Show THE GARLAND TELEVISION DISCOVERS TIMES GARLAND UTAH MAIN STREET SCANNING TV Industry Plans Grassroots Expansion (This is tb first of a struts of tbr ee articles on tbs coming of a nationwide television service) The television Industry Is on the threshold of a vast new expansion program a sweep across the grassroots of America It is ready to bring the glittering lights of Broadthe dramas of Shakespeare way and Shaw the impromptu debates of world statesmen onto the illuminated screens of homes in every section of the nation Television today is a regional to the confined service mainly major population centers But the is cleared being by the governway ment for television to become as as much a household commodity radio has been preThe foundation pared A chain of microwave radio relay towers and a set of coaxial now carry video cables signals coast to coast and into sixty major market areas And science has THIS IS IT! Frank M Folsom (left) president of the Radio a means of broadcasting devised of America points ont a “Bow Tie” UHF receiving Corporation these signals over a new section of antenna to Wayne Coy former chairman of the Federal Communicatthe air waves as well as those now ions Commission during a visit to the experimental UIIF station in use to the farmer the rancher near Bridgeport Conn and the village miles removed of a privately owned American inIt was for these reasons that the from present TV stations Because of this scientific develop- dustry For years they probed into first and only UHF station in the the mysterious of country now operating on a regular ment the government has proposed upper regions basis KC2XAK the licensing was located on a of nearly 2000 new the radio spectrum — some scienlike tists call it the “antarctic” of the hill on Stratford Conn just outside television stations Towns air waves — and they determined of Bridgeport Broken Bow Neb Designed and built Elroy Arlz and Bad Axe Mich be by RCA it started broadcasting signals could might soon that television successfully enjoy the same visual programs transmitted through Dec 30 1949 under the supervision of 0 B Hanson NBC’s vice presithat millions watch today in New this untapped region York Chicago and Los Angeles RCA This was their answer to the dent in charge of engineering fear that has haunted the Industry built UHF receivers and UHF conNationwide Service and the government ever since verters for present VHF sets and In the opinion of Dr C B 50 homes in the were in exthey television its war placed post began and technivice president pansion— the fear of overcrowd- Bridgeport area Reports graphs cal director of the Radio Corporaand charts on performance were tion of America this scientific ing the air waves like radio and compiled and forwarded to the FCC For television can mean “the advent achievement and made avaUable to the entire other wireless services television of a truly nationwide requires channels in the air waves If two industry a service that will provide service the Main Streets of America with stations using the same channels Basic Findings are near one another their signals education the same entertainment after conclusive studies Finally and information programs that will conflict That’s why the FCC of UHF the teams announced decided in 1948 to halt new station these findings: more densely populated areas have construction until more channels known for several years” Properly used and properly alIn terms of specific programs it were available located on television reception means that comedians like Jimmy All the stations functioning today UHF can be just as clear and Durante Martin and Lewis Milton are confined to a relatively narrstable as on VHF In some instanBerle Bob Hope and Herb Shrlner ow band of the spectrum known as ces it is even better for UHF picto the Very High can become visitors regular Frequency Range tures are not bothered by nearby homes in villages cities and even (VH F) It has only twelve chanequipment auto ignitions entire states where no video signal not enough to neon signs nels for telecasts or home appliances now reaches coverage provide blanket which have been known to play hob It can mean an intimate look at with VHF pictures So the scientists went after the statesmen and politlcans through 2 Present radio space television sets can be the such programs as ”M e e t the upper regions of Freboth readily adapted to receive Press” “America’s Forum Of The antarctic known as and UHF and VHF telecasts (RCA has they unAir” and Edward R Mur row’s quency (U a rich lode Seventy chana small simcovered demonstrated already “See It Now” It can mean great UHF nels which could handle UHF teleconverter which can be ple the "Television drama through casts with VHF easily attached to present sets) PlayHouse” and great music on would Together 3 Color television can be broadprovide enough room for televised various and symphonies cast on UHF frequencies everybody operas such as NBC's “Amahl And The FCC based