T4 MAIL TRIBUNE, MeJforJ, Orageft, Wednesday, OehW 8, 1938
Discovery of Columbium Ore
May Bring New Spurt for Metal
By ELMER WALZER
UPI Financial Editor
New York -UPD During the
Korean crisis, the metal co
lumbium (or
being used to
Si
Elmer Walzer
niobium) was
stabilize stain
less steel but
the process
had to be dis
continued be
cause of short
ages of colum
bium. According to
Jean- Joffre
Gourd, Mon
treal attorney
and metals ex
pert, the metal may get a new
lease of life now that quanti
ties of ore have been discov
ered in Canada.
Gourd is president of St.
Lawrence River Mines, Ltd.,
which combines several min
ing companies with columbi
um, iron and gold operations.
St. Lawrence River Mines
Oka Uranium and Metals,
Ltd., and the Gourd-Riverin
group have discovered a con
centration process for colum
bium. According to Gourd,
this process will enable the
production of a concentrate of
columbium oxide.
Versatile Element
Columbium is described as
a steel-gray metallic element.
It is malleable and ductible
and extremely resistant to
corrosion and heat. It was
first identified in 1801 but
was not used in industry until
1920.
Until recently columbium
came almost exclusively from
placer deposits located mainly
in Africa and Brazil.
The U.S. stockpiling pro
gram in 1954 gave impetus to
search for the metal else
where and several deposits
were found. A year before
Three Survive
Crash in Alaska
Anchorage. Alaska (UPD -
Three Western Electric Co.
radio technicians lost for 12
days after their airplane had
crashed in the Alaskan wild
erness about 40 miles north
east of Unalakleet were re
ported in satisfactory condi-
-tion today in a local hospital.
The men were identified as
Jefferson Parham. 36, El
Paso, Tex., George Brummett,
36, Knoxville, Tenn., and Joe
.Tomaczak, 23, Detroit.
They were rescued late
Monday by a 71st Air Rescue
Squadron helicopter from El
mendorf Air Force Base here.
The men were found wander
ing in wild, mountainous
; country attempting to find
their way back to civiliza
tion. The wreckage of the plane
was first sighted last Sunday
by a private pilot.
A note had been found in
the wreckage of the plane
saying: "To whom it may con
cern. Two men and I left this
morring looking for civiliza
tion and Unalakleet, headed
west." The note was signed
by Parham, pilot of the plane
and was dated last Sunday.
Stripper Sues
Surgeon for Scar
Paris -(UPD- Strip teaser So
phia Silver, 31, is suing a
plastic surgeon for $23,800 on
the ground that he left such
a big scar when he removed
a roll of fat off her waist that
she must now wear an abdom
inal veil.
The veil, her lawyer Rene
Flirot told the court, has re
duced her appeal considerab
ly to the hardbitten night club
owners of Pigalle'e - the scar
can be seen by customers in
the back row.
Miss Silver, whose real
name is Mrs. Mia Garbaccion,
said she was operated on by
Dr. J. Boivin in June, 1956
and was left with a scar run
ning six inches downward
from the navel.
Boivin's lawyer said Miss
Silver had been fully employ
ed since the operation and
that it could not have spoiled
her looks.
The First Civil Chamber of
the Seine was expected to
grind out a judgment in two
weeks.
Oswego, N.Y., is the east
ern-most American port on
the Great Lakes.
a very large deposit was found
about 35 miles from Montreal.
The mineral is found in an
other mineral pyrochlore
which is associated with in
trusive alkaline rocks. Along
with columbium are found ap
preciable amounts of rare
earths and the element tho
rium. The three principal groups
which have cut across size
able deposits of columbium in
the Montreal area are Que
bec Columbium Ltd., jointly
owned by Kennecott Copper
and Molybdenum Corp.; Co
lumbium Mining Products,
and the Gourd-Riverin inter
ests. According to Gourd, costs
of extraction are relatively
low, the transportation prob
lems have been surmounted,
and quantities are large.
