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m nun wwu Tlx OSEGOII STATTZMau, Sdexa. . Oregon. Soturdny Morning; fen 17. 13U Wo Tht Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this newspaper. ' As Sniper to Sniper . j With those who declare that "expert 'snip ing . . ; never has or ever will do the world or its people any good," The Statesman must con tinue to take issue.' v The correspondent who elsewhere on this page exercises his right to criticize this paper 'and its columnist, and to have the criticism i published, must consider himself among the 1 "snipers." . There is, of course, truth in an argument ' against those who offer unconstructive criti : cism, but there is also much misinterpretation of needed barbs. j j First, let the "small town disturber" speak, i There. was no suggestion in the paragrphedi i torial of any suspicion of graft. The publisher of this newspaper while he was in the gover nor's chair appointed the current Marion county judge because he thought him an efficient ad ministrator, far above graft either petty or large. He has seen no change in Judge Murphy. He is merely interested as are many residents of Salem in keeping the county grounds and ancient courthouse clean and sightly. f There has been no answer from the war de partment, so far as this writer knows, of the second question posed. If Oregon war bond 'committees have been offered captured Jap or German planes as drawing cards for their ral lies the offers have not been made public. The slap, if such it can be considered, is not at the United States army but at the cutting of red tape in the wrong place. t f And the correspondent should be reminded that the same small paragraph offered this con structive suggestion: "The place for these tent shows is out on some vacant lot." j As for the Malloh column, it often does not express the attitudes or opinions or beliefs of, this paper's publisher. He has been known to take issue with it on this page. If it ! stirs thought, if, as in the case of the May 25 col umn, it provides information, it has served. In this particular instance, however, we be lieve the letter writer has misread Mr. Mallon. There is no suggestion of failure on the part Of our army or our leaders. j Those who would discredit the part played . by the French, the British or the Russians are the "disturbers, many of us believe. Mallon in a generous moment paid tribute to a gallant gamble which won at Cassino. No one nation, not even the powerful United States, is win ning this war. It can be brought to a close more rapidly if we retain a united front than if we bicker and boast. .'"" But that does not mean that The Statesman, or probably, Mr. Mallon, intends to quit that slimey-sounding activity of damping.1 When such a change is made, the publishing plant- will be moved into one of those two countries where the publishing of a paper which never takes issue with government offi cials has proved most profitable, namely, IJapan or uermanyj We'll Take the High Road It may be little solace to would nomads fresh out of A stamps Interpreting The War News By. KUtKE L. SIMPSON CooyngM 1944 by the Associated Press Initial British reaction to the nazi cross-channel bombardment with robot flying bombs suggest that this particular German "secret weapon" is apt to f have not much more effect on the course of the ; war in Europe than the super-gun firing on Paris in World War I had on that struggle, which was none at all. j That was a hit-or-miss attack. Projectiles hur tled some 75 miles through the stratosphere, fell on points in Paris -a score or more miles apart The dispersion factor was too great to make it an v effective bombardment of military