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Certificates Awarded to Those Who Passed Lessons Bed Cros certificates have been issued and are being mailed to those who have successfully passed swimming lessons this summer at Hawthorne pool, ac cording to Darell Huson, city treasurer. A total of 466 were enrolled "for swimming lessons, he said. Those who received certificat es are: Linda Lewii, Joan Callaahan, Jim my Palm, Arleen White, Danny And erson, Bill Ay en, Rosemary Brown, Greg Bern an. Oren Pollock. Andrew Stephen, Denite Stum, Linda Shane, Terry Martin. Carolyn Poulos. Rose Dermis. Rebecca Fuhlhager. RumcH Fields. Sandra Carmichael Rosemary Euwmam, Etta Mae Morris, Gale Barn es. Penny Rise Gene Kadine, Betty Twidell, Rose Kretscher. Betty Kreisch er. Mrs. Wllmi Root, Margie Root, Robert Shoemaker. Beginners David Shoemaker, James Burke, Dale Carbon. Margaret Norton. Kathleen Gal bra 1th. Irma Johnson. Billy Child-ers,- Sharon Tucker. Sandra Joyce, John Singleton. Charles Bruyneel. El len Brood beck. David Brown. Kathleen Elbert. Kevin Elbert, Mrs. Martin Bar ntt. Keenan Smith, Richard Smith. Alice Main. Bill Schroader. Linda Betz, Mike Hunt, Joyce Rye. Russ Conger. Negotiations to Resume In Hanna Nickel Strike Roseburg (U.R) Represent atives of the strike bound Han na Nickel Smelting company at Riddle and union represenatives are scheduled to resume nego . tiations in Portland Monday. Negotiations between mem bers of the Steelworkers union and the company recessed after . meeting at Riddle Thursday. About 475 men have been idled since the union contract expired Aug. 1. Earl S. Mollard, general mana ger of the company, said both sides were getting closer to a t compromise. But union spokes men said nroprKi van heincr made very slowly. Jim Conger. Stevens Edmonds. Kath leen McGuire. Elaine Young. Kenny Curtis. Marc Bayless. Garv Edwardsen. Diane Madsen. Ju dy Miller, Joan Konapasek. Blake Short, Stanley SutUe. David Callo way, Susan Carroll. Patricia Claus. Connie Greg. Aedene Jensen, James McGray, Michael Hutson. Terri Sue Crovette Albert Harrison. Carl Farm er. John Hughes. Celeste Huffman. Pepper Huffman. Ronelle Huffman. Lorraine White. Shannon Mathews. Gayle Evans, and Donald Gail. Intermediate Jennie Lou Thompson, Paul Tftomp son, Jill Crawford. Chaundelle Hors Icv, TonJ Veil. Alice Thompson. Nikki Hammond. Roger Higgins. Pat Knapp. Karen Oakes, Dean Murl Flenner.Lewis Lacy, Richard Ayers. Richard Hert ager. John Heann. Mane Anderson, Janice Hillerman. Michael Palm. Swimmers Test Keith Ward. Charles Johnson, John Crawford. Vervia Beman, Colleen Knapp. Diana Roberts, Darelyn Hu son. Jenny Thompson, Diana Hiatt, Donna Burnett. Suzanne Hood, Mari lyn Overstreet Jack Young, and Nikki Hammond. Rainier Measures Two Feel Higher Sacramento. Calif. (U.R) The U. S. Geological Service an nounced Saturday new measure ments have established the height of Mt. Rainer at 14,410 feet, two feet higher than prev iously had been believed. The gain of only two feet in the official elevation of Mt. Rainier ended hopes of certain groups that the new measure ment might result in Rainier's moving up from its spot as fifth highest peak In the U.S. The tallest mountain, Mt. Whitney, is 14,495 feet. . "The mountain measurement division of the Geological Ser vice said there are a total of 67 peaks in the U.S. ranging between 14.000 feet and Whit ney's 14,495. Ten of them are in California. Chamber Members At Forks of Salmon At least 18 members of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce formed a car caravan Saturday and left from the D' Anjou building in Medford at 6 a.m. for Forks of the Salmon between the Trinity Alps and Marble mountains in northern California. The Jackson county people planned to fish for salmon and later participate in a salmon feed and potluck dinner with the en tire Forks of the Salmon popu lation, totaling about 36 people. They will return to Jackson coun ty tonight. Participants of the caravan in clude Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bark er, Clyde Fichtner, Mr. and Mrs. Berle Stevens, Don P. McNeil, Mr. and Mrs. Russ Jamison, Mr. and Mrs. James Pree, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Milnes, Ray Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sned den, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Abbott and Marie Pierce. Funds Authorized For Disaster Aid Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower Friday authorized an additional $800,000 in fed eral disaster aid to help 16 states hard hit by heavy rains, hurricanes and wind erosion damage. This was in addition to S4, 439.400 previously authorized. In another action the Presi dent authorized the Civil De fense Administration to allocate $1,606,864 to the Corps of Army Engineers for hurricane dam age repair projects in North Carolina. The $800,000 will be used by Your Groceteria PRICE MAKER OF SOUTHERN OREGON Urges YOU To Attend the -H and F.F.A. THIS WEEK AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AUGUST 21-22-23-24-25 Com our and see the greater 4-H Fair ... you can see eevrything ... hear everything . . . have a fine view of a grand' parade of 4-H and F.F.A. achievements. The Fair will be off to a big start next Tuesday. No activity in southern Oregon merits wholeheart ed public support more than this one, and the Groceteria urges all to attend. After all, attendance is the best kind of encouragement to these fine young folks. There will be something doing: stock judging, contests, home eco nomics and cooking every minute for five big days poultry, crop and live-demonstrations, showmanship and judging everything to make your visit to the 