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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Detroiters Take
Doubles Lead in
State Bowling
Grand Rapids Team
Retains Five-Man
Lead With 30o2

SAGINAW, Jan. 26.-DetroitcrS
took the spotlight in the State
Bowling Tournament here over the
Weekend. with action the hottest
in the doubles. John Gavie and
Peter Carter Of Detroit damned
INTO the lead with 1893 pins. four
more than the winning total of
last years tournament, and Elmer
Dreher and Stanley Ignatowski,
of Hamtramck, claimed second
with 1882.
Gavie contributed $40 and
Carter 653 10 the leading total
while IgnatowSki shot a blazing
TOP and Dreher a 581 in the second
place score.
Bob Boss. of Detroit, reached
third in the singles with 673, los
ing a great chance for the lead
when, after 257 and 245 games. ne
ran into two errors and split in
his third game, for only Ill.
.Glcndon Brown of Jackson. tied
Tom kiSh. Of Detroit, for fifth
place at 66S and Dreher came in
with 660 10 tic James Dimeglio. of
Detroit for seventh. Clarence Dial
ton, Of Jackson. landed tenth
with 6N6.
Ed Grau, Of Benton IIarbor. took
over second place in the all-eventS
with 1879
On yesterdays last team shift.
the Shapiros Of Hamtramck rolled
into fifth place in regular teams
with 1855 and Eastern Market Of
Detroit landed seventh with 1884
IgnatowSki, bowling for Shapi-
ros. landed fourth in the all-eventS
with 1870. Dreher was close behind
with 1862 and George Hlieday with
1852.
PIVE-NAN TEAMS CR-suIsD
schltz. Grand Rapids 1902
Twin City Recreation. Benton Hsrbor 29l2
Fdelweiss Detroit 2s7G
Kelly Production Tools, Detroit 1855
Shapiros. Hamtramck 1855
FIVE-MAN TEAMS Booster
orpheum Travellers, Pontiac $3.50
Joe's Detroit 2732
Mantle Loyalty. Detroit PHI
Arvid Lundell. Detroit 267i
Spiwood House Kecgo Harbor 1868
DOUBLES
John Gavie Peter Carter. Detroit 1919
Elmer DrehCT STANLEY IgnatOWsEt, Dct, 12EZ
Harold FOster-Joe Walker Detroit 1850
Elmo Jones James DiMeglio Dettoi 1875
Eddie McCoy-A. Wenger. Cd. Rapids l2f3
SINGLES
Metts StandiSh Detroit 73S
Eddie Mccoy Grand RAPIDS Sqs
Robert Boss Detroit 60
Leslie Rothbarih. Pontiac SEQ
Tom kish Detroit SIS
G,cndun Brown Jackson Sss
NI-ENE<TS
James DimcrIio Detroit 1919
Fd Grau. Benton Harbor 1879
Eddie Mccoy. Grand Rapids 1871
stan IcnatowsN Hamtrsmck 1870
Joe Walker. Detroit 1867
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Peden and Ya(tino
Lead Bike Grind

CHICAGO. Jan. 26 CUP). -
Torchy Pcdcn Of Victoria B. c.
and Charley Vaccine of Chicago
paced the field today after nine
hours Of pcdalinG IN Chicago S
annual SiX-day bicycle
race Vaccine was the individual
leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
n Bomber.
Halas on Vacation

CHICAGO. Ian. IS GNS). -
George HAAS, OWnCr-COaCh Of the
Chicago Bears. world champion
professional football team. was en-
route today 10 A well-earned Naca-
ton at ScbrInC. Fla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
Sports Give Things Men Need