objectives. The effectiveness of the allied ak battering over Ger many in crippling essential war industries or com munication centers in prolonged round-the-clock night mass attacks followed uo br davHrht nrcoi. ; sion mopping-up depended whoUy on that con centratlon. . . :. A The robot bombs falling in Britain so far as yet ? disclosed seem even less controllable, although it is too early yet to dismiss them as a nazi war nov elty or regard them as just another development of German war of nerves technique. It hardly seems probable that Berlin placed sufficient faith in their . ability to crack British morale on the home front to have put into their manufacture that which . would have been necessary to turn them out in ef- fective quantity. Presumably that would mean not cores or hundreds of flying bombs to. be launched - in a sustained bombardment, but thousands or tens -.. of thousands of the missiles. Britain is a small place on the maps, but a big target to shoot at x- In any event, there Is warrant for concluding that the allied selected invasion area in Normandy where American forces on the right flank were ; close to establishing; a cut-off line across the Cher ' bourg peninsula to to trap its enemy garrison, - caught the Germans by surprise. The set-up for ' the robot flying' bombs was made elsewhere, pre ; sumably on the Pas De Calais natural bridgehead lor a continental invasion. It could not bei turned. ; or at least it was not turned against the embarka- ? tipn beaches in England from which the descent von Normandy was launched, nor upon the huge, and supply snipe which made the channel cross ing into the bay of the Seine little hindered by the foe. Resort to the robot bombers confirms the allied disclosure many weeks ago that the f oe was set- Un up some sort' of special anti-invasion equip- " ment For days on end allied bombers varied their more remote operations to lash at close range at . the enemy invasion coast Installations. Now that the robot surprise has been sprung, it is apt to draw off some of the allied air power Eiarjsd in close support of invading armies to blast at its launching sources so far as they can now be ' mere certainly located. To that extent the German move could have some diversion effect on the Nor mandy battle; but probably not very considerable one.; ; : ' '- ''-,'t: -: - -x.- Fcpot Suaya Us; No Fear Shall rrom Tirst SUtesnum, March 28. 183i - 1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ' CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher : Member of the Associated Press 1 1 News Behind The News 1 By PAUL wiu1 Paul Mallon . The only other chance forfa thorough investigation rests with the house politi cal expenditures; committee, i It is charged directly ' with the duy of investigating labor politics, but may not have the time or money for more than a casual job. ii j . , ; . ' . . . : Meanwhile, Mr. Hillman j has not been getting his money's worth, in at least two of the recent elec tions. The loss of the three! top men on the Dies committee was publicly attributed to him and spread fear in congress, but little! attention has been paid the Ohio primary of last May 9 where a complete analysis will show an entirely different story. . ; - ; r, ::,.: There, left-wing labor working? with the co operation of the AFL to a considerable extent, fared badly. The ClO-endorsed man in the demo cratic senatorial primary (Marvinl C. Harrison) ran second to an old line democrat, although carry- ing Qeveland two to one. A left-wing AFL leader, with CIO support, ran third for congressman-at-large. A popular AFL teamster leader in the county commissioners' contest, ; John Rohrich, ran third. In the other contests, the