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r ★ HOMES FOR SALE ★
FOR SALE: Lovely brick 3
bedroom, 2 bath home. Living
• room, dining area, kitchen-den
area. Plenty closet space,
laundry room, ceiling, floors,
and walls all insulated. Double
carport. Many nice shade trees,
• also dogwood, pecan and pear
trees. This home built on
beautiful lot. You will have to
see this house to appreciate it.
Many other nice features not
L listed here. Joe B. Adams,
broker. Barnesville.
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom brick
house, I’/z bath, panelled den
p and kitchen with built-in
appliances. Fenced yard and
air conditioned, also central
I * heat. Been appraised for $21,300
I will sell for $20,200 or pay equity
I* and assume loan. Phone 227-
1030.
Pretty Spanish style 5 room
brick features include central
I* heat, built-in stove, extra large
closets. Nice ceramic tile bath,
located on big country acre,
Spalding County, 6'/a miles 1-75.
Assume VA Loan. $17,800
Neat 4 room frame, good
condition. Many extras. Include
I nice front porch overlooking
V stream. Beautiful country acre,
outbuildings, 19 Hwy. 7Va miles
south. $7,700
Tom Barrett & Associates
V 732 W. Taylor
Office 228-2706
Home 227-7972
Home 227-9632
FOR SALE: Newly finished 2
bedroom house. 502 E. Brook St.
Contact Jimmy Morgan, 120 Ist
I Ave.
I COUNTRY HOMES
I 116 Laurel Ave. 3 bedroom
ranch house, built-in kitchen,
H living room, fenced back
yard. $18,500.00
House and 1 acre, 5 miles
west of Griffin, House
features 3 bedrooms, bath,
I built-in kitchen, carport,
approved for V.A. $16,500.00
I New brick home 3 miles N. of
I Griffin on 2 acre wooded lot.
S 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built-in
I kitchen, living room,
j panelled den. Single carport
■ and storage. Central heat,
■ carpet. $27,900.00
Home and 3 acres 10 miles
West of Griffin. Lovely
■ traditional country home has
living room, dining room,
| large den with fireplace that
I opens on to a redwood deck,
three bedrooms, two baths,
large built-in kitchen has
separate breakfast area,
■ laundry room with built-in
■ shelves and cabinets, double
j carport, and storage room.
H Added features include
H central vacuum, intercom
f system, central air and
heat. $39,400.00
Beautiful 3 bedroom ranch
style home located on 10
£ acres 8 miles West of Griffin.
Home has 2 tile baths, living
I room-dining room
| combination, den, built-in
kitchen, and carport. Special
I features include fireplace in
? den, central heat, full
# basement, and drilled
well. $44,000.00
Beautiful wooded and open 2
£ acre country estate with new
home under construction.
f Three bedrooms, 2 baths,
living and dining
| combination, large family
room, built-in kitchen,
J double carport, and utility
| room. All this only $27,900.00
II New brick home located on 2
I acres country estate. Brook
.1 meandering through
I property. Home features 3
bedrooms, 2 baths, living
■ room, built in kitchen, dining
J area, and carport. $25,000.00
I 324 Elizabeth Lane. Nice 3
a year old brick home with
9 hard wood floors, wall to
J wall carpet, 2 full baths,
S large living room, dining
■] room kitchen combination.
1 Lots of beautiful cabinets,
H utility room off kitchen,
1 established yard and
■ shrubs. $19,500.00
I SLADE REALTY, INC.
914 West Taylor Street
227-1161
CONSTRUCTION HELP NEEDED
Apply In Person To
Superintendent
Network Building Systems, Inc.
Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Hampton, Ga.
946-3531
Immediate Employment Available For Carpenters ■ Cement
Finishers. An Equal Opportunity Employer
. “FOR BETTER
QUALITY HOMES”
s ee C a U
Tommy L. Payton
228-0306
Also Remodeling & Room Additions
OAKVIEW DRIVE
In Crestview Heights
Subdivision. Beautiful new
brick home, living room, den,
built-in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2
full baths, double carport,
utility room. Ready for you to
select colors in carpets and
appliances. $26,000. Call Joy
Merriam at Searcy-Murray 227-
4115, or residence 227-6233.
Veteran loan. New 3 bedroom, 2
bath, brick home. 227-2174.
Attention Veteran - if you
qualify move in nothing down.
