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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03

station was very clear, don't see how
it could be improved on. If you had
been in the room with me the sounds
could not have been more perfect.
Could even hear you draw in your
breath" A New York man writes, Il
was very much pleased to get your
call as | am a native of the Pine Tree
State, being born in Lewiston and this
is the first Maine station | have re-
ceived in over one hundred. Where
in heck is Jackman?' B. j. Me-
gangee, Scranton, Pa, writes, AT
two-thirty this morning l listened in
on your program. 1t will be of i'll
terest to you to know that it came
through in excellent shape and was
thoroughly enjoyed by us" G. c.
Tibbetts, Lexington, Mass, writes,
Greetings. We are now (Dec. Goth
$50 p. M listening in to your sweet
songs We are Maine people and it
does sound good to get voices from
the good old Pine Tree State. We
were glad to hear you get an answer
from DR.. Landry" 2-BA, Mt. JOLT
OdDhud, states. we are Interested Ill
picking up your north stations as
we'll as getting word from home"
c. E. Williams. Montreal Quebec
Heard your Symphony Orchestra
loud and clear Some of your fell
lows can make the regular stations
take a back seat" A New Hampshire
station writes that radio fans there
doubt his hearing a Maine station and
asks TO have 1t confirmed. The
American Radio and Research Cor
poration writes. Il recognized you as
being a new station and was interest
ed in the quality of the music which
AT times came through as loud and
clear as KDKA. l heard your sign
one time, Jackman in the Maine
Woods"
The general sentiment of these let
tiers were in praise of Mr. Tewks-
bury's excellent program. which was
loud and clear. The first Maine
station heard. and when he would be
on again.
Willie S. Gardner, a radio dealer
of Canaan has recently sold a num-
Der of radio sets. Mr.. Gardner is
one of the oldest radio dealers in
Somerset County and has a long list
of satisfied customers.
A demonstration of radio receiving
was given through the courtesy of
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a Warning" by L. W. Grundy

There is great complaint by radio
fans because of the squalls, squeals,
hows and grunts that are disturbing
local reception and caused by the
reradiation OF osciliating regenera-
tive receivers This rather technical
phrase just used means that listen
er permits his receiver to become a
transmitter. that can cause serious
interference over radius Of one 10
five miles This condition is bad in
all congested areas but here in Show
hogan it seems to be worse than
usual. Something's must be done.
Folks will not pay big prices for eff
fcient receivers and then have their
programs spoiled by such needless
and senseless noises. Unless this
stops legislation will Danish the re-
generative receiver in America as has
been done in England, Then good
money paid for such sets will be
wasted Some steps toward this
legislation has already been taken.
Such sets can be used and Interior
ence avoided If listeners will be
careful. A few hints.
/. Do not burn flaments too
brightly. 1t makes the set squeal
wastes batteries and burns out tubes.
> Turn dials slowly, extremely so,
do not twist them, particularly the
ticker or plate yariometer dials.
5 Heed the rushing or sQuealing
sound that may be heard in the
phones It indicates that you are
causing interference.
Turn down filaments or Turn Back
regeneratiye dial II these hits do not
suffice, just pocket your pride and ask
someone to show you how to tune
Anyone will be glad to show you.
Remember that if you permit your
set to squat that there are many
others listening in and they are either
plying your ignorance or cursing
your meanness, and you cannot get
anything yourself. So don't do ii.
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Iife,s activities. During her life of
fifty-three years she had been seri-
ousiy III number ofatimes. She was
the daughter OF the late Leander B.
Bigelow and wife Of oornvIlle. De-
cernber 81, 1892 she married Fred s.
Burriil OF Hartland whose useful life
was closed last September. For a
long time he had been sick and Mrs.
Burrfll had nursed him most devot-
edly. Two sons survive their par
ents, Elmer F. and Harold q. who live
ON the home place. Before their
mothers death accompanied by a
friend of the family, Miss Hope
Spaulding, the sons went to Lowell
and remained with their mother till
the end came. They keenly feel the
loss Of their devoted mother. All
acquainted with the circumstances
deeply sympathize with their aged
grandmother, Mrs. Helen Burrill, who
Ia now SO years. Two brothers and
a sister survive Mrs. Burriil. They
are william Bigelow of Weaverville,
California, Samuel ]. Bigelow of
Lowell, Mass, at whose home she pass
ed the last five weeks Of her life and
the sister is Mrs. Helena Alders of
Wellesley, Mass. Mrs. Alders and
her brother, Samuel were present at
the funeral services.
