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THURSDAY. WedfordJWTribuni - "Everyone in Southern Oregon nrtB Th Mall Trihtina" Published Dally except 8iturdiy"by . 33 North Fir St . Ph 82-6141 ?V. .i rJ tit Ditut B-Hltnr HERB GREY Advertising Manager IRICW ALLEN JR Mng Edttoi ?ARL H ADAMS. City Biir OLIVE STARCHER Wcwe-n KdttOT DALE tnn-l3uiiv'-i'""'" . . .-v-.j UMmnlMr Entered as second elm ' f""'1 March 3. 18117 Uy Mali - In Advance. Copy !0o Dally and Surmay-i y Daily ana uu; " ' T i i;!,,:. qnniiav3 mot 4-2B Sunday Only-One veai MJjO By Carriar-In Advance -Medforo Ashlano. " '".-Sr i 1 Point. Jacksonville Gold hiii f KoVnlx Shady Cove Roe Rl v ,, Dally and Sunday 1 ' ' t.u n1 Atindav 1 mO V ?U i; Carrier and Deiijra - copy inc All Terms asn '.'.""-- . -onicTiTPalSr-oreitj of MfJ Official Papr of Jackson Coonw UnTte'd'Pfess International Full Leased Wire fl P.I Tolephoto Kewspjcturea -MEffiROr-" AUDIT BtmEAtJ OF CIRCULATIONS fTc1.! In New York trolt. San Francisco Loa Aneles Seattle. Portland St Louis At- ltj Vancouver y NEWSPAPER PUILISHERS ASSOCIATION NATION At EDITORIAL Righto' Time Medford and Jackson County miorv from tht files or The Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30 40 snd 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 2. 19S1 (Friday) "The federal price freeze order simply does not fit the lumber Industry," H. V. Simp ton, executive vice president of the West Coast Lumber men's association, declared here yesterday. Temperatures scooted up ward today-possibly in honor of the traditional appearance of the groundhog-and rain was forecast by the weather bureau, ending the five-day cold snap. 20 YEARS AGO Fab. 2, 1941 (Sunday) Punirl hn hften recentlv In active tn Jackson county this year with only l marriage ltnanaaa holnff inaned AO far: 4 v.. wnro At Hppnaea iaRiied during the same period last year. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "AH hope, of which there is none to start wttn, tile legislature would end its biennial tom foolery, in the 40 days pre scribed by law nas laaea. 30 YEARS AGO ' F.h. 2. 1931 (Mondavi A hill tn linn commercial fishing In the Rogue river has passed In the lower house of the state legislature. More than 180 unemployed persons In , the county have applied to work on the new high school in Medford. 40 YEARS AGO Feb. 2, 1921 (Wedneiday) A local nurse found five gold nuggets in the craw of a chicken, A Jotiphine county slate senator said that yesterday's defeat of his fish bill in the lower house, does not mean that the fight is ended and that "someday the Rogue riv er will be closed to com mercial fishing." 80 YEARS AGO r.K i. mil (Thursday) 4 A A syndicate Is believed about ready to erect a power Station on the falls of Little . Butte creek, and give the city of Eagle Point a power plant nf lis nwn. The county court in Jack sonville today approved a $1,500 expenditure for a new bridge across the Rogue river t Gold Hill. What's Your I.Q.? Nina at fan corrael la lupaiiori oven ei eight la eacellonti five et lis la a eod. 1. Rainmaking experiments Involve the dropping of what substance? into clouds? 2. Name the five senses. ; 3. Docs an ocelot, occulist or octopus have eight arms? 4. The basic elements of the human body, once worth 06c, are now estimated to be worth $2.41, $16.40, or $31.04? 5. Race horses on U. S, tracks run clockwise or coun ter-clockwise? 6. The capital of Georgia is, Savannah, Atlanta, or Augus ta? 7. Hematology is the study of hemstitching, debating, or blood? - 8. Italy surrendered to the Allies in September of 1942, 1943, or 1944? ' 0. The puffing adder snake Is, or is not venomous? ;. 10. Which is lighter, balsa or cork? Answarsi 1, Dry lea or silver lodida crystals. 2. Sight, hear, ing, small, taste, and touch. 3, Octopus. 4. $31.04. 5. Counter clockwise. (. Atlanta. 7. Blood. 8. Pepiember, 1943. 8. Is not. 10. Balsa. FEBRUARY 2. 