The Wingham Advance Times, 1925-11-19, Page 7. AMATEURS INCREASE TRANS- rnined by the shape and' dimensto (x
IVl'•IT lNG RANGE DURING ithe crystal.
/ SUMMER MONTHS ' Once thepiece of quartz has en`
By R, M. Sherrill iground down to the proper ,,,dinten;;-
(Radio Engineer) lions, it May be made to oscillate at one
If the progress made by Amateur lidefinite frequency which will not be
transmitters throughout the past few iaffected by changes in in temper-Lttkre o's the men and women en-
ynd}cation, thecoming winter weather when such �
anonths; of unfavorable weather is any other local ; .conditions. ' Thus, Showed that
lh a crystal is, used to control Ite tainers'shared equally in populari-'
. c rtreplies e-
Shouldwitness' the estaestablishment of the output of.;a radio. transmitter, that ty, Thirty per cent cent of the rwee-
znany new transmitting and receiving, transmitter. may be depended, upon to remaining seventy perc
e
,-records, maintain the same 'frequency, or wa= ceived were strictly neutral, and the
During this last' summer, the con- velength,, at all tunes, equally divided between the two
tinned development of short . wave= While this peculiar' oscillating Pro- sexes.
lengths has made communication be- pertyof certain crystals has long Radio Questions and Answers
tween amateur stationsthreeor four been known, it is only in the last few (Mr• Sherrill will be glad to help
-thousand miles apart as easy an ac- years that practical uses for it have you solve your .radio problems. Write
•compiishment as communicationbe- been developed. During the last ;six him in care of this.' paper.)
•tween stations at half that distance rnonths the use of the quartz crystal Q.—G. M. C. says; "I have 125 feet
-vas a year ago. Of course; amateur has been so successful on the West- of -inch • copper' ribbon which I in -
signals are now being received half- inghouse . shortwave transmitter, that tended to use as an' antenna. One
'way around the world and any great- it was decided to control ' all of the friend says however, that the ribbon
..er distance than this is impossible. Westinghouse stations ' in the same is not as good as 'solid copper wire
Further developement may take place manner. for winter use. Which should 1 use "
howe. transmit in being able to transmit the If all stations were to be ,controlled A,ls,—The copper wire is inferior to
same distance with leas power', or with by these . crystal oscillators,it is be- the copper ribbon as far as radio is
greater reliability. lieved that a very large amount of in- concerned, In winter however, the
—o-- terference would be eliminated. Any- ribbon will hold more dee and sleet
Quartz Crystals To Control one who has logged stations regular- than the wire, and is likely ,to break
Wavelengths ly knows how ninth some stations down sooner.
Station KDKA has: for several mon- will change in wavelength from night1 Q.—K. M. N. say�,s: I am building COUNCIL OF TURNBERRY
the been using a quartz crystal for to night. When stations are broad- a four -tube set using UV1g9 Radio -
controlling the wavelength of its casting on wavelengths which are. as 'trolls. If one rheostat is used- for Minutes of Council Meeting held in.
• transmitter, The crystal close' together as they are in the Unit- controlling the filaments,• what should Bluevale 23rd. October, 1925.'
shortwave�» Members all present,; Minutes of
of quartz- which is used for this pur- ed States, even a small change from •be its resistance.
pose has the property of oscillating the•allotedwavelength will cause' con. -1 Ans.--A rheostat' with a resistance last meeting read- and adopted. `'Car-
at a constant frequency when used in siderable interference., of from to to 20 ohms would be sat- riedhe fallowing accounts were paid:
a unable electrical circuit.. The fre- These quartz crystals are entirely isfactory.• atrolman;
. ;Q.: --E. E. P. says: "When I opened W. J. ' Campbell, $2,40, p
quency at .which it oscillates is deter -different from, and mus be COn 'the. lid of my 5 -tube reflex set the Wm. Breckenridge, $8.00 patrolman;
other day, there was a'fiash in my fir-• Thos. . Gilmore,' ` $8.00 equalization.
MI ®®®nis®®'' st'tube, and it burned out.' Thehingeschools No. 4 and 8; Wm. Elliott $6.24
® on the top of my cabinet binds a lit -account tile; D. A. Marshall, $4.27,
A , , D. A.
