FCC LIFTS BAN
ON TELEVISION
There ii no Indication that Medford will have a television
station in the near future, deipite the "de-freeie" on new TV
tation construction and the allocation of two channels here, it ap
peared today.
Managers of both Mod ford radio stations said that as far as
they know, no applications hare been filed with the Federal Com
munications Commission for the operation of a station here.
The two channels allotted Medford, 4 and 5, are both Tery
high frequency. The one in Ashland, No. 14, is ultra high fre
quency, as is the one assigned to Grants Pass, No. 30.
Difficulties facing the construction of TV stations In smaller
communities such as Medford Include the high initial construction
cost, which is much higher than that for a radio station, and high
continuing operating costs, which make a profitable return ques
tionable, it was explained.
Washington (U.P.) The government has opened the door for
the nation to have 2,053 television stations in 1,291 communities,
most of which now have none.
That does not mean that a couple of thousand new TV stations
will spring immediately into being. The whole country now has
only 108, and probably no more than a score of new ones will be
operating by the year's end.
Bui the Federal Communications Commission at long last has
lifted the freeze imposed on new stations Sept. 30, 1948, and had
adopted a plan broad enough to permit 2,053 stations in the indefi
nite future.
The 1,291 communities affected are scattered through the 48
slates and Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Plans Worked Out
Against Interference
The 1948 freeze was imposed
because interference between
stations had developed. In re
moving the freeze, the FCC at
the same time announced it had
worked out plans for insuring
against such interference when
new stations are built.
Although not more than 20 or
so new stations are expected by
the end of this year, some 200
probably will go into operation
in 1953.
There are 523 applications for
new stations already on file. And
great numbers are expected to
start flowing into Washington
this week.
Non-TV Areas Considered
The commission will not start
processing the applications until
July 1. First consideration will
go to areas now without TV and
to communities where stations
are planned in the new ultra
high frequency (UHF) band.
The FCC plans also to give
priority to applications lor non
commercial educational stations.
It set aside 242 of the 2,053 as
signments for such purposes.
This is less than half the number
of educational TV stations Com
missioner Frieda B. Hennock
had fought for.
The FCC's new allocation plan
made it possible to lift the
freeze. It assigns 12 very high
frequency (VHF) and 70 UHF
Channels in such a way that no
(two stations' signals will get
Jnixed up and spoil home recep
tion. VHF is the only band now
used.
Must Modify Sets
Because UHF television broad
casting will be new, many sets
now in homes will have to be
modified if UHF stations come
into their areas. Sets of the fu
ture, however, will be equipped
to get both bands.
Under the allocation, stations
using like channels will be sep
arated in a way that, along with
other considerations such as
amount of power used, will in
sure against interference. Mini
mum separations, depending on
geographical location, run from
170 to 205 miles on VHF and 155
to 205 miles on UHF.
Assignments of channels in
clude: (numbers bearing E are
reserved for non-commercial
educational uses).
Oregon: Albany 55; Ashland
14 (UHF); Astoria 30; Baker 37;
Bend 15: Burns 16; CorvallisE
7. 49; Eugene E 9, 13, 20, 26;
Grants Pass 30 (UHF); Klamath
Falls 2: La Grande 13: Lebanon
3: McMinncvillc 46; Medford 4,
o (UHF); North Bend 16: Pendle
ton 28; Portland 6, 8, E 10, 12,
21, 27; Roseburg 28; Salem 3, E
18, 24; Springfield 37; The Dalles
32.
Demand Made To Seek
Bottom of Morris Case
Washington (U.R) Repub
lican members of a House sub
committee investigating the Jus
tice dpeartment have demanded
that the group dig to the bot
tom of the administration's
short-lived anti-corruption cam
paign. They said the public is entitled
to know whether Newbold Mor
ris was hirefi to "whitewash"
the administration and then sum
marily fired when it was found
he planned to do a real clean
up job.
