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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-25
HERBERT GOT No PAY.
so HE GOT ANGRY

ASCAP was conceived in earn
est one day in 1913 when the AT,
Victor Herbert, then at the height
of his musical greatness, walked
into a Times Square restaurant L
hear the orchestra playing tn,
tunes from his current hit
"Sweethearts. He asked for com
pensation. was refused. and sueC
the restaurant He was met il
court not by the individual con
Germ, but by national association
of restaurants.
This incident made it plain, II
II hadn't been previously, that
only by forming a national asso-
citation of their own could song
writers and publishers protect
their works.
At Victor Herbert's suggestion,
ASCAP was formed in 1914 at a
meeting in the famed Lambs Club
here in Manhattan For six years
ASCAP struggled along in the red.
Then. in 1921. for the first time
the society made more from its
royalties than IT spent trying to
collect them. This was lucky. for
the following year commercial
radio broadcasting began. And
radio brought ASCAP its greatest
threat.
Radio broadcasters have spent
much time and thousands of dol
lars trying to convince U. S au-
thOrs. composers. and publishers
via the courts and legislatures
that radio did them favor in
airing a tune II made the tune
popular, said the broadcasters.
Songmen contended this favor"
pounded tune 10 quick death
killing the long period Of royalties
they once knew from sales of
sheet music.
Finally and soundly beaten in
the courts. radio went to Congress
to seek a bill legalizing the free
playing of copyrighted music on
the air. Later the broadcasters
asked a bill enacting a set fee for
playing this music. But ASCAP
won all its battles.
A leader in these fights from
the beginning was AsCAP's lanky,
soft-hearted. blue-eyed president.
Gene Buck. His background
served him well Lyricist for rs
ZieEfeld "Follies", Gene was
master of soothing ruffled feel
inEs-s task 10 which Ziegfeld
often assigned him. Sentimental.
hubbling Buck got TO know every
one, soon became big brother to
the musical show world.
II was just as well ASCAPS
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The Stork Brouqht to

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mcclure,
$780, So. Tyler st, daughter.
Nov. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Weir. Ri. 4.
Box 264, son, Nov. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Erick-
son, Rt. ], Box 100. Roy, son,
Nov S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen G. Mcbride,
1910 So. Yakima ave. daughter.
Nov. is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith !. Draggoo.
45le No. Mullen st. son. Nov IL.
M. and Mrs. Donald !. Ivarsen.
4s40 So. A st, son. Nov. IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Robt. Dsw-
son. Rt. 4. Box 6s5, daughter,
Nov. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford r. Tyler.
s045 East c st. daughter. Nov. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin n. Brown.
$500 No. 2eth st, daughter,
Nov. 16
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery L. Franzen.
Olympia. son. Nov. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford r. Sam
uelson, 1921 f. 11th st, daughter,
Oct. rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe s. Harm
son. Graham, daughter. Nov. ?.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray w. Hart, 1920
No. 2eth st. son. Nov. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest n. Cay
ton, Ri 5. Box 67s. daughter.
Nov. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Pandres.
2612 So. 18th at. son, Nov. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman !. COIN,
Hickey Apis. daughter. Nov. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. chas. L. Ellis.
Longmire. son. Nov. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs Ross A. Plumb,
Spanawsy. son. Nov. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold z. Filing
son, Ri 3. Box 243. son. Nov. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Root. ". Peck.
1929 No. 2sth st, daughter.
Nov. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond McAr-
thur. 720 4. Wright ave. son.
Nov. IL
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley 3 Fellows
1912 9th ave. daughter. Sept II.
Mr.. and Mrs. EdV. r. Findley.
3OI2 SO. Monroe st. daughter.
Oct. 30.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett 2 Bsrehot
12l1 So. state 81. son. Nov. IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Door.
21O Ia. 2sth 81. daughter. Nov. IS.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard c. Larsen.
2342 So. Sprsgue st, daughter.
Nov. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Toilet
son. 335 No. Orchard st. daughter.
Nov. 1s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay r. Downs. 21l0
No. Prospe ST. daughter.
Nov. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. George y Hswson.
IT, Olympia. daughter. Eoy. Is.
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Bellarmine High S
Team Will Compete

