Evening star., 1932-08-29
PLANES TO CHECK
STARLIGHT BENDING
DURING ECLIPSE
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next Wednesdays solar eclipse, hustled
with activity today.
On a score of locations in the heldS
for miles hereabouts scientists and tnelr
assistants StroVe to complete prepara-
tions for the most widely heralded event
of it's kind in years. Instruments were
being adjusted to the last thousandtn
of an inch, and cameras which are the
last word in precision and which range
from comparatively small motion picture
apparatus to giant Photographic tele-
SCOPES supported by huge wooden scaf-
folds, were being carefully check against
the possibility of error.
Hundreds of Sunday visitors watched
the expeditions from behind roped IN
closures Amateurs by the score were
on the scene They followed haraSsed
astronomers about plying interrogations,
volunteering views in almost every ques-
ton on and under the SUM- even at
night there was no escape Tor members
of the expeditions as the more deter
mined seekers for information appeared
at the various social gatherings of the
several university and institute parties
on the spacious porch of the PreSiden-
tial Inn.
Next to purely scientific discussion,
and there is a great deal of that, every
one here talks about what the weather
will be Wednesday afternoon. There
was a general storm over the week end,
and while the mist from low-lying clouds
continued to stream at intervals from
the peaks of the Presidential Range TO-
day, the sun shone brightly, and every
one was agreed that the prospect Tor
an auspicious week had been improved.
l. eI, Of mol a IL "
for the local tradeSpeople If anything
goes wrong Wednesday, for they have
ordered huge stocks of food and sup
plies and there will be no other chance
to dispose of them this year.
RumorS concerning the expected
multitude and what will be done to
house and feed it are as free as the
White Mountain air.
one story that 10000 "hot dogs"
had been ordered in anticipation of the
throng was quickly superseded by a
bystanders assertion that a single
dealer alone had made arrangements
for 10000 Conversation dealt almost
exclusively with things in terms OF
thousands.
But be the crowd what it may, Main
street is ready to put up brave show.
Although the scientists have been be-
guiled into the belief the display is ex-
clusively in their honor, there are
plenty of posters around that tell an
other story. The visiting State fire.
men are coming here next week.
Stores are gayly festooned and half
way down the street a pretentioHs
ECLIPSE headquarters" has been fitted
up for the convenience of newspaper
workers.
The first hitch-hiker to the eclipse
has reached town. He is Charles Ma
rotta of New York City, student of
sociology at the University of New
York. He arrived yesterday and was
permitted to sleep in the local police
station.
Late last night a brilliant display OF
aurora borealis brought most OF the
scientists quartered here from their
beds. Although obscured from time to
time by heavy clouds in the north, the
magnetic display was at least strong
enough to start an impromptu forum on
the possible effect of magnetic storms
on radio tests planned for the day OF
the eclipse.