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Let's Face facts Coming Big Expansion Cf Radio Broadcasting Opens Exciting Vistas By BARROW LYONS ■ WNU Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. D. C. A new idea of what radio will mi an after the war was giver, to me Barrow Lyons by helping to keep our radio and r;.dar development e:ie jump ahead of tie enemy. i t. man J • V 1.. llogan, special ass.-tant to the Wl'B otlice cf seient:iA' research i.nd develop ment. and president t the New York radio station WQXU, which has presented t Neeptional pro grams Commere:al radio, he said, stands on the threshold of tremen dous expansion and improvement. During the war great technical progress for military purposes has been made ir. radar and television, but also important advances have been effected in sound transmission by ether waves. When the war ends this technical progress will be transferred to com mercial broadcasting by freeing our vastly expanded manufacturing fa cilities and releasing thousands of technicians. Mr. 11. gan believes tins will me in not only improvi ir.t ::t in the pro grams ottered t-> e.'.TiTS of radio and television s> ts in and near tiie large cities but t. at d..; ..giit broad casting i f bettor prog: .01 s to the nil -t rem.>to s . t. r.s 1". ti.i c> ar.try will become r ..i:ty It is not generally known that at preset;! a. ;t »" i - is,! the peo ple who live in the country areas get no radio service whatever in daylight hi urs. e\ from the most powerful 11 a Icasting stati :,s. Dur ing t e da; tar.e • niy t: 1 1 ground vvavi.- i..' : o tr.o -mitt; ! by the ordinary r. >t .;:on, and these only 100 to 150 miles When the "heavyside layer" is ! rmed in the upper atmi sp lere after darkness, radio inij i- .!'• relUvtcd from the larger sending . s.s :. r about 730 mill Powerful Staticr.s tn Cities E\in then, not all parts of the in ' y are well rv i by the b;2, c.i it - . st.it. hot .r.i.-o tie i are li e.ited tra-stiy in Liu 1 t.es. Today there is controversy as to whothir ti.i number of .lgh-pcwered stations s 1 bo a creased, with a conseqiu nt decrease in the number of small stations, or whether tiiere should be more small stations to emphasize local news and advertise local commercial interests. At pres ent. more than 500 of the more than !))0 commercial radio stations in t: e United States are in metropolitan areas with populations over 50.000, while only 17 stations are in towns of under 5.0U0 people. Federal Communication commis sion officials arc deeply concerned with this situation. They point out that the rapid growth of radio in the last decade has meant more varied and additional service to city listen ers, with little improvement in small-community and rural radio service. Yet the economic and so cial interests of the farm and small town business are enormous. Viewed from the political standpoint, the country areas send to congress al most two-thirds of the representa tives. Nevertheless, the unprofitable eco nomics of small-station operation have been demonstrated repeatedly. Of the 300 stations which were just about breaking even, or were oper ating at a loss, in 1042 the majority were small, independent outlets, raost of them located in communi ties with r.o other radio station. The books of 194 of these 300 border line stations show Hu m to be actu ally operating "in the red." Break for Small Communities The FCC in April. 1942, relaxed its wartime freeze policy on the use of critical materials for civilian ra dio construction to encourage expan sion of radio service to small com munities. It also reduced telephone line charges to broadcasting sta tions, which made it easier to obtain network affiliation. In August. 1943, the FCC adopted an order permitting the use of idle equipment to construct new local channel stations of 100 to 250 watts power in communities where no sta tion was located, or in communities which did not have good service from nearby metropolitan center. A partial solution probably will be found in the development of fre quency-modulation (FM) stations for local areas, while some of the local channels may be cleared and given to high-powered stations. FM gives considerably improved reception. Some half-million sets are now equipped to receive it. It operates in higher frequencies than the pres ent commercial broadcast bands. Mr. Hogan pointed out to me that a new system of relays has been developed which could hook up FM stations to each other, with the ef fect of creating new networks. The k l>ig Push' in Italy * . SANTA French forces, eager for another smack at the traditional foe, have taken the spotlight in the big Allied drive in Italy. They struck west ward from Castelforte (1> in a sensational assault on Mt. Maio, and cap tured the important town of Ausonia, cutting the only road through the valley and ripping a hole in the Gustav line. To the south (2) U. S. forces drove the enemy from Santa Maria Infante, and northward (small arrows) the British Fighth army extended its Kapido river bridgehead. 