Algae May Produce Jfcir for Spcipe Travellers
By FRANK CAREY,
AP Science Reporter
WASHINGTON Nobody
has figured out a workable space
ship yet But they've figured out
a way to keep you alive when
and if yon can take off for far
places. It's an alzae air conditioner.
A University or California sci
entist says tiny algae plants
like the e that grow as scum on
millpcnds look like a good bet
for furnishing life-sustaining oxy
gen,, and peVhaps even food, for
space 1 navigators.
j. The scientist. Dr. J.A. Bassham,
writing in a publication of the Of
fice of Naval Research, offers his
conception of the equipment that
would be needed aboard your
space! chariot to keep5 crew mem
bers alive on trips that might last
several years. ; .
- Every man would need his own
"algae air conditioner or, to
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be more precise, his "algae at
mospheric controller."
These would be boxlike affairs.
each one jjfour feet square and
about three feet high, containing
at least two pounds of algae.
swirled around in some 23 gal
lons of liquid.
Lamp - Dlnminated
The algae and liquid would be
distributed; among shallow, trans
parent trays illuminated from
abpve and below by a battery of
fluorescent or neon lamps pro
viding about one twentieth of the
illumination of bngnt sunlight.
The idea of such devices would
be to duplicate nature's process
of photosynthesis. That's the in
genious process by wnicn green
plants grow in the presence of
sunlight, absorbing carbon diox-
. CHAPTER 1
1 i'
Steve and Nancy are never ones
to rush off to bed, especially on
Friday nights when, they don't
have to get up early the next
morning to go toschool. j
When they are told to get ready
for bed they put on their pajamas
slowly, keeping one eye on the
television set, and it takes a sharp
word from their mother to get
them started up the stairs to their
. bedroom. j
On this particular Friday night,
mother said, "You'd better speed
up. It's too close to Christmas to
be getting into trouble."! And so
with the woodsy smell of the big
Christmas tree in the front room
in their nostrils, they made their
way to bed. i
When they go to bed they don't
turn on the light in the middle of
the room because it always leads
to a discussion as to who has to
get out of bed .to turn it off. So in
stead they use their bedlamps,
However, tonight as Steve walked
into the dark bedroom to turn on
the bedlamp, he stopped short
A "Gr-r-rwheexe" Sound!
There was an immense- some
thing in his bed and it was making
a horrible "Gr-r-wheeze" sound.
The bed shook every time the
"thing" made its sound. Steve
backed out the door I quickly.
. bumping into Nancy as he did so,
"There's something in my bed."
he said. "It's making horrible
sounds." ! x
"Don't be silly," said Nancy.
"What could be in your bed." With
that she pushed Steve aside and
opened the door. Steve grabbed at
her and succeeded only in pushing
her off balance. She fell through
the door and one arm knocked an
empty glass off of Steve's desk.
It fell to the floor with a terrible
clatter and the "thing" in the bed
stopped making the "Gr-r-r
wheeze" sound. As a matter of
fact it sat up and said, "I guess
I must have fallen asleep waiting
for you kids." 1
"Santa Qaus." both. Steve, and
Nancy said at once. I
Christmas Shopper I
"I hope I didn't scare you,"
Santa said, crawling out of bed
and yawning. "I've been Christmas
shopping all day, and I must say
it is very tiring." v
"You, Christmas shopping?"
Nancy asked. "Why should you
have to go Christmas shopping?"
"It does sound kind of funny, I
guess." Santa admhted, smiling,
"But you see I have to get all the
things to make toys out of at the
North Pole. It takes a tremendous
amount of lumber and tin and
, nails to make all, the toys for all
. the children. And plastic is becom
' ing quite an item, too."! As he was
talking, the smile faded. from his
xace. -"As
a matter of fact,' children,1
he said with a sigh, "I'm having
a terrible time getting ;tne tnings
I need to make toys. There are so
many more children -than there
used to be. I suppose it is my fault
for not planning far enough ahead.
