La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 16, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE LA GRANDE EVENING OBtiEBVEIt, LA GRANDE, OREGON Snturday, June 16, 1945 Page Six This la m iruo mtarr of the men who llr the "hium!" '- ' Inff pmrnenKPrii mid rnrico ovrr i tlit hlvh lllmnliD'fift bpltvvru ' ; )iidln mid ritlnn. Illlii rail It the tnuithet airline ruufe In (lie World. FLYING THE BURMA ROAD TN the summer of 1D42 the Japs invaded Burma, cutting oft China's vital supply route, the Burma Road. The cutting of the road didn't, perhaps, mean much to most Americans, including my self; but it meant a great deal to people higher up and better In formed than most of us then were. It meant, conceivably, the differ ence between keeping China In the war as an active and valuable ally in our struggle with Japan, and losing her, a starved and wornout victim, to our common enemy. China had endured a blockade of its western coast for years, but had been able to do so only be cause its back door was, open. Guns, macMntry, trucks, food and munitions had been flowing in a constant although thin stream up through Burma from Rangoon on the Bay of Bcng.il, along the tortuous route of tho Burma Road, and thus Into the interior of Chjna. Now, with the Japanese seizure of French Indo-Chlna and tho cut ting off of the Burma Road at its uppermost point In Burma, that back door was virtually closed. It would hove been completely so had It not been for Pan-Americon Airways and the fnr-seelng, in domitable Cnlncso leader, Chiang Kai-shek. Between these two Chlong on tho one hand and William Bond, Pan-American's representative in Burma and China the loss of tho Hurma Road was quickly mini mized. In Upper Assam, almost due north of Rangoon and within an even shorter distance of Calcutta. Copyright, 1045, Popular Doilies! By MRS. ANNE CABOT They're belli nice "pick up" work for summer iiflrrnoons when you just don't want to do anything but sit on Ihe porch or the shady side of the hous'! The pineapple centerpiece and match ing plate and tumbler doilies make a lovely lacy luncheon set and the "ruffled" doily is one of the easiest n the world to cro chet nndo one of the daintiest! , To obtain complete cnichvling instructions for the pineapple set (pattern No. 5-IIM) and for the frilled doily (pattern No. 52o:i) send 15 cents in coin for each, plus 1 cent postage for each pal- U. S. Senoror HORIZONTAL 1,4 Pictured U. S. sonalor 12 Throe voices 13 Learning in Male sheep 10 Us 17 Accomplished III Prevaricate 1!) Afllrmativo vote 20 Pisencumber 21 Kxcavate 23 Southeast (ab.) 24 Grants 20 Wagered in poker member f the U S. !G Gulf term VURT1CAL 1 Entreaty 2 Point 3 Toward 4 Howard 5 Cadmium (symbol) It Kumen " Sour tl Hnv-liUp !) Kmlit (.lb ) 111 Hi- ill 1 1 Sounds 12 Vc.stiue 14 W.inK 2fl Remove 29 Yellowish clay 5493 , 5203 1 i 3 It 15 It 17 18 II i3"ii it- il ir " I'd 5 :i - " .'5 "7h T"o T''ii i7" " -ii JS r 55 vi if if - nf ju h renen article 31 Parent 32 Pay out 35 Forfeits 38 Fencing term 30 Awkward 40 Ibidem (ab.) 41 Health resort 43 Footlike organ 44 Either 45 Note ii Guidn'h talc 47 I hove (contr.) IS Any so Mimic 51 Alternation of generation) 54 Soared M He is , a they had established the eastern base of Chiang Kai-shek's newly founded, personally owned, but Pan-American-operated, China National Air way 8 Corporation. From Dinjan, in Assam, China National's air route led directly east over the most difficult flying terrain in the world, across Upper Burma and the Jap-held territory surrounding the captured Burma Road, and terminating 700 miles Inside China at Kunming, in Yun nan Province. Tho only problem facing Bond and Chiang Kai-shek after they had laid out that route was find ing men who would be willing to fly It. TN August, 1D42, I decided to op proach Pan-Americon Airways about a job. I knew they had been ferrying planes to England, Russia and China under contract with the government. So I went down to their New York office In the Chrysler Building and talked to Capt. Hal Sweet. Ho wos much impressed with the flying experience I had had, which included a year ferrying ships for tho Air Transport Auxiliary ot the R. A. F. in England, but he gloomily Informed mo that the Pan-American ferrying 4ob was soon to bo taken over by tho Army. "You'd probably get a good commission if you applied for one," he said. "The Army needs fellows like you who are already trained In this kind of work." "You'ro probably right," I said, "but the