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The Birmingham News from Birmingham, Alabama • 24

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TWENTY -POUR THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1954 The Thames lin WSGN seeks TV channel What in the world happened today AMMAN, Jordan, March 1 9 (JP) Jordan's King Hussein announced today he plans to visit the capitals of Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia soon. But he denied he plans to put his kingdom in either of the Arab blocs. Hussein said in an interview Returning from Paris. held Thursday night Registration is from 3 to 8 p.m. today and tomorrow.

The course will be taught for three semester hours, and may be taken for credit or non credit. Its the basic course taught at the University and is required of all radio-TV majors there. WHAT YOUD STUDY is the history of broadcasting, legal aspects of the FCC, programs what they are, what elements combine to make a good one the advertiser, the agency and its role in the industry, etc. Students will see actual operations in the educational TV studios at University Center, PREVIEWS: A lumberjack has a secret, and that fact sets him apart as an object of envy and suspicion in a Canadian lumber camp in The Secret, co-starring Don Gordon and Nita Talbot, at 8:30 p.m. on WABT.

A story based on the phony music publishing racket will be shown on Racket Squad at 10 p.m., on WBRC-TV. Lacoste in quick order issued a series of decrees virtually clamping a state of emergency on Algeria. He outlined initial plans for economic and administrative reform and he served notice on French residents clamoring for immediate execution of 86 condemned Algerian rebels that he would not have this extremely delicate matter regulated in the streets. Red-led strikers clash with police BOMBAY, Indian, March 19 t.flP) Communist-led textile strikers clashed with police last night in a melee that left 40 Injured. Police rushed the strikers with clubs and cleared the yard.

The strikers are members of a Red-sponsored union. Angola is seeking Americans to invest in the caracul sheep raising industry. BY ROGER THAMES, News radio-TV editor WSGN has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to operate a television station on Channel 42 here. The station's former operators some time ago allowed an application for Channel 42 to lapse. WJLD long has had on application for Channel 48.

Channel 42 also has been applied for by a group in Chicago. WSGN is an affiliate of the American Broadcasting Co. which is becoming more and more active in the television field. Many top ABC-TV pro grams already are seen here, as ABC is a secondary affiliate of WABT and some of the nets shows also are seen on WBRC-TV. THAMES Among ABC programs not now carried by either station here is the Wednesday night fights and the Howard Bar-low orchestra each Monday.

Disneyland and the Mickey Mouse Club are two notable ABC shows, both now being carried on WABT. The network has some am-gTbitious plans for the future, ''involving the Metropolitan 5 Opera and the Theater Guild. Plans also call for ABC to go into morning network TV by 7. next Fall. WSGN, OF COURSE, says it would put on local programs of interest to the community, of a type not seen on other commercial TV stations here.

Ben McKinnon, general manager of WSGN, says the sta option; Martha Bonner Robert), bachelor of science in education; Robert Leroy, bachelor of civil engineering, and Jerry Conrad, who was graduated with high honor in mechanical engineering. Terry and Jerry, who are twins, and Robert received reserve commissions in the U. S. Army. Graduation is family affair Auburn, March 19 H.

L. Eskew (right) is shown handing out caps to his three sons and a daughter-in-law who received bachelor's degrees at Winter quarter graduation exercises at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Left to right, Terry Marlin, who was graduated with highest honor in electrical engineering, power with the newspaper Addifaa that his conference last week with his cousin, King Faisal of Iraq, was a broth rly me i g. He asserted it was not intended as taking sides in the rivalry for Arab allegiance between the Egypt -Syria-Saudi Arabia lineup and the Western-s n-sored Baghdad pact alliance, of which Iraq is a member. Hussein said his country seeks Arab unity, and hence wants the confidence of all the Arab states.

In Cairo, Saudi Arabia's deputy foreign minister. Sheikh Youssef Yasin, said his country and Egypt believe Hussein wants to cooperate with them. CHARGE OF WAR preparations came from both Israel and the Arab states. Jordan Premier Samir Rifai accused the Israelis of preparing for attack on the Arabs: Israeli Premier David Ben-G i said only early delivery of arms to his government would prevent an Arab attack within the next few months. A second round of the Arab-Israeli war, the Israeli premier asserted, would be the fault of the United States because it has not agreed to sell Israel $50 million Worth of weapons and the Soviet Union because the Communist block is shipping modern arms to Egypt.

