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thl frl be mi Bh it I KM lo; to 81 sr kl Page Two MIS LA GKANDB EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Thursday, September 6, lHIo THE STORY OF THE ATOM No. 3: The First Mention of Atoms i. in on r 1 (1) Smashing of the atoms in tho bomb that blasted Hiroshima resulted from a vast storo of information about tho atom and the way atoms arc con structed. The idea of the atom dates back to ancient times. In about the year 375 B.C. in Greece, iJemocritus, the "laughing philosopher with an un tidy grey beard," taught his students that a stone is built up of very small particles, just as a temple is construct ed of stones. He called these particles "atoms" and said they were the ulti mate of smallncss. They could not bo divided further, (2) Through the long Dark Ages of Europe and the Renaissance very little was added to the knowledge of the atom. Alchemists dreamed of making gold by breaking up and combining common materials. They puttered around their laboratories, mixing, boil ing and distilling strange concoctions. Their work generally ended in disap pointment. (3) Then toward the end of the 18th century came the dawn of modern sci ence. In the lth century, great ad vances were made in the science of electricity, high lighted by the inven tion of the Incandescent lamp. In chemistry the idea of the atom became well established. John Dalton, the English chemist, showed how chemical compounds are formed by the ele ments, such as hydrogen, oxygen, iron and copper, by the union of discrete atoms of these substances. The ele ments were considered to be the fun damental building materials of the universe. (4) By 1885 chemists had done won ders with light, electricity, the chemi cal elements and other mechanisms of nature to produce many startling phe nomena and to add to the comfort of living. To many persons of the Gay Nineties, scientists seemed to have ar rived at successful formulas for every natural occurrence, such as the force of gravity, the burning of fuel, gener ation of electricity and the behavior of light. Then Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen in Germany startled the world with his invisible X-rays and could "see through" solid objects and make a pic ture of such things as the bones of the hand on a photographic plate in utter darkness. Tomorrow: Radium, Another Stepping, Stone to the Atomic Bomb. City News In Brief MANAGER'S REPORT City manager's report for week end ing Sept. 1, I IMS: General receipts, $005.30; general disbursements, $257.05; cash on hand, $49,474.39; water receipts, $708.17; water dis bursements, $:t.30; cash on hand $10,237.15. TWO ARRESTED Fonzy Wil son, Elgin, was arrested by city police lust night on charge of be ing drunk. Ho was released on $15 bond for appearance in city court today, police records show. John Davis, Elgin, was arrested early today on charge of being drunk and disorderly. He is being held for appearance in city court today, police records show. TWO SUMMONED Robert Earl Red, I, a Grande, received a traffic summons last night for speeding 40 miles in a 25 mile zone. William Henry Harrison, La Grande, received a traffic sum mons yesterday afternoon for speeding 35 miles in a 25 mile zone. Both men wore cited to ap pear in city court today, police records show. JAY CUES TO MEET Tues day night has been designated membership night for junior chamber of commerce members. All old members have been asked to attend and bring as a guest a prospective member. Fall pro jects will be discussed. The meet ing will be held in the Stein cafe banquet room. TWO LEAVE ARMY Union county men recently discharged from the service include: Eugene Phillip Winters, army; and Gor don E. Clark, army. CASE DISMISSED: Paul Rich aid Whaples, transient, was ar rested by slate police yesterday on charge of driving without a slop light. He was taken before Justice Court Judge George It. Currey, who dismissed the case. FINED: Frances Alln Davis, transient, was arrested' by state police yesterday on charge of vio lation of the basic rule. She was taken before. Justice Court Judge George II. Currev, who fiord her $15. Record of Aid SALEM, Sept. 0 (III') Red Cross assistance was given 04, 334 members of the armed forces, veterans and service men's de pendents in Oregon during a 12 month period to June 311. Gov. Earl Snoll was advised today. Oregonians gave 135.152 pints of blood at Portland's Red Cross blood donor center. -la i NABBED AT LAST On of the last of Hitler's henchmon I to be taken by the allies i Martin Bormann, above, chief I deputy of the nasi parly, listed as one of tho most-wanted ma jor war criminal. Bormann rote to power Bt Hitler's right hatid man after the disappear ance ol Rudolph Hess in 1941. i He'll be an