1881 Billboard ', The Council on Highway Regulation, which actually is the creation of the billboard industry, has joined with the Committee on Highway rro tection to sponsor two billboard regulation. So, after all the bad billboard industry during we'd now like to tip our ably carrying through on their promise to work for compromise billboard control legislation, which meets the major This, apparently, they have done, i . r , AS THE bills have the in last fall s fight, the legislature speedily. One of them would on the federal interstate U. S. 99 and U. S. 30 for a substantial "bonus the federal billboard amount to several hundred thousand dollars. The other would call for appointment of. a Scenic Area Commission, which would be em powered to designate areas where billboards should be banned on all XIE DO not see how T T could be raised against these measures. Our friends on Sardine creek, for instance, would be allowed to advertise their businesses, since the limitation on freeway billboards would permit advertising of establishments within 12 miles. Business and industrial areas also would be excepted from the freeway billboard ban, as would signs advertising which they are located, informational signs, and those of specific inter est to the traveling public. The bills might not regulation as some of us would like. But they do appear to be a reasonable compromise which calls for their approval. The legislature owes state's tourist guests, to enact the measures. E.A. Truck Bill Back in 1952, the voters of the state of Oregon defeated one "big truck" ber ballot, and passed another. Both votes showed that a strong majority of the people felt ,1-..J Jl I 1 1 ' 1. 1f i. mat tne Dig trucKing interests were asiung- too much in the way of special treatment. The one which was constitutional amendment which would have limited the legislature's power to levy weight mile taxes on trucks using Oregon's highways, It was put on the ballot by the trucking industry, it' was soundly beaten 484,730 to 135,408. The one which passed was a legislative pro posal to increase weight-mile taxes on big trucks. It had passed the legislature, but was referred to the people by petitions, also spon sored by truckers. It was passed by the people, 409,588 to 230,241. MOW, little more than eight years later, the truckers are once again trying to get out of paying their fair share of the costs of highway construction and maintenance. In 1952. the Deorcle overwhelmingly suonorted the thesis that much of the costs of highways are attributed to the extra-sturdy construction needed by heavy trucks, and that trucks there fore should be taxed for a portion of that extra cost. Today, Senate Bill 32 ture seeks to reduce the weight-mile ' taxes on trucks over 44,000 pounds. The reduction, ac cording to highway commission estimates, would reduce income from this source by some $1 mil lion per year, which if applied to federal high way systems' matching funds, means a reduction of up to $10 million per year. a THE move is ill-timed, on highways are now preliminary indications equipment should pay more, not less, of high way costs, if they are to be on an equitable basis. This bill should not conclusive. And if it is taxes now levied are inequitable, changes can be made later on that basis. But for a reduction to be permitted now would fly in the face of an overwhelming decision of the people, and would m the state. b. A. Dangerous Sport Recent news stories death and several injuries gan accidents remind us that tobogganing is clas sified as about the m o s t dangerous of winter sports. It is far more dangerous than skiing, as fatal ity and injury records attest. And injuries are more apt to be serious. A skier has greater con trol over his direction, speed, and ability to stop than a toboggan rider. Ihe most usual injury or sprained ankle or leg, but the most usual injury from tobogganing is a damaged spine. It's a mighty popular sport, tobogganing, but those who go in for it should be fully aware that they are taking some serious risks of permanent ly disabling injury. E.A. Compromise "compromise" bills for things we said about the the campaign last tall, hat to them for honor objections of both sides. approval of both sides they should be passed by limit outdoor advertising highways in Oregon and thus qualify Oregon in federal iunds, under control measure. It will state mgnways. any serious objections the sale 01 property on official directional and be quite as stringent in it to both sides, and the Ill-Timed measure on the Novem defeated was a proposed in the Oregon legisla if nothing else. Hearing completion, and are that such heavy pass until these tests are shown that weight-mile penalize every motorist reporting at least one resulting from tobog from skiing is a broken Dennis the Menace Pw F 7-Z e 'lYSA SNOWBALL. I HAD ONE ... Communications ... Loiters io the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen nam or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to adit all letters with a view to clarification ana condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the papari in fact the contrary is olten ma caae. Sugar Melts Off To the Editor: We who are concerned about M e d c o s truck route wish to express our heartfelt appreciation for your editorial. One of these days the people of this corner of Jackson county are going to rudely awaken to the fact that we have taken a dose of medi cine, because the sugar melted off. This will come when he have to live with the private truck route that Medco has proposed to build. This should not just con cern the people that live along this right of way, but every person thatMives in this beau tiful valley. Also the future generations we are raising to live here in the years to fol low. Do you have any idea how many of our school children ride buses that have to cross this route? This includes buses from three school districts. This isn't counting the thou- ands of cars that travel over these roads. Yesl they have crossed it for years. But with the knowledge that the train ran at the most two up and two down each day. We now multiply this by the number of over-sized trucks it win take to supply the same amount of timber. This road will cost a great deal of money, to give Med co the privilege of not having to oay any P.U.C. or gas tax. I feel these trucks should be kept on our highway. Why shouldn't they help pay for a new highway, which we need anyway, and will need even more when the new highway is completed from Klamath Falls? Why shouldn't the big company help Instead of the little man always paying the way. A new public highway would show progress instead of a step backwards, as this private road will be. I'd like to hear others' viewpoints on this. Mrs. Delta Jensen Nick Young rd. Roule 1, Box 285 Eagle Point, Ore. Propaganda Convinces To the Editor: The propa eanda dispensed by the pro motors of the proposed multi purpose stadium has convinc ed me that the county should sell the needed land to any group who would erect such a stadium in a specified length of time. A good profit making ven ture of this kind, one where the profits are sure to roll in belongs to Free Enterprise. Like most modern business ventures a corporation should be formed by the present pro motors and stock sold to the individuals who believe the profit making claims of the promoters. The money realized by this enterprise would profit the promoters and stockholders. The corporation, income, real property and other tuxes would benefit our schools, the county, state, national govern ment and other nations who arc recipients of our tax dol lars. 1 believe that the idea of letting the taxpayers of this county own, operate and main tain a profit making deal, such as proposed, Is kinda selfish in view of the good that could be done with a portion of the profits on a world-wide scale. William Doernbach 143 Mace rd. Medtord. Congressman's Defense To the Editor: Recent and repeated showings in this area of the motion picture film depicting the so-called "student riot" in San Francis co last May have brought into focus, more sharply than ever, the Mall Tribune's lengthy editorial of Jan. 9. entitled MEDFORD MAIL LEFTOVEP." "Harsh (But True) Indict ment." The vicious attack on the House Un - American Activi ties Committee made in the Washington (D.C.) Post of Jan. 2 - and quoted in your editorial was replied to in detail by Committee Chair man Walter in the Congres sional Record of Jan. 24, 1961. In that reply. Congressman Walter denies emphatically and categorically that the HUAC. "has habitually mis used its mandate in uncon stitutional ways for political purposes; that it has become an agency for repression; that it has usurped the functions of the executive and judicial branches of our government." In fact, the Congressman does not hesitate to characterize these charges as "outright lies"; and he adds that "The only finding the Supreme Court made in the Watkins case . . . was that Watkins 'had not been adequately ap praised of the subject matter ot the subcommittee's investi gation or the pertinency there to of the questions he refused to answer'." Among other things, Con gressman Walter asserts that of the 327 persons signing the petition to abolish the HUAC, some have been identified as members of the Communist party and "A few dozen of them ' are notorious for the fact that, over a period of many years, they have un waveringly promoted the line of Moscow and the Commu nist party in this country." Thus, it would seem, the issue is joined. Either the