Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1937 — Page 25

E trig eye mused for I SPLIT TIMING I • flye Times To Kiandth Os Secro Claim ■ H (l ulck.'! than the hand. ■'Lnu-b I” and motorcycle ■* ' benertttnsr f'>m ,hli re ’ Rjtlie old maxim of the ma- ■ e- in this instance—la ■ S pve ( , r photoelectric ■Ssan.e device which has ■ place for itself in Mjr detectinc the winner of M and causing a high■Sera to photograph the ■ the re.. Mils. Now the ■ f(t ,i< 1., . n incorporated ■Ltric timing device by H. K. aa engine.' l ' of the Gen[L, Company, with the , ■ tiiat the speed* of racing J ■ud ether co repetitive vehibe timed to the thoua-1 K«f a sefi -nd. stop v.atchea which I KSad to the one-hundredth 1 ■ itccnd are obtainable, their ; E, W he n read by hand tfm- j E' m considerable to argue the enthusiasm with Krv tic drivers have greeted E electric timing. A motorEer going 50 miles per hr. Krt inches in a fifth-of-a KIS inches in a thoueandthEgsd. In a time trial it has flta.id that several persons Ktandr-dth-of a second timers, ■gerated. will produce a var|4» or more hundredths latond on the same run. In ■ new. riders are often within Bof a second of each other; list rear at Langhorne Speed[tvo riders were tied, even p thousandth-cfa-second timm being employed. I lilier has been ueing hie lie timing device with tracked ■ for the last two years in I k including large and midget l wtorcyde races, and hill kOn July sth of this year (sated his equipment at the ' t international Vanderbilt ibit at Roosevelt Raceway on | Island. timing the drivers ■ lenthof a mile straightaway I fastest section of the track, nt- was won by Bernd RoseIk German driver, who was i

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timed over thta stretch at 1f11.411 miles per hour. This meant that the electric timer completed its function in about 2*4 seconds. The equipment employed Includes a G. E. electric eye and satisfactory light sources, mounted on a tripod at the edge of the track. | Two eyes and two light sources are used where the starting and I finishing-lines are in two different j places. When the light source is I interrupted, an impulse Is generated by the electric eye, starting the timing device. On a closed i racing circuit, where start and finish lines are the same, only one light source and electric eye are used, the single impulse starting 1 or stopping the timer as desired The equipment also includes a sen-1 sitive directional leno cover with' extension tulbes to provide proper' shading and direction. A 50-can-’ diepower light source, with an in-fra-red filter, makes the beam invisible and prevents glare. For operation when the sun Is shining directly ca the electric eye, a 250watt, 450-eandlepower light source is used. Strength and position of the light source focus is determined by a foot-candle meter. The photoelectric equipment closes an electric circuit every time a racer passes a given point. I The eye will close the circuit also at the passage of dust behind a' car, and this must not effect the timing. Four stop watches, operated in synchronism with the photoelectric equipment, each have a provision for latching so that the , repeat clewing of the electric cir-| cnit will not Interfere with the timing function. Stop watches are operated by the movement of a standard frame I General Electric solenoid, at 110 1

1 1 volts, direct current. The high t voltage materially reduces line losi ses, which is Important where start and finish lines are at distant ■ 1 points. ■ | Any number of stop watch opi - erating mechanisms can be ener- .' gised by the electric eye, and, yrith 11 two eyes, duplicate timing Is iposI sible with a fine degree of accuracy. The timing device itself conII slsts of a thoueandth-of-a-second .! division timer driven by a Gener'al Electric alnico sychronous moj tor, also an arrangement tor seai ting the hands to zero and start-' I Ing and stopping them on impuli see from the electric eye. j For auxiliary equipment Mr. Mil- . ler uses a stop clock reading to a j hundredth of a second, two watchJ three seconds, a tenth-ot-a second j es which rotate one revelation in etop watch, two flfth-of a-second , watches, and an executive typo Telechron clock. This equipment Is needed because when a race runs into hours the devices which are best for short intervale will have their total functions. The thousandth-of-a-second timer completes Its function in twelve minutes, but the telechron 1 clock can record a total of twelve I hours. A quick return of the elecI trie recording eqquipment to zero, making it ready to recheck a trial . run, hae been provided. A quick I recheck is therefore possible even if a driver or motorcycle rider is within a few feet of the line when the recheck is signalled. o State Reduces Auto Theft DENVER, (U.R) —The success of . Colorado law enforcement agenj ties In curbing automobile theists has resulted in an 18 per cent re- ' auction in auto theft insurance 1 rates in the state.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937.

