The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-12
WAVELETS
By ED LEAMY

OF the many human interest stor-
les concerning dogs that Gilbert
Martyr likes to relate on his "Kel-
logg News" program, aired Monday
through Friday over WATR and the
BLUE Network at 1880 a. m, EWT,
this one rates among his favorites:
1t happened in Ludlow, VT, and
the story was first used by UP. 1t
concerns Boy" mongrel dog who
refused to leave spot near jagged
hole in the ice where his master and
small mistress drowned when their
automobile plunged through.
Twice boy" attempted to rescue
his year-old mistress, Eileen Jones,
but for his efforts he recovered on
ly the baby's ball and her pink
blanket. Later when the bodies Of
Eileen and her father, Elmer Jones,
were recovered, boy" refused TO
leave the spot where the tragedy
occurred.
Exhausted after his attempts to
find the bodies, boy" tugged the
pink blanket he had pulled out OF
the icy water and lay down on it,.
Even the remaining members Of
the family couldn't bulge the faith
full dog from the jagged edge of the
ice.
WINS Swing Glass" maestro,
Freddie Robbins, is selling war
bonds and We mean selling! It's
in connection with the Esquire ALL
American Jazz Band concert to be
held January 18 at $3.50 at the
Metropolitan Opera House Of which
WIN will broadcast portion from
10 to 1890 p m.
War Bonds are the only admission
and that's why Freddie, using the
slogan Help Kill the Rats to Bring
Back Our Cats" (Hepcats), is pitch
ing so hard to sell those good buys.
Freddie will also interview in
dividually on his $500 D. m. daily
Swing Class" most of the person
mel Of the band.
The Young Peoples Concert of the
New York Philharmonic, the third
in the 1894 series, will be broad
cast from Carnegie hall over WQXR
Saturday, January %, from II a. m.
to IL noon. Rudolph GAM will be
the conductor.
The Saturday concert will open
with Wagner's Prelude to Die
Meistersinger" and will continue
with the playing of the Second and
Third Movements of Mozarts SYM
phony in E Flat Major and the
same movements of Tschaikowsky,s
Symphony in F Minor. The entire
group will join in the singing of
'FTere Jacques" and the program
will close with Morton Guold's Red
cavalry March and American
Salute.
Through the presentation of the
Second and Third Movements from
the Mozart and Tschaikowsky SYM
phonles. Mr.. CAM, director OF the
Young Peoples Concerts, is continu-
ing his study of the symphony which
will be climaxed towards the end
OF the season by the presentation
OF one short symphony in its en-
tirety.
WQZR will broadcast all of this
seasons Young Peoples Concerts,
the three remaining ones to be pre-
sented on February ~, March 10
and April Is.
The magic of jazz music and It's
master musicians will be welded into
one unit on Tuesday, January 10.
when WIZ War Bond Night" in
augurates the Fourth War Bond
Loan with Esquire's 1914 All-Ameri-
can Jazz Concert TO be broadcast
over station WIZ from $50 to 9:55
p. m. E. w. T.
This will mark the first time In
the 6O-year history Of the met that
IT VIII permit jazz TO emanate from
It's great stage. Esquire asked six
teen outstanding musical critics rep
reSenting all sections of the country
to select the nations top jazz musi-
clans.
The twenty winners chosen by the
experts will assemble at the Met
ropolitan Opera House for their
awards on January 10 and will con-
duct two-hour jam session for both
the audience seated in the opera
house and for the radio audience
Admission to this unusual session
will be by War Bond ranging from
the $i8,75 denomination for a $25. 90
certificate TO $500 for q $4,000
War Bond.
No conductor will be on the po-
dium for this unprecedented jam
session. though Paul Whiteman,
musical director OF the Blue Net
work. will be honorary conductor as
he Is awarded the citation as the
Father of American Jazz"
Pretty blonde screen actress Mar
jorie Reynolds appeared at MICS
''SttF Playhouse" recently dressed in
furi. mittens. land maybe wooden
unoies), to combat the effects Of Ole
Man Winter who was playing an ex-
tended engagement in Hollywood.
Shivering, Marjorie rushed to the
nearest radiator TO thaw out before