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V LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
Monday, June 25, 1945 '
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' the alfrh llfmnlnrnM between
: India and Calna. Pilot, rail It
tar louitneat airline route lu thw
' wurld.
THREE CLOSE CALLS
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l?NGINE trouble dogged me
those last few days in Feb
ruary. The C-B3 I had recently
been assigned had developed
habit of coughing and sputtering
and then one afternoon, about 75
miles out of Kunming, the oil
pump shaft on the starboard en
gine broke. I switched off that
engine, feathered the prop and
brought the ship into Kunming
on the good one..
The next morning the Chinese
mechanic who had been working
on my plane told me that the oil
pump was all right; the trouble
had been caused by a leaky valve
cover. That was a little hard for
me to believe, but I told him to
warm up the engines and we
would soon see If the pump was
okay. The instruments indicated
that Jt was.
An hour later when the ship
was loaded and warmed up my
new co-pllot, Jimmy Mar, Tsui
and I took off. The fog was so
thick as we went down the run
way I couMn't even see the edge
of the Held. That in Itself was
nothing unusual, but the overcast
was increasingly thick as wc
climbed. The altimeter read 14,
000 feet before we got out of the
clouds, and then we ran into
heavy sleet and strong head
winds. We were in that for about
IS minutes when the starboard
engine shot a geyser of oil through
its cowling and blanked out.
With that overcast running all
the way down to the field I was
going to have to go back on one
engine and make an instrument
procedural letdown!
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By MRS. ANNE CABOT
Show off your golden tan or
acquire n smooth summertime
tun in this dressmaker set ot
pleated shorts and softly tied bo
lero Jacket. Make it of white
rayon sharkskin, striped seer
sucker, gingham or a bright flor
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To obtain complete pattern for
trio shorts and tied bolero suit
(pattern No. 5003) sizes 14. lli,
send 15 cents in coin, plus 1 cent
postage, your name, address and
the pattern number to Anne C'.i
. bot, La Grande Evening Obser
ver, 709 Mission strcot, San Kran
cisco, Calif.
U. S. Naval Leader
HORIZONTAL U. S. noval
1,6 Pictured forces In
U. S. naval 55 Sally forth
leader, AdmL VERTICAL
11 Dry
12 Ploy part
U C.rnsl T nirA
1 Rabbit
2 Mountain
crest
16 Corded fabric ' T?.',r
17 Rat
19 Pedal digit
20 And (Latin)
21 Reiterated
23 Township
(ob.)
24 English
statesman
26 Tidings
4 Alleged
force
5 Let fall
6 Lease
7 Symbol for
tellurium
A Skill
9 Tumults
10 Retain
13 Poem
14 Meadow
17 Traitors
! 28 Individual
29 Before
30 Exempli
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32 frigate bird
33 Dutch dty
35 Brought up
36 Bird's home
38 Symbol for
calcium
W'HEN we were fairly near the
field, I called the control tower
and told them that one of my
engines had conked out and to
clear the field, I was coming in
on the other one.
"What?" the Army man in the
control tower cried. "But, Cap
tain, you haven't any visibility at
all! I can't even see the end of
the runway from the tower. I
can't give you clearance for a
landing like that!"
I laughed not because it was
the least bit funny, but because
It was absurd. "Well, brother," 1
said, "you Just damn well better
givo me clearance because I'm
coming in anyway. I'm no Army
pilot and you aren t telling mo
what to do."
We were about a hundred feet
olT tho ground and, according to
my calculations, heading right
into the landing strip, when the
soldier in the tower in wild ex
citement began shouting, "You've
got itl You've got it! That's it!
Let her down!" I dropped the
gear and we came on in. It was
as smooth a landing as I have
over made.
RUT It wasn't tho planes, I
finally had to conclude, be
cause only two days later I took
olf from Dinjan ond ran into
troublo again, Jimmy Mnr was a
pretty good boy, an American
born Chinese, well educated and
bright as a dollar. In the short
time wo had worked together I
had come to like him just nbout
as much as I had liked Eddie
Qulnn, tho Chinese who preceded
him. So when he asked me If he
might try a take-off that morning,
I snld, "Suro, why not?"
Jimmy took the captain's scat
at tho controls and I dropped into
the co-pilot's seat.