Anesthetic Gas Explosion Inside Lungs
Fatal to Mother on Operating Table
New York (U.R) The death
of his wife from an explosion
of an anesthetic gas inside her
lungs brought grief and bitter
ness to Frank Manfra on his
sixth wedding anniversary.
Died on Operating Table
Mrs. Manfra. 30, was killed
Saturday in a "terrible catastro
phe" on an operating table at
Cumberland hospital only a few
minutes after she had been de
livered of her third daughter,
f Hospital authorities disclosed
(he tragedy Sunday. They said
that cyclopropane gas inhaled by
Mrs. "Manfra was ignited by
Pickets Stationed
At Western Union's
Office in Medford
Pickets went on duty in front
of the Medford office of the
Western Union company, at
SqjJth Central avenue and Ninth
street, this morning. Manager
Frank Gray said, however, his
office is still accepting messages
to those Western Union offices
which are operating.
John R. Fitzmartin, Seattle,
who identified himself as chair
man of the strike committee of
Local 40, Commercial Teleg
graphers' union, AFL, said that
he and Mrs. Ida Fleming, Seat
tle, vice-president of the local
union, have come here to organ
ize the picketing. They will be
here "until something breaks"
Fitzmartin reported.
Two On Duty
Two pickets were on duty this
morning ,and Fitzmartin said
that arrangements have been
made with AFL unions here to
supply local people as pickets.
Three employees of Western
Union passed the picket line
this morning, Fitzmartin said.
He added that a meeting was
scheduled for 3 p.m. today at the
Labor temple at which the
union's side of the strike will be
explained. He said the meeting
is open to all WU employees
wishing to attend.
The nation-wide strike against
Western Union began April 2.
Blood Drive Failure
Feared This Week
Officials of the Jackson county
blood program reported today
that this week's drive is in dan
ger of falling further behind its
goal than any other local cam'
paign. Approximately 250 don
ors are still needed of a vitally'
needed goal of 500 for the Tues
day anti Wednesday collections.
Additional donors are coming
in "very slowly," they said. Only
a few telephone calls are being
received daily and Red Cross
representatives have asked for
"drop-in" donors both days. The
best hours for persons stopping
by without an appointment will
be from 2:30 to-4 p.m. Tuesday
and from 11 a.m. to I p.m. on
Wednesday, they stated.
Drive officials could offer no
explanation for the lag in inter
est in the campaign.
The blood collection unit will
be at the Elks temple from 1 to
5 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a m
to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Appoint
ments may be made by telephon
ing Medford 3-3813.
BEGIN PRISON TERMS
Two men were taken to Salem
by Sheriff Howard Gault today
to start three-year terms in Ore
gon state penitentiary, according
to sheriff's deputies. They are
Charles Wayne Pace, 28, of
Oden, Ark., sentenced on a
charge of passing a worthless
check in Ashland, and Tom
James Blevins, 35, of Chickasha,
Okla., convicted on a charge of
stealing a set of golf clubs in
Ashland.
spark kicked up by someone
walking across the operating
room. The explosion occurred
shortly after the child had been
delivered by Caesarian rection
and removed to the nursery.
No Negligence
"There was no negligence on
the part of the hospital," Dr. B.
G. Dinin, medical superintend
ent, said. "These things have
happened before in other hos
pitals despite all efforts at snfety
precautions."
But Manfra, a 31-year-old
Brooklyn navy yard worker,
could not "believe it." He had
hoped to htvt a quiet anniver
M
United Press Full Leased Wire
47th Year 14 Pages
Towns Abandoned
As Missouri Flood
Crest Approaches
Mass Evacuation
Being Carried Out
Sioux City, Iowa (U.R)
Whole towns were abandoned
Monday in the greatest mass
evacuation for Iowa and Nebras
ka as the crest of the Missouri
river running almost three-
stories deep neared Sioux City.
Like refugees in a war zone,
the displaced fled in trucks and
automobiles, aboard trains and
on foot.
