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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
Dratha

SULLIVAN, JEWELL M. Suddenly, on
MsSHssci X s Rssf%SsT Of $500 ls ss
simors .sves HyastSvil s,;,,I No h bus:
So Now 3 tsther q RoSsTs '' n. SUM- nss
van and brother OF Mrs. Grace
Sanders Mrs. Charlotte Moore and
James sullivan. FRIENDS may call
Rhode Island sVs a. a Essssrn S svs
ne, on Friday. December Z, from
.sryies % viii SP' !. hsld O on ss sSRissi
sd :5d: in II a. iSe.rm ss.i sSf
Lincoln Cemetery.
TABBs. AUGUSTUS tGUs),. on Tues
Tabs, beloved husband Of Eliza
beth Tabs, father Of Thomas Tabs,
brother Of Mrs Helen Anderson
and Randolph Tab6:, granafSther
q mrs r.n Celeste M. MsKCreal HnS
by a host o. other relatives ' and
b viewed At the Stewart Funeral
s hSs 80 a, 81 Rs ord after Il sm
ISl os RIsra hMI q. Ps''2 aicn
Church. 1l14 9th 1t, NV at
officiating. Interment Arlington Ma
s siSnts Cemetery =. q s s1Tlyy may Be
WI SSHaaz :" DNSh' 81 nv"
wATsoNN, EsTELLE r; q Sal I5lst
i6se. VII. Of nv Wil ia Di =. Watson g.
mother of Mrs. Virginia Tyler and
sister q Mrs. Eunice French, Four
granochildrsn also survive, Re-
ne mans iI & chambers up rgrsT.l Home
Saturday, December 3. Services
and interment at Cedar Hill ceme-
terry at 2 pm.
WILLETT, LEILA MAE. on Tuesday,
December 4, 1852, LEILA MAE WILL
MIS-. Tee Edelss, Mrs.. Hash csStsr.
Horace ; wii h Size also Is I survi seS
by two brothers. Charles and Paul
Rohey. and one sister. Mrs. Paul
s seat H aTnerS ws iFS% ths HUNT Eg
day, December 4, at 1850 pm. serv-
1nterment st. Paufs Cemetery.
WILLIAMS, GOLDIE JOHNSON. On
JOHNSON WILLIAMS Of lg04 Sd
s.: NV. loving mother of Mrs.
sister Of Annie ne Cooper o' Of f Phiis.
SSslpSh9iis,,. Pa; Albert JOHNSON q
and James H, johnson. After 2
pm. Friday, December Z. friends
may call Iso At the Frazier Funeral
Funeral services on Saturday, De-
cember 8, at / pm, at the Salem
Baptist Church, the Rev. Herbert
~. Travis. minister. Interment Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery. =
wRENN. CAPT. PAUL g., UsN IRE.
tired. On Tuesday, December 4,
1882. at Lstterman HOSPITAL. San
Francisco, Calf, CAPT. PAUL a,
wRENN, UsN Iretired), beloved nus.
band Of Margot Wrenn Of Kent
field, Calf, and father Of Mrs.
John c, Beckett Of Palo Alto. Calf
Funeral at Arlington National Gene
pm.
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Mrs. Mary Thomas, 81,
In Same Home 81 Years

Mrs, Mary Thomas, 81. who
lived in the same house at 1349
c street Sc. for Ga years, died
Monday, leaving 88 descend
ants.
Two months ago Mrs. Thomas
was forced to move from her
C street home to one at 1841
Burke street Sc. because Of the
city's urban renewal program.
Mrs. Thomas leaves six chill
dren, II grandchildren, SO
great grandchildren and II
great-great-grandchildren.
She was the last survivor of
a Charles County (Md.) family
of Is children. The family came
to Washington when she was
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Suboteurs Wreck
Chinese Rail Line

