NOT SHOT

Radio Record, 1 April 1938, Page 18

NOT SHOT

BUT HITLER UPSET STATION 1YA Q)NE day last week in Auckland, rumours spread. like wildfire that Herr Hitler had been assasinated, but once again Dame Rumour was proved to be a lying jade. "Oh, yes, it’s true," said the rumoutmongers, "it came over. by shortwave." But no one mentioned the source. Sources of rumours are never given. . Many people who related the story to others said that 1YA broadcast an aceount of the Fuehrer’s sudden demise. And so hundreds started to dial 1YA’s phone number, Well before noon the unfortunate young lady whose duty it is to answer calls was simply harassed. She was unable to perform her usual work. To make her task all the more difficult and annoying many of the inquirers refused to believe. her when she told them that no message had been broadcast and that the station had no information. "T den’t believe it because I know it’s true Hitler’s been shot." And the patient.and courteous young lady did not even hangup... .