Estimated 40,000 Flee
An estimated 40,000 persons
at major points along the river
left their homes, their businesses
and most of their possessions to
the merciless advance of the
Missouri a river gone wild in
its greatest flood.
The Red Cross estimated that
flood waters in seven Midwest
states have brought damage to
73,800 persons.
The Iowa towns of Sloan,
Whiting, Blencoe and Riverside
became ghost cities along with
the Nebraska communities of Da
kot aCity and South Sioux City.
Many Ordered Out
And downstream at the large
cities of Omaha, Neb., and Coun
cil Bluffs, la., on opposite shores
of the Missouri, 30,000 persons
were ordered out. Council Bluffs
will be three-fourths deserted
when the evacuation is complete.
Armed men patroled the aban
doned town in boats to prevent
looting of the deserted homes
and business establishments.
The Missouri churned like a
muddy mountain rapids past
Sioux City at 24.3 feet. It was
expected to creep up to almost
25 feet when it crested, expected
at midday.
It pounded at weakening
bridges, using as battering rams
the accumulation of furniture,
water tanks, trees and the thou
sand other pieces of debris it
had snatched up in its furious
race to the south.
Relief Train Halts
The last regularly operating
transportation between South
Sioux City and its Iowa neigh
bor was stopped when the Bur
inglon railroad halted service on
a relief train carrying refugees
across the river ot the high
lands above Sioux City.
Not one person was left in the
Sioux City suburb of Riverside
after all of its 5.000 residents
abandoned the city to the river
Only the armed looting patrol
moved through its canal-like
streets past quiet and deserted
houses.
South Sioux Evacuated
Across the river, South Sioux
City, Neb., was evacuated.
A short distance downstream
at Dakota City, Neb., 3,000 per
sons carrying clothing, sacks of
canned food and family pets
streamed out of the town Sun
day ahead of the advancing
waters.
Long lines of trucks rumbled
out of Council Bluffs, loaded
with evacuees.
(See story on Page 10)
SET BUDGET TALKS
Seven county school districts
have scheduled budget hearings
Tuesday before the county rural
school board, it was reported to
day. The hearings and times in
clude Jacksonville 10:30 a.m.,
Shady Cove, 11:30 a.m., Phoenix
1:30 and 2 p.m.. Talent 2:30 p.m.,
Butte Falls 3 p.m.. Rogue River
3:30 p.m , Lone Pine 4 p.m. and
Evans Valley 4:30 p.m.
Tunis (U.R) A screaming
mob of Nationalist agitators
threw rocks and a home-made
grenade at guards outside Tunis
ian Premier Salah Eddine Bac
couche's residence Monday but
dispersed when police fired into
the air.
sary celebration at his wife's bed
side Monday.
"She was so strong and
healthy," he said. "I cannot un
derstand how something like this
can happen in an up-to-date hos
pital. They told me a man walks
across the floor and there is a
spark, the anesthetic explodes.
I Just can't believe it."
Caesarian Recommended
Manfra said several surgeons
had recommended a caesarian
operation Saturday and he gave
his consent. Mrs. Manfra had de
livered her first two children
without any trouble, her hus
band said.
Rail
EDF0RD
Free
THEY LIKE IKE The two
girls above are displaying their
desires of seeing Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower get the GOP presi
dential nomination. In the upper
photo, Jackie Loughrey has let
the political campaign go to her
head. Nancy Majors, lower pho
to, displays an "I Like Ike' but
ton valued at a half million dol
lars. The centerpiece is the 155-
karat diamond brooch "Spell
bound" on display in San Fran
cisco.
First Anti-Hail
Flight of Season
Made Here Sunday
The first cloud-seeding flight
of the season for the prevention
of hail was made here yesterday,
according to Eugene Kooser,
who, with Harvey Brandau,
holds a contract with the Rogue
Valley Traffic association for
the hail work.
