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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1959)
Authority on Space Travel Talks For Medford Knife and Fork Club The first manned - satellite will be put into orbit and re turned sometime in 1960 or 1961. So stated Willy Ley, German-born authority on rocket research and space travel, be fore the Rogue River Valley Knife and Fork club mem bers - Friday evening ' at the Rogue Valley Country club. Speaking on "Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel," Mr. Ley commented that he could not say whether the United States or Russia would be first in having the manned satellite in orbit first. He did ay that the Russians have an instruction program similar to the U. S.'s astronaut pro gram and that Soviet scien tists have said that they do not now have a rocket reli able enough to put a man Into space. Dr. Ley, who came to the United States in 1935, has been a pioneer, in the rocket field since 1920. He was one of the founders of the German Rocket Society in 1927. The speaker explained that the leading and original idea for rockets and missiles was pace travel, the others only followed. Early Idea As early as 140 A.D., Dr. Ley said, a fiction story on apace travel was written by a Greek North African en titled "True History." It dealt with a ship being blown to the moon by a strong wind. Science entered the picture in 1678, the speaker said, when Sir Isaac Newton pre sented a paper on the theory of artificial satellites before the fall meeting of a society in London. In this paper the facts, Including necessary peed to put a satellite into - orbit, were presented. , ' Dr. Ley explained that nothing happenediin this field ftnmediately as the necessary peed of five miles per second aeemed an impossibility. The speaker added that Sir New ton referred to the satellite M "cannon balls." It was not until 1898 that a paper was written by a Russian school teacher on pace travel. In 1914 two pat ents were applied for in the United States. They were for a liquid fuel and "staging," where a larger rocket lifts a mailer one. The first liquid fuel rocket was fired in March, 1927, by Dr. Robert H. Goddard in Al; burn, Mass. Facts of this fir ing were not published by him until 1936. Meanwhile the German Rocket society had been organized and fired a rocket, also powered by liquid fuel in 1930. By 1941 the German army was the only group still in the field. The Russians dropped out in 1939 after developing a rock-et-propelled-by-man airplane. Hitler Dreams It was about this time, Dr. Ley explained, that Adolph Hitler dreamed that the ballis tic missile wouldn't work so withdrew support o the pro gram. It was only through "goldbricking in reverse" that a missile was developed by the German army that work ed by October, 1943. The V-2 rockets were mass produced in 1944 and in 1945 the pro gram too collapsed. , Dr. Ley discounted the stories that Russia was using German rocket engineers in their missile program. He said that the extent of the German contribution to the Russian's program was the taking of 200 Austrian jet engine pro duction workers to Russia where they remained for four years. He claimed that faulty translation, jet and rocket pro pelled being similar terms, was the reason for the origi nal report. The speaker believed that the Army-Navy joint project "Orbita" started in 1954 would have been successful to the extent of having a satel lite in orbit by 1956 if they had been left alone. The proj ect was cancelled in 1955 in favor of Vanguard. He explained that in 1956 the Russians tied their satel lite program to the intercon tinental missile project. Dr. Ley stressed that prior to the October, 1957, firing of Sputnik I, the Russians told us an amazing amount of in formation. He mentioned 17 clippings, from such publica tions as the New York Times and Aviation Week, reported on the Russian satellite pro gram. On June 20, 1957, the Air Force released an un classified notice that the Rus sians would "most likely" at tempt at firing on September 17. The firing was on October 3. The speaker mentioned the research currently underway to learn more about the Van Alien layer of radiation which lies between 650 and 12,000 miles from the earth's crust. He said that the man in space program now planned would put a man in orbit for about 4 Vz hours, or three times around the earth. The speaker was introduced by Archie Pierce, club presi dent. Also introduced were 19 new members. Following the dinner The Rev. G. Robert Jacks, ac companied by Mrs. George Maddox, sang "Old Man Riv er" and "Without A Song." mm Medford Garden Glub Announces Show Dates "Holiday Splendor" is the theme for the Christmas show sponsored by Medford Garden club which will be held Thurs day, December 10, from 2 to 8 p.m. and Friday, December 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Jackson county court house auditorium. A silver tea is planned, and the public is invited to view the many table arrangements, swags, wreaths, miniature Christmas trees ahd other holiday decorations. Garden clubs are invited to participate with a dining ta ble arrangement on a card table, with one place setting and no silver. The holiday ar rangement may be either of natural or artificial material. Accessories are permitted. Clubs wishing to enter are asked to make pre-entries not later than December 7 by call ing Mrs. Charles Stearns, SPring 3-1584. Entries will be received at the auditorium from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Decem ber 10. They will not be judg- in H d If r;7'-,I',ftf n ,''4 i . x 0jf " IrW he 'y 'idu ss uv 5 ' s " (? -V -1 I for bathing beauties our couturier collection of fragrant FabergS bath rituals so divinely designed for giving In her choice of Aphrodisia, Woodhue Tigress or Flambeau Bath Powder with luxe lamb's wool puff.2.50 and 3.75 Perfumed Soap Frenth milled, gift boxed 2.00 and 3.75 set Bath Oil Concentre in elegant decanters 3.00 and 5.00 WE GIVE Northern Stamps Double Stamps