Harrisburg Telegraph from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 23

PEOPLE'S FRIEND The man who played Lincoln, Raymond Massey, will again be filling the role of "a friend of the people" but not the Lincoln version when he appears this Tuesday on "We, the People." Raymond Massey, stage and screen star, and members of the Self Employed Actors Associa tion of Brooklyn appear as guests of Gabriel Heatter on "We, the People" over WHP and the Columbia network on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, 9 to 9.30 p. m. The Self Employed Actors are elevator boys, clerks, stenographers and the like during the day. But at night they use vacant lots for a stage and present original plays. On "We, the People," Massey will play the lead in one of their original stories.

Other guests for New Year's Eve will include Dr. Jack Witten of Tazewell, who has reared fifty waifs in a thirty year period; Mrs. Mary McFarland, sister of Stephen Smith, sole survivor of the only absolute monarchy to exist in America; and Evelyn Asay, who sold her grand champion steer to buy her father a farm. Captain Jack Llojfd, Indian fighter and Texas ranger, also will tell about his friends, Wild Bill Hickok and Sitting Bull. Music for the program is conduced by Mark Warnow.

Once upon a New Year's Eve: Doris Dudley, ingenue on "Meet Mr. Meek" was playing John Bar rymore's daughter in the play "My Dear Children." WHAT'S HAPPENING: Uncle Ezra says that Christmas is a time when a woman wants her past forgotten and her present remembered. WHP RADIO PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK STARTING DECEMBER 29 Mammouth Dancing Party to 'Swing in the New Year' Again it's "swing out the old, swing in the new" as WHP and the Columbia network prepares to say farewell to the passing year and "hello to '41," with another mammouth array of the nation's foremost dance bands. In the van of the Nation orch estras minting the entrance of 1941 is Glenn Miller and his band in a pie midnight greeting New Year's Eve on Columbia network and WUP, Tuesday, 10 to 10.15 p. m.

(Also heard Wednesdays and Thursdays at the same time.) Glenn and his swing champions furnish a fitting escort of gay "Moonlight Serenade" tunes for the New Year. Marion Hutton and Ray Eberle, singing stars, provide a vocal welcome to the New Year. With this as the appropriate starting point the dance parade continues throughout the night and far into the morning until such an hour when the new 1941 has been given a thorough welcome. As is customary, the program moves across the country with the midnight hour, starting in New York and points east prior to the arrival of the New Year, and thence to the Chicago, the midwest, the west coast and even Hawaii. The line np presently includes Glenn Miller, Everett Hoagland, Sammy Keye, Paul Pendarvis, Clyde Lucas, Guy Lombardo, Tommy (Reynolds, Joey Kearns and Eddie Duchin.

The complete list will be announced later. "THE OLD AND Interesting emphasis is placed on the traditional "old and the new" New Year's spirit tonight when Columbia's "Gay Nineties Retfue" contrasts the tunes of years ago with the "Hit Parade" With complete and utter disregard of the coming of the baby, 1941, "Columbia's Gay Nineties Revue" presents a half hour of gaiety at the imaginary "Broadway Gardens" in the tempo of the good old days' at the turn of the century. Rosemary DeCamp, of "Dr. Christian" fame, plays the lead in "Career of Alice Blair," starting soon over WHP. WHP, MONDAY, DEC.

30 (STANDARD TIME) MORNING 6.30 HBG Sunrise Roundup Penna. Department of Agriculture 6.55 HBG Morton Salt Program 7.00 HBG Morning Alarm 7.15 HBG News Bulletins by Band Aid 7.20 HBG Morning Alarm Music Time Weather at 7.30 7.45 HBG Bond's Breakfast Bulletins Bond 8.00 CBS European News Roundup 8.15 CBS Music of Today 8.45 HBG Morning Devotions Harrisburg Ministerial Association 9.00 CBS Press Radio News 9.15 CBS St. Peter's Boys Choir 9.45 HBG "Vic and Sade" presented by Crisco 10.00 CBS By Kathleen Norris General Mills 10.15 CBS "Myrt and Marge" Super Suds 10.30 CBS "Stepmother" presented by Colgate Palmolive Company 10.45 HBG Morning Melodies 11.00 CBS "Charlie and Jessie" Campbell Tomato Juice 11.15 CBS "Martha Webster" Campbell Soup 11.30 CBS "Big Sister" presented by Rinso 11.45 CBS "Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories" Spry 12.00 CBS "Kate Smith Speaks" Grape Nuts AFTERNOON 12.15 CBS "When a Girl Marries" Prudential Insurance Company 12.30 HBG Weather Reports U. S. Weather 12.35 HBG Noonday News Hall's 12.45 HBG "Our Gal Sunday" Anacin 1.00 CBS "Life Can Be Beautiful" Ivory Soap 1.15 CBS Woman in White presented by Camay 1.30 CBS "Right to Happiness" Crisco 1.45 CBS "Road of Life" presented by Chipso 2.00 HBG Melody Memories 2.15 CBS "Joyce Jordan Girl Interne" La France and Satina 2.30 HBG "Meet Miss Julia" presented by Nujol (STANDARD TIME) MORNING 6.30 HBG Sunrise Roundup Penna.

