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Tuesday. Mar ! 1957
Nuclear Fuel Demand To Grow,
Hanaford Workers Tell Newsmen
Br MURRAY MOLER
Uniled Press Correspondent
Richland, Wash. (IP The men
who operate the world's pioneer
factory for manufacture of plu
tonium, major ingredient of
America's atomic bomb, agreed
Monday night that the demand
for nuclear fuel will continue
. to grow to meet weapon and
power needs.
Speaking at the news confer
ence following the first press
tour conducted here since the
billion dollar Hanford works be
gan producing plutonium during
World War II, spokesmen for the
Atomic Energy Commission and
General' Electric company, op
erators of the facility, denied
that this country has an excess
supply of fissionable material.
W. E. Johnson, general man
ager for General Electric since
1952, pointed out that President
Eisenhower, with the advice of
his National Security Council,
establishes requirements for pro
duction of plutonium and its par
ent metal, uranium.
However, Johnson said that
with the increased development
of tactical atomic weapons as
well as city-busting A-bombs
H-bombs and "the problems of
logistics in scattering these all
over the world, the demand will
'go up." There is no way of
Unidentified Subs
Off Canadian Coast
Bring Investigation
Halifax. N.S. tm At least
four unidentified submarines j
have been signted on t-anaaa s
east coast in less than a month.
The Canadian Navy is not over
looking the possibility that the
mysterious undersea craft might
be Russian.
The latest report came Monday
from the Placentia Bay area
where Mr. and Mrs. John Slade
of Spencer Cove reported seeing
a submarine near their home
early Monday morning. They
saidthe sub lay in the mouth of
the harbor, 250 yards from sho-e,
for half anjionr before submerg
ing. Saturday, the St. John's, Nfld.,
Telegram quoted two of five men
who reported seeing a mysterious
submarine last Thursday. Gerald '
both of Harbor Grace, said they
watched the craft as it surfaced,
maneuvered about the tricky
harbor entrance on the west side
of Conception Bay and then sub
merged. Two fishermen saw a surfaced
sub near New Harbor Island in
mid-April, and their report was
investigated by U.S. planes. An
other report came May 2 from
Fairhaven, 18 miles northeast of
Placentia.
The Royal Canadian Navy,
which often investigates the re
ports in conjunction with the
U.S. Navy and Air Force, is re-
Life Span May ,
Be 125-150 Years
Chicago itn A noted doc
tor says man some day may at
tain a life span of 125 to 150
years.
Dr. Edward L. Bortz, past
president of the American Medi
cal association, stated this pos
sibility Monday night at a din
ner sponsored by the Devereux
Foundation, in conjunction with
the annual meeting of the Am
erican Psychiatric association.
Bortz used as evidence the
life span of animals, which ap
proximates six times the length
of time required for the com
pletion of physical growth.
In man, he said, physical ma
turity is reached at about the
age of 25. He said that if the
problems of aging tissue can be
" overcome sufficiently, man
could achieve a life span pro
portionate to that of animals.
Already, Bortz said, there is
evidence of a "fantastic future"
for mankind in the offing.
"There is already exciting evi
dence that we are on the verge
of the control of arterioschler
osis, cancer and nervous exhaus
tion," he said.
"If we control the diseases
and deteriorations of human tis
sues we are at the frontier of an
exciting new existence."
b-ictant to discuss what it has
found or what it thinks about the
reports. But a Navy spokesman
at St. John's said Monday night
the possibility that some of the
subs might be Russian was not
being overlooked.
Searches that follow reports
of sightings indicate that the un
identified craft are not American.
House Bills Slated
For Senate Action
House Bills 420 and 816, re
garding inspection of meat, are
scheduled to be voted on in the
state senate this week according
to Mrs. H. P. Bosworth, repre
sentative of the Medford League
of Women Voters.
The bills, which have already
passed the house, and if passed
by the senate, would make the in
spection of meat in the state
compulsory starting July 1, 1957.
