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302 29th National Safety Congress Officers 1940-1941 General Chaimary -F. \V. Bau\ Employcn Matols, Wvuaa, Ws. yise-Ckarrman--H. J. GnniTH, Jobs & UagbBa Stct) Corp, Pittsburgh. Pa. Wnu MaoaoLu(, Hjilrt^Dennc Powtr Con^riscion, Toronto, Ont, Coada. Secretary, G. E. Binoa, Katioul Safety Council, Inc. Chicago, III. Chapter Representatives--L \V. Bulaiu L D. Bolhrd Co. San Fnncwco, Calif. (San Francisco Chapter) k. M. Gootm. Philadelphia Electric Co. Philadelphia. Pa. (Philadelphia Chapter) E R. Graxmss, National CoDsemtca Bmttn. New York, N. Y. (MetrapoHtaa Oop- ter) l`. L_ HiorvowEa. United Gai Pipe Use Co. Shreveport. La. (Golf Cant Chapter). E'tstrr F. Knee. Lever Brothers Co. Cambridge. Mass. (Boston Oapter). G. M. Keen. U. S. Bureau of M'no, Dallas. Texas (Southwest Chapter). G. G Oldham, Kansu Gty Power & Light Co. Kansas Gty. Ma (Kan**? City Chap ter). (*. C. RcsmOs H. J. Hems Co. Piiulmiyh, Pa (Western Pomiytrama Chapter). Jauc5 L. Skoscs, Alabama Power Co. Bingroyfam. Ala. (.Malania Chapter). Thouas W. Tmovc. Colssu-PahnlWt-Pttt Co. Jersey City. K. 1. (Sw 1tr*o- Chapter). ). B. Zook. Great lair*c Portland Cement Corfu. Buffalo. X. Y. (Xupn Frontier Chapter). Memhert/ Large-- Clobce J. Adams, International Paper Co. Gitn.' Fall*. X. Y. I'tBt Aucswaam, Amerieui Standards Assn. New York. S. Y. H. R. Bnua. Industrial Relations, Vnos Carbide & Carbon Corp_ Xe* York. X. V, W. DCax Karat. Safety Engineering DrpL, Lumbermens llottal Casualty c<v. Chi cago. IIL T. E. bumeot, The Koppers Cool Co. Koppcrs Bldg. Pmsborgh, Pa. ). . Loxq The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corp. Albany. X. Y. ). S. Shaw, Hercules Powder Co. WUnagton, DeL W. P. Yast. Mine Safety Appliance* Co. Pittsburgh Pa. Past General Choi* men ). X, BaXash, Chicago. lib E. W. Beat, United States Robber Co. New York. X. Y. C B. Boclct, Wbcsnnn Pubftc Service Corp. Mthnakn. W. R. E. Doswax, Standard OB C& of California. San Francstco. Calif. K. McA. Krmry. Wisconsin Industrial Commtsxion. Madison, \\*ii JlL G. Llotb, National Bnreaa of Standards, Washington, D. C \Y. S. pAixt, Aetna Casualty dr Suicty Co. Hartford, Conn. .V 5. RiaiA, Industrial Relations Connsdors Ittc, New York. X. Y. IX L. Rovca, Ocean Accident & Gnarantee Coarjm, Xev York. X. Y. G. E. Saxtma General Electric Co. Schenectady. X. Y. C \Y. Stars, Standard OU Co. find.), Chicapx i)L H. S. StcrTH, Cnea Carbide & Carbon Corp. Sew York, X. Y. R. F. Tkauco, Boidc Motor Co. Flan. Mich F. E Whttixc. Liberty* Mtmxal Insurance Co. Boston. Mass. TUESDAY EVENING SESSION October 8.1940 The AnnaaJ Meeting of the A55EEngineering Section of the National Safety CouncO conweed with F. \V. Braun, EmpXoyxrt Mutuals, Waasao, Wisconsin, Geo* cral Chairman, presiding. All reports had ben mimeographed and copies ere rrdlable at the ASS.E.--Engineering Section 303 Mr. Bran gave a brief resume of the section's activities during the past year, fdU lowing which he called tip Ur. C. B. Bordet for the report of the Nominating Gwaittee. Mr. Bonles presented the report ao behalf of other members of the committer, indudtng R. E Donovan. Chairman; D. 1. Royer, C tV. Smith, and A S RcgoU. The com* mince's list of officers, as elected, is pre sented eljorhcre in these pagn The Genera) Chairman then presented the speaker of the ***":"g_ Dr. Phillips ThoBBt, Research Engineer. Wcstinghonse Electric & Manufacturing Co. who spoke on "Xw Horicons of Science/* demonstrating aod Qlostnuing his address most effectively. The resume given below is a summary of Ins points, provided for this record by the pub* Hcity department of the Westinghouse of* immtion. New Horizons of Science By DR. PHILLIPS THOMAS Ltd: Kill u> ` Research Engineer. Westinghouse Electric A Manufacturing Co. East Pittsburgh, Pa. Death rays that protect Bfe and labora tory tools that guard against nurhsiilnI defects hare demonstrated that radcaml research is a ufo murid on tHs side of the Atiantie and is helping defend nor f*"*- - Dr. Thomas used a traveling laboratory to boons his assertion thu peacetime resorth b a major defense lme m the American pattern of fife. "Many re cent derdtapmait* of the laboratories," he said, "are so dote)}' rdated to military de fense that they be revealed, but it can be said tint practically every important peacetime engineering aduevemestt of the past 10 sears wBl lave aa important if in* direct, bearing on our rational defense, eabling this cotmtry to build stronger- and better designed defense sapooi" Death Ray Guards Health Dr. Thomas flashed upon a soam a mag nified view o{ ultraviolet radiation in action toiling teeming mxooseopie life is a drop of water. Striking faster than lightning, the radiation literally exploded its victims. At one nwiutnl. onlookers saw suanua of tir.y ovate organisms Imouu as paraaaetia, scurrying across the lighted screen. Then, with a sharp report, a "SterBamp" buried nhraviofet radiation at the organisms. In less than a thousandth of the time lequlml to bfink an eye, they were dead "The SterDamp," Dr. Thomas explained, "was developed by Westinghouse to prodaee ohraviolet radiation of a wavelength most ratal to bacteria." la the demonstration apparatus. efeontaJ enogy is stored ia a emdouer util it jump* across a spark gap with a loud crack. At that tuscant, the stored up energy is released through a spe cial StcrBamp, concentrating its radiation in one powerful shot. Sterilamps are now used to reduce infec tion by lolling air-bonae bacteria in ivwpifl opr? sting rooms, to piuuw the deanliness of utmsBs and glasses ia lestaoinnts, and to retard mold growth on food Thor have made possible a short-cut process in traderbang beef by controUmg mold growth and redocing the aging or ripening time from several weeks to a few days. Using the ray* from a flashlight to play a set of Chiracs, the let tuna dononstrated a possible means of secret communication over short distances m war maacoreru. In the demoBSwalion, visible light energized pboto-ricaric cells, hut be said h would he possible to use czmsbZc infra red tjgfaL Infra-red ray* can be made to vary a tn- tensity with the sound waves of a spoken message, nunsferred invisibly over space, and then reconverted to sound waves at the receiving cud. he pointed eot Atom matiling is another field of re search which is already producing peace- tnae and may prove to be impor tant cn future defestse plans. "By constant experimenting," be said, "physicists are better to dupfiqttc nature's work and change one clemeat into another. Thus thqr arc able to create new products gad