W1BWSeptember

1954

SEPTEMBER 1954The WIBW Round -Up Magazine is published monthly by the WIBW Round -Up. Allan Young, Editor.

Two weeks' notice necessary for change of address. Subscription rates $1.00 per year. Mailingaddress, Box 119, Topeka, Kansas.

On Our CoverMeet Eddie Jones-a newcomer to the

WIBW and WIBW-TV family. Eddie hailsfrom out Denver, Colorado, way but con-tends he's almost a native of the "Heart ofAmerica" region because 6 out of 12 pro-fessional years in radio and televisionhave been spent in this general tradearea. Eddie (or Neighbor Jones, as he issometimes called) hung his hat on theKaw Valley Family Tree for the first timein 1944 ... when ... the CBS affiliate inKansas City, Missouri, put him to workas a member of their talent staff.

Eddie entered radio as a juvenile actorand singer in 1937 at Denver, airing hisyouthful talent over Station KLZ. Thiswas the beginning toward fulfilling adream that began, as "Neighbor Jones"puts it, sometime around the "romper"stage of life. Since then ... from 3 to 33... ambition has unfolded aspiration andthe "Jones Boy" has moved from churchsocial to microphone carving his initialon everything and everybody everywherein his prevailing belief that it's good tobe seen and heard for the sake of enter-taining folks and making friends.

E. J. reports that like so many folks inshow biz-for a "little man" with "shortarms" he's had to play a "long hand" inkeeping body and soul together. He hasacted, been a copy writer, announcer, pro-ducer of shows, creator of shows, been adisc jockey, programmed and managedstations, directed in television and en-gaged in his favorite on-stage and off-stage activity-singing.

KOA, KLZ, KVOR, KLMO, KMBC,KOTV-station call letters hinge the yearstogether for Eddie who has also foundtime to direct 3 dancing schools and achildren's day nursery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

You bet there's a Jones Family, too.Eddie says, that almost 14 years ago (itwill be the 23rd of November) a little "gal"from Arkansas (her name is Leota) got

running so fast during that Sadie HopkinsDay Race down 'thar that she plumbcouldn't stop until she got to Colorado.Didn't slow down until she reached hisfront porch in Denver. Well, Eddie wasrecovering from an automobile accident,was sitting on that front porch conva-lescing, when up she came and accordingto Dogpatch Rule put her claim on him.'Twarn't long until they were married andthey've lived happily ever since ... orafter ... or sumpin. There are 2 Joneschildren-Billy, age 12, and Richie, 4months.

Eddie believes that the funniest thingthat has happened to him during his en-tertainment career occurred in KansasCity. As a participant in a radio -stage showeach Saturday night he was billed as a16 year old when actually he was 25. Hesaid it was a lot of fun watching theexpression on people's faces ... when ...after the finale curtain went down ...He'd join his wife and 5 -year -old son andparade down the center aisle to the frontdoor.

Helping people to know more about thegoodness of people is Eddie's prime goalin life. Speaking Friendship-accentingthe Golden Rule policy of "Love ThyNeighbor" is the obvious theme of anyJones show. in fact, announcer -singerJones appropriately calls his new WIBW-TV program (heard Monday, Wednesdayand Friday at 2:15) "Friendship House."

Eddie is recognized as one of the toplyric tenors in show business but says ofthis reference-"Titles don't mean a thingunless they measure you for the good youdo for others-I hope the songs I sing andthe words I say bring only happiness tothose I am allowed to live with day byday."

"An atheist's most embarrassing momentis when he feels profoundly thankful forsomething, but can't think of anybody tothank for it."-CBS Radio's Galen Drake.

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FLYING HIGHby Kenny Harries

"Red, the Ed" has asked me to tell allyou folks about my hobby of model air-craft building. Ordinarily I have very lit-tle time for this hobby; but since my ac-cident and the resulting convalescence, Ifound it to be a very welcome diversionfor my spare time.

I started building models when quiteyoung and continued through all of myschool days, even participating with otherswhile in service. The type of models thatI build are not what are referred to as"scale models" which are "scaled down"from real aircraft, but rather are builtfrom original designs primarily for contestflying.

The models are purchased in kit formwhich contain all of the essentials for theparticular model being built, balsa woodbeing used for the frame. This wood isgrown in South America and is the strong-est wood in the world for its weight. Theframes are "built up" from plans, and theframework is covered with a fabric verymuch like tissue paper, and then is paint-

ed with aircraft dope for rigidity. This"dope" is a mixture very similar to clearenamel and adds all the strength neces-sary to the frame without adding muchweight, which is essential for a good fly-ing model.

These models are powered in three es-sential ways, depending on the type. Themost popular is the small gasoline enginewhich is very interesting. These engineshave a very low weight, being made ofaluminum alloy, the largest fitting into thepalm of the hand, having a piston displace-ment from .09 of an inch to 35 of an inch,but being capable of running up to 20,000revolutions per minute. The size of theengine naturally depends on the size ofthe aircraft it is to be used in. The largestof these models have about an eight -footwing spread, and the smallest about threefoot.

