Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1942 — Page 3
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American Fliers Say Japanese Ship Is One of World's Finest Fighters; New German Machine Leaves Messerschmitt Obsolete. How good are the fighter planes of our enemies—the
Japanese ze Focke-Wulfs?
and the new German Messerschmitts and w do they stack up in battle with the
latest allied fighters? . In the following companion dispatches from Australia and Britain the answers are given on the basis of the best possible authority—the men who fly the planes and fight the battles.
Zeros Can Out Fly Best We've Got
By HAROLD GUARD United Press Staff Correspondent
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug. 6.—~Eight months of war have taught the allies that pre-Pearl
Harbor conceptions of the Japanese
as poor fliers using inferior planes
were wrong. Any American pilot will tell you that the Japanese flier knows the score and that the improved zero plane is one of the world’s finest fighters. They fact that allied planes have proved a match for zeros on the 200-mile front north of Australia is . a tribute to their pilots’ flying ability.” The American made fighters that go against the zeros are the Bell Airacobra and the Curtiss Kittyhawk, but: it is the Martin twinmotored Marauder bomber -— the B-26—that battle reports show to be the most effective. Aeriean pilots like their own planes but they frequently express a wish that they had a little more of the zero’s all-around capabilities, especially its ability to climb fast and get on top in combat and its wide operational range.
Japs Go Straight Up
Every pilot tries to get above his opponent in a dogfight and that’s where the Japanese plane seems to have the edge. I recall an occasion in which several pilots told of surrounding a lone zero. They figured they had it tagged. “And then what does he do? He goes straight up and leaves us there,” one of the men said. The zero stresses extreme simplicity. It goes into battle much as the Japanese infantryman does, stripped of everything not essential to hand. It carries a minimum of non-essential equipment and a maximum of arms. It is an excellent fighter and highly respectéd. The zero actually is a mongrel in that the best features of the world’s greatest fighter planes are embodied in its construction. The engine is of the Pratt and Whitney type. German and American ideas are noted in the instrument panel arrangements.
Tested Over China
It was tested for years against the Chinese, for the Japanese apparently used China as a laboratory _ for the machines they later used against the united nations. The zero has its own individuality, however, and any doubt about its merits were dispelled when American and Australian pilots first
went against it with their P-39s|
and P-40s. I recall a group of allied pilots in Java discussing zeros after their first encounter. One veteran didn’t mince words: “Anyone saying those birds can’t fly is completely crazy,” he said. “And anyone saying the Japs have not the necessary make-up for pilots is crazier still. Why, those babies are giving us the round-around.”
Martin Bomber Best
A study of army communiques shows that the Martin bomber has fared better against the Japanese . than the Airacobras and the Kittyhawks. The zero can out-race the twin-motored heavier Martin, but it can’t out-gun it and it cannot
take the steep dives or fly at low
level with: the American plane. Once the B-26 is in the air it can take care of itself, and pilots say
the Japanese have a healthy respect
for it. There have been instances where a B-26’s cannon literally tore
.. ‘Zeros to pieces, and many pilots believe that the best plane to whip the zero with will be one somewhere
between the B-26 and the fighters they now are using, embodying the
best ‘of both ‘and having above all the ability to get on top of the
enemy.
|Has A
Nazis’ Focke-Wulf
vantages
‘By JAMES CHAMBERS United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 6—Royal air force pilots who have gone up against the Focke-Wulf-190 haven't
any illusions about bilities of this newest of German fighter planes. It is tought and able, so far ahead of the famous Messerschmitt-110 that the -latter seems obsolete in
comparison, It is the latest thing
Germany has developed to combat the growing power of the R. A. P.,, but the British Spitfire with its Rolls-Royce Merlin motor is at least its equal.
The British air ministry has forbidden pilots to discuss the relative merits of these two sky fighters, each the mainstay of its nation’s destroyer group, but British pilots in “battle reports” have stated that at certain heights and under certain circumstances the Focke-Wulf has the bulge on the Spitfire.
Pilots and aeronautical experts also have said that the 190 is better in a tighter -turn at great heights, where most air battles are fought these days, which probably indicates that the German motor may have a shade on the British counterpart.
Shot Nine Down
Off-setting this technical ecriticism, nowever, is the cold fact that about 10 days ago a flight of Spitfires challenged an equal flight of Focke-Wulfs and shot down. nine of them while losing only three of their .own planes.
