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Wright Tabs Controls In Dayton Flight Of Air Leviathan I 0 TT It A4 L' I I li i I I A I -Jlv ORVILLE WRICaiT AND THE LOCKHEED COXSTEI.LATION received equal attention yesterday after- i I noon when thi hurp. shark-bodied HhlD. coast-to-coast aneed record holder, landed at WrlRht Held. Today 1 1 the "Connie" at Vandalia for accelerated service tests by Materiel Command engineers. In picture at the command's engineering division, shows the co-Inventor of the II left BHjc Gen.

F. O. Carroll, chief of first nlane disilnrtlve features of the Leviathan of all land-based careo They are examining tne v' I L.r- 'vjgi steerable dougle-tlred nose wheel, part of the ship's tricycle landing system. Also visible are two of the 2,200 horsepower engines. Wright, who waa at the controls for a few minutes during the Constellation's flight over the city, was Impressed with the huge ship, especially since his own 103-foot flight at Kitty-hawk, N.

C. 40 years ago, could have been made on the "Connie's" 123-foot wing span. Above, the big plane with Its distinctive triple fins and rudders completely dwarfs the crowd en the Wright Field flight line. (Staff photos by Keen). THE WEATHER Cloudy, cold today, maximum 'aid.

The Dayton Hei temperature near 57. Increasing cloudiness and colder tonight with iJfiimum near 42, Partly cloudy rWrJ warmer tomorrow with maxi fAim temperature near 64. I FOUR CENTS Vol. G5, No. 100 F.ntrrrd si Sccond-Clati Matter, pMtoflle Dajrtoa, Obi.

Tel. ADams 1111 DAYTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1944 a) ii iia 10) ollandia Fields Nazi Flak Called Selieved Taken Air Goliath Aloft Here For 50 Minutes Soldiers Eject President Of Montgomery Ward Co. Hottest In Weeks 1 U. S. Forces tlw fVT A CTt'lTVCAV Butter Ration Points Lower; Beef Higher WASHINGTON.

April 27. (UP) The Office of Price Administration (OPA) greeted housewives today with a four-point cut in butter and margarine, effective Sunday; but at the same time raised choice beef cuts by one point a pound. Lamb and mutton point values were sliced in half, while those for veal and most pork cuts were held at Afril levels. For the new ration period, which "Can't Do This By I'nltrd Trm American forces were believed oday to have completed the occu- nrJ wr7.M CHICAGO, April 27. (UP) Two husky soldiers picked up Orville Wright, co-inventor of the' 0 airplane, yesterday afternoon not Sewell Avery, 69-year-old head of Montgomery Ward and corn- latlon of Ilollandia's three air- only saw but flew the silver, shark- pany, today and carried him, kicking and squirming, from the dieK Goliath of all: cxecutive offices of the nation's second largest mail order housv ields on northern New Guinea to land-based cargo planes and coast.

to enforce the government's seizure of the firm's Chicago plants, to-coast record-breaker, LONDON, April 27. (UP) Many hundreds of Allied planes led by 750 American heavy bombers stepped up the bombardment of western Europe on its 11th straight day today after 1,000 British night raiders blasted Essen, Schweinfurt and the suburbs of Paris. A correspondent on the southeast coast reported at noon that never before had so many planes shuttled over that sector in a single morning, and bombers still were sweeping back and forth "by the hundreds." Flvine Fortresses and Liberators with an escort comprising what started out to be a routine ipen new bases for the growing Mlied aerial offensive In the Pacific which brought further raids The soldiers, accompanied by three other members of their demonstration ride for newspaper men and public relations officials detail, carried Avery out of his paneled, green-carpeted onice, loaded him into an elevator, and hustled him out through the pn Japanese bases from the Kuriles turned into an historic flight when main lobby to the sidewalk where they put him down on his feet, Wright, who hasn't handled a plane the north to the Carolines and he Marshall. Australian troops also added a since 1918, took over the controls The carried him past startled extends from Sunday through for about 10 minutes employes of wards while Avery June 3, Price Administrator Chester 1 ftnn 1 xr wamlanei IpH the darlieht narada President Roosevelt he would not comply with his directive to accede keaport to the Allied conquests by At the end of the 50-mlnute trip the Inventor, whose last time aloft struggled and complained: "You can't do this to me." Incident Described apturing Madang. one of the best arbors along the New Guinea to a WLB order for extension of a company contract with the United Retail, Wholesale and Department was in a DC-4 in 1939, was beaming.

