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12 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1949f i fl
Advances Made
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Dry Run Spillway o New York's Crolon reservoir.
Wafer Shortages Are Old Stuff
N. Y.'s Troubles Are Small
By SHERRY BOWEN
(AP Newjifeaturej!)
The world is having a flood of droughts. Water shortages are
reported all the way from New York City to the jungles of Africa.
Water shortages are an old story millions of years old. The
modern droughts mean serious loss to many people. But the
chances are they will be no more than an inconvenience to you.
On the other hand, if some of
the long-ago droughts had not
happened, you might not be here
or you might be two other
fellows.
New York, Dec. 27 W) High
lights of reports to the annual
meeting of the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Science, which is in its second
day today:
American are eating better,
but families with annual in
comes of $2000 or less don't get
as much as the rest of us.
A new industry of 1948 will
now sell you radioactive alcohol,
gasoline or most anything of
that nature you want but only
for testing.
Einstein says he believes he
has solved the greatest mystery
of the physical world, which is
what is gravitation made of. His
solution is entirely in mathema
tics which probably cannot be
verified for several years.
Uranium 235, for power uses,
is now no more costly to manu
facture than the price of the
coal that would give an equal
amount of heat. One pound of
this 23S equals 2000 tons of coal
in heat.
Geologists, in a special sym
posium, say the United States
has plenty of water, but that the
supply won't stay ample very
long, unless scientists and engi
neers find out where and how
to stop wastes.
When the earth blotted out
the sunlight from the moon in
an eclipse last April, the dar
kened moon turned so cold so
fast that her soil should have
frozen nearly a foot deep. It
didn't only because the moon
has no water.
One theory about why dino
saurs disappeared from the earth
has to do with drought. Of
course, temperature change,
mountain building and other
tilings are in that theory, too.
But some experts think that
a key factor was that things got
dry. The plants on which dino
saurs lived didn't grow any more
and the animals starved to death.
The mammals got their chance
to develop.
Of course, all the dinosaurs
and all the mammals did not live
on plants. Some of them ate
other animals. Your ancestors,
one theory says, was a little
beast that looked something like
a rat and lived on insects.
All this happened millions of
years ago. But the earth didn't
stop changing from wet to dry
and back again either on part or
nil of its surface. Another theory
hints there was another drought
when your ancestor was an ape
like animal swing by his hands
through the tree brandies.
Drought killed the trees and the
animal had to stand up and take
a long step toward becoming a
man.
Even when he was a real man,
theorists say, he didn't stop be
ing pushed around by drought.
One belief Is that large parts
of Asia and Europe began to get
dry about 3,000 B. C. Later there
were still other changes from
wet to dry and dry to wet. The
dry periods, it Is thought forced
some peoples to move from their
homes.
The peoples who moved Into
Greece and much later created
the golden age there may have
moved there because their old
homes dried up. The Hyksos who
conquered Egypt around 1700
B. C. may have been on the move
because of drought.
Certainly, for example, the
Sahara desert was a well water
ed area some thousands of years
ago. Remains show that men liv
ed there comfortably up to the
late stone age.
Again, when the Roman
Empire was breaking up, many
of the barbarians which came
down against it in wave after
wave may have moved out of
Asia because of drought. Some
of your ancestors may have been
among them.
So far, today's droughts are
with
small potatoes compared
some of the old ones.
They are like the dry years
in ancient Egypt when the Nile
did not rise high enough to flood
all the land. The pharaohs stag
ed great religious festivals when
the height of the river in flood
was measured. Tax rates were
based on the measurements.
Taxes were smaller when the
river was lower. And sometimes
the pharaoh fooled the people,
pretending the river was higher
than it was so he could get more
taxes.
Droughts today are also like
those of the '30s when the Great
Plains area began to Tblow"
and dust darkened the sky as far
as Eastern United States.
And the "blows" of the '30s
were also little things if you
listen to the geologists. In the
Mississippi valley, for instance,
are deposits of rock and earth
hundreds of feet thick called
"loess." These are supposed to
be the results of "blows" thou
sands of millions of years ago
when the earth blew and blew
and kept on blowing for centur
ies.
Similar deposits In China and
others in other parts of the world
tell of water shortages in the
past. Then the earth got dry and
rode on the wind.
Christmas Program
Offered af Amify
Amity Tiie Amity schools
closed until January 3.
The high schol held its Christ
mas party with an exchange of
gifts. At the same hour the grade
school presented Its Christmas
program with parents and
friends as guests.
All the grades participated
from the primary through the
seventh and eighth grades. Mu
sic by (he grade school band,
and seventh and eighth grade
girls chorus closed the exercises.
Tony Meeker nnd Richard
Bantsnarl were the Santa
Clauses who presented the treats
from (he Community club. A
Christmas parly in each room
with small tree and exchange of
Pastor Praises
Council's Work
Mt. Angel Grand Knight An
drew Schmidt conducted the
regular meeting of Mt. Angel
Council after which the annual
Christmas treats were served.
Announcement was made of a
letter received from the supreme
council of the eligibility of Jos
eph Brockhaus, for honorary
membership, who has been a
member of the order for 34 years
and has attained his majority
age.
Joseph Wavra, stale chief ran
ger of the Catholic Order of For
esters, in an address commend
ed the Knights for the recogni
tion given the Foresters at the
Knights' banquet program, slat
ing that by cooperation of these
organizations much good can be
perfected. He told the group of
the Youth centers sponsored and
maintained by the Knights of
Columbus, which he visited dur
ing his month long trip this fall
In the mid-west.