on Prescription Open Weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. Sundays 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Phone SP 2-7113 FREE DELIVERY l DRUG , CENTRF I y FIRST JJ J ed. Arrangements must be made by the exhibitors and all entries in the horticultural class must have been grown by the exhibitor, or have been in their possession at least three months. Mrs. Edgar Sims will give a demonstration on Christmas decorations Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and again on Friday af ternoon at 1:30 o'clock. ' The 8 p.m. closing hour for Thursday is planned so work ing people may attend. Those wishing further information may call the show chairman, Mrs. L. P. Rentchler, SPring 2-6090, or the co-chairman, Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald, SPring 2-7508. If holiday candles stain ta ble linen, gently scrape the hardened wax from the sur face with a dull knife. Then sponge the stain with cleaning fluid-away from any open flame. If the stain remains, sponge the spot with a cloth dipped in a mixture of one part rubbing alcohol and two parts water. One-fourth of all U.S. ex ports go to Latin America, and half of all Latin American exports come to the U.S. If you want figures on the city's growth and expansion and what not, take a look at "the toy project of Medford firemen and "Medford Lions auxiliary. When the firemen started repairing toys, way back in 1926, they distributed them to 20 or 30 children. Last year 780 children in 233 families received their Christmas toys through this project. The firemen said last week that more toys are needed, and ask that valley folk bring them in as soon as possible. December 14 is the deadline. The men start the project in November, and earn money to tuy parts, paint, new tires for wheeled toys, etc., by the annual Firemen's ball. All manner of toys can be used. Repairs are made at the Central fire station, and painting is done at the West and East side stations. At this time of the year when the project is being rushed to completion, the men give all their time, other than necessary fire and maintenance work, to the toy repair. Normal daily drills are held to a minimum. Photographer Bob Vroman and Potpourri had quite a time while taking pictures In the Francis Czekli home last week. The Czekhs, who came to Medford last summer, haven't had time to learn much English yet. The two of us, aided by Mrs. Richard Jewett, did pretty well giving direc tions for the pictures, but when it came to an interview about their life in their native Hungary, and later Switzer land, we sort of bogged down. Mr. C, a baker, and Potpourri tried to talk by way of an English-Hungarian dictionary, but the newcomer did better with his two expressive hands. We gathered this might not be quite correct, that he had served in the "free dom army", that when the family decided to leave Hungary for a better life elsewhere they escaped to Austria, by walk ing at night when the guards would not see them, and from Austria made their way to Switzerland. Mr. Czekli made dramatic gestures to indicate that they might have been shot, then laced his fingers across his face in a manner which we thought indicated prison bars. When we asked the couple if they were happy to be in the United States, they both indicated emphatically that they were and Mr. C. said "Why not!" and wrapping his fingers around his neck, he made strangling motions and noises and then said "Dead, dead!" The two little girls, Mery and Marta, supplied a needed word now and then and when being photographed fell into giggling fits, just like girls do anywhere. The wore cheerful looking red corduroy dresses, long red stockings and in teresting white slippers. Mrs. Caroline Harding of "the McLeod-Trail area talked about one of her favorite subjects at a recent meeting of the Winston-Dillard Home Extension unit. Mrs. Harding has been a member of an extension unit for about 30 years, so she didn't have any trouble finding something to say. According to the Roseburg News-Review, Mrs. Harding recalled that the early demonstrations given for unit mem bers were for the most part on basic homemaking skills such as canning, baking and jelly making, with special les sons on how to use feed sacks for clothing, and how to do embroidery work. Mrs. Harding, who has been writing the McLeod news almost as long as she has been in extension work or maybe even longer, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Kobernik of Winston. , ' Usually the knives carefully laid out on the refreshment table at a wedding are used to cut the cake, but at the wedding of Nancy Jennings and Richard Pittman, at the Presbyterian church, one was used to cut -a ribbon. Nancy Jenning's sister, Melissa, who was married earlier in the fall in Salt Lake City, was one of her sisters' attendants. When the wedding was over and before the reception hon oring both daughters began, Melissa, now Mrs. James Chris- tensen, changed quickly into a wedding dress and veil. She tied her hair back with a bit of ribbon before adjusting the circlet of orange blossoms, and then found the ribbon was too long. With no scissors handy, Mrs. 1 Jenmngs picked up the cake knife, deftly cut off four or five inches of ribbon. adjusted the headdress and veil, and the reception began.-O.S. To Elect Bethel 55, International Or der of Job's Daughters, will elect officers at a meeting set for Tuesday, December 8, at the Pythian building at 7:30 p.m. $5 BUYS AT PENNEY'S! What a Collection for Beauty, Wear, Warmth, Value! Beautiful Jacquard Designs, Plaids, Plain Colors! What a great big, beautiful buy. We know you thrifty homemakers shop carefully for savings plus the most quality each dollar can buy. So, come in compare! See what fine, thick, fluffy blankets these are . . . read our labels, see how the newest fibers rayon, nylon, Orion are blended to give you cozy warmth, long wear, easy-care! And, so many lovely home fashion colors! 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