Pamela Dr. Neat 3 bedroom
home. Corner lot, fenced in
yard. $14,500. Call Doris
McKnight at Griffin Realty 227-
8661 or residence 227-1184.
3rd. Ward, 727 Springer. Neat
frame home. 2 bedrooms and
den or 3 bedrooms, large living
dining combination, carpeted,
large back yard. $19,100. Call
Doris McKnight at Griffin
Realty 227-8661 or residence 227-
1184.
Spring Valley Circle. Almost
new 3 bedroom brick, living
room, den, built-in kitchen,
fenced yard, central air, yard
with fruit trees and garden
space. $22,900. Call Doris
McKnight at Griffin Realty 227-
8661 or residence
FOR SALE: Priced for quick
sale. Brick home, one acre of
land. Double carport, utility
room and patio. Storage in attic,
large den with open fireplace, 2
bedrooms, carpet in bedrooms
and den. Kitchen, living room
and bath. Priced $18,500.00.
Phone 227 4118.
3 bedroom, 2 bath home.
Central air, fully carpeted, nice
neighborhood. 227-6769 after 5
p.m.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: 4
room house, ceramic bath,
furnished with double oven
stove. Refrigerator with ice
maker, cabinets, washer and
dryer, and living room suite.
Close in. 227 7398 after 6.
Home located 1 block from 3rd
Ward School. Living room,
dining room, study, 2 bedrooms,
kitchen, bath, enclosed sun
porch across back of house
overlooking formal garden. Call
Griffin Realty, Betty Gaissert
227 8661 or residence 227 7423.
FOR SALE OR RENT: Large
house must have references
to rent, $125 per month. Phone
227-1766.
FOR SALE: 6 room country
home on approximately 6 acres
on Bucksnort Rd., East
Spalding County. 4 miles to 1-75.
2 mobile home sites, stocked
pond, $18,500. Shown by
appointment only. Call 227-7930
after 6 p.m.
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom house,
close in. Small closing cost,
make monthly payments. See
Arthur Forrer, 116 W. College
St. No phone calls please.
ROAD SERVICE
TUNE-UP: LUBRICATION
TIRE REPAIRS
Downtown Shell
235 E. Taylor St.
BURGLAR ALARMS
Griffin
Electronics
217 W. Taylor St.
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Igriffin FINANCE I
J & THRIFT CO. J
11l South Hill St.
OFFER YOU THE
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YOU NEED
I ’1O 00 to 5 2500 00 !
For any worthwhile
purposes.
! Phone 227-2561
LG.R. Robinson, Mgr.
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MILLWOOD DRIVE
Popular southside section.
Brick, 3 bedroom, 2 baths, large
paneled family room features
fireplace with gas log-lighter.
Built-in kitchen with breakfast
area is also paneled. Laundry
room adjacent to kitchen with
enough sspace for a sewing
nook. Beautiful hardwood
floors. Attic completely floored.
Double carport. Large wooded
lot. (CRESENT SCHOOL
ZONE.)
RUTH STREET
Less than 3 years old, this
charming, immaculate home
features carpeted living room,
hall and 3 bedrooms. I’/z baths.
Large paneled den (with dining
area) and built-in kitchen (with
breakfast bar) have new
"brick-design" no-wax vinyl
floors. Sliding glass doors
opening from den onto patio.
Central heat; attic storage;
carport with utility room.
Lovely yard with depth of 240
ft.; plenty of trees. ABSOLUTE
PERFECTION FOR PRICE
MINDED PEOPLE. ..A REAL
VALUE . . . YOU MUST SEE
TO APPRECIATE! (ORRS
SCHOOL ZONE.)
BRENTWOOD DRIVE
Make it a point to see . . . One 6f
the most attractive homes in
this pleasant neighborhood.
Brick. 3 bedrooms (all carpeted
in luscious plush); l'/z baths.
Living room, dining area;
paneled built-in kitchen with
dishwasher. Hardwood floors.
Intercom. Utility area, cleverly
concealed. Attic Patio.
Carport with storage. Back
yard enclosed with chain link
fence. Included in sale: Living
room and dining area rugs,
drapes, and shutters; window
air conditioner (cools entire
house). Less than 2 years old,
looks brand new! (ORRS
SCHOOL ZONE).
