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Evening star., 1942-10-11

about new materials and new methods
Of handling them"
He disagrees with the idea that any
great sdvancements, technologically or
otherwise, result from accidental dis
coveries.
Boss Ket has his own idea of what it
takes to become an inventor. Here's one
version of his formula:
'You set up piece that won't work.
I'll guarantee you that 1t won't work
once in thousand times the first time
you try 1t. Then you find out why it
didn't work and after you fix It, you've
learned SO much that you say: Well,
this isn't the way to make this thing
So you throw 1t away and start over
again. II you stay on 1t long enough
you will make something that is pretty
good. but you'll have to try and fail
lot of times before that happens.
"The one time you don't want to fail
Is the last time you try -
Kettering, one Of the greatest engi-
neers OF his time, wouldn't have you
believe that the present generation has
monopoly on brains.
"The people who were here ahead Of
us knew as much as we do," he explains,
I'VE merely have better tools to work
with; we have greater accumulation
Of knowledge and experimentation the
things that were done by those who pre-
ceded us. .
1--WE are just a continuity: but for the
people who have gone before VI we
couldn't accomplish anything 49,"
Il believe the world OF tomorrow II
going to be an increasingly chronological
world" Kettering says. "and that the
young people who are In school today
are going to do most Of the thinking
and working to make that world
reality"
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Inventions to Win the War

After q spectacular aerial or naval
battle the Council, it's officials say, is
sure to be flooded with suggestions for
improvements in aerial armor and gun
merry. One inventor submitted plan
for a new type of fighter plane in which
the cockpit was perched precariously
atop the plane to give the gunner better
vision and maneuverabilit for shooting.
Council engineers decided the plan was
impractical
Disappearing Bayonet.
A New York inventor submitted
rife equipped with a disappearing bay
onet. Held close to the barrel the bay
onet could be released by spring to
surprise the enemy.
Council engineers decided 1t was not
practical because the regulation bayonet
is used for other purposes besides spear
ing the foe. 1t makes an excellent trench
tool in an emergency. And anyway, they
pointed out, the Army would have to
scrap all its existing rifles If it adopted
this invention.
The critical rubber shortage has
brought in numerous suggestions. some
OF which have been referred to the War
Production Board for further study.
Death-ray machines and perpetual mo-
ton devices also have put in an appear
ance.
But out OF the welter OF suggestions
and inventions, the Council estimates
about 10 per cent are considered Of
suff1cient merit to pass on to the Army
or Navy for further study. What per-
centage OF this 10 per cent ultimately
is adopted for war use is a military
secret.
Commissioner Coe says it is this "fil-
tering' service which the Council per-
forms for the war agencies that is its
most valuable contribution.
I'VE relieve the Army and Navy of the
tremendous burden of looking into these
inventions and suggestions at a time
when all their efforts are needed for the
war program" he explains.
I'VE separate the chaff from the wheat
and thus save them needless hours which
they otherwise would have to waste in
sitting through the countless numbers
OF inventions and suggestions in a
search for something which might be
put to practical use in the war effort.
We also save the inventors the trouble
Of running around Washington from
department to department trying to find
some one to listen to their story"
Evening star., 1942-10-11

