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Evening star., 1940-05-25
Couples Batting
With Slab Skill
In Latest Win
$1,000 See Terrymen
Snure Their First
Game Under Arcs
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

The first straw vote of the cur.
rent baseball season, taken today
in an empty phone booth, nominate
ed big kid named Robert William
Andrew Feller for the American
Leagues most valuable player.
This may seem trifle early to
delve into the subject, but first
impressions count and this Feller
fellow unquestionably made the best
first impression. That was a no-hit
pitching spectacle in the seasons
opening game, remember?
He still is making unforgettable
impressions.
In a night game at st. Louis last
night he pitched and batted the
Cleveland Indians to a 80 decision
over the Browns, allowing only
seven scattered hits, striking out
nine batters and helping himself to
the first home run of his major
league career.
Keltner Lets in Run.
Rapid Roberts latest apple might
have been even brighter except that
an error by Third Baseman Ken
keltner let st. Louis have run in
the first inning. Rip Radcliff, who
is finding elbow room among the
leagues leading hitters, doubled
home the Browns other run in the
eighth after George McQuinn sim
gled.
In between these two tallies the
Indians wrapped up the runs that
won the game. Feller's homer tied
the score in the third and in the
fourth two doubles and a single
added two more.
The victory raised Feller into pos
session, possibly permanent, of the
junior circuits pitching lead with
six wins and two losses. Besides
his no-hitter. Feller has pitched one
three-hit game (no hits until the
seventh inning) and one four-hit
contest.
In another night game, the major
leagues third in two nights, the New
York Giants defeated the Boston
Bees 81. The affair not only in
troduced nocturnal baseball to Man.
haitian, but to most of the Giant
players because the club had re-
fused previously even to play night
games on the road.
Crowd of $4,000 Disappoints.
The Giants had beginners luck,
maybe, but they also had power, 13
hits including three home runs-and
pitching, 4-hit job that was Harry
Gumbert's fifth sictory.
The weather was chill and damp,
no doubt accounting in some part
for the disappointing turnout Of
% 900, approximately $500 less than
the Browns drew in their st. Louis
opening of night ball
A pitching performance that riv-
allied Feller,.s and one of the best
mound duels of the spring was pro-
vided in the Chicago White Sox'
81 decision over the Detroit Tigers.
John Rigney permitted just three
hits and famed six. In seven of the
nine frames he retired the Tigers in
order. One of the two innings he
didn't was the fourth, when Charley
Gehringer and Hank Greenberg
doubled in succession for a run.
Rigneys efforts were nearly
matched by Tommy Bridges, who
held Chicago to three hits in seven
innings before giving way to a
pinch hitter. He lost the game in
the fourth when the Sox loaded the
sacks on single and two walks and
Larry Rosenthal singled two runs
across. 1t was Chicago's fifth
straight triumph.
These were the days only major
league games.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Hayes, Philadelphia. .417:
Radclif St. Louis. .407.
Runs-Case. Washington, 81: Moses,
Philadelphia. 20.
Runs batted in-Foxx. Boston. 80:
Walker Washineton. 90.
Hits-Gramer; Its Gram Boston, Al; Radcliff'
Doubles-Boudreau. Cleveland. 13;
Tripies-Judnich. st. Louis: Finney.
Boston. and Lewis. Washington. 4.
Home runs-Foxx Boston. II; Trosky.
Stolen bases-case. Washington, IA:
Walker, Washington, 6.
Pitching-Feller. Cleveland. 6-2: Mil
mar, Cleveland, and Dean, Phila-
delphia, Al.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Danning. New York, 1894:
Lombardi, Cincinnati, 1875.
RunsIMize' MS, an st. Louis. 25; fve tied
Runs batted in-Danning. New York.
.-,27; Mize. st. Louis, rs.
HitsMDanning' Gs;aDa IN New York, Al: Ieiber.
DoubiesSDannine. New York: werber,
Cincinnati: Padgett. st. Louis, and
Mueller. Philadelphia, g.
1rieleoMKSss; R4eoklyn' Boston, 8; camilli'
Home runs-Mize. St. Louis, 10: DAN
ni1f, einnasi. heT (. York and werber' Gin
Stolen bases-Frey. Cincinnati. 6: DAN
ming and Whitehead, New York, and
Pitchjng-Walters, Cincinnati, 60;
Melton, New York, Al.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Five Polo Games Listed
By Fuuauier-Loudoun

