Reconstruction
Of Rotterdam
Still Going On
Rotterdam, Holland - (UPD -The
destruction of Rotterdam
by German dive bombers took
40 minutes.
Reconstruction of this great
European port has been under
wry for nearly 15 years and
is .rtill going on.
It was at lunchtime on May
I'J. 1940, that the heart of the
city was turned into a lab
yrinth of bomb craters and
-burned out buildings. The
merciless attack destroyed
25,000 homes, 2,393 shops and
stores, 1,483 offices, 1,212 fac
tories and workshops, 873
warehouses, 69 schools, 28
hotels and 21 churches.
Pert Destroyed
A worse blow was still to
come. In September of 1944,
when Allied armies were ap
proaching the Dutch border,
the Germans methodically set
about destroying the port fa
cilities which were Rotter
dam's lifeblood. Over a third
of the quayside was made un
usable, and 40 per cent of the
port's equipment was destroy
ed. Because of shortages of ma
terials, reconstruction could
not begin until the end of the
war. Within a month after the
German surrender, Rotterdam
was building.
Reconstruction of water
front facilities has taken place
faster than the rebuilding of
homes and business buildings.
The port today is bigger and
more efficient than it was be
fore the war. It can handle
167 sea-going vessels ' at its
quays and another 85 on an
chor buoys and dolphins. ,
Safely Reputation
An extensive radar piloting
system has given Rotterdam
the reputation of being the
safest port on the European
continent.
Ultra - modern buildings
have risen in the bombed-out
center of the city. Street are
wide, and lawns encircle
many buildings.
Rotterdam has not only re
covered its position as a ship
ping center but is looking to
ward horizons that were un
conceived before the war.
Work has been started on con
struction of an entirely new
port on the island of Rozen
burg 20 miles west of the city.
Pharmaceutical manufac
turers spent 44 per cent more
on research last year than
they earned from all prescrip
tion sales in 1940.
The oldest regular ferry
service In the United States
was established in 1675 be
tween Jamestown and New
port, RJ.
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Purity Standards
For California Air
May Be Established
Los Angeles - (UPD Califor
nia may soon clear the air
over what's going to be done
about the smog problem in
Los Angeles.
The state board of health is
expected before long to estab
lish air purity standards that
would lead the way to new
legislation requiring smog
control devices on all auto
mobiles in California.
The idea, as state Sen. Rich
ard Richards put it, is to force
the automobile industry in
Detroit to face up to "their
responsibility on the smog
problem."
What can Detroif do? Los
Angeles air pollution control
officer S. Smith Griswold says
there is already an automobile
exhaust purifier that could be
installed on 1961-model cars.
Not Ready For Sal
Griswold insists that the de
vice, developed bf Thompson
Ramo Woolridge, would elimi
nate 80 to 90 per cent of the
hydrocarbon in exhaust fumes
- rolling the smog level back
to where it was before 1940.
But the Automobile Manu
facturers Association in De
troit says no such purifier is
anywhere near ready for pub
lic sale. ,
"We have several devices
on which research is progress
ing," the association said, "but
none is ready for production.
We are not yet able to say
when any of these devices can
move into the production
stage."
But Griswold. insists an ef
fective purifier is not that re
mote. He said the Woolridge
device was developed in co
operation with the Chrysler
Corp. and that it represented
a new approach to exhaust
control. He said it would cost
about $125 for a V-8 engine.
"The purifier has only one
moving part and requires no
replacement of an expensive
catalyst," Griswold explained.
"It utilizes a heat exchanger
in the exhaust manifold of
the engine."
Previous prototypes involv
ed tail-pipe afterburners and
catalysts, he noted.
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The controversy between
Griswold and the automobile
industry drew comment from
numerous Los Angeles offic
i a 1 s, including supervisors
Frank Bonelli and Kenneth
Hahn.
"It's time we stopped listen
ing to double-talk from the
auto industry," said Bonelli.
"If we want action, we must
start it. The industry never
will act for Los Angeles alone.
It will have to be compelled
to act by the state."
Said Waiting For Disaster
Hahn, in suggesting a spec
ial session of the California
legislature to deal with smog,
said he believed the auto in
dustry was "waiting for a
disaster" before it would take
action.
. In addition to the contro
versy over purifiers, Gris
wold found himself at odds
with the Western Oil and Gas
Association, which insisted
that the burning of fuel oil
did not cause air pollution. -
Felix Chappellett, general
manager of the association,
pointed out that oil companies
burned only natural gas dur
ing an October smog siege
while fuel oil was burned the
day before the siege began
and the air was free of smog.
Chappellett m"1 re
marks in reply to"GFI3wdld's
claim that a rule requiring the
industry to burn only natural
gas during the smoggy sum
mer months had reduced the
air pollution menace. Gris
wold asked that the gas burn
ing period be extended 30
days to Oct. 31.
As of Oct. 31 this year, the
smog had reached the alert
level four times, the same as
last year. Three of this year's
alerts were called in October
and one in April. Last year,
three were declared in Sep
tember and one in October.
SOVIET DIRECTOR DIES
Moscow-IIIPD - Soviet movie
director Serge Vasiliev, whose
"Heroes of Shipka" won the
1955 Cannes film festival
prize for best direction, died
' Wednesday. -
gift inspirations !
Polish Refugee
Becoming Figure
In Natural Gas
New York-TJPD - A refugee
who came to the united
States when Hitler's army
overrran Poland in 1939 is
becoming one of the titans of
the natural gas industry.
Having just closed a $2 17
million deal for the sale of
gas from fields his infant com
pany discovered in Wyoming
and Utah, Arthur Belfer now
is laying plans to have his
Belco Petroleum Corp. stock
listed on the "big board" the
New York Stock Exchange
during 1960.