CIO crowd split about even. fi J J An even plainer set-back for the Hillman crowd was evident in the New; York congressional election result of June 6. A great effort wis made there. Hundreds of girls paraded the polls. A thorough personal letter-writing campaign tofall voters was conducted particularly below Fourteenth . street where the communists are Strong. Yet the defeat of their man Cantwell is traced by: wise politicos ' to Tammany. : . fy:;.! n'-' : ' v , Those in the know say the hall passed down word that nothing whatever should be done in bis behalf. They evidently reasoned hisl Victory .would hurt them by increasing the Hillman communists political power. At any rate, CIO was not popular enough to win in these two best suited spots. . X At the heart of all this dickering and arguing is the simple question of how much politicking labor unions are entitled to, and how much they are im mune from public inspection, 1 i The CIO seems to take the positiojn that any real investigation would beja "smear."! On the other hand, a lot of congressmen think they have been smeared by CIO unsparingly. The supreme court tried to define a union in a case this" week. It held: "Structurally and functionally, a labor union is an institution which involves more than the private or personal interest of its members; It represents organized institutional activity as contrasted with' wholly individual activity . . j . - be motoring until June 21," (The case involved the refusal of union assist ant superintendent to submit his books to the grand Jury in Pennsylvania i fraud case.) -f in another case, which may be historic, the court also held insurance companies could be sub jected to congressional regulation. The left-wingers around here long have taken me attitude that federal control of insurance companies would be an excellent thing. They want insurance books not only opened but regulated. 1 Their victory in . the court has now opened the' way for congress to doit " , - What is a labor, union if it is not an insurance company ? In simple theory, it functions in all ways as a mutual insurance organization, collecting .dues to finance the security of the workers in various But 'while the left-wingers demand regulatiod of insurance companies in great righteousness, they pretend to believe the same regulation 'of their own organizational activity ; would be lawful. There seems very little righteousness connected with the matter,' only politics. If the insurance companies attempted to start a political campaign like Hill man's they would not only be subjected to investi gation but to indictment ? " Awe M but there is increasing evidence that nations of the western hemisphere, as well as travel and . other agencies, are taking increasing cog nizance of the possibilities to come. . " r An . international i; agreement'; already has' been signed for the United States and a dozen Latin-American countries to facilitate transpor tation and simplify formalities. 'Consulates of the various, nations have a good supply of travel folders, ready for distribution when the last gun is sounded. New roadsj including the' famed Alcan highway, will be ready to beckon the venturesome. ; .. ' j ".S, "- As aptly spoken by another jcommentator, it may not be long before Americans will be exchanging views on speed traps in Brazil and the scenery from, the heights of Ecuador. f When those happy days come, what could be more appropriate than a series of memorials at international borders honoring the heroes of this global war who have fought and died that those of us at home! may live and work and play as free men? . j And by the way,; are we doing all we can to see that as many as possible get home to share the peace they will have wont State Drirers Needed ' ). . -W j ' I ' 1 ' f A proposal to add a safe-driving course in high schools would find considerable public fa vor even in peace time. 1 i ' The plan is advocated by the! office of the quartermaster general: to train civilian drivers for war work and to provide special knowledge for youths about to enter mechanical and other 7 phases of the armed service. . 