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Whenever Maj. Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps,
or any of the other flying officers
busy with the new flying program
need to comply with Army regula-
lions requiring them to qualify pc
riodically in instrument flying, they
can do so now without leaving the
ground.
In a room only a few steps down
a corridor of the Munitions Building
from his Office, the Air Corps chief
can climb into the cockpit and,
without even opening the window,
demonstrate take-offs, turns, climbs,
glides and landings. practically any
flying maneuver called for in the
flyers repertory. With the hood over
the cockpit closed to shut out all
visual reference to the ground, or
rather, the floor. he responds to or
ders received from an instructor
through his earphones, and guided
only by instruments on the panel
before him, pulls his plane" up
into a stall, then RECEIVERS from the
spin that inevitably follows.
Except in hot weather, he need
not even take off his coat. More
over, when he has finished, the in
structor hands him a sheet of paper
on which every maneuever Of his
plane" has been traced automatic
ally as it was made. Instead OF
hearing about his mistakes from the
instructor, he can see them for him.
self, an important aid in flying
blind" when the pilot has no means
of telling what his plane is doing
except to watch his compass and
the score or more instruments on
the panel before him.
This "erSatz' flying machine,
known as a Link trainer, looks like
huge winged barrel balanced on
the end of a steel pole. The cover
opens to disclose a full-sized cock
pit fitted up exactly like the cockpit
of a standard training plane, with
all the controls and instruments
needed to fly the ship blind" as
though the pilot were flying through
fog and unable to check his position
and course by watching the ground
below.
Flying School Practice.
For many years. explained Maj
L. j. Carr, one of the staff of officers
in charge of the Army's huge pilot
! training program, instrument fly
ing has been taught at Army flying
schools. Flyers are required to pass
an examination annually to keep
in practice. Military pilots may be
called upon to fly in any kind of
weather. In bad weather, especially
in fog, the pilot has only his instru-
ments to rely on.
The Link trainer is operated by
| set of controls in the cockpit, and
enables an instructor to teach STU
dent pilots how to fly by instru'
ments without ever leaving the
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temptations which would lure away
unframed dogs. For instance, they
must learn to carry messages
through game infested country
without deviation from duty.
At the present time in England
there is much criticism of the gov
eminent for its failure to provide
dogs for the army. Anthony Eden,
secretary of state for war, recently
asked a question on this point In
the House of Commons. He said
he knew that the German Army
employed 100000 army dogs and
told his questioner that the English
Army is investigating the employ
ment of dogs with the home defense
forces.
1t is commended that dogs could
be trained to aid the 'parashots
who are awaiting the arrival of the
Germans on their doorsteps. "One
can readily visualize an Alsatlan
dashing forward and attacking a
parachutist as he comes to the
ground" runs the argument. 1t is
also recommended that every anti
aircraft and searchlight battery in
England should have one or two
good dogs attached.
Congress is busily engaged in
eliminating bottle-necks in our de-
tense structure, says DR.. Cassius
Way, president of the American
Veterinary Medical Association,
which Is meeting in convention here
this week. 1T is the duty Of the
Nations veterinarians to see to 1t
that no animal disease bottle-necks
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pared for any emergency. Nothing
is more important to the Nation in
peace or in war than the health Of
its animals"
Approximately 10 diseases and
parasites are communicable from
animals to man. Progress in the
control of these diseases obviously
is essential if the people of the
United States are to have maximum
health and vitality with which to
meet any crises which may lie
ahead.
Definite progress has been made
in this field with the result that
humans already have benefited
greatly from the research work on
the illness and diseases of animals.
In fact, the present health, vigor
and long life expectancy of our
people is a result, to a large extent,
of the progress which has been made
in the prevention and cure of many
infectious diseases in cattle, swine,
sheep, poultry. horses and dogs.
One example of the benefit to
man through research in animal all
ments is a fracture splint, which
was originally designed and used to
set fractured bones on dogs. This
splint has been used so successfully
on humans with fractures that
often they can walk without the
aid of clutches in as short a time
as 10 days. Previously, with older
methods, it was necessary for such
patients to remain in bed, often in
very uncomfortable positions, tor
as long as two months.