The League of Women Voters
have supported similar bills in
the state legislature since 1946,
according to Mrs. Bosworth, and
she encouraged voters to write or
wire state senators regarding the
bills.
The Jackson county public
health department has been en
couraging passage of such a bill
since 1946 according to Dr. A.
Erin Merkel, county health of
ficer. He stressed that some kind of
meat inspection and control was
needed and the department was
in favor of the two bills now be
fore the senate.
The bills, if approved, would
also include the $567,000 cost
that the program would need to
operate. Twenty per cent of the
program's expense would be
borne by the meat packing indus
tries for cost of administration
and enforcement.
GOOD DEED FOR DAY
Ventura, Calif. OP) Mrs.
Edythe Lowe made an unexpect
ed contribution to the Boy
Scouts' clothing drive Monday.
When the scouts came to the
door and asked for clothes her
little boy thought the scouts
had been sent by the laundry
man and turned over a bundle
containing the family wash.
'Champagne Stakes'
Popular at Louisville
' ""Louisville, Ky'. (U.R) In the
early days of the Churchill
Downs race track, a popular
annual event was the "Cham
pagne Stakes," sponsored by a
dealer in that beverage.
A condition of the race was
that the winning owner furnish
"six dozen bottles of champagne
to the clubhouse."
After Aztec's victory in the
1883 running of the event, a
sports writer of the day noted,
"prompt payment of the wine
penalty led to 'an era of good
feeling,' in the clubhouse."
Perhaps this ,was the origin
of the current custom observed
on Kentucky Derby day. After
the bigrace, the track manage
ment always sends a huge bottle
of champagne to the stable area
for the enjoyment of the grooms
and hands of the winning stable.
knowing, he added, "just how
many we might need."
Important Experiments
On the use of plutonium in
power reactors, F. W. Albaugh,
-cting manager of GE's labora
tories, said that an experimental
program at Hanford was still in
its "early stages" but he was
"optimistic" on its success.
The AEC and GE spokesmen
explained that in the reactor
plutonium is formed by placing
corncob-sized "slugs" of uranium
into ports in the massive five
story high facility and, under
strict control, permitting a neu
tron bombardment of the metal.
This bombardment turns much
of the uranium 238 isotopes,
which are normally non-fission-sionable
into plutonium, an arti
ficial element.
Plutonium and the uranium
isotope 235, present in natural
uranium in only one in 140
parts,-are the only known ma
terials that can form the power
of an A-bomb or fire a nuclear
furnace. In power research sci
entists hope they can find ways
of making uranium "burn" in
steam generating reactors to
what they call a recycling process.
This would lessen the demand
for the comparatively rare uran
ium 235. However, the AEC and
GE spokesmen said that results
in the $1 million research pro
gram that began here last Sep
tember have not yet found a
method through which plutoni
um can feasibly be used for
power. They explained that plu
tonium currently is more expen
sive to produce than uranium
235 and also has toxic proper
ties that make it extremely haz
ardous to use in power reactors.
Helpful to Allies
They added that other plu
tonium research is being con
ducted in various American
atomic installations and in Great
Britain and they hoped the over
all findings would be beneficial
They pointed out that successful
discovery of an economic and
chemically satisfactory process
would be of major benefit to
foreign countries that then could
have nuclear power plants with
out the expense of building an
elaborate chemical diffusion
works needed to produce urani
um 235.
The eight reactors at Hanford
and most of the supporting fa
cilities spread over the 600-
square mile reservation are de
signed basically for the transmu
tation of uranium into plutonium.
This process was the only
phase of the operation that re
mains classified and was not
shown to visiting newsmen. J.
E. Travis, Hanford manager for
the AEC, explained that while
basic methods are presumably
known by other countries, Amer
ica's production qualities remain
top secret.
Before the news conference,
correspondents were taken on an
89-mile bus trip through the
Hanford laboratories and biologi
cal research facilities.
