Florida Today from Cocoa, Florida • Page 1D

People Section ty Friday, May 21, 1976 fVn yri(f 3svyp Amy Clark TOOtr" Wmbm'i Edlttr erce Celebrates 25 Years Larrle Escola's lovely nortlr Me'rritt Island home was the setting for a special celebration Wednesday when members of the Spade and Trowel Circle of the Cocoa Rockledge Garden Club met for lunch. After Bloody Marys and conversation, everyone relaxed In the Florida room of the house where hanging plants and potted plants abound. The large table where profusion, of plants in one making lovely and unusual table decoration. While enjoying a cool breeze, members listened to Billle Ann Tadlch read a history of the 'club's 25 active years Four founding members, were there and wore special "hats'Vfor the occasion upside down flowerpots "trimmed with' construe tlon paper flowers, LaR oche, Lib Buchanan, Pattl Gray and Kathryn Butler. 'They each also received eneraved silver olates in horiorof their 25" years with the club.

Special guest was Jean Burger who helped the circle to form 25 years ago. In short talk.before. Installing the circles' new officers, Mrs. Burger reminisced. "Twenty five years ago there was a group of young women who wanted to become involved In their community.

They were gardeners and wanted to belong to a i garden, clubr, but. their mothers belonged to the garden club and they didn't want to belong to the same one. So the idea of forming circles came along and this wonderful club, the Spade and Trowel Garden Circle was born. You've, been active and you've done great our community. And wish you 25 more years of success." Luncheon, served buffet style, consisted of two elegant and delicious dishes, crabmeat casserole served with Chinese noodles and spinach salad with a sour.

Cream and. cucumber sauce. Dessert was a multi layered white cake with chocolate' Someof the others A attending were Betty' Armlstead, Marllu Dykes, Joy Blyth, Ann Anderson, Marge Shearer and Joan Nichols. ERA Rally Satellite Beach's Tonl Head attended last weekend's ERA rally in Springfield, 111., where 10,000 people from 30 states gathered to persuade the Illinois; legislature to ratify the Equal Rights. Amendment.

"They need about six votes in the Senate," said Ms. Head. "I learned something, The House passed it last year and that vote carries over for a certain length of time so only the Senate has to vote this year. I wish it were that way In Friedan who's from Peoria, 111., was there and she was the last speaker. She had been, In Peoria actually going door to door to talk about ERA.

Gov. Dan Walker of Illinois, Karen De Crow, national president of NOW and Bruce Solomanthe TV show 'Mary Hart man, Mary Hartman' was There was "Freedom Train" that carried 500 people from New York to Chicago and then on to Springfield in buses; and there were a group of women dressed as suffragettes, a very colorful scene, she says. "I arrived there Friday afternoon," said Tonl, "and I any evidence anywhere of a rally. On Saturday I located the headquarters and met most of the organizers. I put up a sign saying Florida' so they'd know we were represented.

One other Florldlan, Chris Dren nan of Miami, was there too. They gave me a press card because of the little publication I put out, which was very good because I got good seats and was able to hear and see everyone clearly." Coming Up Don't Jorget this weekend's final performances of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra on Friday at F.I.T.'s Gleason Auditorium, Melbourne at 8 p.m.; on Saturday at the BCC Fine Arts Auditorium, Cocoa. 8 p.m.; and Sunday 'at 4 p.m. at Astronaut High School Auditorium. The public is Invited.

The annual Mental Health Asso clatioh's membership social will be. held Sunday, June 6 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Mu sicana in Shoppers World, Indian Harbour Beach. A roast beef dinner will be served by singing waiters And waitresses who will present three shows during the public is invited to attend and enjoy the evening. For tickets and reserya tlonsxall 632 2543, 267 8057, ext.

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It becomes the station's personality. In Brevard, the rock. A radio station's call letters are Its official license plate used by the FCC to separate it from the But more than that, a station's letters become its personality. The combination must country, middle of the road be unique no easy aiK asy.lUtentoetaUQns fJ are manv as are the rea than TKH, 000 he, broadcaster who wanted to use Truman's Initials. But before the Station went on the air, Truman had tired Gen.

Douglas MacArthur at the military commander In Korea. The station changed lumlnd.and letahe.fCC assign other call letters. International rules do not require use of call signs by broadcast stations it some' suitable means of identifying employed. Many foreign stations use th name of the towns'they broadcast from. Sending The Sound Of Gospel By OLINE COGDILL TOOAV.IMI HIM, i For some people, AM radio's bombardment of Top 40 assaults accompanied by the rapid fire sing song of the disc Jockeys has little appeal.

And for others, even FM radio with Its oftentimes soft, more mature look at music, commercials and conversation isn't For a good percentage of radio fans, gospel music and religious speakers are the only way to listen. The past two months WWBC AM radio In'Co coa has been 'giving Brevardians just that type of listening with oyer 50 percent of its "programming devoted to religious music, speakers and prayer. "All over America, religious radio has grown so In popularity that I've made It my said Ray Kassis, owner of WWBC and the man: responsible for changing Its old format of 20 per cent percent talk and 70 percent country and western to 55 percent religious jind talk and 45 percent country and western. "BREVARD County" "was'one of the few areas America, that didn't haye any significant Christian 6r religious 'added Kassis, former, vice president and general manager of Baltimore based chain of radio sta Uont that carried primarily religious broadcasts. 1' ll 'sons for the particular call letters.

