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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Hospital Cures
Damaged Props

Wartime casualties, propeller
blades bent and twisted in crack
ups of training and combat planes
and even bearing bullet holes as
battle scars, are salvaged Mt a
base hospital" set up In the Paw
tucket, r. J., plant of Hamilton
standard propellers division of
United Aircraft Corporation.
After the blades are straight
ened they are matched in sets of
two or three, depending on
whether they are from a two or
three blade propeller. The most
badly damaged blade of each set is
then worked over. the rough edges
trimmed off, and shaped up. This
blade is used as a master" for the
set and the others formed TO
match.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
VuItee Hires First
Woman Plant Guard

First woman plant guard for
Vultee Aircraft is Miss Doris
Spence, and she comes from the
office of the Los Angeles County
sheriff, where she served as a
deputy.
A graduate of the University of
Southern California, Miss Spence
was first in secretarial employ
ment, later changing over to police
work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
BaRisk Trade Secrets

In the first six months of 1912,
deliveries of these companies to-
tailed nearly three times the deliv-
cries of the entire American air
craft industry in the full year of
1889. In one month of this period.
deliveries of the council companies
exceeded those for the entire Amer
lean aircraft industry for the full
year Of 1888
Called upon to produce more
than Sc, 000, 900 900 of military air.
planes, the council companies have
set a national pattern of co-opera-
ton, The phrase trade secret
has been banished for the duration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
CAP Gets Ready
For Winter

Hints OF winter are contained
in an announcement by CAP that
squadron supply officers are TAX
ing orders for ''heavies." AS in
the summer, uniforms will be reg
ulation army apparel for both
officers and men except for red
shoulder loops and the CAP in
sigma.
1t. Vance Mcdonald. who built
seven planes in his home, has re-
signed as executive officer Of
Squadron 632-1 to fly cargo ships
for American Airlines. McDonald'S
experience of needing the help Of
40 neighbors 10 get one Of his
creations out of his attic at 11025
Craft avenue matches that Of Will
liam Stout, noted designer. Stout
had 10 call on the neighborhood
for aid in shoe-horning his first
metal craft out OF the basement.
Some OF the credit Is given
Lansing's Group 63T for getting
a compulsory elementary aviation
course In the seventh grade there.
Courses in the higher grades are
being advocated.
Sgt. Jerome Deweke won q
trophy by hitting the target three
times in Squadron 632.2's mock
raid at 1000 feet over the Flats.
Ann Arbor Flying Grand
mother" Mrs. w. Carl Rufus, 81,
is taking part in the CAP recruit
ing work.
The Coast Guard has forwarded
a letter OF thanks TO Commander
Les p. Kefgen and his Saginaw
for recent help In locat-
ing the foundered Miss Arlene In
Saginaw Bay.
1t. Mel Holderness, one OF the
organizers of Squadron 1872, Ia
back on leave from coastal patrol
duty. He reported the squadron
has the largest representation at
the base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
-AutonotWe- Aviation Defense
by
Tribute Paid
Creaseban'
Flying Tigers Grew
Kept EN- oolns

The lowly greaseball OF the
Volunteer Group in
Burma and China had his hour in
the sun when Tye M. Lett Jr..
overseas representative of the Al
lison Division of General Motors.
spoke on Ground Growing the
Flying Tigers" before the national
aircraft production meeting OF the
Society of Automotive Engineers
at Los Angeles.
Lett related how he left Indian
apolis May II, 1941, and u days
later, after flying over the Japa-
nese lines via Hongkong and
Chungking, arrived at Rangoon.
There he assisted in unpacking.
testing, and preparing early mod
els of the Curtiss P-40, powered
by the first production model Of
the Allison engine. Attached to
Col. Claire L. Chennault's air force
as q technical adviser and expedi-
tor, he was one of a small group
that prepared equipment before
the Flying Tigers" assembled for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Get Graduate Awards

For Worthwhile accomplish
ments" in the 10 years since their
graduation from General Motors
Institute, three Pontiac Motor d.
vision engineers have received the
Graduate Service Key award.
They are Albert Francis Col
lum, William J. DeBeaubien and
Lawrence r. Sampson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
WM Garry Freight

