C36 Lab News 05 23 52

HARD LABOR REWARDED will be the lot of these three Sandians
who are earning Masters Degrees in Electrical Engineering at the
University of New Mexico this June. L to R, Capt. John Crone 5421,
Robert Creveling 5414, and Stan Locus 5412.

Graduate Degrees
Will Be Awarded
To Three Sandians

Three Sandians are receiving Mas¬
ter of Science degrees in Electrical
Engineering at the University of
New Mexico this June. John L.
Crone 5421, Stan Locus 5412 and
Robert Creveling 5414 will be
awarded their sheepskins at the 1952
commencement exercises.

John Crone attended the Univer¬
sity of Maryland, Ohio State Uni¬
versity and the Air Force Institute
of Technology and has been attend¬
ing the University of New Mexico
evening classes since February, 1951.
He is married and has three chil¬
dren and at present is assigned to
Sandia Corporation while on duty
as a captain with the Air Force.

Bob Creveling received his bache¬
lor of science degree from California
Institute of Technology. He also
attended Texas A&M and New Mex¬
ico School of Mines. Bob and his
wife have two daughters, one of
whom is a sophomore at the Uni¬
versity.

Stan Locus attended the Univer¬
sity of California where he received
his bachelor of science degree in
electrical engineering. Stan is mar¬
ried and has one child.

Toastmistress Club
Meets with Group
From Albuquerque

Turquoise Toastmistress Club held
a joint dinner meeting with the
Tanoan Club May 21 at the Coro¬
nado Club. Virginia Miller, Toast¬
mistress, conducted the program for
the evening, a panel type discussion
with a travel theme. Speakers for
the Tanoan club were Mary Menaul,
Gertrude Herring, and Videl Hud-
der. Mildred Harris and Rita Wine-
berg spoke for the Base club.

Big Ten Alumni
Picnic June 8

Albuquerque alumni of Big Ten
schools will join forces Sunday, June
8, and have a picnic in the Sandia
Mountains at Doc Long’s recreation
area. The affair will get underway
at 10 a.m. and those attending are
asked to bring their own food and
water. Various forms of entertain¬
ment will be furnished for the
youngsters and older participants.

The picnic is sponsored jointly by
the alumni groups from Ohio State,
Purdue, Indiana and Illinois. Alumni
of the other Big Ten schools are
invited to attend.

Officers Elected
By ISA Members

The Instrument Society of America
elected Whitey Hollenback, 1533-4,
their new president at a recent meeting.
Ted Morse, 1530, was named vice-
president ; and Dick Richards, 1282, is
treasurer. National Delegate is Bill
Beal.

At the next meeting of the Society
a talk on "Altitude, Temperature and
Humidity Applications,” will be pre¬
sented by Mr. Tom I-opiccolo, of
Bowser, Inc., manufacturers of low
altitude test chambers.

The talk will be held at the Uni¬
versity of New Mexico, Mitchell Hall,
8 p. m.

Safety Director
Will Speak at
AEC Meeting

A. Burton Metzger, corporation
Safety Director, is scheduled to
speak at the annual conference of
the Atomic Energy Commission to
be held at Richland, Wash., May 27
and 28.

Two separate talks are scheduled.
One is on the subject of Explosive
Vapors and the other is on Micro-
waves.

Vol. IV, No. 1 1 SANDIA CORPORATION, ALBUQUERQUE. N. M. May 23. 1952

Sandian Sings With Civic Symphony
In Final Concert of 1951-52 Season

McKenzie Appointed
Head of Sandia’s
Patent Department

Mr. Donald McKenzie, newly ap¬
pointed Patent Manager, 210, has
been with the Bell System for 32
years. In his post here at Sandia
he will supervise the functions and

Mr. McKenzie

personnel of the former Patent Serv¬
ices and Contracts Administrative
Division, 1923. Mr. McKenzie will
report to Mr. Frank L. Dewey, Gen¬
eral Attorney.

In 1920 Mr. McKenzie was em¬
ployed by the Bell System Research
Department. He transferred in 1927
to the Apparatus Development De¬
partment of Bell Telephone Labora¬
tories.

Two years later Mr. McKenzie
joined Electrical Research Products,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bell Lab, as a consulting engineer
connected with the development of
sound motion pictures. In 1936 he
was appointed Director of Engineer¬
ing, a post he held until 1941 when
he went to the Patent Department
of Bell Lab.

Mr. McKenzie and his family plan
to live in town. He has two sons,
21 and 17 years old.

“I’m what you would call a semi-
professional singer, I just sing for pleas¬
ure and have been singing ever since I
can remember,” said Ellen Cunning¬
ham, 2461-2, when asked about her
musical talents.

May 9 in the Albuquerque Civic
Symphony concert she was soloist with
the Albuquerque Choral Association in
Hans Lange’s “Hear My Prayer.” Ellen
has sung with this same group often.
For two years she sang soprano roles in
the Christmas “Messiah.” Last Yule-
tide she was one of five soloists to sing
Bach’s “Magnificat.”

She studied voice at the University
here w'here she became a member of
Sigma Alpha Iota, honorary musical
fraternity. “My best formal training
was the four years I studied under Dr.
Burton Thatcher who came here from
the Chicago Musical College. It gave
me a chance to be with my family and
friends and still take lessons from one of
the best voice instructors.”

Ellen says she well remembers her
first public appearance. “It was awful!
When I was about 16 1 began to study
voice and a few months later was sched¬
uled for my first recital. Mother was
sitting in the audience, very proud of
me, and my accompanist played the
little introduction. I opened my mouth
and I was so frightened that no sound
came—not even a squeak. The pianist
played the introduction the second time

The Coronado Club will initiate a
new' type of party tomorrow night when
the pages of time are turned back to
the carefree days of the Gay 90’s. Be¬
sides an evening of dancing the party
will feature a hilarious old time show
complete w'ith handle bar moustaches
and bustles.

“The entire cast will be in costume
and those who want to join in the fun
and dress up in Gay 90’s style are more
than w'elcome to do so,” says Terry
Riggin, 1243, party chairman.

In true honky-tonk fashion the show
will feature singing waiters, a traditional
hiss-the-villain melodrama, solos by
Jacque Quinn, 1810, the Sandia Song¬
stress; an accordion troubadour, dance
routines with comely lasses and finally

Ellen Cunningham

and it was no better. The third time I
managed to overcome my fear.”

When the Sandia Choristers were or¬
ganized about two years ago Ellen was
one of those w'ho helped and then
assisted as director. She was choir lead¬
er for four years at one of the down¬
town churches and she still solos, and
has for eight years, at the Temple
Albert.

Ellen’s husband, F. B. “Sandy”
Cunningham, 1311, sings in some of
the groups with her.

a stupendous surprise act which has
been undergoing secret rehearsals for
w'eeks.

Music for the occasion will be pro¬
vided by an eight piece orchestra led
by Happy Andrews.

Hal Gunn, 4222, will preside over
the entertainment in his role as master
of ceremonies, headw'aiter, and bouncer.
The Sandialeers Glee Club will act as
singing waiters and Lew Walrath, 2452,
is directing the melodrama.

The men behind the curtains are Ted
Anderson, 3221, entertainment chair¬
man; Ed Shorr, 1216, costumes; Larry
Neibel, 1541, music; Frank Gagliardi,
1243, reservations; and Hank Harding,
3151, table arrangements.

The party will be free to members
and fifty cents for guests.

It’s Back to The Gay ’90s Tomorrow
Night at New Coronado Club Party

"The Great A~F

Inrnh Rnhhprx/^

The Thrilling Story of History’s

1 1 1C- U1 Cul A L

Ills INUUDCl V

Greatest Threat—and Soviet Treachery

by Bob Considine

(International News Service
Correspondent)

World Copyright, 1951, by
International News Service

This series of articles is reprinted
in the Sandia Bulletin bp special
permission of International News
Service. This is the first of 11
articles.

This is the story — as it never
has been possible to tell it before
— of how Russia stole the secrets
of the atomic bomb and of the
shadowy men and women who suc¬
cessfully engineered the most as¬
tounding international theft of all
time.

The author — famed writer-
reporter-columnist Bob Considine,
devoted months of research gath¬
ering the facts. He talked with
Scotland Yard men and atomic
experts in England. He inter¬
viewed dozens of security officials,
scientists and others in this coun¬
try. He obtained access to infor¬
mation never before published. And
he weaves it all into the fantastic,
but true, story that begins here.

During the tense and costly years

INS Reporter Bob Considine tells
in this copyrighted story the de¬
tails of this great cloak and dagger
mystery where . . .

when the United States, Britain and
Canada were engaged in the creation
of the atomic bomb, no known effort
was made by any of the bomb’s
intended victims — Italy, Germany
and Japan — to steal its devastating
formula and beat the allies to the
punch.

The grimly-guarded secrets of the
bomb were stolen, however, by an
ostensible ally—Russia—in the most
daring, economical and sinister
cloak-and-dagger conspiracy in his¬
tory.

This and subsequent articles will
attempt to place in proper perspec¬
tive the men and women who partici¬
pated in that spying coup and the
methods by which these inconspic¬
uous and often highly-educated and
otherwise moral spies achieved their
shocking goal.

They turned the world into two
armed and fear-laced camps. They
caused to be levied on nations still
tottering from the costs of World
War II the bankrupting burden of
preparing for A-War I.

