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PAC3 BIGHT THI JACKSON SUN: JACKSON, TENN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1948 WANT ADS 7-3333 turn -MacRae dH ilroa our Ra Bing Crosby Begins 3rd Year On WTJS-ABC Wednesday; MacRae Stars On New Show Bing Crosby's Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team are New ABC Documentary Concerning Berlin Crisis Is Scheduled For Late Fail Focusing attention on the East-West crisis in Berlin, the American Broadcasting Company will produce a new documentary program about the crises and background involved in the German peace settlement, it was announced today by Robert Saudek, vice-president in charge of public affairs for ABC. The documentary is planned for late Fall broadcast. In order to gain first-hand know- going: great in the National League this year but the "Groa- ner himself, finds out that hes not doing too well on his sons' baseball team as the Crosby kids make a guest appearance with Claudette Colbert on their famous father's opening broadcast of Philco Radio Time, which begins its third straight year over the coast-to-coast network of the American Broadcasting Company, Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 9 :00 to 9 :30 p. m.

In between the music and laughs, LL1 1 J.LiZ' Jm-t 1 1' C'i vi Wv vl 11 ft rJ 4 'Vt vv h7 rift "fop kl feu I -few- 'S ledge of all facets of the German peace question, Saudek was to fly to Berlin on Saturday (Sept 18.) He plans to meet with the top officials of the German occupation during a month's survey. Commenting on the ABC network's latest major presentation in its 1948 series of documentaries. Saudek said: "We shall consider the immediate German situation, as it is reflected in the chain of crises In Berlin, against a background of the long-range problems resulting from the world-wide clash of economics and ideologies which become more apparent in the world situation each day." Saudek also stated that "Beginning with the Moscow Conference of 1943 new ABC documentary will review and spotlight the ebb and flow of international negotiations since that time, with consideration to be given to the personalities involved. "In addition to dealing with the Berlin blockade, the air-lift currency reform and reparations, the five vital "D's" of building a German peace will be examined demilitarization, denazification, decentralization, de-industrialization and democratization. These goals, as foundations upon which to build the peace for Germany, and consequently, for all of Europe, will be evaluated." Sixth in a series of documentary broadcasts, the examination of the German peace question will follow the most recent ABC Public Affairs Department presentation.

"Communism U. S. Brand." which reviewed Communist activities in America and gained nationwide acclaim. Other outstanding ABC documentaries were D. A Conspiracy of Silence," a documentary on social diseases; Jimmy Cricket!" a study of America's economic future: "School Teacher 1947." three programs dealing with the crisis in public education, and two broadcasts about sub-standard housing titled.

"Slums-I and Slums-II." As on all ABC documentaries, painstaking research will go into the production of the program on the German question. During the past month members of the ABC public affairs department have spent considerable time in Washington in study and research of the background and present status of the problem. No writer has yet been assicrned to do the scriot. While in Europe Saudek will have an opportunity to confer with the special television motion picture crew beaded by Julien Bryan, executive director of the International Film Foundation, who Is now shooting film for use in the WTJS At The Fair Larry Blair, seated and Don Davidson spent the entire week at the West Tennessee District Fair broadcasting several shows daily from the WTJS booth. James Stewart Stars On Theatre Guilds 'That's Lutheran Pastor Asks Faith In Christ's Redemption An appeal for faith in Christ's completed redemption was issued today by the Reverend Doctor John W.

Behnken, president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod summer guest speaker on Bringing Christ to the Nations, the International Lutheran Hour. Dr. Behnken declared: "Europe, which during the past three decades has twice been a bloody battlefield, the scene of gory warfare, of indescribalble destruction Bing learns that his sons. Gary, Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay would rather have "glamour on third base" than a vocalist and they want to substitute Claudette for Bing. Musically speaking "El Bingo gets off to a singing start with "You Call Everybody Darling" assisted by Jud Conlon and the "Rhy-thmaires." Bing does the solo work on "My Happiness" and "A Tree In The Meadow" and the Crosby kids almost steal the show with their rendition of "Blue Shadows" one of their father's best selling records.