The second way of powering these mod-els is by a rubber motor, which is made upof about twenty bands of rubber 3/16's of

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Kenny and daughter, Nancy Jo, look over a few of his recent models.

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CORN, BEEF& CABBAGE...

CORN, BEFT, AND CABBAGE"What Foods These Morsels Be!"

CORNPROBLEMS ...

What a little, crooked worm has whenhe tries to go straight.What a garbage collector has when hecalls out, "GARBAGE!" and the lady ofthe house calls back, "No, Thanks. Wehave enough as it is!"What you have when you get cold feetjust as you're about to ask the boss fora raise and realize you'll just have to goon working for what you're reallyworth.

NIGHT NOISE (Scene One)Winter. The ground is hard. Sleet andsnow and howling, dagger -like breezeswhip your skin to a crimson shade.You're darned cold this night, so youstop in to see a friend who pours toofreely from the bottle and you sail outof the house warmer, but none toosteady. You take the short-cut homethrough the graveyard. You fall into anewly -dug plot!(Scene Two)Friend worries about you, so he staggersout into the night looking for you. Hewalks past you:YOU: Hey! Get me out of here! I'mfreezing!FRIEND: No wonder. You've gone andkicked all your dirt off!

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WE TURNED IT DOWNNew York Cemetery and Funeral Ser-vice requested air time to offer completeservice with lot included for $249. Last

line of contract says, "Offer good thismonth only!"

BEEF(Source Of Strong Broth When Boiled)

News item-"Workmen cleaning behinda quarter -century old phone booth inPhiladelphia's City Hall found a strangemixture of nostalgia. 1935 newspapers-three bottles of what appeared to be pro-hibition -type rum-and a flag of thePhiladelphia Sesquicentennial Exhibitionof 1926."

Proves you can find anything in a phonebooth EXCEPT a window or other open-ing to exit the smoke from the cigar inthe mouth of the guy who just left thebooth, who puffed extra hard to cover-upthe odor of the perfumed gal who was inthe booth ahead of him who put on theperfume to kill the smell of that packageof fish you forgot to take with you whenyou made an earlier call.

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MOTHER IS A FOX"Don't call me a grouchy, old bat!You'll eat up your gruel and that's that!Mama wants you to developSo one day you'll end up well upOn the swains' list of platina.(WHAM!) Eat up your Wheatena!"

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CABBAGE(Cabbage Flavors The Stew. The Flavor

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gaohlin.75JIMMIE PIERSON, HERMAN HOUSH,

GLENN OSBORN, WILLIE AND LOIShave been busy this past month makingpersonal appearance dates. They havemade some new friends in Melvern, Fair-view, Howard, Phillipsburg, Hiawatha andSparks, Kansas, where they entertainedat various picnics, dances and fairs, alsosome rodeos. Wild BILL KIRK accom-panied the gang on a few of the dates, butwe keep him so busy here at home thathe is not always available for out-of-town engagements; neither is OLE ... bothboys are in demand for local appearances,so they are busy most of the time.

KENNY HARRIES is happy that theheavy cast has been removed from his legwhich was broken nearly two months ago.He is still using crutches but hopes soonthat they, too, can be discarded. He hashad a long, tough siege.

Many of our listeners will be glad toreceive a greeting from Johnny Miccolis,former member of our staff. DUDE and Iattended the Broadcast Music Clinic heldat the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago on Au-gust 5 and 6. While we were there I calledMrs. Miccolis, mother of our own MIC-COLIS SISTERS, MARY and RUTH, tohave a chat with her and bring home somenews for the girls. She was so wonderfuland sweet to talk with. No wonder theMICCOLIS KIDS all have such beautifulvoices. Mrs. Miccolis sounds just like themover the telephone. She asked about thegirls and RUTHIE'S babies ... Johnny andRoyce ... how much she wanted to seethem all and sent them her love. Then Italked with Francie, sister to MARY andRUTH. She also sent everyone her love.Francie has visited here and we all feelthat we know her. Then, of course, brotherJohnny and I had a long chat and he saidto be sure to send greetings from him toall the listeners who had written him suchgrand letters while he was a member ofour staff. He is making some personal ap-

pearances with the WLS radio group onthe road.

Congratulations to Virginia Lee andSHEP WILLHITE on the arrival of a babydaughter, Thursday, August 5, whom theyhave given the name "Lynn." SHEP saidshe is real cute and has red hair. Now hehas four redheads including Virginia.

Just a few hours old but wide awakewas baby Lynn Willhite when she posedfor her first photograph.

Vacation time is nearly over for mostof the staff. RAY and ELDA, HOPPICORBIN and WILBUR LEVERING are allgone at the time of this writing. CHUCKWAYNE is waiting to find out just whereFord might be playing baseball so he, Juneand Virgil might drive down and surprisebig brother. CHUCK has a new car allready to go and as soon as they get theword as to where the team will stay "put"for a few days, they will be on their way.