Bowles put creamery butter at 1 I 1 7- 7- instead of 16 points a pound, farmj against the continent. Breasting the strongest anti-aircraft fire or country butter at 8 instead of 12: in weeks, they lashed the Pas de Calais strip of the French points, and margarine at two in- invasion coast without encountering German fighter opposition. stead ot the present ix points al II 'There wasn any room for fight-1 Voast. Reporters, who did not witness the eviction because the Army re "It's absolutely marvelous," he said of the plane. And of his role Store Employes of America (CIO).

J'ossesslon of Holla ndia's air- Order Is Defied stricted- them to one room in the relds brought the Allied grounc ases within 800 milA of the stra Yesterday he Tefused to leave the in nai-ino ih Viiftei. vtn frnm up-there today, for they would ball bearing city of Schweinfurt and 'W i fi plant, obtained the description of office when Wayne C. Taylor, un it, nievioiu Dosiiion as the most "av on nown 'rom in the sub- the scene from Atty. Gen. Jrancis eeic Palau islands In the Western dersecretary of commerce presented Biddle, who had come here from expensive red-point Item on SUK Syt Robert L.

Carolines, and 1,200 miles of Davao to him a presidential order empoW' Washington to help enforce the Lt the southern tip of the Philip- ration lists, Bowles explained increased seasonal output and anitP. turret gunner. 'It was red. urbs of Paris, an air ministry communique announced. Twin-engined RAF Mosquitos simultaneously raided battered Hamburg, once Germany' second city ering the commerce department to take over and operate Montgomery as pilot he chuckled: "You can say that I ran the whole thing.

Put exclamation points and question marks after that because all I had to do was just let it take care of itself." Inventor Impressed He admitted that 40 years ago at Kitty Hawk, N. he never dreamed his invention would assume such proportions. He seemed impressed but not awed, as if long white and )ines. The American thrusts at Hot estimated "cushion" of 20,000,000 seizure order, and from Lt. Gilbert Cattanach, Nekoosa, who detailed the five soldiers to rush Avery outside.

Ward's Chicago facilities. Taylor ac andia were followed with new pounds held over from April conv bined to justify the reduction. Demand Runs Ifp and greatest port. Mine-laying operations rounded out the night' Biddies first account said Maj. aids on Geelvink bay, 400 miles to he northwest, by Allied heavy Flak Suits Help Further supporting Indications that the Germans may have moved up additional anti-aircraft batteries to the aerially-besieged Pas de Ca J.

R. Weber, who is commander of offensive. In which 29 heavy bomb Beef points were raised because mmbers which destroyed 20 cepted the rebuff but returned later wih the U. S. marshal and eight deputies.

Still Avery refused to leave, and, finally, after six hours of bickering, a contingent of soldiers arrived to enforce the President's order. the Army forces patroling the Grounded planes at Kamirl air demand has been running ahead of supply, and the May supply ac ers and two Mosquitos were lost. Global Warfare lais, 1st Lt. John VV. Lloyd of La SEWELL AVERY Irome, while reconnaissance planes before this he had learned to take remarkable aerial development in plant, had carried Avery out, but later he and Lt.

Cattanach, explained the actual eviction was hot down three enemy fighters, tually will be less a person, in that the new rationing period extends Junta. a bombardier, said: "Flak suits saved plenty of skins conclusion that such seizure was In the other aerial attacks In the Even then, Avery said he denied authorized by law." for five weeks, Bowles pointed out Today In Brief tuunj. wn. done by a sergeant and a private, who remained unidentified. Shortly after Avery was ejected, Pacific, Army, Navy and Marine Rep.