pe titioners or the Congressman are indulging in deception if not outright prevarication. Since the Mail Tribune edi torial of Jan, 9 enthusiasti cally suported the petitioners' charges, and since the edi torial was likely not without influence on many of your readers, the need for further editorial comment, in the in terests of accuracy and fair play, becomes apparent. Pages 1161 to 1166 of the Congrcssion Record for Jan. 24, containing the full text of Congressman Walter's reply, are enclosed. C. L. Williams 595 Monroe st. Ashland, Ore. Editor's note: We have read in full Congressman Walter's defense of the committee, a few excerpts from which arc contained in the letter above. We were unimpressed. It is obvious that this emotional issue is not going to be de cided on the basis of argu ment, and we are content to await future developments re garding the committee and its activities, which we regard to be an insult to the American tradition of freedom, and an ugly misuse of the powers of Congress. TV and Movies To the Editor: Boy was I glad to see the article in last night's Communlca tions, about that stupid and revolt ing Jackie Gleason and his so called phony show. Mrs. J. H. sure said the truth about his show and a few more that appear on this station. Of course if I don't like the show, I can shut my TV set off. But If I shut my set off every time there was a lousy program, it would be off two-thirds of the time. You get about 10 or 15 min utes commercials on an hour show and about 15 minutes on 30 minute show. They have more washing powder, wet or dry, shaving lotions, hair shampoos and what you. They say all the Hollywood stars use these soaps, creams, etc., to make them look beau tiful. I would like to get a look at some of those so-called ocautics, when they first get TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Red China Dilemma Bv PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Japan once more is ponder ing thp nnpstinrt. hnw soon to recognize Red China? It is not a question 01 "if" but of "when." But, as did his predeces sor before him, Prime Minis ter H a y a t o Ikeda finds himself on the uncomfortable Newsom n o r n s or a dilemma. As an international trade minister in the cabinet of for mer Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. Tkeda went on record with a demand for closer rela tions with Japan s eiant neigh bor onlv about 500 miles acrosss the China Sea. As .Tanan's new Dremier. he is faced with the task of restoring United States confi dence in Japan, shaken by cancellation of President Ei- up in the mornings. I have seen more beautiful and pretty girls and women right here in little old Med ford than all of Hollywood or California. I would also like to know just what the Idea is of these picture shows, showing pic tures that say, "For Adults Only." There have been sev eral in Medford in the two picture shows and other cities close by. You can see that when the parents are at these shows at night, it is a cinch the young ones that are not old enough to go to these sex shows are going to do some thing for excitement and out they go. Then, folks wonder why we have so many juvenile getting into trouble. I think the parents are about 90 per cent the cause of this. I also agree, that the cutest guy on TV is the little fellow who sells Burgie. Mrs. F. Moore P. O. Box 1081 Medford. Amused Enough To the Editor: I am quite sure we have been amused enough now by Mr. Wies- brod's wishful thinking about a county stadium. I don't mind Mr. Wiesbrod and company grinding their ax but sure do hate to see my tax dollars used for this purpose. If Mr. Wiesbrbd's estimates of income expectations are so massive certainly he and the few other believers in a sta dium would not hesitate to form their own corporation, thereby making everyone hap py. The county would be glad to sell the needed property to the wealthy ranchers of Eagle Point aru1 Mr. Wiesbrod. I am sure most of the people in the county would be glad to see a private stadium paying property taxes into the coun ty coffers of 10 to 15 thou sand a year. Mr. Wiesbrod has visions of grandeur - expecting a city and vicinity of 70,000 people to fill a stadium of 25,000 when an area of at least 25 times as large, such as the bay area, cannot fill 55,000 seats very often. I am with the county court. Let's have a vote before we spend one million, five hun dred thousand dollars of tax payers' money for Mr. Wies brod's dream. E. A. Olsen 190 Clover