Show THE GUARDIAN GUAlt PIAN OF navigation SAVI GATION radio Is making ocean travel safer dy by the use of recently perfected thor fated tungsten tubes the lee ice patrol la is now able to flash warnings without interfering with commerce and broadcasting speaking of 0 this invention I 1 which combines thorium and tungsten both metals for or new uses to mankind ini L A hawkins hawking engineer in charge or of the research laboratories of 0 the general electric company said ice patrol warnings from this e while reaching much farther than ever before will no longer be a source of 1 I InterN interference muce with commercial iner clat traffic lc and bro broadcast entertainment tain ment under favorable conditions it is expected that direct communication will be had with headquarters in washington success for or tho the lice dee patrol consists not only in du finding bergs but also in conveying quickly to ships at sea exact information of the whereabouts of these menacing floaters most alost ships traversing the atlantic are now equipped with radio apparatus hence the fitting of these patrol boats with the best raldo naldo transmitters which could bo be produced discovery ot of new uses of radio are almost a daily occurrence occur ence once and its value to mankind is incalculable |