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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1941)
V AGE TEN FCC TO OPEN PRESS-RADIO S Br PETER EDSON ' WASHINGTON, July 21 The seven-man federal communi cations commission, bossed by anti-monopolist James Lawrence Fly, has shown an electrician's penchant this year for sticking its collective hand Into trans formers labeled "dangerous," and will do a standing broad jump Into another coil of live wires. July 23 it opens hearings to determine the extent to which newspapers will be permitted to own or control radio stations licensed to operate under the new FM frequency modula tion system of broadcasting and reception which largely eliminates static, fading and some of the other nuisances of the standard methods now in general use. FCC has just completed a sur vey of newspaper participation in broadcasting. The results won't be announced until the hearings get going, but to get its data, the commission sent big long questionnaires to the nearly SOO radio broadcasting stations now licensed. Instead of asking newspapers how they were tied up with, and how they handled radio and radio news, the radio . stations were asked how they were handled by the newspapers. . . ; Tea Worries In brief, what the radio sta tions were asked specifically, was: (1) List of all the local and out-of-town newspapers in the radio area. (2) Whether news papers charged radio stations for printing programs. (3) Relations between newspaper advertising and radio advertising depart ments, including information on rates charged one medium by the other for space or time. (4) Relations' between . newspaper and radio publicity and promo tional activities, and how these are paid for. (5) Full information on news broadcasts used by the radio stations. (6) Station methods of obtaining local news. (7) How news broadcasts are edited and sponsored. (8) Name of every person working for the radio station who is in -any way connected with a newspaper, and what his duties are. (9) Business connections between radio ' sta tion and newspaper. (10) Degree of consultation between radio station and newspaper manage ments on matters of policy. The broad nature of this in quiry and the detail of the in formation, requested, down to the names of individual em ployes mixed up in both radio and newspaper, give the-tipoff to what the FCC is looking for. What it apparently fears is that your favorite newspaper or any other newspaper will get some kind of nefarious control over all the methods of news dissem ination in the community, and thereby work against the public interest. While the commission insists that its forthcoming hearings are to be unbiased, and solely with the view of determining what its future policies should be in granting radio station licenses to newspapers, the fact remains that its policy in the past has been to give preference and to grant radio station licenses to non newspaper organizations whenever a newspaper and a non-newspaper company have both been applicant's for per mits in the same territory. Licenses already granted to newspaper-owned or controlled stations are not to be disturbed, the commission declares, but as station licenses are granted for only one-year periods, a change in policy could mean that as licenses expired they might not be renewed. In the existing field of stand ard broadcast, the commission declares that more than a third of the stations now operating are identified with newspapers. It is this third that might be hit hardest should the FCC embark on some new policy. In more than 80 localities, the only radio outlet is in the control of the only local newspaper. Newspapers Will Be There While the FCC is obtaining its basic information on the rela tion between newspaper and radio station from the broad' casters, this does not mean that only the radio men will be rep resented at the hearings. The newspaper men will be there too, particularly those who have HEARING 0011 Craig Service Stations HANCOCK GASOLINE AND MOTOR OILS Hancock Regular 1QC . Casollna Gasoline Five Point Gasoline ' Plus Tetraethyl (Octane 79) "Stop at CRAIG'S , South 6th at Market Russia's Great Rivers Are Her Defense Lines I DNIEPER I - I OB I I YENISEI I I LENA I 1400 MILES LONO - 2400 MILES LONG c 2800 MILESLONG "'L0UN.?P. f NAVIGABLE ALMOST :: NAVIGABLE 600 MILES NAVIGABLE 1200 MILESl jNAVIGABLE 1000 MILES I ITS ENTIRE LENGTH ' ' .' I P !DON I , OtL M ) 1300 MILES LONG i s9 I ' I JO 700 MILES NAVIGABLE 1 X t Jf O aAK I IV j 1400 MILES LONG :, 2900 MILES LONG ,. I Vftl f?A I 600 MILES NAVIGABLE ; I 2400 MILES NAVIGABLE! ' TVkvm INTERRUPTED BY RAPIDS - "t. o , 2300 MILES LONG 1 ZZr" 1 2000 MILES NAVIGABLE . f ,1.'..,.5Hv- .-va' .