4 Tho Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday. May 23, 1947
"Xo Favor Sways Us, No Fear Shall Awe"
From First 6 U teaman, March 28, 18S1
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. S PRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the ase for repabli
catloa mt all the local news printed la this newspaper, as well as all
AP Bfwi dispatches.
Harnessing the. Atom for Peace
With the confirmation of the commission to administer
atomic energy research and development in this country pro
gress should go forward steadily and as rapidly as the intricate
problems involved will permit.
The major -installations set up for making atom bombs
remain in use. The Oak Ridge, Tenn. plant is now operated
for the government by Monsanto Chemical Co. which partici
pated in the original research. The plant in Washington state
which was built and operated during the war by DuPont for
the government is now the Hanford Engineer Works, managed
by General Electric. In addition the government maintains and
uses its laboratories at Los Almos, New Mexico, and has special
research in progress at universities.
The main objective now is to harness the energy of atomic
fission for civilian use. The problems are:
1st. To package the power, that is, reduce it to quantities
for Dractical use.
a e m. a ' a
xna. ao give iuii protection against evu eiiecis oi raaiation
3rd. To refine the processes so that costs will be competi
tive with other forms of power.
How to get bridles on atomic energy so it can run; units
from hair clippers to steel mills is not an easy question to
answer. In the production of this great heat is given off. At
Hanford it was found that the water taken out of the Columbia
and used in cooling the apparatus raised the temperature of
the whole river a degree or two when returned to the river.
This heat might be used in boilers to generate steam like the
conventional boiler.
Huge piles of graphite are used to prevent the vagrant
neutrons from running loose all over the place. Their bulk
makes small installations impractical on the present methods
of manufacturing atomic energy. Experimenters undoubtedly
will try some other way to provide the required insulation.
Henry A. Winne, vice president of GE and head of its
neucleonics project, thinks that ship propulsion may be the
first practical use of the newly released energy. We may quote
what he says as really authentic information on this important
matter, calling particular attention to his last paragraph which
discounts any hope of quick revolution in power generation:
The range of an atomic-powered ship on one fuel charge
may be of the order of a million miles. The low volume of
atomic fuel makes it possible to obtain this range without the
ue of even the normal space for shipboard fuel storage and
eliminates entirely the need for the support of a continuing
merchant operation or a task force with a supply train of oil
tankers. Since the weight and volume of fuel are not critical,
it may be economical . to increase the power and speed of any
class of merchant or naval vessel.
-Use of atomic power plants for public utilities will depend
primarily on economic and national policy factors, but with the
limited information now generally available it is impossible to
make an accurate analysis of the economics of atomic fuel. How
ever, it is known that the atomic energy released by a complete
fission cf a pound of fissionable material is equivalent to that
from the burning of 1500 tons of coal.
"On this basis, if we assume that efficiency of use, fixed
charges, and other items are equal for both fuels, then the fuel
cost for coal at $4 per ton is about the same as for fissionable
material at $6000 per pound. It is only surmise, but it would
seem as though this latter figure should be reached or. bettered
in the course of lengthy research and development
"Of the many conceivable systems for producing power from
the fistion of uranium or plutonium, one that 'seems favorable
for an early practical solution is that In which a liquid heated
In the 'pile' or nuclear reactor is conducted to a heat exchanger
and there used to generate steam for use in a standard turbine
generator set. However, there are many engineering problems
to be solved to achieve efficient heat transfer.
"The development and widespread use of any new such
source of power is going to take a , long time and occur very
gradually."
national guard. . Since we do
not have universal military train-
in in this country (Britain's
labor government has just voted
for it) these supplementary com
ponents to our regular navy and
army are of great importance.
As our risks and our obligations
now prettji much cover the globe
more attention needs to be paid
to a naval reserve.
In short the appeal of the naval
reserve is first, to patriotic duty;
second, to the chance to get spe
cialized training that would be
of great value in case of mobili
zation for war; and third, the op
portunity to work up in the naval
reserve and so merit advanced
rating If called into active service.
Oregon has taken a great in
terest in the navy. Enlistments
here during the war ranked very
high in proportion to population.
There is a good backlog of men
discharged from the navy who by
now should have their land-legs
back and be getting a bit home
sick for a touch of navy again.
