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aims we have settled upon, first, dependability, and second, social cultural advancement"
 A New Pace for Humanity
 A television engineer thinks that developments in his field may change not only our lives, but us, too. NBC's O. B. Hanson puts it this way:
 "TeleviSion is the quinteSsence of concentration, and in order to avail ourselves of it's benefits, we must discipline and adopt ourselves to a new set of conditions. Human be- ings are not yet geared to the mental alacrity required of them in television, which incidentally makes the stage and movies seem rather sluggish. But there is no doubt that modern men and women can meet the challenge"
 As matter of fact, despite all the problems and some of the fan tastic possibilities, there's not much doubt about anything connected with television except who's going to pay the bill. That probably is the biggest reason television isn'5 available to everybody today.
 One of Farrier's chief jobs is to analyze plans for making teleyision pay it's own way. Several ideas are under consideration" he says, "tut no practical way of making tele- vision self-supporting has yet been found"
 When such an answer is found, the program problem probably will be solved quickly enough.
 Until that problem is answered. no one can say exactly what sort of programs will be offered nor exactly how expensive televisio1 receivers will be. It's something f vicious circle. People aren't like ly to buy receivers until first-rate programs are available good part of the day; such programs aren't gOing to be available regularly until somebody-presumably an advertis- er-pays for them; an advertiser isn't going to pay for them unless he knows that lot of people have bought receivers.
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inventions, but in this instance they may rejoice, for television will afford more employment than either the radio or the movies. It will doubtless become the worlds leading reservoir of artistic talent"
 But it is Lohr who points out that many think television's most striking effect may be in the politi- cal field.
 When you see and hear simul- taneously," he explains, you have good basis for appraising a mans intelligence. ability and sincerity Many people anticipate that tele- vision will promote the cause of democracy by clarifying issues in political struggles, and by making each voter familiar with the faces and personalities of candidates
 It is just because of such possi- bilities, says Lohr, that the public introduction of television has been delayed We have charted its fu- ture with the objectivity of the historian" he says, because we are humbled by its extraordinary power to simulate reality. As our chief
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MOOSE TO FETE
 BALL CHAMPIONS
 AT ANNUAL FEED


 Members of the 1888 Gastineau Channel League champion Moose baseball team will be guests tomor- row evening of members of the Ju- neau Moose Lodge, at a Trophy Team Banquet at Percy's.
 Gastineau Channel League off, cials are also invited to attend the victory feast" which is set for 8:30 o'clock.
 The Trophy Team Banquet is an annual affair, given by the Moose Lodgemen, in honor of their repre- sentatives in the local ball league. This year, for the third successive time, it will be favored by the at mosphere of triumph, resulting from the winning of the championship by the team.
 A lively program of speeches and entertainment has been arranged for the affair, and it is expected that large group of members and guests will be present,
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By JACK STINNETT AP Feature Service Writer

NEW YORK-Television to re- verse Fanny Brice's old song, hasn't much past-but oh, what future!
 For a preview of that future, I've been talking with the television re- searchers of the National Broad casting Company = men to whom talking pictures in the air are no longer a miracle men who are working daily with television in all it's phases.
 From experience and carefully worked-out plans, they paint as exciting a picture as one would ex- pect from novelists like H. c. Wells or Edgar Rice Burroughs. Perhaps some of them hint, television will bring the one great step forward by which historians will measure present times.
 Tune in on c. w. Farrier, NEG coordinator:
 "Television will radiate more educational and cultural programs than Hollywood ever has been able to provide Among our numerous prospects are programs showing the motions of heavenly bodies, expert ments in science, lessons in agri- culture and safety, methods of safe guarding public health, pictures of microscopic life, candid television, slow motion television and trav- clogs"
 Programs soon to be tried include three-act play, opera, musical comedy and piano and tango dance lessons.
 Even Dwarfs Hollywood
 However, Farrier and other of ficials say television will be no glorified movie on the air.
 Even if we could use films" which we can't" says Thomas H. Hutchinson, NEG television produc- tion chief, "television would absorb HoliyWood's entire annual produc- ton in a few weeks. Therefore we must have a gigantic reservoir of talent, music and literary material
 And it is on this point of "res- ervoir of talent" that NEG Presi- dent Lenox R. Lohr sounds his most optimistic note:
 "A matter affecting the public welfare is the effect television will have on the general employment situation People commonly dread the implications of startling new
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W0MAN'S CLUB
 LUNCH TUESDAY

