The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

The gal with the great big
getting them Is Morton DOWne.
star, dropped in the other day
MOrtOn'S programs to rehearSe II
Bands" The singers frequently
If This Is New York" was
doomed to an early end, not Sc
"Archie". A new show brough'
Archie back intact to the airWay'
In 1910. "Duffy's Tavern" soon De.
came one of radios most discussed
shows. People are still talking.
Leaving humorous shows aside tol
q while, and if you crave a bit OF Inc
occult. or romance and intrigue, OF
mystery, turn your dial to WABC
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights at tbs. At that time you
will find John Nesbitt'S PASSING
Parade" And sweet dish tina,
show is. Last Thursday I listened
to the true story (Nesbitt is ready
to vouch for the veracity OF his
stories) of a Werewolf, that hao
shivers running up and down my
spine like a frozen-toed centipede
doing a reversible Marathon, I was
glad the lights were on, and that II
wasn't midnight. And some time
I'll tell you the true story OF myself
as a lad in Ireland, and a midnight
there way out in the country, ano
a ruined church and tuinbled-
down graveyard, and moon in q
cloudy sky, and a small boy, ano
the white THING that moved IN
the cemetery, as the moonbeams fill
tered through the rustling leaves OF
ancient trees, and all else was silent
In the land.
But now, while coyly waiting fol-
the shouts Of my readers importun'
ing me: Come on, Ed! Tell III
that storyl" I'd like again to cal
your attention to the many ane
varied musical programs which vol
can find every day at differen
hours on WQXR in New York -
you'll find it 1860 on your dial. .
have yet to tune in on one tina
didn't well repay me for my choice
Two other musical programs
which give me great deal OF de-
light are 1.-THE Gay Nineties," ane
Music America Love Best" which
heard again last Saturday at z ant
1880 p. m. over WIZ.
It is one Of the irritations Of m,
life that I'm not able to catch Nor
ton Downey over the Blue at 3 an,
afternoon, Monday through Friday
The reason for that is I'm a hard
working man, (Another note to tn
Boss: Please note.) busy on thi
column at that time. SO I have II
rely on what my friends-The Thre
Hours for Lunch ClubberS in Ney
York-pass on to me. They tell m
Morton is going as strong as ever
And that's something! His render
ing Of Irish songs and others is still
top rating.
Many of those who listen to Nor
ton over the air are under the impress
sion that the Irish Singer" is Irisl
born. Waterburians, of course, AM
most Nutmeggers know differently
With pardonable pride they poin
to Wallingford as Morton's birth
place. But maybe here's something
they haven't heard:
The star of the Blue Network
Songs by Morton Downey," ha
crossed the Atlantic ~ times to fl
professional engagements in ever
country of Western Europe but one
And that one is-Come on fans
Ireland.
And here's another bit of Dow
neyiana, for which I have Die
Mooney to thank. That very ele
CANT gold watch chain which Nor
ton sports is watchless at both ends
Instead are good luck charms
Lucky Downey! I've known man
man with watchless watcl
chain. But they had differen
reason. These gentlemen had tenn
porarily loaned their time pieces t,
an avuncular relative.
Last Monday in the column
told you about a Ginny Simms shoy
to which I had listened, and OF
which I heard her interview PVT
McMullen the blind young servic
man. Well, here's a bit about CHM.
which Sydney Eiges has passed Oh
to me. You all know that NBC'
Girl Tuesday is an honorary ser
geant of Marines. Now she has ;
new title. April 2 she took office 81
Mayor of Northridge which lie
within the sprawling limits Of 10
Angeles, and for that reason hat
no mayor of its own.
Feeling the lack of an executive
for the busting community, Sydne.
tells me, the Board Of Director
Of the Northridge Chamber o
Commerce voted to choose an un
official Mayor" and then un
animously elected Ginny to tn
post.
She will be a sort of Fiorell'
LaGuardia and Grover Whalen TO
the community, for the board sail
when electing her:
Mayor Simms will be an activ
fighting mayor on behalf of tn
: 1890 people who make Northridg
their home. This is really no hon
orary post Northridge Is an up AMI
coming community and we hav
many postwar plans which onl
Mayor Simnls can pnut through TO
| our city"
Northridge lies IN the San Fer
nando Valley Just over the hill
from Hollywood. It Is there tina