WILSON ROAD
Attractive brick home has
living room, 3 bedrooms (one is
paneled and perfectly arranged
to be used as den); ceramic
tiled bath. Kitchen with built
ins, new no-wax vinyl flooring in
kitchen and breakfast area.
Large utility room with washer
dryer connection. Floored attic.
Carport. Brand new shag
carpeting throughout this
extremely weel-kept home.
Window air conditioner and
drapes remain. Large lot. Back
yard enclosed with chain link
fence. A great buy. JUST
AROUND THE CORNER
FROM GRIFFIN ACADEMY.
(E. GRIFFIN SCHOOL ZONE.)
ANNE STREET
Brick, 3 bedroom value
featuring many recent
improvements. Paneled living
room, hall, and kitchen with
breakfast area. New flooring in
kitchen. Washer-dryer conn,
(washer included in sale).
Ceramic tile bath. Hardwood
floors. Stipled ceilings.
Disappearing stairway to attic
storage. 90 x 150 corner lot
completely enclosed with chain
link fence. (FOURTH WARD
SCHOOL ZONE.)
DREWRY AVENUE
A neat, roomy 2 bedroom home.
Living room, ceramic tiled
bath. Large kitchen with built
in cabinets, breakfast area and
over-sized pantry; (stove
included in sale); formica
counter-tops, space for freezer.
One of the 2 newly-painted
bedrooms has double, sliding
door closet, the other has huge,
walk-in closet. Nice yard. A real
value. (W. GRIFFIN SCHOOL
ZONE.)
NORTH OF GRIFFIN
Under construction - Brick ,
Living room, 3 bedrooms, IVi
baths; Large kitchen with
breakfast area, built-in
appliances. Sliding glass doors
open from breakfast area onto
patio. Plenty of closets. Attic
storage. Utility room with
washer-dryer connections.
Carport. Lot 160 x 233. Select
your carpets. CENTRAL HEAT
AND AIR. For country
atmosphere, yet not too far
from city, take Highway 41
North (from Griffin), left on
Vineyard Rd., 2nd paved road
on right, last house on left.
(BEAVERBROOK SCHOOL
ZONE.)
COUNTRY HOME
LOCATED JUST OFF
HIGHWAY 16, WEST ON
HOLLONVILLE ROAD IN
SPALDING COUNTY. 15
MILES FROM PEACHTREE
CITY, 6 MILES FROM HWY. 85
TO ATLANTA. BRAND NEW.
LIVING R00M,3 BEDROOMS,
V/2 BATHS. LARGE
PANELED KITCHEN WITH
BREAKFAST AREA. SLDIING
GLASS DOORS FROM
BREAKFAST AREA ONTO
PATIO. UTILITY ROOM OFF
KITCHEN, WASHER-DRYER
CONNECTIONS. AMPLE
CLOSETS, ATTIC STORAGE.
-CARPORT. PAVED DRIVE.
LOVELY VIEW . CENTRAL
HEAT AND AIR. BUY NOW.
SELECT YOUR CARPETS.
(ORRS SCHOOL ZONE.)
C. RAY BARRON, Broker
114’/a W. Solomon St.
227-
Joan Montgomery
228-
Doug Steele
228-8546
Richard Evans
227-3497
VEGA
$1999
Includes Radio
and Much More
DIXIE
957- 3961 McDonough.
FOR SALE: In one of Griffin's
finest neighborhoods, 3
bedroom brick, cathedral
ceiling in living room, seperate
dining room. Paneled den with
fireplace and built in bookcase.
Built in kitchen, seperate
breakfast room. Large utility
room, Vi daylight basement.
Situated on large lot with
swimming pool. 227-4644.
NORTHSIDE
Ideal home for Atlanta
commuter. Restful wooded lot
improved with 3 bedroom brick.
Beautifully co-ordinated
interior colors. Only $28,800.
Call Joy Merriam, Searcy-
Murray 227-4115 or evenings
227-6233.
Beautiful split level home. 4
bedrooms, 2 baths, extra large
kitchen, excellent
neighborhood. 135 Loumae
Road. First street to left beyond
Southside Baptist Church on
U.S. 19 South
Deluxe Homes - 1202 Oxford
Road Upstairs: 3 large
bedrooms, 2 baths, plenty of
closets including 3 walk-ins,
foyer, living room, formal
dining room, large well
equipped kitchen, family room,
18' x 18' with fireplace. Full
daylight basement includes
large children's playroom, full
bath, family area with
fireplace, built-in garage with
remote control door. Laundry
room and plenty extra space. If
you are interested in a better
grade large home, ask to see
this one.
