FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
American Program Toward
Harnessing Atom Power
Making Rapid Progress
Br Ptui r. Euii
New York, Feb. 11 (U.R)
Th United States Droeram to-
uirH harnessine the atom for
power is making rapid progress
and before the end of the year
the first pilot plants may be in
operation.
They will be pilot plants that
ultimately will lead to atomic
neines for electricity and for
propulsion of ships or airplanes.
Out Of Blue-Print
They are definitely out of the
blue-print stage, and detailed
engineering design of ship pro
pulsion reactor is scheduled to
begin this year.
In addition, preliminary con
struction of an experimental
breeder reactor in Idaho from
which a small amount of useful
power is expected as a by-product
is scheduled to be com
pleted by the end of the year.
Progress of the American pro
gram to obtain atomic power is
reported in the seventh semi-annual
report of the atomic energy
commission.
Four Major Projects
The commission's report tells
of four major reactor projects,
all of which pertain to atomic
power in one way or another.
Late last year, preliminary
construction started on the ex
perimental breeder reactor In
Idaho. Work is scheduled to be
eompleted by the end of 1950.
"This is a reactor," the report
points out, "designed to test the
feasibility of transmuting non
fissionable material into fission
able material in the .'breeding'
process that produces more fis
sionable material than it con
sumes." ...
Fissionable material is an ele
ment, such as plutonlum, that
will undergo fission, or a split
ting of the atoms in a cnain re
action. , ,
In the Pittsburgh area, actual
rnnstruntlon of a reactor testing
station for a material testing re
actor Is expected to start tnis
spring. The commission points
out that the reactor's primary
purpose will be to provide fact-
amounts of electric power by
using neutrons, neutral electrical
particles of the atom, in the im
mediate energy range while
breeding fissionable material at
the same time.
The commission reported that
research and development work
for a land-based prototype of a
reactor for submarine or ship
propulsion "is well advanced,
and that detailed engineering de
sign of a ship propulsion reactor
is scheduled to
1950.
begin during
Jury List
may be used In future reactor
construction.
The commission reported that
a complete engineer design is
now being drawn up for the im
mediate power-breeder reactor,
which will be built at West Mil
ton, N.Y.
The Intermediate power-breeder
is designed to explore the pos
sibility of producing significant
Business English
Class Starts Monday
Robert Stedman of the senior
high school faculty will instruct
a class in business English on
Tuesdays, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
In room 44 at Medford senior
high school. Any adult may reg
ister for this course at any regu
lar meeting of the class during
the next few weeks, according to
Elliott Becken, assistant school
superintendent.
The class is designed to review
usage and grammar which would
arise in business and is intended
to bring proper speech and com-
fiosltlon to the individual who
ins been out of school for some
time.
A pre-test was given the open
ing night enrollment on Febru
ary 8. On this basis certain areas
of study were selected by the
adult group.
Study will Include pronoun
and verb usage as they apply to
business correspondence, spell
ing of commonly used words and
business terms, vocabulary de
velopment and word division.
Business correspondence by let
ter, telegraph and telephone will
be taught.
Stedman will give much at
tention to individual needs.
20 BUS PASSENGERS DIE
Tokyo, Feb. 1 1 (U.R) Twenty
passengers were killed today
when a bus skidded on a muddy
highway near Matsuo, Kyushu,
and careened off the road Into
a fish pond.
Gail, Budd W.; Gritsch, J. J.;
Gardner, Wilbur L.; Goff, Leland
D. ; Guderian, Clarence A.; Gil
man, Lyle D.; Gould, Michael P.;
Grove, Elsie M.; Gass, Clifton;
Ginn, Tom; Geise, Orvllle K.,
and Good, Stuart, all Medford;
Garrett, L. G., Eagle Point; Gard
ner, Alice; Gossett, William F.;
Gott. Elmer; Goff, Aubrey E.;
Goodwin, E. R.; Graham, Ralph;
Gaddis, Earl C; Gore, Edward
E. ; Gregory, Martha E.; Greaves,
Lucille; Grigsby, Jr. James W.;
Guiley, Glen; Goldfrap, Verna;
Gruber, Helen D.; Goosey, Al
fred' H.; Gritsch, Frank J.; Gran
nis, George R.; Ganfield, Roy I.;
Goswick, G. W.; Graves, Tom;
Gilkison, Ross F.; Gist, Harold
E., and Grant, Patrick T., all
Medford.
