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Evening star., 1954-06-02
Helped David Bohm
Get Princeton Post

In 1916 or 1947. he assisted
David Bohm in getting a posi-
ton at Princeton and. at least
on a casual basis. continued
his associations with Bohm
after he had reason to know Of
Bohm's security status. He
testified that today he would
give Bohm a letter of recon-
mendation as a physicist. and,
although not asked whether he
would also raise questions
about Bohm's security status.
he in no way indicated that
this was a matter of serious
import to him.
While his meeting with Lo-
manitz and Bohm Immediately
prior to their appearance be-
fore the House Un-American
Activities Committee in 1949.
at which time both plead the
fifth amendment. may have
been q casual one as he testi-
fed, he nevertheless discussed
with them their testimony be.
fore that committee.
Moreover. his current associ-
ations with DR.. Chevalier
are, we believe. of a high degree
of significance. 1t is not i'm
portant to determine that DR..
Oppenheimer discussed with
Chevalier matters Of concern
to the security Of the United
States. What is important is
that Chevalier's Communist
background and activities were
known to DR.. Oppenheimer.
While he says he believes Chez
Waller is not now Communist,
his association with him. on
what could not be considered q
casual basis, Is not the kind Of
thing that our security system
permits on the part of one who
cuStomarily has access to in
formation of the highest classi-
f1cation.
Loyalty to ones friends is
one of the noblest of qualities.
Being loyal to ones friends
above reasonable obligations
to the country and TO the
security system, however, is
not clearly consistent with the
interests of security.
We are aware that in these
instances Dr.. Oppenheimer
may have been sincere in his
Interpretation that the security
interests of the country were
not Observed; we must. how
ever, take a most serious view
OF this kind of continuing
judgment.
We are constrained to make
a final comment about Gen,
Nichols letter. Unfortunately.
in the press accounts in which
the letter was printed in full,
item No. "a, which con-.
sisted of one paragraph, was
broken down into four para
graphs. Many thoughtful
people, as a result, felt that
the implication of one or more.
Of these paragraphs as they
appeared in the press standing.
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Evening star., 1954-06-02
Oppenheimer Loyal,
Board Concludes

Board Concludes
We feel that DR.. Open
heimer is convinced that the
earlier involvements were seri-
Gus errors and today would
consider them an indication of
disloyalty. The conclusion Of
this board is that DR.. Open
heimer is a loyal citizen.
With respect to the second
portion Of Gen. Nichols letter.
the board believes that DR..
Oppenheimer's opposition to
the hydrogen bomb and his
related conduct in the postwar
period until April, 1851, in
volved no lack of loyalty to the
United States or attachment
to the Soviet Union. The
board was impressed by the
fact that even those who were
critical of DR.. Oppenheimer's
judgment and activities or lack
OF activities, without excep-
ton. testified to their belief in
his loyalty.
The board concludes that
any possible implications to
the contrary which might have
been read into the second part
Of Gen. Nichols letter are not
supported by any material
which the board has seen.
The board wishes to make
clear that in attempting to
arrive at its findings and their
significance with respect to the
hydrogen bomb, it has in no
way sought to appraise the
technical judgments of those
who were concerned with the
program.
We cannot dismiss the mat
ter of DR.. Oppenheimer's rela-
tionship to the development
of the hydrogen bomb simply
with the finding that his con-
duct was not motivated by dis
loyalty. because it is our con-
clusion that, whatever the
motivation, the security inter-
eSts of the United States were
affected.
We believe that, had DR..
Oppenheimer given his enthu-
siastic support to the program,
a concerted effort would have
been initiated at an earlier
date.
Following the Presidents
decision, he did not show the
enthusiastic support for the
program which might have
been expected of the chief
atomic adviser to the Govern
ment under the circumstances.
Indeed, a failure to communi-
cate an abandonment of his
earlier position undoubtedly
had an effect upon other
scientists.
It is our feeling that DR..
Oppenheimer's influence in the
atomic scientific circles with
respect to the hydrogen bomb
was far greater than he would
have led this board to believe
in his testimony before the
board. The board has reluc-
family concluded that DR.. OPP
penheimer's candor left much
to be desired in his discussions
with the board of his attitude
and position on the entire
chronology of the hydrogen
bomb problem.
We must make it clear that
we do not question DR.. OPP
penheimer's right to the
opinions he held with respect
to the development of this
weapon. They were shared by
other competent and devoted
individuals, both in and out
of Government. We are will
ing to assume that they were
motivated by deep moral con-
viction. We are concerned,
however. that he may have
departed his role as scientific
adviser to exercise highly per-
suasive influence in matters
in which his convictions were
not necessarily a reflection of
technical judgment. and also
not necessarily related to the
protection of the strongest Of
fensive military interests OF
the country.
In the course Of the pro-
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Influenced Conduct
Charged by Board

