Medford mail tribune., October 30, 1957, Image 15

Harnessing of Sun's
Energy Realized in
Number of Products
New York 'T? A dream of
centuries to harness the sun's
energy and put it to work for
man has become a reality in
the 20th century with a host of
new solar products running the
gamut from clocks to stoves.
The sun is the most abundant
source of energy there is. It's
the only source guaranteed to
last as long as the earth does.
Experts say each year enough
solar energy falls on this coun
try alone to equal the energy
output of one trillion tons of coal
or 2,000 years coal production at
current rates.
But except for scattered uses
through the ages such as the
Greeks' use of sun mirrors to
make things hot for their Roman
enemies and a French scientist's
success in melting platinum in
the 18th century, this tremen
dous store of energy has gone
untapped.
The reason is simply that be
fore this century the knowhow
wasn't there to make the ma
chinery required to collect the
energy.
Just lhe Beginning
Even now, scientists say we're
just at the beginning. An auth
oritative research group, Na
tional Securities & Research
Corp., says many mysteries must
be solved. Solar machines are
complicated and expensive, effi
ciencies are low and "of course,
the sun doesn't shine 24 hours a
day, so methods of energy stor
age must be devised."
Eat what's been accomplished
so far is impressive. A solar
clock that runs for as long as
three weeks after a few hours
exposure to sunlight is being
marketed by General Time Corp.
of New York.
Bell Laboratories of Murray
Hill, N. J., has used a solar bat
tery to energize rural telephone
lines.
Admiral Corp. of Chicago in
troduced a portable radio which
operates on a solar battery.
Window awnings operated by
a tiny solar-sentitive cell instead
of the usual hand crank were
brought out by Automatic Awn
ing Co. of Chicago.
Jet-heet, Inc., of Englewood.
N. J., has designed a solar still
to change salt water into fresh
water, a solar water heater to
produce hot water and a solar
oven that will cook an entire
meal for a family.
Somewhat hotter 13 the solar
furnace of General Dynamics
Corp., New York, which reaches
temperatures as high as 8,000
degrees (Fahrenheit).
Scientists see as the most
promising applications of solar
energy those in which moderate
heating is required. This would
include heating homes, provid
ing energy for air conditioners,
dehumidification, or heating and
distilling water.
GOLD HILL
'Fun Nite' Held at Hanby
Gold Hill Forty-five seventh
end eighth grade students of
Hanby school attended the first
"Fun Nite" held Saturday, Oct.
26, at the school.
"Fun Nite" is new to Gold HUI
pupils, and is open to all local
seventh and eighth grade young
sters. It is a non-school connected
private organization under the
leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Carr. Meetings will be held
every three weeks. The next is
scheduled Nov. 16 between 7 and
8 p.m.
The meetings will consist of
games, entertainment, songs, a
brief undenominational talk
from the Eible, and refresh
ments. Lynn Berntson, a teacher in
the Jacksonville school will as
sist Russell Carr, with these so
cial sessions. The two men pre
sented a three-act play as a por
tion of the evening's entertain
ment Saturday.
Miss Karon Patterson, a high
school student from Jacksonville
was pianist for the evening. She
played the pisno, while the
group participated in singing
and games.
Parents are invited to attend
and may contact Mr. and Mrs.
Carr concerning questions re
garding "Fun Nite."
Parents who attended the first
session with their children were
Mrs. Paul Molloy, Mrs. Hubert
Bailey, Mrs. Ozie Newland, Mrs.
Al Beman, Mrs. Jesse Flenner,
and Mrs. Howard Dillan.
Attending were Linda Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wills
and three children, Chris Ann,
Susan and Charlie, who were en
route to their new home in Eu
reka, Calif., where Lawrence
will be employed by the federal
game commission. The Wills are
recently of Klamath Falls, where
he has been employed by the
state game commission the past
nine years.
School officials have an
nounced a skating party Friday,
Nov. 1. Students in fourth
through the eighth grades at
Hanby school are invited. Par
ents are welcome to ride the
school bus with their children.
Gold Hill Crater High students
may also attend the party.
Teachers accompanying stu
dents will be Mrs. Ida von Bus
kirk, Claude Morgan, and Miss
Marie Johnson. Pupils should
have tickets before boarding the
school bus. Parents are requested
to be at the school to pick up
their youngsters by 10 p.m.
The Hanby junior varsity and
varsity teams will meet the Ev
ans Valley teams Nov. 1 for a
six-man flag football game at
1:30 p.m. on the Patrick school
field.
The boys are now training for
basketball. Coaches are varsity,
Russell Carr, and junior varsity,
Claude Morgan.
Mrs. Al Beman reported that
dancing classes which are of
fered each Monday evening at
the Hanby school, were attended
by 50 students Oct. 21. Those in
charge request that the parent
should pick up students at 9
p.m. following the lessons, which
begin at 7 p.m.