�r b s tle, . and there is considrable vibration Armstrong Extension Br
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when the top is opened. Could this Marshall,.$4.do, Armstrong Exten
®be responsible for burning out the sion Br. Survey; Wingham Advance,
®tube? Even after the tube.had been $78.75, account; Geo. C. Green, $x2.10,'
burned' out, it would flash up occas- account tile; Breen and Breckenridge,
s ionally when I moved the top of the $6.2o, Abraham Branch . Drain; G.
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m cabinet." . , Gibson, $r5.00, hauling tile McDougall
1 Ans.—The vibration made by tlie' Drain; Jos: Greenaway, $1069.42, Ell-
® binding hinge undoubtedly causedthe iott, Underwood Drain; C. A. Jobb,
® filament to sway enough to touch the $2.5o, account;. Robt Vint, $4.00, ac -
i grid. ,This could cause ``the filament count cement McDougall
all Drain;t theL.
to burn:out and act in the manner H. Bosnian, $59:37,
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you describe. {, !Dougall Drain; L. H. Bosman, $68.55,
account tile; Alex Forgie $5.8 patrol -
fused with t'he..erystials used is deter
tors in receiving circuits.
Women vs, Men as Radio
Entertainers
During the last year or so ' radio,
magazines throughout' the United Sta-
tes have conducted discussions as to!
wllether or not so ." rimy women
should take part in the presentation
of radio programs. Many 'listeners
efpressed their .opinions on the sµbw.
ject, and many good arguments "pro"
and "con" have been published.
Th General Electric station .KOA
s pf at Denver, Colo., conducted a preten-
tious: broadcasting meet and asked for
the listeners' preferences concerning
the lien and women entertainers on
the program.; Replies were received
from several Canadian provinces and
from twenty-three states, and they
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Mrs, Wilson, (d daughter of deceased)
"with her husband and dal E,Yl ter vitiif-
ed, Mr: and Mrs."McMillaz�.liere after
the funeral.`
Rev. Dr. Frank Mad enzie, whose
early home was in Ashfield, and who'
is well known here, was inducted its;
to the pastorate :of the Presbyterian'
Church. at Paris last week. Dr. Mae -
Kenzie has been. appointed lecturer
on Systematic Theology -in Knox,
College, Toronto and,tis one of the
outstanding preachers of the i'resby-
terian; Church.
Mr, Clarence Murdie is recuperat-
ing= at his home here, after his recent
operation for appendicitis at, Western
I-Iospital, 'Toronto,
Mr. Wm. Cook, who for; the past
23 years has been salesman for E. D.
Smith nurseries, received a beautiful'
cabinet of pearl handled knives and
forks the - 'other. day in recognition of
his having attained rank as Class A
Salesman
Mrs. Tenfple Clark was delegate
from the .local branch to London last
week to the Ontario Convention of
Women's.Instttute.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F.. Richardson of.
Teeswater and Miss Isabelle Douglas
of Chatham, visited' the ladies' mother
Mrs. Geo: Douglas, sr., over the holm..
day,
Dave Horne, son of L. Horne,' had
the misfortune to fall and break' his
leg last week
That Indian Summer has"taken a.
sudden chill. 1
Mrs. N. L. `Campbell is visiting
friends in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kearney of
Drayton, visited Mrs, Kearney's par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs. T. F. Cain.
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A Voice from Rome
in Italy, over laud
speaker and telelihone
We • can. show you a ver-
tified letter of reception .
from Rome, Italy by a
Stromberg Carlson . owner
in Peoria, I11. He, says it
carie in with such volume ,
over the speaker, that I
called up several of my
friends and they heard it •
over the telephone.”
STROMBERG
Has a record of 7400 mil-
es on phones and 4400'10il
es on speaker.
Have you heard one?
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LUCKNOW
(Crowded out of last issue)
The Young People's Presbyterial
was held in the Presbyterian Church
•here last Tuesday afternoon an ev- patrolman;Thos. Mundell,
$1" 74
!ening. 'The meetings were largely at -i$10.05, `� patrolman; Thos. Weir, $9.80,
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Iran:;• R. Musgrove, $9.32, patrolman;
G. O. Walker, $51.65, patrolman; W.
J. Campbell, $1.25, Patrolman; . Wm.
Austin, $6.37, 'patrolman; Alex. Mof-
fatt ` $2.00, patrolman; J. ,H,'. Wylie,
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Phone 234, Wingham, Ont
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"HOSE who- find it more convenient to
„ 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 $0 town.