HONG KONG. Dec. 7 (AP)
-Saboteurs wrecked a section
Of the railway line linking
Hong Kong and Canton. In
Communist China. arrivals
from the Chinese Provincial
Capital said today.
The arrivals said all trains
from Canton TO Hong Kong
were held up for several hours
yesterday. Hundreds of work.
ers and engineers we're ordered
from Canton 10 repair the
damaged section.
p. T. B. Menon. second sec
rotary Of the Indian embassy
In Picking. who arrived from
Red China yesterday. said Com
munist train officials told him
the delay was caused by some
accidents"
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also leaves several grandchil-
dren.
Services will be held at 1880
am. Monday at Joseph Cav
ler's Sons Funeral Home, $3.50
Wisconsin avenue, N. W., with
burial in the Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. The family re-
quests that expressions of SYM
pathy be in the form of con-
tributions to the Bethesda Re-
scue Squad or to a favorite
charity.
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Anurtltug

A lss . naf RSaNss e IAi kim isRI' be- q
loved wife q sidney 9, and mother
Announces an unveiiing on Sunday,
D'i sSs o.Ois, wssSn.On c sS n
$500 Rigs rd,. Adelphi, Nd Friends
and relatives invited. 2,b,6.7,s
LEy.N ls. sARHh Jhs tsP Snovs q
mother Of Mrs. Sheldon wilkes. I'd :
ward and Carl Leyenson, announces
an unwilling on sunday, December
2, 1899. at 2.3O p,rn, at the George
Washinaton Cemetery. Mount Leb-
anon Section. 5,T,s
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late BEssiE NJ. BUM wishes q
express our sincere appreciation "a
our many friends .of the lovely
flowers and other acts Of Kindness
STinfE0 our MeceaTiE n siEsSSs6sn'' AND
FAMILY.
THOMPSON. FRANCIS ELLswoRTH
We wish 70 express our sincere ap.
probation 10 our many friends who
called served and sent flowers Al
NE time Of the passing OF our be-
loved brother,
THOMPSON FAMILY.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
CEMETERY LOTS

