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Evening star., 1943-07-07
How's Your Air !. @. !?
Q. What are Americas fastest military

Y. "Hdt III e fHncTlCd ldStcSl IIlll1tdIy
airplanes?
A. The Nays Vought Corsair ship
board fighter and the Army's Republic
Thunderbolt, North American Mustang
and Lockheed Lightning fighters. All
have top speeds of over 400 mp.h. in
level flight.
Q. What is the slowest heavier-than-
air craft?
A. The Sikorsky helicopter can fly at
zero miles per hour.
Q. What is the latest transatlantic
speed record?
A. Six hours, twelve minutes, accord
ing to an announcement of May 5. The
2,200-mie landfall-to-landfall flight was
made by Twin Wasp-powered Consoli-
dated Vutee Liberator.
Q. What is the greatest number of
enemy fighters reported shot down by
bomber on one mission?
A. On May 2l, during a raid on VIII
helmshaven and Emden, the crew of one
Boeing Flying Fortress definitely de-
stroyed ii Nazi fighters. In addition they
reported several "probables.
Q. What is the centrifugal load on
each blade of Hamilton Standard pro-
peller turning at its normal rpm. on a
Liberator bomber?
A. About $4,000 pounds, or the weight
OF standard Pullman car.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
1000 ThunderboIts Strike

LoNDoN-More than 1000 sorties were
made into occupied Europe by Republic
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters during May,
it was announced recently by Major Gen.
eral Ira {. Eaker. commanding the
l. 5. Army Sth Air Force. These fighters,
latest to so into combat, comprised over
half OF all aircra it sent into action by the
Eighth Air Force during the month. in ac-
ton the Thunderbolt, with its ,, 2,O00-horoe-
power Pratt & Whitney engine. proved its
ascendancy over the Focke-Wulf 100,
chief menace to Allied heavy bomberS, ac-
cording to the report
Evening star., 1943-07-07

BRIDGEpoRr, CoNN.-The Sikorsky hell
copter, first successful direct lift aircraft in
the United States and already in production
for the u. S. Army here at the Sikorsky Air
craft division of United Aircraft Corpora
ton. will also be built by Nash-Kelvinator
CORPORATION under contracts recently placed
by the Army and under license arrangements
with United Aircraft. The numbers to be
built have not been announced but 1t IS under
stood that the, Nash-kelvinator contract her
aids the first large.scale production OF hell
copters in the world.
This makes the third product of United
Aircraft to be built under license by Nash
Kelv;nator. The concern is already in guam
tity production on 2,O00-horsepower Pratt
& Whitney Double Wasp engines and HAM
;jton Standard Hydromatic propeers.
AWe are particularly pleased to have Nash
1nVEPTTSEMENT
Evening star., 1943-07-07

they wove in and out, attacking at point-bank
way and going back for more, always bor-
ing in to get at the bombers. First the bomb
ers turned tail for home. Then the Zeros
called it day. With wounds in his left arm
and knee. and with his lone companion over
board and parachuting to safety, Major Pey-
ton returned to Henderson Field, where
ground crews counted IS holes from machine
gun bullets or cannon shells in his Corsair.
The days count-six Zeros downed Is
more sent home l6 Jap bombers thwarted.
Losses-two CorSairs one pilot
Evening star., 1943-07-07
Builds Prope|Iers
For Two World Wars

EAST HARTFORD,
Conn. Eighty four
year-old Thomas A.
Dicks, said to be the
oldest employe in the
aircraft industry, has
helped bHild propellers
for two World W ars.
He started working on
the dynamics of pro-
pellers in 1917 and has
devoted himself to the
development phase OF
Evening star., 1943-07-07

