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V Dismal Programing Spoils Daylight TV NEW YORK TELETORIAL: Weak TV programing during the daylight hours la apparently based on the assumption that no body is watching or, if they are, it is with one eye on the house- work. One dreary show follows another until dusk falls. ' i- - -:.. i i Motion pictures manage to pull in a fairly gooa income) irom aayume customers , and the legitimate theatre has long made profits from week-day matinees. But in television the "think ing," influenced by too many executives who mov ed in from radio, tends to follow its older brother on soap operas, uninteresting cooking shows and . J J1 J.lt 1 1 1 1 M. -UCaUiy Willi JOCKCyS, Wno ULLK-UUt-taiK, DUl say nothing, i - Smart showmen must realize that there is a! good market in daytime audiences, millions of whom must be waiting anxiously for something to enjoy. The; scoffers and "wise-acres" who say there is no daytime audience may very well be right They are responsible ior driving that aadience away. ; I PREVIEW: "Letter to Ixtretta," with Laretta Young in the title role, will have th4 star portraying herself reading her fan mail. Each episode itiill be based on the story indicat ed by the problem the fan iorites about. Loretta will appear in a dramatized version and provide the solution for the dim ax of the story . . . TV TITAN: Hal Roach Jr., has moved in to the tycoon class with seven shows to be produced this fall. Five of them are new and the remaining two, "My Little Margie" and "The Erwins, are heavyweight contenders in the TV ring. Roach is- budgeting $25,000 per week per show. Critics Corner: "Man Against Crime," starring Ralph Bellamy over CBS, is not "phodunit" but a "whydoit." The stories are patchy and implausible with 26 minutes devoted to confusing the viewer . . J Around the Dial: Harry Babbit stars in his own new half hour show over NBC . . . Carlton E. Morse, "One Man's Family" 'creator, takes his family to Europe September 15th. Wlttfe there, he'll look ground for some backgrounds for his mystery shows as well . . . "Thou sand Dollar Window," Mark Hellinger's last screenplay, will be adapted for TV. I Seems funny that the new Ban Francisco education telestation, just licensed by the FCC should have its transmitter at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, the famous landmark and bar . . . Hor ace Heidt has taken bis entire Screw of 32 performers to Korea, for a three week stint . . . The only advantage of radio over TV is that a Hollywood actor managed to double- both as Abraham Lin coln and John Wilkes Booth and assassinated himself in the final scene . . . Robert Q. Lewis knows a gentleman farmer who tips his hat every time he passes a tomato. (Copyright 1953. General Features Corp.) AFTERNOON OF A FAWN HELENA, MonL HV-Two Hel ena residents were outside their homes discussing a neighbor's garden. Suddenly a : fawn poked its head through a ; hedge. The three looked at each other in mutual surprise. But the fawn quickly recovered its composure and continued on a tour. through Montana s Capital City. Japan has about 300,000 fishing craft, the United States about 90,' 000, Spain 38,000, and Italy 33,- 000. vis sew?!.;; C r KDIMC New Wheat Tested for -Canada's Use - EDMONTON (&VNurseryman E. W. Manchester thinks he has licked 25-1 odds in developing a I new wheat strain to push Can-I ada's agricultural frontier farther north. Tests of the wheat, said to mature about 82 days after seeding, are being made at the University of Alberta here. The average period between seeding and harvest is 100 days plus. depending on climate and wea-l ther conditions. . Manchester developed the wheat at his nursery near the town of Jarvie, 80 miles north of Edmon ton. If successful, it can be used in large areas of northern Canada where there is much arable land. but a short growing season. Reds Reject Europe-Made Vital Drugs HONG KONG WFV-Hong Kong pharmaceutical exporters still are scratching their heads over a re cent $300,000 drug deal with Red China which wiped out many smaller firms. Last February, the Chinese Reds bought up in one gram vials shipments of European-made streptamycin, used for injections to check tuberculosis. Four months later, the firms in Hong Kong received word the shipments reached Canton; a sam ple was sent to Peiping, analyzed and found "not up to specifica tion." A Hong Kong dealer said he be lieved the Chinese used Soviet specifications which are higher than those of Europe. About 40 per cent of the goods have been shipped back to Hong Kong where merchants are trying to unload. Some is being reshipped to Eur ope where it meets European specifications. Brazil Plans Two Murals AtU. N. Seat RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) I President Getuho Vargas has asked the Brazilian congress for an appropriation of $140,000 for two murals which Brazil will do nate to the new United Nations building. The murals, by the famous Brazilian artist Portinari, are inspired by Biblical texts. One is called "War," and depicts the four horsemen of the apocalypse riding through a stricken hu manity. The other is called "Peace," and shows a people happily at work. It is done in bright colors. as contrasted with the murky tones of the "War" muraL i IIm UWaa Mefefett (m pHmtod that NMkt Mm catr mhmmo1 ar Urtr) with mHmmHc bM Mtblcma ! S.r mud CHM, Trewtl mnd Hmmm. HanHaUM wit French mum . 15000 10.00 5.00 Sarklf tlii dim mmd with Ml h e a t i tide ewalaaM f Trwl m rUtmb. AH.Smh Iy mmd 47 Uiblaaa. Hmmd iNMwi Detective Chief Can't Keep Tabs On Straw Topper ENID, Okla. (AP) Capt. 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