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TEW MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, May 6, 1938 Little Dipper Group Among Most Difficult to Find By FAY VAN SCHOIACK "I can always find the Big Dipper, but how do you locate the Little Dipper?" a worried Boy Scout wanted to know. A number of adults have asked this same question. as ine utue Dipper is re garded as one of the most diffi cult of ail the constellations to discover, it is not surprising that the lad s efforts were fruitless But do not be discouraged; by following directions carefully, you can probably locate this star group on the first attempt. Clear Evenings The clear evenings of spring and summer when the two Dip pers ride high in the sky, furnish sn excellent opportunity to find the elusive constellation various ly known as the Little Dipper, Little Bear, and Ursa Minor. Start with the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major. Imagine a line through the two stars in the front of the cup of the Big Dip " per, opposite the handle, and extending away from the bottom of the cup. At 8 p.m. on May 1st, such a line will extend almost straight downward to a rather bright star. This is the North ; Star or. Polaris, which is the ; last star - in the handle of the ; Little Dipper. . New follow a line of four ! stars curving slightly upward to the east of the North Star. ; The last star in this line will .' be the same brightness as the 1 North Star and forms the outer '. star in the cup on the side oppo- site the handle. f At lirst you may oniy see ; Polaris (North Star) and the star t to the east a little higher in the 1 sky and of equal brightness, but ? with patience you will recognize ' three fairly dim stars between these two brighter stars. J Below Brighter Star India it was named the "Pivot of the Planets." In Greek Mythology According to Greek mythology, Areas was the baby son of Cal listo, a beautiful nymph who had aroused the jealousy of Juno, wife of Jupiter. ,:You shall live with the wild animals in the forest. Although you will be a beast in appear ance, you will have the sensi bilities of a nymph," Juno said to Callisto, who changed into a bear while Juno was speaking. For years, Callisto led an un happy life, pursued by hunters and afraid of other animals. One day she saw her son, Areas, now grown to young manhood, and rushed to embrace him. Not rec ognizing his mother, Areas lift ed his spear, but at that instant, Jupiter changed him into a bear, also, and to protect them from further harm placed them both among the stars. . Juno then went to Oceanus, ruler of the seas, and asked that Areas and his mother be for bidden to enter the waters. As a result, Callisto, as Ursa Major, and Areas, as Ursa Minor, circle endlessly about the North Star and never set. Why do the Bears have such long tails? Jupiter, in order to fling them into the sky, grasped them by their tails and the weights of the animals caused these appendages to stretch! Fielding Wright Dies in Mississippi Jackson, Miss. (U.R) Field ing L. Wright, former Mississip pi governor and 1948 state's rights candidate for vice-president, died at his Jackson home Friday night shortly after he suffered a heart attack. The mild-mannered attorney, one of the nation's staunchest states' righters who served al most two full terms as one of Mississippi's most conservative governors, would have cele brated his 61st birthday May 16. The state and her highest of ficials were stunned by the un expected death of the quiet-spoken governor who could plunge into heated oratory when dis cussing centralized government and the touchy civil rights issue. American Gl's Put Dye in Water Fountain Kaiserslautern, Germany U.R) Military police said Sat urday three American soldiers were responsible for the myster iously changing color of the fountain in front of the city's staid Opera House. The water turned deep green last Saturday, crimson on Tues day and dark blue Wednesday The third time was the charm. A German saw the three Gl's throw something into the water just before it changed color. The MP's said it was dye. Governor Names Delegates For Traffic Safety Confab Salem (U.R) Twenty-three leaders in Oregon business, agri culture, labor and communica tions were named Saturday by Gov. Elmo Smith along with several public officials as dele gates to the western regional conference of the president's committee for traffic safety. The conference, which follows up the 1954 White House confer ence on highway safety, will be held in San Francisco May 31 and June 1. Named delegates from their re spective fields were: Agriculture Harley Libby, president, farmers union, Jeffer son; Elmer McClure, master, Oregon State Grange, Portland; Gerald Detering, president, Ore- j gon Farm Bureau Federation, Harrisurg; Eddie Ahrens, Turn er. Business E. C. Sammons, president, U. S. National bank, Portland; C. B. Stephenson, pres ident, First National Bank of Portland- Warren A. McMini- mee, Tillamook. Labor John H. Deines, secre tary, Drivers No. 220, Sanitary Trucks, Portland; James T. Marr, e x e c u tive secretary-treasurer, Oregon Federation of