The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
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 -- by BILL HARRINGTON --

When Americas Town Meeting of the Air" comes back to Town Hall tonight to discuss "1s Russia Preventing Peace ct Paris?", George v. Denny, Jr., will return as Moderator.
 And the show comes in with a brand new format. Instead of four different speakers each week there will be a duo of two regulars, as in- terrogators of two guest speakers the latter propounding the pros and cons of the weeks topic. The first pair of regulars for term ot weeks will be H. V. Kaltenborn Dean of American Radio News Commentators and Quincy Howe Author and Commentator.
 The guest speakers for the Sep tember 5th broadcast will be A. A Berle, Jr., Lawyer. Former Assist ant Secretary of State, also former Ambassador to Brazil, who will take teh affirmative stand on this ques- ton, "Is Russia Preventing Peace at Paris?" The negative side will be supported by Dr. Frederick l. Schuman, Professor of Political Science, Williams College, and au- thor of the recent book Soviet Pol itics at Home and Abroad"
 MT. Kaltenborn and MT. Howe, with their keen perceptiveness, will then set an on-stage lively pace of questioning to be followed by the traditional audience participation.
 The popular. audience participa- ton show, featuring amateur baton wielders Sammy Kaye's So You Want to Lead A Band, currently heard Tuesdays from 8:30 to F M., over WATR-ABC, will move to Thursdays at 10 P. M, beginning tonight.
 Mel Powell, the erstwhile Benny Goodman pianist, who guest stars on the Vaughn Monroe Show over NEG at 10 P. M. tonight, is respon- sible for the startling revelation that the late Gertrude Stein was a jazz enthusiast. During the summer of l945, while a corporal in the Army Air Force, Powell was play ing for CT audience at the Olym- piad Theater in Paris when Ger trude Stein came backstage to con- graduate him, and revealed her in- terest in American jazz. Subse- quently she became his close friend and fan. Also, while in Paris, Powell was made an honorary member of Le Jazz Hot, the leading European organization of jazz fans.
 Back on the air for their new Fall season are Dick Haynes and Helen Forrest, with Moonlight Bay" as the singers capsule operet- ta on CBS' Dick Haynes Show" tonight at g P. M. AS his return-to- the-air featured ballad Haynes sings ITO Each His Own," while Helen Forrest is heard in "Whc Told You That Lie" Gordon Jen- kins' orchestra and the Four Hits and A Miss round out the show.
 Robert Young will be the star when Suspense" radios "theater of thrills, presents an encore per- formance of You'll Never See Me Again." in the broadcast tonight at P. M., over Station WABC. The story, a hair-raiser, was first pre- sented two years ago, with Joseph Gotten in the leading role.
 Settling once and for all the age old question of "oomph" versus "1Q." Professor Quiz-Dr. Craig Earl-will bring his quiz troupe to this city to test the mental prowess of the leading contenders for the Miss America" title during his WJZ-ABC broadcast of Thursday Sept. s. at 7:30 P. M., EDT.
 For the first time in the history of network quiz shows, the luscious lassies. all winners in statewide contests, will face the microphone and the genial Professor to demon strate their mental resourcefulnesi instead of their fair faces and superb silhouettes.
 Added to the $500. and the five automobile tires given as prizes foi correct answers each week, silver ] compact will be presented to eact contestant.
 Professor Quiz is heard over WJz-