Instructors are Claude Mor
gan and Mrs? Mildred Black.
Several parents are participat
ing. Students in the sixth, sev
enth and eighth grades are eligi
ble, with parents consent, to take
the lessons.
Mr. and Mrs. Delos Walker
gave a dinner Tuesday, Oct. 22,
honoring their daughter, Miss
Dixie Walker, on her 18th birthday.
Delos Walker, Gold Hill, and
Robert (Moon) Mullins of Wag
ner Cfeek rd. left Oct. 23 for
the South Fork of the John Day
river where they planned to hike
in eight miles to camp and hunt
for elk.
Mrs. Jerry Reeves entertained
a group of youngsters early this
month at a party in honor of her
daughter, Karen Rose, on her
third birthday, Oct. 7. Guests
were Chryl Governor, Johnny
Dufur, Bernf Leach, Jimmie
Governor, Carol and Patty Wash
burn and Karen's sister Kathy.
Mrs. Reeves was assisted with
the -games and serving by Miss
Iva Mae Governor and Gail
Price.
Plans for the annual project
for the IOOF hall were discussed
by members of the Past Noble
Grands club, at a meeting in the
home of Mrs. Joe Lewis, Oct. 24.
Mrs. Ralph Bell, president,
presided at the business session.
Mrs. Lewis had an arrange
ment of red button chrysanthe
mums with philodendron for the
room decorations. The hostess
served pie and coffee.
The next meeting will be held
in the home of Mrs. Earl Moore.
Try and Stop Me
-By BENNETT CERF-
ARE YOU IN THE MOOD for a sprinkling of typical under
graduate humor? If not, skip these bits of itching ivy:
Police Lt: College student, you say?
.' Prisoner: Yes sir.
Patrolman: Don't believe
him, Lieutenant. I searched
him and found some cash
in his pocket.
"I got shot while hunting
last fall."
"Have a scar?"
"No, thanks. I don't
smoke."
, "Why do you say the
dean's wife is overbearing?"
"Well, for one thing, she '
has 11 children."
Class dismissed and not a second too soon!
1957, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Feature Syndicate
uotes From t
A recent visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Force was Mrs.
Walter Haskins of Williams -who J
was en route to the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Webb, and family in
Eagle Point. She planned to ac
company the Webbs and their
daughter, Miss Nelda Webb, to
Klamath Falls for a visit in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Roberts and their daughter, Miss
Sandy Roberts.
Wilmer Bailey returned to his
home on Fifth ave. Oct. 25 from
Rogue Valley hospital in Med
ford, where he had been a pa
tient for the past 10 days.
Mr. and Mrs. Veltie Biles were
host to a dinner at their home in
Grants 'Pass Oct. 20 to celebrate
the 25th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newnham.
Mrs. Biles and Mrs. Newnham
are twin sisters. Present, besides
the hosts and honored guests,
were Dick and Jim Biles, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Newnham and
daughter, Cindy.
The Newnhams visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
(Whitie) Fleming in Grants Pass
that day, Mrs. Fleming had re
cently returned to her home
from a Grants Pass hospital
where she had been seriously ill.
By UNITED PRESS
Moscow Communist party chief Nikita Khrushchev, discuss
ing war at a Turkish Embassy party:
"Let him be damned who wants war. The one who wants war,
let him fight alone. But, anyway, why talk about war? There will
be no war."
Oakland, Calif. Navy Secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr., suggest
ing Sputnik might be designed to keep Western eyes looking to the
skies while Russia concentrates on submarines:
"When the history of this struggle is written it may well re
late how the satellite attracted our vision and thought, and, in
deed, was the most successful decoy in history."
Medical Lake, Wash. Head guard Rock Hutchings, discussing
why inmates rioted and held 35 hostages at the Eastern State
hospital for mentally ill criminals:
"They are afraid the administration will revert to methods
used in the 1800s when criminally insane persons were left to
rot and die."
Santa Monica, Calif w John Angus, stepfather of a 19-year-old
boy, explaining why he joined the natural father in defending the
youth on charges of murdering his mother's fiance:
"I felt I should do what I could for the boy." '
Smokers Cause Three Fires
En September, Chief Says
The Medford fire department
answered three calls caused by
of Mrs. Wyatt's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Foose, Medford. The
Wyatts are former residents of
Gold Hill.
They also visited Fitch Snider
while here.
Several members of the Cen
tral Point Lion's club attended a
meeting of the Gold Hill Lions
last Thursday in the Gold Hill
Grange hall.
Neal Smith, president of the
local club, reported that the re
sponse toward the current fund
raising project is good. Gold Hill
merchants and members of the
club will issue a ticket for each
one dollar donated to promote
the civic project. All proceeds
will go into the development of
"the new city park. Smith stated
that preparatory work has been
done on the digging of ditches
for the pipe laying.
