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Show thSE UNITED STATES cf Bong Stories Related On Anniversary of Death I By WNU Features, (jn the first anniversary of the untimely death of Maj. Sichard I. Bong of Poplar, Wis., America's ace of aces many interesting facts concerning the modest farm youth skyrocketed to fame in the armed service of his coun-w coun-w are revealed for the first time by the memorial foundation founda-tion bearing his i name J i hero who shot down 40 Jap-!U Jap-!U Planes, held by his friends and "fliJU in the tiny village of Pop- M northwestern Wisconsin, is Native of the personality and Xaracter traits of Bong, the man. I : Shunned Limelight Bom never considered .fjnself a iunout personage. He never thought be was a hero and he con-dstenuy con-dstenuy refused to accept the plaudits of the crowd.. Inherently jhy tnd overly modest, he shunned tttempts of Wends to place him in tie limelight. t n b matter of record that he isnally tried to pass the 'glory on to others to his pound crew, his flightmates tnd even to parents of all servicemen. serv-icemen. It was his statement that "the real heroes of this war sre the parents who sit and wit at home and suffer the real tortures." Although Bong in early childhood showed keen interest in aeronautics aeronau-tics and flying, it is doubtful that he ever thought he would realize an ambition to pilot a plane. He would jtze longingly at planes that passed o(er his father's farm, dreaming in awe at the miracle of flight. Planned to Teach. Of modest circumstances, he looked forward to a teaching career $ his native state. To this end he tat enrolled at Superior State Teachers college in Superior, Wis., during the days that fate was sweeping America towards war. By May of 1941 Dick had entered the army. In November he was accepted ac-cepted as an air cadet That Bong was an apt pupil and skillful in the handling of airplanes was indicated soon after his training started. In January, 1942, he was made an instructor in-structor at Luke Field. In September Septem-ber of that same year he was on his way to the Pacific theater, where hi accomplished the deeds now to well known to the world. Trobables' Unrecorded. '.Other airmen, hailing his record i lulls," have stated, that Bong soot down at least 0 or 10 more planes than he was credited with, but that because of his rather unorthodox un-orthodox methods, of air-fighting, these, never were recorded official-It official-It Be had a habit of trailing his enemy to doom and consequently witnesses were on hand to verify these probables. Of further interest is the observation obser-vation that the majority of Bong's missions were accomplished at long tinge; he flew hundreds of miles tjostef the time before encountering Mtual combat Even so, he manned man-ned to outscore all pilots, not only i the Pacific area but also on the European front His success and skill no donbt were accounted for by his accurate ac-curate "eye." It was an accepted ac-cepted fact that Dick's eyesight most unusual, for he could sight an enemy plane quicker "ua anyone else in his squadron. squad-ron. Once he got on the trail of &rs, it was almost certain ieath for his foe, for he rarely missed. Around his home town of Poplar wn will tell you even today wtBong had a real hunter's in-t in-t Bis mother has said that observed things in the dark a others would miss. She tells RlDno . . ' iv - UM" ANIMALS . . . In in attempt to fill we need ten oy came- hi cold regions of Nortlt America for a breed of beef cattle which '""d weather sub-sere conditions, A. S. MacLeDan, dominion herds- Walnwright, Alt., Canada, started crossing male beef cattle sonata cowa 25 years ago. The result was "Cattalo." Today ? Cattalo looka more tike domestic animal than a buffalo, al-'"""Eh al-'"""Eh it has inherited the latter's robust qualities and size. In ther which would freese cattle, the Cattalo survives. After the r""1 teneraUoB the buffalo hump has been bred oat, reproduction r tat sa crossbreeding was dropped. Quality of the beef is equal " t at the Aberdeen Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford. I lany Texans Will 'Walk Themselves to Death' ; TEXAS..Approximate-feaStiWiU"Wa!!fttelnselves TEXAS..Approximate-feaStiWiU"Wa!!fttelnselves 4 01 tte ctims win walk hk? baffle and will come from WfliMked car to ftruck :s association reports on the tudy of fatal accidents. Da, PMestrians will meet death tah-?0""1 " Intersections , a SUtnal and whila rn. of his tramps into the woods, gun to hand and a faithful dog at his heels. The Bong family still retains re-tains Dick's favorite hunters. Establishes Record. On July 28, 1943, he became America's leading ace of World War n when he added four victims to his string. His total was 15 and he rapidly was approaching the mark set in World War I by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. He had engaged in his 25th operational flight. In August. 