The staff will all be on hand to enter-tain at various times at the Topeka FreeFair and the Hutchinson State Fair. Wehope to meet some of our old friends atboth places, so be sure and come out to

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ite.B S.notes n JourSeptember is al-

ways a busy andexciting time, witheveryone gettingready to go back toschool. For EveArden, star of "OurMiss Brooks," it willbe even more so!For this month Eveexpects a baby ofher own. Busy al-ready with her threeadopted children,Eve and her familyare happily makingplans for the bigevent.

Speaking of babiesif you have twinsand name them"Amos" and "Andy"you'll receive apresent from the comedy team, "Amos 'n'Andy." Freeman Gosden and Charles Cor-rell still adhere to the custom they startedover 26 years ago. Whenever they're in-formed that twins have been named afterthem-and through the years thousandsof twins have been dubbed "Amos 'n'Andy,"-they send their namesakes silverspoons inscribed "To Amos from Amos"and "To Andy from Andy."

Mighty busy these days is Linda Wat-kins, heard frequently on "FBI in Peaceand War." When she's not emoting beforethe mike, she's holding down a desk as arepresentative for one of New York'slargest real estate firms.

John Lund recently received a fan let-ter, from a girl, which he considers a smallclassic. She wrote: "I listen to your show,`Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,' every Tues-day night. It's my favorite show. Pleaseclear your throat."

When Jack Carson misses a golf shot,he blames it all on a horse. The comedystar, who is heard at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday

Jack Benny and Rochester (Eddie Anderson) get Jack's Maxwellall ready to start the fall series of the "Jack Benny Show"scheduled at 6:00 p.m., Sunday.

through Friday, used to shoot golf in thelow 70's, but he's had a slight hitch in hisswing since he was thrown from a horseand chipped a bone in his elbow.

Bing Crosby often refers to himself as"the laziest man in the world." But a manwith interests as wholesomely varied asCrosby's cannot be honestly called "lazy."The term "naturally relaxed" seems to ap-ply. Although he's busy with orangegroves, baseball and football teams, prizecattle and champion horse -breeding, aswell as his show activities, he still hastime to be modestly religious and a fondcompanion to his four sons.

John Ives, producer of "Gangbusters,"doesn't believe in squandering the com-pany's money. A substantial part of hisbudget goes for long distance calls. Tomake sure his conversations don't run overthe three -minute minimum, he keeps adime store egg timer on his desk.

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Dawn Darryl RuthTHE JOHN WILLIAMS FAMILY

Johnny Vicki Jo

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by Wes Seyler

The first item of business to come upfor mention on the "Farm Talk" ledgerthis month is something new and one thatdemands a great deal of our time each day.I'm referring to the "Noon Hour Clock"program on television. This half-hourpresents a bit of everything that farmfolk should be needing during the noonhour. First off, at 12:30 sharp is Hal Mc-Williams with a 10 -minute summary oflocal and world news. Hal is a great guyand a fine newscaster. We are all happythat he is here with us at WIBW-TV andglad to have him to head up this half-hourshow. Hal's news is followed by MaryLou Sands with the latest weather in-formation. Mary Lou has many friendsamong WIBW-TV viewers and she doesher usual fine job with this weather pro-gram. At 12:45 either Wilbur Levering orI do a five-minue market summary. Thisprogram is followed by our ten-minuteFarm Feature.

We are mighty happy for the wonderfulcooperation we are getting from countyagents, home demonstration agents, vo-cational agriculture instructors, the Officeof the State Board of Agriculture and thefellows from the home office of the KansasLivestock Association. These folks fromthe several counties here in Eastern Kan-sas are making it possible for us to dothe very latest in demonstrations on farmtopics. It's a wonderful experience for thewriter, and I'm sure that I speak for Wil-bur Levering when we express, publicly,our sincere appreciation to all who havehelped make our daily "Farm Feature" ontelevision possible.

Often we fail to mention a word ofthanks to folks behind the scenes. ClaudMann is the producer on the "Noon HourClock" mentioned above. He has beenvery cooperative and patient with us from

the Farm Department. Claud's assistantsand the fellows on the engineering staffcertainly are in line for our best thanksfor their cooperation and good advice.

Our attention is always being directedto better and best ways to increase profitsand save time and labor with farmingoperations. One fellow says: "The key totop profits from winter wheat, lies in get-ting top yields per acre." At least theseare the views of Midwest agronomists. Thesoil men say that with fewer acres ofwheat this coming season, in conformitywith acreage allotments, top yields willgive low costs per bushel. This, in turn,will provide the profit margin betweenproduction expense and selling price.

Extra acres released from wheat pro-duction can be devoted to profitable soilbuilding crops.

To get top yields of winter wheat peracre the agronomists recommend addingfrom 300 to 500 pounds per acre of a com-plete fertilizer at seeding time. This fer-tilizer, they say, should include at leaststarter amounts of nitrogen, and a fullseed of phosphate and potash whereneeded.

On heavier soils in many areas, farmershave found that the fertilizer put on atseeding time can well carry all the nitro-gen needed for the growth of that wheat.