Whitney Aircraft at East Hartford. This is
the third phase of Pratt & Whitney's program
to meet the staggering wartime needs for its
Wasp engines.
Pratt & Whitney actually began preparing
for the present emergency when it was
founded in 1925. From the very beginning il
developed sources of supply for engine parts
under a sub-contracting system which pro-
vided the maximum possible Aexibility Over
the years, the sub-contractors became regular
suppliers, ready to expand in time of emer-
gency.
Pratt & Whitney Plans for Future
When European war clouds began to
gather, Pratt & Whitney went to its regular
contractors, determined how much more
they could supply and what help they would
require. At its own expense Pratt & Whitney
trained new sub-contractors
The second phase came when Great Britain
and France were hurriedly strengthening
their air forces. They turned to Pratt 4 Whit
ney for engines. Pratt & Whitney plants
Evening star., 1943-07-07

the Sikorsky S-42, and SAB, Boeing 3l4,
and Martin l5O. Among the converted bomb
ers are the Consolidated Liberator Express
land plane, the Consolidated Catalina and
Coronado flying boats and the Martin
Mariner patrol bomber. The engines of all
the planes in these services are the radiat
air-cooled type, the report stated.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
Aircraft Auto Team Hits Stride
Building Pratt & Whitney Engines
Ford Buick Chevrolet Nash kstnator, Continental and Jacobs
Add Thousands Monthly to Uniteds Own Production

industry and
proving of
woldco
tena Motors and Jacobs Aircraft Engine reveals that the
which comfort
shipped
Evening star., 1943-07-07
U.S.S. Enterprise" Makes Brilliant War Record
Pearl Aabo Gilbert and
omon Santa Sinks Three Carriers Downs 14o Still ~ Still Fighting
omcisi U. .. Navy Photo

carl e in: he combat
g n hd Det dob ob AM dC
t carrier damaged along
Jap d @ k from destroyed
Evening star., 1943-07-07

Corsair lines resemble an inverted gull
same time they solved another problem. The
inverted gull design allows the wing to stem
from the fuselage at a perfect right angle,
aerodynamically the most efficient position.
The inverted gull design has other i'm
portant advantages. 1t provides improved
vision laterally for the pilot, because of the
low wing points. When wings are folded, it
also results in lower overall height of the
airplane when stored in the carrier under
deck hangers.
In May.,according to the WPB, U. S. fac
tories built more than 7 900 airplanes. This is
at the rate of more than $4,000 per year.
Evening star., 1943-07-07

Commenting on the OWL report, officers
of United Aircraft Corporation pointed out
that Pratt & Whitney engines and Hamilton
Standard propellers are used on the great
ma ajority OF the airplanes operating over these
elobal ro,ses.
Evening star., 1943-07-07
Ail1ines, Army, Navy
Fly GIobaI Routes
c',ate 175,ooo Mile System
Speeding Men and Goods
to Battle Areas

WAsHLNGToN-Declar that "the coun-
try is fortunate in having had such high
development of airline planes and operations
Mt the beginning of the war" the Ofhce OF
War Information last month reported that
through the cooperation of the Army, Navy,
commercial arlines and aircra it manufactur-
ers, America has assembled the greatest air
transport feet in the world and is operating 1t
over Us, 900 mile global system.
Shortly after the owl report was issued
General Harold L. George, head Of the Com
mand, revealed that the system had come 10
the rescue of the British at FL Alamein during
Rommels drive on Alexandria. The British
were out of anti-tank ammunition. The near
est supply was hve or SIX weeks away by
water. The Air Transport Command sprang
into action Within y hours airplanes loaded
with ammunition had flown the Atlantic,
crossed Africa and had delivered their crti-
cal carsoes in Cairo to save the day.
= Transports, Ferries, Trains
The Army Air Transport Command is Hy-
ing more than 1000 miles of transport routes
which are being extended as fighting fronts
expand, while the Naval Air Transport Serv-
ice is operating more than $4,000 route miles.
Al AuOitiOIl, JS,OOO IHiiSS vi S'Nh an
routes within the United States provide
ready made routes for military use, the
owl report states
1The Army Air Transport Command flies
six principal routes which cover practically
every point in the Allied world. In addition it
ferries airplanes from factories direct to tao
teal air force units, and also carries on
specialized training program for transport
personnel.
The Naval Air Transport Service con-
ducts parallel operations except for the Jerry.
ing service. Its activities radiate from three
main divisional headquarters; Atlantic, West
Coast and Pacific
.Airway and navigation facilities have been
developed to an extraordinary degree. Six
super-radio stations blanket the world, each
capable of communicating with aircraft at
any point on the globe. Along these sky lanes
thousands of converted bombers and airliners
are saving precious days IN getting critical
materials, officers and men to the fighting
fronts. For example, the route to Australia
which requires three weeks by surface trans
portation has been spanned regularly in less
than two days.
Return with Priceless Cargo
Returning, the airplanes are loaded with
vitality necessary strategic materials without
which war plants could hardly continue -
tungsten and block mica from the Far East,
platinum from the Persian Gulf, beryl ore
quartz crystals, and industrial diamonds from
South Africa, crude rubber from Brazil
Within the Western Hemisphere, the Army
Air Transport Command alone is flying more
than one million pounds of freight week
Among the two-engine converted passen-
ger liners now in use are the familiar Doug
las DC-3, the Boeing 247, the swift Lock
heed Lodestar and the new giant Curtiss
Commando Converted four-engine land
planes, formerly passenger carriers, include
the Boeing Strato1iner and the huge Doug
las DC-4. FLYING boats are represented by
Evening star., 1943-07-07

