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Vol. Xl OCTOBER, 1951 No. 10 $1 per year Paid circulation averages over 11,000 monthly, notarized. 100 per copy The Dialispublished thefirstof every Address correspondence and renewalsto month and serves radio fans in more than Editor of The Dial, KWTO, Springfield, 100 counties in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas Missouri. The Editor will be happy to an- and Oklahoma, as well as former Ozarkians swer your inquiries about past and present in other states who are old friends of Radio KWTO personalities and fill your requests Station KWTO. for pictures you'd like to see in The Dial.

If the numbers 10-51 appear after your name on the address label at the top of page 20, your subscription expires with thisissue.

PAUL GLYNN EDITOR'S COLUMN JOINS STAFF NEW STAFF MEMBER:-The DIAL's forward to making the DIAL an even better continued popularity with KWTO's thous- and more enjoyable magazine for each of ands of friends and neighbors has, during you. the past year, increased our production tasks A PROFOUND APOLOGY:-Undoubt- many fold. (Not that we're complaining .. . edly regular DIAL readers willrecallthe far from it.)But. . . feature of last month's we're equally sure you'll Dial covering KVVTO's be glad to know that a part in the great Ozark Production Editor has Empire Fair.If you do been appointed to our you will remember the staff.He is Mr. Paul beautiful crochet work Glynn whose picture pictured on page three. appears withthisof- This lovelypanelin- ficial announcement. corporating our station's Paul hardly needs an popular colloquial invi- introduction as he has tation "Come on in and been a valued member sitaspell"wasthe of KWTO's News De- workofMrs. A.R. partment for nearly four Green of Stoutland, years. His training and Missouri.Mrs. Green background in the field had kindly lent us this of journalismwillen- piece in order that we ablehimtoprepare might display it during much of the copy that the fair.That we did future issuesofthe and thousands saw and DIAL will carry and admired her talented this combined with the work.Just how we so many tasksassociated carelessly failed to ac- with printing and pro- knowledgeherasits duction will enable us to spend more time maker when we used it as part of our story inplanning new featuresfor you.This we cannot explain but we are indeed sorry. October 1951 issue may serve as a sample We greatly appreciated her kindness and of his work. Working with the Dial's reg- along with all who saw the panel would ular columnists; May McCord, Charlie Wil- express our appreciation for her sharing it liford, George Earle, Floyd Sullivan, Chuck with us. May we at this late date offer our Hesington, and others, Paul has compiled sincere thanks to her? Well, October looks and produced this issue contents. We think it's a dandy and when you have thoroughly like a busy month with many new programs perused each page we know you'll agree. and personalitiesfor our schedules.Our It will be a pleasure having a fellow like Nov. issue will answer your requests for Paul on the staff and Miss Bettie Low, the "pics" of Jack Hunt, Jack Berch, Bud Col- Dial's Circulation Mgr., Paul, as our Pro- lyer, and others.See you then. Best Luck duction Editor and "Yours Truly" all look . . . Your Editor. OCTOBER, 1951 Page 3 BURGE POLIO UNIT DEDICATED "WELL DONE ! " AND NAMED "THE COTTAGE"

It is a real pleasure to report to KWTO We told you that a minimum of ten thou- listeners that their overwhelming liberality sand dollars was needed to move and re- was culminated on Tuesday, August 7th, condition a building obtainable from O'Reilly 1951, in the presentation of the beautiful new Hospital.That was a lot of money. But "KWTO Polio Unit" nickels, dimes, dollars, at Burge Hospital.In and checks for twen- a fitting ceremony, at- ty-five, fifty and one tended by state, coun- hundreddollarsand tyandcityhealth more started rolling in. officials,members of Schools,churches, the Burge Hospital clubsand otheror- staff, board of direc- ganizations helped to tors and trustees, Mr. swell the funds, until RalphFoster,presi- at last $15,227.81 was dent of Radio Station accumulated, making KWTO and speaking it possible not only to for the thousands of move and recondition KW TO listeners, the building, but also made the presentation. tofurnishitwith Mr, Foster said, many vitallyneeded "Approximately a itemsfor physical therapy. year ago, a group from Ralph D. Foster - Lester E. Cox KWTO, headedby Much credit goes to jean Lightfoot Kappell,visitedthePolio S. E. Dobbs, general contractor who super- Ward at Burge Hospital and saw the over- vised the construction work; to Buchanan crowded condition. We stopped at each bed Brothers who moved the buildingfree of and saw, firsthand, the results of this dread- charge; to McLean Construction Company ed thing called Polio. We looked into an iron for doing the foundation work, gratis; to the lung and heard a blond -headed, three -year - Charles C. Meek Lumber Company for do- old boy calling for his grandma. Right then nating material; and to other firms who gave we made up our minds to do something about generously of their products. it. We decided to go to the listeners of The Shrine Mosque was donated rent- KWTO and tell them of the great need for free for one night and the stage hands union additional space to take care of the Polio donated their services in order that the drive problem." could be climaxed with a mammoth auction And so KWTO came to you listeners. (Continued on page FOUR) Page 4 OCTOBER, 1 9 5 1 THE COTTAGE magnanimous response to an imminent need. This addition to "The Cottage" was not a (Continued from page THREE) moment too soon. Already, its facilities are of everything from live pigs to fine furni- in active service in relieving the overcrowded tureandhundredsofhandicraftitems. condition that previously existed. From the Thanks go to the many firms in Springfield bottom of our hearts we thank all of you who and the Ozarks who donated items for this have had a part in making this dream come auction;alsotothenationaladvertisers true." who gave flour, feed and cereal. The new unit to the Cottage now makes The entire KWTO personnel, entertainers, possibleaclassroomfor boys andgirls news department, program, continuity, ad- convalescing from infantile paralysis to re- vertising and business office, took great joy ceive special school work under the direction in handling the details of the Drive, keeping of the Springfield School System.It pro- a perfect record on the moneys received and vides a reception room, examination rooms, seeing the program through to its successful a medical supply room and physical ther- conclusion. apy rooms where patients are taught to walk As Mr. Foster said further in his presen- again.All these rooms can be converted tation address, "Itisgreat to live in the quickly to hospital rooms for patients as the Ozarks where so many understanding people need demands. live.It is wonderful to be able to present And so, thanks again to you loyal and this building to Burge Hospital as a result liberal friends of KWTO, we point to a of 3.628 cash contributions received from 73 job well done, and say, "God bless you for counties.The Burge Hospital has many all of it!" many friends by their decision to tackle the Pictured below is Mr. Hal Burgin, Busi- Polio problem, and on behalf of those sym- ness Adm. for Burge Hospital and Ruth pathetic people of the Ozarks who responded Wiley, Supervisor of the Polio Unit.Pic- to the appeals made over KWTO, we are tures on adjoining page of children currently exceedingly happy to present these additional being treated at the Cottage and various folk facilities so that Burge Hospital may better associatedwithhospitalandinterested perform the task of alleviating the suffering friends were taken the night of dedication. and after effects of In- fantile Paralysis. May its doors ever be open to receive persons who have had the misfortune to be stricken with Polio. And may God bless its facili- ties and its personnel in this heavenly - appointed task." It was decided by the officersof Burge Hos- pital, after the addition of the KWTO Polio Unit tothealreadyexisting building,so named the completedcenter,"The Cottage" in keeping with the picturesque setting it presents. Mr.LesterE.Cox, president of the Board of Trustees at Burge Hos- pital in his speech of ac- ceptance, said, "Our faith inthepeopleofthe Ozarks has soared to new heights. Their generosity has been overwhelming. We, the members of Burge Hospital's official family,assureyou we shallneverforgetthis OCTOBER, 1951 Page 5

