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Evening star., 1943-03-17

With entrance fees at = bargain
50 and the chance to land a top
prize of SIS, woman bowlers are ex-
pected to Jam Lucky Strike Sun
day afternoon for the fourth Lucky
Strike Women's Handicap. which
looms as one Of the biggest events
Of the season for pinettes.
Outside of the mixed Red Cross
benefit which is scheduled at Co.
lumbia this Sunday and promises to
run throughout the summer, the
six-game Lucky Strike affair, open
only TO those with averages OF 1OS
or less, will wind up special COM
petition for the fair rollers this sea
son unless some new attractions are
Matched up.
Contestants will receive a two
third handicap Three-game blocks
are scheduled at 3 and 7;30 O'Clock.
Leaders Face Tough Going.
Both the pace-setting Clarendon
sharpshooters and the second place
Lucky Strikes will be up against
tough opponents tonight in District
League battles when the former
engages Rosslyn at Rosslyn at $50
and the latter visits Hi-Skor at 7 80.
Lucky Strike. bidding for It's third
straight pennant, is three games
behind Clarendon.
In other matches the third place
Spillways have date with Hyatts-
vile tentatively set for $50 at
Anacostia, while at 73o the fourth
place Brookland quint invades
Arlington, Convention Hall visits
Alexandria. Chevy Chase Ice Palace
goes to Lafayette, Georgetown to
King Pin and Bethesda to Arcadia.
Hi-skor Would Tilt Lead.
Boosting their 5-game lead will be
the aim OF the pacesetting Hi-Skors
when La GULL & Co. play hosts to
King Pin AT Hi-Skor In one OF the
SIX Ladies District League matches
scheduled tonight at 7:30. The
second place Lafayettes will be at
Takoma, Brookland at Spillway, Ar
llngton at Arcadia, Rendezvous at
Rosslyn. Red Circle at Bethesda and
Clarendon at Chevy Chase Ice Pal
ace.
Wilson Earmans 148 was the big
blow as the league-leading Carter
Lanhardt posted a season record OF
654 in the Silver Spring Georgia
Avenue loop to win its only game
from Wakefield Dairy despite high
set Of l,72l. Bill Buckner banged
Evening star., 1943-03-17
OokIown Racing Today
Dedicated to Charity

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March IL
Oaklawn Jockey Club dedicated to-
days racing program to the Bundles
for America. topping the program
with $500 mile and sixteenth
handicap which attracted five good
reuters.
Topweighted was the Mount Desert
Stables Spiral Pass, winner Of a
similar event here recently. Other
entries were Incoming. Sun Pharos
Challomine. Ballyarnett and De-
value
The jockey club dedicated its FIRST
Saturday program to the United
Service Seamans Fund.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
~ the Associated PreSs

Coalie Bill Beveridges farewell
appearance IN the New York nets
was almost repeat performance OF
his debut IN Chicago on January %
He was sent to the Cleveland Barons
70 help them IL the American
League plsyofs
The Boston Bruins slipped II
pucks past the nortly eoalie last
night for an ll-5 triumph in the
National Hockey Leagues only con-
test. In BeyeridCe's first game with
the Rangers the Hawks hammered
home 10 talles TO q lone New York
marker.
The game was the fourth and
hnal one played by Boston for the
benefit OF the American Red Cross
II also was the Bruins last contest
Of the regular season. Boston has
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Richmond u. to Retoin
Football, Pitt States
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoc lated Press
RICHMOND, Va. March IT
Malcolm U. Pitt. athletic director st
the University of Richmond. has an
nounced that the university intends
TO have football team next fall.
Pitt said the university is making
all plans for football on the theory
that the sport will be continued,
even though it realizes that war
borne difflculties involving player
and coaching personnel and trans
portation will have to be sur
mounted
Evening star., 1943-03-17
White, Baltimore Boxer
Stops Mexican MoreIio
By the Associated Press.

