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rotm Htorom (oheoon) r TOSSING MOUNTAINS OF SPRAT, wind and waves slap Sansallto, Cal., waterfront as fierce storm lashes California closing highways, delaying rail schedules, causing landslides. (International) Moon Questions Answered - By J. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer. Extension Division Oregon Higher Education System . We answer here a few ques tions which often are received. 1. "What was the matter with the new moon last evening? It looked like a complete round moon with nearly all of it in eclipse. I never saw anything like that before." This is a phenomenon which may be observed any month when the "thin slip of the new moon" is in a very clear west ern sky which is growing dark. It is called "the old moon in the new moon's arms." The moon is a globe of about one-fourth the diameter of the earth. It is all "out there" even though some times we seem to see only a thin crescent. But when sky condi tions are good and the moon is still young, we see . the entire disk of the moon that is turned our way. ' The dim part of the moon is the night side; the brilliant cres cent, the day part. Most of the lighted half is then turned away from us. We see the night side due to earthshine on it. When the moon is new to us, the earth is full to it, and gives it about 50 times as much earth light as we get from a full moon. It is so strong that we can see the night moonscape dimly lighted by it. In the writer's youth when go ing home from a wedding one winter night we saw near the eastern horizon a phenomenon which might put the question above in reverse. Someone re marked that it was very unusual to see a new moon in the east during the evening. No adult in the group seemed to realize that a real lunar eclipse was in pro-j gress. Log Cutters Are Heading For the Tall Timber AND THIS YEAR; AS IN THE PAST, THEY ARE CARRYING ... McCULLOCH CHAIN SAWS EXPERIENCE has proven to them that McCulloch is the champion money maker in the woods. Follow the men who know to CHAIN SAW HEADQUARTERS and pick up that new McCulloch Saw before you head for the tall uncut! SOUTHERN OREGON EQUIP. CO. PHONE 3-3633 ACROSS FROM Flagstone o Fireplace Equip. Building Stone All Sizes, Types, Finishes Patio Furn. e Bar-B-Q Supplies Red .ood - Steel - Aluminum A Complete Lin Ornamental Iron SCHEFFEL PATIO SUPPLY P'.ONE 2-5668 Crushed Granite Crushed Rock Gravel M. C. LININGER & SONS .., PHONE 2-5336 or 2-5897 mail txibxtrs I 1 ' Z "" I t . ' A" I 0 "Is there any justification for the ideas of some that the weather for the coming month can be predicted by the tilt of the new moon?" None at all excepting that we can expect the general weather to be somewhat the same for a certain month year after year. We are sometimes told that a crescent moon that is so tipped that it would spill water if it were a dish, is a wet moon, and that one which is lying pretty well on its back so as to hold water is a dry moon. Some evi dently believe that there ' are years, when the new moon of March will be "dry", and other years "wet." Tip Always Same The tip of the new moon for any certain month is always the same year after year. In March it is always "dry"; in September, always "wet", with varying stages between for other months. Look for the new moon in the western twilight around the middle of this coming week and behold a crescent lying almost with its points up. But instead of holding water in its arms, it will be holding the "old moon" faintly illuminted by earthshine. LONG TENURE ENDED Theresa, N. Y. (U.R) A 100 acre farm has been sold aften be ing in one family more than 125 years. Ivan Schell, a great-great-grandson of the pioneer owner, Conrade Zellar, sold the farm to Walter C. June. 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The town of 9,000 persons, site of one of Kennecott's biggest operations at the Ruth Copper nit. lies at the mouth of two huge canyons through which tons of water would cascade should a quick thaw hit the area. Nevada's worst winter in 60 years has left almost six times the normal water 'content im prisoned in snow drifts around the town. Warm Spell Forecast A period of cool weather with no rain might alleviate a flood threat and produce a slow runoff. But due to the lateness of the season a warm spell is more like iy to come, sending up to 750 feet of water per second roaring into the town whose drainage Amer. Legion 4 Laden 514 Goode 486 Farrar 459 Harmon 468 Slead 480 3407 Edgerton Motors 0 Abs. 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Moe warned that the world situation remains tense and that the "violent language" used in the past months has increased fear and anxiety. The middle-aged, good-humored Norwegian, who led his com mittee through stormy weather, said the East and West did not agree to establish a disarmament commission. They- remained "miles apart" on the basic ques tions of arms reduction and atomic control, he thought "There is no outstanding achievement in this session," he said, "that will mark the place of this assembly in the history of the United Nations." Scents Danger Moe pointed to the surprising ly large support which Russia mustered in favor of the mass admission of new members to the organization. He cautioned that despite strong support for the western-sponsored principle of collective action against ag gression, discussions revealed a "certain reluctance against too automatic a procedure in this matter. He listed the existence of states which purposely follow a neutral policy and pointed to the increasing influence of the Arab and Latin-American blocs. "Many delegates feel," Moe said, "that the atmosphere has been somewhat better than in previous sessions, and almost everybody considers the danger system can handle only 150 feet of runoff at" a time. Mayor M. E. Broadbent said the only place the water could be channeled without ruining the town is right down the main street. So the sandbagging opera tion began. "We don't know when this thing will hit, but we are doing everything we can to hold dam age to a minimum," Broadbent said. Dead line Sunday Classifieds is at noon Saturdays. You Can Depend On These Du Pont Chemicals For BETTER CONTROL OF THESE FRUIT PESTS Pear Scab Pont Fermate () SETTER THINGS FOR UTTER LIVING ... THROUGH CHEMISTRY Scon Lessoned of war as less now than a year or two ago. "One was, however, reminded of the tenseness of the situation through the Soviet accusations of the United States' alleged preparations for war against China. There was the American delegate's warning against the consequences of possible Soviet aggression in Southeast Asia, and (Russian delegate) Malik's declaration that the U.S.A. has already started a third World War." "The violent language," he continued, "is disappointing and it is quite evident from it that there has not been the slightest attempt by one side to under stand the other and the more violent the language becomes, the greater our fear. Some Progress "Unless we can have the dis cussions on the reasons for our respective fears brought down to the level of calm and objec tivity, it will be impossible to clarify the differences. "It is from this point of view that I consider as the greatest achevement of this session the unanimous decision to establish a disarmament commission, even if it is evident that the opinions on dsarmament are miles apart. "This has been the first unani mous decision for a long time in the United Nations. If all differ ences could be discussed in the same quiet way, we should have taken the frst important step on the road towards the relief of tension in the world. "Nevertheless, I think it cor rect to say that even if the ten sion between East and West has not been eased, this session has not shown any increase in the tension. "It is Interesting to note that the strong will to peace in all countries, especially in those which do not belong directly to one or the other camp, expressed itself forcefully in several votes at this session." JUDGE XNOWS STUFF New Haven, Conn. U.E) A lawyer argued, "You've got to grant my motion. 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