It must be said that DR..
Oppenheimer seems to have
had q high degree Of discre-
ton rejecting an unusual
ability to keep to himself vital
secrets. However, we do find
suggestions Of Q tendency to
be coerced, or at least in
fluenced in conduct over q
period of years.
BY his own testimony, DR..
Oppenheimer was led to pro-
test the induction into mill
tary service of Giovanni Rossi
Lomanitz in 1943 by the out
ragged intercesSion of DR.. Con-
don. It is to be remembered
that, at this time, DR.. Open
heimer knew of Lomanitz's
connections and of his indis-
cretions. In 1949, DR.. Open
heimer appeared in executive
session before the House I'm
American Activities Commit
tee, and at that time was asked
about his friend, DR.. Bernard
Peters.
DR.. Oppenheimer confirmed
the substance of an interview
with the security officer which
took place during the war
years and in which he had
characterized DR.. Peters as q
dangerous Red and former
Communist. This testimony
soon appeared in the RocheS-
ter IN. " newspapers. At
this time, DR.. Peters was on
the staff of the University Of
Rochester. DR.. Oppenheimer,
as a result Of protestations by
DR.. Condor, by DR.. Peters him
self, and by other scientists.
then wrote a letter for publi-
cation to the Rochester news
paper, which, in effect, repu-
dated his testimony given in
secret session. His testimony
before this board indicated
that he failed to appreciate
the great improperly of MAX
ing statements of one char
acter in a secret session and of
different character for pub
lication, and that he believed
that the important thing was
to protect DR.. Peters profess
sional status.
In that episode, DR.. Con-
don's letter, which has ap-
peared in the press, contained
a severe attack on DR.. Open
heimer. Nevertheless, he now
testifies that he is prepared to
support DR.. Condor in the 10y
atty investigation of the latter.
Executive Order 1O450 in
listing criteria to be taken into
account in cases of this sort
indicates in part the follow
ing:
Section 8 (a) ID ID Any
behavior, activities, or associa-
tions which tend to show that
the individual is not reliable
or trustworthy.
"(v) Any facts which furnish
reason to believe that the in
dividual may be subjected to
coercion, influence, or pres
sure which may cause him to
act contrary to the best inter-
est of the national security"
Whether the incidents re-
ferred to clearly indicate a sus-
ceptibility to influence or CO.
ercion within the meaning Of
the criteria or whether they
simply reflect very bad judg-
ment. they clearly raise the
question of Dr.. Oppenheimer's
understanding, acceptance, and
enthusiastic support of the
security system. Beginning
with the Chevalier incident, he
has repeatedly exercised an ar
rogance of his own judgment
with respect to the loyalty and
reliability of other citizens to
an extent which has frustrated
and at times impeded the work.
ings of the system. In an in
Evening star., 1954-06-02

participant and as . con.
sultant.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
Free Collection
 Saturday Winds Up City C!ean-Up Week

All persons who have not yet removed, or had their annual spring cleanup rubbish remov- ed are reminded that Saturday is the day when the city trucks, Al Mathews and Cooks garbage collection services will combine and make a city-wide collection tour, at no cost to the homemak- CT.
 All rubbish is to be stacked at the edge of the road, in dispos- able containers if possible, if not, then in regular rubbish con- tainers. They should not include the winters collection of ashes or similar refuse.
 This will wind up the week long cleanup campaign in the local area, during which time residents were asked to clear yards, alleys, vacant lots, base ments, attics and barns of old, unused, and combustible materi- als. Cleanup of the school grounds was conducted Wednes- day of this week by the students.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
MATANUSKA HOTEL UNDER NEW
 MANAGEMENT

l Archie Browning, and Ray and Doris (Babe) DeSomers have leased the Matanuska
 Hotel on a long-term lease, it was announced this week. MT. Browning is well-known in the Valley, having lived
 here several years. MT. and Mrs. DeSomers came from Fairbanks where they have conducted similar businesses i in that city.
 There will be few changes | for the present, Mrs. DeSom- CTS said this week. We hope to make some later on, she added. The hotel will be oper- ated under the same policies as in the past when MT. and Mrs. John Sullivan were in charge of the hotel, she said. Desk clerks will be MT. Browning, Fern Barber, and
 Mrs. Ann Miller, the latter is
 mother of MT. DeSomers.
 MT. and Mrs. DeSomers will
 be in charge of the hotel cock
 tail lounge.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
Co-0pSet for Big Share Army Produce Bids
APPARENT LOW
 BIDDERS Ok OVER 3,00O-TOM STUDS

