Your Side of the MICROPHONE

Radio Record, 1 April 1938, Page 25

Your Side of the MICROPHONE

Prize-winners this week are: M. Dalziel, Christchurch (7/6); ‘Good Meals,"" Dunedin (5/-); Gemini," Timaru, ‘Sleepy Sol,’’ Palmerston North, ‘Doggie," South Canterbury, ‘‘Junette,’’ Wellington (2/6 each). Prize-money will be forwarded at the end of each month. Address your entries (not more than 150 words each), to "SAFETY VALVE," P.O. Box 1680, Wellington.

ANY of our wellknown artists and other people of note could speak of some interesting incidents or stories in their lives. An ideal broadcast could be arranged as a series on these lines, and prominent

people asked to contribute a talk each week about how they became famous, or started on the road to success, and their ambitions. Such sessions would prove an encouragement to many listeners, and much could be learned in this way, by the less fortunate ones, from

men and women, many of whom have had to fight their way up from a small

beginning

Gemini

’ Timaru.

Black Sundays UST we go all "highbrow" on Sundays? Sunday night after Sunday night, I yawn my way through operas,

orchestral and band items, ete, ete. I very nearly wear out my wireless set switching first to this station and then to that. On rare (very rare) occasions, a little humour is heard, and what a relief it is! We not-so-musical listeners are heginning to regard our Sunday _ programmes (more especially after 8 p.m.) as "black." Could they not pressidly give us more songs, more humour, and perhaps a little drama? If not-excuse my yawn-

in or --

Sleepy Sol

almerston) Norti.

A Dog's Taste N reading "Red Ryan's" and "Wlondike Kate’s" remarks about sessions, and thinking what a difficult matter it would be to suit every individual taste, an incident came to my mind which shows that even dogs have their taste in radio programmes. During a visit to a farm in the backblocks, our host, who had been living alone nearly all his life, and who had au erystal set, was enjoying a listen-in. when his old dog came in and got on a chair next her master. Instantly our host removed his earphones and placed them on the dog. She wagged her tail in appreciation. "She has a listen-in every night," he said. "She’s very fond of music, but when a drama comes on she always asks me to take them off." We watched, and after a while she hecame restless and barked-we then listened and found a play was in pro-

gress

Doggie

South Canterbury.

Filthy Luere HE greatest power on earth is "money." A debatable statement? T think not. From the old days of barter to these modern days, wealth, in the guise of purchasing power, has lifted its fortunate possessor into a supreme position. Now, to many of us the word "money" conveys little heyond the fact that we either have it (’ware the taxcollector) or we haven’t. But there is more to it than that. The history of "money," or to be more exact "purchasing power," is long and intensely interesting. Give us a series of talks on the evolution of money and the history of coinage. Ambition, romance, blood-

shed-all will be found to

figure here-

Miser

Auckland.

Tell Them Yourself "yl. (RR. 25/3/38) thinks this page requires more praise for programmes and announcers, and less

"suggestions." I appreciate his sentiments, but has he noticed the heading to the page, "Your Side of the Miezophone"? Isn’t the idea, as the name implies, a "safety valve" for listeners? . Praise your favourite announcers cere tainly, but why impersonally, on’ this page? If you admire a particular radio personality, why not write a little

note and tell him, or her, so? =I think announcers would appreciate it, and it would bridge the gap that exists, not between listener and announcer, but between announcer and_ listener.-

Junette

Wellington,

Poetry Comtest WVE have had a play contest-and another is being conducted-and a Deanna Durbin contest. They have been unqualified successes because of the talent unearthed. Now what about a poetry contest? Such a contest may stimulate unknown merit to discover itself. Many publications try to achieve this; but the competitive atmosphere of a nation-wide radio quest should have greater success, and, above all, tend toward that cultural uplift which is surely the primary object of our

inereased feisure.-

"ATS roetica,

Howick