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
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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.
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there. He has done it again and
again many times. The term
"amateur astronomer" does not
necessarily denote lack of skill.
Amateur" carries the samp sig
nificance as it does in athletics
It simply means the individual
concerned uses astronomy as a
hobby and not as a means of a
living.
At this writine no nredirtinn
for the future behavior of the
latest Peltier's comet are at
hand.
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.
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