Two Klamath Men Home After Flying
"Hump" Route Daily For Past Year
Br EDNA KAHL
Flying the "Hump" routo, the
highest, most treacherous moun
tain range In tlio world, ha
bron the dally Job of two Klum
th moil for tlio puit your,
TO M. J. (I3iis) Thompson,
ion of Mr. und Mm. C. C. Thomp
on of Miilin, and FU Andrew
Hllaiil, son of Mr. und Mrs, E. L.
Kulil of 714 N. loth, mo homo
for Christmas, after being stu
tinned In tlio Chlnn-Durina-Inrila
thaiilor with tlio ulr transport
oommnnd,
On thnlr urrlvnl In tho Orient,
December 22, 1044, tho men
wuro stationed lit Chnbiiii, Indlu.
They agreed that their flritt
flluhtii ovor tho Himalaya mnun
tttlun wero uneventful und thnt
ut first It soomod to thorn thnt
the Mump had been greatly over
rated., 'Thnt win before we Kot to
know It better," Silani re
murkad. The big C-40 transport planes
thoy flow currlnd a curgo of 8000
pounds, Tho wnrllino cnrgoeK In
cluded 75 mm. iihcllii, trench
mortars, Kim mortnrii In prepara
tion for nosslhlo use of Kin, rlflo,
food und medlcnl supplies, troop
end. neccssury materials for
fighting a wur. After the cessa
tlon of hoHtllltloK. their cargoeii
woro not quite no vital.
Thn mountains over which
they flow wcro of rolling typo
which cuma up suddenly In a
Jugged backbone of a peak, ex
cept for un occaxloniil one rising
straight up lo n penk, such as
Mount Everest, wlileh both men
could seo on their flight.
Jungle
The Jungles below thom were
comparublii to tho South Ameri
can Jungles, with trees resent,
bllng plno trees,, but In stature
nearly lllto tho redwoods. Crews
forced down faced one of their
greatest hazards In bucking their
way back to civilization. The
longest time that a crew worked
to got out of tho Junglo and
came out allvo wax 01 days.
Since tho beginning of Hump
flying, in estimated 3800 pianos
have gone down with only a
small number of crew survlv-
'"ti,
hint section hnd the world's
Rrcntcst rainfall, 000 Inches an
nually. After the planes left the
ground In the monsoon season
they were flown on Instruments
beginning at 100 or ISO feet. The
monsoons lent for six months, bo
ginning In April.
The first chock point ' aftor
leaving tholr home base was
Moron, and then they headed for
China. The two filers stated
that the worst time In the flight
was on the tako-off. After tak
ing the planes Into the air, they
tried to rise above the "soup" to
from 4000 to 12,000 feet where
It was clear. The rain and snow
encountered necessitated flying
bv Instruments ormvn 12nnn
foot, Carburetor Icing was a
constant danger. Although the
de-icers used were very effective,
thcy lnsted only a short tlmo be
cause they were torn by gravol
In landings and take-offs.
Ice Formed
When Ice formed on the car
buretor no gas could get through
to the motor. Silani mentioned
a time when In a thunderstorm
both motors on his plane lost two
beats.
"The engine lost two beats
and my heart lost BO," he added.
Wing and fusolagu Icing con
tributed to the dangers encoun
tered. Thompson explained that
thoro was so much instrument
flying and so many airplanes In
the air holding different alti
tudes that there was the constant
possibility .of mid-air collisions.
Often, If radio reception was
poor, two pilots would be flying
at tho same altitude, not know
ing the other was there.
January 6, 1943, Is well-remembered
by all Hump pilots.
That date marked the worst
night In the history of Hump fly
ing. Torrlfio thunder and light
ning storms racked the air, and
the blinding flashes lighted up
tho area for miles around. On
that night, 33 planes went down
with average, crews of three
men. Only two of the crews got
In. Thirty-one have never been
heard from.
