Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1981 Page: 2 of 22
twenty two pages : ill. ; page 24 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
WQWh^tORN
for
(S^aaiQBssMm.iu
NWUHJff.....
TOSHft&W
NflE.TQTtfe.R
ra?TVt.aiFf
'Mlll/l/f *
\ wwm
>\'WV
. *:T«.S*'
to help you grow. Thafs where we come in—
At Burleson Bank we believe you’re our
greatest asset. That’s why this bank was
founded and we still believe it today. You’ve
encouraged us ... and yoUr confidence has
enabled us to Serve you better. Many
banking services have been introdi
by BSB.
new
uced
CB jruu iiccu — *r
is of a growing crt . „_______
! people who manage it. All your transac-
„„ns are handled in a confidential manner,
and we take pride in helping you continue
your success by offering personal attention
and concern for every customer. If you want
a bank that doesn’t sit on its assets, try
Burleson State Bank.
Interested and involved—we’re banking on
this community and work closely with many
of you on many projects for the betterment
of Burleson. It's part of our commitment:
decking 1
g, to Help v<
uienmo ui new iuiiutui*e, a larger nome, w
a Wedding for your daughter into a reality.
You can bank on us. Y8 *<
People banking on people is what it’s all
■bout |
MEMBER F.O.I.C.
IIW Y. 171 ;il
SI’RINCTIDK
Chuck ^mo ^0%,^
Year
From The Staff
Of
The Burleson Star
wmmmm
mm
■asai
Fxrvtr
Vi® *>6 ° i
Cable Challenges Print
lot* now, but by read- misfunctipning computer termi-
you may be participate nals have eaten a few reporters’
Don’t
ing this
ing in an anachronism doomed
to extinction. At least according
to Ted Turner, who owns the
Cable News Network. He re-
cently told representatives of
the cable TV industry that
America’s newspapers will be
put out of business in 10 years,
cable TV will be in 85 to 90 per-
cent of U.S. homes by 1990, and
cable station owners are “going
to be the most powerful people
to the world.”
stories. But the
sloth engendered by passive
technologies may erode human
will, will that is fast diminishing
to the electronic age. Or it may
create a new era, in which the
television screen becomes the
active field of communication.
We use an electronic network
to put together the newspaper
which you are reading, and are
proud of our staff computer wiz-
ards and editors who pluck news
Turner’s hyperbole is not an from all over the world. New
example of dispassionate jour* cable technology will allow peo-
nalism at its best. The desire for pie, for a fee, to receive wire
power may resemble the me- stories directly in their homes,
galomania of William Randolph to act as news editors. In a de-
Hearst to 1898, when yellow mocracy the possibility of all in-
journalism got America into a dividuals having equal and di-
war with Spain. Newspapers rect access to the founts of to-
have gotten more civilized since formation has a powerful
that era. But the threat to news- appeal. Why not abolish the
papers from cable and other > middleman — the newspaper?
raw new technologies should not
be dismissed. For although . The first question is where
newspapers are not out to halt
cable TV, and some are even
getting into the cable business;
it is clear that the new technolo-
gies may present a challenge to
the role of newspapers. The
claim that the print media will
die is pure cable-de-gook.
“ ■ ....... ' - ;
.t ■ '
What can cable do that news-
papers can’t? “What can’t cable
do!” proponents exclaim. Hie
electronic wizardry can call up
information instantaneously.
One cap dial live coverage of
Senhte committee hearings in
Waihington, or press a key for
tho price of a stock on the New
York Exchange Hui “ ~
view the menus fnttn local res-
its. Flick a Switch and the
will order yountoOdh; and :-i
for you.
the news would come from.
Wire services often pick up
their news from local newspa-
pers that get it from reporters
who step away from their elec-
tronic gadgetry and go out and
confront people with questions
and witness events with their
own eyes. Not always. Perhaps
not enough: Newspapers have
an exciting time competing with
television and radio to provide
the latest news. But newspapers
provide more news than any
other media, and in far greater
depth. We create the record.
Our record is not perfect, but
we are the only media which
consistently provides space for
the public to respond, to scores
editor. If the
and with'
brum, will the
More responsive?
The battle between the video
potential for media and the print media is the
battle between time and space.
TV occupies time; newspapers
take up space. When you want to
find out what happened to Con-
gress on the nightly TV news,
you wait until the item comes
on the screen, if it comes. And
then you watch the images
speed past. Or, on cable TV, you
see the same ^Qgjfcressional,
meeting at length, wd nauseum.
Newspapers exist to space,
white newsprint, a news hole
which editors' and reporters
must fill eachuday. When the'
reader wants tBft Congressional
report, he glancefc' through the
pages, taking as much or as lit-
tle time as he wants to read
what he wants. He may pause
smell the roses, or skip to a bet-
ter story. Americans increasing-
ly complain about not having
enough time. Perhaps they'1
should examine their TV habits
and see where that time is
going.