The Fauquier-Loudoun Polo Club
has scheduled games for the next
five Sundays, starting tomorrow in
one at Baltimore with the Mary
land Polo Club. The remaining
schedule:
June 2. West Shore at Harrisburg, Pa;
June q. 10th Field Artillery at Upper
vile, Va. June 16. West Shore at Upper
vile, Va: June %. War Department at
Upperyille Va
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Fights and Arguments Strictly the Borney

Now what about this roller derby here but 1t
still something
reported paonizng
fifth
the football into
without knowing
the called
the hppodrome that the roller derby There
roller horrible
general roller derby put little
banked the and let em member of
field member the rival team he
point something blocking
of thing.
entirely possible roller derby strictly
all know the Riverside be
squarely that when bloke falls down
jammed, something
gals around putting fist fights arguing
of and after
majority spills they strictly spreading the barney.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.


Baseball.
Philadelphia at washington, 3.
Horse Show.
Marlborough Hunt Show, Marl-
boro, 10 am.
Landon School Junior Show,
Bethesda, 10 am.
Golf.
Georgetown VS.. Navy, Capital
Club, 800.
Track.
Catholic U. VS.. LaSalle, Brook
land, 2:30.
Tennis.
1nterscholastic tournament,
Friends. School. 10 an.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
each league:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL,
Butcher Leads Richmond

RICHMOND, Va, May Is @.-
Ned Butcher, outfielder- pitcher Of
the Richmond Southern Conference
championship nine, will captain the
Spiders next season.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
Petworths to Toke Trip

Petworth A. G. baseball players,
scheduled for a Sunday double
header at Martinsburg, w. Va, to-
morrow, are to report at 1418 Monroe
street NV. at 10 am. tomorrow
for the trip.
Evening star., 1940-05-25
WI, CIV. PIoy Wednesday

The traditional Washington-Lee-
George Washington base ball game,
rained out yesterday, will be played
next Wednesday at BallSton, Va.
Evening star., 1940-12-20

flying toward him. Just as the bat
circled over his head Eric saw there
were punches of holly leaves in the
bats claws.
"Why!" said Eric, che must have
come from Santa Claus" Eric's
heart thumped with pleasure and
new courage. He held out his hand
and the bat settled down on it. Eric
took the holly branches from the
bats claws. Tied to each bunch
were the finest big coconut cookies.
Around one was wrapped note
from Santa. It said. "Son no man
fails with honor until he has tried
three times"
Back To The Giant.
Eric munched the cookies, put the
note carefully in his pocket and
felt new courage in his heart. He
said to himself, "Of course! And
the third time will, and must, win.
But now hurry. I must be back to
Santa before Christmas Eve"
He mounted his winged horse and
sped back to the giant with no heart.
The giant looked surprised to see
Eric back.
Back so soon?" he said.
II had fine trip" said Eric.
But now I really must 60 home.
Will you give the last crow
lesson?"
Certainly said the giant. LET
me hear him."
Eric held out the third and last
bird, and this is what he sang:
Tell us, good sir, where you keep
your heart,
There is one comes near it will
rend it apart"
What again?" shouted the giant.
Its impossible. My heart will last
another thousand years. 1t lies in
side circle of fire that no one can
pierce. And the circle is back of
thunder"
Eric needed no more. He pressed
his horse toward the thunder hills.
Tomorrow: The circle of fire.
Evening star., 1940-12-20
CHAPTER XVI.
Eric Is Tempted to Give Up.

10 W o1tC Up
Eric's white boat sped over the
great, gray sea for many hours.
He and his winged horse stood 81
lently on the deck and looked about
them for some light. But they saw
nothing. They saw not a single
lighthouse. They saw no cottage
On the shore, and they passed no
ship.
Finally, Eric saw a great cone
like mountain standing right up
. out of the sea. There wasn't a
blade of grass on it. nor a tree. 1t
lNas solid iron. The white boat
stopped at its base.
This mountain was too steep for
the winged horse to climb. But Eric
could see a small entrance half way
up the side. So he started up. He
Slipped many times. He tore the
skin on his fingers. But he finally
set one foot, and then the other,
into the entrance of the Iron Noun
tain.
He could see nothing but long,
black hall ahead. He couldn't hear
q single sound but the roar OF the
ocean below him. He stepped care
fully along, feeling his way.
Enters Iron Room.
Once he found a rusty sword.
Once he found some very old coins
lying on the floor of the corridor
He walked down, down into the
heart of the mountain and there
he found little iron room. There
was hole dug into the bottom of
the floor, and next it dozed an old
troll with long yellow teeth.
Eric shook the. troll and the troll
looked up and grinned through his
long yellow teeth.
TOO late," chuckled the troll.
"There have been many before you.
But the giant moved his heart many
years ago"
Eric could see the hole was filed
with cobwebs, so he started back up
through the mountain, so dis
couraged that he thought of going
back to Santa. AS he walked he
heard a dry rustling ahead of him.
In the dim light he could see a bat
Evening star., 1940-12-20
eY SISRID ARNE =

