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THE STORY OF THE ATOM "No. 13: First Test of an Atomic Bomb Society Briefs sJL GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Phone 600 News and ' Engagements X Social Friday, September 21, 1945 Trophies Presented to , Country Club Winners Ti.nr.hinc were Dresented to the winners of the season's events at the Wednesday luncheon of the women of La Grande Country ;' club. Awards were made to Mad eline Spaeth, club champion, to Mis. George Decker, runner-up and winner of the spring handi cap tournament, to Mrs. Anne Pierce, winner of the nine-hole trophy, and to Mrs. Marvin Blake : for scoring a hole-in-one. In Wednesday's activities Mrs. LaVaughn Robertson Weds Joe Browning Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Walso'n an nounce the- marriage of their daughter, LaVaughn Robertson to 'Joe H. Browning, MoMM 1c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cox of Ba ker. The 'ceremony took place Sept. 13, in the Baker Baptist parsonage. , Both are graduates of the La Grande school, and he is station ed at Bremorlon. Mrs. Watson is employed here by the telephone company, and after his release they plan to make their home in Baker. ; Eagles Auxiliary Initiates Three 'td 'nroe new members, Mrs. Al Tfcrt Smith,' Mrs. Helen Lorenz and-Mrs. Of villa Berglund, were : initiated into the Eagles auxiliary ... at the regular meeting last eve- ning in the' lodge hall. A card party was planned for Tuesday with Mrs. Lloyd Car penter, Mrs. Lela Frazer, Mrs. ; Mattie Smith, Mrs. Ernest Case, Mrs. Ida Knighthart and Mrs. Clarence Wilhelm in charge. Plans were also made for a i bazaar Dec. 15, in Teels1 paint : -. store. Refreshments were served by the committee. j Age of Man Against Letting Couple 't Adopt Foundling ! SEATTLE, Sept. 21 (UP) Fred . Kuhn's age of 55 years appeared 'oday to be a possible bar to the V lormal adoption of a two-week-, old foundling left in the wood- , box of the Kuhn home Wednes day night after his 30-year-old i wife of nine months appealed ! publicly for a child. Superior Judge John A. Frater said informally social and adop- tion agencies "generally feel a I man as old as Mr. Kuhn old enough to,;be a grandfather is too elderly, to adopt a child." .:, He said it might be doubtful ' a man of that age could provide sufficient security and pointed :s out Kuhn wil Ibe 70 when the 4. child is 15. The Kuhns neverthe ; less were determined to keep the child, temporarily named Anne Lorraine, and said they would press for legal adoption. Oregon Hatchery ' Output Set High PORTLAND, Sept. 21 (UP) reeon's AuL'ust hatrhprv nrn- rduction totaling 320,000 chicks t'as the second highest rprnrrlpH WE I fOl for the month, the Portland of fice of the,bureau of agricultural economics reported today. The top August record was made in 1943 when 393,000 chicks were hatched. The 1945 mark, 260,000 above the 1944 record, in dicates a trend toward increased production of broilers and fry ers, according to the report. File 4 h DJIr XI Activities ... Weddings Events Page 3 Fred Spaeth was winner In the best nine tournament, and Mrs. Doyle Zimmerman won at cards. It was announced that there will be a ladder challenge tournament. The committee for construction of the barbecue pit was announc ed and includes Mrs. Lesley Kin-zel,-chairman, Mrs. Charles Bing ner, Mrs. Elizabeth Donnally, Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp and Mrs. Doyle Zimmerman. Social Calendar FRIDAY Sept. 21. I. O. O. F. lodge No. 10, I. O. O. F. temple. 6 p. m. Cub Scouts of pack 114 supper at First Presbyterian church. 7:30 p. m. Twelve Aces club will meet with Mrs. J. B. Turner, 2116 First street. 