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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
Solon Views GI Pay Compromises
 Draft 'Hellday'
 Expected 10 BiIl
 10 Aheui Gel. IS

Washington, June l3-(UPD - Compromises over drafting teen- agcrs and a draft holiday" were in the wind today as a Senate House conference committee met to adjust differences tn e Selective Service Extension Bill.
 House Democratic Whip John Sparkman. Ala. one of the confer ees. thought the group could reach an agreement within a. few days. Sparkman said there were only two major problems:
 1. Rec0mciiimg Che le-
 tlsrough-dl draft age bracket
 approved by che Senate and the
 2o-through-2s age limit fixed
 by the House.
 2. ReconciIing Che GI pay
 increase added te Che senate
 nlll, and Che separate pay leg-
 ialation approved by the House.
 6parkman said the house prOvi- sion banning inductions until Oct IS would not be e serious problem. and probably would be one of the factors permitting the group to reach agreement on an age com promise.
 The Army has said h would not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
C. 4. Dubois To oAttend 
 State ' Industrial
 Session aa Chester
 10 Opon June 22

New Haven, June l3--pr0fessor Erwin H. Schell of the Department Of Business and Engineering Ad- minlsaratl0n at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Mass, will be one Of the featured speakers at the 18th Annual Indus. trial Conference under the auspices of the State Y.M.C.A. Of C0nnecti- cut at Camp Hazen. Chester, June a, his topic to be '"T'he Supervisors Function AS a Manager of Men"
 Professor Schell has a record of outstanding accomplishment in the field of industry. He received his B. s. degree from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology tn 1912. Upon graduation he entered indus try as an operations engineer for American Locomotive Company and for a period was associated with F. c. Haynes Company of Boston, Henry P. Miller & Sons Piano Com. pany, and American International Ehlpbullding Corporation. Alter this experience he became . mem ber of the Management Council of the American International Cor. poration and part time professor in the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard. From this position he became a member Of the faculty at Massachusetts In. stItute of Technology and Is now head of the Department Of Busi. ness and Engineering Administra. ton.
 Professor 6chell was awarded the 0ilbreth Medal in 1888 for distin- gulshed contribution to manage. ment by the Society for the Ad. vaneement of Management.
 He is co-authOr Of the Manual for Executives and F0remen" pubs Iiglled ln 1889 and New Strength for New Leadership" published in Iea2. Other books he has written are "The Technique of Executive Control, Problems in Industrial Management" and Administrative Proficiency ln Business"
 Professor Hudson D. Hastings 0i Vale, c. Arthur puBois of Water. bury and Henry T'0lman, JT. Of Ans0nia, will lead discussions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

religion to make such demands Of the President uf the United Btates7" Spellman asked. 1s it the antis Catholicism of tlnhooded Klansmen sowing seeds of dlsunlon within Otir treasured natlon9"
 Rape Misrepresentation
 "f do not know what reply Pres. ldent Truman made to their inc portunlties, but 1 wish Co say that I know some of the actions these men have taken Go promote and to provoke pressure upon the presi. dent. I know that misrepfesentative telegrams and letters have been sent to him and to Senators and Congressmen.
 "f know these men attempted to bolster their intolerant attitude and acts by attempting, and in some cases succeeding, in melting others to join them. But 1 know, too, from the lips of real and great Protestant and Jewish leaders, Of their ifidig. nant refusals and their honest abe horrence of such uilsAmerican tac. ties"
 Spellman said that in addition to Mir. Truman and his predecessor, two candidates 10 rthe Presidency and two men who were secretaries of state "have concurred that there Is no issue of separation of church and state involved in the accredlta- tlon of an ambassador to the Holy See, which. according to the fears of this fearless group of defenders of America, is the chief objection to the appointment of Mir. Taylor"
 History Of Relations Outlined
 Spellman outlined the history of diplomatic relations between the United States Government and the Vatican and said 1t showed the charge was "baseless".
 The separation of church and state in this country" he declared, docs not and never did mean Op. position or hostility on the part of the state towards the church and its policies"
 The White House has made no formal comment on the Protestant appeal for Taylors recall, but the Rev pr. John A. Mclean of Rich. mond, Va, representing the South. ern Presbyterian churches on the committee. said President Truman had assured the group Taylor would be recalled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
SpeIIn10n Criticizes
 Taylor Recall Fight
Cardinal Rebulxes Protestant Leaders Who Bring Pressure on President

