The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-01

Edwards was aided in the drive by
the Office of War Information, the
War Production Board and the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company.
Runner up went to Homestead
School, OF Wyndmere, N. D. There
are but three pupils in the school
and they collected 1916 pounds in
waste paper.
Canptonville High school, Of
CaInptonville, Cal, finished third.
The school has an enrolment OF
six pupils vino gathered 24,4ss
pounds OF waste paper.
The Cox School, of Phoenix,
Ariz., which led in the contest for
a time, finished in fourth place
with 10000 pounds Of paper. 1t has
is pupils.
Merino High School, in Merino
Colorado, Ralph Edwards home
town, tried its best to take Ralpl,
there for a personal appearance. It
finished well UP with 96,305 pounds
collected for an enrolment Of A
pupils.
To enable Bernard Shaw In Ing
land to hear a clear, Static-free ver-
sion Of Gertrude Lawrence's broad
cast of his play. "Rygmalion." the
British BroadcasJing Corporation
had special recording made Of
last Sunday nights Blue Network
show.
t. disc is being flown by bomb
er to the famous playwright.
Dame May Witty, Eric Blore and
Ginny Simms headline the stage
Door Canteen" show over the
Columbia network, Friday, Dec. 3.
| (WABS-CBS, 1880 to 1880 p. m.
Miss Witty, famous character
actress Of both the English and
American stages, is at rs still one
of the greatest She portrayed the
grandmother in the Aim Mrs.
Miniver." She's one Of the few
women ever decorated by the King
of England as Dame Commander
Of the British Empire" for her
valiant work in World War I.
Eric Blore, currently seen in the
ziegfield Follies, makes his second
appearance on "Stage Door Can
teen" within month by popular
demand Of servicemen.
Ginny Simms, songbird of the air.
waves, and the pin-up girl of thou
sands Of soldiers, visits the program
to sing servicemens request num-
beers.
"Stage Door Canteen" Is a pres
entation of the American Theater
Wing, under the supervision Of Miss
Helen Menken. Proceeds Of the
weekly broadcasts are applied to-
ward the maintenance of canteens
for United Nations Servicemen in
major cities Of the United States.
Three upright pianos that sat in
NBC staff composers and conduc-
tors rooms at Radio City for many
seasons are Off to the wars. The
certical 88-noters that were on deck
many seasons tapping out old tunes
for batoneers and new ones for
composers will soon be played over.
seas by Uncle Sans fighting men.
When new verticals were ordered
for acknowledgements radio task at
NBC, Samuel Chotzinoff, manager
Of the NBC music division, and
Ernest La Prade, director of music
research who supervises NBC-owned
instruments, decided the old up.
rights-in excellent working condis
tion-might At in with the recrea-
ton needs Of Army.
The offer was made to the Army
Special Service Division and a SER
geant arrived at Radio City to SEE
II the instruments met the War De
partment's specifications. They
came through with a LA rating
and were promptly indicted.
The first Of the three pianos Ia
"in the Army now: the remaining
pair awaits arrival Of civilian Stein
way requirements. The d-st piano
was created by the Army and
shipped to an Air Force bomber
group destination that must remain
military secret.