The story so far: Eric, a fisher
mans son, is trying to find the
secret hiding ploce yhere an ugly
giant hides his heart. He is going
to the Iron Mountain to look
there.
All Rights Reserved.
A. P. Feature Service.
Evening star., 1940-06-19
SULGRAvE MANOR

$3.50 CONN. AVE. NV.
Modern elev. BLDG, elec. refriGeration
on house current. Secretarial switch.
board. Resident manager. WO. l133.
2 rms. kit. d. o.. foyer. porch
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THE PARAMOUNT

s29 QUINCY ST. NV.
Eec., gas and refrigeration included
In II rsnt; sos. slev. Resident manager.
2 rms. kit. d. .. and bath $3.50
3 rms, kit. d. o.. foyer, bath
and porch 90
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230 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.
8lec. refrigeration. Elevator and
switchboard service. Resident man
agef. DE-, 2693.
Q rms, kit., q. =. and bath 24z. In
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Duplex Apartments
4OOl to 4O2o 9Th St. NE

z and 3 rooms, dnette, kitchen
and bath, eIee, refe., $3.50 to
$500.
Evening star., 1940-06-19

$50 COLORADO AVE. NV.
cluded IN rent. Resident manager.
RA. 1868.
l rm.. k1t., L. q. and bath $4,000
2 rms. kit, d. q. and bath--$b7.6 so
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THE BIRMINGHAM APT

1915 BELMONT ST. NV.
nec.. retriseration on house current.
rm. kit, Murphy bed and
batn ----------------
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1928 CONN. AVE. NV.
Elec. refrigeration on house current,
Elevator. laundry facilities. Resident
manager.. WO. 6o7O.
rm" kit. d. D.. DR.. I'm. and bath.
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1lRa Er1cEJn Sr Nw
RHODE ISLAND GARDENs

Eec. refrigeration on house current,
esaasnt smss kI1l IR1snnaaef nna 40. so4o. s4o M
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1897 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NV,
Electricity and refrigeration on houso
DE. 1852.
3 rms. Kit, 4. .. and bath -SS<. 90
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THE LAMONT APT
THE LA RENE

1927 LAMONT eT. NV.
Electric refrigeration.
2 rms. hit. and bath 90
& rms, kit. and bath .$k6. DO
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1445 SPRING RD. NV,
Electric refrigeration on house cur
rent. Resident manager, RA. 71s2.
2 rms, kit. DIR. rm.. d. .. and
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Under Management of
B. F. SAUL co.
925 18th ST. NV. National 21o0
210N 18th ST. NV.

Fec. refrigeration On house current.
Elev.. switchboard service. Resident
MANAGER.
8 rms, kit. and bath------S56.B 80
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2Sl7 X ST NV
THE RHODE ISLANn

Gas refrigeration. Elevator. Resident
manager. DI. 267S.
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ala TIIIR AVE.

31o TULIP AVE.
TAKOMA PARK, MD.
Resident manager. eH. 33S0-M.
4 rms, kit. bath and porch $47.0o
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GARDEN TOWERS

1925 18th st. NV.
phone service. Gas elec. and re-
frigeration included In rent. Resident
manager. CO. 1868.
1 rm; kit. d. g., bath. foyer,
rms. 1t. d. .. and bath----SSo.8S
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THE METROPOLITAN

200 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE.
6.story elevator bldg. Secretarial
telephone service Gas. electricity and
gas refg. included In rent. Resident
manager. De. O028.
rm.. kit. d, .. and bath----S45.O 90
2 rms. kit, d. .. and bath----S50.O0
rms. kit. d. D.. bath and
sun porch so
few furnished ants
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Electric refrigeration.
4 rms kit.. bath and porch $50 90
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2148 O ST. NV,
Elec. refrigeration on house current,
Elevator. Resident manager. MI.
1927.
l rm., kit. and bath S30. 80
rms, kit. and bath 80
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THE INGLESIDE APARTMENT
2l4S O ST. NV.