1943, he was promoted to the rank of captain and in October Octo-ber he received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Mac-Arthur Mac-Arthur for heroism over New Guinea's Markham vaUey on a mission flown July 26. Bong passed Captain Rickenback-er's Rickenback-er's record of 26 planes on April 13. 1944, when he shot down his 26th and 27th enemy planes. In April, 1944, Bong was promoted to major and a short time later he was presented pre-sented with the Congressional Medal ? " ,t I ' ; y I WAR HERO'S ANNIVERSARY . . . Maj. Richard I. Bong, Wisconsin Wiscon-sin farm youth, was America's ace war pilot, being credited with 40 Jap planes before he was killed in a test flight of Honor by General MacArthur on Leyte island. Test Flight Fatal Major Bong scored his 40th Jap plane in December, 1944. and not long afterwards he was ordered back to the United States for special spe-cial duty. He was made a test pilot and it was while flying an army jet-propelled jet-propelled fighter that the accident occurred which cost his life on August Au-gust 6, 1945. Two days later he was buried in the quiet little country cemetery at Poplar. The foundation bearing Dick Bong's name was organized by men and women from all walks of life. Its objective is to perpetuate the memory of deeds of all American airmen of World War II, as symbolized sym-bolized in the valor of Major Bong. This it proposes to do through awarding engineering scholarships to high school graduates and through erection of a shrine at Poplar. Pop-lar. . . .... ing diagonally across the street. Pedestrian fatalities increase around the hour of sunset in all seasons of the year, the survey shows, with the greatest number of mishaps between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. during the summer months. The Saturday and Sunday toll constitutes consti-tutes approximately 50 per cent of the total pedestrian accidents. The survey covers fatalities during dur-ing the first six months of the year. FIRST SHOE REPAIRS . . . Volunteer French shoe cobblers are shown at work in one of the shoe repair projects established In Paris by the Salvation Army to provide repairs denied Parisians since outbreak of war. ON THEIR FEET AGAIN Parisians Secure First Shoe Repairs Since War Outbreak Twenty-five thousand Parisians who have been wearing the same battered and tattered shoes since the war cut off all sources of leatherand leath-erand new shoes are having their first half-soles and new heels since 1940, as a result of a shoe repair project launched by the Salvation Sal-vation Army. Spurred by reports that shoes are the most needed article in France today, the Salvation Army recently dispatched 500 shoe repair kits to that country. Each kit contained enough material for the repair of 50 pairs of shoes. Leather soles, leather and rubber heels, pieces of leather for patching of sides and uppers were included in the kit along with a hammer, repair knife and other equipment Several Parisian shoe cobblers volunteered their services to the French Salvation army and these men have been working in th welfare wel-fare department of the "Armee du Salut" taking care of long queues of French men, women and children, chil-dren, who were urged to come for free shoe repairs. Referring to the dire need for shoes in France, returning Salvation Salva-tion Army investigators report that the few new shoes on sale not only are extremely expensive but also are very uncomfortable, the soles being made of wood and the tops of a heavy cotton material. Poorer people have managed to half-sole their old shoes with strips of abandoned aban-doned tires while many, unable to procure even this material, are wearing shoes that literally are tied on. Many poor people are wearing makeshift sandals made of thin sluts of wood. State-Owned Farms Aid Food Shortage By Boosting Output SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - Through its operation of four farms, the Illinois Illi-nois department of public safety r.inks as one of the most extensive farm operators in the state, accord-i.