The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
Copyright, 1914, By King Features Syndicate)
NEW YORK-Inquiry into the plan of the
Communists in the East to take to the radio
openly with their propaganda, eventually with
teleyision has led to some interesting Incl.
dental information.
William S. Gailmore, "a years DID, weight
200 pounds, married, the father of one child,
is news commentator for the Electronics
CORPORATION of America on New York station
WIZ of the Blue network, from Hos to 11:15
three nights week and sustaining com.
mentator employed by the network, itself, two
nights a week. After Jan. 4. Electroncs will
take the other two nights and be his
sponsor five nights week.
Gailmore's name formerly was William Mar.
the new one by a re arrangement OF the
same letters after he had pleaded guilty in the
court of general sessions, New York, on March
g. 1899, to charge of grand larceny in the
first degree. His crime was the theft of an
automobile and he confessed that he had &C.
tualy stolen five cars and had been caught on
two occasions prior to the theft which brought
the indictment but had paid off the victims
and escaped further trouble. Psychiatrists ex-
amned Margolis and on the strength of their
recommendations he was placed on probation
and went to an institution for treatment He is
still on probation and will be until next May.
Gailmo1e insists that he is not communist
although he habitually associates with men,
bers of extreme left wing organizations and,
like all avowed communists these days, uses
Democracy as though it were synonymous
with the Russian system and fiercely attacks
fascsim but not communism. The terms 'fas-
cist and "fascism,' incidentally, are applied
to many individuals who only oppose elements
of the Roosevelt domestic political and econo-
mic revolution and to their program and
beliefs which such Americans, on their part
describe as "Americanism'
Until about four months ago. Gailmore's pre-
decesSor in the same spot on the Blue net
work was George Reedy, old line Ameri-
can with long experience a newspaper re-
porter who was hit in the knee by dum-dum
bullet while serving with the Sixth Field Ar
tilery of the First division in France in the
First World war and lost a leg. Mr.. Reedy
wears the Purple Heart. He has son in the
Army who quit the press galleries in the capt.
The is no longer pilot however, having
beel re assigned because of defective vision
but is still in the army.
About week before Gailmore went to work
on the Blue network, Ed Noble and Chester
Laroche two of the chief executives Of the
company, were told of Gailmore's peculiar en-
phasis and distinctions in his treatment of the
news and given some OF the background OF
the Electronics Corporation of America. Never
theless, the deal went through and Gailmo-e
has been performing regularly. The network
takes the position that opinion is desirable in
comment on the meaning Of the news and that
interference beyond very uncertain point
by the network is violation OF the freedom Of
the air. The executives Of the network say
Gailmore submits his copy and commercials in
advance of delivery and that so far all have
been clean" On the other hand however,
they admit that two of the most violent exhort-
ers and propagandists of the air, both employed
on their chain. often violate truth and attack
individuals unjustly and insist that they can
do nothing about it because these individuals
are more powerful, through their rating. than
the chain itself They conceive that, although
Gailmore is cooperative and biddable now
he might, in time, become dictatoral and
preach his political views openly in the guise
Of legitimate comment
The president of Electronics Corporation of
America is Samuel J. Novick of New York
who was the subject of laudatory feature
article Of two pages in the magazine section
OF the Worker, the communist publication on
Dec. TO- He has shown great interest in Russia
and in organizations favored by the commit
nists and his company is engaged in manu-
featuring electrical equipment, some of it Sc
cret, for the American government.
Novck is listed as director of the People,
Radio foundation, a new concern, recently or
gained to enter the radio and television field
to deliver news and information and other
wise to serve the American public. Among
others interested in the foundation with No
wick are several individuals who have been
conspicuous and active for years in the Com
munist front in American politics.
1r giving his background to WIZ, Gamore
concealed essential information concerning his
past but on Wednesday, when summoned to the
office for a conference, apparently suspected
that the company had obtained the truth from
other quarters and thereupon told them the
whole story. He still insisted, however, that
he was not communist but a "Progressive''
and an ardent believer in Freedom and
Democracy"
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