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Scientists Pushing Ahead tfJith Teohniiques To docket Ham km
Wednesday, February 5, 1958
Space
Subcommittee Leader Sees
Efforts To 'Discredit' Mim
Washington ftp Chair
man Morgan M. Moulder (D
Mo.), charged today that op
ponents of his subcommit
tee' investigation of govern
ment regulatory agencies are
trying to "smear and discred
it" him personally.
Moulder did not identify
his detractors.
Rep. Clare Hoffman (R- hired by Moulder when she
Mich.), said Moulder "should was 15 years old.
not be so fussy" about the Hoffman said "people in
commission members "unless glass houses" should not
he can explain" his daughter's ! throw stones.
employment on his payroll
Hoffman put into the Con
gressional Record a published
dispatch that Moulder's
daughter was paid S12.132
His special House Com-i"u,V "
merce subcommittee recalled i dispatch said she was first
Chairman John C. Doerfe'r of i
the Federal Communications! f DnrCAnc I4lirl
commission today to answer JcYCll I SljOllS ll U ll
Questions for the third day. j -Doerfer
has been accused oiiIm KMC Triirlf" I racn
making "fraudulent claims' III DU-IUL! Udill
against the government for
travel and living expenses.
Moulder said his daughter,
Marcia, worked in his Wash
ington office in the summers
of 1952, 1953 and 1954 and
for two full years in his office
in his Missouri district. He
said there was "no dishonesty
in hiring his daughter," nor
in her being paid for work
ing.
Doerfer has categorically
Dunnigan, Calif.
Seven persons were
and angrily denied any wrong near here Tuesday when a
At Tuesday's hearing, Doer
fer testified that he repaid
an Oklahoma television sta-
HP) tion SI 65 which he had ac-
iniured cePted for travel expenses.
He made the refund after
doing.
Moulder said opponents
have been circulating 1956
campaign charges that he put
his teen-aged daughter on his
congressional payroll.
"This is an attempt to
smear and discredit me be
cause of the work I am doing
on the subcommittee," Moul
der said.
The subcommittee has been
investigating the FCC and
five other agencies. During
the past week it has been
probing charges of "personal,
official misconduct" against
Continental Trailways bus col
lided with a lumber truck
from the rear.
The Los Angeles-bound bus
struck the rear of the truck
as it pulled back into its lane
on U.S. 99W after attempting
to pass the truck.
Injured were:
Dicksie Jean Murphy, 19,
Seattle; Christine Smith, 41,
Seattle; Mrs. Axel Olson, 65,
Parshal, N.D.; Mrs. Mary Tra
vis, 80, Auburn, Wash.; Helen
Venderberg, San Francisco,
the bus stewardess; Dennis
and Barbara Milhollin, Sacra-
Doerfer and four other FCC mento. All received minor in
members. I juries.
learning of Moulder's sub
committee was investigating
the transaction.
Doerfer- insisted he accept
ed the money in 1954 by
"mistake."
He said he understood the
money was to reimburse him
for travel expenses to Okla
homa City where he flew to
dedicate a TV tower. He said
he didn't realize until a few
weeks ago the check was lor
his return flight to Washing
ton.
Doerfer returned to Wash
ington from the Oklahoma
trip via Spokane, where he
charged the government for
his plane tickets.
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Ramjet Engine,
Chemical-Fueled
Rockets Studied
Washington W American
scientists today pushed ahead
with two "promising"' tech
niques for rocketing man into
space.
One is a nuclear-powered
ramjet engine. The other in
volves obtaining "theoretic
ally unlimited" speed from a
chemical-fueled rocket by fir
ing its gases through an elec
tric field.
The congressional Atomic
Energy Committee took the
secrecy wraps off the nuclear
powered ramjet called pro
ject "Plutol." Chairman Clin
ton P. Anderson (D-N.M.) of
the group's Outer Space Sub
committee in an apparent re
cent reference to the project
called it "very promising."
May Be Best Bet
In a summary of its recent
briefings, the committee said
while chemical rockets are
farther advanced now, nuclear
propulsion "may be the best
long range bet, particularly
for large pgyloads traveling
long distances."
It speculated that a combi
nation of relatively short-lived
chemical rockets and lnger-
enduring nuclear-fueled rock
ets might be the "most prac
ticable approach." A ramjet
engine is an "air breather."
Therefore a nuclear ramjet
presumably would be design
ed for use in the earth's at
mosphere, possibly for an
atomic airplane or to boost a
rocket up to space. The com
mittee did not, however, dis
close the objective in perfect
ing such an engine.
