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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, February 8, 1951 THEY'RE READY Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride (left), U. S. 7th Fleet commander, studies base map of Formosa and Tachen Islands with Capt. O. D. T. Lynch, plane commander of the fleet. They are in the operations room of the flag ship, the cruiser USS Helena, at Taipen, Formosa. Ships and aircraft of the 7th Fleet await only word from Wash ington to begin evacuation of the Tachens. prepared to de fend themselves against any attack from Red Chinese. A Nichol's Worth of . . . ' Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS Uaired Press Feitur Writer is. II Mill Haimia ftichois Washington (U. R) A hundred years ago this week, the weather was nasty in Washington. Con gress and oth er people were losing hair. And the front pages of the newsp a p e r s were advertis ing cures for baldness and diseases worse, also Dills to con quer the sniffles.. Franklia Pierce W presi dent And his "Veep' was Wil liam R. King. The big issue of the day was the "Kansas Ques tion.' wnexner xo open n.anoaa to settlement under the "popular sovereignty formula. A severe test was in th offing, but you could, not tell it by the news , papers in the first week of Feb ruary O. J.099. In those day, the type was small and the copy on page one was mostly advertisements, and the "mama please come back" sort of personal notices. Benefit Party The main item on page 1 of the Star for Feb. 1, 1855, had Vi tVi "hieh-nanders tt -o x a m i i A P. J. 1 . party ior Denem ox me yuui. The announcement was paid for and was. cushiond among the ads for the aid of belly miseries 0 The charity deal was for soci ety only anobwas to be held in the 'Assembly Room" and tick ets were one dollar a copy. a Horses were well-behaved in those days, or must have been. There; were no reports of car riage accidents. . Reports of the Congress were ori the inside pages. If President Pierce had a calling list, it wasn't in the paper. gThe Star reported that "after We went to press" the previous day, the Army appropriation bill "was further considered and passed." There was no mention of how many hundreds of dol lars the measure called for, A Utue down on the same page, it was revealed that the Senate passed a bill by "Mr, Mallony which increased the ef ficiency of the Navy." The meas ure was to take care of the old and disabled, who could re- s main ashore while awaiting or- 0 ders."0 u c 'High Finance "-"On Feb. 5 the Washington In telligencet printed part of the itreasury report for a couple of rfava hffrrf TMn hnlanro nrac mentioned. "Payment of treasury debts ; $45,729.80; For Customs 10, "916.54 For War Department 1,570.27; Interior Department u 228,251.33." The papers of the days gone by are a little hard to read to- rlav pvpn thnnsrh snmp nf thpm . i - - are. microfilmed The editor of the Star, search ing the" exchanges for things, to print, fell back on a colleague, Mr. Horace Greeley, who made some pertinent Remarks in the i New York Tribune about a ship- e ment of "new white beans for cc hominy and soup." The editor c said that the event had no politi 0 cal significance, but added that ne was nappy to pass along tne word." " There was entertainment in the capital 100 years ago. The Star mentioned1 a clown named "Dodge" who was about to give another "of his delightful enter tainments in the saloon tonight (Feb. 3, 1855). The whole world and his wife will be there." 'Keep 'Em 'Guessi Ds U.. Policy ffor Asia, Lodge States Washington (U.R) United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., indicated after a conference with President Ei senhower Saturday, that U. S. Far Eastern policy for the mo ment is "to keep the other fellow guessing." Lodge talked with trie Presi dent for about an hour over breakfast and spent another dis cussing the Formosan crisis with the President's White House aides. Administration sources had in dicated the United States is con sidering a U.N. showdown with Russia on a Formosa cease-fire. It appeared certain that Lodge discussed the Formosa crisis, what the United Nations is doing about it, and a wide range of possible future actions. But he gave no details. Skirts Plane Incident "If the other side holds its peace for a long period, some times it is advantageous to us, too," he told reporters. "Some times it is best to keep the other fellow guessing." Neither Lodge nor other U.S. officials would discuss for the time being the shooting down of " two Communist MIGs by American fighters over the Yel- February Sky Review 0 mm By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer. Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System If courage in facing the morn ing "dews and damps" is one of your outstanding character istics, be sure to crawl out of your downy bed at the "crack of dawn" the next clear morn ing and look toward the south east for the gorgeous planet Venus. Several have written me expressing their great delight at seeing the brilliant little sky lantern. If you venture out, look also rather low in the south for yel low Saturn. For morning ob servations this weekend, the big moon about to set in the west will add to the dawn grandeur. Jupiter Striking Sight For the spotting of the planets and bright stars of the evening sky, let us observe about 8 p.m. A little southeast of overhead the "planet Jupiter is a striking sight. Nearby and almost in line with Jupiter are the stars Pol lux and . Castor in the order named from the planet. Mars is the reddish, nontwinkling object in the 'west. Mercury is now too near the sun