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$110 - 1000 Page 2 xc watt' 11'21: PL.q. Vol. XI SEPTEMBER, 1951 No. 9 $1 per year Paid circulation averages over 11.000 monthly, notarized. 10c per copy The Dialispublished thefirstof every Addresscorrespondence 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

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NEW FALL FEATURES.... ENJOYABLE RADIOSHOWS

Fall is just around the corner, and with U. S. Army and Air Force will sponsor the it comes a host of scintillating programs from Saturday afternoon program, "Game of the the studios of KWTO and the American Week," starting October 13th at 1:00 p.m. Broadcasting Company. The outstanding grid teams of the country Pillsbury Flour will sponsor that nation- will be featured. ally known recorder of hit hillbillytunes, Starting September 21st, the popular mys- Jack Hunt, in a new show to be heard over tery -thriller, "Mister District Attorney" will KWTO five days a week, Monday through be heard over KWTO-ABC at 8:00 each Friday, at 3:45 p.m.Jack Hunt and his Friday night. The sponsor of the popular rhythm band are heard CoasttoCoast, show will be Bristol -Meyers. transcribed. Flex -O -Glass will sponsor the "Hayloft Frolic" each Saturday night, starting Septem- Fans of Sally Briggs and her Boy Friends ber 6th. The big comedy -musical entertain- will be pleased to hear that Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday she will be sponsored by ment will be heard from 7:45 until 8:00 p.m. Helzberg Watches. The timeis 6:15 a.m. The entire family will enjoy the Morton This new Helzberg Watch show is expected Salt Company show,"Visitin' Time," to to be one of the outstanding of that period. begin on KWTO Saturday, September 15th, at 8:00 p.m. The entire family can enjoy A new "Meet Your Neighbor" show is ballads, music, and the very best in whole- being arranged for presentation every Sat- some entertainment.Some of the stars of urday at the popular Ike Martin Sporting the show are Val Douglas; KWTO's own Goods Store on Campbell Street.A new Jordanaires;theMorton Merry Makers; array of entertainment has been planned, Springfield's gift to the entertainment world, which will include Slim Wilson, Zed Ten- Dotty Dillard; Owen Bradley and the Farm nis and Bob White.It will be heard every Hands.Starting Saturday night, September Saturday at 10:30 until 11 a.m. 15th, at 8:00, the show will be heard for a Elsewhere in the Dial you'll find an in- fun -filled half hour that everyone from baby teresting story by George Earle regarding to grandpa will enjoy. plans for the resumption of his ever -popular Pepto-Bismol starts their spot announce- Saturday morning Breakfast program.But ment campaign September 3rd. hetellsitbetter himself.His show will Willard Tablets will have a five-minute return September 8th, after Summer Vaca- show from 11:05 until 11:10 on the "Farm tion, to Heer's Store, starting at 9 a.m. and Home Hour," Mondays, Wednesdays You fight fans can cheer up, for Gillette and Fridays, starting October 1st. Safety Razor Co. will resume sponsorship Kellogg's cerealswillbe boosted on a of the fight broadcasts.First program for spot announcement campaign to begin Sep- the Fall Season will be Friday, September tember 11, over KWTO. 7th at 9 p.m. Some of the best in sports will Fleischmann's Yeast will also start a big be presented over the Gillette Show. spot announcement campaign over KWTO, And you football fans-listen to this! The starting September 4th. SEPTEMBER, 1951 Page 3 "HEIGH-HO (WE WENT) TO THE FAIR!"

Well, thebig Ozark Empire Fair has Briggs and the Boyfriends", 10to10:15, come and gone, and withitwent alot Tues., Thurs., and Sat."Slim Wilson and of work and a lot of fun for everybody. the Prairie Playboys", were on the air from It seemed like nearly everybody in the old the Fair for Holsum Bread at 10:30 each four -state Ozarks stopped by to visit with morning, and the "Greater Ozark Farm and us in our big 60 by 90 foot tent, andwe're Home Hour" was broadcast inits entirety here to tell you we're mighty pleased they from 11 to 11:55 each day Uncle Lou Black did. We were sortaexpecting company originated his famous "Black's Wax Works" and had over 500 comfortable seats in our disc jockey show direct from the specially Fair ground auditorium, and we scheduled constructed control room at the tent. The 2 all our popular KWTO live talent shows to 2:15 p.m. segment was with the best wishes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The spots in of Cheer, and the 2:30 to 3 period through front of the two large the courtesy of Fli-Pel. electric fans, which were 2:15 saw the Pillsbury through the courtesy of show on the air, and at the Shrine Mosque of 3:30, radio's "Goodwill Springfield, and the spot Family" took over for infrontofthelarge the makers of Hadacol. electricwatercooler, There were also a cou- provided through cour- ple of special shows for tesy of the Mercer Re- Fair week which we frigeration Company, had the pleasure of do- were three of the most ingnotonlyforthe popular spots in the big listeners on the air, but KWTO tent, and that also for our Fair vis- was quiteunderstand- itors.The Knight Oil able for we found them Co. of Springfield pre- veryenjoyableplaces senteda quarter hour to be ourselves. each day at 1 p.m. and Each ofthe shows the 3 to 3:15 broadcast taking the air from the was a courtesy of the 10 by 20 foot broadcast Bill Hagel Auction Co. platform,foundlarge All of these shows came numbersofenthusias- direct from the tent. But tic K W T 0 listeners there were others-the there to enjoy and ap- Clarkson Feed Co.'s, plaudtheirfavorites. popular "Man atthe The EvansFurniture Stockyards", was broad- Co.presented "Sally (Cont. on page NINE) Page 4 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1

HILLBILLY HEARTBEATS.. BQEENKg"TVEY ()vVeKRs° Greetings, friends! their prolonged experiences often beat all Didn't we have a lovely DIAL for Au- the dictums of the meterologists. gust?I am sure you have enjoyed all the They used to say, evening gray and morn- pictures of the performers and their "low- ing red, sends the shepherd wet to bed." down"astheslanggoes.Someoneis And then you have all heard the old rhyme, eternally asking me, "What does this one "Rain before seven,clear before eleven." or that one on KWTO, looklike?" It Weather meant a lot to the English people seems that people want to actually visualize and mostofthese came from England, the person.And I am the same way-I handed down to us. like the radio personality better They said "If grass grows in after I have seen him or her, as January it is bad luck for crops the case may be.Some of us the whole year, and a fair Feb- are not so much to look at,(in- ruary is a curse." A very old cluding myself) but we had just one, using the old Chaucer dia- as well crawl out from behind lect was: "As many mistises in the barn and letourselves be March,that many frostisesin looked at, for better or for worse. May."Even ttheold Ozarker And so itis September! The used to say "hen's nestes." You poet sang: know the old one - "Waspses "Where'eryouare,whate'er build