THE MCHMGAN DAILY 1.S. Scientists Plot Against Moon Warns Men To Inform Local Draft Col. Arthur A. Holmes, state di- rector of Selective Service, today warned all draft registrants of the importance of keeping their local draft boards informed of changes of address, occupation and de- pendents. The recent rush of registrants reporting changes of status to their draft boards indicates that large numbers of men in Michigan are failing to keep their draft boards informed of changes which may affect their draft eligibility, Holmes indicated. No Classification Permanent A change in a registrant's status may -change his draft classifica- tion at any time. No draft classi- fication is permanent. Registrants are required by law to keep their local boards informed of mailing address, occupation, dependency status and any other changes which might affect their* draft status. The state director recommended that every registrant notify his draft board by post card or letter of his current mailing address, oc- cupation and dependency status. All males born after August 30, 1922, are subject to draft regis- tration. Young men are required to be registered on their 18th birthday. At the current rate of classification in Michigan, regis- trants will receive their initial questionnaire and be classified on or about their 21st birthday. Induction calls currently are being placed on local, boards for registrants who are over 22 years of age, Holmes continued. From the time of registration at age 18, registrants are,. required to keep their draft boards informed of any change of address. When draft boards are unable to locate a registrant for classification, he may be declared delinquent. May Be Prosecuted Delinquents are subject to im- mediate induction or reporting to the U.S. Attorney for prosecutive action, he said. After initial registration at age 18, all draft registrants are re- quired to have in their possession a registration certificate. They are also required to carry with them at all times after initial classification their notice of clas- sification. The clerk of any local board will assist registrants in clarifying their draft status, Holmes added tbher at sorbit or* rn impetlac shotzes ind icaed above, Cozad tell svientists wheler the Inoon has a mgneli'ield. By JOHN BARBOUR American scientists are hatching plot against the complacent, eless moon. Missile men of the Army and Force already are deeply into ns to shoot the earth's nearest ghbor. The ingenious details of ir conspiracy are 'a startling ninder of how close man him- f is to taking the first gigantic. p through space. List Plans ['he scientsts say they will: 1. Send a rocket careening )und' the moon to get some seup pictures of both its known' d unknown sides and bring them cki to earth. . . Actually hit the moon with ocket that might hurl grenades fire mortars in an effort to'find t what the moon is made of. . Perhaps, in the distant fu- e, land a sort of automated tank at would roam the lunar surface, asuring conditions and report- them back to earth. Authorizes Probes Earlier this year the Defense partment authorized a half- zen lunar probes on recom- ndation of the Earth Satellitei nel of the United States Na- nal Committee for the Interpa- nal Geophysical Year. 'Although it is impossible to dict how quickly man himself 1 follow his exploring instru- nts into outer space," the panel d, "the inevitable culmination his efforts will be manned'space- ht and his landing on the arer planets. It is clear that he i develop the ability to do this, : it is hard to conceive of man- kind stopping short when such a tempting goal is within reach." The moon is a mere 238,000 miles away-perhaps a couple of days by a rocket that takes time to pick its course. When scientists eventually make the trip in person, thty will get a taste of the difficul- ties to be encountered on later trips to the next two space stops:, Venus, 28 million miles away, and Mars, 48 million miles distant. For now, however, the scientists must content themselves with much simpler lunar chores-prob- ing for clues as to the nature of the moon; how it and earth were born and perhaps even the origin of the universe. k Goals Specified Their immediate goals are to measure the moon's size and weight, its gravity, its magnetic field if any and its atmosphere or lack of it, A rocket that would encircle the moon could 'get part of the job done. By charting the rocket's position at regular intervals against the background of the star-filled uni- verse, scientists could compute the pull of the moon's gravity and its mass and weight. Sensitive tele- metering equipment might detect a lunar magnetic field. Error Noted Estimates of the moon's weight are believed to have a possible error of 0.3 per cent-not much if, you are buying a ton of coal. But apply that margin to the estimated weight of the moon and the possible error turns out to be 237 quintillion, 384 quadrillion short tons, A rocket carrying packages of instruments to the surface of the moon would improve on the earlier measurements and perform some new tasks. They might even stick a scientific thumb into the moon's surface. Land Package This could be done by landing a package containing seismis record- ers* (instruments which measure subsurface shock waves). It also would carry telemetering equip- ment for relaying the readings of the recorders back to earth. And the package would be armed with something like a mili- tary mortar which would lob a high explosive charge a pre-de- termined distance away from the instrument package. Knowing the time of the explosion and its dis- tance away from the seismic re- corder, the recorder's readings would be highly informative. It might, for instance, tell scientists whether the moon has a molten core or has cooled into, a solid mass. If later a rocket can be landed on the moon's surface more or less gently, the Russians have suggested this: Land an automated tank-a laboratory that could be controlled either from earth or from its own electronic memory. The tank would inspect the moon with mechanical hands and elec- tronic eyes and radio or televise its findings back to earth. "Though all of this could be done in'principle there may be a point," said the IGY panel, "at which the complexity of the ma- chine to do the job becomes in- tolerable, and a man is found to be more efficient, more reliable, and above all more resourceful when unexpected obstacles arise. "It is, in a sense, an article of faith that man will indeed be required to do the job of cosmic exploration personally-and, fur- thermore, that he will want to do the job himself, whether required, to or not." PRICE DESCRIBES SETTING: Lebanese Now Engaged in 'Banana War' J'Conference To Consider roblems Artists Encounter 'rof. Emil Weddige of Architec- e and Design College, con- ered among the top 50 litho- phers in the world, will talk ut "Problems We Encounter as rking Artists" at the Fifth nual Michigan Regional Art iference here Tuesday. 