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Pioneer Remembers Edison,
Lighting INas His 'Firs# --Love'
Youth is the theme of this
year's National Electrical Week,
and ; i you met Ediwixl S, Lin-
� .. a •. - Lip .%
°
- .... �= . _.. -.-c1 ---you •d--ee-rtai sly last"•• hX s
one of the youngest 79 -year-olds
in the business.
and •a miniature flashlight in the
other, and you'd realize that
electricity as still Inas whole_
Much of .his time lately has
been spent identittying and
See him stooped over ra.dpiece 'searching for items for Ontario
of antique electrical ap+paratus,. Hydra's rapidly -growling histor-
a magnifying glass in one hiand teal collection, and he has be-
come a familiar• figure at the A.
W. Manby Service Centre in
Porento where the eo'llection is
talking shape.
The author of 15 to 20 tech-
nical books ("I'm not 'sure of
the exact number), numerous
articles and a still unpublished
biography, Mr. Lincoln kneiw
and worked with ;most of the
early electrical pioneers.
FEATURE
EVENT
thRECTORY
for your
entertainment
pleasure in
TORONTO
FEB. 13—MAR. 14
ART GALLERY
Most, of his books were writ-
; ten in the evenings and at week-
' :mels, although he devoted his
full time to two 'bulky, refer-
' ence volumes, one ofwhich took But per,raps his greatest ad-
two ,years to complete. miration was for Charles'Stein-
I-J.i,g few spare 'moments are 're'tz, widely acknotr•ledged as a
,tresent'.ti occupied with another mathematical and electrical
biccra hy, thi time on Charles genius. Steinmetz was re.pon-
sible for a number of important
eIerta•i en 1- The ori es, aa -d - hers-
covery of the Paw of hysteresis
made it possible • to forecast
His flr�t�introduction to elec losses of electric power due,_to
field, writing for magazines' and "I once asked -him
technical publications. always IeallecL h'iam Dot `just
.}isle-arn iltionse- eared rea'lixj= l3aw- rnll'ett .m�o-re- eaun,°Iw•e- gape
0 Ito proves's?' Steinmetz rel '(pied
,p
'We are standing on, just one
small corner of a foundation.
There is no o limit to the possi-
bilities of eleetriclity', '
As Mr. Lincoln grew older, he
turned more towards the bis
torica t aspeets of the industry.
"f got to the point 'where I
realized that competiition with
young engineers, with their bet-
ter training, was rb.ecoming dif-
ficult, I had seen this happen
to other men, too.
"But I could not leave elec-
tricity :.. the moment I retire
I will be in trouble."
-Mr. Lincoln has acted as ad-
viser and obtained equipment
of
of . 'hi_ torical value for the
Smithsonian Institute in Wa..ih-
ington, D.C., and for the Elec-
trical Historical Foundation, of
which he is cuarborrin.h'is home
town of Brattleboro, Vt.
The foundation has donated
many.. p feces of ._e.uiI•tilen _'to..
Ontario e1Iydro's calleation, in-
cluding tnose early toy motors
young Lincoln thought with this
hard-earned Rocket money.
Mr. Lincoln's enthusiasm for
the Hydro' 'collection is bound-
less. n "It could easily become
the biggest of •its kind in the
world and 'will Ibe of immense
edureationsI value," he says. -Of
.Hydro in Ontario, he has this
to say: "I think you have a sys-
tem which is • a credit tothe
nation and to the whole world.
I do not think you have to platy
: tt'omd-fi'dtd'I`e 'to "arrytiiie..
At one time his relaxation
was • mountain climbing, but a
leg injury ended that.
"Now my only climbing is
among thegenerators. It's true
that electricity has been my
whole life, bud take away' elec-
tricity -and you take away our
whole civilization."
ation in -1906, When, after a short
time teaching, he'beeame a con -
suiting engineer. Frain then
on he was to •work in practically
every sphere• of the .electrical
indtistry throughout the Unit-
ed States. 4
His work- continually brought
hire into 'contact with the _in-
dustry's pioneers . . . Nikola
Tesla, Edward Weston, Elihu
Thomson and Prank Sprague.
Sprague was' eslponsi'ble for
one of the first successful elec-
tric trolley car systems.
Met Edisoh
Mr. Lincoln met Edison, but
their paths dill not often Cross.
Ile was in DC and I was an
AC man."
Brush, the arc lighting special-,
Art in Engineering: by .thLeLi,le 1,1r, j.i.r~.c>o1-n, -i•n•-fact;--isso<ne
C�iitario« Art Museum; also , of the foremost 'authorities on
Cartoons by Duncan Mac-, olectrical history. -
Pherson.
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FEB. 8—FEB. 13
O'KEEFE CENTRE
Baker Street
Judy Garland
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ROYAL. ONTARIO
MUSEUM
Exhibition of Etruscan
Vases
D—D—D
JAN. '25 to FEB. 20.
