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Show PAGEEIGttrr Editor'. Note: Ttu w the tnird In: ? crk .f of - articles by v. Dr. ? XIale : cnoeirnliiff carreot mctoh--omlcal Jevent& ' -:v . , 'By. DIfc.1 WAYNE B. HALES ' - The early " taoraiAg hours o August Xlr 12 and 13 of each year, furnish - sky - watchers the best and most aepehdable' opportunity to count ahd observe meteoric showers, commonly known as falling fall-ing stars. . It is on these dates that the earth passes through the orbit of the Perseids or August Meteors. These meteors consist of an infiri-ite infiri-ite number of tiny cosmic particles of sizes Lctween a grain of sana and a pea.-They seem to be quite uniformly distributed about the entire oiolt, like beads about a tlattened cart-wheel. When toe earth meets these particles in a head on collision, their v relative velocities may oe as much as 60 miles per second. The resistance resist-ance we experience in ' riding through our atmosphere 60 miles per hour, is an indication of what terrific resistance would be met by multiplying this speed -by 3bOU. lremendous bpeed Ho tremenuuus ' is this friction tnat the neat produceo, almost un-meaiateiy un-meaiateiy raises these metallic bits to white hot temperatures. Yve then see, a streak of light across the sky and call it a dialling dial-ling star." Vvhat has actually happened hap-pened is that a tiny pea ot cosmic material has passed through our atmospnere and in transit has bjen 'neated to incandescence, ano when beyond it cools off but continues con-tinues its enalesa journey aiouiiu and a rouna the sun, very mucn reduced in size. v If it hits the earth's atmosphere atmos-phere more directly, itvia entirely consumed, leaving' only a streak ot smoke or cosmic dust in its wake. It it is very mucn larger than a pea and comes directly toward to-ward the earth it hits the earth betore it is consumed. It is tnen called a meteorite. Tnese meteorites meteor-ites otten come :througn the atmosphere at-mosphere with a tremendous roar and strike the earth with a terrific explosion. Many-Have been found, completely analyzed, and deposited deposit-ed in national museums xor puoiic observation. These meteorid swarms seem to be the remains Oi what Was one ume an eiuptic comet, which has been out-gased so many times t'nat sutticient gas can no longer be supplied to make it- luminous. August, Meteors The meteors we see during the month of August, are called Per-sicd?ineleojrsvT-tjecause vthe tine drawn through all the trails ot light left by 1 them seem to radiate radi-ate from a point in the constellation constella-tion Perseus one shaped like the capital letter "A" and seen in the north eastern skies at 2 a. m., during dur-ing the month of August. Other permanent meteoric showers show-ers radiate from the constellation Orion, on October 20th and from Gemini, on December 10th of each year. Before the real nature of these meteoric showers was t known, their -occurance gave rise to great -terror and superstition among the native peoples of the earth. They thought them to. be evil omens announcing an-nouncing -their own - destruction and the end of the earth. As late as 1810 President Thomas Jefferson Jeffer-son is reported to have said when told two scientists had seen a meteorite fall, T wduld prefer to oeneve mat two Harvard professors profes-sors should lie than that stones should fall from heaven." Numerous Showers Sometimes these meteoric showers show-ers arc so numerous that they looked like a "gigantic umbrella" or as snowflakes in a storm. On November 13, 1833, when the Mormon saints were being driven from their homes some reliable sources estimated that as many as zw.uw per hour fell from the .skies. Of this event Parley P. Pratt records in his autobiography "About two o'clock the next J L SSl I PROVO HIGH THURSDAY,. 3 fl&b?oybe cause ii i 1 f PreSeasoEa:Dainice: uowara4kcprn8iyrcnestra morning we were called up by , the cries of the signs in the heavens. We arose, and to our great astonishment aston-ishment alltbe- firmament seemed seem-ed enveloped in splendid" fire works, as if every star in the broad course, and sent lawless through the wilds of the ether. Thousands of brieht meteors were-shooting through space in every direction i with long trails of light following in their course. This lasted for several sev-eral hours, and was only closed by the dawn of the rising sun. Every heart was filled with joy at this majestic display of signs and wonders, won-ders, showing the near approach of the coming of the Son of God." Highlight Tonight Tonight from 12 to 4 a. m. thousands' of people over the United Unit-ed States will be cooperating with members of the American Meteor society in counting and charting the paths of these Perseid meteors. Contributions made by Provo observers ob-servers will be very much appreciated. appre-ciated. One should record the