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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22
Third of A Series

In1r0 OF a ScIAcS
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Plu
tonium makes the bombs, but the
rare Uranium z35 is the key te
atomic power.
It makes the atomic fire that
produces Plutonium by alchemy
and there is no other way of get
ting Plutonium.
The use of Plutonium to fuel ato'
mic power houses would multiply
by 100 times the worlds Uranium
power resources. But if the supply
of rare 235 should be exhausted
it would not be feas BILE by present
known methods to make any more
Plutonium. Consequently. even be.
fore the war ended, scientists plann.
ed to save the precious 235 for alto.
mic fires only.
In attition to making atomic
power, the rare Uranium is pro.
baby the best tool for unlocking
the secrets of power resources in
other chemical elements. q
Through wartime discoveries,
there are known four other kinds
of atoms which, Ike Uranium 235,
split through their cores when hit
by Neutrons, to yield about 200,
0O0.OO electron volts.
Two of these, the metals Pro.
tactinium, and Thorium, are too
scarce to be promising. The third
is Plutonium. The fourt is common
Uranium, 238, but only a small per
centage of these atoms split, too
few to make a chain reaction at
present.
CThe numbers 235 and 238 for
Uranium mean, respectively, that
their atoms we gh that many times
more than an atom of hydrogen,
the lightest chemical element.)
The fact that there is even as
much of seven-tenths of one per
cent of 235 in the common 238
form of Uranium is one of the
lucky breaks in scientific history.
Had this tiny fraction been a little
smaller. it would have been far
more difficult, and perhaps impos.
sible at tn time, to make ato-
mic power or bombs.
The tiny percentage is just about
enough, when common Uranium is
piled inside graphite brick ovens,
to set up a chain reaction. This
means that common Uranium is a
ready-made atomic fuel. 1t also
means that hotter atomic fires may
be made by using as fuel the Uran-
ium VIII CHI has been concentrated
by processes found in the war, so
that the 235 percentage is a little
higher. about doubled in fact. Such
concentration is possible in the
plants in Tennessee. One immediate
use of the concentrated Uranium
is to make Plutonium more read
lily.
The 235 also lends itself to con-
trolls which seem to make the ato-
mic Uranium fres reasonably
safe.
When the piles, the graphite oven
in Washington state, are stocked
with Uranium, some metal strips of
the oven. These may be eigher
Cadmium, or Boron steel, or other
elements. The atomic explosions in
the Uranium 235 start automatical-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22
FEC Authorizes Tran,{.,
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MRS. PYLE SPIKES
MEMORIAL PLANS

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Aug.
21.-UD-Mrs. Ernie Pyle request
ed today that plans to build an
elaborate memorial to her late
husband at Dana and Terre Haute,
Ind, be abandoned entirely and
Immediately"
She said in a statement that the
original plan for $35, 900 memori-
al library in Dana, the famous
Scripps Howard war correspond
ent's birthplace, had grown be-
yond all reasonable bounds" Pyle,
she said, would be Mortified and
indignant" at the promoters lat
est plan to build a Handicapped.
lake-studded park and cemetery,
to which Pyle's body could be
moved from lie Shima where he
was killed by the japanese last
April.
A money-raising campaign di.
rected by the New York Public
Relations firm of Richard Condor,
Inc, was to have started tomor-
row. Mrs. Pyle said she under.
stood the campaign was intended
to raise "a million dollars. or two
million dollars
"This proposal violates every.
thing that Ernie was" she said.
1T also violates the feeling that
existed between Ernie and the
people who loved him.
Ernie is lying where he would
wish to lie, with the men he loved.
I will never consent to having his
body moved"
At the same time Mrs. Pyle ap-
proved the sensible and modest
undertaking of Indiana university"
to provide journalism scholarships
in Pyle's name, with preference
given to war veterans.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

ers -. shortly all of these facilities will be at
work for you producing by far the finest
automobile gasoline We have ever made: and
that's saying a lot - because before the war;
ESQ Extra was the largest selling premium
gasoline from Maine to Louisiana.
1t probably will be little while before your
ESQ dealer can supply you with this new gaso-
line. Meanwhile we will keep you posted. Keep
your eye peeled for further information re-
garding this extraordinarily fine new motor
fuel
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22
RATION ROUNDUP
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEATS. FATS, ETc-Book Four Rec
stamp o. through U-2 good through
August 81; W. through Z-2 good
through September 3d. Al through Ell
good through October 81; FL through
XII good through November 30.
SUGAR - Book Four stamp SO good
through August 81 for five pounds; next
stamp valid September /.
SHOES Book Three Airplane
stamp l, 2, and 4 good indefinitely
OPA says no plans to cancel any.
Rationing of Gasoline, fuel oil, oil
stoves and processed foods discontinued
rs Of Wednesday, August Is.
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Before long, ESQ regular and ESQ extra will
be on their way back-better than ever:
During the war, our country has needed
astronomic quantities of powerful super 100 oc-
tame aviation gasoline CHATS why all automo-
bile gasoline has been reduced quality -. we
and our affiliates were assigned the job of be-
coming the worlds largest producer of that
magnificent 100 octane product. In doing this
job, we built new plants, developed new refining
methods and acquired new "know- how that
will soon pay dividends to Americas car own
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22
Health Officer
Advises Immunization