One doesn't wonder why General Macarthur
Keen interest in sports He knows that sports
the things needed for darker days and greater battles
Up at the Point they point with pride A plaque the
entrance to the gymnasium. General Macarthur these
words on the plaque:
"On the fields of friendly strife
The seeds which, in other
On other fields will bear the fruits of victory"
TINS forever ought to answer hose who think sports
&c sidetracked during this
From the Philippines the There shoulc
re MORE sports and MORE participants
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26
; Days Remain
To File Entries
In Gold Skates
Wednesday Midnight
Is DeadIine for All
Except Novelty Events
BY KEN HALL
Gold and silver skates Editor

Only three days arc left for film
entries in the closed events OF tho
twentieth annual Detroit Times
Gold and Silver Skates Derby car
nival on Belle Isle next Saturday
and Sunday, which behooves you
skaters who have not already
entered TO hustle in your blanks.
All entries must be in by mid
night Wednesday in order that the
officials can classify them and
make heat drawings on Thursday
for publication in Fridays paper.
1t was unfortunate that the city
meet. scheduled TO have taken
place Saturday and Sunday. could
not have been held 10 give the
skaters a chance TO prime them
selves for the Derby races but
there was too much sunshine over
the weekend and no meet was
possible.
HOPE FOR THIS WEEK
Here's hoping that The current
week Will sec some Of the friCid
weather on tap so the skaters can
get some workouts and here's
hoping again that ne dishes up the
right sort of weather for next
/ Saturday and Sunday when the 50
events on the tWo-day'S program
are 10 take place on the famous
Lake Tacoma race course on Belle
+ Isle.
/ Skaters should remember that
all entries must be in for the gold
and silver skates derbies, the ~
Southern Michigan championships
and the Walter OSmun trophy race
by Wednesday AT midnight Those
who care 10 enter the special and
novelty events can do so right up
% race time, and that includes
tho now-fameus dog-sled derby
which has been a Times meet fea-
lure for the past six years.
An entry blank form is printed
on today'S sport pages which may
bc filed in by the skaters desiring
10 enter the meet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-26

BUY "A Bonnie
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
LOS SIGUEN
AVANZANDO EN- MAZDA.
GASCAR

Londres, Sept. 17.-Las tro-
pas inglesas contindan avan-
zandO en- direction de Tanara-
rive, la capital de la isla de
Madagascar.
No Sc ha recibido aquf no.
ticias sobre ell inicio de nego-
c%iaciones entire ell general Plat
y ell gobernador general de la
isla, General Armand Annett.
Annett pidi6 aver los termi-
nos de I'm armisticio, de modo
que sus tropas puedan cesar ell
fuego, con honor.
Desde la semana pasada tres
Columns britanicas marchan
en- direction de la capital.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17

pero que, sin embargo, Sc ha podido
obtener alg1p resultado en- la pre-
venci6n de la misma mediante la
vacuna de los terneros.
AcOnseja ell control gubernamental
FL veterinario argentine ha pre-
sentado una propuesta para que Sc
ejerza un control gubernamental
sobre la production Y distribution
de la vacuna a fin de poder garanti-
a los mejores resultados.
Ell DIR. Jurado tiene tambien ell
plan de visitar Qtros laboratories
que en- la actualidad Sc ocupan de
estudiar los metodos de control de
la referida enfermedad de Bang en-
diferentes parties de los Estados
Unidos. Tambien abriga la espe-
rama de poder estudiar de cerca los
metodos empleados en- la preven=
eion de intermediates en- las granjas
dedicadas a la production de leche
Y sus derivados, Asi como en- los
ranches de ganado del medic oeste.
Actualmente esta estudiando me-
dos mas efcacesNpara la erradica-
cion de la tuberculosis bovina y para
desterrar ciertas intermediates que
atacan a las ayes de corral.
Ell doctor Jurado ha manifestado
que esta encontrando la mas per-
fecta cooperation y ayuda de parte
de todos los peritos y fu~ncionarios
con los que ha tenido contacto, 10
cual lie ANNA a suponer que SUI labor
en- la Rep1blica Argentina Sc vera
coronado por Ell mas complete Gxjtn-
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
RECUPERO LA VISTA A
LOS VEINTE AMOS DE
HABERLA PERDIDO

