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Another Peltier's Comet LOYAL ROOTERS Senator William F. Koowland (left) and Senator Richard Nixon applaud the mention of Governor Warren's name during session of the Republican convention at Chicago. Oregon GOP Jubilant Over Nomination of Eisenhower BY UNITED PRESS Oregon Republicans were jubi lant Friday over the nomination of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the - Republican presidential candidate. State Sen. Eugene Marsh of McMinnville said, "Eisenhower's nomination assures victory for the Republican party this falL His nomination is a result of the people's desire." ReD. Giles French of Moro said, "I'm not at all surprised.' Rep. Lee Ohmart of Salem said, "I am delighted. His nomination insures a Republican victory in November. Damo Reactions On the other side of the fence. Willianv E. Josslin, state chair man of the Kefauver-for-Presi-dent committee issued this state ment: "The nomination of Gen. Eis enhower confronts the Demo- Denmark Planning Sale Of Second Ship io Reds Washington (U.R) Eugen ie Anderson, U.S. ambassador to Denmark, conferred at the state department Saturday on Dan ish plans to sell a second tanker to Russia. Delivery of the first 13,000- ton ship touched off a crisis in U.S.-Danish relations recently. Countries receiving American aid are not supposed to send strategic materials behind the Iron curtain. The administration is under i stood to be willing to overlook the first deal if Denmark will agree not to carry out its con tract to deliver the second tank-' er. READY FOR TV Portland (U.R) Herbert Mayer, president of the Empire Coil Co., of New Rochelle, N.Y., announced Saturday his firm is ready to start construction of a television station here after getting the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission. cratic party with a glamorous military leader behind whom will unite the old guard forces which have opposed every social gain of the last 20 years. Sen. Estes Kefauver, because of his 14 years experience in Congress and Senate, his unquestioned in tegrity and his nationally proven vote-getting ability, would be the strongest Democratic nomi nee for president." Eastern Oregon Polio Epidemic Increasing Ontario, Ore. (U.R) The polio epidemic in this area con tinued to grow Saturday with reports of the sixth and possi bly the seventh cases within two weeks. Malheur County Health Offi cer, Dr. L. A. Maulding of Nyssa, Ore., said Mrs. Clarence Miller, 30, was admitted to '-Malheur County Memorial hospital Fri day with a high temperature and partial paralysis of the left leg. A three-year-old Ontario child may be the seventh victim, al though a definite diagnosis has not been made. Symptoms re ported by the child's mother are typical of polio and the physician ' said it is probably very light case. Residents of this community on the Oregon - idano Doraer were warned by Dr. Maulding to avoid crowds and fatigue for the duration of the outbreak. US Soldiers Free To Tour in Berlin Berlin flj.R) The U.S. commandant in Berlin notified Soviet authoritives Saturday night that he has no intention of restricting American soldiers to suit Russia's convenience. Maj. Gen. Lemuel U. Math ews, rejecting a Soviet protest, advised Russian Control Com missioner S. A. Dengin that America's "traditional brand of freedom" made it impossible to prevent an occasional GI from straying into Soviet Germany. The text of Mathew's state ment was made public shortly after Russian border guards shot and seriously wounded a West Berlin truckdriver who accidently drove a few yards into Soviet territory. Dengin had demanded 18 days ago that U.S. officials take "mea sures to prevent further recur rence of incidents" involving ac cidental crossings of the Red German border. MULES "PLENTY SMART Falkner, Miss. (U.R) W. C. Jones figures he used to have just about the smartest pair of mules that ever lived. No mat ter how far away from his farm he was working, the mules went to work by themselves and came home by themselves. Jones said one time they made a 40 mile trip, from Moscow, Tenn., to here, all by themselves. US Marine Colonel Missing in Action Washington (U.R) Col. Frank H. Schwable, chief of staff of the 1st Marine aircraft wing, was listed Saturday as missing in action in Korea, his plane presumably shot down over enemy lines. Also reported missing by Marine Corps headquarters here was Schwable's " co-pilot, Maj. Roy H. Bley. Schwable, a Naval academy graduate of 1929, is the highest ranking Marine aviator reported missing in Korean action. Ground observers reported seeing two parachutes open af ter the plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. A night-long storm prevented aerial rescue ef forts immediately. The observers also reported signal flashes from enemy territory near the burn ing wreckage of a plane. By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System The Harvard observatory an nouncement card, dated June 23, 1952, states 7 that "A telegram from Leslie Peltier of Delphos, Ohio, reported his discovery of a new- comet." The position in the sky was given. This comet was observed the following night at the Lowell observatory in Arizona. At the time of dis covery, it was of magnitude 10, considerably dimmer than could be seen without optical aid. This discussion has to do more with the "discoverer" than with the "discovery." Leslie Peltier proved years ago that a lover of the stars did not have to be a professional astronomer in or der to make important discov eries and to have his name well known over the entire scientific world. Up to 1947 Peltier had discovered 10 comets and two novae. At that time he was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of science by Bowling Green state university in Ohio in recognition of his outstand ing work in astronomy over many years.. ., Peltier was born at Delphos, Ohio, Jan. 2, 1900, and seeming ly has remained there ever since. He is at present listed in Amer ican Men of Science as a drafts man and cost accountant of the Delphos Bending Co. Earlier he was an