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Evening star., 1943-11-20
Uncle Ruy's Corner

When I give q talk on astronomy
and mention shooting stars" I am
careful to point out that such Oh.
jects are not true stars. II q real
star struck the earth, it would be
the end for all Of us. The average
star is far larger than the earth.
So-called shooting stars" are
meteors, and 1t Is best to call them
by that name. They streak through
the sky from time to time, but
almost always go out of sight In q
second or two.
Most meteors are worn down bv
rubbing against the air around the
earth. That rubbing makes them
light up so they can be seen. Me-
teors fall in the daytime as well as
at night, but the sunlight keeps
us from seeing them except in rare
cases.
1t is good thing the earth has
cushion of air around it! The
air slows up all meteors and causes
the great majority of them to be
burned to ashes before reaching the
ground. For every meteor cinder
that touches the ground, it Is be-
lieved that more than a million are
turned into ashes or dust on the
way down.
On a recent date there were only
1900 cases on record where meteor
cpders had reached the q lound.
Some of the cinders had broken
into scores of small pieces at the
ground surface, or a short distance
above.
On September day in 1898 Mrs.
Carl Crum was working in the yard
of her home when she heard "a
roaring noise like an airplane in a
power dive" AS she looked up she
heard sharp crack. but could see
no airplane or anything else which
might explain the sounds which
had come to her ears.
Mrs. Crum lived in Benld. a small
village in Macoupin County. Ill,
Fifty feet from where she was stand.
ing was a garage which belonged
to her neighbors Of the Mccain
family. When Mr.. Mccain came
home that evening and opened the
garage, he found a hole in the roof.
There also was hole in the top Of
his car and in a seat cushionl
1mbedded in the springs of the
cushion was a small stone object
a meteor cinder. It's weight was
only four pounds, but it had come
down with great speed.
Evening star., 1943-11-20
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Evening star., 1943-11-20

until January. Father brush tur-
key has all the publicity. This is his
spouse pictured here. Apparently, he
prefers one mate some seasons and
a harem other years.
The male adults plumage on the
upper back, wings and below the tail
Is sooty gray; along the center
back, there Is an area of deep black,
while the undersurfaces of the
breast and abdomen are black, the
feathers broadly margined with
white. The skin on the head and
upper part of the neck is a fiery red,
joined by an area of yellow on the
lower neck. The black bill is dis
tinct contrast to the white ring
about the brown eyes. The large feet
are yellow.
During the counting season the
males wattles are very conspicu-
Gus. He has the power of initiating
them at will until they resemble a
wide red muffer about his neck.
When Debated they fall where they
will on either side of the neck
After domestic duties rest heavily
upon him his wattles begin to shrink
and by summer they have prac-
tically disappeared, so that both
birds look alike.
Brush turkeys are shy, wary birds.
They make little noise and are de-
termined to reside in the thickest
brushes, where it is impossible to
follow them. If closely pursued by
an enemy the bird leaps upward
from branch to branch of a tree
from which it is easy to take off.
The mound or nest is constructed
by the male and cared for by him
1t Is used for years-tnat is, the site
is, since the old material used for
incubating the eggs is destroyed
when fresh eggs are to be laid.
This nest is rotund mound
made up chiefly Of black vegeta-
tion, mold and a mixture of decay
ing matter. This material is scraped
up by the rakelike feet of the
builder until the heap may reach
several feet high and several across
Before his mate or mates arrive
to deposit their eggs, the builder
opens the mound to the bottom and
lays his head and wattles in the
excavation to ascertain the tenn
perature, which must be from 95 to
Evening star., 1943-11-20
Q~eA R4
IS Women Volunteer
For Fire Department
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
WILDWOOD, N. Y.-Selective
service cut deeply into the man
power of this community's fire de-
partment, so the firemen. fully uni
formed, canvassed the district with
posters.
Fifteen women volunteered as fire
fighters. They will be on call. the
department said. from 6 am. to 6
pm. daily to fight grass fires.
Evening star., 1943-11-20
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
BRUSH TURKEY.
(Cathetarus Inthami).