-.g to Director T. P. Sullivan. Three branches of the state penitentiary and the stale farm at Vandalia farm a total of 7,928 acres and expect ex-pect a 1946 crop with a valuation of more than $250,000. Complying with an order from Gov. Dwight H. Green that the state's farming activities be extended extend-ed to the maximum to relieve the present food shortage, Sullivan arranged ar-ranged with the institutions to cultivate culti-vate all available acreage. Although operation of the farms saves the state money, principal reason for their existence is the occupational oc-cupational therapy involved, Sullivan Sulli-van explains. Inmates are kept occupied oc-cupied on the farm, thereby learning learn-ing a trade to qualify them for a job when released. Products of the farms are as varied as any well-managed farm unit. Radsr Gsar Utilized In Oceafi Oil Quest NEW YORK. Another nostwar use of radar was disclosed with an-j an-j nouncement that scientists in a div-I div-I ing chamber, using radar to fix ex act location of their finds, will start soon on a hunt for ocean-bottom oil under 2.000 square miles of water in the northwestern Bahamas islands. Work will get underway immediately, immedi-ately, equipment already having arrived ar-rived at Nassau aboard the 112-foot ship Stanba. which will serve as mnther ship for the experts working work-ing below her. The ship formerly was used by the Canadian navy in anti-submarine work. Absence of Stomach Proves No Handicap BOSTON. Eighty-nine persons In Boston have no stomachs. Dr. Frank La hey of the Lahey clinic reports. Despite lack of a stomach, these people are well and happy. Dr. Lahey La-hey reports. Removal of the stomach stom-ach eliminated danger of cancer can-cer and malignant growths. A loop of intestine is used as substitute. One man has been living for nine years without a stomach. J I. i - AWATIOU NOTES AVIATION TRAINING Several aspects of aviation will gain momentum shortly as a result of educational programs set by' scores of major colleges and uni versities. The Board of Regents of New York State has recommended a State Technical Institute of Aeronautics Aero-nautics at Syracuse, N. Y., to pro vide two-year courses for high school graduates who wish to prepare pre-pare for junior technical positions in the aeronautical industry. . . . Cornell Cor-nell university has taken over Cur tiss-Wright corporation's research laboratory and wind tunnel at But falo, N .Y., for use in a co-operative research educational program . Illinois U. has set up three avia tion courses. They cover flight training, aviation technician train ing and airplane mechanics. . University of Texas plans a new course in airport management in addition to courses already offered in air transportation and airline administration ad-ministration and training. . . . Northwestern university is planning the establishment of new Institute of Aeronautics for the purpose of conducting research on the fundamental funda-mental problems of the aviation industry, calling for an ultimate endowment en-dowment of $10,000,000. ... A course in applied aerodynamics will be offered of-fered during the spring term at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics Aero-nautics at New York university. . . . Iowa Wesleyan college has added an aviation department with 16 semester courses. A man who can walk only with the aid of two crutches recently re-cently received his private pilot's pi-lot's license. The new pilot is Casmer J. Sikorskl of Polonia. Wis., who is a victim of infantile infan-tile paralysis. The license was granted by civil aeronautics administration ad-ministration after Sikorski had completed flight training at the Stevens Point, Wis., municipal airport. Sikorski owns his own plane, equipped with hand controls con-trols for all operations. Iff 4 ? I ' ' ' V - fan Mil I in lillnii" ENTERTAIN PATIENTS . . . Thirty-five young patients of the Adelaide Tlchenor Orthopedic foundation at Long Beach, Calif., got their first plane ride and view of their city from the air as gaests aboard a Hainliner. TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS Providing school teachers with low-fare air travel fellowships on United States international airlines is the objective of a plan broached by J. Parker Van Zandt. director of aviation research at Brookings institution. A teacher awarded fellowship could "hitchhike" his way abroad and spend six to eight weeks of study and travel in a number num-ber cf foreign lands at a total cost of a few hundred dollars. Similar Sim-ilar fellowships could be accorded foreign teachers to visit the U. S. KtlOMd by WMtora Nowipaow Unlos. By VIRGINIA VALE IT ATHARINE HEPBURN ! 1 was nearly drowned at, htdldnteare am rtout n,hna mDu , wr!M P to parUcular. tt v" ".."