Adolph J. Sabath Increased supplies made it pos the legality of the action but remarked that it was quitting time lanes delivered one of their also of Chicago, took issue with sible to cut margarine values and my cnesi, ana anuuirr 011 my srui. Without my suit I would have been his stride. "Each one that comes along Is a little better than the one before," he commented. The plane, with its distinctive triple tail, streaked over the Wright Field operations tower, circled the heaviest blows on the isolated anyway and he guessed he would.

Dewey and said he "deplored" thelto keep shortening, salad and cook- law firm of Winston, Strawn and Silas H. Strawn, a member of the a dead pigeon. be setting along. idead that "any chain store or mailljng oils off the rationed list. Cheese nemy positions in the Marshaiis, paving the bases in ruins from 138 Shaw and a director of Montcom Other Ward officers who refused also remains unchanged during ery Ward, said the law 'was pre to cooperate or surrender the com- ons of bombs and more man One Fortress returned with between 50 and 100 anti-aircraft holes in it.

Despite the stiff barrage thrown up by the ground gunners. May, Field and hit the runway at exactly paring to seek an injunction in ounds of ammunition. order house thinks it is so big it can and should run the governmen." Rep. Howard W. SmitM co-author of the War Labor Disputes Act, also disagreed with The only change Jn pork values 2 p.

m. It roared out of the blue federal court here restraining the so unexpectedly that it actually panys books were Stuart Ball, secretary; John A. Barr, assistant secretary, and Harold L. Pearson, vice-president and treasurer. They Aleutian-based bomber" struck aramushiro.

Shlmushu and Mat- government from taking over the however, the crewmen reported put spare ribs back on the list at one point a pound, a move which Bowles said was requested by the "good bombing results. uwa In the Kurile chain of Japan's took away the breath of the big crowd waiting an hour for it to come In from the opposite direction. Biddle. He said he doubted that any member of congress believed Thunderous explosions from the plant. Refuses To Help Biddle said Avery's eviction fol liorthern empire on Sunday and were not evicted, however, and te-mained in the companys offices.

crash of bombs on northern France the act was "intended to authorize The Constellation was flown here Monday night. shook houses in FJngtish coast meat trade to slow down spare-ribs sales and to assure equitable distribution. The beef increases placed porter By VmitrA Frraa APRIL 27. 1944 AIR WAR Pre-tnvaslon at Western Europe goes Into 11th day at high pitch as American plane l.uuo to 2,000 strong batter Atlantic seawall defenses in wake, of shattering assault by 1,000 RAF night bomber on Essen and Schweinfurt and on railway yard in Pari suburb. RUSSIA Russian troop seise strategically Important hill In second day of limited attack southeast of Stalingrad In Old Poland; Germans report powerful Russian force have launched new offensive In northeast Romania.

PACIFIC American forces believed to have completed occupation of Holland's three airfield opening new bases for crowing anybody to take over a retail store lowed his refusal to ro-operate with commerce department agents who from Washington, scene of its In the Central Pacific, U. S. air towns. WASHINGTON. April 27 (UP) kien attacked the five main islands Rep.

Charles S. Dewey III.) Nazi lilt Bark inumpn April ib, wren ii oroKe had contro, of Montgomery-existing coast-to-coast records by Ward.g Chicago facilities, or to house, T-bo ne and club steaks at if Truk atoll In the Carolines, un- New Soviet Drive German planes struck back last charged in the house today that the government's seizure of Montgom covering wie uisiaiitc in "UUIS Iphvp his office oading 36 tons of bombs on Men, 12 points a pound: rib steaks (10-and 7-inch) at 8 and 9 points, re night with sharp though com para and 58 minutes. The incident followed the seizure 'aram, Moen, tot anu uumon. ery Ward and Co. was the "culmi lively small-scale raids on what the onape, 4.n6 miles east or iruK, spectively, in loin at 11; round at and flank at 10.

Flank steaks, however, were cut 2 points to 10. In Romania Begun Nazi DNB agency called shipping concentrations in harbors along the nd nearby Ant isiana aiso were nation of a series or arbitrary, dictatorial and illegal actions" and reached a new high in official law Piloting it here was Lt. Col. George Hatcher, Matei iel Command project engineer. Co-pilot was Lt.

