Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1940 — Page 5

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PLANE MOTOR

New Lycoming and Air!

Corps Unit Will Fit in Wings of Craft.

NEW YORK, May 21 (U. P).— Aviation Manufacturing Corp. an-|: nounced today the development, in Co-operation with the U. S. Army

Air Corps, of a “revolutionary” new flat” type of motor designed to fit

- The corporation said aircraft engineers claimed that the new motor would increase speed 10 per cent and cruising range 15 per cent be-

Produced by hycoming, a division

he new motor has 12 cylinders and develops 1200 horsepower. It weighs 1325 pounds and is liquid-cooled. Its horizontal construction has held its

height to 37 inches at the highest 3

point. “The tremendous increase in Speeds of aircraft during the last decade has been achieved by two methods.” Harry Woodhead, president of Aviation Manufacturing, said. “First, by increasing power and efficiency of airplane engines: Second, by eliminating as far as possible all external aircraft com-

ponents which tend to cause drag|

or wind-resistance.” : The announcement said the new] : engine is the first of its kind to be produced in this country.

FIRE RESCUER WORST HURT ELY, Nev,, May 21 (U, P.).—Seven-| year-old Don Kerr's trousers caught | fire wher he poured kerosene on al: bonfire. He started running. Leon-|: ard Millick overtook him extin-|: guished the fire with his hands and applied first aid so professionally]! that young Kerr came off first best. |

Millick had his hands badly burned. | &

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Mrs. Hannah William: + +» « footlights are calling. NEW YORK, May 21 (U. P).— —Jack Dempsey wife, the former Hannah Williams, | were separated today, amicably and because of incompatibility. Moses Polakoff, Mrs. Dempsey, said there would be no court action, and the details and the custody of | children, Joan, 6, and Barbara, 4, would be determined when Mr. Dempsey returns to New York

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AT ST. QUENTIN

One of Greatest Struggles In World War Began March 21, 1918.

Bv UNITED PRESS Historians recalled today that one of the greatest battles of the World War was fought near St. Quentin.

on the morning of March 21, 1918, hoping for a quick decision in the war before the arrival of the American expeditionary forces. Some military experts believed it was the most destructive battle of the entire war. The battle started at 4:30 a. m,, and by nightfall the Germans had swarmed over 40 miles of the front, then defended by the British. Within a week, the Kaiser’s legions, following a plan of Gen. Erich von Ludendorff, had reached the outskirts of Amiens and were near the victory they had missed in 1914, in the first battle of the Marne. Throwing 62 divisions into the battle, von Ludendorff had planned to drive the British into the sea and cut them off from the French. The Germans had hoped to make the action one of movement rather than desultory trench warfare, but they failed. The battle ended on April 4. St. Quentin also was the setting for “Journey’s End,” one of the most popular of the World War plays. The setting was a British dugout and the action took place from March 18 to March 21, 1918. The play first was produced in New York in March, 1929, and ran for 485 performances.

JURY SOUGHT FOR CONSPIRACY TRIAL

SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 21 (U. P.).—Attorneys today attempted to complete a jury to hear a charge of conspiracy voted against J. C. Weer, former Street Commissioner, and Jay S. Rose, a supplies dealer, 17 months ago. The men are charged with conspiring to swindle the City by payment for supplies which were never delivered. According to the indictment the plot was arranged in January, 1936.

The Germans struck at that town].

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES __

Expected Expansion for Army Under Defense Bill

WASHINGTON, May 21 (U. P. the Army shows quantities of so-called critical items of warfare the Army now possesses, and the quantities it expects to have upon completion of the current emergency defense program:

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ANTI-AIRCRAFT

3-Inch Guns . 90-MM. Guns Sve 37-MM. Guns, Anti-Aircraft....

B50-Calibre Machine GUNS. ...cconvsseenses

Directors Height Finders . Sound Locators .

SMALL ARMS

Semi-Automatic Rifies 37-MM. Anti-Tank Guns....... 60-MM. Mortars 81-MM. Mortars

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50-Caliber Machine Guns (Pack)......

FIELD ARTILLERY 75-MM. Gun, Modernized. ..

75-MM_ Howitzer (Field and Pack)........

105-MM. Howitzer

155-MM. Gun, Long-Range......

8-Inch Howitzer

COMBAT VEHICLES

Scout Cars Combat Cars .. Tanks, Light ..... sheets eces Tanks, Medium ...covvvvevanns

AMMUNITION

Bombs, 500-Pound . Bombs, 1000-Pound ......e000e: 30-Caliber Cartridges ....c.ee.