NATIONAL MgMoRIlL PARK lot.
sites value, 5000, sell $3.50 cash.
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WV p5hnS Hemalns the
Home. asa rt Columbia up BIKE
December 10, 1862, at las pm.
W. A; BusHoNo, President.
sMALLWOoD. DEACONEss HATTIE
r; On Monday, December 9, 1867.
At the District General Hospital.
DLEACoNEsS HATTIE R. SMALL
WOOD OF 6033 Blaine st, ne. She
Audrey Z. Brown. MIS-. Beatrice Ai =,
Nelson and Mrs. Ethel Williams;
three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Wash
ington, Mrs: Minnie Weldon and
MrS Ella Sanders; two brothers,
M Sranscb,i ee chs Me He sTss tATse
kinsCn, James NJ. Banks i snd JacS Mli-
line Williams; nineteen great-grand-
Of nieees and nephews and other
the above residence from : pm.
Friday. December Z. TO o am.
SATURDAY. December 8; thereafter
s sslI is n D state at Tie Noun. Olive
where services viii be held Al /
Pm, the Rev. !. D. Richards Of
ficiating. Interment Harmony Me-
mo morlsl Park: Services By Stewart.
oO n 81. ne.
SMITH. CLAUDIA PATTIE. on Wed.
fax Hospital. CLAUDIA PATTiE
m wife Of L Edward smith and
o %0s NoE.,S II NJ; ssnst MsoIothln
four srandchildren. three sisters.
vile. Va. Mrs. Harriett Beck OF
iS an'1 Hu, cIty NO I, az ma, M Gym;
vile, Va, and John Pattis Of Fri
SsEsi Vi Pn saind HOME %s' si 4 sO Ies
West st.. Manassas. Va. Funeral
s aHlss Methods. h csareb from SAITH, q.
day, December \. at 9 pm. Inter-
ment church cemetery.
SMITH, NELLIE c. on Thursday. De-
81 ii. sth Il NELLIE nR S, g. SMITH rE,
Of GLADYS J, Smith; sister Of Mrs.
Katie n. Coleman and Edward Car
yer: Also surviving are two neph-
ab nsOo osssr , rs.,, Tssr% mar Car;
friends After Z pm. Monday. Be.
ssh a the Mcclure TS ~ ini'' Home 20
lH.O bth ~. NV. where services
VIII be held on Tuesday, DeeembeS
M.:msst.,.l g. Pm, Interment Lincoln
sNOUFFER. BLANCHE c, on Tues
G. cav sE esSiPSiT q 1850 IPy e ni.n y
late Charles r. snouffer, mother
q Max Z. snouffer and sister OF
Mrs, Clara oinaell and David n,
a he Colonial M Si'' Home NJ 'S Of
Robert A, Humphrey, Rockville. Nd
where services viii be held on Fri.
day. December I, at . pm, Inter.
ment Potomac Methodist Church
Cemetery.
sTRINE, On. HOWARD '. on Thurs.
day, December u, 1867, al his resi-
dence, the Mestchester apartments,
DR.. HOWARD p. sTRiNE. dearly
beloved husband q Ruth Powell
and Mrs. Elizabeth 8. Fields. both
Of washington, D. c., and Mrs,
Marysrel orsnoulllou of West palm
Beach. Fla, brother Of clinton o.
strine Of waynesboro, Pa. lie also
Y survived By several grand-
snil osHt.r s sNac., WI Ss held
A. Harrison ~, NV, on Monday.
December 10, Al 1880 am. tpafk.
ms on premisetl, fnterment Arllna-
ton National Cemetery. In lieu
OF flowers contributions may be sent
70 the Bethesda Rescue SQUAD or
fatortts charity.
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RAYMOND HOKE Of 6iI3 Norti
22d ST., Arlington, Va, beloved hus,
band Of Mariana Antionette Hoke
father Of Diane Annette and RicharC
Allen Hoke, son Of Mrs. Mary Eliza.
beth kunnells q Birmingham. Ala
EoS ss4 % vii n Ssd I've. Hr Ens5a
Va" after 10 am, Friday, December
y where funeral services will b.
held on Saturday. December s, a
1890 an. Interment National Me
HUDSON. GILBERT JOSHUA. SUD,
denly, on Wednesday, December s
le62, GILBERT JOSHUA. HUDSON
o. ss95 18th ave; Adelphl, Mo;
Hudson and father Of Jeanne Mari.
Halso 0enevieve Hudson and Mari.
Ign =. Carruthers. He also Is sur.
yived By thirteen grandchildren
Services AZ Gasch's Funeral Home
t5So Baltimore ave. Hyattsviile
Catholic Church. AdeiShi' RI rd., Ad.l,
phi. Nd. where requiem mass VIII
soul at 10 am. Relatives and
friends invited. interment Fort LIN,
G'n The c'nT ansrsi h6 rrisn si,,T may cal
Friday. DeeembsT O '' ;cleSelSph %
Ohio, papers please eopyJ
JENKINS MINIS. EAY ia, Z; on THURSDAY. De.
University Hospital. RAY 4. JEN.
kINs, beloved husband Of Margaret
X. jenkins and father OF John T
and Thomas K. Jenkins. Services
will be held at oawler's Chapel
wisconsin ave. al Harrison st. NV
Iparklns on premisesI, on satur.
msnt stonswail Memorial oafdsns
in lieu OF flowers contributions mas
be made 70 the Cancer Society.
JOHNSON. ELLIS A., EasuIre. On Mon.
day, December ., 1862, al George.
town unlyeraity Hospital, ELLIS A
JOHNSON ESQUIRE. OF 2itH r st.
nv, beloved husband Of Mrs
oSns oDnn Sooner s' q M e, s s.ss1
Hickman. Services AZ the 81 III
Hines Co. Funeral Home, 1901 i4th
81. NV. on Friday, December q
At pm. tparking facilities. In
tsrmen, private.
JOHNSON. EMMA n, on Sunday, De-
eember o. 1902 EMMA b. JOHN
Son Of .e3h Westminster VI. nv,
sister o. William ? Shelton Of
philadelphia Pa, and niece OF Allen
liam Brsxton Of Phiisdslphia. Pa.
sR spd. S'A' G,.F F'lf'l pS ST 1s mf ps
s ssTN K, s lspS, are T'D.I nyits Sn 2
issO p!hssn NV Service, on ss.gI:
Zion baptist church, asSo BisEdsn a
ave n.v,l the Rev Carlton W,
coin Memorial Cemetery Family
may be contacted At bs27 Fields
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hgssssSs t1g Sss x SR T. Euf soS
INSoN Of 4i5-A Elm 81. NV, Be.
loved mother OF Juanita p. Lee
mother-in-law OF Gordon Z. Lee
She also is survived BY three grand
Snldren, other relatives and friends
viewed at the Stewart Funeral
Home. 30 H st. ne, after 3 pm.
saturday. Funeral Sunday. Deem
Der 2. at st. Matthew's Baptist
Church. Havre de Grace. Nd. at
pm. Interment Havre de Grace,
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VACHEL L. Officers and
members Of Steamfitters
Local, No. 602. are hereby
notified Of the death OF
Brother v. (BILL) SAN
DERS. Remains at the
Home, 1924 Columbia pike,
!, Va. Funeral on Monday,
10, 1862, at l:45 pm.
a; Bu !Sl President;
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JOHNSON. PERCY N. In loving mem
ory Of my devoted husband, PERCY
year ago today, December 4, 1881
DeSsemoeT brings sad memories
You viii never be forgotten
BY the one who loved you best
YOUR DEVOTED WIPE. EDNA
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
2-YEAR-OLD GIRL CLAIMED BY BEAR