-" - - was the principle of the thing. vu George Zukor directed; lilgtnla thought it unfair. Just be-was be-was in scenes for "Sacred and cause she had been transferred Profane Love" that Greet j Garson was swept into the sea at Monterey, with Zukorj uu-twung. ut geuuig w uc a naDit wiin mm. we nopei weu. he's directed the great of stage and; screen - cmei uarrymore, iw ette Taylor, Greta Garbo. ingrtdi As she turned away from the win-Bergman, win-Bergman, with great success and dow and started to cross the street, no casualties. "All these women are m thought, she didn't even see ZS7--r- a Jrvf GREEB GARSON unlike any you ever saw before," he says, "and when first you see them, you are not sure that you like them. But once people become accustomed to peculiarities of strikingly strik-ingly individual actresses, thousands try to be like them." Kenny Baker steps In as emcee and star of "Glamour Manor" Sep tember 30, on ABC The show will have the same format as last year; story three days week, audience participation Tuesdays and Thursdays, Thurs-days, Baker every day. Denmark's "Viking Girl," who's signed a long-term contract with Ball Wallia productions, has the leading feminine role in "The Beg gars Are Coming to Town." She and her family were among the last to leave Denmark before the German occupation. -US- Jane Withers got her start In films In a Shirley Temple picture. "Bright Eyes." Now that they're both grown-up, Jane says she'd Uke-I to make another picture with Shir ley. She proves what a real actress she is as a reporter in "Danger Street" William Wyler can't see jvhy the doctor said it was Just "a common cold" that laid him up during the Aiming of Goldwyn's "The Best Years of Our Lives." He figures that the cost of halting production for a day costs exactly $5,328.15. Of course, that included the salaries of stars, extras and technicians. As for the extra 15 cents - that was for a box of aspirin. I Peter Lind Haves, considered hv ! a lot of people the best comedian ! now at large, reports to Hollywood in th full fnt his flrat rtirtiirdi rnlo 1 he'U play a press agent in Nunnally : . . .... ... jonnsons Mr. feanoay ana ine Mermaid." Radio row still is gaping gap-ing over the very sensible stipula tions he made wheu first radio of- fers were dangled before hlm-$100 a week for himself, $3,000 for script writers. He learned the importance of writers after an unfortunate ex-1 perience with the Beatrice Kay sh0W. Tommy Dorsey. working in "The Fabulous Dorseys," (United Artists release) is prepared for anything. "The way Hollywood does things," said he, Tm not sure they won't ask my brother Jimmy to portray ; me, and then ask me to play Jimmy!" The "experta" en "It Pays To Be Ignorant" are frightfully disappointed disap-pointed not a single romance hat developed between contestants who've met when appearing an the program. More than a hundred couples have been introduced U each ether; Friday after Friday, a young man and a young woman have been selected from the audi ence and brought to the stage. Bui Tom Howard still baa hopes. Marsha Hunt and Felix Bressart J Baker approached, Virginia's bridge will be seen in good company in partners moved to one side with "Carnegie Hall" the cast includes deference. Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubenstein, j Jack Marshall! Lily Pons. Rise Stevens and Benny Baker wai 0nly half through Goodman. Boston Symphony orches-1 m mtr0jUction when Jack Inter-tra. Inter-tra. New York Philharmonic and .iri. Baker, we've met! Vatican choir. 'Believe It or not Tve been looking for Miss Small for two weeks but ODDS AND ENDS-Vhen CurtU nobody seemed to know where, you Bernhmdt. duectutg "Pomued" ml were or to what rooming house I Sarnert, call, "Joan!" he teU re- referring." inonwt from Jntm Crawford, Win- ... n field. Chmdlm and l ont. . . . N.re , Tne H 8ped. contra Knhort foWor'i tignrd with "Wett, you'll take care of Vlr-MOM: Vlr-MOM: ft for IS ream, no upturns, ginia? You know where the punch-nnd punch-nnd ha can produce and direct if tome- bowl is!" Mrs. Baker said. A thrill thina tptiU hit look for acting. . . . snot through Virginia as Jack D'nni Day break in m new radio pro- paCed his hand on her arm. She tram, "t Day in the Life ol Denn it taew tte could hear every Par, on Ortnhm 3-NIIC, Tharlar tf WM gad BeJjIe r-rcu tt stts Msrlany;w".raSh";oS - inier-f fa ar,' when a U,man "Anyone ever splash your eve-told eve-told him about a liul theater group, ning gown? Tm depending on tt Veing ready for the Charity Ball!" Heaven Knows o By EULALIE WEEKS According to report. Jack Mar shall was very fascinating person. Well, as tar as Virginia was eon. from her home town to the Trust fompany here and consequently aWJW nty at meeting eligible men UK other girls her age. Qh, wen," Virginia sighed to herself. "What's the difference?" the car that rounded the corner, Thm driver slammed on tha brakes but not before Virginia had stepped off the curb and been splashed from head to foot with dirty, slushy wa ter. It was all she needed at the momentl "I say, I am sorry I I . . ." Virginia Vir-ginia Interrupted the pleasant voice with her bitter recriminations. "Well, why don't you look where you're going. Now