Evening star. [volume], November 28, 1939, Page A-7, Image 7

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I Radio 'Blackouts'
Seen as Cutting
Bombing Toll
Electrical Engineers
Hear of Aviation's
Problems
Curtailment of radio communica
tion may well be responsible for th(
lack of mass aircraft attacks or
the large cities of warring Europear
nations, according to Vernon D
Hauck, chief inspector of the Bendb
Radio Corp., at Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Hauck, one of three guesi
speakers at the first technical ses
sion of the Washington section ol
the American Institute of Electrica
Engineers, held last night in th<
Potomac Electric Power Co. audi
torium. said that in the opinion ol
many experts the aircraft were un
able to locate their objective be
cause they could not make full use
of their radio navigational equip
ment.
Radio Guides Enemy, Too.
He explained that the modern sys
tems of radio direction of aircrafi
-serve not only as a guide to pilots
but also make known the pilots
location to his enemy at the same
time. "This being the case.” Mr
Hauck said, "the airplane expedi
tions evidently think it safer to trj
to locate their objectives by instru
ments alone and trust to good lucl
and weather. That is why I believi
many of those seemingly incon
crrumic Komhinrrc rsf tho TIrittoVi Telo<
were meant for London.”
Mr. Hauck. who shared the ros
trum with Vernon H. Grant, elec
trical engineer in the Bureau o:
Aeronautics, Navy Department, am
- Melville F. Peters, chief of Aircraft
Engine and Accessories Section, Bu
reau of Standards, spoke on the
subject, “Certain Features of Air
craft Radio Communications Sys
tems and Equipment." Mr. Grant
spoke on “Electric Power in Air
craft” and Mr. Peters about “An
alysis of Power Generation and Dis
tribution Problems in Aircraft.” Th<
meeting inaugurated the theme foi
the year, “Electricity in War.”
Mr. Hauck devoted the greatei
part of his address to an explana
tion of radio controls and theii
bearing on commercial and military
"flying. “Air transportation can onlj
be good,” he stated, “when it car
operate on schedule. This being th<
case, we must look to the day wher
we can fly from point to point with
out consideration of weather.”
Cites Modern Efficiency.
' To illustrate the efficiency of mod
ern equipment. Mr. Hauck cited the
recent instance when two-way radic
communication was maintained be
tween New York City and an air
plane in Lisbon. Portugal.
Mr. Grants talk was largely i
discussion of the problems faced bj
the Navy in its radio control experi
ments and the methods of attack
ing these problems. He said the
foremost task at present was thai
of reducing the weight of equipment
without loss of reliability.
Mr. Peters traced intricate for
mulas dealing with the efficiency o:
batteries and generators in com
paring the twro as sources of supplj
for electrical aircraft equipment
and diagrammed one of the Navy’!
methods of detecting faulty spark
plugs through an electrical device
which flashes a red light on the
control panel when any spark pluf
In the engine begins to break down
Pulls Own Molars;
Lands in Court
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—The law hac
a little trouble yesterday with it,*
well-known teeth and a couple o:
•* additional molars, too
“My husband came home, got t
pair of pliers and started to puil hit
back teeth,” complained Mrs. Wil
liam Franz. “I called the police.”
Officers took into custody Frans
j and two extracted molars. The;
were puzzled over how to put a lega
bite on him, but finally charged hiir
with disorderly conduct.
"They hurt something awful,’
Franz explained to Judge Stepher
Adamowski. The jurist advised hiir
to see a dentist and continued the
case to December 21.
Support Pledged Dewey
JAMESTOWN, N. Y„ Nov 28 OP)
•—The Association of New York State
Young Republicans, Inc., has pledgee
Its support of Thomas E. Dewey
New* York district attorney, for the
Republican nomination for Presi
dent.
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Controller Gives Ruling
On Military Leave Pay
Government employes are not en
titled to military leave pay when
called into service as Reserve offi
cers with the Regular Army in
time of emergency but only during
training periods not to exceed 15
days annually. Controller General
! Brown said today.
The question was raised by Sec
retary of Interior Ickes, who ex
plained he was in doubt as to the
application of the law under which
Federal and District employes in
certain circumstances draw the
compensation their positions called
for when they go into active mili
tary duty.
Controller General Brown said
that “the clear purpose and in
tent” of the military leave law “was
to maintain the status quo of civil
ian officers and employes of the
Government—who are also mem
bers of the Officers' Reserve Corps
of the Army—only during the train
ing periods not exceeding 15 days
each calendar year, to which train
ing they may be ordered rtthout
their consent, thus giving them the
right to receive civilian compensa
tion concurrently with military pay
for such stated period."
