Friday, June 9, 1945
Pago Six
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
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XV
WHEN we had returned to Dln
Jan after thai first but not
last safari In Tongsawa, ai ana i
had met an old friend. We liadn't
known he was coming, that he had
signed on with the C. N. A. C. But
there he was when we stepped
Into the lounge of the pilots' quar
tern thai evening.
"Petach!" Al and I cried at the
same time.
For a good five minutes the
three of us clapped eaeii other on
the back and cursed and swore
and laughed and talked all to
gether and, In general, acted like
a bunch of nitwits. But then it's
a long way from India to Eng
land, and that was the last place
we had seen Short Stride Petach.
Petach checked out In short
order as a full-fledged C. N. A. C.
flight captain, and it was on
March 11 that he and Fox and
I took off In a three-plane forma
tion from Kunming carrying a
load of tin back to Dlnjan. We
had overloaded our planes with
tin on that trip that is, loaded
them beyond usual capocity be
cause there hud recently been Ut
ile Jap activity In the south and
the weather was good on that
route. We could ilgure on flying
at no more thuii 13,000 feet all
the way across. Thus we would
use less gas and Jess gas meant
more cargo.
TROM Kunming tp the region
around Yungping we encoun
tered nothing but smooth flying
weather. We held to an altitude
of around 10,000 feet and rode
along without threat from cither
Copyright, 104H,
Baby Pillow
Japs or storms with a good 200
feet between our planes and the
blanket of white clouds below. It
was not until we hit the lower
reaches of the Sanlsungshan
range, about midway between
As-sam and Kunming, that we en
countered tiie last obstacle. As
we approached the 11,400-foot
peaks near Tatlng and went into
a slow climb to give those snow
capped hazards plenty or room, I
began to feel the pressure of tur
bulent winds. With my controls
set to climb I would feel the C-DJ
move slowly upward for a mo
ment, then veer off to the right
or left and drop quite suddenly,
throwing the altimeter buck nny
where from 100 to 1000 feet.
I was In the lead of the threo-
plune wedge formation and, look
ing back, I could see Petach and
Fox having the same trouble.
To turn back or to seriously
alter our course at that point was
out of the question; wo hadn't
met obstacles serious enough to
send us back to Kunming, and our
gasoline supply wasn't sufficient to
permit much searching around for
an easier route. We stayed on
the course, straining to gain alti
tude and bucking the winds. I
picked up 11,000 feet at one point
and thought I was In the clear;
then a downdraft drove me down
almost to 10,000 in spite of the
fact that I held the ship at a 45-
degrce angle to take advantage
of the updrafts rising against the
sides of the hill, I had the con
trols practically In my lap and
the air speed was down to only
00 miles per hour.
THE highest peak on the route
um hml mnniwri mil una 1nnt
west of Shueiching, 12,200 feet.
As we approached that range the
winds became more and more
turbulent.
Then there was a long moment
of smooth flying, andI thought
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we had outdistanced the dis
turbed winds, when suddenly the
plane lurched violently and we
were driven, deep into the over
cast. I knew that the 12,260-foot
peak was almost within touching
distance, and when the altimeter
slid from 12,500 to 11,900 my
heart was in my mouth. I could
expect only one thing a crash.
1 pulled the ship into a right
hand chandelle, belly flat toward
the hill, nose high and wings at 45
degrees. I couldn't see a thing,
the gray blanket of cloud was all
around us, and I had a horrible
feeling that this was It. Then, as
though a light had been snapped
on in a darkened movie theater,
there was a break In the clouds
and we saw sunlight again sun
light on the long and ice-crusted
slopes of Shueiching, beautiful
and gleaming, but much too close.
We missed that peuk by less than
a hundred yards. As we climbed
above it, our motors pulling hard
into a wind that wanted to force
us down, I heard Hung gasp. He
was looking behind us.
I couldn't look then. I had to
get the plane above the peak,
into the clear; but I looked back
in time to see Petach and Fox in
their heroic fight against death.
I saw Petach's ship miss the
Shueiching peak by not more than
twenty feet and I saw Fox crash
into it, head on.
We could have gone back,
Petach and I. We could have gone
back when we saw Bill crash.
But we could not have landed;
we could only have seen the
flames spring out of the ship and
burn Its occupants alive. We could
have tried to land and left two
more ships and six more men to
mark the grave. We could have
been as heroic as hell and as
foolish. When Petach got drunk a
few nights later he talked that
way. "We should have gone back
, ." But what for7
Sklppy Lane was usually a
pretty quiet guy, but that night
when Short stride began to sound
oft Skippy really said a mouthful.
'You've got to remember, Short
Stride," he said, "some guys went
to win medals and some guys
want to win wars."
(To Be Continued) y
5 0 0 5 J1.-" 7
City News
In Brief
Clarence M. Knight, La Grande,
and Burley J. Knight, transient,
were arrested last night on
charges of being drunk, and were
held ponding appearance in the
municipal court.
Keith Province flew lo Port
land yesterday to get a new
license for the Waco plane. A
iw engine has recently been
installed in the craft.
Flying students who soloed this
w.'oli at the local airport include
Myron Fleser, Miriam; Francis
Wade, Klgin: Frank Schiro, La
Grande, and Eurl Linrri.i and
licit Wright of Union
Complete equipment lor the
horse ranch on the Milium has
been flown in this season, includ
ing all the supplies and a kitchen
range. The ranch is owned by
H. K. Cuvitt of Portland and is
managed by Nan Christensen.
Merlin Johnson, pilot at the
local airport, has returned from
u trip to Lrwiston.
By MRS. ANNE CABOT
A young mother-to-be will ap
preciate this lovely embroidered
pillow it's perfect for the baby's
perambulator or crib. And in
valids like these small, pretty and
dainty pillows too. They're just
exactly the right size to luc k un
der one's head when one is ill.
Use white nainsook or percale for
the case embroider the flowers
in pink and the bow-knot ribbon
in blue. Use lace edging for the
ruffle and lingerie beading with
narrow satin ribbon run through
it as the final pretty touch.
To obtain embroidery transfer,
color chart for working, instruc
tions on how to cut and finish the
baby pillow (pa.vrn No. 5005)
Official Records
lluilding Permits:
H. J. Pierce, erect one-story
frame building as bain, on Lot 4,
111k. 37, Riverside addition, $75.
Cherry Applique
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Bessie llaehne and John Heath,
1H07'-., Adams avenue.
Water turned on:
Bessie llaehne and John Heath,
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postage, your name, address and
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15 Hawaiian
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18 Company (b.)
20 Plant part
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29 Corded fabric
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38 Musical
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By SUE BURNETT
A gay sun dress with bright
cherry applique to delight her
little heart. Tie on the brief bo
lero to prevent too much tan.
Pattern No. 8HS10 is designed for
sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years. Size
2, dress, requires 2'a yards of
3i)-inch material; bolero T yard;
1 yard machine made ruffling to
trim.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
in coins, your name, address,
size desired and the pattern num
ber to Sue Burnett, La Grande
Evening Observer, 709 Mission
St., San Francisco, Calif.
Send for your cupy of the new
nuing issue of Fashion just off
the press. Book full of smart,
up-to-the-niimitc styles. 15 cents.
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By Edgar Martin
HIGH COURT RECESSES
SA1.KM, Ore., June 2!) (UP)
The Oregon state supreme court
recessed for the summer months
today. It will reconvene in Sep
tember, the day after Labor day.
No eases will be set prior to that
tune.
Two decisions were handed
down by the court at tile lust con
ference today.
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