Brush turkeys do not play the role
In Australia one may be led to think
they do by their name. As a matter
of fact, this bird Is not a turkey but
belongs to another group Of birds
entirely.
One admits a superficial resem-
blance to our famous turk, but
their habits are very different, and
so far as we know they are not game
birds. They are abundant In New
South Wales, Australia.
Brush turkeys are famous for their
egg mounds. The breeding season
begins in September and continues
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Builders
Continued From Page BID

build the type of homes which will
keep satisfied workers. They are
sound investments for now and the
future.
Typical OF the present restric-
tions. and by no means a minor
consideration is the single plumb
ing stack requirement in row-hous-
ing. WPB's recent order that a
single plumbing stack must serve
two houses eliminates the ability to
sell.
"FHA will insure the financing for
war housing up to 80 per cent of the
total amount. However, this at pres
ent Is not payable until the con-
struction job is completed. If a
shortage in materials occurs while
housing project is incompleted
the builder is left with his invest
ment tied in knots.
Under the restrictions placed
upon the builder today, he must
construct to rent. If he does COM
plete his project and the FHA 80
per cent Is forthcoming to him. he
stu has a 10 per cent investment
which Is not returnable to him until
the properties sell. These may not
be purchased by immigrants until
after four months rental occu-
pancy. II the worker leaves his Job
and somebody else occupies the
house, the process begins all over.
"A meeting of minds of Govern
ment officials, financial leaders and
builders at the coming two-day
meeting will. it is hoped, result in
adjustments on all sides, to the
benefit Of the entire war housing
situation"
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Methodist Union 10 Open
Membership Campaign

A campaign to add 1000 members
to its rolls will be launched tomor-
row by the Methodist Union, a mis-
sionary church extension society
serving the District and nine Mary
land counties. 1t was announced to-
day by the Rev. George L. Conner,
chairman.
Opening the membership drive,
lay leaders in each member church
will speak briefly at both services
tomorrow. and will again call for
new members at services next Sun
day when the drive will end, the
Rev. Mr.. Connor said.
Churches participating in the
drive are Methodist Churches in the
Washington East and Washington
West districts, which include more
than 100 churches in the District
and in Charles, ST. Mary's, Calvert,
Prince Georges, Montgomery, Anne
Arundel Howard, Carroll and Fred
erick Counties in Maryland.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Price and Wage Rule!
Operative in China
Under Chang Edict
Police Begin Loborious
Checking of 656 Items
In Shops of Chunekina
BY A. T. STEELE,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star ar
Chicago Daily News

Chlcago Daily News
CHUNGKING, Jan. I6.-Chiang
Kai-shek's edict regulating prices
and wages went into effect in all i'm
portant cities and towns of Free
China yesterday in what is China S
biggest effort to solve its serious
economic woes.
In Chungking the newly organ
lied economic police went from shop
to shop checking prices on selected
list of 656 commodities which cam
not be sold at prices exceeding the
level of November 80, 1912. Red
labels bearing the Official price are
attached to the regulated goods
! AS this is not China's first at
tempt at price fixing, officials were
reluctant to predict whether it
would succeed. The stopping of in
Vulnerable leaks will be a formi-
sable task. The present plan differs
from previous efforts in several
ways and has sterner sanctions
behind it.
Instead Of basing the new price
level on production and marketing
costs, the government is adopting
the actual level OF month and
half ago as the standard. Response
blhty will be more widely distrib-
.uted. with provincial and municipal
governments, chambers of commerce
and trade guilds strictly account
able for enforcement of the new
measures.
Copyrisht. 1943, Chicago Daily News, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-01-16
BEW OfficioI to Speak

At the Current Problems Glass
Of All Souls Unitarian Church at
10 am. tomorrow. Louis Bean, as
sistant to the director, Board OF
Economic Warfare, will speak on
"Industrialization; the Opportunity
After the War" At the same time
Thomas G. Shearman will address
the Comparative Religious Glass
on can Interpretation of the Song
of Songs" DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce
will preach at II am. on Happy
Pilgrim" At $50 pm. viii be a
continuation of documentary films
on the American Scene, the Por-
trait Of People" The films shown
will be THE City" and American
High Spots" The Russian Aim,
Musical Story" will be shown at
7:30 pm.
A dinner of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club will be held
Wednesday.
A meeting of the Women's Alli-
ance Is to be held at II am.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
'Inferiority Complex
Is Morning Subject

