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The Maine Broadcaster : April 1947 (Vol. 3, No. 4)

Maine Broadcasting System (WCSH Portland, ME)

Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/mainebroadcaster ~~-~~ BROADCASTING MAINE BROADCASTER. SYSTEM \ A.allak PUBLISHED AS AN AID TO BETTER RADIO LISTENING Vol. III, N o. 4 Portland, Maine, April, 1947 Price, Five Centa 3 NEW ·NBC PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED Fr~ese's Bangor Store Presents Songstress Reveals New Talent Hit Parade, Wife Saver Thrice Wee lcly Bob Ripley WCSH Offers New Hollywood Show On Schedule Her11ltling the advent of the new St'ltson, in rndio as in climatic change, nnd 1111 eur-lo-µ:rounlncing the fl' rank Morg-11n show. E&ch episode of The Dig Story will A llen Prescott relate the true story of a rcportc1· who, through his own efforts, performed a His firsl job wus i11 the movies, gent P•~bl.ic ~cn•icc • such n.s sohring a JJlaying opposite Glori1-1 Swanson, but nmrder Cl.LS<', proving the innocence of he wus tvo young ul the tin1c to rc­ 11 convicted person, uncovering 11 110lit­ nJcn,her much al.lout it now. Thut's Marvin Miller icnl sclwn,c or lircuking up II l'Rcket. t he unusual start of Allen Prescott, Thr )111 int• prt·111iere uf the Guittard Rc,-J names of reporters will be used t he "\Vife Snver" whose program, 'l'lwuter uf l'm,wus Players eurly in in the clran111tiznlionh. Herry Kroe­ sponsored lly F'n·esc's Depurtn,ent Murch OVl'r Portland'~ wcsn - Thurs­ ger will be the narrator. lle fre­ Store of Bangor over WLBZ i~ heard day,:; al 7 ,;3() p. 111. wc1,kly - stR rted quently hus been h-,urd in Mystery Nt<:h Montlay, W cdncsd,1y and Frid~y anorher l ,t~s ,\ l ltchel prutluc•t,on. 'J:'he,1tcr ou ~' BC ,tations- .Friday at )0.00 a. m. Mitcher s otl1l'r weekly output now bc­ nights. Tt w11s years later when Allen was iug henrd iu Maine i~ the Skippy H ol­ The second of till' new vrograms will wurkin~ ori the New York Daily Mir­ lywo" cl 'l'hoater prol,(ram ulso carried lie the return tn N13C of Your Hit ror that he wus requcstt-d to go on the by Wl'Slf • 'J'uesilays at 7.30. 1>11radc, which wilt ,be :ii red Saturdays air with W11ltcr \ VincheJJ, Mark ESSAYS COMEDY- Frances Langford, best known to radio and screen ;\II i tdwl hns served 26 yen.rs in UJO­ at 9.00 p. m. for II h111f hour, replacing Ht•Uinger and Nick Kenny. Of that for her song interpretations, and Bob Hope's right bower on hi~ t rips overseas tion picture~. un the sta~c a11d in rndio. Roy Rogers' Suturdoy .Night Roundup. cx.pericuce he says that, aside from the to entertain service men during the wa r, is trying her natural talents on comedy. Tl<' stnrted in 19:23 ns the juvenile lead The form11l of the show will remain as fact nervousness macle him talk so fast Sundoy nights on the Don A mche Show ut 10.00 p. m. she portrays Blanche in u ruml cvmpany of N1111ghty Mariet­ alway~, the plnying of the top tunes nobody could understand hini, "it wus Bickerson in the weekly adventure~ of the bickering Bickersons with Arnecbe ta 1111d urrivcd in 1-Jollvwood when of tl,e week and m usical "extras·•. The fine". and Danny Thomas. O f course she still sings, 100. s ilent films Wl'rc in the sla.pstiek come­ 'first Hit Parade series on NBC started Prescott's familar llrand of humor ,iy ph11s,•. He worked us a n iLSsistont in 1936, follfJwing rhe forll)er Lucky was first introduc·ed to listeners when director with Glori11 Swanson, Doug­ WRDO's Radio Reveille Sets Strike Hour wiU1 B. A. Holfe's orches­ he wus sent by his paper to broad. las F11irbunks, Sr., Mtrry Pickford and t r11, It continued untiJ 1937. cast a polo gmne. Never having heci, other curly immortals of the scl'een. Morning Pace For Listeners No 11dditio1H1l details of the musical -exposed to polo before, he used hls im­ Before the movies tonk over ~rom lfs not j ust n figure of speech to established household fixture. lt'6 a persounel of Your llit Parude were llb>inatfon .....to the dismay of the the ll·gitirnat<: s tn~c on a country-wide ~"Y th11J· WU.DO's Radio Rrveille pro­ "good morning" habit, almost like an­ 1tvaili1blc when this issue of The Maine radio station, but to lhc delight of l.msis, Mitchel went buck hd1ind the gram six du.l's n week is the "nlarm other me1uher of the family, nccotding ilroadc11st<:r wcHt to press. the auditmee! Out of this i;pontan. footli~hts for u stretch. · clock of Central Maine". I n hun­ to the WRDO staff whose observations A new flvc.t-imcs-wcckl,y series of cuus experience grew 1,n uudition at ln 1985 he left the stngc for radio dred~ of' homes, it is, in fact. Children 11 re b11sed on what listeners tell them. programs, to be heard over BC sta­ NBC. It clickell, as they sny in radio dirt·cting. Soo11 he wns dirccti.ng or go to school, husincssmcn go to their Radio Reveille combhies a variety tions Mourlay through Priclay nt 1.45 and Allen Prescott began his first produci11g- sitch ~hows ns Vic and Sade W(lrk, mothers and ,v-i,•es i;turt their of easy-to-listen-to morning music p. m. comprise~ Vite third atlditioo to co:LSt-to-coast brnadcusts us 'l'he Wife and The lfotnance of Helen Trent, also daily household tasks, employed men with the correct time frequently stated, tl1r network roster. It is Hobert L. Saver. That ,vus in 1932. spent some time in Chicago us pro­ nnrl women catch their buses on time, and interspersed with we1Lthcr reports, fliplcy's Dcli,•"e JI Or Not and will Since then he ha~ writtcu, produced ducticm chief for CBS's centrnl divi_ hy listenin!? to Radio Reveille temperature reudings uncl uews ii.ems. make its bow May 12. The series will or performed in sucl1 network shows siou. This friendly sc111i-music11.l show, All in all, the progrnm offers morning dramatize strnnµ:er-tha11-l1clio11 facts as S,ty It \Vith Words, Tbe Prescott necause of his .~uccesses he was in­ hroaclcast Monrlay through Suturday listeners of WHDO a well rounded A cl ra11u1tic cast will cnttct sev-eral Show, Let's Dance and Gallughcr imd ducNl to return to Hollywootl where, from 1.05 to 7.,M n. m., is not just breakfnst radio menu. And it livcs <"pisorlcs cuch day and Ripley wlll ap­ Shean. 1-1 i~ adeptness at pantornine as nn independent producer, he /30 ancl Wrong- " ' ny Corrigan the scn.