The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-25

Nashville, Tenn, February 10. -
Convinced Of his own lack of quail
Hcations, Roy Acuff, NBC noun
tain balladeer from Nashville, has
persuaded his friends to drop the
whole thing and let him bow out as
a candidate for the governorship Of
Tennessee.
Acuff's decision to renounce any
political ambitions and to stick to
rustic fiddling and singing was made
the moment he realized the Acuff
gubernatorial boom was gaining dis
turbing momentum. The singing star
Of MICS Grand Ole Opry" (Sat-
lriays, 1880 p. m. EWT) originally
was brought into the state political
picture when q group OF Tennessee
fans qualified his name for a place
ON the ticket as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination.
Pleased at what he though was
simply a gesture Of fan loyalty,
Acuff became APPALLED, when the CAM
paign for his nomination began to
SNOWFALL and old-time politicoS con-
coded he had at least q chance Of
occupying the Governors chair. To
the candidates complete horror, and
before he could bet the SNOWFALL
stopped, he also had been qualified
for the Republican primary by a
group Of Carroll County Republic
cans including Mayor Gordon Will
der. Of Huntingdon, and several
former members Of the State Legs
lature.
He thus had the distinction Of
being the only candidate ever quail
ified in Tennessee to run for both
the Republican and Democratic
gubernatoriAl nominations.
In calling off both sides, Acuff
pounded home his contention that
he knows nothing about the highly
specialized Job Of governing q state
ana that, for the best interests Of
Tennessee, he would prefer to re-
main just what he Is - singer and
player Of folk music and ballads.
New York, Feb. "The BILL
board has Just announced the
result Of its poll Of Radio editors,
and Chesterfield Pleasure Time
with Fred Waring" has again been
voted the best 15-minute program.
It received twice as many votes as
its nearest competitor.
Winning votes Is nothing new for
this outfit. They COPIED the World
Telegram Poll in 1910, 1914. 1912,
1913, and now 1.-THE Billboard" Poll.
Fred Waring was particularly
pleased with this years outcome
because, as he put tits doubly
gratifying to win this time, be-
cause the Victory Tunes programs
on which the radio editors based
their vote. were selected for us
by the members Of our armed
forces"
Washington, Feb. 18-Don Hollen-
beck, NBC correspondent. lost a
Jacket In the Salerno invasion and
a trench coat and pair Of shoes in
North Africa. But he never expect
ed to lose his overcoat at President
Roosevelt's White House press con-
ference.
When 1t came time to leave, the
overcoat was missing. Don, slightly
red. told the White House Secret
Service men. They became redder,
but their complexion returned to
normal an hour later when they
appeared at Hollenbeck's hotel with
the coat, The Law reported that
another correspondent had taken
1t by mistake.
Port Arthur, Tex, Feb. 24-(UP)
AT a bond rally here, Cpl. Freddie
Bar, baritone soloist in the Ellington
Field band, auctioned a deluxe red,
blue and yellow necktie donated by
Frank Sinatra.
It sold for $500 In war bonds.
Bar then removed his own CT tie
and offered 1t at auction.
A young woman bid $1,000 for it.
Eddie Bowling, Broadway actor
and producer who has discovered
almost as many stars as Ellery
Queen has criminals, and Helen
Menken, of stage and radio. will