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Army Must Be 10 Men for

By LEONARD H. ENGEL (Copyright, 1940, by Science Service) NEW YORK, May 21.—An Army Air Corps of between 350,000 and

400,000 men, including at least 35,000 pilots, would be required to man the Army’s share of the 50,000 warplanes President Roosevelt proposes for national defense, it is estimated. Fifteen thousand or more pilots would be needed by the Navy. Approximately 10 men are needed in the Army Air Corps, for every plane. The Air Corps’ current strength is 28.000, including 2000 regular and 1000 reserve pilots. Just over 1200

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combat planes and 800 trainers are now actually on hand. Under last year’s expansion schedule, Air Corps strength was expected to reach between 5500 and 6000 planes and 75,000 men by mid-1942. Navy planes on hand are also just above the 2000 mark. The Navy has upwards of 2000 pilots. Just how many men in the Navy can be considered part of the marine equivalent to the Army Air Corps, however, is difficult to determine. Aircraft carrier crews perform both aviation and maritime work.

Reorganization Will Be Necessary

Sweeping reorganization of the Air Corps’ already once-speeded-up training system will be necessary, if the President's program becomes law. Nine civilian schools employed to give Army men primary training, plus famed Kelly and Randolph Fields near San Antonio, Tex., are now grinding out pilots at a 2400-a-year rate. A year ago, with only the two Texas schools in use, 800 pilots were graduated each year. Unlike Europe, where as many as half the military pilots are noncommisisoned officers, all Army flyers are at least second lieutenants. The training course takes one year. Army and Navy air forces, together 50.000 strong, would require the training of pilots at a rate approaching 10,000 a year, it is believed. Already aviation industry figures are speculating on the possibility of gearing the Civil Aeronautics Authority’s private pilot training program to the expanded requirements of national defense.

CAA Program Cited

Seventeen thousand young men and women each year are receiving 50 hours of basic instruction, which is not, however, aimed at military flying. The CAA program, launched on a full scale only last fall, is being conducted at colleges and universities throughout the country. Approved commercial flight instructors are the teachers under a contract arrangement with the CAA. No matter how much of the primary training is transferred away from Kelly and Randolph Fields, however, it appears that these two schools will have to give up their honored position as the only “universities” for advanced Army flying in instruction and are put through the training mill in five or six

available on this point, but it is doubtful whether the American training course will be similarly stepped up. Enormous expansion of the Navy's carrier fleet also appears to be inevitable if the new program is adopted. A large share of the 15,000 to 20,000 planes the Navy is expected to get will be ship-based— either fighters and dive-bombers based on carriers or scouting planes launched from catapults. The number of such planes is obviously limited by surface ship capacity, at the present time believed to be in the neighborhood of 1100 under war conditions.

IN ERROR 20 YEARS NEW BRITAIN, Conn, May 21 (U. P.) —Mrs. Rose Vaskalis thought

1920 she automatically lost her United States citizenship. She didn’t find out otherwise until 20 years later when she went through the formality of taking out naturalization papers and was told it was unnecessary.

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39¢c to $1.95

Makers and Jobbers Liquidate Over 3000 Pairs of Women’s and Misses’ Novelties at Savings of Half and More!

SUMMER SHOES

Leader’s Cash Offers Took Them All and They Go on Sale Tomorrow in Three Low Price Groups

months. Army comment is not! BEEP.

Pumps—Straps—Oxfords—Backless—Toeless—Novelties Plenty of Whites—Navy—Tan—Blue All Sizes 3 to 9—Plenty of Narrow Widths

Just when your thinking of Summer shoes— here is a sale that saves you money-—Styles, colors, heel heights to please everyone . , . tables piled high with real shoe bargains. Come early for first and best choice. 2

A Fortunate Buy and Timely Sale of Cool, Crisp and Colorful—Women’s

Cotton WASH

DRESSES|

Backward weather gave a famous maker (name forbidden) of Cotton Dresses the “JITTERS.” He was overstocked -— orders were coming slow — so he decided to take a loss for cash.

Made to Sell Regularly for

69¢c 101.95

These are the dresses you will want for now and all summer long . . . fast color prints for cool days -— beautiful sheers for those real scorchers, Best of all . . . every one is as washable as a hankie and will look fresh and new after many trips to the laundry.

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TOWELS

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SIZES 17x34 20x40 18x36 22x44

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3,000 YARDS DRESS GOODS

98-1b. Laundered FLOUR SACKS

Laundered, bleached " and mangled, Good for 4h “39¢ to 59¢ Wom’s! Rayon Undies Trico — Celanese and 2 4 satin panties, Cc stepins Trimmed ¢& for 1.00 and tailored styles.

Sport Blouses and Sweaters

Actual 1.00 to 1.95 values. knits. All

S han tungs, silks, batistess an d Cc regular sizes.

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Boys’ Wash Slacks-Suits

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