La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 22, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textngeisix' Tlil la a irur- alnrr of the Mrn who tly tar- "humi! curry injr pHNrnjfm and rarfro over fh ttJMTla lllmainvna hrtwrrn India and t'hllin. IMIoIr mil It the tuuirliral nirlinr route In llr world. THE MOST DANGEROUS CARGO IX T3NY MERCEDE, Ginglsg ond Fox and 1 were sitting in the C. N. A. C. pilots' lounge Inter the same duy when the air-ram slk-nal sounded. "Potty" Pott- schmldt was at his desk In the adjoining olllco, but he kept right on Working for a couple of min utes. Then he got up and came out into the lounge, lighting a clgaret. ... "They must have heard Chen nault's away," he remarked. I had heard previously that General Chennault had left Kun ming on some important military mission and was not expected back for a week or so, but I didn't uttach any significance to Potty's remark until later wlien 1 learned . that the General had an almost foolproof system figured out for anticipating and gauging the strength of Jap attacks on the Kunming area long before the at tacks took place. It involved an elaborate chart showing a score or so of possible Jap plots or strategics. The chart was not really foolproof, of course, but coupled with Chennault's super ability as a strategist and a tac tician, It worked like a charm for him. But this day ho was away. Tak ing his place ut the 14th Air Forco headquurters was u brigadier gen eral newly arrived from the States. Chennault's alarm system had probably been explained to the new general before he was left even In momentary charge, but in the excitement of having to apply his sketchy knowledge he devel Copyrloht, 1945, Morning Glories By MRS. ANNE CABOT For those- who like to do .m broidory In outline and satin stitches this design is a perfect one. The delicately shaded flow ers in lavenders and purples ami tho leaves in soft greens will he easy and pleasant lo wink and the result is certainly Kniiu! to be highly gratifying! To obtain the two transfers for the morning glory designs (pal tern No. 5UU2) color chart for working, send 15 cunt, in coin, plus 1 cent postage, your name, address and the pattern number to Anne Cabot, I -a (iraiule Kve ning Observer, 70!l Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. I U. S. Naval Air Unit HORIZONTAL samarium 1 Depleted Is 88 Rocky pin- Insigno of nacle Squadron 80 Member of . U. S. m. air crew val ovlation VERTICAL 0 Aged 10 Behold! 11 Division of geological time 12 Girl's noma 14 Slave 1 Carry (coll.) 2 Palm leaf 3 Road (ab.) 4 Otherwise 5 Completed 8 Symbol for tellurium 7 Was victorious 8 Heavy blow 12 Be carried 13 Asiatic coun 1 18 Trim ! 19 Anger 20 Coat part 22 River (Sp.) 23 Ambary try 24 Hebrew Mlor nMnsurc 25 Near (ab.) "ivb. 27 Debit note "" 17 Helps (ab.) 28 Peer 30 Taut 32 Sesame 33 Blackbird of cuckoo family 34 Cubic meter 38 Runs discon nectedly 39 Ells Ibifliih (ab.) 40 Senior (ab.) 41 Lor Scout (ab.) 42 Music note 43 Doctor of Laws (ab.) 4e)Gott-s fixedly 80 Partry SI dad game S3 Bill . T ,i54 Job Da maiayan cum 57 Symbol for U I Li in pas rii 1 'H0 7" 0 tTP J v--l.z s sr 0--if: 7Z fl r-r-ij ! it X". iT' U Ul k fa -T jf 5 iTT ii ; r.-r UJ 3 5T "ST r-l .ITITlTlxL-a JEJ oped a bad case of jitters, and the planes were almost over the field before he gave any orders. Then It wasn't because he had fig ured out the chart or knew the least tiling about the direction and strength of the attack; he simply remembered that nearly the en tire gusoline supply for the 14th Air Force was concentrated there at Kunming airdrome. The generul raced out onto the field. We watched him In amaze ment from the C. N. A. C. lounge. The mechanics had pushed our planes as far out of harm's way as possible; there wa3 nothing else we could do. The Army handled the anti-aircraft batteries, and their planes were already camouflaged or hidden under trees surround ing the Held. The general prob ably had something in mind when he started running, but he forgot it halfway across the field as the Jap bombers came In over the rim of the hills to the north. , The bombs rained down. The gasoline dump blew up with a roar and a sheet of flame; four bombs hit the landing strip, and hulf a dozen planes were wrecked jr damaged. When the smoke and dust settled down we saw the gen eral staggering back from the cen ter of the field with his hands clutched in agony to the seat of his pants. A first-aid gang rushed out to meet him, and he was the first