Teen-Age Smoke-Eaters

SINCE the mass resignation of the adult volunteer fire department of Spencer, W. Va. (pop. 3,500), the town’s fire-fighting force has been manned by high school students who regard it as a school activity, resign after commencement. For 13 years Spencer’s fire chiefs have been youths who are natural leaders like John Lowther, the present chief, whose firemen are all under 19. Recognizing that a man’s a man when he acts like one has meant lower insurance rates in Spencer since 1942.

PLANES’ RADIO MESSAGES “CANNED” FOR DISASTER RECORD

RADIO communications between plane pilots and airport dispatchers are now permanently recorded on wax cylinders by an electrical machine recently installed by the U. S. Bureau of Air Commerce at a California landing field. Reports made by pilots and orders given by dispatchers, kept on file in record form, are thus available to examiners investigating the causes of any accident to a plane.

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Damming a River of Fire

By WARD MADDEN

THE strangest fortification line on earth is being planned for the island of Hawaii. For thirteen miles across the flanks of Mauna Loa, the world’s most active volcano, high barricades will dam and divert rivers of fire. This daring scheme is designed to protect the Hawaiian city of Hilo, with its 20,000 inhabitants, from the volcano’s flow of lava. Science, for the first time in history, has declared war on a volcano. Read the rest of this entry »

COOPER POWER LAWN MOWER

Golf Green Beauty for YOUR LAWN

OUTSTANDING COOPER FEATURES

Two-speed cutting reel, which can be operated in reverse for sharpening; reel drive and traction drive independent of each other; disappearing traction lugs on roller; all-steel shock-proof frame; anti-friction and roller bearings throughout. Built in two sizes—27″ and 20″.

COOPER POWER MOWER equipped with a Briggs and Station gasoline motor propels itself easily over level stretches of lawn and up or down steep terraces. It can be operated with ease around trees, bushes or flower beds.

The Cooper Mower rolls the lawn with each cutting, its traction roller operating entirely independent of the blade reel. Grass catcher and riding sulky are extra equipment. Write for complete information.

Cooper Manufacturing Co.

501 So. First Ave., Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.A.

Television Newspaper

BROADCASTS WORDS TYPED ON TAPE

FLASHING news reports, stock-market quotations, farm prices, and other types of information in printed form, an apparatus recently designed by William H. Peck, New York inventor and former U.S. Navy optical expert, has introduced a novel form of television news service.

At the broadcasting station, an operator types out the items on a continuous translucent cellulose tape which is fed automatically into a cabinet holding the television sending apparatus. Read the rest of this entry »

Monster. Is that a technical term?

SEX GLOSSARY

MONOZYGOTIC TWINS. Twins which develop from one fertilized egg and therefore have identical inherited characteristics.

MONS VENERIS. The pubic mound; the slight prominence above the female vulva that is covered with pubic hair.

MONSTER. A child born grossly malformed; most do not survive.
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Have you considered a career in PLASTICS?

A job with a promising future goes a long way toward making you happy — at work and at home.

Do you know of the fine opportunities for advancement that are available in the plastics industry? Do you want to share in the development of a great new plastics era? Trained men, who have plastics know-how, will fill the well-paying positions in the industry. If YOU want to be one of them act NOW to prepare yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

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From Steam Engines to Robots… The Hierarchies of Robotic Devices

By F. W. Chesson

The defining of just what constitutes a robot has been dimmed by anthropological bias, or the impediment of seeing the robotic scene through Human-Colored glasses. That shambling and amiable tin-man traveler, on the Yellow Brick Road to Oz may be far more acceptable to the viewer than the most complex but immobile logic device. Consequently, there’s the rub … or byte! When does a computer become a robot brain? Read the rest of this entry »

Peggy’s DISMAL

Peggy’s Bright with Midol

PERIODIC PAIN

Every month Peggy was dismal because of functional menstrual distress. Now she just takes Midol and goes her way in comfort because Midol tablets contain:
• An exclusive anti-spasmodic that helps Stop Cramping …
• Medically-approved ingredients that Relieve Headache, Low Backache… Calm Jumpy Nerves …
• A special, mood-brightening medication that Chases “Blues.”

“WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW”

FREE! Frank, revealing 32-page book, explains . menstruation. Send 10c to cover cost of mailing and handling to Dpt. B124, Box 280, New York 18, N.Y. (Sent in plain wrapper.)

New Inventions

A VERY assorted collection of recent examples of inventive ingenuity—some very practical— are presented here. For instance, the smiling lady at the upper left has a safety device which recalls the foundation of the old-fashioned hoopskirt. With this, you can learn to skate safely; if you break through thin ice, the rim will hold you up; and if you go through entirely, the life-preserver will take charge. Read the rest of this entry »

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Project for Flood Relief Stations

NOBODY calls the Mississippi River “America’s Sorrow,” as the Hoang-Ho has been called that of China; but the Father of Waters has a habit of going on a spree with great regularity, and his numerous tributaries do likewise. It is probable that, given time enough, engineers will have built sufficient reservoirs and levees or embankments to keep the angry waters in check till they reach the Gulf of Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »

If I find the first part anytime soon, I’ll post it. In the mean time if you’re interested, you can read other articles about prospecting and Geiger counters.

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Go Dig Yourself a Fortune

Mi’s prospecting expert gives you the lowdown on what to do when you make a lucky strike.

By Harry Kursh

THE last few years have seen the emergence of a new kind of lone adventurer in America, a type that is gradually replacing the old-time prospector with his whiskers, battered hat, pickax and pack burro. The new type is the sparetime prospector, an amateur geologist and enthusiastic “rock hound” who devotes vacations, weekends and every hour he can spare from his regular activities to searching for uranium and precious metals. Naturally, friends and neighbors think he’s a little off his rocker—until he strikes it rich and retires to Florida.
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