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Evening star., 1936-08-09
Vallee Faces Test.

THOSE skin eruptions" and "di-
gestive disorders so frequently
expounded in the yeast commercials
on the Thursday night Rudy Vallee
variety show on N. B. c., marring
what otherwise is one of the consist
entity hest all-around radio features on
the air, will disappear October /.
Rudy Vallees show will continue
much along the same lines it has dur
ing the last seven years, but the same
sponsoring concern will devote its
commercials to another of its prod
ucts-a gelatin, about which little, if
anything. offensive to the listeners
ears presumably can be said.
Critics have frequently assailed the
advertising in the Vallee show on the
score of good taste, but the immense
popularity of the program seemed to
be able to carry anything along with
it. Whether Rudy Vallee is slipping
may be tested this Fall when the rival
Columbia network places the popular
Kate Smith and her troupe on the
Thursday night one-hour period Just
opposite, starting October l.. Just
after Kate Smith on C. B. S. and Just
opposite the popular Show Boat hour
on N. B. c., red, will come Maj. Bowes
and his amateurs for a new sponsor,
starting September II. Bowes' shift
to a new network is also expected to
test whether the amateur idea still
takes with the audience, especially
as against an old-established feature
with big following.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Best Listeners.
DROBABLY the most inter

pROBABLY the most interesting
group audience gathered around
any single radio receiving set is the
enc that keeps the radio going at all
times and dialed to almost every coun
try in the world that can be tuned in
on long or short waves, in the recrea-
tion room of the French Foreign Le-
gion at Bel-Abbes. According to
World-Radio of London, their new-
est asset, recently-installed radio, is
giving the legionnaires plenty of
thrills.
Bel-Abbes is known as the cradle
Of the legion. To it all newly-enlist-
ed soldiers first come and all veterans
OF the service return to rest. The ra-
dio set in their building, says World
Radio, deserves the name of speaker
singer of all the European countries"
The fact that the men of the Foreign
Legion are recruited from various
countries, particularly from the bigger
European countries. and the fact that
they often do not disclose their iden-
titles or their pasts makes this radio
the only contact with their homelands
that many of them will ever know.
Evening star., 1936-08-09

band draw the spotlight instead Of
their own overnumerous solos.
WONDER what Shakespeare would
think of lifting Joy Hathaway's
vocal versions Of his sonnetS at WNEW
Another New York feature draws
interest from network in N. B. C's
billing of WINS Mazda Severn for
a two-a-week recital Do you
recognize Bailey AXton, currently with
Harold Levey's Orchestra at N. B. c.,
as that tenor graduate of WLW?
And WLW's Summer time swinging
by Larry and Sue as being put on
by those Midwest favorites, Barbara
Quartet and Larry Ebker?
Chubby Kane does right we'll by
her 9-year old self and the listeners,
too, in coming back TO the micro
phone for Edgar Guest Tuesday night
Eddie Cantor will "Whoopee" it
up once more for the Radio Theater"
August "a afte- Al Jolson dusts off
the Jazz Singer" for that bill Mon
Gay night Harry Won Tilzer.
whose songs have given many star
a start to fame. will face the micro
phone h.-r-elf TUESDAY night in CON-
pany with Ted Hammerstein
Joe Cook will team again with Smith
B2llcw August % E. Two Arkansans
get together on the August q Bin
Crosby snow, with Bob Burns ex-
changing quips With -sing.ac
Mary McCormic, who also halls fron,
that State.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Patents Listed.

DATENTS covering radio devices
granted during the last few weeks
to District inventors. as announced
by the Patent Office. included the
following:
Louis A. Gebhard. electro-mechan-
ical oscillator circuit 1.-TWO patents)
assigned to Wired Radio, Inc, New
York; Louis A. Gebhard. high-fre-
quency oscillator and high-power
tube (unassigned); Frederick J. Rit-
ter, radio receiving system (two pat
ents); Albert Hoyt Taylor, crystal
oscillator: Raymond B. Meyer and
Corrie F. Rudolph, anti-drift lock
for radio CONTROL Percival D. Lowell,
carried wave printer telegraph sys-
tenn; Herbert Grove Dorsey, in coll
laboration with Richard D. Fay, Cam
bridge, Mass, submarine signaling
system, assigned partly to Submarine
Signal Corp. Boston; Conner L. Da-
vies, electro-mechanical frequency se-
lector. assigned to Washington Insti-
tute of Technology.
In addition, the Patent Office an
nounced the granting of an image
broadcasting system" for the trans
mission of facsimiles and pictures to
William G. H Finch. until recently
assistant chief engineer of the Fed
eral Communications Commission,
now a consulting engineer in New
York.
Evening star., 1936-08-09