Londres, sept. 17.-George
Morley, de Hornsey Rise Gard
ems, en- esta ciudad, recuper6
repente la visto, perdida como
resultado de una lesion que SUI
friera, en- 1918. durante I'm alta
que de aviaci6n hecho por los a.
lemanes. Por pr;mera vez pudO
yer a su esposa, con la cue Sc
case hace IA amos.
Viajaba en- III autobus, hace
tres semanas, cuando VIC dos
campos como un boron. Sc res
treg6 los ojos y comprob6 que
yer. Habia estado compile
ciego deSde 1922.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
ABSUELTO Ell EMPLEADO
BLOUNT

Luego de tres horas de deli
beracion, un Jurado absolvi6
anoche a George A. Blount,
un exempleado de la oficina
de recaudaci6n de contribucio
mes del condado, a quien acu-
saba ell fiscal de apoderarse in
debidamente de $40.
Las irregularidades ocurrie-
ron durante la administration
del Sr. j. M. Burnett, va di-
funto.
A cargo de Ellsworth v c..
j. Hardee la defensa hizo una
brillante labor.
AL retirarse ell Jurado, a las
5:S5 de la tarde, una gran par
te de los spectators tenia la
impression de que seria absuel
to.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
MATRIMONIOS

James P. Valenti, "a, y Car
men Maria Romano, 81; Cole
Jordan Carney, Is, y Earleen E.
Gibson; Ralph Domingo, Is, Y
Maximina Menendez, II; Laur-
ence Walter Scott, 20, e Irene
Evelyn Sutton, 80; Malvin V.
Jacobs, 81, Y Margaret Castillo,
l6; j. M. Pearce, 81, y Minnie
10; Mark J. Cone, &c, y
Opal Wadsworth, 81; Thomas
Lacy Gore, 81, y Eloisa Marie
Haney, II.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
FL General Jakob Ia "Lnea Jakob"
"La Defensa de la Gran Alemania"
PoR EUGENE

Lo curioso es Tue esta prOpa-
gande de tipo Magnet" esta
siendo dirigida por eli hombre
que tiene la responsibilities del
plan de la nueva Inca de forti-
ficaciones. Pocos dias despuGs
de q. Ell Mariscal Rundstedt fu9
nombrado Comandante en- jefe
de la Europa Occidental, visit6
en- union de Speer, Ministro dc
Municiones, y de Sepp Dietrich
General de las S. S. y jefe de Ia
guardia personal de Hitler, t.
da la iona de fortificaciones
construida durante los dos Glti.
mos amos entire Biarritz, cerca
de la frontera espanola, y Kir
kenes, en- ell extreme septentr'C-
nal. Este viaje de inspection fd5
dirigido por el General JakCb
cue es responsible de la cons
trucci6n de las nuevas fortified
ciones.N propio General Jakob
hace propaganda verbal y e8cri-
Ia de sus nuevas obras defensi-
vas. La palabra "ineXpugnahe'
.'es suya. va la habia pronuncia-
do antes, al terminarse en- 1899
las fortificaciones occidentales,
formadas por la Inca "Sigfri-
do" opuesta a Ia "Maginot,'
construfda en- los amos anterio-
res a la guerra para impedif un
avance de los Aiiados contra Il
Reich. En- aquella 6poca Jakob
afirm6: "Ahi estan las defensas
occidentales, que son incXpugn9
bles." Ell General es aGn mas en-
tusiasta de las defensas cons
truidas a 10 largo de la costa at
lantica. No tiene mas que una
duda ell nombre que ha de dar-
las. La parte correspondence a
territorio frances es llamada
"Wall Grossdeutschland" (De-
fensa de la Gran Alemania). En-
los circulos del Ministerio de
Defensa, Sc habla de ella como
de la "linea Jakob". Herr Speer,
sin embargo, no aprueba este,
porque siendo 81 quien suminis-
ira la mano de obra, cree que a
el mismo debe deconocersele el
merito de ella.
(C0RtiRuard).
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
vENDIAN GOMAS ARE
GLADAS LLECALMENTE