In addition to the "Rhythmaires," Bing is again joined by John Scott Trotter and his orchestra and the announcing antics of veteran Ken Carpenter. Philco Radio Time is produced and directed by Bill Morrow and Murdo MacKenzie. The Railroad Hour, a new weekly musical program featuring Gordon MacRae as singing host and master of ceremonies and top flight guest stars in presentations of musical comedy and operetta successes both old and new, will make its debut over WTJS-ABC on Monday, Oct. 4, from 7:00 to 7:43 p. m.

Highlighting music and comedy familiar to and loved by millions of Americans. The Railroad Hour, also will present brief excerpts from the story of the essential part played by railroads in the life of the nation. Originating In Hollywood. The Railroad Hour will have as regular cast members, in addition to MacRae, the popular orchestra of Carmen Dragon and a mixed chorus under the direction of Norman Luboff. The program will draw its material not only from recent box office successes but also from the classics of musical comedy and light opera.

As emcee of The Railroad Hours show train. MacRae will fill a role well suited to his talents as singer and actor. Following his stage debut 'as the Juvenile In "Junior Miss." MacRae scored a signal sue- Organ Melodies With James Allen At The CONSOLE Broadcast Direct From Smith Funeral Home Every Sunday At 2:00 P.M. Over WTJS BERLE'S ON ABC NOW Milton Berle, one of the busiest comedians in all show business, makes his debut as emcee of WTJS-ABC's "Star Theater." This will again add radio to his current television and nlrht club stints. McElroy Continues TVA Project Started By Tom Breneman When Jack McElroy takes over the emcee role of ABCs Breakfast in Hollywood, which will be heard on WTJS at 1:00 p.

m. starting Oct 4th, one of the first things he will do will be to complete a service started on that air show by the late Tom Breneman. Jack will purchase and present to the veterans at the Sawtelle Hospital as many television sets as $1500 will buy. The project started when Gertrude Kugel. an ABC employee who serves as a voluntary hostess at the hospital, asked Breneman to call for contributions for television sets.

Tom, agreeing that the sets would help the boys "get through the walls of their wards," obtained about $1500 before his untimely death. During the period in which Garry Moore has been emceeing the breakfast-serving program. Miss Kugel has been shopping around for the best and most sets that $1500 can buy. She'll have them for delivery at just about the time McElroy takes over the ABC "mike" from Moore and the Sawtelle patients will have their sets in time to catch some of the season's football classics. McElroy plans to present the TV sets to Sawtelle personally, possibly conducting a little program at the hospital at the same time.

"When Sawtelle's all fixed up with television sets." Jack remarked, "we might go to work getting them for other hospitals. There Romance Of Jewels Tells Of Orfoff-Diamond Tonight "The Romance of Famous Jewels" will be heard starting tonight, at 6 P. M. Tonight's thrilling story tells of the Orloff Diamond. Commissar Bruekhenin, a high Soviet official, is holding a press conference in Kuibyshev, while the Nazis are fightiing sixty miles from Moscow.

He tells the war correspondents that Russia will fight after Moscow falls, and will go on fighting, even if she has to sell the Soviet treasures, including the Orloff diamond. All are curious as to the history of this stone, and Bruekhenin tells them the legend and the facts. A French soldier stole it from the eye of an idol in an Indian temple; then, anxious to get out of India with his treasure, went as a stowaway on a British merchant vessel. Discovered by the captain, he confided in him and finally sold the diamond for two thousand pounds. The captain sold it to a dealer for 60,000 pounds and after changing hands several times, an Armenian, Salfras, and a Russian, Lasarev, bought half shares in it.

To restore himself to the good graces of Catherine the Great, Prince Orloff bought the jewel as WTJS 1390 Kilocycles Art Baker, of Art Baker's Notebook fame is heard over WTJS, Monday through Friday, at 10:00 A. M. cess in the Broadway musical Three To Get Ready." starring Ray Bolger. The "Warner Brothers Film "The Big Punch," in which he plays the role of a prizefighter, serves to emphasize MacRae's ver satility as an actor. Drama Of Medicine Has Story Of Famed French Doctor Pinel Tonight's.

