The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-26


 value for our emotional boys and girls who are living through these hectic times. It gives them a chance to let of steam in harmless, healthy and thoroughly enjoyable manner. When my band opened at the Hollywood Palladium ballroom in Hollywood recently, we played to over 5000 swing fans including such notorious characters as Mickey Rooney, Sonia Henie, Caesar Rom- gro and Carole Landis. I fail to see the connection or the logic in a statement which would make juv- chile delinquents out of people who prefer boogie-woogie to Bach. You might just as well judge a man to be insane because he prefers ham to chicken!"
 Swing and sway maestro Sammy Kaye had something to say anent the Rodzinski remarks, too. "Even though we don't feature swing mus ic," said Sammy, T believe it has youngsters lives. It offers them a natural outlet for excess energy. l can't see where it contributes to juvenile delinquency any more than say, ce-Skating or tenniS!"
 Paul Lavalle, who features both swing and sweet music on the air, had this to say: Juvenile delin- qunecy exists. of course-but not because of swing music. If there must be whipping post, blame it on parents who prefer to keep their furniture in excellent condition rather than permit their children and there friends to do a little harmless rug-cutting at home, and possibly nick the precious maho- gany. If parents would allow the kids to roll up the rug and dance or listen to the records of swing bandleaders at home-the kids wouldn't have to chase elsewhere to listen :l,d dance to their favor ite musicians"
 Shep Fields, whose orchestra is currently appearing at Frank Dailey's Terrace Room, long fav- orite dancing spot for the young fry, added a few comments from his vantage point on the podium. i've been watching the kids dance for a long time now" said Shep, land if that's juvenile delinquency I'll take vanilla. I don't see what fast tempos have to do with any, ones morals. It's just that young sters of today are more discerning unsteady - and better dancers than their older sisters or brothers ever were. And if they enjoy show ing their dancing prowess off - whats that got to do with delin- quency?" Dorothy Shay had to travel more than 12,O00 miles for her big chance but, on a clear day, she can see the pot of gold and rainbow only a short stroll from her front doorstep!
 Producers of the CBS Carnival" which co-starS Alec Templeton and Morton Gould, had been addition ing guest singers for weeks. It was dogged and sometimes nerve wracking business and they were still undecided when Dorothy Shay walked in for trial.
 Her first ambition, acting, had taken her from her Jacksonville, Florida, birthplace, to the mecca of all dramatic students, the Pasadena Community Playhouse. For two semesters, Dorothy plugged away at her studies, pretty certain that it wouldn't be long, now. At the end of her sophomore year, however, the tuition fees ran out.
 Dorothy spent her vacation at home and decided she'd try to earn enough money to return to Pasa- dena. She played amateur nights, week-ends dates in vaudeville and night clubs and then joined the Paul Pendarvis orchestra in Pitts burgh for a series of one-night stands. Upon her arrival in Cali fornia, she was offered a steady job at Hollywoods House of Murphy.
 Xavier Cugat's theme song. Thrill of a New Romance, heard on his MES program Wednesday nights, has interested the motion picture colony. MGM is making plans to build @ picture around the song which would be produced by Joe Pasternak and star Katharine Hepburn.