Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1946 — Page 12

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Allison Auto Indusiry Pioneer

(Second of a series

Established in 1913 by

Allison shop became the place where blasted hopes were made whole again through quick repair jobs on the eve of a big race. In the months between, design and ision manufacturing problems drew the careful attention of expert mechanics who had been ata ted to Allison. Wd war I provided a starting int for Allison in aviation. Another Indianapolis company had & contract to build Liberty aircraft engines and Allison was asked to help design jigs and fixtures. Following the war Allison stayed on the job and was commissioned by the army to redesign Liberties.

” ” » COMPLETION of that assign~ ment led Allison into a pioneering activity which was to be an important keystone in building its future.

powers showed Allison that better bearings were the answer to the Liberty engine problem. A method was developed to plate silver, copper and lead on steel. Out of that the steel-backed, sleeve-type bearing came into standard use throughout the aviation industry. Shortly “afterward Allison turned to the development of a 1000-horse-power liquid-cooled aircraft engine. This work was accelerated following the purchase of the company by General Motors shortly after the death of its colorful founder, James A. Allison. : As war clouds became heavier over the world, Allison's efforts quickened, despite meager funds at

ment. In 1937 the Allison V-1710 passed the rugged army air force acceptance test to become not only

the first aviation engine of any type to be rated at 1000 horsepower. = = 2 IN 1939 an Allison-powered Curtiss P-40 won the army air forces fighter ship competition. Allison received its first production order

start was associated with pioneers

Failures of bearings at the higher

army disposal for aviation develop- |

America’s only natively designed] liquid cooled aviation engine, but aircraft engine field.

on General Motors).

BECOMING PART of General Motors in 1929, the Allison division bearing activities have been cenprought into the corporation a long and colorful background which tered. The largest plant has been both the automobile and the aviation industry. - a group of the men who had been respongible for construction of the Indianapolis Speedway, Allison at the/for emergency, under terms of a in the automobile industry. The lease with the Reconstruction Fi- ; meee 1aNCE Corp,

on the model. A new plant was rushed through construction, with a series of expansions to keep pace with additional orders. From 1939 to 1943 there was scarcely a month when new eonstruction was not under way. By Dec. 7, 1941, Allison had climbed to production of 1000 engines a month and 3500 had been shipped and delivered all over the world. Throughout the war Allison built 70,000 liquid-cooled engines. It also {built 10,000,000 bearings which were {used in virtually every aircraft en- | gine model produced in this country. | The division also completed the | design of a 3000-horsepower P-3420 liquid-cooled engine which, although available for combat, did not ac[tually see war service,

5 » ” IN THE LATE stages of the war {Allison was called upon for a final

| emergency service—on engines for [jet planes. General Electric had {completed the design of a jet engine and to quicken production the |army air forces asked Allison to {help build the engines. At the {time the war ended they were be|ing . produged at Allison in quantities greater than at any other place in the world. With peace, Allison faced the problem of readjustment from its war-time proportions, when at one time it carried 23,000 employees. Some sizable engine production remained, for the army concentrated production on all J33 jet engines for the Lockheed Shooting Star at Allison. Other contracts were obtained, more were in prospect, and a very substantial amount of engineering contracts gave assurance that Allison would remain in the

= » » HOWEVER, = limited peacetime volume. in aviation made it advisable to supplement with new activities, so one plant has been turned

lover to manufacture such items as {automotive shock absorbers, hy-

draghic lifts, Diesel blowers and transmissions. In the original Allison pl#fit all

| designated for engine production land at the same time. as standby

Allison has taken on an additional operation since the war, at the Bed!ford foundry from which aluminum |castings for Allison engines had | been supplied by Delco-Remy division of General Motors. DelcoRemy wished to relinquish the foundry, so it has been purchased by Allison, as a general source for {aluminum castings.

(Tomorrow—Chevrolet in Indianapolis and Muncie.)

DISCOVER CAUSE

Project Stricken.

