The Washington times., 1930-04-25


discovered amos n Andy" and
the superior folks are telling US
all they can't see what we find
amusing in the z p. m. nightly
broadcast.
It took these same folks q long
time to discover Charlie Chaplin
was & good screen comedian and
then, having made the helated
discovery, they proceeded to Slop
all over the little funny man and
write stories about his being a
The trouble with all Of this
was that Charlie Chaplin be-
lieved it and soon he was
good subject for the 1S-day diet
for his head.
I still think Amos N Andy are
good and funny and all the
Menckens, McIntyres and i'm
itators can't convince me any
thing is wrong with my mental
apparatus. Instead think
something is wrong with the
patronizing ScribeS.
Recently a. perfectly good wrist
watch belonging to this para
grapter hoped Is minutes in a
day for no good reason at all.
From Bob Meisenheimer, engineer
In charge of Columbia'S big New
York transniter I have a clue as
to what may be the trouble.
Beb Meisenheimer writes the
following about the WABC trans
hitting plant:
EVERY time anyone visits our
transmitting station they are ad-
viSed to check their watches at
the door. No, we're not making
. collection-it's just q precau-
don against getting your watch
anagnetized. A nagnetized watch, -
Ar. Meisenheimer continues to
inform, els very funny to every
one except the owner. Tt will
gain two to three hours In one
day and then decide, all Of its
own accord, to lose as many the
next day"
When New York's Finest
march in the annual police pa
rade Saturday, a radio picture of
the colorful affair will be broad
cast by the National Broadcast
ing. Company. Mayor James j.
Walker and Grover Whalen, po-
lice commissioner, will be at the
n1icronhone. which will be located
in the reviewing stand at Fifth
Avenue and Sixty.third Street.
The time Of the broadcast viii
be from 2 until 2:3O o'clock Sat.
urday afternoon and the NBc-
WEAF network which includes
WRC-will be used.
The awarding Of 1S medals for
valor will be included in the
broadcast. An NBC announcer
will describe the passing Of the
parade.
High lights on today's pro
grams are:
5P. M.
WMAL.-"T Topics of the Times, y
Andrew r. Kelley, dramatic and
motion picture editor, Washing
ton Times. a-
(, S:55 p. Nj. .
WRC-Keeping Up With the
Times. News flashes by William
Moore, feature editor.
7:15 p. M.
WRC-The third Universal
Safety Series to be presented by
the National Broadcasting Com
pany and the National Safety
Council will be inaugurated over
a network by Prof. Irving Fisher
Of Yale University, in a talk on
Economic Aspects Of Safety and
Health"
WRC-The Cities Service pro
gram. JeSSica Dragonette, so
prano: John Seagle, baritone
and the Cities Service Cavaliers
WMAL-"Pocahontas" will be
dramatized by Bradford Browne
and broadcast during the weekly
''Nit wit Hour"
$3.50 r. M. -
WNIAL-The Army Band. Capt
William j. Stannard, leader, direct
from the Army War College.
9P. M. ....
W1IAL-Recently awarded the
$4,000 first prize in a manuscript
contest, "His Second Birth" has
been selected for radio dramati
cation In True Story Hour.
10 r. M.
wRC-George Gershwin's
SRhapSody in Blue" will feature
the broadcast Of the Raleigh
Revue. Ohman and Arden viii
be heard playing wedding oi
the Painted Doll" and you DC
Something for Me-" The Raleigh
Rovers quartet, a soprano soloist
Lewis James, tenor, and the or
cheStra under the direction al