automobile mechanic. He is a member of several scien tific societies and has received many awards for his variable star work and comet discov eries. Our amateur astronomer has done a great deal N of his tele scopic work in his father's cprn- field. Because of his earlier work, a 6-inch refracting tele scope wi!s loaned him by Prince ton university in 1924 for work on variable stars. Evidently this has been his principal equip ment ever since. I have read that long use of one eye principally at this instrument has so devel oped it that it is noticeably larger than the other. It was stated at the time he received his degree that he had made 70,000 observations of variable stars. One of the Peltier comets his No. 3 was visible, to the naked eye for a few weeks in the . summer of. 1936 and re ceived considerable publicity While searching the sky, he had sighted an unfamiliar object in the constellation Cepheus. He suspected it was a comet and telegraphed Harvard and Yerkes observatories for confirmation. With their powerful telescopes the object was located at once and its cometary nature easily verified. "Yes, he has done it again." This was the remark of Dr. Shap- ley, Harvard astronomer, when he determined the object was a comet. But Peltier did not stop Use Mail Tribune Want Ads As We Live POSTPONE WEDDING BELLS UNTIL YOU'RE VERY SURE When a bride-to-be has any doubts in her mind about her marriage, the best course of ac tion is to stop and think before going ahead with the plans. That is the advice this bride-to-be should follow if she wants to avoid trouble for herself in the future: (Q) "I am 22 and am plan ning to be married in a few months. I love the man I am engaged to. He's, wonderful io me and so is his family. Now I have just got word from the man I once was in love with for many years, asking me if I would change my mind and go back to him. Right now. I feel sure of myself but I wouldn't want to go through with something as important as marriage and then later be sorry for it. Please give me some advice." (A) By all means, hold up your plans for your wedding un til you are absolutely sure that you are doing the right thing by marrying your fiance. Nothing would be more unfair than to go ahead with your plans with the doubt you now have in your mind. Perhaps you have a romantic memory of the other man which is making you wonder if you still love him now. If you really loved him, why did you stop seeing him and why Dr. Hurlock By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D. did you go with another man enough to become engaged? If he loved you, he would not have put himself out of your life long enough to enable you to become engaged to someone else. Ask this man to see you. Does he know you are engaged and planning to marry someone else? If not, tell him before he comes so he won't get a shock on your first meeting. If he already knows about your plans, he is a poor sport to try to enter your life again after dropping you. As for the man you are en gaged to, I suggest that you do not mention this matter to him now. You are unsure of your feelings, so why upset him un necessarily? After seeing and talking to the other man, if you decide that you still love him and would rather marry him than your fiance, then will be the time to break the news to your fiance. As the matter now stands, it may be merely a ro mantic memory and nothing else. (Copyright 1952, General Features Corp.) OLD BOOTLEG CONDEMNED Red Bluff, Calif .(U.R) Judge Curtiss E. Wetter has signed a court order which calls for pour ing down the drain some 50 bot tles and jugs of bootleg liquor. The liquor was held in the affice of the county clerk as evidence in cases dating back to raids in 1925. When a young fish is hatched out, a small food sack is attach ed to his body which provides him with food until he starts to eat. Sports Afield. The Ideal Summer Foundation UNDER SWIM SUITS! UNDER PLAY CLOTHES! YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED! " . 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Pilot's Body Removed From Old Plane Wreck Roseburg, Ore. (U.R) State Police Saturday brought out the remains of Cyrus Rich ard Doyle, 35, Tacoma, Wash., student pilot, who disappeared with a light plane in 1948. Bones of Doyle and wreckage of the plane were found earlier in the Cascade mountains about 40 miles east of here by Her bert Smith, a Douglas county timber cruiser. The wreckage foot level. Doyle was enroute to Tacoma on a flight to Medford when he was reported missing. WEATHER Br United Press North California: Fair through Tuesday but with coastal fog partially clearing in afternoons; slightly warmer interiors; north west winds 10-20 mph off coast. .,.. i j ' . ,nn ' Dead Une Sunday Classifieds Is at was. located at about the 4200- noon Saturdays. iltiilll YY htw smowng lameis hr 20 days, I found fhey get afoig wonderfully with nny ffiroat I especially appreciate Camel's mildness when I'm waking a picture!" 4 I S W tJF x ythotppafh from "Tkit U Warr & David Douglas Dunam lu Were Goino to Grae Blood ? TEU IT TO THIS MARINE: ""St"' What are the chances of a wounded GI coming through? That depend on blood. Without blood, fatalities would go up sharply. With blood, we save 97 out of every 100 who reach even the most forward hospitalt. i So blood will telL Your blood. Of course you intend to give blood. The butcher, the banker, the milkman, the mayor ... all Americans are "rolling up their sleeves' these days. But wounds won't wait . . . and right now,' your Armed Forces are $hort 300,000 pints of blood a month. That means we're dipping into precious reserves . . . scraping the bot tom of a barrel that should be overflowing if our men are to live for democracy! Make that date today, won't you? And keep it. Don't wait till it's too late. There's no percentage in one American giving his blood the hard way ... when you can save it the' easy way. A ARMED FORCES BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM CALL YOUR RED CROSS TODAY! CONTIIIUTBt At A PUMJC4BMCI TO TW ARAB) FORCES HOOD DONOR PROGRAM W Medford Mail Tribune
