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IT '.- y ray ... 4 DIDN'T MAKE IT A Royal Navy helicopter attempts to lower a rescuer to a still floating British Scimitar jet fighter, fallen into the English Channel from the newly commissioned carrier Victorious, and with the pilot still inside. Unfortunately, the plane sank before it could be reached, and the pilot, Commander John D. Russell, was drowned. Is That So? By OLGA BURNS The ruffed grouse is not classed as a migratory bird, but he does have a short mi gration, and its start roughly coincides with what is known as his "crazy season." The migration is a gradual progress from higher eleva tions to lower, and from the low brushy, slash - covered ' .15 thtt so country to the hardwoods then on to the evergreens that form the best cover for the winter season. As for the crazy season, that takes place just . about now. It is noticeable only in the antics of certain birds. However, since those unusual individuals are found among the ruffed grouse, prairie chickens, the sharp-tailed va riety and even the grouse of England and Scotland, it seems likely that all members of the race experience the conditions that result in trage dy for some. How a grouse acts when seized with the seasonal mad ness is to take off on a swift heedless flight in which he smashes into the side of a tree, or even a house or car. Usual ly the end result is a broken neck One theory is that the bird is deranged by vermin in festing his feathers. Another is that he has had the wits scared out of hira by a hawk or other predator. But quite possibly the true explanation is that the bird has been frus trated by a seemingly insolu ble problem and has taken off on a flight from reality. Adult Plumage " The problem is this. By mid - September the yGung birds have got their, adult plumage. The mother has found discipline over her frock progressively difficult. The youngsters decide to strike out for themselves. The stronger birds quickly establish areas of their own. The weaker ones have to go farther afield. Inevitably they run into other grouse doing the same thing. Presently, a few , unhappy individuals, finding themselves farther and farther from the familiar surroundings of chickhood, finally reach such a degree of frustration that they seek to solve their problem by a' heedless, erratic plunge straight across country. Whether or not that is the true explanation, it certainly seems a logical one for an act of rashness that usually ends in a blundering, accidental death. - , (Released by McCIure Newspaper Syndicate) Brislol Calls for " iled Front in Resources Study Grants Pass - F. I. Bristol, Grants Pass state representa tive, this week called for a united front by residents of southern Oregon in an effort to get flood control and rec reation lakes in the Rogue basin. He outlined the work of the Rogue Basin Flood Con trol and Water Resources as sociation, and mentioned that the Army Engineers have spent between $150,000 and $200,000 on flood surveys since the 1955 flood. He said more than SI million has been spent by Eingineers in basin surveys. - Bristol said one of the chief problems is to make a showing that prevention of flood damage, plus irrigation and power, will make a proj ect that is feasible and prac tical from the financing stand point. Lost Creek Dam Irthe proposed dam is built at Lost creek on the main stem, a- site some . distance above Lewis creek, it would provide a sizeable lake and a beautiful recreation area. The same would be true on a lesser scale of -proposed dams and lakes in the Copper area on the upper Applegate and in the Wimer area on Evans creek. Bristol noted that it is hard to have anyone admit what the recreational values would be. He stressed the need of making a showing of recrea tional values, pointing out that the two types of federal money which "we don't have to pay back" from project earnings, is the money spent for flood control and recrea tion. The state legislator said steelhead and salmon runs would not be greatly affected by the Lost creek dam be cause the last of the fish turn off and go up Butte creek. He estimated that $70 to $100 million would be needed for the Rogue basin project. Court Records Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award DISTRICT COURT Francis C. Blankenship. over load. S29. Ernest W. Hiftkle. truck speeding, $15. Charles N. Fletcher, overwidth. $15. Vrgil O. Anderson, failure to stop. $10 John W. Malsom, no turn signal, $6. Travis E. Moore, driving while embracing, $6. f CIRCUIT COURT Billie Lue Jennings vs. Henry Jacob Jennings, divorce complaint. Vernon Coverstone vs. Margaret Coveistone, divorce decree. Russia Determined To Be 1st Nation To Send Man To Soace Moscow - (CD - Just a year ago Russian science gave birth to the Space Age. The world hasn't been the same since and never will. Now, a year later, Russia is determined to put a man in space and, if possible, be the first to do so. And it is working to "shoot the moon." In the past 12 months Rus sia has committed itself wholehearU dly to the Space Age. Its scientists 'reckon no longer in limited horizons. They aim at the universe and all it contains. Russia and world science generally have come a long way in the short span since that first tentative yet trium phant step into space ' when, the night of Oct. 4, 1957, a Soviet rocket thrust a 184 pound metal sphere into or bit around the earth. New Light Appeared That was the night a new light appeared in the skies and a new word, "Sputnik," exploded into the world's vo cabulary. . Since that night, the Soviet Union has advanced far be yond the mere threshold of the space in carefully calcu lated stops. She has demonstrated MARRIAGE LICENSE Joseph William Lucas, route 1. box 224, Ealge Point, and Laura K. Wheeler. Oakridge, Ore. - John Taylor Glass, Woodburn, Ore . and LUliam Josephine Can, Grants Pass. each week to the reader who sends me the best true - life nature adventure, the best na ture observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a 30-volume set of this world-famous reference work in a handsome Sealcraft bind ing. Each week new submis sions will be considered. Sor-r ry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 1069, San Francisco, Calif. Guderian Honored For His Services C. A. Guderian, who re cently retired as area field director of the state bureau of labor, apprentice division, was presented a certificate of meritorious service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ridenour, 17 Ross court, last week. Ridenour, who succeeded Guderian here, made the presentation, at which mem bers of the apprenticeship committee were present. Ridenour recently moved here from Roseburg, where he owned an electrical com pany. He will direct the ap prenticeship program in Jack son, Josephine, Klamath and Lake counties. Guderian attained retire ment status Aug. 1 this year after serving nine years with the bureau of labor. