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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT Battle - Scarred Veterans. Planes Wreck Vengeance From Base Under Jap Noses By VEHN HAUOLAND AN ADVANCED BASE, NEW GUINEA, June 21 (Delayed) W) Based under the very noses of the Japanese subjected, in fact, to a Nip air raid every now and then is America's most experienced squadron of Havoc A-20 attack planes. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the squadron left the states, but until its planes arrived in the Southwest Pacific area last year its personnel in Australia served with other outfits. After a few months of training, the planes, outfitted with .50 caliber guns and bomb bay 1 tanks, made their first surprise attack on the Japanese at Lae, 178 miles north of Port Mores by, last August 31. Real Surprise And a real surprise it was, re calls Capt. Donald E. Good of Eugene, Ore., who, then a sec ond lieutenant, was one of the pilots taking part. The Japanese hadn't experienced this type of intensive ground strafing and low-level bombing before, and they scurried like chickens at the cry of a hawk when the raid started. Radio Tokyo an nounced that one of the attack ing planes crashed into the sea. Actually, the crippled plane reached its base and continued in action for a full six months more. When war broke out, this Sa vannah, Ga., outfit was the first to go overseas. Its Bostons came off the assembly line early in 1940 and have now been in service three years. No Replacement There have been no replace ments to date. The squadron has lost only three pilots in the greater part of a year of front line attack flying, uniy one w Inst In combat. One crashed on takeoff, and the other was lost flying from Australia to new Guinea. Battle-scarred Cactus Don, oldest ship in the squadron, had been on 69 missions by May 31, and had chalked up 562 hours of combat flying. Others have more than 500 hours while 400 hours is not an uncommon fig ure for these ships. Repeated Attacks The Bostons repeatedly have attacked Lae and other New Guinea points, and such bases as Gasroata and Cape Glouces ter in New Britain. They par ticipated in the task of pushing Jnnanese land forces back over the Owen Stanley range from within 30 miles of Port Mores by. T.t September 9 they de stroyed 17 Japanese aircraft on the ground at Buna, ineir sup port of ground troops along the Kokoda trail and in the Burma sector .won them an expression nf thanks from Australian in fantry and 'a commendation from the Australian, general in ohm-ire of allied ground forces. They left 250 Japanese bodies found' in one strafing area, a section -which- it would have 1een extremely costly to clear out from the ground. Score Hits In the battle of the Bismarck sea in March the squadron's nlanes scored 12 hits on seven ships for the high bombing av erage of 60 per cent. Proving that they also can serve as fighters, the Bostons have shot down two Zeros in aerial battles. They caught 12 enemy planes on the ground at Lae early in May, 1943. Recent ly they have joined B-25s in night attacks upon barges and other enemy shipping along the northern coast of Wew uuinea. Every Plane Hit Every plane in the squadron has been holed by shrapnel and machinegun fire. Nine out of 11 were shot up in . a single raid. They repeatedly have dem onstrated ability to take pun ishment, yet return safely to base. Captain Good himself once received two direct hits from anti-aircraft fire over Lae, yet flew 80 miles eastward along the coast to make a crash landing in water and come ashore in friendly territory. Every pilot but one in the squadron has been decorated. Leading in awards is Lieut. Ed mund D. Montagano of Cleve land Heights, O., former singer with Sammy Kaye's orchestra. He has received four medals. The attack group to which the squadron belongs has more than 500 medals to its credit. "Steak and Eggs" To provide the squadron with fresh foods from Australia, squadron mechanics built a plane out of spare parts from six wrecked A-20s and other material in New Guinea's war made junk piles. Christened "Steak and Eggs," this flying mess-kit makes regular trips to the mainland. Captain Good said that prin cipal credit for the fine show ing of A-20s in this theatre must go to the maintenance section. "Each crew chief and mechan ic considers the plane he cares for his own," said Good. "When the motors purr properly at takeoff, their faces light up. They listen carefully, and when something doesn't sound just right, they fret and worry un til the ship gets back and they Seven building projects were approved at the city council meeting on Monday night. Among them was the permit to reroof the Klamath Valley hospi tal and a permit to build new steps for a church on Oak street. The building permits are as fol lows: . A. Harold Persing. Entrance steps on church, 746 Oak street. Cost $200. Sealey Brothers. Reroof Klam ath Valley hospital. Cost $950. Harry Huadart. Remodel res