Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1949 — Page 15

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‘SUNDAY, DEC. 11, 1049

Loss of Arm Doesn't Handicap

Local Machinist and Inventor

Doesn't Like His | Artificial Limb By CARL HENN THE OWNER, operator and! only employee of the Enterprise Machine Cg., 2054 McPherson, St. sometimes hanging on the wall doesn’t need it. “It's too heavy,” ‘says the, maker of precision carburetors for racing cars, “It weighs 2% | pounds ‘and doesn't work well. | I'm thinking about buying one of those new plastic arms that weighs only 11 ounces.’ ! Walter J. Flynn, 33-year-old machinist © ani inventor, has ledirned to get along without the arm he lost several years ago when he fell out of a cherry tree. In fact, he prefers not to use his artificial arm, “I didn't ask for it,” he says.' “I must have signed an extra, paper while 1 was signing my way out cf Veterans Hospital, after they amputated my arm.’ Anyway, they gave it to me.” . » =n HE NEEDS it occasionally, of course. Some of the heavy machinery and parts he moves around in his shop, a converted garage In back of his home, is too bulky for the right hand alone. The carburetor he makes and sells is the best on the racing Z Li ¥ ; te eays S13 been theres! Walter Flynn . .. not many miles to the gallon, but fast. i years. His first one has been| The owner of two other cars for the high-school diploma he § i

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used that long in the Floyd NOW being rebuilt for the 500- never got. Dreyer car driven by Jackie Mile Race next year last week, “I've got some ideas I'm workHolmes, which was first in AAA notified Mr. Flynn that he was ing on,” “but I need some standing for Midwest dirt track 80Ing to use his carburetors. more training. I'd like to get racers this year, and second last They cost $50 each, and usually some experimental work to tide

he says,

year. are needed in pairs for racing me over .the winter months when A number of other ‘Midwest Motors. racing dies down. Business is big cars are using it, and word . 88

i pretty slow right now. ¥ is spreading. A car which ran WHILE he doesn't push it as Thée family income is augmented 2 for qualifications at the 500- much, Mr. Flynn also makes a by Mr, Flynn's wife, Ruth, who i Mile Speedway this year, but carburetor for midget racers. In works as a waitress. They have § was 100 slow, - recently was addition, he. handles racing no children. Both are looking tested with his carburetor. gears; machines down ‘blocks forward to the. time when the “It went so fast” ‘Mr. Flynn from rough factory. castings and slim, wiry mechanic's inventions Jf said, “that it would have placed does other’ precision work on begin selling to the entire racing if in the front row if it had had engines. {industry, my ‘carburetor F for t the race, "- Although he has 15 years’ ex-| “There's one drawback to this § = {perience as a mechanic and ma- gadget,” Mr. Flynn says. “I can’t 16 IU “Students |chinist, Mr. Flynn has no book sell it for pleasure cars, where a {training in his work. -He intends carburetor fa- supposed to be ecoto take a night course In drafi-nomical; Mine is designed to feed’ To Be Apprentices ing" next spring to o help ma make ke up! more | BAS, ‘not less." Times State Services

BLOOMINGTON; Dee. 10-—8ix- 7 teen Indiana. University account- 7 ing students left the Bloomington campus this week to begin three-. month apprentice periods with! public accounting firms, These top accounting students in the I. U. school of business, will receive practical field experience while carrying out assignments with firms throughout the Midwest, East and South, They include: rt Richa and Eugene PF. Wy-|

Robe: att, Bloomington; D. ell, Dills-| dord: Filllam P, pio%es Jr., Frankiin; Don-

at Pe land Fes o Charles A. Snisninl Clinton: Ci Bie G. Bennett, Inana Others are: Edward Ni Berry. Oak Park, | Ill: James E. Black, mmond: Rig

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Lawrenceville, ni, —————————————— FRENCH OUST 18 POLES PARIS, Dec. 10 (UP) — The government expelled 18 polish school teachers and school inspectors today. Poland itself has ordered nine French citizens expelled, }

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