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Frsf Image Flashed on Television Screen
In New York
Q By WILLIAM EWAi n
United Presi Correspondent
New York (U.P.) Thirty
years ago this Sunday the image
of Edna May Horner a telephone
operator in Washington flickered
onto a TV screen in Manhattan.
In her best telephone voice, she
said:
"Mr. Gofford I have
Mr.
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The date was April 7, 1927.
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Sunday. April 7, 1957
Today
did not refer to it as a "telecast."
The program for the day dis
tributed in New York and Wash
ington was labeled simply, a
"demonstration." '
Whatever its name, it was a
whingdinger. It startled Herbert
Hoover, then secretary of com
merce in the Coolidge adminis
tration. From the Bell labs at
Whippany, N. J., the program
also featured a male comic and
a female monologist the first
performance ever to star on TV,
It had been a long time in the
making. Back in 1924, the Bell
labs had succeeded in transmit
ting a still picture from Cleve
land to New York. Early in 1925,
Dr. Herbert Ives, then director
of electro-optical research at
Bell, outlined a research pro
gram. Live Image
By the end of 1925, Bell tech
nicians had succeeded in trans
mitting a moving picture within
a room. Early in 1926, a "live"
image was sent from one room
to another. A couple of weeks
before April 7, 1927, the men at
Bell ran some test runs between
New York and Washington.
When April 7" rolled around
Hoover, some newsmen and Bell
officials settled themselves in
what had once been a funeral
parlor in the capital. It is now
a flower shop. In Manhattan,
newsmen and officials gathered
in the Bell Building at 463 West
st. At 2:15, Walter Gifford, pres
ident of the A T & T, spoke to
the Manhattan gathering. There
were also brief speeches in Man
hattan by Frank Jewett, presi
dent of the Bell labs, and Dr.
Ives.
Soon Miss Horner (now Mrs.
Marcus Pugh, a housewife in
Washington), working through
telephone lines, came through
with Hoover. "It is a matter of
just pride to have a part in this
historic occasion . . ." began
Hoover.
Two Screeni
His image was projected onto
two screens in New York one,
two by three inches; the other,
about two by three feet. The
samll image was well-defined,
the large one, a little unclear.
After Hoover's address, other
officials breathed briefly into
the apparatus. Then ' Whippany
began transmitting this time,
by radio. An "A. Dolan" ren
dered a comic bit in brogue and
another bit in blackface. A Mrs.
H. A. Frederick of Mountain
Lakes, N. J., whose husband
worked for Bell, delivered a
humorous talk. Dolan is now
dead; Mrs. Frederick still lives
in Mountain Lakes.
It lasted about one hour In all.
Newspapers the next day pro
nounced it a success. After the
demonstration, reporters asked
Gifford what lay ahead for the
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LOCAL CHEESE Out-of-town representatives of the Oregon
June dairy month committee, who visited Medford Thursday,
saw samples of various kinds of cheese produced in the Rogue
Rivjer valley. Shown above, left to right, are Vince Smith,
Jackson county June Dairy month chairman, Reed Garrison,
of Echo Springs dairy, Eugene, and Oscar Hagg, dairy market
ing specialist from Oregon State college. The three men, along
with other local members of the organization, met at the
Jackson hotel Thursday morning to lay plans for the 1957
June Dairy month festival. The Cheese was-produced at the
Rogue River Valley creamery in Central Point.
News About Books
From the Library
Awards for two outstanding
children's books' published in
1956 have been announced by
Mrs. Charlemae Rollins, chair
man of the Children's Library
association committee for the
American Library association.
The Newbery medal, awarded
for each year's most distinguish
ed contribution to American lit
erature for children, is to be giv
en Virginia Sorensen for "Mira
cles on Maple Hill." This family
story , tells of the miracles that
happened during a year from
one sugaring time to the next
not only miracles of nature and
the changing seasons but the
family's drawing together again
in happiness.
Winner of the Caldecott me
dal, for contributing to the most
distinguished American picture
book for children, is Marc Si
mont, illustrator of "A Tree Is
Nice," by Janice May TJdry. The
author points out the many en
joyments that a tree provides
for shade, beauty, usefulness,
for climbing and playing."
Runners-up for this years
Newbery award were "Old Yel
ler," by F. B. Gipson; "House of
Sixty Fathers," by M. DeJong;
"Corn Grows Ripe," by D.
Rhoaads, and "Black Fox of
curious invention.
"I'll leave that to your imag
ination," replied Gifford.
It's doubtful if anyone s imag
ination then, no matter how
fanciful, managed to conceive
what lay ahead in the 30 years
to come.
4.
CLUB
NEWS
Timber Wolves
The Timber Wolves forestry ;
club of Gold Hill met Sunday,
March 31, ant went on a hike
up Willow creek. Members iden
tified sugar pine, incense cedar, !
western red cedar, white fir,
douglas fir, madrone, black oak,
white oak, white alder and Ore
gon grape.
When it started to - rain,
members built a fire and ate
candy bars brought by David
Hixson, Danny Kane, Murl Flen
ner, Kevin Elbert, David Hix
son, Mark and Gregg Schmidt.
Ralph Hixson is leader. Next
meeting will be held Friday,
April 12, at the Hixson home.