New York. June iS.--Ffancls Care Cllnal SpellnAla rebuked Protestant Church leaders yesterday for at. tenapllng Co persuade President Truman Co recall Myron 0. Taylor as his personal representative tt the Vatican. and declared they were sowing seeds of dlssension and dis. nnlon."
 spellman, ln an address ct com. mefcemant exercises at FordhaIn University, criticized a group of Protestant clergynsen who called at the White House last week to ask for T'aylor's recall on the ground that his mission Co the vatl. can was contrary to the historic principle of separation of the church and the state"
 sl believe lin and practice toler. ancc, for my religion teaches me to oppose even hatred with char. ity," Spellman said. But, when reunions of large groups Of rellgl. ols leaders, with the pretext of reps reSentlng thirty or forty million AIncricans, SOW seeds Of dIssen- sion ana ulsunlOu, Iett tb ny uuty as on American and Catholic to hellp defend our nation against such misrepresentatiors."
 spellman recalled that Talyor, an Episcopallan. was first appointed by the late President Roosevelt and that both Mir. Roosevelt and Mir. Truman had paid tribute to Taylor's work for world peace.
 "BigOtry thrives in ignorance" spellman said, "and even intelli. gent people can be bigoted fl they are not informed In field of knowl. edge that have not come under their observation. I would like to believe that only ignorance Is the reason for this illogical and harm. ful statement made bya man who claims representation Of forty mil. lion American people"
 pr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, gen. eral secretary of the Federal Coun. cll of Churches Of Christ in Amer. tea, was spokesman for the group who called on President Truman.
 what reason have these men of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
World FIoq
 Will UnfurI

Greenwich. June ls.--sUPD-A world flaE. symbos1cal of the hrota- erhood of man and the Golden Rule. Nall unfurl to the bEeeae tor the first time al North Mianns Sun- day during a welcome home cele- bration for war veterans of thAs area.
 Adopted by the Universal Flag Association, Inc. and designed by George Ira Everett of Cos Cob. it has a white field. representing peace: ahl0e circle in the cenHer. representative Of the union of aa peoples" and in the circle is & torch held aloft ''by the hand of liberty" and giving forth Names representing the four freedoms. " In the upper left hand corner is an elliptical globe Of the Eastern and Western HelniSpaeres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
g Percent of State Laying Hens Killed

Hartford. June 13.--CUP)--Lack Of feed caused poultrymen last month to kill % per cent of hte lay- ing hens in the state. State Director Walter r. Clarke of the Federal Production and Marketing Agency announced today. Under normal clr- cumstances, only i5 per cent would have been killed, he said.
 Tn Holland and New London coun- tiess the percentage of layers sold in May was 67.0 because in that section most grain Is imported from outside the State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
JesseL, GOOdSUin
 Going to Rutgers
Local Bankers To Resume Studies At Graduate School Saturdays 700 Enrolled

the country. and % compleie two years of extcnsi0n study as hone. fn addition each ktodent s reQ4.reA to write a thesis based on UEiHlnaA research la some phase of the magug subject he has elected to study.
 This years student body inclu3e1 bank officers from 60 states, tae District og Columbia. and Paerto Rico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
'. L. AaATZs
 Rallseaa Aaan. New Haven

"A good dis- p llun and be. ing good to look ak You know- not too fat not too thin. an at- araeiiee 0reAscr. but not q nuf- ny. unffly one. Being sm art DlNf not too smart Being in- aereled in cut mlfas a4Fn1Rg mmf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

Well, unueS- standing Is very valuable in a
 woman. as is an orderly logical m ln q. he n there is the ability to get along with others - which is an osatstand- ing quality in both men and women. Being Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

Cef tatnly something more than beauty. I'd say inlenl. grace. tact, and RrAclousness. I also admire very much the mosl~ ern V om en "a ability Co con- pete with men In business and the pFoicssionA m fact \ think
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
E R mUsmNgaa> onzHzAmee Bmlngs' % wymaA street.

