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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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We have all learned our
four's In multiplication.
In Mrs. Alna McDaniel's
second grade we have been
studying about machines. We
found out that a small child
can lift a heavy weight with
the use of a lever. Judy Pierce
was able to lift the largest
boy In the class with the use
of a lever.
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