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GUN CLUB X's
By H. M. Prior, Secretary-Treasurer
1940 looks like a banner year for the
Conwlidatcd Aircraft Gun Club. The ex-
ecutive committee has worked out a pro-
gram which we believe will create a
keener sense of competition and a more
fraternal spirit throughout the whole or-
ganization.
Starting with the month of February,
the Club is going to present medals to the
high scorers of each month for pistol and
rifle shooters. In order to prevent two or
three men from winning all of the medals
each month, we have adopted a plan where-
by every shooter has an equal chance to
win a medal. We take the names of all
shooters who have competed at least three
nights in one month and divide them in
three classes according to their aggregate
score. The high man in each class receives
a medal. By reclassifying these groups every
month every man has a chance to win by
improving his shooting.
As an added inducement to improve his
marksmanship, every member who shoots
a rifle score equal to 8 5''^^ of a possible
300 points from three positions will win
a Club Emblem. The same award applies
to pistol shooters who attain a score of
9i)'/c on a standard 75 ft. pistol target.
The Gun Club feels that with these in-
centives to spur us on we will develop a
Club that will be second to none in this
part of the country. So come on all you
shooters — let's go places in 1940.
X NEWS
Bruce Miles and Len Stabenan have just
been awarded new badges as per rumor.
It is known that the award was made by
the Navy for work performed on XPB2Y-1
over a three-year period. Coming at this
time it will make a splendid Christmas
present.
FINISH NEWS
By Al Griffith
I see Mr. Wilson is the honorable painter
who painted our Xmas tree — good job too!
Among the number of boys coming
back to work I see Pete Engbright. How
are the turkeys, Pete?
Mr. Lythe is sure getting pleasantly
plump. What certain sprayer went home
one nite pretending to be a little tipsy and
put on the act so well that his wife kicked
him out? He went and stayed with a
friend for two days, but was finally ad-
mitted home.
From the San Diego "Rotator" we have
this one:
Date Expense Report Ami.
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9-2 Violets — New Steno .65
9-S Week's Salary for Stenographer 20.00
9-9 Roses for Stenographer 3.00
9-11 Candy for wife .75
9-13 Lunch with Stenographer 6.25
9-15 Week's Salary for Stenographer 25.00
9-17 Picture Show tickets — self and wife. .80
9-18 Theatre tickets — self and steno 7.50
9-19 Candy for wife .75
9-20 LILLIAN'S SALARY 3 5.00
9-21 Theatre and dinner with LILLIAN- 21.75
9-22 Fur coat for 'Wife 600.00
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CONSOLIDfiTOR
Volume 5
January, 1940
Number 1
Just as -we are going to press w^ith this issue, the local press breaks
the news that the Navy Department has awarded a new $20,016,699.00
contract for airplanes to Consolidated. No official details were released
as to the number or type of aircraft involved. The press' announcement
placed us "securely in the forefront of American aviation's headliners."
TURKEY, TRIMMIN'S, AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
On Friday, December 22d, each
and every member of Consolidated,
irrespective of length of employ-
ment, received a $5.00 Christmas
check to cover the purchase of a
turkey and the trimmings or its
equivalent.
"The occasion of the Yuletide
Season cannot be allowed to pass
without an expression of apprecia-
tion for your co-operation thruout
the year, and to extend to everyone
a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year," was the message Major
Fleet extended to all Consolidated
employees.
The Consolidafor Editor received a very
appropriate Christmas and New Years
card from Carl Liebig, formerly of the
Machine shop, extending Christmas Greet-
ings to the "gang" at Consolidated . . .
Thanks a lot, Carl.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON . . .
We have it on straight authority that
young Henry Liegel, son of "Hank" Liegel
of Sheet Metal, is quite the football player.
Young Hank got a real write-up in the
local press recently. He's been a star player
on the Point Loma High School team, and
this team has held the Metropolitan cham-
pionship for four years . . .
Like father, like son, however . . . When
Dad Liegel met with an accident and in-
jured his hand recently, young Liegel
played a little too vigorous a game and
proceeded to break his arm. On December
6th the team staged a stag affair for
fathers and sons at the San Diego Club.
You can bet "Hank" and young Hank
were there!
"Aviation as a Factor in National De-
fense," was the title of an address delivered
by Major Fleet before the California State
Chamber of Commerce Convention Nov-
ember 30th. The Convention met this
year in San Francisco. In his address. Major
Fleet pointed out the usages and importance
of aircraft in times of national emergency
and the benefits of the present aviation
activity to all of California. Major Fleet is
a director of the California State Chamber
of Commerce.
COLOR PHOTO ARTIST
Russ Kern, it is learned, is quite the
maestro in the art of color photography.
Having taken some of his masterpieces in
British Columbia, Washington, Oregon,
the San Francisco Fair, in Borego, and
about San Diego, his group of slides have
become much in demand for local show-
ings. Recently he delighted audiences at
the Helping Hand Home, Rest Haven and
the Vauclain Home. Russ, it is reported,
is quite a hand with the lecturing that
goes along with the showing of the slides.
He kept one audience an hour past the
prescribed time, and they were so en-
tranced it was not until the show was
over that the extra time was noticed!
Thru an inadvertent slip in the
rush of preparing the pages of last
month's Consolidator for the press,
credit for the cover photograph was
omitted from the magazine. By all
means this should not have been
omitted, and apology is hereby made
for this error.
Full credit for the cover photo
should go to Consolidator Al Lam-
bert of the Tool Room who submit-
ted this excellent piece of work.
BASKETBALL STANDINGS
December 14th:
Engineering 47, Maintenance 22.
Final Assembly 3 3, Wood Shop 22.
Production, won by forfeit; Experi-
mental, forfeited.
Purchasing 11, Tank 59.
Sheet Metal, no team; Hull played
church team.
Welding 15, Wing 17.
Total points won: Engineering 81,
Wing 29, Welding 15, Hull 56, Final
Assembly 56, Production 21, Purchasing
19, Maintenance 39, Wood Shop 30, Tank
59. Experimental forfeited.
"Consair" Night teams, basketball
scores. (Dec. 11, 12) :
Wing 15, Sheet Metal 24
Machine 3 8, Final Assembly 23.
Hull 43, Production 25.
Total points won: Production 74, Hull
73, Sheet Metal 54, Machine 53, Final
Assembly 47, Wing 32.
SUCCESS
A man is successful when he refuses to
slander even his enemies; when he does not
expect to get paid for everything he does;
when he does not wait until tomorrow to
do the things he might do today; when
he is loyal to his employer and to his as-
sociates; when he intelligently cooperates
with others and is tolerant in thought and
deed; when he studies constantly to pre-
pare himself for a higher position finan-
cially and in the estimation of his fellows.
— Junior Citizen.
RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEWr
Good-bye old nineteen thirty-nine . . .
You weren't as bad as some we've seen.
You started out a toddling elf,
And now how old and wise you seem!
You hit some rough spots on the road
It wasn't downhill all the way.
You came so full of joy and hope
And now you're old — and wise — and gray.
Too bad you have to go, "Old Friend,"
The trail you blazed, others will follow,
Perhaps it ever will be so . . .
The new succeeds the old and mellow.
We counted every day you gave us.
Be eager, glad, be gay and sporty.
The old has gone, the new has come . . .
Let's give three cheers for 1940!
— O. T. Berger, No. 974.
All communications should be addressed to the CONSOLIDATOR, c/o CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
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Consolidator
Photographed in the patio on Major General Arnold's "flying visit," left to right: Col. D. N. W. Grant; I. M. Laddon, Vice-Pres. and Chief Engr.; Maj. Gen.
H. H. Arnold; Major E. R. McReynolds, San Diego Air Corps Representative; C A. Van Dusen, Vice-Pres. and Works Manager; Col. J. H. Burns; Col. F. L.
Pratt; E. N. Gott, Vice-Pres.; Major R. M. Webster and Capt, E. H. Beebe.
VISITORS ...
of late we have been honored with
quite a number of distinguished guests here
at the plant: Above is pictured Maj. Gen.
H. H. Arnold and his group who paid us
a flying visit. On November 28th members
of the Senate and House Military Affairs
Committees also paid us a visit, but cir-
cumstances did not permit securing their
picture. Members who paid us the honor
included: Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla-
homa, Senator Sherman Minton of In-
diana, Senator Harry S. Truman of Mis-
souri, Senator Dennis Chavez of New
Mexico, Representative John Martin Cos-
tello of California, Representative Overton
Brooks of Louisiana, Representative Charles
Russell Clason of Massachusetts, Repre-
sentative Paul W. Shafer of Michigan,
Representative John J. Sparkman of Ala-
bama, Representative William Devereux
Byron of Maryland, and Representative
Thomas Ellsworth Martin of Iowa.
Home and Lot Bargains
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distinctive
La Jolla Hermosa
Adequate Scenic Homesites in
sensiljly restricted districts at
prices lower per front foot than
tfiose asl<ed in far less favored
districts. 40, 60,75 and 80 foot lots
from $500 to $1000; on paved
streets, all bonds paid. Others
as low as $250. For full informa-
tion, see
Robert G. Robeson
Licensed Real Estate Broker
5545 La Jolla Blvd. Phone La Jolla 2414
PRODUCTION MINUTES
By "Brad" Bradshaw
HERE it is folks 1940, a brand new
year but about the same old "stuff"
to read. We had hoped to get out of the
fog by now. So we will wish everyone a
glorious and eventful year. That is one
advantage of writing a column — you can
save the cost of cards and postage — sure
missed the invitations to the doings of
the Butterfields, Mucks, Browns, Mulroys,
Benders, Hartmayers, Golems, and others
over the holidays. — They seem to be get-
ting wise and "ain't a talkin" to no mag-
azine reporters. — We are not mad the
because it was probably pretty bad "re-
freshments" they served anyway. — With
the "sourpuss" look on the faces of Paul
Hock, Roy Coykendall, Lloyd Bender,
Bob Mussen, and Paul Gaughn, their wives
must have bought themselves some rather
expensive gifts FROM "hubby."
Mr. Claus who has the lowdown on
the boys and girls around Consolidated
gave out a few confidential statements
on his one night out: — Jim Eisman, ac-
cording to Santa, had a white tree with
not a speck of "green" in the place. Says
it is due to some mania brought on by
handling so many "rush tags." — Ben
"Kish" Kiegle, high mogul of Pacific Beach
Chamber of Commerce, wanted some
"good poison." Said it was to carry out
his before election promises: — Art
"Gracie" Stone asked for a pair of sus-
penders and an invitation to eat "rabbit
stew" with the Coykendall family: — Jake
Dietzer sent Santa a set of PBY BM's and
asked for the raw material to fill require-
ments:— Paul Willoughby, married the
week before, asked for several toys — opti-
mistic about the future we presume: — Bob
Mussen got a pair of "cheaters" which is
saving a lot of "bark" from being knocked
from his shins going thru the narrow pas-
sages between the planning desks.
After being called some few choice
names from the rather large vocabulary
of Lou Miller, the Elsie Maxwell of Plan-
ning, and branding my recent article as
grounds for libel, I was invited to "open
house" with the usual gang of "mystics"
who prove the "hand quicker than the
eye." Needing the coin for Christmas and
realizing I was in for a trimming, I de-
clined. Jack Mulroy, Dan Clemson, Ben
Leonard, Bill Wiley, Tom Butterfield,
and Ted Anderson attended and here is
how I heard the story from one of the
gang. "We played in the parlor but had
to take off our shoes, two bottles of beer
were equally distributed, and later we
were fed "salted peanuts" and the water
turned off. This insured our leaving early
enough for Lou to get the place cleaned
before the wife returned. He mumbled
something about improvements not being
complete in "Cactus Gulch."
Happenings during the month: Ed Stew-
art took over the tool warehouse and Kel
Aiken was named Asst. Chief Storekeeper.
Ed has since eaten off three finger nails
and waxed his head to save the last nine
hairs. — Hotchkiss claims to have a pow-
erful basketball aggregation but says there
will be no 1 5 to 1 money this season. —
Production No. 1 lost to Purchasing with
Trotman keeping score and Mulroy and
Stone "heckling" which proves Frank
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O'Conner still has the technique of put-
ting the "evil eye" on all opponents. —
Ray Tuit knows the feeling of being
"King for a Day" when he distributes the
pay checks. — Ed Kellogg claims that the
star halfback playing for Tulane is his
"Pop." — Roy Coykendall is trying to
learn what kind of hunting is "shooting
in the bush." — Bud Buflat, of inspection,
cannot find the romance in mountain
climbing that is pictured by the number
one "mountain goat" Russ Kern. Sore feet,
scratches, and aching muscles don't seem
to compensate "Bud" even if the girl is
beautiful. — Ernie Johnson says Larry Boe-
ing, living in E.S.D., still makes a trip to
La Jolla each evening — must be a story
there. — Freddie Brady is not selling paper
in the shop. — That bag is for carrying
blue prints. — Some newly married fellows
are going to be mighty disappointed to
find their sleeping quarters to be mostly
in the shop if the work keeps piling up. —
Joe Maloney has a real band of hustlers
in the blue print and records department
with Dick Cromwell, Geo. Craig, Chas.
Biehl, Jim Kendricks, Frank Cross, Freddy
Brady, and Les Stockton. — Keep up the
good work fellows and don't forget where
to dish out the best service. — Owen Stock-
ton, overworked correcting the writer's
mistakes in the shop, has been given an
assistant, Frank "Frenchy" McHugh.
According to "papa" Al Ballard, the
new addition to the family, a husky of
three weeks, will be ready for the "bull
gang" in time for the building expansion.
With the added expense Al is planning on
opening a clothing store featuring a nov-
elty "sweater creation" for unfortunates
during the cold winter months.
Perry Ogden proves that the eyes are
still good as well as recognizing talent
with two "keyboard pounders" he turned
over to Gracie Koenig that are shoving
the orders out so fast they have Dietzer,
Rasmussen, and Allison burning the mid-
night oil. So fellows meet Miss Lois Camp-
bell and Miss Cedelia Roberts, who have
stolen quite a bit of the spotlight from
"Admiral" Art Stone.
The writer went hip swinging, shin
kicking, and elbow bending with the En-
gineering staff at their yearly "blowout"
at Hotel del Coronado. It was a swell
dance and the way those boys were decked
out reminded me of the homecoming dance
at "Slippery Rock." Wells, Kennedy,
Pf ankuch, Kallis, McCabe, Lockheed, Gro-
wald, Dayton, Famme, and practically the
entire gang were moving around like a
bunch of rodeo ponies. Jeff Bouley did not
show up and missed some swell "column
stuff." Jeff said that he didn't like those
semi-formal affairs where you had to wear
a shirt and tie. Most of the unmarried fel-
lows maneuvered around and managed to
miss the ferry for that delightful ride
homeward around the "Silver Strand."
If "Major" McManus is playing "War
games" he is surely making them realistic
enough with the "barbwire" cuts and
"scrapnel wounds" that so frequently adorn
his features. More mystery develops when
"Chancellor" Craig Clark of the night
crew shows up with a "bayonet wound"
across his head. Could it be something on
the order of two dictators feeling each
other out to see if the night or day crew
holds the power?
Realizing what U.S.C. did with that
hefty line this year. Chief Mulroy has
added a little weight to his forward wall
in the persons of "Buck" Gott, Ed Freak-
ley, Carl Sjoblom, and Bob O'Donnel, and
is probably anticipating some tough going
against the shop team. These lads should
help shake Anderson, Wiley, Generas,
Hassler, and the other nimble-footed lads
loose with enough parts to keep Jack
happy.
Paul Gaughn, football prognosticator,
has closed his season's contest with Bill
"Lucky" Wiley taking in the "jackpot."
Paul must have run it honest as he finished
up next to the writer, last place. Bill
claimed to have some good "inside info"
on the games which we have since learned
came from inside a school for the "feeble
minded," that a relative is coaching. Any-
thing can happen in the pigskin game as
was proven when Bob Morse's alma mater
won a game without Chicago U. on the
schedule.
Barrmg a last-minute physical collapse,
we assume that Bill Liddle took advantage
of the holiday bargains and got himself
"hitched." Frank Fields let him in on a
swell "cut rate parson" without going
"South of the Border." A last-minute re-
prieve failed when "papa" gave his con-
sent. So now all of those rust-laden wed-
ding gifts purchased for Bill in the past
can be used. Lucky for me that I saved
those dishes I have been getting each
Tuesday night at my favorite East San
Diego theatre.
Paul Willoughby, Hull dispatcher, was
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another victim of cupid's deadly aim two
weeks before. Paul passed out some pretty
good cigars but we always feel guilty
when smoking one, thinking of how much
"meat and potatoes" could have been
bought later on. Anyway the boys saved
buying a Christmas gift for what more
could two swell girls want than Paul and
Bill hanging on a tree, or just hanging.
SILVER WEDDING
Mr. Ted Bodenhagen and his wife, Rose,
will celebrate the 2 5 th anniversary of their
marriage on December 31, New Year's
Eve. Many happy returns of the day, and
may you both live to celebrate your golden
wedding day. Mr. Bodenhagen is with the
Maintenance Dept. — Mrs. Barnes.
Bill Gilchrist wishes to thank all those
who made it possible for Santa to visit
the Rest Haven Girl dormitory, with a
doll for each child Christmas morning.
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OUR Christmas Party was a success
from the time we parked our feet
under the dinner table until hours later
when we trudged our weary way home-
ward. The dinner table was beautifully
decorated with miniature green trees, ice
ponds, ski jumpers, skating shoes and other
wintry scenes. Our dinner tasted as good
as the table looked — which was the best
would be a hard decision to make. There
were thirty-three girls present and each
received gifts from under a gay Christ-
mas tree. After the gifts were distributed,
"oh's" and "ah's" and other forms of ad-
miration were prevalent, and comical me-
chanical toys were performing all over
the room.
As the evening progressed, the male
species began to make their appearance,
and along came an orchestra to make our
evening complete. Drinks and good dance
partners were plentiful, everyone was con-
genial, and the orchestra was fine — 'nuf
said.
We saw: Ann Howard and Avis Clarke,
the Scarlett O'Haras of the evening, in
their backless black dresses — Bea Jackson,
the plutocrat, with an orchid in her hair —
Lucille Fisher as "The Lady in Red" —
Grace Koenig in honey-colored taffeta,
quite the glamour girl when the jacket
was removed — Lois Campbell exercising
her tonsils and warbling with the orchestra
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— Mary Eleanor Meredith giving a dem-
onstration of putting on and taking off
her novel "Roman" sandals for several
gentlemen — Irma Robbins, Lucille Fisher,
and Mary Nugent playing Santa and dis-
tributing gifts from under the Xmas tree
— Louise Girodon in a pretty green and
silver gown — ^June Dunn pinning little
ski jumpers on her dress — Evelyn Kells
bobbing in and out the door — Fran War-
ner and Grayce Holm with intriguing
zippers on their dresses — Leta Davis wish-
ing her shoes would stop hurting — Blanche
Davis floating in 7-Up instead of being
preserved in alcohol — ^Jerry Buel bragging
about her dress "did something for her" —
Lorine Mounce, who was going to leave at
10:00 still having a good time at a quarter
of three — Mary Nugent dancing every
number — the orchestra being bribed to
play another half-hour — Mamie Kipple
asking everyone if they were having a
good time — several "old standbys" con-
spicuous by their absence — Juanita Smith
attacking her salad with gusto — Marcella
Holzman tired but having a good time —
Eva Wiseman looking under the table for
her husband — Lee Johnson lending dignity
to the atmosphere — Florence Cannon in
cerise and blue taffeta — other interesting
incidents too numerous to mention — was
our party a success? Definitely.
And orchids to Irma Robbins and Lucille
Fisher for their work in handling the party
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wussow are the
proud parents of a son born Saturday,
November 18th. The new addition to the
Wussow family will be known to his play-
mates as Jeoffrey Lance Wussow, 1st —
Irma Robbins' imitation of Hitler recently
was a good one, 'tho the adhesive tape was
a necessity and not for clowning pur-
poses— The popular song of the month —
instead of "Who Threw the Overalls in
LINDBERGH FIELD CAFE
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Lindbergh Fieid
"The Home of Aviation"
BREAKFAST SERVED AT 6:15 A.M.
Mrs. Mulligan's Chowder" — is "Who
Threw that Something Thru Mr. Lear-
man's Window" — Deep sympathy is ex-
pressed for the poor fellow who has to pay
his laundry bill with his Christmas bonus
— there just ain't no justice — and then
there's the Ccmwlidator whose Christmas
check went to the laundry in his shirt
and came back looking like a dissipated
soda cracker — Betty Jane Melcher started
out for a dance one evening not long ago
and ended up having her appendix re-
moved. So Betty will spend her Christmas
holidays recuperating and will put her
jitterbugging days on the shelf 'til able
to rhumba minus her appendix — Sorry to
hear of Grace Swearingen's illness and hope
her stay in the hospital will be a short one
— Dolores Elliott was another one who
had to miss the party because of "appen-
dicitis trouble." What is it, girls, an epi-
demic?
The lure of last-minute Christmas shop-
ping is too great to resist, so instead of
racking my cranium, I'm off to wreck my
feet.
Happy New Year!
vg,
THINGS THAT COME OUT
AT NIGHT
By Craig
THOSE time clock bulletins reminding
one that news for the Consolidator
is due again are wearing me down. Maybe
it's because of the scarcity of news this
month. Everyone seems to have been too
busy with Christmas and New Year's plans
to give much attention to anything else.
Gordon Burns and Ed Chapman of
Wing were properly decorated for Christ-
mas. Those brilliant red, blue, green, etc.
colored shirts they have been wearing com-
pared favorably with the lights on the
tree in the patio. If they didn't move
around so much one might expect to see
them surrounded with gifts.
Johnny Petit gets help from Mineah and
wishes "Min" would come in nights more
often. The other night John lost a bar
of candy to "Min" who did a tough job
for Johnny. After thinking it over Mineah
wonders whether he won or lost.
Rex Cord of Finished Parts Stock has
a "stop and go" memoni'. The other night
he forgot his badge and drove all the way
to Chula Vista and back between 3:30
and 4:00. A few nights later Rex remem-
bered the location of some parts he had
stored six months ago. Kel Aiken still
can't believe it.
Gordon Richards, one of the newer ad-
ditions to the Win? night crew, is well
January, 1940
known by Consolidators. "Gordie" is the
cheerful little fellow, who when he was
secretary at the Coliseum, supplied us with
passes to the fights and wrestling matches.
Let's make him feel at home!
"Hustlin' Henry" Zilz, sheet leadman,
whose motto is, "If you like our service
tell others, and if you don't tell us" has
a variety of interests. Henry has his own
little ranch, raises mushrooms, chickens,
pigs, etc., and finds time to install an oc-
casional sprinkling system.
During the storm of last month Con-
solidated was without lights for a couple
of hours. Imagine a dispatcher's plight in
a case like this. Gordon Browne, however,
was determined to "get his parts." It was
only after he had badly bruised a per-
fectly good face that he decided the parts
could wait.
An inspector has finally found some use
for a dispatcher. Hank Niemeyer, paint
inspector, wants Shelby Best to do his fight-
ing for him. Hank will also trade for any-
thing, any time. We are lucky to get out
with our shirt sometimes. Why don't you
trade Ross out of a few feet of waistline,
Hank?
Ross Dilling is getting suspicious of
"Doc" Walker. Doc sent to paint shop
for a can of gasoline the other night. Ross
wonders if Doc is using the gasoline to
make liniment.
The night basketball league is a success.
Six teams have been organized and play
has been under way for three weeks. Just
before Christmas the Hull Dept. led with
Production, Sheet and Machine Shop in
the runner-up position. The teams have
improved rapidly and now play a good
brand of basketball.
Bill Fleming of anodize had better trade
in that straw hat or one of our "ranchers"
will be taking him home for a scarecrow.
When the Hull Dept. does something it's
in a big way. At the recent pig roast in
El Monte Park the lads decided to stage
their own "bowl" game. It was dubbed
the "Greased Pig Bowl." I hear the Hotch-
kiss' won, but everyone was so sore they
didn't care. Why don't you guys grow up?
Tommy Geararnotti of Wing Dept. has
had a little streak of bad luck lately.
Tommy blames it on the fact that the
track is so narrow the horses can't run
by each other.
Verne Melin of Wing is rushing the
New Year just a little. A few nights ago,
on the way home from Escondido, Verne
misplaced his car. It must have followed
him part way home for it showed up on
Pacific Blvd. next day much the worse for
wear. Verne, is trying to figure out some
way it can put him in bed after this.
The stockchasers in Wing and Hull are
finding it more difficult to locate lead men
and foremen every day. The "forest" of
fixtures in these departments is really a
problem. We suggest that all lead men be
given red caps, or a bell to wear around
the neck to facilitate locating them.
There must be a Santa Claus and assum-
ing this we put in an order for Christmas
for: a pair of arch supports for Johnny
Strachan, a new razor for Dante Selvaggi,
a piece of metal that can be pounded thin
enough to see through for Bob Potter, a
chord line for Gordon Richards, a Ten-
nessee victory over U.S.C. for Troy Lans-
ing, a week in Seattle for John Petit, a new
whistle for Johnny Glen and a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year for
all "Coiisolidafors."
WING KEYHOLE
By Browne
BILL CHATHAM is arriving at work
on time lately. We learn Bill has a
very charming wife to awaken him every
morning. Congratulations and loads of
happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Chatham.
Leo Klingenmeier has purchased his
wife a saddle for Christmas so she can
bring the horses in for him. Better luck
next year, Leo.
We wonder who won the argument be-
tween Herb Ezard and his wife during
a recent window-shopping tour. Someone
said they compromised and Mn. Ezard
came out with what she wanted.
Al Ballard's head has enlarged consid-
erably due to the recent addition to his
family. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Al Ballard for their new baby boy.
Harry Birse, how about an introduction
to those two pretty gals you take home
every night. The gang would be very
pleased.
We see Elmer Gahlbeck has kept his
New Year's resolution all year. Mrs. Gahl-
beck hasn't cut his hair quite as often.
Mentioning resolutions, here are a few
new ones for 1940:
Joe Saunders — no more teeth pulled be-
cause someone else does.
Vic Atkinson — better snapshots for the
new year.
Harry Birse — to lower all benches in the
shop.
Stephen Powell — to try a few new fast
steps to speed production.
Bob Morse — more parts for Herbie
Ezard.
Gil Lance — bigger and better goats.
Army Armstrong doesn't have any to
break.
Frank Heidemann — to buy another pipe
and a new can of tobacco, for his wife?
Charlie Wallman and Bill Sierra, former
Wing Dept. employees, are back from
North Island. Bill and Charlie are now
members of Wing Inspection. Welcome
home fellows, and keep up the good work.
Craig Clark, editor and chief night dis-
patcher has a very worried look of late.
In a few weeks the Clarks are expecting a
new arrival in their family. Craig is hop-
ing for a boy. That's the old spirit, Craig.
He doesn't fly, but an airplane won't fly
without him. He doesn't have a natty
uniform; but a Pilot with all his uniforms
would be useless without him. He has
nothing to do with War Department ma-
neuvers. But the Air Corps would be use-
less without him. Years ago some lily-
fingered wag dubbed this grease-covered
being "greaseball." Today efficient Air-
craft operations would be a miserable fail-
ure without him. But what of it? He
achieves no fame though he is the real
hero. But without him all the money in
the United States treasury wouldn't keep
a fleet of modern aircraft flying. His
grimy fingers can flick new life into an
engine through a magic only he has con-
trol over. But no one has time to do him
honor. HE is the mechanic . . . "Grease-
ball" . . . Highstone, X 8082.
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By Maguirre
Greetings to you all, dear readers and
a Happy New Year.
We would like to take this opportunity
to thank the members of the Engineering
Department for a very pleasant evening
at the Hotel Del Coronado on December
15th. Familiar Tool Design faces were
scarce, but among those present were: Mar-
cella Holzman, looking very charming,
Glenn Webster, our new typist, and yours
truly.
But to get into the Tidbits and hap-
penings of this department, we are sorry
to report at this writing that Mr. Van
Doren, Tool Design's Chess Champion is
ill. We hope he recovers soon.
Mr. T. P. Shaw has trouble in Tia Juana.
Mr. Shaw: you can learn Spanish in ten
easy lessons. George Denton, is now one
of those things that come out at night. We
hope that Roy Smeltzer doesn't get any
cigars for Christmas. That happy smile on
Mr. Bennett's face doesn't mean that he
is a millionaire; his wife is back from a
trip to the East Coast. Perry, quit brag-
ging about your daughter, however, we
can't blame you. Le Maire, "our hunter",
shot up three boxes of shells in Mexico.
Results — sore arm. How was the air meet,
Davidson? Bob Hyder has been spending
some time whittling quail calls at noon.
Ed Gurling says he wonders what Hank
Morgan's sudden interest at Borego Val-
ley is.
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BENCH NEWS
Henry Doerr is now cornered between
a floor furnace and a distillate heater.
Somebody come to the rescue and help him
decide. 2930.
Carl Scherer has been bit by the Love
Bug for the 2 5 th time, but this time he is
going through with it if it kills him. That's
what he said before but he's still making
feminine hearts flutter. 2929.
The old skipper, Bert Kemp has given
up sailing the high seas and is back work-
ing in the Bench Department.
Teddy (Begonia) Edwards' chickens
don't produce very much towards the feed
bill, so he has started to raise gold fish for
his new hobby.
Due to the higher tax rate this year
Teddy Edwards thinks it would be better
to give Pacific Beach back to the Indians.
Bill Rasp moved into his new home just
finished in Rolando Village.
We wonder if Geo. Eggleston is going
to take on a partner? He's remodeling his
house.
Owen Harder drives right up to the
new Police Station to get his ticket for a
traffic violation!
Bill Bellows is overhauling his boat. He
will have her in first-class shape for the
coming fishing season?
The Boys of the Metal Bench Dept. who
have worked here a considerable length
of time and who will receive their 15 -year
pins will miss the familiar face of Bill
Milton who, until a few months ago, was
one of the old timers. All the old timers
are wishing Bill the best of luck in his new
position at North Island. No. 293 8.
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"Join the Navy,
See the World "
Join the Navy and see the world! . . .
especially, it might be added, if you're
fortunate enough to hook up with a bunch
of PBYs ! ! ! Here are some snapshots
received by our Vice-Pres. C. A. Van
Dusen, from his son, C. A. Van Dusen, III,
from "somewhere in the Pacific." Upper
is a picture of N. A. P. Kelly, one of the
pilots . . . and that's the inside of a PBY,
or it wasn't built by Coinolidated! The
information is added that, "Kelly is red-
headed, in case you're interested." The
middle view is of Kalakau Corner, Waikiki;
crossroads of the Pacific. The third sign
from the bottom on the right of the pole
(if we have any influence with the
Chamber of Commerce) is henceforth go-
ing to read, "16 hours, 17 minutes, via
PBY . . . SAN DIEGO." Lower is C. A.
Van Dusen, III, "somewhere in the Pa-
cific making friends with a Gooney bird.
Planes are on the water in the background.
January, 1940
DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By Jeff Bouley
We can regard Chuck Freel with mien so sedate,
Mid the giggles and squeals of his worshipping
date;
But when suddenly into his tricks he delves,
It keeps us in stitches in spite of ourselves.
APPARENTLY Chuck Freel is going in
t for a bit of comedy of the slipstick
variety or, should we say, mixing his slip-
stick and lipstick these days. One of our
demon operatives chanced to pass a down-
town dine and dance establishment and
spied our hero seated inside with a beautiful
young creature who gazed soulfuUy at
him in mute admiration as he deftly ma-
nipulated, of all things, a slide rule! It now
develops that among the amazing feats of
magic that Chuck performs on said article
to the delight of his feminine friends is the
reading of a gal's horoscope. Yowsah! The
field is practically unlimited for the clever
young engineer of today.
The holiday season apparently keeps
everyone too busy to get married, or pos-
sibly those astute young men chose to keep
the gals out of their folding money until
after the spending season. At any rate,
our Ties and Cries department did not
record a single knot this month, and those
babies who have arrived at such an un-
fortunate time to get a birthday and
Christmas present all in one are the little
gals of Herb Sharp and Tommy Hemphill.
We have fought to repress it for two
months, but the truth will out. The Citi-
zens' League has insisted that we record
the fact that Frank Fink arrived thirty
minutes early at a recent banquet and
rushed to a seat in the middle of the front
row. He then steadfastly refused to yield
his seat or even turn around to eat until
after the entertainment had ended.
Things would bs pretty dull around
Ocean Beach sometimes if it weren't for
some of the happenings to Larry Bayliss,
the strong, silent sentinel of the stress
gang. Several months ago he and Howard
Macdonald spotted several good fire logs
along the beach about a mile from their
houses. They proceeded to make a raft of
same and soon they cast off and were on
their way, well outside the breakers. As
they passed Sunset Cliffs, a crowd began
to assemble along the beach and soon sirens
screamed, ambulances arrived, and the two
mariners were "sensationally rescued"
much against their will. They tied their
raft up and gave up in disgust for the day.
But then came the storm and the next
day their raft was headed for the land of
lanterns and kimonos.
Now more recently we hear Bayliss being
dubbed "Galento." When we inquired into
the causes we found that there was a story
behind it. Larry is a robust guy of the type
that makes the Chamber of Commerce
proud. He likes to take a swim in the ocean
every day, summer or winter, but because
of the daylight problem he cuts down to
Saturdays and Sundays in the winter sea-
son. He was following this practice one
Saturday off Sunset Cliffs and he was
peacefully floating on his back when he
heard the whine of a bullet as it sailed
past his head and ploughed into a swell.
He galvanized into action and swam for
shore. When he arrived on the beach he
found a shivering youth who explained to
Larry that it was all a mistake — he had
thought he was shooting at "an old beer
barrel." Perish the thought that we should
ever venture a pun, but we think if we
were Larry, we would have given the guy
a good stiff polka two.
This very unusual weather that we have
in California sometimes brings out very
unusual incidents. When the thunderstorm
hit last month Graham McVicker noticed
a small leak in the roof of his garage.
Fearing the rain might damage the goods
stored inside, he ventured forth to repair
the leak. It may have been the darkness
or it may have been the wet roof; at any
rate something happened quite suddenly.
When the action halted, Mac's legs were
dangling, one on each side of a rafter.
The shingles, unaccustomed to 230 pounds
of concentrated shock load, had yielded,
to put it mildly, and two gaping holes
emitted light from within. The ensuing
chain of events is not known but we un-
derstand that Mac gave up and made a
trough.
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
By J. Hodgson
WELL, well! Our old friend Bob
Brabban has retired from the sea,
has in fact burned (or sold) his boat, and
bought a jalopy. Yes sir. Bob is going to
live the life of a rancher out La Mesa
way (after working hours). His ground
is mostly occupied by lime trees so we
feel he ought to be good for at least one
"rickey" when you pay him a visit.
Bob recently bot himself a new DeSoto
so he truly has two cars in his garage, even
if one is a '29 Ford.
It was Mac McGiffin who bought Bob-
bie's boat. I guess the new "Skipper" is
pretty well known among the "rod and
reelers", however, on the q.t., he asked
us to let it be known that he is going into
the fish business. O.K. Mac you may go
in the finny (not funny) type of fishy
business, but please leave the smell at
home. I could have made a pun here about
having "smelt" but I'll let it pass.
It may be the Christmas spirit, but buy-
ing cars will soon reach the epidemic stage,
if it is not curbed. Art Wiffenback, our
hair-trigger inspector has swapped off his
old "Buick" for a later model Chrysler.
Atta boy. Art, just keep rollin' along.
Frank Mische, another pattern maker in
our fraternity also got himself a new car.
When he did not show up for work the
other day, we were worried, as Frank
doesn't lose any time, usually. We know
the car is all right, Frank, but who is the
little lady in Los Angeles who caused you
to stall there? Folks, he won't talk!
They tell me there was a cute young
saleslady around here recently, trying to
sell, of all things, 6 inch scales. We have
not seen these particular rulers, but they
do say that you had to have a book of in-
structions to be able to read them (the
scales). Maybe you "guys" should have
gone to night school.
We are near the end of another year, in
San Diego. It has afforded me a great deal
of pleasure to scribble our article each
month, and if space will permit I would
like to thank all the boys in the Wood
Shop for their help and cooperation in
providing the stuff that goes into our
little corner.
Each of us, wishes each and every other
one of us, A Very Merry Christmas and
a Happy Prosperous New Year.
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Consolidator
plete with oleo shock struts, retract into
wells in the side of the hull. The nose wheel
in the bow is completely closed over in the
retracted position by automatically oper-
ated hatches so that no resistance to plan-
ing is encountered. All three wheels are
operated by a central hydraulic power
drive, and the operations are carried out
in sequence automatically. A single lever
controls both the extension and the re-
traction of the landing gear. Hydraulic
pump power is derived from the main
power plant or from an auxilliary engine,
and may be operated by hand if necessary.
Flight characteristics of the Model 28
flying boat so highly perfected in the
original design, have been unaffected by
the incorporation of the landing gear, and
several handling advantages have become
apparent. Flight testing with the gear in
all positions, and in combination with the
retractable wing tip floats, failed to dis-
close any adverse effects. The same stable
flying characteristics of the PBY are main-
tained, and there was found no loss of
speed with the landing gear in the re-
tracted position.
The advantages of the landing gear,
aside from greatly extending the scope of
utility for the Model 28, are many: "For
taxiing the extended gear serves as a sea
anchor and greatly assists in control on
rough open water, and in making an ap-
proach for mooring or ramp with an ad-
verse wind. More engine power may be ap-
plied for short turns without undue ac-
celeration. Turns on the water are achieved
with far less skidding, and the danger of
scraping the keel on the ramp is eliminated.
There is no necessity' for a beaching crew.
WORLD'S LARGEST
On December 7th there went out to the
world at large the following release, telling
the world of our amphibian. Stated briefly,
it gives all the dope that is releasable at this
time, and so is printed here in full. One
other interesting fact is worthy of note:
The XPBY-5A is the heaviest airplane ever
to operate from Lindbergh Field up until
this date, so far as is known.
World's Largest Amphibian
Makes Its Debut . . .
The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation's
newest contribution to aeronautical pro-
gress, the Model 28-5A Amphibian, desig-
nated by the U. S. Navy for whom it was
constructed as the XPBY-5A; has under-
gone its flight testing to become as a re-
sult, the largest amphibian plane in the
world.
Basically the new Consolidated Am-
phibian is the Model 28 twin-engined fly-
ing boat which the Navy knows as the
PBY. This design of boat has already ac-
cumulated a remarkable total of massed
flight records and reputation for sustained
performance, and now there has been in-
corporated in the structure, the amphibian
feature. The inherent advantages of the
Model 28 boat have been retained, and the
great advantage of land plane operation
added. Thus the amphibian can operate
from either land or sea, to land or water
bases in remote localities, opening a vast
new realm of utility.
The landing gear is of the tricycle type,
with a single wheel forward and two aft,
all of which are fully retractable. The side
wheel and supporting mechanism, com-
as the ship can chmb a ramp or beach
under its own power, or descend in the
same manner, completely controlled by the
brakes. It may also operate from remote
sand beaches without benefit of special
ramps or facilities for handling.
The side wheels are above water when
the ship rises on the step in making a
take-off, and automatic means have been
provided to eject all water in the closed
bow wheel hatch before the plane is in the
air. Thus the flying trim is unaffected.
Repairs or routine servicing to the
landing gear can be accomplished with a
minimum of trouble. Normally, with a
landplane of comparable size, the sup-
porting of the plane's weight for repairs
to the landing gear is an acute problem. In
the Consolidated amphibian, the custom-
January, 1940
ary beaching gear lugs incorporated in
all Model 28s are retained. All that is re-
quired for servicing of the landing gear
is to attach a standard beaching gear and
run the plane out of the water. The beach-
ing gear lifts the landing gear clear of the
ground where any servicing may be carried
out. No special equipment is necessary,
and since the beaching gear was designed
for quick attachment and removal, the
operation consumes a minimum of time.
In action the huge amphibian alights
with a smooth absorption of its descend-
ing velocity, exhibiting no tendency to
bounce or porpoise. When alighting on
land, the ship's tendency in a side land-
ing is to straighten out; and the brakes
may be applied to the utmost with-
out adverse effect. This technique simply
increases the load on the nose wheel. No
special procedure is needed for take-oflf or
landing. The wheels may be locked, ele-
vators pulled full back, and both engines
given full take-off throttle without the
possibility of the nose wheel rising from
the ground. During recent testing, a land-
ing was made in which a bump happened
to be struck on the instant of contact with
the brakes on. The accelerometer showed
a very high reading, yet no trouble either
structural or in handling, was encountered.
With the familiar Model 28 wing tip floats
extended, the drag is increased and the
angle of glide is steepened.
Incorporation of the amphibian gear,
as an integral part of the famous twin-
engined flying boat, without disturbing
its basic flying qualities, makes the field of
operations of the world's largest am-
phibian, the Consolidated Model 2 8- 5 A,
virtually from anywhere to anywhere on
the face of the globe.
As this goes to press, the "World's larg-
est amphibian" has spanned the continent
and aboard her along with the Navy crew,
is our own fellow worker, Gene R. Tibbs,
who accompanied the ship east as company
representative.
Annoiincetnent — from Drawbench De-
partment: Winfield Cliff Scott, Jr., 8 lbs.,
3 oz., born December 6th; Mercy Hospital.
Congratulations!
HULLABALOO
By Al Leonard
THE pig barbecue attended by a large
group of Hull folks at El Monte Oak
Park was a huge success. Plenty of food
and beer put every one in a very good
humor. The feature attraction was the
football game between the Beer Guzzlers
and the Pantywaists. George Galley in-
tercepted a pass and ran for the only score
of the ball game. The touchdown didn't
do Galley much good though, because he
was so worked out from the run that he
had to retire and missed out on the feed.
Two rookies were given the works re-
cently by some of their more experienced
co-workers. Jimmy O'Rourk scoured the
entire plant looking for some dehydro-oil
(dehydral). Norm (Ears) Heckeroth was
sent to bring a hole closer. When told to
get a pork chop drill some time later. Norm
refused to go, saying that there couldn't
be a pork chop drill any more than there
was a hole closer.
The manager and all the boys on the
Hull basketball team wish to thank the
boys in the bulkhead department for buy-
ing the new basketball for the team. The
boys promise to play some classy games
throughout the season and would like to
have all the Hull Dept. turn out for all
the games.
Elliot tells this sad one. While coming
to work one foggy morning Elliot was
blinded by a sudden beam of sunlight
which penetrated the fog. As he leaned
forward to lower his sun visor he was
startled to hear a crash and a bump. Elliot
got out of his car to see what the trouble
was and was horrified to find out he had
run into a police motorcycle. Before he
could get into his car to drive it out of
the middle of the road another fog-bound
motorist crashed into the rear of his car.
Elliot says he didn't mind paying for all
the damage as much as he did facing his
wife when he got home, because the last
thing she said before he went to work
was "Elliot be careful."
"Red" Chaplin claims that he lost his
hard fought golf match because he was the
victim of a practical joker. Freddy Grossher
somehow got around the thirteenth hole
AASE (ACE) BROS.
"BRINGING YOU THE BEST IN LUNCHES, SAND-
WICHES, COLD DRINKS AND TOBACCO— JUST
INSIDE THE NORTH AND SOUTH GATES"—
wish you a very
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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and finally took Chaplin on the 19th hole.
George Wire borrowed Chaplin's clubs one
day and soon the rumor got around that
he had traded Chaplin's clubs in for a new
set for himself. Chaplin was so upset about
this that he was a nervous wreck by the
time he played Freddie, although he had
gotten his own clubs back. Chaplin ad-
mits that he was on a special diet the
week of the match. He says he cut out
all meats and had nothing but liquids so
he would be in good shape.
Happy New Year everybody.
Wherewith we pause to repeat another
cute jingle:
There was an aircraft worker named Straus
Who went on a terrible sauss
He had the right key
In the keyhole, you see
But the keyhole was in the wrong hauss.
The city fellow's ancient chariot was
misbehaving away out on a little-traveled
lane, and he was discouraged. As he tink-
ered with the so-called mechanism, a farm
boy watched the proceedings, open-
mouthed, and finally in exasperation the
motorist barked, "Is this the first auto-
mobile you ever saw?" "No," replied the
country boy, ruminatingly, "but it looks
a lot like it."
Make
this your
New Year's
Resolution!
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HERBERT SCHIFF MEMORIAL
TROPHY
THE Herbert Schiff Memorial Trophy
awarded annually to the naval avia-
tion squadron or unit with the best record
for safety in flying during a year was
won by Patrol Squadron Eleven, attached
to Patrol Wing One, San Diego area. It
had a total of 4,903 hours flying time, July
1, 1938-June 30, 1939. This squadron was
designated as Patrol Squadron Seven until
July 1, 1939, when it became Patrol
Squadron Eleven.
The Herbert Schiff Memorial Trophy
was presented to the Navy Department in
192 5 by Mr. ^5^illiam Schiff, brother of
Lieutenant (jg) Herbert Schiff, U. S.
Naval Reserve aviator who was killed in
line of duty at the Naval Air Station,
Norfolk, Virginia, on July 11, 1924. The
expressed purpose of the donor of the
award was to stimulate interest in naval
flying and at the same time to reduce avia-
tion accidents. Until 1929, the award was
made to individuals, but in that year the
rules covering the contest were revised and
the trophy awarded to the squadron or
unit which made the best record for safety
in flying during the fiscal year.
Lieutenant Commander Silas B. Moore,
U. S. Navy, was commander of Patrol
Squadron Eleven from March 2, 193 8 un-
til June 1, 1939, when he was transferred
to the Staff of the Commander Patrol
Wing Two, Pearl Harbor Area. (Home,
Glendale, Calif.)
Lieutenant Commander Frank Tren-
with Ward, Jr., U. S. Navy, is now com-
mander of the squadron. He was its ex-
ecutive oflScer during the past competition
year. (Home, Raleigh, N. C.)
Patrol Squadron Eleven was awarded the
Schiff Memorial Trophy for 1937 and is
the only patrol squadron to have been
awarded it a second time. This squadron
received no penalties in the computation
of its score, having had no accidents of
any kind during the past year. Twenty-
Above: V.P.-II (old V.P.-7) Winner of the Herbert Schiff Memorial Trophy, lined up at the award
ceremonies at North Island. Dec. 16th for the presentation. One of the V.P.-ll planes (our PBYs) is
immediately behind them.
Below: The presentation of the Schiff Trophy to Lieut. Comdr. Silas B. Moore, U. S. Navy, Com-
manding V.P.-7. by Captain C. P. Mason and Staff.
Left: Captain Charles P. Mason. Commanding Patrol Wing One holding the replica which was given
Lieut. Comdr. Moore for his permanent possession. Right: Lieut. Comdr. Silas B. Moore, Commanding
Officer V.P.-ll, winner of the Schiff Memorial Trophy.
four squadrons and units were in compe-
tition for the trophy.
Lieutenant Commander Moore was born
at Compton, California, October 18, 1899,
and was appointed to the Naval Academy
from Iowa in 1917. He was designated a
naval aviator August 1, 1924, and had
duty with Observation Squadron Two, in
the U.S.S. California and at the Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, until 1927. After com-
pleting the post graduate course in ord-
nance, he served in the Asiatic Fleet, with
Torpedo Squadron Five, in the U.S.S.
Houston and in the U.S.S. Augusta. He
was attached to the Naval Torpedo Sta-
tion, Newport, Rhode Island, from August,
1934, until June, 1937, when he joined
Patrol Squadron Seven, and was in com-
mand from March 2, 1938, until June 1,
1939.
UALITEE
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He has been tactical officer on the staff
of Commander Patrol Wing Two since
late in June, 1939.
He has received the Victory Medal —
Atlantic Fleet Clasp, and Yangtze Cam-
paign Medal for participation in Shanghai
Incident, 193 2, while attached to U.S.S.
Houston.
Lieutenant Commander Ward was born
in Raleigh, North Carolina, December 25,
1901, and was appointed to the Naval
Academy from North Carolina in 1919.
He was designated naval aviator, April
24, 1926, and served with Torpedo
Squadron Two, in the U.S.S. Saratoga and
at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, until
October, 1930, when he reported for duty
in the Bureau of Aeronautics. From June,
1932, until June, 1934, he served as flag
lieutenant and aide to the Commander,
Aircraft Scouting Force, and later to Com-
mander Aircraft, Battle Force, and joined
Fighting Squadron Five, June, 1934. He
was attached to Squadron \'T>J8D5, at
Naval Academy, Annapolis, from June,
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transferred to Patrol Squadron Seven, and
assumed command June 1, 1939 (Patrol
Squadron Seven) changed to Patrol Squad-
ron Eleven, July 1, 1939.
MACHINE SHOP
NEWS AND VIEWS
By Matt Wielopolski
ALTHOUGH I am pressed for time
and space, my friends of the Machine
Shop and Consolidated, I want to take
this opportune moment to wish you all
this New Year wish:
"May every hour of every day of the
Coming Year,
Bring you the blessings of Happiness, Con-
tentment and Good Cheer."
With the Thanksgiving holidays, and a
heavy Christmas rush put asunder, we
are now confronted with the spirit of the
nineteen hundred and fortieth year. That's
quite a long time when you stop and think
about it. But why stop, says I, when there's
so much to do. Then there is the day, and
that's only eight hours short.
This brings me back a few (Consoli-
dator) issues, when I commented on Ray
(Pop) Felton's doing so well at his age
and all due to his School of Opportunity
and Hard Knocks. Well! I have since found
out that the majority are opposed to the
"School of Experience" due to the lack of
holidays and vacations.
Here's a bit of news which will bring
to some Mothers envy and blues. Our
young machine apprentice, Al Wang, has
his mother living with him during these
Happy (Holy) Days. In a few weeks Al
will take his mother to San Bernardino for
a visit with her mother, Mrs. Ed Marsh,
whom she has seen only once in fifteen
years. This is a three-fold visit for Mrs.
A. Wang, (1) Living with her son, Al,
(2) Seeing her own mother, and (3)
Visiting our California.
Al proves to us that every day should
be Mother's Day instead of but once, in
May. All the boys at the Machine Shop
envy you, Al!
Now we extend another treat. Mrs.
Anita Loveridge left Newton, Iowa, by
way of the Santa Fe. She arrived in our
fine city on the "Scout" December 17.
During her stay here, Mrs. Loveridge will
be escorted in and about California by an-
other lowan, Mr. "Sir" Edmond Passmore,
L.T.D. and H.M.S. Anita, er — er, Mrs.
Loveridge intends to see and hear from
her son, who is now in the U.S.N.
This first column of the New Year
should be dedicated to the Ladies. Why
not? What with Leap Year and I with-
out fear — so far, yet so near — shucks, there
goes that gear, — something's wrong!
Fear —
Remember when Long Beach was taken
over by the lowans? Then when Iowa
University licked Notre Dame? Now
they're here, well, that's corn buskers for
you. Hard to beat. Even I owe a bill or
two.
More visitors:
Mrs. Sel Christensen and three children
with husband, Selmer.
Mrs. Chas. Wharton with hubby,
Charlie.
Mrs. Leo Inhoff with mate, Leonard.
Mrs. Ralph Sellers and family on the
way to the West.
The Machine Shop Basket Ball Team
wishes to extend hearty Thanks to all who
have supported them financially. To date,
we have won two games and lost two
games. Now, if the night shift, men and
boys, wives and girls, relatives and friends,
support them, we may bring fame and
glory to the dear Ol' Machine Shop.
Last but not least —
"May you have —
The gladness of the New Year,
Which is Hope;
The spirit of the New Year,
Which is Peace;
The heart of the New Year,
Which is Love."
Pure Reasoning
Some fellows think they can borrow
more money than they earn and still come
out even. Their system of making things
balance is like the two kids at school who
were talking in the classroom:
"Say, Jack," said one, "how many legs
has a horse got?"
After some thought, the second student
said: "Why, eight, of course."
"How do you figure that out?" said
the puzzled inquirer.
"Simple! Two in front, two behind, and
two on each side." — Navy News.
There is much in the psychological ap-
proach: Tomatoes were once regarded as
poisonous . . . now their juice is nature's
vitamin filled nectar. If only more people
would discard the psychological approach
to aviation that it is a poison . . . take
it coolly, with a little salt . . . what a
stimulating vista would be unfolded.
Forged aircraft cylinders often have %
of their material removed in machining.
"It is better to wear out than to rust
out."
The Inspector
Tough jobs, don't have a thing on me
For misery bends me double
My life is sad as a life can be
For my everyday name is "Trouble".
I'm the target fair for the whole damned shop
I'm the regular grouch collector
I'm a sort of bag for the boys to punch
For I'm a poor Inspector.
The fellows say I'm a hawk-eyed Grump
With an ingrown disposition.
The Boss — he says, I'm a careless Chump
Whose sight is in poor condition.
From Pattern Shop to Shipping Room
From Water Boy to Erector
The whole gang adds to the murky gloom
In the life of a poor Inspector.
The foreman surely has woes enough
The "Supe" has a few to hold him
The Manager's job is sometimes tough
When worries and cares enfold him.
But mine is the worst of the lot because
I'm a kind of a shop detector
Who's cussed for finding or missing flaws
A widely abused Inspector.
Well — The fellows bark — but they never bite
And it's all in the job — you've said it.
So I'll try to see that the work is right
And certain to do us credit.
For a bum job never was useful yet
And being the flaw detector
I reckon I'll do my best, you bet
In the style of a real Inspector.
PERMANENT POSITION
The following notice was inserted in a farm
weekly:
"Anyone found near my chicken house at night
will be found there the next morning."
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WHY AVIATORS LEAVE
IN the October issue of the Consolidator
there appeared a brief article on the
flight of the XPB2Y-1 four-engined
Consolidated Flying Boat under command
of Commander Andrew Crinkley, U.S.N.
On that flight, it will be recalled, the Sand
Point Naval Air Station at Seattle, Admiral
A. B. Cook, commanding the Aircraft
Squadron of the Aircraft Scouting Force,
by dispatch, hauled down his flag on the
U.S.S. Memphis and hoisted it aboard the
XPB2Y-1 Flagplane, thereby establishing
a precedent in Naval History. Never be-
fore had such a flag been officially hoisted
on a plane. The huge plane, by formal pro-
cedure, thus became the first Flagplane
ever to fly for the United States Navy . . .
a signal honor.
In the area of Sitka, Alaska, the
XPB2Y-rs crew and party encountered
exceptionally beautiful weather, and fortu-
nately a photographer took full advantage
of the occasion. Some of the views taken
on that occasion are reproduced here to
show "Why aviators leave home." Lest
other aviators and individuals get foot-
loose, it should be pointed out that not
always is such perfect weather enjoyed.
The weather was exceptional. The views
Nos. 1 thru 13 are as follows:
1. The snow-covered mountain range
behind Sitka, Alaska.
2. The XPB2Y-1 flying over water and
islands, coming in toward Sitka from the
north. Note that the islands and land to
the water's edge are covered with trees.
3. A group of islands in Sitka Harbor,
with the rugged and towering mountains
in the background.
4. The U.S.S. Memphis at anchor in
Sitka Harbor. Mount Arrowhead is in the
background.
5. The Memphis (Flagship of the Air-
craft Squadron Scouting Force) steaming
in the North Pacific, plowing through
heavy seas between Sitka and Kodiak.
6. Sitka, and environs, as it appears
from the air. A patrol squadron of PBYs,
and the Memphis are at anchor. Likewise
the XPB2Y-1 (nearest of the airplanes)
can be seen riding at anchor. Sitka is sit-
uated on the upper left. The large island
to the right is Japonski. On this is located
the U. S. Naval Air Station of Sitka,
Alaska.
7. The Consolidated XPB2Y-l's (Flag-
plane of the Aircraft Scouting Force) an-
chored at Sitka. Atop the XPB2Y-l's hull
are seated Admiral Cook, Congressman
Scrugham, and Commander Crinkley.
8. Another view of the XPB2Y-1. The
trees are on Japonski island in the back-
ground.
9. A view of a bit of man-made fairy-
land: The San Francisco Exposition. The
XPB2Y-1 stopped at the Pan American
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base on Treasure Island on the return flight
from Sitka to disembark Congressman
Scrugham.
10. Another view that could hardly be
missed at San Francisco. The Bay bridge
from San Francisco to Oakland.
11. On the dock at the Naval Air Sta-
tion at Sitka. Left to right are: Com-
mander Andrew Crinkley, Congressman
Scrugham, Commander George R. Fair-
lamb, Jr., and Lieut. R. S. Purvis.
12. Looking across the bay at Sitka. Re-
mains of the old Russian Blockhouse in
Totem Pole Park may be seen to the left.
Jamestown Bay is on the right and Cross
Mountain in the background.
13. Another of those breath-taking fly-
ing views of the snow-covered range back
of Sitka. Notice Clear Lake nestled in the
crags to the left. This scene was taken
flying from Chatham Strait to Sitka.
THE HULL TRUTH
By "Chuck" Farrell
T OHN GLENN refuses to tell us how
" he came by that name of "Bubbles."
After kicking over a lot of damp rocks
we have a story. Won't let it out until
we have all the facts. If not from "Bub-
bles" we will have to get it from his
friends ( ? ) .
Bob Patter's vacant stare and double
talk had the night force worried. No one
seemed to know just what had happened
to the lad. When one night in answer to
George Wire's question, Bob answered,
"Yes, Lambie," we all knew. The boy is
in love. The "Love Bug'' not only bit him
it chewed him a bit. And a tweak on the
ear did it all. She is a swell gal, Bob, and
it happens to the best of men.
This loud shirt business is really ex-
panding. Latest addict is "Smokey" Stover.
He wears a creation that looks like a house
painter's night-mare.
Frank Popp would like to swap his
watch for a sun-dial or an hourglass. He
needs something a little more accurate
than the time-piece he now carries.
Some Christmas suggestions you may
want to second —
A bag of gum drops for Louie Fischer's
sweet tooth.
A pair of boots to go with Jack Bryant's
cowboy shirt.
Boxing gloves for Tiger Jim Hawkins.
A pair of strong glasses for Joe Drozdz.
A motor scooter for "Gibby" Gibson, —
a slow one.
A dime's worth of bubble gum for John
Glenn and John Macey.
The Hull Basketball Team captained by
Bob Patter is in first place in the night
league. Seems they are the boys to beat.
Several new members have been added
since they started playing and the outfit
gets better with every game. Will have a
complete list of players and scores of past
games later. In the meantime we wish you
all the best of luck in the coming year.
We understand that Ted Laven of the
Bulkhead Dept. is taking the fatal jump
sometime this month with Miss C. Empke.
Best of luck, Ted!
— H. Hershey, No. 4021.
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ON PRESSURE CARBURETORS ....
By G. H. Gill, Engr. Dept.
OPENING an engine from 200 to
2,000 horsepower in a few seconds,
flying upside down at several hundred
miles an hour, expecting an engine to run
the same at 10,000 as at 10 feet altitude,
feeding an engine with 230 gallons of
gasoline an hour at take-off, or only 50
gallons for long range cruising, makes
tough going for that old standby, the
float type carburetor; in fact, so tough
that it is beginning to drop back in the
race.
The modern carburetor has to supply the
correct fuel mixture to an engine on the
ground, at any altitude, right side up or
upside down, pulling out of a dive, at
high power or low power. It has to be as
simple as possible, be foolproof, it cannot
encourage vapor lock, which is the boiling
of gasoline in the fuel system, and above
all, it must not collect ice. The difficulty
of meeting these demands with the float-
type carburetor has led to the develop-
ment of the pressure-type carburetor. In
this type, the fuel is always under pres-
sure from the time it leaves the fuel pump
until it is sprayed into the intake pas-
sage of the engine. Keeping the fuel un-
der pressure serves two purposes: first,
it lessens the chance of vapor lock, and
second, it provides pressure atomization
of the fuel as it mixes with the air enter-
ing the engine.
By locating the spray nozzle in the
carburetor adapter, or actually in the en-
gine intake to the supercharger, enough
heat is transmitted to the mixture through
the walls of the passage to prevent the
formation of ice on the metallic surfaces.
There is no really simple mechanism for
giving the proper fuel flow to the engine
under all conditions of operation. The
principle of operation of the float type
carburetor is simple, but by the time
the carburetor is made practical, it is
complicated. On the other hand, the pres-
sure carburetor starts with a complicated
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Basically, the pressure carburetor is di-
vided into three units: the throttle section,
the fuel metering assembly, and the in-
jection nozzle.
The throttle unit is similar to an or-
dinary float type carburetor with butter-
fly throttle valves, throat Venturis, and
an altitude compensator. There are in ad-
dition, however, small Venturis held above
the centers of the large ones. These are
the "Boost Venturis", which control the
flow of fuel.
The fuel metering assembly is the heart
of the carburetor. Its operation depends
on the balancing of the pressures exerted
by the flow of air and fuel through the
carburetor. The air pressure generated by
the impact of the entering air on the
small impact tubes around the top of the
carburetor is transmitted to the chamber
A in the body of the carburetor. Chamber
B, which is connected through another
air passage to the throats of the boost
Venturis, is separated from chamber A by
the flexible diaphragm E, called the air
diaphragm. The pressure in A and the
vacuum in B force the diaphragm out-
ward, opening the fuel poppet valve H in
the fuel section of the regulator. Fuel
thereupon flows through the valve,
through the metering orifices, and into
the injection nozzle. The flow through
the metering orifices causes a certain pres-
sure drop across the openings; this pres-
sure is applied across another diaphragm.
the "fuel diaphragm," in such a manner
as to oppose the force exerted by the air
diaphragm. Then, as the fuel flow in-
creases, the pressure drop across the orifices
increases, and the fuel diaphragm forces
the valve to close slightly, this movement
of course cutting down the fuel flow
slightly. The control unit finally comes
to a position where the two forces are
balanced. In this position, the fuel is
properly metered so as to give the cor-
rect fuel-air ratio to the mixture going
to the engine. If the amount of air flow-
ing through the carburetor is changed,
say by closing the throttle valve, the air
force on the diaphragm decreases, the fuel
force closes the poppet valve until the fuel
pressure equals the air pressure, and again
the proper mixture ratio is established.
So far so good, but such a simple car-
buretor would never work on an airplane.
First, there is the matter of altitude. This
simple carburetor would get richer and
richer as the airplane climbed because the
pressure from the impact tubes and the
suction from the venturi would change
with the density of the air. To correct this,
an altitude compensating device is used.
This is a gas-filled syphon bellows which
operates a metering rod in the air passage
between the impact tubes and the air
chamber in the carburetor body. As the air-
plane climbs, the pressure becomes less out-
side of the bellows, and the gas expands.
The expansion moves the metering rod to
increase the restriction in the air passage,
decreasing the air pressure on the air
January, 1940
15
metering diaphragm, and so preventing its
opening the fuel poppet valve to give an
enrichment of the mixture at altitude.
Moreover, the fuel air ratio is not the
same for all engine output powers and
operating conditions. For full power in
take-off and high speed, it is necessary to
have a very rich mixture. For normal op-
eration on cruising a medium value is
used, while for long range cruising, a
mixture as lean as the engine can take
without overheating or loss of power, is
desired. In order to get the different
ratios, the carburetor uses several fuel
metering jets of different sizes. The pres-
sure drop of the fuel flowing through the
jet is the controlling factor in the fuel
metering. This pressure drop is dependent
on the flow and on the jet area. The smaller
the jet, the smaller the fuel flow to give a
certain pressure drop.
The smallest fuel flow in the carburetor
occurs when the engine is idling; accord-
ingly, the idling jet is the smallest. This
jet is the restriction in the passage F
formed by the sloping side of the rod
G. The fuel flows down the passage,
through the master take-off jet in F, the
idling jet and the cruise jet. The take-off
and cruise jets are so large relative to
the idle jet that there is no appreciable
pressure drop across them at this small
fuel flow, and the idle jet is said to "hold
control." Now the air flow at idling is so
small that it is insufficient to open the
valve H, it therefore being necessary to
use the idle spring K to hold the valve
open. In this case, the mixture is deter-
mined by this spring and not by the air
pressure on the air section of the regu-
lator. As the throttle is opened for in-
creased power, a cam on the throttle shaft
pulls out the idle rod, removing the re-
striction in the passage. The cruise jet now
becomes the smallest area in the flow and
assumes control. This jet is much larger
than the idle jet, so a much larger fuel
flow through it is necessary to produce the
pressure to operate the fuel diaphragm. At
the same time, the increase of air flow to
the engine has increased the pressure on
the air diaphragm, which is reflected in
a greater fuel flow to obtain balance. The
regime under which the carburetor is
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now operating is called the "Automatic
Rich Cruising Condition." This is the
richest cruising condition, and the fuel
air ratio is held constant for any altitude
by the automatic altitude control. If it is
desired to have a leaner mixture, the
manual mixture control is moved to
"Automatic Lean", which inserts the pin
L into the cruise jet, cutting down its
area. Whatever mixture is set by the
manual control is held automatically by
the altitude control.
If the normal mixture control is moved
to the extreme lean position, the collar
on the pin L completely closes the jet
and the full flow is entirely shut off. This
position is known as the "Cut off" posi-
tion, and is used to stop the engine. Stop-
ping an engine by cutting off the fuel
supply insures that the engine will stop.
It sometimes happens that if only the
ignition is turned off, some glowing point,
like a piece of carbon or a spark plug
point will be able to ignite the charge
in the cylinder.
As the throttle is opened beyond the
cruising condition, a third spring loaded
diaphragm, not shown on the diagram,
begins to open the economizer needle M.
This action provides for the increased fuel
flow necessary at the higher powers. In
addition to the normal increase of fuel,
the economizer needle enriches the mix-
ture considerably. The fuel flow increases
at a rate dependent on the strength of
the spring behind the control diaphragm
and on the taper of the needle. The maxi-
mum fuel flow is finally limited by the
take-off jet in the passage F.
The metered fuel passes from the car-
buretor proper to the spray nozzle in the
adapter unit. The nozzle is adjusted so
that it opens only when the fuel pressure
is greater than 4 pounds. There are two
reasons for this adjustment: first, this is
the only point in the carburetor where
the fuel is automatically shut off when the
engine is not operating, and second, the
fuel, being sprayed into the intake passage
under pressure, is completely atomized.
It is from this pressure spraying action that
the carburetor gets its name. The spray
has definite advantages because there is
plenty of power available for the spray-
ing, the pressure being derived from the
fuel pump and not from the relatively
small amount of power available from a
venturi, which produces the spray in the
ordinary carburetor.
In addition to the major items men-
tioned, there are a number of smaller items
that go to make up a successful carburetor,
one of these being the accelerator pump.
In the pressure carburetor, this pump
is located in the adapter casting. It con-
sists of a chamber divided into two parts
by a flexible diaphragm. One side of the
chamber is connected to the air in-take
passage below the throttle valve and has
a spring which resists the suction from
the intake. When the throttle is closed the
suction is strong enough to overcome the
spring, and the other side of the chamber,
which is connected to the fuel pipe near
the injection nozzle, fills with gasoline.
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SLAM!
By Larry Boeing
ACTIVITIES on the various war fronts
Lmay be a matter of polite operations
but activities in the Drop Hammer De-
partment at Consolidated are anything but
polite in manner ... or sound!
It is in this newest of Consolidated's
departments that metal is really "slapped"
around into its proper place and shape.
The department is equipt with eight
Drop Hammers of various sizes, and this
is a bit of an article to acquaint Consoli-
dator readers briefly with the operations
that cause all the noise . . . and the men
who control the "slapping around" op-
erations.
First of all you must realize that sheet
metal is pliable to an extent, compressible,
able to stand pulling, tugging, beating,
pounding and stretching. Like human
muscle, it will get harder and tougher as
you work or exercise it. But metal does
one thing more: it becomes brittle, and
it cracks when over-worked. Therefore
no fighter ever entered a ring with more
concern being exercised over his condi-
tion than that shown for the piece of
flat metal which goes through the drop
hammer forming process.
Airplanes are built up of various ma-
terials and the choice of a particular ma-
terial for a particular part depends upon
the service it will be expected to perform,
or the medium in which it will operate.
This means that a variety of materials are
used, each having a set of somewhat dif-
fering characteristics which must be con-
Plaster modeling becomes a fine art when
it is applied in making up patterns for drop ham-
mer dies. Many of the modelers boast of years of
experience in diversified fields. Some are Holly-
wood set builders, others have handled trim work
in luxurious buildings, theaters and churches. Their
working knowledge and their ability to handle the
fast hardening material, cause a steady stream of
finished patterns to be turned over to the foundry
unit for casting. In the left background are Jake
Mintz, Johnny Woodhead and Howard Nelson,
checking a partially completed plaster pattern for
correct profile. In the right rear is George Abdo
checking a completed pattern. In the foreground
are A. Batoletti and Johnny Gilloni working a
pattern down to size.
WHAM!
sidered. Like a fighter, the hammer op-
erator must understand these character-
istics, and plan his "attack" accordingly.
In the case of aluminum alloys, most
of which are Alclad or 24ST Dural sheets
coated with a thin layer of pure aluminum,
the material can be worked as received, in
the annealed condition. As it is given a
"going over" by the hammers, it becomes
toughened and must be annealed. This is
accomplished by dipping the work-hard-
ened area into a pot of molten lead, or by
William Raymond Robbins ramming special
moulding sand around a plaster pattern. Equipment
is pneumatically operated as is vibration type sifter
in background. This department is completely
equipt with overhead handling equipment that op-
erates over entire floor area.
Gene Harrison, Department Foreman observing
Don Dawson and Lon Carona pour molten "Kirk-
site", a zinc alloy into sand mould.
but the last few years have found more
and more industries utilizing this process
to advantage in their own production
problems. Along with such usage, metal-
lurgists have developed special steels or
other materials best suited to this type
of forming.
With the development of the all-metal
airplanes came a new technique in drop
hammering. The high tensile aluminium
alloys did not perform like the ferrous or
iron base metals. Many new problems
were encountered . . . and solved.
This brings us to the point of consid-
ering just how the process is utilized and
who make the patterns and build up and
finish the dies so that the hammer men
can "knock out" the required items.
First we must remember our good
friend "Father" Coughlin and his boys
who loft the profile templates and others
BANG!
giving it a heat treatment through the
regular channels, to bring it back to the
annealed state. In other words to bring
the material to a uniform hardness
throughout and remove the variances of
hardness which might cause cracks to
develop.
Drop hammering is not a new process.
which the patternmakers follow when
making up plaster patterns. The wood-
shop also helps with frames and large
models of complete airplane units. These
are delivered to John Woodhead, an old
master at pattern-making in all its
branches, who plans his jobs, taking into
consideration previous determined pro-
January, 1940
17
cedure that has been discussed with G. V.
Harrison who is in charge of all drop
hammer operations, and Al Ambrose,
Tank department foreman; the Drop
Hammer department being a unit of the
Tank department.
D. D. Dawson oversees and assists in
the fabrication of the hard base die made
by pouring molten "Kirksite" into the
cavity of a sand mold. The cavity con-
toi:rs following the shape of the previous-
ly mentioned plaster cast or model.
W. Sweethorn and his boys make the
lead punches by pouring molten lead into
a form built about the hard Kirksite, or
zinc alloy die. The surface of the die is
given a protective coating, and this pre-
vents any adhesion between the punch
and die.
R. Jamison and his helpers finish the
cast punches and dies to correct size by
working them to templates furnished by
the Loft department.
C. F. Pjerrou is in charge of all actual
hammering processes and is direct assistant
to supervisor G. V. Harrison. Both of
these men have had years of hammer ex-
perience. Gene Harrison has spent much
time with drop hammers, having worked
at several aircraft factories, and he is well
acquainted with modern aircraft con-
struction.
This department with its elaborate
equipment, all massive in size, owes a
great deal of its smoothness of operation
to the carefully laid plans and installa-
tions of equipment. Much time and effort
were expended and problems were dis-
cussed with leaders in the construction en-
gineering field to determine the correct
type of base needed to absorb the shock
when dies weighing as much as six tons
are "rammed" together.
All this force is required to mold, press
or hammer the piece of material into its
required shape. Yes, aircraft materials are
tough, and nothing less than a Dempsey
or Louis wallop can make it stay put.
Three types of hammers are in use:
Pneumatic, hydraulic and a rope con-
trolled unit. Their operation control is so
sensitive that seasoned operators can ex-
ert any degree of "Wallop" they desire,
from light speedy "jabs" to "knockout
wallops."
Drop hammering necessitates prelim-
inary design study, and its advantage is
the elimination of parts by combining
into one detail all the separate details
usually found in riveted aircraft con-
structions. The savings in time and man-
ufacturing costs make the use of drop
hammer parts a practical necessity.
True, this department is noisy, and the
1. Powerful and cflicicnt handling equipment
marks the Drop Hammer Department as an ex-
ample of modern manufacturing efficiency.
In this picture Joe Havelick and Jack Scott arc
grinding a large die block while Lou Carona op-
erates the pneumatic overhead hoist. At the con-
trols of the Lift Pipe Platform truck is Cloyd
Coates. The truck with a capacity of 30,000 lbs.,
is practically indispensable. The platform can be
elevated to correspond with the level of the Ham-
mer Bed. By an arrangement of sheaves and
pulleys the truck's power unit can be utilized to
skid the dies into place without manual effort.
2. Dies are bolted or clamped into position and
Lloyd Barkuloo is giving the setup a final checkup
before the sheet material is inserted between the
halves of the dies. This photo shows, besides the
sturdiness of construction of the Hammer itself,
the control mechanism and air exhaust muffler.
The die shown is making both halves of a unit in
one operation.
bank of hammers are usually referred to
as "Thunder Row", but all the noise seems
necessary because a good fight is going
on. A stubborn sheet of material doesn't
want to be somebody, so the drop hammer
man just takes it and changes its mind
. . . Slam WHAM! BANG!!
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Engineer W. E. Eldred engineered this
neat bit of crossword puzzle into existence
... so, go to it, you puzzle fans . . .
but just remember that taking clews and
solving for the mystery is an easy task,
alongside of composing a mystery! Note
that the "theme" of this crossword stickler
is a formation flight of PBYs, with a few
scattered clouds. It'll be nice flying if you
can sail thru this in an hour . . . and don't
question the definitions. We did, and Mr.
Webster is still chuckling over our ignor-
ance.
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2. Preposition.
J. Compass Point.
4. Conjunction.
5. Behold.
6. Dictator Nation.
7. Accomplish.
8. A measure of area.
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10. Prosecuting Officer
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14. Pastry Makers.
16. Preceding in Time.
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20. Request.
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32. Lubricants.
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3 8. Honored by Feast.
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41. Flier.
43. Sign at Full Theatre.
44. Edge.
46. Carrion.
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"I see they have barred Camels from
the streets of Jerusalem because of the
hazard to traffic. "
"Well, maybe they know their business,
but over here we could use some traffic
that could go seven days without a drink."
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PRESSURE CARBURETORS
(Continued from page 151
When the throttle is opened, the vacuum
is broken and the spring, pressing against
the diaphragm, forces the charge of gaso-
hne through the connecting tube to the
nozzle and out into the intake. In this
way, when the throttle is opened, the
extra quantity of fuel necessary for accel-
eration is injected into the engine. Another
item, which guards against vapor lock, is
a small float and valve in the passage
where the gasoline enters the carburetor.
Any air or vapor entrapped in the fuel
is liberated and rises to the top of the
chamber and when enough has accumu-
lated, the float opens the valve and allows
the gas to escape.
So, though the carburetor may begin
simply enough, by the time it does this,
and has to take care of that, it begins to
get complicated. It represents years of
experience in practical operation, months
of skilled engineering to meet its prob-
lems, and many hours of machining to
make the precision parts of which it is
made.
BEHIND THESE DOORS
SERVrCE AND ECONOMY
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
PAINT HEADQUARTERS
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AERONAUTICAL I. Q.
1. What country holds the landplane
maximum altitude record?
2. How does the United States rank
with other countries regarding Interna-
tional Aircraft records as given in latest
FAT'' reports?
3. Name the country ranking first in
official aircraft records.
4. The first military "aeroplane" in
the world made by Wright Brothers is
located in what country and where?
5. How many aircraft manufacturers
are there in the United States?
6. Air transport lines in the U. S. are
now operating how many airplanes on
domestic and foreign routes?
7. The first airmail route established
by the Post Office Department was be-
tween what two cities?
8. Federal Airways within the United
States cover how many miles?
9. How many pilots hold certificates
in ths U. S. at present?
10. The only flying boat that ever
flew around the world and at the world's
greatest diameter was built by what man-
ufacturer?
'■Federation Aeronaucique Internationale.
(Answers Page 24)
TID BITS
By Bill GHchrht
You wouldn't give much for a man's
word if he won't keep it . . . and no one
else will take it.
Life is full of ups and downs . . .
keeping expenses down and appearances
up!
Just about the time you get a youngster
taught to talk, you insist on his keeping
quiet.
What do you suppose makes the western
prairies so flat? The sun sets on them every
night.
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"THINGS WORTH WHILE"
He rang in a little sooner
Than the fellows in the shop . . .
And stayed a little longer
When the whistle ordered "stop" . . -
He worked a little harder
And he talked a little less
And he seemed but little hurried
And he showed but little stress.
For every little moment
His efficiency expressed , . .
Thus his envelope grew just
A little thicker than the rest . . .
He saved a little money
In a hundred little ways . . .
He banked a little extra
When he got a little raise
A little "working model"
Took his little leisure time
He wrought each little part of it
With patience sublime . . .
Now it's very little wonder
That he murmurs with a smile . . .
As he clips his little coupons . . .
"Aren't the little things worth while?"
— Selected — Bill Gilchrist.
The Curtiss Propeller division of
Curtiss-Wright Corp. has announced the
development with the cooperation of the
U. S. Army Air Corps, of the first four-
bladed controlable propeller. To absorb the
horsepower being developed in some of the
new engines with the now conventional
three-bladed propellers, it would be nec-
essary to increase the diameter to such an
extent that a larger and heavier landing
gear would be necessary. With the shorter
four-bladed propellers the engines can be
spaced closer together with a saving in
wing structure weight.
Flight Analyzer Barograph
Checks Altitudes
One transcontinental airline recently
made installation of "flight analyzers,"
automatic recording instruments which
continuously chart altitudes maintained
by planes during flight, rates of climb and
descent, and other pertinent flight infor-
mation.
Before every flight, a sealed barograph
is installed in the rear of the plane. In the
device is a fresh chart of the division,
scaled to time and altitude. Self-inking
pens, one actuated by a barograph and the
other electrically, record the elevation of
the plane as it climbs, maintains cruising
level and descends, and also the periods
during which the automatic pilot controls
the flight and when the ship's radio trans-
mitter is in use. At the completion of the
flight, the sealed instrument is removed.
Its chart is analyzed to check the altitudes
maintained during ever\' minute of the
flight, as well as other features of the trip.
Thus the flight analyzer provides a
positive check on the maintenance of the
prescribed flight altitudes on every di-
vision of the airline svstem.
January, 1940
19
The Consolidated built American Export Airlines' twin-engined survey ship caught as she tlcw out of
New York on one of her trans-Atlantic flights. Note the Statue of Liberty.
AMERICAN EXPORT AIRLINES FLIGHTS
(Crews of 6— Model 28)
Buoy
to Buoy
Miles
T
me
Date
From
To
Statute
(Hrs.
Min.)
6/30/39-7/1/39
New York Horta, Fayal, Azores
2,384
16
58
7/2/39
Horta
Lisbon, Portugal
1,053
8
01
7/3/39
Lisbon
Biscarrosse, France
(via Cape Finisterre)
718
6
01
7/4/39
Biscarrosse
Marseilles, France
(via Garonne Valley)
356
3
01
7/6/39
Marseilles
Biscarrosse, Lisbon
1,074
8
55
7/7/39
Lisbon
Horta (survey San Miguel
and Pico)
1,100
10
24
7/8/39-7/9/39
Horta
New York
2,384
22
48
7/14/39
New York Botwood, Nfld.
1,070
7
11
7/14/39-7/15/39
Botwood
Foynes, Ireland
1,995
14
10
7/16/39
Foynes
Biscarrosse, Marseilles
730
8
56
7/17/39
Marseilles
Marseilles, Biscarrosse, Foynes
730
8
39
7/19/39-7/20/39
Foynes
Halifax, N. S.
2,502
23
01
7/20/39
Halifax
New York
589
4
40
7/28/39
New York Botwood
1,070
7
51
7/28/39-7/29/39
Botwood
Biscarrosse
2,528
18
27
8/1/39
Biscarrosse
St. Nazaire, France, Biscarrosse
450
4
01
8/2/39
Biscarrosse
Lisbon (via Cape Finisterre)
718
5
50
8/3/39
Lisbon
Horta (survey of Terceira,
Graciosa)
1,100
8
53
8/3/39-8/4/39
Horta
New York
2,384
19
45
Total 24,93 5 St. Miles
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Canadian hotel and, glancing over the
register, took note of the signature of the
last arrival.
"Baron and valet."
Twain signed and the clerk looked at
the register and found:
"Mark Twain and Valise." — Curtiss Fly
Leaf.
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Hotel Clerk: "Why don't you wipe the
mud off your shoes when you come in?"
Hillbilly: "What shoes?"
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An eastern Dude came out west and
bought a small ranch. He then found that
he had an even $100 left with which to
stock it, and also found that he could buy
calves for $10 each, lambs for $3 each,
.ind rabbits for 50c each. He decided he
wanted some of all these animals on his
ranch, and being of a mathematical turn
of mind, he figured out how he could buy
an even 100 animals with his $100. How
many of each did he buy?
(Answer Page 21 )
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Must my true love be.
Beautiful, so I'll love her.
And dumb, so she'll love me.
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MOUNT WHITNEY CLIMB...
By D. R. Kern
THE Consolidated mountain goats, a
dozen in number set out one Friday
night last month for Lone Pine and
Whitney Portal to conquer Mount Whit-
ney the ultimate goal of all mountain
lovers. The group or "herd" of goats
consisting of George Landy, Cora Hotch-
kiss, Walter Beyer, Mrs. Beyer, Arnold
Kaiser, Joe Williamson, Henry Mandolf,
Dean Carlson, Pauline McEwen, Tom
Gascoyne, Jones and Russ Kern, left the
Portal (8371') about 6 a.m., after a few
hours rest in the clear, cold mountain air
above Owens Valley.
The scenic trail starts its long thirteen
mile zig-zag about fourteen miles west
of Lone Pine at beautiful Hunters Flat,
between mighty granite walls. Lone Pine
creek is followed for several miles and is a
sight long to be remembered with its turb-
ulent waters cascading over many beautiful
waterfalls. Lone Pine lake was passed at
9,975' just before coming to the
meadows of Ibex Park at Mt. Whitney
Outpost camp (10,300') where "sissy"
mountain climbers usually park for the
night before their attack of majestic
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Whitney. Here we had breakfast and a
half hour's rest under stately pines before
launching out into thinner air. At about
11,500' just above mirror lake and under
the last stunted wind-torn pine and cedar
trees of the timber line four of our party
had to retire due to lack of what it takes.
A few miles further on we entered a
world of mighty walls and boulder strewn
basins with beautiful Consultation lake
to our left. In this wilderness of stone,
some of the loveliest of high country
wild flowers grow. Here beside rushing
Lone Pine creek with its cold snow-water
we camped for an hour eating our lunch
and napping in the sunshine at about
12,000'. Here also, unable to get up due
to tightening muscles, we left another
member of our party. The seven remain-
mg goats pushed onward and upward
thru fields of everlasting snow zig-zagging
up the steepest slope which forms the
great divide of the mighty Sierras. We
had an experience many mountain climb-
ers do not get when nearin? the divide.
Four workers were blasting out a new
easier trail high above us and it was
thrilling to watch the tons of rock come
tumbling down thundering thousands of
feet below and plunging into snow fields.
We reached the Whitney Pass (13,380')
about 4:30 and stopped to rest brieflv on
the backbone of the Sierras just inside of
Sequoia National Park. To the west lav
the vast wilderness of the D^rk. many small
lakes with their crv"^tal clear waters, the
Kern river canyon and over the great
western divide the haze of the San Toaauin
valley. To the east the Owens vallev with
the Inyo mountains and Death Valley be-
yond.
A short distance bevond the pass the
trail drops to the base of Muir Peak, a wild
crag over 14,000' high named in honor
of the well known John Muir. naturalist,
author and first president of the Sierra
Club, then continues unward, clinging to
the steeo west side of the mountain, from
time to time crossing the bottoms of
giant notches in the main ridge, enabling
us to get startling glimpses of the Owens
va'Iev and mounta-ns bevond.
As darkness came upon us we were
slowly making our way over the gentle
granite strewn west face or top of Mt.
Whitney itself, reaching the old stone
shelter (built by the Smithsonian Institute
for cosmic ray research work in 1909),
about seven o'clock. We were so tired out
we could barely prepare our evening meal
and so cold it took quite an effort to move
any part of our bodies. We made a fire
but the smoke drove us out the shelter. So
we just ""collapsed" on the ground floor
of the hut wrapping ourselves in blankets
until morning.
During the long, long hours of the
night the peak was attacked by three
severe snow storms and everything was
white next morning. It was so cold our
food all froze during the night so it was
quite a task eating breakfast.
A plaque listing the names of our party
was cemented to a huge granite block
N.W. of the six-foot rock cairn which
stands on the very eastern edge of the
summit 14,496'.
Looking straight down, over 2,000' be-
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low the eastern edge one sees a beautiful
little lake, the highest in America, with a
large mass of emerald green ice in the
center. Far in the valley below "hair line"
roads were seen shining in the sun as it
had been raining all night. Vast
panoramas could be seen thru open-
ings in the clouds. And what a sight to
behold. There we were actually looking
down upon the tops of mountains more
than 13,000 and 14,000 feet high. To
the southeast we could see the location of
Death Valley and the lowest point in the
United States 14,776' feet below us.
We all signed the "Who's Who" in the
Sierra Club register box before departing
at seven a.m. after exactly twelve hours
on the summit — all feeling fine and in
high spirits to think we were the highest
citizens in the U.S.A. for the night — in-
cluding those traveling over any airline too
as we were nearly three miles above sea
level.
BUOYS WILL BE SERVED
Consolidated has two buoys for moor-
ing the flying boats in the bay. There is
but one anchorage between them, how-
ever. This enables one buoy to be serviced
ashore while the other does duty, and they
require servicing every now and then as
time affords. The buoys are plenty stout,
heavy, and until recently, quite awk-
ward to handle, since in addition to the
buoys it is necessary to hang onto about
30 feet of IVg-inch stud link chain,
which is attached to a large block of con-
crete resting in the mud in the bottom of
the bay.
If you've ever tried to handle a heavy
and bulky object over the side or stern
of a skiff, you'll appreciate why a special
servicing float was rigged up, utilizing a
number of full-sized paint drums for
buoyancy, to which is attached a work
platform with a tripod arranged in the
center over a large hole in the platform.
The tripod arrangement allows a sling or
hoist to be rigged directly over the moor-
ing buoy when it is necessary to carry out
the servicing operation. The pull is then
directly over the center of buoyancy and
not off center as it would be with a boat.
The new servicing float also serves ad-
mirably alongside any of the flying boats,
should servicing be required from outside
as they ride at their moorings.
A solid cloud depth of 22,000 feet was
recently observed.
Answer: 5 calves, 1 lamb, and 94
rabbits.
Top: New species of deer. Center: The usual
species of deer. Below: Glenn Hotchkiss set his
camera, ran and got in the picture (using a tim-
ing device).
"DANIEL BOONE" MacEWAN
Four years ago this fall, Harry Mac-
Ewan, while deer hunting on Thomas
Mountain, spotted a swell looking deer
which was so far away he could not de-
termine whether it had horns or not. He
maneuvered around by crawling and
sneaking through the brush for nearly an
hour, so that he could get close enough to
make a sure thing of it. With his gun to
his shoulder he cautiously raised up to
look at a beautiful, brown-eyed Jackass.
It being too good to keep, he told us of
his misfortune, but at the same time vowed
there'd be a day.
On Friday, Oct. 13, 1939, Mike Koll-
man. Hap Forsythe, Glenn Hotchkiss and
our "Hero" set out for the Aguanga
Mountains and at daybreak were all sit-
uated on nice lookouts near the peak.
About 7:30 A.M. Harry turned his head
to see a beautiful buck standing not thirty
feet away. After a slight touch of "buck
fever," and scattering two random shots,
he connected with a beautiful shot. Harry
immediately sat down to recover before
giving the deer a close inspection. As he
sat there, dreaming of venison steak and
other things good, a nice three point buck
made the fatal mistake of clipping a
branch with its horn. Again Harry cut
loose, but this time with his second shot
caught him in mid-air with a perfect neck
shot, just to make good that vow.
After considerable explaining, photo-
graphing and demonstrative shooting by
Harry, we started winding our way down
the mountain realizing how true it is that
a man can be down but not out. Instead
of "Jackass" MacEwan, he is now known
as "Daniel Boone" MacEwan.
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BOWLING NEWS
By H. K. Clay
WITH the coming of the New Year
and the Consair bowling leagues
nearing the midway point of their com-
petition, statisticians of the Sunshine Alleys
are busy gathering data on the various
teams and individuals. Four teams are set-
ting a wicked pace for the pilot's seat of
the fourteen team league whereas two
quints are making the strongest bids for
top honors of the Engineers circuit.
The Production No. 1 team with Har-
vey Muck at the helm has the advantage
with 3 3 points won and 1 1 lost while the
Finish team made up of M. Speed, Ed
Drews, Ed Banks, Larry Granstedt and
Roy Combs is hot on their trail with 3 1
won and 13 lost. Third position is held
jointly by the No. 2 team from Produc-
tion and the Engineering quintet, each
team having cornered 30 points and lost 14.
Of the Engineers' league The Arma-
ment group is in the driver's seat with 27
won and 13 lost, and the Flap team is
matching scores with 26 wins and 14
losses.
Three teams have won top honors to
date for perfect attendance. The Pur-
chasing team made up of Frank Meer,
Eddie Jones, Frank Fields, Paul Hoch and
Frank Gary have yet to take a penalty for
an absent player. A similar record is en-
joyed by the Engineering team composed
of M. C. Weber, A. H. Kimble, Carl
Heim, Irving Craig and Tom J. Coughlin.
The league leaders. Production No. 1 with
W. N. Liddle, Jim Wilkinson, Lloyd
Bender, Harvey Muck and Arnold Springer
on its roster have likewise had a perfect
showup record.
In going over the records it was de-
cided that "Whitey" Dake of the Tank
team proved himself to be the most valu-
able player in the league, with second
honors in this connection going to Roy
Coykendall of Production No. 2. "Whitey"
has rolled in every match since the start
of the league and failed to bowl his start-
ing average but once. Roy Coykendall
fell below his average twice but his superb
shooting in the past six weeks gives him
second honors.
The highest average of the league is
accredited to Hal Leppart of Production
No. 2 who has amassed a total of 65 31
pins during the 36 games for an average
of 1 8 1 surpassing the mark of Mike Brooks
of Hull No. 1 who has a grand total of
6369 pins with an average of 176.
The highest three game series to date
was turned in by Hal Leppart who
burned up the Sunshine lanes with a siz-
zling 639. Roy Combs of the Finish team
polled a 62 5 for second honors while third
spot of this division goes to Mike Brooks
with a 607.
A further survey of the Sunshine records
show that in addition to the foregoing
scorers high team series were registered as
follows: Eddie Lang, Experimental, 602;
W. G. Erickson, Maintenance, 5 89; Louis
Peters, Machine Shop, 58 5; T. J. Coughlin,
Engineering, 581; Frank Gary, Purchas-
ing, 573; W. N. Liddle, Production No. 1,
547; "Whitey" Dake, Tank, 542; Stephen
Gardner, Hull No. 2, 532; Louis Miller,
Raw Material, 531; Bert Freakley, Sheet
Metal, 502, and R. Knapp, Final Assembly,
492.
Of the Engineers' league Tom Coughlin
topped the Loft No. 1 by copping a 594
series, Irving Craig showed the way to
the Loft No. 2 team with 540, Louis Loyka
paced the Loft No. 3 team with 488, and
Ken Whitney starred for the Fixed Equip-
ment gang with top score of 505. A. C.
Holden has a 5 50 series to his credit and
leads the Hull team while Walter George
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is pacing the Armament crew with 505.
Harlan Fowler has a clinch on the Flap
department keglers with 5 1 5 and A. Abels
paved the way for General by pegging a
522 series.
Two quints are off to a bad start and
will certainly be compelled to do some-
thing better in the future unless they ex-
pect to remain in the doghouse. The Raw
Material and Final Assembly teams have
only obtained a morsel or two in the
league pin-biflfing contests and their out-
look seems anything but optimistic. They
have had so many changes in their team
personnel that consistent shooting to them
has been an utter impossibility. In a handi-
cap league they should be making a much
better showing and perhaps they will snap
out of it after the first of the year.
Irving Craig of the Engineers has com-
plained that the shadows on the alleys in-
terfere with his kegling. Last week he
turned in games of 193-212 and 156 for
a 561 total. If the lighting system at the
Sunshine were altered to appease the wrath
of the irrepressible Irving the rest of the
teams might not have a chance. And per-
haps there may be more truth than poetry
in this quip.
What are we going to do with W. G.
Erickson, lead-off man for Maintenance
who tours the layout for 589 in the Pur-
chasing-Maintenance match? Erick started
out with 200 then tallied 169 and trotted
home with a mere 220. That is the kind
of kegling that warms the heart of the
most frigid team captain.
Roy Combs of the Finish team has
finally let his light out of the bushel
basket. On December 15 th, Roy accumu-
lated a 625 series, getting games of 168,
242 and 215 in so doing. For the benefit
of the public we might add that Combs,
despite his apparent naivete is one of the
city's most experienced tournament
players. We recall his being on several
title holding teams in the distant past and
remember that he was usually regarded as
the spark plug of the team.
The league standings at press time fol-
low:
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CONSAIR LEAGUE
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Production No. 1 33 11
Finish 31 13
Production No. 2 30 14
Engineering 30 14
Purchasing 28 16
Hull No. 1 28 16
Experimental 2 5 19
Maintenance 24 20
Machine Shop 23 21
Hull No. 2 16 28
Tank 14 30
Final Assembly 8 36
Raw Material 6 38
ENGINEERS' LEAGUE
Armament 27 13
Flap 26 14
Loft No. 2 23 17
Loft No. 1 21 19
Hull 18 22
Loft No. 3 19 21
General 17 23
Fixed Equipment 11 29
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UJINGS AGAINST THE SKY
Have you ever thought of the aero-
plane?
Of the fragments of dreams, wooed
and wrought through hours of computa-
tions and calculations, until they become
blue prints?
Of the minds and machines and hands
of men?
Of the experience and craftsmanship
from past generations? Of the product
woven until there is no more to be added,
no more to be taken away?
Of the beauty and symmetry of the
finished plane as your eyes follow its flight
through the sky?
This miracle that has happened because
of the dreams that were, and the eager-
ness of minds and hands of men to do?
It is as if every hand that had an in-
finitesimal part in its fabrication were
moulded into one miraculous hand that
sculptured this flawless thing out of
nature.
These dreams, these calculations, these
hours spent, the many hands, find their
reward as the eye follows the grace and
beauty of — Wings Against the Sky!
— Odin L. Thaanum.
A Russian parachute jumper, Y. M.
Solodovnik, recently made a parachute
jump from 32,808 feet . . . said to be the
first from the region of the stratosphere.
He wore a special suit . . . got down in
22 minutes, drifted 10 miles.
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CHAMBER STORY
It's going the rounds, this story which
is supposed to have taken place in a
California Chamber of Commerce: It
seems that one of the local farmers had
brought in an exceptionally large water-
melon, and it was on display at the Cham-
ber. A very loyal Chamber of Commerce
man was guarding it from harm. In walked
a stranger, and placing his hand on the
watermelon inquired, "What is this, an
alligator pear?"
The indignant guard of the prize was
aghast. "Alligator pear? Say, where are you
from anyway?"
"Why, I'm from Florida."
"That's what I thought," retorted the
guard. "Get your dirty hands off that
olive!"
The stakes were piling up mighty high.
Finally Rastus says, "Ah call yo. What
has yo got?"
"Brother, Ah is got fo' aces! What is
yo' got?"
"Ah is got fo' kings . . . and a razor."
"Rastus, yo' always was lucky."
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE WRONG!
How do you pronounce the word
A-L-T-I-M-E-T-E-R ? Most persons
pronounce this word, common to aircraft
usage, with the accent on the first syllable:
Al'timeter. That's wrong, according to
the dictionary. The correct pronouncia-
tion places the accent on the second sylla-
ble, thus: AI tim'eter! What's the reason?
Units of measure, such as centimeter and
decimeter have the accent placed on the
first syllable, whereas measuring devices
(thermometer, barometer and speedo-
meter) have the accent on the second
syllable. Therefore al TIM'eter!
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San Diego Flying Club News
By Frank C. Buzzelli
ON December 17, 1903, two young
men, Orville and Wilbur Wright
made the first heavier-than-air flight at
Kitty Hawk, N. C.
In commemoration of this historical
date, the Alpha Eta Rho and San Diego
Flying Clubs held their second competitive
air meet at Linda Vista Airport. A huge
crowd gathered to watch members of these
clubs test their skill as pilots and bombers,
in a contest, consisting of bomb dropping,
balloon bursting, paper cutting and spot
landing.
The judges were Lt. (jg) Richard Burns,
U.S.N., Lt. (jg) Preston, U.S.N., Ensign
Engle, U.S.N. , Jean Tappan of the Alpha
Eta Rho Club, Don Frome of the Experi-
mental Dept. also members of Alpha Eta
Rho, and Carl Hunnaman, Treasurer of
the San Diego Flying Club.
Deane Raine of Ryan Aeronautics was
at the microphone all day and did a mighty
fine job. Deane has a private license.
A unique and simple method of scoring
was used. Miss Alberta Jones was the score-
keeper, a beautiful co-ed from State Col-
lege.
In the balloon bursting contest, each
contestant released two balloons at 1500
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which to burst the balloon from the time
it was released, scoring one point for each
second. The best score for this event was
made by Jack Berg of the San Diego Flying
Club. His average was 13.5 seconds.
In paper cutting the scoring was the
same as in the balloon bursting, but each
contestant cut the ribbon twice and his
time counted from the time of his first
cut to the second. John Menefee of Alpha
Eta Rho won this event with and aver-
age of 12 seconds.
The bomb dropping was done from an
altitude of 500 feet. Measuring from the
center of the target to the spot where
bomb hit, one point was given for each
foot away from center. This contest was
won by our own President Butterfield,
and Bill Travis. Their average was 30 for
the two bombs.
In the spot landing competition the
throttle was cut over the spot and a
normal 180° or 360° turn executed. The
landing was to be made between two
lines 100 feet apart. If the landing
was made before the first line or be-
yond the second line the contestant re-
ceived 100 points for that landing. The
measurement was made from the first line
to the point where the tail skid remained
on the ground. This eliminated bouncing
the tail skid in an effort to get a good
score.
Frank Graham of Alpha Eta Rho won
this event with an average of 53.9. Frank
passed the preliminary phase of Navy
training at Long Beach last summer and
expects to go to Pensacola later this month.
He has a hmited commercial license.
All in all it was a nice meet and every-
thing went off smoothly. It was pretty
obvious that the Alpha Eta Rho Club
practiced consistently since our last air
meet in the spring. They were determined
not to let us win 2 cups straight and
showed it by displaying some mighty fine
precision flying in their turns, spit S's
and wing overs.
It was a close battle for possession of
the trophy emblematic of superiority, but
the Alpha Eta Rho Club won it and we
congratulate them. They have a fine bunch
of boys, and are real sportsmen.
Henry Lebofle of the San Diego Flying
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Club and C. R. Page of Alpha Eta Rho
headed the committee of each club in
making preparations.
Bill Travis and Bud Seltenreich have
been checked out for their first solo hop
recently. Two of the members also received
their solo hcense. Jack Hospers and Bob
Johnston.
It would be nice for any of the fellows
that have a few minutes to spare, to visit
Clifford Peel, a fellow member. Cliff just
had an appendix operation. Stop in and
wish him well.
Our brand new Continental engine ar-
rived from the factory last Friday and
under the supervision of our flight in-
structor, several of the boys worked 'till
2 A.M. Saturday changing the engines in
the Cub. The old engine had 1600 hours
on it.
AIN'T IT ODD?
Glenn Hotchkiss tells this one: The
other morning as he came to work he ran
out of gas. He was lucky and coasted into
a gas station. It was late, he was in a
hurry to get to the plant, and all he had
was a $20.00 bill. The proprietor had
difficulty in making the change. Hotch-
kiss said, "Well, if you'll trust me I'll
come in this noon and pay you. I'm in an
awful hurry."
"No, Sir," came back the reply. "We
had a fellow do that once and he never
came back!" The proprietor rounded up
$15.00 and gave it to Glenn, then said
he'd have to go clear up to the house to
get the balance.
Glenn said, "Say, listen, will you trust
me to come back for my change?"
The fellow said, "Yes."
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By "Willie" Winchell
T T 7E welcome back Harlan Dye who
» V has been sojourning up North.
Harlan says all the rumors about his be-
ing married are just that. He claims to
be sane, yet!
We understand that Clyde Walker has
made application to change his name since
a certain incident which happened at the
County Hospital. Clyde still says, he's not
a papa — but can there be two C. E.
Walkers on the same street in the same
block?
Johnnie Goodall stole a march on the
boys and got himself married to cute little
Rachel Kvondal of National City. Seems
like they all fall sooner or later. Best
wishes for future happiness, Johnny. Don't
forget those cigars.
Frank Kastelic has invested considerable
money for his Christmas present this year.
He has gone, hook, line and sinker for
electric train sets and has a complete out-
fit— remote control, switches, reverse, etc.
Frank still claims he bought it for his
young son but little junior is only two
years old so we still say they make a swell
gift for a son to give his father.
Al Milley knows by now that a nibbling
machine can't be used to trim finger nails.
Seems hke Al tried to do just that and
forgot the nail was part of his finger. Oh
well, what's one hunk of finger more
or less?
Somebody ought to tell Goodbody that
if and when you eat fish you're not sup-
posed to eat the bones too. He got one
caught in his throat and couldn't swallow
anything but soup for a week.
We wonder what Al Gatchell was doing
down in Walker's Toy Dept. one Saturday
during the Christmas rush? Santa Claus
very seldom makes mistakes, Al.
Gus Fougeron, that well known eques-
trian from Bay Park has at last secured his
store teeth but what we want to know is
what good are they if he keeps 'em in his
pocket? Gus, says he can eat those peanuts
now, Jimmy.
Don James, our estimable clerk had the
misfortune of trying to loop the loop in
his car the other day. Don knows now it
can't be done.
The Welding Dept. basketball team,
consisting of, Harlan Dye, Bert Bailey,
Roy Williams, Jule Aquire, and Al Miley,
has started the season with a terrific bang
— a loss by a scant margin but they say
watch out hereafter.
It's a good thing the stores give us paper
sacks. They do make swell work hats after
a fashion, but the guys who need them
never wear them — we wonder why.
The new Pratt and Whitney "Double
Wasp" of 18 cylinders, is rated at 1,600
H.P. above 20,000 feet. This power out-
put of 1,600 above 20,000 feet is the
equivalent of 3,000 H.P. at sea level. It is
believed that airplane speeds in excess of
400 miles per hour, above 20,000 feet, can
readily be obtained with this engine.
"Every man must have a cemetery of
his own ... to bury the faults of his
friends!" J. W. Kelly, No. 1750.
A doctor's income is not necessarily an
ill-gotten gain.
It is far better to have grass growing
under your feet tlian over your head.
A liberal education, to the modern col-
lege student, means one with plenty of
spending money from the old folks at
home.
"WRECKERS"
I watched them tearing a building down,
A gang of men in a busy town.
With a ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell
They swung a beam and the side wall fell.
I asked the Foreman, "Are these men skilled
As the men you'd hire if you had to build?"
He gave a laugh and said, "No indeed!"
"Just common labor is all I need.
I can easily wreck in a day or two
What builders have taken years to do."
I thought to myself as I went away
Which of these roles have I tried to play?
Am I a builder who works with care,
Measuring life by the rule or square?
Am I shaping my deeds to a well laid plan.
Patiently doing the best I can?
Or am I a wrecker who walks the town
Content with the labor of tearing down.
—Selected, Bill Gilchrist, 808.
The best thing to do about a mistake
... is to admit it.
Politicians alone cling to the musty
notion that an admission of error is a
confession of weakness. — Bruce Barton.
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Number 2
COMPLIMENT . . .
In Forrest Warren's 'Half Minute In-
terviews' which appear in the local press,
dated Jan. 7th, an interview with Mrs.
F. T. Scripps is given as follows:
"The people of San Diego and its vis-
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long time.' It is something to remember,
and we both say, 'Thank you,' to Consol-
idated."
Thank you, Mr. Warren and Mrs.
Scripps.
ENGINEERS . . .
Engineers who design aircraft have
their troubles, too, but they also can look
at the funny side of their problems. Re-
cently an engineer at the Aeronca factory
in Cincinnati came up with the following
masterpiece on the trials and tribulations
of an airplane designer:
"Design a plane," the head men say.
It must be built in such a way
That the dumbest mug can fly hands off,
Make the hardest landings still feel soft,
Make up for brains the pilot lacks,
Make the seats lean forward and still lean back.
Supply and demand will be the thing;
Forget the span and chord of wing.
The spar must just be six feet long.
For scraps of spruce cost but a song.
The fuselage can be tied with string
Or by a similar method hung to the wing.
It must be safe and, in the main,
Be able to withstand a hurricane.
It must be fast and not land-hot.
(What a helluva job the designer's got!)
Fast and light and comfortable, too.
With a cruising range to Timbuktu.
Of course, this is no common hack,
For it must carry the load of a ten-ton Mack.
It must climb straight up and land straight down,
But the pilot must scarcely feel the ground.
Yes, flaps and brakes and retractable gear.
Hell's bells! They must think the millennium's
here.
And one last word the head men say:
"It's got to be finished by yesterday!"
On second thought, there's one thing more:
They'll have to sell at the ten-cent store.
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MUSICIANS! ! !
A call for musicians interested in re-
hearsing with a symphony orchestra under
auspices of San Diego nite school has been
sent in to Consair.
It is felt there must be a number of
musicians in the plant who would like to
avail themselves of the opportunity to
practice evenings with this orchestra, un-
der the able direction of Leo Scheer.
All orchestral instruments are needed.
Rehearsals are held twice weekly on
Tuesday and Friday evenings, beginning
at 7 p.m. at the orchestra hall (directly
behind Russ auditorium) San Diego High
School.
The only charge for this activity is a
fee of one dollar for the semester.
Further information may be obtained
from Bill Gilchrist or call Mr. Scheer at
J. 23 81 — or better yet bring your instru-
ments to orchestra hall Tuesday or Friday.
LET'S COOPERATE . . .
Attention has been called to the fact
that quite a number of employees eat their
lunches in their cars across the street in the
parking lot. In so doing some few persons
throw away their waste paper and occa-
sionally bottles. The littered waste material
gives the outsiders the wrong impression
about the quality of workmen we are and
the bottles get broken and are a hazard
to auto tires. Let's all cooperate and see to
it that waste material goes into the cans
provided. It's a little thing . . . let's co-
operate!
DISTRESS SIGNAL
A navy plane flying back and forth
across the bow of a surface ship means an-
other plane of its squadron is in distress,
mariners are advised by a hydrographic
bulletin. The procedure when a plane of
the squadron has been forced down is as
follows:
A plane flies several times across the bow
of the nearest surface vessel, opening and
closing the throttle, and then flies in the
direction of the plane in distress. This sig-
nal is repeated^ until the surface vessel has
acknowledged by following the plane. If
possible, the plane remains in sight of the
ship until the latter sights the plane in dis-
tress. All planes resort to the use of avail-
able pyrotechnics as necessary to attract
the attention of surface vessels.
If you see Jim Eldredge (Air Corps
Secretary) putting on more weight, it
will be because Chef Bob Summers (Tank)
has been serving up more wicked goulashes
for Eldredge and messmates Geo. Righter
(Experimental) and Felix "Kentucky"
Mattingly (Tank) at their new apartment
at 3241-3rd Avenue.
B. J. ELDREDGE, Air Corps Office.
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can only suppose the tax burden was dif-
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Who Must File Retwrns:
Every married person whose annual
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single person whose annual income is in
excess of $1000 must file income tax re-
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of California before April 15, 1940. Fed-
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Income:
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property. The income of minor children is
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of his net income.
Tax Payments:
Federal and state income taxes are pay-
able in full when the returns are filed, or
in installments of 2 5*^^ each in the case of
the Federal tax and 3 3 1-3% each in the
case of the State tax.
Filing Returns:
Representatives of the Federal and state
tax authorities will be at this plant during
the week commencing February 12, 1940,
to assist the employees with their income
tax returns for the year 1939.
The days assigned to each department
will be announced later.
Each employee is required to fill in as
much of his or her income tax return as
possible before submitting it to the Gov-
ernmental representatives for review.
Question of State: —
Would a Dutch Uncle come under the
classification of "Foreign Relations"?
Master Gary Joe Apple, made his ap-
pearance in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Apple on January 11th. The time
was exactly 2:34 p.m. Gary Joe, needless
to say, is now the apple of the eye of the
Joseph Apple family! Congratulations.
Little Joe Apple weighed in at 7 pounds
and 10 oz.
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New Books on Aviation Now
Available at the San Diego
Public Library
Eddy, Myron F. — ^Aeronautic radio: a
manual for operators, pilots, radio me-
chanics. 1939.
The first eleven chapters should prepare
the average person to pass the theoretical
part of the examination for an aviation
radio operator's license.
Brimm, Daniel J. & Boggess, H. Edward —
Aircraft engine maintenance. 1939.
For the beginner in the field with refer-
ence material of value to the expert also
included.
Diehl, Walter Stuart — Engineering aero-
dynamics, rev. ed. 1939.
Essentially a new book. Concise practi-
cal information on the dynamics of aero-
plane design for the advanced student or
designer. Contains an excellent chapter on
the new field of hydraulics in aeroplane
design.
Mackenzie, L. B. — Welding encyclopedia:
a practical book on metalhc arc, carbon
arc, oxyacetylene, electric spot, butt,
flash and resistance welding, thermit
welding and metal spraying. 9th ed.
1938.
Harcourt, Robert H. — Working and heat-
treating of steel. 1959.
Prepared for use in technical schools
and colleges. Some chapters on drawing
out, bending and twisting steel, also on
hammer work and tool forging.
Niles, A. S. — Airplane structures. 2 vols.
1938.
Simmons, Virgil — Air piloting. 1939.
Baugham, Harold E. — ^Aviation dictionary,
reference guide. 1939.
Adams, D. R. — Practical aircraft stress
analysis. 1939.
Day, K. S. — Instrument and radio flying.
1939.
Duncan, Richard — The aircraft flight in-
structor. 1939.
Note: If you do not find these books on
the shelf, ask the librarian for them as
many of these books are kept on the X
shelf. The X shelf is maintained for books
of special value to prevent them from
being stolen or damaged.
When our R. Biddle's wood shop was
set up temporarily out in the paved yard
recently, he simply stated, "As you can
well see, I have the only open shop in the
plant!"
Farmer's Daughter: "Here comes them
city folks from Wichita . . . Hurn.- up and
warm the milk up. You know they want
it fresh from the cow."
February, 1 940
LOOK ALIKE . . .
Otto Menge is too durned good a pho-
tographer. He's the only fellow who could
shoot these two fellows side by each, and
make the above difference. Actually when
you see these Cansolidafors in action (or
hear them talk) you think you're seeing
(and hearing) double. It's 'Sparky' Ernest
on the left and "Red' Ernest on the right,
unless this print was made with the nega-
tive reversed. They're from 'way down
South, and their southern drawl just rolls
out and bounces all over the floor when
they talk. Both of them work in Hulls,
but occasionally you find one of them (or
the other one) in experimental. You
guessed it all right. They're twins. Lately
they been feuding with some of the boys.
It seems that one of them made a bet he
could turn out a particular job in a short
time. It was quite an accomplishment.
It was either "Red' or 'Sparky' who made
the bet. Both of 'em are plenty red headed
and dress just alike. The person who made
the bet with them claims that both the
boys were working on the one job, and
therefore the bet was no go. However,
"Sparky,' or maybe it was 'Red,' claims
he was working so fast it looked like two
of him. They're still feudin.'
The saying that opportunity knocks
only once is wrong. It knocks twice, the
second rap being its constant companion,
work.
To C. E. Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds
of the Wing Department, January 3d: A
boy; weight 7 pounds and 13 oz. There-
fore Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are proudly
introducing young Mr. Wilford Emerson.
HULLABALOO
By Al Leonard
T OHNNY HOPMAN has entered into
" the select circle of black cat haters be-
cause of an unfortunate accident. While
driving up Market Street some time ago, a
black cat ran in front of his car. Pooh-
poohing the idea of anything superstitious,
Johnny drove merrily on his way. A couple
of blocks farther along Johnny was startled
to see a car cross from the other side of
the road straight for his car. He tried to
get out of the way, but it was too late.
The driver of the other car was slightly
Inebriated. Now Johnny is a firm member
of the Friday the 13 th club, and as for
black cats — ???
Nick Karpinski, Hull dept. inspector,
has slowly ripened into the No. 1 rooter
for the Hull basketball team. He has even
missed Bank Nite to attend games. Nick
was allowed to take care of the first aid
kit one night, and was so pleased that he
wanted to know why the team didn't play
every night, instead of only five games
in a row!
Dutch Klien, who is rather economical
and doesn't like to run up a large water
bill by watering his lawn, prayed for a
rain a few weeks ago, and really got it.
The day it rained so hard Dutch came out
of the plant after a hard day's work (?)
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and tried to start his car. It wouldn't start,
so while it was pouring so hard he got out
and wiped off the wires. He disconnected
all the wires from the distributor and for-
got how to put them back again. After
two hours in the drenching rain he got his
car started. He says he is all thru with
this liquid sunshine!
Harry MacEwan is keeping up on his
current events and magazine reading in
a most economical way. He now spends
his evenings at the corner drug store gently
perusing the latest magazines. In order not
to appear too conspicuous, Harry once
bought a package of gum and at another
time a three-cent stamp.
The boys in the Hull dept. are sure sorry
to see Gene Pasek leave for his new job in
the employment office. We all know Gene
will be successful at his new post and he
can be sure all the boys of Hull wish him
lots of luck. «^
You have a dollar, We have a dollar.
We swap. Now you have our dollar, we
have yours and we are no better off.
You have an idea. We have an idea.
We swap. Now you have two ideas and
we have two ideas, and that is the differ-
ence.
There is another difference: A dollar does
only so much. It buys so many potatoes
and no more. An ""Idea" that fits your pur-
pose may keep you in potatoes all your
life, and it may incidentally build you a
place to eat them in. gji, cjichrist.
Consolidated Aircraft's Secretary, Mr.
R. A. Stanberry is boasting a bit to the
world these days. The reason: Master
Robert Mitchell Stanberry, who weighed
into this world at just 6 pounds and 13
oz., on January 11th. Congratulations.
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PEEKING thru the desk furniture be-
ing moved from here to there, I've
sighted several new faces out Planning De-
partment way. These new faces belong to
Genevieve Holm and Hazel Brink. Mr.
Learman has a change of scenery, too. His
new secretary answers to the name of
Estelle Smith.
Oh, oh! We've just discovered Cedelia
Roberts is wearing a bright new diamond
on just the right finger. Looks interesting.
This calls for digging up such other in-
formation as names, dates, etc. Will the
young lady give us the young man's name
willingly, or must we drag the guilty
culprit to light ourselves?
New Arrival Department: The line
forms to the right to congratulate Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Babb (Marjorie Snyder),
who are the parents of Dixie Deane Babb,
born January 7th.
On her birthday recently, Louise Gi-
rodon received an almost unanimous array
of perfume, soap, and other sweet-scented
articles. Louise is still trying to decide
whether this was a gag or a coincidence.
Or, says she, is it a gentle hint?
Don't let those cellophane packages
crossing the street in rainy weather fool
you. Upon closer observation you'll note
they are some of the gals from the plant
going to work wrapped in cellophane, and
not fugitives from a Christmas tree.
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
By J. E. Hodgson
THE Woodshop family is augmented
by the arrival January 11th of Jerry
Joe Apple, weight 7 pounds and 10 oz.
Joe sends reports that mother and son
are fine, so all is right with the world.
We are gratified to learn that J. Cair-
eracas and F. Mitasoflf are on the road to
recovery, both of whom have been ser-
iously ill.
Al Younger went east to Sheldon, Iowa,
to visit his folks over the Yuletide, but
was he not glad to get back to San Diego!
He says he knows what it's like in Finland
these days, as it was 22 below zero in Iowa
when he left there.
Charlie Pogerel is making a serious study
of living conditions in San Diego. He has
contacted most of the older men in the
shop regarding the above, and by now
must have compiled a considerable amount
of data on this subject. Oh, no! Charlie's
not thinking of writing a book about it.
He's studying the pros and cons, as he
expects to get married around the end
of March.
Ralph Berg and family have given up
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ARCHBOLD EXPEDITION
IN RETROSPECT
THE Christian Science Monitor pub-
lished on August 10th, the following
article covering the activities of Mr. Rich-
ard Archbold's expedition to Netherland
New Guinea, and is hereby reproduced
thru their courtesy:
Sydney, New South Wales — Discoveries
claimed to equal those of Darwin and
Wallace in importance have been reported
by the Archbold expedition, which re-
cently returned to New York after con-
ducting an extensive survey of Nether-
land New Guinea.
In an interview here before embarking
for home on the expedition's flying boat
Guba, Richard Archbold, leader of the
expedition and an associate of the Amer-
ican Museum of Natural History, described
some of the important "finds", including
dancing birds that build hurdles to jump
through, and tree rats four feet long. An-
imals, birds, insects, and plants — 20 per
cent of them new to researchers — were
found in New Guinea by the expedition,
he declared.
"The results of the expedition are the
greatest in my experience in various parts
of the world, and perhaps will never be
equalled again," Mr. Archbold said. "The
use of a modern flying boat, which made
168 flights from the coast to the interior
and carried 568,000 pounds of food and
equipment over jungle impassable on foot,
helped us a great deal.
Radio Connection Invaluable
"The erection of radio stations at our
three bases permitted the flying-boat crew
to keep in communication and receive the
latest weather reports, but great skill was
required for the heavily-laden take-offs
and landings in jungle rivers and on a
lake 11,000 feet above sea level. We saw
territory never before seen by a white
man. In one large valley — we call it the
Grand Valley — we estimated the native
population to be from 70,000 to 80,000.
One previously unknown river, the Baliem,
was a large stream.
"Our expedition has made the most im-
portant and extensive discoveries since Dar-
win and Wallace. We have 20 new animal
species, among which is a kind of giant
arboreal rat. It is a thick, squat creature,
four feet long from nose to end of tail.
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and a foot high. It has rows of long sharp
teeth, and Hves on green shoots. We also
discovered a new bird which lives on flies
in barren, rocky country 1 5,000 feet above
sea level. It is blue-black, with a bright red
spot on the breast and stands about nine
inches high.
"We obtained many new plants and col-
lected more than 40 rare varieties of
orchids. The expedition made new geo-
graphical discoveries. It obtained movies
of birds of paradise in action on their
dance-grounds. The birds indulge in amaz-
ing dances on small velodromes or race-
tracks, which they build out of moss.
Sometimes they build hurdles and hoops,
over and through which they jump."
Mr. Archbold has been flying since
1932, and the expedition now terminated
was his third to New Guinea. He used a
flying boat on his second expedition, but it
was wrecked in a windstorm known by
the natives as a "guba"; hence the name
of his present craft.
Night Flight Over Equator
Capt. Lewis Yancey, navigator of the
Guba, recalled one highlight of the ex-
pedition, a night flight over the equator.
"We saw some pretty heavy stuff — clouds
and rain — just ahead of us," he said. "So
we went on up to climb over it. Pretty
soon we ran right into it — sleet and rain
and snow. Remember, we were 17,500
feet up. And was it cold! We wore fur-
lined flying suits, and we were still frozen.
It was snowing so hard that the wind-
shield of the cockpit was coated thick. I
had an after-hatch open, and I gathered
up a snow ball, just to be able to say that
I had handled snow over the equator."
Describing the hazards of establishing
the initial inland base in New Guinea, af-
ter landing at Hollandia, on the north
coast of Netherland New Guinea, Cap-
tain Yancey said: "Our first trip revealed
hundreds of native villages on the banks
of a big river. There must have been 60,000
or 70,000 natives all told. They had never
seen white people before. There was not
one thing to show that they even knew of
the existence of the outside world. We
flew low over the river, and watched them
run. They were scared by the Guba. Later
we learned that every one of them was a
head-hunter."
Mr. Archbold has spent almost all of
the last year in hitherto unexplored terri-
tory in Netherland New Guinea on this
elaborate and intensive research expedi-
tion, with the cooperation of the Nether-
land East Indies Government. The expe-
dition cost £2 50,000, of which Mr. Arch-
bold provided £100,000. He said that he
had found the country so interesting that
he proposed to make another visit next
year, using another flying boat.
Making a psychic bid in bridge is pre-
cisely the same as ordering hash in a
strange cafe.
FAMILY REUNION . . .
Recently Chief Test Pilot "Bill"
Wheatley tipped us off to an odd coinci-
dence; on a certain day it appeared that
there would be some five "generations" of
Coinolidatcd Aircraft within the plant
yard. "Bill" and Otto Menge therefore
arranged to be in the air on that day and
took several shots of the "family re-
union." In the photo above you will notice
at the upper left, the Model 31, our latest
boat and the plane that boasts the two
most powerful radial air-cooled engines
ever to be installed in an aircraft. To the
upper right is the four-engined XPB2Y-1,
the plane which has hopped across the
continent and back covering the entire
distance over land and without benefit
of gear for descent upon land. It also was
recently made the first official Flagplane of
the U. S. Navy, a signal distinction. In the
center is one of the old timers, a P2Y, one
of the type which, in a formation of six
planes, made the first massed flight from
San Francisco to Honolulu (2,414 miles —
Jan., 1934). At the bottom, left is a PBY
being fitted for special work and to the
right the world's largest Amphibian, the
XPBY-5A, recently flown to Washing-
ton. The PBY and the amphibian might
be said to be of the same generation. The
fifth is the factory's "Fleetster" from
which the photos were taken, with
Wheatley at the Controls and Otto Menge
doing the shooting.
ANTHONY H. G. FOKKER
Anthony H. G. Fokker, pioneer airplane
designer and manufacturer passed away
after a month's illness on December 23 in a
New York City hospital.
He took up flying in 1911 and gained
world-wide attention when he designed
planes during the World War for the Ger-
man High Command. His designs had been
previously turned down by various allied
governments.
He was born in Java on his parents'
coffee plantation and at an early age
showed signs of mechanical ingenuity
which marked his whole later life. He
taught himself to fly in a monoplane of
his own design and construction. He later
became the first man to loop a plane in
Germany.
Many Consolidators, have worked at
either his New Jersey manufacturing units
or the later expanded General Aviation
Corporation plant at Fairmount, West
Virginia.
Later, in Holland, he maintained his
factory, the Nederlandsche Vliegtuigen-
fabrik, N. V. He pioneered the 9,000 mile
airline between Amsterdam and the Dutch
East Indies. In this factory he continued
to build his own designed planes and at
one time he was a sales representative for
Comolidated Model 28's.
All of us in Aviation deeply mourn this
early pioneer's passing.
Larry Boeing.
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TOOL BITS
By Lett Hultcii
C. M. Speed of our tool room was mar-
ried Saturday, January 13th. Congratula-
tions. Joe Williamson went to Baltimore
on vacation and brought back a new
Pontiac. Plymouth saw Deters coming and
stuck him for a new Plymouth.
Art Woltring has been transferred to
Tool Design, from Tool Room. Al Rinker
has been made a leadman.
One of the new men said to me the
other day, "This job is only 1-32 off,
and I have to make a new one. They sure
work to a cat's whisker around here,
don't they?" *®
WOOD SHOP
There are those who take their recrea-
tion in fishing, boating, hunting, and all
sorts of indoor sports; but let's give a
thought to the fellow who takes his fun
two nights a week with a gun and a uni-
form— the National Guardsman.
In the employ of Consair there are ap-
proximately fifty of these men, among
them are our own Bill Harwick, Barton,
Kauffman and Bruce Robbins. These men
not only are getting their recreation
(week-end hikes, summer camps, etc.)
with the fellows that they know and like,
but are receiving training that may some-
day prove very useful. In return for this
they are giving the good old U. S. A. that
helping hand, their oath to make this
country just a little bit stronger each day.
These boys will be among the first to
jump to your protection and mine. So
let's give a little hand to the men who are
doing two jobs and liking it; the National
Guardsmen.
GOT A MATCH?
ON Friday, December 22nd, Vice-
President and Works Manager C. A.
Van Dusen, received a beautiful gift, the
handiwork of some of the boys in the
shop, plus a goodly supply of a much
needed auxiliary necessity. He received
an artfully fashioned, full grown and
really man-sized smoking pipe, some three
feet long. The pipe was equipt with a
boiler room, convenient drain outlet, Mr.
Van Dusen's name in script, etc. Also there
was a supply of matches . . . plenty of
matches.
It seems that Van Dusen's pipe is as
famous throughout the plant, and wherever
he goes, as that belonging to Charles G.
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Same instructors, ships
and training as CAA stu-
dents are now receiving
at Speer's under Govern-
ment supervision.
Widely diversified flying line —
including Piper Cubs, Piper
Coupe (equipped with instru-
ments for blind flying instruc-
tion), Kinners, Fleet, Curtiss-
Wright Travel Air.
Dawes. Van's pipe is of the straight, strong
and out-sticking type . . . with an ungodly
capacity for matches. Invariably when
Van Dusen slips into high gear in a con-
ference, or on some knotty problem, he
takes a draw on his pipe and asks, "Got a
match?" The pipe gets lit, the matches
automatically go into his pocket, and the
pipe goes out . . . almost in one single
motion. This oft repeated act has in the
past caused untold havoc with many of
the personal match supplies throughout
the plant.
To help stem the outward flow of
matches via Mr. Van Dusen's consumer,
the boys contributed toward the purchase
of a supply estimated to be ample . . . for
a while. Not a book of matches, not a
box or a carton . . . but a whole case of
book matches was secured and presented.
In short, the tribute to the maw of Van
Dusen's pipe, was an even 50,000 lights.
When Mr. Van Dusen unwrapped his gift,
silently inspecting all its sterling features,
and had fondly fingered his new match
bonanza, he remarked, thoughtfully,
"Thanks, boys, this is the first pipe I've
ever had that holds as much as I've often
thought a pipe should hold . . . Got a
match?"
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February, 1940
PRIVATE FLYING
... A NEW CLUB
PRIVATE flying is now booming right
along with more and more enthusiasts
joining in the sport and art. Out on Bar-
nett Avenue at Speer Flying Service it was
estimated that between 90 and 100 em-
ployees of Consolidated are taking flying
lessons or are adding to their flying time.
In a brief check it was found that among
those from Consolidated who are flying
from this one port, are included: Jim
Fling, Chuck Lane, Ed Borgens, M. F.
Blaine, Ray Bybee, Em Otle, Bill Cronk,
Paul Dale, Howard Gibson, Malcom Ros-
soll. Jack McDonald, B. V. Milles, Don
Southwick, Paul Madson, Bill Cowthray,
Ed Dudrow, Bruce Craig, W. A. Walker,
Earl Merlan and Wes H. Evans. Time did
not permit checking thru all the names.
News comes too, of a new flying club
organization who call themselves the
"Southern California Flyers." The club
appears to have gone over with a bang
from the very start and in a surprisingly
short time they had a club of twenty
members. Just the week before Christmas
they took delivery of a very good-looking
Cub plane, all yellow, trimmed with black
and sporting wheel pants. Al Griffith of
Finish Dept. who was instrumental in
forming the club writes as follows:
"Our first member was Bill Van Winkle,
who has a service station, Tex Hills, of
the D. H. dept. was next. Tex was glad
for this opportunity to fly and also to get
the experience that goes with the game of
keeping the ship in an air worthy condi-
tion at all times. Ray Dinsen and his pal,
Joe Havlik also of the D. H. dept. fol-
lowed close by. All three of these boys
have gone through Aero I. T. I. in Los
Angeles. Fred Robertson, who is with a
local electric company decided he wanted
to fly and is proving it with some six
hours instruction already. Tommy Saun-
ders, of the D. B. dept., who not only
is an air-minded lad, but has entertained
our group with his piano playing. Pat
Dowling and Bill Sutton of Produc-
tion Dept., are also putting in a lot
of time and doing nicely too. Isa-
belle McCrae, our only woman pilot at
present, is a nurse in a local doctor's office.
She is a sister of Don Garrett in the
Wing Dept. who is a very good pilot and
has some 150 hours to his credit. Joe
Hollenbeck, of North Island says this
is the way to fly. Ken Smith of F. A. dept.,
and his pal Billy Luffe, who works at a
local hotel are among the solo members
of our group. Ben Danforth, is a Fish and
Game Warden and has made his first at-
tempt at flying and thinks it's the best
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
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their Gypsy life and moved from the tent
into his newly completed home, out La
Mesa way. I'll bet he will find it strange
when he can't smell the aroma of stray
skunk or hear the coyote serenade at
night!
S. A. Dodd, another night man, has
moved from trailer to his recently pur-
chased home. He has so much space now
he doesn't know what to do with it. I'll
tell you, S. A. — just move the living-room
furniture into the kitchen so that your
little lady falls over you every time she
moves to do her chores . . . then you'll
feel quite at home again.
Harry Walter built a lovely model
motor boat some time back. He has just
completed a gas engine to install in the
sport in the world. Bob McGregor of
Lemon Grove and Bob Sprague of D. H.
dept. are doing a nice job of flying. Jim
Killeany, of the Hull dept.. Bob Baily who
works at a local bank, say they never
realized what they have missed until now.
Tommy Emerton works at the County
Hospital, also a member of the National
Guards says he will soon give "them there"
shock cords a work out. Bill Durflinger
who was our last member works in the
Production dept. will be out to fly soon."
At an election of officers recently, Al
Griffith (who is the organizer, club man-
ager and instructor of this group) was
elected president, Tommy Saunders, was
elected vice-president. Isabelle McCrae,
secretary. Bill Van Winkle, treasurer, Joe
Havlik, social director.
Ray Dinsen was appointed Mainten-
ance manager.
"Southern California Flyers" are plan-
ning soon, to take on a second ship such
as a Kinner Sport wing, Fairchild 24,
Waco F2, Cessna or some ship in that
class. See photo No. 3, page 20.
SAY YOU SAW IT IN
THE CONSOLIDATOR
boat. The engine, a two-cylinder, two-
cycle one, has just been given a prelim-
inary test, and works fine. Harry tells me
it works better as a diesel, however, for
when he shot in some oil, the oil started
firing in great shape and the engine ran
like a clock. Maybe you've got something
there, Harry. With a set-up like that all
you need do, instead of draining the
crankcase, is just burn up the old oil, es-
pecially these days when there is so much
talk of wasting the country's resources.
The Woodshop basketball team is evi-
dently coming to life under the manage-
ment of Bob Harshaw and the captaincy
of Ken Miscon. Out of seven starts they
lost the first four and won the last three
in a row. O K boys, go in and fight for
dear old Wood Shop, but don't let it go
to your heads.
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SERVICE PIN AWARDS . . .
The annual celebration and festivities
for those who have earned their five, ten,
and fifteen year service pins during the
year just past, was held this year at the
Mission Beach Ballroom, on the night of
December 30th. It was also the Annual
Consolidated Employees' Dance, with the
dance following the awarding of the serv-
ice pins. The evening came quite cool, and
as many will recall, fog blanketed large
portions of San Diego, preventing quite a
number from getting to the event on time.
At 8:00 P. M. and the start of things,
the ballroom's loges were filled with Con-
solidafors, their wives, children and im-
mediate family members. The ladies were
all decked out beautifully, and the chil-
dren displayed much eagerness for the big
event. Proud they were of their Dads,
and rightly so!
Award men were called to the center
of the dance floor by Don Frye, where
chairs had been arranged to seat the honor
group. Here Major Fleet entered into a
bout of joke tossing, while Mrs. Mounce,
Don Frye and Ed. Gott made the final
arrangements on the stage.
With everything in readiness. Major
Fleet ascended the platform and prefaced
the awards with a brief message for all
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present. Briefly, his intimate talk was
highlighted with remarks approximately
as follows:
"How fortunate we are to be living
in a country that is not at war . . . the air-
plane will be an instrumentality of peace
... so powerful, it will terminate wars
some day ... its mere possession in suf-
ficient strength will serve to prevent war
... I believe that this is what we are com-
ing to.
"In the last 20 years we in aviation have
made remarkable progress . . . planes
carrying 100 passengers with ease are not
fantastic . . .
". . . In consummating the recent
$20,016,699.00 contract — the largest air-
craft contract ever made by the U. S. Gov-
ernment, it was necessary to provide ad-
ditional facilities . . . We became, as a re-
sult, the first aircraft plant in the U. S. to
enter into agreement with the Treasury
Department, so that the necessary addi-
tional facilities could be amortized thru
financial arrangement with the Treasury.
"We have in the present work on hand
alone, two years of work ahead of us, and
it has become necessary to farm out some
of this. Brewster Aeronautical will make
outer wing panels — Northrop Aircraft
will construct the tail assemblies, to make
room for our own work here . . . You know
also that we turned out (and you all are
to be congratulated for your splendid ef-
forts), our latest big plane in just one
day short of 9 months.
"Now, with at least two solid years of
work ahead of us, we have security of em-
ployment for all of us who will work . . .