8 p. m. Eastern Star social club, Masonic parlors. MONDAY 7:30 p. m. Historical society, Sacajawea hotel. Mrs. Dee Davis in charge of the pioneer story. THURSDAY 2 p. m. VFW auxiliary sewing group will meet with Mrs. A. P. Nelson, 508 N avenue. Sewing for bazaar. Mrs. Ray Baum Has 'Red Letter Day' Birthday UNION, Sept. 12 (Special) Tuesday was a "red letter" day in the life of Mrs. Ray Baum, one of Union's popular citizens. First, it was her birthday, for which her children, Mrs. Lowell Hut chinson, Mrs. Reynold Baxter, Chet and Frank Baum planned a surprise party. Second, her son Cpl. Richard Baum, who has been at Rheim, France arrived unexpectedly. Then later came the 56 guests making up the sur prise group. There were many gifts from relatives and friends. There was a birthday cake, served with ice cream and other dainties and games were played. WAC Back Mrs. Edward Griggs arrived in Union Tuesday evening from Camp Beal, Calif., where she re ceived her discharge from the WACs. Mr. and Mrs. Griggs are at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Griggs, arranging for their permanent home in Un ion. Mrs. Ora Cline, Mrs. Wilmarth Ward, Mrs. Bculah DeGraw and Mrs. Leo Anderson, executive of ficers of the relief society of the L.D.S. church and Mrs. Irvir. Westenskow, Mrs. William Bax ter, Mrs. L. Lamb and Mrs. W. K. Lindsay, class leaders will at tend the all day conference of stake officers that is to be held at the tabernacle in La Grande Friday, Two members of the gen eral board in Salt Lake City will be present to give instructions in the work for the coming year. Little Wayne Orton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Orton, returned Saturday from a La Grande hos pital, where he had been under medical care for several days. He is reported improving satisfac torily. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Van Hou sen left Union for San Diego Monday evening in response to a telegram anouncing the serious illness of their son, Robert, who is in service there. KIDNEYS MUST REMOVE EXCESS ACIDS Help 15 Miles of Kidney Tube Flush Out PoUonous Wute If yoo hivtan excess of acid In ronrblood, your 16 mile of kidner tubes mar be over worked. Thesetlnyfllten and tubes are work ing day and night to help Nature rid your ayttem of excess acids and poisonous waste. When disordcrof kidney function permit poisonous matter to remain in your blood. It maycausenaeginebaekache.rheumaticpains, lev pains, Ions of pep and energy, setting up Bights, swelling, pufnness under the eyes, headaches and dlnlness. Frequent or scanty Passages with smarting and burning some times shows there Is omc:v'- wrong with your kidneys or bladder. Kidneys may need help the same as bow els, so ask your druggist for Pnan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully by mil lions for over 40 years. Lioan's give happy relief and will help the 16 miles of kidner tubes Hush out PbUmoua waste from your blood, (jet Doan's Pills. Mrs. Reed Blacker, president of the countv council Parent Teach er association, and Mrs. H. A. Becker, state high scnool service chairman, returned last night from Portland where they at tended a board of managers meeting. They made the trip by plane. V Mrs. Robert W. Howard, Mon- tesano, Wash., was in town yes terday on her way to Utah to visit her husband, who was form erly manager of the La Grande Fruit company. Soc Mrs. Ernest Kohler has re turned from Portland where she visited her daughter and grand son, Emogene and Kenneth Hunt ington. Took Part in Most Events, Also Won Blue Ribbon (Continued from Page 1) Weatherspoon. Beef showmanship Ronald Puckett, Philip Street. Sheep showmanship Kieth Hallmark, Jimmie Rundall, Gas- sett, Vann, Reva MeClure. Demonstrations first, Gas- sett and Hefty, preparing a dairy calf for show; second, Vann and French, fitting a hog for show; third, Clifford Towle and Kieth Holman, testing milk for butter content. Total points in livestock clubs are as follows: Doyle Brown, 325; Reva Mc Clure, 205; Wayne Berry, 235; James D a g g o r t, 235; Ronald Puckett, 310; Roderick French, 310; Kieth Hallmark, 280; Clif ford Towle, 190; Jiickie Lane, 310; Phyllis DeLong, 370; Alice Robinson, 280; Johnnie Vann, 265; Arlis Zollman, 340; Dale De Long, 340; Harold Baron, 280; Billy Daggort, 295; Gilbert Dam on, 26.5; Jay Hagey, 265; Rosella Price, 265; Erman Bates, 310; G. Weatherspoon, 280; Dickie Conk lin, 235; William Weatherspoon, 280; Philip Street, 325; Jimmie Randell, 295; Barrie Gassett, 250; Donald Hefty, 250; Norman Wells, 280. Co-Ordinator of Nursing Appointed Appointment of Alpha John son as coordinator of nursing ed ucation