Mrs, Burrill arranged in detail for
the obsequies and her sons faithfully
carried out her wishes.
The services were held in the Beth
any Chapel and were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. George Merriam who
officiated at the, service of Mr.. Bur-
rill last September. Many were
present from Hartland, Canaan, Corn
vile, Madison, Skowhegan, Hinckley,
Waterville, Lewiston, Auburn and
Freeport. The bearers were Dr.
Norcross, Frank Thompson and f. A.
Weber of Hartland and John Pres
colt of Skowhegan. There were
many special floral offerings and they
were of great beauty.
Earth grows poorer but eternity
grows richer.
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Joint Installation to be January 8

At the regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge, Tuesday evening,
Frank Oddly, noble grand of Carrabas-
sett Lodge reported the desire Of that
body to hold joint installation of
officers with Priscilla Rebekah lodge
on Wednesday evening, Jan. 3. AT
that. time, Mrs. Harriet Rlaisdell OF
Norridgewock, district deputy presi-
dent, with her marshal, will attend,
also Laforrest C. Williams of Athens,
district deputy grand master, with his
marshal. The usual supper is to
be served by Priscilla Rebekah at $50
In the entertainment program
which followed the business session,
John J. Rhodes gave series OF read
ings. His pieces We're: "Timy'
"Kelley's Dream" and 1.-The Dudes
Soliloquy." Mr.. Rhodes Is native
of Lancashire, Sngland. He came to
New Brunswick when eleven years OF
age. Subsequently he worked for
several years at his trade in" and
about Boston, and became member
of the Independence organi-
cation in December, 1892. He is an
unusually gifted entertainer and his
readings made great hit. An In
dian Club demonstration was given
by p. T. Patten and historic pictures
of Skowhegan streets and buildings
were submitted, proving of great in
terest.
Through the courtesy of Clyde H.
Smith, a Neutrodyne radio outfit had
been placed in the hall. This fur
nished a delightful form of entertain
ment for an hour or two following
nina 0'nlonk
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January 4th at $50. A committee
from the Ladies Social Circle has the
affair In charge acting for the church
and congregation. n.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
win be administered at the close of
the sermon next Sunday morning.
The Sunday school will begin new
year and the study of new quarters
lesson at the noon hour. The Ep-
worth League will. discuss the fifth
i chapter In the text book, entitled,
"Epochs and Achievements of the
| Christian Movement" at the 8 o'clock
service. Evening worship with song
service and sermon at o'clock.
BETHANY CHURCH
Regular services next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 with sermon by the
pastor the subject being Outward
Bound, Take Christ With You As A
Pilot" Sunday school at the noon
hour. At 6 o'clock there will be
rally New Year service of the Y. p.
s. C. e. Conservation meeting, every
member present. Subject. DO Bet
ter Still-Better Society, Better Meet
ings, Better Year and Better Homes"
How many will be present? Good
music. Come everybody. There is
to be evening worship at p. m,
The prayer meeting will be omitted
in order that those desiring may at
tend the Religious Education Insti-
tue under the leadership of Mr.. and
Mrs. Logan A. Pruitt beginning to-
night at tbs. and continuing through
Friday and Saturday evening at the
Federated church.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
There will be First Friday Devo-
tons at the church of Our Lady of
Lourdes tomorrow morning at $40
and 7 o'clock.
Next Sunday being the first Sunday
in the month the young ladies' of the
parish will receive Holy Communion
Low mass at 8 o'clock; high mass at
10 o'clock. At o'clock in the even
ing there will be reception of young
ladies into the sodality and the young
men and boys into the Holy Name
Society.
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IN THE SKOWHEGAN
CHURCHES
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday morning at 1890 the min
lister will take for his subject Look
Ing Into the New Year" During
the morning service the kindergarten
will meet in the church parlors un-
der the direction of Mrs. L. F. Mer-
rill. The primary department meets
at 9.15 in the vestry and parlor I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth
Marble. Other departments Of the
church school meet at II o'clock. The
young peoples society meeting at
$50 in the church vestry. Evening SER
vice at 7.30 in the auditorium. 1t is
expected that Rev. Logan A. Pruitt
will speak at the noon session of the
church school, at the young peoples
society meeting and at the evening
service.
