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Evening star., 1946-09-01
Star-Spansled Hobby
BY GEORGE H. WALTZ, JR.

than my shop. The armillary spheres were
ten and twelve feet high. The smallest sextant,
which Tycho called portable, weighed
about five hundred pounds. A somewhat
larger one i would have weighed about
half ton - was referred to in the book as
portable, but it is better to take it by boat
The old man and his helpers must have been
powerful fellows"
So the New Jersey master craftsman had
to compromise - he decided to make scale
models, about one-fifth actual size.
Zig WAE Jeb
HE WENT to work. After several models had
been completed came World War II and Dan
Eichner directed his skills toward instrument
making for the government. BY wars end.
a good portion of the optical prisms used in
our artillery range finders were being tested
in Eichner- built machines But even during
the war he managed to work on his models
now and then. Six are ready and will be
exhibited at the Copenhagen University
Observatory in celebration of the 4OOth
anniversary of Tycho Brahe's birth next
December Later, they will be placed in the
restored observatory.
Except for size, the models are true repro
ductions of the instruments Brahe built.
Design, construction and materials are identi-
cal, even to tiny engraved markings and the
lrlOk
Evening star., 1946-09-01

''Dan'' Eichner looked back 400
years - and came up with this
tribute to Tycho Brahe, the
astronomer with a golden nose
W7ITTIIN few weeks a strange assortment
w of astronomical instruments will arrive
in Denmark from Bloomfield, N. J. When
they do, Laurits G.. Eichner, New Jersey
master craftsman and amateur astronomer,
will be paying long delayed tribute to the
memory of Tycho Brahe. In case you don't
know about Tycho. he was famous 10TH
century Danish star-gazer whose work be-
came the basis for much of our modern con-
ception of the Solar System.
1t all started in 1916 when Dan Eichner
('Dan" is his friends short for Dane) was an
engineering student at Denmark's Odense
Technical School and first read of Tycho
Brahe's contribution to early astronomy.
Fascinated, he read more and more Finally
he did thesis on Tycho.
When Eichner came to the United States
to make his living as an engineer, thoughts
of Tycho Brahe necessarily were pushed far
into the background Then, one day about
10 years ago, he read that Tycho's old
observatory on the island of Hveen was
going to be restored and used as museum.
1t would be fine, thought Eichner, if someone
Evening star., 1946-09-01

would build replicas OF
Brahe's old instruments to
grace the restored build
ing. He got to thinking.
Why not make them
himself? The thought
started Eichner on a search
for data.
AT first l didn't know
where to look" he says.
but l soon landed in the
New York Public Library.
Here, to my surprise, l
found some of Tycho's
original books. l got
photostatic copies of the
pages and went home. l
guess l was pretty excited.
Here were drawings by
the old man himself. ex-
actly to scale and minute
Evening star., 1946-09-01


of the woods.
Eichr,er is an odd COM
bination of artist and engi-
neer. To him, Tycho
Brahe is a symbol of
accuracy and painstaking
workmanship.
Constructing the Brahe
models was a labor of
love. But Eichner's ability
to project himself back
into earlier centuries has
brought him other jobs.
One was the reproduction
of antique tirneaeepers -
from Egyptian water
clocks to Galileo's famous
pendulum clock - that
formed an interesting part
of the Elgin exhibit at the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25
Leaf Price
Is Pleasing
.HereabOuts

First reports from the Georgia to-
bacco belt, telling OF higher prices
than al last years opening. have
generated feeling Of optimism in all
TINS section over prospects for sale
prices when the auctions advaac"
this far north Il little over a montn
hcigSc. The opening average i'll the
first belt 10 start its 1916 season
ragged as high as - and 10 cents
in some localities. according 10 re-
ports.
The Georgia crop improved con-
SiGcrably in the latter half of the
growing season. and turned out bet
ter quality than AT one time seemed
likely. But the crop is Il bit late.
and reports here are that curing is
still III progress in some growing
areas.
There are no ccilias on prices
this year. i'll contrast 10 government
regulations that prevailed during
the war era. Buyers can. therefore.
bid as high as they like.
This means that better grades are
a premium and that poorer leaf
is not as high as in 1913. when
there was little distinction between
the various types of leaf offered al
auction.
Growers in the Carolinas areas
are being urged To prepare their to-
b#CcO in better condition than they
have been doing the last several sea-
sons. when prices scared almost
without regard 10 quality. Growers
who fail 10 Grade their offerings
may not fare a.. we'll as those who
do.
Auctions begin in the North-Caro-
lra-South Carolina border bel, area
week here. on Thursday. August
| Eastern Carolina follows three
weeks later. "a Monday. August 10.
with the Middle iicii getting under
way Monday. September o.
Prevailing high averages lead t.
the conclusion that al least this one
additional season Of prosperity is in
store FOR tobacco growers and hand
lcrs in the auction processes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25
/. p. A. Secretary
Visits Post Here
During Week End