"It has been a pleasure — an absolute
pleasure — to work with you, and it
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From $500 to $1000; on paved
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will be a pleasure to continue our joint
work. I congratulate all of you on having
achieved the status this year which en-
titles you to your respective service pins."
Miss Jane Dunn, who has passed her
15 -year service mark this year, was the
first to receive her pin from the hands of
Major Fleet. Major Fleet then spoke a per-
sonal word of appreciation to each of
some 65 award men. Those who had earned
their pins in the respective service groups
of 15, 10 and 5 years were:
FIFTEEN-YEAR AWARD
Edwards, H. T. Koch, W. E.
Wilkinson, D. E. Young, George H.
Newman, George Perry, V. N.
Bourdon, L. R. Rasp, E. P.
Thompson, J. C. Carson, R. S.
Mulroy, J. J.
TEN-YEAR PINS
Galvin, T. J. Combe, Robert
Hotchkiss, Glenn Jones, E. H.
Smith, Steve Popadowski, F. J.
Haegele, A. W. MacLean, George
Learman, F. A. Tuevsky, N. A.
Phillips, C. A. Mussen, R. L.
Seely, W. F. DeMarce, D. R.
Mineah, Lawrence E. Golem, H. G.
Penfield, John Roeckel, E. H.
Raymond, Edward L.
FIVE-YEAR PINS
Kucewicz, Walter J. Jones, Daniel A.
Berger, C. F. Wright, R. M.
Borden, J. C. Syren, J. P.
Caster, F. W. May, Stanley, Jr.
Miller, F. W. Formella, S. F.
Kraus, H. E. Seaderquist, Conrad
Harger, F. S. D'Amico, Edward
Avery, S. H. Generas, E. C.
Larson, J. W. Ogden, P. V.
Maving, R. C. McLaughlin, F. H.
Cederwall, L. O. Cossar, J. J.
Reddien, C. H. Wainwright, J. L.
Jones, T. C. Liddle, W. N.
Wronick, W. J. Webster, F. S.
Leonard, J. L. Van Dusen, C. A.
Sec photo No. 2, page 20.
Counsel (to the police witness) : "But
if a man is on his hands and knees in the
middle of the street, that does not prove
he is drunk!"
Policeman: "No, sir, it does not. But
this one was trying to roll up the white
line!"
Good Food at
Moderate Pricea
Open Sundayi
and Holidayf
Morgan's Cafeteria
1047-1049 Sixtk Ave.
Between Broadn^ay and C St., San Diego
February, 1940
MOVING . . .
Here are some interesting photos taken by Stan Marcyan. They were taken between 12 M. and
5 A.M. while the Wood Mill building was being moved from its former location in the "L" of the
Experimental building, to make room for the expansion program now getting underway. The upper left
photo shows the building being headed out onto Pacific boulevard and was taken from the parking lot
across the street. Super XX film was used. This exposure was F6.3 for 3 min. The white streaks across
the picture were caused by autos passing.
Upper right, Plant Engineer Bill Maloney and Machine Shop Foreman Hank Golem watch the pro-
ceedings. These men were advised of the picture taking and stood still for the 2 5 seconds required
for the exposure (F3.2). The "Ghosts" are those of George Tompkins and Bert Woodward, who moved
before the time was up.
Lower left. As the building goes out the gate, Bert Woodward stands by. (F3.2 and 25 sec.)
Lower right, The Building heads north. It is destined to ride the full length of the main plant on
the boulevard, go out around the buildings at their north end and down the field to the south end of
the yard, the new location of the building. (F6.3, 3 min.) Note that the exposures have brought out
some of the detail in the dark interior of the building. This was not visible to the naked eye from the
camera position.
NIGHT MAINTENANCE
By Stan Marcyaii
Elmer C. Hornan chased off to Yuma
after work at 3:00 a. m. Saturday the 13th
to change the name of Miss Ruth E. Rodig
to Mrs. E. E. Hornan.
Every time I hear of a fellow getting
married I think of the two gentlemen
meeting on the street, one married, the
other single; each says to the other: "Gee,
you're lucky." Those were good cigars,
Elmer.
Nick La Gamma says, "With this extra
five cents working nights, I can afford
to drive my new Packard."
FINISH DEPT. NOTE
Bert Naseef, Chief Anodizer, is build-
ing a new home. He plans to move in in
about a month. He's building on the
mainland for fear that a big wave might
wash Mission Beach away!
THE HULL TRUTH
By "Chuck" Faru'll
The Hull night basketball 1 team, com-
posed of Bob Patter, capt.; A. Rock,
center; Bodien and Havlik, forwards; Ken-
ner and Pjerrow, guards; Zanni, Lubecki,
Plone and Taylor, wound up in the lead
in the first round of the shop league. Only
two games were lost. One to Sheet Metal
and one to Production. The boys show a
lot of flash and speed and are odds-on fav-
orites to finish the season in first place.
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"WE
COVER THE CITY"
Ray Kendall is singing the blues to the
tune of, "Give Me My Boots and Saddle."
Someone broke into his garage and took a
fine pair of riding boots. Ray has a burglar
alarm system in operation now. Sort of
like locking the barn after the horse is
stolen.
Fire Chief Al Flemming cuts a heroic
figure when he swings into action during
practice alarms. Pity the poor blaze that
has to face "Fearless Al."
More of the old timers on the Owl
Shift: Bob Wilcox, Sam Jenkins, "Killer"
Manning and his brother "Chet." Several
new men have been added to our shift
and all seem to be doing very well keeping
awake so late. The first few nights were
tough on them.
Frank Popp did get a new watch, but
he is afraid of breaking it if he wears it,
so he is still guessing time by the old
turnip.
Jones: "My wife is always asking for
money. It's two dollars yesterday and five
dollars today and three dollars tomorow —
always money, money, money."
Sam Rich: "What does she do with it
all?"
Jones: "I don't know — I've never given
her any yet."
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FLYING TANK MODELS . . .
By Ernest G. Stonf, Engineering Depf.
FOR many years "Consolidated" has
been building tank models to deter-
mine the hydrodynamic characteristics of
flying boats much in the same way that a
wind tunnel model predicts the aerody-
namic performance. The principal dif-
ference in the two methods of testing is
the manner in which a relative velocity
between the model and the testing medium
is obtained.
In the wind tunnel the model is sup-
ported rigidly by the balances that record
the forces, and the air is driven past the
model. As the model is completely im-
mersed in a testing medium of very low
density, and extremely high velocities are
desired, this becomes the most practical
method. However, in tank testing the
medium is water which is roughly 800
times the density of air. As the velocities
required are relatively much lower it be-
comes more practical to keep the testing
medium stationary and propel the model.
In the past, scale models of laminated
mahogany were built for both the wind
tunnel and the tank. As the wind tunnel
model is mounted rigidly and only the
characteristics due to geometric form are
measured, (i.e. drag, lift, and static mo-
ments) this type of construction is suit-
able. However, in the tank it soon became
apparent that the motions or dynamics,
of the model were more important than
the mere measurement of resistance due
to geometric shape. This immediately
brought up the necessity of having dy-
namic as well as geometric similarity. The
result was the flying or dynamic tank
model.
The use of dynamic tank models was
first investigated by the English. By an ex-
tension and refinement of the English
method and equipment, "Consolidated"
has developed a method whereby the
hydrodynamic stability of a proposed de-
sign may be determined rapidly and ac-
curately by use of a dynamically similar
model. The dynamic model has the fol-
lowing characteristics in common with
the full scale airplane which make attain-
able not only the geometric but the dy-
namic properties as well:
1. The hull, particularly below the
chine, is reproduced accurately to scale.
2. The air structure is reproduced ac-
curately in planform and section.
3. The total gross weight is to scale.
4. The center of gravity position is geo-
metrically to scale.
5. The pitching moment of inertia (i.e.
mass distribution) is to scale. In other
words, all of the geometric and dynamic
properties of the airplane that have any
bearing on the hydrodynamic character-
istics are reproduced to scale. The model
becomes truly an exact, flying, scale dupli-
cate of the full-sized airplane. It will not
only reproduce the full scale resistance
but all oscillations and motions which are
essential in determining the hydrodynamic
stability, or as more commonly known,
porpoising characteristics.
It has been customary in the past to
test a geometric reproduction of only the
hull of the airplane in a towing tank and
to represent the lift due to the wing by
either a hydrovane running in the water
or a system of counterbalance weights.
This force being applied to the center of
gravity of the airplane by means of a pulley
or linkage mechanism. In practically every
case the weight of the model and towing
gate has greatly exceeded the scale gross
weight of the airplane being tested, re-
quiring the counterweights to be much
heavier than required for mere representa-
tion of lift. As the lift derived depended
only upon forward velocity the effect of
change in lift due to change in angle of
attack of the model was neglected.
This condition of dissimilarity coupled
with the absence of aerodynamic moments
and damping of the wing and tail made the
model unreliable as a source of informa-
tion on full scale behavior. For example,
it was possible to determine the best center
of gravity position for minimum resist-
ance in the water but there was no assur-
ance that such a center of gravity was the
optimum for the airplane from a stability
standpoint. Very often the latter criterion
is extremely critical in the full scale air-
plane and frequently necessitates a shift
that is detrimental to the resistance or
flying qualities. For this reason, when
hydrodynamic stability is unknown, it is
necessary to use models upon which the air
structure is truly represented as well as
being similar as to weight and mass dis-
tribution. By eliminating the mechanisms
required to simulate lift the model can be
made a self-contained unit from which
the stability characteristics may be ob-
tained in any calm body of water by
merely furnishing a means of propulsion.
February, 1940
11
This is provided by the towing carriage
when tested in the tank or by a speed boat
in open water. The wing, tail, and other
appendages may then be removed and
water resistance obtained in the usual tank
manner.
While it is comparatively simple to ob-
tain the correct model weight and balance,
the correct lift and mass distribution pre-
sents a more difficult problem. Due to
Reynold's Number eflfect the geometrically
reproduced wing will not give scale lift.
This is allowed for by correcting the span
of the flaps to make up the difference.
The additional flap area will compensate
for the loss due to Reynold's Number effect
and bring the stalling and getaway speeds
to scale without affecting the downwash
over the tail surfaces. The pitching mo-
ment of inertia (Mk"), or mass distri-
bution, varies as the scale to the fifth
power and can only be obtained by shift-
ing mass in the model. In order to obtain
the correct value it is usually necessary
for at least one-half the total weight of
the model to be lead ballast. The pitching
moment of inertia is determined by swing-
ing the model as a compound pendulum
and timing at least fifty oscillations. With
the inertia of the full scale airplane known
the required period for the model may be
computed. It then becomes necessary to
shift the ballast and swing the model until
that period is obtained. When the model
is correctly balanced and ballasted it will
reproduce the motions of the full-size air-
plane.
As half the total weight of the model
is lead ballast the structure must be ex-
tremely strong and light weight. In order
to meet these requirements a large amount
of balsa monocoque construction is used.
The wings are of full cantilever, stressed
skin construction consisting of three-ply,
^-inch, pine ribs, mahogany leading and
trailing edges, and Is -inch square spruce
stringers. The entire structure is planked
with 1/16-inch balsa which gives an ex-
tremely strong and rigid wing for ap-
proximately one-half pound per square
foot of area.
The hull is built in a similar manner us-
ing three-ply pine bulkheads planked with
balsa. In order to get a high gloss finish
and seal the extremely porous balsa wood
the entire model is covered with Japanese
rice tissue paper which is attached to the
planking with shellac and rubbed out
smooth. The model is then sprayed with
three light coats of pigmented varnish and
rubbed to a high gloss. This type of con-
struction and finish gives an extremely
strong model of low weight which is im-
pervious to water. The illustration shows
a dynamic model and towing equipment
mounted on a speed boat"' ready for test-
ing.
As the value of a dynamic model de-
pends upon its ability to reproduce the
motions of the full scale airplane, it is
necessary to transmit thrust to the model
in such a manner that the freedom of mo-
tion is not impaired. Yaw during takeoff
is of relative unimportance therefore the
model is restrained about that axis. The
towing gear shown in the illustration was
designed to fulfill these requirements.
A square roller cage consisting of twelve
ball bearings was located at the end of
the towing boom. The ball bearings bore on
the machined surfaces of the square tow-
ing staff and allowed freedom in rise, yet
restrained the model in yaw without bind-
ing. The other end of the towing staff
was pivoted in the model at the center of
gravity which allowed freedom in pitch.
The center of gravity fitting was mounted
in the hull on a longitudinal axis which
allowed freedom in roll for float investi-
gations, otherwise it could be locked which
restrained the model in roll. The center of
gravity fitting allowed the staff to be
pivoted at a wide range of center of grav-
ity locations which is necessary for a
thorough investigation of stabihty. A
hoisting pulley was placed on the boom
which allowed the model to be pulled out
of the water at the end of the test run.
All tests are recorded by a moving pic-
ture camera mounted in the speed boat.
By analyzing the film in a shadow box, a
frame at a time, the trim and rise, period
and amplitude of oscillation, and accelera-
tions in pitch and rise may be determined.
The horizon is used in all cases as the hori-
zontal reference line. The shadow box is a
black box with a ground glass screen at
one end and a Leica projector at the other.
A strip of vellum moves across the glass
"The United States Coast Guard is to be thanked
for their helpful cooperation in furnishing the
speed boat used in these tests.
screen upon which the necessary reference
lines are traced from the projected image.
From the tests being made with flying
tank models, data is obtained which is ever
increasing the safety, utility and dependa-
bility of our flying boats.
GLIDER NEWS
Anticipating the heavy rains to be over
in February, leaving in their wake the
brisk west winds and generally unstable
conditions that prevail thru the Spring, the
Annual Glider Meet has been definitely set
for the first week-end in March — the 2nd
and 3rd. This should greatly improve
chances for soaring of all types of ships,
not just the high performance sailplanes
(which are now burnishing the ridge
alone) .
The Torrey Pines Glider Port, justly
famous for its excellent location and
soaring possibilities has lately played host
to several visiting ships from Los Angeles.
From the enthusiastic owners we under-
stand that our Los Angeles friends are
also looking forward to this Glider Meet.
A total of 10-12 sailplanes are expected
to participate. Of these at least three will
be 2-place, which will make it possible
for a few of our friends to try soaring
firsthand. For the entertainment of spec-
tators there will be formation flights, pre-
cision flying, and landing contests, and a
broadcast from the Club's 2-place sail-
plane. See photo No. 1, page 20.
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Consolidafor
Stretching curved sections is a
difficult problem, but is easily-
handled on flat table top with aid of
curved bar being driven against in-
side of formed angle by pneumatic
pressure. E. W. Hall and L. E. Whit-
comb perform this operation working
the bottom angle leg to set it during
the stretching operation. This ma-
chine is readily adjustable for change
in radius or section.
Each section being made up must
have its own set of rolls. Red Robbins
handles these requirements and
draws on his many years of experi-
ence in designing these items. He is
conferring with Millard Web, Draw
Bench machinist, on the finishing
touches to be added to the roll you
see in the lathe. The finished roll will
be part of a series to produce a "Zee"
section similar to that which Robbins
is holding in his hand.
All work performed in the Draw
Bench is not for direct production
purposes. Many jobs ore intricately
formed structural iron sections which
will be used as tools, machine guards,
and jigs or fixture details. On this
heavy roll machine large size struc-
tural sections are easily handled. Joe
Friel is adjusting the top roll and W.
Scott is handling the control box and
feeding into the rolls a section of
V4"x2'x2" angle iron.
ROLLING THRU THE I
By Larry Boeing
THE person who dubbed Chris Engle-
hart's department with the title of
"Draw Bench" sure took an easy way out
of explaining one of the most difficult set
of operations performed in our manu-
facturing divisions.
It is in this department that materials
Pictured here is the large Draw
Bench capable of drawing the heav-
iest gauges used in the plant. Chris
Englehart is checking the operation
and roll setting on the first piece of a
run of a section of 24 ST Alclad sheet
.128 inch thick. Bill Fink and Al
Weigle have set up the job and will
handle the production run. This draw
bench can handle lengths in excess of
50'. It is powered with a 50 H.P. motor.
are recorded in thousands of feet of par-
ticular sections, instead of the usual tens
or hundreds. It is truly the volume pro-
ducing unit of our organization.
The large amount of material required
necessitates a considerable movement of
raw materials into the department, and
finished sections or parts to stock, or
further processing. Only thru careful ad-
vance planning and organization can de-
livery schedules be met. But in between
these movements are sandwiched a myriad
of operations the nature of which is so
specialized in most cases, that it becomes
necessary to construct the required pro-
cessing equipment in the Draw Bench
department itself.
Most of the equipment with the excep-
tion of a few large machine tools has been
developed jointly by the heads of this de-
partment cooperating closely with our Tool
Design and Tool Room.
Forming sheet metal by drawing it thru
a series of rolls is not a new achievement
by any means. Adopting this processing
arrangement to form materials used in air-
craft construction did however, present
an entirely new set of problems.
Alclad sheet, the most generally used
draw bench material, is a composite of a
heat treatable aluminum alloy core cov-
ered on both sides with a thin protective
coating of pure aluminum. This outside
coating must not be injured in any man-
ner that might affect its serviceability. This
makes the watchword "Be careful" the
paramount concern of all members of the
department.
Raw material to be formed is sheared
to developed widths and delivered to this
department in coils. Sections with simple
right angle bends to multiple curves such
as heavy "hat sections" are manufactured
here. Many have short return bends at the
edges to increase the section's inherent
strength. This complicates the rolling
process considerably, but adds to the
plane's strength and carrying capacity.
These completed sections must conform
to strict dimensional requirements. Bend
radii must be accurately maintained and
finished material must not show any ap-
preciable loss of section thickness.
All these operations are accomplished
by passing the strips of metal thru an
arrangement of rolls. Each set of rolls
in the series causes the ribbon of metal
to take a new shape and the final sef
brings the section to its correct form and
dimensional requirements. Powerful elec-
tric motors drive the equipment.
The sections once drawn to shape are
now ready for heat-treatment, straighten-
ing, pulling and are then checked for cor-
rect hardness by means of a Rockwell
Hardness Tester.
February, 1940
13
Stretching of aluminum alloy hard-
ens it and increases its tensile
strength about ten percent. Here Louis
Kolts and Chet Sheppard are stretch-
ing long stringer sections after heat
treatment. Rack in the background
contains warped section (caused by
heat treatment) awaiting pulling op-
eration. The machine is pneumatical-
ly operated.
Pictured above is Bob Gates op-
erating one of the smaller rolling ma-
chines, several of which are in con-
stant use during three shifts daily.
Here one can readily see the coiled
material, passing thru the adjustable
guides and into the series of form-
ing rolls. These small rolling ma-
chines turn out thousands of feet of
light sections used as stringers and
reinforcements thruout the airplane.
Stock being rolled is .072" thick. Also
RAW BENCH
The pulling or stretching operation
work hardens the material and increases
its tensile strength giving added strength
without additional weight.
AH completed sections are marked with
a roll stamp along their entire length for
identification purposes. They are then
ready to be cut into lengths and formed
to desired shapes as required.
The shaping process consists of taking
these sections and fitting them into form
blocks which are replicas of sections of
the airplane itself. Some parts can be
worked easily with a block and rawhide
mallet, some are passed thru rolls and
others are completed only after combining
the above two methods.
Rolling the completed sections to attain
forms which later give the completed air-
plane those sleek graceful lines is a job
where work stops and art begins.
Red Robbins and Chris Englehart use
up plenty of energy working out these
roll problems. Sometimes the removal of
only a few thousandths of an inch from a
face of a roll is all that is needed to clear
up a difficult drawbench production prob-
lem. Not only production work problems
confront the men in this department, but
often they are called upon to form large
structural sections which will eventually be
details of large jigs or assembly fixtures.
It is very interesting to watch these highly
specialized jobs being completed and much
credit must be given to Chris and Red for
the fine job they are turning in.
Writing about this department is a lot
easier than rolling out miles of sections
every day as these boys do and I want to
suggest to anyone who might think his
own work is difficult to watch the Draw
Bench boys awhile. The ribs and formers
under an airplane's skin are the cause of
all its outside beauty. All the members
of this department deserve a big hand for
disproving the theory that beauty is only
skin deep.
note various roll sets on the table.
These motor driven machines are
handled by remote control by oper-
ator who has operating switch close
to point where he can observe work.
Much time and effort is saved
with the adjustable bench pictured
above. Blocks are fastened to slides
in the table top itself. These blocks
themselves are adjustable for height
and angle. A sample is drawn from
Tool Storage and the blocks are fas-
tened down so that they form a con-
tinual set of mountings not unlike a
single form block matching the con-
tour of the sample. Drawn section
stock is then hammered or rolled to
its proper shape, and checked against
the block setting. The table is usually
set up in a manner that will permit
working both right and left hands at
the same time. Fred Lightner and Joe
Zerr are at work on details that will
eventually be part of a Hull Belt
Frame former assembly.
Below — This picture shows internal
view looking aft of Richard Arch-
bold's "World Record Breaking"
Guba. Formed angles which give the
ship its sleek lines can be seen held
together with longitudinal stringers to
which the skin is riveted.
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WILLIE WRITES OF
AIRCRAFT WORK . . .
Dear Ma & Pa:
Just a few lines to let you know I'm
on the new job at Cousolidated. They
wouldn't let me test hop the new plane
because they couldn't spare me from the
special work I'm doing here.
When I reached the land of Sunshine
and Showers I met a smart boy from down
West Virginia way who was every inch a
slicker. As I was broke anyway, I didn't
worry about taking up with strangers.
Since then I've found them lots of fun
even though I am still broke.
I asked this "mountain boy" what he
done at the "aircraft" and he said he was
a stock chaser. Well, Ma, as much as I
hate to admit it, I was slightly fooled.
I chased stock for you and Pa over the
south forty since I don't remember when,
so I thought I might as well start in on a
job I had some experience on. I should
have known something was wrong when
the hiring man looked so funny at me
when I told him I not only chased stock
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but was a fair hand at 'hog calling." He
called me "Mortimer Snurd" and I just
didn't get it.
They turned me over to a man who said
this job is easy. I asked where the stock
was. He said, he'd help me round it up,
and sometimes I feel so sorry for that man.
How he could use a horse! He told me
they were going to furnish us scooters but
when they tried them out the results were
bad. One stock chaser made a fast turn
and went over the handle bars and into a
quenching tank. Somebody from the
Squirrel cage said, "Too bad his aim was
so poor. One tank more and he'd of made
the 'Salt Bath'."
This job was easy at first but now it's
getting tough. You don't chase stock, just
colored tags. You see they have a different
color tag for every order they have.
Honest, Ma, they must be really busy.
First they have Pink tags for an Army
order and Gray tags for another Army
order and Green tags for still another.
Wow! Then they have orange tags for
this kind of spare part. "They use Yellow
tags for an order for boats and Blue tags
for spare Navy parts. But the rub came
when they got new orders. Colors were
getting scarce. They added white ones
for commercial jobs. Then they got fancy.
One morning my boss said we'll use Buff
tags on the new Navy order. He said the
Aqua colored ones and a delightful shade
of Heliotrope were being reserved for fu-
ture orders. Well Ma, that was all right,
until one day I had to look for some parts
in the Squirrel cage. There is something
funny about that place. Even the fellows
working in there act funny and look
funny. They have funny blue lights beat-
ing down on them. One of the men in
there keeps pixies or something, another
eats raw meat. Boy is that a wild place!
They keep all the men locked in a cage.
Well, when I started to look for my colored
tags a man with a green face laughed at
mc and threw me out. As I was "moving
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Brown, Purple, Lemon, Orchid, and Rose.
When I asked my boss what jobs they
were for he just said, "that's what those
lights do to colors!"
So Ma, if I want blue I ask for purple,
and if I want red I reach for brown. Ma,
it's really terrible.
Well I met two boys who are night in-
spectors and they are in the Dog House.
New Year's Eve they left the plant and
on the way home the tall one said, let's
get some "chuckle water," and the short
one said "o. k." So the big one said, "My
wife makes swell Tom and Jerry batter.
She'll have some in the icebox." So they
picked up their bottles of cheer and
headed home. They had a few jolts and
then went into the house. Softly they
made for the icebox and then got a pair
of cups and some hot water and carefully
measured out the batter and the water,
and kquor.
Well, they softly spoke of the year just
finishing and their plans for the year to
come and in between times mixed more
batter, etc. until things were even all
around.
In the morning the tall one was awak-
ened by his wife, who was furious. "Fine
man, what happened to that bowl of
waffle batter I had in the ice-box?" she
asked.
"Ah me!" the tall one groaned as he
turned over with visions of a drop ham-
mer coming down on his head. "Happy
New Year, darling! Oh!"
Well Ma, time's a-wasting. More soon.
Love to you all,
WILLIE.
Prof. Wright: "I hate to tell you this,
sir, but your son is a moron."
Father: "Wait until he gets home. I'll
teach him to join one of those fraternities
with
out my consent!
The disturbed old lady (at the Western
Union Office) finally said: "Well, if you're
so clever that you can send money and
flowers by wire, I cannot see why you
can't telegraph this umbrella for me."
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It'? Raining, It's Pouring
The Old Man Is SOARING—
By Jerry Littel
THE rains have come and, with the
„ rains the wind. So who worries about
a riin cloud when it brings wind, free
power for hours of saiUng in the sky?
Besides, the cloud itself gives lift. If it can
hold tons of water up there it certainly
can hold a sailplane too. By rising high
enough on the deflected winds a good
soarer will try to reach a cloud's field of
attraction to get still more altitude, spi-
ralling like a hawk till he reaches the cloud
base. Now he is not restricted to the ridge
lift any more, his highly streamlined craft
will take him from the lift of one cloud
to that of another. His slight loss of alti-
tude between clouds is quickly regained
under them.
The thrill of sailing hghtly around in
the sky, defying nature's law of gravity,
not by expenditure of throbbing, roaring
power, but by using his own skill and
knowledge of the nature of unstable air —
balancing its energy with the force of
gravity — that thrill is reserved for the
soaring pilot alone.
That sense of achievement is worth all
the hours of work spent constructing and
grooming his ship, and the waiting for
wind. And if the air turns stable and lets
him down, his high gliding angle gives
him a wide choice of landing fields, in-
cluding his own. Does he worry about a
"dead stick landing" in a small field? No,
he just approaches from the most conven-
ient angle, — the dreaded down-wind turn
at low altitude is familiar to him, so is the
tail or side wind landing long practiced in
slope-soaring — and he alights on the spot.
" — But if he had a motor he wouldn't
have to come down, and he conld go
places."
And where would be that wonderful
sense of achievement? Soaring is flying for
sport, not for transport. That is primarily
the purpose of the airplane. The transition
from sailplane to airplane, if desired, is
easy and the future transport pilot will
have that fundamental understanding of
his element which only comes from riding
the winds.
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By Bud Spragiic
THE more or less friendly rivalry be-
tween those of us who spend our
spare time enjoying the pleasures of flying
a power ship, and that strange group of
mental cases who haul ghders all over the
country in hopes that they might chance
upon a stray breeze, give rise to many in-
teresting private wars.
In contradiction to an article by Jerry
Litell appearing in the December issue of
the Consolidator, in which he told how
Jim Conniry, erstwhile glider enthusiast,
took a hop in my Curtiss Jr., which Jerry
referred to as "nearly an aeroplane", I give
you these few lines.
It seems that Jim had intended to go
for a ride in one of those motorless rigs
that are so nice for children and old ladies,
but the wind was not right. After a quick
look at the weather map and several tries
of wetting his finger and holding it up
without results, he found that on this day
as on numerous others he wouldn't be able
to glide because the necessary breeze was
conspicuous by its absence.
An hour later found him at the La Mesa
Airport, assuring everyone present that
the only reason he would stoop low enough
to take a hop in a power ship, was that this
seemed to be a necessary second choice.
Anyway, he went up in the Curtiss Jr.
with the result that even though he doesn't
talk about it around his glider Pals, he
has forsaken the glider for the power ship.
Jim immediately started taking lessons
in the Curtiss and a week before Christ-
mas, "Won his Wings."
It is quite evident that like many others
who have taken the "ten-minute cure,"
Jim tired of waiting around on barren
hilltops for or Man Weather to bring him
a breeze, and has come to the conclusion
that it's not such a bad idea to have a wind
machine right along with you.
Moral — A power ship, or to quote Jerry,
"Nearly an aeroplane," is a great deal bet-
ter than "nothing!"
To Mr. and Mrs. C. Slankard of the
Wing Department on December 26th, a
boy: Robert Calvert Slankard. Young Mr.
Slankard checked into the world at just
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DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By Jeff Boiiley
HO Hum! What with overtime and
all manner of piledriving and other
construction operations going on at the
plant, the fellows seem too occupied to
make news this month. In fact, we have
heard it breathed around that with so
many post holes in the plant yard, one has
to keep his wits about him all the time.
Added to the difficulty of writing this
month's column is our attempt to be semi-
formal by wearing a tie while writing, in
indignant answer to the chiding handed
us by Brad Bradshaw in his last month's
comments on the Engineers' Coronado
dance. From all accounts, Brad had an en-
joyable time hobbing around with the
engineers at the dance, but we cannot
understand why he got so exclusive on the
way home and insisted on taking his prom-
enade on the ferry deck along the outside
of the railing.
We note in the San Diego papers that
the volume of mail handled last year by
the local postoflice exceeded all previous
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records. This news comes as no particular
surprise to us when we consider that most
of the reasons for it might occur right
in our own plant. Henry Mandolf in his
frenzied Christmas activity dashed off
greeting cards right and left and even
mailed one to himself. And then there was
the extra truck put on to take care of the
Gene Davidson mail, which was the result
of a vigorous coupon-clipping orgy. Then
added to this, of course, were the hundred
copies of the aviation magazine with Ben
Livers' picture in it. The newsstands were
sold out the day after the copy appeared
so that we can only conclude that they all
found their way to relatives and his old
college profs.
The account of one writer of the re-
cent S.A.E. meeting in Los Angeles was
quite amusing from the Cottsolidated
standpoint. The meeting was described as
a "gathering of serious-faced, pipe-smok-
ing engineers, etc.," and yet our delegates
Bernie Sheahan, Ben Livers and Emeric
Bergere are all steadfast in the belief that
the sole function of a pipe is to conduct
hydraulic fluid about.
The old adage "like father, like son"
was reversed recently by Bill Maloney's
dad. Bill was in an accident some time ago
and messed up his tibia or fibula or maybe
both, and he still experiences difficulty in
navigation. Last week Bill's father was
trying out a demonstration model of a
power-driven scooter for the new plant
transportation problem. He was getting
along pretty well and was just learning
to do neat figure-of-eights when his mount
tricked him. He has now taken over the
operation of the Maloney family crutches.
Speaking of the hobbling element in our
department, we don't know whether it is
due to the parking problem or not, but
several of the boys are really limping these
days in their travels up and down stairs.
Besides Dick Robbins and Gale Thompson,
Med Sherwood came to work during one
week with a bandaged foot allegedly in-
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jured while he was playing basketball.
Med was the recipient of a baby girl for
a Christmas present and we really suspect
that he was tired of walking the floor at
night and that he cleverly devised this
scheme to get caught up on his sleep. Or
again, he might actually have bumped the
foot during one of his nocturnal vigils
and been a little sheepish about reporting
the true cause of the injury. Erv Watts,
the little giant of the stress group, whose
kind, it is rumored, made the filming of
Gulliver's Travels possible is also provid-
ing shelter for an infant daughter pre-
sented by Mrs. Watts during the holiday
season.
What do the huntsmen and fishermen
do in the off season? We have pondered
over this question many times, but one
recent evening we learned the answer.
After a strenuous season of deep-sea fishing
and bird hunting. Buck Growald and
Etienne Dormoy, those famous chasseurs
of the denizens of the sea and air, were
seen in off-season action down at Tony's
Place. One would fire the electric-eye gun
at the travelling ducks while the other
would keep score on his fingers. Quite a
crowd had gathered in front of the place
to peer through the windows at the men
in action. But we were a bit embarrassed
and we stole silently away feeling somehow
that this year will be a great one for the
duck.
"X" NEWS
Well, our first item today is something
that is really choice. Dispatcher No. 44
got an urgent telephone call the other day.
The call was for a baby scale. One never
knows what the dispatching system will
be called on next to produce.
It seems as if Jim Morris never runs
out of "puns." One day last week Jim
asked Bruce if he had heard about the
empty house on the hill. Bruce, very ser-
iously said he hadn't heard anything, and
Jim, just as seriously comes out with,
"Why, there's nothing in it, of course."
That's o. k. Bruce, you are not the only
one who has fallen for Jim's jokes.
Our bowling team, last year's champs,
is going right up the ladder again. In the
CoHsair League they are tied for third
place — while in the Wednesday nite
league they are in first place. Keep it up,
boys, you're doing swell.
On January 11, 1940, Mrs. Reed, wife
of Lonnie Reed, passed away. You have
the sympathy of all of us, Lonnie.
A poor workman can do little with fine
tools, a craftsman, wonders with poor
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There was a terrific burst of speed, a
couple of bumps and then a resounding
crash (according to eye witnesses). Out
of the debris limped our Plant Engineer,
'Bill' Maloney, with a game leg.
It seems the physical act of transporting
one's self about the factory and yard is
assuming major proportions along with
the expanding plant. So to cut down the
'walking time,' the idea of using small
powered scooters was being tried out by
'Bill' Maloney and Jim Kelley, plant super-
intendent. The little busses proved fascin-
ating runabouts. Jim Kelley managed to
master the art in one lesson and ma-
neuvered about the yard without mishap.
'Bill,' however, encountered some rough
going and came in for a one point landing,
injuring his leg in so doing. "Bill' says as
a result of the experience he's completely
sold on the tricycle landing gear as used
on the amphibian and will pay particular
attention during the expansion to the
smoothness that goes into the yard paving.
Only temporarily slowed down, due to the
use of crutches, 'Bill' will probably be
'on both feet' by the time this issue comes
out.
It's a fine thing to be a gentleman, but
it's an awful handicap in a good argument.
FINISH NEWS
By Al Griff if h
CONGRATULATIONS go to Bill
Baker on his marriage, also cooking
his own breakfast.
Hubbard planted his lawn the other
day now he is looking for a lawn-mower.
Bill Picken is digging up an old lawn
which will soon be finished.
Have you ever noticed that engineering
look on Claud Galehouse's face lately?
That is from playing with his electric train.
He found it under the Xmas tree.
I hear Bob Jurgenson is now running a
fruit market.
The honorable Frank Finn says he was
so busy that he didn't hear the whistle, and
he missed seeing the army job take off.
Art Crossley is putting in a lawn at
his house. Maybe you can borrow Hub-
bard's lawn-mower.
We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Bob
Bibbs has returned from Colorado after
a six weeks illness. Bob reports that she is
doing fine.
Congratulations to Red Shade; the win-
ner of a scholarship to U.S.C. through
his swimming. Says he is going to be a
journalist.
We sympathize with OUie Stewart be-
cause of the recent death of his sister.
Dale had a race with another motorist;
it went over with a bang, the race was
a tie.
Alexandra wants to know the formula
of Stewarts Sat. nite refreshments.
Walter Lawr and Roy Combs are both
figuring on building new homes.
We wish to welcome back to the de-
partment Wally Miles, Ray Damon, Ray
McGriffin, Vern Tyler and Carl Johnson.
Wally has had an addition to his family:
little 14-months-old Miss Valaree Miles.
Damon was busy re-enforcing his home
against the doings of three husky sons,
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who have attained the ages of 3 to 6 yrs.
McGuffin got married during his leave
and along with other minor details be-
came the stepfather of three children.
Tyler went to Alaska to find his pot of
gold and came back after a year and a half
with fond memories of mining camps,
construction work, and good fishing. Carl
Johnson took advantage of the times,
working with a building contractor. A
beautiful young girl took advantage of
him and became Mrs. Johnson, and by the
time this goes to press, according to the
latest telegram, the stork will have taken
advantage of both of them. Congratula-
tions.
Note: Little Miss Judith Irene, weight 7 lbs.,
12 oz., was born on Jan. 19th. Carl Johnson is now
the youngtst Dad in Anodic Dept.
Our red-headed Herbert Austin Max-
well Henderson just took two weeks off
to go with the National Guards on its war
games. Harry Coyle and Russ Haynes
have switched jobs on the switchboard.
Curly Thoman and Van Nyhuis take turns
keeping the tools in order.
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PRODUCTION MINUTES
By Braihhaiv
WE were feeling mighty sorry for
Bill Liddle so recently married to
one of a set of beautiful twins. Seeing his
bride so seldom he was having difficulty
distinguishing her from the sister, but
after we saw the two together we wonder
why he tried. Ray Hartmayer saw his kid
for the first time in so long that the
youngster asked "who is that strange man
mama?" Roy Coykendall is looking for-
ward to see Monroe Ave. hard surfaced or
at least the mud dried up when he gets
home. Don Rasmusscn still doesn't believe
he can stay away from home so long and
still be married. Bert Gimber, and Jake
Deitzer, don't seem to mind as it gives a
good excuse for Elizabeth and Virginia to
live with mamma and cut expenses. But
most of the fellows seem happy for more
work, means more money and more girls,
the latest female additions being Misses
Hazel Brink, "Checker upper" and Gene-
vieve Holm, "card replacer."
During the month — Ray Hartmayer
had a birthday and either became of
"teething age" or got his "uppers" and
"lowers" on the wrong gums which caused
him a great deal of trouble. A "Horseshoe
pitching contest" was the final event of
the celebration and Ray, after learning the
object was to ring the stake asked, "what
stake"? He must have lost the "prize" or
recuperated rapidly from its effects for
he was fit as a fiddle the next day. . . .
Hal Leppart, one of the best bowlers in
the city came through with his usual good
games to keep his team near the top. . . .
Glenn Hotchkiss and his Hull basketball
team under the leadership of that "cagy"
cage artist, Fred Grosher and sparked by
the clever "sharpshooter" Tommy John-
son treated the fans to some thrilling
games. . . Amos and Andy have nothing
on the Production phone system, Mr. "G"
buzz me. . . . More "new deals" have
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been given out in Production than Presi-
dent Roosevelt could produce with a
stacked deck. . . . Paul Gaughen is the
latest addition to the "Process line" and
like "ye olde time" "Crown Prince" Russ
inherits the throne a> "King of Spares,"
and menace to the little Kingdom of Larry
Boeing, still safe within his "chicken wire"
fortress and givmg 'em "both barrels."
This will give Paul a chance to smoke up
those "El Stinko," manila hemp cigars
he has collected from the marriages and
births during the past year. . . . John Hop-
man, is still trying to convince Glenn
Hotchkiss that he should have an hour in
order to dress properly for lunch. . . "The
trouble with this plant is there's no cul-
ture" groans John. . . . Gracie Koenig
doesn't like to have her quintet of girls
referred to as the "hungry five" . . . Bud
Waterbury, who has the job of placing
the "hired help" about the shop has ignored
my suggestion that the Planning now has
room for two each of blondes and bru-
nettes. . . . Ernie Johnson's house-warming
did not pan out so good for the host as
the guests brought far too small quan-
tities to stock his cabinet and "stuck"
him for the round of drinks at the cafe
while he was trying to "out smart" the
pin ball machine. . . . The Chief worry
of Falbaum, Stuck and McVickers of
Engineering is that too many "Swedes"
don't go to Finland to ruin the Minne-
sota Gophers football team. . . . Out
Niagara street in Ocean Beach Ted Ander-
son takes up his abode in his new home,
but Craig Clark still holds the edge in
"voting power" of the block with the
addition to the family of Clark number
"three" while Ted and Kay do not even
have a fence running around the house. . .
Not on top of the heap in the basketball
league, but giving the teams a run for
their money is the Production hoopsters,
Matusek, R. Gaughen, P. Gaughen, Carter,
Welsh, Peters, and Phillips who would like
to see a few more production fans out be-
sides their wives and sweethearts, who
have no place else to go. . . The night
team we find leading the way in their
league and top favorites to win. . . Good
work fellows. . . That gala event at
Sunnyside was made possible by those
"Sky hawks" Anderson, Leboffe, Good-
year, McDonald and Buttcrfield who can
make a "three point" landing with any
kind of "load." The worst casualty was
the loss of Harvey Muck's glasses which
next to a fallen arch, ingrown toenail and
bunion is the toughest luck that can be-
fall a dispatcher. . . But Harvey claims
he had already seen all there was to see
(Continued on page 2-4 1
February, 1940
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HOT SHOTS FROM WELDING
By Willie Wiiichcll Hartmati
IT seems like the romance of aviation
has caught up with our Frank Hughes.
He recently joined the "Phantom Pilot
Club of the Air," a radio serial for boys
and girls. We also understand that our
Yodeler Frank Kastelic has been made
sergeant in the Gene Autry boys' club.
Tommy McAleer just couldn't stand the
excitement up in L. A., so he had to come
back just as we expected. Funny how the
oldsters are finally seeing the light.
And speaking of the boys who went
back home, Pete Cinquegrani left six
inches of snow in Baltimore. He says no
more for him. Funny how this San Diego
climate gets under a guy's skin — just can't
stay away, or is it those Mission Beach
Belles, Pete?
Vic (15-year) Perry couldn't m.ake the
New Year's Dance, but he did make the
Rose Parade, and says he had a swell time
as did Ben Kiegle, Harlan Dye and a few
others. Incidentally, Vic secured quite a
few very excellent snapshots of the Pa-
rade which are a credit to any photog-
rapher.
Little (Joe from Chicago) timekeeper,
is now a member in good standing of the
Welding Dept. black hand department.
That black grease is sure tough to get off.
At least Geo. Spencer thinks so now?
Roy Williams, soon a papa to be, was
seen in a certain department store at the
baby counter buying those square, or
three- cornered pants they all wear . . .
Rock-a-bye, baby . . .
Art the Bommer is contemplating a
trip to Yuma for the business of getting
married . . . Just so long as he only thinks
about it he'll be o. k.
We all know you can't braze anything
with graphite or asbestos, but we wonder
if Hendricks knows it yet, because that's
what he was using to braze cast iron — tch,
tch, 'stough, Henry!
The George Drapers are inf anticipating.
George is hoping for a girl and his wife
looks for a boy so George no doubt will
like another boy!
Good old Gus Fougeron sure can take
it. After all his tough luck and bad
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his youngest had put a toy balloon in his
thermos full of coffee!
A little sea gull told us that Dick
Davis, that dapper Dan from down Chula
Vista way, is just about ready to take the
final leap into the marital war-like sea
of matrimony, with the beautiful Vera
Smith from Coron.ido. The ceremony
takes place near the end of January, a^
Vera's birthday is in February . . . Huh,
some gift to give a gal, says us.
The Welding basketball team, consisting
of Harlan Dye, Roy Williams, Don Feeney,
Don James, Al Miley, Jules Aguire, Bert
Bailey and Cecil Flowers, wish to thank
all those who shared in securing the nec-
essary equipment, especially Leo Bourdon,
who so generously donated the very nec-
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you get in there and win!
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FROM THE ALBUM . . .
1. Left to right: Steve Kecskcs, Jerry I.itell
and Harry Comer assembling Jerry's newest . . .
"Whitcap."
2. At the celebration for the giving of the
service Pin Awards: Left to right: Major Fleet,
Miss Jane Dunn, Leo Bourdon, Ed Gott, Jack
Thompson, George Young, Jack Mulroy, Walter
Koch, H. T. Edwards and Dave Wilkinson. Photo
by E. Backhaus.
3. Picture of members of "Southern California
Flyers." Front row, left to right, Bob McGrcagor,
Al Griffith, Fred Robertson. Rear row, left to
right, Pat Dowling, Rod McCrae, Joe Hollenbeck.
Ray Dinsen, Tommy Saunders, Bill Sutton, Tex
Hills, Joe Havlik, Isabelle McCrae, Bill Van
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Durflinger.
4. These bachelors run a bachelor house called
"Club Montecito." Left to right, standing: Jim
Magee, Mr. Wold and Bill Wold. Mr. Wold is
Bill's father, and his culinary art is rapidly adding
to the waist lines of the group. Kneeling, left to
right, are: Mel Harter, Frank Ranahan and Walt
George.
5. On September 3rd last Mike MacNally be-
came a married man. Here he is just outside the
photographer's with the former Miss Margaret
Teresa Brown, who is now Mrs. MacNally.
6. Eighteen ducks and one goose. The hunters
are, G. Spaulding, Knute "Ducky" Knudson and
Bob Dunn. The place of the hunt was the Salton
Sea. Photos submitted by D. T. Berger of Main-
tenance who adds, "We would like very much to
have you fellows over for a duck dinner some-
time ... be sure to pluck the ducks as we are
allergic to duck feathers!"
7. Turned in by D. B. Suggs of Engineering,
who writes, "This picture is for the benefit of Mr.
Poggi of Engineering who took the day off at the
opening of last quail season and came home empty
handed. He would like to know just what quail
look like ... so here they are!
8. Snapshot by Drowne of Experimental, of
probably one of the oddest airplane accidents on
record. Lucky Carl Thomasson lit the plane he
was flying, in a group of wire carrying 12.000
volts. He climbed out and down the pole without
being injured. The plane burned and here a fire-
man atop the pole has just finished extinguishing
the fire that left the plane a mere skeleton.
FOUNDRY
Tiny Chadwick is the little man in the
foundry (only 230 lbs. of brawn); when
he and three other men were lifting some
large flasks Tiny lifted his end and was
ready to go, while the other three men
just tried to lift the other end and grunted.
Earl Merlau, No. 4117 of the Wing
Dept., has just purchased an airplane.
This plane (Travelair model 3000, powered
by a Wright E4 190 H.P. engine) was
used in the filming of the movie "Men
With Wings." Earl says it is open for rent
or hire.
Announcement! Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Fulkerson are the proud parents of a new
baby boy born at Mercy Hospital, Decem-
ber 19, 1939. He weighed 6 lbs., 5-oz
and was named Dennis Wm. Fulkerson.
BRING yOUR CONSAIR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND COME TO:
BENCH NEWS
Bill Bellows has a cat that works in the
reverse. Instead of getting rid of the mice
in the house he brings them in alive and
turns them free in the parlor, and it keeps
Bill busy baiting the traps to recapture
them. So Bill's new hobby is trapping mice.
No. 2930.
An optimist is one who makes oppor-
tunities of his difficulties; a pessimist
makes difficulties of his opportunities.
"Teddy Edwards must be slipping,"
said Teddy Brooks when he saw Teddy Ed-
ward's rubbers protruding from beneath
Teddy Edward's bench.
DROP HAMMER
Mrs. Bob Sayles presented Bob of the
Drop Hammer Dept. with a 6 lb., 14-oz.
baby girl January' 11th.
PLASTER SPLASHES
We are all looking forward to a cigar
from Joe Miller. How much longer must
we wait before you-al! say "A do"?
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February, 1940
21
MACHINE SHOP
VIEWS & NEWS
By Al Pfeiffer
THE seeming chaotic commotion in
the Mach. Shop, if you must know,
is the processing of a new system. Its aim
is the methodical coordination of machine
work with productive planning. With the
combined increase in the number of men
and machines, the old way gradually out-
grew its short pants. Much can be said
about the ready cooperation of those who
have foreseen this move. For example:
Didn't the amiable Fred Hudson offer
to stand on his head just to get job ma-
terial from stock?
May we say adieu to Art Murphy, a
swell fellow and an efficient worker. Fam-
ily affairs demand his moving to Los An-
geles. Good luck. Art.
Notes from the quenching oil — The post
of "most bashful" has been vacated by
the marriage of "Dagwood" Bowling, the
day tool clerk. Our guess is that leap year
precipitated the jump. In his place, we
offer that West Virginia Adonis, Owen
Gandee. Owen can change colors faster
than any chameleon. And speaking of
colors that crimson countenance of Bill
Wiley or "Lil Abner" as he is famiharly
known, marks a tempestuous nature. High
blood pressure beware!
To you who didn't know, dental re-
verberations put that immovable "chaw"
in Walt Herchold's right jaw. Paradox-
ically enough the rotund figure of the jolly
Jimmy Patton has been in numerous cor-
ners of the world. Give out with some of
the lurid details, Jim! A man perturbed
was Fred Otto when, late in January, he
suddenly became aware of the necessity of
licensing his two motorcycles and that
Auburn speedster. According to Matt Wie-
lopolski, our night correspondent, Jake
Frichtel must have pulled a boner on the
night of January 17th. Leaving work at
11:30 p. M. he pulled out of his parking
space, approached the signal and was
promptly served with notice of violation
of Ordinance 17. Don't worry, Jake,
there will be no double feature in court on
the 22nd. You can still get to work in
time. Disposition? $17.00. John Howard,
debonair drill press leadman still remains
the shop's most eligible bachelor. But wait
till Spring rolls around and those love bugs
fill the air. Handsome Jack Ware just
missed an appointment to West Point on
two counts (1) his wife Helen and (2)
his daughter, Joyce. R. C. Miller, the
smallest machinist, still hums the old
song, "Little Man Who Wasn't There"
with the new vocalization of "The Man
Who Comes Around." We found out that
Bill Love would rather be a clerk anyway.
Those little red tags are a nuisance and be-
sides you can't drill and think at the same
time. Versatility is certainly personified
in the form of the Machine Shop basket-
ball team (Nite Shift). Picnicing, Jan.
21st on a fine lunch (packed by the girls
of course) at Warner's Hot Springs, they
then drove 10 miles up Palomar. Warm
water to snow in no time — that's versatil-
ity. Things to do in idle moments — Lend
a little cheer to Charlie Sellers, our mill-
man who has been confined to a Los An-
geles hospital. Stop in at the Golem house-
hold and view some excellent movie and
"still" shots of the Pasadena Parade of
Roses.
By the time this reaches print, we hope
Bob Carson, the Tool Crib caretaker, will
be back with us.
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By the way, who is our purveyor of
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Basketball League Scores
For Night Teams
Jan. 15 and 16 —
Hull 22 vs. Production _ ..42
Wing 29 vs. Sheet Metal 25
Machine 21 vs. Final Assembly ..11
STANDINGS
Voint%
Won Lost Won
Production 6 1 301
Hull 5 2 203
Machine 4 3 174
Sheet Metal 4 3 155
Final Assembly 1 6 155
Wing 1 6 154
W. C. Gilchrist.
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BOWLING NEWS
By H. K. Clay
THE race for the Consair bowling
championship continues to rage at the
Sunshine Alleys with unabated fury. The
Production No. 1 team is leading the van-
guard of keglers in the colorful contest
by the narrowest of margins, having won
43 points and lost 21. The number 2 team
from Production has garnered 42 points
and lost 22 and the crack Engineering
team has 41 points accredited to them.
Experimental is in 4th place with an ag-
gregate of 40 points while the Finish, Hull
No. 1 and Purchasing teams are next on
the ladder of standings with 39, 38 and 36
wins on the credit sides of their ledgers.
The Engineers league is paced by the
Flap team with 36 points won out of a
possible 56. The Loft No. 1 quintet is a
single point behind the leaders with 3 J,
and the Armament aggregation is in 3rd
place with 32 points won and 24 lost.
Carl Heim topped the field of Consair
keglers on Friday, January 12th by turn-
ing in a total of 543 pins for the three
games. Tom Coughlin, his teammate, won
the honor the following week by register-
ing games of 202-188 and 189 for a total
of 579.
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The prize offered by the Worth Clothing
Co. for high series above average was won
by Owen Gandee of the Final Assembly
quint. Owen pegged games of 144-154
and 189 for a 487 total or 11 5 pins above
par.
Al Ballard has returned to the game
again and is to be seen in action with
his first love, the Sheet Metal team. In his
initial series since his layoff Al turned
in games of 146-233 and 160 for a 539
total. Not only was he instrumental in
helping the Sheet Metal take the single
point from Production No. 2 but Al tied
with Gimber of the latter team for the
pair of shoes offered by Kirby & Co. for
high series above average. He had 107
pins toward the prize.
Gimber had games of 176-133 and 194
for a 503 total which is plenty good
shooting for a 132 average kegler. Gimber
and Ballard will decide between themselves
as to who gets the shoes. Gimber may
capitulate as he is aware of Al's having
another arrival in his family and of course
the baby always needs a pair of brogans.
The Purchasing team composed of Paul
Hoch, Frank Field, Eddie Jones, Frank
Meer and Frank Gary took the measure of
all teams recently by turning in an ag-
gregate team series of 2611. They tallied
8 52 in the first, 887 in the second time at
bat and cantered home with an 866. In
spite of their superb shooting they dropped
a point to the Engineers who had 871 in
their first game.
Several Consair keglers are unwittingly
working a hardship on the pin boys at the
Sunshine. Coming in late they throw three
or four balls down the alleys at the expense
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of the pinaroos who vigorously object to
setting pins for charity. Such a practice
makes it difficult on the part of the man-
agement to maintain a high standard of
pin setters. They frequently give up their
jobs in protest of the practice and it re-
quires a Solomon to keep peace in their
ranks.
Jim Wilkinson of the Production No. 1
team has been shifted to the number 4
position and has won his spurs in the new
arrangement. Jim clicked off games of
199-170 and 164 in the match against the
Tank team recently and obtained a total
of 53 3 which contributed materially to
the 3-1 victory taken by Production.
Another nice series was pegged by Ed
Banks of the Finish team in the match
against Hull No. 2. Ed started out with
168, burned up the alleys in the second to
the tune of 212 and coasted home with a
171, making a total of 5 51.
McKinley Clutinger of Maintenance
whose average is 137 likewise showed the
veterans a thing or two about the game
when he turned in a 512 series in the
Match against Experimental. Mac regis-
tered games of 195-159 and 1 5 8 in getting
his formidable score.
Every once in a while Ward Levere goes
on a rampage and brings the Experimental
team out of a slump. Two weeks ago Ward
got hotter than usual and garnered games
of 169-195 and 169 for a 538 total. Thru
his excellent shooting Experimental took
three points from Maintenance.
League Standings:
Consairs Won Lost
Production No. 1 43 21
Production No. 2 42 22
Engineering 41 23
Experimental 40 24
Finish 39 2S
Hull No. 1 38 26
Purchasing 36 28
Machine Shop 3 J 29
Maintenance 33 31
Hull No. 2 31 33
Tank 24 40
Final Assembly 18 48
Sheet Metal IS 49
Raw Material 14 50
Consair Engineers
Flap 36 20
Loft No. 1 35 21
Armament 32 24
Loft No. 2 29 27
General 27 29
Hull 27 29
Loft No. 3 25 31
Fixed Equipment 13 43
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23
SPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Br Matt Wielopolski
The ever increasing number of sports
within our Consolidated walls has forced
me to relinquish my monthly Machine
Shop article to the new reporter, Al
Pfeifler, a grand fellow, a swell guy, and
a fine sport.
At this time of the season, America
plays Basketball, the only major sport
which is purely American. Today, this
game has been changed a great deal to
eliminate possible injury to players, sec-
tional differences, better rules, method of
play, as well as satisfaction to customers.
It is a well-known fact that this game
was created by Dr. Jas. Naismith in 1888,
at Springfield, Mass., with the aid of a
soccer ball and two peach baskets. During
the first few years, a mere three to four
hundred engaged in basketball. Now, it is
played in all countries of the world by
more people (25,000,000) than in any
other sport and draws more paid admis-
sions (95,000,000 annually). Believe it
or not, it outdraws football, baseball, and
even golf (not fishing, tho) .
Take this game at Consolidated for in-
stance. Savaggi brings his basketball to
the playground where he'll find Johnson,
Van Dyke, Gillmore, Smith, Clark, Rock,
Heckeroth, Gaughen, Liddle, Scott and
Kunkle. They'll choose sides, with one of
them as referee and the other as scorer
and time-keeper.
At the end of the first quarter, due to
Liddle's close refereeing, the score is 5-2
in one team's favor. Here we see Mrs. Wm.
Liddle coming over to remind hubby of an
engagement they have to keep just then.
"But why in heck must it be at this mom-
ent, honey?" asks Bill L. So he leaves,
and Craig Clark gives up time- and score-
keeping for refereeing. The first half ends
with a tie score of 13-13. Now another
interruption, this time's Rock's mother
calls him to go to the grocery store. "Why
doesn't Sis go this time; just this once,
Mom?" With these words. Rock, the
Nite Hull Nucleus, leaves the game.
In the third quarter, Clark's fine team-
work (for a change) helped Johnson's
high scoring. This put them ahead of
Heckeroth's team, score before the fourth
quarter being 27-19. But, as usual, out-
side (girl) friends drag Gillmore, Gaughen
and Van Dyke away from the game. At
the end of the game, with three men to a
team, the score was 3 8-3 3 in Savaggi's
favor, thanks to Scott's hot angle shots
and the leaving of "them Good Guards,"
Gaughen and Gillmore.
After this good work-out the boys are
taking a good shower, getting ready for
tonight, (this being Saturday), except
Savaggi and Smith, you see two fellows
can play an interesting game with a basket-
ball, the hoop of a barrel and a wall.
Now we find Savaggi leaving to help Mom
dry the dishes, but Glenn Smith doesn't
mind, because his wife is with the in-laws.
So he has a lot of fun, dribbling, pivot-
ing, and trying various angle shots.
TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Maguire
A word to the wise is useless, so again
"Tidbits" come tidbitting along.
I heard the other day that dust is mud
with the juice squeezed out, according to
"Guillermo" Ekdahl, which has nothing to
do with Bob Hyder's report that football
is a clever subterfuge for carrying on prize
fights under the guise of a reputable game.
Shaw tells us that quail means to shrink
— a characteristic of the bird, when or-
dered in a restaurant, but it will grow as
large as an eagle, when being discussed
after the hunt.
We think T. D. boasts the Mutt & Jeff
of Consolidated, in the guise of Ted Hersh
& Ray Peters. The latter is 6' 8" and
weighs 320 lbs. Ted is almost 5' and
weighs 115 pounds.
Ed Gurling tells us that a miss is as
good as her smile, and that there are a lot
of new smiles in Planning. According to
Earl Biddle, an accident is a condition of
affairs in which presence of mind is good,
but absence of body is a lot better.
More new faces in the department.
Someone should say welcome, so — Hello!
We enjoyed Larry Boeing's article in the
last issue of the "Consolidator" and hope
no one missed it.
Don't ask John Liefeld how hard it is
to find a parking spot, nor Jouett how
many miles of smiles he walks each day —
Mr. Johnson wants to know "how many."
It seems everybody in the dept. was
going either to L. A., or somewhere distant
over the week-end when "Dave" came
around with tickets to a Flying Club
dance. Better luck next time, Dave, but
we are quite truthful about leaving town.
About 90 to 95 percent of "bad
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PRODUCTION MINUTES
(Continued from page 18)
"Say no more Joe" for the odds and ends
for the month.
Bob Mussen is again stumbling through
the Planning desks after sitting on his
new "specs" left in his car seat to "look"
after things. Luckily he escaped less serious
injury than the fellow who came to rest
on George Young's teeth some time back
and has been treated for "hydrophobia"
ever since. But for this latter accident, I
would have purchased a set of "store
choppers" myself instead of the overhaul
job I am having done at present. These
dentists should get a cut from the "soup"
manufacturers for the business they do.
So many "Bank Nights", "Pot-O-Gold",
"Sweepstakes" and "Turkey Raffles," con-
fused George Wire so that he became a
"ticket kleptomaniac" and assumed that
the fellow in uniform was giving him a
ticket each day that would be good for a
prize. But to his utter dismay George
finally found out that they were "over
parking" tickets and the judge hit the
"jackpot" seven times.
Mrs. "Benny" Leonard, very graciously
allowed "her husband" to have "the boys"
over to "sit a few rounds" in her swell
new home. It was tough on Ben, the per-
fect host, to see Dan Clemson walk o£F
with that "first payment" he expected
and "lousy" of me to write this after he
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had borrowed the "extra bottle of beer"
from Lou as a little bribe for a favorable
report. But that beer cost me "three
bucks" so I'm not very happy. Others
enjoying the Leonard hospitality were Jack
Mulroy, Al Ambrose, Bill Wiley. Lou
Miller and Tom Butterfield, and all "ohed
and ahed" at the beautiful home except
Tom who never won a hand all evening
and referred to it as a "dump."
That "propaganda" spread around by
"Mac" McGuiness alias "McCoy" about
the Tennessee football team using only
seven pair of shoes, because of the four
W. Va. "hillbillies" playing, was un-
founded, as I saw the Rose Bowl game.
Although I will admit if the field had been
on a hill or at least "plowed up" with a
few trees standing they would have made
a better showing. I saw all the game this
time, by steering clear of Ben Kiegle, Jim
Wilkinson and Bob Robertson and choos-
ing to attend it with Craig Clark, "Norm"
Johnson and Don Cornell, who are at
least "semi-teetotalers."
"You are suffering from indigestion.
Drink a cupful of hot water every morn-
ing."
Patient: "I've been doing that for some
time, doctor, only the wife calls it coffee."
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"He likes it. Look at him wagging his
tail."
The railroad engineer on his day off
went out to the golf course and practiced
assiduously on his follow-through, to such
good effect that next day he drove the
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CONSOLIDRTOR
Volume 5
March, 1940
Number 3
NEW ASSOCIATION
At a meeting of sixteen employees of
Consolidated last week, an organization
was formed for the purpose of creating a
fund to aid athletes who suffer injuries
and loss of work while engaged in various
forms of sport.
The name of "Consair Athletic Associa-
tion" was adopted, and Fred Grossher
elected its first president, with plans imme-
diately getting under way for the pro-
motion of a series of programs for raising
funds.
The need for an organization of this
kind has been keenly sensed in the past
with hundreds of employees taking part
in basketball, softball, badminton, golf,
bowling, shooting and other forms of com-
petitive sports, with no insurance against
injuries that might handicap them physi-
cally and financially. The association feels
that with this added protection, many
more of the employees will enter into com-
pany athletics — which are vital to their
health and happiness.
Every employee of the plant will be
eligible for membership. A drive will begin
shortly to bring as many as possible into
the organization. With the eligible thou-
sands to draw from, the association, its
founders believe, should easily become one
of the largest organizations in the city,
able to sponsor any type of worthwhile
programs. Several propositions, such as
boxing, shows and dances are now being
considered by the group for the near
future.
Other officers who were installed at the
group's initial meeting were "Brad" Brad-
shaw, vice-president; Dan Miller, secre-
tary, and Lon Lyko, treasurer, with Tod
Carter, "Russ" Kern, and "Army" Arm-
strong named as Board of Trustees.
The following representatives of the
various departments attending the meet-
ing and listed as charter members were, in
addition to the above-mentioned officials,
Al Pheiffer, L. Stabeneau, Jim Wilkinson,
Ray Weist, Bud Parsons, Bill Baker,
Burris McDonald, Craig Clark and Bill
Gilchrist.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
According to Bill Gilchrist, welfare di-
rector, about 10'; of all his calls are to
wrong addresses. Employees have moved
without taking the time to notify the
personnel office of the change. It is vitally
important to you as an individual to see
to it that the personnel office knows your
latest address and your new telephone
number. If you are in need of help or aid,
a wrong number is a great hindrance in
getting to you. Further, if it so happens
that you may never need aid, suppose an
important message comes and you can't
be reached in time, simply because you
haven't kept the personnel office informed.
Don't delay . . . act now for your own
benefit . . . bring your address and phone
number up to date!
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Consolidated Strongmen
By Ray Damon
On Saturday, February 23, at Los An-
geles, Walter Marcyan, of Final Assembly,
and John La Lanne, of Experimental, were
scheduled to lift as members of a five-
man team representing Los Angeles and
vicinity. (The event took place as this
issue of the Consolidafor went to press —
so ask either of the boys how it came out.)
Walter and John are two of the many
men at Consolidated who are very much
interested in weight-lifting. Walter is the
Pacific coast 181 lb. champion.
PARACHUTES OFFERED
Due to change in type of parachutes
used by our flight test crew, the company
has available one form-fitting-back type
parachute and two of the conventional
seat type parachutes in good condition and
for a very reasonable price. For further
information ask Bill Wheatley, our Chief
Test Pilot.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wheat proudly an-
nounce the birth of a son, Michael Allen
Wheat, who was born Feb. 16. Michael
tips the scales at seven pounds, eleven and
three-quarters ounces, and has an overall,
tip-to-toe length, of nineteen and one-half
inches.
TIMELY COMMENTS . . .
MR. IRVING TAYLOR, Export
Manager of the Aeronautical Cham-
ber of Commerce, paying a visit to the
Consolidated and San Diego aircraft plants
just as this issue of the Consolidator was
being prepared, kindly paused to point out
a few of the highly interesting items about
the aviation activity in this country from
the angle on which he is particularly well
versed and qualified to speak. Commenting
upon the export phase of the industry he
observed that, "Above 90% of approach-
ing export business is military equipment.
Under normal conditions, such as those
existing up to three years ago, non-military
craft accounted for substantially the
greater portion of the export business.
"It is to be expected that for the in-
definite period of this emergency, military
export will comprise practically all ex-
port. However, American aircraft build-
ers are not losing sight of the fact that
they have a moral obligation to design
and build improved non-military equip-
ment which will take care of foreign air-
line clients and private flyers who have
shown a definite preference for U. S.
craft."
Another phase of the aviation activity
he commented upon was the civilian train-
ing program . . . "The civilian training
program is developing an "after market'
of private buyers" he observed, "and this
is a very important by-product of the
C.A.A. training program."
Also he stated that, "Despite the em-
phasis placed at this time on the military
phase of aviation, the fact should not be
lost sight of that at no time in the history
of the industry has so much attention been
given to the development of the purely
civil aircraft. This least spectacular phase
is truly paralleling the military, and it
should be especially emphasized in the
industry because it is imperative to build
now the equipment that will be the prin-
cipal demand when the present emergency
is past."
Km
"The day is always his who works in
it with serenity and great aims."
All communications should be addressed to the CONSOLIDATOR, c/o CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
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Consolidator
^SSfe.
Don't look now, but ever since Christ-
mas Dolores Elliott of the Employment
Office has been wearing a very attractive
diamond on her left hand. Is he as nice as
the ring, Dolores?
Here's a welcome to the new members
of our Rhett Butler Fan Club (in other
words, the feminine population here at
the plant): Edna Willwerth, Margaret
Grando, Alice Birse, Brenda Fottrell, and
Gladys Crawford. We have never issued a
formal "hello" to Ruth Hubbard of the
Army Office — so here 'tis.
You can't blend red and maroon nohow
so Grace Koenig will have to leave her red
hat home when she takes the family's new
maroon Oldsmobile for a spin. Bet Gracie
talked Papa Koenig into getting a wine-
colored car so she could buy a new outfit
to match. How's about a bonnet with a
blue ribbon on it for a beginning?
We're all sorry to hear of the illness of
Evelyn Kells' mother and hope she is now
well on the road to recovery.
Side Tracks: Bertha Kusche is learning
some jitterbug steps and when she has
mastered the art well enough, we'll roll
back the desks and ask for a demonstra-
tion. Those new "Confucius say" jokes
are giving that old gentleman such pub-
licity as he's never had before. Definitely!
Bea Jackson is a damsel in distress. For
several weeks she's been searching for a
lost button and if you have a similar one,
beware of the Jackson gal. She's really
serious about finding said button. Marcella
Lent.
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KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL BLDG.
Holzman gave up cigarettes for
(Note: Effective one day only.)
We femmes often wonder if you fel-
lows wear such loud socks to keep your
feet awake. That's the only reason we can
think of.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who has never turned around and said,
"Hmmmm, not bad!"
Dad criticized the sermon. Mother
thought the organist made too many mis-
takes. Sister didn't like the way the choir
sang. But they all shut up when little
brother chimed in with the remark that
he thought it was a pretty good show for
a nickel.
Proud Father: "My son John has got
his mind made up that he will become a
chauffeur when he gets a little older."
Friend: "Well, after he gets to driving
a car around, I certainly wouldn't stand
in his way."
And then there's the Dumb Dora who
still thinks a mirage is the place where the
little man who wasn't there keeps his car.
BENCH NEWS
Frank Bailey says he would like to catch
a doodle bug to use in his hunt for gold.
Carl Sherrer says he will have to hurry
and get married so he won't have to pay
any more income tax. Don't forget to
pay your tax this year, George Eggleston.
We wonder why Charlie Lay always has
his fingers tied up.
Bud Edward's razor must be on a vaca-
tion— or else Bud's getting ready for a
whisker contest.
Benny Keagle, assistant to Leo Bourdon,
has gone in for Cub Scouting. He wasn't
able to handle the Boy Scouts because they
don't want to fly kites, so now he can
be seen teaching the Cubs the master art
of kite-flying at Brown's campus grounds
on Saturday and Sunday. Benny says it
has some connection with airplanes.
WING KEYHOLE
By Broivne
IT'S a good thing Stephen Powell is not
superstitious. On January 13 th the Di-
vision of Motor Vehicles issued license
plates IZUOO to Steve.
Tod Carter, Wing dispatcher, has been
transferred to the night shift and will
assume full responsibility of the Wings as
far as Production department is concerned.
Tod is a very capable man and we know
he can handle his job well.
We wonder if Army Armstrong will
muff his deer hunting trip this year as
badly as he did last year's? There will be
no excuse this year as deer season is eight
months away and Army will have plenty
of time to practice.
Summer is coming again and soon
George Maclean's face will look like a
red tomato. We discussed buying George
some anti-sunburn lotion, but on second
thought he likes fishing and outdoor sports
so well it would take a small fortune to
keep him supplied. We might be able to
promote a little gun grease from our gun
club for the cause, George.
Herb Ezard has certainly been turning
out the wings. They are piling up fast in
the shop. It takes lots of cooperation and
planning for Herb to turn this work out.
This we know is done and very capably
too or things would not go so smoothly
as they do. If you think it's easy, sit down
sometime and figure how long it is from
the time the spars are set in the jig until
the completed wing goes to the Finish
department.
Confucius say: Wing she grunt and
wing she groan, but she gettum hull into
ozone.
We wish to correct at this time the
error in last month's issue regarding the
Earnest twins. Red and Sparky are Wing
department men. Ask Herb Ezard; he has a
deuce of a time telling them apart.
The Wing Dept. feels deeply the loss
of one of its employees, William "Bill"
Savage. "Bill" had many friends and was
well liked by everyone. He was ill only a
short time before passing away.
Mention the Consolidator ... it identi-
fies you.
Let's Be Friends
As well as
Neighbors.'
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Your Credit DRYER'S STANDARD FURNITURE CO.
Is Good J. E. Dryer, President • 2368 Kettner Bhd.
March, 1940
"MODEL 32 . . ."
The first official information pertaining
to our Consolidated Model 32 four-en-
gined bomber (Army designation XB 24)
was released by the United States Army
Air Corps Feb. 12, and is printed here in
full:
"The U. S. Army Air Corps' new bom-
bardment airplane, technically known as
the XB-24, recently made its initial flight
at Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
Built by the Consolidated Aircraft Cor-
poration, it is a 4-motored bomber of high
wing, all-metal construction. The wing
is a full cantilever type of high aspect
ratio with four tractor engine nacelles
mounted flush to the upper surface of the
center section. Fowler type flaps extend in-
board of ailerons.
Power is furnished by four Pratt &
Whitney 18-cyiinder twin-row radial air-
cooled engines rated at 1200 hp. each.
The propellers are Hamilton Standard 3-
bladed hydromatic constant speed types,
12 ft. in diameter.
The appropriate gross weight of the
airplane is 40,000 lbs.; wing span, 110 ft.;
length of fuselage, 64 ft.; and over-all
height, 19 ft. Tactical requirements are
for a crew of from 6 to 9 persons, de-
pending upon the mission to be performed.
Control surfaces are fabric-covered and
fully counterweighted. A full cantilever
horizontal stablizer has twin fins and rud-
ders mounted at the tips. The all-metal
stressed skin fuselage is equipped with
hatches and windows in the nose, tail,
turtledeck, back, and bottom. The land-
ing gear is of tricycle type with single
wheel forward. This retracts into the
fuselage. The rear or main landing wheels
retract into wing wells.
This airplane, from preliminary exami-
nations, gives evidence of living up to the
advancements in aerodynamic and per-
formance characteristics predicted. These
include a speed of over 300 miles per hour,
a range of approximately 3,000 miles, and
a bomb carrying capacity of approximately
4 tons."
If the Golden Rule were universally
practiced, lawyers would starve to death.
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DRAW BENCH BENDS
By W. Fink
On behalf of the Draw Bench Depart-
ment, I wish to take this opportunity to
thank Larry Boeing and Mr. Menge for
their swell pictures and write-up of our
department in last month's Consolidator.
The Tool section of this department has
been very noticeable lately because of the
absence of William Freeman. Bill is con-
fined to bed because of illness. We all wish
him a speedy recovery and look forward
to his return.
Joe Friel invites all you boys out to see
his new home at 4083 Cherokee Street.
Did I hear you say something about a
beer party? Or were you talking to your-
self, Joe?
The D. B. promises to have a swell ball
club this year. We would like practice
games with other shop teams.
After a couple of months of leisure and
idle wanderings, Charles Gardner has re-
turned to D. B. Since Charley returned we
again hear "much ado about nothing"
from his neck of the woods. I wonder
where he picked up those additional words
of profanity which he has added to his
already complete collection?
Both Ryland Groves and Steve Steven-
son have had disastrous encounters with
circular saws. We hope that their injuries
heal rapidly, for there is work to be done.
Neu's Flash: The Postmaster announced
a sudden increase in postal receipts. Could
it be because Frank "Confucius Says"
Webb has a new lady friend in Frisco?
Could be!
Patronize Our Adiertisers!
ARCHERY CLUB
Many requests have been made to or-
ganize an archery club at Consolidated.
With renewed interest in this fascinating
sport, the "Oldtimers" will have a meet
Saturday morning, March 9, at Balboa
Park, Sixth Avenue and Laurel, to consider
the feasibility of forming a club.
Anyone who would like to learn the
art or who already has the ability to hit
the target once in a while is invited to
make an appearance.
Our own Jess Schriner, well-known
archer of San Diego, has promised to be
with us as instructor.
Equipment will be available for every-
one at this first meet, so come and give
archery a try as a hobby.
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Consolidator
GROWING PAINS
By Wm. A. Maloney, Plant Engineer
The photograph printed with this article
gives a graphic idea of the extent of Con-
solidated's plant when the additions now
under way are completed.
All of the proposed buildings illustrated
with the exception of the Paint Shop Ad-
dition have been contracted for and work
is proceeding as rapidly as possible to com-
plete them. To expedite the completion of
the program contracts for the structural
steel were placed on a tonnage price basis,
during the month of December. On De-
cember 20th, the contract was placed
for steel pile foundations for the addition
to the Experimental Building, the Final
Assembly Building and the Final Finish
Building. The piles for the Final Finish
Building have already been driven, the
concrete pile caps and footing ties have
been poured and the erection of structural
steel for this building will start about
February 27th.
The Wood Mill, which was formerly lo-
cated on the site to be occupied by the
Experimental Building Addition, has al-
ready been moved to its new location, has
been increased to 120 feet in length and
will be reoccupied and in operation on
Monday, February 26th. Temporarily,
pending the moving and enlarging opera-
tions, the Wood Mill machinery has been
housed in a tent structure adjacent to the
southwest corner of the Experimental
Building.
Pile driving for the Final Assembly
Building, the Paint Shop and the Final
Finish Building will be started on Mon-
day, February 19th, and will be completed
in about fifteen days after that date. It
was necessary to delay this work for a
period of two weeks as the test borings
indicated that the soil conditions were en-
tirely different from those at the site of
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the Experimental Building where all our
previous pile-driving data had been ob-
tained. This necessitated the driving of
two test piles and testing them under load
conditions to determine the exact number
and lengths of piles required.
On Tuesday, February 13 th, the bids
were opened on the General Contract cov-
ering such items as concrete work, sheet
metal work, carpenter work, interior fin-
ish, etc., and the contract for this work
aggregating $209,000 was awarded to
B. O. Larson of this city.
Prices are now being received on steel
sash and glass, and this contract, which
will be somewhere in the neighborhood
of $5 5,000, will be placed before this
article is printed.
The electrical plans and specifications are
now in the hands of the bidders and bids
will be received on February 27th and the
contract placed immediately. Plumbing
and heating plans and specifications will
be released to the bidders on or before
Wednesday, February 21, and bids will be
called for on Tuesday, March 5 th.
On Tuesday, February 20th, the plans
and specifications for monorail cranes and
other special handling equipment will be
put out for bids and we hope to place the
order for this equipment on or before
March 1st. Shortly after calling for bids
on the special handling equipment, tenders
will be asked for stockroom bins and allied
equipment and the necessary elevator
equipment to serve them.
The entire project is planned for com-
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P
pletion on or before July 15 th. The Ex-
perimental Building Addition is expected
to be ready for occupancy by May 1 1 th.
This will be the first building completed
and the last building to be finished, the
new Final Assembly Building, is expected
to be ready for occupancy on July 13 th.
The tentative completion schedule for the
latter building is published with this
article.
As bids on the various parts of the
work are received and contracts awarded,
it will be possible to coordinate the work
of the various contractors toward the end
of shortening these completion schedules
wherever possible and every effort will be
made to advance the dates of occupancy.
Some idea of the magnitude of this ex-
pansion can be gained from the tabulation
given below:
FLOOR AREAS OF EXPANSION
PROGRAM
Experimental Building
S^. Ff. Sq. Ft.
Ground Floor 12,500
1st Mezzanine 12,500
2nd Mezzanine 12,500
Vault Inter-Floor 500
Total 38,000
Union at ''C
Final Assembly Building
Ground Floor 259,200
Finished Parts,
1st Mezzanine 7,200
Finished Parts,
2nd Mezzanine 7,200
Bonded Stockroom
Mezzanine 8,000
Total 281,600
Office Building 10,120
Final Finish Building
Ground Floor 28,800
Fan Rooms 1,948
Total 30,748
PENTER COMPANY, m.
724 BROADWAY
MAIN 4392
CREDIT CLOTHIERS
For Men
For Women
Suits
Coats
Topcoats
Dresses
Hats
Shoes
Shoes
Lingerie
Furnishings
Skirts and
Neckwear
Blouses
NO DOWN PAYMENT NECESSARY
Pay as Little
as 50g Weekly
Addition to Paint Shop
Ground Floor 10,000
Fan Room 944
Total 10,944
Boiler House 5,000
Storage Shed 30,000
Mezzanine in Final Assembly 6,875
Addition to Cover
Department Mezzanine 2,770
Hull and Wing
Department Mezzanine 3,750
Total 419,807
Up to the present time, while consider-
able work of a concealed nature has been'
done in connection with the building pro-
gram, it has not had any appreciable effect
upon production operations throughout the
plant but within the next 60 days as vari-
ous units are completed and operations
are transferred from their present loca-
tions to their new home and arrangement
for the new facilities are started, we will
again experience the growing pains that
we suffered so violently from in 1936
when we constructed the additions neces-
sary to carry through the completion of
the PBY-2-3 and 4 contracts. Careful co-
ordination and cooperation between the
production, construction and maintenance
forces will be the watchword if confusion
and delays are to be avoided.
What Happened?
(See page 25!)
Consolidator
HOT SHOTS FROM WELDING
Br Willii' "WinchcU" Hartimvi
ONE of the newer hands asked
Brownie why we had to use heat in
welding. Wanted to know why they
couldn't use a metal glue of some sort.
Another "youngster" wanted to know
where all the saw was coming from on the
band saw. But the all-star was the one
who was sent to the tool crib to get a
letter "B" drill, and asked ""what size B
drill shall I get?" Out of the mouths of
babes . . .
One day not so long ago there arose
from the vicinity of the electric welding
booth a terrific odor. Now this particular
odor wasn't an obnoxious affair, but rather
it left one with a dull sense of nothing-
ness, if vou get what we mean. Several of
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our better-known sleuths tracked said
smell to its lair and finally discovered it
emanated from, of all things, Red Feeny's
shirt where lo and behold some fancy frail
had literally dumped a whole bottle of
essence of lilac toilet water. Now then,
what we want to know is why, where,
when and what for — oh the shame of it
all, what with Red being such a big six-
foot husky, and blushes quite easily like a
new bride. Well, we have our doubts, but
we do know, don't we Bert?
Lo and behold, us guys in the Welding
department are in for a supply of cigars,
what with all these marriages, and new
Cotnolidators being born. First there's
George Draper, whose wife gave him a
6'/2 lb. baby girl; Roy Williams fell heir
to an 8 lb. boy, both as Mercy Hospital,
and mothers and babies are doing very
nicely. Then there's Carl Moore and Dick
Davis, newly-weds, and a couple more on
the Q.T. which we were asked not to
mention. O.K. by us, but don't forget
them smokes, youse guys.
Homer "Long-Eared" Higbee lost out
on some of the most important news in
the department and now he can't live it
down. Well, Tommy McAller has prom-
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and let's have it at
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Luxurious appointments. Excellent cuisine
Reasonable rates Free Parking
ised to keep Homer posted so it will all
come out in the wash.
Ray Wade was politely asked to show
his driver's license one night, at a certain
beer-hall. Seems like Ray doesn't show his
age, and him the father of a three-year-old.
My, oh, my it's nice to keep your youth,
but gosh when it keeps a guy from getting
a glass of beer, well — that's too much.
We always knew that Clyde Walker
looked like something else, but Miley re-
ports his girl friend mistook Clyde for a
horse at Caliente. Seems like Miley was
telling his girl friend about Walker, and
she said "Oh, yes — I put two dollars on
that Walker, and he was just that — he's a
walker."
Did you ever know a handsomer bunch
of boys than our clerical staff. What with
James graduated to the bouncing bunion
derby, "dispatching," we have now — ^Wil-
son, Pierson, Stone, and "little man"
Thompson, all nice girls — whoops, we
mean boys. And they sure turn out a mean
batch of clerking.
Red Feeney has finally got himself mar-
ried or at least he's taken on the duties
of a wife. He and two other boys have
taken an apartment, with ""Red" doing
the cooking, washing and other house-
hold duties, Isn't that cute? Well, Red
has to pass up ball practice to get home to
cook the supper. Well, one excuse is good
as another.
"Windy" Rohr spent several months
building a rubber band model airplane,
only to have a bad crack-up on the first
flight — tch, tch — tough luck. Windy.
Better stick to welded joints, they last
much longer.
Bert Bailey recently moved to Pacific
Beach where — so he says — the street cars
kept him awake the first few nights. What
Bert didn't know is that the street cars
quit running out there a long time ago.
He finally realized that it was the mighty
Pacific's roar. Ho, hum, some guys is
dumb.
We're going to have two teams in the
Softball league this year, so watch our
smoke. Manager Wilson promised us he
would have a champion team out to play
every game, with over 22 men available at
all times.
INVESTORS SYNDICATE
Lon Casselman Bank oF America BIdg.
Manager Franklin 7876
March, 1940
SPORTS LINE-UP
With interest in company athletics in-
creasing daily, and new departmental
teams constantly forming throughout the
plant, the need has arisen for some kind
of a classified "directory" to aid those in-
terested in contacting the right people
in connection with their sport. This in-
formation is given below, where you will
find the names of various team captains,
managers and organizers listed, together
with their departments.
BASKETBALL
Team captains: Tank, Jim Safteg;
Center Section, Savin; Lofting, Craig;
Welding, G. Harlan Dye; Hull, T. John-
son; Woodshop, K. Mixon; Final Assembly,
H. Moy; Wing, Wilber Gish; Purchasing,
Bob Passenheim; Maintenance, Pete Gri-
jalva; Engineers, Sherwood; and Produc-
tion, Russ Gaughen. Contact one of these
men if you are interested in basketball.
ENGINEERS' BOWLING LEAGUE
Loft 1, T. J. Coughlin; Loft 2, 1. Craig;
Loft 3, C. Heim; Flap, Fowler; Hull, C.
McCable; Armament, G. Clayton; Gen-
eral, A. Abels; Equipment, P. Carlson.
ENGINEERS' GOLF TOURNAMENT
Those interested contact T. J. Cough-
lin.
CONSOLIDATED BOWLING LEAGUE
Team captains: Sheet Metal, W. Leeser;
Engineering, Coughlin; Hull 1, Brooks;
Hull 2, Clark; Tank, Dake; Final As-
sembly, Kline; Experimental, Peterhanse;
Purchasing, F. Meer; Maintenance, Erick-
son; Machine Shop, Miller; Production 1,
Muck; Production 2, Coykendall; Finish-
ing, E. Banks; Raw Material, Marks.
Under the present schedule, these teams
meet every Friday night at Sunshine
Bowling alleys.
ROD AND REEL CLUB
The Rod and Reel club, organized by
members of Hull, has been extended to
men in all departments. Call Hotchkiss
for further information.
GUN CLUB
Call Howard Golem.
SWIMMING
Notices have been posted for the for-
mation of a swimming meet, to be spon-
sored by the Pacific Beach Chamber of
Commerce. See Bob Harshaw or John
LINDBERGH FIELD CAFE
Administration Building
Lindbergh Field
"The Home of Aviation"
BREAKFASTSERVED AT6:15 A.M.
Woodhead, Sr., in Wood Shop, for fur-
ther information.
BADMINTON
Now playing each Friday from 6 to 10
p.m. in south end of Municipal gym. See
bulletin boards for announcement of
tournament, which begins March 1. The
committee in charge includes: Terry, Loft;
Billings, Engineering; James, Welding;
Henninger, Accounting; Lockwood, Pro-
duction; and Gilchrist, Employment.
TENNIS
A tournament is now in play, weather
permitting. See Gilchrist, Employment.
SOFTBALL
About 20 or 30 teams in both day and
night crews will be formed soon. See W. C.
Gilchrist, Employment.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Various other activities are in process
of organization, or under way, but cannot
be strictly classified as athletics. They
include:
BOY SCOUT TROOP
Men of experience who are willing to
devote some time toward organizing a
troop to be called "Consolidators" are re-
quested to contact Gilchrist in Employ-
ment about this project.
PLASTER SPLASHES
By Boyle
We are glad to welcome two new help-
ers, D. Kiinger and D. Robinson. It won't
be long before they are splashing plaster
as Johnny Debs does (all over the place).
J. Debs is going to pin the Dutchman's
ears back if he doesn't stop feeding him
clay wrapped up like caramel candy. (Oh,
boy — did he bite!)
Something seems to be missing. We
can hear the bang of the hammers, the
whirl of die-finishing motors, but not
the rattle of the iron riveters and the solos
of Alphio. (It's peaceful now.)
When Buying, Mention The Consolida/or.
Bo'wlers Attention
4th and Cedar Recreation
(Formerly Elki Club Alleys)
announce the opening of Four new
alleys, bringing the total to
TEN PINE-CENTER ALLEYS
now ava
ilabk
SAN DIEGO AERO MARINE
RADIO & NAVIGATION SCHOOL
ojffers
The MASTER RADIO COURSE pre-
paring you for commercial radio op-
erator's license, telegraph or telephone;
fitting you for ship, shore, aircraft,
airway, amateur or broadcast station
operation, installation and servicing.
6 months $250
NAVIGATION
AIRCRAFT ADVANCED DEAD RECKONING COURSE
5 weeks $50
AIRCRAFT CELESTIAL NAVIGATION COURSE
5 WGCks S50
MARINE NAVIGATION, Complete 2 months $100
Day courses available to men on night
shift.
Evening courses available to men on
day shift.
Call Jor additional information
Radio and Navigation Books, Maps and
Charts, Instruments
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Lindbergh Field Jackson 7400
NEW Budget Plan
As low OS
For
CONSOLIDATORS
$125
Jown
On
New Pontiac "Torpedo"
INVESTIGATE This New
Plan
EL GORTEZ PONTIAG GO.
1541 Broadway
F 6656
Pontiac "Torpedo" 6
PRICE COMPARISON
WITH
CHEVROLET, FORD, PLYMOUTH
Pontiac Torpedo Six and Chevrolet
Torpedo Chevrolet
6 Special DeLuxe Difference
Sedan $1050 $996 $54
Tudor $1004 $955 $49
Coupe $ 957 $914 $43
Pontiac Torpedo Six and Ford
Torpedo Ford
6 De Luxe Difference
Sedan $1050 $962 $88
Tudor $1004 $916 $88
Coupe $ 957 $895 $62
Pontiac Torpedo Six ond Plymouth
Torpedo Plymouth
6 De Luxe Difference
Sedan $1050 $999 $51
Tudor $1004 $969 $35
Coupe $957 $919 $38
When you take into consideration the increased
re-:ale value of a Pontiac car over the three
lowest priced cars
Pontiac Actually Costs Less to Buy and to
Operate.
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Consolidator
GLIDER MEET
By Jerry Lifcll
Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd and
3rd, will witness the largest gathering of
sailplanes on the West Coast. The place
is Torrey Pines glider port, between the
cliffs north of La Jolla and Highway 101.
For two days there will be uninterrupted
activities of gliding and soaring, and this
will afford many who still think of a
glider as a mass of struts and wires an
opportunity to see some really beautiful
aircraft performing. Besides 6 planes, of
which 3 are new from San Diego, there
will be about 1 0 ships from Los Angeles,
among them the Bowlus Super-Albatross
which is radically new in design and yet
about the ultimate of streamlined beauty.
Major Fleet has demonstrated his keen
interest in this fascinating sport by do-
nating the three first prizes.
There is ample space for parking, and
refreshments will be available, so come
up and look around.
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB
Harold Strawn will give information on
this club.
BEHIND THESE DOORS
SERVICE AND ECONOMY
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
PAINT HEADQUARTERS
PnitlT- LURLLPRPER
Broaduuaiif ai Tenth
Top left: Five-place Waco used on the trip. Upper
right: San Gorgonio covered with snow. Elevation
11,484 ft. Lower left: Palm Springs as seen from
the air. Lower right: Al Higgins, pilot; Anc^
Clemmens, Art Lawson, Joe Williamson and Carl
Heim.
BY PLANE TO PALM SPRINGS
By Joe Williamson
Last month a group of Consolidators
went to Palm Springs by plane. They were:
Carl Heim and Andy Clemmens, Loft; Art
Lawson, Wing; Al Higgins, Tool Room.
Taking off at 8:30 on a clear Sunday
morning, we left San Diego rapidly be-
hind and began a long climb, reaching an
elevation of 9500 feet. This elevation was
necessary in order to safely negotiate the
pass south of San Jacinto peak (elevation
10,805).
The scenery was beautiful, and the
snow-covered mountains were a sight not
soon to be forgotten. Our course took us
over the Palomar observatory, and it looked
like some child's toy in a Christmas garden.
We glided into a perfect three-pointer
at the airport in Palm Springs, and, after
shedding our coats and jackets, walked the
short distance into town. There we hired
motor glides and toured the town in grand
style.
SAY YOU SAW IT IN
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We had quite a bit of trouble with Carl,
as he couldn't get over the number of
pretty girls to be seen. In fact, it was his
idea to hire the motor glides because he
could see more girls in less time. Between
speeding, and turning his head at odd
moments, he really created quite a traffic
hazard. After a leisurely lunch we re-
turned to the airport.
On taking off we headed due north up
the valley between San Jacinto and San
Gorgonio, turning off southwest at the
head of the valley to make a bee-line for
San Diego.
It was a wonderful trip, and a good time
was had by all. More trips are planned in
the near future, and anyone interested can
get in touch with Al Higgins.
TOOL ROOM GOSSIP
Ke Soccer
Do you know that the father of
"Doug" Buchanan in the Tool Room
was one of the finest fullbacks that Soccer
has had in the last 30 years?
Migrating from Rothesay, Scotland, to
Los Angeles he played for Los Angeles
Athletic Club and was their real standby
until a broken ankle put him out of active
play.
Ask Doug about him.
CLEANERS
and DYERS
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GOLDFINCH
March, 1940
THINGS THAT COME OUT
AT NIGHT
By Craig
THE Tail gang had a party the other
night. It was directed and presided
over by "Pancho" Petit. After work the
boys, 1 5 strong, went to the Loma Inn,
where they feasted on Spaghetti and drank
wine. During the dinner the nickelodeon
played "South of the Border" so much they
got into the spirit of the thing and de-
cided to go to Tijuana for a few souvenirs.
Everyone had a swell time, and if they all
saw double it was just the Ernest twins.
"Casey" Jones, of paint shop, is learn-
ing how to smoke and Merle Sage is look-
ing for the guy that gave "Casey" the
idea. Casey rides with Merle to and from
work, and the strain of worrying about
the upholstery in that new Buick is too
much for Merle.
The holiday season was tough on a lot
of the boys. Red. Johnson, of win, and
"Lex" Durkee, of Tail, each showed up
at work with a skinned nose, and strangely
they both got hurt running into a door!
Joe Havlik, Drop Hammer Dept., and
Lou Bigson, Hull, wore patches over one
eye for a few days. They were hurt sliding
into a door. Benson, of Machine, had a cut
over one eye and you guessed it — some one
slammed a door in his face.
The "lumberjack" shirts that Jack
Bryant wears are getting him a reputation.
Several fellows would like to challenge him
to a log-rolling contest. H. Roese is man-
aging Jack.
Tommy Jubert, of Raw Materials, is
quite a songbird. Tommy sings week-ends
at the Streamliner on El Cajon Ave., and
warms up during the week on those un-
fortunates who must cash raw-stock
requisitions.
Tony Andolino, of Wing, has bought
himself a new fly swatter. Tony finds
bugs of odd shapes and sizes in his lunch
box and tools too frequently, and is getting
sick and tired of jumping back and forth
over the spar tables to evade the beasts.
The night crew misses Dick Moore, who
transferred to day shift to take charge of
PBY center sections.
Marvin Speed, of Tool Room, and Miss
Polly Long, were wed at Yuma on Jan-
Phone Jackson 201 1 Chick Runyon
"The Blind Man"
NATIONAL
VENETIAN BLINDS
University Window Shade Co.
102.? University Avenue
uary 12. Mrs. Speed is from Georgia and
a real southern belle. Mr. Speed is learning
his household duties rapidly at the last
report.
Yuma is the place to go it seems. Dave
Arnett, of Sheet, was married to attrac-
tive and popular Miss Helen Hudson at
Yuma on December 24. You can discon-
tinue those 8:30 phone calls now, Dave.
Good luck to you both.
Red Johnson, Final Assembly Insp., is
a good guy to have around, and the
fellows should do something nice for Red's
wife. Red always has some delicacy on
hand to pass around, such as cookies,
candies, etc., and it's all homemade. The
peanut butter sure made a hit with Dick
Emrick. Better bring some more. Red, we
can't quite remember how it tasted.
The fire drill of last week was quite
a surprise. It took a minute for the boys
to get collected and then those volunteer
firemen really showed some classy foot-
work. It took Ross Dilling quite a while
to get started, but once under way he
showed a lot of the boys a neat pair of
heels.
We finally actually know some one who
knows some one who won something in a
radio program. Shelby Beats' mother won
a brand new Willys on the "Turns" pro-
gram last week. Congratulations, Mrs.
Beats.
The new filing cabinet arrangement in
the planning office looks like the begin-
ning of a new "Maginot Line". Bill Wil-
son, Joe Kraemer, Jack Zinns and Art
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"Presents"
THE NEWEST AND
LASTEST IN NEW
SPRING SUITS
and TOP COATS
$20.00 to $35.00 Values
NOW
51500 iJ^ISso
$2250
SAN DIEGO'S FINEST VALUES
HOME OF
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UNDERWEAR
MANHATTAN SHIRTS
FORTUNE
SHOES
SPORT COATS $7.95
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Corner 5th Ave. and E St.
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Each Individual Service • Our Charges Are Always Reasonable
Conveniently Located — Ample Free Parking
JOHNSON-SAUM COMPANY
Fourth Ave. and Ash St.
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Phone, Main 6168
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"Lots and lots of people for-
get to turn out lights and then
punish themselves — too se-
verely— with feelings of
waste and regret Of course
it's wrong to waste anything,
including electricity because
there are so many delightful
ways to use it that are not
wasteful. But just one light
burning all night couldn't
possiblv cost over a cent or
two and that small amount of
waste is only worth a teeny,
weeny self-reprimand and a
promise never to do it again.
To get a real idea how little
I work for, just look at the
chart below.
FOR ONLY ONE PENNY |
1 will operate your
electric light for
the following length
s of time:
Size ot Lamp
Hours Minutes
25 Watts
12 7
40 Watts
7 35
50 Watts
6 4
60 Watts
5 2
100 Watts
3 2
200 Watts
1 31
300 Watts
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SAN DIEGO CONSOLIDATED
GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Stone man the pillboxes to repel the
charges of clerks, dispatchers and others
interested in advancing on process cards
and blueprints.
Joe Merk, Sheet lead man, is leaving
Consair to become an instructor in the
Vocational School. Joe was well liked by
all who knew him, and will be missed by
many friends. Everyone wishes you the
best of luck, Joe.
Levy Ely, of Wing, is the newest addi-
tion to the growing list of home owners.
Levy is building in Austin Heights, Na-
tional City, and is very enthusiastic about
his new home. Levy has a schedule figured
out that gives him two more working
BROWNIE
SAYS:
For driving pleasure
It's FORD
For FORTYI
FORD V-8
MERCURY V-8
or Lincoln-ZEPHYR V-12
BROWN
MOTOR CO.
India at B St.
abo CORONADO
LA JOLLA
MISSION HILLS
Lincoln Dlvlsion*Columbia at B St.
hours during the day. We know he'll need
them.
Ralph Berg, of Wood Shop, has finally
transferred his interests from the hills of
Majestown to the mountains of California.
Ralph has a new home on Mt. Helix,
where he grows avocados.
The story the Finish Dept. boys are
telling about a rooster chasing a grown
man down the street pecking him in the
back of the neck may be true, but if it
is I would like to know how much the
"stuff" costs per quart.
Comolidator's families have been en-
larging rapidly. Roger Heinrich, Materials,
Russ Mounts, Final Assembly, Wayne Wil-
liams, Draw Bench, and Gordon Burns,
of Wing, are among the proud dads.
George Wire has a new dispatcher, but
cafe society has lost a patron in Danny
Clemson. Dan thinks if Bender could get
a blonde the new shift would be fine. With
a brunette and a red head, the office traffic
is increasing too rapidly, according to
Lloyd. *^
NIGHT MAINTENANCE
By Stan Marcyan
O. Darling (Otto) had some red safety
lanterns to place on some 14-foot high
test piling on the grounds of the future
north extension. It looked so far away
that he hopped in his car and drove to
the piling. We're wondering if he drove
to save steps or his circumference.
All maintenance men are anxiously
waiting for the establishment of an intra-
plant taxi service to easily reach the far
corners of Consolidated.
Roy A. Schultz followed Elmer Ho-
man's example by escorting his bride-elect,
Dorothy E. Loveless, to Yuma on Satur-
day the tenth.
All the rest of us, but Archie Bauer,
who is waiting for Sadie Hawkin's day,
are whistling:
"O, when I was single
My pockets did jingle,
I wish I were single again."
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March, 1940
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ANODIC ANECDOTES
By Bert Nascef
CONGRATS are due Harry Boyle, for
his promotion to leader of our third
shift. He and his doughty crew looked
red-eyed the first week, but as Russ Haynes
put it, "we're used to it now."
Rumor has it that three anodizers went
south of the border one week-end to study
night life in Tijuana. One of the boys,
after sampling considerable native liquid,
saw a puppy for sale for $2.50. He bought
it, carrying it with him until running out
of funds. A council of war was held by
the trio, as by now they were broke, and
the car out of gas, resulting in a decision
to sell the pup. After disastrous discounts
had been made, the price went down to
fifty cents, still no takers. The man who
originally sold it to him offered him
twenty-five cents, which was flatly refused
by the justly indignant lad, who in a
moment of disgust put the pup over a
fence and let it go.
He suddenly realized that even though
the pup was gone, it had left behind a
vigorous population of fleas. Result: $2.50
for a batch of fleas, also a hitch-hike at
7 a.m. Sunday, north of the border.
Moral — buy gas before pups, and leave out
the fleas.
We are justly proud of our ex-anodizer,
Fritz von Meeden, who left our ranks to
become one of Jack Thompson's group of
efficient inspectors. Congratulations, Fritz,
from us all.
We would like to welcome back in our
group Ted Lohman and Gaston Gonzales.
We have formed an anodic Softball
team, and hope to be given the rest of
the teams in and out of Consolidated some
competition when the season opens.
Ted Lohman was elected its manager,
and captain, and wishes other team cap-
tains to contact him regarding dates for
practice games. The players, so far, are:
Wally Miles (Sonny Boy) ; Lester Our-
hart (Gabby) ; Carl Johnson (Arizona
Kid) ; Gaston Gonzales (Lefty) ; Jack Orr
(Two Gun); Ted Lohman (Slugger);
Emery Thoman (Curley) ; Russell Haynes
(Boogy) ; Herbert Austin Maxwell Hen-
derson (Red), and Harry Coyle (Irish).
The writer wants to thank Al Ballard
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Leo Danner and ^'. P. Moore point out the all-
important sign, while Harry Bailey takes a quick
look at the camera.
WEIGHT CONTROL
THE sign pictured above appears in
the Wing, Tail, Hull and Final As-
sembly departments and is familiar to
many. Some, whose task it has been to
follow its admonition and advise the En-
gineering Weight Group (Ext. 284) con-
cerning some minor assembly or part
about to be installed, have doubtless won-
dered why so much care is taken in secur-
ing detail weights. At the time of the
weighing of a major assembly such as a
wing or hull, or on the occasion of a com-
pleted airplane weighing, some of these
same men have asked questions concerning
the overweight or underweight and the
method used in attempting to meet the
estimated or guaranteed weight.
The purpose of this article is to point
out the importance of weight control in
the manufacture of an airplane and to
outline briefly the general method em-
ployed during the design and construction
stages in limiting the weight.
One of the most important factors
making for optimum airplane perform-
ance is low weight. High rate of climb,
so important to the military pilot; mini-
mum take-off time, of importance where
limited length of airport is available; and
low landing speed, necessary for a maxi-
mum degree of safety, are only some of the
elements of performance affected fav-
orably by low weight.
Since performance is so closely related
to weight, one of the first steps in the de-
sign of the airplane of today is the pre-
paration of a careful weight estimate,
which then forms a basis for the perform-
ance estimate. This estimated weight (or
a slightly greater weight, representing an
arbitrary increase to provide for future
contingencies) is also employed in the
strength determination or "stress analysis"
of the airplane.
Since the performance estimate and
stress analysis are based upon an estimated
weight, it is evident that the actual weight
of the completed- airplane should not ex-
ceed this estimated weight; otherwise the
actual performance may be impaired, and
the structure be of inadequate strength.
Such an overweight, if appreciable,
would necessitate a reduction of fuel, and
armament (payload in the case of com-
mercial airplanes), or both. Reduction of
fuel would, of course, result in a decrease
in range or distance the airplane could
fly. A reduction in military armament
would mean elimination of certain equip-
ment essential for fighting or protection;
whereas a decrease in the commercial air-
plane's payload (passengers, cargo, bag-
gage, etc.) might mean a serious loss of
revenue to the operator.
A classic example of overweight is found
in the design built by a certain transport
manufacturer a decade or so ago. After
many months spent in preliminary design,
detail design, and construction, this man-
ufacturer's new airplane was finally ready
for weighing. Little attention had been
paid to the subject of "weight" during
the design and construction of the air-
plane. However, much effort had been ex-
pended on the matter of securing "aero-
dynamic cleanness of design" and the suc-
cess of the venture was confidently
awaited. When the weighing was com-
pleted it was found that the airplane was
some five or six thousand pounds over-
Consolidator
weight! As a result, instead of carrying
a payload of thirty passengers as antici-
pated, it was impossible to secure a license
for a a payload of even one passenger. This
airplane was the last built by that manu-
facturer.
In order that the airplane builder may
turn out a completed airplane whose actual
weight does not exceed that used as a
basis for the performance estimate and the
stress analysis, a rigid system of weight
control must be established. Such a pro-
cedure is essential to the interest of the
manufacturer. It is, furthermore, a rigid
requirement of the Government which, on
some contracts, pays the manufacturer a
bonus based on the amount of under-
weight, or exacts from him a penalty
based upon the degree of overweight.
By S. H. AVERY
■ ■ ■ Engineering Department
Before outlining the general method
employed in accomplishing this control of
weight on a new design, it might be help-
ful to define a few terms commonly used:
"Weight Empty" — As the term implies,
this represents the weight of the
empty airplane, that is, the combined
weight of the structure, power plant,
and fixed equipment (instruments,
surface controls, furnishings, elec-
trical equipment, etc.)
"Useful Load" — In the case of a mili-
tary airplane, this term represents
substantially the combined weight of
crew, fuel, oil, armament and dis-
posable equipment.
"Armament" includes guns, ammuni-
tion, bombs, torpedoes, and pyro-
technics.
"Disposable equipment" includes a list
of items specified by the particular
branch of the Service contracting for
the airplane.
In the case of a commercial airplane
this term represents the combined
weight of the crew, fuel, oil, pas-
sengers, baggage, mail, express, etc.
"Gross Weight" — This represents the
sum of the weight empty and useful
load, in other words — the weight of
the airplane fully loaded for flight.
"Estimated Weight" — Any weight fig-
ure based solely upon preliminary de-
sign data.
"Calculated Weight" — Any weight fig-
ure based upon the physical dimen-
sions and specific gravity of the de-
tail parts.
From the above definition of useful load,
it will be seen that its weight is fixed and,
therefore, not capable of being controlled.
March, 1940
13
Since the greater part of the weight empty
is dependent upon detail design, it is here
that a system of weight control is neces-
sary. Such a system consists broadly of
the following:
1. A breakdown or division of the weight
empty estimate into a large number of
small units, the resulting detail weight
summary serving as a sort of "budget"
and being known as a "bogie."
2. The calculation of the weights of these
units as they are designed and a com-
parison with the corresponding "bogie"
weights to determine that the calculated
weights do not exceed the "bogie"
weights.
3. An attempt, where the calculated
weight exceeds the "bogie" weight, to
redesign the unit before allowing it to
be released to the shop for construction.
4. Maintenance of a complete running sum-
mary of calculated weights so that any
net overweight in the items already re-
leased may be compensated for by an
equivalent reduction in the "bogie"
. weights of units not already released to
the shop.
5. Determination in the shop of the actual
weights of the fabricated units and a
comparison with the corresponding cal-
culated weights.
6. Maintenance of a complete running sum-
mary of actual weights so that any net
overweight may be offset, where pos-
sible, by a further reduction in the
"bogie" weights of units not already
released to the shop.
7. Recording of all weight changes after
weighing and prior to delivery (the
(flight test period) with an earnest ef-
fort to limit the extent of revisions af-
fecting overweight.
Of the above items, the most important
is the first, for obviously if the detail
breakdown of the estimate is not reason-
able, there is little logic in expecting the
calculated unit weights to closely ap-
proach the "bogie" weights. The original
Weight Empty estimate, although detailed
in part, consists mainly of estimated
weights of major assemblies such as wing,
ailerons, flaps, stabilizer, fins, rudders, ele-
vators, etc., which estimates have been
derived from a consideration of such
factors as area, span, load factor, gross
weight, geometric shape, etc. A detailed
breakdown of these particular assemblies
into such detail items as front spar, rear
spar, fittings, ribs, bulkheads, plating,
stringers, trailing edge, leading edge, etc.,
is accomplished by preliminary stress
analysis, the use of unit weight to as-
sembly weight ratios obtained from actual
designs of the same type of construction.
the application of empirical formulas, or
by the judgment of the weight engineer.
Since the number of detail items into
which the weight empty estimate is di-
vided amounts to several hundred, and
since the number of drawings representing
these items runs into many thousands, it is
clear that an efficient bookkeeping system
is essential to properly coordinate the cal-
culated and actual drawing weights with
the "bogie" figures. Without such a sys-
tem, no true weight control system can
function.
In addition to a system of weight con-
trol outlined briefly above, an equally
effective system of balance control dur-
ing the design and construction stages
is necessary in order that the balance of
the completed airplane may closely ap-
proximate that used during certain wind
tunnel tests. This begins at the time of
the preparation of the original weight esti-
mate when an estimate of the fore and aft
location of the center of gravity is made
for various specified loading conditions by
the application of fundamental principles
of mechanics. During the detail design and
construction stages a running check is
maintained of change in center of gravity
location caused by variation of calculated
and actual detail weights from "bogie"
weights, or by the change in location of
equipment. In case an appreciable change
in balance is indicated, it may then be nec-
essary to relocate certain equipment or
redesign items remote from the airplane's
center of gravity.
In conclusion, it should be noted that
the application of a perfect system of
weight and balance control will not pro-
duce an actual weight empty and balance
approximating that used in the perform-
ance estimate, stress analysis, and wind
Med Sherwood of the weight group and Ed L.
Brendza of Wings check up on the actual weight
of a wing rib. It looks like a good job of estimating
and a good rib job!
tunnel tests unless the original weight and
balance estimate is reasonable. Since cer-
tain empirical formulas used in the esti-
mation of the weight of the structure
(which comprises some 50'/, or more of
the weight empty) are derived from actual
weight records of a relatively few existing
designs, it follows that the accuracy of
the weight estimate should increase as
actual weight records are available for
an increased number of designs covering
a widening range of gross weights. This
then constitutes an additional reason for
the determination of actual weights in
the shop and for the shop warning "Weigh
All Parts Before Installing, Phone Exten-
sion 284." t^
THE HULL TRUTH
By Chuck Farrell
THE night shift in Hulls have or-
ganized a bowling team to compete
in the shop league. Louie Fisher is acting
as captain and manager. Other members
are Stevens, Panhorst, Mayberry and Fal-
rell.
The reason "Killer" Manning has been
breathing flame lately is that he mistook
a bottle of that Mexican hot-stuff for
catsup.
Ed Koehler has been treating the boys
to handfuls of Pine-nuts he brought back
from his mining property in Baja Cali-
fornia, Mexico. Just at present the mine
is flooded with sixty feet of water, but
Ed hopes to get bailed out "sometime."
"Vic" Mainhart has been telling every-
one what fine cakes the "little woman"
bakes. Last week he proved it with a gen-
erous slice of walnut cake. Many thanks,
Mrs. Mainhart.
Flash! Walt Evans, of Hull, and Betty
Plesant, of the Aircraft Cafe, were mar-
ried February 3rd in Los Angeles. The best
of luck to them both. Walt is a deputy
in San Bernardino county sheriff's office,
and a member of Redland's Mounted Po-
lice. In fact, he rode with the mounted
group Saturday, February 1 8 th. Cigars
coming up?
Frank Popp greased his car, but did not
stop that annoying squeak. It is no fault
of the car. It comes from that ancient
time-piece he carries.
What lead-man had an accident with
his car and, after expensive repairs at a
downtown garage, started home only to
wrinkle up a fender on the way, and all
without benefit of insurance?
Shelby Best, our high-speed stock man,
is a very efficient amateur camera man. He
has some excellent snapshots of PBY's,
B-24, and 3 IX jobs. However, like the
true artist, he is very modest and insists
he can do better.
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Consolidotor
HULLABALOO
By Al Leonard
GEORGE "'Scavenger" GALLEY had
to make a personal appearance at the
police station a short time ago, and as his
car was laid up for repairs he borrowed
Norm Wire's car to go downtown in.
When his business was finished he came
out and tried to start the car, but the key
would not turn in the ignition lock.
George tried for some time and even en-
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listed the help of a passerby, but still he
could not turn the key. While he was
working away with no results, a police
detective came out of the station and
asked Galley what he was trying to do.
George, who was pretty angry by this
time, replied that all he was trying to do
was to start the car. It didn't take the
detective very long to tell Galley that he
was in a police car. George tumbled out
in a hurry, and was his face red when he
saw his car parked right behind the de-
tective's car that he was trying to start!
"Dutch" Klien is the only man in the
country who has a legal right to be in
the dog-house. Mrs. Klien just bought a
dog license for their dog, and its number
was 5015. "Dutch's" clock number is
5015.
"Brute" Mcjoiner, who struts around
all day long, showing people his muscles,
is on a milk diet. Sore tummy.
Now that the Hull Golf Tournament
is started again the early morning Klock
Kibitzers are at it again. Everybody is
bemoaning their handicaps and they all
swear they're being robbed. Gordon Shoop
is negotiating for a new set of clubs and
insists he will not hock them after this
tournament is over. "Red" Chaplin had
his dad come all the way out here from
Buffalo to caddy for him. Chaplin has al-
ready cautioned his dad to be sure to
count all his opponents' strokes. Johnny
"Yap Yap" Hopman has made arrange-
ments with the golf course officials to
start playing at 2:30 in the morning, with
the aid of lanterns so he can finish by
supper time.
'Tis rumored that George Wire is sec-
retly training his night Hull basketball
team for a game with the day Hull team.
It's a queer coincidence that the day he
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gym class meets.
Russ Kern says since the balcony has
been built over his desk several new men
have come to him for files and drills think-
ing he is connected with the tool crib.
Famihar sayings:
Night Crew: "The day gang did it."
Day Crew: "The night gang did it."
The Hull Department will hire two
Boy Scouts experienced in the art of Sig-
naling with flags to transmit messages from
North Hull Dept. to South Hull Dept.
HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Petfif, Hull
"You see," said Tom Eakles, to the
puzzled clerk, "I want six pieces of ply-
wood, then have the wood shop cut these
in half and I have eight. Get it?"
"Maybe I'm kind of dumb," said the
clerk, "but I don't!"
"You know, it's kind of dangerous to
walk under that ladder," reprimanded
Glenn Hotchkiss, hull foreman. "Don't
you believe in superstition?" Imagine
Glenn's surprise when a minute later he
glanced upward and saw a huge steel
girder swinging to and fro about three feet
from his face! Need it be said that Glenn
rapidly vacated the premises?
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MACHINE "OIL"
By Al Pfeiffer
W 7E learned that the satirical wit
V V and exquisite parlance of Brad
Bradshaw is inspired by his dreams. Many
a time and oft, Brad rises at 2 a.m. to
record his nocturnal literary findings.
Tried the same thing but N.G. — even that
last bottle of beer was gone from the ice
box at that ungodly hour. So we proceed
to slip you the dope in the ordinary way.
It seems that some fellows have all the
luck! Bad luck in the case of "Dagwood"
Bowling. Married exactly a month, he fell
heir to an attack of acute appendicitis.
Period of hospitalization is now over and
from all reports, Junior Bowling is doing
splendidly. To complicate matters Bowl-
ing, Sr. was disabled about the same time.
As he returned home after work the car
in which he was riding, careened over a
10 foot embankment. Result was a severe
fracture of one of the carpal bones in his
right hand. We repeat, some fellows have
all the luck.
Tracing the origin of leap year, we've
been wondering if it isn't the outgrowth
of the Garos doctrine of India. Theirs is
the happy custom of a woman requesting
the hand of the man in marriage. More-
over any man daring to submit a proposal
to the young lady of his choice is prompt-
ly fined.
Maybe this latter tenet could have fore-
stalled a like movement on the part of
Pagliuso and Valente. The former's ex-
ecution is slated for the first week in April.
Valente demands Maybells. When charged
for a reason Valente replied, "It's all in
your attitude of things, besides I've had
experience." Pagliuso on the other hand is
a triple threat man.
A common occurrence is to pick up the
phone and hear someone ask for "Jello."
The name, if you please is John Emerson
Woodward Ware or if you prefer, "Where
is Ware?"
And while we are on the subject of
names, it recently came to light that the
"M." in M. Roy Larceval, stands for
Marcus. Don't be daunted Roy, think of
all those other handsome Romans who
blithely sallied thru life with just such a
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A. H. Roberts, 6' 4" of real masculinity
is in a quandary. Just this — where shall he
rest his lanky frame? At the 270 acre
ranch at Barrett or the smaller establish-
ment at Spring Valley? Need a hand pal?
Interest in sports and activities has
reached an all-high peak. We've heard it
rumored that a Consair boxing team is in
the making. To which Art Scodes offers his
services as trainer. Prospects for pugilistic
fame are encouraged to speak to Art. With
similar movements at Douglas and other
plants. Consolidated is not to be found
wanting.
Quoting Art Woods on marital enter-
prise, "I'd sure enough like to try it, if
I could only save the money for the license
and a trip to Yuma."
The Frichtel brothers (Joe, Jake and
Ted) are entertaining visitors these days,
their mother and a niece from St. Louis.
Show them all of sunny California boys,
and Missouri will lose two more taxpayers.
Life is just one picnic after another for
the night shift basketball teams. This
time at Lake Henshaw, Sunday, Feb. 10.
Climaxed by a party at the Ruzich house-
hold, they celebrated the close of the
1939-1940 campaign. The group wishes
to announce that applications for the soft-
ball team are now in order. Especially
since one teammate Roy Schultz is fac-
ing interment. It seems Roy eloped to
Yuma with Dorothy Loveless to tie a
lover's knot. C'est la guerre!
With all this marrying there's sure to
be a need of legal advice. Did you know
that Elmer Buschbaum possesses extensive
knowledge along these lines with degrees
of L. L. B. and L. L. M. (This plug should
call for a share in the fees, Erwin.)
Love note — Bill Love hereby requests
that all future messages written to him,
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1047-1049 Sixtk Ave.
Between Broadway and C St.. San Diego
He MADE it!
(BUT, see page 25!)
O'DEI,
carver and designer for the Pullman Car
Company.
In 1927 Mr. Jacobson, the 3rd, won
first prize, awarded at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, in competition with 1100
eligible contenders from all over the world.
Our present Everett, carved designs to
be reproduced in the Chrysler Building,
New York City; the City Hall, Denver,
Colo., and between the years of 1931 and
1933 made replicas of the bibliographical
objects discovered in the famous tomb of
King Tut-Ank-Amen for Mr. Richman,
who sponsored the archeological enter-
prise.
We asked J. L. Sievert how he was com-
ing with his "Cine Kodak." He informed
us that he is still in the experimental stage,
though he has some fair pictures of Balboa
DR. HARRIS T. FAGAN
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Since 1913
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Phone Main 9240
522 F Street
Park, San Diego bay, and some taken in
Riverside, Calif.
Bud Hadley, together with Bob Hall,
will put on a floor show at the U. S. Grant
Hotel during a "Delta Sigma" fraternity
party March 16. Bud and his lady friend
will present an "expose" of dancing with
"Adagio in Swing." These partners are
several time winners in dance contests.
Harry Connely, you know the guy — he
works in "Mike" MuUicans' gang — went
and got himself married on February 2d.
All swimmers interested are invited to
join the Consair Swim Club, the object
being to train for a series of distance con-
tests to be held in Mission Bay under spon-
sorship of the Pacific Beach Chamber of
Commerce. A second group will be formed
of strictly novices, who have never com-
peted in AAU swims. In addition to regu-
lar prizes, bronze medals will be given to
all swimmers who go the distance. Bob
Harshaw and John Woodhead, Sr., will
be pleased to coach any inquiring novices.
See them and start training right now.
They meet at Silver Spray plunge every
Tuesday night for practice and coaching
and — by the way — the coaching service
is free.
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SOME SPORT SLANTS
By Matt WielopolskJ
OVER-CONFIDENCE in their ability
to retain the city and A.A.U. cham-
pionship for 1940 caused the Coinolidatcd
Hull team to lose two close games and
thereby lose a chance for another title.
However, we have assurance that Fred
Grossher's boys will end up in the play-
offs, especially if "sharpshooter" Tommy
Johnson gets hot. To date. Tommy is
leading high scorer in the city basketball
leagues, and that's barring none.
Incidentally, the night shift league
leaders are also the Hull team, led by an-
other high point man, Rock.
The Machine Shop basketball team ended
their season in third place. With a few
more men (thirteen) to their roster, their
manager, Vic Racko, held first Softball
practice on February 13. Up to press time,
their secret practice sessions show surpris-
ing superiority. No doubt Mr. H. Golem's
boys are out for titles.
Today, March 1, at 7 p.m. in the Muni
Gym, Balboa Park, we begin our Consoli-
dated Badminton Tournament. All
matches and flights for men's singles,
doubles and mixed doubles were drawn
upon under Mr. William (Bill) Gilchrist's
guidance, and "Johnny" Lockwood and
committee's supervision.
A similar tourney is to be held for our
night shift employees and close friends at
10 a.m. in care of Craig Clark, and there
is no admission fee to this exciting, thrill-
ing, humorous and interesting new sport.
Art Scudes will coach, instruct and
train any young man in the "art of self-
defense." He would like those boys who
are interested enough in boxing to try
competitively for a Consair Boxing team.
Golden Gloves preparation or professional
or semi-pro aspirations. What do you say.
Bob Hyder and Bob Passenheim? Why
don't you boys bob up and start the gloves
flying? In case you folks don't know it,
back in 1929 or thereabouts one of Art's
boys lost in the semi-finals boxing match
to Joe Louis in New York. Art, himself,
was quite a fighter in his day, and he can
still prove it, teaching.
Night shift bowling league at the Elks
simply proved the sad but true saying of
most of us:
"For years I've bowled — but even so
My average score is mighty low.
My arm is strong enough, but still
Those cursed pins I cannot spill.
"But oh how well we duffers know
That once a dub — we're always so,
A flash of form — and then, alack,
We're soon back in the same old track."
Despite the splits, misses, slips, gut-
terballs and few strikes and spares, the
night-owls managed to get out of bed at
8 a.m., eat at 9 a. m. and bowl at 10 a.m.
And bowl, they did — with never a dull
moment! . q,
BASKETBALL
Red Sails Inn and Tank Team
1. Saftig, Captain Center
2. Consaul Guard
3. Mendez Forward
4. Morgan Guard
5 . Krell Forward
6. Allen Guard
7. Summers Center
8 . Parks Guard
9. Silverthorne Forward
10. Emeslie Guard
Manager Tank, Sid Riches.
Manager Red Sails Inn, W. L. McCan.
The Red Sails Inn team is now on top
of the heap in the Commercial League.
The same team as the Tank Team, is tied
for first place in the second round at Con-
solidated. The team is hitting its stride
and intends to end up at the top of the
list in both leagues.
Mendez, flashy forward for the Tank,
is one of the six highest scorers in the
city.
The team suffered a set back when Sil-
verthorne, first string forward for the
Tank, fractured his arm in the Green Spot
game January 31, 1940. Mendez has been
shifted to Silverthorne's position and Parks
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PRODUCTION MINUTES
As we go to press we get a flash that
. the most dependable member of the
airways, except the PBY's, the single
motored amphibian "Stork" has been
forced down for a complete overhaul job
due to the excessive flying hours for the
craft to meet February deliveries. Re-
cipients of cargoes in the form of "bounc-
ing baby boys" were the Jimmy Syrens,
Craig Clarks, and Eddie Generas, the
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latter getting the "jackpot" with an 8-
pounder. Calculations were a little off
from the "income tax standpoint" and
Uncle Sam says their intentions were O.K.
but January 31st is the deadline for "de-
pendent deductions." Don't worry fel-
lows as there may be more for the next
year.
Besides babies during the month, we find
the less fortunates — not completely
counted out. Roy Coykendall rolled a 268
game which made him prouder than
"Father Dionne". Lloyd Bender, Paul
Gaughen, Don Rasmussen and Louis Pur-
cell, newcomers, are working the night shift
which their wives claim is a little incon-
venient but at least gives them the knowl-
edge of where "hubbies" are (for their
benefit the shift is over at 12:30). Kel
Aiken reports that Barney Chambers, al-
though new to Consolidated, is surely
making his mark in the plant, and for evi-
dence you can find his footprints in the
new concrete by the stockroom. The lad
probably thought he was at the "Grau-
man's Chinese". Freddie Rosso, who always
manages to make "headlines" (although
the last time it cost him 43 bucks) is sec-
retly planning on copping the title of
"Ferdinand No. 1" with that "exotic"
sweet-smelling and gorgeous flower
garden. Dropped in on Bill Liddle the
other night and was treated to a sparkling
bottle of ice cold beer. Better get the ad-
dress and drop out fellows for the novelty
of that kind of hospitality may not long
endure. It is true that Bert Gimber put a
nickel in the music box at the Aircraft
Cafe but he was playing for the "jack-
pot" and thought he might get the records
for Elizabeth. "Lil Abner" Gandee re-
ports that "Pappy Yokum" Holcomb has
things going as smooth in the Machine
Shop as "Dogpatch" itself after they got
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rid of the Skunk Hollow Agitators.
"Lonesome Polecat" Golem claims Hol-
comb is an expert at locating the various
colored travelers as he can look through
or over his glasses with equal precision.
George Young is trying to do the city out
of an obsolete traffic signal with "Stop"
and "Go" to inform Wilkinson, Seeley,
Doer, Waite, and Edwards the status of a
job from his desk. We have read several
statistics of athletic feats in 1939 but
have not yet seen Ed Kellogg's famous
slide across Broadway on the records.
Perry Ogden is having the same trouble
as F.D.R. in balancing his "order budget."
About the only fact he can get is Hart-
mayer's report that "on a good day we
should have the box filled by noon." Ted
Anderson entertained those "city slicker
card sharks" Mulroy, Miller, Butterfield,
Clemson, Wiley and Ambrose at his new
home and from the worried look on his
"pan" one of the fellows must have the
"mortgage on the old homestead." Jimmy
Wainwright informs me that they are go-
ing to put a leading edge on the PBY's
after all. We were a little worried that
slashing the budget appropriation may have
knocked Herb Ezard out of this work.
The best part of Dan Miller's new work
in Purchasing, he claims, is to be able to
chew the fat with Golem and Nelson non-
chalantly talking in the million figures.
Those Comolidaton who have not joined
the N.A.A. are missing some real treats,
the last one being Commander Rosendahl
who with Commander Mayer, head of the
Navy Inspection Department of the plant,
are two of the world's most able authorities
on "lighter than air" crafts. Go down next
time, knock three times, and say that
"Brad" sent you.
Latest reports from the "Planning bat-
tlefront" was that Tool Design under the
strategic Von Doren, had moved up on
all fronts but "Sergeant" Bob Jones and
his Plant Engineers were holding ground
with a series of counter-attacks from the
north. Completely disorganized "Captain"
Bill Ring and his Production Engineers
were fleeing in disorder toward the safety
of the "X" building. The Production
forces of "General" Perry Ogden and
"First Lieutenant" Lloyd Bender were sev-
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wandering aimlessly over "Planning no-
man's land" trying to figure out the loca-
tion of their strongholds. In the "north-
west corridor" "Dictator" Paul Hoch and
his aide Bill Holman have gathered their
troops behind barricades of files for a last
stand. "Commander" MacDougal without
an army is cornered in the southwest un-
able to advance or retreat.
Lucky for Ed Generas that he is already
practically "hairless" as he adds to his
troubles day by day. Last month a new
baby boy and now he takes over the duties
and "grief" of Bill Liddle's job. (Bill
(Little Daniel) is being tossed into the
"den" of Bill Rennison and Bob Mussen,
with those three "femmes" the only con-
solation) Generas says that he is now in
the worst fix since he got married.
Lloyd Bender presented me with some
swell fresh water fish a short time ago and
after I learned the story of the hardships
that this super-fisherman along with Geo.
Newman and Roy Smeltzer endured for
the catch I should have preserved them
for trophies. The man at the boat house,
Roy knew, had a day off so no boat, but
this did not stop the "perfect host" who
used the "touch system" down to his last
"buck" to get the craft and further con-
vincing the attendants that the biggest
"fish" are on the shore. The "ripples" of
the lake also played havoc with that old
mariner Bender, who seems to have lost his
"sea legs," misplacing his stomach, and
the only remedy handy being those "slimy
mud suckers" which didn't help. The catch
was good but most of the "brain food"
to adorn the Bender table in the future
will probably come from the corner "fish
market."
Out La Jolla way I stopped in to see
Prof. "Chuck" Hibert and found Ernie
Johnson also visiting, but if there was a
drop in the house "Chuck" can surely
keep a secret, as Ernie and I stopped for
a soda after leaving. "Chuck" showed me
his "Den" or what was before the children
took over. The visit was cut short due to
the "fuss" because Mrs. Hibert refused to
let "hubby" go to play the pinball machine,
which according to "Chuck" is such good
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Consolidated Rod and Reel Club award-
ed the prizes for the "Catches" during the
season and again that "master fisherman"
Roy Coykendall came through with most
of the "booty". Thurber. Landsburger,
Hopman, Al Johnson and Lou Miller were
other winners, Lou with that "Three sea-
son old" Croaker that he weighed accord-
ing to a reliable source, with the sandbag
sinkers.
TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Magu/re
March Winds are blowing, so I guess it's
time for "Tid-bits."
We're sorry to report that Marcella
Holzman has been ill for a week and hope
that she's back before this goes to press.
We miss her cheery "Good Morning."
Bob Van Doren, son of J. W. Van
Doren, last week passed out chocolate
cigars at school. The reason may be found
on page 20. Mr. Van Doren says, "Wanted
— name for pinto colt, about two weeks
old. Free Marble game for best name sub-
mitted." Wes Kline please note.
Le Maire ("Lem") we're sorry we ever
said anything about your sore arm, after
seeing the picture you brought in of your
"kill" in Mexico. A swell brace of birds.
See picture page 20.
Roy Smeltzer now has a phone. If you
don't believe, it ask George Gerstmeier.
Bert Rowan is no longer "Hull", he's
now "T.D." Glad to have you, Bert.
C. Smith, our San Diego to Los Angeles
Commuter wants to "do" Tia Juana —
But you'd better take Bob Hyder with you.
The Department is moving — again!
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GUN CLUB X'S
By H. M. Prior, Sccrctary-Trcasiircr
During the first month of 1940, we of
the Consolidated Aircraft Gun Club have
welcomed into our ranks as new members
Elden E. Carpenter, G. C. Hammet, C. T.
and E. A. Earnest, who are giving our old
"Dead Eye Schnaubelt" a run for his
money among the night crew shooters.
In the regular day crew contingent, we
welcome J. E. Schreiner, who is also a
mean shot with a bow and arrow, Fred
Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Chet Sheppherd.
Incidentally, Mrs. Sheppherd is plenty
good in anyone's league.
The honor of being the first to win one
of our new club emblems is divided be-
tween Chet Sheppherd and Felix Kallis.
From the score to date, for the month
of February, the battle for the gold medals
in both rifle and pistol shooting is going
to be a tough one, and the results will not
be known until the last shot has been
fired on February 28.
To any new men at Consolidated we
extend a welcome to join our club, and
attend our weekly shoots held every Wed-
nesday night at 7 at the Stanley Andrews
Co. Sporting Goods store on Third Ave.,
between B and C.
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NE'W'S & VIEVC'S AMONG CONSOLIDATORS
1. First-Haif Champions: The Hull Team: Stand-
ing, left to right, V. Gilmore, S. Shepard, E,
Bell and J. Kinkle. Bottom: R. White, T. John-
son, N. Heckeroth. J. Look was absent when
the photo was taken. Backhaus photo.
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2. Action shots of some of the boys putting up a
tough fight on the basketball court.
3. Tank Basketballers; Standing, left to right: S.
Riches, Mgr.; W. Consaul, J. Saftig, Capt.;
McCann, J. Emslie, M. Mendez. Left to right,
kneeling: F. Morgan, W. Silverthorne and Krell.
Photo by Backhaus of Tank.
4. A word about L. V. Lemaire and the 30 quail
Lemaire shot in Mexico recently will be found
in Tool Design Tidbits by Maguire.
5. Melvin "Knute" Knutson of the Carpenter Shop,
snapped out at the San Diego Flying Club. For
a word about "Knute" see Flying Club News.
6. J. W. Van Doren, Tool Design head, has a
"Rancho" in Chula Vista. Young Bob Van
"Always the creator of a work is better
acquainted than anyone else with its hidden
defects, with its weak points."
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Doren is here proudly showing off the ranch's
latest addition. To hear Van boasting the way he
has been you'd almost think mama Mare had
nothing to do with the bringing of the young
one into existence!
7. At the San Diego Flying Club: Left to right,
standing: Bud S. Selenreich, Harry Culver,
Tommy Paulsulich, Howard MacDonald and
DeMahy. Kneeling: Left to right: Charlie Cul-
ver, W. H. Anderson.
BADMINTON
Cofisolidafed's Second Annual Badmin-
ton Tournament will take off in a "two-
flight" formation on Friday evening,
March 1st, in the Municipal Gym at Bal-
boa Park. Those "birds" whose motors
fail to triumph in the first flight will
spin into the "B" formation. The events
being played this year are Men's Singles,
Men's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Many
new players are entering, providing that
ever present possibility of "upsets". Ru-
mors (or propaganda) are spreading to
the effect that Mendez (Tank Dept.) and
Aiken (Finished Stock) will be responsi-
ble for some of the aforementioned up-
sets.
BRING YOUR CONSAIR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND COME TO:
3050 University Ave.
1144 Third Avenue
March, 1940
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SAN DIEGO FLYING CLUB
Activities at the San Diego Flying
Club's field known as Grande Vista Air-
port, have been unusually good consid-
ering the time of year.
The club boasts of three new mem-
bers: Bud S. Seltenreich, of Ryan Aero-
nautical Co. Inspection Dept., Herbert
Ruiz, of Sheet Metal Dept., and your
humble scribe A. H. Davidson of T. D.
The following members have made their
first solo recently, M. Kugel, W. H. An-
derson, Bud Seltenreich, Bill Travis, and
A. H. Davidson.
Bud Seltenreich now has 2 5 hours solo
to his credit since first of December. He
is from Alaska, where he flew with Star
Airlines as flight mechanic.
Bob Goodyear of Engineering who has a
private license, has soloed the Rearwin,
and expects to go up for his 2s rating soon.
H. R. MacDonald also of Engineering will
be getting his private license soon in the
2s Rearwin.
Mr. John J. Hospers, Representative of
Vought-Sikorsky, at North Island, for
the past ten years is expecting to take his
examination for private pilot's license the
last of this month. Mr. Hospers holds
Airplane and Engine Mechanics licenses
and along with Bud Seltenreich has been
instrumental in keeping the club ships in
A-1 condition.
All the ships have recently been re-
licensed.
