Evening star., 1936-04-03
CHILD PROGRAMS
HAVE HONOR ROLL
Women's Committee Places
Only 13 Broadcasts on
"Approved List"

@HILDREN's programs long q
4 problem for radio impressarloS
as well as parents, now have
~ their own approved list" akin
to the approved book and film lists
published by various clerical and lay
organizations.
Out of all the children's programs
offered by the networks which alone
have Nationwide audiences, the
Women's National Radio Committee,
an organization made up Of various
clubwomen's groups throughout the
country, selects only 13 for its roll
of honor" Nine of these are sustain
ing or non-commercial features which,
says the WNRC Radio Review, means
that in this branch of broadcasting, as
In all others, we are indebted to the
broadcasters themselves for the best
things on the air."
The approved list comprises pro-
grams heard mainly in the late after
moons when the children are home
from school. 1t follows:
American School of the Air on
c. B. S.
Animal Closeups on N. B. c.
Animal News Club on N. B. c.
Billy and Betty on N B. c.
Capt. Tim Healy on N. B. C.
Damrosch Appreciation Hour on
N. B. C.
Junior Radio Journal on N. B. c.
Singing Lady on N. B. c.
Spare Ribs on N. B. c.
Standard School Broadcast on
N. B..C.
Story Teller's House on Mutual net
work.
Tom Btoadhurst's Sea Stories on
c. B. S.
Wilderness Road on C. B. S.
Of these only the Billy and Betty,
Capt. Tim Healy, Singing Lady and
Standard School Broadcasts are spon-
sored, and it is significant to note
that the Radio Review does not place
its approval stamp upon such other
popular programs as Little Orphan
Annie, Popeye the Sailor, Jack Arm
strong. Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy and
Jimmie Allen although the radio
people claim these shows have been
scrutinized by qualified child psy.
biologists and found quite suitable.
A SILK top hat, in keeping with
the Eastern environment, will
house the newly developed N. B. C
micro-wave radio station when it gets
its first real try-out in broadcasting
1t will be the networks sidewalk
description of the Easter fashion
parade along Fifth avenue.
The silk-hat transmitter, sized 73s
will be worn by announcer Georgt
Hicks. He will be appropriately at.
tired otherwise in formal cutaway
At his lips will be pocket-size micro.
phone and under his coat belt, bear
ing 80 small 6-volt batteries to pro-
duce. 180 volts and fours others tc
light the three tiny acorn-type trans
mitting tubes.
The transmitter, weighing only II
ounces, has been built into the crown
of the hat along with a hollow
aluminium rod 612 inches high for the
antenna. 1t is connected by an in
conspicuous cable to the battery belt,
which also has couple of operating
switches and the microphone connec-
ton.
Because the range will be only a
quarter mile, the chains motorized
transmitter will retransmit from the
silk-hat station using IL meters, or
270 kilocycles, to the network on a
longer short wave.
CARMEN GUITAR, beautiful black
eyed wife of Tito Guizar, romantic
Mexican tenor, wired from New York
today that her husband is making his
first test for the movies. The GUITARS
will return to Washington in a few
days so Tito can resume his broadcast
series on WRC.
VOL and the associated stations
~ of the Intercity Group, have
scheduled a preview of the Barnum
& Bailey Circus Tuesday at 2:45
pm. The program will include a
description of the final rehearsal of