equipped with single Rolls Royce liquid
cooled engine built by Packard, which
turns up about ], 200 hp. Probably does
370 or better, equaling Spitf1re and
beating Zero (Jap) on speed. Ceiling
about $4,000 feet with best performance
at $4,000 to $4,000 feet. Armament re-
stricted.
P-40D-E-Curtiss "Kittihawk." Pow
cred with single Allison liquid-cooled en-
gine developing about 1900 horsepower.
Still IN worldwide use and so far as is
known still in production.
P-40-Curtiss "Tomahawk" No longer
built. Few still in use.
P-39-Bell "Airacobra." Single Allison
engine. Designed for low-altitude inter-
ception and strafing, including attacks
against armored vehicles. Late models
do 38O-390 miles per hour. Equipped
with 37-millimeter cannon and both 80
and so calber machine guns.
P-5l-North American Mustang"
Single Allison engine. Probably makes
around 400 miles per hour at top. De-
signed for supporting ground troops.
Some carry 20-millimeter cannon, others
.5O-caliber machine guns. Latest models
in some instances carry both types OF
armament.
Army Dive Bombers.
A-24-Douglas. Powered by single
Wright horsepower radial Two
scatter. Armed with 80 to so caliber
machine guns. Speed around $50.
Equivalent to Nays SBD-2, a model
earlier than the one Navy now uses, this
plane is considered too slow and prob
ably will be discontinued in favor Of
newer models.
Army Attack Planes
A-2O-Douglas Boston" Also known
to British as Havoc" in its role as night
fighter. Makes $50 to $50 miles per hour
at top. Driven by two Pratt & Whitney
horsepower radials. Crew of three.
Mounts fixed and movable .50-caliber
machine guns Works at low altitude
in support of ground troops when used
as bomber.
B-25-North American BILLY Mitch
ell" Twin engine 1,700 horsepower
Wrights. Top speed above $50 miles per
hour Armament and bomb load re-
stricted, but load probably is 25 to tons.
Range probably $500 miles or better
Crew Of five. Appearance distinguished
by its twin rudders.
B-26-Martin "Marauder." Said to be
fastest plane Of this class in world
Driven by two Pratt Il Whitney radials
producing better than 1900 horsepower
each. Load. armament and range re-
stricted. Crew Of tive. Single rudder.
Army Heavy Bombers
8-l7-Boeing Flying Fortresses." -Four
1900 horsepower Wright radials. Speed
tops 320 miles per hour. Ceiling at least
$4,000 feet. Armed with 13 50-caliber
machine guns in Britain, fewer here.
Bomb load, 35 to tons at extreme range
of about 1000 miles; maybe up to 10
tons at shorter ranges of 1000 miles OR
under. Crew of seven to nine. Used in
daylight, high accuracy bombing mis-
sions over German occupied Europe;
also in the Pacific.
B-24-Consoldated 'Liberator." Four
18-cylinder Pratt & Whitney radials OF
1900 horsepower. Speed we'll over 300
miles per hour. Other characteristics
roughly similar to Bit except in appear
ance. B-24 is high-wing, twin-rudder
design; Bit, low-wing and single rud-
der. Has hit the enemy chiefly in North
Africa and the Mediterranean area.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

One of the contributions was design
for an amphibian tank which the Coun-
Gil says may prove to be an advanced
type.
One of the most valuable developments
turned up by the Council is milk weed
floss which has been found practical as
substitute for Java kapok formerly
used in life preservers. This floss is
light in weight and warm, and because
of its buoyancy in water it makes a
flying suit filled with it act as a life
preserver in case of accident over water
1t now is being grown commercially for
the Navy.
An invention turned over to the Navy
by the Council is a compact sound re-
cording unit and "play-back" apparatus
which Is being used for special purposes
In connection with actual warfare at
sea. 1t permits the accurate and prompt
recording CT sounds in such way that
they can be analyzed and also the pres
ervation of the sound as report record.
New Diving Helmet.
Some time ago the Council demon
strated the speed with which it can work
when a Tahitian pearl diving contractor
walked into it's Offices with diving mask
he thought the Navy could use.
He said he intended to leave the city
at pm. this was at noon) and If the
Navy wanted 1t they would have to act
quickly. The Council got in touch with
naval authorities, arranged for demon
stration, which was held that afternoon,
the mask was found to be satisfactory
and the Navy accepted it before the
diver left at pm.
It is used in shallow water salvage
operations up to a depth Of about 40
feet. The mask consists of rubber
covering, a large glass shield which fits
over the face and eyes, compressed air
cylinder with valve to regulate the
flow of air. 1t is used by pearl divers
in the South Pacific.
Most Of the suggestions received by the
Council come by mail, but an average of
20 inventors day call in person to
show their models or discuss their ideas.
The high point in mail volume was
reached right after Pearl Harbor, when
2,440 letters were received in one day.
There is sign on the council head
quarters wall which ofacials say Is all
In fun. 1t reads:
"You don't have to be crazy to work
here-b1lt It surely helpsl"
Evening star., 1942-10-11
BY Wide World