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New Device Trains Airmen in Blind Flying Groun<

suspended in huge steel gimbals.
controlled either from the cockpit
or the instructors seat beside the
framework. After the instructor
started the plane" in a turn or
spin, the student was supposed to
bring it back to straight level flight,
thus gradually accustoming himself
to the effect of the controls. But
the ORIGINATOR was finally abandoned
because it did not simulate closely
enough the operation of plane
in actual flight.
However, that was long before in
strument flying had even been
thought of, and the bank and turn
indicator, the key to flying by in
struments, had been invented. Pilots
firmly believed they were endowed
with a mysterious muscular sense
that enabled them TO keep their
planes level and on straight course
when fog cut off their view of the
ground or the horizon. Distrust Of
the instruments developed in post
war years was almost universal
among commercial and Army flyers,
but experiments eventually proved
that the instruments were right.
Commercial Use.
For the older pilots, some with
many hundreds of hours in the air.
instrument flying was a bitter pill
to swallow after years of flying by
the seat of their pants" as the old
technique was inelegently described.
But since the blind flying course
was established at the Air Corps
training school 10 years ago, all
Army flyers have been required to
qualify. Shortly thereafter the same
regulations were set for commercial
pilots, although many air lines al
ready had imposed this regulation
of their own accord.
The modem airplane is highly
complex mechanism, and the in
| strument panel in front of the pilot
constantly advises him how each
essential part is carrying out its
function. With the demand for in
creased speed. greater production
and elimination of all non-essen-
tials, especially on military types
has come a tendency to reduce the
number of instruments. Designers
have made some progress in this
direction, but have been limited by
the demands our planes are re-
quired to fill. In Europe, where the
average commercial or military
flight is short and planes can be
checked frequently on the ground
relatively few instruments are need
ed. Because of the longer distances
involved in our national defense
plans, however, streamlining the in
strument panel is not an easy
matter.
Even though the pilot now can dc
his instrument flying without ever
leaving the ground, he will prob
ably have to continue to cope with
the usual maze of instruments fol
some time to come.
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become targets for the enemy. In
the medical corps dogs make ex-
cellent stretcher-bearers.
In the early days of the present
war, as well as in the World War.
the French troops used dogs to
carry messages from dtposts. 1t
was found that these highly trained
animals could get through to head
quarters where men would fail.
Their ability to escape gunflre and
to take advantage of every gully
and thicket made them invaluable
aids. 1t was customary to send
them forward hungry so that they
would scurry back at greater speed
to the meal awaiting them.
On patrol duty dogs are sentinels
with amazing value. Their keen
senses of smell and hearing and
the habit Of growing on the slight
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control. The trainer method re-
leases these planes for other train
ing work and furnishes the student
with a chart showing just how he
performed each maneuver at the
end of the instruction period. some
thing impossible under the old sys-
tenn. Student flying, even blind
flying, must be done in good
weather. With the trainer 1t can
be done on rainy days when flying
operations normally are Cancelled.
World War Device.
World War pilots will recall a dis
tant relative of the trainer, a de-
vice known as an ORIGINATOR, which
it was hoped would be useful in
teaching student flyers how to OPP
crate the stick and rudder controls
before they were permitted to fly
a plane. 1t consisted of a cockpit
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and Belgium also had many canine
soldiers in their armed forces, as
have Russia, Sweden and Japan.
England alone is lacking in an
effective dog corps and this fact
has caused much complaining
among that country's dog enthusi-
astS.
Germany is reliably reported to
have 100000 carefully trained dogs
to aid in bltzNieging the enemy
There is training school in Frank
fort which has facilities for train
ing 1000 dogs at a time. Most Of
these are German shepherds or
Alsatians, although Airedales, Rott-
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reduce the fighting efficiency Of our
Army animals nor prevent an ade-
quate supply of food animals for
the Nations possible wartime
needs" he adds.
Many animal disease problems
have been solved, but other serious
animal diseases remain to be eradi.
Gated. There is no time to lose II
the United States is to be fully pre-.
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weilers, Boxers and large Schnauzers
also are used.
War dogs can be highly valuable
allies of soldiers in the field. They
are used for transport. as medical
corps dogs, patrol dogs, dispatch
dogs and sentinel dogs. These
brave. intelligent and fleet-footed
animals can perform many war
time functions far better than SOL
diers can.