exact time, the direction of flight, and one or two fixed stars near its path. It should then be sent to Dr. Charles P. Oliver, Flower-Observatory, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, Upper Darby, Penn., where it will be correlated with similar data gathered elsewhere in the United States. CAVERN OPENS ON IDAHO SITE . (Continued from Page One1, crumbles. Observers can step to the edge of a bank, and look down 200 feet into a crawling, dust belching canyon below. The old Salmon river canyon is feeling the earth spasm. Along the river's course, dust jets from the ground, settling in the water. Land Honeycombed Authorities said the entire country around Buhl and in the Twin Falls area was honeycombed with' caverns, result of an incomplete incom-plete volcanic formation thous ands of years ago. When the top strata -was dis rupted by volcanic explosions, it did not settle, leaving virtual bubbles bub-bles beneath the earth's surface. Robertson's farm is apparently located atop one of those bubbles. Now it is feared the earth is finally settling, and the bubble collapsing. The land, formerly rich in corn and! wheat; has been abandoned. No attempt is being made to use the land for production. Farmers fear that a crack will open suddenly, sud-denly, engulfing them. Navy Mothers of -Provo Plan Club . All mothers with sons in Navy service are invited to the initial meetinR of the Navy. Mothers' club planned soon to organize in Provo, Willis D. Keller. a E. M., U.S.N, reports. Mr. Keller reports the organization organ-ization has become a strong one in larger centers, and carries federal fed-eral endorsement. Speakers for the opening meeting in the armory will be J. I Graham, Navy lieutenant lieu-tenant and the president of the Navy 'Mothers club of Salt Lake City. All Navy mothers are asked to 'xcontact Mrs. ruty v mceni, 1 1 West Second South, or Mrs. M. H. Pehrson, 137 South Fifth West. Women Found Vain In Ancient Times SAUVILLE, France U.R Vanity Van-ity cases and eyebrow pluckers were used bv Merovingian women of 700 A.D., M. L. Vilminot. school teacher of Sauvfite in the Vosges region, has discovered through ex- MAttnflAH Vilminot practices archaeology as a habby and has found so many thingrs of real significance in diguing dig-uing up the ruins of the Frankish town buried in the fields near Sauville that, he has gathered them into a Merovingian museum which attracts visitors from far and near. x Dating: from 500 to 700 A. D., the excavated town shows no signs of having been Christianized. Many pagan relics have been found and coins bear the image of Theodoric, King of Ostrogoths. Most of the articles which Vilminot Vil-minot has discovered are in a remarkable re-markable state of preservation despite the centuries during which they have been buried. This the archaeologist attributes to a. reddish red-dish material with which the articles arti-cles were covered. Indicating that the Franks had discovered an anti-rust anti-rust substance. SCHOOL AUGUST 12th . . V I PROVO '(UTAH)' IS RENEWALS Many WPA- workers are losing tyeir: chance for - private employment-by- failing to make regular renewals every :. 30 days - of their National Reemployment service applications, states-W. L. MUden-nalV MUden-nalV NRS district , manager. - A -large amount of private work is being handled through this office, and I advise all WPA clients to keep up to date their application with the NRS," he says. -The following regulation, issued oy tne. state wr. oince, win oenefit all workers, according to Mr. Mildenhall: 'Employment on WPA projects is intended only as a "stop-gap1 to tide workers over until they can oe placed in private indus . . a 9 - A. J try. In order to be considered for private or other employment through the National Reemploy ment service, workers must Keep their applications active by pre senting NRS identification each 30 days." Hereafter no worker will be considered for assignment by the NRS unless his application has been renewed as per rules, according ac-cording to Mr. Mildenhall. San Luis Battle Ending Thursday; Boys Visit L. A. BY THORNTON BOOTH Special Herald Correspondent SAN LUIS OBISPO After battline In the field with the enemy for aperlod of nearly 48 hours the Utah regiments Thurs day morning will see the "end' of battle. The 145th is scheduled to leave camp Friday with a day's leave set in, Los Angeles before the final trek homeward Battery F has one adjutant gen eral, two majors! four captains and five lieutenants at their offi cers' mess. Pay checks for the last quar ter's drill reached camp giving the men some much needed spending money. Slickers are the "fashion" here as the early evening fog rolls in, settling over the camp until morn ing. J. A. Owens, business manager of the Provo Herald who is now working with the San Luis Obispo Tribune-Telegram, was a visitor in camp. Paul Rowley reports