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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Have You Any Ideas for Secret Weapons? Inventors Council Wants To Know Them THE CHEERFUL CHERUB Hou 5iroJl is the pta.ee, tta.t I Fill in the world ! How Few we the sights - Many War Machines Were Developed by Civilian Amateurs the-mot- or The army is still looking for a simple method of generating artificial fog to cover advancing troops. the armed forces And these inventive suggestions follow a definite pattern in volume with each new phase of the war or introduction of new weapons by the enemy. For example, when the submarine menace was at its height, the council was receiving an average of 100 letters a day describing how torpedo nets could be used to keep the h from blasting the sides of merchant ships. Now that the submarine menace has been licked, such suggestions are rare. Right how, suggestions for combatting the robot bombs are on the upswing; tin-fis- Dad-So- n t I seet How nice its b.rrtned thfct in spite oF my Tenure Solved by roof-suspend- ed Want to help finish winning the war? Well, just settle down some night in that favorite'easy chair, light up the old pipe, take out pencil and. paper and figure out an easy way of generating an artificial fog one that can be laid just where you want it and really do the business. Sounds simple, doesnt it? But the army would give a great deal for a practical solution to the problem of covering advancing troops this way. It can be done. A number of methods have been tried out; but most of the equipment is too big and cumbersome for effective action at the front. The army is still looking for a simple, effective way of providing this cover. And while it is looking for a way to create an artificial fog, it is also on the alert for any new methods of dispelling such a fog laid down by the enemy. Here, too, a number of methods have been suggested, some have been tried with a degree of success; but the problem hasnt yet been really licked. This is where the National Inventors council comes in. It was set up within the framework of the department of commerce in 1940 to serve as a clearing house for just such ideas that military men might find valuable. Headed by Charles F. Kettering, a past president of the society of Automotive Engineers, and composed of the nations leadand engineers, it ing scientists serves as a funnel between the American ingenuity of the man in the street and the proper military authorities. The council is dedicated to the widely accepted both principle, within government and outside, that all modern warfare is largely s battle of inventive ideas. The leavily gunned and armored tank, (he superbomber, the aircraft carrier and the robot bomb all haVe Seen responsible for major changes in strategy as well as tactics in the tattles of this war. Civilian Contributions. Another thing the council keeps irmly in mind is the fact that many )f the weapons of modern war, or key principles which go into hem, were the product of the civilian mind the submarine, the driven airplane, iorpedo, the internal combustion engine. Naturally, most of the major Improvements on the weapons of war come from expert technicians r outstanding engineers, thoroughly familiar with the particular field (n which they lie. But nriany of the ideas or inventions that have 1100,000 to the council since have come from the rank and file of the people. From farmers, teachers, factory workers, business men, youngsters in school, and even a few women, Have come suggestions that have proved of considerable assistance to tlvt-- ideas submitted to the council, in methods of ventilating the tanks to reduce the extreme heat under which its crew must operate. At unit that present a takes in air through a bullet-proo- f enclosure is in use in many types. But the field for improving the comfort and fighting ability of the men who man the tanks has by no means been exhausted. Another invention the council would like to put its hands on is a gas mask which would permit its wearers voice to be heard clearly. At present the new type masks are using a flexible diaphragm. Others combine the features of a lip microphone and a portable transmitter. But the field is still wide-ope- n for improvement. Keenly needed, too, as a protection to fliers, is a means of inflating carbon dioxide life rafts more speedily at high altitudes. Fliers forced to bail out in cold North Atlantic areas at 30,000 feet find that their carbon dioxide supply has been burned to dry ice by temperatures ranging as low as 60 below. In the rapid parachute descent, the carbon dioxide doesnt have time to resume its gaseous state and shock of the icy water, if the life raft isnt immediately available, is often fatal in far northern latitudes. Range finders, too, are important factors in directing artillery fire at enemy positions. Delicate optical instruments, they are subjected to hard usage in the field and reflect sudden temperature changes. A method of providing more sturdy construction and at the same time reducing the width without reducing the