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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

Easy f0r navy swimmers.
Taking first places in seven of
the nine events, the Nays SWIM
ming team defeated Temple, 81
to 81.
The midshipmen opened their sea-
son last week by dropping match
to Dartmouth, 39h to 351z. i.
Frank Hunter won a first for
Temple in the 150-yard back stroke
defeating Bob Bailey of Navy.
The Owl swimmers also won the
closing events, the 400-yard relay.
Harter, Bill Alderman. John Gar
son and Bill Robinson rnosed out
the Middle team to win seven points
Harter also won a third place in
the 50-yard free style, which was
taken by Dave Warner of Navy.
Charlie Dobbs of Navy placed sec
ond and also second in the 100-yard
free style. Dave Manning of NAVY
won the century.
Henry Ortland, son of Henry Ort-
land, ir., Nays swimming coach.
took the 440-yard free style for
the Midshipmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Johnsons Still Rulers
AT ShuffIebourds

LAKELAND, Fla, Jan. % (P-
Mr., and Mrs. George M. johnson of
Lakeland and Ironton, Ohio, still are
the Nations king and queen of open
SWITCHBOARD competition.
He took the open championship
for the second straight year in the
national tournament and she also
retains her crown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
WheeIer's Cogers
Don't Need Drills

ny tne Associated PreSS,
ATLANTA, Jan. 22.-If Camp
Wheeler's basket ball team wins
games it ought to be purely CO.
incidental, The outfit averages
one practice a week. But don't
think that discourages the boys.
They've only won II out of their
last Is starts. And the team,
incidentally, was one of the first
to enter the forthcoming South
ern service teams tourney, to be
held at Macon February 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Bulls Gets 9Th Win
In Eight Games at
Episcopal, 3O.1S

Bulls School basket ball team
turned in its seventh victory in
eight starts yesterday when it
topped Episcopal High at Alex
andria,, 30-1S.
Episcopal. led by Jimmy Sites,
was in front, 80, in the first period,
but Bulls pulled to a 1913 tie at
the half and took control thereafter.
Long John" Davis, playing his
first game as regular for Bulls,
took scoring honors with II points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
ST. Adams $3.50 in League
After BEATING 81. James

st. Adams basket bali team won
its second game in four Interstate
Academic Conference starts yester-
day at its gym. whipping st. James.
25-15. as Smith spanked its attack
with 10 points.
st Adams, which registered its
third victory in total Of six Tits
this season, spurted into a 1873 half
time lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
EweII in MiIIrose Meet

CAMP LEE, Va, Jan. % VI
rornev Ewell, who tied a world
I Dea in winning the 6O-yard
.sr at the Millrose games last
s sps NV will compete in the New York
classic February 6. He 10 Ao"
private here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Central Branch Elves
Take Pair Of Games
In Boys League

Central Branch Boys Club teams
won two games yesterday in the
Boys Club of Washington League.
The l05-pound Americans topped
Eastern Branch Cards. 32-14. while
the 9o-pounders swamped Merrick
51-20.
In the other 105-pound game
Sacred Heart nosed out George
town Branch, 1921, while Eastern
Branch Quins topped Georgetown
Blues, 1922, in the other 9o-pound
clash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

Totals IL 527 Totals 1s1147
Free throws missed-Gale 81. Ross
Glowacki (2), Ginsberg (2), Bilgrav. Nc
Kay. Rain
Riflemen Beat West Virginia.
Taking the lead in every firing
position. the Nays riflemen de-
feated West Virginia in an indoor
match, 1875 to 1852.
Midshipman Frank Barrel was
high with 278. He scored a per-
feet at prone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Smith Shows Tank Speed

DETROIT, Jan. % P). - Billy
Smith, l8-year-old Ohio State fresh
man from Hawaii who holds many
national swimming records, negoti-
ated the 200-yard free-style event
in 1865 in an exhibition today at
the Detroit Athletic Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
Navy Gets Sports Leader

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 90
CP).-C. B. (Cebe) Ross, Norris
Harvey athletic director, has an
nounced he will give up his duties
shortly to become a Lieutenant in
the Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24
HOLLYWOOD Park Hopeful