It looks like the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating As sociation will furnish the lions share of potatoes to the Army this year.
 According to Leonard O. Jones of the purchasing and contracting office Alaska General Depot at Fort Richardson, the figures re- leased today are of a tentative nature and are not final. There are still a number of items yet to be negotiated due to the fact that some bids exceeded Army ceilings.
 Bids which were opened at Fort Richardson on May IF in dicate that the Coop will get or ders for over 5000 ton of pota- toes, at $4.96 per hundred. It looks as though they will fur nish all troop-issue spuds at Ft, Richardson and Elmendorf, as we'll as some for Ladd Air Base in the Fairbanks area.
 Ninteen bidders competed this year, showing a definite buyers market trend, with most of the items considerably reduced over prices of the past several years. Of the 19 bidders, four new pro, ducers were included, two from the Kenai area, and one each from the Matanuska Valley and Anchorage areas. Al Bannon was the apparent low bidder on eel cry, although this bid is yet to be negotiated.
 The Coop apparently got a good share of the cabbage bids for Ft. Richardson and Elmen- dorf
 A more complete and detailed report will be made as soon as figures can be compiled and prices yet to be negotiated are completed.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20

Forty-Six seniors, the largest class to be graduated from the Palmer High School, will receive diplomas at commencement ex- ercises to be held in the school gymnasium on Tuesday evening, May 25 at eight o'clock. Senator John Gorsuch will deliver the address. This years class tops the former record number of graduates in 1850 when B seni- ors received diplomas.
 Benjamin Ross, son of MT. and Mrs. Lucius Ross, will deliver the saluatory, Inspiration and Chal- lenge", followed by Valdictorian Dorothy Hoffman, daughter of MT. and Mrs. C. c. Hoffman. Her topic will be Education, Our Ladder to Success.
 The exercises will open with the professional by seniors. Miss Dolores Mattila will play Jac- ques Lemmen' March Pontifi- cale." Rev. George Geiwitz will deliver the invocation, followed by a Hugo Frey arrangement of "Lip Liza Jane" by the boys quartet. Another vocal number, Every Time I Feel the Spirit"
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
AS SENIORS TO GRADUATE MAY 25; BACCALAUREATE EXERCISE SUNDAY

will be offered by small chorus.
 Presentation of awards will be done by William T. Zahradnicek, superintendent of schools; pre- sertation of the class by Harry Winner, high schol principal; and members of the board of education will present the diplo- mas.
 Seniors who will receive their diplomas are as follows: Dorothy J, Adams, Janice M. Barry, Ar lene J. Benson, Virginia L. Boul- ter, Harry M. Campbell, Jr., Carl F. Caulkins, Patricia A. Chand- Ter, Barbara A. Cooper, Riley w.. Curtis, Grace L. Dreghorn, Rich ard D. Ganschow, James L. Good man, Donna M. Harris, Albert C. Harrison, Annie L. Havemeis- ter, Jerald J. Hemmer, Dorothy L. Hoffman, Kenneth L. Hughes, and Gloria J. Hume.
 Also, Thera C. Hume, William G. Hume, Margie L. Huntley, Donald R. Ingalls, Edward D. James, Donald R. Johnson, Ralph o. Kircher, Gary A. Krise, Caro- line I. Lentz, Joe A. Lentz, Jr. Larry E. McAllister, Jean E. Me Mahan, Leo E. Plumley, Alma L. Roark, Billie Jean Roark, Ben jamin L. Ross, Leola D. Sandvik, Loren N. Sasseen, Terry O. Sch roeder, Charlene C. Smith, Rob- ert L. Smith, Philip F. Stain brook, Jane A. Stephan, Lorene M. Uzelac, Gale G. Wetherell,
 (Continued on page 8
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING LEASED
 BY GOV. AGENCIES

The offices of the Soil Conser- walton Service and the Extension Service will soon be more con- veniently housed for easy access by farmers, it was announced this week. The American Legion building located on Valley Street shas been leased to the two agen- cies and will be occupied before the first of June.
 The Soil Conservation office will be situated on the north side of the building on the main f {CGntinued on page 8)
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
LEG!OM AUXILIARY RECRUITING FOR ANNUAL POPPY DAY