~e of hu11101· diu much to keep his known 1;1s the fe111inine attractiou on J?riday at WRDO gives the At1j,l't1sb1 the l\1eBS network Sunday mornings night he landed in Jrelt1nd. rnrn's morale high. the NRC Dennis D,iy show. Miller stntion r1 total of six five.minute news ot 9.00, has encouraged the Moine ln his spare tinw, Pl'escotl mun. ii,; a frtttured pl11ycrs in movies .such summ:trics and 15 news broadcast Couucil of Churchl's to arrange for the ages to fit in housckccpin~ and cook­ us Rly. the ;\ fler irrndnntinµ from N~w Ynrk's Ilarvard. First ll;1dio Parish Chul'dl qwu:tette, Institute of ;\lusicul Art, Br,,cl join. Por ,ome of our subscribers, this month marks the expiration of their Listeners lo Book of Rook~ 11rc in­ directed br Artbur F. Kcuuall at the ed the Roundtow,wrs m~le quartet. subscriptions. An easy way to check is by noting the figures ut the right vited to write to their nc,irt·st ,McBS <>rgan. This service will be heard l➔'ro1n llwrc hl· brancltecl out intu solu ol your name ond address on P age 8. st1ttio11 cnrrying the series, for the o,•cr 1111 stn tinns nf the .',1nine Mroad• J)llrts 011 such netwm·k shows 11S Evny­ For instance, subscriptions expirinit this month are doted 4/ 47, which hnndbook enntnining dctoilecl <1J1tli11c casting Sy~tcm. thi11g Goes, hcndccl )ly• Gary ;\foorc, ,tands for April 1947. Check your fi)\u res NOW. This may be your of the progrnrns, a helpful rcndin1_1; list, At 8:00 a. 111. 011 Eustcr Sunday aml Fridu.y on Hroad'way. Ile nlso l~st issue. under your pre,ent subscription, If so, and you wish to renew, music 1mcl words of the originol theme Mr. H ough will conduct . the third is n composer, his tune. l,ai;ed on s,m ply cltp off the top of the page, im;l11di11~ the /)rit1led box, your 1101110 song, and biographical sketches nncl ;,,nnua l union service •lf the churches Pt·nns_1'lv1mia Dukh . ' lin!?O, "S1vcl't 1111d address a11d tfte cx/)iralio11 date ut tlie right. Check whether you wish pictures of each participant. of B11th from the Central Congrcga• l 've Gotten 011 You'', hnving hit the to renew for one or two yeurs, and mnil the clipping with the correct Broadcasts now are being presented lionnl Church of that city, the Rev. heights of popularity. U e says he remittance, to your nearest MeBS stat ion . WCSH, Portland; WRDO, by the Rev. W11llace W. Anderson, LaFotest Hodgkins, pastor. This also owes that success to his Pennsylvania Augusta ; or WLBZ, Bangor. D. D., minister of State Str1:ct Con­ will be l1eard 1icl II whilt• RfN th,1t the Publication and editorial offices ore at W CSl I, Portland world is cliviclecl into I wo kinds of propk: th(• tirst urc tho,c whu li1•e Entered as second-class matter April 12, 1916, at the Post Office at Port­ in tlw l ' 11 it1 cl Stufrb, nnd the second, land, Moine, under the Act of Morch 8, 1879. those who live in llw rt·Ht of lhc world. The llr.sl hn1•1• sl'l.'urit)', rela­ l'he subscription price ls fifty cents a year, payable in advance tive ubundnnce of the things that LIN WOOD T. PITMAN, Editor JOHN F. IIOGAN, A,ii¥tant 111ake for t•umfort und ph~•,,ical wdl­ being and 11 ,,ery d ctl'III ~hure of the freeclOntfi llmt make II 1111111 rCSJlCCt Shall We Let One Of Every Eight Die? him~elf und his fellows. Tiu: M'Cond for tht' 11111st p11rt Ji,,,• in misery and Ooe out of every eigh t will die of cancer thii, year - w1lcss we want trnd undi,r conclilions \\'hich in act. ,•fl'cct nr,· littlt• b<'tkr lhnn slavery. D epressing, isn't it? .llut there lS somethi11g every siugle one JmuA'iuc the million~ of 1111111>111 be­ ingb wh11 11 rt• 1w11· 1101hin g hetter tlt(ln o( u,s ca11 do to light this disease tlueat c ni11g every American family. puw11s in the huge nnd brutal gume We must support the annua l campaign this month of the Maine of power politics. \\"i lncss the in­ Cancer Society, lu:adcd by Go,·. Horace A. Hildrt:U1 as honorary chair­ hur,urn propo.\al of th1• F rench For­ man, and contribute whatC\'er our p ocketbooks will p ermit. eiA'n ~1 inistPr to displace 111illions of Duru1g April, women volunteers will call for your don11tion s . human l,dngs in order lo mnke !•'ranee secure from future aicicres­ Give what you can, learn all about ca11ccr that you cun - symptoms, E!!gs a la Suisse - Fred MacMurroy'• Choice sion, whc11 Vrance·s grctitest a/!p;rcs­ treatment, prog r ess I.icing made in r esearch, and r emember that Maine sor is her own deep-rootoo political is a l eader iu tbc fig h t agains t cancer. corruption. " ' Hness the~c nncl II lmn­ l\lainc was the firs t state to p ay for treatment of indigent cancer dred otlwr kindred NC('nl's in the in­ patie n ts, first to contribute to cancer rc:scarch, firs t to s tart a s urvey ternatio1111l s lt'w of pos t-wnr choos, of fac ilities for ca11 ecr tre atment in nursiug homes. C linics a re main­ und then turn to tlw domestic scene tained r egularly ; tende r, final nurs ing care is provided tho~e who need of our own nntionul wny of li,•ing at the moml.'nt, with mil production 1111d it. Maine is a leade r in the cancer fight. still hi1,:her prices 1111cl plenty of We want to maintain that leade r s hip, but this will r equire your s ugar ,ju~t 11round the coruer. :1inancial assista nce. So give ns much as you ca11 lhis month. What, in terms of the good life we i\fcilS stations are running s p ecial programs, and leading Maine all feeJ in some wuy bound t o emu­ m edical men will te ll )·ou how to r ecognize cancer - wl1ich CA be late, in terms of what we shall call~ cured whe n r ecogn ized early. right here nnd now, quite unasham­ R emember thnt some 18-J.,000 Americans will die of cancer in edly life's spiritual v11lues, docs all the forcgolng add up to? It might 1947, and the 11 act to protect your own fnmily 11nd ge ne rations yet 1111 be summed up in the word petU­ to come. F o r cance r c r uelly attacks childre n, as well as me n and ness. We are petty beeau~e the little w omen. things, so many little things, concern We CAN conquer cancer . Le t's be r eady wl1en tl1c M a ine Cancer us, ancl of so mnny of these litlle Socie ty ask s for contributions this month. things we h11ve made mountains be­ cause the hig things a ren't there to r ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · 1 worry about, such as stnrvntion and disease 11ncl freeting to death for ► MAINE FARM TOPICS want of clothing ancl shelter. By .JAKE BROFEE J Like a family which is split iuto hostile p11rts over tr.fies, we fine! our~ °'':".":'. :-: -~~'."'