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m Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Wed., Apr. 20, 1955 I THAVK SOOPNESS H&5 VtXI Hpg A i Yll f I !? v. ' 1 . UNICES! THE WieE HS GETS BEHIND THE KX ) 1 Hi. iA.. ) I . Ul 2 TMOM DADDVS V ' A PIECE OP FOTTOAST I AND JLM3 OUT ft fvTV JT- H ( HOME I JUSTHEATOVr INSTEAD CF A PIECE T7 WHEMIVHJ.) Ifrrff I L.SJ1 J " " -" iff fT "J frmrrm-m rrr rff ' " "If" "'' wm " : " I J V mo awe ict a cwm o . if y w w cows to u 1 Will A-Bomb Ruin the Pantry? Canned Food in Test May Tell WYMAN fleft) and SLADEN Shuck Tradition z Their Job Is To 'Atomize U.S. Troops CAMP DESERT ROCK, Nev. (NEA) The Army it proving that it can throw off the fetters of tradition. The two men In charge of the Army's part in the current series of atomic testa here probably rep resent more Army tradition than any two men you could find in uniform. But they are now in charge of helping to indoctrinate more than 5000 U.S. troops in the revolutionary aspects of maneuvering around live atomic explosions. SPOT COMMANDER Brig. Gen. Fred W. Sladen, Jr., was born on an Army post, lived on Army posts all of his life and went to school at West Point He was in combat in the Mediter ranean Theater during World War II. He's the one-the-spot com-! mender of all troops taking part in the live atomic tests. .' The man with the official title of "Director of Exercise" is Lt. Gen. Willard G. Wyman, also commanding General of the Sixth Army. He probably has more time in Army cavalry units than any gen eral on active duty. But his old love for the mounted service doesn't influence him in the face of growing evidence that the small, highly mechanized, mo bile units is what is needed to put the Army on an atomic war fare footing. REEXAMINATION "Throughout the world Ameri can soldiers are being trained to fight on either an atomic or non atomic battlefield," he says. "Our combat unit structure is being re examined and new combat di vision organizations now are be ing tested in the field. "We hope to indoctrinate as many soldiers as possible in the effects of atomic weapons as long as tbe possibility of fighting a war on an atomic battlefield exists. Gen. Sladen adds: "The safety By KENNETH O. GItMORE Of The NEA WASHINGTON (NEA) As' far as the American housewife is concerned, the major atomic test to take place next week on I He Nevada dessert should be labeled "Operation Canned Blue berries." For this final open shot will help to determine what canned goods she and her family can safely eat in the event of atomic devastation. The big questions are: How great an atom force will it take to tear open or break glass and tin containers placed at various ranges? And will the radiation effects from the blast spoil or poison the food contents? 25,000 SAMPLES To help come up with these and other answers, the National Canners Assn. is supplying 25.000 samples of 60 canned food items which will play an important role in the civil defense phase of the atom explosion. "The canning industry looks upon this project as a construc tive opportunity to contribute to the national defense," says George B. Morrill Jr., president of the N.C.A. ' From sauerkraut to shrimp, roughly one railroad car full of canned fruits, vegetables, juices, fish and shell fish, meats, poultry and even baby foods will be close at hand when the zero hour arrives. It will be a harsh, test, but N.C.A. officials are confident their products will do well. They say laboratory findings show the protective value of canned foods under conditions of atomic, bio logical and chemical warfare. But an actual explosion will provide information that is not possible to establish under lab oratory conditions. This is the first time commercial products have been put to such a test. ' f v TN A v ' U All 'aft lmu: t P 10 1 BEFORE THE BLAST Cannery technicians J. M. Reed (left) codes cans while E. R. McConnell tests for vac uum on a batch of canned food that will be subject to atomic blast next week to see how well they survive. The Atomic Energy Commission and the Federal Civil Defense Ad ministration are both cooperating on the experiment. CONTAINERS CODED All of the glass and tin con tainers are coded so spoilage, fall out effects and the nutritive value of the food can be accur ately measured. Special slat-racks have been built to hold samples in single rows so no container shields another. Canning industry representa tives and civil defense officials will be particularly interested to study the effects on canned foods that are heavily exposed to radia tion and close to the blast wave. Tney realize numerous ware houses located in urban areas are likely to be badly shattered by an atom bomb. We want to know whether this food becomes radioactive and if so how long it persists," says C. A. Greenleaf, associate direc tor of the N.C.A. laboratory, who will be working at the site. "Homeless and hungry people will need these canned goods as rations in an emergency. It is necessary to know if they are safe to handle and eat." The Food and Drug Adminis tration will undertake long range animal feeding tests to determine whether foods have picked up harmful or poisonous character istics. Monkeys will be fed for 90 days, rats for six months, and dogs for two years. OTHER TYPES, TOO In addition to canned items, other types of foods will be test ed by the Department of Agri culture and the National Associa tion of Frozen Food Packers. On the desert location canned goods will be situated at roughly three distances from the center of the shot. At the nearest point they will be dug in and protected by some kind of shielding or bunker. Next will be an intermediate range corresponding to a consid erably damaged residential area. Here cans and jars will be put on shelves and stored in experimen tal homes and buildings. The third distance will be far enough away to prevent major Hamaen tn clnlphirpc PWnrt nf the National Canners Association safe to use at this range. DR. JORDAN SAYS A Good Parent Needs Great Wisdom By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. than eating from which he can j of her personal attributes, and if u'l t i. i derive pleasure. she feels that she is displeasing When I was a boy I never re- . rfiffi.ui. nrohim nf annihnr!tn nrhn it n, . ,i oi our souuers is uppermost incized now nard it was to be a kind is presented by Mrs. H., who harmful emotional effect on her au our planning arm actions at good parent. Personal experience says that her six-year-old child; now and in the future. mo nrvmu u-si sue ana our u : , . , was f ne unt he started schnn record of not a single injury as a result of atomic detonations lince the Army began operations here speaks for itself." Most difficulties with bad A NUISANCE NEW LONDON, Conn. 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