Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1929 — Page 18

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HUGE SALES

OF EQUIPMENT FOP MAJESTIC Grigsby-Grunow Company Is Biggest Buyer of Precision Line. Tecorc show that the GngtbyGrunow Company is the largest buyer oi precision equipment lor the testing oi Majestic all-electric tadio receivers of any radio manufacturer in the world. This is Just another added bit of proot that. Majestic performance and Majestic reputation is not built on good luck, but on careful preparation necessary to produce the finest radio receiver that it is possible to build Every third step in the production of Majestic r an inspection, and there are 600 expert inspectors for all operation. 1 Factory’ operative, nov. number a little over 6.'>00 which give; an inspector for every ten employes in the six plants. Thin the radio public is assured that in purchasing a Majestic it is buying a set from which all flaws have been most painstakingly eliminated before the set ever leaves Grigsby-Grunow Company’s plant. Make Thorough Tests H B Richmond, treasurer ol the General Radio Company, Cambridge, Mass., wrote tlie following letter to the Grigsby-Grunow Company: “Thank you tor your recent order lor twelve additional sets of precision capacity bridges and precision condensers, together with the necessary oscillators. "1 am very sorry to have io tell you that wc can siiip only part ol these units, and that it may be another four weeks before the remainder can be shipped “I realize that any explanation will be of little value to you in increasing your output, and that it is the test equipment you desire. “I cannnot resist teling you. however, that your ambitious manufacturing schedule and the amount of attention y’ou are giving to the use of precision equipment in your production tests has used up all of our reserve supply of precision equipment in the class. Buys Most Equipment “It might interest you to know that your company has purchased more of this equipment than any other radio manufacturing company in this country. “As wc are the only company supplying just this sort of equipment, I it indicates to us that you must be 1 giving your sets a pretty thorough test. ’T hope you will accept this apology ior non-delivery of the material, and I can assure you that wc will send tlie remainder at the earliest possible moment. ’’ CHOOSES DOG TO DAD Man, 33, I.eaves Home When Father Objects to Pet. NEW YORK. April 11.—When William Mohr, 33, brought his dog Billy No. 2 home he and his father disagreed. The father had William arrested, and the two of them, together with the dog, went to court. The judge ruled that what William's father said iA his home went, and that William would either have to give up his dog or father. Mohr took the dog and went looking for another home. GERMAN READERS SHIFT Jack London Ousted From His Position Among Best Sellers.” Fjj t nit ed Press BERLIN, April 11—The late Jack London has been ousted from Ins position as "best seller" among the translated novelists in Germany and in his stead reigns Edgar Wallace, ! English writer of detective stories. Thousands of questionnaires were | sent out recently to the German I reading public, to determine the , drift of modern reading tendencies. Women’s Voices Too Much Alike The main difficulty in using women in speaking sketches over the I air is that feminine voices sound so I much alike, according to Lester i Luther, dramatic coach of the I WENR players. Chicago.

I Don't Let Your Eyes Deceive You! I I ALL. ||A RADIOS ARE ALIKE* I 1 77ie BIG Difference 15.... m B w/ \ 9 the degree of perfection in which your Majestic is in- ■ ** stalled and serviced. Hatfield’s have concentrated on JR i I r Majestic—they know how a Majestic must be inf stalled to give the perfect performance of which Majestic, over all radios, is capable. Consider the added '—value of Hatfield’s service! tHATFIELDSiSI ggj MERIDIAN AX MARYLAND

Majestic Dealers Join to Help Out Purchasers

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H. G. Hook

Group to Co-Operate With The Times in Fighting Interference. The Indianapolis Majestic radio ; dealers, at a meeting several weeks ago, formed anew organization which will be known as The Indianapolis Majestic Dealers’ Association It is perhaps the only organization of its kind in the city whose chief aim is to assist the purchaser a; well as the dealer. This new association will meet every month, when sales ana service problems will be taken up. also ways and means of improving reception conditions in the city. The new Majestic dealers organization will co-operate with the Times radio interference engineer in locating and correcting radio interference. The association has divided the city into five sections, with a chairman in each, who, with the other officers, will act as a board of directors. The following officers were elected to serve for one year: President, H. G. Hook, district manager oi the Starr Piano Company, 49 Monument Circle: vice-president, Ralph B. Fisher, Fisher Electric Company, 1521 Shelby street; secretary. G. Klein. Washington Radio Shop 2227 E. Washington street. GETS DIXIE ATMOSPHERE! Star of Air Lives in Georgia to Gain “Right Slant.” Katherine Tift-Jones, who has in- i terpreted the old southern Negro, i famed in the songs and stories of j many generations of writers and j poets, to a greater audience than i ‘ any of her piedeccssors, lives three ! months a year on the old family i i plantation near the Swance river ! in Tift county, southern Georgia, to gather fresco material lor the I thousands who enjoy her radio imitations ci plantation characters. She appears regularly over the I National Broadcasting Company ; system. RADIO PUT ON PLANES Every Boeing Ship Will Be Equipped for Protection. Passengers flying the 2,000 miles between San Francisco and Chicago j on the tri-motored planes of the I Boeing system, and pilots flying the j mail on smaller and faster ships be- : tween the two cities, will hereafter 1 be assured of a safe trip. The assurance is given them by the fact that every airplane will , soon be equipped with radio sending and receiving apparatus and will be in constant touch with spei cial weather reporting stations along the route. DOG CAN SIGN CHECKS Paw Mark Is Vscd to Withdraw Money From Bank Account. ; B’i United Press KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. April 11.— More than S2OO has gone into a bank ! here during the last two years credited to Buddy, a dog belonging to George Worsham. By using his paw mark, the dog can draw’ money from the bank. A recent “signature" drew S2OO from the bank to make a payment on his master’s home.

