Sirius, Brightest Star in Sky, Visible in Southeast
called "dog days" and we still
use this term to describe the hot
test part of the summer.
Sirius is a double, or binary
star which means that another
star constantly revolves around
it. The companion star of Sirius
is most unusual and interesting;
a white dwarf composed of mat
ter thousands of times heavier
than lead. Scientists tell us that
a pint of this material placed
at the surface of the earth would
weigh more than twenty-five
tons!
In mythology Sirius was the
favorite hound and constant corn-
Sunday, January 6. 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
By FAY BENTLEY
"What is the bright star twink
ling so brightly in the south
eastern sky?" folks have recently
inquired.
That many people should
notice scintillating, bluish-white
Sirius is not at all surprising;
it is the brightest star in the
entire heavens.
"AH gleaming, darting points
of spiny light.
Sirius. the dancing star.
The winter-rising," wrote
Dolores Cairns as she fittingly
described this giant sun
its delta, thereby renewing the
it brought the summer heat re-
panion of Orion the Mighty Hun
ter who was blinded at the com
mand of Kink Cenopin of Chios
and carried to a distant seashore.
The dog, left on the island of
Chios, searched the paths over
and over again for sight of his
beloved master. Finally he be
came a wild dog. living alone,
and hunting for the necessary
food.
After Orion had died and been
given a place in the heavens,
Jupiter in pity for the unhappy
animal set the constellation,
Canis Major, in the sky near
the Mighty Hunter so the dog
could follow his master through
out all eternity.
To locate Canis Major or the
Great Dog, look to the southeast
about 8 p.m. and find three stars
of equal brightness which are
spaced evenly in a short slanting
line. This is the belt of Orion.
Continue this slanted line down
ward and slightly to the left
until the brilliant star, Sirius,
is reached. j
As mentioned before, Sirius is
the head of the Great Dog. The
Sirius, known also as the Dog
Star, forms the head of the con
stellation, Canis Major the Great
Dog, which constantly accompa
nies Orion, the Mighy Hunter,
across the winter sky.
Nil Star
Ancient Egyptians worship
ped Sirius feeling that it in some
way influenced the rising of
the Nile river. When the "Nile
Star" as the Egypitians called it,
became visible just before dawn,
the Nile river would soon flood
fertility of the soil, and making
possible a bountiful harvest.
Orion Dies
Egyptian temples were often
located in such a position that
Sirius, at the time of its first ris
ing, could be seen by the priests
as they went through a passage
to the sanctuary. This indicated
that the time for certain religi
ous ceremonials had arrived.
The Romans, however, con
sidered the dawn rising of Sirius
as an evil omen. They believed
sutling in much sickness and dis
aster, and are supposed to have
sacrificed red dogs to this star,
although it is bluish-white in
color.
"Sirius parches head and
knees," wrote Hesiod, an anci
ent poet. He called it the
"Scorcher."
Roman Calendar
In the Roman calendar, the 20
days just before the dawn ris
ing of Sirius and the 20 days
following its first rising were
stars in this constellation remind
one somewhat of a stick figure
animal. Beneath Sirinc tc a tin
of four much dimmer stars. The
second of these four stars rep
resent the dog's hips while the
last two are his tail. This crea
ture has two hind legs but his
one foreleg is attrached directly
to his head!
The first bridge across the
Mississippi river was constructed
at Davenport, Iowa, in 1853.
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96th SEMI ANNUAL
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December 31, 1956
ASSETS
First Mortgage Loans
Loans on Savings Accounts .
Other Loans
Properties Sold on Contract
Real Estate Owned and in Judgment .
Investments and Securities
United States Government Bonds
Cash on Hand and in Banks
Office Building and Equipment
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
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Savings Accounts
Loans in Process
Other Liabilities .
Specific Reserves
General Reserves
Undivided Profits
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.$9,922,977.50
. 121,663.04
24,950.65
17,794.59
24,197.48
. 182,300.00
. ' 931,734.33
. 308,633.24
39,439.47
83,090.06
$11,656,780.36
$10,100,457.14
360,109.70
' 38,987.60
14,025.15
910,873.80
232,326.97
$11,656,780.36
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