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’ ‘ggmxo" " KENT0UR TONIGHT “Estrellita” Opening Numoer of Metropolitan Soprano. Other Features. Mme. Lucrezia Bori, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co., and one of the cutstanding perconalities in the world of song today, will be the guest artist of the Atwater Kent Hour to- night over WRC and a network of other National Broadcasting Co. sta- tions. Mme. Bori will open her recital with Ponce's famous Spanish-Mexican folk song, “Estrellita.” The rest of the program is designed to demonstrate the versatility of her interpretation from grand opera, light opera, folk song and ballad. Thus she will sing not only the famous aria of Arditi, “1’1 Bacio,” but she will group it with Vic- tor Herbert's popular “Kiss Me Again,” from “Mlle. Modiste.” Another special feature to be broad- cast by WRC and assoclated stations will be the first of a series of 12 monthly talks by Frederick Palmer, famous war correspondent, who will tell for the first time what the con- fidential files of Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War in the Wilson cab- inet, reveal about the time the United States entered the World War. Cuts Capital Theater Bill Mr. Palmer’s talk will cut a half an hour from the program of the Capi- tal Theater “family,” which tonight will feature an orchestral version of & new Cuban melody called “The Pea- nut Vender.”: The ingratiating rhythms of this selection are based on percus- slons somewhat after the style of “Bolero” of Ravel, interpreting the peanut vender and his stes Toaster. ‘The Chase and Sanborn presenta- tion contains a medl:y of popular melodies of some huck. such u “Yip-] I~AW-I-AY" In Cohan’s “Yankee Doodle Boy.” Ot.hu old ume tunes in this medley are “Robert E. Lee,” “What's the Matter with Father” and “Hllwlt.hl" Haydn Wood’s popular old “Roses of Picardy,” will be Sam Herman, xylophonist, during his recital at 10:15 o'clock. “Just a Memory,” “Ah Sweet Mystery of Life” and “I Don't Mind Walking in the Rain” are among the other numbers. Viseount Astor, who, as a member of the Britlsh government’s drink com- mission, which is trying to work out a -ymm for the conirol of liquor sales in England, will speak to the American radio audience from London today over a network of Columbia Broadcasting Do stations, in which WMAL is to be he Washington outlet. “After Pro- mmtum ‘What,” is his topic, Hungarian Violinist, J Szigeti, Hungarian violinist, will be the soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in its regular Sunday afternoon radio concert. He will play the “Violin Concerto” of Brahms. The orchestra’s constributions '.he “Introduction and Scherzo, I“m‘ by of Lopatnikoff, and Berlioz’s Fantastique, Opus 14-A.” An llnllfllll story, entitled "The Venh-uoqum s during O'.Im Shop_ program. Ross, the author, wu.lphyt.heplno(t.hl old shop keepe: During fih: sahool of Music presen- tation, Dr. Sidmund swr.h, eompuer will take & part “Mighty Lak A Rose, and it, note by note. There also by Martha Whit- umm, cellist, and w-uuee Cox, bari- 'rh- Conclave of Nations program will honor Venegzuela. The speaker, Dr. Don Pedro Manuel Arcaya, Venezuelan W to the United States, will talk on “Today in Venezuela.” A. Winfield Hoeny will present the second of a series of Biblical dramatic ‘Tango - Troubadours, and recitals by JflleDth l(uuo. tenor, and Elizabeth i PAPERS ASK PERMITS Nine Among 150 Applicants for Broadcasting Authority. hnnnc (Mich.) State Journal, St. Louis (Ill.) Daily Journal, High Point (N. C) Enterprise, Blackwell (Okla.) Tribune, Java (S. Dak.) Herald, columbu: (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun, Green- ville (8. C.) News-Piedmont and Kla- math Falls (Oreg.) Herald and News. In addition, mnyottheothnlvpl.\ unh have newspapers as “silent part- 'nuv are now about 50 stations bwned outright by newspapers. Eight-Hour Special Program. Starti; at midnight tonight, Sta- tion W% at Harrisb Pa., will broadcast a continuous e t-hour spe- cial long-distance r¢ program, concluding at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. The station transmits on the 1,430 kilo- eycle channel, using 500 watts power. —_—— | Norway Reorganizing System. ' Norway is reorgan! :ymm of 43 main and *“booster” stations, ent hav- ing decided to uko over all existing stations to provide & State service. however, will be provided by private companies under contract. W’llmAL and C. B. 8. net- ol Theater “Pamily”; lHnD 8:00—Enna Jettick melodies; Mme. Schumann - Heink, Mary Hopple, mixed quar- tet and instrumental en- semble — WJZ. WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 8:30—Choral Orchestra; popular program with Muriel Wil- son, soprano, and Mary le, contralto—WRC . ind C. B. 8. network. 