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[page consists of 3 newspaper clippings, transcribed separately below] Waterville Maine Sentinel March 7, 1960 Thinking to Be Outlined Here Today at 4 p, m., Bernard Porter, noted physicist of Callfornia, will speak to the Madison Town Council at the Municipal Building on the subject, The Institute of Advance Thinking. This proposed institute would be located somewhere In Central Maine and staffed by retired professors of biology, chemists, engineers, drawn here by the opportunltles in skiing, fishing and the outdoor life. The institute would employ local people such as secretaries, gardners, caretakers and asslstants. The site, Porter says, should be isolated to allow prlxmbately [sic] 40 people with a payvacy [sic] and would employ appro- [sic] roll of $150,000. The lnstitute would concern itself with Industrial research and problems for the New England area with emphasis on the development of Maine. Woman's Club Hears Talk By Bernard Porter Mrs. Abby Porter entertained the Madison Woman's Club Thursday evening at her home on Madison Avenue, with 15 members and two guests, Mrs. Margaret Porter and Mrs. Doris Sevison attending. A letter was read from Mrs. Alva Appleby, third vice president of the Maine Federation of Woman's Clubs, concerning A Day in Court. It was voted to send a delegate to Boys or Girls State. A swap party was held under the direction of Mrs. Beverly Byron. Bernard Porter was guest speaker and talked on houses of other lands and the house of tomorrow. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ethelyn Ferguson, Mrs. Betty Demchak and Mrs. Beverly Clough. The next meeting will be March 17 with Mrs. Myrtle Blizard. Bangor Daily News 4/22/60 [photo of a man holding a piece of paper] STUDIES PORTFOLIO - The story of Watts Tower in Los Angeles, Calif., is the subject of Bern Porter's present portfolio. Porter has begun manufacture of the photographic literature at Calais. (Wilson photo)

Calais Artist Begins Folklore Portfolio Work CALAIS, April 21--Bern Porter, a native of Houlton, who has spent the past 30 years in California, has begun the manufacture of pictorial portfolios at Calais. The portfolios portray native folklore. Porter's present work covers the Watts Tower in Los Angeles, Calif., which, he said, is considered the most fantastic folklore art in the world. According to Porter, it took Simon Rodilla, an Italian immigrant, 30 years to construct the tower of seashells, cement, and steel wires. He built he structure 100 feet high. Porter was educated in the Houlton schools, was graduated from Colby College and attended Brown University, where he received the master's degree in physics in 1933. He has travelled extensively and served in the U.S. Navy. Porter said he has begun shipments of the portfolios to Japan and California. He said that he expects to employ about a half dozen as orders increase. Future plans for portfolios include material concerning the Maritimes and Maine.

Calais Advertiser 6/15/60 Arthur Kallenberg A caller at our home Sunday was Bern Porter. Bern, a native of Houlton, now resides here at 258 Main Street. He ia a professional scientist and received degrees from Colby College in Maine and Brown University in Rhode Island. He feels deeply that atomic power should be diverted from the weapons designed to kill and destroy to humanitarian purposes. As he put it, "Since 1932, I have been endeavoring to extend the principles of physics into the humanities. Bern spent a considerable time in Australia and it was most interesting to hear him tell of his experiences there, especially with the primitive tribes. It won't come tomorrow, but he says there'll be a time in the future when we'll have to depend on the sun for heat and the tides for power as our present natural resources are rapidly being exhausted, even uranium without which there will be no atomic energy. His big hope right now is to establish a laboratory here. He had published last year a most interesting brochure entitled "Physics for Tomorrow." It tells of how physics will eventually play a most important role in architecture, art, communication, literature, music, poetry, sculpture and the theater. Wish everybody could read this fascinating pamphlet. And we hope that Bern gets his laboratory.

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