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Show THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH with an altitude of about 9,500 feet. But about eight o'clock we hit a tropical front which was a nigh-tmarefog so dense you could hardly see to light the tip of your cigarette. "When we saw it coming ahead, each V spread out a little, so we wouldn't collide. Only we didn't dream how dense and how long it was going to be. "It was like trying to fly irside a giant bale of cotton so dense that when you looked out at the side you could barely see your own wing tips. And looking straight ahead, that bale of cotton seemed tightly packed against your windshield, only it was a dull flat gray-whit- like the cotton I imagine they'd spin winding sheets out of. And you'd stare Into the windshield, trying to see how close you were to your wing man, but there would only be that flat white, squeezed tight against your windshield, muffling every-thing. Then all of a sudden, the wing of the plane ahead would come surging into view out of that wind-ing sheet, so terribly big and close that you would frantically jerk back all four throttles to cut your power, and begin fishtailing your rudder to slow the big brute down a little, praying that by this you'd miss crashing into the plane ahead at least by a few yards. "We'd been fighting through it on instruments, because inside that cot- - continuing the long slow circle In-side the csnyon in the hope we'll pick up some of the others, and won't have to go in en the target alone. Meanwhile the radio operators of the two planes have started to each talking other by winking their Aldis lamps back and forth. We're so near the target I don't want to use the radio any more than necessary. And just then I spot a third plane about 500 feet below us and far-the- r west down the canyon. Just as I'm wondering which one it is. my radio operator reports that the plane we're circling on isn't Jim at all, it's Bill Bohnaker. So we drop on down the canyon and sure enough, that third plane turns out to be old Jim. I can read his number plain now on his tail. Now there are three of us in the circle, wondering what in hell has become of the other six. We haven't got the gas to stay In this golden dream castle much long-er. But just then my radio operator comes in with a message from Combs, the leader. God knows where he is, but he's telling us, 'Continuing to target.' and he's sending it out by key, where he can use code, be-cause he daren't use voice so close to the target as he must by now be, because most of these damn Zero pilots seemed to have gradu-ated from Los Angeles High School and understand English as well as you do. "All right, continue it Is, so now we plunged back into that damned front the opposite canyon wall and the gray mist packed down around my windshield again. We continued to climb in that deathly whiteness-fi- rst one wing and then the other surging into my view. I flew it for forty-fiv- e minutes and decided it was just too much to risk crashing into each other when we were so close to the target. So without any message to Jim or Bill I decided I'd spread out. I flew 45 degrees for thirty seconds, then back thirty more seconds, and then continued on the old course flying on instruments, of course. But now that we were staggered both in altitude and in interval, it wasn't so bad. "Finally we broke out into the clear at 27,000 feet at a quarter after ten and discovered we had lost in-terval only by a very little. But I was groggy we'd been on oxygen for four and a half hours already. "But the weather was still playing tricks. Now the mist was coming in great tufts, thicker than cotton wadding, while below us was a thin layer of overcast. "We were getting close to the tar-get now. Should we climb higher? There wasn't much point, because If we did, that overcast layer might thicken so that we couldn't see the target, and we'd have to come down below it to unload. "But where's Bill Bohnaker? I look back and see that he's very slowly peeling off. I wonder why. Probably supercharger trouble. Then I think to myself, 'There he goes, and I'd hoped maybe at least three of us could go in together.' Because in my mind is that rain-chec- k idea the score isn't settled yet, and if that target Is open at all, I've made up my mind I'm going in. And I think to myself, 'Here we go again, Jim, just you and me.' "About this time I hear a gunner on Combs' ship they've broken ra-dio silence, which means they're on the target saying, "Lots of enemy fiehters sighted!' ! ') 1 I L'ut- - Co1- - I st this rr teIU 6'enrS. P. ucU in demolished :.f .re fround. They L Christina day r-ener.