The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07

How good was the mag's source? They simply took the tipping item without due credit) from Scoop" c. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s corm.
 The same news weekly, rot long ago, demonstrated how careful it is with its accuracy ?. It reported that Christian Science paper re- fused to say that Roosevelt died" because "of its religious aversion to the word "die" Aekchelly, the paper in it's story did employ the word "die" Con the run-over page), but the mag didn't look that far.
 What the same mag doesn't con- slider news is the latest report on pet radio programs" which reveals this reporter in 3rd place. with no other newsman listed anywhere in the first fifteen Bob Hope, again, is leading the field with a rating of 31.5 Fibber McGee an6 Molly, 2s3 Winchell, 27.6; . Radio Theater, 23.6 Screen Guild Players, 21.3 MT Dist Attorney, PIP .. Davis & Haley, POI Charlie Mccarthy, 19.3 Bing Crosby, 183 Jack Benny 132 Eddie Cantor, 17.2 Amos and Andy, 17.2 Abbott & Costello, 16.7 <. Kay Kyser, 16.6 Hide garde, 16.0.
 According to the Hooperating (1 barometer which reveals Wn.hc ra- dio programs are dialed most in the 46 states) the other news commen- tators (and reporters) are rated as follows (Not in the order of ther rating, but just as we found them) :: World News 54; w. L Shirer, 0.6 World Parade, 7.3 :. . D. Pearson, 11.7 . Raymond Moley, 21 CMoley was once an FDh Brain Truster) . Quentin Reynolds, 90 J. Fidler, 11.9 .. Upton Close (Ah, there), 80 G. Heater, 15.9 Dorothy Thompson, 3.3 Raymond Swing, 3.8 Ne ys of the World, 9.7 Quincy Howe 5.1 Headline Edition 43 Fulton Lewis 6.7 Sizing Pp the News 59 Lowell Thomas, 12.8 Arthur Hale, o.5 . Edwin c. Hill AT H. V. CHi, Hans) Kal- tenborn, 15.6 F. Singiser, 4.6 Earl Goodwin, 5.6 Le- land Stowe 2.1 And the March of Time, 6.5.
 Since the hecklers have brought up the subject of getting scoops (and not getting them) this is a good spot to insert a wire service exclusive story dated April 24, 10 wit The London Evening News said today that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. on a recent visit to the Ei1fel Tower in Paris tno kiddin' Paris?) leaned moodily on rail- irg for long time, looking out over the city. When his British es- cort asked what was on his mind, | General Eisenhower was said to have answered: I was merely think ing what wonderful place this would be to hang Hitler f, om',"
 A neat anecdote, Wot? Practically word for word from here of weeks before.
 Then there's the one about the small burg's gazette with passion for emulating the news scoops of the big town dailies. u recently editoriaTd: We were the first news paper in this State to anmnounce on April 20th that Joseph Goebbels had been captured by the U. S. 9th Army. We are now the first to in- form our readers that the report was absolutely without foundation
 Johnny Johnstonc, the Blue Net works news guardian (and monitor Of this Sabbath nighter's program) has a World War history because of the nimbleness of his fingers He was Wilson's private Navy tele- grapher on the fateful trip to Yer sailles What was your most vivid impression of Woodrow Will son?' we asked. He went to Versailles taking steps iWo-at-a- time,' was the grim reply, and he came home-Walking with cane
 G. Is at s. Pacific base enjoy telling this one A weary Joe just back from the foX-holes, moved slowly up the side of Y theater Say" yelled M. F., you can't sit there. The front is re- served for officers"
 The one l just came from" was the snapper, wasn't.
 Overheard in the Press Gallery at the San Francisco Conference: How do you explain the little petty pokes some Pacific punks are pot-shotting al Winchell.
 "Oh. maybe that explains why hes survived this long-nearly 25 years in the papers and 20 years on the air. He's out here covering the Conference and news, and they're out here-covering him!