American warplape manufacturers are
expected to dispatch new and more
deadly products of their industry to the
worlds fighting fronts this fall and WIN
ter and variety Of new names-"Cor-
sair," "Thunderbolt," ''Helldiver" and the
like-will begin to appear in reports of
battle actions
Both the United States Army and
Navy, as well as the British, now have
adopted the general practice of referring
to planes by their blood stirring names
rather than by letter d-numeral desig-
nations in all except technical official
records and reports.
Here is list of the most commonly
used current planes and the known new
models, including such additional infor-
nation as has been put on the record.
The technical designations are given
since they still crop up in some dis
patches and official announcements de-
spite the preference which the services
lately have shown for the more colorful
names.
How Planes Are Classified.
All Nauy combat planes, except OBJ
serUation types, are designed primarily
for operation from carriers. Patrol
bombers, being either flying boats or
umphibianS, operate from 1Dater ana or
tsndr1ty are based at shore stations
Enough they may Work from seaplane-
Bender ships.
All Army types are land based and
thus aUoid the special structural
strengths necessary in NaW planes to
stand the stress of quick stops ON car
rier decks.
Marines use Navy types from their
land bases.
Army and Nary employ different tech
nicdl identification systems The Nauv
uses group of letters and figures, as in
F4F-4:: "F" is "fghter";: q" means this
is the fourth model produced By this
manufacturer; second "F" identifies the
manufacturer as "Grumnan" and "4'
after dash means this is the fourth series
or ne1o persion OF this fighter. "SB"
means scout bomber" 1Uhich is the Navy
name for diue- -bombers, "TB" means tor
pedo bomber, etc.
Army identifcations contain te1cer
symbols. In the case of the B-17E, "B'
means bomber, "17" is the model desig-
nation. couering the manufacturer also,
and "E" means that this is the NTH
series OF this model, the Boeing Flying
Fortress"
F4F-4-Grumman "Wildcat'-Stand-
ard Navy fighter. Powered by single. ra-
dial twin-row Pratt & Whitney engine of
more than 1900 horsepower. Probably
Evening star., 1942-10-11
BY George Cullen,
Wide World

The Nations inventors are whipping
UP flood Of ideas trying to help Uncle
Sam win the war.
The National Inventors Council set up
two years ago in the big Commerce De-
partment Building as a clearing house
for inventions and suggestions for me-
chanical improvements for use in the
war effort, has received more than
100000 so far-and they still are coming
In at a rate Of more than 1000 Il month
Because Of military restrictions, moth
ing can be said as to the number and
kind of inventions which have been
found adaptable to war use. But Patent
Commissioner Conway P. Coe, who is
acting director of the Council, says the
merits of inventions and suggestions so
far received have far exceeded expecta-
tions.
Army and Navy Well Satisfied.
'I know the Army and Navy are well
satisfied with the results he says.
Charles p Kettering, chief of the
General Motors Research Corp Is
chairman Of the Council, whose member
ship comprises outstanding American
Inventors, scientists and industrialists
having wide experience in the develop
ment and utilization Of inventions. All
serve without pay.
The Council maintains its own staff OF
engineers and technicians to pass on
inventions and suggestions, separating
the practical from the impractical and
speeding the former along to the right
people in the proper Governmental de-
partment.
Special liaison officers Of the Army and
Navy are stationed at the Council offices
TO see that any invention or suggestion
of interest to either service is given
prompt attention.
The volume of inventions and sugges-
tions ebbs and flows with the tide of
news. When the torpedoing Of q ship is
announced, the Council receives q num-
Der OF suggestions for making vessels
safe from this form of attack.
Scattered around its offices are nu-
merous models Of torpedo shields. cum
hersome steel panels which the inventors
would let down over the sides Of ships
to protect them from the lethal "fish."
30 far as Is known none has been found
practical.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
md Deadlier Warplanes Soon to Speed Wet

Here. stripped OF technical language, are
the types of planes which are being depended
upon to carry on the United States fight on
many fronts. Some of them are just begin
ming to appear in the news some have not
models necessarily is restricted. The list is
well worth preserving as reference list.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
Park Body
Meets Today
Studies Purchase
OF Valuable londs

LANSING, May 12-(PD-Pur-
chase of recreational lands in
Southeastern Michigan costing
S2,5OO,OOO TO S3,000,000 wa S
visioned yesterday by the state
conservation commission and the
Huron Clinton Metropolitan
Parkway authority as they met
TO plan a cooperative land &C
QUESTION and development pro-
gram.
Joint engineering surveys Of
the metropolitan area were pro-
posed and p. j. Hoffmaster, con-
servation director, said he be-
lieved the legislature would be
asked TO finance the purchase of
upwards of $4,000 acres of land
in tie area for recreation.
The two agencies indicated
their combined activities might
be directed to the chain of lakes
in Oakland, Livingston and
Washtenaw counties and to
beach development in the Lake
st. Clair section.
Hoffmaster said among the
things we must study are whe-
Their the land should be bought
by the authority since ii will
serve people outside that area,
whether it should be bought by
all the people of the state, and
by whom it should be operated
1t must be maintained by the
state, or we might acquire il and
turn it over to you for mainte-
nance"
Hoffmaster urged the auth
ority to plan a series of develop
ments in the lake areas, point
ing out it formed an arc around
the north half of Detroit which
was bisected by aerial highways
carrying pleasure-seekers quick
ly from the city.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
Cities Adopt
Pontiac Plan
Rubber Conservation
Prosrom Approved