Thomas II. Yates. of WinSton-Sa-
lem. secretary and treasurer OF the
North Carolina division of the
Travellers Protective Association
will make an official visit To Icnd-
crson Post | Friday, il was an
nOunccd today.
Mr.. Yates will attend the month
~ dinner meeting or the post 10 be
held al Hotel Vance Saturday eve
ming AT seven O'Clock. Charles ]
Brady. president. urged all members
and visiting L. p. a. members to
attend this meeting. al which time
MIR. Yates will make an address.
This is Mr.. Yates first official
visit since he was elected 10 tho
State ScCrctlriai office nj the Gov
vCntion held in Wilson last May. He
succeeded Robert p. Rawlcy. who
held this position for 25 years. and
who retired because of i'll health.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25
POOR SANITATION
HAMPERS CHICKENS

College Station. Raleigh. July p.
Shoe boxes of sick chickens arc
arriving every dav ~ ;ho r""l'.v
Disease Laboratory at State College,
and r. f.. GrCavcs. poultry patho-
logist. say that poor sani'rt'"~ sc
often the major cause of disease
conditions and helps in perpetual
ing the diseases and causing large
losses in the fioCks.
He points ont that many diseases
may be controlled in large measure
by strict sGuitatiUn-that is. keen
ing the poultry house clean and well
supplied with good litter. and ado
1uatc safeguards for the supplies Of
feed and water
Dampncss in the broodcr house
and Accommodations of fCCaI matte
may cause organisations on III" 'r"e
Under such poor sanitary conditions
The pullorlrm disease or coccidiosi,
may run rampant. Such cases arc
constantly occurring. according Ia
the examinations al the poultry dis
ease laboratory.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25

skinny legs, the ludicrous night
shirt. Only the pluckcd rooster
throat was still barred
When DR.. Peck saw that Cor.
bctt was not moving. he turned
10 me porter. Find some place
Tor Mrs. Forsythe to stay, some
quiet spot where the lady can
rest"
Yes, subj" The Negro EXTEND
ed ms hand. please. ma'am." His
voice and hand shook.
Mrs. Forsythe's pupils contract
cd. She shrank into her corner.
Don't touch me-" she quavered.
No, ma'am." The colored man
took a backward step toward the
doctor. "Ah won touch you."
why. he's more scared than
She" Corbett thought. why
Holy cripes. she thinks he did it."
His mind stopped and began to
go back. He looked at he Negro
again. and felt his blood chilling.
Doctuh. she won't come wifi
me. Doctuh. ah CANT STAY in
heah. The mans eyeballs were
rolling. "Ah. got things to do"
DIR. Peck's voice rose, testy with
WEAKNESS. sharp with authority.
ioull stay here all right. I'VE
got things to do. It's a coroner's
case. Someone has to stay here
with him. Till the authorities
come"
Not me, boss, not me-"
why not? He can't hurt YOU"
His fngertips touched Voorhees,
throat with the professional cas-
ualncss to which all human flesh
quick or dead. is merely tissue.
He's been dead a long while. At
least eight hours. I'd say. Full
riGor's set in"
He dom die fun the wreck? ?"
Good heavens, no. Gone long
before. They'll have to do an an
t"psy of course. I'll wager they'll
find coronary occlusion. Simple
hcart failure" He pulled the sheet
all the way up. mo use wasting
more time on the dead" He
paused. He turned, he looked
thoughtfully at Mrs. Forsythc. His
pause stretched out by seconds.
you cant stand here, ma'am."
Ills tone was the doctors, firm
and no nonsense. His forehead
creased. Mrs. Forsythe, what
was this man to you?"
At first she returned only n
daZcd, wooden stare. Then her
brow furrowed like his and her
hand came away from her mouth.
Her shoulders drew together in
the involuntary action of STRAIGHT
cning herself. why, nothing.
why. nothing at ALL"
His scowl dcepcned. He glanced
down at Voorhees, and once more
at her face.
why, he was only someone l
met OH this train. casual ac-
quaintancc. Someone you meet on
4 journey. Talk to and eat with.
why. you must believe me-" Her
head pivoted from one to the
other. She had begun to sound
frantic. You must believe me.
he vas only stranger. have
husband in London. Why, I'm
starting back. They mustn't Know,
mustn't think. Oh, can be in
volvcd in any :"
Corbctt cut in. DIR. Peck.
there's a child in the next Pull
man. She needs you more. In bed
room c. l promised I'd send you
right in. She's with Mrs. Weston"
Mrs. Weston" The doctors
repetition was like a bell ringing.
bell that belonged in Sixteen.
Getty Taylor was there with her
baby. And Franltcl and Kalchis.
And grandma whatever her name
was And Chuckie and that
rcd-hcadcd girl with a onc-legged
husband. People you knew. Peo-
pie you'd sat with and talked with
and slept with So old Voor-
hccs was dead. One old man was
dead. Old enough to shove off.
DIR. Peck" Corbett said, I'm
going out there. They need men.
Please take care of the kid. Win
you take care of the kid?"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25
CHAPTER FORTY