nestes in postes and joistes." your lot may be, Another old saying was: "A Or wealth or fame be showered cold April a barn will fill." That on your way, one nearly always panned out. I know your heart will always And this one: "When April blows turn to me May KennedyMcCord his foggy horn, 'tis good for both When you remember that Sep- the hay and corn.""Mistin tember day." May and heat in June, makes the harvest I have been to the National Folk Camp come right soon." "A dripping June brings at Troy, Mo., in the beautiful Quiver River all things in tune." And the old one that State Park, as many of you know.I taught a green winter makes a fat graveyard. And and sang ballads.Some of thefinestof that one has reasons.Not only inearly ballad singers there.Beautiful old ballads England but in the south of Europe, itis from different parts of America. Cowboy said that the Italians didn't like an early songs of the anthracite coal miners of Penn- green winter. They had an old saying "Jan- sylvania, Texas songs, river songs of the uary commits the fault and May bears the levees, old English ballads of the Ozarks blame." and the Appalachians, everything you can Another old sayingI remember always think of. They had fox hunting, hay rides, was: "A dry March never begs its bread." barn dances, tale tellers and the old super- You know you can begin to have too much stitions. We went over the weather super- rainin March and then the floodsstart. stitions. These are not always superstitions, Another old oneis"the oak should leaf as many of them are recognized now as before the ash." Another one: "Ash before veryauthentic.Even our Charley-our oak,there'llbe a smoke."The "smoke" Williford takes a great interest in them and meant drouth. "Oak before ash, there's be is broad minded enough to give all credit a splash."That meant rain.Here is an that is coming, to the "goose -bone" prophets interesting old weather rhyme that the col- of weather.You know what the goose - lectors will like: bone prophets are, don't you? They will tell you whether itis going to be a very "The west wind always brings wet weather, cold or very mild winter, by the thickness The east wind, wet and cold together, of the goose's breast bone. The south wind surely brings us rain, These old weather rhymes and signs are The north wind blows it back again." very interesting because they were handed I remember our old doctors used to go out down from along,long pastera.And and shake their heads at an east wind, in a they were thoroughly believed. I'm a "moon case of pneumonia or croup. My mother planter" and Idon't care who knows it. knew one of the very old Mayos, the grand- Often these old goose bone weather prophets father of the Mayo Clinic doctors. And he wouldn't miss it more than five out of fifty used to tell her that he rarely saved a child times.Itisa sort of instinct with these with croup when the wind shifted to the people who have livedin thehills,also east-not in all his practice.So the early on the prairies. They studied the sky, and (Continued on page SIXTEEN) SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 Page 5 NEWS & HAPPENINGS INSIDE AT THE STUDIO . . BY HESINGTON tently, we all had a wonderful time.Met a lot of you fine neighbors, too.So we have all settled down to work in the won- derfully "cool" studios in the station. We're stillgiggling over Dale Parker's remark made at the fair.Uncle Bill Bailey and his staff were building the wooden platform for our Dial birthday cake.It took a lot of wood, nails and pounding tomake the platform.After listening to the noise several minutes, Dale said,"I guessit's gonna be a pound cake." Although we had several big fans working in the tent, it did get alittle humid at times.As aresult, "Doc" Martin and Junior Haworth had a tough time keeping their instruments in tune. Because of theintricate two-way instru- mentals the boy play, they stay as close together as possible. The Program Department may be in a Lou Black had a lot of fun working his state of confusion for a while inasmuch as Wax Works from thefair.The crowd our traffic manager, Genie Cain, recently loved it.It seems that Lou and his show became Mrs. Dale Browning. On second get more popular everyday.And just thought,Genie(anysimilarityto "My think, he owes itallto "Come On -a My Friend Irma"ispurelyaccidental) may House!" He is still trying to think of some become a more efficient manager than ever, way of getting back at DavesEstes for what playing the record from the studio the last chores.The event took place August 11 day of the fair. after which the Brownings took up their Their is talk that Jim Kendrick may take residence at 1034 N. Jefferson. When Genie over Loyd Evans opening -up chores come was asked to comment on the ceremony, all 5 a.m. every morning. By the time you read she had to say was, "He was fifteen min- this it may be a reality. The move is being utes late!" The entire staff wishes the happy made so Loyd may devote more time to his couple the best of everything. (See pic- Farm Service activities. Jim will make you ture above.) a good waker-upper and besides,they tell The radio familyis growing bigger by me he has a brand new alarm clockand leaps and bounds. Two new babies born knows how to use it. on the same day. The Joe Slatterys' added Si Siman and John Mahaffey made a a big girl to their collection of two boys guest appearance on the Wax Works two (that ties him up with me) and the Gerry Os - weeks ago with one of their latest Radiozark burns' made their family a crowd with a pressingsoftheSmiley Burnette Show. dandy boy, their first.This all took place Everyone enjoyed the excerpt we played Saturday, August 17. The cigar smoke was from the record (particularly Si and John) so thick around the station that day we as it featured Terry Preston mimicing some had to grope our way from room to room. top recording artistslike Tex Ritter, Roy I don't know which father beamed the loud- Acuff and others. est or longest.Joe and Mary named their. girl Ann Marie. At last report Gerry had Speedy West in town for a week, stopped almost made up his mind to call the boy in on the Farm Hour to thrill everyone with Les Paul but he finally settled for Gerry his great steel work . . . Sally Briggs an- Allen after a huddle with Ruth. You'll see nounced that she will be coming out to see picturesof bothinfantsinnext month's some of you neighbors on personals. issue. The pleasing masculine voice which phone Well, things are just about back to normal callers to the radio home hear during the at the station after a very hectic and hot eveninghours belongs to Gary Walker. week at the Ozark Empire Fair.In spite Gary, popular young SHS student replaces of alittleconfusion due to hundreds of Bill Bryant as our nighttime PBX Board people coming and going constantly and Operator. We'll introduce him to you more stunt planes diving over our tent intermit- formally next month. Page 6 SEPTEMBER,1951 NEW SERIES "BREAKFAST AT HEER'S!" STARTS SEPT. 8TH

