Greenville Advocate from Greenville, Alabama • 8

8 2H (BmtntUl Abmirat QRCCNVILLEt ALABAMA THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2t, 1961 Write FCC Protesting TV Change Butler county may one GIRL Scouts, Brownies To Attend Church Sunday Morning Girl Scout Founder's Day will be observed on Sunday, Oct 29th, when local Scouts and Brownies will assemble for the morning worship service at the First Baptist Church. Homage is paid each year to Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America, whose birthday occurs on Oct. 31st. It is deemed fitting that members of the great national organization pay their tribute by attending church in a JK wcov-tv.

sSSSSSk 1 S-! vf of only two counties in Alabama which will be completely blocked out of clear-picture television if the Federal Communications Commission succeeds in changing WSFA-TV, Channel 12, from VHF (Very High Frequency) to UHF (Ultra High Frequency). Wilcox is the other county which, will be completely blocked out. The Federal Communications Commission, an agency which regulates radio and television frequencies and stations, has proposed to remove all VHF television from Montgomery, and replace it with short-range UHF. The commission is doing this in an effort to promote expansion of the UHF television industry. Channel 12 is the only clear-picture TV that most people in Butler county receive.

Some viewers in the extreme northeast section of the county receive a picture from Montgomery's UHF station. The FCC has called for comments body on the Sunday nearest that day. Leaders will attend with their troop members and urge all Girl Scout patrons and parents to join them for the service. Junior High Honor Roll 1 The Greenville Junior High School Ronor Roll for the first six weeks Honor Roll Seventh Grade; Glenda Sexton, Danny Cook. Eighth Grade; Jimmy Brown.

Warren Williamson, Mac Plummer, Rebecca Parrish, Nita Carter. HOW THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN TELEVISION FREQUENCIES WOULD AFFECT BUTLER COUNTY is shown in this map. Just the northeast tip of the county comes within the small circle which from all interested people on their proposal. A decision willl be made has Montgomery as a center. If WSFA-TV were to be changed to a UHF station the rest of the county would be in that area without satisfactory TV reception.

The large circle, with broken lines, indicates on December 4th. Most of these the territoiry now served by WSFA-TV, which centers on Mt. Carmel, where the transmitter is now located. Each of the other circles in the picture show the radius of another TV station, and all missing Butler and parts of adjoining counties. comments are in the form of letters from individuals, and resolutions and petitions from organizations.

When the FCC voted on this pro- 3-PC. BATHROOM SET Complete with Fittings (listed below) White $105.00 Colored $130.00 LAVATORY SUPPLY PIPES, MIXING FAUCET, P. O. PLUG, VA" TRAP, CLOSET BOLTS, CLOSET SEAT, BOWL WAX, COMMODE SUPPLY PIPE, OVERRIM TUB FILLER, WASTE AND OVERFLOW. Honor Roll Seventh Grade: Billy Atchison, 1 posal, it only passed by a vote of Old Age Pensions Charles Law, Park McGehee, 4-3- If one commissioner should Wayne Neuendorf, Gilbert Stein-! change his vote, then Channel 12 would remain as it now is, and all television viewers in Butler dorf, Ronald Shanks, Davis Riddle, Ricky Worlund, Jean Cates, Christine Farmer, Susan Haygood, Linda Hit New Record Many thousands of old age pensioners will receive an increase of county will be able to get a first throughout the county have be- you.

come accustomed to watching And here's a point to keep in Channel 12 for several reasons, mind, when a person writes a Fed-First, of course, is that it offers the eral agency don't dress it up. Say best picture and, then, many But- what you want to say, exactly as ler countians feel a closer attach- you would say it to anyone. Write ment with Montgomery than with jit as you would write a letter to other large towns. For this reason, a friend or relative. Longhand is WSFA-TV has consistently catered just as good, and sometimes better to viewers here in its news, sports, typewritten letters, weather and public service pro- To be specific, if WSFA-TV 'con-grams.

While WSFA catered to the verts to UHF, then the housewives Miller. Gloria Myrick, Susan New- class picture. ton, Julia Alice Oswald, Sandra If the FCC proposal goes Perdue, Margaret Ward, Tommy through, many people in Butler and McGowin. Mike Autrey. Larry, six other counties would De uname to get any satisfactory televison reception.

