Judge — March 19, 1932 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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a_\_2s= JUDGE The Adult Hour I *s about time that children had an opportunity to talk back to their relatives over the radio. Right now there are many stations throughout the country presenting “Unele other fictional male Take “Uncle Jack.” He's typical of all these “uncles.” He lifts his voice every evening at six o'clock over Station PYX to tell little Frankie Black that he ought to eat his cereal; to warn little Dorothy ‘Thompson that unless she brushes her teeth regularly she won't be permitted to go to the mov- ies; to lecture Dickie Schwarzschild about his nasty habit of leaving his hieycle on the front porch. What the children of America need are spokesmen will point out adult. shortcomings. One of days I'm going to organize a period for this purpose. I'll ¢ F smart youngster to put on a broadcast of his own, and ‘Toms” relatives. for instance. other who these radio his ce will sound something like this: “Good evening, all you jolly grown- This is Nephew Ned br ing his regular evening ge with the older folks. in, T have a mess: for Mrs. nk Pearson of Main Street. Mrs. Pearson, why don't you stop forcing second portions of that terrible cus tard of yours on little Tommy? And Mrs. Olsen of Drive — for goodness’ sake, don't urge Junior to tinuity ups, adeast- together But before we Fairview kiss his Aunt Bertha drops in, y time she She may be your sister, but with a pan like hers, it’s downright cruelty to children! Oh, Mrs. Larsen of Second Street—this is for Quit dragging little Emil Music Appreciation Courses. The kid has absolutely no sense of music and never will have—they don't mean a thing to him. Rig up a punch- you. over to those ing bag instead and let him express himself on that! Iy Mr, Fritz Sehnei der listening? Say, Mr. Sehneider, why don't stop blowing ¢ sm across the table? It gets in Otto's junket. If you must smoke those El Ropos, do your fumigating down in the cellar and give the child a break! And now, before [ start my recitations, [ want every grown-up in the radio audience to join in. singing Nephew Ned's theme song. ber, the tune ready? Let's. go— you Remem Bells.’ All is ‘Jingle Ma and Pa, Pa and Ma, Aunts and Uncles, too. We'll be kind And keep in mind The things we said we'd do. We'll leave sweets, Other eats On the pantry shelves, And we never-er will forget That we were young ourselves!" —Articr L. Lirpmaxn Krrrer—The town’s in such bad shape, we had to take in boarders! comicbooks.com