The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-08

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It is unusual as it gives eve
teacher that they think is thu
tered in the contest-the only
still be teaching. Although t
still nearly a month away,
letters have been received at
Judging the letters and choosing
1.-THE Best Teacher of 1946'' will be
DR.. Witty, DR.. Ralph Tyler, chair
man of the department of educa
ton at the University of Chicago
and the Rev. DR.. Phillip S. Moore.
dean of the Graduate School OF
Notre Dame. The teacher selected
receives a years scholarship Tor
advanced study, plus living ex.
penses, tuition, transportation and
ST 900 in cash. Oh yes, she will also
appear as guest on the quiz
Kids program.
The child writing the letter that
selects the winning teacher WILL
receive 500 in cash, and $40 each
will 60 for the next 100 best letters.
That in a nut shell is the story.
And as far as this column is con-
cerned it is hoped that it will clear
up all the questions. Now its up to
the readers. Lets bring that award
to a New Hanover teacher. Get
those letters in the mail and when
the judges hear about the top
teachers we have down our way
they will have to place them in the
running for the top prize. Stop the
houtin' of words and get little &C.
ton started.
IN PASSING
Gil Pickard and his father, E. R.
Pickard, are in New York attending
the sporting goods convention Hope
they run across some new radios
Lester Newell, Wrightsville
merchant, going all out about the
weather down his way these days =.
Bob Kermon holding forth at
Princess and Third streets >.
Charley Hobbs definitely signed for
radio school "A wave from
Frances Sutherland, the girl re-
sponsible for that swell script over
WMFD last Wednesday night, for
the Health week program W.
G. Fountain In from Carolina
beach and telling about the big
season expected this year -. Dave
Sinclair, hatless making for the
court house in his usual great
rush =. Joan Mincy completely
furious about the March of Dimes
boxes being stolen telling the tale
to several interested friends who
seemed just as furious as they
learned the story Colin Kerr
back from his Raleigh trip :.
hester J. Boruch, who has just
been discharged from the Navy,
now an engineer at WMFD
A remote being placed in the Lee
gion Home, Third and Dock streets
:. The Bride" really vowed
the listeners Wednesday night on
the A. L. show Jean Andrews
may take part in one of the local
shows in the near future Tom
Cause is topping his own "tops"
these days.
WORTH TUNING
prologue to Glory, ABC,
Sunday 10 p. m. Club Gospel
Singers tomorrow 1918 a. m.
The "Cornet Storyteller today II: 80
a. m. Happy Sam Fowler,
songs, WMFD tonight GAS p. M.
ABC will air Secretary James F.
Byrnes' first radio address since
he returned from the UNO meet
ings next Monday $3.50 p. m. -.
Gangbusters 8 p. m. tomorrow
night.
YOU AND ME
Did you notice that the Whining.
tons original radio station was
sold to a group in Durham and is
still In operation under the call
letters of WDNC. incidentally,
you have often wondered
how call or station letters are as
signed or obtained. The FEC main
tains a call letter list, and if no
special request is made, each sta
ton as a permit or license isl
is given the next group
Of letters available on the list.
However, it is permissible for a
station to ask for letters that might
stand for slogan or the name
Of the operator. This, of course,
is dependent on the letters re.
being unassigned. Several
Of the most famous assigned by
request call letters include WIS
(Worlds Largest Store) WPTF eve
Protect The Family and WHO'D,
Florida, (Wonderful Isle Oh
Dreams). Another practice that
was inaugurated in the early DAYS
was the assignment of call letters
beginning with a w to stations
east of the Mississippi. But before
some reader writes in correcting
me on that w statement let me
hasten to add that before the W rul.
ing became official several sta.
tons in the w area had been as.
signed call letters beginning with
K-thus KDKA, Pittsburg. But gen.
orally speaking the majority of the
stations east of odd Man River
have call letters beginning with w
FOR THE RECORD
If you missed the Community
Health program last Wednesdav
night, WMFD 8 p. M, you lost o,,t
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