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TWELVE MEDTORD (OREGON) Science Comes Up With To See in Dark, Analyze Motors By h. d. quigg United Press Staff Correspondent New York U.R) Vision, a quality that is supposed to be the property of statesmen, enabling them to stare at blank walls and see the future, now is being thrust upon all of us by science. In hurtling succession, there have been announcements of three new peep machines that will enable: 1. Man to see in the dark. 2. Military commanders to see the battle without getting shot at. 3. Auto mechanics to peer into what ails your motor without performing exploratory surgery. TV-Type Analyzer The auto engine "trouble-spot ter, an electronic device develop ed by the Allen B. Dumont Lab oratories,, is called a "TV-type engine analyzer." Its diagnosis of the troubles of a suffermg engine appears in the form of patterns of light in a picture tube screen.., The battle viewer is a portable television camera and transmit ter, developed by the Army en gineering ' laboratory at Fort Monmouth, N. J., and nicknamed "Creepie-Peepie" by some Army devotee of flimsy whimsy. A scout with". the transmitter' on his back and the camera to his eye can serve a dual role: (1) deliver a panorama of battle back to the boss at the command post, and, (2); give some legiti macy to that old Army cry of "Oh, my aching back." , Should Have Commercials The TV transmitter on his back, complete with tiny anten na, will weigh 47 pounds, a backload to reckon : with. The camera in his hands will weigh eight pounds. The picture he serves up to the general, back among the sandbags, "will be weighted with action, and if the enemy is smart, commercials. But by long odds the most Intriguing new machine is the one that will put us on an even footing or, more accurtely, eyeing with the owl and the alley cat. This gadget will "en able man, at last, to see in deep dark. That ' is, it will enable those men who are able to pay $9,500 per gadget. Eva Does It This device, nicknamed "Eva" because its proper name is "eva poragraph," was developed by Bard Associates, Inc.-, of Cam bridge, Mass.-It .works by pick-. CESHD ran em Both for Only all Limited Quantity 10 DAY FREE TRIAL! . . Yes, We'll Take Your I "Your WHIRLPOOL Dealer For Over 8 Years". - ; 220 West Main Street OPEN WEDNESDAY EVES 'TIL 9 MAIL' TRIBUNE 1 ing up infra-red rays thrown off by all objects. You can use it either .to view directly, or make a photographic record of, things that pass in the night. The myriad uses of this new boon to mankind are apparent. Even errant husbands can . bene Is That So? The folklore of the earth is richly flavored with myth, leg end and simple exaggeration some of which quite often has a basis in truth. In fact, sometimes there ..is more truth than myth with the result that experts have been fdrced to retract positive assertions. One such has ; been bird hibernation.' Despite the folklore of some southwestern " Z-19-5 Indians, ornithologists declared the bird hibernation was pure nonsense.. Then, within the past five years, some poorwills. were found in profound, prolonged winter hibernation. Now in my Fact vs. Fallacy column I stated some time ago that mother snakes do not swal low their young for protection and let them crawl out when the coast is clear. Although I still stand by my original statement, my faith has been shaken slight ly. I have received literally doz ens of letters from all parts of the world stating: "When I was a youngster '. . ." "Grandfather saw . . . ," "Our guide told us . . ."'"My brother .7 . and stating that these witnesses saw the little ones crawl in and out again. There is a remote chance that they are right. After all, anyone who states with positive assur ance that animals always do thus and so simply doesn't know wild animal. : (Tame ones either, , ioi that matter). But let's look at this popular belief. In the first place, it is well-entrenched: you will find in Spenser's Faery Queens (1590-6) that a mythical benign dragon did just this.' asm iliS4itl-MliKfTfflWFlHTf1 mm OLD WASHER in Trade Phone 2-4922 WednesdayTeferuary 23, 19SB Machines fit. Arriving home late at night with a longing to sneak to bed without turning on the lights, they now can for a mere S9,500 navigate the blackness with out stumbling on the stairs or knocking over a single piece of furniture. Science is wonderful. y EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist Also to bolster the belief, there are several fish both male and female which hatch the eggs in their mouths and when danger threatens open their mouths for the little fish to enter and when danger passes release them. Further, in South America, there' is a South Amer ican male frog which carries