The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-14

Lewis had expressed public ap- prchenslon that the Army had q plan to seize the coal mines in case of a strike. Undoubtedly subordinate Army officers did have such q plan.
 But when Secretary Stimson sat down with Secretary 1ckcs, plus Gen. Somcryell and other Army officers, the Arm; expressed Y.G- orou8 opinions to the contrary. Gen. Somervcll, accused by some Of wanting the Amy to take over all civilian activities, made this remark:
 "The last thing we want is an issue of the Army against the people"
 Secretary Stimson also expressed relief that Secretary 1ckes, known as staunch defender of civil liberty, had been selected by the President to handle the coal crisis. He offered Tckes every cooperation but expressed the hope that he would not have to use troops.
 During the period that followed and up to this wrlting--therc was only ono brief moment when lsc of troops was even suggested. An excited representative of the BituminouS Coal Commission in Pennsylvania phoned that miners and their families were walking over coal mine property.
 JckeS told him tO keep his shirt on and that was that.
 CAPITOL CHAFF
 Herbert Hoover has been telling groups of businessmen: People have been kidding me for long time about my promise of two cars in every garage. But now look where we are every car is fin the garage" Hoover might also say, regarding hlS famous chickcn-in -cycry-pot promise Chicken is now about the only thing we can get for the pot" ... Radio operator R. W. Dunn, who first received the coded message of an armietice Nov. II, 1918, is eager 10 serve again. He has enrolled aS Junior Radio Operator in Pan American AirW0yS Seattle school, preparing for Alaska scrv- ice.
 SUBMARINE ANTIDOTE
 A history making event took place last week in the long war against the submarine. Official tests were made of the helicopter, which, despite opposition of the Navy, has been urged by officials Of the Army and War Shipping Administration for anti-submaripc patrol.
 Within few hours after the publication Of MERRY-GO ROUND story on this subject, group of officials from Washing ton, including highly interested and highly placed officials of the British Admiralty, British Ship ping Mission, and the RAF, stood in amazement on the deck of q tanker offshore while a little air. plane with q crazy rotary wing on top landed and took off from q deck space not more than twice the size Of the plane itself.
 It was a SikOrsky helicOpter, pilOted by a bOyish colonel who reminded everybody of Charles Lindbergh in his younger days III. F. Gregory, from Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, who knows more about helicOpters than any body else in the Air Force.
 Gregory made "A landings on the tanker during the two days of trials. He operated under all conceivable conditions-when the tanker was riding at anchor, when she was running at 151s knots, when she was headed into the wind and when she was run ming with the wind.
 The War Shipping Administra- tion, which supplied the tanker had offered to remove the mast, to provide safer landing space. thaht as 'to0 easy". Accordingly, his plane was set down by Col. Gregory in the space between the mast and the deck house. with only IA foot clearance on either side.
 FAR R-SEEING EYES
 To the British and American shipping experts whose ships are going to the bottom every day, the significanct Of this feat was in- escapable. They firmly believe the helicopter can be used to supplant the escort vessels for the greater protection of merchant ships in convoy,
 It is too light to carry much striking power of It's own, ex-