La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 18, 1945, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE LA GRANDE EVENINQ QJEBEBVEB, LA GKANPE.OKE(m Monday, June .18, 1945'. I n i nil ' Thl ! a ru- rr mrtt mho xtklli0"-''0, lu nwHrn ' '" thi kink HlmulT brtwrrn India mid CMim. IMIut. ', " Ik lc.ubrl alrllar ruule l Ik ""J""; CHECK FLIGHT "''' ' V - rHINA National's airport . at Dlnjan, n Upper Assam, In dia, had been cut out of thick jungle. It was square-shaped, about one thousand yards long on each side, and it lay deep In the volley pt the Brahmaputra River. In addition to P. N, A. C.'s trans port equipment the field accom modated plane9 and pilots of the Royal Air Force. Surrounding the field for miles in every direc tion was thick, Impenetrable Jun gle, Its green-black monotony as seen from the air broken only occasionally by brownish patches of rice paddles and neatly culti vated tea plantations. The usual procedure was to send new men but on the regular trans-Himalayan flights as soon as possible after they' arrived. Ginglss, Skippy Lane and I, for instance, made our first trips over the Hump within three days after reporting for duty. We were giv en our own maps, including strip" sections about a foot wide and three feet long covering only the terrain over which we would fly in ' crossing the Hump.' The maps and strips included , much territory that had never been charted or surveyed, so on each of those early flights we would mark them as we went along, noting , valleys' and , river bends and mountain peaks giving them names when they had none, or adbptlng hew ones when tho for mal ones were too hard, to re member or pronounce.' Thus the Nam Klu River, running a twist ed course down from lower Tibet to where it Joined the Nmai the Red River, because It had a reddish color wnen seen irom me air. The Nmal looked silvery white, so it was the White River. The Salwcen, third In line as we Hwu onat frnm ninlnn. Datri- otlcally assumed a bluish hue and became the Blue Hlver; ana ui Lantsang Klang, largest of them all and muddy as the Ganges, we called the Brown River. - PiERE was little regularity as to how long a pllof had to fly the route before being cnecKea out as a qualified C. N. A. C. in Somn of the boys spent two or three months as co pilots, otners oniy two or weeks. Even among the pilots .uhn r.omo in r N. A. C. from the Flying Tigers after the American Volunteer uroup was aisoanoeu, there were several who spent a Mif limn nrnvtnlf thlr flbilltV tO tpke a ship across tho Himalayas entirely on their own. mere were good reasons for this, because the 'riHAi.ii uibm nnmhnt nilnts! theV Were used to light, fast, single motor planes; their . previous training had taught them how to Attack, to fight, to Btrafe to al ways be on the offensive, And now they, wore Jockeying flying freight cars; slow, cumoersonio, nr,3 nnH p-47'sf nnd their In structions were to run for cover whenever they saw a zero, inai was hard to take for some of ttrnan Ian hilf IhnflA whfl didn't catch on pretty fast were never heard from again. There were a number of factors that contributed to my passing the final flight check after seven trips "over the Hump." In tho first place, I had my Instrument rating and was not only able to fly blind but liked doing it; secondly, I had a thorough background in navigation; and thirdly, my year in England with the A. T. A. had taught me how to fly in almost tiii.a- in flnnnr Rnrmn. became ,- U ff.w , - Copuriohl, 