This does not mean that the
army planes cannot be adapted
10 peacetime use. They can.
But they will be the freight
trains, the buses, the ocean
liners of the future.
Glenn L. Martin, in a recent
speech in Detroit, predicted
planes flying across the cont.
nent or the ocean carrying 100
passengers, their baggage and
Is 900 pounds Of mail or freight
or express packages.
Nobody who has read the daily
papers will doubt this, in view
OF the planes which already have
been built and flown. As to
freight-carrying. Danny Morgan.
recently back tn Michigan from
Central America, gives first
hand accounts OF the use of
planes for freight down there
and those planes, by current
standards. already are obsolete.
Plane loads of cattle, freshlSA
slaughtered and delivered In -
few hours TO market, are being
carried by plane profitably. That
Is happening today.
There are, TO be sure, some
fanciful notions floating around.
and they can be ignored. But
what the Severskys, the Ar
nolds. the Acostas and the Mar
tins have to say Is not fancy.
II is a hard-headed appraisal Of
what we all shall see and accept
as commonplace before we are
many years older.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
achievements Of tn,

1.-THE achievements Of the
Flying Tigers naturally enough
in this country Of ours, are
glortfied and glamarized," he
said. This paper IL not con-
cerned with glory or glamour,
As q manufacturer's representa-
tive assigned to Ohennsults out
fit, 1 speak Of the less glamorous
but important problems Of AVG
ground crewing-bits and pieces,
cannabalixing engines, grease
and grease monkeys. red tape,
lack Of supplies, mobility and
other prosaic things that are
the foundation of glory"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Inside Detroit
Autogiro Called
Civilian
Of Travel
Safer. Simpler. Easy
Way Of Committing.
Engineers Declare
ny JACK PICKERING


80 - VAN oSths ysh ossN SNss
~ airplane, in 1915 or '46.
The question Of whether the
airplane is coming. in terms OF
everyday life, is no longer worth
arguing about. 1t Is coming.
The question is what the planes
will be like when they become
a commonplace mode Of travel.
In q current magazine, Fred.
erick c. Painton quotes Maj.
Alexander p. de Seversky. Sc
versky says the autogiro Is the
answer.
About the time that Painton
was interviewing Seversky. Bert
Acosta. the ocean fiier. was tall
ing me the same thing-that the
autogiro holds the answer to
civilian flying.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
DETROIT SUNDAY TINES lPHoNE CHERRY $500
FINAL MAJOR LEAGUE AVERAGES


LtAgus TOTALS tIIzI fTvS lUSdt .2fs
New York Brooklyn; New York Chicago
Cincinnati Boston; Boston Pittsburgh; Pitts
burgh Cincinnati
FORFEIT GAME--New York 20 Boston,
september Is. second gams. 90.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Long Hours, Loyalty

Lett paid tribute to Teh Chang
Koo, son of the distinguished DR.
Wellington Koo, Chinese ambassa'
dor to the court of st. James, who
after graduating from Cornell
fought the Japanese. as a grease
ball and liaison officer between the
Chinese government and the Amer
lean Volunteer Group.
1.-THE AVG ground crew." said
Lett. twas the most outstanding
maintenance group that have
ever seen. The success OF their
pilots was based on honest work
long hours of it--and loyalty.
Their P-40h, thanks to their
tireIess devotion, flew at top
notch performance longer than
any ether planes, before or
after.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

"Bits and pieces of five
grounded P-40's, practically ever
night became three fighting
P-40's. That miracle, which con-
founded the Japs, was wrought,
not once but many times, by
American grease monkeys who
worked on the best remnants in
the world. And that, gentlemen,
was accomplished by this un-
heatable combination way out In
the hlue--with0ut adequate sup
plies or facilities-where a rope
over the Dough Of a tree served
~ q chain fall"
According to Lett, the early
P-40s flown by the AVG were
more than a match for the vauntet
Japanese Zero.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Engineers Say So

Author Paintop happens to he
my cousin. AZ long as we're
among friends, ] take the libertW
of mentioning this, and wonder
ing by what peculiar quirk OF
fate we should both be talking
about civilian planes at the same
time.
More important, though. Is
the fact that the two men,
Acosta and Seversky, should be
expressing the same idea. The
only reply Is that the idea Is
logical, in view of aviation de-
velopment in the last year or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

AT this point, Acosta launched
into a discussion Of steering.
controlling speed, altitude
motor repair-in fact, every
thing that ] asked about and Y.
few things that / didn't think Of.
In every case, Acosta cited
some device already in use, or
sketched out some idea of his
own which was clear even to a
novice who knows no more
about machinery than any aver
age Detroiter.
The alrplanes being built for
war will not be the planes for
civilian use. The fighters that
land at 100 miles an hour, the
bombers that have SO diais and
meters on the eowling. these are
no good for the man who works
In Detroit and would like 10 live
In Traverse City and commute
to work. The autogiro, though,
could do the Job. safely and
SinDly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