1 The program wouldseem to be one of the few good things borne- of war. 1 I . MALLON or to part strictly. probibiUd.) y WASHINGTON, June 16-The senate campaign expenditures committee ; merely argued with , Sid ney Hillman about the 69,74.11 worttr of poKti cal action he promises to furnish, but did not in vestigate it ' ;' " " . ., - . v. I ' A rather thorough private mqiiiry has been made by Chairman Dies of the un-American acti vities committee. A considerable collection of material already is in the committee jXiles, and Dies promised I immediate hearings shortly after he retired from the race for re-election, because of a serious illness. But. his health continues bad and he- has not been able to return. Some house leaders are supposed to hate wired; him urging him to come as soon as possible. I The Help Problem day's IHadlB I?irgrainras , KSXM MBS SATCKOAT US SU. sao irs tn Tmth. News. j ' T-News. I . 7:15 Rtoe and Shina. 7 JO Morning Moods. 7:45 Today Top Trades. rOO-Good Ship Cracs. aao News. - SS Music. a AO Orchestra. I :19 Panofs Can. t JO HeQo Mom. SS HUe Mom. 10)0 Glen Hardy .' Kews. n 10:15 Al -Williams. 1030 LuBclieau with Lopez. 110 US Marines.. . ll:lS-Lani Mclntyre. .1130 Cm Martel's Orchestra. UM Orsanalities. 1115 News. 1J:30 HillbiUy Serenade 1339 Spotlight oa Rhythm. , 10 News. 1:05 Interlude. 130 Shelvin Stakes. 2.-00 News. J .-05 US Army. 5 2U5 Vaughn Monroe's -Orch. S30 Sussex Handicaps. 2:45 Four Bella. 2:00-News. 1 :05 Concert Hour. 3:45 Johnaon Family. . 4:00 American Eacles la Britain. 430 Flying High. 3 DO News. 5:19 Orchestra. 530 Dinner Melodies. 5:45 Gordon zsarke. .-00 Chicago Theatre of Air. 7:00 Gunnison. 7:15 Music for Remembrance. 730 Evangelical Hour. S. -00 Downbeat Derby. 8.-00 News. : 15 Orchestra, f 30 Newt. 9:45 Galilean Hour. 100 Walt Time. 10:15 Ted Straiter Orchestra. 1030 News. 10:45 Eddie Howard's Orchestra. 11.-00 Open House. 1130 Sign Oft KZXBN SATURDAY im Ke. 40 Musical Clock. ' :15 National Farm at Borne Hour. 30 Victory Gardens. 50 Pipes of Melody. 70 Yankee Doodle Quiz. "730 Ozark Ramblers. 10 Breakfast Oub. OO Blue Playhouse. 35 News. . 30 Breakfast at Saidi's. 10 US Ben Sweetland. IS 30 Music. : 110 Opera. 10 News. I - l2-Horac Heidt Orchestra. 20 News. g 21 Saturday Concert. 2:45 Hello Sweetneart. 20 Musie. - - 205-toryland Theater 23S Wismrs Sport Show. . 25 Leoa Heoderson. 40 Those Good Old Days. 430-Music - . 50 Ambassador Hotel Orchestra. ' 30 Boston Symphony. 30 Spotlight Bands. S5 Juick Quiz. T0 Musical Aatofraphs. 730 Red Ryter. 0 Music 30 Booster Hop. 35 News. - ' 1 0 Music by Al Sack. 30 News Headlines and High. . lights . .45 Study jhs Bhws M0 Army Sej ice Forces Present 1030-Builders of Fatth. 110 ThiSVMoriflg World. 11 OS daremont Ha4d Orch. 115 Organ Concert. KOW-- NBC SATPMnAt-2 Ks. 4Q Dawis Patrol. , S3-News Parade. 7-15 News Bsadllaes and ma- Hchts i 7-TS ffhass trosn the Tropics. 75 earn Hayes ; sat flight Deck Jamboree. 3 Melody Roundup. ru Parade. J5 Coasunur's Tune. S3S Attaatie SpotUght 100-Here-s to youth. 