May 12. 1048
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pHeroic Army Doc Rescues
Patients Despite Crash
Landing in Sea, Icy Wind
By EUGENE BURNS
AN ADVANCED ALEUTIAN
I1ASB, April 21 (Delayed) (IV)
Ths Army doctor, hoavy boots
till waterlogged from the rouiili
Bering bob landing, glvei his
burned pntlont another drlud
blood Injactlon. Steam rlioi
from a onnvortod five gallon oil
enn on tho itove. Crocking llko
rifle shuts, the wind .whips the
tout flaps and hard Know sifts
on the shovel-ridged floor, where
It does not melt.
Two other patients who have
been treated for shock clench
teeth watting In their sleeping
bugs for further treatment.
For seven hours It Is past
midnight lull Copt. Albert Ehr
Ik'h, 37, of Van Nuys, Calif., who
.'.."practiced at Tacoma, has been
' Wbolhlng ond applying sulfadia
zine olnlmonl to Sgt. William
P. O'Gara of Shamnkln, Ph., who
was burned horribly tliut lifter-
The messhall still was smok
ing when, despite a storm, Dr.
Ehrllch arrived by navy Catalina
bomber.
Pilot Lieut. (JG) Russoll C.
Olsh of Watervllle. Minn., before
binding, Judged tho heavy sobs
approhenslvoly: "Doctor, Is your
case absolutely necessary,"
, "Three men may die."
"Hnng on, then," Glsh re
plied. The doctor had no safoty belt,
lie removes his steol-rlinmed
glasses. He wraps his medical
supplies In two navy blankets to
absorb shock. Ho curvos his six
feet two and stands wldclegged
In the passageway, and hangs to
i .i....- nr.. l,.. i.
On ruu tor UUI II1U. IIU I uik"
.ncd because he knows what egg
shells men are.
And then tho heavy patrol
plane crashes Into the waves.
"I thought we hit a rock,"
hid Lieut. Kenneth Wilson, 30.
of Steelton, Pa., as company
commander ho went along to In
vestigate the property damage.
"RlveU popped as the PHY
bounced from wavecrcst to wave
crest In the open sea. Finally
tho plane yielded only to the
pitching and rolling of the waves
which burled the patrol bomb
er's wingtlps."
(Pilot Glsh received an army
Air Medal for this skillful land
ing). Three attempts were made to
taxi the PBY near shore so the
doctor ond Wilson could reach
shore with the pneumatic boot,
finally Lieut. Wilson managed to
ot into the boat and the doctor
handed him his supplies, got In
and the holding rope was chop
ped. The two paddled their rubber
boat through mankllling waves.
Water dashed over. They wero
soaked In 34 degree water.
When near the rocks between
breakers they Jumped out and
splashed ashoro.
From the cruel shore to the
camp was a hard climb over
tundra hillocks. The doctor .hur
ried. He found the three In an
unboarded tent, wet and dirty.
Thelf clothing fires hod been ex
tinguished with wet mud. To
tho most severely burned, the
first aid men had administered
a sedative. , ,
Pvt. William H. Gibson, Jr.,
Suit Lake City, Utah, had third
0 degree burns on face, neck and
Imo hand; Corp. Franklin Q. Ir-
win, van icur, rw., w vumvu
on the back; but the most severe,
Sergeant O'Gara's hands, arms,
face, neck, shoulders and legs
from hip to ankle were burned
Into the flesh. Eyes and lips
wore swollon shut, ears puffed.
"Never have I treated a man
worse burned," tho doctor said.
As the doctor applied tho most
modern medicines, he must have
thought of his Tacoma office.
Here tho wind screams against
the canvas, the floor Is earthen,
the cots sheetless, the wash basin
a steel helmet.
First tho doctor bathes and
swathes the burned hands ond
then uses splints, so the hands
will not contact. The face then
Is cleansed gently with warm
boric acid and the burned flesh
omovod. As tho doctor pro
gresses, hour after hour, he cuts
through the man's heavy under
wear, wool shirt and blanket
lined pants.
