Evening star., 1945-02-25
For Radio Listeners
Bp Brpson Rash

Radio is celebrating its silver
jubilee. It was in 1920 that it all
started with the transmission of the
Harding Cox election returns from
Pittsburgh and a football broadcast
from College Station, Tex.
1t was In 1920 that the crystal set
was the eighth wonder of the world
That was the year that Charlie
Chaplin and Jackie Coogan made
a movie called "The Kid" A musical
program on most any radio station
featured tunes such as Broadway
Rose, Japanese Sandman" "Pales-
teena," when My Baby Smiles at
Me, +" whispering" and Pale Moon. "
Twenty-Five years ago people were
betting that radio would never re-
place the phonograph, and in 1945
it hasn't. Those were the days when
every station featured recital with
player piano and stack of the
latest rolls. There were no singing
commercials or jingles in those days
either There was no modern preci-
sion or split-second timing in 1920,
as matter of fact, If there was not
something on the schedule at given
time the answer was simple, the sta
ton went off the air for a while.
Program Department New
shows and changes for old ones.
WMAL THE Wonderland" is
half-hour program, 1903 o'clock
each Thursday evening starting
March l. The prospectus on this
show indicates that it is certainly
one of the most ambitious local pro-
grams in Washington. Starring will
be Bernice Hickman, soprano, and
Robert Nicholson, baritone; quar-
tet and Sidney and a good-size or
chestra. Dennis Connell will narrate
the show and tell interesting stories
of science and industry. We had an
opportunity to listen to the addition
of this program and 1t is a very
smooth, pleasant half hour of bright
music, well presented and well pro-
duced by Gordon Hubbell.
WRC-NBC Starting next Sum-
day our old friend and standby w.
R. Beattie will begin his spring and
summer series of talks on Garden
ing for Victory" This experts ad-
vice will be heard 9:15-9:30 am. So
don't start out for the garden on
Sunday till after you hear what to
do. Betty Crocker's new show
"The White Market" starts tomor-
row morning 10:30-10:45. This pro-
gram presented in cooperation with
the owl will bring housewives in
formation on wartime food prob
lens. Guests on this sfirst program
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bowles.
WWDC THE Great" Scott
adds a new wrinkle to his "Yawn
Patrol" within half hour on Sunday
morning, 2-230 O'Clock, called the
Hate Parade" at which time Scott
will play the four most unpopular
tunes" of the day selected by poll
of listeners.
Ever since we had the opportunity
to meet and talk with little Mar
garet OBrien We have been casting
about for a proper and adequate
decription of her. A note from Bob
Hawk of the Thanks to the Yanks"
program arrived the other day with
the answer to the dilemma. Bob
says that Margaret is an average
girl, down-to-earth, plain and SIM
pie as Nine. Curie.
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Mike Lines :. Radio goes all out
in the Red Cross War Fund drive
starting next Wednesday. :. Orson
Welles after all the rumors of other
program contracts, has signed as
host on CBS's This Is My Best"
Welles starts on March 13. :. Bob
Burns will be on MICS Consumer
Time" program next Saturday at
1915 pm. to talk about Victory
Gardens" :. Russ Hodges of VOL.
Mutual will be at the microphone
for a play-by-play account Of the
Army Navy basket ball game from