Labor, Portland. Media Robert C. Notson, managing editor, The Oregon- lan; Arden X. Pangborn, editor, Oregon Journal; Charles A. Sprague, editor, Statesman, Sa lem. Organizations Ivan Congle ton, president, Oregon State Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, Port land; Harry M. Wood, chancellor, Knights of Pythias, Portland. Officials H. G. Maison, su perintendent, Oregon state po lice, Salem; R. H. Baldock, chief engineer, State Highway De partment: Capt. Walter Lansing, director, Traffic Safety Division; George Sirnio, director, health and physical education, State Department of Education; John C. Kerrick, manager, driver's li cense division, secretary of state's office; and Don C. Wilson, municipal judge, Corvallis. Women Mrs. R. H. Walter and Mrs. E. E. Hall, both of Port land; and Mrs. J. W.' Staggs of Milton-Freewater. Just below the brighter star i on the eastern end of this line is a star not quite so bright. The ; brighter star and the not-so-bright star form the side of the bowl opposite the handle, and are called "Guardians of the Pole." Only three of the seven stars in Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper, are easy to see. They are the North Star and the two stars that form the side of the cup opposite the handle. Know ing that the four dim stars lie between these brighter stars will aid greatly in locating the seven ' stars that outline this interesting , sky picture. ". . . he traveled far, j The sun his guide by day, i And then by night a star ... J In these lines the poet is prob- ably referring to the North Star ' or Polaris, which since the be ginning of time has guided the sailor at sea as well as the way Jfarer in the desert. The' Phoen icians, greatest travelers of the ' ancient world, discovered that Polaris seemed to stand still while the other stars revolved r around it Because of this, the . Chinese called it the "Great Im 'perial Ruler of Heaven" and in , Aircraft Firm Wants Space Scientists ' London U.R) A forward looking British aircraft firm ad vertised Saturday for space '.scientists and engineers "with "upwards of 20 years of useful : life ahead." The advertisement, appearing In a British scientific journal, 'was believed the first genuine ; one of its kind. ; The name of the firm was : kept secret. But the project was "believed to have government backing and involve production of manned space ships. Private Sentenced .For Knife Murder - Bremerhaven, Germany :U.R) A 20-year-old American Army private was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the ; knife murder of another sol- dier. Pvt. Anthony Koyce of Brook : lyn, N.Y was convicted of stab bing 29-year-old Pvt. Henry ITraylor during a tavern brawl. : Witnesses said Traylor started : the fight and Koyce was on the floor when he pulled his knife. The sentence is subject to re ; view. Ratings of Participants In Music Program Listed Several Jackson county music groups were among participants at Southern Oregon college re cently in annual music program sponsored by the Southern Ore gon Musical Education associa tion. Oscar C. Bjorlie, head of the SOC music department and chairman of the event, said more than 2,600 Oregon junior and high school music students par ticipated in the event. Bands, orchestras and chor uses in various divisions were rated by judges by a point-score system. Ratings Listed . Receiving number one ratings were McLoughlin Junior High band, St. Mary's High chorus, Talent High band, Hedrick Jun ior band, Central Junior High band, Jacksonville High band, Medford Junior High orchestra, Klamath High boy's chorus, Brookings-Harbor girls' chorus, Douglas High chorus, Malin High band, Myrtle Creek High band, Medford High orchestra, Roseburg High band, Klamath High orchestra, Medford High choir, Klamath High choir,. Eu gene High band, Klamath High band, and Medford High band. Number two ratings went to Henley High band, Crater High band, Medford High boy's chor us, Medford High girl's chorus, Crater High chorus, Fruitdale grade chorus, Eagle Point High band, Douglas High band, and North Josephine county grade band. Number three ratings were awarded Jacksonville Junior High chorus, Phoenix High girl's chorus, Rogue River High band, Illinois Valley High chor us, Jacksonville High chorus, Myrtle Creek High chorus, Brookings - Harbor High band, Lakeview High concert band, and Illinois Valley High band.- Judges were Sam Smith, Clark college; Charles W. Lawrence, University of Washington; R. B. Walls, Oregon State college; Frank Arnardi, Tacoma public schools; Dan Backman, Hum boldt State college; and Dr. Wil liam Swettman, Salem. Federal Agents Crack Down on Narcotics Pittsburgh (U.R) Police and federal agents turned Pitts burgh and four other cities in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio upside down Friday night and Saturday in one of the largest narcotics crackdowns of recent months. Officers working with milit J ary-like precision here and in New York City; Steubenville, and Bellaire, Ohio, and Clair ton, Pa., arrested at least 138 persons, 38 of whom were charg- ; ed as peddlers. 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