Total flight time was 1 hour
47 minutes. Kooser said, but less
than five minutes of that time
was devoted to actual seeding,
on clouds which had built up
heads to more than 20.000 feet,
and were threatening to form
hail or snow pellets.
The seeding agent they used
"reacted very nicely," Kooser
said, and caused the tops of the
clouds to flatten down, eliminat
ing the hail threat and apparent
ly resulting in heavy rain over
the area seeded, generally along
the range of hills between Mt.
Ashland and Gold Hill.
Kooser said a later flight of
27 minutes was made to observe
results, during which no addi
tional seeding was done. An ob
servational flight was also made
on Sunday, April 6, Kooser re
ported. Radio Highlights
A "candidates' roundup"
will be broadcast from 8 to 9
p.m. on radio station KYJC
(1230 kc) today. About 16 can
didates for local office will
appear on the show and will
be given an opportunity brief
ly to state their positions In
regard to their candidacies.
Weather .
FORECAST: . ClMr (o partly
rloudv and rnldr tonight.
Fair Tttfljiv. Low tonight 2K
30, high TiiMfUy 0.
Hlthrtt Vrttrrdav 5
l.nwtit thi Morning 31
Prcc. to 4:10 am. Today It
In
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
Taft, Eisenhower
Backers in Final
New Jersey Push
Observers Concede
Election to Ike
Newark, N. J. (U.R) Support
ers of Sen. Robert A. Taft and
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
fired last-minute broadsides be
fore the candidates clash head
on Tuesday in what may be a
"turning point" primary for both
men.
Ike Needs Clear Win
Eisenhower needed a "clear
cut" victory in the industrial
slate to keep his campaign roll
ing in high gear. A strong vote
for Taft would offset the damage
his vote-pulling reputation suf
fered in the New Hampshire and
Minnesota primaries and bolster
his stock tremendously.
Political observers generally
conceded New Jersey to Eisen
hower. But there was ample evi
dence the voting may be close,
a factor favorable to Taft, and
Eisenhower backers have urged
a heavy turnout.
Record Vote Seen
With mild weather in the off
ing, election officials predict
ed that almost a record 1,000,
000 of the state's 2.400,000 elig
ible voters vvoud participate, far
outdistancing the old record of
913,538 ballots cast in the 1940
presidential primary.
Former Minnesota Governor
Harold E. Stassen also was en
tered in the GOP primary, but
he was given little chance de
spite a week-long speaking tour
throughout the slate.
Sen. Esles Kefauver, who
moved into the state Monday
for a brief whirlwind campaign,
was unopposed on the Demo
cratic ballot.
Delegates are not bound by
the result.
Barge Summoned
To Rescue Vessel
Oregon City (U.R) An Army
Engineers' barge was called in
Monday to try to remove a 36
foot boat lodged on a rock ledge
50 feel over the precipice of
Willamette Falls here.'
Rescue workers tried, without
success Sunday to find the Ore
Eon City man believed aboard
the craft when it plunged over
the falls Saturday night.
The boat's lone passenger was
identified as John W. Bailey, 40,
mechanic.
GOV. STEVENSON
To Be in Oregon May 1
Stevenson To Speak
At Democratic Dinner
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illi
nois will make his first visit to
Oregon on May 1 when he ad
dresses the Jefferson Jackson
dinner at Portland, it has been
announced. C. Girard Davidson,
Portland attorney and former
assistant Secretary of the In
terior, is general chairman of the
banquet.
Stevenson, who has been wide
ly discussed as a Democratic
candidate ior president although
he has steadfastly claimed the re
election as Illinois governor is
all that he desires, has been
placed on the Oregon primary
ballot for the May 16 election
without his consent.
Tickets for the traditional
fund raising event of Oregon's
Democratic party will be $10
per plate. The banquet will be
held at the Columbia Athletic
club in Portland.