WAy-hiC- 4AtSEHp Htettot H
some other kind OF plane? Re-
plies Aeosta: what is the
average civilian going to de-
mand In a plane? First, safety.
Second, simplicity.
Vents Safe Vehicle
HE doesn't want TO risk his
own neck, or his wife's, or his
ehildren'A He wants something
like the old Model T Ford
something that will get him
there and get him baek again
whole. And he hasn't time TO
spend o year ar two learning to
handle 1t, He wants IL simple.
"The autegiFe IL the answer.
IL can be made ~ safe a. nm
automobile. In fact. IL 10 runs
out Of gas II the meter quits,
II anything goes wrong. the giro
will set the plane down and the
worst You can have II Q slight
bump.
And 90 for simplicity. such .
plane can be simpler than an
automobile"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Attorney Seized
On War Charge

CHICAGO, Sept. s tUP). j.
Edga- Hoover, director of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, to-
day announced the arrest of Newell
Mccartney, Chicago attorney, on
charge of "willhully making and
conveying false reports which were
intended to interfere with the
operations and success Of United
States military and naval forces.
Mccartney. a pre-Pearl Harbor
speaker for I'VE the Mothers,
Mobilize, Inc.," which is under
investigation by the federal grand
jury, also was accused of prepar-
ing and distributing mimeographed
material of an indecent, obscene,
libelous and scurilous nature.
The FBI said the pamphlets
were prepared and mailed from
Mecartney's office, where agents
also found printed material writ
ten by Mrs. Elizabeth Billing,
author of THE Red Network, F"
and Father Charles <. Coughlin,
editor of Social Justice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Gunfire Rodrs
Again in Belfast

BELFAST. Northern Ireland,
Sept. 5 (UP).-Gunfire broke out
in Belfast again today as the re-
suit OF Irish Republican Army
terrorism in protest against the
execution of the murderer OF a
policeman.
A youth WAS wounded by gun
fire in central area of the city.
Royal Ulster constabulary head
quarters announced the arrest OF
two terrorists rs the result of dis
orders yesterday in which IRA
men fired at police with SUBJ
machine guns, demanded that the
police surrender" and fled when
the police fired back.
The tommy gunners wounded an
S-year.old girl and a man passerby
but no policemen.
II was officially announced that
81 of more than 100 IRA suspects
held in custody by police for 4S
hours had been released, but 10
more youths were arrested for
questioning during the night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Eager Marines Jumped Gun at SOl0mons
ILL., Correspondent Wounded in Battle Describes Ydnk Invasion

The destroyer beached itself on Guadacanal
and prepared to make the repairs necessary to
reach base safely
watched the show from a warship's signal
bridge marveing at the cool deftness with which
the crew went about It's work even ut the heights
of the action.
They were seasoned veterans who already had
experienced eight aerial attacks including extern
sive action in the Coral Sea and at Midway.
AS far as I could not a man turned
hair. and all stayed on the job and gave 1t every
thing they had
In addition to the Jap aircraft shot down by
our ships in the channel, reports from our outly-
ing aircraft carriers indicated that their planes
destroyed 4S Jap planes.
Moreover, IT Jap seaplanes have been de-
stroyed in the water Of Tulagi Harbor, and four
engined Jap bomber was wrecked of Gavutu.
number Of torpedo patrol boats and gun
boats likewise were sunk at their moorings dur
ing the opening phases Of our attack
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
GraVeSt Peril
1t. Col. Frank Murphy
Warns on Competency

LOS ANGELES, Sept. S (INS).
Warning against complacency
on the home front. 1t. Col
Frank Murphy. on leave from the
United States Supreme Court
bench, declared today that the
United States stands lin the grav'
est peril since the darkest days
of the Revolution.
"Our position today" he said,
ais the same as the French be-
hind the Msginot Line which
they believed impregnable, until
this myth was blasted month
after the invasion of the Low
lands.
"This kind of complacency
must not be allowed TO exist In
the United States. We must
sweep all notions that we can
not be invaded militarily, COM
pletely from our minds"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Roosevelt Calls
For Sacrifices
CONTINUED from Page One)