Department of Agriculture 7.00 HBG Morning Alarm 7.15 HBG News Bulletins by Band Aid 7.20 HBG Morning Alarm Music News Weather at 7.30 7.45 HBG Bond's Breakfast Eulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 CBS European News Roundup 8.15 CBS Simple Melodies 8.45 CBS Greenfield Chapel Services 9.00 CBS Press Radio News 9.15 CBS Columbus Church Choir 9.45 HBG "Vic and Sade" presented by Crisco 10.00 CES "By Kathleen Norris" General Mills 10.15 CBS "Myrt and Marge" Super Suds 10.30 CBS "Stepmother" presented by Colgate Palmolive Company 10.45 HBG Morning Melodies 11.15 CBS "Martha Webster" Campbell Soup 11.30 CBS "Big Sister" presented by Rinso 11.45 CBS "Aunt Jenny's Real Lite Stories" Spry AFTERNOON 12.00 CBS Kate Smith Speaks Grape Nuts 12.15 CBS "When a Girl Marries" Prudential 12.30 HBG Weather Report 12.35 HBG Noonday News Hall's 12.45 CBS "Our Gal Sunday" Anacin 1.00 CBS "Life Can Be Beautiful" Ivory Soap 1.15 CBS "Woman in White" Camay 1.30 CBS "Right to Happiness" Crisco 1.45 CBS "Road of Life" presented by Chipso 2.00 HBG Melody Memories 2.15 CBS "Joyce Jordan Girl Interne" La France and Satina 2.30 HBG "Meet Miss Julia' presented by Nujol 2.45 HBG "The Guiding Light" Duz 3.00 HBG News Reports 3.05 HBG Organ Moods 'City Desk' Newspaper Drama Starts on WHP Thursday The swift rush of human events across the city editor's desk of a metropolitan daily, is caught up in Frank Gould's exciting stories for the new dramatic program, "City Desk," which makes its debut on WHP and the Columbia network Thursday, 8.30 to 8.55 p. m. THE NEW" Selected through a nation wide survey, the ten top songs of the week will again be featured by Mark Warnow and his orchestra on "Your Hit Parade' over Columbia network and WHP, 9.00 to 9.45 p. m. Vocal assignments on the show wil be handled by master of ceremonies Barry Wood, Bea Wain and the "Hit Paraders" chorus.

