The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-15

benefit OF the many tecnnolOglCal
improvements created in wartime
laboratories. Fly's opinion conceded
with the recent Obs announcement
of the same nature.
Columbias stand had previously
been disputed by a resolution Of the
Television Broadcasters Association,
Inc. Presents standards, based on
sound engineering Judgment, the
THAI observed, provided an excel.
lent basis for commercial television
in the postwar era.
Fly also criticized FEC Commits
sioner Ewell K. Jets recent state
ment to the American Television
Society outlining two postwar tele
systems-immediate and long-range.
Support Of Jets position was eX-
tended by Norman D. Waters, ATS
prexy, who wired his personal SEN
timents to the FEC chief.
Tele activity continued to regis
ter an upward swing. Complete
plans were revealed for postwar
construction Of a video outlet atop
Mount Royal, Montreal, by the Can
adam Broadcasting Corp. CHS or
dered two television transmitters,
including studio equipment, from
the General Electric Co.-one for a
new 40-kilowatt plant in New York
and another for four-kilowatt
station in Los Angeles, where, it was
learned, the web expected to apply
for look and Listen license short
ly.
Project for a television manufac-
turing plant in Buffalo after the
war was disclosed by James E. Rob-
inson, tele experimenter. Formal
opening Of the new Du Pont sight
and-sound studio in New York was
set for the week of July 10. Holly
wood was envisioned as more i'm
portant production center for tele-
vision than New York by Frank e.
Mullen, vice. president and general
manager Of NBC.
And here's Mr.. Kesten's letter:
Dear Mr.. Leamy:
In the vigorous public discussion
which has followed Columbia's re-
cent plea for higher television
standards and vastly better televi-
sion pictures, one point seems to
have become obscured:
CHS Is asking for one intensive
year latter the war; Of cOncen-
trated effort by American en-
gineers to prove or disprOve the
case for better pictures-instead
of years OF delay.
It is d. cult 10 understand how
our position can be attacked by
anyone who graspS that salient
point.
Our confidence that a year Of such
intensive effort will achieve the de-
sired result and our fears for the
future Of televisiOn II the improve
ment comes too late are, Of course,
fully set forth In the television re.
port which you have already re-
Ceived. land reported on in this col
umn, Ed.)
It's concluding page leads to the
charitable inference that the few
who have criticized our proposal
either spoke before they reached
this basic conclusion or overlooked
1t in the report itself.
This seems to be borne out, by
contrast, in the many thoughtful
letters have received from public,
educa tional, and industrial leaders
congratulating CHS on both the
practical wisdom and the moral
courage Of our position 80.
Sincerely,
Paul w. Kesten.
Traditional songs Of Ireland will
be offered on the Great Moments
in Music" broadcast, Wednesday,
May II at 1000 p. m, over CHS.
Jean Tennyson, soprano; Jan
Peerce, tenor, and Igor CORN, BARI
tone will be supported by George
SebaStian's orchestra on the pro-
gram.
Miss Tennyson will sing The
Last Rose of Summer and Be
lieve Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms" Mr.. Peerce's solo
will be Snowy Breasted PEARL and
Mr.. CORN is scheduled for of To
Philadelphia" and Kathleen Ma
vourneen." Miss Tennyson and Mr..
Peerce are Joined by the entire en-
semble for the finale, Killarney"
The Great Moments In Music"
orchestra will open the program
with Victor Herbert's Irish Rhap-
sody" and the chorus will be feat
ured in medley Of old favorites in
GLIDING, The Minstrel Boy and
Benny Ravens Obi"
Penny Singleton, radios "Blon-'
die" who not long ago left the
Broadway stage where she was q
top singing and dancing actress.
Is now spending her mornings tap
ping out practice rautines In the
studio Of her TOluca Lake (calif.)
home. Reason: A big new musical
film currently being planned.
A unique sort of fan club for
Dunninger. the Master Mentalist.
heard over the Blue network We'd
nesdays. is the large number OF
hotel managers who. plagued by
complaints OF guests that draft
replacement elevator operators can't
remember floor numbers, have in
stalled signs In their elevators read
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