NEWS CBK BROADCASTS ~L_T_RAN.:..N-=E-=~_:Jj....:t:-=R.:...~_A----il ~~~~~~~ ~ DAILY • I WATROUS Trans- Network: (Trans-Canada Network) 8:00,9:00 a.m. 1:00, 6:30, 540 Kes. 9:00 p.m. 12 Mldnlaht PROGRAM CBC Dominion Network: Prairie Region 10:00 p.m. CDC SCHEDULE Transmitter Times given in this Schedule are Central Standard DATE OF IsSUE, NOVEMBER 24, 1945. PRAIRIE REGION 612 Telephone Bldg., Winnipeg, C.n.d. Prairie Region Farm Broadcast Farm Broadcast Now in Seventh Season Territory of 750,000 square miles served by CBC's Winnipeg staff. September days in 1939 saw the be- ~----=------'---'----­ ginning of the CBC's Prairie Region New CRC Division To Farm Broadcast, and now, as the R g I t B d t· g 1945-6 winter season settles in on the e u a e roa cas In prairies, the Farm Broadcast Depart­ Ottawa. - The organization of a ment enters its seventh season of broadcast regulations division in the broadcasting, and its two principal CBC has been announced by Dr. members. Peter Whittall, commenta­ Augustin Frigon, general manager of tor, and R. G. Knowles, assistant, the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora­ complete their first year of dual tion. operation. Headed by J. R. Radford, formerly During that year, the Prairie Re­ supervisor of station relations, the gion of 750,000 square miles, in which new division will be responsible for are settled people of 16 different all matters dealing with CBC regula­ nationalities, has been served faith­ tions and rullngs applying to Cana­ fully by two men and a girl. The dian broadcasting, the handling of girl is Miss Frances Tweltridge, the arrangements in connection with other member of the Prairie Region political broadcasting, and all pro­ Farm Broadcast Department. gram continuity dealing with foods, Agricultural Empire drugs, patent and proprietary medi­ The vast scope of farm activities cines, which must be cleared for in the prairies makes this series one claims and good taste acceptance. of the Prairie Region's heaviest A new station relations depart­ With the coming of the snows on the Prairies, CBC's Prairie Region Farm broadcasting and news gathering ment has been formed, with George Broadcast, begun in September 1939, is well-launched into its seventh season Continued on page 4 R. Young as manager. Mr. Young of broadcasting. Here are the two commentators, PETER WHITTALL and his will be transferred to Toronto from assistant, BOB KNOWLES, at the microphone. On each week-day except Satu.,..~ Continued on page 6 day and Sunday, they are heard at 1.30 p.m. broadcasting news and general Changes Announced In information of value to prairie farrners. According to one listener, a million dollars worth of livestock is sold every day on the basis of the Prairie Region CRC Program Division CBC Chairman Farm Broadcast's market reports. In the picture, R. G. Knowles is at the Ottawa. - Dr. Augustin Frigon, left, Peter B. Whtttall at the right. Behind them is DAVE TASKER, CBC pro- general manager of the Canadian ducer and sound effects man. Broadcasting Corporation, has an­ nounced a long-planned reorganiza~ Visit Washington for Other speakers to be heard in this tion of the CBC program division series of "messages" are L. W. national headquarters at Toronto, Pearson Interview Brockington, K.C.; Wilfred Pelletier, headed by Ernest L. Bushnell, direc­ R. S. Lambert, CEC supervisor of Metropolitan Opera conductor; Mat­ tor-general of programs. educational broadcasts; Kay Steven­ thew Halton, CBC war correspond­ The plan is designed to restore em­ son, CBC producer, and Alice Hill, ent; and Foster Hewitt, sports com­ phasis on the creative aspects of radio actress, aU of Toronto, Will go mentator. broadcasting, and to re-establish to Washington shortly for an inter­ CRC Speaker Given program operations on a peacetime view with Lester B. Pearson, Cana­ basis. It is made possible by the re­ dian ambassador to United States. Press Club Award turn of many employees from the The interview begins a new series A CBC speaker was awarded the armed forces and CBC overseas unit. on the National School Broadcast Canadian Women's Press Club's Harry J. Boyle, formerly super­ (Friday, December 7, 11 :30 a.m. and memorial prize for 1945 at a formal visor of farm broadcasts, has been 3:00 p.m.) , produced by CBC in co­ ceremony on November 20. Mrs. Mat­ appointed to the newly created post operation with the National Advisory tie Rotenberg, Toronto physicist and of program director for the Trans­ Council on School Broadcasting. radio commentator, was the winner, Canada network and station CBL, Message for Tomorrow is the title with a talk on woman's place in the Toronto. of the new series, which succeeds post-war world given over the Trans­ His position is equivalent to that Our Canadian Cities. Prominent Canada Network of the CEC. Wilma of H. G. Walker, Dominion network Canadians will speak to school chil­ Tait, president of the Press Club, manager, who now also assumes re­ dren in talks and interviews. made the award, consisting of an en­ sponsibility for program direction of The CBC's first full-time chair­ "How Canada Helps to Feed graved gold medal and a cheque for CJBC, Toronto, key station of the man, A. DAVIDSON DUNTON, brings Starving Euro}Je" is the subject Mr. twenty-five dollars. netwqrk. wide executive experience to his new Pearson will talk about, speaking in In acknowledging the prize, Mrs. Mr. Walker and Mr. Boyle are.res­ post. Educated in Canada, , his capacity as chairman of the Rotenberg said that in the post-war ponsible to Charles Jennings, recent­ and Europe, the -born news­ UNRRA organization. There will be world every woman could make her­ ly appointed general supervisor of paperman was editor Of the Montreal dramatized interludes, depicting the self the centre of a Circle of co­ programs under Mr. BU$hnell. Standard for four years and general release of European children from a operation and good-will. We tend to John M. Kannawin, formerly manager of the Wartime Information concentration camp, and a Greek's underestimate the force of personal head of the CBC overseas unit, has Board for three years before his CBC story of suffering in his country. p.xample, she thought. Continued. on page 6 appointment. Page 2 CBC PROGRAM SGHEDULE Prairie Region

Adventures in Speech SUNDAY, December 2nd, 1945 om· All times given are Ccntral Standard, for Mountain Time deduct one hour. 9;30 LATIN AMERICAN STATION CBK, WATROUS SERENADE (30 Min,.) 10:00 CBC NEWS 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT­ 10:02 NEIGHBORLY NEWS FROM ARY (15 Mins.) THE PRAIRIES 10:30 DOMINION SPECIAL 10:15 THE PRAIRIE GARDENER (30 Mins.) 10:30 SEMENCES ET FLORAISONS 11:00 BBG NEWS 11:15 CANADIAN YARNS 11:30 THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT __A/CtteJ-:1_- 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL CANAOIAN YARNS 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM (11 :15 a.m. and 12:15 a.m.) 12:15 JUST MARY Marius Barbeau, folklorist, 12:30 CANADIAN PARTY has prepared three Christmas stories 1:00 CBC NEWS for this series. The first, "The Bell at Caughnawaga," is the story of a 1:04 WASHINGTON GOMMENT- ARY journey by the Indians of Sault St. Louis to the Connecticut River to re· 1:15 MATTHEW HALTON cover a bell for the church at Caugh­ 1:30 RELIGIOUS PERIOD nawaga. 2:00 NEW YORK The other stories to be told in the PHILHARMONIC series of three are "The Tree of For intermediate grades in ManiLoba and Saskatchewan, CBe, in co-opera­ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dreams" and "Midnight at Tadous­ tion with the Departments 0/ Education, broadcasts "Adventures in Speech" 3:30 CHURCH OF THE AIR on Mondays at 11.30 a,m. and 3.00 p,m. T-C. The series is described as "the sac." Roger Baulu, CBC French net­ study and appreciation a/the English language." Here are some oj the young 4:00 CBC NEWS work commentator, will be the ra­ participants, at the microphone in eBC's Winnipeg studios. Left to right: 4:03 CONCERT CORNER conteur. GLADYS BASWICK, BILL SMITH, DONALD CAMPBELL and DoNALD LINDSAY. 4:30 SINGING STARS OF Listeners will remember that the TOMORROW CBC has already presented some of 5:00 OZZIE AND HARRIET Barbeau's stories on "Canadian Frederickson, curate of St. Anthony's SOLILOQUY (10:30 p.m.) church, Montreal. 