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'Human Budget'
Balance Needed
Lapse of Confidence by
People Said Experienced
By HARRY S. TRUMAN
Norlh American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.
Copyright. 1958. by Harry S. Truman
(Reproduction of this article In whole or In part if forbidden
without written authorization.)
There is nothing seriously wrong with our economy now
that vigorous and enlightened leadership cannot quickly
Overcome.
What we have been experiencing is a lapse of confidence
6y our people in what we have been doing and where we
re going.
There are those who have been saying that a little reces
sion is a good thing for the health of our economy. They
would like you to believe that a temporary curb on prosper
ity is the way to halt runaway inflation.
This kind of thinking is like believing a little bit of war
might be beneficial.
Among the measures certain of the experts advocated
were high interest rates and tight credit control. These
having failed to work, prices continuing to rise and unem
ployment growing are now being abandoned. These very
people, who are so vociferously opposed to government reg
ulation of free enterprise, are, in effect, fooling with the
most dangerous form of government manipulation.
There is nothing more damaging than the clamping down
of sudden brakes on an expanding economy which, without
adequate preparation, is jolted again by a reversal of mo
mentum. Failure of the government to understand this in
time and to intervene were contributing causes to the devel
oping recession. '
No Reaion Known for Action
Business and industrial leader, much as the consum
ing public, have been bewildered by the uncertainty and con
fusion of what the government has been trying to do. I know
of no fundamental cause, nor even a temporary condition in
our basic economy, to justify measures taken by the govern
ment which have led to the impairment and decline of pub
lic confidence. The fact is our resources are so great and our
Industrial capacity so vast and our skills so highly developed
that there is not the slightest reason for concern about our
economic future. What des concern us is that we are being
held back from the growth and development of our opportu
nities for continuing prosperity.
Certainly, the nuclear age has opened vast new frontiers
and unlimited opportunity and new challenges to our capaci
ties and institutions. We should act boldly and imaginatively
nd not be the prisoners of statisticians and bookkeepers
whose outlook must be confined to the balance sheet of today
with no concern for tomorrow.
Must Recognize Obligation
I have just completed a careful study and analysis of the
new budget now before Congress. Having had a personal
hand in the preparation of eight budgets, I never lost sight
of the desirability and the necessity of achieving a balanced
budget. Prior to the Communist invasion of Korea we did
balance the Federal budget and had a surplus to apply to
the national debt. But in trying to balance the budget we
must recognize the government's paramount obligation to the
people for their well-being.
In my opinion, we have been paying too much attention
to the need for balancing the budget without taking into
account, at the same time, the greater need of balancing the
human budget.
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G. Pass Youth Has
Surgery After Wrec k
San Francisco (IP) A 14-year-old
Grants Pass, Ore.,
boy who mangled his left arm
in a truck crash came out of
a delicate six-hour operation
this morning in"good shape,"
although damage to the
nerves was such that his arm
may be partially paralyzed.
A noted vascular surgeon,
who together with a neuro
surgeon performed the opera
tion, said the youth. David
Helmick, "came out of it fine
and is going to be all right."
The boy suffered a torn ar
tery and ripped nerves in the
arm early Sunday when he
drove his father's truck into
a ditch off the Redwood high
way four miles south of
Grants Pass.
Mercy Flights, Inc., of Med
ford, Ore., a non-profit air
Three Officials
Purged in Germany
Berlin P East Ger
man Communist Party Chief
Walter Ulbricht, a Stalinist,
has purged three high party
officials and defeated the
strongest attempt to date to
depose him and loosen ties
with Russia.
The party admitted that
"others" also were involved
in the plot.
The Central Committee of
the party downgraded former
secret police chief Ernst Woll
weber, Deputy Premier Fred
Oelssner and Party Ideologi
cal watchdog Karl Schirde
wan. But as in the wave of purg
es in the Soviet Union last
year, none was ousted com
pletely from the party. A
report on the Central Com
mittee action taken at a four
day meeting, Feb. 3-6, called
all of them "comrade."
