The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 8

FIGHT TffE SHREVEPORT TIMES, SHREVEPORT, MARCII 4, 1942 TOUR MfflHTOffl NEWSPAPER BARKSDALE'S LANDSCAPING IS RENOVATED Hcdda Hopper's Hollywood Llnten to Hida Hop-tor p.m. KWKH." Joe Isn't Pretending Anymore Vera "I rnts icm JCZ uSS but Shaw said: "Sorry, Sam. Youri interested only in art-I'm interested only in money." That stopped Sam Bpseareh on "The New Trees and Shrubs Are Being Planted, Some Replaced Good Deed as Kay Caught 'That Brewster Boy7 Hollywood, Cal. When Joe E. Brown said he'd go anywhere to entertain out boys he meant it.

He's now en route to Alaska. During Joe's last sickness he was flirting with the angels, which has given him a spiritual quality with his fun, he never had before. You've no idea how the audience laps it up. Which was revealed to me when we did a p.a. together in Milwaukee last summer and in talking with an Easterner who had seen Joe recently back East, he said, "What is it about Brown's comedy that puts a lump in your I told him what I'd discovered and he said, "By Comes to KWKH Tonight has always been very close to acting he means it.

Gentlemen from West Point" revealed that In early part of last ceniury, nr miiitarv urademv was dumping place for political pensioners. When clean-up time came, a n-year- boy, a one-legged guy and a 65-year- old man were discovered among cadets. The old guy complained bit terly when he had to quit scnooi, no ho1 nn nlnfB pise to BO QUiH- tessence of publicity. Paramount' technical advisor on "The Forest HMttr" is Hezl Tate, so a forest fire was named after him. 'Twill go down in history as the 'Hezi Tate Fire," and he didn't even start It Paulette Goddard did.

WOILDN'T WONDER "The Constant Nymph" is finally under way with Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer and Monty Love, no nlavs Joan's screen father for a third time. They're getting to have New Series Features Life of Typical American Boy; to Be Heard Over CBS-KWKH Each Wednesday Typical teen-age American lad, Joey Brewster, makes his debut over CBS-KWKH tonight at 6 :30. He'll be starring in his famous, "That Brewster Boy" comedy of pranks, woe and parent-trouble. The lead role will be taken by Eddie Firestone, the original Brewster boy, who popularized the series. He plays the irresponsible Joey.

A crack dramatic cast Kiinnnrt him with Hinrh Studebaker as his father, Jim Crowder as his mother, Jane rfSr til fill ffA KmlLM i in quite a family feeling and Joan says if this keeps up they'll begin to look alike Wonder what's happening to the part Lady Elsie Mendl was to have played In that. I thought 4 she was very good in the test, which was previewed at Jack Warner's beautiful home, with an audience so exclusive, that any opening in the country would have practically paid them to get inside "Crisis on the Crossroads' set. with Bill Powell, My iyt uvttowea a good Boy Scout rule and got things prepared just in case the rigors of quizzing "stoo-dents" on his "College of Musical Knowledge" over NBC-KTBS at 9 Wednesday nights became too sereve. They were and he collapsed in the arms of members of Los Angeles Troop 121, Kay's special guests recently. Barksdale field's landscaping, with lte thousands of dollars worth of trees and shrubbery which make the air base one of, the most attractive of military posts, la getting Its first renovating at the hands of the air base greenhouse crew.

New trees and shrubs are being planted, sick and mlshapen ones replaced, and all are being pruned and sprayed for insecta and diseases by the greenhouse soldiers as they put the post landscaping in tip-top shape. The development of Barksdale's landscaping trees and shrubbery has caused frequent comment among of ficers returning to the air base with combat forces as "the most changed thing about the field." In some cases trees have grown to such an extent that they will no longer fit Into the landscaping design and removal will be made. Ex-Tree Surgeon In Charge Fifteen soldiers are engaged on the renovating project under Corp. J. W.

Britton, non-commissioned officer in charge of the greenhouse, who was a tree su-geon for seven years before Joining the army. Lieut. R. M. Cohen, of the quartermaster department, Is commissioned officer in charge.

New plants and shrubs come from the greenhouse, and diseased ones are taken there for care. The crew is responsible for the care of all trees and shrubbery on the field. Complete and modern equipment is used for the work. Regular care administered includes pruning, spraying, fertilization and moving when the plants, trees and shrubs do not thrive at their location. Wide Variety Used Trees used In Barksdale's landscaping Include oaks, elms, hackber-ry and ash.

