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Show when a speaker pauses to catch his breath or collect his thoughts, both channels become idle. Whenever the number of calls exceed the number of voice paths available, TASI takes advantage of the idle speech time by flicking voices from channel to channel. In other words, a talker's voice niay travel over several different channels during the course of a conversation. Just before these "Talk spurts' reach the lis terner, they are sorted out and re-unit- ed by TASI to assure amooth trans-mission and, at the same time, maintain complete privacy. To find idle moments in channels, TASI examines each one 8,000 times a second, 1 "A5S Tsstsd The world's most efficient tele-phone mechanism, which takes advantage of . even the slightest pause in a telephone conversation, is now undergoing preliminary tests on a transatlantic cable system, Mr. E. C. Aaberg. Manager of the Mountain States Telephone. Company said. The Long Lines Department of American Telephone and Tele-graph Company is conducting the tests over a telephone cable system that links the United States with Great Britain. The new device, called TASI for Time Assignment Speech Interpolation, is completely transistorized and will approximately double the original capacity of the cable system. TASI is due to go into service this summer. The cable system, similar to those that now connect the main-land of the United States with con-tinental Europe, Hawaii and Alaska, is presently equipped to carry 48 -- simultaneous con-versations. Mr. E. C. Aaberg said this is the way TASI works: An over-seas call, like most long distance telephone conversations, travels over a pair of channelsone for each direction of speech. As one party speaks, the second party listens. Thus, one channel is being used white the other is idle. And -- " ". " , 1 mil mnmMmmn l i I .,' - " N immmiu .., j Acf:a duality r. :.:? ' - :. 2 -- e mi n &s- tibiiiiiii ummmmmmalmm iiwiiiiwiiann.iiiiiih.iHM : ' 'nl 11 x '" L - : j V- -' ! ' - . t- - . Located at 1121 Wilmington Avenue, Acme Quality Paint is pre-pare to assist in any paint problem. Glen Williams, manager, can suggest easier methods' of doing those paint jobs afound the home. . Acid Test 1st Woman: "Her husband was a judge, wasn't he?' 2nd Woman: "Everyone thought so until he married her." True Confessions The truck dispatcher filled in his insurance application and handed it to the insurance sales-man who, after studying it a moment, said, "Mr. Jones, you'll have to change this part where it asks the relationship of Mrs. Jones to yourself. You should write 'wife,' not 'strained'." MOD dmigss am&03 TWO LOCATIONS TO SKlVtE YOU 611EAST$3rd SOUTH C2ET VZSCZZZl I FOR FAST, FREE DELIVERY I - r ON PRESCRIPTIONS DRUGS SXB2$M in Sugar (f House 2115 S. 11th E. IN 6-87- 55 new 7mnxr. 19B0S TABLE TV SALES AND SERVICE WRADIO CENTER I 3337 Highland Drive HU 4-41- 51 If it is Plumbing or Sprinkler Supplies You Want. ... WE HAVE THEM Professional Lay-ou- ts for Sprinkler Systems Tool Rental - Pipe Threading and Cutting ENGLAND PLUMBING SUPPLY 3329 Highland Drive HU 5-3- 371 Hours-Wee- k Days b ro 7- - Sat. 8 to &- - Sun. 0 to 2 SPRING LADDER SPECIAL 4 $2.98, 5' $ 3.98 ZN 5'- - $ 4.98 Specials on all Extension y Ladders 18' and up PA0rM3, 0H3. 1121 Wilmington Avenue HU 31 MOTOR TUNE-UP- S Our Specialty ALSO General Repair Brake Service Transmission Repair Mufflers and Tail Pipes Installed ALL WORK GUARANTEED Reed Johns, Owner 01YA1PUS il(1cfo7 Ssrvice 153BE. 33rd South 'Ci U STEREO RECORD . CnG JHEADOUARTERS.'- t , . ... ; ." WEDDING JiS "a photography; cV-p?"J-sB-S. FEHR'S PHOTO 2925 E. 33rd South HU 4-0- 523 TREAT THE FAMILY WITH ONE OF OUR FAMOUS ICE CREAM PRODUCTS EL S DAIRY QUEEN 2815 E. 33rd South QUALITY CLEANING AT REASONABLE PRICES ONE DAY SERVICE CAMYOM RIM CLEAMERS 2921 E. 33rd So. HU 4-79- 01 PAINTS fc SUPPLIES I J UUL 1 4-- PAINTS IN 1322 COLORS L 0 F GUSS O AOTO - O WINDOW Q PLATE Q MIRROR 2157 HIGHLAND DRIVE HU4-443- 7 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH HAfxioflP mm$nnw05 of HEADQUARTERS I exclusively SALT LAKE CITY ALL MODELS ORGANS SALES - SERVICE - INSTRUCTION-RENTA-L 3244 So. State IN 6-8- 748 An Organization of Organ Specialists Convenient Shopping-- No Parking Problems JFREEDEUVE 1702 South 11th East HU 44393 Speaking of Golf Magellan went around the world in 1521 . . . which isn't so many strokes when you consider the distance, |