With Ike and Mike
A jew years ago television was a distant prospect. Today it hat
emerged from the realm of the maybe ami is an accomplished fact
with regular programs on the air daily. The television camera ii
known as "Ike" while the familiar microphone is "Mike" in tele
vision parlance. These pictures lake you to the Columbia Broad
casting system's television studio in New York.
T
View of the control panel
where television programs are
directed and monitored out to
the transmitter atop Chrysler
touer, then sent through ether.
Here you sec a television cam
eraman in action, with a “dolly
man' assisting. The “dolly'’ is
used to work the camera into
any desired position.
Telecast of a childrens hour at the studio finds Lydia Perera
telling the story to little Ann Francis as John Rape (left) illus
trates “Jack and the Beanstalk" toiflt drawings.
This is Toy and W ing in action before “Ike and Mike." They
are performing one of the ballroom dances that made them famous.
In the foreground is a roller skating act awaiting its turn.
And here is a typical scene in a home equipped with a television
receiver. The family sits around and enjoys its own little theater.
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A Happy Couple
By BARBARA ANN BENEDICT
(Associated Newspaper*—WNU Service.)
Harriet knight still felt a
little bitter because Stanley
Corliss had married Erla.
| Harriet was sure she would
have been a better wife if only be
cause her own disposition was so
much better than Erla's.
Erla had a temper and Erla also
liked an active, exciting life. Har
| riet, and unfortunately several other
people wondered how long Stanley,
her serious-minded architect hus
band, would be able to hold her af
fection.
And so when Harriet, who lived
next door to the Corlisses, heard the
sound of shrill voices and the crash
ing e/f china in the Corliss home
she knew a feeling of elation. It
wasn’t long before rumors of the
Corliss’ quarrels reached the ears
of most everyone who had an inter
est in the young couple.
And so they waited, expecting a
smashup and saddened because of
what they expected. They liked
Erla and they liked Stanley and
they hated to see their lives ruined.
That is, everyone did except Har
riet. Harriet waited for the smash
up hopefully, contemptuously and
with a faintly fluttering heart. She
: still had moments when she thought
of herself as Mrs. Stanley Corliss.
Meanwhile the objects of the an
ticipated smash-up continued to sur
vive as man and wife, but the
stories of their arguments con
tinued.
With each report the friends and
acquaintances waited silently and
unhappily for the announcement
“Tell us, before we die of curi
osity.” , ,,
that the Stanley Corlisses had de
cided to call the venture off, Harriet
Knight’s heart increased its flutter
ing and her eyes glowed in triumph.
But six months passed and then
a year and still Erla called herself
Mrs. Corliss and lived under the
same roof with her husband. The
thing became somewhat of a mys
tery. It was extremely hard to
understand, because Erla wasn’t the
type at all to be satisfied, even
though she loved her husband ar
dently. Them friends puzzled over
it, advancing a number of reasons
and explanations and finding them
all inadequate. The thing was be
yond their comprehension. Why
Erla herself, before the wedding,
had said, addressing her brides
maids in the utmost confidence, "It
probably won't last, darlings. I
can’t conceive of myself being con
tented for very long. It just isn’t
in my blood. Stanley’s sort of a
stuffy person, but I love him, and I’m
going to marry him—at least tem
porarily.”
No, the thing was a puzzle, and
their friends became curious. They
were fairly perishing to know what
it was that had so completely thwart
ed Erla's natural instinct. They
even went so far as to question
Erla, in a tactful sort of way, of
course. But Erla was reticent and
uncommunicative. And finally, al
most in desperation, Beth Weodward
called a meeting of the three brides
maids.
"Kay,” she said to Mrs. Dayton,
"it’s up to you. You’ve always been
her closest friend. We’re all dying
to know the reason for it, and you’re
better able to find out than either
Anne or I.”
Anne Tupper endorsed the plan
heartily. Kay was doubtful. "It
seems so silly,” she said. "Perhaps
Erla has discovered she really dobs
like married life, and is happy and
contented.”
‘‘Then explain their quarrels and
Lthe smashing of dishes and furni
ture. You told us yourself they
hadn’t been discontinued."