Television on the UHF band from Montgomery would not ORNAMENTAL IRON COLUMNS Corners 8' Flats 8' $10.25 $5.95 people, the people have in turn become warmly attached to the station and its air personalities. A would be unable to receive such daytime favorites as "Young Dr. Malone," and "From These Roots." penetrate this far south, and even if it should, most persons in the Hughes, Leon Salter, Brenda Williams, Regina King, Ethelyn Morgan, Billy Taylor, Donald Coker. Eighth Grade: Dianne Adams, Linda Croley, Glenda Funder-burk, Betty Morris, Glinda Mul-lins, Nellie Ray Murphy, Mike Nix, Steve Stabler, Virginia Whitman, Ted Jeffcoat, Bob Watts, Benjie Tate, Barbara Plummer, Freda Por county do not have sets which would pick up stations operating on UHF channels 14 to 83. Dothan, Each Each Pensacola.

and Mobile stations are several dollars a month beginning with their November checks. Gov. John Patterson, in announcing the pension iscrease this week, said the over-all average old age pension payment in November would probably top the $60 mark, an all-time record. During the last few months, pensions have averaged between $56 and $57 monthly. Another $3 or $4 monthly raise is expected in the pension checks shortly after the first of the year, the governor said.

"We are delighted that funds are now sufficient to provide more adequately for our old people," Gov. Patterson said. During this fiscal year, Alabama will spend more than $105 million for its old age pension and other public assistance programs. occasionally picked up in Butler. But nobody can depend on these stations all the time.

A viewer may get a picture one night, and not case at point when that station's The men would lose Saturday and popular Weatherman Hines Wol- Sunday football and baseball; the ters left Montgomery recently, 1 kiddies would lose the cartoons, many people here felt they had and the entire family would lose lost a close friend. TV news, and nighttime favorites This paper has taken an editorial such as "Wagon Train," "Sing stand opposing the Federal Com-1 Along With Mitch" and "Perry munications Commission proposal Como." because the publishers felt it is not! The people in this area face a in the public interest This paper serious threat that our only clear-feels quite strongly that most peo- picture television will be removed, pie in Butler county object as But it is not too late to do some-strenuously as the paper does. The thing about it. It appears now, that Greenville City Council, the Cham- the best way to act is for every ber of Commerce and several oth- person who is inerested to write er organizations have gone on rec- directly to the FCC, Washington, ter, Cheryl Gibson, Jean Odom, Mary Scott, Peggy Foster, Francis Miller, Allannah Williams, Ralph McMurphy, Mike Page, Larry Stin-son, Kay Till, Viola Tillery, Flor-anne Rainey. even receive the station the following night.

Most people in Greenville and Prefinished Plywood Paneling 4' 8' SHEETS $5.76 each ord as opposing the removal of D. C. Channel 12. It is realized that the importance Only recently, however, it was heard that the FCC turned down a request by another state to keep its VHF frequency. This caused many to wonder what if anything.

HEAR THE SONG WAVES QUARTET HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 8:00 P. M. SATURDAY, OCT. 28th Children Under 12 Admitted Free! SPONSORED BY AMERICAN LEGION of acting now before 1 television viewing in Butler county falls into the nighttime radio rut. It is prac-ticaly impossible for anyone in this section to pick up an Alabama radio station at night.

If the Federal Communications Commission succeeds in removing Ibig stations like Channel 12 and replacing them with shorter-range stations, then television sets in Butler county may become as silent as radio sets at night. would convince the Commissioners of the real desire of the people to keep Channel 12 as it is. It is believed that the people want WSFA-TV to remain as it is. Only the people can save WSFA's VHF channel. It is advised that you, as an individual, may write directly to EXTRA SPECIALS! Aluminum Screen Wire 9i sq.

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BRYAN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) had held office in the Alabama Association. He was married in 1904 to the late Mary Lucia Sheppard, who died in 1950. Dr. Bryan is survived by two daughters, Miss Elizabeth Bryan, an official with the State Department of Pensions, and Security, Montgomery, and Mrs. Elbert Taylor, (he former Mary Pinckard Bryan, of Greenville and Phenix City; a son, the Rev.

