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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1960 12 A MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. 3 ROOM GROUPS JSmall at GRAY'S ilWorlds Around A;viiLY budget By Lynn M. Wcrtkint The Greatest Skin Dim Ii the Water Spidtr Carrying an air-bubble is a stunt that requires consider able dexterity. Those things are extremely fragile. Add to this difficulty, the ability of storing these same air-bubbles for future use-as much as a full month's supply at a time and all underwater. This seemingly impossible performance is actually a way of life with a tiny creature commonly called the water or diving spider, that prefers to live under water. Being an air-breathing creature this spi der must have oxygen, so she must surmount the difficulty by carrying air-bubbles and anchoring them at the pond bottom for future use. Al though rather common, the diving spider is seldom seen by most people; the spider is small and attracts little atten tion. Prepares Carefully : She has to prepare careful ly for her underwater life. There are usually plenty of water insects, as well as in sect larvae in this environ ment on which she can feed, but the one big problem is air. This she must have and it's much too tiring as well as dangerous for her to come to the surface constantly for a breath of air, so she stores a supply under water. On the surface there are many air bubbles, tiny globules barely larger than the head of a pin. She catches the bubble deli cately with her two rear legs, then with the other legs wav ing furiously she swims ,for the bottom, the air-bubble like a tiny pearl securely held by her feet. Arriving at the pond bot tom, atthe place previously selected for her lair, she cure fully anchors the bubble, usually by pushing it under the edge of a plant stem or leaf. Sure she has it securely anchored she again goes to the surface for another. Adequate Supply Usually she persists in her labors until she has a good supply cached below. Some times enough to last a month. The little bubbles, usually all of nearly equal size, look like a small spoonful of tapioca or a tiny collection of trans parent pearls. With the cache safely stor ed the diving spider begins her regular underwater life. She preys on water insects. Whenever she needs to replen ish her body nir she grasps mi air-bubble In her front legs, punctures It with her beak and breathes in the air. In her aquatic environment, besides maintaining tho supply of air bubbles, are many enemies. Dangers of a hundred kinds surround her day and night. She remains reasonably safe however, as long as her air lasts, for she docs not have to expose herself on dangerous trips up and 'down after life giving air. Reasonably safe because she has accomplished the impossible task of carry ing air-bubbles under water and storing them for future use. As a skin diver, she is the one and only expert. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) Army Offering More Enlistment Options The Army is now offering a greater number of enlistment "options" to non-prior and prior service personnel than ever before, according to Sgt. Warren M. Long, local re cruiting station commander. Among the options current ly available are enlistments for direct assignment with surface to air guided missile units of the Air Defense com mand located in metropolitan areas. Choice of travel is also optional under the Army's double-barreled program. Presently, enlistment va cancies exist in the fields of electronics, automotive and aircraft maintenance, engi neering, clerical, medical, mil itary police and airborne. The A r m y's "graduate specialist" program also offers high school graduates the op portunity of selecting the school of their choice from among 107 vocational training courses now available. 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