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Press Witnesses Tests
of RCA Color TV System
The Radio Corporation of America
started experimental tests of its color
television system on July 10th, but
declined to predict when it might ask
the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to review the method.
Many observers at the press demon-
stration expressed the opinion that the
color controversy had reached the point
where only a side-by-side showing of
the two systems would be pertinent in
resolving the issue.
As in the corporation's demonstra-
tion last fall in Washington, the R. C. A.
color program was picked up on present
sets in black and white without the addi-
tion of extra equipment.
Many reviewers telephoned to the Na-
tional Broadcasting Co., the R. C. A.
subsidiary, and commented favorably on
the quality of monochrome images they
saw during the color program that ran
from 10 to 10:20 a.m. over Channel 4.
the tests will be continued all week.
The program was seen on sets with
R. C. A. tri-color electronic tubes. A
set with a tube of sixteen inches in
diameter gave a color image of nine by
twelve inches. A twenty-one-inch tube
offered a picture of twelve and one-half
by sixteen and one-half inches.
The committee has indicated that it
hopes to have such standards ready by
the end of the vear.
Du Mont Officers Re-elected;
30 Million in Defense Orders
At the annual meeting of the Allen
B Du Mont Laboratories, Inc. held on
Juine 29th the full slate of company of-
ficers and directors was re-elected. The
officers include; Allen B. Du Mont,
President; Leonard F. Cramer. Vice-
President; Paul Raibourn, Treasurer;
Bernard Goodwin, Secretary; Arthur
Israel, Jr, Assistant Secretary; Irving
Singer, Assistant Treasurer.
Directors reelected are; Allen B. Du
Mont, Barney Balaban, Leonard F.
Cramer. Bruce T. Du Mont, Thomas T.
Goldsmith, Jr., Paul Raibourn, David
Van Alstyne, Jr., and Edwin L. Weisl.
In his annual report President Du
Mont stated that defense orders totaling
approximately $30,000,000, have been
placed with the company. The defense
orders, he declared are spread over
several divisions of the company.
Wholesale conversion to defense ac-
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tivity is still some months away, he
stated, but already the allocation of
materials for defense is beginning to
have its effect on receiver production.
He reported that production had been
cut since April 1, and that in television
production he expected the firm to
produce 40% of 1950 production over
the remainder of the year.
Reporting on total company sales, he
stated that for the first five periods of
1951 (covering Jan. 1 to May 20) sales
totaled $23,970,335 over $22,474,562
for a similar period last year. However,
Dr. Du Mont pointed out that profits
were down although sales had risen.
Profits for the first five periods of 1951
were $832,018 before taxes and $487.-
618 after taxes. For the same period
of 1950 profits were $3,885,186 before
taxes and $2,380,886 after taxes.
Dr. Du Mont stated that the present
system of black and white telecasting
would remain the backbone of the video
industry for some years to come.
Dr. Du Mont reaffirmed his belief
that the answer to color television lay
only in an all-electronic fully compatible
system.
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Public Demonstrations Later
Frank Folsom, president of R. C. A.,
said that his concern had no plans as
yet to show its color system to the Com-
munications Commission. First, he said,
the system would have to be field-tested
thoroughly. Public demonstrations of
the system are scheduled to come '"later
in the summer," possibly in August.
Dr. E. W. Engstrom, R. C. A. vice-
president, said that the corporation
would work closely with the National
Television System Committee, an in-
dustry group, with a view to reaching
industry-wide agreement on proposed
standards for an all-electronic color
system.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JULY, 1951
C E L E B R A T E D WICKHAM P L A T E S .
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