for this year at Eastern Oregon college was announced today by Dr. Roben J. Maaske, president. i-MisS Johnson received the R. N. from the University of Mich igan hospital school of nursing, the B. A. degree at the Univer sity of Michigan, her master de gree pending the completion of the thesis at Teachers college, Columbia university, and has done advanced study at the grad uate school of the University of Michigan and at Wayne univer sity at Detroit. She has been director of the school of nursing at Sacred Heart hospital in Eugene and previously instructor of refresher courses at University of Oregon medical school, department of nursing ed ucation; director of the school of nursing, Wyoming county com munity hospital, Warsaw, N. Y.; director of the school of nursing, Ohio State university hospital; and educational director, Yonk ers General hospital, Yonkers, N. Y. Hospital NoUt Grande Ronde Hospital Admitted: Sylvia Dora Wilson, La Grande. Mrs. Florence Roh- erts, John Day, surgery; John Lee Stevens, L,a Grande, Jesse A. Main, transient, William Fukui. Seattle, medical. Dismissed: L&rry Follett, La Grande. St. Joseph'! Hospital Admitted: Mrs. William Dob bins, Union, medical; Joanne Brines, Wallowa, surgery; Mrs. C. C. Burns, La Grande, labor atory. Dismissed: Leo Stewart, Pen dleton; Mrs. Kenneth Grant, Luther Feik, Mrs. Gerald Pierson, Mrs. Floyd Mann, Mrs. A. R. Luster and daughter, La Grande. TED ROY Teacher of Voice ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF VOCAL STUDIOS IN LA GRANDE Former Staff Tenor of the National Broadcasting Company WINNER IN THE FIRST ATWATEK KENT NATIONAL RADIO AUDITIONS Q For Appointment and Information, Call 860J (1) A few nearby newspapers carried the story of the strange flash of light in New Mexico; no radio station carried it, so the thing must have been Just some body's imagination after alK Then on August 6, the whole secret was let out when President Truman released re port of the atomic bombing of Hiro shima, This was the first practical test ever made of the enormous power stored in the atom. Union Teachers To Be Guests at Annual Reception UNION, Sept. 21 (Special)' At the Woman's club building, Tuesday evening, September 25, members of the Young Adult Fel lowship group will give their annual-reception to teachers of the Union schools. A potltick sup per at 7:30 will be followed by the reception and a musical pro gram. On the recption committee are lUVo Nnllo Morrison. Mrs. L. Z. Terrall, Mrs. Melton Davis and Mrs. Olga Smith; decorations mnmlii. Mrs Carl Posev. Mrs- Guy Goble and Mrs. Don West; hostess committee Mrs. Mnnem Taylor, Mis. Francis Sloat, Mrs. Art Galle and Mrs. Wayne Fer guson; program committee, mis. Tex Knight and Mrs. riarian nan. Social club of OES held its reg ular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. J. R. Jones. Re freshments were served by Mrs. Jones, assisted by Mrs. Art Galle and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor, Guests for the evening were Miss Geor gia Wright and Mrs. Carrol V. Geran of New York. Next meet ing of the club will be at the home of Mrs. George Ferguson. Mrs. Mary Chandler of Elgin visited with her sister Mrs. Mar garet Martin Tuesday afternoon. She was accompanied by Mrs. Sadie Wyatt and Gene Hug. Mrs. Charles Earl, daughter Barbara, Miss Ryan and Mrs. Elizabeth Vogel went to Port land. Saturday. Mrs. Earl and Miss Ryan make their home in Portland, so they remained there, but Mrs. Vogel returned to Un ion Sunday evening. Mrs. Vern on Allen, also one of the party, visited her daughter, Mrs. Paul Janz during her short stay in Portland and returned with Mrs. Vogel Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Terrall en tertained with a birthday dinner Tuesday evening for their friend, Mrs. Edith Phy. Other guests were Mrs. Elizabeth Vogel, Mrs. Olga Smith and her son, Delevan Smith, who is here from San Jose. Mrs. Rachel Bidwell, who has been staying at the home of Mrs. Alpha Danforth since her return from the hospital, is sufficiently improved to return to her own home in Union. Miss Adelia Stonedahl of Boise, Ida., arrived in Union Saturday for two weeks visit at the home