Hollywood Park, Calf, still is
keeping Its fingers crossed and hop
ing to hold race meeting this year.
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Totals 10 525 Totals II %
Referee-Mr. Cohan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

Totals 4p7 463 AIS
Easy for Navy Swimmers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-24

Totals lis 642 Totals liz
Referee-Mr. Conan
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

Strike Called

With 97.7 per cent Of the operat-
ing railroad union members voting
to strike to enforce their demands
for higher wages and with the walk
out date set for December 30. the
government acted quickly to pre-
vent transportation interruption.
Said spokesman for the $50. 900
trainmen. iremen. enginemen. en-
gineers. conductors and switchmen
who have demanded a 80 per cent
wage increase with a minimum
boost of So daily: 1T is a strike
against imitation for the privileged
few and defation for the many"
To meet the crisis which was pro-
voked by the unions rejection of an
emergency boards award Of a 80.
cents a day increase. the govern
ment's national mediation board
summoned both union and rail off,
Gals to meet to settle differences.
Meanwhile, over 1000. 900 non-op-
Grating rail union members awaited
final congressional action on a reso-
luton granting them an eight-cents-
an-hour pay boost over the U. S.
sterilization directors objection.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
CIVILIAN GOODS:
Study Output

Following the War Production
boards initial announcement that IS
per cent more civilian goods would
be manufactured during the first
three months of 1914 than in the last
quarter of this year, it was later re-
vealed that WPB was changing GER
tain aspects of its program after a
survey Of needs Of 1000 homes.
Studies have been made to de-
termine what quantity Of electric
irons, washing machines, refrigera-
tors, trucks and automobiles can be
made, and what plants will be able
to produce the goods.
It was also revealed that the civil
ian requirements agency Of the WPB
will play an important role in deter
mining policy when industry is faced
with reconversion. Although recon
version is expected to create unem-
ployment. much hardship should be
relieved because the shift will be
gradual, and consumers demands
should result in quick rehiring by
r~econverted plants.
Taking advantage Of the lowest
level Of prices for the year. corn
belt buyers purchased an almost
record volume Of stockers and feed
r during November. In eight
states, in-shipments totaled 383, 900
compared with the all-high Of 391, 900
In 1912.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
New Landing

One day after U. S. bombers had
dumped $50 tons of explosives on
Arawe on New Britain island, U. S.
warships moved shoreward to the
enemy base and pumped big shells
into the defenses, even as planes
returned to assist in the lombard
ment.
After this terrific crescendo, U. S.
doughboys swarmed ashore to es-
tablish a beachhead on this strate-
gic island. center Of japanese ship
ping for supplying its embattled
forces on New Guinea and Bougain-
vile.
By landing on Arawe, u. S. forces
drove a wedge into Jap positions on
Cape Gloucester to the west and
Gasmata to the east, where the enc.
my has established airfields to help
cover the barge operations with
which he feeds supplies to his troops
in this area by travelling along the
jungle shorelines by night.
While the U. S. stormed Arawe,
heavy bombers continued to smack
the Marshalls, small Jap island hold
ings in the central Pacific.
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ARMS OUTPUT:
Keeps Soaring

Despite q reduction in output Of
ammunition, U. S. war production
in November scared above the pre-
vious record month of October. with
the present rate $50 per cent over
1941.
Declaring problems Of manpower.
design changes and material short
ages have been largely overcome.
the War Production board said gains
in terms Of dollar value were record
ed for aircraft. communication and
el%ectronic equipment, shipbuilding.
guns and combat motor vehicles.
Ammunition output was down 2 per
cent. chiefly rejecting a 10 per cent
drop for small arms
Indicative of the emphasis on pro-
duction Of heavy bombers. average
air frame weight per plane in No.
vember was 8. l30 pounds. compared
with 1850 pounds during preceding
months. Output of aerial bombs in
creased II per cent. rejecting the
intenslication of the Allies bomb
ing operations on the world fronts.
Cases of influenza in the nation
increased 500 per cent in the week
ended December II, according to
U. S, Public Health figures. Reports
for the week from every state de-
partment excepting Names showed
a total Of 23.724 cases, five times as
many as in the week before.
Federal health service officials
stated that there was no particular
cause for concern, al the new cases
are Of the same mild type of the
disease that has been prevalent since
the epidemic began in the fall.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
Xavier News

