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Paire Four Friday, June 16. 1944. Down the Ways to Destiny C amp Adair S« They Watch as Welder Burns Out a Souvenir Trailblazer GENERAL’S DAUGHTER AND private. Corinne Vounjr. whose father is assistant 71 Division commander, and Pvt. Felix Kitlinskl. Co. ('. 274th Inf., watch as welder boms out piece launching-plate for souvenir, following launching of S. S. Trailblazer last Saturday. LIKE A BRIDE BEFORE THE WEDDING S. S. 'Trailblazer' I Christened Saturday (Continued from Page 1) In the semi-gloom beneath the huge hull, knots of helmeted work men stood by with mauls, ready to knock the last side-supports away. Clear Signal. 1133 The soldiers deployed along both sides of the shipway scaf folding. so that every man had a IL »••«I’ga WWaVaw.«*« .»a - . TmÌ|h|»»f»r Phot- W \ I ER-BORN E. I he >.>3-toot-li>ng hull of the S. S. Trail . clear view of the forthcoming blu er, launched last Saturday at Swan Island shipyard, Portland. 1 proceedings. At 11:33 the yard reaches the Willamette. whistle sounded; it was the sig nal to river-craft to clear the water-area behind the ways. '/ Christen Thee S. S. Trailblazer" With General and Mrs. Dahlquist and other distinguished guests oh the platform at the bows of the Vessel, Edgar Kaiser, head of Swan Island, opened the ceremonies, The brief speaking program moved quickly along. Then Edgar Kaiser placed in Mrs. Dahlquist's hands a liottle of California cham- pugne cased in woven red. white and blue ribbons. Standing where the prow fitted jinto thè platform, Mrs. Dahlquist | said: “I christen thee Trailblazer.” H< low, nothing but two inch-thick steel plates, each with 18 holes already drilled across it, now held the mass of dead-weight hull in place. With acetylene torches lit, workmen began burning away the intervals between the holes. From under the bows, reports of their progress were called up: "Hole one gone . . . hole two gone . . . hole " *J™ three gone ...” TWO MIX! TES BEFORE LAUNCHING. The T S. blazer, named for the 70th Division, as she looked 1-® ***'on As the- count neared “eleven,” fore -he started down the ways. ' Kaiser motioned to Mrs. Dahlquist. She grasped the neck of the bottle with both hands and held it poised. ribbon-«watched bottle down on the keel and drifted away from ah The torch-w icldois called ’Hole prow. while the watching GIs chee flevew gone . . .” Champagne Foamed White and yard whittles set up a I Suddenly, with a crack clearly sonant din. irs A HOME RUN! Mr«. John F, Dahlqairt.T »p^Xr of" Champagne foamed white as audible to all, the hull broke free. On the speakers' platform, k the Trailhlater. »core« a knock-out <m tbwbww of the S. S. Traü- the shapely mass of stoel slid si At the same instant, with perfect lently down the greased ways, ranking officers and Oregon s klarer ao it start« down the wayo. wHUnpHwMr* »Hk1 t ia dWI un al Champagne. timing. Mrs. Dahlquist brought the struck the river. rode o. an even and city officials grinned as I era! Dahlquist sponged from uniform splashes of champ« Ih A* Uniform Men of 274th March to Launching Ceremony from Mrs. Dahlquist's spiel swing. Flash-bulbs popped. I ' rratillations were spoken, and d ■ in the yard 2350 soldiers, w ' i m end pas.-es in their pockets, M ranks and headed through the J for a tour of inspection of wav« fitting docks. ____________ ___ HERE COMMS THE 27 4th. Th, MMW, regimen, i. a" ■niferm. marche» thnmgh Swan Islam! shipyard «a nau ta «ht» way. foe taarnhw.« eeremmm-» .f s _______ ______________ _ ■ '* ' S in addition to <>♦ kumh and Mts. D.*hl<|ui«t. wrt Bn<. Ger.cial :. nd Mr«. Robert N. Y Bv.ed-cr Generai and Mr«. P. R i » Colonel and Mrs Cl H Owe s. Governor Efcr! Robert S B reit, 'tate Trtr«:.rcr Lesi» n Mn*-r Earl M ley of Pnrttaad. 1 ’!». . ! JO..--.! ........ Trmlbu ftm'Ì’ "-n; Ph«^ Parrish. I rarlhlaaer Saturday. i writer; Aaron Frank. M- • j Frank Co. I
