Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-05
Jobs To Increase
Rather Than Drop,
Is Babson's Belief
BY ROGER W. BABSOS,
Copyright 1916. Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

Babson Park. Mass. July 5--AS we
look back over the centuries We lInl
that almost everything we enjoy to-
day stems from the contributions
Of religion and or science. Oar stand
ard al living. moreover. should re-
tute the a2e-Old argument that uvw
inventions increase unemployment.
Eacn invention may al first ydu>v
an interruption in employment: Vet.
eventually Il becomes necessary To
hire more workers T. take care OF
III. Increased business when the
new machine creates. otherwise, We
would now &c living N caves.
just q few illustrations. The de
Nelopmcnt OF new and improved
machines for digging. grading. load
ing and trucking has made many
projects possible which otherwise
would never have been attempted.
The open pit mines are one such
project. Some OF these are about 3
rifles wide and close 10 half Il mile
deep. BullGoZerS and power SnONr.<
are continually gougiug deeper in
10 the earth and loading the ore Ill
~ huge trucks. All such would have
been impossible before modern en-
IavatorS had been invented. even
though these great cXcavaincS APP
pear 20 throw many mSn uut OF
work.
New Uses For Radar and Airplanc,
Radar continues 10 supply en-
Tioyment for thousands even though
II was supposed 10 be only ton wal
use. II is now being uS-u for many
peacetime projects. Ii :n,.hcS possible
full-Speed ocean travel in pitch
blacknesS in Only SkctChily charter
ed waters. II gives our ships the a.
bility 10 detect and range other
ships without even coming within
visual distance. II gives eyes to ma
rInerS So that they can pierce cam
outage Or accurately locate other
ships or obstacles. II Judges tic al
titude OF plane flying even d. high
IS twenty thousand feet TO with
IN one hundred feet of the true dis %
lance. Hence. in pcacCtlnc. radar viii
be Installed III ships and planes IL
enable navigation III fOgbound Wa
tiers and to make possible "all~wC&-
Their" flying. This viii increase en-
i.lo%ment III many ways,
The airplanc in World Wa" II.
was Indispensable Tho design. MAJ
utacturc and continuous operation
Of atrplaneS call iov Iargc-SCalc en-
ploynent III an industry which on
k few years ago was nun-cXiS-
ten!. Already the hclIcuptcr Is rec
ognlzed as a revolutionary addition
10 the plane industry The post Of
flee department plans 10 use hell
copterS 10 transport mail between
suburban areas and large city air
ports 50 as Ia guarantee twelve
hour service between any two cities
III the country.
Many New Uses For PIastics
The plastic industry is one of the
newer chemical inventions. Although
II may uSurp some business from
other industry, through better o.
less expensive product. there are
many altogether new uses for plaS-
ties which do not eliminate any for
mer products. Hence. the plastiCS
industries Will continue To expand
and use increased man power There
Is little danger of III" wane Of tn"
plaStICS industry due to depletion
If raw materials Each day some
new source. such as SOY beans. corn
huSkS. coal air and water. oil and
milk, is discovered
Some of the plaS'ICS newer uses
are pIped lighting. wlndowpanes
which filter out harmful rays of the
sun. and nearly pcrfcc, artificial
eyes which actually TT the eye sock
ct. Great possibilities await plastic,
III Tn" refrigeration field where ma
terlalS must withstand extreme
changes OF mOiStur" and 'cmucraturc.
Lightweight and nDn-magnctic
qualities make piHSticS especially a.
daptaDie tor aircraft Instruments.
Low pressure Eliminating and pulp
preiOrn wold.ng is being used for
radio cabinets. auto tra!lcrs. boa,
hullS. furniture and luwcost hous-
INF.
Conclusion
Thus. from the new inventions
spring ncw industries which con- |