idence, 1635 Siskiyou street. Cost $170. C. V. Vochatzer. Reroof building, 630 South Sixth street. Cost $50. Mrs. C. W. Colahan. Reroof building, 915 North Eighth street. Cost $75. Mrs. A. F. Crossficld. Remod el residence, 953 Upham street. Cost $500. C. Huston. Reroof building, 420 Walnut street. Cost $50. FUNERAL MARTIN J. QUINOWSKI Friends are respectfully in vited to attend the funeral serv ice for the late Martin J. Quin owski, who passed away in this city on June 28, which will take place from the Sacred Heart Catholic church on Wed nesday morning, June 30, where a requiem mass will be cele brated for the repose of his soul commencing at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Peter Duignan will officiate. Commitment services and interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Memorial park. Klamath Falls aerie No. 2090, FOE, will conduct graveside services for their deceased brother. Recitation of the Ros ary will take place on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Friends are invited. Ward's Klamath fu neral home in charge. UGLY MEN FOUND When directors put out a call in Melbourne, Australia, for men with twisted noses and women with pale faces to make a film, 600 persons responded. can work on it some more. "We have made more sorties than any other attack squad ron, and our planes have served well beyond the normal period. But they're still flying, and they run more smoothly than they did when we were in the States." Glamazons ?T ' Jm c p . jsL wEn m There's a new word In the Hollywood vocabulary glamazons, the title for king-sized beauties dreamed up by an imaginative press agent. Here are glamorous amazons Helen O'Hara, Bunny Waters and Dorothy Ford, all over six feet tall. DWNERSTOLD NECESSARY There have been 1178 1943-44 bicycle licenses sold this year through the city recreation de partment, according to Dave Bridge, city juvenile-recreation officer. Mr. Bridge advises those who have not yet bought their li censes to do so at once, as the officers are checking on them. Licenses can be procured for fifty cents through the recrea tion office in the city hall. Un til recently they . were sold through the police judge's office. Bicycles are being picked up every day for violation ot bicycle rules: parking in forbid den areas, riding at night with no lights, riding double, etc. Bridge warns those with bicycles against such violations. A For renewal of "A" gasoline ration books, forms should be obtained either from the war price and rationing boards, or from service stations. This form, R-570, should be filled out and sent to the rationing board with the old tire inspection rec ord and the back of the "A" book. The new book will be mailed to the applicant as soon as pos sible. Applications should be mailed or brought in to the new office at Main and Esplanade. Forms not completely filled out will be returned for completion, thereby causing additional de-j lay. , Commercial vehicle operators should apply at once for new ra tions, since the present transpor tation rations will expire June 30. MINE ENERGY The average miner produces about 180 tons of coal every six weeks. This is enough to supply sufficient energy to move a 20- car troop train from New York to San Francisco. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heart felt thanks to the many friends and relatives for their many kindnesses and beautiful floral offerings in remembrance of our loved one. LOE FAMILY. Diamonds owned by American citizens are valued at more than $4,000,000,000. HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Magnet Recovers pr? II i?.:f" r : I? Donald Brown. 5. smiled happily in a Brooklyn hospital bed as Nurses' Aide Margaret Sutton held up a rubber tube, and a magnet from which dangled a small lock which a physician fished from the boy's stomach. Below, left:, tr.5qr.ct at end of rubber tube nears the lock, as X-ray picture shows, and at right: contact is made. The magnet lifted tne lock to Donald's esopha gus where it was extracted with another instrument. Fighters Carry Bombs in New Attack on Kiska Japs HEADQUARTERS. ALASKA DEFENSE COMMAND, June 29 OP) Speedy and maneuverable Lightning fighters are being used to bomb Japanese anti-aircraft positions on Kiska island in a new type of attack designed to counteract the Aleutian overcast which has hampered air attack. The Lightnings are capable of carrying a sizable bomb load over the short distance from the home base at Amchitka to Kiska, officers of the air forces asserted. The converted fighters, able to make steeper dives than regu Klamath to Show Western Hospitality -To Commando Guests (Continued From Page One) the service men will make rec ords and enjoy a get-to-gether before the Commando dinner for members of the unit and Mrs. Serruys at the Pelican. Friday morning the boys will be served breakfast in the home of their hosts. At luncheon they will be guests of Rotary club at the Willard hotel. That night, Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beane have asked four Com mandos to join their four sailor guests for dinner. The other eight, soldiers and marines, will be entertained at dinner by the Commandos. Dieters to Entertain Saturday morning there will be another breakfast in the pri vate homes. At 12:30 o'clock one of the highlights of their stay is slated, for all 12 young men, with 12 Commandos and Mrs. Serruys, will be feted at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dieter of Tulelake. A bountiful mid-day meal, in true ranch style, with a tour of the place later, is planned by the Dietcr3 who are doing this for them selves as well as their young son. Bill, who was one of Doo little's Tokyo flyers and thought to be a prisoner of war in Japan. It's a toss-up to learn just who will get the greater thrill, the Dieters as they entertain the service men, or the wounded boys as they gather around the Dieter table. Returning ' to Klamath Falls, the service men will be enter tained at Saturday evening din ner at the home of their hosts, and later will be presented at the Commando Fourth of July dance at the armory. All pro ceeds from this dance go into the wounded service fund and the public's cooperation is urged. A floor show will be presented with talent brought here from Camp White. The Commandos will also appear in routine. Rodeo Big Event Sunday's big event is the Klamath Buckaroo Days rodeo with special boxes provided at the arena's edge for the service men and their escorts. Immedi ately after the rodeo, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rogers will enter tain with an outdoor supper for tne iz men and 12 Commandos at their home on Pacific Ter race. On Monday the visitors will be asked to ride in the annual Fourth of July parade and will Swallowed Lock lar dive bombers, can go down through the fog at high speed on to the heads of the Japanese, drop their bombs and get away before enemy gunners have any chance to do any effective work, even when they know in advance that the planes are coming. Aerial observers here reported the system wreaked havoc on Kiska placements in the last couple of raids announced in the navy department communique and that several gun positions were hit and a number of fires started in the Kiska camp area. sit on the queen's float.' They will attend the rodeo in the afternoon and be guests of din ner at their "homes" here. That night they will entrain for the hospitals in the bay area with hosts and Commandos at the train to bid them farewell. Jeffers Asks for "Strict Adherence" To Rubber Rules (Continued From Page One) tions for drivers with monthly mileage rations exceeding 240 miles were not changed. "I hope and believe It, would help all concerned to get through this critical period if you would impress upon your boards and in turn have them advise the peo ple in their community that all conservation measures should be strictly adhered to," Jeffers toid OPA. "We do not want to be forced to impose any new and more drastic regulations other than limiting the eligibility for grade 3 tires (used and recaps) but this may have to be done if present regulations and advice does not bring the necessary results to tide us over this period while we are scraping the bottom of the barrel for tires to keep es sential cars in service." Jeffers said that while syn thetic rubber now is being pro duced, there will be some delay in fabricating it into passenger car tires because of the shortage of facilities, equipment and man power. Operation Paul Evans, son of Paul Eyans Sr., of Dorris, Calif., underwent an emergency oper ation for the removal of his ap pendix at Hillside hospital Mon day night. His condition was said to be good Tuesday. Paul is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Walter West of this city. Expected Home Mrs. Walter West and son, Tommy, who have spent the winter in Los Angeles, are expected, home Wednesday morning. From Medford Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Samson of Medford are here on business for a short time. Estimated world production of commercial cotton for 1942 is 26,067,000 bales, as compared with 28,683,000 bales in 1041. Wartime has made many peo ple realize that working accom plishes a heap more than wishing. AfaA&eU and QutaHcial . o F By VICTOR EUBANK NEW YORK, June 29 (ZD Profit taking, after six successive recovery sessions, stemmed the advance in today's stock market but Into bidding reduced many early declines running to a point or so and a few relatively strong spots were in evidence near the close. Transfers were around 800, 000 shares. Brokers attributed buying re straints partly to whul they call ed "foggy" and "confusing" po litical and economic develop ments at Washington. Some cus tomers also inclined to stand aside to await the- expected big allied push in Europe. Reinvest ment demand and Inflation psy chology remained ns bullish ar guments. Western Union and Postal Pre ferred cro given a lift