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U.S. Pilots Fly Jungle Run To Supply Laotian Army With Equipment Vientiane, Laos - (UPD - Per- haps the key men In the Lao tian civil war are a group of American civilian pilots fly ing chartered planes and heli copters to supply the Royal Laotian Army. They are costing the United States government an esti mated $30,000 a day, accord ing to informed U.S. officials here. The Programs Evalu ation Office (PEO), America's military advisory group in Laos, refused to disclose the exact cost. ' The PEO people said this affected the security of the Laotian government. The pilots and planes ac tually have been flying in Southeast Asia for several years. The pilots describe the flights as their "milk runs." The tag came after they be gan flying a considerable amount of food, liquor and other supplies from Bangkok to American installations in Vientiane and more remote places of Laos. The pilots also make "milk runs" to other parts of Indo-China. But they have a dangerous Job today, flying World War II vintage planes, mostly C46's and C47's, to hot spots in this jungle kingdom. Old Hat War is old hat to these pilots who usually bivouac in Bangkok's plush air condi tioned hotels every night and School News Howard School In Mrs. Dorothy Arney's first grade room we have a new girl, Janice Hickey, who moved here from California. Our room mothers, Mrs. Trueblood and Mrs. Madden, gave a Valentine's day party for us. . We are getting ready for the PE demonstration at the PTA meeting for March. We will do a story play. take off each day for Laos about the time the banks are opening. Some of the pilots can re late first-hand tales of the Fly ing Tigers of pre-World War II fame. And most could boast, if they were boastful types, of flying in World War II and in Korea - or perhaps of the more dangerous days at Dien Bien Phu and in the Indo-China War when they flew unarmed planes on dar ing missions just as they are doing today. The pilots shun publicity and the last thing they like to see is their name in a news paper. They just like to fly their planes and collect their money - not a large sum qon sidering the risks they are taking. It is just another flying day for most of them whether they are maneuvering through some of Laos' rugged moun tain peaks to drop "ammuni tion to a beleaguered royal army unit while shells from rebel guns whistle too close for comfort or whether they I American embassy commls-1 They like this life. And are bringing in coffee for the sary in Vientiane. I despite the dangers, some of Medford Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 Emergency Surgery Fails Medical Worker Tokyo-UIPD-Lois Boyce, 32, American medical worker who was stricken by a brain tumor while she was serving needy Indonesians, died Wed nesday despite emergency sur gery following a 5,600-mile airlift. . Miss Boyce, who left her friends in Ames, Iowa, and Berkeley, Calif., to work aboard the American mercy ship Hope in isolated eastern Indonesia, was stricken aboard the vessel last Thursday. Ak J3 mmfiif m .......... m A VsMifA 7 - if CHILDREN OFFERED Darrell Barr, 32, en away" the other two. The children are, is shown with three of his five children he from left, Archie, 4; Mary, 7, and Clayton, 8. has offered to put up for adoption because The other two are boys, aged 2 and 5. of his financial straits. He already had "giv- (UPI Telephoto) them often find it dull. One of those who found those "milk runs" dull was Allen Lawrence Pope, who is now sitting in an Indonesian Jail facing the prospect of a firing squad for participating in a 1958 rebel uprising Use of Sanfo Hall To Be Restricted Use of the ntw Army re serve center, Santo Hal!, 701 North Columbus ave., Med ford, will be restricted to a one-time basis, Maj. Ray E. Stewart, Medford subsector commander, has announced. The decision to restrict use of the hall was made because of Increased use by non profit organizations. Organizations now using the facility Include the Daugh ters of Union .Veterans of the Civil War, the Medford Home Extension unit, the Southern Oregon chapter of the Na tional Association of Retired Civil Employees, Blue Star Mothers club, and the Navy Mothers club. Major Stewart said requests for use of the hall must be submitted in writing to the Medford subsector com mander, 701 North Columbus ave., for consideration by a reserve center board of offi cers. The board can not approve use of the facility for dancing, and requests for the building are limited to between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday because of Army and Navy reserve meet ings during evening hours. against the Jakarta govern ment. Pope, a B28 bomber pilot during the Korean War, gave up the "quiet life" flying the Southeast Asian "milk run" three years bo to temporar ily join up with the Indo nesian rebels. He was shot down and sentenced to