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Mercury May In West Soon By FAY BENTLEY . The starry heavens are featur ing an attractive visitor during the present month. Mercury, most elusive member of the sun' planetary family, is now winging Its way through the twilight sky and may be observed low in the sky, almost due west, for about an hour after sunset. From April 8 to 21, Mercury will make its best evening ap pearance of the entire year, reaching -'a magnitude of -1.2 during its first days of visibility. At its brightest point the "lit tlest" planet will be nearly as brilliant as Sirius the brightest tar in the sky, now shining low In the southwest with a magni tude of -1.58. Remain in Sky On the evening of April 15, Mercury will remain in the sky for about l3.i hours after sun set, but its brightness will have dimmed considerably by this time. After this date the planet will fade as it nears the sun and soon becomes completely invis ible. About 13 times in each 100 years, Mercury passes directly in front of the sun. Such an event, called a transit, will occur May 5 this year. If Mercury were near enough to the earth this would cause - an eclipse of the sun. However, 52 million miles will separate us from this tiny world whose diameter is only 3,100 miles. At this distance Mercury compares in size to a 50-cent piece one-third of a mile away from the observer. Only through a telescope can this transit be seen. A six-inch reflector or a three-inch refrac tor will be adequate, but a mailer instrument may serve. -; a o 1! V. .S Be Observed After Sunset Projecting the sun's image upon a screen placed about a foot be hind the eyepiece will protect the eyes and enable several per sons to observe the transit at the same time. Inverting Telescope On Sunday, May 5,-at 3:56 p.m., PST, Mercury, looking like a tiny black dot will appear just to the left of the lowest point on the sun's circumference, if an inverting telescope is used. From there it will travel up ward and to the left in a short straight line until it again touch es the edge of the sun's disc and disappears about 6:29 p.m. PST. The path of the transit is near the edge of the sun's surface. -. The last transit of Mercury oc curred Nov. 14, 1953, and the next one will take place in 1960. Teachers Reelected At Ruch School Boyd Gibson, principal of the Ruch elementary school, announ ced Friday that all teachers in that system have been reelected by the school board for the com ing school year. All teachers have given writ ten nojice of their acceptance, which is required by Oregon law, stated Gibson. Teachers returning to Kuch are Marvin Throne, eighth grade and music; Kenneth Nivens, sixth and seventh grades; Lu cile McKemie, fourth and fifth grades; Cleo Shannon, second and third grades; Ruth Granby, first and second grades; and Mr. Gibson, principal. III? "T if SMILING as Parisians cheer, England's Queen Elizabeth drives to gala performance of opera. (International) Harris to Head Principals' Group Lester Harris, principal of the Medford High school, was re cently elected president of the newly formed Jackson County Secondary Principals' associa tion. Charles (Dutch) Meyers, Cen tral Point Junior High school, was elected secretary to the group. "The purpose of the organi zation is to provide the secon dary principals with opportuni ties to discuss problems of com mon interest, and work together to provide a better education on the secondary level," stated Har ris. Those attending the organiza tional meeting were Harris; Ar thur Straus and Clarence Mell bye, Crater High school; Glenn Linn, McLoughlin Junior High; Vincent P. Bevis, Hedrick Jun ior High; Charles Meyers. Cen tral Point Junior High; William Hunter, Rogue River High; Ern est Skipworth, Phoenix High school; Shy Callaghan, Eagle Point; Stanley Jobe, Ashland Senior High; and Alf B. Mek vold, county school superinten dent. ' Institute Application Forms Are Available Central Point Announce ments and application forms of the second annual Oregon State College .Junior Engineers' and Scientists' Summer Institute have been received by Crater High school. Tenth and 11th grade students from Oregon and southwest Washington high schools may ap ply for admission. The two-week session will be held June 9-22. Total per capita cost of the science-engineering orienta tion course is $90. The fee in cludes board, lodging, tuition, field triDs. suDDlies and inci dental costs. Students pay trans portation from home to the cam pus and return. Annlieations must be sub mitted by April 30. Enrollment in the course is limited to zou students. : SDonsorine organization of the institute is the Scientists of To morrow. The organization helps students finance the summer ses sion throueh contributions from business and industry. 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ILLINOIS VALLEY Day Camp Staff To Meet VJtf$ Sixth fr Central J By HELEN BOTTEL Cave Junction First planning meeting for the Illinois Valley Girl Scout . Day Camp staff is set for April 23 at St. Matthias Episcopal church in Cave Junc tion. The camp will be held this year at the new Girl Scout grounds near Grayback park, a site leased just a year ago from the U.S. Forest Service. For merly known as the old CCC camp, it will acquire an official title this summer when one is chosen from a number of names suggested by the Girl Scouts. According to Mrs. Ben Spauld ing a member of the camp com mittee, the new picnic and camping area has proved ex tremely popular with both girl and boy scout groups throughout the Crater Lake area. It is book ed ahead for nearly a month. Although the Girl Scout or