MULLAN, Idaho R = A little girl, daughter of Dutch tourists, was severely clawed about the head Wednesday by bear which had been fed cookies alongside the highway.
 Officials were told the bear reached into the small foreign car and scratched the girl. Five stitches at hospital in nearby Wallace, Idaho. were required to close the wounds of Genma Derksen, 2, whose father is a student at Utah State College.
 Willie Derksen, the father, told officers the bear appeared enraged after they ran out of cookies while feeding 1t at a spring near Look out Pass on the Idaho-Montana border.
 Game officials said there had been complaints on at least g bears within the last week, many of them from tourists.
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
Two Trainmen
 Figuring in Crash We're Bar Hopping 2

MISSOULA, Mont. R = Two crewmen on a passenger train that crashed in Montana last month are accused of having been in bars just before they took over opera tion of the train The wreck June 10 killed one person and injured 285 others.
 The testimony was given by witnesses Wednesday at an Inter state Commerce Commission hear ing under way here to try and de- termine why the Northern Pacific Railways eastbound North Coast Limited plunged off mountain grade at Evaro Hill, Is miles north west of Missoula.
 A bartender and other persons testified the engineer and fireman of the train had been in two diff ferent bars in nearby Hot Springs and Paradise, but that both mer appeared sober.
 The engineer, Eldon Lynn, and fireman, Gerald Haines, have yet to testify.
 Mrs. Gail White, wife of Hot Springs area rancher, said she told Lynn 'she should go home get some sleep and sober up" She said he replied, Don't worry, you don't have to steer the train, just push the buttons.''
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
Joe (Newsboy) Moriarty Indicted on Lottery Charge

JERSEY CITY, NJ. R - A grand jury yesterday handed up a Account indictment against Joseph Newsboy) Moriarty charging him with engaging in lottery and having numbers slips in his pos session.
 Moriarty, now serving 2-to-3 year prison term for bookmaking, has been tabled by Jersey City police as the owner of $259 mill lion in cash found in two garages.
 The indictment, handed up by Hudson County grand jury to Superior Court Judge Peter Arta- serse, accuses Moriarty of having possession of lottery slips found at 47-61 Oxford St., Jersey City. That is the address of the garage where police found $168,675 plus 58 bags of numbers slips on July 6.
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
ABRAHAM RIBICOFF ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION

HARTFORD, Conn. lR = Secre- tary of Welfare Abraham Ribicoff announced last night his resigna- ton from the cabinet and his can didacy for the Democratic nomi- nation to the US. Senate from Connecticut.
 He expressed hope the people of his home state will elect him to the Senate and let him remain there for the remainder of his pub lie career, putting that ambition above a possible seat on the Su- preme Court.
 The formal announcement by Ribicoff had been long expected.
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
AN ALBRIGHT GUY

TAMPA, Fla. R = Big Bad John' turned out to be an alright guy.
 As Dr. Thomas Baker got out of his car Wednesday on a down. town street, his wallet, containing $18,00O cash, slid unnoticed from his pocket.
 A tall, husky man picked up the wallet and caught Baker two blocks away. Baker offered the man a reward but the stranger replied, Maybe you can do something for me some day
 The stranger would tell Baker only that his name was Jack, then added as he walked away, But some of my friends call me Big Bad John"
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
Juneau Obligation Bond Issue Ruled Unconstitutional

