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Continent Power Seen
For British Electricity
B1 DAN L. THARPP
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON (tl.R) — A new system
jov long-range power transmission
would pump electrical life
lnV„ Britain’s overworked lines is
b(. lg given consideraton here.
The power would come from
great generators in the German
pu,ir and in Scandinavia. The idea
va worked out during the war by
german engineers who devise^ a
ne,, system of induction, according!
to reports from Berlin.
Had Hitler conquered Britain, he-1
planned to flood the country with1
cheap electricity from remote !
j9Urces 011 the continent. He
honed, bv using the new transmis
g;on system, to supply electricity
for the furthermost corners of Eu
rope from the locales where it!
could be most cheaply produced.
For 20 years scientists had
sought a method by which “sur
plus” power in some parts of the
continent could be used elsewhere.
Siemens, a leading German elec
trical and industrial concern, in
vented a system by which high
voltages could be carried for in
deinite distances, with a mini
; mum loss ox power, and at low
! cost.
Heretofore, electricity was trans
mitted in the form of alternating
current. Under the new system,
details of which have not yet been
released, power could be conveyed
as direct current for 2,000 miles
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By it, England coul(j import
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by using a trans-channel sub
marine cable. By using another
cable from Norway, she could use
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tial output.
Hitler had planned to hook up
Portugal, Spain, France, Germany,
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slovakia Norway Sweden Poland
Hungary Romania Bulgaria and
Greece it was reported.
The Soviets were considering
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tion of the Balkans and eastern
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Dr. Ernest Busemann. a Siemens
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British official sources, although
expressing interest in the scheme,
were reserved.
Problems To Overcome
,“The principal trouble has al
ways been loss of power in trans
mission,” a spokesman for the
Ministry of Supply said. "If the
Germans discovered a method of
circumnavigating that trouble, as
reported, it might make the
scheme practical.”
The Central Electricity Board
said the proposal to “pipe” elec
tricity to England from Norway
Gourmets’ Cherry Feast
Fails To Lighten Up
BALTIMORE, —(U.R)— Edward T,
Waldo’s Creole banquet for the
Wine and Food Society of Balti
more progressed smoothly up to
the last course.
Then disaster struck.
Waldo, president of La Societe
des Gourmets, gave the signal for
the moment supreme, joubilee des
cerises — blackheart cherries on
vanilla ice cream, bathed in sog
nac.
The lights dimmed. Fifth gour
mets simultaneously held matches
to their desserts.
Nothing happened. The brandy
would not ignite.
Embarrassed, the guests fin
ished the banquet beneath the pro
saic blaze of electric lights.
was not new, but “the proposed
method of transmission is.” They
said no concrete pians had yet
come to the attention.
“It may be theoretically possi
ble,” a spokesman said. “The
cheap transmission of power has
lon|l been an objective of ours.
Most of the cost of electricity is
wrapped up in transmission costs.
Not only are transmission as
semblies costly, but the loss in
power is considerable.
“A cheap method of transmitting
electriciy for long distances would
be a considerable boon to mankind.
It might for instance, open up
many semi-industrialized areas of
the world by furnishing any region
wth plentiful, cheap power.”
But he said the project was not
yet proven practical. Until it was.
no plans for putting it into effect
ere envisaged.
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L Contestants mast be citizen of the city, state or territory
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state where she enters contest. She may not compete in
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title of
MISS WILMINGTON.
and the opportunity to compete for the right to
participate in the National Finals of the Miss
America Pageant held in Atlantic City, N. J., Sep
tember 1 to 7, 1947.
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Contest, I will be obligated to go to Atlantic City
during the time required for me to appear hi the
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and national Contests now in effect or ae announced
hereafter from time to time.
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of Judging the local and national contests shall be
solely within the discretion of the respective or
ganizations directing the contests and that the
decision of the Judges shall be final.
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contract with any individual or corporation, and
I will not give any written or verbal endorsement
of any mercantile commodity or commercial or
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