5:30 VANCOUVER SYMPHONY Yarns." His collection of folktales is Harold Green's orchestra Is heard ORCHESTRA large and he has travelled many again in a program of dreamy music. 6:00 MUSIC BY MOZART times across Canada and even into CHURCH OF THE AIR (3:30 p.m.) The orchestral numbers are: From 6:30 STARDUST SERENADE Alaska in search of traditional Cana­ Today's service will be conducted Me To You; Love Me, from stork 7:00 THE CHARLIE McCARTHY dian stories. He records stories and by Rev. N. E. Todd, of Trinity Baptist Club; Home For the Holidays; Or­ SHOW songs on equipment he carries about Church, Winnipeg. A native of Ho­ chids in the Moonlight, from Flying 7:30 WEEK-END REVIEW with him. Marius Barbeau was re· quiam, Washington, Mr. Todd came Down to Rio; Zigeuner, from Bitter 7:45 OUR SPECIAL SPEAKER cently awarded the David Prize for to Vermilion, Alberta, as a child, and Sweet; Down The Trail To Home 8:00 STAGE 46 Literature and Literary Criticism. grew up in western Canada. He is a Sweet Home; If I Had A Dozen 8:30 ALBUM OF FAMILIAR His books include a popular novel, graduate of Brandon College, and Hearts; and Memories ot You. MUSIC "The Mountain Cloud," and "The has had pastorates at Weyburn, Maxine Ware will sing: I Wish I 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Indian Speaks," He is professor of Sask., and Portnge In Prairie, Man, Knew, from Diamond Horseshoes, 9:15 RECITAL I folklore at Montreal University and and Dream. ethnologist at the National Museum. I 9:30 SUNDAY NIGHT SHOW WEEK-END REVIEW (7:30 p.m.) 10:00 BBC NEWSREEL OOMINION SPECIAL (10:30 p.m.) G. V. Ferguson, Winnipeg news­ 10:30 SOLILOQUY THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT (Dom1nion) (11 :30 a.m.) paperman, will review the week's 11:00 LE FORUM DE L'HEURE news. A transatlantic telephone conver­ DOMINICALE Wit.h the approach of the Christ­ sation between a Toronto man, Cpl. 11:30 VESPER HOUR mas season, there has been a slight Chris Kennedy, and his wife, in Eng­ RECITAL (9:15 p.m.) 12:00 CBG NEWS change in the order of this series. land. and the young soldier's parents The title of today's broadcast is "The 12:15 CANADIAN YARNS (Rebr.) Clement Q. Williams, Vancouver in Toronto, will be heard tonight in An~el 12:30 PRELUDE TO MIDNIGHT Visit of the to Mary," Events baritone, will sIng five oril71nal songs this London-to-Canada series from preceding the first ChrIstmas are the written in collaboration with a To­ BBC. Another novelty variation on material of the program. TRANS-CANADA ronto musician, Margaret Drynan, the December 4 broadcast will be the I during his program tonight. The "Make It Snappy" quiz section, in (Programs of the Trans-Canada net­ CANAOIAN PARTY (12:30 p.m.) pieces represent a job of "airmail which quiz mistress "Gwen," master work offercd to Prairie Region net­ teamwork," with Mr. Williams writ­ works or stations, not carricd on Popular Montreal radio perform­ ot ceremonies Alan Melville, and pro­ Miss OBK) ers present a "Canadian Party" for ing the lyrics at Vancouver and ducer Miranda Dulley will be In the troops still overseas via the CBC's Drynan setting them to music when answering section instead at doing 9;00 a.m. CBC NEWS they reach her in the east. The titles (Central stations) (5 Mtns., International SerVice, and for listen­ lhe asking. Canadian singer Ted ers at home via the Trans-Canada are Recompense, Sighs, SnOWfall, Hockridge will question the "victims." 9:45 a.m. HARMONY HARBOUR Happy People, and Eventide. This (Cenlral slns.) (15 Mins.) network. Alys Robi, whose romantic "I'll be Waiting Where the Blue Be­ songs sung in the LaUn-American week, as Williams began rehearsals gins," from the current London Wt 10:30 a.m. CHAMBER MUSIC for his CBC recital, he received the (30 Mins.) way have brought her a Hollywood "Jenny Jones," and the folk song cont.ract, will be mistress of cere­ good news that the second work, "Oh, No John" will be the musical 11:00 CLASSICS FOR TODAY "Sighs," will be published by the (30 Mins.) monies, and will be assisted by 1 contribution by Bernie YaffeI' and his French network radio performers. musical firm of Booscy and Hawkes. "Modern Strings of the R.C.A.F." Oscar Peterson, popular pianist will Although she lives in Toronto, Mar­ DOMINION appear with Allan McIver's orchestra. g-aret Drynan is a frequent visitor to I Vancouver, spending her "holidays" PRELUDE TO MIDNIGHT (Programs 0/ the Dominion network (12:30 a.m.) offered to Prairie Region networks or with Mr. and Mrs. Williams, at stations;not carried on CBK) MATTHEW HALTON (1 :15 p.m.) which time all three work intensively Works to be heard tonight are 5:00 HALL OF FAME (30 Mins.) CEC's war correspondent, whose on music. The Toronto composer's Overture to Ruy BIas by Mendels­ 7:30 MUSIC FOR CANADIANS descriptions of the battles at Caen, husband is an officer in the legal sohn, played by the London Phil­ (30 Mins.) Carpiquet, and elsewhere, made radio branch at the Canadian army, at harmonIc Orchestra, Felix Weingart­ 8:00 REQUEST PERFORMANGE . history, reports again from overseas. present serving wilh the War Crimes ner conducting; and Sibelius' Sym· (.10 MinsJ Commission in Europe. Australlan­ phonic Poem Tapiola, with Robert (1 :30 p.m.) 8:30 STAR THEATRE (30 Min• .) RELIGIOUS PERIOD born, Clement Q. WUllams came to Kajanus conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. 9:00 SWEET AND LOW (30 Min• .) The speaker today is Rev. John Vancouver before the war. Prairie Region Ctlc PROGRAM SCHEDULE Page 3

Farm Chairman THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR .~ (11 :00 p.m.) I MONDAY, December 3rd, 1945 1IIIIIr "Marriage is for adults only" is the title of the fifth installment in All times given are Central Standard, lor Mountain Time deduct one hour, Elsie Park Gowan's radio serial. The STATION CBK, WATROUS 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM drama concerns the problems arising (15 Mins.) when a young married couple live 8:00 CBC NEWS with the husband's parents. At the 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB 3:00 ADVENTURES IN SPEECH crux of the matter is the immaturity 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK (30 Mins.) CSask. stns,) of the young ones whose wedding 9:00 CBC NEWS 3:15 INTERLUDE (3 Min•.) was 9:15 MORNING VARIETIES (Alta.. stnsJ born out of wartime emotions. 4:15 SONGS FOR YOU The cast includes Bernard Braden as 9:30 EI'HELWYN HOBBES (15 Mins.) Charlie Taylor, aged 21; Mona O'­ 9:35 PIANO INTERLUDE 4:45 DOWNBEAT (15 Mfns.) 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS Hearn as his wife; Frank Peddie as 7:00 CANADIAN CAVALCADE lhe father, and Grace Webster, the 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (Central Stns.) (30 Mins.l mother. The series is produced in 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS 9:55 FARM FORUM NEWS Toronto. 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (Alta. stns.) (5 Mins.) 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES 9:55 FARM FORUM NEWS FROM LIFE (Man. stnsJ (5 Mins.) RECITAL (11 :15 p.m.) 11 :00 BBC NEWS 10:00 THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER CBC Winnipeg presents a late eve­ 11: 15 BIG SISTER (Central stns.) (30 Mins.) ning recital, on a new day. The per­ 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS DOMINION Cormers are Flora Matheson Goulden, 11:35 BUNKHOUSE TUNES (Programs oj the Dominion network violinist, and Roline MacKidd, piano 11:45 SONGS OF THE NATIONS accompanist. Mrs. Goulden will play offered to Prairie Region networks of ORLO Mn.LER is the chairman of the 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY Largo (Veracini-CortD, and Hejre stations, not carried on CBK) National Farm Forum broadcasts for OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL Kati (Eugene Hubay) . Mrs. MacKidd 7:00 ELECTRIC HOUR {30 Min• .> the 1945-46 season. and as such pre­ 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLEI'INS will be heard in Jardins SallS 1a 8:00 EX-SERVICE SHOW sides over the weekly programs that 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG (30 Mins.