Justice Prevailed

They are responsible, at least in
part, for the heavy taxes which bur¬
den you, rising costs and public
debts which will reach well into the
21st century.

Justice has landed heavily upon
those who have been apprehended.
But their deed is done and its excru¬
ciating success is measured by recur¬
rent tests of the Soviet A-Bomb.

For a time in the annals of science
it seemed the destiny of the axis to
create the A-bomb. But political and
racial persecution boomeranged in
the faces of Mussolini and Hitler,
providentially depriving them of the
bomb.

While teaching at the Universities
of Florence and Rome between 1934

. . . Soviet Russia stole from
United States the secrets of the
A-Bomb and brought to the world
the threat of a new war.

and 1938, Dr. Enrico Fermi, now of
the University of Chicago, came per¬
ilously close to discovering that the
uranium atom could be split and
potentially produce undreamed of
power. It is a popular tale in the
realm of nuclear physics that an
ill-placed bit of lead foil deprived
Fermi of an even greater place in
science than he now holds.

It can be reasoned, too, that the
same bit of foil foiled Mussolini.
For Fermi might well have been
forced to divulge his discovery for

the “good” of the state. Fortunately,
the distinguished Italian scientist
fled Italy when it appeared he
might be arrested for his anti-fascist
view. His work with the U.S. bomb
was tremendous.

German Research

Late in 1938 Dr. Lise Meitner,
working with the great German
physicists Hahn and Strassman at
the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Ber¬
lin, made the startling observation
that uranium bombarded by the sub-
microscopic emissions of radium
was partly transmuted into two ele¬
ments of approximately half the
atomic weight of uranium — krypton
and barium.

It was the most astonishing dis¬
covery of the age, for in one stroke
it rendered obsolete every book on
physics written since the time of the
early Greeks . . . whose men of wis¬
dom first decreed that the atom was
indivisable. Plainly, Dr. Meitner had
broken atoms and she sensed that
she had opened the door to a world
of explosive energy too overwhelm¬
ing to comprehend adequately.

Nazi Persecution

But, before Dr. Meitner had an
opportunity to relay her earth-
shaking findings to Iter superiors at
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PAGE TWO

SANDIA BULLETIN

MAY 23, 1952

4$andia Bulletin

Friday, May 23,1952

Published for the employees of Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Editor, Robert S. Gillespie

Assistant Editors, William A. Jenkins, Joann Hillard

Photography by Photographic and Reproduction Division

The Sandia Bulletin is published every other Friday. Con¬
tributions should be mailed to The Bulletin, Employees Serv¬
ice Office, Building T-301. News items should be in The Bul¬
letin office at least one week in advance of publication date.

Telephone Ext. 25253

A Startling Story Is Told

Today’s critical World situation, according to a well-known reporter,
has been greatly Worsened by a pattern of intrigue which took place in
New York, Santa Fe, Albuquerque and several other cities during W or Id
War II. It was at that time vital atom bomb secrets Were stolen from
United Stales not by one of our enemies, Germany or Japan, but by an
ostensible ally, Russia.

Bob Considine, an International News Service writer, has told the
story of this theft under the title “The Great A-Bomb Robbery”, which
begins in this issue of the Bulletin. The story is as fascinating “cloak and
dagger” thriller as you have ever read. I here is no fiction in the tale.
It deals only with facts.

The story told by Reporter Considine is not only an entertainment
piece. If it gives you food for serious thought it is accomplishing a mis¬
sion. If it frightens you a little bit, a lesson is being learned. If you are
amazed and horrified that such closely guarded secrets could be stolen so
easily and economically you see what a formidable task exists today in
protecting our country’s interests.

This series of articles will tell the stories of many people but the names
of Dr. Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, Sgt. David Greenglass, and Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg will slay in your mind as the arch conspirators in this
tremendous plot.

Secrets can be lost as easily through carelessness as they can through
conniving. Perhaps a belter title for this editorial Would be “It Must Not
Happen Here.”

Long, Tedious Job Made Simple by
Ingenuity, Skill of Sandia Employee

AROUND THE DEPARTMENTS

A couple of weeks ago Carl Bur¬
ton, 2413, found himself faced with
the job of tapping about 2000 holes
in aluminum parts. This meant tak¬
ing a small gadget called a tap and
twisting it into and out of an
already-drilled hole in order to make
screw threads.

“It takes about a minute to tap
a hole by hand,” says Carl, “and
since you’re actually cutting the
threads out of metal it tires your
hand out pretty fast.

“The more I thought about those
2000 holes the more I thought there
must be an easier way to do it.
First I tried fitting the tap in a
drill press. That worked fine going
through the hole, but to get it out
I had to release the tap and twist it
out by hand.”

Carl has a mechanical ingenuity
born of years repairing farm machin¬
ery in his home town Roy, N.M.,
and when the drill press idea failed
it wasn’t long before he thought of
adapting a portable power screw
driver to tapping work.

“I started off by taking a tap and

fitting it into the end of one of the
screw drivers that in turn went into
the power machine. That was fine.
The tap cut into the metal like it
was cheese and then all I had to do
was press a button and it reversed
and came right out again.

“The trouble, I soon found out,
was that taps come in different sizes
to fit different holes and this way I
couldn’t switch taps. Finally I de¬
signed a gadget that would fit the
power screw driver and at the same
time adapt to any size tap.”

The final adaptation is amazingly
successful. It’s easier, faster and
more economical. There are no ach¬
ing arms from twisting a stubborn
tap any more, Carl taps 15 holes now
in the time it took him to do one
before, and he tapped all 2000 holes
with the same tap whereas he would
have broken many taps doing the
same job by hand.

Where there’s a will, they say,
there’s a way, and that about sums
up men like Carl Burton — and
American progress.

Norma Combs, AEC, is combining
vacationing and visiting. She is in
Tulsa to see her mother.

Three of the girls in AEC vaca¬
tioned in Las Vegas, Nev., last week.
Betty Shaw, Lois Chilton and Betty
Phelps who also reported sightseeing
in Boulder City.

Fishing and resting at Eagle Nest
were enjoyed by Phyllis Kallinow-
ski, AEC, her husband and Betty
Jean Lister, AEC, last week end.

Everyone is hoping to see D. B.
Miller, 2350, back at his desk before
long. At present he is at home ill.

Bill Simpson, 2351, and his wife
were among those who attended a
Musicale at the home of Senator and
Mrs. Clinton Anderson May 11.

Ted Perlman, 1232-1, is passing
out cigars and candy to announce
the birth of a brand new daughter.
Seven-pound Janine arrived at 4
a.m. on Mav 12. Congratulations,
Ted!

A visit with friends and relatives
recently took J. B. McCullor, 1232,
to Ardmore, Okla.

Department 3230 personnel has
moved from bldg. 834 to 813. They
are about settled in their new loca¬
tion and everyone seems very pleased
with the change.

At home on the base now are Ken
Sutton, 3231, and his family. The
new address is 3238-D on “A” St.

He finally finished his patio, re¬
ports Sid Gasser, 3231. For quite
some time Sid was asking for volun¬
teers around the office to come to
his “cement party.”

Milton J. Lew, 2235, is a proud
new papa. His son, Steven Gary,
arrived May 3 weighing 6 pounds.

Several Sandians were among the
group of former students at the Uni¬
versity of Illinois who helped form
an Albuquerque Alumni chapter May
14. Officers were elected and plans
were started to enlarge the chapter.
Sandians who are interested in join¬
ing mav contact Ray Delicath, ext.
26160.

J. K. Merillat, 1921, and wife and
two children have been vacationing
in the old home town of Topeka, Kans.

Capt. John Crone, 5421, and Stan
Locus, 5412, who have been doing
graduate work at the University of
New Mexico, have been made mem¬
bers of Phi Kappa Phi, honorary
scholastic society.

The personnel of 2351 celebrated
the birthdays of the month on May
12. Lamar Treadwell, Gordon Mar-
ney and Oliver Ash were honored.

Fellow workers are hoping to see
Ruth Acher, 2352, back on the job
before long. At present she is recup¬
erating at home after a minor opera¬
tion at the Veterans Hospital on
Apr. 28.

Alfredo Montoya, 2352, and his
family are enjoying a two-week va¬
cation in Mexico City.

Packing, moving and then unpack¬
ing is keeping Bob Kronberger, 2351,
and his wife busy. They are moving
into their new home at 3039 N.
Jackson.

After one year of patient waiting
Helen Sanchez, 2416, has finally at¬
tained her greatest desire — a brand
new ’52 Chevrolet. It’s a special
color too! A snappy metallic green.
Helen has promised everyone in the
office a ride one of these days soon.

Harry Shultz, 4135, has moved into
his new home and now joins in with
the moans and groans about dust,
fuss and taxes.

Visiting her mom and dad took
Lillian Kraus, 2461-3, to Bellflower,
Calif., for a week's vacation.

A little home decorating by means
of wielding a paintbrush is on the
vacation agenda for Bill Meyers,
2234.

Congratulations to Camille Ru-
deau, 2231, on the May 2 arrival of
Lewis Alexander. Lewis tipped the
scales at 5 pounds 1 ounce.

Herman Calvery, 2231, was a sur¬
prised and pleased man on May 10.
One of his fellow workers baked him
a birthday cake and the whole office
had cake and coffee during rest
period.

Robert Finley, 2230, and his wife
are vacationing in Aurora, Ill. They
plan to visit relatives and renew old
friendships.