New York, Sept. 4.-Tres
hombres han sido arrestados
aqui y ell fiscal federal Matias
T. Correa les acusa de vender
gomas arregladas ilegalmente.
Otros dos mas, miembros del
grupo, estan Siendo buscados.
Para comprar gomas con
nueva cubierta exterior, como
las cue ellos vendian, es nece-
sario I'm permiso del gobierno.
Los detenidos be nombran
Leo Handler, Michael ]. Cry
ne y Richard Guest. Los busca
dos son ell coronel retirado
George A. Lynch, de Freeport
y Martin Mandell, de Broo-
klyn.
Vendian las gomas entire
SIT o $50 por un trabajo que
antes de la guerra no valia
mas de $500 o $500.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17

Londres, Sept. 17.-Son har-
to conocidas las burlas dirigidas
por los nazis a los franceses a
cuenta de haber estado obsesio-
nados por ell "espiritu Maginot"
que, en- ultimo termino, fue eau
sa de SUI ruina. Las emisoras ale
manas repitieron una y otra vez
"cuan absurdo habria parecido
a cualquier tecnico, desde ell
principle, Greer en- la inexpugna
bilidad de esa gigantesca Inca
de fortificaciones." ST Hitler
asi dicen ellos- nc hizo inmedia
tamente un ataque frontal sobre
la linea y di6, en- Gambia, un
gran rodeo para flanquearla,
fue porque estaba interesado en-
no sacrificar muchas vidas valio
sas pOr tan poca cosa. Pero, tan
pronto como sc decide a dar la
orden de asalto a dichas obras
defensivas, "sus tanques pene-
traron por elias como 81 fuesen
de manteca." Esta guerra, Sc
gun todos los tecnicos alemanes,
mo es una guerra de fortale-
zas", Y ninguno de los estrate-
gas que hablan por las radios a.
lemanas dejan de menciOnar las
fortificaciones rusas para pro
bar que esta es una guerra de
movimientos que no puede dete-
ner ell cemento, nj ell acero.
Ahora, de pronto, ha Gambia
do el tono official. A MEDIA que
es mas discutida en- Alemania la
posibilidad de un "segundo fren
te" aliado, mayores son los in
tentos hechos por Goebbels para
aquietar los crecientes temores
de dos circulos nazis por medic
de descripciones que son exacta-
mente iguales a las aparecidas
en- los peri6dicos del otro lado
cuando sc referian a las mara
villas de la linea Maginot. Han
sido enviados escritores militia
res, corresponsales de guerra y
periodistas "neutrale" al litoraa
atlantico, desde Noruega a Fran
ella, a Belgica Y a Holanda, para
que vean las 'inexpugnables'' y
nuevas fortificaciones alemanas.
En- lOs cinematografos del Con-
tinente Sc dan todas las semanas
peliculas en- que aparecen bate
rias, puestos antiaereos, instala
clones subterraneas y trampas
antitanques, para dar la impre-
sion de que Ia muralla de obras
defensivas que esta a punto de
terminarse es algo nunca vistc
y que TODD ataque contra ella Sc
ria una locura sulcida.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
Los Esfodos Unidos cooperon
Con Argentine poro combofr {.
Los Intermediates del gonodo
Uno oUtoridod en- veterinorio oyUdo en- los
tro6oios de investigation