Here is a chance, not to "join the
navy and see the world." They
saw large " chunks of land and
water in their late service, me
chance is to keep up the navy tie
and to help train their younger
brothers in navy crafts.
Of course we all hope the last
war was the last. But we have to
maintain in these troubled times
competent force, both active
and on reserve. Salem, long
noted for its patriotism, should
encourage the establishment of a
naval reserve unit here and then
continue its support and interest
so the unit may thrive.
Patricia Noble
Outstanding Nurse
PORTLAND. May 27-(Special)
Patricia M. Noble f Salem was
d resented the Dr. Thomas M
Joyce Memorial award for the
student nurse outstanding In sur
gical nursing as one of the high
lights of the annual University of
Portland commencement May 25.
The Most Rev. Edward D. How
ard. D-D- archbishop of Portland
in Oregon, conferred degrees upon
Miss Noble and 128 other seniors.
Ne print Distribution
The Gazette-Times at Corvallis, e note, will skip two
days this week, Friday and Saturday, which is one day more
-than its usual practice .of dropping publication on a holiday,
The reason is given as lack of newsprint. It says that the
Hawley mill has notified itthat its supply will be nine tons
a month for the remainder of the year, whereas the GT had
been using 10 tons.
Why didn't the GT go on and tell the truth that the Port
land dailies, also supplied by the Hawley mill, are using about
twice as much paper as they did prewar. They have greatly
expanded their circulations arid are running big papers daily,
They get thi by virtue of a preferential type of contract which
calls for meeting "their requirements." While they gorge, the
upstate papers are held back. While the latter may be getting
somewhat more newsprint than prewar, the increase is a mere
trickle compared to what the Oregonian and Journal are getting,
The Salem dailies" buy from Crown Willamette so have
nothing to say on the way Hawley divides Its tonnage. So far
as The Statesman is' concerned its increase is painfully low,
all of which and a little more has gone to serve additional sub
scribers.
The complaint over the country is general that while there
has been marked increase in newsprint manufacture in North
America, most of the increase hat gone to the big metropolitan
dailies.
Loss of Moral Purpose
Really we aren't at all proud of some things in this USA.
Here is a 16-year old boy who confesses to killing four of his
playmates, and explains: "I always kinda wondered what it
would be like to kill somebody. Now he knows. His curiosity
is gratified at a terrific cost.
And the papers have been full of attacks based on passions
of sex. Los Angeles has had a series of most revolting criminal
-attacks and murders. Portland police warn parents to guard
children against perverts. Salem police have had some problems
in this respect also. ' ; j '
We think we arajsmart because we can make millions of
automobiles a year, can pay high wages, go to picture shows
have plenty to eat, enjoy more leisure time than former gene
rations. But we haven't, learned as a nation certain elements
of decency, certain personal controls that are fundamental in
civilized society.
"- With the emphasis on creature comforts has come the
erosion of moral purpose. And what good will it do our country
to get all the gadgets and lose its moral respectability?
Tuesday morning the Oregonian began its medicine man
chant for rain ,and before customers got as far as the editorial
page a shower came to Portland. Salem got only a few drops.
This proves how poor 'the Ogn's "coverage" of Oregon is. Na
tional advertisers please note.
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GRIN AND BEAR IT
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Obilaary
HATFIELD
William Grant Hatfield. 1049 Judxm
t.. at a local hospital. Saturday. May
24. Surviving ar the wife, Mrs. Alma
Hatfield of Salem, three step-cauKn
ters. Mrs. Greta rield of Calgary. Al
berta. Can, Mrs. Lola C. Alter of Port
land and Mrs. Ear MCCMiun oi west
Stayton; two sisters in the middle west;
nve grsndcniidren ana one greav
grandchild. Services will be held Wed
neadav. Mv n. ii lag o.m. ai (,ioukiv
Barries: cniMI. tne tier, mciviii i
Wire officiating, with interment at Mt.
Hope cemetery.
LEI " .
Adella Ben Lee. late resident of TOO
N. Commercial St., at a local hospital.
Saturday, May 14. at the age of 44
years. Surviving are the husband.
Archie R. Lee of Salem; children.
