Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1946 — Page 2

gross overload weight of pou

June plane will be POWER: Four Pratt & Whitney Maflown to Muroc, Cal, army ‘airfield {OX N/ugm, pusher type, defivar up, To Mojave desert, for detailed 2000 ' horsspowae to turn sight. acceptarice by the army, bladed Hamilton Standard 15-104-ton giant Flying propellers,

in ying

In other words, if 10,000 pounds were dropped from the B-20's gross and the|weight and it was then disassembled, the B-20 could be carried by the Flying Wing., Cruising and top. speed of the XB-35 is a secret but it is said to be 100 miles per hour faster than a similarly powered bomber of conventional type. This would place it in the class of some of our fastest

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sprayed the munitionscourtyard. One bullet hit our car.

Aircraft’s Hawthorne, Cal, plant.

.|and other wing compartments. A new aluminum alloy, developed by Alcoa and sald to be considerably

53 Feet Long army contracts, No figure was

more than nine feet at the tips. The

heavy load capacity, it may now be adapted as cargo plane.

_| volt variety,

Compare with

gross overload weight of 29, A largest bombe:

mon crew, with space available for six alternates.

Designed as a bo mbardment-type

Engineers say the XB-35 is at least 20 per cent faster than a conventional plane of same load and horsepower, Thus, if a conventional bomber of certain weight could fly at 350 miles per hour, a Flying Wing of same load and horsepower would fly at about 437 miles per hour. Twenty-three years of research and millions of man hours went into the XB-33 development. Northrop developed and flew 12 tailless craft since 1939. The NIM, a small flying wing, was flown in 1940. Plans first were drawn by Jack Northrop in 1923, The XB-3's current, used to operate the big tricycle type landing gears, gun turrents, bomb bay doors and other equipment of 208would operate 250 electric irons at onte.

Picto-chart above shows shllent points of the army's hitherto secret “ “Flying Wing,” officially . designated as the XB-35 bomber. In construction since early 1943, the plane has been completed “atNorthrop

plane of extraordinary range and

120 kilowwatts an hour, sufficient to supply 1000 homes. A special “hopped up” version of “Elmer,” the automatic pilot, actuates the controls and keeps the Flying Wing flying straight and true. Nine-two horsepower is “tapped off” the 12,000 horsepower reserve of its engines to actuate the control surfaces. Double split-flaps, which open like a clamshell, form the “trim” flaps at the trailing edge of the XB-35 wing, near the tips.” This “one of a new family” of airplanes was developed with the engineering co-operation of Air Technical Service command experts at Wright fleld, Dayton, O. One ' engineer remarked, “If you've never seen a barn door flying, you're gonna see it soon; only the XB-35 is bigger than a

Ten miles of electric wiring carry

great: many barn doors.”

By VICTOR

city a new hotel.

munists laden with rifles and ma-|eost of producing the first bomber. | wo ye Tor the chip thus is a Shine Sims Se Seve Sivugh Started in 1943 little more than 53 feet. Without IN i Under construction since early|its load, the sky giant will weigh The battle for the circle had|1%43 the XB-35 has a wing span (89,000 pounds. started and our house had become|°f 173 feet with an area of 4000| Northtop engineers say the XB-35 a front lihe position, now receiving|*quare feet. Four Pratt & Whitney ngs an extremely high ratio of lift Nationalist fire. : Wasp Major engines deliver a total ito drag, as all exposed sections of Some Communists smiled at us|°f 12.000 horsepower, turning four|the plane contribute to lft. as they looked at the American flag| ¢i8ht-bladed Hamilton standard co-| They add if two airplanes, one a on the rooftop Next door, they had|8xial pusher propellers, The en-| Flying Wing and thesother conven already started digging trenches and|¢ines are installed in the trailing|tional, were built for the same pursetting up 37s and machine gun|®dge of the huge wing, in sub-|pose, with identical power, gross nests. : merged housings. weight and fuel load, the Flying Then the Communists entered our 5,” a Northrop develop-| Wing will carry one-fourth. more house. They began observing from combine the functions of both | useful load in the form of passenour sun porch and sniping from and ailerons, Regular gers, cargo or fuel. It will travel mounted guns. ; crew consists of nine men but there | one-fourth farther with an identical ‘They looked at us as if is cabin space available for six more. | fuel load, they say. It will transport creatures from the moo. The crew includes pilot, co-pilot,| 25 per cent more load over a given them ever had seen the’ bombardier, navigator, engineer, | distance on a given amount of fuel, and most of them though operator and three gunners, |and it will travel substantially fastRussians. They tried a within the wing itself. er with the same thrust or horseRussian phrases they is carried in bomb bays' power. I —————————————————— ems Funnen 5 - hg F . Pe