1851 LAMONT ST. NV.
Electric refrigeration.
2 rms, kit. and bath so 90
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THE GUTHRIDGE
2llH r St. NV.

l and 2 rooms. kitchen and bath,
S3s. 3s.50-S55.0O. Elevator and switch
board telephone service. Resident
manager, RE O645.
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THE CALIFORNIA APT,
1776 CALIFORNIA st. NV,
Electric refrigeration.
rms. kit. ana bath 10
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2Se1 CORTLAND PL. NV.
Gas electricity and refrtserstion in.
cluded in rent. Resident MANAGER.
rms, kit, d. q. and bath---SS2. 80
73s NEWTON ST. NV.

The ROCHESTER APARTMENT
143S MERIDIAN PL. NV.
Electric refrigeration
3 rms. kit. bath and porch--$47.50
6228 NORTH DAKOTA AVE.
NV.
Gas refrigeration.
2 rms. kit, d. q. and bath ISIS 80
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THE DE SOTO APARTMENT
1900 MASSACHUSETTS, Avn, NV.
Electric refrigeration.
1 rms.. kit. and bath -S02 80
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Reception hall. living room. bedroom.
bath. dinette and kitchen. Re-
vator and switchboard service.
Resident Manager.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-03-31

under the jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States Lighthouse Service, one
of the several marine bureaus group
ed under the Department of Gem
merce. In 1911 Alaska was made a
separate lighthouse district and in
stallation and maintenance of aids
to navigation in Territorial waters
were, placed under the immediate
supervision of a District Superin-
tendent of Lighthouses with head
quarters located at Ketchikan.
A depot is maintained at Ketchi-
kan including large wharf with
berthing accommodations for light
house vessels, a storehouse, lamp
shop, machine shop, carpenter shop,
blacksmith shop and facilities for
handling and servicing heavy buoys
and other equipment. During re-
cent years two Sea-going steam
lighthouse tenders, the Cedar and
the Hemlock, have been maintain
ed on duty throughout the year
supplying stations which have keep
ers. furnishing transportation for
personnel, constructing minor aids
and servicing buoys and unattend-
ed lights In the spring of 1889 an
other smaller tender the Alder, was
placed in commission with regular
crew to assist in the work TINS Is
72-foot boat with diesel engine
power
BuOys and Lights
Recognizing the need for safe
guarding marine navigation from
the exceptional hazards encoun-
tered, it has been the policy of the
Government to expand and improve
the system of aids to navigation in
these waters as rapidly as funds
could be provided therefor from APP
preparations made by Congress. New
lights in charge of resident keepers
have been established from time to
time at the more important sites
and there are now Ia of these in
commission, but the main eXpan-
SIGN in the number of aids has been
in the line of unlighted buoys and
automatic lights, the comparatively
low initial and maintenance cost of
these making it possible to provide
within reasonable expenditure the
very large number of aids needed
Areas in which aids are now
maintained include the mainland
shores of the Boring Sea, part of
the Arctic Coast and portion of
the Aleutian Islands, in addition to
the mainland and adjacent islands
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equipped with radio communication

equipped with radio communication
facilities.
Crews of lighthouse vessels and
keepers Of light stations render
much important service aside from
their normal duties. There have
been many instances in Alaska when
they have assisted vessels or per-
sons in distress Several Alaska sta
tions are cooperating with the
Weather Bureau and the Alaska
Aercnautics and Communications
Commission by furnishing regular
daily weather reports, which infor-
nation is disseminated By broad
casting agencies for assistance OF
marine and air navigation and for
benefit of the general public. Some
lightkeepers have supplied data and
specimens for use in connection with
scientific investigations conducted
by certain persons or organizations.
The total number of employees
engaged in Lighthouse work in Al
aska On June 30, 1899 was 249, in
Guiding 43 temporary employees en-
gagged on construction work.
On July /, 1899, under authority
of the Presidents Reorganization
plan No. IL, the former Lighthouse
Service was discontinued as a sep
arate organization and its duties
and personnel were transferred to
the Coast Guard of the Treasury
Department. Since that date all
operations connected with estab-
fishing and maintaining marine aids
to navigation have been conducted
by the Coast Guard. Alaska has been
designated officially as the Juneau
Coast Guard District and all Coast
Guard operations will be in charge
of District Commander
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Aurora Which Lights
Northern Skies Is Still
A Scientific Mystery

