Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1948)

When Bert is free, they work together around the apartment, take care of the children and still find themselves late at night in deep conversation even as they did during the early days. OUTSIDE of the very cramped apartment, Bert Parks is in an enviable position with his husky boys and lovely wife and radio success. Stop the Music, started over ABC last spring, is climbing steadily toward the very peak of audience popularity. It has already usurped the places of several favorites. Break the Bank during the past years has become standard entertainment for millions of listeners. Excitement on both these shows runs high. "They're both swell shows," Bert said. "The contestants are grand even though we have some embarrassing as well as amusing incidents." And the M.C., naturally, must be adept at handling whatever comes. On the amusing side of the ledger was the contestant, a woman from the middle west, who was pregnant. After she had earned her prizes on Break the Bank, Bert held her at the mike for a moment. "There's one other thing I hope for you," he said. "May you be as lucky as my wife and I were and have twins." Four months later he had a letter from her. She had twins. Fortunately for Bert, she too considered herself lucky. Some people, prepared for one child and confronted with two, might have been a trifle upset! On the embarrassing side are the phone calls he gets in the middle of the night from people who want to participate in quiz programs; the strangers who come up to the stage and pretend they've known him for years, expecting easier questions; and the people who offer him seats on buses, hoping it may lead to tickets for his shows. "That really bothers me," Bert explained. "In New York, no one offers another person a seat unless he is carrying a medical certificate that he has been dead for an hour." But Bert has only respect for humanity and gratitude for the people who have helped him. He's thankful for his father's rich sense of humor, the sense of responsibility his mother gave him, the patient help of his brother and the assists from his radio pal, Bud Collyer. "There's still the future and a lot of it, I hope," Bert said. "On the personal side I'd like to have a decent house and continued happiness and good health for my family. Professionally, I'm itching to get into television. I still like to move around and mug." Bert will be a sensation in television, his associates predict. They point to the swell job he did on his first television show, Party Line, and the laughs he gets from the studio audience. There's one question about quizmasters that everyone wants to know the answer to. What happens to them when — somehow or other — they get to be contestants on other people's quiz programs? It might be the easiest thing in the world. It might be that with the technique he's learned from handling a show of his own, a quizmaster could go before anybody's mike, keep his head, answer brilliantly, and walk off with the whole studio. It might be — but according to Bert, it's not. Once — just once — he was a contestant, on Bob Hawk's program. He was ready; after all, he knew the ropes . . . He fluffed every question. Love-quiz . For Married Women Only WHY DOES HE TURN HIS BACK ON HIS WIFE'S TEARS? A. Because she has neglected one precaution, often of major importance to intimate marital happiness. Q. What is that important precaution that can so greatly help to safeguard marital happiness? A. The practice of sound feminine hygiene with a scientifically correct preparation for vaginal douching, such as "Lysol" in proper solution. Q. Why are wives wrong to trust to soap instead? A. Because soap, like soda or salt, is an old-fashioned makeshift that cannot compare with "Lysol" in germ killing power. Though gentle to delicate membranes, "Lysol" is powerful in the presence of mucus and other organic matter. Destroys the source of objectionable odors . . . kills germs on contact. Q. Do many women use "Lysol" for feminine hygiene? A. Three times more women use "Lysol" than all other liquid products combined! Many doctors advise patients to douche regularly with "Lysol" brand disinfectant just to insure daintiness alone. No greasy aftereffect. Use it as often as you want. KEEP DESIRABLE, by douching regularly with "Lysol." Remember — no other product for feminine hygiene is more reliable than "Lysol". . . no other product is more effective! For Feminine Hygiene rely on safe, effective Easy to use . . . economical A Concentrated Germ-Killer NEW... INTIMATE HYGIENE FACTS FREE! New booklet of information by reputable gynecological authority. Mail coupon to Lehn ex 192 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, N. J. Fink, STREET. CITY_ _STATE_ Product of Lehn & Fink 16