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J I Lee G. Miller Bomber Crew Has Close Call On Formosa Raid By LEE G. MILLER 43rd HEAVY BOMBARD MENT GROUP, Luzon 2nd Lieutenant Chuck Wilt is 21. He was graduuted in 1!J42 from Al toona (Pa.) hit!" school und ut IB enlisted in the uir forces. He isn't married, but "it will only take'a minute once I get homo," he said. Chuck is a B-24 pilot in the "Lucky Dice" squadron of this veteran bomber group. He and his crew left the states only last Feb. fl. They had three missions from a New G u i n ea base against Wewnk and Rabaul as curtain-raisers before coming on to Luzon. From here they had made one run to Canton and a coupla to Formosa. Then they went on another strike to Form osa, and four of the ll-man ciew didn't come hack. Neither did the airplane. Tlicy were over the target area on Formosa when the plane lias hit simultaneously by flak und by fragments from a disinte Ijialing Sister shi)) .vhich had taken a direct hit in its bomb load. Thoio Jap gunners had our . altitude exactly and they i tracked in all the way in." Lieutenant Wilt said. "They hit u )ust as our bombs were' away. I don't know whether ' we hit our target. Nobody had time to look. "Flak Hew through the waist of the plane. Some fuel lines were shot out. The engineer (Cpl. Rosario "Sammy" Docarln. Philadelphia) tried to slop the leakagci mil the fuel kept on flowing and vaporizing. It looked like smoke. "It was binning our eyes so badly we could hardly see. "I told the co-pilot to call the ' Cats and give our position, ami l told the crew to prepare to hull not "One engine was already out jind another was acting up. Two Catlina rescue planes appeared and circled as we jumped. Some P-51s stuck around too, and kept hetwem us and four Jap barges moored to an island. "We jumped from about (1000 feet. It went off just the way we had been trained. 'No, none of us had ever jumped before. Hut there 'wasn't any reluctance about getting out. That gasoline was getting bad, ami we were afraid of lire. It "The radio operator served as sort of a jump master. Five men went out the bomb bay and six out of the camel n hatch. I jump ed last. "The paruchutos of the nose gunnor (Cpl. Robert C. Hanson, Kenosha, Wis.) and the bom bardior (ho is missing bo his name can't bo used) had boon partly spilled and they jumped holding tho chutes in their arms. That was all right, but lho bombirdior couldn't find his Mao Wtst. It may have blown out w h o n tho flak knocked off the top of lho nose turret. "He and one of the others jumped at the same time and figured that one Mae West might help keep them both allnat in the water. Hut the wind drifted them apart and nobody saw the bnmbardiir hit the water. Ho hasn't been louncl. "The top turret gunm r (Cpl. Millie J. "Cactus" Cole, Sterling, 'lex.) had some trouble e,ettiiH: out of his chute when he hit I he wat; r. He made the mistake of opening the ihest strap first, so he had difficulty getting one el the leg stiaps unfastened lull he made it. "The risers on my chute had got kind of wound up, so tin thute spun me around and around. It unfasten--d the three straps on the way dim n, and just as my feel touch: d the watei 1 held niv anus un Ktr;ii;hl and the chute 1 1 1 ... t . . I olf tue way it's supposed to" A filth air force Caliihna piloted by Capt. Cordon I), ClK'V picked Chuck up alter he 'had lieen in the water an hour and a half. Thi' sea was choppier than is sale fur a Cat. hut liny and his crew pu ked up six men. ii.lililm-; Chuck Wilt, and a sec ond Cat piloted by l.u ul. Waltei li. Griflilh I .sctu-d a si venth, Corporal Hansen, alter loui bonis. Tho Cats had dropped some rubber bouts before nliyliliuy. end a B-17 rescue plane drop ped one p those new wooden ! rescue boatt by triple para chute. Seme o( tho men were rescued from these. Wilt's Mae West had failed to inllale allium, ideally So he had lo blow it up while Inadinc. wattr. Meantime he had released his yellow dye inaiker, which helped save his life by guiding the Cat but made him gnud and fick when he swallowed a lot ol it while inflating the Mae West. Captain CJrey let Chuck fly the Cat home, after he and th- in the air. j A m. i, ,..,- ,,r ii,., iv, i ...-..