A similar tour Thursday will
be conducted of eight facilities
at the National Reactor Testing
station near Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Knife, Fork Club
Speaker Retains
Names by Formula
"Have trouble remembering
people's names?" There is one
man who doesn't. He is George
Bailey, guest entertainer, who
appeared on the program of the
Rogue River Valley Knife and
Fork club Monday evening at
the Rogue Valley Country club.
Bailey, who called more than
100 people attending the dinner
meeting by name during the
evening, gives a simple formula
to remember people's names.
"Pay attention, repeat the
name, write it down," he ad
vises. He has used this in remember
ing more than 15,000 names
each year. "How long does he
remember them?" Not very
long, Bailey said, "I'm contin
ually learning new ones." .
Since he started with the
Knife and Fork circuit in 1938,
he has remembered about 300,
000 names.
So far he has failed to recall
only 10 names for an average
of one out ' of every 400 names
learned, he said.
Bailey's "Salmagundi Show,"
included magic acts of pulling
money out of the air, making
lighted cigarettes disappear into
a handkerchief, and cutting a
necktie into pieces (which was
in one piece again by the close
of the program).
The highlight of the program
was Bailey's playing on 50
stemmed water goblets fastened
in wooden boxes. The glasses,
some partly filled with water,
were played by lightly running
a damp finger around the top
edge of the glass.
Seven Selections
Seven selections were played
starting with "The Bells of St.
Mary's" and continuing through
such favorites as "The Old
Lamplighter," "Home on the
Range," and ending with "Fare
well to Thee."
Bailey, who was accompanied
to Medford by his wife, was
introduced by Neil O. Davidson,
president of the club.
F'ollowing introduction of the
guests, three newly, elected di
rectors to the board were an
nounced. They included Mrs.
Robert Duncan, and Leonard
Mayfield.
Mrs. Richard House was ap
pointed secretary - treasurer for
the club to fill the position now
held by Mrs. J. S. Heathering
ton, who with Dr. Heathering-
ton, a member of the board of
directors, is moving from Med
ford this summer.
BODY FOUND IN RIVER
Portland 0P1 The body of an
unidentified man was found
floating in the Willamette river
near Swan island Monday. Po
lice said it apparently had been
in the water about 10 days.
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of a century of dependable service. ,
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Transplants Could Bring
Sight Back (or Many
Boston (U.R) Sight could
be restored to 20,000 blind per
sons in the United States through
cornea transplant operations, the
Boston Eye Bank says.
These operations are 80 per
cent successful when performed
on persons suffering from in
jured or diseased corneas, the
Bank said.
Doctors report 44 New Eng-
landers regained their sight last
year. However, bank officials
here said there is a shortage
BRITAIN'S MONTGOMERY AT GETTYSBURG Presi
dent Eisenhower leads British Field Marshall Bernard
Montgomery from his personal plane after landing at
Gettysburg, Pa. to spend a weekend on Ike's farm. Dur
ing the weekend, took the Deputy NATO commander
for a tour of the Civil War battlefield.
PROSPECT
62nd Birthday Observed
By GENEIL SPRUILL
Prospect Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Mathers were over night
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Governor. Sunday
they went to Days Creek where
they visited at the home of Mr.
and "Mrs. Clayton Mathers. Sun
day evening they observed the
62nd birthday of Howard Math
ers. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Jerry Gaines won second
place - in the 880 race at the
County track meet in Ashland
Saturday, May 4. He was eligible
to compete in the district meet
at Klamath Falls Saturday, May
11.
Mrs. John Mallon of Central
Point visited during the past
week at the homes of her chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Burge, and Mrs. Boyde Powers.
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CLOAK AND DAGGER
Alfred Corradi (above), an
amateur undercover agent
using cloak and dagger fi
nesse, disclosed a' conspir
acy to attempt the murder
of Washington, D. C. attor
ney Raymond Dickey. Two
suspects were arrested in
Miami after Corradi told po
lice that he had been hired
by one of them for $1000
to kill Dickey.