Mrs. Florence Syverud will be guest speaker at the regular month"; ly social meeting of the Juneau Woman's Club, to be held in the form of no-host luncheon at Percy's Cafe, Tuesday, October 18, at 1:30 o'clock.
 The luncheon is sponsored by the American Home Department, head ed by Mrs David Wood, chairman of the department, who will be as- sisted by Mrs. H. B. Humphrey, Mrs. George Leveque and Mrs. Ray Ward.
 A musical program is also prom ised and the event is open to club members and their friends. Reser- vations may be made by phoning Mrs. David Wood.
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a vertical range of 30,000 feet, roughly six miles. The range is much greater if the gun is fired at an angle instead of straight up.
 But hitting plane at five miles is a feat. An exploding anti-aircraft shell will spray fragments over a zone as large as football field Get ting the shell to explode when a plane is in that zone is something else again, but it can be done.
 But, on the other hand, it's diffi- cult for a plane four miles up and five miles out to drop bomb on a specific spot. Even slight miscalcu- lation of wind direction might make the bomb miss its target half mile.
 Every Londoner knows that a bomb that fails to hit Buckingham palace, a warehouse, or a rail ter minal, may land amidst dense throngs in Piccadilly, Soho or Ken sington. Although military men doubt that hard pressed army would waste bombs on civilian pop ulations, a swarm of planes bomb- ing Legitimate" military objectives might be expected to spill many a projectile into teeming London streets. Now you begin to under stand the why of gas masks and splinter trenches.
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SURPRISE PLEA ENT FRED IN BIG ESPIONAGE CASE.
Deserter Admits Stealing
 U. s. Government .ss fsl ! Military Codes
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2
 Dix said Dr. Griebl testified he did not know two of the defendants in the forthcoming trial-Gunther Gustave Rumrich, former U. s. army sergeant; and Eric Glaser, former army private-but that he did know Otto Herman Voss, form CT mechanic at the Seversky air. plane plant on Long Island, who was also indicted.
 Dix quoted Dr. Griebl as saying he warned Voss he would be ar- rested. and Voss said he had noth- ing to fear.
 Voss, Rumrich and Chaser and Miss Hofmann are held in $25.00O bail each.
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CARNEGIE LEADS
 TUNAS TO WINS WITH 583 TOTAL

At the Elks pinfests last night, Tuna Claude Carnegie was high man with 583 as the Tunas won two out of three from the Barracuda squad that never showed up to de- fend itself
 The Salmon won three straight won two out of three from the Dol phins.
 Tonights games are Small Fry matches with Carp vs. Eels, Min news vs. Mullet and Smelt vs. Herr ing.
 Last nights scores follow:
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EXPERIENCED legal stenographer familiar with brief narrating court reporting and taking depo- sitionS, desires permanent posi- tion. Salary reasonable. Box 60 GO Empire.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY REORG ANIZES AND
 ELECT NEW OFFICERS

Yesterday afternoon at meet ing in the Lutheran Church Par lors, the Missionary Society reor- ganized and will hold sessions dur ing the winter, every third Thurs day of the month at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
 The following were elected offi- cers: Mrs. Belle Knudson, Presi- dent; Mrs. A. Lagergren, Vice-Presi- dent; Mrs. Alfred Zenger, Recording Secretary; Mrs. John L. Cauble, Statistical Secretary; Mrs. Olaf Bedding, Treasurer.
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Tourists and botanists who to- day climb the slopes of Mount Pilatus in Switzerland have long forgotten that it was not till the 18th century that anyone ap- preached it. Pilates ghost was sup posed to hover there,
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MISCELLANEOUS