TOMORROW LAST DAY!

AYRES’ APRIL

EO. M.

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Ayres’ End-of-the-Month Sale will continue through Tuesday with wonderful values in many departments. Look for the E. 0. M. Sale Signs.

Many items are—

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out, ~f Current owners of the building

‘{hotel. The new owners also in-

16 years.

scribed by architects as one of the best in the Midwest, it easily could be a source of pride for this bustling city of 60,000 which has an annual payroll of about $60,000,000. ‘Tombstone of Anderson’ Centered in this financial oasis, the building nevertheless has been referred to bitterly by some citizens as the “tombstone of Anderson.” This will not be the case, however, if reported plans are carried

are the 14,000 members of the Laymen of the Church of God, a mutual benefit society, which lists it as among the soclety's assets.

The laymen - purchased the building three years ago from one of the original persons interested in the

herited the lease held by Pick Hotels of Chicago, B. W. Barcus,

hotel which now is the property of the Dayton chain. Meanwhile they had acquired the lease on the Tower hotel building. “They agreed, as I understand it, that the Pick people would not release the Tower building to any person or group of persons for comspletion as a hotel. There is no rider on the lease, however, as many people believe, that the leasees cannot complete it to house transients.

“It is my honest belief that the Pick Hotels will buy the building before their current option runs out in 1948,” Mr. Barcus said, , “Several angles point to the purchase and completion of the hotel

Beneath the business surface, however, is & criss-crossing of opinion | on the proposed site which has kept town folk gossiping for the last

In downtown Anderson stands the 12-story Tower hotel building— just as it has since 1830—vacant. The tallest building in town, and de-

Building, Idle for 16 Years, Is Needed by Thriving City

PETERSON

Times Staff Writer ANDERSON, April 20.—Plans aye believed under way to give this

years they have ~the annual rental. This last year, they purchased the elevator equipment for some $6000 and did repair work totaling another $16,000 to $18,000. Started in 1930 “No one is going to pour money indefinitely into an operation without realizing something on the investment,” Mr. Barcus believes. Under plans of Architect Erwin F. Miller; A. J. Glaser & 00. began construction in 1930. Before fall of that year funds were exhausted and an Indianapolis bank floating the bonds had fallen victim of the depression. About $500,000 had been poured into the structure when work stopped. Since then the imposing building has stood half-finished and vacant. Numerous speculators have approached Anderson businessmen on the possibility of completion but all plans have fallen awry. Over the years a number of proposals have been made by townspeople to put the building to use. Among them were suggestions to take it over for county offices, convert it into apartments which Anderson needs badly, and revamp for office space, another prime need. Hotel Space Short Estimates place completion costs for a hotel at about $300,000 under the present inflated and unstable market, Conversion to apartments would ‘run in the neighborhood of $500,000, If completed as a hotel, the 60x70-foot building will add 130 rooms to the Anderson supply. This would be a boon to traveling men who claim hotel space is at a

as what they have in mind. For

premium here.

BIRTHS Girls At St. Francis—Ralph, Jean Cusick: VerClin Albert, rn ae ard, Tavaugha soot Lawrence, Julia | Rose Nelson; Russell, Hea. Charles, Drew; Bd Ber Rebecca in, , and Porest;

Methdisnedtich Selma Mesalam; gree Mr BR

Mattox. At Bs, Vinosnt's— Wilfred, Marie Davis.