The club is contemplating purchasing
a new 50 h.p. Piper Cub. The Cub is a
very popular ship among the members of
the club and they have decided that there
is a need for another ship of this type.
Miss Nita Day's Taylorcraft, and Bob
Jacquot's Waco are being kept at the field
now. Jacquot operates his Waco in charter
service to Lower California.
Now that the hunting is over Mr. Mel-
vin Knutson of the Carpenter shop is
around the field more. "Knute" has his Is
and 2s ratings (private and flies Rearwin
a good deal.
The accompanying photograph shows
Knutson in his flying togs, ready for ac-
tion. It is rumored that Knutson, Charlie
Culver, and B have been very-
active in providing the members of the
A TRIAL MEMBERSHIP
Full privileges for one month
including Gym and Pool
all for ^1.50
Y. M. C. A. 8th and C
fair sex, who visit the field on week-ends,
with aerial transportation. Harry Culver,
club instructor, and Bud Seltenreich have
been doing their parts in escorting the
ladies to the ships.
EXPERIMENTAL NEWS
Clock 13 34:
The boys of X department have been
wondering what happened to that red
check shirt that Carl Vollmuth used to
wear. What's the matter, Carl — too much
kidding?
The next time there is a nurses' dance,
we wish Ted Barnes and Fred Brennecke
would tell the rest of us, rather than go
alone and have all the fun.
Clock 8071:
According to Elmo "Arkansas" Ulmer,
of the X department, has completely re-
adjusted himself to city and factory ways.
He is no longer frightened at factory
whistles, nor does he look up intending to
see a stray cow at the sound of a bell.
Elmo even smiles contentedly at his shoes,
which he is fully accustomed to by now,
though he admits his kinfolks had to
chase him five miles down the pasture
to catch him when he "test hopped" his
first pair four months ago.
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BOWLING NEWS
By H. K. Clay
Three quintets of keglers have the ad-
vantage in the race for the Consair cham-
pionship which is now entering the home
stretch at the Sunshine Alleys. The crack
Experimental team with Eddie Lang,
Ward Levere, Russ Wright, Otto Peter-
hansel and Walt Sherwood in the major
roles are leading the vanguard with 54
points won and 26 lost. Second spot is
held by the Engineers who have a total of
53 wins and 27 losses while the well-oiled
Production No. 2 aggregation is in for
third money with 52 points won and 28
lost.
Roy Coykendall, lead-off man for the
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Production No. 2 quint recently turned in
a scintillating game of 268 at the Sun-
shine. Roy started out with eight straight
strikes and the crowd of fans who saw a
possible perfect game in the making clam-
ored for four more and a perfect score.
The ninth ball hit the pocket for what
seemed a perfect hit but the ten pin only
wiggled and failed to fall. This is the high-
est league game registered at the Sunshine
in a three-year period and Coykendall
was presented with a memento by the
management in recognition of his feat.
George Clayton of the Engineer's league
likewise covered himself with glory Feb-
ruary 6th by turning in an unusual game
made up entirely of spares. Clayton reg-
istered his all-spare game the night of
February 6th.
An open challenge to the cock-eyed
world has been hurled by Hal Leppart,
crack kegler of the Production No. 1
team and Michael Brooks of the Hull
No. 1 quintet. These two pin-biffers be-
lieve that they can take the measure of
any pair of bona fide keglers registered
by any industrial concern in the region.
Not only are they perfectly right in their
assumption that they are a tough pair of
keggling artists but it is doubtful if ever
the challenge is met. We know of only
one pair capable of giving them some real
competition and they are with the Ryan
Aircraft. If Harry Miller and Bill Helmer
decide to call the Brooks-Leppart ulti-
matum a huge crowd will be on hand to
watch the strikes recorded.
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discovered in the Consair league. Walt
Sherwood of Experimental has been burn-
ing up the drives of late and is one of the
main factors of the leading position occu-
pied by the Experimental team. When Ed
Hanzlik went on the night shift Sherwood
took over his berth and he has more than
earned his spurs. Starting out with a mean
of 162 he has built his average up to 171,
turning in several brilliant series in so
doing. A couple of weeks ago he came
through with three games totalling 643
and he has had two more slightly under
that mark.
The National Shirt Shop prize offered
to the Consair keglers who would bowl
exactly 30 pins over their average in a
single game on February 16 resulted in a
five-way tie with no one hitting the nail
on the head. Al Ballard, Wallace Tibbs,
Owen Gandee, Tom Joubert and Tom J.
Coughlin each missed by one pin. The five
players are slated to compete further to
decide the winner.
The shooting of the Raw Material team
has been a bit ragged so when Tom
Joubert turned in a 219 game on the
night of the 16th of February, Bob Marks
and other members of the team howled
with glee. Not only did they accuse
Joubert of laying down in the past but
declared the aforesaid player had better
strut his stuff to the same tune in the
future. In any event Joubert had a 515
series which marks a turn on the Joubert
barometer.
The Purchasing team went on a scoring
spree the night of February 2 in their
match against Production No. 2. They
took all four points from the latter outfit
and set up what purports to be a record
for Consair. Paul Hoch tallied a 526,
Frank Field registered three games for a
488 total, Eddie Jones amassed 514 pins
while Frank Meer had 62 5. Frank Cary,
the Purchasing anchor-man toured the
layout for a 598 total giving his team
games of 922-974 and 865 for a grand
total of 2761.
The leading Experimental team likewise
have posted unusual series in their quest
for the Consair gonfalon. On January 2 5
the hard-hitting quint had a team series
of 2679 pins with every player on the
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team breaking the 500 mark. Lang had a
5 52, Levere 506, Peterhansel 520, Sher-
wood 575 and Wright 526. This is the
first time that five players on a team have
each cracked 500 the same night.
Tom Coughhn of the Engineering de-
partment has been publicly acclaimed for
his activities in the bowling game and the
good that the game has received as a re-
sult of his organization of the Engineers'
league which has operated at the Sunshine
for the past three years. A local sport
paper praised Coughlin unstintingly and
placed him high on a Hst of seven local
sportsmen to whom are given credit for
the local boom in bowling.
League Standings
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Experimental 54 26
Engineering 53 27
Production No. 2 52 28
Production No. 1 49 31
Finish 48 32
Hull No. 1 48 32
Purchasing 44 36
Hull No. 2 42 38
Machine Shop 39 41
Maintenance 37 43
Tank 30 50
Final Assembly 23 57
Raw Material 22 58
Sheet Metal 18 62
Engineers' League
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Flap 40 32
Loft No. 2 40 32
Hull 39 33
Armament 36 36
Loft No. 3 36 36
General 32 40
Fixed Equipment 18 54
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After a little over two months of oper-
ations, flying every night after work and
Saturday and Sunday all day we have
flown about eighty hours.
Joe Havlik of DH Dept. has about
twenty hours solo time. Ken Smith of FA
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have seen his face! One big smile from
ear to ear. A few minutes later Fred Rob-
ertson made his also with the same big
smile when he taxied up to the line.
In our group we have several more
nearly ready to solo. Some of them no
doubt will have soloed by the time this
goes to press. Among whom are Bill Sutton
of PR Dept., Tommy Saunders of DB
Dept., and Bob McGreagor of Lemon
Grove. Ray Dinson, Isabelle McCrae, Joe
Hollenbeck and Bill Luffe are pilling up
their solo time. Bill Durflinger of PR
Dept., who was our last member, is going
to catch up as he is doing quite a little
flying now.
We had our first ground school last
week with the repair of a broken crank-
shaft. Our good friend Roily Tyce of TR
Dept., also owner of the Tyce School of
Aviation in Chula Vista, stepped right up
to our rescue and put the motor right up
in first-class condition again.
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Volume 5
April, 1940
Number 4
RESIGNATION
Released March 1, 1940:
Coinolidatcd Aircraft Corporation an-
nounces the resignation of H. E. Weih-
miller as of February 29, 1940. Mr. Weih-
miller, who was elected a vice-president
in December, 1937, was formerly in
charge of Consolidated'^ Washington office
as its eastern representative.
LIKE SON. LIKE FATHER . . .
Reversing the old saying to read, "Like
son, like father" we have the news that
Chief Test Pilot "Bill" Wheatley's father.
Prof. William A. Wheatley has broken
into the realm of aviation: On March 1
he became Director of Schools and College
Relations for United Air Lines. His em-
ployment is in line with United's program
of developing an understanding and favor-
able acceptance of air transportation in
the younger generation.
Said "Bill" Wheatley, Sr., "Air trans-
portation, economically, civically and
vocationally is expanding so rapidly it is
fast taking its place as one of the nation's
most vital industries. Air transportation
represents the tempo of the times. It has
been said that the current decade will be
known as the "Flying Forties.' This is
unquestionably true. We live in a fast-
moving world; it is up to us to move fast
with it." We welcome Prof. William A.
Wheatley to the ranks of aviation.
MUSCLE MEN FUN FEST
By Stan Marcyan
The Hillcrest Barbell Club had its spring
picnic at El Monte Park, Sunday, March
17. Eight or nine members are our own
Consolidated boys: Wally Marcyan,
Johnny LaFanne, Ward Hutton, Ray
Damon, Bob Gates, Don DeMarcy, Joe
Fox, Paul Guerin and a few others are on
the list. Ice cream, ham sandwiches and
. . . milk were served by their charming
hostesses. These huskies downed ten gal-
lons of milk and cried for more. They all
seemed to eat like birds . . . dainty little
vultures!
TROUBLE
Located throughout the plant, and well
known to all are the signs which begin
with the statement, "It is not our policy
to discharge any person for making an
occasional mistake . . ." These signs, as
all employees know, apply to work within
the plant. These signs are posted to let
you know that a spirit of fairness will be
employed at all times. Mistakes do hap-
pen occasionally in the best of families.
Sometimes they can't be avoided.
Less known, however, is the fact that
this same spirit of fairness will be used and
applied to mistakes or accidents which
occur outside of work and may affect your
work here. For instance: With several
thousand persons on the payroll, it stands
to reason that a few of us will occasion-
ally make a mistake and tangle with the
law. When such a mistake is made, it quite
often happens that posting of bail is nec-
essary, or you spend time in jail. If you
find yourself in such a predicament, don't
try to cover it up . . . and don't pay just
any kind of a bail rate in the belief that it
is necessary to "cover up" your trouble
to save your job. Such a procedure may
saddle an unnecessary burden on you for
a number of paydays . . . play safe . . .
phone the personnel office and explain . . .
people have been in your spot before . . .
ask the personnel office for advice. It's a
ten to one bet that the personnel depart-
ment can help you and probably save you
both money and worry. Accidents do
happen ... It is not our policy to dis-
charge any person for an occasional mis-
take . . . and you can reach the personnel
office by phone 24 hours a day. And you
can think better and do better work
if you get the load off your chest.
To the Workers of the Dratv Bench Depf.:
I wish to thank all the fellow-workers
of my late husband, for their many acts
of kindness during his illness, and for the
beautiful floral offering sent to the services.
Signed, Mrs. W. F. Freeman.
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ALUMINUM ENGINEER
San Diego and Consolidated Aircraft
were honored on March 7th by a visit
from Dr. E. H. Dix, chief metallurgist of
the Aluminum Co. of America. On tour
of the aviation plants, Dr. Dix devoted a
considerable portion of his day here, dis-
cussing with plant personnel the problems
affecting the working and heat treating
of the aluminum alloys, giving first hand
information of his intimate knowledge
on the specialized subject to which he
has devoted a goodly portion of his
life. In the evening Dr. Dix was
guest of honor at a dinner held at
the San Diego Hotel, attended by
leading local aircraft officials. At 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Dix, before a capacity audience of se-
lected Consolidated, Solar and Ryan men,
gave a comprehensive illustrated lecture
on the aluminum alloys, their properties,
heat treatment, corrosion resistance, the
effect of cold working, etc. Dr. Dix was
introduced to the audience by our pro-
duction manager, D. M. Carpenter.
Accompanying Dr. Dix on his brief visit
here were Frederick C. Pyne, Sales Engineer
of Pittsburgh; W. C. Lynch, Los Angeles
manager; James Moffatt, district repre-
sentative, all of the Aluminum Co. of
America.
TRAVELIN . . .
Did you ever stop to think what an air-
plane is called upon to do? Take one of
our twin-engined Model 28s for instance:
Its range, which is the distance it can
fly without alighting to take on more
fuel, is more than 4,000 miles. Now com-
pare this with the performance of your
car. Just consider what this would mean
if you applied the same figures to a non-
stop drive of your automobile. If you could
average 20 miles to the gallon, this would
mean that your car's gas tank would have
to hold 200 gallons instead of around ten.
In other words, besides carrying its crew,
the model 28 Is designed to pick up and
carry along with it, about 20 times as
much fuel, in proportion, as you require
your car to carry!
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Consolidator
1939 ANNUAL REPORT
A portion of Mjjor Fleet's message con-
tained in the 1939 Annual Report to the
Stockholders of Consolidated Aircraft Cor-
poration, is reprinted here because of its
interest to all Consolidators:
"... In an unprecedentedly short period
the company designed, constructed, and
tested a prototype (XB-24) of a new
four-engine long-range bomber of unex-
celled performance for the United States
Army, and obtained orders for more than
$12,000,000 of these airplanes, thus mark-
ing the company's re-entry into the land-
plane field and resumption of contractual
relations with a most valued customer.
As a private venture, the company com-
pleted and tested a new twin-engine flying
boat (Model 31) adaptable for operation
either as a long-range patrol bomber or
as a 2 8 -passenger transoceanic commercial
airliner. This flying boat has two decks
with a large flight control room and eight
other compartments, and uses the same
wing and general type of construction as
the Army bomber. It is equipped with two
2000-horsepower engines mounting 16-
foot full-feathering propellers. The en-
gines and propellers are the largest ever
manufactured in this country. Another
product developed by the company during
the year is a retractable tricycle landing
gear for the PBY flying boat. This de-
velopment permits operation of the PBY
as an amphibian without materially af-
fecting its excellent performance, and in-
creases the utility and sales appeal of this
airplane (Model 28-5A).
During the past few months, the com-
pany received contracts from foreign cus-
tomers for a released version of the PBY.
At this date, our back-log of business
is about $49,000,000 which will keep
us busy until 1941 midsummer; our em-
ployees number approximately 4,300, we
are adding about 100 men a week, and are
operating three shifts. Our products are
giving excellent satisfaction and our new
designs are receiving the careful consider-
ation of our customers. Since organization
in 1923, we have constructed more than
three times as many airplanes with a wing
span of 100 feet or over, as all other Amer-
ican airplane manufacturers combined,
and are the largest builders of flying boats
in the world.
We announce with regret the resigna-
tion of Director J. M. Gwinn, Jr., who has
entered the employ of another airplane
manufacturing company.
We record with extreme sorrow the
death of our friend and esteemed Director,
George M. Pynchon, Jr."
Respectfully,
R. H. Fleet, President.
San Diego, California
6 March 1940
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We are going to miss the Dutchman,
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Johnny Debs will miss him more than any
of us. He won't get any more candy.
We are glad to welcome some new men
to the shop — Charles Miller, from Lock-
heed; Emory Seward, from La Junta,
Colorado, and Glenn Burns, who was
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SO. CALIFORNIA
FLYERS NEWS
By Al Griffith
We are happy to announce some new
solo pilots this month: They are Isabelle
McCrae, Ray Dinsen, of the D. H. depart-
ment; Tommy Saunders of the D. B.
department, Bob Sprague of the D. H. de-
partment. Also some new members have
been added: Chuck Green of T. B. depart-
ment. Sid Murphy of Ryan Co. Art La
Barre of P. R. department. Jack Evans of
the San Diego Trust and Savings Bank,
and Kae Griffith.
Pat Dowling of P. R. and Fred Robert-
son are checked out now on cross winds
and Ray Dinsen is also checked out and
flying regular.
We have moved our ship to Picks Air-
port where we do our flight training. Any-
one is welcome to come out and see what
we are doing. Among our field activities
we held a spotlanding contest, flying to
about 600 feet cutting the gun making a
180° turn in for a landing over the first
and before the last marker. Bob Sprague,
one of our newest solo pilots, was the
winner of this contest. (Bob Bailey said
he was robbed.)
The proceeds from the pool in the con-
test were used for a party at Al Griffith's
home. Of course, Kae had a little to say
about that.
We now have a swell new radio that
will be installed in the ship soon, which
was built by none other than our own Ken
Smith and his buddy, Billy Luffe, who
presented it to the club. A word of thanks
goes to Chuck Taylor also for his con-
tribution of technical advice.
The club has a few memberships open
to men and women who want to learn
to fly or build up their time inexpensively.
We plan on night flying and blind flying
in the near future. For information con-
tact any member on the field on Saturday
or Sunday.
First Pilot: "It makes me cross to be
told I haven't enough altitude."
Second Pilot: "It makes me soar, too." —
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AND still they come. Latest feminine
.additions: Maxine Bennett, Glada
Wright, Margaret Stafford, Evelyn Par-
kins, and Ruth Sears.
Having a new nephew arrive when the
Consoliilafor news is due is hard on the
column. Try scouting around for news
when you're debating whether a new
member of the family looks like Clark
Gable (without his mustache) or Mickey
Rooney. Said nephew tipped the scales at
6 lbs. 4 oz. He answers to the name of
Michael Leroy Harbert and made his ap-
pearance on March 12.
By this time, Lucille Fisher and Lorine
Mounce will be streamhned. They didn't
worry themselves thin, it's their nine-day
diet that did the trick (guaranteed to take
off ten pounds in nine days). Lucille has
her eye on Ann Howard's red velvet
dress, size 12, and Lorine is seriously look-
ing over Mary Nugent's wardrobe.
Evelyn Kells took a plane ride the other
noon and her stomach is still looping the
loops. Looking at the ocean upside down
would make anything loop.
Hope that by the time this is read
Marcella will again be contributing to the
lunchroom conversation. We surely miss
her. Brenda Fottrell is another one on
our sick list, and she'll have an appendicitis
operation to discuss when she returns.
Life is just one darned thing after an-
other; love is just two darned fools after
each other.
And there's the Dumb Dora who thinks
a man's untold wealth is that which he
doesn't reveal to the income tax collector.
We now find that the little man who
wasn't there eats "ghost toasties" for
breakfast and has the hole in the doughnut
for dessert.
What did the little toe say to the big
toe? "Don't look now, but I think there's
a heel following us."
OPTOMETRISTS
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What did one eye say to the other? "I
think there's something between us that
smells."
What did one hat on the shelf say to the
other? "You stay here. I'm going on
ahead."
What did the ceiling say to the wall?
"I'll meet you at the corner."
Confucius say: Puppy love is the start
of a dog's life.
Aunt Kathleen.
MUSIC MAKERS
"IN THE GROOVE . . ."
Confucius say: "Man play music, make
everybody happy."
More than two dozen Comolidated em-
ployees believe this wise old Chinese say-
ing, so you can be expecting anything
from Beethoven to Irving Berlin some of
these days. Yes, sir — and can they swing
it, too? AND HOW!
The gang has been rehearsing at Thearle
Music company, and reports are coming
in that the boys are really "in the groove."
Of course the expression "the more the
merrier" holds true even with such a fine
ensemble as our orchestra, so why don't
all of you who play any instrument,
whether violin, drums, accordion, or any-
thing else call the Personnel Office and line
up with a really worth-while and enjoy-
able group?
E. G. Borgens.
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"Horse-play" is defined as rude bois-
terous play. The results are accidents, loss
of efficiency, pain and loss of income for
the worker.
Recognizing the importance of the pre-
vention of horse-play on the job, the
compensation laws of the State of Cali-
fornia fix a penalty on the results of horse-
play. The penalty is that an injury occur-
ring as a result of this kind of accident is
outside the scope of employment and is
therefore non-compensable.
Industry recognizes the seriousness of
this form of sport in that the fellow who
habitually practices horse-play is rated as
a poor employee, a problem, and a hazard
to the job. In fact, he is an undesirable;
and he will find that as time goes on, if
he persists in this type of fun, he will
have no place in the present-day industrial
picture. It would seem that this is a heavy
price to pay to gratify the desire to get
the laugh on a fellow employee, to get his
""goat", or to see him suffer in silence, or,
as sometimes happens, to see him blow up
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BENCH NEWS . . .
Jack Fleck and Cap are two big shots
now . . . They grab their rifles on week-
ends for target practice.
Chester Dudzinski has been doing a lot
of worrying over a certain pink paper a
man on a motorcycle gave him the other
night. No. 2930.
Hobbies? Some of the boys and their
hobbies: Dave Wilkinson, Bicycle repair-
ing; Benny Kiegle, kite flying; Teddy Ed-
wards, staying home; Owen Harder, de-
bates with the police; Albert Hagel, wine
inspection; Al Opolski, repairing the ticks.
Sh-sh! This is a secret: Carl Sherrer has
set the date for his trip to the altar.
Cigars and beer soon, boys.
Albert Hagel and Herman Dietzel are
getting the wine barrels ready for the
coming grape harvest.
Frank Bailey has quit prospecting due
to the fact he has not been able to catch
that Doodle bug.
SHEET NEWS
Swede Nelson has opened a malt shop
at Mission Beach. Lots of luck. . . . The
boys will be glad to hear that Harold
Ferguson has bought a set of tools. . . .
Why does Walt Borg have that satisfied
look. Maybe it's has new hide-away? . . .
Tex Hatch is planning on selling his Ford
to the Navy for laying down smoke
screens. ... It looks like wedding bells
for Bill Sherriff. . . . the real thing this
time. . . . Red Kimble and William
Wrigley have signed Dizzy Dean, thanks
to Spearmint.
News Flash: It's a boy at the John
Sevenson's. How about cigars, John? Con-
gratulations. . . . (Hand in your Sheet
Dept. news to Mike Allianneh or yours
truly, H. B. Millman.)
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On a 1940
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WING KEYHOLE
By Broil' lie
We hear Frank Heidemann is coming
on nights to take charge of Army Flats.
Frank is a very capable man and has been
climbing towards the top ever since he
entered Caiisair in 1936.
Gil Lance is sporting a new Oldsmobile.
We hear the price of goat's milk has gone
up. Has this any bearing on the purchase
of the new car, Gil?
If Jack Maier, Wing Inspection, doesn't
stop bumping his head on Wing center
sections, we will have to raise them higher
off the floor, so that Jack can pass under
with ease.
We are sorry to learn Ed Brendza was
rushed to Mercy Hospital for an appen-
dicitis operation.
Scotty and Vic, Wing Inspection, are
certainly stepping around these days, lin-
ing their inspectors to go over the top
when the big rush comes. Good work,
gentlemen.
Joe Saunders is back on the Leading
Edge gang again after spending several
months chasing tools. Welcome back.
Limey is still in love with the horses.
Honey Chile recently paid Limey 41 to 2.
Sounds like a good bet.
Steve Smyczyosky, Jr., has finally re-
ceived his new set of Bar Bells from Phila-
delphia. He worked out for four hours
the first night and practically exhausted
himself for the next two days.
Steve Smith, when told a Confucius
saying recently remarked, "You know
what Mohammed say: Confucius talk too
damn much."
FLOWERS . . .
Next time you take an auto trip to the
mountains and see a forlorn person sitting
by the road with his head in his hands, be
prepared for a car-sick young man who
couldn't take the winding turns in the
road. On a recent visit to Palomar Mount-
ains, Johnny Flowers had Jack Gott stop
the car four times on the way up and as
many times coming back. During said
stops Johnny found time to restore his
sudden green complexion back to its
natural color. No. 649.
We are sorry to note here the passing
of our friend Wm. F. Freeman of the
Draw Bench Dept. who died on Feb. 2 5 th.
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• • •
But yet the stork keeps on flying
the regular routes with a strong
wind to his back.
That famous old birth bird has just
delivered a pair of twins to brighten
our lives.
• • •
The new arrivals are really a couple
of gasolines which, even at such a
tender age, are turning out to be
child prodigies.
• • •
One's named Super- Shell — a chip
off the old block with modern im-
provements.
• • •
The other's called Shell Premium.
• • •
Shell Premium contains Alkylate —
which has nothing to do with the
stuff that was so prevalent during
the 18th Amusement.
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made possible super-octane gaso-
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made even better — and the extra
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DONE to move out from under a load — NOW
is the time with HILTON MOTOR CO.— NOW
is the time for YOU to cash in. In every ad
in the paper you find a reason for a bargain
and we assume they are — HOWEVER WE can
make this statement without fear of contra-
diction: NONE have been more carefully
checked and reconditioned — ALL of our re-
conditioned cars MUST PASS 58 inspections
before we offer them for sale — So NOW we
find we have many models on hand of the
latest makes that we MUST dispose of — to do
this, one thing we are sure of — PRICE WILL
MOVE THEM— So NOW we offer you both
price and condition.
Below are listed a few of our many bargains
that MUST BE SOLD:
NOW
39 Zephyr Sedan— Radio $1195.00
39 Ford Deluxe Sedan— Radio $695.00
38 Ford Deluxe Sedan— Radio $595.00
37 Ford Deluxe Sedan— Radio S449.00
36 Ford Deluxe Sedan— Radio $390.00
39 Ford Deluxe Coupe— Radio $679.00
39 Ford 85 Coupe $597.00
39 Ford 60 Coupe— 6,000 miles $599.00
38 Ford Deluxe Coupe— Radio $539.00
37 Ford Deluxe Coupe— Radio $439.00
36 Ford Deluxe Coupe— Radio $329.00
35 Ford Deluxe Coupe $225.00
39 Ford 85 Tudor— Radio $595.00
38 Ford Deluxe Tudor— Radio $549.00
37 Ford Deluxe Tudor— Trunk $419.00
38 Ford 60 Tudor— Radio $497.00
37 Ford 60 Tudor $347.00
36 Ford Tudor (New Paint) $297.00
35 Ford Tudor (New Paint) $199.00
HOUSE CARS
40 Ford Cabriolet 40 Ford 85 Bus. Coupe.
40 Mercury Sedan 40 Ford Deluxe Sedan.
At Big Discount.
OTHER MAKES
39 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe $597.00
37 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe $449.00
38 Plymouth Sedan $539.00
35 Packard Sedan $375.00
38 Pontiac 6 Coupe $597.00
37 La Salle Sedan $645.00
37 La Salle Coupe $567.00
38 Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan $579.00
36 Chevrolet Deluxe Tudor $337.00
35 Chevrolet Coupe $217.00
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39 Ford Deluxe, t-wo to choose from,
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38 Ford Deluxe, two $695.00
37 Ford Deluxe $545.00
36 Ford Deluxe $425.00
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SOARING AND GLIDING
By Jerry LitcU
At the annual meet of the Associated
Glider Clubs, the public saw soaring the
first day. The wind was the usual light
westerly, and gliding the second day,
when the wind was "conspicuous by its
absence." Reports indicate, however, that
the blase San Diegans who have become
accustomed to the sight of the same two
or three sailplanes cruising back and forth
in apparent monotony, enjoyed watching
the many take-oflfs and landings and the
opportunity of inspecting the latest types
of American sailplanes at close range.
Highlights of the meet: The amazing
performance of Hank Stieglemayer, who
soared a Baby Albatross for an extra fif-
teen minutes, mostly below the airport
and, unable to land on the field, ducked
into a canyon, slid up the side of it and
lit like a bird in the sagebrush near the
top without scratching the ship!
On hand were beautifully finished
Woolcott secondary glider with sailplane
performance, the new taper wing Briegleb
(showing what Steve Kesches will be fly-
ing in a few months) — the Bowlus two-
place, (made by simply inserting an ex-
tra section in the middle of a Baby Alba-
tross nacelle to accommodate the second
seat and control) and the high perform-
ance craft, the gull winged "Lanonia"
owned by John Robinson which drew
much attention, though it has been seen
soaring here in San Diego for the last
eight months. George Palmer, formerly of
Comolidatcd, showed his newly finished
Top: A few of the spectators at the Glider-
Soaring meet. Center: At the foot of the clitfs a
few of the motorless planes landed safely, which
is an alternative when the wind "lets you down."
Below: Dick Essery and Harvey Stephens. Essery is
president of the local club; Stephens prominent in
the air of sailplaning, and a motion picture actor.
Pictures by Victor Korski, Hull Dept.
2-place sailplane which created much com-
ment by its smooth Ys" plywood cover-
ing for both its highly tapered wings and
sharp-nosed fuselage. And then there was
the Super-Albatross from San Fernando,
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seen for the first time in San Diego, an
ultra streamlined, perfectly symmetrical
midwing job with the characteristic boom
sail also lowered. Woody Brown is to fly
it at the Arvin meet.
Of visitors, we mention:
Major Fleet, who spoke over the P.A.
system — "I think that soaring is the most
wonderful sport, and I cannot under-
stand why, with the facilities at hand,
more young people do not take active
part . . . will be up here myself someday
and get an hour of soaring." Leo Bourdon,
Welding Dept. chief, enjoyed a short
soaring flight the first day of the meet.
Mr. Fowler, inventor of high lift devices
for airplanes, showed interest in the
"spoilers," low lift gadgets for sailplanes.
Phil Koenig, Tool Dept. head, took a
"movie" from the rear seat of the Asso-
ciation's "Grunau." And there was test
pilot Bill Wheatley, and lots of others. It
looked like a Cwisolidafed picnic.
So, the meet was a success. An estimated
2000 saw 15 modern American sailplanes
perform. Our guests from Los Angeles
enjoyed our facilities and the meet started
our own soaring season off with a bang.
Writing here in the clubhouse, I can see
five planes out at the ridge, and already
more than a hundred spectators are lining
the field. Come out and enjoy a Sunday
afternoon at our glider port. You'll like it!
ROD AND REEL CLUB
New officers for 1940 were elected by
the Coinolidafcd Rod and Reel Club at
their last meeting: Ronnie Miller, Pres.;
Roy Coykendall, V.-P.; Johnny Hopman,
Treas.; Milton Hangen, Sec, and L. Mc-
Giffen, Sgt.
Russ Kern and Brad Bradshaw were
named to handle publicity. Every em-
ployee of Consolidated is eligible. Com-
plete data concerning the organization can
be had from Connie Seaderquist, Bert
Naseef, Henry Galem, Army Armstrong,
Chris Englehart, Bert Freakley, Walter
Beyer, Otto Peterhansel, Glenn Hotchkiss,
Jimmy Wilkinson, Jack Thompson, Carl
Gilchrist and Charles Hibert.
Confucius' brother say Confucius talk too
damn much. — Bee-Hive.
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MR. and Mrs. M. \V. (Tiny) Lan-
thorne wish to announce the ar-
rival, on March Sth at Mercy Hospital, of
a baby girl, Florence Elizabeth. Weight,
8 lbs. 14 oz. Mother and daughter are now
at home and doing very nicely. "Tiny"
is bearing up very well under the strain
of back-slapping and handshaking.
"Dapper Dan" Clemson, of Production,
has filed his income tax report. Accord-
ing to his figures, Uncle Sam owes him
$94.12. He offers, very generously, 10*^^
to any one who can do the collecting.
A recent magazine article states some
glaciers move only a few feet a year. If
you ever hear of a match race between
Shelby Best and a glacier, put your
money on the glacier.
Bill Hedgpeth, Night Inspection, has
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SEVENTH AND BROADWAY
Open Saturday Nites until Nine
joined the ranks of tennis fans. Bill
plays a right nice game too — a fact he
proved to our satisfaction very recently
on Municipal courts. Efforts are under
way to start a novice tournament among
the Night Hull gang. Lou Fischer will
give you all the details. Lou is also acting
as coach to those who wish help with
their backhand. (Who doesn't?)
Don Davis is all broken out with new
car rash. He purchased a car Saturday
p.m., and by Sunday noon had 250 miles
on the speedometer. Don swears he did
not even take time out to eat. When the
boy finds something interesting enough
to take his mind off of eating, it must be
good — at least that is the opinion of
Davis, Sr., of Lofting. (He should know.)
Bill Box is bowling with Hull No. 2
team. And he's really good, too, running
a 3 game average of 146 for his first time
in competition. That accounts for the
bright smile on the face of Jim Stevens —
that, and the fact that his team is way
out front in the Night league.
Our newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Evans, are at home at 3115 Thorn St.
Walt was ill for a week, but now invites
his friends to "just drop in any time."
That hair cut of Al Leonard's was an
accident. It seems Al went to sleep on
his front lawn. When his neighbor came
over to get the lawn mower Al borrowed
last summer — well, he took advantage of
a golden opportunity, that's all. At least
that is the story as "Scavenger" Galley tells
it. And then, Al has the hair cut to back
up the story.
The question is: Was Professor Roese
giving an imitation of Whistler the artist,
or the Green Hornet, radio hero? His
painting of the floor, walls and roof, not
to mention several tool kits and lunch
boxes, was very good, but his make-up as
Green Hornet was perfect. Roese was
working on a paint-mixing device when
something went wrong, and a quart or
two of green primer was sprayed over
several square yards of Hull department
and Roese. When the quitting bell rang,
he was getting a gasoline shampoo and
rub-down.
BRING yOUR CONSAIR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND COME TO:
BOWLING NEWS
By H. K. Clay
The Loft No. 1 quint of keglers emerged
victorious of the Consair Engineers' bowl-
ing league which wound up at the Sun-
shine Alleys recently. The league began
activities last October and proved to be
one of the best industrial circuits ever seen
in action at the Sunshine. The champion-
ship team is made up of Tom Coughlin,
Capt., Herb Sharp, Frank Learman, Bill
Summers and Phil Taber.
Experimentalists have a sure-fire assort-
ment of pin-biffers in Eddie Lang, Ward
Levere, Otto Peterhansel, Walt Sherwood
and Russ Wright.
The race between several leading Con-
sair keglers as to top honors in the March
1st average list ended with Hal Leppart
leading the field by the slimmest of mar-
gins. Hal, who hails from South Dakota
where he enjoyed first hand instruction
under the tutelage of none other than the
famous Jimmy Smith, is anchor-man for
the Production No. 2 team. He had a
total of 11,963 pins whereas Mike Brooks
of Hull No. 1 came in under the wire for
a photo finish with an average of 180
having a total of 11,941 pins for the 66
games. Other leading lights of Consair
keglers are George Galley 170, Henry
Myers 177, Frank Gary 172, Walt Sher-
wood 172, Irving Craig 170 and T. J.
Coughlin 175.
Bill Liddle who has a berth on Produc-
tion No. 1 team set up an all-time Con-
sair league record for high individual game
at the Sunshine. In the match between his
team and the Sheet Metal aggregation
March 1 5, Liddle found the grooves to the
lullaby of 275. He had four strikes, then
a spare and six more strikes in a row. Roy
Coykendall who bowls with Production
No. 2 enjoyed the high record this season
prior to the Liddle feat by tallying a
sizzling alley-burner of 266. The high
series mark is held by Bob Zimmerlee, a
former Consair kegler who pegged three
games for a total of 75 8.
"My days of puny scores are through;
I'll show those birds a thing or two.
I'll leave 'em trailing in my dust,
I'll leave the bottom place — or bust."
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April, 1940
SPORT SHORTS
By Matt Wiclopohki
Lack of sustained interest on the part
of the night shift employees, coupled
with the fact that the basketball champ-
ionship was still in pursuit by George
Wire's Hull and Craig Clark's Production
teams, caused abandoning the idea of hav-
ing a night badminton tourney.
However, the day shift boys have made
up for what the night fellows lacked. The
enthusiasm they have shown, the plays
they have displayed, plus the sportsman-
ship shown brought the best players to the
finals. With Johnny Lockwood vs. Mendez
and Billings vs. Henninger, there will be
plenty of action. Due to the fact that
Mendez is the favorite, Lockwood will
have to fight from the under dog's handi-
cap to retain the single's championship
for another year. While interest is looked
on these boys, we have our money on
Terry, Billings, Henninger, and a few
other fine players in the dark horse di-
vision.
George Wire's Howling Hull Hawks
out-basket-balled Craig Clark's Prim
Point Producers (Production) in two
previous games. Then in unbelievable
fashion, the baskets were upset and the
highest points ended in Production's favor
on two following occasions. On the 13 th
of March, Craig led his boys onto the
court for the fifth and final tussle for the
so-called championship of the night league
against George's Gladiators. Although
the Hull team led at the end of each
quarter, it took plucky Speed's accurate
eye, shifty pivoting, fine pass work and
noticeable team work to end on top of
the scoring spree for both the team and
game.
According to Mr. (Bill) Gilchrist, there
will be a play-off between the day and
night shift league leaders (Hull and Pro-
duction teams respectively) for the All-
Consolidated championship either March
30 or April 6.
The Machine Shop quintet set a new
record by rolling a total of 2,519 pins
against Lloyd Bender's Production No. 1
team. The Bender bowled consistently of
155 and Rasmussen hit his stride for a 214
fame. Shelby Best fell down a bit, causing
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Paul Gaughn to go on with the wind into
the gutter.
Thanks to Matt Wielopolski's streak of
daffy luck when he totaled 5 34 from games
of 230, 165 and 159; Al Wang helped
with his constant consistence of 177, 178
and 180; Vic Racko averaged 141 to do
his bit, and "Lefty" Glover helping with
444 pins. But it took Captain Miller's
grand total of 572 to help Machine Shop
team with games of 809, 844 and 866.
Here's a warning to other teams. Two of
Miller's money men were absent due to
illness.
George Wire led the high singles bowlers
with a 23 5 one week. Closely following
were Miller, 232; Wielopolski, 23 0; Goss,
226; Rasmussen, 214; Miller (again), 212,
and Kent, 210.
We believe that anyone who is healthy
and happy, with luck and patience, can
bowl that exclusive and elusive 3 00 (per-
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S. D. FLYING CLUB
By A. H. Davidson
The San Diego Flying Club celebrated
its fourth anniversary by having a dinner
dance in the Sun Room of the San Diego
Hotel on Saturday, March 16.
President Butterfield introduced Mr.
Bert Naseef, former club instructor and
original organizer, who commented on the
rapid growth and its fine record of safety
through four years of operation.
Mr. Carl Hunnaman, Corporate Treas-
urer, gave a brief history of the club's
activities. The club began activities with
20 members and one Taylor Cub airplane,
operating from Linda Vista Airport on
Camp Kearny Mesa. Later, the club
moved its base of operations to Lindbergh
Field. About this time, the members pur-
chased a Porterfield. In order to do this,
20 more memberships were sold, swelling
the club to 40 members. After operating
from Lindbergh Field for about a year,
the club moved to its present location at
Grande Vista Airport, located 3 miles
south of Chula Vista on U. S. Highway
101. Here the club operated its own field,
having 3 planes, hangars, and house.
President Butterfield announced that
the deal had been closed for the purchase
of a new Piper "Cub" powered by a 50
H. P. Continental motor, equipped with
hydraulic brakes, and dual ignition. "De-
livery is expected in 3 weeks."
Two new members were next voted into
the club. Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Higdon.
Then five members of North Parks' Boys
band rendered three musical numbers, and
they really could "give out."
Mr. Harry Culver, Club flying instruc-
tor, introduced Mr. Archie Atherton who
gave a talk on parachutes, and opened a
'chute and explained parts and types of
'chutes. Movies were then shown describ-
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using, and testing.
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The meeting adjourned then for danc-
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of the club, really knows his dancing, and
doesn't do bad at yodeling. Harry Culver,
Carl Hunnaman, Bud Seltenreich, Tommy
Butterfield, etc., were on hand to help
closeup in the "wee small hours."
Tommy Palsulich soloed on March 9,
and Jack Hoopers has his private Pilot's
License now, having taken his tests the
first of the month. He is the last member
of the club who will take his test for
private in the 40 h.p. Cub, as all future
tests will be taken in the 50 h.p. Cub.
Jack soloed in the 2S Rearwin also.
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By Al Leonard
THE Hull department is proud of its
championship basketball team. The
team has just completed a record break-
ing season in the Consolidated Shop league
by going through the entire season with-
out a defeat. To make the record more
impressive, Hull has won the Shop league
three years in a row. The players on the
Hull team are Tommy Johnson, John
Kunkle, Sam Shepard, Bob White, Norm
Heckeroth, Ellis Bell, Speed Gilmore,
Scotty Rutherford and "last but not
least," Loob. The team was managed by
Freddie Grossher.
The "Sudden Death" Hull Golf tourna-
ments are in full swing again. Jack San-
tone burned up the course to win a few
weeks ago and the last tournament turned
out a couple of co-winners when Jimmy
Le Clare and Mike Brooks tied to take the
honors. "Scotty" Doig, the demon handi-
capper, has all the boys scared to death
of winning the tournament because of the
way he cuts the new champ's handicap.
The only casualty of the last match was
"Iron Man" Landy, who got himself wet
under one of the sprinkling systems and
was laid up for a week.
Ray Horton, lead man of the South
Hull "Balcony Boys" has a reputation for
being very particular about edge distance.
One of his boys a short while ago drilled
a hole in his finger. Ray, who was nearby,
came over to the unfortunate young man
and asked, "What did you do, drill a hole
in your finger?"
"Yes," snapped the victim, "but don't
worry about it. I've got the proper edge
distance!"
George "Scavenger" Galley was highly
embarrassed the other day. After brag-
ging for three days about his new car he
finally got a group of men to go over and
look at it and admire its powerful motor.
Was George's face red when he couldn't
get the car started!
The boys in Hull were puzzled last week
when Norm Wire wore his "church goin' "
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lying on his side and clapping his hands
while catching fish in his mouth from a
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1. Sitb-assemblies of every nature are as-
sembled in the Bench department. It is in this
department that trained mechanics are called
upon to draiL- from their vast store of experi-
ence and training to assemble the necessary-
units that are aftern-ards used in the final
assembly of the airplane itself. Pictured above.
Bill Waite, Leadman in charge of Riveted as-
semblies, is checking a Tail Rib assembly sim-
ilar to the one that E. F. Miller and F. A.
Scrivani are riveting and drilling.
2. -The Operations Headquarters for the
Bench Department centers around the people
you see pictured above. At the left are Tommy
Jones and Ted Anderson of Planning. It is
their duty to see that enough detail parts are
on hand so that production schedules are met.
Next in line in the picture is Leadman Teddy
Edivards who is discussing an assembly -with
Bench Foreman George Young. At the right
are Bruce Pohl and Al Rodriguez, department
clerks. So close are reqttirement and comple-
tion dates follotved that seldom are they even
considered outside the department. The Parts
are just completed on time.
3. Extreme accuracy of assemblies is nec-
essary to guarantee inter changeability of units
at final assembly of the airplane. One of the
major assembly jobs of the Bench Department
is the fabricating of the various details which
make up the Control Column and other units
of the control system. John Bailey has just
completed inspection of an assembly he has
completed while Leadman Henry Doerr checks
the operation. Both men are veterans of many
years in aircraft constrjiction and have
worked on parts of every airplane Consoli-
dated has built to date.
BEHIND THE
EVERY man to his own last" works
out in fine shape as far as most
manufacturing units at Consolidated are
concerned, but in the case of the Metal
Bench department, it is of importance
that a large number of men are organized
into a group which can handle many, and
in some cases all the "lasts" in the book.
It is in this busy department, headed
by George Young, that some of the most
intricate of assemblies are completed.
Here one sees sheet metal details, machined
items, welded units, and riveted sub-as-
semblies brought together and worked up
into large assemblies that make up the fur-
nishings, handling equipment, armament,
or operating devices which will control
the flight of the airplane itself.
The broad scope of work performed
necessitates a trained personnel that is able
to rapidly interpret Blue Prints, be able
to accurately handle hand and machine
tools, and possess a degree of skill that will
be reflected in the smooth, and accurate
finish of the work being produced.
Today's record-breaking aircraft depend
on an unbelievable amount of equipment
that not only is incorporated in the as-
sembled airplane to permit its control in
flight or operating purposes, but also that
used to handle the plane on the ground or,
if necessity demands, permit the repair and
adjustment of the craft itself when it
might be far from its home base.
In the case of a military craft armament
is of utmost importance and the old mil-
itary axiom which states that the winner
is the one that reaches the objective "first-
est with the mostest" holds true in the
air, as well as on the ground. Modern air-
planes are able to protect themselves with
the equipment they carry and increased
speeds attainable with present design
coupled with new efficient power units
remove most of the handicaps of slower
speed. The plane's capacity to gain an ob-
jective depends upon its ability to carry
an exceedingly large load of "persuasion,"
and many details of this phase of plane
building are the work of the "Bench."
Seats for the pilots and observers pre-
sent another large amount of work in the
department. They are designed to be ad-
justable for several positions and must be
in shape to permit easy adjustment during
flight.
Getting large flying boats in or out of
the water looks like an easy task but it is
made to look easy because of the cleverly
designed and constructed beaching gear
equipment that permits the rapid change.
A good many "Bench Hands" are occupied
at assembling the large units which go into
their making.
The formed sheet metal details that
make up the light-weight, compact welded
parts are made in the department and
turned over to the Weld Department for
weld assembly, then returned to the Bench
for straightening and further machine or
hand finishing operations.
The swagging of control cable terminals
is another large order handed to the Bench.
This method of assembly of these Stainless-
Steel details presented many manufactur-
ing problems that were new to our in-
dustry but which were soon worked out.
Now their assembly along with the special
processing applied to the cable itself is so
uniform in operation that their completion
time never varies.
The Bench is often called upon to per-
form overflow work when some other de-
partment's production demands exceed its
capacity to meet schedules, or requirements
are such that work distribution will in-
crease production efficiency. One such case
that has become a regular Bench function
is the matter of producing the assembled
Trailing Edge Ribs and other sub-assem-
blies used in the construction of the wings
themselves.
To increase efficiency. Machine Tools
have been added where required. The De-
partment boasts of its own metal cutting
shears, punch presses, band saw, arbor
presses and drilling machines of various
capacities. This permits the completion of
many jobs within the department itself
and eliminates much handling of material.
To operate an organization of this size,
which alone is larger than most local busi-
nesses, requires men with years of experi-
ence to plan work and see it carried thru
to completion.
In the Bench Department group can be
found many veteran Coiisolidafors who can
boast of twelve and even fifteen years of
OLD BENCH
PICTURE .
No ivritten words, regardless of detail,
could tell the story of Consolidated' s growth
like a few moments observation of the picture
below furnished to us by Ted Edwards. This
is the Bench Department of fifteen years ago.
Some of the men pictured have gone on to the
grander life but their efforts to move things
along and their contribution to the company's
growth will never be forgotten. Many of the
men are still ivith the company in various ca-
pacities. The remarkable angle hard to realize
is that the Bench Department at that time did
a major share of the hand-work necessary for
the completion of the airplanes being built
including Sheet Metal, Tooling, Electrical ac-
cessories, Welded details. Cable Splicing, Tank
assembly and practically any other required
hand-work. And tvhen the boys completed
these "simple chores" they moved over to the
Final Assembly floor and assisted ivith the
final Assembly operations. The Bench Depart-
ment at that time ivas almost the entire shop.
Now it has been divided up into several de-
partments, each specializing in some branch
of Aircraft construction. From this small
group of Bench hands Consolidated has grotvn
until today more than 3 5 00 men are employed
doing what ^vere once "Bench" operations.
BENCH
Su JIcLttu SoQina
service. Not a few have worked on every
type of plane built by this company since
its inception. George Young, Department
Foreman, has years of mechanical experi-
ence to draw from. Starting in the auto-
mobile business he soon moved over to
the Sterling Engine Co. who were pro-
ducing aircraft engines. At this time he
was inspecting their products for the U. S.
Navy. He soon became connected with the
Curtiss Airplane and Motor Co. where so
many early aircraft mechanics got their
first experience. He spent five years with
that company before moving over to the
newly formed Consolidated Aircraft Cor-
poration. Starting as a bench hand his ad-
vance to his present position was inevitable
as present results readily prove.
He is assisted by Jimmy Wilkinson and
Warren Seely, who both have envious re-
cords in the industry. Leading various
groups are Ted Edwards, Henry Doerr,
Bill Waite, Paul Schrenk, Harry Roche-
ville and Gtis Johnson. These men are all
carrying a considerable responsibility, be-
cause, during these periods of expansion
it becomes necessary for them to not only
see that production flows freely, but they
must also train new men to produce de-
tails that meet the strict inspection de-
mands.
Any story of the Bench Department
would not be complete without some men-
tion of some of the early Coitsolidators
who can be found working in the depart-
ment. Among these boys you will find
Ed Rasp, Otto Dudzinski, Albert Hagele,
George Egleston, Otto Fink, George
Keener, Dave Wilkinson, Otto Voss and
Ernie Reekie.
But also very necessary are the hundreds
of men who have come into the industry
during the last few years and are working
along doing an important job and becom-
ing part of an important unit of what is
to us the most important Aircraft produc-
ing plant in the world, the home of the
world-famous Consolidated "R e c o r d
Breakers."
6. Thousands of rivets are set in each work-
ing shift in the Bench Department. This
method of fabrication is fast and the re-
sults very satisfactory. The important factor
is trained personnel and proper equipment.
Consolidated has both and more. The close-up
pictured beloiv is the basic operation that all
aircraft construction centers about, the actual
riveting of an assembly. Joe Smith and M. H.
Watt are assernbling the adjusting guides of
-what will eventually be a pilot's seat.
4. Certain details of the airplane proper are
better handled as sub-assemblies. This simpli-
fies construction and increases production ef-
ficiency. Warren Seely, Bench Department
Sub-Foreman, discusses a matter of assembly
procedure with headman Paul Schrenk. H. D.
Rocheville who has just completed the item
shown will afterwards direct his assistants
according to the decision. In the background
John Castle is operating a Drill Press, one of
many small machines found in convenient
locations about the department.
2. Jimmy Wilkinson, Bench Department
Sub-Foreman, Ed Rasp and Inspector Frank
Morse are shoivn above checking the detail as-
sembly and operation of a Gear Box assembly.
Items of this particular character require skill
and patience with their assembly. Alignment of
gears and bearings are held to tolerances that
match anything being manufactured in any
industry today. It is in the Bench Department
that the majority of Consolidated's veteran
employees are found.
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Consolidotor
ANODIC ANECDOTES
By Bit/ Nasccf
From time to time items are turned into
this column by anodizers who after all
create the news interest in it. Quote:
"Our anodic soft ball team is making a
high bid for top honors in the Consair
league. We have had three practice games,
winning them all. Slugger Lohman has
been pitching good ball, and promises to
hit his stride when the league gets under
way." Wally Miles.
"Practice games have been held at
Horace Mann Field, on February 24 we
played Tool Room and were ahead with a
score of 10 to 3; on March 2, Drop Ham-
mers lost a game to us with a score of
14 to 6; on March 9 we barely escaped a
tie with Wood Shops, ending with a score
of 1 1 to 1 0 in our favor. I would like to
announce that all future practice games
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will be played on Wednesday afternoons,
while league games will be played on
Saturdays. Let's have better turn outs."
Ted Lohman, Manager.
"Ted Lohman has been a proud papa
since last March 11; by the way, Ted,
what do you indulge in before pitching
us to victory every Saturday?"
"There's a certain Romeo that has really
fallen for Juliet; it looks like wedding
bells soon; how's about it, Dave?"
Carl F. Johnson, Jr.
Our friend Ray McGuffin, in charge
of the inspection side of the anodic de-
partment, not knowing that (ex-spray
man) Lyle is now a new company in-
spector, put him to work shooting parts
through on the other side. (Nice going,
Mac.) Lyle, our new inspector, is no
egotist, he will even reject his own spray
work. "It's got to be good." Arkie.
The three flying clubs: "San Diego Fly-
ing Club," "Southern California Flyers'
Club" and "Consair Flyers' Club" alone,
represent an active membership of over
100 pilots and students. Their elapsed
time of flying combined, since 1936,
would total to upwards of 2 5,000 flying
hours, reaching over 300 participants who
are no longer in. Consolidators should all
feel proud of this fact, and realize that
opportunity to fly and learn how at the
lowest rates this country has ever known,
is right here in Consolidated. Here's happy
landings to you all!
(Bert Naseef was founder and instructor
of the first flying club — and has taken a
keen interest in all three. Much credit
is due Bert for inaugurating this plan
here. Ed. )
BE WRONG JUST ONCE
By Craighead Weir
Because we are all human, we will of
course make some mistakes. A man who
never makes a mistake is just too perfect
to live. But the man who makes NEW
mistakes is far more valuable than the
fellow who makes the same mistake over
and over again. Wasn't it Horace Greeley
who said: "You are bound to make mis-
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old ones?"
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TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Maguire
Ed Curling and Lou Shirley are looking
for soft ball material. Step up boys; you
might make the team.
Ray Peters is building a stepladder.
Could it be for R. J. Knight, so he can
check on Ray's table ?
Marcella, when are you coming back?
We all miss you.
After five years at Consolidated as Tool
Designer, Mr. J. W. Van Doren is leaving
for a new position up north. We're all
sorry to see you go, and wish you the very
best of everything in your new venture.
Milt Hangen is working harder to catch
members for the Rod & Reel Club than
he would to catch fish. Jerry Kick, "Say
you saw it in the Consolidator." Roy
Smeltzer, our vegetable vendor, is now
smoking good cigars. Have you ever seen
"Guillermo" Ekdahl eat an ice cream cone?
It's an art.
Bob Hyder wants to buy a green eye-
shade. Where could he get one cheap? I
almost forgot, we moved — again!
Have Jim "Steal a Parking Space" Wil-
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fails!
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THINGS THAT COME OUT
AT NIGHT
By Craig
Spring is now officially here and things
are again in full bloom. One of the most
luxurious of the new spring growths is
the beard on Martin George's face. Some
crop, eh "Comrade?"
"Popeye" Petit has answered the call of
the sea and is building himself a nice fast
boat. He is assisted by "Salt Whiskers"
Durlee. The job is supervised by "Bar-
nacle" Joe Ryan.
Lou Gibson of Hull is a super athlete.
"Gibby" is not only a good golfer, but
also quite a bowler. Those bad balls he
throws are just to dust out the gutters.
"Major Hoople" Heideman, proprietor
of a Crown Point hostelry, is now a mem-
ber of the wing Night crew. When asked
how he liked night work, Frank said,
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"Fine. It gives me more time at home
during the day."
The Wing department is still trying to
figure out which one of the Earnest twins
was off sick last week.
Dick "C. S. Howard" Emrick has ac-
quired a race horse and a winning one,
too. Dick's horse has gone to the post
twice and has garnered a win and a place.
If this keeps up "Grico" will threaten
"Seabiscuit's" record.
Don Garrett of the Wing department
and Miss Mae Duley were married at Yuma
on Saturday, March 2. Don has started
off right by going home from work nights.
Ed Reynolds and Roy Musico of Paint
can tell time by the electric lights. Gate-
house No. 2 says they can, in case anyone
doubts the story.
Roy Weyman of Finish, better known
as "Crooner," entertained at a dance at
Kenyon's the other night. Roy can hardly
believe it.
The night basketball championship was
won by the Production department. The
team won 1 3 league games and lost one.
In the playoff they beat Hull 2 times out
3. The Production team scored 62 5 points
in league competition. Dick Scott was
high point man with nearly 200 points.
Other members of the team were Speed,
Selvaggi, Kraemer, Wilson, Carter, Clark,
Gaughen, Seeley and Emslie.
Joe Drodz, Hull, built himself a boat.
After looking over the completed article,
Joe went down town and bought a wash
board.
Henry Zilz, of Cutting, celebrated St.
Pat's day with a new green work suit.
Jack Smith, of Planning, wonders why
it's always raining in Paint Shop. Carter,
Bender and Browne of Production make
quite a trio; how come Art Stone finally
broke down and bought a thermos bottle?
Inspector Martin, of Tail, once flew for
Howard Hughes in the picture, "Hell's
Angels." If a plebescite were held in
Sheet Metal, the Scotch would take over
"hands down," with Scotty Birse, Jr., and
Scotty McCartney. "Bel" Starr, of Stock,
has taken up golf. It gets his feet in shape
for jitterbug dancing; Joe Havlik, Drop
Hammers, has bowled four "300" games;
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Chuck Pjerroa, of Drop Hammers, has
picked out the rings and set the date;
Fred Kipple, of Wing, was recently made
Inspector; Johnny Hester, of Finish,
bought himself a new house; for Mrs.
"Red" Johnson a correction — it was
peanut brittle, not peanut butter; Ross
Dilling doesn't regret one glass of that
stomach; Bill Wilson now holds down
Planning department third shift; Phil
Lima of Finish is a proud dad. His little
boy made the front page of the "Union"
two weeks ago.
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The governor picked up a phone and
called for long distance. "I want to speak
to Killer Demoff at the state prison," he
said excitedly.
"Sorry," a voice answered, "your party
just hung up." — Bee-Hive.
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WHAT A COOK,
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After three years of hearing Al Leonard
tell how to cook beef steak and onions, I
at last had the chance to taste this
master's famous dish. And much to my
surprise it was the best I have consumed
since I left old Virginia. But as Chef
Leonard would allow no one in the kitchen
but his wife, I have a hunch the little
woman should get the credit.
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Borne on the Eastertide comes a new
bundle of joy to the Kerr household. Bob,
the slight figure along Turret Lathe Row,
boasts a lusty boy of 7;/> lbs. Congratula-
tions Mr. and Mrs. Kerr. Best wishes are
also in order for the Burdette Stearmans
who celebrated their second wedding an-
niversary on March 12.
Lights — Music — Camera. Here's the
picture:
Recently it came to light that Bob
Williams has determined on a musical
career for his youthful daughter. Knowing
Bob as we do, it piques our curiosity to
ascertain why he should choose the violin
when he has a definite leaning toward a
harp.
Any day we expect to hear the strains
of some familiar aria like Mendelssohn's
Spring Song emerge from Fred Hudson's
Drill Press Kindergarten. It appears that
musical talent fairly abounds in the per-
sons of Larry Theis, Ben Beseda and Emil
Studnicki. Larry brags of 13 years of
saxophobia and proudly points to numer-
ous radio engagements in the east; "Swing"
Beseda beats out a mean set of drums;
while "Jive" Studnicki is both arranger
and instrumentalist.
This past month has marked the shift
changeover of the various leadmen. Their
melody strangely remains the same but
the lyrics change with the clock. We
eagerly await the time when the nite crew
will inadvertently blame the nite crew.
Habitues of the dust track are in for a
treat; Sam Hill's midget racing car is re-
putedly the fastest thing on wheels in its
class. Challenging its supremacy is the
dark horse entry of the second shift crib
caretaker, Jim Hull. Line forms to the
right, lay your bets.
The latest procedure that of posting
rejection reports, has quite a few of the
lads hiding their badges. Shame, shame,
everybody knows your names!
Spring has brought a lot of queer things
in its wake this year, among them is Jake
Brugger's work cap — an honest to good-
ness French beret.
As soon as Walt Koenig's radio trans-
mitter is completed some of us may be
able to speak to our mothers and friends
back east.
RADIO CLUB
A Consair radio club is being formed,
open to both licensed and unlicensed mem-
bers. An automatic tape machine for group
instruction has been made available for
those who wish to learn code. Announce-
ment of full details will be made later.
Among the many members already lined
up are operators: Tom Hemphill, Frank
Machado, Chuck Taylor, Cliff Thompson,
Robert White, Frank Seaquist, Roily Tyce,
Harold Savage, Frank Kemper, Charlie
Booher, Hap Hopkins, Don Burger, Tom
Eckles, Charlie Sands, Leonard Holmes.
Among the other members who are show-
ing keen interest are: D. Greene, Les John-
son, Al Griffith, Sam Seligman, Ken Smith,
Jack Wright, Owen Dillon, Bob Mussen,
Harry French, Don Southwick, J. C.
Hoover, Al Fabri, Reno Wheatcraft,
Walter Koenig, and G. L. Ealy.
Congratulations are in order for "Dad"
Sheppard, our six-gun sheriff from East
San Diego. It has been stated that his
daughter is engaged to a young man from
North Island. Happy landings!
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OH, HE FLOATS THROUGH
THE AIR . . .
WHEN Art Sowell, of Wing, floats
through the air with the greatest
of ease, he does so without the aid of a
flying trapeze. Instead, Art, who already
has close to 300 jumps to his credit, takes
to a parachute and a bat-wing rig for his
aerial thrills.
The experience of "piloting" one's self
Complete Line of Airplane Models
through the air on a bat-wing rig, ex-
plains Art, is similar to actually piloting
a plane. One can bank, turn, nosedive, or
tailspin on a bat-wing, just as one may
perform similar maneuvers in a plane. But
the bat-wing soarer must know something
about birds and their method of flight,
according to Art, for the wing and tail
pieces of the rig must be controlled much
as a bird controls its wing and tail feathers.
Art recalls two particularly hair-raising
experiences, both of which were nearly
fatal. On one occasion, during a barn-
storming tour in the midwest. Art jumped
from a plane and, on his way down, was
performing various mid-air tricks with
his bat-wing. Part of one wing ripped into
shreds due to the terrific strain caused by
his rapid descent, and threw him into a
spin. Before he could right himself he had
fallen to within 300 feet of the ground.
(That's pretty close when you're falling
between 30 to 60 feet a second!) Needless
to say, he managed to jerk open his chute
in the nick of time. Had he attempted to
pull the rip-cord while in a spin, the
shroud lines would probably have wound
around his body — and we'd have ... no
story here!
On another occasion Art leaped over
the water, floated down in his chute, then
— close to the water — unhooked the chute,
and jumped. He was a little too high
when he leaped, so that when he smashed
broadside into the water he crushed in a
set of ribs, and a lung with 'em. Walking
out of the hospital onto the flying field
sometime later. Art met a friend about
to take-off. The friend asked him to give
his plane's prop a crank. Art obliged —
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WHY ARE SOME GUYS ALWAYS PICKED FOR
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We don't know all the answers
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knowing how to make best use
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and the prop kicked him and broke his
arm! After hundreds of chute jumps,
Art broke his arm while grounded!
Art has practiced his perilous hobby
for eight years, and may continue it in
his spare time when he completes a new
rig he's developing now. Art's married
and has four children.
According to Art, the normal rate of
descent, without the bat-wing, is about
118 miles an hour. The rig, he claims,
slows down his rate of fall to between
60 and 70 miles per hour — just a mere
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John Woodhead, Sr., wants all swim-
mers to get into the newly-formed swim
club, as it will soon be time to practice
in Mission Bay. Johnny and Bob Harshaw
are prepared to give free coaching to any-
one who desires it; they have about 10
men now.
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SOME one wanted to know whether
the Final Assembly Department has
folded up, because they have not been
represented in the last few Consolidators.
The final assembly gang is strung all over
the plant, so it makes is very difficult to
get in touch with them, but some are still
around the yard.
Our lead man is "Art" Brennan, with a
very sunny disposition. Art sure blushes
easy when he gets into the sun for a short
time. He was talking about buying a hat
the other day — "does anybody know
why?"
Charley Fleickner was down on Broad-
way the other night and saw a telescope
with the sign "5c to see the moon." You
know how those small town boys are,
when they come to the city, they fall for
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anything. Charley paid and started to look
through the telescope. All at once he
scratched his head and asked the astrono-
mer what color the moon was. He was
told it was white, and Charley said it was
red. Come to find out, he was looking at
a large Neon light on top of the San Diego
Hotel. That's one time you saw the light,
Charley, "better looks next time."
The smiling crew chief of the X-31 is
"Harry" Earl from the Marines, and his
brilliant helper is high-flying "Vick," just
a mere boy from Los Angeles.
Our good-looking man "Dale" belongs
to the ex-Marine class. Every time some-
thing goes wrong, he starts looking for
the house boy; he still thinks he is in
China.
Battling "Nelson" from our Navy is
still wondering and pitching, and can't
get over it, him working on land instead
of a ship.
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A man who finds time to tear down
what some fellow workman has tried to
build toward success, has but little time
left for success himself. Never knock or
try to pick the other fellow's job to
pieces . . . spend more time trying to
improve yourself.
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19
TUBE BENDING
By Hart
It's a good thing that Danny Whorton's
wife is coming home before very long, or
he would be a walking skeleton. Must
not be eating right.
We hear that Norman Freakley has
given up his abode at Mission Beach and
moved to the city (La Jolla.)
No wonder they call Cooper "The Bull"
after the way he handles boxes of %"
tubing.
Who is the fellow who was called to the
North Gate to have his picture taken and
discovered he had left his false teeth at
home? Was his face red?
It won't be long now before Bert
Freakley starts to polish up his fishing
poles. The weather is getting kinda warm.
Traffic sign in Pa. "Slow, no hospital."
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THE CONSOLHOBBY
CORNER
By Lloyd L. Lee, Jr., Eng.
Believing it to be true that, next to
working at his hobby, the real hobbyist
would rather talk about it, than do most
anything else, this writer is inclined to
experiment with a new feature, for which
the editor of the Coinolidator has given
gracious permission. This will be the Con-
solhobby Corner.
To make this experiment a success re-
quires only the co-operation of the many
hobby riders in this big Consolidated fam-
ily. For instance, we do not know if
Frank Fink knows that Dick Robbins
and Dick McCreight also collect stamps.
Perhaps it would be to their mutual ad-
vantage and pleasure, to have a common
meeting ground in the Consolidafor. It
has been found that Dick Robbins and
Frank Fink, who are numismatics, and
Tom Hemphill, a radio "Ham." Lauren
Bonnell builds scale model airplanes, Felix
Kallis goes in for collecting knives and
guns . . . claims to have a real head-chopper
offer with some 40 nicks in the handle.
Dick McCreight goes in for stamps.
Berger of Hull takes to photography and
Everett Jacobson follows wood carving
. . . just to mention a few and in Bob
Mussen we have a hobby show manager
of the first water.
Let's get things rolling in Consolhobby
Corner . . . lobby for your hobby . . .
turn in a word about what you do for
your hobby, or maybe snitch on your fel-
low worker and what he does. Let's have
all the news. Perhaps a hobby show can
be held at some time in the future. What
are your hobby ideas? Let's hear from
you!
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DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By Jeff Baiilcy
AFTER .1 long period of expectancy
. the boys in the Structures group
really got hot the other day, but hardly
in the manner one would anticipate. It
was actually more on the order of house-
warming. At any rate some sparks from the
construction going on outside the window
ignited Abe Kligman's handsome canvas
drapes and immediately the boys galvanized
into action. Abe and Spike McKinney both
rushed for the fire extinguisher and col-
lided en route. Ken Jackman rushed for
his stop watch, movie camera, optical
pyrometer and maybe some other instru-
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ments which measure in millidecibels or
hectares. Little Giant Watts showed that
he is a true Toastmaster by leaping into
the breach and marshalling his forces with
a series of staccato barks. Clarence Gerber
hurriedly thrust an unlighted cigar be-
tween his teeth so that he could establish
a perfect alibi. As he gathered in the re-
maining canvas preparatory to erecting a
first aid tent, Norm Robbins was heard
muttering something about it being a
shame that his M.LT. fireman's coat — the
white duck one with the brass buttons —
was home in the closet. The fire was finally
extinguished and Dick McCreight the Sil-
ent Sage of the Ozarks, looked up wearily
from his work and broke his long period
of quietude to remark, "I guess it's out
now." The only person who preserved his
equanimity during the whole incident was
Herb Hinckley who did not even look
up from his work, believing all the hubbub
was caused by Henry Mandolf preparatory
to signing a drawing.
During this day and age of sophistica-
tion and things commonplace, it is indeed
refreshing to witness the remarkable ef-
fects of kindled emotion within the manly
bosoms of two of our brethren. Johnny
Valuch, with the ubiquity of a Fuller
Brush man and the perseverance of an
insurance agent, finally broke down sales
resistance and obtained a promise of mar-
riage from one of San Diego's fair young
damsels. From that moment on things be-
gan to happen to John. Usually a very
well-regulated individual, John rushed
madly home, threw open the windows, beat
on his chest, inhaled deeply, and hopped
into bed. Whether he remembered to re-
move his shoes and vest, we were unable to
learn. At any rate he forgot to wind and
set his alarm clock, misplaced his car keys,
etc., with the result that he was barely able
to make it to work the next day in time
for lunch. Lee Nelson made the fatal
mistake of courting a gal away over in
La Jolla whereas he lives in East San Diego.
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Next he made the mistake of trying to
get in good by taking her dog out for an
airing. Then he made the mistake of losing
it somehow. Then he made the mistake of
returning to her house, whereby he did
receive a most caustic verbal panning. And
so began a one-man search thru the dark-
ened streets of La Jolla for the missing
pooch. The night wore on and with the
gray streaks of dawn and the collaboration
of several milkmen the dog was duly re-
covered and returned to its owner, who
was now indignant for being awakened so
early. Then to cap the climax the pride and
joy of the Nelson motorized equipment
began to falter and finally failed before
half of the homeward journey was com-
pleted. All this without a whimper at the
feet of love. If Nelson keeps up, he'll make
Raleigh and Galahad look like a couple of
pikers, and Beau Ideal and Beau Geste will
be read by beginners only.
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21
WOODSHOP CHIPS
By /. E. Hodgson
Danny Cupid completed another job
Saturday, March 15, with the marriage of
Miss Geneva BoeUing, of Carlyle, 111., and
Charlie Pagerelle, of the Wood Shop. From
current reports, Mrs. P. is a wonderful
cook. Lucky man!
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Pay as Little as 50c Weekly
Campbell Murray is checking blocks on
the wood assembly fixtures week days. He
is an enthusiastic Lawn Bowler, and may
be seen any week-end afternoon on the
Bowling Greens at Balboa Park.
Joe Shuter should have been an Irish-
man; Mrs. Joe presented him with a fine
son at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, March 17, the
day of all days to the children of Erin.
Tommy Bell emphatically denies that he
is contemplating re-marriage, despite all
rumors.
T'other week-end Bob Brabban invited
some of the boys out to his new place in
La Mesa, with tools. He then put them to
work fencing in his lot. However, he
supplied plenty of refreshments, and a
good time was had by all, and a fence by
Bob.
Bill Clark and Carl Brown are back to
day shift work. Bill says he wishes to
attend evening classes, otherwise he liked
the night work.
Josh Littleford, with his saw filing
equipment, has been moved from the
Wood Shop mezzanine to the new build-
ing in the southwest corner; his new
home. Maybe you can stay put for a
while now. Josh.
Carl Shumaker attended the Orange
Show in San Bernardino. He tells us that
San Diego had a fine showing, part of
which were moving pictures taken over
the city, giving a remarkably good view of
our Consair plant.
Fred Purdy, our genial template locater,
has been under the weather. We all hope
to see you back by the time this is
printed, Freddy.
We are all getting ready for the baseball
^ thinking of parties?
then think of F
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season again. According to manager Bob
Harshaw the Wood Shop team ought to
make a pretty good showing, having
among its members Pitchers Harry Whit-
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Red Butler catchers, and Charlie Pager-
elle, a better than good all-around player.
Others are Bud Hadley, Mixon Bros.
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V > pinched for driving without an
operator's Hcense and fined $16 — wow!
You ought to know you can't get away
with that forever, Danny. Our police
force just loves guys like that.
Red "Hero" Wilson is a great little fire
putter-outer. Our recent conflagration
caused him no end of worry, what with
trying to run with a fire extinguisher and
operate it at the same time. Poor Tex, and
little Paul Ferrara got themselves a bath.
Does anybody want to adopt a bright
baby boy? Clyde Walker is trying to get
himself adopted and the only taker seems
to be Al Miley. The fact that AI has two
beauteous blondes on his hands has nothing
to do with it, of course.
Pete Cinquegrana, our well known
Baltimoron, knows now when a S. D. cop
says something he means it, even if said
cop has to put it in writing. Don't worry,
Pete, our jail is a swell place — to stay away
from!
Al Miley, the dancing gigolo from
Frisco bay, is trying to make a deal
whereby he will exchange dancing lessons
for instructions on how not to get his
fingers caught in the nibbling machine.
Al says he's an expert in dancing the
"Rumbar."
E. Lafayette Bailey just got on board
the ferry when he ran out of gas. Not
only did he hold up the traffic, but he
had to leave his car on the ferry for four
trips while he chased all over Coronado
trying to get some gas.
Our basketball team, consisting of B.
Baily, H. Dye, the Aquire boys. Flowers,
Williams, Langdon, Maxfield, Feeney and
James, has finally come through with the
championship of the second league. Being
beaten by a superior team is nothing to be
ashamed of and so we are still proud of
our team's showing.
Stan Marcyan, who seems always to have a
camera loaded with film and all set to shoot 24
hours a day, snapped this picture. He titled it, "Big
dog — little dog — say hello.'*
Jules Aquire is the proud papa of an
8 y2 lb. baby boy and, of course, cigars
are in order. Jules says he's only sorry it
wasn't twins, but what's the Mrs. say,
pal? Anyhow, best wishes for the baby
and mama.
What Welder from Baltimore recently
bought a Tiajuana jalopy and didn't know
it was a Mexican car until it came time
to register it? Poor Pete had a heck of a
time trying to prove his citizenship. Well,
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April, 1940
23
CONSAIR FLYERS
By Barney Farley
CONSAIR Flyers, newest flying club
to take its place in San Diego, is be-
ing formed. It has been founded along the
same lines as various other flying clubs, in-
corporating all their finer features and add-
ing a few of its own where needed.
The Flyers' first ship will be a new Cub-
50 or 6 5, which will be used as a primary
trainer for students and will also accom-
modate the needs of the pilots. A three-
passenger Cub Cruiser is the second ship
planned by the club. This latter ship is a
75 horsepower job, with a top speed of
110 m.p.h. and a landing speed of 40
m.p.h. The Cruiser is also in the 2 S class.
The club, however, believes one of its
finest advertisements to be the members
who have already joined and who, perhaps
now, are interesting prospective ""Flyers."
To begin with Orville Hubbard had
the idea. It seems Orv wanted to resume
his flying, preferably in a club. Undecided
on whether to join the San Diego Flying
Club, an excellent organization, or the
Southern California Flyers, founded and
managed by the very capable Al Griffith,
he resolved to take it upon himself to start
a new one. The result was the Consair
Flyers.
Having been past vice-president and op-
erations manager of the San Diego Flying
Club, Orv gained much experience and
became very efficient in both flight and
ground operations. He will assume similar
duties as operations manager of the Con-
sair Flyers.
Next comes Arthur Becker (club presi-
dent), former Pensacola student and priv-
ate flying enthusiast. Becker has been in-
strumental in organizing the Consair Flyers
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and is its first charter member. According
to all reports from North Island, where
Becker is stationed, the fellows there are
hearing plenty about the club.
Then comes Miles Blaine (club treas-
urer), a pilot with a goodly number of
hours to his credit. Miles, one of our most
enthusiastic members, is one of those fel-
lows who would rather fly than eat.
Another member is Steve Brown (club
secretary) , solo pilot. Apart from his duties
as secretary, Steve is also acting chairman
of the membership committee.
Tony Lis Settie has also decided to join
our ranks. Tony soloed a few years ago
and after a considerable absence from fly-
ing, has decided to start anew via the
Consair Flyers.
Club instructor will be Louis L. Loyko,
graduate U. S. Naval Air School, Pensacola,
Fla., with four years of Naval flight ex-
perience. Taking a discharge in 193 3, Mr.
Loyko bought a ship and barnstormed
around central California. In off seasons he
did student work for the Duck Air Services
of Oakland, Calif. An employee of Con-
soliiiafeci since 1936, Mr. Loyko's flying in
San Diego area has been strictly student
work. To have an instructor of Mr.
Loyko's caliber, is a definite asset to the
club.
Operations are planned off Tyce Field,
Chula Vista, where arrangements have been
made to take care of the club's necessities.
Meetings will be held in Room 5 30, S. D.
Trust & Savings building first and third
Saturdays each month at 7:00 p.m. Those
interested are invited to attend.
Pun of the week: George Wire: '"After
the bowling my team has to hurry to make
a plane."
Bowling Manager: "Flying far?"
George Wire: '"No. We're on the night
shift at Consolidated."
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By "Brad" Bradshaw
WITH that quantity order budget
keeping my nose to the grindstone,
ear to the floor and eye peeled for the
boss, I feel like a contortionist (no cracks
Gimber, about my nose needing the grind-
ing) so I was "the little man who wasn't
there" for much news this month. Al-
though I did visit, (they called it "snoop-
ing") the Ted Andersons, and his new
home and Craig Clark and his new "heir."
Ted has the front all cleaned off ready for
the grass and was looking forward to
"payday" and the seed. Craig, Jr., is some
boy and "papa" and "mama" have a right
to be mighty proud. It's easy to see that
Craig has lost a great deal of prestige since
the new arrival. His picture that adorned
the front mantel is now nailed up in the
garage and for some reason he has a mighty
bad case of "laundry tub hands." Babies
will be babies. Harvey Muck, Henry Doer
and their "mamas" arrived while I was
there and the ladies were given a chance
to try their hand to see how much of the
skill was preserved from that age-old
science the "three point change."
Almost forgot about stopping to see
Mac McGuiness laid up with a strained
back, at least that was his story, and if he
has been going in for some of that "McCoy
mountain industry", it's highly probable,
as traveling these canyons on the run is
mighty hard on the "torso." "Mac" be-
gan groaning about his "indigestion" after
I rang the bell but later admitted it was
an "act" as he thought I came after a
"handout." Not until hunger drove me
out for a sandwich did I realize how clever-
ly that fellow had "manuevered" me out
of a feed.
Perry Ogden informs me that Com-
mander Carpenter's objectives in wanting
that quota of orders is for the industrial,
technical and social welfare of the em-
ployees. More orders, more shop produc-
tion, and less time for Messrs. Koenig,
Brink, Campbell and Roberts to "overdo"
their face and hair. It also keeps Ras-
mussen, Allison, Dietzer, Gimber and
Pitts, all married men, away from the
girls' desks, thereby decreasing the chances
of those "marital perturbances" that tend
to disrupt the social happiness in the home.
Being a bachelor, my objective must be
to keep from getting "canned," or to
get more work from these "night speed
demons" Gaughn and Percell.
Roy Coykendall, to prove his versatility
in other than outdoor sports, has gone in
for the "finer arts" as well. At present he
has mastered the first three lines of "South
of the Border" with only two months of
rehearsals, with a magnificent blend of
tonsil, adenoid and catarrh, producing a
"nasal melody" that touches the soul of
Eddie Generas.
Glad to see Jack Mulroy back and going
in high gear again.
Jeff Bouley has never told us that
"Farny" Farnsworth was a "child prod-
igy", getting his engineering "sheepskin"
in his teens, which accounts for the "Ful-
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ness is not the "sneezing" kind but "hit
the hay and snooze" for "Sandy". Rose,
the wife, although a graduate in pharmacy,
has yet to hit on the formula (after the
victuals are gone) that will cure the
malady.
As for athletics, Lloyd Bender must
show more proof of being a "hockey play-
er" than receipts from that business where
the "three gilt balls" hang over the door-
way. "Archie" Stone and "Trotsky" Trot-
man say their speed is due to being "fleet
men," get it? But Production Manager
Carpenter is still "Commander" and that
shouldn't slow 'em up. George McCaUister,
who has been hibernating in "Alaskan"
igloos for some time, is back, and getting
"thawed out." Process cards that were lost
several years ago, when he was a "planner,"
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like those "mounties," "we always gets our
cards." What chance has a fellow to cover
up a "planning muff" when Holman and
Johnson of Purchasing always vote against
me? There's no justice to this majority
business. We felt that with the able assist-
ance of "Flash" O'Donnell, Ed Stewart
would be relieved of many of his "worries"
and take it easy but we noticed that while
waiting for Ogden to terminate a confer-
ence he paced a "Chula Vista block" and
flipped his cigarette down to a very small
"butt" in three minutes. Ray Hartmayer
reports that his cigarette budget shows a
profit since Bill Liddle took over his new
duties.
Famous last words of dispatchers, "I
can't find the parts, Mulroy, sign this
A.V.O. for new ones." We hear Johnny
Penfield has been feeding "Pinion nuts" to
Ben Leonard to keep him busy while he
steals "hulls" from the paint shop. Joe
Maloney has a bell to summon Miss Ben-
nett and Miss Wright for blueprint service
but some of the shop lads still yell "yoo
hoo" at the girls. Just a California custom.
Bob Morse and "Min" Mineah never seem
to decide who wins those "verbal battles"
over parts. Bob can't answer all the ques-
tions "right off the bat" but with a little
preparation he does right well.
Sam Seligman, electrical expert for the
Bowling operations, says that Jack Bearse
wrote to Major Bowes for that "armature"
he asked him to get. Bill Fleet and Jim
Kendrick didn't like "Gone With the
Wind." We can stand for Sherman's March
to the Sea, carpet baggers and Reconstruc-
tion but "them dern Yankees did not
whup the south", says these southern gen-
tlemen. You take the south, suh, and give
me "Scarlett."
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Late Co-ordinator, Production Manager,
and a Director of Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation; known to all as "Doc" Carpenter . . .
March 1894 . . . AprQ 1940
CONSOLIDRTOR
Volume 5
MAY, 1940
Number 5
S. A. E. MEETING . . .
A highly successful dinner meeting was
held under the auspices of the So. Calif.
Section of the Society of Automotive En-
gineers at the San Diego Club on the
evening of Friday, April 19th. The meet-
ing was attended by over 300 persons, in-
cluding some 7 J representatives from Los
Angeles Aircraft factories. Leaders in San
Diego's aviation activities were present,
and an added guest of prominence was
Reid A. Railton, designer of John Cob's
famous 360 m.p.h. car.
Principal speakers were: Walter Hite,
Chief Engineer of Timm Aircraft Corp.,
who presented a paper on plastic materials
applied to aircraft structures; Ken R.
Jackman, Chief Structural Test Engineer
of our own engineering department, whose
prepared paper was on the subject:
"Modern Aircraft Materials and their
Testing," and Mr. J. C. Lyons, West Coast
Representative of the Budd Corp., who
presented a paper for Dr. Michael Watters
on stainless steel construction. A short talk
was also given by E. A. Ross of State Col-
lege, who was identified with the build-
ing of the early N. C. boats and the con-
struction of the first wind tunnel at
Landley Field. Some highly interesting mo-
tion pictures taken for the engineering
department by our photographer, Otto
Menge, were also shown.
A good bit of the success of the meet-
ing should be given to Don Waller of our
engineering department, acting technical
chairman for Chief Engineer L M. Laddon,
who was east on Company business on this
date.
XNEWS
A little too late for inclusion in this
issue was an excellent snapshot of John P.
LaLanne of Experimental, and Miss Mig-
non M. Largent. Attached to the snapshot
was a clipping from the local paper under
the heading of Marriage Licenses Applied
for April 16, also mentioning LaLanne
and Miss Largent all in one line. Congratu-
lations!
NOTICE
A meeting of the San Diego Aero Club
will be held on Mon., May 13 th in the Sun
Room of the San Diego Hotel, beginning
at 6:30 p. m. The guest of honor will be
Mr. Richard Archbold, Research Associate
of the American Museum of Natural His-
tory, who will be presented with a trophy
in commendation for his Round-the-World
flight and scientific exploration work in
Netherlands New Guinea. Other guests of
honor include Major Reuben H. Fleet and
Mr. Russell Rogers, who will comment
upon the motion pictures taken during the
flight around the world.
All officers and employees of Comoli-
datcd are invited, whether or not they are
members of N. A. A.
SAN DIEGO AERONEERS . . .
The Efiie trophy was awarded on April
14th to Harold Strawn of the Loft Dept.
Although Harold was able to fly only two
months of the three for which the trophy
was awarded, he amassed enough total time
to win this award.
Contest flights for the Stanley Andrews
trophy started on April 14 and will run
for a six months' period, and will be
awarded on high points. Contests are held
on the last Sunday of each month at the
San Diego Aeroneers' field on Camp
Kearny Mesa. Anyone may enter, but
only club members are eligible for points
on the trophies.
PET NOTE
Due to the short notice of posting the
request for pet pictures, insufficient prints
were secured for inclusion in this issue.
However, this feature will run for sure in
the next issue, so don't delay. Be sure to
send in glossy snapshot prints of your
pets as early as possible. Don't delay. Hand
them in to the news gatherer in your de-
partment, or send them to the Consolidator
thru the mall. Be sure to mark on the
back of each snapshot, your name and
clock number and department, as well as
the name or names of your pets, and any
other notes about them you wish.
AVIATION DANCE
Members of the San Diego Flying Club,
Inc., Coijsair Flyers and Southern Cali-
fornia Flyers Club invite all to attend
a novel Aviation Dance at the Broadway
pier on Saturday, May 4, starting at 8:30
P. M.
A unique and admirable feature of the
affair is that though unitlve in purpose,
these three flying clubs are in competition
with each other in the course of their fly-
ing and operating activities.
Laurie Higgins, well known maestro,
and his 11 -piece orchestra will furnish the
rythm. Dancing from 8:30 P. M. to ?
Operators of local flight schools have
been invited to display posters advertising
their operations in the ballroom.
Good fellowship is to be the reigning
spirit of the evening. Flyers, non-flyers,
those interested in aviation, those not in-
terested (we'll probably make you inter-
ested before you leave) — one and all, are
invited to come down, do a little dancing,
a little whining if you prefer, turn a few
handsprings or plan a high dive off the end
of the pier — but come on down and join
the fun! Barney Farley.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Due to the success of last year's tourna-
ment and to renewed popular demand, a
men's singles tennis tournament is to be
started May 18, 1940, playoffs taking place
on subsequent Saturday afternoons.
Players desiring to compete are requested
to submit name, department, and clock
number to any committee member by May
10. Official entry blanks are available
from committee members or on the tennis
bulletin board at the south gate.
Be sure to watch the south gate bulletin
board for last minute announcements.
The committee: Hudson (Acctg.) , Ver-
non (Acctg.), Bill Miller (Wing), Peter-
son (Loft), Lockwood (Prod.), and Gil-
christ (Empl.)
About 450 years ago Leonardo da Vinci
attempted the first flying machine. His
assistant Astro, was the first test pilot.
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ROD AND REELERS
By "Brad" Bradshaw
Membership in the Consair Rod & Reel
Club is nearing the two hundred mark as
the result of their recent drive, according
to Milt Hangen, secretary of the organiza-
tion.
Sporting activity, especially fresh water
and ocean fishing, is getting underway
rapidly and several fine prospective prize
winning specimens have been landed al-
ready. Two groups of deep sea anglers,
one from Engineering and one from Pro-
duction have been out to the Coronado
Islands on chartered trips for a fling at the
Yellowtail. Roy Coykendall, Glenn Hotch-
kiss, John Hopman, Leo Bourdon and
Eddie Lang, dangerous rivals for the An-
nual prizes, were among the group of
early birds.
Roy Smeltzer and Lloyd Bender have
been stimulating interest in lake fishing
with several trips to Henshaw. Bill Bel-
lows is getting his boat ready for regular
runs and everything points to a banner
year for hooking the fighting "brain
food" table decoration.
Oil up that reel, fellows, and let's get
going — see you at the "ole swimming
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when a fellow finds a good thing I be-
lieve he ought to pass it along, especially
when by so doing he is not only helping his
pals but himself.
And fellows, Flo (?), that's my girl
friend, pal and wife all in one, and I have
sure found something good. We've learned
how to live better for less.
About a year ago we made a move that
we now know to be the best we've ever
made. We've got our own little cottage on
our own little acre. Here we grow our
own fruit, our own flowers and our own
vegetables. It isn't so much the value of
the things we grow, although we now see
where this can be made into a material
saving, but it's the fun of doing these
things.
We're close to, but back from, the main
highway. We're away from the noise and
traffic hazards and yet we're within 20
minutes of Consair.
My spare hours are spent in a manner
which gives me an entire beneficial change
from my work at the plant. I know I'm
a better man at my daily job because of
this new way of living we've found. Flo
and I are so busy building up and adding
to our very own little place and are find-
ing so much happiness in doing it that,
— well, we just wanted to pass the idea
along to you.
There's plenty of room for many of you
to do as well or better.
James R. Lay,
"Mayor of Mt. Helix."
YOUR MAINTENANCE GANG
WHILE the men in the mainten-
ance division are not on the pro-
duction line, never let it be said they don't
produce.
We are the fellows for whom you call
when your ability to operate ceases.
Your call is heard, and there we are,
whether it be electrical, plumbing or any
other branch of maintaining operation.
Let it be known that we feel as much
a part of production, as wing, hull or
ailerons of any ship you produce.
We are "the men behind the guns."
Your Maintenance Gang,
R. L. Thomas.
Scotty McCartney has tired of the fast
city life, while Hank Liegel yearns for the
bright lights of the city. Scotty has
moved to National City and Hank's beau-
tiful new home is at Mission Beach.
SAN DIEGO FLYING
CLUB NEWS
By A H. Davidson
(Note: See note elsewhere about the
Aviation Dance.)
The grading operations at the Club field,
Grande Vista Airport, at Otay, Calif.,
have been completed and Tommy Butter-
field, Melvin "Knute" Knutsen, William
"Wild Bill" Travis, Charlie Culver and
Stan Petrol, are to be complimented upon
the fine job they have done.
The new Cub "50" is to be delivered on
Sunday, April 21, 1940, and will be wel-
comed. Flying activities have been quite
brisk lately, and this new ship will take
quite a load off of the Cub "40." The
Rearwin has just had new bushings in the
gear case and is in "top" condition.
Fred Young passed his examinations be-
fore C. A. A. Inspector on Wednesday,
April 17, and is now proud owner of a
private Pilot's License for 2 S. Immedi-
ately following his license, he took off for
Yuma, Ariz., with his bride to be. Miss
Ruth Quiggens. The happy couple were
married in Yuma and returned that eve-
ning. This was Mrs. Young's first airplane
ride.
On the same day that Fred Young
passed his tests in the Rearwin, Bud Sel-
tenreich passed his examinations before
a C. A. A. Inspector for his Private Pilot's
License for 1 S, in the Taylor Cub "40."
Three weeks previously Bud also received
his Airplane Mech. License, at satisfactory
completion of examinations given by C.
A. A. (Civil Aeronautics Authority) . Bud
is leaving for his old stamping grounds,
Alaska, and will be missed at the Club as
he has made many friends in his stay here.
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The Wood Shop added to its benedicts
by the marriage of T. E. Donnelly, April
13 to Miss Mary Louise Tesseda of San
Diego, Yuma, Arizona being the place
where the nuptials were performed '■" "' ''
After seeing that the right jobs done in
the department were sent to the proper
places, Joe Apple after about two years of
this work, donned an apron and is now
working on the bench with the pattern
makers '■' '■'
Congratulations and good wishes are in
order to James Carreras on being back on
the job after a serious spell of pneu-
monia '' ''' '''
Bob Rutan and Gerald Bradbury are
living at Joe Apple's place. It appears
that the other night the house was dis-
turbed by some prowler trying to gain
entrance illegally. Bob and Joe arose and
evidently scared away the intruder, but
"Brad" slept on " '" "
Herman Drasin is to be congratulated
on his marriage, April 1 3, to the good look-
ing and charming lady, Mrs. Ethel Zim-
merman. Mrs. Drasin has experienced life
in ways that not many of us do, or desire
to. Born in Russia, she was forced to flee
during the revolution. Landing in Shang-
hai, China, she spent the next 20 years
there, and just got away from there when
the Japs started their invasion. Let us hope
that her marriage begins an era of tran-
quility, to last the rest of her life ''' '■" "'
The Wood Shop Baseball team has been
rather disorganized, due to the fact that
part of the players have been working on
the graveyard shift. We have a couple
of first class pitchers in Harry Whittaker
and Lloyd Del Nero. However, when the
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season opens we expect to be right in there
playing ball. The players are hoping that
spiked shoes will be allowed, as a safeguard
again accident due to slipping ''" ''' *
A new arrival is announced in the per-
son of Lloyd Ronnie Del Nero, Seven
pounds, 1% ounces, on April 15. His
Papa is the ball pitcher and his Mama is
just that, his Mom, "and ain't that
sumpin'," Mrs. D. N. Best wishes ''' '•' '■'
Bill Clark, wearing a pair of bell
bottomed overalls, was grubbing out
some willow shoots out of his garden. Sud-
denly he started a combination Indian war
dance and Irish jig. During his gyrations
something shot out of his pants leg; it
turned out to be a lizard about six inches
long, in search of adventure prob-
ably '■' '■' '■■
The Consair Swimming Club especially
invites lady swimmers to join its ranks and
take part m the many swim contests and
other activities that will ensue during the
coming summer months. This invitation
includes both lady employees of Con-
iol'idatcd or the lady relatives of other
workers in the plant. Contact John Wood-
head, Sr., for further particulars '' ''" "'
According to Chf Berger we don't have
to worry about being slaves in the U. S. A.
at least not while the kids at the gates are
seOing "Liberty" for a nickel '■' "' ''
We are hoping to see Lymn Baker back
on the job again soon. Don't forget old
boy, we are all pulling for you, so hurry
and get well. '■' '•' '•'
Don't you believe it:
"Little dabs of powder,
Little drops of paint.
Always make a girl
Look like what she aint."
Fellow at lunch counter: "Will you
change that Swiss Cheese sandwich I or-
dered to American Cheese?"
Waitress (to cook) : "Naturalize that
cheese sandwich!"
An ignorant man is often our own in-
ability to understand his method of
explaining or reasoning.
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WELL, the news deadline has caught
up with me again, and if I only
had the descriptive ability of Bradshaw,
the "seeing eye" of Production column,
I could really make some use of the girls'
column. However, maybe fifteen scraps
of paper, scribbled notes, and pencil
scrawlings will find their way into a
column. Hope so.
There is something new under the sun:
Florence Cannon has an attractive new
hair-do; Juanita Smith has a new affliction,
"occupational neurosis" in her left arm
(your guess is as good as mine) a newly-
acquired niece sent Lois Campbell dashing
to Los Angeles recently. Lois reports that
being an aunt for the first time is a darned
unique experience; Norma Haugard is the
new addition to the switchboard; Louise
Girodon has a new shade of lipstick.
Comes spring and the heat of noon
sends four weary working girls up hills
and around canyons to munch in Balboa's
shade and greenth. Brendan Fottrell,
Louise Girodon, Mary Eleanor Meredith
and yours truly, hop nimbly aboard
Nijinsky, the Leaping Ford, and away we
go!
Consolidated now has 54 feminine em-
ployees.
Since Grace Koenig has been working
nights, we don't get a chance to converse
with her. So from all the rest of us —
"Hello, Gracie!"
Girl: "I know a man who has been
married ten years and he still stays home
every evening."
Boy: "That's what I call love!"
Girl: "The doctor calls it paralysis."
Any man who sits in the electric chair
gets amps in his pants.
Mary Eleanor (to current boy friend):
"What did the ocean say to the airplanes
going by?" "Nothing, it just rolled over
and waved."
Brendan contributes the following:
A recent Satevepost article "Bombers
by the Pound" whipped up in an idle hour
(we don't have them here!) by an em-
ployee in the Production Department of
an aircraft factory gives the newcomer
to this exciting business an insight into the
whys and wherefores of the game. Writ-
ten in a conversational manner, it is easily
read and digested.
We all respect Carl Griebner, who comes
to work nice and early so we may share
his Los Angeles Times before starting the
toil of the day. Yes, indeed, he is allowed
to read it at lunch time!
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HULLABALOO
Ey Al Leonard
The Hull Championship basketball
team had their pictures taken for this issue
of the Consolidator. All the boys but
Kunkel look as though they were four
points behind with but one minute to
play. Kunkel has that happy (slap)
smile on his face since he injured his head
in an auto accident. The picture would
have had better light reflection if Freddie
Grossher and "Scotty" Rutherford were
at each end.
Tommy Johnson says he has a chance
to be a jockey at Caliente if he can lose ten
pounds. How Tommy could lose ten
pounds without losing a leg or getting a
short haircut is beyond comprehension.
Tommy has discovered that it is far better
to be on a horse yourself, than to put your
money on him.
Walt Hassler, King of the Hull
dispatchers, claims that his newest floor-
walker, Andy Lyman, is the best looking
man in the plant and is ready to start a
beauty contest to settle any argument.
"Scavenger" Galley says he saw Andy first
and warns everyone away from him.
Nick Tuevesky's little Russian colony
is thriving nicely under their little glass
cages.
Glenn Hotchkiss and his Hull Rod and
Reelers staged a "bleitzkreig" off the shore
of Coronado Islands recently and scuttled
a flock of large yellowtail. Glen was
high man with ten hooked. There would
have been more fish caught if "Yap- Yap"
Hopman, the Anchovie King, hadn't put
all the bait in his sack.
It seems that the Hull Sudden Death
Golf Tournaments are becoming too
tough for one man to win by himself. The
last two tournaments ended up in ties.
Mike Brooks and Freddie Grossher won the
last one by a narrow margin. Mike has
been the winner the last two times. Page
the handicapper!
There is no grief!
Disappointments that come our way
Are only testing scales
That weigh our human clay.
DR. HARRIS T. FAGAN
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Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
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522 F Street
May, 1940
DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By Jeff Bouley
FOR years Ron Crandall has nursed a
desire to do something really nautical.
When he reached the age at which boys
run away to sea, a thrilling Tarzan serial
was on at his neighborhood theater so he
passed up the chance. But all this talk
one hears now of naval expansion was just
too much for Ron, and he finally went up
to Long Beach and purchased a small
cabin cruiser. On the following week-end
Skipper Crandall and his crew (Hank
Wheeler) went up to sail the boat home.
All went well on the voyage until they
were passing the Scripps pier at La JoUa,
where they spied their wives watching
their progress. Heaving to, they tried to
converse with the gals but their seafaring
voices were as yet undeveloped and lacked
that foghorn quality, rendering conversa-
tion well nigh impossible over the pound-
ing of the surf. Unable to understand
even the gestures of the wives, Ron finally
bellowed "Send us a post card!" and steered
out to sea. The girls hurried dutifully to
obey the orders as they understood them.
When they reached the nearest phone they
called the Coast Guard.
A short time later a cutter steamed up
to Skipper Ron's boat and a two-inch
towing hawser was heaved aboard. And
this, friends, was the beginning of a beauti-
ful friendship which lasted until 3 A. M.
when the Coast Guard boys awakened
Skipper Ron and crew to inform them that
they and the boat were safely home.
"The fat is on the fire" is an old adage
which seems to fit the situation every once
in a while. Perhaps a bit envious because
of the amazing pyrotechnics display on
by the stress gang in their recent fire drill.
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Lauren Bonnell contributed a very fine
individual performance for the benefit of
the boys in the loft. Lauren, who is en-
dearingly known to his intimates as "The
Crisco Kid," was crouched on a loft board
explaining it to someone. As he slid down
off the board he suddenly went into a very
lively jig punctuated by a series of glides
and dips. It developed that during the
descent from the table the matches in his
hip pocket were ignited and the pocket
containing the burning matches and some
hot money were the motive power for his
antics. At least accounts, Dick Cella and
Frank Ranahan, a bit abashed at not being
booked on Broadway for their parts in the
Junior League Follies, were starting a local
Conwlidafed dancing school and were seek-
ing Bunny for a star pupil in the rhumba.
It has been brought to our attention
that Graham McVicker was really the one
who carried the extinguisher to Abe Klig-
man's fire last month. For this inaccuracy
we apologize, but with so many little
squirts running around the drafting room
these days our mistaken identity can read-
ily be understood. Some other things that
should bear a little further investigation,
by the way, are Ken Whitney's lavishness
on those gal friends, wedding bells for
Johnny Valuch and George Harnack,
Howard Macdonald's tattered wing tips,
Chuck McCabe tossing 50-cent pieces in
gaboons, George Clayton having six nails
on one foot, Prince Louie Minella's evi-
dent color-blindness. Jack Treat's gunshot
wound from his boy's toy cannon, and
One-Reel Freel's amazing movies.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Magistrate: So your only defense is that
you were drunk when you kissed this lady.
How can you prove that?
Defendant: Well, just take a good look
at her yourself, Judge.
An expert is a fellow who'll tell you
"it won't work." A genius is the fellow
who removes the "won't", substitutes,
"Let's" . . . and makes it work.
Never say die . . . say D , and
start again.
On Mother^s Day
tell her with flowers!
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In the autumn, many Great Open
Spaces close for the season.
• • •
The mountain Fastness slows down
for the winter.
• • •
The Wildwood grows tame, curls
up under 6 ft. of soft, white climate.
• • •
Then along comes this time of year
and Nature starts to tidy up the
landscape for guests.
The Call of the Open Road resounds
across fertile valleys and is relayed
into teeming towns.
• • •
Right now, as eyes turn to far hori-
zons, it's well for you to time your
trip and chart your course.
• • •
Before you take to the throttle for
a summer tour, here's a helpful tip :
Drive into your Shell Dealer's
Station and unfold your plans.
• • •
He'll get you full facts on wind,
weather, or the cost per person.
If you have no plans, he'll unfold
some for you.
• • •
He'll send into Shell Touring Serv-
ice. They'll lay a special route, up
and down, east and west, or over
and above.
• • •
It's all as free as that zestful air
you're going to breathe when you
get 'way out yonder on the big
vacation trip.
Consolidator
BOWLING NEWS
By H. K. Clay
THE curtain was lowered on the 1939-
1940 bowling season at the San Diego
Club when some 150 keglers and their
friends joined forces with Consair officials
at a huge banquet in compliment to the
victorious quint — the Experimental ag-
gregation of pin-biffers.
Arranged by Dan Miller and Harvey
Muck, the banquet was acclaimed the most
successful of any similar affair ever staged
in the region. The motif throughout the
decorations and menu was kegling and
Messrs. Miller and Muck supplied many
novel ideas which won the plaudits of
the guests.
In addition to the feted team which is
composed of Ward Levere, Otto Peter-
hansel, Eddie Lang, Walter Sherwood and
Russell Wright, a dozen or so local cele-
brities were present as honor guests. Head-
ing the list were Mr. and Mrs. Reuben
Fleet, of Coitsolidafed; Mrs. and Mrs. I. M.
Laddon, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Leigh, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Kelley, and Preston Lock-
wood, of Consolidated; Mrs. Regina W.
Coker of Sunshine Alleys, and Col. and
Mrs. Clark.
Over a thousand dollars in prize money
was distributed to the various teams by
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Bowling alley wizards . . . Top row are the winners of the Engineers' League, the Loft No. 1
team. Left to right: Frank Learman, Phil Taber, Bill Summers, Tom Coughlin and Herb Sharp. Second
row are the winners of the I4-team league, the Experimental team: Ed Lang (Navy office), Otto Peter-
hansel, Walter Sherwood, Ward Levere, and Russell Wright. Bottom, some of the outstanding stars.
High 3-game series during the league, Frank Fields (Purchasing) 647. Second Mike Brooks (Hull No. 1)
64S. Mike also took second highest average kegler with 180. Third from left is Hal Leppart highest
average kegler with 182, and W. N. Liddle (Production No. 1) who startled the boys by wiping off a
neat 275.
Major Fleet. Experimental, by virtue of
winning top honors, came in for the Lion's
share of the melon, romping off with ap-
proximately one hundred simoleons.
As in the case of the first banquet, the
inimitable Irish wit, Tom Coughlin of the
Engineers, presided as toastmaster and his
quips kept the feast mongers in jovial
mood.
After dinner the guests wound up the
evening by tripping the light fantastic
while those whose feet refused to behave
found solace in the vestibules watching
the galloping dominoes.
Following is the apportionment of the
prize money for the fourteen team bowling
league as announced at the banquet:
Experimental $102.00
Hull No. 1 88.00
Engineering 81.50
Production No. 2 81.50
Finish 72.00
Production No. 1 69.00
Purchasing 69.00
Hull No. 2 64.00
Maintenance 61.00
Machine Shop 57.00
Tank 48.00
Final Assembly 41.00
Raw Material 38.00
Sheet Metal _:„_„_:_„■- 36.00
Top individual honors for the season
insofar as average is concerned go to
Hal Leppart who emerged with an 182.
Mike Brooks was close on Leppart's heels
with 180 while Henry Myers occupied
third spot with 178. Tom Coughlin carved
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an immortal niche in the bowlers' hall of
fame with his 175 while Frank Gary of
the Purchasing aggregation was next on
the list with 172. Irving Craig had 171,
Wait Sherwood 170 while Eddie Lang
of Experimental had 169. Bob Wahl was
ninth on the list with 168 and Harold
Hauptmann was number ten with 167.
The Engineers wound up their five man
season last month with the quint from
Loft No. 1 taking top honors. Phil Taber,
Herb Sharp, Bill Summers, Tom Coughlin
and Frank Learman made up the per-
sonnel of the winning club which went
through the season winning 54 points and
losing 30. The team from Hull copped
second honors with 48 wins and the Flap
came in for third place with 47 wins.
Engineers League — Final Standing:
W. L.
Loft No. 1 54-30
Hull - -48-36
Flap 47-37
Loft No. 2 — 46-3 8
Loft No. 3 41-43
Armament 40-44
General 36-48
Fixed Equipment 24-60
Several Consair keglers have signed up
for the various Summer leagues and will
thus keep in trim for the 1940 season.
A team from the Engineers will participate
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Free Farklng at West's Associated Service Across the Street
in the 830 league at the Sunshine and Ben
Duffy is organizing a team to take part in
one of the minor leagues.
Another Engineers' league consisting
of three players to a team with the club
limited to eight entries is competing at
the Sunshine Alleys. The novel Trio league
will not stop shooting until August when
many of them will enter the Sun's annual
singles championship tournament.
Ted Schwarz, who bowls on the Gity
Dye Works team of the Novice league is
another kegler to win a shirt offered by
the National Shirt Shop. Ted missed his
mark by two pins in foretelling a series
one night last month. Russell Wright of
Experimental is another shirt winner. Russ
won his prize in the Consair circuit just
before the league curfew sounded.
The Sunshine management wishes to ex-
press its deep appreciation to the Consah
keglers for their patronage and excellent
sportsmanship during the past season. All
Sunshine officials are in accord with Mrs.
Goker that Consair produces a fine bunch
of bowlers and they will be missed pending
the opening of the fall season.
I would like to sign off for this season
with a prophecy that this fall will see the
biggest industrial league ever assembled on
the West Goast. With five thousand men
employed at Consolidated and with bowl-
ing going over the top in popularity there
is a probability that this fall will see a
fifth or sixth team league take over the
Sunshine Alleys on three or four nights.
Major Fleet appreciates the morale build-
ing value of bowling and is heartily in
accord with kegling as one of the im-
portant athletic functions of the com-
pany. With Bill Gilchrist on the job there
are going to be some records smashed this
fall. Until then — adios!
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WING KEYHOLE
By Browne
W. H. Armstrong will have to do his
hunting in the daytime due to the fact
he is coming on nights. Wonder if Army
will pay off all those bets he made regard-
ing night shift?
Jack Campbell says he was walking past
the Center section nacelle jig and noticed
a new addition to the fixture. Upon closer
investigation he discovered Bob Elo was
badly entangled and hanging by his belt.
Flash! John Petit is to teach at Voca-
tional School. Tough luck John, it's not
co-educational!
"Limey" Bartlett lost one of his daugh-
ters recently. Binnie slipped out and was
married. "Limey" still has one daughter
left.
Johnny "Popeye" Petit and "Barnicle"
Joe Ryan, unexperienced seamen, at-
tempted to sail Johnny's boat from Pacific
Beach to Mission Beach. Before reaching
their destination they became marooned on
a sandbar which was a larger percent
mud. If you weren't there you missed a
good show. Popeye, Barnicle and boat,
were mud from stem to stern!
TANK HIGHLIGHTS
By Herthel Chappell
Ernie Backhaus has been very ill with
lock-jaw, but is now on the road to recov-
ery. We hope he'll be back with us soon.
Good luck, Ernie, we're pulling for you.
News from Dan Cupid: Fred Margan,
who has evaded the bonds of matrimony
for some time, has finally been caught by
Cupid. The wedding will take place in
July. The bride-to-be is Miss Marian Heck.
Good luck to both.
Why did Sid Riches change his wedding
date from June to the middle of August?
Getting jittery, Sid?
Don't be surprised if a Ford roars by you
as though you were backing up. It may be
Ted Schwarz in that hopped up V-8 he
has been working on for the past three
months. Watch out for the black and
white motorcycles, Ted!
Good advice: The mind that borrows
nonsense will never lend wisdom. Atten-
tive listening is the main ingredient to
being well informed.
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SOARING MEET . . .
A group of employees of Consolidated
were permitted to enjoy a week of gliding
and soaring at the Third Annual Arvin
Glider meet. Friday, April 12th, groups
of these men left for their "Soaring Fest"
held at Arvin, Calif., April 13 to 21. As
this copy goes to press, each has made some
showing as to his ability in the handling of
ships, mostly of their own design and con-
struction.
Sunday the 14th, Ray Parker of the
Model Shop was fortunate in hooking a
group of thermals, riding these for 28
miles to the Kern County Airport just be-
yond Bakersfield. He spent the next day
soaring in cloudy and overcast conditions
for four hours. It was a rough ride.
Jerry Litell of Inspection, spent most of
his time working on his ship to satisfy the
C. A. A. The rest of the time he was
making trips over the pinnacle to the val-
ley, then hauling his ship back to the
field. Harry Comer of Tool Room, and
Victor Korski of Hulls, took turns acting
as navigator and co-pilot in Dick Essery's
two place sailplane. Harry flew to Lebec
which is 3 5 miles to the south of Arvin.
They collected $3 5 for a goal prize. Victor
Korski hopped the clouds with Dick to
McFarland, 5 miles short of their goal and
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THINGS THAT COME
OUT AT NIGHT
By Craig
THEY say that Spring does things to
a young man, but we didn't know
until recently how suddenly this could
happen. It seems that Ivan Minnech of
Bench was taking his girl friend home
after a short visit in San Diego. Ivan had
started for Pasadena, and was all the way
to Old Town when "Spring" got in its
"licks." The result was Ivan wound up
in Yuma with a wife. It's a good thing
Don Cornell didn't go with him although
maybe Don could use a wife.
The people who saw a man on skates
racing down the main aisle one week
couldn't all have been wrong. It hap-
pened that they weren't. They were look-
ing at a young man with new ideas. Need-
less to say the idea rated a "red ticket"
in a hurry.
Ray Kendall of Hull asks, "Why do
these things happen to me?" Ray was out
in the back yard practicing casting with
a brand new $3 silk line when a neighbor
called him to help move a trunk. While
Ray was gone his wife tried to "hook"
the neighbor's cat and finally landed the
washing. Ray spent 3 hours trying to
untangle the line and then had to cut it
in two.
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When Eddie Hanzlik and a crew from
Experimental worked the third shift for
a week the fellows decided not to shave.
The rest of the boys had something to
show for it, but Eddie says he didn't shave
either.
Al Blair of Spotweld had a lot of ex-
plaining to do to friend wife when she
found that strange piece of jewelry in Al's
car. He finally convinced her, when the
lady in question claimed the jewelry. It
was Jack Bryant's little girl, Patty, who
put Al on the spot.
Nick Tuevesky of Hull needed another
helper. George Wire agreed. Said George,
"Nick, I'll get you another taxidermist."
I don't want a taxidermist," shouted
Nick, "I want an American or nothing!"
Grico, that sterling thoroughbred,
owned by Consolidafed's "Mr. Howard"
had trouble at the barrier one week. For
a few moments it was a question whether
the horse was going to ride the jockey, or
the jockey the horse. When finally un-
tangled it was too late for Grico to do
any running. Mr. Howard doesn't feel
so bad, however, as Grico redeemed him-
self a week later.
Joe Kraemer and Tod Carter of Pro-
duction, and Bob Jones of Hull are the
proud "dads" this month. Tod has that
special look which means a boy, but Joe
and Bob are just as proud of their baby
girls. Hope you guys can do a washing.
"Roll out the barrel" Busby, is so
excited about his new home in Rolando
Village that he has invited the whole Wing
Dept. out for a Beer Bust. If the invita-
tion includes "Poncho" Petit and his tail
gang you really have an order to "R. O.
T. B."
Tod Carter and Don Rasmussen wanted
to play last Friday night, so when a glass
of beer fell out of Tod's hand and landed
all over Don, the game had only started.
Came time to go home and Tod found
the steering wheel covered with glue and
the floor of the car covered with pepper.
Any one interested in other diabolical
schemes may see Rasmussen.
Steve Lenovitch of Paint, had to shake
the fruit off of his fruit trees in order to
let the leaves grow. Steve just bought
the ranch. George Wire of Hull wonders
why he had two flat tires on the way to
work when the tires only had 37,000 miles
on them "Enough" Light is new third
Shift paint inspector. Lloyd "first with
the latest" Bender again has dazzled the
boy with his new spring outfit. Even the
shoes are pretty. Browne has moved to the
beach, by the way, and now wears his
good clothes to work. Morris "Phooster"
Neason of Bench, spilled a gallon of primer
the other night and then to top things
off, spilled a thermos of coffee all over
himself. In the bench, the name "Phooster"
is synonymous with fluster.
As early as 1915 a Sperry "Stabilizer",
the real ancestor of the automatic pilot as
we know it today, was tried out in a
Curtis boat.
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MACHINE "OIL"
By Al Pfeiffer
The passing of Pop Camp leaves the
drill press with a space that is hard to fill.
Unusually adept at minute drilling opera-
tions he worked with the finesse of a
watchmaker which is exactly the trade he
pursued as a young man in Switzerland.
His tools show the well worn usage of 60
years. Infected with his stoicism we can
only say: "Happy Landings, Pop!"
The Stork Transport Service worried
Crist Gonzales for some time but finally
consented to deliver a 10 lb. package of
masculinity. What kind of a team employs
12 players, Crist? The Bert Calverts re-
port no cause for complaint in rates for a
six pounder.
That tremor emanating from the San
Diego Club a few Saturdays ago contrary
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to all reports was not the prophesied earth-
quake, but Owen Gandee's debut into
society. Tail down and nose up Owen.
Evey Davis, the Machine Shop's claim-
ant to pugilistic fame now realizes the full
significance of the term "blackout." A
brown bomber passing overhead put out
the lights. Cosmic ray punch?
While it may not be news, Roy Larceval
is now "producing" for Production. Keep
up the good work Roy!
Terpsichorean artist of no mean abihty
is Dick Frauenfelder. Ace man on the stag
line, he will insidiously worm his way into
the affections of your best girl.
Bill Hughes' enforced vacation isn't
really as bad as we had imagined. To be
regaled by a bevy of beautiful nurses in
an atmosphere not altogether unsoothing
calls for a bit of sympathy for all of us
who must toil the weary hours.
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We feel it only fair to warn the boys in
the drill press that John Howard is a past
master in the science of Criminology.
Studies at Northwestern and in the school
of behavioristic psychology make him a
potential "G" man. You cannot evade this
man.
Our friend Haddon is actually keeping
his nose to the grindstone these days.
Everyone we know tries to make him smile
without success; fact of the matter is, he
will not even say, "Chevrolet."
Hiss the villain, Jesse James Barnes, who
takes fiendish delight in snapping his un-
suspecting victims in awkward poses.
Plague take the varmint.
Passmore's formula for keeping cool is
a tin hat and rolled-up trouser legs. Don't
worry if you can't see the connection.
Who knows what goes on in the minds of
mice and men?
It rarely happens that such mistakes are
made, but we must admit that those Navi-
gators' Table Light Shades do resemble
funnels. Which brings to mind the fact
that plans are now being formulated for
the Machine Shop outing. Please refer your
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HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Pe/tit
IT seems that Johnny Hopman, that all
around sportsman in the Hull Dept.,
was in the "pink of condition" a few
weeks ago. Taking an active part in one
of the Hull's well known golf tourna-
ments, found Johnny calmly hating the
weather; his clubs; the general public;
and himself for living. To make the day
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form drove his best pipe over the fence.
P. S. He missed the ball!
The big sporting event of the year
came off when the Hull Softball Team
played Al Ballard's boys from Cutting.
All was going well when a high fly was
hit to the infield. Running like mad,
George Galley, who was on first at the
time, galloped clear to the home plate
when he realized that there was only one
out. George made it two!
"Say," said Al Clark to an attentive
clerk, "did you hear what one train said
to the other?" "No, I don't believe I
did." "Woo! Woo!" smirked Al.
When April Fools day rolled around,
some of the boys thought they might
pull a fast one on Russ Kern, Hull In-
spector. Nearing his desk they saw a
nickel lying on the steps and many a
splinter was acquired before they realized
it was mailed down.
Did Russ have anything to do with
that? The boys think so.
It looks like the fishing season has hit
its stride in full in the Hull. Johnny Hop-
man claims that the best food in the world
are those Ensenada anchovies. While Red
Chaplin claims that the only thing you
get in Ensenada is stuck in the mud!
Well, anyway, one thing should be
settled this year. Do the fish or the Hull
gang have more fun on these fishing trips!
Withdrawing from the last Hull De-
partment golf tournament at the final
moment, Sammy Gallaso, called the Dap-
per Dan of the Greens, caused quite a bit
of confusion in the ranks, but was forgiven
when he explained he had to make an
emergency visit to Escondido. Imagine
his surprise and chagrin when he encount-
ered a few of the contestants who had
stayed over to play that afternoon. And
who did he have with him but that lovely
"Trip to Escondido."
"This is hard to take," cried the burg-
lar, as he staggered out with the piano.
rlV Over the Highways
On a 1940
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ing their operations. For instance, it is
vitally concerned with the forecast and
weather data given out on the massed
flights of the PBYs to Hawaii and else-
where. It function is to prepare forecasts
of the conditions which will be encount-
ered enroute; when rain will be met, what
the cloud conditions are, what ceiling may
be expected, how strong the wind and
from what directions it will be blowing;
all this, during a trip lasting fifteen to
twenty hours and covering 2500 to 3000
miles. Synoptic weather maps are pored
over in the "ready room" just before take-
off, and in addition changes in weather
conditions, determined from surface ships
along the line, are broadcast to the planes
in flight as a guide as to what to expect,
or to avoid, as the weather conditions
change. Thru the courtesy of this office
the following sample is reproduced:
FORECAST SAN DIEGO TO HONOLULU:
SAN DIEGO PARTLY CLOUDY CEILING
4S00 FEET TO UNLIMITED VISIBILITY
GOOD SURFACE WINDS LIGHT NORTH-
WEST X SAN DIEGO TO LONG 12! PARTLY
CLOUDY CLOUD BASE 5 000 FEET TOPS 7000
WIND WEST NORTHWEST 18 KNOTS VISI-
BILITY 10 MILES X LONG 125 TO 13!
BROKEN CLOUDINESS TWO LEVELS BASE
3000 TOPS 4000 BASE 6000 TOPS 8000
SCATTERED SHOWERS VISIBILITY 10
MILES WINDS VEERING TO NORTH 18
TO 22 KNOTS X LONG 135 TO 145 BROKEN
CLOUDINESS TWO LEVELS BASE 1500 TOPS
3 500 BASE 6000 TOPS 8000 VISIBILITY 12
MILES WINDS VEERING TO NORTHEAST
18 KNOTS X LONG 145 TO li! PARTLY
CLOUDY SCATTERED CLOUDS AT LOW
AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS CEILING
MOSTLY UNLIMITED VISIBILITY 15 MILES
WINDS VEERING TO EAST NORTHEAST 20
KNOTS X PEARL HARBOR PARTLY CLOUDY
TO CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS CEILING 2000
FEET CUMULUS TOPS TO 12000 VISIBILITY
12 MILES EXCEPT IN SHOWERS X FLIGHT
CONDITIONS AVERAGE TO GOOD X
FLIGHT TIME 18 HOURS X
THE young lady who wrote, "Gentle-
men Prefer Blondes" may just have
wanted to start an argument, but that
Aerographers prefer blondes, can be
proven. As a matter of fact, for the eleven
years that the Aerographer at North Island
has been making the daily flights to alti-
tudes of between 15,000 and 16,000 feet
(weather permitting) he has invariably
carried aloft a lock of blonde hair.
How come that this startling fact about
the preference of aerographers being defi-
nitely on the blonde side was discovered?
Over at North Island the other day to
get a bit of information on the Alaska
flight of the XPB2Y-1, it was learned
that the worst weather on the whole
flight was right here in San Diego. That
AEROGRAPHERS
didn't seem fair to the Chamber of Com-
merce, and likewise it suddenly dawned,
that one of the most important things
affecting the intense flying activities at
the field, was simply the weather. There-
fore, the Aerographer's office would be a
good place to go to get some dope on the
all important weather.
The first discovery on the road to find-
ing that Aerographers prefer blondes was
that there are two "weather stations" in
operation on North Island. One belongs
to the Aircraft Scouting Force and deals
most intimately with the weather affect-
"Cloud effects courtesy of plant photographer Otto Menge and
Dame Mother Nature."
This station, complete in itself, belongs
to the Scouting Force, and can pack up
bag and baggage and move with the Force
should a change in the seat of operations
be made.
Thus it does not interfere with the es-
tablished North Island Naval Air Station
Aerological Office. This office provides the
weather data for all the station planes.
Aircraft Battle Force planes, and the
Marines. From this office, for the past
eleven years, daily flights to between
15,000 and 16,000 feet have been made,
to catch a bird'seye view of the weather
aloft, and a written record of the condi-
tions encountered, thanks in part, to the
preference aerographers have for blondes.
May. 1940
13
Lieut. W. E. Oberholtzer, Jr., U.S.N.,
Naval Air Station Aerological Officer, in
charge of the operations, very graciously
detailed an officer to explain the workings
of the instruments which enable the men
to make their forecasts and to gain a pic-
ture of what may be expected of the
weather in advance.
Each morning along about 5:00 a.m.
the Chief Aerographer has to roll out of
a comfortable bed and make ready for
his flight which will last about an hour.
At a little before six, he fastens his Aero-
graph on the plane and takes off. Then he
heads upward at a rate as near 300 feet
per minute as is possible. He is in
radio voice communication with his
ground office and as he circles upward he
reports the condition of the atmosphere
as to clouds, haze, visibility, height of
ceiling, thickness of clouds, etc. Meantime
he notes his altimeter and takes readings
from his strut thermometer. The Aero-
graph, by clockwork is meanwhile plot-
ting a complete and continuous record of
altitude readings, temperature changes and
moisture variation. These three factors in
the measurement of the atmospheric condi-
tions have an inter-related influence on
each other, and certain corrections must
be made from these records in order
to gain the true picture. The strut
thermometer and the altimeter readings are
simply an additional check.
In some localities, "Radio Meteoro-
graphs" are employed for this work. These
are small free balloons which carry aloft
a small radio which transmits moisture,
altitude and temperature measurements
as the radio meteorograph ascends, and
these are intercepted from the ground. The
ilar to an altimeter, except that it meas-
ures directly in millibars, or units of pres-
sure, which are more convenient for the
work than inches of mercury or feet of
altitude, (neither of which is direct meas-
ure of pressure).
The third recording instrument accounts
for the moisture variation. It is here that
the blondes come in, for the instrument
depends, for its operation, on the changes
in length that take place when human
hair comes in contact with more or less
moisture. It seems that blonde hair is far
more susceptible to such variations, and
much more uniformly so, probably due
to the lack of pigment. So, should you
hear a blonde say that the moisture in the
air makes her hair "unmanageable," agree
with her most heartily. The aerographer
will back you up. If a brunette makes the
same kind of a remark, agree with her
also, and keep what you know about the
aerographer's preference . . . completely
to yourself.
Due to the peculiar atmospheric condi-
tions that exist at San Diego the aero-
graphers at North Island had to do a bit
of altering to the standard Aerographs.
It seems that the upper air encountered
often runs into an "Inversion" or reversal
of temperatures, and this, combined with
very dry air aloft would sometimes make
two of the three instrument arms with
their recording pens, get hooked together.
Under normal conditions encountered with
aerographs elsewhere in the world, the
three pens would work more or less in the
same direction across the face of the rotat-
ing drum and its recording chart, and
keep a good distance apart. Here, however,
it was found necessary to reverse the ac-
tion of the moisture recorder in order to
keep the arms from locking with each
other.
The inversion is encountered on an over-
cast day, or a day with a so-called "high
fog." Going steadily upward, the tempera-
ture decreases and the moisture increases
until maximum moisture content and a
low temperature is reached at the ceiling.
Immediately above the clouds the air be-
comes very warm and the moisture con-
tent drops considerably. Then as the meas-
urements are made on up it is generally
found that the temperature gradually de-
creases with height. Normal temperature
inversions encountered run from 6 to 12
degrees Centigrade, though on rare occa-
sions as much as 20° difference is en-
countered on going thru these clouds.
No longer does weather forecasting
have to do with the immediate vicinity of
the aerological office: modern flying (wit-
ness the flights of the PBYs and the
XPB2Y-1) takes in thousands of miles.
The North Island Naval Air Aerological
office, with its flights 7 days a week and
constant 24-hour duty for checking on
the weather, has a tough job. It is par-
ticularly tough because there is little in-
formation coming from off the ocean
upon which to base a forecast. It's ex-
plained by the Chief Aerographer as be-
ing a job of sorting: like having a whole
mess of all sorts of potatoes coming down
a chute at you. You haven't much to go
by as to what to expect, while your fel-
low-aerographers at inland stations have
pretty well had the potatoes sorted out
for them. They at least know about where
storms are, how fast they are traveling,
and in what direction.
PREFER BLONDES
Radio Meteorographs go to much higher
altitudes than the Aerographs are carried
aloft by the aerographer, and hence give
a greater range of data, but they are sub-
ject to instrumental errors which are not
so easily checked and corrected. The flight
aloft with the Aerograph has the advantage
of an observer along with the instrument
to check by observation, and to add in the
valuable notes of visibility, etc., which
cannot be ascertained from the instruments
alone.
Contained in the Aerograph which is
carried aloft is a bi-metaUic thermometer
which registers a continuous record of the
temperature changes. Another measuring
instrument also recording continuously,
is the pressure recorder. This is quite sim-
t
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PLASTER SPLASHES
Johnny Debs knows now that a little
Willys Overland won't go through a big
tough bus. He tried it. Poor Willys!
We are all hoping to see Geo. Abdo back
soon. Good luck and a speedy recovery
pal.
Lou Barkuloo takes his fishing too
seriously. When that enormous half
pounder flipped off the hook, he dove in
after it. Poor Lou is now in a cast with a
broken neck. Good luck, and a speedy re-
cover>'. By Boyle No. 3713.
Since Red Boyle bought that new
"Chevy," a certain little blue-eyed blonde
out in East San Diego seems to be getting
quite a rush. His new theme song is "Be-
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Basketball champs for the 1939-40 season, the Hull team. Kncehng left to right: Norm Heckeroth
(F), Tommy Johnson (F), Ellis Bell (F), Bob White (G). Standing: Freddy Grossher, Mgr., Scotty
Rutherford, trainer; Jim Loob (G), Sam Shepard (C), Vincent Gilmore (C), John Kunkle (G) and
Glenn Hotchkiss, Foreman.
BASKETBALL WINNERS
By "Brad" Bradsbaw
The Hull Department hoopsters re-
cently terminated a 46 game schedule of
sensational basketball climaxed by a 59
to 29 playoff victory over the Night Pro-
duction team to again emerge champions
of the Comolidated League for the third
consecutive year.
The team coached by Fred Grossher,
popular sportsman and leadman of the de-
partment, made a very impressive record
in competition with the top notch teams
of the City League, Shop League, Army
and Navy Service Quintets and a seven
game schedule in the A. U. U. In Shop
League play the Hull lads were unbeaten
and only the Tank team offered serious
competition.
Sparked by the brilliant play of their
diminutive forward and all around athlete.
Tommy Johnson, they boasted a roster of
such ex-high school and college stars as
John Kunkle, Sam Shepard, Bob White,
Norm Heckeroth, Ellis Bell, Vince Gil-
more, Scotty Rutherford and Jim Loob.
Mid-season injuries to Johnson and Kunkle
as well as the heavy schedule undertaken
played a large part in keeping the lads
from winding up on top of the A. U. U.
League, according to their followers.
In appreciation of their fine play and
good sportsmanship each member was
awarded a gold basketball contributed by
the plant management. A large and faith-
ful following of ardent fans were on hand
for each encounter and were always treated
to four quarters of exciting and hard
fought basketball, win or lose.
Consolidators should feel justly proud
of these stalwart athletes and the splendid
record they have made in face of the
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May, 1940
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CONSAIR SPORT VIEWS
By Matt Wielopolski
The night Machine shop team is trying
very hard to win the bowhng league still
under way at the Elk's, but so are the
other five teams. Larry Yeoman, Lou
Miller, George Wire, and Joe Havlik,
bowling for different teams, are still after
the title of "High Average Bowler."
Vic Racko, machine shop manager, and
"Red" Basil, leader of final assembly, have
put their heads together for their softball
team's welfare. Prior to, and in con-
junction with the opening game of the
Consair Night Softball League, the players
are taking wives and girl friends to El
Monte County Park on May 5th. You
guessed it. The ladies are bringing the
food for this basket picnic, but the boys
are bringing the ale. (Hail, hail, the
gang'll be there!) Incidentally boys, is the
Tobacco Patch
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ball game to take place before or after the
fill? Well, may the best team win!
In the spring a man's fancy turns to
"Love." Fifteen-love . . . Thirty-love,
and the next two points give him a love
game. So, in his favor with one-love in
games, he competes in Consolidated' s
Fourth Annual Tennis Tournament.
Watch the bulletin boards for further de-
tails, happenings and results.
DRAW BENCH BENDS
By W. Fink
Chester Sheppherd, who has had a minor
operation, is reported to be recovering
favorably, and will soon be back to work.
We are glad to have Ed. Aubuchon
with us again. Ed. received a broken leg
when hit by a automobile.
Wm. Ladd, who returned to the Draw
Bench after an absence of about a year,
is warmly welcomed by his fellow work-
men. After a week in the department,
Willie got the urge and trotted down to
Yuma for the usual ceremonies. Con-
gratulations, Willie.
Red Robbins, assistant foreman, has
been transferred to the night shift tem-
porarily. His absence is greatly noticed
on the day shift, and we hope that it will
not be long before we see his cheerful
smile and hear his hearty laugh on the
day shift once more.
The Draw Bench Dept. baseball team
under the capable management of Ernie
Krienkie is reported to be well on its way
to a successful season. With such out-
standing players as Joe Friel, Ralph Way
and Ryland Graves, we expect to give all
teams in the shop league a good run for
their money. In 20 practice games the
team has lost but one and we consider
this a fine start for the season.
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ANODIC ANECDOTES
By Bert Nasccf
Two Gun Jack Orr was elected the new
Softball captain, and has a choice of the
following players: Bill Baker, Ted Leh-
man, Geo. Smith, Carl Johnson, Don Kes-
ler. Red Ramsey, Wally Miles, Roy Grider,
Harry Coyle and Bob Warner. Under
Jack's leadership they should go places
this season.
Anyone interested in capturing that
"youthful figure" should pay a visit to
the "Anodic Turkish Bath" . . . O. F. Sted-
ley. Prop.
Harry Coyle decided to give up the
Owl's shift, and go to work for a living
in the days. Russ Haynes, successor to
the job, was asked one evening by his lady
friend, "Why don't you sleep nights?" . . .
Harn,' Coyle.
We are glad to welcome back to the
Anodic Department, Harry Parker, who
has been away for two years. Harry is
the proud father of an 18 months' old baby
boy . . . Wally Miles.
Ted Lohman and Wally Miles worked
overtime one Saturday, and came to work
on Monday with a new car each. It's a
good thing they didn't work Sunday, or
they probably would have brought home
the "China Clipper"! . . . David Mann.
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This photo clearly indicates that the Easter Bunny apparently likes to treat everybody in proportion
to size when he makes his calls. Since this appears to be true, Consolidated Aircraft would call for an
extra special splurge in the way of an extra big Easter egg job. And here it is. At least, this is what was
found near the finished parts stores on the Monday following Easter Sunday. The boys from the plaster
shop, accustomed to turning out a really polished job, couldn't resist sort of smoothing up on what the
Easter Bunny had left, and so that's how they came to be in the photo. Shown working on these colossal
"eggs" are: John Debs, "Red" Boyle and Dave Klinger. The "eggs" are really special plaster forms for
making sand molds, which are used in the making of drop hammer dies.
WEDNESDAY NITE
MERRYMAKERS
WANTED: More and merrier mem-
bers to join our Wednesday Nite
Dancing Club.
We have the organization well on its
merry way under the able guidance of
our President Maestro, Wilbur McKinney,
and his body of funmakers, Tom Stromie,
Vice President; Maxine Bennett, Record-
ing Secretary, and Lois Campbell, Treas.
Our education along the rhythmical
lines includes the Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango
and Rhumba. Dues for the evening are
reasonable and gosh, fellas and gals, who
knows, you might even turn out to be
competition for Ginger Rogers and Fred
Astaire. Just think of that!
You may bring a guest along, other
than Consolidated, so let's all make a date
to meet at Hemphill's Studio next Wednes-
day night and bring your dancing feet.
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May, 1940
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TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Magnirc
Early summer is here, and week-end
trips to the back country are in order.
Yours truly made one last week, through
Ramona and on to "Inspiration Point."
On a clear day, one can see across the
valley to the Salton Sea, and beyond. The
point rises over a thousand feet above the
desert floor, and without waxing poetical,
the point is well named. There are several
nice places to eat along the road, or a picnic
lunch in one of the nearby canyons makes
a swell outing.
Lew Shirley passed cigars around, and
was duly congratulated on his marriage to
Miss Ruthanna Hellman of Topeka, Kan.
They were married in Yuma, and are now
living at 4983 Del Monte Avenue.
Our Saturday morning fashion show,
led by M. "Gazamo" Ekdahl in an
ensemble of aquamarine (without ruffles)
is drawing the attention of "sportsmen"
all over the plant. Close behind M.
Ekdahl are such notables as Messrs. Roy
Smeltzer, in (I'll call it Red), Le Maire
in two-tone blue, Ed Gurling in blue and
green (or something) and Ray Peters,
Grant "D. A." Cline, Jerry Kick, E. L.
Minch and Charley (Coyote) Wills, arc
all done up in the latest pastel shades.
Very nice, boys, but don't let it rain. If
it does, you'll look like a misplaced rain-
bow.
