The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-09-17
Straight From
Washington
By STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington.-Since Pearl Harbor
nearly five hundred merchant vessels
have been destroyed in the Atlantic,
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Scores of modern oil tankerS have gone
down and many fine Americans nave
lost their lives. Ruthless attacks on
Brazilian coastal steamers, resulting
in heavy loss of life brought that proud
and werful Republic into war
against Hitler. More merchant ships
have been destroyed than have been
built for the Atlantic and Gulf trade
This empha sizes the need for airplane
trucks to win this war. We need planes
that will carry twenty or thirty tons
of cargo or more - munitions, guns,
food, soldiers-aircraft big enough ana
fast enough to fly to Australia in three
day, to Russia in two days, and to
India in five days Conveyed >freighters
can only make three and one-half trips
a year to Australia, five or SIX to
Russia, and perhaps three to India.
Furthermore, there are no subma arlnes
in the air. Air supremacy will win this
war. Methods of 1898 and 1913 will
lose it. 1t is 11,0oO miles from New
York to Bombay; 5000 from San
Francisco to Australia 1900 from New
York to Archangel.
Air Power
A young aviation lieutenant on leave
from the Aleutians and extremely re-
ticent as to what is going on as all or
should be, said only: Last Tuesday
WE gave it to them GOOD. Don't let
anyone tell you we're losing the war;
Cheap
jap Zero fighters are faster and can
out -maneuver American fighter planes.
The reason is simple. Jap Ieros are
stripped entirely of armament and
armor protection. They do not even
have leak-proof gasoline tanks, which
necessarily add to the weight of IA
plane. Jap flyers do not carry para
chutes. The Zeros have large engine
capacity and are lighter, but under
fire they collapse quicker.
We Americans will continue to try to
protect our pilots Life is cheap in
Japan-going to be cheaper when we
start bombing their cities regularly.
Congressional Duties
Congressman Claypool Cd, Ohio) re-
ceived ii collect telegram: Il got
married yesterday. 1t is up to you to
get me Il job or | will campaign for
your opponent"
a soldier recently complained to his
Representative he had only been issued
one pair of pants while his buddies
had two. He demanded that the Con
gressman see the President and get
him another pair of pants Immediately
In the same mail wars n letter from
the head of Mems Bible Class stating
the urgent need for 20 pounds of sugar
for Il homemade ice cream and cake
social. He appealed to his Congress
man to See our great and noble Presi-
dent Roosevelt and get that sugar
Secret Weapon
\ number of reputable engineers and
induStrialists are backing Il Spring.
field, Ohio, inventor. The writer was
|
Il device called an air chaser" Claims
are that this is Il self-propelled, self
! steering projectile which will seek out
follow, and crash into enemy planes
1t is said to utilize Il principle OF
physics and to he faster than any
plane. 1t is, of course, operated auto,
matically and weighs about 500 pounds
Sounds sort of like Superman stuff
but Army and Navy officials are in
veStigating the device. It's invcnto:
claims that his air chaser" is operated
exactly the opposite to a device aimed
to keep airplanes from crashing into
each other In fog and storms. He wants
his 'air chaser" To crash into enemy
airplanes before they reach our shores
Wrv Rondc Sold