By The Assoclated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March lT.-Lu-
ther tSlugger White, 1875. of Bal
timore. won technical knockout
over George Moreha, lat, Of Mex
leo City here last night.
Referee Rig Gilmore stopped the
fight at the start OF the seventh
round OF the scheduled lo-rounder
after the Baltimore Negro had
pounded Morelia with short jolts to
the head.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Broddock Will Referee
As Servicemen FIGHT
BY the Aseoeiated Press

. CAMP PICKETT, Va. March II.
james j. Braddock, one-time
world heavyweight boxing champion
aud now an Army lieutenant, will
serve as referee here tomorrow night
when Camp Pickett's boxing team
battles a squad from Fort Han
cock, n. j.
Jack Dempsey, lieutenant in the
Coast Guard, originally had planned
to be the third man in the ring but
had to revise his plans.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Murroy lyman, Racing
Reporter, Dies at ID
Ey the Assoc lated Press.

81 me Associated Press,
NEW YORK. March l7.-Murray
lyman, "A. a racing writer for the
New York Herald Tribune. died last
night after suffering A heart attack
while working on the papers sports
copy desk
A member OF the Herald Tribune
sports staff for II years. lyman was
one OF three turf writer's named in
1888 to divide an award which was
established by Alfred Gvynne Van
derbilt and the MARYLAND Jockey
Club for excellence in reporting
thoroughbred racing.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Howell Goes to Air School

ATHENS, Ga. March IT (P.--
1t. Millard F. Dixie Howell. for
mer University OF Alabama gridiron
flash and recently head coach at
Arizona State Teachers College,
has been transferred from the
United States Navy Pre-Flight
School here to the Naval Air Navi-
CATION School At Hollywood, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
HemsIey to Join Yunks

ASBURY PARK, N. j.. March IT,
Catcher Rolhe Hemsley, Missouri
farmer in the off season, has in
formed the New York Yankees that
he has found competent help and
would head for the training camp.
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Gomecocks Keep Football

COLUMBIA. S. c., March II iP).
J. Rion McKissick. president OF
the University of South Carolina,
has announced the school will con-
tinue football this year IF other
South Carolina institutions partic-
ipate.'
Evening star., 1943-03-17
this 1z>$/ /ux~ M<zHH2y-
AzzNn&xS /azw &MZzzvHm#AZZ

Every time short rations keep your
car idle it s really like the Axis try
ing to dose your engine with acid.
All the Axis needs is the acid prod
ucts of combustion always left in
your engine when it stops. This
unavoidable acid wasn't 50 bad
when cleaned out pretty well, sew
eral times a day, on fast runs that
warmed the engine completely. But
now with slow short runs often keep
ing the engine too cool, acid s chance
has increased to corrode metal.
To keep your tools from corrod-
ing you apply ol-again and again.
1nyour engine you can have a more
lasting preservative. It's designed
to combat internal acid corrosion.
Evening star., 1943-03-17

It's surfaced to metals as closely as
any protective plating. That's
why this inner engine preservativs
made possible by the quick,
simple, economical change to
Conoco Nth motor Oils known
as oIL-PLATING.
Conoco Nth-patented-br brings
you the special synthetic invented
to make metal surfaces cover them
selves with oIL-PLAT1NG. 1t NAV
be quite while between coupons
now. But you needn't give hungry
acids all that while to gnaw at your
engine, which the AXIS won't let you
replace yet! OIL-PLArE it now.
Change to Conoco Nth for Spring.
Continental Oil Company
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Chevy Chase Ice PoIoce

44sI CONN. AVE. ON BUS LINE
Bowling Ice Skating Exercise
Ten Pins Open Daily
Duck Pins for
Open Daily s:30 10 SEQ
10 An. - $50 - AA0Jkk
1 Am. ll:OO ssS~V"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Legal Notices
FINAL AMORTIZATION
ACCOUNT