4-H and F.F.A. Fair an en joyable and memorable one! Published by Your Groceteria in cooperation with the Medford Rotary Club, sponsors of the F.F.A. Fall Show, and with 4-H Clubs, and F.F.A. of Jackson County. Your Dollar Actually Buys More at the Groceteria! Northern Cross Sky Figure Is Part of Constellation By FAY VAN SCHOIACK A high, wind-swept desert hill far from the lights of any city, together with a clear, moonless night, spell Utopia, in any man's language, for persons interested in the starry heavens. Under such conditions the grandeur of the night sky is truly awe-inspiring (as this writer can testify) and star gazers can understand why the Psalmist of old was moved to write, "The heavens declare the glory of God . . ." Looking up from this vantage point it seemed altogether fitting that overhead, very nearly in the center of this celestial beau ty, should gleam the stars of the Northern Cross. In common with the Big Dip per, the Northern Cross is not a constellation, but a sky figure. It is the most conspicuous part of the constellation, Cygnus, the Swan. Brighttit Stars The five brightest stars of this group form a perfect cross, hence the name, Northern Cross, to distinguish it from the less per fect, but more famous Southern Cross. .... Explorers and adventurers coming to the New World during the late Middle Ages called the attention of the modern world to the Southern Cross, which is truly a beautiful constellation. Residents of southern Florida and some parts of Texas are able to view the Southern Cross low on the horizon, but only to resi dents of the southern hemisphere is its true loveliness revealed. Visible in North Astronomers tell us that 6,000 years ago the Southern Cross could be seen as far north as the boundary line between what is now the United States and Can ada, and that this constellation will be visible as far north as Quebec,' Canada, 12,000 years the Agriculture Department to continue agricultural conserva tion aid to California. Oregon and Nevada which suffered rain damage last December and Jan uary: New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. Connecticut and Massachusetts for hurricane and wind damage in the fall of 1955; and Wyom-J ing, Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Ne braska for wind erosion dam ages this spring. A new report of the Twentieth Century Fund finds that 56 per cent of the retired persons sur veyed in connection with the study said the employer's policy on age compelled them to retire. Twenty-six per cent were retired or retired voluntarily because of poor health or disabling accident. Americans spend almost S100 million per year for dentifrices. from now when Vega becomes the North Star. The Southern Cross holds the same position with the people of South America and Australia as the Big Dipper holds with the residents of the northern half of the korld. In mythology, Cygnus the Swan, became famous on the day that Phaeton tried to drive the chariot of the sun across the sky. His father. Apollo, the sun god explained to the headstrong boy the dangers of his undertak ing. "The horses are apt to become unmanageable and damage the heavens or the earth," the sun god warned. Became Unmanageable But Phaeton, filled with self confidence, drove the fiery steeds through the gates of dawn. At first, the way was not so difficult, but soon the horses re alized that a strange hand held the reins and became uncontrol lable. They ran wild, going so high they endangered the heav ens, then plunging so close to the earth they set great fires which formed immense deserts. Jupiter, realizing that the world might be destroyed, hurled a thunderbolt which struck Phae thon and caused him to fall into the river, Eridanus. Cygnus, a- playmate of Phae thon, was heart-broken. Diving into the river he swam back and forth, and to and fro, both above and beneath the surface of the water in a fruitless effort to lo cate the body of his friend. Finally the gods took pity on him and turned him into a swan and later transported him to the heavens where we find him in the constellation, Cygnus, the Swan. The easiest way to find Cyg nus, the Svai is to locate the five bright stars that form the Northern- Cross. They can- be seen about 9 p.m. so high in the east that they are almost over-i head. Both the Northern and Southern Crosses are in the Milky Way. Alpha Star Deneb. the Alpha star (bright est) of the constellation forms the head of the Cross which points to the north. Three bright stars form the cross-piece and an other star forms the foot of the. Cross. The foot of the Cross repre sents the head of the Swan which is flying in a southerly di rection. A faint star on either side of the cross-piece and slight ly to the north or left of these stars completes the wings, while the first magnitude star, Deneb, forms the tail. , About 10 p.m. on Chirstmas Eve the Northern Cross stands upright in the northwestern sky. To the early Christians, suffering persecution, this was ari omen of great significance.' Sunday, August 1?. 1SSS MSDFOBD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE New Sound System Installed in House Salem U.R) A new electric sound system including 16 micro phones and 11 speakers was being installed in Oregon's House of Representatives Satur day. Deputy Secretary of State Har old Philippe said four speakers were being mounted on either side of the rostrum, two facing the rostru mfrom the back of the chamber and one in the gover nor's office. There will be sepa rate volume controls for each microphone. . Louis Du Bay, Salem sound engineer, is in charge of the $3. 314 job. 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