Now I find that I can't get anyone
to deliver the things I seed before
January 1 and you know that won't
ide from the atmosphere and giv
ing off oxygen, the reverse of the
human process of breathing
The dimensions of the box.
the quantities of algae and fluid
medium, and the amount of arti
ficial "sunlight" 'are based on the
oxygen I requirements of an average-weight
man working, rest
ing' and sleeping in the enclosed
quarters of a spaceship require
ments estimated: at 25 quarts an
hour. - I I -1 ' ;
25 Gallons of Fluid
Dr. Bassham estimates .that
about two pounds of algae, dis
tributed through approximately 23
gallons of fluid medium, and prop
erly exposed to the right amount
of "sunlight" would furnish the
oxygen at a steady rate to meet
a man's individual needs. i
Meanwhile, the. alzae in each
individual unit artificially nur
tured, would increase in quantity.
The surplus would have to be
withdrawn or the balance of con
ditions 'heeded to promote growth
of the algae and the release of
oxygen would be disturbed.
But the "harvested" algae could
be eaten by the crew thus elim
inating or reducing the need for
storage: space, for regular foods.
Whati about power requirements
for ! "sunlight" Bassham says
about four horsepower of electri
cal energy per crew member
would be needed.
"If our 'ship' were powered by
an atomic reactor," , be added,
"this would require the consump
tion of about 10 grams of atomic
fuel per year per man x x x."
Statesman. Salem." Ore Monday. Dec. 13, 1954 Sec 2) 3
do me any! good for this Christ
mas." ' ' . I
Asks Steve for Ideas '
"Poor Santa," Nancys said,
wish; we could help you." Turning
to Sieve, she added, you are al
ways making things in the work
shop; Haven't you a"ny ideas?"
"Well, I don't make things out
of nothing.!,' Steve replied. "And
I'm I afraid i that the lumber and
nails we have in the workshop
wouldn't go very far.
"How do 'the dwarves and elves
that help you make, your toys like
this? Steve asked.
"They don't like it at all," Santa
said; "As if I didn't have enough
problems, they have to add to them
by grumbling about having to work
shorter ' hours. That is why
stopped by to see you two j My little
toymakers love you so much that
1 thought if you could come witn
melto the North Pole again this
year and talk to them. You might
be able to get them to leave me
alone long enough so I can try to
find more materials for them to
usemakin toys." j
Remember Workshops
i "We'd be glad to come." Steve
said, thinkjng of the beautiful toy
workshops aid the busy toymakers
they had met when Santa had tak
en them with him before.
"You go tell your parents you
are going with me," Santa told
Steve. !' I
Steve went downstairs to where
his father was sitting, almost
asleep in front of the fire in the
living room fireplace. "Nancy and
I are going to the North Pole with
Santa Clans." Steve said. "Yes.
sort." Dad ireplied without opening
his eyes, and Steve was too full of
thoughts about the North Pole to
notice that his father hadn't really
heard what he said at alt
Open the window and out we
10? Santa told Steeve and Nancy
after the children bad put on their
warm domes. '
Too Far U June -
, "But this room is on the second
floor," Nancy protested. "It is too
far to jump to the ground.'
"We are not fi going s to the
ground," ' Santa said. "I parked
on the roof this time. You children
step out onto the garage roof and
then walk!: on up :to the top. I'll
stay behind you to see you don't
slip." U ii
"Just a I minute, I forgot some
thing.' Nancy said as she darted
back into ! the room. When she
came back she had a box of an
imal crackers in her hand. "These
are for the reindeer," she said.
When the children got to the top
of the roof there was the beautiful
silver sleigh, sparkling in the
moonlight1 and the reindeer, ! in
their gold; harness, stamping their
feet, eager to be off and away,
Sf'Hop in," Santa said, "And 111
tuck this blanket around you. Now,
up, off and away.
Anyone! watching would have
seen a silvery sleigh with eight
reindeer Sail away into the night
from the top of Steve and Nancy's
roof and Ithey would have heard
the sounq of Santa's laughter fad
ing; away into the distance, j1
Tomorrow: Steve and Nancy
meet the dwarves.
Escaped Con.
Sought in Rape
Cases, Caught
MIAMI. Fla. ) William
Henry Jr., an escaped ; con
vict wanted for questioning in the
"phantomj rapist" attacks on 13
women in Miami, was captured
Sunday by sheriffs officers.
He had! been the object of an
intensive manhunt in the Miami
area since Dec. 6 when police first
announced his description. -
John Tyler, chief of the county's
Criminal Bureau of Investigation,
said Henry was the man he want
ed toT question in connection with
the "phantom rapist" case. No
formal charges have been filed,
Henry escaped i from the state
penitentiary at Raiford April 15
where he was serving a 14-year
term for! breaking and entering.