no, S2S9l
STATE or MICHIGAN. The Pro-
bate Court for the County OF WASH
tenaw.
A. session OF said Court. held at
the Probate Office IN the city OF
Ann ArbOr IN said County. on tae
18Th day % February A. y. 1913.
Present, Hon Jay O. Pray. Judge
OF Probate
In the Matter OF TIE Estate OF
Edward Ernest Forster, Deceased
Edward Ernest Forster. Jr.. Admin
istrator with will annexed. having
flied in said court his final adj
ministrati0n account and lis petition
praying for tie allowance thereof and
for the assignment and distribution
Of the residue OF said estate.
II s. Ordered, That the igth day Of
March. a. u. 1913 at ten O'CLOCK
ST. the forenoon. at said Probate OF
fee. be and is hereby appointed for
examining and allowing said account
and hearing said petition.
II IL Further ordered. That public
notice thereof be given BY psbilca-
ton Of a copy OF this order. for
three successive weeks previous to
said day o. hearing. In the Ypsllanti
Daily Press newspaper printed and
circulated IN said County.
JAY q. PRAY. Judge ~ Probate
s true copy.
NORA -. H5IseTt. Register OF Probate
Adv. S.3l0
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
STATE OF MIcHfaAN-oRDsk ~
TIE CONSERVATION CoN16Is-
aION-OTTHR

The Director OF Conservation. hav-
ing made a thorough investigation
81 conditions relative to otter recon-
mends certain regulations.
THEREFORE the Conservation
Commission, by authority of Act.
80 Z. A. 1895, hereby orders that
FOR period OF one year from March
10, 1913. IL shall be unlawful to take
otter by any means in any of the
counties OF the state except that in
the following counties they may be
taken from March Il to 81. inclu-
siye: Mecosta, Arenac Gladwin,
'lare Osceola, Missaukee Roscom-
mon, Ogemaw. Iosco, Altoona, Osco-
da. Crawford. KalkaslSa. Antrim, OTIS
ego Montmorency, Alpena, Pressure
Isle, Cheboygan, Charlevoix Emmett,
Midland ISbella and in the upper
peninsula from April TO April Is
inclusive, IN accordance with beaver
AMI otter regulations for is43.
signed, sealed, and ordered pub
llshed this twelfth day OF January
JOSEPH p. RAHILLY.
wAYLAND osGooD' ma"
,-...,.-,- Secretary.
T.. j. HOFFMASTER
Director
ADJ znaG
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Financial
Money To Loan

LOANs--to build. buy, refinance, and
repair, 4.0l per cent yearly by
our cooperative plan. No delay and
no red tape Ypsilanti Building &
Loan Assn. a. II. McAndrew, As
sIstant Secretary, 2il w. Michigan.
Business Opportunities
RESTAURANT BLDG. and equip.
ment for sale at 2l3 Pearl st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Classified Advertising

CLASSIFIED RATES. PAYMENT WITH ORDER
Daily per consecutive insertions foows
One Six days.......se
Advertising for irregular insertion takes nsle time rate
OF lines words line
Special for yearly adyertisins upon REQUEST -
Incorrect insertion
for Ad Taker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Livestock

MUST SELL THIS WEEK
Male English setter IS mo. Old.
EKpertly trained for yard and
field. This dog can be seen at
40 ~ Adams. Very reasonable.
JERSEY COW FOR SALE.
1850 Textile Rd. Route /.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Wanted To Buy

BRING YOUR late Model used car TO
VS.. We need II. We will pay cash.
r. q. Wledman Auto 90.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
Real Estate Investments

BUSINESS corner centrally located
on Ecorse Road. lots Living
quarters Can be remodsled sor
store Reasonable price. Terms.
$500 down. n. Psst. 80 y. Huron
So fs-f
CALL pUE ADTHKER ~ 80 FOR
Classified adNerLs.nz service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24

WANTED TO BUY: Five or SIR room
modern cottage IN better part II
city. Must have garage. prefera5.
~ hot water and Stoker heater.
Priced reasonable Address Box
M-a pra~a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24