called in on important national
moves calling for legislation, pro-
fessed to be completely in the
dark regarding his plans.
Their omission from the Presi-
dents calling list yielded wide
speculation. particularly among
opponents of Congress strong
farm bloc.
The Commander in-Chief, in the
last few weeks and while a survey
of the imitation spiral was being
made, repeatedly indicated that he
seriously doubted whether there
would be time for normal con-
gressional action to halt imitation.
Tonight congressional leaders,
who would not be quoted, ex.
pressed the belief that the Presi-
dent would straddle the intricate
legal issue by making use of his
Emergency powers to control farm
and food prices-probably through
greater. or lesser Iend-lease pur-
chases--until Congress can enact
overall anti-inflation legislation.
The names of Gov, Herbert H
Lehman of New York and Asso-
ciate Supreme Court, Justice Will
liam o. Douglas continued to be
prominently mentioned as choices
for the contemplated economic
GEAR" despite labor's outspoken
opposition to the appointment OF
any single person to direct all
phases of the nations economy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
-
II. 5. Pilots Down
) Jap Planes

CHUNGKING. China, Sept. 5
(UP).-United States Army Air
Force fighter pilots shot down at
least five Japanese fighters in air
battles when they reopened their
defensive in Central China last
"wednesday and Thursday, it was
learned today.
The loss Of only one American
plane in this action has been re-
ported. leaving the score 5 to in
the Americans favor.
Gen. Joseph w. Stillwelfs head
quarters said they had no knowl-
edge of reports that American
bombers had attacked Canton and
Hongkong.
A Chinese communique reported
fierce fighting on the outskirts of
Kinhwa and Lanki where II re-
ported the Chinese were gaining
the upper hand.
A report by the semiofficial
Chinese Central news agency to-
day said at least $1,000 young
Chinese men and women have
been massacred by the retreating
japanese in Chekiang and Kiangsi
provinces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06

the office OF the co-ordinator OF
inter-American affairs in the ma
tons capital from which he was
ousted Saturday.
Smyth and Williams were ar
raigned late today in Brooklyn
federal court and remanded to the
federal house of detention In lieu
of $4,000 bail.
Announcement OF the arrests
conceded with the second greatest
roundup of enemy aliens in the
New York metropolitan area since
the United States entered the war.
An FIJI dragnet, sweeping down
from Kingston, N. Y, high on the
Hudson River. to Long Island. net
ted 142 men and women, including
Is Japanese, 116 Germans and IL
Italians. One of the Japs seized
had detailed maps of the West
Coast in his possession, the FBI
said.
Smyth anc Williams in New
York and Matheson in Washington
Iwallowed richly in the SIPS, 900
paid them by the Japanese since
1887 to organize propaganda mill
in the AMERICAS, the FBI revealed.
They were said to have been
furnished with slush funds to pur-
chas. and operate the publications
THE Living Age" THE Foreign
Observer" North American Re-
view" The "Negro News Syndi-
cate" and a special news service
furnished to Mexican newspapers.
TIL, three were formally charged
with violation of the Espionage
Act September 3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
.Bombers Battle
Jap Wdrship

GENERAL Mac ART I'll u RS
ADQUARTERS IN AUS
TRALIA, Sept. 5 SD,--AlIied
medium bombers, operating south
west of New Guinea. attacked a
japanese cruiser with unknown re-
suits, a eommunique announced to-
day.
Action in other areas was linn
tied TO reconnaissance. the COM
munique added.
The attack may have been in
the vicinity of Timor, where the
enemy has established bases.
Berlin reports today said the
Japanese have been putting
landing parties ashore IN the
Sunda islands which lie west OF
T'imor.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Port Huron z
Fiers Killed

PORT HURON. Sept. S (UP)-
TWO Port Huron service pilots, one
in the army, the other the navy.
were killed in airplane crashes
within the last two days. relatives
here have been informed. They
are:
1t. Douglas w. Norris, Is, pilot
OF a navy patrol bomber that
crashed in the Gulf of Mexico
somewhere of Corpus Christi,
Tex. Thursday night.
First 1t. Jack r. Davies, q, son
of Mrs. Charles II. Tremble, whose
army training plane crashed in q
vacant lot at Garden City. N. Y.
One member Of Lieutenant Nor
ris' crew died with him while two
others were rescued by a patrol
boat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Plot to Soften US. Revealed
In Arrest of Axis Agents
BY CLAYTON KNOWLES
International News Service stan Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. 5-A Japa-
nese plot to soften the United
States for the Axis--instituted
four years before Pearl Harbor--
was revealed tonight with the ar
rest of three white men. two Of
whom Immediately pleaded guilty
as unregistered foreign agents.
A similar plea for the third &C
cused plotter was expected mo-
mentarily.
Arrest of the trio was announced
by the FBI, which charged that
the three men had been paid
lavishly by the japanese govern
ment since 1887 to propaganda
the United States and feed pro-
Axis news to Mexico and the
Negro press.
Pleading guilty to charges they
were Jap agents were:
Joseph Hilton Smyth. az, Of Old
Lyme, Conn.,, Massachusetts-born
Harvard graduate, one-time for
|eign correspondent and pulp maya
zine writer.
Irving Henry Williams, 40, oil
INoroton, Conn.,, British subject
born in Japan and educated there
and in Germany, who has lived ir
the United States since 1927
The third alleged, plotter, who
had to be brought from Washing.
ton, d. c.. for arraignment, is
Walker Grey Matheson, AZ, Of
Washington, c AN d an r
teacher and author. who was
reared in Japan and recently had
worked his way into q post with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06