9%15—Atwater Kent hour; Lu- crezia Bori, wprlno - WRC and N. B. C. net~ work. 11200—Back Home bynmuu ; sacred orchestra — M lnd ©. B. 8. network. m ”“‘ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, BURI WI“_ FEA"JR[' TRIO OF FAMOUS STAGE STARS TO BROADCAST BILLIE BURKE- Billie Burke, 'who also answers to the name of Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld, will be the guest of the Armstrong Quakers Friday night over an N. B. C. mnetwork. The celebrated comedy team of Weber and Fields have been signed up to broadcast during the Schwartz Radio Follies program the same night over WMAL and the Columbia network. Today on the Radio (Al time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. 315.6 Meters. WRC 950 Kilocycles. (Note—Due to repairs on transmis- non equipment, WRC will be llknt from 8 am. to 12:30 p.m.) 12:30=—Pro-Musical. 1:15—Elgin program. 1:30—Neapolitan Nights. 2:00—Roxy Symphony concert. 3:00—The Pilgrims. 3:30—Southland Sketches. 4:00—Religious service by Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman. 5:00—Davey hour. 6:00—Catholic_hour. 7:00—Iodent Big Brothers’ Club. 7:30—"War,” by Col. Frederick 8:00—Correct time. 8:01—Capitol Theater “Family.” 8:30—Chase & Sanborn Orchestra. 9:00—“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring Lucrezia Bori, soprano. 10:15—Studebaker chnmplom.' 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. li }5—Wnth¢r forecast. 11:16—Sam Herman, xylophonist. 11:30 to 12:00—Russian Cathedral Choir. Early Program Tomeorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 8:00a—The Quaker Man. 8:15a—Morning devotions. 8:30a—Cheerio. e 9:00a—Morning Melodies. 9:50a—Special program in connection with the Japanese ratification o{ the London naval treaty; ad- resses by President Hoover, the Premlzr of Japan from Tokio, and Prime Minister from London. 10:35a—Hits and Bits. 11:00a—Blue Streaks. 11:15a—Radio Household Institute. 11:30a—James Black, tenor. 11:45a—Sweet and Low Down. 12:00—Elgin program. 12:15—Farm flashes. 12:30—National farm and home hour. 1:30—Aster Orchestra. 2| WISV M54 Metern, uoo-wnao—serfle-ormmm Presbyterian Church. 2:15 to !]:fi;]—?lh‘loflc Protestant Evan- Association. 7:30—" it SI—Hohnd LE u—senl?i‘ol Plnt Churmd Christ 10315 to 11:00—Dr. Cameron's Tango Early Program Tomorrow, 8:00a—Navy day program. program. to 1:00—News of the day. 00—Afternoon musicale. 4759 Meters. WMAL §30 Kitocyeles. 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch tower service. 12:00m—Melody Vagabonds. 12:30 to 12:45—Rebroadcast from Lon- don—Talk by Viscount Astor. 1:30—Conclave of Nations. 2:00—Cathedral hour. 3:00—New York Philharmonic Sym- ghmy Orchestra. 4:00—Evensong service from Washing- ton Cathe n by Right Rfv. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. 5:00—Sermo Rev. Donald n by Grey use. 5:30 to 6:00—French Trio. "7:00—Correct time. 7:01—The Golden Hour of the Little :01—“Control of the Business Oycle,” by Dr. Prank M. Surface. 8:15—Home Music Club. hestra. 10 Oo—llyhew Lake and his band. d the Samovar. 11 oo—mck-homn hmr from Buffalo. 9:30a—Bl uonw Chasers. 10: Wl—";xlwhen 'MM and Shelves,” 0:308—" So{ a Pillows”” by Joan Barrett. 0:: dsn—"xeepuu Pit,” by Carolyn Cor- ell. 11: oo-—"eo to 1da Bai- 1o m Market,” by 11:18a—The children’s corner. 11: 30—;%15-::1::‘ Rugs,” by Grace |50 11:45a—"Patter Oake,” by Radio Home 12:00—Manhattan 1:30—Ambassador Orchestra. 2:00—Columblia artists’ recital. 3:30—American School of the Alr, 3:00—Columbia Salon Orchestra. oL . wm—uuuuxm-m m—aervla of OCalvary Baptist 13: S—I.r'.hdl usotoxoo—'wma:wum D. C., OCTOBER- 26, 272.6—WPG—1,110, B 16—0!’83!\ concert. hymns. 'l 00—Concert orchestra, 15—Same as WABC. D-SD—Muuicnl program. 10:00—Wandering Poet. 10:30—Same as WABC. 282.8—WBAL—1,060. 4:00—Same as WJZ. 5:00—Hour from WJZ. 6:00—Romany Trail. 6:30—Evening reveries, 7:00—Baltimoreans. 282.8—WTIC—1,060. 8:00—Penrod Boys. 8:30—Same as WEAF. 9:00—Chronicles. 9:30—Orchestra gems. 10:15—Same as WEAF. 10:45—Fiddlers Three. 10:55—News events. 79.5—WGY—790. 6:00—Same as WEAF. 7:00—Sponsored program. 7:30—WEAF (4% hours). 