The Man With an Inferiority
Complex" is the topic of DR.. Howard
Stone Anderson at II am. tomorrow
at the First Congregational Church.
A colored motion picture on THE
Pan American Highway will be
shown at pm.
The annual dinner and meeting
will held at Sis pm. Tuesday.
Church and society officers will be
elected. The Young Women's Club
dinner will be held at the same time
Following the dinner the group will
hear 1t. Kerby of the WAAC recruit
ing station.
The Scrooby Club will sponsor
fun and game night for all young
people at 7:30 pm. Wednesday. Ad-
mission is free.
There will be no midweek dinner
and service Thursday. Square dane
ing for young and old will be held
at $50 pm; ballroom dancing at
1890 pm.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
FHA
Continued From Page B-Io

NSotitAhuCd Loal hNC o~I-'
amount OF these applications was
$2s, s,655 500. This compared with
s,283 applications totaling $4o,57e,-
300 filed during November and with
l4,472 applications totaling $685.
984 filed during December, 1941.
Under section 603 applications
filed last month involved IA pro-
posed rental housing projects to
contain 1,109 dwelling units for war
workers and to be financed by
mortgages totaling 1850, 500. Since
the start of operations under section
SOB during July, applications cover
Ing 80 proposed projects have been
filed, involving 1850 dwelling units
and mortgages amounting to $780,
$500.
In addition to the Insurance ap-
plications for proposed new con-
struction, 3,039 applications totaling
$14,264,627 for mortgage insurance
on existing homes were filed under
title 2 of the National Housing Act
during December.
Under the FHA's title program.
total of 29,519 loans totaling So
165.802 were reported for insurance
in December. These loans finance
essential repairs and maintenance,
remodeling to provide war housing
and INSTRUMENTATION installation.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Cleveland Park Pastors
Brother 10 Preach Here

The. Rev. Clement 3. Yinger, min
lister Of the Grace Methodist Church
IN Haverhill, Mass, will be the guest
preacher at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church at II am.
tomorrow. His topic will be The
Mighty Minority: A Spiritual Aris-
tocrscy"
The Rev. Mr.. Yinger is a brother
OF the pastor of this church He
is a graduate of the Boston Uni
versity School of Theology At s
pm. he will preach at the Foundry
Methodist Church.
, The annual banquet and meeting
OF the congregation will be held at
$50 pm. Thursday. DR.. z. Dana
Durand, president of the congrega-
ton, will preside.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Joint Preaching Mission
To Be Held at st. Johns

Christ for the World" will be the
theme Of q preaching mission every
evening from tomorrow night
through Friday at st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Potomac and o streets
NV, under joint auspices of st.
Johns and Christ Churches. The
Rev. Albert T. Mollegen, professor at
the Virginia Seminary will be the
missioner.
The topics chosen for the ad-
dresses on the various evenings are.
in order: What God Gives" What
God Requires" The God given
Community" Communion With
God" THE Christian Witness In
Our World" Toward a Christian
World"
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man. Bishop of the Diocese of
Washington, will visit Christ Church
on Sunday at II am. to confirm a
class prepared and presented by the
Rev. Peyton r. williams.
Evening star., 1943-01-16

