The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1931, Page 10

10 KFYR Grew Rapidly'Sl\ 0M BULDNG | Bismarck Station Built on Be- lief That Air Medium Is Indispensable Seven years have elapsed since ra- dio station KFYR had its humble be- ginnings back in 1924. During those ‘seven years it has grown from a tiny local station, broadcasting make- shift programs from a 10-watt trans- | complete to the last detail, equipped | mitter to a station equipped with the | with every modern transmitting de- | In Its Seven Years | Sembled the 115 foot steel towers rate outside aid. A new studio was also constructed \al this time and served satisfactorily for some time. It has been the policy |of the Meyer broadcasting company to constantly improve and add to its equipment and today the studio is completely equipped with the finest of radio apparatus. | In 1930 the new station east of the | city was completed. It is a plant — : SHOWING BIG GAINS Business Corporation Notes, Particular Liveliness in | Northwest Area | A turn for the better has been made by residential building accord- ‘ing to February figures released by F, W. Dodge corporation. Downhill for more than two years, this type, ; looked to by economists as the con- finest in modern radio machinery, a | vice and, while there are larger sta- | struction class to indicate a forward station that has achieved national prominence through its affiliation with the most prominent of the coun- try’s nationwide hookups. The firm of Hoskins-Meyer was! Perhaps the most notable achieve- | tions in the country, company offi- |clals feel that KFYR is'as_ well jequipped as any other broadcasting | station in the country. jmovement after depression, has |shown the first turn with its Febru- lary record. | ‘This first reversal since 1928 is | the sponsor and original owner of| ments of radio station KFYR were | found in a total of $77,917,800 in resi- station KFYR. P. J. Meyer, presi- dent of the company, conceived the idea after observing that radio re- ception in the Northwest was spas- modic and generally unsatisfactory because of the distance of transrhit- ting centers, atmospheric disturbances and other obstacles beyond the con- trol of radio set manufacturers. Be- lieving that radio service was becom- ing an absolute necessity to modern business, he decided to build a sta- tion that would serve this relatively isolated portion of the northwest. With this in mind a license to oper- ate was obtained from Herbert Hoo- ver, who was then secretary of com- merce and czar of radio, and the call letters KFYR were assigned to the infant station. The local company was particularly fortunate in apply- ing for their license, being one of | the last three broadcasting companies to reccive permission to operate be- fore the general shut down of 1924. Had Small Transmitter The first transmitter was a 10-watt affair, built locally by employes of the company. Some time later this was increased to 30 watts which re- sulted in improved transmission and enlarged the scope of the territory reached by the station. After operating with this cquip- ment for a time, company officials decided that Bismarck was a natural distribution point as well as being ideally located for the dissemination of entertainment to the people of the Northwest. As a result they decided to expand and improve their service, and a new 500-watt composite trans- mitter of an improved type was or- dered built in Chicago. This was later installed to the great improve- ment of the station. Some of the original employes of KFYR who are still connected with the station recall some of the early difficulties encountered in getting pro- grams to the public. mote programs to the transmitter it was the usual practice for the opera- tor and announcer to run lines over buildings, utilizing tree tops or any- thing that came to hand to support the wires that carried the program to the main studio. One of the most unique systems used was the prac- tice of impressing the trolly wire of Bismarck’s one and only street car into service to carry programs frem the state capitol. Although receiving sets were not as fine as those of today and methods oi broadcasting far from perfect, people were far less exacting at that time and there was little complaint. New Equipment Better With the installation of the 500- watt transmitter, the means of get- ting programs on the air were vast- ly improved and station attendants were pleased when a radio fan in San Francisco sent word that he had listened to the station program the first night it was put in use. In the words of one of the studio officials, “the world was ours.” Antenna towers were necessary and two of them were erected on the roof of the Hoskins-Meyer building, where they have stood as landmarks for several years. The towers were erect- ed during a particularly cold Janu- ary by studio employes who endured In bringing re- | the services it rendered