And now . .. it's BREAKFAST AT others wishing to attend in a body may HEER'S! arrange a Saturday date by writing George Beginning September 8th, Radio Station Earle, in care of KWTO. There is no ad- KWTO resumes those popular breakfast mission charge. However, Heer's will charge party programs which have been reaching the very nominal sum of 600 for the break- you on your dial at 560 for the past two fast, and promise a very tasty repast. years. However, the new series of break- Although it will be necessary for clubs fast parties will originate in the beautiful and large groups to make reservations, none Ozark Garden Room at Heer's, "your dom- is needed by individuals or small parties of inant store of the Ozarks Empire," begin- two, three or four. ning September 8th, to be broadcast every Plans are being made to have "surprise Saturday thereafter from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. guests" at many of the breakfasts.Often Heer's plan to serve an ele- you willnot know who the gant breakfast starting at 8:15 notable person is until the pro- a.m., and will open their Col- gram begins. lege Street doors at 8:00 a.m. Incidentally,we hopethe to all persons wishing to attend menfolk don't get the impres- thebreakfasts.Justtakethe sionthat Breakfast at Heer's elevatorstothefourthfloor. isstrictly for the ladies. Men Dozens of wonderful gifts and are most welcome toattend, prizes will be awarded on each individually, with their wives program.Includedwill be a or with a group from their own beautiful new hat from Heer's lodgeorotherorganization. Hat Shop to go to the lady Then, of course, children are wearing the "most unusual" hat always welcome to attend.In to the breakfast each Saturday. fact, in past breakfast programs Heer's Photo Shop will award we have had Girl Scouts, Boy an eight -by -ten portrait to the Scouts, Campfire Girls, Rain- "most distinguished looking per- bow Girls and other junior or- son"present.Therewillbe ganizationsin attendance and otherdesirablegiftsincos- look forward to having them metics, furniture, hosiery,etc., with us again in this new series. fromvariousdepartmentsin M. C. GeorgeEarle Smiling and amiable Chuck Heer's Store. Also a wishing ring to some Hesington,handsome KWTO announcer lucky lady, and an orchid to the eldest lady with the naturally wavy hair, will be George from the Flower Shop of Spg. Seed. Co. Earle's righthand man during the Breakfast Persons celebrating birthdays on the Sat- at Heer's programs and his geniality will urday they are in attendance will each re- add much to the broadcasts. Chuck's friend- ceive a Heer's special birthday cake and ly, sincere announcing has won him thou- candle.Persons celebrating wedding anni- sands of admirers in raidoland. versaries on the Saturday they attend will During the half - hour warm - up program receive red roses. from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., preceding the broad- Each person present at the Breakfast at casts, George Earle and Chuck will enter- Heer's will be given an attractive souvenir tain the audience and lead them in a few program containingapictureofGeorge pep songs, with Frankie Shipe at the piano. Earle, master of ceremonies, a picture of Informalityhasalwayskeynotedthe the Ozark Garden room and a view of the parties and you may rest assured the new entire store from the front.There will be series from Heer's Ozark Garden Room will a page for personal notes: another page be sparked with spontaneity, too. We want containing the theme song, and a page men- you folkto come preparedforareally tioning the sponsors of the broadcasts, who good time, lots of smiles and chuckles. Get are: right into the spirit of the programs and HOLSUM BREAD we know you will be glad you attended. CLOVERLEAF DAIRY So,neighbors, remember,the Breakfast QUINN COFFEE at Heer's programs arefor you!Attend PATTON CREAMERY often for a jolly time, and share the wonder- George Earle again plans to pay special ful gifts and prizes. Yes, it's "Breakfast at tribute to various organizations who attend Heer's" every Saturday, starting September the Breakfasts at Heer's.All clubs, church 8th. We predict the new series will be better and civic organizations, youth groups and and more popular than ever. SEPTEMBER, I 9 5 1 Page 7 A REPORT FROM FARM SERVICE

Putting safety into practice has caused lunch.After an address by the Reverend six Southwest Missouri Chapters of Future Roy Fields, pastor of the Central Christian Farmers of America to realize dividends of Church,thepresentationof awards was $1000.00. That was the total amount of the made by Mr. Lester E. Cox, Springfield cash awards offered in the KWTO Farm industrialist, philanthropist and civic leader. Safety Award Contest, conducted by Farm Following the presentation of awards, the ServiceDirector Loyd Evans.The big winners were interviewed at KWTO by winner of the KWTO cup and $400 first Loyd Evans. And they admitted winning prize is the Carl Junction F -F -A Chapter. hadn't been easy. Second prize of $300 went to Jasper; third The winners had been selected on a basis prize of $200 went to Monett; fourth prize of of the number of members and community $100 went to Mount Vernon; and Greenfield residents participating in the club's safety and Dadeville, 5th and 6th place winners, campaign; the type and value of the cam- each received a KWTO Safety Cup along paign; the educational value of the projects; with the other winners. the amount of publicity it received and the Farm Director Loyd Evans has long con- completeness and neatness of the project sidered farm Safety of prime importance, as report and accompanying scrapbook. does KWTO's General Manager Ralph Fos- The Carl Junction Chapter had made quite ter.And together they arranged forthe an impressive showing.Eighty ideasfor contest, which ran from May 15th through farm safety were advanced, and a total of June 30th. The top six chapters of a field 3201 individual safety measures taken by of twenty were selected by three high offi- residentsof 70 farms or homes there in cials of the National Safety Council. And the six -weeks contest period as a direct re- being in that first six took real effort and sponse to the chapter working in conjunc- careful thought by chapter members. The tion with the KWTO Farm Safety Award semi-finalists were selected only after care- contest.And now, a brochureisbeing ful study. And then came the big day when preparedforenteringour Farm Service the winners were to be announced.All Departments efforts in the National Farm members of the top six chapters were in- Safety Contest. With the swell cooperation vited to Phelps Grove Park in Springfield. we had from the F. F. A. boys and the Each had been interviewed earlier by Loyd people of S. W. Mo., we feel we have a on KWTO. A dutch lunch was held the real story to tell. Wish us luck! afternoon of July 28th,thefinal day of Be sure to see picture of winning teams Farm Safety Week, in Phelps Grove Park and their coaches shown on back cover of inSpringfield.Guests this month's Dial. Includ- were introduced, included is a picture of group ing officials of the Mis- gathered for presentation souri Farmers Association ceremoniesatPhelps Mutual Insurance Com- Grove Park.See Safety pany,sponsorsofthe Contest, page 16.

