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Show Tale of Terpsichore and tTie Typists ,3nJ t f i i - in ti i I 1 V I I 'dV I v If I I II f 47, 1 f ti If 1 VLi ' I 1 .J IMMMMMUM riHrinM "' "I" -r VfV-Wv--.. . . -.i, T - ' T '" 11" Mil II I I aaJ i 11 . 1 ..; ." 1 . r''mmmmmmmlsxLL!um, "" '" "' "- . mm, .inn " ' - . f y x i r "tmiiHi im in, n m 1 1 1 1 'li n in mm ii i m I ' f , . - . . ''" ".,.,, , -s-tn ifjtr -,,,,, I , . r t t x . j ? . -v , 4 f - . - .'JL - I Capt. Bong Proclaimed America's Ace Of Aces; Bags 26th and 27th Planes ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April 13 (HE) Capt. Richard L Bong of rPdpuIar, Wis., was proclaimed America's "ace of aces" today in a communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters for shooting: down his 26th and 27th planes in aerial combat. The P-38 Lightning- pilot, who won his wings only a little more than two years ago, broke the existing record for planes destroyed destroy-ed in the air by bagging two Japa nese planes during a raid on Hol-landia. Hol-landia. New Guinea, yesterday. (Capt. Don Gentile of Piqua, O., was awarded the title of America's No. 1 fighter ace by the 8th air florce In Britain earlier this week. but seven of the SO planes with whose destruction he was credited were demolished on the ground. All 27 of those destroyed by Bong were shot down in combat.) Bong's credit of 27 planes was disclosed in an official announcement, announce-ment, and broke the previous rec ord of 26 set by Capt. Eddie Rick-Jhe bagged four planes, enbacker In the first World TWair T " He was a member "o and since equalled in this war by two marine majors, Joe Foss, Sioux Falls, S. D., and Gregory Boyington, Okanogan, Wash. The details of Wednesday's dogfights dog-fights over New Guinea were not disclosed. Bong has received 20 medals for his previous aerial victories vic-tories against the Japanese in the southwest Pacific Bong won his wings at Lipe Field, Phoenix, Ariz., on Jan. 9, 1942, and was ordered to the southwest Pacific on Sept. 10, the same year, when he started his string of victories, all of them in a P-38 Lightning. All except one of the 27 enemy planes were shot down over Japa nese terirtory, the communique said. The exception was not revealed. Bong's biggest kill in one battle was over Lae last August, when of the first I training course. Lightning squadron in New Guinea L17. 1943, after 14 months of over late in 1942. He got his first kill on Dec. 27, 1942. when he shot down a Zero fighter and a dive bomber. He has acquired the reputation of being one of the stingiest fighter fight-er pilots in New Guinea with ammunition, am-munition, expending only a few dozen rounds for each Japanese plane. 1941, to enlist In the army air corps after completion of a CAA He returned home on leave Nov. POPLAR, Wis., April 13 (Ui! Capt. Richard Ira Bong, Poplar, who was proclaimed America's "ace of aces" today for shooting down his 26th and 27th enemy plane in aerial combat, is a 23-year-old veteran of 15 months service in the southwest Pacific. He left Superior, (Wis.) State Teachers college in September, seas service tiuring which he flew 365 hours in operational combat on 146 missions over Milne Bay. Huoa Gulf, Bismarck sea, Oro Bay, Wewak, Lae and Rabaul. At that -time he had 21 Jap planes to his credit. His bag included 17 fighters and four bombers. In addition, he was credited with six probables. Bong was reported back In action with the fifth air force last March 1. 'While" home oh leave Bong was too modest talk much about his war experiences. J'H's all just luck," he said. "Sometimes you run into a mess of Japs and sometimes you don't. They put on a good show and- go into all kinds of unneces- DAILY HERALD PROVO, TTTAH COCNTT. tTAR THCRSDAT. APRIL, 13, 1944 sary,.iancy maneuvers. But whei it comes to downright flying oul boys have them beaten." "I hope to Keep on flying' kfte the war," he paid. "Flying and hunting they're the two besl things in 'life: Arid they go together to-gether well, too. Men, Women of AO) 50,60! Want Pep?! Need New Vbn and Vitality? V You may tmi exhausted, aroni-oat, penlrsa. low In Ittllty. old at only 44). 60 or 00. aoletr because youff uoc wdirtt If certain Chicago businessmen see their typists and secretaries tripping through the office on their toes they're not a bit surprised. They realize that the girls belong to a little group of office workers who, for relaxation, fun and maintenance of their figures, have taken up after-hours expressive dancing under tutelage of Beatrice Stronstorff, professional teacher. Even on the job they practice, like Jane Rosenberg, top. left, who flexes her toes while taking dictation. Gene Matteoni, top center, finds rail in office elevator makes an excellent ballet exercise bar. After work, the girls hustle to the studio, top, right, don leotards for the evening's practice, a lively example of which is shown in bottom photo. Railroads Studying Radio For Train Communication A system of communication . phone service on its wherein an engineer on a long tween Montreal and 1 ii .united i Pulham freight train can talk to the conductor con-ductor on the caboose by a form of radio using the rails for a conducting conduct-ing medium ap-pears ap-pears likely during the next decade or .sooner, .soon-er, according to W. V. I'ulham, newly appoiut-d appoiut-d chief of communications com-munications fur the Rio Grande Railroad. Kailroad communications men are becoming more and more conscious con-scious of needs during the unprecedented unpre-cedented traffic demands created by the war, ' snid rulharn. For years tcsbs have b"en conducted by railroads and more are under way at present to determine a radio frequency that can be used for train communication without interfering with other radio facilities.' fa-cilities.' Meanwhile, the Rio Grande, rail- road