House repairs are keeping Fermin
Vallejos, 2234, busy during his vaca¬
tion.

The welcome mat in 5411 is out
for Frances Tennessen. Frances re¬
cently transferred from 1810.

A trip to see his sister in Inyo-
kera, Calif., took H. H. Patterson,
5411, to the orange blossom state
recently.

Vacation time recently took F. R.
Grosvenor, 5412, to Florida and his
old home state of Michigan.

Bradley R. Morgan is the latest
addition to the household of Paul R.
Morgan, 2335-2, as of April 19. Con¬
gratulations Paul!

Virginia Southerland, 2464-1, vis¬
ited friends and relatives during
her recent vacation. She reports
having a wonderful time sightseeing
in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Salt
Lake City.

Vacation plans for Ellen Cunning¬
ham, 2461-2, include relaxing in
her new home and catching up on
some of the things she has been
planning to do around the house.

Just returned from Hartford,
Conn., is A. L. Middleton, 5415. He
represented New Mexico, Texas and
Oklahoma as Director of the West
Coast Division at the annual direc¬
tors’ meeting of the American Radio
Relay League.

Ted Sherwin, 3125, and family are
in the midst of a vacation which is
taking them to their old home in
Wyoming.

Pat White, AEC, is in Denver
attending a meeting of the Federal
Agencies Inter-departmental Motor
Equipment Conference.

If you can’t find Fred Callahan,
2235, when you stop by to see him
at his new home on Milton Court,
chances are that he’s in the back
working on his new lawn.

Personnel in 1921-2 and 1922-2
were entertained at an open house
by Bill Scott, 1922-2, on the evening
of May 9. Bill has just moved into
his new home at 6012 E. Hannett.
Everyone reports having a wonder¬
ful time.

The recent birthday of Jessie
Greenwall, AEC, was celebrated in
a big way. Three different groups
gave her a surprise party, complete
with cak“.

Organization 4135 is proud of
Bernice Armour who was recently
elected president of Beta Sigma Phi.
Bernice, Marvee McPhee, 2122, Ei¬
leen Poindexter, 2122, and Hazel
Vance, 5241, attended the sorority’s
State Convention in Carlsbad May
17 and 18.

Charles Ross, Sr., 2232, was visited
by his Army son recently prior to
the boy’s going overseas.

Returning from a trip to Brinkley,
Ark., and Kansas City, Mo., are
R. C. Clifton, 2221, his wife and two
children.

Princess of Alpha Psi chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi is a new title and
honor for Allene Poindexter, 2221-1.
She will represent the group at the
Yellow and Rose Ball at the Hilton
Hotel, May 24.

Civic-minded Bob Brook, 2221-2,
is serving as umpire for several
city teen-age baseball and softball
leagues.

Returning recently from a trip to
Farmington is Bob Islas, 2461-3. Bob
visited his parents.

Combining the State Mail Carriers
Convention and a visit with her
parents, Dora Zamora, 2461-3, and
her husband vacationed in Las
Vegas, N.M., May 16 to 18.

The girls in 2461-3 had a farewell
chicken dinner May 15 for Mary
Jean Manning and Norma Jean
Quirin. Both honorees were pre¬
sented gifts.

Eleanor McPhate, 4131, is home
from the hospital and it shouldn't
be long until she’s back on the
job.

Everyone in 4130 wishes Helen
Swanson a “bon voyage.” Helen’s
destination is Germany.

“It wasn’t actually work, it was a
pleasure,” says Silvero Lujan, 2232,
of his recent vacation. Silvero spent
the entire time working on his new
home.

Co-workers of A1 Vinsant, 2232,
are anxious to see some of his prize
catch when he returns from his
Arkansas vacation. Before he left A1
announced that he planned to do
nothing but fish and loaf.

Vacation time should be profitable
for Adolfo Sanchez, 2232. He plans
to begin work on a new home in
the west part of town.

There’s a new Ford owner in
2232. Ora Nairn plans to motor to
Kansas to break in the new auto.

Byron Stewart and James Cole¬
man and family, both of 2232, re¬
port having a grand time on their
recent fishing trip to Elephant Butte.

Congratulations to the new grand¬
mothers in 1920. Frances Odle,
1922-2, announced the arrival of a
grandson, Lynn Loson Petersen, Apr.
25. Dolly Willis, 1921-2, has a new
grandson, Michael Lorenz Willis,
born May 3. His father is Guy
Willis, formerly of 1600, now on
duty with the Navy at Sandia Base.

Bob Blount, 1921-2, spent the
Mother’s Day week end with his
mother in Artesia.

Congratulations to Bill Galloway,
2532, on the Apr. 20 arrival of a
son. John Carleton Galloway II
weighed in at 9 pounds 11J4 ounces.

L. J. Biskner, 2530, is the proud
owner of a new Studebaker Com¬
mander Starlite.

Ben Kirkpatrick, 1241, took his
family on a trip to the Carlsbad
Caverns recently. Everyone had an
enjoyable time, although Ben brought
back a cold.

Dick Parkison, 1241, was sick for
several days. Glad he made such a
speedy recovery.

“Painting, puttering and just re¬
laxing,” reports J. H. Simmons. 2412,
when asked what he did on his re¬
cent vacation.

George Armijo, 2423-2, is in Raton
visiting relatives during his two
weeks’ vacation.

TAPPING IS EASY now that Carl Burton has designed an improve¬
ment that can be adapted to a power screw driver. The inset shows the
new tapping tool he designed and the picture shows how it is used with
a power machine on a heavy piece of aluminum. Screwed in the metal
above it is the now old-fashioned hand tap.

MAY 23, 1952

SANDIA BULLETIN

PAGE THREE

nrt KIXGHAM PA1ACK

8th April, 1952.

Dear

The Queen commands me to
write and thanK you for your
kind letter.

Her Majesty was deeply
touched by your thought for
her in her sorrow.

Yours sincerely,

£

Lady-in-Waiting.

Master Larry E?ans.

LETTER FROM A QUEEN is
read by Patti Evans, 4222 (1230),
and her son, Larry. Larry, a stu¬
dent at Whittier school in Albu¬
querque, wrote to Queen Elizabeth
of England expressing his sympathy
at the death of her father.

Remote Control Television Camera
To Be Demonstrated At AIEE Meeting

A complete television camera set¬
up connected to remote viewing sta¬
tions will he in operation for a
demonstration to be sponsored by the
Northern New Mexico Section of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers on Monday night. The
demonstration will be held in the
Hospitality Room of the Southern
Union Gas Company, 723 West Sil¬
ver Avc., at 7 :30 p.m.

The General Precision Labora¬
tories are presenting the demonstra -
tion. More than two truck loads of
the latest equipment used in con¬

ventional telecasting and in wired
television will be included.

The camera and viewer used in
this demonstration are unique in
that the camera is wired to the
television set and controls on the
set operate the camera remotely. A
person watching a screen on the
viewer can change the focus in the
camera a distance away or cause it
to move from side to side or up and
down.

The demonstration is open to the
public.

Speaking of Reporters

This is another in a series of personality
sketches telling of the Sandia Bulletin reporters
who n ’rite news of j >ou and your co-tvorkers.

The life of an Army wife is never
monotonous and if you doubt
that go talk to Mary Helen Sharkey,
2230. Mary Helen has been married
to an Army man for 12 years and
during that time she’s traveled the
length and breadth of the land and held
jobs ranging from secretary to tele¬
phone operator.

She met and married John Sharkey
just before the war started and for a
year while he was in North Africa
Mary Helen worked in a Boston de¬
fense plant on the assembly line.

John was wounded, sent home and
reassigned to a base in Florida. There
for a short time Mary Helen worked
in a year round resort near Talahassee
acting as a combination secretary and
bookkeeper.

The next move was back to Boston
where Mary Helen became a Western
Union telephone operator. Seven
months later John was transferred to
Los Alamos and Mary Helen went
with him to take a post as secretary
with a cdntracting firm there.

In 1949, a master sergeant by now,
John was transferred to Kirtland Air
Force Base and that’s when Mary
Helen came to work with us.

Early last year she began reporting
for the Bulletin and since then she’s

Mary Helen Sharkey

faithfully contributed news of her de¬
partment to every issue.

“It’s a lot of fun.” Mary Helen says.
“The only time I ever did anything
like this was when I was a sports-
writer for my high school newspaper
in Watertown, Mass.”

Besides working at Sandia Mary
Helen keeps bouse and takes care of
their 7-year-old son. Her hobbies?
"I like to read mystery stories,” she
says, “that is, when I’m not dancing.”

(Continued from Page 1)

"The Great A-Bomb Robbery"

Germany Had Given
Up in Atomic Race—
Considine Reports

the nazi-dominated institute, she
learned that Heinrich Himmler’s
exclusion act would force her to
leave Germany because she was
partly Jewish. She took the discov¬
ery out with her, starting the human
chain reaction which reached frui¬
tion in the U.S.

The men she left behind her, one
of whom (Otto Hahn) won the
Nobel Prize in chemistry for en¬
largements on her work, toiled only
sporadically at the creation of A-
bomb — though for a time this coun¬
try considered itself in a desperate
race to beat Hitler to history’s most
devastating explosive.

By the time our evaluation teams
were able to probe Germany’s atomic
energy program, before V-E Day,
they learned that German scientists
were so skeptical about the possi¬
bility of an A-Bomb that they had
directed much of their study to the
release of atomic energy for indus¬
trial purposes.