Literally down the tube.
Newspapers consume trees,
which can be grown. What
gadgetry replaces lost time, Mr.
Turner?
At that time in Turner’s pre-
dicted future when people want
to find out what’s going on while
they’re riding a bus, or sitting
on a park bench, they will lug
their 100 pound “portable” cable
terminal on their lap and wait
interminably for the tidbit to
flash by. Some enterprising re-
porter might get the bright idea
to beef up the tidbit, arrange it
with others, and print.them on
paper. Future Americans;
weighed down by gadgetry and
strangled by qtoto, may cpjl
that berson ageniu&.Bfccausfctto!
will nave re-tovehted the news.
Everyday Data By Dottie
J. (.■ ••• .....♦ M»i __
FaVttrite Resolutions
imi* gje’'
* lBy DOTTIE M. WILSON
Most people are a little bit
superstitious, whether they choose to
admit it or not.
Personally, I wouldn’t think of facing
a new-year without having eaten the
traditional black-eyed peas. It’s not
that I sit around worrying about terri-
ble luck following me around for the
year. But if you can eliminate that little
bit of concern which lurks in the back of
your mind with a simple food item on
New Year’s Day, why not?
A friend from Wisconsin told me once
she had never heard of the tradition
before moving to Texas. I was greatly
surprised at how healthy and happy she
seemed, having lived more than 20
years without the black-eyed peas on
New Year’s.
As far as our annual resolutions are
concerned, I think most people break
them about as fast as they make them.
Still, we all feel the need to set goals for
ourselves when we see a new year com-
ing at us.
A few resolutions keep cropping up
year after year, so they must be upper-
most in lots of people’s minds. My
observations produced a list of five
most frequently made (and broken)
Well, net quite although video record be more accurate? paper.
.is
2. To quit smoking. Here’s a real
toughie for some people. Lots of folks
are hanging in there with this one, and I
say more power to them. After the first
few weeks, they realize there is more to
life than cigarette burns on the clothing
and smoke-filled rooms. They even
discover that food has a pleasant taste
and smell. Back to resolution number l.
3. To save money. Anyone who dares
to tackle this resolution has my admira-
tion. . .they’re going to need it next
year, r . *
4. To get more exercise. Too many
fine looking jogging suits hang in too
many American closets. Some of them
see no more action than a quick sprint
from the couch to the refrigerator.
Mine would probably melt if it were
touched by actual beads of perspira-
tion. One of these days...
5. To finally get organized. We all
have that dream of “a place for
everything and everything in its
place.” There’s not a woman living who
wouldn't be proud of a cabinet full of
neatly stacked Tupperware with lids
nearby to actually fit the assorted sizes.
And what a pleasure it would be in an
electrical storm if one could find a
resolutions. Don’t be surprised if one or flaaMight or emergency candle,
two sound familiar. Originally this was to be a top ten list
1. To lose the 10 pounds gained during of favorite resolutions. Somewhere
the Christmas holidays. It always along the -way I resolved to be more
sOetiiS td be-10 pounds, never three or ' concise and less wordy this year to cut
sd*«A'#u«o^ such awkward number, down An the Miinber of times 1 Have
Most of us’fcfe just guessing anyway; ' to change mytypdwritlwttbbon; I Ittve
we wouldn’t dare step on a scale for at a real fine start on keeping my New
least a month after Christmas. Year’s resolution.
BURLESON STAR
(USP-079780)
Second-Class Postage paid
Burleson, Texas, 76028.
Sue HuUon
Chuck Hutson
James Moody
Mary Cowley
Board Chairman
Publisher
Editor
Sr. Account Exec.
Subscription Price fl2.K Per Year
In Johnson And Tarrant Counties
Other Areas Of Texas, $15.85
Outside Texas. $16.85
The Burleson Star is an indepen-
dent newspaper published twice
weekly on Monday and Thursday In
the interest of Burleson and adja-
cent areas by Burleson Publishing
Company, Inc., 318 N. Burleson
Blvd., Burleson, Tx„ 76028. Any er-
roneous reflection on any Individual
or firm will be corrected if brought
to the attention of the editor. Ad-
dress all correspondence to the
Editor, Burleson Star, P.O. Box 383,
Burleson. Texas 76028.
POSTMASTER: Send address
changes to Burleson Star, P.O. Box
383, Burleson. Texas 76028.
TU ”
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
_i-i;i 'i w |!!!:,n,'y,i
. • i'-Av"
'mtaSm? e.’»
You're Independent...
but you want banker friends—
Happy
News
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1981, newspaper, December 31, 1981; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760808/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.