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Show Page June THE JOURNAL 8 The Old Crow That Became A Colonel tions and flying status. Suddenly Colonel Crow disappeared again. The bereaved 19th Bombardment Wing members heard no more of their mascot until 1954 when they learned that he was a prisoner of the pilots of the 18th Fighter Bomb Wing at Naha, also on Okinawa. Led by an indignant Lieuten- This is the story of a crow or rather the statue of a crow involving the Army, the Air Force, kidnappings and heroism. The original of the statue is a live bird named Ole Crow used by a beverage company to advertise its products. Since Ole Crow is only one bird and the United States is mighty big the distilling company had a statuette made showing Ole in top hat, vest, spats and spectacles. These statues were distributed to thousands of outlets where the beverage is sold. ant Colonel, a picked party of the 19th Bombardment Wing Ryukus Command officers club in Okinawa. The 19th Bombard- raided Naha commando style and raced off with Colonel Crow. When the 19th Bombardment Wing was ordered to Pinecastle Air Force Base in Florida six months later, Colonel Crow flew triumphantly with them and is now chained to the wall in the raids over Comblistering munist North Korea. During off duty hours its members often visited the club, eyeing the statue enviously. One night members of the 19th raided the club and kidnapped the bird. The Army people were naturally furious. As a precaution the statue was hidden in the connecting tunnel of a 9 until the search abated. Meanwhile the 9 continued its raids on North Korea and the crow was credited with combat missions. As a result he was commissioned as Colonel. The crew redecorated the statue to show "Colonel" Crows rank, decora the Army and the fighter pilots are still around and would like nothing better than to kidnap Colonel Crow again if only to embarrass us. There is some talk, however, that the 19th may sacrifice its mascot to the new Air Force Academy in Colorado. Colonel Crow may be offered to the Academy as the appropriate answer to the Navys Goat and the Army Mule of West Point. At any rate, all these shenani-gan- s aaded up to some mighty pleasing publicity for the beverage company which make Old Crow. , ' During early1952 a Crow statue turned up in the Armys ment Wing which was based nearby was at that time flying B-2- B-2- B-2- TOWN gave Prime Min- ister Sir Anthony Edens servative Party a thumping Conelec- tion victory over its Laborite opponents. Thus the Conservaterm with tives won a five-ye- ar an indicated majority of 60 or more seats in the House of Commons, against a scant margin they had in the last Parliament. (International) 17-se- at - itt'td U S Patent 0 By STANLEY PITTSBURGH, PA. This found in oil areas) is represented shaft pushby the motor-drive- n ing up from below. Geologist J. B. Currie of Gulf Oil laboratories points out how these forces cause faults in the earth which often trap oil. The machine was deto veloped suggest new locations search for oil. in the world-wid- e new research device recreates in a few hours the passage of years! It is a growing model of how an oil field builds up from prehistoric time. The 200,-000,0- 00 hopper (upper left) deposits clays which simulate heavy sand and rock layers. The rise of an underground salt dome (often Sets Record song and cheer leader, Beth Grim-sta- time-spanni- d. Other members of this group are: Shirley Watkins, Kathleen Call and Irene McQuarrie. The Sunset Ladies Club will hold their next meeting the evening of June 10, at the home of Mrs. Der-rDraper in Sunset. New members in the group are Mrs. George S. Reid, Mrs. Floyd Perry, Mrs. Grover Moffitt and Mrs. Gean officers club. After all, one 19th pilot said, 9 THE OLD HOME Time Machine His Party Wins BRITISH VOTERS al ng Burns all of Sunset. A group of ladies who meet as a social club in Sunset will hold their next gathering this Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Keith Steed of Sunset. The group will honor Mrs. Steed with a baby shower. aau i.u.xa, xjugcuc VviiUSUJl VX Sunset recently made a trip tc Evanston, Wyoming. Now delightfully milder and lighter! OLD TAYLOR VAN NUYS, CALIF. National Guard Pilot 1st Lt. John M. Conroy made aviation history by zooming across the country and back to complete the first trip between the coasts. The e round trip between Van Nuys and New York, which took 11 hours, 26 minutes and 33 seconds, made good Conroys plan to have breakfast here, lunch in New York City and dinner back here. When Conroy, 34, landed his F86A Saber Jet at 5:26:18 PM at San Fernando Valley Airport, he was too tired to eat, but added he would later attend the officers dance of the 146th fighter wing. He is shown leaving plane with (L to R) Barbara 4, Jeane, pushing William, 1 in buggy, 1st Lt. 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