on the federal communication commis sion order increasing govern ment domestic telegraphic rates. In front also were Nickel Plate Preferred and United Air Lines. Santa Fc came buck when anoth er $1.50 dividend was declared. Lower- most of the time were Southern Pacific, Great North ern, Youngstown Sheet, U. S. Rubber, Montgomery War d, Seurs Roebuck, , Glenn Martin, Texas Co., and General Motors Resistant were Consolidated Edi son, at a new year's top; Bethle hem. Philip Morris and Wool worth. Bonds were narrow. Closing quotations: American Can BB Am Car & Fdy 42 Am Tel & Tel 1541 Anaconda 28 Calif Packing 29i Cat Tractor 481 Commonwealth & Sou 13-16 General Electric 39 Gt Nor Ry pfd 311 Illinois Central 14J Int Harvester 73 Kcnnccott 311 Lockheed 20) Long-Bell "A" 10. Montgomery Ward 46J Nosh-Keiv 4 N Y Central 17J Northern Pacific l.T. Pac Gas 4 El 28 i Packard Motor 41 J. C. Penney OOi Pcnna R R ..... 41 Republic Steel 19 Richfield Oil 10J Safeway Stores 42i Scars Roebuck 821 T TAKING STEMS MARKET Negro Gets 'Hot Foot in Detroit yam! In race rioting that killed 10 persons Something New in Army's Chemical Warfare ttfV'"' rJ 'Viv lid. MSSSll fet Mu.mmmMmMAXM In a spectacular demonstration of chemical warfare for U. S. Army officers soldier at right uses a new portable flame thrower In an attack on a pillbox phorm smoke bomb exploda all over the place. LIVESTOCK SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 20 (A P-W FA) CATTLE : Salubto 50. Nominal; Monday, two loads fed steers $15.00-75; today around loud feeder steers offered, eligible $12.00-50; me dium to good heifer and rangu cows absent: odd aged medium cows $11.50-10.60, Hulk rannurs mid cutters $11.00 1100; medium sausage bulls $10.00 11.00. Calves 25. active, fully steady; few choice 220 lb, vealeis $14.50, medium to guod calves $11.00 to $13.00. HOGS: Salable 250. Steady; package 202 lb. good California $14.65, two loads choice 2UO-:i(IO lb. barrows and gills $14.50; nu merous good sows $13.25. SHEEP: Sulablo 2800. Slow, about steady; packugo good 83 lb. lambs $14.75, choice scarce, quoted $15.00 and above: two decks cull to good ewes quoted $2,50 6.50. PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 20 (AP-USDA) CATTLE: Salable and tutu I 50; calves 25; market active, strong on limited supply; few common steers $11.00-13.00, load good to choice steers $1(1.40 sorted four head ot $15.50; few cutter heifers $8,50 0.00; din ner and culler cows mostly $(1.25 to $7.50, fleshy dairy type cows $7.75-8.00; medium grassy beef cows $10.00; odd medium bulls $11.50, cutter to common bulls $8.00-0.00. good beef bulls quot able to $12.50; good to choice vculers $14.00-50. HOGS: Salable and total 300; market 15-25 cents lower; good to choice 100-230 lbs. $14.00-25. few $14.35; 240 300 lbs. $13.25 75; light lights $13.00-50; good sows 11.25-50; choice feeder pigs 100 lbs. $17.00. SHEEP: Salable 250, total 350; market slow, fat lambs weak to 25 cents lower; good to choice spring lambs $13.50-14.00. liber al share loto $13.50; feeders mostly $10.50: medium to good old crop shorn lambs $10.50 to $11.50; good ewes $5.25-50, com mon $2.00-50. 133 BELOW AT EQUATOR The lowest air temperature ever recorded was 133 degrees below zero, noted by a sounding balloon sent up from the Island of Java, near the equator. UNDERGROUND "SILOS" In Vulctta, Malta, grain Is stored under the street. Grain elevators aro sunk In tho ground to protect the groin supply from the sun and keep It cool and dry. Soutticrn Toclflc ...... 27 Standard Brands ... 8 Sunshine Mining . 51 Union Oil Calif. 211 Union Pacific 9Bt U S Steel 56. Warner Pictures 141 and injured 150 others, an auto owner car had been stoned In Detroit. - 4,, J- ' '' , . - ' t' ( " I 1 ' Juna 20, 1948 Portland Produce I'llllH.ANII. dir., Jlllm l (AI'l-llltT. ih'll-AA lllnilii I'Mllli, (lV. 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June 29 (D Buy ing of July wheat by eastern In terosts during the final hour to day helped prices to advance sub stantially from the day's low points. There were also pur chases hy milling Interests but local and hedge selling were In evidence during much of the se-' slnn. 1 The trade generally showed disappointment over the resigns-1 tton of War Food Administrator Chester Dnvls and expressed fears that the programs Inaugur-' aled under his direction might 1 be headed for tho discard. ' Wheat closed unchanged to I cent under Monday's final levels: July $1,441-1; September $1.45 1 451; rye was ic to lie off. July 00-OUlc. September $1,001-1.01; and oats lost tc to tc. HUMMINGBIRD FRAILTY So tiny aro hummingbirds ; that instances hove been record ed of them being caught in spi-; der's webs, stuck to thistles, or Impaled on thorns. Wo often wonder how peoptt can look pleasant when posing for pictures that cost $25 per dozen. Hot weather Isn't so bad If you undress properly for it. Race Rioting gives the boot to a Negro atsr hi V.V at the EdKcwootl AJnPMA vh liZ ZZ 'Jit.'' 'u.a Pn0 V d