An army" of approximately 750,000 women and girls, all un- paid volunteers, is being recruit ed by the American Legion Aux Hilary to distribute memorial pop pies throughout America on Pop py Day, May 29, according to Mrs. Richard Demming, the Aux iliary's local Poppy chairman.
 The Poppy Day volunteers will be largely from the Auxiliary's own members, who now num- Der nearly 100000. Junior mem bers under the age of 18 will serve side by side with their mothers and grandmothers to bring to Americans the little red flowers worn in honor of the nations war dead. Young wom- en and girls from other organiza- tions will help swell the ranks of the Auxiliary's volunteers.
 We expect to distribute fully 25,000,000 peoples on Poppy Day this year." said Mrs. Demming, s' and we are gratified by the way in which our members and other women and girls are volun- teering to help carry out this huge project. We need the help of everyone who can give all or part of the. day to this, work of patriotic remembrance. --'
 "The peoples have been made by disabled veterans of the two World Wars and the Korean War, working in hospitals and work rooms in every part of the coun- try. The flowers are crepe-paper replicas of the little wild pop pies which grew between the crosses, row on row. in the war cemeteries in France and Belgi- 'un, and wearing one is the in- dividual way to show that we remember and honor those who gave their lives for America.
 The Poppy Day volunteers will receive contributions for the welfare of disabled veterans and needy children of veterans, these contributions being the principal source of financial support for fhe vast programs of rehabilita- tion and child welfare work car ried out costantly by the Auxil- iary. We hope that everyone in the Matanuska Valley will hon. or the war dead by wearing a poppy on Poppy, Day, and will contribute generously to aid wars living victims"
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20

TRY A FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED AID for that item you may have for sale. rent or lease.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20

Glass houses generally don't serve as classrooms, but that's exactly one of the functions of the BOX 20-foot greenhouse, just south of the University of Alas ka campus entrance.
 This semester Arthur s. Bus well, head of the department of agriculture, is using the green house as a laboratory for his l course in general horticulture.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
MEMORIAL DAY
 SERVICES MAY 30

Memorial Day services will be conducted at the Palmer Ceme- tery Sunday, May 30 by mem- bers of the American Legion Post 15, John Weisenberger, post commander, announced this week.
 Because Memorial Day falls on Sunday this year, Commander
 Continued on page 8)
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
NO. PALMER ASSN. ITO BE DISSOLVED

All members of the North Palmer Improvement Associa- tion are urged to attend a special meeting to be held Monday evening, May "A at Ed IChristiansen's garage at eight o'clock.
 The meeting is being called by members of the board of directors, who announced that this will be the final meeting of the association and is being called to dissolve the associa- ton and dispose of funds in the treasury.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20

An arrangement made through
 Dr. Allan H. Mick, dean of the
 school of agriculture, makes the greenhouse available for re- search projects of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station during the summer months when the classes aren't in session. This summers project will be breed ing and variety testing of to- matoes, cucumbers, and peppers.
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
PALMER SCHOOLS
 WILL CLOSE FOR VACATION MAY 26

The last of final exams at the Palmer School will be given May 24, actually the final day of school before summer vaca- ton. Students will return to school on May 26 at 100 pm. to receive report cards and will
 Continued on page 8
The frontiersman., 1954-05-20
Pony League practice To Begin Tonight

Pony League baseball prac- tice will begin for all inter ested boys aged 13, IA or Is tonight at the Fairgrounds baseball diamond at 6:30 pm. All boys interested in playing in the league are asked to turn
 out and are requested to take their own gloves or mitts.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31
Roanokers Given Key
Offices By CoIored Railway
1rammen And Locomotive
FKemen At Annual Meet

The 25th Biennial Con-
vention of the Association
of Colored Railway Train
men and Locomotive Fire
men was held July 10th
through 21st in Oklahoma
City, Okla, at the Calvary
Baptist Church located at
Second and Walnut Streets.
A welcome program was
prepared by the host local,
No. 70, with w. S. Pogue
presiding. The Civic group
was represented by Roscoe
Dungee, editor of the
BLACK d S p a C h.. The
NAACP welcome was ex-
tended by Jimmie Stewart.
reporter of Okla
homa City. We were gra-
Continued to page three)
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by five young doctors and
remodeled to lend itself to
the care of the sick, was
given by them to the Bur
rell Memorial Hospital AS
sociation, rent-free, to be OPP
Grated as a nOn--profit in
stitution. The articles of
incorporation were drawn
up, without charge, by the
late Col. James p. Woods,
former mayor of Roanoke
and former United States
Congressman from this dis
trict. Col. Woo dis also
served on our Board of Trus-
tees for a number of years.
Following a favorable re-
port from DR.. Hugh j. Ha-
gan, ST., who had been sent
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31
Dr. L. T. Downing Goes On ArFor Burrel Memorial HOSPITAL

