The Sidney herald., 1960-03-30
SIUDENTS ADDRESS FU
CENTRAL CONVENTION

five young college student.
ron rural areas of Wisconsin
-alnneSota, North and So1I+t
bakota, and Montana. wera e.
Lured paneliSts on the March !
program of the 29th Annual Meet
r1g OF the Farmers Union Centro1
GXcnange, March 1928, in the Ct
Paul Auditorium. ~
o'UUO ViS1toS and delegates II
tne convention heard: Dono1J
aedman of Mcintosh. Minnesota
8aIe Johnson of Sidney, Montana:
ronald Schmidt of Brandt. South
Oakota; Elnore Bentson- of Crosby
worm Dakota; and Anita Chris,
vOpherSon OF Wisconsin Dells. Wis
consln. The young panelists aired
1helr views on how thev would
solve national issues if thev were
States. 0"A'9u
Topic of Dale Johnson's sneecb
Science, Competing With R1Issiao
DaIe JohnSon'S speech given 70
~ Farmers Union Central Exo
chaIlge Convention, follows:
"AS President of the nao,o1o
the United States. elected ~ A.
people, l would want to see
scientific developments directed
Tor the people. Military weapons
70 be sure, are necessary h11}
adVancementS in medicine. nuhic
power, and peace time snace
development will do much No.
Tor the general welfare of orr
people and the whole world.
Much has been done in the
past years for our physical well
oeng. Ine control of acute dis
eases such as scarlet fever and
dlphtheria have raised our life
expectancy over 20 years. DR.
Salk has found the vaccine for
lmmunizatiOn against polio. TODAY
chronic disorders, whose outward
symptoms don't appear until the
advanced stages, such as cancer
and coronary troubles. are the
major threat to our health. With
a yearly physical checup this
threat can be caught in its early
stages. Much is being done now
IN the search of a cure for cam
Ger but this program needs more
trained researchers and financial
backing.
Can We make the atoms work
for us? Today research is ooino
on with atomic substances in the
Held OF public power. Atomic
electric generating plants are
gong up IN many places in the j
United States and other parts of
the world. After the initial cost
OF building the power plant. ]
electricity will eventually be pro- s
duced more cheaply than by burn
ing coal, bringing more conven- :
fences and comforts in life to the =
people. Atomic isotopes are also =
used in medicine and biology. A :
radioactive material taken inter- /
naiIy can register on a geiger =
counter, helping the physician '
better diagnose the case, or, given
with water to a plant, can help Y
biologists check the metabolism I
II the plant. Experimentation is "
being done with underground I
atomic blasts. There are plans :,
70 make artificial harbor on the T.
upper coast of Alaska excavated p
N an instant by atomic bombs V
buried deeply in the rock. Tenta-
i've plans include recovery of oil L
rom depleted wells using atomic f
bombs. Who knows what atoms e
do for mankind in another
i've years? 81
To-day, emphasis is put on the tt
conquest of space. The United n
and Russia are racing to tt
De the first on the moon, Mars c
and Venus. The next ten wears a
nay bring about many radical
changes in mans way of life. n
Scientists fOreSee in the near fu- +
.ure an interplanetary prope q
Venus being the likely target be-
,ause it has been revealed that IT
here is water vapor in the Venu- F
atmosphere, making possible q
lie as we know it. In the future Is
nay come biochemical shielding
bills or injections that will pro n
human tissues from the eff NJ
ectS of radiation from cosmic r
avs In outer space. Some en- II
1neerS forSee communication sat-
elites In the sky. These have o,
practical APPLICATIONS: we NAV SONS,