By Science Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 18-—Dis-covery of the germ cause of a new disease which struck 150 or more residents in a New York city

housing development is announced by Dr. Robert J. Huebner, Miss Peggy Stamps and Dr, Charles Armstrong of the U. 8S, National Institute of Health here. “Rickettsialpox” is the name they suggest for the new disease because it resembles chickenpox and is caused by a rickettsia rather than a bacteria or virus. Typhus fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are other diseases caused: by rickettsia, Kew Garden's spotted fever is another

MISS DAVISON HAS COMEDY PLAY LEAD

Jacqueline Davison will play the |

lead in “Life of the Party,” a three! act play to be presented at 8 p. m. |

Friday in the duditorium of Manual | kigh school. Supporting members of the cast! include: Don Foley, Geraldine Powell, Don Cope, | Resella Simpson, John Sharp, Chrisanna | Rutan, Florann Greeson, Barbara Snod-| | grass, Nila Jo Hawkins, Bob je. C. D. | rooks, Stephanie Stapton, Evangeline

Callis, Ruiph MillspaugB, Lowell Farley |and Norma Miner,

The play will be directed by E.| Janet Weaver is}

{Edward Green.

name that was given to the disease when it first broke out. Causes Fever, Rash Fever, sweats, headaches, a rash like that in chickenpox, and enlarged and tender lymph glands

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OF NEW DISEASE

150 Residents of New York,

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Miss Opal Robertson’

Miss Opal Robertson, 725 N. DeQuincey st., will be hostesssfor the permanent Indianapolis industrial exhibit in the Union Station, Chamber of Commerce President C. E. Whitehill announced today. Assisting Herman G. Deupree, exposition manager, she will be in charge of an information center of the exhibit and will conduct visiting parties on tours of the 74 dis-

are symptoms of the disease. Patients recover within about two weeks, : Mites, insects related to spiders! and ticks, are suspected of spreading the disease, Dr. Benjamin Shankman of Queens General hospite), New York, stated in a reUft to the New York state Journal of Medicine. He believes the disease may oc-|

plays of Indianapolis industry.

U.S. OFFERS CHECK ON FOOD FOR PET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (U. P.. —The agriculture department is bent on seeing that Fido gets the

| 3 |student director and Phyllis Baxter cur elsewhere, since there is noth-| right kind of food.

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B. RIPPLE CARNIVAL | TO BE HELD FRIDAY,

The third annual carnival of | Broad Ripple high school, sponsored by the P.-T. A., will be held from 7 to 11 p. m. Friday in the auditorym, “Mrs. William Ernsting and Mrs. C. E. Clift, co-chairmen, have appointed the following committee chairmen: ,

Mrs. Robrt Bastian, booths; Mrs. Charles Newman, aprons; Mrs. Wilbert Hull, Mrs. Lee Fox, sub-deb; Mrs. Deénzik Washmuth, Mrs. Ralph Quigle, baby gifts; Mrs. R. B. Parr, Mrs. William H. Meckling, fish pond; Mrs. A. G. Shoptaugh, stuffed animals; Mrs. Henry T. Davis, Mrs. W. E. Welling, candy; Mrs. L. T. Glidden, Mrs. Paul Baumgartner, cakes and pantry shelf; Mrs. Louis Schimp, tickets, and Mrs, Carl E Kett, palmist.

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COUNTY, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS TO MEET

Problems vital to Indiana will be discussed at the 12th annual convention of Indiana County and Township officials association at the Claypool hotel Dec. 4, 5 and 6. High on the agenda are discussions of veterans problems, school management, poor relief problems; post-war construction plans and] government administration. Some 2500 delegates will attend the convention.

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The department has offered its federal inspection service to packers preparing canned foods for dogs, cats and other meat eating animals. This service would include su-

pervision over factory sanitary conditions and over the ingredients which go into canned food. It also would provide a check on labeling.

HOOKS COP’S WALLET, BADGE PITTSFIELD, * Mass. (U. P).— Charles E. Newton of Pittsfield caught no fish when he went fishing in Pontoosuc lake, but he did catch a policeman’s wallet and badge lost in 1934.

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CHAPTER 37 THE MEETING took plaee in Mr. Godfrey's office late in the afternoon. Alexander Barr, the Bartletts’ lawyer, and Octavia Bartlett arrived together, and Joel Dwight came a few minutes later. Gayle was shocked when she saw Mrs. Bartlett, The warm color was gone from her cheeks, the arrogant sparkle from her eyes. She looked like a woman literally ravaged with grief, . “How do you do, Mrs. Bartlett,” Gayle said, preserving her poise with a great effort. “It was kind of you to come.” » ” o MRS. BARTLETT'S head lifted, and for a moment her eyes glowed

volved.” “Yes—his and mine.” |

Mr. Godfrey's introductions to the | two men, and gat down in the chair Mr. Godfrey held for her. Her | knees were trembling.