Shrubs include arbo-vlta, Italian cypress, cedar, cape Jasmine and nandina. The entrance to the new Barks-dale reception center and the post theatre hullding have been newly-landscaped by the greenhouse crew under Corporal Britton. A small non-profit retail business in potted plants and cut flowers Is golly, that's it!" Laughter tears but with Joe, he's not Many people here are wondering how Metro, even with all of their smooch, lured Arthur Hornblow away from Paramount and into their fold. Well, I'll wager the little woman, Myrna Loy, wasn't the only bait they gave him Oscar Levant wasn't fooling when he said he wanted a family. His second arrives In August and for an unconventional, he's the most conventional father I've ever met Whole town's saddened bv the news that May Robson Is far from well.

RIGHT THINKING DOES IT Since the phenomenal success of Woman of the Year," director George Stevens is the fair haired boy and all Of the Invitations he's been nursing in his boozum for years, he's now put ting into effect. So, for peace and quiet he chases everybody from the set while he rehearses scenes with his three stars, Colman, Grant and Arthur and lo and behold, the studio's discovered he's saving them money by saving their time It wasn't Hollywood that remembered but the U. S. Treasury department that remembered Bill Farnum sold 000 worth of Liberty bonds in the last war. Now they're cooking up a radio show for him so he can sell a like amount in this war.

Which is wonder fully patriotic, but how about some carried on In addition to the up-keep work. Sales are nade onlv to t.h post personnel. For sale are geraniums, begonlis, ferns, cacta lilies and a wide variety of bedding plants. The greenhouse is a glass paneled building approximately 65 feet long and 25 feet wide, located about one mile northwest of the field business district. It has an open nursery covering approximately three acres, where young shrubs and trees are grown.

GERMAN HAS HEART ATTACK Baron in Jail at Baton Rouge Is Treated and Remains in Cell Baton Rouge, March 3 OP). A titlled German held nearly two months without charge in the parish jail was said today by authorities to have suffered a heart attack but recovered sufficiently to remain in his cell. Sheriff Newman de Bretton de ers, as well as hundreds of American pilots and air force enlisted men. The Army Air corps song will be a highlight of Kyser's musical program. "Blues in the Night" will be the production number presented by the entire cast, and "White Cliffs of Dover" will be presented by Harry Babbittt and the ensemble.

Babbitt opens the show with "Sometimes," and "How Do I know It's Real" will be his duet with Dorothy Dunn. With Trudy Erwin, he will harmonize on "How About You." The trio presents "Rose O'Day," and Sully Mason sings "Zoot Suit." Orchestra selections will be "Georgia Camp Meeting" and "After You've Gone." Britain released for sale to housewives In a recent month 12,000,000 cans of powdered milk from the Unit ed States and New Zealand. Kay Kyser at Luke Field Flying cadets and pilot officers of four nation's, from three big air fields, will assemble at Luke Field in Arizona to see and hear "Kay Kyser College of Musical Knowledge" broadcast, over tonight at 9 NBC-KTBS o'clock. Professor Kyser's crew will play, sing and clown before an audience of flyers from Luke Field, Thunderbird Field, and Mesa Field. Among them are Chinese, British and Cuban fly body here remembering to give, him a paying job, as well Remember the old saying: "The Campbells are coming?" Now it's the comedians are coming.

Nice to know Greg Ratoff is bringing Billy Gaxton back for "Winter Garden." He'll fit into that one as snugly as a chorus girl Into her tights. Also, Joe E. Lewis gets another chance here and I hope this time, we give him a chance with a good story. We didn't before. I WONDER Sam Gertzen, who's been making that beautiful Jewelry for Laykin, went down to take his physical exam the other day and the draftee in front of him was being questioned.

When they asked him if he'd had any military training, he said, "Gee, yes-I was an extra in 'Drums Along the and he meant it. Sam's wondering If he expects to win the war with a flintlock Studio bootlack tells me that after all these years he's only found one actor that he really liked. He's Andy De-vine, "And," said bootblack, "he aint no actor." Sam Goldwyn wired George Bernard Shaw for per mission to use one of his quotations in "The Pride of the Yankee." Last time they had dealings, Goldwyn tried to get Shaw to do a screen play clared that George Friedrich Baron Treutzschler von Falkensteln, 48, whose arrest was announced Jan. 6 without detail, had been treated by Dr. Harry Johnston, parish coroner, for the heart ailment and apparently was in no danger after stimulants were administered.