> Pluie (Debussy). go out over the eBC Trans-Canada 12:45 CLAIRE WALLACE 8:30 INFORMATION PLEASE I:00 CBC NEWS (30 Mins.) network from cities across Canada GYPSY STRINGS (11 :30 p.m.) 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH 9:00 CONTENTED HOUR on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. Born in 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST (30 Min•.) London, Ontario, Mr. Miller has been Judy Wright wUl sing Hungarian 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA 9:30 SCIENCE A LA MODE fanner, journalist, historian and gypsy melodies. Carda Smalley's En­ 2:15 MA PERKINS (15 Mins.> radio raconteur, and has been active semble will play Traditional GypSY 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY 9:45 AFTER DARK in scientific search jar better land Song, Czardas, and Romany Life. 2:45 MATINEE MEMORIES (15 Mi1tS.) conservation methods. 10:00 CBC NEWS (10 Min•.) 3:00 MODERN MINSTRELS 10:10 INTERLUDE (5 Min•.) COMES JAZZ (12:15 a.m.) 3:15 CBC NEWS 10:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA and Maxine Ware, vocalist, are the Sally Shannon of Calgary conti­ 3: 18 DECEMBER STORIES (30 Mins.) performers in this series. The pianos nues her series of jazz records and 3:30 WORLD CHURCH NEWS will play: Tampico; The Parrot commentaries. Her choices tonight 3 :45 RECITAL (Rhumba); and Thou, Swell. Miss are: Dee Blues, by The Chocolate 4:00 FROM THE CLASSICS __AJateJ...1__ Ware's numbers are: Chickery Chick; Dandies. with Jimmy Harrison; High 4:15 LA FIANC£E DU COM- You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves Society, by Edmund Hall's Blue Note MANDO MORNING DEVOTIONS (9:45 a.m.) You; and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Jazzmen; Tennessee Twilight, by 4:30 THE ROBINSON FAMILY I This week's devotions will be con­ Man, from Show Boat. Eddie Condon and Orchestra, with 4:45 UN HOMME EI' SON P£CH£ ducted by Rev. A. Koslovsky, ot the Floyd O'Brien; and Baby, Won't You 5:00 DON MESSER AND HIS Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Win­ Please Come Home, by Sidney Bechet ISLANDERS nipeg. SCIENCE A LA MODE (9:30 p.m.) (Dominion) and his New Orleans Feetwarmers. 5:15 MIRROR FOR WOMEN Mrs. Shannon takes jazz seriously­ 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES "Pests Are a Nuisance," and every­ DECEMBER STORIES (3:1S p.m.) more or less-and discusses it as a 5:45 BBC NEWS AND body knows it-but some new aspects folk music native to this continent COMMENTARY Ronald Hambleton is the speaker of the subject will be explained to­ and worthy of the attention oC serious in this new talk series. 6:00 DESIGN FOR LISTENING night to "Shorty," the little micro­ musicians. 6:30 CBC NEWS phone character who is hard to con­ 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH DON MESSER ANb HIS ISLANDERS vince. Tommy Tweed and Morley 6:45 TOP BANDS (5:00 p.m.) Lazier are writing the scripts. The With Cowler 7:00 STORY TIME "pests" to be talked about tonight Don Messer and His Islanders give include insects, weeds, dirt, garbage, 7:15 SONGS BY JUDY WRIGHT one at Canada's gayest cities A-I 7:30 ON THE MARCH priority on today's program with a corrosion, disease, sewage, and ver­ 7:45 RHYTHM AND ROMANCE min-a list of uglies described In the reel that combines all the spice and 8:00 RADIO THEATRE quick tempo at old Quebec, "The script as "things unpleasant or dan­ 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Montreal Reel." Charlie Chamber­ gerous to us, or that sLeal Crom us." There'll be instructions on how to 9:15 CBC NEWS ROUNDUP lain. the singing Islander, offers "It keep the pests under control. 9:30 NATIONAL FARM RADIO Makes No Difference Now" and pro­ FORUM phesies "A White Christmas." The 9:55 FARM FORUM NEWS band continues with "Ford Schot­ THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER 10:00 CANADIAN CAVALCADE tische," "The Back Pine Reel" and (T-C 10:00 p.m.) 10:30 HARMONY HOUSE "The Dunfries House." Myfanwy Evans, Winnipeg con­ 11:00 THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR tralto, will be heard with Jimmy 11 :15 RECITAL MIRROR FOR' WOMEN (5:15 p.m.) Gowler and the orchestra tonight, in 11 :30 GYPSY STRINGS 12:00 CBC NEWS The theme this week Is the Festive two songs-DavId oC the White Rock, 12:15 COMES JAZZ Season. and today's speaker is Eva (arr. Dunhill); and The Bells of 12:30 MUSICAL PROORAM Bene. Her talk will be Envoy at Cantrer' Graelod (Gwynn Williams). Gowlcr's choices of folk dance musIc 12:45 DANCE ORCHESTRA Christmas, the legend oC St. Nicholas celebrated on the eve oC December 6. run the usual round of the nations. TRANS-CANADA Subsequent speakers will be Mar­ From Tipperary, in the heart at Ire­ land's Golden Vale, comes the Rock (Programs 0/ the Trans-Canada net­ garet Ecker Francis, Isa Grindlay work offered to Prairie Region net­ Jackson, Anita Engle, and Laura oC Cashel Reel. Other numbers are: works or stations, not carried on Hunter. The Farmers' Jamboree; Czardas CBK) (Hungary) ; Raggedy Ann (Eng­ The guest soloist with Jimmy Gow­ 11:30 ADVENTURES IN SPEECH land); Hurndilla (English Round ler and orchestra in CBC Winnipeg's c29 Mins.) (Man. stnsJ RHYTHM AND ROMANCE Dance); Francene Poika (France); Prairie Schooner broadcast on Mon­ II :30 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK (7:46 p.m.) The Four Corners (Denmark); and day, Dec. 3, at 10 p.m. T-C, will be (15 Mins.) (Mtn. stns.) Parks and Burdett, duo pianists, The Lamplighter's Hornpipe. V!VFANWY EvANS, Winnipeg contralto. Page 4 CBC PROGRAM SCHEDUL£ Prairie Region

orchestra will play a medley from infinite smaller varieties indicated by the New York success Song of Nor­ carefully detailed soil maps. Roughly -!!!LlLIIIIilL-I_TU_ESD_A__Y, _De_cem_be_r4_th,_19_45----lJ11~- way. Other selections are La Com­ speaking they arc mixed farming, parsa, and Debusy's Claire de Lune. grain farming and ranching. In day All times given are Central Standard, for Mountain Time deduct one. hour. to day broadcasting, the Farm De­ NIGHT MUSIC (10:30 p.m.) partment makes it pOssible for STATION CBK, WATROUS TRANS·CANADA farmers specializing in one or other (Programs 0/ the Trans-Canada net­ 8:00 CBC NEWS Richard Seaborn, now conducting of these actiVities to keep up-to-date work offered to Prairie Region net­ this series, has chosen a program of 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB works or stations, not carried on without a too-concentrated program light string music, including the of listening. Farmer listeners in all 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK CBK) Dance of the Comedians from Smet­ 11:30 SCIENCE ON THE MARCH parts of the Prairies are by now ac­ 9: 00 CBC NEWS ana's Bartered Bride; Melody in F customed to the Farm Broadcast (29 Mins.) (Rubenstein) ; Spanish Dance (Sara­ 9: 15 JEAN HINDS (Man. and Alta. stns.> program schedule, which divides acti­ sate); Woodland Sketches (Mac­ vities by days- 12:00 SKETCHES IN MELODY Dowell); Hungarian Dance No. 5 9:30 ETHELWYN HOBBES (15 Mins.) Monday (Poultry), Tuesday (Live­ (Brahms); Old Refrain (Kreisler); 9: 35 PIANO INTERLUDE stock), Wednesday (Field Crops), 3:00 SCIENCE ON THE MARCH Cossack Lullaby (Jiranek); Lord's (30 Mins.) (Sask. slns.> Thursday (Miscellaneous-including 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS Prayer (Malotte). 3:15 INTERLUDE (3 Mins.) bees, vegetables and machinery), 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE (Alta. stnsJ Friday (Dairying). 10: 15 MASTER MUSICIANS 4:15 SONGS FOR YOU FARM BROADCAST-Concluded The broadcasts are at 1:30 p.m: (15 Mins.) 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE 4:45 DOWNBEAT (15 Mins.) jobs. Whittall and Knowles are as Peace-Time ReSpOnsibilities 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES 7:30 CITIZENS' FORUM (Central much concerned with the needs and The Prairie Region Farm Broad- FROM LIFE stns.) (25 Mins.) fortunes of farmers in the Peace cast Department is looking forward River country, 1,100 miles from their to one of its busiest winter seasons 11:00 BBC NEWS 7:55 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS (Man. slns.> (5 MinsJ headquarters, as with any others in in years, with the return of a peace­ 11 :15 BIG SISTER 10:00 THE CHORISTERS the intervening districts. time schedule of farm conventions 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS (Central stnsJ (30 Mins.