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Show Hi i El ' 4? 1 ih V- 1 r ,mECT ACTION . . . William f Sums. 10. Washington, r the consulting engineer who i V "plain citizen," protested Sbip material to Yugo-,nd Yugo-,nd found hi. action start-T start-T movement for new orgaro-Jj.n, orgaro-Jj.n, "Direct Action." .;-V i IM BREAKS A1E SPEED RECORD ... Li. Wm. J. Rellly. San Francisco, winner of feature race at the National air race held at Cleveland. He piloted his P-80 Jet craft to an average speed of 578.36 milea an hour. ReiUy is shown receiving the trophy from Albert J. Weather-head Weather-head Jr. Many other records fell during the postwar air show and races. Cleveland plans to make this a annual event. Hundreds of thousands visited Cleveland to watch the big races. iODEL WINNER . . . Milton L. fupielet, Chicago, who won the ..n Miamnlon troohy at the na- fonal model airplane meet held tt Wichita, Kans. ; ir '1 jM t' I rr- STOP BELIEF! . . . World War I food czar, ex-President Herbert Hoover, as he called for an immediate im-mediate stoppage of relief supplies sup-plies to Yugoslavia. He termed that nation's shooting down of .American planes, "a poor token at gratitude." SITTING FOR PORTRAITS ... One of the most popular UvltIe. of the CSO hospital program Is sketching of patients' portraits. TJSO camp show artist, are touring army, navy and veterans' hosplUta both In this country and abroad. Here Norma Humphries of Louisville, Louis-ville, Ky., sketches patients at Lawson General hospital, NO DISCHARGE YET K 'Don't let Them Down USO Pleads in Fund Drive tujivc i?i.irr?r TWINS PREXIES ... The nation's twins at their Grand Rapids, Mich., convention elected the Hick twins, Emory, left. and Ernest of Birmingham, Ala., co-presiaems m mc uu... ih. nisi frnm rhir.aEo's twin Dolicemen, Warren and Chester Doonan, right, who held the gavel as co-presidents of the International Twins association ior we pasi nve yer, uie """"-ham """"-ham twins dedicated their efforts toward more and better twins In 1947. . . v;y:--.ft.v.; 'wivw;::;;.;.:;- ,; : 1 H S I Mft. n'l .iil in. ' '1 ' ' W-Ji ' ;'' j BELL TO HONOR HERO ... A Itf-tailed UtUe girl is reading the iucrlption on the bell whose toll-tor, toll-tor, will be a ringing memorial to toe late Gen. George S. Patton, former commander of the TJ. S. fed army. It was presented to St. John's Episcopal church, Beverly Farms, Mass. ADVENTUROUS? GO CLIMB AN ALP! ... But yon won't have to go to Switzerland to do a spot of Alpineering. Mountaineers from all part of the United States and Canada do It in the Canadian Rockies, ... . th thrills are worth all the efforts. The Bugaboo I IH UV J umm j v - glacier to the Purcell range of British Columbia ta tougher than many Swiss Alps and unmatched ta grandeur. Here Is Mat Rex Gibson, one of Canada's ace Alpinists, cnopping looinouu. I Liijimiiirii '' WNU Fcaturas. NEW YORK. Behind the raUy cry of "Keep It .Up Don Them Down." USO is launching a nationwide campaign this fall for funds to carry through its services until lh nd of 1947. Intent on lul- fllling its responsibilities to the young Americans who won uie war and those who are winning the peace, USO has set a goal of in million dollars in the current drive. Although the battle-clouds nave cleared, thousands of American servicemen still will be overseas thrnimhont 1947. In addition to occu pation forces, military and naval personnel will be stauonea in such far-off places as uie rnuip- plnes, Panama, Alaska, Hawaii, Newfoundland and the Antilles. Thousands In Hospitals. On the home front. Uncle Sam's military and naval uniforms still dot the American scene while thousands bf veterans, maimed by war, still are confined in hospitals. Foreseeine the continued neea for USO services, both the army and navy requested the organ ization to continue Its program , for 1947. President Truman has riven his unaualified endorse ment to the drive, urging that the appeal "should have prompt, generous and universal support." Maior undertakings during the forthcoming year will be mainte nance of USO clubs near camps ana hosnitals in the United States, sta tion lounees and travelers