Attention is called again to the reli-
gious education institute beginning
tonight at 7.15 and continuing through
Friday and Saturday evening, under
the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt
A cordial invitation is extended to all
who are interested in religious edu-
cation to attend. Mrs. Pruitt will
speak each evening with particular
reference to the religious education OF
children, while Mr.. Pruitt will deal
with more general matters of reli-
gious education.
The Philatheas held their regular
meeting and installation of officers in
the church parlor Wednesday even
ing.
The Women's Missionary Society
will meet at the parsonage on Lea
witt street Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. Mrs. George l.. Thurlow
will be the hostess Subject, AN
Hour With Our Missionaries" All
women of the parish are cordially in
vited.
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH
Our Sunday school has enjoyed a
very successful year, with a sub
stantial increase in enrolment and
attendance. All bills for the year
have been paid and the supplies for
the coming quarter likewise paid in
full,
The young peoples class taught by
Mrs. Nichols has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year.
President Thomas Nichols; vice pres
ident. Ernald Mullen; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Cora Quinn.
The Mems Bible League has re-
elected the board of officers which SO
creditably served the league for the
past year, viz, President, DR.. T. c.
Tucker; vice rpesident, I. J. Smith ).
secretary-treasurer, A. H. Cleveland;
teacher, Rev. Fl. L. Nichols; assistant
teacher, Rev. S. F. Emerson.
The w. II. M. Society held its mon
thly meeting with Mrs. Carrie Nc
Pherson Monday last, and an enjoy
able program Of mission work in the
home fields was carried out.
In appreciation of the splendid ser
vice of the church choir, compli-
mentary banquet will be tended Its
members with their husbands and
wives, and those who have assisted
them with the Christmas music, at
the church vestries Friday evening,
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Second Award In High School Letter
Writing Contest

The following communication by
Miss Kilbreth Is given second place
in the December letter writing con-
test of the Skowhegan high school.
1t earned this rank because of its
choice of subject and the effective
way In which the appeal was made.
The Reporter will plead guilty to
the charge made in the first para
graph. We do not discuss matters
of this kind in our columns as fire.
quently as we should. No one, out
side of a newspaper office, can fully
appreciate the circumstances, how
ever An individual can speak his
mind very freely, so can high school
student in such a communication as
the letter in question. newspa-
per- however must be sure of its
ground before making statement
and be prepared to recommend some
definite steps to be taken. We could
easily enough, by dealing in general
tiles only, have an article now and
then about the high school building,
the Y. M. c. A. or ornamental street
lighting. This would perhaps be use
full but il we took the subject up at
all we ought to do very much more
than that. Patient hours of research
and study should be devoted to any
one of these questions by an editor
before he starts in to write about
them.
Ornamental street lights for our
business section would be indeed q
fine thing. 1t would add just about
I>II n -
present expenditure for street light
ing purposes. The matter was pre-
scented to a town meeting something
like five years ago 1t was pretty
thoroughly discussed and our citizens
decided that they did not want the
lights bad enough to accept the in
creased burden OF taxation. We are
of the opinion that the result would
be much the same II presented at the
meeting next March. Nevertheless
it is. an entirely proper subject for
Miss Kilbreth to present and she did
1t In very effective way.
SKOWHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL
Skowhegan, Maine
SHS
December IT, 1923
Mr. r. r. Patten
Observation-Disclosures ONCE
Skowhegan, Maine
My de"~ Mr. Patten:
I have noticed that your paper
has not been very active in the
agitating of the building OF a
new High School; the erection
OF a Y. M. C. A. building or the
installation of new ornamental
lighting fixtures for the business
streets of our town.
It Is my opinion that should
your paper take upon itself the
; promotion Of these projects the
necessity for such improvements
would be readily seen by the
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IOhn Healy Good Man Anywhere
fBy Roland T. Patten)

# (By Roland T. Patten)
III The Reporter is always willing to
&upport a Somerset County candidate
then he is in competition with can
|idates from other parts of Maine,
hat is assuming, of course, that the
candidate from our own county Is
Worthy, This paper is very conser-
Fative so far as choosing between To-
bal candidates is concerned. l have
kometinies felt obliged to distinguish
kmong my friends and neighbors but
always dread the job and avoid 1t
when possible. / am not doing that
bow but ! am going far enough to say
hat Captain Healy would make as
hood a sheriff as he has soldier, ex-
Dress messenger, delivery team driv-
Dr. and farmer; he has always been
J good man, anywhere.