By putting on all the fertilizer in thefall, these farmers have reduced the riskof not being able to top -dress earlyenough in the spring to give the extra fer-tilizer a chance to have its full effect inboosting wheat yields.

Agronomists say another advantage ofadding all the fertilizer in the fall is thatmany farmers can save the expense of anextra trip over the field. Such an extra

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interesting lecoffectioni of RadioBy Don Hopkins

Coming up-the third chapter of Hop-kins "Gulliver Travels." We'll leave outsome of the routine intervals and journeyto Kokomo, Indiana, for the "KokomoEpisode." Remember the song called,"Kokomo, Indiana"? It was popular aboutthe time that I worked there. Rememberthe expression, "Hello Joe, I just got infrom Kokomo"? My wife and I spent lesstime in Kokomo than in any other city;but we have more memories and a greatmany of them pleasant ones, indeed, thanwe have of any other city than Topeka.

When I arrived at Kokomo, Indiana, notonly was the announcer gone whom I hadbeen hired to relieve, but also the othertwo announcers. The first day I an-nounced fifteen of the seventeen hoursthat the station was on the air. There,too, I had to operate a control panel andplay the records, (the same thing that acontrol room engineer does at WIBW) andat the same time announce. It was a com-pletely new set of controls to anything Ihad worked before. The station had nonetwork. It was a succession of local pro-grams both live and recorded. That firstday-I would note the title of the nextprogram, then would call the manager inthe office by phone and ask him what rec-ords to play or what material I should useon a given program. What a madhouse!I never hope to see anything like thatagain. Middle of the first afternoon I hada Tel -A -Quiz program. Not only did Ihave to operate the controls but I had tomake phone calls around town and be aquizmaster, something I had never donebefore. Long about 8:00 o'clock that eve-ning the manager came in and said, "Be-lieve I'll change the program, Don. Thinkwe ought to have some old-time squaredance music. The farm folks like it." Andthen he said, "You're a farm boy, aren'tyou, Don?" And I replied that I was."Well," said he, "call for the square dance."And you know I had the darnest time talk-ing him out of that. I told him I had never

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called a square dance in my life. "Well,"he said, "here are the words-just read'em." I told him that since I didn't knowwhat I was doing, reading the wordswouldn't sound right.

The second day in Kokomo brought twoother brand new announcers to help out.So, since I could be spared from the studioI was sent out to conduct a "Man on theStreet" broadcast from in front of a localstore. Sent out alone, mind you withoutan engineer and without instructions. Onremote broadcasts you have to have anamplifier along to provide the power tosend the program up to the studios wherethey are picked up and re -broadcast. Ididn't know the first thing about ampli-fiers. When I got there, I couldn't findwhere I was supposed to hook up theequipment. I wandered around like achicken with its head off until less thantwo minutes before program time whensome little ten -year -old boy pointed outthe hidden plugs for me. This "Man on theStreet" program alternated between twodifferent stores. On the next day I broad-cast in front of the Hopkins Brothers Fur-niture store. I gave my usual opening, bysaying, "This is Don Hopkins broadcastingfrom in front of the Hopkins Brothers Fur-niture Store." Lo and behold! Walter Hop-kins, the head of the store, had an 18 -year -old son, Don. People stopped by and con-gratulated Don and his father on how fineDon sounded on the air. Didn't realize"how well I was liked" until that incidenthappened!

You should have seen our talent staff.We had a larger staff of live talent thandoes WIBW and not one of them, so faras I know, ever got a penny of pay. Thestation had been on the air only a monthwhen I arrived and the novelty hadn'tworn off yet. "Cowboy Geel" drove 90miles each way twice a week just to beon the air free. We had a mighty fineSaturday Night Show centered around

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It's FAIR Time-always an excitingtime! Carnivals, races, shows, exhibits;and in our case a chance to meet hundredsof radio friends we don't get to see oftenenough. It's also an unusually busy week,back and forth to the grounds, a specialprogram here, an interview there. Andthat's what makes this business an excit-ing one for the announcers and artistsespecially. As usual, WIBW will have en-tertainers and announcers at both theKansas State Fair in Hutchinson and theFree Fair in Topeka. New this year willbe telecasts from the Free Fair here in To-peka. Our entire TV crew will move tothe Capper Building on the Free Fairgrounds and all of our regular "live" localshows will originate from there. These in-clude our news, weather, markets, sports,kitchen show and the 5:00 p.m. "Studio 13"party. You're surely welcome to see all ofit if you come to Topeka for the Free Fair.Later in the month we hope to have eurformal dedication of our new 1010 -foottower and higher power. Red, the Ed,tells us he'll have a lot more informationon that in the next issue.

Bob Kearns had a tussle with the "flu"a couple of weeks ago and was off duty fora few days. He's never a guy to "stay put"-he wants to go. That wasn't bad enoughhe says, he had to get the "bug" in thesummertime. Most folks are satisfied tosettle for a good sunburn.

