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There were a lot of rumors about what was going on at Hanford. Everything was coming in, nothing was going out. And some people said, "Oh, that's a sandpaper factory. They hold up a glued sheet of paper and the dust coats it." Others said that the gigantic facilities rising from the desert were going to be FDR's winter place. At a show-and-tell session at school, a kid says, "I know what they're making. They're making toilet paper. My dad brings home two rolls in his lunch bucket everyday."

I remember an incident when one of the workers was leaving the plant with a bunch of copper wire wrapped around his waist. A patrolman noticed him, gave him a pat search and said, "Step over here, please." The rest of us went on. We never saw the guy again.

ROGER ROHRBACHER, HANFORD

During World War II it was rumored that the Army Air Force had been seen dropping pumpkins instead of bombs.  The rumor originated from someone who had learned or heard sensitive information from someone with the 509th Composite Group.  During practice bombing missions, the 509th Composite Group dropped "test" bombs of approximate size and weight of the "Fat Man" bomb.  These test bombs were mustard colored and were referred to as "pumpkins."