LANSING, May 12-(P)-The
Pontiac plan for conserving
irreplaceable rubber tires was
pressed officially on 80 Michigan
communities today, accompanied
by a cooperate or else" man
date.
Mayors of major industrial
communities busy with war pro-
duction work were told at con-
ference with high state officials
yesterday that they must start
the conservation program in their
home towns at once.
Maxwell H a lsey, executive
secretary of the State Safety
Commission, asserted "if you
don't get the job done on a vol
untary basis-the handwriting is
on the wall" with confiscation
of civilian vehicles being seri-
ously considered" in Congress.
Halsey told the m yors TO
make it plain TO their communi-
ties to start tire conservation pro-
grams at once.
The aim of such programs, he
said, is to stagger hours of fac
tories, schools and business hous-
es to level off bus load peaks
and to rotate private automo-
biles by sharing rides among
workers.
The m ayers were told TO
choose an advisory committee
representing business, labor, in
d u stry, transportation and
schools. Then full-time LOCAL
administrator should be picked
and local war transportation
committee representing all agen-
cics whose assistance is required
in the program.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
Plan Dim.0ut
on West Coast
Will be Extended
for Duration

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12-
GA nightly dim-out of the
northern alifornia coast for the
duration of the war is being ex-
tended TO southern California,
and likely will soon cover the
entire coast from Canada to
Mexico.
Designed to prevent the sill
houetting Of American ships
against shore illumination, the
office of Civilian Defense and
the 18th Naval District issued the
dim-out order for this area yes
terday with the explanation:
The yardstick of visibility is
a simple one. If, from the win
dow of your home or your bust
ness establishment you can see
the ocean, then your lights must
be dimmed or shielded
Streetlights were shielded on
the seward side. Shades were
drawn on windows facing the
ocean. Motor traffic was re-
routed where possible to prevent
headlights from shining out to
sea. Beach signboards were
dimmed or shielded.
This war measure was made
necessary" the OCD said, by
the accumulated submarine men
ace created by the shoreline sill
houetting of American ships.
There have been no reports of
enemy submarine activity off
the Pacific coast since late in
February, when an oil refinery
near Santa Barbara was shelled.
Last night the 18th Naval Dis
trict announced plans were be-
ing formulated for dimming
lights in all coastal communi-
ties from the Mexican border to
Santa Barbara. It was assumed
Oregon and Washington would
follow suit.
Frank Hansen, CIE-President
of the American Society of il
Illuminating engineers, made the
study on which yesterdays order
was based.
I'VE went out along the coast
on q dstroyer duruing the sur
vey," he said, and we found
that ships were clearly silhouet-
ted against the glow. However,
we don't know yet just what
lights other than those directly
visible from the ocean contribute
to this situation"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
american Var
Dads Organized
in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, May II Up
----'yhe war dad figured. today it
was time to do something be-
sides cheer his son.
So a new organization-The
American War Dads-was born
in Kansas City today to assure
the armed forces that dad is 60
ing all out for them at home.
Nat Miligram, grocery store
executive, came home with the
idea from visit with his six
foot, six inch son, Lester, at
Camp Lee, Va.
Papa Miligram just had seen
the soldiers there contribute on
A 100 per cent scale $1.25 each
of their S2l a month pay for
war bonds.
When l saw those boys do
that, knowing they didn't have
much left over after odds and
ends are taken care of, l made
up my mind fathers can give
the boys some encouragement
they aren't getting from any one
else"
The organization is a non
profit, cooperative group.
Among things the members in
tend to do "as soon as we spread
out to other towns of the ma
ton" says Miligram, is to see that
a man in uniform gets Compli-
mentary tickets to sports events,
and invitations to play on golf
courses"
The only qualification for
membership is to have son or
foster son in the armed forces.
Some of the things the group
plans:
To fight subVersive activities;
TO initiate letter-Writing cam
paigns TO the service . men; to
maintain clubs where the uni
formed man can find recreation
and cigarettes at cost and to
prepare gift packages for service
men.
One thing Miligram said the
organization definitely is going
to do is to see that inductees
get rousing send-off to camp.
These boys are leaving too
damn quietly to suit me, and
when they get to camp they
don't get enough mail.
The most pathetic figure in
any camp or on board ship is
the Crestfallen lad who fails to
hear his name called when the
mail is distributed"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
Richmond