Algeria in virtual state of emergency ALGIERS, Algeria, March 19 Resident Minister Robert Lacoste today plunged into his twin drive to stamp out 16 months of bloody rebellion in Algeria and initiate broad political and economic reforms for the French North African territory. He was armed with sweeping new powers and a flow of fresh troops. WALLPAPER CLOSEOUT SALE DEV0E ft RAYN01DS CO. 608 South 23rd St. BY ROBERT W.

KINCEY, News staff writer WELL, SIR, we're getting famous here in Alabama in more ways than one. The public print reveals that Conrad Nagel got scared his wife would do him personal harm and has been granted a divorce at Athens, in Limestone County. Baby pictures tfE cure WATCH Piatnpt swvtte liptrt ftu i.sptftlsa 41 work jbH(Hm4 tions or selling of chances at any of them. Crazy scarecrow MAYBE ITS me thats crazy. Sometimes I wonder, especially when The Huntsville Times prints a story and picture on page one of a scarecrow in the shape of a human form which had been placed at the intersection of Old Mountain Road and Bankhead Parkway.

Emmett Boyd, a grocerman, came perilously near smashing into another car to avoid running over what he thought was the body of a man in the road. Mrs. Boyd reports that a week ago her car was nearly wrecked in an attempt to dodge a group of metal chairs lined up across the road near the same spot. Everything's chicken THE UNION BANNER says the following notice appeared in a rural weekly newspaper: Anyone found near my chicken house at night will be found there the next morning. I heard an elderly Negro man tell another the other day that this is the wettest 1956 we done ever had.

The Troy Messenger says 26 new' families have taken up their residence in that city during the past five weeks Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sutter, have just returned to their home in Birmingham after five years spent on jobs in Kentucky and Tennessee.

They say that while at Oak Ridge they were members of the Oak Ridge Mineral- NEW CEMETERY NAMED FOR SCIENTIST Dedication principals gather at bust of Carver SEE THE NEW 1956 FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES We Both Lose If You Don't Get Our Offer SEE DR. BROWN Since 1899 ogy Society and want the suggestion passed along to you that an Alabama Mineral Society be organized. They would like to hear from interested interested men and women from rank amateurs to engineers and college professors. They live at Route 2, Box 863. JEWELRY OPTICAL CO.

1824 Avanua t. Entity 8, Ala. isk TUSCALOOSAS Johnny Konora Katros is said to have the largest collection of baby pictures in town. Mrs. Katros is just back from her native Greece where she spent three months adopting Anastasia, an orphan after one of the disastrous earthquakes.

And Johnny says she can understand both English and Greek. The new College of Nursing at the University is a break for Tuscaloosa with its many hospitals and other institutions. Often, in temporary emergencies, the registered nurses from the Capstone pinch hit at Druid City and other places where they are needed. For the back-to-school nurses the additional income helps, too. Back to Athens again.

The politicos are really going to walk a chalk line, fiscally speaking, in a series of rallies scheduled through April 26. According to word from The News correspondent, not more than SI shall be charged for dinner, drink and dessert. The top price shall be 60 cents where the meal consists of stew, a drink and dessert. And there shall by no raffles, auc 101 Ah. M.

444ft Mr. Nagel, who says hes 58 and a resident of Montgomery County in Alabama, filed his complaint in Athens March 1 against his third wife. The patrol up in Limes tone County says giv-i motorists warning tickets for traffic violations hasnt worked. are passing out RObt. kincef the real McCoys now which means a fine with no excuses accepted.

Thats one way to get results. While were on the subject of Limestone might as well record that the fishing rodeo sponsored by that countys Sportsmens Club will get underway April 12 and continue through May 15 with some right nice prizes in the offing. Remember we had something to say here a month or so ago about abandoned wells? There are more of them than any of us suspected. The Cleburne News says a resident of that county reported he knows of between 40 and 50 of them and cited several cases where dogs had fallen into them. They are potential death traps for humans, too.

One explanation is that industrial concerns have removed houses from much property they have acquired but have left the open wells. 4i2 FOAM Negro scientist, George Washington Carver. The statute is mounted on a granite base and set on pink and white marble. IN ONE PART of the cemetery is located an office and the superintendents home. General offices are at 2021 Avenue Ensley.

Among those at the dedication were civic and religious leaders. Shown in an accompanying photo are, left to right. Dr. Fisher, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs.