its UHF plan The Night Visitors” It can mean Ready for Field Tests on largely knowledge garnered entertainment for early evening reThe bulk of this intensive from the field tests conducted at the children with “Howdy Doody” search campaign was handled by Bridgeport and “Kukla Fran and Ollie” scientists and engineers of the RaUHF is a new symbol of AmeriAnd it can mean that all these dio Corporation of America and Its ca's pioneering is a key It spirit programs will come forth on home affiliate the National Broadcasting to a new era an era when all of screens with the same picture Even before the war America will be bound together Company delity and clarity as in the estabthey had worked on transmissions closer than ever before through a lished television centers of the na- in the UHF range and by late 1949 visual medium that brings people tion For there can be enough stathey were ready to begin regular and events to life tions to bring a full strength video field tests Does grassroots America want signal within range of nearly everyTheir selection of a site for the television? In the opinion of Dr one Conn Jolliffe it wants it just as much experiment was Bridgeport The plan 55 miles from New York City a as anyone else for this dramatic expansion was “Make no mistake” he says city with a population of just over developed by the Federal Com200000 It is in the fringe reception “Main Street is just as anxious for munications which is Commission area for television stations broadtelevision as Broadway — the government’s regulatory agency casting out of New York A UHF more so For Broadway perhaps has its services for all wireless It tenta- station here with special receiving shows and its lights But for the livthe location for tively pinpointed antennas could pick up regular teling presence to be brought to the as a each of nearly 2000 stations ecasts from station WNBT in New sitting room in a lonely farmhouse first step toward offering TV staYork and rebroadcast them to UHF miles from the nearest city —that tions licenses to these communities sets in scattered homes in the is truly pushing back the horizons Science area Since the countryside is hilly Pioneering of entertainment and education" it action is Behind this government Cenproduces the most difficult posLarge sections of Western for commercial sible conditions a colorful tale of pioneering explortral and Southern United States ation by the scientist and engineers have no television Fifteen states broadcasting were caught in the “freeze” on TV station construction which was imLAST WEEKS posed by the Federal Communicain 1948 A dozen tions Commission ANSWER others are being covered by a single station Many of these states like North cannot even and Montana Dakota 19 An Inherent 2 Hall! ACROSS pick up the video signals of neigh3 Ignited defect t Island boring states because the nearest 4 Fish 20 A soft light (Neth stations are out of television range hesd scarf 5 Captivate Indies) teleFor millions of Americans 22 Wagon 6 Male red 8 Head cook vision has been just something to 24 deer 9 Greedy read about in newspapers and mag7 Old tlmea bird 10 Robust azines or something to look at 25 Paint (archaic) )1 Internal 8 Tentacle briefly on trips to the East or West badly decay of 11 German 26 Repulses Mil flip Coasts fruit Now this 27 Lifeless 12 Pantry composer pattern of regional tele12 Rendered 28 Crown 14 Jewish vision is on the verge of abolition 29 Concludes fat of month Like the capillaries in the human 31 Lucid 37 Splicing swine 15 Portion body video signals will soon begin 33 A cone16 Music note 13 Float pin coursing from the main channels 15 Writer of 38 17 Comply bearing of the visual broadcast industry card tree verse 20 Medieval into the remotest regions of the na18 Cathedral 36 Sheltered 40 Note In boat tion The people of Cut Bank and the scale 21 Greeted place city (S Ft) Deer Lodge Mont may soon have 22 Rudely the opportunity to see national netconcise work television shows — and on 23 Pad their own stations not those of 24 Small flap communities neighboring 25 American SSWORD PUZZLE actor (d 1927) 27 Ridicule 30 Copper money (Rom) Sure Aloft Scheme fhibllc notice 35 Misrepresented 37 Crazes 39 Siberian 31 32 33 34 river 60 Small rodents 41 Prophet 42 The same (Law) DOWN L Spanish explorer Glassblowers’ Craft Survives g Machines Despite DC WASHINGTON glassblowers expelled Bohemian homeland War II are reported the best dollar earners States Zone of Western They are proof that and respected craft of still flourishes - Czech from their after World to be among in the United Germany their ancient glassblowing machine have taken over the mass production of blown glassware and in one hour can turn out several thousand bottles and flasks Electric light bulbs are now made entirely by machine Still is big business however glassware that is “handblown” to use a trade expression meaning blown by human lungs NEWS Allies in Accord on United Army Drug May Wipe Out Tuberculosis