Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 47, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 July 1934 — Page 10

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PILOTS BRAVING STRATOSPHERE PAWNS OF FATE Destination of Balloonists Merely a Guess: Hope to Land in lowa. Coo'”tht. 15M hr ROnce f>rvici RAPID CITY, S. D., July 5 V.'hrn Captain A. W. Stevens and Major W E. take off from here in their flight, to the upper itmosphere, their landing place will in the hands of aerial fates. One mans guess is as good as another s in picking their ulnma'e desination. They hope, however, if all goes in ideal fashion, to land at or near Kokuk. la., near the boundary corner of lowa. Illinois and Missouri. In order to aim for this landing site they will wait for winds which will carry them in a southeasterly direction from Rapid City. A balloon can not be steered like an airplane; the direction in which it travels depends upon the winds, and no man can control either their direction or their velocity. Not that these matters are left entirely to chance. The pilot does have some choice in the matter, lor he can wait to make his ascension until the air currents arc in the direction toward which he prefers to travel. Altitude Is Sole Aim When balloons are taking part in a race and attempting to reach a particular destination in the shortest possible time, the pilot must leave at a prearranged time, but he watches the winds very carefully. Usually the direction and speed cf the wind differs greatly at different altitudes, so that by selecting carefully the altitude at which he travels he ran have some control over both direction and speed. In case the winds tor a time are unfavorable at all practical altitudes, he would select that layer having the lowest wind velocity, so that at least he would not be losing ground too fast. In the stratosphere asrent, however, the problem is quite different from that fared by the racer. The time of ascent is not fixed. The destination and speed are unimportant, The only purpose is to go up as far as man can go. I.on Velocity Is Needed All sorts of winds may be encountered before the “ceiling” is reached, and Captain Stevens and Major Kepner will have no desire to linger at anv level, no matter how j unfavorable the currents above may ! be. They will therefore delay their start, if necessary, until the wind currents all the wav up are mainly of low r velocity and generally in a favorable direction. The stratospherists are keeping posted from hour to hour on the condition of the currents over this section of the country. The United States weather bureau has detailed V. E. Jakl. meteorologist in charge of j the Weather Bureau Airport station , at Kansas City. Mo., to Rapid City to receive and interpret weather reports for the balloonists. He will receive complete weather reports for the whole United States twice daily, at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. At intervals all day long, he will receive reports on the weather from stations in the vicinity of Rapid City. The weather bureau is making a constant check of air currents in the upper air over various stations scattered over the country- This is done bv means of small pilot balloons which are released from the ground. They are followed visually with the aid of instruments, and the speed and direction of their travels gives the observers'an accurate knowledge of the winds at various altitudes up to 22.000 feet. Weather Bureau Helps Among the stations making these observations are those at Omaha, Neb.; North Platte. Neb.; Kansas

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I haven’t seen it, but I guess it s true. All eastern Indiana is talking about it and my informant claims the weight and measurements are on record in a Richmond sporting goods store. It’s an eleven-pound fourteenounce large mouth bass taken from Green’s Fork rrcek near Hagerstown a few days after the season opening. The bait was a soft craw and I haven t discovered the lucky man’s name. This catch raises a question in my mind. Is it or is it not the largest large mouth ever caught in th*’ state? I can’t remember a larger one. but my fishing years and memory are limited and I may be wrong Anvhow-. let’s fight about it. I say it’s the biggest and it’s up to you to prove I’m a liar. Some of you old-timers should be able to remember a monster or so caught back in the days when it wasn't safe to wade in White river because the fish were so large and hungry. a a a Two nice bass were registered in the Hoffman Sporting Goods Company contest this week. C. J. Corbin’s five-pound four-teen-ounce large-mouth leads this division. It was taken last Sunday in a gravel pit near Rushville on an A1 Foss lure. Mr. Corbin lives in Sheridan. A four-pound twelve-ounce smallmouth caught by Jack Shannon in City Mo.; Chicago, Moline, 111., and St. Louis, Mo. Captain Stevens and Major Kepner are waiting, not alone for favorable winds, but also for the best possible weather. It is necessary I to guard against the possibility of j storms with strong vertical dowm- i ward currents which might carrv , the balloon to destruction. Since the ! giant bag of the balloon is filled with hydrogen, lightning must also be avoided. The balloon must also wait until there is no rain to freeze j on the gondola and thus add weight i to the craft. It was this condensation of moisture on the surface of i the gondola that probably brought death t/> the gallant Soviet fliers on the ‘ Sirius.’’ The present, flight will not bs made when the air at the lower altitudes is not clear. The moisture in the very high cirrus clouds near the stratosphere. those wispy “mare's tails” which are seen on* clear days, is already frozen, how- ' ever, into hard ice particles, and will j bouncf 1 off the surface of the ship’s sphere, leaving it free. ‘

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Flatrock on the same day is high fish in this class. A Tom Thumb did the dirty worlc. Don’t wait until you beat these, fish to enter Hoffman's contest. The j second and third awards are worth i winning, and all the other classes are still wide open. In case you've i forgotten they include silver bass, i crappie. redeye, channel cat, blue- j 1 gill and even sunflsh. a a a The conservation department is going to have trout fishing in this state or know why. Forty thousand fingerlings. brook and rainbow, were liberated in northern Indiana streams recently. The fish were placed only in wa- I ters that have proven suitable over j a fifteen-year period. They were j \ transported to tne selected streams, j in Lagrange and Elkhart counties, in the new, specially equipped truck designed by department officials for j i this work. Sportsmen who know j j the best spots are directing the j | planting. The first order of 40.000 trout j i secured several weeks ago from the isame hatchery, the federal ponds at Northville, Mich., have been placed in rearing ponds and have grown to an average length of four inches, i They also will be planted in suitable ! waters w hen conditions are favor--1 able. a a a Construction work on the proi posed fish hatching and rearing ' ponds in the new state forest at Ferdinand will start at once, conservation officials have announced. An artificial lake covering fifty acres j ! will furnish water for the ponds. Present plans call for ten acres j of pond area, which will make the I project the second largest hatchery j in the state. The Riverside hatchery j at Indianapolis is the largest. The department, realizing that ! southern Indiana streams are ! worthy of more attention, has been seeking the proper location for l months. The ponds are at a central ooint from which fry can easily j be distributed to all southern waters. “I Suffered 10 Years With Itching Eczema” “ . . . and after spending hundreds j of dollars to clear it up. I tried Zemo and got relief,” writes C. C. G. of Texas. Soothing and cooling. Zemo j relieves itching in five seconds because of its rare ingredients not j used in other remedies. Also wonderful for clearing Rash. Pimples. King- j worm and other irritations. Zemo is , worth the price hecanse you get relief. I All druggists'. 35c, 60c, $1. —Advertise- j ment. '

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CONTROL BOARD ON WATCH FOR STOCK ‘KILLING' Commission Takes Up Duties as Watch Dog for Wall Street. BY THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, July s.—The new securities and exchange commission constituted itself today a sort of watch-dog of Wall Street to prevent any manipulative operations during the last three months of grace before provisions of the act banning such practices become effective. Any speculators who may have anticipated a final “killing” before Oct. 1. when pool operations and other trick devices become illegal, are doomed to disappointment, officials said today. The commission, though without actual power, will step in promptly and exert its potent influence. No attempts to reap a final harvest of overnight profits have appeared on the horizon. The market has been comparatively calm since President Roosevelt signed the bill in expectation of the new regime of j federal regulation. But commission officials are de-

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