Gregg Schmidt,
Reporter
Paul Satko Suffers
Fatal Heart Attack
Tacoma (U.R) Paul Satko,
who made headlines in the 1940's
when he took his family from
Tacoma to Alaska in a home
made boat, died here Friday. He
was 68.
Satko took his wife and seven
children to the territory in an
odd-shaped 40-foot boat he call- !
ed the "Ark." The trip took 56
days. Satko died from a heart
attack.
William Langley Trial
Slated fo Start Tuesday
Portland (U.R) Trial, of Dis
trist Attorney William Langley
on a misdemeanor Charge of neg
lect of duty Friday was assigned
to the court of Circuit Judge
Frank J. Lonergan.
The trial tentatively is sched
uled to open next Tuesday.
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tenders for the Caldecott award
included "Mr. Penny's Race
horse," by M. H. Ets, illustrated
by the author, and "Lion," by
W. P. DuBois, illustrated by the
author.
All books mentioned may be
obtained through any agency of
the Jackson county library from
the Medford public library.
Bend Editor Gels
City Service Award
Bend U.R) Phil F. Brogan,
Oregon science writer and asso
ciate editor of the Bend Bulle
tin, was named 1957 recipient of
Bend's city service award Fri:
day night at a banquet.
The ward, sponsored by trie
Fraternal Order of Eagles, was
presented to Brogan by Lawr
ance Leafiy, Wenatchee, Wash.,
Eagles international president.
The award was in recognition
of Brogan's interpretation of the
earth sciences and local and state
activities. He is chairman of the
Oregon Geographic Board and
Pacific Njorthwest director of the
American Meteor Society.
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Forcalquier, France U.R)
A , correctional tribunal fined
five members of Pierre Pou
jade's anti-tax party Friday for
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Around Hollywood
Hollywood (U.R) Opera stars
who do stripteases in night clubs
brought a groan today of "great
letdown to the
public" from
one of the
greatest ten
ors of the ce'n
tury, Richard
Crooks.
Crooks, now
56, retired
from singing
11 years ago
Aiine Mosbj and lives
quietly with his wife in the
plush suburb of Brentwood. To
hear him sing today one has to
attend the All-Saints Episcopal
church in Beverly Hills. Only
there does he unleash the voice
that thrilled opera, concert and
radio listeners for nearly 20
years.
But Crooks keeps up with cur
rent Metropolitan Opera stars,
and the slit skirts of Patrice
Munsel and Marguerite Piazza
and night club jazz sung by Hel
en Traubel, Lauritz Melchior
and Ezio Pinza make him feel
"sorry for them."
Situation Shocking
"To see a singer step into a
night club! I remember how dis
appointed . I wag when Mme.
Klamath Falls Youth
To Serve on Staff
Portland U.R Thomas L.
Murdock of Klamath Falls, a po
litical science senior at Willam
ette university, has been selected
to serve for a year as research in
tern on the Washington staff of
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D
Ore.) Murdock'S selection was an
nounced Saturday by Dr. John
M. Swarthout of Oregon State
college, chairman of the commit
tee chosen by Neuberger to name
the winner of the post.
Neuberger established the in
tern program to enable young
persons interested in public life
to have an opportunity to ob
serve the workings of govern
nent in Washington.
Murdock will begin his assign
ment Sept. 1.
Federal Dam Starts
Producing Own Power
The Dalles !U.R) The $260
million federal dam project here
began producing power for its
own consumption Friday.
The first of two 3,000-kilowatt
units for local use was hooked
up and a second one of the same
capacity will start producing
power early this week. - " '
The first two of the large 78,-000-kil6watt
main generating
units are scheduled to be ready
in November.
Ultimate capaciy of The Dalles
dam is 1,119,000 kilowatts for
the 14 main generators and two
f ishway generators.
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By ALINI MOSBY
United Press Correspond!!!
Schuman Heink toured with vau
deville.. Can you feature Melba
or Flagstad or Caruso singing at
Las Vegas?" exclaimed Crooks
as he basked in the sunshine on
the patio of his home.
"I know it's their own busi
ness, and that they do it for
money, but I don't think a night
club is the proper completion for
a career," he commented. "I
think singers, at the end of their
careers, owe it to the public to
teach young singers."
After a - decade at the Met,
Crooks became a fixture on the
NBC "Firestone Hour" on radio
for 13 years. He retired in 1945
because of failing health. Four
years ago he and his wife, wed
for 31 years, moved here from
Pennsylvania.
Activities Numerous
Crooks is an example of a
man who, though retired, leads
an even busier and useful life
He's served on the boards of the
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera,
Hollywood Bowl and Los An
geles Symphony, and is deter
mined that this area will become
"the music center of the world,"
despite cries that Los Angeles is
a cultural sewer where residents
care only about orange juice and
movie stars.
He also launched a one-man
campaign to gently steer young
singers away from the fat money
in TV and night clubs and into
opera. He judges numerous audi
tions for beginners seeking
scholarships. Next October
Crooks and another retired op
era star, Lotte Lehman, launch
the first southwest auditions for
the Met in nearby Santa Bar
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Portland (U.R) Building Is
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spring or early summer" on the
new Sheraton hotel in the Lloyd
tract on the east side of the
Willamtte river, according to an
announcement made Friday.
Fred S. Kummer, Sheraton
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The 300-room structure will
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