ROYAL ALEXANDRA
THEATRE
tric power'wasway back in 1892
at his uncle'.? horde in ,Brook -
;line, Mass., which had electric
iig1i'ting. It was love at first
sight. • ---
An evict young Lincoln -'read
very 'crap of available mater-
ial am then put his self -gained
4•knowledge to use installing, do -
1 rnestic (ioor bells, 'annunciators
land electric ignition for - gas
v The money he earned was in-
vested in electrie batteries and
toy motors. Soon afterwards•
he plunged into the literary
ARE YOU
Between 17 and. 23
Looking for a .Steady,
Dear Me The Sky Is Falling Job and a Career
D—D—o With a Future?
Thr:en•--e-onsider-the--GANADIA�t-:
FEBRUARY ARM.. Today's modern army
offers -more in every way.' Not
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE- only can you learn a trade -oa,
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Mary Poppins • • • ation, but you have a chance
Continuous show from 1:30 to'. see Canada and 'fascinating
overseas countries too. If you
like it, you •stay on for. a usieful
and satisfying 'career. Good
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care, a clathilige.allowarice, 30
days' paid holidays every year
and an' early pension are all
included. Many sports and -hob-
" bies are available to fill in your
Sun. • spare time. •Any way you look
magnetism 'before the construc-
tion of motors, generators and
other pieces of electrical equip-
ment was commenced. -
.Steinmetz emigrated 'frown.
Germany to the United States
in 1889 to become a • consulting
engineer and later Professor of
Electrical Engirieering at Union
College, New York. He died
in 1923. 1
e Mks .. ,,r:n.eo,l,n-, sae uw
phenomenal man 'and probably
the greatest of all electrical
geniuses. He, 'was' equally ac-
tive, in chemical work and other
spiel -Ice's, yet was easy to work
with and never tried to over-
power you with his knowledge."
• Steinmetz, he .adds, -foresaw
electricity.'s great potential.
Nov Godericii Residents Wi
Be _ijying
Goiderloh appears to be "liv-
ing better electrically", 'achcor i-
in'g. to reoentr'figures which shave
.1a
local industry, and' 95 per cent
of manufac turin'g operations.
Now the local PUC will be
proud to display its hydro •fig -
ores as part of National Elec-
trical,Week which runs frown
February 7 t•o• the 17th, in-
clusive. •
The prcimotion is- timed to
,~oineide with the birthday of
Thomas, A. Edison so tat the •
path of progress can 15e easily
shown ',from the primitive be-
ginnin to its present day ex-
cellence. . •
Local 'hydro officials have
compiled a list of "Don'ts" for
householders uho like to +cork
with electricity on a "do -it -
PORT ALBERT
PORT ALBERT. — .Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Petrie left on Jlanuary
29th to spend the rest of the
winter in Florida.
-- issr Borrnie.K h afe--S rnia°
spent the •weeke.nd with Mrs. C.
Hoy and boys; also on Sunday,
VIr. and Mrs. Earl Teschke, Val-
erie, Gerald, Mary and Glen
spent the daywith Mrs. Hoy.
Elaine Teschke is a patient in
Chesley hospital.
Mr. Clarence Hoy, Bill Knight
and Joe .Fein ,of. Sarnia,. Cliff
Hoy, Stan Hadden and Gordon
McCabe of Goderieh spent the
weekend at Big Bay Point on
a fishing trip._
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer gliders
and Mr. Coe 'of- Detroitwere
i�c�'eek'eni visitors 'w3ibh"M"rs: Dawe
:12artin and faini.11y.
• • Mr. and Mrs. ,Ross IBerlebt of
Monis—ton spent the weekend at
their cottage at Mlartin's (Point..
Mrs. Ear' Bogie is swished a
speedy recovery. She had the
misfortune to 'break her' ankle
and is 4a patient :in Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital.
'Better -Electrically'
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ALL ELECTRICAL sERot
REPRESENT TODAY'S DEMAN
circuits of lights and 'lots
tagee — arppliances.
Every Room -
You shou14 have at leas
..-f's ,t+b er.. ilea*
pliances in 'tihe. ,kittben,
special circuits far- 'water
er, dishwasher, air-canditd
freezer, power workshop,
Aid 'course a ful►i 22
cirouit each, for range
dryer. W..
Enough Switches,, and -
IndOors, switches sho
located at every room ent
tap and bottom of stairs
by the bedside. -
Outdoor lights should be
tralialble from inside the
as 'wel as from garage, pati
garden Enough planned
veniences outlets save
needless running around.
the electrical system of, a
h011le-Ciry be likened to the
brain find nervous system.
A •Silck.•-osf a swltitch sent ord-
ers to - Jh'e electrical system
whtofi thtt'4 rt�ays� t�hefn ion "lb-
do
ilodo your bidding, operating W-
WI-apices,
tg-
i k a.nces, brhiging oozy warmth
to chilly rooms,, wafting in cool,
air-conditioned comfort during
do.g - days, or doing any- of a,
dozen tasks around the home.
But if your electrical system
is aveektaded-•-ilmadequfate ser-
vice entrance. insufficient cir-
cuits and outlets- then fuses
blow and appliances function
onlyhailf-heartedly. •
Increased Demands
When you an'oderni'ize your
home, you should first see that
your electrical system is also
modernized to handle the in-
creased eleman on JL that
modern living calls for.