w0sAen today are pretty nice. I've aoaaiTed two dAashters-in.law late. ly. and they MEnA1e me. They have esntions past They're yell equipped Co get along well with their hus. banda"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

agree to Sparkman's compromise when assured that it has War De- paYtment endorsement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

politics. too. [ think women should take more of an interest in politics. | think s0sne could run the country better than some oe those guys an Washington today"
 HERBERT q. MASON.
 Arnnums Service Bureau. WaasrsDwn:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

sTTs6 ngH OPINION" win again sppesP e ghe WaaeFbnTy Demo- sTa9 eB GslwE9ay, Five pegsoas wsli answeg the question;
 Dc yes Ghink Chssleg BeWIas woxls mlsiEe . setter seaateT e apweFner9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

Dressing ate trnciively. have ing good pos- talre, and plenty of wise really makes a woman atfync ve. A woman wa1O Is not aoo friendly is really . wom- an d distine- ton. aO my way mf aaaknkiEw. 0f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

cosrrse, she should show an nn' selglsh interest in those she comes ln contact with. If a woman has ahose qualities, I think she's in . class by herself"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13

good sp0rt9 wouldn't malign the opposite sex. Being genuine and sincere is also an outstanding qual- ity in all people"
 BEEas nHEEOLsgY.
 Rsss Omes Empseye. Wlllsw Street:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
JAMES ABROAsATIs.
 gaeasFy WeEker. Oskviiie;

ladyIike. pleasant, and sincere. also admire the woman who hes a lot 0s faith in her husband. mats . Iot."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
''H'S NY
 OPINION"

Qnestion: WhAs qualities do yoa think make c woman out Standlnge
 Whsro asked: Along Grand Street and Library Park.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

The message lying on my desk last
Tuesday morning read, "You are to
stand by for a call from Public Re
lations at Fairchild Aircraft Divi
sion, to fly in the C-82 Packet. This
will be a Production Flight"
Production Flight The two
words jumped out at me and met my
startled eyes halfway. No authority
on the involved terms of aircraft,
even l know that Production Flight
and Test Run are synonymous.
1t was then | began to wonder
just how often my mother had drop
me on my head.
From the first time that l saw the
big aircraft on its initial test flight,
l have been increasingly interested
in the Packet and its possibilities. A
week earlier l had decided that since
no representative of the press any
where had ever been up in the ship.
/ might as well be the first. Since
then l had been eagerly waiting for
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13
Globe-Independent Reporter
First Scribe To Fly In Packet
Makes Production Test Flight of Nearly
Two Hours in "Flying Box Car" Occupy
ing Navigator's Seat On Flight Deck.
By MILDRED Schoen
By MILDRED Schoen

ment, picturing his discomfort and
wondering if he'd remember that ten
dollar bet we have on the governors
race-and remit to my heirs.
Out on the apron the great cargoes
crouched like huge birds and at the
far side | saw our crew climbing
aboard the shiniest of the lot-Num-
Der 80, hot off the griddle! Every
little bolt and rivet and toggle-bar
neatly in place. hoped
A carload of departing pilots
and personnel waved goodbye and
wished us luck A good sign, l
thought. If they had expected any
thing to happen they'd stick around.
Number 80 began warming up and
a few minutes later TAXED down the
runway. l watched in fascination,
enchanted with the way Pilot Pa
touhas whipped the lev ia h n
around-very much in the manner
of a high school Senior spinning
about in little jaloppy.
Came the take-off - which the
giant Packet achieves in the least
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

space of any big plane I've ever seen
and No. 80 was airborne. A wide
circle or two around the field and in
no time they were down again and
Mr.. McClanahan and l were climb
ing into the Packets cavernous mid
riff, into which a trailer truck can
run with room to spare and from
which 43 paratroopers in full equip
ment have been dropped in 1872
seconds.
eve will be able to cut that time
down." Mr.. Beckner explained,
showing me the paratainer doors in
the bottom of the fuselage, when
we start dropping them through
these"
Assured that the plane could actu-
ally take-off, stay up and land, was
over my initial tremors until, just
before started to go up the ladder
to the flight deck, someone said
Hand Mrs. Schoen's parachute up"
Mrs. Schoen's parachute, forsooth!
Once I was seated at the naviga-
tors table, complete with chute tit
had been tried for size and was a
lovely fit) OFT Beckner turn d
around and remarked cheerfully
that this was the ''frst time any lady
had flown on the fight deck"
l allowed as how I'd remain lady
just as long as was not called upon
to use that parachute.
Johnny Patouhas, looked over, tits
entirely possible" he said = Dead
pan, too.
Except for a curious numbness in
my fingertips, which made my notes
for the first half hour look like the
pencillings of a little child, lost my
nervousness in the fascination of
that flight deck.
Seated next to the radio engineer,
J. R. Keller, and equipped with in
tercom phones, my notebook and
elbow resting on the navigator's
desk. was as comfortable as I've
been in anyone's living room. Spread
over the huge instrument board in
front of the pilots was the most
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