Drama of Medicine, starting at the new time of 6:15 p. tells the story of Dr. Phulipe Pinel. When Dr. Phillipe Pinel was appointed director of the infamous Bicetre hospital for the incurably insane of Paris, he found the inmates chained to the wall with iron collars.

How Pinel struck the chains from these unfortunate people makes another thrilling episode in the "Drama of Medicine." Tennessee Valley Life Ins. Co. EACH SUNDAY at 1:15 P.M. Over WTJS Nancy's a real friend to millions of radio listeners who Jike her warm friendly, personality her helpful hints on how to get more out or living r. another exciting with famous peopleTune in every weekday! 2:30 P.M.

1390 ON YOUR DIAL RICHARD 1 A 'American Broadeatting Company Schedule Changes For Sunday Evening Programs In Effect Today Baker Celebrates 26(H) Consecutive Notebook Programs 2600 consecutive half-hour broadcasts That's what Art Baker has chatted through in ten years of broadcasting his NOTEBOOK program on KFI in Los Angeles. Many of Hollywood's most famous celebrities helped Art to celebrate this anniversary. A few of those who gave him perhaps one of the biggest days of his life were Lionel Barrymere, who opened the show. Jimmy Durante, Cary Grant from England, Hedda Hopper, Baby Snooks, Donald Duck, the Mayor of Los Angeles Fletcher Bowron, Rochester, Jimmy Scribner of Chicazola fame and many others. We of Jackson have the privilege of hearing THE NOTEBOOK program with Art Baker Monday through Friday on Stations WTJS and WTJS-FM at 10:00 a.

m. A Tale Of Suspense, Unjust Accusation On Greatest Story A tale of suspanse and unjust accusation, "The Idle Word." will be dramatized on the Greatest Story Ever Told at 5:30 p. m. today over WTJS-ABC "The Idle Word" is a spellbinding story of the parable, thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned," (Matthew The broadcast coincides with the opening day of Religious Education Week (September 26-October 3), organized by the International Council of Religious Education. The Greatest Story Ever Told, now in its third on the air over WTJS- ABC, is written and directed by Henry Denker and is supervised by fuiton uursier.

TONIGHT JAMES STEWART Ttestrc ca tfce Air WTJS 0:30 P.M. UNITED STATES STEEL iff 4 Academy Award winner James Stewart will be starred in the radio adaptation of "That's Gratitude" on the Theatre Guild on the Air tonight at 8:30 p. over WTJS-ABC The performance will be Stewart's first appearance on Theatre Guild on the Air of the 1948-49 season. He was heard last year on the program in "The Philadelphia Story." In "That's Gratitude," a comedy written and starred in by Frank Craven in 1930, Stewart will play Bob Grant, a small-time theatrical manager who visits the home of a man he once befriended, overstays his welcome and becomes hilariously involved in his host's family affairs. a Saint's Day gift for her.

Catherine was so impressed with the diamond she had it mounted in the royal sceptre, and decreed that it would be known henceforth as Orloff diamond. It remained in the Russian crown jewels until the Revolution in 1916, when it was seized by the Soviet. It is still in the treasury vaults in Moscow, and the Soviet's price is two million rubles. 1000 Want 9:25 Housewives Quiz 9:30 Musical Moments 9:45 Friendly Philosopher 10:00 Art Baker's Notebook 10:15 Tunes of the Day 10:30 Ted Malone- 11:00 Dixie Variety Show 11:30 Request Jamboree 11:45 Dixie Variety 12:00 Baukhage Talking- 12:15 Showtime From Hollywood 12:30 Noontime News 12:45 Do You Remember 1:00 According to the Record 1:05 Musical Interlude 1:15 Ethel and Albert- 1:30 Bride and Groom- 2:00 Ladies Be Seated- 2:30 Nancy Craig- 2:45 Listen To This- 3:00 Second Honeymoon- 3:30 The Henderson Hour 4:00 News Summary 4:05 MidSouth Edition 4:15 Rhythmatinee 4:45 Your Story for Today- 5:00 Challenge of the Youkon 5:30 Johnny Hill- 5:45 Navy Band 6:00 News 6:05 Headline Edition- Sports Spotlight 6:30 The Kenny Baker Showers The Barry Wood Show 7:00 News Summary 7:05 One For The Books 7:10 The Inside Story 7:15 Suppertime Serenade 7:30 The Honey Dreamers 7:45 Hope of Peace 8:00 Smiths of Hollywood 8:30 Get Rich Quick- 9:00 Navy Band 9:15 Earl Godwin- 9:30 Theatre of Stars 10:00 News Summary 10:15 Sports Roundup 10.20 Elmer Davis- 10.35 Boardwalk Cafe News- 11:05 Hotel Stevens 11:30 Palmer House Orch- 11:45 Congress Hotel Orch- 11:55 News- 12:00 Sign Off Rarfi Hes FM 100.7 Megacycle of devastation which surpases the imagination of men, is naturally fertile ground for earnest and serious thought about the approach ing end. At a series of conferences with German clergymen, which a number of us attended a few weeks ago and during which the great doctrines of Scripture and its practical application to life, especially to the life in congregations, were discussed, the matter of Christ's coming was mentioned again and again.

