Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1940-02-15 / 7. szám

Page 10 February 15, 1940. Verhovayak Lapja______________ Job In Hand — Two In the Bush A job in the hand is worth two in the bush, of course. But when there are a lot of jobs today and the prospect of a lot more around the corner there’s ,even more cause for rejoic­ing. The jobs we have today exist because of inventors, who conceived the products that industry is now turn­ing out. Tomorrow’s jobs are developing out of more ideas being cooked up at this very moment in the labora­tories of industrial research. A “Modern Pioneers’ Ce­lebration” is being held this month to honor inventors for the contribution they are making to American progress. Over all the coun­try banquets will be held in key cities, attended by the men who have turned ideas into job-making opportuni­ties. Those in high places who have recently been reviving the old piece of misinforma­tion that “inventions take away jobs” would have their eyes opened if they attended one of these banquets. There they would find themselves rubbing elbows with men who, out of their own ex­perience, would be able to contradict this claim. Here are a few actual stories, typical of hundreds that might be told about the inventors who will be honored as Modern Pioneers: New Light on the Situation If you have your own car and are frequently annoyed by the glare from the head­lights of other motorists, you will be particularly in­terested in the first case. For an inventor who today is only 30 years old has per­fected a type of glass that may in the future completely end that particular annoy­ance of night driving for you. His discovery is a type of glass that only admits straight rays of light. As a result, you can see objects as they really are without being confused by glare and light hazes. For instance, the inventor was able to de­monstrate the glass vividly by placing a fishbowl in the direct sunlight and then asking observers if they could see the fish inside. They couldn’t—until they linked through lenses made from the new type of glass. This one invention—put on the market in depression times—has many applica­tions, and opens up the pos­sibility of thousands of new jobs. Of Pots and Pans Then there’s the story of aluminum. You’re pretty used to it today, but within the memory of all of us it was very rarely found in any usable form. The reason there weren’t any aluminum articles in our earlier days was that they cost so much to make. At one time the substance ranked right up with gold and platinum in value. Then an American scien­tist, working mostly in his own home-made laboratory, discovered how to make aluminum cheaply. He heard a lecturer say, “Fame and fortune await the man who .discovers an inexpénsive method of making alumi­num,” and he went to work, knowing that fair rewards for achievement are provid­ed by the patent system in this country. As a result of his accom­plishment, aluminum costs around 20 cent a pound today, and we have better kitchen utensils, better fix­tures, and better—well, the list could be continued al­most indefinitely. One Last Example So, for that matter, could these little stories of what inventors have accomplished for Americans in the way of better living. But we’ll have to settle for just one more example. It has to do with transportation — and people in this country do a great deal of traveling: Today in this country our passenger trains tear along glistening rails at speeds of sixty miles an hour and more. When we ride in them, we lounge back in our seats with a feeling of perfect security. We know that if anything unforseen occurs, the train is equipped to come to a quick stop. Not many years ago, if an engineer saw anything unexpected stalled on the tracks it was more than likely that he would be un­able to avoid a sickening crash. It was just such a crash that set one young Ameri­can to thinking about this whole subject. The passen­ger train on which he was riding was delayed because of the wreck of a freight, and he had time ,to sit still and think that if trains had automatic brakes such things wouldn’t happen. He tried many theories, and none worked. Finally he gave up his researches, but one day he read an article about compressed air that set him going again. Finally, his airbrake was perfected and he persuaded a railroad to test it on one of its trains. On the day for the ex­periment, the inventor rode with the engineer in his cab. Emerging from a tun­nel a few miles down the trial run, the engineer was startled to see a farmer’s horse and buggy caught on the track. Desperately, and hopelessly, he grasped the brake lever. The train came to a sudden stop a few feet from the “doomed” horse and wagon. The inventor had seen the practical value of his own invention de­monstrated before his very eyes! Opening up new possibili­ties in the field of transpor­tation, the airbrake has meant thousands of new jobs where none existed be­fore, not to mention greater safety for everyone who moves from place ;to place. An American Story Naturally, when these in­dividual stories are all added up it’s easy to produce a lot of statistics to show the contribution that invention has made !to America. But too many figures make dull reading. So here are just two sets of facts among many that are available: 1) One out of every seven persons employed in indust­ry today is at work for one or another of 14 new in­dustries that didn’t even exist in 1870. These 14 new industries all owe their ex­istence to invention. 2) Between 1900 and 1930, the period of the most in­tensive “inventiveness” in this country’s history, jobs increased 68 per cent while the population was only in­creasing 62 per cent. The inventor stands behind those extra jobs. Patents Point the Way The individual inventor, working because of the en­couragement offered by the American patent system, has been a main force in shaping our industrial pro­gress. It is only fitting, then, that both industry and the American consumer public should pay honor to him on the occasion of the Modern Pioneers’ Celebration. The pioneers who, in the old days, broke new ground in the Western wilderness, were given grants of land in recognition of their initia­tive. Our modern pioneers, on the trail of new jobs and increasing payrolls, are BRANCH 364 ELECTS OFFICERS At its recent elections Branch 364 of Youngstown, Ohio elected the following officers for 1940: President: Frank Brogley, Vice-President: Michael Han­del, Second Vice-President: Miss Julia Chordas, Secre­tary: William Miglets, Treas­urer Mrs. William Miglets, Comptrollers: Steve Rubocz­­ky, Anne Bino, Joseph Nagy. Delegates to the Grand Com­mittee: Mrs. Steve Rubocz­­ky, Mrs. Joseph Ress, Sick Committee: Michael Handel and Miss Julia Chordas, Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Horvath. * * * President Frank Brogley was also elected president of the Grand Committee of Societies and Churches for the year 1940. •--------------O-----------— BRANCH 439, Johnstown, Pa. At 7:30 Sunday night, January 28th, the English speaking Branch 439 of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association held their first Birthday Dance at the Hun­garian Catholic Church Hall at Sixth Avenue and Chestnut Street. Music was furnished by the Sa­ginaw Orchestra who played all popular numbers. Refreshments were served during intermission \ by our lovely hostesses. I wish to thank all those mem­bers and friends who answered my call to arms by being present ' at this affair. We had a sociable crowd and a delightful time. I am sure that no one went away sorry that he or she was present at this affair. Lent coming so early this year, 439 will hold its February party after Easter, March 31st when both months will be celebrated to­­gether. All our good friends who came to this last party are urged to come to the next one and to bring their friends too. Make it a habit to come to our delightful parties and other affairs. Fraternally, THE FOX. rewarded and protected un­der the patent system as it exists today. MOTHeR OJOALlV ö-ETí L^FlRST, BUT father hap TÖ <SO A WAV, JO HE SETT THE CUJCK. Jo HE COOLP ■ —1 BEAT HER up* r——J WELL WHAT DK ME BEAT HER WITH? LITTLE BY BAKER JULIUS SNEEZER PIP yoiH? FATHER MIT I YOUR MOTHER WITH AN ALARM CLOCK ? NO. HE NEVER HlTJ HER' AN ALARM CLOCK! Yej he «P!7

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