'rof. Weddige will address those .nding the conference at 10 iin the Horace H, Rackham lding Amphitheatre. All ses- as are open to the public free charge. egistration begins at 9:30 a.m. he Rackham Building, ' Amateur Paintings 'he exhibit-some 150 paintings amateurs from 62 Michigan es-begins at 11 a.m. in the kham .Galleries and continues )ugh Aug. 23. Some of the itings may be purchased. hose selected for exhibit are in and water color and range from esentational to contemporary., y were chosen for exhibition n regional art shows througout state. E. J. Soop, director of University Extension Service Prof. N. Edd Miller, Jr., direc- of the Summer Session-both which sponsor the exhibit and ference-will provide introdue- remarks at the opening session vill Michael Church, organizer he program and supervisor of special projects for Extension Service. In the afternoon, Prof. Guy J. Palazzola of the Architecture & Design College will give a demon- stration in oil painting in Audi- torium A, Angell Hall, after which Prof. Leonard W. Zamiska of the Architecture & Design College will demonstrate modern techniques of art in Aud. C, Angell Hall. Individual criticism will be pro- vided for the various artists in the Rackham Galleries at 4 p.m. by University faculty members. "The exhibit will also give each artist a chance to compare his work with others throughout Michigan," Church said., Preview Follows Church will wind 'up the con- ference with a parody entitled "Dead Walls and Living Rooms" at 7 p.m. in Aud. C, Angell Hall. Immediately following will be a preview and showing of art films including Oriental brushwork, Leonardi da Vinci, Painting a Por- trait, and others. The exhibit hours are: Tuesday through Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 181 through Saturday, Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Galleries are closed Sun- days. BEIRUT (RP-There is only oney adequate description for what is now going on in this tiny Middle East nation: banana war. If this had happened in Latin America, most Americans would have dismissed it with a. shrug. To be sure, a few people, abom- inably equipped, shoot at other people from time to time and per- haps some' 2,000 have been killed. Police, Rebels Fight The real fighting is being done primarily between the police and the rebels, but you 'need a 'score card to keep up with the various para-military units wandering around. toting rifles but not really fighting anybody. The Lebanese army is sitting this one out, at least in Beirut to, date. In any case, when the shooting starts almost nobody bothers to look around. Most people go right on with what they are doing At 7 p.m. each day hundreds of Lebanese gather along the seawall in the ritzy hotel section to gossip, talk politics and watch the well- to-do swim, water ski and drink. Rear Mortars Not long after night falls-on some nights-you can hear the crump of one or two high-explo- sive mortars, or dynamite bombs, the putt-putt of a sniper with a 20-caliber rifle and one in a rare while the bang of a self-propelled 75mm gun. It doesn't cause a ripple in the flow of scotch, though the ice' tinkle grates on your nerves. Billed in U.S. This so-called war has been billed back in the United States as one with deep political under- currents stretching from Moscow to Cairo. If you happen to be the betting type one will get you 10 that the last people on earth the Lebanese want to see are the Russians. Fur- ther, one will get you five that they wouldn't be especially glad to see too many people around from the United Arab Republic headed by Cairo. The Lebanese are very fond of money, fonder perhaps than most people. It is a reasonably safe guess that they would take a dim view of the Russians if for no other reason that the Russians are peodle to whom the mere making of money is not necessarily, a mark of success. By the same token it is not likely that too many Lebanese would welcome the United Arab Republic for the simple reason that it, would upset their economy and submerge leading Christian bankers in a sea of Moslems. It might even produce a religious war-and this is badj for business. Bags Line Streets As for the war: rebel positions most' often are simply a line of sandbags in the street. The gov- ernment's positions are somewhat the same. The line separating rebel from government territory occa- sionally is just half-inch manila Merry?" LONDON (;')-- A worldwide increase in wine drinking is going to mean a shortage of raisins for Christmas puddings. This theory was advanced by H. C. Mills, London representa- tive of the Australian Dried Fruits Board. "Wineries generally are tak- ing a very much greater share of the grape crop than before. One result Is. that this year's raisin market will be only about 50 per cent supplied," he said. rope stretched from one doorknob to another across the street. Any one of the armored, self- propelled guns of World War II vintage could knock down the whole works in about 30 seconds. There appears to be no major concentration of government for- ces in Beirut. They are scattered about piecemeal, supposedly guard- ing vital installations. Guard Palace This is true in some measure. There are guards around the pres- idential palace. At night street patrols protect the breweries. There are some tanks mounting what appeared to be one-pounder cannon, something similar to the old American 37mm, which was abaldoned because it could barely penetrate a washtub at 700 paces. In addition, there are some old medium British and American tanks. Undoubtedly, if the Lebanese ever decided on a hammer and tong civil war, things would get tough. The narrow and twisting streets and alleys of Beirut would call for house top to house top warfare. Solid Houses Since many of the houses are of concrete block construction, they could become fairly substan- tial little fortresses. The Marines here are almost amusingly security conscious. When you ask one how to reach a command post, he pauses as if you had just asked him for instruc- tions on how to bomb the White House. But these are mostly rear eche= lon Marines, the storekeeper types. War isn't so bad if it belongs to somebody else and your foxhole is air conditioned. y FOLLETT'S First' SED BOOKS at ARGAIN PRICES The GOLDEN APPLES Restaurant .. . features for your enjoyment Ann Arbor Merchants offer you the quality and variety of products which are suited for each individual taste.