To understand the enormity of the
eventual robbery of the bomb secrets
by agents of the USSR one should
first understand the tremendous wall
of security we placed around our
bomb-building activities.

Mails Not Trusted

To begin, the little group of scien¬
tists who knew an atomic bomb was
possible would not even trust the
U.S. mail to deliver the historic
letter from Prof. Albert Einstein to
President Roosevelt, the springboard
of the $2 billion Manhattan project
which produced the bomb. The let¬
ter, instead, was carried by hand by
Alexander Sachs, and several tense
months were lost while he waited to
gain admission to Roosevelt’s office.

After the Army entered the picture
it set up, under Gen. Leslie R.
Groves, a 250-man security force
unique in our annals. That it was
in time punctured, notably by Dr.
Klaus Fuchs and Harry Gold — now-
serving 14 and 30-year prison sen¬
tences, respectively — does not de¬
tract from the cloak - and - dagger
drama of its activities.

It protected and was the “keeper”
of top scientists attached to the
project (most of whom had code
names). It operated in a realm of
espionage and counter - espionage
well above the reach of the F.B.I.,
whose agents it would not permit
near certain installations.

Super-Security Practiced

It censored or stopped mail of
MED (Manhattan Engineering Dis¬
trict) employees. It had men in
Switzerland and Sweden not averse
to kidnapping German physicists who
ventured there for lectures. Or
shooting them.

It built what amounted to a pri¬
vate insane asylum for a naval offi¬
cer who became a psychiatric case
after absorbing too much valuable
information at Oak Ridge. It feared
that if he were placed in a regular
asylum he might talk. It maintained
an agent as a bartender at the La
Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, N.M., fre¬
quented by scientists and technicians
attached to super-secret Los Alamos
laboratory, where the bomb was
assembled.

It instructed chief librarians in
public libraries of large cities to
get the name and address of any
person who sought information about
nuclear energy or asked to see a
Saturday Evening Post article writ¬
ten about 1940 by William L. Lau¬
rence of the New York Times envi¬
sioning an atomic bomb.

Under Groves’ system of “com-
partmentalization” most of the sci¬
entists on the project were permitted
to know what the man on the left
or right was doing, but not the men
beyond that. Some top scientists,
including Fuchs, to his indignation,
were barred from visiting installa¬
tions aside from the one in which
they worked.

Firemen Excluded

Fuchs was specifically barred when
he requested an assignment at or
a visit to the Hanford (Wash.) plu¬
tonium plant. Harry S. Truman,

when head of the powerful Senate
War Investigation Committee, was
not permitted to enter the Hanford
plant and is said to have been told
flippantly by a guard that the plant
was making bubblegum.

Firemen who responded to a fire
inside the gates at Oak Ridge were
denied admission, because they
lacked credentials. The building
burned to the ground. The Mayor
of Cambridge, Mass., was investi¬
gated because he said, at a dinner
party where Dr. James Bryant
Conant was a guest, that the U.S.
was making a powerful new explo¬
sive in Tennessee and shipping it to
the Pacific by way of San Fran¬
cisco. (Turned out, after Conant
reported him to Groves, that he had
in mind RDX—a putty-like extra
high explosive.)

Security Leaks Feared

One day at the Pentagon a cor¬
poral who worked at Oak Ridge
demanded to see Groves. He was
admitted and then blurted:

“I want to make a complaint
against the Army’s handling of Oak
Ridge. I have enough scientific
background to know we’re attempt¬
ing to make an atomic bomb, and ...”

Groves nodded to an aide, invited
the corporal to sit down and chatted
with him for half an hour — just
long enough to enable an aide to
photostat all the papers in the brief¬
case the corporal left in the outer
office. Groves was urged to send
the corporal into a combat group,
but he refused for fear that he
might be captured.

On Aug. 21, 1944, nearly a year
before the first atomic bomb in his¬
tory was tested successfully at Ala¬
mogordo, N.M.. Arthur Hale, the
radio commentator, broke a story
about it — written for him by a con¬
scientious objector leg-man who
knew a man at Illinois Tech whose
roommate worked on the project and
had spilled the beans. The “conchy”
thought the broadcast might make
Hitler quit.

Commentator Scored

The broadcast was heard by a G-2
officer, who immediately phoned
Groves, who ordered that all associ¬
ated with the program be brought
before him. Hale was taken severely
to task by Groves, and then ordered
to return to the air as if nothing
had happened. Groves did not wish
Hale’s many listeners to wonder why
he had stopped broadcasting after
mentioning something called an
atomic bomb.

In the fall of 1944, war bond offi¬
cials invited Dr. Frederic Joliot-
Curie, co-winner of the 1935 Nobel
prize in chemistry for his work in
the artificial production of radioac¬
tive substances, to fly to New York
to speak at a sales rally.

MED’s security office assigned
Col. Tony Calvert to intercept him.
Calvert moved in on him at the Dor¬
chester Hotel in London and stalled
him—on the excuse that bad weather
had grounded planes out of Prest¬
wick—until he missed the speaking
date. Part of the stalling process
included placating the Frenchman
with a suit and a camel-hair coat.

Joliot-Curie, a communist sympa¬
thizer, had been the only topnotch
atomic scientist who refused to stop
publishing scientific papers during
the war. MED blocked him because
it felt he would certainly meet with
friends in our own advanced atomic
research program in the U.S. and
take back what he learned to Paris,
and then to Moscow.

Dreamer Watched

A woman who telephoned Dr.
Arthur H. Compton at the Univer¬
sity of Chicago’s Argonne Forest
Laboratory long before the first
bomb was detonated, to tell him she
had dreamed we made “an atomic
bomb that destroyed Berlin,” was
immediately visited by Capt. Jim
Murray, a MED man, who talked
her out of writing her dream to the
Chicago Tribune and other papers.
Capt. Murray gave her his private
phone number and extracted her
promise that she would call only him
if she had other dreams about some
preposterous thing called an atomic
bomb.

Many of the scientists attached to

the Manhattan project were of draft
age. MED could not get them
exempted because it could not tell
draft boards the reason. It would
permit them to be drafted, go
through basic training, then have
the army reassign them to their old
work. Many rebelled against the
vast pay reductions.

Prof. Clarence Hiskey, working on
the project, aroused the suspicions
of MED’s security unit. It was
strictly against Gen. Groves’ prac¬
tice to allow the kind of A-Bomb
hearings or “tell-all” trials that fol¬
lowed in the wake of V-J day. An
aide discovered that Hiskey — now
comfortably on the faculty of Brook¬
lyn Pply — had an ROTC back¬
ground. He was peremptorily called
into service and banished first to a
quartermaster unit on the Canol
project in the Western Canadian
wilds and later to a Pacific area
by-passed by the war.

Scientist Drafted

Another suspected scientist, after
being drafted, was held over in
training camp for five consecutive
“basics.” He became America’s best-
trained and least-used G.I. Nobel
prize winner Niels Bohr (1935, for
physics), the scientist who brought
Lise Meitner’s revelation to this
country, and later was spirited out
of nazi clutches in the bomb-bay of
an RAF ‘Mosquito,” wrote a com¬
prehensive paper on the still-unre-
vealed bomb and gave it to his
friend Supreme Court Justice Felix
Frankfurter. MED sternly demanded
that Frankfurter surrender it, which
he did, and returned it to him after
the war.

In all, about 750 agents (500 of
them FBI) worked in or on the
environs of the A-Bomb project,
which employed 225,000 directly and
another 600,000 indirectly. But they
were defeated by forces beyond their
control or by forces too innocent¬
looking to arouse suspicion. It was
(and remains) the costliest defeat in
the history of the Republic and of
free men.

(Next Issue: Russia learns of our
A-Bomb efforts.)

Tool Engineers
To Hear Talk
Gn Modern Steels

“Modern Steels and Their Uses,”
will be the topic of a lecture to be
presented at the American Society of
Tool Engineers’ final meeting of the
season. Time and place of the meeting
will be announced at a later date.

The speaker, Mr. T. O’Neil, West
Coast manager of the Carpenter Steel
Co., will conduct a discussion period
following the lecture and he will be
available for questions on problems
pertaining to steel.

What's My Line?

Less than 200 years ago this man
would probably have been burned
at the stake as a sorcerer if he per¬
formed just once what he does every
day here at Sandia. Even to our
modern eyes his work has a quality
of “magic” about it. His job requires
him to be on his feet most of the
time and it also requires a certain
knowledge of chemistry and delicate
instruments. While he is a compe¬
tent technician it can truly be said
that he is in the dark about his
work much of the time. (The answer
is on page 6.)

PAGE FOUR

SANDIA BULLETIN

MAY 23. 1952

Husband And Wife Team Up to Teach Themselves A Hobby
Which Is Centuries Old But Still Unusual to Americans

THE WEAVING ROOM at the Linn home is a busy place when Max
and his wife Jackie concentrate on their hobby. Max wears a jacket
which he and his wife made and over Jackie’s arm and in the back¬
ground are more materials which are the products of their looms.

It sounds almost like Utopia. Here
is a man and wife who not only
make some of their own clothing but
they weave the material which goes
into it.

Max Linn, 1810, and his wife,
Jackie, started out in search of a
hobby and chose home-made furni¬
ture. When they came to the prob¬
lem of upholstery material they de¬
cided to make their own. Today the
furniture making has been delegated
to a position of lesser importance
and the weaving has become an
engrossing and profitable pastime.

