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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
Veterans To Get Loan Guaranty
World War II veterans may assume the financial responsibility of another's GI loan and still reserve his own loan guaranty for use later on, the Veterans Administration regional office in Kansas City, Mo. has announced.
The office explained that there is nothing to prevent an eligible veteran from taking over an existing loan on a house from another veteran, if all other details of the transaction can be worked out. If the purchaser has not used his own GI loan guarantee, he would still have this benefit available, the VA said.
Veterans at the University may secure assistance through the VA regional office at 1823 Walnut in Kansas City, Mo.
Veterans may obtain GI loans for purchasing, constructing, or improving a home, farm, or business venture.
Politicos Prefer Abe To Poe
Lowell, Mass., — (U.P.)— A lecture, scheduled to be delivered here by Edgar Allen Poe in 1848, was called off because of the competition of a political meeting. Chief speaker at that meeting: Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.
Harnessing Atom For Power Making Rapid Progress
New York—(U.P.)-The United States program toward harnessing the atom for power is making rapid progress and before the end of the year the first pilot plants may be in operation.
They will be pilot plants that ultimately will lead to atomic engines for electricity and for propulsion of ships or airplanes.
They are definitely out of the bicoastal stage, and detailed engineering design of a ship production reactor is scheduled to begin this year.
The commission's report tells of four major reactor projects, all of which pertain to atomic power in one way or another.
In addition, preliminary construction of an experimental breeder reactor in Idaho-from which a small amount of useful power is expected as a by-product-is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
Late in 1949 preliminary construction started on the experimental heater reactor in Idaho. This design has been completed by the end of 1950.
Progress of the American program to obtain atomic power is reported in the seventh semi-annual report of the atomic energy commission.
"This is a reactor." the report points out, "designed to test the feasibility of transmitting non-
fissionable material into fissionable material in the 'breeding' process that produces more fissionable material than it consumes."
American Ex-GI's In Australia Have Few Luxuries, But Find Life Easy
Fissionable material is an element, such as plutonium, that will undergo fission, or a splitting of the atoms in a chain reaction.
Sydney, Australia—(U.P.)—Ex-G.L.'s are doing all right "down under" in Australia, but they have had to shift mental gears.
In the Pittsburgh area, actual construction of a reactor testing station for a material testing reactor is expected to start this spring. The commission points out that the reactor's primary purpose will be to provide facilities to test the materials which may be used in future reactor construction.
The Idaho reactor, the report said, "is designed to produce a small amount of useful power as a by-product."
Of more than 2,000,000 American troops who surged through Australia during World War II, an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 have returned to make their homes here.
Sydney P. Pollack of Irvington, N. J. president of the American Australasian ex-Servicemen's club, estimated another 20,000 ex-G. I.'s want to return here, but are held up by a lack of shipping.
The biggest beef among the returned former soldiers is the shortage of housing and high rents in relation to income. Eddie Olson, 28, of Minneapolis, pays $13.44 weekly for a three-room furnished apartment. He is studying accounting in a Sydney business school for 55 month under the G. I. bill of rights. To make ends meet, his Australian wife works in the post office.
"It's not like it was when Uncle Sugar was able to pick up all the chits," Olson said. "We're going to have to move in about a month to a flat costing $5.60 a week and then we'll just get by. The new place is not so hot, but we were lucky to get a cheap one."
"Ive got a 1948 De Soto that I
On the other hand, George Kesseler, 29, of Naples, Texas, a former naval petty officer, said he didn't think the petty set-up was too bad. He said he had built a three-bedroom house of tile and brick for $12,000 before devaluation of the Australian pound. That would be $9,000 now. "My aunt back in Texas built one about the same time," he said. "It cost the same amount and isn't any better than mine."
"Aussies don't work like we work back home," he said. "You can't get any production out of your staff. They don't get any kick out of working. They want to get as much dough as possible for as little work as possible. They're more interested in a bottle of beer or going to the beach or to the races. The quality of work is good, but it comes slow."
George Brewick, 29, of Buck Mountain, Pa., who has just arrived to work for Kresseler, also complained of the import duties.
Kesseler's pet gripe is the Australian attitude toward work. He operates a refrigeration business
He said high import duties made it tough to produce refrigerators to sell cheaply in a mass market.
want to bring in so I can have a car, but the Aussies want more for duty than I paid for the car, so I guess I'm going to keep walking," he said.
The ex-G. I's generally complained that their Australian incomes do not permit them to buy many things they took for granted back in the United States—cars, refrigerators, extra radios, electrical kitchen appliances, and the like.
The commission reported that a complete engineer design is now being drawn up for the intermediate plant, and will be built at West Milton, NJ. Y
None, however, wanted to be labelled a "big noter", or "squawker."
The intermediate power-breeder is designed to explore the possibility of producing significant amounts of electric power by using neutrons, neutral electrical particles of the range while breeding fissionable atom in the immediate energy material at the same time.
The commission reported that research and development work for a land-based prototype of a reactor for submarine or ship propulsion "is well advanced," and that detailed engineering design of a ship propulsion reactor is scheduled to begin during 1950.
Phenix City, Ala.—(U.P.)It's confusing, trying to call the fire department, police, hospital, county jail or a cab in Phenix City. For the hospital, you call 8-7811. One taxi company is 8-8712, the other 8-8771. The police, jail and fire department numbers are just as close and people calling those three numbers are usually excited enough to mix them up.
An Emergency Phone Call Will Be Someone's Downfall
WHAT! Only a quart of oil? The Roxbilts don't scrimp young man—put in five gallons!
We only want to sell you the things you need, and with it we'll
THAT'S A LOT OF OIL, LADY!
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- Water Your Battery
- Wash Your Windshield
- Cash Your Checks
- Check your tires
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Brown Rats Invade With Expenses Paid
Regina. Sask.,—(U.P.)-Alberta expects to be in the market soon for a pied piper.
1 A vast army of brown rats is moving across Saskatchewan toward the Alberta boundary. The foothills province was the last rat-free province in Canada and indications are that it won't be for long The rats are living off the land in all parts of Canada, except Alberta. They cost the Canadian taxpayer about $20 a year.
The rodents entered Eastern Saskatchewan from the United States in 1912. They moved westward from 5 to 10 miles a year until some were recently reported within a few miles of the Alberta boundary.
Fort Worth, Tex. — (U.P.) A suburban banian fire was burned at his own fire station. Tommy Lee was cooking a meal at the station when escaping gas in the stove oven ignited and blew off the door.
Fireman Burned At Station
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