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PAGE TEW FHAKQg-TRIBUNE LOGANSPOKT PMH8. LOGANSPOKT, POHANA US Honor At Chess Rides On Shoulders Of Thin Boy Of 15 By FRANKJK SHAKP NEW YORK a Batman comic book on his bedside table and i. rock 'n' roll program blaring over his radio. He slouchy, gangly and crew-cut. But Batman is sprawled over an open chess book and his 'nail-bitten, fingers are deftly moving chess pieces over the black and white board which means more to him than anything else in his life.

Bobby Fischer doesn't to be a baseball star or a football player or the most popular fellow at the prom. He wants champion of the world and it seems a pretty sure bet he will be. Most Americans don't know it, but their honor in a big international contest with Russia is riding on the thin shoulders of this 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn. Bobby is hailed by the experts as the greatest chess mind the world has produced in many years. Belies Appearance "He doesn't look like one he looks more like a farmer's boy th'an an -he is a genius," says Hans secretary of the Manhattan Chess Club; which is nerve center of chess in the United 'has become an Internationa youngest in the long history of the will nieet the world's' top seven play ers this year in a challenger's tournament.

The exact date ant place remain to. be determined. The winner will get a crack a the present world champion, RUE sia's Mikhail Botvinnik. Bobby, who could give a clam essons on how to keep its- mouth shut, won't say thinks of lis Nobody else thinks ie will make it this time 7 But then, nobody thought he could win the American chess championship at 14- and nobody expected him to do well at the in Yugoslavia. Bobby, playing in international competition, tiedV for fifth his place in the star-studded Challengers.

Bobby has few friends-his own age. He comes home from school about 2 o'clock and picks up a chess book. Every spare minute, he is either reading about chess, analyzing moves on his bedside chess' board or going somewhere to play chess. "Bobby isn't interested in anybody unless they play there just aren't many kids who like ft," says Mrs. Fischer'.

To make friends with Bobby, you not only have to play chess have to play i good chess. Bobby lives with his-mother in a small fourth-floor walkup apartment in a neat section of Brooklyn. His 21-year-old sister, Joan, lived there too until her: marriage last month. Their parents separated when Bobby 'was. Mrs.

Fischer, a. University, of Colorado graduate, nurse now earning her MA degree. Bobby, she says, is no disciplinary problem. "There's nothing to discipline him about," Mrs. Fischer explains.

"The only thing I do is nag him to take his nose out of his chess books and go outside for some fresh air." mnaun. One Discovery Put WARF In Business MEET ON UNICEF Mrs. William Paul L. gmnp met Friday afternm McClaeb and Mrs. Arlo Satterttwaite; at Wheattand Methodist church to plan the coming Mrs.

Date DUlman, Mrs. James Mm. UNICEF activity. (StaH Photo.) Anchorage, Alaska- Boom i ng and Hopef I By Alton L. Blakeslee Associated Press Science Reporter "MADISON, Wis (AP) The professor was offered a million dollars for exclusive rights to his discovery.

He turned it down cold. This was back in 1924 when a million dollars bought a'lot more than it would now, and when incoms taxes -wouldn't take anywhere near so fierce a bit. But Prof. Harry Steenboek wanted his discovery to work for his beloved University of Wisconsin, in the state where he -was bom. So- he helped organize, and as his patents to, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

And because he did the university has received nearly 20 mil- Eon dollars from WARF. It got $1,348,340 this year alone to support research, help'pay salaries for fellows and professors, and other aid. Worth $35 Million Today the foundation -has investments with a market value of about 35 million dollars, producing income for research at Wisconsin. In short, WARF has been spectacular success. In an age of science, it is helping meet Wisconsin's need for money for science and research and training human minds.

Can other universities do the game? Many are trying to make discoveries from their laboratories work this way fo rthem. Some are doing so individually, others cooperatively through the Research Corp. New York City. But there's much more to it than just setting up a foundation, taking out patents and automatically reaping profits. WABF, for example, has patented more than 150 inventions and discoveries made mainly by University of Wisconsin researchers.

But only 17 -have ever paid back more than $1,000, says Ward Ross, managing director of WABF. The foundation lost money on some inventions, intaking out patents and tryiu gto develop them. Need The Start need a real winner to get Without income you can't afford to do what we've done." says Ross frankly. Steenbock's discovery was a. real winner.