The Spitfire, it is reported, can make better than 400 miles an hour while the Focke-Wulf’s best speed at 18,000 feet is believed to be about. 370 miles. In maneuvering the Spitfire has the edge, and pilots prefer its armament and power plant arrangement to that of the Nazi plane. Just what the new Focke-Wulf is like was learned this week by British R. A. F. officials and research technicians when one of the German fighters was forced down in Britain in good condition. Just as the British bts reported, its power plant wa§ found very compactly arranged. The pilots had contended that a wellplaced shot in the Focke-Wulf’s power plant produced serious: defects because of the concentrated grouping of important mechanisms and they always trained their guns on this portion of the ship, holding it the most vulnerable. An outstanding feature is its radial air-cooled engine, and airmen said the only air-cooled plane to match it is the Republic's Thunderbolt, which the United States army calls the P-47,
Predict Motor Changes
Full details of the technicians examination have not been released and may not be. But some experts already say that powerful aircooled motors will feature future fighter models and all-purpose combat planes. The necessity of heavy armament already is outweighing the advantages of streamlining obtained by the slim-nosed liquid-cooled engines, they say. The German plane also has a fan to aid in cooling the motor and slide openings in the cowling which control the passage of air to the oil coolers.
The designer, Kurt Tank, gave the plane an exceptionally wide undercarriage to increase safety in landing on rough fields. Information on the weapons carried is sl secret. ¥ The Messerschmitt once was the backbone of the Nazi fighter force but today any British fighter can hold its own with it and the Spitfire can “fly rings around it and outshoot it.”
TO SET RECORDS
chine ‘Exhibit but Brings The Family Anyway.
By ROSEMARY REDDING
the band and even. the pink lemonade at a fair,
machinery is missing, well, that’s of things for a farmer.
drive ‘em over to the county fair. Mother makes a bee line for the
displays of shiny new farm implements that count.
mom on a shopping spree. He’s just looking, whether he is able to buy or not. Those farm machinery exhibits are one of the things the war has
There just isn’t «the materials = make them. Out at the Marion county fair at New Bethel, there is just one small exhibit of farm machinery where more than half a dozen used to sprawl. All-Time Record
But even that much of a blow to the entertainment schedule hasn’t kept the farmer away. The fact is that the county event is setting alltime records in attendance. Part of it may be due to the cancelling of the state fair, always a big event in Hoosier lives. Tuesday was the beginning of these record-breaking crowds with more than 25,000 on hand. Yesterday, the attendance was even larger and today another high mark is expected to be set as Thursdays are traditionally the biggest days for fairs. Although a lot of things have been “added to” there is something missing for the farm women, too. Those cakes, piled high with frosting, and those pies with their blue ribbons are conspicuous by their absence. It’s all in line with the gavernment’s plea for conservation of food—especially sugar. Those delicacies, after setting around for a week at a show, could shardly be taken home for the family to eat. There are plenty of other exits, though, in which both the jungsters and their elders are vying for prizes. More than $519 is being awarded in premiums in the cattle department and today the poultry and egg entries were being judged. Tonight there is to be an auc-. tion of rabbits in connection with the Marion County Rabbit Breeders’ club’s annual show and large exhibits are being held in connection with sheep, lamb, swine and dairy classes and the flower and fancy work shows. Fiddling Contest Tonight _ Judge Dan V. White of Municipal court 2 is chairman of the Irvington night program this evening. Featured will be an “old time fiddling” contest and numbers by the radio class at Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music.
Tomorrow night is a big night for ‘the young set. - They are to have an opportunity to display their talents in an amateur contest. Winners will go to a district competition at Greenfield in November and to the state contest at Purdue later. Yesterday's blue ribbon winners iprthe 4-H club sheep show were: Shropshire sheep, ewe lamb, Billy Ferris of New Palestine; pen, three ewe lambs, Mr. Ferris; Southdown ewe lamb, Dorothy Murphy, and pen three ewe lambs, Joe Murphy. Dawson Takes First
Frank B. Dawson took first place with a pen of three ewe lambs in the district gold medal lamb show. In open competition with Shropshire sheep, O/ W. Brown & Son of Plainfield won first place in all divisions. In the open competition for Southdown ‘sheep, winners were: Aged rams, Wallace Clark, Indianapolis; yearling rams, C. Joe Murphy, Indianapolis; aged ewe, Paul G. Moffett, Indianapolis; yearling ewe, Mr. Murphy; ewe lamb, Mr. Moffett; pen of three ewe lambs, Mr. Moffett; flock, Mr. Murphy; champion ram and reserve champion ewe, Mr. Murphy, and reserve champion ewe, Mr. Moffett. ‘First place winners in the Ramboullett sheep show were: Aged ram, Oren A. Wright, Greenwood; yearling ram, Mr. Wright; ram lamb, Donald Webb of Franklin:
ewe lambs, Mr. Wright; flock, Mr.
