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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.
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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
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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. Whether your choice is
beer or buttermilk . . horse
Kliors or checkers... a quiet book
or a bit of friendly conversation
. . . there's no place like homo . . .
where wc grumble tho most anil
get treated tho best!
Copyright, 1945, United Slates Br men Foundation
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