-. -T TO i GERMAN ATTACKS I ' " . of Russia form north - . lestCaiStan . i. a" nvtan inose oi mc - Don't Worry About Rising Costs, But Stay in Income (EDITOR'S NOTE: litre are Momt parting sugKtstioiu from Paul Gnr and John Becklry concluding a tcric of thrw of their dIW columns for th Special New. Scrriw "hleh thej hr devoted to botlns the jump in tlTt&s eosu.) By PAUL GESNER and JOHN BECKLEY NEW YORK, July 21 (The Special News Service) There's a question in many minds to day: In a cycle of rising prices. should hobbies and amusements be maintained? We Dut this question to three commercial bankers well quali fied at giving sound financial advice. The three also are well quali fied to speak on hobbies and amusements. - All have hobbies and amusements of their own. Said banker number one: "I like to play golf. I play twice a week. It costs me money. But I like to play golf. If my sal ary was cut to 525 a week, I'd move out of my home, maybe. and : take a furnished room somewhere, but every week I'd save a dollar or two out of my salary to pay the green fee on some public links. I'd keep on playing golf." Said banker numoer iwo: i like fresh water fishing. It is an expensive pastime. . If I had hobbies that were taking dol lars that I needed for rent and food, and a rise in the cost of living made me scrimp, I'd re duce expenses all along the line. But Id keep on fishing. A noo by doesn't have to be expensive to be fun. Some day I'm going to try clay modeling. That's not expensive. And I'll bet it's entertaining and relaxing." Banker number three called in his secretary, scratched his head, then dictated a few words to the secretary. She typed the words on a sheet of paper. He edited what she had transcribed, then said. "Here, read this. It is what I think about hobbies and amusements . when living costs are going up." Here is what he wrote: "Don't deny yourself and your family its quota of relaxa tion and fun. Maintain present interest in photography, fishing, golf, motoring, hiking, theatre, or whatever combination of pas times you like. Put hobby and amusement spending, however, on a rough budget basis to see exactly what costs are each month. Try not to exceed pres ent hobby and amusement out lay. Later, if rising living costs demand, reduce the number of hobbies or replace expensive ones with inexpensive ones. Here are some other sugges tions on living costs: Installment buying: a rise in interests in existing stations and those who have applied for li censes to operate the new FM stations. . One curious sidelight of the hearings is the fact that while a majority of the FCC members have aroused the ire of the news papers interested in radio station operation, the commission has also irked the broadcasters no end by its anti-monopoly decrees of last May, intended to make all stations free agents and per mit any station to buy any other station's programs, thus break ing up the chains. Gal. 21 Gal. Before You Go!" and Main at Congar south defense walls of water across the vastness of the Soviet Union. attacks, those of east against possible thrusts by Japan. In compart- tnMr 1 S, on map. Mississippi is but living costs pares the purchas ing power of each dollar in the pay envelope. If a substantial portion of these dollars have been earmarked for payments of goods contracted for on the installment plan, and daily liv ing expenses go up, the fixed income man faces a tight squeeze until he has completed his time payments. Avoid over-extending of . in stallment purchases of goods such as automobiles, refrigera tors, pianos, furniture,' radios, and allied items, if you are pushing along on a .fixed in come. This is the advice of an important executive of a de partment store selling goods to the people on a time payment basis. 'The last thing in the world we want to do is saddle any body with installment payments that create financial hardship, he said. "If yours is a fixed income," he added, "make it a fast and hard rule that no greater amount of your. future income shall be earmarked for install ment payments than the sura at present, no matter whether large or small if meeting pres ent time payments is difficult." . m - ........ ' Accounting: another ; lmpor. tant step in taking the stipg out of rising living costs, is to con serve dollars by damming up pocket leaks. A study of pocket outgo often reveals nickels, dimes, quarters and half-dolors slipping through xne lingers ior street peauicra, j novelties, office bets, 5 o'clock j drinks, pinball games, juke box music, unnecessary telephone calls and taxicab fares. Keep track of all pocket spending for one week, itemize outgo to every penny, to ferret out money leaks for non-essentials. Final analysis: The whole secret of beating rising prices is keeping your spending within your income, no matter what means you take. And don't worry too much about rising living costs yet. The administration in Wash ington insists it is not going to let living costs get out of hand. Much can be done to avert or brake runaway prices if federal officials keep alert, -watch trends closely, and handle their price control powers wisely, AMERICAN MEAT On January 1, 1940, there were approximately 149,133,000 head of meat animals on Amer ican farms and range lands. Cat tle accounted for 68,769,000 of this number. 