JOE DUTTON
General Contractor
Phone 227-538 S
Home with living room-dining
room combination, 4 bedrooms,
2 baths, full basement, deep lot.
Located in Cresent Area. Call
Betty Gaissert at Griffin Realty
227-8661 or residence 227-7423.
FOR SALE: 2 bedroom garage
apartment. Pay only small
closing cost and make monthly
payments. See Arthur Forrer,
116 W. College St., no phone
calls please.
Attractive home, deep lot (312
ft.) fenced. 3 bedrooms, bath,
living room, dining room,
kitchen, completely carpeted
and paneled. Range, clothes,
and drapes remain. Work shop
in back yard. 908 Anne Street
Call Gene Robbins at Griffin
Realty 227-8661 or residence 227-
3872.
FOR SALE: Crestview Heights.,
New brick 3 bedroom home with
living room-dining room
combination, family room with
fireplace, built-in kitchen,
double carport, central heat and
air. Call Gene Robbins at
Griffin Realty 227-8661 or
residence 227-3872.
★ POSITION WANTED ★
Would like to work account
receivables, collection, posting ,
and billings in my home. Call
228 2611.
★ PETS & LIVESTOCK*
AKC male white poodle puppy
also grown female. 228-4342.
FOR SALE: One gelding
quarter horse, saddle, bridle,
and halter. Real good with
children. 956-3109.
New saddle and bridle. Pad and
blanket also. 227-7418.
Three adorable spotted pups
need homes. Eight weeks old,
wormed, and temporary
distemper shots. Two females,
one male. FREE. Call 227-4995
after 6:30 p.m.
FOR SALE: Rabbits. All sizes,
colors. Dressed or alive. Also
bred does. 20 heavy bred hens,
now laying. 228-2159.
Free registered Labrador to
right party. 228-8950.
FOR SALE: 2 ponies, bridle and
saddle. 957-2749.
Poodle puppy, AKC miniature
black male, $75. Call 228-8162.
USED VOLKSWAGENS
Many to choose from
RBM MOTORS, INC.
N. Expressway 228-2771
GRIFFIN
COMMUNICATIONS
946-4241
2-Way Radio. FM Sales &
Service, Scanners.
Tower & Radio Installation.
FCC Licensing.
The Country Cloth Shop
227-
IVz Miles From Sunny Side
On Tearnon Road
WE HAVE a wholesale business, all
cash accounts, growing by leaps and
bounds. We need a dependable
associate in your area with $900.00
minimum to invest in equipment and
inventory Which will turn over about
two times monthly. Income potential
exceptionally high. All replies strictly
confidential.
CONSOLIDATED CHEMICAL CORP.
Freeze Dried Products Division
3815 Montrose, Suite 120
Houston, Texas 77006
H RENT-A-CAR |
RANDALL & BLAKELY
1000 W. Taylor St.
228-
FOR SALE: Chickens. 228-1778.
Three free kittens. House
broken. 227-5495 after 5.
Rabbits - N.Z. reds and whites,
$1.50 up. Ducks $2.00 each.
Kittens, free. 510 Irvin Ave.
FOR SALE: Dachshund
miniature puppies. Pure bred.
$35. Phone 228-1896.
Gielding Pinto, black and white.
Gentle easy to manage. Bridle
and saddle. 227-6593 or 227-6883.
FOR SALE: White male
Pekingese puupy. AKC. S6O.
Call 228-8444 or 228 1535.
FOR SALE: AKC registered
Collie puppies. Jackson, Ga.
775-3177.
FOR SALE: 2 saddles. 227 3394.
Tiny toy Poodle puppies, also
red Dachshund puppies.
Healthy. 227-8066.
FOR SALE: Beautiful Persian
kittens. 3 females. S2O. 227-8723.
FOR SALE: Poodle puppies,
AKC, males. S4O. Call 599-3098,
Brooks.
Suitable pets often may be
obtained from the City of Griffin
dog pound.
FOR SALE: AKC Toy Poodle
puppies, 6 weeks old, AKC Toy
Poodle, white female, 4 months
old. 2 mixed male puppies. Also
Poodle clipping. 358-1182
Barnesville.