Macneto Aerodynamics
Dr. William R. Sears, direc
tor of the Cornell Graduate
School of Engineering, called
the technique of re-firing
chemical rocket gases through
an electrical field "magneto
aerodynamics." He said re
sults so far "look attractive."
He said the technique in
volves applying an electrical
field to the rocket's exhaust.
thus establishing a flow of
current which would create a
new force to speed up the dis
charge of the exhaust. This in
turn would boost the speed
of the rocket from triple to
10 times present capacity, he
said.
Both the technique describ
ed by Sears and the nuclear
ramjet would be designed to
reduce the size of the fuel
load a rocket would need to
reach the 25,000 mile-an-hour
speed necessary to break free
of the earth's gravitational
pull and soar into space.
Federal Pytrchcase Favored
For Timber on leservalfcooiri)
Washington Federal pur
chase of the vast timber stand
on the Klamath Indian reser
vation was favored Tuesday
whpn a erouD of Oreeon of-
jficials appeared before a sen
ate subcommittee.
State Sen. Leander Quir
ing of Hermiston, Ore., chair
man of a state legislative in
terim committee on Indian
problems, told the senate
group that the Oregon con
tingent is convinced that fed
eral purchase of the timber
is the only answer and, the
only realistic beginning to a
proper termination proced
ure. He was referring to
program to end government
supervision of the tribe.
No Alternative Seen -
Dave Epps, Oregon Demo
cratic party chairman, read
from a letter by Oregon Gov
Robert D. Holmes that there
is no alternative to govern
ment purchase of the reser
vation.
A bill by Sen. Richard
Neuberger (D-Ore.), calling
for outright federal purchase
was supported by Holmes in
his letter Holmes made
reference to a proposal by
Secretary of the Interior
Ike Signs Oregon
Centennial Bill;
No Ceremony Due
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Washington President Ei
senhower got out this bill'
signing pen Tuesday and ap
proved the first act of this
session of Congress the
resolution authorizing a presi
dential proclamation in be
half of the Oregon Centennial.
But the White House mean
while passed the word to the
Oregon congressional delega
tion that the President will
issue the proclamation with
out the fanfare Oregon offic
ials had requested.
Election-year politics ap
peared to be at least partly
behind the White House de
cision. ,
The President is scheduled
to sign the proclamation on
Feb. 14, Oregon's 99th birth
day, the White House in
formed Rep. 'Edith Green,
who requested this special
timing.
But, as Mrs. Green and Rep.
Walter Norblad were both
told, there will be no cere
mony at the White House as
they had both requested. All
other members of the delega
tion except Sen. Richard L.
Neuberger favored the cere
mony. Neuberger said the
President should save his
strength for affairs of state. :
Mrs. Green got no explana
tion of why the White House
rejected the ceremony idea.
Norblad said he was told the
President has allowed no
ceremonies involving signing
of a bill in the past year and
a half.
An informed source in touch
with the White House said the
President's advisors saw no
objection to boosting the Ore
gon Centennial, but they
balked at the thought of pro
viding a spotlight for Gov.
Robert D. Holmes and the
Oregon congressional delega
tion, which is now five-sixths
Democratic. Holmes will be
in a hard race for reelection
this year.
Centennial officials had
tentatively planned to fly the
governor to Washington to
participate in the White House
ceremony, which would have
been the kickoff of a national
publicity campaign for the
centennial and international
trade fair.
Eisenhower Tuesday signed
S.J.S Res. 131, authorizing the
issuance of the proclamation.
This was the resolution pilot
ed through Congress by Neu
berger and Mrs. Green.
HORNBROOK
Mrs. Madison in S. D.
By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN
Hornbrook Mrs. L. F.
Madison left last week for
Sioux Falls, S. D., to visit
her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Nowaczyk,
who have been in a Sioux
Falls hospital since Christmas
eve, when they were injured
in a car accident while en
route to Sioux Falls from
their home in Pipestone,
Minn. Nowaczyk has been in
an unconscious or semi-con
scious condition since there,
and has now been moved to
the Veteran's hospital in San
Antonio, Texas, for further
treatment. Mrs. Madison is
returning to Hornbrook by
train this week and is bring
ing her daughter home with
her to convalesce.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Vince
of Silverton are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cardoza of Black
Mountain Ranch. They are re
turning to their home from a
three weeks winter vacation
in Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fischer
returned here last week after
spending two weeks in Cen
tral Point with their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Nettie Fisch
er. The Fischers, whose home
is in Nebraska, are spending
the winter with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Collister and son,
Tommy. .
Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp
received word recently from
Mr. and Mrs. John Cox, form
er Hornbrook residents now
living in St. Helena, Calif.
Their daughter Arlene, who
attended grammar school here,
graduated last June from high
school in St. Helena, and was
awarded a $400 scholarship
by a service club there, and a
$2,400 scholarship from an
other source, besides several
other honors. She is now a
freshman majoring in mathe
matics, at the College of the
Pacific at Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ochs
and three children of Yuba
City, Calif., spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs.
Ethel White. While here, they
helped Mrs. White move from
Hilts back to Hornbrook.
Miss Cledith McMahand of
Bakersfield, Calif., is visit
ing her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Baker.
Meeting on Manor
Scheduled Feb. 7
Another in a series of meet
ings held to explain plans for
Rogue Valley Manor, the $5'2
million retirement home to be
built in Medford, will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7,
in the Presbyterian church.
M. N. Hogan, president of
the non -profit corporation
which will build the manor,
said a number of people who
planned to attend the last
such meeting in January, were
unable to attend.
He added that the public
will be welcome both those
who may be interested in the
manor from a personal stand
point, and those who simply
wish to know the facts con
cerning it, so they can discuss
the project intelligently.
About 80 persons attended
last month's meeting, he said.
At that time it was reported
that construction will begin
as soon as life occupancy
rights in half the apartments
are sold, which may be within
a few months. Purchase con
tracts signed so far total
about $1V& million, Hogan
said.
The Manor organization has
already purchased the 15-acre
site on top of Barneburg hill
in southeast Medford where
the retirement home will bej
built.
Fred A. Seaton calling for
federal purchase of the tim
ber only after it first has
been offered to private oper
ators. Quiring told the subcom
mittee that one would not be
reckless in assuming there
would be no private bidders
seeking first chance at buy
ing the timber. He said he
believes that even the larg
est private operator cannot af
ford to pay the realization
value of timber to be man
aged on a sustained yield bas
is. ,
Morse Favors Bill
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.)
said he favors Neubergers
bill and9" recommended its
passage. Morse said that while
the administration proposal
merits serious consideration,
he disagreed with its provis
ion for the basis of the tim
ber price what could be
obtained if 70 per cent of the
timber were offered for sale
in a two-year period.
The minimum price, Morse
said, should be defined as the
fair market value of the land
and timber if offered for sale
over a period of years in a
manner designed to produce
the best net income for the
Indians.
He contended the 75-year
period for which the private
buyer, under the administra
tion bill, must agree to prac-i
Mrs. Nora McKay
Resigns as Head
Of Junior Section
Mrs. Nora Jean McKay,
head of the junior department
of the Medford Public and
Jackson County library, has
announced plans to retire
from the library service. Her
resignation is to take effect
on or before March 1.
Mrs. McKay has been a
member of the library staff
since 1946, having come here
from the Siskiyou county,
California, library. She also
taught in the Grants Pass
public schools for several
years prior to her marriage
to Ralph McKay, of the Call
fornia - Oregon Power com
pany.
A professional children's li
brarian will eventually be
employed to fill the junior
department position. Mean
while, Mrs. Cynthia McKay,
head of the library's exten
sion department, will be in
charge of the children's room
Mrs. Cynthia McKay has been
a member of the staff since
1954. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Charlene Tarvin, cata
loging clerk, who has been a
library staff member for
eight yers, and by Mrs. Jane
Baker, who has had school
library experience in Oxford,
Ohio, and in Cleveland, Ohio.
Upon her retirement, Mrs.
McKay plans to devote her
leisure time to gardening,
home decoration and music.
Belfast, Me. (IP) Waldo
County Attorney Hillard H.
Buzell was named judge of
the county municipal court.
He replaced Judge Richard W.
Glass, who is a candidate for
county attorney.
NEWSMAN DIES
Palm Beach, Fla. OP) Ray
Allen Huber, 74, well-known
newspaperman, died unex
pectedly Monday while vaca
tioning here; Huber, associat
ed with the Scripps-Howard
Newspapers during his entire
professional career, was a di
rector of E. W. Scripps Co.,
and a director of the Scripps
Howard Investment ,Co., at
the time of his death.
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mately 30,000' quills. A pet;
porcupine named Herkemiah !
takes part in the animal shows
the Museum presents daily for
small fry visitors.
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