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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1#,
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CBS Head Says Color Won'f?|f
Ouimode Present TV Sets
New York ? Television sets
made to receive program* in
black and white won't be useleai
immediately alter color broad
casting begin* next months
Frank Stanton, president of the
Columbia Broadcasting System,
?aid this week.
Owners of America's present
7,000,000 sets will be receiving
- 'programs lor some time to copie,
Stanton said in a Nation-wide
(CBS) broadcast
The Federal Communications
Commission authorized CBS to
begin color broadcasts Nov. SO in
a split decision that is being op
posed by the National Broad
casting Company and other
firms interested in developing
their own color methods.
Pilot Radio Corporation, a set
manufacturer, threatened "in
junctive proceedings" against
the FCC, and Brig. Gen. David
Sarnoff, board chairman for Ra
dio Corporation of America,
called the decision an "absurd
ity."
"Despite the fact that some
manufacturers are seeking to
create the impression that the
public's investment in television
sets is about to be wiped out,
nothing could be further from
the truth," Stanton said.
The number of color programs
will "increase at an orderly rate
as the number of sets capable of
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recti vinjl them increases," Stan
ton old.
He pointed out that popular
black-and-white programs will
continue until a large percentage
of set* is capable of receiving
color,
'Adapter*' Iteadej
Most of the present set own
eri. he (aid, will be able to re
ceive CBS color programs in
black and white by purchasing
"adapters." ' * (
He said many more sets now
equipped to receive only black
and -white programs can be
"converted" to receive color.
Around this issue of "adapt
ers" the whole battle over color
television is being waged.
Opponents of CBS have main
tained that its color television
process was "incompatible" be
cause adapters were required to
receive color pictures in black
and white.
R. C. A. has ipaintained that
its method, turned down by the
FCC, is compatible in that pres
ent sets could receive color pro
grams in black and white with
no additional equipment.
"Most sets -now on the market
can be adapted, "t Stanton said,
"so that when there is color
broadcasting, the program will
be received in black and white."
"Of course the same sets," he
said, "can be converted to re
ceive color broadcasts in color.
"Therefore, if the manufac
turers give you their word that
there will soon be available ada
pters and converters for the
particular black-and-white sets
which you are considering, you
will have protection against ob
solesence," Stanton said.
"On the other hand, the CBS
president pointed out, - "it will be
somewhat cheaper and more
satisfactory to buy a black and
white set which is already adapt
ed, so that it has built-in com
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BLOWING ROCK
SCHOOL NEWS
Mr. Richardson and Mils Neil
met with the boys and girls and
organized the 4-H Club (or the
school year. Officers elected
were: President, Valarie Miller;
vice-president, Buby Henson;
secretary-treasurer, Billy Moody;
reporter, Anne Ried; song leader,
James Coffey.
Better Home Living
Mr. Koone has a class compos
ed of boys only, who are study
ing one hour each week food pre
paration. They served their first
meal Thursday of. last week.
These boys had as their guests,
Mr. Horner Lentz of the High
school dept. and Mrs. R. C.
Greene of the Elementary dept.
The following menu was well
patibility.
Furthermore, a new combina
tion color and black-and-white
set may be somewhat less ex
pensive and will be more satis
factory than an ordinary black
and-white ?et adapted and con
verted for color.
"Therefore, if you wait for,
say six months, you may have
some money, and you will have
a self-contained set with built
in compatibility and built-in
color."
He advised buyers on the mar
ket now to purchase Mack-aad
white sets "only from a manu
facturer who will give you posi
tive assurance that there will
soon be adapters and converters
which will enable you to get
color."
Basic colors in the approved
CBS system are red, blue and
green. They filter through a disc
rotating behind the lens of the
camera picking up the program.
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prepared sod elegantly served:
steak and gravy, cream spuds,
greftn beans, cole slaw, corn
sticks, butter, ice tea, coconut
cake and ice cream. <?
Home Ec. Dept.
Mrs. Ddle's Home Economics
classes are doing excellent work
throughout all phases iir the 'de
partment. Both boys and girls
have been cooking and now the
cutting of garments are in pro
gress.
New Buses
Thanks to the State for the
two new school buses which re
placed the old ones that were so
badly worn. Our bus drivers will
try to take the bast- of care of
this expensive machinery which
you have placed in their charge.
Our roads too have been
greatly improved and a new one
built.
Mrs. Julian Yoder, one of our
first grade teachers, is in Win
ston-Salem this week, due to the
illness of her mother. Mrs. Wiley
Smith is doing an cfficent job
substituting for Mrs. Yoder.
North Western District
Meeting NCEA
Mrs. R. C. Greene attended the
meeting of the North Western
District of the N. C. E. A. held in
Greensboro October 12th, bring
ing back excellent reports.
Tea For Pali on*
A tea for all the patrons of
Blowing Rock school will be
given' by the faculty October
28th in the school lunch room.
Teachers are making personal
calls in every home and extend
ing the invitations.
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synthetic.
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Charlie Choo Choo Justice Signs;
f*ro Washington Redskin Cos
?'??Washington -North Carotin*'!
All-Ameriean halfback, Charlie
(Choo Choo) Justice, finally
made up his mind to play pro
football with the Washington
Redskin*
After four months of negotia
tions which apparently ended
last week when Justice said he
would "definitely not play pro
football," Choo Choo said last
Sunday:
"The offer Khs been made so
attractive that I didn't feel I
could afford to turn it down.
The 28-year-old tailback who
led the College All-Stars to a
stunning 17-7 upaet victory over
the Philadelphia Eagles earlier
this year told newsmen in Chapel
Hill, N. C.:
"This is the hardest decision I
have ever made in my life. My
previous decisions not to play
pro football were made in good
faith and were based on my hon
est conviction at the time. I
realize I have appeared to be
wishy-washy, but the truth is
that since my negotiations with
the Washington Redskins a week
ago there have been new deve
lopments."
Justice told Tribe President
George Preston Marshall by tele
phone that he would be there to
sign the three-year contract
which reportedly calls for more
than $50,000.
In the absence of Head Coach
Herman Bill, Backfleld Coach
Wilbur Moore said Justice would
practice with the Tribe Monday
and would make his debut
against (he Chicago Cardinals
-
next Sunday, Oct. XL %
Moore also Mid ? backfield
man will be released to make
room for the fleet 175-pound Tar
Heel but a decision on who it
would be would be held op until
Justice signs.
The Tribe is expected to make
room for Choo Choo by moving
"Bullet Bill" Dudley, a former
All-American from Virginia, to
right halfback and installing
Charlie in his regular left half
back position. The other first
string backfield spots are held
down by Harry Gilmer from Ala
bama and Bob Goode from the
Texas Aggie*. V
.Justice's collegiate record is
truly a remarkable one. As a
freshman, just out of the Navy,
he made the All-America third
team. As a sophomore he was on
the AP All-America second team
and the last two years the All
America first team.
All told he moved the football
an unbelievable 10 miles to
wards the enemy goal line in his
four-year collegiate tenure at the
University of North Carolina.
He was not only an excellent
passer, runner and kicker, he al
so starred on defense. *
There was some skepticism
about his ability but this was
dispelled in the All-Star game
when he hung up runs of 47, 31
28 and 12 yards which led to two
touchdowns against the feared
Eagles, one of which he scored
himself.
The rich have a cloak for their
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and abject. ? Antiphanes.
maun, workers
Civilian employment in the
Defense Department fncreaeed
by 88,372 during July and Aug
ust, bringing to M#, SJ1 the num
ber of persons employed by the
department as of August 30, ac
cording to the Byrd committee.
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