Our wheels were Just about to
get oil tho ground we were 800
J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA
City News
In Brief
W. Qunintuncc and Roy D. Grice,
both of La Grande, collided last
night near Fir street and Adams
avenue, as Quaintanec backed
fiom the curb.
August Sperling returned yes
terday from a business trip to
Portland.
Harvey R. Meyer of Meaeham
was arrested Saturday by city
police on a complaint charging
immoral conduct and indecent
exposure in a public place in the
presence of a minor. He was
taken before Justice of the Peace
Geoige Currcy, who set Ills hear
ing fur Wednesday.
Among tliofo who went to Mil
Ion over the weekend were Ken
ny Goss. Max Kilgoro, Hob West,
Waller Sum!., Bob Madsen, Fran
cis Rohan, Jim H.iily, Oek Shoe
maker and Hart Garrison.
ManiK'l Kenneth Erickson,
Elgin, was arrested last night on
charges of diiving with four
adults in the driver's seat and
speeding at 45 miles an hour. He
was cited to appear in the muni
cipal court.
Motorist is Burned
By Gasoline Flareup
Roderick Schricner of Walla
Walla, Wash., was severely burn
ed on his hands and face while
working on his car yesterday.
His clothes had become gasoline
soaked and the backfire from the
motor ignited the gas.
He was taken to Grande Rondo
hospital for treatment.
18 Congested
dwellings
31 Renovated
22 Mocks
25 Accomplish
V, I's
3- Symbol for
indium
38 Box
40 Mud
41 Summer (Fr.I
42 Rodent
43 Angers
45 Get up
47 TnievtoM
(comb form)
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35 African tribe 51 Missouri (ab.!
37 Oriental 53 Symbol (or
gateways erbium
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GEORGES tffifJ
pc!ri i 'g m A r r a1i 're?;.
yards down the runway wnen
the port engine started to race
like wild and the ship slewed o.l
to the left. At the same instant
tho gauge indicating the propeller
pitch swung around to indicate
only half power and oil began tc
pump out of it I knew what
had happened. The governor con
trolling the propeller pitch had
sheared its pin. I yelled, "I've go!
It!" and Jimmy let go as I grabbed
tho controls and shoved the right
engine throttle fully forward,
pushing hard right rudder at the
same time to correct the swing.
If there had been any runway
left I would have slapped on the
brakes, but we were bearing
down fast on tho Jungle out ol
which the field had been cut and
our only chance was to try to
complete the take-off on one en
gine. We managed it, somehow, null
ing off and up in a shallow climb
with the right engino working for
all it was worth, missing the tops
of the tren around the field by
scant inches as we fought to keep
tho fully loaded plane in the air.
Once we got over thot first hur
dle of getting the plane up thero.
all we had to do was to make es
short a circle to the right as we
dared, and come in, still on one
engine, for a landing.
When I climbed out of that
baby I was shaking like a leaf.
All I could think of was one
thing, and as soon as I found
Coptoln Woods, the chief pilot at
Dinjan, I said it. "I've had
enough, my friend. That's three
close calls in less than a week.
I'm takin' a vacation!"
"Woody" nodded thoughtfully,
and after a moment ho said,
"Good idea, Gen. You've earned
it. And anyway, I have six dob-
sengcrs for Calcutta. I'll give you
ship to fly down thero and
you can take these guys along
with you . . ."
You earn your money with the
C. N. A. C, but you've got to
admit they're generous. They
would give you all the snow in
Tibet If they thought you would
snovct it away.
(To Be Continued)
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mm
By SUE BURNETT
Sunback frock for garnering
an enviable tan. For dress-up,
add (he jaunty bolero. Stunning
in white with bold ric-rac for
contrast.
Pattern No. 8870 is designed
for sizes 12, 14, IB. 18, 20; 40 ond
42. Si 14, dress, requires 2:,
yards of Sl'-ineh fabric; bolero
1 1 yards; 5 yards ric-rac to trim
ensemble.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
in coins, your name, address,
size desired and the pattern num
ber So Sue Burnett, La Grande
Evening Olwcrvcr, 7U Mission
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Send for your copy of the new
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Official Records
Water turned oil. Juno 23:
W. A. Runten. 2100 Fir street;
Nylic Lewis, lUll Third street.
Water turned on:
Stanley R Miller, 1502 Z ave
nue; Gail E. Haynes, 11115 Cove
avenue; Harry R. Moore. 1405 W
avenue; Nylic Lewis, 1202 M avenue.
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