1945, J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA SERVICE, INC any kind of weather, to always be on the watch for enemy planev I tn uluidv, ttitnlr flpa't f .f mu ' crew and passengers, then of the ' plane, and only alter uisi oi He roics, .on wiat sevemn aay ...ah .n mltu Phnlntn Wnjula tha chief pilot at Dlnjan, and he put me through an my paces, riyinu at a thousand feet we headed due East (BO degrees) for 10 min utes; then East Southeast (U0 degrees) for seven minutes; and due South (180 degrees) for three minutes. Then wooos sam, -neuu me Into the station." Looking only at my instruments, seeing nothing of tho ground below, I had to figure how far we had traveled, exactly how long It would take to return to me ueiu, and at what angle I would' ap proach it. We headed back, and hallway there wooub saia, ium to the right 80 degrees." A mo ment later he said, "Turn to the left 75 degrees," Then, "Take a check on where you are." i vim him where we were, ana ne saw, "All right, head me Into the sta tion." We come in entirely on Instruments' and touched the run way exactly as planned. Woods nhonlt mv hand before he climbed out of the plane; , - 7 rpHERE was never a dull minute 1 in the C. N. A. C. In my first three weeks flying the Hump my plane was attacked five times' by Jap Zeros; twice I was forced to return to my base because of mo tor trouble; once a cargo of two Army Jeeps broke loose from their moorings, ana ior two noura v rough flying threatened to teat; out the sides of the ship; and on my lasi mp oacK irom auuiiiums kifnu Innulntf nP PfllmittA dnd a week of relaxation I fought my way througn an ice siorm mm ui something less than 24 hours brought destruction to three Army planes and their crews'. That, of course, was in the early days of the Army Transport r.ninnJ nnH nt Hint time, ill Mitte of their superior equipment, tney were losing cikv "J planes a month over the Hima layas compared to three or four a year In the C. N. A. C. . (To ne i:oauuea; Our Boarding Bouse With Major Hoople Out Our Way J. R. William qj ut: uifw lASTTIrAfcT WJve ' HERE VOL) COMPLMMED THE AUTO HW KUINJfeO " VOL5R BUG6V VHlP ' BUSINESS " ARE VOU STILL R.MltfS OVER. VOUR HEELS WM-K- K6 ON CLOUUS f ioa-ivu' fieiEMTlPIC PURSUITS. FWHtK, VOSUr in r " lgj UMJ.PUUi5U'-w.T,E BEEW 5S53 toVlr3 VOITHTHE lOEOFA3ET PROPELLEO CPkMOE-wTO SHOOT UF THE KrPlDSa WfcUU rv NPlTlhJG FOK KKIOKil 1 Its. ivaovo Ti-J- KW-oMHOO.' I POSITIVE DID A Plxyi V I uc i PT THAT I MERELV GIVE , N. Mil ' BARBED WIRE ) OUT AFTER LETTIN tat' H BORM THIRTY YEARS TOO SOOM KifflS. Boots arid Her Buddies By Edgar Martin RuffledCollar ' A 50 0 0 Agp Ethel Barrumore On Liberty Screen Rthol Hnrrvmoro has the top feminine role in "None But the Lonely Heart," a story of Lon don's slums, in which Cary Grant is starred on the Liberty tneaier screen. June Duprcz heads the sup porting cast, which also includes Barrv Fitzaorald. Jane Wyatt, and George Coulouris. Miss Barrymoro is cast as me mother of G r a n t, a Cockney 'drifter , embittered by the pov rfv nnH ftminlnr of London's east end, the pubs, shops and other places ore said to be faithfully reproduced by the set designers. Cool Comfort n Bv MRS. ANNE CABOT A lacy bit of fluffincss which vnn run onsilv prochct to add that summery touch of white to a plain frok. There are two ruincs to the collar and a one-Inch band. Sew the bund inside the neckline of the frock or use it as in the il lustration as n stand-up neck band. The ends arc tied in