It pays to plan for these three
essentials: •
yourself" (basks at home. Per- modern home conveniences, but
Fore than 400 electrioa11y oper-
ated machines are available to
Adie rte--w.ork•- rot - the ifAmer-
more -efficient and more -profit -
The electrical manufa'cturing
industry in Canada employs
about 00,000 people and has an
annual payroll of more than
:$350 million.
'4° Power Vital
nuts are granted by the local
PITC for such work 'but home
andyw en..-are.4warned-to--Ask-
for
-as -
for slki'lleid advvice if fthey . are e
not sure abput'anything:
4`It's all right to, do it your -
split if you know what you are
really .doing," is the slogan.
Don'ts •
Don't ,put in a new fuse or
re.et the circuit breaker with-
out
ithout first ',disconnecting lamps
and appliances which were in
use when the service went off.
otherwise, you 'may blow the
now fuse, cause, the circuit
breaker to trip out immediately.
Don't blame the manufacturer
or the dealer if your iron,
toaster, electric sauce pan, etc.,
seem to heat slowly. Have your
.
wiringchecked fipst
Don't changea fuse when
your hands are wet or when
you are standing on a damp
floor, and don't poke y o u,r
flingers into the opening.
Don't use appliances, espec-
ially portable ones, anywhere
in reach of the bathtub. This
-includes -r`actios:- _ _ s
' Don't allow the installation,
of outdoor outlets, or ioutlets in
areas ,where the floor may be-
edme wet (basement or gar-
ages), without a grounding con-
nection. Be sure the appliances
connected to. them have a sim-
ilar grounding wire in the cord.
Don't try to plug all your
kitchen appliances into.•a single
outlet at one time. Spread them
around among different outlets
and differentcircuits if you
can.
Don't connect staiionary_moL.
for apera ed .ap'pl'ancew (wash
er, nil burner, freezer, etcJ, to
circuits which also serve lights.
It causes. lights to blink annoy-
ingly. .
_Helps Farm'
This is Prot all, the farming
industry has been helped by
electricity. Today's farm fam-
ily not only lives with all the
p.m.
DL D—D
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My Fair Lady
Matinees—Wed., Sat.,
G—D--D
For -economy and friendly set.-
vice'
er-
vice , plan to'stay at Toronto's
- LORD SIMCOE HOTEL
- • conveniently located in the
heart of downtown (at the
subway) • .
• singles 6.50 to )0.50, 'doubles
10.50 to 14.50
1, free overnight parking
LORD-SIMtCQE
HOTEL
Xing & University - Tel; 362-1848
47-2
at it, it is hard 4o beat.
Among the.many openings there
should be one that just fits you,
so if you are between 17 and
23, single, with at least 'grade
8, contact your Army Recruiter
at the address below. He'll give
you full information at no oblig-
ation — OR . — mail in the
coupon. Don't miss the opport-
unity for _a steady job- and a
career with a • future, serving
Canada.
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- Recruiting Centre,
120 Queen's Avenue, LONDON;
Ontario. Phone 433-5124
COUPON:
Please provide me with details
of Career Openings in the Can-
adian Army.
Name - -
Address
Age Last Grade
Completed
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19iJrtrREET
AS
Electrical power is vital to
our 'county. Only three na-
tions in the world, the. United
States, Soviet Russia and the
United Kin duan produce more
power, and they have from
three times to 14'J times our
population. Only one nation
in the world—.and..this is Nor-
way—uses more eleetriair e
er gy on a per Capita basis.
The Canadian housewife has
won one distinction. Canadians
use more ectricity in the
a
home than/any other nation.'
That's why the electrical int:
dustry celebrates National EJec-
meal' Week with good reason.
PectTrrcity ... -is __ a .. _.Qi-.
e_the.-
Very l�ivin�g of Canadians.
Canada as a nation, lives better
eleetricaalTy. -
An Adequate Service Entr.
a'nce—Your• local electrical con-
tractor will help you determine_
your,reeds depending- on the
eleetriial equipment .you • are
planning to. have.
Enquy -,Bar• -n els Gir eurts -e
sure,to insist on a Hous•epower
panel with 20 circuit positions,
and several- general purpose
,
C.G,I.T. MEET
The C.G.I:T. group of 'e
Street United Church met
dray evening in the church
Games were led by Ma
,Richardson and Kathy IRo
son. Plans for the mother
daughter banquet on Fe;
22 ---- e --50t r:ranni ar.
�Y•h rs Y-oi
C.G.I. T. were re dis+cuss+sed•.
president -con duetted the
.ship service.
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h' 109,
even]
the (tab
president
Item are
expres'r
e Logien
HOV$EWORK'S
AS EASY
RS
LIVING B
Your electric dryer, your vacuum cleaner and your elec';ric-range provide
speedy and efficient service. These are just some of .the many benefits you.
enjoy when you put electricity to work in your home.
More and more people everyglay discover the value of electricity's low-cost
versatility.. In the past few decades it has helped us take charge of our
chores . reduced housework to .something that's almost enjoyable and
helped raise our living -standards to a new high.
60's electricity wi}1- do even more to help fill our working days with
pleasure and help turn spare hours to leisure. -
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