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IN INDIANAPOLIS

Anna M. Combs, 88, at 6123 Broadway, hemorrhage.

Wilson, 31 as. City, pou C. Wachstetter, 56, Rg rorag ON

hi oh King, 05, at Methodist, brain tumor, oh Taylor, n, at Methodist cardio

ren Anns Belle Dasey, 68, at 373 N. Holmes, John Frederick Megenhardt, 79, at Methodist, coronary occlusion.

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—_— Ee TTIANATOE ey ey ps 04-Ton Fiylng: Wing Fron for Trial Flight TAs C e of Army’ s Top Secrets Is Unveiled i in California|

: Agree to Negotiations After

| officials. He had talked yesterday

.{dent in charge of labor relations

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19-Day, Lapse. (Continued From Page One) dent John L. Lewis and other union

with operator representatives in long-deadlocked negotiations. At Chicago, meanwhile, representatives of major railroads prepared for a meeting with the presidents of two railroad brotherhoods which have threatened to strike May 18. The ‘walkout would halt railroad traffic throughout the- country. Branded ‘Wholly Inadequate’ ~The conference was called to con: sider recommendations made by an emergency fact-fipding board which suggested a wage increase of 16

cents hour and 15 changes in wor es. It nference fails to reach an agri t the strike could be

averted only by President Truman. He could either seize the railroads or reconvene the fact-finding board. The government has seized the railroads on only two other occasions, both during wartime. Mr. Schwellenbach appointed Edward F. McGrady, former assistant secretary of labor, as-a special mediator. Mr, McGrady is vice presi-

for Radio Corp. of America, and is an expert conciliator. Meanwhile, an official of the civilian production administration reported that steel production might drop to 50 per cent of capacity this week as a vesult of a coal shortage. Most steel producers have dug into their coal reserves and have maintained output at 73.6 per cent of capacity, the official said. Walkout Postponed However, he. said, the steel industry had been gambling on a short coal strike, and will be forced to cut down production sharply until- the strike is settled. A threatened walkout of C. I. O. Jutility workers which. would have cut off power for Northern California was postponed on Mr. Schwellenbach’s request for further negotiations. 3 The union agreed tv delay a! strike until May 5 to let Noel Fox, Mr. Schwellenbach’s representative, hold a8 conference May 2. The union demanded a 20 per cent wage in-

[MINE WORKERS RESUME TALKS

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Philadelphia, made $200,000 before he started swindling his creditors,’ Mr. Hogan sald, He formed the Metropolitan Méchine Shops, Inc. inrithe summer of 1942 and manufactured screw machine parts and hydraulic pumps. He held a gubcontract from a large war plant. Benjamin's attorney, Terence J. McManus, said his client's downfall began when he visited Miami and lost $40,000 on the races. The rest of the money was spent trying to recover his 106ses. Since Jan. 1, Mr. Hogan sald, Benjamin had swindled the Fidelity Factors Co. out of $274,000 by putting up as collateral accounts payable which he claimed were worth $400,000. Actually, they were worth

only for clerical workers. In another labor dispute, Federal Conciliator James J. Spillane at ‘Chicago called on Allis-Chalmers Co. and the C, I. O. United Automobile Workers for “complete co-op-eration” to end a dispute at the company’s West Allis, Wis., plant. He asked companv and union officials to meet with him Wednesday. The Independent Progressive Mine Workers of America threatened to strike Illinois coal mines at midnight Tuesday unless agreement is reached on a new contract with mine operators. The union represents about 18,000 Illinois miners: The rest of the state's miners belong to the rival U. M. W-A F. of L. and went on strike five weeks ago in the nationwide walkout.