to be seen. High in the south the fine Orion group is very conspicu ous. Note the three stars in a short line marking Orion's belt. Higher the red star Betelgeuse in his shoulder is prominent. Lower than the belt, blue-white Rigel twinkles brilliantly. Almost due east of Betelgeuse, bright Procyon in the Little Dog is the only star to attract attention. Much lower than Orion and near the south-southeast, a glorious star is scintil lating. This is Sirius, the dog star, the brightest real star in the evening sky. Sirius is almost as luminous as Jupiter. Fairly well above the eastern point of the horizon, blue-white Regulus glitters. A little inspec tion of this region will show that Regulus is at the lower end of the handle of the Sickle, a figure composed mostly of rath er dim stars. Small V of Stars Bright, yellow Capella is al m o s t overhead. Considerably south and a little west of Ca pella we note a small letter V composed of stars, all dim with the exception of orange Alde- baran at one of the upper points. A little farther west, the charming tiny group of the lit tle stars of the Pleiades appear almost like a flock of flying birds. Low toward the north-north west bright Deneb is at the top of the Northern Cross. And do not forget to look well up in the northeast for our familiar Big Dipper as it is balancing precariously on the end of its starry handle. Within a few nights from now the full moon will be out of the early evening heavens, and, if clear skies prevail, a good opportunity will be offered to see the faint zodiacal light ex tending upwards and somewhat southward from the western horizon as soon as the last traces of twilight have faded. A dark observing location is needed. DELAYED MAIL Salisbury, N. H. (U.R) HarryJ Twonbly received a letter nearly 40 years after it was mailed. The letter had fallen behind a local store sometime in January, 1915. The new store owner dis covered it while making renovations. PICK DAISY'S ifC ...WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... We've created something, really special for those who watch their weight. Here's a loaf that is baked the "special formula" way for calorie-conscious families. VrmH 1nt. j . r i -" " c me aiuiua ana taste rV of toast at breakfast or plain at r dinner. Why not see for yourself. Baked WITHOUT SHORTENINGS NO ADDED FATS . alut 46 CALORIES per 18 ram slice low Sea west of Korea. New strategy on cease-fire moves was considered necessary now that Red China has rejected an invitation to discuss the mat ter at a U.N. meeting. The State Department let it be known Fri day that it opposes any big in ternational conference outside the U.N. on all Far Eastern issues. Lodge attended a cabinet meet ing at .Jhe White House Friday and then talked later with Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Without going into details, Smith said Lodge outlined privately possible future U.N. developments on the Formosa problem. Smith said he feels the United States is in a "very fine position" and that he was impressed by Lodge's report of U.S. determin ation to "be firm." WEEPING as he embraces son, Harold Lewis, 25, Los Angeles denies in Chicago that he threatened to blow up self and Gary after abducting son from estranged wife. (International) PET TREE Kent, O. (U.R) Crispus, an cient Rome's eminent orator, probably would be known as "Old Splinterlips" today. He had a beech tree he loved so much that he embraced it, kissed it and watered it with wine, ac cording to Davey tree research ers. Cooper Nomination Okayed by Senate ' Washington (U.R) The Sen ate has approved the nomination of former Sen. John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky to be U.S. Ambassador to India. It also confirmed the appoint ment of Donald R. Heath of Kansas to be Ambassador to Le banon. Other nominations approved: Phillip D. Rice, associate jus tice of the Hawaiian Supreme Court. . . Edward J. Devitt, U.S. district judge for Minnesota. Russell B. Wine, U.S. attorn ey for the western district of Texas. Philip D. Reed of New York and Erwin D. Canham of Massa chusetts, members of the U. S. Advisory Commission on Infor mation. . George Glenn Killinger of Virginia, member of the Federal Parole board. U.S. Officials Want End of French Crisis Washington (U.R) High ranking American officials hoped Saturday a new French government can be formed quickly and that it will press ahead to win ratification of the German rearmament agreement. Officials said the fall of Pre mier Pierre Mendes-France means a temporary setback to the new West European defense plans which would include a rearmed Germany. But they said his ouster by no means killi; chances for final French approv al of the plans. 0 They hoped Mendes-France'i successor will carry on the fight for ratification. But officials conceded private ly thai: if theYe is a long impasse over a nevj government and France fails to act on German rearmament, the result would be a tremendous victory for Russia. Dr. RICHARD FREDERICK,Dentist Announces X The Removal of His Offices From Oakdale Dental Clinic e To 815 EAST MAIN PHONE.3-4132 FREE! "Hollywood Ditt and Calorl Guide." Write Eleanor Day, Box ?L Hollywood, Colif. Hollywood Bread Is Baked Exclusively In This Area by Returned to Medford Dr. ROBT. E. LEE, Optometrist OFFICES NOW OPEN AT THE BIG Y MARKET BUILDING 1912 N. Pacific Hwy. Phone 3-5923 EASY PARKING BOTTLE ROUND-UP TIME! Today Is a Good Dav To Trade in Your o EMPTY BOTTLES! o i. 9 All Popular Brands of Soda and Beverage Empties Are Welcome in Trade at The EC MACCHIT 1202 N. RIVERSIDE OPEN 'TILL 6 P.M. 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