Loading...
The Wingham Advance Times, 1925-09-03, Page 39.7 Thursday, Septeii b 30,, it^A zS, PRIME MINISTERS COMMUNIW at least CATS BY AMATEUR RADIO tions. By R. M. Sherrill I Germany Linlite Brpadeasting The Austrailian Prime Minister arid . Programs Prime Minster Baldwin of England The use of radio broadcasting for!. recently exchanged messages when political_ purposes is entirely forbid amateur radio stations of the two den in Germany, Advertising matter countries succeeded in establishing may be broadcasted, but must not oc-. communication. - The transmission copy over zs minutes per dayfor took place on a. wavelength of 22.5 each station, For the" benefit of mer - .:meters between, 'Mr. C, D. Maclurcan (Austrailian 2CM) and Mr. E. J chantsand lawyers, a station is al- lowed to spend a half an hour .a day Simmonds (British zoD), for the broadcasting of federal court The tests started in daylight at the decisions, The broadcasting of news Australian end and finished up with items from various parts of Germany daylight at both ends. The distance is sponsored by the press, and it fur- traversed is something over to 000 nishes the items to the stations. miles, or almost half way around the Train Equipped With Radio Receiver world, Three messages were . sue- The International Limited, of the cessfully transmitted, and the power Grand Trunk System, running be- used by 20D was but 125 watts. ` tween Chicago and Montreal, has in- Radio For Trans -Pacific Fliers stalled a radio receiver in its observa- When the three Naval Seaplanes tion library cars. The equipment con - :taken off .from San Diego for Honolulu sists of a standard Neutrodyxe set. early this month they will each be Although both loudspeaker and head well equipped with both transmitting Phones are -provided, most of the re - and receiving apparatus.. Consider- ception is done with the headphones able . confidence is being placed on so as not to disturb those passengers radio equipment, as the fliers will de -who° may preferto read or converse. pend upon it for guidance throughout Experienced operators are provided the 2,400 mile flight over the Pacific. 1who attempt to pick up the best pro - This, radio will also furnish the com-. mutaication between the planes, as grams throughout the trip. Excep well. .as to shore and ship stations. In , tionally clear reception i obtained as , case of disaster it may be the means the sets are located in all -steel cars. of saving the lives of the filers. The station log shows that stations Specially designed transmitting and may be re ex ed frons any place along receiving apparatus is• being used, as the route except in one spot where the weight of the whole outfit' has the train passes through a tunnel. Ev- the reduced to- iso pounds. The en in the tunnel it would be possible transmitter uses two fifty watt tubes to receive stations except for the ch and is designed for code transmission also lead through the tunnel close to only: the train 'itself.. When the planes are resting upon, a Radio 'Questions and Answers (Mr, Sherrill will be glad. to help you solve your radio problems. Write him in care of this paper.) • The receiving range is .expected. to be'Q.—M. T. S. says: "I am using a 5 ,Soo miles;unites• ,any condi the water, they are expected to have transmission range of at least 5o mil- es.- And when in flight the range will probably be from loo to x,000 miles. Toilet Sets at Bar- gain Prices 3 Brighton Stippled Sets for ' $7.50 each. 3 427 Brighton Sets or .. 8.50 each 4. Audrey 1402 Sets for 10.50 each Th -"se Are Beautiful Patterns Ra S. McGEE, WINGHAM W INCx;AM .ADVAl1iCZ4IME tube set with 'UVx99 tithes, The set was very-micropitonic, so I placed it on a piece of felt, This helps a little but it still makes considerable noise -whenever I to>aeh 3t How can I rem- edy this?" Ans.:--'You will probably have to mount each socket on a piece of felt or sponge rubber. Even with this ar- rangement youmay still have trouble if the wires connected to the sockets are too stiff. Q.