RAYS and coronas, and flaming au-
rorae.
The different forms of aurorae
are not sharply defined but merge
into one another, n d different
forms may be observed at the same
time.
Photographic measurement OF the
aurora have been made with consld-
cradle success for the past ~ years
by Prof. Carl Stormer in Norway
and many good photographs are
available for study. According to
measurements made by Professor
Stormer, the heights of the aurora
vary from so miles to over ITS miles
above the surface of the earth.
During the winter of 1931-l932
special auroral observations were
carried on at the University of AL
aska at College under the super
vision of the late Prof Verne B.
Fuller Photographic observations
were made, 134 satisfactory photo
graphs being obtained
Almost Every Night
The aurora borealis is more fire.
quently observed over Interior Al
aska than over Southeast Alaska.
due to its more northerly latitude
and less average cloudiness. The
period of maximum frequency is
during the early autumn and early
spring. During the nine months of
Prof Fuller's observations at Col
lege, from August 10, 1881, to May
5, 1882, a total of 267 days, there
were 1876 days when aurorae were
observed. SIS days when cloudiness
prevented observations, and II days
when the sky was clear enough that
aurorae could have been seen but
none were observed Over the same
period 10 aurorae were observed by
the Juneau Weather Bureau Office
Whether the display is viewed by
the '.old-timer" or by the compare
tive newcomer to the Territory, it
seldom fails to impress the behold
er with a sense of magnitude of
this manifestation of one of Ma
lures forces.
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BY ii. w. DOUGLAS
Assistant MeteorOlOgist

The beauty and awe-inspiring
sight of the aurora borealis, or
northern lights" called australis
borealis in the Southern Hemis-
phere) have been source of won
der to man through the centuries
The occurrence of this phenomenon
has given rise to various theories
as to its origin.
C. r. Talman, in MS book, The
Realm of the Air, says of the au-
rora: IAN auroral display is an
electrical discharge in the rarefied
gases of the upper atmosphere,
very similar to the discharges seen
in the Crookes tube of the labora-
tory. It is believed to be due to the
bombardment of the atmosphere by
electrified particles shot out from
the sun. and this bombardment, in
turn, is especially active at times
when there are large sun spots. The
earth is a great magnet, and like
other magnets, it has the property
Ol utIicCJll5 liOiil a Oh dA5iAV pawn
an electrical discharge occurring in
its vicinity. This fact explains why
the streams of electrified particles
from the sun do not cause auroral
CLOVIS all over the earth, but only
in the two belts around the polar
regions. 1t also explains how the
particles can be twisted SO far from
a direct course as to cause an au-
rora on the night side of the earth
the side turned away from the
sun"
Many Forms
For visual observations of the au-
rora, the International Geodetic
and Geophysical Union has the fol-
lowing claSsifications: Forms with
out ray structure, including homo
genous quiet arcs, homogeneous
bands. pulsating arcs, diffuse lum-
nous surfaces and pulsating sur
faces; forms with ray structure. con-
sisting of arcs with ray structure,
banks with ray structure, draperieS,
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HANGING MADE
NEWS LOCALLY
LAST NOVEMBER
First Execution, in History
Of Juneau, Seventh
in Territory

A hanging made big news in Ju-
neau last November 10 when Nell
son Charles, 81, Ketchikan Native.
was executed for the murder of his
mother-i law
1t was the first legal hanging
held in Juneau and, as far as could
be learned, the seventh in Alaska.
Three had been held at Fairbanks,
one at Sitka, one at Nome and one
at. Valdez. No hanging had taken
place in Alaska since 1929
A gallows was erected here under
the porch of the old Courthouse
and Capitol Building for the pur-
pose. Twice before a gallows had
been readied here for murderers.
but one escaped on the eve of his
scheduled hanging and was later
shot, and the other was granted a
last minute communication of sentence
by the President.
The American W h a Ter Superior
Capt. Roys, commander. was the
first commercial vessel to pass
through Boring Strait
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ments are picked up and returned
to the Weather Bureau. The most
distant one to be returned was sent
in from $50 miles away. But of all
the instruments returned to the Bu-
reau, there never has been one which
still bore the parachute. The rea-
son is that the parachute is made
of brilliant red silk
Many a farmers daughter" says
Kleinsasser, must be wearing red
silk panties in Oklahoma"
Russo adds: 1T hey think it is
expensive silk but it really costs
only 80 cents a yard
Reward Offered
The silk is red SO that the instru-
ments can be spotted from a dis
lance. KleinSasser and Russo don't
expect very many of them to be
found in Alaska. In seven months
there have been six. A cash reward
is paid anyone sending an instru-
ment back to the Weather Bureau
The company which manufactures
the instruments can use some OF the
parts over again.
Three signals are sent out by the
ascending instrument. One tells the
temperature story, one about the
pressure and the other about hui
nudity. When the balloon is close
to- earth, the three are the same
pitch as the first three notes of the
song America 1t just happens to
be that way and wasn't arranged
as a patriotic gesture. AS the bal
loon gets higher, the temperature
drops. pressure decreases and hui
mildly varies so greatly that the ra-