The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-05

of the guest conductors for the WATR-Blue Network Summer Symphony concerts when he takes over the podium this afternoon for the to 5 p. m, broadcast. Gober- man has listed Beethoven's Sym phony No. 1, Ravel's "Pavane pour une Infante defunte' and Proko- fieff's Peter and the Wolf"
 Coberman, who also will conduct on Saturday, May 12, and then la ter in the season, is currently the music director of the Broadway hit, On The Town" Last season he conducted the New Opera Con- pany,s production of Helen Goes To Troy" He has been conductor of the Brooklyn Symphony Or chestra, the N Y. A. Orchestra of New York, the Ballet theater in New York and Mexico, and the original Ballet Russe in it's AIS tralian tour. In April, 1942, Wlth Joseph Szigeti, violinist, as soloist, he introduced the Treasury War Bond concerts at Carnegie hall. He has made many recordings and also has conducted in the films.
 Listeners are sure to enjoy what ever consequences occur when Ralph Edwards plays host to the Andrews Sisters on his Truth or Consequences show tonight at D. m. over NEG Stations. The melody trio are all set to welcome the master-of-shenanigans when he returns the favor by visiting their Blue Network program the following day, Sunday, May 6. A new guitar novelty, Daisy May" will be introduced by Lou Childre when he guest stars on Roy Acuffs Grand Ole Opry show on tonight at 10:30 p. m.' over NEG Stations. Roy Acuff $ solos for the evening include T Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine and Farther Along Other mu- sical highspots are "Tennessee Wagoner," a fiddle solo by Tom my Magness; Loves Old Sweet Song" and Pretty Quadroon,' har- monized by the Old Hickory Sing CTS: Mack McGarr, his mandolin and "Nobodys Sweetheart" rake Me Back to Tennessee" duet by Rachel and Oswald, and Turkey in the Straw" played by the Smoky Mountain Boys Minnie Pearl reports on the doings at Grinders Switch, and the Duke Of Paducah (Whitey Ford) whips over some fast ones on the subjects or baseball.
 Phil spitalny and the Hour of Charm" all-girl orchestra present music of the great outdoors, In their broadcast Sunday evening May 6, at 10 o'clock over the NEG Stations. The orchestra and ,choir open the show with The Big Back Yard" from Sigmund Rom berg's up In Central Park" score. Jeannie, soprano, sings Hawthorne s Listen to the Mocking Bird" and the orchestra plays another Rom berg selection, Softly As in a Morning Sunrise" The choir of- fers Romes My Heart Sings" Ev- elyn and her magic violin arc heard in Carmichaels "Stardust '; the two pianists, Ruth and Louise play "The Merry y-Go-Round Broke Down." by Friend and Franklin and the contralto Francine sings Rasbach's Trees. The hymn oi the evening, Now the Day is Over, is dedicated to the Army Air Force Convalescent Hospital at Fort Thomas, Ky.
 "Blondie's Blessed Rumor" was more of a rumor than was origin ally anticipated, and will not be heard as scheduled in the broadcast Sunday, May 6 at p. m. over CBS stations. Instead Blonde Starts Her Spring Cleaning" and Dagwood starts his Spring alibi-ing. to get out of his share of the work. Many an intricate excuse is tried and fails, before the house cleaning 4 finished. Penny Singleton stars as Blondie, with Arthur Lake as Dag wood.
 In the army, he found degree of democracy that he had never known in civilian life, and now that he is about to receive his honor. able discharge, the Negro soldier faces a realjustment to the ract prejudice of civilians. How tht Army Service Forces helps Negro soldiers face that problem will b' told in Assignment Home" the ASF drama series, in its broad cast Saturday, May at 4:5o p m, over CBS stations. Sergean Arthur Laurents writes this series which is directed by Major E. By ron.
 A talented musician, now in tn, armed forces, will be given $1 900 a! a grand "GI Starter" for continua' ton of his musical career, following the Radio Hall of Fame" broadcas
 Sunday, May 6. The sponsor of tn, program, the Philco corporation will present a $1,O00 bill to Pau Whiteman on the broadcast, ant : Whiteman will select its talented recipient. The lucky service mar may use the money for tuition study or merely as 8 financial back log while readiusting to civilian life The entire program will honol