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Sunday, Jun 18. 1957
Suite Vets Moke Model RoiBr
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Museum Planned
In Room at YA
Domiciliary Here
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By !D HOLLINGS WORTH
Railroading a it was perfect
ed during the past century of
progress in transportation will
not become a lost art if veterans
' the VA Dorninliary at Camp
White are able to complete the
model system fur the museum,
now bring i:!talld in an upper
room in the arts arid crafts build
Int, Htp a miniature railroad is
beinj constructed from a jumb
.ct matt of parts, units and eq
i.pmrnt. arquired bv special ser
vices under "rr(vi rrship" pro
ceedings negotiated bv the Am
f.can Red Crn's bout two
yen--s ago.
The donation was accepted
.d delivered in October. 1355.
rd when lids of the contain
ers were opened, the enthusias-!
tic group, anxio'ts to put the rail- j
riari together and start opera-j
tions. discovered they had a real
iob on their hands. 1
Mat of Paraphernalia
Theyound the maze of para
phernalia represented an exact
replica of a complete railroad. 1
from steam and diesel locomo-1
fives, box cars and passenger i
ears, to the rails and switches.!
round house and roadbeds, bri-1
oges. trestles and signals all the '
appurtenances of railroading i
ready for assembly in exact re-!
production, done to scale.
It was almost too much to ex
building '
liniature !
pect that the task of
uch a svstem in m
'efruld he accomplished even at
Camp White, where the i.q.. esp
ecially in creative lines. some
Times runs pretty high. Old rail
road men among the member
ship took one look at the chao
tic assortment and gave up in
idgppair.-
few had sufficient
Xtii start operations and
daring
plat- ;
form w as built while several ex !
Serts
such pastimes as lig
)w. began to piece togemer me
Chinese puzzle,
jtvjild Tabl
Walter D. Holman is the man
who finally succeeded in bring
ii order out of chaos. He re
built the large table on which
the
project rests, laid out me
.ni r line or tracK in mops
ana
.,m;ai. rrnssins! and
switches. The terrain was land-
wrsped mountain and a lake, and j
- hiohwav was made to parallel i
the trac ks
The tracks themselves provid-
i quite a problem, inc i,,, j
of brass were cut 10
"andard" lengths. Tiny wooa
tn ties in the hundreds were cut
ans? placed. Virtually all of the
track is now laid with due con
sideration for accomodation of
the train in rounding curves. A
2 per cent grade was maintain
ed for the climb up to the moun
tain. 4 "roundhouse" facing the
turntable has been built at one
. , .:it U nnaralpH
end ine irains win -
from this end by electric control.
Hclman plans on running
trains with two men, one
nsineer at the controls.
lhe
the
other the switchman who routes
th trains calling tne lurn iy
switches and forward-backward
mavement.
'Outdoor' Atmosphsr
The "outdoor" atmosphere is
bing worked out as a problem
in art. "Peck Henderson, whose
m,,raU adorn the walls in sev-,
eral buildings, has helped in the
scheme of decoration. Rock
hounds have provided rocks suit
able to place around the road
bed B"v Scouts have volunteer
ed to furnish some of the trees.
Most of the material for this
part of the task is an extra fea-
'"nolrnan is now putting the
finishing touches on some of the
elements of the line to add real
ism in appearance. Hfe is most
particular that the various con
srtuent elements conform wiin
what is actually provided on a
larcc scale.
The result of this attention to
detail is noted in the water tank
the signal towers, the miniature
stations, telgi-aph poles down
to the section, house. Stakes ap
pear at an embankment and
smoke mud.e marks the en-,-ancc
.0 one of the tunnel
There are 16 automatic switches
,0 provide for yard movemen
.10 the train and facin
fating one train in
siding while the other passes,
automatic Alignment
Holman has mou-m
aaiir alignment 01
the turntable by an
ne: the train will not be oe
,,.ir't in n-akmg this detour. He
i.,coTf impatient at times m
;-e work h ha.' cut out for
himself. He has been on the job
for six months or more, and feels
is making slow headway.
