Public Invited To See Eclipse At ECU By LEO W. JENKINS EAST CAROLINA UNIVER SITY?This column comes In the form of an open Invitation to everyone in North Carolina to visit the campus oT East Caro lina University on the weekend of March 7. The occasion? A total solar eclipse which will occur over the Greenville area. Dr. R. M. Helms, profes sor of physics at ECU, in forms me that this eclipse is unusual in that it breaks the normal time separation between eclipses. According to Dr. Helms, an eclipse occurs on the average of about once every 360 years. But it has been only seventy years since a total solar eclipse was seen in North Carolina. Recently, 1 received a let ter from Mrs. Iris C. Jack son of Kinston. She said her 1 mother remembered the eclipse that occurred here in 1900. Here's how she described it: "The chickens went to roost and the cows came in to go to sleep at ten a. m. Total darkness was present for a time and the fowls and animals were per plexed to the point they felt it was night and time to rest." There have been only four in the United States in the past fifty years, and in all the Brit ish Isles in 1400 years there have been 18 total eclipses. London has had two in the same fourteen centuries. This points up the rarity of the relatively brief span of seventy years separating the two eclipses that will have taken place in East ern North Carolina. Our science departments are using this event as a highlight of a two-day scientific con ference to be held on the ECU campus March 6 and 7. Science educators and research peo ple from throughout the world have been invited to take part in this conference. Invitations have gone to Russia, England, France, and a number of other countries inviting sconce teachers to attend this meet ing and observe the eclipse. We hope to be able to get one of our astronauts to appear on the program as a guest speak er, but we are still awaiting con firmation of this invitation. Just for the record, here are some facts concerning the eclipse: The partial eclipse at Greenville begins at 12:15:05 p. m.; totality begins at 1:31:51; totality en'is at 1:34:48; part ial eclipse ends at 2:48:56, all Eastern Standard Time. In the Tar Heel State, the center of totality passes near Elizabethtown, LaG range, Greenville, Wllliamston and Windsor. Now, for those who wish to observe the eclipse, here are a few tips. According to Dr. Helms, one should not look at the sun, even if partially eclips ed, with the naked eye. Sun burning of the retina will occur with the probability of a per manent blind spot resulting. Do not look through a tele scope or binocular, at the sun. Per manent damage will result if the sun is full, or partially eclipsed. Do not direct either camera or binocular toward the sun, either full or partly eclipsed, unless a suitable front filter is used. The camera focal plane shutter and cemented lens may be damaged. A pin-hole tube or "camera" may be used to view the eclipse, with an image of the partially eclipsed sun cast onto ascreen. A "camera" made with a yard-long tube will produce a solar image over a half inch in diameter, magnified four times. It is perfectly safe. If you would like a fact sheet on the coming eclipse for more detailed information, just con tact my office or the East Car olina University's News Bureau. We'll be happy to furnish any Information you wish. Foot Rot Is Included Among Cattle Ailment! Beef cattle producers and dairymen must Include foot rot among their animal health con cerns. This ailment is common and can produce severe lame ness. Foot rot is caused by a bac terial organism that is wide spread in nature, according to Dr. Robert F. Behlow, exten sion veterinarian at North Carolina State University. Even though the disease is common, farmers whose herds have a high Incidence of cases probably will find a predispos ing cause if they look around the barnlot. It may be due to a wet, muddy barnyard with coarse gravel or sharp stones, a mud hole at the watering tank, a bad spot in the lane where the cattle walk frequent ly or a rocky creek bed. Lameness is the first Indi cation of foot rot, Behlow said. A close examination probably will show that the skin between the claws or at the bulb of the heel Is red and swollen. If the infection is not stopped, it un dermines the sole and walls One DD Case In Short ? ..." . . ' % ; Term District Court One defendant was found guil ty on a drunk driving charge and a number of traffic cases were disposed of In a short ses sion ol District Court last Fri day afternoon. The length of the district court session was limited by the Civil Term of Superior Court which did not adjourn until early afternoon. Roy Perry Alston was sen tenced to the roads for 60 days when he was found guilty of a drunk driving charge. The sentence was suspended for 12 months upon condition the (io fendant surrender his opera tor's license for 12 months, except as allowed In limited driving privileges granted the defendant, and that he pays a $100 fine and court costs. Roy Perry Alston was or dered to pay a $10 fine and court costs when he pled guil ty of speeding 70 mile's per hour In a 55 mph zo no. Stacey Russell pled guilty to speeding 70 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone Me was ordered to pay a $20 fine and court costs. Rensy Bryant was ordered to pay court costs when he pled guilty to speeding 70 miles per hour In a 65 mph zone. James Andrews, Jr., pled guilty to driving with an ex pired operator's license and was ordered to pay court costs. Joseph Malcolm Floyd, who walvered a hearing of a charge of speeding 60 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, was order ed to pay a $10 fine and court costs. Nicholas Durroll was order ed to pay a $10 fine and court costs when he pled guilty to of the affected foot. In ad vanced cases, the Infection spreads deeper and affects ten dons and Joints. Foot rot seldom causes death loss, but it does cut down sev erely on milk production and gain, Dr. Behlow said. Early treatment is the most effective. Where foot rot Is suspected, examine the foot first for nail or wire punc tures, cuts, wire wrapped around the foot or foreign ob jects between the claws. J'any of the cases suspected of being foot rot are quick ly treated by removal of the foreign objects and routine treatment of the wound. In more severe cases, it may be neces sary to bandage the foot. Dr. Behlow suggested that* farmers dealing with an early case of foot rot may get the best results from using the sulfa drugs ? penicillin or strepto mycin ? intravenously. A com bination of these type drugs speeding 50 miles pttt hour in a 35 mph zone. Rensy Pou Bryant pled guil ty to speeding 70 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone. He was ordered to pay court costs. Walter Talley, who pled guil ty to a charge of public drunk enness, was taxed with court costs. Clinton R. Yancey was order ed to pay court costs when he pled guilty to driving on the wrong side of the highway. Lessle Wood Fair cloth was ordered to pay a $5.00 fine and court costs when he pled guil ty to a charge of speeding 65 miles per hour In a 55 mph zone. Johnnie P. Walker, who pled guilty to a charge of public drunkenness, was taxed with court costs. Eleanor Odom Hlght was ordered to pay a $5.00 fine and court costs when she pled guil ty to speeding 65 miles per hour lna 55 mph zone. Jerry Norman Stalllngs pled guilty to failing to stop for a stop sign and wasorderedtopay court costs. James Rawllngs pled guilty to a charge of failing to pro duce a valid operator's license and was ordered to pay a $25 fine and court costs. Lucies Harrison, who pled guilty of overtaking and passing another motor vehicle at a marked Intersection, was or dered to pay a$10fine and court costs. James Walter Hockenberry was ordered to pay court costs when he pled guilty to a charge of public drunkenness. can be used. The affected animals should be kept in clean, dry areas to hasten rapid recovery. Prompt treatment can prevent most cases of foot rot from be coming serious. lough Question It was a delightful spring day and four high school girls skipped morning classes to go for a drive. After lunch, they reported to a teacher that their car had had a flat tire on the way to school that morning. To their relief, she smiled understanding^ and said: "Girls, you missed a test this morning. 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