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(1) The discovery of plutonium wos
of great Importance. Like U-235 it
could be made to explode by atomic
fission. Furthermore, unlike U-235,
it could be separated from the other
forms of uranium, U-234 and U-238
with comparative ease. The discovery
of plutonium was a lucky find in the
days when every minute counted. To
make plutonium, the scientists im
bedded smull pieces of uranium in
graphite, to slow down neutrons that
were used to attack it.
(2) Along with the scientists, spies
, had been busy at work. It wos heard
that a huge nitrate plant at Rjukan,
Norway, wos being used by the Nazis
to make heavy water, perhaps for the
production of the atomic bomb. In
February, 1943, a group of allied para
chute troops and Norwegian under
ground blasted the plant in a bold
raid. The plant was rebuilt and was
bombed out of existence again by
Super-fortresses.
(3) The scientific research on atomic
energy in the United States had been
under the direction of Dr. Vannecar
Bush, head of the office of Scientific
Research and Development. In June,
1942, when the work reached the
manufacturing stage, the War Depart
ment turned complete control over to
Major General Leslie R. Groves.
Cost of the project amounted to
$2,000,000,000 up to July 1, 1945.
(4) The federal government started
erection of two plants to manufacture
atomic bombs in December, 1942. One
was located on 58,000 acres of land, 18
miles west of Knoxville, Tcnn., and the
city of Oak Ridge, was built and oper
ated by the government, to accommo
date the workers at the plant. They
lived in modern dwellings and were
provided with ample recreational facili
ties. The other plant was on a govern
. ment reservation of 430,000 acres, in
an isolated area, 15 miles northwest ol
Pasco, Wash., where 17,000 workers and
their families were brought in. Strictest
secrecy was maintained.
Monday: Ea-perimenti in the desert.
Com. James J. D. Haun
has arrived at San Diego und will
arrive soon in La Grande where
he was a practicing physician
and surgeon before entering the
navy, to be with his wife und
children Commander Ilium has
been In the south Puciflc more
than 15 months.
Maj and Mrs, Knox Parkor
visited here briefly with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Parker,
before going to Fort LewiB where
Major Parker was to be given an
honorable discharge from the
army They left their young son
here with his grandparents, and
plan to return here for a two
weeks' visit. Major Parker's
plans arc, as yet, undecided.
SSgt. Orrin M. Carter
has received his discharge from
the army separation center at
Fort Lewis, Wash, lie entered
the service Feb. IH, 1(142, ut Foil
Crook, Neb., and has been award
ed the good conduct medul.
Lt. Dean Knight
und his wile ind daughter are
enroute to Oregon to spend part
of his leave. Lieutenant Knight,
stationed until recently in Indiu,
flew to Washington, D. C, and
from there went to Atlanta, Ga.
to join, his wife. They three are
driving here Knight was a ball
player in La Grande before leav
ing here with the national guard
in 1940. He attended officers
school ut Fort licniiing.
SSgt. Loo Richoson,
son of Mr. and Mis. Finest Rich
eson, formerly of Imbler and now
of La Grande, has been granted
un honorable discharge at Fort
Lewis separation center and is
expected to arrive home some
time this week. Hieheson left Ln
Grande with the national guard
in 1940, and since December,
1941, has had continuous over
seas duty in the Pacific urea.
Pfc. Jamos Farris,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Farris
of La Grande, is ut Fort Lewis
separation center receiving un
honoruhle discharge from the
urmy lie bus hbeen serving in
the European theater of opera
lions. Two brothers are in the
armed service, Pfc. Dick Farris,
at Schorndorff, Germany, who
recently transferred from the
G3rd division into the SSiHtli in
fantry of the lUOIh division
where he plays in the bugic
corps of the regiment, and t.'apt.
John Farris, in China. C.iptaiu
Farris is witii a Chinese combat
command und has been training
Chinese officers as well us parti
cipating in actual combat.
Blue Mountain
Grange Plans for
Booster Night
GRANGE HALL, Sept. 19
(Speciul) Members of Blue
Mountain grunge made plans for
the booster night program at the
hull Sept. 29.
Stute grange officers were
nominated, with nominations in
cluding: Morton Tompkins,
Porllund, master; Elmer McClurc.
Milwaukie, overseer; Garnet
Ruckmon, Imbler, lecturer; Ber-ll-f.it
Beck, Portlund, secretary;
Clarence Carter, La Grande, Ray
Gill, Portland, Henry Gustnfson,
North Bend, executive commi!
tco. The grunge voted to invite the
state grange officers' conference
which is to convene in the coun
ty, Oct. 20, to meet wilh them
ut the locul hall. The announce
ment was made the county Pom
ona grange will meet next Sa!
urduy wilh the Wolf Creek
grange, near North Powder.