of her father, A. M. Stonedahl. PRAISES INDIANS SALEM, Sept. 21 (UP) Gov. Earl Snell, calling attention to the observation of American In riian day tomorrow, today praised the accomplishments of the red men, particularly their loyal ser vice in war. There is a greater demand for pennies, nickels and dimes in Un united States now than at any time since 1929. (2) The atomic bomb had been placed on top of a 100-foot steel tower in a desert area near the Almagorodo Army Air base, 120 miles southeast of Al buquerque, New Mexico. Scientists, en gineers, servicemen and other workers had brought equipment to the tower in the dead of night, about four nights previous, (3) Wires were strung to control points located 10,000 to 17,000 yards from the tower. It was after midnight ROBERT P. PATTERSON! President's choice for secretary of war. Christian Education Board Meets, Names Officers for Year Meeting to organize for the year, the board of Christian ed ucation of First Presbyterian last night elected officers and select ed committees. Officers are: Pat Ferdinandsen, chairman; Lucas Sterne, vice chairman; Mrs. G. L. Gregory, secretary. Committees are: . Finance Katherine Moran, A. B. Olson, John Bennett and Ma rian Hunker. Sunday school officers and teachers: Mrs. Robert Williamson, John Miller and Mrs. M. Gower. Westminster fellowship: Helen Schaper, Verna Vickers, Logan White and Mrs. Clarence Burns. ' Special nays: Effie Snider, Mrs. Turner Oliver, Pat Ferdinandsen, Dr. Henry Ehlers, Mrs. Gregory, Margaret Anson,. Mrs. Lowell Williamson. Camp and conference: Doris McWhorter, Douglas Talney, Ver non L. Hoyt and Mrs. Chase Bohnenkamp. College: Lucas Sterne, Lyle Johnson, Mrs. Colon Eberhart and Lucille Thompson. Reports were also given on the needs of the young people's group, the Sunday school and the Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Girl Scout troops. , FAVOR STRIKE ; EUGENE, Sept. 21 (UP) CIO lumber workers in the McKeny.ie, Marcola, Eugene and Springfield areas have voted six to one in favor of a strike to back up un ion demands for a general wage boost of 25 cents an hour, Union officials announced today. Ballots were counted Tuesday. INSURANCE FIRE - LIFE - AUTO Horace J. Nelson Your Insurance Man Tel. 351 -W 703 K Avo, La Grande, Ore. 5j July 16, and on hand were scientists and army men who had participated in the project Dr. J. Robert Oppen heimer, in charge of the test; Ma, Gen, Leslie R. Groves, director of the project; Dr. Vannevar Bush, head of the Office of Reserach and Development, and others. . , 4 The setting was suited to the drama. The sky was overcast. There ; was occasional linhtnine. thunder, and MacArthur Says Japan Never Again to Be World Power; in Complete Collapse By HUGH BAILLIE (World Copywrighl, 1945 By United Press) TOKYO,. Sept. 21 (UP) Japan will never again become a world power, Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today. "Japan industrially, commerci ally, militarily and every other way is in a stale of complete col lupse, MncArthur declared. "Her food supplies are scarce and she faces conditions in this emergen cy that may well become catas trophic. Her punishment for her sins, which is just beginning, will be long and bitter." The supreme commander told me war criminal trials will com mence shortly. Japan's army will be absolutely abolished by Oct. 15. The remnants of Japan's navy are doomed to destruction except "minor specimens which may be retainable for scientific or mu seum purposes." All Japanese munitions and all munitions plants which survived the war will be destroyed, Mac- Union Resident Dies in La Grande UNION, Sept. 21 (Special) Charley Daugherty passed away at a La Grande hospital early Wednesday morning. Daugherty, employe of S. E. Miller, and had been stationed at the Catherine creek meadows camp,' when he was taken seriously ill Sunday, he was alone there, but Tuesday felt able to ride a horse to the Catherine creek camp, where he met Miller, Who brought him to the Miller home in Union: He grew steadily worse, so they removed him to a La Grande hos pital Saturday. Funeral arrange ments await locution of relatives, while he has been a