Glad that Marcella Holzman is back,
and in good spirit, and sorry to say Bob
Hyder and Ed Gurling have gone out to
the T. R., but wish them luck.
Goethe said, "Let everybody sweep in
front of his own door and the whole
world will be clean."
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The Engineers' Bowling Banquet was
held at Emerald Hills on Sat., April 20th,
and a good time was had by all. Speakers
were made by all captains present; a
beautiful floor show and dancing lasted
until the wee hours of the morning, so
all in all everybody had a good time.
The Engineers are having a summer
bowling league of three men on a team,
and eight teams in the league; this league
will continue for 14 weeks and the win-
ners of same will receive trophies.
"I'm fed up on that," remarked the
baby as he pointed to his high chair.
"When a woman is in a hurry," says
Highstone of Experimental, "the best
thing to do is to get out of her way." Who
also adds that he can't be a successful
columnist because he has to dip his pen
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RECORDING the highlights of the
month from an upright position has
convinced me that I am not only a "ten-
derfoot" at riding the range but can apply
it to a "broader meaning," after that
Sunday jaunt over the "Camp Kearny
trails" with the "Consolidated Boy
Rangers.
It was great fun but that "rocking
chair" under Bob Passenheim looked
mighty good after the first hour. Bob
would have saved the stables money by
leaving the "nag" at the dump heap as
it will never get out that far again under
its own power. Les Matusek was singing
"Blood in the Saddle" as it was never sung
before — It was his blood. Tom Pitts had a
little edge on the fellows, being larger
than the horse, and Lloyd Bender slowed
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up the trip by unmounting so often to
"rest his feet" — claimed the stirrups were
too long and he even had one of those
"sissy" English saddles — which further
proves he's educated. The "Lone Ranger"
in the crowd was Delmar Drake, who held
no choice in the matter if old "Dyna-
mite" wanted to do a little exploring.
We had a "Cain" along also, but he was
very timid and seemed plenty glad to be
"Able" to hang onto the leather. Willard
Luppke, Ted Anderson and Marte were
others who were "creaking" through the
shop Monday and wondering how a horse
can be so hard after eating all that soft
hay.
Joe Maloney must have had a happy
married life or he would put his boys
wise. George Craig tied the knot the hard
way and took Myrtle Sechrist on a long-
term Contract — as if we didn't have
enough wars going on now. And on top of
this when the "Fullers Nightmare" on his
upper lip turned out such a dismal failure,
Joe Kraemer was finally able to shout
"Today I yam a man" as "Sandra Jean"
eight pounds of joy, became a member of
the household.
This is a fish story that really happened
as "I was there Charley," and it will prove
that "brawn will win over brain" when
you learn that Bert Gimber won the
"jackpot" with the largest yellowtail. It
is also the reason for the "cat convention"
back of Glenn Hotchkiss's home — wait-
ing for the old boy to toss out another fish
head from the eight he brought in. The
convoy that met and conquered about
fifty yellowtail on their own "school
grounds" consisted of Bourdon, Coyken-
dall, Hartmayer, Lang, Biehl, Kendrick,
Hotchkiss, Gimber, Drake, Dormay, Am-
brose, Paul and Fred Brady, Drissell, Hop-
man and Grauffreteau, each bringing in a
fish as well as a good portion of their
stomachs, although a little out of adjust-
ments. All the fellows were Consolidated
employees except Pierre Gauffreteau, a
representative of the French Government
who decided you did not have to sail all
the way across for excitement. John Hop-
man was not satisfied with his catch so
took home a bucket of "bait" for "sar-
dine sandwiches." Coykendall and Hart-
mayer commented that Leo Bourdon was a
"changed man" after he wound himself
into a net when his reel came off bringing
in a big one and then did not throw rod,
reel and Leo overboard, as he would have
in days gone by.
During the month, our "Boy Scouts,"
Bob Mussen, Henry Golem and Bill Liddle,
went week-end camping and slew a rattler
in heroic fashion. Golem ran over it with
his "station wagon," Mussen shot it full
of holes with his "squirrel gun," and Lid-
dle retrieved it after sundown and its "tail
stopped wriggling." Oh a "second class"
badge and jackknife for each of these
young pioneers. Those Gandee boys from
the "snake state" would have caught its
head between their toes and taken it home
for a pet. — Kel Aiken hauls passengers to
work and keeps 'em waiting a half hour
after quitting time and gets by with it.
Right — they work for him — what would
at the
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you do? — TTie greatest miracle I en-
countered during the month was LaVerne
May playing ball and "sweating" without
a single "cold one" in the ice box. — "Sandy
Foulbaum" tells me the hardest mathe-
matical problem he has tackled was try-
ing to divide a yellowtail among sixteen
hungry engineers.
Speaking of babies, Eddie Generas is
still offering enough sales resistance to keep
from buying that "dilapidated perambu-
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lator" from Roy Coykendall. A few more
weeks, Ed, and the baby will be walking
and remember what that "meat chopper"
he sold me (without a peddlers license) did
to my face. — I failed to convince Jack
Mulroy that a good ocean fishing trip is
just what he needed to get his stomach in
condition. — We learned that a "tub" and
"lawn mower" were used to get that "Baby
Dumpling" haircut effect that "Tiny"
Peters of Tool Design is sporting. — Misses
Campbell, Brink and Roberts became very
interested in the "dimpling" operation on
a process card and were all for tying on a
"traveler" to see if it would really work. —
Ben Keigle is mapping his campaign for
President of Pacific Beach C. of C, but
Jim Eisman contends he is better fitted for
"Fire Chief" or "Kite Flying Supervisor."
Jim's "moocher special" cigarettes would
be good vote getters. — Lou Loyko says it
took 2 and Yz cars to teach his wife to
drive. — Owen Stockton thought "Mar-
gie" had jilted him when he heard she
saw a physician about "getting a wart off
her hand." — Amsley Phillips did not get
married and those pots and pans were not
a "shower," but plane equipment. — Larry
Boeing has gone in for water sports and
is using ice cubes in his highballs. — Lou
Miller's latest economic idea is "scaring"
his wife for reducing purposes. — Charley
Hibert finished his boat two meals ahead
of the termites. "Chuck" says it can al-
ways be converted into a "bait container."
With all the fish being caught by Ccm-
solidafors that theory about "brain food"
must be a lot of "hooey."— Milt Hangen is
doing a swell job boosting the roster of
the Rod and Reel club. — The foreign
powers have competition in their desire for
supremacy of the airways by Bob Rob-
ertson's and Bert Freakley's "Eagle" mem-
bership drive feud. — Jim Mussen, when
asked why all the "hustle and bustle" late-
ly, replied, "I'm subconscious about my
work when Bert is away." — I was humil-
iated at Dave Arnett's home recently when
his wife offered me a glass of water. I
was "thirsty" not "dirty." — I hear that
when "Scotties" Doig and McCartney were
"a'courtin' " they economized by using the
"love light in their eyes for illumination. —
Tom Jones has checked everything except
the "bags" under his eyes and left for
Buffalo. Good luck Tom, we will be seeing
you next "long underwear season." — Sev-
eral of the fellows who attended that
famous "Stag" tell me they tried to
cover up everything" to keep within the
law. — If you happen to stumble into Dick
and Ed Hager roaming around at night
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just remember the wives have gone East,
which leaves the homeplace mighty lone-
some and barren. — Don Drissell has been
called "drizzle puss" many times but
never has it fit him so well as on that
ocean fishing trip. — "Pappy Yokum"
Holcomb sez, "I'm gettin' dern tired bath-
ing in the wash basin of the men's room,
so am going to insist on "two barrels" of
water for "Suncrest" each week. — Hal
Leppart, Eddie Jones and Frank Meer were
other Consolidated bowlers who "done
their stuff" in the city tourney. They
claim it's been much easier to keep out of
the "gutter" since they stopped bowling
in the basements of the Buffalo saloons.
The "releases," "Mag" St. Clair and
George Friend, have affected in the past
few months, make Houdini an amateur. —
Steve Powell, by getting his work orders
mixed, has developed a "miracle wing,"
but we suppose Jim Wainwright will get
credit for the design. — I should for "muff-
ing" the orders.
BOWLING 'EM OVER
By "Brad" Bradshaiv
Purchasing Department's five man
bowling team copped second place in the
799 Division of the City A. B. C. tourney
held recently at the Bowling Academy,
to again bring Consolidated into the sport-
ing limelight.
The team composed of Paul Hoch,
Frank Fields, Ed Jones, Frank Meer and
Frank Carey rolled a score of 2814. Hoch
covered himself with more glory by taking
fourteenth place in the singles with a 622
score and teamed with Roy Coykendall
to land the second place doubles title with
a combined 1201 gross. Coykendall gained
a tie for the fourteenth singles spot and
Carey finished nineteenth with a 609.
Fields and Jones tallied 1192 for seventh
in the doubles event.
Not satisfied with these awards Hoch
and Coykendall's 1201 score was good for
a special prize for being the closest to
1200. This affair was the most important
bowling tourney of the year and the Pur-
chasing team achievements were scored
against the best bowlers in the city. Cash
prizes and medals were awarded the bowl-
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Badminton Stars; Left to right are: Louie Grant o£ Loft who won the Class B singles from Bergman
in the finals. Jim Williams of Tool Design and E. C. Terry of Loft who won the Class B doubles from
Sterringer and Holsten are in the center, and J. D. Santone on the left, who teamed with Martin Mendez,
won the Class A doubles from J. Lockwood and James. Santone's Partner Mendez was the winner of
the show, but cither because he was too bashful, or likes his sleep better (he is on the night shift) he
didn't show up for the group picture. Mendez won from Byrne Billing in the final game, and thus became
the outstanding Badminton star of the tourney.
BADMINTON ....
The Consolidated Badminton Club's
second annual tournament has just been
completed. Martin Mendez of Drop Ham-
mer stole the show by winning the Class
A singles from Byrne Billing of Engineer-
ing in the final match. Mendez teamed
with Santone to win the Class A doubles
from Lockwood and James in a very ex-
citing series of three games. Grant of
Loft won the Class B singles from Berg-
man in the finals. Terry of Loft and
Williams of Tool Design won the Class B
doubles from Sterringer and Holsten in
the final events. The trophies and medals
were all donated by Wilbur Folsom and
his cooperation is greatly appreciated by
all. " '' '' All players are encouraged to
come up and play with our crowd each
Friday night. Your complete cooperation
is necessary for our holding reserved courts
for you and your party "' '•' ''
We are looking for a good turnout of
enthusiastic players from which we shall
choose our teams for the City League. We
finished third and fifth respectively with
our No. 1 and No. 2 teams last year with
13 teams competing for the championship.
We hope to make an even better showing
this year with the new talent and the
splendid strides our more experienced play-
ers are showing. All employees and friends
are invited to play with us every Friday
night at the Municipal Gym, from 6 to
1 1 o'clock.
The committee: Terry, Loft; Lockwood,
Production; Billing, Engineering; James,
Welding; Henninger, Accounting; Gil-
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DESERT TREK
By Dan Driese
In Claude Bissell's station wagon, on
the morning of Sunday, March 10, six
intrepid wing department adventurers at
6:30 left San Diego for an all-day trip to
the desert. The personnel of this venture
consisted of Bissell, C. Hutchinson, G. W.
Bunn, W. C. Gish, G. O. Plunkett, and
of course, the one and only, A. R. McGhee.
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their arrival all the group had been loud
in their praises of fresh air, sunshine and
exercise; but the icy wind which rushed
thru the mountain village sent all the
"nature lovers" rushing into a smoky
hamburger joint. For the next half hour
the only sound was that of hot coffee
being guzzled.
Leaving Julian the freezing pioneers
went to Banner and from there to the
old stage coach station at Vallecitos.
At the Vallecitos station is the grave
of an old-time gambler and it was around
this grave that the hardy Consolidated
men stood, all shedding silent tears for the
long-departed gambler who had developed
a fast card draw but neglected the equally
important fast draw with a six gun.
From Vallecitos, the pioneers (all of
whom had sworn-off gambling) drove to
Carrizo where, as another object lesson,
Claude Bissell pointed out the grave of a
horse thief who died from that common
Western disease — lead poisoning. After
paying silent tribute the now slightly
weary pilgrims went to see the pertiiied
trees and beds of fossilized sea shells near
Carrizo.
By noon the entire crew had joined in
a plaintive chant for food.
After lunch, the gang hiked for a
couple of hours. See page 3. The march-
ing order was interesting. Leading the
group were the four "strong men" — Mc-
Ghee, Plunkett, Bunn and Bissell; next,
was the second group (Gish) ; and then,
so far behind that all he could do was take
pictures of the leaders was the almost ex-
hausted "Hungry" Hutchison. (It might
be interesting to note that McGhee was
with the first group only because Plunkett
and Bunn all but carried him.)
It was a silent group of hikers who re-
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turned to the car and on the return to
San Diego, the silence of the exhausted
pioneers was indeed impressive. Reaching
home about 8 o'clock that evening all
agreed that the trip was a great success
and the group began to lay plans for their
next trip into the desert.
GUN CLUB X'S
During the month of February we had
19 shooters competing for medals in the
pistol division of our Club. The medals
were won as follows: Class A — H. J.
Schnaubelt; Class B — H. M. Prior; Class
C — ^J. E. Schreiner.
We had 14 competitors for rifle honors.
Due to a strange coincidence the same men
took the rifle honors as did the pistol
honors, in the same order. The month of
March showed quite a decline in attend-
ance but the competition was just as keen.
The medals for pistols were awarded as
follows: Class A — H. Von Meeden; Class
B — Chet Sheppherd; Class C — Mrs. C. C.
Sheppherd. The rifle medals were issued
to: Class A — Henry Myers; Class B — J. E.
Schreiner; Class C — C. A. Phelan.
At this time we would like to again in-
vite any newcomers to Consolidated who
are interested in shooting to attend our
regular shoots held every Wednesday night
at the Stanley Andrews Co. Range. The
night crew shooters hold their weekly
shoot on Wednesday morning at 11 A. M.
at the same range under the capable leader-
ship of our Vice-President H. J. Schnau-
belt. Any night crew men who are in-
terested may contact "Lightning" in the
Wing Dept. Day crew men may contact
Chet Sheppherd (Draw Bench) H. M.
Prior of tool room (located in PBY Hull
Dept.) J. E. Schreiner of tool room (lo-
cated in Hull Dept. No. 1), Johnny Ros-
mond in Tail dept., or Henry Myers in the
Tool room.
H. M. Prior,
Secretary-Treasurer.
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Events have been piling up throughout
the month. Most important of all, to us, is
the fact that we have ordered our first
airplane a new Piper Cub 50 h.p. trainer.
All there remains for us now is to wait
until it arrives — then commence opera-
tions.
To one, outside of those directly con-
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seem inconvenient. Some wonder how one
can pile 20 members on one ship and ex-
pect an individual to get any flying time.
We can say from proven facts that there
is plenty of time for all. Each member
is guaranteed one hour a week. Sometimes
his quota amounts to several hours.
The aim of Consair Flyers is to turn
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SHEET METAL NEWS . . .
By H. B. Millman
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gustav Nelson are
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The boys that ride with Al Hutter
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night lately . . . pushing the car up the
hills.
Ed. Birt, Roy Weber and Mergy Hatch
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and got married, and E. S. Joseph will
have made leap year before this goes to
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We hope Johnny Kessler's wife comes
back from her eastern vacation soon.
Probably it will eliminate that far away
look of his. He is also getting tired fix-
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Jimmy Carr is back with us again as
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Things will be much quieter from now
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R. Hibbs is eating Wheaties every
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Maybe the "Boss" can get some work
out of Slim Franklin now that he has the
rest of his family in San Diego with
him. '•' "' ''
What happened to the system of one of
the boys who was playing the races at
Caliente? We hear he lost. ''' '■" ''
It was heard, by the "Grapevine Route"
that the "Fire Dept." turned out very
strongly to greet Norman Freakley at the
end of the "Bowling Tournament." It
was hinted that a couple of Police Officers
greeted him also. ''' '' ''
Ham Molleur wound up the "Bowling
Tournament" in good shape the 29th of
March, a httle ahead of time, but we
understand that he really made a good time
of it, along with Capt. Lesser and Al
Ballard. " '' "
The boys in Tube Bending passed the
word around that it was cigar time on
the "Boss" again, in fact things seemed all
O. K. to the gang when Bert Freakley even
stayed home all day one Tuesday, but the
light dawned when it was announced that
the great event made Bert a "Grandpa." —
Grandpa Bert and no cigars. Bert reports
Mother and son doing fine, also grand-
parents. ■•■ '"' '•■
METAL BENCH
All the boys of the Metal Bench send
their best wishes to their foreman, George
Young, for a speedy recovery from his
illness. k^
A sure sign of spring: Rocheville has
removed his sweater.
Teddy (Begonia) Edwards seems quite
interested in motorcycles. He spends his
noon hour among them.
Old Man winter drove Charlie Trippi
out of Buffalo. He is back working and
enjoying the California sunshine.
Tiine doesn't mean a thing to Al.
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Almost missed the deadline. Thought
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no column last month, . . . decided to try
again, so . . .
Harlan Dye, Courtney Thompson and
Ray Wade have entered the tennis tourney
and are now out to beat the antspay off
of all comers.
Little Paul Ferrerra better take his
kiddie kar to L. A. the next time. Poor
Paul got tangled up in the midst of L. A.
traffic and had to bring his car home in
pieces . . .it's tough, Paul.
Will someone please bring Ray Wil-
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renewing. And poor old Art Bommer sure
suffers with the heat these days.
Asked Red Feeney how he was making
out in his laundry work on Saturdays
and he tells us, "Just swimmingly!," and
speaking of swimming, we have one cer-
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got sunburned.
Pete Cinqugrani says he's going to get
a job as a steeplejack when he gets thru
the job he's now on. Poor Pete has to
climb up and down all day long — too bad
he's so small.
Our baseball team finally found out
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Charlie Brown wishes to extend his
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Volume 5
June, 1940
Number 6
Vice-President Marries . . .
On May second, the society columns
of leading newspapers in Washington,
D. C, San Diego and Los Angeles, Cal-
ifornia, and the aeronautical publishing
offices and other spots no end, buzzed
with the news of a wedding. Announce-
ment was made by Mrs. William H.
Koenig of the marriage of her daughter,
Madie Koenig, to our Vice-President and
Public Relations Director, Edgar N. Gott.
With fitting ceremonies the wedding
was solemnized at noon in the home of
Col. and Mrs. John H. Jouett with about
30 persons attending. Major Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, Chief of the Air Corps, was
best man, and Mr. Gott's daughter, Steph-
anie, maid of honor.
The former Madie Koenig was born in
Omaha, attended school in America, then
in Dresden, Germany, later to graduate
from Vassar in 1922. She returned to
Europe and had her residence in Vienna
until 193 8, was president for eight years
of the American Women's Club of Vienna,
and vice-president of the American Wo-
men's Club Overseas. She recently lec-
tured extensively on the Pacific coast,
teUing of her experiences in leaving Vi-
enna after the annexation of Austria.
More recently she returned from an ex-
tensive tour of South America with her
mother.
Our Vice-President Mr. Gott, is a
graduate of the University of Michigan, a
Chi Psi fraternity member, and of course
as we all know has been prominent in
pioneer aeronautical circles for many
years. Mr. Gott, or "Ed," as many know
him, joined Consolidated in 1936 when,
after a try at retiring and the life of a
rancher, the aviation "bug" just wouldn't
leave him alone.
Fellow Consolidafors: An ice cold pop
tastes right good on these hot days, but
working up an appetite for one over a
flat tire is no fun. Let's keep our bottles
off the parking lots. No. 9409.
ATTENTION ICE-SKATERS
An attempt is being made to organize
a Coinolidated Ice Hockey Team. Mr.
Ward Levere, on the big press in Sheet
Metal, has kindly consented to donate his
services as Coach and adviser. A nucleus
has already been formed, and it is hoped
that all those interested will either con-
tact Mr. Levere or Ed. Kellog of the Pro-
duction department as soon as possible.
Charles English
P. R. 4214
GUN CLUB X's
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"to talk of many things, of shoes and ships
and sealing wax and cabbages and kings."
I don't know just what category this will
fall under, but here's some more shooting
news:
During the month of April we had
twelve pistol shooters vying for top hon-
ors, which were divided as follows: 1st,
Harry Von Meeden; 2d, H. J. Schnaubelt;
3rd, John Rosmond. The rest of the boys
were right up in there but not up quite
enough.
The rifle division has been more or less
overcome by a larger number of pistol
shooters, but we still have some fairly
respectable scores among the eight men
competing. First place goes to "Annie
Oakley" Schnaubelt, 2d to John Rosmond
and third to H. M. Prior.
We still have a lot of room for improve-
ment and everybody is working for higher
scores. We still shoot at Stanley Andrews'
on Wednesday nite, so come on, fellows,
let's get in on soine good clean fun and
enjoyment.
H. M. Prior, Sec.-Treas.
NEVER SAY FAIL . . .
"Never give up. Never give in. Hold on
to the end. Persevere, with courage un-
daunted, vision high. Know that you can.
There is more in you than you ever used,
than you ever dreamed. Call upon that
'more'. It will see you through."
Signed: A Consair Employee.
TUBE BENDING . . .
By Hart
Earl Van Denburgh reports he has just
purchased a new home out 30th Street
way. Nice going, Van!
A fishing excursion to Ensenada, for the
boys in the Tube Bending Department,
sometime in the near future is now in the
formative stage. Curtis Franklin will be
in charge of all tackle and fishing gear.
Norm Freakley, bait, etc. . . . also stomach
sedatives. While Herman Deischl will be
in charge of glassware and kegs. Herman
also insists on serving as shore committee
to welcome the boys back from the sea.
He figures someone has to be on their feet
at a time like that. At any rate, no boats
for Herman!
Antonie Vionne Kallis, born to Mr. and
Mrs. Felix Kallis, Eng. Dept., April 22,
1940, 6:49 p. m. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 oz.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Stahlschmidt
on March 2 2d, young David Henry Stahl-
schmidt, who weighed in at just 7 pounds
and 6 oz. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs.
Stahlschmidt.
A minister preaching a sermon on
safety suggested a list of hymns that a
driver might appropriately sing. While
driving at 25 miles an hour he suggests
that the motorist sing "I'm But a Stranger
Here Heaven Is My Home," at 45 miles,
"Nearer My God To Thee," at 5 5 miles
"I'm Nearing the Port and Will Soon Be
at Home," at 6 5 miles "When the Roll is
Called up Yonder I'll be There," at 75
miles, "Lord, I'm Coming Home."
— Toledo Democrat.
It is estimated that there is more flying
in San Diego than in any other city in
the United States.
"The efficient man is always careful."
"A scratch may cause infection — play
safe — use your first aid kit."
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BRIGHTEST smile in the plant be-
longs to Betty Melchor. Does any-
body know the answer? The answer is
love!
A postcard from Fran Warner indicates
the East is still a good place to have a lot
of fun and renew old acquaintances.
Hope to see her back sometime renewing
friendships she made in San Diego.
By the way, Bea Jackson, I still don't
think you earned that box of candy, re-
member? Or are you holding out on us?
Edna Willwerth is in the market for
new coin or match tricks. She recently
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hearsed one) only to find that her "quick-
er-than-the-eye- antics were familiar to
everyone.
White shoes among the femme per-
sonnel are becoming more common each
day. This is a sure sign of summer. And
those newly-acquired sunburns and tans
being sported by the outdoor Consoli-debs
aren't exactly signs of winter. (There
seems to be every other kind of "deb"
mentioned in the newspapers now, so we
may as well be in the swim too) .
Lucille Fisher, who had a wager at
stake, called her Purchasing clan together
to find the correct spelling of "picnick-
ing." She got such answers as "picnic-
ing," "picknicking," and "picniking."
The correct spelling, "picnicking," was
found in the dictionary and the Pur-
chasing Department girls are hanging
their heads in shame — me included.
College is like a washing machine you
get out of it just what you put in — but
you'd never recognize it. — The Houghton
Line.
Successful men profit by the errors of
others as well as by their own. — The
Houghton Line.
CONSAIR FLYERS CLUB
Of late Orville Hubbard has been seen
rushing hither and yon carrying dull-
looking volumes together with queer-
shaped instruments under his arms. Upon
investigating, it has been found that Orv
is studying for his commercial license and
instructor's rating as well — a task which
anyone will agree rates the use of every-
thing that will make the job easier.
Among our very active membership
there are a couple of fellows who deserve
much credit for the smiling, amiable way
they accepted the none too likeable job
of collecting tickets at the "Aviation
Dance." Al Drayman and H. W. Dvorak
courteously greeted merrymakers the en-
tire evening, regardless of the fact that
relief never arrived. This is typical of the
fine spirit shown within the club.
Seen at the dance were:
Arthur Becker (club president) and
Maxine Hubbard doing a sort-of-a (?)
jitterbug polka. So 'elp me. President
Becker cracked nary a smile as he swung
his partner merrily along! Must take his
dancing like flying — seriously. Secretary
Steve Brown and wife dancing very cap-
ably to the swingy rhythms. Orv Hub-
bard and Harvey Martin (Los Angeles
airplane dealer) having a powwow in the
cloak room. Miles Blaine, hurrying here
and there, and really getting nowhere.
Burrwell Marshall bragged throughout the
afternoon of bringing a queen to the dance.
He proved his point that evening. Brought
to sudden halt was Ed Bruha when he
thought he was safely navigating a pre-
carious way to the refreshment room.
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San Diego Flying Club News
On Sunday, April 21st there was an
unusually large turnout of club members
at the field, all anxiously awaiting the ar-
rival of the new Cub "50." At about
11:00 a. m. a yellow cub was seen ap-
proaching from the north, which finally
turned out to be one of the Cubs oper-
ating from the Municipal Airport at
Chula Vista, much to the disappointment
of all. But the suspense continued until
1:00 o'clock, when the ship finally did
arrive. The plane was flown from Long
Beach by Tommy Butterfield, club presi-
dent, accompanied by Carl Hunnaman,
treasurer. After being inspected and ad-
mired by club members, the ship was
serviced, and the rest of the afternoon
was spent in giving the members demon-
stration hops.
The following Tuesday evening some
of the club members were on hand at the
airport to alter the paint scheme, which
consisted of black checks on tail surfaces
and bottom of fuselage and the club in-
signia on each side of the fuselage.
Two members who have made their
first solo flight recently are George Ruiz
of Final Assembly and Jenkins of
Naval Air Station. At the aviation dance
held by the three flying clubs: San Diego
Flying Club, Southern California Flyers
and the Coiisair Flyers, on May 4th at
the Broadway Pier, a good time was en-
joyed by all.
A cross-country flight was made to
Mount Palomar on May 5 th by Charlie
Culver, accompanied by A. H. David-
son, in the "50" Cub. The route was via
Lakeside, Ramona to Mount Palomar over
the Observatory and return via Rincon
and Lake Hodges. A fog on the coast kept
the ceiling at two thousand feet, which
began to break up east of Lakeside. Climb-
ing through the holes in the fog, the
visibility was unlimited and the air was
smooth as glass.
The former operations manager. Spike
McCannon, is back from Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, where he has been on duty for the
company. On the way back he stopped
in Colorado and purchased a Ryan
Brougham B-1, which he is now keeping
at the club field.
Charlie Culver has had his license re-
newed, and Harry CuH^er, club instructor,
has been authorized by the C.A.A. to
take his instructor's re-rating course at
Speer's. Two members have recently
joined the club, Mr. Tracy and Mr.
Haught.
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When attending old-time movies
you took along a nickel and your
imagination.
• • •
Screens flickered like a lightning
bug with a short circuit and actors
walked like Liza crossing the ice.
• • •
But projection has gone far since
the Nickelodeon. Nowadays, any
resemblance between the cast and
anybody living is more than coin-
cidental.
Actors are on speaking terms with
the audience and color has come to
brighten their lines.
• • •
Soon third dimension will permit a
star to shake hands with fans.
• • •
And now there is talk of an "odor
track" which will waft orange blos-
som fragrance out over the audience
for the finish fade-out.
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The more human senses appealed
to, the clearer the impression. Shell
is working along these lines with a
new motor oil demonstration.
Your Shell service station Dealer
has a fine Swiss watch actually lu-
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fine mechanisms — like those in your
car's engine — are kept in smooth
operation by this popular product.
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appeals to three of your senses : He
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The surprise Stag party for Joe Miller
really was a blowout. We wonder what
the neighbors thought of Johnny's horn
and the vocal discord? From all indica-
tions, it seems as though little Dan Cupid's
arrow had pierced the heart of one Doug.
Robinson.
Even before the party a certain red-
head couldn't find Joe Miller's house, and
where was Tyler the night of the stag?
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Commander R. G. Mayer, stepping out of the position of Inspector of Naval Aircraft for San
Diego into the position of Production Manager and Co-ordinator for Consolidated; points out to Lieut.
Commander Rhea S. Taylor, who now assumes Mayer's former duties, how he (Taylor) should jump
down the Consolidated Production Manager's (Mayer's own) throat, if production schedules are not met.
In other words, Mayer instructs Taylor how to hang Mayer, if Mayer doesn't hop into his new job
with alacrity.
STEPPING UP . . .
On a scale more vast than any of us
would have anticipated a few years ago,
production in our plant is now swinging
into accelerated action. And with this
acceleration getting under way, the death
of our late Donald Marshall Carpenter
came not only as a deep personal loss
to everyone, but a distinct shock to our
production developments as well. The
filling of "Doc' Carpenter's position will
be a difficult one, but Conwlidated is
fortunate in securing Commander Roland
G. Mayer from the Navy office for Com-
mander Carpenter's former post. Com-
mander Mayer, as Chief Inspector of Naval
Aircraft for San Diego, which brought
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him in close contact with the problems
confronting Carpenter, is fully aware of
the difficulties associated with his new
job, and qualified by his experience to
cope with them.
Commander Mayer's part in aviation
has been one of long association and
achievement. He graduated from the
University of Washington in 1916, and
started with the then embryo Boeing
plant in 1917; has been with aviation
ever since. He joined the Navy in 1918,
holds licenses as both a pilot of heavier-
than-air and lighter-than-air craft, hav-
ing perhaps more hours in lighter-than-air
craft than any other American pilot. He
saw duty on the U. S. Naval Airships
Shenandoah, Akron, Macon and Los An-
geles and survived the crash of the Shen-
andoah. Commander Mayer is on leave
from the Navy at present. His retire-
ment will become official July 1st.
Entering the Navy office to fill the
wake left by Mayer is Lieut. Commander
Rhea S. Taylor, Chief Inspector of Naval
Aircraft for San Diego. Commander Tay-
lor is one of those rare individuals ... a
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California native son, for he was born in
Oakland on Jan. 30, 1891. He attended
the University of California. Enlisted
during the war, and attended the Ground
School Aviation Course at M. I. T., fol-
lowing this with preliminary flight train-
ing at Key West and Miami in July of
1918, and advanced training at Pensa-
cola, receiving his commission in the
Naval Reserve Oct. 23, 1918.
From 1918 to 1919 he instructed in
the handling of big airboats, later moving
to Langley Field where he served with the
first shipboard operations on battleships.
This was pioneering work that preceded
the introduction of catapulting. A 60-
foot runway was built atop the turrets
and this was all the run the planes had
before they took off. Small French war
planes were used in the experiments. The
planes were forced to land on the beach
when they came down. (Incidentally
Commander Mayer was responsible for
the overhaul and reconditioning prior to
test with these planes.) Commander Tay-
lor also served with the first Battleship
Squadron on the West coast under Capt.
Marc A. Mitscher, now Assistant Chief
of the Bureau of Aeronautics.
From 1922 to 193 5 Lieut. Commander
Taylor served successively with observa-
tion, fighter, patrol boats, cruiser scouts
and carrier scouts at San Diego and Pearl
Harbor. From 1935 to 1938 he acted as
Inspector of Naval Aircraft at Pratt-
Whitney and Hamilton Standard Propeller
divisions of United Aircraft at East Hart-
ford. During the past two years he has
been attached to the Aircraft Carrier U.
S.S. Ranger located at Norfolk.
It was early in 1926 that Commander
Taylor qualified for landings aboard car-
riers. Due perhaps to the fact that his
early pioneering with launching of planes
from battleships prohibited returning to
the ship once the plane was launched, he
now holds a strong liking for shipboard
landings. He states he'd rather land aboard
a carrier anyday, than on a landing field.
Well, if other pilots had started out with
experimenting with a choice of a success-
ful take-off in 60 feet (or a splash in the
big drink) they too, probably would con-
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about the size of the state of California —
but they still look small to most civilian
pilots, despite Commander Taylor's pref-
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Without walls we just can't have any
keyholes. Furthermore our ace reporter
states that every time he managed to get
comfortably located in favorable position
behind a lathe, someone whisks it away.
The net result is no gossip and very little
news.
Our heartfelt sympathies are extended
to Bill Chadwick whose father died during
the month.
Instead of Old Dobbin and the Shay,
Valente has a sporty new Plymouth to
spark his gal. The prospective Mrs. is well
on the road to recovery hence the jaunty
step and cheery smile.
Pappy Yokum says it's too late now to
stop the boys from cu:sin' but we hear
that he's teaching Sunday school manners
to the future generation of machinists.
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or what gets into that tawny thatch,
Emerson?
Parrj' man deluxe is Paul Madsen. This
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train pulling out of the Chicago freight
yards. (Whistles 'n every thin').
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lieve in ghosts for the last seance brought
some startling revelations out of the past.
Next time corner one and ask him if my
Uncle Clem needs gloves to fire that
boiler, Clas.
Like the boy who cried wolf too often
Lou Peters' stories are given no credence.
"It's because I look so strong and husky,"
says Lou.
What second shift leadman sports a '40
Dodge and a Gable mustache?
Gus Granstedt can't help it if his bite
is worse than his bark. Demonstrating his
prowess with the new ivories the other day,
he actually chawed a piece off one of those
big castings. Was it rejected, Gus?
The roamin' fever has left Otto Evans
and he is almost ready to sell or trade
that little trailer for a what-have-you.
Sure the day shift softball team took a
shellacking — but it took the Wood shop
to do it.
Those years in Iowa brought Charlie
Wharton a yen for the briny deep. His
longing is about to be realized for he re-
cently acquired a 3 5 -foot schooner called
The Palomar. When are we going fishing,
fellows?
Hughie Stockton must have thought
that jig needed re-tooling. Most fellows
throw a fit when one goes wrong.
A hobby is a good pastime, especially
photography, but will Wurzler's pictures
stand inspection? Ay, that's the question.
Johnny Worobec has trouble with those
street cars. Did such a good job of banging
one with his car that he thought he'd try
it by hand the other night.
Those new drill presses are so neatly
compact they look like sewing machines.
In fact several of the boys were caught
trying to hemstitch a hankie. Guess Who?
PRODUCTION MINUTES
By "Brad" Bradshaw
HERE it is press time and like the
"bigamist" I make the same mistake
twice by waiting until the "deadline" to
compose this "headache."
Joe Maloney's business has shown the
greatest increase from the "customer
angle" and is doing more for the ad-
vancement of "blue print reading" than
Boeing, Shaw, Ehlert, Gibson, and all the
"vocational school experts" can ever hope
to accomplish. Of course, Ogden and
Bender as usual did a bit of "Planning"
there too, in getting an assortment of
blondes, brunettes and a red-head so that
we should all be happy. The "femmes,"
Misses Griebner, Holmes, Wright, Ben-
nett, Paschen and Graham are doing a
swell job.
"Doc" McDonald is the one fellow who
believes in the proverb "All good things
come to him who waits" and either by
accident or — ? Marie Graham pinched a
finger in the file cabinet and Joe per-
suaded Keith Hatter, probably by prom-
ising him a raise, to leave his work and
escort Marie to "first aid." As the story
was told to me — Keith came back alone,
and "Doc" supervised the safe return of
Marie (with the proper medical attention) .
It took "Doc" three days to get the "nail
polish" off and give out the good news
there would be no "amputation." If you
find those file cabinets are tampered with
in the future Joe, it will not take an F.B.I,
man to find the culprit.
A new "Lochinvar" has ridden into our
midst in the person of dashing "Buck"
Gott who is causing quite a flutter among
the female hearts hereabouts.
"Hotfoot" McCall, that stock-getter
for the Bench, has a new "breakdown"
and reports plenty to do for some time.
He claims to have spent two weeks chasing
parts for the last one to discover the
assembly had been pulled before he got
started. "That," says McCall, "is when
the old Rocking Chair Gets Me."
Russ Osgood, county amateur golf
champion has been employed by Purchas-
ing with duties in the AN Stores. Osgood,
who is plenty good, gives Meer and his
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crew of "golf bugs" some added power
on the links.
Doug McDougal, before getting ac-
climated, was a victim of that strange
malady and missed being a June bride-
groom by a few days — just no will-power.
Mac married Jane Hughes and spent a
three-day honeymoon at Rosarito Beach
which was terminated by Jim Mussen and
Sam Seligman's "metal smashers" and
"short circuit" men running into Final
Assembly trouble.
Eddie Kellogg will probably hesitate
before doing much boasting in the future
about the "he men" of the west and their
"capacity" in "making the rounds." Ed
started out, so I am told, to entertain a
pretty visitor from the East along with
Bill Liddle, and Dan Miller, and their
wives and ended up furnishing the enter-
tainment. Ed's alibi "I would have been
right in there pitching with 'cm if that
smart bartender had not slipped me that
'Mickey Fin'!!!" Russ Gaughen advises a
few "conditioning sessions" at the "Hide-
away" and don't forget to "set 'em up"
if I come in.
Frank Cross has taken over the duties
of "bond and traveler blood hound" that
"Frenchy" left after proving himself a
"second Sherlock" — a few of Mulroy's
"arch abusers" have been thinking of Ed
Generas's name in reverse, or as "generous
Ed" and asking him to order parts for
shortages but have finally concluded there's
nothing in a name. — Lou Miller has been
talking lately about turning the garden
hose on Butterfield, Mulroy, and Ambrose,
but is referring to the trees that have been
purchased with "donations" left by these
congenial fellows at "Friday night ses-
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Trotman is thinking of bringing in one of
the wife's aprons to wear during lunch
hour and protect him from the mustard
and gravy that finds a landing field on his
"blue serge." — Kel Aiken informs us that
his force is doing their part in keeping up
the birth rate and that Bill Miller and
Kenny Phillips each report the arrival of
a baby boy. I cannot verify these reports
without the usual cigar. — Marks and
Wicnberg, two new dispatchers, never
realized that carrying so much "meat" so
far would make the feet so tired. And
they have the "plant expansion" to look
forward to. — Dan Clemson says that he
left his former dispatching job with only
five shortages, fuselage, wings, engines,
tanks and landing gear. It's "five" add
'cm up.
Red Kimball has added to his athletic
accomplishments with the mastery of
the "ostrich crawl" which was performed
by the "swivel hipped" wonder at "The
Barn" recently, according to Owen Stock-
ton. "Rosy" Roese accompanied with vocal
"strains" over the loud speaker.
Les Matusek and his Production soft-
ball crew are in action. He has had a full
team out so far but still checks up in the
red when it comes to paying the ump.
Les, says he can pitch, catch and play out-
field in case of a shortage. Gaughen, Price,
Coykendall, Luppke, Browning, Johnson,
Speed, Miller, Leppart and Aubuchan are
on the roster. They gave the Anodic De-
partment a 15 to 4 "treatment" the first
game.
P. S. — If Kathleen Schneider who writes
about the "Femmes" only knew how this
"brainstorm" came about she would surely
retract those nice remarks made last
month.
They copied all they could copy,
But they couldn't copy my mind.
So I left them sweating and stealing,
A year and a half behind — R. Kipling.
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came through in the latest Hull Depart-
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It seems that Al got a little tired of taking
the razzing the boys were dishing out, so
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trouncing. The boys now call him "King
of the divot-diggers." Nice going, Al.
Starting the newly formed third shift
off with a bang are; Foreman, Frank
Popp, Assistant Foreman, Harry Mc-
Ewan. Latest reports: "Everything rolling
smooth."
Since the "great expansion" in the Hull
department, some of the fellows have been
kind of hard to find. Here are a few help-
ful hints —
If you see a guy with one hand in his
pocket and he looks at you with a know-
ing look, (one eye partially closed) — that's
Bob Hayman.
If you see a guy with a clerk or two,
an inspector, and several stock-chasers
following him, that's Walter Hassler,
Chief Dispatcher of the Hull. If Walter
can't stop and talk to you, it's because
he's trying to catch the man ahead of
him. The man ahead of him is Glenn
Hotchkiss.
If you see a gentleman come in the
plant about three o'clock with eyes spar-
kling, and full of life, jumping from here
to there, that's George Wire, Night Fore-
man and if someone watches him with awe
and admiration in his eyes, and is heard to
ask "How in the world does he do it?"
that someone is Tommy Johnson.
If you see a guy with a satisfied smile
on his face and a look of "good things to
come" that's Mike Brooks, first class
manager of a first class baseball club.
Good luck, boys.
Bill Pettit, Hull Clerk.
The English air passenger demands 4
things: comfort, tobacco, drink and food.
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By Browne
Special: Tod Carter "our amateur war
correspondent" received some second-hand
information regarding the European sit-
uation. The information smelled so badly,
the boys throughout the shop were highly
disillusioned the following day. Moral:
Refer to your daily papers.
Henry Zilz of Sheet Cutting had a real
battle with a fire extinguisher the other
night. Hank in moving some angles ac-
cidentally loosened an extinguisher from
the wall; every time he made a move the
hose was one jump ahead and waiting for
him. Result, one very thoroughly drenched
Zilz.
Flash: Frank Heidemann broke two
poker games in less than two minutes at
one of the boys' houses recently. P. S. We
think it's that extra deck Frankie carries
up his sleeve.
Craig Clark has been laboring on a bar-
becue pit the last few weeks. Some of the
fellows have viewed it from all angles
and claim it looks like a real job. We an-
ticipate an open invitation to all who
bring their own beef, etc.
Congratulations to Bob Morse on his
latest achievements. Bob is to be Jim
Kelley's assistant. Mr. Morse has the mak-
ing and we wish him all the success possi-
ble. P S. John Buchan has taken over
Bob's post in the Wing Department. Little
John can keep things moving and under
control. We are proud of you, Johnny.
Steve Powell, night foreman of Wings,
really takes off nights owing to the fact
the aisles are not so crowded as days. You
should see him travel.
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TANK HIGHLIGHTS
By Hcrthcl Chappcll
Good news from Ernie Bachaus. He
Is home from the hospital, and we hope
it won't be long until he's back in Tank.
Johnny Humes is seeing a lot of a cer-
tain dressmaker. Now you don't wear
dresses, do you Johnny?
What kept Piper and McCann home
Monday, May 6th? Could it be the little
man with a hammer?
Wonder who was hiding in the shrub-
bery at the Muncipal Plunge Sunday, May
5th? One might ask John Wiley. Come on,
Wiley, show the boys your pictures of the
dazzling bathing beauties. Photography
must be a swell hobby, fellows!
The man of speed, Jim Saftig, will by
now be burning up the bay. He was
scheduled to launch his new speedboat
before this.
See if you can beat this fish story:
Felix Mattingly, a newcomer from Ken-
tucky, a greenhorn at deep-sea fishing,
tops them all by hooking a 15-pound
sheephead. The rest of the fellows had
their lines out long before Felix got his
tackle untangled. A few minutes more of
deep concentration and he had his line
out. He was wondering what to do if a
big one hit his line, when wham! — some-
thing almost jerked him out of the boat.
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Screaming for help while holding on to
his tackle with both hands, he waited for
assistance, but the boys were doubled up
with laughter and unable to help him. To
make matters worse the reel came off his
rod, leaving poor Felix with the rod in
one hand, and the reel in the other. Finally
Johnnie Hume came to the rescue, hauled
it in hand over hand, landing the biggest
catch of the day. On the eventful fishing
trip with Mattingly were Jim Eldridge,
Bill Consaul, Johnnie Hume, Dick Light-
hizer, Bob Summers and Jimmy North.
Flash: A new way to fish! The idea
is to lie on the bottom of the boat, and
hang your head over the side and fish, or
should we say "feed the fish?" For fur-
ther details, see Duffy and Eddie who went
fishing with Charlie Hibert.
Softball news: It seems all the Tank
Department needs to win a ball game is
three men, Jim Allen, Frank Serio and
Clifton — and the help of a few grammar
school kids. They played against Drop
Hammer and won by a large margin.
Come on, fellows, let's turn out and chuck
for that trophy this season. The players
on the day shift team are: Craig, cf.,
Saftig, If., Russell, 2d., Allen, rf., Serio,
1st, Morgan, p., Consaul, c. Sides, 3rd,
Turosky, ss. and Lundberg, sub. The above
team played their first game against Hull
No. 2 and the score was 1 5 to 8 for Tank.
The following players are on the night
shift's team: Emslie, 1st, Burdine, 2d.,
Wright, ss., Federoski, 3rd, H. Smith, rf.,
Anderton, cf., Strunk, If., Kugel, p., Wil-
liams, Oleyar and Marshall, subs. This
team played their first game against Hull
No. 2, losing 20 to 8.
Sam was hired on a railway gang. At
the close of the first shift he was all tired
out and sought the boss.
"Mister, are you sure you got my right
name down on the payroll?"
"Sure," said the boss, "here's your name
— Sam Simpson. That right?"
"Yes, sir," replied Sam. "I just thought
you might have got me down as Sampson."
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THE SPORT SPOTLIGHT
By Uatt Wklopolski
THE time, 10:30 a.m. every week
day. The place. University Heights
Softball diamond at Idaho and Lincoln.
That's where we should watch the night-
shift teams play for the Consair Softball
Trophy. Thus far, in two weeks of play-
ing, some of the boys and teams have
played wild, loose and erratic games. Yet
they have proved to us that they can play
in a sportsmanlike manner. However, a
little more support from their department
will bring more fight and lift to the
players, as well as the game.
The production outfit had to execute a
sizzling triple play to stop the wing team's
rally. Craig Clark's boys' spectacle hap-
pened in the sixth when a long hit to right
fielder Tipon caught and pegged a hot
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Morning Worship at 11:00
Sunday School at 9:30
(If you ■want real fello'wship, ask for John Goodwin 's C^ass)
The entire family
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one to second base. Hall, who relayed to
third baseman R. Larceval.
The most valuable player of the month
was Tony Bernardini. Playing left field
for sheet metal, Tony, single-handed, beat
the machine shop out of a game when he
caught the near impossible hits. Very good,
unusual and spectacular playing, Tony!
Hull No. 2 team had three or four
double plays to make in winning their
second game, while Hull No. 1, won and
lost one game.
They tell me that Al Pfelffer, pitching
for Day Machine Shop, allowed 20 hits in
the first inning. Well! You can take it
from me, when the boys are good,
they're very very good, and when they're
bad and off they're . . . well, it's just an
off day!
Famous saying from Vic Racko, Mgr.
of the Machine Shop team, "Look at the
Yanks! They're at the bottom!"
From the golf links, where lies never lie
on the course, comes word that Hank
Golem shot an even 99 at Rancho Santa
Fe. Right?
Bill Liddle finally out-golfed Dan Miller
at the same golf grounds, a mere two
strokes margin. "Red" Chaplin occasion-
ally breaks an 88, but Owen Gandee
burns up the course in 78, the Snead
style.
Evening in and evening out and every
week-end our tennis Tom, Dick and
Harrys are practicing their game. "This
will be the best Tennis Tournament of any
which Consolidated has ever had" says
Bill Gilchrist.
After press-time, the Machine Shop
bowling team will have their last chance
to knock the 1st place Draw Bench, off the
lead. It'll take a stronger team to win four
games from the league leaders. Which
means that the bowlers will attempt to
beat Geo. Wire's high game, 237-?-s.
three game total, 609, and Machine Shop's
high series of 2 561.
A varying wavelength (by motor-
driven variable condenser) is the heart of
the radio "Clearance" altimeter . . .
Flight.
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June, 1940
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Consolidator Takes Tops
A group of San Diego Aeroneers jour-
neyed to Pomona Sunday, May 5 th, with
their gas model airplanes to compete in the
second annual contest sponsored by the
Disabled Veterans.
Harold Strawn of Engineering, with a
Comet Mercury, Ohlsson 23 powered, won
first place and the $50 cash award. Har-
old's ship circled and dipped over the field
for 17 minutes and 7 seconds, landing
within one quarter of a mile from the
point of take-off.
Other Aeroneer members who attended
the meet were: R. O. Spacey, Chas. Hart,
E. J. Brown and Bob Hogan.
WOOD SHOP CHIPS . . .
By J. E. Hodgson
WE are pleased to note that George
Anderson is back on the job after
having his appendix removed. Pretty soon
someone will be starting a club so that
surgical victims may discuss operations to-
gether. I bet it would be better than some
of the fish stories that travel around.
Rumors are rife that Bud Hadley and
Miss Clydene Blackburn of Ocean Beach,
are serious. The date is not yet definite,
depending on when the builder can com-
plete their new home. More anon.
In a gas powered model meet of the
"Aeroneers" held recently at Pomona,
our own Al Young seems to have had the
hardest of luck. While his plane remained
in the air for forty-five minutes, it was dis-
qualified because the engine ran two sec-
onds over the allotted time, before cutting
out.
A group of the boys with their families
and friends held an outing and picnic
Sunday, May 5 th, at Mt. Palomar. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs Mercer,
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Art Younghusband and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Clark, Frank Mische, Geo. Hol-
zinger and their lady friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Boyd Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Seiver, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pogorel. Miss
Judith Jensen had her first outing with
Pa and Ma Henry Jensen as she only ar-
rived lately. The party went out by way
of Lake Henshaw, returning through Es-
condido. They had such a good time, that
plans are in progress for a similar trip
shortly, probably to Warner Hot Springs.
The Wood Shop family is growing so
large that they have organized two soft-
ball teams. No. 1 under Bob Harshaw,
plays Thursdays and won their first game
of the season. In his line-up is a new man,
George James, fielder, who plays both soft-
ball and baseball. He played 4 years in the
Navy, and may join the San Diego Padres
before the season's end. Team No. 2 under
Boyd Robinson plays Tuesdays, and al-
though they lost their first two games,
promise to give a very good account of
themselves ere the season ends.
We offer sincere sympathy and condol-
ences to Ralph Berg and family on the
passing of Mr. Berg, senior, recently, also
to Earl Bashore whose mother died May
6th.
The hard luck laurels ought to go to
Lynn Baker. Last issue we congratulated
him on returning to work after an illness.
Now we are informed he has been injured
in an automobile accident. The extent of
his injuries, however, has not yet been
ascertained by us. Let's hope they are not
serious.
Traffic problems in Pennsylvania are be-
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Consolidator
Let's consider the tanks we use in the
planes we build and look over the men
who build them. Tlie tanks are of sizes
and shapes too numerous to mention. The
materials used are Aluminum Alloy, Stain-
less Steel, and Aluminum Sheet. They are
held together by rivets, solder, screws and
bolts. Many are welded. Tliey range from
the size of the can your favorite coffee
comes in, to the dimensions of your pet
piano.
Rigid restrictions prohibit a detailed
description of their construction details
but service tests of the most severe nature
prove their worthiness and correct design
principles.
have been added to protect their surfaces.
All are interchangeable. The parts arc
fastened into the proper places in the small
jigs and the sub-assemblies arc soon on the
way to completion before the larger
skin details are fastened. This occurs in
the final assembly jig. Baffle assemblies arc
added, outer panels are placed in position
and held fast. Mounting pads are added,
and the tanks acquire next their carefully
placed inlet, drain and sump details. All
are then riveted together to make an as-
sembly that everyone concerned with its
manufacture, or purpose, can be proud of.
The completed tanks have defied the
most rigid of laboratory tests, and the more
TANKS FOR
THE PLANES
By Larry Boeing
And here we want to refer, for the
moment, to the Engineering group which
is responsible for the Oil Tanks of riveted
construction that perform such meri-
torious service in our Record Breaker
Model 2 8's. Bud Moerschel and his boys
working with him deserve much praise
for their efforts.
The design having been decided upon, it
becomes the task of Al Ambrose, one of
the coolest and most composed looking
individuals in the organization, to see to
their fabrication thru completion. This
duty is no small task, nor could it be suc-
cessfully executed without the aid of many
willing hands who draw from years of
broad experience.
First, close cooperation with the Tool
Design department is necessary to settle
the question of proper tools and assembly
fixtures. Here the experience of many
heads proves its worth and many a ques-
tion settled over the drawing board saves
time and frayed nerves later on. Close in-
spection of the actual tank tool building
is always an order, and the results arc
most gratifying.
While this work is being completed a
large group of men is busily engaged mak-
ing details of the various sub-assemblies.
Large formed parts are delivered from the
Drop Hammers; while angles and trimmed
sections come from the Cutting and Sheet
department. Rolled formers are sent in
from the Draw Bench. Stampings are
sent in from the Punch Presses. Machined
parts are delivered from the Machine
department. These details have all been
previously inspected and proper finishes
severe test of years of service in one of the
Record Breakers.
Al Ambrose, Tank Department Fore-
man, handles his most diversified lot of
duties, as only a veteran seasoned by many
years of hard and trying experience can.
Al is truly a product of Cmisolidatcd,
having started as a helper in the Tank and
Cowling department in 1925. He has con-
tinually advanced thru many phases of
production work.
All these duties that befall Al Ambrose's
Tank department add up to a total that is
beyond the scope of any one man's ability
to oversee without the aid of competent
assistants. These he has in the capable men
who have grouped around him and who
direct and aid the various functions of
the department. Assistant foreman of the
department is Eric Sprenger, and Gene
Harrison, a comparative newcomer to
Conwlidafed, is in full charge of all drop
hammer operations.
Under Sprenger is a group of leadmen
who are in turn responsible for various
detail construction requirements. B. J.
Duffy is in charge of all engine cowl
work handled by this department. He is
assisted by F. P. Morgan.
Floats and Braces are handled by J. W.
Wiley with M. J. Couniham and B. A.
Shourdes acting as Group Leaders. E. D.
Wilhclm is Leadman in charge of Final
Tank completion.
J. L. Theuws and E. Bachaus are
Leadmen over groups adding sumps and
doing general Layout and Tank assembly
work. L. H. Chappell also leads an as-
June, 1940
13
scmbly group. H. K. Parsons is in charge
of .ill riveting operations in the depart-
ment. John Woodhead leads the Plaster
Pattern shop.
The night shift is in charge of A. G.
Hartman and he is ably assisted by G. H.
Wilson and R. Culver who act as Leadmen.
Continuous production in this depart-
ment assures a satisfactory backlog of
completed Tanks in stock to keep pace
with the fast moving assembly lines whose
requirements are most demanding.
Al and the Tank boys are proud of the
results of their efforts and we can all say
truthfully we are a little proud of them
ourselves. We can all join in and add,
"Thanks for the Tanks, boys."
All completed tanks are subjected to the
tell-tale water test which readily shows any
signs of possible leaks in the assembly. The
openings of the tank are securely sealed and
air pressure is directed into the interior of
the tank. It is then submerged under "water.
This final check against any possible defect
insures the completed product. In the picture
from left to right are Loeb and Parsons check-
ing along riveted joints of tank, while De-
partment Foreman Ambrose and Inspector
Oolin observe operations.
All tanks receive thorough inspection be-
fore being assembled into the complete air-
plane. This operation starts with the man do-
ing the work. It is followed by a check by the
Leadman or Asst. Foreman and finally by the
Company Inspector assigned to the depart-
ment. The completed items are then presented
to the customer representative w^ho in turn
examines them.
This somewhat elaborate inspection proced-
ure assures a long lasting article w^hich
matches other units of the airplane for de-
pandability, thru long years of severe service
demands. In the picture, reading from left
to right are, Chappell, Asst. Foreman Springer
and Department Inspector Brow^ne.
A tank department group doing rivet as-
sembly w^ork on a float brace strut. To the left
and below^ are Doesch and Sides w^orking as a
rivet team, ^vhile in the center foreground
are McCann and Saftek, and at the lower
right, Cunningham and Tulanius. Rivet Boss
Parsons is observing operations.
Here again w^ell designed jigs and conveni-
ent electrical outlets permit easy assembly
procedure. Accuracy and interchangeability
in assembly are positive demands and extreme
care is exercised in all the operations to attain
this condition.
Large flying boats require wing floats
to assist them during maneuvers on the sur-
face of the w^ater. And the Tank Depart-
ment is again called upon to handle a difficult
oparation. The assembly of these carefully de-
signed units requires experienced men due to
the intricacy of internal bracing and the con-
stantly changing lines of the external surfaces.
Pictured about the assembly jig are Clifton,
Woodsby, Wiley and Schourdes w^hile under-
neath w^ith only one knee sho"(ving is Kepw^ith.
Here again the necessity of having w^ater-
tight joints is imperative and only w^orkman-
ship of the highest caliber is acceptable.
Pictured at top is a tank assembly being
drilled in a large drill jig. All tanks are in-
terchangeable for any airplane of a particular
design. Locating mounting holes and fastening
holes for accessories and faring is simplified
thru the use of correctly designed and ac-
curately built jigs. In the picture reading
from left to right are Strieker, Darr and Ssrio,
drilling holes at front and top of tank assem-
bly. Short is working above on holes required
on the side of the tank.
Tanks are produced by progressive assembly
of detail units and production methods are
comparable to the most modern procedure
found anyw^here.
Smooth lines of the completed airplane are
achieved by adding cleverly designed fairing
w^hich fastens to the Nacelles containing the
power units. In turn the Nacelles are fastened
to the surfaces of the Tving itself. This pro-
cedure and design increases speed by cutting
down resistance.
In the picture Morgan is fitting an Inspec-
tion door while Summers is checking rivets
and Leadman Duffy oversees the operations.
Jigs designed for easy access during assembly
operations greatly increase production and
are easier for the men to w^ork about.
Compressing air warms it. Therefore
supercharging a cabin tends to warm the
air somewhat. Normally at supercharging
altitudes, however, the air is quite cold.
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DOG GONE!!
The appeal for Pet Pictures for the Consoli-
dator seems to have "gone to the dogs." At
least so one would judge from the above
group, for never a single picture of a cat,
canary, or rabbit showed up among the whole
lot. . . . But it also goes without saying that
they're a "dog-gone" good lot of pets!!!
There's about every kind and breed repre-
sented from thoroughbred mongrels to pedi-
greed fleascratchers, all of whom rate ace
number one with their masters. Here they are:
1. "King" owned by C. Galehouse, No.
14073 of Paint.
2. E. E. Hanzlik's male and female Boston
Terriers and German Shepherd. Hanzlik works
in Experimental.
3. "Fooee" and "Muffet" belonging to Shaw
of Tool Design.
4. G. J. Tompkins' "King White," posing
with Mrs. Tompkins. "King" is 5 years old and
weighs 92 pounds.
5. James Madsen's Scotty, "Sandi MacDuff"
from Ardmore Kennels of Detroit, Mich. Mad-
sen says she's Air-minded as she spends most
of her time watching for planes.
6. "Pit-a-pat." Toy Boston Terrier belong-
ing to S. H. Avery of Engineering.
7. F. F. Cole»s pet "Pat" half German Police
and half Cocker Spaniel ... a natural water
dog.
8. Pets of A. B. Beck of the Tool Room, On
the left is "Mitsee" and on the right her son
"Jip." Mitsee is Pekinese and (?) and they
both do anything their master tells them to.
9. Stan Marcyan's pets . . . his daughter
and his dog.
10. Meet "Schnauppsy" who is hot on the
trail of a gopher. He is the pet of Harold
Hahn of sheet metal and is believed to be a
mixture of Dachshund and Wire Haired Ter-
rier . . . w^hat's your guess?
1 1. "Fooze". ow^ned by Oscar Wehmanen
of Engineering.
12. "Bingo" pet of L. F. Airhart of Finish
Department. Quite a bit of fluff!
13. "Fooee" and "Mufltet" belonging to
Shaw of Tool Design, Shaw says his third dog
appeared in Stan Marcyan's picture "Little
dog meets big dog." (April Consolidator.)
14. "Jeep" pet dog of Jim Neisw^onger of
Sheet Metal Bench.
15. "Jeep" pet dog of Jim Neiswonger of
Metal Bench.
16. "Pal" belonging to E. W. Cowell of
Experimental.
17. This is "Red" pet of Troy A. Sansing,
No. 14092 of Paint Dept.
18. Here's Ed Kaluza's dog "Duke." Kaluza
w^orks in Experimental and says of "Duke"
that he's an excellent sled dog and has webbed
feet. He plans to bring him to San Diego soon.
19. Here's Bub Butfat's "Smoky Ken," born
Nov. 2 0th, 1934, and registered with Amer-
ican Kennel Club, Son of "Triple Threat
Tad'* and "Hi Jinks Queen," outstanding Wire
Terrier champions.
2 0. "Pit-a-pat," Toy Boston Terrier belong-
ing to S. H. Avery of Engineering.
21. S. D. Whitaker of Enginering w^rites of
his dog "Rappsy in Blue", that he is a pedigree
Bedlington Terrier, 7 months old. The breed
originated in England and is still compara-
tively rare. In some poses he resembles a sheep.
His fur is blue-gray, very soft, and never
sheds. Excellent watch dog. Fast, gentle, and
courageous fighter if attacked.
2 2. "Buster" Bob Biddle's pet, and also the
pet of his son Dexter. "Buster" is fearless and
afraid of nothing. Has had several encounters
with Police dogs, and alw^ays came out second
best.
June, 1940
15
PLAY SAFE
IN this period of expansion, when many
men are being added to the payroll, it
becomes increasingly necessary to pay
careful attention to safety rules. Safe
working conditions within our plant de-
pend largely on good housekeeping and
good judgment on the part of our em-
ployees. Recent statistics show, by a large
percentage, that new employees are more
likely to be injured than those who have
had more experience under factory work-
ing conditions.
The following rules and suggestions are
set forth briefly, both to warn new em-
ployees, and as a caution to the older and
more experienced employees to be on
guard against unsafe working practices.
Remember! 90'^'( of all accidents are
preventable!
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have been provided for employees
engaged in cutting, grinding and
drilling operations, and are avail-
able at the nearest tool crib. Take
no chances — use them.
2. RESPIRATORS are provided for
the use of persons engaged in the
Paint Shop, Foundry and Sand
Blast Departments. Their use is
mandatory.
3. LOOSE CLOTHING (ties, long-
sleeved shirts and coats, etc.) and
FINGER RINGS, should never be
worn by machine operators . . .
play safe.
4. HAND TOOLS, such as hammers,
wrenches, hacksaws, punches, etc.,
should be inspected frequently for
burrs, wear and looseness, and re-
paired or replaced immediately.
5. When it is necessary to LIFT
HEAVY OBJECTS, use the proper
hoisting equipment, or secure the
services of additional help.
6. Use extreme care in HANDLING
AIR HOSES. Clothing should not
be cleaned with the air hose. If
air hoses are used for cleaning off
benches, tables or machines, the
pressure should be cut down to a
minimum, to avoid flying particles
which might cause eye injuries to
yourself, or other persons nearby.
7. Acquaint yourself with the FIRE
ALARM STATIONS and FIRE
FIGHTING EQUIPMENT near
your work.
(Continued on page 21)
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"Windmills In The Clouds"
THIS business of building airplanes
seems to be catching and in many in-
stances carries over into worker's hobbies
as well. Alphonse Gomez, who is a tool
maker in the Tool Making Dcpt., has
found this true. His special interest is
experimenting and working with "wind-
mill," or rotating-wing flying models.
Alphonse has done quite a bit along this
line, and some of his ideas have brought
interesting results.
One of his latest "brain children" is a
surprisingly simple hinge arrangement on
a three-bladed rotor (he's applied for a
patent . . . just in case you have certain
ideas). His hinge arrangement changes
the angle of incidence, striking an auto-
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Pictured at the right is Alphonse Gomez explaining the action of his autogyro type flying model to
George Lawson, Tool Room inspector. While details of the hinge placement, which decreases the incidence
of the blades as the rotor dishes up, are not visible, they are quite simple.
matic balance and adjusting the com-
plications resulting from gravity, cen-
trifugal force, lift and drag, and other
considerations which must be taken into
account in designing a rotor.
While the whole idea may sound simple
at first, and the design of these rotators
looks like so much "duck soup," it's actu-
ally far from being child's play. The
simplest explanation of why an autogyro's
blades revolve of their own accord, why
they produce lift and how they balance
a whole set of forces might easily make
the best engineering heads swim. If you've
Mail Senrlnqil Check these i^alues!
ever tried to wade through an explanation
of the whys and wherefores of an auto-
gyro, you'll appreciate the significance of a
simple hinge which purports to balance
the whole complicated equation. It's a
sort of mechanical solution for an in-
volved mathematical problem, with a flock
of variable factors thrown in for good
measure — in case you don't believe it,
try figuring it out on your sliderule some
week-end.
Gomez's idea apparently works, because
his gas-powered model, equipped with the
hinge described above, has made some test
flights which have created quite a stir
among the spectators. But Gomez has
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June, 1940
17
found that, in experimenting with rotor
models, the fatahty rate is rather high,
with damage to the plane being the rule
rather than the exception. So Alphonse,
undaunted, improvised a "wind tunnel" on
wheels — his car! To simulate the action of
a wind tunnel, Gomez fastens a set of rotor
blades on the front of his auto, fixes them
securely, and off he goes for a trial "flight."
If his theories appear to work out on his
"wind tunnel test flight," he hooks up the
new blades onto his model autogyro
fuselage for an actual trial.
One of the features of the Gomez model,
in addition to the rotor blades with special
hinge movement, is found in the construc-
tion of the tail surfaces. The one central
rudder is more or less conventional. But
the two stabilizer fins, mounted on the
outer ends of the stabilizer, have been
"toed in" considerably at the bottom and
rear. This feature, Gomez explains, causes
the air from the slipstream to converge
aft of the tail surfaces, much as a jet in
action. Likewise, the very high dihedral
angle which exists between these two fins,
probably has a stabilizing effect. Or so it
would appear on the model.
No newcomer to aviation, Gomez was
already a licensed pilot in 1927, and had
at that time designed and constructed a
two-place low powered, low-wing mono-
plane. This was quite an accomplishment,
and the plane was a good example of the
streamlining just then coming into being.
Among other features, this plane was
equipped with flaps of Gomez' own design
— and flaps were rather rare 13 years ago.
Gomez has done quite a bit of flying,
with but one crack-up. At one time he
went in for sky-writing. On one job he
publicized M. J. B. Coffee over the city
• Blended to suit
San Diego water!
S. J. WINES COFFEE CO.
of San Francisco. Alphonse has a picture
of this job, which proves that he not only
knows how to write (and spell), but
that M. J. B. Coffee was probably better
known to inhabitants of the Golden Gate
city as a result of his efforts. The picture,
which shows M. J. B. Coffee in sky-
writing, proves Gomez' prowess in making
a striking likeness of the company's trade-
mark.
As his name indicates, Gomez is of
Spanish descent. Born in San Francisco,
he is an American citizen. Perhaps his
experimentation with rotating-wing flying
craft, and his general interest in aviation,
is due to inspiration derived from the great
pioneering work done by one of his coun-
trymen, Juan de La Cierva, whose genius
brought the autogyro into existence. At
least this theory sounds more readily un-
derstandable than those surrounding the
principles of the auto-rotating wing!
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HULLabaloo
By AI Leonard
The Hull golf tournament ended up in
a triple surprise when three new champs
were crowned. As usual it took two men
to win the top flight. This time it was
Complete Line of Airplane Models
George Landy and Gordon Shoop. Shoop,
who never sleeps on Friday nights and does
his sleeping while playing golf on Satur-
day mornings, had to be awakened on the
18 th and informed that he was co-champ.
Landy, who so far has gotten nothing but
headaches, feels very happy about the
whole affair.
In the second flight the winner was Al
Clark. Al has been in all the tournaments
so far and has never had a chance. Now
he admits that he is ready to die happy.
The Hull baseball boys are out in full
force again. There are two teams, each
entered in a different league. Both claim
to be tops in their league so it looks like
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the boys will be playing off for the cham-
pionship one of these days ? ? ?
Johnny Penfield was seen offering a
piece of candy to Russ Kern after they
had a 'little trouble' on one of the ships.
Johnny insists he was just trying to make
up, but Kern says he was trying to poison
him, and anyway, the piece was too small.
"Mai" Malcuit, who has had very little
to say lately, is finally himself again. For
all those wondering, he wasn't talking
until he got his new 'store clappers.'
The reason for all the cigar-smoking
lately is because a flock of new daddies
have been born. The proud daddies are:
Cliff Lessing, Arnid Solhue and Bill Kush-
man. All are first offenders.
The boys on the day shift miss Harry
MacEwan and 'Yap Yap' Hopman. 'Tis
rumored that Hopman had himself put on
the night shift so he could track down the
elusive anchovy in the daytime. The latest
report is that his supply is very low.
SHEET METAL NEWS
By H. B. Millman
ROBERT BAIL GOWDY, the sage of
Pine Valley, has been appointed to the
Safety Commission. We all wish him lots
of luck in his new position.
Jimmy Carr has been rushing the sea-
son by getting a beautiful sunburn. Jimmy
says, "Look all you want to but don't
touch!"
Who is it? He is the older of two
brothers in the Sheet Department . . . has
such an insatiable desire for blondes that
he recently gave his Chevrolet a peroxide
rinse. Ask Connie.
Ward Levere on the Hydro press seems
to be quite proud of his new filing cabi-
net. See that you keep it locked. Ward.
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June, 1940
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Some of the boys in sheet metal would
like to know why Bud Mason didn't pass
around his "all day suckers". It seems
very strange, because he received a whole
box full.
It seems that Tony Lissette is slipping
lately. He can't poosh-cm-up as many
times as he used to. Can it be that some-
body slipped him a steel block rather than
dural?
Congratulations are being extended to
Little Joe Accethura (Punch press) who
was married April 27th to Miss Florence
Dean of Los Angeles. Joe Sepulveda (cut-
ting) and Miss Rita Harris accompanied
the bride and groom acting as witnesses.
After three weeks' absence Jim Hall,
came back only to leave for Los Angeles
to have his eyes treated by a specialist. Lots
of luck, Jim, and a speedy recovery.
John M. Mayer, sheet inspector, left
for Honolulu, T. H., April 29th. He has
been appointed as Senior Sheet Metal man
in the Army Air Corps. Bon Voyage,
John!
In regards to John Kelley's important
news this month we would like to make a
correction. It's not until September.
Walt Borg is planning on buying a new
Austin. What are you planning to do with
your feet, Walt?
Ludlow Britten is quite a fisherman.
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Open to 8 p. m. Terms
He has a secret stream that he goes to
every week-end. What does he do with the
fish? We haven't seen any!
Buzz Perry has been a busy man even-
ings cleaning house. His wife will soon be
home from a trip east.
Dean Hammond is leaving soon for Mis-
souri to marry his one and only dream
girl.
Eddie Raymond takes his golf seriously.
It's been reported after a round of golf,
that Eddie had to be carried from the
links!
TAKE TIME TO LIVE
Take time to work — it is the price oi
success.
Take time to think — it is the source of
power.
Take time to play — it is the secret of
perennial youth.
Take time to read — it is the fountain of
wisdom.
Take time to worship — it is the highway
to reverence.
Take time to be friendly — it is the road to
happiness.
Take time to dream — it is hitching your
wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved — it is the
privilege of the gods.
Take time to look around — it is too short
a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh — it is the music of the
soul.
Take time to play with children — it is the
joy of joys.
Take time to be courteous — it is the mark
of a gentleman. Ex.
Special Note to South Gate:
Please put your waste paper in the cans
provided. Don't let the North Gate get
ahead of you for keeping the plant yard
tidy!
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A MECHANIC IS NO BETTER THAN HIS TOOLS
1126
WHY ARE SOME GUYS ALWAYS PICKED FOR
THE BETTER JOBS?
We don't know all the answers
but, we do know that the right
assortment of good tools plus
knowing how to make best use
of them goes a long way toward
corning that better job. How
is your tool supply? You should
look over the Garrett line of
best nationally advertised brands
and stock up. See Whitey Dake
at the employees' tool store.
GARRETT SUPPLY COMPANY
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"Today is the tomorrow we worried
about yesterday, and it never happened."
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Since 1913
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BOWLERS SCORE
HIGH IN MEET
Consolidated turned out two teams to
enter the Carnival of Bowling Tour, at the
Sunset Bowling Center in Hollywood, the
Cuiisa/r Blues and the Consair Greens, and
the Greens succeeded in rolling into 2d
place on May 11th and 12th with 2902
as this goes to press. With more than 100
teams yet to bowl it is not likely that
this position will be held, but our boys
made a good try. L. Bender and T. Cough-
lin did their share by contributing 620
and 643 respectively. The Consair Blues
tried hard but couldn't click although
Frank Cary rolled a nice 610 series.
In the doubles H. Muck and T. Cough-
lin collected 1222 pins for 2d place which
may bring them some remuneration for
their efforts. Muck rolled 647 and Cough-
lin counted 575 which is good bowling
in any league.
J. Craig was high for the boys from
Consair in the singles with an even 600,
with Paul Hoch next with 594.
Roy Coykendall holds some kind of a
record for collecting 7 splits in one game.
Stay on the head pin, Roy!
The boys wish to thank the manage-
ment for the shirts supplied to both
teams. The shirts may have thrown them
off a bit, not being used to looking like
real bowlers — but a good time was had
by all and the boys are looking forward to
another year.
Blues Greens
P. Hoch 55 5 1. Craig 5 53
F. Fields 549 H. Muck 5 53
E. Jones - 5 57 L. Bender 602
F. Meer 501 R. Coykendall 553
F. Cary 601 T. Cough'.in -- 643
Total - - 2772 Total - 2902
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PLAY SAFE . . .
(Continued from page 15)
8. HORSE PLAY is not to be toler-
ated during working hours, for your
own protection, and for the pro-
tection of your fellow workmen.
9. There is a FIRST AID KIT in each
department. Use it for every in-
jury.
10. Remember GOOD HOUSEKEEP-
ING is a counterpart of safe work-
ing conditions. Keep your work
place clean and keep yourself clean,
personally.
n.HEED THE SAFETY NOTICES
which appear regularly on the bulle-
tin boards.
12. REPORT UNSAFE WORKING
CONDITIONS to your foreman
immediately.
Plant Safety Committee,
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.
By Donald Frye, Chairman.
"A little nonsense now and then, is
relished by the wisest men."
"You may lead an ass to knowledge, but
you cannot make him think."
"Nothing is more profitable than ideas."
— Henry Ford.
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feet of lumber to be manufactured at our Mill in San Diego. Width, 52 feet ; Length,
1000 feet; Contents, 6 million feet; Binding chains, 200 tons; Depth below water, 24
feet; Height above water, 12 feet; Towed 1000 miles from Oregon.
• That Benson Lumber Company owns and operates the only saw-
mill in Southern California?
• That Our annual payroll of $250,000.00 is spent right here in San
Diego, and that our annual taxes of $120,000.00 are a great
benefit to the City of San Diego?
• That San Diego's "Heaven on Earth" climate is IDEAL for air-
drying lumber, conceded by government authorities to be the
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• That San Diego homes are protected from termites by pressure
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ATTENTION, LOCAL MERCHANTS;
We have been approached many times by various merchants in San Diego for a list of our
over 5600 employees, now growing at the rate of about 30 per work day. There are many
obvious reasons why we can not grant these requests. We think, however, that the merchants
should consider the mathematics of using such a list if it were available.
It would cost about 5c to mail a circular to each employee, or a cost for one coverage of over
$280. Our advertising rate for one-half page display in the "CONSOLIDATOR" is only $58.50
for one insertion; the rate is reduced if more insertions are desired, as shown on the follow-
ing page.
It should be borne in mind that the employees of Consolidated receive the highest rate of wage
paid in this area for comparable work. They receive over twice the average monthly pay of
the enlisted personnel of the Services. Also, they do not buy from commissaries. According to
our production schedule, by December 1st, we will be employing about 9,000 men. The mag-
azine is given to aU employees and as a great deal of the material in it is very interesting to
them, it is generaUy kept and read by members of the famUy and friends, so that in effect, it
has a great deal more circulation than is indicated by the number of copies issued, whereas a
circular would soon find its way to the waste basket and would probably be read only
once, if at all.
This year we are going to inaugurate an annual Christmas number of the "CONSOLIDATOR"
limited to 100 pages, to take the place of the regular December issue. It is planned to make
this number particularly attractive with photographs of all current Consolidated planes, ad-
ditions to the plant, new manufacturing facilities, additions to Lindbergh Field and San Diego
as an aviation center generally, together with information concerning personnel. Over 20,000
of this issue will be circulated.
The rates will be found on the following page. While they are much higher than the present
rates due to the additional circulation and increased size, copy of monthly advertisers wUl be
carried at the regular rates.
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June, 1940
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DRAW BENCH BENDS
By \r. Fink
After five years of bowling the Draw
Bench has finally won first place in shop
competition. Our bowling team is com-
posed of all night men, some from each
night shift. We feel proud to announce
this success by our fellow workers.
Ernie Krienkie, manager of our base-
ball team has been confined to home be-
cause of illness. Despite the absence of his
leadership the team is still carrying on
successfully. We all hope that Ernie will be
back soon.
W. Gramse and C. Spann will have
to keep their noses to the grindstone
again, for their wives have just returned
from a prolonged visit East. We all won-
der why Spann didn't show up at work
the day before their wives return?
Al Wiegal is now a taxpayer and
property owner. He recently bought a
house down Palm City way. He invites
all the boys to drop in and see him. By
the way, his house is very convenient
to us for it's located on the road that
leads from Tijuana. "Stagger in some
time, boys" is Al's latest slogan.
Wm. Dacy has also bought a home.
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Ralph Smith has been walking around
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Smitty's expecting a new arrival in his
family any day. Don't forget the cigars,
Smitty.
Cliff Moore is really in love. Every
weekend, rain or shine, he travels to L. A.
He says that he is homesick, and goes
north to visit his folks. He always forgets
to mention the girl next door.
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By Magiiire
The march of events in Tool Design
have, for the past month, kept the De-
partment in a whirl. We have, of course,
moved again. Sorry to bring that up, but
it's easier brought up on paper than to
pick up a table. Mr. Phil Koenig has a
new office with a very appropriate sign
over the door. Mr. Larry Boeing says the
men in Tool Design are better dressed now.
He blames it all on the Blue Print Dept.
That's taking unfair advantage of us,
Larry.
Le Maire, those are lovely roses you're
handing out. Someone should thank you
for them.
Sorry to say Charlie Mathewson is leav-
ing us. Needed — one new booking agent:
Page Roy Smeltzer!
Charlie Smith is now known as the
Cough Drop King. His second is Bert
Rowan. For further details see Van Meter.
Carl Ludeman must have been crossed
with a bloodhound. He has a mania for
finding things.
Marcella left yesterday with a large
smile — or a large smile left with her. Hi!
Ho! It must be spring.
Wes Kline is looking for a perfect 18
or 30 sixes.
Marcella has another broken arm in her
family — what is it, a habit?
Reward — For the return of Shaw's
Garrett supply girls.
The tricycle landing gears are coming
into favor with airplane designers and
pilots. The original Wright landing gear
was a skid.
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This
ones
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the
farmer's soa—
Way back in the days of "Jenny's" and "Hisso" motors an engineer we
know was whistling down a country road in his shiny new 1928 Dodge. What
did he do but smack into a wagon full of school kids. There was a lot of
yelling but not much actual damage. One farm boy was sort of banged
up but it didn't look too serious.
Last month that farm kid, now turned 21, sued this engineer for $10,000 —
"permanent injury" he claims he suffered back there in '28. Charley (the
engineer's name is Charley) is on the spot. The cut-rate company he was
insured with has long since passed on, taking his protection with it.
MORAL: Insure with a first-rate company — you know it'll be around for
a while!
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JULY '1940
REWARD!
Calm yourself, friend — this is no man-hunt. It's just our
subtle way of hinting that we can save you some dough.
If you don't like dough, okey — forget it. But if you do —
well, pull up a choir. Here's the picture: You weren't
born yesterday — so, you believe in liability and property
damage insurance when you drive. Now . . . Think you
can pilot that buggy of yours the next twelve months with-
out smacking something — and collecting a claim? It'll
cost us money! But what's money — we'll rebate you a
check of 15% of your premium, and smile! A nice
check you can spend.
That's our story in a nut-shell, friend. Hove we mode a sale?
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CONSOLIDRTOR
Volume 5
July, 1940
Number 7
CONSOLIDATED GOLFERS FIFTH COLUMN ACTIVITIES
At the Twelfth Annual Invitational
Golf Meet held at Catalina June 2nd thru
June 5 th, Consolidated golfers seem to
have stolen the show against a field of
around 80 players. Co)isolidafed golfers
were representing San Diego in the meet,
and aided materially in bringing back 7
prizes for San Diego County.
Among those from Consolidated repre-
senting San Diego county were: Mrs. C.
A. Van Dusen, Mrs. E. R. McReynoIds,
Mrs. J. L. Kelley, Mrs. F. W. Devlin and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller in the mixed
foursome two-ball match, won the event
with a very low net of 50, whereas par for
the course is 66. Mrs. C. A. Van Dusen tied
for second low net in class "C",then played
off and won the second match with a 134
net for the two days. Mrs. F. W. Devlin
in class "B" tied for 4th place, but lost the
following day, although her score was
only 139 net.
Roy Miller, it may be noted, has just
been elected President of the San Diego
Country Club, and Ray Schwarz has been
appointed handicap chairman.
ARCHERS
By R. R. Hoover, No. 1456
Consolidated Archers and friends are
cordially invited to attend the Western
Field Archery Tournaments scheduled for
July 6 and 7, 10 a. m., at the "Old Mis-
sion Field Archers" official Rovers range
in the "Gold Gulch," Balboa Park.
Archers from nine states will compete
in the event under the guidance of the
Western Archery Association, of which
Lt. Col. F. E. Pierce, U.S.M.C. Reserve,
is president, and the local clubs, the San
Diego Archery Club and the Old Mis-
sion Field Archers.
Guests will include Howard Hill, Ken
and Walt Wilhelm, Larry Hughes, and
many other well-known archers.
"Gold Gulch" is located just south and
west of the intersection of Park Boule-
vard and Laurel Street in the canyon be-
low Pepper Grove and the Girl Scout
Headquarters. Don't miss this great arch-
ery event!
We have, as yet, had no indications of
subversive, or "fifth column" activity
within our plant. And we do not want
any such activity. The best protection is
prevention. Our fellow workers have been
selected carefully, are proud of our coun-
try, our work and our American citizen-
ship. Likewise our plant police and the
F. B. L can certainly be classed as ex-
tremely alert to any signs of subversive
activities. These men are all experienced
in sifting clews, know the indications, and
how to deal with them effectively.
With as many employees as we now
have, and who may come in contact with
additional thousands outside working
hours; discussing matters as freely as they
like (as is our own privilege under Amer-
ican law), it is possible that a few mis-
guided persons might be discovered here
and there who might lean toward subver-
sive or "fifth column" activities. These
indications should be reported as quickly
as possible, for the best treatment of this
disease is to get at the root of it early,
and do the job thoroughly.
There should be no hysteria, or getting
excited about these cases, but it is the
rigid duty of every employee, as a safe-
guard to his job, the work we are doing,
and for the protection of our country, to
report instantly any suspicious activity or
overheard utterance on the part of anyone.
This can be done quietly, with the assur-
ance that the identity of the advisor will
not be disclosed, which is important, in the
event that the investigation reveals that
there has been a mistake, so that no harm
or injustice will befall innocent people.
Reports should in all instances be turned
in to George J. Tompkins, chief of plant
police, in person.
Some of the folks who went to Florida
for the winter sure found it there. — The
Houghton Line.
If all the men who sleep in church were
laid end to end they would be more com-
fortable.— The Houghton Line.
STATE CHAMBER OFFICIALS
INSPECT PLANT . . .
State Chamber of Commerce directors
and officials convened at a morning meet-
ing on May 24th at the San Diego Cham-
ber of Commerce. Their arrival here from
the northern cities was largely by air-
plane, as was their departure at the close
of the day. They were greeted here by
Major Fleet and Hal Hotchkiss of the
board; Major T. C. Macaulay, executive
manager of the local chamber, and other
chamber officials. After the morning meet-
ing they were the guests of Major Fleet
at luncheon and then inspected the plant.
Among those attending the meeting
were: R. K. Davies, San Francisco; C. C.
Teague, Santa Paula; Col. Wm M. Garland,
Los Angeles; Harrison S. Robinson, Oak-
land; Joseph R. Knowland, Oakland;
Preston Hotchkiss, Los Angeles; A. C.
Mattel, San Francisco; D. P. Booth, Mo-
desto; W. C. Mullendore, Los Angeles;
A. E. Roth, San Francisco; Harry Chand-
ler, Los Angeles; R. B. Hale, San Fran-
cisco; A. T. Spencer, Gerber; M. B. Sil-
berg, Los Angeles; Parker Frisselle, Kear-
ney Park; A. J. McFadden, Santa Ana;
James Mussatti, San Francisco and E. W.
Murphy, Los Angeles.
MUSICIANS . . . PLEASE NOTE
Heigh-ho! Everybody. The Consolidated
band is in full "swing" — meeting regu-
larly once a week and doing some really
fine compositions. It has been announced
by Mr. E. G. Borgens, Band Director,
that the band has been invited to play
some appropriate numbers at the dedica-
tion ceremony of the new factory addi-
tion, with a private concert for factory
men and officials previously. There are
still a few places open for musicians inter-
ested in taking part.
va
Anyone who enjoys singing as a hobby
can now join the Chopin Choral Club. It's
not necessary that you be able to read
music well, as a portion of the rehearsals
are devoted to this.
Meetings are every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Polish Cottage, Balboa Park.
All communications should be addressed to the CONSOLIDATOR, c/o CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Lindbergh Field, Son Diego, Californio.
Permission to reprint, in whole or in port, any of the subject matter herein, is gladly granted any established publication provided proper credit is given the
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Consolidator
LEE JOHNSON has deserted us for a
J vacation in Buffalo with her parents.
Grace Koenig is a staunch believer in
the slogan, "Movies Are Your Best En-
tertainment," and backs up her belief with
her own movies. Especially interesting is
the colored reel on the Rose Parade, but
least appreciated by the feminine onlookers
are the scenes of the swarming beehives
and the tarantula spider.
A recent letter from Catherine (Phipps)
Gebing extends a greeting to her Cotisoli-
dated friends.
Marcella should become a member of
the Tall Tales Club. She recently dreamt
Jane Dunn had one of our PBY's in her
apartment. It needed assembling but the
engineers called in could not put it to-
gether. Along came Lucille Fisher and
Marcella, who assembled the airplane like
veterans at the game. Not content with
merely showing up the engineers, these
two geniuses climbed aboard the plane and
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Speer's famous low rotes
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took off out the window! We don't know
what midnight snack prompted this dream,
but it could have been pickles and ice
cream.
A certain company took out an insur-
ance policy. The head of the firm told the
insurance agent to insure everything in the
place against theft but the clock. "The
employees watch that" was the brief ex-
planation.
Juanita tells one about a Scotchman who
fried his bacon in Lux to keep it from
shrinking.
Husband: "I suppose you dropped
mustard on this waffle by mistake?"
Wife: "That's a fine way to talk
about my lemon pie!"
The kind expressions of sympathy
shown by my friends at Consolidated dur-
ing my recent bereavement, are deeply
appreciated. — Evelyn Kells.
New books on aviation subjects now
available at the San Diego Public Library
include:
Teichmann, Frederick K. Airplane de-
sign manual. 1939.
Riggs, Norman C and Frocht, Max M.
Strength of materials. 1939.
Talbot-Booth, E. C. Aircraft of the
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SHEET METAL NEWS
By H. B. Millman
The Sheet Cutting has a couple of very
proud anglers in Al Ballard and Hank
Ondler. It seems their bait was too large
for their finny friends. They both agree
it's a good thing we have fish markets.
When a certain little lady can keep
Connie Seaderquist out until three in the
morning on a week day she must have
been very interesting.
Hank Leigal can be seen on the beach
taking in the sights these days. Scotty Mc-
Cartney is getting a beautiful tan work-
ing on his farm every day. Eddie Dennison
has just been promoted to inspector for
the Sheet Department . . . we hope he
won't be too tough on us.
Bill Shirreff now has charge of the bur-
ring gang . . . watch the shavings fly now!
C. B. King, jr., is waiting for the golden
nail to be driven in his new house so he
can move in at Mission Beach.
Harold Ferguson is a very busy man
nowadays trying to do a good deed every
day. He is now a Scout Master.
Something should be done about Tex
Hatch's poor memory. He started for
Yuma recently after work at 12:30 a. m.,
and got half way there before he remem-
bered he had to be at work in the morning.
He arrived just before the last whistle.
Eddie Raymond's golf is improving . . .
if he could use only a putter he might
get around in par!
The Sheet Cutting's softball team un-
der the leadership of their fiery manager,
Al Ballard, has really gone places this sea-
son. Tied with the Wood Shop for the
championship, they easily won by a score
of 5 to 1, giving them a clean record of
six games won and no losses. Frankie Era-
mo, Johnny Galves and Clyde Cowhick
starred for the team.
A post card was received last week in
the Sheet Metal Department from R. J.
Sherwood, a former employee who is now
recuperating at the San Diego County
Hospital. His card was one of appreciation
and acknowledgment for the wonderful
way the cutting room boys extended
a helping hand. His address, in case some
of you fellows want to see him, is Ward
40 J, County Hospital.
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July, 1940
GLIDING AND SOARING
By Jerry Lit/el
SAN DIEGO glider pilots, who this
year for the third time took top
places at the Western Contest, near Arvin,
California, are also repeating their per-
formances at the southwestern meet in
Wichita Falls, Texas. Most prominent in
the news reports is the former Cmtsoli-
dafed man, Dick Essery. Vic Korski of
Hull dept., who took a month off to serve
as ground crew, is basking in reflected
glory, for the press informs us that Vic is
— not ground crew, nor ballast, but co-
pilot! Dick's plane is a dual-controlled,
high-wing sailplane which bears an un-
mistakable resemblance to the Consolidated
Model 31. As we suspected, Ernest Stout
of Aerodynamics dept. served as con-
sultant for his club-mate Essery, during
the design of this sensational sailplane
which is rapidly earning its cost in prize
money.
Ernie has just returned from another
three month's of research at Langley Field
for Consolidated. Just as soon as he gets
settled in that new home of his out Ken-
sington way, the boys hope to draw on his
experience for other super-soarers.
Meanwhile, soaring has continued regu-
larly out at Torrey Pines. Each Sunday aft-
ernoon sees from two to six graceful
planes sailing above the 300-foot ridge
that deflects the prevailing west wind up-
ward to support them. The Association's
2-pIace instruction ship has attracted
many new members and shown them the
thrill and beauty of motorless flight, but
these new members have more thrills com-
ing, for when the moderate westerly
winds, so dependable in spring and early
summer weaken, we turn to San Diego's
back country for advanced soaring. The
intense heat back there produces columns
of warm rising air — 'Bumps,' or in soar-
ing parlance, "Thermals." The trick is to
find these and spiral to remain within them
as they rise until they condense into clouds.
Then you leave the thermal, gliding in the
direction of your goal, until you find an-
other one and repeat the performance. It
sounds simple, but more often than not
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to be known as an "air-pocket." Every-
things becomes quiet — suddenly the air-
speed goes way down and your controls
are sloppy. Quick, dive out of it! ... Then
a terrific updraft will hit one wing, trying
to upset/you. Don't yield . . . turn on it
and charge it like a wild beast! The air-
speed jumps to twice your cruising speed
. . . haul the stick back and feel the
climb. Twenty feet per second . . . that's
fine. You've caught the thermal . . . just
spiral to hold it, watching your rate of
climb to determine its core. Thermal soar-
ing requires both skill and knowledge and
develops airmanship as no other flying can.
It requires a strong ship too, for the sail-
plane may change from a 30 ft/sec sink
to a 30 ft/sec climb in one second.
After 130 hours of soaring, the club
ship is going to get a thorough overhaul
by Harry Connor and Rae Parker, before
our first trip to the desert this year.
A TIP-OVER . . .
It looks as though the motor scooters
finally selected for use about the plant
are to be equipped with side-cars. This may
or may not be to keep them from tipping
over. Both plant engineer "Bill" Maloney
and Factory superintendent "Jim" Kelley
have been seen operating them with no
trouble whatsoever, but if one of these
scooters ever turns up with a heavy piece
of drop hammer die inside of it, and either
of the two mentioned gentlemen suspects
that the other was using this to prevent
tipping over . . . there's going to be plenty
of kidding.
AERONAUTICAL I. Q.
1. What is the name of cylindrical
tube with open end pointing upstream,
used in measuring impact pressure?
2. The identification marking for
A-17's rivets is what?
3. Give the tensile strength of an
A-17's rivet.
Answers at bottom of last column.
Texas highway sign: "This is God's
country. Don't drive like hell.
Which recalls for no particular reason
the old yarn about the superintendent who
gave one of his men a ten-dollar bill and
sent him to the store for a bottle of pop.
"Get something for yourself," he yelled
as the lad was leaving. So the messenger
bought himself a pair of shoes.
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DO YOU REMEMBER
when a directory of the garages along
your route was an absolute necessity on
every out-of-town trip?
When one manufacturer created a sen-
sation by placing the steering wheel on
the left side in his 1911 models?
When the closed car was called a "show
case on wheels" and people who drove
them were called sissies?
When rival speedometer manufacturers
advertised: "the only speedometer that
tells the truth?"
When car registrations and licenses were
handled by such departments as The State
Board of Boiler Inspectors?
1. Pitot tube.
2. A dimple in the center of the head.
3. 25,000 lbs. to the sq. in.
Consolidator
SAN DIEGO FLYING CLUB
NEWS
By A. H. Davidson
In the last month, several ships have
arrived at the club field from distant
points, — some staying over night.
The members voted to purchase a new
Learadio Receiver for use in Club ships.
Tommy Hemphill of Engineering is in
charge of Radio installation and main-
tenance. Several weeks ago, he tested out
one of his short wave Transievers in the
Cub "50". One of his friends had another
Transiever on the ground and the recep-
tion was very good in the plane and on
the ground, without any shielding of any
kind.
Jack Berg, youngest member in the Club
received his private Pilot's hcense last
week and is very proud of his accomplish-
ment. . . . Charhe Culver is busy adding
up the hours for his commercial license.
The Club members are marking the field
with Markers and the work is progressing
rapidly.
There is one radio for nearly every
third person in the U. S. . . . There is only
one private airplane for every 9,692 per-
sons in the U. S.
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Hollywood Co-operation
Although over a hundred miles from
Hollywood, Consolidated has been able to
co-operate with Hollywood producers of
motion pictures. First there was the picture
"Wings of the Navy" in which Model
28's figured quite prominently. Then fol-
lowed "The Magnificent Fraud," and now
it's "Mystery Sea-Raider" soon to be re-
leased by Paramount. Carole Landis and
Henry Wilcoxon starring in this new pic-
ture, utilize a life raft borrowed from
Consolidated, as shown above. Consoli-
dated, however, has given Hollywood a
bit of competition already . . . produc-
ing the 5 5 minute sound film, "Building
the PBY Record Breakers" which has been
telling how the Model 28's are built to a
wide audience. This picture was filmed
during the early peak in Model 28 pro-
duction.
Dutch Klein (To John Kunkel on his
first day of riveting) : Kunkel why are
you throwing away about half of these
rivets?
John Kunkel: Those rivets are no
good. The heads are on the wrong end.
Dutch Klein: You numbskull! The
heads are not on the wrong end of those
rivets, those rivets are for the other side
of the ship. — H. S. Cooper, Jr.
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PLASTER SPLASHES
By Red Boyle
We are still waiting for those cigars
from Joe Miller and Emery Seward. They
both had additions to the family; Joe a
wife and Emery a six-pound boy.
Congratulations to J. Woodhead who is
upped in position with us . . . also to M.
Neale on becoming a lead man.
Joe Tessary is back with us again. He's
getting along fairly well with J. Debs.
This is most strange.
J. Debs had another crack-up. That
little Willys surely is taking a beating.
Johnny must drive his car like he slings
plaster ... all over the place.
"You have a nice collection of books,
but you should have more shelves."
"I know, but nobody seems to lend me
shelves." — Vesta Vamp.
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July, 1940
ANODIC ANECDOTES
By Bert Naseef
When making my inquiries of the boys
regarding contributions to this column,
my only answer was "no news" from each
and every one, but by pressing the mat-
ter, it developed that they had all been too
busy to write.
Ted Lohman said his spare time was
taken up by pitching ball for the Drop
Hammer team and sitting up nights wait-
ing for his daughter to get home with her
boy friend.
Wally Miles not only plays for Drop
Hammer in his spare time, but also uses
up the rest of it by being an Eagle booster
and using his wiles in the real estate game.
Harry Parker left for Oklahoma to
round up his wife, who has been absent for
six weeks — he'll be back next month.
Airhart is busy at home, making a dark-
room and developing and printing pic-
tures. He has taken some dandies.
McGiffin bought a home and is now do-
ing some truck-gardening. Gerber attends
Bible classes and is getting prepared to
pass the lessons along to his nine-months-
old daughter.
Sidley's, Gonzales' and Warner's doings
have been a deep secret, although my sus-
picions are that Warner, who claims he
takes his "sister" around a lot may have a
well-developed sense of humor — anyhow
she's somebody's sister, and darned pretty,
too!
The entire Anodic Department wishes
to congratulate Alexander, Griffith and
Jones on their promotions to assistant fore-
men. "Nice going, boys."
We all welcome the new-comers to this
department. They are Williams, Larceval,
Valley, Pennepacker and Fernvaldi. Wil-
liams is an ex-cowpuncher and hunter,
Larceval is a good ball player and Penne-
packer is one of Hoover High School's
champion football players.
Well, after hearing all this, I wondered
what the gang considered news; were they
waiting for a good murder, or perhaps they
were waiting for a stock-chaser that was
not in a hurry or for just one little part
without a rush tag on it — that WOULD
be news.
P. S. — Latest news is that Thoman, our
spring tightener, has decided to build a
home where he will raise his families, and
bees too.
Our checker-in-er, Dave Mann, says
he's gotten a lot of new ideas from his girl
friend, who has kept him busy nights, and
he is going to try them out soon. What
they are or on whom or what he is going
to experiment with, he will not tell, but
it is still leap year and maybe his lady-
friend is trying out some new ones on him
— anyhow, good luck, Dave, you'll need it.
That is all 'till next month.
Faint heart never won a pint of peanuts,
nor two days an airplane built.
"Do you know where little boys go
who smoke?", and Junior answered
promptly, "Sure, out behind the garage!"
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Once upon a time, and shortly there-
after, self-preservation was the first
law of nature.
• • •
A person looked out for his own
neck with considerable pride of
ownership.
• • •
He would go out of his way to keep
his framework from being overrun
by passing motor chassis.
But at present .there are strong in-
dications that nature's original stat-
ute has been somewhat repealed.
• • •
You will notice this in the conduct
of some pedestrians. Like the one
who walks across with his foot
asleep up over his ears.
• • •
And the defiant type who wends his
way through form -fitting traffic,
making more faces than progress.
• • •
Also the quick-change artist. He
looks neither right nor left but sets
out for the far curb like Liza cross-
ing the ice.
If foohsh footmen would do their
daily dozin' at home, it would tend
to keep them in an excellent state
of preservation and at the same time
cut costly congestion by ten percent.
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Drive into your Shell Dealer's
Service Station and get a Share-the-
Road Club emblem. That'll tell the
world you are wiUing to follow rules
afoot as well as awheel.
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HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Peffit
MANY were the questioning looks
and dubious glances that were cast
Al Leonard's way a few weeks ago. Al,
who is noted for his quick wit and tongue-
tripping tirades came to work moaning
and muttering to himself, going from
place to place gnashing his teeth and was
heard to say, "What to do? What to do?"
Finally some of Al's fellow-workmen
managed to get his tale of woe from him.
It seems that Al's wife was so inspired
by the new car bought by her devoted
spouse, that she firmly resolved to learn
to drive. All went well until she under-
took the task of entering the garage.
With only the usual amount of gear-
grinding and tire-spinning antics, Al's
pride and joy (the car) slid gracefully to a
stop, inside the garage. But, alas, imagine
Mrs. Leonard's dismay to find she had for-
gotten to open the doors! To make the
situation more complicated for our be-
wildered leadman, a helpful neighbor
nailed the doors back good and tight, then
suddenly remembered the car, with its
new-found scratches was still in the
garage!
"What a life," quipped Al, "the minute
I turn my back, my past catches up with
me!"
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Right under the noses of the men in the
Hull Department, geniuses are being born.
Bob Murray's model airplane collection is
really a work of art, and to look at Tom
Eckles one would never suspect that Tom,
though quiet and modest at the shop, be-
comes a whirling, raging madman on the
ice rink. It is rumored that Mr. Eckles
may be in Sonja's new picture, "A Star
Fell Down!"
Unable to stand the strain of the con-
stant hustle and bustle of the Hull desk,
Russ Keins took his inspectors off by
themselves, way down by Hull No. 2.
How's it feel to be away from it all, Russ?
The "Consair Rod and Reel" had quite
a jamboree recently. Needless to say, now
that Johnny Hopman is on the night
shift, Mr. Bender and Mr. Bradshaw
walked off with the largest part of the
pickled herring. It is also needless to say
that there was free beer, and sandwiches.
Plenty of sandwiches left over!
Unanimous vote concedes the hard luck
victim of the month to be none other than
our new found friend of the fishes. Bill
Bates, Hull Inspector.
Bill decided to really have some fun over
the week end, so he joined Glenn Hotch-
kiss, George Wire, Ray Kendall, and a
few of the Hull gang on a fishing trip
down Mexico way.
Their trip down consisted of tire
trouble, and plenty of it, engine trouble
and almost all other things that can hap-
pen to an automobile. Despite all the ob-
stacles in their path the fellows finally
reached camp safe and sound!
Becoming more and more enthused with
every cast of his line, Bill put all he had
into one magnificent cast, but much to
his horror, his rod and reel flew from his
hands and sank to the bottom of the lake.
Up bright and early next morning Glenn
and Bill dragged the lake in vain for his
rod. Finally in exasperation, Glenn had to
jump in after the pole before it was finally
brought up. After recovering his pole.
Bill set about to fish in earnest and was
doing quite well when all of a sudden a
splash was heard and there was Mr. Bates
up to his neck in water!
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HULLABALOO
By Al Leonard
NICK KARPINSKY, who formerly
played second fiddle to the Czar and
is now a Hull Department inspector is
becoming a golf fiend. He is learning all
about the game from "Scotty" Doig,
Freddie Grossher, Mike Brooks, and "Red"
Chaplin. Nick follows this foursome every
Saturday in order to pick up the finer
points of the game (?). Karpinsky sings
a pretty fair bass and does so no matter
who is driving off or putting. "Scotty"
Doig got the longest drive of the day
when he teed off just as Nick hit a high
note while singing "Dark Eyes."
Lawrence Bailey has gone the way of
all flesh and has taken unto himself a
bride. "Long" John Kimkle is approach-
ing the zero hour. His Waterloo will be
in August. A secret marriage that really
was a secret came to light last week when
Eddie Wallant admitted that he was mar-
ried seven months ago. How can a man
be married seven months and not show it?
"What sort of blackmail does "Scav-
enger" Galley have over Harry Smith to
force him to bring him an extra lunch
every day?
How come "Brute" Mcjoyner has an
accident with a Ford and ends up with a
Packard?
The Hull Department was well repre-
sented at the Tug-of-War tournament at
the Balboa Stadium The Hull musclemen
were Augie Yorges, Bob Vick, Tommy
Vaughn and Hank Yogerst. The boys won
nothing but strained muscles — but a good
time was had by all.
The North Hull is rapidly developing
into a veritable jungle of bucks, posts and
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"Yap Yap" Hapman has started a drive
for guides and a telephone system to help
any of the new men out when they get
lost. While wandering around the bucks
one night Hapman found a new man in a
semi-conscious condition. Hapman quickly
brought the man around with some an-
chovies he carries for emergencies and
listened to a tale of horror. The poor fel-
low was lost without food for six days
before Johnnie found him!
How Is Your Thinking?
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1. Does tonnage in a naval vessel, a
commercial vessel, and an aeroplane have
the same meaning?
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The wood carvings pictured here are the work of L. S. Jones of the Wood Shop. Jones
started carving wood as a hobby some years ago and has developed a fine technique in an art
that none of his family, as far as he knows, has shown any aptitude.
For some time Jones taught wood carving in a hobby school in Glendale, and later in
Hollywood, selling numerous masks to Los Angeles department stores.
Most of the designs are original, and the pieces sold by the Los Angeles department stores
attracted considerable attention, especially among the ladies. Except for the finger rings, the
articles are carved out of wood, and are exquisitely finished. The rings are carved out of a
plastic material and are quite novel.
TUBE BENDING
By Hart
James Neese and Robt. Bertram have
just moved their families out here to the
coast. I sure hope they find San Diego to
their liking. How come Norm Freakley
missed the train?
Who was the expert rifle shot who
couldn't even hit an electric percolator . . ?
Curtis Franklin might know something
about taking a pot shot at a carton . . .
which contained a brand new electric per-
colator and two electric light bulbs. None
were scratched!
XNEWS
A! Waid of Cardiff by the Sea and
Nelhe Thompson were married in Yuma,
Arizona June 1st. Their trip home was
dulled by considerable tire trouble.
Feminine complexions are so called be-
cause they're so complex. — The Hough-
ton Line.
"They told him it couldn't be done."
"So what?" "So he did it!" "Then what?"
"They said, T told you someone would
do it'!"
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July, 1940
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FLYERS NEWS
By Joe Havlik
DURING the past two months the
Southern CaHfornia Flyers member-
ship has been increasing with great suc-
cess. Many new members have signed on
the dotted line so that they may enjoy
the thrills of that so-called term of "Fly-
ing thru the ozone." They now enjoy the
fun of flying in our spot landing contests,
which are held every Sunday afternoon,
and then being entertained at a party in
the evening. The social events include
beach parties, hay rides, dances, ice cream
socials, and various trips to points of in-
terest throughout southern California.
Due to the rapid growth of the club we
are at the point of purchasing a second
ship such as a 12 5-horse-power Fleet or
Kinner or such a ship as desired by the
members of the club. President and In-
structor Albert L. Griffith now taking a
C.A.A. refresher course, will be giving the
solo students a thorough and advanced
training in this ship. Also the training
system will be outlined as by the C.A.A.
course now being given at the leading
flying schools throughout United States.
The roll call to date is as follows: Bob
Bailey, Bill Burflinger, Tommy Munn,
Pat Dowling (better known as "breeze 'em
in Dowling"), Ray Dinsen (known as
"Grease 'em in Dinsen"), Gene Engle-
horn, Tommy Emerton, Jack Evans, Mau-
rice Gilstrap, Joe Havlik (Commonly
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ris, Joe HoUenbeck, Billy Luffy (the one
and only "Rumba Bill"), Leo Leonard
(our latest solo product). Art Le Barre,
Isabelle McCrae (our "First Lady"), Bob
McGregor (adds the industrious era of
"Lazy McGregor"), Fredrick "Ace" Rob-
ertson (is noted around the field as "Hop
along" Robertson), Fred Saari, Tommy
Saunders ("Tune 'em up Tommy"), Bob
Sprague ("Wing Ding" Sprague), Ken-
neth Smith ("Motor Glide" Smith), Bill
Sutton ("Wee Willie" Sutton), La Vaugn
White, Victor Urias, Ray French, Carl
Johnson, Charles Green, and last but not
least we have Kae "Mom" Griffith.
Friends and visitors are always welcome
to see our spot landings contests any Sun-
day afternoon at Peiks Airport just off of
Highway 101 North, near the radio beam
towers.
"Knowledge comes, but wisdom
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LEADERS IN SPORTS
By Matt. Wiclopohki
William (Bill) Gilchrist, our welfare
director, told us the other day that "Pa-
tience pays dividends." Ever since Coii-
solidated Aircraft came to San Diego, their
sports activities have produced the clean-
est, keenest, and finest in sports.
Last month, diminutive Tommy Mendez
beat an array of fine badminton players to
annex Comolidated's second badminton
tournament. However, Tom had to really
show his best plays, tricks, and shots to
take the 1940 trophy from the 1939 cham-
pion, Johnny Lockwood. Not long ago,
Mendez played in the well-known Holly-
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wood Badminton Play-offs. After it was
all over, Tom won six successive matches
to win the Class "C" title.
Recently Homer Shaylor, top entrant in
Consolidated'^ fourth tennis tourney, won
successive matches over Don McClarren
and "Lefty" MacGowan to become the
1940 Tennis Champion, thus succeeding
Lloyd Lyoko, last year's leader in tennis.
In the semi-final match, McClarren al-
most upset Shaylor by winning the first
set at 7-5. Shaylor then pulled the second
set out of the fire at 10-8. Coming into
the third and final set, McClarren went
ahead in games at 4-2. After playing nip
and tuck and eye for an eye type of game.
Homer Shaylor loosened his grip and began
playing a spectacular and superior game of
tennis. The following four games ended
the set and match at 6-4 in Shaylor's favor
over the "hard man to beat," McClarren.
Most significant happening of the tourn-
ey was "Lefty" MacGowan's playing in
the finals match against Shaylor. Despite
his experience, excellence in shots and
clever playing, "Lefty" just couldn't hold
off Shaylor's court strategy and super-
iority, losing 6-3 and 8-6. Thus, for the
second successive year, MacGowan became
runner-up for the Class "A" title. One
often hears it remarked that "third time
is a charm" — better luck next year,
"Lefty."
Bennett won over Peterson to take over
Class "B" honors by 6-2, 6-1 scores.
In Softball, Speed pitched his Tool
Room team to victory in four out of
six games. The Production gang re-
ceived but one hit, yet they managed to
steal two runs, to win the finest game of
the season. Production 2, Tool Room 1.
The night shift Machine Shop team has
won their five last games. Having lost
one outside game by a score of 10-9,
Broadway Beauties were the lucky ones. To
date, the Sheet Metal team leads the league
on the strength of their win over a strong
Hull team.
Roy Gillmore wins the orchid for this
month's superb ball-playing.
Watch out for the Maintenance team in
the day league!
DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
SINCE the Engineering department has
adopted the popular expansion move-
ment in vogue today and is moving to the
far corners of the new drafting room, the
engineers travel faster than the news
(shop opinions notwithstanding) to the
detriment of your correspondent. Indeed,
it now requires nearly a day by fast yak
train to hear from the last outpost. But it
is hoped that the shifting of locations of
the various groups will enable some of the
boys to find out how the other groups do
things. For instance, Andy Minella could
have saved himself both mental and physi-
cal anguish if he had not learned by the
hard way that ailerons have ribs. An ex-
perimental test panel had been made for
the control surface group and having
served its usefulness several of the boys one
noon decided to subject it to a sort of
fistic blitzkrieg. Both Jack Stuck and
Sandy Falbaum smacked their brawny
paws through both layers of the taut fab-
ric covering and even Vaughn de Kirby
succeeded in making some tiny knuckle
imprints on the top layer. This was too
much for Minella who had been watching
the proceedings from afar. He approached
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with the tense eagerness of a Kansas farm-
er as he spies the swing-the-sledge and
ring-the-gong contraption at the county
fair. He squared away before the panel,
wound up and let fly with a prodigious
wallop that landed smack on the new type
invisible rib which was spirited away from
the old time corset and placed in tail sur-
faces instead. It being a solid web rib
Mister Minella's mortification knew no
bounds, but it's an ill wind that blows
no good for Bill Maloney is planning to
use Andy until the new drop hammer ar-
rives.
The Fixed Equipment group was any-
thing but that recently at a remarkable
trading mart which took place during a
lunch period. Barry Jewell, who is fast
earning the title of "The Professor" be-
cause of his choice of loud suits and his
absent-minded antics, laid a fifty-cent
piece on his desk for some obscure reason.
Chuck Freel, who is always desperate as a
result of his splendid poker playing,
snapped it up in a flash. Barry then
grabbed Freel's beam compass and sold it
to Jimmy Walker for a dollar. Walker
traded the beam compass for a bow com-
pass, and then began a series of lightning
trades that would make David Harum
look like an amateur by comparison. The
exchanging finally bogged down when
someone tried to trade Pete Carlson's golf-
ing nonchalance to Ken Whitney for a
book of matches.
Ad quidnunc:
While Gordon Waite was at home ill,
his good wife could not understand why
persons kept calling him from the plant
about the "Finnish spec" when that coun-
try was no longer buying airplanes.
Ted Hall was not able to see the film,
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the other boys around the drafting room.
Ralph Reid, "Tom" Collins, "Pop" Eden-
field, Eddie Rohn, Brad Powers, Jim Bre-
see and Felix Kallis are among those who
have conspired against the census taker
since he made the rounds.
The new adornment on Med Sher-
wood's upper lip is quite a handy thing.
He maintains that it enabled him to keep
perfect balance while rolling over a 12 5-
foot embankment recently. Judging by a
few of the local softball scores there are
some pitchers who could use a thing like
that.
The only figure that Clarence "Gour-
mand" Gerber cares about is a mathemati-
cal one. He so dearly loves to eat that we
are told he will even sit at the table in a
high chair and wear a bib, if the steak is
well done. Tsk! Tsk! And with the Santa
Barbara "most perfect man" ballot com-
ing up soon.
"If you'll lend me five dollars I'll be
everlastingly indebted to you." "Yeah,"
replied the prospective creditor, "That's
the trouble."
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LARGEST AIRCRAFT PLANT UN
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tion's present expansion program, now
being rushed to completion with full
manufacturing facilities estimated as com-
pleted by August first, brings this plant
into full alignment with the President's
recently announced emergency defense
program for building a vastly expanded
number of aircraft. When completed, this
will be the largest integrated aircraft plant
in America, with 1,910,000 square feet
of covered and uncovered manufacturing
space and 9 54,440 sq. ft. of contiguous
airport land under option for further ex-
pansion if necessary. Ramp, airport and
rail sidings are not included in these fig-
ures.
Comolidated Aircraft Corporation is
unique in its possession of most favorable
conditions surrounding its ascendency as
the largest aircraft plant in America:
The greater preponderance of the back-
log, now noted at over $70,000,000, con-
sists of United States Government work,
with a smaller proportion of contracts for
foreign deliveries, leaving the company
On May 29th, Major Reuben H. Fleet, Founder, President and Manager
of Consolidated, summed up Consolidated's position and outlook in the fol-
lowing brief message to all:
"This is our 17th Birthday. It finds us with (1) $70,000,000
w^orth of w^ork and outstanding quotations w^hich, if accepted w^ithin
the next month or two, would bring our backlog to over $100,000,-
000; (2) the factory being doubled, comprises 1,910,000 sq. feet
of covered and uncovered manufacturing space, making it the larg-
est integrated aircraft plant in America; (3) an option on adjacent
land, equal to 50% of the above area, w^ith plans nearly completed
for its possible improvement; and (4) a good organization — equal to
any in the industry — the best in our history.
"So in counting our blessings let us consider that w^e have a
factory of our ow^n, tailored for our business, in the city of our
choice, with plenty of work on hand and in sight, and no mortgage
on our premises or our future. In one sense I regret that w^e are too
busy to celebrate."
R. H. Fleet, Manager.
relatively free from any contingencies
which might arise over the turn of events
abroad.
In undertaking present plant expansion
to meet this volume of business, a closing
agreement was entered into between Con-
solidated and the United States Treasury
Department. This agreement provides that
the cost of certain addition excess produc-
tion facilities, less depreciation, required
to meet deliveries may be charged to the
cost of performing contracts received by
the company, in effect amortizing much
of the expansion.
And, the naturally equable climate of
San Diego, permits fully 30 percent of
\MERICA . . .
the manufacturing operations in building
the airplanes to be conducted out-of-
doors. Provision has been made for this
by paving the entire plant yard area and
providing suitable outlets for power-
lines, etc.
Figure 1 shows painter at work on the
lower mezzanine floor of the finished parts
stockroom, within the Final Assembly
building. Aluminum paint is being applied
to the structural steel work.
Figure 2 is a view of the interior of the
Final Assembly building under construc-
tion, from the Pacific Highway side. Note
that half of the tremendous amount of
overhead steel trusswork has been painted
and reflects a high percentage of light,
while the remainder, which has been given
a dark "shop coat" of primer, has still to
receive the "field coat" of aluminum.
Workmen in foreground are stripping
forms from the foundation wall which
will be the base for the long row of
windows on the east side of the building.
Figure 3 is another view taken from
inside the Final Assembly building. Some
conception of the size and free height
within this single structure can be gained
from the finished parts stockroom in the
foreground. It doesn't touch the ceiling,
and yet it is comparable in size to many
a small three-story office building down-
town . . . and a not too small office build-
ing at that!
Figure 4 shows cranes at work hoisting
.1 pre-fabricated section of the truss be-
tween the Final Assembly and Final Finish
building which will support the outside
monorail between the two. Main factory.
Final Assembly and Final Finish build-
ings are now connected by outside over-
head monorail system.
Figure 5 caught a steel worker using a
transit during the erection of steel on the
west side of the Final Assembly building.
Huge doors will provide 120-foot open-
ings on this side.
Figure 6. Entire enclosed yard is being
paved with asphaltic concrete to take ad-
vantage of near perfect "assembly weath-
er" provided by San Diego for out-of-doors
airplane work. The steelwork of the Final
Assembly building extends southward in
this view. Present main building may be
seen beyond.
Figure 7. Windows in the sawtooth roof
far over head will provide excellent north
lighting. Workers are shown installing
sash overhead in Final Assembly building.
Figure 8. Steelworker uses a truss for
a catwalk. Under his arm he has a bundle
of tie rods for roof purlins. First time up
at such a height from the ground gives
the novice a queer feeling . . . the steel-
workers drape heavy wrenches, etc. in
their belts and tote a heavy load of bolts
or the like along the narrow steel trusses
with utmost ease, and little concern.
Figure 9. Painting as the steel goes up
protects it, aids in securing good lighting
later.
Figure 10. Small concrete form being
assembled about the foot of one of the
support columns.
Figure 11. A team of fine horses handles
some of the lighter work left by the pow-
erful hoists and bulldozers ... or in other
words, "All available horsepower" is be-
ing employed to complete the job!
The new additions including the 360x
700 foot Final Assembly building, con-
necting Office building. Final Finish
building. Boiler House, outside monorail,
storage shed and Experimental building
addition, employ some 3,06 5 tons of
structural steel. The Final Assombly
building alone accounts for some 2.129
tons . . . most of it overhead.
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By A. E. Herman
"Oh Romeo, Romeo, where art thou?"
asks one of the lead men on the second or
third shift — the lead men know. When
Carl Reid, third shift lead man, stepped
off to Yuma on June 27 with a Brea girl.
Miss Beverly Smith, the boys all knew
what that dazed look in his eye had been
during the past month.
Charlie Pjirron, second shift lead man,
also has been "gotten." My, he's a meek
man in her company. Charlie is to be
"chained" in the latter part of July to a
Los Angeles girl, Margaret Khun. It took
her four years to get him, but she finally
succeeded.
Charlie Kauffman seemed to catch the
idea, too. The ring and what-not went on
a lucky San Diego girl on June 15 th.
All the fellows wish these boys luck
and know that there are going to be three
lucky girls in town.
Now that Lew Barkuloo is back after
recovery from his neck injury, things
seem the same in the shop.
The boys are running out of Confucius
says — so now it's Mohammed murmers.
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By Wee Willie Winchell Hart man
Al Jerauld pulled a fast one on the boys
last week-end by getting himself married
to Maxine McCany of National City. The
happy couple will be at home to any and
all friends at their home in National City.
— Good, say we all.
Heartfelt sympathy is extended to Al
Gatehell whose father-in-law was killed
recently.
Kurt Kruger, who had his "throat cut"
at Paradise Sanitarium recently, is back
full of vim, vigor, and what have you.
Kurt wishes to thank all his friends who
were so kind to him during his conval-
escence.
"Hard-luck" Bommer is at it again —
had another wreck, only this time it
wasn't his car. Some guys will never learn.
What is this we hear about Clyde Walk-
er winning the first prize down at the
Creole Palace for jitterbugging. Teh, Teh,
. . . you're too old for that truckin' stuff,
Clyde me bye.
Miley bought himself a washing machine
recently — only trouble is he doesn't give
his shirts time enough to dry thoroughly
and he has to wear 'em wet.
Little Chris Moore, Lin Platner's wrestl-
ing protege, sure knows how to win a
bout ... he just slugs them cold. Well,
that's one way at least. Maybe that's the
best way.
Woody Rogers, our champion ball
player, recently made softball history by
fanning seventeen men in a row after al-
lowing the first hit. Woody got mad and
really bore down.
Paul Ferrara, our mighty midget, can't
hold the distinction of being the smallest
man in the shop anymore — he found an-
other guy who's a half inch shorter
and is he proud now that he is a midget
giant!
Who was that fellow by the name of
Ernie Constantino, seen recently at Mis-
sion Beach trying to shoot the spots off
all the targets at the rifle range? He didn't
leave much for anyone else to shoot at.
Homer "Bee-Keeper" Higbee says he
lost one of his queen bees last week. Now
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15
Homer is looking for her. Try a Consoli-
dator ad, Homer, they bring results.
Now we know how Chuck Keenan gets
so many curls in his hair . . . we saw him
hauling a load of leaf mold the other day.
Pretty good, Chuck.
All these ball players are going to need
new uniforms pretty quick if they don't
stop wearing them to work. Those silk
caps are just too ducky. Our baseball
team is going strong. If they can only
keep it up, we will have a winner. Of
course the Maintenance Department is a
little ahead of us, but we still have them
to play and with Al Wilson and Ben Kiegle
managing the team, how can we lose?
And speaking of hats, did ya ever notice
that one of Cecil Flowers? Looks like a
"Blondie Bumstead" super creation or
something.
Those sandwiches Ray Craft brings for
lunch are getting bigger and bigger — he's
even out-""Dagwooding" Dagwood with
his gigantic conglomerations.
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By J. E. Hodgson
THE Wood Shop motorcade had an-
other outing Sunday, June 9, to
Warner Hot Springs, where many enjoyed
the bathing, but not the drinking. Base-
ball and other forms of play and amuse-
ment took the rest of the time. Wrong-
Way "Red" Hirlbeck left San Diego at
7:30 a.m. and did not reach the Springs
until 2 p.m. Maybe he was looking for
Palm Springs. Anyhow, those who were
there are already set for another such ex-
cursion.
Bob Harshaw's ball team suffered their
first defeat at the hands of "Cutting," the
score being 5 to 1. Two wood shop players
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in their eagerness to retrieve a "fly" ball
collided and were slightly injured.
Miss Helen Rogers of Pacific Beach and
our Jim J. Paschman are really serious, and
are going to do something about it in the
near future.
We announced the wedding of Harry
Connelly several months ago. It seems that
Mrs. Connelly treats him so well that he
is out-growing his clothes, in fact, accord-
ing to young Piper, if Harry does not get
new trousers each Saturday he has to find
scraps of masking tape on Monday to
hold him together. I don't believe it!
The Senior Prom of the San Diego High
School was adorned by the presence of our
Bill Gertds, on his girl friend's invitation.
Maybe this was his reason for omitting
to come to work the next day. "The
morning after" so to speak.
Johnny Cossar is saving his pennies to
buy a portable cuspidor for Al Rhodes. If
you would like to know why, ask either
of these gentlemen — there is a reason.
"The Album" (see page 16 shows a
trio of Rod and Reelers from Wood Shop
with their catch of thirteen prime barra-
cuda. They are, left to right, "Mac" Mc-
Giffin, Bob Harshaw, and Frank Mische.
"Mac" told us they had to reach over and
kick the fish in their respective faces to
prevent them from climbing into the boat.
We believe you "Mac," but there are
thousands who wouldn't.
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naval vessel is weight of the water dis-
placed by the hull of the ship. Tonnage
in a commercial vessel pertains to the
amount of cargo the ship will hold. This
is taken from the old English word TUN
meaning a large type of hogshead. The
tonnage of an aeroplane is the actual
weight of the ship.
When you see an aircraft worker and
his wife walking swiftly down the street
single file on Saturday night, it's the one
in front that's mad.
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1. We claim this is a scoop out-scooping Walter Winchell — Young Mr. Charles Curry Aiken,
photographed just one and one half hours after the big event. Charles entered the world
at just 7 pounds, 1 3 '/^ ounces on June 11th, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelman R. Aiken.
"Kel" Aiken is assistant chief, finish parts stores. "Kel," Mrs. Aiken, "Kel" junior (aged 3)
and Master Charles Curry are all reported as "doing nicely," thank you.
2. Harry Culver, instructor of the San Diego Flying Club is shown beside the club's new
Cub "5 0," and
3. Bill Travis, operations manager of the club, is sho'wn at the controls of one of the club's
other planes.
4. "Mac" McGifHn, Bob Harshaw, and Frank Mische of the Wood Shop are proudly sho^ng
off their catch of barracuda.
3. T. B. "Mac" Maclntyre, night doorman at the main ojfice, spends a good bit of his spare
time at his hobby — cactus gro'wing.
6. Herb Allison, planning department No. 3 844, is proud of his daughter and of his handi-
work. Young Miss Allison is shown here holding a scrap-book made by Herb. The decoration
is hand-carved, and Mrs. Allison painted the background in oil colors — sort of a family
affair.
7. Miss Margie Berger, eight-year-old daughter of Cliff Berger of the Wood Shop, has al-
ready won fame singing over K F S D.
8. The Experimental Department ne^vly-weds — John P. LaLanne, No. 8046, and the former
Miss Mignon M. Largent. April 2 8 ^vas the big day.
9. Milton "Top Rail" Hangen doing a bit of deep-sea fishing on a recent expedition to the
blue water. Hangen is secretary of the Rod and Reel Club.
1 0. This is to prove that Felix Mattingly, Tank Department, really caught a fifteen-pound
sheephead on his first deep-sea fishing expedition. (See June Consolidator) .
11. Galehouse, Finish; Offerman, Welding; and Topper, Sheet Metal, are proving that you
don't have to be wealthy to own a "yacht." This picture, taken at the Coronado Yacht Club,
shows them with their boats — standard fifteen-foot paddle boards fitted with twelve-foot
masts, rudder, center board, and all that goes with them for good sailing.
12. Scotty McCarney, night Sheet Metal, is proving the trite saying that "you can take
the boy from the country, but you can't take the country from the boy." Scotty is shown at
his first love — ^his garden.
"He could distinguish, and divide A
hair 'twixt south and a south-west side."
Surely everybody knows by this time
that wordage which doesn't bear fruit
should be pruned.
Mrs. New Driver: "They say that I
have a short circuit. Can you lengthen it
while I wait, please?"
A company is known by the men it
keeps. — The Houghton Line.
July, 1940
17
THINGS THAT
COME OUT AT NIGHT
By Craig
WITH SO much being said about
hill-billies at present and such a
large representation in Production De-
partment, Roy Larceval decided to try
this "barefoot business" for himself and
showed up for a ball game minus his
shoes. Roy played seven innings thus.
Bradshaw and Clemson would claim he
didn't get the proper reaction, because he
kept his socks on.
Bill Wold tried to answer one of Jack
Merrill's questions as follows: "A com-
mittee having met and considered the
proposition laid before it, has decided that
in view of impending European events and
the generally prevalent turbulent world
situation, there is but one conclusion that
any well-organized, clear-thinking assem-
bly of diligent, conscientious, and progres-
sive engineering and inspection personnel
could possibly arrive at, namely, to drop
the whole thing and go have a beer." Like
a change order after long and careful
consideration. Jack was able to figure it
out.
Gordon Browne, but recently house-
keeping for himself, decided he wanted to
have some friends in for a nice dinner.
Gordon bought a roast, got all the di-
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rections on how to prepare it from Art
Stone, and then at the last minute, got
cold feet and took it over to his mother's
to have her prepare it. We hear that
"Browne" didn't even blush at the com-
pliments on his cooking.
When Oscar Aukley appeared the other
night with his shirt torn to shreds we
wondered if an over-excitable lead man
had lost control of himself to such an ex-
tent. Upon investigation it was discovered
that Oscar had acquired the tatters getting
out of a gas tank.
Jim Wilkinson, rotund foreman in the
Metal Bench, is glad for a brief respite
from good beach weather. Jim used to go
to the beach every day and lay on the sand.
He was about to give it up as his stomach
would become so sunburned he couldn't
keep a belt around it.
Henry Zilz, Cutting, really tangled
with a varmint the other evening. Henry
accidentally knocked a fire extinguisher
off the hook and before he could pin it
down he was wet to the skin, choked and
blinded by the stream of chemicals.
In the field of sports the Draw Bench
bowling team, composed of Dick Scott,
Lou Miller, Wayne Williams, Roy Nas-
sauer and Lynn Bybee came out on top of
the bowling league. The boys won 37 and
lost 19 for a very good record. The team
must have been a favorite right along be-
cause we heard Dick Scott's wife spent
the prize money three weeks before the
season ended.
Gene Laird, Hull, has a fine baby boy
that weighed in at 7 and 3-4 pounds.
Gene, who is Scotch, has the boy's applica-
tion in with Wire already. He figures that
he has to pay for all those cigars somehow.
George Wire, Frank Popp, Ray Kendall,
Johnny Hopman, S. Sterns and S. Coulter
have found their spot. It's a place called
Hansen's Lake, and according to reports
the fish and game are anxious to give up.
Geo. Wire says sometime he wants to find
out; the last trip most of his time was
spent repairing his car.
Don Rasmussen of the requisition crew
was worse off the other night than a dis-
patcher with a broken leg. Don cut his
writing hand so bad that he had to watch
for two nights. Jake Dietzer swears he
didn't even know Don was out of action.
The Machine Shop sof tball team, led by
that sterling coach. Matt Weilopolski,
finally won a ball game, but not without
some fast thinking by Coach Matt. It
seems Matt was able to talk three of the
opponents, who showed up a little early,
into going home on the ground that the
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TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Maguire
We were all grieved to hear of the un-
fortunate accident to Phil Koenig's
daughter, Phillis, on June 3rd. We all hope
for a speedy recovery, Phillis.
One of the heroes of the month is Carl
Ludeman who on three occasions last
month went to Los Angeles and acted as
blood donor for his sister. We are happy
to report that she is improving. Nice go-
ing, Carl.
Bill Ekdahl will be the major contestant
in the next beauty contest. He will submit
as evidence his pass photo even in the face
of stiff competition from Curly Knight.
The pictures really do flatter them.
Don't be alarmed by the smoke screen
in Tool Design. It is only the result of
the new air-cooled pipe fad. We might
add Mr. Chas. Smith is responsible for
that, too.
From time to time certain enjoyable
Radio Programs leave the air rather mys-
teriously. So it was with Baron Mun-
chausen and his, "Was you there, Char-
ley?" We all wondered what became of
him. According to indications he has
turned up in our own Tool Design Dept.
in the form of R. Van Meter. If you don't
believe me ask "Charley" Smith. In fact
we think Van is just a little better than
the Baron.
We now have a new member in Kline's
group. Shirley is the latest addition. Wel-
come and good luck.
A "TWO REELER" ABOUT
THE ROD AND REELERS
By "Brad" Bradshaw
With summer definitely here for the
present, the members of the Rod and Reel
Club have been showing signs of activity
with numerous reports of good fishing ex-
peditions and successful catches.
On the records of Secretary Milt
Hangen are several entries for awards
which show an 18'/2 pound yellowtail
landed by Ed Lang, a I6I/2 inch rainbow
trout by Hank Neimeyer, a 10 pound
halibut by James Hawkins and a 3 pound
1 3 Vz ounce big mouth bass reeled in by
P. E. Searay. "Stan" Saville has not
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weighed his "home grown" bass as yet.
Several fishing trips were reported dur-
ing the month and leading the list was the
journey of Glenn Hotchkiss, John Hop-
man, Ray Kendall, George Wire, Sam
Strains, George Landy, Frank Popp, Bill
Nixon and Bill Bates deep into old Mexico
for some angling in the Laguna Hansen
Lake. The catches were fair, the trip ter-
rible, and the amusing incidents plenty, ac-
cording to Hotchkiss, who remarks "Give
me the lake and you take Mexico."
Milt Hangen, Larry Le Maire, Harry
Gillen, and Mel Dowse report a trip to the
Islands with a catch of thirteen yellow-
tail (and the big tuna as usual got away).
This catch was divided among three of the
fellows as Hangen was not in a fishing
mood, it is reported. Lloyd Bender, Ray
Kendall, Del Drake, and Ed Lang also re-
ported a trip for yellowtail. Lank won
the "jack pot" with his catch.
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Rastus and Liza were married but a
short time when he came home with a big
washtub, a washboard and a three-foot
mirror.
Liza: "Whut's all de truck you brung?"
Rastus: "Not all, but yo' kin take yo'
pick. Yo' kin take de tub an' washboard
an' go to work, or yo' kin take de mirror
an' set down and watch you'se'f starve."
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CONSAIR FLYING NEWS . . .
Biggest and best news of the month
is the fact that our airplane is here. The
new 50 h.p. Cub was flown here from Los
Angeles by the club's operations manager,
Orv Hubbard, and secretary, Steve Brown.
The trim little ship had barely arrived
before operations began.
Among those who checked out and who
are now flying solo are: Brown, Peterson,
Blaine and Becker.
Instructor Lou Loyko is reported to be
doing an excellent job. Lou recently re-
turned from Oakland where he took the
new C.A.A. refresher course for instruct-
ors. Members are advised to be on their
toes — Loyko lets few things get by un-
noticed.
Orv did full justice to his talents by
painting our club insignia on the fuselage
of the ship. The colors, incidentally, red,
white and blue, particularly suit the time.