She feels that her situation has ‘become intolerable, Will "you ex-| | plain, Gayle?” | ww.» =» | | GAYLE took a deep breath, swal-| lowed twice, and with an effort | found her voice. “I do feel it's in< !tolerable,” she ‘began. to Dwight. “For example, you have | been giving information about me to the newspapers without my consent. Surely that's not proper.” “Not under normal circumstances, | { Mrs. -Bartlett,” he said courteously. | “But the circumstances have been| { very abnormal.” “I see.” Gayle's courage was re-| | turning. She was beginning to feel! tanger, and the anger banished her {fear and hesitancy. “I see,” she repeated. Then she| turned to Mrs. Bartlett. “For the! past year,” she said, her voice cold| with contempt, “ydu have had my| |every movement watched by a pri-| {vate detective.” { 2 .¥ a | DWIGHT looked surprised, and| both. Mrs. Bartlett and Alexander | Barr looked startled. She moved to| i speak, but he hastened to take con-| trol of the situation.

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Bartlett,” he said to Gayle.

snoke. to Barr.

anywhere arguing about him.”

do so.” ” n » GAYLE'S eyes flashed.

{ of it.” | Suddenly she flamed with rage.

with their old fire, “You hardly left For many hours she had planned me any choice, Gayle. I was told her attack, and she had promised that Bruce's good name was in- herself to remain calm. But in 4 that instant all calmness fled, and!

in one furious rush she said all

She turned then, acknowledged |she had to say. She stood up and!

faced Octavia Bartlett, “I'll have no more of it. Do you understand?” No one had spoken to Octavia

“I asked you to come here,” Mr. Bartlett in that tone within her| You're surprised, aren't you? . You {Godfrey said to his three guests, memory. The old black fire flashed didn't know I knew — |“at Mrs. Bruce Bartlett's suggestion. in her eyes, “and her head came up 1 know that Betty

in all her old arrogance. n » » “INDEED! You presume, Gayle.” “I do not presume. You have presumed—and you're not going to presume any more. I've -had enough of it. I won't stand for any more.

She turned’l know what you've been doing.

You've been making a god out of Bart, and you're scared to death I'll spoil everything by talking.

| You're trying to keep me shut up.”

She whirled on Dwight. “You've kept the reporters away from me because you're afraid I'll tell them

{I was going -to sue him for di-

vorce. You're afraid I'll tell them I could prove he was unfaithful. I could—and I can. If you don’t leave me alone, I will.” 5 » » THEN SHE moved to face Barr. “You had Barney spying on me to try to trap me. Mrs. Bartlett was fool. enough to try to buy me off, and you were fool enough to think you could buy my silence with threats, You're all fools, all three of you. “Didn't it ever enter your heads I could be generous? Haven't you sense enough to know I never

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" “That is'a grave accusation, Mrs.

Mr. Godfrey stirred uneasily and “Mrs, Bartlett has always known about the detective,” he said, “and her evidence is perfectly sound. I don’t think we'll get

Barr bent his head in defeat. “Very well, Godfrey. Surely it was Mrs, Bartlett's privilege to protect her grandson, She would have been remiss if she had made no effort to|

“She | wasn't protecting Kent. She was spying on me. Now I've had enough

wanted revenge? I never wanted anything but my freedom, and that’s all I want now, and I'm going to have it—freedom from all of you, Do you understand? .” # w 3 “I DON'T think; Mrs. Bartlett”! Barr said to her, his voice dry al-

most to tonelessness, “that ‘melo-

forget, I'm afraid, that your son is! now the Bartlett heir.”

“Kent is not the Bartlett heir” Gayle contradicted flatly, “That's one reason I'm here today. I'm going to see that he never gets a cent of Bartlett money—and if 1 ever marry again, he'll give up the Bartlett name. It's nothing I wear | with any pride.” i “Aren't you promising a good | eal?” Barr's eyes smiled at her | coldly. |

” ” ” “NOT MORE than I can carry out. You forget, Mr. Barr, that I |¢an prove you paid Tom and Betty ! Kingston to get out of the state,

that, did you? Kingston is in |New York right now. I know Holly Steele is, and I know she's living on Bartlett money. I know she was (with Bart as long as he was in this country. “You made a mistake, Mr. Barr. You took it for granted I was a fool and full of vengeance. You were wrong both times. I thought you were always careful to be ethical.” | “I always am ethical,” he -said | staring angrily at her. 3 | “Technically - and deviously—but {not actually; but even the great | Alexander Barr makes mistakes — and you made one this time.”

(To Be Concluded)

FARM CREDIT POST

Times State Service OXFORD, Ind. Nov. 18.—Phares L. White, Oxford farmer, has been elected to the board of directors of the Farm Credit administration of Louisville. ? The election was participated in by the 41 production credit associations in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee,

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