Till nsi> \V , A IG IS T If., 1915
THE SftNTIVKL. COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON
ABCs of Atom
Smashing Given
By OSC Professor
Congress Probably
Will Reconvene
On September 4tb
OREGON S T A T E COLLEGE
The princlplaa Ix’hhwl tin- atomic
bomb arc not new. as they have
been included in advanced physics
text* tor eeveral yean, but the
practical application of these
principle« in the new mid liighly
secret development that baa act
the wnrld agog over the biggest
scientific advance in modern age»
Thin in the explanation given by
Dr. W. Wenlger. head of the phy-
lea department at Oregon State
college. In answer to a flood of
<|ueatlona that reached him Jus I
after the atomic bomb reached
Japan.
Dr. Wenlger explain* that the
three thing* ituw* recently and se
cretly are theme, stated In simp
lest terms: First, a larger supply
of the rare uranium 2.35 has lieen
obtained, next, new mean* of
handling large quantities of it
were devised; finally, a practical
means was found of "packaging”
It In such a way that the atoms
could tie split at a specified In
stant, releasing the enormous re
sulting energy In the form of an
explosion.
What ''‘atom smashing" luid
been done previously was a labor
atory process requiring huge ma
chines that literally
»hot par
ticles known as neutrons Into
uranium atoms, splitting the lat
ter into two parts Some satisfac
tory way has now been found to
start this "bombarding" of atoms
In the atomic bomb This bomb
ardment serves only as a trigger
to set off an explosion in the
nucleus or cmtciw of the atoms.
, The explosion of one atom sets
off others In turn much as a
farmer blasts out a rill« h b y l u r r y
ing a whole series of unconnectr-d
sticks of dynamite In wet ground
Firing on«’ of these sticks sets off
the next one. and so on till all
blow up In what seems like a
single blast.
\
As to where so much energy
comes from. I>r. Wenlger explains
that in the process of dividing
these atoms of uranium, the two
resulting pieces together are not
as massive as the original atom,
and that the difference is destroy
ed ax m atter and trans forme« I in
to energy It is this energy that
gives such enormous simmx J s to the
pieces of the atoms that tb« v
break or explode the shell. The
much smaller explosions of previ
ous types of bombs have hern
caused merely by combustion or
burning, such as occurs when
gasoline is burned in an engine to
form gas and water vapor. Split
ting the atom is the menns by
which the mass of an element Is
reduced by changing some of it
Into energy
Latham
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bronner of
Grants Pass spent several days
last week at the Ben Chllson
horn«’
Mrs. Ted Troutman and son
"Huck" Barrow of Loa Angeles
visited her parents. M r and Mrs.
iTtarles Smith and other relatives
here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown and
son of Potlatch. Idaho, visited
Mrs. Browns sister. Mrs. Merle
I’orter. several days last week
Mr. and Mrs. Arbin Brand of
Garfield. Washington, visited
a
cousin Merle Porter Sunday.
Mrs, Nell Williams of Yoncalla
came Friday to visit at the M ur
ray Trunnell home Sunday they
all drove to Redmon«! where a
birthday dinner was served In
honor of Mrs. Williams by the
families of her two sons. Roy and
Ransy. She remained to visit a
few days before going to the
home of her daughter In Califor
nia.
Mrs. Merle Porter attended
Washington
8enate I><mo-
cratic Lender Alben W. Barkley,
Ky., announced Saturday that
congress probably will be called
back Into session on September 4.
The house recessed late in July
and the senate *>n Aujfusl 1.
They had not ex peeled then to
return until October H.
Barkley made bis announcement
of Ihe new date after a 90-min-
ute conference with President
Truman.
Barkley said that the president
felt that congress should be re
»•N O
convened as soon as practicable.
r'lCLBt LIKE
LC« U K f ■
The president, however, agreed
PICTUMBS
C A K IS .
C A N D I I S,
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with the Kentuckian's point of
C O O K IE S ,
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i view that until important legis
SFRvrce wWbiiS BANCYfclLírsft,
lation is actually ready for pres
SNALI OAMe sn». FRUIT,
entation to the two houses, there
P laying capos . CiGAReTFES.
would be “no use" in calling the
KNlTIfeO iweAftns.
PIPES.
senate and house back.
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THH PRefcCxnS. A BAT v h o f
When Barkley left the White
-ticfl nona rama n \ f t v -
House fi<’ said he would call on
various senate committees to
farewell party for Mrs. Henrietta sex fly Into the traps where they speed up the bills they ntnv have
French, given by the (X’gagc club are exterminated.
in process of preparation so that
Friday.
The recordings revealed that they could be brought to the sen
Mr. and Mrs Herald Doffem of the power in the voice of a fi-male ate floor on Sept. 4 He also ar
•Portland sfient several days with mosquito greatly cxcec«ls that of ranged to confer immediately with
House Democratic Leader John W.
Mrs Ash In Cottage Grove, Mrs. the male.