Waller, popular colored rhythm expert.
will contribute to the Magic Key"
program on WMAL a. /.
WJSV will broadcast at 7 a special
program designed as salute to Sta
tons KGVO in Missoula. Mont, and
KFBB in Great Falls. Mont, in con-
nection with their afiliation with the
Columbia network A group of radio
stars will take part. including Gogo de
Lys, Buddy Clark, Montana Slim and
the Buckaroos.
Whether 'in laws should live With
young married couples will be the chief
problem discussed during the "Hus-
bands and Wives" period on WMAL at
$50.
A special concert by the California
Mounted Band. only Cavalry unit of
its kind in the West, will be broadcast
by WJSV at 6. John King, singing star
of the forthcoming picture Ace Drum
mond," will be the featured soloist. He
will sing Give Me Ship and Song"
The Robin Hood Dell Symphony
Orchestra will feature Impressions
of Buenos Aires" a new composition
by Jose Andre. during its concert over
WJSV at 7:30. Other selections in
clude the "Rosamunde" overture by
Schubc-,. Bcethoven's Fifth Sym
pllcn-" si.i The Afternoon of Faun"
by DcG-sSy.
Sclectio27 from world famous operas
VIII be high lights of the Music Hall
on the Air program on WMAL at
1870 am.
Benay Venuta. singing star of stage
and radio, will be the guest soloist with
Jack Shilkret's Orchestra and the
Three testers during the Tea Time"
broadcast on WJSV at 4:30.
VOL will broadcast the fourteenth
of series of programs on moral train
ing for children at 10. The speaker
will be Dr. M. M. Profit of the United
States Office Of Education.
Evening star., 1936-08-09

onciled to the fact that both must exist
alongside one another in harmony.
Where once it blamed radio for the
depression in the piano industry, the
National Piano Manufacturing Asso-
citation reported at its Chicago con-
vention last month that the first six
months of 1886 were the best in Is
years, and that piano production is
expected to reach a record of 100000
instruments this year. The music
merchants even attributed part of this
comeback to radio, with some of the
leading manufacturers asserting that
the influence of good music on the air
has reached such degree of perfec-
ton that it is instilling greater inter-
est in music, keener appreciation and
an increased desire to participate per-
sonally by way of learning how to play
instruments.
WHAT the public wants in the way
of music on the air remains
anybody's argument with even the
psychologists hard put to it to arrive
at any common denominator of
musical likes and dislikes of the Amer
lean radio audience as a whole.
Inside the broadcasting studios, the
long prevailing belief is that music in
the lighter vein commands the great
est regular appeal among the rank
and file of listeners. Thus dance
music, emi-claSSicals and old-time
tunes are heard most frequently on
both sponsored and sustaining pro-
grams and almost always as CONGO
mitants of the ever-popular variety
and comedy hours.
Nevertheless, the radio impreSarioS
are by no means neglecting the class
iciStS demanded by small but faith
full and outSpoken element of the au-
dience, many of whom insist that it is
up to radio to educate musical tastes
up to their levels. A survey of current
offerings of the so-called better
music on the major radio networks
bears out the conclusion that lovers
of fine music have choices suitable to
the most educated taste available to
them many times weekly-even during
the Summer season when radio al
legedly does not always put its best
foot forward.
WHILE it is true that the popular
Sunday night Ford symphonies
on c. B. S. and General Motors SYM
phonies on the N. B. Cred network
have signed off" for the Summer
season, both programs will be back on
the same schedules this Fall and Win
ter. Similarly, the Sunday afternoon
Pittsburgh symphonies on C. B. S. will
return beginning September 6.
These are the outstanding examples
Of classical programs, featuring not
only top-ranking orcheStras, but the
finest guest stars, for which big indus
trial concerns are willing to foot the
bill despite frequent survey findings
that the majority of listeners may
often tune to other stations while
such heavy programs" are on the air.
Those who want such programs,
however, are so insistent and so ap-
preciative that the broadcasters usual
ly bend every effort to balance their
daily offerings so as to appease the
higher cultural demands. This Sum-
mer, for example, though popular
music admittedly holds sway, more
symphonic music is on the air locally
and nationally than ever before in
radios history, and there is every
prospect that it will increase this Fall
and Winter.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
SHORT-WAVE FEATURES
TODAY.