an attack of homesickness, stating. "I'd like to have with me what s home, and be on a different trip." Corporal Paul Duke says to report re-port to his wife he's homesick too, Moving picture are' shown every night in camp. ' John Daly is learning how to take down and build up a machine gun. Corporal Henry Hansen got a haircut and mustache trim to the delight of the battery Which had "threatened" him. Bill Pardoe has a sugar-bowl type haircut. News of Record Maurice Broadbent forfeited a $5 bond when he failed to appear in city court Wednesday to face charges of speeding. Frank James, Paul Huish and John H. Hilgendorff forfeited $2 each on overtime parking charges. Inflow of Gold to U. S. Halted WASHINGTON, Aug- H U.R Federal reserve board estimates that less than $500,000,000 of hoarded gold remained concen-traed concen-traed in London raised administration adminis-tration hopes today that the heavy gold Inflow from Europe was at an end. The stream of gold from abroad has been one of the New Deal's major economic worries because it carried the threat of. credit inflation in-flation and because it was responsible respon-sible for an increase of more than $11000,000,000 in the gross national na-tional debt. S. L. Kidnapers Believed Arrested SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 11 (ILR) Einaar Johannsen and Ed. Littleford, Utah ex-convicts identified iden-tified as the men who kidnaped Lloyd Miller, New Meadows, Idaho, Ida-ho, service station operator, have been "positively" Identified as the two who committed two kidnap-lngs kidnap-lngs in Salt Lake City recently, a police announcement said today. Captain of detectives said he Idaho kidnapers' were definitely established as the two men who abducted and robbed Dr. William Leary, of the University of Utah, and Dr. Mildred " Nelson, state health official. ' The equatorial areas of the earth spin . along at a much faster rate than other earth surfaces, and, thus, centrifugal force: assists water wa-ter in its course towards the equator. equa-tor. . ; RB-SHINGLE . ' r BIGIIT; OVEH' YOUR . OLD 6IIINGLE3 -: Economical and durable Job; , See" us tat Estimates. Gluteal Coal A taster Oa ns ED OFuPfl EVENING, - HERALD, . In :3Fr aiicl .V -.Case V IV i vV s Or. John , EL Baker, above, held , in Los Angeles charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with mak bag alleged faked accidents look reaL Mrs. Anna Howard, lower, assertedly confessed she used a hammer on her person to inflict injuries and collect insurance claims. I SPANISH FORK 1 I MRS. EFFXE DART I Reoorter Phone 1C8 : : Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Baily and son Carl, of Denver, Colorado arrived here Monday afternoon to spend a week's vacation visiting relatives. They were accompanied accompan-ied by their neice, Miss Theda Jex of this city who has soent the past mtonth .With them. Mrs, Baily will be remembered as Mis Pearl Stewart Mrs. C. H. Marshal and Jennings Jen-nings Banks and daughters of Los Angeles, California, are visiting visit-ing here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Banks. Mrs. Bessie Henry and two daughters, Gloria and Elizabeth Henry, of Oshkosk, Wisconsin are vlsithr for 4 ten -days .ttn Mr. and lira. Steven McCbrmict. Mrs. Henry is a neice of Mr. Mccormick's Mc-cormick's and they had not seen each other for twenty years. Mrs.-Olivia McGregor of Alpine is spending, the week with her neice, Mrs... Fred S.'Dart, Jr. Mrs. Rosetta Flavel had as dinner din-ner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs,. Fred . Dean, Mrs. Don Coulam and daughter. Sharon of Salt Lake and Mr. and Mrs. John-E. Bowen of Spanish Fork. Miss' Lois McFadden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. McFadden, fs spending her Vacation with her parents here. She is a student of the South Western University Secretarial school, Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Hazel Hughes and son Rawlins and daughter Phyllis and Mr. artd Mrs. Dean York were visitors vis-itors at Richfield, Utah, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Dean York with her sister, and Mrs. Hughes was a special guest at a bridge luncheon giVen by Mrs. Howard Christiansen. Christian-sen. She was the, recipient of a beautiful guest prize. Mrs. 