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Ralph B. Fisher

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R. P. Oblinger is president of the Capitol Electric Company. 122 South Senate avenue, distributors of Majestic radio receivers. In the future Oblinger states that his company will devote its time exclusively to the sale of Majestic sets and radio supplies. The company is closing out its wholesale electric business. RULING MAY CURTAIL GERMAN AIR TRAFFIC Internationa i Commerce Hurt by Reduced Budget. E. United. Press BERLIN. April 11.—Wholesale curtailment of Germany’s international air traffic service is foreseen today as a result of the Reich cabinet’s reduction by approximately $5,000,000 from the current aviation budget. The Zeppelin Company, heretofore one of the chief beneficiaries from government subsidies, is said to be planning reduction in international traffic and in the extensive internal routes it has built up. During 1928 the Lufthansa company received approximately $5,500,000 from the Reich and nearly $2,000,000 additional from provincial and municipal subsidies. The present cabinet budget provides only $3,000,000.

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THREE MODELS I OF MAJESTICS ARE ON SALE Company Concentrates on Trio of Sets, Gets Beiter Results. An unusual feature in the manufacturer of the Majestic all-electric radiGs is the fact that all manufacturing effort, as well as research and experimental work, is concentrated in making three models. Grigsby-Grunow Company does not manufacture a large line of ; different models and radio equipment, but has concentrated to produce a few receivers of the best possible performance and perfection. Two of the models are solely j radio receivers, while the third is a combination radio receiver and phonograph. The new combination radio and! phonograph is designated as Model 181, while the original models are known as numbers 71 and 72, both of the latter having been improved for 1929. Cabinet More Elaborate The radio receiver chassis in the two latter models are the same, but | the Model 72 has a more elaborate and exclusive console cabinet than ] Model 71. It has been said that the fact j that the Grigsby-Grunow Company concentrated its efforts in a few, models has been the reason for the production of the super-receiver j which has won such widespread i popularity. Instead of a variety of efforts distributed among many interests, all efforts were devoted toward the ultimate perfection of the Majestic radio chassis and a pair of artistic consoles. Now the third console and the combination chassis has been added with the coming of the new Majestic combination. Use Latest A. C. Tubes All models use the very latest A. C. tubes and the same velvet-tuned dynamic speaker built into the set. Operation is simplicty itself with tuning concentrated in a .single dial. Knobs for volume control and anj tenna compensation are found on l the panel. Sensitivity and selectivity as well :as the outstanding tonal qualities !of the Majestic are remarkable. Very little aerial is needed for reception and stations from coast to coast may be tuned in with excellent volume. Walnut in Cabinets Cabinets are made of latest dcl sign with beautiful walnut finish, j The Grigsby-Grunow Company owns | a tract of walnut trees in the south : and a sawmill to furnish its plants ! with the tremendous quantity of 1 stock and veneer needed in the | manufacture of the Majestic. The circuit used in Majestic receivers, Models 71 and 72, is R. F. L. balanced, consisting of three tuned radio frequency stages, a tuned antenna input, and the audio power amplifier. Included in the eight tubes are two CX-371-A power tubes connected in push-pull in the power output stage. The set is well shielded and assures selectivity and the ability to tune through local stations.

Sales Manager

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Frank Hart

Mr. Hart is the assistant general sales manager of the GrigsbyGrunow Company. He has made several trips to Indianapolis, where he has addressed dealer meetings and made a host of friends.

SOVIET DRYS, WETS MAW’ Fight for Culture Is Aimed at Alcohol. tin l nitr<t Pn ss MOSCOW. April 11.—After many months of stormy debate, the light between Soviet wets and the drys lias wound up in a draw. The drys gained their point by inducing the government to curtail its production and sale oi alcoholic beverages. The wets immediately declared their intention of increasing the output and consumption of “samagon,” which is the Russian equivalent of American “white mule,” or home-made liquor. There is no law against that. The Gosplan, the state planning organization, then revised the plan for the production and sale of alcohol. Instead of the sharp progressive increase formerly indicated, it has been announced that the consumption must be cut at least to onehalf, or even to one-third during the next Jive years. “Samagon,” made of wdld fruits and berries, is made easily. Government officials believe that there will be just as much drinking in the future as in the past. The fight against alcohol is linked with the campaign for a higher cultural level.

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SAXOPHONE DEFENDED I BY NOTED BANDMASTER The saxophone is the most abused and libeled of all Instruments. Edwin Franko Goldman, bandmaster and director of the Pnrol Band, on the air weekly, declared in explaining why the saxophone is used universally by all bands and orchestras, despite the combined efforts of thousands of wits to laugh it out of existence. “The saxophone is a most useful instrument,” he said. “It gives to the band or orchestra a precise tone and quality that is not furnished by any other instrument. It is as definitely a part of orchestras and bands as the cornet or trombone. “Os course the reason for the

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saxophone being the butt of five million Jokes is the fact that the fingering is iairly easy to master. causing so many to take it up. I believe it is sale to say, though, that

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out of every hundred saxophone plavers. professional or amattur only ten are masters of the instrument Good saxophone players are a rare commodity ”