Radio varieties (Sept 1940-June 1941)

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Although It seems foregone that Gerard Darrow, eight-year-old nature expert on the NBC-Blue Network "Quiz Kids", will be an ornithologist, he hopes to be a lawyer too. He thinks that as a lawyer he can agitate for enactment of anti-bird-huntlng laws. He'» distressed by the extinct birds shown nuseums. f<,-»/ '"v««-^«*'y^i<i>H.iPjw« Clutching his Inseparable pipe In one hand and the microphone In the other, affable Eddy Howard runs over the songs he will offer during appearances with poet-philosopher Edgar A. Guest. Composer of a number of hits himself, Howard Is featured singer of ths Guest series, Wednesdays through Fridays, NBC-Blue Network. Page 6 GUEST COLUMN BY JOHN J. ANTHONY GOOD WILL DIRECTOR Writing a radio column is like conducting my Original Good Will Hour. I honestly don't know what I'm going to say until I begin. I suppose one of the things I can write about is the problems I've encountered during my several years as conductor of the program. Offhand, I'd say that most of the problems have been matrimonial in content. In listening to the troubles of the thousands of people who have afcipeared on the Good Will Hour, I have been struck by the important part that accepted prejudices play in hindering otherwise happy marriages. For instance: ought married women to work? Often, the married woman's job saves a marriage by giving her an interest in life and easing financial pressure. Often, of course, a woman's working can be bad for happy marriage. But each case should be considered on its merits, I would tend to the idea that where the question arises, that fact alone shows that the necessity of the woman working is subconsciously recognized by husband and wife. Unfortionately, the question of whether the woman should work is often less important than the question: where can the woman find a job? The economic task of mankind in modem civilization has never been easy. Every manied couple and every individual must answer the question of whether women should work in light of the circumstances surrounding each case. When the husband is struggling on a low salary when there are no children, when the wife is adopted for some special job, the answer should be simple to find. When the wife is so attuned to commercial life that household tasks are dull for her, she is an irritant in the home, rather than a bringer of peace. I believe that is the case, today, with many women who have entered marriage after a career in the business world. In any case, modern marriage entails a frank partnership between wife and husband. In any situation in which the husband's income is below a subsistence level for the family there is no real argument RADIO VARIETIES — APRIL