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Guderian and Mr. and Mrs. Ridenour. others who attend ed the event included La Verne R. Johnson, George Beltz, Ralph McKay, W. L. Tucker, Jack Batzer, Clyde Richmond, Victor E. New man, William Ackers, Wil liam D. Thorndike, Elliott Becken, A. Douglas Vocika, Lindsay M. Vinsel, John Ro rex and E. A. Mercer, all of Kedford; James W. Stevens Central Point, and C. L. Smith, Ashland. WILL AID EGG MARKET Washington - OJPD - The Ag riculture Department moved to strengthen egg markets to day by announcing plans to purchase fried whole egg solids for donation to school lunchrooms. Details of the purchase program will be an nounced early next week. Use Mail Tribune Classified Ads For Quirk Cash A Year-Round Vacation of Fun for Your Entire Fa mi I y- for only IT PER WEEK Payable in Monthly Installments HERE'S WHAT IT INCLUDES: Swimming Lessons twice weekly for every member of the family (over 5 years). Instruction and a chance to be on a team in the fol lowing sports: Swimming (boys & girls) Softball (boys, girls, men) Basketball (boys & men) Volleyball (girls, men, women) Badminton (boys, girls, men, women) Gym classes, hobby groups, handball, weight lifting, square dancing, discussion groups, parties, dances, tumbling, exercise classes, bil liards, ping pong, etc. Join the Medford 'Y' for the PLAY WAY TO HEALTH Annual Membership Rates Grade School Boys .... $ 8.00 Junior High Boys '. . 9.00 High School Boys 'J. . . 12.00 All Girls (up to 18) ... '. 8.00 Young Men (18-21) 20.00 Men (21-26) . . 23.00 Women (18 and up) . 20.00 Senior Men (26 and up) 25.00 :mily . ; . 40.00 Installment plan may be used for payment. Y M GA through additioral achieve ments that she knows where she is going, and has mapped out in detail a journey calcu lated to deepen if not widen her lead over the United States. In the chronology of Rus sia's march into space, four dates are outstanding. They are the launching of the first three Sputniks (Oct. 4, Nov. 3 and May 15), and the recovery on Aug. 27 this year of two dogs and a pack age of instruments from a rocket shot to a record height of 281 miles. Each of these events, like rungs on a ladder, brought Russia closer to her goal of sending the first man into space. The. advance represented by the second Sputnik was that it was more than six times heavier than the first and contained a live animal, in addition to more varied equipment for studying the atmosphere. Withstood Conditions ' . The data it provided on the first space dog, Laika, re vealed the little Sputnik pas senger withstoo 1 the extraor dinary conditions of her weeklong journey satisfacto rily. The third Soviet Sputnik, which has been circling the earth for four months, was a rejection of experiments with a second dog in favor of re searches on the wider scale of geophysical problems. The third Sputnik weighs almost a ton and a haTf ?nd contains an array of radio transmitters and delicate instruments making it a veritable flying laboratory. At the end of August the Soviet Union announced it had rocketed two dogs, Whitey and Spot, into space and had brought them safely back. In publicizinz this feat, the Russians did not specifi cally claim to have solved the re-entry problem, the fundamental obstacle to send ing a man out of the world, but they apparently had taken great strides in that direction. Where does Russia go from here in her exploration of the cosmos? Considered Moon Rocket ' At a press conference after the : launching of the third Sputnik, . Soviet Academician Evgeni Federov said the Rus sians had considered sending a rocket to the moon, but de cided against it since it was thought at that stase such a shot would not serve a useful purpose. - His remark suggested that the Soviet Union's first lunar probe will be an attempt to put a rocket into orbit around the moon, rather than simply exploding a missile against its face. The Russian engineer, Y. S. Khlebtsevich, whose timeta ble for space flights was de scribed in the Soviet press in September 1957, cited the early 1960's as the time for the first guided rockets to ex plore the moon. However, his prediction was made prior to the launch ing of the Sputniks, whose success may have pushed Rus sian research ahead of sched ule. ' - Will Seek Solution Together with projects that are presumed to be on the high priority list, such as a shot ; at the moon, Russian scientists .. will undoubtedly try to solve the problem of satellite re-entry. They, can be expected to launch heavier, hijher-flying snd longer orbiting Sputniks in their efforts to recover at least part of one of, them. In addition, important re- OPEN 8 - 5 SATURDAY BRUCE BAUER LBR. CO. "THE BUILDITORIUM" 765 South Riverside MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Friday, October 3, 1958 3A1 search tests on dogs and other animals will probably con tinue at a brisk pace. Attempts will be made to rocket dogs to even greater heights to perfect the system for returning them to earth and it would not be surpris ing if one of the next Sput niks carries a dog, or per haps a higher form of ani mal. Its many-sided space pro gram for the future indicates the Soviet Union is deter mined to "achieve first place in the field of astronautics as well as in the collection of the knowledge of distant world s," as Khlebtsevich. wrote in the Literary Gazette last year. GONE HUNTING! 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