Clarence Roy, Robert Marion, Clara
Mse, Cordelia Alfreds. Jack Dale. Phil
Don. Darlene Marie Linda Mary, all
of Salem; two sisters.' Mrs. Dorothy
Moore and Mrs. F. K. Sunday of Stock
ton, Calif.; four brothers, Claude Pat
terson of Berkeley. Calif .. Jot and Mllo
Patterson, both of Stockton, and Dolph
Patterson of Newbera. Services will be
at the Howell-Edwards chapel Satur
day. May . at- 19:30 am, the Rev,
S. Raynor Smith c nictating, eonclud
ing at I OOF cemetery.
THOMAS ,
Albert Franklin Thomas, lata rest
dent of lsS N. Capitol at, at a local
hospital Sunday, May MS. at the age
of SI years. Surrirmg are his wife.
Alpha Thomas of Salem; daughter.
miss uons Thomas of Salem: sister.
Mrs. Clara Lamb of Salem, and two
Mothers, I. W. Thomas of Salem and
Arthur Thomas of Lacomb. Serrio
Wednesday. May a. at I P m.. at
Clough-Banick chapel with the Rev,
8. Raynor Smith officiating. Interment
at .nj view cemetery.
KELSO
James W. Kelso. 48. late resident of
iws S. Church St.. who lost his life at
The Dalles. Ore, on Mar. 13. 194S. while
working with the army engineers. Sur
vlvors are his widow, Beulah G.sKel
so, Salem, as son, Billy G. Kelso,
Baker, Ore, and a daughter. Leona E
Houghton. Vallejo.' Calif; end by his
mower, nve orotners, lour sisters and
two grandchildren. Graveside services
will be held at the City View ceme
tery. Thursday, May 29. at 11 a m with
the Rev. Sam P. Neufeldt officiating.
Services and shipment in charge of the
uaraner runerai home ox White Sal
mon. Wash.
An 18-y ear-old boy who so far has eloped with two. mar
ried women is reported ready to "straighten things out" with
the California Youth' Authority. It might be well if he had .a
good story for a couple of irate husbands, too.
Wonder if the seagulls feasting on Mormon crickets get a
pain in their craws if they eat a few that have just dusted in
chlordane.
Anyway, no ball games have been rained out so far this
BATES
Clinton F. Bates, late resident of
route l. Wood burn, in this city Mon
day. Msy 24. at the. age of 54 years
Survived by his wife. Pearl Bates of
Salem: a daughter. Mrs. Walter Ller
man of Independence: four sons. Low
eU Bates of Bellflower. Calif- Alfred
Bates of Bend and Cart Bates of Los
Angeles, Calif, and Wendell Bates of
Amity; two brothers. Floyd Bates of
Salem and L. H. Bates of Bell. Cam.
two sisters. Mrs. J. L. Knight of Three
Rivers. Mich, and Mrs. C B. Coppock
of Lynwood. Calif.; and eight grand
children. Services will be held Thurs
day, May 29. at 2 p.m. at the Clougta
Barrick chapeL
HOOVER
Charles Albert Hoover. 1520 N. Capi
toL at the residence. Tuesday. May
27. at the age of 79 years. Husband of
Ottllie M. Hoover and the father of
Mrs. Aaron Rosalie) Dumbeck: broth
er of Frank Hoover. Inclewood. Calif.
two sisters. Mrs. Rose Grube of Ingle-,
wooa ajia Mrs. iiara ixnnia oi nuui
erford. N J. Belonged to Gervais AT.
and A.M. Fidelity lodge. 54. woodburn
chapter No. 29, Royal Arch Masons. St.
Elmon commandery No. 20 of Wood
burn, life member of At Kader temple
of Portland. Funeral services will be
Thursday, May 29. at 2 p.m. from the
W. T. Rigdon chapel, the Rev. S. Ray
nor Smith officiaung. interment
Pioneer cemetery.
FINN
At the residence.
1S97 Center St.
Tuesday. May 27, at the age of 33 years.
Mildred mi. rinn. wile of Alvin l. rina
of Salem, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Ar
diel of Salem: sister of Mrs. Arlie Bean
of Salem and Mrs. Eugene Logan of
Arlington. Ore.: and granddaughter of
Mrs. Belle See ley of Portland. Funeral
services will be Saturday, May 31. at
1030 a.m. in tne w. r. Rigdon chapel,
with Interment at Belcrest Memorial
park.