Among the ~ secondary schools
entering teams IN the 1871 Corps
Area intercollegiate Gallery Rifle
matches - Bellsrmine high Of Ia
coma ana Wslls Wslla nigh. ac-
cording 70 word received here
Tuesday from army hesdqusrtsrs
AZ San Francisco.
Altogether. 81 teams have been
entered Among the II university
entries are Two teams from the
University Of Washington and one
team from Washington State col
lege.
The matches viii be conducted
between Jan. ] and Feb. Is.
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ny PAU. HARRISON
Times staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD - There never
has been a Hollywood Chris,mas
season quite like this one. iis
the erandest giving spree IN the
history Of the opsn-handed. soft
hearted movie colony.
Picture people have been criti-
cized IN the past for their gen.r-
osity in alien causes. bat ~ this
year-end there's no one 10 say
they haven't done right by their
local obligations
First there was Spain and
China then Poland and Finland.
next France and Norway. and no"
England There arc British Red
Cross. British War Relief. Bundles
for Britain. Christmas for Britain.
ambulanoes. sirplanes. handages
and blood for Britain. sanctuary
In America for hid refugees. and
don't know what slss. Hollywood
has been and still In responding
literally.
For awhile. some pretty sharp
remarks were made about how
plenty Of Americans needed help.
and that Hollywood Itself had
unprecedented relief problems
All very true. But the eco-
Monies NJ charity Is peculiar, A.
loas, among wcll-to-do actors and
executives and movie queens. The
more they gave and the more they
worked for people in unlDckier
lands, the more aware they be.
came Of human need wherever
"a .ua.s.-t
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Taeomas public library. aiding
in the observance - fhs l&tn an
nnsl JssLsh Book Week. 10 fsa.
turing b0oas by jssish authors
this week. sndlns Dec. "a.
Among ihs newer t<oks ~
Jewish writer's are People st
bay by JanoNsky. Refugees.
by Thompson. '-Ths Jews In Amer
lean Life by DUBOIS The Phars
isesss ~ finksistslnl a Pa
el.ilsr Treasufs" ~ rsrber. This
sazAfsns ~ Ash. Paris Gsx-
ss,e~ ~ FsuehtSsnEsr. and "A
Lion In ths Garden" ~ stern.
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No Other Season Does So
Much for Us, Author Says
Feel Again: Glory 10 God In the Hlghest'
And on Forth. Peace. Good VIII 10 Men"

What you feel christnasF What think Il
nearly important Our emotional response may
everything.
For those who bcrats the "ccmmsrrialisInr" or the
seculariaing Of Christmas should b. remembered that
Of the earliest celebrations absurd Trotesque
and that Of the ancient delicate
N, unseemly
Ru IL would be tragic injustice 10 place over-emrhAsis
spirit Of peace and Joy which always Ia.
Overwhelmingly the chief Characteristic II the Feast Of
the Nativity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-25
Hollywood Goes on a Giant
Christmas Giving Spree

finanelef. Ia. spread the wcfk ~
her Hollywood Guild 20 hundreds
more families and individuals than
ever before. nus,ilnr and be~y,
she charges right into the offices
nf picture iycoons and sprint.
away with checks. All year Ions
81. administers highly per.
sonaliscd brand u relief IN shelter.
food. money. Ioha and ioh-insur-
INK dental and medical aid.
Al Christmas time she puts on
fun steam. gets tons u feed.
clothing and toys. mohlllses huge
fleets ~ snafky automobiles 10
deliver thsm. In addition. each Of
her prominent directors j. made
responsible for the Christmas ~
one az her so needles, families.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-25

