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Evening star., 1946-10-10

Scientists of the Bureau of Stand
ards, by means of radar, contacted
the shooting stars of the comet
Giacobini- -zinner last night, but
Washington residents were denied a
glimpse of the current astronomical
display because of heavy clouds.
The radar experiments were con-
Quoted at the bureaus new iono-
sphere laboratory at Sterling, Va,
where the equipment was set up to
contact the meteors during their
current nightly display.
The earth is in the trail of the
comet Giacobini-Z -Zinner, whose tail
of rocks and chunks of iron swished
within 10000 miles of this planet
a few days ago-one of the near
est approaches to the earth ever
made by a celestial object of such
magnitude.
1t left lot Of debris behind
it which, astronomers calculated,
might cause one of the most spectac-
ular meteor showers of all time. One
occurred in Europe during the
comets visit in 1888. The same sort
of phenomenon might have been OBJ
served here last night, but rain
clouds prevented any such show
along the Atlantic seaboard.
Chances Tonight Poor.
Most of the United States were
treated to the spectacular display of
shooting stars, but the sight was OBJ
scured here and the weather bureau
indicated that residents of Wash
ington and vicinity would have only
half a chance to see the display
tonight.
CLOUDY with some break :
throughs," was the weather forecast.
1t is during these k-throughs
that the meteors, which some scien-
fists have said constitute the most
brilliant astronomical exhibition
seen in America during this century,
might be seen.
If the meteors are visible, accord
ing to DR.. E. U. Condor, director
of the National Bureau of Stand
ards, they will be slightly west of
north at about 50-degree, elevation
over the horizon.
According to the Associated Press,
scientists in some places went above
the clouds in airplanes last night in
order to get look at the phenom-
enon. Harvard University aStron-
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Tax Bureau Workers
Honor Mrs. Holden

Friends and co-workers of Mrs
Addie Holden at the Department of
Internal Revenue surprised her yes
terday with a large cake, an orchid
and other gifts in celebration Of her
birthday.
Yesterday was the first time in
Mrs. Holden's Is years at the bureau
that her friends knew of her BIRTH
day, co-worker said. The veteran
employe Joined the agency upon the
death of her husband, former
deputy commissioner.
Mrs. Holden, who lives at 5524
Thirteenth street NV, Is in charge
Of the forms desk in the collection
office. Maryland division.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Boy, 10, Badly Hurt
when Hit by Truck;
Dead Man Identified

Allen Oliver, 10, colored, 1900
Twelfth street NV, was injured
seriously when he was struck by a
truck as he ran between two parked
cars yesterday, police reported.
At the same time, Alexandria
hospital authorities announced that
a previously unidentified man, killed
in a crash near Accotink. Va, early
yesterday, is Frank Scott, 20,
Brooklyn. John j. Trapani, 20,
Woodside, N. Y, a companion of
Mr.. Scott, remains in Alexandria
Hospital with internal injuries.
The Oliver boy was taken to
Children's Hospital for treatment of
a fractured right arm and right leg
and internal injuries. Police said
he was struck in the 1700 block of
Thirteenth street NV, by truck
driven by Albert L. johnson, 80, of
604 K street S.W.
In a second District traffic acci-
dent, Mrs. Ruth Hardesty, So, of
8512 Salem Way, Bethesda, Md,
suffered back and chest injuries
when the automobile in which she
was riding was in collision with a
vehicle operated by Ray r. Pear
son, 20, of the 1900 block of North
Quebec street, Arlington, accord
ing to police.
The accident happened at the In
tersection of Sixteenth street and
Kalmia road N. w. Police said Fred
F. Frissell Of the Salem Way ad-
dress was driving the car in which
Mrs. Hardesty was hurt.
Memorial Bridge was tied up late
yesterday by the worst traffic jam
since the August 2 bus accident
there when a 65-passenger bus
bound for the Pentagon caught fire.
No One Injured.
The passengers left the bus while
the fire was being put out and no
one was injured.
At the height Of the congestion,
however, an allegedly drunken mo-
torist drove onto the bridge and
over several flares set out by park
police TO warn traffic. Park Police
man Nick Prencipe made the arrest,
listing his prisoner as William r.
Wilson, 81, of the 5000 block Of
Fourth street North, Arlington.
The bus passengers continued
their trip in other buses while police
struggled for more than an hour
to untangle the mile-long traffic
jam. IL.
Mrs. Iva D. Smith, SO, of 1921 First
street south, Arlington, was critical
ly injured last night when her car
collided with another automobile at
Lee boulevard and Fillmore street,
Arlington.
She was taken to Arlington Hos
pital, where officials said she was
suffering from shock and undeterm-
ined injuries.
Mrs. Jenny May Davis, "a, Ma
nassas, Va, a passenger in the other
car driven by her husband, w. C.
Davis, also was admitted to Arling-
ton Hospital suffering from shock
and head injuries, according to
police
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Elsa Maxwell Heads
Speakers al Chest
Luncheon 0clpber q

