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J_ - pushed into JU A LAZ ,'r- --• -3 Published T l#i: fr-c- *•• a cooperatively owned venture of The Villagers’ a rest, i ' disappear from t* A lost of them before the Perform- VIIAAGEIt Every Thursday by Vi lagers, Inc., an Organization of Richland Residents Paul Nissen, Edlttr and Manager Sherry Jones—Editorial Associate Jet Noland- ' Ibcial Editor Eob V/eber—Shorts Editor Anderson. Mrs. Ben D. Wilson, Mrs. Harold Young. Mrs. J. B. I Inches and Charles Powell—'Neighborhood Correspondents Helen Gleason—Advertising Manager* Robley L. Johnson—Photographer Jane Jones—Business Editorial and Business Offices on Lee Blvd, between Geo. Washington Way and the Park, Richland, Washington Telephone 244 Member WNPA and NEA 1 P*A*CO ’AV ■CM : JM PEBSON Today. Aug. 2, is the fifjst birth- lay of the Stork Club’s charter nember. Edwin James Quigley, Ir. (“Ed, Jr.” J. The torn at Kadlec Hartal, Hundreds Go to the Circus, ^art^jvith Early Unloading By Jane Jones Hundreds of villagers attehded the big Cole Brothers circus in Ken- r;r’Jck last Sunday, and bright and early in the morning many.with sleepy eyes were seen milling around the Kennewick railroad station, ac companied by their wide-eyed and "UbuO UJJAO •>v; ■ •■■■■' ■■■' ATOMIC CITY THEIRS: ix. ran I Nissen has the Richland Villager printed at Pasco. Assist ing in its publication arc (left to right) Misses Jane Jones. Jet Noland and Helen Gleason. It is - d venture of The Villagers.Tnc.,"something like a chamber of commerce. “Not Typ Last Erich' p on-a.'/Ts \ meet at the tor view wit reporter ant Hansen and Pict at °s w< I • Mr. I gmup. Eviden’ ly surprised bm .‘tinging slat fact they h joarch for tx in Richland heads in bp (hat. it just Jaycee pr /ar. explain statloment : it can b? ; that the kid billties at r other sect io __________ . Playing Bingo at $5.00 a game at the Washington Alp] 'Upsilpn “County Fair.” Left to right, Virginia Da tv Dorothea' Rhinehart, Caroll Doriss, Helen Carpente lane Jones ('caller'), Jean Dunwoody, Ina Dean Fun. Evelyn DuEterry, Shirley Thompson, and Jeannie Mille (L z Miss Louise A. Johnston and her mother Mrs. W. J. Johnston will leave by car this week for their home in Spearfish, South Dakota, where they will spend part of the summer vacation. They will also visit with friends in Omaha dur ing the summer. For the past two years Miss Johnston has been prin cipal of Jefferson Elementary School but has resigned her po sition here to accept an appoint ment on the staff at Eastern Wash ington College of Education for the coming school year. J>wpus Will Keep His Own Name I , Aftcx’ receiving scores of letters, telegrams and packages, most of .vhich urged him to remain in Richland and retain his oxxm origi nal name, Du pus Boomer was saved early this week by an anonunce- ipent by General Electric officials that he Is a necessary citizen in the community and may, remain onv name huge working elephants ___ I The the heasts the milling I in By 11 a.m. all the tent, build- .ngs had been erected and the ao tivitks became less spectacular, the hard-worked elephants were • ixcik a lest, and villagers began to disappear from the circus ^rouiids. Most of them travelled buck I home for lunch afternoon or evening excited offspring. It was difficult to determine who enjoyed the unloading of horses, zebra, camels, elephants and other circus animals and equipment the most the parents or their young sters. Following the unloading, the cir cus paraded through down-town Kennewick on its way to the (rrcus grounds. .Many followed them to witness one of the most • ft ideal and well organized in dustries in the country tpday. AVIthin an hour after reaching the •barren sandy block, large tents appeared, tractors and elephants a are: every where pulling tent poles into .position, carrying huge tar paulins the entire area was a bee hive iof activity. iV r!’in circus crews paid no notice to spectators, if they were in the way of the 1--- or the <— workers just (nd praetors uiaau . rowds, which quickly dispersed all directions. all the lent build- erected and the less r'— elephants Army Personnel i i t- * i '._»££• It* MB.----~~ J I < fl *> / I I for these j Dorm. Club ¥ M 1 A°I with 1 18 0° S bLJ Ptor to coming to Hanford and subst. jently Richland, Miss Han- .5GZ uas a caching fellow in the ■'*’'*■ "' •'’• Er.f .•?. c.‘-part meat g! the’ Uni-1 * **“ ^aci ‘ Ae veraty of Oregon for three years. * i: C*171 ’•-© -*■ Their loss in that department was with her teach jig were Richland's gain, for she has given • to the community not only her capable management of the lib- rar; but her interest in civic ac- .tivitie-. and het friendliness, a rare combination and one hard to beat, even in Richland. te w f l IRu3* — J • officers and assigned to the Han- . “3 well as all C’ personnel working on wear t’~~ Unyj I 1 Gets Atomic Patch Per * - invited to z obLI AjI s Cr t ~ 4-%° l?cr. K ras S ■-c'? Rehearses (Amid Laughs) for Birthday z /y^A- HTJC r'*tt oriv «■• :o establish; r.f 5Ci“’^rv. tnP6 abroad. Being of Norwegian, _ . .^ r ancestry. she paniculaily delight- £- ". ..-. t.-.r. i.-r.--; ar.d’ -'-^. j^srrjT.’ ‘.o ipeak tw* r.aV.xe tongue ’ L <*p -ort- xhicr. she does most fluently. She j the rx-<- ‘........studied in England and Italy anal •JI®#1®**--------- j.as many fascinating stories to re ran -peaks tor ixsei: wt late of the places she visited. She, cjTDt irs? sr m-Mcd •?.* _c a stimulating conversationalist, :: a~uar.ed :>r. v.Ld;e b:<:k:e as L tbradae would If* a Wel as otr.er subjects is un- d ~ fwa ahosi her, in ip:U oMried. her pmtefutices to the ton- r ” ' ’ --J 7 ■Wafc Mob j, i. BirtMay Party ’ Stunt Show, ' the typical young co* tn Patco i orient throw are Beardsley, I I xx r itone makes me Ricmand Library ► «bco» 01 , •x •? :j: -T. '■‘T'.cn: its manv patrons aenve -rcsTAt o: its fnend’iv founder. Mathea , ,-? a trip :? the Sx4 nook or. George nuTl-t vi<-knai for yjs: wnat type oi rook x •.• -te'er. Or eylani her ^r.;t b:t of information - amount oi time "re- •’ ? or vou dg «> m ec :? •: ■ r md -a? Oi every Tuesday at 7:00 p. m. .al the reduced rate of S.75 ‘ -------» special rides. Riding enthusiasts are ------) members in these morning and evening jaunts- All Army Engineer i. enlisted men t__ „ ! ford project, as well as all other '• Army personnel working on the Atomic Bomb, will wear the shoul der patch shown above. A very im pressive insignia, the blue field ’ represents the universe, small army service star signifies the command. The question mark indicates the- secrecy cloaking the project, and tail of the question mark forms a lightning stroke^splittAp^- Uie at- -jq4L___ I Riders Club Enjoys i Ranch-Style 'FeedA At Monthly Outing “I’ve Got Spurs that Jint Jangle-Jingle” or “I’m an O- * Cowhand” might have been ' theme of the group ride and ranc-' style “feed” of the Richland ers Club when over twenty merr- - > bers joined in the most recent monthly club outing. Newest member admitted to ti.c club is Kermit Lyons, well-knoun trick rider from Sunnyside. H.E.W ro;|co. fans will recall Lyons’ per- Lrmancc in the Hofmeister rodeo J . ;g the Grape Festival as well Ui mu- recent Menivrrai oay snow. Other new members are Wayne Winget, Dick and Bonnie Pid- cock, and Price Cooley. Helen Reynolds, Butch Scheff ner. Vi Barrett. Louise Cease, John Fleming, and Wayne Winget were appointed at the last board meeting to serve as nominating i committee for the coming July 1 election of new officers. —Submitted by Jane Jones. ft into rehears of ^Ruhhnd's Ulu>^ >r fauljkwblg (script in innd) g:yjn^ j Acta' tne ^iumners' Med who gQt 1 -> rejdy to help with the hagggg^ and lri‘sn' u the picture (left to rig^j ^nd Stuart. X I1 . W" / -.ch^dul^d for April 26 and 27; ’ V ir'^inia »tnd Sidney flurry t 1’94 ^T^^Vncrati vtr G.arfie ,n sugi’/-MU,ns a,'d lauu)»s J*” |.|ry, Orvdlc Hovermalc, Mrs. F A / Matrimonial Bureau, Items found in prominent WLAGSRASE H5DIHOTCL PT SAL AU OLTAWETE agbraeg YCTURLE GENRA arslvrvziee ULOTRXLCEE HANIC etarhe_ ATSROET ■'OPADRCSUB' TSUD NAME 11 H SC0R3 I H E PAGE A i GRID 5 Z1 "-I. J <5 1 (V • s: 12-14 "On the Ball" "Battln1 Average 13 "Future Uncertain" garden Tapers Mrs. Jane Jones Marilyn Buys, in white of blue car- 10-13 under 10 —/ ■ z handled by Mr. Shecaughtim Atlast'. Can you unscramble these kitchens? YO KNOW HONEY THINK WE DRINK TOO MUCH COFFEE. Well Dupus—it looks like.wese STUCK WITH each OTHER—. white satin streamers. • Edward J. O’Black served as best man1. Uhsers were Clarence C. Ilinsori and John Brands. Mi’s. Edward J. O’Black presided'at the guesi book. A reception in the east social' room of ■ the recreation hall fol lowed ttfe ceremony. Six sorority .>5 ter« the bride, dressed in sum-' met? gowns with corsages of white; carnations, served as hotesses. They were the Misses Vailine Ev erton, Waunita Williafns, Donna Roy,/Theda Elmore, Virginia Dep- pner, and Eunice Dodd. three-tiered wedding cake cen tered -the .table flanked by lighted t-atfers. > The bride came to the project fj-orn SiOux City, Iowa, in May, 1944. She; is employed by General Electric in the accounting department. -She is the president of Beta Sigma Phi; sorority and past president of Theta Zeta Epsilon of Sioux City. Mr. Britton came here from Old HinKorv in Anril 1944. He Is —-,-^Ani train. trimmed with small Her only ornament belonging to her Her fingertip illusion veil c’tuight to a Mary, queen of ---------was I— iOlson-Britton Vows Told at Lutheran Church A candlelight ceremony solemnized in the Lutheran church united ■ in marriage Marian L. Olson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Olson < of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and Robert B. Britton last Thursday evening. Thr> flv. P. J. Luvaas of Kenne-C I read the single ring vows. I v White carnations and “J [J Hewers graced the altar. V wtTe lighted by 1.2- !'Vl MISS " gowns with corsages ! i nations. ; i Mrs. Blake Miller, accompanied i pJj1 Mrs. George Gilson at 'the piano, • h Enl» "Because” and "JLch Libe Z'Dicn.!’ For the procession, Mrs. . * Ji Ison played the Wedding March ' ft'ort Lohengrin. M^s. Wendell Pope, gowned in blue brocaded taffeta with ctip sleeves, bustle effect, long1 fnhtching gloves, wearing a white, fa cd Dutch cap and carrying a col- ouial nosegay of white tulips, was matron of honor. She was followed down the aisle by M iss^Peggy~ Jones, flower girl, d rc ssedTnwh ii te dotted Swiss. Given in marriage by E. E. > Weyerts, the bride was lovely in white satin with sweetheart neck line, leg o’ mutton sleeves and a filled bodice connected to full skirt folding into a long train. The i neckline was se^d pearls. wA a brooch mo tl>cr. was < Scots cap. The bridal bouquet a colonial nosegay of red sweet; heart roses with baby breath and J 3, ■ 1 24'-Odd TT -/r/edfr/c i / 'S^wer £ Wa/"er TVA PREFABRICATED HOUSE TYPE TVA PREFABRICATED HOUSE TYPE B-l C-l TYA PREFABRICATED HOUSE TYPE ]! I i * 'b 'i G'-O"* G'- G" Living £m. /f'-O" x /5'-2" I i /fI /I H/f'c/jen G'-n" x G'-G" Bed Z/77. e-4" x /2'-4 hit harder. I Fires Born in Fort CoE In back for to drop from L-- toward rhe trees were front, looking Way. Many precious k\ Memorial services Taylor will be held nlted Protestant chui day afternoon, Ju three oclock . the river d George Washington There were few who came ‘Doc” or “Sam”—p^ifnli Below is a view of Lee, from near Villager office anu Z—_o XV,--L:— ripped and uprooted in the park. i and D the shore: in Orego daughter, Sh stage appear; before v Mothers* class la resting up as housegue Mail Papers INext WellH Subscribers Io The Villager will receive their copies in the mail instead of by carrier beginning next week. The purpose of the change is to improve the service— copies will be dropped at the post office in time to have the last one delivered in Richland before 3 p. m. on Thursdays—and to cut to a minimum the number of readers i who do not receive their papers. Rural subscribers and those in ■ nearby communities will receive their Villagers earlier too, a whole day in most cases. The Villager staff and Villagers, Inc., is much appreciative of the fine efforts of the Post Intelligen- ver carrier organization which has been handling the distribution for the past two and one-half years, and regretfully terminates this , connection. i an L^ouii, Dr. J. Samuel Taylor probarW; hind.- are 5 embarrassed, wai about '1 even have been sui-prued, perhaps, at’the LOSS OF DR. TAYLOR IS DEEPLY ■« FELT The first foot of Richland’s “Mile of Dimes” is placed on the street in-front of die bank by Terry Liggett for his aunt, Geraldine Van Loan, former victim of Infantile. Waiting their turns to give co the _--r « ■ Mike Godfrey and Sherman Nelson. In back are Paul Beardsley, chair-would man of the mile, D. H. Lauder, plant manager, and Lt. Col. F. J. Clarke, area engineer. Photo by Tommy Sunfield Dr. and Mis. J. S. Ta their boys, Stefan vacationing on t.. I Iowa Lake months-old | made her ] bathing beauty I pectant Mot resting up as housegue 1 J. R. Cathcart. / * **’' By Jet Noland Some mothers tell their children stories from Moc Grimm's Fairy Talcs, but Kay Walton is probably the only who puts her youngsters to sleep with excerpts from ‘T1 Raised on a diet of politics, Kay * omes from a long line of fervent democrats, dating back for at is the eldest of threi east three generations. Her fath- a brc.ther> Ni. er, Ralph Nicholas, although deep- . ly interested in government, never ' eane e- 1 11 ‘entered his candidacy for office. Kay, like her father, is a “ “ (or woman) behind the man.” secretary of the state central com mittee (Democrat) president of the Richland Women’s Democratic Tzl club, vice chairman of the Benton i ^ county central committee, she has her hands full with coordinating ^women’s activities throughout the Mcounty, and calling and attending' meetings of the state committee. At home she has two youngsters, Maryanne, 8, and Jim- j Imy. 5, who must be scrubbed, lb'.u&hed and led never occur In an heroic effort other swimmer, Dr. Taylor, 34, promine physician, gave his 1 day, drowning in the ‘shore of Long Beach, f i where he and his fan cat io ni ng. !y wGufcin’t like this, an about as unostentatious as : w genuine sorrow which quick! out the entire village when untimely death reached here to him that ly when once started. used to dust, closed windows, doors and iv.s—.