Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-25 | Page 5 | Ma Aimee Crosses Swords with Daughter over Control of Angelus Radio Station

Ma Aimee Crosses Swords With th Daughter Daug er Over Control of Angelus Angel s Radio Station tic L J. J rt o N f re y J y F rrY f fr r It Y t J r t AIMEE McPHERSON i I Sho Matched tche Tempers LOS ANGELES Sept 25 UP UP- UP Blonde Blondo Roberta Semple and her fa famous famous ta- ta mother Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson matched tempers tempers tem tem- pers today in an involved controversy controversy contro contro- versy over control of ot the Angelus emple temple radio station The Tho daughter fully as as fiery a aher as asher asher her mother threatened legal action if it Mrs McPherson allowed Giles M. M Knight her new business manager to become dictator of ot the stations station's stations station's stations station's sta sta- tion's programs Knight apparent cause of all th the word warring shook his head heat sadly shrugged his sh shoulders and declared to me Its all a surprise me Fires Attorney To prove she was not down Mrs Pherson who likes to tobe tobe tobe be called Sister Aimee fi fired ed Jacob Ja Jacob Ja cob as legal legaJ counsel for her church who announced that he had been discharged insisted i iwas It was beca because se he had taken Robertas Roberta's side in the radio station contro contro- versy The lawyer said he tried to iron the matter out and was willing to continue trying until Mrs McPherson son grabbed him by the lapel o ohis of his coat and demanded his Ms nation He wouldn't resign resign so so he said Mrs McPherson shouted If It you wont won't resign youre you're fire fired d. d Miss Semple said that her mother was permitting Knight to check the tho script of ot scheduled broadcasts that he thereby became dictator over the stations station's policy and that the action was contrary to the articles articles articles ar ar- of ot incorporation Miss Semple has a title in Angelus Angelus Angelus Ange- Ange lus temple She is assistant business business business busi busi- ness manager She also is a member of th the board of the Echo Park Evangelistic association the owner of ot the temple Mrs McPherson McPherson McPherson Mc Mc- Pherson is p president of ot the tho board Censorship Power I Miss contended to her mother that th-at only the governing board of ot the temple had power to censor broadcasts as a means mea of ot protecting the organization Her mother figured otherwise Miss Semple wrote a letter to Mrs McPherson Legal action will be taken to protect the corporation from those who seek to create a dictatorship In Angelus temple Mrs McPherson McPherson- denied dented that she had asked either her daughter or to resign and added that tha she and Miss Semple never argue It was said without confirmation that Mrs McPherson granted grantee Knight the right to pass judgment on the scripts to make sure that no broadcasts of a political nature emanate from the station Reports said that she frowned upon recent utterances of her associate Rheba Crawford over another station r M Mr r ry r J y r A 1 pt r 3 k ROBERTA SEMPLE With Her Daughter