The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 12

Tnel Journal-Evpry Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Monday, July 31, 1911 Public Is Invited to See 2 Men Jailed Gas I hell a. before going oversea in January 1944. Captain Graham is now a patient at a hospital in Italy. He wrote hU wife that he had been Injured jn the arm and Giant Cargo Planes at Base Casualties Continued trim Pt One) Clark Street, New Castle, In France on July 8. Capt.

Ralph Graham, husband of Mrs. Mary Catherine Hill Graham of Laurel, in Italy. Private John Bane, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bane of West Sixth Street, New Castle, In France.

Missing: Pfc. James Thomas It bir.ed weight" should not eisxeed 39 A contract was signed for tne Wright brothers iti 1908, feat the first airplane delivered by th Wrights crashed during iriftJ at Fort Myer. injuring OrvL- Wright and killing Ueut, Thorn Z. Self ridge, his The Wrights were given second chance, however, and in June, 1909. they returned to Fort Myer with new bi-plane.

It had a 40-foot wing spresa and a wing area of 500 square ftet, weighing 800 pounds empty. Two propellers, mounted in the rear, were ehain-driven by small gasoline engine. The landing gesr consisted of a pair of runners. The original concept of the air Officer Says He Caught Couple Siphoning Fuel From Parked Truck Tank CoL Fair man Adds Russian Language to List, Misses Trip Former Wilmington Trut Company Employe Disap-pointed in Missing 'Mission to Moscow' But 8th Air Force Keeps Him Busy in England Endsley P. Fairman.

U. S. Army Air "Forces. 36, has added the study of Russian to his already heavy schedule at his base with an Eighth Air Force Bombardment Division Headquarters in England but as yet he has not had occasion to use this new accomplishment. He wrote a friend at Wilmington Trust Company, where he was formerly employed.

"I have been studying Russian at a great rate, but then they went and flew a mission that his condition is satisfactory. Mr. and Mrs. Bane have received word that their son, Private Bane, is in a rest hospital in England after injuries received in Normandy. He is attached ,7 Wootten, husband of Mrs.

Mary R. Wootten and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Wootten of elmar. In Italy, June 9. Prisoner: Staff Sergt. Joseph L. Marshall, Lewes, 20, husband of the former Ella Virginia Deputy of Mil- ford and son of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Marshall of Lewes, in Romania. to a hospital unit and was injured while doing his work o.f aiding Pfc William J. Palmer Jude Edmund S. HelUnga In Municipal Court this morning sentenced two men to 30 days in jail on charges of stealing two gallons of gasoline from a truck yesterday in front cf 303 South Market Street.

The men, who gave their names as J. Douglas Palmer, 20, Elkton, and Paul J. Armstrong, 21, Lewts-ville, testifled they came to Wilmington a week ago to seek employment and since that time have been sleeping in an autmobile owned by Palmer. Patrolman Ollie Gentman told the court he noticed the pair siphoning the gasoline from the truck and made the arrest. Solicitor Joseph H.

Flanzer told Judse Railings they had "stolen a commodity which is very scarce and they have no business being here." The men had testified they wanted wounded -sol diers. Private Wootten, reported missing in action in Italy, was a graduate In Early Draft Sergeant Cohen went into the service In February 1941. He received ti ainlng at Fort Benning, and at Camp Gordon in Georgia before going overseas last January. In letters to his -family he praised the effects of the transfusion of blood plasma which he had seen in battle and urged that the people at home keep the blood banks stocked. of Delmar, High School where he played soccer and baseball.

He over mere and left me behind, much to my annoyance." The former local bank employe was recently promoted to his present rank. He has received all his promotions since he went to England as a second lieutenant more than two years ago. In 1942 he wa3 ranked ninth nationally among badminton players. His present work a staff officer is the allocation of materials, supplies and equipment necessary to keep the big bombers in the air on large scale assaults. Army Pace Is.

Fast The Air Forces officer wrote: "I used to think that once we had was a member of Co. Salisbury unit, 361st Infantry. Before, enter- plane's military usefulness was tnsi of observation and reconnaissance. From its modest beginnings as tiny branch of the Signal Corps, th Army air arm has gicwn to giganuc proportionis from a staff of thre to a force of 2 1-3 million men: from a single plane to an armada of 100,000. ATC Formed The Air Transport Command, parent 'organization of the 2nd Ferrying Group, was organized as the-ferrying command in May, 1941.

and redesignated the Air Transport Command in June, 1842. ATC is tomposed of a ferrying division which ferries new airplanes from factory to destination either in the U. S. or abroad; a domestic 'transportation division for the transport of supplies and passengers in the continental and several foreign wings, each operating transport routes over specified region of the world. Among the ever-expanding duties nig the Army he was a car inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad His last letter was dated July 5 He went overseas in April 1944, going to North Africa.