1039 Indiana Indigo. ie3 war Thacop- 's Garden By LXIXTg MADSEN . Mrs. P. Salem, writes en tertainingly to me about her gar den and asks me to come see it I certainly wQl try to do. so some tone. She sounds as if she may have very lovely garden, - Mrs. C H writes to ask what I mean by summer-pruning 'the . ' One prunes roses as picked. This is what I mean by summer-' pruning roses. Cut with a com paratively long stem and cut to an outside bud. If this is done conscientiously,' the rose bush win retain Its good shape ' throughout the! season and will not -suffer from cutting. It ' wCl also be off to a better start. for the coming season, and you will have" no difficult pruning prob lems in the spring. - i - , - - 5 " I - 110 Stars af Tomorrow. ! 120 Minstrel. BfekKhes. i' U 30 Musk? en Display. I ; 10 Rupert Hughes. i 1:15 Barbara and the Boys. ! 130 Doctor at War. j 20 Your America, i . ' 230-Story Behind HeadUnes. : 29-MediUtiODS. I 2 OS Vegetables for Victory. 2 as I Sustain the Wings, i 230 curt Maasey at Co. ; . i 25 Art of Living. . i : 40 American' Story. I ; 430 Noah Webster Says ; 50 Yours from the Service. 530 Dorothy Desmond, j. a 5:45 iniis P. Locnner. , i i S0 National Barn Dane, 1 030 Can You Top This? i 70 Barry Wood. i ! 730 Grand or Opry. I ; r-00-r-Truth ex Consequences, i 30-Abie's IrJsb Rossv s i 0 News. : US Thomas- Pehuo Orchestra. ; 30 Three Suns Trio. .-45-ec Slmms, Pianist 1 S 35 Music .100 News 3 10:15 Musical Americans. P , 1030 Hotel St Frsacis Orch. 10:S5 News , 110 Hotel BUtmors Orchestra. 1130 War News Roundup. 120-2 A M Swing Shift. KODf CBS IATURDAT T Ks. 535 Breakfast Bulletin. ' JJortnweai Farm Reporter. ' 4:15 Texas Rangers. t 30-KOIN Kkxk. 1 ;. 7a5-New . i 730 Bob Gseeae. News. ; "75 Consumer News. : 0 Warren Sweeney, News. 95 Let's.. Pretend. ; 30 Fashidns in "'"tts f 0 Theatre-ot Today, s ! 030 Fantasy 9:45 Fun with Dunn, t 100 Grand Central Station. 1035 Air-Flo of the Air.? 103O Country Journal. 110 Mary Lee Taylor. I 1130 Jsn Graber Orchestra. 115 News . i 120 Victory 1 ". -. 1230 Visiting Hour. i 10 The Colonel. f 1 S5 News. Sunday s Radio Pr6gr KSUd MBS SUNDAY 12M Ke. 730 Sunday Prelude, t S 0 Wesley League. : 30 Voice of Prophecy. 0 Radio Bible Class. 8- 30 Lutheran Hour. it 100 Glen Hardy. News. 10 as Voices from Southland. 1030 Bobby Hooker. -: 11 0 American- Lutheraa ' Church. 120 War Commentary. 12:15 Voice of the Farmer. 1230 Dr. Floyd Johnson. 10 Symphonic Swine, i ' : 130 Young People's Church. 20 Orcfaestrs. s 230 Local .Young People, J 20 Wings of Healing. , i 2:30 Foursquare' Church 40-Old Fashioned Revival. 50 Mediation Board, it . 55 Gabriel Heatter. fl ! 0 News. 1 as Orchestra of Mexico, i 705 Tommy Tucker Time, : 73 Gksb Yellin Orchestra, i 0 Ftrrt Presbyterian Csureb, I S3S Jack Benny. -J 90S News. 0. t A,-rr:-A I as Anson Weeks. -I iae News.i;:i :, TiJ I :p'J Organ Mueic 1S0 Old Fashioned Revtvst 110 Rev. Percy B. Crawford. 1130-Sign Oft atzx avN auwDAY iisa sa, 1 00 Your War job. i i3 Dr. Ralph Walker. ! 05 Sundar Satu Scrv :- Builders mt Fatth. 30 Message of . Israel. 110 John a Kennedy i JOaS Memorable Music ' 1030 Sammy Kay Serenade, 1035 Leland Stowa, News. -U0Chaplato ins, USA. . 1130 Serenade Tropicals. 120 LUe of RUey. 1230 Hot Copy. 10-Al Pearce-s run Vattey. 130 World of Song,- 2,1 Mary Small Revue,- 230 alwsral Staelmakars. Han of Faso. 4:15 Voices fa Harmony. 430 Just tor You. . 40 Dorothy Tbompaoa. : a:ss mrimis acsenest OS Serenade. i 1 30 Walter OaraaQr. -- aS Drew Pearson. - - : Walter WuwhclL " J5 Baste SX Chamber If Sate. SJtmmle tidier. . f 7.-00 Ushm. the Women. . 730 Look to the rutur. . f 745-Shsdes of Bine. . 10 Greenfield Vuiaee Chotc . . :1S Tanks fat the Client 30 Quiz Kids. . : 0 . Deadline Dramas - ' 30 Mews Heart rnies and! Rlghngtta 5 For AU Humanity. . 1J0 Cniveniry Explorer. . 