A good dog team can pull half
a ton on good roads if properly
hitched. They can transport food
and ammunition to secluded places
where larger animals or men would
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hangar. Each student receives be-
tween 10 and Is hours of instruction
at the Advanced Flying School at
Kelly Field, near San Antonio. Tex,
and every Army flying field has a
trainer available for refresher
courses for experienced pilots. They
are also in use at Canadian and
British airdromes, where they are
part of the regular course of in
struction.
Instrument flying formerly was
taught in the air in dual-control
training planes. The student sat
in a cockpit covered with hood
to shut off his view of the ground.
The instructor in the open cockpit
made mental notes on how he per-
formed the various maneuvers and
stood ready to take over the stick
and rudder if the plane got out Of
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creased to 500 and a quota Of $40
more has been authorized.
That an efficient Army veterinary
service and a dependable supply of
horses and mules is absolutely
essential for success in war is the
contention of DR.. Louis A. Merillat
of Chicago, who was chief veteri-
marian of the LIST Overseas Army
of the United States during the
World War. He was largely respon-
sible for building the first Army
veterinary service this country ever
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II, l.. -W uSLST THOLO.
had. There were 1900 veterinarians
in his corps, who supervised 243 900
horses and mules which were sent
to France.
Horses and mules are the only
dependable service of supply during
wartime" DR.. Merillat declared.
They can go on over difficult
ground where mechanical 'contrap-
tons are stuck in the mud. They
can work after they leave forage
ereas and they don't break down.
To a large extent victory in war
depends upon the service of supply,
and the service of supply depends
upon horses and mules"
The use of animals in the defense
program is being emphasized in the
work of the veterinarians in the
Department of Agriculture, Federal
Security Agency, Department of the
Interior and other governmental
units.
One of the most serious horse
diseases with which Army veterl-
narians must deal is equine en-
cephalomyelitis, or horse sleeping
sickness. This disease has made
deep inroads into our horse popu-
lation in past years, but veterinary
skill apparently has conquered 1t.
In 1885 there were 25,512 cases OF
this disease, which increased until
in 1898 there were 1852 cases.
However, in 1889 there was sharp
decline to only 8,008 cases.
The use of chick vaccine has been
responsible for this medical victory,
which many regard as scientific
achievement equal in veterinary
medical history to the control and
eradication of foot. and mouth
disease, CHAMBERS, pleuropneumonia
and bovine tuberculosis. Horses OF
the United States Army have thus
far been protected from this disease
by the Veterinary Corps. y
In addition to protecting the
health of its animals, the Veterinary
Corps of the Army performs another
vitality important function-the in
Spection of meats, meat-foOd and
dairy products which are to be
used by the Army. Before supplies
are accepted they must be in
spected either at the point OF
origin or the point Of delivery.
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est provocation aid soldiers greatly
in this perilous work. The presence
of men within range of 200 or 300
yards is quite certain to be de-
tected by almost any dog of the
shepherd breeds.
Care in Training.
Training dogs for war duty is an
exacting task. They must be taught
absolute dependability in spite OF
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and Dogs Give Vital War Service Fighting by Modern Nations
Animals Highly Trained
AS Valuable Assistants
To Soldiers in Conflicts
United States Army Is Well
Supplied With Horses While
Building Up INFLAMMATION
By Torrey B. Stearns.

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headlines but is
cordated service supply working quietly and efficiently behind
battlefront that And service supply efficient
without horses-hundreds of thousands Of horses.
revotonized warfare conquered much Of
overwhelming dive bombers troops
horses have played vital part IN his
Napoleon changed the age-od reliable
essential supplies Nor he tried to do
horse-drawn artillery and cavalry.
despite mechanization important in
of the Light Brigade
spectacular perhaps but the less
themselves this Statistics which
including the thousands Of
horses in the supply trains
vital
published the Of
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the World War the dog is again Invaluable aid IN
this present European conflict to the men in the ted 6rdoe
intelligent speedy these highly trained animals can get
through with messages uould a Their ability to
escape gunre advantage OF phase OF the terrain
has made them an important uital part OF the military
photo ile the French soldier composes mes
the messenger dog eagerly Wa 10 carry 10 us aeS
rot;on Acme Photo
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
MILFORD, STATE POLICE
SOLVE CRIME RIDDLE
aThe Case OF The Man In The Green
Suit" Successfully Closed

State and Milford police claim sue.
cessful conclusion 0. The Case Oi
the Man in the Green Suit
Milford recently has been flooded
with forged checks. 60 the shopkeep-
ers Joined police in the hunt for the
perpetratOr.