The Linns are unassuming in their
unusual hobby and take their accom¬
plishments much as a matter of
course, but a look at the material
they have made is a pretty good
indication of their skill.

Use Two Looms

A room in the Linn home is de¬
voted to the weaving hobby. They
have two looms and other equipment
for winding yarns onto the shuttles
and even a pint-sized loom which
they use to make samples of the big
product before they tie up the larger
looms.

The wool conies in the same form
as does knitting wool and it is easily
handled and stored until ready for
use. The Linns keep a good-sized
supply of the material on hand and
usually have some work on the
looms or just about ready to start.

It was about three years ago when
they became seriously interested in
the hobby. The first few pieces of
material they made were used in
clothing for themselves. Later they
sold the material by the yard to
acquaintances and friends and now
find that they have the best luck
weaving the material and then mak¬
ing it into coats, jackets, suits or
other garments. Jackie is the tailor
for the finished product even though
she seldom tried her hand at it be¬
fore they started their hobby of
weaving. However, the completed
garments testify to her skill.

Taught Themselves

“There's nothing new about the
way we do our work,” Max explains,
“we work the same way they did
in the year 1200 only our looms are
better.” They work at their “jobs”
whenever the notion strikes them
and apparently that is quite often for
several beautiful pieces of material
are in the loom room most of the
time.

It’s fascinating to hear the Linns

More—

Around the Departments

Fellow workers are hoping to see
Ora Brooks, 4135, back on the job
before long. Everyone was sure she
had the mumps but it turned out to
be an infected ear.

Two of the personnel on vacation
from 4135 are Bernice Andrews and
Lou Dowd. Bernice went to Chicago
and Lou visited Melba Beach, Calif.

AWARD OF HONOR presented
to Sandia Corporation by the
National Safety Council is dis¬
played in the lobby of Bldg. 800
and will be on display throughout
the Technical Area the next few
months. The award was made in
recognition of the company’s
exceptional safety record for ISsl.

tell of their hobby and how they
read a few books to learn the art.
“There were no special teachers,”
they say, “we learned by trial and
error.”

And the looms have a fascination
about them too. It’s a pleasure to
touch their smooth finish and sec¬
retly wish you could run off a new

Engagements

The engagement of Joan M. Ar¬
mijo, 2224, to Sgt. Gerald F. Good¬
man has been announced. A July
wedding is being planned followed
by a honeymoon in Canada. Joan
is an Albuquerque girl and Gerald,
now stationed at Kirtland Base, is
from New York and Montreal,
Canada.

Miss Armijo Miss Carrillo

Plans for a wedding in the near
future are being made by Lucy Car¬
rillo, 2536, and Chris Quintana. Lucy
and Chris are both from Albuquer¬
que. She attended Albuquerque high
school and he is a graduate of St.
Mary’s. Chris recently received his
discharge from the Air Force.

Sandia PTA Slates
Festival for Monday

The annual May Festival of the
Sandia PTA will be held next Mon¬
day at 5 :30 p. m. on the lawn of the
Sandia Base School. Virg Harris,
5213, vice president, has been working
on arrangements with the teachers,
mothers, and PTA executive board to
make the Festival “the gala affair of
the current school year.”

Featured events will be father versus
son foot races and ball games plus free
movies for the children. The movies
will begin about sundown in the school
gymnasium.

Plans for an extensive summer re¬
creational program for the children
will be announced at the party, ac¬
cording to Virg. Parents of pre-school
children have been invited to take this
opportunity to get acquainted with
teachers and officers.

Refreshments including hot dogs,
relishes, cold drinks and coffee will
be furnished by the PTA. Mrs. Gwen
Dickson, food committee chairman says
there will be plenty of food for all, but
if anyone runs out the school princi¬
pal, Leonard DeLayo, will personally
buy their dinner.

sport jacket or maybe a tweed suit
for your wife.

Max and his wife report that fur¬
niture movers too hold the looms in
a sort of reverence. “They treated
them like, they were fragile china,”
the Linns said, “and were quite
proud that not a scratch has ap¬
peared on them in moving.

HOWARD J. SMYTH, Jr., has
been promoted to Division supervisor
of 2461. He is a
veteran of three
years service in
the Navy and up¬
on discharge he
completed his
studies at Boston
University where
he received a B.S.
in education.
Howie spent a
year at Haverhill high school, Mass.,
as social studies teacher and athletic
coach and for three years prior to
joining us he was social studies depart¬
ment head and athletic coach with the
New Milford, N. J., public school sys¬
tem.

JAMES H. HOCKETT was re¬
cently appointed section supervisor of
2464-2. He came
to the Laboratory
in early 1951 after
working for al¬
most a year as
accounts manager
of General Mo¬
tors Acceptance
Co. in Albuquer¬
que. J im served
for two years
with the Navy and after returning to
civilian life he attended Springfield
Jr. College and St. Louis University.
He also studied business administra¬
tion at a Missouri business college.

JAMES L. HODGES is the new
supervisor of section 2416-2. He came
to us in 1949 with
13 years experi¬
ence in contract¬
ing and carpent¬
ering work. Jim
spent two years
as shop foreman
for woodworking
firms in Carthage,
Mo.; a year in
carpentering for
Civil Service on Sandia Base; three
years as a private contractor; four
years as paint shop sub-foreman for
Northrup Aircraft Corp.; a year and a
half with Douglas Aircraft; five years
in fixture shops; three years in the
Army; and two years in general car¬
pentering work.

What’s Happening at the ...

Coronado Club

Tomorrow night the Coronado Club
will be turned into a combination of old
time vaudeville and honky-tonk for the
gala Gay 90’s party. There will be a big
show reminiscent of the dear-old-days-
gone-by performed in full costume. And
if you want to dig into that old trunk
and dust off Daddy’s duds or Mama’s
millinery—go right ahead, get into the
spirit of the Gay 90’s.

Next Tuesday night the wives will
have to plan an evening at home be¬
cause it will be Men’s Night at the
Coronado Club. Besides free beer and
sandwiches an informal talk will be
given on “Places to See in New Mex¬
ico.” The speaker will be Frank Stuart
of Bowman’s Travel Agency in Albu¬
querque.

Following the talk a sound movie
will be shown entitled, “Travel in
Time.” It’s a TWA travelogue dealing
with the Mediterranean area. It’s all
free to members and 50 cents for guests.
The time? From 8 p. m. ’til?

Know Your Bridge

Starting Monday night, special les¬
sons in bridge will be given at the Club
by Mrs. Della Hampton, for years an
experienced bridge teacher. Knowing
how to play bridge comes right next to
knowing how to spell in this modem
world of ours so you’d better get right
down there on Monday night.

Mrs. Hampton will lecture for one
hour, from 8 to 9 p. m. and from 9 to
10 p. m. there will be supervised play.
The game is Culbertson bridge, the in¬
struction is free. Don’t miss it.

The fifth of June is duplicate bridge
night again. Everyone donates 25 cents
and then battles it out for a series of
cash prizes. Play starts at 7:45 and lasts
until 10:30 p. m.

L. F. EARLAN KOEHLER was
recently promoted to supervisor of sec¬
tion 2416-3. He
joined us early
last year with
nine years con¬
tracting experi¬
ence including
two years as con¬
struction super¬
visor for a local
contracting firm
prior to coming
to Sandia. Earlan has also at different
times owned a 2,480 acre cattle ranch
and a summer resort both in Texas for
a total of seven years. For two years
he was chief building inspector with
the Army Engineer Corps. He studied
architecture at Rice Institute.

ERNEST C. PETERSON has been
named section supervisor of 2512-1.
He joined Sandia
in 1950 after four
years with West¬
ern Electric Com¬
pany, Inc., in Lin¬
coln. Neb., where
he worked in per¬
sonnel employ¬
ment and place
ment. For half a
year before that
Ernie was in employee interviewing
with Nebraska State Employment
Service. He is a veteran of four
years service in the Army and he has
a B. S. in mathematics from the Uni¬
versity of Nebraska.

BEULAH SUTHERLAND is the
newly appointed section supervisor of
5243-3. She came
to the Laboratory
in 1948. Previous¬
ly Beulah spent
four years at the
University of
New Mexico and
the New Mexico
School of Mines
as a technical
analyst. She holds
a B. S. degree in psychology from the
University of New Mexico.

MR. AND MRS. RAY ARVID-
SON were honored at a reception
in La Cana Room of the Coronado
Club recently after their wedding
in the Sandia Base Chapel. Ray is
in 1521-1 and his wife, the former
Ruth Braun, works in 3170.

Magicians to Plan
Show for Public

An executive meeting of the Magi¬
cians Club will be held tonight at the
home of A1 Spengeman, 4150, secre¬
tary. The club officers will discuss
plans for a public show tentatively
scheduled for this fall.

The next regular meeting of the
club will be held at the Franciscan
Hotel, June 6, 8 p. m. Club president,
Charles Dodson, 210, has urged those
interested in joining the club to con¬
tact Dr. C. N. Hickman, 1400, mem¬
bership chairman, at ext. 27131.

NS

EDITH B. PERRY lias been pro¬
moted to section supervisor of 2464-1.

Before joining us
last year she was
managing editor
of a New Mexico
newspaper for a
year. She also
worked in the
Salvation Army
public relations
for a year. Edith
has an M. A. in
English literature from the University
of New Mexico where she also did
part time English teaching. She re¬
ceived her B. A. in English literature
from the University of Akron.