squadrons destroyed 35 more for grand total
OF %. Nor was that all. In addition to defend
ing their ship, her flyers on offensive mis-
sions dropped two 500-pound bombs on Jap
carrier OF the Shokaku class and 1000
pounds OF bombs on battleshtp OF the kongo
class.
For her gallant combat record the Enter
prise has received Presidential unit citation,
first carrier in I. 5. history to be so honored.
The Navy added that the Enterprise is still
aaoat, still fighting. In the words of one of
her squadron commanders, You can GER
tainlv say this for the Old Lady: Wherever
anything is happening in this war, she's there
and in the thick of it.
Products of United Aircraft Corporation
constituted an important part in the striking
power OF the Enterprise Pratt & Whitney en-
gines power the Devastator torpedo planes
and the Wildcat fighters. Hamilton Standard
propellers drive the Dauntless scout bombers
and Devastator torpedo planes.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Silver Spring Residents
Planning Own Hospital

Plan to establish a hospital in
Silver Spring will be launched at a
mass meeting to be held within the
next few weeks under sponsorship
of the Allied Civic Groups of Silver
Spring. it has been announced by
Ralph Boyd, president.
Mr.. BOYD has appointed Joseph E.
Hayes chairman OF arrangements
for the meeting, which will be open
to all interested organizations, doc
tors and other individuals. 1t is ex-
pected that steering committee
composed of representatives of vari-
Gus groups, will be organized at this
time to formulate specific plans for
acquiring a site and arranging for
construction and financing of a
building,
A fact-f1nding committee. headed
by Mr.. Hayes, has completed a sur
vey of the need for a hospital in
the community. and recommended
that the project be pushed
Mr. Boyd also announced that he
has appointed committee composed
of Gordon Birrel, Mrs. Maybelle
Fickel and Lewis Moulton to survey
the advisability of making the Silver
Suring Post Office a substation of
Washington. Silver Spring at pres
ent has f1rst-class post office.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Alexandria US0 Club
Announces New PROGRAM