J. H. Prettyman, operator OF a
grocery store on East Front street,
South Milford, was suspicious when
town youth came into his store
with a check drawn on a local bank.
He was cashing the check for a
man who was waiting outside, the
boy told Prettyman,
All Prettyman saw when he hur-
ried outside was the man fieeing in
t, the distance But he noted he
wore a green suit.
Captain Wilson Moore of the local
police and Privates Seitz and Shew
OF the state police began an immedi-
ate roundup Of men wearing green
suits
Each was required to pass a writ
ing test. William Haderick, 20 years
old. Milford youth, failed to pass the
test. He was committed to the
Georgetown. jail to await trial.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
KENT G. 0. P. WILL
OPEN CAMP PATGN
In THIS CITY
County Committee Selects
Community B Building
For Opening Dinner.
DATE NOT SELECTED
Rules Discussed At Prev
iOus Meeting Adopted
At The Gathering.
DATE NOT SELECTED

Kent County Republicans will
open their campaign at a dinner in
Community Building, Milford, il
was announced Wednesday night Of
this week, following a meeting Of
the county committee at the party's
headquarters here. d. D. Wharton,
county chairman, presided.
The date for the affair will be set
following conference between Mr..
Wharton, Mayor Walter W. Bacon
Of Wilmington, candidate for gov
ernor, and other G. o. p. standard
bearers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nutter, who repre-
scented Milford Republicans at the
meeting tonight, said it would be
appropriate to have the campaign
start in her city. No statewide par
ty rally has been held there in 10
years, she added.
New rules adopted by the com
mittee tonight state that the execu-
tive committee shall be composed Of
the four officers and a fifth member
to be named by the county chair
man.
As the result Of the move. the
executive group consists Of Mr..
Wharton, Mrs. Vera @. Davis, vice
chairman; Deputy Atty.-Gen. will
liam J. Storey. secretary; J. Morris
Harrington, treasurer, and Harry B.
Thaw Of Milford, named by Mr..
Wharton.
The executive group named is the
same as that In office when new
rules we're proposed July 30. Among
points adopted were that no mem
Der of the committee will be ad-
mitted 10 vote by proxy and ct
least one woman viii be member
OF all subcommittee.
It was agreed that the county com
mittee win be elected every four
years at the party's primary pre-
ceding the state. convention at which
electors are 70 he nomlz
rated.
Mrs Davis called attention to the
women's luncheon at the
Hotel DUPONT. Wilmington, Oct. Is,
urging a good representation from
Kent county.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
Milford Comes ont
On Top In Series
With Dover Rivals
Giants Triumph re 4 N Thrilling Game Here Last
Monday Night; Ken KaIEeRberg CkaIked Up His
SeUeHth Straight Win OUer The Orioles.

The 1000 lower Delaware fans
who jam-packed Milford PARK Nom
day night OF this week, saw the
Giants advance to the finals Of the
Eastern Shore Basehaii League'e
Shaughnessy play-oilB BY defeating
their traditional Delaware rivals, the
Dover Orioles, S to 4, IN the afth and
deciding game Of their semi-fnal
series.
Kenny KalleDberg chalked up his
seventh consecutive victory over the
Orioles, being pulled out Of several
tight spots by steller plays BY his
team mates. Ed. Yogel, Mike Hogan,
Johnny Jaust and John Zimmerman
saw mound action for the Orioles n
a desperate effort to stave on de-
feat.
Dover Starts Scoring
Dover scored IN the first when
Kardash walked. went to third on
Wodzicki bunt and scored as SWo-
bUda, who had also walked. was be-
ing thrown out at second
The Giants scored two runs in
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
l9STH UNITS
ARE READY TO
LEAVE STATE
Shortage Of Trucks Faces
Regiment AS Men Pre-
pare For Service
AT CAMP UPTON, N. Y.