This situation, he notes,
shows the great potential
value of the deposits which
would be in a position to guar
antee a continuous supply of
the metal especially in war
time. Gourd points out that pure
columbium is one of the most
workable of all refractory
metals.
Good Alloy
It is used mostly in connec
tion with other metals. As
ferrocolumbium (iron and co
lumbium), it is used as an
additive to stainless steel to
prevent chromium depletion.
It prevents corrosion resist
ance near welds.
Since it can withstand high
temperatures-it melts at 2,500
centigrade-columbium. is said
to be particularly useful in
atomic energy operations. It
has what is described as a
moderately low nuclear cross
section and this, plus its heat
resistance, makes it seem at
tractive for use close to nu
clear fuels in atomic reactors.
It has many uses including
applications in jet engines.
Now that quantities are as
sured in nearby territory,
Gourd believes this strong
metal with its varied uses will
come back into use in stain
less steel, nuclear energy ap
plications, and in non-ferrous
superalloys. It is compatible
as an alloying element with
uranium.
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Cigareife Company Ads Ruled False
Washington-flJPD- Liggett &
Myers Tobacco Co. was under
a Federal Trade commission
order today to stop making
certain claims for Chester
field cigarettes.
The FTC ordered the tobac
co company Tuesday to stop
advertising that Chesterfields
soothe or relax the nerves and
are less irritating than other
cigarettes.
The FTC adopted an opin
ion by Commissioner Robert
T. Secrest in issuing the or
der. He found that the com
pany's claim that there would
be "no adverse effect" to the
throat, nose or other organs
from Chesterfields was false.
TAKES NO CHANCES
Antioch, Ill.-(UPD-The Rev.
Raymond E. Hood, rector of
St. Ignatius church, hates "be
ing out of touch."
He installed a two-way
radio in his car for quick re
lay of telephone calls from
parishoners.
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MEETING IN CASTEL GANDOLFO, Pope Pius XII and Francis Cardinal Spellman,
New York, discuss state of church- in United States. Cardinal Spellman led pilgrimage
of 607 Americans to mass audience with Pope, October 3, at summer residence outside
Rome. He is among prominent churchmen mentioned as possible successors to Pope.
Folsom Favors
Truman Candidacy
New Orleans - (UPD - Ala
bama's Gov. James E. Folsom
said Tuesday night that for
mer President Truman has a
"mighty good chance" of be
coming president again.
Folsom, who brought his
five year old daughter Thel
ma here for an eye operation,
said he was personally in fa
vor of Truman as 1960 Demo
cratic presidential candidate,
and he added "lots of folks in
Alabama besides me are for
old Harry."
Truman has said on several
occasions, however, he vill
not be a candidate for his
party's presidential nomina
tion. Folsom, who says Alabama
has no integration problems
and no closed schdols, pre
dicted Republicans are going
to be "taken to the cleaners"
in the November general elections.
Russia Orders CBS to Cease
Moscow -(UPD- The Soviet
government has ordered the
Columbia Broadcasting Sys
tem to close its Moscow bur
eau immediately in retalia
tion for a number of alleged
anti-Soviet plays and broad
casts the network has carried.
The press department of
the Foreign ministry today
summoned Paul Nlven, CBS
correspondent here, and read
to him this statement:
"Of late, CBS has present
ed a number of anti-Soviet
broadcasts and TV programs,
notably a play "Plot To Kill
Stalin." In view of this, the
Soviet government considers
it unnecessary for the pres
ence in Moscow of CBS." t
Alexander Popov, acting
chief of the press department
told Niven that the Soviet
Great Britain is the world's
largest exporter of heavy elec
trical equipment for power
stations and transmission cables.
authorities have nothing
against him personally. He
was given two weeks time
to prepare for his departure,
but will not be allowed to
broadcast in the meantime.
Popov said the Soviet Un
ion would not permit a re
placent for Niven nor have
anybody represent CBS on a
part-time stringer basis.
CBS has had a Moscow bur
eau since the fall of 1955.
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