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HAMILTON, BERMUDA SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939 Onward and Upward With the Arts Saturday Magazine Section Old St. George's in 1870 The following interesting notes on St. George's in the Seventies Fifty-Two American Moods are by Major Alexander Smith, delivered recently in the St. George's Historical Society's Boom. Major Smith possesses a large number of documents, photographs, and a fund of his own There was this about the old silent tony, music box, national, neutral, memories, all of which are of great value to the history of Ye Olde movies: they took you places, and orgies, oriental, parties, passion, pas­ Towne. there was always a piano player or torale, pulsating, purity, quietude, race, railrcad, religioso, sadness, sea- an organist down front to keep your Starting from the foot of Barrack beer. Under the property was a storm, sinister, wedding, western. mood in proper trim for the film. Hill: On the right was J. A. Frith's tribal path leading to the Harbour. Which of the above are moods, When Anita Stewart went in to an Photographic Studio. He did con­ Wm. McCallan used this right of which situations, is for the pianist early-twentieth-century love se­ siderable trade with troops passing way to get to his Water-boat. He to work out for himself. Birds, for quence, or "mushy business" as it his studio on their way to town. had a pipe laid through this pas­ was called in my circles, the pianist instance, is not a clear-cut classifi­ sage with a tap at the end from cation. Anyone who has kept one On the corner dividing. York and was ready for her. He may have been Water Streets was A. J. Richardson's which he filled his boat. This pas­ busy with a waltz in E-flat, but with knows that a bird sometimes consti­ Cigar Store; passing along the North sage was also used by St. David's the stealthy arrival of love on the tutes both a mocd and a situation. side of Water Street we come to Islanders, who tied their boats there .screen he slipped quietly into D- Yet birds are undoubtedly a service­ J. R. Duerden's with a wholesale while they did their shopping in natural and worked his way into able musical grouping for the prac­ and retail general business. Then town. This path is now closed and Dvorak's "The Old Mother," wooing tical mood-builders of the Paleo- we come to Mrs. Pruden's Fancy built over. Next we come to A. us till the tiny goose pimples dis­ Rothaf el period. Inglis' general store and Trott & turbed our flesh and we almost Of course, Mr. Rapee was aware Cake Shop. Both these places have gone and are re-placed by the school. Co's. Meat Market. Next was W. O. swooned with beauty and tender that even in the America of that day Hyland & Co's. Shipping Office. Next The West corner of One Gun Alley desire. there was a certain unavoidable was Robert McCallan's Hardware* was accupied by Thomas Foster as over-lapping of moods, a certain Store. Next to the Post Office Steps Today, the talkies handle the mood a Liquor Store. The next property emergence of new situations. In his was the Army Pay Office and Gov­ problem in a less forthright manner. is the Old State House, now in pos­ foreword he wrote, "The eleven ernment Wharf. Next to this was I saw a picture the other night in session of Lodge 200. After this we which an exalted episode was giver, a pieces included under the caption Fred Boggs' Grocery Store; next was reach the three storey building: On wholly miraculous sound accompani­ 'Parties' will be found suitable also a dry goods store kept by W. D. Fox the ground floor Mr. J. Fox kept a ment. For a long stretch there was for the portrayal of social gatherings & Bros., then came a store by Mr. Grocery Store. On the South side no sound whatever, save for the loud, in gardens." It was a nice break for Wainwright, next were Samuel Chap­ of Water Street from Barrack Hill scrootchy rasp that a modem screen a pianist, who sat so close to the man shops and wharf. We now re­ actress emits when she sighs and screen he could look up at the blurred we have Davenport's Wharf. On the turn to the other end and take the feels transported. Then, when the images without really knowing Street level Tom Pitt had his Ship North side of Water Street. Next physical aspects of her passion reached whether the party was being held Chandlery Business, and at the to the Bank was Jos. M. Hayward's heights calling for something mere indoors or out. Eastern end Bleasdale had his Sail- Dry Goods Store, afterwards sold (Photo by Peter Perinchief) making Loft. Next were a few small than a mere scrootch, there burst For the most part, though, the era The Choir of St. John's Church, Pembroke to Edward Wolfe; next came a plot forth suddenly an invisible choir of was ideal for compressing moods places—most of them supplying on which stood stables and a large celestial voices, which swelled out into capsule form. China and Japan, drink to soldiers. Then we come to shed with galvanised roof, in which from heaven just long enough to get for instance, were one. They were Gosling Bros' old established Liquor were stored, hundreds of barrels of dubbed into the sound track and then bunched under National. And every Household Hints BOAT RACE WON BY EIGHT WHISKERS Business, which has since been potatoes for the Troops. Then came died away. This unexplained paean, pianist knew, with his eyes closed, burnt down. The next property Wm. McCallan's shop on the corner like many another sound or "effect" what to do about either country: Grease on Carpets can often be is Todd's Wharf. In the next build­ crossing the Custom House Square ing Toddings printed and issued the we come to the Post Office and in modem films, had a somewhat you played the "Chinese Lullaby" removed by rubbing with bicarbonate If you could see a cinema film of put his foot clean through the hull, "Colonist." In the Tailor's Shop Custom House; next to these were perverse result in my case, and I got from "East Is West" (plaintively): of soda applied with a piece of flannel. Boat Races of the past, you would be only 1/8 in. thick, when stepping now occupied by Ernest Smith, Mr. Thos. Kelly with clothing stores and hankering for "The Old Mother," "Sing song, sing song, so Hop Toy— Rub well into pile with fingertips amazed at the changes in costumes into the boat. at the Western end of these shops terribly played but openly arrived at. al-lee same like Chi-na boy." When and then sweep vigorously with a and boat designs that have taken George Rankin Sr. had his working Jewellers business. This was after­ C. W. McCallan had his Stationers (I also wanted Anita Stewart pretty you played that you discharged your small h&nd brush. place during the last hundred and Racing in December and Fancy Goods Shop. The next badly, but that's another story.) obligation to the management the * * * ten years. wards occupied by his son Mr. business place was the Boot, Shoe and audience, the mysterious East, and Hankerchiefs that have become The first race, rowed in 1829, from Samuel C. Rankin. On the corner The thing that really got me think­ All down the years there have been China Shop kept by George Boyle. Robert Hood Bowers. a bad colour should be soaked for Hambledon Lock to Henley Bridge, of Water Street and King's Square ing about these matters, however, exciting incidents and surprises. In He used to import boots from Eng­ It occurred to me, as I browsed twenty-four hours in a quart of began at eight o'clock on a June was John T. Bourne's Liquor Store. was the chanc6 discovery of an album 1842, when the course was from land in trunks fitted with lock through "Motion Picture Moods," cold water to which a teaspoonful evening. The Oxford boat was paint­ He was famous for his much adver­ of music called "Motion Picture Westminster to Putney, Oxford's and key and canvas wrapped. These that many a great composer, living of cream of tartar has been added. ed green, while the crew wore canvas tised "Blue Glass Rum." After the Moods," a collection of parlour number seven began to feel hot and trunks found a ready sale at 6/- or dead, would hke to snoop around Afterwards rinse and dry. trousers, dark blue striped jerseys, death of Mr. Borne, Tom Wainwright classics and popular airs arranged tired, so he borrowed his captain's each. The only other building on in the book to find out where he * * * black straw hats and sashes, and kept his Hardware Store here The and indexed by Erno Rapee, one-time straw hat and sucked a lemon. Water Street was the three-decker, finally landed in the emotional Aluminium—If you burn an alum­ long whiskers. Bourne family lived over the store mood-handler and emotional whip­ Oxford won easily! now the Volunteer Drill Hall. It was per-in for the Capitol Theatre. The gamut. Edvard Grieg turned out inium, saucepan when cooking, boil In the following year Oxford won after leaving Rose Hill, which they to be the movie pianist's best pal and an onion in it. The burnt part will sold to Fred Boggs. George Rankin usually a boarding house used most­ book was published by Schirmer Straw Hat Victory again—with only seven men! They ly by Shipping people. in 1924, and, as stated on the flyleaf, surest bet. Grieg, although a Nor­ rise to the top hke scum and leave were so annoyed at being beaten kept his Dry Goods Store where was to help pianists and organists wegian, hit a dozen or more Ameri­ the saucepan clean. Godet and Young have their Hard­ Cambridge, also complete with in 1849 that they challenged Cam­ We now start down York Street create a musical mood to fit any given can moods and situations right on * * * ware Store. This Mr. Rankin was whiskers, arrived with a pink boat, bridge to another race.in December, from Barrack Hill. This street has screen situation. It is an item of the button. He was the best pastoral Hair Hint—Lemon juice added to known as Five o'clock Rankin, be­ and wore white shirts and trousers which they won on the only decisive been widened considerably. It had some historical interst that in the man of the bunch (his "Morgenstim- the< rinsing water will help to pre­ cause he opened his shop at that with pink sashes. foul ever recorded since the race a few small places selling liquor un­ America of 1924 there sesm to have mung" in E-natural, with a bird serve the colour of fair hair and also The boats were weird and wonder­ began. hour, and