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C '-WW, : : : THE JOURNAL-NEWS, NYACtf, N. Y„ TUESDXY. NOVEMBER 19. 1940 Women Pilots TqJFerry les From Factories To L A. F* Stations In Britain r By FREDERICK SMITH International New* Service Staff Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 19 (INS)-~Ply- Ittf anything Irorti flghtor-trnlncrs to heavy twin-engined bombers, twenty-live young women pilots have ferried hundreds of planes from factories to R. A. F. stations In the last eight months. A cut over the eye of one of the pilots represents the only casualty. These women — members -of the British Air Transport Auxiliary havs among them flown oVer 3500 flying hours 'and the only mishaps to planes have b|een a collapsed un dercarriage, a training plane turn ing upside down, and another foul ing telegraph wires when landing. In the near future, however, the work of these -Xvomen will become more dangerous, for it is under stood that they are to pilot Spil ths factories where tffey are pro duced to. fighter squadron bases. , Began a Year Ago The Air Transport ‘ Auxiliary was started by experienced women pi lots ’ nearly a yea# ago under tho leadership of Miss Raullne Gower, when the women took over ferry ing the planes to enable male pi lots to carry out more Important duties. At the headquarters of the A. T. A. or “ Attaboys, ’ ' ns tho ferry pilots are known, Captain Pauline Gower explained how the women pilots feel about criticisms which ware, levelled, at them on tho ground that their ferrying job should be done by men. \Th^ volunteer for this Job be cause they thought that their long fllylng experience could be of somo use to the country, ” Captain GoW er said. \They fly exceedingly well, and resent insinuations that they are a crowd of society women who are doing men out of a job. No Time For Frivolities “ The women are on duty at 8:15 a. m„ fly until sunset and then go to bed extremely early. They have no time for frivolities. \The women hardly have time for essential shopping, they work seven dny^ a week, but have three days leave every fortnight. ‘ Sometimes they have to hitch hike on a truck t<j/the nearest rail road-station or walk with their parachute on their backs. ‘ The secret of our high standard of performance Is accurate flying and great care, ” said Captain Gow- Two Injured in Wreck \Yet we have never, been behind with our deliveries. ' Once at the end of a flying day we wore asked to fly fifteen machincs^away from an airfield in an hour or two. Three of us managed It without' * hitch. ” Polish Women Apply Hundreds of women have ap plied to be pilots. Two of these are Polish and were attached to the Polish Air Force before the invasion of that country. Among tho well known pilots who fly for the Air Transport Auxiliary is Amy Johnson, the noted Eng lish aviatrix. Her present Job is to fly from airfield to airfield pick ing up other women pilots of the Wreckage of the George Ltlburn car after it had collided with n truck on Middletown Road near Nahuet last night. Roth Lllbiim and his wife were^ injured,and taken to the Nyack Hospital for treatment. i„ ’ • — ■Photo by Waiter Keyrouse A. T. A. who have landed after delivering their planes. Rates of 7ay In the A. T. A.'are not high. 'A second-officer receives |24 a week plus subsistence allow- First Officer ’ s Pay A first-officer who qualifies by passing through the. R. A. F. Cen tral Flying School receives about $1,480 a year. Questioned whether any of the women pilots had been throatened- by German raiders, an official of the A. T. said. 'They have always given' a wide berth to aircraft they cannot iden tify — and there have been several. \They would not stand much chance against, a trained fighter pilot in a faster TOachine.