r..
Washington clubwomen and volun-
teer woman solicitors for the Com
munity Chest Federatio11,s coming
campaign were invited today to hear
Elsa Maxwell speak at. luncheon
meeting at l pm. october % at the
Hotel Statler. Mrs. Truman is ex-
pected to be guest Of honor.
Mrs. Harold E. Burton, chairman
Of the Women's Activities Commit
tee of the federation campaign, an
nounced she had sent invitations to
1000 volunteers and the presidents
of nearly 1000 clubs.
The wives of Supreme Court JUS
tices and cabinet members are ex-
pected to join the Presidents wife
at the head table.
Other Speakers.
Other speakers will be Daniel w.
Bell, campaign chairman; Herbert
L. Willett, jr., executive director of
the federation, and Mrs. Angus Dun,
chairman of the campaign resi-
Dental unit. Mrs. Burton will pre-
side.
The final pre-campaign meeting
of the Business unit of the Chest
Federation campaign will be held at
1890 pm. tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel. Fred Othman, United
Press feature writer, will be the
guest speaker. About 900 business
men will be present to receive last
minute instructions for conducting
their part in the fund drive which
begins October %.
Team captains who will direct
solicitations for the annual drive in
Colonial Village and in Arlington
Village were announced today by
Mrs. Blanche Levenberg, chairman
of the federation campaign for II
large apartment developments in
Arlington. Arlington's quota in the
81 zoe, 900 goal of the federation
campaign is $4,000.
Team Captains Listed.
Colonial Village team captains are
Mrs. K. L. Benson, Mrs. c. M.
Chaffe, Mrs. H. v. Emery, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth E. Francis, Mrs. Harriet Har-
ris. Mrs. David Haycock, Mrs. Helen
Johnson, Mrs. E. M. Lowere, Mrs.
Ellen Thomas Roberts, Mrs. j. N.
Smith, Mrs. r. M. Stretton, Mrs. E.
L. Milton, Mrs. o. J. Keep, Mrs. Sue
Lawson and Mrs. H. Lee Lewis.
Arlington Village captains are
Mrs. Gilbert West, Mrs. Wallace
Duff, Mrs. B. E. Sweger, Mrs. Rhoda
Bowman, Mrs. A. P. Burns. Mrs.
Florence Bishoff, Mrs. Franklin S.
Oliver, Mrs. S. A. Green, Mrs. Ethel
Merelman and Mrs. Henry Hoff-
meier.
Members of Area II, Montgomery
County unit Of the Chest drive,
were to meet today at Howard
Johnson restaurant, Wisconsin ave-
nue. at Western avenue NV, to
receive instructions on conducting
the drive in that area.
At pm. tomorrow Montgomery
County business group will meet in
the Liquor Control Board room,
County Building, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Historic Engine House
May Be Put Up for Sale

The Fire Department has asked
to have old No. Engine House at
1912 M street NV. taken of its
books and District officials will
probably put it UP for sale if no
other city agency wants to use it.
Abandoned as firehouse four
years ago, the building has been
used for storage of equipment which
has now been removed, it was said.
Oficials said the building was
acquired from the Bank OF the
United States in 1888 for use as the
town hall of Georgetown. It was
first taken over for firehouse in
1884.
A spokesman of the Auditor S
office estimated it to be worth about
$50, 900.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Double Marriage to Seal
Rizzo-MuruscuIco Ties

more than eight years ago through
their church associations. When
the boys went into the Army Med
ical Corps at about the same time
Jennie and Rose Anne wrote to
them regularly at home and abroad
not just once a week, but "some-
times twice night" the girls said.
Sam and Rose Anne announced
their engagement in the spring of
l945, while Nick and Jennie waited
until last spring to become "offi-
cially engaged"
A double marriage ceremony Is
planned for October 20 at the Ital-
ian Christian Church, Fifth and
L streets NV, where the Rizzos'
father, the Rev. Joseph Rizzo, was
pastor until he resigned recently
The Rev. Herbert A.. Nunley will
perform the ceremony.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