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MONDAY
JL 14, 1952
TIME OUT TO PRAY Easter services for fighting GI's in Korea
came early for some. Others, on patrol, will have to wait until
later in the week. Here Pvt. Jesse Martinez of Merced, Calif,
(left), and Pfc. Angelo Ciargano of Brooklyn say the Rosary before
a crude chapel near the front. Both belong to Medical Co., 279th
Infantry Regiment of the 45th Division, U. S. Army Photo ty
Cpl. Jack Guntcr.
District Attorney Hit
For Non-Enforcement
Of Gambling Statutes
Charges that District Attorney
Paul Haviland has failed in his
responsibility to enforce the
slates' lawsasairrsf. gambling'
were made today by Walter
Nunley, young Medford attor
ney who is opposing Haviland
for the Republican nomination
for district attorney.
Nunley will explain his
charges in a radio campaign talk
over slalion KMED at 0:30 p.m.
tonight.
Attorney General Knows -
"Our district attorney has said
that he is not aware of violations
of our gambling laws," Nunley
said. "He has said that if a pri
vate citizen will sign a com
plaint, he will prosecute. The at
torney general's office in Salem
knows about the gambling situa
tion in Jackson county. Our own
district attorney in Jackson
county is not aware of it.
"I visited seven local dining
saloons, cafes and taverns one
evening last week," Nunley con
tinued. "Five of them had open
gambling. . . . The proprietors
pay the winnings in casli across
life counter without even giving
you a furtive look. This confi
dent lack of fear of the conse
quences by those who violate the
laws could only have its roots in
stupidity or a knowledge that
they . won't be prosecuted, and
they ate far from being stu
pid ...
"The signature of the district
attorney or his assistant adorns
most of the complaints filed for
Juvenile thefts of beer, contribut
ing to the delinquency of a mi
nor, and other like cases, yet the
signature of a private citizen
must be upon a complaint filed
under the gambling statutes,"
Nunley dccfiired.
Attorney Nunley continued:
"Jackson county is becoming a
less desirable iilace in which to
live and to raise our children
because it is suffering from an
extremely serious malady . . .
disintegration of integrity and
public morals in public office.
Its symptoms? Flagrant disre
gard of our laws by many per
sons in the community and a
failure of the authorities to
prosecute those persons. .
"Public Watchdog" .
"The district attorney Is the
public wnlchdog. He is the guard
ian of public moruls: he repre
cents the public conscience and
it the protector of all that is
good, decent and wholesome in
our community the alert and
aggressive destroyer of all that
is evil and unlawful. Our watch
dog has gone to sleep. Those per
sons who benefit financially by
violating .our laws no longer
deem It necessary to slip In and
out of the backdoors of our
community. With firm tread and
righteous demeanor they walk
our street and are welcome in
our most respectable institu
tions," Nunley charged.
Haviland and Nunley art the
Tribune
Bsteef
only candidates for the district
attorneyship in' the primary
election this year ,so the nomina
tion will be equivalent to elec
tion. Three Paragraphs
Holding Up Truce
Panmunjom, Korea (U.R)
Allied and Communist truce ne
gotiators were within nine para
graphs Monday of ending the
Korean war.
But those nine paragraphs con
tained three of the thorniest
problems holding up a settle
ment. These problems are the same
ones that have bogged the talks
since the end of last year: Rus
sia, airfields and repatriation of
war prisoners.
The three issues take up three
paragraphs. The other six sec
tions either have been tentative
ly agreed upon and await final
translation or they depend on the
solution of the three basic dis
putes. Steel Wage Negotiations
Continue in Washington
Washington (U.R) Government-sponsored
steel wage talks
droned on Monday as federal of
ficials waited for prices or poli
tics to break the impasse.
Acting Defense Mobilizcr
John R. Steelman called the CIO
United Stcelworkers and indus
try representatives Into new bar
gaining sessions for Monday
afternoon but officials predicted
they would merely "go through
the motions" of negotiating for
a settlement that would return
the industry to private control.
