Radio and Television Today (Jan-Nov 1941)

ture lessons. Television, photo-electric, equipment, and communication equip ment are among the new subjects offered to the progressive serviceman. Data charts, and tesl questions round out tlio text. The price of this book is $2.50. Pioneering the Cathode Ray and Television Arts Allen B. DuMoni l.abx., inc. Passaic, X. ./. A historical report of the Allen B. DuMont Laboratories traces the development of this organization during its first decade. Cathode-ray oscilloscope development, specialized instruments such as the electronic switch, Resonoscope, etc., are described in words and pictures. DuMont television is described from "program to receiver." Photographs of the founder, Allen B. DuMont, and of key executives and engineers are included with those of the Laboratory and equipment. An Introduction to Television C. J. Hylander & R. Harding, Jr. The Macmillan Co. New York The progress of the art of television is told in a simple and interesting manner in this new book. Early historical facts are given as a background. The present method of electronic television is simply explained and well illustrated with drawings and pictures. More than 200 pages cover the subject from studio to receiver. A radio spectrum is printed in the front and back of this book. Radio Bounced by Bombs! A well-known officer in Britain's Royal Navy has nothing but compliments for the ruggedness of American radios. He has sent a letter to Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., relating a memorable experience with an Emerson set, and congratulating the manufacturer. The officer says that "an eight-inch shell burst six feet from my cabin and completely wrecked my wardrobe ana splintered the cabin itself with shrapnel. . .my radio was thrown to the deck by the blast and I feared the worst. . . for actual fact, the only damage sustained was a fracture in the loudspeaker." New Wedemeyer Branch George Wedemeyer of the Wedemeyer Radio Co., 221 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, Mich., wholesale distributors of radio parts and supplies, announces that a new branch store, at 329 N. Burdick St., Kalamazoo, is now open lor business. Ed Lantz is in charge of the new shop. Servicemen Needed in Dixie! The establishment of army posts throughout the South, the attendanl influx of Civilians to adjacent towns and cities, the magnet of huge defense industries and the sharp rise in cotton prices have created a boom in the radioservice business in Dixie. All conditions point to a continuance of this boom for several years at least, reports Herb Erickson, of Hendersonville, N. C. The volume of radio repair work at many points is so great that existing facilities are heavily overtaxed and there is a crying demand for help. "This is a genuine appeal to all connected with the radio industry in the east, the north, the west — if you are a good serviceman, if you are acquainted with or know of gcod servicemen seek ing work ai top pay commensurate with reasonable living costs, nice country and climate, and congenial surroundings, willing to move to a good job, have them gel in touch with Mr. Erickson, setting forth their qualifications, salary wanted and preference of location." Mr. Erickson, who represents a Dumber of prominent parts manufacturers, will act as clearing house between those needing good servicemen and good servicemen needing jobs, cheerfully and gratuitously, but without assuming any responsibility after connecting one with the other. Positions are available in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. There is need too, for a number of jobber salesmen and countermen who know their business. JUS fouT! NEW CATALOG 18 Especially useful today! Gives complete up-to-date information on the wide range of Ohmite stock resistors, rheostats, chokes and switches used in all types of applications . . . Lists over a thousand stock items, including new developments . . . Gives descriptions, ratings and prices . . . Helps you select the right units for each job, easily, quickly. Get your copy of this handy new Catalog 18 now! It's FREE. Send the Coupon today! COW'*"' W3 Send f"e RHEOSTATS * RESISTORS * TAP SWITCHES NOVEMBER, 7 94 7 57