1S:15 listen to Leibert. , 1030 BuUders t FaiUw -"- 110 Concert Boor. EGW NBC-SUNOAT-42S Ks. i 40 Dawn Petrel i:15 CommD4o liar. 130 String Quartet 1 70 Kattonal Radio Pulpft i 730 Words snd Mustc . The OiQrrb in Tour Homo- v 430 World News Koundup. ISO Newspaper of thai Ate. 20 Corilas Archer. -. 330-4tothcs andUDad. 3 .-00 News. 3:15 People's Platform.,. 3:45 World -Today. f 235 Bob Trout, News. 40 Diana Gayle. 430 Tratfio Safety. 4:45 Music 50 Youth oa Parade. - 530 Three-Quarter Tims. 55 News, , 135 Ned Calmer. News. " 0 Music :15 Sports Views and Interviews. 30 Beauty Talk. :45 Saturday Night SerenadSv 7:15 Mayor of the Town. 75 Armchair Cruises. -oft Thanks to the Yanks. 30 Inner Sanctum. 35 Days Vaile. 0 Your Hit Parade. :45 Dont Too Believe tt. 100 Five Star Final 10:15 Sokliers of the. Press. It 30 Hollywood Barn Dance. 110 News. ll5-Jack Teagarden Orchestra. 1130-Talks. v 11 5 Orchestra. 1145-News. 1230 to a. nv-ilusio U News. KOAC SATUROAT 550 Ks. 100 News. 10 as The Homemakers Hoar 110 Church in the Wild wood. 1130 Concert Hall. 120 News. 12:15 Noon Farm Hour. 10 Home Folks Frolic Id 5 America Marches. 130 Variety Time. 20 Books snd Authors. 2:15 Treasury Salute. 230 Memory Book of Musts. 20 News. 3 a5 Music ot the Masters 235 OSC Baccalaureate Service. 430 Studio Party. 50 On the Upbeat 530 Belgian Series. 4 1:45 It's Oregon's War. , US News. . 30 Evening Farm Hour 730 Grand Opera Tonight. 735 OSC Graduation Exercises. 5 News. . 100 Sign Off. 5 The Carol Sisters. OS News in Advertising. 30 Stradivan ' 100 A Layman Views the News ie:i Labor for Victory. ! 30 Chicago Round Table, 11 jOO Those We Love 1130 John Charles Thomas. " 12 00 World News. 1230 The Armv Hour . 130 Modem Music Box. 1A5 Memory KasseL i0 NBC Symphony Orchestra. T .-OSNews Headline and HighlisjhU sua atnoue. Hour ?2S Between the Lines.. 40 Jack Benny 430 Band Wagon. ' 4 55 Tom "Beddy. News. 50-Chsriie McCarthy. 30 One-Man's Family. 0 Manhattan Merry -Go-Round. - 530 Americsn -'Album si FamUiat MUSIC - 70 Horn s Charm. 730-os ensoy at Co. SOO The-Greal Gildcrsleeva. 230 Sympnonv Hour, ,v 300300 Jamboree. nsMtast flashes. -10:15Th Eagles Speak. 1 -20 Symphonette. 110 St. Francis Hotel 11.3S War News ttoundup -12 38-2 ajnv-Swtnj Shift. KOC4 CBS 0HO4 J0 Wsws of the World. . sUlS-Masie. - Te Church ot the Air. ' T30 Wings Over Jerdaa KM Warren JSweeney, New. eUu Jackets' Choir. 3s favitaUon to Uanung. liO-SaJt .-Xaae' Tabernacle. 30 CosjcerT P asteOes. ., : atewsc-A--laMHCbnrcs of. the Air. 1I3S Trans-AUantic. CalL 110 Bad tor Victory. U 30 World Mews Today. . t 119-Soogs f Anierfca, U0 riilharmonts Orch. Concert - 130 The Fauaa That So The Famny Bout. .. S.-45 Woman from Nowhere. 30-America to the sue. 40 WQUam Solrer. News 4:15-Mews. . 43S The WbJsuct. S0 Walter Pidgeon Shvwr f'. 130 WUUam Winter. News, - ' S5 Stars et 'Today. ' ')'"' 35 Med Calmer " 0 Radio ftanderr Dtgsst 38-Fred Aln - - 70 Tske U s Leave It" " T30 Adveaturea. of On Thto Staa S Crime- Doctor. - 35 Song of the Week. - 30 Jan Carber Orchestra. 1 Was rhero. - t ' i3S We Work te WIsosl 100 Five Star -Fumu. - - " ' " 10-.15 WarUme Women 1030 Horses Heidt : - ' 1030-OrcnsLtra . -' . 1135 Tfws. -12X0 i ajn Uuste and Mews. Stubborn Germarig Brilliantly Cqriq dbvC uere : . ; ;eA (This is the second of two columns describing the capture by American troops of an ancient stone castle in the drive on Rome.) V''A.--C;i ' : I" ' :;-ir;-r: rfBy KENNETH U DLX0N - Wfl'H THE AEF Hi ITALY, June 3-(Delayed)-(fl!