,-).\\ \) Page 8 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 law in his office that I was interested only LOOKIN' AT YOU in criminal cases. He bluntly told me that BY FLOYD SULLIVAN only a select few, such as Clarence Darrow The month of September is here and the and Jim Reed, had brains enough to make Summer vacation for school children of the moneypracticingcriminallaw-and he Ozarks region has ended. Some kids thrill didn'tthinkIhad that much brains. I at the opening of each new school term, turnedtojournalismtoescape complete while others feel asifthey were heading failure, but had it not been for the boys back to an institution closely akin to prison. and girls who worked with me for a time Perhaps not many modern children fallin before they achieved success in journalism, the latterclassification, but right thereis the failure would have been complete in that professional field also. where I ranked when I was a second -grader * * about a half -century ago this month. * * * Joe Sullens-the youngest and only un- Ihatedtotrade barefoot freedomfor married member of the KWTO News Staff shoes and stockings. -is just back from the 35th, Division Na- Layingasidecom- tional Guard encampment at Camp Ripley, fortable overalls and Minn. Joe is in a tank company and most jumper for little skin- of the time while on maneuvers, he had to sleepin tightkneelength the tank instead of a tent.He pants made out of got so used to kicking the steel plates dur- an old pair of my ing the night that he has already ruined father's trousers, and one plastered wall of his YMCA room since a blasted blouse shirt he got back home.Incidentally, he says that tied around my that the nights in the Minnesota lake coun- middle by a draw- try were uncomfortably cool, but the girls string, was too much were just right. ofatransitionto be accepted without Floyd M. Sullivan * BABY OF THE MONTH protest. However, said protest only added to the discomfort This husky young fellow is none other of the seat of the tight knee length pants. than Kirk Hesington, son of KWTO an- * * * nouncer "Chuck" Hesington and his charm- It seems to be a bit old fashioned in this ing wife, Bunny. Although Kirk is one of modern age for children to bring "their books the newest additions to the KWTO Radio home and study at night.However, when Family he is nearly 2 months old now and I was a kid we had a spelling book and we're sorry we didn't get his picture printed had to learn twenty to thirty new words for you before now. He was born July 17th a day. Of course, our old fashioned teachers in St. Johns Hospital here in Springfield. had never heard of the modern system of As most of you know Kirk has a sister, visualization. * * Bonnie Sharon, age 7 and a brother, young Another. half -century old custom was to Craig Hesington, who is just 3. Awful nice family .. require school children to learn the multi- . don't you agree? plication table.I already knew my "fives" and "tens" when I started to school-learned them from counting while playing hide-and- seekandrun -sheep -run. Nevertheless,I never was any good at figures-that is, the kind that make you money.Istill haven't figured out how to make enough money to payUncle Sam, the grocer and the land- lord-but neither have the school teachers.

* * * As Bill Bailey told you in the last issue of the Dial, I planned all my education with the view of becoming a lawyer.However, Bill was sparing illy feelings when he said that a consuming desire to become a jour- nalist caused me to turn my back on Black- stone,theStatutes,theCitator and the Appeal Reports.It wasn't that way at all. My father, who wast a successful corpora- tion Jawyer, cliscoverl while lLwas reading

Page 12 SEPTEMBER, I 9 5 I SEPTEMBER, 1951 Page 9, Knight Oil Co., Sass Jewelry Co., Clarkson CROSSWORD PUZZLE WE WENT TO THE FAIR! Grain and Feed Co., Charles C. Meek Lum- ber Co., Ike Martin's and Rubenstein's. By Joe Slattery (Continued from page THREE) It would be putting it mildly to say that ACROSS cast directly from the Judging Arena at the KWTO, the Dial, our entire staff and per- 1,6. Pictured KWTO personality. Fair ground's Coliseum at 10:45. At 12:45 sonnel are proud of the enthusiastic sup- 10. Masticated. George Earle and his ever popular "Man on port evidenced by the thousands of friends 11. Honest the Street" broadcast came from in front of who stopped in to see us during the Fair. 13. Military force. theMeek LumberCo.exhibitonthe It certainly proved what we have always 14. Pierce with a horn. grounds. KWTO's Farm Service Director, claimed, and thatis,that thereis ample 16. Color. Loyd Evans, broadcast the 12 Noon "RFD award in being ''a friendly neighbor". There 17. Vegetable. Roundup"for MFA MutualIns.,direct was lotsof work inparticipatinginthis 19. A lichen. from their booth inthe Coliseum as did year's Fair, but it was a lot of fun and 20. Compass point. the Goodwill Family on their 12:15 show pleasure too. 22. Corps of Engineers (abbr.). which is also sponsored by MFA. The first One of the busiest members of our staff 24. As. day of the Fair, Mrs. Ike Martin conducted was KWTO DialPhotographer,Reuel 26. Man'sname. her popular "Meet Your Neighbors" show Haymes.(Reuel was also the engineer in 29. Symbol for erbium. from 10:30 to 11 a.m. direct from our tent. charge of all Fair broadcasts). He took so 30. Neither, So taking all this array of entertainment many wonderful pictures of the events at the Fair,it was a bitdifficultto choose 32. Acquire. 7. Railroad (abbr.). into consideration,it'spretty easy to see 35. North America (abbr.). why everyone had a bigtime.It'sesti- among them;sothismonth's "Panorama 8. Girl's name. Pic" section is designed to give a consoli- 36. Symbol for Tantalum. 9. City in New York. mated that over 35,000 persons visited us 38. Look slyly. at our tent during the course of Fair week. dated view of just a few of the things that 12. More than one el. place. Of course,topmostinour 40. Plural ending. 15. Printer's measure. Nearly 10,000 children stopped by our in- took 41. Hesitant ejaculation. formation booth and receivedasouvenir mind, the big KWTO Dial Birthday Party 18. Encounter. held on Wed., Aug. 15. What a party it 43. Daub of color. 21. Mournful poem. balloon as a memento of KWTO and the 47. Compass point. 1951 Ozark Empire Fair.Perhaps one of was! A birthday cake and friends and neigh- 23. Like. borsbors to share it with us. Look closely 49. Wood -wind instrument. 25. Anger. the biggest attractions was the release of 50. First man. some 45 government surplus meteorological and maybe "candid camera" caught you or 27. Contrary to out. some of your friends in attendance. 53. Protecting shield. 28. Male duck. balloons which were filled with Helium Gas. 55. Nothing. 31. Unit. The unusual feature about each of these For the records, here's the identification 57. Man's name. 33. Taystee Time (abbr.). balloons was that each carried a gift cer- of the pictures included: 58. Noisy breathing. 