the developing eggs and tadpoles in his mouth. - " Despite this care which a few cold-blooded ,' fish and frogs evince for their young, snakes are virtually without maternal instinct ' for - their young. No snake is known to look after her babies. . Once born, -whether alive or hatched from eggs, the young are strictly on their own. . Next, snakes have extremely powerful digestive juices they even digest the bones of the prey they swallow. Hence any baby snake that would dart into its mother's digestive tract would find itself in a singularly deadly sanctuary. (In all mouth-breeding fish and frogs , there . is a more or less definite pouch which has not yet been discov ered in any snake.) Not .Unusual Sight . Now, granted, it is quite pos sible to see a snake opening its mouth for a small snake be longing to another . mother and from another species. This is not unusual at all: snakes feed on other species of snake although superficially- they may look alike. ' ' Molested in the act of swal lowing its meal, some snakes are very likely to disgorge their dinners . . . and there you have a little snake being' released. Most naturally one would as sume that the baby was being released by its mother from safe keeping. . : To be sure; many a snake has been caught in the act of giving birth and many snakes ' give birth to alive- young, ; including our rattlesnakes. Or the snake may be . gravid, heavy with young. If vigorously - belabored with, a club,' her swollen . body may easily burst, releasing the young. Jaws Kept Open' . When sunning, some snakes, like the moccasins; have a habit of opening their jaws wide and keeping them 'open for long periods. -V Now mix all the other mis leading evidence with" this one and what do you have? Natur ally, a mother snake holding her 'mouth open in readiness for her brood to go .into it should dan ger threaten v Finally 1. have consulted Jam es A. Oliver, on of the world's outstanding snake men (herpet ologist) and curator of reptiles in the New York Zoological garden and author "of the book, North -American Amphibians and '. Reptiles (Van Nostrand), N.Y.) In substance, he said: "Surely, if the phenomenon of swallowing the young is actu ally as common as the--number of accounts by 'eye ; witnesses' would indicate, then surely some qualified herpetologist should have been fortunate enough to view the proceedings. After all, tens of thousands of snakes have been born in our large zoological gardens "and many have been reared there. These snakes have been under intimate, watchful observation. Besides,- in. the hundreds of thousands of. snakes preserved in the collections of our large natural history museums, there are many that contain young in all stages of development. There are also many that contain other snakes that have . been eaten. None has even been seen with the young of. its own species in themouth or the anterior part of. the digestive tract . . :" ; -, Surely, honors await the man who first comes up with indis putable evidence of a mother swallowing her own young and then releasing them when danger-has passed. (Copyright, 1956, by Eugene Burns) . . (Released by McClure - - Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By. special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my; panel : of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature .adventure. j the best ndture observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. . . Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I sim ply can't answer your many I friendly letters. Please address your letter to: IS THAT SO! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. 9 More Senators ' File Protests on Dam Tax Writeoffs By SEN. WAYNE MORSE Washington, D. C (Special) Nine more senators have filed with the Office of Defense Mo bilization protests against the granting of quick tax write-off certificates to the Idaho Power company for its two dam pro ject in the Hells Canyon stretch of the Snake river. The additional objecting sen ators are Clinton Anderson (D.N. Mex.), Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.), J. William Fullbright (D-Ark.), Theodore Frances Green (D-R.L), Albert Gore (D-Tenn.), Robert S. Kerr (D-Akla.), William Langer (R-N.D.), Pat McNamara (D Mich.), and Matthew N. Neely (D., W.Val.) s "Not in Public Interest" j In. his letter, Senator Ander son, chairman of the Senate Sub committee on reclamation . and irrigation, said: "I have conclud ed that the granting of such cer tificates ..by your office will not be in the public interest." . Senator Douglas summarized the inadequacies of the company dams in comparison with the pro posed 'high Hells Canyon dam and wrote: "If maximum development of power resources is necessary for national