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2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, April 12, 1959 Astronauts To Get Moss 5 lie Me Over South Atlantic as Part off Training Br JOSEPH L. MYEH UPI Correspondent Washington- (LTD -Some or all of the seven Americans chosen as the first U.S. astro nauts will get a ride in the nose of an Atlas intercontinal ballistic missile over the South Atlantic as part of their training. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the flight over the mis sile range from Cape Cana veral, Fla., to Ascension Is land would precede launch ing of a manned satellite into orbit around the earth. To assure that every pre caution is taken before the future spacemen even board an Atlas, animals first will be sent on the missile ride. Monkeys, dogs, pigs and pos sibly bears will be used in the tests. The seven "Mercury Astro nauts," chosen above all oth ers for the honor and the glory and the danger of be ing the first to carry their country's colors into space, were presented publicily Thursday by NASA. The Best Qualified The men-one Marine, three Navy, and Air Force test pilots-were described as the Americans best qualified for Propect Mercury, as the man ned satellite program is called. They cherish the honor, as-! these young men are just av pire to the glory f and despise ! erage representatives of their the danger. j generation. One of their ex- The Mercury seven and i aminers let it be known that their present addresses are: . Navy Lt. Malcolm Carpen ter, 34, Garden Grove, Calif. Four children. Air Force Capt. Leroy G. Cooper Jr., 32, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Two chil dren. Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., 37, Arlington, Va. Two children. Air Force Capt. Virgil I. Grissom, 33, Enon, Okla. Two children. Navy Lt. Cmdr., Walter M. Schixra Jr., 36, Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent, Md. Two children. Navy. Lt. Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr., 35, Virginia Beach, Va. Two children. Air Force Capt. Donald K. Slayton, 35, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. One child. Have High I.Q.s In appearance they look like almost any group of tan ned, healthy, close-cropped American males. They laugh easily and give the impres sion of knowing what they are doing and where they are going. But no one of the hundreds at Thursday's mass news con ference with the astronauts at NASA headquarters came away with the notion that Southern Oregon Kennel Club Dog Obedience Classes BEGIN APRIL 16-7:30 P.M. Stay friends with your neighbi rwn your dog: For Information Phone KE 5-2243 vv. ' 7 Li their I.Q.s run above 130 which, he said, "is very high higher than any of ours." NASA Director T. Keith Glennan, in introducing the select seven, described them as "superb." Another NASA official later predicted these gifted men eventually will form the nucleus of America's first "Academy of Astronau tics." All of the seven took the attitude that the Mercury as signment was just an exten sion of the work they already had dedicated their lives to as test pilots. Set for 1961 One reporter asked what "sustaining faith" lay behind the pilots' decision to volun teer for a job unique in the history of man. The seven replied they were buoyed by religious faith, their wives faith in them, their faith in them selves, and their faith in the people planning Project Mer cury. All are in the process of be ing uprooted with their fam ilies from the place they called home before Project Mercury moved in on them. They have been given until April 27 to transplant them selves and their families to NASA's Langley Research Center near Hampton, Va. Mercury, briefly, is a proj ect to fire a man into orbit in 1961, if possible-and bring him back alive. Only one of the seven can, of course, make the first his toric voyage into space. He will be picked on the day the first U.S. manned satellite is launched. But NASA officials promised that his colleagues will have their chance to con tribute to the young art of as- April 12-19 Iff 4 mm Duy the Drands you trust at the store you know QUALITY NAME BRAND MERCHANDISE COSTS NO MORE! si?gooi nreasons qou should use SCOTT'S NEW TURF BUI L PER on (four la m efffe Jump L 2. 4. More results per dollar ; one bag $4.75 feeds 5,000 sq ft. Clean, granular never any dust or dirt. Mo manure odor before or after being applied. So easy to use less than half the usual weight. FREE CUSTOMER PARKING! Often, unknown brands fall far short of expected length of service and satisfaction. 