a soft bow. Collar will Ik? lovely on a dark print or a pastel cotton af ternoon dress. . To obtain complete crocheting instructions for the double ruffle collar (pattern N. 5000) send 15 cents in coin, plus 1 cent pnstnp,o, your name, address anil the pat tern number to Anno Cabot, Ln Grande Evening Observer, 70'J Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Anti-Trust Ruling On AP is Upheld WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP) The supreme court today af firmed in entirety a lower court rinnmn hnlflini that the Associ ated Press' by-laws covering ad mission of new members are a viulntion of federal anti-trust The decision was made by n 5 to 3 split. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion for the major ity, joined by Justices William O. Douglas, Wiley IS. Hulleage Stanley Reed and Felix Frank fm-lor Chief Justice Harlan Stone and Justices Frank Murphy and Owen J. Roberts dissenti'd. A l nni Freckles and His Friends MEDFORD SHERIFF DIES MEDFOHD, Ore., June 18 (UP) Syd I. Drown, Jackstin county sheriff for the past H years, died last night after a lengthy illness at his Mcdford home. Roosevelt Aide Army tosts show that Negroes can sec better in the dark tliMi whites. .MMtT In I'ri'vloH rnlr HORIZONTAL 55 Ascribed 1,7 Pictured 7 F-dlor (nb aide to our S8 Opera by beloved Into Vci11 U S. Presi- 59 n,vnl riiMit Pi'iiitkMn NhlllllAI. D. Roosevelt. Col. . Jr ID Chinese - mvaiiure II Suld in Mnall ' quiutidct 18 Within ' 18Anl $ 17 Manh 18 Individual 19 Drop of eye ' fluid !!1 Dissolve I'! Ocean movement 23 Corded labile 25 Mount.iin pa's 26 Animal 28 Stair part 31 Either 32 Half-cm 33 Cloth muasur 34 Behold! 35 Doctrine 37 WKIrd 30 German river 40 Golf tcnclier 41 Honey mnliers 43 Reslaurnnt 47 Door liac 50 Annex DI'Kiiir's ' venulfnce 53 Sell-esteem &4 Doctor of Divinity tub.) I Vex doll.) 2 Credit (nb.) 3 Dress edge 4 Particle i Unusual 8 Clock (see 7 Foollike PUNT Q ' L N HPT Bv SUE BURNETT Your favorite shirtwaist frock u,ith the new can sleeve treat m.-nt fnr cnnl nnmfnt-t all summer long. Lovely in stripes, checks! or flm-nl nrinls. Pattern No. 8874 is designed for sizes 14. 1(1. 18. 20: 40, 42, 44 and IB. Size 10, requires H'i yards of Mll-ineh mnleriill. For this pattern, send 20 cents, in coins, your name, address, tivt. Hi'siwH and the nattem nilltl ber to Sue Burnett, La Grande Evening Observer, 70fl Mission St.. San Francisco, Calif. Heady now the spring issue of Fashion. Just 15 cents. A com plete guide In planning wardrobe needs for all the family. 8 Paid notice Sort 10 nvr 12 Tyi of boat (nb I )4 Horn 10 M-td, as socks 18 LubrKatcs 20 Rnnsoius 22 Workers 24 Trousers 25 Crawl part 28 Cooking 4 vessel 27 Kml 29 Yale 30 Kith eggs :i Itrquire 'AS Sluse purt 41 Wiikrd 2 SeiindinaviQn folkloi- 43 Cost and freight lab.) 44 On the shel tered side 45 Cultivated 1 land 40 Unbleached 48 Type of j molding f 49 Fox I 81 Vcgeluble ;. i 52 Lmnpre.v V 55 Road tub.) " 58 Ambary T n--.Hn r1 r r rH rr? TTt rH t'T's '--rr -rr-r JpJpJ r - p g-Jj ft i" TIC , n"Ht n u j iT ypr 5 it T' I I I I I...J. I I . I 1 'd Official Records Wnlar turned nff. Tuna 15l R. E: Loveless, 2812 Fourth sirnxi- Mi. Claude Henrv. 804 B avenue; Mrs. Winston Saun ders, 1320 Y avenue. WMap turned ant Piuil V CiKidnrd. 1408 Cedur street; Mrs. Claude Henry, 802 B avenue; Mrs. Winston Saunders 2108 Fir street. Hold Everything VlfMMG VaSV jr IjS f soy uc.yoo,vo9Vie. -OVyt TOO &novo a WML. 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