DR.. H. W. Stevens, Pender Coun-
ty Health Officer, advised all par.
ents of children that 60 swimming
in rivers and creeks to see that
typhoid immunization is given
them for protection. The same an.
plies to adults as the disease does
not respect age and is more fatal
in older people, he said. The battle
against typhoid is being won with
immrnization programs, sanitary
privies, and pure drinking water
systems doing away with open
wells.
In a few more years typhoid te-
yer should be a rare occurrence,
DR.. Stevens said. Free immuniza-
ton clinics are held in the Atkin-
son Health Center every Tuesday
at two o'clock and in the Burgaw
Health Center every Saturday
morning from nine to twelve
o'clock.
Atoms have been talked about
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

The irregular lines of the down
town New York streets are due to
the fact that for 30 years no street
plans were laid out and colonists
built their cabins where they liked.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

The French used microphotogra-
ply to get messages into Prussian-
besieged Paris in 1870 by carrier
pigeon.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

himself with the atomic bomb, but
he can't destroy the earth.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

Atoms have been talked about
since pre-Socratic times.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22

BUY VICTORY Boyps
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-22
0VERW0RKED EYES?

Tomorrow: man may destroy
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Schell-Smith Are
United in Marriage
Wednesday Morning

Evelyn. Dorothy Schell, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Schell, and
Leon Earl Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl E. Smith, were united in
marriage at the home of the brides
parents west of Coolidge Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. The
Reverend Leslie j. Ross performed
the ceremony. Only relatives and
close friends of the family were
present.
The bride wore an aqua blue suit
with white accessories and cor
sage of white gardenias. Miss
Mabel Cherry, maid-of-honor, wore
a white suit with a -corsage of gar
denias. Bill Wynn was best man.
The former Miss Schell has made
her home in Coolidge for the past
two years and is a graduate of
Coolidge high school, class of AS.
The groom has lived most of his
life in Casa Grande Valley and since
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Bible School to
Be Held Methodist
Church July 2 to 13

The annual daily vacation Bible
school will be held at Coolidge Me-
thOdist church beginning Monday
July and continuing through
Friday, June 13. Mrs. Sybil Gam
mage is the general superintendent
of the school. The faculty will con-
sist of Mrs. Mae Cole, Mrs. Irene
Carter. Mrs. Elene Hicks, Mrs. Joe
Brakeman, Mrs. George Thompson,
Mrs. Florence Higginbotham, Miss
Elinor Clark, Miss Mary Jean Ford,
and Rev Leslie Ross.
AS usual, the school will be open
to the public, and all who desire to
attend will be welcome, according
to the pastor. "Christ for the
World" will be the theme for the
1945 school,
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Kendall-BrannOn
United in Marriage
Sunday in California

Lloyd Brannon of Coolidge and
Miss Irene Kendall of Hermosa
Beach. California, were united in
marriage Sunday at the home OF
the Reverend Charles Fucar at
Redondo Beach. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Kendall of Redondo Beach and
the groom's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. BrannOn of Coolidge.
Miss Kendall wore a formal OF
white crepe with white gladiolas
in her hair and carried a shower
bouquet of gladiolas Miss Betty
Jean Hedrick of Redondo was
maid-of-honor and Archie c. Hill
OF Hermosa Beach was best man.
Only relatives and close friends
OF the family We're present at the
ceremony. There was a reception
afterwards at the home of Miss
Betty Jean Kessler at Redondo. A
large wedding cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom high
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Three Teas Mark
Recent Activities
At Coolidge USO

