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Sunday Morning, February 7, 1937. TO PRESENT CITY COURT TRIALS Traffic Offense Cases Will Be Publicized Each Afternoon The actual proceedings of the city court of the Honorable Judge Guild Smith in trying traffic cases will be broadcast daily over WLAC at 2 p. m. The series has 'been arranged through the cooperation of Judge Smith, Police Chief Fosterrand is an Lieutenant entirely Leonard. new innovation in Nashville and is being fostered.

Vera" among effort to the encourage listeners. Microphones have been placed in the court and all proceedings will be put on the air exactly as they occur without interruption or interpretation by the announcer. It is hoped that these broadcasts will bring motorists to a full reallzation of their responsibilities as drivers and impress on them the and punishment they are liable to on violation of city driving ordinances. There will be no attempt to publicize the court or anyone ceedings will continue as though connected therewith and then there was no broadcast. There will be fifteen minutes more melody in every program of "Your Hit Parade and Sweepen stakes" commencing Saturday when the regular weekly program over WLAC and the Columbia network is augmented to 45 minutes.

The programs will be at their usual time 9 p. m. The program, whose primary endeavor is to bring listeners 'those songs which at broadcast time are leading favorites throughout the nation, accomplishes this alm through a comprehensive weekly survey of the musical tastes of people throughout the country. Sheet music, and phonograph record sales carefully checked, as are the requests of patrons of hotels and ballrooms, in order to choose the seven songs in highest favor with dance and music fans throughout the country. Pope Plus XT'S "benediction on delegates attending the thirty-third International Eucharistic Congress at Manila, P.

will be broadcast 'over WLAC and the Columbia network this morning at 7 a. m. After His Holiness speaks, his message will be translated into English. Mrs. Franklin D.

'Roosevelt, Walter W. Head, president of the Boy Scouts of America, and Dr. James E. West, chief scout executive, will speak from White House in Washington over WLAC the Columbia network on Monday from 4:30 4:45 p. during a program arranged In connection with the of Boy Scout Week.

The broadcast is to begin with music by the Marine Band. Head then will introduce Mrs. Roosevelt, whose talk be in the nature of greeting from the Girl Scouts, of which she is president. Among the screen celebrities to be heard on WLAC for this week be Anna Sten, Gene Raymond, Jackie Coogan, Victor McLaglen, A1 Jolson, Jack Oakie, Block and Sully, Donald Novis, Nelson Eddy and Eddie Cantor. Visitors to "Jack Oakie College" broadcast on Tuesday at 8:30 will include Block and Sully, popular radio comics and Donald Novis, singing star of radio and screen.

A potpourri of music and comedy will served up in generous portions by comedian Eddie Cantor and his supporting company consisting of Jimmy Wallington, Deanna Durbim, Bobby Breen and Jacques Renard's orchestra, at 7:30 p. m. on Sunday. WLAC TO PRESENT COURT BROADCAST Commencing Friday afternoon, radio station WLAC will bring to the air for the first time in Nashville a broadcast directly from the city court, presided over by Judge Guild Smith. This broadcast, scheduled for daily presentation at 2 p.

will include traffic cases only, and be aired for the purpose of creating still further disapproval of traffic violations. Microphones will be: so placed an to pick the voice of the accusing officer, that of the perthe decision, of the judge. son and witnesses, and listeners will gain clear conception of the type of punishment meted out to those who ignore the city's traffic regulations. According to WLAC officials, idea of broadcasting from the traffic court has been used with great success in other cities, ing much to keep motorists from ignoring the most common laws governing the operation of automobiles. planning the broadcast, the station has been assured the wholehearted cooperation of Judge Smith, Chief Lon Foster and Traffic Lleutenant Robert Leonard.

Baptists at Sheffield Observe Homecoming SHEFFIELD, Alas Feb. 6-(Spl) will be observed as "Homecoming the First -Church, Sheffield; in celebration the first anniversary of the pastorate of Dr. W. -P. Reeves.

Those in charge of the event state the church has made exceptonal progress during Dr. Reeves pastorate and that the 492 memberw of the church are expected to attend special services Sunday. SPECIAL FOR MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY! HALF SOLES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN You Wait! While Attached 39 EBECK'S Basement WSM COMMENDED FOR HELP IN CRISIS National Life Station Gets Praise From Chicago Tribune, Public Throughout the nation, radio station WSM receiving praise for its work in the recent flood emergency. Characteristic of the press comment is the following from the January 28 issue of the Chicago Tribune: "Long after the flood waters have subsided, the city of Louisville will remain grateful to station WSM, Nashville, for the part it played in the city's rescue operations. After the power had fatled WHAS and WAVE, the Louisville stations, would have been silenced during the city's worst hours had it not been for the swift organization emergency network of big stations in the central and south central states to carry the flood bulletins through WSM.