Mrs. Carrie Humenn, 87, who
fell and broke her arm five weeks
ago, hud the banduge removed
Tuesday morning. An x-ray dis
closed the fact that the bones
were properly knit.
Dorothy Jean Carter left a few
days ago for Portlund where she
hus tuken a position in J. K. Gil's
hook store. Miss Carter is well
qualified for her position, having in Turkey
majored in literature at the Uni
versity of Oregon of which she is
H graduate. She is also a grad
uate of La Grande high schooi
and E.O.C. She taught English
in the Elgin high school last ycur.
Pfc. Willium Holly arrived
Monday evening to spend a 30
day furlough with his wife nnd
son, William, jr., at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Fleshman. Private Holly, of the
308th engineering corps was sent
with his company to Germany,
then to France after being sta
tioned in England for two yeuis.
At the conclusion of his furlough
he will go to Cluybuine, La., for
reassignment.
Mrs.'T. W. Bales returned Sun
day evening from Clurkston,
Wash., where she spent a couple
ul duys with her sister, Mrs. Eva
Williams.
G. W. Taylor, who underwent
u major operation ut the St. Jo
seph's hospital Monday morning,
is reported to be getting along
as well us can be expected.
Mrs. O. C. Fleshman is in Pen
dleton taking care of new grand
son, Rodney Rogers, junior anu
his mother.
EGYPT BANS TOBACCO
Don't believe everything you
hear about F.gyption cigarets. The
growing of tobacco is forbidden
in Egypt. The tobacco used for
Iho cigarets is principally grown
Miracle of Love in
'Enchanted Cottage'
How love works a miracle in
the lives of two lonely recluses
forms the sympathetic theme of
-The Enchunted Cottage," with
Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young
and Herbert Marshall, opening
toduy ut the Liberty theater.
Miss McGuire portrays a girl
in a small New England village
whoso exceptional pluiness has
mude her something of an out
cast, while Young is cast as an
army flyer who, crippled and
disfigured in a bomber crash,
has settled in the village to get
away from his family's mistaken
sympathy.
The two are thrown together,
full in love because of the mutual
affliction; and, counseled by u
blind pianist who understand:,
their problems, are married. And
it is then that the miracle be
gins, for the two find that, in
.ach other's eyes, they are attrac
tive. "Isle of Tabu," latest Para
mount technicolor musical fea
turette, now ut the Liberty thea
ter, is replete with music, danc
ing, beauty and romance. Against
a background of island music and
exotic donees is told the story of
a beautiful native girl who is con
sidered tabu and shunned by the
superstitious natives. The film
stars Nancy Porter with a large
oust including Stephen Barclay,
Anthony Caruso, Pedro De Cor
doba, Napua, specialty dancer,
Sum -Kokl und His Islanders und
Five OP A Cases to
Go to High Court
SAUK M. Sept. 1!) (UP)
Wht'thrr or not slulc courts jiic
oblimiU'tl to hear OI'A cases muy
bt tU'tennint'cl in the slate su
preme court today. Five cases
involving llu- OPA are before th.'
COUlt.
Previously, the eases had luen
dismissed by the lower couit on
the grounds judicial authority in
OPA suits lit-s in ted-, ral court.
Tht OPA appealed the lower
court dismissal.
GOOD HEALTH
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Ope tvwingt, Mon.t Wed., hi.. 7 to Mft
Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC
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You will find our officers eager to discuss your business
problems with' a view toward making business-building
credit available toyou.Why not come in and get acquainted?
T. B. IUMSDEN, Manager
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Planes Will be Used
In Reseeding Parts
Of Tillamook Burn
SALEM, Sept. 19 (UP) Air
planes will be used in an experi
ment to reseed part of the vast
Tillamook burn this winter, state
forester Nols S. Rogers said to
day. Reseeding approximately 250,
000 acres of the area will begin
in December. In addition to re
seeding, forestry crews will plant
two-year-old firs and cedars at
the rate of ubout 250,000 a month.
Snugs in the burn also will be re
moved to eliminate fire hazards,
Rogers said.
GETZENDANER ELECTED
SALEM, Sept. 19 (UP) The
Rev. Mark Getzendaner of the
United Lutheran church was elec
ted president of the Salem Min
isterial association at a meeting
yesterday. He succeeds Rev.
Dudley Strain, pastor of First
Christian church.
the beautiful
dancing girls.
Pau Kua Lana
SCHOOL LUNCH Miss Dor
..i,., it.,,,,, p.iriimul. was in. La
Grande yesterday conferring Willi j
school officials regarding the I
school lunch problem. I
FIRE ALARM Cigaret lighter ,
smoking in the dashboard of un .
automobile at Washington uve-1
nue und Depot street called out ,
city firemen yesterday afternoon. !