__________ ' “ it out” in hot, stuffy homes. ManyP Jitere' soon out on their J ' fjbwe^er, making every effort to wVve their own and neighbors’ T5W$'K'ees. . .._ J,j has a Jeanette, heard political disc “man ing, noon, and nigh As her work for the “| pigtails by distribu handbills. She attended ti of Kansas at Law years, but left in position of secret Colorado Civil W< tration, an organ stemmed from U active later the Fodera Relief Administrati In 1933 she met ‘Engineer' Is Dropped | From Name of Plant“Hanford Works” is the new name for the plant, it was announced ihis week by a spokesman for the A. E. C. The decision to drop the word “Engineer” from the title was reached in order to prevent misconceptions which might arise because “Engineer” is nomenclature used by the Army Engineer Corns and thn activity is now,eijirelft- under •iyilian control. (See pictures on Page 5) Tearing off limbs and ripping out trees by their roots, slicing the roof of one prefab and shaking a score of others, bending an airplane wing at the CAP airport, breaking windows and damaging other property to an ex tent as yet undetermined, a steady 50-mile an hour gale, which reached a maximum of 65 m.p.m. in gusts, roared through the Yakima valley last Thursday, and struck Richland with a violence exceeding all previous records in the memories of atomic residents. Other communities—not ably Pasco and Kennqwick—were hit harder. They had more trees to topple on cars and into houses. y But, because desert-born Richland had fewer trees, their losses were harder to take. ”V/e had bigger dust storms dur ing construction days in Hanford,” Sgt. A. ’ “and \ here. tell me . E. Barron summed it up, we’ve had plenty of dust But old-timers around here that it was the strongest wind in more than 20 years.”' The wind seemed to build grad ually, then mounted in fury quick ly when once started. Villagers, relaxed, determined to “sweat i; lawns, | nrt f.o* r IB iyjinul H authorized strength. ' - — 1 I I lion. 3. Temporary of to lie . ity it d I he | e’s I itK aes th-| lishment of a just and honor able peace, but—even worse— has actively sought to prevent it. Since the close of hostilities, the Soviet Union and its agents have destroyed the independence and democratic character of a whole series of nations in East ern and Central Europe. It is ihis ruthless course of action, and the clear design to extend it to the .remaining free nations of Europe, that have brought about the critical situation in Europe today. The free nations of Europe realize that economic recov ery, if it is to succeed, must be afforded some measure of protection against internal and external aggression. ' For if we act wisely now, we shall strengthen the powerful forces cf freedom, justice and peace which are represented by f- ihe United Nations and the free *0161 £ - J WASHINGTON, March 17 Highlights from President Tru man’s foreign policy speech: There is an increasing threat to nations which are striving to maintain a form of government which grants freedom to its citizens. It (the troubled world situa tion) is chiefly due to the fact that one nation has not only 3. Temporary reenacting CANT DECIDE WHETHER selective service legislation nKJiMPa SUNDRY OR 8VN keep our armed forces at their clrnncrlh J Y cl ay : he v.ed I ces I i 1 - ’iyi- I refused to cooperate in the es- ; A. -- ---------- - . - - — ont- |i nan I* ion I the me I; ed I as I nd I nd vi- ;to| 12.1 . I IpOlQlQloW-: J |ololc>|Qk4GUt FEHil-.Uld-lll nations cf the world. , I regard it as my duty, there fore, to recommend to the Con gress those measures which, in my judgment, are best calcu lated to give support to the free and democratic nations of Europe and to improve the solid foundation of our own national strength. Mr. Truman’s recommenda- lions, in brief: 1- Speedy congressional action A { on the European recovery pro- AI gram. 2. Prompt enactment of uni- versal military training Icgisla- WJMS ft a.1 SIuBT SILENCER: Caph Lyle Johnson sat tight on t r- The End CHAMP: Wac Sgt. Hope Sloan won a beau on Hiroshima, the burden of The Secret was enormous. Every man and woman in Richland had been investigated by Army Intelligence until it knew more about them than their families. Workers at the plant were given cards telling them exactly how much they should know, and signs, lectures and movies hammered at them to keep their secrets secret. Curious wives soon learned not to ask home-coming hus bands: “Well, dear, what happened at the office today?” Bridge-table gossip was choked off. Even the handful of men who knew the secret referred to it among themselves in double-talk. The news that “Mary has a baby; weighs eight and three-quarters pounds,” for instance, informed Col. Benjamin Rogers, the Deputy Area Engineer and chief of Production, that another Hanford plant was operating. Taboo on Key Words Paul Nissen, sprightly editor of the Rich land “Villager,” also faced the security prob lem: how to be vocal without saying any thing. Army censors tabooed the words “plant,” “Army,” “Hanford,” and, of course, “plutonium,” from his paper. Family arrivals and departures were out. So were names of newsworthy guests, or visitors, at any social gathering. Occasionally, there was a slip. The learned scientific con sultants who visited the Hanford plants under aliases some times forgot their assumed names. The world-famous Enrico Fermi, masquerading as an insignificant “Mr. Farmer,” re marked to a Richland companion, while waiting to see a Pearl Buck movie: ‘T don’t know much about Miss Buck. I’ve just met her once — when we got the Nobel Prize together.” But over all, Richland’s unrelenting precautions paid off. Captain Lyle Johnson, whose deceptive resemblance to a college freshman was not impaired by his ordeal as security officer, has found no evidence of either espionage 6r sabotage to date. (He admits, however, that a wild duck once played havoc with his plane-detecting radar.) Lieutenant Milton Cydell, the Richland PRO, who had been sitting on the story for two years, sat extra hard the last two weeks while he prepared his advance news releases on orders from Washington. And his assistant, Sergeant Hope Sloan, a Wac who won an Atom Town beauty contest, kept the biggest secret a girl ever had pounding in her lovely head. The secret was confined to those who were entitled to know it. Thus, the impact of August 6 was only slightly less numbing to Richland than it was to Hiroshima. One happy man in Richland that day was Editor Nissen. In a one-page extra, he made up for many newsless newspapers with one blockbuster headline: it’s atomic bombs! The following week’s issue sagged somewhat under the strain of ushering in an Atomic Age. ‘‘Boy Scouts,” it head lined, “To Collect Waste Paper.” Richland is only human, after all. lK,uSe\vifchas to do is pick up the phone and call 1300. Tenant will send over a repairman immediately. Richlanders who.lor 501710 reason> have moved away, write back, wailing: don’t like being out in the cold, cruel world where we ,cnn'tget things done simply by calling dear old 1300.” t Another advantage is the large, well-equipped hospital ‘ where an appendectomy is performed for $100, and the deliv ery of a baby for $75 — possibly an inducement, for Richland | Hiasoneof the world’s highest birth rates: 27.per 1,000in 1944, I aas opposed* to 20.2 per 1,000 for the whole U. S. In spite of growing families, there are absolutely no ser- Wants in Richlands High school students have organized a Lbaby-sitters’ union, with a bow of pink and . bblue ribbon as a badge, but their work is strictly Uimited to babies. The lack of servants, however, has not ddaunted Richland wives. They have S dlolled up their kitchens with decalco- * itnanias and they invite their guests in to "I Hielp prepare dinner. The town’s leading bhostess, Mrs. Franklin Matthias, wife of ■ (Colonel “Fritz,” the engineering genius who i tbuilt the project, has entertained 250 guests iin one evening without servants. Richland housewives cannot do compara- ttive shopping. The Army’s planners built the titown with a nervous eye to its $10,000,000 cost. If the atomic Ubomb was a dud, they might have to account for every dollar tto some cold-eyed Congressional committee. So nothing went iiinto Richland that wasn’t “necessary.” There are several gro- I: oceries and drugstores but otherwise only one shop of any given I ttype. There is no bakery, no delicatessen, no jewelry store. What merchants there are, came to Richland reluctantly. L 'The Army’s proposition looked like a pig in a poke. What U 'was the reason for the town? How long would it exist? No- h body could tell them. The absence of competition and the | privilege of paying rent in proportion to business volume I finally persuaded them to come. Shopping District Is Subdued Lacking any sharp business rivalry, Richland has taken on a quiet appearance. Its main streets — George Washington Way, Lee Boulevard, Goethals Avenue — which are named after famous engineers, are almost subdued. Signs are not for advertisement, but for information — and little enough of I that. The large hotel for visiting scientists and brass hats has |l one, small, foot-square sign around back to proclaim it as I! ‘‘Transient Accommodations,” and nothing more. Other signs i j are written in the gobbledygook which the military mind i i. apparently prefers to English. One, outside a frame building, L-|( announces: “This facility officially known as cafeteria.” s. Within this framework, the people- of Richland go about n their jobs. Today some of the pressure is off, but not all of it. And before August 6, of course, when President Truman an- 0 nounced to the world that an atomic bomb had been dropped What Remains of the Public Square 3 Worked fert^Tiel Roman Catholic. t people coming r-T The Public Square, no longer a Note the picturesque shoes of the Dutchman be the marker for the equare. low . • ■. T* of the glories Tiel Street ?? p 5? Y1Is mined For Richland and invasion is costly—“Waterstreet \ the mam few grotesque to v. ere , teaching ie 1— - gay meeting place for friends is a on the left. •oadstcad lure on alluvial river! I 11 h:s is J > was greatly impeded owing fact tliat various school buildings iharnbles. The edifice at the right appears to Tie! on the I I The price of war street of Tiel appears to be almost beyong repair. Only a walls remain standing of what was once a street of prosperous shops. Richland’s adopted town of Tiel, Holland, now has a street named for this village, it was learned here this week. The thoroughfare, recently cleared of rubble and the ravages of war, is one of three so far thus restored. Word of this token of apnrecia- ■ ■ ■ . Ji of Richland’s best- known and loved families left this cast, where the head of the house has been frantically pre- n . hi a » 1 a neW j°b for DuPont. Sally rttdwell bundled up “Dee” and Anthony, fardelled friends, and cauAt the Wednesday train by the skin of her teeth (maybe). Sally (active or^’2?t°r. ‘'ind driving force behind rhe “Win the as possible. be a long time before die wnris Bctuv/c: before the second to«n uilh about 14.000 inhabitants, where un’. metalware, jam and glucose factories ruit vegetable auctions were held. came: the usurper walked into The Bctuwe, Tiel, was r the rest, little was bomb caused damage here and there. Ulf Tiel I The technical school lor boys has, was completely destroyed and a|| ,to!cn by the Germans. It is of di-f institution that the necessary education^ i as soon t it may I tion for what Richland has done ; for the people of the Holland I town, was contained in a letter l received recently from Miss Truus Peterse of Tiel, by Mrs. Jane ’ Stanton, 1321 .Stanford. N The letter stated that all three I of the restored streets were named for- Tiel’s benefactors. The other two arc called Hil- versuna and Friesland. Hilversum, in the province of Friesland, wel comed and cared for the people of Tiel when the town had to -be c-'aerated. Miss Pet. so told in her letter of the continued need for warm, woolen clothing and of the shortage of many other items. The letter ol w was referred to the Newspaper tion, Inc., are now tentton to the be ab)e The Vilager hope Tlelsche Courant. Mr. hich p-S exPr^etl Ute idea on nipaic hlands “Wi»the Peace” UndM ..u,Vei’al mOnths ag0 waS ianges , hoPe that these ex’ •ntrik .° thou9hts may make a ; an 9 frohl the ont to the oth- ;ace advancernent Io the world- *een uk’ warm Wendsh'P, be' ,tu/ and the Netherlands, >een Richland_and Tiel./ i huisilay, Jaimaiy 15, IM is ©er, 1944, however, Tiel suffered terribly. 1 by -Hied bombardments and every build ( was turned into a hospital. The number as overwhelming and the number of people, rapidly, that we were in want of wood lonade caused many houses to fall intoi y. 1945, the shelling grew so terrible, that' jitants did not function normally any more.: lashed. Already on the 15th of November1 oundadons; the Watergate, which was rc-' tc and the Wcstluidengate were blown up., lurch and its tower were destroyed. The; safes turned into ruins. or not only can many industries not pro-i. damage done by the many bombardment^? the Germans of the few raw materials', so nearly the whole center with its main? 3 ashes. re may say that before the war they were on • f Holland, but that they have grown con- bombardments and fires mentioned above. )uscs arc found to accommodate three or • •r?. ‘ — L - - * * itions Tack may be called an intellectual grammar school, a secondary school with a I schools, three schools for advanced e!e- •. elementary school and other elementary1 ” No wonder that Tiel is’ from the neighborhood to In preparing these special pnges f t The Villager and writing (he stor ies of Tiel, we kept reniembej jn,v 1 ormer members of our staff were the driving force behind t.^c "Win the Peace” program durjn March and April. Sally Treadwell, instigator of t||o )iT,giam wTrn-h" n?. idled in TiO]/ adoption, j.. now making her ho^e, n Blot mfiold. New Jer oy, whoi*.^ her husband Dave was transfer^ to work at the Arlington plant. Jj husband, Ivan, at then- new h lr t in Wilmington sometime 1,1 Aiiguy^ _ 7?ie dynamic inflo nicr J f hoi 1, our spared. noticed here of the f _.. 1 die heavy noise of hundreds of transport iber, 1944. A screen of bullets flew over but German show; for nothing was hit. erman soldiers destroyed all their munitions -$ and pupils have been in want of the bed or burnt. Especially two of the v off- ilding ere si ntcr, in sriow and hailstorms, more than i long evaciation journey to the province! nk' the few things they could carry. It ■ °//r>C0pie suffered on that journey. Until j lf7ont'nued rrv'-utl’nS rilc!n- T,,eX ,tIld' ■ .cse crozds of fugitives the men mey, 1 ause And when these people came| |O’dered by the S.S. and their eollahorators.. u destroy"1- In •1Im0St e'Cry ,ouse 1 j paring for their arrival while holding down '!lf tow-n. ‘Ruintrains” ^dweH bundled up “Dee” and And ' rebU,rLm-x>red with other stricken areas L excAXent Ifeure as -chard's Washington Publish®1"5 Ass°c,a‘ ln Seattle, and they giving inn mediate at- regucsb hopes to to secure the much i- rices for the — —,. ^\vhui; . — • '1 id was a garrison town. jiurjcs in the Betuue. the monumental | ub/e tower, dating from the 12th century, j |rll Ik magnificent orjr.n, which had the j 'lenjjuntenzcrgT was a 17th century in- now. Here tncy built a U nsht-nnen called a “Tijl". rh \ jn,. of our era. but is was forgotten, j th-^cn town in the year 453, because | ] . th-t time he staved at ........ uS virgin* from England to Cologne. k j.U a dupd, so th.?t lid is among diristiani ,̂ j t century -• Tie! Isf For Witnesses Destruction Of Holland of ! During more The of re-ar- duction plums, itself has tories, He wrote Money Exchanged for Goods Early last month, a check for 'its the carry, took long one, but in , a summary has ere ere kt. L-ld it, wrote a detailed account of the invasion of Holland. industries, Mr. “Principal pro apples, The town canning fac- ‘Vermouth’ ”. Your every town Richland Riehla Holland, for this here this recent iy ravages •far thus Word lion for for the , town. \ leceivec Peterse Slant or The of th? ] stolen can be after coming find a the doors the war needy. ganizations were i this committee. I 1 Relief for ■ agency in New York. OUR town! Clubs Raise $2000 Nearly $2000 was raised through donations and various benefits very Operations by candlelight not rare because since there was no electric ^‘Tiel is v- - .r«nge everythin'** ,,fc I the ?.yUung and year after oUP Hbera- cleared, many the whole again in order touring Villagers up een i later nearned that this i ^ruary 7 issue Holland girl is keep-! of a meeting of B-17 over i j Kansas! inhabitants and their needs. Seattle contact, j What factors contributed to the adoption of Tiel? the address of a young Dutch girl i What instigated the interest of Villagas u ... and wrote to her. She asked if. JeyifeJ ingenious schemes to raise funds which have sir. she could locate her son’s grave in , a nearby cemetery and the young: lady answered, acknowledging the | location of the plot, and saying; of towns, but it is one nearest the thoughts of -.\s today. Over fifteen or- ( represented on is coxiniiivucc. | During the six weeks period, W. , e popular j jawea school • I’nriimv i ___________ ~i..u -i ...... r mugc/i to the extent that th aS^.« /J’ Sensed ingenious schemes to raise funds which have since been turned into I clothing for the needy people of that little towns in the Nethalands? Che story is a long one, but in order touring Villagers up to dale I on what has gone before, a summary hasten prepared by fane Jones lOCailOH UL MIC p*VV, «*• ~ ( (/•// , „ . ' / 1 * s—" that she would put red poppies on . of villagers, Inc.) Ed. / Lieut. Bazin > grate . e ' “Village Leaders Plan ‘Win the Peace’ Movement” headlined the ^It'was later nearned that this I February 7 issue of THE VILLAGER. The accompanying story told same young Holland girl is keep-! of a meeting of over 100 representatives from all c!lubs^churches,^ scnools ing up not o nl, grave, but also four others, the least we can do,” she says. town Destroyed As People Flee Holland, is only one any • destroyed the r .yChlanders today. The story of war years, the devastation of homes, and the evacuation of town can only be told in the ,,vords of eye-witnesses. Evacuation From Tiel In a letter received this week from Mr, C i Do n k er slop t, he writes Jf the evacuafiorT of "'TL'iel. “The ■hemy has stolen all the proper ties of its inhabitants, blowed up he strongrooms of the bank, and lordly nothing has been left. The inhabitants were driven out of heir town and sent in open wag ons and on foot in storms and inow to Friesland, one of the northern provinces of the Neth- wrote The Villager requesting a : Matthias who keynoted the drive . i by saying, “I hope that this meet-| , ing may be the start of something : further invention showed 1 that could grow and spread thrpug- that Tiel, Province of Geldeiland, | out ihe pntirejwnrld. without re-I had been in the thick of things and ; gard for national boundaries and was badiy jn need of help. The racial prejudices or any of the t(jwn wfts virluallv destrOyed dur things that keep the world’s pec-; ’ '.. . ing the war by both enemy and allies, their community lying in p i the path of the German artillery Wn,.elI .. o< Have,.™. t» . . .. 