. _B_...,, ...... - Claudette Colbert's Favorite Cake sch·es divided In so muny ways al s L ·•""'"''"' lime when it is so necessary that we Tomatoes And Your C arden Plan pull to1,rether for the sake of the Have you ever stopped to think how unusunl it is peaceful wurlcl we all wa nl lo live ln. AGNES GIBBS' LETTER So much depends u pon our pulling that a tropical vegclahlc such us a tomato should be together while the n·st I)( the world 011e of the lrnding garden vegetables ill N·e.w Enirlnnd? WCSH Home Eoonomice Director ~eerns bl'nt v11 pu1llng it;,df upurt. Probably you haven't, !IS most or us don't realize how When men of good scn,;e and good much we appreciate tomatoes until something such as Dcnr Friend: will get togethe r, whulcvcr their dif­ 111st ye11r's hliµht wipes out the crop. Lnst year, you will recall, the hllµht wlpNl nut practicully 1111 the lute crop T lw hlustcry winds of Mnrch, Wl' hope, tire gone and ferences in politics, in ru ciul origins Sprinµ is on our doorstep. Pussy willows 11re in chil­ or religion, they first or 1Jll divest ,ilong the l!:111, tern coast. d ren';. h1111ds a~ they return from school oncl Easter lhen,selvcs of pettiness nncl ~uspieion, It is my b,•lief that t he rccurrcuce of such II blight and then proceed to flncl and alwnys thi, yenr ii, very rcmoll', for appnn·ntly it takes certain bonu~ts arc on lu:11d~ held hiJlh hccnuse Spring is in the 11ir. peculiar 1•ondlt ions of k111pcn1 ture ond moisture to succeed in ft11din1t, u common g round of civic co,uruclcshlp where everyone hrinir ulJout s uch un cpid1·mic. Those conditions hnppen Sprin1,:, E118lt:r uml C/!g8 SN•111 to go togctlwr and for is cleclt>cl to pull together with the 011 1)' onct' c•vcry tt'n yl'urs or so. I wnnt to ud,•isl' you this rt•11son our poultry 1111d ep;jl industry lrit·s to feature hu111e Jmrtknc·rs not to l<'t Inst year's difficulti1·s prevent eirirs nt fi~ns ter Timt·. other fellow on the great American you frnm plantinir thl' usual quotn of tomatoes. It is This month a 111,wic, The F.µft nncl I , is to have its teum of f11ir play 11ml j u~tiee and prc111i1•re nnd I thouµhl ymt would enjoy two <'l,!'g-using CIJUality for all men. b etter nut to t»kc chnuccs. however. I SUJ!Jtl'sl that ,\'"'' dust the tomat oes redp,•s, which nr~ the f1H'oritt·s of lhe slnrs of this show. We durc not Jr,ok upon such a goal every 11·11 tluys with neulrol cnpp,•r or llordl·nu, ch ,•·ill hl' uulc to nR sonrcthinµ out of nur reach. 1ror hold tlH' cliseasc in d 1cck by doing this, if it nlt1l<'k~ ,ts. Th<'rc is a llcrc they 11 re: !::aster ih h,·r(• Dj?ain with its message wide 1•11ri(•ly of tom11l1H•s to <:hnosc from in plunning ) ~ ',is yl'ar. Eggs a la S'U isse - F red MacMurn1y nf triumph nnd ,joy and peace. t o re­ Thl'r!' 11r1• the l'url~ tn1es, ~uch ns Tiny Tim, Window Bo:., r,nrl> '-hnllmm, ~ l'I{/!' :.! t11blespo ·1n~ nacker or hrend crumbs new our hope ond our lttj?j!ing cour- ancl lhc Nc·w H arnp,hirc Victor. I lahlespoon fat for fryini; Sult, peppt'r, t'11ycnnc 111,(C, our foith in Gcd, nnd, in another T hc-n tl,l're are 1hr larger fruitl'cl un• 11fl1•11 m11rlc by lime and fertilizer 1/z ,·up lip:ht ('rl'tun llultcrcd tousl sense, faith in ourselves 11 11d our fel­ nnd llt•llc·r qunlit y lypcs. such ns the clcull'rS. Mclt fol in pan. Adel rrt•nm and lw11l lo bubbiinj\', S li p in t'µp;s. one at a low man. Marirlobc, RulgerR, John B1ilr, nnd It' your soil lll'('tl~ lime, put it on. ti111c; co~k itt•ntly. " ' hen \\hitr~ are nlmosl firm, sprinkle cr11111 hs over top. Donnie- B1•st. Tiu-re nre ycllow flesh, But whether lime ii; needed or not, CoH·r and conlim1c cooking lo desired d1111cncs~. Trunsfer eggs to to11st. Pour U. of M. U11ion Building swet•t t11sling ornnirc tomatoes like upply o 5-10-5 or similar fertilizer the "pun cr<>11111" over all. St:us,111 wi th s11lt, pepper und II da~h of cayenne. the Oronge 1, ing or .J uhilee, thP lorgc t11ixt11r1:, ut tilt' rnte of 25 or 30 Serves 2. Fund Programs Planned As lhis issue of The Muine Droucl­ fruited 1-(iant t011111tors such ns Poncd­ pounds for e1•cry lhousnnd s(Junre Cluudctte Colbert Cake rosa nnd Ox fkurl. There a rc 11 frw feel. I I' you usl' J?ro11nd or pulverized cnster went lo press, pluns were under l•' ros ti nir: seeded. pulpy Jtoll1111 to111utul'S hll<.:h limc~tone, you t·11n npply il nl the I lorµc Angel Food Cake wny for three or mc>re individual Lemon FiUini:: '.2 t11hlespoons butter or margarine as the K iuir Humbert 1111d the iimall some time ;1~ the fortili>;cr. ,vhen hroadca.,L~ over the blntions or the l/4 leasponn snit fruilrcl ones, i.uch us the Currant, hydrnh-d lhuc is being used, wait for ¼ cup hotl1•r or marg11rinc, Maine Broudrnsting System on behalf n1cllrrl ½ t easpoon each lemon nnd vanilla 01erry und P eo r. This is cert11inly a gout! rain nfler il is 111,plied. Or lhe open in!( of the Univrrsily of Mulne 1·11p suµ11 r cxtrul'l choice ,·nough for uny ir,1rde1wr. To­ wuit II week or ten days bdorc you Union 811ilcllng Fund campaign, April mator~ prefer a ril'h, loamy soil one! apply th1• ferlilizcr. - · ti e~I! yolks 2 egg yolks 2. 2 cups siftrcl confectioners' sugar they 11ct"d consid cr11blc phosphoruq in Well, those nrr lhe essential points Or11tcd rind of I lemon BnnJ!or alumni had lined up a pro­ 2 tables1loons milk (npprnx.) New l ~nitlnncl if thry are to clo tlwir in l!Plllnir yn nrst•lf n good lnwn for 1/3 cup lemon juice t-triun for thnt elate over \ Vl.BZ, pro­ Yellow coloring b est. Put 011 super phosphate ot the the coming Summer. If you fcrlllize ¼ tcnspoon snit bably originnting from Orono with Tate o f one pound to every live plnnls the l11wn a rea t·nrly this Sprin~ and JJroparo Pil/i119 : Blend 1111 ingrrdkn'Ls for lillinp;. Cook over simrn·ering l',·esiclent 1\ rthur A. ll11 11 ck of the with the broad ca~t mrthod nboul the rci;ced hare spots, you should hnve n wulcr, stirrinJ.: roust anlly until thickened. 11hout 20 minutes. Cool. Meanwhile nh•ersity luking po rt. Broadcast time thnt the plunls are set out nnd !,-.1tlsfllctory stu11d of grass. Too cut cake into 3 crosswise layers. Spread ft1ling betwern ln.ycrs. time was to be 7.30 p. m. be sure lhut there is enough nitrogen often, home owners leave the joh of Pr"paro Frc,Rti11g: Crcum butter or m»rgarine, udd salt, extracts, yolks Portland alumni contemplated a in the soil to give good growth. sowinl{ grass seed too late in the and half the s 11g11r. Bll'nd well. Add remaining sugar. Thin lo spreading br1111dcast on the snrne cl11le, WCSII Sprinir for best rCll ulL~. Most grasses consistency with milk. Tint a delicate yellow. Frost top ancl sides of cake. commitments permitting, 'Over the It's Lawn Planting Time iterruinntc better in cool weather nnd Let stand 3 or 4 hours before serving. Serves 12. P ortland s tulion at the same hour and This Isn't exactly the season of the many varieties of p;rass have 11 long Until tomo rrow morning a t 8:30 then. originating from the campa ign "klck­ year when the subject of lawns gets period of germination. off'• dinner at which president of the much attention. But if you weren't Good-Bye, Agnea Gibbs. U. of M. General Alumni Association, eatisflecl with your lawn last Sum­ DDT Among Apple G rower, Robert F. Thurrell of New Hampshire, mer, now is the time to be renovat­ There's more 11cwR today