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if Page 8 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, Jul28, 1955 The Hanford Story- (The following is the fourth of a series of seven articles disclos ing the highlights and sidelights which have accompanied the na tions's development of atomic energy. Prepared at the Hanford atomic energy plant, the series deals with the human things which followed in the wake of the first historic announcement that man had harnessed the atom It touches upon the things which lie ahead.) By Bill Jury General Electric News Bureau Hanford Atomic Plant Strange and awesome devices are among the tools with which scientists today are probing the mysterious world of the atom. By-products of the atomic age and America's search for nuclear knowledge, many of the new in struments might have been fost ered In the mind of Juleus Verne or II. G. Wells, and later discard ed because they were considered "too terrible." Yet, their collective presence in the laboratories and workshops of American industries and research laboratories eventually may have as profound an effect on the lives of the nation's farmers and city dwellers as the steam locomotive or the automobile. The nation's atomic scientists today are employing these hyper sensitive instruments to explore minute worlds to a degree never before imagined possible. With the electron microscope used by General Electric com pany scientists in research work at me Haniora atomic energy works, for example, particles one ten-millionth of an inch in dia meter can be observed. Viruses and certain molecules become visible under this mag nification for the first time in the history of the world, and if you could write letters that small, you could cram 40,000 printings of the Gettysburg Address onto the tip of a human hair. Mem bers of the Biology section of the GE organization operating the Hanford plant for the Atomic Energy Commission use the mic rescope to observe animal tissues and other materials which been exposed to radiation. Seeing to it that Hanford vac uum and gas-filled tubes in re search work are 'leak-free" is the job of a mass spectrometer lealj detector. The device is so sen sative that if used on a fully in flated passenger automobile tire, it could detect a leak so small that it would require 2000 years Market For Cows Shows Higher HERMISTON Marion Finch of Heppner rsceived a top price of $6.50 cwt., for a 155 lb. wether at the Hermiston livestock auction Friday, Delbert Anson, manager of the sale, reports. A heavy run of slaughter cows brought somewhat higher prices navej Friday. Most cows sold at the higher end of the price range, with commercial cows up 15c at a $15.35 cwt. top, utility up 60c at $13.50 cwt., canner-cutter up 5c at $10.30 cwt., and shells up 55c at $7.75. A good turnout of Oregon and Washington packers, feeders and ranchers provided broad and active demand Friday. Consigned for the tire to lose all its pressure, j were 424 cattle compared with Weight-measuring instruments used at the Hanford plutonium producing plant register weights of particles so small that they are beyond human comprehen sion. A micro-balance, one of three super-sensitive instruments in use by GE scientists, can mea sure particles weighing no more than one one-hundred-thousandth of a gram. There is no place for such a de vice as this in the butehershop around the corner, but to the scientist in his laboratory, it is an indispensible tool in his quest for greater knowledge about the amazing world of the atom. (Next Week: "Atomic Age Sheep.") Bigger Pageant is Planned for East West Shrine Game A greatly increased display of pageantry is promised for the fourth East-West Shrine football game to be played August 27th at Pendleton, Round Up park, ac 'cording to an announcement by Shrine officials. . Among new Shrine units will be the El Kaif mounted patrol from Spokane. Mounted on beau' tiful Palomino horses and drilled to perfection, they receive con siderable acclaim whereever shown. Another crack outfit maiung their ilrst appearance here will be the llillah Temple drum and bugle corp from Ash land. Augmenting the band and drum and bugle corp from Al Kader Temple, Portland, will be the entire uniformed bodies from that organization; including the drill team, chanter, patrol, motor scooter patrol, camel herders and oriental band Much of the In terest in this years game is caused by the big Shrine cere monial to be held in Tendleton the day before the game in honor of Flavel Temple, a Pendleton boy who is now Potentate of Al Kader Temple, Portland. On August 11th a delegation from Al Kader will fly to Pen dleton to make final plans for the ceremonial and to co-ordinate activities for the football game. Ticket sales have been bririk ac cording to Oren Allison, secretary of the Pendleton Chamber of Com merce, but there are many good seats still available. Easter Seal Sale Committees Named Mrs. Mervin Leonard, president of the Morrow County T. B. and Health Association and Mrs. Jack Bedford, seal sale chairman for Morrow County were in the north end of the county last Friday, to contact local chairmen for the forthcoming 1955 Christmas seal sale which will start in Novem ber. Chairmen