FOR SALE : AKC tiny toy white
poodle pups. Also one female
min. Schnauzer. Phone 358-2712.
FOR SALE: AKC registered
Pekingnese and Chihuahuas.
Also stud service. Call 227-7165.
HORTON'S KENNEL
Poodle, Pekingnese, Peek-a-
Poo, Chihuahua, Keeshond,
Alaskian Malamute, German
Shepherd, Weimaraner, and
Pointer puppies. Phone 227-
6332.
★ AUTOS FOR SALE*
FOR SALE: 1966 Chevrolet
Impala, V-8, automatic, with
air. $375. Call 227-1078.
FOR SALE: 1965 Ford
Fairlane, 289, 4 speed with
mags. $495. 227-3038.
FOR SALE: 1967 Ford, 4 door.
227 3834.
FOR SALE: 1969 Buick Riviera.
Full power and air, 31,000 miles.
$2,750. 228 3146.
FOR SALE: 1963 Dodge
convertible, extra clean. 228-
1685.
FOR SALE: 1955 Ford 2 door
hardtop, exceptionally clean.
Call 228 8566.
FOR SALE: 1963 Catalina
Pontiac, 4 door, PS, PB,
automatic transmission, local
one owner car, good paint, good
tires, gdod transportation.
$400.00 cash. Call 228-1934 after
6 p.m. or anytime Saturday.
FOR SALE: 1968 Volkswagen
square back, 92,000 miles, 30,000
miles since engine rebuilt. SBSO.
Call 567-3482 between 7 a.m. and
9 p.m.
FOR SALE: 1965 Comet ,
straight shift, air conditioned,
radio, heater. Phone 227-4967.
Brakes Special
$39.95
For Ford, GM, and Chrysler
product cars includes all parts
and wheels packed if needed.
Drums turned extra. Dick's
Garage 608'/a Anne St. 227-7854.
'66 Datsun, 4 door, new tires,
See at 1245 Meriwether St.
FOR SALE: '7l Camaro, 5,000
actual miles, $2495. 228-8772.
FOR SALE : '6B Dodge Charger.
228 2094.
FOR SALE: 1952 Ford pick up.
Call 567-3139.
FOR SALE: 1965 Pontiac
Catalina, 1 owner, 2 door
hardtop. 227-0177.
FOR SALE: 1966 Ford Station
Wagon. PS, PB, air, new tires.
S7OO. 946-4471.
ANTIQUE CAR
1946 Mark 1 Continental
Cabrolet. Engine rebuilt to
standard specifications.
Original V 12. $3000.00. John
Hague, P.O. Box 22, Warm
Springs, Ga. 31830.
For Your Auto Repairs &
Wrecker Service (Light &
Heavy)
Brooks Garage
227-2506 228-1047
IF YOU NEED
MONEY
SEE US!
WE WANT TO
SERVE YOU
CITY FINANCE
112 N. Hill St.
228-1660
WELL DRILLING
& BORING
Water Guaranteed
No Water-No Pay
Locally Owned &
Operated
Call Hoyt Waller
Phone 228-2625
or
228-0263
Page 15
When congress fought
the ‘Highness’ battle
By ROBERT BETTS
Copley News Service
“My lords, ladies and gen
tlemen — pray silence for His
Highness President Richard
Nixon. ...”
English toastmasters would
take the introduction in their
stride, however discordant the
title might sound to most
Americans.
That is how it might have
been, however, if John Adams,
this nation’s first vice presi
dent, had had his way.
Respectful of old world tradi
tions, Adams felt that an
American chief executive
referred to simply as “Mr.
President” would be scorned
by European royalty and other
dignitaries. He therefore tried
to get Congress to endow the
president with the title, “His
Highness the President of the
United States and Protector of
their Liberties.”
House members would not
hear of it. They retaliated by
calling Adams —a short, fat
man — “His Rotundity.”
A trivial matter today, the
question aroused much
animosity at the time — 1789-91
— when the First Federal
Congress was meeting to
convert the recently ratified
Constitution of the United
States from a piece of paper in
to an effective system of
national government.
The work of this legislative
body is reasonably well known
in the general terms of nar
rative history. In terms of
documentation through origi
nal source material, however,
the story has never really been
told.