Baroness von Falkensteln visited her husband at the Jail. They came here in the summer of 1940 and a son was born to them shortly thereafter. In interviews the couple said they were maintained from revenues from estates in Europe and the baron, a husky blond fellow, posed for news photographs on several occasions with six-foot alligators he caught with bare hands and ropes in nearby Louisiana swamps. STAR ENTERS MONASTERY Jo6e Mojlca, famous Mexican singer and film star, has left Mexico City for South America, where he plans to enter a monastery. Mojica's decision to sing litanies instead of popular Mexican songs was prompted by the death of his mother.

Leaving Buenos Aires, where he was under contract to a radio station, he re turned to Mexico city to sell his ranch, stopping off en route home to arrange to enter the Cussco monastery In Peru. Brewster, and Constance Brewster. There Is alio Louise Pitch as sister Kanoy and Bob Baily as Phil Hay-worth, her favorite beau. Bob Jellison Is cast as Herbert Clark, Phil's wealthy Ilval. Billy Idelson Is Joey's compan-lon-ln-mischief, Chuck.

A top-notch writing team plot the laughable episodes and direct them. The writing is done by Pauline Hopkins while her husband Owen Vinton offers plot suggestions and directs the show. Of proven appeal, the Brewster boy Is already one of the nation's favorite radio characters. His escapades, so like that of every normal American herent in youth Its tempestuous ways and lovable traits. Its debut is a welcome addition to Columbia's and KWKH's Wednesday evening schedule.

Bankhead Stumps for Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor is running for office again, this time for mayor of Brooklyn. And look at his manager Tallulah Bankhead, the late congressman's daughter who has Btumped f.or the best of them. Campaign headquarters will be set up on "Time to Smile" over NBC-KTBSJonight at 8 o'clock. Beauteous Tallulah barnstormed for her father, William B. Bankhead, late speaker of the house, with no lunning.

6ht also campaigned for President Roosevelt. However, the tar of the recently concluded Broadway success, "Clash by Night," will have her hands full to put Cantor across. He Is running against Bert The Mad Russoan" Gordon kho is already out kissing babies. Bert will be both head -and tail of his own torchlight proceslson, while Dinah Shore will retaliate for her ti5srwTiowcTMnfTw(re7H man Harry von Zell will be used to tuff ballot boxes. Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild has dusted off "We Want Cantor," the campaign ditty of Eddie's race for the presidency back In 1932, and treamlined it for the "Time to Smile" program.

Harry von Zell will announce. Psychological Drama Aired Whmen an artist schooled in psychology uses his powers of suggestion to cause another man to commit murder, it's a problem for Dr. District Attorney. This "Cause of. the Man Who Hated Red" will be aired, over NBC-KTBS tonight at 8:30.

Jay Jostyn, as the District Attor- Doctor Works With Editor Jean Hersh'olt, starring as the beloved Dr. Christian, collaborates with the newspaper editor of River's End, to write hilariously true bi ographies of leading citizens in a comedy by M. M. Mussel-man called "Tycoon in the Woodpile," to be broadcast over CBS-KWKH tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Dr.

Christian is Interviewed along with everyone else of prominence In River's End, by Raymond Earl of Business Boosters, who proposes to publish a book about the town. A smooth-talking young man, Earl hints that "Wall Street" will see great possibilities In River's End after reading this book, and will soon transform the place Into a booming metropolis. But Dr. Christian, check ing on a neighboring town, finds that Earl's method is simply to flatter everyone Into buying copies of the book at exorbitant prices. The doctor Induces Stan Harvey, editor of the Enterprise help him stem the rising flood of vaniy swelled by Earl's references to "ty-soons," "professions," and "pioneer families." They publish a pamphlet written mainly by Dr.

Christian, and constsiting of strictly truthful, ego-deflating accounts of these ordinary men. Angered at first, the subjects soon see the humor of them, and Dr, Christian has the whole town laughing, at Itself. Brancato in 'La TraWata- bril- liant soprano star of Amer ican opera, will join Jan Peerce and Robert Weede in excerpts from Verdi's "La Traviata" on "Great Mo ments in Music" over CBS-KWKH tonight at 9:15. George Sebastian will conduct the symphony orchestra. Miss Brancato, who has thrilled opera followers through her work with the Chicago Civic, Cincinnati, San Carlo and Havana Opera com panies, will eing the role of Violetta.

Jan Peerce, tenor, will be heard as Alfredo, Violetta's lover. Alfredo Instills a'slncere love In the heroine who until then has sought only throughtless pleasures. However, at Instigation of Alfredo's father, Glorgl, sung by Weede, Vlo-lette forsakes her romance. ney, ably assist by Vickl Vola as his confidential secretary, Miss Miller, and Len Doyle as his investigators. runs the artistic criminals down.