Budapest-10 a.m.-Gypsy Band.
Messages to Hungarians abroad.
Musical program. HAS-3, 1875
m, 1897 meg.
Moscow p.m.-Travel broad
cast-the Caucasus. RNE, Is
m, IL meg.
London-6:25 pm.-Empire serv-
ice from St Paul's Cathedral,
London. GSP, 1876 m, 1881
meg; GSF, 1913 m, 1914 meg;
GSD, 25.5 m, ITS meg.
Eindhoven, Netherlands pm.
Special transmission for Gen.
tral and South America. PCJ,
31.2 M, $50 meg.
London-7:25 pm. - Recital of
Welsh songs-traditional and
modern. GSP, 1876 M, 1881
meg; GSF, 1913 m, 1914 meg;
GSD, 25.5 m, ITS meg.
Berlin-8 pm.-Sunday concert.
DJD, 25.4 m, 11.77 meg.
Berlin-9.15 p.m.-Reports from
Olympic games. DJD, 25.4 m,
lit meg.
Paris - 1890 pm. - Theatrical
broadcast. TPA4, 25.6 m,
11.72 meg.
Winnipeg-11 p.m.-"Live, Laugh
and Love-" CJRO, 4s.7 m,
SIS meg; CJRx. ass m, i1.72
meg.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
NATIONAL UNION

Senator'S Arthur 6. Brown. Michac,
J. Kindstather and William J. OBrie1
nave returned from Mackinac Island
Mich. where the senate Of the NJ =
tional Union Assurance Society hell
a weeks session. The senate adopteG
a juvenile membership. changing tn
age from 1856 TO 1860
All officials and committee mem
bers were reelected. Henry C. Smale.
Chicago, I'll. is president and Edward
A. Myers, Toledo, Ohio. secretary
treasurer
Meetings this week ere: Friday.
Scott Council. Wood r the World
Hall: National ca Curcil, 4o9
Eighth street south
Evening star., 1936-08-09
B. P. o. ELKS

The sixteenth annual Maryland.
Delaware and District Of Columbia
State Convention was held at An
napoliS. Nd, last week. C. NJ. Stump,
exalted ruler of Cumberland. Nd,
lodge was elected as president of the
association Philip L. Gayaut, esteemed
leading knight of Washington Lodge.
was reelected 10 the Board of Trus-
tees for a period of two years.
The next meeting of the lodge will
be held August 19 at 8 pm.
The first annual cruise of Washing
ton Lodge will be held August. til on
board the City of Washington.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
D. A. R. ACTIVITIES

Mrs Joseph Saunders, chairman of
Junior American Citizens and COM
mittee, Miss Jean Warfield. Miss Mary
Lee Goddard. and Mrs Kempton
closed Old Landing Camp, Port To-
bacco, Md. on Saturday. Mrs. Charles
Carroll Haig. State regent, presented
her prize for the outstanding boy
camper to Frank Statkus, jr.. and
prize for outstanding girl camper to
Ruby Hayes. Twenty-eight boys and
girls were awarded camp certificates
for having won so credits.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
French Air Plan.

I mike most European countries,
where radio is a governmental
monopoly, democratic France has
adopted both the European and the
American systems 1t has Is stations
operated by the government. three of
them in Paris, and one short-wave
empire station sending programs to
the colonies. In addition, it has IL
censed IL stations to private oper-
ators, of which three also are in Paris,
and these support themselves by spon-
sor revenues in the same way that
American stations are supported.
The government stations are not
permitted to "sell time"
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Beethovenized Swing.

"TAZz MINUET' is the title of the
- Beethoyenized swing number
being written by May Singh Breen
and Peter de Rose, N B. C. artists
They expect to complete the song by
the end of September and to have it
introduced by Paul Whiteman.
The number, decidedly different"
Is being written by the artists as Bee
thoven might have written it had he
been alive today.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
India Bans Politics.

