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MEDfORD (OREOOlf) MAIL 1 Motorlog Into IU1 Combines Geology With Scenery OO o Old-Timer's Fossil Collection Allures ' i 4$ .....from KBES-TV Visitors From Afar Os March 4, 1953 permit wh granted to Southern Oregon rosacattiiif Company to tunitrnct and sfststs ICHS-TV, OmimoI I, Me4for4. POUR MOTM$ AND TEN DAYS LATER, KBES-TV was on tho air as year Ttltvisien station. In thoM says, many orodictod that a toWvision ttaHea could not Milial hs M area as small. (Many other television permittees have ceased to da business throughout tha country.) Today, aaartf two years later, KIES-TV ie sMR hare, and The Mtowlar to Claa C motorlog appesriaf Jane M In The Sudsy Oiec aten Xortfcweot nifHliM. t la me of aa usual aerlea sponsored Jatatly by The Ore- even though fighting red ink, it continues to improva and to try to improve its service to people of tha area. In Km with Ms policy to improve service, KIIS-TV a April 13 last asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to move..its transmitter. Hera is map shewing oovorapo KIES-TV pripsnd and 1 (OBima 7 E Thursday. July 7, 1933 V Iota Day Country mm 1 1 t Wtoa.'.TS, run BY JOHN A. DIERDORFF sua WrlUr. Ttut omaoln Twenty-five years ago R teemed only a matter of time before a cutoff across the Warm Springs Indian reservation would Imk Portland with cen tral Oregon more expeditiously than ever before. Or so it appeared to Law rence Barber, now marine edi tor of The Oregonian, who motorlogged over dim trails in to the Warm Springs country in that era and noted, with ob vious confidence: "In these days of economy and efficiency, such a highway is sure to be built sooner or later." Just how much later than sooner it was to be, no one in 1930 could have predicted ex actly. As it turned out, it was late 1949 before opening of the broad Warm Springs highway lopped 90 minutes and 33 miles off the trip from Portland to Bend. Todar. a drive following the V. S. highway 26 signs that i mark this smooth boulevard is i so routine that for us it wasn't even a motorlog in itself it was I only a shortcut, the first leg of ian Oregonian expedition by Oregon State Motor associa tion Ford into the limitless ex panses of central Oregon and the John Day country. From PrinevUJe livestock and lumber center our route my J - I Oregoa State Motor association white car stopped along state highway 19 near V. S. 26 Junction for view of John Day cliffs. lay east' along Ochoco reser voir, impounded - behind an earth-fill .dam for irrigation, and through junipers and pines up and over the Ochocos, west ernmost spur of the Blue moun tains. Three miles west of Mitchell, we deserted paved U. S. 26 for a passable side road leading eight miles to Painted Hills state park. The alfalfa prosper ing from the waters of muddy, roiling Bridge creek was a lush green relief from the dry and rocky walls of the narrow val ley- But all at once, at the state park, the hills were not just dry and rocky. Sculpted by na ture, in some places into forms suggesting nothing more vivid ly than giant elephant limbs. iney were alternately red or yellow or a smudged black, de pending on which chemical in fluence was strongest in the soil. In no hurry, to get anywhere in particular, we chose not to continue straight east on U. S. 26 to the town of John Day. Instead, the motorlog Ford pur- 1 Arkngtor DalLA I Pendleton ft I . Heppner' Y & Condon To PortlandJ b J J Jl fossil T-x & tunre ss mm bMadras & John M MifVi aH Mkw -J aft .F 1 J M t'Miwwy afesjBfjjayakjjC I "V , f Canyon a ore auw 1 Travelers varied roate by eatering John Day country through MaeviHe aad retaraiag via Arlington after a scenic loop. sued a loop (downstream along the John Day river past the storied fossil beds to Kimberly,! then east following the north, fork of the John Day through Monument to Long Creek on U. S. 395 and 'finally south to U. S. 26 again at Mt Vernon. This circuit took the car over good roads paved except for the last few miles into Long Creek through countryside suggestive at some points, be cause of the red hues and sculpturing of rock formations, of southern Utah around Bryce canyon. In the city of John Day it self, ranchers occasionally drive, whole bands of livestock right through the streets. It's a com munity in many respects like the stereotype of a western town jeans, Stetsons and pearl-button shirts abound ; yet the principal restaurants are the Anchor, the Canton and the South Seas, and there's even a motel called the Cote d'Or. The John Day country being a geological showplace, before leaving we made a pilgrimage to the weathered pine home of Tom Weatherford, whose col lection of John Day fossils draws distinguished visitors from around the globe. Weatherford lives pn a home stead west of Dayville, at the point where U. S. 26' plunges into the basalt narrows of Pic ture gorge. From a root cellar next to his house, he hauls out box after box of fossils from geologic eras as early as the Eocene, petrified wood and ex otic