100 PEARL. 1881
Insurance OF all kinds in
honorable stock companies.
Brand New Bungalow
college Heights
Ready for Occupancy
Sale Price $3.50
Liberal Terms
For Information can 1881
Evenings 1856
ANN ARBOR TRUST COMPANY
Ann Arbor
NEW HOUSE, four rooms; bath.
utility room; fireproof building,
deep well, on Greenlawn, south OF
Ecorse nd. Price 1850, down pay
ment $500. Herman &. Ludwig,
700 Ferris.
INCOME-close to college. Two
family with extra room TO rent.
Income and home for purchaser.
Liberal terms 1880. Ann Arbor.
5O7 s. 9Th Ave, Ph. $3.50, All T..
Shanklin.
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Dwight 81. Consult T.. H. Syl-
vester, 307 +. Forest. Pm. 44e.
MODERN room bungalow, u acre.
near payement, few miles to
Bomber plant. call at IS s. summit.
FIVE ROOM bungalow, nice corner
on Holmes Road, $3.50. Terms.
II. Pest. % y. Huron 81. PHI. 1871
ROOM bungalow, large lot north
OF +. Michigan Ave. $500. Terms.
II. Peet. 50 y. Huron 81. Pm. To-.
IL ROOM apartment house I apart
ments baths, hardwood floors
furnace, spacious grounds. Priced
20 sell. Terms. $1,000 down. III.
Peet, 50 y. Huron St, 1871.
HOUSE with bath hot water heat,
full basement, garage near super
grocery. sZGJO. Terms. II Peet, 80
Y. Huron St. ij7l
GARAGE HOUSE, ceiling paneled,
near corner Harris 81. and Holmes
Road $1,000. Terms, $500 down.
II. Peet..ss y. Huron st, Pm. l11l.
FIVE ROOM BUNGALOW, not wa
ter furnace bath not connected ny.
Two car garage. 50 200. Terms. II.
Peet, - y Huron 81. Phone lo'l.
WEST SIDE II room high class mod
ern inco ne home on beautiful cor
ner. close In. Reasonable price. H.
Pee'. 50 y. Huron ST. Phone III
FOR SALE-by owner, room house
fireplace double garage, large lot
fruit trees. Phone y0i-J or slel.
Houses FOR Rent
FARM HOUSE, garden and stock.
Delco. 80 miles west Bomber Plant.
near bus. Write \. l.. Barr. 1875
Middle Belt I'd. Inkster.
Suburban Property
LARGE house. bath, furnace, nearly
one acre. $500, Terms. II. Peet,
80 y. huron, Phone 1871.
Lots
HOLMES ROAD lot with small
building near Dormitories only
$500 Easy terms. II. Peet, 80 ".
Huron St i57L
Wanted To Buy
WANTED TO BUY: Suburban house
five or six rooms; must be mo-
dsrn. with garage ard located on
pavement and Within business
driving distance Of Ypsilanti
Must have water. lights and be
priced right. Address Box M,
WANTED TO BUY: Five or sir room
modern cottage in better part II
city. MUST have garage, preteraD-
~ hot water and stoker heater.
Priced reasonable Address Box
Ms. Press.
Real Estate Investments
BUSINESS corner centrally located
on Ecorse Road. Z lots. Living
quarters Can be remodsled sor
store Reasonable price. Terms.
$500 down. n. Pest. 80 -. Huron
Sc f5-f
CALL OR ADT1KER - 80 for
Classified adNerus.nz service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
81 German Planes
DOWned Off TuniSia
Sas' 'S'A k'~s Fa'v", Sss..S Ia Ss,J nshn ,..r,.s
Continued from Page One

"Fire from the Warhawks
kicked up fountains Of water rs
they opened up ON the heavy.
numbering transports, many Of
which turned around and at
tempted to make land.
zone by one, they went down,
most OF them wreathed In
flames. Some hit the sea. Others
10 escape the fate of their COM
panions deliberately crash landed
on the beaches. IL was a massa-
ere and the German and Italian
fighters could do little 10 pre-
vent It,"
Later in the evening, Alliec
night fighters reared along the
beach and set fire 10 three OF the
crashed Junkers.
The aerial fighting Sunday
boosted the total of Axis planes
destroyed since March Is, wher
the Mareth Line battle began, Il
more than 500
1t. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz said
yesterday that $40 enemy craft
had been shot down in that period
and many others destroyed on
The ground.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
laps Lose
& Planes i'm
SOIOmlOnS