in 1929 in jounding flood warnings, thereby sav- “g many thousands of dollars and Possible loss of life from the Mis- souri river flood of that year and its services in dispatching trains and re- laying important communications curing the sleet storm of 1930 when all other forms of communication were unable to function. ~ The station also sponsors a boy scout radio troop which lists over 200 taembers in its roster. It is the only | troop of its kind in the United States | and it gives the boy living in an iso- | lated rural community an opportun- | tty to become a boy scout. ‘SD. STATE CAGE TOURNEY STARTS | Wakpala, With Big Indian in All-'Redspin’ Lineup, One of Eight Teams | i | Mitchel, 8. D, March i3—(7)— Eight regional champions Friday be- ;gan Play in the state high school bas+ |ketball tournament here. First round games were scheduled for Friday ai jernoon and tonight with the semi finals and finals Saturday. . Watertown and Miller were paired in the opening game Friday atfter- noon and Lead and Parkston met in the second tilt. Friday night Madi- son plays Yankton, and Wakpala clashes with Waubay. | Wakpala’s quint is composed of In- jdians and includes Ray Humbracht, ® six-foot-seven-ineh center. Yankton has won the state title six years, and has defeated Madison, Friday's opponent, twice this year. * { i] | On Radio Described | Ibo i No matter how poor a speech or musical production one gives on the radio, the experts in that new profession may call it good Tf they do, they will be talking of the manner of delivery rather than of the text. For there are tricks which should be learned when one ap- Pears before the microphone. When the speaker Jowers his voice to a whisper he should step close and whisper directly into the instrument. When he grows emphatic, he should step. back and do his shouting at a distance, or turn his head aside. ‘This will Prevent roar in the receiving -sets of listeners. Tricks in Talking |, {dential contracts awarded during the | ;month in the 37 states cast of the ; | Ftockies. | i? A nearly equal division. is made by | |the. three major construction totals this month, a grand total of $235,405,- 100 being broken into the $77,917,800 ‘already. mentioned as residential; |'$18,844,500 for non-residential; and | 878,642,800 for public works and utili- ties. | -Dwellings erected individually and lapartments are the larger elements | in the housing groups with housing ‘developments also occupying an im-! | portant position. | Non-residential construction which | totalled $78,844,500 for the month was |low when compared. with the cor- | responding month last year. | Gains in total construction over ‘both the previous month and Febru- ary of last year were produced in two jof 13 territories, These were New England ‘and Central Northwest ter- ritory, the latter comprising Minne- | sota, the Dakotas, Northern peninsu- la of Michigan, and Northwest Wis- consin, Reflection of seasonal advances of February over January were shown by gains in six additional territories. For the two months of the current year residential building was off only $9,000,000 as compared with the same period of 1930:. This was a loss of about 6 per cent and compares with ‘a loss ‘of almost 50 per cent for the corresponding two months of 1930 in contrast with 1929, indicating that the deflation in this type of building has been largely completed. JURORS CONVICT HIKERS KILLER Man Faces Sentence After Burning Another in Auto- mobile Last May Indianapolis, March 13.—(4)—Con- vieted of voluntary manslaughter for the death of an unknown hitch-hiker whose body he admitted burning in his automobile near here last May. Harold Herbert Schroeder, Mobile, Ala., Priday faced: a 2-. to. 21-year term in the Indiana state prison. Judge Frank P. Baker wiil pro- nounce sentence at 9:30 o'clock Mon- day morning. The verdict was reached by a jury after three hours 35 minutes deliber- ;ation. The case was given the jurors at 3 p.m. Thursday after 11 days of testimony and arguments before & \court room crowded at every session. The state had sought conviction of ‘first-degree murder end imposition of the death penalty. | Switchboard Confuses Observer Nearly anyone can understand the workings of the ordinary machine ting plant on Apple Creek. but sometimes radio experts themselves get confused by the delicate and complicatec mechanisms with which they have to deal. Above is shown one of the costliest and most complicated mechanical and electrical devices in Bismarck. It is the switchboard at the KFYR transmit- Tf something goes wrong with this imposing- looking layout, the program either stops or becomes distorted. Experts continually are inspecting it to prevent this eventuality. ORGANIZE NOVEL CLUB AT U. ND. 21 Nations Represented in Cos- mopolitan Club at Grand Forks Representing 21 nations through its membership, the Cosmopolitan club at the University of North Dakota is and one of the most