What looked like child's play
: .it-- beginning has become a
.cal undertaking, and instead of
being completed in a few
months, it may take another
vear to be readv for operation
and exhibition. Walter is grate-1
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MINIATURE RAILROAD Under con
struction at the Veterans Administration
Domiciliary at Camp White is an exact re
production of a standard gauge railroad sys
tem. Walter Hnlman has undertaken to build
Corona Borealis Visible
In Southeastern Heavens
By FAY BENTLEY
Sadness reigned in the city of
Athens. The hour had arrived
when the biacK-sauea snip wan
the cargo of human sacrifices
must begin the sad voyage to
the island of Crete.
tu u.nj. ic ti, t tho r-retan
king Minos, who had defeated '
the Athenians in battle imposcdl
an inhumanly cruel tribute on
the conauered citv. Seven!
youths and seven maidens must j
each year be sent to the island;
of Crete to be sacrificed to the
Mminir a terrihlp monster '
half man and half bull, which
i lived in a labyrinth or cave fill-
ed with great numbers of wind-1
ing passages. Many people had
entered this cave, but none naa
ever returnee.
Accompanies Ship
"I shall accompany the next
tribute ship and slay this beast,
said Theseus, son of the Athen
ian king. But although King j
Minos agreea to auow nun ioi
meet the, jMinalaur oetore me :
others were sacrificed, he re
moved the sword of Theseus
and locked him up with the
rest of the victims.
While the brave young prince
was despondently pondering the
jMiuauuu, me uuu.-i..j ,
opened and Ariadne daughter,
ui 'K ; " j Ju"
us a oau 01 slrmK -..u ... ,
sword.
"Fasten this cord at the open
ing of the cave and let it un
wind as you enter. Then after
the battle you can find you
way out," she said.
Kills Minataur
The next day, after a terrible
struggle, Theseus killed the
Minataur, and by using the cord.
j Was able to return. In gratitude;
for Ariadne s help he asKea ner
to become his wife. She accepted 1
his offer and the entire group i
the!har,mv set sail for Athens
I Sad to relate. Theseus who
was as
fielrlo a be was hrave.
icoiurnea 10 iedc ai iflunt
ful for the help extended, and
manlinnarl tfiA accictarlfP tif fpl-
. . . .
low hobbists. an winkle ana
Dan Dyer.
TUfl litllo rlctsilc ara hie (treat
I , : ,i,
est concern, iires ucdiini, nu'i
are ready to plant in an orchard
A boathouse with boats, a moun
" 1 ,s7 " I I , u .
and a flour mill are some of his
I problems.
Walter Holman, of necessity
.
needed a great deal of practical
experience to work out so many
details according to Hoyle
jg
has worked on numerous con
struction jobs, including rail
roading, and has working know
ledge of electricity. He is stick
ing at the job because he wants
to see his dream realized of re
building from scratch. j
Value of Unit j
The railroad came to Camp
White through an offer made;
by Mrs. D R. Schumann, of the
American Red Cross, chapter
14. Yakima. Wash. It had been
set up and displayed in a de
partment store for some time,
according to reports. The value
of the unit complete is estimated
at S3. 500.
X railroad museum is planned i
bv special Services cniet rrank
j G!onIljng vi;h pjctlires obtained
j atCi piacetj around the walls.
i showing the history ot ran trans-
portation.
Highlights in this galaxy in
clude the driving of thp golden
spike by Sen. Leland Stanford,
and the establishment of the
standard gauze by President
Abraham Lincoln. Pictures of
motive power and other fea
tures will be included.
There are several retired rail
road men in tin." domiciliary,
icady to form a r.iilroad club as
custodians of the project, and
arbiters of moot points in the
story of American railroad
development.
the island of Naxos where they
nad stopped for a supplv of
rcsl) walcr For ,iavs tnc de-
-
serted P"ncess sat by the sea .
waiting in vain for her lover's
.return. i
Venus in compassion for the
grieving maiden offered conso-1
lation by promising that she !
should have an immortal mis-
band to take the place of the
mortal Theseus.
One day Bacchus, god ofi
mirth and revelrv. discovered !
th Hicr.nncr.iuto AHarino c ti, :
sat lookine out across the wa-i
ters of the sea. He calmed her!Point was constructed. Other ad
fears and soon the princess for- i
got the unworthy Theseus and!"llu-e inciiuies ana store ouna
consented to marry this god.