who will handle seal sales in their respective communi ties are Mrs. Russell Miller, Boardman; Mrs. William Coy, Ir rigon; Mrs. Omar Rietman, lone; and Mrs. Leonard, Lexington. Several Attending Church Youth Camp Attending an Assembly of God youth camp this week at Brooks, are Rev. and Mrs. Willis Geyer, Marlene and Norma Geyer, Fran ces and Viola Duran, Norma Howard, Marilyn Pettyjohn, and LeRoy Adams. Diane and Duane Geyer are visiting their grand parents at Woodbum. Herman Howard took part of the group in his car. They all drove to Portland Sun day afternoon to hear Lillian Trasher, well known "Mother of the Nile, a missionary to Egypt for more than forty years. Rev. Geyer expects to take a tape recording of Miss Trasher. Lrling Storro will drive to Brooks Friday to help bring the group home on Saturday. 0 UNION MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Union Missionary Society will met Friday August 5 at 2:30 p. m. at the Christian church. Rev. G. S. Little will be the speaker for the afternoon. 510 the previous Friday, 176 hogs compared with 90, and 233 sheep compared with 33 the prevoius Friday and 2G9 at the special sheep sale two weeks ago. Next sheep sale along with the regu lar sale is scheduled Aug. .5. Next Friday, July 29, a special dairy cow sale will be held along with the regular sale. First con signment was a string of 30 head of Holstein yearlings to spring heifers. Other price increases Friday in cluded baby calves up $4.50 at a top of $27 hd., heifer calves up 4()c at $is..iv cwt., weaner pigs up $1.50 at $12.50 hd. Sheep prices were fair compared with other markets. Calves: Baby calves 10.50-27.00 hd.; weaner calves, steer calves 17.20-19.30 cwt.;heifer calves 16.-80-18.30 cwt.; Veal 18.10-20.10 cwt. Steers: Stocker steers 15.80-17.-9() cwt.;feeder steers 18.20-19.60; No fat slaughter steers; fat hei fers 16.20-17.80, grass only. Cows: Dairy cows 92.50-137.50 hd.; dairy heifers 11.00-13.10 cwt.; stock cows 105.00-113.10 hd. Slaughter Cows: Commercial linO-15.35 cwt.; utility 11.75-13.50 cwt.; canner-cutter 8.60-10.30; shells 6.25-7.75. Bulls: Utility only, 12.75-14.60 cwt. Hogs: Weaner pigs 8.50-12.50 hd.; feeder pigs 16.75-18.40 cwt.; fat hogs 18.60-19.90; sows 12.10- j 13.00, few light sows to 16.00; no! boars. ti n . f ! Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nys are va- Sgt and Mrs. John Pickens and Off NPUK II Brief cartoning in Porland and at Can-lson Tommy of Seattle visited for LUV.UI MVYTJ III UMVli t . fow davs at the home of w non ceacn ior iwu - Merlin Shields of Benson, Min- parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Led nesota is a visitor at the home better. Mrs. Pickens and son are of Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Keeling, remaining for a longer visit. William E. Healy So far he has said nothing! Political puzzle of the year for Oregon Republicans it "What will Bill Healy do?" The question of whether Gov. Paul Patterson will run for the U. S. Senate appeared answered in the affirmative at the recent $100 plate dinner. Next to beating Wayne Morse, Republicans want to elect a Sec retary of State and retain the state board of control. Assistant Secretary of State William Healy has made thousands of new friends during the past eight years and might want to advance. Some party leaders are saying privately Healy should get the new motor vehicle post under Gov. Patterson. Everyone admits he is highly qualified for the job. No Republican wants to see a rip-roaring battle, the kind Healy could make, in the pri mary. The Democrats are pin ning their hopes on Multnomah County Sheriff Terry Schrunk, who is a good friend of Healy and might not oppose his friend. Meantime Healy continues to build his own hedge against the uncertanties of politics. He re cently became president of the Sheep: Feeder lamb, J 144; rt.i fat lambs 15.10-16.20; ewes , onH lnnn UBllatlnn onr. 1.25-2.80; no bucks. Mrs. Lennie Louden is vaca tioning in Portland. sam, TUNA O CANS Finer Foods Solid Pack, Light Meat' ALA PKG. New Wheat Product 81c 27c PAPER PLATES Pkg. of 24 M p Roval Chinet. 9 Inch A PAPER NAPKINS PKGS. ff 00 Z Rf) Pnrk X W Heppner Market LOYD BDRKENBINE HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McDaniel, Hardman, a 7 lb. 12 oz. boy horn July 21, named Richard Keith. To Mr. and Mrs. George John, Spray, a 7 lb. 6 oz. boy born July 22, named Danny Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jen kins, Sr., Condon, a 8 lb. 2 oz. boy born July 23, named Jerry Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Adams, Spray, a 6 lb. 3 oz. girl born July 27, named Barbara Jean. To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, Condon, a 6 lb. 11 oz. girl born July 26, named Jesse Char ene. To Mr. and Mrs. James Swindle, Lexington, a 7 lb. 15 oz. boy born July 27, named James Edward, Jr. Medical Alice Scrivner, Hepp ner, dismissed; Billie Lacey, Con don, dismissed; Glen Shearer Condon, dismissed; Emma Hoi- len, Condon, dismissed; Paul Bar- nett, lone, dismissed; Jane Saling, Heppner; Louis Melkovch, Kin- zua; Judith Beckwith, Spray, dis missed; Michael McFarlene, Spray, dismissed; Maybelle Davis Fossil. Minor Surgery Lois Rogers, Heppner. Major Surgery Earl