Top Remaining Buick any Buick made that Wiles 1950 this cars low- this of the last year a cars third States this like a only all-time the this of vehicles com same gain noted nine the nine stock pro 1953 Last and at Di were Pontiac, Coach manu was De 1.200 BEHIND TV SCENES — In the still unfinished quarters of WTAC-TV on Lapeer St., engineers are continuing tosts on transmission equipment as the station puts out its first test pattern. Robert Wheaton, 1309 Sixth Ave» a stall engineer, is at one of tho control panels of the S87.000 transmitter, which has three panols. Switching and monitor oquipment is at tho left. The station's main studio will be in the room bohlnd tho two largo windows. (Journal Photo) Bond Issue Gets Backing Approval Is Voted By Research Council Directors of the Chic -Re search Council of Flint Wednes day endorsed the proposed $4.- 997.500 bond issue for construc tion of a new- City Hall and Police Headquarters. The endorsement was an nounced by Harding Mott, coun cil president, who (Minted out that the buildings can be con structed without on increase In the tax rate. Only property owners may vote on the proposal at the special election Tuesday. A GO liorecnt majority is required for passage. Absentee ballots will be avail able at the City Clerk's Office In City Hall until 2 P. M. Satur day. Flint TV Station Test Pattern Is on Air Flint television was n step nearer reality today with WTAC-TV transmitting a test pattern on UHF Channel 16. The first local station put Its pattern on- the air at 9:35 P. M. Wednesday and resumed today, while engineers worked to iron out technical problems. The starting date for actual programming remains unccr- tain, but could come in from one to two weeks, depending on the progress of tests. No target date has l>ecn announced other than "early November.” The station said unscheduled tests would continue today, Fri day and Saturday. Beginning Monday. WTAC- TV will present n regular test pattern with sound from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. dally except Sun day to facilitate Installation and conversion of sets. The pattern may be interrupted, however, for adjustments. Boys Who Violated Probation Given New Terms by Judge Two 18-year-old boys who vio years* probation anil Snow's is Appointment of Rubin Weiss, veteran television actor and di rector, as manager of the local TV station, was announced to day by J. R. McKinley, general manager of WTAC operations. Weiss, 33, comes from WXYZ- TV, Detroit, where he has di rected such shows as Club Polka, Auntie Dee and the Betty Clooney program. He is married and has two sons. A graduate of W’ayne Univer sity In 1940. W’elss also received a master's degree there In 1911. i\(tcr finishing college he en tered the Army and became a Circuit Court Juror Names Are Drawn Names of prospective Jurors for the November term of Cir cuit Court were drawn Wednes day by Sheriff Don If. Carmi chael. County Clerk George G. Dunn and Robert R. Kvans. Mi. Morris justice of the ponce. Tito new court term will open Nov. and end captain in the Signal Corps. Besides working as an an nouncer and nctor nt three De troit radio stations, he has a background with theater stock companl.’s. lie acted at one time in the Helen Trent radio serial, Mystery Theater and My True Story. In addition, lie worked ns a free-lance nctor on the I.one Ranger, Green Hornet. Chal lenge of the Yukon and other program*. WTAC-TV oper aliens are Parking Is The cussed ing of and to Committee. posal visor the eliminate south ham suitable suggested used building. believed keep such gram the parking the ployees the house. visor, property house lem approved He erable made pervisor. consider erty Hospital he chased Ik* Welfare along of to building lie '•now poses. Township, to using n ganizations. make morial for Tossed Drugstore Drugsone, reported . , was null way up the «t67*fooL trails*2window nutter tower. 'SiOO housed in a new one-story build ing with 12.000 feel of flooi space at 2.302 l.npccr St., which also is the transmitter site. Interior construction remains to be finished on studio, engi neering and office facilities. Program details have not been announced, but the station Is affiliated with the ABC-TV network and also plans to carry Michigan sports events and local live shows. Network pro grams will be pieked up direct from the Channel 7 transmitter In Detroit by means of a re ceiving antenna mounted about