Wedding Gitf
As a wedding gift Bacchus
placed on her head a crown of
seven sparkling jewels. For
many years they lived happily
together, but after Ariadne's
j,,;,, Bacchus
was no longer
content on the island. He de
cided to leave, but before
boarding the ship, he took his
wife's beautiful crown and toss
ed it into the sky where it still
shines as the constellation Co
rona Borealis, or the Northern
Crown.
BorcaIjs is g semi.cir.
cle of seven twinkling stars, onc:
, ... . brihtcr th,n anv
' , u . ''" ". ,
01 me otners. in iorm it rescm
bles a capital 'C or a broad!
shallow horse shoe.
- Observed in Heavens
By 9 p.m. or as soon as it is:
dark, this star picture may be!
! observed high in the southeast
ern heavens, and only a short j state health officer; Clyde C
distance from the top or point-, Foley, executive secretary; Rich
ed part of the Kite or Bootes. iard G. Layton. assistant" cxecu
An easy way to locate the;t've secretary, Mrs. Oscar Sten
Northern Crown is to start with! berg, state auxiliary president
the last star in the handle of
the Big Dipper. Extend the curv-
d line of tlle Dipper handle
idle'
i aownwara ana 10 me soum u
, ; the bright orange-yellow sta
I Arcturus, is reached.
! After finding Arcturus. look
! to the left or northeast where
tlio cnark 1 in rr nil tp.uhi to Vncr-s
Will dl uuue t.-Ilgri;e VtJLU dllUIl"
tion. A line extended from Arc-
turns to
Vega will cross the
UDDer or onen nart of t he
Crown The riistane from A re.
,l t.- .1 r
mi ua iu me int i 11 u 11 in
Corona Borealis is about the
,
;, ,,
nannip.
Loiisuniiu , ns.ui:
an summer out win appear a
unit iai inci nu.inciiu rui.il
evenm?' side in the absence of chairman "1 llml'atlons- Certain parts of
I Ray Pence, on vacation. ! e world are favored with sun
There are about 149 varieties, I shine (during the day) almost
of trees in the national forests j John Harvard, after whom . year-round, but others, by corn
ranging from the softwoods to! Harvard university was named, parison, receive little usable
the hardwoods.
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the lines from parts donated through the
American Red Cross two years ago. The ex
hibit will form the nucleus of a railway
museum in the arts and crafts building at
Camp White. Jerry Gamble Photo.
Patterson Named
Grange Coop Manager
Central Point Donald M
Patterson has been named man
ager of the Grange Cooperative
supplv
Ear, w
recently
association. replacing
Weaver, who resigned
Weaver has been with the
Cood since 1939. durinc which (
time the Coop has increased
its activities from a small feed
and petroleum business with
two employees to enlarged fa-
cilities with 22 employees,
Th? Ashland Mills were pur
chased in 1944, and in. 1947
under Weaver's management, i
"le 8ram elevator in Central
ditions to the Coop include new-
ing. A bulk tank farm recently
was completed for handling a
- complete line of petroleum
i products.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver plan an
extended vacation in Canada.
His plans upon his return are
indefinite, he said.
t 1 I if I i sumea on eann in one year. 1 uo-iun iuu,.i iuou
IJr KfllltrPan I0 nPal( i At the present time, there are! are working on several road re
ll. IUUMI.UII tJ JlJVai three jnls of view OM Ule fu. construction projects and finish-
At Medical Meeting
Dr. Russeil H Kaufman ni-esi.
, . .
cal Society, will speak at a
meeting of the Jackson Countv
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m. Wed-
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nesaay, June 19. at the rtogue
Vallev Cnnntrv etnli
Hosls or lhe dinncr win be
Drs. Jonn N Rci(J ar)d William
M. Sammons of Ashland.
Others making the trip from
Portland with Dr. Kaufman in
dude Dr. Harold M. Erickson,
and Mrs. Merle Pennington
state auxiliary president-elect.
r
Lcwry to Speak at
Accountants Meeting
State Sen. Phillip B. Lowry
iwin SDCak Mondav at a dinne:
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meeting of the Rogue valley
' p wregon .Association
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Senator Lowry will 1alk on
"Hiehhehts of Orer?on's Tav
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IChanges" enacted by the Iast
!t.t. legislature.
state legislature.
E. G. Sommer, Ashland, vice I
chairman of the eroun. will nre.
was a Puritan minister.