WINGHAM BRANCH,
L A,. WALLACE,
flosonamorsanasamomaaanozaramminala
tended by'enthusiastic and apprecia—
tive audiences., Stirring messages
were delivered by Rev.. Mr. Davidson
•of Galt and Rev. Dr. Perrie of Wing -
ham in the afternoon, also the election
of officers for the ensuing year. Sup-
per was served in the basement of
the church and at 7.30 p. m., the pres-
ident, Mr. McKay of. Whitechurch
again called a large gathering to or-
der, when masterly ,addresses were
delivered by Rev. Mr, McDonald of
Lucknow, Rev. Dr. Forbes of Tees-
water and Rev, Mr. James of South •
I.inloss Church, Lucknow. The key -1
notes of the speakers were service and
Layohy and no one listening to the
messages could help but be deeply
impressed and Helped. Special music i
by the choir was very much appreciat-
ed. Meeting next year will be held
Kincardine. k
Word was received in town of they
marriage of Miss Eunice MacLean to
Mr. Jas. Purves at Winnipeg. Miss
MacLean s well remembered here,
having removed to Winnipeg only a 1
few years ago.
Mr, and Mrs. Phillip McMillan
were inal incardine last week attehd-
• Manager, ling the funeral of Mrs. (Capt.) Fair-
bairn, antaunt • of Mrs. McMillan.nroattalazetwatat.eal
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Supt.; Thos. Weir, '$57.22, McDougall l
Drain; R. Wilton, $25.90, 1VIcDougall
Dran;, Jno. Smith, $25.50, McDougall
Drain; A. Forgie, $14.75, McDougall
Drain; C. Gilkinson, $53.55, McDoug-
all Drain.
Moved by 'R. Grain and D,..a; Fortune
Ewen
that we' adjourn to meet, loth No- I
vember, 1925 at Bluevale Ont., 1 p. rn..
R. Cruikshank . J. L. McEwen
Clerk
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You. ca'n't
'feel so good,
but what Mi
will make you
feel better.
C. H. McAVOY, DRUGGIST
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APROPOS THANKSGIVING l
We a 're„Thankful
THAT—
Our
HAT -Our baby is getting so we don't average
more than one pacing trip over the cold.'
bedroom floor per night.
Our landlord has the gout.
Our mother -in. -law is going to stay home
this Thanksgiving,
We won't have to eat Turf ey Hash more
than once. (Day after Thanksgiving.)
Women's skirts are not getting longer.
Friend wife is nota bridge hound. So
we, at least, can, keep our furniture out
of hock.
So far this year we've managed to come
out of every poker game with oui• shirt on.
We don't have to payany snore install-
ments on aur car...... -(They took it away from
us for non-payment last week.)
The would-be opera star next door has
sprained her voice and will not be able
to
try out her tonsils on us for a couple
of weeks hence.
We have, at least, one tie—"(wife,buys 'em)
--in colors fit to wear.
The boss hasn't fired up—yet.
AND. THAT'S THAT •,
Al certain'town in Texas has passed an ordinance forbid-
ding the cracking of peanuts in a movie show. Now—how
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doyou suppgse those folks down there, will be able to
drown out thenoise of the pests behind them who read
every subtitle out loud?
Or -In Which They Did Not Hang the Villain
Cincinnati man clams to have seen ro,000 movies, in'the
last twenty-five years. Of which about xo did not come
in the "and -they -lived -happily -ever -after” class.
"Stray Shots"
One thing everybody'loses though wide awake to wh'at's
goin on. That's—Sleep.
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It's easy ,to "look down on others." Get a step -ladder.
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The
-oThey used to say -"You have done nobly, my son, and
you have well earned the reward that cometh with Suc-
cess." Now he's handed this line:
"Atta, Kid! 'At's steppin' on the gas! Put 'er here!"
Women's idea of a one -act comedy: Watching friend.
husband trying to ,sew a button on his shirt.
A married turtle is lucky. He never has to shell Out
for 'household. expenses.
Roughly Speaking--Yes—For "Shaking Her"
Would an aviator's wife have grounds frir divorce if he
took her for an air trip and dropped her over -board?
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"We're through cutting up' said the knife as it called in
the blade.
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FAMOUS LAST LINES
(After the Thanksgiving Dinner)
"My kingdom— my kingdotn—for a hot water bag! I
got the colic!" ;
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