Evening star. [volume], December 19, 1947, Page A-23, Image 23

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British Appear Ready
To Return Wrights'
Plane to America
LONDON, Dec. IB (CDN).—Th<
weather-darkened old biplane which
Orville Wright piloted In his first
successful flight 44 years ago maj
yet reet permanently in Dayton
Ohio, where Mr. Wright and hit
brother, Wilbur, did much of theli
early flying.
At present It Is suspended from
the ceiling In the Science Museum
In South Kensington, London.
Since the British started work on
a copy about six months ago, it
has been taken for granted that the
original would be returned to Amer
ica. Guides tell sightseers that it
will go "some time next year,” but
officials say this Is all guess work,
although it is known that a move
to get the plane to Dayton for per
manent keeping was started earlier
this year.
British Co-operative.
As far as either the British
j government or the museum of
clals are concerned, all they want
Is to keep the peace and whatever
Mr. Wright himself, who is now
76, wants they will be glad to do.
“Mr. Wright was kind enough to
send the original plane to us In
February of 1928,” J. B. Davey, cu
rator of the Science Museum said.
“We feel extremely honored that the
plane is in pur museum. It is still
the property of Mr. Wright. It is
certainly up to him to decide where
he wishes it kept.
“If we should receive a request
from him to return it, we would
follow his wishes. So far as I know,
we have never received such a re
quest.”
Wright Sent Over Plane.
How the plane got here in the
first place is a long story. Mr.
Wright got irked at the Smithsonian
Institution where it was originally
exhibited 30 years ago. He claimed
it wasn’t appreciated since promi
nence was being given to a me
chanical flying machine invented by
Samuel Pierpont Langley. Mr. Lang
ley succeeded in getting his machine
to fly half-a-mile down the Po
tomac River without a pilot on
May 6, 1896. He later failed in sev
eral attempts to build a machine
that would carry a pilot.
Orville Wright risked his own
neck in getting his fragile flying ma
chine into the air on December 17,
1903. The noted inventor and his
brother carried on their first ex
periments 1 work at Kitty Hawk.
N. C„ as well as Dayton. Wilbur
died in 1912. 1
Manassas-Harrisonburg
Train to Be Discontinued
ly th« Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va„ Dec. 19—The
State Corporation Commission yes
terday granted Southern Railway
permission to discontinue passenger
trains 11 and 12 operating round trip
between Manassas and Harrison
burg, effective at midnight Jan. 4.
The SCC’s decision was announced
after a one-hour hearing. There
was no opposition to the application
for discontinuance.
One of the witnesses was William
T. Wilkins, assistant superintendent
of the railroad who also is mayor
of Alexandria, who told the com
mission that proper notice had been
given the public.
He was followed by William H.
Luckett of Washington, general au
ditor for the Southern, who said
operation of the two trains was be
ing maintained at an estimated
annual loss of $83,000.
To conserve time the gist of the
testimony of other witnesses was
given by Charles Clarke, of Wash
ington, Southern attorney.
Sprankle Gets 10 Years
I ;
By the Associated Press
! HAGERSTOWN, Md., Dec. 19.—
' Walter S. Sprankle, 45. of Hagers
town, pleaded guilty today to a man
slaughter charge In the club slay
ing of a drinking companion and
was sentenced to 10 years In the
Maryland Penitentiary.
Judge Joseph D. Mlsh Imposed
sentence. Sprankle, the State said
IT, IT*/.
clubbed 42-year-old Frederick .E.
Andrew's to death the night of Jtily
13 in a shack where both had been
drinking. He was tried on a mur
der charge but the jury failed to
agree.
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