Commencing about 1882 I drove the
american Express delivery team in
Bkowhegan for several years. 1t is
J good strenuous job, and requires a
whole lot of beef and brute strength
but that alone doesn't make a good
lriver. He has to have a head to
10 with it; oceans of diplomacy, good
Nature and tact. Those of us who
fecall John on the team here in
|Gkowhegan will remember that he
vas just about ideal for that sort of
hing, patient! painstaking, iobserv-
g, careful and diplomatic. He was
good boy in school; no teacher who
yer had him in charge but Is ready
speak beautifully of him. He was
~ good soldier. Those who went
9TH him to Mexico and over the
tcean to flght the Germans are proud
p claim him as comrade. Since
lis return he has been good citizen
IND good farmer. Just picked up
Pie thread Of life where he left II at
he call Of his country and became
hodest, unassuming good citizen and
bod neighbor. You'd never know
rom John that he had been through
angers and privations to make civil
cation safe for the rest of us.
Now 1t is no reflection on anyone
% become candidate for public Of
ice. That is, 1t isn't II the party
applying has qualifications for the
|0b he seeks and knows II. But John
IAN ask for this job or any other with
! little better grace than most OF us.
Il 10 no exaggeration to say that he
eas earned the right to ask and to re-
Pefve about anything we can give him.
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"a" battery potentiometer PR-536 in
connection with Radiotron detector
tube Uy-200 if you wish to secure
maximum signal strength.
Don't burn out vacuum tube thru
carelessness and expect your dealer
to exchange it for another.
Don't use excessive plate voltage on
power tubes If you want long life.
Don't energize the filaments of all
the tubes in cascade circuit at once
unless the circuit has been used be-
fore.
Don't take one tube out of cas-
cade circuit in which the flaments
are in parallel--it causes a rise in
current in the remaining filaments
and may burn them out. Cut off all
the power first.
Don't make any alterations In your
wiring while vacuum tubes are in
their sockets. 1t is quite a common
thing for 40 or so volts to become
twisted up in the filament circuit as
a result of this practice. High vol
tage for the filament spells disaster
for your tube.
Don't expect a continued increase
in signal strength as your flament
temperature increases beyond nor
NAL You will only reduce the life
of your tube. Tubes function best
at one particular point-when you in
crease their filament current beyond
this point you do the signal no good
and the tube great harm.
Don't forget that necessary filment
current may frequently be greatly re-
duced by proper manipulation OF the
tuner circuits, especially the ticker
or regenerative circuit.
Don't expect to have a loud speak
err operate from detector tube
you'll be disappointed At least one
stage of audio-frequency amplifica-
ton is generally necessary.
Don't forget that vacuum tubes
cost from twenty to thirty times as
much as ordinary incandescent lamps
they deserve a little respect.
Don't expect to get the best results
If you use an amplifler tube for a
detector, or vice versa.
Don't be anxious to produce sound
with very great volume-it isn't nee
essary.
Don't expect your loud speaker to
work properly II you have pair of
phones connected to your detector
circuit.
Don't try to use Radio Corporation
radio frequency intervalve transfer
mers with other tubes than radiotrons
you may not be able to make them
function properly.
Allen Tewksbury 2-BJM. Jackman's
amateur radiophone experimenter, has
been inventing improvements of late
and while testing them asked for re-
ports.
He carried on two-way converse
ton with amateur 2-BA in Canada for
three hours, a distance of approx
mately four hundred miles. From
Dec. 21st to Dec. 25th. he received
over two hundred letters from Mon
treal, Nova Scotia. and various parts
of the United States as far south az
West Virginia and as far west as
Ohio. One from Boston stated "Your
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towns people. All that is need
ed Is for someone to take the
lead In these important matters.
And l am. convinced that there
is no better means of creating
favorable opinion than through
the Editorial Department of your
wonderful paper. Everyone
seems to follow the lead that the
Independent Reporter takes on
important civic matters.
First shall call to your atten-
ton the matter Of the overcrowd-
ed conditions existing In our pres
ent High School building. am
sure that need not go into detail
concerning this as 1t is a matter
of common knowledge that our
building is entirely inadequate
for our growing school. 1t has
formerly been the custom for
people in. the neighboring towns
to send their children to Skowhe-
gan in order that they might take
advantage of the excellent school
facilities that she offers. But now
this is not the case. With the
erection OF the new High School
building In the town of Madison
people are sending their children
to this town for their High
School education. I trust that
you will see the truth of this
statement and call to the atten-
ton of the citizens of Skowhe-
gan the pressing need of new
building to house our high school.