a QUEER smell filled the Pull.
man. the musky. sweet odor OF
death.
He heard Joanic's voice. crying
"Mommee Nominee. | want
my NOMINEE" and he looked fol
the child. Elaine Weston had her
was hugging the kid with a reso.
mte tightness. as II she believed
the pressure of her womans body
would give JoanIe the comfort one
got from mother. Her mother.
in-iaw was hopping the little
girls face with a towel. The kids
face nd ma nds had som G
scratches. her forehead the round
welt of Il bump.
Hush. baby doll" Mrs. Weston
was saying. a twist of silvcry
metal hung over one ear. the re-
mains of lost spectaclcs. In one
minute the doctor will come and
make you all better"
JoanIe's legs thrashed. Il don't
want the doctor. want my
mommy."
IAN right. little darling. all
right. Just as soon as the doctor
fixes you up. We'll take you to
mommy."
a chill ran down Corbett's spine.
He bent TO Nina: Here's your
job. Take these people back to
your room. Take care of them.
Make them comfortable Give
them your best. l mean your
BEST. lie touched Elaine's Shout
der. She looked up. Instantly. fear
clouded her face. lie felt u twinse
OF annoyance that with all that
had happened, her nerves still re-
licked The impact OF his fist. He
SAID: Go with my friend. With
hiss Gilmore. I'll send DIR. Peck
when | find him" He took Joanie's
hand between his. "Joanic! You
remember me. JoanIc?"
The little girl blinked ut him
through sooty. wet lashes and
whinpcred Yes"
"Joanie. you go with these la
dies. They'll make you all better"
Her dirty fist dug her Yes. II
want my mommy."
He pulled her hand off, held il.
swallowing the lump III his throat.
"Joan!e. they've got candy and
thinss.' This was how you began.
With petty distractions. Inconsc-
qucntiais to fill the great gap of
one major bereavement. If it had
happened He stretched his
arms to lift the kid from Elaine
to Nina.
Elaine shook her head. Let me.
l can carry her in"
He patted the little girls back,
tried to sound jocular. Take nv
word for it, Joanie, you'll have
wonderful time. Ninan let VOL
try OH her nat. She'll show YOU
her room"
The kids sobs tapcred off. She
let Elaine lift her. When they had
gone up the aisle. he looked for
the others he knew and saw Pat
Hastings. She sat on the arm of
n chair. flushed. daggled. and
after a fashion. consoling her
mother. The senator's wife was n
witch. Her gray blonde hair
streamed to her shoulders; chan
ncls of tears striped her sooty,
plump checks. She kept jabbcr-
ing: Pat. wire your father. Tell
MIN we're safe; It hurts me so.
Fat, it's so terrible. Ill never get
over it. I'll never get the sight of
that out of my mind Oh. why
did 1t have to happen to us? Why
couldn't we have got off with your
father"
Pat noticed Corbctt and tugccd
nj his elbow. Help me with her.
Help me do something for her"
He stopped.
He touched her mothers arm
gingcrly. She screamed. oh.
don't" and moved away. 1t wasn't
broken, he saw. She hexed it too
readily.
Shell be all right. More scared
than hurt. Get the DOCTOR"
Your father was lucky. That
was Gods mercy. That was Gods
~ay. He'd have been in the thick
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-25

