Evening star., 1951-02-21
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For Sing 1t
By Harry Macarthur

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week as master of ceremonies on
Sing 1t Again" (WTOP-TV-
Saturday. 10 p.m) and with him
will bring a hint of things to come
for the mammoth giveaways. The
national emergency may do some
thing nothing else has managed
to do. 1t may put an end to
those fabulous merchandise :
packed jackpots,,
With material shortages staring
them in the face, manufacturers
will be less eager to give away
their refrigerators and whatnot.
This isn't stated as the actual
reason, but it undoubtedly has a
lot to do with the change in
format which Sing 1t Again" is
to undergo.
When Mr.. Murray takes over,
the jackpot of $4,000 in mer-
chandise and $1,000 in cash will
no longer be awarded the viewer
or listener who Identifies the
Phantom Voice." Instead. there
will be a $1,000 prize each week,
with members of the studio audi
ence as we'll as the audience at
home being permitted to try for
it. 1t. will be divided among the
studio contestants if no one at
home wins it.
This is the second time Sing
1t Again" has undergone deflation
OF the jackpot. Once it was gaily
offering $4,000 in merchandise
and an additional $25, ZOO in cash.
Winners now, of course, will have
a lot fewer tax headaches.
X X X
Canine Department: Jerry
Strong. the well-known sausage,
television set and flower salesman
WINK. WRC and WMAL-TV),
is the man who startled a we'll
filed supermarket the other after
noon. you mean there's a tax on
dog food?" he said to the cashier
in amazement. She. said there cer-
tainly was. DEAD DOG"|
shouted Mr.. Strong.
He's not likely really to do away
with the beast, of course, since he
has it trained to bite radio-TV
columnists At least it bites one of
them. There is no truth, though,
to the report that it writes his
scripts. French poodles are smart
dogs.
Controversy Department: That
complaint Sunday from a Drag
net" listener seems to have uncov-
cred a difference of opinion.
Writes Mrs. Daniel Vucci of
Greenbelt (MdD:
II would like to say a few words
to the listener of 'Dragnet.' Il
heard that program, as do every
Friday evening, and I can't re-
call anything CORY about it. III
more parents would take their
heads out OF the sand and be-
come aware of the facts that men
such as the one depicted in this
story do exist. perhaps it would
be a safer place for children to
live :. This listener says I'm not
bothered by suspense shows and
horror shows, but this one went
too far Why? Because such
things as this are happening
every day? Such so-called horror
shows don't bother this irate lis
tener because he knows that
skeletons and ghosts don't walk
the halls at midnight Well, sex
maniacs do! So let's face it!
Thank you. 'Dragnet' and NBC."
X X X y
Progress Report: Things are
looking up, career wise, for NBC-
TVS Jeanne Warner. The singer
whose face was one of the first
familiar ones in local television,
received one setback when WNBW
was told by the FEC to separate
the RCA color tests from its reg
ular programming. Before that
Miss Warner had been an after.
noon regular. She felt another
blow recently when her night
time Warmers Corner" was
dropped and she was turned into
mistress of ceremonies for mu-
sical teletranscriptions.
The good news is that she will
appear Sunday on Leave 1t to
the Girls" and there are rumors
that she has in preparation a
local show aimed hopefully at
the network. She can be expected
to hold her own, incidentally, in
that witty and glamorous COM
pany Sunday night.
Programs and People: Two ap-
pearances on the Ken Murray
Show" WTOP-TV-Saturday, 8
p.m) have aroused the interest
of Sam Goldwin, Warner Bros.
and goth Century Fox in Biff
Elliott, 27-year-old war veteran.
Jack Barry's MBS Juvenile
Jury has made an addition film
in hopes of finding a regular TV
berth. Milton Berle will be
a Washington visitor tomorrow
night to attend the Kfar Tru-