34. Large Monkeys. tificate for valuable prizes and merchandise. 1. Rudolph Fuhn, Baker of our Birthday 59. Precious metal. The persons who find the balloons will be Cake,isinterviewed during cake cutting 37. Exist. ceremonies by Your Editor.Also shown DOWN 39. City in Germany. L directed by printed instructions to return it 42. Flower. to one of the business establishments spon- to each side of the picture, Orville Price, 1. Hinder speech. soring the balloon's flight and receive their KWTO's Custodian, and Mrs. Price with- 2. English public school. 43. Good (Fr.). out whose help our Birthday Party would 3. Over (poetic). 44. Hawaiian wreaths. award. Among the valued KWTO adver- 45. Bachelor of Arts. tisers who participated in sponsoring these have been a tremendous chore. 4. Georgia (abbr.). MFA 5. and flow. 46. Grip. balloons were the Milling Co., the (Continued on page SIXTEEN) 6. City in France. 48. Self. 51. Disabled American Veterans (abbr.). * JULY CROSSWORD PUZZLE 52. Deface. 54. Iridium symbol. 56. Chinese measure. Au'L. 'Ai,a4 1?v'Ey' 77A 0 E ES NET" 0 litil NEW DR. CRANE SERIES ON °RN liN P'5ERRIIIx KWTO DAYTIME SCHEDULE V' MmU LK nilp l'U '(,Ef4R RE KWTO listeners are expressing pleasure overthe new seriesof afternoon shows featuring the famous psychologist, Dr. Geo. N I W. Crane.Currentlybeingheard from 14E BE SURE TOGET YOUR t b 0Z.1 3:15 to 3:30 p.m., Dr. Crane's broadcasts 2.5 COPY 10Ili ANNIVERSARY OF THE SpecZa 3iAU 0 "VEN3i . are entitled, "Taken From Life".Listeners - OZARK FAIR SOUVENIR will be pleased to know that their sponsor- ISSUE tN'"int'Litaa ship will be taken by the Sedgwick Furni- I,ri)ua , "1 n 1 ture Co., of Springfield, starting Sept. 17th. 6 i E Your cards and letters of appreciation to 1rIode' bN this company will be most helpful in main- ENti A 14ES 11EVii taining Dr. Crane's series. Dial Circulation Mgr. Bettie Low Mans The Dial Booth at theFair. SEPTEMBER, 1951 Page 13 COLUMN OF COMMENT "FAIR AND WARMERII . . . BY C.C. WILL FORD It's now September, considered by many spent right here on this insignificant speck the most ideal month of the year, so far as in the universe known as the earth, then temperature and ideal weather for comfort the fact faces us that we will have to travel are concerned and many vacationists will in some manner togettoour heavenly wait the cooler weather to travel.Travel home, or even the other place, where we has been unusually heavy all summer long, are to spend eternity. especially in the Ozarks, and folks are go- But just as soon as we begin to talk about ing places and taking long journeys, even thingsofthiskind, we immediately step to -far away places with strange sounding off into deep water, and the more we talk names. - the deeper we get, so let's just make believe But have you ever stopped and get aboard a rocket ship to think ofthat one long which travels thousands of journey,you, me, andall times faster than the fastest of us will have to take some jet rocket ever made by man. day? Strangely enough, each For this journey cannot be of uswill have totravel expressedinearthly miles, it alone, and still more mys- and we'll have to measure teriousisthisjourney,for the distance by an entirely we will not know where we different unit, the light-year. are going. Of all the count- Butlet me warn rightat less millions who have gone thestart,nomatter how on, not one has returned to good you are at arithmetic, tellusofthe way orto you'll not find enough fig- show us blueprintsor a uresatyour command to guide.I'm speaking of that expressinmilesjust how journeytothefar away long a light-yearis.Light home of the soul. has been definitely establish- Many Dialreaderswill C. C. Williford ed to travel at the rate of probably recall the famous 186,000milesinonesec- columnist of a decade ago, Arthur Bris- ond's time, and can go around the world in bane, who used to write a daily column just about one -seventh of one second. Now which was published in newspapers.I liked there are 60 seconds in each minute, 60 to read every one of them as most readers, minutes in each hour, 24 hours in each day and especiallyfascinating were thosein and a little more than 365 days in each year which he would soar out into the universe. -but don't start trying to figure the num- I vividly recall one in which he described, ber of miles equal to one light year-there're or at least made mention, of the distance the not enough figures to go around.Perhaps human soul would have to travel to reach the best way to express a light year is that heaven-that ispresuming that heaven is our sun is approximately 90 millions miles somewhere out in the universe and to get away from the earth and it takes light from there the soul would have to travel perhaps the sun just about eight minutes to reach millionsof yearsatthe speed oflight, the earth. Now our sun is only one of the through temperatures as low asabsolute countless billions of stars out in the universe, zero, which as I recall from my physics is and the next nearest sun to our sun, or the around 450 degrees fahrenheit below zero, next nearest one to our earth,ittakes a as we know it on our thermometers. ray of light years to reach us.There But let me say at the offset that this is are other suns out in the universe so far not a religious discourse for I am certainly away that light traveling at this rate of speed not a minister.One of our most sacred hasnotyetreachedtheearthalthough liberties,as written by our forefathers in traveling for millions and millions of years. our Constitution,isthat Freedom ofreli- So here we are already off in water so deep gion -givingistherighttofind our God thatourbrainsrefusetofunctionany in the church or manner of our own choice, further.So let'shop back totheearth and far be it from me to inflict my beliefs and just step out any of these late sum- on another, or even ask them to see these mer nights and look up atthat band of things in my way.In spite of all the varied lightwhichstretchesacrossnightskies creeds,churches,beliefsand manners of from NE to SW, and known as the Milky find our Creator, all of us, at least most Way, and try to imagine, if we can, that of us, believe in some sort of hereafter or inthat band of lightalone,there are at in other words the immortality of the soul. least 40 billion other stars or sun and most So unless we believe that our afterlifeis (Continued on page SEVENTEEN) Page 14 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 3:30 p. m.-Goodwill Family SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 3:30 p. m.-Concert of American Jazz- WEEKDAYS AND SATURDAY ABC (S) 5:00 a. m.-Yawn Patrol 3:45 p. m.-Jack Hunt 5:45 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock 4:00 p. m.-Newscast 6:00 a. m.-George and Buster 4:15 p. m.-Markets 615 a. m.