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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
4
A science roundup links the ionosphere’s E layer to radio signals and sun-made ultraviolet light. It notes aircraft mold casting methods, dry ice use, soap making, cancer prevention ideas, and vitamin influences on night vision, advising a balanced diet for sailors and readers.
Better by Americans are developing a new sight skill the ability to see the enemy in the dark of night and keep from stabbing toes during blackouts. Two kinds of sight exist daylight vision via cone cells and night vision via rod cells. The Navy has formed a Night Vision Board to train officers in proper nighttime use.
The article explains how night vision works for pilots and wardens, warning against staring directly at faint stars or lights. It covers dark adaptation times, color sensitivity, the danger of flashes, and tips like patching one eye and using red goggles to protect night vision before going on duty.
New devices include a chemical treatment for fish nets using chlorinated rubber and a bac tericide to boost life and flexibility. A trailing metallic wheel proposes quieter static discharge for trucks, while a versatile garden hoe with interchangeable blades aims for universal use. Non fogging gas mask windows and a facial expression device by a Hungarian inventor are also noted.
A 1942 guide explains building wooden fences and lattice trellises as affordable alternatives to iron and steel. It covers lattice design, cutting, assembling framework, archways, arch and trellis construction, and best practices for securing posts with ash and oil treatment to resist rot and termites.
A brief notice invites readers to start a Science Club in shops, schools, or neighborhoods and to write to the newspaper’s Science Service for guidance at 1719 N Street Northwest, Washington, D C.
Science Service reports Navy Night Vision Board favors red lighting during blackouts. Red light preserves dark adaptation, minimizes afterimage and glare, and reduces reflections on instruments and windshields, while blue light would be far more visible to enemy observers.
Seventeen year cicadas will be abundant this year across the Ohio valley with heavy counts in the Tennessee valley. Outliers may reach Cape Cod and northern Illinois. The 13-year cicada will be sparse along a Gulf coast strip. There are 17 broods of the 17-year species and 13 of the 13-year group east of the Great Plains.
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