lane Medford. Gold the Answer To the Editor: This Is my state of the Union message, wherever the Mail Tribune of Medford, Oregon, may carry it. It is written in ap preciation for the hope-building of President Kennedy's inaugural address and the one that came via the radio to us Monday evening. Both In dicated much intensive study in preparation, and grimness of delivery, though hard to take, is good to hear. Not so good the promises of things to be done, like the raising of wages (minimum), in creased spending that hard ened congressmen are bracing to resist, knowing it is not the answer. Our vast spending all over the world is reacting against us, as our tottering dollar forces us into hurried re trenchment. For those we have helped are now enabled to undersell us In world mar kets. We continue to spend vast sums in the orbiting of satellites that the crafty So viet seems to be basking from, now that they have wori first honors and lured us into. It is my firm belief that a lot of this, including her deadly missiles, is shadow-boxing. Why? Because she wants to hide her intensive production of gold, that even with slave labor costs her some four times the wot id market price. Question for Japanese Leader senhower's Tokyo visit be cause of leftwing riots last June. Pressure from Business At home he is under pres sure from Japanese business men wanting trade ties with Red China and from the So cialists who have made recog nition of Red China and abo lition of the U.S.-Japan assist ance treaty a key plank in their platform. To recognize China's Com munist regime prematurely would be to undermine still more , U. S. confidence in Japan as a strong and stable partner. But to be considered an "independent" Asian na tion, Japan must recognize Red China before the United States does so. Two other elements also en ter the question of timing. U.N. Difficulty Japanese diplomatic sourc Matter of Fact v THE DIALOGUE BEGINS Washington -The Presi dent's eloquent message on the State of the Union was the start of what may well prove the most interesting ex periment i n the long, ex p e r i m e ntal history of American pol itics. For Ken- Alsop nedy's purpos es, as even the most partisan Republicans are privately ad mitting, it was a good begin ning. No other American pol itician since the time of Frank lin Roosevelt could have said what Kennedy had to say quite as well as Kennedy said it. ' The language of the long message was concise, mascu line, and elevated. Many pas sages were stirring without being sloppily emotional. No passage was tedious except the occasional washing lists of things-to-be-done - and in our time only Winston Church ill has known how to infuse humor and feeling into a poli tical washing list. T IKE most speeches that " sound natural and unaf fected, this was the result of endless hours of gruelling hard work, mainly by the President-himself and his ora torical alter ego, Ted Soren sen. Proposed drafts and spec ial inserts were pressed upon these two from every imagin able source. Different ap proaches were also attempted. At one point, about a week Why? You will find the an swer in the Jan. 30 U.S. News and World Report, page 25, top right column, quote: Said a Soviet official to an Amer ican businessman: "Russia is accumulating gold, and one day we will back the ruble used in foreign trade with 100 per cent gold. You are going to be forced to give up exchanging gold for dol lars and will become tenth rate, so far as trade is con cerned." Faith of the world in our come-back ability is nil that keeps America solvent, for all our gold reserve is now owned by foreign nations. Gold we must have to stabil ize the American dollar. We have a great plenty, in the earth. How to get it out? A time-bonus for gold equaling the government held price, $35 per fine ounce, U.S A. produced. Then behold the gold-panned exodus to the hills, valleys, gulches, rivers and rills. Unemployment trou bles? Don't make me laugh. We sorely need more days of old and days of gold and renewed faith in America. F. J. Clifford Route 2. Box 200F Central Point, Ore. J G Defended To the Editor: This is my answer to Mrs. John Hall's at tack on the Jackie Gleason show. I myself have never cared for Jackie Glcason's shows since the days of the '"Honey mooners." I did like that part of his show, and that was about all. But what I saw the other night made me like and ad mire Jackie, for when a man is able to get up and face the public to admit his show was a flop to say he was wrong well, it takes a big person to do that, and I don't mean the size of the man either, be it a TV star, myself, or even you. So, Mrs. Hall, what I saw the other night was a chubby guy tear himself to bits, by laughing through his tears. As far as commercials are concerned, I always buy brand X but I haven't a thing against the rest as my 10-month-old grandchild just loves the commercials. Mrs. Irma Henderson 729 Dakota? ave. Medford. 