> Last sea..<;on-1945-there were 22,- and conferences. The commentators 11:35 MELODIC MEMORIES 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS 500,000 acres of prairie land under plan to cover and report all of them. (Alta. stng.> (5 Mins.> wheat alone, and the crop-smallest In six years of daily operation, the 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY since 1937 - tot a 11 e d 308,600,000 Farm Broadcast has become a service OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL DOMINION bushels. But this is only a fraction upon which farmers throughout the 12:00 RC.M.P. BULLETINS (Programs 0/ the Dominion network of a tremendous industry. provinces rely with confidence. offered to Prairie Region networks or Livestock, second major industry Queries of all sorts reach Winnipeg 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG stations not carried on CBK) 12:45 MATINEE FOR MODERNS on the prairies, is also served by the -about egg trading reports, rail 7:00 PARADE OF SONGS daily Farm Broadcasts. Daily ranges grading of hogs, where to get bees, (30 MinsJ 1:00 CBC NEWS ~o 7:30 ALAN YOUNG SHOW on cattle prices at all the key west- what.to about your tire ,rationing 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH (30 Mins.l ern livestock markets are telegraphed permIt, Sick cows and leakmg base­ 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST 8:00 MONTREAL SYMPHONY to the Farm Broadcast office each Iments, etc. 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA ORCHESTRA (60 Mins.) day just a few minutes before the An integral part of the Daily Farm 2:15 MA PERKINS 9:00 BOB HOPE (30 Mins.) actual broadcast, and ranchers and Broadcast is the Farm Family. The 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY 9:30 TREASURE TRAIL farmers in the remotest region of the prairie region has a new family now, (30 Mins.l prairies are kept as well-informed The Jacksons, and their neighbours, 2:45 MATINEE MEMORIES 10:00 CBC NEWS (10 Mins.) as it is possible to be. Some cattle- who have been gaining new friends 3:00 MODERN MINSTRELS 10:10 INTERLUDE (5 Mins.) men ship their cattle to the markets steadily since their debut a few weeks 3:15 CBC NEWS 10:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA and sell them on the yards while ago. The Jackson family comprises 3:18 ETHELWYN HOBBES (30 Mins.) others prefer to let the buyers come Dollar Dick, so-called for his auction 3:30 MODERN MUSICIANS to them, and buy the cattle right on sale activities, his pretty daughter 3 :45 ARTISTS OF TOMORROW the farm or ranch. The usual prac- Colleen, who has run the household lice is for the buyer to look over the since the death of her mother a few 4:00 FROM THE CLASSICS __A/ote:.L1__ herd just before dinner, accept the years ago, and Buddy, her kid bro­ 4:15 LA CHANSON FRANCAISE invitation of the rancher's wife to ther, who, it seems would rather do 4:30 THE ROBINSON FAMILY ISABELLE McEWAN SINGS stay for dinner (western hospitality) , anything than go to school. Their 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON PECHE (6:00 p.m.) and during dinner, both parties note neighbours include Jim Davis and his 5:00 WESTERN FIVE Isabelle McEwan, Vancouver so­ the day's cattle prices at their near- II wife Sarah and also their son Bill, 5:15 JOHN GREGORY prano, will sing Tell Me Tonight, and est shipping centre and trading is just returned from Overseas. Dollar Cardo Smalley's Ensemble will play 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES done on the basis of these quotations. Dick and Jim Davis are in a con- L'Amour Toujours L'Amour. Other 5:45 BBC NEWS AND Million a Day stant state of feUd, but so far the items are Darling, Chinese Lullaby, One enthusiastic cattle rancher in feud has not extended to include CoI­ COMMENTARY and Dolores. 6:00 ISABELLE McEWAN SINGS southern Saskatchewan wrote in to leen and Bill, who are "that way" express his thanks for this service, about each other apparently, in spite 6:30 CBC NEWS CITIZEN'S FORUM and he added: "I would say that it is of the handicap that a small brother 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH (7:30 p.m. T-C and 10:00 p.m.) no unusual thing for a million dollars can present to a courting couple. 6:45 TOP BANDS Tonight's subject is: Do We Need worth of cattle to change hands in Another broadcast for which the 7:00 BIG TOWN a Public Works Program? one day on the basis of the informa- Farm Broadcast staff assumes re­ 7:30 CARNIVAL IN SWING tion supplied by the Noon Farm sponsibility is the popular Sunday Broadcast." morning gardening talk by The 8:00 JOHN AND JUDY MONTREAL SYMPHONY At its peak Alberta's hog industry Prairie Gardener. at 10: 15 a.m. They 8:30 FIBBER McGEE AND ORCHESTRA (8:00 p.m.) was valued at eighty mi1l10n dollars. also participate in the summer series MOLLY (Dominion) The poultry industry in Saskatche· of Summerfallow broadcasts each 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Robert Casadesus, famous French wan this year has been estimated at Monday night at 9:30 over the west­ pianist, will be heard with the or­ 9:15 CBC NEWS ROUNDUP $40.000,000. All the ramifications of ern network. During the winter chestra in Liszt's Concerto No.2. De­ lhese immense primary industries months this period is taken over by 9:30 MUSIC FROM THE PACIFIC sire Defauw will conduct. The pro­ are followed day by day on the Farm the NationaLFarm Radio Forum dis­ 10:00 CITIZENS' FORUM gram also includes Handel's Concerto Broadcast from Winnipeg. cusslons. These discussions OrIginate Grosso in D Minor, and Walk to the 10:25 CITIZENS' FORUM NEWS One of the Farm Broadcast's proj- at various points across the dominion. Paradise Garden, by Frederick ects for 1946 is to secure a detaUed Six of them will originate in the 10:30 NIGHT MUSIC Delius. and comprehensive weather report prairie region this season. A feature 11 :00 REPAT-REPORTER for farmers from Winnipeg to the of these Monday night broadcasts is 11: 15 SWING LOW MUSIC FROM THE PACIFIC Peace. The demand for this has been the five minute report of the provin­ 11:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA (9:30 p.m.) growing steadilY. School children, as cial secretaries of the Federation of well as livestock will reap the bene- Agriculture in each province. Once a 11 :55 INTERLUDE The vocalists in this series are Ann Watt and Ernie Prentice, with fit of it. month these provincial secretaries 12:00 CBC NEWS the orchestra under Percy Harvey. There are three large divisions of are given the opportunity to broad­ 12:15 ANN WATT SINGS Miss \Vatt will sing Romany Life, agriculture in the prairies. according cast the reports of their listening 12:30 PACIFIC PIANOFORTE and Prentice, I Dream of You. The to Peter Whittall-leaving out the groups to a coast to coast audience. Prairie Region CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Page 5

Prairi<.>s' Canadian Party -m WEDNESDAY, December 5th, 1945 ID- All times given are Central Standard, fOT Mountain Time deduct one hour. STATION CBK, WATROUS TRANS-CANADA (Programs oj the Trans-Canada net­ 6:00 CBC NEWS work offered at Prairie Region, net­ 6:05 BREAKFAST CLUE works or stations, not carried on CBK) 6:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK 11:30 AMERICAN SCHOOL OF 9:00 CBC NEWS THE AIR (Central stnSJ 9:15 MORNING VARIETIES (29 Mins.) 9:30 ETHELWYN HOBBES 11:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM (Mtn. stns.) (15 Mins.) 9:35 PIANO INTERLUDE 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS (15 Mins.) 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE 3:00 WAKE UP AND LIVE 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS (30 Mins.) 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE (Sask. stnsJ 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES 3: 15 INTERLUDE (3 Mins.) FROM LIFE (Alta. stns.) 11 :00 EEC NEWS 4: 15 SONGS FOR YOU (15 Mins.) 11: 15 BIG SISTER 4 :45 DOWNBEAT (15 Mins,) 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS When the CEC's Prairie Region entertained the Dominion at large and the 11:35 DANCE INTERLUDE DOMINION troops overseas at.a "Canadian Party" on Sunday, November 18, the camera­ 11 :45 SONGS OF THE NATIONS man took these pictures. Some of the principals are at the left, including (30 Mlm.