The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

the Presidents honor guest at the annual dinner of the National Press club, during the course of which he received a message from the gover- nor of Texas announcing that he had been made an honorary mem, Der of the Texas Rangers. The honor, the governor said, had been conferred on the singer for his rem dition of Home on the Range....
 I'm happy to report to my com nanding officer" MT. Thomas said smiling, and with ready repartee President Roosevelt said, "All right! Sing Home on the Range"
 Since that day Home on the Range" has been accepted as the Presidents favorite tune, perhaps because the country's most import ant and widely known writers com prised the audience.
 So unusual are the arrangements played by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys" on NBCs "Grande Ole Opry, fans have been writing in for the lowdown on how they play a hoedown, and the num- Der of instruments played,
 Roy, of course, sings and plays the fiddle; Oswald doubles on steel guitar and jug blowing in addition to singing tenor; Jess is heard on the bass fiddle and snare drums; Pap, straight six-stripged guitar; Jimmy Riddle alternates with accordion and harmonica and little Rachel plays a rare five-stringed banjo.
 Acuff has been instrumental in reviving old folk tunes, traditional in the hill country, but is the com- poser of some 500 ballads. which ex- perts consider as authentic as older melodies.
 If you have to parachute to save your life over jungle country, be sure to take along matches in a wa- terproof case, as well-fueled wind- proof cigar lighter, a sharp com- mando knife = or better still, a machette or bolo knife = a pocket compass. gun and ammunition, fish, hooks and line, and maybe hand axe. too
 That's the advice of Major Arthur L. Post, of Milwaukee, Wis, the "Yank of the Week. on a recent Blonde" broadcast. Major Post returned to utilization after 100 days hacking his way through a jungle. He was shot down after a reconnaissance flight over Dabaul, New Guinea. After making his way to the American lines, the officer was furloughed home to the States and surprised Blonde and Dag wood" by turning up at their air show. They dubbed him "Yank of the Week" and sent 300,OO0 cigar- cites to his buddies still in the bat tie zone.
 A well known commentator was coming out of, a restaurant in New York .en route to do his days nlic- rophone stint when he ran into an old friend Frank Novak, the band leader.
 Say" asked Frank, what do you think of the political situation?'
 Don't stop me noW,' said the commentator. I've got to broad cast. This is no time to thinki"
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 Dunninger, the master mentalist, who is unerring in his reading of the problems on other peoples minds, admits that he has been completely baff1ed by one problem during the past few days. Be- tween his Wednesday Blue network broadcasts, and between his per- sonal appearances in the southwest. the Brain" has been staying up nights trying to answer the questions in the l043 income tax form. He hasn't been staying in any one city long enough to locate an expert, but when he returned to New York soon he intends to find one, read his mind and then jot down the an- gwcrg. MT. D. still has the edge. IsaheI Manning Hewson ,wllI ds- scribe ln detail what she calls The pisappelring Kitchen 2 when eae 6FIsinakse hee &eteh *p6nisig
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