The new fall program at the USO
Club, 1905 Cameron street. Alexan-
dria, will start tomorrow and A
variety of activities has been plan
ned by the staff
The Sunday night buffet suppers
provided by the various womens
organizations in the city will be
continued, as will the Sunday morn
ing breakfasts. Wednesday night
formal dances and Saturday night
dances
Dancing instruction will again be
given by Mrs Mary Cabell Gallo
way, whose classes during the last
two years have been one of the
most popular features of the USO
program.
The following schedule has been
I announced by the clubs directors:
Monday, feature movies and dra-
/ matlcs Tuesday, USO Might Club"
with special floor shows provided
by the Entertainment Committee of
the Washington Defense Council;
Wednesday, formal dance; Thurs
day, dancing instruction and meet
ing of the Servicemen's Wives Club:
Friday, square dancing; Saturday,
dance, games and card playing;
Sunday, breakfast and buffet supper,
with a special program of enter
tainment.
The USO Club provides writing
room, library, showers, overnight
sleeping accommodations. photoera-
| ply dark room, sewing service,
snack bar and numerous other fea-
/ lures
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Gov. 0'Conor Orders
$4,000, 900 Program
OF Highway Building
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Oct Gov. OCon-
Or notified Maj. Ezra B. Whitman,
chairman of the State Roads Com
mission, today, that roads construc-
ton must play major part In
Maryland's postwar program
He told Maj. Whitman that plans
for a comprehensive program of
construction and improvement, to
bring the highways of the State in
to line with the needs of the future.
must be completed and ready for
imitation at an early date
Orders Special Staff.
AS move in this direction, Gov.
O'Conor said he had directed Mai.
Whitman to segregate, from the
present roads staff. group of
engineers and craftsmen for prompt
completion of blueprints for all
projects already in work or con-
templated.
If your present staff is not ade-
quate to take on and finish this
huge task promptly" Gov. OConor
told Maj, Whitman, you are hereby
authorized to employ outside en-
glneering firms as required"
Stating that funds approximating
Sl0,000000 were on hand and that
plans were in various stages of COM
pletion to expend that amount, Gov.
OConor asserted that the commits
sion had programmed other con-
struction totaling an additional
Sl0000,000, and was ready to ask
for final approval by the Federal
Government of plans for the Balti-
more City Patapsco River bridge.
Building Access Roads.
The fact that the commission had
been engaged for a number of
months past entirely on access road
way construction approved by the
Federal Government. and for which
the Federal Government supplied
some Sl6000000 of funds, Gov.
O'Conor said made possible the
present backlog" of approximately
Sl0000.000.
Close integration of the State
NOduS COiilHllSSlOn pIdn1llIg LOT IIle
postwar era with that of the Mary
land Commission on Postwar Re-
construction and Development was
termed by Gov. O'Conor as highly
important to the successful de-
velopment Of an overall construction
program that would be adequate to
take care of any possible recession
of business In the State after the
wars end
The Governor stated that it was
with this purpose in mind that Mai.
Whitman was named as CONSUL
tant to the Maryland Postwar Com
mission.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Apples Under Top Grade
I0rdered 10 Professors
Special Dispatch to The Star.

! special DlSpAtCn 10 Inc Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. a.
, Commercial apple interests here had
| word today from Washington that
effective Monday, all apples below
United States No l grade must be
sent to processing plants. with the
exception Of certain designated
varieties.
The exceptions are Delicious,
, Mcintosh, Lady and 5crab apples.
The War Food Administration in
dicated that Carl G.. Wooster. chief
OF the fresh fruits and vegetable
division of VIA. would be named
to administer the ruling. 1t was
understood, growers said, that local
deputy of the WA will be located
in each section to grant releases for
shipment into fresh fruit channels
when such releases are justified.
This would be in the case where a
plant could not accept apples with
out delay and in the case of growers
who, acting in good faith, packed for
fresh fruit outlets apples which are
covered by the set-aside order.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Arlington Red Cross
Offers New Courses

The Arlington chapter Of the
American Red Cross this week an
nounced educa tional courses in sew
eral phases of Red Cross training.
LELAND Walker. chairman of the
First Aid division, announced an
instructor training course from Oc-
.tober II through Is from 7 until 9
pm. at Red Cross headquarters
1921 Wilson boulevard.
Mrs. Mae Flickinger will conduct
two courses in accident prevention
Eat headquarters on October ID, 20
and % at 7:l5 pm. The second
will be held at the Community
Methodist Church, Key boulevard
and Bryan street. at 7:15 pm.
Two evening nutrition courses will
be conducted by Mrs. w. B. Tubbs
One beginning October 18 at tbs
pm. and running Mondays and
s!Thursdays for 20 hours. The second
llcourse begins October 10 at tbs
,,p.m. and runs Tuesdays and Fri
'sdays for 20 hours.
its Home nursing courses are being
scheduled for the darlington COM
!, munity on completion of their rec
! Isreation center and at the George
| ltWashington Carver development.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

682 have been sent since the cam
paign opened in midsummer. The
Castleman's Ferry Va) camp has re-
ceived l28 volunteers and Chilcott's s
orchard in Fairfax County has re-
ceived lis volunteers, he said.
He said about so WAVES will pick
apples at Chilcotts today, and about
30 WAVES will be used at Quaint
Acres orchards in Maryland.
Staunton camp, %; Hillside. Cot
tage (VaD camp, 80; Quaint Acres.
Md. So; Fairfax County. exclusive of
Chilcott orchards, 80; Talbot
County, Md. S; Caroline County,
Md, 10; Cecil County. Md, IA;
Washington County, Md, a. Prince
Georges County, Nd, 80; Queen
Anne County, Md, Is; Charles
County, Md, 6; Dorchester County,
Evening star., 1943-10-03
LII ii fHHE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D.