New Atomic
Expected at Venada Site
Las Vegas, Ncv. (U.R)
Nuclear scientists began arriv
ing here in large numbers Mon
day and indications were that
the second shot of the latest
atomic scries will be touched off
Tuesday.
It was not known whether the
blast would be unleashed from
the air or from one of the five
steel towers that have been con
structed at Frenchman's Flat
and nearby Yucca Flat.
Atomic Device Expected
Rut indications pointed to the
testing of another litomic device
rather than a full-blown atomic
bomb. Scientists explained that
the first explosion of the pres
ent series was not an atomic
bomb, but rather a nuclear de
vice to be developed into future
atomic weapons.
Military personnel were not
expected to take part in this
week's test, but have been arriv
ing by the thousands at this des
ert report city, presumably for
United Press Full Leased Wire
No. 20
Action Expected
To Hike Earnings ,
By $678,000,000
Average Increase
Said 8 Per Cent
Washington !U.R) The Inter
state Commerce commission has
authorized railroad freight rate
increases estimated to boost the
nation's transportation bill by
$678,000,000 annually.
The ICC granted the railroads
an average rate increase of from
7 to 8 per cent more than they
are now receiving.
Called 'Surcharges'
Actually, the ICC authorized
a 15 per cent increase over what
rates were last August. However,
this increase replaced hikes of 9
per cent in Eastern territory,
that area north of the Potomac
and Ohio and east of the Missis
sippi rivers, and 6 per cent
elsewhere.
The 15 per cent increase, like
the increases of 9 and 6 per cent
given last August, were called
"surcharges" and were granted
only through Feb. 28, 1954.
Notice Required
There are certain limitations
and exceptions in application of
the rate increases. They may be
put into effect on 15 days of
public notice by the railroads,
except on grain and its products
in which case 30 days' notice is
required.
A number of water carriers
and freight forwarders who were
parties to proceedings before the
ICC may put similar increases
into effect.
12th General Increase
Although Commissioners Clyde
a. Aiicnison and Charles D. Ma
haffie concurred in the decision,
they said they felt no over-all in
crease above 12 or 13 per cent
was justified outside of Eastern
territory.
The commission noted that
this was the 12th general in
crease allowed since World
War II.
Exceptions Included
Exceptions to the general au-,
thorization included:
1. Fresh fruits and vegetables,'
melons, and edible nuts; lumber
and articles carrying lumber
rates; canned or preserved food
products; and copper, lead and
zinc articles, all subject to a
maximum increase of 12 cents
per 100 pounds.
2. Building woodwork and
millwork, subject to a maximum
increase of 14 cents per 100
pounds.
Voter Registration
Deadline Tuesday
Residents of Jackson county
who wish to vote in the pri
mary election May 18, but who
are not now registered, have un
til 8 p. m. tomorrow to register.
The county clerk's office will
remain open until the evening
hour Tuesday to accept last- min
ute registrations, it was report
ed today.
Deputy clerks report that
near-record numbers of resi
dents are registering to vote this
year and that a number of them
are re-registering to change
their parties.
As of last week, a total of
29,000 county residents were
registered to vote.
Test Explosion
the "real" show, expected after
April 20. 1
The upcoming blast will merk
the 14th at the desert proving
ground here and It will be the
15th in the continental limits of
the United States. In all U. S.
scientists have touched off 25
nuclear charges in atom-bomb
history .including the devastat
ing war-time explosions In Hiro
shima and Nagasaki,
Public Test Due
The explosion of an atomic
bomb after April 20 has been de
signed as a "public" atomic
weapon test.
The vanguard of more than
7,000 Army, Navy, Marine and
Air Force personnel who will
participate in the big event, be
gan arriving Sunday. Units in
clude parus of the army s 82nd
airborne division which began
landing at Indian Springs Air
Force base, situated about 23
miles from the southern Nevada
atomic test sites.