ASSuC INulCu
 JUNEAU R = The State Su- preme Court yesterday ruled un- constitutional a proposed $1 mil lion general obligation bond issue by the City of Juneau, for land acquisition and improvement.
 The land, approximately seven acres, was to have been conveyed to the State for expansion of the capital site.
 In affirming lower court de- cision, the States high court said the proposed bond issue was not for capital improvement as required by Article TX, Section 9, of the State Constitution.
 The test case was brought against the city by William Hixson of Juneau.
 First District Superior Court Judge James A. von der Heydt had ruled in favor of Hixson and the city appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Nome nugget., 1962-07-13
Friday. July l3. 1862
ANTICIPATION LEADERS RELEASED FROM JAIL

ALBANY, Ga. LR Integra- ton leader pr. Martin Luther King Jr and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy were released from jail yesterday over their protests after someone paid fines for them
 II don't know who paid it." King said. We didn't want to leave but We couldn't stay any longer.
 ~ makes us very, very un- happy
 King and Abernathy both said they were puzzled by their sur prise release. They said they had received fine treatment during their stay in the city jail.
 The Negro ministers were con victed Tuesday for their part in racial demonstrations last Decem- Der. They were given a choice of 45 days in jail or $178 fines. Both chose the jail terms.
 The police chief of this racially troubled south Georgia city made a personal appeal to Negroes We'd nesday night to refrain from vio- lence after stones and clods of dirt were thrown at his officers
 Kings jailing set off protest de- monstrations by Negroes, resulting in the arrest of 32 Wednesday and police chief Laurie Phitchett's ap- peal for calm.
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A VISIT TO A DRAMATIST

Former United States Sena-
tor william Benton, publisher
Of Encyclopaedia Britannica,
his wife, Helen, and their 20
year-Old son, John, this sum-
mer were the first special guests
in Russia of the new Institute
Of Soviet-American relations"
One of their hosts was Nicolai
POgodin, considered by many to
be RuSSia's finest playwright,
who invited the BentOns to din
ner at his "dacha" outside Mos
COW. Following is Mrs. Bent0n's
description Of the visit with MIR.
POgOdin - and with another
Russian in the land Of COmmu-
mist equality; Mr.. PogOdin's
chauffeur. The Mime. MamedOva
who accompanied them is exec
utive secretary of the Institute
of SOviet-American Relations.
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Thant Puts Head on Soviet Block

in that direction than his prede-
ceSsor did. At least, he is willing
to try to force the pace, whereas
Mr.. Hammarskjold was not.
Mr.. Khrushchev, of course, is
violently opposed to a strong
U. N. He has tried to fend it
off by every means available
by refusing to pay for the Congo
and Mideast peace operations.
by attacking the institution of
the secretary general. by fighting
virtually every new delegation of
executive authority.
No formal official visit is likely
to reconcile this difference. The
most it could accomplish would
be to persuade Mr.. Khrushchev
to adopt a policy Of peaceful CO.
existence.
Even that much seems unlikely
from here.
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BY WILLIAM r. FRYE
Contributing Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.-Sec-
retary- General U Thant's forth
coming mission to Moscow will
be critical both for him and for
the United Nations.
u Thant has made clear he will
not be a candidate for reappoint-
ment this fall if the Soviet Union
opposes him. Unless he can be
a bridge" between East and West,
he has said he does not want
the job.
He could not get a regular ap-
pointment over Soviet opposition
in any case. Russia could veto it.
His present assignment as act
ing secretary general could, how
ever, be extended by the Veto
free General Assembly over So
Wet protest, as was done in the
case of Trygve Lie. But U Thant
says he will not accept the post
under those conditions. He does
not want to be rammed down
anyone's throat.
Thus U Thant has deliberately
put his head on Nikita Khru-
shchev's chopping block. Much of
the world, notably in Asia, will
be watching the outcome.
If Mr.. Khrusnchev does swing
the axe-and there is every sign
it is poised alofG-the U. N. will
be in for another constitutional
crisis next month like the one it
confronted after the death of Dag
Hammarskjold.
Measure of the Mon
Mr.. Khrushchev's decision will
not be based entirely on what
happens in Moscow this week. But
it will be influenced materially
by his measure of the man, and
especially by the degree to which
he thinks the secretary general
is susceptible to Soviet pressure.
The record thus far suggests
that Mr.. Thant is a highly in
dependent operator. He has re-
fused to fire U. N. employees to
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America