remained open until 10 call in the fourth bar if there was a til we come to a Girl's School kept been exactly fifty-two moods and make it bright and glossy. ful. Oxford's was an iron-keeled, In those early days Thames water­ or 11 o'clock. His trade was generally traps artist on the job, was a sure­ by Miss d'Esterre, near Wright's situations. Same number as a deck eight-oared oak cutter, some 50ft. men were allowed to row alongside, with the married people of the garri­ fire mood-evoker for glens, glades, Candy Shop. On the corner was of cards, same number as weeks in Linoleum will last longer if, in­ in length. It had no outriggers. shouting directions and encourage­ son. He had a long counter run­ soft-focus woodland trysts, prairie John Swainson's Bakery. Opposite the year. Mr. Rapee lists them and stead of washing, you rub it all over No wonder that race in 1829 was ment to the crews. There was no ning the whole length of the shop dawns, and willow-tree love), yet Thomas Toddings had a Grocery arranges his music accordingly. with paraffin. This not only cleans, celebrated with a brass band and adequate control of river traffic, on which were bolts of yard goods. pastorals were only a drop in Grieg's shop where the Snow Plant Restaur­ but preserves. No other polish will fireworks. and pleasure steamers were allowed His only light in the store were six Piano players in movie houses were bucket. Rapee had to work hard to ant is now. Next on York Street we be needed to race and jockey for the best posi­ or eight candles placed along the glad to have this handy reference squeeze him into fifty-two divisions, Racing boats of a century ago had Trott & Astwoods Dry Goods tions. Tugs and cargo boats crossed counter. The Rankin storekeepers volume, although it was by no means for he touched on spring, twilight, were emblazoned with the Univer­ Store, now occupied by F. C. Outer- the bows of the competing craft with never employed any assistants, a revolutionary idea. Almost from birds, grief, death, butterflies, cradles, sity arms on the huge rudder and bridge. Next is the Y.M.C.A. Build­ Brains in Jail impunity. which is the secret of their wealth. the beginning of the film business heartache, humour, bells, dwarfs, would be regarded as freaks by the ing. Next corner was Saml. Todd's pianists had been classifying moods mountain kings, storms, and many modern carsmen who, incidentally, In 1859, after being hampered all Liquor Shops. On the corner next According to a recent Government We are now on King's Square,. on their own book, and building up other matters. Mendelssohn, it are considerably heavier, although the way by river traffic and sight­ to St. Peter's Church Miss Anna report on prisons, the teaching of where Gosling Bros, are now was small personal libraries. Further­ turned out, was the aeroplane man. they row in delicate craft. It is seers, the Cambridge boat was sunk Hayward had a Fancy Goods Store. French at Dartmoor is having ex­ W. H. Griset's Fancy Goods Store, more, when a film was sent out to a There are only two aeroplane selec­ just ten years since J. B. Collins, in a fierce gale only 300 yards from Next is the place now occupied by cellent results, for convicts who movie theatre, a printed cue sheet tions in the book; both are Mendel- number six of the Cambridge crew, the winning post. running through the Square into W. & H. Ffith. This place was chang­ mastered that language have for the piano player was sent along sshon—"Rondo Capricioso" and York Street. Next was Kennelly's ing hands frequently. It was used obtained jobs through their with it. This cue sheet gave a sketchy "Scherzo." Mendelssohn also con­ Hotel. This had a long wooden as a Carpenter's Shop, then as a knowledge. One is now a travel outline of the film, together with tributed his bit to Chatter, Funeral, verandah. At the West end stairs co-operative grocery, and by several agent and another a taxi-driver who As Eskimo To Eskimo Listen to The Band appropriate musical themes. The Impatience, National ("Hark! the led to the hotel entrance. Under others. On the other corner of specialized in showing foreigners special contribution which Mr. Rapee Herald Angels Sing" and "Venetian the* verandah Mr. Wm. Pilkington Queen Street Mrs. Stollard had a round London. made, at the late date of 1924, was Boat Song"), Parties, Passion, Quiet- One of the most successful bands kept a Men's Clothing Shop. On the Grocery Store; then came S. C. that he brought all fifty-two existing tude, and Wedding. A piece called Mr. C. Hartley, master at Tavis­ Canada's Eskimo population is of its kind in the world, consisting East side of King's Square Nicholas McCallan's Dry Goods Store where moods into one volume and provided "The Mill" by A Jensen, in two-four tock Grammar School, teaches them, making increasing use of the mails, entirely of boys, is visiting this coun­ McCallan had a Grocery Store, with Dowling now has his bicycle shop. & complete index on every page, to time with a steady thrumming bass, and so thoroughly do they apply according to officials.of the Eastern try this summer. It will be its third bake-house at the back. This can There were no other business places speed up the change from one mood was a favourite number whenever a themselves that they surprised a Arctic Patrol. Letters and messages British trip. Known as the Van­ be seen now. A small building on on that side of the Street. The to another. It was an advantage, railroad train butted in. Grieg and visiting French Government official between widely separated Eskimo couver Boys' Band, it was formed the Southern edge of the Square Corner Cupboard was built later by you see, to have the page number of Chopin divided the honours evenly by their fluency. German is now to families now form a considerable in 1928 in a small way by a music was used by George Spurling as a' Fred Jones, the Blacksmith. the next mood always in front cf you, for Monotony. be taught as well. part of the mail carried by the R.M.S. teacher, Mr. A. W. Delamont, and market. This building was pulled no matter what you were playing. Some years ago the inmates at Nascopie on the annual cruise to soon, with the practical support of down to make way for an open shed On the Southern side of York Parkhurst made such good use of the parents and townspeople, it had ac­ Street from King's Square was the For example. Let's say a film And so it went. A number of good posts along Hudson Strait and Bay with galvanized roof. Mr. Spurling prison library and other faculties that quired instruments worth hundreds Globe Hotel as it is now; then the mother was rocking her film child composers had long been busy writing and on the islands of the Arctic was then placed on the ground floor they asked to be allowed to sit for of pounds, had reached a strength building now F. J. Robertson's Drug to sleep. The piano player, in this descriptive music specially for the Archipelago. of the Town Hall. The Town Hall degrees given by the London Univer­ of seventy, and had made its uniform Store. This was built by Mr. Nugent, familiar situation, was on page 231 movies, and Mr. Rapee included a Most of the correspondence be­ has been very much altered. The en­ sity! This suggestion was considered of white shirt and coloured cloak and used as a grocery shop. We now of "Motion Picture Moods," gliding' generous scattering of their work. tween the Eskimos is carried on in trance used to be at the North end, seriously, but it fell through because familiar throughout Canada. It cross over to where the Main Guard sleepily along through A. Hjinsky's All pianists of the period knew Otto the syllabarium, which makes use of where also was the first telegraph it would have meant a special board won championship after champion­ Room stood, which was on the corn­ lullaby in G-flat major. Suddenly Langey's "Hurry No. 2," his "Furioso some sixty phonetic characters, and or cable office in St. George's Town. of examiners visiting the prison for ship and in 1934 decided to try its er. There were no other business the house in which mother and child No. 3"; Adolf Minot's "Misterioso is more adaptable to the formation of The only telegraph office at this the entrance examination, and ano­ winning touch in England. places until we come to where the were reposing catches fire. The piano No. 2" (for dark scenes, burglaries, Eskimo words than the English al­ date was at Royal Engineers Divis­ ther for each of the tests. Linen Shop now stands. This cor­ player was supposed to know about shadowing, tracking a fugitive or phabet, which often makes their The boys contrived to pay their ional Offices where private tele­ ner shop was kept by Joseph Wat­ this fire in advance, but let's say he victim); and Gaston Borch's "Mis­ words long and cumbersome. The own fares, were given a notable re­ graphic messages could be sent. On kins, a coloured man whom Mr. had been wool-gathering. He looks terioso Infernale" (for uncanny situa­ natives of the Eastern Arctic are ception—including a special hand­ the West side of the Square stood Chapman brought from Cuba. The up and sees smoke belching across tions) . These are still heard today in proud of their ability ro read' and shake from the Lord Mayor of Lon­ the Medical Hall, kept by W. R. Farming Without Soil other business place was at the cor­ the screen. If he were not using Mr. newsreels when an oil well burns, and write the syllabarium, and delight don—and.carried off the first prize Higinbotham. The opposite corner, ner of York and Water Street, Rapee's book he would have to rum­ in animated films when a mock in making use of the postal facilities for their class at the Crystal Palace So far soil-less farming has been where the Band now stands was Mrs. where Fred Jones had his black­ mage frantically with one hand villian enters. to communicate with their relatives Band Festival against thirty-three Loraine's Grocery Store. She lived carried out largely on an experimen­ and friends. rivals. smith's shop. amongst his own collection of furioso, The Film Library Corporation of tal scale, but recently the pas­ over the shop. Steps leading up to The band returned to this country and pull out something. But as it is, the Museum of Modern Art has been sengers and crew of a trans-Pacific her home were on the street. We On the Southern side of York in 1936, the lads again paying