The alliance between the Rizzo
and Marascalco families. is going to
be thoroughly cemented within the
next couple Of weeks.
Applications for marriage licenses
were filed yesterday by Samuel
Rizzo, "a, of 518 Third street NE,
and Nicholas w. Marascalco, %, of
$500 Auth road Sc. Sam is going
to marry Rose Anne Mara aecalco,
81, who is Nick's sister And Nick
will marry Jennie Rizzo, ~, who
is Sans sister.
That will mean that Sam and
Jennie, who are brother and sister,
also will become in-laws to each
other. The same will be true OF
Nick and his sister. Rose Anne. OF
course.
The four became acquainted
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Children in Families Of Ample Means, Split Up
BY Housing Shortage, Find Haven at Mission
Most Urgent Cases
Among Applicants
Are Given Priority
By carter Brooke Jones

Don is and his sister, Donna, Is
s.. They are staying at the Chill
dren's Emergency Home of the Cen
tral Union Mission. Not because
their father has deserted them or
can't make living for them. But
because he can't find SO much as a.
room fit for them to live in.
Mr.. ~, whose name is withheld
because the mission does not want
to embarrass man who has ala
ways taken fine care of his family,
earns $14.20 a day as house paint
er, and he works regularly. He was
willing to pay almost any amount
short of his total income for an
apartment or a house. But there
wasn't any home for him.
The housing shortage, moreover,
has messed up Mr.. MS life, at least
for the time being, in another way.
The mother Of Don and Donna is
dead, and the father recently re-
married. He took his second wife
and the two children to the only
spot they could find-a drippy, rat
haunted room In basement. The
whole family promptly developed
severe colds. The second Mrs. N.
stood 1t awhile, then walked out.
She told her husband she'd return
when he found place that offered
at least a measure of comfort-that
wasn't an undersized dungeon. She
drops In to see the children at the
mission and stops by to see Mr.. N.
now and then. Has he found any
thing, she asks. He hasn't.
Whole Picture Changed.
The Children's Emergency Home
used to care only for the little VIC
tins of domestic disasters. 1t would
help in cases where death, eviction,
desertion of one or both parents or
some other family catastrophe had
left children without food or shell
ter.
Today this new disrupter of
homes known as the Housing Situa-
ton has changed the whole picture.
AS Mrs Helen Dawson, directing
this activity for the mission, pointed
out, half the present cases result
from the housing shortage. And
in many instances, the breadwin-
ner, like Mr.. N, has ample means
or always has had-to provide for
his family.
Mr.. S., a Norwegian-born citizen,
speaks eight languages f1uently. He
has done highly paid work as an
interpreter and translator. Recently
he was in New York with his wife
and three children, and he had an
excellent job. But they couldn't find
a nome. Mr.. s.. didn't know where
to send his family or what to do
with them, and so he quit his job, ).
and they moved to Washington
hopefully.
The only housing he could find
Immediately swas hotel room,
which set him back $14 a day. He
finally found a room in a smaller
hotel at 81 day. And Mr.. S. got
job with a disqualification insurance
company. But the rate he was pay
ing for one small room was too near
his total income at the moment. and
his surplus money was gone. He
had to find something much
cheaper.
Family Of Five in Room.
He found it-a room SO small that
the five members Of the family al
most had to wedge themselves into
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Output Of Bread
Normal Again as
Workers Return
Sufficient Supplies
To Fill All Demands
Likely Tomorrow