The thinking of many of Europe's church people runs very much in eschatological channels." Dr. Behnken continued: "These are but a few glimpses of the glorious redemption which awaits us. In view of this we ought to be the happiest people on earth. Our hearts should be full of hope and assurance. But more than this, since we know that this old world will be dissolved, we should cer tainly not rivet our hearts unto the the things of this life.

We should lift up our heads in great expec tancy. Yes, to use the words of Peter: 'Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God; wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth where in dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things be diligent that ye may be found I of Him in peace, without spot, and uuuucicaa. When Don McNeill, toastmaster of WTJS-ABC's Breakfast Club, encouraged his listeners to eat peanut butter for its nutritional value, he became overly enthusiastic and suggested that they fill their cupboards and trunks with it. fine." Sam fClowninz) Cowling replied, but it'll sure bel uncomfortable when you ko in swimming.

LISTEN TO ACCORDING TO THE RECORD Monday through Friday At 1:00 P.M. Presented By KIRBY JONES FURNITURE COMPANY Over WTJS FLEISCHMAN'S YEAST and PARK DRY CLEANERS BRINGS YOU forthcoming ABC-Television documentary titled. "The Marshall Plan: A First RepoTt." Scheduled for telecast this Fall It will be the first documentary in television history and will be designed to show the actual operation and implications of the Marshall Plan in Europe. are a lot of fina fellows still bedridden, and I know what a great help television k-ts can be to them." Midsouth SUNDAY 7:00 News 7:05 Musical Interlude 7:15 The Southern Melodiers 8:15 Richardson Quartet 8:30 Baptist Hour 9:00 Church of Christ 9:30 Lutheran Hour 10:00 Sunday School of the Air 10:30 Hour of Faith- 11:00 First Cumberland Presby terian Cnurcn 12:00 News Summary 12:05 Musical Interlude 12:10 Health Talk 12:15 ld Fashioned Revival 1:15 Songs of Comfort and Cheer 1:30 President-' 2:00 Organ Melodies 2:15 Sam Pettingill- 2:30 Treasury Band Show- 3:00 Pleasure Parade 3:15 Johnny Thompson- 3:30 Box 13 Alan Ladd 4:00 Ray Bloch Show 4:30 Piano Playhouse- 5:00 Drew Pearson- 5:15 Tomorrow's Headlines 5:30 Greatest Story- 6:00 Romance cf Famous Jewels 6:15 Drama of Medicine 6:30 Wayne King Show 7:00 Stop the Music Walter Winchell- 8:15 Louella Parsons Show- 8:30 Theatre Guild- 9:30 Favorite Story 10:00 News Summary 10:15 Sports Roundup 10:20 Message of Israel 10i50 Musical Interlude 11:00 News- 11:05 Hotel Stevens 11:30 O'Henry Ballroom 11:55 News- 12:00 Sign Off MONDAY 6:00 Farmers Digest 6:15 Variety Time 6:45 Southern Melodiers 7.00 Martin Agronsky- 7:15 All ar Parade 7:30 News Summary 7:45 Morning Devotions 8:00 Breakfast Club- 9:00 My True Story- We Ynt Nw Romance Of Famous Jewels Sponsored By P. Jackson, Jeweler 6:00 P.M.

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