Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1942)

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Besides this, she invested her 1941 surplus income in War Bonds, and always carries a War Stamp book in her purse. She says she loves to save pennies to buy the stamps with. Joan Banks and her husband, Frank Lovejoy, are buying a house in Connecticut, with a couple of acres of ground to go with it. They too buy War Bonds, of course, and carry two straight life insurance policies to protect each other and their home. And blonde Pat Ryan divides her savings between War Bonds and a $26,000 annuity policy. Obviously, today's young stars are determined not to look back some day and wish they'd saved their money while they had it. * * * If it's chuckles you want, recommended reading is "Past Imperfect" by Ilka Chase. Radio's witty mistress of ceremonies proves in it that she isn't above poking a little fun at broadcasting, the movies, and even some very famous people. CHARLOTTE, N. C— When the Southern Sons staged their big birthday party at the Charlotte Armory last month, they were all of three years old — as a group, of course, not individually. This singing quintet's brief existence, however, is a poor indication of its popularity, for the music of the five blended Negro voices has taken the Southeast by storm. Three years ago the Southern Sons were just five Doys singing in and around New York. They met, became friendly, and started singing together instead of separately. "Then," says Howard Wilson, now secretary of the group, "we hit one tune, hit another, and pretty soon found out our voices blended." The Sons are under the leadership of William Landford, former top tenor of the famous Golden Gate Quartet, which also got its start at Charlotte's station WBT. Landford's experience on CBS and NBC, at Carnegie Hall, the Cafe Society night club, and the New York World's Fair has given him a rich musical background and the ability to build up a repertoire of Negro folk songs, spirituals, ballads, and popular tunes of the type best fitted for his group. After the Southern Sons decided to operate as a quintet they left New York and spent some time in Baltimore, singing on WBAL. Then they did a stint in Richmond and Portsmouth, Virginia, before coming to Charlotte and WBT. Their first program was scheduled early in the morning, twice a week — but three weeks hadn't gone by before the listening audience rose in its wrath and insisted that the station put them on the air every single week-day. Their fan-mail is testimony of their success, and oddly enough, a good part of it comes in the form of special delivery letters and telegrams. One of the high spots in their mail was a letter received not long ago from a Charlotte woman. She said that her life had been made unhappy by her husband's craving for liquor and his refusal to work. One afternoon he had tuned in the Southern Sons, just by chance, and heard them sing "Traveling Shoes." He was so touched that he converted himself, then and there — stopped drinking, began going to church, and got himself a job. The boys believe that this man has paid them the biggest compliment they could possibly get. FASHION FROCKS, INC. Desk 43039 Cincinnati, Ohio The Southern Sons, Negro quintet heard on station WBT in Charlotte, N. C, just finished the third year of their association as a singing group — and it was a very happy anniversary indeed! 80 RADIO AND TELEVISION MIRROR