Gregg, Perry J., Gold Hill;
Gibson, Ethel, and Governor,
Bernard B., both Prospect;
Grieve, R. B., Trail; Gorman,
Marie A., Ashland; Grissom,
Clyde, Lake Creek; Gillaspic,
Jack J.J Greb, Freda, and Gil-
oreatn, Artnur pom t-agic
Point; Gassaway, Clarence P.;
Grimes, Lydia, and Grimm, Ed
v., all Ashland; Ureb, Aivin
P., and Gregg, James R. W., both
Central Point; Garner, Lorene
M.; Graff, Florence M.; Garrett,
D. W.; Hammond, V. W.; Hiatt,
Lewis P.; Hoist, Glenn R.; Hard
ing, B. G.; Herrin, Evelyn;
Hughes, Frank R.; Hartsook,
John P.; Holmes, Minnie; Ham
ilton, S. P. Jr.; Hammack, Mary
E. ; Harvey, Thomas Standish;
Higgim, Thomas F,; Hadley,
Sherman J.; Hasklns, Leon B.;
Holbrook, Roy J.; Hoxie, Harry
E.; Hampton, Marcella M.; Hnyes,
Orval V., and Hutchinson, Rob
ert E., all Medford.
Harder, Ray B., Eagle Point;
Hanby, Andrew Jackson; Han
sen, Mrs. Beverly; noages,
Flovd C: House. L. C; Harbison,
John W. Jr.; Horton, George E.;
Hall, J. R.; Hiller, Kenneth E.;
Huston, Loyd S.; HamacK,
Charles E.; Hoag, Laurance D.,
and Humphries, S. S., all Med
ford; Hutton, William K., Gold
Hill: Haukli. Halvar; Holmes,
Arthur W., and Hume, Arthur
E., all Prospect; Hardin, Lewis
W.; Haskins, Archie; Holland,
Ralph, and Hurst, Otho E all
Ashland; Hanscom, Zetta; Har-
ner. V. R.: Henderson. B. H
Henderson, Pearl L.; Hill, Otis
H and Hurst, Wm., all Eagle
Point.
Hutchin, Dave, Butte Falls;
Herriott, Karl, and Hogan, Ber
nard, both Applegate; Hansen,
Martin T.; Hartley, Harry L.;
Hall. Arden. and Holmes, How
ard, all Ashland; Hadley, Albert
J.; Helfrich, Maude; Higlnbom-
am, W. C, and Hogan, n. A., an
Central Point.
Henne, Max C; Holmes,
Claude C; Hansen, Edwin C;
Harrington, Frances; Howard,
George W.; Huston, Jackson W.;
Hamilton, R. M.; Holbrook,
Laola; Humphrey, F. W.; Hum
phrey. Greta M.; Harwood, Clar
ence W.; Holzgang, George v.;
Hurst, Mary S.; Haddock, Ethel;
Hay, Adcll; Hughes, Merle P.;
Hamilton, L. H.; Hedrick, Wil
liam N.; Ilinman, H. S.; Hutch
ins, Ralph T.; Hall, Emma; Ham
ilton, Harper K. Jr.; Hacked,
Paul; Helen, John F.; Higginboth-
nm, Geo. H.; House, Thomas M.;
Hamm, Gordon E.: HHrvey, Ho
mer H.; Herman, Charles Henry;
Hinkle, Charles E.; Humphreys,
P. G.; Irving, Minda E.; Ingwer-
sen, Chris; Irish. Chester, and
Irvin, William B., all Medford.
Sunday, February 12, 19!0i A NichoU' Worth of
Comment On This and That
mu
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Unltad Praai 'nture Wrlt.i
(Arm TeUphote)
HUMANITARIAN PLEA -Dr.
Hans A. Bethe (above), professor
of physics at Cornell University
and former superior of spy suspect,
Dr. Klaus Puchs, Is shown as he
spoke before the winter meeting of
the American Physical Society at
Columbia University in New York.
