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Show .IV Echo News Hems Victor Nelson Is Still Amazed at Vital Mystery oi Electricity Dear Mac: moving my bed a couple of feet I have been able to lie and observe a total eclipse of the moon, one of natures wonders. It has always been a mystery to me how the brain of mankind can figure these things out to the precise second they will happen and now we have placed a satellite circling the planet Mars and. sending back to earth photos of this mysterious planet. We also sat at home and watched televised pictures being shown of the first man to walk on the moon. All these wonders are done through the medium of electricity in one By form or another. Sometimes I wonder if electricity is not the very basic core of life itself. While in the Navy in World War I, I had the extreme good fortune and thrill of meeting and shaking hands with Thomas A. Edison: At that time, in 1918, he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Josephus DaNiels and as such was inspecting the submarine base at New London, Conn, where I was serving. Having just completed a course in underwater submarine detection at the submarine base and assigned to the submarine USSN-- 6 we were lined up to honor Mr. Edison. He was hard of hearing and held one hand cupped to his ear as he shook hands with us. He spoke to our graduating class of about 50 and told of the wonders which electricity would unfold. In conclusion he said that electricity was a gift from God to man to aid him in every phase of learning and development but that no man would ever know exactly what electricity was or where it came . from. In 1918 we had the telephone and wireless telegraph for communication only. All communication then was through wireless using the Morse Code with dots and dashes. Each submarine had two wireless operators, one of which was also a qualified listener or was trained to detect, through underwater sounds made by revolving propellers of ships, what size the ship was, how fast it was going and its direction as well as the distance away. These reports were made while the submarine was submerged with its own motors and propellers not running. This was done through the development of underwater signalling and listening devices, some of which were invented by Mr. Edison. The submarine USSN-- 6 on which I served was equipped with two devices, one a T tube and the other a Y tube, which the operator revolved in the hull of the boat. A pair of stethescopes in his ears were connected to sensitive microphones in the ends of the tubes by the means of which readings were taken. Underwater signalling was done through the use of solenoid oil and drum connected to a steel disc welded in the ships huU and operated by a bug or key in the hands of the operators using the internation Morse Code. Today a nuclear powered submarine can and has made a complete submerged trip around the earth under the polar ice cap on the power produced by material the size of a golf fis-sio- nal Mrs. Beverly Mair and her children, Shelley and Ricky de- ball and using detection devices such as sonar and radar to detect unseen objects in its path, even a big fish. So it is with all the modern day devices and inventions in the world today, in which practically all the motive power and operation is done by the electric atoms in one way or another, be it from a wet or dry battery or generated by a mighty power plant, or even from the suns rays depositing their energy on a specially made disc which supplies a constant source of electrical power to enable an orbiting weather or TV satellite to relay back to earch weather and TV pictures even from the moon or Mars. The people, male or female, who choose to learn and work in the field of electricity will find unlimited opportunities to advance and study, and will surely find out the more they learn about this mystery of life the more they discover they dont know. As Thomas A. Edison said: It is a gift from God to man to aid him in advancement but what it really is he will never know. --Sincerely, Victor J. Nelson. Senior Citizens Complete Quilt her sister, Mrs. Ron Larsen and her brother, Wayne Carter and their families. Coming home they stopped in Morgan to visit her father, Mr. Curtis Carter and brother Lyle. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ron Larsen and children, Michelle and Chad were the dinner guests of Marvin and their Mrs. Marvella Geary gave the children a treat before they childrens grand and great grandparents enjoyed it very much. At the Senior Citizens' dinner Thursday evening such a large group attended that the Cozy who were catering the dinner, had to serve it over at the American Legion Hall. and Everyone enjoyed the ham Mrs. Albert (Irma) Mclnnis has spent the past few days visiting her brothers and sister-- in-law, Fred Earl and Ken and and Phyllis Richins. Irma brought her brother Earl back to Coalville Thursday. Earl has spent the past several months in Mesa with Irma and her husband. David and Karen Richins and their children Heidi and Terry visited his sister, Mrs. Basil Beech and her family in Ogden, Sunday. Mrs. Delia Bond is entertaining some favorite house guests, her brother and sister-i- n -- law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hysell of Kemmerer, Wyo. daughter, Mrs. Eldon Hasley and her family, in Swisher, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Belden Lynn and their son Dee enjoyed the Arbor Day holiday in Idaho Falls with their son Wallace, his wife Connie and their beef dinner and all the