nbout the wns to be the principal speaker. ing il. Of course, the best time t o d o value of DDT to formers. Tlils time, J ohn Mae Vune, native of PorUand nnd N ntional Broadca&tlng Company J ack S. Atwood, manager of W RDO, the job Is the Fall but the second t o men who grow apples. During reporter, recently was named by the National H eadllncrs Club as one of the nod area chairman for the Augusta best is enrly Spring, as soon as the 19-1-6, some extensive tests were car­ 20 winners of H eadliners Mednls of Merit for a journalistic achievement during alumni campuign drive, also was lin­ weather Is suitable for outdoor work. ried on in ·experimental orchard~ in 19-W. ing up a program in the snme Interests, W11rn the frost is out of I.he nn effort to give DDT a complete 'l'he a ward, for "outstondlng coverngc of a continued n·ews event'', was made The campnlgn is intended to ral~e gl'ound, A'O over the lown and r oke lest ns « materinl for fighting cod­ on the bas is of MacVone's coverage or the Unitecl Nations meetings In New $900,000 for a union building on the off the dcnd material, including c rab dling moth. The United States De­ York from MaN:h 2-~, 19.16 to the end or the year. University campus, to memorialize the grass. Then it Is a p;ood time to ap­ partment of Agriculture now reports 175 Maine men who lost their lives In ply lime if any is needed and put on thnt DDT conftrmccl the earlier con­ the recent war, nnd to provide much some fertilizer as soon as possible. It clusions that is it a highly -etrective Anita Gordon, teen-age vocalist on lie The H arp In the Mickey and the needed quarters for student indoor would probably poy you to have your moterinl for fighting this pest. the Chnrli'e McCarthy show has been Dcanstnlk tune from Disney's Fun recreational focilities 11ncl student lawn soil tested. Your county a,tri­ No doubt if sufficient supplies ot signed for voice roles in two forth­ nncl F ancyfree, and will portray organization headquarters, as well u cultorol agent wi11 help you. T esu (Continued on Pago 8) coming Walt Disney films. She's to W endy in Peter Pan. faculty and guest meeting quarters. April, 1941 THE MAINE BROADCASTER Pnge 'l'hree Alan Young Pal To Kids And K9s Peggy Smith Is Joe Kelly Relates Some Of Worst Tello -Test Girl Moments On Air With Quiz Kids 8)' JOE KELLY. Quizmaster o! The Quiz Kids Radio Program said-"You see, in Bible times a man could he rnarrieFred Allen and you like to explain thnt hJ a co11y of five sisters. Eddie Cantor have hud 11 whack at it audience of several million? ancl they've nU ended up ready for a A native of Pottland, M argurct at­ Sometimes the IJlost unsuspecting month's vacation. H's one thing to tcnclcd the P ortland schools, graduat­ 11uestions oflcu give me the severest lmve a cozy talk with Junior about his ing from Portland High and then com­ jolts. pleting II course at Northens tern Busi. homework- and it's another to juggle One time I ask'ecl this one : "What the Einstein theory with five srunrt T I ME OUT- 'The stor of the Alan Y oung Show is neither clock-wise nor ncss Oillegc. historic event would you have liked kids l>eforc 10,000,000 listeners. counter-clock-wise, thou/,!h he hus u suspicion that something is wrong with the H er firs t position was that of mof t to have witnessed?'' One child woy his clock, ore set. Arithmetic never was his suit. ussisb.rnt to Dr. F.clward A. Greco of One of the li10c1, I perspired more said the miracles of J esus. Another Portlund, in a medical llll!l secretarial profusely wns when I asked a question Jt 11,us 11 lucky doy for homeless tJ1e s igning of the D eclaration of Jn­ c;Jp1tcity. H er next venture was in• involving William Shakespeare, the d OA"S when \Jun Youn~ cl1•cided to give clcpcndencc. A ml then - n nine-ycar­ Camera To Mike to the insurance field and she was em­ foothall player who used to play for nld with a slow, clcliberate voice said: Ca1Jine waifs lo children for Christmas. ployed for some time on confidential Notre D11nre. Joel Kupperman, then Young roundt'd up nnd disposed or '' I would have lik1!d to h11ve seen reports of the New York Life Iosur­ 8 years old, raised his ha nd. Gc1~rgc 'Wnshiugton born ...... " more th1111 SU dOl{S during \he holidny Shirley's Route a1,c/' Co. se11son. The u.cc.,ptancc and response ''Yes, I know Williom Shakespeare, Although the answers a rc ciuefolly Then curu e the wn r 11nd 11 shortage the football plnyer," lisped Joel. "Yes, were so he11 rteninA" tha t he d1,eided to uf radio s tat ion technicians. Peggy r csrarched by the Quiz Kids sta ff 11n<.1 make a year.round project of it. I know him. l huppcnrd to meet hjm neatly typed on my cards, the Qui11 was offered und accepted 11n oppor­ one time in a men's WASHROOM, Alan m11de his plans accordin~ly and t unity to huncllc Bwitches and knobs Kids can always think of 11nswc-rs that a nd I was singing the Notre Dame AREN'T on my ca rds. l<'or inst,1nce had no trouble in receiving flocks of in tlw (.'Onlrol room of WGAN, where song, and he ...... requests from children who want to Quiz Kid Lonny Lunde g11ve me "A s he rernaine1l until the servicemen be­ Yt111 can imagine whfJt happened providl' homes for pets. Since the gan Iloekin~ hack home. Next came flot'' os the answer to a music question to my mind after I heard the word, 11nd 1 had down - "G shoTp". I called NBC con,edia.n - s tar of the Friday an offer to .i<1in the staff of WCSH as washroom. Tn a frw seconds, however, evening show bearing his name, and ussi1>tant to the prog.rttm director and him wrun!!, I didn't know they were sc11ne blood hud trickled llllck into my the same note. heard over the three McBS stations f hc was glncl to try another phase of bra.in. at 8.80 . has two children of his own, broadcasting. Peggy is the girl with ''l'm glud, Joel, " l interrupted, 'l'hen there were the Marys in the be knows from eJtre Dnme arus. S0111eti111rs Joel Ku1)perman Margrll'et has been much interested in song...... works 01,t r.m1th prol>lerrrs and gjves music nnd hos studied voice under "That's tine," 1 said firmly. rne the u11..~wcr in frnctions and I }rave Maine Farm Topics Portland te!lchcrs. She still finds time ''And when he heard me singing,'' H in deeinmJs and I count him wrong, for study. She was nt one time a mem­ J ocl l'cctively. 'l'his for their courtesy most 1·11srs wl11•re the worm infesta. p. ru. ov<'r Maine's NriC stutions. 