their he merely glances over to the margin digging up relics of the golden age of clipper 'plane dined on Wake Island are now on Water Street West. Next Street from King's Square was the way and filling thirteen weeks of en­ of the page in front of him and misterioso and hurry number two. on vegetables produced in ten days to Medical Hall was Jos. M. Hay- Globe Hotel as it is now; then the gagements, their performances in there, among the "F's," finds "Fire- They have a music file full of old cue from trays filled only with water! Hard To Answer ward's Shipping Office. He was building now F. J. Robertson's Drug fighting p.151." A flip of the page and sheets, albums, and special scores. many cases following or preceding These trays yielded 331b. of toma­ agent for the S. Cunard Company. Store. This was built by Mr. Nugent, he is right in step with the holocaust. There, if one maintains a proper civic receptions. This year, after toes, 201b. of lettuce, 201b. of string A general knowledge paper recently Next came a Grocery shop kept by and used as a grocery shop. We now I shall now recite the fifty-two reverential mien, one may examine playing at the New York Fair, they, John A. Fox. Next was Nellie Lor­ cross over to where the Main Guard beans, 151b. of squash and 441b. of set at King William's College, Isle of will arrive in England on July 8th moods (an d situations) as they appear the original score of the "Birth of aine's Fancy Good's Shop. Miss Room stood, which vttis on the cor­ corn. The diners declared that the Man, must have resulted in general and remain, fulfilling many engage­ in the manual according to Rapee: a Nation," containing the famous Loraine was always well dressed, in ner. There were no other business love theme which even now solem­ vegetables tasted every bit as good consternation. The Manx schoolboy ments, until the end of September. Aeroplane, band, battle, birds, calls, the height of fashion—the long places until we come to where the nizes America's vespers on the Amos as those grown in soil. was faced with 180 questions, in eigh­ o " chase, chatter, children, chimes, train of her dress sweeping the Linen Shop now stands. This cor­ and Andy hour. I saw a cue sheet of Wake Island should make an ideal teen groups of ten. A simple example dances—gavottes, marches, mazur­ street. Next we come to the Police ner shop was kept by Joseph Wat­ Chaplin's "Pilgrim" and other base 'for hydroponic farming (as is, "In mining, what is the meaning this year discovered the ninth and kas, minuets, polkas, tangos, valse Station and Savings Bank. The next kins, a coloured man who Mr. Chap­ prized items. The typical cue sheet soil-less farming Is technically of the following: stope, winze, rise, tenth satellites of Jupiter?" lentes, valses,—loll, festival, fire- place was occupied by S. Oland & of those days was a small leaflet called), for although it has no soil it crosscut, poppet head, whim, kibble, Abstruse queries covering litera­ man brought from Cuba. The only fighting, funeral, grotesque, grue­ with maybe ten or twelve suggested possesses a glorious tropical climate. sollars, Cornish pump?" ture, music, history, geography and Sons, Brewers from Halifax. The other business place was at the cor­ some, happiness, horror, humorous, musical themes—numbered, timed, An experimental station Is being es­ Passing from below ground to the exploration, follow hard on each Regiment then here came from Hali­ ner of York and Water Streets, where hunting, impatience, j oyfulness, love- tablished there, and farming in tanks | skies, the boys were asked "Who dis­ other's heels. At times such as these fax and Messrs Oland & Sons con­ Fred Jones had his blacksmith's themes, lullabies, mlsterloso, mono- Continued on Page 2 will be taken seriously. covered the planet Uranus?. Who the lot of Manx parent must be hard. tinued ip supply them with their shop. Page 2 THE ROYAL GAZETTE AND COLONIST DAILi SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939. Magazine Section

Stars Use Their Heads Errol Flynn—Actor WASHINGTON IDYL Melvyn Douglas Was Once WHAT IS RHYTHM? COLUMN OF HUMOUR (By James Arthur) A Reporter In other world capitals there are The excitable fellow threatened to- He's Irish and he conies from Bel­ Flynn grew tired of his new role. Successful actors are those who trouble and apprehension, but in If the desk sergeant in a pohce The current dance trends furnish commit suicide every time a certain fast. He has boxed at the Olympic He left the claim, bought a boat, guide their careers with their heads, Washington the cherry trees around station had remembered to wake him, the keen observer—and especially girl turned him down. Games, fought head hunters in New blued the rest of his money in Syd­ rather than their hearts. the Tidal Basin are in bloom, and the Melvyn Douglas might still be a the observer who boasts a good pair She refused him again the other Guinea, and prospected for gold. ney, and went back to the sea. Among these is Walter Pidgeon, national legislators, coming cut of Chicago reporter, he disclosed. of musicianly ears—with a number night, and the next morning a mes­ His ancestors led the mutiny on the who has proven himself successful in session, may look riverward over a Twenty years ago this summer, of arguments for or against modern senger boy called at her house with Bounty. His first film job was the Poisoned-Arrow Attack no less than four varied careers, made city already beginning to glow with Douglas needod a job badly. Reporter rhythm beliefs. The average dance this note:— role of a corpse, and a studio recently possible by conducting his careers green. Spring comes to other cap­ friends found work for him. with the player is often just short of being "Darling,—By the time you read offered £100 reward for information This time, although he did not as strictly business propositions. itals. Democracy does not hurry it by City News Bureau. As he had ambi­ a thorough musician; his fundamen­ this, my body will be floating down as to his whereabouts. know it, he was setting out on the He was successful as a stock broker a day, nor could a dictatorship hold tions to become a writer, the job tal training precludes it, and his the Thames. Life without you is first stage of a journey which was to His name is Errol Flynn. in Boston, as a singer on the concert it back. But it comes to Washington, appealed to him vastly, even though whole knowledge is too often bound not worth while, so I cannot live lead to Hohywood. Trading took Fiction in Hollywood is usually stage, as a staging star in motion as an observer just now may con­ it involved attending conventions for up in blatant blowing. He plays a any longer. Shed no tears over me, him to the port of Samurai in South­ very much stranger than fact, but pictures, and, more recently, as a clude , with a special grace. For there, the first two weeks. Then he was series of "up-and-down" staccato but just remember that I have al- in Flynn the film city has a man eastern Papua. As he neared the "straight" dramatic actor. at this time of year, in spite of de­ promoted to the police "beat." phrases and thinks he has rythmn ways loved you. Goodbye for ever who caps any screen adventure with wharf a voice hailed him:— Pidgeon gave up his singing career pressions, unemployment and un­ His idol, Ben Hecht, then was by the neck. True, he sometimes The girl went as white as chalk a better one from real life. They "Say, would you mind sailing that in pictures because the jobs came too balanced budget, one catches sight of writing a column, for the Chicago indulges in a little legato work, and nearly fainted. took him at his face value when he little boat of yours in again? She few. Since then, he has played lead­ a tranquil and expectant America. Daily News. Sam Putnam and but is lost in the mad scramble "He has killed himself!" she settled down to make motion pic­ looked a picture coming up to the ing roles in many Metro-Goldwyn- Floyd Dell were other prominent which he calls music. This is es­ squawked. tures. They cast him in "Captain wharf." Along the paths at the water's Mayer pictures. newspaper names of the period. A pecially true of the average dance Then she noticed that the messen­ Blood," searched the adventure files The voice belonged to Dr. Her­ edge, under the blossoms, one may "Personality alone is not enough to girl named Helen Gahagan was ap­ band that has no arranger, which ger boy was still standing there, and made him a new "Robin Hood." man F. Erben, an American camera­ encounter, strolling and unworried, keep an actor or actress in the cam­ Americans from all the forty-eight pearing in Chicago stage shows, but must play the stock arrangements so she asked: "What are you waiting This week he has exchanged bow and man, collecting local colour. era's eye for a long period of suc­ that was before Melvyn Douglas met arrows for machine-guns, and you The cameras intrigued Errol Flynn. States. Young love has not gone out turned out of a music mill in the for?" cess," Pidgeon said. "A level head is of fashion. Two gentle-faced mid­ and married her. large music centres. He plays set He said: "The gentleman what may see him riding the skies as the He talked about his adventures. also necessary. Those who use their Douglas' youthful enthusiasmt dare-devil pilot of "Dawn Patrol." One day a cable arrived from Tahti, dle-aged ladies are talking about patterns of notes which, in the gave me the note said I was to wait heads are the ones who get one hun­ oppressed humanity, but three high amused his co-workers mighilys' commonplace dance orchestra, are for a reply." asking *him to play Fletcher Christian dred per cent, value for their person­ They assured him that he was foolish school girls with bicycles have stopped commensurate with the indifferent * * * Wild Escapades in the Australian version of "Mutiny ality power. to report to work at 7.30 each morn­ on the Bounty," called "In the Wake a stranger and asked him to take their military band arrangements — pat­ ' 'Mary Picf ord is on e woman who re­ picture. Under every tree, on every ing; that the thing to do was to get terns in which the average musical An old man, evidently a stranger From time to time, strange stories of the Bounty." Flynn could think mained longer in the hearts of the pic­ on the right side of the desk sergeant, to London, stopped