FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Telephonic Juke Boxes
Number Please
By PHYLLL JONES
"Number, please." "Hello, central, give me 719." "That will be five cents, please." After dropping his nicel into the slot, the party on this end of the line hangs up. Wrong number? Not if it was T. Dorsey he was calling; that "Manhattan Serenade" is unmistakable.
There is something very peculiar about this telephone booth. If there weren't a cradle phone resting on that flashy plastic weren't a di-
There is something very pe
if there weren't a cradle phon
base, and if there weren't a
directory hanging by it; if both
of these confusing objects were
removed, that phone booth would
resemble nothing so much as a juke
box. On the other hand, if that
multi-colored plastic box were
honest wood with swinging doors
in front, this perplexing hybrid would
resolve itself into a public booth
for Bell's immortal.
"Manhattan Serenade" is juke stock; but who ever ordered his music by telephone? Was that the great T. Dorsey, himself, on the give? And who is that attractive blond with the earphones pictured on the placard back of the telephone? "Calling information"
"What music are you calling?"
"Sa-a-y, whom do you think you're trying to kid?"
Peggy, the juke phone operator, isn't kidding. It's her business to ring up rhythm whenever a receiver on the juke line is lifted. Peggy is just the character created by the American Amusement Company; but in Lawrence, Mrs. Elmer Butts is playing Peggy for the juke calls. Central Office on East Ninth
The central office for juke phones is at 17 East Ninth. It has been opened just two weeks; and not many calls have been received because only a few of the 15 juke phones have been distributed.
Each of the juke phones will be set up in a dine and dance establishment; and request calls may be sent in from any one. For each juke phone there is a victrola unit. All fifteen of the units make up what is known as the turntable—a staircase arrangement of the victrola units.
When a nickel is dropped in the slot of the juke phone at "A" cafe, a light flashes on the dial at the unit for the "A" phone; and the pointer on the dial jumps to one. If a dime is dropped the pointer jumps to two, and if a quarter is dropped, to five. Coins may be dropped before or after making the call.
Has Thousand Recordings
The juke phone has this advantage over the ordinary juke box: the selection of records is much greater. Peggy has a thousand records to choose from and is getting new ones as they are made. If a caller does not find the selection he wants listed in the directory, there is a possibility it may have been recently acquired. Music may be ordered by number, as listed in the directory, or simply by name, mentioning the choice of band. There are records to appeal to all tastes.
Telephone wire has been leased to the juke phone operators by Bell
Valentine's Day is February 14th
VALENTINES BULLOCK'S Joyhawk Thcatre Bldg.
Telephone Company. Mrs. Butts is equipped with the earphones and transmitter of the regular telephone operator. As soon as the light flashes on the dial of any turntable unit, she plugs into that unit and is connected with the caller.
Dedicate Your Tunes
As soon as he has made his request, she selects the right record and places it upon the revolving platform of the unit. A caller may, if he wishes, have Peggy dedicate the piece to some person; or he may call from cafe "A" and have a piece played in cafe "B," dedicated to someone there.
The first of this variation of the juke box, which has already been made into a miniature movie, was the "Betty Teletone" invented by a man in San Antonio, Texas, two years ago.
Nine Supply Ships, One Anti-submarine Are Sunk by British
London, Feb. 4 (INS) — Nine Axis supply ships and one antisubmarine vessel have been destroyed in the central Mediterranean by British submarines during the last few days, the admiralty announced today.
"One northbound transport and another large vessel were successfully attacked and it is considered their destruction is probable," the communique said.
Another small vessel was attacked and damaged.
First Baptist Church
CHURCH NOTES
A. B. Martin, President of Ottawa University, guest minister
Charles Thomas, minister to students
9:45 a.m. Student class. Subject:
"Jesus' Claim to Deity."
11 am. Morning worship service. Sermon: "The Affirmative View of Life," by Mr. Martin.
6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship meeting at 1124 Mississippi street. Prof. Robert Calderwood, associate professor of speech, will read "The Young King," by Oscar Wilde.
First Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation at the University.
O. E. Allison, minister
6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 21 Youth Fellowship banquet.
9:45 a.m. Student classes conducted by George R. Rinehart, assistant professor of journalism, and the Rev. Edwin F. Price, director of Wesley Foundation.
10:50 a.m. Morning worship service. Sermon by the Rev. E. F. Buck, superintendent of the Ottawa district, Ottawa.
6 p.m. Wesley Foundation fellowship. Fellowship and lunch. The discussion will be led by Allan Cromley and Jay Stewart on the subject, "Building a Christian Campus."
First Christian Church
Harold G. Barr minister
9:30 a.m. University class conducted by Mrs. Harold Barr.
10:45 a.m. Morning worship service. Youth Day will be observed Sermon, "Rejoice, Oh Young Man."
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Forum at Myers hall. Bert Overcash will lead the third in a series of discussions on "Courtship and Marriage."
First Presbyterian Church
Theodore H. Azumian minister
9:45 a.m. Student class conducted by Harry O'Kane.
11:00 a.m. Morning worship. Sermon, "Must We Hate To Win The War?" Vocal solo, "The Twenty-Third Psalm," (Malotte) by Jeanneette Coons.
7:30 p.m. Westminster Forum. Worship service will be led by Robert Simpson. Mrs. Bruce Cameron will speak on, "Peter, the Worker."
Part of the Union facilities are shared now with the Navy unit on the Hill. The ballroom has become a mess room. The recreation room was recently converted into a storeroom. The old music room is now used for Naval Officers' Club.
In the campaign for $1,000,-000 necessary to build these memorials nearly 12,000 students, alumni, and friends of the University contributed. On Oct. 28, 1925, the contract for the outer shell of the building was signed. The building was first used in the fall of 1927 when the University Cafeteria opened for service and the main lobby and reading rooms were available. New Gloster
Students now dance in the main lounge instead of the ballroom, have ping pong tables in the men's lounge instead of the recreation room, and have a new music room just off the main lounge.
Union Built To Honor World War I Casualties
Now Shared with Navy
Other facilities which the Union offers University students are use of magazines, radio, card games, checkers and chess in the main lounge. Kansas Room Open
The Memorial Union building, which will house the all-University Abraham Lincoln party tonight, was built in memory of the 130 students and alumni who gave their lives for their country in World War I. As early as 1919, their college mates planned to erect a memorial to them, and concluded that it should be two structures, a union for student, alumni, and faculty associations and a stadium for athletic games.
The Student Union Activities Board sponsors Mid-weeks, and the Kansas room is open for dancing every night from 7 to 8. The English
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Candy Is Rationed YES! But We Have It
Wiedemann's
835 Mass.
We have just received a shipment of Valentine Candy but you must act fast if you want to surprise her with chocolates.
Phone 84
The curtain's up on our "Style Stage" — Jarman styles especially designed for Campus wear—at America's best price for fine shoes!
garman
SHOES FOR MEN
$5 TO $6$S
Phone 524
Haynes - Keene
819 Mass.
room is available for dinners, and the Pine room and other rooms can be obtained for meetings of student organizations.
The Union houses offices for the "Jayhawker", ISA, Men's Student Council and Women's Self Governing Association.
Army ( Navy Will Announce Selected Colleges Feb. 15
Officials in Washington now say it will be about Feb. 15 before announcement is made of which colleges and universities have been selected to train service men under the new army-navy college training program.
They won't say how many colleges will be included, although guesses have ranged from 200 to 350 institutions. Navy Secretary Knox has said that small colleges won't be left out in the cold on the deal.
GABARDINE SHIRTS
The wise college man always has a good Gabardine Shirt in his wardrobe for campus or leisure wear. There's something about these shirts that make them go with anything. We have them in Spun Rayon and Wool Gabardine. In your favorite color and size.
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LET'S GO KANSAS!
BEAT IOWA STATE!