SAMUEL A. MOORE was recent¬
ly appointed division supervisor of
1322. He is a
graduate
of Rhode Island
University where
he received his B.

S. degree in me¬
chanical engineer¬
ing. Sam’s ex¬
perience prior to
joining us in
1949 included al¬
most nine years as a turbo jet perform¬
ance engineer, engine test engineer,
and power plant engineer. He was a
power plant engineer while in the
service as an Air Force captain.

CHARLES K. REED has been
promoted to supervisor of Section
1931-2. He came
to Sandia in 1949
after two years
in expediting ami
production control
with Crosley Mo¬
tor Co., Marion,
Ind. Prior to that
he spent another
two years in ex¬
pediting and pro¬
duction control with House Trailer
Manufacturing Co. in Marion. Charles
also has a total of four and a half
years with General Motors, Inc., where
he was production and precision equip¬
ment supervisor. He is a veteran of
almost four years in the Air Force.

= PROMOTIO

MAY 23. 1952

SANDIA BULLETIN

PAGE FIVE

Sandians Help Form Association to
Aid Handicapped School Age Children

Several Sandians are cooperating
with other residents of the state in
forming an Association for the Edu¬
cation of Handicapped Children.

Dr. F. G. Hirsch, 3160, has been
named chairman of the Association’s
Professional Committee and Mrs.
Hirsch is the Recording Secretary.
Joan Longhurst, 3154, is assistant to
Dr. Hirsch, Roger Schwartz, 2452,
is a member of the Legal Committee
and Mildred Whitten, 3160, is on
the Public Relations Committee.

Members of the organization have
plans underway to accumulate data
and facts which will reveal the mag¬
nitude of the handicapped school age

population and will be used to at¬
tract attention of people who have
an interest in the problem.

Long range plans for the Associa¬
tion include a counselling and diag¬
nostic service and also establishment
of a scholarship which will be used
to train a student in the science of
education for handicapped children.
It is also intended to incorporate the
Association as a non-profit group.

Present plans call for the organi¬
zation to meet the third Monday of
each month. Further information
may be secured from Dr. Hirsch ext.
29246 or Mildred Whitten, ext. 33257.

the World Series?

The Inquiring Reporter Asks:

Who’ll Be In

ANITA KLOENNE, 2331. The
Cincinnati Reds are my team but I
don’t think they’ll
finish in the first
division so I’ll
pick the Dodgers
and the Yanks.

Just the same I’ll
be cheering for
the Reds all the
way. My home
town? Cincinnati,
but that has noth¬
ing to do with it, I simply think the
team is good. The Dodgers are a
favorite of mine, too, I like the wav'
they always manage to come through.
But to be honest I think the Yanks
will win the Series.

EMIL STEINKRAUS, 1951.
Without a superior pitching staff it’s
going to be hard
for any team to
get into the Series
so I’d look for
the teams with
the best pitchers.
To me that means
the Indians and
the N. Y. Giants,
I’ll probably get
plenty of argu¬
ment on that, but those are the two I’d
pick for the Series. Besides I’ve
always liked the Giants, probably be¬
cause they’re a really aggressive outfit,
and I’m looking forward to seeing
them win the Series.

ED DOMEIER, 3210. It’s rank
heresy for an American League fan
to even mention
the National
League, but, may
I be forgiven.

I'll say Brooklyn
to win. As a
White Sox fan
and in the ab¬
sence of another
starting pitcher
and a long ball
hitter, I’ll have to give the nod to
Cleveland. The series? Cleveland in
seven games.

JAMES W. LOSSING, 2452. I’d
like to see a dark horse to come in.
A team like
Washington or
Cincinnati.

There’s no use
counting on that,
though, so I look
to the Yankees
and the Giants for
the Series. I’ve
been a Yankee
fan since I was a
kid and Babe Ruth was out there mak¬
ing history. Any time the chips are
down the Yanks are my team. I pick
the Giants because of that pitching
crew of Maglie, Jansen, Hearn and the
rest. Still I think the Yanks will win.

JEANNETTE HERVIN, 4153. I’m
not an expert on baseball. I guess I
go more or less
by the teams I’d
like to see in the
Series. The teams
I’d like to see are
the Yanks and the
Dodgers. I’ve
never been to a
big league game
in my life but I’d
give anything to
see those two fight it out in a World
Series. But other than wishful think¬
ing I really believe the Yanks and the
Dodgers have the best chances to take
the pennants in their leagues.

AL JONES, 2124-5a. I’ll take the
Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cleveland
Indians. I rooted
for the Bums last
year, but the In¬
dians are my fav¬
orites this year.

They’ve got a
good pitching
staff with Feller
and Lemon and a
great infield and
batting lineup.

Even so I’m afraid I’d have to give
the edge to Brooklyn for a Series win
—the Dodgers have terrific spirit.

SOFTBALL AND TRIMMINGS were on the menu for the Employ¬
ment and Personnel Department picnic May 11 . Left, Vern Henning
comes into first base while Fred Collatz waits for the ball. In the far
background is Ray Powell. Right, the blur sliding into base is Dean
Irvin and Milt Fellows is behind him. The ball game was between
General Employment and Placement Divisions and the officials decided
it was a 14-14 tie. Jim Schlahta was in charge of arrangements for the party.

SALTON SEA
NEWS

Newest arrivals at Salton Sea Base
are five puppies bom to “Taffie,” blonde
cocker spaniel belonging to Bobby
McNabney, son of Verne McNabney,
2482-2. The mystery is how come the
pups are black, and black and white
spotted.

Ray Wason, 5214, an old timer at
Salton Sea, is looking forward to going
home this summer to see his mother
in Connecticut. Ray, besides being
quite an accomplished musician, and
cook, is Salton Sea’s most eligible
bachelor.

George Fenton, former Heavy
Equipment Operator, spent last Sun¬
day visiting Dan Cain, 2483-2. George
was an old timer and saw quite a
change in the Base. George has since
gone to sea and is employed by
Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

Television is coming to the Salton
Sea Area. No. 5 set has been bought
by Stan “Slim” Pickens. Stan always
has a full house every Wednesday
evening during wrestling matches as
he gets very good reception from
San Diego. Now with a new antenna
he is trying hard for the Los Angeles
stations.

Edmund Kuroski, 2482-1, who drives
the Base school bus every morning, has
always made a great hit with the
children. Ed’s hobby is raising horses
and last week he invited some of the
children out to his place to see his
horses and taught them to ride. The
children had a great time and are look¬
ing forward to another great day.

Orlando Tulk, 2483-1, has a new
hobby. He has a couple of acres going
hobby. He has a couple acres going
to waste so he planted it in pasture
and bought several white face calves.
Tulk spends all his extra time with
them and has each one named.

The biggest event of the week was
when Rose Lee, Prophet Company
cashier, came back to the Base with
her hair cut. Rose it looks nice and
we will all get used to seeing you with
short hair.

New Employees

A welcome is extended to the fol¬
lowing new employees who joined
bandia Corporation between May 1 and
May 14:

Mouroe J. Willner .1213

Robert M. Beck .1?6?

Harold C. Psillas ..1511

William M. Stefanek .1521

James A. Sisler ..1524

Lee F. Denton .. 1544

Reuben H. Minter .1931

Garrett E. Drumond. Jr.1931

Antha E. Keyt ...1931

Jack K. Dobson .1932

Carl E. Longfellow .1951

Truman N. Casson, Jr.1952

George D’Alonzo ..1955

Vernon L. Barcafer .2122

Clifford A. Fawver .2123

Jose D. Baldonado .2123

Heliodorc J. Salazar.2123

William S. Spradling .2123

Larry E. Sowards .2123

Ervin W. Lehmann .2123

Jesse W. Mitchell .2123

William E. Neitzel .2125

Ernest J. Tavasei .2223

Elizabeth F. Six .2231

Inger J. Johnson .2231

Gaylo I. Redlingcr .2231

Phil Meekius .2232

Robert L. Walker .2232

William T. Saunders .2234

Forney D, Carpenter .2234

Joe D. Ferguson .2234

Lawrence E. Sedore .2234

Walter K. Vallely .2331

Peggy M. Burkhalter .2331

Hellen M. Grotberg .2352

Charles H. Starr .2443

Russell B. Wheeler .2452

Robert W. Cruzen .2452

Leo A. Baca .2452

Shirley Cleary .2461

Rita B. Davies .2461

A. Tudor Marks .2462

John E. Bassett .2463

Hubert F. Reynolds .2483

William H. Allen .2532

Renfroe R. Beach .2532

Lee McKittrick .2532

Doris M. Carson .2532

Thomas O. Meyer .2533

Jose L. Sanchez.2541

Jay A. Monroe .2542

Joseph A. Ozmina .2542

Raymond E. Scharpen .3151

Jenny B. Colbert .3153

Edgar P. Cave .3230

Hertha I. Forbes .4135

Frances M. Buress .4135

Myrtle B. Fuller .4135

William P. Brown .4152

Federico Martinez .4152

Geraldine R. Cantrell .4222

Ricarda Gallegos .4222

Dorothy D. Morton .4222

Margaret A. Deaver.4222

Leah F. Cohen .4222

Esther B. Martinez .4222

Rita C. Camarata .4222

Elizabeth L. Trump .4222

Ruth A. Glaze .4222

Robert C. Mueller .4231

Keevin T. Moriarty .4311

Jay Todd. Jr. .5112

George Gleicher .5215

Walbert G. Levy .5313

Thomas D. Lusk .5411

AEC New Employees

James DeLuca, Operations Branch
John P. Callahan, Operations Branch

Favorite Foods

This is another of a series of
stories about Sandia cooks who
enjoy the culinary arts as a hobby
and a pleasant pastime and are
highly accomplished in their art.
With each article there is a favor¬
ite receipt for those gourmets who
wish to try their hand in the
kitchen.

