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EIGHT MrarORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TuMday, April 19. 19SS 'Dummy' American City To Be Tested in Atomic Explosion at Yucca Fat Structures, Goods Will Be Subjected To Powerful Blast Las Vegas flJ.PJ A nuclear- device packing half again the de structive power of the A-bomb that leveled Hiroshima will be exploded to demonstrate vivid ly the horrors of wartime atomic attack in the "open shot" sched uled one week from today. The violence of the detona tion will be unleashed against structures and goods simulating a typical American town in the most elaborate civil defense atomic test ever staged in the United States. All indications point to a de tonation with an explosive for:e equal to between 25,000 and 30,- 000 tons of TNT. An A-bomb of similar violence dropped with out warning upon a large Ameri can city could kill and injure several hundred thousand per sons. Troops in Close By comparison the so-called "nominal" A-bombs dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki in . World War II packed an explo sive wallop equal to about 20, 000 tons of TNT. Nearly 50 fifty-ton General Patton tanks, "buttoned up" tightly and occupied by troops, will be only 3100 yards from the 500-foot steel tower atop which the experimental device will be exploded April 26, wind dirction and cloud conditions permitting. The test will be staged at Yucca Flat, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, and will be the 13th in the present series. A few press representatives will be permitted to join the atomic tankers. Troops will be entrenched 400 yards behind the tanks and a few civil defence of ficials will ocqupy a trench the same distance, 3500 yards, from ground zero. The latter group will include women, the first time female observers have been this close to an atomic blast in peacetime. Brick Houses Exposed During the last "open shot" in 1953, troops and ten newsmen were in trenches 4000 yards or about 2Vi miles , away. A hand ful of volunteers from the armed services have withstood atomic blasts of somewhat lesser vio lence from deep trenches and bunkers slightly less than 2500 yards away. , About a dozen houses of both one and two-story frame and brick construction typical of American homes will be ex posed to the atomic blast in two clusters, one somewhat less than a mile distant and the other twice as far away. In the houses will be typical modern appliances such as tele vision sets, radios, deep freezes, vacuum cleaners and refrigera tors. The nuclear device will be an experimental gadget designed, not a completed weapon, to solve one or more problems in development of America's mush ' rooming family, of atomic wea pons. The Army will hold its first full scale atomic ' tank maneuver and will also test vari ous military effects of the detonation. V, '""'j', pw Wartt't Cert Go WINS A ROUND Louis E. Wolfson holds handbill in New York acclaiming- the Illinois Supreme Court de cision that Montgomery Ward's method of electing directors is invalid. The ac tion gives a boost to Wolf- son's bid to gain control of the mail order firm. CONFEDERACY COMEBACK Houston, Tex. (U.R) The Confederacy has finally made a comeback at the University of Houston, now celebrating its an nual Fiesta City, a six-day com memoration of the i Old West. Only Confederate money is ac cepted at the ticket office, and some 125,000 people are expect ed to exchange regular U.S. government-backed folding money to get it. Elizabeth Bentley Accused of Making Contradictions Washington (U.R) Ex-Com munist Elizabeth Bentley has been accused of giving testimony as a government witness over the past seven years which was filled with "contradictions and logical impossibilities." The charge was made yester day by former Rep. Byron N Scott (D-Calif.), defense counsel for William H. Taylor, an offi cial of the International Mone tary Fund. Miss Bentley on seve ral occasions has testified that a William Taylor was a member of the Harry Dexter White Com munist spy ring which she said she served as a courier in the 1940s. She has never specifically identified Scott's client as the man, however. Scott said Taylor has repeated ly denied to grand juries and be fore congressional committees that he was ever a Communist or a member of a spy ring. His case is now pending before a four- man panel of the government Loyalty Board which has juris diction over employees of inter national organizations. Scott told reporters he has ask ed the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to bring Miss Bentley and Taylor face to face to give Taylor an opportunity to refute her charges. He said Taylor never has been allowed to testify at a public session or to confront Miss Bentley, whom he described as Taylor's sole ac cuser. Scott said Taylor has filed z 107-page brief, listing alleged in accuracies in Miss Bentley'! testimony, with the Loyalty Board. He said it cites 37, incon sistencies and contradictions Miss Bentley's testimony. in Atlanta (U.R) Rooki weatnermen in Atlanta are taught to use the word "fair" in stead of "sunny" in their fore casts. To show why, the old hands drag out a summary from a Raleigh, N.C., forecaster who preferred "sunny" to "f a i r." The forecast read: "North Caro lina - sunny today, tonight and tomorrow." r j (Oregon lEposcopalians Will Ask Egoshop Coadjutor EDurSirag (Eenieral Conventiioini Because of the "phenomenal" growth of the Episcopal church in Oregon in recent years, the Oregon diocese will ask the na tional church for permission to appoint a bishop coadjutor as soon as possible, the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Dagwell, bishop of the diocese, announced last night. Bishop Dagwell spoke at the annual banquet of the 67th an nual 'convention of