5^,.^ size and location to Richland, soconfirmation, and upon receivmg ordinatois. __ weve ai.ranged ’headed the’relief’com-[trough Victor Scale*, of the fte which collected 12,860 > Amencan Relief for Holland I t— ’T.r.l Tiel 5 her 1< for w J staged by the following organiza- si ; tions: Kiwanis, Castle club, Saca-< popular i jawea school Women’s club, Dor- i forufiis i mitory, club, Coordinate club, Girl evening. ■ Scouts. Junior Chamber of Com- stimu- ; merce, Business and Professional club, Sacajawea Rifle club. Rainbow Girls, - ----- killed while piloting 0 Germany. His mother in learned through a pie from feeling like neighbors. Three Co-Ordinators Elected The “Win the Peace” program planned and engineered J 25ross - • j Their town was size and location to Richland, so Mrs-Teraldine Dunwoody, 1405 adoption plans were arranged Putnam, headed the relief com-; through Victor Scales, of the "South of the river Waal, the; mittee which collected 12,8601 nierican ®Je 1 plans were Victor Sealey 12 860 1 American Relief for allied armies had their forces; but • pounds of clothing and 6580 pounds | Tiel on the north side was occu pied by the Germans,” wrote Mr. van Tyen. “For several weeks bombardment took place . . . After a while the Germans made the citizens leave, allowing them to take only as much as they could Thereafter, the Germans or destroyed all that was left ... . In town you could not find a whole window pane. Emphasizes Need Of Clothing A letter concerning news Tiel’s adoption recently traveled from Hi 1 yersum, Holland, to Mr. J. yanr~Tyenf^vvho ~is~~visiting his son" in Spokane. Mr. van Tyen, fermans. Mr. Bouwhuis writes, “How thor- ughly they (Germans) had /erythlng they could find lust rated in that »rne again, we couldn’t til or hammer to repair id windows. “Nov*, a pn, the rubbish is juses are repaired and ■ (el population is living ieir own town, often two fainil- s in one house. The water, gas, frames was in big demand, fact, any glass was welcome.1 Mr. van Tyen spoke of the residents moving back to their old homes, even though portions of the house had to be left un protected against wind and rain. They preferred to live in such very poor quarters over living with strangers or relatives. Ax the same time, the people be gan working their gardens and making repairs for protection of ■ their homes. In speaking van Tyen wrote, js of cherries, and small fruit, different < even Italian ’Vermouth further that, “Another bad factor is the fact that the planted in all <-- - land mines Ing though ago not 1 y Lieut. Bazin’s | and other organizations in the village called together by THE VILLAGER “H’s ’ antiripation of its first birthday. It was voted that following March ■'e ' 7 (THE VILLAGER’S first birthday) the Richland people would rum the searchlight on themselves and ask and try to answer, “What are we, | thd atomic bomb workers who helped win the war, now doing in effort to help win the peace?” The program was to extend over a six- week period or until Ajxil 28, Richland’s third birthday. Matthias Keynotes^tfi-iV€’ i Mrs. Sally Trpadwpll. former I can community might, if it wished, ' active Richlander and instigator ( “adopt” a Dutch community, send [of the idea, introduced Col. F. T. g00dS| and exchange correspond ence. Further to whom they birthday gift HARK for Tiel Germans orchards and roads to prevent the land- of parachute troops. Al- It Is more than a year that Holand was ^■‘at'd. all the mines have been die- j ^ade useless . * • | rl a nds. 71 ‘On the way all young men arrested and much of them sent to Germany as a con- Women gave birth to their in the snow on the border 1 the road and there was no doc- pr nor nurse. Old men died com cold. ‘In the meantime in all villages, ?mporary infirmaries were set up ■Th very primitive accommoda- r»t nnJ i send their I belief for Holland agency in New Through | York and through the direction of Mr. Seales, needy articles of cloth- i ing were purchased and shipped to . , , i -for uiSlFtuulion among its; worked out whereby any Ameri- % a then f 9 - t pie .to whom may write - s < ihzrr.tca r* ate ri aJh< in our that a had I * i I •■•■i ibe : ir■ hors, n« « j ! I .sYVid b ’> » than* id'- 1 ‘iM5 \ Jr.g ion: Mrs. IRay -SrA nr - Jad ca.-e h-. :■?. ci>‘- .<• Dutch City Continued from Page Two today’s paPcr news tow? Jcnkcrsfoot, ..Oc • ?.gun . Drunipf, 'W c:f Gt:jer.’ ar.d. [i ,| I 1 WSJi WK * c, - W M ' < J Y Pc ■■ " <’• •’ .‘i for tlr- •_ .f rjf|€ I ; ■(!; Ir U||. h ' idn t it vJthM [ , ■*’•’ I’.at'r. i' Ri'hkmd’s Belgium bride. •’’••. ; Mr. Tim- nierntan have Iven railed upon as 11| ’ ft' Ml >•'. • fr ir, 'I i' i have been will ten in Engli.-h, however, the !. w; oapi r rect-.h -d v,a o I putd ami ; < T.Jy a cor;— po/d-. ■ < er.‘ e-in:■ , we -..ill need thmnnv >nav,s of the ruins of our o ready. -r ir.wn. but as there are perhaps’ r.vt* uii.'. . • me* pee;?!? in Richland who are interested in snaps. I’m sending jou st me. I should lik° to know if there Is a pcsslbillty of helping you to make the contact between Rich- j land and Tie! a solid one. May- j be you don\ wan*, any heln: In the i •atter case I request you to give ; nib the add ess of a girl cr boyj whem I ran correspond with. I hop? soon to hear something . from our American friends. Your truly. Miss A. Griffion Lingcdyk 22 Tie!. Holland Ssa^ ■I .U 1 Ao6’.. V' letters ----- showed true, so adopted by •‘•i assure you proud and t. write a I like to . how happy we that they will help us our town t ’ cf partieuiars . ............... •' "/ nriyor • i : ^^ie, "I sh;.ll nppreciry'* u ? ip/- In.- adoption by radio and is vjvidly described i . received to date. Indications to utter unbeViet < residents when the broadcast, and it the'inhabitants < . ed articles that they believed such good fortune was theirs. Not only were residents of Tie! prompt in verbally expressing their 'appreciation. One former resident. Mis. Marie C. A. Honig of J.ouendyJ:. Switzerland, wrote on -b/.-hrU of her two sisters who arekesidin'g in Tiel and who were amdig the unwilling witnesses of the Best ruction imposed upon them by jhe Nazis. IPtle town! a village in ; V <1 t ’ i -■ IL. • . . e*' \ entire village. ------- - xaitMxiicix/^s such as the 300-year-old Watergate was a chati«v«^ and the catherdral and interior of the old St. Martin’s chuiuli haa been blasted to bits., .. ... i In fact, only five houses remained j 0 ™er YlllaSe •' untouched by the shell bombard ments which had racked Tiel’s ori-, . . , - .7.JVIU cinni o oaa 1-____ _ ip0 acjd tQ J Richland families. total destruction, the Germans had ------ stolen from or plundered everv Still another project to aid Piel ■ ■ was launched this week wfen some 50 representatives from ill cL’bSr churches, schools, and rher or ganizations in Richland met to r----- • • » ( Mm- rmuk ted J c^ ’ll .. it ur truly. ' G. i>onkeiklout. 1 , a h-.hu Holland, May 12, 1946 ‘ g^erous assistance. mcll of Richland, USA. ^T.'e hurg^ma '^r t.r ny.yoP 11 you, w-ho write you hAty if y,u wouw ba|i ants of you.- low 1 know how f'r^i jy w? value tne thty- rendered us. 1 may add il.a> T < . specifically valu^ And I read too, y°u fdeid^hip that will i- — I ! Mrir-/— sort cf pe,4 -n. . about himself bin > leair ;: r .; 0 n- , • tb.at ij? spent three years in Hol land tt; a mi., ’.ona* y. In January. 19.'2, th^ L ?r- n an Jo Holland. Since ti e na oe “Tira erman" > of I-L'?eh ant*1 uy* HiPrffl.g "< v-T. it I- !b( l.'Jll ! that I '•.•?. ?nc\•: .3 c.cermin- •_ ing wlere l.c was to !!<• worked I a /ii- .•' ’i-- >- u.-: -r lb | Nethlfeland and returned to :i t ; stat-?.. ; ' :. ^Tafi was <-?■'> I’eceivcd fj m J • Walers,, 1327 |n, who offered to help in Hen in Du I <-h. .Wood ward, 1207 busy the past ....o old coats and; children’s clothing, soon; I to be sent to Tiel. Richlanders having, winter garments suitable for . re-making, may call Mrs. V/oodward at 879-J.Orchids should be given this am bitious villager for her time and energy spent in doing sewing for -• . ------mother. groups. 10 date, over 100 Tiel families have been individually adopted by RichlanH famJi:--, Christmas Plan Afiot . ( Still another project to aid Tiel by the continu- was launched this week wlen some 1 50 representatives from ill cL’bs? cK’.—1— ganizations in •>»V1 Hl form a '‘phristmas For Tnl*’ mittee. Plah^are beiiig lot. for a citywide collection $f cl »th- ing and toys to be sent to Ti r. in time for their Christmas cel. j.ra- nnew ^on whjch in Holland is Decc- *ber theirl5 and 6. Being the first city in the J. S. to adopt a complete European toai- torn town, Richland is justly y 1 oud ..______ ___ J UVUC M1U3 mothers of j far- The purpose behind the entire -- • * program of “Win The Peace’’ and the adoption of Tiel, was summar ized in a letter receivd this week from a teacher in one of the Tiel schools. He writes, “We are very thank- f"1 ' ’ ’ ' _ — us and wish to express our feel- I of friendship towards you. ’ ’ ' . .............. ........ ........ -J of needed arti- • different nations is the first step u ■ 1 ‘ ’ j between nations which will deepen the mutual un derstanding and finally banish any possibility of waging war as means to solve international pro. blems.” C*s Dutch^ to »ho plea in >.av. e Villa-.... •■;, .„..S ’•» : i. Tity I liaup-. a( . and shyly a ked if he‘ us. tesltant to taw! v e were able J n. eV *^OT\ ec ’̂ ■ :V\C^ r- (tan ^r. />.»nfpond- ence with some one his ag; will give him a broader unders:andin.. of th? English language. Not. only have the young men from Tiel been profuse in the? gratitude, but the young womcr as-well.'and they too are dcsirou. of establishing a moans of trans- mH tai for information relative U our village and to relay pertinen facts- concerning the prngre> which is being made in th? re habilitation of Tiel. These your ladies, Tiny Jurrema and Wiliwl mina Valstar have asked that s m young people about 20 to 25 ycai> old write them. Ore interesting communication received \ . . bv \Iiss ,\ Gritfioen, who is secretary of tht * management of the rebuilding of fice: of the destroyed district of Tiel. In addition to the revela- that Tiel is the to be adopted by ar . ______ ful for your kind gesture towards xu-1 us and vviau to express our feel- whom ing of friendship towards you. ®tna ..• 1 i •; » f • v' much - a I* lin.s:t '> n ote hl A^ibt tockJ V.\eUr>: inr.’’ •; ■ • : - •• ' ' nfe> ■ c •car* ■ < f i. ;*•< v cd anjt1 ■ wit a the Tee 1 W-A-'d thh yrj .. in a r .nrcnt’.'itb.n hi::" erm? th:.*jgh f:< :n ..rf/l V,\* had ■. >• Rut . can the nv <9 dang?.-, «u 1 We r:.- M :'.e seieniin, • h-atd a ho: Ml id Pen! faioiv v. .'.a > ; coi.T : b~‘T.\-6r. > r r rt . my be af- '.n? ‘war—ut va-. .x '.vx- .U ... ;... 1 .. . - of same O ’.ed' . 1 both, light-.-r:. for a !, fji democracy uid interested villagers the burguma.Jer wiii be ding us more pertinent information in the. very near future which w.li' be pin Wished as it is received. 3 k -5 S E ' 1 ^\S Tiel. tion of the fact first town t ' 4 American village, Miss Griffioen also requests the establishment oi a “solid” contact through corres pondence with some Richland girl or moy of about her own age which is 23 years. The wide publicity given * • - j newspaperr in all letters ; point j on the part 01 • news was first was not until could read prinl- Tiel family (Additional details ______ J "o T°.- /jv?:: cn ’’ lad b^n ,\m'i -‘'a- And indeed long the Tiel is the fi’*st an American one. I can assure >ou that v.•? a”e ve-y proud and that's why I re- ro!v?d to write a letter to you, because I like to tell the Rich land people bow happy we are ...? I ; to rebuild and to give all kinds of --------- j about our esuatry and town and cur life during the German occupation. I am a girl of 23 years old and ff the management of 41 Ta ' I • v •*„ -U.— In the picture above'ire typi- cid ga rin£_nts sent Jo-Jd. Hol land, by Richlanders wfe adopt ed the stricken city, md then proceeded with wholesale adop- - tion of separate Tiel falllies. In the picture Jane Jones, hstigater of the “Adopt a Tiel family** plan, is looking over the assort ment. (Additional details page 2). To date, »-s • av^'3, o- <» o In ar • i-*sue of 7 3 • Rfcd ’ mern^.-i uf 1 our oC? <• j coMdh M ’and tbM it v ?< ydt;' 1 • •jpl- ?: Rich- el. Ti/y.efo!c* the 1 hi; If lae’.c i, in RiA- wot'ann or in::., m years old, who wi hesj a c. frendeiice v. itb - m*. .’/t cf fir? j’a:< • I : ’ r to bi in,' Holland1 ’. S. A. tii r to r.’T.'j-id, pk a-e j Was left in the < landmarks shattered ruin* church had been untouched by the .r .. aaum r ginal 3,300 homes. Lxz iw total destruction, the Germans stolen from or plundered every house not leveled by ilie c ous shellings and bombings. It was an unbearable and dis couraging sight! When news reached Tiel that city in the United States adopted them and offered help, the people were overjoyed with new hope and inspiration. They knew they weren’t forgotten in t peril! Family-Adoption Plan Letters from tired young men -- ......... \hu's just released from German prison work they a camps, from anxious molhcxs oi small children, from sorrowing widows, from the owners of des troyed shops—hundreds of them be gan pouring into the Richland post office. Each letter expressel a “thanks to the people of Richland.’’ Thus, Richlanders undertook a new projet, that of adopting an in dividual Tiel family with ’ - o - -p ^X^uals they could correspond and send Friendship between in packages of clothing, n-. 2.J^x<=uv ‘.‘““iT. cles such as sewing thread, pins, I towards frienasmp yarn, and other items readily avail-r ’ able here, but not yet on the mar ket in Holland. The Richland Kiwanis, club was the first organization to adopt the plan lOO^er ceijt. Each member has; ad opt eTVfamily and pledged him self to send a package per month to them. The Toastmaster’s club hav$ offered their services for speaking on the -e^tbject of “Tiel”: in response to such requests by’ I Mrs. VinciL- e.aTu77Td. has been v eek making over I suits into ry c —... , for her - ~ - in doing ! ; oj. v. s.-she’s my ’s ori- r iner $ 210.00 240.00 300.00 2.25.00 30.00 can 137.50 300.00 Packing $1,806.72 MOM'S OUT •h I young- I I were town 300.00 4.22 S’ n cuntriuuiioii Books, Other I tems Needed 1 __ J ended “So for ‘s AO# at being held back from I 1 e Several hundred Dutch children Yout __ ~ uuvcivc toys sent to them' g'°‘youngsters. These smiling, happy faces arc a group of! r^tiy an air of impatience to grasp their anticipated toy. ch-ll(fV( poster which reads, “Richland Adopts the Youth i; ent j- i) Cor van der Linden and Pistor van de Braak I during D J ’ r ign correspondent for the! Tiel" • Reina Walbeck, also of the Thrc ■ To mm dcr Linden and Mi , organization similar to the American Red *• —Photo by Louis Swanenberg (By Jane Jones) Tiel. Holland, is a destroyed shell-riddled town in the center of the Netherlands whose surviving people have felt the horrible ex periences of a world war. While the village of Tiel was be ing burned and plundered by the -Axis in September 1944, the work ers at Richland, Washington, wul, preparing for use of °11 atomic bomb which waa to end the wa At t* ? same time our army wrs encamped across the River Waal t bombing the Germans in the evac ' uated Tiel. The atomic bomb was dropped August 6, 1945, the war cr.de:: ibruptly August 14, 1945, and Tie: was liberated! Early in February of this year. peace?” In answer, a six week’s “Win the Peace” campaign—spon sored by The Villager newspaper —-was staged, with many benefit peformances, open forum meetings, and an extensive collection for I clothing and canned goods. Almost $2,000 was raised through benefits. Town Adoption Proposed Through untiring efforts of num- ’ , erous people, several relief agen- of same is as follows:— 1Q0 @ $2.10 20 dozen one-piece Flan nel Sleepers (2, 4. 