-Men of Company, G didn't particularly want to storm the castle of Monte cave, high in the Alban hills, but when the 70-odd Ger mans inside still refused to sur render after' an hour's mortar bar rage, there was nothing else to J swot l i a a a ' as aow i.aey naaoo proiect we nanKS of their . comrades ' moving ahead on both sides and the castle stood in their "way. ; So Lt C ,r7miamson,'23 of Snyder, Teat, moved his platoon up to within a few yards of the only -spot along the stone wall where -there' was a break in the barbed wire entanglement on top. Hie men were to lay down a base of protective fire f or the platoon going : over the: top. i L.L Robert Epsteen, 21. of Chi- (Continued from Page 1) much greater returns to the county than the taxes or the wool' on the area taken over. ' Now the state has some grand state parks there, especially the one at Cape Sebastian, but they do not get the advertising that national park should get .. By all means a road should be built to connect the upper Rogue i river valley with the iCurry county coast With only a limited knowledge of . the- geography there . X wouldn't undertake to lay out the road,, but the most direct route' would seem! to be down the Rogue to Gold Beach. So far as fears of wounding the scenery are concerned the con struction of- the- Willamette highway shows bow the Job can be "done with little tres : pass, on natural, beauty; Any beauty unseen is just a blank. r. We should not be timid about r the cost It took pioneering in moneyspending to build the Co lumbia river highway and the coast highway. Who regrets the money spent for them? I hope , the highway conunission puts the road down the Rogue on its list for postwar construction -. and that after the second world war, not the third or fourth. AMERICA'S WAR PLANES casasassssBBJSaBassnanans ,f WRIGHT FIELD, Ohio War . planes for the invasion are ready! The AAF materiel com mand,' which is charged with the development procurement, pro duction . and - inspection of all army air forces equipment, has "provided brief, authoritative facts on each one that will be used by American forces. .The data on a different plane will appear daily. ' The B-25 MltcheU'f The "Mitchell' medium bomb er is being widely used sin all theatres, Lt Gen. Doolittle used a fleet of them to bombjTokyo and they have been exceptionally successful in the South Pacific and Mediterranean theatres in destroying enemy shipping. " Description: Twin-engine me dium bomber constructed-as an all-metal, midwing, land mono ' plane. Twin - tan, tricycle land ing gear. Crew of 3 or 6. Man ufactured hy North American at Inglewodo, Calif., and Kansas City, Mo, and modified by ma teriel command engineers. : r Dimensions: Span: 67 feet. inches. Height: IS f eet, inches. Tread width: 19 feet, 4 inches. Wing . area:. 610 square feet Length: 51 feet, 11 inches. Ap proximate maximum weight: 33,000 pounds. - v ' I - -1 Power Plant: Two Wright R 2900 air-cooled radial 14-cylin-der : 1700 "hp. engines, with 2 speed turbo superchargers. Ham ilton Standard 3-bladed, hydro matic full-feathering propellors. Performance: Rated . in ; 300 miles per hour class; Approxi mate service ceiling 25,000 feet . Tactical radius of - action; 400 mfles. ' 1 - Bomb Load: 2000 pounds. : '- Arnnunent: Attack version: , lx.75 mm. cannon. 14x0 cali ber machine guns, including four in power turrets. ' Bomber ver sion: Regular bombardier nose, m cannon, 12 guns. ' . Protection: Armor for all crew members at battle-stations. Leek proof tanks. i ..x a ftF SffiMBQS TO) TOFF 1 V 1 S I ' -e .BW h i ?v a a B BVSsssssnsjBawawawssBSS Bf w alaa---aaBa-aaalaBaaaB vanv GGtinir om cago, ' got his platoon ready to move up under the fire cover and go over.. The wall was more than six feet high there and some of the men were to go over on their friend's, shoulders while others found some old -chairs to prop at the' base of the wall and climb up ,on. ' I - ' : .Three staff sergeants from Snyder, Tex, moved among the men. They were. to lead over the top, and he told them to fix bay