Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 224, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1925 — Page 24

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RADIO SEEN AS NECESSITY TO FARM HOME

Letters Written to Department of Agriculture Indicate Device Has Opened Up New Era for Isolated People. By THOMAS STEVENSON WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. —Will radio accomplish some thing that has been a source of great concern to leaders in our national economic life as well as to the farmers themselves, namely, keep the boys and girls down on the farm?

No one can accurately answer the question atf this time.' But, Judging from letters written by farmers to the Department of Agriculture, the radio has opened up anew era for people living in small communities, while beys and girls seem a trifle less anxious to desert the old home town for the gayer life of the city. This, also, Is the opinion of officials of the Department of Agriculture who make it their business to keep in close contact with the farmers and the conditions under which they labor. These men believe a b-adio set Is a necessity and that [there should be one on every farm. Ago the end of encouraging use of the farmers, the bureau of economics recently survey of the extent of use on farms. From the results it was estimated that the total number of sets on farms has doubled within the past year; that there are now 864,800 farms with radio sets, compared to 145,3&0 last year. Three Reasons The survey also revealed that there are three outstanding reasons why a number of farmers do not get radio sets. In the order of their Importance, these are: 1. Many farmers do not know to operate a radio set, or how kto act it up for operation. [ 1 Many farmers fear that If they pty set it may be out of date in KSHtfTdnths. - I 1 The radio is still classed -as a [luxury by many farmers. Instead of la necessity. These farmers are ■waiting for more favorable circumIstances before purchasing a sot. [ If the farmer buys his set assembled, he should have no trouble at all in setting it up for operation. Only two things are necessary—to construct an aerial, a ground, and hook them to the set, which almost any boy can do. Some of the best radio engineer s in the country said recently they believe the present day radio set will be “up to date" for many years. Os coarse, there will be many lmprovebgghts In the construction -of seta, ffijjh as simplicity of tuning, in-

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crease selectivity, different hook-ups employed, etc. 'But none of these will render the present-day radio set obsolete. Because of weather reports, market news and other valuable information which can be obtained by the farmer with a radio set, officials of the Department of Agriculture class it as a necessity. But the best viewpoint on this subject is that of the farmer himself. Here are a few of the letters which have been pouring into the Department of Agriculture which go to show how many farmers regard radio sets: Market Reports J. W. BARNES, Crane, Mo.: ‘’Radio helps the farmers in market reports, because the radio tells the truth and the market manipulators tell everything but the truth to fanners, so let’s have the truth, as it will save the farmers from so many sheriff’s sales." MISS OARRIE NICHOLS, Belmont, Wls: "Radio is a great investment for the fanner for pleasure or business. He hears scientific taTir On farming from great colleges, weather reports that gidde each day’s work, and protect against storm and frost so the farmer can save his crops. The radio also tells him when and where to ship to get the best prices for his products." J. N. WILLIAMS, Fromberg. Mont.: "Last fall when the sheep were all sheared and the wool sacked and realty to ship I wrote out a telegram to a Boston commission firm saying that I would sell my wool at that day’s prices. But before sending it I heard the market quotations saying wool was very firm and higher prices expected. I held that telegram over night and sold the next day at a 2 cents per pound rise, which realized about $1,200 for me.” MRS. HOMENA W. Pi LARKS, Dallas, Texas: "To our family radio is one of the greatest blessings of this age and it has made what might have been unbearable our life on the farm most pleasant. The weather, market and health reports have been in vain able.” Avoid "Molded Mud” "Molded mud” products, a composition which is substituted for bakeUta. should not be used for equipping a radio set. A socket of "mud” can be detected by rubbing it against a piece of paper. It will make a black mark. These cheap parts contain lampblack, a high resistence conductor.

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RADIO TO COVER INAUGURATION Plans Laid to Broadcast Ceremonies. Another epoch-making event in the swiftly moving history of radio broadcasting is foreseen In the arrangements now being completed to enable the entire radio audience of the Unled States to "listen in” to the inaugural ceremonies at Washington, D. CL, on March 4. This announcement made following a conference between the committee appointed by Congress, representatives of the American Telephone and Telegragh Company, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and the Radio Corporation of America. The proceedings will be broadcast through WEAF, the experimental station of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in New York City, coming from Washington over that company’s long distance lines, and will be transmitted by other telephone lines to many other stations throughout the country which will broadcast the ceremonies simultaneously. The Radio Corporation of America will broadcast the ceremonies through station WRC in Washington, D, C„ and by means of wire lines transmit it to WJZ, New York, and WGY, Schenectady, for broadcasting at those points. In addition to the broadcasting of this event the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will install public address loud-speaking equipment at the Capitol which will enable those witnessing the ceremonies to hear word for word what is said. Reamer Aids in Drilling Because of the high cost of different sizes of drills, holes can be cut to any width by means of a standard taper reamer, which costs less than a dollar. Drill the holes with an ordinary one-eighth-inch twist drill, then insert the reamer in a bit brace and turn it in the hole. It will eat its way through the panel quickly. No chipped or marred edges will result, and the holes are clean and smooth. Graduation Over Air Fans listening in to station WCCO, at Minneapolis-St. Paul, "attended” graduation exercises of the station’s radio cooking school. They heard the appropriate addresses and the names of graduates as they-received their diplomas.

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RADIO READY FOR INAUGURAL EVENT ■ Speech of President Will Be Broadcast. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The Pacific Coast win have a chance this March 4 to listen in on the inaugural ceremonies of President Cootidge by radio. This feat will be accomplished through an arrangement by which romeos the biggest broadcasting stations in the country will be interconnected for simultaneous transmission of the event. * Direct long distance telephone lines will carry the world of President Coolidge and other participants at the capitol to a score or more stations scattered throughout the East and Middle West. At the same tirTw>, station KDKA at Pittsburgh is expected to put its experimental shortwave transmitti lg and relaying apparatus info operation. The result will be almost simultaneous broadcasting of the inaugural proceedings at Washington through station KI’KX at Hastings, with perhaps further relaying through coast stations. Station WGY, at Schenectady, is expected to do likewise, with the help of its new station at Denver and station KGO at Oakland. WGY has been known to be experimenting on short wave relaying, Just as KDKA has been doing.

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