-Sally Briggs 4:25 p. m.-Williford Says 6:30 a. m.-Farm Facts (M -W -F -S) 4:25 p. m.-Ark. Conservation Comm. (S) 6:30 a. m.-Sally Briggs (T-Th) 4:30 p. m.-Weatherman Williford 6:45 a. m.-Jamboree 4:35 p. m.-Interlude 7:00 a. m.-Goodwill Family 4:40 p. m.-Program Notes 7:15 a. m.-Slim Wilson 4:45 p. m.-Bob Thorton Quartet 7:30 a. m.-Newscast 4:45 p. m.-Here's to Vets (S) 7:45 a. m.-Prairie Playboys 5:00 p. m.-All Star Parade 7:45 a. m.-Buckaroos (S) 5:00 p. m.-Sen. Kern (S) 8:00 a. m.-Johnnie Lee Wills 5:15 p. m.-Ozark Newsettes 8:00 a. m.-Mystery Farm (S) 5:30 p. m.-Jimmy Allen 8:15 a. m.-Taystee Time 5:30 p. m.-Mo. Conservation Comm. (S) 8:15 a. m.-Sally Briggs Show (S) 5:45 p. m.-Ozarks Tour (T-Th) 8:25 a. m.-Weatherman Williford 5:45 p. m.-Christian Science (S) 8:30 a. m.-Breakfast Club-ABC 6:00 p. m.-Newscast 8:30 a. m.-Jordanaires (S) 6:15 p. m.-Sports Spotlight 8:45 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock (S) 6:25 p. m.-Dollars and Sense (T-Th) 9:00 a. m.-Freddie Martin Orchestra 6:30 p. m.-Lone Ranger-ABC (M -W -F) 9:00 a. m.-Breakfast at Heer's (S) 6:30 p. m.-Silver Eagle-ABC (T) 9:15 a. m.-Tops in Pops 6:30 p. m.-Mr. Mercury-ABC (Th) 9:25 a. m.-Edward Arnold-ABC 6:30 p. m.-Christian Brotherhood (S) 9:30 a. m.-Betty Crocker-ABC SUNDAY PROGRAMS 9:30 a. m.-Future Farmers of America (S) 9:45 a. m.-Newscast 6:30 a. m.-Presbyterian U. S. A. m.-Saddle Rockin' Rhythm 7:00 a. m.-Rev. Hitchcock (M -W -F) 7:30 a. m.-Newscast 10:00 a. m.-Sally Briggs (T-Th-S) 7:45 a. m.-Homes on the Land 10:15 a. m.-Kitchen Talks 8:00 a. m.-Words of Life 10:15 a. m.-What's New? (S) 8:30 a. m.-May Kennedy McCord 10:30 a. m.-Slim Wilson Show 8:45 a. m.-Al and Lee Stone 10:30 a. m.-Meet Your Neighbor (S) 9:00 a. m.-Message of Israel-ABC 10:45 a. m.-Man At the Stockyards 9:30 a. m.-Negro College Choir-ABC 11:00 a. m.-Ozark Farm Hour 10:00 a. m.-Voice of Prophecy-ABC 11:15 a. m.-Markets 10:30 a. m.-The Christian in Action-ABC 11:20 a. m.-Farm Hour 11:00 a. m.-Excursions in Science 11:30 a. m.-College of Agriculture 11:15 a. m.-First Baptist Church 11:35 a. m.-Farm Hour 12:00 noon-Public Service Program 11:55 a. m.-World News In Brief 12:30 p. m.-Newscast 12:00 noon-R.F.D. Roundup 12:45 p. m.-Drury Quarter Hour 12:15 p. m.-Goodwill Family 1:00 p. m.-Leighton Noble Treas. Show- 12:30 p. m.-Newscast ABC 12:45 p. m.-Man on the Street 1:30 p. m.-Sunday Serenade-ABC 1:00 p. m.-Paul Harvey-ABC 2:00 p. m.-Revival Time 1:00 p. m.-Pan Amer. Union-ABC (S) 2:30 p. m.-Billy Graham-ABC 1:15 p. m.-Ma Perkins 3:00 p. m.-Revival Hour-ABC 1:30 p. m.-Young Dr. Malone 4:00 p. m.-Chatauqua Symphony-ABC 1:30 p. m.-Dance Bands-ABC (S) 4:30 p. m.-Greatest Story Every Told- 1:45 p. m.-Judy and )ane ABC 2:00 p. m.-Black's Wax Works 5:00 p. m.-Drew Pearson-ABC 2:00 p. m.-Horse Race-ABC (S) 5:15 p. m.-Monday Headlines-ABC 2:15 p. m.-Black's Wax Works 5:30 p. m.-Bold Venture 2:15 p. m.-Serenade in Blue (S) 6:00 p. m.-Stop the Music-ABC 2:30 p. m.-Black's Wax Works 7:00 p. m.-Newscast 2:30 p. m.-Concert of Jazz-ABC (S) 7:15 p. m.-Jordanaires 2:45 p. m.-Black's Wax Works 7:30 p. m.-Q. E. D.-ABC 3:00 p. m.-Service Show 8:00 p. m.-Walter Winchell-ABC 3:00 p. m.-Marines in Review-ABC (S) 8:15 p. m.-Jergens Journal-ABC 3:15 p. m.-Taken From Life 8:30 p. m.-Proudly We Hail SEPTEMBER, 1951 Page 15 9:00 p. m.-Paul Harvey-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Palmer House Orch.-ABC 9:15 p. m.-Sunday Evening Altar 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 9:30 p. m.-George Sokolsky-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Sports Report-ABC 9:45 p. m.-My Stars-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Thoughts in Passing-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 10:30 p. m.-Popular Orchestra-ABC THURSDAY NIGHT 11:00 p. m.-News. Orchestra-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Newstand Theatre-ABC MONDAY NIGHT 7:30 p. m.-Hollywood Star Theatre-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Man From Homicide-ABC 8:00 p. m.-Original Amateur Hour-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Henry J. Taylor-ABC 8:45 p. m.-Foreign Reporter-ABC 7:45 p. m.-World News Flashes-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Musical Interlude 8:00 p. m.-United or Not?-ABC 9:05 p. m.-Operation Dixie-ABC 8:30 p. m.-Ghost Stories-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Roosevelt Hotel Orch.-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Musical Interlude 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 9:05 p. m.-Latin Quarter-Hour-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Sports Report-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Robert Nathan-CIO-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 9:45 p. m.-It's Your Business-NAM- 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast FRIDAY NIGHT 10:15 p. m.-Sports Report-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Defense Attorney-ABC 10:30 p. m.-Stars on Parade 7:30 p. m.-This Is Your FBI-ABC 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 8:00 p. m.-A Life in Your Hand-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 8:30 p. m.-Mr. District Attorney-ABC TUESDAY NIGHT 8:55 p. m.-Champion Roll Call-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Chance of a Lifetime-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Fights-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Black Night-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Your Amer. Sports Page-ABC 8:00 p. m.-America's Town Meeting-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast 8:45 p. m.-Erwin Canham-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Sports Report-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Musical Interlude 10:30 p. m.-Stars on Parade 9:05 p. m.-Time for Defense-ABC 10:35 p. Band-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Author Meets Critic-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 10:00 p. m.-Newscast SATURDAY NIGHT 10:15 p. m.-Sports Report-ABC 7:00 p. m.-Dancing Party-ABC 10:30 p. m.-News of Tomorrow-ABC 8:00 p. m.-Visiting Time 10:45 p. m.-Pop. Orch.-ABC 8:30 p. m.-Dancing Party-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Saturday at the Shamrock- WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABC 7:00 p. m.-Amer. Agent-ABC 9:30 p. m.-Dixieland Jambake-ABC 7:30 p. m.-Fat Man-ABC 9:45 p. m.-The New Yorker-ABC 8:00 p. m.-Rogues Gallery-ABC 10:00 p. m.-News 8:30 p. m.-Mr. President-ABC 10:15 p. m.-Tops in Sports-ABC 9:00 p. m.-Musical Interlude 10:30 p. m.-Popular Orchestra-ABC 9:05 p. m.-Lawrence Welk's Orch.-ABC 11:55 p. m.-News-ABC