Miles Blaine made news this month by
passing tests for a private pilot's license.
All members congratulate him on his
success. This is number one from Consair
Flyers. More will follow.
Becker and Al Draimen have certainly
done their bit to make this club a success
so far. These fellows work unceasingly for
the club — promoting Chamber of Com-
merce publicity, helping grade new run-
ways on the flying field, installing doors
on the hangars, etc.
Almost the entire membership was on
hand to help move ship and equipment
into our permanent quarters on Tyce
field, where we have an individual hangar.
Also to help grade the new runway.
Among the noticeable things of this latter
procedure was the handy way Peterson
swung the axe during the felling of a tree.
Can't be that he's been flying all his life!
All members who haven't already done
so are urged to come to the field and look
over their possession.
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5y Philip Faiilconer {Loft)
CONSOLIDATED men are devoted to
the mild, and, sometimes, even sunny,
weather of Southern California, yet there
are some of us who spend half the year
hunting for snow. For ten successive
weeks this winter and spring, two night-
shift Consolidators leapt for their autos
and skis each Friday night and drove
through the darkness and dawn to snow,
usually three hours, but on other occa-
sions 500 miles and eight or ten hours
distant.
On the longer trips our objective was
Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite or the Mount
Whitney region; the shorter trips usually
meant visiting one of the ski huts (really
JO-man lodges), which the Ski Mount-
aineers Section of the Sierra Club of Cali-
fornia has built on Mt. Baldy and Keller
Peak, near Pomona and San Bernardino.
When we visited a high peak or pass, the
nights were spent on the snow, snug in
down sleeping bags and little Alpine tents.
Consolidated personnel includes many
skiers: Frank Holdener, Jack Duthy, Henry
Mandolf and Charles McCabe (Engineer-
ing); Harold Stark (Tool Room); the
author (Loft); Russ Kern (Hull), who,
though not a skier, is a Sierra Club moun-
taineer; Al Bailey (Spotweld) ; and George
Seiler (Tool Room) . The first six are Sierra
Club men, Holdener, Mandolf, Stark and
Faulconer in the Ski Mountaineers Sec-
tion.
George Seiler has the distinction of hav-
ing climbed the Matterhorn, Switzerland's
most difficult peak, before he left his
homeland for the U.S.A. Although he
made many Alpine cHmbs, George just
won't take on our 14,000-foot "American
Alps." Maybe we can get him out yet!
Many of you probably saw the recent
motion picture "The Challenge," featur-
ing an authentic ascent of the Matter-
horn, which gives an idea of what George
has done.
We would specially like to see Al Bailey
and George Seiler in our Club, and Russ
Kern on skis.
This season, Toolmaker Art Wullich, a
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upper, This picture shows one of last
winter's ski camps in the High Sierras.
Lower, Four skiers at Kearsage Pass, near
Lone Pine.
— Photographs by Walter Hennies.
former Consolidator, also a Ski Mount-
aineer, gained several high awards in this
state and in Sun Valley, for his excellent
skiing. Another member of the San Diego
Ski Club, to which most of these men be-
long, won a number of first and second
places in this season's state-wide meets.
The growing group of San Diego skiers
is always made welcome on the ski slopes
from Los Angeles north, and the more
Consolidators interested in this sport, the
lower will be the cost per individual on
trips to the snow. This year's longest trip
(in mileage) cost only $6.00 per person
for 1040 miles by automobile, all living
expenses on the trip, and at least ten hours
skiing, at altitudes ranging from 6,000
to 11,000 feet above sea level.
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practice hill; do a little practice skiing or
just look on. Drive out to Mission Valley,
about two miles east of Old Town (be-
tween Texas St. and Sixth Ave.) and you
will spot the straw slope where skiers
develop their technic and keep their knees
and other parts in trim for next winter's
snow. (It's just like snow 'till you fall!)
Let's go, fellows! Next season should
see a lot of Consolidators off for the snow
when the last whistle blows each Friday.
Things That Come Out at
Night . . . (Cont.)
schedule was mixed up and that the other
team (Paint) was scheduled on some other
diamond. If any other manager wants to
use this idea, remember who it belongs to.
However, Matt was sincere.
J. "Popeye" Petit of Tail Dept. entered
a sailboat race at Mission Bay Yacht Club
one week. There were 1 6 boats in the race,
and when Johnny was nosed out of 16th
place by a mass of driftwood, he decided
to give up the sport. Popeye says there
were "spirits" in the water around the 5 th
buoy and he just couldn't make the turn.
From what we hear it might have been
the "spirits" in the clubhouse that caused
the difficulty, because it's pretty hard to
go around a buoy that you can't see.
It appears that Yuma is still the place
to go. During the past month Paul Ab-
bott, Wing, and Bernice Leitel of L. A.;
Joe Margole, Bench, and Evelyn Stevens
of San Diego, and Bill Flenniken, Pro-
duction, and Gertrude Frost of Ocean
Beach made the trip and came back in the
usual condition after the trip, as "Mr. and
Mrs." Paul feels he started off right by
getting married at 7 minutes to 11.
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Ralph Smith of Draw Bench is a proud
daddy. It's a baby girl. Jack Bryant's wife
showed him how to hunt rabbits. Jack
went looking, Margaret sat and waited.
Jack got none, Margaret got four. Gale-
house and his little men really pour the
work out of the paint shop. What could
Army's friend "Pistol Pete" be practicing
for? Joe Bettencourt never gets in the
"dog house." With Joe it's the "lath
house." Geo. Kreiger, who has been ill for
three weeks, is back at work. Our best
news gatherer, H. Roese sprained a wrist
a short time ago. We're glad it wasn't his
face, or what would we do for news? Ed
Freakley had his tonsils cut and his shoes
resoled. He's really a new man. It can
happen and it did — Bob Scott got a ticket
for jaywalking. You sure make it tough
on us drivers. Bob.
AERONAUTICAL I.Q.
1. What is the width of a civil airway?
2. What naval plane is now called the
world's largest amphibian?
3. The U. S. Government operates
how many radio range stations on the
Federal Airways?
4. Name New York city's latest and
greatest airport.
5. Aircraft sales in the U. S. for 1939,
which were highest in the industry's his-
tory, were estimated at what figure?
6. What new air base has been named
Westover Field after the late Major Gen-
eral Oscar Westover?
7. Name the term used that designates
the breakdown of streamline flow about a
body.
Answer Page 24.
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PRODUCTION MINUTES . . .
By "Brad" Bradshau'
DUE TO another "blitzkrieg" in the
planning office that saw the capitu-
lation of Maloney and Jones Plant engin-
eering forces and their retreat "across the
channel" has kept me confined to that area
for fear of losing what little territory
I have left. But brother Jos Maloney has
lost his "blonde" so it just seems the whole
darn world is in a taking mood. Marie
has been transferred to "Accounting,"
which may be "accounted" for by the
fact the paycheck comes from that de-
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Fishing occupied the chief diversion for
many of the Cotnolidated lads during the
month. But several of the smarter fellows
like Kellogg, Shonberg, Stockton, Arnett,
and myself preferred the cool and comfort
of the "hideaway" and such places where
you can fish for "two bits" with a beer
chaser. Coykendall, Bender, Drake and Ed
Lang were out after yellowtail and had
some luck, but as usual the "big one"
that Coykendall had on the hook got away
after towing the boat some yards. Roy can
tell you how much he weighed but I still
don't believe there is such a fish. Maybe
he hooked onto a U-boat by mistake.
Glad to hear Joe Maloney 's wife is re-
cuperating from an operation. Joe says
"thanks to the Blue Print employees for
the nice flowers."
Lloyd Bender finally heeded the plea of
some of the night crew and put them back
to work during daylight hours. Gracie
Koenig says there just 'ain't' no romance
in the afternoon and is glad to get back
on her former schedule. After being ac-
customed to the night work she sat down
where the chair should have been on one
occasion — said Gracie, "That's the third
time that's happened in my career." Louie
Purcell, recently married, said he had a
hard time convincing the wife that it was
"secret Government work" he was doing
nights to keep her from "going to mama."
Bert Gimber claims he didn't mind the
nights so much as he was planning on
raising "goats" in his canyon during the
day. Zolezzi was to give him a start with
those "perfumery thoroughbreds" of his.
Glenn Hotchkiss reports that the fishing
trip to Mexico cost George Landy the end
of a finger when he was scaring little
girls with tin cans. George Wire knocked a
hole in the oil pan of his car which is now
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plugged with a rag. Bill Bates cast his
reel in the lake and then himself. So the
moral is — that fish are easier to get around
the corner even if they be "dried herring."
Del Brake, by not knowing his "bean
patch," is being held responsible for the
cost of an hour's ride by five Consolidated
"buckaroos," Morty, Drissell, McHugh,
Brady and Muck, who claim that they left
it to "Lone Ranger" Drake to find the
trail that he had marked with "bean
patches." After being lost for hours Del
msisted that the "patches" must have been
moved due to the war situation or else the
crows had et 'em.
Those golf rules about "silence" don't
mean much to Roy Coykendall after years
of "talking it up" on the ball field and
bowling alleys. So Roy "beats his gums"
when the fellows tee off and boasts he is
keeping the game pepped up. Liddle claims
Roy's chatter cost him the beers as he
trailed Lloyd Bender, Ray Hartmayer and
Roy in after a recent afternoon's session.
To give you a little of the month's hap-
penings in what Butterfield would call
"hillbilly" style we present the title of
number one "Headline Crasher" to Kel
Aiken, with his "perfect timing" or "dumb
luck" when he appeared at press time with
an "El Stinko" cigar and says "It's a boy.
Did I make the Comolidator?" Wife and
baby doing fine with Kel gradually get-
ting accustomed to his new "Aiken."
George Young is back again and has the
Bench Dept. humming. Sends flowers to a
couple of doctors that tried to keep him
in bed after he heard Leo Bourden's Weld-
ing Dept. was topping his production
schedule — Dispatcher Macy hooked a tuna
for a lady on the "Sportsfisher" and then
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Be careful, girls, this guy might snatch
your pocketbook — Bob Morse begged for
parts so long that he cannot get accus-
tomed to his new authority and keeps
asking the foreman to do something, then
yells, "Hey, I'm supposed to be telling you,
not asking you." Jim Eisman still insists
that Ben Keigle bought me off to keep
from publishing a picture and story of that
new home being built around the Keigle
homestead. Ben claims the place is still
attractive enough for Jim to pass up all
the restaurants to arrive at his place at
feeding time. Several of the younger
"dandies" around the shop wonder why
Alice Birse cannot serve the "Blue Print
Wolves." Joe says there's a reason and un-
less she adds a few inches or gets stilts she
is useless around those high files, even if
she did enjoy that "today I yam a big girl"
birthday recently. McCall thought Mulroy
wanted him to join the union when he
said "Mac, get organized." "Supersales-
man" Coykendall after finding that Tom
Pitts could only get half his foot into
those bowling shoes still insists that Tom's
infant son will like to bowl when he grows
up. We hear that Dispatcher Marks has
been giving out "Boy Scout merit badges"
to the foremen for good deeds in getting
his parts out. Mulroy will probably be a
"tenderfoot" before many moons. Bill
Wiley claims that spreading his feet with
so much dispatching and dancing is the
cause of his stepping into so many "ga-
boons." Says Bill, "The farthest I missed
a "gaboon" lately was at the Grant during
the fraternity convention. We have been
wondering about the interpretation of
"Smoothie" Dick Minnadue's remark
about each new girl friend being "right on
the beam." Sometimes a landing might be
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on the jaw. "It's the little things in life
that tell," said Dan Clemson as he dragged
the kid brother out from underneath the
sofa. "Mac" McDougal was overheard at
Nelson's Aircraft cafe, "I thought I saw
soup on the menu." Waitress: "There was
some but I wiped it off." Les Matusek
leaves his girl friend's house when father
tactfully strolls by carrying a box of
breakfast food. Ed Generas turns down all
Saturday engagements because, states Ed,
"That's washday, and there sure are a lot
of things to be cleaned up." Don Ras-
mussen has been named night "contact
man." Here's hoping he sticks to business
for with those good-looking "femmes"
around he might try and make something
out of that title. No report on Al Bal-
lards. Sheet Metal ball hawks encounter
with the other undefeated team. Wood-
shop, but we are certain they haven't
"talked" Al out of the game. If the F.B.I.
is looking for talent we suggest that Ed
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Owen Stockton who is sharing quar-
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Bender, Sanville and Hibert evidently
had a little explaining to do when they got
home after the Rod and Reel club meeting
and their "pickled smelt throwing act"
which was in competition with Russ Kerns'
entertaining pictures of "where he's been
that I know darn well I'll never get."
Rowan, Gerstmier and Perry of Tool
Design say they don't mind helping Cline
and Smeltzer along for a few days as their
wives may go on a vacation, and the fav-
ors can be repaid.
The monicker J. C. Thompson which
is attached to a Wing dispatcher, could be
used to good advantage in getting parts
through inspection provided "Chief Jack"
didn't get wise.
When I join the "mystic nights of the
sea" I will notify Wiley, Willoughby, Seel-
ey and Pasek that they will be "bounced"
from our dances just as I was after "crash-
ing" theirs.
"Tell what you know about nitrates."
"I don't know much about them, but
they are cheaper than day rates."
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By Herthel Chappell
California newcomers. Bob Summers,
Don Short and James Darr came to work
after Memorial Day with their lily-white
skins dyed lobster red, due to over-ex-
posure. It is excusable for newcomers, but
imagine Bud Parson, veteran of the beach,
being burned to a cinder. Will you never
learn. Bud?
Flash ! ! Did you know there is one
amongst us who doesn't read the Consoli-
dator? The reason, so he says, is because
he can't find his name in it. Well, here it
is, Tony Barone, will you become a regular
reader now?
More sleep or different hours is required
by Benny Shourds. His girl friend works
at night, and our sleepy boy has to wait
until the wee hours of the morning before
he can see her. She doesn't get off until 2
a. m., and Benny has to take her home.
A solution to your problem, Benny: go see
the man who ties the knot.
Jim Saftig has been seeing a lot of a
certain young lady, and it is rumored that
they might honeymoon at Catalina Island,
providing his speed boat will carry them
that far. By the way, fellows, do you know
that Jim, our strapping, big athlete, has a
new name? Mighty sweet, too. His one
and only calls him "Baby."
Can you believe it? A man who isn't
interested in women or so he said. The
man is Dante Rossello of the night shift.
It could have been something in your eye,
Rossello, but the fellows who were with
you claim it was the girl crossing the
street that caused you to smash into the
back of another car, knocking the bump-
ers off. Chip in fellows, let's buy Dante
some blinders before he gets into trouble.
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Announcing — the arrival of Mary Ann
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Backhaus. You're late with the cigars,
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Do you know: That Dante Rossello,
Williams, Hoover and Sparks are seen in
Tijuana every Friday and Saturday night?
Maybe that is why they are sleepy and
broke every Monday morning . . . That
Ted Schwarz, Duke Counnahan, Jule and
Ziggy Turoski were out celebrating until
five o'clock in the morning? The big oc-
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loose and bought themselves a car. Can
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GUBA SCORES AGAIN . . . (see inside fronf cover)
AUGUST '1940
GUBA SCORES AGAIN
RICHARD ARCHBOLD'S twin en-
gined Consolidated Model 28, the
"Guba," has scored again in a non-stop,
transcontinental hop from San Diego to
New York. Taking off at 1:55 p. m. on
July 10, the world-girdling and record-
breaking flying boat made the non-stop
flight in 1 5 hours and 3 5 minutes, clip-
ping a half hour from the time held for
this same distance by the first Guba.
Aboard as members of her crew were:
Russell Rogers, chief pilot; Douglas Kel-
ley, co-pilot; Stephen Barrinka, flight en-
gineer; Harold Ramm, radioman, and
Hector Nicholson, assistant flight engi-
neer.
Carried aboard the Guba on its dash
across the continent, was a message of
greeting from Mayor P J. Benbough to
Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia of New York,
which read:
Dear Mr. Mayor:
It gives me great happiness to take
this occasion to send greetings to you,
the mayor of the world's greatest city,
from the city which encompasses the
largest naval base on the Pacific coast.
The records held by the "Guba,"
and the remarkable flights made by
the navy long-range patrol boats, of
which the "Guba" is a counterpart.
not only testify to the splendid ships
flown by the navy but demonstrate
how these "flying battleships" could
span a great continent in a few hours
to confound an enemy on either coast
should the need arise.
It is my hope that this flight of
Richard Archbold's famous ship will
do its share to convince Americans
that many more such flying boats, as
well as additional military and naval
equipment provide the safest way to
preserve our democracy.
(Signed) P. J. Benbough.
The Guba, by way of recalling some of
its achievements, was the first airplane to
be flown around the world at its greatest
diameter. First flying boat ever to fly
around the world, holder of the longest
flying boat over-ocean, non-stop flight
record (from Dakar, Africa, to St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands). First airplane
to cross the Indian Ocean (the last re-
maining ocean to be conquered by air) ,
and the first flying boat to cross Africa.
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Volume 5
August, 1940
Number 8
MUSIC NOTES BY THE MAESTRO
AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY
ALL—
On Tuesday evening, July 9, the Con-
solidated Orchestra was honored by an
informal visit at rehearsal by the follow-
ing executives, their families and friends:
Major and Mrs. Fleet, Mr. and Mrs. Gott
and daughter Stephanie, Charles Leigh,
Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley and daughters
Jacqueline and Susanne, Mr. and Mrs.
"William Shanahan, Mr. and Mrs. Ingold,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morse and many
friends, wives and sweethearts of the mu-
sicians.
With apologies to the movie magnates,
"stupendous," "colossal," "magnanimous,"
were mild terms compared to the com-
ments made by all those attending — in
fact, Major Fleet asked for several repeats
of "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "An-
chors Aweigh."
There will be another occasion very
soon for the boys to show what they can
do, for the benefit of all factory em-
ployees. A notice of the definite date will
be posted on the clocks.
The following men comprise this Con-
solidated orchestra, those wishing to join
may contact any member.
Famme, J. H.
Minella, A.
Abels, R. M.
Tall. Nathan
Brown, J. R.
Williams, R.
DeRimcr, Wm.
Ernst, John
Warren, F.
Sweet, A. E.
Bonderson, A.
Newell, D.
Hamlin, J.
Williams, C.
Wells, M. J.
Woerner, A.
North, J. D.
Solomon, S.
Creason, J. L
Foley, J.
Boerste, A.
King, L. C.
Lazzelle, H.
Harnack, G
Dawson, Bil
Peery, Bill
H.
Culver, W. R.
Copsey, K. B.
Hunter, C. E.
Bunker, W. E.
Carson, Otis
Moody, Don
Paschall, S.
Pease, R. C.
Davis, T. S.
Choate, A. K.
Nobel, B. W,
E. G. Borgens, Director.
Cupid's efforts will culminate August
3rd when Lena Wagoner and John J.
Melega became united. Congratulations
and best wishes.
V9i
A wise man discovers where he is wrong
— a fool proves he is right.
SAVINGS PLAN
WE have arranged with the main of-
fice of the Bank of America, 615
Broadway, San Diego, Cahfornia, to open
what is known as Industrial Allotment
Accounts which are in reality savings ac-
counts for employees.
Each employee can make a weekly or
semi-monthly allotment of his wages and
the company will deposit the amount al-
lotted to the credit of his account with
the bank.
Statements showing the amounts on de-
posit will be sent to each employee as of
July 31 and January 31. Interest will be
credited semi-annually at prevailing in-
terest rate.
Withdrawals from these Industrial Al-
lotment Accounts can be made in the
same manner as you would withdraw
funds from a regular savings account. If
more than one withdrawal is made during
any interest period, the employee forfeits
the interest for that period.
Applications to open Industrial Allot-
ment Accounts can be obtained from the
cashier in the accounting office after work-
ing hours.
These Industrial Allotment Accounts
should not be confused with Christmas
Savings Funds.
Deposits can be discontinued at any
time the employee wishes.
We arranged this plan in order to pro-
vide some means for the employees to save
the extra compensation they are now re-
ceiving for overtime work.
Benny Kell, Hull leadman, was also
pretty excited last month, for the stork
stopped by the Kell household and left a
baby girl. "It looks exactly like our first
little girl," said Mrs. Kell with a smile.
"Yeah," said Benny, "one a year for five
years and I'll have Cantor beat."
Our barber looked at a young man's
sleek hair and asked if he wanted it cut,
or just the oil changed.
I wish to take this opportunity of wel-
coming into and introducing to the Con-
wlidator family my new assistant, Ralph
A. Smith. Being a star athlete and inter-
ested in clean, wholesome sports himself,
we will now be able to promote enough of
different events to keep everyone inter-
ested. If you have a sport you would like
to enter, please send your request, name
and clock number to the Welfare Depart-
ment and we will endeavor to supply the
amusement you ask for.
Your suggestion may promote some-
thing good help us help you.
W. C. Gilchrist, Welfare Director.
Born to Mrs. and Mr. Willard Fink of
Draw Bench, a son, Wayne Henry Fink.
Young Wayne Fink checked in at 8
pounds 2 ounces on Saturday, July 13,
and all are reported doing nicely. Master
Wayne Henry Fink is also the grandson
of Henry Fink, plant electrical mainte-
nance foreman, mentioned elsewhere in
this issue.
FASTEST IN THE WORLD
There may have been some argument
as to which one of the powered scooters
used to get around the plant is the fast-
est, but George Newman's certainly trav-
eled the distance from the south fence to
the north in the shortest time. This was
an elapsed time of about six seconds!
Which is about the time it takes to dial
an interoffice phone!
Believe it or not, this is a fact recorded
by several witnesses. The scooter was
stowed aboard the XB-24 for possible use
at the terminus of one of the plane's
flights and, according to the official Army
statement the XB-24 includes " a speed
of over 300 miles per hour" and our
plant is approximately one-half mile long.
This probably has set an all-time record
for scooter speed over the plant yard.
Weighing in at 6Vz pounds, James
Robert Chess, 2nd, entered this ring to
delight the hearts of his parents June 1 5 th.
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FACTS ABOUT THE FEMMES
HAZEL BRINK of the Production
Department and Fred Robertson of
the Paint Shop were married in Yuma on
Thursday, July 4th. Their picture is on
page 18. They were accompanied by Lois
Campbell, Frank Buzzelli and Mr. and Mrs.
Al Griflith. Congratulations! Mary Elea-
nor is once again a beach resident, having
rented a cottage in Old Mission Beach
with several friends. At present she is
sunburned beyond repair. Marcella is
another femme seen frequently at the
beach and she looks plenty nice in her
Hawaiian playsuit. Ruth Sears is also a
beach addict and proves it by living there
the year 'round. Alice Birse lives near the
beach and spends her week-ends in the
mountains. Avis Clarke talks often with
her brother in Waco, Texas, via radio.
Her brother has a short wave radio set and
he contacts local short wave owners who
phone Avis to come over and join in the
conversation. This sounds like a pleasant
way to spend an evening and no enor-
mous telephone bill to worry about. Bea
Jackson's "old faithful" Nylon hose final-
ly went the way of all silk stockings. But
they lasted through eight weeks of daily
wear — washed every night, of course —
and that is a record for silk hose. The
girls all send regards to Eva Wiseman and
hope she will be back soon. We've de-
cided one of the best arguments against
working on Saturdays is that it is "just
another day to think of something to
wear." And then there's the old one about
the little calf who walked up to the silo
and said, "Is my fodder in there?"
Any amount *
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ROD AND REEL NEWS
By "Brad" BraJshaic-
THE Rod and Reel Club not only
"rolled out the barrel", but finished
up several of them, and coupled it up with
some fancy "shindigging", eating and
singing at their annual dance. There was
free beer and eats so they lost money on
"Dutch" Kline, Al Leonard, Louie Pur-
cell and others, but the absence of Jack
Mulroy and Harvey Muck helped to "bal-
ance the budget." Had a little "dirt" on
Frank Popp but the gal he was "spooning"
turned out to be his wife of 20 years.
Glenn Hotchkiss always thinking of work,
hung a few "O.K. to rivet" and "re-
jected" tags on some deserving guests.
Tom Couglin produced the "chatter" and
did a swell job. The only guys who got out
of line were Ralph Way and Tom But-
terfield who were caught "red handed"
dancing with their oii'» wives. Roy Coy-
kendall, Ronnie Miller, and Walter Byer
were very prominent in "supervising and
processing" things while they were able
and Mrs. "C." did a good job as "matron."
The most inactive man off the dance floor
was Lloyd Bender who had charge of the
"soda pop" distribution but made up for
some of it by "cutting a rug" to the music
of that "ivory pounder" Bill Hartford and
his band. Del Drake, after finishing off
his fourth bottle of "Ne Hi" boasted that
next year "He yam a man" and will de-
mand a corresponding drink. Mr. "G."
Bert Gimber to you less familiar people,
had his pants fastened with rubber bands
which was not a bad idea with his need
for expansion.
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On a 1940
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August, 1940
"MACHINE OIL"
By Al Pfeiffcr
PRIZE of the month goes to Johnny
Worobec for his splendid drill tem-
plate. It was so good that the boys made
a medal of it and presented it to him with
due ceremony.
Did anyone ever see a more beautiful
colored optic than Crenshaw sported for
a couple of weeks? Confidentially, he ad-
mits that he talked when he should have
been listening.
If you've been to Ocean Beach lately
and seen the girls grouped in circles lalk-
ing earnestly on some topic unknown to
you, here's the lowdown: It's that 4 pass.
Packard convertible coupe in deep maroon
with leadman John Howard at the wheel.
My what a pick-up!
Survivals and late arrivals practically
describes Owen Gandee's situation a few
Saturdays ago. Those "angels" in the
Sky (room) might have at least dropped
him to earth early enough for work. Par-
ticularly when it's overtime you are being
paid for.
At the local Goodwill establishment,
what big little man earned for himself
the sobriquet of "Pop"?
Story of the month: It seems that one of
our boys decided that a motorcycle would
solve his problem of transportation. After
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BroadLuay et Tenth
taking possession of aforesaid vehicle, came
the question of getting it home. His wife
readily agreed to drive the car so that left
the cycle for our hero. For several miles
he sped along with the ease and daring of
a veteran. Then suddenly without warning
he came a cropper and his beautiful wife
just about ran over him. That sure put him
in stitches, but it is not as ludicrous as it
appears, take it from Howard Cooper.
Ivan, the terrible, of the grim grimace
is caricatured by Fred Hudson since he
grew that new mustache. Says Fred: "It
adds dignity and may even scare some of
the new hands into drilling holes cor-
rectly.
Note to the boys on the third shift: If
at any time you should fail to attract the
attention of a certain leadman and if you
don't like the name Paul Peter, just call
for "Pappy." Results are guaranteed.
Norm Kissel is aptly described as the
little man with the mustache, felt hat and
brown overcoat. When asked how he
stands all the heat in his regalia. Norm
politely replied that — the thought of all
those poor orphans over in Europe makes
him cold all over and he added: "It feels
so good when I take them off."
Every shop has at least one, but Bob
Williams' brigade includes not one, but
two, Wielopolskis. Only time will tell
whether we are blessed or not.
The ordinary person wouldn't believe it
but Charlie St. John is really attached to
that small Brown & Sharpe turret lathe.
Can't be separated from it in fact.
Fish can't abound like the fish stories
we've heard lately in the Machine Shop.
Dick Schwartz's arms are getting so long
from telling those yarns and patting him-
self on the back that something will have
to be done about it. It would be terrible
to have him report to first aid and say
that he stepped on his hand.
Going to the other extreme, can anyone
imagine a handsome fellow like M. Bur-
dette Thompson refusing to dance with a
beautiful girl just because he didn't wear
his Sunday suit.
Crist Gonzales will make no more trips
southward. His last visit south of the
border almost resulted in a permanent set-
tlement.
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Effective July 16th, on the resignation
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"Bud" Waterbury, as he is known to
his many friends in and out of the plant,
was born in Buffalo where he attended the
city schools and a prep school. He fol-
lowed this phase of his education with some
additional training in the University of
Buffalo evening session.
On December 9, 1929, Waterbury
started to work for Consolidated as a
Timekeeper and Clerk for Mr. J. L. Kelley,
who was then Factory Superintendent.
During the next two years he attended
evening classes in ground school instruc-
tion, and the construction, operation, and
maintenance of aircraft. Shortly after
"Bud" moved to San Diego with Consoli-
dated, he was made assistant to Mr.
Kelley, who was then made Factory
Manager, and he worked in that capacity
until November, 1939, when he was trans-
fered to the Personnel Department to be-
come Assistant Personnel Director.
At present, in addition to his duties as
Personnel Director, Bud is an active mem-
ber of the Aero Club of San Diego, and
Treasurer of the San Diego Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce. His chief diversions are
sailing and shooting.
DR. HARRIS T. FAGAN
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Phone Main 9240
522 F Street
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
By Ernie Hodgson
ARRY WALTER is back, full of
"vim and vigor" after his vacation
during which he visited the redwood for-
ests and two huge saw-mills. His itinerary
also covered a visit to the Howard racing
stables at Willets, the home of the fam-
ous "Seabiscuit."
At Kearny Mesa June 30, our Al Young
placed sixth in the gas model plane meet
of the "Aeroneers."
When some of the boys went fishing the
other week-end, Frank Mische took along
his new camera. He apparently took a
fine bunch of pictures — except that he
never noticed the shutter was set for time
exposure, result nil.
Tommy Bell and Art Younghusband
sped home Friday, July 12. Apparently
the wood surrounding their homes was
afire. Fortunately, the wind veered enough
to prevent the destruction of "Suncrest."
Younghusband, who by the way, was
recently elected mayor of the village, stated
that the fire was too close for comfort.
The Wood Shop No. 1 softball team has
high hopes of winning the pennant this
season. Up 'till now they have won 10
and lost 1. You should hear what they
say about Frank Mische as an umpire.
NIGHTS
After a long silence, the gang on nights
in the Wood Shop has decided to let the
world know of their existence. It is evi-
dent that wars and rumors of wars are
only of secondary importance to these
lads, cars and more cars being the first
subject of interest.
The new and used car dealers seem to
have cornered the boys soon after the 48-
hour week was announced, for we hear of
the wonders of the following:
Milt Stuart sports a new Chewy, Jones
an Oldsmobile, Mr. Pitts (leadman, 3rd
shift) a new Chrysler. As usual, however,
Ford heads the list. Bill Thomas has a
Mercury and one of those new Super-de-
luxe trailer homes to follow it around. Ed
Lindblad, Carl Vogt and Amel Tideman
all followed suit.
Miss Martha Louise Seigler took Lee
Mission
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August 1940
Eggers for better or worse on April 19.
Our wishes say better and better.
Betty Jane Kemp and Chalmers Bay-
less also traded single blessedness for
matrimonial bliss on June 29 . . . may
it be endless.
Quite a few of the boys from Wood
Shop, including Bill Hardwick of night
shift, will leave for camp with the Na-
tional Guard August 4 to 24.
TOOL ROOM. SECOND SHIFT
By V. Hill
When the Tool Room and Machine
Shop tangled in a Softball game the fur
flew — and a little skin along with it. In
their last game there was a number of
casualties, in fact few of the players
escaped without some bruises. The catch-
ers had a very bad day. Duncan of Ma-
chine Shop suffered a dislocated adam's
apple and Saulfield of Tool Room a broken
nose and badly bruised face; neither
catcher had a mask. A collection was
taken up in the Tool Room to buy a
catcher's mask and help pay the doctor
bill of their catcher and in no time at all
about $9.00 was raised. Everyone gave,
thanks to Howard Daw, the "collector-
upper." Saulfield says thanks a million
to all who gave and he is very proud of
his new catcher's mask.
The second shift Tool Room won their
first game of the second half softball sched-
ule from an improved Tank team. Speed,
our pitcher, allowed only two hits. The
other teams in the league were warned to
watch out for the Tool Room as we have
strengthened considerably and Howard
Paw is retiring from active playing duty
and devoting all his time to managing the
team. The Tool Room has a few loyal
rooters who come out to every game and
pull for them, win, lose or draw, and it
helps the team a lot. Let's have more
Tool Room men and their families out to
these games. The games are all on Tues-
day this last half and it doesn't cost a
thing to get in. The team will be look-
ing for you at the games, so come on out.
LEAVING ...
It was with a feeling of deep regret
that Don Frye's many friends received
word of his resignation effective July 15,
1940. On the eve of his fifth anniversary
with the Consolidated Aircraft Corpora-
tion, Don has announced his intent to en-
ter the aircraft manufacturing business
for himself.
This country has satisfied its need for
a good 5 c cigar, but there is still a strong
need for a good low priced airplane, so
Don feels, and it is in this direction that
he plans to direct his efforts. He intends
to build and fly his first ship in Kansas
City; definite plans of his manufacturing
program being withheld until later in the
year.
Don has had a varied career in aircraft,
beginning as he did at the age of fifteen
years as one of the youngest licensed pilots
of that time, barnstorming with a flying
circus, air mail pilot, and later in various
positions with Douglas Aircraft and Con-
solidated Aircraft Corporations.
Our best wishes go with you Don, and
our sincere hopes that all your troubles
will be small ones.
Vision — the driving force that impels
every great organization.
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By Barney Farley
AFTER scarcely two months of oper-
. ations, Consair Flyers Club is be-
ginning to show definite results as mem-
bers are obtaining their C.A.A. ratings.
Orv Hubbard recently became the proud
possessor of a commercial pilot license,
Miles Blaine passed tests for a private
license, and Elwood David and Steve
Brown are progressing towards that first
goal.
A news item which should be of much
interest is our recent incorporation. This
item makes Consair Flyers not only an
excellent club to obtain flight training,
but lets one know that its prospects have
been looked into and sanctioned by the
State of California. This should ease the
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• ALL of us have heard the statement
that one of the hardest things in life
is to save the first one hundred dollars.
Records of the FIRST NATIONAL reveal
many savings accounts that were opened
with only a few dollars and have since
grown far beyond that first difficult goal.
There is a great satisfaction in saving
money systematically. As the account
grows, so does your enthusiasm for saving.
Why not open an account today?
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minds of those who might be a bit jittery
about "those flying clubs." The work of
Maxine Hubbard in taking care of the
legal details of this matter is appreciated
by all members.
A member who is reported to be burn-
ing up the air is Elwood David who is
very determined to obtain his rating.
Due to an increased demand for low
cost flying, we have decided to expand
our organization, adding a larger and
speedier ship to our fleet. This ship will
be a new three-place Cub Cruiser, believed
by all to be the last word in light air-
craft (has a 2S rating, by the way) . Its
fast cruising speed matches it against
much heavier ships.
GLIDING AND SOARING
By Vic Korski
On the second Friday in July the San
Diego group of the Associated Glider Clubs
of Southern California held their regular
monthly meeting. In the business of the
meeting there was an open discussion on
the possibilities of obtaining a single-place
ship for solo pilot training. There are now
enough students and pilots, such as Harry
Comer (tool room), who are qualified to
accept the advancement. Josh Wilbur
(lofting) and Ray Parker (model shop)
tried to convince treasurer Jerry Littrell
(Inspection) the necessity of such a sail-
plane.
The latter part of the meeting was de-
voted to the narration of experiences flying
in the Southwestern Gliding and Soaring
Meet. Dick Essery displayed and explained
the group of barograph tracings that he
collected. Probably the most interesting
of these was the trip of 123 air miles from
Wichita Falls to Dallas Texas, on which
I had the good fortune to be along. The
greatest altitude reached was approxi-
mately 3000 feet and there were times
when the ship was within 600 feet of the
ground. A haze hung about four thousand
feet with the sun breaking through occa-
sionally creating weak thermal action. It
was by fighting tooth and nail that goal
was made.
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TOOL ROOM
By Vat Faxton
Charlie Tailer, tool room foreman, has
now moved into his recently completed
home in the La Mesa Heights District.
Robbie Robinson and Elmer Boslick
have quite a time rescuing Herman
Laesher's fish pole as Herman continually
deserts his line to head for the galley to
"take on" food. We understand Plympton
and Harry Dillen were doing some fancy
fishing from the sundeck.
Frank Delaney finally had to break
down and buy a new badge.
There is a story about Nuvak's check-
ered pants but we can't get the low down
as yet.
Bob Atchinson has been transferred into
tool design . . . congrats and best wishes
in your new job, Bob.
Herb Daley chisled on fellow clerk Vin-
sel while he was gone but all is now well.
Herb just made up with his old girl friend
— he hopes.
Karsten asked Fisher to remove his shop
coat on account of the heat, but Fisher
said "nothing doing" until Bob Lamont
takes off his sweater.
Travis H. Allen, San Diego, was mar-
ried to Lana Fife, Corona, California, cli-
maxing a six months' engagement. The
ceremony was performed at the home of
the bride's parents in Corona. Good luck,
Travis and Lana!
This is the first Tool Room news in
quite a time, so we hope this first effort
will start the ball rolling toward a regu-
lar Tool Room column.
"There are two things in life which no
one can take away from you, which no
reverse of fortune can destroy: That which
a man puts into his brain — knowledge,
and into his hand — skill." Whoever wrote
that many years ago certainly must have
had visions about the airplane industry,
and of course our metal bench depart-
ment. To this might be added something
about the wonderful cooperation the old-
timers have shown us newcomers. I know
I speak with the fullest consent of the
rest of the new men when I say, "Thanks
for showing us the ropes." — A. A. Reich.
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By Bert Naseef
AFTER the gang read last month's
column, they one and all decided to
write their own news, so the resulting
turn-in of items leaves nothing to be de-
sired, and all I've got to do from now
on is to collect them.
We are all glad to have Harry Parker
back from Oklahoma and also hope that
Fritz will not mind the night shift too
much. — Mac McGuffin.
What is this we hear about body build-
ing and weight lifting. For instructions,
see Gerber. If you prefer bowling, see
Warner. — Bob Larceval.
Gaston "Black Beauty" Gonzales, the
anodic adonis, has been saving his money
for months to buy himself a car; now it
is rumored that he has changed his mind
in favor of getting married to a dark-
eyed fascinator named Martha Romero. —
Paul Duffy.
Why, after receiving free transporta-
tion, did our ex-football champ cancel
his week-end trip to Catalina? — L. F.
Airhart.
"Golden Boy" Warner has been show-
ing us a picture of his sister (?) and ask-
ing us how we would like to date her. Of
course we would if we could but believe
the little beauty was his sister. Our war
correspondent, Paul Duffy, is a splendid
European news analyst. Fresh out of col-
lege, he has been trying to educate our
friend "Dopey" Gerber. — G. J. Gonzales.
Ted Lohman and the missus jumped out
of bed the other night and deliriously
chased the entire San Diego Fire Depart-
ment. "Sounds like a three alarm," cried
Ted, excitedly stepping on the gas. What
they found on arriving, was three squad-
rons helping an old lady get her kitty out
of a tree. — David Mann.
If you want to see a weight-lifting
contest, come to the San Diego County
meet at the City Y.M.C.A. August 3rd
at 7:30 p.m. and watch anodizer Wally
Miles lift the three continental weights.
He is expected to make a good showing
even though he weighs but 12 5 pounds. —
Don Gerber.
Mac McGuffin, anodic clean-up chief,
had four flat tires in one day. Mac scut-
tled his '28 Buick for a '28 Dodge with
better rubber; It won't be long before
that 1945 model he is waiting for will
be out. — Harry Parker.
The most interesting job I've had is
anodizing. Among the many things to
watch here, I've learned, is that it is best
to watch the filling of the nitric acid tank
through goggles. Otherwise, one may get
too much of an "eye-full." — M. E. Wil-
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By Herthel Chappcll
HERE'S one for the book! Can you
picture Mac McCann, that high-fa-
lootin' ladies' man, the ex-manager of the
basketball team, hitchhiking to Mission
Beach? He was spotted standing on a
corner with swimming trunks and towel
in one hand, and thumbing a ride with
the other. Believe it or not! By the way,
fellows, Mac's girl friend calls him "Len-
ny" (of Mice and Men). We wonder
why.
Ted Schwarz, who has been looking for
the girl of his dreams for some time, says
his wish has been fulfilled. Her last name
is Passion — see if you can beat that for
a name.
"Little Lulu" is going to town! The
owner of this speedboat is Jerry Wilson of
night shift, and a very proud owner, as
"Little Lulu" is one of the fastest boats
on the bay. Jerry says he is going to hop
it up, and top all records. Take the
turns easy, boy.
As August approaches, Sid Riches, the
blushing bridegroom-to-be, looks worried.
Maybe it's the sleepless nights, and won-
dering if two can live as cheaply as one.
Do you know:
That John Wiley has a 1940 Plymouth
coupe? Some class there, fellow, and
what's this we hear about a new home?
We'll be there when you have open house,
Wiley. That Bill Strunk of night shift
is thinking of splurging and buying a
new home? More power to you, Bill.
That Joe Thomas was seen tripping the
light fantastic at Mission Beach with a
pretty brunette? Nice going, Joe. That
Jack Theuws and wife went to Yellow-
stone National Park on their vacation?
That Felix Mattingly, the fellow who is
known as the barefoot boy of Kentucky,
is taking dancing lessons? That Bob
Summers knows how to make his land-
lady come down on his rent? In case
you're interested in details, consult Bob
"Free Rent" Summers. That Johnnie
"Jockey" Humes is continually picking
the wrong horse lately? Come on, John-
nie, you'd better use a little hoss sense and
lay off. That Bill Consaul and wife
spend every week-end at Mission Beach
working? Bill is dishing out the drinks
and the Missus works in a booth.
And that's "30" for this month, gang.
To think is labor twice distilled.
with Bud Landis
Here's a surprising statistic : A thou-
sand years were wasted in 1939!
• • •
That's quite a bit of elapsed time.
If laid end to end, those ten cen-
turies would protrude back into the
past twice as far as the date when
Columbus docked in America.
The squandered eon is the result of
avoidable starting, stalling, and
stopping endured by 30 million
motorists in the U. S.
• • •
Figures show that 25% of the need-
less leisure is in the hands of the
Screwdriver — that whimsical wheel
wabbler who seems always to be
trying to steer in four directions at
once.
• • •
Another 10% can be laid at the feet
of the Screwjay — the pedestrian
who wanders across busy streets
with heavy head and feet awhirl.
• • •
These two members of the bureau
of waits and delays run our nervous
systems down and driving costs up.
• • •
You're naturally against this an-
noying extravagance. So see your
Shell Service Station Dealer.
He'll make you a member of the
Share-the-Road Club, which is out
to laugh Screwdrivers and Screw-
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RECREATION NOTES
By Ralph Smith
EVERY Tuesday is Consolidated night
at the Ice Skatnig Rink from 6:00
until 7:30 p.m. All skating ends at 11:00
p.m. All you ice hockey players had better
be thinking about fiUng those skates and
limbering your hockey sticks because in
early fall we expect to form a plant
league with the possibility of having the
best team represent the plant for outside
competition. This is a good time to start
taking advantage of the special offer on
Tuesday nights.
There is a riding club which meets for
the night crew at 10:00 a.m and the day
crew at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at
the Balboa Park Riding Academy. Every
one interested in learning to ride is wel-
come to join in the fun. We understand
these clubs are going in for trick and
pyramid riding later.
The City Recreation Department, as-
sisted by W. P. A. leaders, offers an as-
sorted group of activities for employees'
wives and mothers in the way of craft and
volley tennis groups. These craft classes
are entertaining as well as instructive and
we are sure all the ladies would enjoy
visiting if not joining in the activities
which are free. Some of them are:
MONDAY:
Craft Class, Davis Gym., Ocean Beach, 9:00
a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Craft Class, National City Park, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Craft Class, La Jolla, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Craft Class, Washington School, 9:30-11:30
a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Volley Tennis, Davis Gym., Ocean Beach, 8:00-
10:00 p.m. (adult mixed group).
TUESDAY:
Craft Class, Grant School, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Craft Class, Florence School, 12:00-S:00 p.m.
Craft Class, National City Park, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Craft Class, La Jolla, 1 :30-3:00 p.m.
Craft Class, Golden Hill, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Volley Tennis, McKinley School, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Volley Tennis, Washington School, 10-12 a.m.
Volley Tennis, North Park (Municipal Pool),
9:30-12:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY:
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Craft Class, National City Park, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Rug Weaving, Davis Gym., Ocean Beach, 1:00-
4:00 p.m.
Craft Class, Washington School, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Volley Tennis, Mt. View Playground, 9:00-
11:00 a.m.
Volley Tennis, North Park (Municipal Pool),
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John Adams School, 9:00 a.m.-
p.m.
9:00-
:00-
THURSDAY:
Craft Class
4:30 p.m.
Craft Class, Hamilton School, 12:00-5 :00 p.m.
Craft Class, Florence School, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Craft Class, McKinley School, 1:00-10:00 p.m.
Craft Class, De la Cruz Park, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Craft Class, National City Park, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Craft Class, La Jolla, 9:30-1 1 :00 a.m.
Volley Tennis, Hamilton School, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Volley Tennis, Golden Hill, 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
FRIDAY:
Craft Class, Pacific Beach School, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Craft Class, De la Cruz Park, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Craft Class, National City Park, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Craft Class, La Jolla, 1 :30-3:00 p.m.
Craft Class, Washington School, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
l:30-3:30p.m.
Volley Tennis, McKinley School, 9 a.m.-
VoUey Tennis, Mt. View Playground,
12:00 a.m.
Volley Tennis, Davis Gym., Ocean Beach,
10:00 p.m. (adult mixed group).
Volley Tennis, University Hgts., 9:15-10:30 a.m.
Volley Tennis, Washington School, 10:00-
12:00 a.m.
Late in August there is going to be a
three-day craft and hobby show in the
Municipal Gymnasium. The Recreation
Department has offered Consolidated a
space for our exhibit. All those having a
hobby or craft that they wish to display
should leave a note with name, clock num-
ber and type of exhibit at the north gate
for Ralph Smith. Let's all help to make
the Consolidated exhibit the best in the
show!
Bowling enthusiasts should start lim-
bering the fingers and getting a line on
your various teams because it won't be
long now!
North American Aviation issued a chal-
lenge to the Consolidated tennis team,
which was readily accepted and played at
North Park, with the Consolidated team
entertaining afterwards. The players were:
For North American, 1st singles, Rob-
ert Miller; 2d singles, George Shull; 3rd
singles, Francis Schmidt; 4th singles, Oak-
ly Drulines; 1st doubles, Earl Foote, and
Harold Jackson; and 2nd doubles, Dean
Phillips and Ed Brewster. For Consolidated,
1st singles, Homer Shayles; 2nd singles,
Dan McClaren; 3rd singles, Joe McKeller;
4th singles, Carl Shellback; 1st doubles,
Karl Sjoblom and Ed Requa; 2nd doubles,
Frank Boyle and Cecil McGowan; and
Alternates, Hamilton May, John Lock-
wood and Harold Hudson.
There are photography clubs being held
every Wednesday night at Balboa school.
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Consolidator
HERE at Consolidated department af-
ter department performs operations
of complicated and elaborate nature. To
keep them operating requires the assist-
ance of a large group of experienced
technicians. This little known group of
men are all specialists in their own lines.
They are the boys who keep things mov-
ing . . . regardless of their motivating
power. They are the boys who furnish the
air and electricity to points where they
are needed. They build benches and tables
and stock racks. Sometimes they build a
whole stockroom. They move equipment
and then keep it in repair. They fight
corrosion and deterioration with barrels of
paint. They keep the roof from leaking.
They string lights, keep the phone system
in order, act as firemen and maintain the
signal system. They rewind and repair all
the electrical devices used in the entire
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The maintenance leaders meet in a "round-table" discussion with the plant engineers:
Left to right: J. B. Giovanoli, Assistant Plant Engineer; Wm. A. Maloney, Plant Engineer;
Robert R. Biddle, Foreman, Maintenance Carpenter Shop; Robert F. Jones (upper) Assistant
to Mr. Maloney; Henry A. Fink, Foreman, Electrical Maintenance; and Robert Combe, Foreman,
Mechanical Maintenance.
AIRCRAFT PLANT MAINTENANCE
plant. They operate the power house and
the huge air compressors and they main-
tain the refrigeration system. In other
words they are a busy group of men who
have little chance to talk about their
work and problems, simply because they
have so many of them.
To do all this requires planning, super-
vision and a highly trained personnel. It
must be near perfect in all phases of its
duties because its responsibilities are be-
yond the ready conceptions of most peo-
ple not acquainted with manufacturing
problems on a scale as large as Consol-
idafed's.
The man in charge of the entire Main-
tenance and Construction Division of
Consolidated is "Bill" Maloney who is one
of the few men in the country with back-
ground, training and experience to over-
see this Herculean task always ahead of
him. Always surrounded by blue prints
of proposed additions, equipment cata-
logues, building codes and a million re-
quests for much needed rearrangements,
installations, adjustments and repairs, he
must depend a great deal on his three
highly specialized assistants: Messrs. Fink,
Biddle and Combe. They are in direct
charge of Electrical, Carpentry and Me-
chanical Maintenance and every Consol-
idator depends on the results of their ef-
forts to perform his own part in pro-
ducing units for our added National de-
fense.
Assisting Bill Maloney in the capacity
of assistant plant engineer is Joe Giovanoli,
who is in direct charge of all maintenance
and installation groups. He supervises gen-
eral plant layout and oversees plant oper-
ations and mechanical equipment installa-
tions.
"Hank" Fink oversees a range of oper-
ations the thought of which would scare
most people. It is as varied as only the
most vivid imagination could dream of.
For instance he repairs and maintains all
electric motors in the plant. They range
from 1/20 H.P. to 295 H.P. They might
power a hand drill that drills a hole of
a few thousandths to a lathe which bores
a diameter measured in several feet!
L. C. McEntee is his direct assistant in
charge of all Electrical Maintenance. C. L.
Hostetler is leadman over all groups do-
ing new construction, moves and emer-
gencies on the day shift.
On the second shift A. Cord handles
maintenance work while C. Saum carries
on with new construction and moves
from where Hostetler's group leaves off.
C. Cummings handles maintenance and
emergencies on the 3rd shift.
The large amount of portable equip-
ment in use requires careful maintenance,
repairs and adjustment and Chuck Reddien
is in charge of this work.
The extensive refrigeration system of
the plant requires constant attention and
the number of units located about the
plant require the services of a large group
or refrigeration experts. This group is
headed by E. Thompson.
The fire alarm system at Consolidated is
By LARRY BOEING
more elaborate and has more call boxes
than could be found in most small cities.
Various members of the Electrical Main-
tenance group act as fire squad leaders and
regardless of where an alarm might be
turned in a Fire Captain is on the scene
with his crew in a few seconds.
The electric time clocks about the plant
get a lot of pushing around several times
a day when one considers that close to
10,000 people move in and out of the
plant in a day. They also require con-
stant maintenance inspection and periodi-
cal overhaul.
Accurate recording and control of tem-
perature of Heat Treating furnaces and
solutions is absolutely necessary in air-
craft production. The Recording and Con-
troling Pyrometers are also serviced by
the Electrical Maintenance group.
The second group of maintenance men
is headed by Bob Biddle. This group is
called upon to make anything from wood
that might be required. In this depart-
ment fine cabinet work for executive
offices is turned out as well as concrete
forms. A complete "Mockup" of a huge
bomber is just a breeze for these boys.
Ted Stark assists Bob Biddle and is
kept busy at all times.
Melvin Knutson has charge of all out-
side carpenter construction and this is no
small job. This includes building of huge
frameworks for static testing large sur-
faces.
John Hunter is in charge of all night
August, 1940
13
HENRY A. FINK was born in Buffalo, New
York, in January of 1893. Trained for electrical
work, he has spent 25 years of his life in this line,
specializing in the installation and maintenance of
factory electrical equipment. During this time he
has worked with the Bethlehem Steel Company,
Wick-Wire Steel Company, Buffalo Electrical Con-
tracting Company, the Bison and the Burroughs
Electric Companies and has acquired a valuable
store of information in the electrical field. Mr.
Fink started with the Consolidated Aircraft Cor-
poration March, 1933, as an electrician on the night
shift and soon after became foreman in charge of
the electrical division of our Maintenance Depart-
ment, the position he now holds.
wood working and painting operations.
Ed Wood has charge of the mill while
Art Hubbard has charge of bench work
and acts as cabinet work leadman. C.
Morton handles the paint work and this
job is figured not in barrels of paint ap-
plied but in tons. It is a fact that it takes
over three tons of aluminum paint for a
single application to Consolidated'i build-
ing exteriors.
At present this group is painting the
huge sign on the roof of the new west
building. The sign is 1000 feet long and
the letters are 2 5 feet high! When com-
pleted this sign will greet all incoming
planes.
This department also conditions about
500 band and circular saws a week. To
give you just a little finer insight on the
amount of work turned out may we re-
mark that the mill eats up about 10,000
board feet of lumber a week!
Mechanical maintenance is handled by
Bob Combe who is assisted by "Mac"
Clutinger acting as assistant foreman.
The Mechanical Maintenance Depart-
ment consists of three main divisions; the
Millwrights and Riggers, Pipefitters, and
Laborers.
In the Millwright division, new con-
struction is supervised by leadman Harry
Pierce and this group produces new factory
equipment and machinery designed by
plant engineering. New Monorail is erected
and changes are made in the present Mono-
rail system by millwrights under assist-
ant foreman "Mac" Clutinger. This latter
group also erects rigging for lifting and
moving wings and fuselages throughout
the plant. Leadman D. G. Nesbit's crew
of millwrights repairs all machinery in
the tool room, machine shop and through-
out the plant. Licensed steam engineer
L. M. Ulery is in charge of boiler and air
compressor maintenance in the plant. Also
included in the millwright division are the
men in the Maintenance blacksmith shop
who repair anodic and drop hammer equip-
ment, etc. Sheetmetal work, such as fab-
rication and installation of stacks and
vents for lead pots and other equipment,
is done by this division of Mechanical
Maintenance.
ROBERT R. BIDDLE was born in Cape May,
N. J., in January of 1898. Graduated Buffalo pub-
lic schools. West Seneca High, New York Institute
of Photography. Served apprenticeship became Ship
Jointer, Buffalo Dry Dock, Assistant camera man.
White Studios and Universal Pictures. Became fore-
man of semi-finish stockroom Curtis Airplane Co.
during the World War. Started with Consolidated
in February of 1934 and soon became foreman of
Wood mill which also includes supervision of main-
tenance carpentering and painting, the position he
now holds. Likes swimming, fishing, photography
for diversion. Lively, energetic, Robert R. "Bob"
Biddle's rise came quickly from his start in '34.
Pipefitters under leadman Frank Web-
ster, install all necessary steam, water, gas
and air lines throughout the factory. Air
and water lines to service the ships in the
yard are also laid out by this group.
Laborers form the third division, under
leadman E. D. "Swede" Burnett, "Tony"
Buijnorouski and "Bulldog" Johnson.
These men move all heavy material within
the plant, unload machinery and new
equipment, excavate and do cement work
for machinery foundations and keep the
factory grounds and yard clean and free
of refuse.
"Al" Fink and his crew in the main-
tenance crib repair paint spray equipment
and portable pneumatic tools for the
plant, and the man with the worried look
in his eye consulting the tide table is
Walter Winkler in charge of "You know
what" maintenance.
Leadman Otto Darling has charge of
night maintenance throughout the plant.
Oiling of all machinery, air hoists and
other factory equipment is another job
handled by Mechanical Maintenance.
These three busy groups contribute
greatly to the success of our manufactur-
ing operations and probably never get all
the credit they deserve but without them
the rest of us couldn't get very far with
our own little jobs.
One of the maintenance men with a
flair for poetry wrote the following which
just about describes the spirit of the boys:
And now our story is ended
We trust we have befriended,
Our chief aim is intended
To keep your troubles mended.
ROBERT COMBE was born of Scottish descent
at New Castle on Tyne in 1898. He attended ele-
mentary school in Queenstown, Canada, and later
went through high school by attending night classes
in Niagara Falls, N. Y.
For three years he was a final assembly mechanic
in the automobile industry, with the National
Carbon Company one year, and four years as
assistant foreman of the Dental Department of the
Carborundum Company. During the War Mr.
Combe spent over two years with the Canadian
Engineers. He has also acted as a machine operator
for the U. S. Battery Company and assistant main-
tenance foreman two years for the Maximite Dry
Cell Battery Company.
In October, 1929, he started with the Consoli-
dated Aircraft Company as a maintenance me-
chanic and by the dint of hard work has secured
for himself the position of foreman in charge of
mechanical work of our Maintenance Department.
Bob Combe leads his group of men in an unobtru-
sive manner in the no small task of keeping the
mechanical equipment of the plant in proper con-
dition. For relaxation he prefers Softball.
"Did you ever do any public speaking?"
asked the man in the largest rocker.
"Well," replied the chap on the three-
legged stool, "I proposed to a girl in the
country over a party line."
"Is there something in your eye?" en-
quired the sympathetic helper and the
victim grunted, "Heck, no, I'm just trying
to look through my thumb."
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Consolidator
PRODUCTION MINUTES
"Thar's fuedin' goin' on between the
Boeings and Stewarts agin." It all came
about when Boeing moved his "motorized
inspection horde" across the international
boundary- and took over 6 foot of Ed
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Stewart's storeroom space. After Ed's
"capitulation" he claimed that the extra
weight Larry has put on made it "Impos-
sible to hold the line," and contends that
the space is very necessary for his "front
e.xpansion."
Besides hot weather, added personnel,
plant expansion, E.O.'s, B.O.'s and "muffs"
our under-cover agent reported activities
in July as follows: Since Chris Englehart
has been working Saturdays and the Mrs.
taking care of the lawn, it has been cut
in straight hnes and the flowers left stand-
ing— the "good humor man" is Bob Abels
with the paychecks, but "Yohoudie" is
still a mystery — Kathleen Schneider, an-
other "scandal slinger" whose "dirt" is
found on other pages of this magazine, is
a twin and was monikered "Tiny" in the
past — Ben Keigle claims Jim Eisman makes
so many "breaches of etiquette" that he
has a special apology form printed to
check and give his host. Wonder if that
boat owner and those three longshoremen
have located Coykendall since the chart-
ered fishing trip was cancelled due to 48-
hour week? — What does Glenn Hotch-
kiss, Ed Jones, and Tom Galvin mean
with that "double talk" about "missing
the boat" and "getting off at the mezza-
nine"?— Owen Stockton, fashion expert
and Esquire critic, thinks a "full dress"
is a garment made to cover a "bustle."
Joe Maloney reports increase in print
returns since installing "library card"
system. — Afraid of being socked that 2c
overdue fine. — ^Jim Mussen is much con-
cerned over brother Bob "going to the
dogs" after learning about him smok-
ing those "cubebs." He had never tried
anything stronger than "corn silks" be-
fore.
"Pappy Yokum" Holcomb the Daniel
Boone of Suncrest took Lloyd Bender fish-
ing, and according to the latter, he really
knows the spots. As to his ability in row-
ing a boat, we learn that he keeps in trim
by rowing out past the three mile limit
every week to get his cigarettes off the
boats and save the tax. From that saving
we owe, perhaps, those "glamour pants"
he has been sporting recently.
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tatorship and Bondage" was Hazel Brink
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Yuma. Old "Dan" found the target
through an open ventilator during the
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to high "C" if the argument demands it.
Owen Stockton wants to prove that
"springtime" is not influencing him, and
will wait until fall and cooler weather be-
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gie's. Frank McHugh, Owen's former
"cell mate" claims that "Stock's" cooking
is reason enough to get married. Says
"Frenchie" I couldn't stand it, and I only
have half a stomach."
Bill Liddle, Bob Mussen, and Bill Hol-
man have solved a part of the national
defense program with that "CromemoUy
tubing cannon" they manufactured for
the 4th. — If the wives ever get together
and check on all those lodge, club and
volunteer fire department "business meet-
ings" on the night of the "Caliente Stag"
there may be a shortage of tool designers
and engineers. — Perry Ogden after loaning
that pipe with the "preheater exhaust
collector and bowl cooling" features to
"Bud" Mouschel for "design data" plans
on returning it for credit. Claims it "ex-
hausts" when it should be "intaking". —
Milt Hangen did some swell "forest fire
fighting" during his vacation which ac-
counts for the lovely tan. Or is it red? —
Paul Gaughen has to show his birth certi-
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months at his job and he'll look old
enough. — Paul Hoch suggests hiring an
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it a saving.
That was a false report about Eastin,
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By Al Leonard
BILL PETIT, the "Little Caesar" of
the Hull Department clerks (jitter-
bug style) signs Glenn Hotchkiss' name
so many times a day that it became a habit
with him. The other day Bill went to the
bank to cash his check and unconsciously
signed Glenn's name when he endorsed it.
The bank teller evidently did not believe
that "the pen was mightier than the
sword" and wanted to know, how come?
Bill had a few bad moments explaining
his way out of his predicament.
It seems that Harry McEwan's wife
went down to the Y.W.C.A. recently and
told Harry to call for her at a certain time.
Harry showed up at the right time all
right, but at the Y.M.C.A. After waiting
for one hour, Mrs. McEwan saw the light
and dashed over to the Y.M.C.A. There
was Harry waiting like a patient old St.
Bernard (without the brandy tied around
his neck). Harry says 'taint right that
one letter in the alphabet should make so
much difference in a man's life.
"Dutch" Kling had an old trailer in his
yard that he couldn't use because he did
not have a license for it. Russ Kern, head
Hull Inspector, was building a love shack
in the mountains and wanted to borrow
"Dutch's" trailer ... he is known to be
a very thrifty (tight) gentleman, so he
told Russ he could use the trailer if Russ
bought the license for it. Russ bought the
license and immediately all "Dutch's"
friends started borrowing the trailer. It
got so bad that if the friends didn't have
a trailer hitch on their car they would
borrow the car also. This was too much
for Dutch, so he sold the trailer and now
Russ is moaning for the three dollars he
paid for the license.
Consolidator
All Consolidators wish to extend their
condolences to Ray Parker in the recent
loss of his father.
"If you refuse me," he swore, "I shall
die."
She refused him. Sixty years later he
died.
Monkey
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• "Inside stories" about San
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residents of our world -famed
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their fascinating friend, Belle
Benchley. Order before publi-
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first- edition, autographed by
Mrs. Benchley. Free delivery
anywhere.
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'HEARD ABOUT THE HULL'
By Bill Pettit
NEVER let it be said that Hull men
lead a slow and quiet life. Things
move too swiftly for dull moments.
Speaking of dull moments. Hank Yo-
gerst, quiet looking chap in Hull No. 2,
spends most of his time swinging to and
fro from the girders while quietly tend-
ing to his business of moving ships from
one end of the factory to the other.
Perhaps the most exciting affair of the
month was Jack Bennett's little tussle
with a couple of holdup men. Jack, who
does a bit of clerking in the Hull Depart-
ment in his spare time, was coming home
late one night when two men stopped him
and demanded that he give them his
jacket. "I'm sorry, but I can't do that,"
said Jack. "Oh, no," snarled one tough,
"and why not?" "Well, you see," replied
Jack, "it belongs to my brother." When
Jack woke up a half hour later, his face
was all bashed in and his brother's jacket
was gone.
When questioned by the police, Jack
couldn't describe the men very well, but
ventured to say they were amateurs, for
they had left his wallet with $8.00 in his
pocket!
Speaking of excitement, those who
would like thrills galore, join one of the
Hull groups fishing parties, but come pre-
pared— for anything can happen.
Trying his best to keep from being ex-
cited, we find Dutch Klein explaining to
one of his men that "Manual Labor" is not
a Mexican war general but was a riveter
on the third shift.
A fool refuses the counsel of a wise
man, but the wise man often discovers
truth in the speech of a fool.
Time scratches every itch.
BEFORE you come to the
Golden Gate International
Exposition, safeguard your
money with Bank of America
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obtainable at your local branch
where the manager will also
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• SITTING PRETTY •
THE 171 FAMILIES WHO DURING THE PAST SIXTEEN
MONTHS HAVE ACQUIRED INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED
HOMES IN SAN DIEGO'S FASTEST GROWING NEW
DISTRICT .... ^ „
ROLANDO VILLAGE
THEY KNOW AS DO MANY FOLKS CLAMORING FOR
HOMES TODAY IN THIS TOP LOCATION, IN THE HEART
OF THE SUNSHINE BELT, THAT AS PRICES RISE THEY
WON'T BE ONE OF THOSE WHO WISHED THEY HAD
BOUGHT WHEN PRICES WERE LOW.
YOU TOO - CAN SAVE MONEY AND PROTECT YOUR
FUTURE WHILE ENJOYING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST BY ACT-
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Come and see Jor yourself .
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Consolidator
1. Presenting Baby Larry Vern Sharp at
14 days! Mr. and Mrs. Vern Sharp became
the happy parents of Baby Larry on June 2 5.
2905 Pacific Blvd. Next to South Parking Lot
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Little Larry tipped the scales at 7 pounds
8 ounces. Mrs. Sharp is doing fine and — oh,
yes, Vern took it like a man. The picture
was taken by Stan Marcyan.
2. Sheppard vs. Payne . "Dad" Sheppard,
resplendent in his Sunday best but minus his
large Stetson, slowly walked up the middle
aisle of the Ashbury Methodist Church on July
7th and deposited the last of his five charm-
ing daughters into the waiting arms of John
R. Payne, who had asked and received per-
mission to take over Lavina Jean as his very
ow^n.
Dr. Martin tied the knot, a single hitch,
w^hile the organ played "I Love You.*' About
three hundred friends and relatives, mostly
Consolidators, w^ere on hand to w^itness the
beautiful ceremony and attend the reception
afterwards.
The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs.
Zora Peck, Miss Betty Yates and Miss Shirly
Wallenbach, w^hile Don Diesel and Ralph
Golden seconded the groom.
The newlyweds plan on making their home
in San Diego as soon as they return from a
short trip to northern California.
3. Grunion Running! So off w^ent the sec-
ond shift maintenance gang. One a. m. found
our party at Ocean Beach, enough barn for
a fire, and all the requisites for a grunion
catch. Dodie Rodig, Mrs. Roy Schultz, Mrs.
Elmer Roman, Mrs. Stan Marcyan, **Red"
Bauer and Elmer Roman ("posing" w^ith bot-
tles), Roy Schultz, George Mueller, Ray Ro-
man and Jack Kernick added to the party to
make it just large enough to take care of the
"wine, w^ieners and song." Flash photo by
Stan Marcyan.
4. Alphonso Gomez's PBY takes to the
w^ater. This gas-pow^ered model of Consoli-
dated's famous flying boat has a six-foot span.
5. "Just as good as ne"w, and tw^ice as
handsome." That's how Chief Test Pilot
"Bill" Wheatley phrased a description of our
sturdy FLEETSTER NC700V, since it has
been given renewed outw^ard appearance by
the striping and treatment of the vertical fin.
Pressed for some information on this ship, that
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probably has been seen by everyone of the
plant personnel (since it generally resides
within the yard when not called upon to
jaunt some of the officials about the country,
or sw^ing alongside one of our models in the
air so that Otto Menge can shoot some aerial
pictures). Bill gave forth the follow^ing in-
formation relative to this sturdy ship:
This plane has Pratt & Whitney Rornet
1690 C engine, Hamilton-Standard adjustable
metal propeller, Goodyear 3 5x16.6 air w^heels
and brakes, tail wheel, Electric Inertia starter,
generator, battery, landing and navigation
lights, instrument and cabin lights. Its gross
w^eight is 5 600 pounds and it is an eight-
place plane w^Jthout radio or seven-place w^ith
the LEARADIO now installed. The radio
equipment consists of Transmitter, multi-band
receiver, and AUTOMATIC radio direction
finding compass. It has full "blind" flying
instrument equipment, including: Directional
Gyro, Sensitive Altimeter, Bank and Turn in-
dicator, rate of climb indicator, suction gauge,
air-speed indicator, sweep-second hand clock,
compass, airspeed, full set of engine instru-
ments. The plane has had less than 1,000
hours of flying, and the engine about 200
hours since purchase from P. & W. A. Co.
We have just gone all over the plane since
I got back from flight in June to Washington
and Dayton, and it has been put in "new"
condition.
Has your present job a future?
Does it offer opportunities for travel?
Is it interesting?
SAN DIEGO AERO MARINE
RADIO & NAVIGATION SCHOOL
offers its
MASTER RADIO COURSE
preparing for commercial radio operotorf
licenses, as the answer to the above questions
RADIO, as a vocation, offords jobs in the
airways as ground station operator . .
on shipboard as radio operator
broadcast station work . instolla-
tion and repair . servicing.
Our employment service assists in placing
the licensed operator.
JOBS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Both day ond evening courses
NAVIGATION COURSES
also available.
Prepare NOW while you are employed
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Administration Building Lindbergh Field
Telephone Jackson 7400
August, 1940
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6. Another wedding! (See "Facts about
the Femmes.") The former Miss Hazel Brink
of Production and Fred Robertson of the
Paint Shop w^ere married in Yuma on July 4.
7. Consolidated^ s own Swami, "Hindu du"
Jack Kernick (Night Maintenance) is gazing
into his crystal in preparation to prognosti-
cating the future or revealing the past about
'most anything.
8. "My, what big feet you have," Frenchy
McHugh (Planning Department) — also, what
long legs!
9. This is to prove that fishing is good at
Laguna Hanson, Lower California. Roger
Heinrich (Purchasing) and G. B. Roth (Plant
Police) hope that this fine string of small-
mouthed black bass doesn't start too big a
rush to this mile high lake. This picture was
taken early in July.
PLASTER SPLASHES
By Biirncs
Everything is back to normal in the
Plaster Shop now. Red Boyle is back with
us after a short vacation in St. Louis. He
still maintains St. Louis beer is the best.
We welcome George Obdo back after
his long siege in the hospital.
Dave Klinger seems rather busy these
days. He spends all his free hours house
hunting. What's behind all this, Dave?
Yep folks, Ralph Mead says it's the
real thing this time. He spends all his
evenings with his new "gal" friend, so I
guess we will have to believe him.
"Chris" W. E. Christoffersen wants to
be sure of a job playing Santa Claus this
coming Christmas, so he is starting to
grow the beard now.
Emory Seward says being the proud
papa has its points, but he is getting plenty
tired of getting his own breakfast every
morning.
Charlie Shoupe seems to be quite the
fisherman, but he is really quite modest
about it. He never tells about the big ones.
Maybe he's just too honest!
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FLYERS NEWS
By Joe Hai'lik
TULY 4 brings Wedding Bells into the
" club this month. Seems that little Dan
Cupid has taken a pot shot at our indis-
pensible Fredrick "Ace" Robertson. That
little dart of Dan's must have a powerful
sting, and left Freddie walking around
in a daze for two weeks before the ef-
fects had worn off. The lucky bride is
none other than Cansolidated's office em-
ploye Hazel Brink, now quoted as Mrs.
"Ace" Robertson.
This month also finds the Southern
California Flyers with a membership roll
topping 40 members, and very shortly
Piek's Airport will be sporting the club's
2S ship. Introducing our new air-minded
members who have joined the legion of
"Ozone Addicts" we have: Ben Prayble,
John Artukovich, Everett Triplett, Mil-
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until you've got your hands on a Buick and
seen w^hat a really modern automobile
is like.
Whether you buy on price, size,
3f style, comfort or performance ^
doesn't make much difference.
" Se6t buu 5 Sulck!
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Consolidator
INSTRUCTION IN AIRCRAFT LOFTING
The IRVIN AIRCRAFT SCHOOL announces
the opening of a special course of training in
AIRCRAFT LOFTING.
Classes will begin August the 5th. Instruction
■will be given by experienced Engineers, now
employeii in the industry.
Day and Night Classes.
For Information
See Mr. Iirin. at the Irvin Aircraft School
1616 W. Lewis St.
Phone Woodcrest 1440 San Diego, Calif.
MISSION
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MISSION DRY CLEANING
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Phone J-4139
ADDRESS 105 WASH.
ton Olman, Roy Martinson, Leo Ferris,
Albert Gaudrault, Dean Yost, Carl John-
son, L. M. Gibson.
The rapid growth of our club shows
signs of keen interest taken by many of
those who would not as much as look at
a plane a year ago; this increasing inter-
est will soon find the Southern California
Flyers adding to their list another and
maybe larger ship.
MORE SPORTS . . .
^y \r. C. Gilchrist
Now that the first round of softball is
over, two teams have come through with-
out losing a game. We have the equipment
for another round of play, so get busy and
see how far your department will go! We
will try to form four leagues of six teams.
The play off will bring basket ball into
season without loss of sporting events in
your department.
In order to organize basket ball teams
or other sporting events, it will be neces-
sary to have each man recorded before
play begins. Let us know what sport you
are interested in. This helps us to arrange
entertainment for you in your spare time.
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"X" NEWS
By Drowne
Jack May seems to be doing things up
right by throwing away his razor and
buying a horse at the same time. We won-
der just what the connection is.
The other night Bernie Swartz was
fishing at Mission Bay with his father and
brother. ... A large mullet jumped out
of the water hitting Bernie's spear, and
falling into the boat. Bernie swears by his
story!
Twenty-one days of field training for
the California National Guard at Seattle,
Washington, will draw heavily upon the
Experimental Department. A considerable
number from this department are detailed
to go, starting August 4th.
Wedding bells rang again in the Ex-
perimental Department, this time for Bill
Gibson and Dorothy Jones. They were
married June 29th at Yuma, Arizona. We
all wish them the best of luck and may
the trail of married life be strewn with
happiness!
Final Assembly's gain is Experimental's
loss as Art Collins was recently transferred.
All the gang wish Art the best of luck
and speedy advancement in his new job.
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Said the boss, "I'm a man of few words.
When I point my finger at you I want
you to come." Says the new man. "I too,
am a man of few words. If I shake my
head I ain't comin'." — A. A. Reich.
Wi
Common sense is verv uncommon.
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TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Magitire
AMUSING incidents this month: Ray
. Peters' "Clothesline" or baby shower.
This event was the day after he announced
the birth of Miss Page Brooke Peters (7i/2
lbs.). The boys in the department strung
a line across Ray's desk and really con-
tributed generously: baby blankets,
dresses, shoes, etc. Was Ray's face red
when the watchman on the front door
requested a look at the package he was
taking from the plant.
Van Meter went sailing and after
spending two hours on the bottom of his
upturned boat sending out SOS he has
taken up amateur photography.
E. L. Minch can't get to work with-
out a flat tire. Paul Welty is buying two
more alarm clocks. Why?
Tisdale, Kick and Wills are so far away
that T. P. Shaw is the only one in the
department who can muster enough lung
power to attract their attention.
Happy to report that Miss Phillis Koe-
nig, daughter of Phil Koenig, has re-
turned home from the hospital and is
rapidly recovering.
Roy Smeltzer's new pipe is large enough
to hold one full can of Bill Ekdahl's to-
bacco.
New in the department this month:
Henry Knippenberg and W. H. Barling.
Our greetings.
Some of the boys were overdressing a
little, so Wes Kline has taken a hand to
show them just how it should be done.
Charles (Romeo) Smith says it's too
warm — that's all.
TUBE BENDING
By Hart
The Tube Bending Department was
well represented in the tennis tournament.
Although James Nuse didn't quite reach
the finals, he gave a good account of him-
self.
Seven fellows in the department are
planning real vacations this year. They
are: H. Deische, Dane Pearce, E. Van
Denburgh, E. Rasys, G. C. Hammett, D.
Wharton and Curtis Franklin. Hope they
all have a good time fishing, or loafing, or
what?
L. Grabbit never wants to see another
horse after two hours of steady riding.
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the next 10 to 15 years?
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FINISH DEPARTMENT NEWS
By Bud Dale
WITH the Fourth of July safely
passed, and no casualties, the Paint
Shop is in the groove, with paint flying
thick and fast.
Some new faces are seen around the
shop; also many old hands have returned.
TOOLS
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It's still a mystery concerning Wally
Brown's glasses. At least some of the
boys are worried about it. Maybe Pop
Shepperd, the sheriff of Rattlesnake Gulch,
could solve it.
Orve Hubbard returned from his vaca-
tion, spent among the man-made birds of
Lindbergh Field. Like the postman hik-
ing on his day off He was well pleased,
though, and said he really enjoyed it.
Roy Coombs of the Covering Depart-
ment put in his bid for a cross country
record Sunday, July 7. He "flew" his
Chevrolet four-wheel cabin job to Bakers-
field and back, leaving at 1 p. m. and re-
turning that night. Emergency case,
though, not a pleasure trip. Poor Roy!
"Parson" Ollie Stewart, that "gentle-
man from the South yards," left for ol'
Frisco July 1 3 on a vacation. Ollie took
in the Fair, relatives and Yosemite Na-
tional Park. What a shock for relatives.
Don't forget some photos, Ollie.
"Arkie" Morey had better be on his
toes now. Competition in form of brother
Carl on the night shift is the reason. A
promising young man with book "larnin'."
Mrs. John Gzda — "How can I get a
wart off my hand?"
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Even if our hero does exaggerate the point, you can't get away
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Ernie Olmstead has decided to enter a
new field in employment. He is leaving
Consolidated Aircraft for Consolidated
Gas and Electric.
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IT is a good thing Tommie Wathen can
swim — he had the misfortune to fall
off the Coronado Ferry about 3 a.m. one
Sunday morning lately. He claimed some-
one pushed him.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Alianelli have moved
into their new home at 473 5 Boundary.
Every one is welcome.
Walt Borg misplaced his car the other
night and had to take a taxi home. The
car was locaetd the next day still waiting
for him.
Aloysius Sugg, one of our inspectors,
had to give up chewing Beech Nut — his
girl refused to kiss him good night.
Gordon L. Grant was seriously injured
in a car accident recently — here is hoping
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SEPTEMBER •1940
Out of state,
out of luck?
Ever hear the one about the engineer and the blonde? Seems the
engineer was on an auto trip up near Yellowstone. The straight 8
he drove was a hooper-dooper — every gadget you could think of,
and several extra. His insurance however lacked a couple gadgets,
as he found out when some blonde piled into him at an intersec-
tion. The blonde attached his car first thing, and it turned out
his insurance company had no ready facilities for issuing Re-
lease of Attachment Bond. So? So Joe (his name was Joe) had
to wire home for the extra time and extra money it took to
lift that attachment.
Text for today: a good insurance company would have had
an agent in that distant place, who would have lifted that
attachment like (snap) that. And Joe (his name was Joe)
would have been on his way.
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Volume 5
September, 1940
Number 9
MATERIAL FOR
THE CONSOLIDATOR
The Consolidator needs good news about
fellow employees and can use about all
that is received, provided it meets certain
requirements. To avoid offending anyone
who submits material however, certain
facts must be pointed out:
1. All material: Stories, news items and
pictures, etc., must be completely identi-
fied with the clock number, department
and name of the person turning in the
material. This is important, because if any
question arises as to spelling of names or
just what is meant, the author can be
reached quickly for checking.
2. When submitting pictures along
with a story, remember that these must
be Glossy Prints. Dull prints won't re-
produce satisfactorily, and negatives can't
be used.
3. Get your news in as early as pos-
sible. There is generally a deluge of ma-
terial at just the moment when the print-
er's deadline must be met, which means
that there is little or no time allowable
for checking or reaching you to tell you
what is wrong or lacking in the material
you turn in, and therefore your material
may not make the current issue.
4. Don't let a thing like not getting
your first contribution printed stop you
from turning in more items or pictures
. . . keep on shooting in your material and
ideas, but be very careful to comply with
the above requirements. The magazine is
yours, so let's hear from you!!
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EXHIBIT . . .
Dioramas showing Consolidated paint
shop and the final finish are now on ex-
hibit in the windows of W. P. Fuller and
Co., at 803 Seventh Avenue and 2911
University. These dioramas represent a
portion of the display the Fuller com-
pany had at the San Francisco Exposi-
tion featuring aircraft paints and finish-
ing materials. They are complete, down
to PBY models under assembly in the
yard.
CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL
GUARD
That Consolidated Aircraft employees
are fully cognizant of preparedness and
contributing toward it, may be seen from
the fact that a large group of men at-
tended the Coast Guard summer training
at Chehalis this year. With the deadline
for this issue coming at the wrong time,
full particulars of the participation and
the training were not as yet available, as
we went to press, but the following list
of names of Consolidated employees in the
National Guard will give some idea of
the number of men who attended:
Adair, Theodore, Abel, John M., Adam-
son, Nevin O.
Bandy, Ralph D., Battles, Wm. R., Bell,
Wm. C, Bilick, Chris N., Bogan, Geo. O.,
Bos, Joseph H., Bragdon, Roy M., Bryan,
Donald H., Byrum, Geo. L.
Canada, Hubert L., Cardenas, Robert L.,
Carnett, Wm. A., Chastain, Wm. B.,
Collins, Thomas W.
Daenitz, Mortimer, Donnelly, Thomas
E.
Farrar, Robert.
Garcia, Herman, Gilbert, Marvin M.,
Gilstrap, Maurice F.
Harer, Robert A., Harwick, Wm. J.,
Hayes, Paul J., Henderson, H. M., Hobbs,
Harry A., Horton, Leonard M.
Isaacson, Edgar R.
Jones, Byron M.
Kauffman, Barton, Kline, Vincent B.
Layne, Jr., Newton M., Leaf, Wm. R.,
Luck, Jr., James B.
McColl, Winston L., McGehee, Wayne
P., McLaren, Arthur, Maher, John A.,
Melching, Wagner F., Mariott, Wm. H.,
Morgan, Glenn R., Morgan, Keith C,
Morrison, Walter R., Muse, Jessie B.
Odle, Kenneth R., O'Farrell, Jack.
Painter, Fields G., Papineau, Milton D.
Ramsey, Wilbert L., Renkke, Carl, Rix,
Robert N., Root, Harmon B., Roundtree,
Oscar, Jr., Rudeen, Roy E., Rush, Louis D.
Sammis, Herbert F., Scribner, John.,
Sherman, Claude B., Sleeth, Sterling S.,
Smith, Robert H.
Thickston, Wm. D., Tickner, Chas. A.
Wagner, Everett L., Watson, Albert
O., Webber, Roy F., Wery, Emil, Wester-
field, Robert H., Wyman, Roy.
York, Jack C.
DEDICATION . . .
AT the very last minute as this goes to
^ press, plans for a fitting celebration
of the completion of our new buildings
in the form of dedication ceremonies are
rapidly formulating, but as yet the details
and definite schedule can not be obtained.
As this issue reaches your hands the cere-
mony will have just passed and be fresh
in your mind. What can be said of it in
advance is that it will be a fitting occa-
sion with a large number of distinguished
persons lending their prestige to this event
in Consolidatcd's history, and a large group
of friends of Consolidated employees will
be in attendance. The number of guests
of individual Consolidators only being held
down in number due to the necessity for
restraining the size of the crowd to the
number of persons it was felt possible to
accommodate. Highlights of the event
have now become of course, the speeches
by Major Fleet and others, and the playing
of Consolidatcd's newly formed orchestra.
Thus is marked another milestone in the
growth of Consolidated from its inception
in 1923 . . . and in the words of the
radio and the screen, "Time marches on!!"
to which we parallel, "Consolidated forges
ahead!"
HONORED ...
Bert Freakley, foreman of the tube-
bending department, was honored by the
San Diego Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
at dance given August 24th for his fra-
ternal work since transferring from the
Buffalo Aerie. In addition, the new class
of members, initiated August 27th, was
designated as the "Bert Freakley Class."
Congratulations, Bert.
All communications shou'd be addressed to the CONSOLIDATOR, c/o CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Lindbergh Field, Son Diego, California.
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THAT new emerald on Ruth Sears'
finger is more than just a ring, it
signifies a wedding on the 26 th of October.
. . . After a strenuous lunch of orange
juice, Lucille Fisher came back to find
a tempting piece of lemon pie on her
desk, but she didn't yield . . . Anyone
with a patent on dent-proof fenders
please see Evelyn Kells, she's having a lit-
tle trouble along that line . . . Why
doesn't Bob Combe give us a ride on the
yard scooter as he did Mary Eleanor Mere-
dith, we're envious . . . Maxine Bennett
is getting very streamline and it's very
becoming . . . Martha Coons has been
transferred from Personnel to Purchasing,
welcome! . . . Who's the handsome
stranger escorting Edna Willwerth to
lunch these days? . . . The gals in Per-
sonnel are now established in their new
headquarters . . . Juanita "Miss Blue"
Smith isn't taking another trip home 'til
she can resist that Iowa fried chicken . . .
At this writing Grace Path is enjoying
an airplane trip to New York City, and
the World's Fair is just one of many in-
teresting sights she will see . . . Norma
Haugard creates a sensation when she
applies lipstick with her miniature paint
brush . . . Jane Dunn is all smiles since
the arrival of her sisters from Buffalo . . .
Florence Cannon finally got a permanent
after keeping us in suspense for weeks.
. . . Clipped from the Union's Northeast
Corner is this clever verse:
"Go to Father" she said
When I asked her to wed.
Now she knew that I knew
That her father was dead,
And she knew that I knew
What a life he had led.
So she knew that I knew
What she meant when she said
"Go to father."
— Chemistry and You.
MODEL BUILDER . . .
John Kara of Metal Bench in 1939
completed a beautiful model of the Con-
sohdated Aircraft plant as it was at that
time. This model was displayed for a
time in the main lobby, and later was
sent to San Francisco to be exhibited there
as a part of San Diego's exhibit.
This year in his spare hours, Kara con-
structed a new model of the plant, com-
plete with all details. Since the lobby has
become a bit small to hold the new model
and all those who would pause to in-
spect it, the model was displayed in a
5 th Ave. window of Walker's Depart-
ment store for a week, attracting con-
siderable crowds and comment. Now the
Chamber of Commerce is exhibiting this
piece of Mr. Kara's craftmanship for all
who wish to see it, at the Chamber of
Commerce Building. Mr. Kara is to be
congratulated on this fine piece of work
which he built in about 3 months of
his spare time.
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By Pat Paxton
We are the gang you have not heard
much about (Bob Watt's jig builders)
but don't worry, you will ... we are
growing in number and in prominence.
For instance, there is Jack (Jim Far-
ley) Chudleigh . . . who of you has mis-
sed him?
And now since Del Mar has opened up,
Don Wilkerson is in training. He travels
eight furlongs, four times per day and,
he says, if there is a new consignment
of bicycles, he will enter the next six
day race.
Speaking about conscription, there is
Tennessee Lejou — he has been oiling and
polishing up his old squirrel rifle and he
has been doing a bit of sniping around
Pacific Beach.
Frank Broussee's gout is getting along
fine. He will be chasing the fox up Rey-
nard Hill almost anytime now.
Did you ever hear of Ken Cushinau,
the golfer? Bring on your challenges,
boys.
Joe Hickman is the proud father of a
6 pound 2 ounce boy that made its ap-
pearance Monday, August 12.
Herman Loescher resents the crack
made at him last month about spending
all his time eating while on a fishing trip.
He says Robby Robinson and Elmer Bas-
teck were just jealous because they were
too seasick for food.
At this writing Les Ekberg was plan-
ning to merge into matrimony about
August 24.
Tom Bignell was presented with an 8
pound heir, Thursday August 8.
Chas. H. Easley, Inspector, was joined
by his wife and two children and a
nephew who arrived from Mt. Vernon,
111., on August 10. Their new home is in
Chula Vista.
NOTE:
Pat Paxton, the clever fellow who
writes our Tool Room news (From the
Jig Builders) is too bashful to mention
his marriage to Wanda Thompson on
August 16. The best luck to them both!
Jim Hoeger
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September, 1940
JOE GWINN . . .
ONE of the business clubs has a
custom of introducing new members
to its body by winding up its introduc-
tions in an informal manner something
like this: "... and so fellows, now that
I've told you something about our new
member, who he is, and you now all know
him by sight, just call him 'Jim'." To this
the whole club responds in unison, "Hy,
ya, Jim!" and the introduction is com-
plete.
It is in the same spirit that we wish to
introduce J. M. Gwinn, Jr. Most of those
who know him call him Joe already.
"Joe" Gwinn, who joined Consolidated
August first, really re-joined Consolidated
for he was assistant Chief Engineer in the
old Gallaudet Corporation when Major
Fleet was its Vice-President and General
Manager. Thus, when Consolidated Air-
craft Corporation was formed in 1923,
Joe Gwinn came into the new corporation
as Assistant Chief Engineer. Col. V. E.
Clark at the time held the position of
Chief Engineer of our company.
When Col. Clark left, and I. M. Lad-
don, our Vice-President and Chief En-
gineer joined; Joe Gwinn was engineer in
charge of Unit No. 1. The corporation as
then set up, operated in units, with each
unit devoting its efforts to the production
of a particular type of plane design. Num-
ber one unit produced training planes, so
that when Unit number three was formed
to build the Fleet planes, Joe Gwinn took
over the engineering phase as these air-
planes were closely allied with the trainers.
Later Consolidated's trend swung to the
manufacture of our larger craft and the
units including the engineering staffs
coalesced into our present single unit. At
this juncture Joe Gwinn branched out
for himself, forming the Gwinn Aircar
Company. The product was the well
known Gwinn Aircar which he designed
and built, and which subsequently received
an A.T.C. This was the first A.T.C. is-
sued for a stall proof, spin proof airplane.
Misfortune, however, struck the strug-
gling concern. Captain Frank Hawks tak-
ing the plane out of an airport, struck
wires, crashed, and was killed.
Brewster Aeronautical Company pur-
chased the design and manufacturing
rights on Consolidated's small planes at
about this time and Joe made himself
available to Brewster as he was most fa-
miliar with these planes. He spent several
months on the preparation of their bids
for the training plane competition. Last
fall he joined Bell Aircraft, builders of
the Airacuda and Airacobra airplanes, as
chief project engineer, rounding our a
wide range of engineering experience. And
now once again he has joined Consolidated,
taking a position here as Production En-
gineer, and is rapidly becoming acquainted
with our vastly expanded personnel.
It is interesting to note for those not
familiar with his career, that Gwinn
started his work with a B.E. from Tulane
University in Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering, joined up with the Army in
1917 right out of college, and was a
pilot during the war with the 27th Aero
Squadron, seeing some active duty at the
front. Joe likes California and its "cli-
mate", stating that the only difference is
that in California we have unusual weather
whenever there are visitors, and in Buffalo
it is unusual all the time.
"X" NEWS
By Droivne
There just is no such thing as pleasing
Stabenau for no matter what kind of
hours a day or how many days a week
he works, he says he can't get enough
time for his flowers. His theme song
should be "I'm So Sorry for Myself."
Otto is calling for all first-class bowlers
for the coming season. Everybody will be
given a chance for the 1940 team in "X"
Department.
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By the "Maestro"
Elsewhere in this ever growing pub-
lication you will find the names and
photos of "new arrivals" and "hopefuls"
— but none will ever reach the popularity
nor be any more desired than Consoli-
dated's "New Baby" — the Consolidated
Glee Club.
Our "child" is really precocious and
being a "wonder baby," wrote up its
own announcement as follows:
Arrived: 7:30 P.M., Aug. 1, 1940.
Place: IS 16 Sheridan Ave.
Doctor: Richard Holtzclaw.
Note: — The following "details" make
up the "assembly" at present, but more
are needed to complete the job, so why
don't a bunch of you "Barber Shop Har-
monizers" join up and make this a
"howling" success.
Kel Aiken, John Bleifuss, Jim McCoy,
Joe Ouellette, Tommy Joubert, C. D.
Maguire, Robert Mussen, Charles S. Mor-
gan, Leonard Wisniew, Olan Sandin, Owen
Stockton, Gene Price, Dick Holtzclaw,
Glee Club Director.
METAL BENCH NEWS
By Rodriguez
Congratulations to Ted Brooks are in
order — he became the proud father of a
baby boy the other day. Thanks for the
cigars, Ted.
Chester Duozinski came to work one
Monday looking like boiled lobster. Was
the sun hot?
Bill Waite and Bill Rasp just returned
from their vacations. Bill Waite took a
trip to Salt Lake City, by way of Mojave
Desert, Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce
National Parks. Bill's only complaint is
that he ran into heat — 120° of it — in
the desert. Bill Rasp took in the Fair in
San Francisco. From there he visited the
Sequoia National Park and the Yosemite
National Park.
Frank Bailey had a nice vacation at
Warner Springs.
That guy Joe England is a poor ball
player. But the fellows say he talks a
good game.
Larry Hamilton has a heart interest in
Laguna Beach. He claims it may develop
into something.
Joe Bickel squandered a down payment
on a slick 1936 Zephyr.
Ivan Minnich has one pair of pants
that are newly primed. Yes sir, pants,
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If you are a young man with limited income you need not
sacrifice the extra brilliance and beauty of a truly fine diamond
in order to keep within your price range.
In our stock is a special selection for young men. Engagement
rings and matched wedding rings of thoroughly approved
quality, yet of very moderate price. We invite you to see them
. . . Prices start at $19.75 the set.
The convenience of special credit
terms is extended to "Consolidators"
badge, shoes, and all — that is, all from
the waist down. Just ask Ivan, he'll tell
you how it feels to have a can of prime
dumped in your lap.
Our friend Al Kemp has quit taking
the fishing boats out on weekends. We are
wondering if his interest in the boats lag-
ged or if they were stopped by Saturday
night's over-time.
IN THE WRONG LOCATION
By Kel Aiken
IF you have anything else to do don't
stop to read this column, for this is my
first literary contribution to the Consoli-
dator. It would be best to wait until I
get better at this stuff — (that is real
optimism) . Anyway, I'll probably spell
your name wrong, then you'll be sore and
there is no need of getting anyone sore
in times like these.
The big event of the month around the
stockroom was the beach party held Sun-
day August 11 at La Jolla Shores. Many
of the stockroom personnel attended with
their families and friends. John Ruzich
(Radish to you) proved himself to be in
the cast-iron stomach class by drinking
eleven bottles of strawberry soda pop.
After roasting weinies, marshmallows, etc.,
the bunch gathered 'round the fire for some
singing and story telling. The story tell-
ing was being nicely handled by Art
Warner until Mrs. A. W. realized what
the story was and nipped it in the bud
as not being the type for mixed groups.
Billy Hill had a trying experience by
leaving his car keys in his pants pocket
and his pants in a friend's car for safe
keeping. Said friend left early with pants
and keys. Billy worked three-quarters of an
hour before getting his car opened, only
to have his pants returned five minutes
later. It is things like that that keep
asylums full. Paul Wiler would have left
early only he couldn't get enough fellows
together to push his car halfway to La
Jolla to get it started. John "Red" Parker
was there with his wife. There is a nice
harmonizing couple. Red says that he and
his wife never argue, if Mrs. Parker says
a thing is black, John agrees with her, if
he says a thing is white — well, a fellow
can be wrong!
Speaking of marriages, we wish to ex-
tend our best wishes to that ex-store-
keeper, Norman Chudleigh, who, on
August 17, said "I do" to that "fatal"
question, "Do you promise to love, honor
and obey, etc., etc." The new Mrs. Chud-
leigh is the former Miss Irene Elizabeth
McAlexander of National City.
Ed Kellogg seems to have a sinister plot
afoot against the Production Dispatchers.
September, 1940
He has recently added to his staff the
crystal ball gazers "Swami" Lovez from
the storeroom, to supplement the work
done by "Yogi" Zallizzi in ferreting our
spare parts when lost, strayed or stolen
by the Production boys.
Getting off the beam a second, I'd like
to remind you that Consolidated has a
new Male Chorus started and has been
doing some swell work under able direc-
tion. But more voices are needed if you
are interested, contact any of the fellows
who are listed elsewhere in this month's
Consolidator.
Bob Kemper reports himself out of quar-
antine now after a neighbor's boy came
down with a contagious disease and the
whole neighborhood put under orders of
the Health Department. Bob says his boy
is sure growing up — says he only hits the
kid in self-defense now.
Insomnia trouble is claimed by Floyd
Cowan . . . says it's so bad he can't even
sleep when it's time to get up.
Well, I guess that's all the gab I can
cook up this time, and knowing that this
effort is infinitesimal compared with those
eminent contemporary writers, Bradshaw,
Boeing, and that "Thing That Comes Out
at Night," Craig Clark. I'll wind this
thing up by ending right here at this
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LINES FROM THE LOFT
By Jimmie Spnrgeon
ON Saturday, August 17, Carl Hiem,
of bowling fame, took "for better
or worse" Miss Unice Smith of this city.
We recall the jovial mood of our Andy
Clement before his "leap" this past June.
Since then, Andy has developed on odd
complex caused by getting only a short
beer and a cheap cigar out of each pay
check. Beware Mr. Hiem else you end up
without even the beer.
We welcome several new men to this
department but we also regret to lose sev-
eral men. The greater number of the men
leaving are returning to school to com-
plete their education.
It is amusing to watch the long line
of men waiting to spend their nickle in the
new coke dispensing machines. What,
with these new electric fountains "selling
out" two and three times a day, you can
see we have no dry men in these parts.
We had a man in the loft who en-
visioned for himself a small, tropical is-
land out in the blue Pacific, where one
only had to wander about, enjoying life
and "living off the fat of the land." That
man was Montie Manning and since his
departure, we wonder if he really has in-
tentions of following up this dream of
paradise he often spoke about. Anyway,
it's a nice way to remember Montie, as-
sociating his name with the thought of
great palms gently bowing to a soft,
warm breeze on some South Sea hideaway.
Mr. Summers of the Loft, known to
many as Blitzkrieg Bill, is experimenting
with smoke screens for this department.
His new equipment consists of a queer-
shaped briar that appears to be a cross
between a stogie and a ripe cucumber.
(Now you can throw it away, Willie.)
We extend our sincere condolences to
Mr. Irvin H. Owens, on the passing of
Mrs. Lola Owens July 30th.
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By Red Boyle
D. Klinger is back from his honeymoon.
He seems to be okeh except that he has
acquired one badly blood-shot eye and I
can't tell what is the matter with the
other one.
A. Mierlot has been spending a lot of
time in Mission Beach lately. He will prob-
ably be the next to say "I do." He seems
to be a little afraid of her. I wonder why?
We are hoping that everything will turn
out okeh for G. Woodworth, who cracked
up his car recently.
We want to thank E. Seward for those
cigars . . . that we didn't get.
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7UST returned from a vacation, and
" after walking around "Treasure Island"
with shoes on for a week, now I really
need a rest. Spent several hours writing
cards to friends which were just received.
I wish the trash cans and mail boxes in
Frisco did not look so much alike. Had
trouble getting a date in the town as the
reputation of Lou Miller, Louie Purcell,
Matt Wielopolski, Howie Bell and other
Consolidators had preceded me. Old Hor-
atius would have had a busy day holding
that "Golden Gate Bridge" as it is quite
a stretch of concrete. It's a good thing
they have "emergency stations" along it
in case there is an "emergency" — took a
peek into "Sally Rand's Nude Ranch"
just to see how a girl looked wearing a
"holster" — they wore nice "smiles" too.
That's enough about the Fair, as I don't
want to cut the attendance, go and have a
look.
Old tired Father Stork has turned
European and borrowed an idea from the
Dictators as he turned loose a "blitzkrieg"
with "dive bombers" on Mercy Hospital
recently, Jake Dietzer, Raymond Frindt,
Don Benson, Al Lehman, Jim Kite and
Stanley Saville were the "hits scored"
with the "bundles of joy" — funny that
Winchell gets that news days ahead of
me. Remember Jake, that Roy Coykendall
is still in the "preambulator business."
From Joe Maloney's "Flower Garden"
we are always able to "smell out" some
choice tidbits that are ear soothing. The
"changes" and P. V. O.'s lately have seen
Jim Kendrick, the "Dixie Kid" make the
fastest advancement to the "top" — Jim
transferred to Loft — Kieth Hatter, one
of the very few men to migrate from Iowa
to California, is now assistant to Owen
Stockton — you will have to ask Owen
what he does, and La Verne Holcomb,
has left Bill Wiley to suffer alone in Ma-
chine Shop, to mingle among the blue
print femmes — must be pull to make that
job. New releases to reach Joe are "Phil"
Phillips, lucky stiff, Alice Vincent (single)
and Beverley Kipple (married) "Dad Gum
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Mary Jane Upton will tell you after those
bruises forced her home — funny it hap-
pened the day after the legionnaires' dance
— but get her version of the story. Maxine
was at the dance too, but evidently that
"Jiu Jitsu" Bob Marks has taught her
came in handy as she returned in much
better condition. The mystery of what
happened to Beverley Kipple's eye is as
dark as the optic itself. She claims it was
done on a "put-put scooter" but that's
no way to "putter" around. If Randy was
responsible, he must have "slugged" her
on the run as he works the night shift.
As usual, we find the first to turn from
"passing the buck" to hunting him were
Roy Coykendall, Glenn Hotchkiss and
Bob Sebold who surrounded one old fel-
low, whose antlers had withered away to a
couple of bumps, and gave him the works,
Hitler style. There were so many holes
that they brought home "venison ham-
burger." Roy says it was so hot and they
shed so many clothes, it almost turned
into a "bare" hunt.
The "frolicking females" of Produc-
tion have organized a bowling team. One
team of the "delicate delicious sisters" is
captained by Maxine "Tuffy" Bennett
with "Roughhouse" Lois Campbell head-
ing the other. Members are Evelyn
"Hawkshaw" Parkins, Gracie "Butch"
Koenig, Mary Jane "Spike" Upton, and
Veronica "Snipe" Paschen. Lois tried to
bring her team the first victory with so
much "Chin" support she dislocated a
tonsil which required an extraction, and
since has been showing her operation so
often she is threatened with "lockjaw."
Happenings during the month, which
are more authentic than European war
news, as told to me. Since the openings
between the tool design desks have been
narrowed Bill Rennison and Roy Smeltzer
squeeze thru only because they "strike
below the belt." A few more avocados
and Roy will walk around — "Mai" Mal-
cuit offers a solution by having the teeth
pulled and "gumming the food" for a
while to slenderize. — Don "Puss" Drissell,
after looking for days trying to locate
those "Q" access holes, beads and
"dimples", claims to be having better
success with the latter since Miss Kligman
has been smiling so sweetly at him on the
journey out Adams Avenue — Wonder
why Tom Butterfield and Benny Leonard
have changed their minds about becom-
ing Boy Scout leaders? — Dan Slemson and
Bill Wiley, the "Damon and Pythias" or
"Caesar and Cleo" as you prefer, took a
trip to Catalina recently, and we are in
the dark as to "who took who and who
September, 1940
paid?" — Jim Eisman, bemoans the fact
that Ben Kiegle snitched an idea from the
Britons and has camouflaged his house try-
ing a "starvation blockade" on him. — Al
Ballard has an employee who wanted to
fight a guy for trying to tell him that
one-half of a 32nd was a 64th when he
knew darn well that it took two 32's to
make 64 — you can't fool these California
Graduates. — All this "Papa love Mama"
and "Da Da" business has gotten the best
of Les Matusek and Owen Stockton who
plan on "squaring off" this month. — Jack
Mulroy reports that his dispatching force
is going great, and hold only "five" short-
ages, Wing, Tail, Fuselage, Engines and
Tanks — when do we get the mezzanine on
the parking lots?
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
By /. E. Hodgson
THIS month of August shows a dis-
tinct rise in re-production in the
Wood Shop, the stork having paid five
visits already and only half the month
gone. We wish, therefore, to offer con-
gratulations to the parents of the follow-
ing newcomers:
Gary Wayne, 7 pounds 8 ounces, born
August 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Thomas.
Donald, 7 pounds 8 ounces, born Au-
gust 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ward.
Donald Lee, 7 pounds 7 ounces, born
August 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hartz.
David Arthur, 8 pounds 2 ounces, born
August 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benckner.
The newest arrival, who is just in time
to be mentioned in this issue, is Miss Paula
Younger, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Merlin Younger.
We may state here that all the above are
getting along fine — especially the papa's.
A group of nimrods (fishermen to you)
chartered a boat and while we were just
turning over for the second half of our
beauty sleep 2 a.m. Sunday, August 4, set
out to catch fish, or sumpin. While other
departments were well represented, the
Wood Shop contingent were Mike Mulli-
can, Larry Ireland, 'Mac' McGriffin, Frank
Mische and Walt Gray. They took along
some bottled 'oomph' and all had a good
time. Larry Ireland won the "jack pot,'
whatever that is.
We are pleased to see Johnny Howell
back on the job again after a sick spell
lasting several weeks, and hope he is here
to stay.
Our veteran swimming 'champ' is very
much here again ... at Balboa, California,
on Sunday, August 1 1 , John Woodhead,
senior, was presented with a certificate for
finishing in the 2'/^ mile Donald Novis
The ladies must be slipping this month
as we have only one marriage to report . . .
Harry Whittaker is the lucky man and the
lady's name is Connie, though my in-
formant did not know the rest of it. Con-
gratulations, folks.
HULLabaloo
By Al Leonard
WEE WILLY" Pettit, the httle
boy who answers the phone in
the Hull Department showed up at work
a couple of weeks ago adorned in a pair
of dark glasses. After much persuasion.
Bill removed them and disclosed a beautiful
pair of black eyes. It seems that Bill, who
is fresh out of school and still remembers
reading Scott's Ivanhoe, challenged a cer-
tain knave to a joust of fisticuffs because
he had made an uncomplimentary remark
about one of Bill's latest flames. Bill
rushed to the attack and was instantly
set back on his rumble seat with a pair of
shiners. Bill tried it again and this time
received a bopp on the nose. As Bill was
carried away he was heard to mutter "you
shoulda' seen the other guy."
The Hull Department was slightly rep-
resented at the last meeting of the Rod
and Reel Club. Due to the lack of mem-
bers attending, those present had a very
hard time absorbing the barrel of beer and
the mess of hot dogs. After the refresh-
ments Mr. Learman of the Loft Depart-
ment entertained with his excellent mo-
tion pictures. It seems as though the club
will have to organize a ladies' auxiliary
so the boys that tell their wives they are
going to the meeting will really have to
show up.
The love bug is quietly doing its work
to some of the boys in the Hull Depart-
ment. Johnny Glenn, the gentle little
lamb of the PBY bottoms, is on his
last legs and is slated to go on the block
by Labor Day. Elwood David, a member
of the Consair Flying Club is keeping the
Hull Assembly section in the running and
should be Yuma-ized by the time you read
this. Art Writson, hull clerk, is now on
the engaged list and is slowly working up
his courage with the help of Dan Cupid.
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HOT SHOTS FROM WELDING
By "Willie Wiiichcll" Hartman
SEEMS like all the fellows in the Weld-
ing Department like to read our little
effort each month and when a month is
missed, oh how they groan and moan, but
yet when a guy goes on his vacation, no
one else takes it on himself to write up a
column — so what — so this — the next time
let 'em all take a crack at it and see if it
is a cinch.
So much for getting that little speech
oft' our chest. Al Wilson seems to have a
harder time finding bowlers than he did
ball players. Well, if he can't get any
more than 14 pitchers on his ball team,
how can he expect to get a 5 -man bowling
team?
If anyone, especially Pete Cinquegrani,
needs any badminton equipment at all, we
recommend Frank Kastelic. He says he
can get it for you wholesale . . . where
have we heard that before?
The Aquire boys, Jules and Felix, sure
missed their calling. They should have
been lawyers . . . why? Just start a con-
versation on any topic at all and it winds
up with an argument.
Quite a few of the boys are taking trips
to Yuma for the business of getting hog-
tied. I can't name them all, so we will just
say congratulations to all concerned.
If anybody loses anything we advise
them to see Ernie Constantino. He can find
the darndest things in the funniest places.
Vince Caldwell's chickens have kind of
gone back on him. He hasn't had an egg
from them now in 3 weeks. Times a
wastin', Vince, off with their heads.
When the cat's away, the mice will
play . . . ask Vic Perry or F. Kastelic,
they know why and how.
Maybe George Draper can give us
pointers on getting deer, but it takes
Homer Higbee to show us where the
honey is and it takes Art Endres to tell
us where to get rid of our money, but
then maybe he shouldn't try to pick 'em
all at Caliente.
Little Sir Echo Rimmer is a famous
Balboa Park Artist. We mean a real artist
with brush, palette, easel, et al. — he really
turns out some very nice canvas.
Wonder how come so many of the boys
are having tooth trouble. At least four of
our boys have had trips to the dentist . . .
Umm, looks bad, Roy.
We wish Dan Mellisch, our Magnaflux
operator, would buy another hat — the one
he's wearing looks like a Nebraska night-
mare . . . one of those accidents going
some where to happen.
Dick Stone is beginning to worry about
his grey hairs . . . tch, tch and such . . .
a young man, too. Well, you know, burn
the candle at both ends brings bad re-
sults or something.
Tiny Campbell feels as though he can
breathe now that we have expanded. He
says he couldn't get room to stretch be-
fore. Well, with that cute Uttle mustache
you have you'll need more room, Paul.
Little Paul Ferrara has taken to writ-
ing love notes to the day crew . . . also,
you better lay off Paul or you are going
to be sorry.
Our baseball team wanted to be re-
membered in this column. After that last
game, there just "ain't no comment."
During the recent Legion convention
Bill Wolfe was seen driving round and
round the Plaza. Once he almost didn't
make it and came pretty near driving into
the fountain. Yeah, it's mighty powerful
stuff this year, Bill.
What group of Pacific Beach residents
went for a wild week-end to L. A. and
are now in the well-known doghouse?
We knew that "Windy" Roher would
have the police on his neck sooner or later.
Windy is quite the model airplane builder
— in fact he's so good at it that one of
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lady called the police and told them para-
chute troops were landing, plane and all.
When the police arrived, Windy sure had
to talk fast and long to get himself out
of it. They — the police — told Windy when
he wants to shoot those things around
he's to go away . . . far away.
SAN DIEGO FLYING CLUB
NEWS
By "Spike"
FOLKS, you really missed something
if you weren't at the Club's Get-to-
gether Sunday, August 4th. For that's
just what it was — a get-together. The
afternoon was high-lighted by a spot-
landing contest while the spaghetti din-
ner took the evening's headlines. We have
no record of just how many pilots com-
peted in the contest but two Consair En-
gineers, Bruce Craig and Tom Hemphill,
tied for first honors after some mighty
nice flying.
In spite of the fact that the three gal-
lons of "appetizer" ran out a little early,
the sixty odd members and friends who
stayed for dinner did due justice to the
spaghetti, vegetables, and water melon.
Other amusements consisted of ping-pong,
hangar-flying, horseshoes, more hangar-
flying, penny-ante, (who said dimes),
Chinese checkers, pin-ball machine. Coca
Cola, and, oh yes, hangar-flying.
The credit for the whole affair goes to
Social Director Fred Young and his
"Women's Auxiliary". The Mrs. Travis,
Peel, Butterfield, Young, MacDonald, and
Goodyear "rolled out" the spaghetti and
Bob Goodyear gets a BIG hand for wash-
ing the dishes.
Johnnie Testa and Bill Bunsen each ac-
quired the coveted private ticket July 17
and Aug. 2, respectively. Johnnie has
since purchased a Warner Travel Air.
More "revs" to you Johnnie. Walter
Kostew soloed recently and soon after
had his tonsils blitzkrieged. 'Smatter,
Walt, did your head get so big that there
was no room for tonsils?
New members include Gene Allara, E.
C. Denyer, M. A. Meyenberg, and Johnnie
Mayak. Glad to have you with us boys,
happy landings. And to you readers, we're
located at Grande Vista Airport, 4 miles
south of Chula Vista, on the hill. "Come
up and see us sometime." Unquote.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FLYERS NEWS
By Joe Hai'lik
SEEMS that old Professor Knowledge
is beginning to rap on the skulls of a
few of our older members who are about
due for their private license. The typical
greeting of one member to another is,
"What factors would you consider in se-
lecting your altitude for a cross country
flight?" instead of the usual "Hello."
One sometimes wonders if Ken Smith
ever plots out his course before he takes
off on his motor glide, and if Pat Dowling
and Bob Sprague are studying their rules
and regulations so that they can keep track
of Kenny.
Sunday, August 11th, found a group
of the members out at Duke's Stables
piloting the ponies over hills and dales.
Among the group were: Mr. and Mrs.
Fredrick Robertson, Mrs. Robertson's sis-
ter, here visiting. Bill Luffy, Ray Dinsen,
Pat Dowling and their lady friends, and
the writer.
August 18 was a big day for the mem-
bers of the club due to the fact that the
club's Waco INF was brought down from
Seattle by instructor Al Griffith. Al took
the trip to Seattle on the Airliner and
flew our ship back to the field where the
ship is hangared for the club's use. The
Club will have a party inaugurating our
new plane into the club.
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with Bud Landis
The thing that makes baseball what
it is to date is that to score, a man
must touch all bases.
• • •
A batter may fill the sky with clouts.
Yet if he can't get away quick, he
might as well be in the dugout.
• • •
A runner may go around so fast
they have to bank the turns, but if
he doesn't touch second he can just
as well head for the showers.
Diamond cutting is an idle gesture
in our national pastime. A player
needs must leave home hastily,
make the rounds without errors or
omissions, and get back in safe.
• • •
In a way it's the same with gasoline.
It doesn't count if a fuel can pick-
up and run but can't make the
distance.
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It isn't enough if a gas has some
spectacular features at the sacrifice
of other features.
Super -Shell is a performer that
touches all bases. It has the highest
Road Performance Rating in all
Shell's history.
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Drive into your neighborhood Shell
Dealer's service station. He'll fill the
tank with a product that gets away
fast, covers every point, and comes
back with all haste and no waste.
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By Barney Farley
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ly speaking, has certainly been well up
on the list of those who are the most
active. On week ends the club's ship is
on the go from dawn to dusk. Members
are piling up time. Ours is what you might
term a "flying outfit" — everyone flies.
Events of the month begin with El-
wood David, who, in the record-breaking
time of a little less than three months from
learning to fly, has obtained his private
pilot's license. All flying was done in the
club. When this is printed Miles Blaine,
also, should be the proud possessor of a
private, with Steve Brown next.
By the way, David made a statement
which has only one meaning. He wants
to take a cross-country hop to Yuma with
his girl friend! David will find himself
with a private license, a marriage license
and a bride, incidentally. This should be
enough to keep one man happy.
Orv Hubbard is busy with the C.A.A.
refresher course given to commercial pilots
who wish to obtain the new instructor's
rating. Orv reports the set-up to be excel-
lent and encourages all who can, to do
likewise.
The club also has its late solo members.
DeVorak and Brothoway made the grade
by soloing out this month. Reports and
flying activities prove that these fellows
will soon be among those who go up for
their license.
Arthur Becker, club president, has Irft
with his ship on a cruise for an undeter-
mined duration of time. Since he left we
have received letters from him postmarked
from various far-o£F places. These letters
state that everything is going well. Becker
reveals that he would like very much to
be back flying with the club, but also states
that he doesn't know when. He cannot say
where he is — strictest type of Naval regu-
lations, you know.
Peterson has purchased a 'Model A' to
get him to and from the field and else-
where. Pete is very much in earnest about
obtaining his commercial rating, and can
be seen at the field early and late practis-
ing. Ask Pete what he would like to do
more than flying, and he will tell you
more flying — in the daytime.
Jones has been down to fly again. He
is one of the fellows who returned from a
cruise.
A number of inquiries have reached us
regarding our club. We still have a num-
ber of memberships open. If you really
want to fly, drop down to the field, see the
ship, and meet the fellows, no obligation.
PAINT SHOP NEWS
By Bud Dale
ANY one interested in salesmanship
L might try selling the Brooklyn
Bridge, or anyone's tools, to Carl Johnson
or Kent Dudbridge. We guarantee a sale.
Frank Finn has left our midst for an
advancement. He is now at Ryan's doing
well as an inspector.
Our sincere sympathies for George
Hunt who succumbed from injuries re-
ceived in an auto accident Sunday August
1 1th. A. N. Hall was seriously injured but
is recovering at the County Hospital.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
MacGillivray. A daughter, Miss Dona
Jean, was born July 29th at Paradise Val-
ley Sanitarium. Mother and daughter are
doing fine . . . also, proud papa.
Al Griflith, one of the paint shop's bids
for air supremacy, went to Seattle August
16th via U. A. L. to ferry back a 3-place
Waco for service in the Southern Cali-
fornia Flying Club.
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DISCIPLES OF IKE
WALTON . . .
WE'VE heard of fishing trips, and
their fabulous catches. Some of
these are undoubtedly bona fide. But oc-
casionally such exploits need investigating
and elucidating just to keep them from
getting out of hand. The tales that come
back sometimes are a bit too tall for tak-
ing, even with a considerable quantity of
salt. To forestall any such tales, we dis-
patched one of our undercover men to
get the real 'McCoy' on certain fishing
trips involving members of our personnel
and their friends and associates. The par-
ticular fishing exploits referred to involve
the following persons: Jack Thompson,
Frank Learman, Henry Growald, Jack
Larson, Frank Fink, Bruce Aitken; A. R.
Blair and F. A. Firth of the British office;
C.A.A. Representative W. M. Cline, Bud
Snyder from Dayton and Reg. Fleet who
came all the way from Atlanta, Ga.
Undoubtedly a lot could be said about
the size of the fish caught, the struggles
these men put up to land their catches,
and even though we're ardent boosters
along with the Chamber of Commerce
about our fishing waters, and would like to
let these things appear in our columns, still
there has been some exaggeration. There-
fore, in lieu of just plain words that might
be misconstrued, we submit the photo-
graphic evidence shown. It becomes ob-
vious that the 'catch' (over which Frank
Learman is quite evidently pleased) has
put up a terrific struggle b;fore quailing
before the masterful manhandling used in
bringing it to gaff.
The other photograph is typical, so we
are informed, and shows our stalwart nim-
rod Jack Thompson in one of his fighting
fishing stances. Soon after discovering the
photographer taking this shot, Thompson
in a magnanimous gesture characterized
with hand and thumb waving in the vicin-
ity of the nose, cautioned the photographer
that the taking of such pictures was
fraught with personal dislike for publicity
over his prowess as a disciple of Ike Walton.
The gesture was caught by our photog-
rapher, however, and we'd be glad to show
it to anyone interested.
There's just one other point that might
be mentioned to completely debunk this
fishing foray: The seagulls must have been
following the boat for some reason. The
catch (they would immediately recognize)
is hardly worthy of waiting for. It is
therefore assumed that not only was this
group rather weak as fishermen, but also
rather frail as regards their stamina per-
taining to seamanship.
GLIDING AND SOARING
By Vic Korskj
BY the time the Consolidator reaches
you the Associated Glider Club of
Southern California will be boasting of
two club-owned sailplanes. At the regular
meeting on Friday, August 9 the club
gave final approval for the purchase of a
single place "Baby Albatross" for solo
training. Ernie Stout (Engineering) and
Scott Royce (Engineering) with Jerry
Littell (Inspection) running a close third,
were responsible for the club taking ac-
tion. It was in this ship, known as "Thun-
der Bird," Woody Brown set the national
distance record of 263 air miles.
Things are brightening around the field
since Harry Comer (Tool Room), brush
in hand, splattered a lot of green paint on
the hangar. Also, the red and cream two-
place Grunau has just come from the
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NITE WOODSHOP NEWS
WELL , boys, here we are back again
with news from the night — natur-
ally more things happen to us because of
the extra hours spent in semi-slumber . . .
at least that's where Walt Spooner seemed
to be the second night of 10 hour shifts,
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band saw. Just a safety-first measure to
make sure he was still awake.
Secor has added an Oldsmobile to his
list of weapons used in pursuit of cupid
and from what we hear, he may be nearing
success at last . . .
Not to be outdone by others, Davis has
at last laid aside the old crate we used to
dodge — and now sports a . . , Dodge, boys!
Going ritzy on us, those gay men about
town, Eddie, Larry, Red and Walt S., have
rented a house by the bay for one month —
price? Well, you guess.
We had hoped to run a picture in this
edition of the increase in a certain young
man's family — but it seems upon investi-
gating the rumor we find — not a child —
but a mother-in-law come to visit, so
your reporter beat a hasty retreat ... I
have one, too.
To all the fellows involved in making
our blushing grooms — Melega and Bailess
— speechless by presenting them each with
coffee makers. The boys want to express
their thanks. And an invite to coffee and
doughnuts some a.m. after work may soon
be forthcoming.
Bill Thomas' wife has left the little home
on wheels we told you about last month
and is visiting in Chicago. Which leaves
him to harmonize with sundry other gents
whose wives are taking the family vaca-
tion this year while papa earns the
"means."
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lively little engineer-to-be-Peterson — will
have joined the ranks of "skull pounders"
at "Cal." Good luck, Pete, and may you
always have as ready an answer for the
prof as you have had here.
Have you noticed the cowed look on
Woody's face? It happened in this way —
a widdie biddie mouse came out to play
which frightened certain people present.
Our hero rushed to the rescue bent upon
sudden destruction of said mouse. Was
the mouse pulling a britzkrieg or was
Woody's pants leg the nearest hole in
sight? Minutes later we find Woody in the
garage just returning his trousers to their
proper place — and now you know.
We may presume Lou lost some of the
smugness over the good deal he got in a
Studebaker when he arrived home with
it, for from the looks of that Uttle man's
family, a bus would have been more suit-
able.
Sudden and vicious action is threatened
by a certain young man should the news
be printed that he approached the shaper
man with a job requiring a 10J^^° closed
angle. "I want a 10J^° shut angle" and
he didn't care whether the shaper was set
at 100/2° or 79^2°.
And then there is the case of young
Johnny starting blithely out upon his
search through the plant for a square
router bit to be used in cleaning out square
corners in dural blocks.
We understand, by the way, that a law
is now being enacted compelling people
to stay m.arried for at least two years, so
that the furniture stores will get their
money.
FISHING . . .
By T. J. Woolaid
ON Sunday, August 4, about thirty
employees from various departments
of the plant enjoyed a fishing trip to the
Coronado Islands aboard the charter boat
Golden West.
We got underway at 2:30 a.m. and
after picking up live bait at the live bait
floats, reached the islands about 5:30.
Yellowtail proved to be pretty scarce
but barracuda were everywhere and soon
every one was busy hauling the "snakes"
aboard.
Irving Craig, the champion bait caster
of the Loft Department, says that the fel-
lows near him conspired to take his cham-
pionship away from him — each time he
would make a cast some one would pull
his line in. The fellows just could not keep
their lines out of his way.
Bill Plympton of Tool Room picked a
September, 1 940
13
spot near the bow to do his fishing and
showed the result of his selection by mak-
ing a nice catch of barracuda and bass.
Mike Mullican began fishing before
leaving the harbor and swears he had a big
strike near the live bait floats. Most of
the fellows say he snagged a piece of kelp,
but it probably was a big sardine that
escaped from the bait tank.
Larry Vreland of Wood Shop and Ed-
ward Lang of Navy Inspection shared the
honors in catching yellowtail with one
each. Vreland won the jack pot for hav-
ing the largest fish. The fellows say that
Vreland passed the deck-hand who gave
out the colored buttons used for fishing
positions three times and secured a but-
ton of each color as he fished from the
stern all day.
Milt (horizontal fisherman) Hanger of
Tool Design was able to do his fishing
from a vertical position on this trip.
Due to the effort of casting such heavy
bait, the boys required constant doses of
A. B.C. Supreme and similar medicines and
were soon showing decided improvement.
The particular brand of medicine used
by Walt Gray of the Wood Shop made
Walt insist on the deck hand gaffing his
fish — one eight-inch sardine — the effort of
bringing the bait to gaff proved to be too
much for Walt so he went to sleep.
Harry Gillen, George Gearhouser and
Lew Pfeil of Tool Room started to sing
with disasterous results. The sound was an
exact duplicate of the mating call of the
bull seals and soon the water was full of
"lady" seals looking for mates. When the
seals came, the fish left, so we decided to
move — after several moves without im-
provement of fishing conditions, we de-
cided to call it a day and head for home.
Most of the fellows had enough fish and
^
taiif-
,T L\KES YOU
were ready to go. Nice catches of barra-
cuda, bass, bonita, sheepshead, and two
yellowtail were aboard.
The fellows nearly wore out the two
yellowtail by posing for pictures with a
yellowtail in each hand. If you readers
should see one of these pictures, remem-
ber that only Lang and Vreland caught
yellowtail on this trip so don't take the
fish story about catching two yellowtail
too seriously.
DRAW BENCH BENDS
By W. Fink
AL WIEGAL is now the proud father
of a 9 pound 9 ounce baby boy. Of
course the young man will be called Alvin
Wiegal, Jr. Both parents and baby are do-
ing fine.
Bob Seebold, the mighty hunter, reports
that on a recent deer hunt, his party was
successful in bagging one deer. Glen
Hotchkiss and Roy Coykendall were the
other two members of the party. Inci-
dentally, Roy seemed to have a little dif-
ficulty in climbing fifty feet uphill. Bob
said "it took him two hours," how about
it?
We are sorry to announce that Chester
Sheppard is confined to home because of
illness. We all wish Chester a speedy re-
covery and hope to see him back here soon.
William Gramse once again is walking
around with a worried look in his eyes.
How long before the stork visits your
house again, Bill?
Ed Isacson, has spent the last three
weeks with the National Guard up in
Washington.
Both Art Randall and Bubbles Shepard
returned from their vacations looking
more tired than ever. But now, after a
week of labor they both look fine and fit.
Curley Colton has been having a bit
of hard luck lately. First he was confined
home with a troublesome leg, and now it's
his teeth.
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DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By R. R. Hoover
SOMEHOW the trite old "How're
they goin'," ""What's new" and other
Bromidic greetings fail to draw out the
interesting and ofttimes amusing experi-
ences and "misfortunes" of our fellow
draftsmen, and we have to resort to
""Drifting" to keep ourselves acquainted
with the more human side of our depart-
ment personnel. So don't hesitate to bring
that good joke on So-and-so, or that
honor earned by Such-and-such, to our
attention for possible entry in our column!
A great many things have happened
since our last issue, not the least import-
ant being the admission of Henry Gro-
wald into the Coastguard "Ice Patrol"
as Reserve Officer following his comple-
tion of certain "ground work" at the
Glacier Gardens. It is our understanding
that Henry received certain "decorations"
which prove beyond question that he
must have gained an intimate knowledge
of this subject!
Then our Calexico correspondent sends
word that during a recent chat with a
friend in that city, Wendell Eldred was
heard to ask whether a certain peculiar
sound he had been hearing was related
to one of their frequent tremors. The
Native replied that the sound was new to
him and the subsequent investigation into
the source produced the startling dis-
covery that Wendell's green trousers were
being devoured by a small host of ban-
queting grasshoppers! In the interests of
economy Wendell recommends that vis-
itors to Calexico wear raiment of a less
inviting and appetizing color!
The Fixed Equipment Group has been
awarded the prize of the month for "Ex-
tra-Curricular" activities due to the stag-
ing of two weddings: Herman von Good-
at's and Harry Steele's, and the arrival of
a son and daughter respectively to the
two Joes, Hampson and Smole. This
should explain the pall of smoke fre-
quently seen hanging over the F. E. Group
during the past weeks.
We have heard of "born" RepubHcans
and "hide-bound" Democrats but it didn't
seem possible for these terms to cover
such extremes as are described in the fol-
lowing graphic example:
Picture if you will a man disrobing for
the express purpose of going to bed. Note
that he carefully removes the Wilkie-Mc-
Nary button from his coat and pins it to
his shirt front. Then observe how in due
course of time this button is removed
from the shirt and carefully placed on
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the dresser where it is accidentally cov-
ered by a carelessly tossed billfold. Allow
a short lapse of time and picture this
same man tossing restlessly in bed obvious-
ly laboring under some intense mental
strain. Another violent toss and he jumps
from the bed and rushes to the dresser
where he frantically gropes about. A short
period of this searching and he is seen to
turn from the dresser with a smile of re-
lief to return to his recently deserted bed.
Shortly happy sigh followed by the even
breathing of beatific slumber! What a
startling metamorphosis! Tell us Sid
Avery, could that glint of light on his
chest, be the reflection of the street light
on a Wilkie-McNary button?
It has been said that there is nothing
new under the sun: that everything sup-
posed to be new is just a modification of
something which already has been. It
seems the proverb is borne out in even the
ultra-modern Power Plant Group for
though Felix Kallis has designed an en-
gine test stand which is right up-to-the-
minute, yet he has provided it with a
control cage which smacks loudly of
Chic Sales and an intimate yesterday!
However, the wheels do lend a modern
touch suggesting a conveniently mobile
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a house trailer and then perhaps the con-
trol cage merely expresses an enviable
versatility of design on Felix's part?
Modesty is admirable, but it seems to
us that John Brahtz of Structures Group
should receive the credit due him for
winning the La Jolla entrants First Prize
in the recent rough water swim held at
La Jolla. In this same event, Larry Bayliss
of Power Plant gave John a good race
all the way to finish second by a scant
margin. Now this is very interesting
news, but the thoughtful observer might
detect a hidden significance in this Bayliss-
just-behind-Brahtz performance. You see
history reveals that John Brahtz entered
this same swim event last year and was
doing fine until an unexplained happen-
stance sprained one of his big toes, forcing
him to leave the race! Now since his toes
are so important to John's best efforts,
isn't it possible that Larry might have
trailed him just to guard against a repe-
tition of last year's misfortune? What
do you think?
TOOL DESIGN TID-BITS
By Maguire
FOR a few days this month, news
from outside the Department was al-
most as important as news inside. Yes Sir!
The Legion was here and how! It was Hi!
Buddy, have one on me, etc., etc., for a
few days. We had a few Tool Designers
there on the welcoming Committee, too.
Such as Wes Kline, C. H. Smith, C. L.
Bennett, R. J. Knight and F. W. Car-
mody.
Cline, Dept. "D. A." seems to be loos-
ing his grip. He hasn't had a case in a
month, and to make matters worse, he's
moved up close to Eng.
Giesselman's board looks like a "Duck"
Pond.
See picture section of this issue for rea-
son Perry rushes home — Cute, Huh?
It has been reported that Ted (Light-
ning) Hersh has two assistants, one to yell
"there he comes" the other to yell "there
he goes."
Bennett, Welty, Peters and maybe a few
others had Bennett's birthday celebration
down in the Grant last week. You don't
look a year older, Ben.
Minch has a new pair of pants — did I
hear I'll say I did!
Due to heat, trips up north, sail boats,
singers, etc., no one has done anything
that Dave will okey — So — .
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HYDRAULICS
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LESS than two years ago it was decided
J that there must be something to be
gained by using hydrauhc controls on cer-
tain mechanisms requiring more power
than is easily produced by man. Previ-
ously Ccmsolidatcd made use of electric
power where this kind of service was re-
quired. The electric powered systems have
been good and have indeed been a credit
to our products, however, cost and weight
both tend to encourage the study of other
means of doing the heavy work necessary
around large planes such as we have been
building. It was natural that we make
a study of hydraulics because so many
other companies, both in this country and
in Europe, have been notably successful
with hydraulically operated mechanisms.
Our first serious effort to take advan-
tage of the benefits offered by this source
of power was made on the Model No. 31.
As most of us know, this airplane has a
retractable beaching gear, which is car-
ried with the airplane at all times. It
also has retractable floats and Comolidated-
Fowler type wing flaps. Because of the
fact that during normal flight the hy-
draulic system is not used to operate the
beaching gear, floats or flaps, it is put to
the useful task of furnishing power for the
Sperry automatic pilot. The central or
pumping system consists of the following
units: The reservoir, located just aft and
below the front wing spar in the hull,
contains approximately seven gallons of
mineral oil. Suction lines go from the
reservoir to each of three pumps. One
gear pump driven by the port engine, an-
other gear pump driven by the auxiliary
power plant near the rear entrance hatch
and the hand pump located on the port
side next to the beaching gear well. All
pumps are connected to a common pres-
sure line, which goes to an unloading valve
located near the reservoir. The unloading
valve is a device which relieves the pumps
of their load when no work is being done.
In addition to the one inlet, the unload-
ing valve has two outlets. One goes back
to the reservoir and the other to the ac-
cumulator. The operation is such that a
pressure of approximately 800 to 1000
lbs. per sq. in. is maintained within the ac-
cumulator. As soon as the pressure drops
below 800 lbs. per sq. in. the unloading
valve "cuts in" and the fluid which was
being returned to the reservoir is forced
into the accumulator. Flow will continue
in this manner until the accumulator pres-
sure reaches 1000 lbs. per sq. in., at which
time the unloading valve will "cut out."
It then allows the fluid, which is con-
stantly being pumped, to flow, under very
little pressure, back to the reservoir, and
at the same time holding the high pressure
oil in the accumulator. The accumulator
is a spherical vessel used for storing oil
under pressure. In order to store any ap-
preciable quantity of oil, which is incom-
pressible, a compressible or elastic medium
must be introduced. This is done by
making the accumulator in two hemis-
pherical halves, which are separated by a
synthetic rubber diaphram. The lower
By BEN LIVERS
half is filled with compressed air under
a pressure of approximately 600 lbs. per
sq. in. before any oil is allowed to enter
the upper half. When oil is forced into
the upper half, the air is compressed
further in making room for the oil. The
air and oil are always under the same
pressure and are separated by the dia-
phram. It can be seen that in raising the
pressure of the air from 600 lbs. per sq.
in. to 1000 lbs. per sq. in. the pressure
is nearly doubled and the volume nearly
cut in half. This reduction in volume is
the amount of oil in the accumulator.
High pressure oil is piped from the ac-
cumulator to the five selector valves used
to operate the various mechanisms. All
return fluid passes through these valves
and is brought into one line and returned
to the reservoir. Motion for the flap is
furnished by a single large cylinder con-
nected to the two panels on opposite sides
of the airplane by means of a system of
cables and push-pull rods. Originally the
airplane was not equipped with an accu-
mulator and special metering restrictors
were installed for the purpose of slowing
down the action of the flaps. It was
thought that the type used would cause
considerable change in trim and if operated
too rapidly would make the airplane diffi-
cult to control. At first the metering re-
strictors were adjusted so that the flaps
operated in 20 to 2 J seconds. After a
few flights it was decided that more speed
would not be objectionable. They were
adjusted for more speed and again tried.