ganization is responsible for res ervations, the camp is open to any qualified group. The ancient CCC buildings were torn down last fall. On May 10, Troops 92 and 88 of the Illinois Valley plan an overnight at the campgrounds, when girls will complete their camp craft badge. They will be accompanied by leaders Itol Col pitts, Betty Pierson, Carol Cos tello and Emma Castleberry. The completion of this require ment will entitle the girls to at tend the Camporee, to be held June 11, 12 and 12 at the Gray back site for Girl Scouts from all over the Crater Lake area. Illinois Valley Girl Scouts and Brownies, with the excep tion of the O'Brien Brownie troop, will participate in a Court of Awards May 24 at the Eagles hall in Kerby. A Brownie fly-up and several first class awards are planned in addition to the usual pins, badges and advancements in rank. The O'Brien troop will hold its fly-up next Thursday, April 18, following the Parent Teacher Association potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Fourth grade pupils, Brownies and Cub Scouts will present a varied program at the " Ever green Parent-Teacher Associa tion meeting Monday night, April 15. A potluck dinner will precede the entertainment. Election of officers is planned during the business session. Early Elmore and Bob Steimer are this week getting sign-ups for the possible formation of a flying club in the valley. Those interested are asked to contact either of the two men. . Word has been received by Mrs. Vivian Deaton of the ar rival of a new nephew, born March 26 to her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Millikeu of Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. Mr. Milliken lived in the valley in 1947 and was a mem ber of the local American Legion post. The little boy has been named Miles Lee, after his grandfather, the late Miles Mil' 'ken. " Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Tucker and family of Crescent City spent last week end at the Paul Lewis home in Kerby. The two families dined on Sunday with the Frank Jordans in O'Brien. A trip to the Jacksonville museum is planned for Girl Scout Troop 92 Saturday, April 20. Leader Itol Colpitts and her assistant Carol Costello will ac company the group. The Oregon Caves Bowmen meeting planned for April 12 has been postponed until May 3 because of the rush of Easter activities. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holten are to be the host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. William Bow man of Santa Cruz, Calif., vis ited Mrs. Bowman's sister, Mrs. Saidee Smock and her niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Floyd of Holland over the week end of April 7. They left Tuesday morning to return home by way of Eureka, Calif., where they stopped with Alice and Mildred Lovelace, former residents of Wilderville. While in southern Oregon; the Bowmans attended the wedding of a friend, John Koch, at Satur day evening ceremonies i n Grants Pass, and spent the night with his mother, Mrs. Arminta Koch in that city. At the Southern Oregon" Com munity church Misionary Alli ance convention in Coos Bay Wednesday, April 4 were four representatives of the Cave Junc tion Community church, Carml ita Hussey, Nora Piersall, Clara Dick and Tracy Cross. Members of the Illinois Val ley 4-H Dairy club who appeared on KUIN's 4-H hour Saturday, April 6, were Dan DeMersseman, George and Roger Martin, Judy and Bob Prather, Norma, Rober ta and Carole Martin. - Unable to attend were Sharon Prather, Cheri Hadley, Sandra Buchendahl and Billy DeMersse man. ' . Mrs. Wilma Willis of Kerby left by air Saturday for St. Louis, Mo., where she was called by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Tom Stringer. In the San Francisco area over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Abner Castleberry, who visited her brother and family, the Keith Browns at Oakland; and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Castleberry, who stayed with her daughter in Richmond. The two couples drove south together. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith of Independence, Ore., arrived Tuesday for a. visit with Mr. Smith's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith of the Illinois Market. Attendance was good at the World Wsr I Veterans meeting Tuesday night, when members gathered to discuss further plans for the big Fourth of July event here. An auxiliary will be formed as soon as the required quota of charter members are signed. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Willis and daughter have returned from a six-months sojourn in Maryland. They are staying with Rick's parents in Selma until they lo cate somewhere in southern Ore gon. ' First presentation of "The Police Investigate Two Check Cases City police received com plaints from two. Medford resi dents Friday concerning cash ing of two $25 checks which were allegedly returned by the bank. Fred E. Robinson, 116 Sunrise ave., and Curtis Dailey Shumate of 235 South Oakdale ave., were complainants in the cases. Robinson said he had cashed for another party a check bear ing the signature of Verle A. Peterson and endorsed with the name Del McMullen. He repor ted the check was returned marked, 'cannot locate account.' Shumate said a check cashed by an employee of the Darrell Miller company for another par ty was returned marked, "un able to locate." He reported the check was made out payable to D. McMullen, signed with the name Verle A. Peterson and en dorsed with the name D. Mc Mullen. Officers are investiga ting the cases. Bedford's Bargain Corner. 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