- Brereton I" ' Z bomber, to Java. urt on fliSht for Davao, iCX. peard JTS make the bomb 'Lrdler shout, "bombs CHAPTER IX evTry ounce of power ,d on about to turn for dwas :T when I saw, just in Xj Jim, who had dropped s' before I did. had is turn to get off the w seconds before me. ,t thing I d'd t0 caU .bombardier and the nav-m- e on up and tell me done to the Japs, aid it had been a sight to lew of the Jap cruisers had managed to get and their wakes laced - great spirals and sworls "ed to dodge the bombs, a these few, they said, t the Japs absolutely flat-the- re had been enough could have blown a chunk :r fleet they would never vexed from, as, they had watched four on i Jap battleship, seen debris flying in every di- - i imoke starting to bil-I- n iddition to this, our had Junk three smaller cruisers and a transport, lid our bomb pattern had :e whole area white with loam, and what few ships power up were running e crazy. They said thou-kille-d personnel had been drowned, and also that :ra hell out of the dock i docks at Davao Harbor, don't have time to gloat something approaching us i catches my eye through :;eld. It's practically fly-ur- se and our altitude, ex-- : j oil to the left. But am ghost? It can't be what I i Messerschmitt 110, the Ernst Udet told me all erlin when I visited there rhere can't be a Messer-1- 0 in this hemisphere, else could it be with that a't alter his course and ;er mine; and after he's point where I could set iion course with him, I ffle to my senses, to real-J-i the pilot of a Flying d my job is to get home a these boys and this ch was never designed to dogfights with Messer- - back to Malang feeling H with ourselves," said ad I personally felt I S headway settling my old J icore. But in Java we x were troubles ahead, 'i ast of these was that our accusing us of bombing j; didn't say any of a n hit, just that they'd Jt off an attack, and it o me that this might ex-'-s- e fireworks which came ;punder our chins through st that night over the i EJ' But we were never SJi. Then why don't you r Jour ships are going , it seemed that had never -- a ruling from the Navy ' Washington. I guess ust take some kind of I .51 oath never to tell any- - Jl rtody who doesn't wear more was going on. ;., 60 that our smash at the , Davao had been al- - f essful. Because Davao safe base for them, : apparently boosted up 'f two or three The gallant Dutch are burning up their Borneo oil fields. ti bale you couldn't see stars or ocean, and it took so much hard fly-ing that I was having my handle the power for me. If I thought I was dropping behind the rest, maybe I would get lost and have to go over the target alone, which by now we knew was a dan-gerous business, I'd say to him, 'All right, give me a little more mercury now about four inches.' Then when I'd catch a glimpse of the plane ahead I'd say: 'Okay, now you can bring it back to thirty inches. We're sitting okay I can see him fine.' And I could for a minute or so. "Without warning I break into the clear. I haven't climbed over that cloud, but instead have flown out of one of the walls of an enormous cloud canyon and am now flying around in the clear air between the precipices. "Ahead of me looms the other can-yon wall. Maybe it's thirty miles away, maybe fifty-y-ou can't ever judge the distance of a cloud, be-cause they don't come in standard sizes. But cloud canyons like this one are one magnificent sight that you never see any place except in the high skies. "Because, you see, the morning sun was slanting down from behind me. over the top of the canyon wall -- j ...v,:v, T had Inst come, to "But they're still far ahead, out of sight. Here we are again, in a staggered attack the stragglers to bear the brunt of what the first flights stir up. We ought to know better, but still I'm going on in. "The weather gets crazier and crazierthese enormous tufts not stratified at all, but floating around altitude. And my co-pilot at almost any seems to be fascinated by a big black one that isn't shaped quite thunderhead. It might be like a one of those Dakota tornado funnels, only it doesn't revolve. "Then suddenly he says, staring at if 'Hell, Frank, that isn't a cloud at all-lo- ok!' I follow his finger, and down at the base of that cloud, on the ground, is a crackling, flaming oil field! The gallant Dutch are scorching the earth for fair-bur-n-ine ud their Borneo oil fields right " .naissance went r i?3Vao area and re- vere; then we found ;Jls 'lug had moved out down into Macas-- , "J fj owuats Borneeaor--notthey J) our "dvance bases 1 U,ie "ey wanted the f frakan and Baiak- - 1 ! ern coast of Bor" rUisso rich they say s'" r'!t into the bunk-- 2,C0UrEe thd built ft efore Pearl Har-- i 01 weir own. , 'f'ng to stop them? t y' be"use we . the only forCe the J a?efre wn- -" MjL known ' g3ng 01 sm'Ps off and at 6:30 in ! Fieid ",S t0ok oft trom I ' planned to I WSea and then in- -' caTying to start OUI. Ui win-- " hit the top half of the cloud-canyo- n wall ahead. That top half might have been built out of burnished silver feather beds piled one on top the other, and yet you looked again and it seemed to be so firm it could be carved of glistening ice or mar-ble. wondering if old Jim is "I am also looking at all this when sud-denl- y his voice comes out of no-where into my earphones. he is call- - " Connally to Kurtz,' Connally,' I " 'Kurtz answering Sa" 'Have you broken into the clear yet?' he asks. Jim, at 14.500. 