and he wrote of sending home sou venirs which he coDected in captur Photo by 2nd Ferry Group Bellanca Has $10,000 ing the Nazis, but these have not been received by his family. He also wrote a letter on captured German officers' stationery. Training School Plan Approximately 300 skilled workers grown to a saturation point over here, things would stabilize and I could tike things easy but we are On the eve of the anniversary the Army Air Forces, the public relations office of the New Castle Army Air Base releases one of the first photos of the huge C-S4 (Skymaster) in flight. This photo was taken from the air base. These planes are also used by Second Ferrying personnel for evacuating wounded from Europe.

He attended Wilmington High School and was employed by the will be turned out monthly for the next two months by Bellanca Air Neisner Store here before going into the Army. He was a member of the Y. M. H. A.

and the Sigma Alpha craft Corporation a training program, costing $10,000, at Brown and Carver Vocational High Schools, H. A. MacRae, personnel manager, dis Roe fraternity. Huge Skymaster and Skytrain Will Be on Display Near Surviving are his parents and three sisters, Beatrice, Shirley and closed today. the gas to get back home.

Thought Dice Game Legal A plea by Lawrence Johnson, 21, 100 block East Fifteenth Street, after a charge of playing crap yesterday afternoon at Fifth and Walnut Streets, that he "didn't know it was against the law," and was "just holding my money in my hands," didn't change Judge Hellings' Verdict. He fined the defendant $5 and costs. As a result of a stab wound which required two stitches on the left side of Elizabeth Jackson, 1 Lund Street, James J. Gilbert, 44, 200 block Walnut Street, charged with assault ana battery, was fined $50 and costs. Mattie C.

Wiggins, alias "Trader," 100 block, 111 Poplar Street, was fined $15 and costs on an assault and battery charge after a complaint of Georgia Bailey, 109 Poplar Street. Unmuzzled Dog Costs $5 Esther Cohen. Training will begin tomorrow at Private Balick also went into the Wilmington Wednesday; First Purchase of A Military Plane by U. S. Recalled a The general public has been invited to inspect some of the huge planes at the New Castle Army Air Base on Wednesday, in commemoration of the command, and of the 2nd Ferrying Group at NCAAB, is that of air evacuation of wounded from battlefronts to hospitals.

The great transports that shuttle back and forth on their missions of war and mercy strikingly epitomize the strides military aviation has made in the past 37 years. Army in 1941. After training in Brown Vocational High School with a class of 18, and at Carver Vocational High School within the next two weeks for colored employes. camps here he went overseas in Two courses will be offered. The January.

He attended Wilmington High School and was employed by the Allied Kid Company before go first, basic aircraft assembly instruc more lull or 'bigger and better bean than ever. If the rate of activity doesn't do anything else it helps me to forget that I have been away frcm the U. S. for more than two years now." Colonel Fairman has a daughter, Joan, who was born since he has been in England. His wife, the former Miss Marie Fraley of Philadelphia, with their three daughters the others are Gail and Elaine now live at Indian Meadow, near Phoenrcville, Pa.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Fairman, live at 1804 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Respect for Russians In his letter he went on to discuss the Russian trip, remarking that "ttie boys came back full of respect for the Russians' disregard for old age retirement.

Their method of handling anti-personnel bombs is to pick them up and throw them against something to make them explode." Colonel Fairman also has great tion to tram employes in manufac of the thirty-seventh anniversary of the Army Air Forces and the thirty-fifth anniversary of the United States Government's purchase of its first military plane. Visitors will be permitted to inspect two of the A. T. giant transport Endsley P. Fairman ing into the service.

He was a member of the Y. M. H. A. and A.

Z. A fraternity. Bright Hair-Nets The new colorful nets for the hair can be used in duo. Try using a ture of the AT-21 plane (the gunner); and the second, sheet metal planes a C-54 "Skymaster" and a Surviving are his parents, a sister. assembly and riveting for cargo transport planes.

lavender one over your chignon and C. of C. Group to Study C-47 "Skytrain" planes that cover 110,000 miles of air transport routes a grey one to veil your forehead. Mrs. Louis Schwartz, and two brothers, Hyman Balick of this city and The courses provide two weeks' in in the Office of Chief Signal Officer.