ticipated in many special missions
for the purpose of f1ight-testing
heavily loaded Gas aircraft that had
previously displayed unsatisfactory
and dangerous mechanical perform
ance when flown by Air Force
crews. He particularly selected the
most dangerous weather conditions
under which flights were still pos
sible and by his example instilled
confidence in the aircraft's perform
ance in the many crews with whom
he few"
En- route from Dayton to his home
in New York for a much needed
rest - the doctor said six months -
Mr.. Patouhas stopped off here TO
see his old friend, Dick Henson. He
took four months rest, as a result,
and came back to put in a busman's
holiday on CPS.
The C-92 is giving hot pilot Pa
touhas no trouble - but the triple
gated horse that he bought recently
is a different story. Its not quite
as maneuverable as the Packet.
Leaving Mr.. Patouhas to his horse
I wandered home from the hangar
feeling as proud of the Packet as
if I, myself, had designed it, instead
of Armand Thieblot. Not only are
its performance, capacity and con-
vertibility (if l may coin a word)
truly staggering in scope, but in
watching Mr.. Patouhas fly the giant
of the air I got distinct feeling
that even woman could handle
the Packet. 1t flies that beautifully.
/ think I'll buy onel
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

housewife in my blood got the better
of me and / found myself thinking
of the limitless possibilities of the
Packet as a carrier of fresh fruits
and vegetables.
Remembering the Packets recent
country record - 9 hours and
16 minutes from Riverside, Calf, to
Pope Field, N. CT visualized the
Flying Box Car" leaving the West
Coast with its mammoth fuselage
packed to the doors with luscious
fresh fruits and vegetables and arriv-
ing in the East with the dew still on
them.
Right now the Packets are being
used for military purposes only, but
in the not too distant future, when
a blessed peace descends on this still
troubled old world of ours. predict
that the C-82 will become an i'm
portant factor in commercial trans
portation, particularly in the trans
pOrtation of perishable foodstuffs.
1t was quite an experience to fly
with John Patouhas, who is a Cur
tiss Wright test pilot with d re-
markable record. Test pilot for the
hotly debated C-46, which gradually
replaced the CAT in most theatres
for both troop and cargo carving.
Patouhas not only spent months in
the ETC putting crews through
transition, both in the air and on
the ground, but he did the same
work in the India-China Theatre,
where he chalked up 300 flying hours
over the Hump" in experimental
flying. He came back to this country
less thirty-fve pounds in weight and
with a recommendation for the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross from the
commanding officer of the 443 Troop
Carrier Command which reads in
part:
Suggested Citation:
John P. Patouhas special
Pilot, (civilian) For exceptional
heroism on special aerial operations
in GAG transport aircraft, flying
from bases in Upper Assam to China,
during the period of 10 April 1915
to 30 June 1945. Mr.. Patouhas par
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

enormous and intriguing array of
gadgets my awed eyes have seen
assembled at one time and place.
Nor do they end with the instrument
panel 49, they're all over the place
in front of the radioman, on the
top of the flight deck, on the floor
and on the sides.
Lights blinked on and off here and
there and during the entire hour and
forty-fve minutes that we were up
stairs. never ceased to be amazed at
the nonchalant way all three men
reached about and pulled levers or
pushed buttons or turned things on
and off without reference to each
other 1t all seemed to work very
nicely and since a lot of the things
they pushed and pulled were above
their heads, it gave a honey touch of
Swiss bell-ringing to the whole af-
fair.
On a Production Test every unit is
checked for operation and travel and
the three Aiers took great pains to
explain each test to me as it came
up Cruising along at anywhere
from 1900 to 5000 feet, in and out .pf
rain squalls, we circled around the
radius of Martinsburg, Greencastle
and over Hagerstown, in a most sur
prising fashion. Since the great
craft gives no sense of speed, even
climbing at $40 m. p. h., l couldn't
get used to seeing Martinsburg one
minute and Hagerstown the next.
Somewhere near Martinsburg
they put the plane on the automatic
pilot and explained that mechanism.
Then they did a level flight test
feathering and cutting first the left
and then the right motor. If you
think it doesn't give you a turn to
see that giant, triple-bladed propel-
Ter come to a dead stop outside your
window, try it sometime. However,
with the left motor completely cut,
Pilot Patouhas gave an exhibition of
how beautifully the big plane ma
neuvers on single engine-one of
the Packets outstanding character
istics.
The performance of the flaps was
not quite satisfactory. 1t seems that
they slipped at 100 to lis m. p. h.,
which indicated to the experts that
they needed new motor and a
higher-rated clutch-a very minor
''crab" as these slight imperfections
are called.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