public affairs The Mexican Legion
of Decency is looked upon as one of
the strongest organizations of It's
kind in Latin America.
Testimony to the progress of reli-
gious tolerance was given by Arch
bishop Luis NJ, Maritime, head Of the
Roman Catholic Church in Mexico,
who declared recently: so far as the
situation OF the church is concerned.
the Avilo Comacho regime has
greatly bettered its standing because
the President, with his sincerity and
serenity, has kept his promise of fair
government for ALL"
In an interview last fall, President
Comacho expressed appreciation of
the support of the church in efforts
to bring about national unity in
wartime. He expressed his pleasure
over the statement by Archbishop
Martinez that sit is sin for Cath
olics not TO cooperate with the
government"
United States Churches Act.
United States churches were &C
tive on the war and post-w war front
this week.
Formation of Christian Con-
ference on War and Peace" de-
signed to act as consultative body
Tor the various Protestant groups
throughout the country, was an
nounced in a statement signed by
38 leading Protestant churchmen.
The statement listed four main
oblectives for the guidance of rel-
glous groups and individuals: %
winning the war, (2) establishing a
United Nations Council, 90 work.
ing for a higher international stand
ard of living, and (4 eliminating
racial discrimination at home.
The American Council of the
World Alliance for International
Friendship Through the Churches
was appointed administrative agent
for the group, and the Rev. Richard
M. Fagley, education secretary of
the alliance, was elected secretary.
A Commission on Postwar Re-
construction was created by the
Northern Baptist Convention, under
the Craftsmanship of A. j. Hudson,
former president of the denomi-
nation.
The group will act as a board of
strategy. conduct surveys and do
research work In connection with
all postwar projects. 1t will also
serve as a clearing house for prof.
ects to be conducted by the religious
body in the United States and
abroad.
An Interreligious Council for
American Colleges and Universities.
composed OF representatives of
Protestant. Catholic and Jewish
student groups, was formed to pro-
vide religious and advisory services
for men and women engaged in
military or civilian training in edu-
cational institutions. The councils
sponsoring bodies are the National
Catholic Welfare Conference. the
Hillel Foundation, the National
Intercollegiate Christian Council
and the National Commission on
University Work of the Council of
Church Boards of Education.
The body will act in behalf of
these groups In problems relating
to the War and Navy Departments
and the War Manpower Commits
sion. 1t will also assist in providing
religious services in church or
synagogue, setting-up of personal
counseling units and conducting
social and recreational programs.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Luther Place Church
To Hear Dr.. FoeIsch

DR.. Charles B. Foelsch returns to
Luther Place Memorial Church for
the service at II a m. tomorrow. He
will preach on Not Slothful in
Business" He left the pastorate
here in September. 1942, to become
the president of Chicago Lutheran
Seminary at haywood, Ill. He will
install the church councilmen: w.
B. Coulter, George A. Eberly, A
Schwollman, Carl C. Smuck and
Charles A. Whitten.
The Mems Brotherhood will hold
supper meet at $50 pm. Thurs
day. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin
will be the speaker. A color film,
"Railroading." will be presented.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Christian Science Lecture

A free lecture on Christian Sci
ence entitled Christian Science
Proclaims the Gospel of Freedom
will be delivered in First Church of
Christ, Scientist, Columbia road and
Euclid street NV, Tuesday at
pm, by Margaret Morrison, c. S.,
Of Chicago, Ill. Miss Morrison is
member Of the Board of Lecture
ship of the mother church, the First
Church Of Christ, Scientist, in Bos-
ton, Mass. The lecture will be
broadcast over Station WINK, 1,34O
kilocycles.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Lectures
Continued From Page BID


dent of the institute, president Of
Real Estate Research Corp, and of
Downs, Mohl & Co. The faculty
will include Lester E. Frailey Of
John w. Galbreath e. Co., Colum-
bus, Ohio, co-author of "Funda-
mentals Of Real Estate Practice and
of Real Estate Sales and Control" :"
author of Efficiency in the Real
Estate Once"
Some of the big and little day-by-
day management problems also to
be discussed are:
The real estate market and fac
tors that influence real estate con-
ditions; the technique OF market
analysis, neighborhood analysis, set
ting the rent schedule for different
types of property, uses OF advertis-
ing, budgeting advertising costs,
heating, control of heat costs,
plumbing, tenant cooperation to
reduce plumbing abuses, decorating
and its esthetics. the use Of color,
lighting in modern decorating, Sc
lection of furniture and furnishings,
elevators, buying supplies. upkeep Of
floors, prolonging life of carpets,
personnel and record keeping and
accounting,
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Peter on the Waves
Topic of Rev. RODGERS

