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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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STEMS MARKET
Negro Gets 'Hot Foot in Detroit
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In race rioting that killed 10 persons
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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
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WHEAT
CHICAGO. 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
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