Arnold, ondon. dismissed; Lillian Sweek, Heppner. Out-Patients Ralph Devito, Condon; Marvin Axdell, Heppner; Darlene Ober, Spray; Claude Jones. Natchez, Wash.; Clarence Pet tit, Natchez, Wash. savings and loan association and a new casualty insurance com pany. OREGON FARMLAND Added to the increasing de mand for Oregon farmland in Oregon is the recently accelorated movement of farm and orchard owners in California who are shocked by the lowering of the water level in many parts of that state. They are looking to Ore gon long noted for ample mois ture. Many are selling out and moving quick to beat an antici pated rush for land without the water problems. The Bend and Salem districts have been the first to feel the movement. ACQUITTED It took less than 30 minutes for a- jury to elect a fareman and free State Senator John Merrifield from an accusation of drunken driving last Thursday. The jury was convinced that his eratic driving was caused by an intoxi cated passenger who persisted in Mrs. Frieda Slocum had as her guests over the weekend, Mrs. Katie Slocum of Portland, Mrs. Mary Drake and daughter Mary lee of Lincoln, California. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle spent last weekend in Portland visiting at the home of their j daughter and son-in-law, Mr. andj Mrs. C. H. Perrott and with their j son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson have returned from Washington and Idaho where they spent the weekend visiting with friends, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scrivner were overnight guests at the Indian Lodge Motel at Joseph on Wed nesday of last week. Miss Leta Humphreys and Mrs. Ethel Zeimants spent last week in Portland and Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Chaffee of Spokane were Heppner visitors last week at the home of Mr. Chaffee's parents, Mr and Mrs. Jarvis Chaffee. During the week, the family spent a few days at Wallowa Lake. Ralph Thompson spent three days in Spokane last week, where he attended a meeting of P. C. A. directors. Two or more rnembers of each of the thirty Northwest districts were present. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hager left this week for Fort Lewis, Wash., to pick up Lt. Col. and Mrs. Clayton Shaw and to take a short vacation trip into Ctnada. Mrs. I. H. Parker of Pasco, Washington was a visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Clive Huston, last week. Mrs. Harry Nelson and children of Portland are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Parker . Scott McMurdo of Corvallis and Charles E. McMurdo of Portland visited at the home of their par ents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo over he weekend. On Sunday the McMurdos and Miss Lulu Hager went to La Grande where they were guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Otten (Florence Sims), a niece of Mrs. McMurdo. Other guests at the Otten home were Dr. and Mrs. Matlock Mims, (Marjorie Sims), of Washington D. C. Dr. Mims is in the Air Force Medical Corps and expects to leave for Germany soon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin left Wednesday for Redmond where they are attending the State American Legion conven tion. Grasshopper SPRAYING CONTACT Gar Aviation OR PHONE 3-8422 tugging on the wheel. The woman was a friend of a friend who asked him to take her to the state hospital at Salem for treatment for alcoholism One reason offered by a trial attorney was that the arresting officer thought the eratic driver was a United States Senator. SEC. McKAY'S VACATION There are to be several inter ludes in Secretary of the Inter ior Douglas McKay's vacation in Oregon during the month of Aug ust. On August 2 he will speak be fore the Salem Kiwanis Club, an appearance at dedication of the Herbert Hoover Home Aug. 14, a trip to Vancouver, Washington, August 12, and laying of the cor nerstone at the old Robert Newell refurbished home at Champoeg, on August 13. COMMUNITY GUILD PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL GINGHAM & JEAN FAIRGROUNDS CONDON, OREGON Saturday, July 30 Woods Orchestra $1.25 Per Person now for Olympia! Add to the outing with the comradeship and dependable good taste of refreshing Olympia Beer. 4-whee I drive mattes Dr. and Mrs. E. K. SchaffiU Diane and Jimmy returned Tues day from a few days visit with Dr. and !Urs. Lyle Vester at Wal lace, Idaho. Howard Reed left Tuesday for Mveet Home and Ltigene to spend several days. Ike Dexter, former resident of Heppner, was visiting here Mon day. He used to farm here and the last time he visited was in 192S. Mrs. William Duran and Mrs. Rufus Piper returned Thursday from Enterprise where they had visneu tneir mot nor. Long Distance Nation. Wid Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 them the world's most useful vehicles ! There is practically no limit to the usefulness of the vehicles in the 'Jeep' family. Ideal for normal highway use in 2-wheel drive, they have the extra insurance ' of 4-wheel drive for tough going, on or off the road, in all kinds of weather. With power take-off, they operate a wide variety of equipment. More important, they stand ruggedly ready to do your jobs 365 days a year. 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