In a humanitarian plea, Dr. Bethe
and seven other atomic scientists
attending the meeting urged the
U. S. to pledge Itself not to use the
hydrogen bomb first.
Medford High
News Notes
By Robene Siarcher
Tryouts for the annual senior
class play were held February
0 and 7. This year's play is Oscar
Wilde's "The Importance of Be
ing Earnest."
The cast selected Includes
George Weir. Doug Griffith.
Doug Brannoek, Lloyd Bishop,
Bob Gilman, Barbara Burns,
Donna Mack, Billie Older and
Joan Burke.
Robert Stedman of the high
school faculty will direct the
play and Betty Acker, student,
will be assistant.
Rewards Mm
BASED
RARELY r competent, dt.
pendible Dovtori, bricklaytri
or taleimcn produced on a
foundation of "lubiidiied
lecurity" or "paid idleneu."
Human nature it juit not
built that way, Man mult
iritv for hit rewardi.
The Doctor's rewardi and
clientele are bated on the con
fidenct of patienti, bailt up
through yean of tcbitvtmiol.
He hai to itudy hard, work
hard, render service in order
to build and retain a practice.
A great deal of the reiponi
to treatment dependi on confi
dence in the Doctor. Not only
ii there phyiical reaction to
thii feeling of confidence, in
the method of treatment, but
belief in the Doctor cauiei ui
lo follow initructioni more
carefully.
In our preient free economy,
at hii rewardi are bated on
hii pertonal achievement, the
Doctor must render the high,
ett type of tervice, of which
he ii capable, The vait major
ity of American Doctors pre
fer it that way.
Western
THR.IFT PHARMACY
MKIIKIIHll, (IRK1IIN
SI N. Central, 1'hone 1-1114
The sophomore class gave a
dance in the girls' gymnasium
after the home basketball game
wiin Jioseburg, February 4. Pro
ceeds from the dance will be
used to boost the treasury for
next year's prom. The motif was
valentines day with red and
white hearts on the walls and a
valentine lady on the south wall.
Square dancing has been fea
tured in vk. classes on Wednes
days, Thursdays and Fridays in
recent weeks. Some of the dunces
learned are "Take a Little Peek,"
"The Elbow Swing," "Dive for
the Oyster, "Oklahoma Mixer'
and several variations of the
sehottische.
Enthusiastic students come in
from study halls to dance in sDite
of the fact that street shoes are
not allowed on the gymnasium
floor. Students without tennis
shoes dance in their stockine
ieet.
Beginning February 15, the
fundamentals of ballroom danc
ing will be taught.
The purpose of this rhythmic
program is lo develop grace, co
ordination and good posture, ac
cording to Lee Ragsdale, head
of the PE department.
Future Homemakers of Amer
ica sponsored a girls' date dance
In the girls' gymnasium after
the Eagle Point game Friday,
February 11. Corinne Wing was
chairman of the dance commit
tee. Other committee chairmen
Included Virgee St. Clair, dec
orations: Astrid Adams, conces
sions; Donna Mulliu, publicity;
Irene Williams, tickets; Janet
Abbott, program; Martha Loi
land, clean-up. A patriotic theme
was used and decorations were
in red, white and blue.
A lecture on "The Cyclops of
Palomar" was presented to the
students Monday morning by
Robert Edgar of the National
School assemblies. The lecture
dealt with the great 200-inch
Palomar telescope which has
Washington, Feb. II (U.R)
Burley Bowler, a watch-maker
by trade, got into the news
paper Business
and politics by
accident.
Take them
one at a time.
In 1914 watch
makers floated
from town to
town. Bowler
finally landed
in Flaxville,
Mont. He rap
ped on a door
that said
"Rooms
Ren t." The
Uarman Nichou landlady show
ed him a clean room and told
him that he had a roommate.
For about 10 days he did the
town at night and came back to
find his roommate asleep. Each
day, when Bowler awakened,
the roommate would be gone.
Finally, he asked the landlady
who his roommate was.. She di
rected him to the local papers
and the editor. He went there
and introduced himself.
"You must be my roommate,"
Bowler said.
The fellow lifted a brow and
asked:
"Looking for a job?
Burley sure was.