accuracy of operation is a real need. Right now, the council is particularly interested in homely ideas that might aid in destroying or removing obstacles to landing op- - Partnership National Farm Life Can Be Made Secure One of the fundamental needs of agriculture is to have a succession of the same family on the same land throughout succeeding generations, according to H. C. M. Case, University of Illinois college of agriculture. In making that statement, Case said that he was thinking of the good of the individual, the community and the nation. One of the major problems of agriculture is the movement of capital and earnings from the country to the city. In a period of ten years, lf approximatley six and million people go from the country to the city during normal conditions. The costs of their education, the inheritance of farm property by city dwellers and collection of rent from a farm property by city dwellers make a heavy drain on the land. This situation also makes it difficult for young people remaining in the country to secure a foothold as farm operators and eventually to become owners of farm property. One way. of meeting the situation is by means of father-so- n partnerships on the farm. Case offered four specific suggestions, each based upon a well-kesystem of records arregarding kinds of father-so- n rangements which may be made to facilitate the young man getting a start on the farm: (1) Where the father owns all the land, equipment and livestock, and the son supplies only his labor. The common arrangement is to guarantee the son hired-ma- n wages, but if a given share of the farm income agreed upon by the father and son exceeds the amount of wages, then he receives an additional amount at the end of the year. (2) Where the father is a tenant and the son contributes only labor. The plan is similar to the first one in so far as the son is guaranteed a going wage, but he receives a correspondingly larger share of the income received by the father because his labor will amount to a larger proportion of ,the contribution to the farming operation than it would if he also owned the farm. (3) Where the father and son operate a farm jointly. If the son lacks capital, he can give his father a promissory note and pay interest on his share of the investment of the operating capital, which would put him in the status of a tenant with his father. Under the This signalling mirror can be di- father would receivethisthe plan, landlord rected into the eyes of pilots who share of the income from the are searching for crews of sunken farm, but in addition the father and ships or airmen down at sea. son as equal tenants would divide additional . earnings between so have that costly any erations proved them. in lives in the far Pacific and on (4) Where the father is ready to the beaches in Normandy. A simple retire. In this instance, the son as idea from a mechanic or a farmer tenant may take over the ownermight develop a technique that ship of the operating capital, even men would preserve the lives of the he lacks the capital to purwho must go out ahead of the main though chase it outright. He may give his landing parties and clear the way. father a note and pay interest on Japs Clever, Too. the investment or the operating capicouncil cited the report tal and become a full operating tenThe from Saipan that men, clad only in ant of the farm. Or it may be desirbathing suits and armed with rifles able for the father to retire while and detonating charges, had to swim still owning the operating capital. to the obstacles off shore and blast Under this scheme, the son may ac- them individually from the path of cept a smaller share of the income from the farm in order to give his the oncoming troops. The Japanese, too, have shown father adequate pay for his invest- themselves ingenious in adapting ment in both the farm and the operating equipment. simple decoy devices to battle-frouse in attempting to confuse or mislead attacking forces. Health Improved by One Japanese sniper had rigged Control of Parasites d puppet show to up an Cattle grubs spoil one out of every harass American landing forces. He concealed six dummies in trees three hides by puncturing the skin, surrounding '.his position and at- and also cause considerable loss of tached them to his own station with meat. Similar damage is also done ropes. When his shots attracted by ticks, mites, lice and other American fire in his direction, he anthropod parasites which interfere would jerk the,'cord, let one of the with growth and make animals undummies fall from a tree. Each time thrifty. Rotenone and selected dips the American troops were confident are recommended as an antidote. Worm parasites of the digestive they had eliminated his sniping post. tract and his chance injure older stock, and cause wait open Then hed many deaths, especially among fire again. Some ideas along that line, de- young animals. As much as 125 million dollars a year is lost by the veloped by Yankee ingenuity from close experience from hunting and damage they inflict. Nodular worms, fishing, from work around farm