It made clear, however that
Wollweber, who resigned his
post as state minister for se
curity last Nov. 4 for reasons
of health, actually had been
dismissed.
ambulance service, flew
young David and his mother,
Mrs. Donald E. Helmick, here
Sunday after doctors at
Grants Pass feared he would
lose the arm unless he re
ceived prompt attention by a
specialist.
The surgeon, who declined
to be identified, said the boy's
sub-clavian artery had been
torn completely in half and
some nerves had been rup
tured. He said, however, that
the youth's arm still had
"some nerve supply left.
ruling out any complete pa
ralysis of the arm.
Portland Man
Held on Charges
Leroy Elmer Beebe,
Portland, was returned
30,
to
Medford from Albany last
week end by sheriff's deputies
on a Jackson county warrant
charging him with burglary
not in a dwelling.
Beebe, who was released
from Oregon state penitenti
ary last September, was want
ed here in connection with
the Cook's Reception Beer
Parlor, 66 East Main st., Ash
land, burglary last week.
Last week Arthur Raymond
Huff Jr., 21, formerly of Phoe
nix and Ashland, who was re
leased from the Oregon state
penitentiary Jan. 21, was ar
rested by Ashland city police
as he was leaving the tavern.
Beebe has admitted his part
in the burglary, sheriff's dep
uties reported, and is sched
uled to be arraigned in dist
rict court today.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IP) Dow
Jones final stock averages:
30 industrials 445.94. off
2.82; 20 railroads 107.77, off
0.93; IS utilities 72.40, off
0.13, and 65 stocks 152.39.
off 0.90. Sales today were
about 1,900,000 shares com
pared with 2,220,000 shares
Friday,
52nd Year
MEDFOR
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Man En Route To
Medford Funeral
Air Crash Vicfim
California Mishap
Takes Three Lives
Three persons were killed
and another was critically in
jured Sunday morning in a
plane crash at Torrance,
Calif. They were en route to
Medford.
Suffering serious hurts was
Robert. Dye, 25, Los Angeles,
son of Bernard Dye, 322 De-
Barr ave., and cousin of David
R. Jennings, a member of the
U.S. Coast Guard, who was
killed in another plane crash
last week. Dye was en route
to Medford for young Jen
nings' funeral, which had been
scheduled for 11 a.m. today.
Among those killed in yes
terday's crash was the Rev.
Kelly Meritt, 23, Kearny,
Neb;, who was flying here to
officiate at the funeral.
According to the United
Press, the plane had just
taken off from the Torrance,
Calif., airport when it lost
altitude, clipped the edge of
a house, and slammed into a
flower field, then skidded 100
feet into a nearby home,
which was damaged slightly.
Occupants of the house were
not injured, the United Press
said.
Also killed in the crash
were men identifed as Larry
Cromp, 25, the pilot, and Ed
ward Hughes, 59, both of San
Pedro, Calif.
According to reports from
Torrance, Dye suffered, a
broken back and other in
juries. His grandmother, Mrs.
Francis Jennings, lives at the
Dye home on De Barr ave.,
friends said, and a brother,
Walter, lives In Gold Hill. ;
School Crossing
Signal Changed
A change in the school
crossing signal at East Main
st. and Lindley ave. will go
into effect on Tuesday, at 6
n.m., according to Vernon
Thorpe, director of public
works.
He said the signal will op
erate under the same green,
amber and red cycle as the
current operation but from 6
p.m. to 8 a.m. the following
day, the cycle will be changed
by an automatic device.
" The red signal will still last
27 seconds but during this
oeriod the red light would
flash on and off. Cars will
be required to stop for the
red light when it is flashing
but may then proceed if traf
fis is clear. Cars can proceed
when the light is green, he
said.
The current cycle of the
Main st. and ' Lindley ave.
light has been set with the
Crater Lake ave. and Main
st. light for a speed of 30 miles
per hour, he added. The light
cycle facing Ashland and
Lindley aves. will remain the
same. Walk-wait lights will
operate as normal.
A vehicle facing the flash
ing red light must yield the
right-of-way to other vehicles
and pedestrians before pro
ceeding through the intersec
tion under the new system,
police warned.