Traffic Club Dance
The Traffic Club of Washington
will hold its annual "ladies' night"
dinner-dance, December 7, at the
Mayflower Hotel. Music will be
provided by a popular orchestra and
■ there will be a program of enter
j tainment.
Education Group to Meet
The Association for the Education
of Handicapped Children will meet
at 8 o'clock tonight at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets N.W.
SEALS FOR 70,000 WASHINGTONIANS—Mrs. Adeline Gooch, di
rector of the Christmas tuberculosis seals campaign for the
District, perches on top of a pile of mail bags stuffed with official
letters and allotments of seals to be sent to 70,000 residents of
the District, to hand Postman M. H. Zink the last of the seals to
be mailed. The transaction took place in front of the District
Tuberculosis Association headquarters at 1022 Eleventh
street N.W. —Star Staff Photo.
Midcity Association
Opposes Higher Costs
In Reorganization
Members Hear
Lack of Elective
Provisions Deplored
In a 15-point report the Mid
City Citizens’ Association last night
voted opposition to nine principles
of the current District government
reorganization plan in an action
“predicated against any increase in
District expenditures,” so that the
budget may be kept well within an
ticipated revenues. The report was
drafted by the Executive Committee
of the association and presented by
A. J. Driscoll, president, at the reg
ular meeting of the group, held at
Thomson Community Center.
Primary objection was voiced to
the proposed creation of the post of
administrative assistant to the Board
of Commissioners, who would, ac
cording to the report, act virtually
as city manager. The association
maintained that this post, “with
such potential prerogatives” in local
government, should not be consid
ered “unless and until the citizens
of the District have the right to
choose the Individual for that posi
tion.”
Mr. Driscoll deplored the fact
that there is no provision for elec
tive choice of local government offi
cials in the present reorganization
scheme, but added that in lieu of
representation in government “it is
high time that District citizens
should be relieved of the numerous
and spontaneous reorganization pro
posals and given-something definite
and lasting to some degree."
Uphold New Taxing Power.
Increased power for the Commis
sioners, including the right to levy
and assess taxes, was held desirable
for the present as the most “equi
table" arrangement under the pres
ent voteless status of local residents
and the report advocated the setup
whereby the annual appropriation
bills pass from the Commissioners
directly to Congress, abolishing a
budget bureau.
“Vigorous objection” to the
switching of administration of mu
nicipal hospitals from the Health
Department to the proposed board
of public welfare setup was regis
tered. Alterations in the control of
both the Board of Education and
Library Board contemplated in any
reorganization plan also were op
posed in the report.
Among other sectiohs of the
"kitchen cabinet” report the asso
ciation opposed creation of a de
partment of finance, praising the
work of Maj. Daniel J. Donovan as
auditor; opposed a department of
public works, holding the past ad
ministration of the Engineer Com
missioner’s office as efficient and
satisfactory. Abolition of the cor
oner's office in favor of the “costly"
one of medical examiner and neces
sary staff was scored as well as the
planned shelving of the Department
of Vehicles and Traffic.
Deploring the failure of Congress
to appropriate funds for education
of crippled or handicapped children
of Washington, the association
voted to ask the legislative body to
provide for funds to establish a
permanent teaching staff for such
children “as an act of humanity and
as credit to the Nation's Capital.”
Recreation Change Asked.
The association acted to ask Lewis
Barrett, recreation director, to re
name Friday nights as the regular
date of the so-called “community
night” programs of recreation fcr
children. Robert Eaves, principal
of Thomson School, who spoke on
the subject, termed the change as
unfortunate since school-week nights
interfere with students’ homework.
Mr. Eaves voiced the hope this
recreation scheme be spread to every
school in the District as a vital part
of leisuretime education
Mrs. Ella B. Thompson, president
of neighboring Logan-Thomas Cir
cle Citizens’ Association, called at
tention to the need for playgrounds
in the downtown area as the only
suitable remedy for child recreation
and as a means to halt destruction
of park property by children “who
have no other place to go.’’ The
Recreation Committee was author
ized to press the matter with au
thorities.
The congressional bill to increase
the gasoline tax in the District was
referred to committee. Appoint
ment of a delegate to a meeting of
the Health Forum was authorized.
Mr. Driscoll announced that selec
tion of standing committee chair
men would be deferred until the
next meeting.
The Midcity Association decided
, to cancel the December meeting
since the date falls on Christmas
Day.
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years ago.
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