THOUGH India's millions are
"A now being enfranchised by their
British rulers, the government has de-
clined to permit their party leaders to
use broadcasting stations for cam
paign talks between now and the Au-
tunn elections. The Indian repre-
sentatives wanted to use the British
Corp. as their model,
having spokesmen for each party pre-
sent their cases, but the government
concluded that politics should be kept
off the air for some time yet.
Evening star., 1936-08-09

back to radio with the return OF the
Warner Brothers music publishing
houses to the copyright pool of the
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers.
The Warner Brothers return to A. S.
c. A. P from which it seeded at the
end of last year in order to 60 it alone
and thus get a bigger share of the
$4,000 1000 or more in royalties paid by
the broadcasting industry annually, is
variously attributed to the big motion
picture company's failure to put over
its copyright licensing system with the
broadcasters and to the loss OF popu-
larity suffered by its songs due to their
inability to get enough plugging over
the air.
Warner music henceforth will be
back in the A. S. c. A. P. pool on the
same basis as formerly. with the broad
casters continuing to pay their royal
ties in the form of sustaining fees plus
5 per cent of their commercial intake
as they did before. No additional
royalties will be levied on radio, at
least not during the lifetime of existing
contracts with broadcasters which gen.
orally will not expire until December
81, 1910.
THE return of Warner Brothers to
the copyright pool once again
illustrates the contingent relationship
of radio with other enterprises. par
ticularly with the amusement fields.
The movies and musical stage, long
complaining that radio kills the popu-
larity of their songs due to constant
playing on the air, appear to have &C
cepted the oft-expressed dictum that
songs these days need radio perform
ance to gain popularity. Granting
that the radio shortens the life Of many
songs. it also popularizes them more
quickly and consumes a far greater
output of music than Tin Pan Alley
enjoyed in pre-radio days.
At least. that is the general view now
held within the radio and amusement
industries, which is emphasized by the
return of the big Warner musical
supply to the central copyright pool.
Thus radio emerges from another
embattled scene, still to face a move
ment now current among some motion
picture producers and exhibitors to
ban movie stars from radio programs
on the theory that their microphone
appearances hurt box Office interest
The old cry of radios detraction from
theater attendance is again being
raised, with the movie folk claiming
that people are staying at home more
and the radio folks countering with
the contention that radio appearances,
such as excepted playlets. actually
enhance theater attendance by arous-
ing greater interest in the stars and
their pictures.
WHILE this battle of theories goes
forward in the radio and theater
ranks, radio and the press appear to
have resolved their long-standing feud
which seems to have been settled, more
CT less, by the entry of two of the three
big press associations into the field of
supplying news to broadcasting sta
tions and by the fact that more than
$50 of the 625 radio stations in the
United States are now owned in whole
or part by newspapers.
Even the musical instrument indus
try, which several years ago cried
out against radios encroa chments.
claiming that radio made music too
eaSy to get" and thus took pupils aWav
from music teachers, now seems rec
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Theater Leased.

COLUMBIA has leased the Ham
~ merstein Theater in New York
as another studio for presentation of
its network broadcasts. It will be
opened on Columbia's ninth ami
versary next month.
The theater will seat 1900 persons.
It will be elaborately equipped for
broadcasting purposes and redec-
Grated.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Catholic Daughters of America.

Members of Court District of Colum-
bia and their friends will attend a
bridge luncheon at the Kenwood Coun-
try Club next Saturday at 1870 pm.
Miss Anne Doyle is chairman of ar
rangements.
The Membership Committee Ill
meet Tuesday evening at the home of
the grand regent, Miss Augusta Uhl,
27l2 Cortland place, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Plans Boat Ride.

The West Virginia Society an
nouncas a moonlight excursion for its
members and their friends on the Will
son Line steamer City of Washington
August l9. leaving Seventh Street
Wharf at $50 o'clock. Tickets may be
obtained from J. L. Bateman, 806
Maryland avenue northeast; Mrs. Sada
Shinn, 1101 Fifteenth street, or D. S.
Dawson, 1903 Longfellow street.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Honored by Composer

Leo Reisman, maestro on that Tues
day ciggie show. counts as his great
est tribute the fact that the celebrated
composer, Charles Martin Loefher,
dedicated his composition Clowns" to
Reisman. It was played at Carnegie
Hall by the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
To Return to Air.

NELLIE REVELL will return 70 -.
B. c. for a new series OF broad
casts beginning next Sunday. Sha
will continue 70 offer bits of char
acterlstic philosophy, homely poem
an6 familiar music.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
$4,000 for Broadcasts.