Local businessmen made con
tributions which enabled the
club to promote a fund raising
project for the development of
the park. Two guns are now on
display at Gails Market, which
were donated by Herb Elbert of
Elbert's Sporting Goods Store.
Virgil Gribble of Gribble's Well
Drilling service, and Delos Walk
er, proprietor of the Signal Serv
ice station, had the tickets
printed.
A family dinner was given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Kell last Friday to celebrate the
birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Arty
Laws, Oct. 21 and 23, respective
ly, and that of Mrs. Kell Oct. 25.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
William Force, the hosts chil
dren, Bill and Shirley Kell, all
Gold Hill, the honored guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Laws and their
family, Ronnie and Elizabeth of
Rogue River.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wyatt and
children, Linda and Eddie, of
Brookings, visited recently in
Gold Hill at the home of his
brother-in-law and his sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Newnham. They
were house guests in the home
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Mrs. Leonard Kell also cele
brated her birthday, Oct. 25.
Several of her friends made ar
rangements for a surprise pot
luck dinner in her honor. The
party was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kell. At
tending were Mr. and Mrs. Alva
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Taylor,
their children, Ronnie and Ei
leen, Mrs Ray Davis, Mrs. Helen
Shoemaker, and the Kell's
youngsters, David, Eileen, Paul
and Johnathon.
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Another surprise party was
given in Gold Hill when rela
tives of Mrs. Jessie Hayes visited
her home, Oct. 27 to help her
celebrate her birthday.
The birthday motive was used
for table decorations and the
decorated cake which was baked
by Mrs. Haye's daughter. Mrs.
Charles E. Rosecran. Others
present included Susan and Car
ol Rosecran, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Baker and son, Fred, of Medford.
Mrs. Baker is the former Opal
Hayes, another daughter of Mrs.
Hayes. Also from Medford were
Mrs. Nora Baker, Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Fader, Mr. and Mrs.
James Hoskins and granddaugh
ter, Dianne, and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Mercer. Those from Gold
Hill were Mrs. Ruby Quaken
bush, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Walk
er, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Walker,
and daughters, Linda and Dixie
Walker, Henry Tim. and Fred
Herrman of Central Point
smoker carelessness, one in a
dwelling and two in apartments
during September, according to
the monthly municipal report.
Fire Chief Gordon Barker said'
children playing with matches,
an overheated stove, flue fire,
and an oven gas explosion ac
counted for six dwelling fires
last month.
An -overheated stove and an
electric light fixture were listed
as the cause of two business
fires during September. Three
car fires, 18 grass fires, one false
alarm and 36 flushed gasoline
spills accounted for the rest of
the city fire department calls,
the report showed.
Medford rural fire department
answered 15 alarms during the
month. Grass fires accounted for
eight calls and barns for two.
The department also answered
calls for a dwelling fire, groc
ery fire, first aid call, a false
alarm and a mutual aid call.
The fire marshal reported 51
inspections and 88 orders or rec
ommendations' for corrections of
fire hazards. Worn or defective
wiring accounted for 11 hazards
and installation and . repairing
fire exits amounted to nine.
Ninety-four fire hazards were
reported corrected last month.
Permits were issued to four gar
ages, a dry cleaning plant, an
automobile tire rebuilding plant
and a fumigation room, accord
ing to the fire marshal.
HOOLIGANS ON TRIAL
Vienna !U) Three groups
of "hooligans" have gone cn trial
in Prague on charges of staging
demonstrations against the Com
munist Czech regime, Prague
Radio reported today. The broad
cast here said the defendants,
"adherents of the American
style of life," were initiators
of antistate outbreaks in down
town Prague earlier this month.
THE FORGOTTEN ONE
El Centro, Calif. (W At
torney Russell Yeager entered a
windowless cell in the mental
ward of Imperial County Hos
pital Tuesday after telling a
nurse he would finish his talk
with a patient and be ready to
come out in 20 minutes. After
more than an hour of yelling
and rattling of the cell door
Yaeger was released by the red
faced nurse who "forgot" he was
locked in.
Research Projects
Plan To Expand
Use of Cotton
Washington IW The Agri
culture Department has em
barked on two research projects
to expand the use of cotton. '
One calls for development of
softer, smoother, and more lus
trous fabrics. The other would
perfect methods of applying a
crease-retaining finish to cotton
garments with standard dry
cleaning equipment.
The department contracted
with the North Carolina College
School of Textiles at Raleigh for
the fabric research.
The new cottons could be
adapted to a number of purposes
for which present cottons are
not suited. Because they would
be soft, rather than stiff, they
should be ideal for jacket and
coat linings, undergarments, and
soft draped dresses.