ICE CBEAII
Quarts 330
SAVHIG CENTER
Sales A West Salem
By LicIitY
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"At least when my balance comes oat a million short, I'm tore It
won't coma out of my salary!"
fDfeaInhollse,
Series Set to
Start Friday
IPraMii DIiBoird
JUSTICE COURT
B. J. Kosse, 1462 N. Commercial
St., charged with assault and bat
tery, pleaded innocent and posted
$250 bail, trial set for June 17.
Robert Charles Stackman. Van
couver",1 Wash., driving while in
toxicated, found guilty by Jury
trial, 30-day jail sentence suspen
ded on payment of $250 fine and
costs.
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Daniel Pantovich, 28, truck
driver, and Lois Faye DeBow, 19,
stenographer, both of Salem.
.Walter A. Hill, 22. laborer.
RickrealL and Gladys Baker, 24,
clerk, Salem.
Everett L, Dickens, 24, ware
houseman, and Clarine I. Nel
son, 18, domestic, both of 1144
Market st., Salem.
Charles Hogate, 34, seed com
pany employe. Brooks, and Cath
erine Schlechter, 23, bookkeeper,
S3Z N. High St., Salem. ,
Martin J. Krieg, jr 22, profes
sional baseball player, Glendale,
Calif., and Dorothy E. Bosmajian,
20, dental assistant, Fresno, Calif.
James Walter Sulson. 23. ware
houseman, 430 Wayne dr and
Wilda Colleen Hunt. 18, domes
tic, 1885 N. Commercial st., both
of Salem.
Maynard C. Drawson, 21, elec
trician's helper, and Dorothy J.
Dawson, 19, cannery worker, both
of Salem.
Benjamin Bentz, baker. Gait.
Calif., and Irene Helen Isakk. of
fice clerk, 1420 N. Summer st.,
Salem.
CIRCUIT COURT
Thelma Crawford vs. Ralph
Crawford: Order of default
Juanita Luella Bair vs. Ken
neth A. Bair: Order of default.
Ethel Virginia Schiel vs. Ken
neth Schiel, Mike Perd and Ha
zel Perd: Answer of defendants
containing complete denial.
Ellis Richards vs. R. E. Heck-
enbottom and Helen Comer: case
dismissed with prejudice to plain
tiff.
Lester D. Goodall vs. Walter P.
Conboy: Case dismissed with pre
judice.
E. V. Gwaltney vs. Pioneer
Trust Co. and others: Notice of
appeal filed by plaintiff.
Earl Sharp vs. Margaret Mae
Sharp: Sut for divorce charging
cruel and inhuman treatment,
Married Jan. 4, 1941, at Vancou-i
ver, Wash.
Leonard Gouge vs. Vick Da
vid: Motion for new trial.
Jessie L. Romilly vs. Eugene H
Romilly: Suit for divorce charg
ing cruel and inhuman treatment
Married Jan. 11, 1943, in Seattle,
Wash.
Bernard John Kosse vs. Leona
L Kosse: Suit for divorce charg
ing cruel and inhuman treatment
asks that custody of a minor child
be awarded to defendant plus $40
Births
COREYTo Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert E. Corey, 2107 Center st.
son, Tuesday, May 27, at Salem
General hospital.
BERRY To Mr. and Mrs. El-
don E. Berry, 2261 Hazel ave., a
son, Tuesday, May 27, at Salem
General hospital.
DOERFLER To Mr. and Mrs
Harold Doerfler, 2295 Broadway
sl, a daughter, Monday, May 26,
at Salem General hospital.
ALLEY To Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Alley, 1085 Erixon st.,
son, Tuesday, May 27, at Salem
Deaconess hospital.
KRE4JSE To Mr. and Mrs
Virgil Kreuse, a- son, Monday,
May 26, at Salem Deaconess hos
pital.
per month support money until
further court order.
William C. Welch. Jr., by Sybil
V. Teausaw, guardian, vs. Victor
Knuth and Robert Knuth: Sybil
V. Teausaw appointed guardian.
Gerald L. Crawford vs. Mary I.