GRANDADDY "FROGGY" COVER STORY VISITS SPRINGFIELD What youngster wouldn't be thrilled pink Ralph Foster, Si Siman, and John Mahaffey to experience a "play game" of cowboy of RadiOzark Enterprises, and enjoyed one with radio and western picture's "Clown ofthe Ozark's famousfloattrips down Prince"-Smiley Bumette?That was the great treat afforded little Miss Rhea Beth White River. Correspondence from all over Bailey, daughter of Your Dial Editor, and the country, as he currently fulfills engage- young Rickie Earle, son of KWTO's Con- ments on a personal appearance tour, are tinuity Chief, George Earle, quite recently chucked full of. praise for the beauty of the when Smiley visited the Ozarks. Our Cov- Ozarks and the good time he had while on erPicturethis month shows our rootin' his visit here.Smiley is a regular fellow tootin' young cowboy and cowgirl with six- and we are happy to report that his tran- shooters trained on old grandaddy "Froggy", scribedseriesfor RadiOzark Enterprises and Smiley returning the fun with a "mug- is going over with a bang from coast to ging" that expresses his enjoyment of chil- coast,frombordertoborder and even dren, which has helped make him famous. more.We're hopingthathewillcome Smiley was the recent guest of Boss Man, visiting here in the Old Ozark hills often. Page 16 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 nearly 6 p.m. Everyone said it was deli- WE WENT TO THE FAIR! cious and thatit was. We only wish it (Continued from page NINE) had been possible to send you who were unable to attend a piece. We had many 2.Here's our Birthday Cake inallits such requests. splendor. To the left, Louise Bailey, wife KWTO, The Dial and all concerned were of Your Editor, and to the right, Miss Bettie deeply indebted to many persons for the Low, Dial Circulation Mgr. success achieved at the great 1951 Ozark 3.Rudy decorates our cake. Empire Fair.Space isfar too limited to 4.Aunt Martha at the Goodwill Family thank each personally, but special recogni- booth in our tent, offers the current edition tion must be made to the Board of Directors of the Family's songbook. of the Fair; to Fair Manager, G. E. Boyd; 5.Springfield's Mayor, Otis L. Barbarick to Concession Manager, M. R. Walsh; to greets our guests at the party. the men at the work crews who helped us 6.The Hon. Forrest Smith, Governor of so vitally; and to YOU and the thousands the State of Missouri, talks to the Ozarks of loyal KWTO listeners just like you. via KWTO. We hope that you were able to attend 7. Congressman 0. K. Armstrong of Mis- the Fair and be with us. We met and talked souri's 7th District, takes part in our party. to many of you.If you were there, how 8. Just a few of the visitors waiting their about dropping us aline and tellingus turn to share our Birthday Cake. about it.If you didn't get to come, we're 9.The kiddies take turns at getting KWTO sorry, and we hope to see you next year. balloons. We'll be there, and as always where KWTO 10. CongressmanArmstrong, Governor and The Dial are concerned, our sincere in- Smith, cutting the first slice of Cake; Baker vitation to "come on in and set a spell", Rudolph Fuhn and Mrs. Price. is voiced from the heart of "your friendly 11. A view of the big KWTO tent. Ozark Neighbor". 12.A candid shot of one of the crowds attending a KWTO Fair broadcast. HEARTBEATS 13. Rudy serves our cake. 14. Some more of our visitorsenjoying (Continued from page FOUR) music by Slim and the Boys. sageshadtheirsuperstitionsaboutthe Yes, it was one of the biggest events of weather. the Fair-the Dial's Birthday Party, and Well - be good, come what may and with the honor of having our State's Gov- whatever the weather ...I'll be seeing you enor as our special guest and the thousands again in our wonderful DIAL, next month, of well wishing friends who came to wish the Lord willin' and the creek don't rise. us a happy 10th Anniversary,it was an A woman up in North Missouri told me her event we won't soon forget. With Govenor old granddaddy used to say-''The Lord Smith, Congressman Armstrong, Mayor Bar- willin'andthedevilain'tadoin'the baricksinging "Happy Birthday"tothe dancid.- Dial, the party really got underway when Yours with Love. MAY we started eating our Cake. A Birthday Cake that weighed a ton FARM SAFETY CONTEST andthat'sno exaggeration. Itweighed slightly over 2000 lbs., which is in excess (See page TWENTY) of our originally planned cake by nearly All those fine looking young boys pic- 800 lbs.All credit and a very big thank - tured on the back cover are winners in the youisdue Rudolph Fuhn of Rudolph's KWTO Farm Safety Award Contest, which Bakery and Coffee Bar, 326 South Ave., closed June 28th. With them are their Fu- in Springfield, who baked our cake for us. ture Farmers of America Chapter instruc- Mr. Fuhn spent three days and two nights tors,who guidedthemintheirefforts. completing it.It contained 700 lbs. of beet Winners of the contest were the boys in the sugar, furnished by the Springfield Gro. Co., Carl Junction F -F -A Chapter. Second place 880 fresh eggs from the Producer's Produce went to Jasper with Monett takingthird Co.,108 quartsoffresh Daricraft Milk place honors.Fourth place was taken by from Producer's Creamery, 150 lbs. of Mrs. Mount Vernon, Greenfield fifth and Dade - Tucker's Shortening, 175 lbs. of flour, 10 lbs. vine sixth.The center photo shows John of baking powder, 5 lbs. of salt and 5 pints Rush ofthe Rush Livestock Commission of vanilla extract.It measured 9 feet, 4 Company addressing the assembled winners inches by 8 feet, and stood 36 inches tall. in Phelps Grove Park.Seated before the The cake served 8,470 persons and from the group at the extreme right is Lester E. Cox, time it was cut by Governor Smith at 1:15, who presented the $1,000 in prizes to the sevenpeopleservedcontinuouslyuntil winning teams. SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 Page 17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: GUESS WHO ! Fritz Bauer September3 THE RADIO FAMILY-THEN AND NOW Reuel Haymes September4 George Rhodes September 7 Alta McElroy September 12 Jimmy Haden September 15 C. A. Johnson_ September 25 Dale Parker September 27 Loyd Evans September 30 Zed Tennis October 15 Edna Boyle October 21 Jean Schemer October 23 Lee Stone October 30 FAIR AND WARMER (Continued from page THIRTEEN) every one of them bigger than our sun. And thisis but the half ofit,for with that Big New 200 -Inch telescope out there on Mt. Palomar in Calif., astronomers now tell us that there are perhaps as many as 200 million other island universes in God's Great Universe as large as our Milky Way. One of these has been discovered in recent The young Ozarkian pictured above was years that is 50 thousand times bigger than born and reared in Protem, Mo. Although our own Milky Way which has only about quite a number of years have gone by since 40 billion suns in it and no one can count this photo was taken, a comparison with up to as much as a billion before he dies a recent picture would still show marked of old age. Our little sun has nine known resemblance. He's been a KWTO favorite worlds flying around