Mr.. and Mrs. Benny Gress
were honored with a miscellan-
eous shower Sunday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Worth. Many friends
were present to wish them hap
piness in their married life. The
shower was given by Mrs. Fred
Seader and Mrs. Jake Bromgard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schaller
and family have moved to Har-
din for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Richards
were Hardin business callers on
Monday.
Henry Frickle was a Hardin
business caller on Tuesday.
The st. Xavier Home Demon
stration club met Last week at
tn home of Mrs. Lee Curry. The
annual Christmas party was
held following the meeting. The
following officers were installed:
President, Mrs. Lee Curry; vice
president, Mrs. George zier; sec
retry-treasurer, Mrs. Charles
Vandersloot; project leaders,
Mrs. George Gustafson and Mrs.
John Laurence.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Charles
Vandersloot.
George Worth transacted bus
mess in Billings this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Frickle
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

AA~S -
new 2 billion. 284
million dollar .ax
bill which, if passed
by congress will
boost u. S. revc.
nues to 40 billion
dollars yearly.
Written under Sen.
Walter Georges
craftsmanship. the
senate bill requires
payment of the 3
per cent Victory tax
h., --..1-I- ~
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
RUSSIA:
Drive in North

While Russian and German troops
slugged at each other in the central
and southern sectors, the Nazis re-
ported 100, 900 Reds attacked to the
north, in what they said was a pre-
liminary move to a major winter
drive for the Baltic sea.
BY driving to the Baltic. the Reds
would split the Germans northern
armies from those of the south, and
also give them a base from which
to attack enemy shipping making use
Of the sea to supply its armies in
the area.
In the Ukraine, both sides gave
ground grudgingly under heavy
blows. The Nazis pressed forward
toward picturesque and domed
Kiev, while the Reds pounded out
gains farther to the south in the
Dnieper bend.
As Of December I, 176. 045, 900
pounds of butter we're in cold stor-
age, and other stocks included IT,
1000 pounds of American cheese;
197. 1882. 600 pounds of poultry; $780,
or, 600 pounds Of pork: 1S3, 096, 900
pounds of beef; 31.074, 600 pounds of
lamb and mutton, and 1,762,0 600
cases of eggs.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
SPORTAT
Parts Needed

Trucks, railroad equipment. buses
and tires are wearing out and re-
placements must be made if the ma
tons transportation system is to
carry record loads in 1914. the Tru-
man investigating committee as
serted.
Particularly acute is the reduced
stock Of truck parts. especially in
view Of the longer use of vehicles
and greater demand for repairs. the
committee said. Low inventories
further were aggravated by the gov
ernment's scrap drive. in which
many car yer junked from which
parts might have been salvaged.
Railroads have been hampered by
lack of enough new rails and slow
downs in locomotive production be-
cause of priority regulations. the
committee declared. Because of the
critical situation in lumber brought
about by military purchases, price
controls affecting operations and la
Dor shortages. ties available for rail-
roads will fall below needs in 1914,
the committee said.
On September 30, 1850, 026 civil
ians were on the government pay
roll, a drop of 80, 121 from the pre-
vious month. 1t also was revealed
that 1885, persons were serving
without compensation or as S1-a-year
men.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
ITALY,:
Action in Air

Connecting link between German,
and Italy. Europe's historic Been.
ner pass was pounded by wave of
U. S. bombers. seeking to disrupt
the rail lines feeding Nazi armies
to the south.
By striking at the pass. the b"n:h-
ers countcrcd a successful Na?i ar
raid on the southeastern Italian port
of Bari. in which 80 German planes
whizzed in at low level and sank
II Allied cargo vessels lying a, an
Choir in the harbor.
On the ground, U. S. and British
troops clambered forward over
mountainous country toward Rome
in sleety weather. Fighting bitterly
from strong defenses in the hills,
and throwing armored formations
into action on the level plains. the
Nazis succeeded in slowing Allied
advances.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