unique. students of various nations: who are social contact and for the discussion of current, political and economic problems of their respective countries, ‘The club was formed five months ago. Beginning with 20 members the club now has a membership of 62, of whom 42 are foreign born, represent- ing 21 different countries. The Uni- ted States leads with 20 members, Canada has 13. Germany 5, Norway 3, England, Russia, Poland, and India 2 each. Spain, France, Rumania, Iceland, Sweden, Hungary, Hawaii, Philippine Islands, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, Japan and Palestine have one cach. The officers of the club are foreign born except James L. Edenstrom, Christine, freshman, who is member etraordinary. John M. Connor was president of a similar club at the University of Michigan before com- ing to North Dakota. Although a na- tive of England, Mr. Connor attended Capetown umversity in South Africa for five years. from the Philippines. The secretary, Alfred’ B. Arlick, who comes from Simla, India, was a student at the University of Bombay for three years. He has taught in the private schools in his‘native land, and spent a year in East Africa before coming here. Betty Benwell, Melville, Sask., Can- ada, is the treasurer. BUILD WILLISTON PLANT Construction of a power plant for the Great Northern Railway company here has been started. The building, Grand Forks, N. D., March 13.—| the youngest club on the campus, | ‘The object of. the club is to bring | attending. the university into closer) | . Marie C. Tatton, vice president, is| Williston, N. D., March 13.—(7%)— | costing $145)00, is to be ready for use June 1, Army at Arequipa ; Still Is Hostile Lima, Peru, March 13.—()—Provi- | sional President Samanez Ocampo Friday gave official confirmation to reports that a faction of the Arequi- | Mother of Four Babies “Although I am only 22 years old, I have four babies to care for. Before my first baby was born my mother urged me to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound because I was so terribly weak. I had to lie down four or five times a day. After three bottles I could feel a great improvement. I still take the Vegetable Compound whenever I need it for it gives me strength to be a good mother to my family.”—Mrs. Vern L. Dennings, 510 Johnson Street, Saginaw, Michigan. WM lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound pa army had refused to support his government if Colonel Gustavo Jim- {enez remained as secretary of war. The southern forces threatened 8 new rebellion if Jimenez did not step out and the Junta here has been ne- gotiating by telegraph in an effort to i bring the rebels into line. | _RE-ELECT TELEPHONE MEN Valley City, N. D., March 13.—()— All officers of the North. Dakota Tele- ‘phone association were re-elected at the closing session of the silver anni- versary convention. \ PIMPLE Every pimple that mars * your beauty is of poisonous matter. Take NATURE'S REMEDT—$— and rid your system of poisonous matter in this natural manner. Quite AA PRR - TABI AT YOUR DEALER'S Appropriation Bill For A. C. Was Wrong Discovery of errors in the enrolled bill granting the agricultural college at Fargo money for its operation dur- ing the coming biennium has revealed that the college was awarded by the legislature an appropriation of $846, amount. a ‘The bill, as presented to the gover- nor, on the first page reads that the appropriation for the college shall be $880,206.30. An itemized list wing ¢ mounts granted then follows a total given as $860,206.30. This ac ized list was added incorrectly, i ever, and the correct total 1s $246, 760.30. ‘All Bismarck in Congratulating KFEYR On their success in becoming a member of the National Broadcasting System B. K SKEELS French & Welch Hardware Extend to KFYR Congratulations on affiliating with the National Broadcasting System. ‘ANOTHER BIG MARK OF PROGRESS OF BISMARCK we sponsov DRESSES for the street—for afternoon— for evening Silk suits and two-piece dresses, Congr ‘To KFYR on the New National Hook-Up Another Boost for e Sy aie a | atulations Sik i opie d ed chiffons . . . all the new de- tails .. . and so thtiftily priced that you can have one for every J. C. PENNEY CO.,, inc. 113-115 Fourth Strect Run-Down,Weak Nervous? 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MURPHY INSURANCE Extends. their congratulations to KFYR On joining the N. B. C. NETWORK Bismarck, N. Dak. Bismarck and the Slope Again Success is in the Air tor Bismarck And we use this opportunity to extend our congratula- tions to KFYR on affiliation with the National Broad- casting chain: Quaorud, Brink & Reibold Wholesale Distributors of Automotive Accessories WE, TOO, EXTEND Congratulations | to KFYR On their affiliation with the National Broadcasting System. Webb Brothers Home Furniture Since 1884 ‘It’s a Great Achievement And we extend our congratulations to KFYR on joining the National Broadcasting System.