DUTCH SAYS: Fresh snow on Mt. Juneau means it's time to get Prestone in your radiator. The price is $3.20 per gallon; radiator hose and pu m p packing extra. Drop in now and avoid delays at the last minute.' DUTCH s CONOMY RAGE AND WRECKING YARD-Diamond T trucks.
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A dismissal from St. Ann's Hos pital is Master Wesley Rhodes, who
 Frank Jackson was discharged from the Government Hospital to- day after receiving surgical care ed for a foot ailment.
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fare. {. One thing Hitler no doubt realizes, that this time Turkey is friendly toward Britain, which opens the Dardanelles to allow a back door attack on Germany.
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A DEADLY NEW WRINKLE

During the Spanish civil war, Barcelona has been bombed without ever hearing or seeing the planes that did it. :. E. A Franco airplane recently skinned into Barcelona harbor long enough to start tor pedo squirming through the waves toward British freighter, then skinned over the deck of the doomed ship a moment before the torpedo struck. The ship went down in three minutes. That is something to think about in war
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The Farm Security Administra- tion reports that better farm man. agement has increased the produc- tion of milk on farms by 81 quarts per year for each member of the family,
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In Budapest, Hungary, you pay a fare, usually about two cents, to go up in an elevator in the fine modern apartments; the fare doubles after midnight. Most folk ride up and walk down.
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$40 SCORE MADE

Tom Rolfe, Green Top bowler in the Brunswick Commercial League, rolled 211-231-198 for fancy total of GAO.
 The Green Top won two out of three from The Triangle.
 Don's Demons swamped the Home Grocery with three wins and no losses.
 Tonight's games are Truckers vs. Snow White and Percy's vs. Juneau Florist.
 Last nights scores follow.
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Woody" Burnett, medical pa- tient at St. Ann's Hospital, was discharged today. He has been treat has been receiving medical care.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Claude Erskine, who has been re- ceiving surgical attention at St. Ann's Hospital, returned today to his home in Douglas.
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G2{ysl!9I{| v)A
WANTED

TO BUY-House, income property preferred; furnished or unfurnished. Address l.. Empire.
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A Plane Could Bomb London and Still Be
 Distance of 5 Miles

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Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
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Try The EmpIr- cfassifieds fa results, as
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Seven 20-dollar bills by man and wife who just arrived in citys Will finder please return to En- pire.
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FIVE-ROOM unfurnished house. Oil burner and garage. Vacant about Nov. 1. Phone 451.
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SPEAKING OF TELEVISION World Might Be Made Safe for Democracy
 ---If Only Telepision Gould Get Sponsor

This is the second of two stories telling what the people on the inside say about tele- vision.
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COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light
 water. dishes, cooking utensils
 and bath. Reasonable at Seaview.
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Empire classifieas pag,
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In case of error or if an ad
 has been stopped before ex- piration, advertiser please noti- fy this office (Phone 37D at once and same will be given attention.
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ROOM AND board, weekly or monthly. Home privileges 319 9th St.
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FOR RENT

ROOM with bath in private home; gentleman preferred. Call Black 427, after pm call Green 427.
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APARTMENTS, phone Blue 200.

FOR RENTING offiLe rooms in First National Bank Bldg. Inquire at bank.
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FOR SALE-5-room house in Doug las. Apply Warmers Grocery.

GROOM house in Douglas. Phone L. w. Kilburn, Douglas 48.
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FOR SALE-City Float Beer Parlor. Phone 541 after p.m
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FOR SALE - Cabbage for Sauer- kraut, cents per lb. Inquire Rudy Ranch, Glacier Highway
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FOR RENT-Garage, reasonable
 rent. Inquire 319 9th St.
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FOR SALE-New 4-burner electric range, won at fair. Call Red 267 after 6 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26

good is by and large of relatively
short life and needs 20 be replaced
at frequent Intervals. Sentiment
throughout these industries has un-
dergone marked change for the
better since the early part of June.
and the Volume of business done
has been the most satisfactory since
the onset of the depression. Buying
for the fall retail season, which
commences in July, has started off
in good fashion. Retailers, having
enjoyed an improvement in business,
and sensing generally better feel
ing, have revised their budgets up
ward, but are buying conseryatiyely,
content 10 rely on reorders if geon-
ditions warrant. ThB is a healthy
attitude and should lessen the
chances of reactions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Slight Gain Shown
By Mrs. Krues