trimmings, topped with the delicious strawberry shortcake. were so delightfuUy entertained by Robin De Weese and Crae Vernon who sang several songs with each one playing They, the accompaniment on their guitars. A talk by Ted Wright of Henefer on Ecology. He encouraged people to clean up and beautify their surroundings. The drawing for the quilt took Thelma Crandall e, drawing the name of Ila of Peoa out of the box as the lucky number to get the beautiful quilted quilt made by place with the ladies of the Senior Citizens group. The rest of the evening was enjoyed by playing Bingo, with prizes to the winners. Ted Wright built a handy carrier to put the folding tables in to store. We all appreciate and thank Ted for the useful carrier to carry the tables back and forth at the Hut. Conservation Districts of America. Locally the Kamas Valley and Summit County Soil Conservation Districts are sponsors. Soil Stewardship Week traces its origin to France over 1,500 years ago. It began in the United States in the Southern states, and in 1955 the National Association of Conservation Districts took over sponsorship, and since that time has encouraged churches of all denominations to give special thanks to God for his goodness on the fifth Sunday after Easter. The theme for this years Soil Stewardship week is Creative Conservation. This theme suggests that it will take creativity to serve the dual needs of our resources. Those of improving human life, and at the same time conserving our precious resources for future generations. At first glance these two heeds may appear to be contradictory, but therein lies the challenge. Harmony between man and nature expresses a stewardship goal that will make possible both the use and preservation of our natural resources. It seems safe to say that most Americans want an improved environment. Laws have been passed, agencies established, and money appropriated. The action has begun. The big goal is improvement of our surroundings. We want to halt pollution, we want clean air, clean land, and clean water. We want to stop further fouling of these resources whether by chemicals, heat, by sewage or erosion. The danger has become intolerable. We also propose to do some- thing about rural and urban slums, the problems of waste disposal, and about litter and Another goal is to preserve. Many unique and historic treas- ures arebeingthreatenedbyour headlong expansion. Special effort will be necessary to preserve them. We must take special effort to preserve historic buildings, roads and trails and agricultural lands of specialized production. We must also take special measures to preserve our endangered birds and other wildlife. Far more though is involved than preservation of the land and pollution control. In every part of the country there is other work to be done. This is the task of protecting natural resources and using them wisely to improve human life. It involves developing higher levels of production to feed us all, and at the same time adding to the beauty around us. The campaign for environmental quality will not be a short term effort. It is a huge task and will take much effort. Fortunately, many among us are interested in doing something constructive about the environment. There is an old truism that what is worth having is worth working for. Certainly this applies to the quality of our lives and the natural resources that sustain us. The responsibility then is clear cut. The task is set before us. If we are to enjoy our term as stewards on this earth, we must accept the challenge. It is the chaUenge of Creative Conservation. Happy Birthday Robbie Moore, VerDell Pace, Kathaleer. Blonquist, Linda Evans, Robert Toole, Wendy Woolstenhulme, Bryan Judd, Kinberli Sheen, Janae Pace, Myrla Vernon, Dalene Kiddy, Anita Grey, Stephen Braith-wait- e, Joni Jenkins, Jill Chid- ester, Chuck Emini, David Bruce Williams, Shayne Rob- erts, junk. Coalville, Utah Thursday , May 4, 1972 Family Might pecial MONDAY NIGHTS ONLY rj rj plus Free Hay Ride Representing BY RESERVATION ONLY FARM BUREAU INS. AUTO - HOME FIRE Come in for a Prompt and THE SUMMIT COUNTY BEE 9 Family Style Chicken Dinner Gordon B. Taylor, Agent Adults $3.10 Children under 12 $2.00 Fair Price MT. MEADOW RANCH RESORT Office Coalville, Utah Soil Stewardship Week, an annual observance that rehiinds man of his dependence on God for the gift of air, water, soil and sunshine, will be observed from May 7 to 14. This observance is sponsored by the Soil Stem-bridg- ksturaace CRANDALL-WALKE- R Soil Stewardship Week Annual Observance Planned May 7 to 14 Beverly Mair. Mrs. Florence Shipman returned Thursday after spending several weeks with her Wednesday was another busy day at the Hut for the Senior Citizens. A large tied quilt was finished which the citizens are going to sell to help defray their expenses. A baby quilt was finished for MaybeUe Bullock. Virginia Crittenden and Elna Wilde brought mens ties they were making and gave instructions and patterns to those who wished to make them. After lunch Mrs. Margaret Sargent brought her 4th grade students over to entertain the group with songs, drills and marches. The songs were Walking in the Sunshine, Everything is Beautiful, Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man and What is More American was pantomined. They were accompanied by La Von Vernon on her electric guitar. left. Many of the cided Saturday was a good day for visiting, so off they went to Layton where they visited with - MOTORS Phone 3.M-230- 1 Phone Salt Lake City Park viij 649-865- 0 8332 n |