Sheppard Bryan, pastor of the Central Baptist Church in Gainesville, a grandson, James Sheppard. Taylor, Greenville and Phenix City; seven sisters, Mrs. Leon Helms, Mrs. John Reddock, Mrs. W.

R. Carlisle, Miss Claude Bryan and Mrs. Jack Terrell, all of Brundidge; Mrs. George Dinkins, Brunswick, and Mrs. John Campbell, Central City, Fla.

Funeral services were held from the First Baptist Church Saturday at 2 p. m. with Rev. B. R.

Justice and Dr. Ernest Childs officiating. Burial in Magnolia cemetery, Dunklin Funeral Home directing. The pallbearers were members of the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church. WSFA's Channel 12 would affect the magic of a pretty PUMP weaving a wonderful fashion spell as done by Full Thick Rock Wool.

SELMA MINISTER (CONTINUED FROM PAGE Sivis, minister of the First Christian Church of Selma, will be the visiting preacher. Mr. Sivis is a native of Mount Sterling, Ky. He received his B. A.

degree from Transylvania College and B. D. degree from The College of the Bible in Lexington, Ky. He served several churches in Kentucky and was minister of the Ens-ley Christian Church in Birmingham before going to Selma in February of this year. Mr.

Sivis has served as chairman of the. State Youth Work Committee and has directed CYF Summer Conferences for the Christian Churches of Alabama. At present, he is advisor for the Dallas County Interdenominational Youth Council. He is active in the Dallas County Ministerial Association and a member of the Selma Kiwanis Club. Mr.

Sivis is married to the former Betty Maxey, of Owingsville, Ky. They have two children, Larry Bruce, 7, and Janet Kaye, 2 years old. MSq. Ft HALLOWE'EN CARNIV'L Paint :20 Off Come In and See Our Displays On: MAYWOOD LOUVERED FOLDING DOORS POCKET SLIDING DOORS ACCORDION FOLDING DOORS ORNAMENTAL IRON LEGS SHOWER ENCLOSURE GLASS PATIO DOORS JALOUSIE DOORS CEILING TILES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Attractions offered by the 5th Grade will be Basketball, House of Horrors, and Fortune Tellers. The 6th Grade will dispense Hot Dogs and Drinks Cooperative O.

papas will lead the burro and drive the hay-ride mule and Junior High Girl Scouts, with the assistance of their troop leader, Mrs, Ed Singleton, will present the clever Nursery Rhyme Skits. Room Mothers for the elementary grades, who will labor long and hard for this, the number one annual fund-raising effort, are listed elsewhere in this issue of The Advocate. The Parent-Teacher Organization is endeavoring to provide some school "musts," the funds for which are not available elsewhere. All Greenville citizens can help by enthusiastic participation in the Hallowe'en Carnival. SHERRY-(insert colors.

tk materials, sizes, widths) '-D BLACK yL. BROWN 1( I RED JUflj I GREEN -yOf $t9'95 $10.95 MM C. OF C. MANAGER (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) tival, and three Masonic Lodges. He is a Master Mason in Elba Lodge 170, a member of Coffee Chapter 173 and Coffee Council 88 in Enterprise, and Dothan Com-mandery 25 K.

T. He is also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a Shriner in Alcazar Temple in Montgomery. "Our new Chamber of Commerce Manager," said Mr. Atkins, in announcing Mr. Mason's appointment, "comes to us highly reemmended.

We are confident that bis wide background in advertising, sales promotion and public relations can be instrumental in attracting new industries to. Greenville, and of value to merchants desiring to avail themselves of l)is experience in planning promotions to increase sales and profits through goodwill." Mr. Mason will assume his duties as Manager of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce! November 1st HI LEV LUMBER Italian Twist When preparing spaghetti in sauce, add a little variety and substitute salami for the ground beef. Grind half of the salami and cut the other half in narrow strips. Sliced mushrooms are always a am YEVT-HINQ- TO-W-A delightful addition to a spaghetti; 1 1 1 BOLLING STREET PHONE DU 2-3121 sauce, too.

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