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would be able to repo . action on the An. at Friday's met. . Jenner sald. “It the, to the full committee.op administration for fing) That should come next | the bill soon will be o,

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BATS Ih OUR BELFRIES?—After an exten: sive tour, "Mr. Inside" is happy to report we don't have bats in'our belfries. .

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Knows Every Cop in State

AT THAT moment one of Col. Birdsong’s cops came in—a slim, dark, handsome fellow with no mark of the cop on.him. Col. Birdsong introduced hm, and Whe Spgretor ald he Bad 10 Hb dowh to help question a Negro who had been picked up with $400 on him. “Run along, son,” Col. Birdsong said cheerfully. "But take my secretary home first, will you?” The cop said yes sir and went out. Col. Birdsong got back to the subject. “We haven't needed a large operating force for the simple reason that I know practically every cop in the state. “Police chiefs all over the state have worked

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around just then. I took it for granted that I wouldn't have discovered any bats, Every time I passed a church with mio belfry I counted it as explored. Had to do something courage. * In Irvington I ran into more custodian trouble. The Fourth Church of Christ Scientist, 5201. Pleasant Run Pkwy. south dr.. has the kind of| a belfry-a bat would be proud. to call his own. But no one knew how a guy could make the trip and the custodian was off for a few hours. Just as well. I'm sure there aren't any bats up there. The Rev. Father James Moore, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 5333 E. Washington St., was positive he had no bats. “Go up and see if you want to,” Father Moore

“I, better go anyway.” I said. Why not? It's a Fajiier Moore said there weren't any. elevators. Pretty nice belfry as.belfries go.” Carpeted stairs ‘part of the way, solid wooden ones farther up and -rugged iron ladder the rest of the way. Except for getting my hands dirty on the iron ladder the‘ trip was clean. Father Moore was right, no bats. Not even a church mouse. 1 If anyone knows of any bats in belfries, I'd appreciate knowing about them. Might be fun talking to an old:bat on his home grounds.

By Robert C. Ruark

which legalized Gov. Wright's private gestapo. It says that the Governor is empowered to hire on a temporary basis any investigators. or addihes. This is an addition to his power to rew any informer for advance information on threats of violerice, terrorism, or intimidation.

The Colonel Won't Lose His Job “WE SET this up real nice,” Col. Birdsong said. “1 got my two key men—one of them FBI trained —and we were going to hire nothing but lawyers or certified public accountants. Like the FBL 1 had a training center in mind, here, and we were ing to add to the staff slowly, because I had

all the unofficial help ¥ needed in the police chiefs]

But it looks as if our little force is going to be killed, when the appropriation runs out and 1 doubt It the legisture will give the Govforce of men.” amor his special Col. Bird-

is actually of little to i ) takes over as of Public Safety the spring, and as such, will head the State’ Patrol. That patrol is not empowered to act on any incident not involving state highways, but back in 1938, Col. Birdsong enlisted his patrolmen in the National Guard. Since the National Guard can always be called out by the Governor, Col. Birdsong’s guard lads turned out to be trained cops. They chased speeders and gave tickets by day, but were always available as highly skilled police in times of “emergency,” although the patrol is still not | empowered to enforce the law away from the roads. Col. Birdsong says he intends to train them along FBI lines in investigation and weapon handling, just in case.. Despite what has been said about the abolition | of Gov. Wright's private police force, it is still available and all-powerful until such time as its appropriation runs out, which is next June. -By| that time, it will’ have been replaced by a less sinister-seeming organization, but which is essentially the same as the MBL Failing that, Col. | Birdsong, as head of .public safety, will be able to place his highway patrol boys once again in the National Guard which gives Gov. Wright the | same trained striking force: Mississippi is geared!

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NEW CAA HEADQUARTERS — Working among the. comfortable appsintments of this spacious new building at Weir Cook Municipal Airport are the scientists and technicians who keep the wheels of progress turning at the CAA

Experimental Station. CAA was pretty much .

cramped for space at the local airport before moving into the new city-owned quarters fast September:

DANGER, HIGH VOLTAGE — Richard C. Borden, head of the distance-measuring equipment (DME) project at the CAA develop- * tent center here, runs a series of "lab tests” on the DME receiver. This piece of radio equipment relays information to the computer which translates it into distance measurements to tell the pilot how

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A QUESTION OF SIZE—CAA Radio Engineer Francis Gross (left) makes a minor adjustment of the experimental model of the new automatic computer while ‘Logan Setzer,” another CAA radio engineer, checks the "boiled-down™ version, which eventually will be used in transport aircraft. The production model is' about one-tenth the size of the experimental model. oe