"But while other stations carried the Louisville bulletins whenever they found it convenient (and not interfering with sponsored programs), WSM cancelled all programs (at considerable loss of revenue) and took over the WHAS rescue schedule in its entirety, so that WHAS could direct Louisville rescue workers to keep tuned to 650 kilocycles, the Nashville station's frequency. "The public spirited attitude of WSM is the more noteworthy because the year around WSM and WHAS are the livellest of competitors. Both are super-power stations competing for the Tennessee and Kentucky markets. and WHAS has Columbia affiliate whereas WSM is associated with NBC and with In addition to becoming the means through which rescue work in Louisville was carried out at the darkest hour and also the basic station of the volunteer intercity network of more than 150 stations throughout the nation, also cooperated with the United States division. A short- -wave transmitter was placed aboard -the Lockandam during the first stages of the disaster.

Harry Stone and Engineer Shelton Weaver broadcast from Clarksville and later Jack Harris and EngiAaron Shelton reported from Eddyville, being the first to reach this city after its isolation from the outside world. The latest of the WSM services for the flood areas was one of the most important, the "WSM Missing Persons Bureau," the lead in the Important reNashville station "undertook the uniting families and friends separated by the flood. engaged in the tremendous task of More than 50 people have been receiving inquiries, checking them against lists of refugee camps sent to WSM by the American posts, and completely card-Indexing all these lists. Thousands of familles have been reunited by the WSM Missing Persons Bureau, conducted by the Nashville vile station in cooperation with American Legion. these important activities prevented WSM from making diappeals for funds for the sufferers, thousands of dollars for flood sufferers came voluntarily into the Nashville 50,000 'watt radio station to be turned over to the Red Cross.

WSIX RESUMES REGULAR SCHEDULE The regular schedule of programs has been resumed at WSIX, after practically two weeks of broadcasting in the Interest of flood relief. Organ music, is now finding a place on the regular schedule of WSIX, E. J. Gatwood, organist; will give half hour broadcasts every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 p. m.

by a remote line from Vanderbilt University. Frequent broadcasts wil also be given, featuring the Vanderbilt Glee Club. WSIX now has remote lines in the Vanderbilt gymnasium, chapel and memorial hall, and a number of variety broadcasts are being planned by the Vanderbilt students and faculty. Sonny Miller directs his "HIHatters" orchestra in their modern interpretation of old popular tunes' AR new feature of WSIX. It be heard at 7:15 p.

m. each Tuesday and Thursday night. In keeping with the ever increasing interest in opera mucis. W8IX will offer a half hour program of opera gems at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoons, beginning today, The opening program will bring Richard Crooks, Lawrence Tibbett and Galli-Curci, all famous names in opera circles. The National Youth Administration has been great work among the students Nashville doing, colleges and universities.

WSIX will review the particular work being done in each school. The A. and I. State College will open the series Wednesday, February 10, at 8 p. m.

In addition, later programs will bring to the microphone students from Vanderbilt. Fisk, Lipscomb and other Nashville colleges and schools. All announcers and artists heard on. these programs will be NYA workers. DICTATOR! Shout Jersey Barristers Voting Opposition to F.

D. R. Plan. NEWARK, N. Feb.

6-(P) Charges that President Roosevelt' federal court reorganization posal would mean the establishment of a dictatorship were made today as the New Jersey State Bar Association shouted formal opposition to the measure. The assocation adopted resolution opposing enactment of the President's plan. LEGION SPONSORS CONTEST MT. JULIET, of the American Legion is (Spl.) -The Clyde O. Biratton, Post sponsoring declamation among high school pupils of Wilson County.

medal will be awarded the best original on "Americanism" from each school. and a $10 cash award will be given the winner of the finals, it is announced by J. 0. Martin, post commander. COUNTY JUDGE NAMED LAFAYETTE, Tenn.

Feb. (Spl.) The office of county chairman for Macon County has been abolished and the office of county Judge has been created to take its place. E. W. Meador has been appointed by Governor Browning to the office of judge.

E. P. Meador who has served county. chairman for the past year gave over the office Wednesday. WLAC COLLECTS FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS wLA fleet of passenger cars, and all were kept constantly on the move responding to the to telephone calla steadily pouring into the studios.

