The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-19
WAu&ZeLA
 -- by BILL HARRINGTON --

Mai. Gen. William J. Wild Bilr' Donovan, attorney and former di- rector of the Office of Strategic Services, and Norman Thomas, So- cialiSt Party leader and chairman of the Post-War World Council, will be the speakers on Americas Town Meeting over wATR-WJZ tonight at s:S0 P. M.
 The program subject will be "Is World Disarmament Possible Now?" with General Donovan taking the negative stand and Thomas de- lending the affirmative.
 Tnterrogators will be Willard Lampell. former sergeant in the AAF and author of The Long Way Home" and Reagan CTex) McCrary, radio commentator and former newspaper and magazine editor.
 Author of the sixth prize-win- ming script to be dramatized on World Security Workshop, WIZ ABC's dramatic public service series, tonight at 10 F. M, is Don Hirst, 32-year-old actor writer producer of New York City.
 For writing the original story, war Is The Enemy" Hirst will re- ceive a prize of $250. The series is being presented by WIZ in cooper ation with Americans United For World Government.
 War Is The Enemy" is an ab- sorbing story of a narrator address ing MT Man" As he listens at his radio loud speaker. the narrator &C., cuses man of being asleep and tells him it is time to pioneer once more He says that as man sleeps, he must now dream-dream the American dream.
 Finnegan. starring Frank Mo- Hugh, is overcome by the Christmas spirit, during the That's Finne- gan" broadcast tongiht over Station CBS, and he gets an undependable friend a job as a de- partment store Santa Claus. The situation is complicated by Finne- gan's having to don the whiskers himself when his friend fails to show up.
 Frank Sinatra portrays a sailor who, stranded in a strange town, raises his voice in the Christmas carol Silent Night" in a poignant romantic drama from the pages of Readers Digest magazine, There Was Room For A Stranger" on CBS tonight, l0-l0:30 P. M.
 With another fight against Pet rillo looming in January, some pro- gram builders are looking into the possibility of making transcribed programs in Mexico and shipping them into this country. Canada may also be the birthplace of some trans criptions if the battle gets tough. For the first time in American radio history, a commercial series will come from Honolulu when Jack Benny ends his season with two broadcasts from there late in May. .s Since starting his starring series on CBS, Vaughn Monroe is hitting big money. He goes into the Palladium. Los Angeles, at s6,50O plus a percentage deal. starting Feb. {. Former Screen Star Made leine Carroll is giving Hollywood the brush-off to remain in New York for radio shows. Music Hall'' got her last week. Stage play for Arlene Francis, radios Ann Scotland" is being written by an- other familiar microphone name, Elaine Sterne Darlington. It hits Broadway next Summer. Nine national organizations refiecting the views of labor, management and agriculture will collaborate in pre- pairing "Cross-Section-U s. A." which starts on CBS for 39 weeks Saturday. Jan. 1. "Joe Powers of Oakville" faded from CBS Fri day, Dec. l3. Give and Take" took over the following week. "Stra- divari Orchestra" on CBS Sunday afternoons mutes Dec. 29. Nett works are making bids for Tibor Serly. Hungarian conductor and composer, to handle symphonic ses- sions. If MT. and Mrs. North is sold to a new sponsor, NEG will put it in a Thursday 7:3O P. M, EST, spot. Lots of talent in special shows is waiting around for sponsors to get interested. Includ- ed are Tony Martin, Basil Rath- bone, Ronald Colman and Billie Burke. An insurance company may underwrite the Boston Sym phony. now on ABC on a sustain ing basis. It's one million-dol. lar time and talent deal for a year.