'Into the clear. Now I'm turning onto 270 degrees. turning west to fly That means I'm to see U down that canyon can't catch sight of Jim, whose voa e Suddenly is so loud in my ears. ttere I see a single Fortress ahea in the canyon. I pick h" "P his uptilted the reflecting sun hits wing. He is circling. I see you, Jim, I cau. Conunt to circle.' I head toward in on its wmg, the plane and fall In the face of the advancing Japs, millions of dollars' worth of it. Imag-ine all of East Texas crackling and pouring black smoke into the sky. We can't stop to watch a bil-lion dollars go up in black smoke The Dutch are doing their job and we have ours, which just now is scanning for fighters. I realize that weather and so close to the in this target they might be anywhere, only some reason I never think of them when my No. 1 starboard en-ei-starts jumping around in its mount, raiding the whole plane. "I only curse my luck and ask, 'If going to have engine trou-ble we were why in hell couldn't it have home instead of been on the way noW when we're about to begin our run over the target?' r watch the oil pressure drop sickeningly, and still it doesn't dawn what hit that motor Im me sore at it for letting me down. S also, what will I do nurse it bv feathering it, or see if I aSf ve it maybe 1,000 RPM's the other three up to 2,600? (TO BE CONTINUED) WHATEVER happens to base 1944, you car write it down In advance as tht game's greatest all around gambit since Abner Doubled ay had his fan tastic dream. This goes not only for the two ma Jor league pennant races, but alsc for the individual averages, includ-ing pitchers and hitters. With the draft now working busilj and effectively day by day, buildinj up the reserves thai VJK A K3a U i Jhm will be needed latei on, no one can pos-sibly tell what will happen from week to week or frotr month to month. Army and navj experts tell us the European war wiU certainly move intc 1945, with the Japa-nese climax set nc GrantlandRiee Into than 1946. Ii this happens to be true, and it seems to be the best guess in sight, the drain on man- - power will be well beyond anything we have known so far. It may seem to be a rather futile matter and a minor argument tt bring in baseball at such a vital point In this nation's history, but the fact remains that millions are still following what Is left of baseball, In-cluding a large percent of the Americans now In army i navy service. Only pay a visit te any camp or talk with the returning wounded. In addition to the two pennant races they also want to know who will be the leading pitchers and the leading hitters among those left in the various training camps. "Don't you think," a wounded ser-geant asked me, "that Mort Cooper should win at least 30 games with the weaker hitters he will have to face?" "What about those Yankee pitch-ers?" another asked. "Bonham and Borowy and Donald should mop up." "Some of these left-ov- hitters should reach .400," another said. "This ought to be a big year for any 4-- F regular." Rather Tough Queries Once again there are two sides to all these n arguments. There are some good pitchers left such as Mort Cooper and Whit Wyatt, Rip Sewell and Ernie Bon-ham, entries from the Cubs and Reds, etc. They won't have so many good hitters to mow down. But on the other side they won't have the hit-ting and the fielding support they have had In the past. The Yankees were poison for a pitcher. But they have lost, or will soon lose such men as Charlie Kel-ler, Joe Gordon, Bill Dickey, young Johnson, most of their dynamite. If Spud Chandler is available he should lead his league again. He should but what about the holes in his support? Plus a few of those timely Dickey -- Keller -- Gordon -- Johnson hits that will be missing all or most of this season. Not overlook-ing 2ir defensive strength? The same angle will apply to Mort Cooper, Whit Wyatt, Rip Sewell and other leading stars from other sea-sons. Anything Can Happen As we have observed and re-marked and guessed several times before, this is the season where any-thing can happen. It is no secret to remark thai class has taken a heavy fall. This is the way it should be in the vital spot of the world's greatest war. It Is the uncertainty of these two races, the uncertainty of any win-ning sides, the nncertainty of any leading stars, that give the two big league races their chance to catch public Interest. Racing alone has shown that this is the greatest gambling age of all time. To all the service men who write us, and to all who ask direct ques-tions concerning what might hap- - pen, we can only ask a respite of a few weeks until the training season is further along and there is a better chance to find out Just what men each league and each team has. This can never be any final Judg-ment with so many men to be called from week to week or from month to month. But there is at least the early spring promise of a dizzy scramble, which might carry out more general interest than two one-side- d races, such as we have had in the la si tew years. Some Favorite Old Timers Most of baseball's top stars are in war service. But there will still be a few old timers left who are worth looking over. In this list you'll find such veterans as Pepper Martin, Mel Ott and Jimmy Foxx. Martin and Foxx have come oui of retirement. They are not wha( they used to be, I'd stnl like to sec them play again. The Pepper re-mains one of baseball's colorful per-sonalities, on or off the field. And that's saying a mouthful. WHY TAKE HARSH LAXATIVES? Simple Fresh Fruit Drink Makes Purgatives Unnec-essary for Most People Ilere'B a way to overcome con-stipation without harsh laxatives. Drink juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass of water first thing; on arising-- . ' Most peoplo find this all they need stimulates normal bowel ac-tion day after day I Lemon and water is good for you. Lemons are among the rich- - " est sources of vitamin C, which combats fatigue, helps resist colds and infections. They supply valu-able amounts of vitamins I5i and P. They pep up appetite. They alkalinitfi, aid digestion. Lemon and water has a fresh tang" too clears the mouth, wakes you up, starts you going. Try this grand wnke-u-p drink 10 mornings. See if it doesn't help you I Use California Sunkist Lemons. 