At the close of the drive a checkup revealed an amazing total of -three truck loads of supplies, with well over half-a-million individual items, having been collected and delivered to Red Cross heaquarters. Donations consisted of bedding, men's, women's and children's clothing, canned foods. cured meat, stoves, cots, and magazines, as well as thousands of dollars in cash contributions. The above photograph was taken GIRL SCOUT BODY MEETS TOMORROW The Nashville Girl Scout Council will meet Monday noon at the Uni: versity Club to make plans for local observance of National Girl Scout Week in March and make nominations for a Nashville girl to attend the International Girl Scout camp in New York this summer. Reports will be heard from the various committee chairmen and among the subjects for discussion will be the annual council dinner to be held later this month.

Mrs. Wendell H. Levine, Girl Scout commissioner. will preside. Activities of the scout training course and special activities course, sponsored by the Girl Scout Council, will be reported on by Mrs.

Robert White, chairman of the training and personnel committee. ON THE AIR TODAY Factory Finally Closes Down HAVANT. England, Feb. (P) -After working without interruption for more than 1,000 years, England's oldest factory has closed in this Hampshire town. "Orisinally which the was factory used made for the writing of illuminated uscripts in monasteries, while more recently it had supplied to American universities the parchment on which degrees were inscribed.

Decrease of orders from this source led to the decision to close the factory. SWARTHOUT BACK ON WSM SCHEDULE To Star in New Program Series Each Wednesday; Ponselle Today The current week in radio will be featured by the return to 1 the airwaves of Gladys Swarthout mezzo- soprano of radio, the Metropolitan Opera Company and motion pictures. Miss Swarthout will be starred in a new series of radio programs to be heard over WSM every' Wednesday at 9:30 Supporting her will be Frank baritone, and a concert orchestra directed by Robert Ambruster. Rosa Ponselle, guest on the "Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air," will be heard at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Her appearance is in accord with this program's new polley of presenting a famous star of opera on each of the half-hour radio periods devoted to giving piring operatic stars a hearing.

Last Sunday it was Lawrence Tibbett who appeared as guest and ceding weeks will find Gladys Swarthout and Lily Pons as guests. The newest star of opera will males her o'clock radio, solo W8M. debut Miss tonight Gina Cigna will appear. Tonight Miss Cigna will appear with the 70-piece symphony orchestra directed by Rapee in the reguiar W8M feature at 9 o'clock known as "Sunday Night at Carnegie Hall." While little known to American audiences, Miss Cigna has enjoyed success at the world famous La Scala Opera House of Milan. Her appearance in America the outstanding event of the opera season in this country.

The twentyseventh venth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America will bring to WSM audiences President Roosevelt, honorary chief, and Dr. James E. West, chief scout executive. A special program, including their speeches, will be presented over tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Another notable event of tomorrow's broadcasting activities will the return to the air the feature, "America's Flag Abroad" -the story of the Good Neighbor Policy.

The two. chapters of America's Abroad have been cancelled because of the flood emergency, but the regular series will be resumed tomorrow night at 9:30 o'clock. Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock the storm center of the recent Wisconsin flare- up will make. a public appearance. Dr.

Glenn Frank, the ousted president, will be speaker at the Ohio Society of New York banquet which will be broadcast over.WSM. In addition to the regular stars and feature programs heard each week over WSM, the variety shows of Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, the Shown Boat, others will Bernie, bring a Fred galaxy Alof new stars as guests on their program. Ben Bernie, who 18 now in California in the. midst of filmland, will feature Ruby Keeler as his guest Tuesday night at o'clock, while Ed Wynn has gained Kitty Carlisle for return gagement as guest star on his broadcast Saturday night at 6:30 o'clock. Western Kentucky Farmers Will Discuss New Program PRINCETON, Ky.

Feb. (Spl.) -The new farm program, bacco growing and grading, hay. and livestock production, and electricity for farmers, are among subjects to be discussed at the sixth annual short course for farm men and women, to be held at the Western Kentucky Experiment Substation at Princeton Thursday and Friday, February 18-19, according to S. J. Lowry, superintendent.

Thomas Brantley Weaver To Be Buried in Bedford The body of Thomas Brantley Weaver, 58, employe of the Volunteer Manufacturing Company, who died Friday morning at his home in Bordeaux, will be taken to Shelbyville, for burial Willow. Mount cemetery today following. funeral services at 10 this morning RoeschCharltin Funeral Elder Hothe. Lytton Alley, will officiate. Born Shelbyville, Mr.

