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. JdMI '8 CapHal Journal, Salem, Ore. WtHn-d,y. April 21. 194,1 i Albany College Deal Complete Albany. April 21 The feder- -al government's bureau o the budget released $40U,uuu lor tne purchase ot Albany college property here for its conversion to the purpose of developing the electro-development labora tory on the old Albany college campus here and the last wor ries of the Albany Chamber of Commerce officials and others have been allayed, it was an nounced by Carl Curlee, cham ber secretary. Curlce received telegrams from Senators Charles L. McNary and Hufus C. Hol man and Congressman Harris Ellsworth stating the money had been released. The wires did not stale whe ther this was in addition to the $40,000 which was not impound ed. If it is, then the bureau of mines has $460,000 with which to work, leaving but $40,000 of the original appropriation still in the hands of the budget bu reau. Senator McNary's wire stales: "Following several conferences with the bureau of the budget, they have released .$400,000 for the laboratory. Of course, you know that an architect is now on the ground. When the neces sary legal problems are solved the project will be under way full swing.'" There.was some apprehension here Sunday when Rudolph Hal ley, assistant investigator of the Truman committee, arrived to examine the property to de termine whether the bureau of mines had made a good deal. He interviewed Lewis and Clark college trustees in Portland Sat urday, inquiring as to the finan cial status of the college and then came to Albany Sunday where he met Edward Sox, local attorney for the college. They visited the college property where Henry Powell Hopkins, architect for the bureau of mines, and A. H. Bragonje, su perintendent of buildings of the bureau's Salt Lake City labora tory, were at wo-k. Mr. Halley received assurance that the Al bany college properly was the best buy in the entire United Stales and expressed the desire that work be rushed because the laboratory is for the war ef fort and speed is essential. In the meantime Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Bragonje are proceed ing with the measurement and drawing plans of all buildings on the campus and will be here the rest of the week In that work. Mr. Hopkins, prominent Baltimore architect, has ex pressed his satisfaction over the character and quality of the buildings on the college campus. Scouts to Aid Memorial Day The Boy Scouts of America, under direction of E. L. Curtis, regional director, and G. H. Ob erlcuffcr, scout executive for the Portland area, has volunteered to take over the assignment ot holding special services on Memorial day at the graves of men and women who made his tory for Oregon in its formative days. In conformity with their method ot education, "learn by doing," the Boy Scouts will gel a liberal education in history by honoring those who made his tory. This will bo their contri bution toward the commemora tion of the Old Oregon Trail centennial. The graves of the men who participated in the formation of the provisional government at Champoeg are scatlcrcd all over Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The bodies of several early pio neers lie in Lone Fir cemetery, Portland, Including Governor George Abernethy, first provi sional governor; Joseph Gale, who built the "Star of Ore Ron" and sailed It to San Fran cisco, is buried In the cemetery at Richland, Oregon. The fam ous Joe Meek was laid In rest near Hillsbnro. In Mission cemetery at Salem and the old churchyard at St. Paul repose the bodies of early missionaries and olhrrs who made history for America. Jesse Applegale. captain o( the famous Cow Column of (he historic migra tion of 1 B 4 H , was buried on his farm near Yoncalla. The Old Oregon Trail cen tennial commission Is endeavor ing to locate all the ancient graves and will welcome any In formation regarding them. jDrnstic Theatre, jjBill Introduced J Jeflnrson Clly, Mo April 21 JW No Missouri theatre could ?,hovv a film In which appeared Jjany actor or actress who hod tbeen divorced In actual life, or "any film portraying a divorce if kthe legislature passed a bill In troduced Monday. Rep. Paul irurncr, an author of the bill, JJiald it "would protect the inor ills of our young folks and save Snany broken homes." , DECMOH AN IMPORTANT ON SYNTHETIC RUBBER FOR TIRES For more than a year this company's Buna rubber patents have been royalty-free to everybody for the duration of the war. Thursday we offered, subject to the approval of our stockholders, to transfer permanently to the U. S. Government (through the govern ment's Rubber Reserve Company) patent rights on Buna-S , . . the tire rubber which forms the basis of the Government's synthetic rubber program. The Government's Rubber Director and Rubber Reserve Company have accepted this proposal. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that any company has offered to the Government the right to license important patents royalty-free forever to everyone even to it's competitors. 1 2 3 4 I 2 3, 4, UNDER THE PROPOSAL: The Government will' have a free license for itself not only dur , iug the war, but for the entire life of the patents. During the war the Government will have the right to issue roy a alty-frcc licenses for the entire life of the patents to everyone who cooperates with the Government in its war rubber program, and reciprocates with similar licenses under its own patents. There will be no payments to ns or to others for the patent rights , used. The government will increase its expenditures on synthetic rub- t ber research to a total of not less than $5,000,000. OUR PURPOSES: To give every possible incentive to cooperation in the war rubber i program. To remove concern about the post-war patent situation from the , minds of. all those who have a contribution to make to this program. To encourage American research and ingenuity among inde pendent workers, small companies and large to build up a new and great American industry. To continue to do everything we can to assure tires for America's oars always. FACTS ABOUT BUNA In 1929 we bought from I, G. Farbeiiindustrie of Germany a minor interest in their Buna rubber processes for use outside of Germany. During the 1930's these processes were fur ther developed. The quality of Buna wa3 improved, the range of its use widened. In 1939 two years before Pearl Harbor we bought out all German rights in the Buna processes for the U.S.A. Soon after, two large tire companies took out licenses. We also began building a Buna rubber plant of our own. When war threatened the loss of our coun try's natural rubber supply, authorities agreed that Buna-S was America's best bet for tires. It became the basis of the Gov ernment's synthetic tire program. Today the Government is spending over $600,000,000 on its Buna-S program. Six rubber plants are in operation. By the end of 1943 completed plants will have a capac ity of 705,000 tons per year, or more than the entire normal peace-time rubber re quirements of the United States. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEW JERSEY)