early delendant at . the Nuernberg trials. New Books Added To Public Library New books recently added to the shelves of the public library are: Non-Fiction A Child's Personal Religion, by Noel Nicholl. Best Known Works of Plato, Your Problem Can it be Solved, by Dwight Bradley. Born That Way, by Earl Carlson. There Are Sermons in Stories, by William Slidger. Engineers and Fireman's Manual, by Mark Her rick. Planning to Build, by Thom as Creighton. Better Lawns, by Howard Spraguc. Careers in Sci ence, by Philip Pollack. Future Perfect, by Bernicc Bryant. Boys Will be Men, by Helen Burnham. There's Laughter in the Air, by Jack Gavcr. More Lives Than One, by Captain Tim Heuly. Fighting Liberal, by George Nor- rts. Fiction Mr. Allenby Loses the Way, by Frank Baker. Silver Moon Cot tage, by Sara Ware Bassctt. The Blue Danube, by Ludwig Bcmol mans. Not a Leg to Stand on, by Miles Burton. Artie Grcengroin. Pfc, by Harry Brown. The Rcd Haired Lady, by Elizabeth Cor- Hospital Notes St. Joseph's Hospital Admitted: Mrs. Fred Hilde hrant, La Grande, medical; Harry Etherington, La Grande, x-ray. Dismissed: Ray Smith, La Grande; Mrs. Miles Silver, Union. Grande Ronde Hospital Admitted: Danidl O'Connell, Robert Bradshaw, La Grande, Glen Salnds, Cove, medical; David Barney, La Grande, Mrs. Roy Foreman, Cove, surgery. belt. Death Visits the Apple Hole, by A. B. Cunningham. The Curse of the Brnnz Lamp, by Carter Dickson. Jassy, by N. o r a Lofts Block Moon, by Clark McMeekin. The Moved Outers, by Florence Means. The World, the Flesh and Father Smith, by Bruch Marshall. Crying at the Lock, by Adeline R u m s e y. Chucklcbait - Funny Stories for Everyone, by Marga ret Scoggin, editor. Dragon Har vest, by Upton Sinclair. That Girl From Memphis, by Wilbur Dan iel Steele. Put Off Thy Shoes, by Ethel Voynich. Silence in Court, by Patricia Wentworth. The Way farers, by Dan Wickenden. Con slancia Herself, by Margaret Wid-deiner. FIREWORKS AGAIN . SALEM, Sept. 6 (UP) Gov. Earl Snell today revoked the Ore gon civilian defense act govern ing public use of fireworks. I J KILL bi-f 1 HANGING SLUMBERER The orang-utan sleeps in the swaying trcetops without fear of falling. His hands automatically lock themselves to the boughs with a vise-like grip. I Former Resident of La Grande Dies Jap Casualties nei ai d minion i I Catherine Kloostra Lappin( Go, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 (UP) died Aug. 25 at Council, Ida., ac Japan' reported today she suf- cording to word received here to fered 5,039,350 casualties during j day. Born in Holland, she came to the Pacific war, including 5o4,- 350 civilians killed or wounded in air raids. The Japanese army listed 4. 470,000 of its $4,920,000 casual ties simply as "sick." The toll was disclosed in sta tistics submitted to the closing j session of the imperial diet today, radio Tokyo said.' Tokyo said other official sta tistics showed tho allies sank 2,000 Japanese ships totaling 7, 800,000 tons and by blockade had completely cut off imports of rice. The broadcast divided the war casualties as follows: Army - 310,000 killed, 146,000 wounded, 4,470.000 sk'k including 40,000 who subsequently died. To la!: 4,920,000. Navy 157,305 killed, 1,430 died from sickness, 1,403 missing. To tal: 110,278. Civilians 211.309 killed, 313, 041 wounded. Total: 534,350. the United Slates at the age of three years with her parents, Al bert and Margaret Kloostra. She lived in La Grande until her mar riage with Charles F. Lappin in 1900 at Union, fine is survive;! Dy tour cin:- Council, Ruth Chapman and Al ice Shoddy of Portland, two sis ters, Mattie Harmon of Pu.rtla.nd anu iviiiifcuiei luumju ui ijua nn- l-jkitives. Internment was at Weiser, Ida., in '.he family plot. The piineip'? oi ball bearings was patent rd in 1900. fom where I sit ... Ay Joe Marsh . JAFS GIVE UP ARMS SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 (UP) More than 85,000 Japanese troops laid down their arms and evacu ated Singapore today as British imperial forces moved in. to re occupy the great far eastern na val base. Jeb Wilkins loses the wan Jeb Wilkins was always a great one for traveling. Two weeks a year he used to cover more ground than a Pullman conductor. Used to come back from vacations tuckered out. Itnt tho war lias changed nil that. Gasoline shortages - and saving spneo on trains for serv ice men has got Jeb spending bis vacations home . . . and lik ing it! "Never knew staying home could be such fun," says Jeb. "Outdoor barbecues . . . sitting around and chatting with the ust kids and family . . . basking In the sunshine with a glass of cold beer . . . that's living," Jeb says. From whore I sit, Jcb's dis covered what millions of other American have learned through the war. 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