WASHINGTON. April 10 (INS)
The navy department yesterday
announced destruction Of six Japa-
nese planes at the cost of only
one American fighter in a flareup
of air fighting in the Solomon
Islands.
Heavy bombing attacks also
were reported on Japanese in
Stallations and shipping in the
northern Solomons as l.. s. Army
bombers last Friday executed IL
damaging raids on enemy bases
in the western Aleutians.
Japanese air activity in the
Solomons. after a Today hull, was
renewed last Thursday night with
two-plane raid on Guadaleanais
Henderson lirfield.
One of the enemy bombers was
believed 10 have been shot down
by anti-aircraft fire. but the navy
said the attack caused light cas-
ualties" among American person
mel and minor material damage.
A squadron OF American Flying
Fortress and Liberator heavy
bombers and Avenger torpedo
bombers struck at the enemy air
field at Kahili, on Bougainville
Island, and shipping in the vicinity
OF nearby Ballale.
The navy said the attack re-
suited in possible damage To a
Japanese tanker and a cargo ship.
Kahili on the southwest coast
of Bougainville. was the scene of
sharp air fighting yesterday a. S.
date) when force of Lockheed
Lightning fighters tangled with
two japanese bombers. escorted
by six Zero fighters
The two bombcrS and three OF
the ZeroS wcr~ shot down
Another Japanese bomber was
encountered la1cr by the Amer
lean fighters and At also was shot
down
one Of the L. s. fighters is re-
ported missing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
Poles Back Ndzi
Claims, Reds Say

MOSCOW, April 10 tUP)--The
Communist Party organ Pravda
in an editorial today charged the
Polish exile government in London
with supporting Nazi aims in ask
ing the International Red Cross
TO investigate German allegations
that Russians had killed 10000
Polish war prisoners.
The newspaper denounced the
German assertions as low forgcr-
les" and said Germans maSSacred
the Polish officers. who were cap
tured with many Soviet citizens in
Smolensk province when the Red
army retreated in the summer OF
1871.
The officers, Pravda said. were
former war prisoners working
on construction project
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19

LONDON April 10 GNS) Cen.
Montgomcry. commander Of tho
British Eighth Army was revealed
today fo have WON a Flying For
trcss and ITS crew as a result OF a
wager with some unnamed Ameri-
Con generals.
The story published today by
the Londau Daily ENuic-s ina dis
patch from Soussr GODS luke this.
DunE with tae American gen
erals near TUpoh TWO months ago.
ontgomcr' asked them
What viii YOU give me II 1
take SfaN by april 49,"
Tie Americans believing such
an accomplishment virtually I'M
possible said they would give him
anything hC wanted
Montgomery asked fof a Flying
Fortress. complete With crew
The Fortress and crew were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
NJ Arthur Strikes
JdpBdses on
2,OOO-Mi|e Arc

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. AUSTRALIA, April
10 (UP)-Gen. MacArthur's bonn
bers. 10 cripple the Japanese aerial
prelude TO an expected offensive
against Australia. struck at air
dromes on a 2.000-mile are from
Timor to New Britain Island yes
terday. a communique said today.
Medium bompers started fires
at the Penfoe airdrome on Timor
in a dusk attack and dropped ex-
ploSiveS on the airdrome at Cape
Gloucester. New Britain Island
At Finsch Harbor. on Huon
Peninsula, heavy and m d u m
bomberS plaStered the town and
airdrome and heavy bombers hit
at three villages in the Saidor
area
"A London radio broadcast re-
ported speech yesterday by
Premier Curtin OF Australia ap-
pealing anew for more aircraft
for the Southwestern Pacific
area. pointing out that japanese
raids sometimes strained Aus
tralia's resources almost to the
exhaustion point
A heavy bomber caught 10000
ton Japanese merchant ship off
Kavieng, New Ireland. major
shipping point, but results
of its attack could not be seen.
A bomber shot down two
engined enemy fighter near Rookie
Island. i'm VitiaZ Strait, and the
town Of Maikoor. Aru Island, was
bombed by a single raider.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
British Patrol Troops
Fight laps in Burma