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Sun Is An
In Future,
(Editor'i note: The follow
ing article it a condentation
of a tenior thesis written by
William Warner, who gradu
ated thit year from th School
of Journalism at the Universi
ty of Oregon. It it the product
of extensive research in solar
energy.)
By WILLIAM WARNER
If the world needed awaken
ing to the importance of fuel as
a source of power, the stimulus
was provided by the recent Suez
crisis. When the flow of Middle
East petroleum was suddenly
cut to a trickle, people realized
how dangerous it is to have most
of the fuel "eggs"' in one basket.
More than ever, men are look
ing anxiously into the different
sources of power. Especially,
they're looking for power that
cannot be so easily controlled by
political forces, and power 'that
can be used when our oil and
coal reserves are gone.
For several years a small but
active ruup of scientists and
engineers has been concerned
about the rate at which we are
using up our natural fuels. Their
warnings and predictions are ,
. .-
startling
Oil Need Growing
By the mid-1970 s, we will
need twice as much oil in the
United States as we will be able
i proauce, ana tne iesi oi me
world will not be able to meet
its own oil needs.
Our eastern bituminous coal
beds will be so worked-out that
the only coal left will be either
' ade. or terribly expensive
i" mine
Natural gas production will
nlso be on the decline. Obvious
ly something must be done
but where else can we turn for
POwcr
One energy source to be con
sidered, and indeed the largest,
is the sun. It may offer our best
opportunity for a continuous
source of future power.
Although it is 93.005.000 miles
away, the sun bathes the earth
in a pool of energy great
amounts of it. One scientist has
said that the earth receives
enough energy from the sun in
just three minutes to equal the
entire amount of energy con
sumed on earth in one year:
ture of sun power:
i Special Applications
! Pu"eI ls Ilm F'-,"-"i
in any significant wav, except
j ?r ,a fc special applications
'utB." w ""-'
of lhe power in the future.
2. Solar energv should be de -
veloped as a power source in
those areas where its applica-
tion is practical. Development
must continue, since solar ener -
gy will eventually serve as an
important source of power.
3. Sun power should be put
to work immediately, and re
search should be accelerated. As
other fuels become more scarce
and expensive, they will grad
ually be replaced by systems
using solar power ultimately
the most practical power source.
In other words, there are the
scoffers, the gradualists, and the
red-hots.
The scoffers find ammunition
in the disadvantages and limita
tions of sun power.
These are some of their argu
ments: Intermittent Nature
The intermittent nature of
solar energy is a disadvantage.
Any given spot on the earth
i pnpc thvnnt'h its ev-ele of nav
' -
,nj njrrM
The seasons have
-..
their influence too, as do weath
er conditions. In short, the ra-
-
alaI10n ia'mg. on a given aiei
Is Doln miermiueni ana unpre
dictable
inen too. mere are geograpm-
energy. There are large areas
outside the "sunshine" belt that
can never hope to make much
use of solar power. Great Bri
tain is one example of a country
that can expect little practical
benefit from sun popwer. (The
belt between the 40th parallels
is said to be the richest in usable
solar energy.) ,
A good sunny location is not
enough. More problems arise
when attempts are made to use
the sunshine.
To date, the devices designed
t to use solar energy are either
! extremely expensive or very in
i efficient, or both. Those that use
! mirror or lens systems for fo- i
j cusing the sun s energy are cost-
lv, while those that have "flat'
'plate" or non-focusing collectors;
I have the drawback of lo-v effic-!
lency.
As if the cost of the big lenses
and mirror (which make the de-
vice more efficient) were not
enough, still more must be spent
an moveable mounts and driving
gear, so '.hat the device will
follow'' the sun.
The problems are not ended
with the heat collection phase,
since heat storage also poses a
problem. Nighttime and cloudy
Energy Source to Be Considered
Research for Thesis Indicates
days interrupt the supply of sun-1
shiiie, so a storage system is i
needed to keep extra energy
available for use during those
times when direct energy is
lacking. This costs still more.
