The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-02-04

General Electric published q
newspaper by television the other
day. Fifty editors saw the dem
onstration. None rushed out and
sold his paper, but all agreed the
stunt had bewildering possibilities.
For one thing, for the first time in
history newspaper men may have
to be well dressed and handsome.
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The test Of the city editor Of the
future may not be whether he has
great nose for news but whether he
has the right eyes for screening. And
telegraph editor may be unable to
get job unless he has a winning
personality.
II the television newspaper is per-
fected "a bulb may become as inn
portant as managing editor and a
little knob on a radio set may re-
place the pressroom. Whether you
get your paper may depend on radio
reception rather than on the news
boy.
General Electric gave the DEM
OnstratiOn in cooperation with the
Albany Times Union. The printed
pages came hurtling through the
ozone SO clearly you would have
thought Sinatra was publisher.
Cartoons, columns, classified ads
and department store ads came out
of the atmosphere, with real live
models in the cloak and suit ads.
Anybody present could see the pos
sibilities; beer ads with real suds,
fuel ads showing real Jumps of coal
and delicatessen store ads showing
just how the clerk uses a razor to
slice meat for those sandwiches.
Television ads will bring right
into your home the goat which that
fellow has been trying to sell for
SIG all these years. And when you
see the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per-
s0nals you will see the actual bed.
When there is a murder mystery
you will see reporter enacting the
crime and the editors stenographer
: posing as the victim, if she has the
right personality for murder cases.
However, we are not scared by
the threat of television press. Not
many people who listen to the radio
can read anyhow And nothing can
destroy the average Americans de-
termination to sit over in quiet
corner and read his newspapers.
Well, maybe they're not reading, but
it's an established way of avoiding
conversation.
BUTCH O'HARE
("Butch's lights went out, and
then he was gone" From a fellow
fiier's story of the death of Lieut..
Com. Eddie O'Hare.)
"Then he was gone"
The kid who in that day
When fright was in our eyes
So clearly showed the wayl
This Irish lad
Who in those first dark hours
Of our new war
So stirred these hearts of oursl
'Then he was gone" -.
This lad with deep-set eyes
Who, when the chips were down,
60 ferrorized far skies.
Who in green days
When none of us could tell
How brave our youngsters were,
Had flashed the "All is WE'LL"
This "Butch" O'Hare,
Whose name could stir your soul
And speed your pulse
And make your past unrolll -.
''Then he was gone"
A red gull in the dark
The buckle with the stuff
The courage red and stark.
"Then he was gone"
This ripping, tearing ace,
The silent one
Who ''put 'em in their place.;
Whose feat of five-a-day
In wars first hour
Had symbolized our CUTS
And seeking pow'r. :.
''Then he was gone"
The slashing, slamming guy
'The Socko Kid
'The King Hawk Of the sky
The kind we have,
Thank God, in days Of dread
To take the torch
For our heroic deadl
Peace to you, Butch"
There in some distant blue
With all who kept our faith,
The Christian and the Jew. ..
Now have you joined
Our hosts who knew no fear:
Paul Jones and Nathan Hale
And Lawrence and Reverei