Put On Bluff
He didn't know a type box
from an alley cat, but he put on
a bluff and a type-setter's apron.
In a week or so he had learned
to set type by hand and became
assistant to Eddie Robison, his
editor and roommate.
Three weeks after Bowler got
(ho inh hp cot a call from the
head man who told him Eddie
had broken a leg. Could Bowler
take over?
He did. Today he owns the
Daniels County Leader in Mon
tana. It doesn't keep his family
in chinchilla, but he eats regu
larly. Right now, Mowler's son, Lar
ry, is running the property and
daddy is in Washington, acting
as secretary to Sen. Zales Ecton,
R., Mont.
I asked him if he went after
the Washington assignment or
if the assignment went after
him?
Another Accident
"I didn't ask for it that was
another accident. The senator
asked me if I would like to ride
along with him to Washington
and here I am."
Burley Bowler is too new on
the Washington scene to turn
loose with any comments. He
would rather look back across
his years as a country editor.
In the old days, he says, the
weekly editor used to trade a
turkey, a mother hen, some but
ter, eggs or most anything for a
year's subscription to the paper.
Gambled And Won
"When I was a foolish young
man I once gambled and won.
A man offered me a bushel of
wheat for a subscription. After
he left I looked at the paper and
found that a bushel of that stuff
was worth 32 cents. A subscrip
tion was worth 50 cents for a
year at the time."
Burley charged that off to bad
business and put the wheat back
there under the flat-bed press.
"I forgot about it for several
For! months," he said. "And then I
happened to look at the bushel
and the market page about the
same time. I sold the wheat for
$1.25.
Burley Bowler likes the big
town.
"But we miss the grandchil
dren, the quiet of the small town
and press day on the weekly,"
he said,
Evangelist Topics Announced tor Week
G. Fred Hoy, evangelist speak- ing"; Wednesday, "A Unique
ing nightly at Central Church of j Conversion"; Thursday, "The
Christ, except Monday and Sat
urday, yesterday announced his
sermon topics which he will use
this week.
His messages for the second
week of his meeting nere are
Sunday a.m. 'First Things
First"; Sunday p.m., "The Resur
rection"; Tuesday, "Bible Censor
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Girl Scout News
Wine; Scout Troop
A new Wing scout troop, made
up of senior Girl scouts, has
been formed here. While the
girls continue senior scouting
and service work, they are pri
marily interested in aviation.
The group has been named the
"Airharts" with Berte Hampson
as leader or "pilot," Nancy Jen
nings, president or co-pilot,
Roma Liddell as secretary-treasurer
or dispatcher-purser. The
unit is the only one of its kind
in the valley.
The group meeting Monday
night, February 13, will have as
its speaker, Robert Forbes, pilot
at Piercy field, who will give a
general informative speech on
aviation.
The troop is off to a "flying"
start with happy flights ahead.
There is room aboard for a few
more "cadets," interested for
mer scouts of high school age.
Those interested may contact
Berte Hampson at 2-9117.
Berte Hampson, pilot.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 1 1 (U.R)
Gov. Douglas McKay Friday ap
pointed John K. Dukehart of
Portland as a member of the
state board of architectural ex
aminters, to succeed the late
George H. Jones of Portland.
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just been mounted at the ob
servatory on Mt. Palomar in
southern California within the
past year.
Mr. Edgar used scale models
of the telescope to illustrate his
lecture. The talk had to be de
livered without the aid of a mi
crophone since the school's pub
lic address system was not
working.
A neD assembly was held Fri
day afternoon in the boys' gym
nasium in preparation for the
basketball game between the
Tigers and the Eagle Point team.
The traditional assemoiy sku
featured a three-man team bas
ketball game between the "Red
heads' 'and the "combined forc
es" of Eagle Point and Klamath
Falls. Bettv Curtis and Billie
Older, students, and Yvonne I
Keith, girls' PE instructor, were
the Redheads and Fred Johnson,
Doug Griffith and Don Mathias
composed the other team. Max
Peirce was referee.
Several band numbers were
played. including "Slipping i
Around which was dedicated to
Ted Rtibensteln, a former band
member. The alma mater and
On Medford were also given.
The traditional competition
yell between classes was won by
the sophomores.
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