has on its drawing boards a new plan of communication, which will serve to sp"cd up yard operations pending the day when radio can be employed in train com municatiun. At Grand Junction and Utah trains bc- Toronto, making it possible for passengers to be connected with any telephone tele-phone of the Bell .System in that section. The service was widely Pulham. rulham, whose "background includes in-cludes 34 years with the Western I'nion in testing and regulating work hi the Uocky Mountain region, re-gion, recently succeeded A. S. Hunt, who left the Rio Grande to take a similar position with th' Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Ground Fighting Stalemated On Italian Front By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Nanles. Anril 1.1 if Pi rirniinrl advertised, but was so little used: fighting remained stalemated on by passengers that after a fewtne Italian front a communique months it was abandoned, said Hi.rini tr,Ha ,,-Viiii. aiiio hnmh. J . ..W.A ing squadrons again hit German railroad supply lines from central Italy to the French Rivera. Sharp patrol fighting and artillery ar-tillery duels again were reported from the Anzio beachhead and on the main 5th army front below Rome, where German skirmishers skirmish-ers were reconnitering the Allied lines all along the (Jarigliano valley. val-ley. The British Sth army's Adriatic front also remained relatively quiet, apart from two small-scale German attacks southwest of Crecchio which were repulsed by Indian infantrymen and artillery. United Press war correspondent Robert V. Vermilion reported in a front dispatch that the Germans launched a coordinated air and artillery bombardment of the An-zio-Nettuno harbor areas last night, sending in waves of fighter-bombers and a stream of heavy shells. No damage could be observed ob-served in the target areas, Vermillion Ver-million said. While the Mediterranean air forces swung the main weight of their offensive against southern Germany and the Balkans, strong ana ngni- What is a Tort- Wac?' The "Port-War.' in the Army Transportation Corps, that Wac who is stationed at one of the ports of embarkation, may be the last girl a soldier sees before he i goes over. He will see tier at work in the port warehouse handling supplies for his unit; ir. the hospital hos-pital where he gets his shots, or fitting his new-type1 gas-mask with prescription - lenses if he i needs them. After the day's work he will Roper, Hance with her in the nort's Serv- two of the largest yards of i(. f-iub. or takp her to a show the rail .system, the Rio Grande' iht C. T movir-house. And plans to install a two-wav loud i,i, thp; formations of medium speaker communication system to 'high seas, the WAC who stayed jer-bombers continued their pound-enable pound-enable yardmasters to converse behind this time, mav be workiDgjing of the railroad lines on which with switchmen or enginemcn'in the Personnel Office straight- i the Nazi armies in southern Italy thruout th- yards concerning ening out his records. !are dependent. spotting of flight cars or other Port-WACS probably correspond American Marauders swarmed maneuvers. with more boys overseas than over northwestern Italy and the The device to be employed is tj(lPS any civilian girl. "Please French Riviera, knocking out a a combination microphone-loud- write to me. ..." so many of ; railroad bridge at Albegna and an-speak an-speak r. These are to be mount- them beg before they go, that aj0ther across the Var river, just ed on T-foot pedestals at strategic Port-W AC can never keep up herL-est of Nice. places thruout the yards and will rnrresnnndenee She Yi-ar to choose nthor midine- formations con- be connected to a central control w hether she would rather hearLntrated on the main Florence- tower wh "re the yardmaster or from the South Pacific, India, Rome railroad line in central Italy, nis assistant can get a clear view Italy, or many another front, of the vrds. Thus the yardmas- Through many daily incidents ter can supervise operations, in- the war comes close to the heart, structing switchmen where they,0f a Port-WAC. She watches, on are needed at a given moment, her way through the post to work, and generally expediting switch-formnt:'-"r f y.'rVrr-. th.-'.r bating bat-ing "P rations. tie eouinmrnt piled on the ground Te.-ts alrceiv conducted show beside them while an officer gives! inai crew mem oers rming in a Hn a tinal cnefK-up. umer iormsi pAYSON Jack Conk swum er.gir.e are anie to near turns are marching down ine the kiidsp aker message concern- roads, full packs on their backs, ing th--:r operations to board train or ship, and most In addition to ti-.e two - wav Port-WACS at some time have an con:.T.'.;rs:cat:cn fVf'eni. I'ulham opportunity to go out in the har- scoring damaging hits on tnree bridges in the Orvieto-Orte sector. Aerial Gunner Visits In Payson Will pv.r- P. r r-: Ir. the carrier t larr-1 fa Lh r-i ir.s ta: s,:rrv:5e the installation of :r: .ir. tu-e 1-. th- yard? at - Utah, ar.'l Pu hi", to ex- t.-.e trir.s.-r.;s.on of mes- 1920 id:s mr-r b"gu.- or. app!:. at. :. of nth r rai:o or i:t r '.rr.rr.ur. nation to .r.T var U 1- lr'Z i. 1- Nr. r 1! P..iil-v 1 c real r .M: le'.-j- br and !e the transports orr Th- Prrt-WAC"s experience and '-nr.jtant deal. re with troops on the,r way t do battle, will eovr her w;th a very ral contention of th- w.ir. as well as the ability to adapt hers-If when her own rhar. e to go overseas conies up There ar rr.ar. v excellent or--r.:r :!: fr WAC in the Army Trar.p- rtat:en Corps at the MIX WITH WATER-DRY HI 1 HOUR! SPEED-EASY WALL FINISH So easy to ue just thin with water. Ooe coat is usually enough rrro ottr wallpapr. You can us tb room almost imrafdi-axel7. imrafdi-axel7. WAS HAS IX. ONE GALLON DOES THE AVERAGE ROOM Gal. Gessford's Inc. 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