Finally at 12:30 a. m. O'Gara
la placed botween dry, worm
blankets and allowed to rest.
There remain the othor two. By
7 a. m., the doctor is re-dressing
O'Gara.
Three day later the patients
are ploced on a tug. During the
return trip thoy become violent
ly seasick, especially O'Gnra, and
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE-
Without Cilonwl And You'll Jump Out of
QBtd In tht Momlnf Rtrin' to Go
Th Hmr ahmiM pour out ohont plnta of
lo luloa Into your howala awry day. It thla
n In la not flowlni treaty, your food may not
lUtcaL It nay juatdanay In tha howtilLThan
aa moat up your atomach. You gat eon-
ilnaiod. You faol aour, aunk and II
You ml aour, aunk and tna world
it takaa'thoM food, old Carta
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plnta
CarWi Llttla
Llvar I'Ula to (at ibm ft nlnla ot Mr
Iretly to main you (Ml "up and up.
natWata tnilav. Tata aa dlrae!.
ptckaia today. Takt aa dlraclad.
tdMllvo In making Wta (low jrorly, Aak
for CarUr'a LltUt Line Mis. H sod H.
Young Hermit
Hills to Avoid
TACOMA. May 12 (P) An
ainuilng story of a 14-inonths
self Imposed hormltago In the
heavily timbered country east ot
Chohalls to evade military In
duction was told by Rodney Al
lan Wooster, 28, of Dryad, In
federal court here today when
ho was arraigned on a charge of
violating the seloctlve sorvlce
act, Wooster said he was ordor
ed to report for Induction In the
United States army, January 21,
1042. On the day appointed, he
pucked his bag and left home,
but Instead of reporting at his
draft board In Chehalls, he
walked into the heavy timber on
Crego hill.
When the going got so tough
that he, an experienced woods
man, could hardly get through,
he decided no ono else could
find him.
He got busy with an axe and
mattock he brought with him
and cleared out a space In the
wildwood. Then he built him
self a cabin.
Ho put a few supplies and
Oregon Doctors Organize
Aid for Army Emergencies
WASHINGTON. May 12 (ZD
Groups of physicians ore being
organized by the office of civil
ian defense to n-ssLit the army
temporarily If needed for a sud
den Influx of war casualties or
some other extraordinary mili
tary necessity.
James M. Landls, civilian de
fense director, announced today
that the plan Is designed to re
lieve the ormy of the necessity
for organizing its own special
groups of physicians for local
emergencies ond to consorvo the
dwindling supply of physicians
tor the civilian population.
The groups, known as OCD
affiliated hospital units, will be
used for military emergency pur
poses only in sections In which
the physicians reside. Their du
ties will bo temporary and they
will bo replaced by regular army
officers as soon o lhe surgeon
general of the army can make
assignments.
Tiny Victim Forces Tough
Burglar to Commit Suicide
NEW YORK, May 12 (ZD
Michael Casselle Is only five feet
three, but he can concentrate and
he has a bull-dog grip.
This is how police said he
forced a burglary suspect to
commit suicide today.
Mrs. Casselle was preparing
her husband's meal in their
Brooklyn apartment when he
heard footsteps In the apartment
upstairs. Knowing the couple
who occupied It was away, she
went Into the hallway and met
two strangers on the landing.
When Mrs. Casselle Inquired
their business thoy made a break,
but sho grabbed one man with
each, hand and spreamed "Mike!"
Casselle ran into the hall and
grappled with the taller and
huskier man. The other broke
away from Mrs. Casselle and ran
upstairs.
Meanwhile, Casselle and his
the tug has to anchor that night,
After two months O'Gara was
evacuated to the states, That
was last week and tho other two
are up and about.
And the army doctor? He's on
another rescue mission today.