Col. Clarence Shoop, resident in English southwest coast. Naz LONDON. April 27. (UP) Pow- I'P Two Point it.

The Japanese credited the Ameri- lessness. broadcasts have claimed that the erful Russian forces have launched! "mP roas, will cost points. im with attacks on two other Allies were assembling the greatest new offensive in northeastern! more Dewey filed a resolution calling for establishment of a special house ar(i hnses Woleal island, 500 Allied air offensive; Australian Romania. Berlin reported today, beer roasts were raised 1 point. of the plant by the Army and commerce department last night for failure to comply with a War Labor Board order.

After being ejected. Avery left the premises without making a statement. "Mr. Avery will not be allowed to come back into the building until he agrees to co-operate," Biddle said. Avery's defiance of Ihe govern concentration of shipping since Dunkerque in British waters for committee of seven members to in Iniles west of Truk, and Hainan and Moscow said the Sevastopol Putting round tip at 11; rump with sland In the China sea.

the coming invasion. bone in at rib, standing (chine siege army had captured a network vestigate the seizure with the view of determining, among other things, the authority in law for such seiz The British naval base port of of trenches in which Red armies spector at the Lockheed company Burbank, plant, where ihe plane was built. Clark Not Aboard They told newsmen that Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, scheduled to make the trip, "had hhd to pull out at the last minute." Also on board were three other members of the original crew for last week's flight. or rowed Car Portsmouth was hit with "good re defended the city two years ago.

troop rapture maciang, one oi best harbor on New Guinea coast. ITALY Allied naval and air force sink nine ship and damage two destroyer in series of night action off west coast of Italy. (Page 4) The German high command re ure and whether the opinion of the attorney general rendered in con-l nection with such seizure disclosed 'lunges Over sults." DNB said. Never before had the Allied air offensive against Axil Europe achieved such intensity or concentration. From 1.000 to 3.000 Allied ported the second Red Army offensive in two days on the southern front in a communique which said ment's authority climaxed a series of legal maneuvers In the last 48 bone on), 10-inch cut, at 7, and rib, standing (chine bone on), 7-inch cut, at eight.

The slash In Iamb values reflected increased marketings resulting from poor grazing conditions, Bowles said. Lamb loin chops dropped 4 points to 6 a pound; rib chops, down 4 to shoulder chops, down 3 to leg roasts, down 3 adequate grounds for reaching the YIT.OSI.A VIA Yugoslav partl- Sank Into River hours, during which he ignored Hatcher, in close contact with the sans land on Koroula, less than planes have attacked Germany or IdeveloDment of the Constellation orders from the War Labor Board, troops supported by tanks and battle planes swung over to the attack north of Iasi in an attempt to break through toward the fwo girls stood helpless mis, rtrBWl ho)ird two tne president, the secretary of com- Vnorning on the front porch at 27 occupied territory every 24 hours mile off Dalmatian coast. since April 17, with the greatest ir. r-J weight of explosives falling on rail- I OleaO OiriRe CMS Irafton avenue, where tney are to 4. Breast, flank, shank and neck Galati gap.

loardlng, and watched an empty Despite stubborn resistance byjstew parts of lamb were made yean ago, made final test flights! lerce, the United Mates marsnai, several weeks ago over Las Vegas.jand finally the Army. Calif. Two days ago Avery, who has "It's not much different In opera-! gained fame in the business world rnitlni4 nn pair minimi 4 'for his individualistic methods, told German and Romanian forces, the point-free. Knox 111, Under Care Of Doctor WASHINGTON, April 27. (UP) Frank Knox, secretary of the Navy, has suffered a gastro-inlestinal upset complicated with dizziness," and is confined to his home, the Navy announced today.

edan they had borrowed from a rlend roll down Grafton avenue lill, cross RiverviPW avenue. Jump Nazi communique said, the Rus-j Tinned and glassed meals gener- sians wedged into the Axis positions any will cost 1 point less in May, way communications on which the TOLEDO. April 27. (UP) A Nazi command depends to supply strike of 160 production and service and reinforce its anti-invasion arm- employes of the Ohio Fuel Gas com-ies. I pany which forced a shutdown of at "Well over" 1.000 RAF bombers! least four Toledo war plants and participated in last night's heavy! threw an estimated 20,000 workers attacks on the Ruhr Industrial cen-! in idleness ended today as th ter of Essen, the southern Germany I strikers voted to return to work.