NEW DELHI. April 19 up
British troops on patrol in the
Upper Chindwin area of North
west Burma fought a fierce Skin
miSh with japanese forces, out
numbering them MANY times, and
inflicted heavy casualties with rel
ative light losses, a communique
said today
Royal Air Force Blenheims
bombed Pynbon in the Upper
Chindwin region yesterday, start
ing many fires, and also attacked
Japanese positions near Thayet-
kon in the same area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
Bombers Pound
Spezid, Other
Axis Navy Bases

LONDON, April 10 tUP)-A
strong force OF British based
bombers pounded the Italian naval
base at Spezia last night, intensi-
flying an aerial pinccrs offensive
10 blunt Axis sea power in ad-
vance of Allied invasion of South
Europe.
Striking more than 700 miles
across the English Channel and
German occupied Europe, Britain's
biggest bomberS looSed a heavy
and concentrated attack on Spe-
zia. one of Italys principal naval
bases, the air ministry said. II was
the second raid on SpeZia in less
than week.
Only one bomber was lost de-
spite the 1,400-mile round trip
across well defended territory.
$4,000 TONS IN '4S
The British raid on Spezia was
the fourth of the war, the last
previous one having occurred
Tuesday night, and boosted the
total tonnage of bombs dropped by
British. American and Russian
bombers on Europe this year past
the $4,000 mark. observers said.
The night attacks followed
British daylight raids yesterday on
the docks of Dieppe on the French
channel coast, airdromes in North
France and shipping off the Dutch
coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
Heenan 10 Mediate
Window Glass Row

PITTSBURGH. April 19 GNS)
Paul Heenan. a conciliator from
the United States Department of
Labor, today was assigned 10 me-
diate strike of 500 employees Of
the American Window Glass Co.
at Belle Vernon
The men walked out Saturday
causing a suspension Of vital war
work and allegedly seriously dam
aging equipment through their
failure 10 turn off the machines
when they left.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19
First Brazil Troops
Arrive in Morocco

LONDON. April 10 CUP)-The
German-controlled Paris and VIchy
radios reported today in dispatches
from Tangier that the first CON
tingent Of Brazilian troops had
arrived in Morocco. The Paris
broadcast described the landings
as considerable"
Radio Berlin, quoting Madrid
reports. said French travellers
from Morocco also reported land
ing Of the Braziians. but gave no
other details.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-19

Sunday, when II Allied craft were
lost in all
On the Tunisian land front there
were aggressive patrol operations
by the British and A m er n
forces. whose most advanced posi-
lions are about 25 air line miles
from Bizerte and from 26 TO 30
miles from Tunis tThe French
edged forward in spirited attack
night and capture d
Djebel He'll, northeast of Fon-
douk, taking Ga Italian prisoners.
IS SUPPLY SHIPS SUNK
->-Aondon radio said that in the
past\five weeks British subma-
rines and Allied aircraft had
sunk a total of as enemy supply
vessels in the Mediterranean
The sensational attack on the
Axis air convoy near Cap Bon,
northern Tunisia. was carried out
by the desert air force, which put
on a show that exceeded any sin
gle engagement even in the battle
Of Britain.
All of the victims were German
planes, possibly returning enemy
troops no longer needed in the
Tunisian siege war.
Fifty-eight JU-52 transports, Is
Messerschmitts 100 and two ME-
HOS were among those destroyed
in the engagement.
8 ALLIED PLANES LOST
American. Royal Air Force and
South African pilots took part in
the engagement, Nine Allied
planes were lost but one pilot was
rescued
The big battle came late in the
afternoon when Allied desert air
force fighters were waiting for
the Junkers transports 10 at
tempt a dash 10 Sicily. Pilots Of
with Spitfires flying
above them. saw what they later
as IAN airman's dream. ="
Before them. flying low over
the water, was big formation Of
enemy planes. They counted per-
haps 100 JU-52s in addition TO a
strong Nazi fighter escort.
Like a well-drilled team, the
Warhawk squadrons dived as a
single unit to the attack" an
official statement said. They
went slap in among the JU-52s
while the Spitfires took the at
tention of the fighter escort.