6 & 8 years) (£ $12.00 30 dozen Girls’ Union Suits (4 to 13 years) cjio nn 50 dozen Children’s Bas que Shirts (2, 4, 6 & 8 years) @ $4.50 10 dozen Baby’s Receiv ing Blankets @ $3.00 Because of the heavy destruction;, 25 dozen Women’s Lin gerie @ $5.00 25 dozen Women's items of lingerie (a) $12.00 L>utcn children wait with unabated delight at the, • entrance to the building of the “HerstelradcF to receive r J from Richland youngsters. These smiling, happy faces < 1 11 year olds, waiting with an air of impatience to grasp their anticipated toy.: Gathered around the poster which reads ••Pu-UL-J AJ - of Tiel,’’ are (left to right) Cor van ucr unden i of the "Herstelraad,” Tommy Bekker, foreigr I Villager, Miss Bep van dcr Linden and Miss ‘‘Herstelraad.” a Dutch relief I Cross. .i Bl* ■■ # ;iR ’;> K ycontacted regarding war-torn Europe could adopt, and send their Worif’WIUU --------- 1 ^Used tf1 “the village” of Richland tor at least two wholly differ ent relfons* One was the vital part i ^ichlaiiders contributed to atomic bomb production. Anotier» and less publicized, rea son for World-wide recognition was the rtfent adoption by Richland a w°lc of an entire city in Hol land. That altruistic gesture was followed by a more personal ex pression of sympathy for a1 war- torn (frnmunity, in which separate *amilitf in Richland adopted sep arate families in Holland. The,'^tter movement was pri- rnariiy instigated by Jaqe^iLon>s. a niembf1' of The Villager ~7town newspaper staff). In the attached . narrative, written exclusively for Union-Bulletin readers, she reveals the how and why details. T otal W|ule i he generosity of Riel.land has gone a long way toward reliev ing the urgency in Tie), many I items, not always’associated with relief, are still needed. Scales said, I such as string, pins, paper clips, clothespins, books, dolls and toys, thoroughly did the Nazis* pd- and damage the Netherlands that, during (heir five years of oc cupation. the little country ‘ was piuite thoroughly robbed,” ha|ex- |plained. Such articles can bo sent |hy individuals at any time ani ad“ '\’T“ 1 1o Burgomaster of Tiel, j 1 *c‘l Holland, for distribution^ ’ In the event of another drive foi .baby clothing, food and other things, '‘our agency will be happy to ship to the Netherlands at no cost to you for overseas transpor- tation and insurance, any gift5 , Richland’s cash contribution to »:ts adopted city oi Tiel, HollancL ' s on its way across the Atlantic in 1 the form of clothing, primarily for {women and children, accordirg to a loiter dated June 26th froth •.American Relief for Holland, Ini s At the suggestion of Victor II , Scales, Director of Organizations j Relationships, American Relief Ln* ■■ Holland, Inc., the money avai'able was changed into goods here ; ince, ’ he explained, ‘'the Dutch fii d it : impossible to buy.” » Packed in wooden cases for im mediate shipment were a total Of 310 items purchased by Ame. ican • Relief for Holland from Miller and S- hoi field, 796 Broadway, ! York. These articles will r^sw greatly in relieving the urgen *y of the existing need in the war-».exh- staid town of Tiel, Scales exj !ain cd, end are in accordance with the ehigh (;iiority needs. SanT >les of each garment were sent ’ o The Villager, and were found to be highly satisfa Ther e amples are now on di play jin a v'indow of Anderson's Scoje. Appljopriate recognition was giv en to\sthe Girl Scout Council for I Aichlande^sWked ‘themseive/ this J'/ c ° n { r 1 ,b 110 "■ question, “What can we the atomic, t..rough the combined efforts of ' pomb makers who helped to win all troops in the presentation ofa •the war, do to help win the ’highly successful carnival on i l'jtfarch ,30. The Council’s generosity ’was reflected in the purchase of 30 dozen girl’s union suits and was so .indicated in the shipment. Together with shipping charges, the purchases totaled S1.S06.72, the sum of Richland’s "Gift to Peade.” The goods shipped and the cost I v. d. E ! lief gv 2 ross from from “I of < anti did tion [ drh i but I ths I Sai I pls th I Registering disapproval at being held back from receiving their Ameri-1 J toys arc these young residents of Tiel. I X I he policeman (with back to the picture) is attempting to bring; ajn| order out or chaos as the children push forward eagerly to receive the • give toys sent them from Richland. ) to s A young man at the very end of the line is raising his hand tqj *c s attract the attention of the officer. -. photo hy Loui, Swanenberg oils ...... - - ------------' loc Give io the Victor Ciothinq Collection 1 £ ■ lU a WSS5 received Monday from the United Service to Hol land office* in New York, it wax' learned that two, cases of hard candies for (he Tie! children left Tanpar.v 36. This randy was pur- | chased ,l Kome $.30 loft over! ' •'‘rom lhe purchase of the toys, and 1 11,cr. lore will also be con: iderrd jdr,»vy as a gift froni th*' Rlrtjiand vr . id. tion. Historic Landmarks Gone When the evacuated Tiel resid ents began returning to their his toric and once beautiful homes, they saw the rubble of stone and shattered brick in the streets, lined with |he bleak and blackened shells of buildings. Not a pane oi glass and shops, | fund was turned into needy articles' of women’s and children’s clothing, . -- - and shipped to Tiel for distribu-( doze.n Women’s Vests large @ $6.00 cies some town in which Richland I to whom they could birthday gifts direct. Through HARK, (an organization I similar to our Red Cross) in Rot- to'tdinn, it was learned that plans could be worked out whereby a ‘ Dutch community could be adopted, and to which gifts could be sent. After much study, Tiel, Holland, i was the village in Europe deemed »* I most needy to receive the fund. , ’Because Of Hoaw Hncfrnrtinn I. of homes, factories money mean't little to Tiel, so the* fund was turned into needy articles' of women’s and children’s clothing, cr.de wTTiT letters piling up on .Pnes gifts from THE PLUTONIUM PRODUCERS MAKE CHRISTMAS REALLY BRIGHT FOR A WAR- RAVAGED DUTCH CITY He early-morning NTA CLAUS’ chief helper in this prodigious project was Jane.JJA es, business manager of Villagers, .. nonprofit corporation of Richland dents which publishes The Villager, newspaper, operates a civic » xckr* a yvutJi C'cnic.i'. ■a.’zd inces other recreational activities for city. Jan^ also a member of The ager staff, has kept Tiel warm in hearts of Richland people (who call parties—every civic event and most semi private affairs during the period—were for peace andxTiel. There was even, of all things, a chicken-shoot for peace. Town-hall forums, based on “Speak Your Peace/’ were held once a week in the high school auditorium, of the subjects were, Peace,” Answer? Without Religion?’ -supplemented with and street polls. By N. PAUL NISSEN Editor, Richie nd (W4sh.) Villager "kNE of the most appealing 1 stories of the season, in my opinion, is that of the mass iistmas gift sent by plutonium ducers of the Hanford Engi- r Works —where atomic bomb terials originate — to a war aged city in Holland. t’s a tale not only of the broth- ood of man, but of the personal •d will of the makers of man's st awful weapon, or finest serv- ., toward their fellow men. i the gift were three tons of good, ■m clothing; 3,000 assorted toys and tes to delight the heart of any child, □00 pounds of canned goods—mostly rce coffee, tea and cocoa. These were ipped up into one big Yuletide pres and sent to the people of Tiel, Hol- d. The givers were the residents of bland, a wholly government-owned | operated community on the desert t to the Columbia River, in South- tern Washington, wherein live all jloyes of the atomic-energy-produc- plant. Some “What Price “United Nations—Is This the ’ and “Is World Peace Possible The forums were talks before clubs Most villagers would have heen will* jng to heave a sigh of relief and forget the whole thing at that point, but they couldn’t. For Jane Jones had received some letters from the' Dutch by that tTme^ aiuf^Hccided that rehabilitation meant just what it said—and it must be continued until Tiel no longer needed help. “You don’t adopt someone and, after / giving a party, forget all about him,” \ she said. “Tiel is our town, and we’re ) going to keep faith with it or I’ll break yny neck trying.” yjLND soon hundreds of letters started pouring in, some in English, but mostly in Dutch, from families in Tiel who wanted to thank Richland people for what they had done and to corre spond with someone here. Jane soon had every waking minute filled^ and then some, witTP letters piling up on her desk. A familyjadoptioii plan she sponsored begarTTo^take hold, and soon hundreds of families were writing and sending individual packages to Holland. A little item in the paper, “Anybody Read Dutch?” brought in William H. Timmerman, a villager of Dutch descent terials for Tiel, which had been adopted as /immunity for rehabilitation TOWN meeting was called, and fill village clubs and organizations soit representatives who enthusiastically in dorsed the plan. They remembered tie words cf CoL. F^ T, %Ja11 h i as. command ing officer of Hanford Engineering Works during the war, who said, “Orty cooperation will save the world. In in atomic age we may never have another chance.” His solution, cooperation based on un selfishness, true knowledge find famili arity, understanding and tolerance be tween countries, was the foundation it the drive. The event was divided into three Parts: Relief, for immediate help; habilitatiojix to assist some city to cone back, and pga_ce_ f grunts, to get peop:e thinking about the answers to perma nent peace. Three coordinators were Picked, F. Ken Wilson, operator of an electrical shop; Mrs. W. F. Dunwoody, a village housewife, and W. A. Beardei, plant employe. The theme of the drive was, “What Are We, the Atomic Bomb Workers Who Helped Win the War, Doing to Help Hutid Permanent Peace?” 1g^TTWEEN March 7, The Villagers birthday, and April 28, anniversay of Richland, two tons of clothing aid more than 75 cases of canned food wee sent to European relief; $2,000 wis raided for the purchase of needed mi- 'JpHE climax came when the money for Tiel was turned over to Jane Jones at* a big birthday party, follow ing a benefit concert for the fund by the Treble Clef, women’s choral group. A huge cake, with three candles for Richland’s three years, was wheeled in, and as representatives came up on the stage and turned in their checks, each lit pnother candle until the whole cake seemed ablaze with lights. With the $2,000 raised, 100 dozen dia pers, 20 dozen flannel sleepers, 30 dozen girls’ union suits, 50 dozen Basque shirts, 10 dozen babies’ receiving blankets and 100 dozen sets of women’s undercloth ing, all badly needed in Tiel, were pur- wTfo ~hadlr?ed in Holland for a couple of years. Ever since, Timmerman has been deluged with hundreds of letters to translate. He and his wife, Alta, spend their early-morning and lateC evening hours putting Dutch letters into English and English letters into Dutch for village correspondents. JANE kept interest hot by running a • column in the paper and sent for lists of Dutch people willing to corre spond. She was able to furnish perti nent, personal information on size of families, ages of children and occupa tions of iathers to villagers who wished to adopt a family similar to their own so clothes could be exchanged. J^CJiristrnas fpr Tigl” all began along in October at the suggestion of E. S. Bell, Jr., then president of Villagers, Inc. Jane took the idea, formed com mittees, organized house-to-house pick ups of food and clothing, and coin col-< lections in the schools for money to buy toys. Yes, it’s a nice story, because if the world knew what was in the hearts of at atom-bomb makers, as evidenced by their all-out effort to help their Dutch friends, they wouldn’t worry so much about what atomic energy will do to' the world. - y/It will be used only for good, if the. people who make it have anything to Lsay about it! ) themselves villagers) since con- munity adopted the Dutch town during a city-wide peace drive early in 1943. It was about a year ago that I fig ured something should be done by The Villager to commemorate the first an niversary of the newspaper and the third anniversary of the founding of “new ’ Richland, when the first earth wa» turned for the construction of some 3,000 homes for employes in the plu tonium plant. Treadwell, part-time editorial assistant and wile of Dave R. Tread well, a Du Pont chemist, was given the assignment to find a suitable “slant” for a special issue. Sally, a former Life Mag^Tine editor/said, “Why not a Rich land Peace Drive to get people thinking about what can be done to make peace lasting?” The answer, obviously, was “Why not, indeed?” And then the fun began. / I • * As Safe Driver * ■jch to fight the :pirGl. 2. J?. A>n^JL s r s ■W j ’Man of the Year she has always convenient, safe, he present crisis, uyip* Js also an L. Meekins, last and only DuPont employee ‘ on by Mrs. A. Patrol introduces this Thurs day as “Safe Driver of the Week,” John C. Fleming, Atomic Energy I Commission employee in the intelli- | Misses i and gsley. They wore flow and blue with •r necklines and full h halo veils of net. ids carried heart hs of pink rosebuds lace. idants for the -wed- Jean Farabee were hop suey dinner at home, 1427 Stevens, evening. was ~ nearer was. Seattle, aid win, the i her»„- Ushers __ and Caleb Farabee, ther. followed the wed- home of the bride’s ? serving table was' a three-tiered cake niniature bride and anted with lighted ? asters and gladioli Farabee home. —• j, , x, vaiunui, i/v». Choice of Tom I The choice of Tom Pur tor. by Year”is particularly apt. Person of the most engaging personal! young man who devotes consider proving the lot of his fellow Riel ! ' members of the fine Richland Ju This is the first time the JayCe ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --- - • i i _ . ®f This Week# for the past 22 years, and has never had an accident. “I sincerely believe that all nio- I torists should give the pedestrian the right of way,” Fleming pointed out when asked how he would ad vise others in order to reduce ac cidents. “Drivers should be especially cautious in passing school zones and crosswalks near schools,” he added. Fleming also suggests caution on narrow streets, even if it means traveling below the stated speed limits. He also believes that the speed limits in Richland and on the outskirts are about the cor rect speeds for a community of this size and present traffic con ditions. Fleming resides at 1430 Marshall with his sister. gence and security division. Fleming has operated a vehicL the of Okanogan They ad the double rl # ¥ * y. . R. L. Meekins Is Last DuPont Man Here Among villagers best qualified to say “I remembei '■••hen—’ j- n T ’ • • ■ - - - , — —. unu vmj vlia th Jones sang v pawning" a organ by Mrs way for saving /s is buying bonds father gave her J wore a dress < l(i marquisette fas! fitted satin bodic itton sleeves cuffe jer full sheer skh ort train. Fingerti ision, trimmed in Id lace and fitted t impleted the brida ide’s only ornamen of pearls, worn b] her own wedding 1 a bouquet of whiti ered with an orchid leman, maid of hon taffeta fashionec Irt neckline, three- sleeves, fitted bod skirt. She wore a ink net and carried ms. were -u.ao^n me aisle of the United Protestant church follow double ring wedding ceremony are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin •aS’ exchange of vows was read by the Rev. Kenneth. Bell at a candle- bride- .ceremony. Mrs. Baldwin is the former Jean Farabee, daughter of were ‘,r an—Faia^ec, lAJz-Suveja. - Mr. Baldwin rs”the ‘son of ■ ■* Wabfc XortmWr 87, 1W Ail Alone! He’s So All Alone! IN YAKIMA I I f ■ I I I attempt was madt ~ “Freedom’s ‘ 1 diffici nearest here i I i information Wflllfl Willi week into new offices in the Marcds Whit something doing t Superintendent ■ Beyond world. (V A C Superintendent Resigns- News of the resignation of R. H. Fergin as superintendent tof (schools in Richland will-be received with regret in many sources this week. He has served the village well—too well, perhaps, for in his day-and-night, never-ceasing efforts on behalf of Richland education, he has done his health consid erable damage. While he controlled the reins, Richland school enrollment increased from just 250 students in a lone grade school and small high school, to 3,700 students v four grade schools and huge high school, with more on the i\y. The in crease—all of the way—was under adverse conditions, with.! construction people coming in- and out with various-sized j families, then leaving altogether and operations workers^ coming in. During this period, and even now, the change-j I ever, not only of students, but of teachers (who during war years were, for the most part, wives of employees) was J frightening to contemplate. The chances are that, being of sound mind and good sense, I if Fergin could have taken a look in the future and seen what I was in store for the Richland school system, he would have ■ refused to take the job on. However, he did take the job on. and did it well in our opinion. He handled the schools in a firm, capable manner in the face of problems laced by lew,, ried by a highly vocal population originally fromdensely.A J 1 tied and secure, “they did things differently.” From what| * • we saw, his phone was kept hot with calls from “people who. knew people,” and wanted something done jbout little John-j * i ’1 _ J ’ - _ i - of the over-crowded situation. Nominated for School Board i got io iniriKing auvui it uisi lugui— years since V.-J Day. And 1 couldn’t sl« our town 1 seemed to see th: And as I watched, they were going o« I saw the glowing foundries grow co the wheels stop in the factories, and thi plow. I saw neighbor turn on neighbor, an- of arms at night. I saw the printing presses smashe taken and shot. I saw the rise of the dictators. 