Before leaving he said "perhaps
my next patient may live, too.
That keeps me going."
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1 ARMORY
- " Ta.v lOe. Total U -rTfi$jl j
vrzZZ. "iS'jL
Holes-in in
Induction
seeds In a dry ploce.
Wooster sold to himself, as he
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"7 wuu,u "OVBr .
Days, weeks and months
He dug up a garden In the
spring and raised enough vege-
tables to stock up his larder for
th. wim.r HI. rlfl. hroiiahl
the winter. His rifle brought
him venison, phoosonts and oth
er game,
He led this Ufa for 14 months
Then, one day, he had a visi
tor. Sheriff J. A. Blankenshlp
and one of his deputies called on
him, and took him to clvllira-
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viiiii h i"y in icuci ni vuui b nu
Judge Charles H. Lcavy defer
rod scntenco pending a proba
null rtijun.
Asked by the udge how he
HenS. fore.? wLati, ri
In the dense forest, Wooster re-
p",?: . . a
"That was easy I had a lot
of experience digging for a liv-
ing during the depression."
Eoch unit consists of 15 doctors
normally associated with a sin
gle hospital. The physicians rc-
relvo reserve commission? in the
U. S. public health service. Tf
called to duly they will receive
pay and allowances of medical
officers of equivalent rank in
the army.
Landls sbld hospitals and medi
cal schools In areas considered
In most Immediate danger of
enemy attacks were Invited first
to form units. Other unlta will
now be formed throughout the
country.
First hospital to complete for
mation of its unit was Albany
hospital at Albany, N. Y.
Oregon Institutions invited to
form units Include:
University of Oregon medical
school, Portland; Good Somorl
tan hospital, Portland; St. Vin
cent's hospital, Portland; Eman
uel hospital, Portland; Sacred
Heart General hospital, Eugene;
Salem General hospital, Salem.
antagonist fell to the floor and
tumbled down stairs to the first
floor. Casselle's grip on the man
was unbroken, but the stranger
managed to pull a gun from hia
pocket and threatened to shoot.
Casselle grabbed the man's
right wrist, and, by exerting all
his strength, twisted It until the
gun was pointing directly at the
holder.
"If you don't let me go, I'll
shoot," the man threatened.
Michael did not answer.
The man pulled the trigger,
and Casselle felt himself being
dragged to the ground by the
slumping figure to which he still
clung.
Police said the man died from
a throal wound from a .38 cal
iber automatic.
Mrs. Casselle's screams had
summoned Patrolman Philip Far
ber who found a man hiding
behind a chimney two roof-tops
away. He Identified himself as
Anthony Magone, 20, said the
other man was known to him
only as Charles.
Tea la on the shortage list, so
this summer we may have ice
tea with lemon added and the tea
omitted.
El 81
PER CENT OF
NORMAL, HELD
WASHINGTON, May 12 IIP)
The agriculture deportment re
ported today that 'this year's
winter wheut crop, Indicated by
May 1 conditions, Is 515,180,000
bushels.
t3Afl..ilA ... - inn ox-, nnn
I ' .WUUVl.UII wo. uu.euu.uuu
bushels last year. Average pro-
ductlon was 550.181,000 bushels
. lhe t 1032.41.
! The condition of tame hoy on
"ay 1 was 81 per cent of a
normal, compared with 83 a year
W. nd 78, the ten-year May 1
average condition,
The condition of posture wot
78 por cont of a normal, com
pared with 83 a year ago and 74,
the ten-year average.
Stocks of hay on farms May
1 was 13,308,000, or 12.7 per
cent of last year's crops, com-
pored with 11,280.000 tons, or
H.O per cent, a year ago, and
tnnit nnn inn
10,531.000 tons, or 12.7 per cent,
j the ton-ycor average.
Production of rye Is Indicated
i 3B RR4 nnn hiinhpln rnmnarnil
,,h o7i341i000 busheis,' pro.
duced Iat and 38.580 000
bujheIl tho tcn year average pro.