onets and get ready to jump up and run like helL They were Don Adams, 24, Henry D. Stokes, 22, and Jack L. line, 23 - Adams had 22 men in his pla toon. Stokes picked ' 12 veterans from his platoon; Line selected 12 from his all battle-tested fighting men and Staff Sgt James Ar cher, 21, of Hoosick Falls, N.Y, picked 10 of bis top men to add to the total. "By that time we were wild and mad and half crazy,' Archer said. "Men had been lying there for an hour waiting for the sur render. They knew if it didn't come they'd have to go over. You should have heard Logan and Le vinson. They were the firrt two over in my squad anyway, and they were yelling like Indians, howling and swearing at the top of their lungs." ; , They went over at 7 o'clock in the evening. Into the smoke of the last mortar shells which drop ped Just inside the walls. As the order to charge came, they hit the wall all at once. Later the lieutenant said the staff sergeants went first, and the sergeants said the men went first and someone said the officers .went over first but everybody agreed everybody else got over in nothing flat The men : Archer mentioned were Pvt. John Logan, red-haired. bespectacled 19-year-old rifleman from Pittsburgh, and Pfc Solomon- Levinson, 23, another be spectacled boy from Brooklyn both quiet, studious-looking lads of average size. I "I was just yelling anything that came to mind to throw the Germans off balance,' the freckle faced Logan said, , and Levinson nodded agreement There was nothing but smoke and noise and flashes of gunfire when we got over the top," the Brooklyn boy said, "so we ran on into It, shooting all the way." Fifteen minutes later the last echoing shot and last blast of grenade died out inside the castle walls. Out of the smoke came the picked men of Company G with about 30 prisoners. The rest had been killed. Half the captured were wounded. (Continued on page eight) The Safety Valve eaBwaassnsBsBSSBSBSsBsBBssssBSssBBssBa (Editor's note: Pinned to the fol , lowing letter was a clipping trom the editorial page ot The Statesman, of Hay 29. One paragraph questioned the, wisdom of operating a sideshow ' on the courthouse lawn and ot the war department's allowing a captur ed Jan plane to be used for exhlbi- - Second portion of the material on the clipping was Paul itaUon's col umn telling how Cassino was broken after four months of fighting because, the French bad been able to make a slip-through . in the mountains nearby. In the editorial columns. The Statesman responds to Mr. Lyons' ' letter.) To the Editor: ' And they, calls it a newspaper . Two sweet disturbances. One small town - the other in the "Big League" on the very high est commercialized basis. ' The first gets one to flunking that local government is not effi cient and possibly nursing a graft program and ships at Unit ed States army. The other sort of slips it to us that US and Bri tish commanders had gone fish ing or "sumpin" while a strug gling body of French without a commander performed a feat that the command had failed to accomplish after four months' endeavor. ; " The Idea? Very very simple. Get people dissatisfied and sus picious enough and they become easily led. The theory is not new nor Is it a good one but it DOES furnish an occupation for people who have no constructive criticism to offer as that involves some responsibility. Expert "sniping" has become a "real art" but never has or never WILL do the world or its people any good. - JIM LYONS. Stevens A Lifetime Gift The gift of flatwear In sterling silver, will grow jnore beautiful with , rose through the years. Buy one piece i or a complete set .Several patterns to cnoose Zrom. Credit If desired. ".. M. -4 , a . - tJ