Sllnnl and Thompson were
among the six men chosen to fly
the "nnckpllo Express," the only
C-40 pussenger run over tho
Hump. Their pussengers were
"VIP," very Importuut person
nel, und on their way buck from
China they curried nogro Burma
Itoud drivers, who were nmong
tlio most cooperative pussengers
they hud, Thompson was the
first man chosen for the "Hock
pllo Express."
Effective
Only In the lust year linn air
rescue been really offncllvo.
When a plane did not como In,
Its homo base reported It to air
smirch and rescuo which
searched tho urea In which tho
plane wits lost. They flew In
liaison ships, B-2Ss, C-47s and
I'-Sls. If the pluno was found
tho search continued for tho
crow. When tho crew wn lo
cated, supplies woro d'o""- ' to
them, and professions 1 -nl
Jumpers boiled out
slblo Injured crow me
The men explained t, cry
often things happened loo fust
for tho crow to bo able to ball
out. At times, whan I plane
wont down, It would drop S00O
feet per minute In a violent
down-draft. Of the men who
successfully reached tho ground
after bulling out, 00 por cent got
out alive dcsplto the Jungles, tho
weather and tho head-hunters.
Many of the savage tribes who
were head-hunters, worked for
tho highest bidder In the wur,
often the Japanese The only
tribe In tho area which was not
eventually won ovor by tho al
lies, was tho fierce Noga tribe.
If a crew bulled out over Nuga
country, their Instructions woro
to slay where they were and
not move. All they could do was
hope that someone from air
search and rescue would find
them.
Silani and Thompson trained
together In the United States,
went overseas together, and have
returned to the United States to
gether. They both wear the
Asiatic -Pacific ribbon, the Air
Medal and the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross.
Klamath Crew Member Of
Submarine' Declared Dead
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Robort
Wells, 2213 Ogden, have re
ceived a letter from James For
rental, secretary of the navy, in
forming them that their son,
TM 30 Richard Warren Wells,
who has been missing Blnco No
vember, 1044, has been declurcd
dead,
Tlio 21-year-old sailor was a
crew member of tho submarine
Shark which fulled to return to
1'eurl Harbor after a war patrol
In lliu Clilnu sea. Tho Shark
left Pearl Harbor September 23,
1044, and was not heard of since.
Korrcstul's letter said thnt the
vessel had probably been lost as
a result of enemy action and thnt
Wells' nnme hnd not nppeored
on any lists of prisoners taken
by tho Jopaneso.
That was tho Klamath man's
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Richard Warren Wells
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third patrol Into Jap waters on
the Shark. Tho submarine was
credited with sinking six enemy
ships.
Wells enlisted In the navy In
January, 1043, and had been
overseas about four months
when he was reported missing.
Ha was graduated from Klamath
Union high school In the class
of 1042.
The flag he Is holding was the
battle emblem of the Shark and
tho Jap flags denote the number
of enemy vessels the Shark de
stroyed. This picture .was taken In
Pcnrl Hurbor Just before Wells'
ship left on Its last patrol.
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Crash Victim
An
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T5 Ned N Miriam of Lake
view, shown above, was one of
17 overseas veterans killed in
the recent crash of a transport
plane ar Billings, Mont. He was
the son of Ed Neatham. former
ly of Lakevlew. A sitter, Mrs.
Ralph Baker, lives at Lakevlew.
Small Private
Plane Stolen
ELLENSBURG, Dec. 18 UP)
The boys in the blue coats nna
best look to their wings what
with the latest In high-class
thievery.
James Dovcre. owner of a
plane field at Cle Elum, Wash.,
reported to the sheriff's office a
thief has stolen a small private
piano owned by A. H. Schular,
after first changing the paint
Job before flying It away.
Dcvere said his own ship had
been pushed back In the han
gar, the air compressor had been
used, a spray gun and a gallon
and a half of black paint were
missing.