> Frances James, Toronto soprano, I wish to thank you very much for 3:00 MODERN MINSTRELS is today's recitalist, and w1ll be heard in songs by Gabriel Faure. Accom­ the CBC Prairie Region Program 3:15 CBC NEWS Schedule which we have been receiv­ 3:18 WOMEN IN OFFICE A/o.te~j panying her at the piano is Dr. __ _ .... Arnold Walter, Czech composer and ing weekly for some time now. This 3:30 MODERN MUSICIANS is more than a SchedUle, though, as WOMEN IN OFFICE (3:18 p.m.) lecturer, now vice-principal of the 3:45 MUSIC STYLED FOR Toronto Conservatory of Music. Miss it is full of information about the Ethel Milliken, who has been chair­ STRINGS James' program inclUdes "Soif," various programs ... One item that man of the Regina School Board for 4:00 FROM THE CLASSICS "Automne," "Adieu," "Rencontre," interested me very much in the the past ten years, w1ll speak today. and "Apres un reve:' In subsequent 4:15 LA FIANCEE DU COM- This CBC series introdUCes women Schedule oC November 18 is entitled, MANDO recitals she will sing German lieder ShOUld We Broadcast Parliament holding public offices in various pam and French and English songs. 4:30 THE ROBINSON FAMILY of Canada. Debates? I say, certainly, for it would 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON PECHE keep us a better informed democracy. 5:00 DON MESSER AND HIS MUSIC STYLED FOR STRINGS SPELLBOUND (11,30 p.m.) True, the Canadian people may not ISLANDERS (3,45 p.m.) The Saga of The Blue Satin Slip­ be very interested at first, but I be­ 5:15 HOMEMAKERS' PROGRAM Bruce Holder and his orchestra pers, which when worn caused their lieve it would go over well once it 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES open today's program of Music Styled wearer to fall in love with the first was tried here. It did in New Zealand. for Strings with the beautiful concert person she saw, is this week's play. I think we heard one of the first 5:45 BBC NEWS AND selection "The Star of India." Chang­ The slippers had names----one was COMMENTARY bills being discussed in the New Zea­ mg the theme to romance. the or­ Hoiman and one Clarence-and they land House on April 3, 1935. They 6:00 OUT OF SPACE chestra next play "That Feeling in could talk to each other! The stoTY is 6:30 CBC NEWS were debating the famous Marketing the Moonlight" and conclUde with about a beautiful girl caUed Beata. Act, which passed, and we were quite Her parents wanted to marry her to 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH Beethoven's Minuet in G No. 2 impressed. We listened to others after a wealthy old count, but the inevit­ 6:45 TOP BANDS and Joe Sullivan's "Little Rock Get­ that, picked up on Station 27A., Well­ able young prince found the magic 7:00 JOLLY MILLER TIME away." ington. which came in quite clearly. slippers and gave them to the girl, 7:30 SOPHISTICATED SWING so that every time she went to the Afterwards I picked up some corre­ spondents there, and learned about 7:45 CBC SPORT REVIEW DON MESSER AND HIS ISLANDERS altar to marry the count, she came the New Zealand government and 6:00 CBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA (5:00 p.m.) spinning back to where she started. Old time favourites by Don Messer (Remember. the sUppers we r e people. I still couespond WIth friends 8:30 CURTAIN TIME there. I sent them word about our 9:00 CEC NATIONAL NEWS and His Islanders today will include magic.) As you can imagine, there is "Soldier·s Joy." "The Quebec Reel," a happy ending. CBC International Service, which 9:15 CBC NEWS ROUNDUP and two Irish numbers "The Irish was first picked up in Invercargill, 9:30 WHITE EMPIRE Washerwoman" and "The Rakes of a city on the New Zealand coast. For 10:00 DESIGN FOR MELODY Mallow." The singing Islander con­ Hey, Operator! It takes time to some time they have been picking up 10:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA tributes "Put Me In Your Pocket" make telephone calls in London just high powered CBC stations. For and "Light a Candle in the Chapel." now, according to Lionel Hale, of some years I have been a shut·in, 11:00 MIDWEEK REVIEW BBC. There was a cartoon in a Lon­ and am shut in every winter, so I am 11 :15 RECITAL don paper the other day, he says, particularly interested in radio and 11 :30 SPELLBOUND HOMEMAKERS' PROGRAM of a barrister addressing a court and get great pleasure out of it. I have 12 :00 CBC NEWS (5,'5 p.m.) saying: "I propose to prove that the C".orrespondents throughout the Bri­ 12:15 STORIES BY BEATRICE Helen Janzen, a Winnipeg sewing defendant had no intention of desert­ tish Commonwealth, besides France, WOOD teacher. will be heard today in a ing his wife: he just went out to Belgium, and Switzerland. - Ernest 12:30 PACIFIC TRIO talk about "Gift Making For Green- make a trunk call." Law, Edmonton, Alta. Page 6 el3c PROGRAM SGIIEDutt Prairie negion

PANORAMA (9:30 p.m.) division of responsIblUttes between THURSDAY, December 6th,1945 The CBC's transcontinental tour of Mr. Radford and Mr. Young would .m 1111111· Canada swings back to the Prairles separate the regulatory and opera­ again tonight, and the subject ot the tional functions formerly combined All times given aTe Central Standard, lor Mountain Time deduct one hour. broadcast is "Recreation on the in the station relations dIvIsIon. He pointed out that the new STATION CBK, WATROUS 4:15 SONGS FOR YOU Prairies". On the Prairies, "invita­ US Mins.) tions aren't necessary," and .that is broadcast regulations division would 8:00 CBC NEWS 4:45 DOWNBEAT US Mins.) the point to be emphasized tonight. continue to exercise equal authority 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB over CBC as well as private stations, 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK DOMINION RECITAL (11 :15 p.m.) as had the station relations division 9:00 CBC NEWS Robert Forrest, Moose Jaw tenor, in the past. (Programs oj the Dominion network The post of CBC Maritime regional 9:15 JEAN HINDS offered to Prairie Region networks or will be heard in recital tonight With 9:30 ETHELWYN HOBBES stations, not carried on CBK) Robert POWlder as piano accom­ representatt.ve will be abolished when panist. His program includes: Bird Mr. Young moves to Toronto. Cmdr. 9:35 PIANO INTERLUDE 7:00 TWILlQHT TIME Songs At Eventide (Eric Coates); W. E. S. Briggs, RC.N.V.R., who will (30 Mins.) 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS Thine Alone, from Eileen (Victor soon return to the CBC from active 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE 7:30 SERVICEMEN'S FORUM Herbert); Mary of Argyll (S. Nel­ dOty with the Royal Canadian Navy, 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS (30 Mins.J (Cent. Stns.) son); Border Ballad (Sir Walter will be appointed regional program 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE 8:30 LIGHT UP AND LISTEN Scott's poem set by Frederick director with responsibility for man­ 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES (30 Mins.J Cowen) , and Little Lady of the Moon aging CBC Halifax studios and offices FROM LL"E 9:00 WESTERN TRAILS (Eric Coates) . and supervising CBC program pro­ 11 :00 BBC NEWS (30 Mins.l duction in the Maritimes. 11 :15 BIG SISTER CHANGES ANNOUNCED-Concl. 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS 9:30 RUDY VALLEE (30 Mins.J 11:35 CONCERT CAMEOS been named supervisor or presenta­ Casadesus Next With 11:45 RADIO WORLD PROGRAM 10:00 CBC NEWS (10 Mins.J tion, responsible to the two network Montreal Orchestra heads, in whIch post he will be in 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY 10:10 INTERLUDE (S Mins.) Famous French pianist to play In OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL charge of all program operations at Liszt Concerto. 12:00 RC.M.P. BULLETINS 10:30 SERVICEMEN'S FORUM CBC Toronto studios-production, (30 Mins.) Montreal.-Robert Casadesus, fam­ 12:15 THE HAPPY GANG (Mountain Stns.) announcing, conUnuIty, program clearance, music and record libraries. ous French pianist, will be heard in 12:45 MATINEE FOR MODERNS Liszt's Concerto No.2 for piano and 1:00 CBC NEWS I SInce his return from overseas he has orchestra. during the broadcast por­ been program director of CJBC. 