a youth hurry­ of no one better to portray his own lawn, this picture-taking process is listener can fortell the exact beat filter through from Hollywood about ture public than any other actress. going on. One hears every one of our have that worthy 'phone him when on which trombones, cornets and ing along Piccadilly. Errol Flynn. On one day he has ancestor, so he sold his boat and went She has accomplished it by her plea­ any worth-while story "broke," and "Young man," he said, abruptly, to Sydney. national dialects—the clipped New other instruments enter, only to disappeared, leaving no address; on sant personality and her ability to be England syllables, the soft Southern in the meantime to stay in bed and play their little themes and depart "I want to go to Hyde Park." Acting became his consuming pas­ another his yacht Sirocco has suc­ levol-headed at all times. consonants, the broader Western just report to the office by 'phone. the way they came. The arrange­ The youth seemed lost in thought sion. The film finished, he set out cessfully weathered a storm off the "The same can be said of Greta speech. Every time of life is repre­ The idea worked fine for some two ments are not especially musical for a moment. for London, the Mecca of aU budding Californian coast. Contracts, in Garbc. She has remained in the film sented, from the two little girls months. Most thrilling episodes of "Well," he said, at length, "you Irvings. But London, strangely in themselves. Here is one of the , fact, have pinned the Irishman down forefront for many than ten years sitting high up on a branch of a tree the police "beat" during that time m& ust this once But ou enough, remained immune to the reasons that nearly all dance bands | *. 8° J' . ;,. J' on paper, but his spirit is as wild as because of her ability to weigh and to the elderly lady who sighs and says were provided by one gentleman who must never ask me again!" impact of Errol Flynn. Disappointed, sound alike. The conductors of on the day he left King's College, balance the problems that only a that she'd be up there with them if shot up his entire family, and by he took a job with a Northampton these orchestras, having studied Dublin, in something of a hurry level-headed person can master. she were younger. another whose body was found at the repertory company and became an only in these same schools of sound and shipped himself off to Australia. "Lewis Stone, Lionel Barrymore, bottom of a river after having been The small daughter of a racehorse expert on butlers, policemen, and The Lincoln Memorial is white have lost what little imagination Errol Flynn's father was worried WaUace Beery and many more have missing for two weeks. owner, accustomed to stable jargon, noises off. above the trees, the Washington they ever had. about his offspring at that time. succeeded in remaining in the front But when the big story "broke"— was once, unobserved, in the room Fame was not far away, however. Monument lifts its perfect shaft, the One continually hears about what is A studious professor of biology him­ ranks by guiding their careers and Douglas can't remember now when her mother discussed the Two lucky roles, in "The Moon in the pile driver is thumping at the end of called rhythm. Now, few dance self, he viewed with alarm the more through their heads instead of their just what it was about—he was fast advancing age of the governess and Yellow River," and "Man' House," the Basin where the Jefferson Me­ musicians know much about rhythm lurid escapades which punctuated hearts. asleep in bed and the desk sergeant the sad necessity of parting with introduced him to London audiences, morial is to take form above what is except from the standpoint of a his son's scholastic career in London, "Look around, and you will be had been, too busy to call him. Sc her. and that led, inevitably, to British now an ugly splash of mud and sand. weak syncopation and the eternal Paris, and Dublin. The erring Errol convinced that all of the leading when he 'phoned into the office to A little voice suddenly pleaded:— was dispatched forthwith to a school films The spirits of our rural Presidents thump of the drum. Thumping figures of the screen who have clung would be at home here, ever, on this report, the boss, a sarcastic individual the drum in dance music is sup­ "'Oh, don't send her away, Mum­ in Sydney, but he turned up at home longest to success have conducted who, to the best of Douglas' recol­ mie! Can't you keep her for breed­ again in a very short time. fringe of a considerable city, though posed to mark the rhythm, in a No Night Clubs For Him their careers as a big executive con­ their plain tastes might be startled lection, was named Brown, informed major sense. But I contend that ing?" At the age of nineteen, Flynn de­ ducts his business, by well-thought at the magnificence of their existing him. that "I guess you're too good for the drum is not exactly necessary * * * cided to give his brain a rest and con­ planning, by dodging roles that and proposed monuments. this office." to a fine rhythm. It is true that, centrate on brawn. When he should A City youth was sent to take an Events moved fast. A talent scout threaten to injure their standing in Douglas, ignomir.iously dismissed, in a dance band, amid the noise have been studying for an extrance The cherry trees are blooming ar.d inventory of a farm. He hadn't saw him in a picture called "Murder the public's favour, and by wise in­ felt pioperly humiliated, though as­ made by the dancers, the drum is a exam, to Cambridge, you would have beyond this fragile and poignant any experience in this tjpe of work, at Monte Carlo," and Flynn, cheer­ vestments for the future when their sociates assured him that this should good thing to mark the beats, and found him clad in an ancient sweater, beauty the green of other trees in leaf but he managed to make a list of all fully enough, was soon on his way to popularity may wane. mean nothing in a young reporter's is often the only instrument that banging a punch-bag about, with Hollywood. goes with the season westward and the chattels and stock until he "Why, it even takes a level head to northward. Westward and northward life. But ho was so ashamed of him­ can do just that in a hilarious crowd came to an animal which he was visions of becoming heavyweight His troubles really began when he make love on the screen to such ar.d southward from 1hls river's edge self that he went or. tour with a of joymakers in a grill-room. But unable to identify—a goat. champion of the world lending zest arrived in the film city. ' 'They used charming women as Jeanette Mac­ flows the great and varied land of Shakespearean repeitory company the point is finer than that. to his work. me for screen tests," he relates. "The So he 'phoned his boss, and said: Donald, Rosalind Russell, Virginia these States, in mountains and in and never visited a newspaper office Rhythm is a much more subtile It was not to be. Flynn won his back of my head appeared frequently, "What do jou call this thing that's Bruce and others. plains ar.d prairies, ir. countless after that until, as the managing thing than the beating of a drum, way through a competition and and it was always the person opposite around here with a rough coat that's ——•—o streams and lakes, over which the editor in a forthcoming Metro- despite the fact that delvers into went to the Olympic Games at Ams­ me who got the job. Cameramen worn out in spots, a white beard, touch of Spring is now about to come. Goldwyn-Mayer production, he spent the history of music will tell you I } j g j f ?' terdam. He was knocked out in a said I had a face two feet long, and an( a on sa( ace Gizzard Treasure The peoples of smaller nations have two days and nights in scenes taken training bout by Eddie Eagan, the when photographed it looked exact­ that the beat on a hollow log is i To which his boss replied: "That, known a regional patriotism, but ours at the plant of the Los Angeles Daily American amateur champion, and ly like a horse." News. the elemental, or heart-beat, of the you fool, is the farmer!" One day a man picked up, at is wider, demands a more sweeping world. But the rhythm I refer to i he decided, in his own words, that Flynn's lucky break came when Walvis Bay, South-West Africa, a imagination, leaps an almost il­ and the rhythm I delight in, when "as long as there is a man in the Robert Donat turned down the part remarkable diamond. Geologists limitable space. The breath of a its orchestral expression strikes my She was young and unsophisticated. world who ce.n knock me out, I'll of "Captain Blood" in the film ver­ were puzzled because there is not any freedom which knows few boundaries POETS CORNER ear, is the rhythm within the very "I understand, she said, "that for try something else." sion of Sabatini's famous novel. The diamondiferous gravel within, seven­ is in it. notes themselves—attack, shading, I °.uite a small sum I can insure my Irishman applied for the part and got MR. BROWNING REVISES—1939 | house for £200 in your company?" ty miles of the Bay. Out of the vast hinterland people increase and decrease of tone and Policeman in New Guiana it, under the nose of some of Holiy- Prospectors, however, immediately (From The Saturday Review of "That is so," said the agent. "If wood's premier stars. His perform­ have come to walk slowly under the the individual ability of the players began to look for more diamonds, LiteraU\re) to accommodate their tones exactly your house burns down, we pay you The something else proved to be a ance burned the screen. He has cherry blossoms, looking toward Ar­ without success. Then an ostrich with that which has already been, £200." • job in the Territorial Constabulary never looked back. To-day, when­ lington ar.d the quiet dead of an old fell victim to a hunter's rifle. Dia­ ["England Rushes Spring Plans for or is being, heard. This corres­ "And do you make any inquiries as of New Guinea. It proved an inter­ ever there is an adventure yarn to go war. Lee lived in. the white mansion monds, many of them, were found in Civilian Defence." — Headline to. ponds to what is loosely termed to the cause of the fire?" she asked. esting experience for both Flynn and "on the floor," casting directors cry across the river, and Washington the bird's gizzard—and the mystery "The Times."] piano touch on