302.83—WBZ—990, im. as WJZ. % 7:15—Swiss Navy. ik, 7:30—Same as WJZ. : 10:30—Orgen. MIDGET RADIO SETS SWEEPING COUNTRY “Tiny Receiver for Each Member of Family” Is Slogan of Manufacturer. ‘The little set is the big thing in radio today. Midget receivers, which made their debut only last Spring, have swept not only this Nation, but other nations. They prevail at the radio shows now being held generally throughout the country coincident with the arrival of “radio season.” The industry estimates that some 600,000 of the miniature sets will be sold this year, or something like one-fourth of the total estimated sales. Forty-four com, les are manufac- midgets, 1« ing the lead of manufacturer, who evi- muy got his idea from Tom Thumb if courses, pint-sized automobiles and minjature. At the London midget sets are pre- ponderant, jlut as they are at the Chi- r:g;) Show, one of the biggest o exhibits in radio hlstory, which is ldln‘ sway this week. crmley Jr., president of the Crcuhy Radio Corporation and a lead- ing figure in the industry, belleves the midget set has solved one of the big home radio problems. “A radio receiv- ing set for every member of the family” is his slogan and one that has been ado) by the entire industry. lacturers the past have stressed the value of extension loud- speakers, connected with the set itself, 80 that reception could be had all over the house at will, but with the midget :eh:kn low-priced they have changed tune. “With mldnt recelvers it is no longer necessary to become involved in com- pllflhd wiring or other troubles asso- 'Ifl‘l connecting loudspeakers, npndn down, with a single re- ceiver,” Crosley stated. “It's much mbwmlnmmnmmeum room, in the kitchen and a third uj “Then dad can hear the base ball sc res, while the children tune in the bedtime stories and the young folks have dance music. thing about it all “The inf nt—da led in the interesting is that not tmly can four midget receivers be install space formerly occupled by a single set, hour, | but the four put together cost about 10:: Sm—llon and Don at the Fox The- ater organ. 11:00a—Helpful hints to parents. 1 m—“clolhufl Personality,” by Kath- Swafford. u:au—mu hour with great com- ‘com] posers. 12:00m—Auth’s Brevities. 13:10 to 1:00—Luncheon music. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS! Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern Standard time. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right.) 454.3—WEAF New York—860 (N. B. C. Chain). 2 00—Moonshine and Hommcl!l. 2:30—N. B. C. Artists 5:00—Variety Music. 6:00—Catholic Hour. 2 DO—BI‘ BroLher Club, - xylopm”:': 3 [erman, 3 11:30—Russian Cathedral Choir, ' 348. I—WABC N-w York—860 (. 8. Chain). I.Mhflerou ol tha Church, 9:00a—Morning Musicale. 10:00a—Tony’s Serap Book, 10:15a—Helen and Mary. 10:50a—Dr. Charles Flelscher, 11:00a—Presbyterian Church. 12:00—Melody Vagabonds. 12:30—London Broadcast. 12:45—Jewish Art 1: 30—Conclave of Naf 394.5—WJZ New York—760 (N. B. C. Chain), 8:00a—Tone pictures. 9:00a—Children’s Hour, 10:00a—Jospe Ensemble, 12:30—The Nomads. 1:00—Metropolitan Echoes, 1:30—Echoes of Orient. 1:45—John Barclay, Baritone. 2:00—Roxy Symphony Orchestra, 3:00—Youth Conference. 4:00—South Sea Islanders. 4:15—Musical ers. 4:45—Feature Music, 5:00—National Vesper Services. what one set of similar efficiency cost three or four years ago.” In the export field radio manufac- turers have a lucrative field for midget sets. ‘The small model meets the pock- etbook of E’umpeln listeners, 1,600,0(!) WATTS GOAL OF STATION KDKA NOW Engineers Experimenting With 200,000-Watt Tubes for After- Midnight Superpower Tests, Broadcasting power excess 1,000,000 watts is the Illfl.mlbe goal 0( Station KDKA, whose engineers are now conducting experiments with the new 200.000-wltt ‘Westinghouse tubes in the expectation of !ow on the air shortly in a series of ter-midnight tests with_ superpower. Station KDKA’s experimental lieen-! from the Federal Commission thorises the use of up to 400,000 'm.u in the nfl- of experiments. rn\u use of two of the ghnt noo-nzc tubes, each of which stands six feet in height and emh of which requires the passage of five tons of cool water through their water jackets every hour. It is learned on reliable authority, however, that the Westinghouse en- gineers are arranging the plant of KDKA so that six of the nt tubes may ultimately be used, which would give the station an output of 1,200,000 ‘watts—the N&hu power ever at- tempted on either the broadcasting or communications wave ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLE. | I ramm [aIo] fATCTA] SREie| [SEWERL Iciolclal K oh DR B Eis] TIUBE] PERULS CIERY IE] IvIYlPARIDEDIAIL| [AlL[T]A] Elfl[]g[fl [T EMP E] g Blmfllgfl Igg El[d ED] EE Rl '-ififlfldld l!E DGE [PIRIO[TIRIVIDIE] E.