Description

Vol. 1 No. 12
20 pages

Cover: Martineers who posed for the cover on this issue of the STAR are, from left to right: Isabelle Greenlay, Cafeteria; Margaret Roberts, Metal Benches and Welding; Anna Rumbley, Protection; Marian Willson, Telephone Switchboard, and Leanna Law, Hospital. Third shift photographer Harry Little made the shot.

Articles Inside:

All-Around Aircraft Man ( Robert Young, Superintendent, Plant 1 )

Another Year of War

Albert Kahn, Architect, is Dead – Designer helped greatly in plant expansion.

Merit Award is Presented to 29 Men and Women

Plan to Add Special Lab for Tests – “Cold Room” and “Altitude Chamber” to be built

Scope of War Effort Amazes Polish Premier – Leader of exiled government is Plant Visitor ( Premier Wladyslaw Sikorski )

Transportation Covers Million Miles a Year

Martin Hospitals are a Miracle of Wartime – 13 Units Equipped to Handle Any Emergency

Telephone System a Great maze of Wires, Lights and Statistics

New Year’s Eve Cinderellas

Heard Here and There – Around the Martin Plants

Photo Pages

News from the War Fronts – B-26 ‘Proved’ as Fighter in Year of War

Martin Bombers Need No Escort, Reynolds Finds

Box Kites to Bombers – Transport By Air Takes a Pioneer Into New Field ( Chapter XI )

Tommy Taylor : Engineer, Pioneer, Martineer – Air Career Began When He ‘Thumbed’ Ride 13 Years Ago – Flew Chinese Army Payroll to Avoid Bandits on River

Nebraska Women Learn to Build Bombers Quickly

What Betty Thought of Martin’s: The Impressions of a Schoolgirl

Handbooks for Victory

Sports and Recreation – 1942 A Banner Year in Martin Sports Parade

Martin Company Gives John Hix Cartoon Ideas

Inspection Starts in a Classroom