TEXAN ASKS CITIZENSHIP
Tampa, Fla. (IP) Federal
court observers blinked at first
when they heard that a natve
Texan was asking to become a
naturalized citizen. Then it
turned out James E. Merrjman,
born in San Antonio, had be
come a Canadian citizen after
the war, then decided to regain
American citizenship after mov
ing to Florida.
Supreme Court
Studies Maneuver
By Caryl Chessman
Washington HP) The Su
preme court has taken under ad
visement another in a long se
ries of legal maneuvers by convict-author
Caryl W. Chessman
to escape the gas chamber at
California's San Quentin prison.
Chessman was convicted in
1948 on 17 counts, two of them
carrying the death penalty, in
volving robbery and attempted
rape in Los Angeles lovers'
lanes. He has evaded the gas
chamber for nine years by vari
ous legal actions, much of the
time acting as his own attorney.
In arguments before the Su
preme court Monday, Chessman,
represented by San Francisco
attorney George T. Davis, main
tained he had been deprived of
due process of law.
Davis charged that an "inebri
ated" relative of a Los Angeles
prosecutor was hired to tran
scribe the notes of a dead re
porter on Chessman's original
trial. He asked the court to or
der a new hearing to "determine
the validity and adequacy" of
the trial record.
He said that "if it is estab
lished that the deceased report
er's old style shorthand notes
are in fact not decipherable and
that no true, complete and cor
rect transcript of the trial can
be prepared from them," Chess
man should be released.
William Bennett, deputy at
torney general for California,
asked the court to put an end to
what he called the "intermina
ble litigation."
Miss Ginevra Mathers left Fri
day, May 3, for a visit at Wieser,
Idaho. She will be the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Henery Doak.
Mrs. Sam Powers of Enter
prise, who has been staying at
the home of her son and fam
ily, Boyde Powers, left during
the week for Delake, Ore., where
she will visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Dean Huls.
She was accompanied by her
son.
Ray Millard who is employed
at the Red Blanket Lumber com
pany, suffered another heart at
tack recently and is confined to
his home.
to Fort Klamath where she is
employed.
The secret of
vodka enjoyment
is in
Wolfschmidt's
$410
45 Qt.
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80 proof. 100 Grain Neutral Spirits
Product of U.SA
Brass Spittoon Gets
Position of Compromise
Milwaukee (U.R) The time
honored brass spittoon has a po
sition of compromise with the
Milwaukee County Board of Su
pervisors. The board voted to get rid of
300 spittoons in county buildings
but allowed 150 to remain in op
eration at elevator doors and
committee rooms.
A spokesman said the spittoons
weren't needed any longer be
cause tobacco chewing had gone
out of style.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Robertson
left Friday for a few days visit
with their son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Stone
of Langlois, Ore. -
London . (1PI Actor John Lo
der, former husband of film star
Hedy Lamarr, obtained a di
vorce from his fourth wife Mon
day on grounds of misconduci.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Stone have
as house guest Mrs. Daisy Olson
of Baker, Ore. She will spend
the summer in 'Prospect.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moore and
daughter .of Lake View were
week end visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyde Moore.
David Neville traveled to Sa
lem during the week and re
turned with a new fire truck
fqr the state. He stated that the
state will now have a fire pump
er truck at the guard station
in Prospect, beside the one
pumper furnished by Elk Lum
ber company.
Donna Millikan of Hood Riv
er Patty Ernest of Nampa, Idaho,
Charles Yell, of Central Point,
and Le Roy Struck of Prospect,
all - attending college at Nampa,
spent the week end visiting in
Central Point and Prospect.
Bob Culver arrived at Ketchi
kan Alaska, Friday, May 4, after
a five hour flight from Medford.
He was joined by his friend,
Ronnald Curran.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cren
shaw returned - to their home
Friday, and on Sunday returned J
FIFTH FATALITY
Klamath Falls fl Ernest
William King, 41, Portland, Ore.,
became Klamath county's fifth
fatality of the year when he died
; Monday from injuries received
i in an accident Friday.
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