The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-01
AEEAEOs OF A TRIP OUT OF

AEEAEos OF A TRIP OUT OF
TOWN
Aboard . y. 9. Transport Plane,
Natal Brazil, lJan. 81: The rlimors
that Admiral =. King, General Mar
shall and others are due any plane
49,. Probably bound for Africa
only 10 hours from here y. Ad.
miral Jonas H. ingram daily ex-
ercise via one Of Gene Tunney's
gadgets. Bending 500 times without
a pause sac Paulo, the 9th
American city IL. An eye-tlling
scene from the sky--the red earth
and greenery everywhere =. With
factories spread farther than the
orb can detect - all Of them maxi
ing planes, metal things gas masks
and other war essentials ... The
law II Brazil: II you run down or
kill 8 pedestrian with your car, bus
or truck, and you disappear for "a
hours - YOU can't be arrested for
it +. The many addresses and
names Of kin handed me by hui
bands and sons "Please get word to
them that you saw me and am
wells The first sound sleep IN
q month--in an army tent at Natal
And the feeling Of security
the incessant roar Of plane motors.
The Naval Observers joyful mes
sage: hoy, are you lucky! we
may get you on one Of the fastest
planes. It makes only one brief stop
at Trinidad - you'll be in Miami
In a. hours" The most beau-
tiful plane Of them all Carry
ing many persons, including the
crew Of ~ The upholstery Is
handed emkroidered the map Of
the Americas =. A Anchored Boe-
ing :. And not q bun1pl ). !.
Operated by the U. s. Army -. The
Natal air execs wife, q registered
nurse, volunteering to accom-
pany q lad to New York = a
pilot With q broken back !. I.
Strapped to q cot -. And trying
to smile "Will you sign my
short-snorter bill?" The con-
Germ Of Capt. Briggs, the pilot,
for everyone on board =. The New
York Negro and his bride returning
from o special mission 80. Circling
over Port Of Spain for over an hour
In the dark - because they won't
let any plane land here until day.
light"
Jim Marshall Of the state intro
ducing 5 and 10 stores to Rio -.
And q chain Of Hamburg Heavens
Petropolis on q mountain top
"A few hours via car from Rio
Santos where Marjorie Gaige
Of New York, former aviatrix,
Is wed to a wealthy Brazilian -. :.
Bahia-where the amphihian Is
lowed to a barge /. RIO wnere
only three at the Embassy know
the identity Of the FBI agents 49,.
The pea-soup fog that hides Rios
mountain peaks at the same hour
daily - and the endless 81 min.
1Ites over It - while the pilot (ot
the plane from sac Paulo) looked
for q "hole" =. Recalled the tlme
Dick Merrill looked for one over
JERSEY for 40 minutes-and brought
his Ship down with injuries to
none but himself -. PresloenS
Vargas attractive daughter :, :.
During the revolution in the early
sos G6e grabbed q pistol and dared
them to harm him.
"N6atte," the favorite drink - like
strong iced-ea. A mental stimulany
Everyone drinks 1t several
times, daily IL. Or the midnlgnt
black coffee sans sugar or cream
The way they serve oranges
delicious. iced and peeled Except tor
8 base to keep It from rolling)-
with knife and fork The pine
ample Is the sweetest Of all -. The
Countless banana plantations, with
with the fruit still unp!:cked NO
TRANSPORTATION for It ;. The Navy
doctors who caution against drink
ing any water-even filtered i. !. :.
Malaria risk :. The meat which
isn't aged or refrigerated. Killed
that morning and eaten before SIX
that evening. The law What
isn't sold must be given to the
Door The insane asylum on
the corner Of q Rio main street.
Where 1900 Communists once bill.
leted during the revolution :. The
political prisoners, some OF whom
were soon freed and inherited gov
eminent objects"
Ambassador jefferson Caffrey :.
A diplomat who has served our
country with distinction for over 30
years Looks like Noel Coward