-B%uflifl [1[ST11S] DODGE PRICES REDUCED! THE TREW MOTOR CO. 1509-11 14t 5. N. W, Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. LARENCE A. O’'BRIEN, ‘Washington patent au- thority, an authority on basic patents, thinks that the public, absorbed as it is in the recent development of radio, is prone to overlook its indebtedness to the hundreds of inventors who, working over a period of centurles, have made radio possible. The average receiving set, Mr. O'Brien declared, contains thou- sands of feet of copper wire, but how many radio listeners know that the art of drawing wire is| ascribed to Rodolph of Nuremberg about 1410, and that mills for this purpose were set up in Nuremberg in 1563? Prior to that time, wire was hammered out—wholly inade- quate for the niceties of radio where the wire is frequently finer than human hair. As a reminder of the radio audi- ence’s obligation to the inventors of the telephone—Alexander Gra- ham Bell in 1875, Edison, Gray, Blake and others—Mr. O'Brien| points out that the National Broadcasting Co. in its national network relies on from 35,000 to 50,000 miles of telephone wire. The microphone, as essential to radio as to the telephone was in- vented by Emil Berliner. Marconi’s development of radio, says Mr. O'Brien, has tended to eclipse the work of James Clerk Maxwell, the great British physi- cist who in 1865 first promulgated the theory fundamental to radio, demonstrated by the German scientist Heinrich Hertz in 1887, long before Marconi made his con- tribution. The United States Pat- ent Office lists in the past few years the names of numerous jn- ventors without whose work radio would not have reached its pres- ent perfection. Had Maxwell perfected a radio back in 1865, Mr. O'Brien explains, radio broadcasting as now known would then have been impossible. There was no telephone or net- work of telephone wires. Dyna- mos had not been developed to the necessary efficiency, while the pos- sibility of electrical transmission of power came later. “The progress of electrcial de- velopment, so essential to radio,” says Mr. O’'Brien, “must be traced through hundreds of names — Michael Faraday, who discovered the principle of the dynamo in 1831; James Watt, James P. Joule, Sir Willlam Watson, Charles A. Coulomb, Andre M. Ampere, G. S. Ohm, Carl F. Gauss and many others in addition to the long list of Amercian contributors to elec- trical research, since Benjamin Franklin’s day. “As far back as 321 B. C, the ancient philosopher Theophrastus mentions the power of amber to attract straws and dry leaves. Pliny, in 70 A. D., writes concern- ing the same phenomenon, and it is from ‘electron,’ the Greek name for ‘amber,’ that we call this phe- nomenon ‘electricity.’” Mr. O'Brien also calls attention to the fact that the radio tube is a vacuum, and that Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist, first discovered the vacuum in his ex- periments on the barometer, at Florence, in 1643. The first pri- mary battery was conslrucwd in 1799 by Alessandro Volta, and de- veloped by Daniell, Meldlnsar and others, following the Leyden jar of 1745. “All of these,” says Mr. O'Brien, “and many others working in kindred fields have made discov- eries without which radio as today known would be impossible. If we go further into broadcast enter- tainment and investigate the be- ginnings of the varipus musical instruments—the organ, the vio- lin, and other orchestral pieces— we should again find a long list of inventors and contributors to the improvement of instrumental music through the ages.” * ¥ % % Y| AMOS 'N’ ANDY set another new mark for the “first time in radio.” When the boys started their two shows a night it was an innova- tion in the field of broadcasting. Now they go that schedule one better. - Beginning tomorrow they begin showing “three a night.” ‘The only actual time change will be in the central and moun- tain time zones. They will be heard at 10 o'clock in the central time belt and 9 o’clock from sta- tions in the mountain time zone, instead of 10:30 and 9:30. The eastern broadcast will con- tinue as at present, from 7:00 to 7:15 p.m. to eastern time zone stations. On the Pacific Coast, Amos 'n’ Andy will be heard