WASHINGTON.-Comor re-
sultado de los trabajos de
investigation y estudio que
esta llevando a cabo actual
mente en- los Estados Unidos ell
DR.. Felix Jurado, bajo los aus
picios del gobierno de la Ar
gentina, ell Ministerio de Agri-
cultura de aquella repdblica Sc
propone iniciar, a partir del
pr6xilno diciembre, una activa
campana encaminada a erradi-
car la enfermedad de Bang que
ataca al ganado de aquel pals.
Ell doctor Jurado-adscrito al
Ministerio de Agricultural de la Ar
gentina-esta actualmente hacienda
estudios en- ell Centre de investiga-
clones de Beltsville de la Secretaria
de Agriculture de los Estados Uni
dos la cual ha puesto a su DISPOSE
ci6n las extensisimas facilidades con
que cuenta este ~importante departa-
mento gubernamental. En- la mis-
ma dependencia v c%ooperando en- las
investigaciones sc ~encuentra su dis
tinguido colega ell doctor Mauricio
B. Holman.
Fue DelegadO a la COnferencia
Ell doctor Jurado, que formo parte
de la delegation de la Republica
Argentina a la Conferencia Intera-
mericana de Agriculture, celebrada
recientemente en- la ciudad de Me
xico, obtuvo alli la a~probacion de una
recommendation para que Sc inicie, en-
los pafses del continente, una activa
y sistematica campana para erradi-
car esa pesta,
Despues de regresar a Washing
ton ell doctor Jurado estableci6 su
Residential en- ell antes m~encionado
centric de Beltsville, Estado de
Maryland, situado a 10 millas de la
ciudad.
Todos los que hasta ell presente Sc
han dedicado a estudiar las enfer-
medades del ganado han prestado
gran atencion a la enfermedad de
Bang, conocida igualmente baio e.
nombre de aborto contagioso G
Brucellosis. Todos los experiment
tos realizados han servido para de.
mostrar que no existe actualmente
un medicamento que posea la virtuc
de curar eva temible enfermedad
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
Ell BANQUETE EN- HONOR
DE LOS ORES. LUIS REY
Y RUBEN MORENO

Esta noche, organizado por ell
COlegio M6dico, Sc efectuara en-
Ell restaurant Columbia ell ban
quote en- honor del DR.. Luis
Rey, nombrado capitan m4dico
del ejercito de los Estados Uni
dos, y Ell DR.. Ruben Moreno, de-
signado teriente dentista.
Mas de $50 personals Sc senta-
ran alrededor de las mesas, en-
ell patio del famoso estableci-
miento de los hermanos Her.
nandez.
I'm menu exquisite sera SER
vido. Agradecemos las invita-
clones que amablemente Sc nos
han remitido.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
UN NUEVO NOMBRE PARA
LOS PEQUElNOS AUTOMO-
VIlES DE UNCLE SAM

MoScu, sept. 17.-LOs solda-
dos del ej@rcito russo lie han pues
to ell nombre de "cabras" a los
peQuenos automobiles que ell e.
Jeroito americana conoce por
"jeeps'.
Les llaman cabras porque e.
SOS coches suben las Tomas con
gran facilidad.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
ESTACION DE RECIBIMIEN-
TO PARA LOS MARINOS
DE LA DE
GUERRA

La Secretarfa de Marina
construira en- Palmetto, cerca
de uos astilleros, una Estaci6n
de Recibimiento para los mari
nos de la escuadra de guerra.
Ocupara ell edificio dos cua.
dras, limitadas por las GALES
10, 20. Flagler y Chaplin.
Podran ser acomodados en-
la estaci6n 200 oficiales Y ma
rineros visitantes.
Los trabajadores empeza.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17

ran e. dia 1 de Octuhxe Raio la
supervision del teniehte Jan.
sen. UF
La gaceta., 1942-09-17

INVEST IN vTCToRYi

INVEST IN VICTORY
Our boys can take the War to the enemy, if we back them
up with ships and tanks and gunsl But that takes noneyl
Help your Government to put the tools of war into the
hands Of our soldiers by purchasing War Savings Bonds and
Stamps. And remember . just one Bond can't lick the
Axis any more than just one gunl 1t takes millions Of
Americans buying War Savings BondS and Stamps every
pay dayI
Bonds cost $1S.75 and up . and they pay you back
one-third more in only 10 yearsl Stamps cost zoe, 25e. and
up . . . soon total the price of a Bond if bought regularly.
Help our boys on the fighting fronts wherever they NAV
bl Buy War Savings Bonds - an Investment for yourself
md your country
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
Sc BATIERON FRANCISCO
BATISTA Y JUAN
Sin novedad en- Ell frente