L. to R.:-Pic. No. I. Richard Turner, 3 yrs., Seymour; Jackie Chandler, 1yr., Hartville; Stanley Hale, 2. yrs., Billings.2. School is in session at the Cottage.3. Dr. Daniel L. Yancey; Dr. Urban J. Busiek; Rev. A. J. McClung; Dr. T. H. Stubbs; Lester E. Cox; Jimmy Cook; Ralph D. Foster.4. Dr. Busiek, Physical Therapeutist, Polly Vaden and Dr. Stubbs.5. Supervisor, Ruth Wiley and Pam MacArthur, age 4. 6. Jackie "The Colonel" Chandler and Polly Vaden. Page 6 OCTOBER, 1951 COLUMN OF COMMENT "FAIR AND WARMER" . . . BY C. C. WILLIFORD Yes. "Gone fishin' " - there's more than judgment, bestlarge and small bouthed magic in those two little words for it means bass fishing this country ever saw. We a day or two on Nature's Heart, away had no limit imposed by law on the catch from the strife and turmoil of this war torn in those days-we did no still fishing- and threatened old earth. From time to time we had flatbottomed boats,flaredat we have mentioned this gentle art of angling, each end and our boatman sat in the rear for where else can one find so many clear, end and maneuvered the boat with a short pure, spring -fed streams than right here in paddle. The river was just proper width the Ozarks? that by floating in the middle we could Only last year the world wide distributed cyst to the shore on each side. We used LifeMagazine madespecialmentionof mostly wooden plugs but my favorite bait Ozark fishing and selected was twotanden hooks and picturedJack's Fork with a pork rind attached. River right here in Shan- Using this baitI caught, non County, Missouri, as onetime,ablack bass the best black bass fishing weighingsevenpounds, stream inallof America. We were always accom- And now itis the Gold- panied by a commissary en October season when boat carryingabigice many willtellyouthat box, or tents and baggage. fishingisthe best - the I remember floating once season of the painted leaves from the Club House to and the flaming Fall Revue Doniphan, Mo., with the seems tofind the waters late A. C. Dailey. We justrightforthatmost took out at Biggers, Ark. unique ofallfresh water The peopleturnedout fishing-the famous Ozark there-made boxes for us Float or Float Trip, and as and furnished us with an some nativewillcallit, extra supply ofice and "runnin' the river"-when, we reached home with 90 with a commissary boat in bass after eating our fill the lead carrying the food on the trip.I am now 93 and supplies, you follow in C. C. Williford years old and my fishing aso - called"john - boat" days are over and Iget comfortably seated to just rest,relax and to eat fish only when fishing friends from cast, and let the rest of the world go by. down at Lake Taneycomo bring us a sup- Most anyone will admit that these famous ply.I am always listening when you go Floattripsoriginatedrighthereinthe on the air and especially when you talk Ozarks. Some will say it was started down fish or fishing." (End of quote). on the James River by the members of the And just a day or so ago I contacted an- Old Aurora Fishing Club, which was located other old time fisherman, J. W. Shipp out on the James soon aftertheturn ofthe on East Elm, here in Springfield, now 84, century, and on a spot which is now the who told me of a float trip that he took as Rook Haven Camp near the bridgeover early as 1895, when with two friends, Gene the James River just below the town of Ebersall and Will Ferneau, they launched Cape Fair, but now I have evidence that at their home-made boat down at the Camp- least as early as the year 1901 this means bellStreet Bridge on the James and six of fishing was indulged in over in the Cur- weeks later ending their float at Batesville, rent River near Chilton in Carter County. Ark., way down there on the White River. Edgar P. Mann, Springfield's most ven- Mr. Shipp graphically described how with erable and oldest living attorney, wrote me little or no effort they would shoot all the quail and wild turkeys they wantedall a most interesting letter, which with his per- ;long that long meandering float trip in the mission, I quote excerpts: Gay Nineties, the mauve decade when folk "In the years when I, was active, and really lived.This six week float I'm sure especiallybeginning withthefirstday is the longestI have ever heard of when of 1901,I was a member of the Carter fishing was really fishing and the sky the County Hunting and Fishing Club, located limitinyourcreel.Gone arethe days . on the Current River, near. Chilton, Mo., like those in this modern mad world.Mr. and for 20 years, President of the Club. Shipp is now 84 and loves to live over those Current River in those days was in my (Continued on page SEVENTEEN) OCTODER, 1751 Page 7 NEWS & HAPPENINGS INSIDE AT THE STUDIO . . BY HESINGTON There's nothing secret about the fact that the entertainment business (including radio) slumps in the Summer and picks up in the Fall.This holds truefor our station too. New shows take the air and new person- alities are heard on shows that will become popular favorites. Did we say NEW per- sonalities? Well ... OLD onesalso return to again charm thousands of oldfriends and to add thousands of new friends to their audiences.Back in the fold these days is Karl Zomar,the"FriendlyPhilosopher" now being heard on KWTO eachweekday Mon. through Fri. as he opens and reads from his big Scrapbook from 10:15-30 p.m. Below is a picture of Karl in answer to your request, and with it we extend Karl's greet- ings to all old friends, and a big "thank you" fortheswellcards andletters you are sending his way to say "Welcome back". Among KWTO's NEW air personalities is the fellow you seem to have already taken to your heart . . . Porter Wagoner. Your