death for his alleged participation in the uprising. The pilots do not participate in any combat operations here, although occasionally one of them flics a Laotian army officer over rebel posi tions so he can direct the artil lery fire- when forward ground observers are unable to do so. They don't talk about it much, but most of these fliers have had more than their share of narrow escapes. Some have Just gotten their planes off the ground In re mote villages as the rebel forces attacked. Some have had their engines shot out while swooping In low to air drop gasoline or ammunition to Laotian army troops. When the rebels attacked and captured Ban Nam Boc, some 40 miles northeast of Luang Prabang, one pilot was getting his plane loaded as FRIENDLY TYPES Oxnard, Callf.-UP1I-Burglars stole between $300 and $500 Tuesday from the safe of the Ventura county animal shelter without arousing a bark from any of the 100 dogs there. "Not a watchdog in the bunch," a sheriff's deputy sad ley observed. The first cotton mill in the United States was founded at Waltham, Mass., about 1814. enemy mortar and artillery shells began raining down on the airfield. Hundreds of Laotians swarmed onto the runway, trying to get on the plane and flee with the pilot. The flier barely go his ship off the ground in time. Few Roads There are few roads In this country and for most of the Laotian army units fighting rebel forces these planes are about the only dependable way of getting supplies and equipment. There are few doctors in the Laotian army and prac tically no facilities for giving aid, to the wounded at the front. About the only hope a wounded soldier has is for one of the American-piloted helicopters to drop into sortie jungle clearing - as they often do while enemy guns blast away - to pick up the injured and carry them to Vientiane, where medical care is avail able. Around the air strips th most you can hear are some of the pilot's observations, for example: "It's little wonder this army moves so slowly. When the officers move, they carry everything with them, from wives and children to wash tubs and chickens." V ILLAGE VARIETY SPECIALS! REPEAT SALE! WOODEN FRAMES IN MANY SIZES At Wonderful Savings To Youl PLANTER SALE Unpaintcd Wooden Planter in Clever Design. Complete with Hanging Chain, $1.39 Value PAINT SALE General Purpose Outside Stock Up Now and SAVEI $199 Gal. 4 for 7.77 Next to PIGGLY WIGGLY on Stewart Ave. Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-9; Sun. 10-6 In Mrs. Evelyn Winning hams room, we have been studying about community helpers in social studies, and weather and machines in science. We have seen study films, read stories and per formed experiments. We went to the Medford weather bureau and airport to see different machines used there. We also went inside a United Airlines plane. We are writing and reading many stories about our trip. We have made pictures showing What we learned. We have had many extra activities during February in Miss Mary Klocker's first grade room. We heard stories about Abraham Lincoln and built a cabin with Lincoln logs which Terry Stelnmetz brought to school. On Valentine day our room mothers, Mrs. Moser and Mrs. Stelnmetz, gave us a party. We have heard stories about George Washington and the making of our first flag. We colored pictures of our first flag and made little hatchets with candy stick handles. The hyacinth bulbs we each planted in milk cartons are beginning to bloom. Our class is rehearsing for our part in the PE demonstration. PENNEY'! In Mrs. Flossie Murray's room in the fourth grade chil dren have spent some time studying famous people born in February. We studied Lin coln and Washington and we also learned some things about Edison, Lindbergh and Longfellow. Our room mothers, Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Marshall, gave Us a Valentine party. They brought decorated cookies and cupcakes to each with jello and whipped cream. We made paper mache snow men and dressed them. We also made paper mache dishes over heart shaped clay molds. We painted them with red enamel and give them to our parents for valentines. Jane Burns is our room representative to S t u dent Body Council for the second semester. The third graders In Mrs. Huldah Fisher's room have been studying "Messages We See and Hear" in social studies. James Dusenbury brought a "walkie-talkie" to school. He had made it him self from two coffee cans, two nails and a piece of string, j We used fingerpalnt in art. We will use our fingerpalnt-1 Ings- to make some pretty; flowers. ! In Mrs. Audrey Berry's third grade we have been learning a lot about the earth, moon, sun and stars. Our weekly reader science supple ment was about the moon too. We have all learned our four's In multiplication. In Mrs. Alna McDaniel's second grade we have been studying about machines. 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