Expensive, Inefficient
It has been suggested that so
lar pumps (pumps driven by
solar steam or vapor engines)
could lift water into storage res
ervoirs thus providing a con
tinuous supply of hydroelectric
Burglaries Reported
In Eagle Point Firms
Approximately S46 was re
ported stolen late Friday night
or early Saturday morning in
burglaries at Van's Dry Goods
store and Brown's Market at
bagle Point, according to slate I
police and sheriffs deputies. I
The two firms are located in:
the same building. The bur !
glaries were reported to police !
about 4:07 a.m. Saturday by Dor
Stewart, driver for Fluhrcr's
bakery m Medford. It was be I
, ... .....
nevea me establishments wer
i entered between 8:30 p.m. Fri
- K,, . . piuven so cosily as xo ue aiscoii-
sasi- i tinued as an important potential
About S36 in rolled coins, was' luel source. One scientist has in
reported taken from a safe at ! dicated that some such systems
Brown's Market. Officers said require more power than the
the store was entered through a J value of the fuel produced,
window located over a garage i Doubt Practical Ahilitv
on the west side of the estab
lishment. The burglar apparently left by
the front door, then entered the
other store after breaking glass
in the front door there Officers
said several drawers were open
ed and S3 to S10 in cash was
taken. A safe in the store was
not opened.
State police and sheriff's offi
icers are still investigating the
case. They said complete inven
tories had not been made Sat
urday to determine whether or
not anything else was taken.
Several Road Jobs
Under Way in County
ed a similar job on Upper Ap
plegate rd. last Thursday.
County Engineer Paul Ryn
ningsaid paving of the Uppe
Applegate rd. will be completed
later in the summer.
! "-re"5 are. DU1.'a,nR 3 roaf--
!1Ium l"e '""" nignway 10 me
i new Juvenile detention home
near the oId county fairgrounds
slte- They are a'so building i
!sma11 bridge over Myers creek
in ine vaney view district near
Ashland. They arc moving road
reconstruction equipment to
Evans Creek to complete a proj
ect which was started last year
but was interrupted by unfavor
able weather conditions.
Paving of Tresham lane was
completed last week and crews
are now improving Kirkland rd.
Jobs Vary Among
Students' Fathers
Corvallis Further evidence
that classes of society in Ameri-
ca have about disappeared is in-
dicated by the wide distribution
of some 150 different occupa
tions of fathers of the 1251 mem
bers of the 1957 Oregon State
college graduatins class. Presi
dent A. L. Strand believes.
Wore than 100 of the occupa
tions are in the professional
class such as architects, attor
neys, bankers, dentists, physi
cian, engineers and ministers.
But 158 of the fathers are auto
repairmen, cooks, firemen, jan
itors, laborers, loggers, long
shoremen, mail carriers, miners,
pipefitters, shoemakers, truck
ers, welders, barbers, bookkeep
ers, carpenters, clerks, dispatch
ers, electricians, fishermen, ma
chinists, meat cutters, painters,
mill workers and plumbers. Dr
Strand said.
'A total of 163 are contractors,
executives lumberman, manu
facturers, merchants, buyprs.
brokers, salesmen, auto dealers,
etc., and 122 are farmers, ranch
ers, dairymen and orchardists.
Thirty-three are teachers, 39
governmental workers and 26
ooerate small businesses. A total
of 188 parents are decreased, re
tiied or unlisted.
Medford Man Arraigned
' District Court
Royal Weldon Calkins. 27 of
;418 Flum sr. .vieatord. was ar
, raigned in district court Fridav
i after being arrested by state po
lice in connection with the theft
of a truck.
Calkins was lodged in the
county jail in lieu of S1.500 bail
i He was arrested in Jacksonville
' Friday and is charged with the
j theft of a pick-up owned by
Wesley Ober of Ober Logging
company, GriXiia Creek.
power, since the water could be i
released to drive turbines as the
power was needed. The scoffers
pomt out that the cost of this
plan is only one of its disad
vantages the large area re
quired for the reservoir is an
other. Not every power-hungry
community could provide both
the suitable space and the water.
Photoelectric Effect
Another system of using solar
energy is concerned with pho
toelectric effect. This is the phe
nomenon of sunlight causing an
electric current to flow in certain
metals. Solar batteries operating
on this principle have a very
limited power output, so their
use is confined to low power cir--cuits.
Their cost remains rather
high. (In 1955. Daryl M. Chapin,
co-inventor of the Bell solar bat
tery, estimated the cost of solar
battery power at S60 per kilo-
watt hour 1
Photoswithcsis is still another
approach to the fuel and power
situaton Trees and plants use
sunshne in the nrortnrtion of nr.
ga.llc matter which we later
burn as fuel, but this process is '
very slow and inefficient. The I
-
labratorv production of burna-
ble fuels b Dhotosvnthesis has!.,,..- u ; ...
