Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1944 — Page 5

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BLACK WIDOW’

Features That Make

Plane a Terror. By ROBERT N. FARR

Science Service Staff Writer

HAWTHORNE, Cal, Dec. 26.— Check-out flights of the P-61 Black Widow at Northrup fleld here duplicate every trick used in combat to check the performance of the plane under war conditions. As a passenger on one of these test flights I had an opportunity to observe many of the distinctive features of the airplane operating under simulated combat conditions. From my seat close behind the test pilot, I could look out at the glossy black plane. I saw the lowslung engine nacelles that taper off with streamline:effect into the thin tail-booms supporting the rudders.

Two 2000-horsepower Pratt and Whitney engines turning four-

were within arm’s reach. These powerful engines pull the ship into the air after a comparagively short take-off run, and enable it to climb to high altitudes rapidly.

Retractable’ Ailerons Looking back over the wings, I

top surface of the wing. These are the retractable ailerons, used for the first time on any. airplane. They break the flow of air across the top wing surface, thus spoiling the lift of the airplane and causing the wing th drop. This results in the P-61 tipping in one direction or the other. These retractable ailerons enable the night fighter to take off and land on small wartime fields. The P-61 can take off in less than 1000 feet as compared to the 2500 feet required for other airplanes of comparable size. The speed of the Black Widow is still a secret. We flew. as swiftly: as a fast pursuit plane. Although no Jap or Nazi aircraft were about to attack us as we flew out over

protected, as will be future combat crews who fly the plane, by armorplate deflector shields and bullet resistant glass.

Self-Sealing Tanks

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TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 1944

| FLEWIN THE

Cloudmaker—By Appointment Only

Artificial clouds, created in a bottle of liquid air and warm water,

are used at Westinghouse research laboratoties, Pittsburgh, Pa.

They

test insulating materials for the electrical systems of new bombing planes. Showing how the clouds are made is Research Engineer Arthur M. Stotles, who also can reproduce a small snowstorm by the same

method—if a snowstorm is needed.

gen are! lcarried for the use of the crew at high altitudes. There is an individual heater” to keep crew members warm. when flying at low temperatures. Above and behind my head were four .50-caliber machine guns. With 20 millimeter cannon they enable the Black Widow to blast out of the night sky anything that can fly. About 400 rounds of ammunition

are used on test flights to check the

performance of the guns.

In the air, the P-61 is an honest plane. It.-can climb to high altitudes fast, do loops, spins, Immelmans and fast turns with the smoothness and grace of a black hawk.

To prevent the enemy from detecting the movement of the P-61 in night combat, exhaust flame dampers eliminate the tell-tale motor glow. Fluorescent light causes the dial in the cockpit to glow just brightly enough for them to be read comfortably.

FIVE INSTALLED BY

ART FRATERNITY

Times Special

GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec, 26.—1

DePauw university announced today the names of five persons from Indianapolis who recently were installed by the Indiana Alpha Iota

Fehapter of Kappa Pi, national art

fraternity.

Students initiated are: Jean Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs John T. Clark, 4045 Carrollton ave.; Norma Oburn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, George H. Oburn, 5020 Central ave. and Mary watnshay, daughter of . and Mrs, William J. Henshaw, 3145 N. Dela-

Minerva Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Long, 4801 N. Pennsylvania st, and James W. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker, 4320 Colege ave.

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NEWARK, N. J, Dec. 26 (U. P.). —Donna Smith, 18, opened her Christmas presents and found one that caused her to exclaim “Oh!”

Her jaws locked in the “oh!” position and it was 15 minutes before a

Pfc. Wayne Otto Swims to Safety

DURING THE invasion of the Mariana islands, Marine Pfc. Wayne D. Otto had to swim 200 yards — through a rice field. Pfc. Otto, who is the son of Mr.and Mrs. Carl G. Otto, 3534 N. Capitol ave, had gone 200 yards from the main body of troops to bring back battle casualties

Z\ | nese opened fire. Pfc. Otto He dove info an irrigation ditch and swam back to his original position. He was wounded- two .days later while trying to blast a Jap machine gun out of a house. He _had to make his own way back to the beath, and it was almost six hours before he received medical aid.

