Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

December, 1930 RADIO DOINGS Page Thirty-nine RADIO ROW The Office Boy Sezi When Dr. Lee De Forest got a bruin storm and decided to strain the electrons in the valve instead of letting them run wild, he started something that has effected the entire world. The old valve wasn't so hot but with the addition of a little piece of screen placed between the filament and the plate the two element valve became a three element tube and its usefulness began. How versatile is the little radio tube! A Chinaman speaks into the microphone in Canton and several thousand miles away out of the loudspeaker comes a lot of Chinese words. This tube's twin brother placed in a transmitter in Tokio is passing out into the ether an earful of that weird Japanese music so that the DX fans of California can brag to their friends that they heard a Japanese program last night. Yes, sir, the little improved valve is some linquist. It carries the President's message to the people of America, the propaganda of the Russian Communists to all who want to listen, the mighty utterances of that modern Caesar, Mussolini, and the suave speeches of the French diplomats. Dr. De Forest's invention has done as much or more to change the habits of the people than any other invention brought out in the last twenty-five years. Because of the advent of the tube these three men were drawn to radio and are now very successful in their chosen branches of this great industry. The radio champion of the Great Southwest — "the fightenest fighter that ever fought a fight." Nick's pugnacity might be caused by a little Tartar blood in him, or possibly because he is a Zenith dealer, but we are inclined to believe that it is just a natural aggressive spirit within him. This aggressiveness of Nick's has caused him to go a long way in his chosen industry, so we should laud rather than disparage his fighting capacity. You will probably never see George Nicholson in this costume, but this is the way we visualized him when we last saw him in action. OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER IS WEstmor. ADDRESS: 314 E. 12th STREET Naylor Rogers — the canny Scotch-Canadian — one of the few who have ever made a broadcasting station pay cash dividends. Way back in the far, dim past, Naylor was a specialist in classified newspaper advertising and it is quite likely that the training he received in this work fitted him to become the exceptionally brilliant station manager that he is today. Starting out with a little Yl kw. transmitter, Naylor Rogers made it pay enough so that the bosses could buy themselves a 5 kw. station and then Naylor set to work with true Scotch tenacity to acquire a SO kw. transmitter, which is now just about to be installed, the ground having been ceremoniously broken and what-not. Whither now, Naylor, will your ambition carry you? It is rumored that there is to be a million watt station, and perhaps that's what he has cast his eye upon. Here's How to the "Mighty little man of KNX." Ted Bowles is a mighty busy man, for he takes care of the radio departments of a hundred and fifty or more stores. Most men think, and rightly, that they have a real job on their hands if they take care of the radio section of one store, so you can see what a tremendous task has this genial pipe smoker. Ted is an inveterate pipe smoker, but he has the grace to change pipes frequently enough so that no one of them will get so odoriferous that it will run you out of the room. This is a marked difference from some of the other members of our good industry who haven't changed their pipes for a decade or more. A miracle happened to Ted about two years ago. He was thin, anemic looking and was not enjoying good health He took a trip to Chicago to the R.M.A. convention. Something happened. No one seems to know what, and Ted will not tell, but immediately upon returning he showed a marked increase in weight, the color came back to his face, his cheeks filled out, and today he may be seen dancing gay jigs about town. What's it all about, Ted? There are sev. eral of the thin boys who would like to follow your plan and Ye Editor, along with several of his 200-pound cohorts, would like to reverse the process and take off some avoirdupois.