The Burrell Memorial
Hospital was not the first
"colored" hospital in Roa-
noke, having been preceded
in 1914 by Medley Hospital,
a private institution, also,
by the short-lived Charity
Hospital, both located in
North East Roanoke.
Burrel | Memorial was
founded, not in any spirit of
racial exclusiveness, but due
to the natural and reason
able desire of colored pa
tients to receive professional
care at the hands of their
own M.Ds.
In March, 1915, a cottage
on North Henry Street,
which had been purchased
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31

DIR. Harold P. West has
received from the Meharry
Alumni Association a chesk
for 100000 to be applied
to the equipment of the re-
Gently completed Alu m n i
Hall. The presentation was
made by DR.. ID. T. Rolfe, Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the AS
ISOLATION and was the result
of action authorized at the
a n n u a ! meeting held re-
Gently.
Alumni Hall was made
possible by a previous con-
tribution of $2OO,O0O.OO by
Meharry Alumni. 1t is a
multi-purpose building, serv-
ing primarily as a refectory
and recreation center. The
national headquarters of the
Association are also housed
there. In addition to the
gift of 100000 the Asso-
citation appropriated $500
to decorate and furnish it's
offices and conference room.
A large bronze plaque, on
which are n scri b ed the
names of donors Of $500 or
more to Alumni Hall Build
ing Fund, has been hung in
the foyer of the hall and in
dividual name plates honor
ing contributors of $500 or
more have been placed on
the doors of the rooms in
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seven, of the Army nurses in
World War |.
In 1921, permission was
granted by City Council for
Burrell Memorial to remodel
and utilize the then City
owned "Old Allegheny In
stitute". This was done at
a cost of $2,500.00-then
quite a large sum, and in
Guided the first, and still
the only, elevator on our side
of town. Eubank and Cald-
well did the planning and
necessary construction.
In 1929, following a sur
vey made by DIR. Taliferro
Clark of the United States
Public Health Service, the
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31

to survey the then new Bur
rell, this hospital received
the endorsement of the Roa-
noke Academy of Medicine
and of the Board of Chart
ties, under the late DIR. l.. G..
Pedigo.
The hospital of 10 beds
opened it's doors and received
it's first patient on March
Is, 1915.
It's first and only super
intendent up to May 1947,
was your humble servant.
It's first superintendent of
nurses, Mrs. Daisy Schley,
RN., is still active here in
co m m unity work. It's
$ econd superintendent of
nurses was one, out of only
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31

the Rosenwald fund decided
to construct a new and
larger wing to help the eff
fort. AS chance would have
it, two weeks before the
funds directors met (Oct-
ober, 1920, to give the
green light" to the project,
the great depression fell.
Thus faded a wonderful
hope and dream.
In 1912, when the United
States Government declared
as a special defense zone, a
band, 300 miles inland from
the Atlantic coast, and was
giving aid and constructing
new hospitals, our 81 S t e r
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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-07-31
U. of Va. Hospital
Credit Union Boon
To Many Employees

Once a loan is granted the
member is required to pay it
back at an interest rate of
one cent on a dollar each
month which accrues on the
unpaid balance.
The organization consists
of a nine-member Board of
Directors who are presently:
Mrs. H. B. Chairman, d. D.
Colcock, r. E. Ergenbright,
G gorge E. Hardy, Mrs.
Gladys Lawson, Mrs. Mil
dred Mawyer, w. M. Mayo,
w. j. Miller and Herbert
Porter.
In addition to the Board
of Directors, a three-member
Credit Committee whose du-
ties include approving all
loans made. They are: Chas.
F.. Farnsworth, Mrs. Greta
Ramey and Miss Julia Van
Horn.
Fin lily, a Supervisory
Committee completes the
complement of officers.
They are: John F. Harlan,
Robert E. Kelsey and Robert
S. Wicks. They are RESPONSE
BILE for inspecting securities,
cash and accounts of the cor
poration, and supervise the
acts of the Board of Direct
ors, Credit Committee and
officers.