An important par of the re
search will be finding an inex
pensive, commercially practical
process for producing these fab
rics. The cottons will undergo
chemical and mechanical treat
ments. They- will be tested to
make sure they can withstand
laundering, bleaching, and dye
ing, and have such qualities as
high breaking strength and re
sistance to soil and tearing.
Methods of applying a crease
retaining finish to cotton gar
ments with standard dry-cleaning
equipment will be sought
under a department contract
with the National Institute of
Drycleaning,' I n c, at Slver
Springs, Md.
Pesin Finish
Today's cottons with wrinkle
resistant finishes are well suited
for simple garments but are not
fully satisfactory for tailored
ones. The finishes are applied to
the cottons as piece goods, be
fore they are made up into
clothing. The treated fabrics re
sist both undesirable wrinkles
and desirable pressed-in creases.
This makes it difficult if not im
possible to crease or pleat the
garments or to sew in flat seams
or pockets.
The treatment now under de
velopment, involving applica
tion of a resin finish to cottons,
gives them crease-holding as
well as wrinkle-resistant proper
ties. The resin formulation used
is a combination of a reactive
type, resin and acrylate thermo
plast, two catalysts, a silicone
emulsion, a softening agent, and
water.
The finish is not applied until
after the garments to be treated
have been made. Thus seams
and pockets can be ironed flat,
and pleats and creases can be
permanently set where they are
needed.
This resin treatment, which
researchers hope will prove
practical for commercial appli
cation, already has been tested
experimentally at the depart
ment's New Orleans laboratory.
In the tests, swatch samples of
cotton were treated and cured
with ironed-in creases. They
were t h e a machine-washed,
rinsed, and ironed flat. No effort
was made to preserve the
creases, yet after 12 launder ings
they remained crisp and sharp.
FINALIST FOR TITLE
Eugene David M. Bosworth,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bos
worth Jr., was a recent finalist
for the title of "Joe College,"
awarded each year to an out
standing sophomore man at the
annual class dance, the Sopho
more Whiskerino. Bosworth,
whose parents live at . 2425 East
Main st., is majoring in economics.
UNIVERSITY DEAN DIES
Yonkers, N. Y. (IP) Dr.
Charles Henry Snow, long-time
dean of the engineering school
at New York university died
Tuesday after a long illness. He
was 94. Snow headed the NYU
School of Engineering from 1897
to 1930.
U. S. SEEKS DAMAGES
The Hague, Holland 0P1 The
International Court of Justice
said today the United States has
asked proceedings against Com
munist Bulgaria in connection
with the shooting down of an Is
raeli airliner over Bulgaria in
July 1955. The application
claimed damages for American
passengers killed when the El
Al Airlines constellation was
shot down by Bulgarian fighter
planes killing 51 passengers and
seven crewmembers.
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Den Visit Newspaper
Four members of Cub Scout
den 3, pack 14, with their den
mother, Mrs. Richard Knoll,
toured the Medford Mail Trib
une Monday afternoon.
The boys, fourth graders at
Roosevelt school, were Mike Far
thing, Kent Stevens, Bruce
Smith and Richard Knoll. They
visited the news room at the pa
per and continued on through
the plant's circulation, business
and advertising departments and
into the composing and stereo
typing shops.
Firemen Answer Two
Flue Fire Alarms
No damage was reported by
city firemen from a flue fire
Monday at the residence at 517
Albert ave., owned by Paut Mor
row. Two pumpers were dis
patched to the scene at 7:11 p.m.,
firemen said. At 7:38 a.m. Tues
day smoke was investigated at
825 West 11th st. Occupant of
the house was O. L. Silver. The
smoke was reported by firemen
to be steam coming from water
pipes under the house.
The city fire marshal inspect
ed four businesses Monday and
issued 10 orders for removal of
fire . hazards.
A MEAN TRICK
Milwaukee, Wis. !tfl Zoo
officials oiled and canned 2,100
pounds of polar bear and export
ed it to another zoo Tuesday.
Three polar bears were lured
into steel crates with cod liver
oil, then sent to their new home
in Jackson, Miss. .
FROM MOUTH-TO-HAND
.Chicago (ff) A hand-to-mouth
existence may be all right
for some people, but with Har
lan Bennett it's just the other
way around. Bennett decided to
mount on his wife's wedding
band a pearl he found while eat
ing a can of oysters.
WHITEHEAD RESIGNS
New York OR Don White
head resigned as head of the
New York Herald Tribune's
Washington Bureau Tuesday be
cause of illness and was succe
eded by Robert J. Donovan.
Herald Tribune President and
Editor Ogden R. Reid said
Whitehead, author of "The FBI
Story," had been ill for several
months and asked to be relieved
of his duties. Donovan joined
the paper in 1937 and had been
in the Washington Bureau 10
years. He is author of "Eisen
hower: The Inside Story."
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