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Page IS Eugene Register-Guard, You Don't See a In a Blue Moon By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, General Extension Division, University of Oregon "Once in a blue moon" is an ex pression occasionally used. It seems to mean "almost never" or even "not at all." A prominent eastern astronomer recently re marked that he did not believe a blue moon could occur since there New Stock $ecja ICjuitari and See them now Priced 2.45 and up WILSON MUSIC STORE 39 East 10th Ave. Good News Mrs. Housewife Lane county ; peach growers have a .good normal crop this year and should be able to supply all iyour 1944 peach canning needs. Local Tree Ripened Peaches - Aseure Beit Results LANE CO. PEACH GROWERS ASSTf. n5 EUGENE Business Coilegt FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 5 Ask about our day school or nlta elasa A. E. ROBERTS, President Phone SBS 3A4 East Broadway BUILD HEALTH WITH DENTAL SERVICE The care given your teeth now will serve you well in future years. 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PAINLESS PARKER DENTIST W WILLAMETTE, CORNER 7TH AVE. Telephone El'iene I Kg Other offices In Salem, Portland. Taroma, Spokane, Seattle And la all leading Pacific Coast Cities Sunday, August 13, 1944 Blue Moon Once - But Pruett Did are no known meteorological or optical reasons (or it. Smoky air will produce a red moon. This is easily explained on the principle that the smoke scatters the shorter blue and violet waves of light more than red, thifir allowing the red part of the original white to reach us In greater abundance. Another eastern writer said the term doubtless comes from the use of the word to indicate an occa- i sional 13th full moon in a year, j About once in three years, 13 in ! stead of 12 full moons occur. In olden times each full moon was : given a name, such as Lenten ! moon, egg moon, harvest moon, hunter's moon, etc. The extra one, which might occur any month, was termed blue moon. But every time a scientist writes that a moon that appears blue cannot occur, a few laymen come back with strong refutations. Four such claims of actual observation have been published in the maga zine Sky and Telescope the past five years. One said that the half moon in the south had a decided bluish tinge 20 minutes before sunset and that its reflection In a quiet pond was even bluer. An other described his moon as greenish blue. The present writer considered blue moons likely due to constitu tional disorders of the observers until he and several others wit- Train Now for Wartime Service ai well at Post-War Business Secretarial, bookkeeping, stenographic or typing courses, MAKE YOUR OWN CREDIT TERMS WITHIN REASON Whatever dental work yo may require. Denial pistes, frowns. Inlars. brldfework. extractions. fining. ItonUI plates repaired and rellned. Ships Take Parcels To War Prisoners The largest shipment of Amer ican Red Cross prisoner of war parcels yet to go out in world war II is now on ita way to Mar seille, France, aboard the sister ships, Travancore and Mangalore, according to word reaching the Lane county chapter of the Red Cross. The ships left Philadelphia. This is the first time two prisoner of war supply ships sailed from this country on the same day. Largest and fastest of the Red Cross fleet, the motorshlps carry a combined cargo of 1,320.000 standard food parcels and a con siderable quantity of clothing for American and allied prisoners of war In Europe. The ships, rec ently built in Sweden, fly the Swedish flag and are manned by a Swedish crew. They are under charter to the international com mittee of the Red Cross at Ge neva. The Travancore made her maiden voyage to Philadelphia to take on the Red Cross cargo. The Mangalore made her first run In January of this year, completing the voyBge to Marseille in 17 ddys. This Is her fourth voyage. The ships have a maximum speed of IS knots and are twin Diesel powered. nessed this very phenomenon shortly after sunset on July 28, 1944. The half moon in the south was thinly vejed with gorgeous rea cirrus ciouas. At nrst it was thought that th moon might simply be blue by contrast, but when a little later it floated out Into 'very clear sky, it was still strikingly blue. Not of course In digo blue, but such a tint as might result from a coating of clear lacquer into which a fair amount of ' blue coloring had previously been mixed. The color was strik ingly evident and required no im agination. Our blue moon finally turned into yellow as darkness came on. No explanation is offered since none is supposed to be possible. A blue moon may be a sight of a lifetime or even rarer but nor mal eyes do sometimes observe it. A search through the Indices of the Monthly Weather Review from 1898 to 1942 revealed not a single reference to this phenomenon. Similar luck was encountered In a "once over" of practically all the meteorology and astronomy books at the University of Oregon library. The writer is anxious to get ac counts of blue moons observed by others at any time in the past. Ad dress him at 1832 Longview ave nue, Eugene, Oregon. A much longer, discussion will be given over radio KOAC at 8 p.m., Aug. 14. New Logging Methods' Can Save Timber PORTLAND, Aug. 12. W) Despite serious wartime Inroads in northwest timber, modern pro duction methods and new products can Insure the industry's future, a Seattle Lumberman said here to day. .The future of the lumber In dustry must be based on sustain ed yield production and utiliza tion of new products, said Col. William B. Greeley, manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's as sociation. "The supply already was de pleted by the old time 'slash' method of lumbering" he said. 