The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-04
VA VELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

Paul Whiteman will feature "Darktown Shutters Ball" exactly as he played it when he was a member of World War I Navy band during the WATR-WABC broadcast of the Philco Summer Show on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 6 p. m. Georgia Gibbs will sing My Bill, " guest pianist Earl Wilde will play Turkey In The Straw" and the Merry Macs will offer "If Had You" and "Uh-Huh." (From New York)
 Roy Acuff offers two oft-requested favorites, I'm Sitting on Top of | the World" and Where Could I Go But to the Lord" on the Grand Ole Opry" show, tonight at 10:3O D. m., over Station WTIC. Other tuneful highspots include Carry Me Back to Old Virginny'' and Just Tell Them That You Saw Me-" har- monized by the Old Hickory Singers; Fire in the Mountain" fast fid- de solo by Tommy MagneSs; Mack McGarr, his mandolin and China Boy;" the Rachel and Oswald duet, Dear Old Southern Home" and the square dance closer, Turkey in the straw" played by the Smoky Mountain Boys. The Duke of Pa ducah (Whitey FordD jokes about his circus days, and Minnie Pearl comes by with the latest doingS down at Grinders Switch.
 With the Symphony No. 1 of Ludwig van Beethoven as the major work. Walter Poole conducts the De- troit Symphony in full hour con- cert including music of Grieg and Liszt and feturing Kent Keenans Night Soliloquy for Flute and Or chestra," with Otto Krueger as solo | flutist. tonight (830 to 9:30 p. mo over Mutual.
 The broadcast will originate in | the newly purchased home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra the Music Hall.
 "They Walk Again." first of two programs dramatizing the readjust- ment of returning soldier who lost his limbs in combat, will be pre- sented on the Army Service Forces Assignment Home,' when it airs ! Saturday, Aug. 4, at 10:15 p. m., over CBS Stations. In this first half of the two-part story, the drama shows the army's preparations, both phy- sical and psychological, to ready the veteran for his return to civilian life. This is an encore performance of a script by Arthur Laurents, first broadcast last February.
 Romance and drama will be pie tured in melody by Carol Bruce, Curt Massey, The Ranch Hands Harry Sosnik, his ensemble and or chestra, when Sunday on the NIX Ranch" takes to the air, Sunday Aug. 5, at 4:30 p. m., over Station WATR. Miss Bruce offers So In Love" and Out of Nowhere" Curt Massey sings Tn Acapulco" Some one Lovelier Than You" and, with the assistance of the group. Sad dle Your Blues to Wild Mustang Harry Sosnik and his orchestra bring a unique treatment to the Latin American favorite, "Ticc Tico", before Miss Bruce and MT Massey blend their voices in a novel arrangement of There's No You. A medley, Look For The Silver Lining" and Smile, Darn You Smile" which closes the program will be offered by the ensemble.
 A postwar gadget, the telephone company's new automobile radio telephone set, makes Blondie ano Dagwood go ga-ga, on the cmedy- drama to be heard Sunday, Aug. D ta 8 D. m., over CBS Stations. The Bumsteads try out the gadget with Il unexpected results. Penny Single ton and Arthur Lake co-star in the leading roles.
 Light opera successes, old and new, from the pen of Sigmuno Romberg will highlight the program of Phil Spitalny and his all-girl or chestra and choir on the Hour ot Charm" broadcast of Sunday, Aug 5, at 10 D. m., over Station WT1C "The Big Backyard" from up In | Central Park" will be the opening choral selection. Jeannie lends her soprano to the "Maytime" favorite "Will You Remember?. The or chestra plays Softly as in Morn ing Sunrise" from "New Moon, ' and the all-girl choir sings "Close As Pages in a Book" Evelyn, con- certmistress of the Hour of Charm plays "Serenade," from "The Stu dent Prince" as her violin solo I