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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBtJTTE 8ETETT News About Books From the Library I "SCHOOL OPENS SOON . . . HURRY IN C Sunday, August 12, 1938 Thousands of Medford resi denti wlil be talcing vacations both week end trips and extend ed tours during the next few weeks. According to Medford Librar ian Helen Webster, tips on all aspects of travel are available in boe'- and pamphlets at the Medfora "ublic Library. "Books .in help you decide where to go, ow to travel, and what to see and io when you get there." she said, 'n Most In U.S. The great majority of persons ill be traveling in the United States. The "American Guide Series" contains some of the most complete travel guide infor mation to this country. The in dividual books in the series give a tremendous amount of infor mation about every state and city, recreation areas, and his torical points of interest, i Photographs f all sections of the United tSates can be found in the recently published book, "Around the U.S.A. In 1,0000 Pictures." Another outstanding .collection of photographs of the United States is "The U.S.A. In Color," published by Holiday magazine. The pictures concen trate on U.S. vacationlands, and could be of help in deciding wheer to go. Another book por traying the beauty of America is "Fair Is Our Land." In brilliant etchings and photographs, a peaceful America is portrayed. Individual books are available at the library on most of the states and many of the larger cities in the country. About Parks Information is plentiful on the country's national parks, lakes, and other scenic places. Also rec ommended to vacationers are the "American Folkways," and "Rivers of America" .series. Of a little different nature is "The Handbook of Wilderness Tra vel," by George and Iris Wells. Recently published, it presents a nextensive and appreciative survey of remaining wilder nesses in our country and the paths that penetrate them. For persons who will be going to Europe, there are such books as ::A11 the Best In Europe," by Sydney Clark and Harvey Ol son's "Aboard and Abroad," which cover every phase of the trip. Guides can also be obtained on travel in other parts of H e world.' In addition, the library has travel magazines such as Holi day, National Geographic, Travel, Sunset, Arizona High ways and others. All of the above books can be obtained at the Medford Public library and any branch of the Jackson County Library system. Earth Is Passing Belt of Meteors This Week End By FAY VAN SCHOIACK "A stone feU from the sky? Ridiculous! I would sooner be lieve the scientists would lie," Thomas Jefferson, third presi dent of the United States, is reported to have remarked when told that meteorites were pieces of solid material or rocks that fell from outer space to the earth. However, scientists have prov ed that solid metal bodies of all shapes and sizes are drawn Into the earth's atmosphere by the gravitational pull of our planet. Also that great numbers of those meteors or "shooting stars" are constantly entering the air, and at certain times earth-dwellers are privileged to experience meteor showers. CrouM Metaor Belt Because the earth crosses a meteor belt between Aug. 9 and 12 each year .this month is especially rich in "falling stars." "What is a meteor belt?" someone may wonder. As we all know the planets travel around the sun in very nearly circular orbits. Also traveling around the sun are countless numbers of small, sol id particles, each in its own path or orbit, composing an endless chain something like a conveyor moving ceaselessly around the sun. This path of moving particles is called a meteor belt. "What is the cause of a me teor shower?" is another com mon question. The orbits of the meteoric particles are very elliptical or cigar-shaped while the planets follow paths that are almost round and not on the same plane or level ashe paths fol lowed by the small solid bodies. As a result, our planet in mak ing its yearly revolution around Old Sol, crosses several of these belts, and some of the particles or stones, attracted by the earth's gravitational pull, come speeding through the atmos phere. The orbits of the meteor belts are larger than the orbit of the earth, so the earth crosses the belt at different points each year. Then, too, the particles are not evenly distributed, but are much denser in some spots than in others. If the earth crosses the meteor belt where the particles are crowded close ly together, a meteor shower results. "How did the name shooting star originate?" students often ask. v The rapid air journey of the meteor develops friction, strips tiny particles from the solid body and heats them white-hot. To earth-observers a star ap pears to dash across the sky. Hence, the name "shooting star" or "falling star." The Perseid meteors, so-called because they appear to emanate from the constellation, Perseus, fall between Aug. 9 and 12 each year. Due to gaps in the meteoric belt, the display some years is scarcely worthy of the name. However, a maximum display occurs every 120 years. Star gaz ers had the opportunity of wit nessing this in 1932. This year we may expect to see from 40 to 50 meteors per hour wing their brief flight across the heavens if observa tions are made at a favorable time. This will be in the hour just before dawn on or near Aug. 12, and away from any type of bright lights, but they will be visible in lesser numbers any time during the hours of darkness." Manufacturing Plant Slated in Shady Cove Shady Cove A manufactur ing plant for the construction of prefabricated houses is going to be constructed soon in the Shady Cove area by the Azna Construc tion company. 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