To this Kay was forced to agree.
And in the end she agreed also to
make an effort to satisfy the curi
osity of the ex-bridesmaids, herself
included. Secretly she hoped to dis
cover a contented harmony in the
household of Ctfrliss. The satisfac
tion of being able to report such a
condition to Harriet Knight would
be worth a goad deal.
And so the meeting adjourned and
Kay Dayton set off on her mission.
A week passed and she had nothing
to report. The remaining ex
bridesmaids became impatient. And
then one day Kay sent out two phone
calls and within an hour Beth and
Anne were grouped about the Day
ton fireplace, all thrilling with ex
citement.
Kay passed around cigarettes and
| lighted one herself. "Well,” she
I said, smiling. "I found out.”
‘‘You did? Tell us before we die oi
curiosity.”
Kay blew smoke toward the ceil
ing. "Darlings, the union is set for
life. I doubt if our expectations ol
a smashup will ever be justified.”
“You mean,” asked Anne in
amazement, “that Erla likes being
married? That she’s contented
and satisfied?”
“Quite.”
“But it doesn’t sound reasonable!
Whatever did she say? Oh, Kay,
do get this suspense over with.”
Kay smiled wickedly. “As a mat
ter of fact, I didn't talk with Erla
at all.”
“Didn’t talk with Erla! Then
whom did you talk with?”
“Stanley.”
“Stanley?”
“No other.” Kay became com
municative. “Erla wouldn’t tell me
a thing, except that she liked being
married and planned to stay mar
ried. And so, as a last resort, I
went to Stanley and he told me the
whole story. It’s a secret and we
mustn’t breathe a word. He told
me because he thought it such a
good joke on us. He knew how we
felt and how Erla felt, too. And
that's what we didn't figure on—that
Stanley understood Erla better than
any of us. He knew the things she
craved and because he wanted to
keep her as a wife he set out to
provide them.”
"Provide them? But how?”
“Very simply. By picking a fight
with her about every two weeks. By
storming around and complaining of
this, that and the other thing. By
appearing to be discontented and
unsatisfied. By providing a bit of
excitement and romance and thrills.
By keeping Erla on her toes, for
fear of offending him. By taking
her mind off herself. Girls, every
one of the dishes that has been
broken, was broken by Stanley, not
Erla. Every bit of the storming
has been perpetuated by Stanley.
I tell you, the man's a genius. He
intends gradually to taper off his
outbursts until he can discontinue
Jhem altogether, but always holding
one or two new ones in readiness
in case marriage should seem to be
palling on his wife. It’s merely a
case of hubby being the smarter of
the two.”
Anne and Beth sat back and
stared in amazement. “Well, I de
clare!” the former exclaimed. And
Beth added: “Wouldn’t Harriet
Knight fairly go into a spasm if she
knew.”
Kay nodded slyly. “Let’s let Har
riet continue to think as she does.
It’ll probably do her a lot of good.”
To which they all agreed.
Child of Two Answers
Questions Correctly
Little Miss Jill Feldser, Atlanta,
Ga., tot of two, is challenging Clif
ton Fadiman to a battle of wits. Jill
is 30 pounds of practically all mem
ory, and if Mr. Fadiman will just
ask the right questions, Jill will
guarantee to answer them. In fact,
so sure of her memory are her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Feldser,
whose address is the Kimball House,
that they offer to pay “Information
Please” $1,000 if Jill misses any of
the questions on her list of 15, or any
popular nursery rhyme, of which
she knows 25 that she can repeat on
demand.
At an age when most babies are
just learning to put words together
to make sentences, she is rattling
off whole songs and verses. She can
say the complete alphabet, and rec
ognizes some of the letters when she
sees them in the paper, too. The
“A with sticks” as she calls it, and
the “B with bumps.” She can count
to 10 with no difficulty, and add one
and one together, and spell cat and
dog. Her mother says she is no
trouble to teach; she has to be
told a thing only once, and she re
members it.