261st Outfit Is Not Called
For Service AT This
Time By President.

Delaware's 19Sth national guard
regiment, with their first overnight
Of mobilization behind them, were
preparing to leave for Camp Upton.
N. Y, probably today.
Colonel George !. Schulz, COM
inanding officer. stated that the date
Of breaking camp has not yet been
ordered but that today is the likely
Gay.
iIn sny event." said Colonel
Schulz. "the 19sth, to the man, WiH
be out Of the state BY not later than
Monday"
The regiment, Colonel Schulz dis
closed, Is facing a shortage Of trucks
which may mean that conveys VIII
Oc forced to make two trips from
delaware to Camp Upton.
Request has been sent to the area
headquarters at Governors Island,
~ Y, for 20 additional trucks and
word was awaited on whether these
vehicles would be assigned 70 the
Delaware detachmeats.
Meanwhile the 26ist Regiment.
Harbor Defense, missed the second
call upon the natioual guard whict
was maoe MOuuay " A'Eeat4eut LtDu-
scvelt IN Washington.
These companies, A B and G and
Headquarters Battery, all Sussex
county troops. are expected TO be
called into training not later than
November a ranking ofacer Of the
guard stated.
Top officers Of the 19Sth were map
ping out routes the conveys viii fol-
low on the trip to Camp Upton.
Colonel Schulz announced that the
troop movements viii be the same aE
the trip to the war games "a nor
thern New York this summer with
only minor details changed.
Overnight CaIapB
Troops viii break camp @ pa-
rate conveys. move over designated
highways and bfvouae 'ogernfEhf sk
seaiened locations
Following 80 closely after the
summer encampment, mobilization
Of the regiment did not entail much
work. Colonel Schulz remarked.
He said that the personnel Of the
regiment on the eve OF breaking
state camps is approximately 1000
officers and men despite the fact
that about 300. eligible Tor reslsna-
Irun to Pass 8. rIeagsJ
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
RURAL WOMEN EARN
By CAREFUL PLANNING
Delaware Women Are Adding To
Budgets By Thrifty Ways

Many Of Delaware's rural women
are adding to carefully-made budgets
by good management. When good
management practices produce a
money savings, the result Is aboost
for family income. And an increas-
ed family income means better
health for the family, more COM
Portable living conditions and great
er opportunities for children.
Necessary in all walks Of life, but
even more necessary on farms, 10
family cooperation in developing
and maintaining the farm as q COM
Dlets business and home enterprise.
The alert farm homemaker uses
her time to save money She may
bake, can or sew to release money
that can be used elsewhere. Even
the sum Of $40 released through work
81 the homemaker may be used for
q needed piece Of iarm machinery
which viii mean better farm income
WITH accompanying better living
conditions.
BY tending e garden and canning
the produce from II farm women
provide their families with health
giving foods all during the year. A
balanced diet for ali family mem-
bers means less time lost irom work
idua to illness and less money for
doctor bills. skillful preparation Of
theso foods appeals to tho appetites
Of family members 80 they will en-
Joy eating them
More and more rural homemak-
ers." comments Mas Louise Whit
comb, home MANAGEMENT specialist
gTum % Ass 4 plsasll
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20

their half Of the same inning on
Westfail's double, singles by Dinko-
Wttz and Lowe aud McKinnon's
grcunder 10 short.
Milford added three more in the
seventh after two we're out, when
Solomon doubled, Dinkowitz walked
and scored on Harrigan's double for
the first run. DlnkOWitz, who had
walked previously. scored with Har-
rigan on loves single.
Double Play NlPs Rally
The Orioles threatened TO dead
lock the game in the eighth on sin
giles by Contini, Clark and DeCu-
BELLS and double by Kardash which
accounted for three runs. In the ninth
with one away and a man IN scoring
position another Orioles last ditch
rally was nipped by a spectacular
double rlay az Murray RothmaD
speared Contini's fly in right field
and threw Phillips out at third.
This series, one Of the most bitter
ly contested Of any ever played on
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