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH __A/ote':J..:1__ tion of a concert by the Montreal 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST C. R Delafield has been made Symphony Society's orchestra on supervisor of exchange programs to 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA SCHOOL FOR PARENTS Tuesday, December 4, an hour of handle the functions previously div­ 2:15 MA PERKINS (3:18 p.m.) which wUl be carried on the CBC's 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY ided between himself as CBC inter­ Dominion network beginning at 8 2:45 MATIN[~ MEMORIES Family Teamwork for Recreation, national service liaison officer and S. p.m. The orchestra will be conducted 3:00 MODERN MINSTRELS is the subject of Dr. R. Laycock's Ernest Morgan as supervisor of in­ talk today. Dr. Laycock Is the pro­ by Desire Defauw. 3:15 CBC NEWS ternational exchange programs. At thirteen Casadesus was admit­ 3:18 SCHOOL FOR PARENTS fessor of pSychology at Saskatche­ Mr. Delafl.eld w11l also carry out his wan University, and is also president ted into the class of Louis Diemer, a 3:30 MODERN MUSICIANS former functions as supervisor of pupil and disciple of Uszt, and at the of the CanadIan Federation of Home religious and institutional broadcasts, 3:45 RECITAL and School. end ot the second year won the 4:00 FROM THE CLASSICS with the assistance of W. J. Dunlop, Diemer prize. His concert tours began who has been transferred from the 4:15 LA CHANSON FRANQAISE in his native F'rance and took him 4:30 THE ROBINSON FAMILY RECITAL (3:45 p.m.) commercial division. through Europe. He made his Ameri­ 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON pl!:cm Today's recitalist is Esther Master, Mr. Morgan is taking up produc­ can debut in 1935. Arturo Toscaninl 5:00 THE WESTERN FIVE pianist, who wUl be heard from tion work again in Toronto, where was in the audience and after the 5:15 HEADLINE HISTORY Montreal. he will handle musical broadcasts. concert invited Casadesus to appear 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES He has been on CBC production stafT with him in the following season. 5:45 BBC NEWS AND for many years. and until recently He is now a pennanent resident ot COMMENTARY TWILIGHT TIME (7:00 p.m.) was program director for the Paclftc (Dominion) the United States Concerto Grosso 6:00 EVENING SCRAPBOOK region. in D Minor, by Handel, and "Walk Ralph Gerry's numbers for tonight 6:30 CBC NEWS Fergus Mutrie has been promoted to the Paradise Garden," by Dellus, 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH are: Love Walked In (Gershwin); from assistant supervisor of farm w1ll be the other broadcast numbers. 6:45 TOP BANDS I'm Bldin' My Time (Gershwin); broadcasts to the vacancy as depart­ 7:00 DRAMA Together (De Sylva-Brown); and ment head created by Mr. Boyle's 7:30 VOICE OF VICTOR That's For Me. from State Fair promotion. Scholarship Winner 8:00 MUSIC HALL (Rodgers-Hammerstein). Parks and Along with these changes, the an­ is CRC Recitalist 8:30 PEERLESS PARADE Burdett, duo pIanists, w1ll play: nouncing and production staffs at 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Moment Musical in F Minor (Schu­ Toronto studios will be merged to Western girl'S departure for London 9:15 CBC NEWS ROUNDUP bert); Medley-I Surrender, Dear­ fWlction tor both CBL and CJBC and marks return of peace-time routine. 9:30 PANORAMA If I Had You-Stairway To The Peace, in spite of strikes, lockouts, 10:00 DRAMA both networks. For the past two years Stars; Dutch Folk SOng; Flapperette; these staffs have been operating Rnd tar-eastern skirmishing, spreads 10:30 THE STORY OF MUSIC its wings and w1ll not be denied. The 11:00 GREGORY CLARK Siberia.n SIe1ghrlde; Autumn Seren­ separately. ade; and Great Day. signs Rre multiplying, even in such 11:15 RECITAL things as the CBC's recital series. 11:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA I NEW CBC DIV1S10N-Conclu4ed On Friday, December 7 (3 :45 p.m.> , 12:00 CBC NEWS SERVICEMEN'S FORUM I his Halifax post of CBC Maritimes the recitalist from Winnipeg will be 12:15 LES PAUL TRIO (7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.) I regional representative early in 1946 a 16-year-old pianist, Miss Irene 12:30 ALEX DAVIES, BARITONE (Dominion) ! to take up his new duties. Bubniuk, of Saskatoon, who Is visit­ "What's Canada's Role in World His new responsibilities will in- ing the Manitoba capital primarily TRANS.CANADA Politics?" will be the question under clude field contact with all Canadian for a concert performance. discussIon by a group ot Canadian radio stations, relations with atrll­ Next month, Miss Bubniuk will (Programs oj the Trans-Canada net­ servicemen tonight. Each serviceman iated U.S. networks, CBC program work offered to Prairie Region net­ leave for London. to take up a scho­ works or stations. not carried on in the round-table discussion has his distribution and statistics, and ar­ larship at the Royal College of Music. CBK) say on the subject, under the ehair- rangements tor reserved time on CBC The last western musician to win one U:30 MUSIC EVERYWHERE manship of Lt. Donald MacDonald, networks. of these scholarships was also a • (29 Mins.) RC.N.V.R., and views are freely ex- Maurice Goudrault, CBC super­ Saskatoon girl, Miss Verna Wood­ (Man. and Alta. stns.) pressed by the young participants. visor of station relations tor Quebec, ward, who left in 1939. Unfortunately. 12:00 MINIATURE CONCERT Recent broadcasts of "Servicemen's will continue as at present to per­ her arrival co-mcided with the de­ (15 Mins.> Forum" have been coming from Hol- form functions relating to broadcast clarattol) of war, and she had to re· 3:00 MUSIC EVERYWHERE land and Denmark, where the micro- regulations and station relations in turn. Now the scholarships are re· (30 Mins.) (Sask. stns,) phone picked up what the occupation that region. stored, and Miss Bubnluk's departure 3:15 INTERLUDE (3 Mins.) troops and those awaiting repatria.- Dr. Frigon, in making the an· next month symbolizes another step (Alla. stns.) lion had ~ say. nouncement, explained that the new forward into the hopeful era of peace. Prairie Region CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Page 7

ot "McNamara's Band" and the band concludes with "Jock Tamson's Horn­ IThe Prairie Gardener I .rnllJWL..---FRIDAY, December 7th, 1945_ [[III. pipe" and "Walkin' Up Town." Summary of Broadcast of November All times given aTe Central Standard, for MQuntain Time deduct one hour. 25, 1945 PRAIRIE COMMENT (6:16 p.m.) PROPAGATION OF PLANTS STATION CBK, WATROUS TRANS·CANADA Betty Langdale's talk "Chopin (Continued from Nov~mber 18) : (Program3 of the Trans-Canada net· Turns Over" was originally scheduled 8:00 CBC NEWS (0) Seeds are simply young imma­ work offered to Prairie Region net­ for this period on November 30, but 8:05 BREAKFAST CLUB works or stations, not carried on was postJX>ncd, and wlll be heard to­ ture plants plus a food supply to nourish them during early stages ot 8:45 MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK CBK) day. Miss Langdale, of Winnipeg, is 11:30 NATIONAL SCHOOL growth packed together into a pro­ 9:00 CBC NEWS indignant, and seems to have some BROADCAST (29 Mins.) tecting coat. Whether these imma­ 9:15 MORNING VARIE'rIES justlficatlon. "What riles me," she (Man. and Alta. stnsJ says, "is that people who have heard ture plants ever get a chance to de· 9:30 ETHELWYN HOBBES 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM and liked the original magnlflcence velop further depends on (1) proper 9:35 PIANO INTERLUDE US Mins.) (ti) oC Chopin's Polonaise No. 53 will not ripening, sUitable storage dur­ 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS 3:00 NATIONAL SCHOOL only put up with a chopped-Up ing their resting stage, and (ill) the 10:00 ROAD OF LIFE BROADCAST (30 Mins.) sugar-added, watered-down version, right conditions for germination 10:15 MASTER MUSICIANS CSask. stnsJ but don't notice that there is much when planted. 3:15 INTERLUDE (3 Mins.) 10:30 SOLDIER'S WIFE difference." "It·s like this," says Miss (d) Storage conditions tor dorm­ (Alta. 8t08.) 