right . . . he does sound a little like Hank Snow, Eddy Arnold and Roy Acuffall such initial success sheis planning more. rolled into one. That's no mean trick when She did let the crowd down in one respect you come to think of it and we're betting however.She absolutelyrefusedtoride he'llgofarinthisentertainmentfield. "Big Babe", the carnival elephant. Aunt Porter comes to us from Weit Plains, Mo. Martha rode "Babe" the night before. In He's married and has one son.The -pic- fact, she didn't want to get off (she thought at the top of column two is a good likeness of him. We'll try to introduce you to the it was a camel). Wagoner family right soon. There's an old saying about music sooth- ing the savage beast.That may be true Sally Briggs and the Boys, "Doc" Martin, but sometimesit works inreverse.Take Slim Wilson and Dale Parker made a per- the case of "Uncle William", 84 years old sonal appearance in Mtn. Grove at the Tri- and visiting relatives in Ava.His kinfolk County Fair a few weeks ago.It was Sally's wrote us about the morning he was awakened first appearance in a few years and after to the tune of "Sally Goodin" played by our own Buster Fellows.He was so aroused by "Bus's" dido that he hopped out of bed, danced around the room and hopped right into a box containing two dozen eggs . . . (rendering 16 of them unfit.)We're either going to have to mute Buster'sfiddle or send these folks to a new recipe for smashed eggs. IN BRIEF:-George Earle beaming from ear to ear over the wonderful response given his new series, "Breakfast At Heer's" . . . Everyone happy tosee Shorty and Sue Thompson back on the staff ... Loyd Evans fans all rejoicing over his continuing as your waker-upper- at5a.m. We announced rather prematurely inthelastissuethat Loyd would devoteallhis time to Farm Service but it was decided to continue over- working him(intentional pun) . . . We heard former KWTO announcer Jim Lowe (Continued on page EIGHT) Page 8 OCTOBER,1951 INSIDE AT THE STUDIO ton and Dusty Rhodes were also here for (Continued from page SEVEN) thesession and send you theirregards. Perhaps a picture of this happy go lucky recently working a program out of Chi- cago, over NBC.It was the University of bunch on their next trip. Roy lost a whole Chicago Roundtable and Jim sounded plenty suitcasefullofclothes(itblew offthe

good . . . Speaking of former KWTO-ites, car top on the trip) and had to spend his Don Dailey and charming new wife "Ginny" entirestayherewearingsomeoneelses are expected at the radio home right soon blue jeans. Oh, well, he looked good . . . for a visit. Don is about to complete (with he's the cowboy type anyway. honors)histrainingwithUncle Sam's Air Corp at San Antonio, Texas. Your Editor had a nice letter from him recently and everything that's happening makes us mighty proud of -Sir- Donald. We're look- ing forward to the Dailey's visit. Know the folks pictured tothe right?That's right,it's none other than Mr. and Mrs. George "Candy Kisses" Morgan and their charming little daughter Candy Kay. George was in Springfield transcribing ad- ditional shows for Robin Hood Se- ries during September and brought his family along. We remembered our promise to you for a "pic" and ifthe whole Gang hadn't of been so dog -gone busy we'd have taken more. TheWhippoorwills,Roy Lanham, Gene Monbeck, Doug Dal-

NEWS OF THE NEWS ROOM LOOKIN' AT YOU BY FLOYD M. SULLIVAN With the coming of October, the year In those days too, we had the hazelnut 1951 is in its last quarter. There isa def- -which is rarely found in the Ozarks any- inite tang of Autumn in the early morning more-especially along the main highways air.Ducks and geese have startedtheir where the brush is kept cleared out.It was flights Southward and the squirrels are busy a sort of miniature filbert and was delicious storing acorns and nuts in hollow when used in home-made candies. trees or burying them in the ground. AnotherthingthatOzarkians On the other hand, the bees have always stocked up on in the Au- completed their year's work and tumn was sorghum molasses. We are preparing to enjoy the fruits of used it on our batter -cakes (now their labor when the blizzards and called hot cakes), corn cakes, hot snowstorms sweep down from the home-made lightbread and home- North.TheseareallNature's made candies. signs that Summer has gone and We also had taffy -pulling par- Autumn ishere and Winter not ties fifty years ago in the Ozarks too far away. -and that's where the sorghum We who are privilegedto re- molassescameintothepicture side in the Ozarks region of South again. We paired off with our best Missouri and North Arkansasare Floyd M. Sullivan girl and pulled a helping of home- fortunatebeyondthepowerof made taffy. The longer you pulled words to measure. We receive a fullmeas- the taffy the better job of mixing you got ure of each of the four seasons, without done.However,duringthepulling,the too much of any one of them. young folks done a heap of mixing-and I've Fifty years ago, down here in the Mis- always suspected that the get-together fea- souri Ozarks, we started gathering walnuts ture was the idea behind the whole thing. and hickory nuts, late in October and early Women didn't hunt careers in those days- in November. They were used in our home- they just plain went out and hunted husbands made candies during the Christmas holidays. -and there wasn't no closed season, either. NINETEEN YEARS OF RADIO PROGRESS IN THE OZARKS

When the two men pictured above first nowVicePresidentand Treasurerof the area it served. In company with C. Ar- sonalities are now national celebrities, such joined in partnership, little did they dream KWTO, moved their station to Springfield. thur Johnson, Mr. Foster established a pol- as Paul Phillips,writer, producer of Phil thatyearslater,what startedoutasa At 7:00 p.m., on that date, a young an- icy which has been rigidlyfollowedthe Harris Show; the Brown Brothers of Nash- hobby, had grown into one of the biggest nouncer named George Earle, made the first past nineteen years."Whenever humanly ville; Russ Davis, 9elevision personality of single industries in the Ozarks.Seated at announcement on Springfield's newest sta- possible, give the Ozarks a boost!" Chicago; Tom Moore, of Ladies Be Seated; leftisJerry Hall, who, with his partner, tion. And as the Ozarks grew and prospered, Joe Rex Hairline, chief newscaster of WJR, Ralph D. Foster,. seated at right, operated ChristmasDay,1933, a-pint-sized- so did its biggest booster, KWTO. Mister Detroit and former NBC War Correspondent the Foster -Hall Tire Company in Saint Jo- KWTO made it's debut at 500 watts and Foster first established a news department, Carl Ward, Mgr. of CBS outlet in New seph, Mo. 560 kilocycles.It all started nineteen years one of the first radio news departments in York City. They closed off 4 x 12 feet of space in ago, and since then, KWTO has grown the nation. Next, he prescribed a staff of Ralph Foster and C. Arthur Johnson are the back of the tire shop for their "toy", into the most powerful radio station in this homespun talent. And as weather was one probablytheyoungestpioneersinthe a 15 -watt radio station which operated some- entire area. factor mostly affecting Ozarkians, he per- Ozarks. KWTO and the Ozarks are synoni- what uncertainly. Ralph Foster said he had Early realizingthe responsibility which suaded the U. S. Weather Bureau to give mous-as one grows, so grows the other. that station almost a year before he began to rested on his shoulders, Ralph Foster set daily weather broadcasts. KWTO's weather And their future is bright. Prophetic, indeed, realizeitspotentialities.September9th, about usinghisradio station-then very broadcast foremats are copied by other sta- isthe phrase coined 19 years ago, "Keep 1932, Ralph D. Foster and C. Arch Johnson, much in its infancy-to build and promote tions all over America. Early KWTO per- Watching the Ozarks". I 1 Page 9 Page 12 OCTOBER, 1951 OCTOBER, 9 5