September, 1940
17
and again more speed was requested. After
adjusting the metering restrictors to the
limit of their adjustment and finally saw-
ing off the metering pins the speed was
increased to approximately 10 seconds.
Since this represented the maximum speed
possible with the system as then set up,
the next request for more speed called for
a basic change in the system. In order to
provide for the transfer of fluid at a rate
more rapid than the pumps could pump it,
the accumulator was installed. A larger
selector valve and larger lines were put
in to replace the original ones to reduce
losses due to fluid friction. This change
brought the operating time down to six
seconds and is now considered satisfactory.
ages, etc., are the selector valve, the dou-
ble acting down lock cylinder, the double
acting retracting cylinder, the single act-
ing up latch cylinder, the double acting
door cylinder and several sequence valves.
To trace through one cycle of operation
let us suppose the selector valve handle
is moved to the "wheel up" position.
High pressure fluid is now allowed to enter
the up line from the valve, and fluid
which is in the down line has an open
passage back to the reservoir. The high
pressure fluid in the up line goes without
restriction to the lower connection of the
down lock cylinder and at the same time
to a connection on the sequence valve lo-
cated just above the down lock cylinder.
MODEL *3!--^^
NOSE- WHEEL
SCHEMATIC PIAGRAM
It will be noted that there is almost no
change in the airplane's trim throughout
the entire range of flap motion and there-
fore the speeding up of the flap operation
was possible.
The main beaching gear and float con-
trols are rather simple and conventional,
whereas the nose wheel is more interesting
because of its greater complexity. In re-
tracting the nose wheel the following op-
erations must be performed in sequence:
First, the nose wheel down lock must be
released; second, the nose wheel must be
raised third, the nose wheel must be locked
in the up position, and fourth, the nose
wheel doors must be closed. These opera-
tions are done automatically in proper
sequence from one control valve. The
valve is reversible so that the reverse op-
erations in reverse sequence are performed
in lowering the nose wheel. A brief de-
scription and reference to the accompany-
ing sketch should show how this is done.
It can be seen that the main hydraulic
units, not including beaching gear, link-
TO RAISE:
1. Control lever moved aft.
2. Fluid goes out (A).
3. Fluid is stopped at (B).
4. Fluid enters (C) and raises do^vn lock
piston.
3. Piston opens sequence valve (B).
6. Fluid goes out (D) and enters (£).
7. Main retracting cylinder extends rais-
ing nose 'wheel.
8. Spring latch (F) holds -wheel up.
9. At same time sequence valve (G) is
opened.
10. Fluid goes out (H) and enters door
closing cylinder (J).
11. Door closing cylinder extends and
closes doors.
As long as the down lock piston is in the
down position the sequence valve is closed
and fluid cannot pass through it. The full
pressure is therefore acting on the lower
surface of the down lock piston, with the
result that it moves upward to the limit
of its travel, unlocking the nose wheel
and at the same time tripping the sequence
valve so that the fluid can pass through it.
The fluid which gets through this valve
is then piped to the lower end of the main
retracting cylinder so that the cylinder
extends and retracts the nose wheel. As
the wheel reaches the retracted position
two things happen nearly simultaneously;
the spring loaded up latch snaps under the
supporting lug provided on the wheel
strut and a second sequence valve is opened
as the piston reaches the upper end of its
travel. This sequence valve is built in-
tegrally with the upper end of the main
retracting cylinder and is actuated by the
cam action of the piston itself within the
cylinder. The opening of this sequence
valve allows fluid to go to the door clos-
ing cylinder. As the door closing cylin-
der is extended the doors are closed. In
lowering the nose wheel the selector valve
is turned in the opposite direction and high
pressure fluid is admitted into the line
which was formerly the return line. Fluid
is led through this line directly to the
door cylinder so that the cylinder is com-
pressed and the doors opened. As the pis-
ton reaches the end of its stroke it operates
a sequence valve built integrally with the
cylinder. The opening of this valve allows
fluid to go to the small single acting up
latch cylinder, which is used to unlatch the
up latch. Pressure sufficient to operate
this cylinder is built up by the use of a
device known as a restrictor. A restrictor
is a valve composed of a relief valve and
a check valve so that fluid will flow
through it one way with very little re-
striction, whereas in the other direction
fluid will not pass except at pressures
higher than the setting of the relief valve.
The pressure setting, which is adjustable,
is made sufficiently light so that the un-
latching cylinder positively operates be-
fore fluid can get through the restrictor.
When the fluid does get through to the
upper end of the main retracting cylinder
the up latch is already released and the
nose wheel is free to be lowered. As the
nose wheel reaches the down position a
portion of the actuating crank on the
torque shaft of the gear engages the
plunger of a separately mounted sequence
valve. The opening of this sequence valve
sends fluid to the top side of the down
lock cylinder so that the down lock
plunger is driven down into the lug pro-
vided on the strut of the nose wheel. All
the sequence valves are made with lightly
spring loaded balls so that the return fluid
can easily unseat the balls without build-
ing up serious back pressure in the return
system. After studying this mechanism
it might seem to one who is unfamiliar
with it that the operation would be jerky
and slow. Actually the operation is ex-
ceedingly smooth and free from shock.
It takes from three to four seconds to com-
pletely retract the nose wheel.
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CONSAIR ATHLETIC ASSN.
By Bradshau
THE newly organized Consair Athletic
Association started their series of
sponsored attractions in July using as a
successful premier the midget auto races,
staged as "Consolidated Night" with sev-
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Enrollment should be made at once.
Limited classes so that each pupil ^vill receive
individual attention
Kathleen Schneider and the winner: "Temper-
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eral hundred of the plant race fans in
attendance.
Fred Grossher, Hull Department, presi-
dent of the organization, reports that a
sizable profit from the ticket sales was
deposited to the credit of the association,
which was founded for the purpose of
building a fund to render aid to athletes
injured in the various plant sport activities.
Lovely Kathleen Schneider of the Pur-
chasing Department presented the prize to
the winner of the "Trophy Dash." All the
events were exciting and furnished a very
enjoyable evening for the customers.
The Association, through Ralph Smith
of Personnel has carded some good at-
tractions to be held in the next few weeks.
Probably the next event will be a dance
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at Mission Beach Ball Room with a class
"A" orchestra rendering the music. Tickets
will be sold by the members and a part of
the proceeds will go into the coffers of
the organization.
Plans are also under way for a city
championship Softball game between a
Consolidated all star aggregation and the
city league winners. The Coliseum Ath-
letic Club will also be used for the stag-
ing of amateur boxing programs as soon
as the season gets under way, sometime
in September. Ice Skating and many other
attractions are lined up for the future.
Present officers of the association in-
clude Fred Grossher, president; ""Brad"
Bradshaw, vice-president; and Dan Miller,
secretary. They urge your support in put-
ting across the programs as all money
raised will be disbursed to benefit the in-
jured athletes without profit to the or-
ganization heads.
Jim Kite's flying high these days, since
the arrival of little Miss Mary Hertha Kite
on August 2d. Miss Mary Hertha Kite put
in her first appearance weighing just 7
pounds and 10 ounces.
BEFORE you come to the
Golden Gate International
Exposition, safeguard your
money with Bank of America
Travelers Cheques. They are
obtainable at your local branch
where the manager will also
gladly give you a letter of in-
troduction to the manager of
the Bank of America Exposi-
tion Branch-Treasure Island's
only bank.
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September, 1940
19
TANK HIGHLIGHTS
By Herthel Chappell
A HEARTY welcome is extended to
Witkowski, who is assisting E.
Sprenger in the supervision of the Tank
Department.
Al Ambrose, busy foreman of tank and
drop hammer, manages to take care of
both departments efficiently with the aid
of his put-put, which enables him to dash
from one department to the other. Be-
ware, fellows, don't let our speed-demon
run you down.
Many Consolidafors enjoyed a barbecue
dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. E. Backhaus.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Bourdon, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Theuws,
and yours truly and wife.
Our rivet boss on day shift, Mr. Harold
Kent Parsons, Bud to you, is back from
his vacation at Yellowstone. His report
is, quote "There are no yellow stones at
Yellowstone Park," unquote.
Matrimony has claimed several of our
sworn bachelors during July and August.
Milton Waite, Dick Lighthiger, Fred Mor-
gan and Sid Riches. So far, the boys have
not complained about indigestion, but
time will tell.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Culver, who are the proud parents of a
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baby boy, James Robert Culver, who
weighed in at 8 pounds 4 ounces. The
happy event occurred August 8th.
Do you know that:
Woodbury is doing all right by himself?
He is sporting a 1940 Convertible V8,
and now he seems to be having trouble
keeping the girls away.
Frank Serio is thinking of getting mar-
ried. If you don't believe it, just take a
look at our tall, dark, and handsome tennis
player. His girl has come all the way from
New Orleans just to see him, and now he
is wondering whether he should send her
back for another year or marry her now.
It's all up to you, Frank!
George Price and Kenneth Prather were
spotted on the causeway burning up the
tracks in the midget auto racers. Careful,
fellows, that's a very dangerous sport.
Dante Rossello is still badly in need of
blinders. They tell me that he smacked
into the back of another car while trying
to drive and watch airplanes at the same
time.
George Price has been spending most of
his spare time trying to locate a job for
his girl friend. He says he has to get her
a job so they can begin the long walk
toward matrimony.
Arnold Sprenger is having a hard time
trying to figure out whether to eat his
lunch in peace and then make the half
mile dash to his clock, or to eat on the way.
Try thumbing a ride on the motor scooters.
Our beloved Kentucky boy, Felix Mat-
tingly, insulted one of Tia Juana's best
Taco cooks by demanding a 'possum sand-
wich. Better go back to the hills, or else
become civilized, Kentucky.
George Kummerow is spending most of
his time picking himself out of people's
yards, and off of the highway. We only
hope he breaks that gallopin' motor cycle
of his before it breaks him.
Jule Turoski spends every evening writ-
ing letters of love to his one and only.
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SPORT SPOTLIGHT
By Matt. Wiclopohki
Due to the present upheaving diplo-
matic trends of the modern era, our soft-
ball championship schedule was cancelled
for the time being. This is one time, when
we can prove of what we are really made.
Sacrificing our social and sport activities
for our country's preparedness is a tribute
of the finest and highest.
Here it is, the night-owl dope about the
Tool Room pitcher. Speed, who was the
threat to all batters. However, Selvaggi,
was the man who pitched the strong Sheet
Metal team to victory and an inevitable
championship. But, the contending Hull
team won over Vic Racko's Machine Shop
boys to get into the play-off. And, so it
was, Joe Drozo and the Hull gang won
the championship over the supposedly great
Sheet Metal team by a score of 13-12.
Captain Homer Shalor led a strong
Consair tennis team against a tough team
from the North American Aircraft. As a
result, the Consolidated tennis champ,
Shaylor, was upset by number one player,
Baker. Our number three player, Mc-
Kellan, also had an off day. As the last
tennis ball of the afternoon hit the net,
four young men shook hands to the plaud-
its of the onlookers. Two of the players
were Ed Requa and Carl Sjoblom, who
teamed up together and won the final
match of the day with the final score of
4-2 for N. A.
On August 11, the Consair doubles
tourney went under way. Discounting the
lone upset of the first round, when Mc-
Clannen and Witmer lost to Lockwood
and Boyle, every other match came out
as_expected in the seedings.
Magnificent tennis was played by the
following teams: Buggs-McKellan, Serio-
Wheeler, Lockwood-Boyle, Requa-Shell-
bach, Browning-Syren, and the seeded
Shaylor-Sjoblom combination. Those who
won by default have yet to prove their
tennis technique. September 1 was selected
for the finals.
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THE CLEAN SWEEP
By G. "Broom" Browne
WHY is it we never see Herb Ezard
on a scooter any more?
John Petit recently purchased a new
pipe. On the way to work, John ht said
pipe put the match in his mouth and
threw the new pipe out the window. Was
that the same night you came to work with
your shirt on backwards, John?
Mr. and Mrs. John Preston proudly
say, it's a baby girl, Elizabeth 754 lbs.
Congratulations from us one and all.
Gone but not forgotten is the "Pro-
duction Beer Bust" at El Monte park. We
noticed there was not much mention in
the last issue of the Consolidafor regard-
ing our picnic. Following are a few high
lights:
Ed Kellogg, high, on the limb of a
tree . . . Lloyd Bender trying his best to
bicycle . . . Tod Carter with a death grip
on the beer barrel tap . . . Craig Clark
and Joe Kramer out cold after a collision
on the ball park . . . Did anyone notice
Joe's shiner after the incident? Art Stone
bringing enough lunch for an army . . .
Harvey Muck doing a nice job of um-
piring . . . The Wilson, Miller, Kramer
trio. Ohhh! Mrs. Mussen keeping a watch-
ful eye on Jim Tipton from Finished
parts, missing a corner with his car on
the way home and ending up in a corn
field.
It seems Jim Mussen and Jim Wilkin-
son have very attractive names for each
other. Jim to Wilkinson is "Musselhead",
while Jim to Mussen is "Droop Snoot".
It's a good thing these boys didn't com-
pete in the name suggestion contest for
the different model ships we are building.
Among the new faces in the Wing
Dept. we see Russell and Kenny Dukette
both boys are noted for their fine horse-
manship. Russell recently took second
place at the Monroe Field Rodeo. Yes,
Daddy Dukette is here also and does not
take a back seat by any means when it
comes to riding.
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PLANT POLICE NOTES
By Frank Thcrmas
Chief Tompkins calls the 5:30 "traffic
Blitz" a Dunkerque without water — John
Ton licked the pneumonia bugs and is up
to fighting weight again (240 lbs.) —
William Graves, a staunch Democrat, fol-
lowed in the footsteps of Wilkie during
his vacation — William Bean is the Tomato
Juice King (100 ounces a night) — Mussen
and Fink should take heed on the straight-
away; Chief Tompkins, Capt's. Shattuck,
Roth, and Casey are Special City Police
Officers and City tickets "stick" these
days — Leo "the gate," heaviest man in the
plant, is reducing, below 290 lbs. now.
Todd's Gomp ete Men's store
glides most liberal || n t U 1 1
to the workmen in the ....
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NORTH GATE— Rodney Pease, Cham-
pion Pistol Shot, and the F. B. I. will soon
instruct our personnel — Byers will let you
in on his "ice worms" — The Smiths and
the Browns double up on the second shift
— Capt. Roth uses a camera to bring back
those "big ones" that got away — Tom
Bunch spent his vacation "Where the Turf
meets the Surf" — Jim Marsh spent 3 go-
ing, 1 visiting and 3 coming back — Cross
is keeping the New car dealers on edge —
Bell will answer the bell at his new home
at 68 th and El Cajon — Johnson regrets
giving up his vest for a uniform — Plant
Police average 5 years' experience as Peace
Officers — Mitchell has car trouble punch-
ing out from the "NE Gate" — Daggett
would make a good stand-in for the Lieut.
Gov. (makes lots of changes when the
Captain is away) — Maddux wishes he
could exercise some of his horses down
here instead of his dogs — Charles Irving
had a "timeclock" wedding — Aug. 7th —
rang out 9 AM., streamlined to Los An-
geles where he married Miss Dorothy
Rees of Riverside and rang in August 9
at 10:30 P.M
HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Peftif
IT seems that now-a-days, a man has a
tough time in this old world, unless he
has a good sense of humor and a dash of
wit. Maybe that's why Al "Paddy O'Day"
Leonard, busy little Hull leadman, gets
on so well. He has a sense of humor!
Going from the sub-conscious to the
sublime, we find that Steve Gardner, gen-
eral handy man in the PBY division, took
oath to love, honor, and obey till death
do him part, one August 9th. A good time
and cigars were had by all!
Ah, and now at last the rivet gang in
the Hull have acquired a man with enough
good looks to uphold their tradition with
the weaker sex. "Dutch" Klein's new
riveter, Mike "Mitch" Williams, has es-
tablished a record that almost belittles that
of Homer Slack, sometimes called the
"Casanova of the Hull", when he was
in his prime. But you can relax girls, for
it is strongly rumored that "Mitch" will
soon be off to Oklahoma where he will em-
bark on the quiet sea of matrimony.
Spending the week-end on a hunting
trip, seems to be Glenn Hotchkiss' idea
of a swell way to live. Spending a quiet
week-end in the city seems to be our four-
footed friend's idea of a good way to live.
(Especially when Hotchkiss and his cronies
p.re combing the woodland for them.)
September, 1940
23
COUGHLIN'S COUGHINS
By T. }. Coughlin
The Engineer's annual Match Play qual-
ifying round of golf was held on August
10 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course
and the pairings follows:
FIRST FLIGHT
Sheaham vs. McGuiness
Freel vs. Sebold
Ekrem vs. Robbins
Meer vs. Craig
R. Miller vs. Sutton
Layko vs. D. Waller
Purcell vs. Schwarz
Coughlin vs. Smith.
SECOND FLIGHT
Kelley vs. Bowling
Yater vs. Kany
Raymond vs. Luppke
Lutz vs. Ranahan
D. Miller vs. Redwine
Robinson vs. Faelsch
Edenfield vs. May
Cary vs. Des Plantes
THIRD FLIGHT
Green vs. Bauer
Kirk vs. Wahler
Moe vs. Golem
Watt vs. Weber
Bradley vs. Hinckley
Leigh vs. Ambrose
L. Nelson vs. Gerber
C. Nelson vs. Bender
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Carlson vs. McCabe
Kellogg vs. C. Larsen
Lee vs. Whitaker
Eldred, Jr. vs. Growald
Seick vs. Walsh
Maunce vs. Rohn
Micklund vs. Cheynoweth
Marrow vs. Whitney
Bauer vs. Kirk
FIFTH FLIGHT
Beyer vs. Clement
Darnoy vs. Hess
A. W. Kellogg vs. Eldred, Sr.
Gorman vs. Halsey
The standings of the Engineering Bowl-
ing League as of August 13 is:
1. PBY-3 47-21 5. PBY-5 32-40
2. PB2Y-2 45-23 6. B24-A 31-37
3. PBY-2 37-31 7. B24 30-42
4. PBY-1 36-36 8. PBY-4 24-48
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This July fourth the Sierra Club Rock
Climbing section made ascents of several peaks
in the Palisades group of Central California.
The photographs are representative of the
scenery that surrounds California's principal
glacier, and some of her higher peaks. On this
trip Phil Faulconer, loft, climbed Temple
Crag, 13,016 feet and Mount Sill, 14,150 feet.
On Labor Day Sierra Club members will
climb Mount Humphreys, another Sierra giant.
If you -would like to go on this trip, see
Faulconer.
Engineering now harbors another fugitive
from a mountain peak. Bill Leovy. Who else
in the factory likes to pack and climb in the
mountains? You only need a week-end to climb
psaks ranging to 14,000 feet above sea level.
LOFT LINES
By T. J. Coiighlin
For a long, long time we've had a celeb-
rity; a famous personality; a man of
nation-wide reputation working in our
midst. A man whose modesty so equals in
magnitude his accomplishments that un-
til very recently we were entirely unaware
of his fame. Of course, closely associated
with him as we've been for the past year
or more, we could not help but know of
his outstanding ability as a bowler, golfer,
marksman, bail player, hunter and all-
round athlete, but all that fades to in-
significance in the light of our present
knowledge of the man. My friends, with
pleasure I introduce to you our own Irving
Craig — who a few years ago attained such
a reputation as a tree-sitter (remember
the era of tree and flag-pole sitters? ship-
wreck Kelly, etc.) that even to this day
the papers occasionally make reference to
his thirty-day record. And to think that
a man of such renown would hide his
fame from his friends. Irving — will you
say a few words to the boys?
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WING TIPS
By Carter
1. The house that Joe built has finally
reached a conclusion. Sooo Joe invites all
the boys to bring their "Dog Houses" out
to spend the nite with him.
They say a "chuck key" is needed to
open the front door of the Gliebe domicile.
2. Steve Powell's former loyalty to
Buffalo was baked out of him at Santa
Catalina. Steve says, "I am now a "native
son." Maybe the "mere" maids had some-
thing to do with it.
3. The "Beer Barrel Polka" will no
longer ring forth at the Kyle's Rendezvous
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as they sell no beer after 2 a.m. and we
now work until 4:30. The Lazari, Ras-
putin, Broome, and Toodles quartet will
now sing sorrowfully and soulfully in the
shower (alone).
4. "Sea biscuit" Guaranotta is still on
the wrong horse, so he has taken up shoe
repairing as a side line.
5. The Wing's two blind men (Um-
pires to you who haven't seen 'em in ac-
tion) Kipple and Campbell, are looking
for a Seeing Eye Dog.
6. J. Petit, the Thomas Lipton of
Mission Bay, missed last place in last
month's Yacht Derby by scant inches. A
few more years says Johnny and "I'll be
right up there among them."
7. Frank Heidenman the "Mayor of
Crown Point" has finally found a "Sucker"
and so Johnny Mello, the Spar Maestro, has
built a lovely home in Crown Point where
the fog and the water meet.
8. Bob Elo and "Kip the Kippering"
Kipple can not seem to decide as to who
eats no pork and who eats no fish on
Friday. A suggestion from bored listeners
to their continual yammering has sug-
gested that they both turn "Yogi" and eat
neither fish, flesh nor fowl.
9. "Matt" Barthel and "Limey" Bart-
lett of the Del Mar division of the Wing
Department claim that they are not lost
but just forgotten. It seems that the ex-
treme North end of the new building is
really a long way off from anywhere. It
has been told that when Frank Heidenman
got home the first morning after the ten
hour shift, his wife wouldn't let him in
the house. It seems she thought that it was
something that couldn't find its way home
from the grave yard before dayhght.
10. Dear sweet Willie "Parson" Flen-
niken of the nite Machine Shop stock
chase, is trying to raise a hirsute adorn-
ment. After two weeks of struggle and
fertilizer, the aforementioned thing
"Miked" close to .0001374 at the long-
est point. It looks like he will have to
develop another technique if he expects to
"ace" any more of the gals down at the
Ice Skating rink.
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Boy, Oh, BOY (and Girls, too) how
this Comolidated Family has grown and
is growing! Some time ago an appeal was
put up on the bulletin boards for baby
pictures and the response was instan-
taneous. Now that more than a year has
elapsed, another appeal for pictures of the
young members of Consolidated famihes,
and this appeal scarcely was on the boards
than it had to come down for other an-
nouncements, yet some 33 snapshots in the
very limited time allowed, were turned in
and we present with pride the junior fac-
tion of Cottsolida/ed's big family.
Due to the very short posting of the
notice, and the short time allowed for the
taking of new pictures, we will run an-
other group next month to bring the
album of young folks up to completion.
So get out your cameras and take some
snapshots and turn them in early. Prints
must be snapshot size and glossy. Don't
put it off!
1. Edward Eugene Hatz at 1 year and 7
mos. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hatz of
wood shop.
2. David Kemper at the age of 3 years
shows off what the well dressed cyclist is
wearing this year. Bob Kemper of finish parts
store room is his dad.
3. Rose Marie Quill, 6 month's daughter of
Fred R. Quill of the wing department.
4. Miss Phylis Crosthwaite whose dad works
in the experimental department. Miss Crosth-
waite is just 11 (months).
5. Miss Helen Ann Carter, 18 months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Carter, who
seems to be starting out early getting ac-
quainted with the beach.
6. Shirley Joan Leisenring and Gary S.,
daughter and son of V. F. Leisenring of
wood shop.
7. "Teddie" Borgens at 18 months, whose
father is E. S. Borgens, orchestra director.
8. This young chap apparently will read
Tarzan stories at a very early age. He is
Harry Roy Lessing, Jr. Mr. Lessing, Sr., is in
the hull dept.
9. Gerald (Jerry) Muzzy and his mother.
"Jerry" is 9 14 months old, and his dad works
in the wing dept,
10. Carol Jean Apple, 2 years, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Apple.
11. Gary Joe Apple, son of Joe and Mrs.
Apple. He is just 6 months old.
12. Carolyn Perry, 2 years old on the back
step with a cake ... no wonder the tickled
look! Daughter of R. F. Perry of tool design.
13. Miss Mary Ann Backhaus, it appears, is
completing a very military and jaunty salute.
Miss Ann was born May 16th and is the
daughter of E. Backhaus.
14. Baby Melba Kay Cooper at 1 1 weeks.
Daughter of O. E. Cooper of the hull dept.
15. Calvin Rayborn, Jr., who was born
Feb. 1 9th. Hull department.
16. Sherrilyn Ann Spear, who was, or will
be one month old Aug. 6th. Daughter of
Charles and Eileen Spear.
17. Here is a young fellow Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Generas of planning are proud of:
Mr. David E. Generas. Mrs. Ruth Generas is
holding young David.
18. This is "Ginger", or Laura Lee Bybee,
4 months old. The picture was taken on
Easter Sunday. "Ginger" is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bybee of final assembly.
19. Master Walter Thorpe at age 16 mos.
20. Mary Ann (left) and Denny Rae
(right) of the H. R. Gallant family. Mary
Ann is 9 and Denny Rae 6.
21. This picture on the reverse side bears
the inscription, "Skeets" Smith . . . age 16
mos. Mr. Fred Smith of hull is the dad.
22. "C. B." Powers. 1 year Remark on
back says, "Presidential Timber" belonging to
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Powers. It looks like
Roosevelt and Willkie ^vill have some strong
competition.
2 3. Master Gaylord Eastman Eckles. 21
months. Son of Dean Eckles of superstructures.
24. Arleen Marie McGuffin, 19 months old
daughter of Ramond D. McGuffin.
2 5. This is Paul Otten's son Eric in Detroit.
The note on the back of this says "Never
again!" Apparently this is a reference to
the "Detroit sand" all around.
2 6. Barbara Craig. Just one year old.
27. "Whazzat? One o' the Consolidated
planes Dad works on?" Miss Catherine Ann
Lessing who -was born May 7 th and "who now
takes an interest in her father's work. C. J.
Lessing is in the hull department.
2 8. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith's most recent
arrival; Miss Jennette Sonja Smith at just 6
months.
September, 1940
27
29. Here are David (age 3) and Patricia
Ann Smith (1,^2) son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Smith of ^vood shop.
3 0. Diane Marlene Welter, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, W. Welter. Age 14 months.
31. Miss Norma Deischl, age 3 years.
3 2. Joan Craig ... 5 years old.
3 3 . "Junior's morning bath" arranged for
Al Polus, Jr. . . . probably by Mrs. A. Polus
while Al Polus is at work in hulls.
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By H. B. Millman
WALT ALECKNER promises to
never leave his badge at home
again; he had a terrible time finding some
one to identify him.
Tex Hatch is in the market for a
bicycle, any condition, highest prices paid.
Tommy Wathen found out what made
his legs ache . . . the doctor told him he
was muscle bound.
Bill Sherriff is planning on exploring
the Grand Canyon during his vacation.
Al Hunter says "don't miss Sally
Rand's show at the San Francisco Fair."
Eddie Raymond really has the golf bug.
He practices every spare minute he has.
Buzz Perry is sporting around in a new
car, a late 193 0 Model "A". He reports
over 3 0 miles to the gallon of oil.
The sheet department lost one of its
most capable men this month in Al Bal-
lard. We wish him lots of luck and suc-
cess in his new work.
We finally found out why Eddie Ray-
mond has that hungry look of late — the
Missus has been away. She is coming home
shortly, Eddie reports.
The Sheet cutting softball team won
the championship of the day shift by a
score of 12 to 1, Hank Ondler getting
more than his share of hits.
H. L. Davis, 8093, now has two de-
pendents according to reports — his wife
and himself.
Carl Mounts does things in a big way.
He is building a beautiful home at Ro-
lando Heights. He could use plenty of
help putting in his lawn — a big job for
a little man.
Dail Gowdy says he should have the
rank of sergeant in the army . . . ask him.
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Champion "Wally" F. Miles of Anodic Department winning this year's county championship in
weight lifting in the 123 pound class.
Here we present medals won by champion "Wally" F. Miles, Anodic Department, over a period of
ten years. He was also awarded a 14,000 mile trip visiting every state in the Union and Canada, by the
Union and Tribune-Sun.
1. County Junior Olympic Championship for the
broad-jump. 2. County Junior Olympic Cham-
pionship for chinning. 3. Most improved athlete
in San Diego County for 1934. 4. Fifth place in
the National Junior Olympics. 5. First place in
the Huntington Beach 880 yard relay. 6. County
championship for basketball toss. 7. First place
for county running broad-jump. 8. Various Y. M.
C. A. track meets won. 9. First place, 75 yard
dash in the County Junior Olympics. 10. First
place in the County Junior Olympics standing
broad-jump. 11. Playground championship for all
five events in the County Junior Olympics. 12.
First place, De Molay 5 0 yard dash. 13. First
place in all five events in County Junior Olympics.
14. First place in 7J yard dash in County Junior
Olympics. IS. First place in Y. M. C. A. Track
Meet in San Diego. 16. Southern California
championship for all five events. 17. First place in
De Molay running broad-jump. 18. County
Championship for weight-lifting in 123 pound
class. 19. First place in chinning in the County
Junior Olympics. 20. First place for goal throw
in the County Junior Olympics. 21. First place
in De Molay 880 yard relay. 22. First place in
chinning at the County Junior Olympics. 23.
First place in the standing broad-jump at the
County Junior Olympics. 24. First place in the
75 yard dash in the County Junior Olympics. 2S.
First place in the 75 yard dash at the National
Junior Olympics. 26. First place in the 75 yard
dash at the County Junior Olympics. 27. Second
place in potato race, 88 pound class, in the Y. M.
C. A. track meet. 28. Ribbon won in the broad-
jump at the Coast League Dual Meet held in Santa
Ana. 29. Third place in the target throw, Y. M.
C. A. Track Meet. 30, 31, and 32. Ribbons for
220 yard relay and the SO yard dash in the 17th
Annual Stadium Meet in San Diego. 3 3. Ribbons
won at the Coast League Dual Meet between San
Diego and Long Beach. 34. First place in the
broad-jump in the County Junior Olympics.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sylvester (Joe is the
nite leadman with all the hair that hangs
out in the PBY wing center section) held
a gigantic three-way celebration Sunday,
August fourth, in honor of the birth of
a daughter, Carole, their first wedding an-
niversary and the opening of their new
home at 4885 West Mountain View Dr.
P. S. Joe. What do you mean by the
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ANODIC ANECDOTES
By "Bert" Nasecf
We all would like to know why Bob
Warner made such a sudden change from
a blonde to a brunette, and a song leader
as well. Was it the voice, Bob?
We also welcome back Gonzales after
his stay at the hospital; even though he
won't admit it, we understand that his
"sweetie" turned sour when she found
him adding on weight so rapidly. Conse-
quently, he went about reducing said
avoirdupois too enthusiastically ending by
being an unwilling guest at the hospital
to recuperate. We all hope "sweetie" ap-
preciates his efforts.
Robert Larceval.
Will the "owl" gang kindly put all
left-over sandwiches in our re-run box?
Our hungry pal "Duffy" will gladly oblige
with thanks. Ray McGuffin.
The other day all of us on the Anodic
bench received the biggest laugh in weeks.
It came about when Gonzales, the Anodic
Adonis, noticed how lead man Bert Naseef
relished his chewing tobacco. Bert looked
so satisfied that Gonzales, after sampling
a chew, ended up over the wash basin,
choking and gasping, wondering how peo-
ple can stand the darned stuff.
P. S. — Words could never describe the
expression on Gonzales' face
Bob Warner.
A rumor has been going around the
Anodic bench that Bob Larceval has been
approached by movie scouts to play the
part of Tonto in the new Lone Ranger
picture soon to go into production. Ac-
cording to the report, he is just the type
they have been looking for.
Gaston Gonzales.
And a "pome" by M. E. Williams:
Some are wise and some are wiser
A pretty good bunch in the Anodizer
Just give us the stuff, we'll put it through
In right good shape, I'll promise you.
Bert Naseef, it's my belief, hangs
Around like an Indian Chief.
Mac, Paul and Bob are on the job,
Doing their stuff without much grief;
And then hats off to Ted
He does pretty swell if he gets a good start.
Dave and Don and Harry, too,
Do their part to make up the crew.
Brother, you may be wise
But you'll be lots wiser
If you pay us a visit
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RECREATION NEWS
By R. C. Smith
First, let's congratulate the Cutting De-
partment and the Hull Department for
their stellar play in winning their res-
pective leagues. The Cutting Department
day shift champs are: Al Ballard, man-
ager; Ed Birt, Hank Ondler, Joe Helm,
Clyde Cowhick, Frank Eramo, John
Galvas, Art Miller, Joe Accetura, Clyde
Bashore, Les Cassie and L. M. Shirley. They
played splendid ball all season, as their
record shows. Ed Birt and Hank Ondler
took care of the mound duties with Joe
Helm on the receiving end. The heavy
sticks were Al Ballard, Ed Birt, Hank
Ondler and Joe Helm. The Hull Depart-
ment night shift champs had nearly as
good a record, losing only one or two
games and they had to beat an all star
aggregation in the Production Department
to take the championship. This team con-
sisted of: F. Furman, B. Leehman, E.
Bertoncini, C. Calomia, Al Hernandez, F.
Melzer, G. Hanson, E. Laird, T. Wolf,
T. Marcella, H. Bartenfelder, M. Doerr,
C. Walters, J. Drozdz, F. Sullivan, F.
Wills, and G. Hopman, assistant coach;
H. McEwan, assistant coach, and G. Wire,
head coach.
The plant championship was held Sun-
day, August 18, at Monroe Field, the win-
ners received the gold Softball trophies
for being the best there is, and the run-
ners-up received the silver softball trophy.
While we are on the subject of soft-
ball, there are two fellows who gave a
lot of their time and energy to make this
Softball season the success it was. A hand
for Howard Bell and Craig Clark. The
players thank you for your efforts. Don't
let us forget the forgotten men — those
fellows that take all the abuse — the umps:
A. Brennan, E. Raymond, J. Leo, A.
Leonard, H. Hauptman, H. Bell, H. An-
derson, T. Butterfield, H. Muck, L. Air-
hart, W. Shattuck, W. Liddle, Wire, Senn,
Campbell, Kipple and Guarnotta. Thanks
for your help in arbitrating the games.
Your interest in the game and fairness
was shown on many occasions. Thanks
again for helping.
When this goes to press, we will have
lost one of the most interested supporters
of sports activities at the plant. It is with
regret we say goodbye to Al Ballard, but
we wish him luck and success in his new
position.
We have a man by the name of Byers
on the plant police who challenges any
man in the plant or outside to a horse-
shoe contest, and nearly guarantees to
beat them. He held the Minnesota State
Championship at the age of 1 5 years.
Bowling is getting under way with a
bang! At the first meeting, officers were
elected. Bill Gilchrist officiated until Tom
(Father) Coughlin was elected president,
Frank Meer, vice president; and Harvy
Muck, secretary-treasurer. This group of
officers are handling all bowling for the
day shift. If anyone has any questions, get
in touch with them.
The tennis doubles tournament is com-
ing along in great style with Hudson and
Vernon officiating. There were 44 men
or 22 teams in this event. They played
at North Park.
Consolidated Golf Team took on North
American at Rancho Santa Fe August 18
in a contest that has been under fire for
some time. We are going to have more of
these inter-company matches in the near
future. Doig in the Hull Department was
the man that arranged this contest, and
we thank him for his help.
Having trimmed us 4 matches to 2,
in the first meeting. Consolidated played
a return match with North American
August 2 5 at Los Angeles.
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THINGS THAT COME OUT
AT NIGHT
By Craig
TO the few who can remember the
"old days", the new night shift is
quite a sight. In just a few months this
shift has grown from practically a "one
man shop" to a force of nearly 3000 men.
By "one man shop" we mean Mr. R.
Emrick, who not so long ago was not
only Night Superintendent, but also, me-
chanic, plater, painter, inspector and dis-
patcher.
During the "great migration" of the
past couple of weeks, the yard was a bee-
hive of activity. Jimmy Mussen, like
Moses, led his Final Assembly crew into
the "promised land" of the new building.
The parade of PBY's, B-24 and PB2Y-2's
across the yard was quite a sight. Jim led
the exodus, but unlike Moses, he lived to
see the new home.
Speaking of moving, it is certainly hard
on the dispatching group these days. It
is practically impossible to keep track of
a department from day to day, to say
nothing of a few small parts. We hear
from good authority that the Tank Dept.
has been lost for days.
Geo. Wire and "Army" Armstrong
have returned from their vacations and
really have things humming. George went
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to Catalina and had a swell time. His only
regret was that he did not have time to
go boar hunting. "Army" spent his week
in Yosemite and got a real rest while fig-
uring out which center section was PBY-5
and which 28-5.
The nightly "Round-table" discussions
in the Production office are informative
and interesting. Anyone having a spare
lunch hour should drop in. Geo. Moore
discusses the coming presidential cam-
paign; "Colonel" Jerry Allen expounds
the merits of compulsory service and Tod
Carter and Ken Phillips are preparing talks
on "My Career in the Theatre."
Henry Dooer, Metal Bench, started off
the new ten-hour shift in great style.
Henry came home the first morning at
5 a.m., got a couple of hours sleep and
then got up to clean the front room Ve-
netian blinds. In pulling the slats out,
Henry became a little too vigorous and
pulled them right thru the glass front
door. By the time the glass and slats had
been replaced it was time to go to work
and Henry is still trying to catch up on
that sleep.
Jack Bryant, Hull, is still trying to
make C. Farrell believe that he won on
that bet. The next time "Doc" Walker
removes a sliver for H. Reese, he is going
to give him an anaesthetic. Then it won't
hurt.
We are told that being small and agile,
Ernie Johnson, Navy Inspector, is now
the expert on the gas tanks.
R. Christofferson, dispatcher, is in for
some very special consideration from the
Inspection. It happened that Mr. and Mrs.
John Kratovil became the parents of a
baby girl August 2. Mrs. Kratovil needed
some blood; so of the many who offered,
"Chris" was chosen to give the blood.
Mrs. Kratovil is doing nicely and Mr.
Kratovil is a proud and happy Dad.
The paint shop men will miss C. Gale-
house, who left for a position at North
Island. Bill Wold is quite a sleight of hand
artist, but won't get an opportunity to
show us after work now. T. Guarnotta
has his arm out of the sling now that soft-
ball season is over. We think it was a gag
to protect him when he missed one. It
really was warm during that recent hot
spell. So warm, that R. Emrick finally
had to peel off his coat. Believe us, that is
really hot. Roger Heinrich and G. Roth
brought home some of the big ones that
didn't get away, from Lake Hanson. They
enjoyed the trip more than G. Wire did his
last one. C. Pjerrou, Drop Hammer, fin-
ally got up the courage to say, "I do."
Now he is learning to say, "Yes ma'am."
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Pjerrou.
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Stork delivery service has also been
working overtime. Latest deliveries in-
clude:
At the Don Benson's it's a delightful
bundle of femininity named Wanda Lee.
Wenthe progeny is a boy. Name? James
William.
Taking top honors in the eight pound
class, Ray Frindt proudly presents Rich-
ard Albert.
It's funny what names will do. Martin
Montgomery certainly brings a deep scar-
let to Van Dyke's face. "Rock" Ryerse
is more formally known as Lyle Coe.
"Jack" Palmer's real name is Ralph but
he hears it so seldom that he fails to
answer it.
By the time this reaches print, Valente
that peer of Italian chefs will have been
married. The charming lady finally ar-
rived from Memphis and they were Yuma
bound. Best of luck Manlio!
That tall handsome young fellow who
handles the blue print situation so well
in the machine shop on Days is Doctor
Overmiller. Or at least he is well on his
way to becoming a promising medico, ex-
pects to return to the Univ. of Nebraska
very shortly.
Art Scodes' new monnicker is "Angel".
He himself chose the name after seeing
a picture of a wrestler with the handle.
The fact that a pretty girl accompanied
the grunt and groan artist had nothing
to do with the selection however.
Nickel nursing has become a favorite
pastime since the installation of that
"Coke" Machine. It's a question now of
the machine keeping the machinists run-
ning. Nothing like a cool bracer for that
2 o'clock let-down.
The ink had hardly dried on Erwin
Buschbaum's transfer to Hull when he
found himself allergic to dural poisoning
or was it the night air in the yard? How-
ever we're glad to have him back again
in the machine shop.
Numbered among Planning's contri-
butions to the machine shop is Eddie
Owens. Formerly with the 'round the
country circuit of Major Bowes, Ed is
quite an entertainer. He assures that his
last exhibition at the Paris Inn was entire-
ly unrehearsed.
Joe Hurwitz, time keeper, is a good
natured fellow but the mere mention of
those daily letters from Los Angeles up-
sets him very easily. We wonder if it has
anything to do with Bear Mountain epi-
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IF anyone wants to know a short cut to
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Instead of the usual 468 miles, he only
traveled 518.
It must be getting near the bowling
season again 'cause we hear Bert and
Norman Freakley, the stars of the tube
bending department, talking with Ham
Molleuer, our anchor man, about it.
Eldon Lewellen, one of the newer mem-
bers of the tube bending department is
quite well known as a cat-skinner, in fact
is supposed to be one of the best, but we
hear that the other day he tried riding
some kid's bicycle and found himself
quite unable to handle the situation, even
to the extent of landing in the middle
of the street.
Bert Freakley 's daughter suggests that
Eldon come up the hill and she will teach
him how to go around corners on bicycles.
If not, she knows where there is a good
tricycle for sale cheap.
Gerald Cooper is expecting his wife and
children home from a two months vacation
to the east coast. Gerry said it is just like
getting out of the army on retirement and
then being called back to duty again.
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CONSOLIDRTOR
Volume 5
October, 1940
Number 10
NOTICE
TO NEW EMPLOYEES
Consolidated Aircraft operates a tool
store in conjunction with the factory.
Employees may purchase tools on time
payments, and have the amount deducted
from their pay every week. All leading
makes of tools are carried in stock, and
special items not regularly carried will be
obtained. These tools are stocked for the
convenience of the employees. The fol-
lowing rules apply to the purchase of
tools from the tool store:
1. New employees' accounts restricted
to $5.00 for the duration of the first week
of employment.
2. No individual account to exceed
$25.00.
3. All accounts must be paid within
five weeks.
4. Minimum weekly payment is one
dollar.
5. Permission to leave the department
and go to the tool stores must be author-
ized by your department foreman.
Remember — in most cases, you can tell
the mechanic by the tools he owns.
The tool store is located in two places
in the plant:
No. 1 store crib is located in the new
final assembly building in the southeast
corner near the A. N. Stores.
No. 2 store crib is in the machine shop
just north of the inspection crib in the
center of the machine shop.
CONGRATULATIONS!
After having had the pleasure of an-
nouncing thru these columns the wed-
dings of many a fellow Consolidator, Ye
Editor takes pleasure in announcing his
own wedding which took place at the
home of his fiancee's aunt on September
29th. Miss Virginia L. Morrison was the
bride's name. A trip to Grand Canyon,
Bryce and points thereabouts is in progress
as you read this. Should the editor con-
gratulate himself? He most certainly
should!
Signed: Norman V. Davidson.
CONGRATULATIONS . . .
Born to Major and Mrs. Reuben H.
Fleet, on August 28th, Miss Nancy
Fleet at Mercy Hospital. All reported
doing nicely.
SELF HELP . . .
This is an earnest request for co-opera-
tion from you . . . for your own benefit:
Be sure to notify the Personnel office
of any change in address or phone num-
ber immediately, and advise the Welfare
office when you are out because of illness
or illness in your family. Changes in ad-
dress or phone number can be made by
notifying the clerk in your department.
Getting your address and phone numbers
corrected, and notifying the office of your
illness or accident may mean more to you
in cases of emergency than you can real-
ize. Twenty per cent of the calls we make
to inquire as to absence from work, re-
sult in going to wrong addresses. One job
of the Welfare Department is to give aid
wherever possible, but this can only be
done when the employee's address is up to
date. Employees quite often have free aid
coming to them, and their checks if paid
while off from work, can be delivered . . .
provided the employee's address is correct
so that he can be reached. If you have
moved, or changed your telephone num-
ber recently, make a note of this change,
give it to the clerk in your department or
Bill Gilchrist, Personnel department.
A new office — fhat- is whot
the "Consolidofor" has! On
August 20 the "Consoh'dotor"
moved bog and baggage into
one of the offices formerly oc-
cupied by the Navy Inspection.
Bigger and better "Consoli-
dators" will pour forth from the
new and larger quarters.
The kind expressions of sympathy re-
ceived at the recent loss of Mrs. Sheahan
are deeply appreciated and gratefully ac-
knowledged.
B. W. Sheahan and Family.
THANKS A MILLION . . .
This month we had turned in more
news than ever before . . . and by many
new names . . . thanks a million! This
is what makes the magazine really yours!
We had to cut a little here and there,
because it's not practical to add pages
indiscriminately and because printed mat-
ter in type just won't shrink any! But
shoot in your news each month. Be sure
to condense as much as possible but don't
leave out the names of the fellows (and
gals!) Just don't feel discouraged if you
don't click the first time you try. There
were many trials before the first air-
plane got into the air.
PLANT BADGES MAY BE IDENTIFIED
BY THE FOLLOWING:
Officers and Executives
Stenographers
Telephone Opers. & Consolidator
Photographers PH
Accounting "A"
Timekeepers TK
Mail Boys
Test & Service T&S
Personnel — First Aid PE
Plant Police— Salary
Janitors — Hourly JA
Purchasing — Salary P
Purchasing — Hourly P
Engineering Executives "E"
Engineering — Stenographers "E"
Engineering — Designers & Drftsmn "E"
Engineering — Blue Print Clerks E-BP
Maintenance — Salary MT
Maintenance — Hourly MT
Factory Supr. & Clerks FS
Inspection & Chemist — Salary ."I"
Inspection — Hourly "I"
Production — Salary PR
Production — Hourly PR
Drop Hammer — Foreman & Clerks DH
Drop Hammer — Drop Hammer Div. DH
Drop Hammer — Plaster Pattern Div DH
Drop Hammer — Foundry DH
Tool Design — Salary TD
Tool Design — Hourly TD
Tool Room (Crib) TR
Machine Shop MS
Wood WS
Sheet Metal SM
Tank "T"
Metal Bench MB
Wing "W"
Hull "H"
Paint PA
Final Assembly FA
Tubing TB
Heat Treat & Spot Welding HT
Welding WD
Experimental "X"
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Consolidator
FACTS ABOUT THE FEMMES
Louise Girodon is ver>' disappointed.
After a recent tonsillectomy she didn't
lose a pound.
For a solid hour of entertainment (well,
almost an hour) get Mary Eleanor Mere-
dith to give you her reasons why a fire
engine is red.
When the girls lined up for a group
picture in the patio last month, half of
them had never met the other half —
which indicates how fast our plant is
growing.
If Mary Jane Upton trips over just
one more curb, a collection will be started
to buy her a wheel chair.
I knew it — Evelyn Kells reports another
fender smashed.
We bid farewell to Bradshaw, the ole'
news hound, who is leaving Consolidated
for the insurance business. Brad is going
in for insurance in a big way, as he will
handle annuities for Investors' Syndicate,
automobile policies for Farmer Automobile
Insurance. Lots of luck, Brad!
Memo to the gals in the employment
office: Where's that news you promised
to send in?
At this writing, Ann Howard, Mamie
Turpening and Mary Nugent are on their
vacations. Ann is spending a month with
her family in Buifalo, Mamie is taking in
the San Francisco Fair, and Mary is sight-
seeing at Catalina.
A deaf old lady went to live near one
of the naval ports. Shortly afterwards a
battleship fired a salute of ten guns. The
old lady, who lived alone, got out of her
chair, smoothed down her dress, patted
her hair, and said sweetly, "Come in."
"Consolidettes" Bowling Team
By Lois and Grace
That old "news-hawk" Bradshaw, took
great pleasure in "heckling" Production
Girls' Bowling Team, the "Consolidettes."
However, the girls took it in their stride
and were not the least perturbed. No,
nothing can disturb our self-confidence
since Maxine "Tuffy" Bennett scored that
super-dynamic game of 215.
If we haven't scared you off, boys, we
would like to challenge five alleged
"bowlers" to a game ANYTIME. Now if
we can only keep Evelyn Parkins from
scoring a strike on the pin boy instead of
the pins; have a curved alley for Grace;
have the pins set up in the gutter for
Lois, and Maxine doesn't sprain her ankle,
we promise you stiff competition (pro-
viding you let us decide our handicap.)
CONFIDENTIALLY
By Jim Jackson
Graduate of Dartmouth, major in Eng-
lish, profound in knowledge of Chinese —
that's "Hashi" Eldredge, Clerk in Hull.
Best way to find this leadman — "Have you
heard Roese?" Ex-bandman, Al Hinz,
Clerk (another one?) in Hull, commandeers
a '40 Mercury around our town, and does
pretty well with the feminine world too.
Al is terrific on the "sax", has had his own
band, and at one time played with Ken
Baker. Confidentially he's our idea of
"something" for the Company band.
Orin Bladow has taking ways — a pretty
young wife and a new car, both this
month, and he traveled two thousand
miles to get his wife (also the new car)
and if this writer knew as lovely a damsel
even farther away he'd do the same thing.
Congrats, Orin and Mrs.
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Place a large red circle around Labor
Day, September 2, 1940 on your calendar
of important days in the life of Consoli-
dated, since besides the dedication, both
the Consolidated Orchestra and Consoli-
dated Glee Club made their debut on that
day. Yessir, they covered themselves with
glory — everyone in the large audience at-
tending was pleasantly surprised. The or-
chestra, consisting of 36 men, really did
a masterful job of providing over an
hour's entertainment while the Glee Club
did their share by presenting several num-
bers.
High spot in the musical program:
"Wake Up, America," a challenging mar-
tial type song, was presented for the first
time by both Orchestra and Glee Club. To
top it off, the audience was so thrilled with
it that they heartily joined in another
chorus. ("Wake Up, America" was writ-
ten by two well-known members of the
"Consair Family," the lyrics being fur-
nished by Mrs. Reuben H. Fleet while the
music was written by Edward G. Borgens.)
The Glee Club misses the former direc-
tor, Richard Holtzclaw, but wishes him
every success this season. Mr. Holtzclaw
left for the east recently to join the San
Carlos Opera Company as Baritone lead.
When Major R. H. Fleet saw the Or-
chestra all dressed up in its new gorgeous
array of music stands, etc., he rightfully
exclaimed, "Now I know we can build
anything!" All credit must go to the fine
cooperation and creative genius of Joe
Famme, the Wood Mill and Paint shop.
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October, 1 940
LOST IN FINISHED PARTS
By Kel Aiken
IT'S a good thing the monthly Stock-
room picnic is usually held a couple of
days before the copy deadline. This
month's picnic on Sunday, September 15,
wound up at Pine Valley, and what a
wind-up — must have been twelve or
fourteen car loads. I noticed Paul Wiley
taking a hint from last month's column,
traded that old Pushmobile for a car of a
later vintage. It's a nice car, has a slight
leak in the radiator, though. He should
call it "Aqueduct," the way water runs
through it. Ralph Jacobs and Frankie
Robbins took time off Friday afternoon
in order to get an early start, making
the Valley shortly after the rest. Woodie
Hill came out not prepared for a picnic,
but more for a full course holiday dinner.
Woodie will have to be considered a rival
of John Parker's (conspicuous by his ab-
sence) for the outstanding epicurean of
the storeroom. Bobby Niebrugge, Chet's
boy, led pappy a merry chase over field
and stream, then 'round and 'round the
dance floor, until Chet was in an utter
state of exhaustion, but Bobby kept up his
original pace — youth is a wonderful thing;
too bad it has to be wasted on children.
Dancing brings to mind a picture of that
terpsichorean genius, J. C. Ruzich, shag-
ging, rug-cutting and jiving all over the
arena. Les Stockton and Paul Wiley did
most of their dancing flat on their backs
in the middle of the floor, and the floor
wasn't slippery either. Also it was a good
thing that Jim Burnham's wife is a bit
shorter than he, or else her eyes would
long ago have been burned out while
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He smoked it all day and it was still four
and a half inches long when we left.
Tex Merry, Harold Tipton and Art
McLaren in order to prove their heritage
from the Lone Star State, rode their horses
bareback (some of the rest took their
shirts off too). Golf Player John Forsman
must have had a good time; he brought
his bags to work Monday — in his trousers
and under his eyes.
Well, that about covers the minor
events and observations at the picnic.
Which brings us up to the Storeroom No.
1 vs. No. 2 ballgame. Ah! the ballgame —
what a showing of athletic prowess, of
masculine fortitude — of cheap, chiseling
sportsmanship. Do not think because I
work at No. 2 Stockroom that any of
the following remarks are prejudiced — far
be it from me. But that No. 1 bunch
are certainly chiselers of the old school,
first water, way back, etc. No. 1 won the
game 4-3, but not without foul and sub-
versive means. It is probably only coin-
cidental that both umpires, Tex Merry
and Howard Teaby, were No. 1 men. I
have seen some pitches right down the
middle called balls, but never before have
I heard wild pitches called strikes. But
then I doubt if Ump Merry could tell
whether it was a baseball or the Goodyear
Blimp. Paul Wiley resorted to vulgar and
uncouth methods, his trip around the
diamond leaving a trail of maimed and
broken base defenders. I myself have two
broken ribs to show for his homeplate
"slide" (a running broad-jump 15 feet
from the plate.) I hereby wish to enter
a challenge to these advocates of "Skunk
Hollow" tactics to a game played cleanly
and fairly on the field of good sports-
manship.
No. 2 Storeroom (the Jewel-Box) had
its picture taken a few days ago. There
was the inevitable dispatcher trying to
make an impression. With everything all
cleared away to make a good showing,
just as the photographer was all ready
to set off the flash bulbs and snap the
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By Win. O. Harris
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Federal Housing Adviinistration.
TO ENCOURAGE improvement in
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DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By R. R. Hoover
SOON after our last issue went to press,
Petrus Carlson and Joe Famme re-
turned from their much discussed fishing
trip into the Sierras. Our suspicions be-
came aroused by the comparative quiet
with which these gents resumed the rou-
tine of work after their return. Veiled
questions and a bit of snooping revealed
that our two intrepid adventurers simply
October, 1940
hadn't had much fishing to talk about.
Their trip had been spoiled by the careless-
ness of some nimrod who just didn't bother
to see that his cigarette was out before
walking on to the next likely trout pool.
Fire accepted this invitation and Pete and
Joe joined the ensuing battle against the
ruthless destruction of a forest fire.
The fire was extinguished in two days.
The boys have recovered from the ordeal
(and they have our utmost respect and
sympathy) : but several hundred acres of
timber are blackened and miles of trout
stream polluted to the detriment of sev-
eral seasons of fishing. Game has been
killed and forage destroyed for a year.
All because some dumb bunny didn't
think! Now a lot of fellows are planning
hunting trips into the forests and a lot
of them will smoke in spite of warnings
to the contrary, so for the love of Pete be
careful and see that each match and
cigarette is out before you forget it!!
Considerable interest has been inspired
by the ingenious contrivance which bid
fair to receive the soubriquet of "Wheat-
ley's Folly" but which has since gained
respect as a neatly motorized bicycle.
Many are the envious glances which fol-
low Bill on his frequent trips about the
yards. Henry Mandolf has already sug-
gested the addition of a generator driven
from the rear wheel to recharge the bat-
tery and someone else has suggested two-
way radio and the installation of a venti-
lating fan! But we all agree that it beats
pedaling any day and must admit that
Bill has something there!
Even golf has its funny side as witnesses
to a scene at Rancho Santa Fe several
Sundays ago will readily agree. Robbins
and Gerber, the two inseparables, took a
fling at a golf ball slot machine just for
fun. Gerber gave his quarter a whirl and
won absolutely nothing. After dishing out
a bit of razz in Gerber's direction, Rob-
bins inserted his quarter and was sud-
denly deluged with forty-three (43) beau-
tiful six-bit balls! Gerber was so flabber-
gasted that he had no comeback even after
Robbins was forced to return twenty-
three of the balls to the management who
insisted that the machine was in error
and should have paid out only twenty
balls. Fate certainly planted her little
hobnailed slipper in the middle of what-
ever wise crack Gerber had ready for
Robbins!
McKinney has been preparing a rather
complicated monograph for alloy sheets
and its complicated arrangement of figures
has inspired quite a bit of comment from
his cohorts. Some of the gang insists it
must surely contain information helpful
to hubby's computation of the wife's
stocking budget, determination of tides,
computation of income tax, et al. But
Wilbur is bearing it all with a grin.
Bob Lutz has everybody guessing why
he is wearing dark glasses with blinders
on the side just like the nearly forgotten
milkman's horse. Some think he's hiding
a shiner, still others wonder if he has had
an offer from Hollywood and is getting
into the swing of things. Readers are
requested to keep an eye on Bob so we
can be informed as to what's going oi
Observers have noted that C. E. Eden-
field of Weights Group has been making
repeated trips to and from the Paint De-
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sheet. Each time he returns to Sid Avery's
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PRODUCTION MINUTES
By "Brad" Bradshaii
WE can visualize a sigh of relief
from "Ye Editor" Davidson as his
keen optics go through the strain of cen-
soring these pages, for after filling many
a wastebasket with my puny efforts at
giving you a "belly laugh" now and then,
this issue will terminate my struggle to-
ward literary greatness. But into no better
hands could the job go than genial Joe
Maloney, the Sultan of "Blue Print
Harem", and with Joe being the "leadman"
of all that female crew, just think of the
"spicy stories" he should make them
unravel. Of course, if they don't want a
raise, they can keep quiet. As for myself
(here's hoping I get this in as I know
Dave will stick me for an ad anyway),
I am going into that well known profes-
sion of "The man that comes around," in
the business of selling "annuities" and
Automobile and Home Insurance. "Come
up and see me sometime." I am told it's
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soup that have spilled there from his
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After gazing over the contributions of
literary genius in the last Consolidator
by the crop of "cubs", I was amazed at
my findings. Kel Aiken makes Professor
Quiz sound illiterate with those 39 cent
words of his; Bob Hoover, taking over
for Jeff Bouley is spreading a column that
is worth plenty of "hush money" for the
Engineer who is visiting a sick friend.
Then there is Drowne and his mysterious
"X" stuff. Bud Dale sho "smears" it on
for Paint Shop; Bill Fink "draws" plenty
of "jokers" for Draw Bench; Maguire
puts the "design" on the Tooling person-
nel; Chappell tells about the men of Tank
whether "tanked" or otherwise. Matt Wie-
lopolski, the demon Sport Spotlighter; and
Pettitt, Thomas, Carter, Browne, Cough-
lin, Millman, Naseef, Smith, Pfeiffer,
Hart and all the others which makes me
feel the old Consolidator will go right
along without the efforts of Larry Boeing
and myself.
I have some of the fellows pretty wor-
ried over this last issue by being protected
with my absence, but really everyone be-
haved very nicely during the month. Of
course, there was that little item of Owen
Gandee diving into the orchestra pit and
coming up with a collar made of sections
of a trumpet. Probably better after all to
blow your own horn. Tom "Nubbin"
Pitts broke all existing records of the
"Pony Express" when his horse got out
of control and lit out over two miles of
canyon for the barn. With reins loose,
Tom's legs wrapped around his neck, ears
floppin' in the breeze, and a death grip on
the saddle, yelling "whoa, darn you,
whoa," the nag ended the journey in the
stall where Tom was untangled and later
went out for another try. Tom had the
best of the deal as it's poor "horse sense"
to run that far with such a load of "beef."
Gale Medlicott is having his worries,
"Uncle Sam" wants him to "join up" and
be an ensign, but that would leave the
La JoUa Miss at the mercy of the air force,
and Gale has been reading about the dam-
ages those fellows can do to a home. Lou
Miller, after turning in an "average" of
44 center sections, took a trip to Boulder
Dam so as to get back some "free meals"
off relatives and friends who visited him.
But after figuring his gas bill, Lou decided
he lost money. He also claims that people
are much better friends if they are eat-
ing at your home. Bert Gimber issued an
order reducing "Cut as required" from 52
to 32 but is planning on being X-rayed
soon. Ted Anderson is looking mighty
happy these days and is mumbling some-
thing about the "future champion of
Ocean Beach." We should mention some
new faces on our Production roster. Edith
Eckenrode, new typist. I couldn't get the
address and telephone number, slipping I
guess; James "The Ferrett" McCachern,
the lad who does an F.B.L job of hunting
up those lost process cards. He is from
Dixie and uses a "carpet bag" for a lunch
kit; Earl LeClair, who has been with us
quite a spell but we thought he was draw-
ing plans for Perry Ogden's "Celery
ranch"; Fred Beuhler, Jr., and Brenden
Davin who are handling the "Stops and
Cancels", with Buehler trying to put the
"stop" on guys that try to get friendly
with Edith. From a none too reliable
source, we learn that the Rangers are look-
ing for Delson "Fena" Drake and Fred
Brady for the "mess" they made of sev-
eral yards of beautiful mountain scenery
over the holidays. Owen "Greaseball"
Stockton still insists that the girl he had
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ALL physical assets, as well as the name
-and good will of Hall-Aluminum
Aircraft Corporation of Bristol, Penn.,
have been merged through purchase with
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. Thus
tersely may be stated the fact that Hall-
Aluminum Corporation is now a part of
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.
Some 32 key men of this eastern air-
plane plant have joined our organization,
and all patent rights, material and equip-
ment of the former company have been
acquired through the purchase.
Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation
had its beginning in Charles Ward Hall,
Inc., in 1916. Since that time and until
the formation of Hall-Aluminum Aircraft
Corporation, Inc., in 1927, Charles Ward
Hall, President and sole stockholder had
been continuously engaged in research in
the use of aluminum alloys in connection
with the design and construction of air-
craft. Mr. Hall applied for and was granted
numerous basic patents.
Along with the airplanes built, there
were developed a complete line of draw
bench shapes and other parts of strong
aluminum alloys which were perfected
and continuously produced and sold since
1923 to various airplane manufacturers.
In 1927 Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corp.
was incorporated through the purchase
from the late Charles Ward Hall of all
assets belonging to Charles Ward Hall,
Inc. The new company until its acquisi-
tion by Consolidated Aircraft Corp. has
been engaged in the design and manu-
facture of aircraft, particularly flying
boats and seaplanes, aircraft parts and
sections, and in overhaul and repair work.
Clinging rather tenaciously to the naval
side of aviation construction Hall-Alum-
inum Aircraft has produced principally
seaplanes and flying boats, pioneering in
many phases of the work and particularly
in all-metal construction. In 1920 metal
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The company also made the twin float
Archibald M. Hall, President and Di-
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dated Aircraft Corporation, is the son of
Charles Ward Hall who founded Charles
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alloy aircraft manufacturing company.
A. M. Hall was born in New York in
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graduate of Cornell University, 1924. He
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and Director; Henry S. Deichert, Factory
Superintendent and John H. Smith and
John Sangster, General Foremen.
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KNUDSEN. ARNOLD VISIT . . .
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of WilHam S. Knudsen, chairman of the
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L. C. Bybee is the papa of an 8 lb. boy
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mothers.
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All-American Fullback. Our Bill Crass,
graduate of Louisiana State, made All-
Southern Fullback in 1936. To look at
Bill you'd never know he was a footballer,
but then isn't it always so. Bill is through
playing football now but just in case we
start a team we've got a mighty fine
start. Bill also played for the Marines here
in San Diego, and while a member of the
Marine Corps he met the girl he married
September 1, Lucille Goodall of La Mesa.
Harlan Dye and Vernon Overbay made
a four day trip to the Grand Canyon over
the Labor Day holiday.
Bud Wilson is like the mailman who
takes a walk on his day off. Bud recently
had a very enjoyable time on his vaca-
tion— painting his house — costs are be-
yond expectations.
Ray Wade and Carl Offerman "got
took" recently at Catalina. Why not
patronize home products next time?
Tiny Campbell, the Sweetheart of Mis-
souri, has it bad. He is planning a marriage
for next month and his head is in the
clouds. "What fools these mortals be" as
the poets say, but not Tiny. Oh, my no!
He says a man never grows up till he gets
married. Maybe so but we've seen a lot
of kids with wives, also.
Ben Kiegle, our genial assistant foreman,
recently spent his vacation playing nurse
to his young son who had a tonsillectomy.
Ben had planned taking a trip somewhere
but a tonsil is a tonsil and when they're
bad, they are very bad, so Ben stayed home.
We are all glad to see Bill Phillips and
F. Aguirre back after a long stay at Mercy
Hospital.
Ask Bill Phillips how he likes Tijuana
but run like h — when you do because Bill
had some minor difficulty down Mexico
way recently.
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October, 1940
METAL BENCH NEWS
By B. Pohl
James Wilkinson has just returned from
a vacation trip down through Arizona
and Texas. By looks and things Jim had
plenty of rest and relaxation.
Don Cornell is very much like our
friend, Joe Smith ... he too, swears off
most everything most every week.
"Skin" Joplin, of the blisters, sure gets
around. We have even heard reports from
away south of the border — from there his
handle is "Shadow" Joplin!!!
We are all wondering who of the night
gang will be the new champion hog caller
of the turrets and struts at the next beach
binge ... or whatever it was.
Steve Matusek of the night shift is just
another married man now. He has had a
honeymoon, passed out the cigars, re-
ceived wedding presents and congratula-
tions. And now has settled as most hap-
pily married men do — and then, his only
comment is that he can see his bride only
on week ends.
Bud Fuhrman's appetite will get him
into trouble yet if he isn't more careful
where he looks for food.
This month we will give Joe England
honorable mention, and for his maiden
fair, to whom he recently became en-
gaged, we say, "You are a lucky girl in-
deed, but beware of Joe — he's a slicker!"
Jack Earls of the Metal Bench says he
would feel better if he could saddle his
stool and get the smell of sage brush in
his nostrils while working at his bench.
Tobacco Patch
The House of Pipes
Largest selection oF Pipes in San Diego,
including Meerschaum, Calabash and
Kaywoodie.
PIPE RACKS . SUNDRIES
1101 BROADWAY
LINES FROM THE LOFT
By Jimmie Spitrgeon
Speaking of apples for the teacher, we
noticed the big Dahlia on Coughlin's desk
recently. We don't like to mention names
but the initials are (J. O. Davis).
We can't help but comment about the
haggard appearance of Rough House Tony
O'Cone. Is the avocado market on the
blink or is it the absence of the "boss"
that accounts for your rapid ageing, Tony?
Follow the example of Weber for passing
the time while wifey's away and you too
will be feeding the ponies at Caliente.
Occasionally there rises in our midst
a genius of one nature or another. Gentle-
men, we now offer you Thomas Edison
Taber who is forever figuring a way to
let machines supplant the work of manual
labor. Does anyone have an old shaving
mug? We would like to give our young
scientific maestro a "cup" for latest
achievements.
Sidelines have it that Louie Loyko's
wife complains of being an airport widow
. . . Tarzan Crieg has been in his daughter's
baby bank again . . . co-workers of Chuck
Svendsen missed him terribly while he was
vacationing (seems they had no one to
borrow tools from) . . . "Hairless Jo" Hof-
fler worrying about the technical aspect
of bend allowance . . . Jacobson doing
work just half as poor since he broke one of
the lenses in his glasses . . . Jack Lawrence
can tell you a way to make "Droopy"
Strange climb a tree without having a
tree to climb . . . Jimmie Adamson won-
dering how that box of cigars got away
so fast . . . "Blitzkrieg" Summers will
gladly explain the use of big Berthas for
hunting deer . . . We have several in the
loft who can tell you about the big ones
that got away down Meh-he-co way.
We extend a friendly hand to Bauer and
Peterson in their bereavement. Our kind-
est thoughts are for you two as we
acknowledge the loss of your parents.
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You are back from vacation ad-
dicted to loafing in habit-forming
quantities. , , ,
You've welfared yourself for 2
weeks with pay, now your fancy
turns lightly to thoughts of work
and how to avoid it.
You have con-
sulted maps of
the Open Road,
visiting far hor-
izons and near
relatives.
But now that the furlough is fin-
ished, don't forget your pal of the
wildwood days— the gallant auto-
mobile that worked overtime on
your holiday.
• • •
You got so close to nature that a
lot of it is still clinging to the car.
• • •
Gears are probably hanging on
by their teeth, while the crank-
case knocks loudly for a fresh
change of smoothing syrup.
• • •
After touring so far, many a mov-
ing part may be suffering metal
anguish, and groaning for grease.
• • •
So it's time to
consult another
chart — this
time a diagram
of your car's
motor operandi .
• • •
But don't bother
about doing it yourself. Drive in
for Shellubrication.
• • •
Your Shell Service Station Dealer
will take charge of the vehicle —
he'll look over everything and
overlook nothing.
• • •
He'll grease, oil, lubricate, shine,
clean, tighten and otherwise put
your travel-tired automobile
right back in the running.
SCRAPS FROM
THE MACHINE SHOP
By Al (Yoii did it) Pfeiffer
"I'm a bad boy!" cried Spence Smith
from out the rear door of that Mexican
black mariah as it wheeled him to his new
home. Gently but firmly they repressed
his attempts at oratory but still he talked
his way to freedom.
We are certainly glad that Messrs.
Bender, Newman, Myers and the Golems
got off on that hunting trip. Not that we
are tired of hearing those lengthy tales of
prowess with a shootin' iron but we've
been eating that venison roast in imagina-
tion just too long.
Born and raised in the island paradise
of the grass skirt, the hula hula and tropic
nights, Dave Ingalls can sure spin some
fancy yarns of life in the South Seas.
Oddly enough many of the strange
names that machinists give to parts really
stick. Most familiar is that wing fitting
called the Yeliowtail. Long and fish-like
in appearance it resembles the finny habi-
tue of the deep. Even the dispatchers have
learned to inquire about it by this name.
Most fantastic story of the month is
the one about the fellow who is raising a
culture of germs. It seems that he had
some of his own but didn't take care of
them so they up and died. Recently he
imported an outside variety and is giving
them a good home. Ugh! Imagine breed-
ing them for food and still it's being done
everyday by Johnny Myers in the Machine
Shop. If you don't believe it, ask him.
After a six months' struggle to get the
names of the Frichtel boys straightened
out and having succeeded admirably, we
are beset by the Davis boys. Like grapes
they too come in bunches. And what
names — Kermit, Quentin and Aquilla.
Not to mention our ex-pug Everett.
More orders for store teeth have issued
this month from the machine shop than
any other dept. That smart aleck stock
chaser who remarked that he could bite
out that part quicker than it was being
machined should really take notice. It
just can't be done, as McCue, Shepherd
and Carpenter will readily testify.
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so get yours early.
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Open evenings until 8:00, Saturday 'till 10:00
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Another ace and Mack MacDonnell
would have left town. For the boys were
gunning for him. It's a good thing you
can't get those kind from up your sleeve.
Quite a few machinists unwittingly
contributed towards Hank Butler's 11th
anniversary gift for which he tenders his
appreciation.
Gus Granstedt and "little Gus" hold all
attendance records for swimmers at Boni-
ta Bay. Granstedt Jr. pulls that house-
boat around the bay.
It's a sad experience but we find that it
is impossible to sell a machinist a postage
stamp. But give him a gamble and that's
all he asks.
Nels Carlberg finally forsook the name
of Yngve because anyone reading it could
not pronounce it.
Oley Patterson has been sporting a
new Chev coupe for the last month. Our
guess is that it's insurance against mar-
riage.
Dapper is the word for Louis Brzezin-
ski in that ice cream suit. Bet it's a Tona-
wanda importation.
Keeper of the door is the name the boys
have hung on Red (Legs) Roberts.
After a swell job of clerking in the
Machine Shop Fred Otto has decided to
become a toolmaker. Having gained the
theoretical knowledge he must augment
with shop practice. Good luck, Fred.
The vote for the most delicious dinner
we've bummed this month goes to the
Scodes household. Flavored to meet the
most exacting palate of any gourmet, and
served in true Italian style, it was the ul-
timate in culinary perfection.
Congratulations are in order for Mr.
and Mrs. Aiken who were married in
Yuma August 27th. Asked Charlie if he
had read that book entitled "Live Alone
and Like It." He answered in the affirma-
tive and said that it was one of the reasons
for getting hitched.
A baby girl was born Thursday, August
2 2d to Leonard Glazier of the Hull Crib.
Name Gail Lynette Glazier, weight 6 lbs.
2 oz.
J. E. Dryer
Presideni
DRYER'S STANDARD FURNITURE CO.
Your Credit is Good • 2368 Kettner BL-d.
FORD MOTOR CO.
DEMANDS THESE CARS BE SOLD NOW I
NONE ARE PRICED ! ! COME IN AND MAKE OFFER
ALL OFFERS Will Be Considered
HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
39 OLDS 6 Sedan. Built in trunk; 13,000 miles.
_ Folkstone finish and this car looks new. Hand
shift on wheel and many other extras. MAKE
OFFER.
HOUSE CARS
40 Mercury 4-Door Sedan
40 Ford DeLuxe Tudor
MAKE OFFER!
39 FORD Deluxe Coupe. Very low mileage.
Original Folkstone finish with new maroon
fenders. A perfect beauty. See this car on our show
room floor. MAKE OFFER.
38 FORD Station Wagon, finished in cloud mist
grey. Has radio and tires look like new. Speedo-
meter shows 13,000 miles. You will (all in love with
this one. MAKE OFFER.
35 CHEVROLET Deluxe Sedan with built-in
trunk, knee action, Fisher no-draft ventilation,
mohair upholstery, radio and rubber looks new.
MAKE OFFER.
37 FORD Sedan. This is a beauty, everything
about it looks new ; look at this one. MAKE
OFFER.
il PACKARD 6 Coupe, 5 passenger type. A very
popular model and probably the only one in San
Diego. Has radio and many other extras. Rubber
looks new. MAKE OFFER.
38 FORD Deluxe Coupe. We have had so many
calls for this model that we haven't been able
to keep one on hand and is this a honey ! Finished
in Washington blue with new radio, grill guard and
many other extras; rubber looks perfect. MAKE
OFFER.
35 DE SOTO Coupe. This bargain defies all com-
petition. MAKE OFFER.
35 CHEVROLET Tudor Sedan. A very clean
little car that will give ideal transportation. Re-
duced $90 to move now. MAKE OFFER.
36 FORD Tudor Sedan. Has new seat covers,
dark maroon body and fenders with deep blue
upper trim. Look this over. 8Z4193. MAKE
OFFER.
34 PLYMOUTH Deluxe Coupe. Refinished in
dark green that sparkles. Rubber looks new and
has se.1t covers. MAKE OFFER.
32 FORD Deluxe Coupe, Mohair upholstery.
Refinished in Washington blue. A very clean
little car that will see you through. MAKE
OFFER.
36 FORD Station Wagon. Local car that has only
been used 19,000 miles. Perfect in every re-
spect. We only needed to wipe off the dust, it is
that clean. You be the judge. MAKE OFFER.
35 FORD Sedan No. 1539, a beautiful paint com-
bination in metallic maroon and Folkstone trim.
Has new seat covers and will give practically new
car service. MAKE OFFER.
33 DE SOTO Coupe, finished in pale green. Special
wheels and white side-wall tires. This one re-
duced $100. MAKE OFFER.
33 FORD Coupes; you have been waiting for
something like this. We have many to choose
from. All color combinations. Look them over and
MAKE OFFER.
33 FORD Tudor Sedans. Seven to choose from.
Motors overhauled. 7 different colors to choose
from. MAKE OFFER.
34 FORD Phaeton. We just traded for this sport
job and it is so beautiful we will have it on the
spot just to show.
33 FORD Victoria Coupe. This is a 5-passenger
model The most popular of its day. MAKE
OFFER.
33 PLYMOUTH Coupe. Real transportation and
in good shape. MAKE OFFER.
HILTON MOTOR CO.
1202 BROADWAY
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER
Open till 10 p. m. Sunday Nite.
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Tires and Tubes
Batteries
Spark Plugs
Life Protector Tubes
Motor Tune-up Dept.
Brake Department
Auto Radio and Service
Four Brands of Gasoline
Auto Accessories
Seat Covers
FOR THE HOME
Electric Refrigerators
Ranges
Washers
Radios
Electrical Appliances
FOR THE CHILDREN
Bicycles
Velocipedes
Scooters
Wagons
Terms as Low as 25c Weekly
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For Your Convenience Our
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Until 7 p. m. Every
fRIDAY EVENING
It's Easy to Park
and Shop at
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F. 7121
Secretary of the Navy, Col. Frank Knox, disembarks at North Island after a flight from
Honolulu in the XPB2Y-1.
The crew and passengers making the flight from Honolulu included, left to right:
R. L. Caron, RMlc; A. H. Geek, AMMlc; L. A. Flynn, ACMM (NAP); G. K. Herman, CRM;
C. R. Roof, ACMM; Col. W. F. Donovan, USA; F. A. Peters, ACMM; Ens. V. Ellis; Ens. J. A.
Ferguson; Lieut. T. E. Gillespie; S:c. F. L. Knox; Admiral A. B. Cook; Capt. M. L. Deyo
and Mr. J. F. O'Kecfe.
XPB2Y-1 FLIGHT . . .
On Monday, September 16th, Col. Frank
Knox, Secretary of the Navy, arrived in
San Diego aboard the U. S. Navy's Con-
solidated XPB2Y-1 four-engined flying
boat in an over-night flight from Hon-
olulu, T. H. The plane previously had
flown from San Francisco to Hawaii. It
took off from Hawaii at 7:01 on the 15th
and arrived here on the 16th at 10:30 a.m.
With Knox on the flight were Rear
Admiral Arthur B. Cook, Capt. M. L.
Deyo, Knox's aid; John F. O'Keefe, his
personal secretary. Col. W. F. Donovan,
and Lt. Thomas E. Gillespie, Pilot. Second
pilot was Ens. John A. Ferguson, U.S.N.R.
FISHERMEN'S LUCK
By T. I. Woolard
ON Sunday, September 15, a group of
employees from Tool Room, Tool
Design, Wood Shop, Inspection and Loft
Departments set a record while fishing
from the live bait boat "Tuna" in En-
senada Bay.
In the space of one-half hour, over 150
white sea bass averaging 5 to 7 pounds
each were taken aboard then old man hard
luck came aboard — First, the pump sup-
plying the bait tank went on the bum
and we lost about half of the bait. Next
the motor developed trouble and we were
unable to move the boat.
Those enjoying the trip were: Le Maire,
J. Smith, Hangen, Liefeld, and Pastuer of
Tool Design; Landspurgeer, Donicht, Gil-
len, Pfeil, Cummings, Froide, Strumph,
Kirsch, Clapper, Gerhauser and Frued-
enthal of Tool Room; Woolard and Boyle
of Inspection; Bishop and Weber of Loft
and Mullican of Wood Shop.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM
WELDING NIGHTS
By Berf Baily and Myron Olmsted
ANYONE interested in going to Texas
- and back over the week-end should
see Ray Speck. I don't believe it myself.
We wonder just where he did go.
George Draper is going to spend his
vacation in the High Sierras on a deer
hunting expedition. Watch out, George!
You may have to carry it a long way
back.
Say, Johnston. You should have chosen
a color for your car that your wife would
agree with. She'll fix it if it doesn't suit
her. She did wreck it, didn't she? Are you
pretty good at straightening fenders or
did the car go to a garage?
Ben Kiegle has been taking Vic Perry's
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place for a week while Vic has been up in
Oregon on his vacation. Tell us, who has
been taking Ben's place on the day shift
. . . did we hear Dick Stone make any
remarks? Benny is a swell person and the
men have enjoyed working under his
supervision.
At last! Don Owen will be doing all
the dispatching necessary for Welding.
So far his work has been above par and
there are no kicks coming from this end
of the line.
How in the world is Harold DeRemer
going to stay awake when he starts back
on the day shift next week? He has been
on night since January, being the first one
put on. Things won't seem the same with
out seeing him busily engaged in his
plating work.
Bob Lang (Beach Comber No. 1) was
seen making quite a show at Erskine
Hawkins. (Jitterbug jamboree) Frank
Hughes and Bert Bailey apparently went
just to enjoy the music.
Everyone is glad to see Bert Bailey back
again in the harness after a three-month's
absence. During that time his wife was
chased and caught by the stork — ^Allen
Ray Bailey born July 23, weighing in at
8 lb. 2 oz. Mama and Papa Bailey have
put in a claim for him as being the only
really cute baby in existence.
Whatever got into Billy (the kid)
Berkheimer and Homer (Bees) Higbee.
They're just plain meanies — both shooting
one deer on a recent Labor Day jaunt to
some darned place near San Francisco.
Rogers went along, and like mother's Uttle
man, shot one whole deer all by his little
lonesome. No wonder! He's bigger than
Berkheimer and Higbee put together.
It seems as though we have an over-
abundance of deer hunters on night.
Everyone gets to go deer hunting mentally
during lunch-hour chin sessions. That's
all right — we envy those fellows that have
had so much experience and wish that we
might've had half as much ourselves.
Make the do-so a little better than the
say-so.
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"South of the Border" is the future Mrs.
Stockton. My goodness suppose it wasn't
and that may have been Owen's "last
chance." Roy Larceval claims that "three
glasses" of beer is the best tonic a man
can take if he is going to turn his car
over. That's right. Roy got nary a scratch,
must have been sorta flexible.
Joe Maloney's section, which we have
referred to by several different names,
some not too pleasing to Joe, was com-
paratively quiet during the past weeks.
Dick Cromwell is termed a "welcher"
until he "eats" that lost process card ac-
cording to his bargain. Ed McMahon can-
not see any fun in people having babies
as he must take over the night shift duties
so that Jack Smith can do his night work
in "shifting" the baby from arm to arm as
he walks the floor — good training for
conscription. Alice Vincent was ill but
pronounced O.K. and again on duty.
"Pappy" Holcomb, sometimes known as
"never smile again" and "Thunder Cloud"
has been sent to Accounting to untangle
some things for Shanahan. Joe has also
added two new "blossoms" to his garden
in the persons of "Violet" Hallinger and
"Ivy" Jones.
"Scoop" — Henry Morgan and Mildred
Baillies were hitched in Yuma, September
20, following closely on the trail of Bob
O'Donnell who piloted Bernice Lawrence
over the same route a few weeks back as
did Herman "The Hag" Hagman.
Jack "Buck" Gott is still doing a good
"pickup" job with that new bicycle but
has to be particular as to weight for he
only has a "luggage carrier."
Jack Thompson's story in "Natural
colors" about the spots where the deer are
so thick you have to beat the does out of
the way to get a shot at the buck caused
many a Consolidaior to grab his trusty
musket and head for the hills. (They for-
got to ask Jack how many he bagged —
you ask him). Anyway, those fellows re-
garded as "wild game's best friends,"
Lloyd Bender, Geo. Neuman, Henry and
Howard Golem and Jim Myers went "via
station wagon" to Patterson Mills. Roy
Coykendall and Bob Sebold rode into Palo-
mar on horseback to try their luck and
Glenn Hotchkiss, Geo. Landy, Ray Ken-
dall, and half of the Hull were off to
Bishop.
To me an appendectomy operation was
something to be discussed at bridge and
very boresome, but Bob Mussen's opera-
tion would fill volumes. Bob was sent live
pigeons that escaped in the hospital
room, had his appendix pickled in alcohol,
kept a staff of ten nurses on the run con-
tinually and learned more contortionists'
tricks on the hospital bed than was ever
accomplished in a gymnasium. During
Bob's sojourn at Mercy, he convinced the
supervisor of nurses that she should put
another important requirement into the
curriculum of the trained nurse.
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October, 1940
15
FROM THE JIG BUILDERS
Hail to the boys who have left us for
duty in the National Guard: R. H. West-
erfield, J. Abel and D. Bryan.
Some people lose their heads and travel
in circles. One person, named Watts, lost
the throttle on his kiddie car, and traveled
in circles until the gas tank was empty.
How can a person have sore dogs doing
this?
Have you heard the tall fish story told
by Harry (Ike Walton) Gillen? He really
saw a school of whales — he swears by it.
There are several brands of good stuff,
Harry.
Les Fillingim has himself a ranch way
out in the Alpine Mountains. You should
see his avocados; they are of the sun tan
variety. He keeps the lights on them all
night. A chicken will lay two eggs a day,
so why not avocados, says Les.
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FROM THE OWLS' NEST
By D. T. LeFever, No. 12260
Ennis Chaffin, bulkhead riveter, has
been playing hide-and-seek with Dan
Cupid. He took a trip July 13 th with
Miss Ruby Oatman to Yuma, and started
housekeeping immediately thereafter. Mrs.
Chaffin is from Texas.
Then there's P. N. Bilick who basked
for awhile in the moonlight and finally
dived head first into the sea of matri-
mony. Mrs. Bilick, nee Flora Riggs of
Bakersfield, is the other half of the two.
Date: July 1st; Place: Yuma.
Also John Landess got right lucky and
took advantage of the "choipin' boids"
and soft glances, galloped off to the afore-
mentioned love nitch, Yuma, and Miss
Dorothy Workman's name isn't Workman
anymore! All on the 18th of August.
And lookit J. D. "Arky" GiUiam; he's
getting the ball and chain applied on
September 21. He goes stutter-strutting
with Miss Carol Conover, San Diego girl,
at "Ye Olde Wedding Resort" (guess
where) . Looks like house slippers, news-
paper and easy chair for Arky from now
on, I betcha!
Reckon you've heard of the confirmed
bachelor who goes serenely on his way,
totally oblivious to the wiles of the gentl-
er sex? For five long years he's held off.
Now he's had a change of heart and is
checking all available sources as to the
shortest route to Yuma . . . and the long-
est one back. The poor bachelor is no
more, starting October 5 th. The girl. Miss
Rilla Sawin, of Oklahoma City will
change her name to Mrs. Charles Bottar-
ini. Congrats and all that sort of thing to
you both, Chuck. That snickering sound
comes from Reno Bottarini, Charlie's
brother.
Jake Sawyer, who resides in a sort of
semi-palace over on Crown Point, set
out some tomato plants and gave them
his every available hour. The more he
cared for them the more they didn't
bear. Giving up in disgust he scorned
them for a spell . . . the next time he no-
ticed them they were heavy with a crop.
The Missus and myself are infantici-
pating and it ain't gonna be long now. We
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DEDICATION
1. Spread out along Pacific Highway and deep onto Lindbergh Field, our plant no'vs' makes an imposing picture from any angle. 2. A
portion of the croTvd attending the dedication exercises assembled before the speakers' stand and the orchestra's "pit." 3. Rear Admiral
Charles A. Biakely, U.S.N. Commandant, Eleventh Naval District, delivering the dedication address. 4. Guests leave the speakers' stand as
the festivities conclude. 3. Major R. H. Fleet addressing the cro'wd.
FIVE years ago Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation extended an invitation to
San Diegans to visit our newly constructed
plant. On that occasion most of the vis-
itors were strangers to us, and we to them.
On Labor Day, September 2d, just past,
hundreds of friends of the organization
attended the dedication of the new build-
ings . . . new buildings constructed with-
in the past few months which have virtu-
ally doubled the manufacturing facilities
at our command.
Said Major Fleet to the assembled throng
in opening his address:
"Five years ago, Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation began work in San Diego,
the city of our choice, with 300 workers
and a plant of 200,000 square feet. To-
day, we have 9600 men and 867,000
square feet. By Christmas, we shall have
15,000 men and 1,500,000 square feet.
We came here with $6,000,000 of busi-
ness— today, our back-log is $132,000,000.
In this plant, we have manufactured twice
as many airplanes of over 100-foot wing
span as have ever been made elsewhere in
this country."
His address then diverged to attack
strongly the new bill authorizing peace
time conscription of plants, pointing out
that Consolidated had planned to announce
further expansion at the dedication cere-
monies, but hesitated to expand even in
the light of the fact that all the organi-
zation's might as a private enterprise is
behind the preparedness being stressed
through aviation manufacture.
Vice-President Edgar N. Gott, was
master of ceremonies, several distinguished
guests made brief addresses and congratu-
latory messages poured in. Addresses were
given by:
Brig. General Frank D. Lackland, U.S.
A., Wing Commander, March Field.
Maj. General W. P. Upshur, U.S.M.C,
Commanding Department of the Pacific,
Fleet Marine Force and U. S. Marine Corps
Base.
Col. Peter H. Ottosen, U.S.A., Com-
manding Fort Rosecrans.
Major R. H. Fleet, President, Consoli-
dated Aircraft Corporation.
Rear Admiral Charles A. Blakely, U.S.
N., Commandant, 11th Naval District.
The dedicatory address of the day was
given by Rear Admiral Blakely who said
in part: "I hereby dedicate this new plant
to work in national preparedness, to help
maintain our rightful place as a mighty
nation. And when this present emergency
shall have passed, it may be dedicated in
more glorious activity in supplying com-
merce with its products. I congratulate
Major Fleet and his associates on this fine
plant and bring the best wishes of the
whole. I declare this new addition and
plant to be open."
Supplementing the speakers was music
in the form of stirring military and pop-
ular numbers rendered by our newly
formed orchestra under the direction of
Edward Borgens, the Consolidated Glee
Club and Richard Holtzclaw, soloist.
As the ceremonies drew to a close, and
since, congratulatory letters and telegrams
poured in from many sources compliment-
ing Major Fleet, the organization, the
speakers and all participants in the cele-
bration for the achievement marked, and
the spirit displayed in the festivities. We
have reason to be proud of our plant and
our dedication.
October, 1940
17
RECREATION NOTES
By Ralph C. Smith
OUR golf team which opposed North
American, certainly did a bang-up
job, taking the northerners 9 matches to 1.
The team was composed of: J. Johnson,
R. Osgood, T. Johnson, D. Boysen, H.
Le Barron, J. Fitch, J. Berry, F. Meer, F.
Rhodes and M. Doer.
North American Tennis Team came
down here about a month ago and made
us look like rank amateurs, beating us
4 matches to 2. Our tennis men decided
that this was all wrong, so in a return
match played at Los Angeles, the locals
come up with a tie which is an improve-
ment over their first match. We now are
sure we could beat them in a 3rd match
which we are trying to arrange.
SINGLES
Miller(NA) vs. Brigg(C) 10-8,6-2.
Shull(NA) vs. McClarren(C) 6-4,6-4.
Shayler(C) vs. Schniidt(NA) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Sjobloni(C) vs. Jackson (NA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES
Drutiner & Craig (NA) vs. Shellbacli & Lock-
wood (C) 8-6, 4-6, 6-2.
Boyle & McGowan (C) vs. Phillips & Phillips (NA)
6-4, 6-3.
Our tennis team really put on the heat
when Douglas came down on September 1
and took an awful drubbing, losing all but
one match.
SINGLES
Pirard(D) vs. Bugg(C) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Shayler(C) vs. Bushnell(D) 6-3, 6-3.
McClarren(C) vs. Ronald (D) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Boyle(C) vs. Jue(D) 6-3, 9-7.
DOUBLES
Sjoblom & Oats(C) vs. McGuire & Strand (D)
6-4, 8-6.
Shellbach & MacGowan(C) vs. Cole & Hammil
(D) 6-3, 6-0.
A special exhibition doubles match be-
tween Douglas' two best singles players
and Consair's best resulted in a win for
the locals.
Gugg & Shayler(C) vs. Pirard & Bushnell(D)
8-6, 6-2.
It looks as though we have a real tennis
team. Nice going, fellows, and thanks
to Vernon Hudson and his committee for
their help.
We have been trying to make arrange-
ments for a gym for our boxing and
wrestling club which is being formed. All
those interested, please contact Mr. Gil-
christ or Ralph Smith or leave your name
and clock number at the Welfare Office.
We have had numerous requests for this
type of recreation and have two or three
likely spots to work out in mind.
In a special Softball game between the
day crew and night crew all-stars they
played a 5 to 5 tie at Monroe Field. The
day crew: Way, Whittaker, Olsom, Gil-
more, Staab, Gleason, Peterson, Bell, Oden,
Dowler, Selnaggi and Gonzales. The night
crew, led by George Wire, consisted of
Hernandez, J. Orena, F. Hanzlik, B.
Leeman, A. Artenfelder, Adams, Hill,
Underwood, Winn, Bernardini, Mc Burney,
Bartoncini, Doerr, Calamia and Darling.
In the second game, an all-star squad
from the plant played Reddy Kilowatt
in one of the best games of the season.
Burns gave the opposition very few hits.
We lost the game by a 2 to 1 score. The
plant team consisted of Helm, Galasso,
Johnson, Willingham, Spaulding, Simp-
son, Beyer, Ondler, Burns, Calamia, Kim-
ball and Grepalva.
We see where the CansolidafeJ spirit of
good fellowship and appreciation has come
to the front again, in a very heart-warm-
ing gesture. The Hull Department bought
a trophy and presented it to John "Scotty"
Doig in appreciation of his good sports-
manship and untiring efforts to further
promote golf in that department.
Another challenge that I know will get
a lot of takers: Day Wing Dept. challenges
any and all Depts. to a tug-of-war con-
test to be held the second week of October,
possibly at Monroe Field. Now is the
chance for all you big strong men to get
your departments together for this con-
test. See Mr. Gilchrist or Ralph C. Smith.
With basketball season in the offing,
would suggest that all departments to en-
ter teams, contact their men and be ready
to go at a moment's notice, as it is going
to be difficult to arrange for courts this
year. Please call at the Welfare Office and
get activity cards for your teams to sign.
TENNIS
The plant doubles tennis tournament
wound up with Sjoblom and Shayler hold-
ing the final chips. Lockwood and Boyle,
runners-up. Hudson and Bishop defeated
McClaren and Widmer for consolation
honors. The two winners received trophies
with the next two and consolation and
runner-up men getting medals. It was a
long drawn out tournament due to
matches with North American and Doug-
las interrupting the schedule.
Tom "Father" Coughlin, president of
the bowling league, advises us there will
be 18 teams (night shift) bowling Monday
afternoons 10 teams (day shift) Monday
nights; 10 teams from the Engr. Dept.
bowling Tuesday nights, and 16 teams
(day shift) bowling Friday nights. Fifty-
four teams in all.
WOOD SHOP CHIPS
By Ernie Hodgson
IN THE Softball game held Sunday,
September 8, by teams representing
day and night shifts, the Wood Shop's
reputation was upheld by Harry Whitta-
ker, pitcher. However, the game had to be
called at the end of 5 innings and re-
sulted in the score being a draw.
It's no wonder Campbell Murray's hair
stands up on end. During his recent va-
cation, he and Mrs. M. drove to the
World's Fair in San Francisco. One eve-
ning about dusk he reached a huge pass
on a mountain where there is a consid-
erable drop from one side of the road to
the earth below, to find a car stalled
ahead of him. He alighted to help the
other fellow, only to have his own car
stall, due to the high altitude. Finally, his
engine started and when he attempted
to put the machine in gear, the lever
handle came away in his hand, and the
car rolled within inches of the edge of a
600-foot precipice before he regained con-
trol.
The Wood Shop Bowling hopes are
pinned on the team comprising Charley,
Pagorel, captain, and a team made up
from the following: Frank Mische, Dun-
can Jamieson, Clarence Boyle, Bob Jones,
Bob Hall, and we have the makings of a
championship team in these boys. They
will bowl in the Friday night league.
We have been asked to get the F.B.I,
on the trail of someone in the south end
of the Wood Shop who goes around among
the boys' lunch boxes and helps himself
to sandwiches. For the benefit of the
sleuths, the initials of this sandwich
grabber are Pat McKinney, but don't let
on I told you.
Another of our younger set, Clarence
Pepper, went off the deep end and got him-
self all married up, to a very charming
young lady, Eleanor Vignean by name.
Warmest congrats hardly seem necessary.
Wally Isom got a new car and now
the young femmes keep him so much oc-
cupied each evening, that he goes 'round
all day star gazing, or just groggy.
Andy Anderson is maybe going after a
record or something. We only got through
wishing him well after giving up his ap-
pendix, when off he goes again to part
with his tonsils on September 14. I hope.
Andy, your throat is not too sore to laugh
at this, for all of us wish you the best.
Bob "Pappy" Hardacre is back in the
Wood Shop again, after a two-month
session among Bob Walt's steel fixtures.
He remarked that he was afraid that if he
worked among that iron work much
longer he'd start climbing over the new
construction work, and after all he IS a
WOOD pattern maker.
Ruminating among the beauties of Se-
quoia National Park, Johnny Cossar felt
a sandwich being gently removed from
his hand. On looking around, he discovered
the thief to be a fawn. The little deer!
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(Continued from page 15)
haven't decided whether it's to be a girl
or a boy but as long as it's got fingers
and toes we just ain't gonna have time
to be bothered.
Glenn Rash, the Seattle Flash, has that
verj'-smacked-down-by-Cupid look in his
eye.
Chuck "Speed" Behil had to take a
week ofiF for an overhaul. Feelin' fitter and
fitter now.
Bud Schimmin just returned from a
nice long hop to Ohio. He says outside
of having to drive half the way in a mud
hole that it was a swell jaunt.
Gib "Beau Brummel" Rogers features
all week what the well-dressed time
keeper will wear. He is the nearest thing to
a sunset with a belt in the back we've
ever seen.
That ain't no baby Jack Isherwood
is carrying about in his arms so tenderly,
that's a tool box.
Lou Fisher is starting one of his boys
on an early career . . . from all angles it
looks like a political one. The little fel-
low swallowed an "Izac for Congress"
campaign button and Lou spent a few
anxious hours retrieving it.
We're kinda missin' Dan Gallagher
around here. He ups and takes off for
Final Assembly. Anyhow, good luck, Dan.
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Jack Griffin too, takes a gander at the
grass on the other side of the hill by for-
saking Bumping for the yard.
Bill "Double-hole" Thompson changes
from night to day just like darkness chang-
es to dawn.
Victor "Mauscha" Mainhart and his
business manager spent the Labor Day
weekend dancing the accompaniment to
Bob Crosby's band at Santa Catalina.
When someone decides to carry out
the family ice-box, silver, rugs or just
kinda want to probe the available pockets
in the house while you sleep sweetly on
. . . don't call the police on awakening
with hair on end. Just do like John
Bowles, another of Mcjoyner's boys —
sit right up in bed and yell "Martha!"
Fred Maus, Reamer, has a friend in
Topeka, Kansas, who won the $3700 the
Pot of Gold program had to offer on a
recent broadcast. Fred says he worked
with the fellow for 1 1 years in the rail-
road shops back there. Seems like Fred
oughta get a pension or something. C. W.
Meinsen, who works with Fred now, says
it's a pleasure to even work with a fellow
who worked with a fellow who gets
$3700 on any kind of a program!
When Big Bud Lehman gets a bunch of
those long stringers on his shoulder, that
big leather mallet in his hand and starts
somewhere with them there's no argu-
ment over who has the right of way.
Dick Hamilton is having a little trouble
getting his todays and tomorrows
straightened out . . . when Dick comes
home and says he guesses he'll go to
town "tomorrow" his wife immediately
wants to know if he means "tomorrow"
or "today," and of course he means the
latter.
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SAN DIEGO FLYING CLUB
NEWS
By "Spike"
THE SOCIAL event of the month
was the breakfast hop held on Sep-
tember 1. It took all the sporting blood
the boys could muster to get out so early
in the morning. Nine airplanes carried the
fourteen enthusiastic participants to the
Oceanside airport where automotive trans-
portation had been previously arranged.
After a hearty breakfast at the Beach
Hotel the events were reversed and the
airplanes, pilots and passengers returned
to their respective airports. S.D.F.C. was
represented by Stan Petrol and Dave Dav-
idson in the Rearwin Sportster while Bill
Bunsen and Charlie Culver fought it out
in the Cub "50."
On August 28th Stan Petrol passed his
examination with "flying" honors and
thereby acquired the long-longed for, long
sought for first goal of the student pilot —
the private certificate.
"O, Solo, Mio" has been the theme
song of several of the new members. And
three of them have soloed. They are:
Meyenburg, Denyer and Allara.
H. H. Barnes and F. V. Williams joined
our big happy family during the last two
fortnights to close the Club's member-
ship of 60. Already a waiting list has
formed and as soon as this list builds up
a bit it will probably be the action of the
Club to increase its quota to 80 and a
fourth airplane purchased.
Our very active and popular president
Tommy Butterfield has moved to Los
Angeles. Although he is retaining his
membership he will no longer be able to
carry out his former executive duties and
will therefore be missed very much. Our
re-election of officers will take place the
first Friday in October.
Another breakfast hop has been planned
for the first Sunday in October. This
time the ham and eggs will be devoured in
"turkey center" Ramona, and any readers
who have or have access to airplanes are
cordially invited to join our hungry mob.
J. G. Taylor expects to be passing out
the cigars before many months.
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NITE WOODSHOP NEWS
By W. Lloyd Purser
WE wish to express the deepest sym-
pathy of his fellow workers to Al
Withers due to the loss of his father.
Ralph Berg has been giving us glowing
reports of the progress he has made in the
improvement of his country estate (if
such it may be called for literary pur-
poses) among which is a barbecue pit.
He also tells of a young goat which might
be called a nuisance so maybe Berg will
take the hint and see if the two can't
get together. How about an invite, Ralph?
Saturday, 2:30 a.m., Sept. 14th. Heads
up, shoulders back, to join their fellow
Guardsmen: Harwick and Carnett are
our loss but the gain of the cookshack for
they both have First Cook rating.
After enjoyable vacations, we find Bill
Thomas — who made a speedy trip to Chi-
cago; Steve Dodds, who reports that his
jaunt up the coast to Portland was more
like a second honeymoon; and Woody
Etchings — who gave Seattle a thrill
(would you believe it?) all back and hard
at work again.
Bailess, Secor, and Eggers have re-
turned to the ranks of normal men and
are now working days.
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From 12 noon to 3 in the afternoon at
prices from 40c and up. Also delicious
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nightly, and priced at 50c"65c"75c
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partment, is very much domesticated al-
though he has only been married one
month. He has already learned to wind
up the cat and put the clock out. Johnny
is allowed to go out one night a week,
but he says as soon as his knitting im-
proves, he will give that up.
Harry MacEwan and Johnny Hopman
recently flew back east while on company
business. All reports of their romances
with the air stewardesses will have to be
largely discounted, however, as they were
chaperoned by Mrs. Hopman.
The last meeting of the Consair Rod
and Reel Club was highlighted by the
"flea-weight" bout for the championship
of the Hull Department. Tommy John-
son represented the south Hull and Bill
Petitt the north Hull. Tommy won the
judge's decision after a hard fight. It is
safe to say that although Johnson threw
the hardest punches, Petitt did not feel
them after the first round when he was
tagged with a terrific wallop. Bill then
went through what the older members
recognized as the "Dance of the Dying
Swan," made famous by Nazimova, fam-
ous danseuse of the Russian Ballet.
Golf Tournament results:
FIRST FLIGHT
Gross Handicap Net
Willoughby 95 20 75
Millar 9! 19 76
Verne 92 IS 77
Doig 92 IS 77
Johnson 82 0 82
LeClair 91 8 83
Grossher 98 14 83
Brooks 99 IS 84
Chaplin 110 20 90
Hassler 110 18 92
Porter 112 20 92
Leggott 112 20 92
Blind Bogey — Leggott.
SECOND FLIGHT
Gross Handicap Net
Cole 9S 21 74
Peterson 105 30 75
McCoy 109 30 79
Lessing 104 23 81
Rutherford 103 20 83
Nickolsen 104 18 86
Parker 112 25 87
Rogers 114 27 87
Clark 111
Ernst lis
Mayer 113
Karpinsky 125
Pettlt 126
Martin 133
Blind Bogey — Karpinsky.
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PLANT POLICE NOTES
By Frank Thomas
"Where there's smoke, there's powder"
— 1500 rounds a month has made Harris
a champion pistol shot — Leo almost
"blocked out" Smith No. 1 in the group
picture — What Brooks lost on Leo "the
gate", they made up on Mitchell — Harold
Sawyer, not to be outdone, broke out a
new suit uniform day — Jim Morris is
heading a movement for chimes on the
telephones (too many bicycles) — John
Ton moved on Knudsen day; saluted
Major Arnold 8 times, 4 with glasses on
and 4 without — Shea was runner-up, 5
times — The Army Inspectors are think-
ing of calling Capt. Casey for active duty
after watching him line the men up —
They could use Andy Anderson at the
"Marriage Bureau" the way he handles
the crowds at the employment office —
Byers and Thomas interchange caps (size
"Fish as is" — Harris gifted our mem-
bers with a box of oranges — Doc Learn
provides melons and tomatoes on occa-
sions— "Fine as frog's hair" meant just
that to Capt. Roth and Daggett; Joe
Bell doing the honors by way of his priv-
ate pool— Byers providing deer steaks
from out Julian way — and Gourmands:
Irving one sandwich — Sawyer two lunches
— Daggett and Byers running "gobble
and gobble" to be biggest eater — Capt.
Roth on his diet (three sandwiches, cake,
pie, coffee and a pint of milk — and the
Coffee club, Starrett, Shumway, Irving,
Capt. Casey, Baker, Rudin and Armitage.
"Down Motor Raw" — Mitchell enjoy-
ing his vacation in a new Dodge with
chauffeur — Leo and another Ford going
by — Capt. Shattuck riding in style in a
La Salle — Wilson in his College Club
Chevrolet — Fox getting fender conscious
about his car in front of the employment
office.
"Dedication Day" — many thanks to the
Company for the soda and candy — Bill
Graves stopping all the babies at the gate
with "baby" talk — Major McReynolds
complimenting both the Marines and the
Plant Police.
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THE CLEAN SWEEP
By G. "Broom" Browne
Frank Heidemann of Wing department
has been promoted to assistant foreman.
Frankie certainly has all the qualifications
to meet his new position.
Tod "Deme" Carter and George "Re-
pub" Moore of night Production certainly
have what it takes to argue politics. Cer-
tain nights they surely make the fur fly!
During this rage of mustache growing,
we see Roy Christofferson and Pat Bowl-
ing, of night Production, have upper lip
adornments. Roy has dyed his cookie
duster red and one can see it fairly well.
Pat's is so light you need a magnifying
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give up?
R. Vetter, Punch Press, made the dog
house when he came home in the early
morning singing "South of the Border."
Norman Goswick, Punch Press, and
Donna Flenry of Escondido were secretly
married in Yuma a few weeks ago.
The latest Sheet Metal mystery is who is
"Tom?" It is reported Joe Shields, Cutting
Room, is detective on the job.
If Al Sharp, Final Assembly, doesn't
stop ribbing Algie Choate about coming
from Tennessee and having that southern
drawl Algie says he will give Al a "Chatta-
nooga gravel shampoo" without oil.
Craig "Husing" Clark was recently
heard all over the ball park. At the night
all-star game at Monroe Field, Craig was
the one and only announcer. This was one
time Craig got in the last word.
DRAW BENCH BENDS
By Roy A. Weist
Joe Friel and Ralph Way, after spending
part of their vacations in Catalina, are
now back to work, and looking forward to
next year's vacation.
The fellow we miss most these days is
Ed. Isaacson. Ed is a National Guardsman,
and he has joined his regiment for fur-
ther training.
Cecil Spann recently stated that he is
building a new home at Bay Park Village.
We're all waiting for a little house-warm-
ing celebration.
Draw Bench Employees:
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank you fellows on the day shift for
your cooperation with the Consolidated
Athletic Association, in responding with
record support of the All-Star Softball
Benefit game held at Monroe Field. Our
department, although one of the smallest
in the plant, purchased the largest number
of tickets. With this achievement behind
us we will endeavor to maintain this lead-
ership in future activities.
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October, 1940
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Lawson Rollo of Wing and Miss Lucille
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Yuma, Arizona, for the usual ritual. Good
luck and happiness, say we.
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NITE WING TIPS
By Carter
Congratulations to Frank Heidemann
on being made assistant foreman in the
Wing department. We can all say "we
knew him when."
Johnny, Thomas Lipton, Petit has come
back from his vacation sporting a small
group of reddish hairs on his upper lip.
Blind Tom Kipple is still looking for
some glasses so the fast balls won't slip by
him.
We welcome "Bill' Hampton to the
charmed circle of Nite Wing Dispatchers,
the cream of the crop. Jerry Allen, Sunny
Boy to youse guys, is somewhat of a
bowler, they say.
Tex Vining, that South of the Mason-
Dixon Line flash, has been inquiring about
the shortest route to Yuma. Steve Powell,
the Wing Maestro, is wondering what to
do with his two helpers, Steve Smith and
Heidemann. Boss Powell is afraid that now
he won't have anything to do, and will
lose the smoothness of that famous "down
the aisle" sprint.
Brownie, the fair-haired boss dispatcher
from way down under (Final Assembly),
has not lost his shadow, altho Snail's-Pace,
Flash Choate, the Dixie Demon, is run-
ning Shadow a close second in their race
to glean a bit of the Browne technique
with the ladies.
A word or two to the wise:
Don't start "Dagwood" Phillips talk-
ing about "my baby."
or Parson Flenniker about "my glam-
our."
or the Earnest twins about "how we
fish."
or Heidemann about Crown Point.
or Dick Cole on "parts I never got."
or Shadow Starkey on Ford V8's.
or Craig Clark on "my patio."
or Jim Mussen on "how I like dispatch-
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or Carter on "why I wrote this drivel
and laid myself open to libel."
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MORE YOUNG
CONSOLIDATORS
Here we have another group of up and
coming new members of the Consolidated
family. We didn't manage to get a picture
of Major Fleet's new daughter, Nancy, but
it looks as though we have all of the newest
Consolidators who are just a trifle older.
And incidentally, the securing of all these
fine portraits would have been im-
possible were it not for the large group
of right clever snapshooters who seem to
have a camera on hand at just the right
moment to catch their offspring in the
best of poses! A fine group of snapshots,
and an even finer group of youngsters, etc.
We take pleasure in adding to the por-
traits of last month, those pictured above
who are:
1. Miss Diane Marie Helling is nearly 2 '/a.
She is the daughter of Gilbert Helling, 93 87.
2. Bobby Whitmoyer is 15 months old.
His daddy, Paul, works in the Wood Shop.
3. This is Margy going to work. Marjory
Lee Agard is the 1 6-months-old daughter of
Frank Agard, Hull Department.
4. A cake, -with one candle, please, for
Robert Lee Myers, son of Ralph Myers, 93 81.
5. Marilyn May Morris, daughter of F. J.
Morris of the Tool Room is preparing to
cut her third birthday cake.
6. Miss Patricia Alma Farrell, 18-months-
old daughter of Earl Farrell.
7. Pussy won't get away from little
Carylon Jean, daughter of Bud Farrar of
Maintenance.
8. Little Clyde Hammett at 5 months.
Big Clyde is a tube bender.
9. Baby Laurelin Ruth, daughter of P. F.
Dukelow, No. 8294.
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10. Curtis Franklin, Tube Bending De-
partment, is mighty proud of 9-months-old
Judith.
11. Judith Ann Robbins smiles her pret-
tiest for us. Her daddy is Bruce Robbins
of the Wood Shop.
12. "Daddy is a jig builder," according
to James R. Duffy, Jr., 8-months-old, and
Dicksie Ann Duffy, 2-years-old.
13. Miss Patricia Jean is the daughter
of Edward C. Deyo of the Finished Parts
Stores.
14. Ronald Eugene Carlson is the son of
W. A. Carlson, Wing Department.
15. Here we have George, Junior, and
his mother. George is the 3 -year-old son of
G. H. Roach of Wing Bulkheads.
1 6. And here is G. H. Roach's 6-year-old
daughter, Peggy Ann.
17. James Robert Culver is 6-weeks-old.
His daddy works in the Tank Department.
18. Marilyle Martin is nearly three now.
Her daddy Tvorks in the Finish Department.
19. Hull Department's J. R. Hobbs is
mighty proud of 9-months-old Dorothy Ann.
20. Janet Marjorie Boggs is the 4-months-
old daughter of Ralph S. Boggs of Final
Assembly.
21. Mrs. M. G. Spillman with Mary Joe,
4, and James Russel, 6.
22. R. G. Sayles (Drop Hammer Dept.),
his wife and baby.
23. Young Harry Michael Stansbury is
the son of H. L. Stansbury of the Wing
Department.
24. H. E. Smith of the Metal Bench for-
got to tell us his son's name.
25. Wayne Henry Fink is only 6-weeks-
old, and mighty hungry right no'sv. His dad
is in the Drawbench Department.
2 6. Young Russell Hardesty's father,
J. R., is in the Hull Department.
October, 1 940
25
27. A new^ engineer for Consolidated.
Month-old Richard Frindt, son of Ray and
Alberta Frindt. Daddy is a Liaison Engineer.
28. David Marvin Castle lives in Escon-
dido. His father, Frank, is in the Wing
Department.
29. Carolyn, 3 Yz years, and Everett, 14-
months, children of Everett Oliver, Wing
Department.
30. Edward E., Mae, and Alexander Wil-
son. The Welding Department claims their
dad.
31. Two-year-old "Dickie" Friel, son of
Joe Friel of the Drawbench,
32. Sleepyhead! This is Paula Youngers,
month-old daughter of Merlin Youngers,
Wood Shop.
3 3. This lucky duck is being fed by
3-ycar-oId Joyce Lynn Bell, daughter of
Howard G. Bell of Production.
34. Woerner^s two boys, Ronny at 3-
months and Alfic at 3 |/2-years, w^ith their
mother.
3 5. Two teeth and raring to go at 3-
months and 3-weeks is Jeffery Lynn Miller,
son of Bill Miller of Production.
3 6. Eighteen-months-old Billy is the son
of Ross W. Reymar of the Hull Department.
3 7. R. B. Ashe, Wing Department, says
his baby^s name is Bobby.
3 8. This is young Ray, Jr., Dad is Ray
Talmage of the Metal Bench.
3 9. Peggy Ann Wade is the daughter of
R. W. Wade of the Welding Department.
40. This dressed-up young man is James
B. Powell, Jr. James, Sr., works in the Hull
Department.
41. Jimmie is 2-years-old. His dad is Milt
Hangen of Tool Design.
42. Michael Leroy Harbert is the one
and only nephew^ of Kathleen Schneider of
Purchasing Department.
43. Sterling, 2, and Donna, 10, are the
children of Burnie Silver, Wing Department,
night shift.
44. Jimmie Patterson, son of J. W. Pat-
terson is five.
45. T. Brungarot's (Metal Bench) baby.
46. Things are looking up for Deanna
Betty, 2-months-old daughter of Perry Wins-
low^ of the Wing Department.
47. A serious young lady is Peggy Jo
De Hass, 2-years-old. Her father makes tanks.
48. Presenting: Miss Mary Louise Crim,
7-months-old daughter of Virgil Crim of the
Hull Department.
49. Young Bobby Plantz, son of D. C.
Plantz, turns on the glamour for the Con-
solidator.
50. Margaret Jean is 3-weeks-old. Paul
Otten, Sheet Metal Department, says this
picture w^as taken at 3:30 A.M.
51. Freddy's daddy is A. G. Knighton of
Welding. Freddy is 14-months-old and weighs
2 3 pounds.
52. And here w^e have the greatly over-
worked Stork, hidden deeply away in the
woods . . . taking a w^ell deserved vaca-
tion, according to "Red" Boyle of the Plas-
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SHEET METAL NEWS
By H. B. Millman
The Sheet Department welcomes Eddie
Kienner back after several years in the
Experimental Department.
Ward Levere is leaving us to become a
teacher in the vocational school. Lots of
luck, Ward.
Bill Leeser had a very interesting trip
over Labor Day, going to Las Vegas, Ne-
vada, for several reasons; also to see
Boulder Dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Otten are the proud
parents of an 8 -pound baby girl, Margaret
Jean, born August 2L
We found out why Daniels is getting
so fat — he takes the cook home every
night.
Ed Cavallin and Francis Wideberg
were married September 14. They cele-
brated by taking a flying trip to Holly-
wood. They will make their home at 1045
Robinson St.
The Punch Press Department has or-
ganized a bowling team with which they
hope to make a clean sweep of the com-
ing tournament. The team is composed
of John Maroney, Captain; William Gulez,
Joe Harrigan, Joe Accettura, H. L. Davis,
Cliff Bashore and Robert Frazier.
We would like to know who the little
lady is that is seen so much lately with
Earl Hansen.
Barney Farley should have longer noon
hours; he can't seem to get back from
his girl's house in a half hour.
We congratulate Connie Seaderquist,
Walter Borg and Al Johnson on becoming
assistant foremen.
Harold Ferguson says he is going to
need a larger house and a larger car —
we wonder why.
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W. Hutton went deer hunting and
replaced a rear axle in a car, repaired an
overturned trailer and still shot a deer,
all in the short time of six days.
Danny Felix bought a new car and
would like to get married, but says he
can't find a girl that will have him.
Wilbur CuUison says he had to come
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CONSOLIDATORS . . .
1. Left to right: Walt Grey, wood shop; Harry Gillen and Geo. Gerhauser, tool room; Van
Woolard, inspection; and Lou Pfeil, tool room; in a jovial mood on their recent "hard luck"
fishing trip to Ensenada.
2. A group of San Diego Flying Club members and their friends taken at a recent dinner
meeting. This was all that they could get to stand still at one time.
3. Speaking of babies, George Frohn, welding department, has a Fiat he uses in conjunction
with a 20 foot trailer, believe it or not. George never worries about parking, he just picks
up the Fiat and tucks it inside the trailer. Saves gas, too, going down hill. He has a garage
attached to the trailer as the picture shows. We still have to see it to believe it.
4 and 5. Yesser! Bowling season is at hand! Here we have Roy A. Schultz (5) and Stan
Marcyan (4) showing the novice keglers how it should be done. Rumor has it that the flash
gun used in taking these pictures ruined what would have been a hefty strike by Stan.
6. The Georgia Twins, "Sparky" and "Red" Earnest went a-feud'n and the poor fish paid
the price.
7. Vic Korski, hull department, at Torrey Pines standing in front of the "Baby Bomber,"
the sailplane in which Dick Essery as pilot and Vic set a national distance record of 132 miles.
8. "Woofle-puss" McGiffen, with the yellowtail he DID NOT catch.
9. Bruce Pohn, No. 93 07, gave us this picture and asked us to print it, saying it was
Wilford "Nancy" O'Neal.
10. Russ in the metal bench department has gone the way of all flesh. He took himself a
bride and flew to Yuma so that he could honor, love, and obey. Meet the Missus.
HAMMER GOSSIP
By Harrison
'Tis rumored around the hammers that
"The Claw" is none other than a certain
dispatcher who chases stock for Morrison.
Sorry to give you away, Otte.
Lou Barkuloo is having a nice time
now that his wife has gone east on a va-
cation.
Congratulations to Chuck Pjirrou on
his new position as assistant foreman.
I wonder if that really was the Drop
Hammer clerk we saw going to the pre-
mier of the new State theater on El
Cajon. They say he had a tux on — "Well,
glamour boy, what have you got to say
for yourself?"
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TANK HIGHLIGHTS
By Herthel Chappcll
Ernie Backhaus and family have recently
returned from their vacation at Catalina.
The fellows have been wondering why
Ted Schwarz has been saying, "maybe so
I t'ink." Is it because of the little senorita
he has been seeing a lot of lately? Rumors
are, that her name is Mickey.
They tell me that Forrester is going to
join the lonely hearts club. It seems he
lacks the so-called nerve to ask the girls
for dates. Don't be bashful, Forrester, for
it will get you nowhere with the women.
Here's a hot one! Jimmy Saftig is hav-
ing lots of luck at fishing lately. No, I
didn't say good luck!
Do you know we have a Don Juan
amongst us? The fellow is Mendy Mendez.
It's so bad that Johnnie Hume has to drive
him home a certain way every night so
that Mendez may say "hello" to his red
head on 1 6th Street, the brunette on 1 7th,
and the little blonde on India. What a
man!
I wish to rectify a mistake in regards
to Dick Lighthiger. He is not married as
yet, but plans to do so in the near future.
George Price seems to be in some sort
of a daze. George is asking his pals if
$200.00 is enough to pay for an engage-
ment ring. Wow!
Counihan, the duke of the Tank De-
partment, went to Tijuana to make his
fortune. It seems that for some unknown
reason, Duke and his girl friend lost all
of their money except a four-bit piece.
After deep concentration, they decided to
flip the coin to determine whether to buy
a drink or to play it on the nose of a
favorite. In doing so, the coin rolled into
a drain. Moral — don't flip near a drain.
It wasn't told to me, I only heard! That
Arkansas Wade, the daring Romeo, needs a
note-book to keep track of his dates. Mis-
taking a certain young lady for his date,
he nearly got his ears slapped down when
the right girl suddenly appeared on the
scene. This happened at the Trocadero.
Keith Johnson and George Carlson,
newcomers to tank, are both planning to
be married in the near future. Good luck,
boys.
It's a case of older brother being boss
over the younger brother, even if the
younger brother is the larger of the two.
We are speaking of the Turoski brothers.
Juel, the older brother, has the car when-
ever he pleases, and Ziggy, the younger
brother has it when he can get it. Brothers,
younger, older, larger, say who started
this anyway?
TUBE BENDING
By Hart
Rumor has it that Lanny Rice is trying
to get into the Canadian Air Service.
Herman Deische and Erwin Lange have
shipped their families off to the east for a
vacation. No chance to get into the dog
house now, eh fellows? Frank Tannura
sees to it that Herman doesn't get lone-
some while the wife is away.
Harry Weber, a large booster for the
Tube Bending Department, is quite a
skating enthusiast. It has been reliably
reported that he went skating the other
evening and sat down a large portion of
the time.
We are sorry to report that Frank Or-
rell of the Tube Bending Department has
been quite ill. Here's hoping for a speedy
recovery. The Department looks quite
vacant with Frank away.
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OUR POLICE IN UNIFORM . . .
Here they are, our plant police . . . com-
plete in the brand new uniforms that set
them off to full advantage. The local
papers requested a picture of the force,
and our photographic department was on
hand to secure an exclusive picture for the
Consolidator at the same time. The ac-
count in the papers was rather brief but
did point out one thing: Our police are
here to cooperate and direct a regular
city of employees, approximately 10,000
strong. They are well experienced, and
with the fine group of employees we now
have, the occasions for getting tough will
be few and far between. Our police know
the plant from one end to the other and
can give a new man a hand ... if you're
stuck, ask a Consolidated "cop" . . . It's
10 to 1 he can help you.
Seated: Left to right: R. L. Anderson,
F. J. Learn, J. Johnston, Capt. G. Roth, Chief
G. J. Tompkins, Capt. W. Shattuck, Capt.
W. Casey, L. Mitchell, and L. Sevier.
Standing: Left to right, front row: C.
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C. C. Byers, G. D. Brown, G. Bell, P. A.
Daggett, H. Blair, E. Jones, F. Thomas,
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W. Cross.
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Markowitz, J. Byrne, J. Stott, C. Irving,
J. Leo, P. Frasse, E. Shea, C. Maddox, and
T. Bunch.
"Tiny" Paul Campbell, of the Welding
Department, is interested in forming a tall
hat club composed of members over 6' 2".
This will be a club similar to a Los An-
geles organization, whose object would
be sports, dancing, and good fellowship.
The club would be a mixed group with
women over 5' 8".
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By Pat Paxton
Bob Hyder estimates that if Les Ek-
berg's height was in proportion to the
length of his feet, Les would be eleven
feet tall.
Lindsey Bensel has transferred to nights
and Jerry Haltzman, who is taking his
job chasing parts, is having a tough time
locating any small Pratt & Whitney
motors.
Charlie Tailer, foreman, and Wheght,
welder, made an extensive fishing trip off
La JoUa. After a long battle they succeed-
ed in landing quite a catch. There is an
argument as to whether the two fish were
6 or 7 inches long.
Common Sense is the knack of seeing
things as they are, and doing things as
they ought to be done.
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IF anyone has any need for a tux, just
see Bob Gibson. He can borrow one
from his girl friend's father, as he did
for the opening of the new State Theatre.
We've been wondering what there is about
a borrowed suit that makes one feel so
high and mighty that he won't even
recognize his own co-workers.
Frank Phelps refused all offers to take
him home. He stated that he was going
home on a street car because he could get
off at either end.
J. Woodhead came back from his vaca-
tion with more than a sunburned head. If
you will look closely under that rather
large protruding bit of flesh just below
his forehead, you will notice a very defi-
nite bit of hair. John has abandoned all
hope of raising some on his head now.
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A POSTCARD
When a Scotsman sends a card, he ex-
pects to get his postage worth! Robert
Combe, foreman of Mechanical Mainten-
ance received the following message on a
picture postcard from Joe Maloney,
nephew of Joe Maloney of the blue print
department:
"Hello! Bob, Mac, Gene, Harry, Al, George
Claar, George De Marino (How is your Hair,
George?), Swede, Tony, Jim Johnson, Stan Mar-
cyan, Roy Schultz, Ott & Lloyd Darling, Frank
Webster, Dunkle, Grain, Buono, Jack Kernick,
Winkler, Bodenhagen, Delameter, Thrum Davis,
Vlery, "Jay" Bowers, "Wimpy," Nesbit, Red
Stilgebouer, Frank Westory, Hugh Grammar,
Lacey, Nick La Gamma, Bob Norton, Frank Por-
ter, "Cowboy" Morton, "Cy" Perkins, Clyde
Vanderheiden, Bert Stringer, Joe Ricco, Dobie,
Mel Gibson, Bud Layton, Earl Layton, A. L.
Burdett, Charles Berhard Hopson, Homan, Kit
Byerley, Furrows, Lindamood, Sam Powell, Cov-
ert, Bommarito, Axfon, Hezzy and the 2 other
Evans', Willingham, Butch Lawson, Williams,
Joe Carroll, Paul Kessler, Snider (hello, Ginsberg),
Jimmy Philpott, C. D. Saxon, Fred O'Connell,
Coke, Jim Gillis, Tarvin, Frank Watters, Hart,
Mctivier, Lank Steuermann, Lum Morrow, Bert
Dorsey, "Happy" Templeton, "Red" Robertson,
Larry Robinson, L. G. Robinson, "Bill" on the
lathe, George Mueller, Vern Sharp, Archie Bauer,
Lrickson, Barth, Wensman, Ted Ellis, Bob Biddle,
Ted Stark, John Dale, Hank Fink, Al Richart,
Warren Whittman, "Red" Mclntey, Chuck Red-
dien, Monroe Jones, Dan Tobin, Frank Jenkins,
and all the rest of you Guys:
"How is the Maintenance gang getting along?
I am working as much (or as little) as ever, but
I'm not getting paid for it. This certainly a
wonderful school up here, but when it gets cold
and rains, I would still like to be back in sunny
San Diego.
Best Regards to you all,
Joe Maloney."
The rest of the message was too per-
sonal to print in the Con solid a for.
THEY SNOOP TO CONQUER
Inspectors are men who can boss a boss
And throw Production for a loss.
But still they've got to put across.
Poor Inspectors !
If on the job there is a doubt.
Who comes along to dope it out?
Who doesn't mind his neck stuck out?
Our brave Inspectors!
When parts get in their well-worn hair
And a rivet's here when it should be there;
Who works around and makes them square?
Lo, the Inspectors!
Seems as though they're in your way.
But in the end they make it pay;
They put those bombers up to stay.
Good Old Inspectors!
—Lee Holman Shakespeare
(From Boeing News)
FINAL ASSEMBLY
By Speed Gilchrist
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Farnum welcomed
John W. Farnum at 11:53 on Friday the
Thirteenth. John weighed in at 7 pounds.
SEEN AND HEARD,
HERE AND THERE
"Ding Dong" Bell, Wally Brown and
Don Webb "waiting for a street car" at
the plaza one night . . .
A traffic jam in front of Consolidated
at 5:45 . . . any day . . .
Ten Hours a day keeps the wolf away.
Fort Knox, Kentucky, is worth its
weight in gold.
The people who crowded the stadium
during the convention to see the U. S.
Marines in action didn't see much. They
turned off the lights. The Marines aren't
giving out any secrets of success.
Don Kessler explaining to interested
and amused painters the brief history of
his home-made oil heater. A blitzkrieg
hit it.
After requesting the boys of the de-
partment to send in some news and
photos for this column, I was deluged with
nothing, nothing at all.
A nippy feeling in the air the other
evening reminded me of ducks heading
south, top coats, brown leaves, and foot-
ball games, so near and yet so far away.
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SPORT CASTING
By Matt Wielopohki
SEPTEMBER is the most interesting
month in sports on the entire calendar.
We find baseball entering its finale as the
pennant hopes in the major leagues rise
and fall with eventual production of in-
dividual champions. Which goes to show
those who have attended the Consair All-
Stir-Consolidated Reddy Kilowatts soft-
ball game, what the boys can do on the
diamond. Vincent Gilmore's fine play on
first base kept his young brother, Le Roy,
on the bench. Chuck Walker's one measly
swing in three times at bat. Craig Clark's
fine description of the players' character-
istics; but, I believe that Joe Horowitz's
announcing showed favoritism to the Gas
House gang. Well, anyway, we lost a tight
game, and that on an error.
Geo. Wire and Joe Drozd still think
that the night hull can beat the day hull
team any time, place or way.
The night crew, bowling under the
supervision of a fine bowler, Dick Emerick,
opened their league by bowling Monday
A MECHANIC IS NO BETTER THAN HIS TOOLS
'BETTER TOOLS SAVED HIS DISPOSITION'
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"Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now — since he got those
Garrett tools." There's no question about it — with better
tools a man can do a better job and feel better while doing
it. And that better feeling at the result is worth a lot I
Check over your tool supply now and
see how many of those Garrett nation-
ally advertised tools you need. Look up
"Whitey" Dake at the employee's tool
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afternoons at Sunshine. The initial stand-
ing show the Machine Shop and Sheet
Metal teams tied at the top with a strong
Hull closely behind.
During the past month all team captains
have been meeting with Tom Coughlin,
awaiting the word "go." And they cer-
tainly went to town; did they bowl? And
how! Balls in the gutters and pins in the
pits; and every so often a 4-5, 2-6, and
7-10 splits. Still —
For years they've bowled — but even so,
Their average score is sorta low.
Their arms are strong enough, but still
Those cussed pins they cannot spill.
"The first time I ever held a tennis
racquet in my hand and took a poke at a
ball it ended disastrously; but look at me
now," says Homer Shayler, Consair Tennis
Champ. Two weeks ago Mr. Shayler
teamed with Mr. Sjoblom won the doubles
trophy over Messrs. Boyle and Lockwood
by scores 6-2, 6-2. Their victory was no
easy matter despite the low score.
Best performance of this year's tennis
tourney occurred in the consolation finals
doubles play. When Bishop-Hudson duo
took on the strong McClarren-Wimer
combination, it was nip and tuck plus
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"never say die" type of tennis. To win
the medals, Bishop and Hudson lost a heart
breaking first set by a 5-7 score, with one
down, they fought to take the long second
set, 14-12. The final set at 7-5 conquered
the seeded team.
TOOL DESIGN TIDBITS
By Magtiire
DON'T know just what it is but
Dan Cupid has been working over-
time in Tool Design. ""Here comes the
bride" was played for the following: On
August 31st at St. Joseph's Church, L. A.,
Miss Zena Marie Rinald of Kellogg, Idaho.
(Educated Idaho Normal, University of
Washington, Central College of Ellens-
burg, Wash.) to S. H. Parsons, Jr. (He
was learned at the University of Calif,
and University of Alabama) — They're at
home, 4331 41st. St. — Parsons drives
one of those baby Austins. Understand he
is in the market for a larger car. Also
Miss Maxine Logan of Chicago, 111., to
W. R. Goldfine of Chicago, 111. and Ar-
mour Inst, of Tech. on Sept. 18, 1940.
At home to friends at 403 3 Park Blvd.
The blue print files tell us our column
contains "dangling participles" — have we
been insulted?
Marcella Holzman is back from her va-
cation without the usual sun tan or big
fish stories. Can't understand it.
New in the dept. this month: Ralph
Oversmith, our new Chief Tool Designer
from Bell Aircraft. He's really an old-
timer at Consair. Having gone east from
here and then back again. He's a golfer,
boys, so step up. Also L. P. Gorsline, J. H.
Dannan, N. Pasturzak, H. H. Stronzisky,
J. M. Noel. (Sounds like a Notre Dame
football team.)
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HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Petfit
IN spite of the fact that most of the
Hull man's time is spent at the factory,
they still find time to take time off to get
married. Such was the case of Johnny
Glenn, on the bottoms, and Leonard King,
rivet leader on PBY's.
""Wonder of Wonders" — Al Leonard
sometimes called ""Gabby" by his friends
was caught actually doing a bit of manual
labor. Glenn Hotchkiss on returning from
Hull 2 found "Gabby" unloading a cart
full of bumping blocks for the Hull crib.
(Mr. Hotchkiss has recovered and is do-
ing nicely.)
""King Among Men" as far as domestic
life goes, is Loren Chaplin. ""King", always
modern and streamline in his ideas, is in-
stalling a cement lawn at his new home at
Mission Beach. ""Why?" So that Loren, Jr.
may roam the grounds with his new tri-
cycle. Pretty nice, eh. Junior?
Time Marches On! Here it is nearly
the end of 1940, and time for the Consair
Bowling Teams to go into action. A big
threat to the Kegling crowd this year
will be Tommy Johnson, basketball, golf
and ""boxing star." The young assembler's
friends are betting that Tommy will aver-
age 170 at the end of the year.
"Defeat has such a bitter taste!" Such
were the words of Fred Smith, handsome
young dispatcher for the Hull. It seems
that one night (week nite) after trying
for two hours to make an impression on
an old flame of his, who was working in
a malt shop at the time, the young lady
finally let ""Freddie Boy" in on a little
secret. She had been married for two years!
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By M. H.
DURING the last month we have
welcomed to our club Al Gomez,
who builds those swell flying models, in-
cluding the two-motored PBY and an
autogyro with a patented hinge arrange-
ment of his own; Stan Mahoney, who, with
eight hours solo in a 40 H.P. Cub upon
entering the Club, was highly enthused
with the performance of the 50; and
Maxine Hubbard, who, after bragging
for two years that she'd soloed now is
forced to admit she must have forgotten
how she did it.
