The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-16

Maintaining Its leadership in the
held Of news commentators, Mutual
claims Ave of the ten leading anal
ysts In Movie Radio Guides" 1912
Star Of Stras Poll. Gabriel Heater,
Fulton Lewis, Jr., Raymond Gram
Swing, Boake Carter and Cal Tin
ney placed among the first ten win
ners in the BEST News Commenta-
tors" division. Three of them Swing
Lewis and Tinney-are heard regu-
larry over WATR. Another WATR-
Mutual feature, whats My Manner"
was adjudged one Of the nations
favorite quiz programs. :. .Women's
Press Club Of New York has an
nounced the award of certificate
of merit to WATR-Mutual's Keep
En- Rolling" show. Final broad
cast In the series will be aired to-
, morrow night at 1890 with Melvyn
Douglas as master Of ceremonies
and Charles Bickford in radio adj
adoption of the hit movie production
Joe Smith, American. ..,. PRO
duction for Victory" WATR broad
cast featuring Fulton Lewis, Jr.,
will vacate its Thursday night spot
TOR an earlier time next week, Pro-
gram will be heard Wednesdays at
n:l5 p: m.
Comedian Red SHELTON recently
received through the mail, Of all
things traffic ticket. According
70 the letter which accompanied
the ticket, two soldiers from the
Fighting' 69th had attended q
preyiew Of Skeletons broadcast,
and in order to get them back in
tina Mrs. Shelton called o cab
and cautioned the driver to "get
them there ON time, or else"
Cable got hooked for speeding
sent the ticket to the Skeletons.
He was sure they'd take care Of
It, and-they "dOOd it."
Again tonight at 8, WATR Mu-
tual airs direct from London the
weekly meeting Of the famous
organization Of U. s. flyers on duty
In the r. A. F. Program includes
entertainment and messages by
members to parents and friends In
America Emma Boynet, distin-
guished French pianist, is guest
artist on WATR's weekly American
Preferred" broadcast tonight at
iO:15. Special "I Am An American
Day" broadcast is scheduled for
WATR tomorrow afternoon at $3.50.
several celebrities will be heard. -.
The question of whether or not
Congress should enact a Federal
Sales Tax will be discussed by a
panel Of experts on Theodore Gran
ik's American Forum" via WRTR
tomorrow night at 8.
The entertainment fields six
figured earners are not disturbed
Nv the government plan to limit
incomes to q S25,0OO yearly net
Is evidenced by Milton Berle.
Asked IL he would curtail his &C
vities because of the proposed
ceiling. the three Ring Time"
Comedian answered with q vigor-
Ous "NO!" "FrOm my knowledge
Of theatrical people, doubt IL
a single one, will minimize his or
her activitice in order to stay
within the tax bounds. There
isn't . more patriotic group IN
existance," Berle asserted. Need
clte the hundreds Of benefits show
peopIe play weekly for various
eervlce causes?" Uncle Sam wili
rel 8 stable chunk Of tax money
frosn RerIe next March Is. Ac.
cordlng to Variety, theatrical
trade paper, Berries summer wa
cation form radio and Aims viii
consist Of 10 weeks of theater
dates and four or five weeks OF
cafes and night clubs at $3.50
per week! -.
eve the Peoples broadcast from
the army bomber In flight toward
its target took four minutes 70 run
off-gour weeks TO arrange!,.....
Giving It's assistance TO the Cavern
rneuts campaign for skilled work.
ers for Pearl HarbOR and Panama