Mrs. Katherine Fitzgerald will
be hostess to members of the
l0A club in her home on Thurs
day evening.
A class of children of st. Aug
ustines Catholic church will re-
ceiVe their First Holy Commun-
ion in body on Sunday, May
II.
The members Of the Richmond
Lioness Club will be hosts to
their husbands at a dinner Tues.
day evening May II, at the
Richmond Tavern. Each mem
Der will answer roll call by in
Producing n er husband. Mrs.
Alice Jose, Mrs. Helen Klauke,
Mrs. Myrtle Penwarden and
Mrs. Maxine Duengel are the
committee in charge Of arrange
mentS.
The members Of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary from this
village will be entertained on
Tuesday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Harry Evans in Armada
Mrs. Joseph Bayer will be
hostess to the members of the
Congregational Ladies' Aid
meeting on Thursday May l4th.
Mrs. Gertrude Haar will give
Mission Flashes and worship
will be led by Mrs. Fred Weeks.
The theme of this months meet
ing is "Congregationalisms Sum
mer Work. The leader Will be
Mrs. Alice Howes and the COM
mittee in III arge consists of
Mrs. william Schneider and
Mrs. |. Bartell.
Mrs. F. j. Emmer spent the
weekend in Detroit as the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. James
Byers.
Pvt. Ross Rickert, son Of MIR.
and Mrs. FRED RlCkert OF TINS
village, has been transferred
from Fort Sheridan, Illinois to
Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
Milton Bauer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Bauer of this viii
lage is now located with the
Marines on Midway Island in
the Pacific.
Mrs. Royce Howes Of this viii
lage and Mrs. Edgar Guest, Jr.
Of Detroit, spoke over radio sta
ton WJR Sunday on the pro-
gram which is usually conducted
by Mr.. Royce Howes and Mr..
Guest. Sunday being Mothers
Day, the program was turned
over to the wives.
Mrs. Roy Eppler will give a
report on the book "Windswept'
by Mary Ellen Chase at the reg
ular meeting of the p aren t
Teachers Association Monday
evening in the Roosevelt Civic
Auditorium.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
PROSECUTION PLANNED

DETROIT (P) City and
civilian defense officials agreed
Monday to prosecute PIT cases
of violations of blaCkout rules
during Detroit's first practise
blackout the night of May 3.
They will be- prosecuted under
the blackout ordinance. Assist
corporation counsel Arthur L.
Barkey, emphasizing that Off
Gals mean to take blackouts
seriously, said that "the man
who violates the blackout ordi-
nance a second time is going to
Jail, and no .fooling.'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
MountCLemens
High Notes
By Tom 9 Dick Donaldson
SENIORS

Green's Jewelry company for
another year will give a lucky
senior girl and boy in City High
school or st. Mary's chance to
win a beautiful watch so all
seniors are asked 10 turn in their
names today or as soon AS pos
sible if they wish to be entered
in this annual contest. The
Clemensian Committee met to-
day in room 2 TO finish up bust
ness for the annual edition of
the year book. Ambitious sem
Tors who are interested in schol-
arships TO leading colleges are
asked to consult the front bulle-
tin board. The senior class stag
dance planned for this Friday
is being called off because of
lack Of corporation.
USHER CLUB
The usher club headed by Mr..
Wayne Sharland will shortly
elect new members into the or
ganization. Any ia or LIB is
eligible for membership and
those interested are asked TO
sign up in the first corridor bull
letin board today.
GIRL RESERVES
The annual girls bid Spring
Swing" will take place a week
from this Friday and girls inter-
ested in purchasing tickets may
d so from any members % the
ticket committee in the Girl Re-
serve organization. The Girl Re
serve cabinet met tonight to fin
ish plans for a meeting TO be
held for all members of the Girl
Reserves tomorrow at 400.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-12
COP LEADER DIES

UNION CITY (F) Darius
D. Buell., former Republican
state representative and promi-
nent in banking and agricul-
tural affairs, died Monday at
the age Of SO. Hhe was repre-
sentative from Branch county
in 1898. He lived all his life
at Union City. Funeral services
were held today.