U. S. to have charge of all matters pertaining to "military bal- struction in the class room and fur Some Bills in Congress Pfc. David Balick, also serving in around the globe carrying supplies, passengers, and mail to the war fronts and returning battle wounded France. ther training at the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation.

jlooning, air machines and all kin The Natiqnal Legislative Commit Sergeant Marshall was wounded slightly on May 7 while flying In a Arlington Park Ends tee of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce will meet at 11 a. m. tomorrow to consider several bills now Charged with allowing an unlicensed dog to run at large without a muzzle Saturday afternoon after the animal had bitten John F. Park er, 613 Lombard Street, Beatrice Mosley, 44, 300 block Taylor Street, was fined $5 and costs. A bond of $500 was set by Judge Hellings on a robbery charge against James Garrett, 24, 200 block TatnaU Street, for appearance in the Court of General Sessions.

The robbery plane piloted by Lieut. James cauo way of Harrington. The plane dred subjects." The division, which was to "study the flying machine and the possibility of adapting it to military pui-poses," was staffed by one officer and two enlisted men. There were no airplanes. Thati division later became the yPURITYV B0DY taste crashed in the Adriatic Sea.

After 10 days in the hospital he returned Best Season Thursday CHICAGO, July 31 Park concludes its season, the respect for the and their fortitude under the stress of war. to duty. On June 11 he was again on the most successful financially in its history, at the Washington Park casualty list, this time reported miss ing in action over Romania. A tele gram from the War Department to hospitals behind the lines and in this country. The general public will be admitted to the planes oh display through a gate on the DuPont Boulevard between Basin and Churchman's Road between 4 and 8 p.

m. There will be crews on these planes to explain the ships to the visitors. There will also be flight nurses on the hospital planes to tell of the Second Ferrying Group's role in this important work. The only request made by the officials of the air base is that no cameras be taken along by visitors. Military police and other personnel will be along the highway to guide visitors to the exhibit site.

Started in 1907 just recently received by his wife lists him as a prisoner of war in Ro mania. track next Thursday with an estimated 27 per cent increase in attendance and a 50 per cent increase in mutuels. Approximately $900,000 on an average went through the mutuel machines daily. One important stake race, the Two months after he had volunteered for overseas duty, Private pending irr Congress, and to decide recommendations to be made to the Board of Directors concerning the attitude the chamber should take towards the bills. The committee will consider S.

2030 and H. R. 5061, introduced by Senator Patrick McCarron and Representative Andrew L. Somers, both hv.onded to prescribe fair administrative procedure. Also under consideration will be the Gwynne bill designed to curb abuses of federal power by administrative agencies, a modified version of the Austin-Wadsworth national service bill, introduced by Senator Warren Austin, and concurrent resolutions establishing a jointi bi-partisan committee to stuly congressional organization and recommend modernization.

Army Air Forces, whose bomber planes on Aug. 1, 1943. staged a history-making birthday celebration by carrying out the first raid on the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania a distance of 2,400 miles from Libya and back again. First Plane Bought Wednesday's anniversary recalls purchase by the Arm3i of the world's first military airplane, in 1909. Late.

in 1907 the Army had asked for bids for an airplane capable of flying for 60 minutes and of attain Adams was re especially the bombing by the Nazi robots. "They are good people to have on your side," he wrote of the English. "The interesting thing about the people over here is the way they help each other out in the pinches. With a few sad exceptions, people with very little to share have taken whole families of women and children under their roofs in little towns out of the danger area." Colonel Fairman is a graduate of Chestnut Hill Academy and Princeton University, class of 1930. His first station after going into active service was at Boiling Field, Wash.

Het was one of the outstanding badminton players in this section. He held the Philadelphia District I HOME STATE $15,000 added Great Western Handi cap, remains on the Arlington pro This wm be run weetnesaay. 11 it charge was changed from one of larceny. The defendant Is alleged to have hit and knocked down James Flow, 400 block East Ninth Street, and robbed him of $1 in currency and a package of cigarettes. Others Are Fined In other cases heard by Judge Hellings, Samuel L.

Lamplugh, 49, 600 block Fourth Street, charged with reckless driving, was fined $10 and costs. Clifford R. Mason, 32, 300 block West Street, charged with assault and battery, was fined $5 and costs. Eleanor E. Cook, 19, 800 block Wilson Street, charged with assault and battery on Lottie N.

Jones, same address, was fined $5 and costs. Also charged with assault and battery, Ernest E. Pollard, 200 block West Street, was fined $10 and costs. For carrying a knife which resulted in a charge of carrying a concealed and dangerous weapon, Floyd R. Mead, 22, 400 block West Front Street, was fined $5 and costs.

Washington Park will take over Friday and will run its $15,000 added Princess Pat Stakes for 2- ing a speed of 40 miles per hour Just 37 years ago tomorrow an DIAMOND STAT I ItlWIRY, INC. WIIMINOTON, DIL. aeronautical division was established while carrying two men whose com- year-olds Saturday. ported killed in action In Normandy. He was killed in an anti-tank assault with the infantry, three weeks after ring France with the invasion forces.

