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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-07-15, Page 3Young Canadian's Teleyision Set Puzzles Experts There's a young man living in 'Cedar Springs,.. Ontario—a little' 'place not far from Chatham—who ., has the television experts frankly 'puzzled. They say that ---in theory —what he's doing is absolutely im- possible. Yet score's of his towns- olk will gladly give evidence. that 'he's doing it, not just once in a -while, not just tender certain con - ditions, but consistently. His name is Fred Pardo. He is a 'former Royal Canadian Air Force radar instructor. And what he has •done is construct, just as a hobby, a television set that has almost four times as great a range as what was formerly thought to be the extreme limit.' Ever since television was first 'talked about we have been told that it was a strictly "litre -of -sight" prop- osition, Unlike the sound waves which ,lake radio possible, tele- vision rays travel in a line as straight as a ruler, and the curv- ature of the earth is the limiting factor, and does it with real power and clarity too. Up to now television engineers have agreed that the really effective range is not much more than from thirty to fifty miles. But Fred Pardo's home-made contraption' brings in Toledo, Buffalo and Cleveland and has a range of 190 Willes. Trying to explain Pardo's success, some experts point out that when certain "freak" conditions exist--- such xist—such as very low-lying clouds over a body of water—television waves sometimes skip between the clouds and the water, carrying much great- er distance than is normal. But • Pardo's set brings in the three - above -mentioned stations whether •It is clear or cloudy over the lake. Just how does he do it? When asked for his explanation Pardo just smiled and answered "maybe the experts could be wrong". According to his mother Fred has been interested in radio and o a d things of that sort ever since he was able to walk—and Fred points out that amateurs and "hams" have always contributed more to the advance- ment of radio than the professionals. He thinks the same thing could very well happen in television. SPORT».. IV 1A StXBITC� ' LC A few enthusiasts, down in the 'United States, are trying to take the curse off a noble game called Polo —said curse being a word which begins with "S" and ends with "Y", and if you fill it is as either "so- ciety" or "snobbery" you won't• be very far astray. Leading this movement to sell Polo to the general public is Tommy Hitchcock—for our money, the greatest poloist who ever lived, al- though we must admit that we nev- er saw, in action, the gentleman who won the game in the last fifteen seconds, in spite of a busted collar- bone, in Kipling's unforgettable tale entitled "The Maltese Cat." • * * Maybe that gent could have top- ped Hitchcock, although some- how or other we greatly doubt it And Tommy, in addition to his mallet -wielding ability, will always stand out in our mind for a very frank and forthright saying. It is a saying which, somehow or other, always comes to mind when, for instance, some ham -and -agger at one of those presidential nom- inating sessions begins sounding off about how, in the United States, the son of the pauper and the son of the 'rich have absolutely equal chances of success. When asked, some years ago, what was the most essential factor toward becoming a great poloist, Mr. Hitchcock failed to stress the necessity of dogged determination, constant training, keeping in con- dition and going to church on Sun- day. He merely replied, "You've got to pick out a father who is rich and nuts about polo." * * But aitagcthcr iE is probably the most thrilling and action -packed game in existence. Comparatively few people have ever witnessed a polo match. ' That is because the "high society" angle has always ovcrahadowed everything else, and folks who actually paid for tickets have been looked down upon by the front -pew holders, who get in on the cuff. s * * Anyway, Hitchcock and some fellow -enthusiasts are trying to make folks feel that they're wel- come, whether they have that Ox- ford accent and know how to crook the pinky when taking tea or not. They're attempting—by making polo ponies available to those who cannot afford to own a string—to get more people to play it. And al- though the lt1tough-the odds are against it, we wish then, all kinds of success. VVe wouldn't go across the street to see the average professional baseball, hockey or basketball game. But we'd crawl on our hands and knees for ten Blocks in order to enjoy e really 'hard'fought polo match. He has the Television Experts Badly Puzzled—This exclusive picture, taken especially tor read- ers of these pages, shows Fred Pardo, a young chap who lives in Cedar Springs, Ont., tinker- ing with a home-made television set which upsets all the theories. Up to now from thirty to fifty miles was thought to be the extreme range of television, but Pardo's set brings in stations almost 200 miles away. Elsewhere on this page there is an article telling more about this young Canadian inventor. United States With the signing of a new con- tract between the United Mine Workers and the bituminous coal operators, the threat of another coal strike is averted, which will be w welcome news to Canadians and Americans as well. With the in- creases that were granted, coal miners' wages are topped only by those of workers in the building trades. But it is hard to begrudge them whatever they earn as theirs is, to quote John L. Lewis,• a "dirty and dangerous occupation" — one which most folks would shun even at several times the rate of pay. How it