The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-26

Italian-presented both verbal and musical tributes to Maestro Toscan- ini, the man who has consistently used the medium of music to cham pion the cause of democracy.
 Tenor Morton Downey and George Hamilton and his orchestra are guests on the Sunday, May 28 Bid For Victory" program over CBS, in place of Barry Wood and Glen Gray previously announced. (2:00 D. m, from the St. Albans Naval Hospital, N. Y0.
 Encee-coordinator Eddie Dunn in- terviews an outstanding WAVE and Bluejacket during the program and a further patriotic touch is the har- mony of the Floyd Bonnet Field Chorus of Waves and Bluejackets.
 Program is produced by Robert Lewis Shayon.
 Another of Gilbert Martyn'S dog stories and tie Blue Networks News program, heard Monday through Friday at 11:30 a. m. over WATR and the Blue, tells about a boy who died a hero's death-and about his beloved little dog, Flax.
 Since last October, Sergeant Robert K. Bells letters to his par ents had lot to say about his five months-old cocker spaniel, Flax. They were inseparable. he related. In fact, every time Bell and his bomber crew comrades left their base on a mission, Flax parked Good Luck" to them from a near by runway. And every time the plane returned, Flax was there with a joyful greeting.
 But one day, Bell, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, didn't come back. He was killed in action. A short time later, Bells sister wrote General Arr mold. She asked him to help send Flax to her parents.
 My mother isn't well,' she wrote, and if she only had her sons dog around to look after, it would seem as if her boy was still alive"
 And General Arnold'S headquart- CTS replied that Flax will be sent home to the parents.
 Red Barber. old Gold maestro on the Allan Frankie Carle show, caused no little commotion when. at Hunter college where they were pro- ducing the Wednesday night air. show for the WAVES and STARS. He startled the service girls with, Why's everyone so formal?" when they stood up at attention when he walked on stage. It turned out that simultaneously to Reds appearance on stage, Capt. William F, Amsden. commanding officer of the WAVES Training School at Hunter college, made an entrance.
 At Lux Radio Theater last week. when George Raft co-starred with Raymond Massey and Julie Bishop in Cecil B. DeMille's airdrama Of faction in the North Atlantic" Raft was telling news reporters about his recent overseas trip to entertain Al- lied seryicemen at the war fronts. Tt was so cold in Alglers that I had to sleep in long underwear, my uniform, and the cot piled high with duffel bags. I didn't have e bath for six weeks. When got back to the United States. I soaked in the bathtub for three solid hours"
 "Why don't you try reducing a bit. Boh?" a friend asked Bob Crosby recently. You'd have a chance to be a big star in pictures if you'd just train down a little" Said Bob: T don't know about ever being c picture star, but I'm sure you're right that I should reduce. But, with all these pictures I'm making in a hurry before l join the Ma. Fines. my dance band at night and the new baby at home, the truth is I'm just too alarmed tired to reduce" The Bobby Crosby-Les Tremayne airshow heard i0.30 D. n. EWT. NEG network. Sundays Is climbing in popularity radio rating polls as . result of Bob's consistent hard work at improving the '1isten- ability" of the program.
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