With a CLEAN in his eye Mr.. PatOu-
has told me that VIC were going to
do an approach to stall. Knowing
how a lot of fliers feel about stalls,
l braced myself for the worst. It was
nothing-a fast climb, a hesitation
that seemed almost coy for ship the
size of the Packet, a slight shake of
her big shoulders, and we were
looming away in level flight again.
We did several 800 turns, which
threw me off balance - actually and
mentally - because once l happened
to glance up through the top blister,
which up to that point had been full
of nothing but sky, and there was
HagerstoWn and the surrounding
countryside looking exactly as it did
through the side windows. Surprise!
and a curious sensation to a
landlubber.
We tried the heating system, which
l will personally guarantee as the
most satisfactory I've run into in
many a chill week, and we dipped
down to 300 #. to test the alti-
meter.
Came then a little conversation
with the field. The pilot told the
ground that we were going to test
the landing gear and inquired about
ground wind. From downstairs came
the news that there was no ground
wind and we might land where We
pleased. Otto Beckner pulled the
lever that released the gear and from
below came the heartening informa-
ton that the landing gear had not
come down. / frightened my safety
/ belt and thought of the remark my
husband had made when l told him
1 was going up in the Packet.
''You lucky dog" he said envious-
ly. Then Frightening considerably
he added: Maybe the landing gear
won't work and you'll have to make
belly landing. What a story that
would make!"
While I was rejecting on this
heard John Patouhas on the inter
com saying that we were too high
and we'd circle around again. We
did and the landing gear came
down and so did we, landing as
lightly as a gull and speeding down
the runway to an easy stop.
All in all it was the thrill of a
lifetime. After my unconquerable
first few moments of fear I enjoyed
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

the green light from the powers that
be.
Thanks to Warren Smith and Ed
McClanahan of Fairchild's Public
Relations, I had the green light. In
fact I was stuck with it.
The morning flew by and every
shrill of the telephone bell brought
me practically to my feet. I devel-
oped sinus condition and reminded
myself at intervals that people with
sinus should stay on the ground.
At noon, ate surprisingly large
luncheon and thought to myself,
''The condemned ate a hearty meal"
The afternoon sped along on wings
of cast iron.
At four-thirty the phone rang and
Mr.. McClanahan said, do you still
want to fly in this airplane."
eff you think you can get it off the
ground" replied with the rudeness
born of panic.
"Oh," said Mr. McC. seriously,
They're going to take it up for a
few minutes to make sure about
that. Then they'll come down and
get you
Gee, thanks!" 1 said, ''I'll be right
out"
At the main gate got little pink
slip, which I promptly lost, and a
badge with big V on it-presum-
ably for Victim.
In the operations office, off the big
hangar, I met an assortment of test
pilots, including John Patouhas and
OFT Beckner, pilot and co-pilot re-
spectively for this particular test
run. Before going out to the apron ]
signed paper. Couched in stately
language, this document released
everyone in the world, from the U.
S. Army to the Knights of Pythias,
from any responsibility for my sud-
den demise. 1t was all very reassur-
ing-particularly the line under my
signature, which read ''To be
notified in case Of emergency" After
brief elaboration / filed that space
in with the name of our family doc
tor and had a moment of wry amuse-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-13

every minute of the test run as well
as the privilege of being allowed to
be the first newspaper representa-
tive to fly in the C-82. The produc-
ton flight was far more fun then
an ordinary run would have been,
and looking back over the great
planes performance l can't imagine
why l ever had a qualm.
Even in the excitement of the
flight, which, while a routine matter
to everyone else aboard, was a
Notwithstanding event to me, the