Miracle Gadgets Take Shape in Experimental Station at Weir Cook Municipal Airport

: (First of Two Articles) By JACK THOMPSON ‘IN THE LAVISH new headquarters of the Civil Aeronautics Administration - Experimental Station at Weir Cook Municipal Airport many new miracle gadgets are slowly taking shape. ® CAA oflicials there are inclined to look on 1948 as a big year that will bring countless improvements and increased safety to aviation. ing over unbelievable and fantas.|— "= tic devices that some day they| All the pilot has to do is draw hope will make fiying as simple the course he wants to follow on,

as sitting in a porch swing. this map to a destination of his run up against:

Placing Blame for UMT Delay Proves Difficult

Despite Eisenhower's Indorsement, Measure

Seems fo Lack Real Congressional Backing By JIM G. LUCAS, Scripps-Howard Staff Weiter ; WASHINGTON, Feb. Scientists and technicians at the local laboratories are swedl-| chief of staff said the U. 8. had to adopt universal militéry training or reorganize its defense. He said delay was “dangerous” and that an answer had to be given now. It's not easy to find that answer in Congress. Here's what you

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ver made an inspection of an ordnance plant with the idea of boosting its efficiency. par mB mre A ml we OER TRA wore .AT THE GATE, a guard asked for his. credentials. Sir Oliver fumbled through his pockets at: great length and finally came: up with the right cards. He presented

for trouble, and if it comes, Col. Birdsong The soft whirr of delicate ma- choosing, measure the bearing of be.can haodle it. chinery, the squawk of radio his course and the direction of the “T been a peace officer & Tot tie,” he says: equipment, fasting -Hghts; click destination..crom. the. station....... “f got lots of boys all around.” : [ing relays =-ail-these-and other; : {strange and weird noises mean’ jthat the spectacled, pipe-smoking intellectuals only a few miles {west of ‘Indianapolis are probing [deeper Into thé mysteries of flight. :

‘em to take tires off of rationing. Oh, | ,.n 8 ' a ht They kept on rationing tires, not| ONE OF the most starting of because they were short, but because they said it the developments under way at knows when he reaches his deswas a good way to control the use of gasoline.” |the experimental station is en- ,,....,; If the computer were Now the government continues to run the syn- cased in a couple of black metal oq {5 an automatic pilot, all thetic rubber factories, he said, and a man with a/boxes that could easily be placed ;)0 bilot would have to do would good idea on how to improve the stuff hasn't alin an overnight bag, be sit and wait. His plane would chance. As for the government spending millions! It is the automatic computer, fiy jtself to the airport. on a rubber stockpile, nuts! he said. Absurd. | which in an airplane continually, By using this equipment the air Foolish. The rubber makers had a stockpile ready | keeps the pilot informed of where jines sorhe day hope to be able to for the last war; they'll have one for the next, if [he is, where he wants to be and fly parallel airways, according to there is a next. how Jo Bt here. is 4 with the CAA officials. Now, they say, the Birds From Harvard Upa Tree {automatic pilot, will gy a Plans In ts mus 2 Sus sams airway Halley Sokplaing there's been one given to another ‘a lot of talk” that WHEN HE and the chiefs of half a dozen other Hom 9 ou priiog Reni Her In a lew years it is highly POs-.. os decided Wie leaders tire companies finished their testimony before Sen. flight controls of his plane. sible that a8 many as 3 planes hot an issue in an election year. John Bricker of Ohio, and his Banking Subcom 860, CL 1, Nt Pied ome le et ame dats. He $878 thats not true—it hasm'i| on it he ily meant that about the birds from|Yet at the Indianapolis alrpori.i,gtion at the same altitude — un- heen decided, one way or. the Harvard. {completely automatic flight could ‘ger instrument conditions. nr “Sure I meant it.” he said. “That's what they "OW be accomplished with the (TOMORROW — 1048 Problems =~ 1€r8 406 8 lot of things Now they've got more rubber than ever before, did. Those birds from Harvard are always up a|°Xisting facilities. And the equip-/yng Plans of CAA.) consideration,” he said. man-made as well as natural. And if the gOv-- tree”

{ment used would NOt be NEArY emmmmswe—— isin sins ft is one of many.” ernment kindly will sell its synthetic rubber fac- He added, in ‘hope of toning that statement!®® complex or bulky as that used 8 ‘it near the top of that list? tories to people who know something about the WORD-A-DAY haa

for me, at one time or other. All I got to do is . ~get-on-the phone and-in-fve-minutes.I'm. in busi-. ness in-any town I-can-name:— This is possible

Bubble Gum?