/ 2 3 .' 5 6 1 CROSSWORD PUZZLE RADIO'S FRIENDLIEST PROGRAM WITHMARSVIISKTE /0 By Joe Slattery Ten -thirty Saturday morning; yes,that's time, to run into Sister Smothers from down ACROSS thescheduledtimeforthe "Meet Your at Cow Path Falls. You'd think it was the /7 /2 29 2/ Neighbor" program originating as usual in jumpin' off place by the name, but boy, 1,3. Pictured announcer. 23 25 oh boy, what fish you can catch on that 10. Biblical city. Z2 "Springfield's Most Interesting Store." LittleNorth Forkriver!Well anyway, 21 This broadcast is unique particularly be- 11. Expend money. 26 21 1-^2. 13. Play part. causeofitsinformality(norehearsals). therethey were -old timefriendsgettin' 30 3/ 32 Come what will, it goes on regularly, open- together on a radio program -hadn't seen 14. Negative. each other for nineteen years! What a joy 33 30 ing with the "Hi Neighbor" theme song. 15. Sow a lawn. Leading right into some real square dance for Symanthe, when interviewed, knowing 16. Born. 17. Compass point. callin' from young Ben J.Martin, accom- the home folk were listenin'in.With a 19 60 02 03 5 inhereye,fullaware thatshe 19. Too. panied by the ever popular KWTO enter- twinkle tainers, who really do some fancy shouldn't do it, managed to get 21. Press association. rc 07 , , 50 22. Arrange. pickin' and bowing on some of itover "thatshe wouldn't be 5/ 52 53 59 leavin' on the early bus for since 24. Greek god. thefineststringinstrumentsin 56 thebusiness;banjos, guitars, she ran intoSister Smothers - 27. Short for hello. 55 fiddles,andonce -in -a -whilea they'd have to catch up on their 28. Within. visitin'." 30. Nearby. harmonica or two.The crowd 32. Either, 6. Ralroad (abbr. . gets to pattin' their feet, clappin' Everybody seemingly was hav- 33. Pinnacle. 7. Electric particle. their hands and everybody's in a ingarealswelltimeintheir 35. Large bird. 8. Not dirty. good frame of mine.Mid' loud homespun way as no folks, like 36. Therefore. 9. Retain. applause and genuine laughter the Ozark Hill folks, do. 38. The (Sp.). 11. Steamship (abbr.). Em-cee yells out, "And is every- In the words of the Em-cee, 40. Girl's name. 12. Vegetable. body alive and glad of it?" They "Just sending out loads of sun- 44. Knockout (abbr.). 18. Snakelike fish. simplybringdowntheroof! shine over the airways to bright- 20. Used in barbecuing. Everybody meets everybody, enthedrearydaysof many 46. Devour. " M r s.Ike" 48. Petroleum. 23. Child. happily greeting his neighbor in lonely shut-ins, who keep 'Uncle 49. You say this for the doctor. 25. Any. typical Ozark fashion with a cheery smile Sam' loaded down with fan mail from a 51. Clyde Wilson's nickname. 26. Rodents. and warm handclasp. In the words of little radius of 150 miles around." 53. Masculine. 29. To stupefy. Annie Rooney, "It just makes you feel good Another important feature to be remem- 54. You (Latin). 31. Toward. deep down inside."One may be greeting beredisthe choice messages, poems and 55. Slumbering. 32. Old Man (abbr.). his next door neighbor, or as the case may requests that make their way into the "Fan 56. Utility. 34. Postscript. be, Lucy Saunders from Berryville,Ark., Mail Basket" every week. These are sorted 35. Antlered animal. shaking hands with 011ie Tyler from Pitts- from the huge pile (some hundreds of them), DOWN 37. From. burg, Kansas. receivedinthebigrural box.The flag 1. Carter. 39. Enclosure. Why -only Saturday, Mrs. Randall from always up -indicative as you perhaps know 2. Metal. 41. Low cry of pain. Minnesota, vacationin' inthe Ozark Hills, -that there is mail today! 3. Fall suddenly. 42. Chinese dynasty. (and she lovesittoo) was greeting Mr. Hundreds of school children help tofill 4. Finishes. 43. Everyone. Herbert Hubert,alongtimeChicagoan. itto capacity reminding "Mrs. Ike" who 5. Notre Dame (abbr.). 45. Grain. While shopping in this store,(one of the em-cees the program how they love hear- 46. The letter S. few old fashioned ones left in Springfield) ing her read the letters and talk to the little 47. Cravat. he was attracted by the "good time was girls and boys who appear on her broadcast. * SEPTEMBER CROSSWORD PUZZLE 50. Color. had by all"air coming from the second "It's fun, says Mrs. Martin, telling them 52. Myself. floor. He went up and joined in the thirty how little Shirley Farris is dressed up so R---'0-01 'CAW9#F minutes festivity of the day. prettyinher pink dress with the ruffles /61'0 They were from Howell, Stone and Taney all trimmed inric rac-and, too, with her "ATerr,7"1113F)98NY PILLSBURY'S ''JACK HUNT" counties, Mountain Grove, too,in Wright blond curls and sky blue eyes, no wonder V0: Lu'OWAim AGAIN HEARD ON KWTO County had adelegation.Yes,andthe her grandpa and grandma back home in /i/vilillieE MFA Women's Club, dressed up intheir Macks Creek are proud to hear her small 2., The man who has introduced something attractivehome-madedresses(theseHill voice as they listen in on the broadcast." 14251A,t* new in Western Music is again being heard women can really sew). They were filled There's usually some one hundred to two over KWTO.It's"Jack Hunt" and the to the brim with enthusiasm and interesting hundred in attendance and believe me thirty 25:71 l' T Boys, Larry Scott, Roy Counts, George Cos- facts about their organization.These farm minutes sure does slip by in a hurry -what v,'36R 's r tello, George Abrahams and Jack Clamon, women do wonders in their home communi- with all that's going on. ties besides all the social activities and good There'slittle gA 6155 A 'fi of course.Intheir new series sponsored Larry Elmore from down by the makers of Pillsbury's Best Enriched food they share at their covered dish lunch- Marionville way with his mother and fa- "p"E-e Flour they are winning new listeners and eon once a month. ther, who drove twenty-five miles just to ,sk:';')?,,1312o23 friends each day.Be sure to listen Mon. It was interesting to say the least.Just have Larry sing 'Shortenin' Bread'. "3 `E' `baOE TA'D6Ai through Fri., 3:45-4 p.m. for real entertain- made a fellow feel there was no place on The Sunday School folks that came in on A ment and the news of the Third Grand Natl. God's green earth better than the Ozarks with aspecial school bus from Turkey Creek "Eepgi3 'iftiLtqs Baking and Recipe Contest.Closing date those good peace lovin' people. are doing some special hymns. Not to men - 5:Sti 1 0R E" )5'si zvFR is Oct. 15th. Get the facts! Symanthe Jenkins was on hand justin (Continued on page SIXTEEN) OCTOBER, 1951 Page 13