The scoffers also doubt the
practical ability of any photo- j resent a great deal of the total
chemical process to produce ' power used, they are areas where
power from solar energy. A sci- j some fuel can be saved (and in
entist at Massachusetts Institute ' some cases, the standard of liv
of Technology used solar energy I ing can be raised I by using sun
to decompose water into hydro-1 power to do these jobs. Water
gen ana oxygen, but tins was
strictlv
laboratory process
not the immediate answer to the ; the same basic equipment used
world's fuel problems. ; for space heating. Solar cooking.
These then, are the arguments on the othei hand, requires spe
uf the scoffers. j cial equipment.
The gradualists, who believe ' Tw bas't tyP" f slar cook-
that solar enerev will eventuallv
be one of the important future
power sources, and the red-hots,
who believe that solar energy
will become the important source
of future power, both base their
arguments upon the achieve
ments and prospects of solar re
search. Technical Areai
There are several technical
areas where research has shown
that the use of solar energy could
supplement or eliminate the use
of natural fuels or other power
sources. Some of these applica
tions of sun power would make
quite a difference in the total
power supply others would not.
Nearly a third if the total fuel
energy used in the United States
is expended in heating homes
and offices That's more aiergy
than is used for automobiles, in
dustrial powei or lighting. In
many reiative'y unindustrialized
parts of the world, space heating
is. practically the only major en
ergy consumer, so we can see
its importance in the world
power situation.
Solar energy is by no means
a new idea in space heating. The
southern exposure" which
helps warm a part of a building
during the winter months, sim
ply plays an expanded role. Heat
collectors are placed on the
south side of the building, or on
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This type of installation can pro
vide most, if not all of the neces-
Air Conditioned
Comfort
No matter what the weath
er, all who attend services
at Conger-Morris will find
an atmosphere that is al
ways fresh and comforta
ble because of our large
Westinghouse refrig era
tor - type air conditioning
unit.
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sary space heat in many local
ties, but some buildings will still
need another type of heat to
"carry'' them over the long sun
less periods
Another System
Another promising system of
heating with sun power uses the
heat pump The job of a heat
pump is to t?ke energy from a
place where it is not needed and
put is somewhere else. Our
household refrigerators do this
by taking the heat out of the
food and pumping it (the heat)
into the kitchen. The same prin
ciple can be applied by using
sun-heated water as the heat
source and pumping the bor
rowed energy into the house. In
ojie such installation, a river
was used as a heat source, though
especially constructed collectors
could be used.
Once the solar heat pump is
installed, it can be reversed to
pump heat out of the house in
the summer Use of sun power
to air-condition and refrigerate
is ideal, since those locations
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and times that require the great-
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and one of these units is de
scribed as being about as com
plex "as conventional types of
air conditioning equipment'' and
"slightly more costly."'
Water Heating
Although cooking, water heat-
I ing and distillation do not rep-
j can be easily neated bv sun
i power, and it can be done with
! ers ae been developed. One
uses a special mirror to focus
solar heat upon the bottom of
the pan or pot in which the food
is cooking. The other uses the
mirror to heat oil, which is then
circulated in an oven and piped
to a storage tank for later use.
The mail, purpose of solar
stills is to provide a supply of
fresh water where there is not
now an adequate supply. Glass
covered evaporating troughs are
used, and the fresh water runs
off the glass into a collecting
tube. The size of the installation
determines its output.
Practical Reality
Solar engines are a practical
reality for some places and jobP
There are two basic types. One
type collects heal and uses it
to develop steam in a boiler
system the steain then runs an
engine. The other type uses the
sun's rays te evaporate sulphur
dioxide, which then operates a
vapor engine. Either type is
suitable for a variety of low
power applications.
Furnaces powered by sunshine
have been quite successful, and
they have produced amazing
temperatures as high as 7,000
degrees Fahrenheit. These fur
naces are used mostly for special
research and industrial applica
tions. Actually then, we have three
possible answers to the question
'What about sun power?" Re-
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you support, be it scoffer, grad
ualist or red-hot, you'll find the
next 15 or 20 years to be excit
ing ones in man's continual
search for power sources.
Mosris