Macmillan Willing
To Meet at Summit
London (IP) Prime Min
ister Harold Macmillan told
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bul-
ganin Sunday he is willing to
take part in a summit confer
ence if preliminary discus
sioins show there is a "rea
sonable prospect" for success.
He endorsed a foreign min
isters meeting to lay the
groundwork but said prepa
ration through regular diplo
matic channels would be a
satisfactory alternative.
Morse May Be Offered
As Favorite Son in '60
Pendleton (IP) Oregon
may offer Sen. Wayne L.
Morse (D-Ore.), as a "favor
ite son" candidate for the pres
idency in 1960, Dave Epps,
state Democratic Central
Committee chairman, said to
day. Portland (IP) Fred H.
McNeil, executive news editor
of the Oregon Journal, will
retire March 31 after 43 years
with the newspaper.
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Contest
LINDA WARREN
' Crater Girl Picked
Miss Linda C. Warren, sen
ior student at Crater high
school, and David B. Frohn
mayer, senior student at Med
ford high school, won the. lo
cal division of the annual
Elks Lodge Youth Leadership
Special Mailers
For Heart Fund
Distributed
Nearly 2p,000 Heart Fund
mailers were sent this week
to Jackson county residences
as a part of the educational
and fund collecting portion of
the campaign.
Dwight Houghton, U.S. Na
tional Bank, Medford, has
been designated as Heart
Fund treasurer to tabulate the
returns from the mailer.
Houghton, who also served as
treasurer last year, will keep
records on the special gifts,
Heart Sunday donations and
special events receipts.
According to Houghton, the
mailed literature emphasizes
the six ways to guard your
heart. It asks the recipients
to rely on their doctor, con
trol their weight, get plenty
of rest, keep .physically fit,
ease up and relax, and to use
the envelope for their con
tribution. The mailer stated that 55
per cent of contributions go
to research with 30 per cent
being spent in Oregon and 25
per cent on the national level.
The remaining 45 per cent is
allocated for professional edu
cation, public education, com
munity programs, administra
tion and cardiac rehabilita
tion. Additional letters are being
sent out this week by John
G. Crawford, Jackson county
chairman, in a special appeal
for funds.
Special valentine type edu
cational and collection enve
lopes have been distributed
also to county schools.
Chinese Premier
Says U.S. 'Bankrupt
Tokyo (IP) Chinese Com
munist Premier Chou En-Iai
said today in a major policy
speech the world's balance of
power has swung to the
Communist bloc and that the
U. S. position now is "bankrupt."
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FCC Investigators Vote Temporarily
Against Discharge of Chief Counsel
Washington (IP) A House
Investigating Sub committee
voted 6 to 5 today against
firing its controversial chief
counsel Bernard Schwartz,
but said the decision was not
necessarily final.
The subcommittee ordered
Schwartz to appear at a
closed hearing later today.
Wants Public Hearing
Schwartz, 34, a professor
from New York University,
replied that he would insist on
a public hearing.
The subcommittee, called
the Legislative Oversight Sub
committee, has been looking
into charges of expense ac
count padding by officials of
government regulatory
agencies and other miscon
ay
vunce
Winners
DAVID FROHNMAYER
Medford Student Honored
contest, Exalted Ruler Galen
R. Knox, announced.
Miss Warren, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard War
ren, 57 North Ninth st.. Cen
tral Point, and David Frohn
mayer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Frohnmayer, 1656 Spring
st., Medford, were two of the
10 students who participated
in the contest locally.
Honorable mention was re
ceived by Miss Juanita L.
Sheppard and Gordon W.
Conley, Butte Falls high
school; David L. Mack, Cra
ter high school; Miss Karen
Johnson, Medford' high
school; Mis Shirley J. Hanson
and Howard- R. Wilde, Ea-gle
Point high school; and Miss
Nadine M-'Brood and Ronald
D. Daugherty, Phoenix high
school.
The winners will receive
awards from the local Elks
loge May 1 at the local ob
servance of National Elks
Youth Day.
The students were judged
in the contest on their-leader-ship
records during their
years in high school as well
as leadership in community
and church activities. The
leadership brochures of the
local winners have been for
warded to the Oregon State
Elks association for judging
at the state level. Winners in
the national competition re
ceive $1,000 each.