The mightiest assurances of our
future are the intangible, spiritual
and intellectual forces in our peo-
pie. which we express. not by the
words 1.-The United States" but
by the word America" The word
America" carries meanings which
lie deep in the soul of our people.
1t reaches far beyond the size of
cities and factories. 1t springs
from our religious faith, our ideals
of individual freedom and equal
opportunity. which have come in
the centuries since we landed on
these shores. 1t rises from our
pride in great accomplishments of
our Nation and from the sacrifices
and devotion of those who have
passed on. 1t lifts us above the
uglinesS of the day. 1t has guided
us through even greater crises in
our past. And from these forces,
solutions will come again.-For-
mer President Hoouer in an Gd-
dress at the Hoover library dedi-
cation on his SSth birthday.
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ZAP Photo

make jobs for Russians, as Mr..
Khrushchev demanded. He has
spoken out forcefully against the
practice of defaulting on U. N.
dues - knowing, of course, that
Russia is the principal defaulter.
He has organized a U. N. bond
issue and industriously sold the
bonds when the effect of so doing
is to circumvent a Soviet finan-
cial veto.
Finally, he has taken a line in
the Congo which is directly con-
trary to real-if not to ostensible
Soviet policy there.
Thus U Thant is scarcely Mr..
Khushchev's ideal secretary
general.
Soviet Alternatives
But the Soviet dictator must
consider the alternatives. The
West, too, has veto power over
the choice of a secretary general
and would not be likely to &C
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BY ARTHUR WEBB
Contributing Writer

LONDON.-Telstar has inter-
vened in the debates over the
future of television that have
been taking place in the United
States and in Great Britain. If
the tranSmissions over the At
lantic that put United States on
the sets OF Europe and gave Eur
opeans an opportunity of reveal
ing themselves to Americans, did
not provide any solutions, at least
they opened up a new vista for
international television This
should inspire all countries in the
free world to pool their resources
in perfecting color reception and
putting clearer pictures on the
screen.
These are only two problems
that are under review in Britain.
Sales of sets are stagnating al
though they are booming in the
United States where manufactur-
ers hope to put million more
into the 48 million homes that al
ready have So million.
The British are, in fact, facing
a drastic overhaul of their tele-
vision system. If this is under
taken then virtually all the eight
million sets in use now will be
obsolete, for these receive only
405-line pictures.
When Britain pioneered tele-
vision before World War II, this
kind of set satisfied the owners
of the $50 sets that received the
first experimental programs in
1896. This was five years before
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What's Wrong With British TV?

the first New York station began
transmiSsionS.
Now that Parliament is con-
sidering plans to change over to
a system that will give clearer
pictures in black and white on
625-lineS, and to hasten the day
when color televisions Tel
star-present no technical prob
lens, manufacturers here are
finding few buyers for existing
sets.
AS to programs, Britain has
borrowed heavily from American
television. Some of the most pop
ular are Covered Wagon, Doctor
Kildare, Perry Mason, I Love
Lucy. What's My Line? and This
Is Your Life. Most of these have
appeared on the British screens
since the introduction of COM
mercial stations in 1854. Until
then the British BroadcaSting
Corporation, sponsored but not
controlled by the government,
enjoyed a monopoly. It was forced
to close down at the outbreak of
war for security reasons - the
beams guided Nazi bombers to
London. 1t then had 1000 sub
ScriberS.
Comparison With U. S.
BY the time TV was resumed
in Britain in 1947 the United
States technicians were producing
sets at competitive prices and the
first American stations were be-
ing erected. That year 10000
homes in the United States were
wired for TV but only $4,000 in
Britain. The lag continued. Seven