The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-01
WAVELETS
BY ED LEAMY

Lima Romay, vocalist with Xavier
Cugat and starred on "Your Dubon-
net Date" coaSt-to-coast Dubonnet
Wine sponsored program tonight
and every Wednesday night at $3.50
p. m. over WATR and the Mutual
network, was born in Texas in 1921
She received her education in many
sections of the country, while her
father, chancellor of the Mexican
consulate of New York, travelled on
diplomatic assignments.
She sang professionally for the
first time on a Detroit radio station
about two years ago, was heard by
Horace Heidi, then in that area, and
was promptly signed. Heidi, desir-
ing to capitalize on a current fad
for "continenta" entertainment,
had her change her name to Cos
cite" and sing with an affected
French accent. After approximately
four months with Heidi, she joined
Xavier Cugat.
She is a crack swimmer and diver.
She likes big hats and collects re-
cordings. Her favorite pastimes are
dancing and swimming.
Four American youngsters, the
Smiths, returning to their homeland
aboard the exchange liner Grips
holm, after four years of imprison-
ment in Jap-held Shanghai, will be
reunited with their mother by radio
during the whats New?" broadcast
Saturday, Dec. 4, at p. m.
The children are Mary, 10; Vim
cent, IL; George, 9, and Anne, Z,
whose mother, Mrs. Louise N. Rose,
q former newspaperwoman in Man.
lila, has not seen them since the Jap
seizure of Shanghai. She will greet
the youngsters from the Blue stud
los in Hollywood, where she will be
introduced by Don Ameche, host
and star of the series.
The Smiths will be introduced by
Jim Ameche from New York, where
the Gripsholm arrived today, end
ing a two-month voyage. They
left Shanghai las: September aboard
the Jap exchange ship Tayo Maru,
by way of exchange ports Nor
MACAO, Goa and Portuguese India,
to Port Elizabeth, Union of South
Africa. There they boarded the
Gripsholm, which reached Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 10. They
will board a train for Hollywood i'm
mediately after the two-way micro
phone reunion.
The premiere broadcast OF the
new CHS weekly program, MRS
Miniver." scheduled In the CHS cal
endar for Dec. 3, has been postponed
until Friday, Dec. 10 (WABC-CBS
1880 p. mo-.
"Mrs. Miniver" is based on Jan
Struther's best-selling novel Of that
name. 1t Is being adapted for radio
by Carl Bixby and produced by John
Dietz.
"A free people must know the
facts If they are to remain free,
according to Fulton Oursler, who
broadcasts Monday through Fridays
8:15 to $3.50 p. m, EWT, over WATR
the Mutual network. O,1sler be-
lieves that "the average Americans
eagerness for information Is the
very essence OF our democratic way
OF life" He possesses a wide know
ledge Of people and events and does
exhaustive research to get the latest
land most complete information a.
bout every issue.
Oursler prepares himself for each
assignment with the thoroughness
Of a man devoting his life to a par
ticular subject. When he had read
every bit Of printed matter on Italy
and lived in the country for many
years, he was really to interview
Mussolint. When he wanted to learn
whether Franklin Roosevelt was
physically fit for the Presidency
Of the United States, he lived al
the Governors mansion for three
weeks, and then reported his find
ings to his readers.
A small, one-room school ir
Brookfield, Missouri, with an enroll
ment Of IL pupils. Is the winner II
the waste paper contest sponsored
by Ralph Edwards and his Truth
or Consequences" show.
AS result Edwards will take the
program there for nationwide
broadcast Saturday, Dec. II (NBC
$3.50 p. m, EWT). The IL pupils II
the Moore School, District No.
collected 274.000 pounds Of waste
paper, or 22,833 pounds for eact
pupil.
Edwards announced the contest
ON his show Saturday, Nov. 8. II
opened Nov. 8 and all entries hat
to be posted by midnight Of Nov
IS. A total Of 4,420 high and grade
schools, representing every state II
the United States, sent in entries
and the student bodies OF some Of
the institutions were as high o.
5000 and AZ low as two. The amount
Of paper collected, as compiled by
Edwards and his staff, Is 42,567. Ills
pounds.
In his announcement Of the con-
test, Edwards promised that the
school which won, regardless Of size
or location, would be visited by the
Truth or consequences" show, and
so he has q date In a Missouri town
os Sits population.