Local winners last year
were Miss Patricia Leek,
Medford high school, and Jim
Jones, Phoenix high school.
Zoning Requests
Set for Hearing
Two change of - zone re
quests will be heard by the
Medford city planning com
mission at a 7:30 p.m. meet
ing in the council chambers
today.
A zone change will be re
quested from Melrose to
O'Gara sts. on South Grape
st. from class IA, single fam
ily to class VI, heavy indus
trial. Another zone change
for the Grandview Market,
2330 Crater Lake ave., from
class IA, single family, to
class IIIA, limited commer
cial. The committee report on
the conditation of Elk it., a
non-dedicated street, will be
given by several members of
the commission. The commis
sion will also discuss an ex
tention of Melrose ave. at the
meeting.
duct,
The inquiry has been
marked by bickering among
members of the subcommittee,
intra-committee attacks on
Schwartz' conduct of the in
quiry, threats by its chairman,
Rep. Morgan M. Moulder CD
Mo.) to resign, and counter
charges of expense account
padding by Schwartz.
White House Influence
A showdown was at hand in
the tangled affairs of the sub
committee, its staff and its
investigation.
Schwartz added to the con
troversy surrounding the
probe today by charging that
improper "influence" has been
exercised by White House and
Cabinet officials over some
N, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1958
Arabs Angered
By Bombing of
Tunisia Village
Western Position
Periled by Action
By UNITED PRESS
A wave of anger against
France for the bombing of a
Tunisian village rolled across
the Arab world with fresh
momentum today and imper
iled the Western and Am
erican position in North
Africa.
Tunisia appeared ready to
sever diplomatic relations
with France and expel the
Washington KPI Sen.
Wayne Morse (D.Ore.) told
the Sentate today that
French use of American
planes to bomb a town in
Tunisia "was a shocking
example of misuse of Am
erican aid which calls for
a "complete reevaluation
of the U.S. aid program."
25,000 French troops station
ed there for defense purposes.
U.S. Shocked, Indignant
'The United States was
shocked and indignant at the
bombing which killed 75 per
sons and injured 84. Other
allies of France were deeply
concerned because friendship
with Tunisian President Ha
bib Bourguiba has been the
anchor of Western policy in
North Africa.
Nations friendly to the
United States expressed fear
the bombing could turn into
a major propaganda victory
for the Soviet Union. Most of
the 25 planes used against the
Tunisian village of Sakiet Si
di Youssef were of American
make and the dead included
12 children and nine women.
Egypt, Syria Capitalizes
Egypt and Syria moved
swiftly to capitalize on the
anti-French feelings which
erupted today into a general
strike in the French protecto
rate which won its independ
ence in 1955. President Gam
al Abdel Nasser promised im
mediate military aid to Tun
isia. Syrian President Shukri
el Kuwatly promised aid and
accused France of a "savage
act of criminal aggression."
New Mail Box
To Be Installed
A second post office court
esy box for mailing letters
from a car will be put into
operation near the north end
of the Holly theater building
on the east side of Holly st.
Tuesday morning, according
to Vernon Thorpe, public
works director.
He said the box will be
placed near the driveway of
the Groceteria parking lot,
and two parking meters will
be removed south of the
drive. No parking at any
time will be allowed in the
two-space area, he said.
Thorpe added the three
parking spaces in front of the
Holly building on Sixth st.
will become five minute
zones between 5 and 6 p.m.
each week day to allow more
parking in the post office
area during rush hours. The
meters will remain with a
one-hour time limit between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Signs will be installed on
each meter post explaining the
new regulations, Thorpe said.
No change in the parking reg
ulations for the courtesy box
in front of the post office are
planned, he added.
FCC decisions.
He told the United Press
"We have evidence" that the
chief presidential assistant,
Sherman Adams, "has influ
enced decisions" and that
President Eisenhower's brother-in-law,
Col. George Gordon
Moore, "figured in many
cases." Moore is the husband
of Mrs. Eisenhower's only
sister.
Sinclair Weeks Named
Schwartz also named Secre
tary of Commerce Sinclair
Weeks and former Undersec
retary of Commerce Robert
B. Murray Jr., but did not go
into particulars on when or
how they exercised alleged
"influence" over the commission.