11 ittinir Beach Behind Curtain of Fire I.andim; barges carrying troops ashore in the assault 011 Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, move in behind a curtain of fire laid down by navy ships and planes. So accurate was the bombardment that barges swept lip to the shore rinlit on the heels of the forward moving explosives. Operations in the three Dutch New Guinea sectors are believed to have cut off some t>o,ooo Japs. Summer Comes to 'Bin Town' C F* ~ MJ P—M| WMM M■■■ •' sy" * Among the hot weather scenes in Bronx 7.00. New York, this one (left) was about the cutest. Six-year-old Gordon Gaynor is shown enjoying an ice cream cone as his companion, a "honey bear," enjoys a cone of his own. Right: When the mercury jumped to 88 degrees in Chicago, Jimmy Fiala, two, and his pup, jumped for the water at the beach. Portable Kitchen for Nazis on Eastern Front This picture, received through a neutral source, shows members of a German anti-aircraft gun crew snatching a few moments from Russian air attack to grab a bite to eat, somewhere on the Russian front. The food which they seem to be eating with great relish, apparently was pre pared on a portable stove. THE DANBURY REPORTER, PANBI'RY. N. C.. Till KSDAY. JUNE 1. 1«M-1 Saved From Japs wmzm A happy smile is worn by Au gust Johnson, a small Australian lad, who has been a captive of the Japs occupying the Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea area. When found, little August was wearing a pair of discarded Japanese army shoes three times too large. Corn Culture on 'Guad' Agricultural expert. William Hor sey. discusses the liner points of corn culture with native farmers on Guadalcanal. This field is one of many in the Solomons tended by natives that produce fresh fruits and vegetables for hospitals servicing American wounded in this area. Here Comes Groom 'iIFW"" . J|HH| m ; x *■ ■ Long and short of it is—they got married! Stanley Ross, 31, threc foot-two vaudeville comedian, and Evelyn Lucas, five-foot-eight, of Cin cinnati, obtain marriage license in Chicago from clerk Virgil Dresser, as seven-foot-nine Henry Hite, Ross' stage partner, looks on. Marriage was performed later by Judge Paul A. Jones. Induction Note Albert Caponette, 29, who report ed for induction at Fort Sheridan, 111., with infant son, saying he could find no one to take care of child. He was given a 24-hour pass and warned to report next day, minus the baby. WHS £M Talk about different angles: Julie Haydon, the actress, is doing a book, which she illustrates as well. It s about her dug. The theme: One day in its life . . . She studied its every move and emotion fur a day and (light. The title: "Every Dog Has (ts Day" . . . The recent tribute to Eddie Cantor (by over 1,500 ad mirers) was the first sincere testi monial in a long spoil on Broadway i . . It commemorated his 35th ami y .n show business. Flowers to the jving . . . Joan Crawford and her lusband, P. Terry, are doing a Hayworth - Welles. Wearing suits made from the same material. Bigtown Vignette: On the George Washington bridge, the other Sunday afternoon, flocks of young girls in their colorful summer dresses were decorating the scene . . . Far below was a grey war-like freighter at anchor . . . The sailors on guard by the stern gun were like little toys. I'liey were waving to the girls . . . They shouted and called back and fortii but no one could hear what ;hey were saying . . . The wind was blowing and the distance was too much . . . Then a sailor came on deck ... lie had a trumpet . . . And pointing to the distant span he played some beautiful horn music . . He must have been a profes sional in civilian life . . . One of his renditions was: "Come to Me, My Melancholy Baby" . . . He looked like a little toy on the deck of the ship . . . His trumpet looked like a toy, too . . . His music cam* up through the air. thin and clear, like music from a toy horn . . . And down the Hudson you could see the bay and the open sea . . . Where the freighter would sail soon for the fighting . . . The trumpeter really "sent" the girls . . . There sure was a lot of youthful yearning on the breeze. We lladn't Heard It Before: About the fat whale and the skinny whale. The fat whale said: "My goodness, you're thin! What's wrong with you?" Replied the skinin whale: "I've born having bad luck, been in had waters and no food." "Tell you what," said the fat whale, "why not swim to the Kng lish channel? The Allies are ex ploding a lot of Nazis into the air there." So the skinny whale swam and swam, and six weeks li ter, skinn.it r than ever, swam back to his fat friend. "Well." pufTcd Fatso. ' why di in't you do as I told you?" "I did," said the skinny whale, "but when those Nazis came down into the water—they all had marks on their chests saying they wi re supermen—and I just couldn't swal low that baloney!" Hitler was never either a house painter or a paper-hanger. (He was a very poor artist who at one time used to put his paintings in an oven to "antique" them.) ... lie has had a longer life than Napoleon (52) and Alexander the Great (32), but Caesar died at 56 and