rocks and stones. As he replaced the jaw of a Pliocene mastodon into its box, he twinkled: "I've always said when I find a whole rhinoceros, I'm going to ride him home." Tom Weatherford, veteran of the Spanish-American war, rug ged rancher and dedicated stu dent of the fossil beds, seemed to typify the country in which he lives. He's been hunting rocks and fossils so long that, he says he can't remember how he started. And nn rlnnht Vip'11 lrpon it nr. until who knows - a news ! story from Dayville t;'!s us he has indeed found a whole ! rhinoceros - " ' . On The Side fDntribatsa' by Kiafl W breezed down to the farm In Monmouth County, N. J. Went by way of the Garden State Park way, which is the most beautiful auto highway I have seen so far. No billboards, no trucks, no buses allowed. For passenger cars ex clusively. We passed the magni ficent Monmouth Park race track which is now a little more than 45 minutes from Broadway. To be exact 60 minutes. And de lightful driving all the way. Inventor Who invented moth, balls? Give up? Why sir, it was none other than Sax Rohmer, the au thor, who created Dr. Fu Man chu. What Mr. Rohmer profited financially from his moth ball invention I cannot say. But his Dr. Fu Manchu character has made him a millionaire. And the money from that source is still rolling in. Rohmer recently sold the screen and TV rights of Fu Mhnchu for several million dol lars.. Among she Married Our married countrywomen are getting increasingly career minded. If they can't embark on a full time career they will settle for a part time career. As for ex ample, that quartette of house wives called the chordettes, which is quite a success of the airwaves. Has your wife any tal ent as a vocalist? If so, she might find three similarly talented married women and form a quar tette. They could call their group "The Harmonizing Housekeep ers." Perhaps your wife has some talent as a dancer plus a bit of vocal ability. If so, she might or ganize a troupe of clever house wives to stage a singing and dancing act. They could call themselves "The Eight Merry Married Madcaps." Sidelights What is the value of a Stradi varius violin? That is a question I am frequently asked but can not answer definitely. The value varies. Anyway, to give you an idea, the Stradivarius owned by Yehudi Menuhin is valued at f aaa Oaiij.l -.11 90U,uuu ... xviusu usually have well streamlined limbs. They make good chorus girls and can-can dancers. They are not so good for models. Are generally too hippy for that activity ... A San Franciscan named Daugh- By E. V. Durling Syadicat. Ic erty says: "All the Daughertys of Donegal were ambidextrous. They always went into battle with a sword in each hand." 1 Asking Queries from clients. Q. Can you name some great men who preferred brunettes to blondes? A. Certainly. Could name quite a few but space does not permit. However, keep in mind that Shakespeare wrote his fa mous sonnets in honor of a bru nette. . . Q. How much of a longshot was Jim Braddock when he met Max Baer for the heavy weight title? A. Price on Jim was 15 to 1 at ringside with no takers. . . Q. Are you familiar with poem including the line, "His. Time Was Come He Ran His Race"? Believe the line you mention is part of a long poem by Dean Swift, it is: His time was come he ran ; . his race, We hope he's in a better place. Fathers How did you act, sir, while waiting to get the news about the birth of your first child? Did you pace the waiting room floor, do a bit of chain smoking and so on? How about the second time? Was your excitement any the less? What was the first thing you said after the nurse announced "It's a boy" or "It's a girl?" It is said the first ques tion most fathers ask is "How's my wife?" and the second is "What" does the baby weigh?" Briefly To pronounce Louisiana cor rectly, keep in mind it was named after King Louis of France and not a girl named Louise . . . Men of Irish descent make the best lawyers. 4-H Club Item Upper Rogue Club The Upper . Rogue 4-H club will have its practice fair at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hous ton in Shady Cove on Saturday, July 9, at 1 p.m. The entire dub of both Live stock and Home Economics will have their projects to show. The local Rotary club, spon sors the Upper Rogue 4-H club.. The public is invited to see what youth, can and is doing. , LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF'OREGON, FOR JACK SON COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY ZUEHLSDORFF. De ceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has' been appointed and has qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Harry Zuehlsdorff. deceased All per sons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me at my office in the Court house. Medford. Oregon, within six months from the 'date of this notice. Dated and first published this 16th day of June. 1955. WALTER D. NUNLEY Administrator with the Will Annexed of the Estate of Harry Zuehlsdorff. deceased. oWet, BUY THE NEW G E Water Heater AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC Wash a Load of Clothes ' EVERY HOUR -All Day Long- ONLY $5.00 A MONTH NOTHING DOWN HOME APPLIANCE 115 EAST MAIN " ' Authorized Dealer CEREBAlQ ELECTRIC Water Heaters ' ' ' W" 'SMI ' In May, Attorney! for KFJI Broadcasters filed the following latter with Fed eral Communications Commission. (W. D. Miller of Klamath Falls is ewner of KFJI and also controls KWIN, Ashland) Hera is exact wording f rbat letter: BLACK, KENDALL AND FAIN . Portland 4, Oregon. ' May 10, 1955 Miss Mary Jane Morris ...... Secretary Federal Communications Commission Washington 25, D.C. Subj: Application of Southern Oregon Broadcasting Company, (KBES-TV), Medford, Oregon for Change of Antenna ; Location ; Dear Madam: On behalf of KFJI Broadcasters, permittee of Station KFJI-TV, Channel 2, Klamath Falls, Oregon, it is respectfully requested that the above-entitled application for construction permit made by Southern Oregon Broadcasting Company to change antenna location be designated for hearing, or, in the alternative be paced in the Commission's pending files until such time as the Commission reaches its decision in Docket 11297v ..... " . The Commission's attention is directed to the fact that the application of KBES-TV above referred to seeks approval of an antenna location "substantially more than five miles from the nearest border of the city limits -of Medford, Oregon.. The antenna location proposed in said applica tion is at Soda Mountain approximately half-way between the cities of Medford and Klamath Falls, Oregon. Very truly yours, - BLACK, KENDALL AND FAIN . s John W. Kendall Attorneys for KFJI Broadcasters FIGURE PREDICTED CONTOURS KBES-TV CHANNELS JSil FT. 14. 4 It ERF SOUTHERN OREGON BROADCASTING CCSIFANT ' MEDFORD. CRISC4 FrepereeT f Crsve. LokMtt Oliver - VMfitagfJ 4 Co - Jprit 1HI On Jims 9, 1955 His Federal Communications Commission notified KBES-TV of. tha action it had taken on the Southern Oregon sppllcstiin M fjrft improved service. . Hers is exact wording ef that latter. - - 1 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION V Washington 25. D.C ' ' June 9, 1955 . ' .i ' Address All Communications . to the Secretary ' ' - In Reply Refer to: - 8843. Southern Oregon Broadcasting Company P.O. Box 1189 . Medford, Oregon Gentlemen: ' .' This is with, reference to your application (BMPC-3035) for modifica tion of construction permit of television Station KBES-TV, Channel 5, Med ford, Oregon. 'f . It appears from your application that you propose to locate your trans mitter more than five miles from the city limits of Medford. Your attention is invited to the Notice of Proposed Rules Making fn the matter of Amend ment of Section 3.685, Rules Governing Television Broadcast. Stations, . Docket No. 1 1297, issued by the Commission on March 3, 1955. In said. Notice, the Commission proposes to limit the location of transmitters to a site within 5 miles' of the city limits' or boundary of the principal city to be -served. - The Commission, in said Notice, also indicated: that pending final determination in said rule-making proceedings it would consider such application on a case-to-case basis. It further appears from, your application that whereas your present Grade B contour does not reach Klamath Falls, Oregon, your proposal will result in placing a Grade A signal over Klamath Falls for the first time. In this connection, it is noted that KFJI Broadcasters, permittee of television Station KFJI-TV, Channel 2, Klamath Falls, Oregon, has requested that your application be designated for hearing or, in the alternative, be placed in 'the Commission's pending files pending a determination of tha rule- , making proceedings. Upon consideration of the above facts, the Commission believes that action on your application should be withheld until a decision is reached in the above rule-making proceeding. Accordingly, your application is being placed in the pending file. r Very Truly yours, , MARY JANE MORRIS .'- " . Secretary .. " ; cc: De mosey & Koplovitz, Esq. ' E. A. Melons . ; KFJI Broacasters k - The present KBES-TV transmitter site is already located 9 miles. from Medford. Tha proposed site is located 2 nuHes from Medford, ami is 4,049 feet hioh.,. KFJI Broadcasters was srantod its application for KFJI-TV EIGHT MONTHS AGO on November S, iy4 aad still Mart a the air. Klu-TY 1 no objections to that grant to KFJI Broadcasters. ',, v y '0';. -" ' ' 'Ji'. ' T- -L :. r.w. I..mrinm ... Grants Pat . . . the Aooleaata . 1 . Uo His Roane River . . . Klamath Falls . . Hilt ... Happy Camp . . many canyons and small valleys . . . KBES-TV is trying to make ft easier and cheaper for yon to fat good television programs. Many of ye) have aefced about, our application. These are reasons why wa thought you should have tha facts. Signed:;: . . ." KBES-TV, SOUTHERN OREGON BROADCASTING COMPANY ; . s AMOS E. VOORHIES, President E. A. MALONE, Vico-President E. A. FAB ER, Vico-Prosidont WM. B. SMUUJN, Secretanr-Treasursr JERRY POULOS, Manager