that instrument. "We make the most careful in- the Constabulary. for Errol Flynn. lived ar.d died ir. another mansion of the Walvis Bay diamond was solved. down around the bend. These me­ The correct insinuation of a theme 1uiries' madam." was tne «3>tt By this time, the Irishman was The stars remain modest enough Oh, to be in England, Prospectois flung aside picks and mories mingle with newer ones. into the harmonic fabric already be­ 'Oh," she said, in tones of dis­ firmly bitten with the adventure bug. about his career. He finds denizens Now that April's there! shovels and pans, and grabbed rifles Time and space lean down around ing played marks the musicianship appointment, "I thought there was He bought a twenty-ton ketch, and of Hollywood tougher propositions For whoever wakes ir. England to go ostrich hunting. The Gov­ the cherry trees. Or.e sees, in the of the player. It is difficult to do a catch in it somewhere." started trading among the small than head hunters, and he dislikes Sees the Placards in the square. ernment even granted licences. Dia­ faces of people who pass, the image of because most players like too much * * * islands of the South Pacific. Business the social round. And workmen planting the garden mond prospecting had become a a nation with much hope ar.d without to be heard above the din made by prospered until the ketch ran up on a closes You won't find him at the parties sport. Thousands of ostriches, of a an abiding fear. reef and was wrecked. Picked up With bomb-proof shelters instead of their neighbouring players. And Rifle inspection was in progress, or night clubs which enliven the film wild kind which did a lot of dama they simply add more din. Examining the rifle of "Dopey," the by a passing ship, together with the city. Look for him on board his In Prague ar.d Warsaw, in Berlin, roses, to crops, were shot. Some of them., Rhythm, then, is a precious thing, regimental half-wit, the officer turn- hah drowned members of his crew, yacht, Sirocco; playing a hard game of and Rome, in Paris and London While the gas-mask's tailorod to suit did, indeed harbour damonds in to be treated not with the banging ed indignantly to the sergeant and Flynn soon found himself in back New tennis at Forest Hills; or riding the Spring must come with a more som­ tho brow their gizzards, but most of them con­ bre touch. Here no troops parade in In England, now. on a drum, nor by players making | said: Guinea. There was talk of a gold ranch lands. tained only pebbles. strike—music to his eats. field equipment, no spies hang on an attempt to straighten the "Look at this man's rifle." Yesterday he went to Madrid to Which, needless to say, resulted in And after April, when May follows, crooks in a trumpet by mere lung The sergeant looked down the bar- A claim was staked, and the man innocent words, no iron hand shuts fight in the front trenches of the the prospectors returning to their How lads will train ir. the country power—but to be approached with | rel, swung the.rifle round to "Dopey," who was later to prospect for dollars off the truth. We can breathe. The Spanish War. To-morrow? Well, more prosaic methods after about hollows! in California, found himself part cherries are in blossom and the some delicacy. If an example is and barked furiously: he might even be sitting quietly at six months of excitement—and lit­ Look—where we used to pluck the owner of a gold mine with a nice green wave from the South peacefully wanted, take a pastoral movement "Look at that darned rifle." home with Lili Da.mita, his filmstar tle profit. daffodil little cache. After eight months wife. But I doubt it. invados the North.—(New York in 6,8 time, and find wherein lies "Dopey" peered carefully down the Times.) They're laying out a Rural Safety the rhythm. The drum will not be barrel and muttered in a surprised Station a great help in this example. True, tone: room and the stirrings of the people (Dug like a trench below the grassy it can knock out the whole six "Coo! got a 'ole right frew it!" The first showing of a picture was ONWARD AND UPWARD adjusting themselves to the hard hill) counts, if desired, but this will ruin the hardest; the accompanist would seats, then the guilty form slinking 1 Pint—3 Seconds Designed for London's quick evacua­ the musical part of the movement WITH THE ARTS play guardedly in the afternoon and darkly down the aisle, a roll of music tion and get the effect nowhere. It will When Smith walked into his try to get the drift of the story, and under his arm, and the light on the The other day a Frenchman claim- Some evening when a Siren, through prove too much for sheepskin, al­ friend's office he found him sitting then would let go with some of his music rack winking or., and the sud­ tag to be the "Kir.g of Cigar Smok­ tbe hush, though a pastoral scene may proper­ at his desk, looking very depressed. and cued by means of a subtitle or a purple effects during the evening. den grinding of the mood gears as we ers," won a contest by keeping a cigar Calls louder than the thrush. ly include the actual sheep—silent "Hullo, old man," said Smith, brief tip as to changes in action. For Every player had a bag of standard all lunged ahead into tho "Scarf alight for 2 hours and 12 minutes. In And where the hedgerows glisten in ones, you understand. But the "What's up?" instance, a pianist sitting down to tricks, and his performance was Dance" from a standstill. quite the same class is a Londoner, the sun rhythm lies in the 'billowing "Oh, just my wife," replied the steer the audience emotionally severely judged by the alligators of The traps man, when there was named Nyboer, who recently drank a Now shyly lurks the anti-aircraft gun, imparted to the six tones of ..th. e | other, sadly. "She's gone and en­ through the "Code of the Sea," with the day. If a screen lady was indulg­ one, usually was abl6 to play the pint of beer against all comers ir. 3.5 Waiting to flower, when it gets its measures, beginning with a certain gaged a new secretary for me." Rod LaRocque and Jacqueline Logan, ing in a bit of sly amour with a screen piano, too, and would fill ir. for the seconds, which he claims is a world's focus, strength on the first count, climb­ "Well, there's nothing wrong about would learn from his cue sheet that gentleman who was already married, pianist during the latter's recreation­ record. George Tzanoff, of Sofia, With blossoms brighter far than any ing slightly to 3 and 4, and then de­ that. Is she a blonde or a brunette?" the first Z\ minutes would be unevent­ a piar.ist who was right or. the job al moments out back, sliding over Bulgaria, has come to be known as the crocus. creasing, as if going over the crest "There's plenty wrong. He's bald." ful, and that a sailor would then fall would play "Sweetheart, if you talk onto the bench in the darkness ar.d "Human Chimney," because or. June of a gentle wave—or, more properly overboard, entitling the audience to in. your sleep (boom, boom), don't Phyllis M'Ginley. picking up the thread so smoothly 12, 1930, he smoked continuously for in a pastoral movement, over bil­ \\ minutes of furioso. Then along mention my Dame." A drunken that the sudience didn't realize a fourteen hours, consuming no less 'TIS SPRING IN TEGEL lowy harvest fields. would come a title, "The Lightship man was a signal for "We Won't Go than 144 cigarettes. . let me ask what is it that halts Home Till Morning." The arrival fresh horse was goir.g in. In some Not much help from the drum in Relief," at which point it would be Why pecple make these queer re­ the dinner-party's very food on its of camels called fcr "Vers V Oasis." theatres, there was a light button ir. 'Tis Spring in Tegel— the above effort, one thinks. But fitting to swing into "The Perfect cords, no one can say. Most of them way to the eager mouth when cer­ Mood-shuffling wasn't so bad, once the projection room so the operator 'Mid tar.gled grasses I hear you say that a pastoral is Melody." This sort of guidance, you gain nothing from their attempts. In tain pieces of music begin. Is it a you got the hang of it. Some players could flash the light on the piano Forget-me-nots grow blue not dance music, and therefore the can readily see, was a big help to a fact, Martin Dupin, of Lille, France, blatant blare of trumpets. Certain­ used a colour system—rod, white, down below when he thought the Ar.d Hans is worried. rhythm is different. But I con­ mood man. must have been a great deal poorer ly not, for that sound encourages green tabs on the sheet music, with pianist needed goading. Shorts ir. tend that rhythm is exactly the Playing for the silent pictures was those days were usually "scenics." when he recited the Lord's Prayer Each year at Spring conversation at is loudest. No. It corresponding colour cues on the cue same in all music, dance, concert is the beautiful murmur of per­ a special art, a challenge met cour­ And for scenics you played three-four 1,000,000 times in succession, for ho For twenty-odd ar.d more sheet. Red for passion, white for or symphony. The whole trouble fectly balanced work hi reeds and ageously by resourceful musicians time. ' 'Echoes of Spring'' was nice. needed 321 days off from work to ac­ He'd gone to Otto's grave with strong hearts and a sense of dark purity, green for hurry. with the average dance orchestra strings, with a minimum of drums; Mr. Rapee, as I have said, came late complish his purpose. And placed a wreath upon the stone adventure. The hours were gruelling. rhythm is that is has become a it is swaying of tone, not thumps, The organ was early recognized as to the mood game with his handy At Otto's head, Many a small-town pianist, for distortion of the original meaning that brings the smile to the man the premier emotion-jerker among manual. Showmen were building Then fingered of the "Iron Cross thirty dollars a week, created moods of the word, a sort of caricature on and woman at the table—because, instruments, because of the way it cinema palaces and equipping them continuously from 1.30 p.m. to First-Class"; what is intended. Furthermore, as say what you will, those tones are could imitate everything from a with orchestras dirocted by musical 10.30 p.m. For supper, he ate a sand­ Johnny and Joe had had a great The Kaiser pinned on Otto Klein the great majority of young dance the tones that bring something of wedding bell to