Belfer went into natural gas
exploration in 1952 after en
gaging in several businesses
since his arrival rrom Poland.
He made his fnain stake as a
manufacturer of sleeping bags
for campers and the Armed
Forces. x
Peru Sales Planned
So far, Belco is operating
six gas rigs in Wyoming, two
in Utah and one in Peru. He
hopes to be supplying gas to
Peru's capital city of Lima in
the not-distant future.
His company has additional
explorations under way in
Wyoming, Utah and Santa
DEATH TAKES WRITER
Tampa, Fla.-PD ' E. D.
Lambright, 85, editorial di
rector of the Tampa Tribune,
died Wednesday at his home.
Lambright had joined the
Tribune as a reporter in 1899.
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Barbara county, California.
Belfer, who looks remark-
aoiy young for his years,
staged a press luncheon in
New York to announce the
$217 million deal with Pa
cific North Pipeline Corp. and
its parent company. El Paso
Natural Gas. The deal in
volves two contracts dedicat
ing another one trillion cubic
feet of gas from Belco' fields
to Pacific Northwest for sale
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and ultimately California.
The deal, subject to FPC
approval, is on a price of 18V'a
cents a thousand feet for high
pressure gas, with three one
cent price jumps in the price
over five years. Liquid pro
ducts estimated at worth $17
million are included. Belco
had dedicated one trillion, 180
billion cubic feet of gas to Pa
cific Northwest in earlier con
tracts.
Belfer and his wife own 73
per cent of Belco. They made
made their first public securi
ties offering on the over-the-counter
market in September.
The company has authorized
10 million shares of stock, of
which 5,300,000 have been is
sued. When an outstanding is
sue Of convertible debentures
has been converted to stock,
it is estimated the public will
hold 1,300,000 out of six mil
lion outstanding shares.
The debentures are convert
ible at $13 a share starting
late next year.
Belfer told the luncheon
meeting Belco would spend
up to $10 million on new gas
and oil exploration in 1960
depending on how successful
are the results of present
Operations.
U. S. apparel (excluding de
partment stores) sales hit $12,
193,129,000 in 1958. To show
and sell-their latest styles,
national apparel manufactur
ers invested $8,616,000 in dai
ly newspapers last year. Con
siderably more was spent by
local retailers, who know
their customers "shop" the
ads before going out .to buy.
Plymouth sales per dealer up 49 over last
year... production increased1 to meet demand!
Your dealer has a wide selection right now!
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Yes, the big news right now is that you dortt have
to wait for your Plymouth Your dealer has a wide
selection for you to choose from. And the kind of
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A short trial drive will show you why Plymouth
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Watch "The Steve
Vest Pocket
Telephone Seen
In Near Future
Washington (UPD - Some day
- not too distant a man may
start out for work each morn
ing with a tiny telephone in
his vest pocket.
And some day, lOng-distance
romance may live a little long
er thanks to a new world-wide
direct telephone dialing sys
tem. The feats and future hopes
of ""the electronics and commu
nications industries were
graphically illustrated recent
ly in a U.S. Patent Office ex
hibit at the Commerce Depart
ment. The show will be tour
ing the country this winter.
Living To Be Easy
The heavy emphasis on elec
tronic brains and push-button
devices indicates living will be
easy in the space age. The Pa
tent Office display features ad
vanced high-speed electronic
equipment and Other systems
for home, industry and nation
al defense.
Motorola, Inc., of Chicago
prominently exhibited its new
clip-on personal communica
tions system called the "Han
die Talkie." It can be used ex
tensively where messages
must be received as quickly as
possible by doctors, plant su
pervisors and business execu
tives. For the patient, Motorola
has put out a "pillow speaker"
which includes a button to
buzz the nurse and a remote
control to switch radio stations
and TV channels.
Can Post Books
Burroughs Corp. showed
how its electronic break
throughs will relieve the busi
nessman of a lot of brainwork.
Its machines can post account
ing books, read and write the
same language as the human
eye and automatically store in
formation. The new Burroughs 220
computer records at a rate of
1,500 lines a minute, has a
built-in magnetic core memory
and stores, edits and prints
data in any format desired.
The Army Ordnance Mis
sile Command showed Dff a
scale model of Explorer VII
production will roll like Plymouth sales. YOUR
and colors you want. No waiting for YOUR Solid
product, built a new solid way
Allen Plymouth Show" Monday nights on NBC'TV. Solid!
The United States ranks
15th among all countries in
use of dairy products. Accord
ing to the Foreign Agricul
tural Service of the U.S.D.A.,
the people of Ireland, New
Zealand and Finland use the
most milk and other dairy
products.
The Mediterranean island
of Sardinia, still growing
crops, was a major food sup
ply source in the old Roman
empire.
which recently went into or
bit. A model of the first satel
lite shot out into space also
was features. 4
Bell Aircraft played up its
rocket engines and automatic
landing system which permits
advanced aircraft to take off
and land vertically.
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4-H NEWS
Armstrong Bakers
The first meeting of the
Armstrong Bakers was held
Dec. 7. The meeting was call
ed to order by President July
Armstrong. We discussed our
books.
We voted on what name we
would like. The president
read off names. We voted for
Armstrong Bakers. We went
over the first .year book. We
also discussed our club pro
gram for the year. Nancy
Armstrong is the game leader.
Myrna Long,
Reporter.
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Friday, Dec. 18, 1959 A"
U.S.DA. reports one farm
er may take care of 50 milk
ing cows today. He could
handle only 15 to 20 in 1939.
Butter manufacturing still
is a highly important segment
of the dairy industry. More
milk equivalent goes into but
ter than into cheese, evapor
ated milk and ice cream com
bined, according to U.S.D.A.
figures.
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