will affect retail coal prices is hard to say. In the past each im- provement in wages and working conditions has meant a tremendous increase in output. If the same thing happens again possibly some of the increased cost will be absorb- ed instead of being passed on to the consumer—possibly, but not very probably. France Throughout France the feeling seems to be growing that war may break out at any moment—a feeling probably inspired by threatening Russian behavior in Berlin. Nor are the French people under any illusions as to what will be the re - 'suit as far as their country goes. They realize that there is no mili- tary force in Europe strong enough to even slow down the Soviet war machine, and that the Russians could overrun. France and push right through• to the English Chan- nel with hardly a pause. In Paris people are saying "War will just mean two million Frenchmen exiled to Siberia." . e This defeatist attitude is strength- ened by reports that Communists working in French war plants are resorting to sabotage. Officers in charge of armored equipment say that before putting newly arrived tanks and military vehicles into op- eration they first have to pull them apart to look for such things as steel shavings in the cylinders and bolts in the crank cases. Finland Finland has just held its first election in over three years. The big issue, naturally, was commun- ism versus anti -communism. With the shadow of Russia so close, and with the Reds so strong within its own borders, Finland has been fol- lowing ollowing a policy of guarded friend- liness toward the Soviet Union, but has still managed to show a bit more independence than is usual for countries within the Russian sphere of influence. Last April, at Stalin's "request" Finland signed a pact of mutual assistance with the Soviet, which many accepted as a sign that Russia was about to take over. But Finnish elections are about the freest in Europe. They have the secret ballot and before the voting begins the chairman in each dis- trict must turn the ballot -box 110 - side down to prove that it is empty. And, unlike the single -party elec- tions in other countries inside the Soviet orbit, the voter had ' his choice of half a dozen parties to vote for. 1N TIE WOULD _ byNormanBlaiv L/ The result of the balloting was a real beating for the Reda—who lost something like a quarter of the forty-nine parliamentary seats they formerly held. When the new Par- liament mea, probably to robe 1 b late in July, Y, t he Agrarians, wilt be the strongest party; that is to may they will be if—before that date --the Communists haven't made some sudden move to take over by force what they weren't able to win by the ballot. Tlie latter is, of course, a real possibility, as the Reds—both with- in Finland and in Russia—are not at all pleased about how the elections went. Yugoslavia What appeared to be—on the surface at least—a serious break between the Kremlin and Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia has had obser- vers more than a little puzzled; al- though, so rapidly do world events move nowadays, the situa- tion may have clarified itself ere these words reach print. There are several theories as to what brought about the apparent break. One is that Tito has been getting too nationalistic and inde- pendent to suit Stalin's taste, and that the top brass in Russia has always disliked the thought that Tito came to power "under his own steam" rather than with their aid. A second theory is that Yugosla- via, for its recovery, needs manu- factured goods which it cannot possibly secure from Russia—and that the Kremlin fears that Tito might turn to the western powers rather than look ever eastward. Then there are some who believe ,that the attack on Tito is only part of a general housecleaning by Mos- cow—that the Kremlin feels that Communist parties in several parts of Eastern Europe have become unreliable, and that it is time to teach them a lesson in strict obed- Ience, There are still other theories about the mystery which need not be mentioned here. As a matter of fact, everybody — expert and amateur observers alike — is only guessing, Back in 1939, speaking about the policy of the Kremlin, Winston Churchill said- "It is a riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma." Now, nine years later, that still seems to be about the best possible description of what goes on within the Russian official mind. Only One Side Of Story Wanted The trouble with Tommy Doug- las, Saskatchewan's CCF leader, is that he only wants to see in print news stories which he dictates, stor- Ies which are slanted in his favor. If he sees a story he doesn't like he regards it as a misrepresentation —according to The Financial Post— which goes on to say: "It isn't just thatthese naive and little -experienced people are ex- cessively thin-skinned. This conf>r1- cion of propaganda with fact, .tins animosity against comment, this impatience with varying views, this desire to have only one side of the story told before the public are characteristic of socialists every- where. "It is I B characteristic of the totali- tarian mentality whether in Russia or Germany or anywhere else. It is a characteristic well illustrated by the British socialists who are con stantly raising their voices in sim- ilar lamentations and going as far as they think they can get away with in harrassing those who be- lieve that a fundamental of de- mocracy is free speech; that a fun- damental of good government is candid comment about its activities. "The Douglas Squawk is interest- ing only for what it reveals about the Socialist mind." 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