1 KNOW SHREVEPORT RADIO JIMMIE DAVIS BEGINS NEW SERIES TONIGHT 8 P. M. KWKH I KWKH KTBS KRIYID CBS NBC H30KC 50,000 WATTS 1480 KC 1,000 WATTS 1340 KC 250 WATTS YOUR PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING 5 a.M 7116 Breakfast Cabaret i 515 Breakfast Cabaret-NEWS "ALL NEWS PERIODS ARB 6:30 The Breakfast Cabaret, Popular LISTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS" 5:45 Music and Time Signals 6 A.M. Parm ra'r 8:15 The Breakfast Cabaret Rice Brothers and Their Gang Musical Clock Texas Jim Lewis 6:45 Morning Melodiea Musical Clock Wake Up and Live 7 A NEWS Jamboree MARKETS NEWS HERE AND ABROAD Alarm Clock The Light Crust Doughboys Jamboree Do You Remember FIRST NEWS Musio 7:30 WS Work for Victory Do You Remember? Alarm Clock Morning Melodies Reveille Roundup For Early Listenln' A.M. "Mystery Man NEWS REPORTER Musical Newsy Missing Persons Breakfast Club, With Morning Brevities Want Ada 8:30 Light of the World Don McNeill and NEWS Music 8:45 Voices in Song Jack Baker Morning Melodies 9 A.M.

NEWS Variety Varieties Tin Pan Alley Goes to Town 9:15 Myrt and Marga Home Folks' Frolic This Rhythmic Age 9:30 Stepmother A House in the Country NEWS Music 9:45 Woman of Courage A to in Novelty Housekeeper's Chat 10 A.M. To Be Announced NEWS Shall We Waltz? Moods and Melody 10:15 The Man I Married Church in the Wlldwood Moods and Melody 10:30 Bright Horizons Master Singers WOMEN IN THE NEWS Music 10:45 Pepper Young's Family Teddy Powell's Orchestra Dance Awhile A.M. Kate Smith Speaks NEWS Morning Moods 11:15 The Right to Happiness Words and Musle Morning Moods 11:30 Life Can Be Beautiful National Farm and Home Hour NEWS Music 11:45 The Goldbergs General News Singin' Sam YOUR PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON KWKH (CBS) 1130 KC KTBS (NBC) 1480 KC KRMD 1340 KC 12 P.M. A-P- AND U.P. NEWS Beverly Mahr Luncheon Pance Music 12:15 Hal Burns' Varieties Rhythmaires Hillbilly Jamboree NOONDAY NEWS Dane 12:30 Music ODD QUIRKS NEWS NEWS REPORTER Smile Pgm.

Luncheon Dance Music 12:45 Classics in Tempo Music JOHN W. VANDERCOOK For Your Pleasure 1 P.M. Young Doctor Malone Vincent Lopez's Orchestral Matinee Melodies 1:16 Joyce Jordan, Girl Interne Vincent Lopez's Orchestra Matinee Melodies 1:30 Ma Perkins Into the Light NEWS Music 1:45 Kate Hopkins In Care of Aggie Horn Devotional Services 2 P-M- Jack Berch NEWS On With the Dance Hits of the Day 2:15 NEWS Four Belles Hits of the Day 230 School of the Air Here Comes the Band NEWS Music 2:45 Of the Americas Concert in Miniature Afternoon Interlude 8 P.M. Walter Gross' Orchestra NEWS Novatime Matinee Musicale 3:15 Children Also Are People Stella Dallas Matinee Musicale 3:30 -sing Along" Lorenzo Jones Afternoon Swing Party 8:45 NEWS Young Widder Brown Afternoon Swing Party 4 P.M. MARKET Bob Chester's Orch.

Music Salon NEWS Music 4:15 Bob Chester's Orchestra Portia Faces Life South American Way :30 Golden Gate Quartet Bill Bradford, Baritone Christian Science Program 4:5 Scattergood Balnes Three Suns Trio Musle for Dancing 8 P.M. News Sports Hillbilly Jamboree U. S. Navy Band Spins and Needles 6:15 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood U. S.