man I ever saw brought in on a stretcher face down. It took the surgeon at the base hospital half an hour to pick the shrapnel out of his fanny. pon the next two weeks tho C. A N. A. C. flew nothing into Kunming but aviation gasoline, and there's nothing in the world more dangerous than that to transport by air across the Him alaya Hump. A C'53 can take a lot of machine-gunning from a Jap Zero when it's loaded with tin ingots or tungsten or mercury I J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA City News In Brief Cars driven by A. J. Brazille, Cove, and James E. Robertson, route 1, La Grande, figured in a minor traffic accident Wednes day evening on Highway 82 one mile north of La Grande. Dam age to the two vehicles was not listed in the official report. Dr. W. M. Peare will leave to night for Portland where he will oltend the funeral services of Mrs. Peare's mother, Mrs. T. J. P'Day, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at a Catholic church in that city. Woolf Will Hide At Santa Anita ARCADIA, Cal., June 22 (UP) Jockey George Woolf today was still wondering what horse he'll ride in toniui row's $30,000 derby at Santa Anita, while entries for Ihe 1 ',h mile race narrowed to a field of nine horses. Woolf arrived here yesterday and said he "figured on riding Sea Sovereign," Charles S. How ard's Santa Catalina handicap winner. GOLF CHAMP MEET DETROIT, June 22 (UP) liyron Nelson, king of the fair ways, faced another challenge to his leadership in the golf world today in a 72-hole medal match against national open champion Craig Wood, Harold (Jug) Mc Spaden and Sam Hyrcl. The U. S. post office depart ment handles approximately 500, 000,0110 pounds of newspapers and magazine annually. nvrr lo Pri-vlnu rtitxle 18 Musical discord 38 Search ity 20 Vendors 21 Gives as an inalienable possession 24 Couples 44 Monotonous 48 Symbol for tantalum 47 Handle 48 F.rcct 20 Tears asunder 40 And (Latin) 29 Indian 50 Young salmon .'11 Nothing .12 Itwlinn 34 Individual 54 Pedal digit person 56 Symbol for j; i issue isnm.) moron 37 Goddess of 58 Palm lily I All i IiKTo P i ki'z a jMeUwUly N .iJo n nual- discord aV u) and antimony bars, or even pas sengers, but when it's loaded with high-octane gasoline one bullet in almost any part of the fuselage can set the whole ship aflame. Not only are the Zeros a threat at a time like that; the weather itself can be your undoing. On two of my trips across that week I had to climb so high to find Ice free air that ths fuel drums I was currying burst at the seams from the lowered air pressure. On one of those trlpj the first one I was rather enjoying tho weird phe nomenon of St. Elmo's Fire as the blue flame swept back and forth through the rain on the leading edges of my wings and spread like a thin sheet over the wind shleldc. Two or three times I had put a finger within an Inch or so of the air-speed Indicator and watched the arc of blue flame bridge the gap between my finger and the instrument. Then, with a report like a smothered bomb, I heard the first drum burst in the rear of the plane. I couldn't see the tall surfaces of the plane, but I knew that St. Elmo would be dancing his blue fantasy on their leading edge, too. And I wondered how long it would take for the gasoline to seep through some tiny crevice in the body of the plane and stretch an incendiary ribbon back nlnna ihrt fimpl.nsi In thnt flnrrhf St. Elmo's Fire wasn't the only hazard; I knew we would be out of the climatic condition that caused it within a matter of min utes. But the occasional sparks and constant seerlng blast from tho exhaust pipes on either motor were hazards that would ride with us all the way to Kunming. At times like that It wouldn't matter how good a pilot you were or how carefully you handled your plane. You still couldn't do anything to keep a tiny -spark from touching a tiny, leaking drop of gasoline; and that's all it would take to blow you to Kingdom Come. You were absolutely help less. All I could ever do at such times was pray. I probably said on an average three Acts of Con trition every time I flew across the Hump. (To Be Continued) SERVICE, INC. House Frock By SUE BURNETT A complete summer wardrobe for your lively young daughter. Sh.-'ll love dressing herself in these gay playtime clothes. They're easy for mother to make and take care of too! Pattern No. IIH70 is designed for sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 anil (i years. 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