WASHINGTON, Feb, 26—William O'Neil is the kind of fellow who wears a necktie that looks like an atomic bomb explosion inside a catsup _ bottle. Talks that way, too, in language as salty as it is censorable. He's also the president of the Géneral Tire and Rubber Co., and what he thinks about the govern- . ment being in the rubber business is enough to melt one of his own fire-proof gaskets. As for wis from Harvard being sent.to Brazil by the « 8. government to teach the natives how to climb trees, boy. All the big-time tire-makers, Including big Bill O'Nell, descended upon Washington from Akron, 0, to urge the Senate fo get the government out of the rubber business, before it explodes like bubble gum. When this country entered the war, Mr. O'Neil ald, the rubber makers were prepared. They had 50 much rubber they even sent some of it to Venezuela, one of the homes of the rubber tree.

First, you see Chairman Leo|proved by the Armed Services Allen (R. IIL) of the House Rules| Committee but stuck in the Rules er a {Committee Mess Adlon lame Committee for eight months, ~ THIS Thformation he sets-on-ajbasted as a man with a “czarist| Mr, Towe says he is “not discouple of tiny dials on the com- complex” by his own American couraged.” He “looks” for a puter, settles back and follows an Legion — has re-|showdown” soon. ~~ - indicator in the cockpit. The com- fused to let the] What kind of showdown? puter at all times tells him ex- Fr : House vote on Mr, Towé isn't sure. But he actly where he is and keeps him| = —~universal-m {1i- expects “developments.” [on course. . ; tary training. He No matter what the weather— fog, rain or snow — the pilot|

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By Frederick C. Othman

paused. i 3 i “By the way,” he asked, “am I golng Jnto this place or coming out?” . .“You were just going in, sir” sald the guard. fica dl “Good,” said Sir Oliver. “That

says he hasn't Wa FA tr %" changed his allace fo § k i mind. Frank Wallace, state entomolThen you look ogist, will speak to the Fall Creek Civic League.at 8:30 p. m. Mon-

up Rep. Charles Halleck (R.Ind.) ‘I day in Bchool 91. His talk, which majority leader. : 1 Hale + Apo s wil Mogg roi Rag ied Mmeshs, that I already have eaten answers are eva- : t 1 The 1 Times sive. He smiles|1® ot : and ey Chicago Datly Hews.

sadly when you ask abofit univer- . a . Carrival—By Dick Turner

Mr. Lucas

sal military training. He says it's “under consideration.” Mr.

by the U. 8. Alr Force 'n its “It's under consideration,” he

ys. “That's all I can tell you.”

Tubber business, Mr. O'Neil and Co., will be grateful, Big Bill rubbed his bald brow. His memories Weren't happy. * There were 11 different federal directors of Tubber production after the war began, he said, god only one of ‘em ever had been in the rubber ness. ’

I. ;ht Natives to Climb Trees

ONE OF these amateurs got the bright idea of fending an expeditiori to Brazil to talk the BraElians into hopping up their rubber production. _ “Why,” he said, “the government sent birds out of Harvard to teach those natives down in Brazil how to climb trees. I just Wish you Senators could have seen how foolish, those bureaucrats Acted during the war. After we got going good on the synthetic Tubber production there wasn't any tire shortage,

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down a little, that he had sent his three sons to| Harvard and that they weren't up any trees. “What I really tried to say,” he added, “is that the government didn’t get any more extra rubber from Brazil, than we did from Guayule, That's a weed that grows in Mexico.” The rubber makers, he said, produced Mexican | rubber at 28 cents a pound when it was needed | badly. “So the government looked at that” he said, | “took over thousands of acres in California, established Guayule nurseries, set up housing projects and when it began to turn-out rubber, the cost was better than a dollar a pound. No wonder I; say the government has no business in rubber.” ,One other thing; Sen. A. Willis of Virginia, asked Harvey Firestone Jr., if today's half-syn-thetic tires are as good as the old pre- shoes. Mr. Firestone said they are better. t he's still got to prove to me. -

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rn - . THE COMPUTER isn't simple, It consists of phase shifters, iiny' radio tubes, minute . service! motors, rectifiers, amplifiers, knobs, dials and wires that make one's ‘head spin. But it makes flying a lot simplier. Francis Gross, n Jetzer and Chester Watts, CAA radio engineers are working on the project. Their explanation, omitting vectors, calculus, trigonometry and radio theory, went something | like this. The computer is designed to ra-| ceive information from a 1ad» station equipped with very high frequency (VHF) omni-direction-al range and distance measuring equipment. = The, latter two devices eventually will replace the standard low pee frequency ranges now in use on |: 11 American airways. Their function is to tell the pilot by mieans of dials on the instrument panel how far his plane is in\miles and

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