1 saw their lines of puppet men jerkii bands played and banners waved. Yet—the disciplined state had come. “Turn on your radio, comrade. The ob ' coming through. ...” ■ “Turn over your children to us. We v- fOr the state ...” 1 want to thank God today that 1 I That 1 can still speak my own mind work as I please and vote as I please . . of me is still wide open. Now I know how easily these pricel 1 lost. For there is no place that a man car trading away his liberties. Step by step There is nothing but misery and ws road when the" people Of a nation split ing groups and classes. And that has been the law of mankit of time. No, I don’t think it’s going to hapi But make no mistake about it. The We have been challenged to prove t of—to prove that- the-way,we live an any system in the world. And there’s only one way to prove the goods w . . before it is too late. We’ve got to bury our little squab together.- We’ve got to set our wheels in a them rolling. We’ve got to quit looking back to ] building a many-times-greater Amer We’ve, got to plant more wheat an more coal and more steel. Build moi It’s got to be done—not only to b Europe, but because it is our only sa * —because it is the Ameiican waj ability to bring better living to m( —because only by being productive And only by being strung can w< R. H. Fergin, Richland superin tendent of schools, moved last i.'ini, VCipclMAC HUlUllUl lil v.»v mw W-X jx. .y.... 1 ------- ... if any, other superintendents anywhere. And, perhaps, bar-’ man grade school. populated Eastern region where, with everything long- tied and secure, “they did things differently.” From we saw, his phone was kept hot with calls from “people 'tho. knew people,” and wanted something done about little John-( ny having to double-shift or go across the city to school be-', cause of the over-crowded situation. The survey of the school system made by W ashington’ State college, t reported adversely on many phases of the work. Of course it did. In the first place, a survey of that type is meant to criticize and find defects. It doesn’t look tor system’s strong points, even though there are many. Quite- probably, just ns many faults might be found in any other school system in the state—and we must remember that no other system anywhere had the problems ours has had for the past four years. .. . Yes, we believe that Superintendent Fergin has done a fine job here—and, being on the school boaid for three years, we have had an opportunity to view his wqrk ^losely—and kvill be sorry Io see him go. 'Freedom Train' Locoi By GE and American I 'FREEDOM TRAIN" ' During coming months the "Frt stops at 300 cities in the 48 states most significant documents of the country. Sponsored by the Attorney Ge States, the program of ‘Rededication is actually being carried throughe American Heritage Foundation, a n entirely voluntary organization wh< is everybody’s Job.” —. Although an ; ‘ ‘ land included in the ___ tations of time and technical ble, and the town stop is Walla Walla. At such time as the scheduled stop at It’s the biggest show in \ Eastern Washington ! / There’s every minute! There’s fun for everyone — thousands of things to see and do! Don tMiss One Single Minute I eneral Electric United Protestant Church X^Zins First Prize when i Pays Tribute i To Richland j 'V, h esearch :abora- on the General committee, of i Winner convertible who received Permission at Marilyn Buys, 23, is sponsored by two, Toastmasters clubs and the Toastmistress club. Originally from Canton, N. Y., Marilyn, who has been in the Waves, is now a field worker for the Campfire Girls of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland. She makes her home in Dorm W-A Charles E. Wilson, president of ! General Electric company, in his• keynote address delivered at the Richland Day ceremonies in the i village square Monday, SeptemberI 1, paid tribute to the work done I Janet Monson, 22, candidate en- te'recf’' by'" UnToB “76” has been in Richland since September, 1944. A graduate of Colorado State college, where she was active in campus life,, she is secretary to the super intendent of Power. She is a mem ber of the Richland Choral So ciety and PEO. She lives here w Mr- Wilson said anything Queen Frances, Pat Doctor, Pat Snyd ■■■I Miss Frances Nordman, queen of Richland Day, 1947, and her four attendants grace the junior chamber of commerce float, first prize winner among the professionally-built entries. From left to right are Sadelle Smith, ler and MarilyikJIuys. the company has done or will do is a result of thousands of men : and women working together, of I which the workers at the plant | here have played an important I | part. ; “I cannot,” he said, “remember | ja time, in my own long association 1 with this organization, when it mmission, D. F. j vjous t0 mention that the com- •ea manager, J. ■ pany’s principal asset consisted of Cornelius and ! human beings.” eneral Electric Coming back to the theme of jody, vice presi-; Richland Day, “We’re Here to rthwest district,: stay,” Mr. Wilson said that he I jee preisdent of I could say very little about the rom San Fran- • future of atomic energy, that he Garrison, head ; himself was vitally interested in d publicity de- j David C. Lilienthal’s speech here Pacific coast • last week. Yet, he stressed Mr. er, plant man- « Lilienthal’s point that the develop-; lit W. T. Over-iment of economically competitive; E- L. Richmond I atomic power is a long-term proj- j J. J. Perier, on ! ect, one that G.E. is prepared to • nercial facilities, investigate over a long period of I presenting non-I t Ind ies. and Queen puet. • am^i^injyjiit United Protest- pcond prize to of the 7947 Mercury was Mrs.M. G. Swain the car during in- the street dance. Works as a ? serves on the A. Winne, Dr. veloped this truly amazing project. Zay Jeffrfes. •’. . . I am well aware, through the ““ e delivered his. reports of our own people who fore leaving his have come out here, of just how i introduced hisI painstaking and how proficient i Shugg. Mr. our predecessors on this ground jpointed by the.were, in going about their initial , Commission »rd directed C, has now of- i the job. program, chairman, esident of the itLa^r of C».m- na*ier of eere- iland Day cere- ;e square, high- ote address by ...v ____ —; president of Hanford Engineer Works, v 7 \ ompdny. and afler briefly reviewing a few BOURNE QUEEN Frances Nordman arrived via heliocopier ic the Second In- Qf accomplishments of the com- ,ascenj her float as a signal for the parade to start on Richland ?re from Fort panv which he heads, added “Like (pay.t j>nOf Bradley hands Frances her scepter as Richland Dad ide, played for JX>Ut the rest of us are here to stay 'chairman Blake Miller helps her out of the heliocont and to back you up.” ' - In his commendation of HEW, arge of general Wilson said, “. . . I want to pay our tribute to the high skill and modern genious of the plan-, ners, the scientists, the engineers, • nlwr, telling of'the technicians, and the managers? > committee and of the duPont company and of the ; United States Army Corps of En"i| ‘gineers who conceived and de- g me in Richland’s short history, villagers turned out netown style to witness the events of the most ex- •' / festivities to date. Beginning with the kickoff cere- rs’ Bowl Sunday evening, large crowds attended every j ing day. I night program was highlighted by the cofonatjan of man as Queen of Richland Day, and announcing of aidants, Pat Doctor, Pat Snyder, Sidelie Smith and ie queen with her court reigned throughout all the J Day, Queen Frances turning up with a black eye at evening in the •--------------------------------------------- ; result of the TA • 1 Jt she and her Gt j I in shortly af-j ►ay ceremonies. were slightly. reated at Kad-' eir smiles were ON PARA members Bearing f Club donn< for the occ QUEEN AND HER COURT for the JayCee sponsored Rich land Day activities are, in the usual order: Sadelle Smith, Pat Doctor, Queen Frances Nordman, Pat Snyder, and Marilyn_Buys. Queen was chosen from this group of five by committee oFiudges. THE first anniversary of the date General Elec- ■ trie assumed responsibility for atomic energy | research and development at Hanford Engineer • Works was marked by celebration held recently at I Richland, Washington. A feature of "Richland Day" was address by Charles E. Wilson, president of General Electric, above. Other highlights of the Day included parade, coronation of queen, air show, exhibits, bo&t regatta, trap shoot, ping-pong, golf, tennis and horseshoe tournaments, water sports pro gram and dance. The observance was sponsored by Richland Junior Chamber of Commerce. August 29,1947 President Visits □ G.E. OFFICIALS paid a visit io Hanford Works re al lour of the Plant and conferences with Management, hey are: Dr. Zay Jeffries, in charge of G. E.'s Chemical a member of the Company's Nucleonics Committee; Vice- ■L A. Winne, in charge of G. E. Engineering policy and of the Nucleonics Committee; C. L. Wilson, General the A. E. C.; Carleion Shugg, Manager of Hanford dir- iions for the A. E. C„ D. F. Shaw, Mr. Shugg's assistant, G. Suits, G. E. Vice-President, and Director of the Com sarch Laboratory, also a member of the G. E. Nucleonics Let’s this year, consider our XT___ 1____ m fl" All this is directing toward as the commission is A.E.C. COMMISSION MEMBERS are shown above just after their arrival at H.E.W. for their inspec tion tour. From left they are: D. E. Lilienihal, chairman of the Commission, and S. T. Pike, R. F. Bacher, and W. H. Waymack. G.E. PRESIDENT Wilson is scheduled io Richland Day audiences ally following the parade day September 1. I HERE'S MY PASS Dr. Zay Jeff ries, left, and H. A. Winne seem io say upon their arrival at H.E.W. io Wren Ellison, receptionist at .he Administration Building Mr. Jeffries, a member of the G. E. Nucleonics Committee, and Mr. Winne. chairman of the G. E. Nu cleonics Commliiee, both arrived 'or the visit of the A.E C. AEC Manager Shugg Says Observe Nucleonics Day " By Working Extra Hard Next Tuesday is the most significant date in Atomic history.’Five years ago, December 2, at Chicago, man first controlled atomic energy. Last year Richlanders celebrated this anniversary date in grand fashion with a banquet and a Nucleonics program. Unfortunately, this year, due to existing crowded conditions of facilities, a like celebration would be limited to such an extent as to not do justice to the occasion. It has been, therefore, decided to forego a ban quet until another year. There are ways, however, to commemorate the day other than by knives and forks — at Hanford we can “carry on” to perpetuate this day to a far greater de gree by increased activity with picks and shovels, pen cils and paper, and by work and efforts in our present program. expansion program as and let everyone dig an- 'fhe industrial future of Hanford Engineer Works is ‘ very permanent indeed,” according to a statement made by David C. Liljepthak head of the atomic energy commission, at a press conference in Richland Saturday. •‘You had a story some weeks ago about the progress for the increase in the size of the community, etc. All this is directing toward a definite and continuous operation as far as the commission is concerned, Mr. Lilicnthal said. However, Mr. Lilientha! pointedly emphasized that the Atomic Energy Commission is not connected with a supersonic., research in this. region. “Just say flatly that the Atomic Energy Commission *'.a; to ca:’..:-Jl.un- w;th any supersonic program. We have troubles of our own!” When asked about the possible future of the Hanford plant in ■ view of the nation’s return to a’ peacetime role, Mr. Lilientha! said i it is not possible to describe Han-( I ford plant as producing material ! for military purposes only. I “This plant is for producing plu- j ionium. The same process and same materials may be used with certain adaptations near the end of the process for peacetime use. “This plant has a dual possibility. There are research processes in it ; which 1 cannot describe. It is true • that there is a great deal of re search work going on, both in the, I direction of improving the process ; and knowing more about the fun- I damental operation of the material. “The production of the radio-act- • ive isotope for use in medical, bio- j logical and metallurgical work is carried on at the Oak Ridge plant. However, it is not possible to de scribe the Hanford plant as pro ducing material for military pur poses only.” However, the consensus of the commission, according to its chairman, is that the principal purpose is to provide bombs, al though research is being con ducted along the lines of power generation. “We had an announcement out ■ of Washington some time ago in i respect to future power develop ment. There is some research in • ‘his plant that will be carried for- ■ ward; that is, research in relation i In I Tn nf nmi ■hi ■■ -A & i > . Charles E address immedi- on Mon- (end) v« r -r • i BETTER BALANCED ECONOMY proposing constructio r I /Z'7V<. 1' /. :. .. ■ ; . ■6: A Z^'V'”' r I *' . wu V4 units will get under way almost simul - Uneously with this initial group of 500..These latter houses Probably will be of the pre-cut type, but they definitely will * permanent units. We are not prepared to say exactly what the total requirements will be for housing, but in an 1 ustrial plant located as Hanford is, there is no alterna- ve ut to provide workers with adequate and conveniently ocated housing. The surrounding area just does not offer any possible relief on housing. p/s previously mentioned, the commercial facilities in ic and were kept to a minimum that would supply resi - dents only the essentials. It is now necessary to expand ecommercial facilities so that the economy of the Village can be brought up to that which one would normally expect in acommunity the size of Richland .Todo this will require Reconstruction of facility buildings to house, department sores, small shops, bowling alleys and many other Businesses found in a city such as Walla Walla, for instanc e commercial facility In Richland is ’MUCH ME, I’H DREAMIMG1 " FjancesNqjjCLffljn, H. E. W MEWS model, can hardly believe her eyes as she inspects miniature models of the newhousesde3tIned to help solve Richland’s housing • hortage, and checks ai r view photo to see where they'll be 1 ocated. Awnmkarnf .onginppr firms and a. consulting en gineer firm are now busily engaged in the design work for these facilities. We have with us today architect’s sketches of some of the buildings to house facilities contemplated. Some of you may be interested in examining some of these sketches in more detail following adjournment of this meeting. EXPANSION PROGRAM INCLUDES NEW SCHOOLS As is usually the result of growth in any community, one of the most critical situations faced by a city's planners is the providing of sufficitent educational facilities. Richland is no exception. If anything, our situation is more critical, because of what appears to be a unique condition with re gard to the average ages of our school age population. Next year's first grade class, for instance, will be the largest in our Village’s history, numbering some 600 or so young sters. You no doubt recall, from recent publicity given Richland, that the birth rate there is one of the nation's highest. In an attempt to cope with the problem faced regarding our school system, we have a group of architects right now busily engaged in designing new school buildings. We are adding to Columbia High School, enlarging Jefferson Grade School,building anew Junior High School, and planning for changes to existing grade schools, together with the build ing of one or two additional grade schools. Now this pro gram is large, and will not be accomplished overnignt. design work has progressed to a point where architectural trawings have been made of some of the buildings. I wish o call your attention to the architect's sketch of the new unior High School. We feel that this building will be an utstanding contribution to the total educational facilities f WashingtonState.lt is our expectation that facilities will itch up with requirements by the opening of the 1948-49 :hool term. We recognized the impossibility of fully cop ig with the situation during the 1947-48 term. The plan- ng of Richland must continue to include me P ding the maximum of educational opportunities for all ?sidents. ECREATION CONSIDERED IN 'LLAGE EXPANSION PROGRAM Any carefully Planne^ C°7its resident?for recreation, •nsideration of the needs ted in Richland. We are lis program is not being & f lighted softball park, oceeding with the instal a de a youth recreational e expect, in due time, P other requisites of a nter, a swimming P°° ’ lnvcTounds program. We do not •11 balanced ^ingmore for the residents of Ricb" pect to provide anything ,n any other community ?d than they could expect iohndm Rlchland up