for example, spoil sheep intestines for catgut sutures and sausage casmachinery, or from bench and lathe, the council believes, might go a long ings. Phenothiazine is the principal recommended remedy. way in saving the lives of our fightAnimal livers are spoiled for food them and men opportunity give ing and for use in medicinal preparatto develop tactics of surprise that ions by liver flukes (flat, leaflike a in could come in handy many parasites) and fringed tape worms. close encounter. The American people have re- Wartime research- has produced a hexachlorethane bentonite sponded tremendously to the need sion for the control of liversuspenflukes for wartime inventions of all sorts in cattle. and character, the council believes, but there are still hundreds of ways Two slices of bread wasted once can in which American know-howeek ia each home equal three a meof a be applied to the problems million wasted loaves per year. ' war. chanized hounds Hy liFe seems import'fcjvt me! to voice-transmitti- ng Can tanks be equipped with rollers to lessen the effectiveness of minefields? explo- sive-absorbing but none as yet has furnished the complete solution. When the soldiers and marines first began landing on Pacific beaches in the face of heavy enemy fire there were scores of suggestions that infantrymen be equipped with shields. This idea had to be discarded, the council says, because the weight of such a shield, if it were to prove capable of stopping a military projectile, would be too great for a man to handle. fully-equipp- ed infantry- Ideas from Soldiers. of the suggestions, too, come from men at the fighting fronts and in army camps, A lieutenant-colonon duty in Italy wrote in with an idea for equipping tanks to blow up enemy mines without danger to the tank-creHis suggestion was equipping a heavy tank with a gigantic explosive absorbing roller, to be pushed ahead of the vehicle as it waded through the mine field. An army sergeant, Lauren N. Elkins Jr., figured out an improved design for a field kitchen, tested it himself on maneuvers, found out it worked and submitted his idea to the council. Within 24 hours it had of the army won acceptance quartermaster coiys and test models ' were constructed. Along with the new type field kitchen, Sergeant Elkins submitted an idea for a shipping case for the kitchen, which broke down into two benches and a table. Another invention which has saved scores of lives is a simple signaling mirror which can be directed straight into the eyes of pilots searching for crews of sunken ships or airmen down at sea., This mirror, cheap, light and easy to construct has been known to send a shaft of sunlight into the eyes of a pilot up to 10 miles away 36 times in a single minute. And there is no trick to focusing it. Value of Milkweed Floss. From the floss of the common milkweed, the researches of a civilian scientist filled one of the most pressing of military needs at the outset of the war. Supplies of kapok, used in the heavy jackets of high altitude fliers and in life belts, had been shut off by the advancing Japanese. This scientist showed that milkweed floss could do the job better and that it could be used, too, for insulating and soundproofing. Many of the ideas adopted, the councils records show, have served to speed up quick repairs in the field, to get planes and guns back into the battlelines faster than they could have been readied previously. But not all of the inventive and mechanical problems of the armed forces have been solved. Many new ideas still are urgently needed, even in fields where considerable improvements have beep made since the start of the war. For example, there is a crying need for some means of controlling fires in tanks until the personnel have had time to evacuate. At present, the councils records show that carbon dioxide under pressure in a small metal container is being used with some success. But the carbon dioxide treatment doesnt serve to prevent the live oxygen-carryin- g ammunition from exploding within the tank as the fire soars past the burning point of TNT. An improvement over this method would be to the widely welcomed if adapted where the of needs tank, peculiar interior space is so limited. Tanks Need Improvements. The cramped quarters of the presentank make it a fertile field t-day for improvements. The operators vision is extremely limited when for battle. the tank is buttoned-u- p He can see only ahead. Performance of gyroscopic compasses and other instruments on the control panel could be stepped up. Improvements already have been made, through Some el one-ha- WNU Features. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OFFICE EQUIPMENT WE BUT AND SELL Office Furniture, Files, Typewriters, AddCash Registers. ing Machines. Safes, SALT LAKE DESK EXCHANGE M Wast Broadway, Salt Laks City, Disk Used Cars Trailers cjguen H-Z-2 :2M - i-I- FOUNTAIN PENS pt i nt over-size- w HIUWMBII jump amount Impervo fountain pens with 14K point. Difficult to get. While they last, $2.00 delivered. National Outlet, Chicago. 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