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Ben Franklin Considered Bow, Arrow Good Weapon Washington lU.R) Benjamin Franklin, a forward - looking man on most matters, wasn't keen on fighting a war with the "modern weapons" of his day. He thought old-fashioned bows and arrows might do a better job. He wrote in 1776 that bows and arrows were superior to the muskets then available in quan tity. Tesewere surplus f ul2 Lewjs reported jrum liic ricm.ii onu inuion While Lewis' book, "Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service," is con cerned mainly with the develop ment and use of small arms in the U. S. armed forces between 1776 and 1865, it also traces briefly the history of firearms. Just when firearms were f:rst used in battle has not been con clusively determined, but some cannon were made in itaiy which had ended 13 years be fore. "A man may shoot as truly with a bow as with a common musket." he wrote. "He can dis charge four arrows in the time of charging and discharging one bullet ... an arrow striking in any part of a man puts him hors-du-combat till it is ex tracted. Bows and arrows are more easily provided every where than muskets and ammu nition." Col. Berkeley R. Lewis of the Frankfort Arsenal, Philadelphia, cited Franklin's letter and the primitiveness of firearms dur ing the American Revolution in his comprehensive book on smallarms and ammunition re cently published by the Smith sonian Institution. IBM Machine Tells All About Cows Ithaca, N. Y. (U.R) The modern farmer is going to be even more modern. A new machine that tells him everything he wants to know bout a cow at the rate of 70 cows a minute will soon be aid ing the New York dairyman. The machine, the IBM 650. is beine Used by scientists at the New York State College of Agri culture here in cooperation with the New York Dairy Herd Im provement Cooperative. Once the machine is fed cer- tai ndata. or as the scientists call it, "instructions." it is ready to go to work on the farmer's herd. And here is what it tells him if he has a herd of 35 cows: Daily and monthly milk and butterfat production, value of the milk in dollars, income over feed costs, grain feed, breeding dates and day of calving, along with other useful information. The machine not only makes 600 calculations per minute but also makes recommendations on "how much grain cows should be fed." . Scientists hope that the new machine will be calculating data on 100,000 cows a month by this time next year. Experts visit farmers at milk ing time to obtain information on the cows' body weights, daily milking weights, butterfat per centage and the amount of feed used daily. The information is funnelled into the machine on cards, tak ing about two minutes. A total of 1.800 instructions are pre pared for the machines on cards which have 80 digits printed on them and holes punched in des ignated spots. Then the machine goes to wnrk and brings out information in 35 seconds that previously re- nuired many hours ot Drain work. Regiment Sets Living Memorial Carlisle, Pa. (U.R) The 104th National Guard Armored Caval ry Regiment here has established a special ceremony as a kind of living memorial to comraaes w no died while on active duty. At the end of the unit's weekly drill the unit falls into formation and while the troopers hold "present arms." "taps" is sound ed by the regimental bugler. The ceremony was originated by Lt. William E. Lamason, of the 1st Battalion. "Normally we wouldn't play taps' at the armory drill," Lam ason said. "We decided to include the call as a memorial to all Pennsylvania National Guards men and militiamen who died on active service with our units." Considering that the 104th traces its history back to French and Indian War colonial units, the ceremony honors many comrades. The first hand firearm was a crude iron or copper tube, fired by touching a live coal to the powder charge through a hole in the weapon's breach. Misfires were common. Lewis credited the Spaniards with invention of the arquebus, with its matchlock trigger mech anism, early in the 15th century and the musket in the 16th cen tury. The latter, six to seven feet long and weighing 60 to 70 pounds, was not quickly loaded. Tattered Flag Expert Wanted Fort Riley, Kan U.R; Want ed: an expert in the restoration of tattered battle flags. The advertiser for this un usual expert is the 1st Infantry Division's 16th regiment. The regiment wants to restore a tat tered U.S. flag carried by troops of the regiment during the Civil War. The remains of the silk flag nearly a century old, are faded and disintegrating. First Lt. Richard H. Ranee regimental historian, has been searching for'an old silk restora tion expert tver since the ancient standard was discovered at the Philadelphia quartermaster de pot and sent to the regiment here. The fla? has only 36 stars on its blue field and was prob ably made in 18(f4, according to Ranee. It was in that year that Nevada became the 36th state. The banner has the legend "16th U.S. Infantry" across one of the top stripes. On other stripes are names of battles in which the 16th participated dur ing the Civil War Bull Run, Gettysburg and Petersburg. "The old banner is in pretty poor shape," Ranee said. "The blue field is in the best pre served state, but whoever made the flag bleached the silk for the white stripes and that weak ened the cloth considerably." Ranee wants anyone who might know how to save the flag to contact the 16th regiment here. The flag should have a place of honor in the regiment," Ranee said. "It was good luck that we were. able to bring the flag back home. With a bit more luck maybe it can be preserved. ' I ?Lh3 :i ' ' - ? Students Encouraged To Walk on Grass Stillwater, Okla. U-R! Stu dents at Oklahoma A. & M. col lege are encouraged to "walk on the grass" on one part of the campus, that is. It's a long path containing plantings of several species of grass. The test path is part of a study to determine the best turf grass for golf courses. The differ ent grasses are tested for density, color and wearability. In setting up the test path, the turf researchers firfet chose a spot where many students "cut campus. iney tnen removea patches of grass, substituting with selected species. Then the area was fenced in and the grass watered and fertilized for sev eral months. After the grasses were fully developed, the ends of the paths were opened and students were urged to walk on the grass when ever possible. More than 75 different species of turf grass are being tested in the program, which is sponsored by the Oklahoma Turf Grass as sociation, which holds an annual handicap tournament to raise funds. About 92 per cent of the peo ple of Massachusetts live in cities, towns and villages. jTrv -J if tit VS,: fek fcs NEW Y01KER5 LIKE THEM The New York Film Critics selected Kirk Douglas (left) as the best actor of 1956 for bis role as Vincent Van Gogh in "Lust For Life." Ingred Bergman (right), in her first American movie in seven years, won the award as best actress in the title role of "Anastasia." Both are shown in makeup for their prize winning roles. MAROONED SUEZ SHIPPING MOVES Towed by Egyptian tag Titan (righO,th Isorwegiaa tanker Eli Knudsen turns around in tfle Suez Canal at H Kan tar a, Egypt the first of the 13 vessels marooned in the blocked canal to begin moving out Wcdnaadtfv January t, 3S57 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE State Convicts End Boycott on Food Salem (U.R) Hunger striking convicts in the segrega tion block of the state prison gave in to their appetites-- last night. The six remaining strikers from the original 20. accepted dinner, ending the eight ' day boycott on food. Prison officials said an end to the supply of Christmas candy with which the striking convicts had been appeasing their stom achs probably played a large part in ending the strike. - Only charge made bys- the strikers during the course of the boycott was that food served them was cold. Prison officials denied the charge. f l MEETING IN CAPITOL, Senator Theodore F. 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