We have two new men on our local salesand service staff, Paul Dixson and DaveHicks. Paul was born in Tennessee butthe family moved to Topeka when he wasone year old and this has been his homeever since. He was manager and playedthe drums in "Paul's Jolly Dutchmen PolkaBand." They toured Montana, Wyoming,Nebraska and Kansas. Paul has livedbriefly in Plainville and Hays and Lex-ington, Nebraska. He's married and theyrecently moved into a new home. Davewas born in Trenton, Missouri, went tohigh school in Liberty, Missouri, andgraduated from the University of Kansas.

He served four years in the Army, mostof which as correspondent in Korea forthe Pacific "Stars and Stripes." He's mar-ried and hopes to move into a new homethis week.

Our maintenance man, Joe Byer, cele-brated his 72nd birthday last week. Hereceived many "Happy Birthdays." All ofus enjoy Joe and his friendly, happy waysand for his love for flowers. He cared forthe roses in Topeka's famous Gage Parkfor many years and his own beds of rosesand flowers are beautiful. He cares forthem and his lawn and garden like thejob should be done. He's proud of them-and we of him. Happy Birthday, Joe.Many more, too!

Beginning within two or three weeks,we'll have new and different nighttimeprograms for you. Oftentimes, networkprograms take a summer vacation to re-turn in the fall. Our daytime schedulewill remain the same with a change ortwo possible. We always like to hear fromyou, you know, about our programs-howyou like them, what you might changeand how we can better serve you. Pleasewrite now and then.

Bye for now.

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trip not only increases the costs per acre,but often damages the soil structure aswell.

Wheat that has available all the nu-trients needed for high yields can take fulladvantage of favorable weather and otherconditions which affect production. Whenwheat is well fed it not only gives morebushels per acre, but higher quality.

We have been discussing this subjectof fall application of fertilizer on wheatwith many specialists. Many of us arewondering about fall wheat pasture. Grassand feed crops have been short in manysections. Those with best know-how rec-ommend fall application of fertilizer onwheat for best fall and winter wheat pas-ture. If handled properly, surely many

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Pin Point Profile

Jill CoreyLess than a year ago, Jill Corey, popular

young vocalist on CBS Radio's STOP THEMUSIC (Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.), was earningsix dollars a night singing with a smalldance band in and around Pittsburgh. To-day, she's well on her way to becomingone of radio's most popular young vo-calists.

Jill, who will be just 19 on September30th, is from Avonmore, Pennsylvania(pop. 1500), the youngest of a family offive. She's been singing for about 14 yearsat school, at church and with a local bandat school proms and country club dances.

Some time ago, the manager of a radiostation in Latrobe, near Pittsburgh, hap-pened to hear one of Jill's band -singingstints. He immediately arranged to tapeher songs and sent them, to his friend, JimWinston, manager of Columbia Records'Pittsburgh distributor. Winston, impressedby the teenaged vocalist's talents, shippedthe tape to Mitch Miller, Columbia's Di-

rector of Popular Artists and Repertoireand the mentor of such established starsas GuyMitchell, Rosemary Clooney, TonyBennett, Johnnie Ray, Jimmy Boyd andFelicia Sanders. Winston explained thatthe tape quality wasn't very good and thatthe singer didn't even have piano accom-paniment. But Miller listened and thenwired Jill to fly to New York for a per-sonal audition.

Questions and AnswersQ. Is Ezra Hawkins still in radio work?A. Last we heard Ezra was in radio in

Clinton, Ill.Q. Is it true that Henry Peters, who

used to be on WIBW, passed away? Wheredid he live?

A. Henry lived here in Topeka but hewas visiting in Nebraska when he passedaway last June.

Q. Could you get a picture of "AuntJenny" and Danny to publish?

A. We'll write their sponsor and ask forone.

Q. Do you ever hear anything aboutVerda and Verna, the Rodik Twins?

A. They were in Hollywod the last weheard.

Q. Does Roy Faulkner, who used to singon WIBW, have any children?

A. No children.Q. What became of "Big Sister"?A. We are trying to secure this in-

formation.Q. Is Glenn Osborn related to a Jerry

Osborn of Denver, Colorado?A. No relation.Q. Where is Alice Joyce?A. Alice and her husband are in radio

and television in Denver, Colorado.Q. What happened to Homer?A. Homer resigned to take a position

with an advertising agency here in Topeka.Q. When and why was "The Country

Church of Hollywood" taken off the air?A. We do not have a record on the

above show.Q. What became of "Dr. Christian"?A. Dr. Christian discontinued his radio

work so that he would have more timeto devote to his Danish Relief activities.

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farmers can have some good fall pastureto supplement their short supply of win-ter roughage.

We are reading a lot about quality ofKansas wheat lately. And that reminds meof a few statements made by extensioneconomists at Kansas State College.

They say when we speak of wheat qual-ity we are mainly referring to its millingcharacteristics. A strong gluten wheat isnecessary for present day factory methodsused in modern bakeries. Seventy-five percent of wheat used is for a baker's loaf ofbread while only twenty-five per cent isused for family home baking.