Rev. Father Damian Jentgcs,
pastor, congratulated the coun-
mombors for their large at
tendance at communion at the 8
o'clock mass which preceded the
initiation program that day. He
urged all to attend the 6 a m
L-nnstmas solemn high mass,
and to sing the "Adeste Fidcles'
at the offertory.
gsS ji rls
under the direction of Hev.
Father Gabriel, took actual
measurements of the church.
Rev. Father Raymond Heade,
professor of Electronics at the
Prep school installed the electri
cal equipment for lighting and
music. Mrs. Ted Lacy frosted the
masterpiece in the actual color of
the church. This may be seen
in the window of the Mt. Angel
bakery.
Buick Reduces
Prices on Cars
June in December At any rate that's what the thermome
ter has been saying in Brewer, Maine, so Nancy Collett de
cided to go swimming in Green Lake. By a peculiar coinci
dence a photographer just happened to be passing by as
Nancy stepped into the water. He knew he'd need photos
to back up his story, so here's one of them, Nice change
from Santa and ice skaters, don't you think? . (Acme Tele-photo)
FOR FUTURE USE
Robot Electronics 'Saboteurs'
Latest Weapon Shaped for War
Washington, Dec. 27 (IP) Military scientists are considering
the possibility of planting robot electronic "saboteurs" in an
enemy city to steer a guided missile to a target.
A hint of this was contained in a pamphlet issued by the
defense department's research and development board. It is a
new edition of the "Glossary offc
Guided Missile Terms,
Fall From Hay Loft
Results in Injury
Mt. Angel While an older
brother was doing the evening
chores, milking the cows with
the milking machine, Leo Purdy,
seven year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Purdy fell from the
hay loft, presumably on a cow's
horn, gashing his left leg. Two
stitches were taken on the in
side muscles and nine stitches
needed to close the wound. Fol
lowing treatment by the doctor
the lad was returned to his home.
gifts took place before noon. The
teachers providing Ice cream
slices. There were 275 puplis at
school on Thursday. The school
and teachers presented Mr.
Yodcr with a gift.
The reference was tucked
away in a technically-phrased
discussion of "semi-active hom
ing guidance" in which a mis
sile seeks out a target which
has been "illuminated from a
source other than the missile."
As untangled from such com
plex phrasing in explanation by
one expert, tins means that a
missile follows a radar beam
from a transmitter either located
in, or pointed at, a city or fac
tory. In the case of pointing, the
radar beam is aimed at the tar
get and reflected off at an angle.
The missile would "ride" the
beam-of this reflected radar im
pulse and then blast the target
with an atomic or conventional
warhead.
The "suitcase" transmitter to
illuminate the target for the el
ectronic eyes of the approaching
missiles could be deposited by
agents.
However, variations of this
plan also are possible, among
them the use of a "pathfinder"
plane to fly high above and be
yond an enemy city. A whole
fleet o missiles could be headed
for the target, following a ra
dar beam sent back across the
target by the pathfinder plane.
Scientists are making progress
toward development of missiles
which will reach across oceans
or continents, but there has been
less progress toward attaining a
missile which could pinpoint
even a large city at those ranges.
Tn th final nhacp nf fliwht a He.
vice to "home" the missile in
to the exact target will be required.
Replica Is Offered
Of St. Mary's Church
Mt. Angel A miniature St.
Mary's church, built of wood and
cardboard by two architectural
students at Mount Angel Pre
paratory, Norbert Aicher and
Philip Neissner, is true to scale,
with cellophane and celluloid
windows, and lights. The class
Flint, Mich., Dec. 27 U.R)
Buick today announced price
cuts on its 1950 models ranging
from $75 to $310 when combin
ed with the recent $40 reduction
for automatic transmissions.
The Buick price cuts came
despite a $4 a ton boost in the
price of steel. The reductions
were the second announced by
a General Motors division. Olds
mobile shaved a minimum of
$65 from 1950 models the day
before the steel price boost was
announced.
Changes in list prices for Bu
icks principally affected the
Roadmaster and super series.
But by cutting prices on option
al equipment and making other
optional items standard, the
price of the special now is $87.10
under the announced price last
August.
All price cuts included the
$40 reduction for Dynaflow,
Buick s automatic transmission.
Comparatively Jew cars were
made after the price for Dyna
flow was reduced.
Biggest slash was on the Ri
viera in the Roadmaster series,
now listing at $2875 compared
with the 1949 price of $2985.
The Roadmaster sedanette was
cut $75 from $2430 to $2365.
The super estate wagon price
was chopped $300, listing at $2,
675. An $85 reduction was made
on convertibles in the super se
ries and $75 in the Roadmaster
line.
The super four-door sedan
was unchanged at $2006, but its
twin in the Roadmaster series
was cut $76 to list at $2465.
Doctor from Coast
Located in Dallas
Dallas Dr. C. E. Gibbs and
family of Wheeler have arrived
in Dallas preparatory to taking
over the practice of Dr. Donald
E. White as physican and sur
geon. Although Dr. Gibbs will
be around in the office, he does
not plan to begin practice until
after the Christmas holidays.
Dr. Gibbs has been practicing
at Wheeler for the past six
months. He is a graduate of
the Northw e s t e r n university
Medical school, Chicago. He
served In the army during his
college days.
Dr. White Is leaving Dallas to
accept a commission with the
U.S. air force medical corps and
will specialize in surgery and
diseases of the eye.
Record Year Reported
By Lebanon Merchants
Lebanon Merchants in-
nounce Christmas trade this sea
son equaled or bettered that of
last year's peak post-war buy-'
ing. Most noticeable difference
this year, they explained, is the
number of people shopping in
Lebanon who live In distant
parts of the county, showing the
effect of the city's aim in mak
ing Lebanon the shopping center
of the county. Growth of the
city's business was shown in the
chamber of commerce report
listing over 45 new businesses
which opened during 1949.
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