it.Who knows but for many years now andalthoughthis that these countless billions of other suns, childhoodpic was longbeforehe even calledstars,allhavenumerousworlds dreamed of becoming a radio artist, he was around them flying around the luminary, even then learning the hymns and ballads like moths around a candle. of the hill country and practicing his "git- So the main point that I am trying to put tar" strumming and fiddle picking.Radio over isthat if you get to feeling too im- has today made him half of a popular duet portant for your own good,if you think teamand an importantpartofoneof you are a sort of "big shot" and wield a KWTO's oldest and most famous acts. He's great power among men, even if you are married and the father of one son. Can you rich in worldy goods and have little worldly identify our "Guess Who" for this month? cares; or if you are just one of us ordinary JULY "GUESS WHO" folks,working,strivingalong,tryingto make both ends meet in these hectic days As our special 10th Anniversary August and just wondering what the next day is issue of the Dial did not carry the "Guess goingtobring,hopingforthebestbut Who" feature,thismonth we catchup fearingthe worst; and evenifyou are with ourselves by giving the correct answer one of the few like the fellow in Old Man ofthechildhoodpersonalitypicturedin River who was "tired of living but feared July.If you identified the coy little miss of dyin';" then my recipeistoget out as being the "Queen of the Ozarks", May all by yourself away from artificiallight, Kennedy McCord, you were mostright. even away from friends or associates, and Margaret Bryant of Ozark, Mo., Mrs. Frank just gaze up into the starry heavens and White,Box324,Nixa, wonder. Mo., and Mrs. Bert Stew- "He called himself an atheist-There is no art of Norwood, Mo., were God said he. the first three in with cor- God is a dream of hopeful fools adrift on rect answers. They are the a sunless sea. winners of our free sub- Thus he did speak in thoughtless vein until scriptions and we send con- at the close of day, gratulations. Good luck to He looked up through a telescope and knelt therestof you onthis him down to pray." month's Guess Who". Page 18 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 1 QUESTIONS ABOUT KWTO DEAR DIAL FROM OUR DIAL READERS

Q.Is Sally Briggs related to Aunt Mar- for sale? (Mrs. G. K., Disston, Oregon.) tha and Slim? (Mrs. D. F., Royville, Mo.) A. Not at the present time. A.No. Q. What is Bennie, the new engineer's Q. Would it be possible for us to have last name, and where is he from? (M. M., pictures of the "Dads" as you did of the Red Top, Mo.) "Moms"? (M. W., Yardelle, Ark.) A.Ibelieve you have in mind Eddie, A. We've been thinkingaboutit.If who has recently joined the KWTO En- "Dad's" not too shy it will probably work gineering staff. His last name is Otradovec. out in the next few months. He came to us from Jefferson City. Q.Did Dale Parker play the violin in Q. Where is Corrine Stumpf now; also "Down inArkansas"withthe Weaver her sister and brother?(Mrs. W. L.G., Brothers and Elviry?(E.B.,Dadeville, Dixon, Mo.) Mo.) A.Corrine is in Mt. Vernon, Ky.; Car- A.No. molee is in St. James, Mo; and Clifford is Q. How old is Pat Patterson? (M. R., in Sappington, Mo. Marshfield, Mo.) Q.Is Loyd Evans' wife a nurse, and A.Pat is 24. how oldisshe?(Mrs. W. C., Norwood, Q. What color are Sally Briggs' hair and Mo.) eyes?Is Sky King still on the air? (F. U., A.No, Loyd's wife is not a nurse. She Gainesville, Mo.) is 29 years as of Sept. 8. A.Sally's hairisblond and her eyes Q. What are the names and ages of are blue.At present, Sky. King is not on Joe Slattery's boys? (S. S., Republic, Mo.) KWTO, however, might be scheduled later A.Joe's oldest son is four and a half, on this summer. John is14 months, and hislittle daughter Q. Where and when did "Sully" Sulli- Ann, is at the time of this writing, four days. van get hisstart in radio?(J.K.,Joplin, Q. Do you know when the Sergeant Mo.) Preston program willreturn to KWTO? A.Although "Sully" had done a good (0. C., Niangua, Mo.) deal of work in the newspaper field, he had A.At present, there are no plans for never worked in radio until he started with "ChallengeoftheYukon"returningto Mr. Ralph Foster and Mr. C. Arthur John- KWTO as this program has been discon- son about a year after they started their tinued over the ABC Network. station here in Springfield in 1933. Q. Where does Edith Hansen live? (T. Q. How oldis Loyd Evans? (Mrs. B. S., Alton, Mo.) W., Marshfield, Mo.) A.Edith lives in Shenandoah, Iowa. A.Shortly after you receive this Dial, Q.Are all the Carters still working to- Loyd will be 30. gether? (T. D., Mtn. View, Mo.) Q. How oldis George Earle's Percy? A.Yes. The Carters are all working at (C. F. N., Viola, Ark.) WSM, Nashville, Tenn. By -the -way, Helen A.Percy has just turned six. Wise old and her husband, Glenn, have a fine new bird for such a tender age-eh? son. Danny is now 6 months old. Q. Would likevery much toseea Q. Where is Shorty Thompson now? (G. "Family Portrait" picture of the Slim Wil- W., Springfield, Mo.) son family. (Mrs. E. St., Independence, Mo.) A.Shorty has been residinginCali- A.Coming up real soon. Please be pa- fornia, but has plans of returning to Spring- tient. field soon. Q.Could we have a picture of George Q. Do Homer and Jethro have any plans Rhodes' home in the Dial? (M. K., Marshall, of returning to Springfield? (W. G., Gaines- Ark.) ville, Mo.) A.There isa picture of the Rhodes' A. No plans at present. home in the current Goodwill Family Song Q. Who does Pete Castle record for? Book. Maybe we can revive the "home" (L. E., Buffalo, Mo.) series for the Dial in the near future. A.Pete records for Mercury. One of Q.Did Sally Briggs' husband ever live his recordings isentitled,"I Know 'What at Marshall, Ark., and what is his name? It Means to be Lonely." (Miss E. R., Leslie, Ark.) Q.Are Jean Schemer and Bettie Low A.Yes. related?(V. M., Bakersfield, Mo.) Q.Does Slim Wilson have any records A.Jean and Bettie are sisters. SEPTEMBER, 1951 Page 19

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Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Al Stone and Family. Al and Lee need no introduction to KWTO listeners, and many long time friends will recall their two daughters who bothwere formerly employed at the station. Reading left to right, Jean (now Mrs. Woody Nichols) of California. Jean was former PBX Operator at the station. Dallas, who with his charming wife and children resides in Springfield, and Miss Janice Stone of the home. The Stonescame to Springfield from St. Joseph and Al is one of KWTO's oldest and most revered employees. Sec. 34.66 P. L.8 R. U. S. POSTAGE MRS. GLEN PIC.ERING 8 -52 PAID Return Postage Guaranteed Springfield, Mo. BOIS D'ARC, MO. Permit No. 753 Box 1217 SSS Springfield, Mo.

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