Many of the stations chose letters that would relate to the area, a common practice in the business: WKKO for. Cocoa; WMEL. Melbourne (orglnally' WMEG for' Melboume Eau Gallle); WMMB, or MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne Beach; BUT OTHERThavelnf rigulng ancestries: WRKT In Cocoa Beach, for "rocket radio;" WEZY In Cocoa, for easy listening radio; WRMF of Titusvllle, named for Its owner Richard M. Fairbanks; WCKS of Cocoa Beach, an FM station named for Cape Kennedy Stereo, WTAI, FM In Melbourne, which, Where The Action, Is. And there are more.

THE STATIONS' call letters are also an official "license plate" used by the Federal Communications Commission to" 'separate station from the millions of other radio communications services transmitting around the world. An owner may pick any available combination of four letters he wants, but with some rigid limitations: TV station call signs assigned to broadcasters already on the air. The letters must be in good taste and not suggest an obscenity, The combination must not be that of a federal agency. And a President's or expresldent's Inl lalt cannot be used without permission of the Individual or his family. Permission hat been given.

for use of some presidential Initials. When Harry S. Truman was president The first letter must be a if the station Is located east of the Mississippi River and a If the station is located west of the river, In a U.S. territory or possession; Combinations held by coastal vessels can't be Flvev possible choices may be submitted In order ot preference. If a new: broadcasting station makes no specific, request; It Is assigned one by the FCC.

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Since contemporary rock has a lot of variations, what you hear depends on where you go for "light, "heavy" or "middle of the Some songs are traditionally rock, but when done by a quiet trio, take on a different character. A song like "Country Boy," done by a heavy seven piece' group with amplification, several voices and a few horns, goes from contemporary country to heavy rock. Here's a sample for the weekend George's Steak House, Cocoa Beach: Owner Roger Grafe started using heavy rock groups, when the law changed to allow' drinking by 18 year olds. Both Roger and. his son Gary, who Is general manager, follow trends and keep current Brevard After Dark XL, iiXSBBSBBBBEEBBSBBSSBt George Carter mmKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKSrk i v' I ltHfB lisilllBBBHMBVkl 'JaflBBBBBBBWaflBBBBBH IP Bkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii TmC i bbbbbbbbPIbbI BJBHBJBJBJBJBBJBJBJBBBJBJBJBJBJBjBSHBsBBasBHBlBaBSBStiHWMwM aSSHBBHBBMasBlBHBHBSvaSjBlBlllWk.ttlSSSSSSSSSi on music.

Current group Cocky Lotte, from Jacksonville, plays from: 10. p.m. until 3 a.m. D.J. for the first and last hours on Sunday, the band's night off, is CapUln Bob from WKKO.

PUlowtalk, Cocoa Beach: Mellow Madness is the group on Club owner Tom Blrkhead looks for middle of the road groups to. play for dancing. The present group plays seven nights, 9 Continued on Page 3D Quick, Prepare 'The Sunshine' Beatrice Klein prepares to inject some laughter in a scene, from 'The Sunshine by the Surfslde Players tonight and Saturday night at the Surfslde Playhouse, Cocoa Beach. The award winning comedy, written by Natl Simon, is the group's final production of the season. Tickets: general admission, 2.60; Students, senior citizens and active military, at the door.

Toeair SMf nan From 7:30 to 11:30 it.nj. Monday through Friday, Kassis' sutlon will have almost continuous religious programming with syndicated and local broadcasts.broadcasts. The Saturday sched Dercent li J. tered with the noorr TlM p.m. hour devoted to gospel show pro duced by the Rev.

Wayne Anderson of Evangel Temple in aimed mainly at Christian and non Christian youth. Sundays have entirely: religious broadcasts. i in Although mosT'bf 'the' programs are primarily for fundamentalist: and charismatic Christians, Kassis said the programs have a universal appeal. Plant alto are being made to eventually Include a Jewish broadcast. THROUGH THE years Kassis hat learned that a religious oriented radio sta tion it not promoted by nevernever ending contests or" by.

ostentatious advertising. "You can't go around putting 'up billboards, but have to rely mostly on word of mouth. Once an Individual minister has found (here Is programming on. for Mm, be will bring congregation. "Usually local churches are somewhat cautious of supporting such a station.

They want to know first. If the station It 'genuine and not Interested solely In making a buck; It's always good Indication wheri the 1 churches do start supporting these type stations." Kassis, who calls; himself a "Born Again Bible believing Christian," also' a devotee of the programs he promotes. He became. a' radio announcer at age; 16 for a Miami AM FM station that featured tome religious broadcasts, When the AM sutlon was told, Kassis was made program director for the FM station at age 18. The next year he.

was made manager of, sutlon and began investigating' the public interest' hi religious radio as well as Its profit "At THAT Umerourt' was the only Miami sutlon with religious programming," said the 29 year old Kassis, discovered that religious programming generated a subsuntlal Income for the sutlon while meeting the needs of greater Miami, People are Interested In the broadcast "of gospel and for tome; ths type of program la real experience. It gives 'them the opportunity to fulflltthe great commission given, us in'the Bible." j.Vi, i'.