FAIR CONTINES |
"They can leave out the carnival,
But when an exhibit of farm really cutting the heart right out| ; _He' likes nothing better than ») load" the family in the car and
flower show and the kids scout for the carnival, but for pop, its those
He'd deny it but he acts just like
taken away from him this year.
ewe lamb, ‘Mr. Webb; pen of three
DeWitt of Shelby county.
TIN GOLLEGTION OFF TO AUG. 15
Householders Probably Not Ready by This Sunday, Mayor Says.
The collection of tin cans, originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9, has been changed to Saturday, Aug. 15, Mayor Sullivan announced today. “Indications are that the public response has not reached the point which would justify a special collection this Sunday.” the mayor said. City trucks and city employees on their regular time will be utilized to make the collection, he said.
place the tin in front of their homes. Outside the city limits, householders will be requested to take the tin to central Sepois which now are being selected.
Wright; - young flock, Mr. Wright; champion ram and champion ewe, Mr. Wright. Winners listed in the fancy work and quilts were: Appliqued quilts, Mrs. Zelpha Resener, New Palestine; pieced quilts, Mrs. Otto Hotze, Acton; hooked rugs, Mrs. Walter Niemyer, Indianapolisg= knitted rugs, Clara Williamson; “crocheted rugs, Mrs. Nelson Shafer, Indianapolis; afghan, Mrs. R. S. Sheets of Indianapolis; crocheted bedspread, Mrs. Willard G. Gray of Indianapolis. :
Mrs. Keepers a. Winner Others were: Crocheted table-
Mrs. Edith Nolting, Acton; luncheon set, Mrs. Harry Hanes, New” Palestine; crocheted fancy work, Mrs. Charles : Chasteen, Indianapolis; appliqued pillowcases, Mrs. Gertrude Keepers, Indianapolis; crocheted - pillowcases, Mrs. Dana Erisman, Wanamaker; embroidered pillowcases, Mrs.” Keepers; cutout work pillowcases, Mrs. George Stephens, Indianapolis; embroidered fancy work, Mrs. F. Faulconer of Acton, and guest towels, Grace Shirley of Indianapolis. Dresses, Mrs. George Stephens of Indianapolis; loom pieces, Mrs. Jennie MecCormick, and unclassified, Mrs. May Shipp, Greenwood.
IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS:
Here Is the Traffic Record
County City Total” 81 "8
141 .....0000000..' 89 Aug, Se= Accidents ... Injured ...... 4|Dead WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT
42 54
Cases Convic- Fines
5 8 Tried tions Paid peeding ...... 2 a Reckless —r 5 Failure to stop at , through street 1 1
Failure to stop at . signal
13
24
All others ...... 18
Total e0s0v0es 33
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MEETINGS TODAY
$1
Count; federal Victo
4 Alaba — 16th sts.
ow, all Jay. Marion county fair, New Bethel, all day.
State Weliare department, meeting, Sev-
erin hotel, oil
club, I "Severin hotel, noon. nited Electr n Machine Workers,
, 8 Pp. DP: enting, fon.
Ad 0B, J Indianapo) Hs Athletic club, noon a Theta Pi, I a
17 | Arrests sess. 380
oe ding, ada. Judging contest, IPALCO hall,
Hotel m ising club of Indianapolis, lunchluncheon, Canary cot-
Children from city playgrounds, ‘Signs America” pageant, Douglas park, :30 p. m. Eleventh district Republican women, en‘tertainment for presidents of local Republican clubs, Columbia club, 7:30 p. m. American Commurication association, meeting, Hotel Washington, 8 p. m. Indianapolis Press Assistants Union No. 39, meeting, Hotel Severin, 8 p.
Common Satsiens, conference, a SevFerin, 1:30 p.
Jachiange —b. luncheon, Claypool hotel, noon
Optimist club, luncheon, Columbia club, noon.
Marion county fair, New Bethel, all day.
Phi Delia Theta, luncheon, Canary cote tage, noon.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
These lists are trom official records in the county court house. The Times. therefore, is not responsible for errors in names and addresses. : Reginald Austin Phelps, Boulevard pl.; Da 2845 Boulevard pl. Allen 'C. Smith, aldine Waters, 23, Molten, Ga. Howard M. Jessee, 21, of 801 E. Mildred E. Rohler, 20, of 1732 College George M. Fife Jr., 42, of 6101 vay: Mary J. Regula, 40, of 2062 Carrollton. Ed Jackson Carr, 22, ot 2736 Northwestern; Laura May Allen, 20 , of 2736 North-
western. H. DeTurck, 21, of 1756 N. Tibbs;
33, of isy Mae Taylor, a. as
Philip Bety oS Aane Helton, 24, Georgetown, Ill Harold J. Risky, 26, Fair rounds, Indi(§Eapolis; Dolores Nelson, , St. Paul,
Charles M. Sweet, ‘Sheridan, I; Mary Ellen Bridgewater, 83, of 952% E. Washington. Jack Herrold, 33, Jean Colvin, ar ot’
14th; | 1
BIRTHS Girls Garland, Helen Bryson, at Methodist. Harold, Maxine Wright, ‘at Methodist. Cassius, Barbara Powell, at Methodist. Liston, Edith Deckard, at Methodist. John, Alice Myers, at Methodist. Charles, Edna Poore, at Coleman. William, Lorine Brewer, at Coleman. George, Emma Allander, at St. Vincent’s Glen, Neva Tracy, at St. Vincent's. William, Mary Beal, at St. Vincent's. Reid, Georgia Cotton, at St. Vincent's, James, Helen Burke, at St. Vincent's. Robert, Jean Pratt, at St. Francis
William, Armanda Fisher, at 1910 Bellefontaine.