comparable size, b n of new Is a very natural move, when one considers 101 III 1111111 ial being worked with is not, and cannot, be handled w the facilities at the disposal of most universities. Men i terested in pursuing studies of radioactive materials wou be handicapped in their advanced educational desires, such an arrangement were not made available. There ai still many problems to be solved in this educational prograr; but I can assure you now that the major steps have bed accomplished, add some real good will come of the presen efforts on advanced education. We consider Dean Johnson” accomplishments to date as one of the outstanding feat since General Electric assumed responsibility for the Han; ford operation. The progress made to date, however, woulj not have been possible without the splendid cooperation we have received from the various educational institution^’ here in the Northwest. ATOMIC POWER STILL DECADES AWAY So far, we have discussed the past and present program at Hanford,and at Richland.We have, however, comments very little on the general atomic energy program. So much that is said and written on that subject is pur* speculation that I hesitate to go much further into thi field than to correct several of what I consider to be fals impressions that may exist on the possibilities of atomi energy’s widespread, and immediate, application to peace* time uses. We must all admit that the success achieved a Hanford, and at other locations, is a milestone in man’ progress in dealing with the highly perplexing atom. Thi preliminary success has, in many cases, lead to speculatior I and false hopes, as to the possible uses of atomic energ to produce power. The heavy shielding required on sue plant precludes its use where extremely light weight h desirable. The shield would crush an automobile or truck Atomic power on inhabited aircraft is extremely improba ble. If it is ever applied to habitable planes, it will be 1 the very far, distant future.Ultimately, it may prove feasible to design an atomi power plant for a locomotive, but even this does not seen feasible at the present time. Atomic plants for large nava and commercial ocean going vessels look definitely possi ble, and attractive in that they would reduce the frequenc with which ships would have to be refueled. This may wel be the first real commercial application. Atomic powe plants for land use are technically feasible, and, in time will probably be applicable where fuel is not in plentifi supply and, therefore, high in price. Atomic energy is nc yet being converted into commercially usable power. W are certain that such production is technically possible, is probable that one or more experimental or demonstrate plants will be in operation within the next two to four year The development of economically competitive atomic pow« is, in our estimation, a long term project, possibly requL ing decades. Its advent will be gradual. We feel that atonr power will supplement, but not supplant present povs sources. What may be termed the by-products of atoi* energy--radioactive isotopes, radiation chemistry a metallurgy, fission products--may well prove of more i portance to society than atomic power, itself, and we shag probably realize many of these benefits more quickly. theme will be well received and supjWFIWl Ujl A1UUU11!! J, I believe, as it reflects so well the change which has taken place in the attitude of people employed in Hanford En gineer Works, and who live In Richland, since It has be- 1 come increasingly obvious to all that the plant is being ’ operated on more of a permanent basis, and not apt to close on very short notice, as was the current impression up until General Electric took over. We are expecting several outstanding men to help us celebrate this year’s Richland Day, including Charles E. Wilson, president of General Electric Company. I wish to take this opportunity to tell you that, although we will, of course, be celebrating something that has special signifi cance to us on September 1, you are all cordially invited to be with us on that day. CONSTRUCTION CAMP EXPECTED TO CONTAIN 16,000 PERSONS Now that we have discussed various aspects of the tre mendous expansion program about to begin both at Hanford Engineer Works, and in the Village of Richland, itself, there is one other question which many of you probably would like answered. I can tell you that it will, quite naturally, be necessary for us to have another construction camp, and that this camp is already on the drawing board, and the site decided upon. It will not be as large as the old Hanford camp was, in its booming days, but it will contain both barracks and trailer camp space sufficient to house the some 10,000 or more construction workers, and their families. Including families, population of the camp will probably reach around 16,000.The camp will contain its own business district, although it will, of course, not have to be as large as Hanford's since Richland’s merchants can handle a part of the task of supplying essential goods and services.I would certainly be remiss if I did not very briefly out line to you the status of Hanford Engineer Works personnel within the General Electric family, a family that numbers some 162,000 men and women, employed in over 90 Works and branch plants located throughout the United States. Han ford Engineer Works men and women share equally with all other G-E people in the various employee benefit plans of the Company, and in the benefits made available to em ployees through all of the various operating policies of the Company. Such employee benefit plans as group life in surance, group disability insurance,the G.E. Pension Plan, and the G.E. Suggestion System have been placed in effect at Hanford, and the Company’s two-week vacation with pay, and other operating policies apply to H.E.W. men and women. We feel that the employee benefit program as offered by General Electric Company, is one of the best, if not the best, available in the United States. The high quality of the personnel assembled at Hanford is a credit to du Pont Com pany, and we were extremely pleased that approximately 98 percent of them elected to remain and become employees of General Electric when the Company took over operation of the plant on September 1, 1946. REPORTS PROGRESS ON EDUCATION PROGRAM Another item of interest to many of you who may not have yet heard about it is the advanced education program which General Electric is conducting for Hanford Engineer Works the Company' WashingtonState.lt OTO MAMAbhn LAUULn Al WALLA WALLA AUb. 9 ht EC|4T wo r|t s out the State of Washington. Credit for this commendable record, of course, goes to du Pont Company for its fore sight in installing an adequate safety education and injury prevention program from the date operation of the plant was begun.Continuation of that program, and continuously revising and improving upon it wherever possible, has produced our present enviable industrial safety record. Our operating motto at Hanford is: Find a safe method of accomplishing the result desired, and then follow that method in securing the result. The expansion of Hanford Engineer Works, itself, as al ready announced by the Atomic Energy Commission, in cludes the installation of technical processing plants, and facilities for research and improvement to existing pro duction units. This plant, as is the case with any industrial plant, will probably be continuously remodelled to offset obsolescence. Remodelling of any plant is an expensive and difficult program to execute, and the program being enter ed upon at Hanford is no exception. Neither security regu lations, nor good judgment permits our talking in detail in regard to the plant expansion. We can, however, examine in much greater detail the planned expansion for the Village » of Richland. G.E. EMPLOYMENT HERE TO REACH 7000 To establish a background for discussing Richland’s expansion, it should be understood that we have on our waiting list for housing in excess of 450 applicants who are now working at the plant, but for whose families there are no housing accommodations either in Richland, or in the immediate vicinity. Our Personnel Division has open re quisitions on hand for an additional 1700 employees. And these 1700 employees, required within the next six months, are not in any way connected with our construction pro- •gram. They are, in fact, employees which we expect to maintain continuously on our rolls. At the moment, we have some 5300 employed at the plant, and as may be drawn from the above statement of our requirements, we expect to reach a normal operating force of about 7000. To give you some idea of the variety of skills required among this group of 1700,1 can tell you that we need chemists, doctors, dentists, biochemists, physicists, metallurgists, zoologists, water engineers, spectrochemists, metal lo - graphers, stenographers, clerks, typists, and men from all of the building crafts. This is by no means a complete tabulation, but it does give you some idea of the scope of our requirements. A major expansion of housing accommodations Jn Rich land is the only feasible solution to the situation which faces us. We have, at the present time, approximately 3900 housing units in the village taking care of a population of approximately 15,000. It is expected that when the plant personnel reaches the 7000 total, the normal population of the Village will be, as I have already mentioned, approx imately 25,000. Simple arithmetic indicates that to increase 75 percent in population, a similar increase in housingunits will be required. INITIAL CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE 500 HOMES A start has been made on the housing program. Approval has been secured from the Atomic Energy Commission for the construction of 500 units. These houses will be con crete block, stucco-type construction, as shown in the architect’s sketches displayed here. The houses will be of two-, three-, and four-bedroom designs. The contract for the construction of these units has been awarded to a co adventure combination of Guy Atkinson GomUiUlYi feUld till * "••hlngton State Junior Chamber , L«uder, left, for the part f’c•1 * board luncheon Aug. of th or,, Pressed interest in the address by i at the official board veetinfi of I °'ir ^ur,for Chavber of Cowercc held in "ash. on Saturday, Auij. 9. H.E.V. YEWS is in- reprint of th*. texf ofhis socech as a ^iDpler.ent tc* s issue. . 'Id that this audience includes representatives t than 51 communities in the State of Washing - compose the official board of the Washington or Chamber of Commerce. Frankly, gentlemen, i of no more suitable group before whom I could neof the details of the expansion that is in store illage of Richland, Washington. Richland is the nen and women employed in Hanford Engineer the Atomic Energy Commission Area Manager aff, and of those employed by Richland’s com- icility operators. muary 1,1947, to pick a recent date from which this discussion, Richland was, in reality the •riginally designed and constructed. There was • that the casual visitor would note as a change original concepts of the early planners of the s inhabitants had for some time averaged around .11 commercial facilities, as originally built, i in operation, and are today, for that matter, er of facilities, and their range of services, was to only those which could supply just the essen- people living in a temporary community would Vith the exception of grocery and drug stores, of each of the other facilities provided is in today. There have, of course, been changes with- the facilities, either as to physical alterations dings, or fixtures, but these are not apparent to visitor. g from an operation destined to end along with an operation on a permanent basis necessitated ‘overhaul for Village operation and maintenance it was obvious from an early date that almost of the Village would require expansion, if it rnish its people with even a reasonable number ervices one normally expects to find in a com- size of Richland. [ON OF RICHLAND IE 25,000 e previously stated, Richland’s present popu- ound 15,000. Any increase in number of em- 1, however, increase Richland’s population, as st certainly a type of operation which attracts families. This may be accounted for by the anford runs 24 hours a day, and assures its of continuous employment, with none of the y-offs suffered by many manufacturing indus- lany other sources of employment. Upon com- ne present planned expansion of the plant, we expect the population of Richland will more 25,000. ngs in Richland are the property of the United "nment, and are operated by the Atomic Energy i, through General Electric Company as con- e resulting Village set-up in Richland is one unique in the world. The operating contractor □le not only for the plant and plant operating □ut also for the entire Village. Responsibilities with the Village include the rental and main- ouses and commercial buildings, the supply- -an fire protection services, street and high- _ ^nCe’ °Peration of water and power dis- _?ems> and the medical and dental facilities, INCREASING EDUCATIONAL FACI LI Tl ES to meet needs of V11 I a ge ’ s g ro w I n q po pu I a 11 on r e qu I r e s con 31 ru c 11 on o f a n ew J un I o r H I gh Schoo I including the hospital operation. In addition, the design ing and furnishing of school buildings and facilities to the school board and state school system is the contractor’s responsibility. It was this arrangement, peculiar to the operation of Han ford Engineer Works, when compared with the operation of even the other AEC activities, that all details concern ed in planning for operation of Richland on a permanent, peacetime basis fell to the General Electric Company. Some intermediate steps in the conversion were, of course, begun almost immediately following September 1 of last year, when G.E. took over. Dust and pollen control measures, such as grass planting, tree planting, and other standard methods of attacking these problems have been underway since early spring. As a matter of fact, several thousand trees which had been included in a small nursery in the Village have been transplanted throughout various sections of Richland. The tree planting program will be resumed as soon as weather conditions permit this Fall. What amounts to a major maintenance program has been undertaken, one of the main features of which is the paint ing of both the interiors and exteriors of all residences. At the inception of the painting program, which envolves pre-planning of color combinations for the exteriors of houses in a given section, or group, we encountered the usual objections to color combinations. lam certain, how ever, that you will now find practically all of the residents in accord with the results that are being obtained in this program, especially since it creates a more neighborly atmosphere. CORRECTS POPULAR MIS CONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEW Since Richland depends almost entirely upon Hanford Engineer Works for its industrial support, it would be well, I believe, to establish a few fundamental points concerning this plant, which is fast becoming one of Washington State’s largest industries. Hanford Engineer Works is not, and never has been an atomic bomb plant, although newspaper writers almost in variably refer to Richland as the home of atomic bomb makers. No bombs have ever been built in Hanford, and no one employed there knows anything at all about how to make an atomic bomb. Hanford Engineer Works is not an atomic power plant. No electricity is produced there through the conversion of atomic energy. The operation of Hanford does not raise the temperature of the Columbia River, as it has been reported from time to time. Such reports have stated that the resulting rise in temperature is harmful to fish life. The actual fact is that the change in temperature of the river is so minor that it cannot be detected. Hanford Engineer Works was built during the war for one purpose only, and that was to produce Plutonium. That purpose was accomplished. Many factors, including an a- bundance of pure, cool water; an abundance of available power; a wide expanse over which to build the plant’s various units, thus affording maximum security; and the necessity of inconveniencing the smallest possible number of people made its present location the one best location in the entire United States for Hanford Engineer Works. We are proud of the fact that Hanford is one of the saf est industrial plants in the entire United States in which to work. There has not been a single injury to date that has been, or can be, charged to radioactivity. The indus trial injury frequency rate achieved by HEW men and ' iL . %% '■ *"*“ '"' -^***^*«iii»*«- in the background). Each aparir room, bedroom, kitchen, bith a an extra roll away bed in the 'i units are located on George V north of tne Transient Quarter! I finished on the outside, and cr< ing inside. Some villagers on tl long list, drive past every day, tion progress and counting thi will be at the top of the Hl Johnson. Scheduled for 100% occupancy by the end of the month arc these multiple housing units pic tured in the foreground above. According to C. W. Wonks, d‘. icion supervisor for housing, ap proximately 32 of the 6-1 man-and-wife apart ments arc already occupied (those shown in white Aerial View of New Housing Addition ■ Among the more ideal locations for the new houses now under construction in the village is this area’ along the Columbia off north George Washington Way. Various types of block and frame houses are being erected in this area. A few have been completely finished. Others are 7 7 . - ■ i ■ block construction . ."M" Type hom< Type home floor plan—: o 5 1 " r JJ r 1 LJLJ—°_Lr___I. V. i n —- <5^'■proposed concrete block consruction . . 