Andre Baruch and Basil Ruys dael are the announcers. 2.45 HBG "The Guiding Light" Duz 3.00 HBG News Reports 3.05 HBG Matinee Melodies 3.30 CBS A Friend in Deed Richard Maxwell 3.45 HBG Organ Melodies 3.55 CBS Press Radio News 4.00 CBS "Portia Faces Life" Post Toasties 4.15 CBS "We, the Abbotts" Presented by Nucoa 4.30 CBS "Hilltop House" Palmolive Soap 4.45 HBG Rhythm Rustlers 5.00 CBS The Goldbergs presented by Oxydol 5.15 CBS "The O'Neills" Ivory Soap 5.30 CBS "The Traveler Talks" 5.45 HBG Melody Makers EVENING 6.00 CBS Bob Trout News Commercial Credit 6.15 HBG Nobe Frank's Sportscast 6.30 HBG Your Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 CBS "Tne World Today" 7.00 HBG Melody by LeMarr 7.15 HBG "Donald Novis Sings" Doutrichs 7.30 HBG WHP Studio Orchestra 8.00 CBS "Those We Love" Sponsored by Teel 8.30 CBS "Pipe Smoking Time" Dill's Best and Model. 8.55 CBS Elmer Davis News 9.00 HBG To Be Announced 9.30 HBG Musiquiz 9.45 HBG Sportsmen's Magazine 10.00 HBG Dancing on Air 10.15 HBG News Ahead of the Headlines David's 10.20 HBG King Cole Trio 10.30 CBS "Back Where I Come From" 10.45 CES News of the War 11.00 HBG News Reports 11.05 HBG "Europe Then and Now" 11.15 CBS Eddie Duchin and His Orchestra 11.30 CBS Ray Herbeck and His Orchestra 12.00 CBS Press Radio News 12.05 CBS Joey Kearns and His Orchestra 12.30 CBS Jack Coffey and His Orchestra 12.55 CBS News Summary and Sign off WHP, TUESDAY, DEC. 31 3.15 CBS The Catholic Hour 3.30 CBS A Friend In Deed Richard Maxwell 3.45 CBS Oldtimers' Quartet 3.55 CBS Press Radio News 4.00 CBS "Portia Faces Life" Post Toasties 4.15 CBS "We, the Abbotts" Presented by Nucoa 4.30 CBS "Hilltop House" Palmolive Soap 4.45 HBG Rustic Ramblers 5.00 CBS The Goldbergs presented by Oxydol 5.15 CBS "The O'Neills" Ivory Soap 5.30 CBS Orange Bowl Preview 5.45 HBG Melody Makers EVENING 6.00 HBG News Reports 6.05 CBS Edwin C. Hill "The Human Side of the News" presented by The American Oil Company 6.15 HBG Nobe Frank's Sportscast 6.30 HBG Radio News Extra Styletex Clothes 6.45 CBS "The World Today" 7.00 HBG Melody by LeMarr 7.15 HBG "Donald Novis Sings" Doutrichs 7.30 CBS "Second Husband" Helen Menken presented by Bayer's Aspirin 8.00 CBS "Court of Missing Heirs" Ironized Yeast 8.30 HBG "The Texas Rangers" Old Gold 8.45 HBG To be announced 8.55 CBS Elmer Davis News 9.00 CBS "We, the People" Sanka Coffee 9.30 CBS Professor Quiz Velvet Tobacco 10.00 CBS Glenn Miller's Orchestra Presented by Chesterfield Cigarettes 10.15 HBG "News Ahead of the Headlines" David's 10.20 HBG Henry Busse and His Orchestra 10.45 CBS News of the War 11.00 CBS News Reports 1L05 HBG Europe Then and Now 11.15 CBS Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra 11.30 CBS Dick Stabile and His Orchestra 11.45 CBS Eddie Duchin and His Orchestra 12.00 CBS New Year's Eve Dancing Party 3.00 HBG Sign Off This new weekly program takes the nation's radio listeners behind the scenes of the American press to reveal the unending fight for news of life itself and of Democracy.

"City Desk," a newspaperman's kind of story, centers on the adventures of "Jack Mathews" and "Linda Collins," reporters, as they "scoop the town," uncover murder mysteries and expose political chicanery. While each weekly program is a complete story in itself, the principal characters are to continue throughout the series. Author Frank Gould, Brooklyn born graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, has written for newspapers since his high school days. He was on the staff of the Brooklyn Times Union and later the Brooklyn Eagle. He has written many radio scripts, among them a play recently produced on "Columbia Workshop." Chester Stratton and Gertrude Warner have been cast in the City Desk" leading roles of "Jack Mathews" and "Linda Col lins." Others in the cast are Jimmy McCallion as "Caruso Lucini;" Karl Swenson as "But terfhek;" Ethel Owen as "Mrs.

ETHEL OWENS Harry Warren;" Jeff Bryant as "Jim Allen," and George Coul ouris as "Merlin." The initial "City Desk" drama deals with the story of the murder of an actress, Madeline Turner, whose life entangled her in a web of mysterious circumstances. The star reporter not only gets his story, but uncovers facts which lead to a surprising turn in the case. "City Desk" is sponsored by Colgate Palmolive Peet on behalf of Palmolive Shave Cream and Palmolive Brushless Shave. Workshop" Features Announcer's Drama "Columbia Workshop" is to present an original radio drama, "Dr. Johnson in Scotland," written by James Fleming, ace CBS announcer, and based upon the Great Lexicographer's visit to Edinburgh in his late years, as related in Bos well's "Life of Johnson" and other works.

The broadcast will be heard through WHP Sunday, 10.30 to 11.00 p. m. This is Fleming's first radio drama and affords him an excellent opportunity to apply his extensive college studies in English literature. He has been a Columbia network announcer more than two years and has been heard on special news events, political conventions and elections, as well as on daytime serial dramas. Eighteenth Century music is to be played by Yella Pessel on the harpsichord and Harry Goltzer on the bassoon.

James Fleming also assists in the production. Once upon a New Year's Eve: Ralph Edwards, master of "Truth or Consequences," was doing spot announcements on a small New York station..