Weaver had lived in Nashville since childhood. He died of pneumonia following an Illness of a week, His wife, Mrs. Ella Williams Weaver, and three nieces survive. Quarterly Dates BROWNSVILLE, Feb. (Spl.) -The Rev.

James D. Jenkins. presiding elder of the Brownsville district. Methodist Church, has announced the following schedule of second quarterly conferences: Brownsville, Feb. 14; Tabernacle.

Feb. 21: Trenton, Feb. 28, morning: Scmerville, Feb. 28, night: Cross Roads, March 7 Oak Grove, March 14: La Grange, March 21, morning: Alamo, March 21, night: Floyd's Chapel, March 28: Stanton, March 28 Brazil, April 3. Grier's Chapel, April 4, morning: Dyer, April night; Union Grove April 11, morning: Arlington, April 11, night: Galloway, April 18: Union, 24-25: Macedonia, May 1: Colliersville, May 2.

morning: Humboldt, May 2. night: Bethlehem. May 8: Kade, May 9. SPARKS- -BOULDIN MeKENZIE, Feb, 6--(Spl.) -Miss Mildred Bouldin, niece of Lon Bouldin of McKenzie, and Norvill Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Sparks of the Shiloh community, were married last Friday at the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. Clarence Bouldin and Mr. Bouldin, in McKenzie, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. M.

Bryant. The groom is a farmer. They will reside in the Shiloh community, 8:00 a. Nagel and his Rhumba Orchestra, NBC. Ensemble, NBC.

Pulpit, NBC. Class, First Baptist Church. Rehearsal, NBC. Presbyterian Church NBC. 113:00 moon -Radio City Musle Hall, 12:30 p.

m. -Smoke Dreams, MBS. NBC. Auditions of the Air. NBC.

Sullivan Program, NBC by Dr. Julits Mark, Vespers, NBC. Hour, MBS. the People, NBC. Quartet.

6:00 -Catholie Hour, NBC. Pepper Uppera. Benny, NBC. Ripley, Ossie Nelson, NBC. You Want to Be an Actor, NBC.

Merry Go Round, NBC. Album of Familiar Music, NBC. Cigna and Concert Orches tra, NBC. and the Dixie Done. Radio News, NBC.

Winchell, NBC. Field's Rippling Rhythm Review, NBC. Pare Orchestra, NBC. Craig's Orchestra. WLAC Sunday, February 7.

7:00 Message to Eucharistic Congress, CBS. be Announced, CBS. Morning at Aunt Susan's, CBS. -Press-Radio News, CBS. Sweet Home.

and His Poema. H. Hall--Scripture Study, Trail, CBS. Internationals, Mooda, CBS. Bowes' Capitol Family, CBS.

Church of Christ. 12:00 on the Air. 12:25 -Dr. Sydney Albert. Dunstedter Entertains, CBS.

Club. of the Theater, CBS. Travelogues, CBS. York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. CBS.

Be Announced, CBS. Players, 5:00 BS. In Rhythm, Jan Peerce, and Virreinta Res, CBS. Church of Christ. 30-Phil Baker with Oscar ley'a Orchestra, CBS.

House, CBS. Cantor--Fire Chief Program. CBS. Evening Hour, CBS. Community Sing, CBS.

Review. News. Pryor's Orchestra, CBS. Lyman's Orchestra, CBS. McEwen's Orchestra.

WSIX Sunday, February 1. 8:00 -Rise and Shine. Hours. PETROLEUM CUTS LARGE JARS AND in front of the WLAC studios at the end of the final day's drive, and shows a part of the supplies obtained on that day. Drivers of the, squad cars (not all of whom appear in the picture) included Herman a Grizzard, Parker Smith, Edwin Gleaves, Miller Watkins, Dave Binns, Allen Dunkerly, ert Ritter, Phillip Williams, Paul Oliphant, Marvin Fretch, Charles Dorris, Dudley Warner, Thomas Knight, Charles Roberts, Felix Riley, Burket, and the firemen from Fire Hall No.

18. F. C. Sowell, vice-preeident of WLAC, was at the microphone throughout the drive, directing the cars on, their errands of mercy. Charges by Cummings Answered by Lawrence Answering charges made in the state legislature by Senator Thomas regarding irregularities of accounts on the part of the Nashville waterworks department, R.