He found that vitamin could be synthesized or created in milk, some otiher foods and medicinal products by exposing them to ultraviolet light. His patents covered the methods of doing this. Literally millions of babies and adults have benefited. Rickets, caused by vitamin has in effect been abolished in the United States. Steenbock, then a 38-year-old professor of biochemistry, was jmoved by a grand idea: let the linim-sity reap the benefits 'and rather than a commercial company.

university was unable to him launch his plan. But nine atanum put up $100 each- as initial capital for the nonprofit foundation. WARF was bom in November 1925. Money came back for the university only in c. toy trickle at $1,200 for the 1928-29 school year; $9,000 the next year.

But $400,000 in 1946 as income from investments began to be felt. Steenbock, who is now a professor emeritus, received $990,000 over the years for.his discovery. but in payments fiiiat met ever- inoreasing income tax rates. balk'of the 20million dollars given to tifoe university has gone for salaries, support of research projects and to attract scholars for study. About a -third has been in special grants to build science buildings and an apartment project.

Steenbock's department of biochemistry has received about 1 a million dolars, and iVa million more for buildings. The grant made last spring included $1,450,000 for research add, 53,000 to amortize $210,000 for fellowships and a pro- fessorslhip. A committee of the university completely separate WABF how the funds vail be allocated. There are 110 strings attached. Suppose a researcher, supported or -not 'by a WARF grant, makes a discovery which seems patenteble? Not Obligated "There is no compulsion or obligation," says Ross.

"He can patent it himself or make otiher.ar- rangements, and sometimes scientists do just that. Usually Wisconsin scientists do come to WARF and ask. whether an idea as patentable, or ask us to work on it." If a patent earns money, the scientists receives 15 per cent of the net income. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPt) Ever hear of a thriving, city ibf 1 80,000 with no industry? No agriculture? 'In. fact, very little visible means, of support? Take a look at Anchorage, the biggest city in the boomingest town on the North American continent right now.

Anchorage is a spick-and-span, modern all-American city, built around an economy of U. S. government money. And very little else. Some money comes in from tourists, a little' from trapping, some from fishing and some from mining; But that's about all.

The government spending won't go on the Alaskan is an optimist or he wouldn't be here in the first place. Right now, his hopes rest on the development of a half dozen oil that may-be as, large as those in Texas. (Everything in Alaska, is measured by Texas standards.) Oil has been struck on the Kenai peninsula and geologists believe there is plenty more. But there will be no active production for years. First must come a $150,000,000 pipe line to'the shoreline.

That may not be completed for four or five years. In the meantime, the business men are happy with tilings as they are and only hope government spending-lasts until then. Like most boom-towns, Anchorage place for a man with only five dollars in his pocket. Prices probably are 50 per cent growing season lasts about four months. However, summer days run from 15 to .22 hours of daylight.

Beautiful flowers grow during tiiat period. The city puts on a flower show in August called "Treasures of the Tundra." The rainfall is 1416 inches a year and the city gets about five feet of snow in the winter. Biggest sporting event is the annual DOE Race. "What we need most," said the secretary of -the local chamber of commerce, "is a paved highway through Canada (Alaska already has one). Then Anchorage would grow to 500,000 people in no time af all." Ubis may be slightly exaggerated but all Alaskans think and talk We.

Anchorage was the hot-bed of the battle for statehood and it controls the political thinking of the state. It has almost half the eligible in Alaska. Anchorage right now is a good place in which to live and to work. But there "are some drawbacks for the average U. S.

citizen who might want to make a home here: 1. When a man and family come here, unless they have a lot of traveling money, they'll have to is 1,445 air miles from Anchorage to Seattle (4,500 miles to New York). While there is, a higher in most U. S. cities.

frankB.Kepner Services Today GALVESTON Final rites for Frank B. Kepner, Cass county native, and retired school teacher, be at (wo o'clock' this afternoon at the Thomas funeral home. The Reverend Edward Smith of Kokomo will officiate and burial will be in Galveston cemetery. Friends, may at the funeral home. His death of a heart attack occurred in Kokomo Friday.

His residence was one mile south of Galveston. A graduate of Indiana University he taught 42 years in the state of Washington and was principal of several schools there. He also taught in Evansville and Huntingburg, Ind. Since his retirement in 1950 he had lived one mile south ol herer His wife, the former Grace Endi- eott, died June 16, 1958. Survivors are three sisters-in-law: Mrs! Nellie McCool, Kokomo; Mrs.