A series of teas at Coolidge
U.S.O. Club varied the organiza-
tion's usual activities during the
week. The first tea was given
Friday afternoon as a return cour-
tesy for members of the newly
formed Officers Wives Club OF
Coolidge Army Air Field, who sent
refreshments. for a recent U.S.O.
picnic.
The second tea was given Mon
day afternoon for the wives of en-
listed men of Coolidge base as the
first step toward organizing a club
for the group. This was termed a
friendly meeting" and will be
followed by a tea for the same
group, July 2, to further the or
ganiZatiOn of a club.
Members of the Desert Womans
Club were honored Tuesday after
noon with an appreciation tea for
the groups work in supplying
cookies for the past two years for
the U,S.O, cookie jar.
Miss Mary O'Brien, Coolidge
Florence U,S.O. director, and Miss
Elinor Milligan, assistant director,
were hostesses. A yellow and
white color scheme was carried
out, with bowls of pansies adding
note of gayety to the tea table.
Those from the Desert Womans
Club who received U.S,O. pins for
so hours of service were; Mrs. w.
H. Farnsworth. Mrs. S. H. Wynn,
Mrs, E, o. Thompson. Mrs. H. L.
Holland, Mrs. Josephine Borre and
Mrs. e. d. Chandler. Presentation
was made by Miss O'Brien. Pins
await other members of the Desert
Club, who were unable to be pre-
sent at the tea.
Enlisted men from Coolidge Air
Base will be admitted without
charge to Waikiki Inn swimming
pool on Tuesday nights. as cour-
tesy extended by the Inn to the
U.S.O.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Grand Opening
Picacho 7 Tavern, Dave
And Jess Hill Sunday

Dave and Jess Hill, we'll
known cafe operators with a
host of friends throughout the Casa
Grande valley. have purchased the
Picacho tavern and in the adver-
tising columns of this paper are
announcing a grand opening to the
public Sunday, June "a.
There will be excellent music,
tasty dinners, including famous
steaks. and the best of service,
A new service bar is being built
in the dance hall for the beneflt OF
the public.
Present plans of the Hills call for
dancing every Saturday and Sun
day night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Local USES Office
Places 10 Workers
In Month of Nav

The Coolidge office of the United
States Employment Service placed
10 workers in employment during
May. This was 6 less than were
placed in the preceding month of
April and % less than in May of
last year, according to Hope Tay-
lor, manager of the local USES
office.
In May no veterans were placed
as compared with two veterans
placed in the preceding month of
April and no veterans for whom
jobs were found in May a year ago.
All ten workers were placed in
local employment. Calls at the 10
cal office in May totalled 10 as
compared with 96 such calls made
in April and 221 made in May of
last year
AS indicative of the employment
trends in Arizona the following
comparative figures are of interest:
A total of 6047 placements were
made by the IA offices in Arizona
in the month of May This was
IT'S more than were made in the
preceding month of April and 324
more than were made in May
year ago. Of the GOAT placements
made in May this year 5731 were
placed locally and BIG were re-
cruited for work elsewhere. Most
of the inter-office recruitment for
work outside the area of the local
offices was for the purpose of
meeting the high priority and
must" war urgency quotas as
signed to Arizona
Of the total of $50 placements OF
veterans made in May by all the
USES offices in Arizona 602 were
for work in the local area and 81
were recruited for work outside the
area Of the total number placed
461 were veterans of World War
II, and of the 812 that applied for
work at the USES offices through
out the State 460 were immigrants
to this area.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

his graduation from Coolidge high
school two years ago, has assisted
his father in ranching.
The young couple left immediate
ly after the ceremony for a honey
moon in the northern part of the
state. They will make their home
on a ranch east of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

Those present at the ceremony
besides the parents of the young
couple and their attendants were
the groom's grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. B. Mauldin of Eloy, Mrs.
jeanette Cherry, Mrs Cecil Owsley,
Betty Moody. Gloria KenwOrthy and
Eddie 'Schell.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22

lighted the occasion.
The young couple arrived IN
Coolidge Monday to spend a few
days with Mr. Brannon's parents
after which they plan to make their
home in Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-22
Coolidge Locals