Seventy per cent of wheat in Kansaswas planted to the mellow gluten varietiessuch as Red Chief, Pawnee, Wichita,Kiowa, and Triumph; thus the need formillers to import some strong glutenwheat to blend with Kansas wheat. Thishas been done by paying 400 per bushelpremium for some of the Nebraska wheatsto buck Kansas wheat.

Ponca wheat is a very strong glutenwheat, and reports indicate that it was atop yielder in Eastern Kansas this year.Our Ponca acreage should be materiallyincreased this fall. If 50 per cent of Kansasacreage was of this strong gluten type,Kansas millers could pay their premium toKansas growers.

I have been looking over the possibili-ties for radio and television programs thatmay originate at the Kansas Free Fairthat starts here in Topeka Saturday, Sep-tember 11. It appears now that we willbe doing many programs direct from thegrounds. Barring last minute changes, theFarm Department will do the first pick-upon television and perhaps radio at 5:00o'clock Saturday afternoon the 11th. Ourthinking is that this show will be a FarmSide preview of the many activities ihatwill happen during the coming week. Weall will be looking for you to stop by andsay hello during Fair Week here at thecapital city.

More Farm Talk next Round -up time.

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COMMENT NOT MEANT TO BE FUNNYQuote-"He has a great future-in back

of him."

FOREST TALKIf it is true that the highest tree has

greatest reason to fear the thunder, can wenot comfort ourselves, in our smallness?Somewhere in the reach of years we de-cide-big tree, little tree! Which shall itbe? Shall we stretch giant limbs to pro-tect the tiny bushes below? Shall weshelter robins and defy the lightning andin our might even void the power of thesun from the parched earth? Or shall webe a little tree, small enough so that achild can place his hands about us andshake our hair? Small enough to beCLOSE enough to the source of ourstrength, which is the good soil? Smallenough to make the big tree believe he isSTILL bigger thus making him throw outhis chest even more, thus sheltering usthe more! Of this we can be certain-what fool would wish to be a MEDIUMsized tree? None! A medium sized treeis neither big nor small. The world neitherrespects you nor feels sorry for you! Seethere, the huge tree boasting! See there,the small tree playing his cute cards aright!Each shouting that he is -what -he -is, andwants it just that way!

And the rain says, "Each look to me forlife. I decide their stature!" And the sunsays, "I am the warmth without whichthere can be no life. I decide their stature!"Just then, a sparrow dropped a seed intoa tiny hole. A slender hand gently patteddown the soil. The rain said, "I shall giveno moisture and the seed shall die!" Thesun said, "I shall give no heat, and theseed shall die!" But the tree grew and asit pushed out of the ground and becametaller, the first limb intertwined andformed a beautiful cross. The sparrow re-turned, picked up a nail that was imbeddedin a dead piece of wood at the base of thetree, and flew away. And the sun and therain said, "You don't-suppose?"

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FLYING HIGH(Continued from Page 3)

an inch. This is contained within the bodyof the model, wound up tightly and whenreleased, supplies the necessary power.

The third type is the towline gliderwhich is towed into the air similar to akite, released, and then relies on air cur-rents to sustain its flight.

Needless to say, the construction ofmodels is interesting, but the flying ofthem is the real thrill. Some might con-sider this a child's sport, but this is notso. A good deal of science is necessary andused to produce a good flying model, andthese engines are not child's toys.

This fact is borne out by contests whichare held frequently, both locally and na-tionally, and most of the models enteredare produced by boys from high school ageto men up to sixty years of age.

If you ever get a chance, go to a con-test and get a real thrill, as I have. Thisis a wonderful hobby.

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Ferdie the Bull Slinger, who got his earlystart in radio with the Hoosier Hot Shots.Some of the amateur talent was poor butsome of it was amazingly good-all forfree-that is until the novelty wore offand they got tired of coming.

The madhouse operation went fartherthan just the programming. We had ageneral manager and station manager anda commercial manager. Of course, thestation had a card rate, but that didn'tmean much. The price depended on whichone sold the account. Two Kokomo busi-nessmen got into a conversation at theKiwanis Club one noon. The clothierfound out that he was paying just doublewhat his friend, the jeweler, paid for timesignals. So to keep from losing theclothier's account we had to give him freeannouncements for six weeks.

In the three and a -half months that Iwas at Kokomo we had three managersand seventeen different announcers. Is itany wonder that that radio station is nolonger on the air? Kokomo, Indiana, cer-

tainly stands out in my radio recollec-tions. And yet after all these years westill maintain acquaintance with some ofthe finest people in the world in Kokomo,Indiana.

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visit with the boys and girls on your fa-vorite radio programs.

JEROME DEBORD will spend a fewdays of his vacation visiting his relativesup in Holton. He must love to go therefor the way they feed him. He is forevertalking about all the food they have outon the farm. Fried chicken for breakfastwith hot biscuits and gravy. "Oh man,"he says, "do I put on the pounds when Ivisit the folks in Holton!"