McCormack, Mass., to seek simi
Ash is the mol her of Mrs. Merle
lar sp«’edup of legislative pro
Porter and Mrs. Doffem has been
TO MAKE SI BVEY
quite ill.
cesses in that branch of congress.
A few families from here at-
Transamerica Corporation has
tended the auction sale up on appointed West-Marqula, Inc., Pa JET ENGINE LUBRICATED BY
Pheasant creek above Anlauf Sun cific coast Public relations agency, AIK OIL COMPANY REVEALS
day.
to conduct a survey of the econo
Lubrication of jet propulsion en
A number of Grange people met mic resources of the Far West, it
by gines by means of a mist-like
Saturday night and worked on was announced yesterday
James F. Cavagnaro. senior vice i spray consisting of 95% chilled
cleaning the hall and grounds.
I president.
compressed a ir and 5% oil was
Virgil White has sold sixteen
described t«xlay by engineers at
"Decision
to
make
an
exhaus
acres including the chest nut.'orch
tive survey of the «•conomic stat the Shell Oil Company at Wood
ard to J. D. Rice «if Coos Ray.
us of the w«»sl resulted from the . River, III., where research on jet
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hull and realization that the greatest m i ' propulsion fuels anti lubricants has
family Including their son Law- gration of commerce and popula been under way since late last
ton S3. C who Is home on .30 day tion in the w e n t history of the ' year.
furlough came from Vancouver, United States is now taking place
The spray is directed on the
Washington Monday to visit a few In tb«" far west," Cavagnaro stat- ball bearings at either end of the
days at the C. S Plaster home.
«•d.
engine, on which the single long
A. R I-and of Creswell Is
itudinal axles revolve, the air
threshing in this vicinity this
cooling the metal and the oil pro
B isk Towels
w«<ek. Hugh Trunnell is assisting
The life of dish towels is usually function is performed, the spray is
Mr. I .and
short if they are used as pot holders. exhausted into the jet. This meth
Once badly scorched, their days of od, they say, is the most effective
TOWNSEND ( I.l B MEETS
usefulness are soon over.
I yet devised.
MONDAY
Townsend club met Monday eve
ning for the regular meeting with
a g«x»d attendance, it was voted
to hold meetings every two weeks
instead of the second and fourth
Mondays of the month.
IXiring the social hour ice
cream, cake and coff«x’ was served
by the entertainment commit tm*
G«sxl news comes from Minnea
polis. M in n , that the city council
of that city puss<*d resolutions
(Demoralizing congress to enact
Ihe Townsend bill into law at the
earliest date possible, they eharg«’d
that the present stx’ial security
act was wholly inadequate as a
provider of old age security, they
also charged that the present law
removed billions of dollars from
circulation thus curtailing the
flow of money In channels of trade
and creating greater stagnation
of tax revenues in Washington
Now when a city the size of
Minneapolis with a population of
435,000 in 1930 comes out for the
Townsend plan there must be
more in it than erack-pot ideas.
Contributed by W. E. Masters.
ELECTRIC ‘LOVE’ RECORD-
INCH LI RE MONQI ITOEN TO
DEATH
All is fair in the war to exter-1
minate ins«'cts, even a scientific
study of the love life of mosqui
toes.
After cl<*ctrtcal rccordings were
made of the mating songs of moa-
quttoes, it was found that the
pests could be lurcd to their
deaths in insect traps. The re
cordings simply are played back
a and mosquitoes of the opposite
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Stop in and see our big bargains of highest quality
merchandise at the lowest cut-rate prices.
Wave Set
10c and 25c
$1.00 Kreml Hair Tonic
...........
79c
60 Maurine
49c
75c Bicycle Playing Cards
59c
50c Pepsodent Antiseptic
39c
Cory Coffee Maker, complete, 6-cup $3.75
60c Wildroot Cream-oil Tonic
47c
40c Fletchers Castoria
.................. 31c
Mrs. McDonald's Hand Rolled
Chocolates
$1.50
All Leather Billfolds
$1.00 to $7.00
Lockets (gold plated)
$1.50 & $2.00
Rubber Gloves
...........
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Vacuum Bottles
................... $1.19
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Falling
Hair?
THE WAR IS
OVER ! !
I f d a n d ru ff nr fa llin g hair
bother» you. we can stop
y o u r troubles
w ith
«me
Gertnieidal Hciilp treatment
rtihl we mean what we say.
S ke p tica lf W ell just give us
a chance to prove it.
Home o f the sa iiita ry lather
aervice.
and now Reddy Killowatt announces the new business
name for Leon C. Godard as the
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LET’S SHOW THEM THAT THE GOOD OLD U. S. A. IS
WORTH THE FIGHT THEY PUT UP. OUR CONGRATULA
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TRY PRODUCED. OUR HATS ARE OFF TO THEM. AND
LET US NOT FORGET THE WAR WORKERS, LUMBER IN
CLUDED, WHO HAVE DONE THEIR PART IN THIS ALL-
IMPORTANT VICTORY.
God Bless America!
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