o Mrs. George Dell returned Sun
day from Hot Springs. Arkansas,
where she spent three weeks taking
the mineral baths.
q Mrs. Monroe Black left Tuesday
for Petrolia, Texas, after several
days visit with her sister, Mrs.
Kye Mcmillan. Another sister,
Mrs. Allan Rogers of Casa Grande,
spent the weekend at the Mcmillan
home.
Q Weekend guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Jayne in
cluded Mrs. Mark Sullivan and son,
and Jean and Jimmy Dawson, all
of Las Vegas, Nevada, Mrs. Joyce
Manus and daughter of Scotsdale.
and Mrs. Jayne's father, NJ. ]. Reed,
who returned for the weekend
from Mayer, where he is spending
the summer. Jimmy and Jean are
the son and daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Dawson, former Cool
idge residents.
Q Miss Alma Wofford arrived last
Saturday from Hollywood to visit
her grandmother, Mrs, d, w,
Browning. Mrs. w. J. WOfford OF
Ray spent the weekend here with
her daughter. The WOffords are
former Coolidge residents,
Q Mrs. Charles Cohen Will leave
Sunday for Los Angeles on busi-
ness. She will be accompanied
home by Miss Lee Cohen, who is
completing her freshman year at
the University Of Southern Calf
ornia.
Q Mrs. Paul Loucks returned
Thursday from Illinois. where she
spent several weeks visiting hei
parents. Accompanied by Mr.
Loucks, she and their daughter
Alice, left Saturday for Lone
Beach. California, where Mrs
Loucks and Alice will remain fol
the summer while the latter at
tends summer school at Lons
Beach high school. Mr.. Loucks |:
expected to return this weekend.
Q Aviation Machinist Mate Firs
| Glass Frank Wells, Mrs. Wells an
their son, Kenneth, arrived Tues
day from Williams, Arizona, t
visit Mrs. Wells parents, Mr. an
Mrs. c. H. Kuykendall. Wells ha
been attending a naval trainin
school in Minnesota and is now e
route to Camp Kearney. California
near San Diego, where they WI
make their home until he receive
further orders.
Q A picnic group at Casa Grand
Ruins Sunday included Mr.. an
Mrs. C. L. Skousen, Mr.. and Mr.
E. f. Stringer. Mr.. and Mrs. w. I
Urton, Mrs. Virginia O'Bryal
S/Sgt. Frank Whitney, Bert Seller
and his father, r. P. Sellers, ISr.
q l1r. and hrs. w. r. Urton cele
brated their oath wedding ann
versary Monday, June 18th Thos
present at their home for Dime
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Appe
Jr., their daughter. Gloria, an,
Mrs. Virginia Urton O'Bryan.
. Kenneth Trout, Jack Haven
and Leonard Burtcher, have bee
assigned to the L. S. Infantry an
left Phoenix Wednesday night TO
Fort Macarthur, California to be
gin their military training. The,
were driven to Florence on the frs
stage of their journey Tuesda,
morning by their friends, Bill
Irvine and Tony Ciskowski.
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AVENUE e NOTES

Former merchant seaman Roy
w. Taylor visited E. F. Duffy this
week. He has been in the Mer-
chant Marine for two years, and
was recently released at Seattle.
His wife and family were at the
Duffy home to meet him on his
arrival here.
1t. Clark of the Avenue was in
Seattle on business last weekend.
c. Durocher attended meeting
Of statesmen and representatives of
one of the larger farm machin-
cry companies in Yakima Friday.
I. G. Juergen is full Of plans
for a new addition to his buildings.
Mrs. r. E. Standley gave party
for her granddaughter, Joann
Hash Tuesday afternoon, October
9th. It was Joann's 18th birthday.
Eight friends were present, spend
ing the afternoon playing games.
Favors, ice cream and cake topped
off very enjoyable gathering.
Big things are happening at the
Cheeseman's, what with the new
addition going up and expansion
plans just getting going.
The Avenue welcomes y. Il.
Schlichter and c. B. LIE Grant,
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who have opened an office in our
midst. Dale Schoenborn is there
as secretary. Both Of these men
are from nearby communities.
Mr.. Schlichter has his family in
Pasco. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen DELPHI OF
Yakima were Avenue visitors last
week. They came especially to
see "Mac" McKinnis.
The Jim Strow family have left
for a 3-week vacation in Kansas.
Jim has been working here with
the engineers drilling test holes
for the new dyke.
Dick Oswald, Floyd Oswald and
his family and Harvey Oswalt
and his wife all left for a 30-day
vacation trip to Nebraska.
Aileen Bradley has moved from
the Avenue to an apartment on
Avenue F. -
Ed Hendrickson who has been
in Minnesota since January is
back on the Avenue to make his
home.
Jess Hale was in Walla Walla
on business Saturday.
Harold Lahti is on his way home
from the Philippines, and has al
ready sent a couple of boxes OF
souvenirs home in care OF Mrs.
Henry Paulson, his mother-in-
law. Harold has been in the navy
for 3 years. His rating is Carpen-
ter's Mate LIST class. The collec-
ton of curios sent home include
many different bolo knives as well
as samples Of many Of the finer
tropical woods, including some
ebony.
Don Higley is at work on the
Avenue, following his discharge
from the Army.
Mr.. Eddie Miller left. Wednes-
day morning for Denver. He
drove by way of Los Angeles to
attend to some business there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grossman and
daughter Patty were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson
of Sunnyside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Sampson re-
turned home Wednesday from q
visit to their daughters home
in California. Gladys returned
here with her parents and plans
to stay for an extended visit.
Mildred Adolophson who under
went an operation recently, Is
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mob HILL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Baker
and children Of Richland spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Frances
Mrs. Edna Mills, Mrs. Anna
Amen and Mrs. Don Garner and
children called at the Ben Hack
home Sunday evening.
Raymond Hack visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Hansen in Pasco Sunday
afternoon.
Alvin Bryan called at the Milton
Roper and Ben Hack home Sum
day morning.
Mr.. Diclie Is building q new
house.
Jean Personnel was Ill at her
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Hack, Hazel and Dolores
were in Wa1la Wella Tuesday
having Orothonda care for Do
lores.