Clearing Skies Bring
Spectacular View of
Comet Arend-Roland
(Editor's note: The follow
ing article, reprinted from the
Monday issue of the Bend
(Ore.) Bulletin, is by Phil Bro
gan, associate editor of that
paper, and one of the north
west's outstanding lay author
ities on scientific matters, in
cluding astronomy. In it he
describes the actions of the
comet Arend-Roland. which
hat been -visible from the
Medford area for a week. The
article, while describing the
comet from a central Oregon
antage point, also applies to
local viewing.)
By PHIL BROGAN
Clearing skies brought the Arend-Roland
comet into spectacu
lar relief in the northwest sky
Sunday night, with a double
feature staged.
At 9:45 p.m. a meteor, possi
bly an offspring of some other
space wanderer, flashed across
the nebulous tail of the comet.
Viewed from Central Oregon
points, the comet, now racing
back into outer space after pay
ing homage to the sun, became
visible shortly after dark Sun
day night and remained visible
until near midnight
At Terrific Speed
The comet, swinging away
from the sun at a terrific pace,
has moved into the region near
the circumpolar stars those,
such as the Big Dipper, that nev
er set.
Central Oregonians seeking
the comet will find it tonight
fairly high in the northwest, to
the west of the "chair" in the
constellation Cassiopeia, and
about halfway between that
group of stars and the bright
stellar sun, Vega.
The tail of the comet is point
ed "up," away from the sun. At
present, the comet is "chasing
its tail in its race into the realm
of Neptune and Pluto, possibly
never to return. It is believed
that the comet does not have a
closed orbit.
Rapidly Fading
The Arend-Roland comet,
named after its Belgian discov
erers, is now rapidly fading in
brilliancy. Through a small bi
nocular, the head of the comet
is distinctly visible, with the ne
bulous tail stretching out into
the spring stars.
Even third magnitude stars
were visible through the trail of
the comet Sunday night. The
head of the comet is estimated to
be some 35,000 miles across. The
tail is millions of miles long.
Some astronomers believe
the comet lost part of its long
tail when it swung around the
sun on April 8. The comet has
never attained the brilliancy as
first predicted.
Backr Fraamenls
' Astronomers now believe that
the heads of comets are compos
ed of great masses of rocky frag
ments ranging in size from par
ticles of dust to boulders as
large as a house. Waste from
these disintegrating masses
streams away from the sun as
tails, due to the pressure of the
sun's light. Some comet tails
are curved. Double tails have
been observed.
Although the Arend-Roland
comet never attained the bril
liancy of a bright star, such as
Sirius, now low in the west at
dusk, it is considered the most
spectacular since the Halley
comet of 1910.
Persons wishing to see the
comet tonight have been advis
ed to get away from bright
lights. If the comet continues to
move north into the circumpolar
realm, it may be visible through
the entire night before midweek.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
A federal reserve official
J.L. Robertson of Washington,
a member of the federal system
board of governors estimates
that U. S. gross total production
services produced, will reach
550 billion dollars by 1965, as
compared to 421 billion this
year.
SOUNDS good, doesn't it?
But remember this:
He is talking in terms of dol
lars. The "big question is HOW
MUCH WILL A DOLLAR BUY
in 1965?
Wednesday, May lt 1957 .
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
THAT brings us back to taxes
which have a lot to do
with prices, and how . much
money we taxpeyers have left
in our pockets to BUY THINGS
WITH after the tax collectors
have reached in and taken what
they require.
And
This we mustn't forget
Whate ver government
SPENDS has to be taken out of
the taxpayers. There is nowhere
else for it to come from. The
only way to reduce taxes is first
to REDUCE SPENDING.
"Ifembers of the congress are
iTl getting back to Washington
after their 10-day Easter vaca
tion. Most of them spent the
Easter recess back home among
the voters. Those who did so are
making big medicine over bud
get cuts and tax reducotins.
Representative John Saylor,
a Pennsylvania Democrat, ex
pressed the feeling of many of
the back-from-home lawmakers
when he said his constituents
want congress to "cut the budget
with a pick-ax instead of a
scapel."
Senator Lyndon Johnson, Dem
ocratic leader in the senate, says
he never has seen such strong
demands for governmental econ
omy. Senator Bill Knowland of
California, minorty (Republican)
leader in the senate, agrees with
Senator Johnson as to the feel
ing of the people back home. .
ALL this is interesting.
It is interesting because
UP TO NOW the politicans have
believed the people like heavy
government spending and want
more of it. As long as the pol
iticians believe that spending
is what the . people want they
will GO ON SPENDING. They
won't cut spending until they
become convinced that less
spending which is the only way
that taxes can be reduced is
what the people want.
Machinery Storage
Problems Solved
Urbana, 111. (U.R) University
of Illinois agriculture specialists
have channeled their talents to
the problem of storing farm ma
chinery and produced a num
ber of workable solutions.
""J "You can get flexible farm
machinery storage plans that
will help you build exactly what
you need for a specific farm,"
said Don Jedele, extension agri
cultural engineer at the school's
college of agriculture.
"The most important thing to
do is figure how many square
feet of floor space each machine
will need. Add these figures to
get a total of needed area."
jpHple suaeested that best use
may be made of space by mak
ing side-opening sheds from 28
to 32 feet wide, while drive
through sheds should be con
structed from 36 to 40 feet wide.
"Divide the total area needed
by the width of the plan chosen
to find needed length," Jedele
advises. "But don't forget to
allow for other machines which
may be purchased later."
According to Jedele, latest
plans completely eliminate in
terior posts.
"Most new buildings are clear
span with plenty of room for
moving machinery inside," he
said. "Machine sheds do not need
to be closed."
Jedele warned that if doors
are added, the builder must be
sure to provide roof ventilators
to let moisture out and provide
for some semblance of air con
ditioning. .
Brevity is the spice of fashion
for spring '57 in the new cos
tumes, and suit jackets, espe
cially when typified by the
Dutch boy look seemingly bor
rowed from an illustration from
"Hani Brinker." -
SUPPLY and demand Uote:
. Most of the livestock ac
tion in the nation's big markets
Monday centered on hogs
which up to mid-morning were
selling steady to lower, with
price losses running to 25 cents
and more.
How come?
The answer is that hog re
ceipts 82,000 head at 12 markets
were 20,000 head larger than a
week ago. Slaughter cattle, on
the other hand were in relative
ly small supply on the big mar
ket and sold at steady to higher
prices. .
WHY bring that up?
Well, the politicans believe
we can repeal the natural law
of supply and demand. The
FACT is that we CAN'T.
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