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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1942)
iiiinii:;• • • niln;..: := ii.. ■■ ... .-r | Mildred Wiliam Spied. . . . He’s 5 feet 4/ inches of high explosive—at least that's probably the opinion that the little yellow men of Nippon re ceived when Bombardier Lt. Bob Clever, ’41, paid them a visit last spring. Zooming over Japan in a bomber is quite a change from splashing up a set of decorations for Campbell club house dances or talking it over with the boys around the fire. An art ma jor, Clever was prominent around the art school and added to his versatility by developing a great love for geology. He was even made a member of Condon club, geology honorary, a rather rare honor for g.n art major. Took CPT Dark wiry hair and a face al ways eager to break into a wide mouthed grin characterized Ore gon’s bombing hero. On the cam pus from 1938 to 1941 Bob heard the call of the air corps before graduation and left for primary training—He had a taste of fly ing through Civilian Pilot Train ing while in school—found it to his liking and decided to make it his diet for the duration. Bob described his sensations while a member of Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doolittles’ “egg laying" squadron, in the September issue of Old Oregon—“I was too busy to watch my bombs all the way down, but the last time I saw them they were headed right and the tail gunner saw them hit squarely on the target.” He added «9>hat when the plane turned to weave he saw huge clouds of smoke coming from the plant. Not for Fun “I don’t think they were just blowing off that much smoke to welcome us.” As an interesting sidelight Clever revealed that one of the planes in the expedition carried the inscription, “I don’t want to set the world on fire; I just want to start a flame in Tokyo’s heart.” All the bombs were auto graphed, "Best Wishes, Hiro hito.” Clever’s special target was a huge steel mill in South Tokyo— and he put his crimp in Hirohito steel pr oduction plans through an inexpensive bombsight which could be bought anywhere for 20 c?ents.” He Explained that the ^mious Norden bombsights were removed in case any of the planes should fall into the hands of the Japanese. Plastered Mills “It made no difference. The steel mills still looked the same and we plastered them up good,” Bob said. He’s always taken a lot of kidding because of his short stat ure—but does it with supreme good nature. Usually laughing, he was reported to be the clown of the Tokyo trip. “They said that I was so short everyone would mistake me for a Jap if we were shot down. That was going pretty far, but I can take it.” But the important thing Lieu tenant Robert S. Clever proved rst spring—along with all the other American flyers—was that they could also dish it out. AFTER GAME TIREDNESS? Fresh up and Greet the Smiling Faces at Taylor’s By BERNIECE DAVIDSON ‘Axe-travaganza’ Students at the University of California are presenting an Axe-travaganza on their Home coming program. Each class will enter an act in the Big Ten vaude ville show and all proceeds will go to buy war bonds. —The Daily Californian. Frenzied Freshman A freshman girl at the Univer sity of Louisiana afraid she would miss her breakfast, rolled up her pajama pants, pulled on a skirt and dashed down to the dorm dining room where the Community War Chest commit tee was also breakfasting. No one discovered her secret until she rose to go. There before the assembled faculty members, the pajama pants had sneaked down around her ankles. —The Reveille. Needed Support The student Union at the Uni versity of Minnesota solves prob lems for students who have been too busy getting an education to keep up with their social life. Instructions are offered in all forms of dancing and games. Those interested in music may hear classical and light operatic records. —The Minnesota Daily. Corsages Out The Student-Faculty associa tion at the University of Pitts burgh ruled corsages out at any University event. Corsages may be sent to coeds but they will be lifted at the gate of any campus dance or party and returned after the affair is over. —Pitt News —Courtesy Old Oregon FATHER GREETS SON . . . . . . Had C. C. Clever, Albina Engine <fc Maohiie Works, Portland, greets Son Robert Clever, ’41, on the latter’s return from the world-stirring raid on Tokyo. Clever was bombardier on the Doolittle trip to Tokyo, dropped bombs th it set Japan's capital on fire, lit new flames in Allied nation hopes. Osburn Hotel Old Grads: Welcome Home to Oregon! Tn our famous dining- room or in the comfortable rooms, we stand ready to serve you. The best of luck, Oregon, and beat those Bruins! FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 891 Corner 8th and Pearl Sts. Honor to the Service... And Especially to Our Fighting Alums ^^L’KS is ;t war product, but as long as we can, we will continue to supply clever co-eds with fine materials for individ ual clothes. Make Your Own * better fit * personality play-up * exclusiveness * artistic expression * thrift Simple make - your - own jumper give s longevity to your wardrobe. Eugene Wooien Mills