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Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 1 1, 1955 The Hanford Story- (The following is the sixth of a series of seven articles disclos ing the highlights and sidelights which have accompanied the na tion'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 In the industrial world of the next decade, radiation from the widespread use of radioactive ma terials for peaceful purposes may exceed by tens of millions of times the world's present supply of radium. But radiation hazards on any foreseeable scale are controllable, according to one of the nation's foremost experts on radiation, and eventually workers should be able to protect themselves from "normal" radiation in an atomic plant just as they now guard themselves from acids in other industries. Dr. Herbert M Parker, General Electric company scientist at the Hanford atomic energy plant near Richland, Washington, has said that the people working in TEX CARSON WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS THE FIRST BIG CIRCUS HERE IN YEARS! - Tons of Equipment Prcscnvinc the I.nrKOnt Array of Trained Wild Aniniula cnrriid with my American Circiu nnw Tuurlnr tlm Unitpd States, Presenting: America's Largest Performing ELEPHANT Direct from European Triumphs Daring, Exotic WANDA DEWAYNE Most Breath-Taking Aerial Accomplishments. A Challenge to Anyone to Wrestle "Dynamite," the Blj Black Bear. BEAUTIFUL GIRLS and DARINO PERFORMERS! CLOWNS-CLOWNS -CLOWNS See the Famous T-V and Hol lywood Movie Chimpanzees. SPECIAL LOW PRICES Afternoon and Night future power plants or factories using radioactive materials easily can be protected from external radiation. Harm from radioactive materials deposited inside the I bodies of human beings also can be prevented, but this may in volve imposing excessively high safety standards, at least until some of the present unknowns have been solved. Dr. Parker, who has been work ing on radiation protection ever since the beginning of the na tion's atomic efforts 12 years ago, points out that the atomic energy industry was spawned in safety at the expense of considerable j investments in radiation protec tion. Safety precautions at the plu-tonium-manufacturing works at Hanford by necessity are all-encompassing, and some of the pro tective clothing worn by employ ees are grotesque and wierd by today's fashion standards. But much of the paraphernalia is just as vital to the safety of the Han ford employee as the diving hel met and the air hose are to the salvage diver. The plastic, man-shaped radi ation barriers developed at Han ford and later copied by other nuclear research industries here and abroad enable a man to enter a contaminated area, oper ate instruments, perform main tenance and repair work, or ac complish other tasks that must be done but can't be done r motely from the outside. Since termed the "plastic man" outfit, the suit is connected to the outside by means of a tunnel which serves as an entrance and exit for an employee and also pro vides him with a means of ob taining clear air from the outside. In effect, it provides a little is land of 'safe space In the midst of an area contaminated with deadly radio-active material. At present, there still is a con siderable monitoring force at Hanford and other atomic plants whose duty it is to "make sure" for thousands of workers that an area is safe and to prescribe pre cautions. But the future, scientists predict, there will come a day when workers will be able to deal with the problems of radiation, just as they now guard them selves from acids, and recognize the danger of walking under lad ders. (Next Week: "The Road Ahead") Suggestions Given For Farm Storage Of Oregon Grains Although 1955 wheat and bar ley production in Oregon is ex pected to be one-fifth less than last year, suitable on-farm stor age will continue to be a prob lem, says Ray Teal, Oregon State college seed and grain marketing specialist. Farm storage of the two grains July 1 was about the same as a year earlier. Farm-stored barley supplies were three times great er than the previous year which closed the gap left by smaller wheat supplies in farm storage. Teal reminds farmers that safe, acceptable farm storage is need ed to meet commodity credit cor poration requirements to qualify grain for government loans. He says grain can be stored safely on the farm for more than a year, providing a few precautions are taken. Particular attention must be paid to moisture content of grain. Also, farmers must use structual ly strong and weather-tight build ings to qualify for the govern ment program. Plans to help fi nance storage structures are HEPPNER WED. AUG. ONE DAY ONLY 24 SHOW GROUNDS OPPOSITE DEPOT FREE PARKING Space For Hundreds Of Cars Monument REA Line Being Extended To Susanville By Martha Matteson (Editor's Note Correspondent's weather report: "It's HOT and dry over here!" L. D. Vinsen reported for work Monday morning with the Col umbia Power Cooperative on the line going to Susanville. This is a 31.2 mile line that will serve around 22 families which have not had electricity. Work start ed July 25 and power Is expected to start flowing by fall. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Flemings spent Sunday at their home here from their jobs in harvest. They had one of their grandsons from Milton-Freewater with them. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Rounds and children of Mt. Vernon were n town for the weekend. Melvin Geinger, Ray Ward and Harry Scott moved their trailer houses from here to Long Creek Sunday. Rock hunters were busy Sun clay. They Included Rush Crab tree, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Flower and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Settle. Laula Lee Shank, George and Grace Sterritt have all returned from John Day where they have spent the last 10 days receiving medical attention. now for Olympial There's a puck o' pleasure in every handy carton of rutrnNliing Olympia Boer. Be lure to bring home enough! Sa Water'' ' JO' th Water that makQ th drfff OLTMPIA BREWING COMPANY, Otympll, Wert. U. t A.vJ The Ralph Erhardt family of John Day were in town Sunday visiting his brother and family, John Erhardt. LeRoy Buxton and Sam Scott drove to Vale Saturday morning taking Miss Elinore Scott back to her home. She has been visiting here with her sister's family for six weeks. Wilbur Flower spent last week end in Long Creek on business. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Copeland and family of Salem took in the Prinevllle rodeo Sunday, coming on to Monument in the evening to spend a week with her bro ther, Stanley Boyer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Vern McCarty and family spent Sunday at Spray visiting at the home of his bro ther, Bud McCarty. Louis Corley of Hamilton was visiting here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Lewis' daughter and family arrived Sunday from California to visit them, and her sister Mrs. Nestle Davis and her brother, Earl Lewis. Mrs. Stella McCarty reports that her sister Mrs. Clayton Sweek of Springfield now has a new baby boy. Clayton is a bro ther of Mrs. Roy Bowman and Jack Sweek. Maynard Hamilton is doing some remodeling at the Stanley Boyer home. Donald Gilman, a student at EOCE at La Grande, spent last weekend visiting his parents, Mead and Linnie Gilman. available through local ASC com mittees. Place only clean grain in stor age, the specialist stresses. Crack ed grain, screenings, chaff and dust provide favorable conditions for the development of insect In festations. 9 Even clean grain with a safe moisture content cannot be stored and forgotten. Occasional inspec tion is necessary to detect leaks, insect infestations, and moist, molding, or caking grain. Remember, too, Teal cautions, that buyers may refuse to pay food-grain prices for grain that has been contaminated by rats, mice, birds or insects. The special ist's final reminder is that far mers should protect grain against all hazards whether holding it for on-the-farm use or for govern ment loan. o Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hager have returned from an eight day vaca tion in Canada where they visited with relatives. Cattle Stomach Worm Controls Outlined By Veterinarian Oregon beef cattle operators who have noted poor gaining ani mals on lush irrigated pastures are advised to have a veterinar ian check the cattle for stomach worms, a growing problem on heavily-stocked improved pas tures. Paul Allen, Oregon State col lege veterinarian, recommends immediate treatment of infested cattle with a phenothiazine drench. 12.5 grams of phenothia zine per 100 pounds of weight. This would be up to six ounces of material for 400 to 600 pound calves. Heavily infested yearling beef calves drenched with phenothia zine gained three times faster than untreated calves at the college last year. Treatment was not started until animals went on dry-lot feeding in September to Ussure a heavy build-up of the parasites for test purposes, inais are under way this summer to measure weight-gain compari sons when drenching is started as soon as stomach worms are noted. Allen points out that stomach worms are an increasing menace because of improved pastures, es pecially irrigated pastures. Con centrating more cattle on less acreage under conditions that are ideal for worm growth, he adds, is bound to build up infestations. Worm losses take several forms including poor feed efficiency, w nf rarff lnwpr resistance to other parasites and disease, and death. Such infestations can be noted best in weaners and yearlings. Ci,mntnm include scouring and" general unthriftiness. Light ly infested young animals are more difficult to diagnose, but a rough coat and slow gaining are i;notir.n Mipn cavs worms can frequently be responsible for 'a 100 to 150 pound weight loss in a 400 to 500 pound animal. 4-HCiiiirNew BUSY STITCHERS Janet and Patsy Wright were hostesses for the Busy Stitchers 4-H club when they met August 4 at the Wright home. We reviewed some of the main points for the wool sewing con test and the judging contest to be held during the fair. 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