29, ~<'cond runs from March 30 to Apl"il 22 years; J ack Renny ancl Mory and mutcrial a$sistance in mu.king tio1l w11s severe, the halanee would 5 and each of the four rcrn,iining one Shirky, 11 toll, good-looking ~i1·l Livinl!stone, 20 yl'urs; Rel Mc­ av1.1il11hlc excellent 11ccommodations still hnve lwe1, in fovor of DDT, even who originally huikd from O111ahr1, hc­ week each. if nothing at all hud lie.cu done to Connell, 18 yenrs, Don Ameche, for McBS bro,,,lcastcrs at the inter-­ gnn lwr sin!!ing career in Los Angeles H, rears; Hoh H ope, 13 years; Professionu 1 jolo of spo-rts 1·eport inµ, scholastic basketbnll touroameot take care c,f U)c other inj11 rious in­ whik still in her tceus. She is mnrricd sects 1111d mites. Lon Costello, 13 y'enrs; Victor that of ,Tuck Moran, Gov. Hildrolh's f!:llllle$. to l,l'n Dolan, t1 I £ollywood ngent, and nnrgc, 13 years ; Carmen C1w11I. executive secretary, for Mninc Broud­ In gener al, it is r ~ported thut many Start looking soon for announce. is the mother of two smnll boys, K en, luro, 18 yenrs; Art Linklcttcr, 11 t·usl ing System on Ma rch 15 from growers say that DDT is so e ffective rnents o( uew program changes on ,Jr., five nnd Ross, four. It's a lively years ; H nrry E in stein (Parkya­ Orono wl1en Bangor Hiµ:h won the in worrn control tlmt Hs use is sim­ Maine's N13 C stations. The last ot housrhold-Shirley·s pcl:5 inclut Wildonta 1.00 ALl,--.Maine ,1.15 WCSH- Sulon Strings WLBZ-Sonti of the South 1.20 WCSH-Slalon Strings 1.15 WCSH- Mai I.JO WCSH- Mm,ical Matinee WRDO-Ske1 WRDO-AI Drouin'a Music Album 1.30 WCSH-Mu1i0al Matinee t WRDO- Art Vim Damme WRDO- Art Van Damme WLBZ-Sons WLBZ-Church In Wildwood 1.20 WCSH-Salo WLBZ-Motinee Revue , WLBZ- Matinee Revue 1.4S ALL-Robert McCormick 1.30 WCSH- Mu~ 1.30 WCSH-Unversity of Chicego 1.45 ALL-Robert McCormick WRDO- Art Rouodtable 2.00 ALL-Today's Children 2.00 ALL-Today's Children 2.IS ALL-Woman in White 2.IS ALL-Woman in White WLBZ-Mati WLBZ- University of Chicago 2.28 ALL-Masquerade 2.28 ALl,--.Masquerade 1.45 A LL-Robcr1 Roundrable 2.40 ALL-Betty Crocker 2.40 ALL-Betty Crocker 2.00 ALl,--.Today' 2.15 ALL-Woma t WRDO- Heaven's Harmony Hour 2.4S WCSH-Light of the World 2.45 WCSH- Li,iht of theWorld WRDO- Your Family Food WRDO- American Red Cron 2.28 ALL-Muqu 2.40 ALL-Betty t 2.00 ALL-RCA Victor Show WLBZ-Harry D. McNeil WLBZ- Me. Women's Oub 3.00 ALL-Life Can Be Beautiful 3.00 ALL-Life Can Be Beautiful 2.4S WCSH- Ligh WRDO-Con 2 .30 ALL-H11rvest of Stare 3.lS ALL-Ma Perkins 3.15 ALL-Ma Perkins 3.30 ALL-Pepper Young's Family 'I \J,L-Pepper Y oung's Family WLBZ-Mee, 3.00 ALL-Life C 3.00 ALL-Sheaffer World Parade 3.4S AL~Right To Happine11 \LL-Right To HaopineH 4.00 ALL-Backstage Wife Raoksta,te Wife 3.15 ALL-Ma Pe 3.30 ALL-Pepper 3.30 ALL-One Man'• Family 4.15 ALL-Stella Dallas 4.15 A.... L-Stella Dallas 4.30 ALL-Lorenzo Jonei; 4.30 ALL-Lorenzo Jone, 3.45 ALL-Right ' 4.00 ALL-Back1t1 • •IIO ALL-Quiz Kids 4.45 ALL-Younl! Widder Brown 4.45 ALL-Young Widder Brown 5.00 WCSH- When A G irl Marriea 5.00 WCSH- When A Girl M1rrie1 4.IS ALL-Stella 4.30 ALL-Lorenz 4.30 WCSH- Grand Marquee WROO-U. P. News WROO--U. P. New, WLRZ- Shoppers Variety RCVlle 4.45 ALL-Young WRDO- P11tterns in Melody WLBZ-Shoppers Variety RCVlle S.0S WRD0-1400 Club . S.0S WRD0-1400 Club S.00 WCSH- Whe1 WLBZ- Patterns in Melody 5.15 WCSH- Portia Faces Life S.15 WCSH- Portia Faces Life I WRDO-U. P S.25 WLBZ- Lanny & Ginl!er S.25 WLBZ-Standerd Shoe Pgm. WLBZ-Shop 5.00-ALL-Symphony of the Air S.30 WCSH--Just Plain 'Bill S.30 WCSH-Jnst Plain Bill 5.05 WRD0-1400 WRDO- To B-e Announced S.IS WCSH- Porti WROO- To Be Announced S.25 WLBZ-Lann WLBZ-To Re Announced WLRZ- To Be Announced EVENI NG 5.45 WCSH- Front Pa~e Farrell 5.30 WCSH- Just 5.45 WCSH- Front Pnge Farrell WRDO- To WROO- To Be Announced WRDO-To Re Announced WLRZ- To Be Announced WLBZ- To I! 6.00 WCSH-News WLBZ- To Be Announced 5.45 WCSH- Fron WRDO-Catholic Hour EVBNING EVENING WROO- To WLBZ- Grnce Church Choir 6.00 ALL-Moine Network Ne,... WLBZ- To F 6.00 ALL-Maine Network New, 6.15 ALL-Sports Journal EVE 6.JS WCSH-Southlond Singing 6.IS ALL-Shell Journal . 6.2S WCSH- Maine S1at1: New, 6.00 ALL-Maine WLBZ- ESSO Reporter 6.2S WCSH- Mainc Stote News WRDO- Accordin,i ro the Record 6.15 ALL-Shell J W LBZ-Music11I Interlude 6.ZS WCSH-Mnin 6.20 WLBZ-Maine Radio News WRDO-Accordini,t to the Record WLBZ- Musical Interlude 6.30 WCSH-Tony & Juanita WRDO- Acco 6.30 ALL-Bob Burns 6.30 WCSH--Tony & Juanita WROO- Sweet & Swing WLBZ- Musi1 WROO-S~eet & Swing WLBZ- 3 Sons & A Starlet 6.30 WCSH- Tony 7.00-ALL-Jack Benny WLBZ-Console & Keyboard 6.4S WCSH- Lowell Thomas WRDO-Swee WRDO- U. P. News WLBZ- Cons• 6AS WCSH- Lowell Thomes 7.30 ALL-Phil Harris WLBZ-ESSO Reporter 6.45 WCSH-Lom, WROO-U. P. News 6.50 WRDO-Maine Hndio New, WRDO-U. P. WLBZ-ESSO Reporter 8.00 ALL-Charlie McCarthy WLBZ-Maine Rndlo News WLBZ-ESSO 6.50 WROO-Moinc Radio New, 7.00 ALL-Supper Club 6.50 WROO-Main 8.30 ALL-Fred Allen Show WLBZ-Moine Radio New, 7.15 ALL-New~ of the World WLBZ-Main, 7.00 ALL-Supper Club 7.30 WCSH- Skippy Hollywood Theater 7.00 ALL-Supper 9.00 ALL-Manhattan Merry-Co-Round 7.15 ALL-News of the World WROO- Little Show 7.I S ALL- News o 7.30 WCSH- So Proudly We Hail WLBZ- YMCA Program 7.30 WCS.H- Berry WROO- Winnie, the Wave 9.30 ALL-Am. Album of Pamliar 7.4S WROO- Proudly Wi: liail WRDO-Batcs WLBZ-Musical Memoirs WLRZ- U. of Music WLBZ- Wully Olsen 7.45 A.LL-H. V. Kaltcnborn 8.00 ALL-Milton Rerle 7.4S WCf:,H- Luci'. 10.00 ALL-Don Amechc 8.00 ALL-Cavalcade of America WLRZ- H. \ 8.30 ALL-Voice of Fireatone 8:30 ALL-Date With Judy 8.00 ALt-Oenni! 10.30 ALL- To be Announced 9.00 ALL-The Telephone Hour 9:00 ALL-Amos 'n' Andy 8.:l0 ALL-The Gr 9.30 ALL-Benoy Gf the World WLBZ- Melody Lane 3.00 ALL-Lile Can Be Beautiful Women's C lubs Revue WRDO- Your H ost is Buffalo J.00 ALL-Life Can Be Beautiful J.15 ALL-Ma Perkins ~e at NewberrYt 3.15 ALL-Ma Perkins 3.30 ALL-Pepper Young's Family I WLBZ- Your Host is Buffalo 1 Be Beautiful J.JO ALL-P~pper Young', Family ,US ALL-Right To Happine11 2.30 WLBZ- To be 6.nnounced :in ■ 3.'45 ALL-R,,iht To Happineu ' M I\ LL-Backstage Wife WROO-The Baxtcrs ( oung'a Family •.oo ALL-Backstaiie Wife • \ LL- Stella Dallas WCSH- The Boxters 1 Happineu •.1s ALL-Stella Dallas 4.30 A LL-Lorenzo Jone■ 2.45 WCSH- To Be Announced e Wife • .30 ALL-Lorenzo Jone■ 4.•s ALL-Young Widder BrOWD alias 5.00 WCSH-Whcn A Girl Marriee WRDO-Cump Meetinjl C hoir •.•sALL-Young Widder Brown WLRZ- Camp Meeting Choir Jones S.00 WCSH- When A Girl Marri e■ WRDO-U. P. Newa fidder Brown WRDO-U. P. News WLBZ-Shoppers Variety Revue 3.00 ALL-Orchestras of the Nario• A Girl Marrie■ WLRZ- Shoppers Variety Revue 5.05 WR00-1400 Oub 4.00 ALL-Doctor■ Then and Now News 5.05 WRDO- 1400 Oub 5.15 WCSH- Portia Faces Life •.30 ALL-Names of Tomorrvff :rs Variety Revue S.IS WCSH- Portia Feces Life 5.25 WLBZ- Lanny & Ginl!er :::Juh 5.00 WCSH- Wonderland of Mu,ie 5.25 WLB.Z- Standard Shoe Pgm. 5.30 WCSH-Just Plnin Bill WROO-U. P. News Faces Life 5.J0 WCSH- .Just Plain Bill WRDO- To 131.e Announced & Gin~er WLRZ- To Be Announced WLBZ-Nelson Olmsted 'loin Bill WRDO- To ~ e Announced 5.05 WRDO- 1400 Club WLH7,--To Be Announced 5.45 WCSH- Front Page Farrell le Announced S.45 WCSH- Front PaJ!c Farrell W ROO-To Be Announced 5.15 WRDO-Columbia Record Shop Announced WLRZ- To Re Announced WLBZ- Rustic Cabin Oreb. Pajle Farrell WRDO-To Re Announced \.