The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-09

West Coast. Games are held after work, with GrouchO 8 frequent spectator.
 Benny Davis, ace tunesmith, has composed the score for Jay c. Flip pens new musical, Slap Happy" You'll be hearing some of the tunes as played by Jack Shilkrets orches- tra on Flippen's Correction, Please" programs over CBS Satur- day nights.
 Forrest Lewis, character actor of the Carlton E. Morse T Love a Mystery" thrillers heard over CBS, was the recipient of a most unusual "hOnOr'' this week. Famous for his meanie roles and currently cast as the homicidal maniac, Herbert Freely" Lewis was voted "The Meanest Man of Radio" by the Green Springs, Texas, High School Girls Club.
 NEG announcer commentator Jim Doyle. who is noted for his friendly way of warming up both listeners and studio audiences, is auditioning May for his third net work show.
 Now that the tennis season has opened, Grace Keddy, an ardent enthusiast of the sport, has been bringing not only her tennis rac- quet and balls to CBS' ::We Love and Learn," rehearsals, but the re- sulting stiffened muscles as well.
 Bob Burns current role in the rew movie, Belle of the Yukon," parallels the real life career of redio'S Arkansas Traveller" In the picture, Bob appears as a country boy who leaves home and goes out in the world, only to be taken" by shrewd strangers. But in real life Bob turned to his own advantage the experiences he gleaned from knocking about the world, by giving them a touch of homely common sense and seasoning them with hu- nor. The resulting dish of philo- scphy and fun Bob sold back to the world via radio and pictures, there by earning for himself both fame and fortune-and the good will of people everywhere.
 John WinchcoiI, beloved "OId Timer" of the Musical Steel. makers" heard each Sunday on the Blue network, has been making his way through the side streets of Wheeling, West Virginia for the past few days. NO-the "Old Timer" doesn't owe any new bills las a matter of fact the canny ScOtch- man pays cash!)-but he is being plagued by practically everyone he meets with the same question - How did Dunninger do it, JOhn?" Winchcoli was guest judge on MT. D's program in New York recently and It comes out now, that he promised his friends and fans he would tell them, on his return. just how the Master MentaIist worked. Best part of the story is that WinchcOli confesses he cannot ans- wer the question.
 In Kay Kyser's new picture. Bat N-~~.sNF @~NNSol a sSlHCAlCC pdbEQ OH an incident in Rays own life plays an important part. Tn order to have an authentic background for the story, the studio sent unit to pho- tograph Rays home in Rocky Mount, N. c. When the film was de. veloped and cut. radios "Ol' Profes. sor" rallied his entire College of Musical Knowledged" gang and had 1t run in the projection room for them. It brought back to them poig- nant memories of that evening tn 1885 when the band gathered in Rays living room to decide whether to break up or take chance and go to California for Q last try. Cali tornla won, and the rest is radio historyl
 When the boatswain's mate of the U. s. s. Tennessee appeared on "a East's Ladies Be Seated" program last week, he appeared on behalf of the entire crew and told East that Che boys had voted ''Ladles Be NaaAaNn Ahae4 Co s1ssm1ea A .rfaa.am s.~n-