The elWetro-pneumatic detector, known as the "Autoflex detector" consisted of two: portions, a rubber pad through which passed two longitudinal air channels, and the contact box housing miniature interlocking bellows and electrical contacting device. With this type of detector, vehicles traversing the pad expelled air from the longitudinal air channels and caused the miniature bellows to become inflated, Vehicles traversing the pad in the direction approaching the intersect tion, inflated the contracting bellows for periods proportional to the time one- of occupancy of the pad and inversely proportional to the speeds. Impulses indicating the speeds of vehicles were thus transmitted to the controller.
The controller was contained in a specially constructed pillar and might be fitted at any convenient position. It contained an iron framework on which was mounted control Switches, shelves for demountable relay sets, and other apparatus, and wes proof against damage by bad weather when the doors are been.
The general principles of the Autoflex 2-phase 2-part cycle controller and the circuit were described and details given of the timing dials and the hand control switch.
The author then turned to a consideration of the multiphase. vehicle actuated controller and gave an in-
Equal in standard to Legion affairs held in the United: States, the Gen.
Frederick Townsend Ward Post No. 1, American Legion, held' a dinner dance (party it was officially called) last night at the French Club. It was attended by 300 Legionnaires: and their friends, At the official' table, Mr. Mark L. Moody, Commander, and officers of the Post entertained Rear-Admiral Glassford, Col, De Witt Peck, Mr. C. E. Gauss, U. S. Consul-General, and Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of Council, and their ladies.
The spacious dining room and ballroom were decorated with red, white land blue crepe festoons, supplemented with a generous supply of Americam emblems and the Legion flag Over the orchestra a neon sign, shaped like the Legion shield, gleamed bril-lantly during the night. The general effect was extremely pleasing.
During the course of the dinner, 'Mr. Moody in a short address, greeted the official guests and others attending. He also thanked those who had supported their charity raffle, both the public through its generous response and the' various firms who had donated prizes.
Dancing began in the ballroom at 10 o'clock, the French Cluly orchestra being in attendance. Informal dances as well as the usual ballroom routines were the order of the evening, while drawings of the raffle were inter-sparsed at 10, 10.30, If and 11.30 p.m Owing to the large number of prizes, approximate numbers were to each of 27 numbers drawn "10" was added for the next prize. The grand prize, 1940 Plymouth" sedan, was drawn. at midnight.
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