\'LRZ- To Re Announced EVENING 5.30 WCSH- Edward Tomlin~uc : Announced 6.00 ALL- Maine Network Ne,,., WLBZ- Edward Tomlinson Announced 6.15 A LL- Shell J ournal EVENING 5.45 ALL-Kini! Cole Trio ING 6 6.25 WCSH- Maine Sttote News .00 ALL-Maine Network News 6.25 WROO-According to the Record letwork News 6.1S ALL-Sports Journal EVENING ,rnal WLBZ- Musfool Interlude State N ews 6.25 WCSH- Moinc ~tote News 6.30 W CSH- Tnny & Juanita 6.00 ALL- Moine Network New, Jing to the Record WROO- Accordin,i 10 the Record 6.15 WCSH-Sports Journal WLBZ- Musica) Inte rlude WROO- Sweet & Swinit I Jnterlude WLBZ- Console & Keyboard WRDO- Sports Journal & Ju11nita 6.30 WCSH- Tony & Juanita WLBZ- Sports J ournal WHOO- Sweet & Swing 6.45 WCSH- Lowcll Thomas & Swin~ WRDO-U. P. News 6.25 WCSH- Moine Stnte Newa e & Keyboard WL8Z- Hcre\ to Veterans 6.25 W ROO- According to the Record 6.45 WCSH- Lowell Thomas WLBZ-ESSO Reporter Thomas 6.50 WHOO-Maine Radio News WH DO-U. P. News WLBZ- Musioal lnterh,de '-lews WLBZ- Mnine Rodin News 6.30 WCSH- New En,!land Forum Reporter WLBZ-ESSO Reporter 7.00 ALL-Supper C lub 6.50 W !WO- Maine Radio New, WRDO- New En~lond Forum Radio New■ 7.15 ALL- News of the World WLBZ- Novy Recruiting Program Radio New1 WLB7.-Mnine Radio News 7.30 WCSH- Arlyn E. Barnard :1ub 7.00 ALL-Supper Club 6.45 WLBZ- ESSO Reporter 7.1 5 ALL-News of the World WRDO-Yonkee Yarns the World WLBZ- Yankee Yarns 6.50 WLBZ- Mo ine Radio New• 7.30 WCSH- Theutcr of Famous Radio Wood Show 7.45 A 1, L-H. V. Kaltenborn 7.00 A LL-Our Forei~n Policy Magazine of the Air Players 8:00 WC&H- Hiithways in Melody M. Hour WRDO- Longines Symphonette WROO- !lcre's to Veterans 7.30 WCSH-Down Maine Hoedown e Lavin Sings WLRZ- The Barry Wood Show WLBZ- Music Hell Varieties 7.30 WRDO- Curtain Time Ko ltcnborn 7.45 WLl!Z- Wully Olsen 8.15 WLRZ- Veterans Administration WLBZ- New England Forum )ay 8:00 ALL-The Aldrich Family WROO-To Be Announced 8.00 ALL-Life of Riley at Gildersleeve 8.30 ALL- Burns and Allen 8:30 ALl~All~o Youn~ Show 8.Jfl A LL- Truth or Consequencea favern 9 :00 AL L-The Music Hall 9:Q0 ALL-People An Funny 9.00 ALL-To be Announced rict Attorney 9:30 ALL- J ack Haley & Bve Arden 9:J0 ALL-Woltz T ime 9 ..,o ALL-Ca n You 'l op ltua Story J0:00 ALL- Abhou & Costello 10.00 A LL-Mystery Theater 10.110 A Ll,--.ludy Canova Vere There 10:JO ALL-Eddie Cnntor 10.30 WCSH- Sports Ncwsreci of the Air J0 ..10 ALL-Grand Ole Opry Net.. ork New, 11.00 WCSH- Maine Net,,.ork New■ WROO- Grnnd Morquee 11.00 WCSH- Moine Network New, I News WROO- W,Jrld News WLRZ- Grand Marquee WHOO- World News Reporter WLBZ- ES-SO Heporrer 11.00 WCSH- Mnine Network New, WLBZ- ESSO Reporter 1 or Washinl(ton ll.15 ALJ.- l-l11rkness of Woshinl(ton WROO- World News 11.I S Al I \V W. Chu11lin Circle II.JO WCSH- Swinl! Circle WLRZ- RSSO Rer,orter 11.30 WCSH- Swin,t Circle red for Dancin( WRl10-Heserved for Dancing 1 I.IS ALL- Harkness of Washington WR,!0t:)- He..etvc'd~ro, Dancing odore Hotel Orob WLRZ- Stnrv cif1. M11sio , I UO WCSH- Swinl! Ci role .iv, , Wl,B7 Hoobt1~lt:1C rill••Orl!bl' 12.00 ALL-New• ' . , 12.0Q ALL News , }, •., ~ • I .f t:: .J,~.. )-! .. ;i WRnO- ~eserved for Dancing WLBZ- Worlds Greot Novel, 12.00 ALL- N«ws "Page Six THE MAINE BROADCASTER April, 1947 Milton Berle, Star Of New NBC Portland And Fred Engineering And Ceramics Contribute Program, Learned Jokes Early Happy As Partners Leader And Vocalist To WCSH Band lit is s 11id of Milton Berle when he was a child he Father Shares put hlmsc'lf lo the task of learning te11 Radio Spotlight 1ew jokes 11 dny. Thal isn't st rictly With Three Sons t rµe, but it offers a satis factory !'Xpla­ When John Mills, Jr., one of tl,e natio11 of Berle's 01•i1rin11l luemlJ.,rs of the Mills Brothers ability to "ad lib" 41111 rlt:t, died 11 years ago, it seemed humo~ously on any that !hit, pnpulll,r lumnony J?rOup rui ght wbject for as long vs II listener will t•o111e to nn t•arly t'nd in show business. give car. Derlc seems to have elongs to Gene Carroll, veteran radio self. After many roles in which she sayings ancl gags) . and stnge uctor. H e plays the role of portrayed the kid sister, the younger " 'Nhen the lJoy weut into vaude­ Lena, the McGees' new maid. duul!'hter or the juvenile lead, she l1us ville, he took his father's first name Carroll's background jncludes 12 proven that ~he can play leading lady. and his mother's last. On his 10th years it, vaudeville and 21 years in Sharon now fills the roli, of Mildred bittl1cl11y, ,l oe La urie's uncle passed 1'adio. He was born in Chicago in 1891. Anckrson, De11nis Day's girl friend on Mv,,y. As n comhinnlion birthday H.e got his first sbige cxperi1mcr. i11 his Wcdncsdn)r 11iµl1t 1>rngra11, at 8 present and bequest, th1: uncle ltft Shakespc11re,m 1>l11ys i\L the age (1f six, o'ulock over the :Mui nc NBC slutions, ,/ uc n C111tc, n chcclwd chrnhlr-breasted and began his professional career in S'i,c )>li•yt'laque by the N~ ings. H e has more friends than M11ry Jane H i,iby has played lhe stellar role of Joan Davi~ ever since the of Jake a nd l;ena. This was heard tionel medical fraternity, Phi Delta Lindy's has herring. day th_rough Frid~y at 5.00 p. m. is an NBC serial written by Elaine Carri.ngton over Maine's NBC stations for a long Eps ilon, for his work as a "great "Summing up, Broadway ngrees on and directed by Theodora Yates, one of radio's few women directors. It's a 11tretcJ1. Thi! partnership continued healer" of wounded Americun sol­ Joe Laurie, Jr. A s Mrs de Muu­ story of a young married couple and their son. •ntil l9Jl.8. Since• ,then Carroll has diers during his trips to far-flung pnss11nt soid when she saw her son Mary Jane Higby has played the stellar role of Joan Davis ever since the worked aR 11 "single" with ,Take and fighting •front~ where he 'entertained throwing stones nt Louis XIV, "He·s sbo~ first went on the air seven years ago. Robert Haag, ·who plays Harr-, -Lena. troops In camps and hospitals. a great little guy", Davis, her husband, is • rel1tive newcomer to the cast. April, 1947 THE 1\i1Al ~ E ll llOADCASTER Page SeTea Famous ~ilver Masked Tenor Guides Son To Career As Singer And Actor