defense,, ODM should not allow its discretion and au thority to be utilized to give a blessing in the nature of special tax advantages in the name of defense to a minimum power development. Whatever mistakes other agencies or departments may have made in this matter, these are no reason for ODM to abdicate the separate discretion and responsibility entrusted to it by law. Tax Write-Offs Senator Fulbright, chairman of the banking and currency committee which deals with, de fense production legislation, con centrated , his comments on the defense purpose of the tax write off program. He wrote to Direct or Flemming: "In your most re cent annual report to the Joint Committee on Defense Produc tion, you discussed this tax pro gram as one of the financial in centives available to you to ex pand the nation's, production capacity and supply to meet de fense requirements.. While you took the position that the extent of the financial incentive 'was not entirely, clear," at ' least' it clearly included the interest on the funds the government would have to borrow to replace' the income taxes deferred by rea son of the accelerated amortiza tion. "I understand that the Idaho Power Company took the posi tion before the Federal Power Commission, when its applica: tion was pending there, "that it was fully capable of carrying out its own financial arrangements! at no cost to the taxpayers. , "I find it impossible to imag ine your approving the com pany's request for a financial incentive,, and financial assist ance, to build these dams under such circumstances. Cites "Inconsistency," - "Accepting your position that an increase in electric power capacity is needed for the na tional defense and security, I should have, expected ODM would have supported the high dam on the ground that the greater increase- in capacity would have provided greater as surance to the national security. Certainly, it is entirely inconsist ent with the purpose of section 168, to provide a financial in centive to reduce the potential capacity. "These factors appear to ; me to be so. conclusive as to compel a flat denial of the applications." Moscow Opens First Spring Fashion Show Moscow (U.R) A slick blonde in a clinging blue and pink dress walked down" 'a car peted ramp . to the bouncy strains of "I've Got Rhythm" Tuesday to open the first spring fashion show at GUM, the Sov iet Union's biggest department store.. "" Some 500 women and a hand ful of intrepid males were on hand to "ooh" and "aah" at the dresses and .... the - mannequins. And there ; were SRQ audiences at each of the succeeding three shows. .'' . ' The dresses may be bought at GUM's. They ranged in price from 400 to 600 rubles (nomin ally from $100 to $150). Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport wage earners rights in Oregon CHILD LABOR RESTRICTIONS All minors under 18 have the safeguards of Oregon's . child labor laws. Some basic protec tions of these laws are those which prevent excessive work- time, hazardous work, and work in environments generally con sidered undesirable for youth. These are explained below. Q. How many hours may my 16-year-old son work? A. There are three maximums in work time for all minors in industrial employment.' They are an 8-hour day, 44-hour week and a 6-day week. The only ex ception is on, seasonal work in processing perishable farm pro ducts when a 10-hour day is per mitted for minors over 16. Be fore employment, a minor must obtain a release from school if any work involves school hours. Q. Wliat kinds of work are re garded as too hazardous for minors? ."' A.' The following are some oc cupations in which employment of a minor is -prohibited under most circumstances. Check care fully before encouraging a minor to take work in any of these classifications: 1. Logging operations;. 2. Saw mill operations; 3. Operation of motor vehicles; 4. On power driven woodworking machines; 5. On power-driven metal-cutting machines; 6. Slaughtering and meat-packing; 7.-Mining; 8. Ele vator operator; 9. Manufacturing of explosives; 10... tin power driven . bakery machines; 11. Work that exposes to radioactive substances; 12: Paper products machine operation". Q. Are girls prohibited from doing any kinds of work? A. Additional prohibitions on the employment of girls under 18 ban the jobs of car hop, house-to-house canvassing, and maid m hotel or . motel. No minors, girls or boys,, may be employed where draught beer, is sold. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED It reur picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubal can be restored te anginal brightness at only . a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL ' Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971 Can i , - .. 