverick?-Alberta has so often CFAR, FLIN FLON 1230 12:00 EDDIE CONDON'S JAZZ so many jack rabbits that winter that been considered a maverick, running CKUA, EDMONTON 680 CONCERT (30 Mins.) he jumped two feet in the air every loose outside the herd, that we some CJCJ, CALGARY n 1230 CFGP, GRANDE PRAIRIE on••1360 5:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM time he heard a dog bark."-R. D. times begin to beHeve it ourselves. CKCK, REGINA .h n 620 Recorded. (15 Mins.) Colquette, on CBC, January 7. Frank Peers, on CBC. January Z. This file including all text and images are from scans of a private personal collection and have been scanned for archival and research purposes. This file may be freely distributed. but not sold on ebay or on any commercial sites. catalogs. booths or kiosks. either as reprints or by electronic methods. 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