a bantam rooster, experts who built palatial moods from wich during a Monotony sequence, night out, and were well and truly For bringing Hans quite safely in players know little about music, the mysterious and gentleness to and because its vibrato sometimes vast source material. But Mr. Ra- when he could play with one hand. "lit up" as Johnny drove the car That Springtime day. just so will we continue to hear everybody. And the dance bands synchronized so accurately with the pee's volume, with its fifty-two divis­ If he began to coast after six or seven homewards. "choppy" music referred to as; that are even now harking to these trembling of the human heart that ions, seems to me the perfect memor­ This year it seems hours of playing, he would hear loud Needless to say, he didn't notice a "rhythmic." It is really a travesty warnings are among the successful. windows would break in churches ial. The modern talkie has a whole That Otto's name's cries of "Music!" or (if it was a col­ newly-dug drain across the road, on rhythm. In the night club propaganda in miles away. Organs were expensive, new set of moods (or neuroses); No longer Klein but "Israel," lege town) "Better music!" In and drove into it at considerable The remedy for much of the dis­ New York mention is being continu­ though, and many a picture house and, of course, the talkie has elimin­ And Hans is worried. mining districts of the West he sat speed. There was a lovely bump, and tortion of good playing (for surely ally made of what the press agents got along fine for years with piano ated tbe time lag which, even under with his back to a wooden shield, to Johnny's chin impacted smartly with For it may be there are many good players in the call "soft music." A year ago such and traps, and would be goir.g strong the Rapee raid-reference system, break the force of whatever was the steering-wheel. That Otto will not understand average band) lies in the imagina­ a comment would have been super­ today if science had just relaxed.. used to occur during change of mood. thrown at him by dissatisfied mood- Stopping the car, he got out and About the law that changed his name, tion of the conductor. To him will fluous, for at that time, and before, I remember, with a tingling pleasure, It used to be rather comforting when seekers. There were no trailers in stood weakly leaning against it. The And turn uneasy in that grave fall the task (and it is a delightful all that was wanted by the unknow­ afternoons when the pianist in my a laggard piano player kept playing a those days, and the only chance a red carnation in his buttonhole fell Wherein his comrades laid him one) of teaching his players a "lay­ ing few was for the music to keep picturo house arrived a few minutes Religioso for the first few seconds of lone pianist had to duck out for a to the ground, and he gave a startled After Verdun Hill. out" of tone, with all the accented going round and round, the louder lato—the first tranquil unaecompan-l an Orgies. It helped you keep hold smoke would be during the advertis­ yeU. entrances, all the perfect accords and faster, the better. But the ied moments of the film, with only of yourself, Richard V. Edmonds. ing slides. the clicking noise from the projection "Good Heavens, Joe, I've bit my between his instrumental sections. discriminating minority are gradu­ E. B. W. darned tongue off !"- —New York Times. To put this task another way, ally having their way. Magazine Section THE ROYAL GAZETTE AND COLONIST DAILY. SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939. Page 3

himself, by listening for some of B. V. E. PLAN CONSTRUCTION OF NEW Special Saturday Short Wave Section THE DX COLUMN the broadcasts, has been able to correct the timings. Readers are SHORT WAVE TEST TRANSMITTER Conducted by H. asked to continue their cooperation SHORT WAVE BROADCASTS in this respect so that the compila­ FROM FOREIGN NATIONS Thursten Clarke tion may be kept up to date. Regular Evening Programmes Should be Heard The second alteration, made in TODAY — SATURDAY the radio pages is the inclusion in the daily programmes from America Outside of Bermuda Compiled in the hope that it may of the names of short wave stations Berlin—6.00 p.m.—The Radio Dance make your wanderings over the Floor. DJD, 11.77 mc/s. carrying the network programmes. short wave radio bands more pur­ Most listeners realise that the Boston — 6.00 — Saturday Variety. poseful and pleasing. MAY OPERATE ON 30 METRES WIXAL, 11.79 mc/s. American short wave broadcasters Bvdapest—7.00 — "Nocturne," Liszt. | do not carry all of the popular net­ FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN work programmes. Many of them An experimental short wave broadcasting station capable of send­ HAT4, 9.12 mc/s. THE RADIO SECTIONS Rome—8.30 Chamber Music. 2RO, broadcast musical programmes, talks ing programmes to the United States will shortly be constructed by the and news bulletins in Spanish and 11.81 mc/s. and IRF, 9.83 mc/s. Wireless Section of the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers at their head­ Two important improvements are Portuguese to South America, and Schenectady—10.00—Concert HaU. quarters at Smith's Hill, Pembroke. The transmitter is to be purchased now being made in the radio pages. in Frer.ch, Italian and German, W2XAD, 9.55 mc/s. from abroad and the erection will be done by the local volunteers as a Tho first, put in effect last week, to Europe. Because of this it is Caracas—10.00—Dance Music. YV5RC part of their regular training. The local military unit will maintain the is the publication, twice weekly, difficult to tell just what NBC and 5.9 mc/s. station as part of their training in radio transmitting and receiving. of a timetable of the news bulletins Columbia programmes can be heard Berlin—10.15—The Homeland Greets. in English broadcast from all parts on the short waves. The new station is expected to DJD, 11.77 mc/s. of the world. Entitled "When, and The inclusion of short wave sta­ operate on abcut 30 metres, appro­ Prague—11.00—News in English. Where to Look for the News," this GERMANY BUILDS MORE tions in the programmes will assist ximately 10.00 megacycles, within OLR4A, 11.84 mc/s. feature gives the times at which news in this direction. This alteration the range of most local short wave SHORT WAVE STATIONS Paris—11.00—Gramophone Records. bulletins may bo heard from Ameri­ may take a week or two to com­ receivers. The frequency location TPB7, 11.88 mc/s. and TPA4, can and European short wave sta­ plete. ar.d the powor of the station will bo 11.71 mc/s. tions. Beginning at 7.00 a.m. the determined by the licence granted chart of newscasts extends to 11.30 by the authorities, and an applica­ Number of Frequencies SUNDAY, APRIL 23 p.m. WIXAL OCCASIONALLY AFFILIATED tion for the necessary permission Retained is Increased Several listeners have sent in cor­ will be made. New York—4.00 — Phitaarmonic rections to this list and the writer WIXAL, educational station of It is anticipated that rows broad­ Symphony Society of New York. the World Wide Broadcasting Foun­ casts, sporting commentaries, gramo­ W2XE, 11.83 mc/s. BERLIN, April 14 (Special)—The dation, at Boston, Mass., is now phone records ar.d any other inter­ Moscow — 5.00 — Special English Berlin—6.00—1000 Years of German German Shortwave Station has con­ broadcasting a few programmes from esting local event will be broadcast Broadcast. RAN, 9.6 mc/s. Literature. DJD, 11.77 mc/s. structed several new transmitters the Mutual Broadcasting System, to fill ir. the time on. the air. Not Berlin—6.15—Concery by Army Band. and has acquired many new fre­ Budapest—8.00 — Symphony Orches­ Columbia Broadcasting System, and much power is needed for a station DJD, 11.77 mc/s. quencies upon which to operate them, tra. HAT4, 9.12 mc/s. the British Broadcasting Corpora­ to be heard ir. America and, in fact, Budapest—8.00 — "Hungarian Over­ according to local broadcasting au­ Boston—8.30—The World of Natural tion. WIXAL spends most of its in most of the world. This is de­ ture." HAT4, 9.12 mc/s. thorities. Among the new trans­ Major Edward Bowes, of Original Amateur Hour fame, and Dr. Science. WIXAL, 6.04 mc/s. time radiating peace talks and news monstrated by the local amateurs Geneva—8.00—Report of League of mitters are DJQ, DJH, DJZ, DJX Peter C. Goldmark, CBS chief television engineer, inspect power Rome—8.30 — Business Programme; broadcasts from various sources. The who have been reported hoard in Nations Activities. HBO, 11.4 mc/s and DJS. Panel of television transmitter atop Chrysler Building. Panel is Folk Songs; 2RO's "Mail Bag." station operates on 11.79 mc/s. and many American states and European The Deutscher Kurzwellensender Rome—8.30—News in English; Opera part of 50 tons of special equipment "sboehorned" into compact 2RO, 11.81 mc/s. and IRF, 9.83 6.04 mc/s. countries. "Madame Butterfly"—Act I. 2RO, mc/s. is now radiating programmes to space in tower's 74th floor, which houses CBS television station Incidentally the news talks given Construction is expected to begin 11.81 mc/s. and IRF, 9.83 mc/s. North America, Africa, Asia, Aus­ W2XAX. Installation of air-conditioning equipment, reactors, Tokyo—9.15— "Wrestling as National under the auspices of the Christian ir. a few months and the work will be tralia, Brazil and South America, Tokyo—9.15—Kabuki Music. JZK, transformers, generators and other special equipment on the Sports of Japan.." JZK, 15.16 mc/s. 15.16 mc/s. Science Society from this Boston carried out by the wireless section and Central America. A list of their other floors as auxiliary units to 74th is nearing completion. Berlin—10.15 — Dresden Light Or­ station are most interesting. is a part of their regular drills. Or. transmitters follows: Prague—9.15—Music and Entertain­ chestra. DJD, 11.77 mc/s. into operation it is hoped to ment. OLR4A, 11.84 mc/s. DJA, 9.56 mc/s. 31.38 m. Tokyo—10.45 — Okralo Solo. JZK, SHORT WAVE NEWS broadcast regular programmes on DJB, 15.20 mc/s. 19.74 m. Ejuidhoven—9.25—Broadcast for Am­ 15.16 mc/s. certain evenings of the weok to train DJC, 6.02 mc/s. 49.83 m. erica. PCJ, 9.59 mc/s. TPB7, 11.88 mc/s. and TPA4, MONDAY, APRIL 24 Prague—10.50 — Music and Enter­ The following information on the the volur.toers ir. maintaining a DJD, 11.77 mc/s. 25.49 m. Berlin—9.30 — Beethoven's Piano 11.71 mc/s. tainment. OLR4A, 11.84 mc/s. radio