10:45 LUCY LINTON'S STORIES Langdale, "a man creates something ant seeds vary with the kinds of 4:15 SONGS FOR YOU that is rare and singular and lovely seeds. Common garden seeds are dry FROM LIFE (15 Mins.) 11 :00 BBC NEWS ... then along comes someone else seeds and should be stored dry and 4:45 DOWNBEAT (15 Mins,) and takes that creation and makes cool. Their keeping quality depends 11: 15 BIG SISTER 11: 15 RECITAL (15 Mins.) something less of it---something glit­ largely on moisture content. Many 11:30 CBK PROGRAM NEWS 12:15 DANCE ORCHESTRA tery and triVial. That is a very ter­ of them require a ripening period 11 :35 FRIDAY FROLIC (Mountain stnsJ (15 Mins.) rible comment on oUT generation." after harvest before they are ready 11:45 SONGS OF THE NATIONS 12:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA for germination. The dry air ot the 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY (Mountain stns.) (30 Mins.) prairie is suited to dry seed produc­ BOOKS FOR THE TIMES OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL DOMINION tion. It provides suitable conditions (10:00 p.m.) for maturing seeds before harvest 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS (Programs of the Dominion network "Books For the Times," the CBC and also after harvest in storage. The 12: 15 THE HAPPY GANG oDered to Prairie Region networks or stations, not carried on CBK) weekly radio review of current litera­ drier regions ot the prairie country 12:45 CLAIRE WALLACE ture, is now conducted by Ralph in southern Saskatchewan and 1:00 CBC NEWS 7:30 RECITAL (30 Mins.) Marven, COl'mer Maritime radio com­ southern Alberta when prOVided with 1:15 NEWS IN FRENCH 8:30 THOSE WEBSTERS mentator. Mr. Marven speaks from irrigation will possess real possibili­ 1:30 CBC FARM BROADCAST (30 Mins.) Ottawa, where he holds an editorial ties as dry seed growing areas. Very 9:00 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT 2:00 WOMAN OF AMERICA post in the Dominion department of little has been done as yet to exploit <60 Mins,) 2:15 MA PERKINS agriculture. these natural advantages in so far as 10 :00 CEC NEWS (10 Min,.) horticultural seeds are concerned. 2:30 PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY 10:10 INTERLUDE (5 Mins,) This is a field that merits tuller 2:45 MATINEE MEMORIES' investigation. 3:00 MODERN MINSTRELS Toronto "Pop" Has (e) Moist storage is reqUired by 3:15 CEC NEWS 55 Guest Artists some seeds, chiefly those developed 3:18 COMMUNITY LIFE Fifty-five guest artists. and a radio in fleshy fruits such as those of plums. 3:30 MODERN MUSICIANS NATIONAL SCHOOL BROADCAST conductor will make their appear· cherries, strawberries and rasp­ (T-C 11 :30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.) 3 :45 RECITAL ance at the next "Pop" concert given berries. If seeds of these are dried A new series, Message For Tomor­ too much after harvesting they tend 4:00 FROM THE CLASSICS by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. row begins with an interview with They are the Leslie Bell Singers, t,o lose their vitality qUickly. Moist 4: 15 LA FIANCIlE DU COM- Lester B. Pearson, Canadian ambas­ storage may be provided by strati­ MANDO directed by Leslie Bell, and Samuel sador to the United States, who will Hersenhoren. who will be guest con­ fication that is placing the pits or 4:30 THE ROBINSON FAMILY speak in his capacity as chairman of ductor in the broadcast over the seeds in layers alternated with layers 4:45 UN HOMME ET SON PllCHil UNRRA. He will be interviewed by CBC Trans-Canada network, Friday, of sand or other media capable ot Alice Hill, of Toronto. holding moisture and air. Boxes of 5:00 DON MESSER AND HIS December 7, at 7 p.m. The Singers, ISLANDERS organized in 1939 as the Toronto stratifying seeds are often stored RECITAL (3:46 p.m.) outdoors where they are subjected to 5:15 PRAffiIE COMMENT Alumnae Singers, became known this Today's recitalist is Irene Bubniuk, year as the Leslie Bell Singers in variations in moisture and tempera­ 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES 16-year-old Saskatoon pianist. She honour of their director. The mem­ ture. There are exceptions, i.e. seeds 5:45 BBC NEWS AND will be heard from Winnipeg. Miss bers are girls between the ages of 18 of tomatoes should be washed free ot COMMENTARY Bubniuk won the Royal College of and 22 who are eith~r in school or in pulp, dried and stored dry. Proper 6:00 THE OLD SONGS Music scholarship this year for her business. The choir has sung a num­ handling of seeds in storage, partic­ 6:15 KING EDWARD HOTEL exceptionally high mark of 97.3 in ber of concerts on CBC and CBS in ularly of those requiring moist stor­ TRIO the College's final examinations. Next the United States, and has given age is a job requiring expert knowl­ edge. The amateur however will find 6:30 CBC NEWS month she will go to London to begin more than 100 public performances. a two-year course of stUdy, which The conductor has chosen 9. group it of interest to stratifY a few plum 6:40 NEWS IN FRENCH may be extended to four. of unaccompanied songs for tonight. or cherry pits to provide plants for 6:45 TOP BANDS This young pianist also won the First is f\n ancient Russian chorale, grafting and budding experiments. 7:00 TORONTO SYMPHONY Chisholm SCholarship at the last Sas­ "Mighty Lord Have Mercy," a piece Consult the Dominion experiment "POPS" katoon music festival, and received of litany from the ritual of the Greek station at Morden with regard to 8:00 JOHNNY HOME SHOW high praise from the adjudicator, Orthodox Church adapted by Leslie storing and germinating fruit seeds, (n Germination of common seeds 8:30 WALTZ TIME Arthur Benjamin of Vancouver. Miss Bell for the choir. "Dark Valley" a 9:00 CBC NATIONAL NEWS Bubniuk's program includes: Sonata negro prayer especially written for reqUires moisture, heat and air but in G (Scarlatti); Ballet (Gluck); the amounts of each required varies 9:15 CBC NEWS ROUNDUP the choir by Charles Rittenhouse, is Humoresque (Tschaikovsky); Pre­ next. and then Bell's arrangements widely. African daisies, California 9:30 EVENTIDE lude in E Flat (Rachmaninoff); of "Joshua Fit De Battle 0' Jericho," poppies and portulaca germinate bet­ 10:00 BOOKS FOR THE TIMES Music Box (Sauer). and of David Rose's "Our Waltz." ter if the soil is not too moist, while celery and lobelia like plenty of 10:15 CONCERT IN MINIATURE Samuel Hersenhoren condUCts the DON MESSER AND HIS ISLANDERS water. Seeds of dry land plants re­ 10:30 VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE orchestra in the overture to "Die (6'00 p.m.) Fledermaus," by Strauss; excerpts quire a porous soil where there is 11:00 TALK polkas, waltzes and reels-all these from Bizet's "Carmen," the finale plenty of air for germination. An­ 11:15 THE PEOPLE ASK are heard on the Islanders' program from Tschaikowsky's "Fifth Sym­ nuals that grow best in cool weather 11 :30 CBR CONCERT ORCHESTRA as they otIer "4th Change of the At­ phony in E Minor": "Walk to a Para­ usually reqUire cool conditions for 12:00 CBC NEWS lantic polka," "Dry River Waltz" and dise Garden," by Delius, and "Yan­ t.he germination of their seeds. Hot 12:15 NORTHERN MESSENGER "st. Anne's Reel." Charlie Chamber­ kee Doodle:' arranged by Percy weather plants usually require higher temperatures for seed germination. 12:45 DANCE ORCHESTRA lain sings the sprightly arrangement Faith, Page 8 CBC PROGRAM SCHEDULE Prairie Region

