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"\\\\\\1\\\\\\\U\\\\\\\1 \\\\\ll \\11 \! 1111; lI ///lI1/Ilf/////////////////!//I/fI////// JIMMIE PIERSON (See Page 2) March Our Seventy- Second Issue 1951 www.americanradiohistory.com MARCH, 1951 3 Dv-s9 ST1 fifth Annual WIBW Special 4 -H Scholar- uwii Hilort, ship Awards. Each year, we award sub- / OWQs stantial scholarship awards to the two outstanding 4 -H'ers in the State of Kan- /iii .' //f////iiiii'/ Saturday, March 3, will mark Horace sas, a girl and a boy. This month, Wes Heidt's second appearance in Topeka re- Seyler will take the State 4 -H leaders and The WIBW Round -Up Magazine is published monthly by the WIBW Round -Up. Allan Young, Editor. two cently. He and his big company will pre- the 1949 and 1950 winners weeks' notice necessary for change of address. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Mailing address, BOY on a state -wide 119, Topeka, Kansas. sent a two - hour - and -a -half show in To- tour to visit the six typically outstanding peka's Municipal Auditorium. Three local 4 -H Clubs. Each club will be awarded a MARCH Our Seventy -Second Issue 1951 artists will appear on the program and the large plaque for its club room and the most popular will be given the chance to four outstanding 4 -H folks will tell the ON OUR COVER American child raised out on the farm. appear on Horace's coast-to -coast CBS clubs about their achievements. The in- Doing chores, helping with the farming radio program (Sunday 8:30 p.m., WIBW). dividual winners and the winning clubs by Jimmie Pierson (skipping as much of it as possible so I These three artists were chosen at audi- are chosen by county agents and 4 -H lead- Hello, Neighbors: could play with some of the neighbors), tions in WIBW's studios two weeks ago by ers all over the state. It's a privilege and I'm not much on this writing business going swimming in the nearest creek when James Rankin, personal representative on an honor for us to have a small part in the but will knock out a few lines on this old we could find a hole deep enough, hunting, Horace Heidt show. During the forty - boosting the work of these wonderful typewriter as it's gonna make you and me trapping and going ice skating in the win- five minutes before the stage show, the young people. audience will see special better acquainted. I use the hunt and ter. When I was a kid we generally had a show which will Say, did ya' know we have a PRESI- be televised and put on peck system, having picked it up in my snow all through the winter. We used to film for later DENT at WIBW? Yes ma'am, our Miss broadcast. This telecast be spare time while working for the Henry throw some hay or straw in the old lumber will seen by Maudie has just been elected president of Field Seed and Nursery Company over wagon, hitch on a team and go visit the millions the following week and Topeka's the Capper Credit Union. Congratulations Auditorium WJAG at Norfolk, Nebraska. That was neighbors. That was quite a few years and the large audience will be Prez -how about a ceegar? -Bob Girvin a part of the a good many years ago and a lot of water before radio came into existence and folks show. is the second member of Lewis Dicken- has run under the bridge since then. I visited together more than they do now. sheet's engineering staff to leave for the had begun to think that I was going When warm weather rolled around in the service. Bob enlisted in the Navy and through my radio career without working spring, off came the shoes and we didn't will attend electronics school at Treasure on WIBW, as I had visited here quite a wear them again till the cold weather Island. Frank Jones, our announcer Coast number of times and could never seem forced us to. On a Sunday we'd pitch Guardsman, reports that he will be on to make the right connections. Well, I'm horseshoes, or go to some neighbor who Government Island (between Oakland and here now and as long as this great organi- had the most calves and see how many we Alameda) for perhaps three months yet. - zation likes my work and you folks can could ride. We lived in the same vicinity Two of the nation's top legislators were stand me, guess I'll sorta stick with you for a long time, so naturally attended the Topeka visitors and were heard on WIBW for a while. old country school, Cedar Creek District recently: Vice