The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-11

all time local response mark.
Individual statistics for the four
indianapolis amateurs will not be
available until Sunday night
when they are announced by the
Major. Voting was heavy after
the first local amateurs perform
ance. and continued so until the
exchange closed half an hour
after the program ended. Early
votes announced by the Major
were not, of course, indicative OF
the final tabulations.
Representing Indianapolis we're
Ralph Penley, former deputy
sheriff, who sang Rio Rita" AL
vim Joslin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George C. .Joslin, 525 N. Colorado
av, who played a saxaphone solo,
a selection from La Somnam-
bula;" Billy Jolly, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Jolly, 902 N. Airing
ton-av, who played a banjo solo,
"Go-Go;" and Sam Sims, BARI
tone, who sang Hills of Home.
The Major surprised young
jolly and listeners by sounding
the gong almost before his fast
banjo solo started, then explained
his objection was for Emil Seidel,
Jolly accompanist and former
Lyric pianist, who failed to keep
UP the pace set by Billy
Voting here was handled In a
manner both systematic and bust
ness like. To an observer not
knowing of the special assignment.
the staff of 1875 persons receiving
and tabulating the telephoned
votes functioned as If their work
was routine. If there was any
unfairness in voting. we're salts
fed, after watching the taking
and counting of votes, it was by
voters and not those who handled
their calls.
The entire handling of the In
dianapolis Night left us with a
better impression of Maj or Bowes'
program than we had formerly.
There was no undue exploitation,
and the local response was very
gratifying to the Majors repre-
sentative.
Several voters tried to give Ed
Wynn their telephone ballots, and
officials had to check many votes
for the policeman" the Irish
singer" the Texan" and other
identif1cations given performers
by those not hearing their names.
A ringside description of the
worlds featherweight champion
ship fight is to be aired by NBC-
WIZ at 9, with Bill Coyle, sports
expert, at the mike to paint a
word-picture of the fracas.
The fight is to be between Fred
die Miller, who now wears the
championship crown, and Petey
SarrOn.
CHS, apparently pleased with
the Women's National Radio
Committees action in naming its
wilderness Road program best in
the children's group, has inaugu-
rated a new series for children
which is to be heard on CHS
(WFBM) at 3:15 each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
In charge is to be Dorothy Cor
don, capable director of the
American School of the Air series.
Miss Gordon, for the summer
series, is to draw on her world
wide travels to relate the stories
behind" popular children's stor-
les, songs, riddles and folk tales.
DROADCASTERS will welcome
I'D as a possible solution to cur
rent copyright problems plans for
a bureau of copyrights as out
lined by the National Association
of BroadcasterS. The Association
recommends the establishment of
foundation too:
Make available to broadcaSters
complete and accurate catalogue
or index of active compositions.
Create a standard library of
musical compositions.
Establish system for making
available to the industry copy
righted musical works on a mea-
Sured service basis.
OF millions of works in exist