Crawford: Suit to void marriage
on grounds of prior marriage.
Married Feb. 21, 1947, at Stev
ens, Wash.
William C. Welch, jr., by guar
dian Sybil V. Teausaw, vs. Victor
Knuth and Robert Knuth: Suit to
collect $36,053 for alleged injur
ies suffered by plaintiff in an
auto-pedestrian accident Febru
ary 28 at the intersection of
Duncan avenue and Silverton
road.
Harold L. Nicholson vs. Myrtle
Nicholson: Default order issued.
PROBATE COURT
Alfred T. Dale estate: Lorena
Chapman appointed administra
trix and Glenn L. Briedwell, C. B.
Anderson and Alvina Legard ap
pointed appraisers.
L. G. McDonald estate: June
30 set as time for hearing on fi
nal account.
John T. Hoblitt estate: Order
closing estate.
Alfred L. Dale estate: Estate
appraised at $1,812.
W. H. Rogers estate: June 28
date set for hearing on final ac
count.
Anthony L. Senske estate: Or
der authorizing sale of personal
property.
Arra M. Elliott estate: June 27
set for hearing on final account.
K. of C. Re-elect
Salem Officers
COOS BAY, May 27.-CP)-Tbe
Knights of Columbus re-elected
state officers last night and
named Bend as the 1948 conven
tion city. v
Those reelected at the close Nof
the annual state convention: Wil
liam J. La Roche, Salem, deputy;
Fred Muhs, McMmnville, secre
tary;. Carl Bendseheidt, Tillamook,
treasurer; L. A. O'Neill, Portland,
advocate, and Vera C o 1 1 v e r,
Reedsport, warden.
Delegates named ot the supreme
convention at Boston were: Clar
ence Brown, Eugene; Dr. A. L.
Elvin, Salem; Ed Stolle, Mt. An
geL and LaRoche.
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Prospective home builders now
have an opportunity and a source
from which to choose the house
of their dreams, whether it be
one of the smallest houses that
many folk need or one of the
large Georgians or Regencies
which some desire for today's
modern living.
Our first house "The Adams'
will appear in this paper on Fri
day. May 30, and the series will
continue each week thereafter. A
complete floor plan together with
the architect's rendering of the
elevation and a detailed descrip
tion of the livability features of
the house will be shown. Ar
rangements have now been com
pleted with Housing Plan Service
of New York to supply blueprints
and specifications to our readers,
not only at a very nominal cost
but within 24 hours after your re
quest is received.
Among the series is a minimum
house specially designed to meet
the G. I. regulations; a story and
a half expandable where the sec
ond floor can be finished later, if
desired, making available two
more bedrooms and another bath
upstairs; a very up-to-the-min
ute hipped-roof one story with a
play area for the children who
can be waimed irom ine kitcnen
window, and a handsome two
story brick-ender for the larger
family or those desiring plenty of
elbow room.
The first one will appear Fri
day.
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Night School
Classes Near
Summer Finale
Salem adult education and
night school classes will close for
the summer on May 29 after the
largest enrollment year in its his
tory. Director George Porter an
nounced Tuesday.
Enrollment in adult education
and night classes, exclusive of
the Oregon system of higher edu
cation extension courses, totaled
789 over the past school year.
This is an increase of about 100
per cent over last year. Porter
said. Thirty-five courses have
been taught by 30 teachers since
October 7, 1946.
Total enrollment in the exten
sion courses reached 250 and al
though figures are not available
for last year. Porter indicated
that this also represents an in
crease. Twenty-two classes were
taught by about 15 teachers. The
extension classes will hold their
examinations, the week of June 1.
When the classes close Thurs
day after completion ot the third
term, details will be arranged for
reopening in the fall. Porter said.
It is aoped that classes will open
earlier this fair than last prob
ably immediately after regular
schools open in Salem.
Porter indicated that his office
is always open to suggestions for
new courses. He will remain
through the summer at his office
in room 316 in the public school
office building.
FESTIVAL BOARD TO MEET
Members of the Salem Cherry
Festival association board and
chairmen ot committees planning
for the July 17-18-19 celebration
are to meet at the Cherrian room
of Salem Chamber of Commerce
at 1 o'clock tonight -
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