The Rev. James P. Rodgers, pastor
OF the Petworth Baptist Church, an
nounces his topic at ii am, Gods
Vanguard and Rearguard," and at 8
pm, Peter on the Waves"
Because of fuel oil rationing all
weekday meetings, except Thurs-
day night, services are at 632 RAN
loph street NV, or in the homes of
members. The Pals Sunday School
Glass will meet at the home of Mrs.
Juanita Hollingsworth on Wednes-
day at 8 pm. On Thursday eve
ming the Sunday School Workers
will have their supper at $50 pm.
At the service at 8 pm. the pastor
will continue his discussion of the
Book of Colossians.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Grace Church Services
To Honor Christian Home

Services tomorrow at Grace Lu-
theran Church will honor the Chris
tian home, in keeping with the
suggestion of tine Federation OF
Churches. DR.. Gerhard Lenski will
preach at II am. on Safeguarding
the Home in Wartimes.
DR.. Lenski will continue his SER
mon series at 730 pm. on "Founda-
tions for Faith" His special topic
will be "Our Mental Picture of God.
A social will follow the service.
Confirmation instruction will be
held at the parsonage instead of the
church hall on Saturdays at 10 am
Evening star., 1943-01-16
St. Marks Lutheran
Will Install Officers

The st. Marks Incarnation Lu"
theran congregation will conduct its
annual installation service for
church councilmen at II am. to-
morrow. The Rev Henry Manken.
ir., will install the following new
officers; Elders, A. M. Cooper.
George w. Freas. Leroy Z. Kluge.
r. E. Lynn, J. w. Martin. Clauds
Moberly: deacons, E. r. Folk, DR..
G.. B. Ostermayer, II. S. Semler.
Paul Snyder, C. T. Luther and w.
w. Wilson.
A luncheon in connection with the
meeting of the Women's Guild will
be held by the Loyalty and Friend
ship Circles at pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
National Baptist Deacon
Will Meet Tuesday

"A Soldier of Christ Jesus" Is the
subject of the Rev. Cove G. john
son at IL am. at National Baptist
Memorial Church.
The Rev. A. Lincoln Smith. assist
ant pastor, will preach at pm. on
The March of God" Albert Pitt
man and Mrs. A. G. Cover will as
sist in the service.
The Board of Deacons will meet
with the pastors at 730 pm. Tues
day. The deaconesses will meet at 7
pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1943-01-16
Women's Group to Hear
De GuuIIe's U. S. Aqent

NJ Delattre- -Seguy. representing
the Fighting French in Washington,
will speak to the Business Women's
Council In the Coyenant-Fir Pres
hyterian Church Wednesday eve
ming.
The Rev. George B. Burroughs,
assistant at New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, will address the
Westminster Group at pm. on
1.-THE Peril of Prayer"
DR.. Albert j. McCartney's subject
Sunday morning will be Remember
Somebody May Be Listening In"
Evening star., 1943-01-16
The Week in Religion
Persecution of Church
Renewed in BELGIUM

Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church
Belgium considerable
charges reported Further confscatons church
including
anchuch activity resulted vandalism
against Roey Belgium
Churches Belgium antNaz
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-26
Mostow.Tokyo
Siqn New patt
Extend Fishing
Privileges q Yeor

MOSCOW, March 26 - up -
In an agreement signed at Kui-
byshev Russia ha' given Japan
a one-year extension of fishing
privileges which the Japanese
have enjoyed in certain Soviet
far eastern waters since 1923.
The government newspaper
Izvestia, which announced the
signing, said the agreement was
ir;tialed yesterday by Soviet
vice commiSS, for foreign af-
fairs S. A. Lozovsky and Japan
csc ambassador Naotake Sato.
The fisheries protocol, orig
inally signed 20 years ago, was
renewed in 1923. 1t expired in
1886 and has not been renewed
since then, but the convention
is prolonged each yea" on the
basis of the original agreement.
The agreement this year is
virtually the same a. in prevl-
ovs years except that the rem
tails which the Japanese must
pay are increased by five per
cent. Last year when the pro-
tocol was extended the rate went
up by four per cent.