A FLOUR company will pay $4,000
"A to air Chicago's baseball games
next season if the league heads don't
put thumbs down on baseball broad
casts.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
BARRED SONGS BACK ON NETWORKS AS TRUCE is MADE
Warner Publishing Units
Rejoin Copyright Pool
Run Until 1941 Number of
Other Feuds Eased.
Bv the Radio Editor.

didn't notice after the first few weeks but something
available
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Radio Row Prepares
For Gala Fall Shows
More Classical Music Expected to Be on
Programs Bulldog Drummond"
Will Return to Air.
By Dorothy MattisOn.

ou could nave OF the Autumn shows now being prepared
When flick
the month
of
oyerelaboate orchestra
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Major Features
and Notes

w yALTER c. KELLY. famous
~ in vaudeville as The Vir-
" " ginia Judge: the Cincin-
natl ODera Co and "Fate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
Blessed Sacralnents | Plan Strong Club
 As Season Nears

The Blessed Sacrament Holy Manners at @ meeting in the parish hall Tuesday evening voted to put forth a strong baseball team on the diamond this coming season.
 Arthur Sullivan was elected busi- ness manager, and Vic Reynolds was appointed acting manager.
 Bob Moran will have charge of the coaching and plans to play the best teams in and around the state
 The Sacraments will be attired in new and natty uniforms and plan to play all home games at Brassco park.
 The first practice session for the squad is caleld for Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock at Brassco park. All candidates trying out for the team should report to Coach Bob Moran Saturday for light prac- tice.
 The Holy Manners plan an official opening at Brassco park Saturday, May 18th and are expected to show such an array of stars as Ted Kirby, of the Woodbury town team, Bill Flanagan of the last year Water town Industrials, Lefty Overton of the Wilson A. O., Johnnie Barnes of the Wilson A. C., Grover of the Esquires, Moran and Petrillo of the Esquires. Joe Ka1osky of the West Sides, the Kulman brothers of the Wilson's, Mclean of the West Sides, Ernie Chicoine and Jasilunas.
 Any team desiring to book the Sacraments can do so by dropping a card to Vic Reynolds, 15 Chase Park avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
.TUCKEY CLASSY |. IN MANHATTAN
 GRID DRILLS
Naugatuck Boy Will Be Fine Blocking Back;
 Meehan Ends Program

New York, April 9.-Spring foot- ball practice at Manhattan collega ended yesterday, Coach Chick Meehan discharging the squad until next fall at the conclusion of c brief drill at Van Cortlandt park. While the session lasted only two and half weeks in all, this short period was deemed sufficient in view of the teams fine showing iii scriIn. images with Columbia.
 As 1t lined up in the final drill the Jasper first team consisted of Bill Dorsey and aJck Daly, endsp Jim Moffett and Frank Berst, tackles; Joe Kovacs and Harry Wheeler, guards; Bob Moser, cena ter; Al Caruso, quarterback; Vic Fusia and Ed Kringle, halfbacks, and Dick Tuckey, fullback. The only newcomers in this combination are Dorsey, Kringle and Caruso.
 Outstanding performances during the spring session were turned in by Daly, whose end play was near perfection; Wheeler, who is vastly improved running guard; Tuckey, who bucked and blocked even more effectively than last fall, when ha was the teams star, and Fusia, who regained the running back post from which he was moved last year when injuries cut down his speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
WEIGH TO PITCH FOR RED S0x
 AT HOLY CROSS
Boston at Worcester To- day-Hub Series Open-
 ing Tomorrow

Boston, April 9-(UP)-The Bos- ton Red Sox came home today to prepare for their city champion ship series with the Boston Bees and opening of the American league season against the Philadelphia Athletics Tuesday.
 All but seven of the Red Sox were in the detachment detraining at South station after an all-night trip from Philadelphia. Third Base man Bill Werber and Outfielder Dust Cooke had left the squad at Washington-Werber to have his ailing toe examined at Johns Hop- kinS hospital. Left Grove was vis- 1ting his Homecoming, Md, home, and Bing Miller, Rube Walberg and Doc Cramer were making brief stop overs in Philadelphia. Eric McNair was driving north and expected to be in the lineup when the Red Sox pla Holy Cross college at Worcester this afternoon.
 Some of the players were to visit St. Elzabeth's hospital to cheer Pitcher Johnny Marcum, recovering rom a tonsil operation, and later the squad was to travel to Worces- ter by bus. Johnny Welch, right handler, was slated to oppose the Holy Cross nine.
 The Boston Bees, who ended their southern training at Goldsboro, N. o, yesterday, were due here to- night. They meet the Red Sox at Bees field in the opening game of the city series tomorrow.