Thus se might ssre<s the many
supssstitirns shont Christmas.
such ss the belief that anyone
turning = mattress ea chrtssms.
day wtli DE within |. year. that
bread baked On thai asy viii newer
become moldY. that only . dsfs.
haired person shuuld flfst efezs
IN. threshold on Christmas day
because 81 the tradition that Judas
had rel hair. that one must not
take a lighted match er FIRE II any
sort out % the house 90 that day.
and there have heen sxeeees. too
much eating and drinking. and
horss.plsy frnm time immsmasiai-
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dependent on the present popu-
larity of a members tune.
Members receive pay proper
tionate to their class. a man may
be in class "A ttops) one quarter
and slide way down the next. This
juggling up and down might well
involve Jealousies which would
rend ASCAP aslnder IL the mem
bers' motto were not: Anything
Gene says is OK with me"
BMI leaders say they wonder II
whom you know isn't more i'm
portant than what you write. for
ASCAP's board of directors is
self-elected.
ASCAP minimum membership
requirement Is five published
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-25
GIFT EXCHANGES
ABANDONED

In past seasons many Holly
woodlte- have sent out penny
greeting cards instead OF costly
ones and have given the difference
10 charity. A more important
scheme along the same idea 10 be-
ing adopted this year Instead ~
A giving u AN expensive present,
he sends him 4 card saying that
the money which might have been
for, say. a sterling silver cock
tail set. has been donated tn such.
and.uch an organization Tho
agency receiving the money from
A also get. card identifying "
as the honor. 30 u continues 10
use hls last years sterling silver
cocktail sct. and everybody Ia hap.
py.
There are several other Holly
wood relief groups. such as the
Assistance League. hat the prinri.
pal agency within tho movie In
dustry l. the Motion Pieutfs 10.
lief Fund. 10 which slmo=, every.
one contributes ous-half ~ ene
percent of weekly earnings. To-day
u spends about $40 600 a month
In adding nearly 1000 individuals
And the Screen Actors Guild
contributes the $4,000 a week re-
esived from sponsored radio
show on which actors. writers
and directors work free Nearly
all this money IN being saved 10
build and endow a home for Old
and needy veterans u the flicksfs
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Army Orders

wAeBINsTOS-Th uar dspsrf q
msnt hss issued ths following orders
Col Willism u. Borden NJ. Port
sneilins, MINI. to CAP. Eustis Va
Lieut. CoioBsis Jsmos u Ttlfnsy.
Haila. WASH. Francis W Mason. INF.
Washington. 70 Camp Murray. Wash !.
Theodore y Buse hier. IA. Van Huys.
CALI. 70 Warrington. Edward n
Mccarthy. car Drnysf, Colo 20
EiDtis, Va. chssisy r. Miller. inf.
kAlanazoo Mich. ~ Port Custer
Boiiyridss n { Linton Y. Hartman r..
ese. oali Lax City. utah u Holly.
ridge n c Ward e CgoeesiiuR "a
Port bfAgg Z 70 Hawaiian dsgf
Aaiort Jarnes n Pence a.. Port
LfaFenNorth. Kan - Camp Grant
~ sssphen e whippis u rort
LSEia % Eolla No Lawrence
PiisbsrV retired San Frsnelaoo. 70
duty Ban Ffsncisco. Harold a Do
nertY. r.. Corvallis Ore V Hawaiian
dept lloyd 4 STANLEY. qrnr re-
Camp San Lui. oDlapo. Calf. %
wash ugton.
Captains oarrison n Dawson. /, Of
40 william J ~. n .. P0rt ORD
caif. % Eolia. No John u KsT-
ksTlDss q .. Port Logan. Colo 70
kolla Mo Terrence r Hickey.
qne HsTSiisn dept 70 F0rt Mason
Cam stuart y Crawford. "a Port
y. a Russell TsTss 20 Hawaiian
dept. PHILIP " Draper lr. IA. Port
Ord. Calf. 70 Hawaiian dept John
~ PERKS "a Port y A Russell.
Texas. u Hawaiian osy Roger "
ooiosmitn. IA Port Ord Calf 70
Hawaiian dept. Robert e. Ciidsrt.
f.. Forf Bssgg. ~ c 70 Hawaiian
dept Donald c. Llttls IA Port
Bfsss ~ c % Hawaiian DEPT
Charles " Niles IT. "a. Preside Of
San FEsDclsco. y Hawaiian dept
George a. Fslcn. inf. Fes-. Fort LeNaa,
% Seattle
Captains Chester " Tern. afsc
reE-. Fort Sam Houston. Ter. %
Warrington. Edwin y Swanson. &c
res. Port LeNis. 70 Hawaiian dept
Elmer Custage Ebeustrom &C res,
Denver. Colo. 70 Beilsvllie III. Or
vie Wilson Rice IA reA Vancouver.
Wash. % Warrington DAVID Franklin
Foster iasd res Sturgif. &. D 70
seifridgs Pielo Nleh william
James Read INF re- Bolton, Mont.
% AoChoro Ped. Ws<n-
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sEATTLE--Ths State b2r az
socistion announced lis neat ex-
animation wiii be April i3-i7, 81
the request Of several wouid-be
attorneys who thought they might
be drafted for army service after
that date. Bar examinations are
usually held In the summer.
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Aunt Het