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An now comes October . . . Greetings to notbought very often and this was a day you friends-for thisis the lovely month of days. Often a woman wore her Summer when Autumn puts her mantle on and pins hat and her Winter hat as much as five or it with a star. six years. Ihad a very dignified father, Nothing makes mefeelsoyoungas but I remember distinctly that he went with spring and the awakening of the earth, and my mother to buy a hat. Someway it was really, nothing makes me feel so old as the a sort of unspoken law that a man had to chill of Fall coming on and the dying of be pleased with his wife's hat, and she was the leaves and the passing of all the green just a sort of poor dumb bunny dragged and lovely things of Summer.But at the along to park the hats up on her head and very beginning of Fall, when nuts let her man look at them.Can are brown and we stand by to you beat it? see the late Indian Summer pass, Ihave watched that process I love it. many a time in thelittle stores I get so many letters from old andIwonder how itever got folks who say "I love to read started.It's certainly gone out of your pageintheDial."You datenowadays - butitwas know, thereissolittlein any funny. Irememberittookal- publications for the old folks and most all afternoon for my mother really so little on radio.That's to buy a hat and my father laid one of the big problems of radio. off and went along and made a They don'tcareforalotof day of it.When mother would hilarity and stream lined jokes. get home after this hat buying They don't like jazz and hoopla. ordeal, she would look as meek Theygetsomegoodgospel May Kennedy McCord as Moses - hating the hat as preaching and singing on radio, usual.For itnever turned out of course, but they like to hear about the to be the hat that she really wanted.In days of long ago.Charles Iden, poet at those daysa woman worethehat her Crocker, Mo., writes a sweetlittle poem husband thought she OUGHT to wear, so about this: long as she bore his name and was his "There are so many old thingsthat we property! And he could either -point with should not forget, pride or view with alarm" this hat. The yellow rose, and blue "flags" and dainty I can imagine a lot of things-jumping off mignonette, aflagpoleor eating puckery persimmons The ice -wool shawls so lovely, those fas- . . . but for me ever to have dreamed of cinators, too, taking a husband along to buy a hat! I Bootjacks and nutmeg graters, rag carpets, would rather have taken the Supreme Court! red and blue; And not even a team of Texas mules could The hymn tunes like "Old Hundred," the have dragged him!That's one crime he old folks used to sing, would have no part in-a woman's hat! You These old things near forgotten-what mem- certainly can't take a man along with you ories they bring! nowadays to buy one of those pancakes Among the lovely old things, the spinning set on your head with a sick owl and a wheel, the looms, bunch of carrots on it.Or an old mop or That lent so much of comfort to those old a hurrah's nest! living rooms, But ladies, when your husband gets to There was a big old Bible with pages where ribbing you about that upside down pickle they wrote dish you're wearing on your head, just take The weddings, births and dyings-or some time to inform him that since the dawn of historic note, history,almost every absurd fashion im- Those plain old fashioned sermons, the hon- posed on womankind has been created and esty of men- conceived by men. Men are the fashion de- We somehow need the old things to set us signers. They create almost every hat, every right again." dress and every style. Pick up an old snap- Down town the other day, in the store shot of your wife taken back in the twen- watching women buy Fall hats,I always ties, with her waist down around her hips and have to laugh when I think of the old days her dress up to her knees in the front and when I was a kid. Do you remember, any trailing in the back, and remember that men of you, when a woman always bought a hat designerscreated THAT! Men invented to please her husband? He went along with corsets, and were thefirstto wear them. her to buy it,if it took all day. Hats were (Continued on page EIGHTEEN) Page 14 OCTOBER, 1951 SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 4:25 p. m.-Ark. Conservation Comm. (5) 4:30 p. m.-Weatherman Williford WEEKDAYS AND SATURDAY 4:35 p. m.-Interlude 5:00 a. m.-Yawn Patrol 4:40 p. m.-Program Notes 5:45 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock 4:45 p. m.-Bob Thorton Quartet 6:00 a. m.-Porter Wagoner 4:45 p. m.-Calling Greene County (S) 6:15 a. m.-Sally Briggs 5:00 p. m.-All Star Parade (M -W -F) 6:30 a. m.-Farm Facts (M -W -F -S) 5:00 p. m.-To Be Announced (T-Th) 6:30 a. m.-Sally Briggs (T-Th) 5:00 p. m.-Sen-. Kern (S) 6:45 a. m.-Jamboree 5:15 p. m.-Ozark Newsettes 7:00 a. m.-Goodwill Family 5:30 p. m.-Jimmy Allen 7:15 a. m.-Slim Wilson 5:30 p. m.-Mo. Conservation Comm. (S) 7:30 a. m.-Newscast 5:45 p. m.-Jack Tucker (M -W -F) 7:45 a. m.-Prairie Playboys 5:45 p. m.-Rhythm Rendezvous(T-Th) 7:45 a. m.-Buckaroos (S) 5:45 p. m.-Christian Science (S) 8:00 a. m.-Johnnie Lee Wills 6:00 p. m.-Newscast 8:00 a. m.-Mystery Farm (S) 6:15 p. m.