Army and I parted com pany somo timo ago." I told him about going to Ran dolph Field ond being washed out as n "dangerous flyer," Before go ing to Randolph, I told him, I had spent several thousand dollars over a period of years giving my self the training that would make me a lop-rank pilot. Later, when J. C. Winslon Co.; Distributed NEA tern, your name, address and the pattern number to Anne Cabot, La Grande Evening Observer, 70!) Mission St., San Francisco, Culif. Former Resident Of La Grande Dtes Relatives and friends here have been advised of the death yes day of Dan C. French, (i!), a re tired employee of the Union Pa cific railroad, and a resident of La Grande for 31 years. Four years ago Mr. and Mrs. French moved to Port Orchard, Wash., and during his last illness he was confined in the Roosevelt' hospital in Bremerton. Funeral services will be con ducted Tuesday afternoun in Port Orchard and burial will be in a Lu Grande cemetery. French was born in Milleri burg, Ohio, July 12, 1(170. In addition to his widow he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Louise Roberts and Mrs. Jeanne Hialt, both of Salem, and Mrs. Ida Frances Hamilton of La Grande; a son, Arthur Kronen of Portland; two slep-cliiue,lters, Mildred Staplcton and Marion Clemo, both of Port Orchard, and six grandchildren. ELECTRIC ERAIN An electric brain lias been de veloped which ninki'S it possible to machine giant propellers for our fighting planes "A0 per cent faster than was formerly possible. A tracer automatically guides two sharp cutting tools over the surface of the propeller model to be cut and makes it possible to do in two days the job that form erly took two weeks. EIGHT-INCH GUN The eight-inch gun usod liy the U. K, army artillery uses SO pounds of explosive during tho firing of one shell. I'roi l,tii I'll, N I ;IM;i ri l I I I lH I jl-M-' ,-W i fVJi II Sage II Is indiKnant 2 Sun-dial parts .i Swedish cinrnu'iT 7 Annoy Sou. .pin! 3 I le is a future I Ihmtging .15 Legal claim 311 Kpu- poem 37 Scalier 42 Vow 43 Elaps.0 Hi Past 48 (Vinp.r;s pom! 50 Heveraiyj 52 Half-cm 53 Exists 54 Foot fab.) p-H'r l -lArni i us army i-irrik'Al -'. 'a!1' "'VISION 'HEfej lAk l.;R r r: up '-" pv.tr wlikpo i Lfcf Ri !' p-i-'ri' koIi Sn II r r'r I I ian C l-' I I put In some time with Lockheed in California and with Browster Aircraft In New York, I had si'pnt most of mg earnings on lessons In Instrument flying and navigation. Before I left Sweet asked mo to call him again in a few days; Pan-American was adding somo more planes to the airline it oper ated for Gen. Chiang Kai-shek be tween India and China and they were going to need pilots, "You mean lor that trans Hlmaluya run?" J nsked. "That's the on." Sweet replied. "It's the toughest nlr route in the world, but flylnf it pays real dough. ..." ' TjfEY were prepared to pay pilots from filOOO to $1600 per month, requiring them to work only three weekc out of every four, but pilots still were not swarm ing in. No doubt that is why, when Ginglss, Al Privoiisol, Sklppy Lane and I were being Interviewed in New York, we heard more about tho beoutiful Cl inese girls who clustered around American flyers in droves, pleading to share their affections, then we did about the hazards of flying freight and per sonnel across the . snow-capped Himolaya mountains. There were a lot of factors that enlered into my dtcision to fly for C. N. A. C, but I :an't deny that the rosy picture painted by Hal Sweet had considerable to do with tho outcome. On the other hand, the hazards of the route didn't' seem too serious, because I wag confident now of rny Instrument flying; the work vas an important contribution to ti,e Allied war ef fort; It paid better than any other flying Job in the world; and it would bo far more Interesting and provide much more valuuble ex perience than flying In tho States. If I could combine oil the things I liked Instrument flying, difficult flying, playing an important part In the war, and making money if I could do all that and havo beautiful Chlncso girls fighting for my affections at tho same time- hell, I had no alternative! (To Be Continued) SERVICE, INC. , Two Piece By SUE BURNETT ' Scalloped edging makes an ef fective finish on the jacket of this charming two picccr. You'll wear it everyplace with the greatest of ease. Pattern No. BI155 is designed for sizes 12, 14, 18, 18 and 20. Size 14, short sleeve, requires l;!s yards of 35-inch material. 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