Bread was coming out in nor
NAL quantity here today follow
ing settlement of the bakers
strike, but the regular supply
was expected to fall somewhat
short of an increased public de-
mand until tomorrow, baking
companies reported.
Members of Bakery Workers
Local 118, AFL, returned to their
jobs about 4 pm. yesterday after
voting to end a 40-hour strike by
accepting four-point compromise.
The agreement, devised earlier
at conference of union and en-
ploye representatives and Concilia.
ton Commissioner James A. Holden,
allows 15-cents-an-hour increase
across the board until April 80,
1948, with proviso that wage ne
gotiations can be reopened after
next April 30 if the cost of living
increases 5 per cent or more.
No Shortage Expected.
Stores opened this morning with
bread on their counters and no real
shortage was anticipated during the
day, bakery officials saida A spokes-
man for the Fairfax Bread Co.,
which supplies Safeway stores de-
clared, however, there probably
would not be enough to go around
early today because almost every
body will want to buy a loaf to
make up for the last two days"
Other bakeries reported that set
tlement of the strike came in ample
time to provide for overnight pro-
duction of regular supply for
stores, eating places and other
establishments. But there has been
no time as yet for fancy stuff"
and all efforts are concentrated to-
day on making bread, an official Of
Holzbeirlein & Sons said.
Union acceptance of the employ
ers' four-point proposal came on o
reportedly unanimous voice vote
after an hour-long meeting which.
however, was punctuated by sharp
criticism of the compromise.
Some members were said to have
protested principally against the
provision that terms of the con-
tract continue to April 80, 1948, not
withstanding a further authorize
ton for re-opening of the contract
after April 80, 1947, If the cost Of
living increases by 5 per cent or
more.
Sees Normal Supply Today.
Business Agent Charles B. Nc
Closky said after the meeting, at
525 New Jersey avenue NV, that
the members decided to return i'm
mediately to their jobs and that the
bread supply would be back to nor
NAL today.
There was no discussion. he said,
of a reported fifth point by which
employers would reserve the right
to hire journeymen bakers if the
union were unable to provide
workers.
| One CT the most vigorous speeches,
members disclosed, was made by q
Local 118 official who was dissatis-
fed with some parts of the COM
promise but urged its adoption to
prevent the strike from continuing
into next week. There was COM
paratively little objection by the
employers to the 10-week retroactive
pay arrangement and the double
time instead of time-and-a-haf pay
| for HOLIDAYS, members said,
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Experts Use Rodor to Contact Shooting Stars
THROUGH Clouds in Tests Vital to Broudcusting

omers, in flying planetarium.' re-
ported seeing the meteors at a rate
of II per minute.
Radar Contacts Shower.
Army Air Forces Signal Corps OBJ
servers at White Sands, N. Mex. re-
ported contracting the meteor shower
by radar at distances varying from
IS to 180 miles from the earth.
The Adler Planetarium at Chi
cago counted 149 flashing projectiles
in a 10-minute period, a display
which is said to have been un-
matched in astronomical displays in
the United States in this century.
In the experiments at Sterling. q
standard Army radar sent 400 i'm
pulses second through the clouds
When one Of these struck one Of the
chunks of rock it echoed back. This
happened all night, sometimes
three or four times a minute. The
echo was heard as a wierd whine
and seen as a pink flash on the
green radarscope.
The echo came not from the
shooting star, itself, but from its
trail of ionized gas in the earth's
high atmosphere. Most meteors, it
was explained, are extremely small
many of them no larger than a
grain OF sand. When they hit the
air at a speed of about a mile q
second they are ignited by friction.
The high temperature generated
ionizes the air for several yards
around the burning pebble. 1t is
this ionized area which IS hit by
the radar impulse.
Pineo in Charge of Tests.
The experiments were in charge
Of DR.. Victor G. Pineo, Bureau of
Standards radar engineer.
Other experiments, conducted
under the direction of A. w. Allen,
engineer of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, were designed to
detect the effect of a meteor shower
on short wave broadcasting. The
Virginia hilltop was linked with a
short wave transmitting station at
Paxton, Mass, 500 miles away.
Ordinarily it would have been i'm
possible to hear anything over such
a distance. The radio waves sent
out by the Paxton station would
simply have gone through the sky
into space.
But If they hit one of the areas
ionized by burning meteor they
would be reflected back to earth at
such an angle that they could be
heard in Virginia. That was what
happened every few minutes. Clear
voices suddenly would be heard over
the loud speaker.
The experiment, said Mr.. Allen,
left little doubt that the effect was
real but also Of very little con-
sequence so far as general broad
casting was concerned.
Most of the meteors last night
were picked up between rs and $50
miles away. The radar equipment
was of the same type as that used
last spring to get echoes from the
moon.
Value Of Radar Stressed.
AS result Of last nights expert
ments the Government scientists
predict that radar may overcome
the curse Of astronomy - bad
weather.
Ross Bateman, director Of the
station at Sterling, said there was
no doubt that the bright lights ap-
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Meat Dish Prices
Up 15% in Some
Restaurants
u. S. Cufeterius Boost
Theirs, Hot Shoppes
Make No Changes