Habana, Sept. 17.-Cerca
de la Habana, en- una finca, Sc
batieron Francisco Batista, her
mano del Presidente, y ell DIR.
Juan Portuondo Domenech,
ministro de Salubridad.
Los dos salieron ilesos y ell
honor qued6 limpio.
Los de TALES del lance no Sc
dieron a conocer, por cuant0
el duelo esta prohibido en- Gu
ba.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
PETlC1oNES z CTgpADA.
MA

Hicieron aver Reticionos de
ciuSsiania les siguientes perso-
mas: Marie Adler Gilbert, Gus.
Heidi, Frank Pardo, Phileas Sc
bastian Lcrrain, Avelino Perez,
Elizabeth Anna A. Frank, Mary
Rose Frisco, Davis Edward
Brooks, Agustin de Souza Pau
limo, Michele Montalvano, Fer
dinand Revilla Edesa, Herbert
Lackner, Pic Rossi Simmelli,
Moses Kessteeher, Paul Arte
Thorgerson, Aladar Fuss, VIII
liam F. Rooney y Koukolis Kou-
koulakis.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17
LECHE PARA LOS NINOS
DE FRANCIA

Washington. sept. 17.-Alpe-
sar de la hostilidad de Laval Y
de otros inconvan'entes, ACADIA
de Iegar q Marsefa, con I'm car
gamento de leche para los ninos
de F~rancia, Ell vapor americana
Mount Everest.
Esta valuada Ia lecho en- mas
de I'm million de d6lares.
La gaceta., 1942-09-17

ST, senior:
Para pintar mejor 81
casa, compre In pintura
B. L. P, vendida exclu-
sivamente por Kin 9
Greco Hardware Co.,
ga. Avenida v ealle IS.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

~ ~E S66<
MEET OUR WAR PARTNER
Hes the average Enslishmsa.
We ossht to know him better
BY James Hilton Page z
CAN WE KEEP RIDING?
Joseph B. Eastman will soon
be telling Us when to walk
BY }. P. MeEvoy Page 4
THERE IS ALSO HONOR =.
A little maa" and his Big
decision: A gripping story
by Leslie Gordon
Barnard ;. Page 3
DAD MUST De RESCUED!
Sue saves hin from women.
But guess who pays the bill
BY Virginia Dale =. Page 8
AMERICAS FOOD QUIZ
It went to 5000 housewives.
Let's see how you score -.
by Grace Turner Page IS
ALSO.
- s
Drsastized Shorts !. Beauty
Feed . WaIIy's Wagon
Emily Post /. Brief Stories
Evening star., 1942-11-29
SoIomons
Continued From First Page. }

