Government Ponders
Converting All TV
Channels OverToUHF
Washington (U.R) The gov
ernment it considering an event
ual switch of all the nation's
television broadcasting to new
channels which most present
sets arc not equipped to receive.
The move, however, is only
in the study stage and "will be
subject to long "controversy and
argument. Even if it were final
ly approved and ordered, the
switch would require about 10
years to put into effect fully,
most experts estimate.
The step under consideration
would shift television broadcast
ing from very high frequency
VHF) channels to the ultra high
(UHF) band. The Federal Com
munications Commission an
nounced Tuesday that it is study
ing the matter.
12 VHF Channels
Most present TV sets receive
only VHF channels channels
two through 13. Of the 37,000,
000 sets estimated in the nation,
$nly 7,000,000 are equipped to
receive UHF telecasting only by
installing an adapter. Such an
installation costs from $25 to
75.
The FCC emphasized, how
ever, that in any shift to UHF
it would allow a transition
period "sufficiently long to
cover the useful life of VHF
only receivers in the hands of
the public.
Future sets presumably would
be built mainly for UHF use.
The newest models still are
aimed at the VHF market but
are built so that conversion to
UHF can be made in only about
five minutes and at a nominal
cost.
Reason for Study
The reason FCC Is studying
the shift to UHF is that there
are. at present, 70 UHF channels
available for allotment for Com
mercial TV stations compared to
VHF's 12. Hence, It said, the
shift would permit a greater
number of stations for each re
ception area and establishment
of stations in areas never before
served by TV.
The FCC first began opening
up UHF channels in 1952, but
UHF stations established since
then have had a rough go of it.
The public had too few sets
which could receive UHF, and
VHF stations already were estab
lished in the field with superior
programming and a prior claim
on advertising dollars.
Contestants Win $100
Weekly for 12th Year
Hollywood (U.R) Steve
and Dorothy Rowland increased
their total prize money to $63,
600 Tuesday night by winning
$100 a week for a 12th year on
Edgar Bergen's television quiz
program, "Do You Trust Your
Wife?"
Rowland, a Los Angeles in
surance salesman and delica
tessen store operator, trusted his
wife to compete for the cash
prize against Lawrence Whal
strom on the CBS television
show. Mrs. Rowland named cor
rectly seven of 10 wives of U.S.
presidents while Whalstrom only
could name two.
The Rowlands also won the
opportunity to return next week
to try for $100 a week for a
13th year. The couple has been
on the program for three months.
Wednesday. June 27, 195S
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Snake River Development Plan Opposed in Pendleton Hearings
Pendleton (U.R) Oppo-,
nents to proposed private ue-j
velopment of the Mountain
Sheep and Pleasant Valley pow
er sites on the Snake river call
ed 20 witnesses to testify here
yesterday as a Federal Power
commission hearing concluded a
two-day session.
General thesis of the opposi
tion was threefold: (1) that the
proposed development would
provide inadequate flood con
trol, (2) charges of monopoly,
and (3) the two proposed dams
would not provide or allow full
development of the river sys
tem. Shift To Lewiston
The hearings will reconvene
in Lewiston, Ida., tomorrow for
another two days of taking non
technical testimony. A later
hearing in Washington, D.C.,
will take technical testimony.
Lyle Wolff, attorney for the
National Hells Canyon associa
tion, also introduced 24 letters
of protest against the proposed
development.
Harvey Libby, president of
the Oregon Farmers Union, de
clared the proposed construc
tion would "not be in the public
interest." He compared the situ
ation with that preceding the
construction of Bonneville dam
on the Columbia.
A favorite comparison offered
by many of the opposition wit
nesses was between the pro
posed private two-dam develop
ment and the suggested federal
Nez Perce dam. Nearly unani
mously they agreed that the pro
posed Mountain Sheep and the
Pleasant Valley projects would
not measure up to the overall
river development offered by
the Nez Perce dam.
Monopoly Charged
The four - company combine
that proposes to undertake the
$213 million project, was ac
cused of proposing a monopoly.
"rinr rnnsumer owned elec
trie systems would be as frail
reeds, subject to every arbitrary
whim of this tremendous five
state super power corporation,"
Gus1 Norwood, executive secre
tary of the Northwest Public
Power association, told the
hearing.
He declared that only the fed
eral government would be able
to develop the Snake river for
the benefit of all.
Arthur C. Higgs, assistant at
torney general for Oregon, fre
quently rose to question wit
nesses, particularly h regard to
the problem of fish passage over
the high dams.
Largest in Northwest
A group of four private power
companies. Pacific Power and
Light, Washington Water Power,
Montana Water Power and Port
land General Electric, have com
bined together in requesting a
license for construction of the
two dams. It would be the larg
est hydroelectric project ever
undertaken in the Northwest
with private capital.
Allan A. Smith, attorney for
the private power companies,
said that he expected to call
about 40 witnesses to offer testl-l of the two dams, when the hear-l Ida., tomorrow. Opponents indi- about 20 witnesses to the stand
mony in support of construction I tags reconvene in Lewiston, cated that they would send in the Lewiston hearings.
UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT
Wiesbaden, Germany U.R)
A young airman was "neither
insane nor intoxicated" when he
flew a twin-engine transport
into Rhineland skies for a one
hour solo joyride. Officials said
Airman 1-C Thomas S. Smith,
of Sitka, Alaska, will face a
court martial for his unauthor
ized C47 flight Tuesday.
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