he rurh and crash down tne em at some points. It claimed in the although dried beef fell from 16 bankment into the Miarrd river just customary propaganda wording thati0 12 points and beef tongue was ast of the Monument avenue "local penetrations were sealed off. ridge. halved to two. Dried beef slices and tongue slices of the ready-to-eat variety dropped 2 and 1 points to 12 and 3 points, respectively.

Police found car tracks on the Berlin also said other Red Army assault forces continued heavy attacks in the lower Dnestr valley Knox, who is 70, suffered the last week while attending the Riverview embankment and broken southeast of Iasi, where earlier Axis funeral of his business partner at Manchester, N. H. Upon his return oncrete on the walk edging the iver, but no sign of the automo-iile. A few minutes later, Joanna reports indicated the Russians were Rmplf pr Will fir IV storming westward toward the 111 WiU-IV CIO Paper Takes Stand In Union's Policy Battle In the current battle for control wing or "American" sentiment louehertv. 19.

and Miriam Bowen to Washington his physician advised him to cancel all appointments and remain at home. To Fight For Bases 2, of Atlanta, rushed down rom the-Grafton avenue address COLUMBUS, April 27. (UP) The Navy's announcement said: "While in Manchester, N. 11., at nd solved the mystery. The car, owned by Kenneth Night-nhelser.

18 South Cherrywood sarabian stronghold of Chisinau and rolling up the extreme southern flank ot the Axis defenses. Moscow has not yet announced the reported southern offensives. The Red Army usually reports on new operations only after they have developed over a period of some days. of local CIO union policy, the will control Dayton largest laoor "American" group scored a signal (union local Fi igulaire Local 801, tending the funeral of Mr. J.

A. Muehling. his partner of 40 years' i ilnrv tm nv ulivn Ilia lex a I UlU umiru omiitni, auuw anu via Gov. John W. Brlcker, Republican presidential candidate, said today he will "continue the fight" for postwar retention of American military bases in other countries despite charges that such a program rive, had drifted approximately newspaper carrieu a siuiemeni 00 feet down the river and sunk standing, Secretary Knox suffered a gatro-intestinal upset complicated with dizziness.

Upon his re chine Workers (CIO is expected at a membership meeting tomorrow night, at which two recent deci strongly apposing Communism In ust west of the bridge. The girls aid they had driven Joanna's sis- the union or in tht newspaper. Soviet front dispatches relayed by.would leud to imperialism. turn to Washington and upon the sions by Local leaders will come The statement of polity was er, Ruth Lou Dougherty, to worK advice of his physician he has can irnr mttmiifi fciiiu mr in.noiHi or Moscow indicated that the siege of I Pricker's statement followed pub-Sevastopol, Black Spa navul basejlished charges in the newspaper i 1, I (..... Irt.ii-.wil Af r-t- 7 made tv me eitnoriai dohiu oi imp ar ier In the day and had returned celled all his appointments for the Dayton Union New, "official the car.

parked It on Grafton wa fcamct nig uiuni-i lull, nun iumnai ui 1 tfuiiruu lliai 111! I Tnl AIII7 iiirinuriiiip v. time being and will rest at homo under his care. venue, out on the hrakes, tocKea pause for moving up troops and, proposal neiore the Ohio society of "lirintt to a vote the question of up- New lork that America retain Some weeks ago the secretary equipment in the wake of the whirl' he doors and walked away toward he house. Turning back, they aaw Industrial Organisations." ami soiuy moils, mm uui wind sweep through the Crimea, Two Killed In Train Crash MKriIIS, Tenn. A.