1 1 in i - , ... " ' i i .- -.I. - '' .i i"' .in i '.I.. i 'na-tf ; ; I Yoa buy a refrigerator only two or three times in your lifetime. ; ; ' ,' Yet you don't hesitate to buy one without getting so much as a look at the intricate "works" ' that makes it run. How do you dare make such an important purchase without having an expert check it over for you? What makes you so sure you're getting your money's worth when you say, "I'll , take that one"? ' ; ' The answer's obvious. You look for the brand name on the refrigerator your "guarantee." You've learned to follow tliis first rule of safe and sound buying: A good brand is your 'best guarantee No matter what kind of product you want to Hangover Hero of Cartoon Film Showing What Happens When One Drinks Too Much London (U.P.) A new film is coming out with a hangover as hero. - Yes, the thing you wake up with the morning after. The producer of the film, a 10-minute cartoon, is the World Health Organization, which al leges it is neither for temperance or against drink but only in terested in education. "We don't say you should or shouldn't drink,", said Mrs. Mary Mapes-Losey, head of the visual media unit "We just say here is what '. happens when you do drink." One Too Many "Johnnie," . presumably the average man, has had too much to drink when the film opens. He ties one on," said Mrs. Firm Hires Workers On Facial Character , Kumamoto,: Japan (U.R) A motor company advertised today for new employees with these qualifications: Pimples, round face, broad fingernails and a lik ing for tepid tea and lukewarm baths. , ,. Company officials said a sur vey revealed that a round, generously-fleshed face guarantees a reliable character; pimples on the forehead indicate health and a cheerful disposition; ; broad nails and a liking for lukewarm tea and baths reflect generosity, diligence, endurance and broad-mindedness- - . MEDFORD PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE -. - . ' Formerly Burgess Paint and Wallpaper Store Corner 6th & Holly; Diagonally Across from the Post Office . We Give S&H Green Stamps PHONE 2-9321 you visid'i'iie "poroisiee" tins picture? in Mapes-Losey, who originally is from New York. "When he comes to he has a headache. He asks himself, "What is alcohol anyway?' Various people give him half-baked answers, we give him unprejudiced facts." THese facts were approved for accuracy by Prof. Elvin M. Jel linek, 66, consultant to the WHO on the problems of alcoholism and was formerly director of the Yale University School of Al cohol Studies. , "Johnnie" discovers how he got his "hangover, what happens to alcohol in the system, how it is oxidized in the liver, how it reaches the brain, how it may develop anaesthetic properties, exactly what causes drunkenness.- " , May Be Enjoyable While this is going on au diences will also learn that in moderation drink is part of nu merous social customs and us agescelebrations of births and marriages and so on and that many find it enjoyable. "We thought," said Mrs. Mapes-Losey; "it would "be a good idea to replace, the mythology of drink with some scientific facts." , - The cartoon was drawn by former Hollywood cartoonist Phil Stapp and is being produced fa- II $ DANK ATjgfc CONVENIENCE! A at our Late-Hour Windows 1 v - -- buy, you know a good brand won't let you down. You know, the maker stands back of it guar antees it. And so, when you buy a good brand you know you're right. Bead this newspaper to find out which are the good brands (and the stores that sell them.) The more good brands you know, the surer you are about all your shopping.'. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION Incorporated A Non'Profit Educational Foundation -37 West 57th Street, New York 19, New York , Medford Mail Tribune is Plans Announced for CD Radio Training Plans for establishing a civil defense .radio operation train ing program have been announc ed by Del Wright, amateur ra dio emergency corps member, and Dwight Albright, Jackson County Civil Defense Control center chief. Training . problems and plans for moving a radio tower from the fairgrounds to the new loca tion of the control center at Camp White were discussed at a recent meeting. . The American Legion emer gency group's transportation de partment will furnish a truck for moving the tower Sunday afternoon. ... - Persons interested in partici- , pating in the training program may contact Wright or Albrght for additional information. The civil defense headquarters in Sa lem has . fufnshed instruction manuals for the v course. Les ' White, CD radio officer, is ex pected in Medford March 8 to. meet with local officials. in London. The premiere scheduled for early spring. Mon. through FrL m m Sotarday ' : faffn wiwuViar " ' MEDFORD BRANCH