The remarkable fact about the
chubby memory-marvel is that she
gets the right answer to the right
question. When you ask her “Who
freed the slaves?” she does not get
mixed up and say “Roosevelt." She
says “Ab'aham Lincoln.” But "Mr.
Woosevelt” is the answer to “.What
is the President's name?" and srfe
is right there with "George Wash
ington” to "Who crossed the Dela
ware?” You’d think she might get
her answers crossed,%in a case of
pure memorizing like that. But she
doesn’t.
Jill answers questions with a casu
alness that seems to indicate she
doesn’t even have to put her mind
on it, playing with the telephone or
scribbling with a pencil at the same
time. You get the impression that
if she really got down to it she might
say the Lord’s Prayer backwards
or translate a passage of Sanskrit.
She is interested in everything. She
says "What’s that?” at least 50 times
a day, and when she is told, she
remembers the answer.
Her parents call her “Baby-doll,”
and that’s what she tells you when
you ask her name. But if you in
sist she will tell you her real name,
too, and where she lives. If yoi
ask her nicely she will sing "School
Days” foyrou, and “Oh, Susannah.’
She tells you proudly that the flag ii
red, white and blue. But wh^n sh<
is tired of being questioned, she sayi
I “That’s all,” with finality.
PATTERNS
SEWQNG CDKCLE ~
I 8020
\X7E ARE never too young to
appreciate a pretty frock.
Heri is one of youthful lines, with
its yoke top set off with ric rac
braid and turn down white collar—
This Far-Seeing Father
Was Taking No Chances
As Smith and Jones were wait
ing at the bus stop, a passer-by
stopped and asked Jones the time.
Jones did not reply.
After the stranger had passed
on, Smith asked:
“Why didn’t you answer him?”
“Well, it’s this way,” Jones re
plied. “If I’d told him the time,
he might have got chatting, and
in the end I might have asked him
home to supper.
“There he might have met my
daughter and they might have
fallen in love. Finally they might
have got married.
“And let me tell you, I don’t
want a fellow for my son-in-law
who can’t afford to buy a watch.”
Free, a Grand Cook Book
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free by dropping a post card to
Standard Brands at the above ad
dress, requesting that it be mailed
to you.—Adv.
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Sharp Wits Cut
Sharp wits, like sharp knives, do
often cut their owners’ fingers.—
Arrowsmith.
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and side sashes to tie in back.
There’s no reason why your own
little daughter shouldn't be a
proud possessor of two or three
frocks like this one. A glance at
the diagram will show you how
utterly simple it is to make. It
can also have an open square
neck, as sketched.
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The Questions
1. In whose honor was the Pan
theon in Rome erected?
2. The Civil war battle of An
tietam was named after what?
3. Who wrote the classic series
of papers called the Federalist?
4. The prime meridian passes
through what city?
5. In Shakespeare’s “Merchant
of Venice” what is the name of
the merchant?
6. What dirigible maae the first
transatlantic flight?
7. How many figures make up
the Mount Rushmore memorial in
South Dakota?
The Answer a
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1. All the gods.
2. A stream.
3. Alexander Hamilton.
4. Greenwich, England, in which
is situated the Royal observatory,
from the meridian of which geog
raphers and navigators of nearly
all nations count their longitude.
5. Antonio.
6. Graf Zeppelin (Oct., 1928).
7. Four (Washington, Jefferson,
Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt).
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service man’s preference for Cam
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vorite with men in the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Prince Albert is another big fa
vorite with men in camp or on
ships. Since service men have in
dicated in all surveys to date that
tobacco ranks first m the gift line
up with them, it is natural that
local tobacco dealers are featur
ing cartons of Camels and pound
tins of Prince Albert as ideal gifts
for the men in the service from
the folks back home.—Adv.
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The men with the muck-rake
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know when to stop raking the
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The Day’s Idol
The idol of today pushes the
hero of yesterday out of our rec
ollection; and will, in turn, be
supplanted by his successor of to
morrow.—Washington Irving.
Quick Wit
Wit, like money, bears an extra
value when rung down immediate-,
ly it is wanted. Men pay severely
who require credit.—Douglas Jer
rold.
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