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26. (UP)-
Mrs, Emita Jewett Kruger, har-
vester heiress, was reported in un-
changed condition today, although
she showed slight general improve
ment since she was shot down on
a busy thoroughfare "a week ago oy
Charles E. Mcdonald.
DR.. Lawrence Chaffin said Mrs.
Kruger, wife of Karl Kruger, ia
NOUS conductor, and a member of
the Mccormick Harvester family,
was able to take food and had
improved noticeably, but still was
in dangerous condition from the
bullet wound in her chest and
spine.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
THEY PICK UP TIME LAG

1t was the crisply observant George Bernard Shaw
who said most have time lag' in their minds
when 1t comes to interpretations of events.
He meant that when vital occurrence comes it
often takes many months to realize what its true sig
nificance is
And with events piling and tumbng as history is
beng made, hesitation may we'll loss.
SO it is that we have editorial writer's on our news
papers They are not writers who cothe their opinions
in fine feathers merely for effect.
They are men who desire to snap up that "time lag
about which Shaw spoke
They would like you to understand the moving his
tory OF the world and particularly of your own CITY,
state and nation
They would like to help you more clearly the sig
n1cance OF events which appear only facts in the
news columns.
Ihey would like to forewarn you sometimes
Ihers are conclusions drawn from news by highly
technical observers from who have had greatly
varied experiences themselves They be perceptive
men Tor an editorial is distilled of experience
interpreting the flux of events to people.
1t is an honest attempt to direct thought to inter-
pret news to put forward the particular newspaper
owners editorial boards opinions on that news It
Is ne honest way for personal views to be expressed
1t is therefore, the absolute protection against
the "Cooring" of the news.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
1893 Bank Debts
Exceed 81 Total
For Same Period

Last years newspaper files re-
veal that during the week of Aug
ust Is, 1923, Ell Centro bank debts
were S9S,863 greater than during
the same week of August, 1897. Fig
ures for the 1887 week: 1888 TIT;
for the 1888 week: Sl,492, $40.
Questioning Of bankers and local
businessmen revealed that there is
no particular reason for the increase.
That is, no unnatural influx of new
money. The only sourSe of money
being circulated at present in the
valley is ordinary flow of business.
Bank debts for the entire month
OF July apparently exceed thos OF
June in seven western states, ac-
cording to the following report taken
from Bank of Americas Business
Review:
On the basis that reports from
representative cities within each
state are indicative of the trend OF
bank debts for the entire state, it
was noted that each of the seven
western states showed a gain in
daily average value OF July bank
debts over the previous month.
The largest July gain over June
was in Idaho, where the average
daily value increased 1875 per cent,
followed by gains of 10 per cent
in Nevada. 1872 per cent in Califor-
MIA, l12 per cent In Arizona, IA
per cent in Oregon. l8 per cent in
Washington and IT ere ent in Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Torturers String
Boy Up by Thumbs

CHICAGO, Aug. IS. (UP)-Two
attendants at Chicago's largest
amusement park were sought today
on charge of having tortured two
teen-age boys whom they had
found using a penny arcade mach
inc which was out of order and
could be operated without insert
ing a coin.
Police said witnesses told them
the victims. Clarence Fleckenstein,
l3, and Matthews Morgan, jr., Is.
had been abused after the men
caught them using the machine.
The Morgan boy was strung up by
his thumbs until he tainted, police
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Merchants Re adv
ForHomecomers ers

Ell Centro merchants are receiving
shipments of new fall merchandise
daily in preparation for the influx
of home comers after Labor Day.
Imperial Valleys rapid change
from "doldrums" TO intense busi-
ness activity during September is
unique. However, from experience
valley business men know what to
expect and consequently, are ready
to fill returning vacatienists' needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Shell Oil Sponsors
Contest Based on
Advertising Series

