New Britain herald., 1929-07-05
Through the Static

ne wins, premier Td0lO comes, will mount the ether waves at 6:30 to present their weekly dinner hour program, thus opening the program at station WTIC this evening. Base ball scores will be announced at ' o'clock followed by a studio pro- gram. The Harmonizers will be on hand at 7:30 to offer another of their popular novelty programs. Sascha Friedman, concertmaster, will play Melody in A, written by General Charles G. Dawes, former vice pres ident of the United States and now ambassador to the court of St. James, as a feature of the broadcast slated for 8 O clock. With novelty as the keystone, the Graphic Arts en- semble will form another of it's unique Graphic News Clippings pre- sentations at 9 o'clock. Gus and Louie are back in the good graces of Widow Riddle, and whether or not they can maintain their present status will be divulged in the sketch listed for 9:30. The Gossipers will
 
 and new feature, The Family Goes Abroad, which promises some bright and snappy comedy, will make its initial bow at 1O:30.
 Adverse weather conditions above Roosevelt field, where the NEG en- gineers are experimenting with a new parachute transmitter, have ne- cesstated the postponement of the intended broadcast of a 10000 foot parachute drop on July 4.
 Preliminary tests of the miniature apparatus have been successful from an airplane, but areas of low pres sure above the field for the last few days have prevented parachute jumpers from attempting a drop with the additional weight of the equipment.
 Even the slight weight of A pound transmitter which broadcasts on short waves with a power of 500 miliwatts, makes the proposed leap hazardous, it is said. Experienced parachute jumpers, consulted in preparation for the attempt say that the jumper will probably suffer sprained ankles or possibly broken bones if he carries the transmitter all the way to the ground. They point out that the transmitter should be cut loose when the jumper is about 100 feet from the earth.
 Careful calculations are also being made to determine in advance the exact time required for 10000 foot drop so that the entire descrip- ton of the jumpers sensation will be complete within the specified time on the air.
 The Blades, new radio group, will be heard for the first time this evening a o'clock over WIZ and associated NEG stations. Their pro- gram will be continued each Friday night throughout the summer.
 Graham McNamee will talk each time, commenting upon sporting events just past, current, and to come Now and fhen major figures in the sporting hall of fame may be guest speakers.
 The Blades will be made up of picked men of wide experience on and off the air, led by Sam Lanin, a conductor of rare repute. A quar- tet of mems voices, with their piano accompanist. will be known as the Five Gay Young Blades, and an en- semhle from the orchestra will be called the Tet Gallant Blades,
 Programs which MT. Lanin is planning are to be unusual. Instead of leaning heavily on saXophones it is planned to get distinctive effects by combinations of wood winds and hrasses not commonly used on the air French horns, the oboe, the English horn. clarionets and bass clarionets. Each week the Ten Gal lant Blades will play one unique or ohestration of a semi classical or popular number as q centerpiece.
 Josephine NJ. Evans brings her Dixie singers to WOR this evening at 6;30 for a half hours program made up of the melodies of the