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At 110,000 feet a big ger one will open to drop man and capsule gently into the ocean. Four waiting ships, if the plans ,work, will re trieve the buoyant space bulb and its human passenger. Only a Start Even if it fulfills all ex pectations, Mercury will be but a "stepping stone in de velopment of space explora tion techniques," the NASA said. " "Once it has been conclu sively demonstrated that man can exist in the environment of outer space," the space agency said, "it is likely that the program will extend to sending two men into orbit, then a team. "Scientists foresee construc tion of an orbiting space lab oratory and development of a method of ferrying person nel and - equipment to this station." , Then-manned trips to the moon, Mars, Venus. ifir4 vtl rMwt mmt'm AkF V Mm I 1 I M f Plv3 I the auxiliary. The public is invited.. Installation Planned For VFW Officers Rogue River R e c e n 1 1 y elected officers of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 4116 and auxiliary, Rogue Jtiver, will be installed Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m. in the Rogue River VFW hall. Col. Ted Hopkins. Rogue River, will install officers of the post, and Mrs. Hopkins will be installation officer for HELP US! Wa N d Clothing, Sheet, Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPrino. 3-7335 FASHION NOTE "Casual" would be the term used to describe the clothing vorn by Medford High school students during "Grub by Day" Thursday of this wek. Above, Steve Hoots takes a close look at the smart- looking Alpine climbing boot wora by fel- stick. Looking on are, left to right, Jan Ed wards, Merle Hampton and Bobbie Jean. Hale. Jan wears an outsized set of pop beads over a size 44 sweat shirt and Merle looks fashionable In a racy two-piece denim suit. Bobbie Jean's feet are in the altogether to. low student Joy Bauman. Miss Bauman wore achieve the "informal" look. Grubby Day a chic sneaker laced with binder twine on traditionally marks the beginning of a week the other foot and stunning two-toned lip- Bin for PST Referendum Voted Out Unrecommended Salem (UPD House Bill 422, referring the question of day light saving time 'in Oregon to the voters at the general election in November, 1960, was voted out of the Senate Bank Plans Series On Estate Forums The U.S. National Bank of Portland will conduct another in Its spring series of estate planning forums in Medford, Wednesday, April 15, bank of ficials have announced. The forum will be held in the Pio neer room of the Jackson ho tel starting at 7:30 p.m. Allen F. Perry, manager of the Medford branch, will pre side, and Ashland and Grants Pass branches will be repre sented. Opening remarks and introductions will be made by William R. Bradshaw, U.S. National trust officer. Forum discussions will be held on planning for family protection by W- D. Hinson, planning for property conser vation by G. M. Tretheway, and planning for tax saving by H. E. Butler. This is the 10th consecutive year the forums have been held since they were originat ed by the bank's trust department. Medford Airport On FAA Job List Washington (UPD - The Fed eral Aviation Agency has rec ommended airport improve ments in Oregon totaling $9,- 659,000 in its newly revised "National Airport Plan." The agency emphasized that the recommendations "have been computed without re gard to the question of availa bility, of either local or fed eral funds." The recommendations in clude: Klamath Falls-Construction of a terminal . building to handle an expected 40,000 passengers. Funds have been locally allocated for the term inal. Medford - Construction of taxiways and a tie-down area for smaller planes; lighting, auto parking space and relat ed improvements for an esti mated 168,000 passengers. General improvements also was noted for Grants Pass. Shooting Preserve Amendments Accepted Salem-tUPD-The House Fri day concurred in Senate amendments to a bill setting public shooting preserves in Oregon and re-passed the bill- Control of the bird preserves would be under the state game commission. Timber Access Road Nearing Completion Construction of the new Tolman creek timber access road in Rogue River National Forest is n.ar completion, ac cording to District Ranger Harold Thomas of Ashland. The seven miles of road is being constructed by Steve O. Wilson, Medford, as subcon tractor for Timber Conserva tion company .The latter com pany, purchased the Tolman timber last summer and a?7 sumed the obligation of build ing the road as part of the timber sale contract require ments, Thomas explained. Committee on State and Fed eral Affairs Friday without recommendation. Sen. Jean Lewis (D-Port-land) announced she would file a minority report recom mending the bill's passage. The bill was amended ex cluding the part of eastern Oregon which is on Mountain standard time. The two reports will prob ably be read and acted upon in the Senate Monday morn ing. Astoria Bridge The committee also voted to hold a public hearing on House Bill 425, providing for $24 million in bonds for con struction of the Astoria bridge. - Members of the "House wives of Highway 42" group appeared and County Judge James Harrison of Coos coun ty, on their behalf, joined with Sen. R. F. Chapman of Coos Bay in urging a public hearing on a proposed appro priation for improvements on that highway. Sen. Chapman said he had some amendments that would not be ready until Monday and moreover there were a large number of persons who had expressed a desire to be heard on the bill. The committee voted to hold the hearing Monday at 3 p.m. , From remarks from Sen. 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