FT. WAYNE MAN HEADS “TYPE UNION GROUP

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 29 (U. -P.).—Charles Albert of Ft. Wayne today headed the Association of Indiana Typographical unions as newly-elected president. Other officers elected at the organization’s 72d semi-annual convention which closed yesterday were Russell Martin, Huntington; How-

| ard E. Brown, South Bend, and Rob- | ert E.. Welch, Terre Haute, first, sec-

ond and third vice presidents, respectively, Charles F. Leitz, Evansville, was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Albert succeeds Paul Pritchett of

crease. The Pacific Gas and Elec-

Pink . Blue Yellow

Boys (All Data in Central Daylight Saving Time) esley, yetta Jones. rf mh inn Frost: Mal, April 20, 1046— is, and Kenneth, June COX.| Sunrise. ... 5:40 | Sunset.... 7:87 Methodist—Willlam, Dorothy 8 i Harold, Doro Thompson ; Precipitation 34 hrs. end. 7:30 a. m.. 4 ; Lester, Edith Smith; c®, | Total prestpita tion ai Since Jan, 1...... 8.54 Ada pg Wve J Sadia Deter sino Jab. 1....cei0iv0uss 4.60 Pottorfl; Francis, ence, Doro! Klosterman, and Calvin, following gd ra the temperaAlte ts in other cities i At Emhardt—Floyd, Petérson. Station High 15% At 8%. Francls—Hi Betty Tibbetts; n John, Betty Harris; , Emma Smith 8s a Bain Betty Pisher, and Max, Martha Chicago i 4 At HB Warford, 146 8. 5 “% Oath and William, Margaret Hil- 42 linrd, 860 Roache. wm 88 : « 51 8 « 8 . DEATHS ; 50 47 Willis Curtis Pool, 86, at 1034 Edwards, 68 hd chronic myocarditis, 69 56 John M. aring, . 75, at Methodist, | Mi oo. 14 LL | wer lerosis, ; vo 81 40 Willlam 8. Reed, 86, at Methodist, auri-|New Orleans ......... « 83 63 cular fibrillation, : aie .. 58 48 Susie Briscoe, 88, at City. epilepsy. Bo 61 Nelson A. ah at 3450 Salem, cor- (Omaha :........ «4 47 OnAry thrombe 5 “ | Blair, 71, at Seas Bellsfontaine, oar- . pu » Clsuds A. PFluharty, 47, a Veterans, |San a 30 50 sneurism of sorte. : Washington, D. C. ....i.ve.r. 08 80

in this crisp cotton dress by

Terre Haute as president.

tric Co. offered 2% per cent, but!

ls MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1046

Ex-$100-a Week Salesman | On $649,000 Spending Spree

only $30,000. He &lso established a ,| business connection with the American Business Credit Corp., obtaining $219,000 by showing. them fraudulent orders for 600,000 hydraulic pumps

from the Federal Auto Paria Co. of

Chicago. “

Smaller loan Ycompanies were:

nicked for the remainder, Mr, Hogan said. When his creditors recently demanded an accounting, Benjamin told them he had el ain and they took the case to the district attorney.

Benjamin, resplendent in a blue. sharkskin suit with an expensive

blue necktie, hand-painted with red roses, surrendered Saturday and yesterday. He was ordered held fOr a hearing May 6.

GEN. MIKHAILOVITCH - DEFENDED BY YANK

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collaborating with the Germans they could have let sthe Germans take us,” the Texan said. “But Mikhailovitch was a true friend of American airmen. When I met him he told me I was the first one he had seen personally. I talked with him three hours. He insisted on giving me an escort as protection from the Germans.

Praises Rescuers

“When I finally came out of -

Yugoslavia it was from an built by Mikhailovitch to get U.S. fliers back to.our territory.

“The Chetniks are as fine peopie as I ever met. I'll go anywhere to testify for Mikhailovitch.” The fliers came here to urge President Truman and the state department to take action to obtain a trial for Mikhailovtich before a United Nations tribunal rather than Tito’s court. The state department already has asked that the airmen be permitted to testify in the trial, but Yugoslavia has refused.

—————————— PLAN FOR CONVENTION TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 29 (U. P).—Plans for the State Exchange club convention to be held in Terre Haute Oct. 4-6 will be made Thursday when the state officers of + the organization visit Clinton, Terre Haute and Bloomington to confer with district and

local officials.

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