RYRD'S-HYE VIBW- NBC's S·enator Claghorn (Kenny Delmar) offers a novel proposal to focus i!rcnter public interest on Admiral Ryrd's latest e,c­ pedition to the Antarotic His formula: "Mix one Confederate flog, one in­ verted l!lobe nnd 1,000 choice words on Dixie, ond you have a concoction that ffill make everybody conscious of the South - the Ol d South, thol is." Actress Learns NBC Actress Sheds Bob Dargo Bob Dargo, WCSH announeer, first hecame interested in a rndio career Sailing Hard Way Accent For Career us a student a t New York University. H e appeared on nn NBC prograi:n called The Magic of Speech, d uring which student announcers and actors were given an opportunity to hroad­ casl lheir talents. Nothing came of his appear:mce on the program, how­ ever, and it was not until 1946 that he finally landed a job in radio. His SONGS HIS FATHER TAUGHT HTM- Joe White, famous as NBC's "Sif,,.. experience on the program did stlmu­ Masked Tenor'' in the 1920's and early 30's beams as h i5 nine-year-old son, Bob.. lute a latent interest in broadcasting rehearses for a guest appeorence on the F red A llen Show. Bobby bes been • which jncrensed with the yen.rs. radio actor and singer for the post four years. Inset, below, 1.hoffs J oe White Upon gruduation from New York as be appeared in bis famous silver mask. University, Bob entered the selling More than 30 years ago, a l,rash Coast-to-Coast on a Bus with Mada­ field and studied voice nt the Juil­ young Irish tenor was working as a Tucker when be was only six yeua Jiard School of Music in his spare singing waiter in a clime l,ecr place off old, and many radio offers camlt. time. Any hopes he might have had Broadway, 'rhen cawe W orld War I, Keeping up bis s tudies, he joined othe.. for a singing career were nipped by and he quit his job 11nd ·enlisted in the U1e w,at, Bob j oined the Navy and network programs, us a n actor and AEF. As a ser,rcant in the 27th served three years, two of which were singer. He has appeared on televisioa Division- an nmmunition l'unncr - he and is curl'ently sought by at lea&t spent in the Pacific with s ub-chasing occasionully got back far e nough to four movie companies. units. H e wus discha rged in 194'6, a sing. On one: occasion he sang for Recently Bobby appeared in hia full Heutenant. Sir Douglas Haig, chief of the Bri­ biggest "guest s bot"-on NBC's Frat For a brief interval, he beeame tish Expeditionary Force, and Albert Allen Show. Allen and Bobby's dacl associated with a group of network King of the Belgians. arc old friends. Louise A rthur executives in New York, hoping to Marilyn Erskine break into broadcusting with the as­ Bnck in New York after the war, he A Southern uccent a lmost as thick slstnnce of lheir influence a nd tute­ snog with one of radio's nrst coro• Swap Shop Open House \ Vitf1 Sprmg offic.Jaffy l1ere, it's al­ mericul prngr:ims and, Ior lack of a us molnsscs nearly cost Louise Arthur lu.ge. Tlifs 1ed to hili first break, a ( "ncJe H e7.Jlie of The Trading Pos~ most Summer for Marilyn Erskine, better Litle, was labeled t he S1Jver her dream of 1111 acting career. She st a ff nnnouncer's position oo \VPOR, pop11h1r WCSH weekday morning pro,. who J>lays Gnil Carver in the N BC Masked Tenor. Thousands of letters lutd to spl'n t u full year getting rid Portla nd, which was sla ted to go on g ram heard at 9.00 o'clock, bas 1- serinl Lorn LowtoD, heard Monday poured in the first week. A ftcr that, ,,t her New Orleans inflection. the nir in the Spring of 11),t6. stitntecl au innovation. On Friday through Fricloy at 11.•l '> a. m., over the deluge. i\lail flgurt>-S sourud-and The lovely l'~'d as Joe White ut 2. 15 p. m. Mond11y t hrough F'riduy. grams. No special privileges a re needed. painting and primpinA'. their whimsi<.:al­ - b ut this cume only after a vaudeville She is hen rtl ulso on other cl ramalic He's hen rd ·regu h,rl)' us the gcrtial Anyone desiring to uttend the F riday ly-nomeD U,e Mr. District Attorney mier, Oangor ; June Swanton, West .... show, peps up her winter wardrobe Buxton; Margaret Hllllks, Augus ta; with bright glo,•es and matching Margnrct Gorham, Ch.. J sea; Mary scarves . . , Some women have clot-hes Marvin, H ohokus, N . J.; Pauline Mar­ d e.qigned to show off their figure and cous, Lewiston; Henry Hagman, others buy clothes to nl their person­ Porllancl; Geralcl H ermanson, Brook­ ruity, but Alice Yourman on the line, Muss.; Paul P uyson, W estbrook; Al'Chie Amlrews show, has hod her Robert Patten, Hampden Highlands; wardrobe designed to complement some William Mincher, Bnngor; George fnmily j ewelry she inherited. Ruth Gonya, Orono; William Stal'bird, Old Wilbur designed one dress in deep 'l'own, nnd H erbert Gillis, Calo.is, purple silk wi~h a s imple high round neckline for Miss Yourmun to wear Aunt A1atha( Ruth P errott): You with n handsome set of jade earrings, mustn't be discour1,1ged. In this world nccklnee and bracelet. Another frock I PERT- Anne Sarj!ent who plays De­ there's a girl for every man and a was a simple woolen shea th iu black borah Nelson, sister of the famous pro­ man for every girl. You can't im­ with which the radio star wore a heovy secuting attorney, Miles, in the popular prove on a n arra ngement like thnt. nec.kJace made of Mexican silver nnd daytime serial Right to Huppiness, ,Judy Canova: J don't want to im­ an antique bJ1ckle of llOllnclcd silver heard over WCSH, WRDO, and prove on it. I just want to get in 011 SPONSORED fastened the self- material belt. WLBZ weekdays at 3.45 p. m. it! SusTAINING Seo. 579, P. L. & R. TO THE MAINE BROADCASTER: (Check one) PORTLAN D PUBLIC LI BRARY 2 U.S. POSTAGE I wish to renew my subscription for- PORTLAND,3. PAID Portland, Maine 0 One Y ear - SOo ME. Permit No. 1009 0 T wo Years-$1.00

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High Standards Of Performance WLBZ Vocalist New WLBZ Program - Reflections Set By Toscanini In Long Career Once Sang With Designed For Relaxed Listening Arturo Toscunini wns 80 yl"lrs olcl displays of 'endurance and energy tlmt Waring Group March 25th. The world-renowned would tire a.1any 11 younger man. ~rector of the NBC Symphony No other living artist hus tnorc Orchestra is still at the height of his striki11gly typified the will of de• powers !IS a conductor, d espite hi s mocracy to survive lhan the whitc­ yea.rs. At an agr when other men bnircd, fearless Toscanini. Italian by 'Y'Ould be retired und Jiving in the glow l,irth, he jg u citizen of the world. A ll of a glorious pust. 