-Sports Spotlight 8:15 a. m.-Taystee Time 6:25 p. m.-Dollars and Sense (T-Th) 8:15 a. m.-Sally Briggs Show (5) 6:30 p. m.-Lone Ranger-ABC (M -W -F) 8:25 a. m.-Weatherman Williford 6:30 p. m.-Silver Eagle-ABC (T) 8:30 a. m.-Breakfast Club-ABC 6:30 p. m.-Mr. Mercury-ABC (Th) 8:30 a. m.-Jordanaires (S) 6:30 p. m.-Space Patrol-ABC (S) 8:45 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock (S 9:00 a. m.-Freddie Martin Orchestra SUNDAY PROGRAMS 9:00 a. m.-Breakfast at Heer's (S) 6:30 a. m.-Presbyterian U. S. A. 9:15 a. m.-Program Notes 7:00 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock 9:20 a. m.-Musical Interlude 7:30 a. m.-Newscast 9:25 a. m.-Edward Arnold-ABC 7:45 a. m.-Homes on the Land 9:30 a. m.-Betty Crotker-ABC 8:00 a. m.-Words of Life 9:30 a. m.-Future Farmers_of America IS) 8:30 a. m.-May Kennedy McCord 9:45 a. m.-Newscast 8:45 a. m.-Al and Lee Stone 10:00 a. m.-Saddle Rockin' Rhythm 9:00 a. m.-Christian Brotherhood (M -W -F) 9:30 a. m.-Negro College Choir-ABC 10:00 a. m.-Sally Briggs (T-Th-S) 10:00 a. m.-Voice of Prophecy-ABC 10:15 a. m.-Kitchen Talks 10:30 a. m.-The Christian in Action-ABC 10:15 a. m.-What's New? (S) 11:00 a. m.-Excursions in Science 10:30 a. m.-Slim Wilson Show 11:15 a. m.-First Baptist Church 10:30 a. m.-Meet Your Neighbor (S) 12:00 noon-Message of Israel-ABC 10:45 a. m.-Man At the Stockyards 12:30 p. m.-Newscast 11:00 a. m.-Jack Berch-ABC 12:45 p. m.-Drury Quarter Hour 11:15 a. m.-Ozark Farm Hour 1:00 p. m.-Leighton Noble Treas. Show- 11:30 a. m.-College of Agriculture ABC 11:35 a. m.-Ozark Farm Hour 1:30 p. m.-Sunday Serenade-ABC 11:55 a. m.-World News In Brief 2:00 p. m.-Revival Time 12:00 noon-R.F.D. Roundup 2:30 p. m.-Billy Graham-ABC 12:15 p. m.-Goodwill Family 3:00 p. m.-Revival Hour-ABC 12:30 p. m.-Newscast 4:00 p. m.-Concert of Europe-ABC 12:45 p. m.-Man on the Street 4:30 p. m.-Greatest Story Every Told- 1:00 p. m.-Paul Harvey-ABC ABC 1:00 p. m.-Game of the Week-ABC (S) 5:00 p. m.-Drew Pearson-ABC 1:15 p. m.-Ma Perkins 5:15 p. m.-Mondav Headlines-ABC 1:30 p. m.-Young Dr. Malone 5:30 p. m.-Stage -52--ABC 1:45 p. m.-Judy and Jane 6:00 p. m.-Stop the Music-ABC 2:00 p. in.-Black's Wax Works 7:00 p. m.-Newscast 2:15 p. m.-Victor H. Lindlahr-ABC 7:15 p. m.-Jordanaires 2:30 p. m.-Break the Bank-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Family Hour-ABC 3:00 p. m.-Dr. Crane 8:00 p. m.-Walter Winchell-ABC 3:15 p. m.-Southwest Serenade 8:15 p. m.-Jergens Journal-ABC 3:30 p. m.-Goodwill Family 8:30 p. m.-Proudly We Hail 3:45 p. m.-Jack Hunt 9:00 p. m.-Paul Harvey-ABC 3:55 p. m.-Scoreboard-ABC (S) 9:15 p. m.-Sunday Evening Altar 4:00 p. m.-Newscast 9:30 p. m.-George Sokolsky-ABC 4:15 p. m.-Markets 9:45 p. m.-Medal of Honor 4:25 p. m.-Williford Says 10:00 p. m.-Newscast OCTOBER , I 9 5 I Page 15 10:15 p. m.-Thoughts in Passing-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 10:30 p. m.-Popular Orchestra-ABC 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 11:00 p. m.-News. Orchestra-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC MONDAY NIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT 7:00 p. m.-The Big Hand-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Defense Attorney-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Henry J. Taylor-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Hollywood Star Theatre-ABC 7:45 p. m.-Music for Dancing 8:00 p. m.-Original Amateur Hour-ABC 8:00 p. m.-United or Not?-ABC 8:45 p. m.-Sing Time 8:30 p. m.-Ghost Stories-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Blue Barron Presents 9:00 p. m.-Blue Barron Presents 9:15 p. m.-Airlane Melodies 9:15 p. m.-Airlane Melodies 9:30 p. m.-Three-Quarter Time 9:30 p. m.-As We See It-ABC 9:45 p. m.-Public Service 9:45 p. m.-It's Your Business-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 10:15 p. m.-Carl Zomar 10:15 p. m.-Carl Zomar 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News---ABC FRIDAY NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT 7:00 p. m.-Richard Diamond-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Chance of a Lifetime-ABC 7:30 p. m.-This Is Your FBI-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Newstand Theatre-ABC 8:00 p. m.-Ozie and Harriet-ABC 8:00 p. m.-America's Town Meeting-ABC 8:30 p. m.-Mr. District Attorney-ABC 8:45 p. m.-Sing Time 8:55 p. m.-Champion Roll Call-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Blue Barron Presents 9:00 p. m.-Fights-ABC 9:15 p. m.-Airlane Melodies 9:30 p. m.-Your Amer. Sports Page-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Three-Quarter Time 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 9:45 p. m.-Public Service 10:15 p. m.-Carl Zomar 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 10:30 p. m.-News Commentary-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Carl Zomar 10:35 m.-Dance Band-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC SATURDAY NIGHT 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Dancing Party-ABC WEDNESDAY NIGHT 7:45 p. m. --Hayloft Frolics 7:00 p. m.-Mystery Theatre-ABC 8:00 p. m.-Visiting Time 7:30 p. m.-Casebook of Gregory Hood- 8:30 p. m. --Dancing Party-ABC ABC 8:45 p. m. --Sing Time 8:00 p. m.-Rogues Gallery-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Blue Barron Presents 8:30 p. m.