IN looks Ike Mature tres 10
divide weol,h. " O mon like
Jim IS strong enough 70 noke
q forums. he u<oolly hos so
rony heirs ihot nobody gets
much "
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internal workings are such that
without Buck all might not run
smoothly. The radio broadcasters,
in their fight with ASCAP. have
taken a sudden paternal interest
in the songwriter. They charge
ASCAP with doing wrong by the
song-writing Nells. This would be
unimportant TO the fight except
as it affects ASCAP's strength as
il begins battle.
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Net Necessary

Vet nsithsf supefstitians not e.
cesse. have ever been necessary 10
tho keeping Of the Feast.
No one nsw believe. In the old
superstitlons. anyway And The
youngsters in tho South. who Get
of fireworks on Christmas eve and
Christmas day, know nothing ~
tho origin u that custom ~ lts
signlflcsncs. Tho practices began
IN Constsntinopls. among sd.
herents Of the Greek church. and
the purpose Was TO scare away
the devil American youth 10 far
more likely 10 raise the devil
than to scare hint
Far more than supsrstliloas are
associated with the Christian eel
ebratlon. however. There are many
quaint and pleasant ooneeits and
fsncie.. which add IN IN. Eslsty NJ
thu occasion and which stamp Il
~ Enthusiastically "c'hrlxtmssyr
chlldrens stockings are s,ill
hung tho nigh, before" even vhsn
there 10 no firspiscs IN ultra.
modern hsmss There are ss-
changes Of cards and crossings
and presents Christmas trees
blaze vith lights and ornaments.
there In tho comparatively new and
beautiful custom Of lighting ths
live tree" and 81 sharing IL
beauty with entire nslxhbofhoods
and communities
Everywhere. tens ~ thousands
go home for Christmas. ard 80
have enlisted the lsiephons snd
the telegraph ~ most important
aids 10 spreading cheer.
No. II ~s no longer have the
fuls log or the bears head 10
grace ths feast. va have devised
modern and satisfying Substitutes
and there IL no sIaaksnins ~ ths
Christmas spirit.
sober ssd ssss~d
Nor should 40 overlook that
peculiarly modern and happy
touch which opens hearts and
purses ssch season and includes
the poorest ard mnss fegiosn In
the common joy. Never befofs in
al history ~ss 81 much dons 81
IL sons today 70 make provision
for thu humblsst Of our fsile-s 10
Join us IN Merry chrlstmss'@
No vith tina ssssssss and rossfsr-
lnx much remains
Yet ~s keep Christmas more
sobsrlY and s.efsdly than . fsv
generations sso. We have xons
hack 10 that far oidsf type ~ esis-
brHtion which hDnofsd primarily
ths Birth u the Bsbs.
Other times. ether customs 4"
hut tina essentials fsmsla. saf
Christmas 10 stilI christnss II ws
would make u 80.
Hs Lssss n
A FOR ths so-ssilss commercial
lxlng ~ chfistmas. I love ~ Ny
regret ls that !, 10 no, done on
mofs lavish o. Ingenious seals.
When as boy % ten. sl~ssn
and twelve. I lived in ss~ York.
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"ANYTHING GENE
SAYS Is OK"

Unquestionably. ASCAP mem
bers divide the royalties the go
ciety collects on a tricky basis
Members are graded into classes
every three months, class being
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MEETING POSTPONED

