The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-22

scriptions and between rounds corn- n.ertary, will be Jack Dempsey, Sam Taub and Joe Cumnniskey.
 Hedda Hopper-Tom Brennamal1 hat auction will take place at l2 midnight tonight. Auction will be conducted by Eddie Cantor, Georgie Jessel and Mickey Rooney in Earl Carroll Theater Hollywood. l0S girls will model the i0S Prize Winning hats selected from 65,000 entries. Merle Oberon, Loretta Young, Peter Lorre, Jerry Colonna will place Q fe whats on the Block Proceeds from the affair will be presented to Braille Institute of America to Aid the Blind. WATR will carry Q broadcast of the bidding and inci- dental entertainment features,
 Producer Martha Rountree's MES roundtable of romance, Leave It to the Girls" is such Q hit that mem bers of the panel are being sought as guest speakers by prominent New York organizations that want to hear more about heart problems tand their Solutions) from authori- tAtlve sources. Paula Stone, who emcees the Saturday night show, and witty Eloise McElhone, started the ball rolling when they appeared before the Art Directors Club.
 The Old Hickory Singers, popular quartet featured each Saturday night on the NEG Grand ole Opry" will soon celebrate the third anniversary of their formation into foursolne Each member of the ouartet-which comprises Claude Sharpe, first tenor; Ross Dowden, second tenor; Luther Heathwole, baritone, and Joseph McPherson, bass-is e sololst in his own right, and they colalborate on writing their own arrangements of the songs they feature on the "Opry" broad casts.
 Sound Man Herne Surrey and En- gineer Bob Anderson knock them- selves out week after week cooking up new sound-effect 'ginmielis" to lleighton tho dramatic thrills on "Suspense.' But last week the as- Signlnent was easy. Asked to sinlu- late the sound of . person chipping ice with an sice pick, Surrey and Anderson put away their Ruoee Qoldberg-like contraptions and simply got . block of Ice and an icepick. It sounded perfect, too.
 Loretta Young and Joseph Cotton co-star in the suspense drama Love Letters" when 1t IS presented on the Radio Theater, tonight at 900 D. n' over the Columbia network, William Keighley is the producer on the full. hour broadcast.
 Loretta Young will be heard aS Singleton" an elan-Spirited, sensi- tive young girl who falls in love with a series of letters, Joseph Cot ton takes the role of Alan Qu!nton. soldier who writes them for his friend while overseas.
 Producers Martha Rountree, ap- propriately enough, scheduled the famous hat designer, Walter Florell, to appear on her pre- Easter broad- cast of Leave It to the Girls, Sat- urday. The girls traded banter with Florell were Paula Stone, Robin Chandler, Eloise McElhone and Madge Evans.
 Phil "Take It Or Leave It" Baker reports that the circus almost didn't open in New York recently. Every time they put Up a tent" says Phil, people moved their furniture ir1."
 ABC Baritone Jack Berch has just received a request he's happy to ful. i'll. A woman in Atlantic City, N. Jp has written: My little boys daddy is 0 CT and still in Germany. He has never seen his son. Will you sing That Little Boy of Mine like his fatreh would if he were here?' The song Is scheduled for an early program.