ART HOLBROOK, DUDE and I spenttwo interesting days attending a specialTV clinic conducted by BMI in Chicago.We feel that much was gained by an op-portunity to exchange ideas in program-ming, directing, camera techniques andmanagement. Broadcast Music, Inc., is tobe congratulated on holding these clinicsand thanks to our boss, Ben Ludy, for ar-ranging for us to attend. During that sametime HILTON HODGES and JIM PORTERwere also in Chicago at a DEKALB meet-ing. It was a little like old home weekwhen the boys dropped in to say hello.

EDDIE JONES, new announcer atWIBW, asked me to thank all of you kindfriends who have sent him such wonderfulfan mail. He likes the traditional welcomeand is beginning to feel at home. EDDIEis a fine entertainer in addition to hispleasing announcing voice and one of thesedays we'll ask him to do a little turn foryou, so that you may hear how really ver-satile he is. He certainly is a grand fellowto have around and has made a hit withall of us who have been privileged tohave him announce our shows.

BOB KEARNS has been keeping theKAW VALLEY BOYS pretty well in lineon the 9:00 a.m. shows. They sound fine,and I think BOB is having a lot of funhimself ... till next time ... so long.

Miss Maudie.

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home," says Herb Shriner of "Two for theMoney," "was a really smart outfit. I re-member one time, if it hadn't been forthem, our barn would have burned downin ten minutes, but they kept it going allnight."

As a youngster, Leila Holiday, new sing-ing discovery of Edgar Bergen (EdgarBergen -Charlie McCarthy Show) yearnedto be a model. Now she gets plenty ofmodeling jobs-and she yearns to be anactress.

When the upland game season opens,Curt Massey of "Curt Massey Time" willbe all ready. Members of Country Wash-burne's orchestra presented him with ayoung Weimaraner, one of the finest of

field dogs, and Curt's been training himfor hunting.

The wardrobe which helped CharlesFarrell, radio father of "My Little Margie,"win the title of best -dressed man in showbusiness includes 60 suits, 7S shirts, 50pairs of shoes, 14 pairs of tennis shorts anda bale of socks.

Pat Buttram: I can't understand whypeople didn' like my lemon chiffon pie. I

used my own recipe, three lemons forevery yard of chiffon.

Gene Autry: Don't let it worry you.You're a great cook-the only one I knowwho takes the trouble to stand on yourhead while you're making an upside-downcake.

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MORNING5:00-Wilbur Levering's Farm Time

Mon. thru Sat.5:40-News Mon. thru Sat.6:00-Wilbur Levering's Farm Time

Mon. thru Sat.Sunday Morning Meeting Sun.

6:30-Gooch Farm Topics(Gooch's Best Feeds) ....Mon. thru Fri.

6:35-Farm Service News Mon. thru Sat.(Spencer Chem. Co.) Mon. thru Sat.

6:45-Lederle Farm Show Mon. thru Sat.(Lederle Laboratories)

7:00-News (Garst & Thomas) ..Mon.. Wed., Fri.News (Carey Salt Co.) ..Tues., Thurs., Sat.News Sun.

7:15-Shepherd of the Hills Mon. thru Sat.(Nutrena Mills) Mon., Wed., Fri.(Gland -O -Lac) Tues., Thurs., Sat.

Forward March Sun.7:80-Miccolis Sisters Mon. thru Sat.

Kansas News & Farm Sales Sun.7:45-Edmund Denney Time

(Merchants Biscuit) Mon. thru Sat.Town and Country Sun.

8:00-News Mon. thru Sat.Farmer's Forum Sun.

8:05-Coffee Time Mon. thru Sat.8:15-Farm News Sun.8:30-Ray and Elda Mon. thru Sat.

E. Power Biggs Sun.8:45-Smiley Burnette Show

(Sweetose Waffle Syrup) .Mon., Wed., Fri.Jimmie Pierson Tues., Thurs., Sat.Grace Cathedral Choir Sun.

9:00-Shen and Kaw Valley BoysMon. thru Sat.

Renfro Valley Sunday Gatherin'(General Foods) Sun.

9:25-News Mon. thru Sat.Galen Drake Sun.

9:30-Church of the Air Sun.10:00-Salt Lake City Tabernacle Sun.10:30-Piano Ramblings Mon. thru Fri.

Galen Drake Sat.News Sun.

10:35-Invitation to Learning Sun.10:45-Kitchen Club (Tidy House Products

Co.) Mon. thru Fri.11:00-Judy and Jane

(Folger Coffee) Mon. thru Fri.News Sat.First Methodist Church Sun.

11:05-Romance Sat.11:15-Aunt Jenny's Stories

(Lever Bros.) Mon. thru Fri.11:30-Weather Bureau Mon. thru Sat.11:35-Dinner Hour Mon. thru Sat.

AFTERNOON12:00-News (Perfex, Gloss Tex., Shine

Dish and Dexol) Mon. thru Sat.News Sun.