'Hannah Swenson, Mrs. Hazel HugbeS, and Mrs. Ann Slier were in attendance at the American Amer-ican Legion auxiliary convention at Price during the' week, Mrs! Phyilia Smith and Mrs. Marie Nelson Nel-son attended on Saturday. STREET PtibAN PUT FORWARD (Continued from Page One) the state, and the abutting property proper-ty owners. The estimate contemplates resurfacing re-surfacing with rock asphalt alon, the south side of Cetner street from the east side of First West to the east side of Third West; also constructing a new curb and gutter along te property fronting te two streets. For the work on tte curb and gutte 46 cubic yards of concrete at $15 each; will be required, a total cost of $690, according to Mrs. . Jacob's estimate. Four-htmi dred tons of rock asphalt at $3 each, a total cost of $3200 will be necesary. The estimate also includes $27 for asphalt joints. Contractor and engineering costs would amount to $392. . ... , f Macaws, when mortally wounded, wound-ed, frequently hook their beaks oyer a. .small limb and remain hanging in inid-air after death. I TOO IiATE FOR I CLASSIFICATION ' .: ' - . ; FOR RENT UNFURNISHED 3 RM and bath, neWly Jec base- ' mentl42 No. 5th West. al3 FOR SAXE-MISCELLANEOUS USED carriage in 'good order. Like new at Lanning, 57 N. Univ. all JFOR : RENT W FURNISHED i II Jll.lUiJlLIIUWllJMUUI.IMll'lWWlWU.Wn.llWM WEDNESDAY; AUGUST . 111937 Moonshine Boilers Now War Machines I ELIZABETH CITY; N. CVUJ9 Boilers once1 used- - by moonshiners are bound .for , Japan and . England: Eng-land: Officers sold the confiscated boilers to a junk yard and later the eight boilers were resold to dealers buying scrap metal for foreign markets. Bees Trained Successfully MOSCOW (HE) A school has been started at the Moscow Sclen- itlflc Research Institute to teach bees to feed on only one kind of flower and thus improve the quality qual-ity and quantity of their honey. By placing a quantity, of the de sired flower in the immediate vic inity of the hives the bees are soon accustomed to the smell of that flower and will feed on no other. r Wool and Spun. Ray on! FLANNEL Light and (0(0) Dark Colors!xDj(0) yd. Looks like a far more expensive fabric! Wears unusually well too! For frocks and suits. Penisnap Fasteners, assorted. soS ' 4 las Tape, ' A colors, 8 yd . ov Penimaid Rick Rack 4 Aa Braid, colors. 6 yds 1JLUV Penimaid Pearl Buttons, But-tons, asstd. sixes- Penimaid Rayon Elas tic. Ya". 5 J. P. CoatsN and Chirks ONT Mercer- - ized Thread, 100 yds Ileathet Tt7ccd Prints Patterns! Florals, . plaids; and gebtuetiics on tweedy backgrounds. All fast color! 35"36" wide. ' , f. f " -v Starts Thursday nl t- ' in r,enneif s 5 Prpvo-Store BOARD OKEHS PARKER PLAN (Continued :f ronr-Page One) safe and the foundation - are in good condition. Weakness Noted "The" examination is not complete com-plete in every detail, but sufficiently suffici-ently thorough to determine the weakest element In the building," Mr Jacob- concluded. The weakest part of the struc ture is the roof, Mr. Jacob found. Commenting on it he said: '"The shingles are old, daylight showing show-ing through in numerous places. The rafter, bracing is inade quate and the roof is unsafe. A heavy snow may cause collapse of roof. It also offers a fire haz ard, due to accumulation of dust, dirt, etc.," he added. New Building Parker school building is sched Our Finest Percale! IS etc Patterns! New Colors! 36" Finished Width! 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I uled by the board of education for abandonment' with - the construction construc-tion of the new Parker district building, f or? which federal aid is now being sought; Approval has been made, and" allotment ; of the funds themselves for , the . new building is awaited. However, even if construction were to begin today, school board members point out; it would not oe pnysicaiiy possiDie 10 get tne new building ready for occupancy within the school year now opening. open-ing. It is expected that the new building will be ready for fall a year from now.- Mr. Jacob made his report at the request of the. Parker P.-T. A. and with the cooperation of the school boarV, who employed Moroni Mo-roni Cottttm to assist the city engineer. en-gineer. Other Orders-Harry Orders-Harry S. Michael was approved to operate the school bus for out We've a treat in store for every woman who's ever held a needle in her hand! 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Three pockets. Short Length 1 to 3 Yard Length Fluffy" Outing 36 inches wide. You will save plerity on a truly high quality i. outing, ; ," -' : if m m lying points .diirlng the school year beginning September ; 13.. v J. Martin' Kimber and David Reese were employed to make mechanical me-chanical repairs on school boilers. The ; gymnasium 1 roof at Dixon junior high will be re-surfaced. Reports of Reed' W. Fautln, on a nature study course of the summer, sum-mer, and of the Central Supply store at Provo high, were read and accepted. . , - Dean Amos N. Merrill was the only member not present. Superintendent Super-intendent J. C-Moffitt is expected to arrive Thursday rfrom Chicago where he fcas been , studying. . WOULD PROTECT SHIPS FROM STRIKES WASHIN TON, Aug. U tVJfr-Chairman tVJfr-Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the U. S. Maritime commission today to-day instructed a special committee of five marine experts to determine determ-ine how to protect shipping against costly strikes. 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