Evening star., 1942-11-01
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Group Meetings and Local
Exhibitions

, United States but had to be snug
gled into the interior as the i'm
portation Of such things was for
hidden.
Not only was 1t very difiicult to
secure radio parts, but the source Of
electric power for operation was even
more Of a problem. Mr.. Shultz some
times made long trips over the prac-
tically trackless interior of China,
usually by horse or mule, and he
liked to take along portable trans
mitter. On one such trip he used
Edison cells as his power source.
The cells were strapped across the
back of q mule where they were q
constant source OF worry for fear
the mule might take a sudden no
ton to lie down and roll, or decide
to cross river unexpectedly In quest
Of q friend on the other side.
After this nerve-wracking expert
ence Mr.. Shultz next tried dry-cell
batteries, but they did not last long
enough. Finally, on a trip back to
the United States he decided to try
to find a hydro-e electric generator
outfit which would fit his needs and
pocketbook but he was 50 fortunate
as to find a mechanic with sufficient
skill to build a turbine to his speci-
ficationS.
After many trials the turbine and
generator were installed on a stream
at his home in the Choni district,
which lies along the border between
China proper and Tibet. Mr.. Shultz
had planned the generator to supply
power not only for his own needs but
also for the use Of a native prince
within whose domain he was work.
ing. Although the generator sup
piled plenty of headaches 1t also fur
nished fairly dependable source of
power, and Mr.. Shultz was able to
run his radio, quite complete wood
working shop, an electric washing
machine for his wife and a radio
station for the native prince.
Mr.. Schultz set up and operated
the Princes radio station, thereby
gaining his goodwill and many
concessions which would not other
wise have been obtainable.. In this
way Mr.. Schultz's hobby was of very
real value to- him in his work. His
electric generator, never before
heard Of in that part of the world,
and his electric tools made a real
impression on the natives. They
figured that his magic" must be
at least as good as that of their
own monks since he could perform
such miracles.
After long trip out Of the in
terror and back Mr.. Schultz and
several members of his household
became Ill with then unidentified
disease. 1t was probably fortunate
they did not know what 1t was, rs
the treatment Mrs. Schultz used
was along the lines now known to
be correct, but then unheard of.
The disease was infantile paralysis.
While in bed, recovering from the
attack of polimyelitis, Mr.. Schultz
had telegraph key placed in his bed,
and tried to reach another amateur
in another part of China. He did
not succeed, but more wonderful
still, he established contact with sev-
eral hams in the Eastern part of the
United States, clear around on the
other side of the globe. He could
not believe at first that his little
station had reached so far. And
who knows but that this helped him
to such perfect recovery from polio
that he now shows no evidence Of
ever having had 1t.
When somewhat recovered Mr..
Schultz made a trip to point
some distance from home. While
there he contracted scarlet fever.
Fortunately he had a radio trans
mitter with him, and since his
wife Is also good operator he was
able to keep in touch with his home
while recovering from his new all
ment.