aid serv ices, USO clubs overseas and USO camp shows in hospitals. Veterans to Assist. RenortinB that the American people have indicated their support of USO in its final camnaien Dy volunteering to assist in the fund' raisine work, the headquarters campaign committee added that in many communities men who have taken the campaign leadership are veterans of the war TMno know USO. are grateful and are deter mined that it shall finish its Job." Although USO activities and ibiectives have' chaneed with the altering needs of the armed forces, the basic ideal re mains the same that of providing pro-viding insofar as possible the values of home to men called upon to renounce home for the sake of country. Din-ins earlv staees of the war when vast numbers were in traln- USO clubs flourished through-the through-the country. As troops went overseas. USO extended its work through camp shows which toured the Atlantic and Pacific war areas. Lean to Teen-Arers. Further flexibility was reauired of USO after the war with drafting and enlistment of 18-year-olds. Emphasis Em-phasis in the USO program shifted from more mature activities to those popular with teen-agers. When veterans' hospitals began filling up with war casualties, USO altered its program to Include rec reational and other services for those confined to hosnital wards. With the changing scene, many USO clubs have been eliminated in cities which no longer have servicemen serv-icemen stationed nearby. Native sons of those cities, however, still are in uniform and tney are among those whom USO is serving in re mote locales There's still a big morale Job to do for the one and a half million men who will be in service through out 1947, USO directors insist, and the organization proposes to fulfill its obligations until the end of 1947, when It too will seek its "honor able discharge." I 11 9 1 MJ 1 Yi BIG FOUR AT PARIS CONFERENCE . . , During the Paris peace conference, "FT !t J.i hold .pVclal .esslon. to determine policies. French Premier George, ' Ttoi tT?u5 representative, of the United States, Russia and Great Mtatajta. m ConnaUy, Sec. of Stat. James F. Byrnea and Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg are shown at extreme right. ing out Aviation notes BOOST AIRPORT REVENUES Soaring air traffic figures at pas senger-jammed terminals through out the United States are spurring municipal efforts to pull airports out of debt by development of non- aviation concessions as well as in creased charges to airlines, accord ing to a report of the American Municipal association. . ExamDle of current action aimed at .making airports self-sustaining community centers instead of mere air depots is the agreement made between the city of. crucago ana op erators of a new municipal air ter minal restaurant now under construction. con-struction. The restaurant conces sionaire will ray Chicago 5 per cent of gross sales dIus 40 per cent of net receipts as well as regular cafe permits and license fees. Such non-aviation concessions are the subject of increased inter est to municipal airport authorities who exDect nostwar air tramc growth to boost alnwrt operating expenses to $200,000,000 annually within the next decade. Increased revenues from concessions and in creased landing fee revenues are suggested as the principal means available to balance airport oua gets. . ; EXIT THE PILOT An automatic flight controller a "push button" system assisted by econdarv control devices is en abling Douglas C-54 Skymasters to make blind take-offs and landings. The new development differs from the robot plane since the full automatic auto-matic flight is performed in a plane without a "mother ship." It is possible pos-sible with the automatic flight con troller for a plane to take off by "Dushbutton" and reach a destina tion without further manipulation of any Controls. The device regulates the Diane's altitude, sends the plane Into glider range and operates the landing gear. When Uie Diane touches the runway, the throttle automatically cuts back and the brakes are ap plied automatically. The nation's first air milk delivery de-livery service will be Inaugurated Inaug-urated toon by the Hawthorn-Mellody Hawthorn-Mellody dairy farm of Chicago. The dairy hopes to use refrigerated refrig-erated planes to carry milk from Wisconsin farms to its dairy at Ubertyville, 111., where It la constructing a "milk landing field." ill ' v I - .