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I.1 - above, Dept, new J X More Room l a 1 p t 0 J. •. < i>. r. ---- SSagl arr.vo from the Pasco Naval1 Air Station arrives on The unit .which is 30 feet high, 30 feet wide and 80 feet' the long, is completely equipped as i. ------- - ----„ moved it, it requires 38 foot clearance, which necessitated ■■ - ■■ - ■■ I First of the 46 two-story barracks to Richland side of the Columbia. ”” it stands, including washrooms. Together with the trailer which € . T 1 raising all electric wires between . the Pasco Air Station and North Richland. ' sSSJr*:./ . New Engineering Building ... those §■ L I ■j ffl g. >e home floor plan—two bedroom isze . . ! ■" ’ a v ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE is being provided for people working in the 700 Area by a lot presently being prepared on the west side of the 700 Area, bounded by Swift Blvd., Stevens g Drive, and the Area fence. In the foreground is the foundation foi g the n AW ernfo Hnuca S § ’. Design and Construction Dept. The newabae'lhe Old Srd Administration Bld,.. winch ■ '1 L - H H I ;■ I ------------- a ■'7,''rL ' '"’"I?/” is .......m. — &i;: .4..- their new home, °PEN F°R X ’ constructed from sections SS F7o^ar To Peacetime 'f /// 7?/ i.° IN ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION STAGES, the building when completed, will house the combined Maintenance shops, and supervisory offices in the 700-1100 Area Th building is a surplus army hangar, and plans provide for H V completed about,, ths first of the year. , *° be g 3So a ftjuu «MA Con 1 catch a barracks goih TO NORTH RICHLAND MERE . • r ~ -t.-. J | LU! I CMC1i ENTERED IN ANY POST BOX AS THIRD TRASH MATTER I ii V. c5 E st bo XI 1 '"1 £i GENERAL "IKE" DEMANDS RETURN TO ARMY RAr> OF HANFORD AREA HFJ Picture of the Colonel when he landed at Miami Beach during the war, from all of Richland is The War Department has directed 1 Clarke to report to New Mexico for ment to the Special Weapons Blanche ed by General Leslie R. Groves, The Clarkes departure project g /r /s z^w^zzz tv chm/w W/CH DEPARTURE OK /SMfl CLARKE COLONEL CLARKE RETURN TO ARMY LIFE uj g 8 and his holida; and on th; st will and an so happ and O -S g -i i _ : * 3 “5 ■§ .g g a. G © § S-^ g M Lt. Colonel Frederick J. Clarke'j tons are marked "U.S.".....that sto< us we guessed, but his orders India belongs to Uncle Sam, co i-> ? § 2 « i g & a -'s m s>. p ,S c b£> g 'Z r. c o £ ® s 2 5 = w g a ~ ■ o c o •— co r I .1 g ’■F, ji •s-S^o S_g- This handsome young officer a equally handsome wife and childre leave Richland on September 2nd f ing Richland Day. The Junior Chaml other Richlanders are peeved ai Clarkes for not following the town of "We Are Here To Stay" and adopt: of their-own of "We Are Here To St: §«o L= L c -Ox: co < Je ° ° — O ~~ - r. ° -S 5 £ „• 2G < E o — £ ~ o M ’g «? 2 ~O c- 3-S O g Col. Clarke has been especially in this community for having an e ly attractive wife and a garage. The Colonel's Lady, Richland's first mili tary lady, or whatever one wishes to call her, remains a lady in every true sense of the word. Beautiful, charming, ■and gracious Isabel Clarke is one of those rare people who finds no fault in anyone and in whom no- one else finds fault. She typifies Amer ican motherhood, Miss American Beauty and american hospitality at its best. Richland has an abundance of fine attributes — swell people, good weather, happy children, social advantages — but it would never have enough of Isabel Clarkes. Best wishes go to Isabel her Richland friends — and not happy over scratching her name from the list of village attractions. To honor Col. Clarke the project will be on a ule on September 1st, the Richland villagers. will community celebration which a parade, sports events street dance. It just that day is also Labor Day Day. will lea a void space in project and cc affairs that a program is being ix to bring to Richland 10,000 more to fill the gap. •-2 -g u gST? ts-o SHh o co E O C O Crt £ w = -G CO O 52 KI b£ G C -- J • 5 PS ■ ■ ’ p . cc G TO ~ Z ft ” o H s 2^ a'b _ o.|° ™° § aS F = ?-• G) = •6 3^ o o bo ~ S £ £ O Hi __ m 8-^2 O Ct Cl w < u; *c 7. § 2 G 9 q. ’ ’ JU G. P* S •a . d> . O to co ? i V g .S 2 £ j a 3 4—* -c £ York harbor £ B- General Manager Visits Here to * oe.... € ' :V -Mwa jeen nere thd Pouring in so rapid Expansion of Hanford Woi is indicated on a chart by Car ten Shugg, manager for 4 Atomic Energy Commission, 0. E. Buckley, president of E Telephone Laboratories, N York, Richland visiter t week. The telephone executive a member of the commissic industrial advisory group am reactor consultant for AEC. Carleton Shugg, manager operations Commission, who takes handled so ; ing the past year, greeted villagers the Richland Day ceremonies in square? Sfiugg, former general ager of the Todds Shipyard corpora tion in charge of New York harbor work, comes to Hanford with highest recommendations of David E. Lil- enthal and rhe AEC members. Lilienthal stressed that Mr. to the Hanford En- Works as an industrial rather than as a Naval as he resigned from the • newly-appointed of the Hanford directed of the Atomic Energy , » over the post ably by Col. Clarke dur- ; at the man- jvu.o ur so: in iNorih Richland people are that anyone who has been there two weeks or more’ean be cTalsI ?.s an “old-timer.” " Bell Telephone President Is a Visitor; Takes Tom of Area? | in Charge of New ' work, has been named manager of the Hanford directed operations of the United States Atomic Energy Commission with offices here in Richland, it was announced by AEC chairman David E. Lilienthal at a press conference Saturday. His appointment, Mr. Lilienthal said, “is a continuation of the Com mission’s policy of finding a man with industrial experience and point of view as manager of atomic installations.” Mr. Shugg will be the senior AEC official at the hugh Hanford En gineer Works and will supervise ail operations of the plant.. Past experience has provided Mr. Shugg with firsthand knowledge of the job he will undertake about September 1. A native of Boston; Mr. Shugg graduated from the Naval Academy in 1920. His naval service included a year and a half as Engineer Officer aboard a de stroyer, a year at the Naval Aca demy post graduate school; two years study of naval architectural engineering at Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, and six years in submarine repair,, con version and salvage work. As tech nical representative in the Bureau of Construction and Repair, he as sisted in the development of sub marine rescue and salvage tech niques, induing the Momsen lung, the diving bell, pontooning and other safety features. Mr. L------- Shugg comes gineer leader officer, ---- o----- Navy in 1929. A short time later he joined Sprague Electric company in Massachusetts, serving as fac tory manager and production man ager in a new plant which grew to 200 employees and was later converted to the manufacture of civilian gas masks. In 1940 Mr. Shugg became as sociated with Cramp Shipbuilding company, and supervised construc tion of the new Philadelphia yard, then directed production until 1943 when he went .to Todd Shipyards corporation in New York. Early this year he was made general manager of the Hoboken and Brooklyn Divisions of the company. Upon his arrival here September 1, Mr. Shugg will be responsible for the recently announced con struction program of HEW which includes enlargement of Richland itself besides extensive additions the manufacturing areas. V• - T7 Work on Christmas Progrs.ro of?ai Village for ChristmasChristmas Crowds Jam Post Office BUT GIRLIE - DO 1 GOTTA FILL OUT OIL THOSE FORMS - MAVE MV PICTURE TOOK-BE FINGERPRINTED - TAKE Fl PHYSICAL AND STUFF? I AINT GONNA BE FORKIN' HERE LONG Y'KNOVJ. «)/ I i 9- MAS GREETINGS are be ng prepared for the Dis til of the Municipal Building by Otjo.KQcfy of the Division. The display depicts Santa Claus arriving ing a message of Merry Christmas to all. ss I I I I V’l C; !l Hard at work on a community-wide Christmas program are these three villagers. Left to right, as they look ever preliminary plans are Don Berst, who is in charge of the Yule dance, J. P. Pierard, general chairman, and Jane Jones, who will coordinate caroling. First program will be held in theJiigh school stadium on December 22.—Rob Johnson photo. iftrnt QJihmn's (jlirisiniar Qrssayr MPLOYEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. re certain things to which we hold fast, no alarming or how discouraging the course of seem. Most of us have within us a deep be- ssential goodness in others, and to the extent reccgnize and count on these traits in fel- beings, we have to possess and exercise f them ourselves. Some bold spirits can even rcasionally who will say a good word pub- therly love. Whatever may be our individual Christmas—whether it be thankful, joyful, -\.e should especially welcome it as that rear when men and women speak. iro n their spirits of others. '. e .. ust admit that the world is not as ce as we would like to have it, or as we inly a little time ago that .it would be today. » had expected that by now it might be iur- 12 road towards stability, understanding, and is hard to avoid the conclusion that the domestic policies of every nation would be r a healthy dose of the Golden Rule. But noi- the fear and starvation that is abroad, ana blind selfishness in far loo great a measure, some strength and encouragement this holiday the fact that we are setting in motion, here . in les that must in the long run counteract and se evils. They are forces that will be effec- ve make them effective,’ with our goods and * our talent for productivity, with our enthtis- sistence and common sense, and with our .re- jrance. These are the things which will con- rly love on the international scale. ing this Cnristmas, we can produce more, less. The multiplication millicnfold md extremely practical gifts. from us as a • ? far towards easing the.pain..of the world, e all of you know that nothing’ gives me pleasure than to wish you and your family happiest, and most7 satisfying Christmas, zessful New Year, that you have ever en CHARLES E. WILSON, President General Electric Co. rowed fiom Holland where a postal ’ clerk handling thousands of Christ- [ mas elttcrs and packages during 1 the holiday season in. 1903, hit on the idea of each piece of mail car rying an additional penny stamp and using the money to build a i children’s hospital. In 1904, promoted by King Christian of Holland, the first Christmas seal went on sale, and Einar Holboell, its originator, lived to see his idea travel around the world. The idea was adopted in the United States in 1907, when a pub lic health worker in Wilmington, Emily Bissell, was told that a tuberculosis sanitorium where she was employed was beiug forced to close for lack of funds. 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Eisen hower, who guided the rmed forces of all history to victory in lonned a gray striped suit/ white shirt on striped tie, then posed for first wXW "Mrs. Ike" Is Charming Person of Mrs. Ike don’t begin to do justice to her looks and person ality. She has a rosy, smooth complexion which requires a minimum of make-up; sparkling gray-blue eyes, long lashes, .and reddish brown hair. Her 51 years don’t show. Dur ing the war, when she worked hard for the Red Cross, waiting on tables in canteens and doing similar jobs, an attack of pneu monia almost proved fatal, weight dropped to ra scant Who Avoids Discussing Politics By Douglas Larsen V Washington—The other day a close friend of Mrs. Mamie Eisen hower asked her what she thought it would be like to live in the White House. The reply, with a hearty laugh: “That subject isn’t discussed in this house.” Mrs. Eisenhower, who has i politician’s memory for names and faces and a personal aversion to politics and gossip, is the last person who’d be likely to give the answer to the Ike-for- President dilemma. She strictly to the sidelines. To her very close friends, most- » ly army wives, she is the gal to whom they tell their troubles, knowing nothing will be repeated. At her house, gossip is ab solutely forbidden. But when a tidbit of good news or a funny story is floating around, the first question that is asked is, “Have you told Mamie yet?” She’s the unofficial leader of her “gang,” and it’s not because her husband was their husbands’ boss. Plain black and white photos -1oM 4 ___ the' J is corresponding secretary, been chairman Of the Jean piesident who, a3 vice president and rush captain this past year gave the chapter national tion by winning third place7n the national rush contest. Jane Jones, newly elected vice presidenOTso added laurels to the chapter in the publicity contest. This past year as publicity chairman she has cre ated more enthusiasm and inter est in the program than has been done in the past. Peny Everton was elected recording secretary for the coming year, her original ideas I have helped the social committee micTlna Dean Funk. The subject was The Enjoyment Obtained in Knowing Various Ages and Types of People.” ‘ p The following installed at the I Quet the last of April. Riehl, 1 1918 I I the ; Hanson Has several miniatures ofl^'3 o£ thfr ProjccL Ths kni!° * i these, fashioned carefully in gold i and revealing the simple beauty ^*ss Hanson says you I of medieval art. L \ of famous old Damascus steel i can tel’ it by the ‘sworls’) with a handle of rare cloudy jade, set with precious stones. According to Miss Han son, it is obviously an Oriental piece and is probably about 2C0 years old. A protective end piece which fits over the case is of pure white jade, studded with emeralds, rubies and amethysts. The stenes, hand set in the jade, are bedded I in fine, pure gold wire. 25 YEARS’ WORK She attaches only intrinsic value the crusades and the later battle grounds of renaissance kings. This close association with his tory’s most colorful figures have held a Miss Hanson and led to her unique collection of miniature swords (actually paper cutters) that are exact duplicates of rapiers, sabers, daggers and swords used by fa mous historical persons. A replica of George Washing ton’s dress sword started the col lection, which to Miss Hanson’s knowledge is the only one of its kind in the country. The tiny sterling silver sword paper^cuttpr j- a repHca of 1 W-> ' In Quest of Unusual Swords By VELMA CLYDE . j An ancient sword1 that hung in the family home during the child hood days of Mathea Hanson, English instructor and librarian at the Village library, cut through the filament of time and carried I her in imagination to the lands of | I "’‘■th h9r reJiS'ious r°usim> W the' resting- Off She large number or persons fittle swords. She gives talks, historical talks and blood-thirsty narratives battles whkh the inte. weapons represent. MN athea Hanson^ librarian at the Village library, holds a miniature ; svv .'rd paper cutter that is an exact duplicate of Anne of Britany’s 1 o' ial sword. The unique collection contains many replicas of I fa ;ous swords in history. is the exact duplicate of George1 - —Washington’s sword that is one of rt S ° ln® ^°u*s °f the ninth the prized treasures of Mt. Ver- hon. It was about this same time, vh le living in Cambridge, Mass., that Miss Hanson found another interesting letter opener of the same typo—a miniature of the »wcrd of the first governor of Massachusetts, William Bradford. ”110 original of -this is in the State House in Boston, Mass. "You sec, two of anything starts a collection, and that was the beginning,’’ she said. MUCH TRAVELED A short time later Miss Hanson visited the lands wherein she had dwelt in imagination during her girlhood . . . France, England, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, j Switzerland, Austria, Norway and Sweden. These places, rich in his-1 BISHOP’S SWORD ( More intricate in design, but in [the same general outline is the i miniature sword of the Bishop of : Chartre Cathedral, located ap- | proximately 69 miles south of | Paris. The original of this sword ; represented the power and author- | ity of the bishop’s office and was | approximately six feet in height. •Like the original, the miniature', i paper cutter bears the bishop’s; - . . '•cat of arms to ^er co^ec^on which represents; I' Host novel in the collection is offortn of approximately 25 vevs.'l anrl Viio*zir,onI oirmi . ioonfr* HflC I a duplicate of Napoleon’s sabre, i with an added feature. In a tiny : glass-covered cylinder approxi-1 matcly one eighth of an inch in diameter, at the baise of the han dle, ate four pictures of Napoleon, representing phases in his career. These pictures are plainly visible when the tiny cylinder is held to \ • I the light. 