La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 23, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSaturday, June 23, 1945 Page Six THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON 4 Thin U n true alorj of he mm who tr tUv "liumii" cnrry liqr piiMNelijrir niiJ cnrKO over the hlKh lllninloriN Itrttvrrn India mid ChllM. 1'iloU rail II the tuuiflimt nlrllne route lii the world. FIRED ON BY OUR OWN ANTI-AIKCRAFT WHENEVER we flew gasoline " we preferred to do It dur ing the daytime, uunougn wun other types of cargo it was some times safer, because of either weather or Jap activity, to mane the trip at night. With gasoline, however, there were plenty of hazards without adding to them the certainty of having to make an instrument approach to the field. The fields at both Dlnjan and Kunming had no floodlights to assist in a night landing or take off. The blackouts at both fields were complete except for dim rows of green and red lights that would be flashed on for an in stant along the landing strips just before a plane's wheels touched the ground. The reason for such precaution, of course, was to protect the fields from sneak attacks by Jap planes and there were many : :ch. Few of them, however, were very suc cessful. There wer- two tech niques most commonly used by the Japs, both of which depend ed for their effectiveness on tho well-known fact that C. N. A. C. planes had frequent radio trouble and wore at such times unable to contact the field prior to coming in for a landing. Also, because of tho generally bnd flying condi tions, our planes often came into Kunming or Dinjan with one or both motors In faulty working condition. If both motors were In good shape the pilot could keep them perfectly synchronized, then the sound detectors at the base, which get an effective bearing on Copirinlit, 1945, , Butterfly Filet 1 By MRS. ANNE CABOT Summer butterflies and roses make a fascinating design in this, easy-to-do UU by 110 inch filet table cloth. Tin design is hand some and showy lull is not at ail hard to crochet and works up quick'C', You'll enjoy .startup this cloth this summer so that y n can havo it finished, pressed and put away lor nr. in. pot taut gill whop it is neeilcd. 'to obtain complete ei'oehelinn .nstnirtion for tho butterfly filet cloth, (pattern No. fi:t!)2) send 15 cents in coin, plus I cent p.i.l age, your name, address and th'' pattern number lo Anne Catioi, 7011 Mission St., San Krancisen, Calif. French Statesman HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured 1 French For- 2 rlgn Min- 3 islcr, 4 13 Mouth part 14 Bird ! 15 Hind IS Tilted 7 18 Bar 8 10 Tonnage (ab.) fl 20 Portion 10 22Millililrc 11 , (ab.) 23 Tethered 12 24 Surgical threadn 25 Masculine 11) VKHTICAI. Minor One of lvo Narcotic Depart Make a mistake . Asiatic country Seethe Siek Down (prefl) l.leal state Ity direct ' descent Cares for Avows Forbearance name tH Deprived of 27 Close 4 Comparative suffix KB Biblical town SO Crate 32 Destroy 35 Meaning 36 Growls 38 S-shnpcH worms 30 Exist 41 Brilliance 42 Make:! sore 43 qreck letter 45 Comfort 48 Anger 47Jvfcday Island 49 Cat cry 50 Hp .5 a ( student of u i i k ib ib fr i i iio ii tz i5 -fi '5 it r : i& if' a" lwt:r 35 fcf I T Hi ti . -5 yT - I a mulll-motored ship only if the engines arc in synchronization, could exactly determine the Diane's position. A JAPANESE bomber, there fore, would come in high, above the clouds, with his motors out of synchronization. The ground crew at the base wouldn't know where the plane was be cause the detector couldn't get a bearing, and there would be no way of knowing until the plane came out of the clouds whether it was a friendly plane having both radio and motor trouble, or whether it was:a Jap. If it were the latter, and his instrument ap proach was on tho nose, the bombs would bo dropping almost as soon as the plane appeared from out of tho clouds. Fortu nately, most of their instrurw it work was pretty sloppy and they would be under an anti-aircraft barruge with Army fighters swarming up to meet them be fore they were anywhere near. At night the Japs had a special advantage. Keeping tho motors in synchronization sometimes, and sometimes not, the bomber would come in toward the field with its Inndlng lights on, just as If it were a C. N. A. C. plane whose radio wasn't working. The A.A. guns wouldn't fire until the ship was Identllled, and by then, occasionally, it would bo too late and the bombs would bo fulling. The searchlights on the ground were our best protection in cases like that, becnusc as soon. as they found tlio plane the gunners could sec if the 'landing gear was up or down. If it was up, they II red. AFTER delivering a load of