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
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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. Please take seats
apart from one another and get
out your notebooks."
When the girls were settled
and waiting expectantly, the
teacher continued, "Notalking.
Now write the answer to this
question: 'Which tire was
flat?" "
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