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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
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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
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Thursday. July 7, 1933 V
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BY JOHN A. DIERDORFF
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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SOUTHERN OREGON BROADCASTING CCSIFANT '
MEDFORD. CRISC4
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Crsve. LokMtt Oliver - VMfitagfJ 4 Co
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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