Some public eating places here
posted higher prices for meat dishes
under the Is per cent increase au-
thorized by OPA, effective today,
but others were holding to their
former price lines, a spot check
disclosed.
Hotels. like restaurants, were d.
vided as to policies.
The Hotel Statler raised its prices,
but the Willard is holding to its
present prices, for the time being at
least.
The Hotel Association Of WASH
ington apparently has not yet de-
cided on general policy, although
spokesmen for some hotels thought
some such concerted action was un-
der consideration.
The big chain of Hot Shoppes,
operating IA drive-in restaurants in
the Metropolitan Area, announced
it was making mo change" at the
moment The White Tower chain
Of quick lunch counter service also
was holding to its former prices for
hamburgers.
Federal Cafeterias Boost Prices.
The So cafeterias operated by
Government Services, Inc, for Fed
eral workers throughout the area,
raised meat dish prices, but officials
said there was very little meat
available.
This chain, which serves about
10000 meals day, was offering its
special lunch today at an increase
Of cents. The lunch, formerly
priced at 80 cents, included lamb
patties.
. Government Services said that it
had been operating at a loss since
the latter part of 1945 due to wage
increases, and had appealed for price
relief months ago. r.
Recently OPA informed GSI,"
said the statement, "that action on
its appeals could not be taken until
results of the help provided under
recent amendments to the regula-
tions are known"
This tl1elp," it was explained, re-
ferred to the price raises effective
when fish, fowl and dairy products
were decontroIled.
Little Help Expected.
"The corporation is forced, there
fore" continued the GSI statement,
Ito take advantage of the oppor-
tunity afforded even though it is not
the type of relief it would prefer
Little help will be provided by in
creases being made on meat dishes
until such time as there is sufi-
cient supply of meat to include it
consistently on our menus"
Allies Inn 'chas no meat, we can't
get any" said a spokesman. There
was no indication what policy would
be put into effect if and when meat
can be obtained.
The Parrot has raised prices on
meats which cost the restaurants
most, but not on certain other
items, one official said.
Tally-Ho is raising prices "only
on items necessary" spokesman
said, adding 1--WE are trying to stay
on our former price levels"
, Hammel's has meat and is raising
prices today, 1t was announced.
> A spokesman for the Statler said
it had not raised its prices during
the OPA holiday last summer, but
that now that OPA has authorized
an increase the Statler is going
along"
At the Mayhower a spokesman
said "the OPA gives us raise but
no meat" Final decision had not
yet been reached, he indicated, on
raising prices.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

pearing on the 12-inch radar scope
were made by meteors heated by
the friction of their passage through
the atmosphere.
"If this is true, it appears that
radar should become valuable tool
for astronomy" said B. P. Sharpless,
astronomer for the United States
Naval Observatory and one of the
observers.
at will permit astronomers to
record rare phenomenon that occur
in the skies under weather condi-
tions that prevent the eye from see
ing them" f..
The War Department announced
that the Evans Signal Corps Lab
oratory at Belmar, N. j.. would at
tempt tonight to trace the meteor
shower by radar.
Moon Experiment Recalled.
The Army announced last Janu-
ary that it made contact with the
moon, 100000 miles away. This
proved radar could penetrate the
ionosphere, the space above the
stratosphere.
Cooperating with the National
Bureau of Standards at Sterling
were the Navy, which loaned special
astronomic cameras, and the FEC.
Aside from it's astronomical sig
nificance, the experiment is impor-
tant in connection with FM broad
casting, radio communication and
radar navigation. 1t is known that
meteors affect FIN broadcasting and
q better scientific understanding of
this phenomenon is expected as
result of these investigations it was
said.
LONDON, Oct. 10 (P.-Celestial
echoes at the rate of hundreds q
minute" were reported picked up by
radar trained on the comet Giaco-
bini-Z -Zinner from the Ministry of
Supply Station at Richmond Park
today.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
| Only One Try |
Another in a series of jogs for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trict traffic ldDS.

Driver of Car "B" turned in sharp
Iy after passing Car "a" and jagged
fender Of Car "B" damaged Car "a. /"
Was driver of Car "B"::
1. Just a. bit careless?
2. Violating regulation?
8. Violating two regulations?
Answer is 'Yes" to question 8.
Section rs, paragraph (b), of the
traffic and motor vehicle regulations
states that the driver of a vehicle
overtaking another vehicle proceed
ing in the same direction shall pass
"at safe distance and shall not
again drive to the right side of the
highway until safely clear of such
overtaken vehicle"
Section SO, paragraph Co d,
states:
"No motor vehicle shall be op-
Grated with tenders, running boards
or bumper bars or brackets showing
sharp or ragged edges or a condi-
ton that might snag or cause to be
snagged any person or object, cloth
or clothes ."
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Do You Know That

Last year 500 child welfare
conferences giving health sup
ervision to healthy children
were held in the Child Welfare
Department of Children's Hos
pital?
The building fund campaign:
Amount needed - S1,30o,000.U0
Contributed through
Tuesday 1,04o, ,537 .02
10 be raised 254,233.0 .02
Please send contributions to
the Children's Hospital New
Building Fund. Thirteenth and
v streets NV, Washington 9,
D. c.