Private Adams, who entered the service last September, received singles crown, the doubles title and mixed doubles with Mrs. Fairman. He captained the Wilmington Y. M. C.

A. team and shared in the Delaware State Doubles title. Married Couples Club Names First Officers his infantry raining at Camp Van where he volunteered for Pfc. Ralph E. Adams Pauline Betz Annexes Seabrigbt Net Crown SEABRIGHT, N.

July 31 ttl.R). Pauline Betz of Los Angeles today became an early favorite to defend overseas duty. Born in Eddy-stone, he received hi3 educa Unknown Wins Tourney NEW YORK, July 31 McManis, a comparatively little known player from California, won the New York State clay court tennis title yesterday by beating Charles Oliver, Perth Amboy, N. 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, in the finals at the Seminole Club in Forest Hills. tion there and in Newark schools where he lived when he entered the service.

He celebrated his nineteenth birthday anniversary on. May 19 England, five weeks before he died Besides his mother, a sister, Eliza beth, of Newark, survives Private Taggart is now in a hos pital In England, receiving treat Cleric to Tell Kiwanis Of Arrest by Fascists i i I 1 t-i f. i- 11 ill rni li Wtll TV f-- ah ti her national women's tennis title successfully, after brushing aside strong opposition to win the fifty-sixth annual Seabright Tournament. She won her finals match yesterday against Margaret Osborne, San Francisco star, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, playing her best tennis of the tournament despite the fact that she was forced into an extra set for the first time. Miss Osborne later gained a measure of consolation by teaming with Louis Brough of Beverly Hills, to win the doubles title from Miss Betz and Doris Hart of Miami, G-2, 6-3.

Miss Osoorne and Miss Brough are national woman's doubles champions. Miss Betz has a field in the Delaware state women's grass court tennis championships which open tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock on the courts of Bellevue Hall, home of William duPont, Jr. Two more entries were added to the 32 players already entered in the tournament. They are Gladys Ross of Seattle, Washington Junior champion, and Peggy Welch of Philadelphia. Bob Falkenberg Choice ment for a wound in the left chest.

Formerly employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, he went into the Army in May 1942 and after training at Camp Croft and other bases went overseas In January 1944. He was a member of the Fourth Division. He has written his wife, saying that he was wounded on June 22 but did not describe the action. 4 1 I Walter Fankhauaer Pfc. Francis C.

Taggart Walter Fankhauser, of 1310 Van Buren Street, has been elected chairman of the newly organized Y. M. C. A. Married Couples Club which meets Thursday nights.

KALAMAZOO, July 31 U.R. Private Bob Falkenberg of Hollywood was the favorite today to defend his title successfully In the Dr. Hiram G. Woolf A telegram was received on Saturday from the War Department by Mrs. Palmer saying that Private Palmer had been seriously wounded in France on July 8.

The last letter received from the soldier had been written on July 4. He also was in the Fourth Division and took part in the capture of Montebourg and of Cherbourg. He went in with the assault troops on D-Day. He went into the" Army in August Other officers are Mrs. Arthur C.

Hill, vice-chairman; Gabriel Harris, secretary and treasurer; Mr. and Mrs. Graham Young, program chairmen, and Mrs. Fankhauser, membership chairman. The club wiH be entertained at supper Thursday night at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Edwin DeFrain Taylor in Highland Woods. twenty-ninth annual Junior Tennis Championships, with the schoolboy sensation from San Angclo, Bernard (Tut) Bartzen, given the best chance to unseat him. Falkenberg, stationed at Chanute Field, 111., was top seeded with Bartzen being placed No. 2 In the brackets.

1941 and received basic training at Camp Croft and Fort Benning, Ga. The tory of an American who lived in Germany and Italy at war, and experienced a taste of Fascist "Justice" will be told Wednesday at the Kiwanis Club luncheon in the Hotel DuPont, when Dr. Hiram Gruber Woolf describes his life in Europe. Giving as his subject, "The Fascists Said I Was a Dr. Woolf will tell of his arrest, imprisonment, secret trial, conviction, and ultimate release on a pardon from the King of Italy.

He was acting as a liaison officer for the Red Cross and the American embassy when the incidents began. Dr. Woolf was pastor of the American churches in Munich and Dresden, and minister to the English church in Berlin, when war broke eason for ration books HI I (KRAFT SYSTEM I UM I out in 1939. A native American, he returned to America for a time and returned as rector of the American Church of St. Paul's in Rome.

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