activities of stations in various operation. Further details Sonatas. DJD, 11.77 mc/s. Tokyo—10.45 — Naniwabushi Se­ Moscow—5.00 — Broadcast in Eng- DJH, 17.84 mc/s 16.84 m. parts of the world was collected from Paris—10.30 — Gramophone Records. lections. JZK, 15.16 mc/s. lish. RAN, 9.6 mc/s. of the station will bo forthccmir.g DJE, 17.76 mc/s. 16.89 m. Bermuda times are quoted. many sources. The writer does not later. DJL, 15.11 mc/s. 19.85 m. intend listeners to believe he has DJN, 9.54 mc/s. 31.45 m. heard the stations. DJQ, 15.28 mc/s. 19.63 m. CSW, Lisbon, Portugal, will short- DJR, 15.34 mc/s. 19.56 m. §/- increase its power output to 20,000 Soccer Broadcast From DJS, 21.45 mc/s. 13.99 m. watts. CSW operates on 11.84 mc s. DJX, 9.67 mc/s. 31.01 m. from approximately 2 to 8 p.m., England Today DJZ, 11.80 mc/s. 25.42 m. Bermuda time. The Portuguese OVER THE RADIO transmitter is currently using 5,000 watts power. The second half of the final of the NEW ULTRA-SHORT WAVE OZH, Skamlebaek, Denmark, is P. A. Amateur Challenge Cup Soccer SUNDAY'S PROGRAMMES understood to be operating daily Competition will be broadcast from STATION IN AMERICA now on 15.32 mc s. The time sched­ Daventry, England, this morning ule given is from 10 a.m. to 1.00 I rebroadcast again tonight. Mr. NEW YORK, April 13 (Special)— NBC-RED NETWORK NBC-BLUE NETWORK COLUMBIA NETWORK DAVENTRY, ENGLAND p.m., Bermuda time. F. N. Creek, a well-known interna­ A new experimental ultra-short wave Advices from the Ministry of Postes, WEAF, 660 kc/s.; WLW, 700 kc/s.; WJZ, 760 kc/s.; WLW, 700 kc/s. WABC, 860 kc/s; WCAU, 1170 kc/s tional football player, will describe station has been placed in operation GSA 6.05 mc/s. SGH 21.47 mc/s. Telegraphs et Telephones, in the WIOD, 610 kc/s.; W2XAD, 21.50 & KDKA, 980 kc/s.; W3XAL, 17.78 mc/t W2XE, 21.57, 15.27, 11.83 & the match for short wave listeners here and is operating without regular GSB 9.51 mc/s. GSI 15.26 mc/s. rue de Grenelle, Paris, state that 15.33 mc/s.; W8XK, 21.54 & W3XAL, 9.67 mc/s.; W8XK, 21.54 9.65 mc/s.; W3XAU, 21.52 at 10.45 a.m. and the commentary schedule under the call letters GSC 9.58 mc/s. GSJ 21.53 mc/s. the French government stations in 15.21 mc/s. W2XAF, 9.53 mc/s 15.21 & 11.87 mc/s. 15.27 & 9.59 mc/S. will be rebroadcast tonight at 11.00 W2XJI. The test transmitter broad­ GSD 11.75 mc/s. GSO 15.18 mc/s. Dakar and Madagascar are to under­ p.m., Eermuda time. Last year's casts on 26.3 mc/s. and frequently 9.00—Organ and Xylophone Re­ 9.00—Peerless Trio 9.00—Organ Reveille GSE 11.86 mc/s. GSP 15.31 mc/s. go power increases in a short while. final was played at New Cross, Lon­ begins its transmissions at 5.30 cital 9.15—Cloister Bells 9.30—Salon Musicale GSF 15.14 mc/s. GSV 17.81 mc/s. JVD, Tokyo, Japan, is believe to don, where Bromley beat Erith and or 5.45 p.m., E.S.T. (6.30 or 6.45 9.30—Four Showmen Quartet 9.30—Tone Pictures 9.45—Radio Spotlight GSJ— GSH- -GSG—GSF be operating daily on 7.51 mc s. Belvedere by one goal to nil. p.m., Bermuda times.) 9.45—Animal News Club GSE- -GSD The schedule is not given. Informa­ tion is expected from Japan shortly. 10.00—Turn Back the Clock, songs 10.00—Coast to Coast on a Bus 10.00—From the Organ Loft. 10.00 a.m.—Cards on the Table, RV96, Moscow, U.S.S.R., has re- « 10.15—Tom Terris Press News talks sumed broadcasting and is now on 10.30—Melody Moments, music 10.30—Wings over Jordan," talks the air from 5-6 a.m., Bermuda time. RV96 operates on 15.17 mc s. Modern Mothers—here's the 11.00—Roman Catholic Service from 11.00—The Radio Puplit 11.00—American Art Quartet. W8XK 11.00—Church of the Air Plymouth THE WEEK'S DX 11.30—Music and American Youth & W3XAL. 10.20—Wynford Reynolds' Octet 11.55—Press News 11.30—Russian Melodies. W8XK & 11.30—Children's Hour. W2XE DX-ing around during the week 8reakfast that builds Energy W3XL 11.50—Saturday Sport the writer has heard the following 12.00—News. Guitarist 12.00—The News. W8XK & W3XL 12.00—Sunday News & News Sum­ stations:— for active children 12.15—Chimney House, drama 12.15 p.m.—Neighbour Nell mary GSJ, on 21.53 mc s., came in R6 12.30—Tapestry of Melody, musical 12.30—Southernaires, quarvet 12.30 pm.—Major Bowes' Capitol 12.30—"Music of the Years," gramo­ on Tuesday. GSJ is used in trans­ programme Family phone records missions 2 and 3 and is on the air from 4.45 to 11.30 a.m., approxi­ A bowl of 1.00—Music for Moderns 1.00—Radio City Music Hall. W2XAD GSV—GSG—GSP—GSI mately, each day. KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES GSE—GSD—GSB—GSA HP5A, Panama, came in R5 on 1.30—University of Chicago Round 1.30—Salt Lake City Choir and with milk and sugar 1.00—Message to Scouts Tuesday and E5-6 on Wednesday. Table Discussion Organ. W2XE 1.30—Big Ben. "Hail Columbia," 2R04, Rome, Italy, appears to I Has more energy value than 3 eggs* be the better received of the two 2.00—IreeDe Wicker's Musical Plays 2.00—NBC Series of Great Plays. 2.00—Church of the Air. W2XE & 2.00—Sunday News W2XAD W3XAU Fascist stations operating during 2.20—Sports Talk the evenings. At least that was the fifiS 2.30—Salute of Nations to N.Y. 2.30—Salute to N.Y. World's Fair. 2.30—"Saint George, Martyr" World's Fair. W2XAD W2XE & W3XAU Impression gained by the writer 223.26 calories 210 calories 2.40—"American Commentary" when he thrice tuned in the station 2 Digests easily 3.00—Sunday Dinner at Aunt 3.00—Magic Key of RCA; music, 3.00—American All—Immigrants. 2.55—Church of England Service this week. 2R04, operating on 11.81 3 So delicious, so crisp—children Fanny's vocalists, talks and special All. W2XE*& W3XAU mc/s., came in on an average of R7 love it 3.30—Barry McKinley, baritone features. W2XAD & W8XAL 3.30—Norman Corwin's Words on Monday and Tuesday and R7-8 4 Helps children take more milk 3.45—Band of H.M. Welsh Guards 3.45—The Kidoodlers without Music on Wednesday evening. 5 No .cooking—no fuss. Servedlin 30 2R04 is difficult to hear as it is seconds 4.00—Sunday Drivers; novelty 4.00—To be announced 4.00—Philharmonic-Symphony Or­ •Shown by an analysis made at a leading 4.15—"The Prisoner of Zenda"—4 wedged in between W2XE, 11.83 dietetic laboratory. 4.30—The Festival of Music. W8XK show chestra. W2XE & W3XAU mc/s. which has been coming in & W2XAD 4.30—Name the Place 4.45—Interval regularly anywhere from RT-9 dur­ •1.45—Bob Becker, dog talks IRST THING in the morn­ ing the earlier evenings., and DJZ, GSO-GSD—GSC—GSB 11.80 mc s., which, whilst not as ing—after 12 hours without 5.00—Vocalist 5.00—National Vespers F 5.25—Sports Talk good as most Germans, does make nourishment—a child's store of 5.15—Hendrik W. Van Loon, talk itself heard. The New York broad­ energy is low. 5.30—The World is Yours, drama 5.30—Crawford Caravan, Jesse Crawford, organist 5.35—St. George's Day Programme caster has a more or less consistent He needs new energy—double- signal and seldom fades out until quick! And he'll get it from 6.00—To be announced 6.00—GlenrT Miller's Orchestra 6.00—World News Roundup. W2XE 11 p.m., or thereabouts, when the KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes! Actu­ 6.35—Message to Scouts & W3XAU band loses its value to local lis­ ally, a bowlful with milk and 6.30—Book Review 6.30—Spelling Bee 6.30—Ben Bernie's Orchestra, with teners. sugar has more energy value 6.45—Dog Heroes, sketch 6.45—Epilogu? Lew Lehr. W2XE & W3XAU DJZ can only be rated at R7-3 on than 3 eggs! KELLOGG'S digest GSO—GSD—GSC—GSB Monday and Tuesday and came in 7.00—Catholic Hour. W2XAF 7.00—Watson, Flotsam and Jet­ quickly, too. child. Notice how much extra 7.00—The Silver Threatre, with 7.20—Methodist Service from Not­ as low as R6. on Wednesday. And their wonderful flavor and milk your child takes when you sam, orch. and soloists guest, stars. W3XAU 7.30—Romance Melodies; orchestra tingham IRF, the other Italian short wave crispness are a treat for every give him KELLOGG'S often. 7.30—The Grouch Club, variety. 7.30—Gateway to Hollywood- W8XK, W8XAL, W2XAF and vocalists station broadcasting the "American The whole family will enjoy variety show Hour," is indeed poor. IRF was KELLOGG'S—with either warm 8.05—"The Prisoner of Zenda"- 8.00—Jack Benny's comedy pro­ 8.00—World's Fair talk 8.00—The People's Platform. W2XE heard R4 on Monday and not at all or cold milk. Ready to serve— gramme. W2XAF 8.15—Eugene Conley, tenor on Wednesday. IRF transmits on the 30-s.econd breakfast. And 8.30—Sunday & Weekly News 9.83 mc/s. 8.30—Fitch Bandwagon—guest or­ 8.30—Radio Guild Drama 8.30—The Screen Guild Show. W2XF always oven-crisp in the mois­ 8.50—Sports Talk A Devonshire listener reports that chestra. W2XAF & W3XAU ture-proof WAXTITE wrapper. reception from RAN, 9.6 mc/s. has 9.00—Maurice Spitalny's Orch. 9.00—Recital of English Songs 10 helpings in every packet. 9.00—Don Ameche, m.c; Edgar 9.00—Columbia Dance Hour. W2XE improved and sends in some valuable tra, quartet & soloists Be sure to ask your grocer for Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, W2XE & W3XAU information regarding a news bulle­ 9.30—Swing Soiree—variety pro­ 9.30—Close Down KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes! Buy and others. W8XK & W2XAF tin being broadcast from that sta­ gramme a packet today. tion. This will be included in the 10.00—Manhattan Merry-Go-Round. 10.00—Hollywood Playhouse, drama­ GSD—GSC—GSB list of daily news broadcasts. The 10.00—Ford Sunday Evening Hour. 10.20—Church of England Service W2XAF tization writer has not been able to locate W2XE £ W3XAU from Belgium RAN during the week. 10.30—American Album of Familir 10.30—Walter Winchell, news valutag duty gees into effect. Of­ Music. W8XK & W2XAF 10.45—Irene Rich, drama W3XAU, Philadelphia, came in Race To Beat Duty ficers of the Hamburg-American R8 on Tuesday and R7 on Wednes­ and North German-Lloyd Lines said 11.00—N.Y. Drama Critics' Award. 11.00—Melody and Madness, Bob 11.05—Message to Scouts 11.00—The Circle—with Basil Rath- Benchley. W2XE & W3XAU day evening on 6.06 mc/s. The last right that of the eleven ships W8XK 11.10—"The Thin Red Line." King's bone, Madeline Carroll, Marx 11.30—The News. W2XE & W3XAU decrease in the crowding on this NEW YORK, April 21. (CP)—Eleven which are here or en route, three 11.30—Cheerio Royal Rifle Corps Bros., and others. W2XAF 11.45—Capitol Opinions. W2XE band has given W3XAU more free­ German vessels are racing against specially chartered by German lines dom. and three others normally running time to deposit German goods in the 12.00—Jack Teagarden's Orchestra 12.00—Sunday News Looking for YV5RC, Caracas, Vene- to tit/> west coast were diverted tem- 12.00—News Report. W2XAF 12.00—News. Orchestra. W8XK United States before midnight on 12.20—Sports Talk zueal, on 5.97 mc/s. the writer failed Saturday wher. the 35% counntor- porejily tc Atlantic traffic. Continued on Page 4 Page 4 THE ROYAL, GAZETTE AND COLONIST DAILY, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939. Magazine Section