-Mr. President-ABC 9:15 p. m.-Airlane Melodies 9:00 p. m.-Blue Barron Presents 9:30 p. m.-Three-Quarter Time 9:15 p. m.-Airlane Melodies 9:45 p. m.-Public Service 9:30 p. m.-Palmer House Orch.-ABC 10:00 p. m.-News 9:45 p. m.-Latin Quarter Hour-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Buddy Weed-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 10:30 p. m.-Popular Orchestra-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Carl Zomar 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC HALLOWEEN HAUNTS HOLD COVER STORY HAPPINESS FOR "VICKIE" Our cover girlthis month is none other subject for our specially posed cover pic- thanMissVictoriaBauer,daughterof ture, as we think results prove. Fact of the KWTO's Chief Engineer Fritz Bauer and matter, we believe she was getting as much his charming wife. Jeannelle. "Vickie", age kick out of the whole procedure as Staff 6, and like many another young ladyis Photographer Reuel Haymes and "Yours looking forward to All Saints Eve when Truly". The animation of body and facial ghost and gobblin'will roamtofrighten expressions which she gave for the camera the daylights- out of every adult in which they come incontact.Of course, suggests that "Vickie" might someday go theshrillscreamsof happiness andthe far as a very talented actress. With older diminutive sizes of these frightening appari- sister,"Fritzie",a studentat SMS, well tions should tip-off we grown-ups thatit along in this line and besides a fine artist, not impossible to believe thatitruns is only the small -fry . . . but, somehow it it's never does.After all, we were young once in the family. Anyway, our thanks to Miss and there were Halloween celebrations then "Vickie" and all wishes for a swell Hal- too.Little Miss "Vickie" was a wonderful loween to all you KIDS! Page 16 1 OCTOBER, 9 5 1 A VISIT WITH "MRS. IKE" SPONSORS' CORNER (Continued from page NINE) Mo. Church of God presents Christian tion the Saddle Club Horse Show and other BrotherhoodProg.,9:00-30a.m.Sunday. civic affairs that need a boost on the "Meet (This program a move from previous 6:30 Your Neighbor" program. p.m. Sat. broadcast time.) Besides,a few Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., presents casual commercials must be interspersednow and then, for after all, "Ike Martin's Store" The Greatest Story Ever Told, 4:30-5p.m. does sponsor the program. Sundays. (Returned to air aftersummer hia- tus.) The music department of this interesting SeemanBrothers - MondayMorning store comes in for its fair share of publicity, Headlines, 5:00-15 p.m., Sundays. (Increas- since on the second floor we find ourselves ing to full 15 -minute sponsorship.) surrounded by a wonderful display of all Prudential Insurance Co.- Jack Berch kinds of instruments and accessories, while Show, 11:00-15 a.m., Monday through Fri. the entertainers personally do the demon- Serutan Co.-Victor H. Lindlahr, 2:15-30 strating. p.m., Mon. through Fri. Sometimes, an old timer, happens in with Bristol-Myers-Break The Bank,2:30-3 first hand information about the Native Dog- p.m., Mon. ThroughFrid.(Bristol-Myers wood Festival up Lake of the Ozarksway, sponsorship, Mon. -Wed. -Fri.) orthatCentennialcelebration downat Bristol-Myers - Mr. District Attorney, Crane in Stone County, founded in thesame 8:30-55 p.m., Fridays. year as the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The H. J. Heinz Co.-Ozzie & Harriet, 8:00-30 men grew beards for months to go with all p.m., Fridays.(Replaces A Lifein Your the old time 'bib 'n tucker' thewomen folks Hands, a summer replacement.) 'dug up' 'specially for the occasion. Willard Tablet.-Porter Wagoner, 6:10-15 Whileinterviewsaregoinggoodthe a.m., Mon. -Wed. -Fri.(Studio Show). alarm clock goes off reminding folks of that Ralston -Purina (Ry-Krisp), Eddie Arnold expert watch and clock service to be had Show, 5:00-15 p.m., Tues. and Thurs. in the Store's Jewelry Repair Department, Glasgow Tailors-World of Sports with and as a part of the plan, the luckyperson Vern Hawkins, 6:15-25 p.m., Tues.-Thurs. being interviewedatthat moment gets a Sterling Drug Co. - Mystery Theatre, special prize. 7:00-30 p.m., Wednesdays. The 'honor guest' of the day receives R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.- Richard "Flowers for Church on Sunday". Diamond, 7:00-30 p.m., Fri. (Starts Oct. 5th.) Flex -O -Glass - Hayloft Frolics, 7:45-8 All in all-it's a lively thirty minutes- p.m., Saturdays. (Local origination.) versatile to say the least, only to be cli- Morton Salt Co.-Visitin' Time, 8:00-30 maxed by that age old custom of singing, p.m.,Saturdays. "Happy Birthday To You" forallthose having birthdays that week (names have Peter Paul, Inc.-World News, 9:45-10 been sent in previously). a.m., Mon. -Wed. -Fri. Taystee Bread Corp.-Bill Ring Time, The mellow, feminine voice of Mrs. Mar- 8:15-25 a.m., Mon. through Fri. tin,that called the kiddies 'Sugar', patted SPOT CAMPAIGNS:-Old Judge Coffee, ninety year old Aunt Fanny on the back Malt -O -Meal, Grove's Bromo-Quinineand and said, "bless your sweet life"-laughed Grove's 4 -Way Cold Tablets. merrily in sounding out Uncle Ephramon that Hound Dog Story, says, "loads of luck to all of you and until next Saturday then- Goodbye now!"