faithful em ploye of the Miller family for at least six years, they have no def- I inite knowledge of his family. Hollywood's first movie was made in 1909. It was "The Sul tan's Power." First Baptist Church Sixth and Spring R. E. Stanley Hunt, I'astoV Invites You to Hear Rev. J. R. Haslam Evangelistic Crusader BEGINNING SUNDAY September TArA On These and Other Vital Subjocts "The Pleasure of Heaven" "Christ Appears Today" "America Bls God" "The Boys Are Coming Home" "The Preciousnoss of Jesus" "You Tell on Yourself" "Reason Why I Believe the Bible" "Ministering in a Suffering World" Sunday 1 1 :00 a.m. "SAVING THE LOST AND DYING" Bioudcant on KLBM 7:30 p.m. "Have a Heart" Week-Night Services 7:15 (Except Sunday) lev ffi Ji Arthur said. Japan will be kept on an austerity basis regarding sports, entertainment,, and lux uries. , The Japanese are not being treated brutally but the surren der terms, no matter how harsh, are being rigidly enforced, Mac Arthur emphasized. Furthermore, be said, Japan can expect no re lief, no food, clothing, or supplies from the allied powers this win ter. MacArthur pointed out com plete execution of the terms im posed by the allies is expected to lake many years. Reiterating that he has no pd litical aspiration, MacArthur said that he started as a soldier and intends to finish as one. "I'm on my last public assign ment, which when concluded will mark the definite end of my service," ho said. Battleship Oregon Will Retire at Guam WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP) Battleship Oregon, heroine of three major wars, has been hon orably discharged from the naval service and will be consigned to inconscicuous retirement at Guam, navy secretary James V. Forrestal disclosed (oday. In a letter to Sen. Guy Gor don of Oregon, who with Rep. Homer Angell has been asking for the return of the famous bat tlewagon to her permanent anch orage in Portland, the navy sec retary said the war had taken its toll of the gallant warship, "wear ing it out where it could no long er be even an impressive relic." The navy secretary said ex pense of duplicating all of the upper works which were remov ed would be extremely large. WEDGE SANDALS ! OXFORDS ! They've just arrived! Choice of black, brown or white gaberdine or patent. You'll like the styles! No ration stamp need! Here's your chance to replunish your shoe wardrobe ... hurry in tomorrow. Also Children's and Misses Sandals With No-Mark Soles A New Shipment of STETSON GLOVES Colons Black, Brown and Warsaw Tile We Fit Your Shoes Correctly with our X-Ray Shoe Fitting Machine Ernie Berglnnd, Manager .UN IP lWsV 1 Pcb.iwWii&A.iir..l H rainfall. The unsettled weather had de layed the experiment to 5:30 a.m. As the appointed hour approached, the radio loudspeakers started broadcast ing the time signals, "minus 15 minutes, . minus 10 minutes, minus . . . ." came the loudspeaker's voice, The robot mechanism to set off the bomb was turned on. The whole experiment was out of human power to stop. Tomorrow? A TerWrlj hfo.ii For Of ficers Named By Union High School Classes UNION, Sept. 21 (Special) Union high school is now fairly well settled for the year of 1945 40. William Durrant arrived from American Falls, Utah, Wednes day to take over his position as coach and teacher. He is a grad uate of Utah State University, where he made letters in football, basketball, track, and Tennis. In 1942-43, he had the state cham pionship basketball team, Class meetings were held Tues day, and officers were elected for the year. Freshman class Wayland Wells,; president; R o y Rinehart, vice president; Don narac Smith, secretary; James Evans, treasurer. Sophomore class Richard Westenskow, pres ident; Alvin Roberts, vice pres ident; Arlene Daggett, secretary; Dorothy Hayward, treasurer; Mrs. Mardell Allen, advisor. Junior class Mary Ellen Fortune, pres ident; Joan Galle, vice president; Ben Dodds, secretary; Margarete Mills, treasurer. Senior class . Donna Van Housen, president; Noil Monaghan, vice president; Edsel Wulf, secretary; Ruth Lange, treasurer. Some acorns take two years to develop, others take only one. 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