Is more difficult than the second, UNUSUAL SHORT WAVE Concert Programmes from America Over Weekend Radio Programme Information and that is why the inclusion of short wave station names In the re­ FADE-OUT YESTERDAY the Weekend gular programmes should help the BROADCAST BRIEFS programme seeker. A most unusual, complete fade As an illustration, suppose you out of short wave reception was NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Bermuda time. The programme wanted to hear the "Gang Busters" reported by the DX-columnist yes­ follows:— "Growth of Science"—"Radio and programme, broadcast each Wed­ terday afternoon. Lnvestigattag a The NBC Symphony Orchestra, Suite, "Anno 1600," for string Public Interest"—England nesday night at 9.00 o'clock, Ber­ number of reports on reception con­ under the direction of Alberto Erede, orchestra Dubensky Salutes Fair muda time, over the Columbian ditions it was found that only two will be heard in the world premiere (First time in United States) network. Assuning the long wave stations could be heard on the en­ of Gian-Carlo Menotti's new opera, Violin Concerto in D Sir William Bragg, president of the stations were not clear enough you tire short wave bands at about "The Old Maid and the Thief," over Major Beethoven Royal Society of England, will dis­ would turn to the short wave bands. 2 p.m. These were 'phone stations, the NBC-Blue Network from 11.00 Symphony No. 6 in C cuss "The Growth of Science" when The regular programmes list W2XE one on the 16 m. band and one on p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Bermuda time, Major. Schubert he speaks as guest on the Adventures and W3XAU under the Columbia the 30 m. band. They came in tonight. Stagers taking part will be in Science programme over the Co­ about R6. SUNDAY EVENING CONCERT network. But you would not be Mary Hopple, contralto, Margaret lumbia network tonight from 7.15 able to find "Gang Busters" on Otherwise nothing at all could Daum and Willa Stewart, sopranos, Ezio Pinza, basso, will return as to 7.30 p.m., Bermuda time. W2XE, and possibly you would not be heard on the short waves but and Robert Weede, baritone. soloist and Fritz Reiner as conductor be able to find the station. W2XE the thick hiss of the bands. This of the symphony orchestra and Dickens Story on "Johnny Presents" at 9 p.m., Bermuda time, broadcasts condition is one of the most unusual TAPESTRY OF MELODY chorus in the Sunday Evening Hour a programme of light music announc­ phenomena on record, having oc­ broadcast over the Columbia net­ "The Capture of Bill Sykes," adapt­ ed in Spanish. At 9.15 p.m. it radiates curred only once before in the writ­ Mischa Mischakoff, concertmaster work Sunday night from 10.00 to ed by Max Marcin from Charles "General and Cultural News in er's knowledge. Reception has often of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, 11.00 p.m., Bermuda time. Here is Dickens' "Oliver Twist" will be dra­ Spanish." So, to find "Gang Bus­ become unstable on one or more will be soloist with the string ensem­ the programme:— matized by Jack Johnstone on the ters," you would have to find W2XATJ, of the bands, but only once before ble conducted by H. Leopold Spital­ Overture to "Fidelio" Beethoven Johnny Presents programme over the which does broadcast the programme. have the short wave bands faded ny, during the Tapestry of Melody orchestra Columbia network tonight from W3XAU would be found on 6.06 mc/s. out as they did yesterday. programme over the NBC-Red Net­ Largo from "Xerxes" Handel 9.00 to 9.30 p.m., Bermuda time. at this time. Reports from America indicate work on Sunday from 12.30 to 1.00 Pinza and orchestra Now if you wished to hear the ad­ that there are violent storms on the p.m., Bermuda time. Here is the Gigue in G Bach "Mister Important" ventures of that young aviator, New England coast and in the Middle programme:— Orchestra "Howie Wing," at 7.15 p.m., Bermu­ Western part of the United States. "Softly as in a Morning Chi Vuole Innamorarsi Scarlatti "Mister Important," the strange da time, over the Columbia network, I It seems impossible for these dis­ Sunrises" Romberg The Fiero Costume Legrenzi story of a pompus little man,'who for you would be unable to hear it on the turbing conditions to have such an Nocturne in E-Flat Chopin Pinza and orchestra a magic hour saw into the minds of short waves. W2XE is not on the air | effect on the short waves. Perhaps Two of the four principals in the new NBC opera, "The Old Maid Mischakoff Gypsy Song and Fandango from the people around him, will be pre­ at that time and W3XAU broadcasts the sun has become unusually ac­ and the Thief," are Bob Weede, the "thief," and Margaret "Spanish Caprice" a programme of dance music an­ tive with its "sun spots," which sented over the NBC-Red Network Daum, the maid of the "old maid." They are shown rehearsing "Gypsy Rondo" Haydn Rimsky-Korsakoff nounced in Spanish. affect the ionosphere of the earth. tonight from 11.00 to 11.30 p.m., for the world premiere of the opera to be given over NBC tonight Two waltzes for string Orchestra Bermuda time, as the next in the from 11.00 p.m. to 12.30 a.m., Bermuda time. The inclusion of the short wave j orchestra Dvorak H Lacerato Spirito from "Simon series of Arch Oboler's Plays. stations in the regular programmes "The Man I Love", arr. Boccanegra Verdi will tell listeners just what station Bonnell Gershwin Pinza and orchestra People's Platform is broadcasting the network pro­ work; W8XK.W3XL, W3XAL, W2XAF, "Exotic" Grieg ValseTriste Sibelius grammes. When no short wave sta­ RADIO INSTRUCTION FOR W2XAD, WIXK, nd W6XBE, NBC orchestra tion is named it will be presumed "Radio and the Public Interest" networks, W8XAL, affiliated With N.Y. PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY Sweet and Low Earnby will be discussed on Lyman Bry- BEGINNERS that none of the short wave outlets WLW, Mutual Broadcasting System, of the network carry that feature. Now is the Month of son's People's Platform over the Co­ and NBC, and WIXAL, which takes Adolf Busch will be violin soloist Next week's column will tell "What Maytag-. Morley lumbia network tonight from 8.00 programmes from.Columbia, Mutual with the New York Philharmonic- else there is on the short wave bands." Chorus, a cappella to 8.30 p.m., Bermuda time. The by the DX Columnist and the BBC of London, England. Symphony Orchestra, directed by Navarra Albeniz-Arbos programme is one of a number being W9XF and W9XAF, Chicago, are John Barbirolli, in their weekly con­ Orchestra broadcast to inform the public of This week's subject is easily writ­ not affiliated with the larger net­ cert over the Columbia network Closing hymn: "America what radio has done and how it func­ ten and should be more easily under­ works. on Sundayffromf4.00 to 6.00 p.m., Befriend" Cutler tions. stood. We are now to tell how to find American programmes on the It would appear' from this that all THE DX COLUMN Britain Gives Final Salute short wave bands. Our task has been one has to do to hear NBC, Columbia made easier by the alterations in the or Mutual programmes on the short Great Britain salutes the 1939 daily programmes which are now waves is to tune to any of the above stations. In a way this is right. New York World's Fair in a pro­ under way. Continued from Page 3 But these stations also broadcast gramme from London on Sunday. There are now eleven short wave studio features from their sister sta­ Noted guest speakers and a famous to locate one of the broadcasts pub­ broadcasting stations in the United tions on the long wave bands as well orchestra are to be heard over the lished in the list of foreign short States affiliated with the major net­ as programmes in foreign languages Columbia and the NBC-Red net­ wave programmes for Tuesday. Have works of the country. They are to various countries. works tomorrow from 2.30 to 3.00 W2XE and W3XAU, Columbia net- you heard this station? p.m., Bermuda time. Thus the question of finding the That is all for the week, short wave stations absolves itself into two listeners, and I will be back with "America and the Next War" versity of Chicago Round Table on points: Finding out what, if any, more next Saturday. In the mean­ Three polishes Sunday from 1.30 to 2.00 p.m., Ber­ of the short wave outlets of a certain time remember, the radio pages Senator Gerald P. Nye of North muda time, over the NBC-Red Net­ network are broadcasting the pro­ are compiled to assist you in enjoy­ Dakota will appear with two other work. The topic for discussion is gramme you want; and secondly, ing your receiver. Your suggestions are two international authorities on the uni- "America and the Next War." finding that station." The first part will help to improve it. Let PHILCO too many! bring you the Radio News from the To have your entire home spotless, fresh Capitals of the World and shining — your floors and furniture gleaming, your mirrors and porcelain A choice of four outstanding Tropic sparkling, your rooms twinkling cheer­ Models await you, housed in strikingly fully in the firelight — all you need is one OVER THE RADIO polish — O-Cedar Polish. 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GSV 17.81 mc/s. 12.00—Music Styled for You 12.00—Music Internationale 12.00—Press News'. Cincinnati Con­ Q-Qdar GSV—GSG—GSP—GSI servatory of Music Concert GSE—GSD—GSB—GSA RADIO DEPT. 12.30—National Federation of Mu­ 12.30—Our Barn; Children's show POLISH sic Clubs Reid Street. 1.00—Musical Broadcast from Ger­ 1.00—American Education Forum 1.00—Kate Smith Speaks 1.25—Sports News The all-purpose polish many. W2XAD 1.15—Melody Ramblings and for prompt, efficient Service W2XAD. News 1.30— Call to Youth, talks 1.30—Enoch Light's Orchestra Dial 2091. 1.30—Farmers Union Programme. 1.35—Variety. Piano dnet 1.45—News. Along Gypsy Trails W2XAD

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