Y.M.C. A WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE MONDAY

An open house program will be held Monday afternoon at the Central Y. M. C. A. Included on the program are activities in the gymnasium and swimming pool, a tea party and a motion picture, “Men of Tomorrow.” Newly elected officers of the Y. M. C. A. are Earl H. Schmidt, sec-retary-treasurer of the HamiltonHarris Co. president; Howard N. Sweetman, Evan B. Walker and Harold F. Brigham, vice presidents. Emsley W. Johnson Jr., recording secretary; Roy Sahm, treasurer, and G. V. Carrier, assistant treasurer. The last. two officers were reelected. Three new members of the metropolitan board of directors are

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YOUR 6. I. RIGHTS—

By ANN STEVICK “ NEA Stat Writer Q—Where do I stand on my social security benefits? Am I losing out while I'm in uniform? A—You take up where you left off with accumulated unemployment: benefits, since all states have frozen these accounts for military men. Widows and orphans of servfcemen killed in the war, however, will have a greater chance, of losing out on social security death benefits every month the former wageearner spends in uniform. The catch is that they are not covered unless the wage-earner has worked ‘and paid in for half the quarters since Jan. 1, 1937, or since | he became 21 In hundreds of different ty of cases, young men have forfeited social security cov-| erage because they've been at war two or three years. Payments Cut Down If the widow with a dependent child finds she is covered for| monthly death benefit payments

a lump-sum payment), it will have| been cut down by time in service, | because the non-paying war months| will be figured in at zero to get the, basic average monthly wage on] which payments are made: | For instance: A man who earned! $200 a month for three years before | joining up in 1940, was killed at the | end of 1943. He is covered because | half the quarters since Jan. 1, 1937, ° are paid up. But his salary average| will be reduced to $100-by the three | non-paying years. As the social security payment formula works out, ! that gives his widow $25.75 a month. 409%, of first $50, or.........$20 10% remainder of average salary, in this case $50.... 5

$25 Plus 1% of this total for + each of the three insured years ... 5

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

How the Soldier Stands on His Sacial Security Benefits

| Everett Gardner, |employment security division.

Figured ‘the same way, if the soldier had continued working at $200, instead of spending three. years in service, his family would get a moathly payment of $37.10.

Military Pension

The widow's military pension of $50 a month, $65 with one dependent child, and $13 more for each other dependent child makes up for it, perhaps, but the veteran who returns to a job after the war under

such circumstances will have no|.

coverage until he has filled in enough working time to make up for the required half of the last three years. ’

That might take a year and al half. If killed during that period,

MAJ. MEGREW POST TO MEET FRIDAY

Maj. Harold C. Mcgrew auxiliary No. 3, United Spanish War veterans, will meet at 8 p. m. Friday in Ft. Friendly. Mrs. Dora B. Love will preside. Newly elected officers of the group are:

. Mattie Resor, pesident: Margaret. Macy, senior vice-president; Phyllis Pritchard, junior vice-president; chaplain; or; Joan

Elizabeth Stevens, Clema B8oots, patriotic instructCollins, historian;. Evelyn Shannecy, conductor; Camilla Doston, assistant conductor; Margaret Stonebreacker, guard, and Connie Bartholomew, assistant guard.

| his family would be out of luck fér any payment.

{social security coverage. may be put through:

To give servicemen an automatic | monthly wage credit; freeze their]

(with no child she must settle for|gsiatys as at war's beginning; include , all federal employees in social se- |

1329 VETERANS. MAKE ALLOWANCE CLAIMS

Unemployed veterans of world war | IT have made 1329 claims for week-| ly readjustment allowances under the G. I. Bill of Rights in Indiana. This was announced today by director of the He also said that up to and including Dec. 16, 2864 weekly checks, totalling $56,203 have been issued. In Marion county 554 weekly payments were disbursed through Dec. 15. Lake county was second with 286 G. I. checks issued.

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lately ;

MORE people are smoking MORE cigarettes than ever. The demand for Old Gold has been espe=

I you havent been able to get your favorite cigarette don’t blame the man behind the cigarette counter ; ; ; nor his service jobber who supplies him.

It isn't their fault that they are not getting enowijh cigarettes fo supply the increased home-front demand.

They deserve the greatest commendation for their fairness in handling this shortened supply.

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The fact is . . . there’s nothing mysterious about the prevailing shortage of leading cigarette brands. It nets down to three clear-cut and perfectly understandable reasons. Let’s take a look at them:

REASON No: 1

Like many other manufacturers; cigarette pro= ducers are faced with a manpower shortage. Many of the men and women who made your cigarettes BEFORE are making vital war goods NOW. That puts a limit on the number of cigarettes that can be made. But Old Gold can tell you this: in spite of these difficulties — we’re turning out every cigarette we possibly can. However—

There's: 3: REASON No: 2

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to assure the fairest possible distribution

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there's REASON No. 3

Billions of American cigarettes %o overseas to our armed forces. Every week a substantial part

Gold production is earmarked for over

seas shipment. Now, you may wonder why some of our GI’s abroad are also faced with shortages.

Well, there’s a reason for that, too. Recently,

on the

in a press release, high Army authorities de= clared—when preparations were made for the big push into Germany—shells and ammunition went through first. Less essential items piled up

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