- ; rj -.- - , , i - v - y ;Vy i ; , v' f , f- ' .... h -, - "j,, iiiift'iirnri"ii"V THIS STRIKE MET WITH FAVOR .. . No need for these .tudenta to wUh that the achool house would I Tteacher. at Norwalk, Conn., went .trike. N. teacher,, no .ohooK vacaUon Jay, can begin .gain Here Rudy Baxa, custodian Norwalk Center Junior high school, tell, the students to go rJIKtai for the teacher. U that $90,112 be added to the 13.000 "''"W.. ralsV. for the 238 teacher.. This I. one .trike where those who are concerned aro willing that It bo continued contin-ued for come time. - WW fH MAIL :hmhi.!s w;t.iFfir NEW AIRMAIL STAMP . . . This is the new five-cent airmail stamp .track to meet the decrease de-crease In airmail postage rate, from eight to five cents an ounce. It become, effective October 1. Central design of the stamp I. a modern four-motored transport plane In flight. ra'jltHi a " PROPOSED PLANS FOR JEWISH ZONE ". . Some 1,800 square miles In Palestine would be granted tho Jew. under a reported American Ameri-can compromise which President Truman 1 believed to favor and which ha been favored by the Jewish Agency for Palestine. The new plan also would demand Jewish and Arab autonomy In their respective areas. Above at left I. the Palestinian division originally proposed by the Anglo-American cabinet committee and backed by Britain. At right la the approximate division under the plan favored by the Jewish agency. : I' ., W lib - li lis if $i lJ, A-v '' fJ WOR JAP PRINCE . . . Mre. EHwbeth Gray Vining, Philadel-teacher Philadel-teacher and author, who was (elected as a tutor for Crown rince Kotaishl AUhlto of Japan. 8 was selected by the U. S. fct department wtmxna awn Bt iKmiRn AflllN . . . The Armv. touchdown twins. VAIM " " - Glen Davis, left, and "Doc" Blanchard, demonstrate how they plan to .hake the opposition during the coming football season. They were mapped during practice at the United State, military academy, Wert Point. Wild Life at Capitol? Only in Rat Population WASHINGTON. Rats to the I number of 2,000,000 are harbored in the senate and house office build-! build-! ings, the capital Itself and the con necting tunnels, an expert from the fish and wild life service determined in a census of wild animals on Capitol Hill. The census taker was John Jones, I rodent control technician. He im mediately called council of war. NEW SAFETY DEVICE Heralded as a new safety device, the "fault detector" has been developed de-veloped in Sweden and installed on Swedish commercial airliner.. Exhaustively Ex-haustively tested, the new invention quickly indicates Imperfections in the engine even before ordinary instruments in-struments show any reaction. The device consists of a small steel pin placed in a metal cylinder attached to the battery of the plane and connected con-nected with a warning bulb on the instrument panel. TERMINAL LEAVE SIGN-UP ... Rood of 10,000 veteran, at Lo. Angele. office to obtain the first terminal leave form, available In Southern California ta .hown in above photograph. This rush was typical typi-cal of that to be found In nearly every city In the United State, The form, were printed locally through special arrangement with the war department, and are identical with those Issued by the govern-ment. govern-ment. Bond, will bo issued for amount of pay due. MISS SHANGHAI ... Not to b outdone by the .election of "Mis. America 1946," Miss Wong Yung-Mai, Yung-Mai, pose. In the approved manner man-ner after she was chosen "Mis. Shanghai of 1916," at the contest staged In the Chinese city for re lief funds. pgUjBW. I ' I. I I, i !WT,i I ATOM FOR PEACE ... Dr. William Wil-liam L. Doyle, Ur-lversity of Chicago, Chi-cago, measure, out a tiny amount of radioactive carbon. First shipment ship-ment from U. 8. atomic laboratory, labora-tory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Is de-aigned de-aigned for diseases experiments. I t,' |