CHILDREN TO SELECT FOOD IN DIET TEST lowa State College Graduate Conducts Test For Children Ames, la., July 2*—(U.R)—Mrs. Mary Ella Snyder, a graduate stud-! ent at lowa State College, wond- I ered if children, given the privi- | lege, would select proper foods found In an approved dietary. So , she began to experiment, with her three children. In her experiments, Mrs. Snyd-, er attempted to compare the advantages of what she termed the | “free choice method'' with the con- i ventional method used by most mothers in presenting their children food they believed most nourishing. For laboratory subjects she chose her three children, 9-year-old Edward, Ralph, 7, and Mary, 5. At each meal she placed before the children 13 dishes of simple foods such as eggs, meat, potattoes, apricots, apples, and a pitcher of milk. No elaborate foods were served and each child was permitted to eat as much of any one food as he wished. She repeated the experiment at each meal for 20 days. Mrs. Snyder discovered that all of her children preferred fruits, even to the exclusion of milk and cereals. The diet of all three were ' adequate except in the case of | Edward. During the “free choice” ! period he fell slightly below his calcium and protein standard. On certain days Edward would eat as many as 24 oranges. Mrs. Snyder concluded that the conventional type of feeding was best for him. Ralph increased his total calories almost 20 per cent during the research period and also improved his protein and iron content. His mother decided that the “free choice” method was advantageous in his case. For Mary, a pre-school child with no well established food dis- > likes, the novel plan offered no particular advantages. Unlike her two brothers, Mary selected a wide variety of foods which met i present diet requirements

Hikers Defy Death Lorain, O. (U.R) — More than 100 residents of Lorain are said to defy death every day by taking a short cut across a railroad trestle above the Black River. Recently, a fast train had to stop on the bridge when a woman, pushing a baby carriage, was trapped half way across. o Police Intellect Improving St- Louie (U.P.) — The day of the ‘ flatt'oot” is passing, Fred Inbeau, Northwestern University’s Scientific Crime Laboratory’s head, told a group of criminologists here. The policeman of the future, Inbeau said, will be sclentificcally trained at univereitiee or colleges. o ... Husband Silent 20 Month* London (U.P.) — Because her husband has not spoken a word to her for 20 months, Mrs. May Hubbard Folkestone has applied for a separation order. The case was adjourned in the hope that husband ' and wife, who have been married I for 30 years, may become reconciled o Bathing Sults More Stylish Philadelphia (U.P.) — Bathing suits this season will emphasize a slim slhouette — and mostly silhouette, according to Richard Steinway, stylist at the Knitting Arts Exhibition. The new beach wear, according to Steinway, will. show more attention to style and design. o Fifth Fish a Whopper Silverton, Ore. —(UP) —Mrs. E. liza Hathaway, 86, had never fished in her lite, but she tells a fish tale as unique as those told by veteran sportsmen. Hearing a thrashing in the creak near her home at Silvertown, she Investigated and found on a willow limb a 15-pound trout impaled. She picked up the trout — her first and only catch. o ■—— — Business Up, Mor* Marry Cleveland (U.P.) — County officials say a pronounced upturn ia marriage license requests indicate returning prosperity. The 1936 report of Frank Eizelment, marriage license clerk, shows 10,787 licenses issued during the year. The total in 1935 was 8,670. o _ City Amazes Island Dweller San Francisco (U.P.) — Mrs. Rose Knapp, 20, born in Kaul, Hawaiian Territory, and reared in the islands, arrived in San Francisco recently to pay her first visit to the mainland. She said she was "frightened by the city’s olzzo and afrald the would get lo<st.” o —— George Fifth Coins Circulated Ottawa, Ont (U.P.) — The Canadian government has begun placing into circulation a new series of

HOMESTEADS ADDITION IS ONE OF CITY’S LANDMARKS

————-— I *’ fWtir ** x '•**■*■ f |mqK\ ♦ j hi. I ‘ f ' /• ■ Decatur is best known over the United States as the home of one of the 48 government homesteads projects and the second of such projects completed. All houses at the development are now filled by representative Decatur citizens. The city ‘was chosen as the site for the Homesteads because of its diversified industries, which will Insure at least partial employment of most of the residents during times of depressions. Thousands of officials and citizens from all over the United States have Inspected the addition and more are expected to see the development during the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show from August 2 to 7 inclusive. It is now annexed to to the city.

King George the Sixth coins, ranging from one cent to one dollar in value. The amount of the new coins tesued will depend on public demand. — German Girla to Farms Berlin (U.R) — To alleviate the shortage of labor on the land and to give practical assistance to

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farmers. German girls will be al-11 lowed in future to volunteer for > farm labor instead of serving in i the Women’s Labor Corps, proper. 1 i o “Handy Man” Builds Home Painesville, O. (U.R) — Victor j Long, although not a carpenter, is ' rapidly completing construction of | il a new two-story home. Regularly

employed in a railroad car shops, Long has done all of the work unaided. with the exception of plumbing and electrical wiring. o Man Catches Animal Disease BATH, England (U.R) —W. C. Rich, 22, an auctioneer's assistant, | has just returned to work at Chippenham after recovering from

Unrivaled Economy in a Small Combine I McCormick-Deering No. 22 Harvester-Thresher Here is the ideal combine for the grain grower of limited acreages—the McCormick-Deering No. 22 HarvesterThresher. It cuts an 8-foot swath and successfully threshes all staple grains, soybeans, peas, Lespedeza, sorghum grains, and a wide variety of special crops. Though comparatively light in weight, the No. 22 is sturdily constructed and soundly designed throughout. Ask us for further information about this combine. If you are interested in a larger machine, we will tell you about the No. 31-R, No. 31-T, and the No. 41-T.

Free Street Fair and Agricultural Exhibit August 2 to 7

what is said to have been hoof-and-mouth disease, for which he was treated by a veterinary surgeon. o Cat Adopts Skunks BASIN, Wyo. (U.R)—A cat at the Delbert Crandall ranch near here i has adopted three baby skunks.