- I Oaks Backslide, Drop 11-1 Game Hut Head Solons By United Press The Oakland Acorns, who only a few weeks ago uppeared to be the best balanced club in the Pa cific coast league, air now having troubles on and off the field. Manager Dolph Camilli is on the pan for alleged inferior judg ment in handling of his pitchers and for not sticking himself into the lineup at first base; outfield er Frank Hawkins, the leading hitter, is riding the bench until Friday because of profane lan guage, and some of the. pitcher who were .lupposed to be reliable lave been cousins to the weak est batsmen in the circuit. Soloni Win Easily The Oaks took their second straight licking from Sacramento last night, 11 to 1, to drop six an 1 one-half games off the pace in third place. At the rate they've been going, a seventh-place berth by Sunday night isn't impossible. Only two and one-half games separate them from that fate. Jack Lotz was battered for sev en runs in the first inning by the Solons, while Giles Knowles held Oakland to five scattered blow. Jim Grant led the stickmen with two doubles and a single. The second-place Seattle Rai neieis battered San Francisco, U to 4. Hal Turn-in got off to a poor start, allowing the Seals two run on three hits in the third inning, but his teammates jumped on Ken Brondell for lour markers in the fourth rnd the same num ber in the eighth. Hal Patchell collected three singles in six trip.i. Portland m lintaintd its throe game lead by dividing a twin bill with Los Ang-'les. Tho Beavers pounded out a 15-2 victory in th ; opener behind Roy Holscr's hurl ing and Spencer Harris three-run homer. The Angclr took the nightcap, 2-1. when Mel Ilicki drove a round tripper over tlx rightfield will. George Cornell. was on the hi I:. The tailend Hollywood Stais went 14 innings to stop San Di ego, :t to 1. Uronks Holder hit a double lo send acioss Jim Hill with the winning run. Newt Kimball got credit for the vic tory. TODAY S PORTVPARADE. By JACK CUDDY UP Stuff Corrospondcnl NEW YORK, June 7 (UP) This is "D"-day fur the league lending No v York Yankees. The "IV symoolizes a date for three Yank players with Uncle Sam a date for pre-induction physical examinations. The physicians at Grand Cen tral Palace may detei mine even more than future piay whether the Yanks will win their first American league pennant for new President Larry McPhail and his moneyed associates. This is true because two of the trio of performers are key men in the Yankee line-up. Center fielder Johnny Lindell and sec ond baseman Snufly Stirnweiss. The third examinee is pitch:-!- Hill Zuher, a veteran who has '"'. to win his firrl victory for the Yanks this season, hut who is considered a manpower cog in the Yanks' nonnil stall'. This thivo-way date comes .it a bad time for one of the wea est clubs in Yankee history. It enjoys a ,"irst- )lace advantage of P.. games over the chnllcngin:: Detroit Tigers, although it has been playing less than .(100 ball. The Yanks are leading larg.'ly be cause they hive been less ha. I than the o'her rinks in the Ainer ican circuit. Pre-v'xammalion handicappers figured tha' centerfielder l.inde'l was almos' certain to be llltliu't- d, whereas there wasn't much haiuv th i1. senuul-sacker Stirn weiss would be grabbed. Lindell, centerfielner and clean up hitter, li an l.'I-ycar-old fatiic. nf one d. tumbler. lie passed ;. phvsical .'x.un. nation a veal .u:o Api il at Camden, N .!., bu'. ttasiit called due (o relax illall neeils last spring. Snuffy S! ii nweiss was expect ed In be reieeled by Ihe examin ing physicians because of stom ach ulcois. he is taken. !'. mid inks be .1 se because blow lo lhc Chuck's S Sgt. key, Altooua, I many mutual h u-nds. Chuck is clingiiii; ,i hope that S"ine of Ihe lour missing men of ins crew may . picked HORSE SALE Several Good Saddle Horses Heiuly Demand for Killer Horses 200 Head Feeder Hogs Vsiiul Kim of Cut lie Friday, Juno S La Grande Livestock Comm. Co. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER I'hone 600 Complete Local Reports Thursday, June 7, 191") Stain Helps Ferriss Win From Athletics NEW YORK, June 7 (UP) The "lucky shower" which soaked pitcher Dave Ferriss io the skin as he shivered his way to his eighth straight major league victory, was credited today with sav ing the rookie Red Sox glamour boy from his first premature show rrIn Tip! I fl 'Q' T0- REACHING HIGH A big sur prise m National league is Tommy Holmes, outfielder of Boston Braves, who still leads sluggers in both major circuits as race r.ears one-third mark. Tommy Mars stayed close lo .400 mark all duri.ig early season. Baseball Standings By United Press Coast League W L Pet. Portland 40 25 .015 Seattle 117 27 .57a Oakland M 33 .!)07 Sacramento 3:1 Xi .50') San Fran-r.'co 32 33 .4!I2 Los Angeles 32 34 .4115 San Diego 32 3(1 .471 Hollywood 23 41 .350 American League New York 25 17 .(110 Detroit 21 10 .503 St. Louis 10 IB .514 Chicago 20 1!) .51 t Huston 21 20 .512 Cleveland 17 20 .4.')!) Washington 10 22 .450 Philadelphia 15 25 .375 National Lcaguo New York 27 15 .(14.1 Pittsburgh 23 10 .501 St. Louis 23 18 .501 llrooklyn 22 10 .537 Chicago 10 ID .514 Cincinnati 211 10 .513 Huston 17 21 .4-17 Philadelphia 10 33 .233 I)i May gin's Wife Is Given Final Decree HOLLYWOOD, June 7 (UP) Actress Dorothy Arnold yester day received h"i' final divorce d-1- iciee from Joe llu.laggio. New I York Yaniiee baseball star now .1 ! sergc.m! in th" army air forces. Miss At'iold was granted an j intei locubu v decree in May. 104 1 I w hen slu1 dose: ibed the baseball player as ha zing "never acted ! like a inar.icd man." considered '.in' best second base , I man in the tutors. He is hittim: about 371. l" i ll 1. 1 ng next to Elton al bal lie 2a and married, and a fal !i t. i .ubcr. ,11 married and a fatli- vu losing starts this ! inpcared as a relief tiler gauies that the - Last year he won se en lor the Yanks. lal bal II.. i. 25 and married. CJEQ 'iX&- " " i and a fad t. i fll&gS A DRAMA Of : .liber. ,! married and a falli- Zy2.K!S 1 i THI PACIFICI er, made l .v.i losing starts this I SuISm 'h .'XU "'- ( season, and uipcared as a relief ! ft V I tfSSjLSiiiuStf er in lour other games that tin' rtjrSmtFrSSmyt. Yanks lo.'. Last year he won I "jlpVlS'lKSsJ live and l,s seven lor the Yanks. , I XX?!'r!i'r S 'p. k&8Sbw:A r 'JBS SPORTS rage 8 er in the dressing room Ferriss, b jthorcd by recurrence. of the chronic asthma which caused his discharge from the army air forces, might not have been able lo make the grade for the 5 to 2 victory over the Ath letics at B iston had it not been for the rain which enabled him to breathe easier. The Red Sox won the second game on I lie strength of relief pitching by Francis (Red) Bar rett, who gav-. only one hit in four scoreless Minings for a 3 lo 2 victory. Tigers Beat Cleveland Little Frank (Stubby) Over mire kept up his fine work as a "fill-in" pilchei for the injured Alton Benton of the Tigers, win ning his f.jurlh straight game, an 8 to 1 job over the Indians at Cleveland. Roger (Doc) Cramer, wdio batted in four runs with a triple and three singles, led the 12-hit attack on lime Cleveland pitchers. Tho While Sox, getting ail tight pitching from Orval Grove and superb lidding from start to finish, blanked the Prawns. 4 to 0, at Chicago. Grove, winning his fifth game, gave up eight hiU. F.mil (Dutch) Leonard of th-.1 Senators wasn't satisfied with pitching a four hit, 4 to 0 victory over the Yankees at Washington for his thir I shutout He also lert his team at bat with three hits, scoring one run and driving in two. Bneky Walters, winning his third straight game after getting off lo one of the poorest starts in i Ins caieer, pitched the Reds to a 3 lo 0, six-hit victory at Pitts burgh. The Braves rr.n Philadelphia':! losses to nine straight by takin'! a double header, 15 tc 1 and 7 to 3. Mort Coopci won his fourth game without a defeat in the opener and Johnny Mulchings was steady in the pinches lo gain credit for liie srennd game win. Chicago at Si. Louis in the Na tional was i-ained out and Brook lyn and New York were not scheduled. Indians Will Reenter College Athletics PALO ALTO, Cal.. June 7 (UPi Stanford uni ersity will resume intercollegiate athletic compel i tion with the winkr quarter in January. 101(1, and will field iis first footb ill team since 1042 next year, it was announced today. Dr. Donald B. Tresidder. Stan ford president, announced that basketball will be tho first sport lo be revi- ed. The 104G football team will start spring practic next April. The British aircraft industiy consisted ef 17 major factories employing 24.01.0 workers in 1030, but has expanded to a point w her. tl.