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Springtime Star' Visible
On Horizon in Eastern Sky
By FAY BENTLEY
We are all familiar with the
"Evening Star" and the "Morn
ing Star," but are you acquaint
ed with the "Springtime Star?"
In this manner an ardent star
gazer often referred to the beau
tiful, golden - yellow, sparkling
star, Arcturus.
A fitting title it is; for no mat
ter how cold and stormy the
weather when Arcturus is seen
above the eastern horizon about
8 or 9 p.m., winter is definitely
on its way out.
Harbinger of Spring
Ancient people looked upon
Arcturus as a harbinger of
spring and the Greeks were ad
vised by the poet, Hesiod, to
pursue their grape vines before
the appearance of this golden
gem.
This giant sun, one of the
brightest and most famous stars
in the heavens, has a diameter
approximating 20 million miles.
It is fortunate that about 240
million miles separate the earth
from this huge mass of atomic
activity.
Our own sun with a width of
bout 865 thousand miles seems
dwarfed in comparison. At a dis
tance of 93 million miles it is;
practically in our backyard,
astronomically speaking.
Astronomers estimate that
light traveling at the rate of 186
thousand miles per second would
reach the earth 40 years after
leaving Arcturus. If this star
would suddenly cease to shine,
its beams would still be visible
to earth-dwellers for almost four
decades.
Light rays from our sun reach
the earth in eight minutes after
the take-off.
Planting Season
Not only is Arcturus regarded
as a forerunner of spring, bu
the star group to wnicn u pe
lopgs is typical of the planting
se'ason. One legend says that this
kite shaped constellation was
named Bootes (pronounced Bo-o-tes,
like saying go-o-ver) in hon
or of the man who invented the
first plough, just as Auriga was
named after the maker of the
first chariot.
Because this star picture con
stantly follows the Great Bear
or Big Dipper as it encircles
the North Star, some people con
sJder Bootes to be the Bear Driv
er. Others have called this star
group the Herdsman
According to one Greek leg
end, Bootes had been robbed of
his inheritance by his younger
brother. To make a living he
became a farmer and found that
he loved tilling the soil. How
ever, he spent much time and
thought trying to find a way of
preparing the ground with less
effort.
Inrenled the Plough
Finally he invented a plough
to which he could harness his
oxen and cultivate his fields in
less time than ever before.
'The gods will reward you for
your great service, to mankind,
said his mother, Ceres, goddess
of the harvest, as she blessed
his land.
When Bootes died Jupiter di
rected Mercury to place him in
the heavens instead of leading
him to the underworld.
Imaginary Lin
An imaginary line beginning
at the last star in the handle of
the Big Dipper- and curved
downward to the right will
reach orange-yellow, scintillat
ing Arcturus where it is dancing
low in the sky just north of due
east. To the north or left of
Arcturus lie five rather dim
stars, which, with Arcturus, out;
line a kite lying oh its side. The
kite string would be tied at the
point where Arcturus is located.
The two stars on either side
of Arcturus and not in the kite
are the two dogs Bootes uses
when he is pictured as the Bear
Driver.
By 8 p.m. during early April,
Arcturus is a thing of beauty on
the northeastern skyline, but the
dimmer stars outlining the kite
are easier to see about 10 p.m.,
after the Ploughman has climb
ed higher lip the "hills of
heaven."
All during the months of
spring and summer Bootes will
faithfully drive his plough across
the sky towards .the western
horizon, beneath which he will
disappear after the arrival of
the autumn season. .
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Rjnger-Naturalist
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stones are alone classified as
precious. All others are semi
precious. The most precious of all gems,
carat for carat, is a flawless em-
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By Mental Group
Portland Copies of ''Saving
Minds Saves Money, a hand
book released by the Mental
Health' association of Oregon,
were mailed to state officials
state legislators, and more than
10,000 Oregon citizens last week,
Irving Enna, president of the
voluntary citizens organization,
said that the handbook was pre
pared to alert the public to the
urgent needs in the state's men
tal health program and facili
ties. "Cutting the appropriations
for the prevention and treatment
of mental illness, now, can only
result in increased and waste
ful spending later," Enna said.
The handbook declares the
cost of progress comes high, but
the cost of neglect is even grat
er. With adequate staff, the ma
jority of mental patients can get
well, and the saves more than
$5,000 every year for every bed
not built. In Oregon, 45 per cent
of all treated are relapse pa
tients, but an adequate treatment
and rehabilitation program can
reduce this to 25 per cent, it
states.