look at me!" "I am looking!" Had the man the nerve to Joke? Tm Just a sight and it's your faultl" "You are but It's not all my fault" He was laughing tt her Virginia saw red! "Oh, you-YfiU imbecilel You-i you "Hey, stop. Now don't get any madder. I'll give you a lift home and then "I'm Just a sight and It's year fault." Virginia knew he was right as suming as much dignity as possible i she accepted his invitation. In about I two minutes she was at her room- "rm orr 1 ,ost m temper it was my own fault real His laugh was exciting and Vlr- gll Hdn't know when she had ever heard such a pleasing voice. "That's better perhaps another time you'll drive under more pleas MM, Ml.Aiim.tBnfH vuvu.....v. "Heaven knows; who can say?" For many days following, Virginia watched for the man who bad splashed her but there was 00 Sign i of him. J ne Mr- Baker He1 n1 Invited Virginia to a cocktail party 'on the following Friday and the same day she was asked to again fill In at the bridge club. As she expected, the conversation kept re- verting to Jack Marshall every time one of the girls was dummy. "It's too bad you haven't even met htm. Virginia. He's really keen.1 She'll probably meet him at Mrs. Baker's Friday," Bessie said this with such an Inflection In her voice that she might as well have added, "but what good will that do?" Virginia was about the last to arrive ar-rive at the cocktail party. Mrs. Baker Bak-er was charming as she led . her from group to group. Introducing her with many flattering remarks. Suddenly she laughed. "I want you to meet Jack Marshall Mar-shall but Tm afraid we'll have to use dynamite to break through that defense!" However, as soon as Mrs, -: "-"'fy r I . SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Sat for oZWiJ (orr'lJounn Ctrli 2)ale rochf J(eijlw(!e Iflechttne : M " ? v, , ii-is 1 V 8059 4-12 yn. IDEAL school frock for the grammar gram-mar school crowd. Sailor dresseg art favored style with young girls they're se crisp and fresh looking. Make this one in t bright check or plaid material and have the collar in snowy white trimmed with contrasting braid. She'll love Jt for that first day back at school. a o " Pattern No. boss Is for sizes 4, , 8. IS ind 12 vein. Size 6. 2'i varrli of 38-lnch labric; M yard far contrasting collar; 1 yarda braia When painting doors bt furniture cover the knobs and hardware with coating of petroleum jelly. Alter painting has been finished wipe it off. Paint spattering! and spots arte removed at the same time. For s good swinging -gate sup port, use aa old wagon wheel buried and staked down so tha hub Is level with tha ground. The gate Is bolted to the axle, which is then placed in the hub. , Don't overcrowd the dlshpan. Wash one pan at a time and you'll spare knobs and handles from useless use-less dents and breakage. Way to locate a tiny leak In a roof is go into the attic on a bright runny day. then no matter how small the bole, the light will show through. Before reputtylng seal th wood with coat of paint so that the oil in the putty will not be absorbed. Putty, if used aver plain wood may become dry and fall oft. Before dyeing a garment, it is best to remove all buttons, buckles, buck-les, or ether trimmings and rip out hems, pleats and linings se the dye can penetrate the fabric mere evenly. Smpy eefcous RAISIN cutis Hi in Hlimjj.ijmMMJJ.i liem'jSBWsl)e's M(5T"' llflinif Ti iTflTriifihitniflTsWaa staasaiiisissssssi I $ ' V ' 7 , Malty-rlch, piping hot Kaisia Buns made with Flaiachmana's Fast Hieing Hie-ing Dry Yeaitt IF YOU BAKE AT HOME nta tt to help you turn out delicious braads at a moment's notice. Stays fresh for weeks on your pantry shelf-Mad for uick action. Dissolve according to directiooe then use as fresh yeast At your grocer'a. Stays fresh ill 0052 I Keyhole Neck AS NEW as tomorrow is this en chanting date dress designed especially for juniors. It featured the popular keyhole neck, deep sleeves and softly rounded hlpline. Make the wide belt of the same fabric or use one of the smart new purchased ones. A honey of frock. a a Pattern Ns. 8052 comes In sizes U, It, 13, 14. IS and 18. Slza 12 requires aft yarda af 33 or 39-lnch fabric. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 109 MImIob St., Baa Frsnclica, CiUf. Enoloie 25 cents In coin! for cb pattern desired. Pattern No. Slie Kama Address- Rub tin and Iron utensils with unsalted fat and they're rust-proof for even a long period of rest. A holder for kitchen knives can be made in a jifTy by cutting half a dozen grooves (to take blades) in a block of wood and; nailing piece of plywood to the block to form slots. Ketchup oa tuna makes a tasty cocktal - ' StorKut fancy it bet! af our I grades smBL tin i . I -cn your pantry shelf i 4 X 1 ? r; 1 A' 7t |