LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 247

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Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1932. 247

Report of Committee 28: —

1. In recognition of the worthy service of the Synodical Press
Committee in the past we earnestly recommend to Synod —

A. To encourage the work of this committee and to urge all Dis-
tricts of Synod to cooperate in the expansion of the wholesome and
valuable activities of said committee — :

B. By the appointment of subsidiary District press committees,
authorized in the synodical resolutions of 1926, and also to endorse and
recommend the request of the committee for the— -

C. Cooperation of al] official boards of Synod regularly to transmit
pertinent information in matters of general church interest for press
distribution. :

Synod adopted these recommendations.

2. We recommend to Synod to grant $1,000 annually and to allow
an emergency fund of an additional $2,000 should the need arise before
the next convention of Synod.

This request was referred to the Fiscal Conference.

Regarding interviews during the convention, Committee 98
brought in the following resolution im

Resolved, That Synod go on record as disapproving any personal
interviews with, or expressions of opinion by any individual to, the
representatives of the secular press, and that it is the wish of Synod
that all material for the press be handled by the Press Committee ex-
clusively. .

This was adopted by Synod.
Report on Station KFUO.

(Memorial 702.)
The members of the KFUO Radio Committee, which consists of
representatives of the Board of Control of Concordia Seminary, into
whose hands Synod has placed the control of the Station, and of repre-

station, are as follows: Prof. J. H. C. Fritz, D. D. ; Prof. W. A. Maier,
Ph. D.; Rev. L. J. Sieck; Messrs. A, G. Brauer, J. H. Kuechen-
' meister, Theo. Maetten, B. A. Schieferdecker, Henry Schulz (chair-
man), and L. F. Volkman.

While our equipment was modernized by the installation of a
Western Electric Crystal Modulation Panel in March, 1931, at a cost
of $7,000, our frequency has remained the same during the last three
years, also our power, 1,000 watts during the day, 500 watts at night.
At a hearing before the F ederal Radio Commission at Washington,
D.C., on April 29, 1931, we petitioned the Commission for authoriza-
tion of general use of full power; but the Federal body denied our
petition on the ground that general use of full power would cause

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