The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31
WAVELETS
BY BILL HARRINGTON

BToa6caS;.ng Company will ushe. in the New Year with a coast-to- coast musical salute. featuring ten leading dance bands. from ii:30 ?. m 10 a. m. EST. on New Years Eve. Dec. 3i and Jan. l.
 From the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. Les Browns orchestra will give the old year a proper sendoif. followed at midnight oy a broadcast Of the Trinity church chimes. At l2:02 a. m. Jan. 1, Tony Pastors orchestra will provide a gay musical backdrop for the New Year. followed by l5-minute round- the-town pickups from Jimmy Dor sey at the 400 Club, Randy Brooks at Roseland and Bob Grant at the 3iltmore Hotel.
 At l a. m, WJZ-ABC will switch to Chicago to greet the New Year there with a musical flourish from Chez Farce. A half hour of gayety from Freddie Martins band at the Ambassador in Hollywood will follow, and, at ? a. m. Ray Rob- bins in Salt Lake City will welcome the New Year to the Mountain Time Zone. From 2:15 to 2:30 a. m.. Ray Robbins in Salt Lake City will welcome the New Year to the Noun tain Time Zone. From 2:15 to 2:30 a. m, Buddy Rich will be heard from the Terrace Room in New York and from 2::30 to 3:02 a. m., WJZ-ABC will move to the Club Morocco in Hollywood, where Red Nichols will complete the festivl- ties by giving listeners the West Coasts New Years Greetings.
 Fritz Kreisler will make his sec 1nd appearance as the Telephone Hours New Years Eve guest ar- tist Monday night, Dec 31st, over the entire NEG network. Wit Donald Voorhees, and the Bel Symphonic orchestra, the great vio- llnist will be heard on Station WTIC at p. m.
 It Is pleasant custom to in- t-oduce MT Kreisler, beloved by thousands for Cis talent anc warmth, on holiday evening. Int violinist has chosen his program carefully and. with MT. Voorhee. and the orchestra, will present { varied in mood selection for tht occasion.
 Human interest reporter Ted Ma lone tells of little events which oc cured during 1945 that mean tht most for the future, on his Tues I at 1.A n m. over Station WATR. Whil others discuss the great stories, sucf as the paece and atomic energy Malone will ferret out the seeming. ly, insignificant stories that "Fathel Time might take as the most i'm. portant events Of that year.
 Bob Hawk offers jokes and fret smokes on his last broadcast o. 1 hanks to the Yanks," over Station WABC. Monday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 D !n.. and SongstreSs Dolly Dawn pre-. sents her version of the new hit Waiting for the Train to Comt h." On Monday, Jan. T. at 7:3t D. n., over Station WATR, Hawl fans will find the ad lib artist starred in The Bob Hawk Show, an unusual comedy quiz program.
 Joe Sanders Kid Day chums die not have to play being Indians They were Indians.
 Joe, whose orchestra will bt heard on Spotlight Bands" ovel Station WICC and MES at 9:3t tonight. was raised in the Okla. homa Indian territory and was on, of only four white children in tn, settlement. He learned rhythm on an Indian tom-tom and becam, one of Americas ace drummer men
 Wit will sparkle like the veritabl New Years Eve champagne whel Information Please" entertain Gregory Ratoff and Fred Allen a. guest experts tonight, WTIC-NBC 9:30 p. m.
 With John Kieran and Franklin F Adams, regulars, and Clifton Fadi man, master of ceremonies. tn guests make up one of the mos scintillating boards in the program long history. Ratoff may be il New York for the show but if com pelled to stay in Hollywood, vii raise his hand to answer Fadiman' queries via the bell-ringing sys tenn familiar to "Informatiol Please" listeners.
 The Voice of FireStone" vii falute the new year with old ant