13 Creates es say Japan will not recog nize Red China before it li admitted into the United Na tions, because to do so would be to recognize a country con demned by the United Nations as an aggressor. Japan's official foreign af fairs deliberation council also has concluded that Japan can not recognize Red China while it has diplomatic relations with Nationalist China dilemma also faced by the United Nations. Red China itself has sug gested a step-by-step resump tion of Sino-Japanese trade re. lations broken off three years ago But since the Chinese insist on government-to-government trade agreements, these also depend on ultimate diplomatic recognition. The dilemma may persist long time. Joseph Alsop ago. President Kennedy had three-quarters decided to lim it himself to a broadly paint ed picture of the national situ ation, with almost all the matter in the washing lists relegated to the series of spec ial messages that will still be sent to the Hill. But the mora detailed approach was ulti mately chosen, which made the task still harder. In the finale, Kennedy him self worked on drafts through most of Friday night. Soren sen carried on until 8 a.m. Saturday, when he snatched a few hours of sleep on a couch in his office. And a draft that really satisfied the President was not achieved until late Saturday afternoon. rpHESE homely details are -- worth recording because they are. in a literal sense. part of history. The point is mat puDiic exposition - con tinuous, persuasive exposition in such maior sneeches as this in his press conferences and eisewnere. - is really Ken nedy's crucial instrument. In fact it is verv nparlv his nnlv instrument, for dealing with a problem unlike the problems that confronted any of his predecessors in the White House. The British Labor M. P., Richard Crossman, pinpointed the special character of Ken nedy's problem in a recent report ,on "Mr. Kennedy's America." Franklin Rooseve'.t, wrote Crossman, "had a less difficult task . . . though he was faced with complete economic collapse. For the crisis he had to tackle was admitted . , . and the elector ate had given him a mandate. "The crisis of American for eign and defense nnlirv whir-h Kennedy faces is as grave as tne iajd crisis, but its very existence is denied by the ReDublicans . . . anrl it 1c gendered painless and almost uivisiuie Dy tne comioris ot an affluent society. If Roose velt's chief enemv is fear. Kennedy's is self-deception." And fear, Crossman might have added, always creates a climate favorine action hv a strong leader whereas self- deception is the father of self indulgence and immobilism. TjiOR reasons rooted in the -- history of the past eight years, many Republicans think they have a vested in terest in national self-deception. This is why the nar rower, more partisan Republi can members of Congress re acted with such violence to Kennedy's cool and far from panicky outline of our situa tion today. Men like Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, who angrily accused Kennedy of "downgrading America," ap pear to think that the Presi dent of the United States, when reporting on the state of the Union, has a duty to falsify the national balance sheet. There are also many wiser Republicans, like Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York, who understand that honest fact-finding is the true begin ning of conservatism. (For how can any country, or any corporation for that mattir, plan its policies conservative ly on the basis of faked bal ance sheets?) But among the Congressional Republicans, Rockefeller-types are relative ly rare. TUUS fact is ultra-important, - in turn, because of the narrow balance in Congress so dramatically underlined by the fight in the House about the Rules Committee. As of today, it will not even be easy to pass Kennedy's well-worn and often mooted domestic program. As of today, it ap pears almost impossible to pass the great and probably painful new measures that may well be necessitated by the unsatisfactory national defense posture, the