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
"How Many Are Now UhTemporarily Inactive
In The--Uh Economic Readjustment?"
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Flood Control Meet
Scheduled
Completion date of the re
port on the recent Rogue river
study by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers may be given
during a meeting of the Rogue
Basin Flood Control and
Water Resources association
in Grants Pass tonight, ac
cording to a spokesman.
A representative of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
will present an outline of the
report, according to Bill
Jess, president of the associa
tion. Tucker Resigns
As Constable
William P. Tucker, Jackson
county constable for the past
seven years, has submitted
his resignation, county com
missioners reported today.
Tucker, who has been em
ployed by Jackson county
since January 1933, plans to
retire effective March 1. Prior
to being appointed constable
Tucker worked in the county
clerk's office for 11 years,
and for seven years served as
justice of the peace. He was
also employed by the Owen
Oregon Lumber company,
now Medford Corporation,
during the early 1930s.
Tucker makes his home at
524 West 11th St., Medford.
He stated that he plans to
rest following his retire
ment. He mentioned that he
had started working at the
county courthouse six months
after the new building was
completed.
Bike License
Figures Given
Medford police reported
Monday 2,084 bicycle licenses
had been sold in 1958.
The licenses are required
under a city ordinance, police
explained. The recently an
nounced an enforcement poli
cy on bicycles not having the
1958 licenses. Several riders
have been cited since the Feb.
1 deadline, they said.
Police began a rigid en
forcement of the bicycle or
dinance in mid-December in
an effort to reduce the num
ber of accidents involving bi
cycle riders. Upon conviction
of violation of the ordinance,
riders could have their bi
cycle impounded up to seven
days by the municipal court,
according' to a recent ordin
ance amendment. .
County Offices
Close Wednesday
Offices in the Jackson coun
ty courthouse will be closed
for Lincoln's birthday, Wed
nesday,' Feb. 12, according to
the members of the county
court.
Personnel will remain on
duty in the county sheriff's
office and the may be
reached by calling Spring
3-2800 .
Business establishments in
Medford will remain open
Wednesday, according to re
ports, and the city hall of
fices will remain open as us
ual.
No. 250
VtMttwl KxrA
Tonight
The meeting is scheduled
for the Josephine county
courthouse at 8 p.m. today.
Possibility of placing a dam
at the Coppor canyon site on
the main stem of the Apple-
gate will be discussed also,
Jess said. A dam at this site
will make it possible to main
tain a minimum flow of 200
second feet plus in the sum
mer, he said.
A report is also expected
from Col. Jackson Graham,
district engineer, on a heli
copter survey taken during
the recent high water condi
tions in the Rogue basin,
Although the water was not
extremely high at that time,
the survey showed where the
river was cutting the banks,
Jess said.
A business session will in
clude the election of six di
rectors. Standing for re-elec
tion will be present directors
Rodney Keating, Chester
Wendt, Jennings Pierce, C.
L. Baker, Conrad O. Nystrom
and J. E. Bartlett. The associa
tion now has 73 organizations
as members, Jess said
Use of White House
Denied for Stassen
Washington (IP) Presl
dent Eisenhower has made it
plain to Harold E. Stassen
that he cannot "use the White
House" as a springboard for
launching a campaign for the
Republican gubernatorial
nomination in Pennsylvania,
informed source said.
Stassen, the President's dis
armament adviser, conferred
with Mr. Eisenhower Friday
about whether he intended to
stay in the administration or
leave his post to make the
race for the governorship.
He told newsmen later that
he did not submit his resig
nation nor did the president
ask him to. He refused to dis
cuss details of the parley. But
other sources said he appar
ently was given until March
17, the deadline for filing for
the Pennsylvania primary, to
make up his mind about his
future plans.
Blood Drawing
Low On Donors
Only 15 appointments have
been made for the visit of the
Red Cross Bloodmobile here
Wednesday, Red Cross offi
cials reported this morning. A
total of 350 appointments are
needed.
Red Cross officials said the
goal is 290 pints of blood. The
surplus number of appoint
ments is needed to allow for
rejections, it was explained.