-erc were more than 15.000 lactones employing 1,731, oiio woikors at the end of 1044. Some historians aver that America oike was called Fu Sang and that a Buddhist missionary Msib'd it as earlv as 450 A. 13. N cm Thru Stiturdnv Companion Hi:! urn tiinuii.tiiiui nit ,9i)lu ciiirn l.utt News Flashes f V IN A STRY w IK1 HU-IVHl T0MW... at jTV J voiH.ii.tvt v, r-k a StURYN I A A ULis rkTi' PvR Restaurant, Hotel Rations Cut To Household Levels WASHINGTON, June 7 (UP) More meat for the average Amer ican home '.his summer was seen today as the office of price ad ministration slashed hotel and restaurant rations icr July and August. Tho OPA's actio- included cuts of 20 per cent in hotel and res taurant meat allotments, 12-1S per cent cuts in their share of canned fruit and vegetables and 20-25 per cent cuts in sugar. The move was tne answer to complaints 'hat people eating at home were getting less than, their share of the nation's liini ed food supplies while others eat ing out were getting relatively more meat and other scarce foods. The meat cut for eating places tied in with other government moves to relieve the acute short age of civilian meat supplies and, incidentally, halt growing criti cism of governmeri food hand ling. Actually there will not be much, if any, more meat for ci vilians from the overall point of view this aummer. The civilian allocation for the third quarter is about the same as that for the second qii e ter. The banning of shipments abroad means not sj much that extra moat will go lo Americans but thai they won't have to suffer a further, reduc tion. Smaller restaurants and eating places will not generally be af. fected by Ihe new order because their ratio1! allowances are al ready in lino with rations al lowed housewives. Expulsion Clause May Be Returned To Security Pact SAN FltANCISCO, Juno 7 (UP) The bifi five powers scored a new victory today when iv 4'ictitivu committee uf the United Nations security confer ence voted lo recommend that a cunf.rrence Ui.'hnicnJ committee re -open the question of whether piovision should be made in the unlemplated world organization charter for expulsion of member nations. At the siimc time, a meeting of the big five leaders of the confer ence was called for late today. There was no immediate crplan alion for the session there was no immediate explanation for the session there was no indication whether it presaged a break in the veto power stalcmak which ii: holding up final decision of several impm tanl c o n ference questions. The executive committer's re commendation of the expulsion issue will go lo the steering com mitter, composed of delegation chief of all 50 United Nations represented here. Granada ENDS TONIGHT Mystery Chiller! 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Teacher Shortage Confronts Schools SALEM, Ore., June 7 (UP) The most urgent problem facing Oregon sehooh today is that of acquiring riore teachers, countv school superintendents were told by Rex Putntm, superintendent of public instruction, at their an- Ton MtJ drf T i -llw batlMrl .' . - i A htviy non In ill makes firm knot and a rich, supple draping to llie rest of the tie. The prints cooie tumbling down in multicolor! Walr ripples, shells and bMutfiul Pirn's of Paradise! riaoii faced. ii fiif raw Presidents Life of KidPPer EDDYVILLK,K';''''ehVlP -Thomas riohinso, ' wus hpaW for a lifetime In af.f '.lson ce" to day and glad' of ''" Only yesterda-' ha faced dca,h in the electric r for lh kid nanoina in lVA 01 Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll, wealthy member of one of families of Kentucky. ' '" 10 navc died at 1:15 8..-; CWT Friday m the death, ghtT'f ' the western Kentucky! state P1-150" b"' Piesi dent Trui"?n 3,0PPcd in to savj him, witlf k'ss than38 hours to j spare. ' ( ' Mr. nl'"man late vesiPi-Hnu He commutfi'd .Rob'nson's sentence commuifi . to life ifPnsonment ,,l oj-'"'tS "ore. .... At leor 1200 teachers are need ed, Putniam said' the most diffi cult arefls to supply being tho rural on"s BOPSJj fa Feel " flitru k-wii(irm to i 1SW; iv"' a NEW TIE uim. tor rut mi. tuined out tu he a low HMnan ol fZ