\ CONGERS YOUTH TRAINS AT NEWPORT STATION Richard Perry of Congers, form erly of -Nyack, is a member of Company 43 at the United States Naval Training Station in New port, R. I., where he is complet- Blames Richard Wagner ’ s Music For Hider ’ s Rise By Intemafonnl News Service PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19 (INS) — The Germanic pagan themes of Richard Wagner ’ s music were blamedt for the rise of Adolph Hit ler by Dr. Theodore Spencer, Asso' elate Professor of English at Harr yard University, during the Unlver aity of Pennsylvahla ’ s Blcenten nlal Celebration. \Wagner has given Hitlerism both a set of symbols and a set of emotional vibrations to go with them,\ Dr. Spencer said. Tn the relation between Wagner and Nazism, art, politics and religion are alt involved, and the emotion and the symbols make the indi vidual feel he is taking part In something larger than - himself. That *s why It is so effective and so dangerous. \It would be well for Democrac> if it would.find in the arts a sym bol of equal force. \Politically speaking, art and so cial organizations are connected by means of symbols. What may be, from one point of view, merely an arrangement of stars and stripes, or sequence of notes, or a pattern of words, can become as the result of emotional accretions and cpn- notations, a symbol so important for success of a political organiza tion that the organization cannot get along without it. ” ing the initial training given naval recruits. Company 43 has made history nt the training station by taking top honors in training every week for five weeks. Perry Joined on Oct. 8 in New York City. He will remain at Newport un til Dec. 27 and then leave for Nor folk. Va., to begin courses at the Aviation . Machinists' School. / N* \ DAYS NEWS IN PICTURES It ’ s deep-rooted and ever-present and universal...this craving for the news. We give it di rect expression every time we greet a friend with “ What ’ s new? ” We let it have full reign when we reach for the daily newspaper. What's new? What did the school board decide last night? Did Mrs. Thylor get her divorce? How was the concert? What ’ s going on in Washington? Lon don? Berlin? Moscow? Tbkyo? Rome? Who was elected president of the Ladies ’ Auxiliary? What did the raiding bombers do today? Did copper go up or down? Who won the game? Whafs new?...in politics, business, foreign afiairs... in society, sports, fashions...in music, art and the theatre? We want to Anew...because we are curious by nature, because we like to be well-informed...and because we realize that each day ’ s events may affect our welfare and our happiness. Only in newspapers can we satisfy this constant hunger for the news. Only in newspapers can we get a quick, complete and accurate account of hap penings at home and abroad. And today, when the news is so vitally important to all of us, we read the newspaper more eagerly, more thoroughly than ever before. That ’ s why the newspaper, which has always been a profitable me dium for advertisers, is a more profitable medium today than ever before. THE BUREAU OF ADVERTISING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF WHICH THE JOURNAL-NEWS | S A MEMBER . SOMIOf TUI ADVANTAGES NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING With Mwtpoper admitting you eon..-Ill noth Ifio LARGEST NUMBER of your potential cuiFon»fi...ia| toll your itory to the WHOLE FAMILY.-.lRlcon- emirate your effort! on the morteh thniotfer the BEST OPPORTUNITIES...^! TIME YOUR ADVERTISING to meet your needs and changing conditions ...(Sl-gtf QUICK RESULTS when you wantthem. ..(dl BUILD GOOD-WILL oi well at tales.. | 7 | lie your message TO THE NEWS and make it more interesting...(tl gh/e your ads a LOCAL TOUCH, o home-town C«)r„.|»l ILLUSTRATE VOUR PRODUCT and its usec. llOl NAME THE LOCAL STORES •hat sell yourproducf...|ll| step up DEALER DISTRIBUTION and dealer cooperoNon. ..and 113) do oil this al o LOWER COST Ilian with any other medium- mm THEIR BIT — Givinft recitals in streets and backyards, these Manchester youngsters are doing their bit to aid England with the band they have organized. Funds col lected by the “ Backyard Revue” from the audiences are given to the Soldiers and Sailors Comforts fund. DESERT VICTORY —British soldiers “ somewhere in Africa ” are shown occupying a captured Italian fort on the desert after the post had been reduced to rubble by shelling. IN THE AMERICAN TRADITION — Miss Karin Elna Adlerbert lives in Goteborg, Sweden, but she ’ s studying social science at Wittenberg college, Springfield, 0., so she will get some first-hand knowledge of the old American Thanksgiving tradition. She appears certain of liking it. At least, she is holding that 25-pound Thanksgiving dinner In a tight clutch. mi ..-'•Vy... i ;v f *;. mm U v.tv.ui V,'ie. \£ >•' 1 .
