The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-01

cort of cruisers were sent to the bot tom by American ships they never saw, off Guadalcanal. Those were two dramatic applications of one of the most secret weapons of World War II, radar, the story of which will be told on "The Human Ad- venture" in its broadcast over CBS stations, tonight at 10 p. m. The drama, directed by Sherman H. Dryer, traces the development of radio detection and ranging of en- emy ships and aircraft, from James Clark Maxwell'S experiment, nearly century ago, which proved that light consists of electrical vibrations. A series of scientific discoveries, many of them useless in themselves, led to the ultimate perfection of a detection and ranging system which changed world history.
 The thirty-eighth birthday of our Army Air Forces on Wednesday, August l, should make every Amer ican proud, considering the fact that we started out with only a handful of men, began the last war with only 53 planes and 35 trained pilots, and today have the worlds mightiest air force. These gratifying facts were pointed out when the Sunday night CBS series, "Men of Vision," dramatized for the first time on the air the life of one of the men most responsible for these accomplishments, c om m n d ing General Henry H. Arnold, of the Army Air Forces. Veteran News Analyst Edwin c. Hill, narrator of the thrillers built around American air power, it's planes and the men who built them pointed out that our air forces today consist of more than 2,300,000 officers and men. What does that mean in terms of fighting strength? Just ask the peo- pie of Japan, who are rapidly tiring of counting U. s. planes overhead.
 Producer Travis Wells, of the Sunday Hollywood Mystery Time" program, reads dozens of scripts every week from hopeful scribes who want to hear their plays on the air. Sometimes the writers appear in person to make verbal pitch for their wares. This week Wells was approached by a mystery writer who handed him new script and said: ''This is new type of plot in a lighter vein-all the victims are merely wounded!"
 Cantor's Cozy Cabana turns all out for the military on "Wednes- day With You" heard tonight over WTIC at o'clock.
 Harry von Zell. Freddie Martel, Nora Martin, and Leonard Sues do the honors when high ranking officer from the European Theater checks in at the Cabana for a guest starring stint in honor of Army Air Corps day.
 The inferiority complex of the typical young 4F proves to be vul- nerable spot for crime in The Case of the Star Spangled Racketeer" to be heard on the MT. District Attorney" program, tonight at 9:30 o'clock over WTIC.
 When a young boy full of desire to serve his country in uniform is turned down, the disappointment can be so bitter that he may be- come an innocent though effective tool of Nazi underground agents.
 The District Attorney Clay Jostyn) and his staff of Harrington Oen Doyle) and Miss Miller (Vicki Vola) accomplish a double purpose in solving 'The Case of the Star Spangled Racketeer." While inves- tigating the Nazi-inspired vandal- ism in their community they suc- ceed in renewing the inislead boys faith in the AmRr!can creed of tolerance and respect.
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