—R. E, A. wants to know: "What is the proper size of' grid leak to use with the old type tJVaoo tuber" Ans,—These tubes usually work best with about a half megohm grid leak. You may be able to use as high as a one megohm leak. Q. -D. D. N. says: "I am not able to get hold of any distilled water very easily, Is it all right to use tap water for my storage battery if the water is clear? Ans.:—No, Even though the tap water is clear it will have impurities dissolved in it which are invisible and which will later precipitate out. Col- lect ,some rain water in glass or earth- enware vessels. Filter the rain water carefully as soon as possible and seal it up in bottles. A LOT TO LEARN To the Editur av the Advance-Toinies Deer Sur,— Wan afthernoon lasht wake, I tink it wus Tursday, arr mebby Froiday, rn.e mimory is not what it wance wus; but annyway the missus wint• down town, an I know what that manes, an wus prepared, fer the wurst. Afther supper whin she had got the dishes washed an I wus sittin wid Pie fate on the shtove damper, shmokin an raydin the Mail an Impire, she sez, "Did ye notish the lovely dhress- es in theshtore windies these days Tim?" sez she. "Not to anny ixtin't, I didn't,"ez I. "Is theer anny differ in thirty? Meb- by T missed seein thim be rayson av- not havin me shtrong glasses wid me," sez I. "Now don't troy to be shmart" sez she, "I bit ye a quarther ye saw iviry dhress in the windies. "An it wudden't be very much I vud see aven at that" sez I. "Bring out the dhress, an I will tell ye what I tink av it" I sez. Av coorse I knew she had been of ther buyin wan be the way she inter- jooced the subjickt, . Purty soon she came out av the other room wid what looked, loike a doll's outfit shpread out furninsht her. "Isn't it lovely?" sez she,"I bought it fer our dawter-in-law, fer shure it jist matches her complexion." "I don't see what differ it makes wid a nightie whether it matches the complexion arr not. Shure, isn't the house all, dark whin payple are shla- ' pin? sez 1..` "I tought it wus • dhresses ye wus taikin about," 1 "So it is a dhress, an wan av the la • test shtyoles, sez she. "Flavn't ye sinse enough fer that," sez she, "Mebby it is," sez 1, "but it looks purty short at both inds," I sez, "but 41111.6180110613111,191 ASSASMInIMIMOIMMAIMatiallial Send Your Deposits by Mail POSE . who find it more convenient to 1. do their banking by mail, will find that the co-operative services of -this. Bank meet all requirements.. Write our nearest branch to -day and arrange to do your banking by mail. You will save the trouble of frequent trips to town: , J. A. WALLACE, WINGHAM BRANCH, GCM& WHA! A - i D BETVER Pk)L1. Rt410 1"LOHG MOO% HERE 11 Manager. ,JNOYHER WEARY WORKER WENDS HIS two, tsarina D AFTER A WEARING . DAY OP 'TOIL ' Aare IN A TEMPER tma BROODS GOOD 1410,40MBLE.: t. it has wan advantage- it will not take up 'much , room in a soot case. How 'much did it cost?" sez I. "Nivir moind the proice," sez she, fer I paid fer it out av the money inc lould Aunt Peggy made be raisin .mud turkles in Floriday. Thirri new shtoy- les are always dear," she sez. ters of Fort William, are visitors at "Yis," sez I, "1 undershtand that the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sto- whin the dhresses are cut lower the Ithers. "Pull me leg, did ye say?" sez she, '"Now' isn't that afaine spaich fer an Auld feliah to make who is always praichin about daycincy, Ye min had betther mind yer own finces befoor ye s1-pind so much tolnte foindin fault wid the winlnxin", .she sez, ' Now isn't that' always the way wid the wimmin? Whin ye bate shimin an argyinint, so that they hev no come back, they will switch the . loine av talk to someting furrin to the sub- jickt I didn't want to continue the discushin, arr I cud hev asked the ntissus•whoy she used to snake me roll down the shlaves av me shrift, hefoor comin to the table, whin we had com- pany .out .on the farrum, an aven put on me coat whin the praicher arr dochtor shtayed fer tay, as now it is considhered good manners fer wim- nein to go wid theer arrulns bare to. the showiders, an some. av thiin wid iibows lookin.-loike the shkales av a fish, I tink, Mishter Editur, dicer miisht be a lot ay. tings fer us min to learn yit. Yours till nixt wake, Timothy Hay. ASHFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baldwin of Lanes, spent the week -end with the tatter's father, Mr, A. J. Vint, Strat- ford, Mr. Thos. Twamley 'of Belfast and Mr. Earl Gibson, Zion, left on the har- vest excursion to . the West�,,a week ago. Mr. and Mrs. Rito and daughter Nell of Detroit, are spending their va- catidn at the homes of Mr. Robert. Nelson and Mr. Kenneth Farrish of Coureys Corner. Mr. and Mrs, Decow of Detroit are visiting with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Johnston of Lothian. Mr. Jno. and Miss Winnie Irwin of Belfast, spent Sunday with their bro- ther, Frank Irwin of Lanes. Mr. Thos, Hackett, Miss Millicent and Tillie Hackett and Miss Tillie Sherwood, Miss Mazie' Hackett of Belfas.