Two new privates are now hopping
passengers at the field in the form of
Steve Brown and Miles Blaine. Poor
Steve's face got longer and longer as
more and more members arrived for
meeting the night he bought the beer.
Orve Hubbard received his coveted in-
structor's re-rating and has left us to in-
struct at the San Diego Flying Club. His
former position of Operations Manager is
being filled by Maxine Hubbard with as-
sistance from Miles Blaine and Steve
Brown. Barney Farley plans to go up for
his private next week so he should have
his license by the time this appears in
print.
Solo students for the month include
Mr. Martin and Mr. Kastalahn (you can't
say one without the other — they're in-
separable) .
If you haven't seen the Chula Vista
Airport (where we're located) since all
the grading has been done on it — you've
missed something. A new runway has been
cut into the wind. Follow Highway 101
to about two blocks past the big Chula
Vista turn-off sign, and turn right toward
the bay to one of the best airports around
San Diego now. That's the Chula Vista
Airport, home of Consair Flyers' Club,
Inc., where we fly with a re-rated instruc-
tor. Lew Loyko.
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Paul Herron of the L. A. A. C. set a
new record for the Annual Donald Novis
swim around Balboa Island when he ne-
gotiated the lYn mile course in 53 min-
utes. Walter Stewart of San Diego came
in second in 56 minutes 43.7 seconds.
Francis Powers was third in 57 minutes
54.3 seconds.
An astonishing feat was turned in by
John Woodhsad, Sr., 5 8 years old (and
an employee of Consolidated) who en-
circled the island in 89 minutes.
Mr. Woodhead says, "If I can get six or
more swimmers to swim with me, any
Sunday to be arranged, from Mission Beach
to Ocean Beach, I will supply 1st, 2nd
and 3rd place medals to the first three.
I'm sure the Mission Beach Life Guards will
cooperate. The swim may blaze a trail for
future competition along this course, and
put a Consair swim team on the map. I
take a regular Sunday workout at Ocean
Beach all through the winter. The water is
OK when you get used to it. I would be
very glad to have some join me."
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CONSOIIDRTOP
Volume 5
November, 1940
Number 1 1
SAFETY FIRST . . .
By J. R. McDonald,
Safety Siiperi'isar
We wish to impress upon each of the
many new employees who have become
one of us, just what is being done to make
for safe working conditions.
The Workmen's Safety Committee has
long been our best contact with you. This
committee is composed of fellow workers,
one from each department, with the ex-
ception of the Wing and Hull Depart-
ments, which have two members each. The
Committee meets each month and sub-
mits suggestions relative to conditions in
the respective departments. Many of
these suggestions are received from fellow
workers. A discussion of the various re-
commendations received is made at the
meetings, and those deemed of the great-
est practical safety value to the greatest
number are given first consideration. Some
of the suggestions received are impractical
to carry out at once due to our rapid ex-
pansion, but all are given consideration.
Those not given immediate attention are
kept on file to be brought before the com-
mittee again. Therefore, do not become dis-
couraged if your particular suggestion is
not carried out at once. Continue letting
us know your ideas on safer working con-
ditions.
Another function of the Safety com-
mittee is the investigation of all accidents
of a serious nature. When an employee
comes to the First Aid Station with an
injury severe enough to require the ser-
vices of a physician, a report is made and
the department member of the committee,
together with the Safety Supervisor, check
into the cause of the accident. This often
prevents a recurrence of a similar injury,
which, of course, is the aim of our com-
mittee.
Work carefully a^id you will work
safely.
Dale Johnson of Loft and the former
Miss Jean Macklin of Litchfield, Minn.,
were married in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 19.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
CONSOLIDATOR . . .
UNDER preparation for some time
and now being rushed to completion
is a big special issue of the Consolidafor
which will appear the fore part of De-
cember. This is an extra special Christmas
number which will be devoted to a series
of timely and highly informative articles
by an array of our leading executives to-
gether with an exceptional group of out-
standing persons outside our organization
including Major General H. H. Arnold,
chief of air corps; Rear Admiral J. H.
Towers, U.S.N. ; Jacqueline Cochran, well
known aviatrix; Richard Archbold, re-
search associate of the American Museum
of Natural History ... all in all a spark-
ling issue of more than 100 pages . . .
watch for it!
VISITORS . . .
On Thursday, October 17, twenty-one
members of the Export Department of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of
America inspected Consolidated' s factory.
The members are:
Carl L Friedlander and James A. Weagle,
Aeronautical Corporation of America; W.
J. Blanchard, Aeroproducts Div. (General
Motors) ; Robert R. Barr, Barr Shipping
Co.; R. W. Leedom, B. G. Corporation;
J. S. Allard and Charles L Morton, Curtiss-
Wright Corporation; Carl H. Dolan, In-
tercontinent Corporation; J. Story Smith,
Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company; J.
Caden Jenkins and Ferris M. Smith, Lock-
heed Aircraft Corporation; R. J. Mc-
Givney, Lycoming Div.; H. W. Flick-
inger. Republic Aviation Corporation;
Robert B. Lea and S. W. Bedell, Sperry
Gyroscope Company; C. G. Taylor, Tay-
lorcraft Aviation Corporation; Arthur B.
Christie, United Aircraft Corporation;
William H. Klenke, Jr., Vultee Aircraft,
Inc.; L H. Taylor, Export Manager, and
Don Wiley, Aeronautical Chamber of
Commerce; and P. R. Mattix, U. S. De-
partment of Commerce.
COMMUNITY CHEST . . .
CONSOLIDATED this year sub-
scribed to the San Diego Community
Chest a total amount equal to 153% of
the quota set, and as a result the Red
Feather Award was bestowed. This award
states, "Those affiliated with Consolidated
Aircraft Corporation are deserving of the
sincere appreciation of all San Diego Citi-
zens for their splendid generosity in the
campaign of 1940-41."
In a letter addressed to Major Fleet,
from the Community Chest General
Chairman Arthur M. Shoven, and Chest
President Raymond M. Wansley, Major
Fleet, Edgar Gott, C. T. Leigh and John
Blakely were personally thanked for their
part in directing the work of the cam-
paign in the plant and the fine co-opera-
tion secured from all members of Con-
solidated was acknowledged with appre-
ciation.
VOCATIONAL HIGH
STEPS INTO HIGH . . .
THE San Diego Vocational High School
on October 15 th has enrolled in its
aviation classes some 541 persons and is
geared to turn out about 100 persons per
week, who will be absorbed quickly by
the industry locally, it is reported.
According to word received as this goes
to press the new Aviation Building has
been approved by the School Board and
the ground will have been broken for its
construction as this appears. A few open-
ings are reported in classes in Sheet Metal,
Blueprint reading. Industrial Math., Me-
chanical Drawing and Machine design, and
an additional night class in Tool Design
is being formed with W. Kline of Con-
solidated's Tool Design department as in-
structor.
WEDDING . . .
Another knot was tied October 20. Mr.
Paul Cornford of the PBY riveting gang
was married to Miss Eleanor Crosby. We
wish them both all the happiness that can
be had. — Albert C. Baily.
AM communications should be addressed to the CONSOLIDATOR, c/o CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
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FACTS ABOUT THE FEMMES
or
"Matrimonial Column No. 1"
ONE would think this is the middle
of June by the way wedding sur-
prises are pouring in.
News of a shiny ring on Estelle Smith's
finger sent me scurrj'ing to her office for
the low-down. The bridegroom-to-be is
Don C. Eby of the Experimental Depart-
ment, and the event is scheduled to take
place after the first of the year. Bertha
Kuschke of the Purchasing Department
became Mrs. Rhodes J. Peel in Yuma on
Sunday, October 6. They were accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Post.
Another Consolidator to receive best
wishes is Mrs. Jim Ashley, formerly Ce-
delia Roberts, of our Planning Depart-
ment. Cedelia took the fatal leap in Yuma
on Saturday, October 12. Eleanor Helms
of Accounting and Theron Reid were
married on October 12 and are "at home"
to friends at 4626 Louisiana Street.
On Monday, October 14, some of the
girls met for luncheon at Newton's Res-
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taurant to bid farewell to Ruth Sears, and
also to celebrate Bertha Kuschke's new
name. The two guests of honor were each
presented with a gift from their Consol-
idafed friends, along with the heartiest of
good wishes and the best of luck. Ruth
will be married to Eddie Spreen on Oc-
tober 26, and will leave our Purchasing
Department to take up a more domestic
life in Coronado. 'Tis clear that the Pur-
chasing Department is running Mr. Lear-
man's office a close second for top honors
with the love bug.
Know some more heart throbs but
haven't got a final release on them — yet.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson an-
nounce the birth of a son, David Charles,
on October 12 at Quintard Hospital — so
the fellows in the Engineering Depart-
ment had better line up at Frank's desk for
cigars.
Thanks to Virginia Garland for the fol-
lowing personnel goings-on.
Our sincere condolences to Arvella
Dickey because of the recent death of her
father. We sympathize with her very
deeply because we know how much she
adored him.
Most girls need vacations after their
vacations, but Lois Propps, our Southern
Belle, just took it easy and had a nice rest-
ful week at home.
Eileen Currier is all upset because her
"Eddy" has to go to Hawaii with the Na-
tional Guard. Now she'll have to watch
someone else win a Prize Waltz for a
change 'cause with half the team gone,
the rest of us will have a chance, maybe.
September 19 was Gracie Seybert's
birthday and the girls in the office got
together and bought her a compact. Not
an ordinary one, but in the shape of a cue
ball with the figure 8 on the top. Gracie
is always raving about being behind the
8 -ball so it was quite appropriate and gave
everyone a good laugh.
October 12 was Rosa Wilson's birth-
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day and the girls presented her with a
slinky gold cigarette case. It's out of our
hands now — she'll have to keep it polished
herself.
Have you noticed how our office has
grown? We have 20 girls on the day shift
and almost that many again at night.
Some change from the little shack that
used to be the Personnel Office, huh?
PARKING PROBLEMS
By Wm. A. Maloney, Plant Engineer
FOR some time past it has been the
practice for members of the night
shift to make use of the reserved parking
spaces. Under the present intensive pro-
gram with so many of the executives for
whom the spaces are reserved returning to
the plant in the evening, this practice is
the cause of serious inconveniences.
The parking situation in the daytime
is a problem and it is recognized that a
large number of our personnel are not able
to find space in the parking lot but are
forced to park in the streets and private
parking areas within a radius of three or
four blocks of the plant. At night time,
however, the situation is not so bad, par-
ticularly since the starting time for the
night shift has been changed to 7:00 p.m.,
and there is no need for any of the night
force occupying reserved spaces. For in-
stance, on the night of October 22 all
reserved spaces were filled by cars not
authorized to use them and about 40%
of the south parking lot was empty. This
unoccupied area was in the section of the
south parking lot south of the railroad
siding. At the north parking lot the same
condition prevailed.
All reserved parking spaces are being
provided with warning signs notifying the
night forces that these spaces are not for
their use.
If everyone will cooperate in observing
these warnings it will relieve the Plant
Police and the Maintenance Department of
the necessity of policing the parking area
during starting and quitting periods.
No matter how small the job, always
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November, 1940
THE DEER HUNT
EVERY SEPTEMBER
By Mrs. Raymond Kertdatl
This is the story of three men who went to hunt
some deer,
They had picked the High Sierras as the place to
hunt this year.
They packed the car with blankets, canteens, beans
and hash.
They filled it with so darn much junk you
couldn't see the dash.
When this was done, they started off, at 2 A.M.,
I'd say
To drive all night to reach the place before the
opening day.
As soon as they got to the spot, they took a
little hike
To look the country over just to see what it
was like.
Meanwhile, the girls unpacked the guns, the
blankets and the beans.
The cameras, tents, and gas-stove, the lamp and
the canteens.
They carried loads of firewood and chopped it
with the axe.
While the boys sat by the fire and talked about
deer tracks.
At dawn they shivered into clothes and started
on their way
For a guy must be out early to succeed on open-
ing day.
The girls put on their coats and gloves and went
for atmosphere
By eight o'clock one girl came back — lugging in
her deer.
That night some gloomy faces were around the
fireside.
Except the face of Cora, and of course she
beamed with pride.
They said how small the deer was — just a peanut
as for size.
Well, we'll shoot one tomorrow that will open
up their eyes.
But every night at sundown, their hearts were
filled with sorrow
We didn't do so well, said Glenn, but we'll give
*em hell tomorrow!
All the hunting days slipped past, tomorrows
came and went
And the only deer was Cora's when they folded
up the tent.
The return trip was a quiet one, none had a
word to say
For they knew a ribbing was in store for them
at work next day.
Now they've got a dandy place picked out where
they will hunt next year
But they're going to leave the girls at home when
they go after deer!
"Well," said the golfer, "what do you
think of my game?"
"I suppose it's all right," replied the
caddie, "but I still prefer golf."
A & NITE NEWS
By Ed deforest
CONGRATULATIONS and all that
are in order for our genial night
foreman, Chuck Innes, on the birth of his
first son, Michael Frederick, at Mercy
Hospital on September 30th. Michael,
who weighed seven pounds, nine ounces
at birth, and his mother are doing exceed-
ingly well.
Felicitations are also being showered
on a new groom, Herman Hagman. Her-
man and the former Miss Lucille Coyle
were married in Yuma, Arizona recently.
Bob Angel's ranch out Palomar way
has been the mecca of late for all our
would-be deer hunters. Several of them
have tried hard but, alas, each has re-
turned luckless and buck-less. Perhaps
the most interesting tale is told of the
foray of Frank "Rattlesnake Pete" O'Con-
nor, of the day crew. Frank, heavily
armed with a rifle in one hand and a hunk
of "Irish confetti" in the other, spent a
hectic day in a fruitless search for rattle-
snakes and deer (chiefly the former). And
was he vivid in that white outfit!
P. S. — Yours truly is also proud and
happy to announce that on the night of
August 31, Miss Aileen Helen Sanderson
became Mrs. deForest. Needless to say, we
are both very happy.
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Consolidator
Water Conservation and Distribution
By Fred D. Pyle,
Hydraulic Engineer
THE concrete plug was placed in the
bypass tunnel of El Capitan Dam in
December, 1934, and the water com-
menced to accumulate in the reservoir
basin behind the dam, and once again in
the history of the City there was assur-
ance of an ample supply of water.
Each reservoir — Otay, Morena, Barrett,
Hodges, El Capitan — as purchased or con-
structed, has added its increment to the
yield of water and has built up the safe
yield of the City's system from 8.3 mil-
lion gallons a day in 1920 when there
was a population of 75,000 to the present
26.6 m. g. d. This is sufficient water, based
on runoff records of many years and tak-
ing into account evaporation losses and
use, for about 213,000 people. One m.g.d.
is required for each 8,000 people.
The population has steadily increased
until the last census shows over 202,000,
which requires 25.2 m.g.d with every
indication of more increase in both popu-
lation and water use in the next five
years than during the last five years.
In February, 1937 a Consulting Board
reported to the City on local water devel-
opment and the ultimate need for water
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The convenience of special credit
terms is extended to "Consoiidators"
from the Colorado River. This report was
reviewed by a Fact Finding Committee,
which reported as follows:
"We find that of the several local sources of
supply to be developed, the construction of a dam
at San Vicente should be commenced as the first
unit of local development to follow the execution
of the All-American Canal contract. Some of the
facts upon which we base our adoption of San
Vicente as he first unit of local construction are:
It has always been an approved unit of all plans
and proposals for local development, its capital cost
is low as compared with other projects and within
the City's present financial ability to construct,
the City already owns the dam and reservoir sites
and holds a clear title to the water rights, * * *""
The above report was signed by:
Arthur H. Marston, Rufus Choate, Robt. R.
Hamilton, Albert J. Lee, Geo. Stephan, Don M.
Stewart, A. J. Cohn, Hal G. Hotchkiss, F. A.
Heilbron, John G. Clark.
The San Vicente reservoir basin is the
most effective, long-time storage reservoir
in San Diego County due to flat bottom,
steep side slopes, small area exposed to
evaporation and large storage capacity.
The reservoir formed will conserve the
runoff of San Vicente Creek and water
transferred from EI Capitan through the
pipe line. It will produce a safe yield of
5.3 m.g.d. or enough for more than 40,000
additional people.
The designs of the dam were completed
last year and provide for a 190-feet con-
crete dam, constructed in such a way that
it can be heightened to 275 or 310 feet
when needed. The dam will store nearly
2 5 billion gallons of water, and ultimately
73.6 billion gallons.
The estimated cost of the project, in-
cluding dam, relocation of State highway
and construction of a pipe line connect-
ing to the El Capitan pipe line, is $3,550,-
000, of which $5 50,000 can be used from
the Sutherland Bond Fund which will
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leave $3,000,000 to be provided by bond
issue.
The last large distribution mains, ex-
cept for the Upas Street pipe line installed
last winter, were installed in 1916 when
the population was only 60,000. With
more than 200,000 people to serve, more
mains are necessary in order to deliver
the water required by the users at adequate
pressures.
During the past few years the pressures
in many areas have been so low that dur-
ing the afternoons and evenings in the
season of heavy use, water would not flow
out of the fixtures on the second floor of
many homes. The maximum daily demand
for water reached an all-time peak on
August 5, with a use of 3 5.0 m.g.d. A
number of people were short of water and
if the main pipe lines had been of ample
size the peak might have been 36 or 37
million gallons.
More water used means more revenue
for the City with which to accomplish
work.
The City has grown until there is now
only about 1 2 hours storage supply at Uni-
versity Heights reservoir when it is full.
In event of major fires or accidents to pipe
lines leading into the City this would be
inadequate.
The City owns storage space in Murray
Reservoir to the extent of 1,625,000,000
gallons. It is proposed to connect Murray
reservoir to El Capitan pipe line with a
new pipe line in order that water from
El Capitan reservoir may be stored in
Murray reservoir and brought quickly to
University Heights reservoir when needed.
The University Heights filter plant was
constructed twelve years ago and has a
capacity of 16 m.g.d. Last summer un-
filtered water had to be bypassed into the
City mains during the days of peak use.
It is proposed to increase the capacity of
this filter plant 50% and to make addi-
tional provision for treating the water be-
fore it goes to the filters.
The estimated cost of the additional
distribution mains, connecting mains and
water treatment is $1,300,000.
Interest rates are low. Last year the
City, thanks to the efforts of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, refinanced a $2,-
600,000 contract drawing 6% interest
with a bond issue of the same size and
payment period with sale of bonds at an
average interest rate of 2.25%.
Maximum daily use of water:
1937 29,600,000 gallons
1938 29,900,000
1939 32,500,000
1940 35,771,000 " on July 11.
Consumption of water in July, August
and September, 1940 was 20%- greater
than in the corresponding months in 1939.
From May 1, 1940 to October 1, 1940,
water in storage in City reservoirs de-
creased 13 billion gallons, due to with-
drawals for use and evaporation losses.
To place even the distribution and filter
improvements on the next two budgets
would not only delay them but would
greatly increase the tax rate.
During the six years the debt of the
Water Department has been reduced $3,-
600,000. The annual interest has been re-
duced $180,000, and the water sales have
increased $260,000.
The cost of the two bond issues totaling
$4,300,000 on basis of 3%, interest and
30-year redemption period will be about
$270,000 for the first year after bonds
are issued, which is only a little more than
the increase in water sales during the past
six years. There is every indication that
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the water sales will increase materially
during the next two years and that the
tax rate will be effected but little after the
first two years.
The voters will have before them on
November 5, 1940 two issues of vital im-
portance to the future well-being of the
City. Proposition No. 1 for $1,300,000
for distribution mains and improvements
and Proposition No. 2 for $3,000,000 for
the San Vicente Project.
Attention is called to the fact that two-
thirds of those voting on each proposition
must be favorable in order that each pro-
position carries.
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HOT SHOTS FROM WELDING
By Thompson and McAleer
CONGRATULATIONS are in order
for C. R. Thompson as he was mar-
ried on October 12, you know. Lots of
luck.
Boys, have no fear, for Safety First is
here — with Bud Wilson at the helm. All
joking aside, let's really get together and
cooperate to make this come true.
Watch your eyes, boys, that red streak
is Pete Cinquegrani in his new V8.
"Happy days are here again" in the
Kastelic home as his wife and baby are
back from the east.
Congratulations are again in order, this
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time for Enrico Caliendo, the new nib-
bling operator, for he is the proud father
of a baby girl, born October 10.
We hope to clear up a misunderstand-
ing between Eddie Wilson and his wife.
The Welding Department only employs
men, and Marion Stokes is our timekeeper.
Paul Campbell, President of the "Strat-
oliners," (tall man's club) still is in hopes
of getting married.
These long, toilsome hours are sure get-
ting Al Jerauld down. He is wasting
away to a shadow — a giant shadow.
What we want to know is if Carlo Cos-
tantino wears his headgear while driving?
The reason we wondered is because of the
glare from the shiny hood of that new
car.
Bud Wilson says the Bowling team is
right on top. Could it be because Benny
Keigle is one of the members of the team?
TANK HIGHLIGHTS
By Herthel Chappell
WE ARE glad to report that Les
Carr, the fellow who made the un-
fortunate mistake of getting between
doors of the building that were being
closed, is back with us again. He has just
recuperated from a basic skull fracture.
There's nothing like keeping fit for
the night shift, or is there? Price and
Prather were spotted about 4:30 a. m.
Sunday morning taking the drive-in girls
home. Kenneth Cox and girls were caught
at Tijuana about 6:30 a. m. Sunday morn-
ing, and last, but far from least, our
daring gigolo, Ford, was seen at the Cop-
per Kettle desperately trying to waddle
through a very wide door. All are regular
night owls.
Wedding Bells!
On October 19, Bob Clark took the
fatal step. The lucky lady was Dorothy
Krape . . . J. C. Wright, Jr. was married
on the same date . . . There is another fel-
low, Raybould, who is impatiently waiting
for January to roll around. Good luck to
all!
Do you know that:
John Wiley, Tank's prominent bachelor,
is spending a lot of his time at the Co-ed
drive-in? Kenneth Prather, as a last re-
sort, has turned to buying cookies from the
Camp-fire girls? Bill Strunk and family
will be nicely settled in new home when
this edition is issued? A certain young
man who is always starting rumors is
known as "false alarm" Darling? Jim
Saftig and Jerry Wilson have sold their
boats, and are planning on building new
ones, which will be made out of ply-wood?
November, 1940
PRODUCTION PICNIC
By Tex Merry
THE Production picnic at El Monte
park September 30. Seems the Pro-
duction Department has only about twenty
people to uphold its honor. Half of them
girls. Where is the party spirit? Most of
the boys don't even like beer any more.
Thanks anyway for a keg to save for our
Christmas party.
The ball game was very good for Ray
Ruzich who chased fly balls and always
stopped for refreshments on the way, but
this was spoiled by bad news which caused
Johnnie (Life of the Party) Ruzich and
Ray to leave. The boys all wish to extend
their sympathy at this time.
Sympathy and congrats are due Mr.
and Mrs. Chuck Sandlin. The former for
missing the picnic, the second for their
marriage. May all their troubles be little
ones.
We didn't know until last Sunday that
bartender Bob Marks was a little tin horn,
nor did we realize that Eddie Holms was
an imitator or is an imitator imitating
Eddie. Anyway, thanks for the entertain-
ment, boys.
Jim O'Rourke's new riding outfit is a
dandy, but for the best effect he shouldn't
have shown up till after the refreshments
ran out. Paul Wilee, the lowly one, should
stay this side of the border; plenty has been
said. Les Stockton should either bring two
girls or see that I stay home. Kel Aiken
warned you I'm not responsible.
Bob Marks lost his bet, neither Ed Kopp
nor his brother fell o£F the bar.
Thanks to Lee Torstrup and his wife
for furnishing us with the swell music for
dancing. Mr. Perry Ogden and his charm-
ing wife didn't even dance one dance!
Alice Birse and her sister shore are the
best when it comes to teaching longhorns
to dance.
Chet Niebrugge had another all-day
race with his first little trouble. No won-
der he gets around the stockroom so fast.
Harold Tipton didn't get happy till we
started home, then because no one would
argue with him he argued with himself.
One word in my defense — Last month
Mr. Aiken said my job of umpiring at the
stockroom picnic was rotten. What I want
to know is, "Do you know anyone else
who could umpire and live through it?"
Mr. Jack Mulroy was a spectator at
everything but the bar. He knows which
side of his bread is buttered.
The girls at the Junior Ad Club picnic
next door spurred some of our flowers in
knightly armor to great things, but Har-
old Tipton is still kicking himself for not
getting the girl's name anyway.
The real success of the picnic lies in
the hands of Jack Gott, who arranged
everything to the complete satisfaction of
everybody. Then there was: Alice Vincent
working hard at snapping pictures that
didn't come out . . . Gracie Koenig pop-
ping up all over the place . . . Hazel Rob-
ertson imitating "Madame La Zonga" . . .
Columnist Bradshaw who wasn't going
to show up . . . "Tuffy" Bennett doing
her share with a lard can . . . Mary Jane
Upton and Lois Campbell trying to sup-
ply lunches for everyone — whether they
brought their own or not . . . "Bags"
Forsman and brother Harry doing their
best to rival the Kopp brothers at the bar.
METAL BENCH NEWS
By B. Pohl
Cowboy O'Neal has given toward the
finer things in life. It is reported that he
was quite taken with — those lessons from
Madame Lazonga. And too, his heart has
been pierced by Dan Cupid's arrow.
Henry Doerr has just returned from his
vacation. He was just a little smarter
than most people; he stayed home and had
a nice, long rest and saved his vacation
money.
If Paul Langdon's ambition holds out
the night shift at Metal Bench will be
represented in this season's basketball
tournament.
feature group of
costly-looking ties
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PLANT POUCE NOTES
By Frank H. Thomas
Bill Graves giving a seagull H— 1 one
quiet Sabbath morning until he spied a
painter . . . Kilgore as nervous as a draftee,
over his second trip to the altar and eat-
ing Henneuse's lunch by mistake . . .
Stott being quizzed by prospective mem-
bers in re. his glee club . . . Capt. Roth
and Doc Learn on the "Fire" line at the
recent exhibition . . . Markowitz with
plenty of salt and pepper for Bean . . .
Our personnel in receipt of fine leather
jackets (silk lined) and one member add-
ing paper fore and aft . . . Sterrett being
interviewed by Chamber of Commerce
"Hey, fellas!
—get the facts
and you* II get a
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INDIA AT B STREET
officials (takes a dip in the Pacific out Del
Mar way every a. m.) ... Ivan Smith
to build out EI Cajon way and Gil Harris
selling his acres for a cabana at the Beach
. . . Capt. Shattuck spending his vaca-
tion in town . . . Bill Bean will improve
life out Ocean Beach way during his leis-
ure time . . . Andy Anderson cleaned up
on the World Series . . . Bill Graves caus-
ing no little concern at No. 1 gate over
his handle-grabbing antics . . . The Under-
Secretary of the Navy with a baseball-
minded chauffeur who aired the World
Series during his stay . . . "Our Oleo, 1941
style" . . . Cross being dubbed "Wild
Will Hickup" after some early morning
jumping . . . Leo bluing about his car —
plenty of get up, but very little "pick-up"
. . . Stott a fashion plate until he removes
his hat . . . Shea putting on a Sally Rand
dance with a Ben Turpin effect . . . the
A'mers donning dark glasses to welcome
the sunrise . . . Big Ton (2 50 lbs.) emu-
lating the way of eviction when he was
the "Scourge of Broadway" . . . Mitchell,
a take-off for a good owl any morning . . .
Larry Sevier with his Wheatie smile
makes the night shift look easy . . . Our
tug of war team. Ton (2 50 lbs) at one
end, Leo (300 lbs.) at the other, an aver-
age of 225 lbs. for our ten men . . . along
with the Browns and Smiths we now
have two Graves, "Colorado Bill" and
"Arizona Ed". . . Harris shooting for cash
over Yuma way.
Please Note: Don Irwin, in charge of
Lost and Found Dept., in the Chief's of-
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fice. — Capt. Shankland of the Fire Dept.
reports numerous trash barrel fires; watch
where you throw your cigarettes.
"Kound the Btdl's Eye:"
Rollberg slowly recovering from one of
those big "all-day" cigars . . . Fox having
fog trouble on his way from Oceanside . . .
McGee not at all like the one on the Radio
. . . Frasse eating at the Chuck Wagon on
his day off . . . Armitage and Harris mak-
ing a jawbone bet over a .3 8 ... Ruden
with a perfect fit (he formerly worked at
Brooks) . . . Eddy with a ready smile . . .
Dietrick finding it hard to give up his
brown jacket . . . Divelbess immune to
pronunciations of his moniker . . . Jehorek
and Thomas with poker licenses 4 3's and
5 7's . . . Folsom and Booth right at home
with our 'Frisco fog of late . . . Apple,
as polished as a judge handing out tem-
porary badges . . . Leech and Sawyer get-
ting tanned at No. 5 . . . and new mem-
bers— Almon and Henry.
DEAD CENTER
Something that's driving the Plant Police gray —
Is constantly changing from nite to day,
And when they get used to it, and find it all
right
Then they have to change back from day to night.
Of course they don't mind — it's just part of the
game,
But the scenery around here is never the same
Ain't it a shame.
vat
The old, doing the new ....
Curtis May of Final Assembly has one
of the oldest tools, and employs it for one
of the latest additions to modern airplanes.
It's one of those revolving hand leather
punches that resemble a Spanish Spur,
and he uses it for punching holes ... in
the de-icer boots!
One night we saw a plant police run-
ning around one of the PB2Y-2 ships in
a very excited condition. Asked what was
wrong, he said "Listen, I hear a time
bomb." So, the bomb hunters increased
in number until they came up to G. Spleen,
working away on a floor structure. They
asked him if he heard a ticking. He said
"Sure" and pulled out a spanking brand
new Ingersoll and admitted "I don't in-
tend to be working on my dinner hours
no more." H. Roese.
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November, 1940
MACHINE OIL
By Al Pfciffer
ONE young enthusiast boldly predicts
the use of roller skates for all drill
press operators, and it will disappoint Art
Seeman if they don't upholster the con-
trol handles on that milling machine.
After humming sweet madrigals into
the ears of that charming young lady, Art
Woods finally won her hand in marriage.
Ah, such technique!
Dick Frauenf elder (is that the way it's
spelled?
another deserter from the
bachelors' ranks. The girl, Mary Theis, is
also of that great little town called Gran-
ite City, way back in Illinois. Best of luck
to our newlyweds.
This month's prize winner is a mental
picture of Don Bjnson struggling with a
paper punch. Leadman on the turret
lath;s and master of many intricate
machine set-ups, his efforts with the ad-
justable stops on the punch met with little
success.
Eppich and Pagliuso's pretense at feud-
ing is just a gag. At heart they are the
best of friends.
The alias applied to a machined part by
machinists is a wing fitting they call the
"daggers." Found on the back of one of
the operators' time slips was this bit of
doggerel:
The boy stood on the slippery deck,
Milling "daggers" by the peck
The oil dripped from off his very chin,
Did he stop? No, still he clamped them
in. — Anon.
Story of the month: He wasn't the type
to hold a grudge but — . On a recent hunt-
ing trip one of the boys decided to give
his store teeth a rest. So he deposited them
in the pocket of his jacket and threw it
onto the back seat of the car. The ride
home was quite uncomfortable for a cer-
tain young fellow who still bears teeth
marks in the posterior region of his anat-
omy. Jim Patton stoutly maintains that
it was purely accidental. "Not so," says
Joe Frichtel.
For health's sake, do not exceed the
feed limit.
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TUBE BENDING
By Hart
CURTIS (Cowboy) Franklin has just
bought himself a ranch out in Spring
Valley. If O. Key can keep winning ducks
at the County Fair maybe he can get the
ranch stocked up yet.
It has been rumored about that Thomas
Badgett is headed for the altar soon. Con-
gratulations, Tommy.
According to Jimmy Neice, if any of
you fellows want a real treat, drop
around to Clyde Hammett's house and try
some of his wife's banana cake.
From the way Vincent Anderson looks,
after recieving one of "her" letters, she
must have said yes.
And from the Night Crew.
We pause here to remark that after
looking at some pictures in a certain bill-
fold, we are left with little doubt as to
why Vercill Loofborenow (18108) treks
back to Pomona every week end.
Robert Bryden (18089) spent most of
the week wondering when he could raise
enough money to send for his wife. He
left for home one morning after work
and found his wife waiting for him.
By the time this issue of the Consolida-
tor goes to press Clarence Garrison
(18098) will have met (she is coming
out) and married his sweetheart from Ar-
kansas.
Stepping out we would say! Danny
Whorton (18027) and his new Dodge
along about Christmas. Quite a step, too,
from a '28 Chev to a '41 Dodge.
Our hopes for a duck dinner in the
near future were shattered at the an-
nouncement of the death of Donald Duck-
ling, age 1 week, at the home of Owen
Key (18021), one morning at 4 a. m. (He
won the duck at the County Fair for one
cent.)
Congratulations Charles Casey (18069) .
We hear you and Frances Ryan journeyed
to Yuma October 7 and were married.
Reputation is what we seem; character
is what we are. A good reputation can be
purchased, can be acquired overnight, and
can be destroyed entirely in the same space
of time. But good character is that price-
less thing — built, not bought; it endures.
It evolves slowly, through years of time.
Evolves out of rich achievement and out
of fine works. More than a mere stamp of
approval, good character is time's accept-
ance. No. 8206.
When prize fighters lower their guards
they usually get socked. When you fail to
use guards on machines, you're liable to
go out for a long count.
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OUR vacationists are safely home and
glowing with reports of the places
they had been. Mr. Pitts visited 'Frisco, his
old home town, and enjoyed the fair, es-
pecially the lighting eilects at night. But,
he says, San Diego has the best layout for
a fair. Karl Herrman saw the sights at
Zion and Grand Canyon. They are un-
equalled in grandeur to hear him talk!
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Certain gentlemen promised Walt Cook
an airplane trip to Yuma if he would
gather the necessary courage to pop the
question to the little woman. She gave
the right answer and became Mrs. Cook.
They didn't go by airplane, but Walt did
the driving and it was flying without
wings.
Introducing Carl Wallace Vogt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vogt of La Mesa.
Mother and son are doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Anderson have de-
cided San Diego is the place for them, so
they are buying a home here.
Bill Thomas tells us that the house
trailer was too small or something for he
has purchased a house near Berg and some
of the others. Bill will have to be good,
for from his description there are plenty of
glass windows.
Mr. Jones (L.S.) decided his baby
daughter should not grow up to be an
old maid, so he took great pains to teach
her to wink. He left her in the car for
a few minutes the other night while doing
some shopping, and upon his return he
found her winking, slowly and tiredly at
a blinking neon sign. She has learned her
lesson well.
AS I HEARD IT . . .
By Jim Jackson
"Captain" Johnny Hopman — He's listed
as such in the Hull basketball set-up — is
really fagging the boys in the Hull Dept.,
Final Assembly. Johnny's lunch, which is
mostly luscious grapes and which he leaves
at his desk in Hull One, mysteriously dis-
appears nightly, and Johnny, fagged from
faggin,' goes hungry. Get wise, Johnny,
and watch Wire. P. S. — Those grapes are
really good — at least that's the way I
heard it.
J. W. Lawry in Finishing Dept. was
married in Yuma October 26, 1940. Chas.
Bottarini, Mel Giertz, Tony Tramutolo
and Art Lathrop all get a round of ap-
plause for taking themselves a woman to
love, honor and cherish.
Goggles and shields are cheaper than
eyes. Wear them.
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LOFT LINES
By Jim 111 ie Spiirgeon
We are told of a wonderland back in the
Laguna mountains that holds all the beau-
ties of nature, where man has but to take
himself and this fair Utopia yields itself
impartially to the deliverance of mortal's
earthly cares. In this pine-studded high-
land there flows a sparkling stream that
rivals the "Fountain of Youth,' judging
from the appearance of our own Walter
Bayer, the 'bring 'cm back alive' explorer
of this department. Wally is responsible
for finding this play spot and he has
gladly shared his discovery with Jimmy
Morrow and others of the "back to nature'
bent. You no doubt have noticed the
rosy-cheeked complexions of these boys
and they will gladly tell you of the
"spirits' they have found up there in those
hills that account for their rejuvenated
youth. Confidentially, I had an uncle back
in the Ozarks of Missouri who was a dealer
in these 'spirits' until the revenoors came
"chargin' down the mountain.'
This past month we have seen the trans-
fer of many of our old pals, either to
other departments in the plant or to jobs
outside. The gang presented Serge Kan-
drashoff, who left for Frisco, with a big
bottle of champagne and he immediately
treated with a big box of fine cigars. We
didn't give our old buddy. Lew Loyko, any
such honor since we can continually show
him our friendship by patronizing his new
flying service he has established here on
this airport. We wish our friends the best
of luck.
Joe Davis recently walked up to Cough-
lin's desk, picked up the receiver of one
of the phones, placed it to his ear, and
leisurely dialed his number on the other
dead phone. Was he surprised to find out,
minutes later, that he only had his wires
crossed again!
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A good argument for safety shoes: A
break in your toe may mean a break in
your pay.
Wear your goggles or shield while grind-
ing or drilling.
PLASTER SPLASHES
By Red Doyle
E. Otte (D. Morrison's stock chaser)
says that the glue sandwiches he ate the
other day were the best he ever spit out.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. D.
Klinger on the birth of a fine boy.
We are glad to welcome five new fel-
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are R. Pocock, G. Stauffer, J. Pollard,
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• • •
The kid was yelling his head off,
so he got to be known far and
wide as the Prince of Wails.
• • •
The caption read, "Time to
Change," and its significance was
punched by showing "his royal
harness" fluttering in the back-
ground breeze.
The idea behind this parabolic
picture was to remind motorists
that the only thing that remains
constant is change.
• • •
Particularly with respect to mo-
tor oil. When winter comes, there
needs to be a correction in the
anointment that goes into a car's
crankcase.
• • •
There should be a different grade
adjusted to fit the thermometer,
so bearings and other moving
parts won't contract slipping
sickness.
We looked up the crybaby and
find that he is getting along in
years. He's getting along other
ways, too. , , ,
But we'll use him again just as
a reminder that now is the season
to drive into a Shell Dealer's
Service Station for a crankcase
drain and a refill with the proper
grade of Golden Shell.
• • •
The Station Man will do the job
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By WM. O. HARRIS, Production Manager, Southern California District,
Federal Housing Administration
Editor's Note: For the opening discussion of this article the reader is referred to the October ConsoIiJator.
TITLE I. The proceeds of a Title I, Class 3 loan
The requirements for Title I, Class 3 must be used for the purpose of financing
mortgage loans provide that the term of the construction of improvements which
the loan may be as long as 15 years; that
the amount of the loan may not be in ex-
cess of $2,500; that the borrower have at
least 5 % equity, either in cash or land in-
vested in the property; that the interest
charge may not be in excess of 4 5/2%
per annum on the outstanding principal
(the mortgage may provide for an an-
nual service charge not in excess of I/2 of
1% on outstanding balances)"": that the
application be submitted, plans and loca-
tion approved before construction is
started; that the security given be a first
mortgage or similar instrument which
constitutes a first lien upon a fee simple or
leasehold interest in the land and build-
ings; that the borrower establishes to the
satisfaction of the insured lending insti-
tution his reasonable ability to pay the
obligation.
The mortgage insurance premium on
these loans is Yz of 1% per annum on the
original principal amount.
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conform with the minimum construction
requirements and property standards pre-
scribed by the Administrator. No part of
the proceeds of a loan of this character
may be used for the purchase of land or
for the refinancing of an existing loan.
A typical Title I, Class 3 loan:
Estimated value of land and build-
ing $2,650
Value of land 150
Cost of house and improvements
(maximum loan) 2,500
('■')If loans are made on a discount basis,
the financing charges may not exceed
an amount equivalent to $3.50 dis-
count per $100 original face amount
of a 1-year note to be paid in equal
monthly installments calculable from
the date of the note.
TITLE II.
Title II of the FHA program provides
for the insurance of home mortgages not
in excess of 80% of the appraised value
provided that the mortgage is not in ex-
cess of $16,000; that the interest charge
is not over 4 J/2% on outstanding bal-
ances and that the subject property meets
certain minimum property standards es-
tablished by the Federal Housing Admin-
istration. The mortgage insurance pre-
mium on these loans is Yz oi 1% per an-
num on diminishing balances.
This general program applies to refinan-
cing, purchasing and constructing homes,
with the two exceptions below:
1. That on single-family owner-oc-
cupied homes the loan may be as much as
90% of the FHA appraised value pro-
vided that the loan is not in excess of
$5,400 and the application and plans have
FHA approval prior to the beginning of
construction.
This plan further provides that the term
may be as long as 25 years; that the inter-
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est charge may not be over 4!/2% on
outstanding balances and that the mort-
gage insurance premium is Yz oi \% per
annum on diminishing balances.
2. That on single-family owner-oc-
cupied homes, where a loan is needed in
excess of $5,400 but not in excess of
$8,600, the loan may be up to 90% of
the first $6,000 of appraised value and up
to 80 ^f of the balance of appraised value.
This plan provides that the term may
be as long as 20 years; that the interest
charge be not over 4!/2% on outstanding
balances; that the mortgage insurance
premium is /4 of 1% per annum on dim-
inishing balances, and that the applica-
tion and plans have FHA approval prior
to the beginning of construction.
In the event that the property in either
of the above two plans is not to be
owner-occupied, the maximum loan will
be 80% of the appraised value and the
term of the mortgage may not be in ex-
cess of 20 years.
MODERNIZATION LOANS
FHA-insured modernization loans up
to $2,500 are being made by qualified
lending institutions in all sections of the
country. These loans may be used to re-
pair and improve property; to install cer-
tain types of permanent equipment; and
to construct certain types of buildings.
Monthly payments may be arranged to
suit the buyer, but the seller receives cash
payment from the lending institution as
soon as the job is completed.
Modernization loans apply to existing
structures only or auxiliary buildings to
be constructed on the same property, such
as an additional garage. This type of loan
may be used for repairs to existing struc-
tures, including carpentry, roofing, mas-
onry, electrical, and plumbing repairs,
etc. Any structural change may be made,
such as putting up or removing partitions,
building additions, making "new" rooms
out of unused space under the roof or
basement space, building porches, sun-
parlors, or other additional rooms. One
type of building may also be converted
into another type. For example, a single-
family house could be converted into
apartments.
This type of loan may not be used to
finance the cost of completing an unfin-
ished structure. It may, however, be used
to repair a building damaged (not com-
pletely destroyed) by deterioration, fire,
flood, or other casualty.
Redecorating, interior and exterior;
cabinets, shelves, and other conveniences
can be built in. Septic tanks, cesspools,
wells, together with pumping equipment,
etc., are also eligible. And the ground on
which the building stands may be im-
proved by grading, laying walks, build-
ing fences, and certain planting.
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We sell the upper lower than the lower.
Most people don't like the upper, although
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ALL MEN interested in forming a
L Consolidated rowing club to be
coached by members of the San Diego
Rowing Club please contact Ralph Smith
at the Welfare Office. Workouts will be
at the Club.
One of the best-loved fellows working
for Consolidated, Bill Gilchrist, celebrated
his 33 rd anniversary with Mrs. Gilchrist
September 26th.
We have approximately 30 basketball
teams lined up at this date from the day
crew and 18 from the night. The league
started October 28 th and we will have
a round robin tournament and from this
pick ten teams to form one league, the
next ten another, etc.
May we remind you again that one of
our biggest problems in the Welfare De-
partment is incorrect addresses. No one
seems to think this very important but
we have had telegrams to deliver of death
in the family and many other important
things and have been unable to find the
man because of an incorrect address. Fel-
lows, if you have moved, please check
with your department clerk and leave
your correct address. You who live in the
county please leave the street or road that
you live on besides the box number.
Friday, September 27, inaugurated Con-
solidated's bowling season for the day shift
crew. Mr. Kelly, Plant Manager, did the
honors, throwing the first ball for a per-
fect strike. There are sixteen teams in the
league, representing: Accounting, Pur-
chasing, Machine Shop, Hull, Engineers,
Wood Shop, Wood Mill, Tank, Mainten-
ance, Experimental and Tube Bending.
The Accounting Department started
the season off in great style by winning
three and losing none. The bowlers for
this team are C. Henninger, E. S. Brown,
A. H. Bennett, Lester Holmes, and Carl
Hanson. The Tank Department bowled the
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highest average for a total score of 2368
pins. Frank Goy, John Duffy, J .Turoski,
Ben Duffy and A. Sprenger represented
this club. Carl Hanson of Accounting
bowled the highest individual game with
a score of 230.
The Monday night league started Sep-
tember 30th. This league also has sixteen
teams from the day shift bowling. Seven
teams have lost one and won three. The
leaders are F. A. Electricians, Welding,
Tank No. 1, Draw Bench, Machine Shop,
F. P. Stockroom, and Inspection No. 1.
The F. A. Electricians with a team score
of 2048 pins were apparently the hottest
team in this league. The best individual
score we find was bowled by F. Shamkin
of the Hull Department who had a single
game average of 242.
The night shift which bowls Monday
afternoons is represented by eighteen teams.
Hull No. 2 right now is giving the rest
of the boys plenty of trouble, having won
thirteen and lost only three. Sheet Metal,
Heat Treat, Experimental, and Hull No. 4
are running them a close race, each hav-
ing won twelve and lost four. The high
game to date has been rolled by B. Boxx,
who had a 246.
We are going to try and enter an ice
hockey team in the commercial league
which is being formed in San Diego. All
wishing to play ice hockey please contact
Smith in the Welfare Office. Practices will
be Tuesday and Friday from 5:45 to 7:15
p.m., and Sunday mornings between eight
and nine a.m. These sessions will be open to
anyone wishing to go out for the teams.
All men interested in group supervision
please contact Mr. Gilchrist or Mr. Smith
at the Welfare Department as the Y. M.
C. A., Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and church
groups have been asking for help of this
type.
Boxing and wrestling. The night crew
had a meeting on October 22 at the Army
and Navy "Y." Over thirty have signed
up. The day crew met at the same place at
7:30 in the evening with a good crowd.
Anyone interested in joining these organ-
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izations please get in touch wtih Ralph
Smith. Get ready for the plant cham-
pionships.
Cofisolidated's first swimming meeting
was held October 10th with a good turn-
out. This group met again October 17th to
make plans for future activities. Those
who wish to join this group whose sole
aim is to develop swimmers and divers
and to have a good time please contact
Ralph Smith at the Welfare Office. Among
those present were John Woodhead, C.
Murray, R. W. Cooper, Joe Gillespie,
Harold Bennett, Karl Offerman, B. E.
Strojny. Do not be afraid to come out
if you are not a good swimmer as we have
men who are all ready to help out with in-
struction. Outstanding swimmers who at-
tended were W. A. Clegern, who coached
an undefeated team for two years; John
Bratz, former Stanford champion in the
free style, and Louis Surber who was Big
Six champion in the breast stroke.
Consolidated's baseball teams met the
first time October 19th and 20th at ten
a. m., with a group of enthusiastic ball
players showing up. This league will play
Sunday mornings with six to eight teams.
We also intend to have an All-Star team
which will enter the Baseball Association
Winter League to be managed by George
Brown of the Police Detail, who was a pro-
fessional outfielder for many years, hav-
ing at one time been with Oakland in the
Coast League.
Three of San Diego's best table tennis
players are employees of Consolidated.
Victor Richmond, winner of the last San
Diego city tournament, works nights.
Carl Heyl, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio,
and holder of the 1940 San Diego Table
Tennis Association Championship, is a
draftsman in the night Engineering De-
partment. John Bergstrom, formerly of
Minneapolis, plays the typical attacking
table tennis style of Minnesota. He is also
in the night Engineering Department.
These three men are virtually certain to be
the top half of a six man team of San
Diego table tennis players who will play
Los Angeles in a prospective inter-city
home-and-home match.
Victor Richmond is the president of
the San Diego Table Tennis Association,
and Carl Heyl is its secretary. This or-
ganization of expert and novice table ten-
nis players meets Saturdays at 7:00 p. m.
at the City Y.M.C.A., 8th Ave. and C St.
The feature which should cause all who are
interested in table tennis to join this club
is the low dues: 25c per year. This in-
cludes membership in the U. S. Table
Tennis Association, with which the San
Diego Table Tennis Association is affilia-
ted.
Help the new employee. Teach him the
safety tricks of the trade. You may pre-
vent a serious injury or save a life. The
new man will appreciate your friendly
interest.
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Consolidator
between the quenching and stretching
operations on the physical properties of
24-ST Alclad aluminum alloy is interest-
ing. Tension and compression test results
were obtained from Vi" deep drawn zees
prestretched 4.0 per cent. The tensile
properties of the stiffener material, which
was prestretched after age-hardening 24
hours following heat-treatment, were
higher than similar properties obtained
immediately after heat-treatment. These
increases in the tensile properties amounted
to 8 per cent for the P. E. L., 8^ per
cent at yield, and 4 per cent at ultimate.
The elapsed time had negligible effect on
the ultimate compressive strength as de-
PRE-STRETCHED....
IT IS probably as much a step forward
to find new uses for, or new properties
in, a present aircraft material, as it is to
develop a new alloy.
The desire to make use of the portion
of the stress-strain curve of aluminum
alloy beyond the proportional limit, and
to cold-work the material to gain the de-
sired properties with suflScient elongation
remaining to cover the uncertain effect
of impact loads, has been the dream of
many a metallurgical theorist. The prob-
lem was to make this dream practical.
Several years ago the Consolidated Air-
craft Corporation did a little investigating
to see whether practical shop procedures
could be developed that would justify the
prestretching and precompressing methods
of cold working 24-ST aluminum alloy.
Tests were conducted, material effects
studied, factory procedure very slightly
changed, and a flying boat today stands
as mute evidence of the practicability of
production prestretching of aluminum al-
loys. The Consolidated Model 3 1 was con-
structed of prestretched stiffeners, the
strength of which has been increased in
tension by approximately 28 per cent at
yield and in compression in plate-stringer
combinations by nearly 6 per cent at
failure. An engineer, hearing of these
property increases, probably visualizes
elaborate production equipment to handi-
cap rushed factories. No additional equip-
ment or extra production steps are neces-
sary to gain these increased allowables on
prestretched materials by manufacturers
who now use draw benches and who
straighten drawn-sections.
The simplest form of "cold work" is
that obtained when a laboratory technician
loads a tensile specimen beyond the elastic
limit.
Inasmuch as "cold-working" can only
be applied to a material in proportion to
its original elongation or ductility, the
elongation necessary for the final product
is the main criterion of the degree of cold-
working permitted. In our example, at
"C", for instance, we have used up ap-
proximately .9 per cent of the normal
24-ST elongation of 17 per cent. There
still remains 16.1 per cent elongation based
on the original area to care for shop align-
ment operations, or to maintain adequate
impact and energy storage qualities un-
der service shock load conditions.
It is conventional practice to correct
structural tests results down to the min-
imum guarantee allowable set by the ma-
terial manufacturer. If this minimum
guarantee could be raised or the material
could be cold-worked by the aircraft
manufacturer to properties above those in
the "as received" condition, the correction
factor to reduce test results to minimum
property conditions would not be as severe
as is now the case. The Consolidated Air-
craft Corp. has found that a definite
strength-weight gain can be made if con-
trolled and cold-worked material is used
on major structural assemblies. The pres-
ent production practice in manufacturing
stiffeners intended for such structures is
to draw the various shapes from strip stock
in the "SO" condition. The heat-treated
and age-hardened material is then stretched
to leave approximately 3 Yz per cent
permanent set.
The effect of a varying time interval
Condensed from the paper,
"Modern Aircraft Materials and Their Test-
ing" by Chief Structural Test Engineer, Ken
R. Jackman, presented to the S. A. E. April
19, 1940.
termined from sheet-stiffener combina-
tions.
The ultimate compressive strength of
the prestretched material as determined
from sheet-stiffener combinations was at
least as low or lower (for material pre-
stretched small amounts, i.e. '/4%) as for
similar heat-treated material which had
not been prestretched. A steady increase
in the ultimate compressive strength was
obtained for materials prestretched more
than 1 per cent. This increase amounted
to 17 per cent for 10 per cent prestretch.
It is to be noted that extruded stiffener
material prestretched 3 ^2 per cent will
develop a yield point in tension which is
about 19 per cent above the value that
may be expected from the same extruded
material in the "as received" condition.
The ultimate tensile strengths are approx-
imately the same.
Consolidated Aircraft has also attempted
to develop a practical method whereby
the precompression of stiffeners might be
applied to production. This investigation
proved to be far more diflScult than pre-
stretching, since tendency of light air-
craft sections to buckle must be resisted
during the application of the high com-
pressive stresses.
The ultimate sheer strength of 24-ST
aluminum allow is not appreciably affected
by cold-working the material in tension
and appears to have a nearly constant
value of 44,000 Ibs./sq. in., regardless of
rhe tensile yield or ultimate strengths of
the material. The shear strength of 24-ST
Alclad is approximately 10 per cent below
the 24-ST values, as might be expected.
November, 1940
17
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of properly heat-treated aluminum alloy
has no appreciable effect on the suscepti-
bility of the alloy to corrosion. Tests in
which 24-ST Alclad sheet were pre-
stretched from 1 per cent to 10 per cent
in tension and then were subjected to
400 days of exposure to 20 per cent NaCl
salt spray showed no change in the tensile
physical properties.
While the precompression of aluminum
alloy stiffeners shows promising compres-
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BOY OR GIRL?
Some folks pray for a boy, and some for a golden
haired little girl to come,
Some claim to think there is more of joy, wrapped
up in a smile of a little boy;
While others pretend that the silly curls, and
plump pink cheeks of the little girls
Bring more bliss to the old home place
Than a small boy's queer little freckled face.
Now which is better, I couldn't say
If the Lord should ask me to choose today;
If he should put in a call for me and say:
"Now what shall your order be, a boy or girl?
I have both in store
Which of the two are you waiting for?"
I'd say with one of my broadest grins
"Send either one, if it can't be twins."
I've heard it said, to some people's shame
They cried with grief when a small boy came
For they wanted a girl. And some folks I know,
who wanted a boy,
Just took on so when a girl was sent, but it
seems to me, that mothers and fathers should
happy be
To think, when the stork has come and gone
that the Lord would trust them with either one.
— Author Unknown.
Wear your goggles. Every job can be
done safely.
Even a strong man must lift correctly.
A newcomer to San Diego recently at-
tended church where they have the pledge
system. When the collection was taken up,
everybody in the row put their little pledge
envelopes on the plate, and as our friend
passed it along he whispered hoarsely, "I
can't vote. I haven't been here long
enough."
Sometimes be sharp, never be flat — al-
ways be natural.
Luck prevents iome accidents. Care pre-
vents all accidents.
Americans of today won't "pass the
buck!"
Much to our surprise, we found a man
on the street corner selling newspapers the
other day, and becoming inquisitive about
his business venture, inquired, "How much
do you pay for your papers?" "Five cents,"
he repeated. "Why, you can't make any
money with that system," we expostulated.
"I know," he says, unperturbed, "But I
like to stand on the corner and holler."
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FLYING CLUB NEWS
By "Spike"
THE social event of the month was
the breakfast hop. Twelve planes
carried twenty-five sleepy people to Ra-
mona on the morn of Sunday, October 6.
A short walk to Kenilworth Inn whetted
further the appetites of the already hun-
gry mob. After the breakfast a new club
was formed — The Breakfast Hoppers. A.
H. Davidson was elected president and
Walter Brown, Sec.-Treas. The first Sun-
day of next month will find us in Del Mar.
This month Johnnie Mayak, Cliff Peel
and Tom Stanberry joined the ranks of
solo pilots while Davey Davidson acquired
his private certificate.
October 4th saw the annual election
of Club officers. They now stand as fol-
lows: A. Henry Leboffe, president; Thos.
Hemphill, vice-president; Carl Hunna-
man, corporate treasurer; T. A. Truman,
operations treasurer; Fred Young, secre-
tary; Ralph LeVine, social director, while
Jack Baker, Johnnie Testa, and Spike
McCannon comprise the advisory board.
Since the waiting list for Club mem-
berships has been steadily growing the
executive board at a recent meeting voted
to open up for twenty more memberships,
replace our oldest plane and purchase a
fourth ship. You are cordially invited to
drop around and watch our activities and
— possibly join our happy family.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM
WELDING NIGHTS
By Bert Bailey & Myron Olmsted
ANYONE collecting old deer tags
L might come to the Welding Depart-
ment. They'll be showered with enough
of them! Roy Charboneau has been en-
joying 160 lbs. of venison that came out
of his first hunting expedition — Hendrix
didn't do so bad and neither did Draper,
Rogers, Berkheimer, nor Higbee, with one
each.
Pete Van Vechten is a welcome addition
to this department according to V. L. Hen-
drix, who thinks he makes a great little
helper.
Among the new men present are John
Shaw and Ambrose Garrett who hail from
the Lone Star State, and Willard Fuson,
Dan Mellish, E. G. Barber, J. ViUian, F.
S. Liepitz and C. R. Small who all hail
from the day shift. Welcome!
Whooda thunk it! Ted Carver, the super
tank welder, at one time played in the per-
cussion section of the Kansas City Phil-
harmonic Orchestra under the direction
of that world-famed conductor. Otto
Krueger. He's handsome, too.
Dan Slagle is now a resident of El
Cajon. L. C. Cornelius says that he should
be able to get lots of sleep in such a
quiet town, but Dan says the heat beats
him out of it.
The walls in the welding booth down
Tool Room way look like the inside of a
street car — all littered with campaign slo-
gans and chalk sketches. Norman Mon-
teith says the day shift must keep Carl
Wright busy trying to arrange space for
their artistic overflow.
For Hire: One good train and harmon-
ica imitator. See Ray Speck.
Friends of Miss Virginia Duffield, Dick
Stone's heartbeat, will be sorry to learn
that such a charming and swell gal has
been in the hospital, suffering from a spinal
injury received when she was thrown from
a horse. However, she is doing nicely and
we will be glad to see her up and around
in a short while — for Dick's sake. He'll
be in there when she gets out if he doesn't
calm down.
On the week-end of October 12-13, Mr.
and Mrs. Blair Rogers and their son, and
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Rogers drove to
Boulder Dam via Lake Arrowhead and
a few cow trails. They went to, and were
taken in, at Las Vegas. The boys wish
now that they had listened to their wives
and had kept away from the one-armed
bandits. Blair says, "It is truly a sight
to behold and one spot in the world that
should be on every traveler's "must see"
list."
November, 1940
19
FROM THE OWL'S NEST
By D. T. LeFever
PEOPLE still get married. There's Bob
Hocrger who gave Yuma citizens a
treat by going there to have the ball and
chain applied. His missus is the former
Jean Phibbs of San Diego. Good luck, you
two. The marriage took place Saturday,
October 12th.
Bernard P. Sulser became another mem-
ber of the trekkers to Yuma and will be
doubling up in a suitcase come next va-
cation time. He and Marguerite Borland
of Des Moines, Iowa were married Sat-
urday, October the 2nd.
I've heard too, that there is a fellow
named Harry Adelson who just recently
was spliced for life but can get no further
information. Probably will know more of
it by the next issue.
When someone asks Pick Shoaf the old
one about the chicken crossing the road
Pick says the only time he takes any spe-
cial interest in a chicken is when it is
fried to a rich crispy brown and in a re-
cumbent position on a platter within
reaching distance. Who's denyin'?
Reggie Wolfe finds life sad and dreary
what with ten hours on the job and only
fourteen hours to haunt the nurses in a
certain hospital.
I'm sorta new to California and I kinda
like it here too, but I'd like to know what
kind of a club it is that people belong to
that they don't shave for a week or so at
a time. I don't like to shave either!
Ernest "X-marks-the-spot" Mcjoyner
has been talking of alkaline cocktails lately.
He says it's because he has a cold and he
can prove it by his doctor.
The heartfelt sympathies of the entire
Hull Department go out to R. D. Wilcox
due to the loss of his infant son. And also
to W. H. Nanninga for the loss of his
sister.
Bill Gufler says if he gets time and a
half for anything over eight hours for
drilling single holes that he surely ought
to get time and a half plus time and a half
for all the double holes he drills. Bill's
got something there.
Chuck Green speaks knowingly when he
says those new tool boxes are swell — and
can stand most anything — except a falling
body!
John S. Clemson says his wife brought
back a couple of smoked hams from Miss-
ouri when there on a visit recently. Makes
the old mouth water to think of it. Black-
eyed peas, corn pone, potlicker and a half-
inch slab of good home smoked ham. Why,
that's out of this world!
STOCKROOM SAGA
By Kel Aiken
LAST month saw Charlie Sandlin taking
J a try at matrimonial bliss, marry-
ing Miss Ruby Pyatt from Redlands.
Charlie is one of our top bowlers in the
newly formed bowling teams, and sets a
hot pace for the rest of the team. He is
not to be outdone by "215" Forsman of
No. 2 Stockroom. "One-pin" Wilee says
he doesn't see how anyone could bowl
worse than he does. The correct answer to
this is "There are worse bowlers, but they
don't bowl." All the limping and sore
muscles around the Storeroom is due to
the arrival of basketball season. Bob
Kemper in attempting to throw a basket,
threw his knee instead and will be out
for the rest of the year. After watching
a basketball practice, I feel we have some
wonderful football material.
Jerry Swartz mustered his inspection
crib forces together and moved in en
masse, forcing Ed Stewart's boys to re-
treat to the far end of No. 1 Stockroom.
The Monday morning after the move
found Dud Hall working in the inspec-
tion crib for two hours before he found
out the office had moved.
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HEARD ABOUT THE HULL
By Bill Pettit
WELL, the bowling season is here
once again and needless to say, the
Hull Dept. is right up in the money. The
most outstanding team of the eight Hull
groups is that energetic crew captained
by H. Roese.
Copping top honor among all Consol-
'dated bowlers last month was Freddy
Shamkin, Hull Assembler, who rolled a
247 score! Freddy received a pin from the
officials and also came through for the
Hull team. Nice going, Freddy!
Many little details are bothering Hull
men these days. Foremost among these
are the following: Where does Hotchkiss
get all that deer meat? Why does anyone
so homely have so many beautiful women,
as Mitch WiHiams? And where did Geo.
Wire, Hull Foreman, get that finesse on
pinball machines? And why does George
Galley keep calling 3 54?
And last but not least, why does Freddy
Smith, Hull dispatcher, go 'round in a
daze? And what makes Milton Wisdom so
anxious to chase blueprints?
Anyone answering all these questions
will receive a vote of thanks from the Hull
gang.
Transferred to Inspection October 15
was Bill Stacey, former Hull workman on
super-structure. When asked how he liked
his new job, he exclaimed, "Swell, and if
you don't think I don't know the little
things to watch for, try me!" We wonder
how he knows.
All the gang misses Scotty Doig, who
left last month, especially those who took
part in the Hull golf tournament. Never-
theless, Fred Grossher took charge of the
most recent tournament and handled it
very well. First prize was won by Freddy
himself. Isn't it odd how things turn out?
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DRIFTING THRU DRAFTING
By R. R. Hoover
TUST received a report that certain
" subversive (?) or at any rate secretive
forces are operating in the Purchasing
group: Willkie buttons appear from no-
where to harass the Roosevelt-minded
Bob Shaver.
While speaking of Shaver, we might
mention that his unfortunate loss of half
a front tooth explains his opinion that
the expression "on ice" does not mean
security or solidity . . . especially if the
ice in question is located at the Glacier
Gardens. Too bad, Bob.
Seems Gene Holston and Bob Hoover
overdid their badminton recently. At
least that was their excuse for sitting
down very gingerly and using their hands
to help sore muscles cross their legs.
Myron Smith of Purchasing Group is
entitled to the strut he displayed a few
weeks ago — seems he was runner-up in the
finals of the Engineering golf tournament.
We've noticed that Felix Kallis spends
a great deal of his noon hours reading while
he walks. In fact, we've come to wonder
just how he manages to read at home at
night. Do you suppose he has a portable
reading lamp with a long extension cord
to allow a greater "scope" for his read-
ing?
If Ken Whitney mentions planning a
trip to Los Angeles, just check up to see
how many hats he intends to take with
him. We hear that a certain hat-check
girl at Earl Carroll's has made quite an
When one thinks of airplanes one thinks
of weight and when thinking of weight
one thinks of Henry Mandolf. Henry and
Bob Lutz recently spent some time to
discover whether specifications designated
where an airplane must be weighed and
learned that no place is specified. Henry
immediately offered the suggestion that
the airplane be weighed on Mt. Whitney.
However, Sid Avery objected by pointing
out the difficulty of transporting scales,
etc., to the chosen spot. So Henry sug-
gested a road might be built and argued
that such a road would also tend to better
the public health by promoting mountain
climbing. Bob countered with the sug-
gestion that the airplane be weighed in
flight. Sid Avery just spluttered!
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"Roschman" in announcing his wedding
plans. "I don't need any alias," he tells
the world. Best wishes are in order for
Jimmy and the former Miss Helen Rogers
of Pacific Beach. They took the irrevocable
step Saturday, October 19, 1940.
Otay Lake was the scene of Red But-
ler's piscatorial pursuits October 13. Had
bulrushes been fish, he would have been
overloaded; but alas, no fish.
"Major" Brown should be honored,
rumor having it that a guy named Testa
is trying to raise a moustache, alike unto
his'n.
"Farmer' Brabban has a cow. By grape-
vine comes that word that he is putting
the "Ponce-de-Leon" twins McGiffin
and Hardacre on a milk diet, providing
each with a gallon of the lacteal fluid
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elixir of life. Ah, me! Youth dies hard.
The marriage between Paul Henneberg
and Miss Carmen L. Conger took place at
Phoenix, Ariz., October 12. Mrs. Henne-
berg is secretary at the Edison Grammar
school, and is also active in music circles.
Our Monday night bowling team is
doing pretty good considering that they
opened their league play without any pre-
vious practice. The team is: Carl Schu-
maker, C. E. Jones, Henry Jensen, C. Cal-
vert, Terry Greville, and Carl Hirlbach.
While he is a tool inspector, we of the
Wood Shop are inclined to look on J. L.
"Bill" Weaver as one of us, and in this
light feel justly proud. Why? In the No-
vember issue of Popiilar Aviatimt are
photos and descriptions of his now-be-
coming famous pancake aircraft engine.
For any success that comes to "Bill," I
wish to be first with congratulations, and
as he started the job in my garage, that
eventually produced this engine. The pro-
duct is the direct result of three and one-
half years of unceasing work and sacrifice
of practically all leisure during this per-
iod. So may the rest of the way be plain
sailing!
According to Harry Whittaker the
Wood Shop is going to provide two teams
for the coming basketball season. See
Harry for any further particulars.
A recent news item states that a fowl
with two hearts was discovered on a farm
in France. This reminds us of a bridge
partner we had once.
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stamp and returned, "You say this is the
information window?" "Yup," yapped the
clerk. "Well, if I mail this letter tonight
will it be in San Francisco tomorrow?"
she continued. "Sure," he barked. "That's
funny," was the final squelch, "It's ad-
dressed to Albuquerque."
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TEST PILOT . . . DESIGNER
CHIEF Test Pilot "Bill" Wheatley is
shown at right on the latest version of
his electrically driven bicycle, or "Electri-
cycle." His first version netted him con-
siderable kidding, but from the way this
one operates it appears that there soon may
be a whole flock of them in use about
the plant to aid in solving the transporta-
tion problem for those who must get
places and back. The original was a stand-
ard bicycle and the drive battery and
motor mounted on the front fork and had
only one speed. It looked odd, but showed
promise and Bill designed the second one
from lessons learned from the first.
Its low center of gravity makes it easy
and natural to handle and when it is
"shifted" into high it has plenty of
"oomph." It uses a heavy duty 6-volt bat-
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Uses 20-in. heavy duty balloon tires.
There are two batteries, one for day shift,
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satisfaction is guaranteed."
TOOL DESIGN TID-BITS
By Maguire
FOOTBALL'S here again. We have been
up North almost every week-end to
see intersectional or conference games.
Maybe you don't think there were a lot of
Consair rooters up there, too. Counted
twenty from P.R. and T.D.
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If our own little "To the Ladies" snoop
doesn't quit saying, "Oh, in a week or
two, a month or two," etc., someone is
going to pin her down on just how long
it will be!
Tool Design for the first time starts a
full night crew. Some of the owls will be
Bert Rowan, P. Welty, C. Mattson, W.
Burgher, R. J. Knight, T. Stanberry, Har-
old Strawn, L. Granstedt, and J. R. Ser-
vice . . . and yours truly, me.
Bert Rowan and C. Smith — who is now
a big Engineer and great deer hunter — are
in seventh heaven. They're on nights and
can see? ? Guess who? Ray Peters is get-
ting to be a great fisherman? Marcella
is having trouble with her lipstick. Won't
someone help her out?
And some of the boys are singing
"We're In the Army Now." Greeting to
new men. List of names not available at
this time.
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SHEET METAL NEWS
By H. B. Millman
Bill Sherriff says a fellow should get
married while he is still young and grow
up with his family, so he is stepping off
November 8. Good luck, Bill.
It's just been reported Curly Reichard
skipped off to Yuma about three weeks
ago and got married. We all wish you lots
of luck, Curly.
Nate Wellman is back in Sheet Metal
after quite an absence.
Congrats to Martha Jorgensen of Palm
Beach, Fla. She declared September 21
"Sadie Hawkins" day and dragged George
H. P. Jurad off to Yuma. George says, "I
knew this leap year would get me."
The secret is out how Diaz Hightower
got his pugilistic ambitions. His father
once boxed 3 rounds on the same card
that Bob Fitzsimmons appeared on.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mounts are the proud
parents of a baby girl and possessors of
a new home all in the same month. Little
man, you have had a busy day.
John and Amelia Kelly announce the
arrival of Linda Kay Kelly, October 3,
at Mercy Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Alienelli also re-
ceived a bundle from Heaven, October
7. Carla Lucy weighed in at 6 pounds, 1 J/2
ounces.
Bownie Rellek is about to make the leap
into the sea of matrimony.
C. B. King, Jr., is the proud papa of a
baby girl, born last month.
Tommie Wathen got a ticket for park-
ing in front of a driveway. He says, ""They
don't have driveways back in the Ozarks."
Bill Wilson's girl friends have given
him the title of "glamour boy" and is he
proud of it! Bill must be quite the man
around the women.
Ward Hutton of Sheet and Ted Fox of
Final went deer hunting. Both boys
drilled one; Ward's was a 176-lb. one and
Ted's a 162-pounder.
Jack Sangster, John Smith and L. V.
Denny went on a fishing trip to Ensen-
ada, Mexico. According to reports, all the
big ones got away.
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COMMUNITY THEATER
Now started on the most ambitious
dramatic program in its history, San
Diego Community Theatre, a non-profit
civic group whose Thespian home is the
Globe Theatre in Balboa Park, will wel-
come Consolidated Aircraft men and wo-
men interested in acting or technical stage
production — and it goes without saying
that the Theatre will welcome any and all
Consair people as patrons to its shows.
Just what is this Community Theatre?
It is strictly an amateur play-making or-
ganization, and its active membership is
open to all San Diegans interested in pro-
duction of plays. The active membership,
however, is limited to 2 JO. Applicants for
active membership are considered by the
board of directors, and upon payment of
the dues of $5 per year, are accepted as
probationary members for six months. At
the end of that probationary period, if
their development and attitude have been
satisfactory, they are accepted as full ac-
tive members.
Membership dues also include admission
to the eight major productions, to classes
in acting, scene design and backstage tech-
nique, and privileges of acting in and as-
sisting in production of plays. The classes
are under the direction of Miss Amorita
Treganza, well-known performer and di-
rector, through an arrangement with the
city schools system.
Craig Rupert Noel is productions di-
rector for the Theatre. Reginald Poland,
executive manager of the Fine Arts Gal-
lery, is president of the board whose other
members are: Mrs. F. E. Marcy, Mrs. Fred
A. Rhoades, Mrs. Hubert Martin, Miss
Smart
Styles. . .
Anna Just, Oliver Dernberger, W. L. Van
Schaick, W. A. Dennis and William Wood-
all.
'"Any Consolidated people interested in
seeing these shows, or taking part in them,
are cordially urged to call us," said Mrs.
Dennis, ""Phone Main 3410 or Main 6066."
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. . . here's one of the
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foll<lore of American lum-
ber industry, says Horry
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"Legend records the Side Hill
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thon the right, it has to keep its
left side eternally toward the hill-
top . . . pleosont disposition, but
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left eyes weak from overwork."
LOG RAFT
R. A. Lambert, Tool Room, made the above photographic survey of the past year
at Ccmsolidated . . . during which time the increase of manufacturing floor space was
87 per cent. The pictures show:
1. September 24, 1939. Bird's-eye view of
the plant, from Mission Hills.
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plant. The old employment office, WPA build-
ings and vacant fields.
3. February 24, 1940. The field has been
leveled off, the contractor's office appears,
and the pile-driver starts smacking 'em do'^vn.
4. April 14, 1940. Material is on the
ground, a few columns have sprouted up,
and the roof frame-work started. The old
employment office has gone with the wind.
5. May 5, 1940. Columns are up for two-
thirds the length of the addition, and one-
half the roof frame-work is in place.
6. May 26, 1940. All the frame work is up,
and painting of the steel is 'well under way.
Note addition where old employment office
had been.
7. August 18, 1940. The north addition
completed, occupied, and on production.
8. August 18, 1940. Contrast this view
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CONSAIR FLYERS CLUB, Inc.
By Barney Farley
Orville Hubbard makes the news this
month by becoming the first Consair club
member to enter commercial flying. Orve
accepted a job with an eastern university
as flight instructor. We are going to miss
the genial presence of him and his wife,
Maxine, at meetings and around the field.
Steve Brown and wife represented Con-
sair Flyers at the recent meeting of the
Breakfast club at Ramona. This organiza-
tion is made up of a group of enthusiastic
private flyers who have agreed to meet at
a designated spot once a month and have
breakfast. Besides being quite exciting to
those who really enjoy flying, it gives the
members a chance to do some hangar flying
over bacon and eggs!
Miles Blaine, able club treasurer, was
not to be left behind. He came breezing
up to the breakfast in a Luscombe. Re-
ports have it that he never got up so
early in his life.
Now comes words of the recent en-
gagement of one of our most active club
members, Tom Cunningham. Congratula-
tions.
DeVorak, Breatheway and Kastehlon
are reported as having qualified for C.A.A.
flight training. Tliis is a great opportun-
ity for those who are fortunate enough
to be selected. We wish them all kinds
of luck.
Yasinski is certainly burning up the
airways this past month, keeping the ship
busy on week days and week ends. You
have to go quite a ways to witness smooth-
er landings than the ones this fellow "Ski'
makes.
Through the efforts of Al Draimon, we
received some fine publicity in a national
aviation magazine. Next, says Al, will be
a picture of ship and members.
Would like to say a word about my-
self this month. Obtained a private li-
cense during the past month and the big-
gest thrill of it all was opening the en-
velope when it came through the mail a
whole week later. Next biggest thrill was
taking the 'one and only' for her first
airplane ride.
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GLIDING AND SOARING
By Vic KorskJ
THE Associated Glider Clubs of South-
ern California, whose membership is
mainly composed of Consair men, enter-
tained with a dinner honoring chief cloud-
hopper John Robinson, who has just re-
turned from the east. Josh Wilbur of Loft
engineered this affair on October 1 1 .
It was a treat to hear John give a brief
account of his successful blitzkrieg of the
Southwestern and the National meets.
Winning the first by a wide margin and
the latter by a photo finish, he set a new
distance record of 290 miles, flying from
Elmira, N. Y., to Mineral, Va., in one
non-stop flight. Lady Luck played nip and
tuck at Elmira.
Ernie Stout of Aerodynamics spoke of
the growing interest in gliding and soar-
ing. On his recent trip into the east it
was comparatively easy to strike up a con-
versation in the recent development. The
research department of the N.A.C.A. is
giving a great deal of time to testing
and developing of motorless craft.
Scott Royce of Engineering was called
upon to give his opinion of the test hop
of the club's new Baby Albatross "Thun-
dercloud." Someone had their wires
crossed, for it was not he who hopped the
"Baby," but Ray Parker of Model Shop.
Scott corrected the misapprehension and
gave a swell account of the characteristics
of the ship.
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3. Ward Hutton brought this 162 -pound
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tTventy-inch spread.
4. Al Hernandez, Jr., is already warming
up for next spring's baseball.
5. David Gary Homan was born on Friday
the Thirteenth! E. Homan is in the Mainten-
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6. Snuffy is the piano playing cat of Ernest
S. Fletcher, Sheet Department. Fletcher is
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7. Donald Earl Bohnsack is 5 months old
and weighs 22 pounds. His dad is Earl Bohn-
sack of Sheet Metal.
8. This is Ted Fox totin' home his 162-
pound buck, shot in San Diego County.
9. Red Boyle of the Plaster Shop likes his
picnics!
10. Larry Edw. Mulryan is shown at the
beach. His father is L. G. Mulryan of the
Maintenance Wood Mill.
11. An Inspector's dog is "Poochie," owned
by Gordon Dobson.
12. Not all the animals in the zoo w^ill pose
for a picture like this Big Horn shown with
Ernie Condra, Hull Department. A former
employee of the zoo, Ernie is an accomplished
story teller, and is the only man ever to
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NIGHT WING TIPS
By Carter
George Moore is a proud papa. Ttiis
time it is a girl, six pounds and some
ounces. Mother and daughter are doing
nicely; father Moore may recover.
Eugene Frederich Van Dusen, Jr., son
and heir to Gene Van Dusen of the Draw
Bench Dept. arrived safely at Mercy
Hospital and is Van a proud papa — just
ask him!
Practice for the Pi-oduction basketball
team started Monday and what a galaxy of
stars! To mention a few: Bill Baker, Dick
Scott, Pat Moriority, Roy Larceval, Leon-
ard Wilber, Ralph Jacobs, Doug Wilson,
John Morquardt, Bill Buhlman, Bob Har-
vey, Bob Walker, Dick Adams, Bill Flenni-
hen, Jim Fling, Lou Purcell, Chuck Eng-
lish, Jerry Adams, Rex Cord. The team
is managed by the very astute Mr. Craig
Clark, coached by that great strategist,
T. Carter, and "water-boyed" by Gordon
""Aloysius" Browne. While bowing to the
George Wire pros, we hope to give a fair
account of ourselves elsewhere.
The Heideman homestead is fast ap-
proaching completion. This is one house-
warming that I do not intend to miss.
It's true, so help me:
"Sonny Boy" Allen really was a colonel.
Jack Thompson plays golf and has a
"monkey suit." Brad Bradshaw is still with
us — he's on' nites. The gals really are
crazy about "Tex" Vining. Kipple's alias
is Kipplinski. Bob Elo is really a very, very
tough hombre. Al Rolaff is known as
"pappy" to the punch press boys. The
gentleman that operates the Hamilton
press has a very impressive name . . . i. e.,
Henry Sisson Cooper, Jr. If I write much
more of this drivel my life insurance will
be cancelled.
Congratulations to Steve Powell upon
his promotion to head of the Wing De-
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Well, now, to the solitude of the Wing
Department to quietly meditate my sinful
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What a blind man sees.
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The Consolidettes (left to right) Grace Koenig, Veronica Paschen, Maxine Bennett,
Evelyn Parkins, and Lois Campbell, as they felt Sunday, October 13, after the Maintenance
challenge. Photo taken by Roy A. Schultz.
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Everyone is crazy but me and thee.
And sometimes I think thee is.
end of quote.
Last month we challenged any five men
to compete with us in a game of bowls.
We were challenged; we competed; we
lost. So now we have to dine (and wine?)
those marvelous Production Bowlers,
Messrs. Coykendall, Gimber, Bender,
Buehler and Marks. This is our hour of
sadness and gloominess and woefulness,
but if we have failed our cheering gallery,
do not sorrow 'cause we'll be better bowl-
ers tomorrow, or maybe next year.
I came out of my dither long enough
to learn that the boys had beaten us two
games out of three by a "slight" margin
of 400 pins. It's a shame though that they
had to waste the beautiful alibis they all
had in case they did lose.
We received another challenge from the
Night Maintenance crew and we thought
it would be a good chance to redeem our-
selves, but what a foolish thought. We
bowled against Messrs. Marcyan, Schultz,
Gray and Mueller, but that defeat has
only made us more determined to win a
match from the men. We are still un-
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Little Alice the "Ditto" girl is going
to be a regular bowler on our team from
now on.
Evelyn and Grace have shown the
greatest improvement in their game since
we started bowling two months ago, both
having increased their average 20 pins.
Maxine rolled the highest single game with
a 21J.
I wish I weren't writing this article
'cause if someone else were writing it they
might mention the 208 game I rolled.
"Oh, I rolled two-o-eight,
But do not call it fate,
Cause the two-fifteen,
Rolled by "Toughy" Maxine,
Is the score I really berate."
SPORTCASTING
By Matt Wielopohki
OCTOBER made history for Roy
Coykendall, who started his bowling
season by winning second place in the city
championship of the 160-pin average bowl-
ers. Then destiny smiled again at Roy, this
time he ended the deer season by bagging
his second antler in as many weeks. That's
what they tell me at the office — that Ed
Kellogg has a "dear" in Miss.
Every Monday afternoon the Heat Treat
boys win plenty and lose a few to
hold the edge over a strong Sheet Metal
team. Meanwhile, in the Monday night
league, the strong Machine Shop fellas
are bowling their heads off for top honors.
NOTE: Charlie H. Miller is still try-
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Don McCIarren has challenged Homer
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match since losing to Homer in the Con-
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Geo. Wire's night Hull would like to
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Hull team any rainy Sunday.
We hear that Frank O'Connor went
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It was a queer coincidence that George's
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Sammy Galasso is the latest Hull De-
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fessor." Sammy is now an instructor of
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Three Hull clerks took advantage of
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games while the fleet is ready for any even-
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Glenn Hotchkiss went on two deer
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country for a few days. One deer was
shot (not by Glenn, of course). On the
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them like a charging elephant and Wal-
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CONSOLIDATOR
Volume 5
Number 12
DECEMBER • 1940
NORMAN V. DAVIDSON, EDITOR
CONTENTS
Page
Maj. R. H. Fleet 10
Our City Expands 11
Mayor Benbough 11
Seaplanes and National Defense 12
Expanding 16
Aircraft Tooling IS
Notes from the Lab, 20
Aerodynamic Advances 22
Engineering and Drafting Problems . . 24
The Cuba's Flight . 2 6
A Woman's Views on Aviation 29
Test Flying Then . . . and Now 3 0
Your Brother's Keeper 32
Purchasing 34
The Naval Aviation Expansion Program 3 3
Current Designs in Production 40
Problems of the U. S. Army
Air Corps 42
Macaulay's Gleam 44
Major E. R. McReynolds 46
The Fowler Flap and Its Possibilities 49
Accounting Problems of a Growing
Business 5 0
Consolidated Commercial Adaptations - . 5 4
Still on the Export Beam 5 5
Inspection and Inspectors at
Consolidated 60
Stress Analysis 62
Our Femininity 64
Production Control 82
Approximate Range of an Aircraft 86
Germany and Ourselves 101
By F. A. Firth, Resident Technical
Officer, British Purchasing Commission
Word of Thanks 103
Greetings from the Welfare Dept. 115
WORD OF APPRECIATION . . .
A more stimulating and gratifying co-
operation could hardly have been imagined,
than that -which -was encountered from every
angle in the production of this special issue.
It appears that we received an exact counter-
part of the same spirit of co-operation vi-hich
is now in full swing in the production of our
aircraft for defense needs . . .
We have a distinct honor therefore, in pre-
senting to you; our contributors, our ad-
vertisers, and the efforts of our collaborators.
We regret only the mechanical impossibility
of thanking individually in these pages, all
those whose efforts have contributed to bring
this issue into being. To all and everyone,
our appreciation . . . and our sincerest
thanks.
THE WHOLE WORLD'S AHEAD OF US . . .
TT THEN the present strife is behind us . . . when men learn to reason and
' ' to flavor with tolerance ... to deal justly ... to weigh their differences
and our differences calmly, and without prejudice arrive at a settlement com-
mensurate to all . . .
Then will aviation blossom forth, for then it will be understood that to
quibble over imagined markings resting on the surface of our globe, is to realize
none of the smallness of such action. To quibble, to strive to dominate by force
and blast the surfaces provided us, is to recognize values in only two dimensions,
when really there are three. . . .
Above is a trackless, moving, flowing element that belongs to all the world
and cannot be divided; for as we talk, and through the night it moves, changing
constantly to remind us of our smallness in looking at surface values alone . . .
Why not look up and plumb its depth?
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CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS
^T^HE design and manufacture of air
-^ craft now constitutes a major indus-
try in this country, after many lean years
of struggle. It is obvious that we are en-
tering upon an era of great aircraft de-
velopment. This company is maintaining
its leadership in the industry and striving
willingly to meet all demands upon it by
our Government.
Airplanes have attained great efficiency
in speed, range, weight-carrying capacity
and safety. Cost of operation has been re-
duced until it now compares favorably for
certain traffic with that of railroads.
When one realizes that our airlines to-
day are carrying less than 9 percent of the
Pullman traveling public, that in 1940
air-mail revenue was less than five percent
of postal revenue, air-express totaled only
$1,500,000, and little or no air-freight
has so far been carried, it will be readily
appreciated that, with commercial and
private flying steadily increasing, com-
mercial aviation will utilize all the avail-
able aircraft manufacturing facilities in
our country when military orders are re-
duced.
The greatest demand at the present time
is for military aircraft. Adequate air-
power is essential to national security.
Down through the ages history has dem-
onstrated that a new weapon, once adopted,
has been constantly improved and put to
increasing use. Periodically, nations enter
into limitation agreements on certain
equipment, only to redouble the arma-
ment race when agreements expire or are
scrapped.
Here, at the Consolidated Aircraft
factory, with a back-log of orders of more
than $315,000,000, the volume of orders
on hand and in sight assures our employees
of work for several years.
REUBEN H. FLEET
President-Manager
With the completion during the next
few months of the additions to our plant
at Lindbergh Field, we shall have reached
our limit of expansion on this field and
have completed our plans for enlargement
when we built our first building in 1935.
To fill orders on hand, we are now en-
gaged in the construction of a parts plant
with a total covered area approximating
1,5 50,000 square feet on Pacific Boule-
vard, about a half mile from our home
factory. When this new plant is completed
and operating we shall have more than
30,000 employees, with a payroll of about
$5,000,000 a month.
The regular federal and excess-profit
taxes take approximately 62 percent of
gross income; but as the two plants should
annually produce $150,000,000 of air-
planes and parts and we have not had to
issue more stock to cover the cost of the
added facilities, the net yield to our
shareholders should be satisfactory.
Apparently, until the temperament of
mankind changes, world peace cannot be
enjoyed in the absence of power capable
of forcing and enforcing it. Such power
is air-power, augmented by naval-power,
and by an army where occupation and
policing of territory is necessary. Nothing
within its range can stop aircraft; its
range is now a continent or an ocean. Let
us hope that when this war ends, posses-
sion of such aircraft, without its employ-
ment, will guarantee "peace on earth,
good- will to men."
In wishing our workers, stockholders
and neighbors a Very Merry Christmas,
it gives me pleasure to predict for them
also a Prosperous New Year, as far as their
relationship with Consolidated is con-
cerned.
R. H. Fleet.
December, 1940
BY May next, wc expect to employ
more than 30,000 men in our plants,
which will be an increase over our present
employment of about 16,000. For some
time only one out of every five employees
has been a resident of San Diego and, un-
doubtedly, this percentage will diminish.
In addition to our own expansion, other
manufacturing concerns, plus the Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps, have had large
increases in personnel, making the housing
situation in San Diego even now very
critical.
According to the 1940 United States
Census, the population of San Diego was
202,03 8, and it has been estimated by the
Chamber of Commerce that within the
population of 45,530 persons who will
reside in private homes; in addition to
16,050 enlisted men who will be housed
in barracks and camps.
With the complete cooperation of the
City of San Diego and various branches
of the Government, the necessary facili-
ties to meet this situation have all been
provided for and the program is now
going full speed ahead.
The Committee on National Defense
has allocated $15,000,000 for the con-
struction of 3,000 new housing units for
employees of Caiisolidafed and other local
aircraft factories. The Navy has recom-
mended expenditure of $1,500,000 for an
interceptor line to improve the sewage
OUR CITY EXPANDS...
next eight months, the influx caused by situation, plus $375,000 for construction
the additional expansion (considering that of a sewage treatment plant. The city has
sixty per cent of the men will be mar-
ried) will mean a total increase in the
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By EDGAR N. GOTT,
Vice-President d Public Relations Director
voted $4,300,000 for additional water
supply and water distribution system. The
San Diego Gas & Electric Company is
constructing a $1,000,000 power line to
bring additional electric power from
Boulder Dam and contemplates the con-
struction of a $3,000,000 steam generating
plant at the foot of Tenth Avenue; the
Navy has awarded a contract for $3,800,-
000 for the construction of 1,200 new
family housing units for enlisted person-
nel; the Federal Government is allocating
substantial sums to the San Diego Voca-
tional School for the training of additional
aircraft factory workers.
Additional telephones, stores, fire equip-
|ment, police, dining rooms, groceries,
school teachers, farmers, etc., will also
be necessary, in addition to added airline,
railroad, steamship and other facilities too
numerous to mention. It can be seen that,
in order to build the planes that we have
contracted for — a huge job in itself — we
have had to build not only new factories
but also arrange for the building of a good-
sized city. Truly a Herculean task.
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WE have built, are building, and un-
doubtedly will continue to build
land craft for our armed forces. And they
will continue to have their vital place in
our armed defense, but since it is well to
consider every possible advantage in a time
of emergency, perhaps it would be interest-
ing to point out briefly some of the ad-
vantages of the seaplane side of aerial de-
fense. These, to the general public at
least, are not so generally well known.
Landing fields for large land aircraft
cost millions to provide. They must have
hard surface runways which may be de-
stroyed by enemy bombardment. Land
fields as compared to water fields are nec-
essarily small resulting in concentration
of buildings and flying equipment which
become focal points of enemy attack. By
such attack large aircraft on the ground
are often prevented from taking off on
account of the relatively small destruction
of runways and thus can be destroyed or
grounded for a long time, while large air-
craft in the air cannot land. The cost of
maintenance of land field landing areas
amounts to considerable sums while suit-
able water areas cost comparatively noth-
ing to maintain. Thus, whether military
value be expressed in hitting power per
dollar invested or in man power devoted
to fighting, the factors appear to be in
favor of water type particularly in view
of field cost, the amounts of equipment,
and large number of men who must be
available (whether destruction occurs or
not) to effect essential quick repairs
on land landing areas in wartime.
Thus in time of peace, the military
strength of the nation would be much
greater per dollar expended and in time
of war the man power and the dollars
would be more effective.
It is impossible to blow up water land-
ing areas. Such areas are plentifully lo-
cated throughout the United States and
our possessions. The entire East Coast from
Norfolk south to Key West is sufficiently
ice free and is plentifully provided by
nature with protected water. The Carib-
bean and the Gulf of Mexico ofFer in-
numerable suitable areas. In the region of
the Panama Canal there are particularly
good locations where large numbers of
water type equipment could be based.
The West Coast as far north as the Aleu-
tian Islands of Alaska is plentifully sup-
plied with ice free and protected water.
The interior of the Continental United
States has innumerable large and small
bodies of water located far enough south
to be ice free in winter and yet far enough
north so that equipment located on these
waters would have sufficient range to
bomb out any enemy that might become
established as far north as the Arctic
Circle. To provide fields for large land
planes in equally strategic locations would
be prohibitive in cost and regardless of cost
would be impossible at some of the most
important places because of the nature
of the terrain. A small lake of only five
miles in diameter offers the opportunity of
establishing a base with as many as fifteen
buildings more than a mile apart. Supply
buildings, overhaul shops for wings, hulls,
engines, etc., can thus be separated to
avoid a concentrated target.
Radio beam and blind landing facilities
can be used to insure safe return for night
and thick weather operation. If the enemy
comes in on the beam (in thick weather
or darkness) to a properly laid out water
base, it is practically impossible for him
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to find the buildings and he can't blow up
the water areas. On the other hand, he
could follow the beam into a land field
and quickly destroy it.
Water fields even though located at the
front line can continue in operation until
the last ship is lost. Land fields even
though far in the rear might be put out of
commission at the critical moment with
all their equipment on the ground.
In time of war it would be compara-
tively easy to ferry large quantities as
fast as produced across the oceans because
there are a great many locations to use for
servicing enroute. Land planes under sim-
ilar conditions would be forced to use a
few fields established at high cost; these
would become focal points of attack. Since
it would be vital to the enemy to stop
such ferrying, it would be simple for him
to concentrate on these and keep them
bombed out to such effect that it would
be impossible to ferry any aircraft except
those having sufficient range to make the
flight non-stop. Even then they would
probably find the land fields destroyed and
have no place to land on arrival.
By C. A. VAN DUSEN, Vice-President and Works Manager
cations or in the lee of an island or a point
of land.
Flying boats for similar range are 90%
as fast today as land ships. They have no
practical limitations as to size. They now
carry proportionately heavier loads than
land planes and as they get larger, and
Editor's Note: Since the moves of the pres-
ent conflict have thrown new light on aircraft
and military tactics, awareness of all possible
factors involved may in itself be considered a
strong step in defense preparation. Here is
presented a brief discussion prepared to point
out the merits surrounding seaplane opera-
tion. This paper was originally prepared by
Mr. Van Dusen in March, 1938, and has been
revised by him.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
A study of world maps shows that large
water types may be flown overland
throughout practically all parts of the
world with greater safety than large land
planes. There are few large landing fields
as compared with water areas. Forces tak-
ing possession of or losing territory by
conquest can always find suitable bases
for water type equipment, giving them the
ability to strike from points nearer the
front with the heaviest bomb loads.
In modern practice flying boats used
for scouting with the fleet have demon-
strated their ability to keep the fleet in-
formed of all vessels on the surface well
ahead of the fleet. Flying boats can in any
ordinary weather be stationed off-shore
resting on the surface when not in the air
and can thus keep the shore forces advised
of any approaching enemy either on the
surface or in the air. Land planes are not
nearly as effective for this purpose and it
takes a great many of them to accomplish
similar results since they can only fly out
and immediately return.
Flying boats can be serviced at sea
from a merchant vessel in ordinary
weather. In stormy weather they can be
serviced in protected bays in obscure lo-
there will be very large ones built, they
will be as fast or faster than the best of
the large land planes and they will carry
proportionately greater loads longer dis-
tances. They are generally believed to be
slower because of the reduced speed at
which they travel in order to accomplish
long range flights.
For the rapid movement of troops in
time of war it appears that the large flying
boat is more suitable in a greater num-
ber of instances, than would be land
planes, because of the indestructability of
their landing fields, and far more suitable
than surface vessels because of their greater
speed and consequent safety.
It is possible to build troop transport
flying boats with extraordinary gun pro-
tection capable of transporting 200 men at
a cruising speed of over 200 miles per hour.
This means that at 200 miles per hour,
100 of these ships could carry 20,000 men
2,000 miles each day of operation. One
plane alone could transport 200 men a
day for a distance of 2000 miles allowing
four hours for loading, unloading, and
servicing, and disembark them in the in-
terior or other obscure location away from
deep sea ports (which are usually focal
points of enemy attack) without assist-
ance by other forms of transport and
usually much nearer to the point of ac-
tion. After the complement of men had
been advanced by these troop air-trans-
ports, each flying boat could carry 40,000
pounds of supplies per day; or for the 100
planes, 4,000,000 pounds of material, 200
lbs. per day per man, which should be suf-
ficient to keep the troops supplied. Of
course if these transports were used for
the transportation of artillery and tanks,
the number of men moved would be cut
down proportionately, but the effective-
ness of the troops would be greatly in-
creased. Commercial long range passenger
flying boats could be quickly converted
to troop transport use, which means that
our overseas commercial airlines are a
major contribution to our National De-
fense.
Flying boats with performance compar-
able to the best land planes, equipped for
bombing, with extraordinary protective
armor for their personnel and more gun
power, should be particularly effective in
meeting America's long range defense
problems.
The new military bases the United States
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PHOTOGRAPH No. 1 illustrating
this article is only vaguely familiar
to the majority of Consolidatcd's person-
nel, although those who were here in 193 5
and the early part of 1936 will recall it.
It shows the original Plant as it was
completed in the fall of 193 5 when Con-
solidated moved to San Diego, California,
from Buffalo, New York. This original
Photograph No. 2 shows the Plant at
the time of completion of the 1936 con-
struction program, with a total usable
floor area of 441,832 square feet. In con-
nection with the 1936 expansion it was
decided to pave the entire yard area with-
in the boundary fence with asphalt pav-
ing and thus provide additional space out-
side the buildings which could be used for
EXPANDING...
Ey WM. A. MALONEY,
Plant Engineer
San Diego factory building had a usable
floor area of 246,841 square feet, or ap-
proximately 10,000 square feet more than
was occupied in the Buffalo Plant during
its peak period. Early in 1936 when the
corporation was awarded the XPB2Y-1
contract, it became at once apparent that
there was not sufficient space available in
which to build an experimental ship with-
out seriously delaying progress on the
PBY-1 contract. In fact, it was also ap-
parent at about the same time that in
order to meet scheduled delivery dates on
the PBY-1 contract, additional floor area
would be required in nearly every depart-
ment.
When the production requirements were
realized, it was decided to enlarge the
main factory space and to build a separate
building to be used for the construction
of experimental airplanes and to house
the Engineering Department and Raw
Material Stock Room.
various final assembly operations. This
added 212,462 square feet, giving a total
area of 654,294 square feet available for
manufacturing operations.
Between the completion of the 1936
expansion program and November, 1939,
there was no outward change in the ap-
pearance of the buildings. But additional
mezzanines were erected at various loca-
tions throughout the Plant which in-
creased the manufacturing area to 668,594
square feet.
Due to the outbreak of hostilities in
Europe in the fall of 1939, the United
States Government saw the necessity of
increasing the strength of its armed forces.
As a part of the expanded defense pro-
gram of the Government, Consolidated
was awarded the PBY-5 contract. The ac-
celerated delivery dates on this contract
required a further expansion of manu-
facturing facilities, and once more we
were launched on a construction program.
Photograph No. 3 shows the Plant at
the completion of the 1939-1940 Expan-
sion Program, with a total floor area of
867,126 square feet and a total paved yard
area of 828,248 square feet, giving a
grand total of 1,695,374 square feet avail-
able for manufacturing operations.
Before the completion of the 1939-
1940 Expansion Program, further orders
in connection with the National Defense
Program made it apparent that the then
expanded Plant facilities would not be
adequate to handle the orders which had
been received.
At the time this is being written a
further expansion of the Plant is well
under way, and by January 15, 1941, will
be practically completed. This expansion
will increase the floor area to 1,630,026
square feet and the paved yard area to
1,100,141 square feet, giving a grand
total of 2,730,167 square feet.
With this expansion the relatively small
Plant of 193 5 has grown into a major
manufacturing enterprise. During this five
year period there has been an increase of
1,006% in manufacturing areas. This
would seem to be a inajor accomplishment.
And now look what happens! At the
time this is being written, preliminary
plans and negotiations for the erection of
a Parts Manufacturing Plant are under
way; and by the time this article is print-
ed, construction operations will undoubt-
edly have been started. This new plant
will have an approximate total floor area
of 1,539,12 5 square feet. Such is growth
in the aircraft industry today!
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jority of special cutting tools and equip-
ment. This group also sets up and main-
tains a complete file of the operation se-
quence of every part made in Machine
Shop.
Consolidated Aircraft's machine tool
position in the industry is rather unique.
Making one of the longest and largest of
industrial moves in 1935, this plant moved
from Buffalo, N. Y., to San Diego. In so
doing all tools and machines that were
not thoroughly up-to-date were discarded,
thus insuring that the new San Diego
factory would house nothing but modern
and efficient tools. Unparalleled expansion
since 193 5 has meant more, and increas-
ingly more of the newer machines.
A large percentage of these machines
are operated by the Tool Room. This ac-
tivity, under the immediate supervision of
the Tool Room foreman, is also sub-
divided into groups.
Tools are not only pliers, screw-drivers
By PHIL KOENIG, Tool Supervisor
Tooling, the alleged "Bottle-Neck" of
the aircraft expansion program has been
simplified at the Consolidated Aircraft
plant by the inauguration of a most com-
plete system of coordination.
The problem of production tooling be-
gins when sufficient engineering informa-
tion has been made available, and as soon
as this is well under way, it becomes pos-
sible to begin the layout of "Master
Templets and Assembly Boards" which
control the fabrication of all additional
templets, form tools, jigs, and fixtures nec-
essary for production.
When engineering drawings are released
to Production Planning and Tool Design
Departments it immediately becomes nec-
essary for Tool Design Planning activities
to place at the disposal of Production
Planning all possible information regard-
ing what tools are to be made, and what
operation sequence is to be followed. At
the same time, tool records and tool or-
ders are made up and distributed to those
departments in which the tools proper
are to be fabricated. Any changes in tool-
ing either by reason of engineering change
or shop processing must be immediately
transmitted to Production Planning. By
this method it is possible for all to know
what tools are to be made available and
what operation sequence is to be followed
in the manufacture of any part. Any de-
lay or impediment in the routine procedure
of this particular stage of operations tends
to tighten the so-called "bottle-neck"
which is the nightmare of all Production
Control Operators.
The various activities under tool super-
vision are divided into four major groups:
Tool Planning and Design, Tool Room,
Pattern Shop, and Big Fixtures.
Tool Planning and Design is sub-divided
into five group activities.
The Sheet Metal Group functions to
process and design the tools for all detail
parts which are made from sheet or ex-
truded stock. This includes dies, both
crank and press and drop hammer, bench
forming tools, assembly jigs and fixtures,
templets, samples and sub-assembly fix-
tures.
The Special Machinery Group has charge
of the design and fabrication of all special
machine tools designed and built by the
Tool Department. In addition, this group
overlaps and coordinates with the Sheet
Metal Group in the design of tools for
welding and hydraulic press production.
The Big Fixture Group is responsible
for the design and fabrication of large as-
sembly jigs and fixtures.
"Trouble Shooting" or Shop Liaison
functions to expedite the fabrication of
any or all parts which require additional
processing or design attention due to
changes, etc.
The Machine Shop Group plans and
designs all tools for parts made by the
Machine Shop including the greatest ma-
and monkey-wrenches, but in much larger
numbers, jigs, dies, assembly fixtures, spe-
cial hand tools, cutting tools, riveting
equipment — any article that is used to
simplify part production and provide for
the rapid precise manufacture and assembly
of duplicate parts. Aircraft tools can be
standardized only to a small extent. They
range in weight from about a few ounces
to more than five tons. These are tools
that can be balanced on one's little finger
or tools that occupy a floor space of 1 5
by 60 feet. Consolidated totals more than
one hundred thousand active tools.
Four general kinds of blanking dies are
used, the type being determined princi-
pally by the size of the work. For the
smallest sizes (up to 3 inches by 3 inches)
a punch is first made of unannealed steel
and zinc alloy molded around it for the
die. For progressively larger dies, zinc
alloy sheet and hardened crucible steel are
used. The largest dies are cut out of steel
to 3/16 inch larger than the finished die
shape so that inserts to this thickness may
be soldered in place. These require no
filing. For simplicity in design, use, and
cost, rubber knockouts are used instead
of steel knockout pads. Rolled Kirksite
sheet is also being used for large and
small dies.
A multiple hole punch that punches up
to 200 holes at one time, with any spacing
over % inch apart for the holes, is an-
other advancement to speed-up, and sim-
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NOTES FROM THE LAB.
By TOM GALVIN
MATERIALS used in aircraft con-
struction are probably more thor-
oughly tested than those employed in any
other industrj'. As an engineer designs to
greatest efficiency, it is imperative that
materials of a high strength/weight ratio
be used. It would therefore, be decidedly
dangerous if the exact strength were not
known.
VThen various materials are received in
the laboratory the analysis is determined
or a physical test is made, or both, and
the report is sent to the receiving inspector.
The material is placed in stock under its
proper classification to be drawn when
needed. A 1" S. A. E. 41 3 OX Bar of .29
carbon content and a 1" 4130X Bar of .32
carbon are considered similar, as they both
come within the .2 5 to .3 5 limits. If heat-
treated, for example, to 150,000 P.S.I.
there probably would not be much varia-
tion in tensile strength.
However, there is one steel that does
not permit such latitude in its subsequent
heat-treatment. This is the corrosion-
resistant (stainless) steel known as M286
which is used in highly stressed parts
where corrosion is a problem. It conforms
to an analysis of
Carbon 08- .15
Manganese .30- .75
Nickel 1.25- 2.50
Chromium 15.5 -17.5
Thus, if two M286 steels, one of .09
and the other .14 carbon were heat treated
to 175,000 P. S. I. under the same condi-
tions, there would no doubt be a consid-
erable variation in tensile strength. This
is the reason why George Steringer, our
heat-treater, needs to know the exact
carbon content of every lot of M286 so
he can vary the drawing temperatures
with each point of carbon to produce uni-
formity of results. Incidentally, this is
the only heat treatable stainless steel used
here in the plant.
The more commonly known 18-8 steel
(stainless) has excellent corrosion resist-
ing properties but will not respond to
heat-treatment. An increase in its tensile
can only be obtained through cold work-
ing— such as swaging operations on cables.
The two contemporary metals of 18-8
are K Monel and Inconel. They both are in
a sense superior inasmuch as they can both
be heat-treated. K Monel is an outgrowth
of the Monel Metal used during the last
World War. Its composition is similar to
Monel with some 3 Yz per cent of alum-
inum added. Inconel, on the other hand,
contains no copper, but is an alloy of
Nickel, Chromium and Iron. It is one of
the newer alloys to be introduced and is
replacing the 18-8 steel in some instances.
The art of splicing cables is on the way
out now that practically all cables are
fitted with swaged 18-8 terminals. A
sample of every lot of swaged cables is
taken to the laboratory and tested for
failure.
The laboratory has three tensile testing
machines — a 5000 pound Olsen Hydraulic
which is excellent for small work, a 50,000
pound Riehle, which we use to pull
most of the test bars, and a 200,000 pound
Southwark Emery which can handle the
large fitting. The latter two machines can
also be used in compression.
When motor mounts are normalized in
the heat-treat department, we usually give
our heat-treater a helping hand. The prac-
tice is simple and efficient inasmuch as
every man who assists in this operation is
well versed in his duty and thus promotes
team work. Briefly, the motor mounts are
sprayed with an anti-scale preparation
developed here in the laboratory. They are
placed on a frame on the car furnace and
heated up to 1650° F. After soaking in
this heat for 50 minutes the mounts are
withdrawn from the furnace, lifted off
the car and placed on a steel plate. This
steel plate is fitted with protruding studs
over which are fitted the motor mount
terminals. The mounts are bolted down
and allowed to cool in air circulated by 4
air hoses placed some 1 5 feet away from
the table. As a further refinement, heated
18-8 plates are placed over the studs, and
the clamps also heated before placing the
mount on to avoid chilling the terminals
from contact with the cold steel plate.
When a mount has cooled and has been
removed from the plate, it very seldom
requires straightening. A Chrome Moly
tube, some 12 inches long, taken from
the same lot of material used in the mount
is wired to mount during the operation.
This serves as a test bar to be later tested
in the laboratory. The minimum require-
ment in tensile is 95,000 P.S.I. , but the
average test will usually be 2 5,000 pounds
in excess of this. Leo Bourdon, who orig-
inated the idea of bolting the mount to a
plate, saved his department a lot of labor
through this clever scheme.
Early in 1939, the maintenance depart-
ment started on the regeneration of the
chromic acid, used in the anodic treat-
ment, with very gratifying results. Prior
to this time, the acid bath was usually
changed after 4 or 5 weeks use, having
brck;n down and lost most of its effec-
tiveness. Specifically speaking, the hex-
avalent acid (Cr O,) was reduced to the
Tri-va'.ent state Cr., (Cr., O^)^.
John Violette and Tom Galvin, chemists,
keep a watchful eye on the materials enter-
ing Consolidated^s planes through chemical
analysis. . . .
December, 1940
21
This electrical treatment which pri-
marily dissociates water (in both) into
nascent oxygen and hydrogen, allows the
former element to unite with the spent
acid and restore it to its original state
Cr O3. In this operation, several lead plates
are suspended in the tank to form the
anode while the steel tank acts as the
cathode. It might be stated that one
tank after having been considered "spent"
and about to be thrown out, was re-
generated over week ends and thus lasted
over a full year with good results.
Magnesium alloy castings which are
about two-thirds the weight of aluminum
are now used to greater advantage since
the No. 7 treatment gives them a good
protective coating to resist corrosion.
Briefly this consists of pickling the cast-
ings in a 20 per cent solution of Hydro-
fluoric Acid, rinsing in water and then
placing in a heated solution of 10 per cent
sodium dichromate or dye (as the boys
call it). Later they are placed in tung oil
heated to 300° F. After removal, this oil
surface dries and oxidizes giving the cast-
ing excellent protection. In a month's test
in the salt spray, samples so treated stood
up very well as compared with those
without surface protection. The latter
corroded so badly as to be almost unrecog-
nizable.
The welders who qualify for their posi-
tions are required to pass the Army-Navy
Test. This consists in furnishing the
laboratory 3 to S "V" butt welds, 4 tubu-
lar butt welds, 2 crosses and 2 cluster and
plate welds. All made from normalized
chrome moly steel. As the Army and Navy
specifications are similar, to avoid dupli-
cations, both Army and Navy Inspectors
are present to witness the results of the
physical tests made. The welders who pass
these tests are given papers to qualify
them as Army and Navy Tested Welders.
There is probably more work attached to
the computation of the figures and making
out the reports than to the operation of
the testing machine.
Hydraulic fittings are proof tested in
the laboratory to 2 Yz times the load re-
quired in the ship. Thus a 1000 pound
load would require 2,500 pounds oil pres-
sure on the testing machine. Sometimes a
fitting will let go and produce a deluge
of oil, making more business for the
cleaners. Ben Livers, of engineering, who
has supervision of this work can testify
to this.
We hear a good deal nowadays about
the possibilities of plastic aircraft. At
present the Engineering department is do-
ing research work in this field here in the
laboratory under the direction of Herb
Hinkley. While this research started only
last March, from the results of their find-
ings to date I am sure they will have some-
thing interesting to present in the near
future.
Chief Chemist, TOM GALVIN was chemist
with the U. S. Steel Corp., Chemist at Curtiss
Aircraft, Metallurgical Chemist in the Ord-
nance Dept. of the U. S. Army during the
last war and associated with the Institute of
Thermal Research at the American Radiator
Corporation before joining Consolidated in
1929.
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Consolidotor
costs, greater pay load or both. It should
be understood that this particular aero-
dynamic improvement reaches its great-
est value for long range operation and
would be relatively less important for
short distances.
Success of this joint development of
the Model 3 1 wing by Mr. Davis and the
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation led to
its use on the Model 32 bombers now be-
ing produced for the U. S. Army Air
Corps. This modern bomber permits great
flexibility in bomb and fuel load so that
full advantage may be taken of its high
maximum speed, long range, and bomb
carrying ability as operating conditions
require. The use of this wing on both the
land bomber and flying boat types is a
long step toward standardization which
is so essential to accelerated production.
Use of the same wing on both types
also permitted use of the same tail sur-
AERODYNAMIC ADVANCES
By HARRY SUTTON, Ass't Chief Engineer
NOT SO long ago the airplane engine
manufacturers were given most of
the credit for improved airplane per-
formance. This was not without some
justification because remarkable improve-
ments were made in engine power with
small increase in weight and size during
a period when aerodynamic refinements
were slow in finding their way into new
airplanes. During recent years the prac-
tical results of extended aerodynamic re-
search have appeared in many airplanes
which have demonstrated outstanding
performance. The predominance of mono-
plane construction, the elimination of ex-
ternal bracing, the universal use of retract-
able landing gears and the reduction of in-
terference drag between various airplane
parts, such as wings and fuselage, have
all contributed greatly to the high speeds
attained by modern airplanes. These were
obvious Improvements, however, for par-
ticular purposes there were other im-
provements not so apparent but just as
important.
We in Consolidated have been particu-
larly concerned with improving long
range airplanes and one of the best ways
to do that is to reduce drag at the speeds
used for maximum range. Our search led
to an investigation of wing drag which
is a large proportion of the total and is
susceptible of considerable variation due to
wing plan form and cross-section pro-
file. One particular section, developed by
Mr. David R. Davis, in cooperation with
the Consolidated Aircraft Corp., showed
consistently lower drag when tested in
the wind tunnel in comparison with other
modern sections in general use. This ad-
vantage was also retained when the wing
was tested in combination with a com-
plete airplane model and after extensive
study and tunnel testing this wing was
first used on the Consolidated Model 3 1
two-engined flying boat. The outstanding
performance of this airplane in the field
of flying boats speaks for itself but, of
course, did not prove that use of the
Consolidated-Davis airfoil was the re-
sponsible factor since many other im-
provements were also made. As a further
check on the wind tunnel comparisons,
the wing drag was measured in flight by
means of equipment developed by the
California Institute of Technology. These
tests corroborated the laboratory tests and
assured us that we were realizing in the
full scale airplane, the low drag at cruis-
ing speed which had been predicted.
This drag reduction, due entirely to
relatively small departures from the con-
ventional airfoil shape, permitted a very
considerable increase in range and saved
hundreds of pounds of gasoline. For
military airplanes which fly thousands of
miles any possible saving in the amount
of fuel is of great value since it permits
transporting greater offensive power to
the objective. In commercial use the sav-
ing in fuel is equally important and is
immediately reflected in lower operating
faces, making a large proportion of the
total number of parts of the two air-
planes identical.
Another development which has con-
tributed materially to the improved aero-
dynamic performance of these airplanes
is the use of more effective wing flaps.
Combination of the Consolidated-Fowler
type wing flap with the Consolidated-
Davis airfoil permitted the use of higher
wing loading and consequently smaller
wing area and less drag than would have
been permissible with the plain type of
wing flap. The use of higher wing loading
has been limited by the requirements
that the take-off and landing distance
must not be excessive and in these re-
spects both the Model 32 and 31 have
demonstrated considerable improvement
over contemporary types, notwithstanding
their high wing loadings. It is an ac-
knowledged fact that high wing loading
results in smoother flight in rough air
since the usual rough air currents are not
so effective in disturbing the flight path
of the airplane. This feature is partic-
ularly important in bombing operations
and in gunnery.
Advent of the tricycle landing gear
has resulted in many fundamental im-
provements in the airplanes to which this
principle has been applied. It was used
on the very earliest airplanes, but as the
airplane arrangement became more ster-
eotyped, the third point of ground sup-
port was moved back to the rear of the
December, 1940
fuselage under the tail surfaces where it
remained until within recent years. Prior
to the development of effective wheel
brakes there were sound reasons for this
location since the large angle of attack
of the wings during the landing run
helped to slow the airplane down. The
development of brakes called for a change
to the nose wheel type of landing gear
because there was considerable danger of
nosing over due to too much brake ap-
plication with the tail wheel type of
landing gear. Airplanes were also basically
imstable with respect to direction when
the single wheel was placed behind the
main wheels, whereas the tricycle ar-
rangement is fundamentally stable.
The first modern attempts to use the
tricycle landing gear encountered serious
difficulty due to "shimmy" of the nose
wheel and much effort and expense were
applied toward a correction of this trouble.
The use of simple hydraulic snubbers sim-
ilar to those used in automobiles has elim-
inated this trouble and permits full real-
ization of the inherent directional stabil-
ity of the tricycle arrangement during
ground runs. This stability is such that
cross wind take-offs and landings can
be made when necessary with no danger
of ground looping which was so prevalent
with the old style landing gear. Steering
of the airplane while on the ground is also
facilitated by use of the tricycle gear and
vision of the ground by the pilot is
greatly improved by the level attitude of
the fuselage. Ccmsolidated's first use of
the tricycle gear was on the PBY type
flying boat converted to an amphibian
for optional use on land or water. It
has always been difficult to provide a
satisfactory landing gear on a seaplane or
flying boat because the float or hull ar-
rangement required for satisfactory water
operation did not lend itself readily to
proper proportions for a landing gear.
The long bow needed for satisfactory
water characteristics was well suited to
the requirements of a tricycle landing
gear and the PBY amphibian is an ex-
ceptionally good iand airplane. The level
landing attitude permits excellent ground
vision and the nose wheel permits maxi-
mum brake application on the main
wheels with no hazard. Use of the nose
wheel also places the airplane in its mini-
mum drag attitude during initial stages
of the take-off ground run, which is im-
portant in large airplanes.
Application of the tricycle principle
to the Model 32 bomber has met with
equal success and is responsible in a large
measure for its ability to operate satis-
factorily from small airports. The com-
bination of a tricycle landing gear with
Consolidated-Fowler flaps permits a steep
approach over obstacles with the fuselage
in a level attitude for a three-point
landing and with excellent vision for the
operating crew. The numerous full load
take-offs and landings made from the re-
stricted area of Lindbergh Field, many of
them under cross wind conditions, are
ample evidence of the ability of this air-
plane to perform satisfactorily under emer-
gency operating conditions. An inciden-
tal advantage of the tricycle landing gear,
which is by no means unimportant, is
that the level fuselage attitude when on
the ground is of great assistance when
loading the airplane and in accomplish-
ing normal maintenance operations.
Each of the above improvements have
contributed separately and in combina-
tion to greater operating efficiency in both
the flying boat and land plane types.
There are many other detailed departures
from past practice which are not so no-
ticeable, but which all add their part in
producing the Models 32 and 31, acknowl-
edged leaders in their class. Constant
striving for betterment in aerodynamic
and structural refinement combined with
simplification of construction is essential
to improvement and we in Consolidated
have never subscribed to the statement so
frequently made that all of the possible
major improvements have already been
developed. A receptive and inquiring mind
will always find a better way of doing
any job.
Consolidated Model 31 —
tw^in engine flying boat.
V/
HARRY A. SUTTON — winner of
distinguished Flying Cross and Mac-
Kay trophy through investigation of
Spinning Characteristics conducted
for the Army Air Corps. Joined
Consolidated as Assistant Chief En-
gineer in September '5 5.
24
Br B. W. Sheahan,
Engr. in Charge of Drafting & Personnel
THE FUNCTION of the engineering
department is to get engineering re-
leases out in time so that the shop can
meet the required airplane delivery sched-
viles. This, however, is seldom a clear-cut
proposition for the following reasons:
Lack of control by the contractor of
the design and development since this
is, to a large degree, controlled by the
customer.
Delays always occur due to the neces-
sity of submitting all relevant features
of the design for approval prior to re-
lease for construction.
Since the customer specifies the perfor-
ENGINEERING and
DRAFTING PROBLEMS
mance of the airplane in considerable de-
tail it hardly seems equitable that he
should also dictate the means by which
this end shall be achieved. This is particu-
larly true in the case of Government
contracts where the builder is not relieved
of any responsibility for the proper func-
tioning of all features of the airplane,
even though the design, in its develop-
ment, is controlled by the Government.
While it is admitted that the Government
engineers charged with this control are
extremely experienced and capable and
that they frequently supply ideas which re-
sult in betterment of the design, none
the less the time required for reaching
agreements concerning design details
should be balanced against the possible
design refinement. While this situation is
subject to compromise, a reasonable solu-
tion seems to lie in placing the customer's
design supervision in the hands of a cap-
able representative stationed at the build-
er's plant who is authorized and directed
to make engineering decisions forthwith.
The rapid increase in the aircraft in-
dustry has not only multiplied the engin-
eering problems but, in addition, has
made their solution more difficult because
it has created more jobs than can be filled
by the available men having experience
in aircraft engineering. Therefore, any-
thing which can be done to simplify pro-
cedure and eliminate red tape will reduce
the engineering man hours required and
assist the National Defense program. The
principle drafting problem is one of lack
of trained personnel. In the interest of
building sufficient aircraft for National
Defense, the united efforts of all of the
aircraft manufacturers will be required.
The solution, therefore, for lack of
trained engineers does not lie in hiring
men others have trained and are employed
but rather in establishing training pro-
grams. A great deal has already been ac-
complished toward training engineering
personnel, both by aircraft companies
and by accelerated course in aircraft
engineering given at certain colleges. It
is believed that considerable harm is being
done to the aircraft industry and the Na-
tional Defense by personnel movement
from one job to another. This causes end-
less confusion and hinders rather than
helps the Industry to produce airplanes.
In the expansion program it has been
necessary to hire many inexperienced eng-
ineering graduates. This has made clear
that most engineering graduates do not
have much of an understanding of what
is done in an aircraft engineering de-
partment. Briefly aircraft engineering
covers the following general divisions of
work:
Preliminary design and aerodynamics.
Airplane performance,
Structural research.
Stress analysis, testing and weight con-
trol,
Design and drafting.
Colleges give good training in the theory
of structures, aerodynamics, airplane per-
formance, as well as the usual engineering
mathematics, physics, mechanics, etc.
Very little training, however, is given in
design and drafting. Since the latter com-
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THE GUBA'S FLIGHT...
WHEN the Cuba lifted from the
waters of San Diego Bay on June
2, 1938, we were on our way to New
Guinea, over 6000 miles across the Pacific.
We knew the Guba would be traveling
air trails never flown before. But we didn't
know that before she settled down on
San Diego Bay again, she would have made
a complete circuit of the globe the longest
way around. The flight was incidental
to our third expedition to New Guinea.
This time we planned to spend a year in
the Netherlands area collecting, as usual,
mammals, birds and plants. The Cuba's
principal function was to transport men
and supplies to the collecting camps in
the interior.
As the success of the expedition and
the lives of its members depended in many
ways upon our plane, we put the Guba —
which in Motu language means "sudden
storm" — her equipment and ourselves
through rigorous test flights. From No-
vember 22, 1937, to May 28, 1938, we
made fifty-three test flights. One was
non-stop from San Diego to Miami and
another from San Diego to St. Thomas,
Virgin Islands, by way of Miami.
The most interesting test was the one
to determine how much the Guba could
lift on a high altitude take-off. We had
to know that because one of our main in-
land camps in New Guinea was to be Lake
Habbema, 11,000 feet above sea level
Captain Richard Archbold, Research Asso-
ciate American Museum of Natural History,
standing on the bow of the Guba, a Consoli-
dated Model 28 flying boat, which served as
a flying laboratory in Netherlands New
Guinea.
and about 200 miles from Hollandia, our
base on Humboldt Bay.
For that purpose we went to Lake
Tahoe in California, 6000 feet high. After
determining the power drawn from the
engines at 12,000 feet over the lake, we
made take-offs using power not exceed-
ing that available at the higher altitude,
building up loads until the ship was barely
able to rise from the water. We found
she could get up with a gross weight of
23,700 pounds. When we finally took off
from Lake Habbema we found we were
able to carry 1800 pounds more than that.
With our engines overhauled and new
ones shipped to Hollandia, we were ready
on June 2nd for the trans-Pacific flight.
The crew consisted of Russell Rogers, co-
pilot; Lewis Yancey, navigator; Raymond
Booth, radio operator; Gerald Brown and
By RICHARD ARCHBOLD
Stephen Barrinka, flight engineers; and 1,
pilot.
At 2:30 p.m. we gave her the gun and
were off San Diego Bay in 32 seconds.
San Clemente Island, 60 miles from San
Diego, was the last sight we had of North
America. We flew steadily at 140 knots
through a clear moonlight night, maintain-
ing constant communication with San
Diego and the Navy. About 170 miles
from Honolulu, we spoke for the first time
with P06ZA, our own radio station in
Hollandia, which reported that all was
well and that the ramp for the Cuba
would be ready on our arrival.
We landed at Pearl Harbor an hour
after daylight — 18 hours and 3 minutes
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A WOMAN'S VIEWS
ON AVIATION
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I am pleased to accept the invitation of
Consolidated Aircraft Company to say a
few words in the Christmas issue of "Coii-
solidator."
The old Buffalo plant of Coiisolidated
Aircraft stands out in my memory. Back
in the spring of 1934, I decided to enter
the air race from London, England, to
Melbourne, Australia. After checking the
field of best possible ships for the race, I
decided that the one then being manu-
factured for the Army by Consolidated
was the best. I think it was called the
PB2A. It had a turbo-supercharger, and
for that period gave an outstanding per-
formance of speed when flying above
18,000 feet in altitude.
I failed in my attempt to get that ship
and have often thought this caused me to
lose the race. For I had made up my mind
that a turbo-supercharged engine was the
thing and not being able to get the Army
one, I went about getting one of my own.
I didn't know as much about aeronautical
matters then as I do now, or I wouldn't
have tried it. Everything new is experi-
mental, and everything experimental must
be tested. A 12,000 mile race is no place to
test out the new. Tlie special equipment
had to be discarded in the end, and with
it the ship also, for the rules prevented
substitutions of power plant or equipment
after the making of the entry. At the last
moment, rather than stay out, I got hold
of a new and untested "GeeBee" that was
covered by another entry. In it, I led the
field as far as Bucharest, Roumania, but
"my first stop was also my last, for the
flap mechanism wouldn't work. Without
flaps, it seemed that I needed a field as
long as from here to nowhere to land, and
the fields between Roumania and Australia
were considerably shorter. Captain Serabia
of the Mexican Army met his death in
that same plane in Washington last year
By JACQUELINE COCHRAN
when taking off on an attempted record
flight to Mexico City.
Eight years of flying have taught me
more and more to respect planes and the
manufacturers who make them. The old
P20 was superfine in its day, but that was
six years ago, and six years is a long time
in aviation. It could give bursts of speed,
as I recollect, that were around 270 miles
an hour. Last April, in a Republic P3 5
I traveled for nearly 4 hours without bene-
fit of wind at an average speed of 332
miles an hour. It gave me pleasure to take
the 2,000 kilometer international speed
record away from the Germans by doing
this. But there are army planes already in
the air that will do better probably even
at this distance, and next year will bring
with it more new developments and more
speed.
Back in 1932, I spent some time train-
ing in San Diego, and many a time I have
flown over the site of the present Con-
solidated plant. I watched a whole forma-
tion of pilots fall in through a fog one
day on the San Diego field.
The last comment causes me to think
about the great number of aids that have
been given to pilots during the eight year
period I have been flying. We liked to
boast then about flying being safe. Now
we know it is quite true as attested by
the records of the airlines and the train-
ing program of the Civil Aeronautics
authorities.
It has been suggested that I might say
a little about women's place in aviation
generally and in national defense in par-
ticular.
In commercial aviation, women as yet
cannot expect to earn their living. Apart
from national defense, I believe they must
fly pretty much for pleasure or not at all.
Very few find ways and means to get an
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Records Established by
Jacqueline Cochran
July 26, 1937 — Women's national 1000 kilo-
meter record, open class, 200.71 MPH,
Los Angeles.
July 28, 1937 — Women's national 100 kilo-
meter record, open class, 203 MPH, Los
Angeles.
Sept. 3, 1937 — First place, women's division,
Bendix Transcontinental Trophy Race.
Sept. 2 6, 1937 — Women's international three
kilometer record, open class, 293.06 MPH,
Detroit.
Dec. 7, 1937 — New York-Miami, 4 hours,
12 minutes, 3 CO MPH.
Dec. 9, 1937 — Women's national 100 kilo-
meter record, open class, 252.875 MPH,
Miami.
Dec. 13, 1937 — Women's national 100 kilo-
meter record, open class, 255.973 MPH,
Miami.
Sept. 3, 193 8 — First place, Bendix Trans-
continental Trophy Race, Los Angeles-New
York via Cleveland, 10 hours, 7 minutes,
10 seconds, 242.088 MPH. Women's trans-
continental record.
March 24, 1939 — Women's national altitude
record, 3 0,0 5 0 feet. Palm Springs, Calif.
April 8, 1939 — Women's international 100
kilometer record for planes between 122-
244 cu. inch displacement, 1C6 MPH, New
York.
July 11, 193 9 — Women's national 100 kilo-
meter record for planes between 397-5 50
cu. inch displacement, 163 MPH, New
York.
Aug. 3, 1939 — First blind landing by wo-
man, Pittsburgh.
Aug. 15, 1939 — Women's national 100 kilo-
meter record for planes between 397-5 5 0
cu. inch displacement, 173.097 MPH, New
York.
Sept. 15, 1939 — National and women's inter-
national 1000 kilometer record, open class,
3 06 MPH, Los Angeles.
Sept. 2 8, 1939 — Women's international 100
kilometer record, open class, 2 89 MPH,
Los Angeles.
April 6, 1940 — International 2000 kilometer
record, open class, 332 MPH, Los Angeles.
April 20, 1940 — National 100 kilometer rec-
ord, open class, 293 MPH, Albuquerque,
N. M.
At left: Manufactured for the Army — the
PB2A . . . First contract completed in the
San Diego plant.
INSTINCTIVE FLYING ABILITY, and
to make use of any instruments was
"likely to make MECHANICAL PILOTS"
out of us, and that would be bad. We also
flew SE-5 single seater pursuit with 180
H. P. Hisso, and MB3A pursuit with 300
H. P. Hisso, and Martin NBS-1 Bombers
with two Liberty engines. After graduat-
ing from the flying schools, I flew a
Boeing 40A mailplane owned by Pratt &
Whitney Aircraft Company and used to
test Wasp and Hornet engines. This was
my first experience with AIR COOLED
engines. On the air-mail in 1928 we used
Pitcairn Mailwings and Fairchild FC-2
cabin planes both powered with Wright
J- 5 Whirlwind air cooled engines. With
Consolidated Aircraft the list includes
Consolidator
the plane maneuvered and if it was easy
to make nice landings without bouncing
too high.
In the second list are found planes
equipped with super-charged engines, con-
trollable pitch propellers, closed cabins,
and modern instruments. The Air Corps
PB2A had a PRESTONE cooled Curtiss
Conqueror 12 cylinder engine, electric
propeller, turbo-supercharger, manifold
pressure gauge, sensitive altimeter, etc.
This plane also had retractable landing
gear and wing flaps. The problem in
testing this plane was that the pilot could
not accurately climb the plane at full
power and constant speed and at the
same time read and write down all the
instrument readings. If he was reading
TEST FLYING THEN...
By WILLIAM B. WHEATLEY, Chief Test Pilot
I JUST got out my Log Book, and for the
fun of it jotted down two lists, one
giving the types of airplanes and engines
flown for the first eight years, and the
other the types for the last eight years.
In the first list I find the planes I flew
while an Army Flying Cadet which were
ALL water cooled, open cockpit airplanes.
The old Curtiss JN4H Hisso-Jenny was
the first. We did not wear parachutes in
Jennies in 192 J although about a year
later the Army installed "parachute type"
seats so that 'chutes could be worn. It was
while I was still in the Primary Flying
School at Brooks Field that I saw the first
Consolidated PT-1 trainer, which also was
powered with a Hisso engine, and it had
"parachute seats." The class following mine
wore parachutes and was trained half on
Jennies and half on PT's. At the Advanced
Flying School at Kelly Field we flew
DH-4B's powered with Liberty 400 H. P.
12-cylinder engines. This was the first
plane I had flown that sported an AIR-
SPEED INDICATOR, but we were cau-
tioned not to pay any attention to this
instrument as we were supposed to have
FLEET trainers with Kinner or Warner
engines, FLEETSTER cabin planes with
Hornet or Cyclone engines and COM-
MODORE flying-boats using two
Hornets.
In the above list are planes using "sea-
level" engines, fixed-pitched propellers,
and a minimum of instruments. Testing
these planes consisted mainly in trying
them out to see "how they flew." The en-
gine would be run at full throttle with
the plane choked on the ground, and the
ground r.p.m. would be determined. Next
the plane would be flown full throttle at
about 200 feet above the ground, and the
flight r.p.m. would be determined. If the
engine speed was not up to or slightly in
excess of the rated r.p.m. the propeller
would be changed for one of less pitch,
and changes in propellers would be con-
tinued until the flight tests show that the
flight r.p.m. were correct. The air speed
would be determined by timing the air-
plane up-wind and down-wind over a
known ground distance while flying full
throttle close to the ground. The all im-
portant consideration, however, was how
instruments, the plane would either level
off or climb too steeply, and if he con-
centrated on his flying, he missed the in-
strument readings. The instruments were
not grouped so that they could be easily
photographed, and the plane would climb
so fast that if the time and airspeed
were read at 6000 feet, by the time the
pilot got around to reading the mani-
fold pressure the plane would be at 8000
feet.
With the PBY series (PBY-1, PBY-2,
PBY-3, PBY-4, PBY- 5) a co-pilot and
a flight engineer were added to the test
crew, and while one pilot flew the plane,
the other would write down flight in-
strument readings, and the flight engin-
eer would write down engine instrument
readings. This made it much more satisfac-
tory for obtaining accurate data than on
previous craft.
Before the flight, a flight plan is pre-
pared and this is studied and discussed
by the flight crew. The plane is inspected
for flight condition by an inspector with
long experience in aircraft operation and
maintenance to make sure that insofar as is
possible to determine, nothing has been
left out in the way of items of service
and equipment which might prevent the
satisfactory completion of the proposed
tests in flight. Such inspection includes
checking fuel, oil, ballast, instruments,
parachutes, life vests, oxygen equipment,
radio equipment, interphones, photo-
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graphic equipment, checking flight con-
trols, etc.
With the 4-engine U. S. Navy Patrol-
Bomber, the PB2Y-2, and with the 4-
engine U. S. Air Corps Bomber, the B-
24 a still larger test crew is carried. The
engines on these planes are supercharged
so that full power may be maintained to
very high altitudes. At these altitudes,
the crew wears B-L-B Oxygen Masks and
breathe air enriched with additional oxy-
gen.