Most of what has been
written about the First Federal
Congress — which is relatively
little — has been based on the
“Annals of Congress," a 19th
Century synthesis of
newspaper accounts, long
recognized as fragmentary at
best, and in many cases
inaccurate. Although official
records were kept, much of the
material has not been available
for study until recently.
Since 1965, a project has been
under way whose objective is to
produce an official record of
the proceedings that will be as
complete and accurate as
modern research techniques
can make it.
The first of a projected 18-
volume set, titled “The
Documentary History of the
First Federal Congress,” has
now been published by Johns
Hopkins University. It is a
valuable addition to the wealth
of newly researched historical
WANTED TO BUY: Clean used
cars and trucks for resale.
Hand's Used Cars. 123 W.
Central Ave.
FOR SALE: '6O Ford. Standard
transmission. $125. 227-4107.
FOR SALE: 1965 Mustang,
straight shift, 3 speed, 289
engine, good condition, 1 owner.
$975. Call 227-1871 after 5:30.
FOR SALE: 1965 VW with
blown engine. Will sell as is for
$175 . For information call 227-
6436.
FOR SALE: 1966 Mustang, high
compression head, 6 cylinder, 3
speed. Phone 227-5092.
FOR SALE: 1969 Corvette, T
top, 427 cubic inches, 4 speed,
air conditioned, excellent
condition. $3600. 227-4358 or 228
4016.
Good deals on new and used
cars. See John Lane, Star
Chevrolet.
FOR SALE: 1963 Oldsmobile 4
door, air conditioned, radio,
heater 1-775-2631.
FOR SALE: 1957 Chevrolet 2
door, 2 owner, convertible .
Real good running condition. 1-
775 2631.
FOR SALE: '63 Chrysler , good
condition. $395. Call 228 4948.
FOR SALE: 1967 Cadillac
convertible. Good condition,
$1,495. Phone 228-2611.
★ CHILD CARE
AND BABY SITTING ★
Will baby sit in my home and do
ironing. 218 Searcy Ave.
Reliable child care, any age.
Hot meals. Fenced yard. 227-
3582.
Will keep children in my home.
Infants to 3 years of age. Any
Shift. 228-4488.
Will do cleaning or babysitting
evenings. 227-1680.
Young mother will share home
and love with your child. 228-
2456.
i i 4 ■ i —— ■ ■ —■ ■— ■' ■' —” “
Reliable childcare, hot meals,’
fenced yard, west side. 228-3444.
— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, August 16, 1972
material that is appearing in
connection with the nation’s
upcoming Bicentennial in 1976.
Editor of the project is Linda
Grant DePauw, a 32-year-old
associate professor of history
at George Washington Univer
sity.
The frivolity evidenced by
the name-calling episode
between the House and Adams
was one of several incidents
which today are merely
amusing for their quaintness.
Adams comes through in the
record as a rather fussy person
who worried about such things
as who would stand who would
sit when the president ad
dressed a joint session of Con
gress (there were not enough
seats for all), and whether or
not hats should be removed in
the presence of the chief
executive.
“To us this controversy
seems comical,” Dr. DePauw
says. “It’s hard for 20th Cen
tury Americans to share this
concern about titles and for
malities of sitting and standing.
But two hundred years ago it
was a serious issue.
“A fondness for titles and
formalities suggested more
sympathy for monarchy than
for republicanism, and
someone who sympathized with
monarchy seemed to harbor
counterrevolutionary ten
dencies. On the other hand, in a
world ruled by kings and
emperors, too much republican
simplicity invited insults from
foreign diplomats.”
Much of the name calling and
other frivolity shown in the
records, she believes, resulted
from the youth of the men in the
first Congress; many were in
their late twenties or early
thirties. But moments of levity
aside, Dr. DePauw says it is
clear that these men were well
aware of the importance of
what they were doing. She
points out:
“The over-all tone was that
they were working for posterity
and were going to create the
Radiation power
source
By CARL W. RITTER
Copley News Service
An idea whose time has
arrived.
If Dr. Kennard H. Morgan
stern were big on the use of
cliches, he might have applied
this phrase in his discussion of
the technology of radiation dur
ing an interview. Instead, he
said:
“Radiation is a brand-new
energy source. It does what
heat does without creating
heat. It disturbs chemical com
position. Ten years ago it was
physically feasible. Now it is
economically feasible.