-t attended the League Picnic at Winghan last .Thursday. Mn Jas. Patterson of Whitechurch, called on Harry Irwin of Belfast on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hunter and chil- dren of Zion, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Jno. Bradley, Lake Shore, • Mr. Jas. Patterson of Whitechurch called on Harry Irwin of Belfast on Saturday..' Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Hunter and chil- dren of Zion, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Jno, Bradley, Lake Shore, Mr. Elmer, Wilbert and Miss Reta and Gretta Vint of Stratford, have -re- turned home af,ter spending their va- cation with Mr. Gilbert. Vint of 13 -61 - fast and Mrs. Wm. Baldwin of Lanes. Mr. Spence Irwin of Belfast and his lady friend, spent Sunday with Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon Irwin, Sebastapool, Mr. Chas. McDonagh of Zion is spending a few days in Toronto this week: BLYTH Among those who took in the ex- 'cursion to the West on. Friday were: Mr: Earl Mills, Wn,. Little, Kelland McVittie, Joe Heffron, - Melville Kaine and Peter Little. Mrs. N. B. Golley, and two daugh- cosht goes hoigher, an the shorter they make the shkirts the longer they make the proice. The dhress if ye kin call it wan moinds me av the shell on wan av thim mtid turkles yer Aunt used to raise, an if the girruls who wear tings loike that cud only dhraw in theer necks an arrums an legs out av 'soight,• whin annybody cones along, loike the turkles do, 'twould be a great advance in civilization," I sez, "Annyway," sez I, "I tink ye are purty free wid shpindin yer money. 'Tis a case av come aisy, go aisy," A large company of indians are pull- ing flax in this vicinity, Miss Iona Stothers, spent a couple her iste • in D of weeks visiting en - ver, Col. , The Horticultural Society just or- ganized in the Spring, held their first flower show on . Wednesday, which proved a big success. Those who had; 'the pleasureof seeing the exhibit 1aim it was the best they had seen in c this section. The society is growing and has almost' a hundred members, Married at Brucefield United Chur- wid ye, an ye are a shoinin marruk ch, August loth,, Anna Isabel, daugh- ter the shtore kaypers, so ye are. An- ter of Mrs. Annie McDonald and the nywan wad tink ye wus runnin fer 'late Rev. J. A. McDonald to Mr, Gor- Parleyrnint, the way ye are afther let- 'don Mansen, Principal of Blyth Pub - tin ivirybody pulp yer leg." lic School. EVOLUTION This evolution racket got Under our ;skin enough to Tempt us into doing some Experimentire of our own. We started by Slippin' a Dollar bill into our left Hind trouser pocket. Left It there for two weeks - - Thinkin' maybe it, would be A five when we again reached For it. But no such luck, It Evoluted out! The wife., got it!' Put our olds shoes out on the Back porch—hopin' some. Mysterious power might make A new pair out of them by Morning...„.Bright and early Next day we rushed 'thither. Nope. Same run-down heels and Holes• in the soles. Again- No Progress. Pushed a worm on a hook and Shoved it into the water of A nearby river—hopin' it Would evolute into a fish. All the evolution we got Was an old piece of stove .. Pipe. 'Twas tough! Sent our dirty shirt to the Laundry—hopin' to see it Evolute into a nice new one.- We ne:We got back half as much as We sent. Maybe, that was Reverse Evolution? • Took our last year's hat over To be cleaned hopin' it would. Evolute into saving us the Price of a new one. When it Came back, it didn't fit. It shrunk. More-- Reverse ore-.Reverse Evolution? Deposited ten dollars in the Bank—hopin' to see it Evolute into a fortune. To -day We got a bill for coal. Good -bye -fortune t So here's giving three . Cheers for Evolution! (Deleted by Censor) A well known_, piano manufacturer says that "jazz tea- ches girls jungle love.” According to the Evolutionists, what other kind could he expect? OH! JUDGE! HOW COULD YOU? Park bench is no place for spooning—in the opinion of a New York judge. Maybe "blazoner" never had a girl. Doesn't he know that Love is blind, deaf, dumb and un conscious, and irresponsible for where it parks. Ask any statistician who has counted the couplets that—with arms linked around each other :have cooingly seated themsel- ves on benches marked "Wet Paint!" —0— • After seeing so many rolled stockings this we're convinced our flappers have a "visible rnean,s. of support!" —..._oma. Experts who now claim that women like to leave off taro years out of every ten as they grow older. And to think that they can do it and still look you straight in the eye. Wonder of wonders! --0---- FAMOUS LAST LINES "Close the door. "You're letting the flies OUT!" HEAVEN BLESS THAT BEE! HIM