By the time Iiremen an.
however, the lighter had been
disconnected, and no damage resulted.
CLOSE SCHOOLS There will
be no sessions of the elementary
schools of Ln Grande next Mon
day because all the teachers will
be attending a health workshop
at the high Ho1. SuP- Fled
Patton announced today. Schools
will operate next Tuesday as us
ual, however, since the second
day of the workshop is for high
school physical education in
structors only, he said.
ONE FINED Harold Wayne
Halliilay, Meacham, was fined
$10 in justice court on a charge
of having an over-height load.
LEAVE SERVICE Union county
men recently discharged from the
service include: Donald R. Stahl,
aimy; Alistair F. Issett, navy;
Donald R. Gentry, urmy; Edg.-ir
E. Johnson, army; George O. Nof
singer, army; Leo D. O'Neil,
army; Orrin M. Carter, army.
GRASS FIRE Grass fire at First
street and O avenue called out
city firemen yesterday afternoon.
There was no damage.
ONE ARRESTED John Elbert
Drake, Union, was arrested by
city police yesterday on charge
of speeding 40 miles on 25 mile
street. He was released on $15
bond for appearance in city court
today, police records show.
BUSINESS TRIP A. H. Labbe
plans to leave Monday for Cali
fornia on a combined business
und pleasure trip. Accompanying
him will be his brother-in-law
and family, Mr. and Mrs. George
L. Carnes. Thov will drive over
1 ho inHu-nn hioh.iuv vicilinix
San Diego and Los Angeles. Mrs.
Carnes will visit her sister in San
Diego. They plan to return in
three weeks.
Denver Driver Glad
Truck StoppedBefore
Hit Something Solid
DENVER. Sept. 19 (UP)
Fow truck drivers who have
hd their machines get out of
..i nd careen through
city streets before coming to a
,iop could feel as lucky as
James R. Lira. 24, of Denver
felt today.
During peak evening traffic
yesterday. Lira's truck collided
with an auto and was so dam
aged it continued down the
tlreet without brakes or pow
er. After six blocks of dodging
traffic at breakneck speed. Lira
managed to turn onto a slight
upgrade and bring the vehicle
to stop. Police louna mo un.
cr pale and shaking.
"Phew," he sold. 9
2.000 pounds of dynamite in
the back."
SMALLEST ELECTRIC MOTOR
What is said to be the smallest
electric motor in the world was
built by Emmanuel Kahm, jewe
ler of York, Neb. The tiny motor
is no larger than a fly, and
weighs a quarter ounce. Most of
its 58 parts are gold.
Fire toll is 20 times greater in
unprotected than in protected
forests.
Calendar of
Coming Events
. -it! :
Wednesday, Sept.' 19 r.
Grande lodge 41, AF&AM, 7 3a
p. m.
Thursday, Sept. 20 Hopechan.
ter OES Rehearsels, 7:30 p. m.
Stake Primary
Board To Meet
UN-.ON, Sept. 19 (gpal)
Members of the stake board pri
mary organization of the I. no
ehurch will meet at the : h.
of Mrs. Wilford Westenskow in
Imbler Sunday to complete plans
for the conference dinner i k
held in La Grande, Sept. 30. This
is a dinner given in honor of the
young men and women between
me ages 01 12 act 20. .
Attending from Union will be
Mrs. Grant Wilde, Mrs. Royal
Wilde, Mrs. Bill Baxter, Mrs '
Eivin Westenskow, Miss Esther
Edvalson and Miss Nadine Tuck
er. These will be joined by mem.
bers of the La Grande stake
board. Mjmbers of ihe stake
board primary organization have
supervision of the primaries in
the seven wards consisting of two
in Lu Grande and one each In
Union, Imbler, Baker, Pendleton
and Walla, Walla;
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Baker
nltt nijy 1 Resfaurant" iff
laintaining a railroad's track and roadbed
in A-l condition requires the services of a
large number of construction crews. Hard
workers these men require plenty of whole
some food at regular mealtime intervals. But,
being constantly on the move they are fre
quently many miles distant from a city or town.
To meet this situation, Union Pacific provides
two "outfit cars" for each construction crew.
In one of these cars there is a dining room,
kitchen, and storage space for food ... a roll
ing restaurant. The other car is converted into
comfortable living quarters for the manager
THI nocussivt
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whose chief occupation is the preparation
of meals.
There are a thousand of these outfit-car man
agers fifty of them women. They find a deep
satisfaction in their culinary ability to provide
tasty, well-balanced meals . . . and in keeping
their home -on -wheels spic and span.
Needless to say, the ringing of the dinner bell
is a welcome sound to the construction crews '
who are doing their part to speed vital freight
shipments, and the armed forces, over the
Union Pacific Strategic Middle Route, uniting ,
the East with the Pacific Coast.
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