The Association emphasized
that legislation is needed that
will "save minds as well as mon
ey." ,
Booc Industry Hails
Detroit Judge's Ruling
New York Leaders of the
American book publishing in
dustry today hailed the March
29 decision by Wayne County
Circuit Court Judge Carl M.
Weideman enjoining police offi
cials of Detroit from banning the
sale of both the hardbound and
paperbound editions of John
O'Hara's "Ten North Frederick,"
which won the National Book
award for the most distinguished
fiction published in 1955.
Judge Weideman's decision
makes clear that police officials
do not have the .legal power to
ban the sale of a book on the
ground of obscenity in the ab
sence of a court determination
of its illegality. In such situa
tions, Judge Weideman ruled,
the authority of the police is
limited to making an arrest so
that it can be determined after
a trial, in accordance with legal
requirements, whether in fact
the book is obscene.
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largest cut emerald crystal is the
Austrian government's 2,680
carat ungent jar.
The diamond, of course, is the
hardest of all gems and the hard
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chemically pure carbon.
The largst white diamond ever
discovered was a 3,106 metric
carat (over IV pound) stone
found by Capt. M. F. Wells in
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South Africa, Jan. 26, 1905. It
was presented to King Edward
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Royal Sceptre cut from it the
largest cut diamond in the world,
being 530.2 metric carats with
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Diamonds are generally color
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blue, brown or black. Green,
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Light yellow, straw, and brown
are the most common; although
rich yellow and fine browns are
also highly prized. Some bluish
white Brazilian diamonds are
phosphorescent in the dark fol
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light.
Largest Cut Sapphire
As for the two other precious
stones ruby and sapphire the
largest cut sapphire in existence
is the 563.55 carat "Star of
India" from Ceylon, now in the
American Museum of Natural
History, New York City, the
largest uncut sapphire is a white
stone of 1,200 carats found at
Anakie, Queensland, Australia,
May 1956. .
Although there have been re
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Nyssa Police Officer
Killed in Accident
Nyssa (U.R) A local police
officer was killed Friday when
he was struck- by an automobile
here.
State police identified the vic
tim as Alfred Evans, about 38.
Officers said Evans had stopped
under a railroad underpass aft
er he saw a roll of wire in the
road. The wire apparently had
fallen off a truck.
Evans was rolling up the wire,
officers said, when he was struck
by a car driven by Ernie Cart
wright of Nyssa. Cartright told
officers- he failed to see Evans.
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Enterprise Grange
Members of Enterprise Grange
met with their master, Gladys
Boulter at a regular session
Tuesday evening.
Agriculture chairman James
Martin reported that a new penicillin-salt
mix has given highly
encouraging results as a control
for bloat on more than 3,000
head of cattle.
He states there was not a
single death loss on any of the
19 bloat-problem farms where
the mix was fed in 1956. The ex
periment was tried out by a sci
entist of Mississippi State col
lege. In early spring, before
starting their cattle on the antibiotic-salt
mix these farmers had
lost 70 head from bloat.
Chester Jensen, insurance
agent, stated it was no longer
necessary to change. or transfer
an insurance policy if a person
buys a new car. Jensen also acts
as dairy chairman, reporting on
dairy herd testing.
Lecturer David Blair discussed
legislative bills that were of im
portance to the layman. Some of
these bills included the bills on
licensed contractors and their
effect on the rural districts and
educational bills. The Grange
members gave David Blair a
vote of thanks in his efforts to
acquaint the people with the
legislative bills.
Special chairman Joe Wilson
asked the members to be on the
lookout for old stove tops. The
Grangers are building out-door
fireplaces in the park. The Boy
Scouts will help by hauling
rocks. Wilson will let the
Grangers know when the next
work day is to be held.
Hosts for the evening were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilson and
Mrs. Grace Hitson.
Phoenix Grange
Phoenix Grange will meet
Tuesday, April 9 at 8 p.m. Lec
ture hour will be at the regular
time.
The serving committee will
be Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hix
on, Mrs. Christine Dinsmore and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Good.
Publicity Chairman,
Gertrude Levine.
Eagle Point Grange
The third and fourth degree
wes exemplified at the April 2
meeting of the Eagle Pofnt
Grange. Those taking the de
grees were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Miles
Williams. The degree work was
done by the Eagle Point degree
team and Mrs. Paul Olsen was
in charge of the tableaus..