or so it says here. Thc potato follows CORRECTIONS the hot time. It's a reel, or jig, or -01 SATURDAY, December 8th, 1945 DillI- both. Other numbers are: Petronella; For Prairie Region Program Schedul., Polish Polka; Norwegian Schottische; d.ted November 25, 1945. All times given aTe Central Standard, jar Mountain Time deduct one hour If I Had My Way (Waltz); UnJta TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Polka; St. Patrick's Day; and The 7:30-7:55 p.m. (T-C) and STATION CBK, WATROUS 8:00 NATIONAL BARN DANCE IO:00-10:2;i p.OI. CDK). (30 Min!.) Waterloo Hornpipe. The Bam Dance studio audience will Join in Loch Schedule: CltlzE'n'" forum - ..,,'here 8:00 CBC NEWS 8:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA ArC tbe HO\l!'(';; f:omlng from!" Lomotld, and Marjorie Diller, charm­ ~peal\('rs: G. fay OaviE's. chairman; 8:05 JAZZ ON PARADE (30 Mins.> _\Iltchell Sharp, chalrlllan ot Domin­ ing little specialist in western songs, Ion GOYf'rnmE>nt Inierdepal"llllclltul 8:30 MUSICAL PROG~AM 9:00 DANCE ORCHESTRA who hails from Brandon, Man., will CUllllultlee on 1I011"mgo; \V. H. Ilo;j­ (30 Mins.) sing Covered Wagon Lullaby, and ley, EmerKCllcy HOI1~ng- Admlnl!'lr:t­ 9:00 CBC NEWS IIII' ToronlO) ; and conlrollf>r 9:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA Sky Ball Paint. :--lfOwart -':mHh Toronto. 9:15 MORNING VARIEITIES (30 Mins.) This Occ"ion Only. 9:30 THE RECORD SHOP 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT­ IMPRESSIONS IN IVORY 9:30-10:00 p.m. eHK 9:45 MORNING DEVOTIONS­ ARY (15 Mim.) (10,30 p.m.) telll: (:18;:;;<1('$ tor Toda;r. 10:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM 10:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA Schedule: 'In!'lc trom Ihe I'arltlr. The popular and other modern, Weekly Thereafter. 10:30 LA PORTE OUVERTE (30 Min,.> and the classical, blend sweetly in 11:00 BBC NEWS this weekly program from Winnipeg. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 11:15 MELODIES FOR JUNIORS Edmund Assaly, formerly of Saska­ 1:!·la·12:30 a.lII. f:ItK __AkftZj:J.-__ toon and a frequent contributor to Kill: Lalf' nate. 11:30 CHILDREN'S SCRAPBOOK Schedule: ~torlt'':; b,Y Dcalrlce \Vooel. CBC networks, is the performer. To­ 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY Weekly Thereafter. METROPOLITAN OPERA night his program includes: The OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL l~':lU-I (1 :00 p.m.) Penguin (Raymond Scott); Valse in :00 a.m. (CIiK) 12:00 R.C.M.P. BULLETINS Kill: Ultncf' Orche.. ll's. The Metropolitan Opera's second C Sharp Minor (Chopin): Butterfly Schedule: Pacific Trio (Piano, Violin 12:10 CBK PROGRAM NEWS broadcast in the 1945-46 scason WUl Music (Chopin); How Deep Is The and ·Cello). 12: 15 NEWS IN FRENCH bring Verdi's tragic opera, "The OCean (Irving Berlin); Intermezzo Weekly Th.re.fter. 12:30 BOSTON POPS Masked Ball," to the Canadian radio in C (Brahms); Fatry Tale (Medt· FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 12:45 CBC NEWS audience from the stage of the ncr) ; and Rhapsodie in Blue (George ~ I ;1-~I;aO p.m. CltK) 1:00 METROPOLITAN OPERA Metropolitan in New York. The per­ Gershwin). On PI'ulric Comment. formance will again be conducted by Kill: "CiJoPin Turns 0,·('1'," hy Detty 4:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM 1"I1l~dale. Bruno Waller. Singing the title roles Sohedul&: llar'l)aI'3 \VCIlIol, Mooso Juw. 4:30 MUSICAL PROGRAM intri~ue LEICESTER SQUARE TO BROAD­ in this story or aristocraUc This Occasion Only. 5:00 EL RITMO TROPICAL and disaster are soprano Kinka. Mila­ WAY (11 ,00 p.m.) II:OO-II:IG p.lII. (CnK) 5:15 CBCNEWS novas the young Amelia; Jan. Pecrce, Harry Pryce and orchestra, with vocBJ.ists Isabelle McEwan and Wil­ Schedule: Talk IJv \Iargaret ,vl'ong tenor, as Ricardo, the governor and ";\I.V Work In \'\-C:it Africa." ' 5:30 LE QUART D'HEURE D.. LA liam Carr. Just Because She Made BONNE CHANSON lover of AmeHa; Margaret Harshaw This Occasion Only. in the contralto role of Ulrica., the Oem Goo Goo Eyes, A Pretty Girl Is 5:45 BBC NEWS astrologer: Leonard Warren, bari­ Like A Melody, When My Baby SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 5:55 NOEL ILIFF tone, as Amelia's husband and secre­ Smiles At Me, and Maytime arc I :00-4:00 p.m. (00\1.) among the old favourites to be heard. Sohedule: Grey CliP CllalllPionshlp 6:00 WES McKNIGHT tary to the governor; and Norman Bug-b.r Game. 6:15 MUSICAL PROGRAM Cordon, bass, as Samuel. Plerrette This Ocoaslon Only. Alarie, young Canadian soprano, will 6:30 SPORTS COLLEGE SONGS OF THE YEARS make her Metropolitan debut in this (T-C 11:46 p.m.) The Chausson Symphony Is one of 6:45 THIS WEEK performance, singing the role of Margaret Fewster, Vancouver con­ a legacy of few but melodious crea­ 7:00 SHARE THE WEALTH Oscar, Ricardo's page. Miss Alarie is tralto, accompanied by a trio under Uons left when the composer was 7:30 HOUSE PARTY a "Met" scholarship wInner. Sup­ Cardo Smalley. The broadcast in­ k11led in an accident. parting parts in "The Masked Ball" will 8:00 CBC NEWS eludes: We'll To The Woods No Sunday mark the second ap· will be sung by Lorenzo Alvary, pearance of Willlam Steinberg with 8:05 N.H.L. HOCKEY More, Love's In My Heart, Moorish Richard Manning, John Baker, and Night Song, Silver, and Golden the Vancouver Symphony this sea­ 9:30 ORGAN MUSIC Lodovico Ollviero. Slumbers. son. Originally one of Europe's lead­ 10:00 RED RIVER BARN DANCE ing condUCtors, he was "discovered" and brought here by Toscaninl. Re­ 10:30 IMPRESSIONS IN IVORY THIS WEEK (6:46 p.m.) Vancouver Symphony cently he became musIcal director of 11:00 LEICESTER SQUARE TO Blair Fraser will be heard tonight To Play French Work the Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra. BROADWAY in this commentary from Ottawa. Two French works make up the 11:30 CELESTE ET VALENTIN broadcast portion of next Sunday's 12:00 CBC NEWS DANCE ORCHESTRA (8:30 p.m.) concert by the Vancouver Symphony CBC OWNED STATION 12:15 DANCE ORCHESTRA (Dominion) Orchestra, which will originate be­ CBK WATROUS, SASK. (60,000 waLts) 540 KCS. 12:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA .CBC Dominion network listeners fore an audience in the west coast city and wtll be carried on the CBC 12:45 DANCE ORCHESTRA get some smooth dance music from TRANS-CANADA Golden and orchestra, broadcasting TTans-Canada network. Adolph Koldofsky, violinist, will NETWORK TRANS-CANADA from the Royal Connaught Hotel in KCS. Hamilton. Originally from New York, be soloist, and William Steinberg CBK, WATROUS.. .. 540 (Programs of the Trans-Canada net~ the orchestra has played both at conductor. The program will be CKY, WINNIPEG 990 work offered to Prairie Region net· leading hotel spots and on the radiI}. heard on Sunday December 2 from CJCA, EDMONTON 930 works or stations, not carried on The Normandie Roof in Montreal 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CFAt:, CALGARy 960 CBK) CJOC, LETHBRIDGE .. 1060 was their last engagement before The French compositions are 12:00 SATURDAY SENIOR SWING the Hamilton stand. The vocalist is "Symphonie Espagnole," by Edouard DOMINION NETWORK (30 Mins.) Texan Mae Allen, who came to the Lalo, and Symphony in B Flat Major, CKRC, WINNIPEG 630 5:30 CURTAIN ECHOES Golden band from the Mayflower by Ernest Chausson. CKX, BRANDON 1150 (15 Mins.) Hotel in Washington, D.C. She had In choosing the Lalo work for this CJGX, YORKTON 1460 concert, Mr. Koldofsky had a special CKRM, REGINA 980 11:30 DANCE ORCHESTRA been singing with Ted Fio Rito and reason. This will be the second time CHAB, MOOSE JAW 800 (IS Min•.) Don Turner. Nell Golden sings and CFQC, SASKATOON 600 plays the violin, as well as conduct· he has performed it with a symphony 11:45 SONGS OF THE YEARS orchestra, the first time being some CKBI, PRINCE ALBERT 900 (15 Min• .) ing. years ago in the Czechoslovakian CFCN, CALGARY 1010 CFRN, EDMONTON. 1260 unIversity town of Pisek, when he DOMINION RED RIVER BARN DANCE was still a student under an eminent OTHER STATIONS (Programs 0/ the Dominion network (10:00 p.m.) teacher, Seveik. The composition is CFAR, FLIN FLON 1230 offered to Prairie Region networks or The result of there being "A Hot in five movements, of which three CKUA, EDMONTON .... m 680 stations, not carried on CBK) Time in the Old Town Tonight" (Pete only are usually played. FOr Sunday's CJCJ, CALGARY 1230 Couture's theme in this series) is ap­ concert Mr. Koldofsky wtll play four, CFGP, GRANDE PRAIRIE __ 1360 7:00 DICK HAYMES SHOW CKe«, REGINA 620 (30 Min•.) parently "A Little Burnt Potato"- adding the Scherzando. This file including all text and images are from scans of a private personal collection and have been scanned for archival and research purposes. This file may be freely distributed. but not sold on ebay or on any commercial sites. catalogs. booths or kiosks. either as reprints or by electronic methods. This file may be downloaded without charge from the Radio Researchers Group website at http://www.otrr.org/

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