The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-25
Observations
Air-Minded Youths
Greatly Aided
Radio-Control Research

When the Army Air Forces dis.
closed that radio controlled target
planes had been used in wartime
training they brought 10 light the
development work contributed by
one-time model plane enthusiasts.
According to the Academy OF
Model Aeronautics, the air youth
division OF the National Aeronautic
Association, much OF the ground
work was laid by the research OF
boys who entered model planes in
Juvenile contests.
Six young men who became inter
ested in radio control OF their
models as a hobby figured sub.
stant.auy in the wartime develop
ment.
Walter and William Good. twins
OF Kalamazoo, Mich, perfected one
such model in 1885. Walter Is a
doctor o. physics at Johns Hopkins
University while William is work.
ing in research for Westinghouse.
Chester Lanzo, Cleveland, o.,
won the first radio-controlled mod
ell contest in 1887. He is now an
electronics engineer in the National
Advisory Committee laboratories.
Ross Hull and Clinton de Soto OF
Hartford, Conn. members OF the
stan OF QST. radio amateurs ma
gazine also aided in the work. They
conducted successful experiments
with radio controlled models in
1887.
The sixth outstanding participant
was lanes Walker, Seattle, Wash,
also AT early experimenter.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN recently
called in top-ranking. policy-mak.
ing officials OF the press services,
radio industry and other news me-
dia to explain the then scheduled
United Nations Food and Agricul-
ture Organization conference at
Quebec.
Mr.. Truman spoke at length to
the top-ranking newsmen who are
often the bosses of those who cover
his regular press conferences. They
listened intently as he described
how the organization was to play
role N assuring freedom from want
in the postwar world.
At last he finished and paused
for a while. Then he asked II
there were any questions. A still
longer pause followed.
Then the President laughingly
quipped:
"You fellows are certainly lot
easier on me than the boys at my
regular news conferences"
SECRETARY OF LABOR
LEWIS B. SCHWELLENBACH did
not know when he left the silent
dignity of the federal bench in Spo-
kane that he was stepping into one
of the toughest jobs in Washington.
In the past month he has had one
OF the toughest eras in domestic
industrial strife on his hands that
recent history knows.
During the oil strike and then
during the coal strike crisis, he
has been held in conference all
day and often until midnight. And
such conferences are not tea par
ties.
However, he has improved both
labor and industry representatives
with his sincere, hardworking ap-
proach to their problems. He is
chiefly handicapped by a lack OF
experience which the other con-
ferees have.
THE SUDDEN DECISION to
postpone the Inter-AmericaE con-
ference, originally scheduled for
Oct. 20, robbed two hardworking
legislators OF a long needed rest.
They are Chairman Tom Connally
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and his opposite num-
Der in the House, Sol Bloom.
The bulk of the United States
delegation planned to fly to the
conference but the two lawmakers
sounded out State Department
transportation officials on going
down to Rio by boat. The officials
sounded out. in turn. the Maritime
Commission on the chances OF bor-
rowing a Victory ship. 1t would
have been a two-weeks trip.
81 need a vacation badly" Con.
nally said, "and / would welcome
sea voyage while preparing for
the work ahead"
IF we managed to get that Vic
tory ship I'd sleep all the way
down." Bloom commented.