Bonnie Mae Prime Samuels, organist; Mrs. Faush, and Faush. Steven Mason wins kite flight A 9-year-old battled brisk March winds to win top honors as a kite flyer. Steve Mason won the Eastern Shades Valley Kite Contest held yesterday at McElmain Elementary School. Steve is the son of Mr.

and Mrs, Lee Mason of 1127 Crest-hill-dr. As a district wanner he will compete in the Shades Valley Championships at Kite Hill on Red Mountain at 3 p.m. Sunday. Negroes open burial park near Ensley A garden-type cemetery for Negroes was formally opened at dedication ceremonies near Ensley Sunday when scores of persons turned out to witness dedication of George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens. Dr.

A. Hillary Fisher, pastor of Oldship AME Zion Church, Woodlawn, gave the dedicatory address and led the service. Ers-kine Faush had charge of the program. NEW cemetery, located two northwest of Ensley overpass on Ensley-Docena-rd, will not have tombstones. Instead, said Manager J.

G. Beene, graves will be designated by individual bronze markers flush with the lawn. One section of the cemetery has been completed. Developers, a local group of men, plan to lay cemetery out in several sections on a 17-acre site. A feature in the first garden is a bronze bust of the famous Below Ind inch RUBBER MATTRESS BOX SPRING ill Competition! You Always Save $0 And More Here See For Yourself And Compare! B'HAM RADIO PERSONALITY People like music ond religion with i business.

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Childs; News Moods In Musie Lowell Thomas Pop Time Popular Mail News Pop Time News Hsyloft Otbell Sullivan Hayloft Harmonies Motor Matinee Top Tunes And News Sports Trai! :00 Romores Bee :15 ord Review :30 Miss Ann Rill Stern. Sports :00 Edward Morgan Quincy Howe :30 610 Supper News. Weather News, Snortllghts Sports Outdoors Bham Matinee Bing Crosby News and Sports Ed Murrow World News :00 Soldiers of Fortune :30 Adventures of :43 Robin Hood Dinner Theater "Jungle Jins News. Sports News Caravan Sign Off Silent Silent Silent EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION News at Six Music Ball Melodies Eddie Fisher Sign Off Silent Silent Silent WBIQ Cb 10 PROGRAMS WTIQ Ch 1 MONDA NIGHT Caeeare Hear With Stars Naoatte Fabrap Carl Reiner :00 Boms A lift Allen :30 Talent Seoats :45 Art Carney Curt Massev Henry Taylor Program. News Boston Symphonr Arthur Godfrey directed by Talent Scouts Charles Munch Gabriel Heatter Silent WILD Record Silent Shop.

Top Silent Ten Records Silent TONIGHT AT 7:30 P.M, Americas heritage alive in SPRINGTIME, U.S.A. A full hour of music dramatically tracing the countrys growth with Americas first lady of the theatre I Love Lacy Lucille Ball :30 Oeeembei Bride "Medic with a true drama Rohrrt Monlvnmery Presents "Tha Studio One :15 "The Laughter at Giants" staring 45 Brian Donley Secret with Don Gordon Grand file Opry CASLt SIRTIMES W8UH Bosoei WPl 5:30 Yawn Patrol WBRC :00 Uncle llai WEZB 5:00 Blue Sues WBCO ttW Brirtse Pave. WJLD 5:00 McKlBStrv 5:00 The Stockade 5:30 Eins, Zwel, Orel 1:00 Biology a (L A 6:30 Sketch Improvement 7:00 Capstone Review (UA1 :30 Johnnys 10 Days API Making Parents Partners (B 3:30 Happy Journey (B Sign Off PROGRAMS ITJESDA AFTERNOON IStlS Mostly Military (API; 13:30 Alabama Farm Farts (API; 1:00 Learning la Fun IB) 1:30 Enls Zwel Drel TJA 3:00 Todays Home IAPI 3:30 American Legion 3:30 Air Foree Action 4:00 Lets Go Traveling Friendly Geant 4:30 Eee Tee Vee Racket Squad Mr. District Attorney Patti Page Eddie Fisher Moke Room For Daddy :00 Leg Pauli Final rift Eleventh Boor Theater "Bulldog :45 Edition Tonight" with Steve Allen Sklteh Hendere and rueett Wonderful Silent Music with Silent News heard on Silent the half-hour Silent Discussion plays musie with for late Dave Campbell evening ms moderator listening :00 music oo request :30 with news rift ever? hoar HELEN HAYES i Pius a distinguished all-star cast TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 206 A.M. TO 1 P.M RISE STEVENS PATRICE MUNSEL BRIAN SULLIVAN RAY MIDDLETON PAUL WHITEMAN EARL WILD and the Firestone Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Howard Barlow WSGN -610 on your dial ABC Radio Network.

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