The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
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aewder n pretty serious business
except when Mr.. and Mrs.
NORTH" are involved.
Ths program popularity surveys
indicate that comedy and mystery
shows are the most popular type
Of broadcast today. And Mr.. and
Mrs. North" combining humor with
violence and suspense. succeeds in
capturing the attention OF listeners
who Ike to laugh, as well as those
who like to shudder. That the COM
bination Is q happy one Is indicated
by the fact that the series, less than
q year old, has gained a position
among radios foremost mystery
shows.
While Q straight crime story may
be too much for many a squeamish
listener, mfr. and Mrs. North" has
converted many timid soul into
whodunit fan, by the simple expedi-
ent Of adding generous dash Of
fun.
Typical Of the laugh producers on
the show Is Police Sergeant Mullins,
played by Walter Kinsella, one Of
radios top dialect comics. He's
familiar as the Irish father in
"Abie,s irish Rose" and has added
his rich and chuckle-provoking
brogue to many another air series.
Then too, Pamela North's way OF
thinking makes her appear a bit
Oracle Allenish. While Jerry, her
husband, and Police Lieutenant
Weigand are busy figuring out
crimes by laborious logic, Pam has
q tendency to keep so far ahead of
them, by her peculiar reasoning,
that her remarks often seem silly.
But her conclusions, based about Is
percent on personal likes and dis
likes, another Is per cent on bunch
and so per cent on common sense,
invariably make sense, though it's
sometimes hard to understand how
There is a good amount of COM
sdy, too, In the assorted characters
who wander in and out of the sto-
iess heard in this Wednesday night
NBC series. AS matter of fact,
t Is because of the emphasis on
laughs as well as on suspense that
the show no longer has studio au-
dience. Chuckles, coming in the
middle of tense scenes, were spoil
ing the illusion for the listening au-
aience
So, If you're one of those people
who don't Ike mystery stories be-
cause they frighten you, try MIR.
and Mrs. North" You'll find your
self too busy enjoying the humor
10 let the violence disturb you.
Secretary Of Agriculture, Claude
r. Wickard, will speak to the ma
ton on the Importance Of food val
ues in wartime in a brief address
over the Columbia network on Tues
day, December 81 G0:00 p. NO. 1t
was announced today.
The Secretarys remarks will be
O feature of the all-star radio show
to be broadcast on that date from
New York and Hollywood in the in
terest of the American baking in
duStry. Don Ameche's name was
added today to the array of radio,
stage and screen stars previously
announced who will take part in the
show These include Edgar Bergen
and Charlie Mccarthy, Fred Allen,
Dorothy Lamour, Bob Burns, Jose
Iturbi, Ray Mobiles orchestra and
Spike Jones novelty band.
Gilbert Martyr, Blue commenta-
tor who frequently injects human
interest dog story into his News"
broadcasts over WATR and the Blue
Network. heard Monday through
Friday at 11:30 a. M, EWT, treas
ures this yarn as one Of his best
1t concerns Police Sgt. Theodore
Lawler of North Bergen, N. j., who
recently apprehended a thief who,
according to the story did it for
love.
1t seems Sergeant LAWYERS morn
ing newspapers had been missing
from his doorstep. One day the
Sergeant waited and was rewarded
when the crook appeared, just after
the boy had flipped the paper onto
the doorstep. 1t was male bull
dog, which, investigation revealed,
had been taking the paper daily and
depositing 1t on a neighbours porch,
home of a female dog in whom he
had more than passing interest.
Norwegian men of the sea with
the dauntless spirit of their Viking
forefathers, sailors from the Nor
Wegian merchants marine who kept
out Of the Nazis' reach or escaped
from the oppreSsors of their coun-
try, are to be anonymously inter-
viewed by Parks johnson and War
rem Hull on VoX Pops broadcast
from the Royal Norwegian Navy
Gunnery School, Travers Island,
Pelham, New York, Monday. De-
cember IL, 8 p. m, EWT, over CHS
$3.50 p. M. PWT).
The naval school Is training gun
merry officers and enlisted men for
armed guards aboard Norwegian
merchant ships and for service in
the Norwegian Navy. Lieut.. Com
mander Per w. Lea, commandment.
will be host to Vox Pop on this
broadcast with members of one of
our United Nations, who are carry
ing the fight against the common
foe.
Because the men have families at
home in occupied Norway, their
names will not be disclosed on the
program as a precaution against
enemy retaliation.
The training station is on Long
Island Sound, in New York's fash
ionable Westchester suburbs. For
morly the property of the New York
Athletic Club, it has been lent to
the Norwegian Navy under the aus
piceS of the Lend Lease Admins