Evening star., 1934-09-02


take place before the recently created
Federal Communications Commission,
beginning October /.
Having resigned his post as vice
president of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System in charge of Washington
activities Mr.. Bellows will devote his
time to the preparation of the case
of the broadcasting industry for these
hearings, at which the organized
broadcasters will attempt to have the
status quo retained with respect to
broadcasting ALLEGATIONS The hearings
were called by the F. c. c. pursuant
to the provision in the communica-
tions act of 1884, passed last June,
calling upon it to recommend to Con-
gress by next February whether a
portion of the limited radio facilities
should be assigned to so-called nom
profit organizations, like religious and
educational institutions.
BroadcaSters regard these hearings
as of exceptional Importance. 1t was
for that reason that Mr. Bellows, him
self member Of the original Federal
Radio Commission in 1927 has de-
cided to join the executive staff of the
National Association of Broadcasters,
upon relinquishing his C. B. S. post.
Since 1927, Mr.. Bellows has been
chairman of the Legislative Commit
tee of the broadcasters associat ton,
and for several years has been a men,
Der of its board of directors. He has
figured in virtually every hearing
regarding radio held by congressional
committees since 1925.
Succeeding Mr.. Bellows as head of
c. B. SIS Washington activities is
Harry c. Butcher, general manager of
Station WJSV, C. B. SIS outlet in
Washington, who will assume those
duties in addition to his management
of the station. Mr. Butcher joined C.
B. S. in 1880 as its Washington rep
reSentative, before the network ac-
quired WJSV under lease. Two years
later, upon the acquisition of the sta
ton, he was transferred to its man
agement, and Mr.. Bellows was as
signed to Washington from Mime
apolis. Mr.. Bellows is still president
of Station WCCO. Minneapolis. which
also is operated by c. B. S.
n X y y
60 MANY nearby short-wave listen
- ers are eavesdropping on the For
est Services radio stations that
Uncle Sans fire fighters are develop
ing working vocabulary of their own
under the stress of battling flames
Strict orders against "cuss words"
have gone out, and the fire fighters
are developing a specialized technique
in getting their emergency messages
out, reports the Forest Service.
At present radio in the national for
ests is being limited to emergency
use, supplementing the regular tele-
phone lines from watch-towers. With
the expectation, however, that the use
of the short waves will be extended,
continuous study is conducted at the
Forest Services radio laboratory, at
Vancouver, Wash, to improve the
equipment and adapt it to further use
in the specialized needs of forest pro-
lection.
So far about 500 stations, mostly
lightweight portables, have been in
stalled. About 10 are used In the for
ests of the Pacific Northwest, and
others in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, the Cherokee National
Forest of Georgia and in the national
forests west of the Mississippi. The
smoke chasers" employ code some
times but their sets are capable Of
sending and receiving voice as well
and can be carried about easily. A
recent experimental model, operating
below the static level of storms, is re-
ported to be giving exceptionally good
results.