He said several thousand" workers
will be needed between now and
November l If the Maryland and
Virginia apple crop is to be saved.
The need for apple pickers in
some sections of Virginia is so
acute" Mr.. Jones asserted, that the
labor camp at Timberville, Va, is
Offering S25 war bond each week
to the worker who picks the most.
apples during that week"
Mr.. Jones said that approximately
IS per cent of the Government
agencies have consented to grant
weeks vacations to employees who
will spend that time as harvest
helpers.
He said the greatest number of
volunteers have been employed at
the Timbreville va camp, where
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Volunteers aS ! Sought !.
= f.
For Nearby Farms as
Crop Loss Threatens

John w. Jones. head of the United
States Employment Service -Exten-
sion Service campaign to recruit
District vacationists for work on
nearby farms. last night said 1899
workers have been sent to aid farm
ers since the campaign began.
Mr.. Jones said that while this is a
good record, it still is not enough to
insure that crops will be harvested.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Horse Show Planned

The Bailey's Cross Roads VOL
unteer Fire Department will sponsor
horse and pony show October II at
the Cross Roads Theater, it was an
nounced yesterday by Charles
O'Shaughnessy, president. Mr..
OShaughnessy said the show will
be open, to exhibitors from Mary
land, Virginia and the District.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
Hereford Steer,
Sells for $73>800
In War Bonds
y the Associated Press

SH the ASSOCIATED Press. -
'FRONT.' ROYAL, Va, Oct: "A
two-year-old Hereford steer, do
mated to the Third War Loan drive
by local livestock market sold for
$4,000 in bonds here this week, a
purchaser bidding $7,400 and re-
turning the animal to the market
which resold it for $6,400.
Billy Smith, 5, gave his goat to
the campaign. 1t brought $1,000
in bonds, was returned to the donor
and resold three times for an ad-
ditional total of $47-presented to
the lad for the purchase of war
savings stamps.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
W. and N. Reports
Only 231 Male Students

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Oct. O.
Dr. John E. Pomfret, president of
the College of William and Mary,
has announced that William and
Mary had only 23l male students
this year-less than third of last
years 1874
The college has been largely taken
over by the Navys Chaplain School
and an Army Training Group.
Evening star., 1943-10-03
{. P. Mundy Resigns 0PA
Post in MARYLAND
IL the AsSnr{ated prae.

By the Associated Press. ..-
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-The resig-
nation of Cornelius P. Mundy as
chief enforcement attorney for the
Maryland once of Price Admins
tration was announced today by
State Price Administrator Leo H
Mccormick.
Mr.. Mundy's resignation will be-
come effective Friday, the first an
niversary of his service with the
OPA, to resume his private law
practice.
Mr.. Mccormick said that during
the year in which Mr.. Mundy had
Evening star., 1943-10-03

directed enforcement of OPA reau-
lations. every one Of the sS criminal
cases filed and disposed of in the
Federal District Court involving
charges OF OPA violations had been
won by the Government.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

Md, 3; Montgomery County, Nd,
%; Fauquier County, Va, /; Loudoun
County, Va, l. and Prince William,
County, Va, /.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-03
Legal Notices
ORDER APPOINTING TIME ron
NEARING CLAIMS

40. HoaNr
STATE OF MICHIGAN, TIE Pro-
bate court for the County Of Wash
tenaw.
At a session NJ said Court. held a,
the Probate office In thu city OF
Ann Arbor In the said County, on
the 2Sth day Of November. A. -. 1919.
Present, Honorable Jay q. Pray,
Judge OF Probate.
In tho. Matter OF tho Estate OF
May L. Hunter, Deceased
II appearing to the Court that the
time for presentation of claims
against said estate should be linn
tied. and that a time and place be
appointed 60 receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands
against said deceased by and before
said Court:
Il Is ordered. That creditors OF
said deceas ed are required to present
their claims 20 said Court at said
Probate office on or before the 2ist
day 81 February a. -. igIi at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, said time
and place being hereby appointed for
the examination and adjustment Of
all claims and demands against said
deceased
n IL Further Ordered. That public
potice thereof be given by publication
OF copy OF this order for three
successive weeks previous n said
day OF hearing, in the Ypsllanti
Daily Press newspaper printed and
circulated In said County.
jay . PRAY.
Judge OF Probate
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