Negro's Skin
Color Possible
Survival Clue '
Ls Angeles-(Science Serv-ic-The
fact that the color of
8 a Negro's skin can act as a
camewflage may have been a
key to his survival through
evolutionary ages.
This is the belief of Dr. Ray
mond B. Cowles, professor of
v biology at the University of
California, Los Angeles.
In the deep shade of the
' tropical forest black skin is a
protective coloration that may
have contributed to man's sur
vival when he was little more
than just another beast of
prey.
As he acquired crude weap
ons (but not yet clothes), he
' became the hunter instead of
the hunted. His color, and
hence concealment, enabled
him to successfully stalk and
kill bigger, healthier game j
and to compete on better terms
with other large predators.
Ueat Absorbed 1
As for the old argument
that dark skin offers heat pro
tection, Dr. Cowles points to
black's heat absorbing qual
ity. Of the 50 per cent of the
sun's heat that reaches the,
earth in the visible spectrum,
83 per cent is absorbed by the
nearly black skin of the Negro
g; compared to 55 per cent in
the white man.
As for yellow and red pig
ment, Dr. Cowles offers no
explanation.
He does believe that cloth
ing, weapons and defensive
tactics may have . antedated
the origin of the white
skinned peoples. Thus the sur
vival value of appropriate skin
color may have been subordinated.
GRAVEYARD CRISIS ' ,
Market Deeping, England -(LTD
The Market Deeping par
ish council, noting that the lo
cal graveyard was full, voted
27-1 Wednesday to tell the
nearly 1,200 villagers: "Stay
alive at all cost. We've no
where to put you if you die."
GOOD GRIEF!
London-flJPD-The Daily Mir
ror reported today that an
Irishman was cleared of drunk
and disorderly charges after
he told the judge "I got wild
because a man said St. Pat
rick was a Scotsman!"
World cigarette production
is estimated at 1,750,000,000,
000 a year.
Wall Street Chatter
New York -fliPD- Electronics
is the very heart of space and
automation developments and
has become a dynamic indus
try packed with unapralleled
potentials for the investor,
Thomson & McKinnon re
ports. It's no wonder, therefore,
that sales in this industry have
rocketed from $2,600,000,000
in 1950 to $9,200,000,000 in
1959-an increase of 15.1 or
nearly three times the growth
rate of our gross national
product, the study notes.
Reynolds & Co. believes the
stock of National Vulcanized
Tire is reasonably priced con
sidering the company's good
prospects in the period ahead.
Earnings rebounded sharply
last year and the dividend
rate was recently boosted to
25 cents a share from 20 cents.
Gersen of Wall Street cau
tions the investor against be
coming "overly pessimistic."
". . . we must remember that
while the year 1960 will not
be as glittering as the predic
tions, it will still be a good
year for business and a good
year, for stocks which are
selling ... at prices which we
believe to be low, rather than
high." -
Moore Named to AO! Executive Branch
Joseph A. Moore, manager
of the Medford branch of the
First National Bank of Ore
gon, has been named a mem
ber of the executive commit
tee of Associated Oregon In
dustries, L. L. Stewart, AOI
president, has announced.
Moore's elevation to the 14
member operating and policy
making executive committee
follows his appointment to
the association's board of
directors last July. His new
assignment fills a vacancy
created by a recent change in
by-laws.
Stewart said Moore's mem:'
bership on the executive com
mittee will give southern
Oregon representation it has
not previously had on the
AOI working committee.
Promoted Recently
Moore, . a veteran of 22
years with First' National,
was promoted to a vice presi
dency of the statewide bank
ing system last January. A
PALESTINIANS TO VOTE
Amman, Jordan-ffiPD - Jor
dan's" King Hussein Wednes
day offered to let Palestinians
in 'disputed territory vote on
whether they want to be gov
erned by Jordan or Israel.'
native of Astoria, he began
his career in his home city as
a First National branch clerk.
He took graduate work at the
Rutgers Graduate School of
Banking and successivly be
came manager of the New
berg branch of First National,
an assistant vice president in
the home office, assistant
manager and then manager
at Medford and a vice presi
dent. He has been active in Med
ford and Jackson county civic
affairs. He is treasurer of the
Medford Chamber of Com
merce and local chapters of
the Red Cross and the Oregon
Society for Crippled Children
and Adults, director of the
YMCA and active in the Parent-Teacher
association, Unit
ed Medford Crusade, Jackson
County Cancer association,
Elks lodge, Rotary club, and
Knights of Columbus.
ARMISTICE MEETING
Seoul, Korea-flJPD-The Unit
ed Nations Command has call
ed a meeting of the Military
Armistice Commission's joint
observer team for March 21
to investigate an alleged Com
munist violation of the armis
tice agreement.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdfotd, dr.
Thursday, March 17, 1WD ' A '
The English are using plas
tic foam mattresses for cows
instead of straw bedding.
2 lb. can
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MATLACK'
SUPER MARKET
Main at Ross Lane
Comet to Wag
Tail at North
iter in April
Washington - (Science Serv
ice) Comet Burnham, discov
ered Dec. 30, 1959, at a time
-hen it could not be seen di
rectly, will be visible for ob
servation during most of Ap
ril. Predicted to be of third
Aitgnitude which is easily visi
ble with the eye alone, Dr.
Jtlizabeth Roemer of the U.S.
Jfsval Observatory in Flag
stiff, Ariz., told Science Serv
ice that she does not expect
the comet to be that bright but
rfther about fifth magnitude.
An object of fifth magnitude
could be seen in the sky as a
ry faint object when observ
et with the naked eye if one
Jnows where to look. It would
b easier to see with binocu
lars or telescopic aids.
Approaching Sun
At the present time the com-
i approaching the sun and
drill reach its closest approach
tt about 47,000,000 miles on
March 20. About April 1, it
V ill have traveled far enough
tvay from the sun to be visi
1 in the morning sky.
The comet is moving from
uth to north and by the end
erf tkt month it will be near
Polaris, the North Star. As it
travels north from the con
stellation Aquarius, it will
crost part of Pegasus, and
before it skirts Polaris toward
the close of the month, it will
pss by Cygnus, the northern
cross, and Cepheus as well as
Draco, the dragon.
Across Ursa Minor
Around April 30, the comet
will go across Ursa Minor, the
small bear, which contains
Polaris, the North Star. At
this time it will be closest to
earth, about 20,000,000 miles,
and will move very fast across
the sky. It will be seen in the
evening sky by this time, Dr.
Roemer said.
Tbft Comet Burnham has a
tail which seems to be grow
ing. Dr. Roemer said it was
about one-third of a degree
long last time she saw it, about
the middle of February.
Thrust Indicator
BuiH for Jets
o
' Glendale, Calif. - (Science
Service) - A new kind of
thrust indicator for jet en
gines has been announced. It
provides a pilot with immedi
ate data on the performance
of each jet engine.
With present instruments, a
pilo must calculate by chart
and slide rule to arrive at com
plete tkrust information.
A representative of Astro
nomies, a new division of the
Mitchell Camera Corporation
here, said the new instrument
provides "a sharply increased
safety factor."
The instrument coordinates
"engine pressure ratio, tem
perature and altitude to pro
vide a thrust indication.
COMPRESSED LIQUOR
Knoxville, Tenn. ICPD A
deputy sheriff, curious about
a "funny noise" he heard com
ing from the air compressor in
theome of Henry Jones, in
vestigated and found 64 bot
tle of illegal liquor inside.
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