Local service station men are TAX
ing part in a novel contest, based on
advertisements now running in this
paper, which may bring them cash
prizes. The contest is being spon-
osred by Shell Oil comany and is
arousing keen interest, it was said
today by Shells local manager, E.
r. Burnett.
The advertisements used in the
contest portray bits of life in a
service station where Shell products
are sold. Each advertisement is a
"short-short story told IN a breezy
style. Among the characters intro
duced will be Mr. Gimbie, who gets
q ticket every time ne parks: ole
Doc Graham's daughter, a honey
to look at but SO dumb she thinks
sludge is a kind OF candy: Miss
Pottiborne who "adores bunnies"
and many others.
Prizes are being offered 10 Shell
dealers to see if they can select the
advertisement in the series which
appeals most to the public by reason
or its sympathy, humor and so on.
Keen judgement of human reactions
and advertising logic will be requir-
ed to select the right one and local
motorists can help their favorite
neighborhood Shell dealer by giving
their opinions on the various adver-
tisments.
The Bolden Shell "short-short
story" series began appearing in
this paper during the past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
StoreLeased
At See|ey
SEELEY NOTES

SEELEY NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Howard have
leased their store to Dick Hunter
who will continue the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P Pearse left
for a months vacation at Char
lotte. N. c,
Bert Oftelie spent two weeks in
Los Angeles with relatives and
with his brother in Riverside.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson mo-
tored to Ramona Sunday to see
Mrs. Robinson's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parrish
were business visitors in San Diego
the first of the week.
Mrs. T. A. Howard and daughter
Katherine returned Sunday from
their two weeks vacation spent in
and around Los Angeles.
Jim Howard has leased his buSi-
ness houses which consist of the
Tipp restaurant and the service
station and garage now run by
c. Deputy to a Mr.. Davis who
will take charge soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
BUSINESS Review Ell CENTRO CAIIE
Loose Talk Slows
Building Industry's
Business Recoverv

THE main thing wrong with the
building industry is that SO many
people are talking loosely about
what is wrong with it,
This is also one of the main
things wrong with business"
These statements were expressed
by Marshall Adams, managing dir
ector of the Producers Council, Inc,
in recent address before the New
York Building congress during
session devoted to a discussion of
why doesn't the Building Industry
Build?"
When Mr.. Brown goes to buy an
automobile he is not concerned with
the cost of labor and materials that
go into the car or even the cost OF
the tires. He buys it if he likes its
locks, pickup and riding qualities.
The public speakers, the magazines
and the newspapers talk about the
value represented in today's car,
and not about the labor, material,
manufacturing problems of the in
dustry,' continued Adams.
Possibly this has been the fault
OF the building industry which is
unorganized and therefore defense
less, but regardless of that it seems
to be a shortsighted policy for those
whose prosperity is SO largely depen-
dent on the prosperity of this basic
industry to keep on publicly criticiz-
ing the goose that is trying to lay
the golden egg. The present national
newspaper advertising campaign to
present the story of value in today's
home promises to reverse this situa-
ton.
I'm some cities, factors outside OF
the building industry, such as elec-
trio and gas utilities, radio dealers,
insurance agencies, even laundries
and of course banks and building
AMI loan associations, are rallying
to support the program" This, said
Adams, is helpful sign and GER
tainIy move in the right direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Gradual Upswins
In Business Seen

Economics:-A staeady gradual rise
inbusiness. rather ;nan any sharp
initial upsWing in domestic buying
BY Col. Leonard p Ayres:-The pre-
sent improvement is unmistakabe
but it has not lasted long enough
to insure a durable recovery. BY
the National Retail Dry Goods as
sociation, which recently conducted
a poll OF Membership per cent
of the retailer look for improve
ments beginning N September. BY
the Annalist:-It is difficult to de-
termine how much of the present
gain in business activity is due to
replenishment of depleted inventor
les but nearly all trade reports in
dicate buyers are still cautious about
large scale future commitments.
Advertising doesn't cOst---it PAYS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-26
Housewives SIay
Well to Do Farmer

FAIRFIELD, Ill, Aug. 26. (UP)-
Sheriff Ernest Burkett announced
today that two young Tennessee
housewives, who left their hus-
bands two weeks ago to seek ad-
venture. had confessed the Staying
for robbery of Felix Shannon, Sc.
we'll to do farmer.
Burkett said the women, Mrs.
Jean Brooks. %, Elizabethtown,
Tenn. and Mrs. Beulah Honeycutt,
25, Johnson City, Tenn, had blam-
ed each other for the Staying.