gold drain, and so on and on. Kennedy's remedy is con sciously borrowed straight from the cbooks of the two Roosevolts and every other vigorous American President. On Monday, he was talking not only to the joint session of the Congress. Also, and far In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The U.S. successfully rock ets a chimpanzee-manned cap sule more than 100 miles out into space and drops it into the Atlantic ocean some 420 miles down range from Cape Canaveral. As he entered the capsule for his trip out into the un known, the chimp grinned and waved his arms. Observ ers said he "seemed complete ly at ease about the whole affair." That's what it is to be a chimpanzee. You aren't worried about the future. THE SIX chimps from which t o d a y's adventurer was chosen have been in training since Jan. 2. A staff of 18 medical, veterinary and psy chiatric experts, headed by Major J. D. Mosely, chief of the bio-astronautics branch of the National and Space Agen cy, has been conditioning them for the fateful flight, which will be a vital prelude to manned space travel. Among other things, they have been trained to flick levers when lights go on. If they don't flick the lever when the lirrht 0nr nrt flint. get slight electrical shocks inrougn me foot. If Uiey pull the lever at the riuht imn they don't get the shock. It is reported tnat they catch on quickly and soon learn In yank the lever. The lights are arranged in such a sequence that when me levers are puued messages will be sent hark, tollinc wht is happening in the space cap sule. THE CHIMP in the capsule, A it is hoped, will provide the first careful mpasnrnmoni. showing whether mental facul ties ano reucxes are affected by the weird stresses involved in taking off in a rocket and floating in space without the familiar sensation nf h avinir weight. On this answer could aepeno partly whether hu mans can ever go to the moon or Mars or elsewhere out in space. Animals havp riHripn tin and down in rnekpfs hofnra and Soviet dogs have even been Drought safely home after orbiting completely around the earth. But none of these was ever before ana lyzed to learn whether they can think and react normal I v This is one of the significant elements in tne new test pre paring for man in space. TTMMMMMMMM. 1 Maybe before sending its chimp off into space the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Agency should have consulted the Navy, which has been watching a three-year-old por poise at its ordnance test sta tion at China Lake, in Cali fornia. Porpoises can swim at high speeds with little drag friction. They can transmit and receive sounds over sev eral miles under water. They can withstand deep water pressures beyond the known capability of man and other mammals. They can swim at speeds of 20 to 30 knots (25 to 35 miles per hour). They can jump 19 teet out of the water, merely using their tails for power and their fins for stabilizers. What the Navy wants to know is that if porpoises can do all these things with non chalant ease and aplomb, why can't man learn from the por poise how to make his naval contraptions, such as subma rines and torpedoes and Po laris missiles, perform even better than they now are able to perform. B UT- You ain't heard nolhin' yeL The nomoise makes neruliar sounds with its vocal appa ratus. It is susDecteri that hv means of these sounds the por poise can COMMUNICATE with its fellows-and under water, at that. In other wnrris that porpoises can talk to each other. It is reDorted from Thina Lake that the Navv has an expert LISTENING to the por poise. Analyzing the sounds it makes With it vnr-al rhnrrle Trying to find out WHAT THEY MEAN. Mavbe. the thinkino mm if the expert can find out what all the sounds made by the porpoise MEAN, he can go a step farther and learn to TALK" Tn the ri,D POISE and listen while the porpoise talks back. That would (rreailv "Vnnrtlf ii job of getting information from the porpoise. THAT suggests the further wuugiu tnat it man can learn to talk with a nnmniw maybe man can learn to talk wnn a emmpanzee. In that event, all that would need to be done would be to TALK with the chimp out in space! That would reallv sneerl up the acauisition of snarr. knowledge. more important, he was talk ing to the country. If he persuades the country, the country will soon per suade Congress. Tht is Ken nedy's only way out but it will not be an easy way, for the reasons Crossman gave, (c) 1961 New York Herald Tribune Inc. 1 I