'ductlon.
, The Brea , , t fa
fop nrnn, ' saaa.nnn
acres, compared with 6,465,000
acres the previous fall, and
6,101,000 acres, the 1043-41 aver
age. The area remaining for
harvest Is 3,137,000 acres, com
pared with 3,837,000 acres har-
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MODEL SHOE
Cow Is Still in Kelly's
Pasture Come and Get It
THE DALLES, May 12 VP)
Tho cow is still In Lester Kelly's
posture and, Kelly wishes the
owner would come and get her.
She Is, emphasizes Kelly, not
dead.
The unknown farmer, moving
from Burns to west of the moun
tains, found his truck motor
heating on the Wapanltia grade
which runs by Kelly's form. So
he lightened the load of house
hold goods and livestock by put
ting his cow which was riding
in a trailer In Kelly's pasture.
Ho said he d be back in a few
days for her.
I
Oregon News Notes
By The Associated Press
A city park deor Jumped the
zoo fence in Portland, meander
ed through a residential district
and ate up several victory gar
dens before capture . . . Corvallis
public schools arranged a special
program for Friday to honor B.
A. Johnston, grade school prin
cipal who has been teaching in
Oregon schools for 50 years . . .
The population reached 13,000
at Vanport City, the housing
project still under construction
north of Portland for shipyard
workers .... Mack McGee, 50,
negro accused of wounding two
men on a bus May 3, waived
vested last year, and 3,203,000
acres, the ten year average.
Acre yield of rye Indicated
as 11.7 bushels, compared with
14.0 bushels last year, and 11.4
bushels, the ten year average.
. . .. ,
speed the day for this scene!
send the Fortress "Klamath Pelican" into the fight to blast these rats
out of their holes. It takes $350,000 in "E" Bonds to do It 1 ;
717 Main
Unfortunately Kelly's neigh
bor also pastured a cow In the
same field. The cows looked
alike.
A couple days later the neigh
bor's cow grew sick and died.
The carcass was dragged to the
edge of the field for later inter
ment. About that time the farmer
come back for his cow, saw the
carcass and remarked to a pas
serby "guess she was in worse ;
shape than I thought."
The passerby told Kelly who
is now trying to locate the farm
er to inform him that his cow Is
still alive.
preliminary hearing In Portland
on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill j !
John Neathammer, 50, logger,
died at Siletz in the explosion
of a gasoline stove in his home. .
. . . The body of Volney W. Kirk
patriclc, 67, Kernvllle, was found
on the beach near Kernville be
low a bluff from which he had
fallen .... ,
The Portland WAAC recruit
ing office announced enlistment
of Madeline Schmidt, Salem; ;
Alice E. Hammersly, Lakevlew;
Gladys I. Maupln, Yoncaila; Nel- j
He B. Barclay, Bonanza. .
GOOD HUNTING
Forest, field and stream pro
duced nearly half a billion
pounds of game and game fish
in 1942, or enough to take the
place of 10 days' rationed meat
supplies.
May the
Send me tiita tJte jjUjld!
STORE BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE
FOULGERS
BEAUTIFUL
525 Main
TO
WASHINGTON, May 12 (VP)
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown has announced that home
owners will not be asked to con
vert oil burners to coal or wood
for the coming winter.
This constituted a major re
MOVED
Our New Home
419 Main St.
The Court House Is Now
One Block Down the Street
From Our Office
The Landry Co
New Address
419 Main
"PELICAN"
633 Main
SHOES
versal of last winter's oil policy
In the 30 states where oil whs ra
tioned. Brown said "While the fuel oil
shortage romnins serious even
critical In places the supply ot
cool and wood that can be made
avollablo in certain areas hoi
been reduced to the point where
it is now Inadvisable to force
further conversion ot certain
typejs of burners to these fuels."
Always read the classified ads.
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