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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Woods Orchestra
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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.
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