Genghis Khan at 65 . . . Although Adolf's father was named Schicklgruber, der J rat who became der fuehrer was never called that . . . Hitler's father was a ne'er-do-well, who died in the i belief his son was a zero . . . The I old man wed three times. At 27 he married a woman 41; at 48 he married a girl 25 . . . At the end of ! World War I Adolf trimmed his von Hindenburg-type mustache to the ridiculous lip-patch he wears today. Himmler is the only one to get away with imitating der fuehrer's mustache, and even that lo an un reasonable whacksimile . . . Robert Ley. creator of the German labor front, quaffs a pint of brandy before breakfast . . . Fritz von Papen be- I came military attache to Washing ton on the strength of his wife's ' money. He twice failed the entrance exams to the War academy, yet he ] wore the insignia of the General | Staff . . . Von Ribbentrop got rid of ! Koerster and von Hoesch (German i ambassadors to France and Eng land respectively) with shots in the i arm which produced air embolus. Goebbels attended six universi ties and entered Heidelberg on the strength of a scholarship from a Jewish professor named Gundolf . . . When Hitler spent his early days in a Viennese flophouse, the only man who befriended and helped him was a Jew named Neumann . . . Nazi street fighting tactics originated at the world premiere of "All Quiet on the Western Front," the most paci fists of all German pictures. The Hitler gang objected to Remarque's theories. Goering dotes on caviar, regard less of his aversion to other things Russian (such as the Red army), and gobbles it by the spoonful . . ! Mussolini never liked him because his outthrust chin and affected swag ger were too much like Finito's When he has time for it, Goering goes hunting on his estate for ani mals that are delivered to his home regularly . . . Speaking of animals His Browtishirt gorillas, in the early days, wore rings which held two sharp blades conveniently released by a spring. Kgjfl ON THE [ZZ [FLOME FRONTS l^^jj HERE is a cookie jar that may be made at home from odds and ends of wood stenciled with gay peasant figures and quaint let tering. But that is not all. This Jar or box sits on an old fashioned brightly painted corner shell f Uss "actual 1 size t.Y} —, PATTERN TO CUT COOMtE BO* H 'AND CORNER dHSfe SHELF OF MM I I |7 THIN WOOD jj iff STENCIL l7w FIGURES rn Lj and lettering n n LI _ 1. ONOOX .JLIL which may be rut out of thin wood and put together quickly with glue and brads. Even if you do not have a jig saw or a coping saw to cut out the graceful curves of the shelf pieces, you may mark the design on a piece of plywood or other thin wood and have it cut at your near est woodworking shop. As for the cookie box, it is all straight cuts. ... NOTE-Mrs. Spears has prepared an actual size pattern for tlus corner shelf anil cookie box; also a stencil pattern with complete color cukle for the lettering and peasant figures; all on one large sheet which will be mailed for lj eents which Include* cost and postaee. Ask for Pat tern 2CG and write direct to: MRS. HI TIl WYKTII SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 13 cents for Pattern No ICC. Name— ___________ Address END LAXATIVE HABIT THIS EASY WAY! Millions Now lake Simple l'resh Fruit Drink Find Ilarsli Laxatives I nnecessary It's lemon ami water. Yes!—just tli" juice of 1 ss;iiiki: t Lem>n in a glass of water—first thing on arising. Taken first thins: in the morning, this wholesome drink stimulates bowel action in a in/iini! way— assures nior t people of prompt, u'i-mnt elimination. Why not change to this healthful habit? Lemon and water is goml for you. Lemons niv among the richest sources of vitamin t', which combats fatigue, helps vou resist colds and infections. They also supply Mi and P. They alkalinizc, aid appetite and digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tai>», too— clears the mouth, wakes you up! Try this grand wake-up drink 10 mornings. See if it doe n't help you! Use California Sunkist Lemons. For ONLY 10/ NOW IS JJYYJ a dose Use only as directed. JITMINNMRGI CICIKI IRRITATIONS OP OR\M EXTERNAL CAUSE Arno pimpled, eczema, factory derma titifi, wmnlo ringworm, tetter, suit rheum, bumps, (blackheads), and ugly broken out skin. Millions relievo itehing, burn ing and soreness of these misencd with simple home treatment. Goes to work at once. Aids healing. works tho antiseptic way. I so lilack and White( hutment only as directed. lUc, L'.lc, 6()c sizes. *JS years' success. Money-back guarantee. Vital in cleansing is good soap. Knjoy fa mous Black and White £>kin Soap ilaily. —Buy War Savings Bonds— NOW WEAR YOUR PLATES tVUY DAT HELD COMFORTABLY.SNUG THIS WAY It's so easy to wear your plates all day when held firmly in place by this cofnfort-cushion"—a dentist's formula. I. Dr. Wernet's vent sore gums. Powder lets you a. Economical; enjoy solid foods small amount avoid em bar- lasts longer, rassment of loose 3. Pure, harmless, plates. Helps pre- pleasant All druniits-30i. MontybotMaol M,gH*d
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