was about and Jenny IT and I were eating supper The phone had rung several times but it being a rural line with nine parties on it we didn’t even bother to listen "That waa our ring!” Jenny suddenly exclaimed I answered the phone “Your Uncle Joe went to town this morning and he ain’t back” It was Aunt Martha and she sounded a bit worried “Maybe he had trouble with his car What was he in town for?” "Toek four fat hogs to market” “Perhaps you should have gone with him” "The last time he took pigs to the market they didn’t want to stay in the trailer so he made me get in with them and if you think that’s a nice way for a woman to ride to town— I don’t!” Hardly had I hung up the receiver when Aunt Martha's number rang I stuck my hand over the mouthpiece and listened It waa the police department and One of the Uncle Joe was in Jail constables had found him trying to open the door of his car the only trouble was that Uncle Joe Insisted the radiator was the door so he EUROPEAN ARMY— The members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have reached agreement on four Important points for the defense of Western Europe and the strengthening of the united army which may mean the salvation of the democratic form of government Etch of the points will Involve great sacrifice on the pert of every government and by the taxpayers of the participating nations by soldiers Most Important perhaps to provide about 50 was Jhe agreement land divisions and 4000 operations aircraft for European defense this year in addition to forces Greece and Turkey can make available Second and possibly the moet controversial to approve the general outlines of e plan partially drafted by France West Germany Italy and the Benelux nations to merge their armies into a European defense force Under this plan the Allies of World War II propose to rearm Western Germany The arming of West Germany must be aphowever proved by the governing bodies of the countries involved in the treaty Whether the French will ratify the proposal is still In doubt If turned down by the French National Assembly it could mean the coUapse of the unified army Third the NATO nations agreed to create a board to make a detailed study of the western world’s needs for airfields barracks communications Unes and other facilities and recommend how to share the cost of building them And fourth to streamline ItseH and make it more the NATO efficient on a pattern roughly like that of the United Nations secretariat Instead of the present overlapping boards and committees The plan for a this army year means that 20 more divisions will have to be recruited and armed In the next 10 months One authority interpreted the plan In these words: “Right now the Reds could walk to France’s westernmost Atlantic shore but by the end of this year they would have to fight their way By the end of 1954 we would be able to throw them back” This picture of tbe big three foreign ministers end West Germany t Konrad Adenauer was made et conclusion of talks at which agreement was reached on outstanding issues for a united European army Left to right: Dr Konrad Adenauer of West Germany Secretary of State Dean Acbeson Anthony Eden British foreign secretary and Mr Robert Schumann French foreign minister Te HF) this THE WEEK'S of Main Street and the World By that time Uncle Joe grin a mile wide— and a had a gleam In hla eye was locked up for safety’s sake I hung up and a short time later she phoned and told me her trouble "Now don’t get so excited” I soothed “I'll be right over” was stretched The miscreant ont In stupor when the officer opened the cell door Tluh!” Aunt Martha sniffed “The nerve! You can still smell the stuff” It boded no good for Uncle Joe WHEN we reached their place I put the still groggy Uncle Joe to bed Uncle Joe was just beginning to be himself “Oh my head!” he groaned "my poor head” He raised himself up on his elbows “Did he get away?” “Did who get away?” Aunt Martha asked belligerently Uncle Joe ignored her "I parked our car down near the lakeshore I wasn’t paying a nlckle to park on the main street and when I waa cornin’ back across the you know where it’s all growed up with brambles and bushes someone came up right smart behind and me out I think he used knocked a bottle” He shook his head "Huh! A fine way to account for that smell!” Aunt Martha snorted “Did he git my money?" He suddenly remembered it "Well you haven’t got it If that’s what you mean” Aunt Martha Informed him tartly “Here you get back Into bed you’re wobbly and let me have a look at your head” and protesting be Still growling did as he was bid “Now you Joe Quinn stay quiet!” She wagged a finger under his nose "I’ll get something for your bump and your supper also” Aunt Martha grinned at ms as we went out to the kitchen A car pulled up by the door “Good heavens!" she cried with dismay "It’s Mr Morrison the minister! Everything is in a mess— and the condition Joe’s In— You keep mum Joe Quinn I’ll shut the door and he won't