Lydia Hiatt, Anderson; Mrs. Cora Kepner, route 2, Kokomo. Says Colleges Not Prepared For 70 Rush LAFAYETTE, (tJPI) A management consultant Thursday charged that coDeffd sities are not adequately preparing to meet the anticipated Wai wave of students which mil come by 1870. The statement was made by Dr. Arnold T.

Emch, an. official of Boot Allen and Hamilton, management consultants, Chicago. Be spoke to.delegates attending the Mtti annual meeting of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions at Purdue University. Emch said a survey of 831 colleges and shows that per cent of those reporting have future plans of some kind under way, 33 cent are developing' such plans, and 8 per cent "have no plans at' all. Emch said the larger institutions, many state-supported, have done the most thorough job of planning.

"Less than three-quarters of the institutions have plans pertaining to operating funds, instructional programs, services, fund-raising, or community services," he said. "More significant is the that less than one-third have such plans which extend five years into the future and only one-fifth to one-tenth have plans extending beyond five years." He said the plans made True Ute Adventures WATTING OAMB HAVK A Of TJMK toy educational institutions today account for less than 70 per cent of the total enrollment increase that is generally forecast for 1970. "In other words, although it is expected that 3 million additional young people will be seeking' college training by'1970, the present plans of American colleges and universities accomodate at most an additional 2 million.stu- dents by that Emch said. AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH PERU- Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar of the Episcopal church, will be guest speaker at a 7:30 meeting Sunday at the Peru church. The meeting is sponsored by the Couples Club.

Brother Juniper will show color slides of-his work at St. Christopher's Mission for the Navajo Indians at Bluff, Utah. He is on a speaking tour to make known -the work of the Former Peru Man Faces Federal Court Willis Rife, Wabash, formerly of Peru, charged with the attempted robbery of the State Bank of Amboy on Dec. is scheduled to be tried the North Indiana District Federal Court at South Bend Tuesday. Subpoenaed to appear for the government are three bank em ployes, Paul Norris, cashier; Miss Kathryn Lindley, assistant cashier and Mrs.

Laura Louise Huiras bookkeeper; Also'scheduled as wit nesses are Louis Smith, route 4 owner of the Standard Oil Station at 105 West Main and Rober route 4, employed at the station. Both men had Identified Rife as having gas at the station on that date, according to State Po lice Wines. Rife was arrested June 5, 1937 for violation of the Dyer Act a Lexington, stealing a ca at Knoxville, and driving it to Lexington. He served a year' sentence in federal prison at Allani, and was released recently. He was indicted by federal grand jury in South Bend in August and last week entered a plea of not guilty at which time the case was set for trial Tuesday.

Judge Luther M. Swygert wilt hear the caae. Rife is charged with attempting to rob the Amboy bank. He tried to conceal his identity by wearing a 'false nose. Bowling STATE HOSPITAL LEAGUE Pherson Sunoco 18 5 Central Drugs IS Chancellor Service 13 Hendricks Printing 9 Handler Sundries Long's Conoco 8 Three games were won by Pherson over Kandler; two games by Chancellor and Long.

200 Smith 209. VALUABLE NOW New York City, originally purchased for from the Indians, today has'an asesessed realty value of more than $22,000,000,000. paved highway to and another to'Seward, that's about the extent of pavement -in the whole territory. 2. If' the government money should stop rolling in and if the boom should fail to materialize, it en IWU1" BUVUIW iiaii ww A can of beer sells for 60 cents, fl make a Uv i ng milk for 25 cents a glass, Housing, always short in boom-towns, is critical here.

Because there is no lumber industry in this neighborhood, a house that could be built for $15,000 stateside will cost about $45,000 two bedrooms. Rentals may run from $100 a month for a single room with a hot-plate to $300 a month in such plush places as the 14-story MeKMey apartments. Mayor Anton Anderson believes firmly in the future despite the current economic dependency on government spending. His current pet project, for which bonds recently were signed, is a $8,200,000 port. Different from most Alaskan cities, Anchorage has wide paved streets, beautiful stores and banks modern as those in Los Angeles.

It has 40 48 bars. There are two daily newspapers, three radio stations and two TV stations. There are 11 elementary schools, one junior and one high school. The city has a moderate like that of northern Michigan and Minnesota. The Esther Williams to Establish Distributorship in Logansport Seehow MATTAC'S ex- elusive new "Halo of Heat" drying principle ends overdrying yet dries clothes as fast as you can wash them.

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