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When a ladder is used to trim trees or pick fruit, a srrtell, strong chain should be substituted for the top rung as it grips trees or poles more securely. Here's a hint for the busy moth-er whose baby is at that "high-chair-tippin-age. A screen door hook fastened on the back of the chair, and a corresponding screw-ey- e in the woodwork nt a con-venient place in each room will safeguard baby from tipping while mother works. Shoes are rationed, buckles aren't. What's the answer? Se-lect plain black pumps that may be worn with or without fancy de-tachable buckles. Several pairs of buckles equal several pairs of shoes in appearance at least. Released by Western Newspaper Union. rITH the Induction of Catchei William Malcolm Dickey into the navy, the New York Yankeei lost the last man of an era that made the champions the most fa-mous club in baseball. Bill Dickey played with Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig was his room-mate, and in more recent years there were Tommy Henrich, Joe DiMaggio, George Selkirk, Johnny Sturm, Buddy Hassett, Red Ruffing, Ken Sears, Phil Rizzuto, Bill John-son, Charlie Keller and others who made the Yankees the champions of the world. When Manager Joe McCarthy re-ceived word of Dickey's status he said: "I guess it's only the beglnnlng.-I'ncl- e Sam wants him and that's all there is to it. I wish Bill the best of luck. We'll all miss him. He was a great catcher, great hitter, and a great man to have on a ball club. The records prove Dickey was the greatest catcher of all time." Exactly how much the loss of Dickey will affect the Yankees re- - L W y&4enm l ippme S BILL DICKEY mains to be seen, but most observ-ers believe that it will rank with the biggest, comparable to the loss of DiMaggio, Keller or any of the others who are In service. Dickey's Rating Unquestionably Dickey deserves ranking with the best catchers of all time. He shared In nine World series cuts and appeared behind the bat in every contest of the Yankees last eight series. Only Ruth ap-peared in more World series, and Dickey's feat of playing on seven winning clubs tied a mark held by Ruth and Gehrig. The only uniform that Dickey ever wore in the big show was a Yankee uniform and he wore that for 16 seasons. The veteran, who will be 37 years old in June, received the plaque as player of the year at the recent Baseball Writers' dinner in New York. He holds the major league record of catching 100 games or more for 13 consecutive seasons and batted over the .300 mark in 11 seasons. His lifetime average is .313. Apparently the Yankee front of-fice had seen the handwriting on the wall. Joe Glenn, a veteran, was purchased from Kansas City just a few days before Dickey was Induct-ed. The club also has the services of Bob Collins and Mike Garbark.t rookies with little or no big league experience, and maybe Rollie Hems-le- y, a good catcher but a man who says be would sooner be farming than playing baseball. All-Importa- nt When the news was given to Mc- Carthy he wanted to say he was sorry to see Dickey go. But he checked his words for fear they might be misunderstood. As the manager of a baseball chili it Is inconceivable that McCarthy should be glad to see Dickey go. A catcher Is A winning ball club must be strong through the middle, from the catcher's bo through center field. The trend of the times was evi-denced by the fact that, when news f nirkev's induction came, the only catcher in the Yankee spring camp was Claude Larned, a councilman from Pleasantville, N. Y., where he has a gas station. ' Larned is not even trying out for the team. He was around only because he likes baseball and happens to be a friend of Paul Krichell, the Yankees' No. 1 scout. The mighty have not fallen, but their troubles are as numerous as those besetting the seven other clubs of the league. And that alone is most unusuaL SPORTS SHORTS fi. Elmer Riddle is the 15th pitcher in Cincinnati's modern baseball history to win 20 or more games in one season. . Major league clubs will play 168 spring exhibition games before launching the championship season of 1944. C. Before the Detroit Lions gave him a contract, Frank Sinkwich signed ' a release absolving the club from responsibility in the event of per-manent injury due to his heart con-iitio- They're Brassards Arm bands worn by certain sol-diers to show the particular type of work they are doing, such as MP, are called brassards. They are worn on the left sleeve above the elbow. |