Tacoma council 1907. Royal
Arcsnum, has postponed its Dec.
zs meeting until TnurE1ay. Jan. Q.
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Sonswriters Produce Sweet Words,
But Not When Talking to Radio Men
From Victor Herbert to Gene Buck
ASCAP Has Grown Strong Enough
To Defy Billion-Dollor Industry

Of
VII
how battle royal what mean -, a'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-25

ttfT u ths Uskx<r eHi1<f -
then enjoyed wealsf permit sss No.
lnx called living One II ne
great department sssr~s always
had slsnof.ts ~snaaw displeys
during ihs cAFsstmss s~~snn. rhsv
we're vssst.hs~ fsIrylsnsis' No
memory ~ ehilahssss u more nsppv
and fnYnas thsn thai ~ sin~saa
nv face against these huge wtA.
dnw parss ard thfsshra 10 ~
toe. cssr Jh< ~ena~ss wttAsn.
Not even Today esn sryure RIM
vince me that thn>~ ~lnskaws wess
dressed for the suls purpose ~
selling Fn.ds
rvstses soesenasss
rhsy required s.a much lmsGsns<
ti.n. too certain = quality That can
be described only ~ ~ths heart ~
. child Whoever designed shess
displsys vas pref. . asaistsn.
q . but wards fail me. rnses
efsatlon. wess my mast thssilns
and satisfying Christmas present.
ard thsss wrs~ thousands a rth<r
ssas ~he would n2ss sss~ed 10
that
II merchants make lavish ne ~
green's and reds ard silver snd
gold. NJ tsnssi sna ssu<iy wrsppsnss
and all the rest. then mot. pswss
10 them They remind this oi1ss
and ssdsisr. u riot wiser. mortal
that Christmas calls 10 whatever
beauty and ny ths heart holds sd
would retain
There 10 snmsthlus slss again.
ms sxeh~aasr fnshsd. tho giving
~ presents commensurate with the
occasion. write rn~eks srsfssdl
hut snms simple STR si.a must
accompany thsss.
Newspapers. rss
M, behold what shsss "sam-
msreisliy. minded merchants dot
No matter hsw modest my pus-
chase. u IL wrapped and adorned
and lsh~isd until u fAiriy shouts
Merry chnstmssi~ me market
place may ~lsh IN sell mssebss-
disc bat Ina msrsst place knews
when a 10 Christmas and gill set
sIio~ ths fsst NJ 10 In forget.
see viii osr ns~spspefs allow
us h forget. shsst after snsst
has lts reminder ~ ths great
birthday. Thsy DO fsors than print
,hsy tell u church
services. ~ carol ssnxins. II mss-
sssss Of pssss and sf tss rsin<s
~ rsses.
We may sslII make the srssoe
truly Christmas Tns method v
ssry slsapls To epsa ssf hs@fts
In spirit ~. 10 b~sssse ID. any
customs. and 10 feel sssin ~ I'll
~ bsss ones felt
-<ssssy " 0sa ~ ~ oesshes1
AsA ~ Esssh. 1900. go ~
- eli s~s."
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The foot o. the ostrich 10 de-
signed for both speed and power
Evening star., 1940-10-13

make good dive bomber. Give him
practice and more practice That is the
way we have been making them in the
Navy for years. During official prac-
tice sessions, have often taken pilots
out to bomb every day for month.
Of course We start the young pilots
with comparatively gentle, shallow
dives, and work up to the real thing.
But from the time they start. they are
all aiming at eventually earning the
night to have painted on their planes
the big "E" and smaller 3D." which
mean that the pilot is an ace bomber.
They do their first bombing with little
baby-bombs that contain nothing more
devastating than so-called signal"
which looks like slightly overgrown
Evening star., 1940-10-13

shotgun shell. and releases a puff of
white smoke when it hits the surface
and explodes. Later on, they work up
to 1OO-pound water-filled dummy
bombs, and eventually to the real
thing, huge 500 or ]. 600 Founders.
But even a lOO-pound water bomb
is no plaything. A few years ago was
a member of an umpiring party OBJ
serving bombing practice. We had
established a land target. and | had
taken a position that | considered we'll
clear. But somehow, on one attack. a
bomb seemed to be coming straight
Evening star., 1940-10-13
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
HEADFIRST TO GLORY
Confinvad from poaH four
Continued from pos> tour