* BABY OF THE MONTH

The pretty young Miss pictured to the rightis our Baby of the Month.She is Ann Marie Slattery, daughter of Ass't Prog. Dir.Joe and Mrs.Slattery.Ann Marie was born at St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, August 17, 1951. She has two big brothers who are pretty proud of her, young John Patrick, age 1 and big bud, Jimmy, who is now past 4. Proud parents... and why not? OCTOBER, 1951 Page 17 FAIR AND WARMER GUESS WHO ! (Continued from page SIX) THE RADIO FAMILY-THEN AND NOW carefree happy days-gone but not forgotten. And now 50 to 55 years later, although fish and game are not nearly so plentiful, Captain Hawk and his son Dave Hawk, nationally known Bait Casters and guides are float trip operatorsdown at Harrison, Ark., and in spite of the ever waning amount of fish they operate their float trips on a NO -Fish NO -Pay Basis on both the White and BuffaloRivers. Another nationally known operator of this means of fishing is none other than Jim Owen ofBranson, Mo., who has acquired endless fame in maga- zinearticles and picturesinthenation's leading publications only recently and whose patrons have been many big namecelebrities, like movie stars,statesmen and even an Ex -President or two.Most every Ozark clear water stream now has it'sfloat op- erators. Down on the James. LyleChamber- lain of Cape Fair, is one of the best known, along with Harry Dillard of Galena, Mo., for such trips on that famous stream. Wil- bur Hicks of Forsyth, and Elmo Hurst of This likely looking lad is well known to Cotter, Ark., are also well known along the almost everyone in the Ozarks, both young White River for their floating expeditions. and old. Years after this picture was taken Others operate on the Gasconade River, he entered the radio fieldto become one which empties into the Missouri River to the ofthebetter known personalitiesinthe north of Springfield. Ozarks.Born in North Missouri early in Yes, float fishing, as Capt. Hawk says, the century, he early impressed his friends is a restful, lazy kind of a vacation-one of with his ability as an entertainer.It was the laziest, in fact, that has come to the at- years later, however, that hegained the tention of modern day sportsman.But as sobriquet, "The Man withthe Thousand you driftlazily along comfortably seated Voices." He has been wish Ralph Foster inacanvas chair andfeelthesavage in Radio 25 years. He is married and has strike of an Ozark Brownie-the fighting, two children.Thousands know him best splashing,tailwalking anticstodislodge for his manner in conducting audience par- the bait and to escape-the sport becomes ticipation shows, his personality and genuine not onlythrillingbut rugged.The thrill friendliness. of netting your catch as he gets close to Actually he doesn't use his last name in the boat and the anticipation of the next radio and many believe the name by which cast-you'll find that tired feeling gone and he is commonly called to be correct.For replaced with azestforexcitement,for you to be correct, we ask that you give who knows just what will hit next as your his full name. plug strikes near that log, rock, or tree root. - LAST MONTH - Along eachsideofthechurningswirl- ing river thereis an endless panorama of In the September issue of the Dial we rugged Ozarksbluffsand woodeddells featured a picture of a very popular KWTO passing before you in review. And when the personality. Those of you who guessed the night shadows start to fall, the caravan of picture of the young Pro- boats glide up on a clean white gravel bar tem, Mo., boy as George and the guide starts that camp fire while Rhodes were correct. The cots are arranged for the night sleeping- firstto guess his name the tang of the cool night air-the smell of correctly and win a year's the frying bacon or fish developing an appe- subscription tothe Dial tite like you have never known before. And were:Mrs. Max Cole, as you drift off to dreamland out there under Purdy, Mo.; E.Rozell, the stars and a big yellow Ozark Hunter's Chadwick, Mo.; and Mrs. Moon, you'll be enjoying a taste of heaven Arthur Webb, Pea Ridge, right down here on earth. Ark. Page 18 OCTOBER, 1951 QUESTIONS ABOUT KWTO DEAR DIAL FROM OUR DIAL READERS Q.I enjoy the Memory Lane feature very more about Porter under his picture in this much. Could we soon have a picture of issue. Milt Dicky? (D. H., Hocomo, Mo.) A.Milt was pictured in section four of the July Memory Lane feature. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Q.Does Slim Wilson's little boy play any instrument? (G. T., Green Forest, Ark.) -OCTOBER- A.Yes. John Wesley is playing the Bass Zed Tennis October 15 Fiddle. Edna Boyle October 21 Q. When can we see a picture of Dale Sue Thompson October 21 Parker and Family in Family Portrait. (G. Jean Schemer October 23 G., Sarcoxie, Mo.) Lee Stone October 30 A. We are still endeavoring to get pic- -NOVEMBER- tures taken of all the Radio Families, and Dave Estes November 1 cannot promise any certain issueforthe John Mahaffey November 6 Parker Family, but can assureitwill be Bettie Low November 10 in before long. George Earle Wilson. November 18 Q. Where is Ozie Waters? f L. B., Ft. Scott, Kans.) A.The last we heard, Ozie was in New York City. HEARTBEATS Q. What happened to the Johnnie Olsen (Continued from page THIRTEEN) show? (Mrs. W. C. S., Milo, Mo.) They were the gentlemen of the European A.The Johnnie Olsen Luncheon Club is Courts, eight hundred years ago or so. And no longer carried by the American Broad- what corsets! Why, your grandmother's old casting Company, consequently is not heard whalebone model was nothing. Richard, King on KWTO. of the Normans, started to wearing a corset Q.Is Smiley Burnette off the air?(G. of strap iron that looked like an incinerator, H., Conway, Mo.) and weighed from six to eight pounds and so A.At the present time, the Smiley Bur- the fashion went like mad. In some of the old nette program is not carried by KWTO. portraits by the great artist VanDyke, the Q.Could we see a picture of the "Hill- men of those days were the most tightly billy Belles" in the Dial soon? (I. P., Pleas- lacedsissiesthat suffering humanity ever ant Hill, Mo.) . saw! They also wore "doublets." The dou- A. A few of the "Belles" have already blets were so stuffed with horsehair and been featured in Memory Lane, such as the wool that many men couldn't sit down in Faye Sisters,the Schaffer Sisters; and of ordinary chairs, so the House of Parliament course Aunt Martha of the Goodwill Fam- installed leaning rails so the dressed up gen- ily, who was also one ofthe"Hillbilly tlemen who couldn't sit down, could stand Belles," is pictured quite of ten through the up during court sessions. pages of the Dial. And they wore velvet britches so tight Q. Where is Jerry Hall, the man that they couldn't sit down. And diamond stud- used to work with Mr. Foster, back in St. ded snuff boxes and silk stockings and dia- Joseph, Mo.? (Mrs. D. H., Mt. Vernon, Mo.) mond buckles on their shoes. And a ring A.Jerry is now in Balboa Island, Calif. on nearly every finger. And powdered hair their Q.Does KWTO still carry the Robert and wigs.And lace hanging from Montgomery commentary? sleeves and swiping in the gravy! And they (M. M., Hart- spent half of their incomes for loud smelling ville, Mo.) perfumes of rarest blend!And they kept A.Not at the present time. one servant and paid him just to curl their Q.Isthe Jim Turner, of KWTO, the hair-that is, their wigs. So now, you men, same that sings Bass with the Bob Thornton stay off us about our hats! You've got too quartet? (E. McG., Gassville, Ark.) much in your own dark past to dig up! A.No. Well, we like you any way. We can't Q.IsPorter Wagoner married? What get along with you or without you. You color are his hair and eyes? (A. P., Spring- come in mighty handy to pay the bills and field, Mo.) make a good background. (es,Porterismarried and has a Anyway-we women will be seein" you tr-oldson, Richard.His eyes are -the Lord willin' and the creek don't rise. nd his hair brown. You can read All my love. MAY OCTOBER, 195 Page 19

ortrait

This month Family Portrait presents Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar Treat and Family. Perhaps we'd best explain that Mrs. Treat is to thousands of radio listeners none other than Sally Eriggs. She and Jimmy, both natives of Arkansas were married at Marshall, Ark., Dec. 23, 1939. Marshall is Jimmy's home town and Sally hails from neighboring Yellville.Isn't that a dandy family of children pictured with mother and dad? Above is JimmyRoger, age 10. To the left, Jerrold Worth, age 4 and the young lady that so favors her mother is Judith Marie, age 6. They're mighty nice people. MRS. GLEN PICKERING 8-52 Sec. 34.66 P. L.8 R. BOIS D'ARC, MO. U. S. POSTAGE '4 PAI D Return Postage Guaranteed Springfield, Mo. Permit No. 753 Box 1217 !SS Soringfidd. Mo.

MORTON SALTS' "VISITIN'TIME'' RETURNS TO KWTO Starting its third season the Morton Salt Company's popular radio show, "Visitin' Time", started on KWTO Sat., Sept. 15th. Pictured above are the prancipals of the programs talented cast: L. to R.: "Dotty" Dillard, former Springfield girl and KWTO entertainer. Owen Bradley, whose popular orchestra is featured. Center: The Jordanaires, Cully Holt, Bob Hubbard, Monty and Bill Matthews. Lower left: Val Douglas, genial master of ceremonies. Lower right: Ott Devine who handles the programs announcing duties. The show is heard each Saturday evening, 8-8:30 p.m. Don't miss it.