Navy Band Music Spins and Needles 5:30 Frank Parker, Songs Your Hollywood News Girl 10-2-4 Ranch 85 THE WORLD TODAY J. Bozeman NEWS REPORTER Top Tune Time YOUR PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY EvYnInG KWKH (CBS) 1130 KC KTBS (NBC) 1480 KC KKMI) 1340 KC Basil Rathbone and Felix Bressart all sporting mustaches studio says somebody's gonna have to shave. Isn't it funny mustaches run in cycles Just like sweaters? But I'd prefer a sweater, If I could fill it. In the famous Lasker estate at Lake- Forest, which now belongs to Chicago university, they've a topiary earden with two hundred figures sculped from shrubs. One of them's "Amos 'n Andy" cut from a Chinese elm.

Hmmm! Aged in wood and they look so young, too In "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," Cecil Kellawav does a four-minute monologue on "The Aesthetic Value of Bubble Dancing," with gestures, that stopped the show Sug gestion: Type casting in voices. Why doesn't some smart producer pair Andy Devine and Joan Davis and Marjorie Main and W. C. Fields? Ben Blue says he knows a glamour gal who marries so often, she retains a minister on regular salary. Leon Errol says a good gag never cues, ne useu wut uuc limine the Letter" 25 years and the i audience yelled for it when he ap pcared for the Red Cross in OKia-homa Cltv.

SOUTHCENTRAL QUALITY NETWORK Henpecked Hero i Mf fff tr ft i Jimmie Dovis, popular composer, singer and nationally known recording artist, opens a new series of half hour programs on KWKH tonight at 8 o'clock. Tonight and every Wednesday night this popular radio feature will reach you at this new period. With Jimmie Davii will be Charles Mitchell, Cliff Bruner, Herschel Woodal, Tex Swain and all the Davis gang. This new series replaces the regular Friday night program of Jimmie Davis and his gang which listeners hava been enjoying for the past several months. From now on it win every Wednesdoy night, 8 p.m., on KWKH for Jimmie Davis and his gang.

6 P.M. Amos 'n' Andy Fred Waring In Pleasure Time Dinner Dance Music Lanny Ros Music NBC NEWS ROOM EVENING NEWS Dance g-30 That Brewster Boy Good Evenln', Judge Dinner Dance Music That Brewster Boy Caribbean Night Sportscast David Crockett Meet Mr. Meek Adventures of the Thin Man Dance Hour 7:15 Meet Mr. Meek Adventures of the Thin Man Dance Hour 7:30 Dr. Christian Uncle Walter's Dog House NEWS Music 7:45 Dr.

Christian 7 :55 E. DAVIS Uncle Walter's Dog House Music for Moderns 8 P.M. Jimmie Davis and His Gang Time to Smile, With Fair PkHighSchooi 8:15 Jimmie Davis and His Gang Eddie Cantor Presents 8:30 Free Speech Mr. District Attorney NEWS Music 8:45 Columbia Workshop Mr. Diitrlct Attorney Columbia Mastcrworks 9 lM.

Glenn Miller's Orchestra Kay Kyser's College of It's Bowling Time 9:15 Great Moments In Musio Musical Knowledge DAY IN REVIEW 9:30 Great Momenta in Music Kay Kyser's College of George Hamilton and His Orch. 9 :45 NEWS OF THE WORLD Musical Knowledge Remot From Zephyr Room 10 P.M. MAJOR GEO. FIELDING ELIOT Variety SINE 10:15 Harry James' Orchestra NEWS REPORTER Dlnnlngs 10:30 NEWS Vaughn Monroe's Orch. Authors Playhouse 10:45 Vaughn Monroe Orchestra Authors Playhouse P.M.

NEWS Hal Mclntyre's Orch. NEWS Music for Everyone I For the 11:15 Hal Mclntyre's Orchestra Music for Everyone Raef in 11:30 Erail Coleman's Orchestra Strings for Meditation DcSl In INUQIO 11:45 Emil Coleman's Orch. NEWS Strings for Meditation NEWS NeWS Read A.M. Dance Hour SINE 13:15 Dance Hour ALL NEWS PERIODS nC TilTlCS 12:30 Dance Hour ARE LISTED IN 12:45 Dance Hour CAPITAL LETTERS 1 A. AP.

AND UJ. NEWS 50,000 WATTS COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM KWK If its trouble, radio's henpecked husband, Mortimer Meek, finds himself in the middle of it. Bud llulick plays the role of hrowbcsien Mortimer on "Meet Mr. Meek" ever CBS-KWKH each Tuesday night at 7 p.m.' Others from left to right are: Adelaide Klein as wife Agatha Jack Smart as the brother-in-law, Budd, and Caryl Smith who plays Mortimer's daughter. sura.