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Traio Women
Ferry Pilots
Continued from page 1.
Avenger Field, Sweetwater,
Texas, which had previously
been used for training British
and American cadets.
“The totál facilities of this
field are used exclusively for
the women pilots and are be-
ing taxed to their limit. To
date, only women with previ-
ous flying experience have
been acceptea. We have well
over 3,000 licensed women pi-
lots in America. The program
as it progresses and expands,
however, may result in a low-
ering of these requirements.
In contrast to the original
WAFS, who received a four
week course in Army flying
methods when they entered
the squadron, the graduates of
the WFTD will be completely
prepared for immediate duty.
Regarding the work they may
expect to do, Miss Co.chran
sees an expanding field.
“The only using agency to’
date has been the Air Trans-
port Command,” she says, “but
there are several uses other
than ferrying, in other com-
mands of the Army, for wo-
men pilöts. It is expected that
these will be met as the pro-
gram progresses. Thus, the
work of the women pilots will
be carried out by various
Army commands.
“The purpose of using wo-
men pilots is not to replace
men, but to release men for
more important air duties. —
There are a dozen ways in
which presure on our air man
power can so relieved and the
expansion of the women pilot
program will be regulated ac-
cordingly.”
Army Supervises Work.
Although the women train-
ees are not in the Army, the
Flying Training Command,
which administers the school-
ing of all bombardiers, naviga-
tors and aerial gunners for the
U. S. armed forces, is official-
ly in charge of women’s trai-
ning at Sweetwater. Combat
flying and gunnery are omit-
ted from the course, since the
women are preparing for non-
combat jobs within the U. S.,
but the training largely fol-
lov/s the regular Army course
for aviation cadets.
THEN AND NOW
1914-1918 War.
“In German quarters the op-
inion prevails that the United
States dare not risk a break
with the Central Powers. . .”
— Minutes of the Meeting
of Ministers in Vienna January
20, 1917.
“I give you my word as an
officer that no American will
set foot on the European main
land.”
— Admiral von Holtzendorff,
who advocated unrestricted
submarme warfare — 1917.
“American military aid is,
and remains, a phantom.”
— Admiral von Tirpitz, 1917.
“We’ll make short. work of
the Americans.”
— Fieldmarshal von Hinden-
burg, 1917.
“ ‘Wild West’ fighters need
not concern us. . .”
— Liller Kriegszeitung,
June 22, 1917.
“... . A Hindenburg does
not suffer himself to be knock
ed out by a Wilson.....”
— Koelnische Volkszeitung,
February 5, 1918.
“My officers tell me they
can find no ships whatever on
the high seas.”
— Kaiser Wilhelm, July
20, 1917.
“We have enforced peace in
the East and we are strong
enough to do the same in the
West, in spite of the Ameri-
cans.”
— Field Marshal von Hind-
enburg, September 2, 1918.
“Now our enemies boast to
us and we cam see that they
call for help to the great army
across the ocean. But that ar-
my (Americans) can neither
swim nor fly; it will not
come.”
—- Prussian Minister of Fin-
ance Hergt, January 16,
1918.
IN BOTH WARS
Present War
“The United States will not
enter the war.”
— Goebbels, Speech, May
28, 1941.
“ . . invasion is impossible.”
— Rome Radio, June 10, ;
1943.
“America has no troops ....
for a European venture, and
if they had, there would be no
ships to transport them.”
— Deutschlandsender, July
5, 1940.
“We have encountered their
(American) tanks .... but they
failed to make a great im-
pression on us.” ,
— Field Marshal Rommel,
October 4, 1942.
“America is a giant with
feet of clay.”
— Radio Paris, January 18,
1942.
“. .. . At the head of the
bravest German soldiers stands
the greatest German strategist
as the greatest German states-
man stands at the head of the
German people.”
— Goering, speech, July
10, 1940.
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Today ...
AMERICAN BROADCASTS
1300—1530: News Roundup.
Yank Swing Session. Beet-
hoven Piano Concerto in E
Flat. The Aldrich Family.
Personal Album with Dave
Lane. Kate Smith Program.
1600'—1713: Your Broadway
& Mine with Carol Bruce,
Alec Tepleton, Ray Bloch &
Orchestra. Sports Interview
with Frankie Frisch. Com-
mand Performance with Jack
Benny, Rochester, Harry
James & Band.
BRITISH BROADCASTS
News Summary. Itma.
MOVIES
TJARNARBÍÓ: Always In My
Heart. Kay Francis, Walter
Huston.
NÝJA BÍÓ: I Wake Up Scream-
ing. Betty Grable, Victor
Mature.
GAMLA BÍÓ: Vivacious Lady.
Ginger Rogers, James Ste-
wart.
The U. S. Employment Ser-
vice in Sacrarpento, Californ-
ia, received a request for six
laborers who would fit the six
pairs of size 9 rubber boots the
prospective employer had on
hand.
“German assertions to the
effect that the Atlantic Occe-
an is more or less deserted are
absolutely true.”
— Radio Luxembourg, Ra-
dio Zeesen, Radio Hilvers-
um, April 15, 1942.
“Evicted from Europe and a
great part of Asia, beaten off
African soil, Britain is still
fighting against a destiny
which not even American aid
will be able to avert.”
Rome Radio, June 25, 1942.
“It’s a long way from the
wharves of America to the
front and the way is paved
with perils.”
-—- Rome Radio, April 4,
1942.
(Continued on page 4.)
Round The Press
The U.S. Public Health Ser-
vice has made more than
160,000 X-ray examinations of
workers in war industries to
prevent tuberculosis since the
war began.
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TABLE SALT FOR WAR
Common table salt is so im-
portant to industrial chemists
engaged in war work in the
United States, that 10,000,000,-
000 pounds (4,545,454,545 kilo-
grams) were converted into
chemicals during 1942.
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For construction of the Lake
Manouan Dam in Canada, 1,000
men and 2,000 tons of freight
were transported by airplane
to the site in,the wilderness.
Even horses were flown in.
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