gas ed on tho return trip to Dinjan about 0 o'clock in the evening, figuring to get in a little before midnight and get a good night's sleep before heading back the J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA City News In Brief James S. Walker has returned from Portland where he attended n conference for supervisors of telephone munagemnt for Pacific telephone nnd telegraph com pany, and will remain here over the weekend before going .on to Siimpler where lie is em ployed, i i. Turner Is Beaten By Missourian PORTLAND, June 23 (UP) Young Hoy Miller, lliti, clever Kansas City middleweight, wrote a virtual finish last night lo the ring career of Leo (The Lion) Turner, 11)11, of Portland, by hand ing Turner one of his most deci sive beatings yet in a 10 action packed lounds. Indian Johnny Gates, sharp shooting marine from Klamath l-'alls, won :'. close decision from Maniul James, of Denver, in ton inumls. Official Records Water turned off, June 21: Al Thompson, 2III Oak strevt. Wall r turned on: Al Thompson, lull T h i r d slnct: 11. II. llecket, 21H-1 First street; Mrs. Dale Spray, IHIO V avenue; Mrs. Clem Wallac, 12H W avenue. Building pt rm its : A. M. Srrh iilti'i ;nui it p;iir I wo-slory ir;mu' dwelling, IHOll Thud stnvl. C K. WiilliK't1, rivet onr-sUuy iViitiu' rhifkui huiiM'. llil l W nvo- htl Must itiinuerous o(TUtnlion for , win kiivunum l! to (il ynirs old is lliat if MiiMHi.ind, ;imn limn In M.itistirs. Aimttrr i rri'VHiiiM I'uciitt r '!-P i KA. - ' tote TOKPIOO 1 I SliT-' AN i to .Wit- ; IS! A (l I P Ml 21 Itii'.hts of entry 23 lir e acain :io Italian town :ii itcpiv 33 Type of sausatio 3t Kiunner 3T Fine, line of a letter 37 Cooks slowly 31 Swiss capital 40 Heating device 13 Swamp I I American h:peclitionary Force (ab.) 47 Two (prolix) IH Belonging to next morning with another load. The return trip was rough. We found soft ice on the south route, and, heading up north hoping to get away from it, ran into clear ice the kind that sticks in big chunks on t'e wings and props instead of conforming to the plane's surface. It was difficult to keep our altitude. The Ice gathered on the propeller blades and distorted the rhythm of the motors. If the radio had been working I would have checked with the field about conditions farther south, but it had gone dead half an hour after the take off. Ths strain on the engines was) tcrrif'e. It was Impossible to keep them co-ordinated. A good hour before we got back to Din jan the one on the left was be ginning to foul. It would run good fur a few minutes, then start to cough and sputter. By working on the carburetor control for a few minutes I would get It back: into adjustment. Then it would go bad again. My approach to the field at Dinjan vs good on the first try, but just as I was letting down the landing gear that left engine started to kick up again. I grabbed the carburetor control and start ed working on it, and then I heard Eddie Qulnn, my co-pilot, let out a yell. A second later there was a terrific explosion. I realized we were being fired on by our own anti-aircraft batteries'. I slammed the throttle forward and got the hell up out of there as fast as I could. For half an hour we flew around in wide cln :s well out of the guns' range working on that motor, and when it finally seemed to bo in fairly good shape wc tried the landing again, fran tically flashing our landing lights, dropping our gear, slowing our engine speed doing everything but dropping notes out , of the plane that wo were good guys'. friends, and wanted nothing but a quiet landing and a good night'3 sleep. We were so earnest about it that the over-zealous A.A. boys finally were convinced and wo came in without further trouble. (To Be Continued) SERVICE, INC. House Frock 8857 14-42 By SUE BURNETT For a flower-fresh look on scorching Himmer days, why not ir"l : ..p several of these simple. practirTn house frocks. You can in them up in a jiffy just four piecs to the pattern. Pattern No. 11357 is designed ( V sizes I I, lti, 111, 20; 40 and 42. Size Hi, wing sleeves, requires 3!4 yards of 35 or 3!)-ncli fabric; 3'i yards ric-rac to irim. For this pattorr, send 20 cents, in coins, your name, address, sie dcsiivd and the pattern num ber to Sue Burnett, La Grande Evening Observer, 70 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. Send for your copy of the new spring issue of Fashion just off tile press. Book full of smart, up-to-the-ininute styles. 15 cents. HUGE BAKERY USES BIKES One bakery in Oakland, Calif., has ovens covering an area twice as long as a football field, and bakers use specially-built tri eces in traveling from one end lo the other. 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