at the same time as at present, 8:30 to 8:45, except that it will be fed by a special third broadcast from Chi- cago. The third broadcast has been arranged with the idea of fitting the available time on the net- works to the time most convenient to the listeners. For the fourth consecutive year N. B. C. will broadcast the Chicago Civic Opera. The opening pro- gram of the 13 weeks of the opera broadcast will be Saturday night when the second act of the opera “Tannhauser,” will be put on the air over an extensive hook-up. Other operas will be heard each Saturday night at the same time during the three months. Radio isteners are definitely assurred of hearing “Jewels of thé Madonna,” —— LESS TUBES Free Delivery—Free Installation 0. K. Service OKAY RADIO COMPANY 41711th .L N.W. 1760 Pac Ave. N.W. by Wolf-Ferrari, and “Manon,” by Massenet. From a tentative experimental thing the broadcast of the opera has come to be an event looked forward to each year by the music lovers of the nation. In January, 1926, N. B. C. made a broadcast of the opera “Faust” from the Chi- cago Civic Opera House. So suc- cessful was the pioneer opera broadcast that the following year they became a regular feature and the demand has subsequently grown that they continue. Wallace Butterworth, Chicago announcer has been selected to announce these programs because of his unusual knowledge of the opera. Butterworth knows seven roles letter perfect and is familiar with all the artists of the Chicago Civic Opera and with all the opera. In addition to this he speaks both French and Italian and is fami- lar with German e IN line with the development of radio broadcasting from a maze of experiments to definite scienti- fic knowledge, the towers of Sta- tion WBAL are to be insulated and, according to announcement by Frederick R. Huber, director, work of detuning the tower struc- ture is to be started at once. This is being done to increase the sta- tion’s signal strength and thereby improve its service to its listeners. For some time experimental tests of the field strength deliv- ered by WBAL have been under way at Glen Morris, Md., 20 miles north of Baltimore, where this station’s transmitter is located. Through a survey made by the Bell Telephone Laboratories with special equipment, it was found . that ‘WBAL’s signal strength could be improved by redesigning the radi- ating system. The engineers found that the steel towers resonate at WBAL’s operating frequency and re-radiate out of phase with the radiation from the antenna, thus neutralizing part of the effective radiation; - consequently, plans were made for insulating the towers so that the distortion of the field radiated from the an- tenna will be eliminated and will result in a radiation efficiency of 100 per cent. ‘The work of inserting porcelain insulators in the tower legs will be done under the supervision of G. W. Cooke, chief engineer. To do this, it will be necessary to jack up the ‘towers by means of special grillage and modification of the concrete foundations, inserting the insulators under each tower leg. Calculations indicate that a signal twice as strong should result from this insulation. * X Xk X )ARE SODERO, maestro of the National Broadcasting Co., probably holds the world record for direction of operatic produc- tions. In the more than five years he has devoted his efforts to the direction of broadcast opera he has conducted more than 200 radio operatic presentations. Practically every recognized opera in the world is familiar to the maestro and he has condensed and rescored approximately 100 operas for broadcasting. Sodero not only is recognized as a gifted conductor, but has an im- pressive record as a composer. He 1s the creator of “Ombre Russe,” or “Russian Shadows,” which had its world premiere in the radio studios and which now is a recognized musical drama. He also composed several Italian operas and has many standard symphoni¢ compositions to his credit. The maestro was born in Naples, birthplace of so many fine musi- clans, in 1886. He made his debut as an operatic conductor when he was 14 years old, and when he was 16 he composed a ballet that was performed for 72 consecutive eve- nings in Alexandria, Egypt. His own instrument is the ’cello, but he is familiar with and can play virtually every instrument in a symphony orchestra. He came to the United States and toured the country under the Henry W. Savage banner as mu- sical director of the Puccini opera, “The