Any flights involving fast rates of
climb or operation at high altitude make
it necessary for the pilots and crew to
breathe through special face masks con-
nected to oxygen apparatus regulating
the flow of oxygen to the amount found
engines during the speed run (obtained
by TORQUEMETER and other engine
instruments) it is possible to calculate
the speed under standard conditions at
RATED power, or under any other con-
ditions of barometric pressure, tempera-
ture and power desired. To accurately ob-
tain simultaneous instrument readings we
are now making use of photography.
Studies of take-offs and landings are also
made by use of movie camera.
After the airplane is inspected and
weighed, serviced with fuel and oil, and
ballasted with the desired load, the test-
ing is started. Ground tests of the engines,
propellers, and all other equipment are
run first. Next comes a shake-down
flight to make sure that everything works
...AND NOW
necessary to be added to the air at the
altitude attained. The type of equipment
used on experimental flights by Consol-
idated is the B-L-B Oxygen Inhalation
apparatus recently developed at Mayo
Clinic by Doctors Boothby, Lovelace, and
Bulbulian. This apparatus, because of its
efficiency, permits longer and higher
flights without carrying larger or heav-
ier tanks of oxygen. Nevertheless it has
been found that even with the best appar-
atus yet devised, flights at the very low
pressures found above 3 5,000 feet can-
not safely be made without "supercharg-
ing" the cabin or else having the crew
wear suits with head gear like an under-
sea diver so that pressure is maintained on
each individual sufficient to keep him alive
and reasonably efficient.
Communication between pilots and
crew is at all times possible by use of
a telephone system usually referred to as
the interphone. Two-way radio com-
munication with the ground is also main-
tained.
To determine speeds at high altitudes,
the airspeed instruments are first cali-
brated near the ground by timing the
plane at various indicated speeds over a
known ground distance. Next the plane
is flown at altitude until "stabilized"
(continuing for several minutes with no
change in altitude, airspeed or power in-
strument readings). This airspeed read-
ing, corrected for outside air temperature,
barometric pressure at the altitude test-
ed, and for instrument error gives the
true airspeed at that altitude. With a
knowledge of the power output of the
okay in the air. The engines are tested in
flight for power output, cooling, smooth-
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The propellers are tested to make sure
they govern engine speed throughout the
proper range. Changes are made in con-
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necessary, to give proper effectiveness and
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Performance data are no better than
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The present degree of accuracy in test-
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By CAPT. S. J. ZEIGLER, U.S.N.
DURING the Vorld War, I noticed
hanging prominently in each de-
partment of a newly formed aircraft
factory, a sign which read "A Concealed
Mistake May Cause a Brave Man to Lose
His Life." In answer to my question as to
the necessity for all these signs, the
manager of the factory told me that al-
most his entire working force were men
and women new to the aircraft industry;
that they had been recruited from struc-
tural steel workers, automobile plants,
phonograph factories, soda water counters,
etc.; — one girl rigger had just left a job
making wire hat frames in a millinery
shop; that these workers were not familiar
with the very narrow strength margins,
or factors of safety, used in airplanes,
YOUR BROTHER'S KEEPER
and when they joined his organization
were not aware of the great responsibility
resting on aircraft mechanics, nor of the
disastrous results sure to follow faulty
workmanship. The constant reminder of
the signs was necessary, in his opinion, to
inculcate the standards of aircraft con-
struction, in which the best is not good
enough.
Years later I became manager of an
aircraft factory. A visitor noticed on my
desk a fractured wing hinge fitting; in
answer to his inquiry I explained that the
fitting had broken under static test, re-
vealing that a lightening hole had been
drilled too deep, plugged, and redrilled to
correspond with the drawing, in such a
manner that the fatal weakening of the
fitting would not have been discovered in
time had it not been subjected to a proof
load. I further explained that this was the
first and only instance of discovery of a
concealed mistake at this plant, and that
I had just finished the painful duty of
discharging the guilty man.
Shortly thereafter out in a shop, this
same visitor became interested in a pile
of rejected pontoon struts. Inquiry re-
vealed that the driller had applied his jig
wrong, had not discovered his error until
all the struts had been drilled, had re-
ported the matter himself to his foreman,
and suggested a method of salvage. It
was explained to the visitor that this
workman would not be disciplined since
he had not tried to conceal his error, and
that although the struts could be sal-
vaged, they would not look right to the
pilots of the airplanes, and that rather
than jeopardize their confidence, the en-
CAPTAIN S. J. Zeigler, USN, the
naval inspector at Consolidated,
graduated from the U. S. Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis in 1912. After an en-
sign's cruise in the U.S.S. Minnesota of
the Atlantic Fleet, he was detailed to
post-graduate technical study at Boston,
Mass., and has followed an engineering
and industrial career ever since.
He took the special navy course in
warship design at the Massachusetts In-
stitute of Technology, combined with
Doctor J. C. Hunsaker's newly inaugur-
ated classes in aeronautical engineering.
At the same time, he studied at Harvard
University, the Graduate School of Bus-
iness Administration's course in Factory
Management and Industrial Accounting.
During the World War, Captain Zeig-
ler was in charge of ship repairs at Brest,
France, under Vice-Admiral Henry B.
Wilson, and after the war continued in
ship work at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
where two of his jobs were equipping the
U.S.S. Aroostook as a tender for Captain
A. C. Read's Trans-Atlantic flight in
the NC-4, and the conversion of the old
collier, Langley, to the Navy's first air-
craft carrier.
Captain Zeigler joined the Bureau of
Aeronautics with Admiral W. A. Moffett
and Captain E. S. Land, when that Bur-
eau was first formed, and has been in the
aeronautical organization of the navy ever
since. His twenty years' continuous air-
craft experience has included, in addition
to two tours in the Bureau at Washing-
ton, successive details as Production Su-
perintendent, as Chief Engineer, and as
Manager of the Naval Aircraft Factory
at Philadelphia, Pa.
Just prior to coming to Consolidated
as inspector. Captain Zeigler was with
the Aircraft Battle Force, of the U. S.
Fleet, as senior aeronautical engineer, first
on the staff of Vice-Admiral E. J. King
and then on the staff of Vice-Admiral
C. A. Blakely.
Captain Zeigler at present is the Bur-
eau of Aeronautics' General Inspector of
Naval Aircraft for the entire Western
District, with additional duty as the In-
spector of Naval Aircraft at San Diego.
tire lot of struts was being rejected and
replaced. An aviator's confidence in his
material is the priceless ingredient indis-
pensable to success in military flying.
Recently Major Reuben H. Fleet told
me that of all the Consolidated aircraft
ever built, and flown the wide world over,
not a single one had ever experienced a
structural failure. This is indeed an en-
viable record of which Coiisolidated's
President and every employee may well
be proud.
But today the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation is weekly employing hundreds
of new men. Many of them have never
worked on aircraft before, are new to
the standards of the industry, are unaware
of Consolidated' s unblemished record, and
do not know the heavy responsibilities
they bear.
Therefore, let me say to you new men,
and remind you old-timers, — Guard your
workmanship as your honor. A concealed
mistake may cause your firm to lose its
hard-earned reputation, and brave men to
lose their lives.
December, 1940
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Varidrive Motors, U. S. Syncrogear Motors and U. S.
Uniclosed Motors. The incorporation of asbestos-
protection in U. S. Motors was one of the determin-
ing factors which prompted Consolidated engineers in
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HOWARD GOLEM
Assistant Material Supervisor and Traffic Manager
Consolidator
ity of the factory supply items are handled
in this manner while the greater percentage
of production materials and parts for the
airplanes are purchased on bids.
Unless the item to procure is of a highly
specialized nature with a restricted source,
letters of inquiry containing quantities,
specifications, scheduled requirements and
blueprints when appropriate are sent to
three and sometimes four sources. When
quotations are received, they are carefully
analyzed and purchase order contracts are
awarded to the successful bidder. Need-
less to say, price alone does not determine
the successful bidder as other factors such
as quality, delivery, dependability and past
performance are considered.
While principles and ethics of buying
is a broad subject in itself, Consolidated at-
tempts to treat all vendors with fairness
and expects the same in return. It is felt
PURCHASING
By Howard Golem in Collaboration with Chas. T. Leigh
T^ O BUILD airplanes it is necessary
that there be a purchasing organi-
zation to buy many things — machin-
ery, tools, supplies, raw materials, parts —
little things like toothpicks and big items
like hydraulic presses. Some are seemingly
insignificant, however, a close scrutiny
proves them quite vital indeed.
Policies of buying vary to suit the
character of the industry or agency. Some
companies buy primarily on market con-
ditions, or on a speculative basis; however.
Consolidated Aircraft's policy might better
be defined as — purchase by contract for
delivery against scheduled production.
While certain standard items are ordered
based on minimum and maximum perpet-
ual inventory control records, the major
portion of materials and parts are requi-
sitioned for purchase based on releases
prepared by the Engineering Department
for specified contracts and models of air-
planes. This engineering release of types
and quantities per ship is, at the beginning
of a contract, in the nature of a pre-re-
lease which is estimated as closely as
possible to permit the speedy purchase
of basic items for production.
As the detailed design progresses each
part is checked and necessary revisions are
made to increase, decrease or cancel the
pre-released materials which have been
ordered. While such changes are sometimes
costly and scrap is grudgingly accumulated,
no better method appears available which
would not delay starting production.
Standardization, larger volume, and
"freezing the design" will probably be the
answer to better economy in this respect.
Engineering releases are segregated and
accumulated by the material order group,
where requisitions to purchase are pre-
pared for the buyers. This group, since
their function is vital to the production
department, as well as purchasing, co-
ordinate with the scheduling department
as well as engineering and the shop. The
quantity to buy is based upon inventory,
contingency for spoilage, number of air-
planes and spare parts to build and pur-
chasing policy. Needless to say, accuracy,
knowledge of material specifications and
uses of the item are quite important to
assure sufficient quantity so that produc-
tion is not hampered with resultant ex-
cessive cost.
Because of the multitude of items to
buy, most of which require a considerable
knowledge of source, quality, service and
price, it has proved the best policy to as-
sign certain classes of materials or parts
to each of several buyers. The buyers
operate under the guidance of the material
supervisor and are aided in the preparation
of necessary detail by assistants who are
learning the mechanics and principles of
purchasing. Orders are sometimes placed
on catalogue information and price lists
published by reputable firms. This policy
is particularly true where items are of a
standard nature and repetition of the re-
quirement frequently occurs. The major-
that this has developed in the vendors' con-
fidence in our integrity which has been
reflected in better prices, assured quality
and satisfactory delivery to meet the
urgent requirement of advanced produc-
tion schedules.
Much of the buyers' time is devoted
to interviewing representatives of the many
vendors and prospective suppliers; and
while the time for each necessarily must
be limited to enable all to have a fair
chance to present their product an alert
buyer can obtain from these contacts
much beneficial knowledge which would
otherwise require hours of research. In
this respect it is our policy to accept
reputable vendors' statements of the value
of their products without subjecting in-
numerable items to our own tests. How-
ever, items in a development stage, par-
ticularly those of a rather complex nature,
must be tested and proven. In this con-
nection the buyers contact the group
leaders of the Engineering Department
through the Standards Engineer who co-
ordinates outside technical problems with
the shop as well as with engineering de-
partments.
Development of sources of supply is of
utmost importance in this era of rapid
expansion of aircraft production and the
burden of procurement of sub-contract
items rests heavily upon the buyer. Not
only must he have a working knowledge
of the many laws such as the Vinson-
Trammel Act, Robinson-Patman Bill,
December, 1940
Walsh-Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards
Act and many others, but he must, too, be
famihar with financial procedure, con-
tractual requirements determining the re-
sponsibilities of the parties, and further he
must educate the sub-contractor in the
processes, practice, and procedure of manu-
facturing aircraft parts. Inability to pur-
chase and obtain rapid delivery of necessary
machinery and equipment together with
time necessary to erect buildings has thrust
upon the purchasing personnel a problem
of parts procurement which a short time
ago was of minor consequence since the in-
dustry was, generally speaking, self-con-
tained in this respect.
As many items of similar nature as
possible are incorporated on the same
purchase order, the original and acknowl-
edgment copy of which are mailed to the
vendor. Copies are circulated to various
departments affected by the information
Ch\ef of
Materials
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CUERK
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FOREMAN
CHAS. T. LEIGH
Vice-President and Material Supervisor
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Stock room
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thereon and receipt of the materials pur-
chased. The order specifies quantities,
descriptive data, applicable specification
(Army, Navy or Commercial) schedules
of delivery, prices, shipping instructions,
point of inspection and other contrac-
tual information.
A copy of the purchase order is sent
to the perpetual inventory record group
and the pertinent information, such as
order number, quantity, description of
part, price, etc., is recorded. This material
record is essentially the working point
for various departments functioning in
connection with stock, purchasing, cost,
material requirement and production.
Requisitions prepared by the planning req-
uisition clerks for the withdrawal of ma-
terial from the stockroom are recorded
on these records, and it is always possible
to determine the amount of parts or
material available for current contracts
or as surplus. A physical check is con-
stantly being made of the actual inven-
tory, so that it is certain that the records
are accurate. Requisitions for stock are
priced from this record and the material
cost of a contract is determined essentially
from this information.
A copy of the purchase order is also
forwarded to the receiving department,
the accounting department and a copy is
filed by the receiving inspection depart-
ment. Upon receipt of the materials, the
receiving clerk checks the item against
the order and receiving reports are pre-
pared accordingly. Copies of these receiv-
ing reports are sent to receiving inspection
where the parts are checked to determine
that they are in accordance with the
specifications and dimensions under which
they were purchased. Copy of the receiv-
ing report is immediately relayed to the
follow-up department for their informa-
tion and another copy is filed with the
accounting department so that settlement
can be made on vendors' invoices which
also are checked by purchasing.
After parts and materials are accepted
by inspection, they are sent to their
respective stockroom. Raw materials are
stored in one building while standard parts
and purchased finished items are stored in
another stockroom. Although many with-
drawals by departments are made from
the main stockrooms, a system of de-
partment feeder stockrooms has been es-
tablished to expedite service. Customer
furnished material and equipment desig-
nated by the Army as GFE and by the
Navy as GFM is stored in a separate
locked room. All records accounting for
this equipment are handled independently
of the company purchased stock.
Copies of all purchase orders sent to
the follow-up department of purchasing
serve to actuate a tickler filing system
to insure the delivery of the many items
required in accordance with the schedule
necessary to meet production requirements.
The follow-up department handles many
of the traffic matters such as routing
freight, checking freight bills, freight al-
lowances, freight rates and many other
transportation matters. It has proved ad-
vantageous to have traffic matters closely
coordinated with the follow-up system of
the purchasing department since they both
are working toward a common end, that
is, delivery of the parts or material in a
safe, logical, economical and expeditious
manner consistent with the requirements
of production. This coordination ac-
complishes a maximum amount of detail
necessary with a very minimum of red
tape. Many of the traffic matters pertain-
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ers supplying aviation equipment. To fulfill this obligation, all
of our 35 "coast to coast" Service Shops are on call 24 hours a
day. Ample stocks of standard parts are always available, with
skilled mechanics to do the work.
Thus, you have in Westinghouse a manufacturer who not
only furnishes the most advanced electrical equipment for
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These are good reasons for entrusting all your electrical needs
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Official Photograph U. S. Navy
gram, since no advantage would attend
the availability of these aircraft at an
earlier date because of other features of
the naval expansion which must be co-
ordinated with aircraft procurement.
The absorption of these airplanes by
the Naval Aeronautic Organization will
require an accelerated and greatly aug-
mented flight training program which will
build up pilot strength to an ultimate
total of 18,500. This program calls for
the use of further expanded facilities at
the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida;
the development of training facilities at
Jacksonville and Miami, Florida; and the
establishment of a new air station in the
vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas. This
last-named activity will represent a duph-
cation of the Pensacola facilities. In addi-
tion, activities at existing Naval Reserve
Aviation Bases throughout the country
will be increased, and three other bases of
the same character — at New Orleans,
Dallas, and Atlanta — will be acquired to
handle the indoctrination and preliminary
training of the large number of candi-
dates before they are actually admitted
Consolidator
plus those authorized in H.R. 10100,
bring the Navy's strength in this cate-
gory to approximately twenty. Those in
commission at present are the Saratoga,
Lexington, Ranger, Yorktown, Enter-
prise, and Wasp. Those under construc-
tion are the Hornet, Essex, Bonne Homme
Richard, Intrepid, and Kearsarge.
In view of the fact that the aircraft
units attached to the carriers provide the
mobile means for the projection of the
Navy's greatest concentrated offensive,
every effort possible will be made to rush
the newly authorized ships to completion
at the earliest possible date.
An equally important and equally urg-
ent feature of the naval aviation expan-
sion program is the early increase in the
number of patrol type airplanes for the
Fleet and for local naval defense pur-
poses. The bases for which provision is
being made are essential for the operation
of this type of plane, and the aircraft
tenders now authorized will provide for
the mobility of the planes when they are
not in a shore-based status.
THE NAVAL AVIATION
By Rear Admiral J. H. Towers, U.S.N.
THE Naval Aviation Expansion Act
(H.R. 9848) of June 15, 1940, pro-
vided authority for the procurement by
the Navy of a suflficient number of air-
planes to bring the total on hand and
available for service use to 10,000. Short-
ly thereafter, on July 19, 1940, H.R.
10,100 (popularly called "the 70%
bill") was enacted, providing in part
that the number of useful naval airplanes
can be increased from 10,000 to a total
of 15,000. The bill also provides that
this total may be exceeded if in the judg-
ment of the President this number is
found to be insufficient to meet the
needs of the national defense.
Funds are being made available in reg-
ular, supplemental, and emergency ap-
propriations to finance the procurement
of the first substantial increment of the
aircraft expansion program. It is con-
templated that orders for approximately
7,000 airplanes, representing every type
used by the Navy, will be placed during
the fiscal year which began July 1, 1940.
Although deliveries in many cases cannot
be expected before the fiscal year 1942,
this delay will in no way weaken the pro-
to the naval aviation training course.
As the airplane and pilot strengths are
increased, the development of continental
and outlying bases for naval aviation op-
erations must be pressed in order to bring
this essential feature of the expansion in
accord with the program as a whole. Ac-
cordingly, the funds authorized by H.R.
9848 and appropriated in the First Sup-
plemental National Defense Appropria-
tion Act of 1941 will be applied principal-
ly to development and expansion of facil-
ities at the following places: Canton Is-
land; Norfolk, Va.; Coco Solo, C. Z.; Ko-
diak, Alaska; Hawaiian Island area; Char-
lotte Amalie, V. I.; San Juan, P. R.; Seat-
tle, Wash.; Johnson Island; Quantico, Va.;
Quonsett Point, R. I.; Midway Island;
Wake Island, Unalaska, Alaska; Tongue
Point, Ore.; Alameda, Calif.
The availability of the vessels carrying
aircraft which were included in the Naval
Expansion Bill (H.R. 8026) will deter-
mine the commissioning dates of the
squadrons to be assigned to those units.
In this same bill was also authorization
for three aircraft carriers. These, added to
those on hand and under construction,
It is particularly in the field of the
flying boat that the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation has made contributions of
great value to the national defense. The
non-stop, long-distance flights of this type
of plane carried out by the Navy have
become almost synonymous in recent years
with the designation "PBY." The naval
specifications for patrol planes are more
encompassing each year. This is, however,
in line with the patrol plane development
which has been a continuing project since
the earliest days of naval aviation. The
efforts of the Navy and those of the avia-
tion manufacturers have lifted the patrol
planes from the purely defensive category
and placed them high on the list of of-
fensive weapons. Today, they are capable
of long-range scouting from our shores
and insular possessions; their existence re-
lieves us from building vast numbers of
surface vessels for this purpose. They can
be used most effectively also for bombing
or torpedoing hostile vessels. Their ad-
vent has had an enormous effect on our
naval strategy and tactics. Their long
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Consolidated Model 2 8 twin engined flying boats (U. S. Navy PBYs) on the final assembly line.
range and high speed enable them to cover
vast areas in short spaces of time. They
have, in effect, greatly reduced the sea
areas in which enemy surface vessels can
operate without fear of detection and de-
struction by shore-based aircraft. They
can operate not only from established shore
bases, but also from any fairly sheltered
waters where tenders with fuel can base.
demonstrated. Squadrons fly from West
Coast to Honolulu as a matter of routine;
and recently, in connection with the
neutrality patrol, squadron transfers from
Pearl Harbor to Manila have been ac-
complished without incident through some
very bad weather. The value of the flying
boat to the Navy has, over a period of
years, been conclusively demonstrated.
properly coordinated, it is obvious that
the production capacity of the United
States aircraft industry must be carefully
evaluated, priority in deliveries established,
and cognizance taken of the interests of
other branches of the Government which
might conflict with Navy procurement.
It is hoped that the intensive studies now
in progress will result in a satisfactory
EXPANSION PROGRAM
They can shift quickly from one area
of operations to another. If on our East
Coast the sudden need for additional
patrol plane squadrons became apparent,
those on the West Coast could be flown
straight overland without stop, and in a
matter of not many hours. The prac-
ticability of this transfer has already been
The procurement, as rapidly as possible,
of the large number of airplanes required,
and the recruitment and training of the
personnel necessary to support the ex-
panded aviation program, are the most
difficult problems which confront the
Navy at the present time. Before the pro-
gram as a whole can be considered as
reconciliation of all differences and formu-
lation of a general coordinating plan
which will insure the expenditious at-
tainment of the desired objective, which
is the fulfillment of the naval aircraft
program.
Another view of a corner of the Final Assembly building showing a group of Model 2 8s nearing completion for the U. S. Navy.
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Consolidotor
THE PBY design is so well known
that further discussion here would
be of little value. It may prove of inter-
est, however, to point out that from the
standpoint of stepping into the unknown
on a new type — the PBY or XP3Y-1 as
the prototype was called, made an all time
high in the annals of flying boat develop-
ment. Retractable floats, integral fuel
tanks, stressed skin wing construction,
two-row radial power plant, constant
speed propellers and internally braced
empennage construction were successfully
applied to a flying boat for the first time in
this model. The XP3Y-1, flown by Comdr.
Top: Consolidated Model 2 9 four engined flying boat, the U. S. Navy PB2Y.
Second: Our Model 3 2 four engined land bomber, the U. S. Army's B-24.
Third: The familiar Consolidated Model 2 8, which the Navy designates as the PBY.
Bottom: Consolidated Twin-engined Model 31; combining high speed, range and load
carrying ability.
CURRENT
McGinnis of the U. S. Navy, broke the
world's distance record for seaplanes in
193 5 and it is because the design was so
far ahead of its time that Consolidated is
still in volume production on the PBY's.
PB2Y-2.
Next in order of chronological develop-
ment is the four-motored PB2Y-2. This
design is essentially a considerably en-
larged refinement of the PBY, utilizing a
full cantilevered wing of sufficient chord
and depth to house the bomb load therein.
The initial flight of this prototype, the
XPB2Y-1, was made in December, 1937,
and the next nine months were spent in
curing hydrodynamic and aerodynamic
difficulties originating from the increased
size and speed. During this period we de-
veloped and checked by full scale test, our
dynamic model method for predicting
hydrodynamic stability (lack of porpois-
ing) and perfected it to the point where
we believe we can predict accurately the
range of C. G. location within which the
flying boat hull will be stable on the
water and beyond which it will porpoise.
As a result of this research the XPB2Y-1
hull was modified and the prototype has
subsequently gone through our own trials,
those of the Navy and many severe over-
load tests without further recurrence of
this trouble. Aerodynamically, with in-
crease in size of control surfaces and speed,
the problem of obtaining reasonable con-
trol forces with simple aerodynamic bal-
ance and without the use of separate
power boost was a particularly difficult
one. This was solved by the use of our
type frise balances on all the surfaces and
the dual fin and rudder combination.
Pilots who have flown the XPB2Y-1 are
surprised to find that the controls are,
if anything, lighter and smoother than the
smaller PBY and the stability and handling
December, 1940
qualities both in the air and on the water
leave little to be desired. The new
PB2Y-2's shortly to be delivered have
reversible pitch Curtiss propellers which
will enable them to be brought up to a dock
or mooring with the facility of a motor
launch. This attribute is important when
a large number of flying boats are being
operated from congested areas since it
tends to prevent collisions and damage.
The Engineering Department has made
studies of commercial adaptations of the
PB2Y-2 and versions incorporating lux-
urious interior furnishings are entirely
suitable for trans-Atlantic passenger trans-
DESIGNS IN PRODUCTION
port. The payload and range are such
that the intermediate stops, which present
day equipment makes, can be skipped with
saving in time and increase in regularity
of service.
MODEL 31
Next in order of development is our
Model 31, otherwise known as the "Preg-
nant Guppy" or called more politely by
Admiral Cook the "Star Fish." This air-
plane is proof that a shape need be stream-
lined in one view only to slip through the
air without too much drag. By long odds
the queerest looking of the Consolidated
family, it certainly is the best performing
of our flying boats and it does make into
a good-looking landplane, witness the B-
24. At Major Fleet's request we relin-
quished our retractable wing tip floats so
that the wing would be suitable for land-
plane as well as flying boat use. In our
desire for maximum range and high cruis-
ing speed we reached new limits (for
1939) in aspect ratio and wing loading
11.5 and 48 Ib./sq. ft. respectively. The
airfoil used in the Consolidafed-Diyis, se-
lected because of greater efficiency at
cruising speeds and the Consolidafed-
Fowler flap is employed to reduce take-off
and landing speeds. The airplane with flap
extended flies and handles as well as with
same retracted so that low visibility ap-
proaches can be made safely at slow fly-
ing speed despite the relatively high wing
loading. The Wright 33 50 (Duplex)
2000 HP engine and the 16' diameter
Hamilton-Standard propeller were flown
for the first time in Model 31. The in-
tegral fuel tanks have capacity in excess
of 5 500 gallons and if we had the time
and could find some peaceful far away
spot to fly to, the Model 3 1 could readily
break the present world's distance record.
Regarding a commercial version of Model
By I. M. LADDON, C/xef Engineer
31, the hull is deep enough for two full
decks, each with over 6 ft. of head room
and therefore space is available for over
50 passenger seats or approximately twenty
berths. While Model 3 1 with two engines
is bucking the prevailing trend toward
four-motored equipment for trans-oceanic
commercial transport, it is probable that
the splendid record made by bi-motored
land transport will eventually reverse this
trend. Of course, Model 3 1 could be pro-
duced with four smaller power plants in-
stead of the present Wright Duplex en-
gines but this would be at some expense
in payload and efficiency unless experience
proves that still higher wing loading is
practicable. The present Model 3 1 has a
fully retractable tricycle beaching gear
which can be carried with the airplane at
no increased drag or removed when maxi-
mum load missions are to be performed.
The design of the beaching gear is such
that the transition to an amphibian would
not involve serious modification of the
structure.
PBY-5A.
The Consolidated XPBY-5A, our am-
phibian, made its first flights November
22, 1939. We had not designed landing
gears since the Buffalo days and the task
of providing a fully retractable tricycle
type for a 14-ton flying boat with its
necessarily high center of gravity was not
an easy one. It was also our first whole-
hearted venture into the field of hydraulic
controls and as a matter of fact we had
more difficulty with these than with the
landing gear. Fortunately these troubles
were of the pre-flight variety and the air-
plane went through its demonstration and
acceptance trials with a clean slate. The
partly exposed main wheels did not have a
I. M. LADDON — B. Sc. McGill University,
1915. Transferred to Engineering Division of
Air Service from Cadillac Motor Car Co., 1917.
Designed first airplane, 1919, and first Amer-
icin all-metal airplane, 1922. Resigned from
Engineering Division of Air Service (McCook
Field), 1927, and joined Consolidated for the
purpose of designing flying boats and bombers
to supplement the training plane division. Ap-
pointed Vice-President and Chief Engineer,
193 5. Has been continuously engaged in air-
craft design since 1917 and has numerous
patents covering aircraft and devices for same.
detrimental effect upon speed and the
functioning of the tricycle gear, includ-
ing the ground handling qualities came up
to our expectations. From the standpoint
of pay load and range as well as a fair
turn of speed, the PBY amphibian can
compete successfully with any amphibian
in existence and there undoubtedly is a
field for commercial as well as military
versions of same.
B-24.
Last but not least of our current pro-
duction models to have been developed is
the Consolidated B-24, the four-motored
Army Bomber. In January, 1939, the con-
ception of this airplane had not reached
the stage where even a three-view draw-
ing of same existed. We received the XB-24
contract March 31, 1939, and with the
full cooperation of the Air Corps and
plenty of sweat from the collective Con-
solidated brow, the XB-24 made its initial
flight December 29, 1939. Of course, we
were helped to some degree by flight tests
of our Model 3 1 which we used as the
prototype for the XB-24, the wing, flap
and tail being the same aerodynamically.
As in the amphibian, the tricycle gear
worked out very well and while we had
the usual difficulties during the early
stages of flight testing, these have been
corrected and we feel the B-24 is a thor-
oughly good airplane with superlative per-
formance. Along with Model 31, the B-24
demonstrates the fundamental design
principle that maximum efficiency is at-
tained when the smallest possible airplane
(Continued on page 71)
The U. S. Army's latest Consolidated contribution, the B-24 (Consolidated Model 3 2)
PROBLEMS OF THE
T^ HE President of the United States,
before a joint session of Congress,
on May 16th of this year, said
in part:
"Our own vital interests are wide-
spread. More than ever the protection
of the whole American Hemisphere
against invasion or control or domina-
tion by non-American nations has the
united support of the twenty-one Amer-
ican republics, including the United
States. More than ever this protection
calls for ready-at-hand weapons capable
of great mobility because of the poten-
tial speed of modern attack . . .
"With the amazing progress in the
design of planes and engines, the air-
plane of a year ago is out of date now.
It is too slow, it is improperly protected,
it is too weak in gun power . . .
"I believe that this Nation should
plan at this time a program that would
provide us with 50,000 military and
naval planes . . .
"From the point of view of our own
defense, therefore, great additional pro-
duction capacity is our principal air
requisite."
The problems that the President put to
the country are great. Among them are
the necessity of taking full advantage of
the lessons learned from Europe and the
need for standardization of design to per-
mit greatly increased production rates.
This latter call for complete under-
standing and cooperation between the mili-
tary services and the manufacturers.
Meanwhile research and development
must not be overlooked if our Air Corps
is to continue to hold its enviable place
among the nations. In this connection we
are indebted to the important part played
by the National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics for its supervision of the sci-
entific laboratory, in connection with
fundamental and basic research and in
coordinating these activities it has pre-
vented unnecessary overlapping and dupli-
cation of efforts. It has also served a very
useful purpose in the military experimental
engineering field, having made possible the
practical application of established scien-
tific facts to the development of miUtary
aircraft in cooperation with our own re-
search and applied research by the Materiel
Division, Air Corps laboratories at Wright
Field, and also with the Naval Aircraft
Division.
Almost five years are required between
the drawing board stage of a design and
quantity production. After the prelimin-
ary designs have come off the boards in-
numerable changes are made. A mock-up,
which is made of wood and other materials,
is then built which is a facsimile of the
proposed finished product. Then more
changes, finally a prototype is built for
full test purposes. This ship is flown and
carefully tested in all phases and any fur-
ther required changes are made before
a final design is decided upon, and
orders can be let for quantity produc-
tion. The manufacturer then makes the
dies, tools, jigs, patterns and fixtures.
After this, production starts on the many
parts that go to make up an airplane,
and these parts are painted and assembled,
and motors and instruments installed to
make the finished product.
Partly to decrease this time consuming
procedure expenditures totaling about
$12,000,000 are to be made on experi-
mental development during this fiscal
year. It is clear that we must devote
more time and money to research and ex-
perimentation if we are to excel in the
field of aeronautics. Experimental devel-
opment has assumed many forms, sub-
stratosphere flying has been accomplished
by high pressure cabins and supercharged
motors. This has clearly increased the ef-
fectiveness of our bombers which now
operate at altitudes of 20,000 ft. and over.
December, 1940
Instrument flights are no longer considered
extra hazardous undertakings due to the
perfection of automatic devices by the
Air Corps. Other developments have put
flying many paces ahead. For example, re-
tractable landing gear, 2000-H.P. engines,
high octane fuels, self-sealing gas tanks,
armor protection for pilots and crew, and
others too numerous to mention here. All
these factors have received their full share
of attention from us.
New methods of construction as well as
new materials are constantly being sought
to shorten the manufacturing time re-
quired and to lighten and strengthen the
planes themselves. Stainless steel is finding
its way into some new ships as it is well
adapted to welding. Also plastics are being
used to mold some large sections of some
types of planes into one piece.
We intend to establish a laboratory just
for engine research, in order to increase
speed and range and to reduce drag. We
have now under construction a new motor
in manufacture must be frozen and sub-
stantial amount of ships produced without
any changes, in order to get mass pro-
duction results. Mobilization of the air-
craft manufacturers is well on its way
and I have hopes that a monthly capacity
of 1200 planes and about 2300 engines
will be reached in this current year. From
my talks with these manufacturers I be-
lieve that with the Army and Navy Pro-
curement Program plus the purchases by
foreign governments, American capacity
to produce 50,000 planes per annum in
the not too distant future, is entirely
within the realm of possibility.
Securing trained pilots required to man
the additional planes we are building has
made it necessary to establish two new
training centers, each consisting of basic,
advanced and specialized flying training
schools, and to triple the capacity of the
nine original civilian flying schools, by
doubling their number. As a result of this
increased capacity of our pilot training
By LIEUT. GENERAL HENRY H. ARNOLD
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air.
U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS
smaller in size and larger in H.P., and as
it is a flat motor it fits into the wings
and therefore reduces the drag.
We have benefited by the large for-
eign orders that have been placed with
American manufacturers as new facili-
ties have been built to accommodate these
orders and have thus stepped up produc-
tion. There have been great improve-
ments in designs that would ordinarily
have taken years of experimentation.
The war in Europe is in reality a full
scale laboratory in which planes are being
tested under actual war conditions. From
the maze of claims and counter-claims
and with the aid of our observers we are
gradually getting facts from which we
have been able to reach some definite
conclusions. Five of them are as follows:
(1) we require leak-proof tanks, (2)
armor is needed at vital spots, ( 3 ) 3 0-cal-
iber machine guns are inadequate; 50-
caliber is needed, (4) bombers must have
rear hemisphere firing, ( 5 ) bombers must
have more range for if they cannot reach
the theatre of war they are of no value.
We recognized this last fact some time
ago, and commenced building long-range
bombers such as the Consolidated B-24;
ships of these large types still remain a
challenge to the world of today. It is
also apparent that at some point designs
system, we are now training pilots at the
rate of 7,000 each year. To select these
men, we will have to examine 75,000 ap-
plicants having the necessary educational
qualifications. To carry out this training
program, we have ordered a large number
of additional primary basic training and
advanced training planes together with
field equipment, clothes and parachutes.
The war in Europe has made clear even
to the doubters of aircraft efficiency that
air supremacy is the main factor and has
made it possible for Germany in less than
one short year to conquer Poland, France,
Denmark, Belgium, Holland and Norway.
Armies and navies are, of course, abso-
lutely necessary but if any opposing air
force gets complete control of the air
over them they are practically impotent.
I think that Consolidated Aircraft Cor-
poration should be congratulated on its
large expansion, some of which is now
completed. It shows the Company's will-
ingness and ability to meet the demands
placed upon it by the Government and
foreign users of its products.
The first planes built by Consolidated and delivered to the U. S. Army, were
TW3's . . . completion of a contract received before Consolidated -was formed.
porch of the Consolidated plant. All other
activity was afloat or sunken.
The aforementioned Macaulay gleam
might never have reached fulfillment had
not the city started construction of the
mole pier. Dredging for the pier brought
up the question of a disposal area for the
dredged material, which was eventually
dumped north of Date Street, and thereby
plans for the field became a concrete thing.
In 1927, civic and airminded ideas brought
a bond issue into being, which provided
for additional dredging, and the filling of
142 acres to be known as Unit No. One
of the Municipal Airport.
The original fill was dumped, necklace
fashion, around the outer edges of the
surveyed area, holding the embryo field
in place, while drainage, filling, and future
surfacing of the field could be accom-
Consolidator
Boulevard, Airtech moved across the way
and onto the field proper. Other com-
panies saw the worth of the place as more
and more improvements were added, and
the field staggered under the recommen-
dations given it by men of high authority
and governmental commissions.
In 1931 the Pacific Air Transport Com-
pany entered into a ground lease, and con-
structed a combination hangar, office
building and depot, which has now be-
come the southern terminal of the United
Air Lines. In 1932, Ryan leased the first
two of several parcels of land to become
a life-long member of the Lindbergh Field
fraternity. Because of the unique situa-
tion which the field commands, being lo-
cated on bay area for the landing and
taking off of seaplanes, it has a sterling
worth found in few other spots. In the
MACAULAY'S GLEAM...
By J. W. BRENNAN. Port Director
WHEN Lindbergh Field was nothing
but a gleam in the eye of Major
Macaulay, Consolidated Aircraft Corpora-
tion was a sturdy child shuffling off to
Buffalo. A comparison of the two birth-
dates shows that Consolidated came into
being in 1923, using the unoccupied por-
tion of a wood working plant, while Lind-
bergh Field wasn't granted the official
benefits of a christening until the latter
part of 1928.
However, the dedication services at that
point, were the culmination of several
years of truly muddy struggles which be-
gan at roughly the same time Consolidated
started its first operations. To those of you
who approach the plant daily by a paved
highway, the sight of the original field,
bay water lapping at the foot of India
Street bluff, just east of your parking lot,
would be a far cry from the 450 acres
which comprise the field of 1940. Prior to
1923, the area would have presented a
paradise to Consolidated' s "Roody" hunter.
Jack Thompson, or to Jim Kelly, the
"teal kid", or to the "pride of the shark
fishermen's union" Hank Golem. At that
time it was haunted mainly by Harbor
Engineer Nick Donnan, who supported
himself in his spare time tramping for
shrimp in the shallow water. Many a
Canadian honker came to an untimely end
through the machinations of that "Cham-
peen" of Harbor Department prevaricat-
ors, Walter Cole, in those waters which
were to roll away and become the front
plished. San Diego citizens stopped col-
lecting dirt about their neighbors, and gave
their excess soil to wilhng trucks which
plied steadily month in and month out,
filling the boggy center of the field.
Veterans of those days claim that it was
not an uncommon sight to fear for the
lives of men and equipment who would
venture out into the muddy depths to
unload a truckload of fill dirt to speed
the field into being. Miles of storm drain
were laid end to end to carry off the rain
waters into the bay. The aforementioned
veterans tell of days on end when Nick
Donnan would crawl ahead of a crew
down a length of pipe to prove that both
pipe and the field on top of the pipe were
safe for man and climate.
Shifting to a Buffalo locale, July, 1928,
found Consolidated making the third of
its expansions, which were tq become so
habitual, and had leased additional land
to become Consolidated Unit No. Three,
while in August, 1928, Unit No. One of
Lindbergh Field was equipped with the
astonishing number of four runways 2,500
feet long, 142 acres of surfaced ground,
one dedication, and one tenant.
The Airtech Company, with Norman
Lawson and Dug Kelly at the wheel, risked
using the field, but with a certain whole-
some fear, kept their office and their most
treasured possessions on the other side of
the street, then known as Atlantic Street.
However, as the field continued to grow,
the dirt street became a paved Pacific
latter part of 193 5, the Coast Guard Air
Station became an inhabitant of the outer
end of the field where runways and a sea-
plane ramp had been added.
As the field grew, bringing the glowing
promises of the dedication speeches to
realization. Consolidated, having out-
grown its eastern swaddling clothes,
heeded the words of Horace Greeley, and
in 193 5, came west. The move jumped
the plant from accommodations of 30,000
sq. ft. of office space, to one in San Diego
of 246,841 sq. ft., and in doing so, held
a trek which is practically unparalleled in
industrial history for distance and amount
of equipment moved.
Those were days in which Major Fleet,
who had been known in Buffalo as "Presi-
dent" as well as other titles too dignified
to mention, was dubbed "Ground Hog"
by Harbor Department officials. A name,
by the way, which is as true today as it
was then, because it is scientifically known
that he is not bashful about asking for
any piece of land in the surrounding ter-
rain for present or dreamed future ex-
pansion of benefit to the Defense Pro-
gram. Those were days when Chuck Leigh,
advance scout for the migration, held his
office in a local brewery, and to this day
bemoans the necessity for an office in
any other spot.
Those were days when the Harbor of-
fice was swamped with plans and blue
prints, and cries of "more land" echoed
above and beyond the limits of the Harbor
(Continued on page 56)
December, 1940
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When transparent-formed sections or
large transparent areas are required.
Consolidated engineers specify Plexi-
glas. In model after model — for
windows, landing light covers, com-
mander's domes and blisters — they
have found the optical qualities, high
impact strength and durability of this
acrylic plastic have met high Consoli-
dated standards. In these Consolidated
planes, as in all other types of air-
craft, years of actual service have
proved the permanence of Plexiglas
transparency under all kinds of
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Major E. R. McReynolds,
Air Corps Factory Representative,
San Diego Area.
Enlisted September 2, 1917, in Avia-
tion Section Signal Enlisted Corps at
Omaha, Neb.
Active duty at Detroit, Mich., Jan. 9,
1918.
Entered School of Aeronautics at Cor-
nell University at Ithaca, N. Y., on March
1, 1918, rated as Cadet.
Concentration Camp at Camp Dick,
Dallas, Tex., on May 14, 1918.
Transferred to Carlstrom and Dorr
Field, Arcadia, Fla., and started flying
training on June 1, 1918.
Sent to Barron Field, Fort Worth, Tex.,
in August 1918.
Commissioned 2d Lieut. Air Service,
National Army, on October 8, 1918,
rated Reserve Military Aviator.
Transferred to Post Field, Fort Sill,
Okla., October 23, 1918; as student pilot,
Observation Course.
Transferred to Kelly Field, Tex., Oc-
tober 23, 1919, and to 8th Aero Squadron,
McAllen, Tex., Border Patrol on Novem-
ber 5, 1919.
Rated Airplane Pilot January, 1920.
Temporary duty at Kelly Field as stu-
dent. Air Service Mechanics School, May
1st to August 1, 1920. Promoted to 1st
Lieut. U. S. Regular Army on July 1,
1920. Temporary duty from McAIlen,
Tex., to Langley Field, Va., during bomb-
ing of German navy vessels from May to
October, 1921.
Rejoined 8 th Aero Squadron at Kelly
Field, Tax., October, 1921.
Transferred to Philippine Islands, Camp
Nichols and Stotsenburg. Sailed March
4, 1922.
Transferred to Boiling Field, Washing-
ton, D. C, sailed March 10, 1924, spent
one ( 1 ) month in China, arrived Boiling
Field, June, 1924.
Transferred to Langley Field, Va., Jan-
uary 10, 1926, with 2d Bombardment
Group.
Temporary duty at Sesquicentennial,
Philadelphia, June to December, 1926. On
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leave from September 1st to December
20, 1926, with Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company as Operations Manager, operat-
ing three ( 3 ) Fokker transports to Wash-
ington and Norfolk.
Returned to Langley Field, Va., De-
cember, 1926. Transferred to Keystone
Aircraft Company, Bristol, Pa., Novem-
ber, 1927, as Air Corps Representative.
On leave from August 15 th to Decem-
ber 1, 1929, with Kohler Aviation Corps,
operating air line from Grand Rapids,
Mich., to Milwaukee, Wis.
Transferred to Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio, March, 1930. Chief of Procurement
Inspection Branch.
Transferred to Maxwell Field, Mont-
gomery, Ala., as student at the Air Corps
Tactical School, July, 1931. Graduated
31 and 32 year course. Assigned to Max-
well Field, Post Engineering.
Transferred to Kelly Field, Tex., June
15, 1933, then to Randolph Field, Tex.,
June 22, 1933. Post Engineering. Pro-
moted to Captain, October 1, 1934.
Transferred to Langley Field, Va., July
1, 1936, assigned to 2d Bombardment
Group. Temporary duty from July 14,
1936, to February 1, 1937, to Office
Chief of Air Corps, Wright Field, and
Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Wash.,
relative B-17 airplanes. Temporary duty
March Field, Cal., February 10th to April
1, 1937, relative B-17 airplanes.
Rated Mihtary Airplane Pilot, June.
1937.
Rated Command Pilot and Combat Ob-
server April 1, 1939.
Promoted to Temporary Major, October
12, 1937.
Promoted to Major July 1, 1940.
Took over office at Consolidated June
23, 1939.
December, 1940
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Upper: Pitcairn PA-3 equipped as a monoplane
with Fowler flaps in 1929. 40% Chord flap,
extending 70% of the span.
Center: The Pitcairn PA-J with standard bi-
plane wings. Photos taken at New Brunswick,
N. J.
Below: The Canuck or Canadian version of
the "Jenny" in 1927 at Philadelphia. Note
the Fowrler flaps below this monoplane version
of this famous type.
lifting power. So large is this increase in
lift under certain designed conditions
such as a 40 percent chord flap over the
entire span of a wing that the maximum
lift of a normal wing is increased as much
as two and a half times. Despite these
known facts it was practically impos-
sible to break through the apathy towards
the acceptance of the monoplane type of
wing construction, because it was by
virtue of this extremely high increase in
lift of the Fowler flap that it was possible
to substitute a monoplane wing for a bi-
plane. Anyone familiar with the pioneer-
ing efforts of Anthony Fokker and Bel-
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nautics 60-foot wind tunnel and then
subsequently flown. As compared to the
original F-22 airplane the stall speed was
reduced 7 MPH, the high speed increased
nearly 4 MPH and both the take-off and
landing distances considerably reduced.
In the same year of 1954, during the
Fourth International Competition at
Warsaw, Poland, the Fieseler Fi-97 took 5
of the 14 first places. The remarkable
feature of this airplane was the use of
full span Fowler flaps in combination with
a new type of lateral control. This de-
velopment was done in Germany.
It should be noted here that the mono-
plane idea was emerging very rapidly
after 1930 and it is beginning with this
fundamental change in aircraft design
that flaps of various types began to re-
ceive attention. It is believed that North-
rop was the first one to apply the split
type flap to production airplanes. The
split flap was one of the last inventions
of Orville Wright, one of the original
inventors of the airplane. The split flap
was a plain plate deflected below the
(Continued on page 52)
THE FOWLER FLAP and
By HARLAN D. FOWLER
ITS POSSIBILITIES
SINCE its conception in 1916 the de-
velopment of the Fowler flap principle
has passed through practically every
known stage of the proverbial struggle of
an invention conceived ahead of its time.
In fact twenty years transpired before its
first practical application to extensive
commercial use. It may be interesting to
briefly review this transition period.
The greatest difficulty surrounding the
acceptance of a high lift device prior to
about the year 1930 was the almost uni-
versal use of the biplane type of wing
construction. The wing loading was low,
ranging from 6 to 1 5 pounds per square
foot, representing wing surfaces of ex-
tremely large proportions compared to
present day practice. Now the basic prin-
ciple of the Fowler flap is ( 1 ) variable
area, (2) variable camber and (3) a gap
between the wing and fully extended flap.
The combination of these factors was ob-
tained by extending a separate airfoil
surface from its closed position under the
trailing surface of the wing rearwardly
and downwardly. This increased the chord
(or width) of the wing. The aerodynamic
effect was to so increase the circulation of
the air around the wing as to increase its
lanca in introducing the monoplane would
understand this situation.
Realizing the importance of providing
by actual flying demonstration the eco-
nomic advantage of the Fowler flap, the
writer constructed a monoplane wing in-
corporating this device. An old type Ca-
nuck airplane was obtained, its biplane
wing of 3 30 sq. ft. area was removed
and the monoplane wing of 136 sq. ft.
normal area, extended area 166 sq. ft., sub-
stituted. The test flight showed that the
landing speed was about the same in both
cases, but the top speed increased from 90
to 100 MPH. This increase in speed was
equivalent to changing the power of the
engine from 90 to 13 5 HP. These flight
tests were made in 1927, and substantiated
again in 1929, when the same wing was
installed on a Pitcairn PA-3.
It was not until 1934 that substantial
progress was made. In that year a Fair-
child F-22 was equipped with a specially
designed wing and delivered to the Bureau
of Aeronautics. This airplane had the
unique experience of being tested in the
National Advisory Committee for Aero-
First seaplane to have Fowler
flaps . . Consolidated Model 31.
and forms must be installed so that he can
keep abreast of the business and control
it. The primary function of the account-
ing department is to keep records of the
elements of production so that the man-
agement can tell at all times the condi-
tion of each department.
The next step upward in the size of
an establishment causes the division of the
accounting department into many sec-
tions, each embodying one or more func-
Consolidator
the accounting department personnel and
methods. No accounting system can stand
up long unless it is well designed in the
beginning. Flexibility is imperative where
there is a constant change in the volume
of business. Some new conditions may be
encountered every day, but a properly de-
signed system will permit increases and
other changes to flow through the ac-
counts without unusual strain.
In spite of all the necessary flexibility
ACCOUNTING PROB
By W. H. SHAN AH AN, Treasurer
OF A
IN the past, many employees and even
some executives in the production de-
partments of various businesses have re-
garded the office force as a sort of neces-
sary evil. Production men were prone to
kick about growing "overhead" and "red
tape" which is forced upon them. In cer-
tain phases of the growth of a company,
the "overhead" does increase proportion-
ately more rapidly than the production
department.
The very nature of big business makes
this necessary. In a small business the boss
can, and often does, keep the books in his
head. He knows everything that goes on;
how long each employee works, what ma-
terials are used where, and how much
money is coming in and going out. Eventu-
ally, as the business grows, he reaches the
point where he can no longer keep track
of everything mentally. Various records
tions. The accounting department at Con-
solidated is divided into the following
sections: timekeeping and payroll, ac-
counts payable, accounts receivable, cost
accounting, expense analysis, billing, re-
ceipt and disbursement of cash, and gen-
eral ledger accounting. These functions
are separate, yet interrelated, and all the
complicated figures eventually end up on
comparatively simple periodical statements.
If business never changed, accounting
would be largely routine. Every new
order for airplanes, every new pur-
chase of materials, machinery, or sup-
plies means new accounting problems.
New taxes, new laws, increasing person-
nel, and changes in working hours re-
quire some modification of accounting
procedures.
The tremendous increase in our business
has been a strenuous performance test of
there must be many rigid rules and strict
routine. Each irregular transaction takes
much more time than the standard opera-
tion. Holding irregular transactions to an
absolute minimum is accomplished only
with the complete cooperation of the
plant managers. In fact, the success or
failure of a payroll system during a
period of expansion is due in no small
part to the cooperation which the ac-
counting department receives from the
operating departments.
In order that the system may work
effectively, the employees must be used
effectively. The work of each employee
in the department must be carefully an-
alyzed, and as the business grows, each em-
ployee's work becomes more and more
specialized. This means that an employee
who has been accustomed to handling
three, four, or more different items will
KIRKSITE ''A"
Used widely thruout the country for stamping dies — NOW
used by CONSOLIDATED — in ROLLED form — for
BLANKING DIES. This development is NEW and will prob-
ably soon assist all aircraft manufacturers in obtaining sheet
metal blanks — MORE RAPIDLY and at LOWER COST.
The die illustrated shows the ROLLED KIRKSITE SHEARING DIE mounted on
steel and ready for use with a steel punch on a 1000 ton press. The small splotches
are the result of grinding off rivet heads. The band ju.=t inside the shearing edge is
a rubber strip which ejects the blank from the die. It is positioned on the lower
platen of the press by dowel pins. The punch is held to the upper platen by perma-
nent magnets.
MORRIS P. KIRK & SON, Inc.
LOS ANGELES
December, 1940
51
gradually be forced to specialize in one
field. He will have to organize his work
similar to the line-production method
which might exist in many manufactur-
ing operations.
Often, employees resist this movement
toward specialization. They have the feel-
ing that they are being forced to become
a small cog in a big machine. To some ex-
tent this is true. However, they must learn
that this specialization is vital to big busi-
EMS
amount of work accomplished per man-
hour usually decreases, and the cost of
manufacturing increases sharply. This
means complete revision of budgets and
forecasts.
This increase in business brought one
special problem, that one of greatest in-
terest to each employee — earnings. Over-
time nearly doubled the number of cal-
culations necessary to figure out each
man's pay check. A great many new work-
ers purchased tools or insurance, causing
a tremendous increase in the number of
payroll deductions. A separate account
comply with the requirements of the Fed-
eral income tax regulations.
With each new contract for airplanes,
hundreds of new calculations are added,
new cost accounts, further subdivisions
of overhead and perhaps tooling costs, and
new records for accounts receivable, to
name a few. If the order calls for items
not manufactured by us, it means new
purchase accounts and more work for the
accounts payable section. Everyone who
sells anything to Cotisolidated expects to
be paid promptly. It is no little task of the
accounts payable section to maintain the
GROWING BUSINESS
ness. Their recompense in handling fewer
operations, is in the increasing number
of variations in each operation. Office posi-
tions are not static, employees change
operations from time to time, and the op-
erations themselves divide and coalesce.
Any employee who stays in the depart-
ment very long comes to know most of
the operations very well. The larger the
company, the more supervisorial jobs there
are, and the management is not going to
neglect training men capable of filling
these jobs.
Each problem due to our large increase
in business trails a string of problems of
its own. For instance, we need new build-
ings and new equipment; that means larger
inventories; which means increased insur-
ance.
Overtime presents still more problems.
In the longer work day, the average
card must be set up for each employee who
purchases such items through the com-
pany. The possibility of error increases as
the payroll employees have to work more
rapidly; but if any check is even a penny
off, we are sure to hear about it. Without
the aid of high speed mechanical tabulat-
ing equipment, it would be almost a hope-
less task to get out the pay checks each
week. Believe it or not, the machines make
mistakes too. Additional analyses made
from the pay checks usually catch these
errors.
For all Army and Navy contracts, the
law requires the company to keep a de-
tailed record of the cost of the labor, ma-
terial, and overhead charged to these or-
ders. Auditors representing the War and
Navy Departments practically look over
our shoulders while we work. In addition,
we must keep accurate records in order to
goodwill of the vendors through prompt
payment of invoices. Regardless of the
volume of work, purchase invoices must
be paid when due. We expect that kind
of treatment from our customers and it is
only fair that we treat our vendors ac-
cordingly.
In order to keep a close watch on the
progress made in all departments, the
management is given current reports re-
flecting the operations of the company.
As the volume of business grows, the
preparation of these statements becomes
quite complicated. The success of the
company as well as the permanency of our
jobs depends on how well the management
runs the business. It is, therefore, the duty
of the accounting department to provide
the management with reports which reflect
the operations of the business accurately.
ROUND
Dot fasteners were used
in many spots aboard
Consolidated Aircraft's
twin-engined flying boat
the GUBA, for curtains,
map cases and storage
pockets. GUBA has
taken these Dot fasteners
around the world
MECHANICAL AVIATION FASTENERS
U nited-Carr specializes in the ,nanu-
facture of many types of mechanical
fasteners widely used in the aviation
industry. Our experimental and research
facilities have always been freely ofTered
for the development of new ideas to
meet individual requirements. Call on
United-Carr for fastener equipment,
and expert help on special needs.
UNITED-CARR FASTENER CORP.
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NEW YORK Sales Office: 15 East 2Mh St.
Represented:
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reliability than their
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THE FOWLER FLAP AND ITS
POSSIBILITIES
(Continued from page 49)
trailing surface of the wing, and its chief
advantage was to reduce the speed and
landing run on the ground. It had no
beneficial result in improving the take-
off run. As already shown, the Fowler flap
had all around advantages and particu-
larly the large reduction in take-off run.
So in 1937 appeared the first successful
commercial application in the well-known
Lockheed 14, the type in which Howard
Hughes flew around the world in four
days.
In 1939 appeared the Cansolidated
Model 3 1 , the first seaplane on which
Fowler flaps were used. When loaded to
carry 45 Ibs/sq. ft. the stall speed was
reduced 28 MPH by means of the flaps
and without the use of power.
One of the outstanding spectacular
feats of 1939 was the flying from Los
Angeles to New York in about 7 hours of
the Lockheed XP-3 8 the 400 MPH ver-
sion of the latest type of pursuit for the
Army, the fastest long range weight car-
rying military airplane in existence to-
day. In spite of its high wing loading the
take-off ground run and distance to clear
a 50-foot obstacle is reduced approxi-
mately 30 percent by using the flaps in
the extended position, as compared with
the flaps retracted.
Another unusual development also took
place in 1940 with the appearance of the
Ryan YO-51 observation airplane. This
model was the second type to use full
span Fowler flaps with a special type of
lateral control device. Many who have
witnessed its uncanny slow hovering
speed foresee the possibility of the long
discussed safe airplane.
In between each stage of a new air-
plane using the flap are records of ex-
haustive wind tunnel research on the part
of various manufacturers to determine the
best type of flap to use. This research is
still continuing and from the successful
application so far made it is believed that
the Fowler flap is here to stay for a long
time, because we are still far from utiliz-
ing the tremendous increase in lift obtain-
able with this flap. This is predicated on
the fact that the weight of sustained
load per square foot of wing area is in-
creasing. In other words, the wing sur-
faces are being made capable of carrying
larger and still larger load per square foot
area. For instance, in 1930 the weight
carried per square foot was about 1 5 lbs.,
in 193 5 it was about 25 lbs., in 1937 it
went to 32 lbs., and in 1940 it is over
40 lbs. In Howard Hughes' airplane it
(Concluded on page 58)
Yes, charge account privileges al
Walkers' are "streamlined" for the
convenience of people in every walk
of life. There's a plan to suit any
practical purpose .... to suit each
individual. Consolidated employees
are invited to take full advantage of
any of these plans.
30 Day Open Accounts
For Any Responsible Person
Thirty-day charge privileges are ob-
tainable upon application. No long,
drawn out "red tape" for responsible
people.
90-Day-Pay-Way
No Down Payment! No Interest!
On purchases of $ lO or more, in any
one or more departments. Pay in small,
equal installments over a period of 90
days.
Up fo 2 -Years to Pay
For Major Purchases for Homes
Refrigerators, kitchen ranges, washers,
radios, etc. may be paid for over a
long period of time. Open to all re-
sponsible peopIe.Smallcarrying charge.
Dept. of Accounts, 8th Floor
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T.
here's logic to that lyric: Aunt Agatha still wears the same
size Fountain Pen she always did—Uncle Elmer may be putting on
weight, but his wallet-pocket doesn't change with the years— rich
Cousin Ferdinand isn't too rich to enjoy a $2.00 book. See what we
mean? . . . New books, good fountain pens, fine stationery— gifts that fit!
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THE SPRECKELS COMPANIES
Oiiiners and Operators
HOTEL DEL CORONADO
THE SPRECKELS COMPANIES
are also Manufacturers of
Sea Island and Honey Dew Sugar
HOTEL SAN DIEGO
December, 1940
LAST year the course of our aero-
nautical export trade spiraled to a new
high of over $117,000,000 with American-
built planes, aircraft engines and allied pro-
ducts going to over one hundred markets
abroad. Throughout most of 1939 there
still were that many political entities, and
non-military business remained an import-
ant factor. Our exporters were "flying con-
tact" with salesmen moving from prospect
to prospect. Then late in the year as the
war clouds rolled up there were a few
months of uncertainty, but early in 1940
export landmarks again made their ap-
pearance— overseas trading rapidly re-
solved itself into the simplified process of
selling great quantities of aircraft, prac-
tically all military, and these to relatively
few customers. As time went on the ex-
pediencies of our national security more
and more dictated the direction, nature
to the best estimates now available, this
will represent more than half of our total
output.
Tuned to the requirements of an ac-
celerated national defense program and its
international ramifications, American avia-
tion equipment manufacturers are devot-
ing their ever-increasing productive energy
to a single, common purpose. That this
does or is intended by our Government to
preclude the maximum possible of export
sales, is a definitely erroneous idea. With
all of the spectacular surface indications
of military aircraft development and pro-
duction, certain fundamental facts are
generally overlooked. As an inevitable cir-
cumstance correlated to national defense
there is probably now going on the great-
est development of transport aircraft that
has ever taken place in the history of this
American industry — not only are these
STILL ON THE
By IRVING H. TAYLOR,
Manager, Export Department,
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Inc.
EXPORT BEAM
and extent of our aeronautic exports.
The more obvious characteristics of our
principal export business today require but
passing reference here. For many years prior
to the time that the countries of Europe
and the Far East entered on the last lap
of their competitive air armament race,
exports, composed largely of civil aviation
equipment, accounted for one-third to
one-half of the American output. The
sustaining and stabilizing influence of
this trade on our aeronautic industry
strengthened the foundation of what to-
day is the outstanding industrial defense
bulwark not only of this country but also
of the world democratic order of things
for which we stand. While force of cir-
cumstances has altered the predominating
complexion of our aeronautic export trade
and the method of pursuing it, the im-
portant fact remains that this business in
1940 is moving at the annual rate of better
than $300,000,000 and again, according
leviathans of the air needed, in a military
sense, for the transport of materials re-
quired for the defense industries, military
supplies and troop movements but also to
meet the ever-increasing traffic demands
of our airlines which, with their highly
trained personnel, represent a potential de-
fense auxiliary of inestimable value. Each
heavy bomber or flying boat has or will
appear on the drawing boards in its peace-
time garb of commercial transport; many
primary trainers were evolved from or
will be modified to become equipment in
the hands of private flyers. So we have
plenty of current and potential export
types whether the demand is for com-
mercial, private or military planes.
With all of the important aircraft pro-
ducing countries at war except the United
States a ponderable responsibility devolves
upon our Government and our manu-
facturers to maintain not only our own
high degree of commercial aviation de-
velopment but also to support similarly
civil aviation in other parts of the world
where such activity goes on without inter-
ruption. That we are meeting this re-
ponsibility is clearly evidenced by the sale
of equipment to South African Airways,
the airways of Venezuela, Colombia, Can-
ada and, more recently, Chile. The mili-
tary and civilian aviation schools and
aero clubs of Latin America are able to
keep up their pilot training programs
because they have found in the United
States a dependable, non-belligerent source
of superior flight equipment.
Because it is good defense policy and
because from the economic and cultural
relations standpoints it is equally im-
portant, exports to certain markets abroad
will undoubtedly be allowed to continue
to the extent that our increasing produc-
tion permits beyond the immediate re-
quirements of home defense.
(Continued on page 81 )
CONSOLIDATED COMMERCIAL ADAPTATIONS
While emphasis is currently upon military
production, each Consolidated design has in-
herent in it a distinct commercial adaptabil-
ity, as can be readily seen by the perspective
drawings of artist Joe Szakacs reproduced on
the facing page.
Fig. 1 is an arrangement of the familiar
Model 2 8 twin engined flying boat ( In the
U. S. Navy the PBY) arranged for passenger
sarvice w^ith seating for 24, w^ith of course,
Pilot, navigator, and baggage compartments,
lavatory, galley, etc.
Fig. 2. The familiar Model 2 8 amphibian
version, combining boat and land plane ad-
vantages w^ith the ability to operate to and
from virtually any spot on the face of the
globe. This is shown with a seating arrange-
ment for 34 passengers.
Fig. 3. Consolidated's latest, the four-en-
gined land plane. Model 32, as it would ap-
pear in use for land passenger service.
Fig. 4 is a cutaw^ay to show^ its adaptation
for 18 passengers on a long distance, high
speed service in which its speed and range
express to the utmost the commercial advan-
tages of this design.
Fig. 5. Tw^o decks deep. The Model 3 1
twin-engined flying boat shown in an ar-
Drawings by Joe Szakacs
rangement for the accommodation of 5 2 pas-
sengers plus the crew^, w^ith galley, lavatory,
baggage space, etc., etc.
Fig. 6. Model 29, the four-engined flying
boat, also with two decks, in an arrangement
for trans-oceanic passenger service including
berth accommodations. This is a de luxe ar-
rangement, and Fig. 7 shows a view from
within as the passengers -would see it. Fig-
ure 8 is the same Model 29 arrangement
show^ing how^ the full ship w^ould appear in
flight, w^inging its way at high speed ■while
its passengers enjoy the full comfort and
pleasure of its accommodations en route.
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MACAULAY'S GLEAM
(Continued from page 44)
Administration Building. Through the of-
fices of the WPA and the War Depart-
ment, plans were rushed through for more
improvements before the ink could be
dried on the approval of those in progress.
In the midst of this activity, the first
unit of the San Diego Consolidated plant
was dedicated, moving day was a thing of
the past, construction was under way full
speed, and the date arrived for the first
bomber to be taken aloft. All aircraft and
harbor officials crossed their fingers, and
held their breaths as the crisis approached.
With Bill Wheatley's usual skill and cun-
ning, the huge ship soared aloft, and as it
returned to the limited landing field all
bolts were still in place, everyone gave a
sigh of relief, and the field was under way.
Within a year, the plant gave another
sigh which presaged another desire for
improvement, and in May of 1936, the
city voted to trade pueblo lands to the
Marine Base to acquire another 60 acres
of land to be added to the field's bound-
aries. Plans were made to include all tide-
lands to the south as far as Grape Street,
giving an ultimate field area of 450 acres.
The unfilled portion on the northwest,
approximately 123 acres, was handed over
to the tender ministrations of an army
dredge for filling, and to the WPA for
eventual surfacing and oiling.
At the present time, facilities and im-
provements of the field have kept apace
with industrial expansion, and tax evalu-
ations place the value of the field and its
industries in excess of the entire balance
of San Diego County.
In the short space of 13 years the field
has grown from a swampy bayside lagoon
to a bustling aircraft subdivision, and
Consolidated has emerged from the cor-
ners of a warehouse to a plant so large,
that it took its President ten minutes by
auto, with an admiral as pilot, to speed
through the plant looking for a new
bomber, which is slightly in excess of the
size of the proverbial needle.
Harbor Department officials, who are
technically the guardians of the field,
inasmuch as it is located on tidelands, are
in a state of perpetual motion to be one
jump ahead of the expansion guns of
companies located on the field. Consoli-
dated, in a private race of its own, keeps
its experts burning midnight oil making
plans for more and more expension, while
Claude Ryan, not to be outdone, is doing
his "damdest" to reach and if possible out-
distance the Consolidated plant. Knowing
(Continued on page 95)
December, 1940
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Legend describes the Wampus Cot
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The Fowler Flap and Its
Possibilities
(Continued from page 52)
was loaded to 48 lbs. This rapid increase
in wing loading is what makes possible
the phenomenal high speeds we are getting
today — and still retain a safe landing
speed. It is quite possible that by 1945
we shall see aircraft capable of carrying
75 lbs. per square foot with safety.
Large airplanes of 20,000 lbs. and over
are particularly susceptible to advantages
to be derived from the Fowler flap, be-
cause the cost and weight of such installa-
tion becomes progressively small compared
to the complete airplane due to the fact
that the size of the wing can be so re-
duced as to actually result in substantial
savings in both categories.
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• In this U. S. Army B-24, four-engined land bomber
... as in every unit of our national defense . . . the most
exacting standards must be met to insure precision
operation and completely dependable performance.
Typical of the care exercised in the selection of all
materials is the choice of INSUROK for the bearing
guide illustrated. Here INSUROK, the precision plas-
tic, is used to guide a link in the rudder tab control.
INSUROK possesses many physical and dielectric
qualities that make it the ideal plastic for use where
difficult conditions are met. It is non-hygroscopic.
It resists the corrosive action of most chemicals, acids,
solvents, reagents, oils and other liquids; it is light in
weight, yet strong, tough and durable. INSUROK
bearings require no grease or oil lubrication; INSU-
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INSUROK is available in sheets, rods and tubes; in
grades and thicknesses to meet the requirements of
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and specifications."
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comparable to, or better than, anyone else
in the industry, that can be sold at a
profit."
Production is for — (The meaning of
the word literally) viz: "The greatest
production in a given time, at the lowest
cost possible."
Customer is for — "Perfection, at the
lowest cost."
sistant Chief of Inspection, a Lead In-
spector, in charge of each of our various
departments, who, in turn, has under him
a number of Inspectors, varying with the
size of the department.
The ratio of Inspectors to shop personnel
is governed by many variables, and to es-
tablish a fixed figure as a criterion would
be inaccurate and unwise.
Some of the governing factors that
have a direct bearing on this ratio are:
Quality of mechanics in the shop, cap-
ability and experience of inspection per-
sonnel, number of various projects going
through the shop, layout of the shop.
INSPECTION AND
Inspection — "Is the mediate body thru
which all of the aforementioned must be
satisfied. It is the signature on the guar-
antee of the product."
In the aircraft factory, the one man
who is never excused for a mistake is the
Inspector. Mistakes can be made any-
where along the line, but it is up to the
Inspection Department to find them, and
see that they are corrected.
If the article manufactured is intended
to be comparable to, or better than, any
other of its class in the field, such as our
products are, a very competent and thor-
ough inspection set up is required. Every-
thing must be given 100% coverage, from
the raw material through fabrication, de-
tail assembly, major assembly, up to and
including delivery.
Inspection organization in our plant
functions under the Works Manager, and
consists of a Chief of Inspection, an As-
amount of inspection coverage, quahty
expected in the article, et cetera.
The Inspector should be dependable,
thorough, have the capability to read
drawings, concentrate, apply good judg-
ment, use common sense, and be able to
get along with shop personnel.
Experienced inspection personnel is ob-
viously most desired. An inexperienced
man on inspection is strictly a liability
until such time as he becomes familiarized
with his work. If an experienced inspector
is not available, the next best choice is a
man with shop experience in the aircraft
field.
Present conditions have made necessary
the training of young men with very lit-
tle, or no, shop experience, but with
promising qualifications and background.
During this training period they can be
placed on repetitive jobs and later given
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diversified training, according to their
ability and aptitude.
The Inspector must, first of all, be defi-
nitely and clearly informed as to his
function in the organization.
Inspection is strictly overhead, and is
maintained to insure that the finished
article meets all requirements as to quality
and standards laid down by the manage-
ment, and specified by engineering.
It is a branch of our organization that
is intended to help and not hiuder in
building airplanes.
We all strive for, but never hope to
attain perfection. The job, if perfect,
all our dealings are open and above-board
— we have nothing to conceal. As pre-
viously stated, it must be unquestionably
satisfactory for the purpose intended, or
it is not satisfactory to ourselves. Safety
in our products comes foremost. From
the management, down through the or-
ganization to each and every Inspector,
the instructions are: "It must be 100%
safe, or we don't want it."
Where there is a discrepancy, it is
brought to the attention of our custom-
ers' inspectors. Repairs are never made un-
til the proposed repair has been sanctioned
by our customers' personnel. We have a
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INSPECTORS AT
CONSOLIDATED
would require only checking. Where it
varies from fixed rules and standards is
where the inspector is called upon to ex-
ercise his judgment. His decision, in such
instances, based upon his knowledge and
experience, combined with good common
sense, is the yardstick by which he can
be classified.
In making decisions, the Inspector
should never be in doubt about any article
being 1 00% O.K. for the purpose intended,
on any articles he passes for use. Where
there is the slightest doubt, he should con-
sult his immediate superior, who will call
upon Engineering, when necessary, for
advice as to its safety. This requires a
very close cooperation between the In-
spection and Engineering departments.
In contacting our customers' personnel.
confidence established with our customers'
personnel that is maintained by answering
all questions pertaining to the work with
the true facts, to the best of knowledge
and belief of the Inspector questioned.
For obvious reasons, material and parts
should be moved as little as possible. In-
spection is conducted in or near the lo-
cation where parts are made. It is easy to
move the Inspector to the work, and we
therefore endeavor to accommodate the
shop wherever possible by conducting in-
spection wherever it is desired, and parts
must be kept moving. Machined parts are
inspected in a centralized inspection crib,
where all necessary tools to make the in-
spection are kept.
The heart of an aircraft factory is its
raw stores. The inspection segregation.
By JACK THOMPSON,
Chief of Inspection
marking, issuance, and control, is of vital
importance. Although inspected at source,
and covered by affidavits, all steels are
chemically tested by our own laboratory
before being released to stores. Where
steel is to be used in the temper as or-
dered, a physical test is conducted also.
Test bars accompany each heat of castings
and forgings, in both steel and aluminum
alloys, and the physical properties are
verified by our laboratory.
Parts that are heat treated in our plant
have a test bar included with each heat.
This test piece is tested for physical prop-
erties before parts are released to the
(Continued on page 105)
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FOR PRECISION
IN the airplane business we are all
greatly interested in stress analysis and
its application to the safe design of airplane
structures. According to Webster's Dic-
tionary, "analysis" is defined as the reso-
lution of anything into elements, and ex-
amination of component parts separately,
or in relation to the whole, etc. It comes
from some Greek word which your writer
can neither spell nor pronounce, meaning
to unloose or to resolve. "Stress" is defined
as a mutual force or action between con-
tiguous surfaces of bodies, due to external
force; the cohesive force or molecular
resistance in a body opposing such action;
specifically, the intensity of this force,
commonly expressed in pounds per square
inch. It comes from the word distress or
from the Latin word "strictus," to bind
tight, and we all know what the word
the skill of the pilot. The recent very ■
great increase in speed has made the air- I
plane particularly susceptible to large ac-
celerations when encountering gusts and
it also has made it considerably easier for
the pilot to apply large accelerations.
Fortunately the trend is towards greater
wing loadings which also serves to reduce
these gust accelerations.
The increase in speed is not entirely due
to increases in horse-power in the power
plant, but has been due, in some part, to
the development of the cantilever wing.
This in turn was made possible by the
development of the thick airfoil sections.
The monocoque or stressed skin type of
metal cantilever wing construction fol-
lowed naturally, as it yielded a more rigid
construction, torsionally as well as later-
ally. As metal structures run into weight
STRESS
distress means and are more or less fa-
miliar with some of its sources.
Having fixed the definition of stress
analysis in the reader's mind, we will now
consider its application to airplane struc-
tures. In the good old days a complete
stress analysis of an airplane could easily
be accomplished in six hundred hours.
Those were the days of the welded steel
fuselage, spruce spars and fabric cover-
ing. External drag wires were just going
out of fashion. Newell was deriving his
well known three-moment equations and
Niles was writing his first book. When
one considers the present state of the art
of airplane stress analysis and structural
design, it is hard to believe that those
good old days are actually but fifteen years
ago. In those days gusts were things that
frequently tipped over sail boats and an
airplane was not afflicted with half a
million rivets, though they generally did
have a lot of struts and wires that kept
the upper and lower wings apart and con-
tributed generously to the parasite drag.
A stress analysis today may easily re-
quire eight thousand hours to prepare and
as much more time may easily be spent in
checking drawings to insure adequate
structural strength. Among the causes of
this increase in the hours of stress analysis
are the marked increase in performance,
changes in type of construction and in-
creased knowledge of the loads on the
airplane. In the good old days the air-
planes did not fly fast enough to be en-
dangered by gusts and whether or not
the wings stayed on depended largely on
more easily than do wooden ones, a greater
knowledge of the distribution of stress in
thin structures is necessary, as well as im-
proved knowledge of the amount and dis-
tribution of the external loads on the air-
plane. This results in more requirements
for the stress analyst to follow in obtain-
ing his design loads and in a very great
many more hours of labor in determining
allowables for stiffened thin sheet panels
and in checking the strength of the many
riveted connections.
Stress analysis consists in the processes
or operations involved in calculating the
loads or unit stresses in the structural
members for various specified design load-
ing conditions, the determination of the
strength of the various members and the
comparison of the strength with the criti-
cal design load to ascertain the margin of
safety. The margin of safety, as used in
airplane stress analysis, is the excess of
strength of a member over the critical
design load, expressed in percent of the
critical design load. The critical design
load is the load from the many design loads
that are obtained from the various specified
or design loading conditions which will
result in the smallest margin of safety for
the member in question. The general pro-
cedure followed by the stress analyst is
divided into three phases as follows: First,
a quick analysis is made based on the pre-
liminary weight of the airplane and ap-
proximating the specified loading con-
ditions. The second phase consists of
contacting the drafting room as the de-
sign develops to insure adequate struc-
December, 1940
tures. The third phase is the preparation
of a complete stress analysis made in con-
formance with the Service Specifications
and with the latest weight distribution for
submission to the procuring agency.
The loads in the structural members
that interest the stress analyst are gen-
erally caused by air pressure in flight or
by contact with the ground, in both cases
being held in equilibrium by inertia loads
of the airplane and its contents. In the
case of seaplanes, of course, the "ground"
loads may be due to water pressure on the
hull or floats. As the airplane may be
loaded in a great variety of ways and atti-
tudes, either in flight or at rest, to reduce
the time involved in the work to some rea-
sonable value, it is necessary to pick ex-
treme cases for analysis, so that in pro-
viding adequate strength for these extreme
full scale flight tests in which the air
pressures on the surfaces are measured with
respect to chord and spanwise distribu-
tion. These data are frequently translated
into theory which one must admit re-
sults, in many cases, in profound and
tedious calculations The amount these
loads must be increased to provide a safe
margin or field of operation for the pilot
are specified in terms of accelerations of
gravity where -(-2g. for example, would
represent the effect of an air load of such
a character that the effective weight of an
object in the airplane is doubled. The
number of plus or minus "g's" specified
for the design of an airplane structure de-
pends upon the type of service for which
the airplane is to be used, and, to some
extent, upon the maximum speed and
wing loading.
ANALYSIS...
By ROY A. MILLER,
Chief of Structures
cases, the airplane is safe in any intermedi-
ate attitude or condition. These stress
analysis design conditions are specified
by the Services, in the case of military
aircraft, and by the Civil Aeronautics
Authority in the case of commercial or
civil aircraft.
In flight, air loads are caused on the
wings and control surfaces by the mass
of the air striking against them. These
loads are increased or varied by changing
the angle of attack of the surface with
respect to the air through which it is
passing. These changes in angle of attack
may be due to maneuvers performed by
the pilot or to gusts, waves or cross cur-
rents of air encountered by the airplane
as it moves through the air. Voids or air
pockets, frequently mentioned in the press
or in stories, actually are downward act-
ing air currents. To deduce the effect of
these air forces the stress analyst depends
on wind tunnel tests or in many cases on
Landing design requirements, whether
the airplane lands on the ground or on
water, are mostly dictated by experience
and judgment, in that the landing gear,
floats or hull bottom should be able to
sustain a reasonably hard landing without
failure. Landings causing damage, when
made by the other fellow, are not "rea-
sonably hard landings." The fine distinc-
tion implied by this last statement fre-
quently contributes to the difficulties of
the stress analyst. It is true that the de-
sign of the shock absorbing units on the
landing gear is arrived at by more or less
intricate mathematics, but it all refers
back to a height of drop which is fixed
by someone's judgment in the matter.
Many studies of the distribution of
water loads on hull or float bottoms have
been made in recent years, of which one
conducted in England was unusually in-
teresting. In this case a seaplane approxi-
mating the PBY-5 in size and gross weight
was drop-tested in water from various
heights up to a drop of about eighteen
feet. Data were obtained through the
use of accelerometers, and pressure meas-
uring diaphragms inserted in the bottom
plate. These data were correlated with
moving pictures and when plotted were
very interesting indeed. However, since
these are almost infinite possibilities of
water pressure distribution depending
upon the condition of the water and the
skill of the pilot, water design loadings
are rather arbitrarily fixed in light of
previous experience and the judgment of
the writer of the specification.
Airplanes are also subjected to vibration,
flutter and fatigue loads. Vibration is fa-
miliar to all of us in some way or other,
and seldom could result in serious fail-
ures. But it decidedly has a great nuisance
value when it occurs and may contribute
greatly to the troubles of the stress analyst.
Fatigue, of course, is due to a very great
many repetitions of the loads in a mem-
ber and would not cause trouble until after
a considerable period of service. Flutter,
however, is a very serious matter and is a
possibility in any airplane, if the airplane
(Continued on page 851
"In those days ... an airplane was not
afflicted with a half a million rivets ..."
(pictured are vie'ws taken in 192 5 -when Con-
solidated was producing airplanes at Buffalo,
New York). ". . . though they generally did
have a lot of struts and wires that kept the
upper and lower wings apart and contributed
generously to the parasite drag."
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And Consolidated can boast as efficient and courteous a group of feminine assistants
and right hand ladies, as will be found in any industry. To prove it: A bit of a word to
Lucille Fisher and Kathleen Schneider (on very short notice), and the entire ladies'
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SEAPLANES AND
NATIONAL DEFENSE
(Continued from page 13)
is establishing throughout the Atlantic and
Pacific will offer opportunity to place high
performance, long range aircraft in vital
locations where they may strike an enemy
which may become established and become
a threat to our safety. The Philippine and
Caribbean Islands are outstanding ex-
amples of such vital locations.
High performance flying boats based in
the Philippines would make a vast differ-
ence in our prestige in the Far East and
go a long way to reinforce our traditional
policy of the open door to China. If nec-
essary, thousands of water type aircraft
could be stationed there. Their overhaul
shops, warehouses and other necessary
buildings could be so separated that it
would be practically impossible to bomb
them out. Bombardment of the islands
would in itself be futile since they are
largely agricultural. The hitting power of
such equipment so located could not help
but effect the strongest influence and re-
straint on the dominant military powers of
the Far East. Since the Philippines are prac-
tically fog free there is little opportunity
for an enemy to obtain a foothold ashore
without detection. In any event he would
be unlikely to risk his navy or his troop
and supply ships in any expedition against
such formidable strength so spread out in
the islands that there would be no focal
points to attack and yet so mobile that in
the space of a few hours overwhelming
masses of aircraft could be brought togeth-
er to oppose him. The Caribbean Islands are
also fog free and offer similar advantages
for our protection against forces that
might become established in South or
Central America and for the defense of
the Panama Canal.
South Atlantic trade winds of high ve-
locity, which blow for months on end,
from east to west favor air operations from
Europe via Africa against South America.
Heavily laden planes riding the trade
winds need less fuel for the 1,800 mile
flight and can consequently carry much
heavier military loads. As a matter of fact.
our PBY type flying boat, Dick Arch-
bold's "Cuba", flew from Dakar, Africa,
to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, approxi-
mately 3,300 miles in 19/2 hours, arriv-
ing with sufficient fuel remaining to fly
an additional 1,800 miles; or a total of
5,100 miles against an all out range in
still air of 4,000 miles; a 25 per cent in-
crease; which converted into military load
by reduction of fuel would mean an in-
crease in payload of bombs, ammunition
or supplies of approximately 2,300 pounds,
flying 4,000 miles under above conditions,
or 3,700 pounds flying 3,300 miles. On
larger planes the increase would be greater.
The present program of acquisition by
our country of outlying bases throughout
the Atlantic and Pacific, would indicate a
program which contemplates quantities
of long range, high performance aircraft.
It seems to be generally accepted that
strong forces of aircraft stationed as close
as possible to the vital centers of the po-
tential opposing power where they can
strike quickly and effectively offer the
best opportunity to avoid war. Our new
bases appear to be strategically located for
this purpose. It would seem then, that this
least vulnerable type of equipment is most
necessary for our fighting forces.
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AIRCRAFT TOOLING
(Continued from page 18)
plify, the construction of aircraft. The
use of such a punch insures an inter-
changeability of parts which in turn elim-
inates many assembly fixture parts and
increases production. Instead of drilling
the holes separately in each extruded or
drawn stringer at assembly, this punch
enables us to make all holes to match
mating parts, at one stroke. Flat strips of
thin stock may also be punched on this
machine.
Where single plane curvature in sheets
is desired, rolls provide the solution, and
with progressively heavier sheet being em-
ployed for skin coverings, large rolls must
be used. Uniform curvature in a sheet up
to 20 feet of '/4 inch dural can be ac-
complished. The rolls, called brake-rolls,
can be adjusted or braked to roll taper or
varying radii curves at will, which gives
considerable latitude for operations, and
finished product.
The use of hydraulic presses, pneumatic
drop hammers and Hydrop hammers, while
providing no panacea for tooling prob-
lems resulting from streamlining, has sim-
plified many construction features tre-
mendously and eliminated much of the
hand labor involved in forming curved
parts where two-way, or compound curva-
ture, is involved. Savings have been made
with these parts in quantities as low as
thirty pieces. Of this group of tools, the
Hydrop, developed in our shop, is the
most sensitive, yet it is capable of strik-
ing the harder blow . . . to 1000 pounds
per square inch. Actually the Hydrop is
a cross between a hydraulic press and drop
hammer, with many of the advantages of
both.
All tooling constructed from wood
and/or dural is laid out and shaped in the
Wood Pattern Shop. Additional detail
parts of steel or iron are added where nec-
essary by the Tool Room.
The fabrication and finishing of all
scale models including wind tunnel models
is done in a separate Model Shop directly
under the supervision of the Wood Shop
Foreman.
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One recent development is the use of
scrap duralumin for the making of the
thousands of tools necessary in the con-
struction of a single model. This not only
alleviates the problem of what to do with
the scrap metal, but also produces tools
that are not affected by atmospheric or
temperature changes . . . any tool or fix-
ture constructed of this scrap expands
or contracts in the same ratio as the
parent work, thus always being in align-
ment with it. This dural allows sawing,
filing and shaping of a metal as rigid as
steel, and is nearly as easily worked as
wood; with a lighter than steel and far
less costly tool as the result.
Scrap dural is collected at the plant
and sent to a local foundry to be cast into
three foot by six foot "standard" blocks
of varying thicknesses to as heavy as six
inches, and into 30-inch angle, channel,
and "H" section of "standard" tool sizes.
When returned from the foundry, the
plates are planed true. Form blocks, as-
sembly fixtures, machine tool fixtures,
drill jigs, etc., are then made from this
otherwise scrap material.
The big fixtures branch of the Tool
Department is fundamentally a function
of the Tool Room proper and a great
percentage of its work is done in the Tool
Room. It is supervised by a single Fore-
man in charge of various Group Leaders
whose individual projects are distributed
over the entire plant. The Tools con-
structed by this activity are those which
have to do with the assembly and trans-
portation of large units such as Wing
and Tail Surfaces, Hulls, Fuselages, and
Sections thereof. That portion of this
work which cannot be carried on in the
Tool Room applies to tools which are of
the frame structure type and must be set
up and aligned in whatever shop depart-
ment they are to be used. Large assembly
bucks are fastened to the floor and pro-
vided with adjustments and devices to
permit re-alignment whenever necessary.
For greater flexibility in large assembly
fixture work, a method of standard pipe
construction has been developed to include
the use of cast jig fittings or couplings
designed for this purpose. This method re-
places the conventional welded structure
in the majority of big fixture structures.
Some welded constructions are still used,
but the advantages gained through the
use of standard pipe and jig fittings are
nearly 100 per cent salvage when dis-
mantled, and a re-fabrication cost of
about 50 per cent of the cost of welded
construction.
Because of the intense public atten-
tion that has been focused upon the Air-
December, 1940
69
craft Industry at this time, the pubHc
has become aware of the fact that to pro-
duce planes involves a toohng problem.
But it should be pointed out that this
tooling problem has existed right along
with the previous growth of the industry,
and that it has been dealt with by en-
gineers and specialized mechanics within
the industry. The adoption of "mass pro-
duction" methods, an easy and high
sounding solution, is not yet quite so
simple as it sounds when confronted with
some of the existing problems of aircraft
manufacture.
The problems of aircraft tooling were
well known and appreciated by the in-
dustry before being brought to the at-
tention of the reading public. Such de-
tailed problems as it now involves will be
solved by the Yankee ingenuity of the
machine tool builders in collaboration
with the industry's own designers and
tool builders.
Co-operation is the first essential for the
solution of any design problem regard-
less of its size, and probably in no other
industry is the co-operation between all
phases of production, between factory
workman, tool designers, tool builders,
engineers and production control, as close
and wholehearted, as it is today.
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CURRENT DESIGNS
(Continued from page 41 )
is used for a given job. An airplane de-
signed five years ago to have the range
and load carrying ability of the B-24
would have been at least fifty percent
larger with commensurate decrease in
high speed.
While we have considered commercial
versions of the B-24, the present fuselage
capacity is too small for an economically
practical short range transport. However,
on some routes where relatively few pas-
sengers are to be carried long distances
non-stop at great speed, the B-24 shows
up most favorably as compared to exist-
ing and projected four-engine transports.
We have recently had inquiries along this
line.
The B-24 production has followed close-
ly on the heels of the experimental model
and were it not for numerous changes
found necessary as a result of lessons
learned in actual combat in Europe, the
B-24 production deliveries would now be
well under way. Digressing a little, these
changes are grouped under the heading of
"modernization" which, at first glance,
would appear to be a misnomer when ap-
plied to a type less than two years old.
However, it is not a misnomer; it merely
reflects the rapidly changing aviation tech-
nique. With military and tactical require-
ments in a constant state of flux our im-
mediate concern is to make our airplanes
of maximum military utility without un-
due delay in delivery. This requires flexi-
bility in our engineering and quantity pro-
duction organization. The large automobile
manufacturing plants which are reputed
in the newspapers to be capable of pro-
ducing a thousand planes per day lack this
flexibility and as long as aircraft design
and usage change so rapidly, the thousand
per day deliveries will continue to remain
a myth. Reports from Europe indicate
that quality is fully as important as
quantity and, of course, we should have
both but not one at the expense of the
other.
In closing, regret that the need for
secrecy on military types prevents our
describing the new and interesting pro-
jects which we are undertaking. We can
state that experience will be gained with
pressurized passenger compartments, high
altitude performance problems and many
other features which will be directly ap-
plicable to the Consolidated Commercial
Transport of the future. We wish to
assure our fellow Consolidators that de-
velopment work is not being stopped as a
result of the heavy production demands
and we will do our best to maintain the
leadership which we now hold in our
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ENGINEERING AND
DRAFTING PROBLEMS
(Continued from page 24)
prises such a large and important part of
the work, considerably more training in
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airplane is really determined. While cer-
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fected after the experimental airplane is
put into production, if the basic design
is not simple and something which can
hi constructed without excessive labor,
there is not a great deal which can be
done about it later. It is the responsibility
of the design engineer to see that the de-
sign is such that it can be produced
quickly and at a reasonable cost.
The idea of giving more training in
detail design and drafting has been dis-
cussed with a number of college professors
and it appears that the main reason why
this subject is not taught in universities
is that instructors in aeronautical courses
do not have adequate training in this field.
Because of the continual progress being
made in this field it is still a comparatively
new science which, of course, can best
be acquired by actual experience in an
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something which can be obtained from
text books. The writer does not know of
a single good text book on the subject
which might be used in classroom work by
a teacher unfamiliar with this work. Be-
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sufficiently Impressed with the importance
of design and drafting in the aircraft in-
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in a drafting group and as they show prog-
ress they are given the chance to design
small parts, etc. Generally their progress
depends on their adaptability to the work
and their ability thereon. Because most re-
cent engineering graduates have been
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Sufficient interest may be aroused
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to bring about modification of existing
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be expedited.
Also, that universities will give con-
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additional information which will be
more useful to the company employing
them after completion of their col-
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THE CUBA'S FLIGHT . . .
(Continued from page 261
after leaving San Diego, which, at that
time, was considered something of a
record.
We left for Wake Island on June 6th,
having to climb to around 17,000 feet
towards the end of our journey in order
to get over thunderstorms. We glided into
The GUBA supporting literally her full scientific expedition.
Wake at 9:30 o'clock on the morning of
June 8 th, having added a day to our time
by passing over the international date line.
The following afternoon we set off
again — this time for Hollandia through
unflown skies. The weather reports were
meager for the first part of the flight.
For the last half we had to rely on what
our station at Hollandia could give us as
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to conditions on the coast. We dodged a
number of thunderstorms and picked up
some ice and a little snow as we crossed
the equator. But even so, we sighted the
New Guinea coast earlier than we ex-
pected. We flew up and down the coast
until daybreak. Shortly after sunrise on
June 10th, we came down on Humboldt
Bay.
Awaiting our arrival in Hollandia
were Dr. A. L. Rand, ornithologist; L. J.
Brass, botanist; William B. Richardson,
mammalogist; Harold G. Ramm, base
radio operator; an advance detachment of
one lieutenant and about six soldiers sent
out by the Netherlands authorities to re-
ceive and organize military stores. When
the expedition personnel was complete, our
party numbered nearly 200 men which
included two Netherlands scientists, a de-
tachment of Netherlands Indies soldiers
under the command of Capt. C. G. J.
Teerink, who were to protect us while in
the interior, and Bornean Dyak native
carriers. The Guba was constantly used
to transport food, supplies, camping equip-
ment, and on occasions, personnel, from
Hollandia to the various inland collecting
camps until we had completed our work
in the areas chosen for study.
The Guba contributed greatly to the
success of the expedition. It enabled us to
do in ten minutes, work which could not
have been done in two years had we used
the available means of land transportation.
She made 168 flights in and around New
Guinea from June 15, 193 8 to May 10,
1939. When we left for home, we brought
back the most complete collection of bio-
logical specimens ever taken from that
island. We discovered a "new" tribe esti-
mated to number about 60,000 natives in
a hitherto unexplored valley of the Balim
River.
In addition to the inland flights, dur-
ing which we used unmapped rivers and
lakes in the vicinity of Mt. Wilhelmina
for landing, we made one trip to Makassar
(Continued on page 77)
December, 1940
75
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Unbelievable economies are possible through the use
of die casting aircraft parts. This exceptionally large
aluminum alloy casting was reduced in cost from
$128.72 to $15.25 by changing from the normal prac-
tice of sand casting and machining to die casting. The
result — a net saving to the aircraft manufacturer of
88.15%, even though only 500 parts were produced.
This case history is typical of many others in the air-
craft industry.
HERE ARE THE COMPARATIVE COSTS
OF MACHINING AND DIE CASTING
MACHINING DIE CASTING
Cost of pattern $ .}2 Cost of die I 3.00
Cost of Sand Casting . 8.40 q, i^ed casting
80 hours machining to , , , mc
finish, @S1.50 per hr. 120.00 ready to assemble 12.25
Total $128.72 Total $15.25
This comparative cost is based on the production of 300 parts,
with pattern and die costs completely charged off on this
quantity,
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^Gifts from our Optical Depart-
ment
Many of these items are to be found
only at Jessop's. Gift wrappings ore
red and white — with the Jessop seal
of distinction.
The convenience of a budget pay-
ment plan is easily arranged,
FREE PARKING: Our cashier will
validate your parking checks from the
U. S. Grant and the Crystal Palace
Garages with each purchase.
Gentleman's jeweled watch $11.75
Ladies' watches from $11. 75 up
Gift thermometers, barometers,
sport glasses and other useful gifts
from our Optical Dept.
Sterling salts and
peppers $1.95 up
Sterling hot butter dish $5.95
Sterling water pitchers.. $29. 50 up
Exquisite Demitosse cups
and saucers $1.65 up
Plated silver troys $3.50 up
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1041 Fifth Avenue
Franklin 4144
December, 1940
77
THE GUBA'S FLIGHT . . .
(Continued from page 74)
on the island of Celebes, and another to
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, for
supplies. It was during the latter trip that
our route home was decided upon.
The governments of the Common-
wealth of Australia and Great Britain were
interested in surveying an aerial route
across the Indian Ocean which had never
been flown before. It was believed the pro-
posed route — from Port Hedland, on the
west coast of Australia, to Mombasa
Africa, by way of the Cocos, Chagos and
Seychelles Islands — would provide a valu-
able alternative to the existing England-
Australia route by way of Singapore and
Java should war break out. We were ap-
proached on whether the Cuba would be
available for the survey and we agreed
to do it on our way home.
Upon our return to Hollandia, the en-
gines we had shipped from San Diego were
installed in the Cuba. The expedition pro-
gram was finally completed. The inland
parties were brought back to the coast.
We were ready for the long flight home.
We left Hollandia on May 12, 1939 and
flew, by way of Port Moresby and Towns-
ville, to Sydney where final details of the
Indian Ocean flight were worked out. The
work was to include the sounding of
coral lagoons in the island to determine
their suitability for flying boat use, the
compilation of information covering tidal
movements, winds and currents, and gen-
eral meteorological and radio information
likely to be of value in the establishment
and maintenance of air bases. Captain P.
G. Taylor, associate of the late Sir Charles
Kingsford Smith, was appointed by the
Commonwealth Government to take
charge of the survey.
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flight. Because of thick weather, we missed
Cocos I. the first time and decided to
come down in Batavia instead. A fresh
start was made on June 7th and six hours
later we landed at Direction Island. Six
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days after that, we were off to Diego
Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago, the
longest stage of the flight. We left Diego
Garcia on June 16th and covered the 840-
mile journey to Mahe in the Seychelles in
seven hours.
The final stage of the survey flight to
(Continued on page 79)
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THE GUBA'S FLIGHT . . .
(Continued from page 77)
Mombasa was completed on June 21st in
a seven hour hop. Our arrival created con-
siderable interest throughout the East
African territories.
Ahead of us lay the crossing of Africa
and the Atlantic Ocean. The day after
our arrival in Mombasa we set our course
to Kisumu on Lake Victoria. We flew on
to Dakar by way of Coquilhatville on the
Congo and Lagos in Nigeria, arriving
June 26th.
Three days later the Guba was off on
the long grind across the Atlantic. Wc
put in at St. Thomas early in the morn-
ing of June 30th according to schedule.
We made 274 J nautical miles (3190
statute miles) in 19 hours and 3 3 minutes.
The next afternoon we came down at
Floyd Bennett Field. We were rushed to
the Aviation Building of the World's Fair
and given a very kind "official" welcome
home. On July 6, 1939, the Guba settled
on San Diego Bay after thirteen months
of flying.
The British Purchasing Commission has
bought the Guba. Conscripted into the war
service, we heartily wish her and her pres-
ent crew the very best of luck indeed.
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December, 1940
81
STILL ON THE EXPORT BEAM
(Continued from page 55)
The aeronautical manufacturer who
lacks the vision to recognize and take well
into account the future of export trade as
an essential to the perpetuation of what
has become our key defense industry, may
be likened to the old-time pilot who "flew
by the seat of his britches" — the going is
fine as long as the landmarks guide him
on his way, but when he has to navigate
through the fog bank, which is the transi-
tion from war-time to peace-time busi-
ness, he will either have to set his ship
down — fold up his business — or risk the
almost inevitable crash of flying blind.
Those who will most assuredly ride out
the storm are the manufacturers "still on
the export beam" — flying instrument, who
today have the vision and what little cour-
age it requires to design, build and push
forward with export to the extent that
the demands of the national emergency
permit. The aircraft industry has heroically
heeded the call to meet today's defense
needs, but the greater patriotism is shown
by those producers who, while meeting
the present emergency, are looking ahead
and providing for that export facility
whereby the base of this Industry will be
so infinitely broadened that it will suc-
cessfully withstand the shock of the post-
war adjustment.
It seems our friend Red Hammond
would give the following advice to all
young lovers seeking privacy, "You will
never gain it even in a sail boat in the
Bay. How do I know? I tried it with no
success."
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IN the history of modern industry per-
haps no manufacturing field has been
called upon so frequently to change its
manufacturing methods as has the air-
craft industry. This constant derange-
ment has been occasioned by continuous
advances in design, necessitating the use
of new materials and techniques; and by
the ever-increasing complexity of aircraft.
In fields other than airplane manufacture
in an aircraft factory is responsible for
the scheduling of production, availability
of tools, availability of parts and mater-
ials, transportation of parts and materials
between manufacturing departments and
the control of time lags in production.
Close coordination of effort on the part
of Engineering, Tool Design, Purchasing,
Inspection and all manufacturing depart-
ments is necessary. The coordination of
PRODUCTION CONTROL
it would seem that ours are somewhat
chaotic methods. Our continuously obso-
lescing product, embodying many thou-
sands of parts, adds twofold to the com-
plexity of the problem. The rapidity with
which changes take place calls for un-
ceasing vigilance, ingenuity and foresight
in order to achieve a product satisfactory
to the customer from the maintenance
standpoint, along with constantly im-
proved performance characteristics and re-
quirements. The national defense pro-
gram has placed major emphasis on en-
larging the nation's air forces and public
attention is focused on the perfection of
the airplanes we build.
The manufacturer, having obtained a
contract for the delivery of a specified
number of aircraft by a specific date,
is immediately confronted with the prob-
lem of adjusting the date on which he
has agreed to deliver the aircraft with
the capacity of his plant. All departments
function toward that goal — the delivery
date. The production control department
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Exact requirements for all parts to be
manufactured are almost never known at
the start of a production program and it
is necessary to base all schedule dates on
general priority in respect to assembly
position. This means that certain limiting
factors of capacity have to be estimated.
This lack of exact information tends after
production is under way, to create bottle-
necks in various manufacturing depart-
ments. Producing the required quantity
of product, of the required quality, at
the required time, does not permit of
hold-ups in production. Two divisions.
Planning and Dispatching, function in
the accomplishment of this responsibility.
Planning specifies what is to be accom-
plished together with instructions as to
how and when accomplishment is desired.
Dispatching comprises the follow-up sys-
tem necessarv to insure that the program
devised by Planning is actually carried
out. Incidental to these two major func-
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By R. G. MAYER,
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tions the department also operates trans-
portation and storage faciUties for parts
and tools in process. This, because a reser-
voir of finished or semi-finished parts is
a practical necessity to take up irregular-
ities in the flow of work through the
manufacturing departments. It insures
general compliance with the master sched-
ules, which give the dates by which the
shop departments must complete details,
subassemblies and assemblies; in order to
meet the airplane delivery dates. The
preparation of these schedules requires
complete familiarity with the type of air-
plane and a thorough knowledge of manu-
facturing methods. When the schedule
has been completed by the production
control department, it must be checked
over with various heads of departments
to be sure that it can be adhered to in
the manufacture of the airplane. Any
impossible conditions set up must be cor-
(Continued on page 86)
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December, 1940
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Established 1871
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Aluminum, Brass and Bronze castings
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Durable Bronze Bushings ond 12" long
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STRESS ANALYSIS
(Continued from page 63)
can be made to fly fast enough. We do
not attempt to design to resist the stresses
due to flutter, but make certain that the
theoretical flutter speed is well outside the
flight range of the airplane.
The allowable strength of the various
structural members in an airplane is de-
termined by the use of a great variety
of charts and formulas and with much
waving of slide rules. A slide rule, inci-
dentally is sometimes defined as a device
with which one can readily multiply or
divide numbers so that one might dis-
cover, for example, that two times three
is not six but rather 5.99. Regardless of
the theory involved in the design or the
degree of complexity involved in the de-
sign procedure, it all refers back to the
testing of the materials or of similar
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(Concluded on page 89)
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PRODUCTION CONTROL
(Continued from page 82)
reeled before the schedule is adopted. The
planning division with its blueprint, bill-
of-material, material shortage and shop
order sections, the dispatching division
cooperating with shop foremen in expe-
diting work through the plant and the
finished parts storage division with its
facilities for disseminating assemblies and
parts as they are required, is the main-
spring of the clocklike operation of our
plant. Production control comprises plan-
ning, routing, scheduling, dispatching,
transporting, storing and issuing func-
tions so organized that movements of
material, performance of machines and
operations of labor, however subdivided,
are controlled and coordinated as to quan-
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WAUPUN, WISCONSIN |
APPROXIMATE RANGE
OF AN AIRCRAFT
By W. A. McGou/an
IT IS often desirable to make a reason-
able guess as to the maximum range
of an airplane. If the total fuel capacity
of the airplane is known, together with
the total horsepower of the engines, the
first step is to find how long the airplane
can remain aloft, and then to multiply this
number of hours by the average speed of
the airplane.
For ordinary cruising the pilot usually
operates the engines so that the engines
are producing between 60% and 75%
of their normal rated horsepower. The
amount of gasoline used per brake horse-
power hour is somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of one-half pound. One gallon of
gasoline weighs six pounds. So the num-
ber of gallons of gasoline used per hour is
Gallons of gasoline
used =
B.H.P. (used) X .5
As said before, the b.h.p. used is be-
tween 60% and 75% of the total normal
rated power. Having computed the gaso-
line consumption in gallons per hour, the
duration of the flight is readily ascer-
tained. This number of hours times the
average speed gives the range.
Assume a transport airplane with
two 1000-hp. engines carries 1000
gallons of gas. Normal cruising speed
at 60% power is 150 m.p.h. At this
speed, how far can it fly in still air?
H.p. used ^.6x2x1000=1200 h.p.
Fuel consumed
per hour ^.5x1200^600 lbs.
Fuel consumed
per hour =
10 hours.
—(,-■= 100 gallons.
Time aloft = -ygg-
Range in still air ^
miles.
10 xl50
1500
The above simple calculation can be
done mentally. The results obtained are
certainly much more accurate than any
figure arrived at by guesswork.
Carelessness is a disgraceful habit.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
from
Chick Runyon
"The Blind Man"
i<
University Window Shade Co.
1023 University Avenue
Phone 1. 2011
December, 1940
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KLENKE SNIPS —
Cuts intricate designs
on stainless D u r a I
and Monel metal.
For right or ^ 7*^
left hand. ^» ' -^
DUNLAP PLIERS —
Drop forged alloy
steel, nickel plated
finish, milled jaws.
6-in. Others 3Q^
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— Tempered crucible
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75c
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ists' rule, flexible and
clearly marked. Other
styles, 7C-
sizes to 1.39. ' •'*'
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adium steel, chrome
plated. Hord, tough
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edge, V4 or J'Jc
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— Manufacturers of Air-
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December, 1940
89
STRESS ANALYSIS
(Continued from page 851
and fly faster, the wings stay on and the
structures hold together.
Weight plays a big part in a stress
analyst's life because if the structure he
designs has not a good strength-weight
ratio, over-weight creeps in and presum-
ably performance is impaired. An air-
plane in its development is somewhat like
Man, if its diet or something or other
isn't watched, it runs to overweight, for
which the stress analyst invariably is
found guilty. All of which, one must ad-
mit, has somewhat the aspect of the tail
wagging the dog, when it is remembered
that probably less than 2 5 percent of the
weight of the average airplane can be
affected by any assumptions the stress
analyst may make.
Assumptions are really the backbone
of a stress analyst's work. It is frequently
forgotten, but the most intricate or pro-
found stress theory or procedure stems
back to assumptions; and no matter how
precise the mathematics involved, the
answer is no better than the assumptions
made at the beginning. All too frequently
we have answers obtained as a result of
weeks of tedious calculations which are
presumed to be correct because of the
intricate formulas used, which formulas
are actually not applicable because the
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STEEL
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metal.
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assumptions made in developing the pro-
cedure do not apply to the problem at
hand. And don't always blame the stress
analyst for this condition because, rather
than work five weeks to obtain a design
loading of 36.18 lbs. per sq. ft. on the
rudder, for example, he would much rather
work a half day to obtain a loading of
40 lbs. per sq. ft. It is not thought that
the airplane would know the difference.
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3. Re-loaded side is moving into posi-
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PURCHASING
(Continued from page 35)
ing to domestic shipment from our plant
are operated from this same department.
The shipping department, as well as others
which have already been mentioned, all
operate under the jurisdiction of the Ma-
terial Supervisor and the policy of placing
the responsibility with this department
for all material from its release by Engin-
eering to its delivery in a finished product
continues to be a very satisfactory ar-
rangement.
The Material Supervisor also has juris-
diction over matters of exportation in
connection with the shipment of materials,
parts, or airplanes to many foreign des-
tinations. All the necessary arrangements
are made through the TraflSc Department,
operating under the Material Supervisor, to
prepare the necessary negotiable documents
which are turned over to the Treasury
Department to obtain collection on the
materials, parts or airplanes shipped. Mat-
ters of import, Customs regulations, draw-
back procedure (obtaining refunds from
the U. S. Treasury Department on duties
paid on imported materials) are also
handled by this department.
The rejection of material or parts re-
( Concluded on page 97)
December, 1940
93
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manufacturers ....
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December, 1940
95
MACAULAY'S GLEAM
(Continued from page 57)
Mr. Ryan, as we in the Harbor offices do,
we are playing safe by covering all bets.
With no regard for the slackening of
pace which comes with maturity, both
the field and its plants carry on their
robust activity, shot through with the
vitamin Bl of today — National Defense.
I cannot think of closing without a
word about the skirted members of Con-
solidafed's aircraft plant. Some of this
feminine contingent, who came by modern
covered wagon from Buffalo, particularly
a certain brunette and red head, have spent
the best part of their San Diego lives ad-
justing themselves to the intricate traffic
regulations of this metropolis as compared
with the "hick" situation in the east. They
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the problems of signals, right and left
hand turns, and the long arm of southern
California law. However, the years have
perhaps mellowed the sting of their early
sufferings, and recent reports show that
they have joined the throng of those who
explain away our "unusual" climate, our
"mild" earthquakes, and our high fogs,
with the zeal of the native born. For this
and their assistance in a thousand ways, I
want to say "thanks" and Merry Christmas.
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Following assembly operations, Spencer Portable Vacuum
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and wings. Drill chips, washers, nuts, screws and miscellaneous
dirt and dust are thus removed completely, quickly and ef-
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case of integral fuel tanks, Spencer Vacuum prevents particles
of foreign material from gaining entrance into the fuel system.
The machine illustrated is a 2 H.P. Spencer Portable used at
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Spencer portables 1 V2 to IVi H.P. end stationary systems
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PURCHASING
(Continued from page 92)
ceived because it does not comply with
the specification is also handled through
the purchasing office. This seems to be the
logical place for this activity since it is
important that the buyers be informed of
the quality of materials which they pur-
chase. The majority of rejections are
handled by one individual, however, each
is coordinated with the respective buyer.
In this respect it is necessary that the
purchasing office work very closely with
the inspection department which functions
under the jurisdiction of the Works Man-
ager. Coordination of inspection activity
on purchased items with the purchasing
office eliminates unwarranted rejections
against vendors.
While much more could be said regard-
ing the mechanics of buying and handling
materials, it is the intention of the article
to give a concise picture of the operation
of an aircraft material organization. A
relatively small number of employees
handling millions of dollars worth of parts
and materials annually indicates that this
type of organization is efficient. A survey
of a number of industrial plants operating
in the country was recently made, and it
was concluded that a system such as that
now in operation at Consolidated best
served such an industry. That this organ-
ization of material procurement and handl-
ing of material is a sound structure for
aircraft manufacturing has been indicated
by the fact that several other aircraft
companies have adopted this system of ma-
terial supervision in the past few years.
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A Woman's Views on Aviation
(Continued from page 29)
income from flying. I have my own cos-
metics business and do most of my flying
in that connection. It, therefore, pays me
indirectly. I don't believe in women try-
ing to break in on the jobs men have or
are making for themselves in the flying
business. By this, I mark myself as no
feminist. Furthermore, I think the routine
flying of the big transports is a man's
job. In making the statement I don't
means to infer that women can't fly as
well as men. In every kind of flying that
depends on touch and brain, rather than
brawn, I believe women are the equal of
men. Naturally, I'm speaking in terms of
averages.
But in times of emergency when it is a
question of national defense, women have
a real place. The contribution of women
in air work will become more pronounced.
In ten years the number of women pilots
has increased from 100 to 1,300. Because
women are more patient and thorough,
they make better teachers. They would,
therefore, make good instructors for
primary training, instrument work, and
radio. The work of women in war times
need not be confined entirely to the
ground. In addition to driving ambulances,
I see the need for women to fly them. I
can easily foresee the necessity for women
pilots in the cockpits of courier and supply
ships.
By developing a corps of women to
do this kind of work, men will be released
for the more active and important duties.
Men would thus be released to swell the
man-power needed for fighters and
bombers.
When we get 50,000 military planes in
the air, we are going to have far more
pilots than now, and those pilots are going
to include several thousand women. Some
of them are going to work at it, and are
going to be very competent. They will
make our sex proud of them, I am sure.
The women should not be overlooked in
any comprehensive training for national
defense and its subsequent program.
I was asked to send along a picture
with this article. The one I am sending
was snapped by a News Photographer im-
mediately on my landing after breaking
the open class international record for
2,000 kilometers. At the moment, I was
quite well satisfied with life.
A Merry Christmas and progressive
Happy New Year to all the members of
the Consolidated organization.
December, 1940
99
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dressing table . . . the very things that will
satisfy her luxury-loving soul, and win you
warm appreciation for being a thoughtful Santa.
Prince Matchabelli cologne in "Pot Pourri," a sweet
spicy fragrance. Four-ounce bottle, $1
musical powder box that tinkles out a delightful little
tune when you lift its lid. In pastel shades, 3.75
Elizabeth Arden kit containing all the essentials for
loveliness. Book shape box with mirror in lid, 6.50
dresser bottle set, two bottles and powder jars,
crystal clear and beautifully etched, $3 set
compact and lipstick set, Corday's famous "Toujours
Moi" loose powder compact and lipstick, $2
dresser set, brush, comb and mirror with novel lucite
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Dorothy Gray's Christmas package, "Floral Fantasies"
fragrance in bath powder and cologne, $2
Consolidated Model 3 2 four-cngined land bomber destined for Great Britain
GERMANY AND OURSELVES
IN the days immediately preceding the
war, when wishful thinking had be-
come a transient but nevertheless lament-
able characteristic of democratic peoples,
it was popularly supposed that the German
Luftwaffe was notable only for its numer-
ical strength; and notorious for its in-
different equipment. Fortunately for the
cause of Democracy, however, this view
was not endorsed by those responsible for
the development of the Royal Air Force.
We knew very well that, partly due to
our own lack of foresight as a nation, we
should be confronted not only by the
greatest numerical air fleet in existence,
but also by one in which good design
and skillful workmanship had played their
part.
The fact that efficiency in design and
workmanship is not a monopoly of the
Dictatorships, however, had been em-
phatically demonstrated in recent months
by British aircraft on both sides of the
English Channel, and by the Hudsons
designed and built in the U. S. A. But
the numerical advantage still lies with
Germany and Italy; and it is in this
sphere most especially that America is
making such a vital and deeply appreciated
contribution toward our war effort.
The determining factor in this war is
undoubtedly going to be superiority in
the air. With all the initial advantages on
her side, and outnumbering us by nearly
four to one, Germany has so far failed to
secure this superiority. With every passing
day Germany's numerical advantage is
shrinking, while the familiar 'duck-egg
blue' is obscuring a steadily-increasing
proportion of the Nazi sky. This is the
most important, and probably the least ap-
preciated, feature of the existing situation
in Europe.
Soon Consolidated aircraft will be
matched against their Nazi counterparts
in actual warfare. It may therefore be of
interest to record here a few of the out-
standing characteristics of German mili-
tary aircraft.
The first and most striking feature is
the universal employment of fuel injec-
tion in place of carburation. There are
detail differences between individual Ger-
man engines, but generally speaking in-
jection takes place directly into the cyl-
inder on the induction stroke and is pro-
vided by the same type of pump that is
familiar to every Diesel engine operator.
In this case, however, the charge is fired
by spark and not by compression. The
fuel is metered with meticulous precision
to each cylinder by means of a rotatable
plunger acting on the Bosch principle, and
the setting of the plungers is in turn con-
trolled by suitable aneroid and thermo-
static capsules so as to apply automatically
the appropriate corrections for charge tem-
perature and pressure and for exhaust back
pressure. The military advantages of this
system are reduced vulnerability from fire
By F. A. FIRTH,
Resident Technical Officer,
British Purchasing Commission
risks in the induction system, freedom
from icing, better specific fuel consump-
tion due to excellent distribution, easier
starting and the ability to use fuels with
relatively poor carbureting characteristics.
The disadvantages are the difficulties of
providing against air locks in the pumps,
the extreme complexity and vulnerability
of these pumps, and the excessive precision
required in their manufacture.
Apart from this question of fuel in-
jection the German engines have nothing
outstanding to recommend them either
from the point of view of design or of
performance. With regard to materials
the only interesting feature is the ex-
tensive employment by Germany of
magnesium alloys.
Turning to the aircraft themselves,
Germany has followed, on the whole, con-
ventional design. The workmanship
throughout is of high standard and the
aircraft aerodynamically efficient. But
there appears to have been an inordinate
emphasis upon speed, and to this have been
sacrificed in large measure those quahties
of maneuverability and ease of handling
which characterize a good fighting ma-
chine. After all is said and done the only
practical use of speed alone is the ability
(Concluded on page 109)
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December, 1940
103
very
USED CAR
Purchased at
HILTON MOTOR CO.
IsG
uaran
teed
^ i^ ^
It Must Pass the
58 INSPECTIONS
Listed Below
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
1. Steam Cleoned
2. Motor Checked
3. Motor New Ring
4. Motor Valve Grd.
. Motor Complete
. Brakes Tested
. Brakes Adjusted
. Brakes New
. Transmission
. Radiator
. Rear Axle
12. Front Axle
13. Shock Absorbers
14. Steering Gear
1 5. ignition System
1 6. Speedometer
Checked
17. Wheel Alignment
18. Generotor
Checked
19. Springs-Front
20. Springs-Rear
21. Door Handles
Checked
22. Dash Lights
Checked
23. Spare Tire
Checked
24. Inside Trim Work
25. Running Boards
26. Bumpers Checked
27. Floor Mat-Front
28. Floor Mot-Rear
29. Brake Pedal
Covers
31
32
33
34
35
36
37,
38,
39,
40,
41.
42,
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49,
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56,
57.
58,
Windshield
Wipers
Windshield
Blades
Hub Caps
Radiator Grill
Lamps
Glass
Tires
Top and Curtains
Battery
Motor Cleaned
Motor Painted
Metal Trim
Trunk Cleaned
Bumper Guards
Fenders
Point Spotted
Paint Complete
Radio Checked
Upholstery
Body Rattles
Body Tightened
Body
Oil Drained
Greased
Head Lamps
Cleaned
Lub. -Transmission
Lub. -Differential
Kick Pads
Final Inspection
By Used Cor
Manoger
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Buy Your Used Car from
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Ford, jylercury, Lincoln-Zephyr
Dealer
1202 BROADWAY
WORD OF THANKS . . .
It is difficult to thank adequately and
personally all those whose contributions,
suggestions and aid from many angles,
have greatly assisted in the preparation of
each issue of the Coinolidafor during the
past year. Hundreds of fellow Coiisolida-
fors have submitted contributions or tip-
ped off regular news gatherers, preferring
to remain in the background so that your
names could not be known . . . but to all
and every contributor, whether directly
or indirectly . . . for submitting news
items, or ideas or criticisms ... a sin-
cere vote of appreciation for the splendid
reader-and-reporter cooperation. . . .
Thanks too, to all those whose contri-
butions because of time or space could not
be included in the issues for which they
were submitted, and to our advertisers
who have so consistently helped us to pre-
sent the issues. . . .
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ENGINE MOUNTS
Although aircraft engine mounts have been made of Seamless Steel Tubing
for 3 0 years, the vital importance of the application is frequently forgotten.
The average tubular engine mount
weighs less than 1/2 0th — 4% — of the
weight of engine and accessories.
1000 H.P. and over in continuous
operation for 24 hours at a stretch —
supported and held in position for
proper application of power and safety.
Vibration — Fatigue — Impact —
Torque — Tension — Compression, all
operate to make the job a tough one
— possibly the toughest any material
has to withstand where weight strength
ratio is so important.
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December, 1940
105
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Inspection and Inspectors
(Continued from page 61 )
shop. A 100', Rockwell is also conducted
on all heat treated parts.
Steel parts are also magnetically in-
spected, both machined and welded details
and assemblies.
Aluminum alloys, with the exception
of castings, are Rockwell lOO'/f. (These
castings are purchased in the heat treated
condition, accompanied by test bars.)
Heat treating equipment, procedure,
calibration of records, etc., are subject to
inspection check up.
This insurance relative to raw materials
and stores is the starting point of our In-
spection set up and procedure. The same
thoroughness is continued all along the
line throughout the building of our pro-
ducts. When finished, they speak for
themselves. Ask the man who flies one.
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Of particular interest are the
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Aircraft Alloy steels.
Available for immediate ship-
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warehouses, in a variety of
sizes and grades, are com-
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A folder covering sizes and
analysis carried in stock will
be mailed upon request.
LOS ANGELES OAKLAND
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U. S. Aircraft Instruments, supplied for many years to the Air Services
of the Army and Navy, are finding increasing favor among manufac-
turers of commercial aircraft. Leading light plane manufacturers employ
a specially designed line of U. S. instruments.
AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
UNITED STATES GAUGE CO. 44 BEAVER ST., NEW YORK
December, 1940
107
SHORT FACTS:
The first airplane ever to be
hooked onto, and released from a lighter-
than-air craft, was a Consolidated Fleet.
All electrical wiring within the
PBY is carried thru metal conduit, and
these in turn are bonded to the frame.
Anodizing, besides providing a
protective surface in itself, also provides
an excellent "tooth" for the adherence
of paint, lacquer, etc.
The important function of the minority
voice is simply to keep the majority from
making perfect fools of themselves . . .
a simple rule of Democracy.
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December, 1940
109
GERMANY AND OURSELVES
(Continued from page 101)
to outdistance a pursuer. This is not the
accepted function of a fighter.
In regard to bombers and reconnaisance
aircraft, we hold a very marked lead in
general design. It was realized in the very
early stages that bombers must not only
be able to carry heavy cargoes of bombs
and drop them accurately upon specific
targets, but they must also be able to
rely upon their own armament for pro-
tection from enemy fighter opposition.
Under modern conditions it is neither
practicable nor tactically advisable to
send fighter escorts with every bombing
squadron. These two functions of the
bomber were therefore developed side by
side with very gratifying results. On the
other hand the Germans have relied upon
fighter escorts, and our Hurricanes and
Spitfires have shown that, with or without
these escorts, the German bomber is a
relatively easy target. This is the reason
for the insistence placed upon adequate
defensive armament for all bombers being
By F. A. FIRTH, Resident Technical Officer, British Purchasing Commission
built in the U.S.A. for war service.
Germany held an initial advantage in
the development of bullet-proof and crash-
proof fuel tanks. Their tanks, though
definitely effective, have so far been ex-
tremely heavy. They are built around a
fibre shell and consist of the now familiar
materials of crude and uncured rubber,
leather and fabric. In Great Britain and
America, however, rapid strides have been
made in this direction and it will be ex-
ceedingly interesting to note how the re-
sults will behave under war conditions.
A steadily-increasing number of military
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EMPLOYEES NOTICE
THE IRVIN AIRCRAFT SCHOOL
At 1616 West Lewis Street (Mission Hills) will start an
Aircraft Blueprint Reading Course on MONDAY, DEC.
9th. Classes 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Limited Enrollment — Factory Instructor
30-Hour Course — Fifteen Dollars
DAY CLASSES IF SUFFICIENT DEMAND
aircraft will soon be moving from the
Consolidated plant to the scene of hostil-
ities. Obviously those who have designed
and made these fine aircraft will want to
know from time to time how they are
progressing in service. Arrangements are
being made to maintain the closest possi-
ble liaison between the Consolidated plant
and the Royal Air Force squadrons
equipped with Consolidated flying boats
and bombers. It is hoped that we may be
able to publish periodically in the Con-
solidator items of news direct from the
men who are actually flying and fighting
the weapons produced here.
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Though only $22.95 this "Gilfil-
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Prism Binoculars, 8X30, Incl. Cose $49.50
Reading Glasses, Fine Vision, from $2 to $3.00
Pockescope, Small and Compact, 6X $2.00
Tripod Magnifier, TViX 75e
Vori-Power Telescopes, from 5X to SOX,
Priced from $10 to $22.50
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TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS
7th Ave. and r St.— Phone M-0181
2911 University -J-2332
December, 1940
111
-SIXTEEN ^
YEARS
is a long time, but we have
been growing all the time be-
cause we do a better job of
cleaning and still meet all price
competition. You be the judge.
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Phone J-3156 3736 Park Blvd.
BRING IN THIS AD -IT IS WORTH $2 50
ON ANY PURCHASE OF $25.00 or OVER
YOU NEED NO CASH
FOR YOUR CLOTHES
Your Credit is good at
RUBIN'S
BETTER CLOTHES
for Men and Women
ON CREDIT
713 BROADWAY
No Red Tape — No Carrying Charges
For Men For Women
Suits . . . $19.50, up Dresses . . $6.75, up
I3-Piece Outfit „ , i i en n
from head ^"""^ ■ " " "'^O
to foot $34.50 Suits ... 1 1 .50 "
NO DOWN PAYMENT NECESSARY
TERMS TO SUIT YOUR CONVENIENCE
THE CHRISTMAS
CONSOLIDATOR
This issue of the Consolidator (25,500
copies) required more than 13 tons of
paper in the printing . . . approximately
a half million individual press impressions
were made in 2 5 days of presswork. Nearly
2 tons of type metal were used, as well as
practically 300 pounds of ink.
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Enjoy the home-hke comfort,
the large outside rooms, and
the friendly service of the
Maryland. Conveniently
located right down town.
Close to your work. Cafe.
MONTHLY RATES
with half bath
$27^0
with bath
.omror
MARYLANQHoiEt
6th To 7th On "F" St.
SAN DIEGO
Magnaflux \y^ Units
Insure —
• maximum efficiency
Because of—
• constant research
• careful development
• finest construction
• close co-operation with industry
MAGNAFLUX CORPORATION
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES
CHUMMY "SCREWDRIVERS"-
What a dandy place to talk it all
over! . . . Remember, your engine
uses 3 times as much gasoline in low
and second gears as in high — when a
"Screwdriver" or "Screwjay" brings
you to a needless stop, you pay.
JOIN
SHARE-THE-ROAD
CLUB
This nation-wide crusade
now has over 7,000,000
members. If you want to
help in this war on "Screw-
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rivers and Screwjays
. . . and reduce the needless
35% of Stop-and-Go.../oin
now/ No obligation except
common-sense driving and
careful walking.
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THE FEDERAL BEARINGS CO., INC.
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Wm A/tWe,
^ POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
Detroit Sales Office: 2608 Book Tower • Chicago Sales Office: 120 N. Peoria St.
Cleveland Sales Office: 402 Swetland Building
December, 1940
113
DID YOU KNOW ....
That the roof of the Consolidated stor-
age shed is the largest sign on the Pacific
Coast? It is 1004 feet long, 34 feet high.
175 gallons of paint were used in painting
the letters 2 5 foot high!
That people who work in aircraft plants
also shouldn't throw stones — there were,
on November 1, 141,667 panes of glass in
the Consolidated Aircraft plant!
That on the same day there were 3 '/z
miles of electrified monorail in the plant?
That Consolidated's largest drafting
board is in the Loft Department and is
104 inches high, 600 inches long?
That there are 4,000 cubic yards of
concrete in the floor of the final assembly
building (Building No. 2) alone? And that
there are 4,788,000 pounds of steel in this
one building?
That in the entire present plant (as of
November 1) there were 11,171,892
pounds of steel?
That the total area of the Consolidated
plant on this same date was 1,706,332
square feet?
Uliirlttsrr pianos
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NEW SPINET
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Main
Floor
SO. CAL. MUSIC CO. "f S. D.
630-C ST. PAOne M.J 114.
CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS
rOR ALL THE FAMILY
* *
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Jrom the
UNIVERSAL BOOT
SHOPS
946 - 5th Ave. 291 7 University Ave.
1 1 54 - 5th Ave. 43 1 6 University Ave.
7810 GIrard Ave.. La Jolla
945 Orange Ave., Coronado
WE CASH YOUR CHECKS
Agents for Douglas, Weyenberg, Buster
Brown and Lndicott-Johnson Shoes.
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Give yourself a gift of
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confidence and well-be-
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Topcoats . . . all-wool
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tailoring . . big choice
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From
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AIRCRAFT WORKERS
Your whole family can
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Christmas shopping . . .
No down payment is re-
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AT PENTER'S AND SAY
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Here's the gift of luxury
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the women of your
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boxy or fitted models.
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GIVE A PRACTICAl GIFT-
Gilts of apparel in the height oi fashion is the
height ol fashion in gifts. Penter's low prices plus
easy credit terms will help make this Christmas
one of happiness and lasting joy.
MONE
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TOR HIM"
BATHROBES
PAIAMAS
HOSIERY
SCARFS
SWEATERS
NECKTIES
SHIRTS
SHOES
GLOVES
HATS
SLIPPERS
YEAR
TO PAY
"FOR HER"
SLACK SUITS
HOSIERY
SWEATERS
PAIAMAS
FUR CHUBBIES
HANDBAGS
LINGERIE
HOSTESS COATS
DRESSES
MILLINERY
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724
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Consolidot-or
BENDIX
flies -with
CONSOLIDATED
Consolidated Aircraft for the British Air Ministry,
for American Export Airhnes, the Australian Air
Force, and more than 1 5 0 of the PBY's fly today with
Bendix Radio equipment — with Bendix Radio Trans-
mitters, Receivers, Compasses.
Such recognition, especially when many other major
manufacturers are delivering their aircraft with Bendix
Radio Equipment, is more than just chance.
Rather, it is the result of Bendix superiority, of Bendix
design, engineering and construction, of the reliability
which has characterized the performance of Bendix
Equipment in aircraft all over the world, under all
types of service conditions.
BENDIX RADIO CORPORATION
0 BENDIX RADIO B
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U.S.A.
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The House of Pipes
Largest selection oF Pipes in San Diego,
including Meerschaum, Calabash and
Kaywoodie.
PIPE RACKS . SUNDRIES
11 01 BROADWAY
Consolida tors
- - Bowl with
Your Leagues
-k ir ic
SUNSHINE BOWLING ALLEYS
624 Broadway
Presenting the
SOS
Push Button Switch
% Distinctive by the Sturdy Dependable
Assembly, Unfailing Electric Contact,
Secure Wire Connection, Four Adjust-
able Anchoring Prongs, Bakelite
Insulation Throughout, Highest Grade
Material, Heavy Nickel -Plate Bright
Finish, Radium Luminous Glass Lens
or Other Center.
% Used by a Number of Army and
Navy Aircraft Builders in United States
and abroad.
Sample Specimen Upon Request.
ANTHONY MACHINE
and ELECTRIC WORKS
19 High Street
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
December, 1940
115
GREETINGS FROM THE
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
DUE to the rapid increase of employ-
ment and consequently a greater
amount of sickness and accident cases to
care for, we have not been able to do
much, with the exception of sports, for
the newcomers within our gates. We have
a plan now working, however, that we
hope will help you to get acquainted with
the kind of people you would like to
meet and get the enjoyment here, you
were used to in your home town. Several
places for social activities have been of-
fered and more are expected.
But first, we want you to call at the
welfare office and tell us your desires,
then we will be able to direct you to a
place in the vicinity of your residence.
Lonesomeness and homesickness are
dreadful pnd cause a lot of heartaches.
So please help us to help you to the wel-
come you are entitled to, when you be-
come a member of this large and growing
family.
W. C. Gilchrist,
Welfare Director.
Bombing planes have been described as
simply extra long range guns.
LOW RENT
DISTRICT
9 X 12
TAPESTRY
RUGS
INLAID FLOOR COVERING, sq. yd. 796
FLOOR COVERING (felt base) sq. yd. 290
VELOUR $Q095
LIVING ROOM SET
Ddvldson
FURNITURE
SEVENTH at G St.
Free Parking at West's Associated Service Across the Street
WILHITE MACHINE WORKS
PR. 2357
1245 So. Hope St. Los Angeles
Tools — Dies — Metal Stampings
Hand and Automatic
Screw Machine Products
Spinnings — Experimental Work
PRECISION AIRCRAFT WORK
'is*
• The choice of "^i
wise home-owners
throughout the West.
W. P. FULLER & CO.
Two Convenient Locations
Seventh Ave. and F St.— M. 0181 291 1 University— J. 2332
IDEAL CLAMP MANUFACTURING CO.
INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of
IDEAL HOSE CLAMPS
COWL FASTENERS
BONDING CLAMPS
SPECIAL CLAMPS
TUBE CLIPS
200 Bradford St BrooUyn, N. Y.
116
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AEROMOTIVE
BREDOUW
«1
CORPORATION
MISSOURI AVIATION INSTITUTE
n Place In The Industry
The Missouri Aviation Institute is licensed by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration to train men as cap-
able, efficient airplane and engine mechanics. All train-
ing in the Institute is so licensed and provides the air-
craft industry with the high type of mechanics who are
both capable and ambitious.
The Missouri Aviation Institute is one of the first
schools established in the United States devoted exclu-
sively to the training of mechanics for the aircraft in-
dustry. Many of our graduates have taken their places in
the industry and are to be found in responsible posts.
We are proud of the fact that the Missouri Avia-
tion Institute is regarded by the aircraft industry as a
reliable source of supply for skilled airplane and engine
mechanics.
MISSOURI
AVIATION
INSTITUTE
Homer L. Bredouw,
President
Municipal Airport
Kansas City, Mo.
COnTRRCTORS TO THE U. S. RRRIV RIR CORPS
FRYE
AIRCRAFT «
;OMPANY,-C(l-
Our Role In The Hircraft Industry
It is with pardonable pride that we point
to the fact that among the members of the
great Consolidated family are many young
men who graduated from our school. Their
employment by Consolidated is evidence, we
believe, that they were properly and soundly
trained as students. We sincerely maintain
that here in the largest and most complete
school of its kind in the Middle West students
receive superior training. It is significant that
since January 1, 1940, almost 1300 men
trained under the Frye system have been em-
ployed by aircraft manufacturers; and in vir-
tually every case employment came immedi-
ately after their graduation. That is addi-
tional testimony that the type of training car-
ried out in our schools, under the supervision
of Donald Frye, is satisfactory to manufac-
turers.
We recognize our responsibility to the
aircraft manufacturer in meeting the vast
production problems of today. We spare no
effort to accept and discharge that obliga-
tion. We ore determined that the Frye Schools
shall always be recognized as a source for
supplying the type of workers who measure
up to the manufacturer's demand.
DONA
PRESIDEN
Omaha, Nebr.
St. Louis, Mo.
AND LKENSED ASS^f^'ES, IN:
I Blvd.,
CITY, MO.
Ft. Worth, Texas
Dallas, Texas