Malcontents "Should Go To America"

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 34, 1 March 1935, Page 51

Malcontents "Should Go To America"

To the Editor . Sir,-There’s something wrong with your correspondents "America for Me" and "America for Me Also." ‘The former sets up a wail about all the New Zealand stations and announcers in general, and there seems no sense in any of his statements, particularly those about licenses falling away by thousands (unless of course ‘the figures we read periodically in our newspapers are untruths). He remarks that his firm is opening a branch in America and not in New Zealand, and that American announcers "are right all day and every day." From this I assume that he or his firm is disgruntled because New Zealand denies him~ the right to annoy listeners "all day and every day’ with remarks about their "particular patent potions for poor pale people." What a pity for him-and possibly for New Zealand also-that his firm, when opening that American branch, did not ask him to represent them there instead of in New Zealand. Your other corréspondent "America for Me Also" is almost as biased, and is quite at. fault when he states that New Zealand licenses would fall away if it were not for short wave. I suggest, from observations brought about by almost daily business contact with several reputable radio dealers, that short wave sets are still decidedly in the minority, although I admit that their numbers are daily growing. I can obtain mostly all the programmes I need from New Zealand stations, with an occasional Australian and a still less occasional American, think, sir, that your correspondents should uses every endeavour they can toleave New Zealand for good and settle in America. They apparently would be much more contented there.-I am, ete., N.Z. FOR ME ALL DAY. Hamilton.