'l'oscunini still cl uri.ng the dark ycu rs of fascist op­ makes rnusicul history. pression in Europe. he fought the Of his recent performunccs, Lu dictators with his words and his music. Traviu~a anil Romeo and ,J ulict espe­ His i;lrenglh luy in his own honesty ,c:.iully were oeclainwd by the rnusical und devotion to frecdo11i for uU. press with unanimous praise rarely Music is hi~ life und he 1111s given accorded an 1:1,rtist. ;himself to it fully. .But he hus Mt His musicians sny he works with failt:d his fellow-men in helping to 1:he same verve todt1y he displuycd as preserve a world in which great music, ...... _ a yuu11g n11rn. Hb , t'lnrrrr~uh,, oi\1:n 11nfrtl1.;l'etl, !..elo11,;;~ to rodncer's de. benefit of a full life - be lu:.s been nn nmsiciuns !" Opera Co111p11ny in New York and s ignation of Reflection, the new quur­ actor, soilor n.nd profes~ionul nrtist • For Tosconini, while II man nf tcni­ p11rticipated in n few performance.~. ter hour offering heard S"uncloys at uncl Jong experience before the micro. per 11nd tcmpcru1nenl, is first a man 1'"cxt he won an 11.udition with Fred 12.30 noon over WLBi, Bangor, and phone. 1-1 is read.log of 11rosc and of talent. His ougcr is directed, not Waring and sung with the famous sponsored by the Adams Furnishing poetry in l1111t portion of the program at the musicians, l,ut at niusicnl errors. Pennsyh-uninns for n year. Goods Co. of that city. culled "your interlude for reverie" be­ Often he paints word pictures to in­ Next '\Vally turned up at the Ae­ Reflections, the description adds, is speak sincerity. spire his men. Sometimes he will tell qu111:ude ut the l!M-0 World's Fair und n serene und rcl11xing quarter hour of Titus' l.iuritone voice provides 11 a joke. Often, to indicate what he spe1,t a season thcr1·. Deciding to see memory, songs und iuusic designed to fresh, popnlnr s tyling of favorite wants, he sings at !he top 11f his voice. mort• of the country, he toured Loew's prm•icle a period of restful meditution songs. H e wus formerly vocalist with circuit with 011 octcttc. This wus fol­ '\\Th i.le he works 111eliculously at re­ iu the midst of u hum-drum workuday the orcl1tstr1ts of Richard 1-lhnher and hearsals, always he leaves sorncthin1:5 lowed by n tour with a Columbia Con­ world. H.ogcr Wolf Kuhn. The orchc~tra, for the ins11iration of the moment ut cert production of the opera Carmen, The progr-0111 featun~ readings by the rc11l performance - the Sunday under Leopold Sacksc. And to add the clrmrralic narrato,·, Frank '\Villis, heuded by l-l crscnhoren, features tl1e i:.fternoon l,ro11clc.1st. further varidy. Wally sang with the songs by Huss 'l'itus and melodic well k nown uncl best liked type of St. Louis Opera Company for a S'ea­ string music by the wcheslru of Sam­ 11111si<'ul fore, played softly and mean­ son und took pn rt in 12 light operas uel H ersenhorcn. ingfully. Radio Parish Will and musical comedies. Olsen is murricu 1111d, as ,ucntioncd, Fete IOOF Birthday resides in Har Harbor. His broad­ Gospel Singers On NBC Features Win The )27th Hnniversary of the custs urc l1eortl Tuesdtiys 110d Thurs­ founding of the Iudependcnt Order d11ys ut 7.45 'P· rn. over WLBZ. New Time at W RDO Disc Music Awards Jane Russell of Odcl F ellows will bi• reCOl-(nizecl ,veil est11blishc1l in their previous Arturo Toscanini and 1he BC by 1'11e First Hnclio Pariijh Church Among the prugrn,11 innovuti,ms of gos1wl song prugriun, the , Nearer Sy,nphony Orl'11est ru wQn twu of the of Americt1 11t it~ re~ul;i.r 1() :00 u. Valle's ltm Offers tl1e NBC network of the past month l-10111 lmur, the Ht•v. and Mrs. Albert 12 lw1wrs for rccortletl music a t the rn. Sunday Sen•ice April 13. '\V. Eurlt· n:cently chnnii;cd the title first nnnu11I Rc•cordccl Music J\wnrds was the addition to Kay Kyser'E '1'11.is unusual event ll'ill occ,tr in Sunday Disc Show of thl"ir prognn11 und lts broadcast dinner in New York rccentlr. Lows Collel-(i, of Music 1111d Knowledge cast lhe Assi.,mhli· Rnom of the Eastland 0 ~1·w to the W CSH scheduJc is the time, 0 11 Su111luys over WRDD, Augu~­ l '11ln111eyn pres~nti:d the tw0 nwnrds of the "outl~w ., ~ir.l of Howartl H otc•I, Portiund. 'l'he public is in­ Sundny l111lf hour cli~c i,;how, Vulle's tn. 'l'lw new progr,u11 is c11Jlcrl H cuvcn·s to Cholzinoff, Hughes' co11tro1•ersi11I motion picture vikd. IOOF Grand Master, Adel­ Sa111ut:I u,anagcr of Tune Timi', hrcmdc:,sl £,-on, 12.80 to HL•rt ~lerdll, hnritonc st.tr of 1 lil-(hlightin~ the pr0l{rllm arc Gill's L,roudcitst is heard from 1.30 to 2.00 much lo the ;;urpri,·e of Kyser hir11self The sermon will he by the Hc·v. fo111c,11s stl\1-(C, NBC's R CA Victor Slmw, nnd Milton inqwr,onotion, of serc·en p. m. and tlw ruclio criti<-s, ,lid ~ueh 11 Katims, violinist and cnuductor, Jlnw11rd 0. H on ith, minister of th'e nnd radio stri.-. Uually a visitor to 'l'he He,•. anrl Mrs. J~nrlc launched NBC ercditul,lc- joh that public rl'aponsc• First Rodio Pnri~h Church. the prugrmn is "llriC'le H czzie'', fea­ u piont't•r cndt•11vor in A111,.-usta for the wcrt• umon!( the olhci- winnc>rs. ,vnnda induced the "ol' prnfi-ssor" to offer ,\11 stntirms of the Mai1w Broad- 011 tured churn1·tcr the wcckcloy morn­ Assemblies uf God clcnor11jn11tion, und 1,,.11dn"'sk11, l,arpsichnrclisl, the Boston her u p<"r11111nent r. pot in hi>i.1>roixn11:n. , , ·· , · inir proµ:nun, The Tradini:t Post. Kyser, who ulso ''clbcoviiJ;Jrt•, Ginn5• casting Systc111, w_il( hrq11dc·1;5t t 11is cstHblish,•cl the A ugu~ta 'l'alirm11clc Symphony uml I .ottc Lehmann ulso Musi(•ol hnckl-(rouuc.l pf the half Geor~iu Cttrrnll ( "'1\0,1) Church in J\foy l!H:?. Soon afterward shnred i11 lhc aw11rcls, which were pre· Simms, h~ l,tler' sen•ict:. hour consists of populur recordings. thev entered the llclrl uf r1•11dio with the sented loy the Review of Herorded married) and Luey Anne, s11ys ht• is Tiu· show is sponsored I.Jy \' ulle's Inn Peter Donald of NllC's Can You Tu~1•r111tcle Hil,le qiuz, heard J?rid11.ys Music in cooperation with 200 ni.lion,11 so sure ,1 une Russell is 11nulhn up­ of Seu rborn. and-co111in~ CJ.tmler th11t he felt secure Top This nnd the Fred AUcn show, a t 1.30 p. m. In March 1!)4,/l then in- record di:alc:rs. in signing her to u regular l,erth on likes tbc one about the mun who ap­ 11ugurul1•cl the Nearer Hour, featuring h ~ " fac~lly''. _ p<'ured on n quiz program and was Heaviest mnil dny in the history of ''old fashioned gospel in songs and ,Jane is heard over WCSI-1, WRDO asked: "When is the Fom:hh of July?" the Qui11 Kids wus J11n. !J of this year, preachinA"", and with the ftrst Sunday A good violinist is one with the abil­ and W LH'l, Vlcclnesclays r,t 10.30 p. He replied: "I don't know. l never when the postman rang six tirnes to liro111kust of last month, begun their ity to piny first fiddle, but who is .w. with the rest of the Kyser crew. was much good o t fractions."' bring the111 9,888 letters. new progTam. happy when nsked to pl11y second.