President Barkley and Sen- You no doubt are wondering why I No. 29. That was where my mother and dad ator McCarthy of Wisconsin. -Homer Cun- started this out with "Hello, neighbors." got their schooling, too. I used to rush ningham attended the sales meeting of the T have been your neighbor for a long time home from school, grab my dad's five - Wes interviews state FHA officers at the Gooch Feed Mill Company in Salina; and WIBW but you just didn't know it. There have string banjo, go in a room by myself and luncheon while state FHA advisor really has had a big boost in how to practice till my fingers too Hazel Buck (L) of Pittsburg State Teach- been times when I was quite a number of were tender ers College listens. "Gooch -'em." miles away, though. I'm gonna start at the to touch the strings anymore. (Never could Dick has two new engineers in Wes, Homer, Allan, Ben Ludy and I had his de- beginning now and don't be a bit bashful, play as well as my dad, though.) partment. They're the a wonderful time a few days ago when Wing Brothers, Dale let me hear from you folks sometime. There were eleven children in our fam- and Keith. Dale got his we entertained the FHA State Officers experience at sta- I was born five miles from White Cloud, ily and most of them played some musical tions in Manhattan and and advisors when they were in Topeka, Keith came to us Kansas, on April 16, 1910. My mother and instrument, or sang. You can imagine the from a station in Charleston, planning their big state convention for West Vir- dad (Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Pierson, who now "whoopee" we made when everybody got ginia. They're fine, friendly later this spring. Marclyn Musil of Water- young fel- live at Hiawatha, Kansas ) named me after going. It_ looked like a threshing crew lows and we're looking ville, president; Rita Peterson of Atwood, forward to a good the doctor who brought me into the world. every time we got around the table for a job from both of them. vice president and the other officers Dana Marvin Pierson is the full name. I meal. along with school and state advisors Hear about Elmer Curtis? Elmer had a was always rather a runt, so my dad gave I started my musical career by playing at were our guests at a luncheon. minor repair to make on the roof of his me the nickname of "Jimmie" and it's parties, dances and box -suppers at the Wes made a fine broadcast and we're looking forward house. He got two ladders. Put one from been with me ever since. My early boy- surrounding schoolhou-es. The first radio to seeing them all later. the ground to the gutter. Put the other hood was just like any other average (Continued on Page 11) The last week of March will mark the (Continued on Page 11) www.americanradiohistory.com 4 WIBW ROUND -UP MARCH, 1951 5 that show. Jimmie, you know, was a member of Ida Red's Kentuckians. He r joined the Renfro Valley Gang several rC.B: S.ñótes An oú weeks ago and can be heard on that pro- .c .1 9 guø4liflfg gram each week. With more and more men in uniform, and Margaret, Whiting's famous song "It The We had a card from Sugarfoot and Ida most exciting news this past month the number of camp appearances of CBS Might As Well Be Spring" provides Collins. They are working with Hank the is the announcement of a baby daughter stars is becoming greater and greater. Al- theme for her cup. Snow, the singing Ranger, out of Augusta, born to Mr. and Mrs. GLENN OSBORN. ready Bob Hawk, Curt Massey, Martha Georgia, during the week. Then on She has been named Lynn Eileen; and her Satur- Tilton, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Eve day nights they are heard daddy, GLENN, our popular steel guitarist, on the "Grand Arden, and Edgar Bergen have started Ole Opry" program. is certainly proud of her. Big sister Dala tours. Of course, Charlie McCarthy was Nancy Harries, three -year -old daughter Ann doesn't know just what to think of with Bergen when he made his tour but of KENNY HARRIES, was a studio guest the baby yet, as at this writing Mommie reported the rigors of travel didn't bother the other day. She told me she knew and baby sister are still in the hospital. him a bit. "You see," explained Charlie, all her verses, meaning nursery rhymes. Our staff had their share of birthday "I'm used to living out of a She recited them perfectly, suitcase-or cakes in the past few weeks.