Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 2, Number 30, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 June 1939 — Page 2

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Syracuse-Wawasee Journal Published every Friday at Syracuse, Indiana By The Journal Publishing Corporation Entered as Second Class Matter December 31 1937. at the Postoffice at Syracuse, Indiana, under the Act of March 3* 1879. HUBERT A. STUMP, RALPH W. CRAW Editor Managing Editor BBTTY FILL, Society Editor & SUBSCRIPTION RATES Per Year / SI.OO

» TELEVISION By unanimous action, the Board of Directors of the Radio Manufacturers Association, in its annual convention, authorized its president, A. S. Wells, to bake the following statement on television for the association and the industry: The membership of the Radio Manufacturers Association includes practically all of the U. S. makers of television sets. No group has so great a stake in the development of television. No group has a greaterfaith in the future of this art, or a firmer belief in its eventual growth from its experimental stage to that of one of the countryi’s grea services. They would like to present television to the whole country, but because of the many problems involved it will be a long time before such a reality can be achieved. They feel that this statement is'necessary because of the nation •wide interest in this matter; because television has suffered from ■over-statements; and because the Inauguration of television In New York may arouse false and ungrounded hopes in the minds of people throughout the country. As a matter of fact, television is something that those living in I DryCleaning CALL & DELIVER • SYRACUSE DRY • CLEANER Phone 90 M. E. RAPP

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New York may now have in a limited way, and a few additional stations are in prospect at the present time, while others will probably develop when a solution to the financial side of such broadcasting can be found. In all probability, however, over 90 per cent o the geographical area of the United States will not be served for some time to come, for the economic questions are serious ones and will have to be solved by broadcasters in the future. Even where television is available, it must be remembered that for technical reasons it can only be received to the optical horizon. The average useful reception distance from the antenna on k? or the Empire State Building in New York (the world’s tallestt building) is only fifty miles. This means that the horizon, or useful distance from any buildiny or mast, less in height than the Empire State Building will be considerably less than that available in New York. It must also be remembered that television broadcasting is on an experimental basis. The experimental character of such broadcasting, as it is properly called in television, means that the program will be on a trial basis, and until experience has been gained in the kind of programs that are of real service to the public, they cannot be broadly duplicated over many stations. Therefore, these programs for some time to come will, of necessity, be limited at best to a few hours a day. Even where television is available:, or may become available, it must be considered as a supplemental service to radio broadcasting, and for that reason will not render the modern radio receiving set obsolete any more than an aeroplane renders the modern automobile obsolete. There are and will be different types of services. Robbers who looted a clothing store in Plymouth, Mass., left a list of merchandise taken which included the size s of shoes, shirts, and other articles stolen.

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AN ARTIST INVENTOR On October 1, 18312, Samuel F. B. Morse, an American painter who had been studying the old masters in Europe, sailed from Havre, France, for New York. On the voyage, he discussed with fellow passengers the properties of the electromagnet and the famous discovery of electromagnetic induction by Faraday the year before. a result, he got the idea that signals might be transmitted by mean 8 of electric sparks, and while still on shipboard he made rough drafts of the necessary apparatus. which he showed to nis companoins. It was not until 1836, however, that he completed an instrument that would work. After many discouragements, he finally succeeded in getting the government to build a telegraph line between Balitmore and Wash-? ington, which was used for the first time on May 24, 1844, to send the now historic message: “What hath God wrought?” From that time on, the spread of telegraph lines was rapid, and Morse was acclaimed by the world as a benefactor of mankind. He received the highest honors from foreign countries as well as his own, and in 1858 ten European nations joined In an appropriation of SBO,OOO in recognition of the benefits conferred by bis invention. Morse died April 2, 1872, in New York, where a bronze statue in his honor was erected in Central Park. MONEY AXDTLME “The most useless things Robinson Crusoe salvaged were gold coins,” said an economist recently. “Money has a time uitlity. When it buys things as we need them most, as life insurance money does, its value to us is greatest.” There, in different words, is the old, §ad, familiar story to the es-

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feet that dollars are needed most when they are hardest to earn—• and that ’money wasted by the young man, secure at the height of his power, is usually beyond the frail reach of the old. No one knows how many people life Insurance has saved from a dependent old age, but their nafe is legion- They are the happy ones of this earth, who thought ahead. CITO, SERVICE EXAMS ANNOUNCED The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations for certain positions in the Department of Agriculture, named below. Applications must be on file in the Commission’s office, Washington, D. C., not later than July 17, if received from states east of Colorado, and not later than July 2*. if received from Colorado and state s westward. Senior field aid (forage crops), $2,000 a year; assistant laboratory aid (plant technology), sl,620 a year; junior field aid, sl,440 a year; junior laboratory aid, $1,440 a year; Bureau of Plant Industry. Applicants must not have passed their 40th birthday. Associate warehouse examiner, $3,200 a year; assistant warehouse examiner, $2,600 a year, and junior warehouse examiner, $2,000 a year, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. For they associate grade, applicants must not have passed their 45th, for the assistant grade, applicants must not have passed their 40th birthday, and for the junior. grade, they must not have passed their 35 th birthday. Full information may be obtained from Secretary of the Uhitem States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or Customhouse in any city which ha s a postoffice of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C.

OBJECT LESSON . “Take a drive up the river highway,” says the Peoria, Illinois, Star, “and you c*n get an object lesson of one of the reasons why railroads are being driven into bankruptcy. The railway has a small army of men engaged in laying new steel .. . These ntdn draw wages. This steel costs money and gives employment in the mills. The railroad owns this right of way and whenever a rail wears out, must replace it, at its own expense. “This right of way is taxed for the benefit of the county, for the city, for its schools and for town government. “En route you pass a bus or monster truck ... It travels over a right of way owned by the state and built with the money of moorists. This right of way contriDutes no taxes- When the trucks wear it out the state replaces it at public expense. ’ ' “Come into the City again. The railroad has a leading to it. It both and it pays taxes on them. The bus company pn the contrary rents a room and the city furnishes parking facilities on pavement paid for by the residents. “This same situation could be multiplied a thousand tiftes. It shows one of the handicaps under which the railroads are ing.” As the Peoria Star also observes, we need buses and trucks, even as we do railroads. No ohe advocates legislation which would put the motor carriers out of business, or unfairly burden them in any way. But every student of the transportation problem realizes the need of laws which will treat all carriers equitably, favoring none and penalizing none. If one carrier is to be subsidized, directly or indirectly, all should be. Or all should be forced to stand on their own economic feet, and pay all their costs of operation, honestly computed. Every citizen is interested in the taxes railways pay and the jobs and orders they create. Present inequitable transportation regulation and taxation harms us all. AMUSEMENTS CONTRACTED FESTIVAL Commander Gordon Johnson of the Wawasee Post No. 223, American Legion, has just signed contracts with a well known Chicago organization to stage a gigantic out-door celebration for four days, beginning n Wednesday, August 30th and ending Saturday night, September 2nd. There will be plenty of sensational rides, high class concessions of every description operated by competent people, side shows, freak shows, paid shows and two death defying free acts. There wil be plenty of entertainment for everyone and also special events during this engagement. The Wawasee Post is going to a great bringing this organization to Syracuse and all entertainment will be free. Special announcements will be made shortly regarding the different attractions connected with this celebration. There is one thing better than perfect health — and that is to take care of the health that you have.

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