Show Chatter Box o Dear Suzy All AU of Millard rd County is saddened over the news about C Capt pt Hugh Roper who is missing in action over Europe He lie lead a flight of Liberators over the oil oilfields oilfields oilfields fields in Rumania on a round trip distance of 2400 miles and after making his run on the target and dropping his bombs did not return to the base Other fliers returning from the theraid theraid theraid raid said they saw two crashed planes on the ground over Europe and parachutes nearby Everyone 1 I apes that the fliers were able to bail out safely and are now prisoners prisoners pris prisoners pris- pris of war var Hugh only had a few more trips to make over the continent and then he would be retired from that theater of action Most of his bombing trips were made over German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many and it had been just lately that that- he had been transferred to Africa He was with the fliers who nade the first raid on Rome and then was picked for the flight to Rumania He had written his folks not long ago that he had been extremely lucky in his flying lying career He said in all of his flights and even during during during dur dur- ing his training he had not cost the Government a cent through accidents accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac to any of the planes he was piloting He also said he hoped his luck would hold in the future We Ve all hope that his luck is still holding holding holding hold hold- ing and that he and his companions companions companions compan compan- ions are safe saCe Hugh also had the honor of piloting piloting piloting pilot pilot- ing Martha Raye about England when she was making her tour of the various army camps there this past year We are all proud of Hugh as he rapidly rose from Crom a private in the theAir theAir theAir Air Corps to captain and had received re receIved received re- re many honors and citations for his flying nying in Europe A very strange thing happened the other day here with me I was busy reading Guadalcanal Diary by Richard in a very absorbed absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab fashion when who should come walking in but Chester Dal- Dal ley The original landing on Guadalcanal Guadalcanal Guadalcanal Gua Gua- was made by the Marines Marines Marines Ma Ma- rines on August 7 1942 and Chester Chester Chester Ches Ches- ter arrived there with an army contingent contingent contingent con con- on October of the same year He was there seven weeks and saw a lot of action in four different sectors of the island The map of the island was in the front- front piece of oC the book and he marked the various place he had been He also marked the ridge on the island island island and where he was wounded A sniper clipped him in the shoulder with a 25 caliber rifle making quite a large hole He is still re recovering recovering re- re covering from the wound and is doing doing doing do do- ing limited service in Oregon at present He has the Purple Heart medal for Cor his action on the island Ted Harris writes his folks from Crom Washington D D. D C. C that when Lin Un- LIncoln Lincoln coln freed the slaves they all moved moved moved ed to Washington and forgot to leave He says that six and one half out of seven are arc negroes He lie says that when the boys leave the radio school in the evening they have to run the gauntlet of girls Those girls with cars are the first choice and then it settles down to those who are arc walking The Navy does things to men Gathering up news for this paper paper paper pa pa- per as I have been doing is a serious serious serious se se- se- se rious matter these days In the good old days they tell me people people people peo peo- brought their news in and were most helpful in giving you tips and leads as to where to get more news Now even your best friends wont won't tell If you hear of someone making a trip some place and start tracking it down for the paper you run into more opposition than Roosevelt has with Congress It seems that all trips are me business these days and no one goes for pleasure It Is all a matter of gas as asand and ration boards and those with gas arc are most hesitant to divulge their whereabouts or doings A Ruth Workman was through here last weekend She had been down to see her husband Lt Workman Workman Workman Work Work- man at Huachuca Arizona His outfit wa moved so she was re returning returning returning re- re turning to her home in Salt Lake City She had been working at the small arms plant in Salt Lake and was going back there again She said her workmate at the plant was Miss Davis the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Davis Well I must tear myself away from all this and get back to work or I will probably be working at atthe atthe atthe the small arms plant too As Ever Toots I |