Gene Rose’s Spaghetti Sauce
a V Antoine

2 pounds ground beef
2 eggs

J4 cup bread crumbs
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
cheese
cup olive oil
7 cloves garlic
VAT. salt
1 T. oregano
A t. red pepper seeds
4 cans tomato paste
1 quart tomatoes
1 large Bermuda onion
Flavor the olive oil with a clove
of garlic. (Slice the garlic into the
oil, heat until garlic is crisp, then
discard garlic.)

With the meat mix the eggs, bread
crumbs, l / 2 cup of cheese, the
remainder of the garlic (finely
choped), the salt, the pepper seeds
and the oregano (freshly rubbed in
the palm of the hand).

Add meat to heated olive oil and
turn with spatula until just brown.

To meat, add the tomato paste and
six cans of water. Begin simmering.

Strain the tomatoes through a
seive and add the smooth mixture
to the simmering sauce.

Add the remainder of the cheese
and the whole, peeled onion. Sim¬
mer five hours over a low flame,
adding water if necessary.

If a pressure cooker is used, omit
all water and simmer only IS min.
at 15 pounds pressure.

If desired, the meat may be formed
into balls just before browning.

Serve sauce over vermicelli, which
should be prepared just before serv¬
ing in sufficient quantity to go once
around the table. For the whole
recipe of sauce, about 2y z pounds of
vermicelli will be needed. To pre¬
pare add it to briskly boiling, salted
water, stirring occasionally. The
cooking time (about S minutes) is
critical; test the consistency fre¬
quently by removing a strand and
biting it; as soon as the starchy tex¬
ture disappears, pour off the water
and serve at once.

When serving, cover the vermicelli
with sauce and sprinkle additional
grated Parmesan cheese on top as
desired.

Gene Rose

French bread (“with garlic butter
if you have time”) and the Italian
wine, Chianti. For quicker prepara¬
tion he suggests using a garlic press.
“It’s a terrific saving on both time
and effort.”

The spaghetti was the first thing
he ever cooked but the experience
proved to be so much fun that Gene
bought a book entitled “Round the
World Cooking,” containing recipes
from nearly all the foreign coun¬
tries. Up to date he and his wife
have tried nearly all of them with
good results.

“The only exception to our suc¬
cessful cookery so far has been
Irish Fadge (rhymes with Madge).
“We have tried this concoction sev¬
eral times and each effort has been
a complete failure. When it turns
out right it should more or less re¬
semble a potato cake — but ours
usually tastes like old shoe leather.
The last time we finally tried mak¬
ing a pie out of it but the only part
that was edible was the filling so we
scraped that out and ate it.”

Gene, his wife, and Arthur, age
9, live in the Wherry Housing Area
after moving here about two months
ago from Madison, Wis. All three
like it here “very much” and agree
that it’s a pleasant change from the
Wisconsin cold.

As a hobby Gene says he enjoys
playing the piano and card games —
almost any kind.

Sympathy

It is with deep regret that we hear
of the death of Col. Russell Ayers,
father of Jack Ayers, 1232.

When a friend of the family told
Gene Rose, 5120, of a wonderful
recipe for making Italian spaghetti
Gene borrowed the formula and tried
it immediately. “My wife and I both
agreed that it was delicious, the very
first time we made it,” he says.
Ever since then the Rose family has
had the dish, prepared by Gene,
quite often. “It has the advantage
of being even better when heated up
the second or third day,” he points
out. •

With it Gene serves tossed salad,

Sympathy is extended to H. G.
Froleich, AEC, on the death of his
mother. Mrs. G. L. Froleich died in
Massillon, Ohio, May 16.

We wish to offer our sympathy to
Joe Seiler, 2334, on the death of his
brother, Ben Seiler, May 9.

Employees of the corporation wish
to extend sympathy to William
Thomas, 2535, on the death of his
father.

WHO’S THE GIRL FROM
PEORIA? To find out you’ll
have to wait until tomorrow night
when “The Corn Is Ripe,” a
heart-rending tale of a simple
country girl, is enacted at the
Coronado Club Gay ’90s party.
In this preview scene Dan
McCarthy, 3125, portrays an eye¬
popping papa as daughter finds a
present in her stocking.

PAGE SIX

SAND1A BULLETIN

MAY 23, 1952

SOFTBALL SEASON has been ushered in for the Sandia Corporation
League and here we have Robert Lozano taking a mighty swing with
Catcher Chet Weaver awaiting the ball. Bob plays with 2233 and Chet

with 2452.

AN EVENING AT HOME finds the Brown family comfortable and
happy. Pauline, left, studies for the next day of school, Marvin and Mrs.
Brown study a road map and Charlotte Jean is on the floor reading.

“Trailer Life’s the Life for Us” Says
Sandian Who Speaks from Experience

Classified

FOR SALE—

Lawnmower, 16-inch, all-metal, rubber tires
and grips, used 2 months, $14; Philco
AC-DC-battery portable radio, non-break-
able caso with batteries, $20; Magnavox
“Contemporary” high fidelity radio-phono¬
graph, 2 speed Webster changer, AM-FM-
short wave bands, $120; GE 17-inch console
TV, 12-inch speaker, 12 month uncondition¬
al guarantee on picture tube, portable
antenna, $225. Half down, half in 30 days
on Magnavox and TV. LeCompte, ext.
37227 or Alb. 5-3261.

Camera, Perfex “55”, F2.8 Wollensak lens,
ground and coated, shutter speed up to
1/1250 sec., built-in range finder and ex¬
posure meter. Price includes case and flash
attachment, $75. Jim Brown, ext. 29132 or
Alb. 5-7467.

1951 27 ft. Zephyr trailer. Shower, toilet,
refrigerator, $2600. Loan of $1300 may be
assumed. Walker, Alb. 6-4116.

Easy Spindrier washer, excellent condition,
$100. J. V. Durant, 3268 47th St., Sandia,
ext. 24150 or 29272 after 5 p. m.

Corey Electric Dishwasher Never used.

Best offer. 511' E. Gold Avc. Call Alb.
2-0683.

’49 convertible Ford Custom “8”, $1250.

Radio, heater, good mileage. Eleanor
Greenhaw, ext. 26237 or Alb. 5-3420.

’50 Nash Statesman, radio, heater, over¬
drive, whitewalls, $1550; ’51 Ford con¬
vertible, 8000 miles, excellent condition,
$2000. Will finance. Freycrmuth, ext. 6150
or 33162 or Alb. 6-2410.

Living room suite, Monterey styled, all
clean, reasonable. H. C. Carmody, ext.
25137 or Alb. 5-4459. See at 417 S. Dart¬
mouth Ave.

1950 Hillman Minx auto, good condition, eco¬
nomical to operate; English Bicycle, $30.
Call Alb. 5-9022 or see at 1504 N. Princeton
after 5 p. m.

13 ft plywood boat, or boat, motor and
trailer. Albert I. Martin, Alb. 4-2253.

38 Colt automatic, sheepskin holster, like
new, $50. J. Fries, ext. 2-1145.

’41 Chevrolet sedan. Tom Flowers, ext.
21145 or Alb. 5-3993.

1950 DeSoto custom convertible, loaded
with accessories, in beautiful shape.
Will sacrifice this $3500 car for $1950. Trade
considered. Dick Scholtes, ext. 27163.

Registered collie pups. J. H. Martin, Alb.
4-1865.

TV platform rocker; dark wood living room
clock; 2 twin size bedspreads. Helen
Moulder, ext. 33236 or see at 3612 E. Smith.

Hercules 3-speed man’s bicycle with sealed
beam headlight, box rack and saddle
bags, $40; Steeromatic baby carriage in
good condition with wind deflector, $30.
A. Goodman, ext. 27158 or Alb. 5-0675.

Emerson miniature battery radio, $20.
Gragg, ext. 21261 or Alb. 3-5827.

1949 Whizzer motor bike, automatic clutch,
sealed beam headlight. James Reed, ext.
2437. May see at 1008 San Miguel Dr.

1938 2-door Plymouth in sound condition,
good tires, $100. D. B. McCarthy, ext.
7146 or Alb. 2-5503.

1 double bed, $20; 1 single bed, $15. Both
have innerspring mattress and box
springs. 1 bed davenport, $35. E. W.
Peirce, ext. 7184.

LOST—

White gold man’s wedding ring set with
three small diamonds. Lost in vicinity of
military baseball diamond on May 13. If
found please call Ken Weidner, ext. 31239.

Turquoise drop ear bob. Will finder please
contact V. H. Haverty, ext. 25249.

Three “Dog Show” ribbons, 1 blue, 1
purple, 1 red and white. Lost between
bldg. 838 and 802 on May 12. Finder please
contact M. L. Favia, ext. 21221.

WANTED—

Riders to Denver, Colo., May 28. Share
expenses of gas and oil for the trip.
Jack Bashor, Alb. 5-2410.