“Two years ago the use of the
electron beam in industry be
gan shaping up. What was pro
jected for this different energy
source five to 10 years ago is
happening now.”
Morganstern views radi
ation’s future as almost limit
less. Endeavoring to place its
potential in scientific perspec
tive, the internationally known
physicist drew the following
analogy:
“Let’s say caveman came
along with fire ...
“Then he came along with
cold fire!"
Morganstern is president of
Radiation Dynamics, Inc., a
company that produces linear
accelerators for cancer treat
ment, for checking deep welds
in steel fabrication, particle ac
celerator systems for univer
sity research, and other irradi
ating devices for wire and ca
ble processing, cross-linking
molecules in the plastics indus
try, rubber vulcanization, med
ical instrument sterilization,
instantaneous paint drying,
chemical curing, food preser
vation and the enhancement of
electrical properties in elec
tronic components.
Backlog recently reached an
all-time high of $3.7 million and
annual sales are seen climbing
past $4 million. The over-the
counter company in 1971 netted
$461,982 on total revenues of
$3,455,001 vs. a $602,815 loss on
revenues of $1,855,926.
The sharp upswing came af
ter Firestone Tire & Rubber
Co. moved into the picture
about 21 months ago and ac
quired 66 per cent of RDl’s
common stock.
Morganstern was quick to
confess that it had been a dis
heartening struggle before
that, dating from the firm’s in
corporation in 1958. The West
bury, N. Y., company obviously
was ahead of its time.
“We had a gut feeling that
this new energy source had to
have applications, but we
didn’t know where. For a while
greatest government that had
ever been known on earth, one
that would last for all the ages.
They all had a very great sense
of history.”
This is especially clear in
connection with the battle over
the Bill of Rights. Many people
at the time felt it was
dangerous to start amending
the Constitution when the ink
was hardly dry after the long
ratification process. The ex
ample of the French revolution,
which was occurring simulta
neously with the debate on the
Bill of Rights, caused grave
concern among many.
But pressure for amendment
was strong, since most states
had agreed to ratification on
the assumption that certain
rights would be spelled out.
James Madison put together a
package of 17 amendments out
of the many that had been pro
posed. Os these, 12 passed
Congress, and 10 were ratified
by the states.
Among those that did not
pass was an amendment to
prohibit the president from
serving more than two terms.
This subsequently did be
come an amendment, but only
after one president, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, had actually
served more than two terms.
An amendment to exempt
conscientious objectors from
an obligation personally to bear
arms passed the House but was
defeated in the Senate. Another
proposed amendment would
have prevented the president
from leading troops in battle if
the Congress objected, but this
also failed.
Among the Congress’ ac
complishments, in addition to
the passage of the Bill of
Rights, were the establishment
of the judiciary system and the
system of checks and balances,
formation of the committee
system in Congress, establish
ment of the first executive
departments and formation of
the Army.
everybody looked at us as if we
were bloody dreamers. We
were way out.
“We stayed alive by falling
back to selling to the only real
market we had: research.”
The first accelerator was sold
to General Dynamics Corp, in
San Diego. Others went to col
leges, laboratories and the like.
“Everyone wanted a differ
ent machine for his particular
research,” Morganstern re
called. “This called for new en
gineering all the time. We nev
er made any money on it.
“Then about two years ago,
with the research people in in
dustry and our research peo
ple, things started to happen.
“Radiation was seen not as
an expensive commodity. It
had cost $lO a kilowatt-hour in
the 19605. Now it was down to
between 25 and 50 cents.”
A bright new development
for RDI, relates to wood. For
years pulp and paper com
panies had searched for away
to halt the S2OO million annual
loss suffered through the decay
of wood chips stored outdoors,
where microorganisms go to
work on wood as soon as trees
cease to be living things.
A publicly owned research
concern in Vancouver, Radia
tion Development Co., Ltd.,
found it could stop the micro
biological deterioration by
using an accelerator irradiat
ing the chips, bombarding
them with a stream of high-ve
locity electrons. The RDC pro
cess, using mostly RDI equip
ment, looks still more in
triguing for saving pulp pro
cessing dollars.
Morganstern’s greatest dis
appointment, perhaps, has
been the failure of government
to recognize, or at least to act
upon, the potential of radiation,
especially in the food preserva
tive area.
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