Evening star., 1951-12-05
On the Air:
On the Air:
Ao-Yeur-OId
Hits Music
Jackpot
By Harry Macarthur

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1.-THE land of opportunity. Say the
fright word accidentally and Grou-
'lcho Marx will shower you with
leash. Answer the doorbell and
lyou win a prize if you have can
|of the proper brand Of coffee on
1.-THE premises. One local radio
lstation will even give you money II
1.-THE money you already have has
1.-THE right serial number on it.
One of opportunity's television
Ioutposts is program called
l"Songs for Sale" on which the
Iefforts of amateur tunesmiths are
decorated with fancy arrange
Iments and launched by name
Isingers every Saturday night at 10
lon CBS-TV (WTOP). Steve Allen
lis the head man and, while he
could sue his writer's over some of
1.-THE interview dialogue. and Morey
Amsterdam, fun-loving member
of the panel (ya gotta have a
paneD, could take a 80 or 40 year
fishing trip without being missed,
it is often an agreeable entertain
ment.
\ A recent contestant. If you'd
like to let the young around your
house know the sort Of work that
is being done in other quarters,
was Marjorie Kurtz. a 9-year-old
visitor from Brooklyn. Young Miss
Kurtz contributed seasonal song
titled "Snowfakes" to the pro-
ceedings and was unanimously
voted first prize winner.
The history of "Snowflakes"
goes back several months when
Marjorie woke up one morning
and set to work writing words on
a piece of paper. It seemed, she
informed her father, that she
had dreamed about snowfiakes
that warm night in May and the
words and music of a song had
come into her mind. That's nice, :"
or words to that effect. said her
father, in the manner Of fathers,
and presently went about his bus
mess.
Marjorie had faith in her art
and inspiration, however, and a
few days later she was singing
Snowflake" for her aunt, Sandra
Kent. Aunt Sandra, q singer. knew
a song when she heard one and
Immediately set this one down
on paper.
In due course Marjorie's Songs
for Sale" triumph followed and in
Ia few days Aunt Sandra got into
the act again. At the Roosevelt
Grill in New York one night she
told Guy Lombardo about the
prodigy and Songs for Sale" and
he demanded an immediate hear
ing. The result of that. in short
order, was the new Evelyn Knight
Guy Lombardo recording Of
"Snowfiakes," which Decca started
Ioff with an unprecedented first
pressing of 100000 copies.
Nine-year-old Marjorie~ Kurtz
stands a good chance of hitting
a $4,000 jackpot by the time
all the returns are in.
But don't sit around making
up cracks about how you thought
all popular songs were written
by 9-year olds. You get some
music manuscript paper and be
prepared to write it down the next
time you hear a child hum a
single note.
Happy Bride-This department.
would be as indefenSible as NBC-I
TV in the "Kukla. Fran and
Ollie" matter if it failed to take
note of the affection in which
Aletha Agee's fans hold her. Miss
Agee was missing last week from
her usual spot on Art Lambs
afternoon show on WTTG and
a small flood Of CONSERVATION
developed. 1t was shared equally
by those who knew why she
wasn't on and those who just
wanted to know where she was.
please give us some informa-
tion about Aletha Agee's absence.
The show just doesn't seem the
same without her." wrote Vir-I
ginia Owens. Just cannot wait
until she gets back. She is more
beautiful than Ava Gardner"
wrote Joan Hardesty. What's
the scoop on that 'Torrid Tid-bit
of TV' on WTTG, Aletha sAgee?"
a whole body of Agee admirers
wanted to know.
Well, the reason Miss Agee
was missing from the show was a
fairly simple one and it often
happens to pretty young girls.
On November Is, Miss Agee was
married to David Chase Milligan
at the Rock Spring Congrega-
tional Church In Arlington. She
was radiant, her fan club men,
bers will be happy to know, in
a white brocaded dress, ballerina
length, with three-quarter sleeves
and sweetheart neckline.
Mr.. Milligan is the WTTG
studio manager and the camera
man who helps her come through
the electronic processes Of TV
more beautiful than Ava Gardner.
The two spent their week of
honeymooning at Pinehurst, N. C..
The Milligans weathered their
first marital mishap with ease,
incidentally. On their first morn
ing in their new Buckingham
apartment, Mrs. Milligan set about
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