E. Groves, district passenger agent for the Louisville and Kashvllle railroad, said today that the line's crack Pan-American passenger train, running between Memphis and Cincinnati, had been derailed this morning near Keeling, 35 ralles north of here, killing two crew members and injuring one passenger seriously. War Production Halted Again DETROIT Production of ball turret at the Republic Aircraft Products divlalon of Aviation corporation was halted for the second auecesNlve day today as 1,200 employes stayed away from their Jobs despite order from company and union official. Army Rejects Rudy York DETROIT Rudy York, alugglng flrmt baseman for the Detroit Tigers, today was rejected by the Army at his pre-lndut-tion phyl ul examination, because of a aeven-y ear-old knee injury, suffered while playing bawketball In his home town, t'artersvllle, (ia Wright Field Officer Dies Maj. William Bennett, 69, assigned to the equipment laboratory Wrlfcht Field, died lait night, supposedly at Patterson Field hospital where he had been taken from his home In 0nnrn.

He rccentlj arrived from Spokane, for the field alignment. U. S. Casualty List Grows WASHINGTON Annoiinred caimltie of the fulled States arnii-d force tolnl It was ducloned today. The total last Thursday was IKIl.SOtl.

MacKenzie King In London LONDON Prime Minister I. King of Canada arrived In London today to attend ft ot Empire prime ministers. i rolling swiftly down the street. suffered a severe attack of influenza, and it is hoped he will take enough time off from his official duties to secure a much-needed with people dodging it rignt ana such bases made him the "number one helper of fifth columnists jn Latin America." "I said very definitely that there is no imperialism in the retention of bases, radio stations, airfields Maria Joseph Home in part "In line with the policy uu. of the CIO, Communism and Com-lunbecoming a member brought munistic principles cannot be tol- against Ru heson after hi name had erated In the Dayton CIO on the advertisement pub-The statement continued.

"If a iihed in a local newspaper. ft," take the curb, ana crasn over he embankment. rest. ee Knox has been secretary of the UttefS Mlsl0r TllC Said NlKhtenhelser, who arrived memher of the CIO wUhes to ad- The appearance of thl. advertise- and island outposts which ater to watch firemen dredging for iavy since juiy ii, iwv.

i.mrv for the security of theivocate the principles of Com-! ment resulted in an alleged assault nite'd States." he said. Imunism. the editorial board feelson K.chcson when he auemnted 1 are nec es.tary InlluH I he car: "I Just hope they save my ires." A bla7e which started in the room of a 5'ti-year-old resident of the Maria Joseph Home for the Aged. Strike Threatened ihnt he should no longer be a part auenq a meeting oi ine enuonai Where To Find It Page Society 9 rai.p 'omics iditorials 4 liillon 4 12 Snnltlm A LLUJ of the CIO." The vole on Ihe mat- bonid of the Dayton CIO News, and tJVrUTllieS SAOOllSnea of making this policy state-a hearing on the charge against PALO ALTO, April 27. mnt was reported clone.

jblm was held before a trial com- tt'P) Stanford university's nine simiber Kemoed jmittee, which recommended Ihe select sororities, long crilicird atl r. Kiihcson, turner member jt barges be dropped. This because only 270 ofjot the editorial board, ws removed mendatlon must be approved by tti 1,200 women student! could attsinjfrom that position by hit local or rejected, membership, were ordered abol-neouest by the board, sftT hisyill Study Suspension ished today by the university boardjname had appeared on a Commu- The second quM of trusiees and converted Into reai-inist par ty advert lment. tion heduled to be reviewed denct halls, 1 A showdown on whether allrgedi (aiitiam s. caiuma JOHNSTOWN, April 27.

opera led by the Sisters of Ihe The demand of the United Mine. precious Blood, Salem pike, caused Workers of America for retroactive, alight damace to furniture In the portal-to portal pay was brought room, but injured no one, a sister into the current waves of unrest'at the institution reported this In the central Pennsylvania fields morning, for the first time today when a. The fire presumably originated local union, with 1.0(i0 members, from an electric iron about served notice It would crane work's, m. Apparatus from Davton and unless the demand is approved by: suburban fire departments cxtin-th War Labor Board, 'suished the blaze. Sports ....18.10 Slatlntus Theaters Weather We Together 14! Winchell 2 1 20 ,,,...13.