BY nightfall, however, guerrilla warfare had
broken out on Tulagi, Florida and Tanambogo and
now is growing in intensity.
Six hours after our forces opened the bonn
bardment, the enemy replied with his first aerial
attack-the first of three on the armada of United
States and Australian ships centered In Guadal-
canal Channel which cost the Japs approximately
AZ planes shot down.
In the first attack, group of land-based two
motored bombers came toward US. but stayed so
far out of our range that they were unable to
score even a near miss with their bombs.
Within two hours another group-this time
heavy bombers-few in Tulagi and scored
near miss on destroyer, but lost at least seven
of their Is planes.
At noon we repealed third attack-40 tor
pedo planes and eight bombers. AS far
know we knocked down at least 35 of these Nit
subish 97-type land-based planes they used as
torpedo craft Suicide mission
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
5. Speeds Trial
Of Spy sAides

CHICAGO. Sept. 5 tINS).-Fed-
eral authorities today move d
swiftly in their efforts 10 hasten
trial of six Chicagoans who were
indicted on treason charges yes
terday in connection with alleged
aid they gave the executed Nazi
spy, Herbert Hans Haupt.
District Attorney J. Albert VOL
announced he would seek arraign-
ment of the six, including Hans
Max and Erna Haupt, parents of
the would-be saboteur, sometime
next week, probably Wednesday.
Meanwhile the defendants, de-
MED bond, were held in separate
cells.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
Flying Fortress Forgets
4 of CreW, but Beats Japs

operator and three gunners behind.
He decided TO continue. however,
and the big four-motored bomber
was navigated by instruments. The
attack on Rabaul was carried out,
but on the return flight japanese
fighter planes attacked.
The engineer and one OF the
pilots took over the guns and,
operating them with accuracy,
drove of the attacking Japs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
U. 5. Filters Blast
Ndzis in Egypt;
Foe Falls Back
Germans Yield in Two
Sectors at El Alsmein;
Ysnks Bomb Crete

unIted Pres. stan Correspondent

CAIRO. Sept. 5.-United States
Army fighter planes and medium
bombers, operating with the Raj
blasted concentrations of enemy
transport vehicles in the desert
today as front dispatches reported
the enemy was being driven back
in a spreading battle on the south
ern and central sectors of the ii
Alamein front.
A communjque said the medium
bombers scored several direct hits,
starting fires among the enemy
vehicles that have taken a terrific
pounding in the new battle for the
Nile now in its sixth day.
Fighter planes ground-strafed
enemy troops and vehicles.
United States heavy bombers, II
was announced, attacked an enemy
convoy Wednesday night south OF
Crete. Results of the attack were
not revealed. All American planes
survived the raid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06
BY JOE JAMES CUSTER
United Prr.a ttan Correspondent

WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET IN THE SOLO
MONS AREA, Aug. s (delayed) (UP). - The
Leathernecks were eager to enact the history
of Americas first offensive foreign soil in this
war that the first company of marines surged up
on Florida Islands beach full 20 minutes ahead
of the scheduled hour.
Surprisingly, the landing was accomplished
without opposition testimony to the effectiveness
of the thousands Of tons of high explosives hurled
on the islands from the guns of our men of war
and planes in the preliminary barrage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-06

NEW YORK. Sept. s QNS).-
Even with only half its crew, an
American Flying Fortress is a
m Itch for the Japs, the British
radio revealed today In a dispatch
from Sydney. The broadcast was
heard by CHS.
Due TO a sudden misunderstand-
ing. a pilot discovered after he had
started on a raid on Rabauh New
Britain, that he had left his radio