The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

NU1CG1y CO L11C Q4O OA UAAO NA6 a government radio station.
 Representatives of the State, War and Navy departments have been holding secret conferences lately with a view to erecting a government radio station. Chief factor behind this is the German and Italian radio programs in South America and the necessity of doing something to counteract the spread of Naziism below the Rio Grande.
 The War and Navy Depart mentS also are anxious for government station as an aid to national defense.
 Accordingly, most oi. the details for the station had been worked out, Roosevelt had given his OK and the departments were p1an- ming to throw Administration Sup- port to the Cellar Bill authoriz- ing the construction of such a station. Then suddenly son Jim- my stepped in.
 Jimmy summoned Chairman McNinch and T. A. M. Craven of the Federal Communications Com mission and asked what they thought of the government radio station idea. Craven, always con- sidered friendly to the big broad casters, expressed his emphatic op- position. McNinch did not express himself very definitely either way.
 However, Jimmy Roosevelt did. Very pleasantly but point edly, he indicated that he thought the government radio station bill should be tabled.
 This word went across the street to the State Department where Judge R. Walton Moore, its trou- ble-dodging counselor, seized it as good opportunity to side track the whole business.
 The President, however, is un- derstOod to be strong for build ing a government station. So State, War and Navy officials are planning showdown to see whether he or his son is the real boss on New Deal radio policy. Roosevelt Radio Lobby
 When Frank McNinch was asked by the President to become EGG chairman, a job which he did not greatly relish, he inquired if he was to have completely free hand. The President replied that he would. Then McNinch, re rlembering that Elliott Roosevelt had been criticized for appearing before the EGG regarding the transfer of some southwest radio stations, asked:
 Docs that apply to the family tOo?"
 The President laughed and as- sured him that it did.
 Hoover Scarce
 The sudden death of Captain Clarence L. Dalrymple, head of the White House guards, brought out the heretofore untold story of how these guards came to be a part of the Secret Service.
 One evening during the Hoover administration, an elderly man carrying brief case walked up the front steps of the White House and without being stopped or questioned by the two uniformed guards, Sauntered into the man. sion. No one accoSted him and he made himself at home, wan- dering quietly from room to room examining the pictures and fur nishings with lively interest.
 AS he was leaving the Blue Room a Secret Service man, who was on duty on the lower floor, spotted the stranger and after watching him for few moments walked over and asked him who he was and what he wanted.
 "Oh, I'm just 3 sightseer," was the pleasant reply. I'm from Iowa and I was so busy seeing things during the day that I didn't get around to the White House. I passed by here this evening and I thought I'd drop in and look around. heard visitors could look over some parts of the building"
 The stranger appeared harmless but the Secret Service man was suspicious. He frisked him, then examined the brief case. It con- tained nothing but guide books and tourist literature. At this point President Hoover came downstairs on his way to dinner, and asked what was going on. Hoover Action
 When told what had happened, he hit the ceiling. Immediately he demanded that Die Jervis, then head of the White Rouse Secret Service detail, be summoned.
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