Girl of the Golden West.” Following this experience he was conductor for four years of the Aborn English Grand Opera Co. and previous to his alliance with bradcasting he was musical direc- tor of the Edison recording lab- oratories for 12 years. During his work in New York more than 13,000 different musi- cians have been under his direc- tion. His first radio work was for Station WEAF and when the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. was or- ganized Sodero was placed in charge of the National Grand Opera Co. 18th & Col. Rd. Fastest and Best Radlo Service in Town eld strength measuring | him as “Graham McNamee Speaking-" “knocked 'em out of their seats” in Keokuk, but Arthur Pryor, one of the great bandmasters who has gone radio, boasts that he once emptied the house in Kansas City. It happened when he was traveling with Sousa’s Band as assistant conduc- tor and trombone soloist. Since Pryor was a native of St. Joseph, Mo., there was a large group of friends from his home town in the audience at Kansas City that night. Since they had made the trip espe- clally to hear Pryor play, they awaited his appearance rather anxiously. But plece after plece went by and there was no Pryor. They could see him sit- ting in the orchestra, but he hadn't had even a solo bit. At last there were only two numbers to be played before the end of the concert, and Pryor's friends became One of the St. Joseph con- tingent could stand it no longer. Sud- denly he arose in his seat and shouted at the top of his lungs, “Pryor! Pryor! Pryor!” But Kansas City, it seemed, had never heard of the young cornetist. With one accord the greater part of the audience climbed from their seats and stampeded for the doors. They thought the enthusiastic son of St. Joe had been shouting “Fire!” Fortunately, no one was hurt in the rush, and in a few minutes the stam- peders were persuaded there was no danger of being caught in a flaming building. Some minutes later the con- cert was resumed, with Pryor undoubt- edly the soloist of the evening. And nowhere since, declares the vet- eran bandmaster, has his appearance created s0 much excitement. EEE I OASTFUL vaudevillians are al- B ways talking about how they Appearance Belies Voice, I SUPPOSE no man’s appearance more compleuly belies his voice than does that of David Rols announcer, whose admirers usuall; m({ seem to picture tall, ant with the first flash of youl ‘There's every blcofl.hnlnhhvolm but in truth he is away nrue height, slight of butld an nnd pu: w old. His wavy hair used to nut, I think, but it is well lmlked with gray today. Usually, you know, middle age mili- tates inst an announcer’s success. He is likely to become a little stolid. When the world is a little dull it is likely to be reflected in his voice. And it's a rare man, who, approaching mid- dle age, still has that flashing resource- fulness which enables him to carry off a sudden studio emergency with aplomb. Most people who meet Ross think he must have lived for years on the con- tinent. As a matter of fact he was born in New York City and for 10 years or so was a newsboy in the city's streets. ‘When he grew up he went to the Col- lege of the City of New York and later tried agriculture in a New Jersey col- lege, but that was no go. A sym- pathetic doctor introduced him to lit- erature and music and somehow or other he ended up on the stage. He still has a streak of the actor in him. Poetry is his hobby. He made his microphone debut reading some dra- matic verse about four years , he wooed e by T her—and still kaep' it up—and his own poems have appeared in several maga- zines that are rather choosey about what they print in that line. Perhaps it is because he is so small, but he takes an intense delight in the more boisterous sports, with foot ball his favorite. And I might add he has a very continental love of garlic. But he is decent enough to restrain himself until he leaves the studios for the day. LR Chimes Cause Trouble. THOBE chimes you hear between sta- tion announcements in network | WB. programs contracted a sort of jinx of their own a few days ago. Every time an announcer had to sound them he would nearly have heart failure won- dering what would happen next. The chimes, which indicate to local shtlon! that there will be a break in the program so they may announce '.helr cl.ll letters, are struck with a small mallet. Ted Jewett seemed to start all the trouble one day when the head came off the mallet a: crack and he had to finish with just the handle. It was pretty bad. All you could hear was a tinkle. The next day Neel Enslen was the goat. It was at the end of a , and he had al sounded the chimes —just 15 minutes previously. The mal- let had been there and he had put it carefully back in its place when he had finished. But he realized suddenly it was nowhere in sight. ‘Through the window of the control booth he noticed the control engineer had an_ unlighted pipe between his teeth. In a trice Enslen had dashed into the boou: jerked the pipe from the engineer’s mouth and was k at his place, using the pipe right merrily as a mallet. The disappearance of the origi- nal is still a mystery. Jeff Sparks rounded it all off a couple of days later. He was M&(ed ln a chair in a studio, listening to Parnassus Trio. He had forgotten w pay attention to the time and suddenly he realized that a break for station an- nouncements must be due. Turning sharply to glance at the elec- tric clock in the he tion of & second Sparks’ hand, in which he was carrying a pencil, mcked down on the first note of the chimes. With a to | after he Has barely pe: ible pause, while he re- covered his lnce Sparks hit all m other notes the -proper luccaulnn threw his nju:h and announced, wil really creditable assumption of pol.u the station call letters. It wasn't too smooth, but it sufficed. And the rest’ of the announcers are hoping that it's really “three times and out” on the bad luck. * ok ox Joy Finds Joy in His Work. 'AKE a look at all the orchestra leaders who mount the radio ros- trums, and of them all you'd pick Leon= ard Joy as the born and bred city man, Dressed always in perfect taste, and groomed within an inch of his life, he has a smartness about him that you'd say couldn’t have been acquired exce] 8‘ by practice from youth. And his al string dance orchestra is just about the smoothest thing of its kind on the afr. Folks seem to take to it when they get bored with the more obvious rhythms and effects of most dance groups. But, as a matter of fact, Joy comes from the little village of Hartland, Vt. When he wasn't so very much younger than he is now he used to show up at the town's dance hall every week for the festivities. It was over the general store, and the townfolk and the farmers from nearby used to congregate there for dances. Len was always on hand to “call oft” for the square dances and to conduct his orchestra. He really didn’t do much mnduc"ng for there were only three pleces and Joy himself had to play the cornet, There were also a piano and & , fiddle. They used to se at the intermissions, and the biggest men in town were always made floor managers. In a New York night club they'd call them bouncers. While their ostensible job was to arrange the cou=- El:s for the square dances, they also d to keep an eye on the lads who had had an extra snort of hard cider. Len went back to Hartland recently and found the old dance hall still h use. but it isn't the same. There aren't any more square dances and the umc cmfi of young blades hasn't learned . “Turkey in the Straw” -nl llmey Musk” are heard no more. The nm-pim band that plays for todsy's fi the latest tunes from the radio. And Joy, who's still too young to have wrinkles, shakes his head sole emnly and bemoans the passing of the g(‘)od old days—that s, until he grips & Then he's modern to his toes. McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX Q. Is it Harry Reser or & member of the orchestra who sings with the Clicquot Clflbnmlmofl— “Anxious,” Wi A. The singer is Tommy Stack, the drdmmer, who also operl‘yu the ‘con= ::h'l.puons that tepreugt ge b;ruho( dogs. Reser conducts an the ban)o i Q. you tell me whether Toscha Seidel, '.ha *Violinist, s American born? —Sarah Hostly, srnmeboro, Vt. A. He was born in and did not come to mu coum.ry unla( mradm mge‘k.}h concert l:ebut. muc] concert United States. % Q. Are Rudy Vallee and Wil Os- still mad at each othel'"—u. ., Ella le R. A. It doesn’t look like it. seems to be no ill-feeling at present. Q. I was recently informed thal Charles W. Hamp, who has been broa ’- Y at 7: ” o'clock. That's rather tough on Hamp, for he goes on from Chicago, and it'’s only 6:30 out there. right, 1930 A. Winfield Hoeny America’s Foremost Interpreter of Biblical a “Which Son Was the -firoi“; 7 ?" Sunday, Oct. 26th " 12:30 Noon HOME -MAKERSE® MeNus:: RECIPES :; SAMPLES Child Care hints. . 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