Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1937, Page 17

- (v ECLIPSE SEEKERS FACE DIFFICULTIES Capt. J. Frederick Hellweg, Observatory Head, to Be in Charge. The forthcoming expedition of the UM ‘A1e100g odBISOAD [BUOHIBN which the Navy is co-operating, to observe the total eclipse of the sun on Jonely Enderbury Island in the Phoenix group in the South Seas, near the Equator, presents many sea- manship difficulties, Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations, told a Nation-wide radio audience last evening. He spoke over Station WMAL at 6 pm, and emphasized that Capt. Frederick Hellweg, U. S. N., superintendent of the Naval Observatory here, who will personally direct the naval contingent on the expedition, “will solve the problems awaiting him at Enderbury Island.” The eclipse occurs on June 8. Wishing success to the expedition, Admiral Leahy, the highest ranking officer in the Navy, expressed the hope that “our knowledge of the heavens will be appreciably increased, not only from an academic or theoreti- cal standpoint, but also in a practical ch will permit utilization in 3 lives of the truths de- rived from their observations.” Must Land Heavy Equipment. Enderbury Island “appears to be the only body of land in the path of totality from which it is possible to obtain good observations,” the admiral said. Commenting on the difficulties to be encountered, Admiral Leahy asserted that heavy equipment of the expedition, as well as supplies of food and clothing, must be taken through the usual high surf over the South Sea Island reefs, and landed safely on the sand islands in the lagoon—"a most difficult feat of sea- manship.” Apparently, said the admiral, there is no anchorage at Enderbury, as the sea bottom outside the reef falls away sharply to vast depths Dr. Samuel Alfred Mitchel, noted astronomer of the University of Vir- ginia, will head the scientific group Admiral Leahy said the scientist has | “already observed a greater number | of solar eclipses than any other person | who ever lived, and who thigks noth- ing whatever of traveling thousands of miles to see another one.” | Two Others to Speak. Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, director of | the Bureau of Standards, and Rev. | Paul A. McNally, director of George- | town College Observatory, also ad- dressed the radio audience. Dr. Briggs | told of the scientific program for | photographing the eclipse with various i types of cameras during the four- minute period of total darkness. Rev. Mr. McNally described plans for photographing the sun's corona with varied wave lengths of light. | The expedition will sail from Hono- | lulu May 6. More than 8 tons of scientific equipment have been shipped | from Washington to Honolulu. | ARMY INCREASES ORDER FOR TRAINING PLANES The War Department announced yesterday that it has increased a con- tract with North American Aviation, Inc.. of Inglewood, Calif., for 42 basic training airplanes for the Air Corps to a total of 115 airplanes of this type. The original contract was for $559,- 731, and this has been increased by $903.380 to cover the additional air- | planes. Forty of the 73 additional airplanes which have been ordered will be changed from the original design to take a more powerful engine, The other 33 will incorporate changes to | provide for the training of pilots of | the Organized Reserve, it was an- | nounced. | “These planes are being provided | especially for the training of the Air Corps Organized Reserve, due to its | importance in national defense,” the | ‘War Department explained. | Traffic Convictions RECKLESS DRIVING, Clyde W. Skyles, 101 I street, $75 or 80 days. SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING. Tyler F. Moffett, jr., Virginia, $10. Myron L. Shorter, 1319 Thirteenth street, $15. John H. B. Hedinger, 4440 Nichols avenue southeast, $10. FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING. Glen L. Mangum, 211 Eleventh street | southeast, $5 | James A. Ready, 4535 Conduit road, | $5. Harry A. Grant, Virginia, $5. | David B. Griffith, jr., Maryland, $5. | Thomas B. Jones, 1330 Thirtieth | street, $5. George B. Hatley, Maryland, $10. Joseph Hickman, 429 H street, $5 Paul A. Richmond, New Jersey, $10. Finlay L. Matheson, Georgetown | University, $5 Richard Armstrong, street, $5. Irving S. Karp, New York, $10. Matt S. Doetsch, Maryland, $5. Morris Applebaum, 620 Princeton place, $5. John C. Lewis, Maryland, $5. § Lewis Barrington, 2900 Connecticut | avenue, $5. J | John S. Moore, 3117 Thirty-fifth street, $5. Clarence W. Mills, 3307 M street, $5, Paul J. Clark, 2900 Q street, $5. NMarion B. Carr, Maryland, $10. Atlas J. Carson, 809 Quintana place, | $10. | Esther M. Lindsay, Maryland, $5. | Edward G. Swindell, 4105 Wisconsin | avenue, $5. James H. Hamilton, 714 Longfellow | street, $5. Arnold 8. Rasmussen, Maryland, $5. | 524 Fourth | Joseph S. Solomon, Pennsylvania | avenue, $5. | Martin L. Loeffler, 536 Sixteenth street southeast, $5. Laurence A. Harris, 1449 W street, $5. Tomeley E. Gamble, Maryland, $5. Milton E. Ritzenberg, 3225 Wall- bridge street, $5. Odell W. Taylor, 420 Third street $5. | James C. Sheppard, 69 L street, $5. | Ruth Jackson, 5423 Illinois avenue, $5. George E. Bentley, 1839 Lamont street, $5. Thomas Mockabee, northeast, $5. Richard C. Clark, 821 Buchanan | street, $5. Maurine 8. Ellison, Gallaudet Col- lege, $5. Ceclil B. Green, Maryland, $5. James L. Gibbs, 1416 Chapin street, $5. 630 D street Stella E. Brown, Maryland, $5. > \ : THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, APRIL -1l 1937—PART- ONE. - Path of Sun’s Eclipse P ORTA~~ AMERICA y < Enderbury and .. Canton'lIslands THE NATIONAL End of\Jotall NEcllpu at JI‘\ul;u et | GEOGRAPHIG SOCIETY < COPYRIGHT 1937 This map, prepared by the National Geographic Society, shows where the longest total eclipse of the sun in 1,200 years will sweep across the earth’s su: The two ends of the path alon, darkness will move are shown by the small arrows. rface June & in the South Seas. which the shadow of total The path itself is shown by the light broken lines and the elliptical and round black spots. The large arr ow shows Enderbury and Canton Islands, on one of which the National Geographic Society-Navy expedition will watch the phenomenon. PAN-AMERICAN DAY PROGRAM ARRANGED High School Students of District to Take Part Observance. District senior and junior high school students will present a joint program celebrating Pan-American day Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Americas in the Pan-American Union before an anticipated audience of nearly 1,000 fellow students. The program will follow shortly after President Roosevelt's visit to the Union to deliver his Pan-American day speech. The afternoon’s activities will begin with a short message of welcome by the director general of the Pan-Amer- ican Union, Dr. L. S. Rowe. The pro~ gram proper will include the playing of Latin American selections by the In- ter-High School Orchestra, under Don McAdoo, and a play, “Dropped From Heaven,” will be presented by stu- dents of Woodrow Wilson High Schoot, under Miss Olivia Russell. The play revolves around the meeting of a Pan-American Student Congress, the | delegates assembling by air in the capital of the Dominican Republic, site of the Columbus memorial light- house to be erected in honor of the | discoverer. | Edward Zimmerman of Western High School will deliver a brief talk on the meaning of Pan-American day | and a chorus of 35 voices from the | Brown Junior High School will sing | the popular Latin American numbers, “Estrellita” and “La Paloma” as well as a spiritual. A selection will be recited from the works of the Uru- guayan poet, Fernan Silva Valdes, and Jean Fletcher of Central High School will read “A Message to American Youth,” by the famous Chilean writer, Gabriela Mistral. 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