Committee reports were brief
due to the late hour.
Reception committee chair
man, Mrs. Paul Force introduced
Mrs. Anna Scott, visitor from
Upper Applegate Grange, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hfjrb Carlton from
Upper Rogue.
Mrs. Ray Ragsdale,,told about
the articles on the display table,
which included onyx bookends,
tooled leather hand bag, scarf
made from cactus fibre, jewel
ry and pottery. These articles
were brought back from Mexico
by the Ragsdales in a recent trip.
The HEC chairman, Mrs. Paul
Force and secretary, Agnes Hub-
bell, read their quarterly re
ports.
Insurance agent, Mr. Grant
Hubbell, reported on the annual
insurance meeting held in Med
ford recently by the Grange Mu
tual Life Insurance company.
Master Cliff Moore announced
the petitions . for the Rural Fire
Protection District have arrived
and anyone wishing to circulate
one, should contact Art Besaw
or Harold Ortosen. .
It was reported that Mrs. Ger
trude Stanley was injured in a
recent accident. A letter was
read from Mrs. John Clarke, who
has been ill in a Los Angeles
hospital for sometime, but who
is now improved and will be
leaving the hospital soon.
The refreshment committee
for this meeting were Mr. and
Mrs. John Huffman and Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Carroll.
Shady Cove Grange
Shady Cove Grange 931 was
host to the Roxy Ann Grange
Saturday evening, March 30,
when the Roxy Ann Grange con
ferred the third and fourth de
grees to 15 new members from
different Granges.
Following the meeting sev
eral songs were sung by Grange
members and three dance num
bers were given by girls from
Colleen Hope dance studios.
They were Linda and Donna
Weitman, Carole Hale, Marlyn
Learning and Cecelia Kee.
The HEC served about 120
grangers from Roxy Ann, Cen
tral Point, Eagle Point, Griffin
Creek and Upper Rogue.
The next regular meeting of
the Shady Cove Grange will be
April 13, at the Shady Cove
school music room. The table
display is to be odd or fancy
dishes.
Delia A. Littlefield,
Publicity Chairman.
Butte Falls Grange
Members of Butte Falls
Grange saw color slides of local
wild flowers and scenery of
trip to Oklahoma taken and
shown by Ernest Smitn.
No member could go on the
Grange sponsored trip to Haw
aii this month but all viewed the
display table of pictures and
articles from the islands.
The agriculture committee
chairman, Robert Elsom, distrib
uted free flower seeds to mem
bers as this is the season for
planting.
The legislative committee re
ported on several bills that are
now before the state legislature
which are especially interesting
to people of rural areas.
The card party sponsored by
the HEC on March 30 was well
attended.
The next regular HEC meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Elga
Abbott Wednesday, April 17, at
1:30 p.m.
Lucy Smith has gone to Okla
homa because of the serious ill
ness of her aged mother.
After the business session clos
ed refreshments were served by
Mr. and Mrs. Brittain Ash and
Mr. Robert Elsom.
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Pre-School Clinic Set
By MRS. THOMASINE SMITH
Eagle Po:nt A clinic for
Eagle Point pre-school children
will be held April 10 in the ele
mentary school library from 9
a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Appointments
can be made by calling Mary
Hanscom at VAlley 6-3859. Im
munizations will be offered at
this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Marion
of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Mil
lie Webster of Chico, Calif., who
were called to Medford by the
illness and death of their bro
ther, W. H. Singer, spent the
week end with cousins in Eagle
Point. '
They stayed at the homes of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fortin, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Farlow and fam
ily and Mr and Mrs. Earl Far
low and family.
The group attended a lunch
eon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Sweeney of Medford on
Monday.
By PEARL HENDERSON
Alfred Overdick was called to
Eugene the first of the week by
the illness of his mother, who
was to undergo surgery some
time during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christian!
eldest daughter returned to her
home in Texas last week, after
a visit here with her parents
and friends.
Mrs. John Thomas Sinsel, nee
Kay Dunford, was returned to
her home here last Wednesday
after a few days confinement in
Medford hospital. She is im
proving from her illness.
Mrs. Sinsel is the daughter of
Mrs. Mildred Dunford of Eagle
Point.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Young
returned to their home here re
cently, after spending about two
months in Mesa, Ariz., with their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Shearin.
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