Although during the last
drawing the blood drawing
here went over the quota by
46 pints, based on the year's
total, Jackson county is still
"in the hole," a chapter
spokesman said. The last
drawing was in December.
Washington HP) Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) to
day called on the press to
support his move to forbid
editing or revising congres
sional debate in the congres
sional record. .
Traffic Brought
To Standstill;
Schools Closed
Cold Wave Dips
Into Southland
By UNITED PRESS
A snowstorm paralyzed up
state New York today and a
bitter cold wave tightened its
grip over most of the nation
from the Rock Mountains to
New England.
The blizzard-like storm
and accompanying cold-wave
took a toll of 14 lives in New
York and nine in New Eng
land.
The snowstorm brought
traffic to a virtual standstill
between Albany and Buffalo,
N.Y., and forced schools and
most industries in a 300-mile
area to remain closed today:.
The wintry storm headed
deep into Dixie.
Two inches of snow fell at
usually sunny Jackson, Miss.,
and the New Orleans Weath
er Bureau warned that freez
ing rain might bring a heavy
ice accumulation in Southern
Mississippi.
Four Above Zero
The mercury slumped to
four above zero at Gordson
ville, Va., and freezing temp
eratures nipped Florida,
Southern Georgia and South
ern Mississippi.
Snow and freezing drizzle
swept a wide stretch of Cen
tral Plains from Oklahoma
northward to Nebraska, and
a heavy snowfall was predict
ed for the eastern shore of
Lake Michigan. '
Northwesterly winds scoop
ed moisture from Lake On
tario during the week end and
dumped it across New York
in blinding snow flurries.
Syracuse was buried under
37 inches of snow at midnight
and wind gusts of more than
50 miles an hour piled the
snow into six-foot drifts. The
New York Thruway from Al
bany to Buffalo was blocked
until 2:30 a.m. (EST) by tow
ering drifts, and highway
crews fought a losing battle
elsewhere trying to keep roads
open. Travel on most main
highways was limited to em
ergency traffic.
Cold To Continue
Forecasters warned of con
tinued cold and windy wea
ther in New York today with
blowing and drifting snow
and scattered snow flurries.
Blizzard-like conditions were
predicted east and southeast
of Lake Ontario.
Florida's frost-bitten tour
ists and farmers also felt the
cold weather sting as t h
mercury plunged to near or
below freezing from the
northern sections of the state
to south of Miami.
The cold air has delayed the
replanting of truck farms fro
zen out by earlier cold snaps
and has thrown some 20,000
migrant farmers out of work.
In addition, more than one
million cattle face starvation
on the frost-killed ranges.
Deputies Arrest
14-Year-Old Boy
A 14-year-old Talent boy
was arrested by sheriffs de
puties this morning for" his
part in the burglary at the
Coca-Cola Bottling company
last, month. He is the fourth
county youth to be arrested
by sheriff's deputies in con
nection with several burgla
ries in the area.
According to deputies the
youth admitted entering the
Coca-Cola Bottling company
and taking one set of dispens
ing machine keys. They said
he also admitted opening
vending machines once.
The youth was lodged in
the county juvenile deten
tion home pending action by
authorities.
Navy Unveils New
Submarine Killer
Pasadena, Calif. (IP) The
Navy today unveiled a revo
lutionary new sub killer tout--ed
as the "greatest advance in.
anti-submarine warfare since
the invention of the depth
charges."
It is the rocket assisted
torpedo nicknamed the
RAT, which is a cross-breed
between a ballistic missile
and a torpedo.
WEATHER
Forecast: Generally cloudy to
night and Tuesday. Patches
of valley fog early Toes
day. Rain Tuesday evening.
Low tonight 38. High Fri
day 55. TEMP.
Highest Yesterday SI
Lowest This Morning 40
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .29
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset ...
5:36 p.m.
The Moon, at last
Quarter 3:34 p.m.
The Moon, at Last Quarter,
rises Tuesday 1:38 a.m.
PROMINENT STARS
Alphard (The Solitary One)
in the southeast .. 9:39 p.m.
Castor and Pollux (The
Twins) high above Alphard.