Good home for male cat, 1 year old. Pretty,
gray, half Persian, has had distemper
shots. Excellent for children. C. L. Lind¬
quist, 8010 Prospect Ave., ext. 22242 or Alb.
5-1057.

Three dependable steady riders from Five
Points, Bridge St. and Sunset Rd. or
along Bridge St. to administration build¬
ing or south gate or will share car pool.
Lopez, ext. 26155 or Alb. 3-8550.

Terry Riggen to
Head Choristers
For New Season

The Choristers, Sandia mixed
chorus, is reorganizing and the man
at the helm is Director Terry Rig-
gin, 1243. Election of new officers
is being planned by the singers and
meetings are being held Tuesday
nights from 8 to
10 at the Coro¬
nado Club.

At the meeting
next Tuesday re¬
hearsals will be¬
gin on three old
favorites, “Dark
Eyes,” “Lost
C h o r d,” and
“Allouette.”

Director Riggin has had a wealth
of experience in music and in direct¬
ing singing groups. For 11 years,
from the time he was 5 years old, he
studied piano at the Zeckwer-Hahn
Conservatory of Music in Philadel¬
phia, Pa.

For a number of years he taught
piano at the Allegheny Conservatory
of Music in Philadelphia and for
several more years he taught piano
and piano accordian at the Dortsch
Music Studios there.

Terry has played in concert or¬
chestras, performed solo in radio
and concert and for five years he
had his own dance band in Phila¬
delphia. While he was working as
an engineer with Glenn L. Martin
Aircraft Co., Terry was director for
seven years of the “Martinaires,” a
mixed chorus. So far the new Di¬
rector’s plans call for fall and
Christmas concerts plus numerous
engagements at hospitals, schools
and churches. The bigger the chorus,
the better, according to Terry, and
he has invited all those interested
in joining the Choristers to attend
any of the Tuesday night meetings.

Plan for Women’s
Bowling League

There will be a bowling meeting
Tuesday, May 27, in the small dining
room at the Coronado Club at 7:30. All
women interested in a summer league
or mixed doubles are urged to attend.
For further information contact Gerry
Hahn, ext. 31141.

FOR RENT— _

Unfurnished, large, one bedroom house,
stove furnished. $60 month. Q. D. Kirk¬
land, ext. 29256 or Alb. 5-7825.

Double room for men. Private entrance,
bath and sitting room, near University.
$24 each. Mrs. Geneva Bishop, ext. 21134 or
Alb. 7-9483.

Three room furnished apartment, available
May 21. Near Sandia Base. Bernice
Armour, Alb. 5-0321.

Two bedroom apartment. Close to base,
refrigerator and stove furnished, $75. 123
S. Dallas. Robert N. Schowers, ext. 31257.

RIDE WANTED— _

Coors and Bridge St. to near Tech area.
Florencio Baca, Alb. 3-3058.

Pershing Dr. and S. Richmond vicinity.
Marilyn Shaklee, ext. 26149 or Alb. 5-3258.

FOUND— _

Glasses, 3 pr. horned rim. 1 pr. pale plas¬
tic. 2 pr. sun; 4 rosaries; pipe; silver
link bracelet; earrings; boy scout pin;
locket; tie clasp; chauffeur badge; watch
with UNM insignia; assorted keys. Call
ext. 23140.

An Invitation
To Sandia Boxers

Sandia athletes who are interested
in boxing and would like to par¬
ticipate in some exhibition bouts are
invited to get in touch with Edward
Bascom of the Albuquerque Cer-
toma Club. Ed may be called at
Albuquerque 3-0701.

Sandians are also invited to at¬
tend the amateur boxing matches to
be at the Armory Saturday, May 24,
8:30 p.m.

The fights will be between Santa
Fe and Albuquerque Golden Gloves
contenders.

Radio Club Elects
President, Plans
Picnic in Manzanos

John Eckhard, 5221, was elected
president of the Sandia Base Radio
Club recently. Other new officers
are Arnold Finchum, 5233, vice presi¬
dent; Bernard Cassidy, secretary; and
William Greer, treasurer.

An all New Mexico amateur radio
operators picnic will be held Sunday,
June 1, at Capillo Peak in the Manzano
Mountains. The route to the picnic
area will be along Highway 10 and
markers along the route will give
further directions.

The Base Radio Club has scheduled
a special meeting for Monday night
at 7:30 at the Club building to make
plans for the National Field Day ex¬
ercise on June 21. General chairman
for the Sandia Club Field Day activity
will be Bernard Cassidy.

Softball Schedule

MONDAY, MAY 26

1230 vs. 2545, “A” Diamond, 5 p. m.
1300 vs. 2542, “B” Diamond, 5 p. m.

TUESDAY, MAY 27

1951 vs 2122, “B” Diamond, 5 p. m.
1200 vs. 2440, Diamond 2, 7 p. m.
1500 vs. 2233, Diamond 2, 8:30 p. m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28

1500 vs. 2545, “A” Diamond, 5 p. m.
1951 vs. 2440, “B” Diamond, 5 p. m.

THURSDAY, MAY 29

1200 vs. 2542, Diamond 2, 5 p. m.

1300 vs. 2122, Diamond 2, 7 p. m.

1230 vs. 2233, Diamond 2, 8:30 p. m.

MONDAY, JUNE 2

1200 vs. 2122, Diamond “A”, 5 p. m.
1230 vs. 1500, Diamond “B”, 5 p. m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

1230 vs. 2440, Diamond 1, 7 p. m.

2545 vs. 2233, Diamond 2, 7 p. m.

1500 vs. 2542, Diamond 1, 8:30 p. m.
1300 vs. 1951, Diamond 2, 8:30 p. m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

2542 vs. 2122, Diamond 1, 7 p. m.

1200 vs. 1300, Diamond 2, 7 p. m.

2233 vs. 2440, Diamond 1, 8:30 p. m.
2545 vs. 1951, Diamond 2, 8:30 p. m.

STANDINGS MAY 16

Team

Captain

W

L

Pet.

1200

Art Eiffert .

.,..4

0

1.000

2542

James Schlahta

...4

0

1.000

1500

Milton Jones .

....3

1

.750

2122

Max Gasta .

... .z

1

.750

2545

John Robinson ....

...3

1

.750

2440

Ward Hunnicutt ..

....1

3

.250

1951

Robert Eislc .

.. .1

3

.250

1230

Ray Pierotti .

....0

3

.000

1300

Tom Ginther .

... 0

3

.000

2233

Warren Buck .

....0

4

.000

Two new courses in electrical en¬
gineering will be given at the Uni¬
versity of New Mexico this sum¬
mer. Transients in Linear Systems
and Alternating Current Circuits
will be offered at times convenient
to the students. Registration is June
7 in Carlisle Gymnasium.

For five years Marvin Brown,
who is now a Sandia Security In¬
spector, struggled with the housing
shortage; he, his wife and daughter
lived in seven houses and apart¬
ments during that time. “After being
unsettled for so long we decided to
do something about it,” Marv re¬
lates. And they did.

In April of 1942 the Browns
bought a 25-foot house trailer and
parked it on a lot in La Porte, Ind.,
and ended worrying about a place
to live. For 10 years Marvin and
his family have been living in
trailers and now have the philosophy
that it is the best life a family can
have.

Lots of Room

He and his happy family have an
air of contentment about them which
speaks well for trailer life. Today
they live in a 34-foot, two-bedroom
model and in the family of four
(they now have two daughters,
Pauline, 13, and Charlotte Jean, 7)
not one person feels crowded.

“The girls have their own bed¬
room,” Marvin says, “and both of
them are far above average in their
school grades so it appears that the
trailer provides a good environment.”

Some modern trailers are palaces
complete with television, deep freeze
units, dishwashers, bathtubs and
other features of the full-sized home.
The Browns plan to add a television
set soon, “there’s plenty of room,”
they say. Marv admits that these
big trailers can be expensive if you
want them to be, but he has owned
four trailers in 10 years and with
careful trading has easily acquired
a large, comfortable and attractive
home on wheels.

No Flood Worries

“Living in a big trailer doesn’t
require too much money,” he main¬
tains, “and, boy oh boy, it sure
relieves the worries.” He points out
that although he lives in the valley
he has no fear of floods, “I can be
out of there in an hour if necessary.”

The ardent trailer fan further

evinces his enthusiasm for that type
of home when he says, “After the
youngsters grow up my wife and I
hope to travel. And we’ll do it by
trailer, a smaller one maybe, about
25 feet long, and then when we want
to settle down we’ll do it in the
bigger trailer. There’s nothing like
it.”

What’s My Line?

David Tafoya is a
Photographic
T echnician

To Dave Tafoya, 2462-1, there is
no mystery to the gradual appear¬
ance of a life-like picture on a piece
of paper immersed in a chemical
solution. Since he came to work at
Sandia in 1948 Dave has printed
hundreds and hundreds of photo¬
graphs. In addition he enlarges pic¬
tures, operates a copy camera, makes
slides and develops negatives. His
job here is the first Dave has ever
had. For six years before 1948 he
was in the Navy as a second class
petty officer. He lives in Albuquer¬
que with his wife and 2-year-old son.

BOWLING AWARDS for the members of winning bers of the teams who were tops in the five Sandia
teams were presented by H. W. Sharp, 3100, second Corporation bowling leagues which recently completed
from right, second row. Pictured here are the mem- a full season of play at the Coronado Club.

Terry Riggin