12:15-Weather Reports Mon. thru Sat.The Ray Beers Show

(Ray Beers Clo. Co.) Sun.12:20-Purina Markets

(Ralston -Purina Co.) ....Mon. thru Sat.12:30-State of Your State (Kansas Business

and Construction Magazines) Sun.12:45-Western Star Time Sun.1:00-Ernie Quigley. Sports Sun.1:30-Musical Interlude Sun.1:35-On a Sunday Afternoon Sun.2:00-Arthur Godfrey

(Minnesota Mining Co..Adolph's, Kellogg Co.Lever Bros., National Biscuit Co.,Pillsbury Mills Inc., GeneralMotors, Toni Co.) ........Mon. thru Fri.

2:30-Robert Q. Lewis Sat.(Nehi Corporation)

2:45-Robert Q. Lewis Sat.(Van Camp Sea Foods)

3:00-The Second Mrs. Burton(General Foods) ..........Mon. thru Fri.

Robert Q. Lewis (Helene Curtis) Sat.3:15-Kansas Round -Up Man. thru Fri.

Robert Q. Lewis Sat.

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3:30-City Hospital (Carter Products) Sat.3:40-News Mon. thru Fri.3:45-Ma Perkins

(Procter and Gamble) Mon. thru Fri.4:00-Road of Life

(Procter and Gamble) Mon. thru Fri.Dr. Charles E. Fuller(Gospel Broadcasting Co.) Sun

Washington U. S. A. Sat.4:15-The Guiding Light

(Procter and Gamble) ....Mon. thru Fri.4:30-Saturday at the Chase Sat.5:00-World Assignment Sat.

Farm Editors Forum 1st Sat. each MonthThe Leading Question Sun.

5:15-Memo From the U. N Sat.5 :30-Alka-Seltzer Time

(Miles Laboratories, Inc.) .Mon. thru5:30-Mr. & Mrs. North Sun.

Sports Round -Up Sat.5:45-Perry Mason

(Procter and Gamble) ....Mon. thru Fri.Trading Post News Sat.

EVENING6:00-News Mon. thru Fri.

(Butternut Coffee) Mon., Wed., Fri.(Trading Post) Tues., Thurs.

Capital Cloakroom Sat.Juke Box Jury Bun.

6:15-Snorts News Mon. thru Fri.6:25-Weather Mon. thru Fri.6:30-Peter Lind Hayes Show Mon. thru Fri.

R.F.D. Roundtable Sat.Juke Box Jury Sun.6:45-Edward R. Murrow Mon. thru Fri.

(Ford Division of Ford Motor Co.)News Sat.

7:00-Meet Corlis Archer Tues.(Bobbi Pin Curl Home Permanentand Carter Products)

People Are Funny (Amana "Stor-Mor"Freezers and Air Conditioners) Tues.

FBI In Peace and War Wed.Meet Millie Thurs.Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons Fri.

Escape Sit.Gary Crosby Sun.

7:25-Doug Edwards and the NewsWed., Thurs., Fri.

(American Cigarette and Cigar Co.)7:30-Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts

(Thomas J. Lipton Co.) Mon.

7:30-Stop the Music Tues.21st Precinct Wed.That's Rich Thurs.Arthur Godfrey Digest Fri.

(Bristol -Meyers Co.)Nlghtwatch Sat.My Little Margie

(Philip Morris Cigarettes) Sun.7:45-Stop the Music Tues.

(Anson Men's Jewelry, J -B WatchBands, Exquisite Form Brassiere Co.)

8:00-Gunsmoke (Chesterfield Cigarettes) Mon.Stop the Music Tues.

(Whitehall Pharm. Co.)Crime Photographer Wed.On Stage Thurs.

Arthur Godfrey Digest Fri.Two for the Money (Old Golds) Sat.The Cobbs Sun.

8:25-Music Wed.8:30-Gangbusters Mon.

Jack Carson Show Tues. thru Fri.Round -Up Sat.

Freddy Martin Show Sun.8:55-Bob Trout News (Chevrolet Motor

Co.) Mon. thru Fri.9:00-Red Skelton Show Mon. thru Fri.

Gene Autry Sun.(Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.)

9:30-Dance Orchestra Mon.9:30-Music Room Tues., Thurs.

Guest Star Wed.Join the Navy Fri.Kansas Round -Up Sat.

Here's To Veterans Sun.9:45-Dance Orchestra Mon.

Capitol Federal Bandstand (CapitolFederal Savings & LoanAssociation) 'rues., Thurs.

Ralph Flanagan Wed., Fri.Kansas Round -Up (Capitol Federal

Savings & Loan Assn.) Sat.The Bandstand Sun.

10:00-News Mon., thru Sat.(Jones -Mack Co.) ....Tues., Thurs., Sat.

10:15-Mr. Keen Mon. thru Fri.1u:45-Dance Orchestra Mon., Wed., Sat.

Ernie Quigley Sports Tues., Thurs.it ews Mon. thru Sun.11:05-This I Believe Mon. thru Fri.11:10-Dance Orchestra Mon. thru Sun.11:55-This I Believe Sat.12:00-Sign Off Mon. thru Sun.