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Food Basket Winne Santa Maria Times 7 Tuesday, April" 10, 1956 Solar Furnace Would Produce 8000 Degree Temperature The Air Force said the solar furnace would be supervised by the Army engneers. It will be op erated when completed by WASHINGTON, (IP) The Air Force said today it will build a large solar furnace capable of producing radiation temperatures of 7,000 to 8,000 degrees fahren-heit. A solar furnace Is a system of the Air Force and used by the Army, JNavy, and Air iorce. 1 I i There is a solar observatory mirrors capable of concentrat on Sacramento peak in the same mountain range in which the so ing the sun's energy on a single spot. The Air Force will use the high temperatures for research, for testing the heat-withstanding lar furnace would be located.

The solar observatory, maintained by the Air Force, is used primarily by scientists from Harvard and other universities for observations of the sun itself. capacities of materials and weapons components and for duplicating where possible the thermal A Case of Where Last Shall Be First GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Iff) Students with names starting with and were given a break during registration for second semester at Grand Rapids Junior College. Students with names starting with letters at the end of the alphabet were registered first while those with names starting with and were processed last. Plant Goes From Sardines To Whales SAN FRANCISCO (W Plana were announced for the apparr ently considerable expansion ot a former sardine plant in Richmond, Calif.

The plant will be used to process whales. MOVING A HOUSE? INDIANAPOLIS (IP) The fee for moving a house' along Indiana's new east-west- toll road will be $18.75, the state toll road commission announced. effects of nuclear weapons on rr various materials. The Air Force said the furnace would be located at about the 9,000 foot level in the Sacramen to mountains near noiioman air development center, Alamogordo, N. M.

Thjs is an. area known for its clear air and abundant sun light. Qualified contractors already have been solicited for design proposals, the Air Force said The Air Foce did not name the contractor The projected solar heater un x4. der ideal conditions would be ex pected, to attain radiation tem v. vwf I A I -1 v1 ft 1 peratures of 7,000 to 8,000 degrees fahrenheit a substantially WE REPAIR All types of clocks nd watchei try a SPENCER'S TICK-TOCK SHOP 108 W.

Main Phone 5-tsSI larger area than any other furnace known to exist." The tremendous heat the furn ace would generate compares with normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees. Water boils at 212 "degrees fahrenheit. The Air Force said the feasi bility of using the sun's radia ON PEACE MISSION Dag Hammarskjold, secretary general of the United Nations, is en route to the Middle East on a peace mission to Israel and the Arab nations. The U.N. Security Council approved the mission unanimously after objections by, Russia and Arab bloc were overcome.

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At all druggists. PLEASE Lassie, favorite of millions of children, begs for a chance to help crippled children during the 1956 Easter Seal campaign. Showing a sheet of seals to Lassie is Bernard Lucero of Los Angeles, one of 11,000 children who'll benefit by this year's appeal. L. J.

Navarro Photo. John Kawachi, co-owner of Home Food Basket, presents Mr. and Mrs. John Patino of Santa Maria one of the baskets of food awarded during store's grand opening after recent remodeling. tion to attain very high heat over reasonably large areas has been successfully explored by the French at the Mount Louis solar- furnace in the Pyrenees.

It's No Secret ANNOUNCEMENT! Drivers Must Keep Alert For Children "Children don't think, cars don't think, so YOU must think!" Privers today received that reminder of their responsibility for the safety of children in traffic from Ray Witaker, Safety Chairman of the Lion's Club, which is Evacuation Report Not Available On7 (SHUT sponsoring the current child pe destrian safety program in cooperation with the National Safety Council. "Drive as if evenr child von It's hard to tell until someone meet is your own little boy or girl," Whitaker said. "If you reveals what is in the report. One official not connected with the to mm yp te Hi report speculated it may contain facts and figures that would em- harass cities which have their By WAYNE SEAKGENT V.r. Staff Correspondent SACRAMENTO There is a report, a study, a series of ques-tions-and-answers, or whatever you call it, concerning evacuation of California cities.

But you can't see it. The people who have handled the facts and figures involved have different names for the printed document, but all are own evaluation plans. Think of treat all children as you want other motorists to treat your children, you're 'not likely to run down a youngster who needlessly darts into your path." Whitaker listed the following rules for drivers to follow in order to do their part in cooperat the embarassment, he said, if the state says evacuate some major city to the north when city of ficials have, plans to evacuate it to the south. ing wnere children are concerned. 1.

Always expect the where children are concerned. 2. Give vouncr bike ririor ouai-v agreed on two things. The document answers certain questions ptosed by the federal bureau of public roads concerning the best i way to get out of town in event of a nuclear attack and the cost of doing it. And all are agreed the document is not "classified" break.

3. Drive wth extreme caution near schools and rjlavermmH and any place where children by military authorities. may be expected to gather. 4. Be especially alert in school areas for siens.

sienals. traffic Despite this latter, fact, just try to get a copy! police, school patrols and for The November report of the ennaren themselves. i civil defense, office to Gov. Good The first person contacted for, a copy of the document was Stanley Pierson, state cjvil defense director. He had not seen it, he but suggested contacting Harvey A.

Towne, a joint employe of the civil defense office and the division of highways. Towne said the report was prepared by the division of highways. He had read the report but asked that the information come from Whaley, Division of highways. Whaley was courteous and intelligent in his answers. Yes, he had prepared the answers for the bureau of roads, but asked that his superior, Reynolds, be contacted for the information.

Reynold said that since the work was done at the request of the bureau of roads, Information should come from E. C. Brown, district engineer for the win J. Knight first made mention of this document. "During No- vember," it said, "the division of highways completed its study of evacuation routes from target area cities and forward this studyr including maps, to the SgJQW WW bureau of public roads." -i kJJi F.

M. Reynolds, who Is "nrin- cipal highway engineer" for the state, objects to calling the document a "study." He says the state merely answered some ouestions and "made some mul iederal government in Sacra- Brown nassed the buck to tiplications" for the bureau of roads. Earl Waters, executive secretary of the Senate committpo nn Kaymond Archibald, division en gineer or area 7, San Francisco. Archibald insisted the matter should be referred to F. Schnepfe, assistant to the com governmental organization, tried to get a copy on behalf of his committee.

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The honor was awarded for outstanding accomplishments in. weather analysis and forecasting. Dr. Cressman is a native of West Chester, Pa4 and lives in Washington with hi wife and their four children. Of '2653d0 BUYS THIS BIO 1956 MERCURY MEDALIST 2-DOOR, 6-PASSENGER SEDAN ington officials agreed; however, there is no military secrecy ban on the document.

The governor's office was asked to help at one point. Gov. Knight has said he wants his administration conducted a though it were ''in a department store window." But press secretary Tom Bright was unable to help. Perhaps there is nothing noteworthy about the document. If tnere is, and if it is to do any good, it must eventually reach MERCURY introduces a great new low-cost Medalist series offering all of these extra value features! Big-car weight, width, length, and wheelbase Distinctive styling, shared by no other car on the road High-torque 312 cubic-inch safety-surge V-8 Impact-absorbing safety steering wheel Triple-strength safety door latches Ball-joint front suspension New 12-volt electrical system 4-barrel vacuum carburetor Center-fill 18-gallon gas tank Dual-duct vent system.

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