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"Stores are well stocked with American and British goods, but American magazines, cigarettes and soda fountains are conspicu ously absent. "Most of the people seem glad to see us and since a great many of them speak some English it is not at all hard to transact business. English, American and Icelandic money circulate to gether in a cashier's nightmare. "It's a very pretty country. I'm surprised the tourist indus try and steamship lines naven t made more of it. The steep rug ged mountains and fjords are unusually impressive. (Although northernmost Ice- Authorised Maytaa Dealers See the Xcw Mayings Now On Display! All Models Prices are Reasonable Oregon Equipment Co. 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The road will be thoroughly checked by the traffic committee the day before the picnic, Arrangement committee mem bers are R. M. Prior, William Seigler, John Cortcz, W. A. Clendcnen, Mrs. Toohlg, E. A. Davis and A. A. Rodcnbcrger. Mrs. Nicholas will bo assisted by a group making plans for the free lunch to bo served at noon. The program is scheduled fojf 1 o clock. Mrs. Frank Payne, author of "Captain Jack, Modoc Rene gade," and her husband will be among prominent guests of the day. Mrs. Payne, authority on Indian history of the territory, will speak during the afternoon. Vivid pageantry will be supplied by costuming of committee heads, a subdivision in charge of John Cortez. Dead Man's Coat Leads to Arrest PORTLAND, Ore., July 21 (fP) A few minutes after the body of Francis T. Erlckson, 55, Port land, was discovered in a lum ber yard Saturday, Detective W J. Nelson arrested James Ward, 55, who was sleeping nearby. Ward was held for the district attorney. 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Grubb suffered painful Injur les tho last hour of the show hero July 6. when a horse he was riding in the professional bronc class, fell with him in the center of the arena, completely rolling over the cowboy. HIM STITCHING ALBUQUERQUE. N. M. (P A stitch in time saves a soldier lots of embarrassment so Mrs. J. H. Lynch Is inaugurating a free sewing service for men in uniform. Office hours are from 1 to 4 p. m. Wednesdays at her homo. m t Jr. 'm -r -t it r -lag, rw , was 7 SERVICE Adjust Brake. Adjust Steering Gear and Front Wheel Toe-in. Rearrange Tires If Necessary, Adjust pnd Clean Spark Plugs. Clean Fuel Pump and Adjust Car buretor for Summer Driving. Adjust Fan Belt. Inspect Battery and Clean Terminals. tME IN TODAY. SAVE MONEY Remember: We use Genuine Ford Parts and wr Mechanics are Experienced oh Ford Cart'' Salsigeir RHotor Co Main and Esplanade Nothing Heroic. Thrilling In Ferrying British Planes MONTREAL, July 81 (UP) Tha reporter thouilht hera was a chance to writs thrilling piece about the men who ferry bombers to Britain, so ho went up to the four men sitting in the hangar and plied them with questions about their hazardous work. They would be In England In R to 12 hours. They were Cnpt. D, who operated a Texas air line, Capt. X, former oil com- ROSEBURG, Ore., July 21 P) Attorney Guy Gordon of Rose burg, legal adviser for the asso ciation of Oregon Counties, an nounced Saturday his Intention of becoming a candidate next year for tho offlco of congress man from tho newly-created fourth congressional district of Oregon. Gordon returned Thurs day from two months spent at Washington, D. C, where he has been assisting In preparing leg islation desired by Oregon coun ties in connection with federal payments in lieu of taxes on federally controlled land. "I fool," Gordon said, "that my long period of experlenco in dealing with tho federal govern ment in matters pertaining to public lands can bo ot value to tho state of Oregon. During many trips to Washington I have had occasion to work closely with tho members of the Oregon delegation. Tho position of con gressman or senator holds no glamour for me. I know the members of congress to be hard working people. Any man who goes to congress from this new district will find plenty of good hard work, that will call for all he can learn and all he can do." Gordon served as county ass essor of Douglas county for three years, during which time he was concerned with the O. and C. grant land question. He was dis trict attorney from 1B23 to 102S and since retirement from that office has continuously repre sented Oregon counties In con nection with public land prob lems. Ho has spent four months of the current year In Washington, and on tho trip from which he has Just returned worked with tho attornoy gcnerol in the prep aration of legislation soon to be brought before, congress. Attorney Gordon Is a world war vctoran and has served as department commander of the American Legion. July 21. 1941 puny flier In Los Angeles, Capt. Y, of Htirtfurdshlre, England, who had been a pilot 15 yean with Imperial Airways, and Caul. W, of Ontorlo, former fly ing Instructor, They answered tho questions, Here they are: Q. Do you ever see enemy planes? A. No. Q, Ever sea any noil nib marines or warships? A, No. Q. What was the worst dlffU cully you ever encountered? f . A. None. I Q. What If in enemy plan appeared? A. There are nice, big, fluffy clouds to hide in. i Q. Don't you almost .freeze? A. I've always been very com fortable. Q. What do you think about? A. Flying. Q. How do you feel on arrival In England? A. Hungry. Q. Do you go out and get tight? A. 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