Schular! plane had been yal
low and black. Also missing.
said Devere, were his log book,
parachute, and a can of gaso-
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(Dee. 19 through Dec. 24)
Names selected through our Impartial' distribution plan
IRENE YOUNG, 831 Upham
MRS. H. R. NETHERCOTT. 409 Jefferson
MRS. RAY TELFORD. 410 Conger
CORDELIA CANTRALL. 430 No. Sth
MRS. R. K. SCHOUBOE. 4S7 Damont
PAULINE G. OFFIELD. 423 No. 7th
FLO ANN EATON. 727 Main
MINNIE ROBINSON. 421 Washington
-. LOUISE E. COOPER. 408 No. 9th
ELENORA WEATHERFORD. 2535 Hope
HELEN LARSON, 830 No. 11th
DORIS ADAMS. Earler Hotel
MRS. ROY CALL. 727 Commercial
VELMA B. TENNERY. Keno. Ore.
MRS. VICTOR PALMER. 1129 Crescent
EVELYN MALLOY. eo Hasel's Beauty Shop
HELEN MUELLER. 219 No. 9th
MRS. STEPHAN ROSE. Roosevelt Apts.
RUTH DURANT, 324 No. 9th
MRS. E. J. CHAMPAGNE. 414 No. 6th
MRS. A. W. SPIKER. P. O. Box 1006
MRS. H. O. WATKINS. 1121 California
MRS. EARL REINHART, P. O. Bex 1216
MRS. DAYTON E. VAN VACTOR. 630 Pine
MARIE OBENCHAIN, 20S Pine
MARIE DIVENS. 733 Alameda
MRS. C. E. EMERSON, 2825 Wiard
MRS. M. H. CLARK. 1910 Oregon Ave.
CHARLOTTE MAYFIELD. 1919 Worden
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MRS. GEORGE WING. 2142 Orchard
MRS. GEORGE L. GRIFFIN. 1618 Halsey
MRS. G. B. FIFE. 65 Pine '
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MRS. GEORGE LUNSFORD, 3626 Brooklyn
URA SECHRIST. 1440 E. Main
GERTRUDE P. CASEY. 1041 Arthur
MRS. C. BUSSMAN. 834 Klamath
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MRS. DICK HASKINS. 1114 California
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MRS. LILLIAN R. HOGMAN, 1919 Melrose
DORIS McDONALD. 2504 Reclamation
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MRS. CHARLES MACK. 1940 Lowell
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Gift Program
For Marines
Here' your chance to make a
hospitalized service man a little
happier on Christmas day.
The Red Cross announced to
day that presents will be given
hospitalized murines at the Bar
racks, Jf local people will donate
them. Since it will be a lonely
day a long way from home for
most of the 40 or 50 men In the
wards, the present will be ap
preciated. Any suitable gift except food
will be welcomed, and the pack
ages will be dropped by high
school girls. Donors are asked
to put a slip on the outside of
the package telling what is in
side. Two radios are also needed
at the Marine Barracks, and elec
tric Christmas tree lights will
be welcomed. Anyone who
cares to donate these Items
should contact the Red Cross.
Music Firm Head
Claimed By Death
MINEOLA, N. Y., Dec. 18 (P)
Edward B. Marks, 80, head of
Edward B. Marka Music cor
poration which published more
than 20,000 songs over a period
of SO years, died of pneumonia
last night at Nassau hospital.
His firm published some of the
first songs of Irving Berlin,
Jerome Kern and Slgmund Rom
berg. Such old favorite as "My
Mother Was a Lady" and "The
Little Lost Child" were among
Marks' own compositions.
line, a box of mandy bars and
about $12 in cash.
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Members of the Loyal Order
of Moose and women of the
Moose served at the USO Sun
day, with Agnes Vasak acting as
chairman for the day.
Cakes for the occasion were
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Thompson, Ruby Weinberg,
Grade McFarland, Marcla Walts,
Kathleen Hepburn, Agnes Va
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night with a Christmas party
and gifts. Initiation of new
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Cinchona plant in the Belgian
Congo are expected to begin pro
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Re-enlists Donald K. Tortney,
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U. S. navy Saturday. Ht wat
stationed at the Klamath naval
air station for the past year.
His wife, Jean Ruth, former
Wave and native of Klamath
Falls, will make her home at
127 Mortimer.
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