Scientist says there is life on
Mars. That's an oddity--a scientist
discussing something else beside
atomic energy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Ketchikan Unions Tie-Up Relief Ship Unloading
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One longshoremen may be hired. How ever, the Ketchikan longshoremen are demanding that if any of its men are given jobs, the winch men and hatch tenders on such matches must also be ILWU men, he said.
 We do not agree to such de- mands and henceforth will load only part of one hatch on each ship for Ketchikan," he said. That will consist of mail, bag gaze, express and a limited amount of perishables."
 Ed Coester, sailors union agent here said it was an attempt of the ILMU to move in" on sub work.
 Officials of the CIO union were not available for comment.
 The North Star was the first vessel to reach Ketchikan after the 69-day maritime tieup. An other ship from Seattle, the freighter Tongass of the Alaska Transportation company, is sched- uled to arrive there this morning.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Interior Dept. Making Geological Survey Of Alaska
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One of natural wealth.
 An understanding of how to deal with permafrost is vital in any Alaska construction program of the future, Reed said. He ex- plained:
 "The permafrost study at first dance might appear to be a case If locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen.
 Ignorance of permafrost con- ditions cost the United States mil ] IS of dollars during the war. There was a terrific amount of WaSte in the maintenance of the Canol pipeline and the Alaska Highway, and of such airfields as Nome, Galena and Northway, due to disregard of the problem of frozen ground.
 "Permafrost study is a sub-sci- ence, and the Russians are advanc- ei in it far beyond the Americans and Canadians"
 The United States could have saved millions of dollars" in war time if it had possessed the Rus sian "knoW-how", the survey re- port commented.
 Five parties, directed by C. o. Gates, head of the surveys Fair b0nks laboratory, surveyed the northern Alaska oil structures south and east of Point Barrow during the summer.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
War III Vets To Get Irrigated Farms

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. lP)- Eighty-siX irrigated farms re- claimed from the bed of what was once a great western lake are to be awarded today in the first gov- ernment homestead land opening for World War II veterans.
 Current land values in the area where the U. s. Reclamation Bur eau acreage is located give the farms a total worth of about two million dollars.
 Owners of the new farms will move into a district where fertil- ity of the soil has been compared to the delta of the Nile, and neigh borS of today's winners will be largely World War I veterans who have prospered tilling the acres they won in similar drawings.
 The individual farms are valued at $15,00O to $25,OOO and the re- clamation bureau officials have taken precautions to make the drawing foolproof. Numbers have been assigned to the 1905 quail fled participants and the numbers kept in vault.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Reef Knot Sails For SEE. Alaska

PORTLAND, Ore. (P) - r e Alaska relief ship, Reef Knot, sailed from here late yesterday for southeastern Alaska ports with 4842 tons of cargo.
 C. Roy Albers, manager of Li- dell and Clarke, Inc, berth agents for the ship here, estimated the Reef Knot would dock at Cordova Saturday. It also has cargo for Valdez, Seward, Selvodia and Ko- diak.
 The vessel, assigned by the U. s. maritime commission to carry the special Portland cargo during the Puget Sound maritime dispute, was the only ship scheduled to leave here for the Territory. It. Comdr. E. P. Chester had asked for two ships to load here.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Football League To Cut Roughness

NEW YORK, (P)-The national football league is not yet ready to introduce sudden death" over time play in regular season games or to eliminate the extra point, but it has taken steps to cut down on unnecessary roughness.
 Before concluding their rules session here yesterday, the coaches and owners of the senior profess Sional circuit agreed to recom- mend a faster whistle and to as sign a fifth official to work oppo- site the head linesman to spot code infractionS.
 In the discussions on the sud den-death" proposal it was point ed out that at least three ball parks in the league are not equip ped with lights. Thus, if the over time period Jagged on until dark, games on these fields would end in ties anyway
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
V-2 Rocket Sets
 New Flight Record

WHITE SANDS, N. M. P)-A German V-2 rocket, trailing a long string of white fire, scared comet like to a record of III miles into the heavens last night, but its man-made meteoriteS were so puny they eluded most eyes.
 A scientific evaluation of the meteorites experiment awaits de- velopment of film from cameras, some 300 of which were trained here and over the southwest on the heavens over this southern New Mexico ordinance proving ground.
 The rocket shoot itself was termed the best so far by It. Col. Harold R. Turner, White Sands commandant.
 Not only did the Alton missile crack the July 30 altitude record of 104 miles, but also it establish ed a new speed of 5,350 feet per Second-more than a mile a sec Ond and about five times the speed of sound
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
NOTICE

The Nome City Council shall sit as a Board of Equalization be- tween the hours of 7:30 and 8:30 PM. Dec. 18th. 18th and 18th. l94s. Tax payers have this oppor- tunitY to make adjustments in their Real and Personal Property assessments.
 NOME CITY COUNCIL
 By Carrie M. McLain 149-3t City Clerk
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Anchorage Announces Fur Rendezvous