L. Lawrence, Jr. superintendent of the waterworks here, said yesterday there "has not any instance in which any intentional overcharge has been made." "Every complaint that is brought to the by consumers is promptly investigated, and charge in case to the complainant to be correct, or in the case of an error being established, correction is made," he declared. "The rates for water in Nashville are among the lowest in the try in cities of comparable population," he asserted, "and I do not believe that there is better service rendered to the consumers anywhere." H. BROWN CO.I FEBRUARY SALE Now at its best SOLID MAPLE SPECIAL! Quaint Colonial Peg Maple! 7 Pcs.

On Sale Tomorrow for GENUINE maple group, and effect a substantial saving as well! INNER- Featured for tomorrow only at a sensationally low A charming maple colonial bedroom is the wish can make that dream come true with this quaint peg dearest to many a woman's heart! Tomorrow you $75 "DREAM MAT" SPRING price (a price so low, in fact, that it might ordinarily be applied to the suite alone) is this lovely outfit centered around a beautifully finished Colonial suite. MATTRESS of solid maple with peg construction! Read what we' include at this extremely A PERFECT SLEEPER PRODUCT low price: 3-Pc. Suite -full size bed, Maple vanity bench to match $500 FOR YOUR OLD chest and vanity dresser Comfortable all-cotton matNicely upholstered boudoir tress MATTRESS A MIRACLE VALUE rocker Resilient coil spring Resilient inner springs embedded in layer upon Standard layer sizes. of felted Sale cotton. Durable covering.

A Small Down Payment Delivers Balance Easy Terms! feature OLD AND MATTRESS YOUR 8 DINING BIG FLOORS ROOM OF AND LIVING KITCHEN ROOM, FURNITURE BEDROOM, SENSATIONALLY PRICED FOR THIS SALE. AS LITTLE AS A WEEK Shop This Shop This You You Before Before. Store CO. Store Buy 'NASHVILLE'S LEADING FURNITURE STORE' Buy Broadway at Fourth Avenue; 1 Sunday, February WSM 12:00 noon-20th Century Singer. 12:30 p.

m. -Parade Paradise. and Then. at Lazy Ranch. Quartet.

Kyser's Orchestra, WLW. Mother and Dad, Dance, of the Opera. Hyinn Sing. Around. Strings, -Songs for Men.

Tunes Parade, Street Christian Church. Gallagher' Orchestra. Hour. from the Sky. Serenade.

That Endure. Tucker's Orchestra, WLW. River, WLW. Special, JOSEPH F. HALE GETS PROMOTION McCabe Makes Jonesboro Man Chief of Field Division, Lauds His Record "Calling all, cars! Calling all listeners!" For six days these calls went out over the air from WLAC, summoning Nashville people to the aid of flood sufferers, and dispatching automobiles to their homes for every conceivable type of donation, to the Fed, Cross.

During this period, WLAC maintained a fleet of fourteen radio cars in the field, covering every part of the city and picking up donations just as rapidly as the names and addresses of the donors could be reeled of through the microphone. As the work progressed, six trucks were added as an auxiliary to the Funeral Services Monday For Mrs. Berdie Manners Last rites will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon the chapel of the Marshall Funeral Home for Mrs. "Berale Manners, who died Friday at the home of her aunt, Mrs. E.

C. Halmontaller, 2213 Charlotte Avenue. Dr. W. F.

Powell will officiate and burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mra. Manners was born in Shelbyville and came to Nashville 12 years ago. Until recently she made her home on the Murfreesboro Road.

She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are her mother, Mrs. Nannie Marshall of Pontiac, two brothers, Ray Marshall of Chicago and Joe Marshall of Pontiac: and four sisters, Mrs. R. L.

Melson and Mrs. H. F. Linebarger, both of Chicago, and Mrs. William Bianco and Mrs.

Harold Siekman of Pontiac. The promotion of Joseph F. Hale, Jonesboro, Tenn, from field deputy to chief of the field division, Internal Revenue Department, was announced yesterday, by Collector Charles M. McCabe. He succeeds the late Byrd L.

Quarles. Hale was appointed deputy collector in June, 1933, and has been stationed at Johnson City most of the time since then. He attended Washington County High School and the State Teachers College at Johnson City. He has made a special study of the- federal tax laws and his associates feel that he well qualIfied for the position of chief of his department. Mr.

McCabe said that he had received number of applications from capable men outside of the service, but that when a man in the service had made good, he should be given consideration and promoted. "Mr. Hale, in addition to being splendid a fine and cultured gentleman, and I am pleased that he is willing to cept this position," McCabe said. WANTED 1.000 WATCHES Broken and discarded chains, rings, pins, old jewelry, teeth, etc. Get the new HIGH PRICE HIGHER- sell direct and eliminate the middle man.

GOLD REFINERY 174 Eighth North.