know anything about you” "I won’t stay quiet” Uncle Joe cried “Yon can't treat me like a culprit C’mon In!” Uncle Joe yelled at the top of his voice “Well Joe you certainly had a spot of trouble” Mr Morrison said when he came Into the room "That bottle must have been strong stuff” Aunt Martha gasped Mr Morrison dug into his pocket and brought out a pocketbook "Where'd you get that?” “Well Joe the man that hit you with that bottle and robbed you had a very bad accident and I was called I'm glad to' be a help to both of you” he said handing him his pocketbook By that time Uncle Joe had a grin a mile wide all his money was Intact and I could tell from the gleam in hla eyes that Aunt Martha would have to dance attendance on him te get back In his good graces I Public Affairs Institute TAXES— which describes itself ss a has issued a study of US tax laws which nonpolitical organization points out six loopholes that are costing the Federal government a year and benefits almost entirely those with annual Incomes of more than $10000 They are outlined as: (1) Percentage depletion— $750000000 (2) Income splitting — $2500000000 (3) Failure to Include a provision for withholding of taxes on dividend and corporate-boninterest payments — $300000000 (4) Failure to increase estate and gift tax rate sharply and tighten up on this levy— $400000000 (5) Failure to increase the capital gains tax rate sharply and tighten up on this levy— $400 000 000 (6) Approval of a broadened family partnership provision in the 1951 law— $100000000 More will be heard about this study in the next few weeks as congress gets into full debate over the proposed new tax bUl RUSSIAN of the Soviet army — On the 34th anniversary Russian military leaders and newspapers warned the western world that Russia possessed “atom bombs of all calibers” and said that any aggressor would be met with "crushing deadly blows” In addition the same sources that charged Imperialists” are planning to unleash a third World War Most observers agreed that the speeches and articles were the usual line of Soviet propaganda that Is necessary on an Important occasion But It was noted that the claim clearly implied that Russia has In her arsenal tactical atomic weapons to match those recently developed and tested in the United States COST OF LIVING— The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the cost of living stood still in its latest 30 day survey as measured by the govnew consumers’ price index Food prices rose about a tenth of a per cent but clothing and house furnishings were down a little The new Index stood at 1891 per cent of the average In This was 42 per cent above a year earlier and 111 per cent above the Wholesale prices were reported 5 per average cent below a year ago ernments ATOMIC SPY TEAM— Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted last to die for spring of stealing atomic secrets for Russia and sentenced treason heard their sentences upheld by a Federal Appeals Court Three appeal judges said in their decision: “It cannot be held that these sentences are unconstitutional” Only the United States Supreme Court can now save the Rosenbergs from the electric chair are the first Americans ever sentenced to death for The Rosenbergs treason outside a military court At the time of their conviction Judge Irving R Kaufman called Rosenberg worse than a murderer In his opinion Judge Kaufrnan said the Rosenbergs’ treason led to the war in Korea with its tens of thousands of American casualties once the great scourge of TUBERCULOSIS— Dreaded Tuberculosis mankind may within a few years be completely wiped out This hope is centered on a new wonder drug which was used In re- - y cent months in treatment of nearly 200 persons in the advanced stages of the disease at Sea View hospital in Staten Island Slightly smaller than aspirin (see picture) it is expected to be on the market under various by summer trade names The pills will cost a TB patient a fantastically low 25 to 50 cents a day In the tests at Sea View d o c t o r a were hospital amazed at results obtained went down to norby the drug Wlthirj a few weeks high temperatures mal lung cavities began to heal patients recovered energy and appetite Science at last may have found the answer in the battle against tuberculosis MEAT PRODUCTION Nation's Packers Store Meat Surplus The US Department of Agriculreports the nation’i meat proto grow faster duction continues than the consumer can take it off in late Production the markets February was estimated at 22 per cent higher than at the tame time a year ago Heavy marketing of lambs sheep and hogs Is reported In many marDuring one week in keting centers ture late February 1464000 hogs were slaughtered by packers compared with only 1044000 during the same week a year before There has been a sharp slaughter Increase also In sheep and lambs with storage at a record high Beef stocks in storage were up 17000000 pounds In January of this year compared with the previous month |