Another Anchorage Fur Rem dezvous is set for l947, February 24, to March 2, it was announced in Anchorage by Charles F. Che villon, manager of the annual affair.
 Many of the old events have been revised and new ones added in order to assure a successful rendezvous.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Christmas-Masses: Midnight( ad-
 mission by ticket only).
 7:30 a.m.-All are welcome.
 We regret that the size of the Church does not permit us to ex- tend general invitation to all, to attend Midnight Mass on Christ mas Day. Admission will be ticket only. Tickets will be distributed at Mass on Sunday morning, or may be obtained from the pastor.
 Only 462 of the 7,083 islands that comprise the Philippines are more than one mile square.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
NOME WEATHER
 TO REMAIN COLD

The U. s. Weather Bureau here today reports Nome as the third coldest spot in Alaska today, and bids to hold its low position for at least the next few days.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
HEALTH DEPT. CANCELS
 WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The Territorial Department of Health wishes to announce that there will not be a We'll Baby and Preschool Conference Thursday, December l9, 1946. A new time will be announced later.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
Classified Ads

LOST-Double string pearls,
 choker size, between Polet's Store and "B" street. Return to Peggy
 kelllher. Reward. 150-2t
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18
PIONEERS!!! IMPORTANT MEETING

"A very important meeting of the Pioneers will be held tonight ali 8 o'clock in the Pioneer Igloo. All Pioneers are urgently requested 10 attend.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-18

LOST-Pair rimless glasses in blue case, new. Return to Noah Napouk, at N. C. Cat shop. 15O-3t
Evening star., 1946-11-13
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. G.
s WEDNESDAY. NoxEMbER IL. ia4< -
.keIIs Fails 10 Contest
Charge Involving
Washington 5 Name

/ Robert H. Kells Of Mt. Rainier,
Md. late yesterday pleaded nollo
contendere In District Court to one
count Of an indictment charging an
attempt to capitalize on the name Of
George Washington in perpetrating
an alleged $75,00o swindle in . ref
erence library corporation.
Following the plea. which meant
the defendant did not wish to con-
test the specific count. the case was
referred to the probation ONCE by
Justice Alexander Holtzon and fur
ther action was deferred until the
court receives report.
Mr.. Kells was named with two or
|ganizations In the indictment, which
charged violation Of the Securities
Act Of 1888, and pleaded not guilty
in their behalf last July. The or
gantzations names as co-defendants
were the National Reference Library
Corp. of Maryland, and the Mount
vernon rOuuuaIlou.
According to Acting United States
Attorney George r. Mcneil, who
prepared the case for the Govern
ment, the defendants used the
Mount Vernon Foundation as a
front" to solicit stock sales In the
National Reference Library Corp
Explaining the charges; Mr.. IL
Neil claimed Mr.. Kells established
the Mount Vernon Foundation in
1889, allegedly as Sphilanthropic,
pon-profit organization to carry out
the terms of the last will and testa-
ment of George Washington.
According to Mr.. Mcneil, the de-
PENDANTS inserted advertisements in
local newspapers inviting residents
Evening star., 1946-11-13

and kick for q few minutes on his
bed without any clothes on but in
a room warmer than usual. He'll
love 1t and it helps to develop his
strength. He'll love Gerher's
Strained Foods. too. They build
sturdy little bodies. Even quite
young babies can handle them for
the IS varieties Of these finely
sieved fruits, vegetables. desserts
and meat combinations are really
purees. They are chosen with ut
most care, washed thoroughly in
pure well water and cooked. the
Gerber way-by steam under bres-
sure. In that way precious vitaminS
and minerals are held in. Like mil
lions of American babies the coun-
try over, your little one viii thrive
on Gerber.s Strained Foods,
Chopped Foods and Cereals.
Evening star., 1946-11-13
400 Negro Delegates
Visit White House

More than 400 leaders OF Negro
won1er's organizations went to the
White House today to be received
by Mrs. Truman.
The reception at the White House
followed the opening Of the Ma
tional Council Of Negro Women's
llti1 annual convention In the De-
.partmental Auditorium.
The delegates. representing 20
Negro wonnen's organizations and so
regional councils in metropolitan
.centers, were greeted by Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Betnune, founder and pres
ident of the council.
The slogan OF this years conyen-
Evening star., 1946-11-13
SAINT SANDWICH

CURELY among the patron saints
y Of all housewives must be that
English Earl who invented the
sandwich. What would the house,
wife do without it for snacks, SUPP
pers, parties and lunchbpxes? TO
bring out the flavor of almost any
sandwich filing, just cream Q few
drops Of lemon Juice with the but
ter. To extend the butter, beat iii
evaporated milk with q rotary
beater or electric mixer. Do your