Road Patrolman Bill Geronimo
said the fugitive was hiding in the
woods near Miami Sunday : when
be was .flushed out by -hunters
shooting guns nearby. j
The hunters saw him run into
house 1 under construction and
called authorities. .
Geronimo said Henry was un
armed and without a shirt The
officer quoted him as saying he
had been trying to escape from
the Miami area.
Nine women were raped by the
phantom" over a period of sev
eral months. Other women drove
him from their rooms by scream
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Light Plane
Forced Down
SALMON ARM, B. C. W Three
persons were only slightly shaken
Sunday when their light plane was
forced down in a snow storm near
here, about 200 miles north of Van
couver. ' 1
The plane was owned and piloted
by Dr. L. S. Dewey of Okanogan,
Wash. Passengers were Vein Ban
gert of Okanogan and Tom Jenner
of Vernon, B. C.
Dr. Dewey brought the plane
down when ice began to form on
the nose and wings of the craft
and averted a crash; when he
loomed under a high-tension wire
strung beside the Trans Canada
Highway, where he landed the
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Severs Head
PORTLAND A butcher fell
while cutting rolls of, paper with
a' power saw here Sunday and his
bead was sawed off. ,
He was Isaac. F. Berrone. 41,
who last ' week became Droorietor
01 me marset. 31
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about Berrong's prolonged ab
sence and sent (a friend to the
market to check. He found the
market locked and summoned fire
men who broke down the door.
They found the saw still runnin
and Bering's lifeless body.
Chiang's Navy
Getting More
U.S. Vessels
TAIPEH, Formosa i Chiang
Kai-Shek's navy is getting two
more destroyer escorts and 10
high-speed patrol boats from the
United States,; the Nationalist
press reported Sunday. '
These reports, ' not contradicted
by official sources, said:
Hundreds of Nationalist officers
and enlisted men will leave this
week for the United States to take
over the destroyer escorts and will
bring them to. Formosa in four
months. I " i
Six of the patrol boats already
are on the way and will; arrive
next month, f i ' .
One of the Nationalists' six de
stroyer escorts; the 1 aipmg, was
sunk Nov. 14 off the Tachens by
Chinese Red torpedo boats. The
Taiping formerly was the U. S. S.
Decker.
All present indications are that
the United States is placing great
er emphasis on developing Chi
ang's naval and air power. The
first four of the Sabrejets for the
air force arrived Nov. 29..
Pop
Blesses
Lonsecrat
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Of Archbishop
VATICAN CITY () A blessing
from Pope I Pius XII closed the
broadcast consecration Sunday of
the new Archbishop of Milan, re
garded in some Vatican circles as
likely to succeed eventually ' as
leader of the world's Roman Cath
olics, j i .
Pope Pius listened by radio in
his sickroom to the service at St.
Peter's Basilica marking the ele
vation of an old friend and former
Vatican prosecretary of state for
ordinary affairs, Msg. Giovanni
Battista Montini, 57.
The service closed with a mes
sage the Pope had recorded Sat
urday i
It was the third and longest rai
dio talk by the 78-year-old pontiff
since his collapse ; Dec. 2. His
words seemed spoken more firmly
than the others he has voiced since
the beginning of his slow recov
ery. !
At noon Sunday Pope Pius had
his biggest meal since he became
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SEATTLE m Strong winds
blew in with the new! week along
the Washington and Oregon coasts.
The prospect was: for their,1 con
tinuance through! Monday and
Tuesday, j : 1 j
Storm warnings were posted
Sunday afternoon for the Wash
ington Coast and small craft warn
ings from Astoria to Cape Blanco,
Ore. j
The U.S. Weather Bureau's
warning was for a southeast wind
increase to 40 miles an hour on
the Washington Coast at 35 miles
on the Oregon Coast at times Mon
day and Tuesday.
ill. He ate sitting in an armchair.
The meal consisted of two eggs,
chicken broth, mashed vegetables
and cooked fruit j
And there was another sign of
continuing improvement in the
Pope's condition. For the first time
since, the crisis arose; the Vatican
press office closed at noon.
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R-rsia, the English language Ja
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pan would seek more trade with
China and Russia but not at the
expense of continued ' cooperation
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