the Diocese of Oregon of the Episcopal church, being held in Medford yesterday and today. The dinner was at the Medford Elks' temple. The bishop made the an nouncement after reviewing the many new missions added to the diocese in the past few years and the increased membership in es tablished churches. Value of the properly has increased by nearly $2,000,000 in the past five years, he stated. Bishop To Retire Bishop Dagwell's retirement has been set for 1958, and it is hoped that the bishop coadjutor may be named and begin his work early in 1956. Bishop Dagwell, reporting on the church's hospital work in Oregon, stated that Good Samar itan in Portland is the largest private hospital on the west coast and that more than $2,000, 000 has been spent on recent additions and renovations. He said Good Samaritan, Corvallis, has had a "good year," and told of plans to build a new hospital in Medford to replace Commu nity. L Also speaking at the banquet were Dr. Dean Brooks, Salem, leading lay worker for the church in Oregon, Dr. BrooKs said that the church has "great power," of which its members are not making full use, and by a series of questions pointed out ways in which members might increase their usefulness to the church.. Reviews Work Mrs. Blaine Coles, Portland, president of the Women's auxil iary for the diocese, reviewed the work of that organization, The Rev. George R. V. Bolster served as master of ceremonies and introduced new clergymen of the diocese and members of St. Mark's church who are serv ing on committees for the con vention. The banquet was attended by 515 persons. The Rev. Alexander Anderson, rector of St. Paul's church, Port land, was reelected secretary of the convention during yesterday afternoon's business session. Others Elected Named to assist Mr. Anderson was the Rev. Robert Grafe, Port land, and Archdeacon George Ziegler was elected vice-chair man of the convention. . Other officers elected included John Vassie, Portland, treasurer, and Mr. Anderson, registrar. William B. Adams, Oswego Grange Butt Falls Grange The Grange social night was attended by 35 members and guests. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pingle were in charge of the games. Dancing was enjoyed for the remainder of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elga Abbott were the chairmen for the evening, Ross Arnt auctioned the pies, the proceeds to go to the Grange. Coffee and punch were served. A cordial welcome is extended to everyone in the community to these affairs, and a special wel come to the young people. The number of motor vehicles operating in the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan has increased greatly since World - War n Where there were only 300 be- bore the war, there are now 4,300 owned and run bv is landers. Alexander Graham BelL the Inventor of the telephone, was active for 51 years as teacher, consultant, researcher and nresi- dent of the board at Clarke School for the Deaf at North ampton, Massachusetts. RISING 40,000 FEET INTO AIR, awesome mushroom of new atom blast at Frenchman's Flat, Nev., is laden with deadly radio-active particles. Rocket trails are at right. (International) KELVIN ATOR 1 8 Cu. Ft. holds 630 lbs. UPRIGHT FREEZER 31 Inches Wide 1 Inches High Special $419.95, $10 On, $20 Mo. JOHNSTON STORES 112 South Riverside was reappointed, chancellor of the diocese, and vice-chancellors reappointed were J. Alfred Jon ier, Corvallis, Ben T. Lombard, Ashland and Harry H. Slack, Coquille. In other business yesterday, the convention passed a resolu tion endorsing the name "The Episcopal Church," rather than "The Protestant Episcopal Church," now used. The resolu tion will be submitted to the general convention Sept. 4 through 15 in Honolulu before final adoption by the church. Two New Parishes Two parishes were accepted to the diocese. They are St. Peter's of Portland and St. Luke's of Gresham, both of which had been missions. The standing committee recommend ed accepting the two as parishes. The Rt. Rev. Benjamin Dag well, bishop of the diocese, ac cepted as organized missions of the diocese, St. Michael's of Newberg, St. Bartholomew's of Beaverton, St. Anne's of Myrtle Creek and the Church of the Holy Spirit of Sutherlin. Fred A. Fowler, vice-chairman of the board of, trustees of St. Helen's hall, a diocese-supported school at Portland, reviewed progress of the school during the past year, and pointed out that the school operated in the black. No Deficit Fowler said dining facilities at the. school have been much im proved and save the . institution about $10,000 a year. He pointed out other savings have been in stituted, and that with a $15,000 budget from the diocese and in come from students, the school was able to operate without a deficit. Yesterday morning, Bishop Dagwell summarized the prog ress and events during the past year, and congratulated new mis sions and parishes on joining the diocese. Tells Convention Bishop Dagwell told the con vention, "our chief concern is not a. tabulating of statistics on adding machines and taking com fort from the fact that we are making material progress. Our chief concern needs rather to be the regeneration of lives, the bringing the knowledge of God and the saving grace of Jesus Christ to the people of our gen eration. "The Church is not an end in itself but a means to an end, and that is to bring us to Christ," he said. (See Story on Page 1) ScSO WEED & FEED . . . double action in this dry applied compound i combining famous 2,4-D and grass food. WEED t FEED subtly disposes of Dandel ions,-other broadleaved weeds as it feeds the grass to greater health and beauty. Excel lent for restoring run down lawns. Helps grass fill in as weeds wither away. Easy spreader application. 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