at me. dropped to the ground. When
it hit, it dug a huge conical hole in
the ground and sprayed water and
sand all over my observing party.
For dive bombing at sea we usually
use an aluminium slick as target. We
drop paper bag filled with aluminium
paint and oil from a plane, and when
it hits the water it bursts, and the
mixture spreads out in a shiny circle
large enough to aim at. Most of us get
more kick. however. out of bombing
one of the small. armor-clad motor
boats that the Navy maintains as
Evening star., 1940-10-13

his own physica! stamina. You really
cannot appreciate the terrific punish
ment to the system until you have
experienced it. You see darting, hori-
zontal scooters and curliCues before
your eyes. Your ears crackle, and your
head feels as if it had suddenly grown
mammoth. Many times have had I'd
shallow a practice dive. or abandon
the attack completely. because just
couldn't stand the pain.
If you have ever ridden on roller
coaster. you know the sensation o
dropping sixty feet down a track
pitched at a seventy degree angle |
Multiply that sixty feet to l8.OOOi
imagine doing it at speed of between
80 and 420 miles an hour. sometimes
dropping almost vertically, and peri
haps you can get an inkling of what ii
is like. None but the most rugged
constitution can stand the intense
changes of temperature and pressure
none but the strongest heart can pump,
as it must when dive bomber pulls
out of his dive and the blood rushes
out of his head. Even a slight cold is
enough to excuse pilot automatically
from diving until his condition is COM
pletely normal; and it is commonly
accepted that sooner or later the dive7
bombing pilot will pay for his career |
if long enough continued, by some
degree of impaired hearing. Two or
three practice dives are enough to-
make strong man 60 limp and weak.
Many a night. after strenuous ses-
sion, | have Crawled out of my plane
so completely fatigued. mentally and
physically, that all l could do was to
sit down on the nearest object that
offered - just sit, as blank and sodden
as drunken man.
Yet every dive-bombing pilot that |
know and the Navy must have at
least 500 highly qualified ones, with
many more IN training is an en-
thusiast. 1t is tough service, yes. But
the satisfactions more than make up
for it. Many trained dive-bombing
pilot is today, like myself. doing some
other naval-aviation job as his chief
function. 1t is Navy policy to give its
officers breadth of experience. But we
are still dive-bOmblng pilots, and
proud of it. We we're the first, and we
admit no betters.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

special targets. There is no human
crew: the boats are radiO-ContrOlled
from the air by the squadron COM
mander The biggest thrill of all. and
the most realistic practice, comes
when you get chance to bomb real
battleship. The Utah - also equipped
with radio control S serves as the goat
when the Navy wants to give its
pilots this advanced training. Operated
from shore, she maneuvers at all sorts
of speeds and angles, and it is up to
the pilot to try to adjust his dive to
her unpredictable activities. That, of
course, is what he would have to do if
he were attacking real enemy ship
in a real war Of course we never hit
the Utah with anything more vicious
than water bombs.
In modern war, as every newspaper
reader must realize by now. CO.
ordinated mass attack is sall-impOrtant;
and our dive-bombing pilots must
maneuver their planes in many COM
plicated situations before their train
ing is complete In co-ordinated
action, the slightest error can be fatal.
SpIif-sseond Timing
! ONCE went through a maneuver in
which the divebomblng attack was to
be co-ordinated with that of horl-
zontal bombers, high above and out of
sight. AT a given moment, watching
the second hands of our watches, we
we're to attack; and few seconds
later, the big fellows up in the clouds
were to send their bombs down to
complete the destruction, allowing
only time for US to get out of the way.
We dived, released our bombs. looked
down to see the results - and the
aluminium slick was splattered not
only by our salvos but by many more.
BY some slight mlScalculatlon, the
heavy bombers had let go at the very
moment that we were attacking, and
their bombs had been falling all round
us. Miraculously. none of us were hit;
but don't believe that any one of US
will ever forget the Importance of
e10c. coordination.
Yet dive bombing remains primarily
an individual effort The heavy bomber
usually goes out conveyed by fighter
planes The dive bomber must depend
on his own maneuverlng finesse and