Evening star., 1947-05-25

SHOW Is biographical SkeLcA. 1Qe
prize is sizable for identification of
a famous person from a meager clew,
usually the place and date of birth.
The award decreases as the clues
become more explicit. A woman
playing the game with the doctor
recently was unable to identify
George C. Marshall even after she
had been told when he was appoint
ed Secretary of State.
/, If the doctor wanted to do some
thing really constructive, he would
limit his audiences to school teachers.
There isn't school teacher in the
country who couldn't use $2,400.
And the way things are with school
teachers salaries, number of them
probably would be glad to be paid
eight silver dollars for identifying
the President who was born on
February II and was known as the
Great Emancipater.
1t probably is significant that one
man who listened to all those wrong
answers for several years while
impersonating ''Dr. T. O." aban-
doned radio to enter the ministry.
He undoubtedly learned that man.
kind needed all the help it could get.
Sports Department-Those sitting
in on the National Celebrities golf
tournament via WINK or WINx-FM
heard the second of Bing Crosby's
recent ventures as a sportscaster.
(The other was the broadcast of a
Pittsburgh Pirates ball game.) At
the tourney here, Bing was ap-
preached by Howard Williams,
WINK special events reporter, who
had an interview in mind. What
network are you with?" Crosby
asked. Were independent" said
Williams. Good" said Crosby. IT
love the Independents" He pro-
ceeded, not only with the interview,
but with a play-by- play account of
the golf match between Hildegarde,
Senator Robert Taft and Baseball
Commissioner Happy Chandler. :
VOL and the Mutual network will
broadcast the Memorial Day auto
mobile race at Indianapolis this
week. Programs will include an ac-
count Of the start of the race classic
several pickups during the day as it
progresses and report on the final
drive to the finish line. Arch Nc
Donald, WTOP sports director. will
receive a citation from the Lions
Club Of District % between games
Of the Memorial Day double header
at Griffith Stadium.
X X
The Local Scene: Connie Cav.
morning man." discovered
his listeners a warm hearted and
generous lot the other morn. He
was called by 26-year- Edgar
Gooch, who was in desperate need |
Of a ride to California and thought
someone going that way might take
him along. Edgar lost an announc-
ing job of six years standing down |
in North Carolina 20 months ago, |
after being blinded by an illness.
His search for another ended a lit
tie more than a week ago when he
got word from XIII in Los Angeles
that a Job was his "if" he could
get there in time. The Gay appeal
rounded up more than enough to
pay the Gooch plane fare within
two hours. Congress Reports"
(WWDC, Thursday, 10 p.m.), has
returned to the air. On it, members
OF Congress are invited to speak
their minds on the particular public
affair in which they are interested.
:. iris Coffin, author of Missouri
COMPROMISE" will appear this week
on Looks at Books" (WGAY-j
Saturday, II noon. An 11-year-
old pianist, Roger Prizes, will appear
on WGAY'S "Stars on the Hori-
zon" this afternoon at 4::3O. The
program features talented young
people in the Washington area.
Roger will be playing no piano
exercises for 11-year- -olds, but
Dimitri Kabalebsky's "Sonatina No.
in G Major" and Chopin's waltz
IN B Minor" When it went on
tn air recently, WGAY-FM went
70 great pains to impress it's fire.
luency on the listeners minds. So
now the Federal Communications
Commission has told WGAY-FM to
'hift its frequency as of today for
series Of special tests. You'll find
t now at 93.3 megacycles. Bob
Hopes final broadcast of the sea-
on, on June 10, If you want to
tart plaguing NBC for tickets, will
lave a Washington dateline. =.