Secondly, there is the matter of
Y. NJ. C. A. Building, or some
similar building for Skowhegan.
Our town is entirely without FACT
lities to care for the social life
of its young people. Many peo-
pie criticise the fact that the
young fellows of Skowhegan are
continually Hanging out" on the
streets or poolrooms. If they
had some place where they might
go to spend their spare time,
these evils would be largely done
away with.
Finally I beg to call to your
attention the subject of new sys-
tenn of lighting fixtures for Water
ST., Madison Ave. and Russell st.
A visitor might is very unfav-
orably impressed by the poor
lighting arrangement of the bust
ness section here. Every town
or city the size of Skowhegan
should have an ornamental and
effective street lighting system.
Although Waterville is consider
ably larger than Skowhegan we
may as we'll use it to illustrate
our point. Everyone who passes
through the streets of Waterville
after nightfail is impressed by
the beautiful arrangements of the
street light, 1 envy Waterville
for this and would that Skowhe-
gan might also be noted for her
artistic street lights.
I hope Mr.. Patten that you can
from your association with
knowledge of and interest in, our
beautiful town will deem it advis-
able to take a stand like that
which I have outlined. l should
very much like to see the indie
pendent-Reporter take the lead
in these matters of civic import
ance. I remain,
Yours very truly,
DOROTHY KILBRETH
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CLUB HAS
FINE PROGRAM
binder Supervision d
|Mrs. Helen Cummings
IoutbfuI Artists and Professionally
Present Splendid Musical
Selections

The skowhegan Woman's Club held
Il Christmas meeting Friday after
bon at the parlors, OF the public
|brary, The decorations were most
Elaborate and very attractively ar.
hinged. A beautif,if bouquet Of white
krcissus, pink carnations and pink
I'D white snap dragons was on the
esidet's table and also the stand
the first parlor.e The president,
Irs. Evelyn Pratt presided and the
bstesses, Mrs. Laura Fl. Dinsmore
Id Mrs. Adelaide ordway, cordially
ceived the club ladies and their
ests. Mrs. Helen Cummings. one
the club directors, supervised the
oxram and Mrs. Maude l. Jewett'
e secretary. gave an account OIL the
)st meeting.
The program was directed by Carl
mbollek, a talented instructor OF
bin and cello Of Waterviile, CON
tied of the following numbers: Mel
u in F' (Ruberstein) played by
rrinia Whittier Ames. Elizabeth
sssakoff, Harold Lord and Delmiro
kddi the latter of Waterville; violins'
Cimbollek, cello and Miss Doro-
|1k6 Nye, pianist; violin solo, "Seren-
=" (Drdla) with Mrs. Mary Emery
rston accompanist and encore
he Souvenir" Drdla) vocal SOLO
butterflies" (Linn Sellier) Miss Lucy
olet Allen of Cornville who accom-
MED by Mrs. Marston; Miss Allen
sponded to an applause by sec
I'D singing of butterflies" violin
net and encore, Billie and King Cum
Kings, young sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fillard H. Cummings, who are pupils
Cimbollek and were accompan-
IA by their mother on the piano; Sc
kction by the violinist, Mr.. Cimbollek
Hello and Miss Nye, piano la Gin
|nantaine"; violin solo "Humoresque'
be Voak). Master Shire OF Water
lille, aged five years, pupil of Cim-
Dllek who accompanied him, and en-
bre 1.-The Big Crow; vocal solo La
koie Chevie" elise Fellows White)
accompanied by Mrs. Marston encore
lie Occur de Mani" elise Fellows
Fhite); violin solo 1.-THE Fantasia OF
he Mocking Bird" Delmiro Taddi OF
Haterville, a pupil of Cimbolek, ac-
bmpanied by Mr.. Cimbollek; encore,
The Little Love Song" accompanied
n Mrs. Marston; piano solo, "Ro-
lance" (Sibellins), Miss Marion Lord
Tho is a member of the Nashua, N
~. High school faculty. encore, pre-
|hde Chopin; violin solo, 1.-THE Old
efrain," (Kreisler) and encore
Spanish Dance" (RafaD played by
If. Cimbollek accompanied by Mrs
harston closed the program.
Col. Sherman N. Shumway will
2peak at the next club meeting to be
3eld January 9th. The president al
- announced the mid-winter meeting
III the Maine Federation of Women's
23ubs to be held January 9th at Lew
Mon, urging all who could to attend