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Red Cross Question Box (EDITOR'S NOTE: Some more j time contingencies, and rem. questions and answers, bringing lar transportation. It la believee out how the Red Cross can give that from two to five months are guidance, advice, and help, are : required. It must be remembered published today. Others will be that the United States government run from time to time to give an j has absolutely no control over the idea on Red Cross program of ; movement of mail in and out 01 work. Today's set. as have otHer enemy countries. - 1 recent ones, deals mainly with i Q Have all military prisoners prisoner of war problems. I been reported officially by name j by the Japanese? If not, do lists Q What is the average time continue to come? Have all pris I required tor the delivery of a let-1 oners taken from Bataan and Cor . tcr dispatched from a German i regidor been reported? I prisoner of war? I A There are many servicemen i A The time required varies ; reported mlsslnr in action in and due to censorship delays, war- .near the Philipptnea whose Army Reports 30 Wounded Oregonians ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 UP) Thirty Oregon soldiers wounded In action: European Theater: Barber, Pvt. Cecil R. Ralph Barber, father, Gaston. Beiser, Pvt. Theodore G. Mrs. Lucy Beiser, mother, Gresham. Buick, Pvt. Walter A. Mrs. Louise W. Buick, mother, Kla math Falls. Carlson, Sgt. Arvid R. Mrs. E. Carlson, mother, Portland Hurst, Pvt. James Q. Miss Mattie Hurst, aunt, Scotts Mills. ' your local Red Cross for full n Lichtenthaler, Pvt. Donald W. ! formaton. Mrs. Maude E. Lichtenthaier, mother, Newberg. Lutz, Pfc Charles O. Mrs, Win ifred L. Lutz, mother, Pendleton. Mitchell, Pvt. Donald W. Mrs. Harold H. Berglund, sister, Portland. Robinson, Cpl. Donald O. Mrs. Roy Robinson, mother, Hardman. Ross, 2nd Lt. Wesley R. Mrs. Frances A. Ross, mother, Wamic. Rowcliffe,, Pfc Lylc W. Mr. and Mrs. Morley A. Rowcliffe, parents, Portland. Rowe, 2nd Lt. Frank A. Frank A. Rowe, father, Portland, Wangsness, Tech. 5th Gr. Clar ence W. Mrs. Sina Wangsness, mother, Portland. Watson, 1st Lt. Ralph A. Jr. Ralph A. Watson, father, Portland. Mediterranean Theater: Jordan, 1st Lt. Edmund A. Mrs. Lois R. Jordan, wife, Port land. Southwest Pacific Theater: Canby, Tech. 5th Gr. Chester G. Mrs. Frances M. Canby, mother, Buxton. ; Dexter, Pfc Ralph E. Mrs. , Mclla Dexter, mother, Bend. Eckstrom, Tech. 4th Gr. Keith D. Carl L. Eckstrom, father, Portland. Goschie, Tech. Sgt. Eddie C : Carl H. Goschie, father, Silver-; ton. Hall, Cpl. Dclbert H. Mrs. Mabel s. Hall, mother. La Grande. King, Sgt. Julian W. Mrs. . Hply Horn, aunt, Portland. ' j Ruever, Teen. sgt. Haymona is.i Mrs. u. E. Kliever, mother, Dallas. -Larson. Staff Ret. John W Lewie Larson, father, Astoria. Lattanzi, 1st Lt. Thomas W. ifsTlVAJ Off namea have not yet Deen rep"", ed as prisoners; but lists are con tinuing to come through Geneva to the provost marshal general. Thia is also true of the men taken from Bataan and Corregidor. Q Can an Individual in this country send food parcels and clo thing packages to French, Bel gian, Yugoslav and Netherlands, Polish, or other European nation als now prisoners of war in Ger man camps? A Yes, If you are more nearly related than first cousin you may order a Red Cross food package nothing else. Such sending is subject to strict regulation as to number in a certain length of time, proof of relationship to the prisoner, official labels for cer- ' tain natianalltes. and so on. See Mrs. Mary Lattanzi, mother, Mil waukie. - Lenington, Pfc Jack Mrs. Mabel Lenington, mother, Enter prise. Malos, 1st Lt. Floyd G. George M. Malos, father, 1758 Lincoln street, Eugene. Moran, Pvt. Jack A. Jack M. Moran, father, Portland. Mountain, Tech. 4th Gr. James J. Thomas J. Mountain, father, 900 East Nineteenth street, Eu gene. Simonis, Tech. 5th Gr. Obie L. Mrs. Stella E. Simonis, mother, Richland. Sorierberg, Tech. 4th Gr. Walter B. Mrs. Alma S. Soderberg, mo ther, Astoria. The largest shore organization for merchant seamen in the world is the Seaman's Church In stitute in New York City. RECORDS f) Decca and Capitol . j I Victor, Columbia fl RADIO-LAB Next to Mayflower Theater 768 E. 11th Fhone 1085 17-Year-0lds Now Flocking To Navy Expanded quotas for voluntary enlistments from the 17-year-old group, recently inaugurated by the navy after a restricted period, ap parently will continue in effect this month, according to word re ceived by Chief W. E. Bell of the Eugene navy recruiting station. Orignial announcement of the heightened quotas for enlistments of young men in this age bracket was marked by an influx of pros pective young bluejackets into navy substations throughout the Oregon district, which is continu ing unabated. 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