'The covering glass is actually a strong magnifying glass. Miss Hanson’s collection reveals' the history of swords and their ijmanv ta i uses by the fashioning of the han-• ” (les. The early symbolic swords were without handles, but gradu ally . handles appeared until they became the hand-guards for duel- S if g. such as those on the Heidel-1 -n ij IT ~S~ j TX7 /J’berg dueling swords, duplicatesJyluiheuticutson 1 ravels Worlds ^0^3 I collecticn. ANNE’S SWORD 1 One of the most cherished by the colic tor is is replica in minia ture of the sword of Anne of Brit- any, which was a symbol of her office and royal position. The original was six to eight feet() long and shows the marked trend’ design that eventually devel- • oped into the Fleur de Lis ofi France. It was undoubtedly fash ioned by one of the famous silver smiths of this period of the renais sance. The exquisite miniature is a faithful reproduction of the Royal! sword and bears Annfc of Britany’s ?oat of arms and the symbol of I he • house an ermine. life-long fascination for | in Gern. ? ; U should have been j she h collector entertair.ed. i tnd its historical significance ties. I in with her interest in metallurgy and jewelry. matcly one eighth of an inch in' Miss Hanson was impressed With a miniature replica of a Japanese Hari-’H-ari . ceremonial sword, which she has in her col lection, until she discovered it had been made in p , '■'Oiculou, t>)at ? ‘•It’s ll- DurinZ the tin'; WsaiU ,an'' the COlLte_h*S in has given -r a and favorite $ ! / I ——A Village Personality------ Mrs. C. R. Larrabee \ Is Favorite of Veterans I —. fie of enjoys that ’ 23 she was back yard, time to get g’s gardon- iger, “when lown violet | ibout ready in a little •ot. ble in the ather when; which is), because of md flower n through- s “Willow probably because she feels that the personal interest shown in the wel fare of the patients there means far more to them even than the things the American Legion has presented them. During the Christmas season, the auxiliary was especially active in helping the boys at the hospital select and wrap gifts for their families. Mrs. Larrabee made several trips to the hospital, taking time 1 from her own busy household schedule to help the veterans send home gifts. The hospital operates a gift shop, where the men can purchase all types of gifts, including many articles made for them by Auxil iary members. The local group meets once a week to sew for the | the King in Richland Saturday morning, July 10 at 9:00 a. m. a pre-nuptial mass preceded the ceremony which was performed by Rev. William J. Sweeney. The altar was beautified by a profu- sion of gladiolas. The bi ide, bright-eyed and charming—wore a white silk gown of the French period with chantil ly lace at the neck-line, with illu sion veil and gloves to match. She carried gardenias and white roses. Miss Betty Clark was the brides maid. She wore a white satin gown with half-hat and gloves to match and carried a bouquet of carna tions centered with a single red rose. Mr. Daniel O’ Leary was best man. During the ceremony Mr. Wil liam Haskins sang Schuman’s “Ave Maria" and “Oh Lord I am Not Worthy,” Miss Shirley Wcehle presiding at the organ. The Bride’s mother wore a pale green gown with white accessories and Mrs. Koehler, mother of the bridegroom was gowned in light blue with black accessories. Immediately following the church ceremony there was a reception on the spacious lawn at the Larrabee home on Sanford. Under the shade trees and amid the bloom of shasta daisies, carna tions, gladolias and petunias the young couple received a hundred guests. They were assisted by their parents and by Mrs. Leeds Bayless and Mrs. James Smith. Miss Vir ginia Smith had charge of the guest book. After a short hopeymoon Mr. j-and Mrs. Koehler will reside in Richland until their new home is built across the Columbia River where they own a fine ranch.. . The bride who^'Ts^TclT^known in the younger social set gradu ated from Columbia high school and her husband is a graduate of Pasco high school and served dur ing the war in the air corps as a bombardier. According to Mrs. Larrabee, the patients receive adequate care, and all necessities are supplied, but the Legion adds a bit of homey com fort through their efforts. Mrs. Larrabee has long been ac tive in Legion affairs, serving as entertainment chairman of the group in Aurora, Ill., where she and her family lived before her husband was transferred out here. But the rehabilitation work in terests her far more. The Larra bee’s had two sons in service dur ing the war, Frank and Ted. Ted is still in the Army, with eight years service behind him. The couple has four other children, Pat, Edith, Charles, and Mrs. Marjorie Nelson. Marjorie and her husband, Joseph, have recently arrived here I from Illinois, making quite a houseful in the Larrabee prefab at 1205 Sanford. Mrs. Larrabee’s activities are not limited to her family and the Legion, however, as she also finds time to sing with the Lutheran church choir, attending weekly re hearsals, and to work with the flowers in her yard. Already lilacs are budding, a sure sign of early spring, she says. One of the first things the Lar rabee’s did, following their arrival here in the spring of 1944, was to seed a lawn around the prefab, way back then in the days of dust. The tremendous change and im provement in the village amazes Mrs. Larrabee in much the same way as her own energy amazes her f riends. Li_ The heartfelt thanks of the more than 400 veterans at the hospital in Walla Walla have many times been extended to the Richland Ameri can Legion Post and Auxiliary for their work at the hospital. Chiefly responsible for the projects con ducted on behalf of the veterans :e on Rich-' 1116 Auxiliary, and always will ing to lend the feminine touch to ... . any undertaking by the post is Mrs. C. R. Larrabee, chairman of the Auxiliary’s rehabilitation and welfare committee. Mrs. Larrabee is a ravc it is arnon£ Allows at the hospital, but really itain some , weeping he Larra- i to 4 grow he ncigh- l over the it is and ,vo words without tryout, is id dough- s a prize, informed > bud and of life. !oes most j admits, kes gat her hus- g willow rance of, son. 1 branch k it in' ick it in ’dividual homes, f i ' .keep on e grow- arrabee. ated in 2m last t high.’’ _s much I hospital. Recently the auxiliary purchased a'sewing machine for the Legion hall, so members can .now sew there rather than at in dividual homes. about Shortly before Christmas, Major W. C. MacBrayne, commander of the Richland Post, and Mrs. Mac Brayne, delivered to the hospital 64 purple heart boxes which were ;L distributed to veterans wounded in the war. This annual project spon sored by the Legion Post also had y being'airg. Larrabee’s touch, as she ar gloving ranged for the packing and per- sonally checked each box before 'it left here. Since Christmas, the Auxiliary has purchased a chrome card table and chairs for the convenience of the fellows. Each month the group sends the hospital $7 which Is ; spent to enlarge their collection of V records. ’ Their next project is a St. Pat rick’s day dance, to be held in ' March, from which profits will go _ to purchase a leather JMavenpcirt rand chair for the hospital lounge. forhpr^abee has set t'x-- date 1 Meyer g ‘° Everett H De~ I “ wondPH UP%1Or- Wisco^in, and I s“e can rfng W in thc wor,d I date eVer get rcad-v by that vs .. I ADVEk» I • • <• . *2 i o .-J » P 6 / C. /'-t C I G YOU’LL BE SITTING PRETTY wh< ’III ADVERTISING ‘SUBSTITUTE EAR’ SITTING PRETTY Pre-fab constructed in 1944 is typical of cheaper housing in the Atomic City. *IT'S TOASTED" .TO TASTE BETTER! , MAMZ WHAT A cigarette! BETTER LET DO that! you . gals are helpless! the interim was stalled, Washington action. C'MON, V— MR. CHAIRMAN? “ HOW • BOUT A LUCKY FORME? THEP I'VE E y: r Ml- *--> WHAT'S UP? NECK, /'/A S/TTfMG ( PRETTY' Y I'VE GOT A LUCKY... • • SI ner taP its tani 73$ 73^ v- ...AND FROM WHERE 1 A SIT, LUCK/ES ALWAYS taste better! y— ■ i ■ ii free city bus= baby sitters. Services ha attract skilled desert comm cities and oth States. They still aa as any comnz States, but n— than previous® Residents v— the governrr— water and sew— tern and othew if they take next four yee aside S2,215,0C other improves a good start. rpHE city’s 1 least at - of enough taz for financing although not plans to meel subsidy of at At the end - the various ci should be met Whatever he lew years are — and “unique y1 ’ 7 These are Richland duplexes built in 1951-52. Residents have made improve ments, kept lawns. & /z ft' which now are maintained by Gen eral Electric company, prime con tractor at Hanford for the AEC. will be shifted to the city of Richland gradually after incorporation which is set for the middle of 1957. Actually, a transition toward normal city routine has been under way in Richland for several years. Services to residents have been cur tailed, cut out completely or put on a paying basis. The city al one time was what one councilman termed “a utopia of services.” Such things as kindling wood and lawn mower sharpening were provided and it’s reported that some residents sent youngsters on all-day rides on the OH, JOE! ARE YOU/. ALL RIGHT? )—' Lucky, because Luckies taste made of fine tobacco—mild, got that’s TOASTED to taste bett • " J ffli Hr tm /£’ l V THESE (LAWN CHAIRS... \ AS SOON AS V I PUT ( 'EM UP! ) ( k , o- ■—o<.*v_oocu that the disposal bill called for a minimum disruption uf personnel at the atomic plants. Further legal opinions were being sought by FHA officials in Wash ington recently on the proposed re adjustments. The sale program in Richland in awaiting the y « Z - I- . I I This new Sonotone hearing aid is worn entirely at the ear—no cord down the neck, nothing on the body. The transmitter, shaped to fit snugly behind the ear it assists, weighs only three-quarters of an ounce. See it now at Sonofone of Spokane 1581 Paulsen M. & D. Bldg. MA-3551______________ S. L. SHORE, Mgr. ~ ____ ADVERTISEMENT ^3^ •M S i i g! Hill’ll llllliyu m value with age: ‘‘Cheese, whisky and Richland homes.” Although the FHA’s general coun sel said that, in his opinion, such things as the morale of the workers and the one-industry nature of the town couldn’t be taken into account in setting the prices, the joint com mittee unanimously passed a resolu tion telling the FHA to take them into consideration and to readjust Q. T st i' " SSI Tp RESENT occupants of Richland JL homes will have first priority in buying them, and will get dis counts of 15 to 25 per cent. The commercial property, including all the land and part of the business buildings--many of the buildings al ready are owned by private individ uals and firms- -also will be sold. Richland residents already have voted in favor of operation of the community’s Kadlec hospital by the Methodist church, and a ceremony marking the change-over is slated for the fall. The telephone system is to be turned over to a private company, and most of the community services U3b!SM' 1 I V" - • •; f Government-owned business buildings in Richland, like this Downtown district, are among properties to be sold. i of R ichland By Ted Van Arsdpl Magnuson Fj 1 * V '» H • L r Councilmen working on thorny price problem for Richland are: Ex-Mayor Harold Monson, seated; Ex-Mayor Fred Clagett, standing, and Mrs. E. T. Merrill, the disposal chairman. !ST/* ner s takir its r lanrj % $ el / '.M ow of houses or sev- of them is nothing irtling but when you the homes in a town htion and try to sell Io pie who have been I as long as 10 to 12 fc a major headache, fccent experiences in lomic city. ■proposed sale, full of ■nements most of this le following observa- ■he community’s doc- into Snags ostponements s Community at Best Deal - :e and fatigue of the or this to happen is id waiting for Christ- two psychiatrists in reedingly busy. It is o laughing matter.’* H made the remarks Washington, D. C., a delegation of 14 s, financed by public sted for slashes in ■hat had been set by I administration ap- ■ government-owned ■ I TtlGY contended ’ I Wlillii “ The disposal bill passed by congress last year gave Richlanders five years from August 1, 1955, to take over the town’s facilities and government. United States subsidies of an unspeci fied total will be provided for at least 10 years to keep up the level of com munity services so that the recruit ment of more atomic workers w’on’t be hampered. ICHLAND since World war II has IV. been a town owned and gov erned by the United States govern ment. Residents rented from Uncle Sam, and were provided with a high level of fire and police protection and other services. But a clamor for home ownership and self-government was stepped up by many residents, and officials in Washington also decided they could be setting a bad precedent by per mitting the federal government to continue to dictate policies to a large American community on the local level, in exchange for providing resi dents there with good services. Despite balloting of about 3 to 1 by Richland residents against home own ership and a vote by a narrower mar gin against self-government, congress passed the bill providing for the dis- / fJ of Richland and Oak Ridge, I I I Itirr atomic community. ' imp Oak Ridge ufo for . ■ w I ■ ■ land figures. Some allowances were made for wartime construction of homes, but none was given for the one-industry angle. Senator Warren Magnuson (D- Wash.), along with other congress men, was deluged with letters and telegrams opposing the FHA prices. He said the appraisals .stirred the biggest volley of protest he ever had seen. W7HEN several weeks passed wiih- vV out any apparent decision in Washington Richlanders contributed enough money to send a 14-member delegation chairmanned by ex-Mayor Harold Monson and including Mayor R. W. (Bob) McKee and Mrs. E. T. (Pat) Merrill, chairman of the city council’s disposal committee. Members of the joint committee on atomic energy proved favorably in clined toward. Richland’s request for price cuts, but the HHFA and FHA were move stubborn. When Lee Andrews, head of the HHFA sales program at Richland and Oak Ridge, was asked if he thought the delega tion’s protest was “representative” of Richland, he replied: “I think it is representative of the attitude of the people in Richland. I think they will go along to 8et cheaper prices, no matter how satis----- ___ fied they are. They go along f°r ,tbe====fe- free ride, if there if one, and the^^ w,« ParUcH’ale in the activity- When this testimony given at closed, hearing, was released. & — chews popularity hit low ebb in Atomic City, where some ----- ----- " —v writers on July 4 comPare(L— J of the atomic energy program, includ ing peace-time uses and the related research,” Clagett said. Differences between Oak Ridge and Richland became apparent when the housing and home finance agency, which is to conduct the Richland and Oak Ridge sales, announced the FHA appraisal prices late in May. Richlanders earlier had been pro testing repeated delays in the price posting. Business men said their trade had slumped badly because of the uncertainty. UT these complaints were minor compared with the storm of pro test that arose when the prices finally were released. Mass demonstrations attended by as many as 2000 persons were staged, and nearly 7900- signed petitions saying that they would move from Richland before they would buy at the announced prices. In Oak Ridge meantime the ap praisal-posting had caused little com motion, only a few protests. One major reason for this seemed to be obvious later when the atomic- energy commission reported that the FHA appraisals on Richland residen tial property totaled $41,500,000, as compared with $36,500,000 in a 1952 appraisal, while the Oak Ridge ap praisal had dropped from $29,500,000 in 1952 to $21,800,000 this year. Stephen Barker, who had headed the FHA crew of appraisers in Rich- ’^nd, contended that the 1952 ap- — “more of a horseback Pinion.” But his? I I 1 SWT PITI7I

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