John; Edith Eaglen, at 1724 Drap Frank, Margaret Diehl, at 979 Washing.
David, Georgia Hodges, at 2261 Eastern. Augustus, Alma Powell, at 962 W. Worth. = Boys Floyd, Mary Shonk, at Coleman. William, Phyllis Moore, at Coleman. ‘John, Aline Hitsher, at Methodist. Glen, Esther Broyles, at Methodist.
cent’s
Clarence, Kathryn Butler, Maryland, Ty. r, at 919 E.
Walter, Rowena Scaggs, at 2308 Yandes. 2oY, Vernelle ® Lepper, at 1301 Van oe, Florence Campbell, at 1815 Col-
bart. Bessie Dills, st 445 W. 16th
DEATHS Jennie M. sks k[ Io} mn, 10, at Methodist,
Joseph, ‘Marjory Hilgenberg, at St, Vin-
William, Martha Ste s - 22, Ft. Harrison; Ger-|cis. lman, at: St. Fran-l,
er, Margaret Johnson, at 2102 Eng-
Ewing, ‘Thelma Williaras, at 767 N. Bar. M
Fa aa, st 1703 st.
Elijah A. Cummings, 74, at 447 Agnes, hypertension. Annie Neal, 2. at 3829 Graceland, acute cardiac dilatati
coronary thrombosis. Mary Bells Denham, 76, at Central, arteriosclerosis. Elmore Elsworth Marshal, 80, at 2927 E. 10th, arteriosclerosi Anna Nailon, 37, at City, Pero Ethol Thompson, 47, at Long, leukemia.
generalized
OFFICIAL WEATHER . 8. Weather Bureal
(Central War Time) Sunrise... 5:47 a. m. Sunset...
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Total precipitation ‘since To since January 1 .
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Householders are requested to]
cloth, Mrs. Shafer. woven . rugs,|
Philip Pollack, ‘48, at 4702 N. Tilinois,
No blackout here of either lights or hearty laughs, With lights ablazep the county fair at New Bethel last night closed its third day as thou-
. Sands jammed the midway, dis play booths and concessions.
RAMAN
Both attractive hy their own way, Miss Charmon Mens comands a 23%-weeks-old Brown Swiss heifer owned
by Harry and August
A little tired and a little hungry Teddy Taylor and his father, T. W., take time out from viewing the fair sights for an ice cream cone and a taffy apple.
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RUBBER AGENC)
BILL IS VETOED
Baruch Heads 3-Man Com« mittee. to Study ‘Entire Program.”
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (U. P.).= President Roosevelt today vetoed & bill which would have created a new synthetic rubber agency. At the same time, Mr. Roosevelt announced that he had set up a three-man
committee, head by Bernard M.
Baruch, to study the entire: syne thetic rubber. program. In a long veto message to the senate, the president explained that approval of the rubber bill would, in his opinion, “block the process of the war. production program and : therefore the war itself.” The measure, indorsed by term : bloc .congressmen, would have provided for establishment of a new independent agency to control production of synthetic rubber made from farm and forest prods uets. ; Explains Carefully
Mr, Roosevelt carefully explained his reasons for not approving the measure and informed the senate that he was creating a committee of three men “to investigate the whole situation—to get the facts—and to report them to me as quickly as possible with their. recommenda tions.” Baruch, who was chairman of the war industries board in World War I, will head the new commite tee. The other members will be Dr, James: B. Conant, president of Harvard university, and Dr. Karl T. Compton, president of Massd=
: chusetts Institute of Technology.
RESUME STEEL ‘TALKS PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6 (U. P).—
lofficials of Us S. Steel Corp. | and the C..I O. United Steel Worke *
ers ‘resumed -negotiations today on the union’s demands for a retroace tive wage increase of 44 cents a day, union security and dues check off for 250,000 workers of five sub-
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sidiaries of the corporation.
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