other big push, however, is gen.
orally accepted in high naval quar-
tiers here, and it is this fact that
gave special significance to the de-
structive aerial attacks on Munda
and Kahili-bases which the Japs
would use in gathering their ships,
planes. men and supplies for their
next try.
Munda, about 180 miles north
west of Guadaleanal. was attacked
by United States aircraft from that
island November % and "a,
"All buildings in the vicinity were
destroyed" the Navy said.
The attack on the kahili airfleld
was made at midnight November
1921 by seven Army Flying Fort
resses. They scored Is hits on the
runway and started large fires and
encountered no opposition. Kahili is
near BUN, a large japanese base on
the Island of Bougainsville, 260 miles
northwest of Guadalcanal.
The Navy revised for the second
time yesterday its reports on damage
done to a Japanese naval force in
the Commute battle Of Cape Esper-
ance in the Solomon Islands in early
October, adding one heavy cruiser
and removing one medium sized
transport from the last previous list
of enemy ships.
Based on Scotts Last Report.
The revision was based on the last
report by the late Rear Admiral
Norman Scott, SO, Kirkwood, Mo,
who commanded the American
cruiser-destroyer task force which
caught the japanese oil guard.
A communique of october Is listed
the japanese ships sunk as one
heavy cruiser, four destroyers and
one transport.
This report was modified recent
ly when the cruiser Boise. which
was heavily damaged in the battle,
returned to Philadelphia for re-
pairs. The account Of the Boise's
exploits said hat the Japs lost two
heavy cruisers. one light cruiser and
three destroyers. The fate OF the
transport and the fourth destroyer
was left in doubt.
Yesterdays announcement, which
naval spokesmen described as the
best evaluation of the results OF
the action based on various reports
but principally that of Admiral
Scott. listed enemy losses as three
heavy cruisers, one light cruiser
and four destroyers.
Admiral Scott was killed In the
later battle of Guadalcanal Novem-
Der 1915.
His report as paraphrased by the
Navy related that the enemy at
Cape Esperance was caught of
guard and poorly disposed to meet
the attack so that complete sur
prise was achieved
Cruiser Set Afire in Minute.
Within one minute after open
ing fire Japanese cruiser was
Evening star., 1942-11-29
Wounded Crews Of Battered Flying Fortresses
Cited for Heroic Victories Over Focke-WuIfs
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. Nov. 28.-The United
States Army today told the story
OF an heroic air fight which enabled
Flying Fortresses to establish their
amazing record Of invulnerability
to German fighters In the Lille raid
last October 9.
The story was a SEQUEL to the
recent decoration of IL men from
two crews of the Bit bombers.
One Fortress. piloted by Capt.
James j. Grifilth. jr.. of High Point,
N. c., was hit by three bursts of
anti-aircraft fire which tore away
two square yards Of fabric from the
right wing flap, smashed a 12-inch
hole in the fuselage and knocked
two gunners of their feet.
The gunners. 1t. Col. Stuart M.
Porter Of Muskokee, Okla, acting
as observer-gunner. and Corpl. j. q.
Cottros Of Charlotte, N. c., were
both injured.
Wounded Pair Join Fighting.
Both jumped UP, however, and
opened f1re on 4 formation Of 20
Focke-Wulf 1905 diving In As close
as Is feet with guns blazing.
Shells from 0-millimeter cannon
ripped through the bomber, wound
ing Gunner L. E. Dennis, a former
Pennington 1ll.) salesman, In three
places in his right thigh, cutting
his oxygen and telephone lines and
knocking out one of his.guns.
Gunner Dennis still fought back
with the other.
Gunner -Radioman Corpl. F. E.
Hurn of Syracuse, N. Y, was put
out OF action with bullets in his
abdomen.
In the top turret. Sergt. P. R. Tay-
lor OF Randolph, Mimi, blazed away
into the propeller of one F-W 100
which had closed within 10 yards.
Sergt. Taylor never realized that he
had wound which later required
several stitches.
A German missile smashed a 4
inch hole IN the fuselage beside
Corpl. S. E. Blanchard of Milwau-
kee, Wis. 1t broke his oxygen line
but he shot down a fighter in flames
for which he was awarded q medal.
"A pair OF 6-inch holes appeared
in the wings, hits were scored on
the tail assembly, shrapnel frag-
ments riddled six out Of 10 para
chutes, one engine was shot out
and its propeller refused to func-
tion," the Army related.
Engines Opened Up.
The remaining three engines
were opened up past the safety point
to hold the bomber in formation.
The tail was so damaged that
the pilot and co-pilot had to prop
their knees against the wheel to
keep the planes nose up. The
pull was so terrific they could see
the wheel bend. But they brought
the fort back with her buckled right
wing and her five wounded-brought
her back to a safe landing and