FLU: Almost a thousand people
died Of influenza in Great Britain
last week. the highest since the cpl
demic began. In the previous week
TOO succumbed.
NURSES: Plans to conscript
registered nurses for service with
The armed forces have been dropped.
Representative Bolton said, after a
conference with war department Of
hcials.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

ther tangled with
the banking com.
mittee's recommen-
dalton that consid.
GRAFTON of subsidies
be postponed for 60
days.
Previously, the
banking committee
had turned down
the proposal of Sen
John Bankhea d
(Ala.) to abolish
sub under
which the poverp.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

HONESTY: A ~43-year.old Briton
Of American descent has been sen-
fenced by a London court to nine
months Imprisonment for receiving
stolen goods. His name is Abraham
Lincoln. and he claims to be a grand.
nephew Of Honest Abe" Lincoln
was charged with receiving a calcu-
lating machine which he knew was
stolen from U. S. army headquar-
tiers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
RAMBLING AROUND =
A Collection Cleaned from Our Exchanges

A Collection Cleaned from Our Exchanges
DEFINITIONS
A member of the Washington Rotary carries copies of these def
initions in his pocket to cheer him up when the going gets rough.
Maybe they will encourage you.
A COORDNATOR is a man who brings organized chaos out of
regimented confusion.
A CONFERENCE is a group of men, who, individually, can do
nothing, but as a group can meet and decide that nothing can
be done.
A SIATIST1CIAN is a man who draws a mathematicany pre-
else line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclu-
sion.
A PROFESSOR is a man whose job it is to tell students how
to solve the problems of life which he himself had tried to avoid
by becoming a professor.
AN EFFICIENCY EXPERT is a man who knows less about your
business than you do and gets paid more for telling you how to
run it than you could possibly make out of it even if you ran it
right instead of the way he told you to.
A CONSULTANT is an ordinary man who is a long way from
home.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

ment reduces consumers retail
prices by paying professors the diff
ference for their charges, and had
also tabooed the suggestion of Sen.
Robert Taft (Ohio) to limit subsidies
to a half billion annually instead of
one billion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Davis.

Conrad Rob, Jr., Of Shelby
Idaho, spent several days here
last week on business. He visit
ed at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Frickle, ST.. MI. and Mrs.
Earl Bigley and Mr.. and Mrs.
George zier. He departed for his
home on Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Seader are
making their home in Hardin
for the winter.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

and Martha spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frickle, Jr.,
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Bigley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zier
spent Sunday visiting friends in
Hardin.
George Worth completed his
threshing for the season last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Davis were
Hardin business callers last
week.
Henry Zier assisted George
Zier with his butchering on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Smell were
Billings business callers last
week.
Mrs. Herman and Clara Muhl-
beier were in Billings last week
to attend the Farmers Union
boxing card.
Mr. Bill Kern was business
caller in Hardin on Monday.
John Kukes thrashed beans
last week.
Carl Schupe, ST., was a Har-
din business caller on Tuesday.
The Rev. Owens called at the
st. Xavier Mission Tuesday.
John Schneider and Jake
Cook, ST.. were Hardin business
callers on Tuesday.
Albert Butkay was a dinner
guest on Friday at the home of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
CONGRESS:
Tax Bill

lacking on an additional 144 mill
lion dollars, the senate finance COM
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
BRITAIN:
Miners Ask Raise

Seeking to boost average weekly
earnings from $3.50 for under.
ground employees to $24. and from
$3.50 for surface employees to $22.
Britain's Mine Workers federation
planned to take their cas- to a gov
eminent panel II employers rejected
their demands.
Because of possible coal shortages.
the government recently cut home
rations for the fuel by 20 per cent,
and it was anticipated that any
strike by the 800, 900 miners might
result In further reductions.
Child Delinquency
Like the U. S., Britain has its ju-
venile delinquency, and most Of it
is attributed to lack Of adequate ST.
pervision because Of parental occu-
patton in the war effort.
Juvenile delinquency has in
creased from the prewar rate of 4
per 1000 to 9 per 1000. principally
because thousands of fathers are in
the armed forces, M out of four
mothers are holding full time jobs,
and inadequate rations compel fam
lilies to eat at least one meal away
from home.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Jap Defensive Positions in Pacific
Crumble Under New Allied Invasion;
Senate Studies Revised Tax Measure;
Government Acts to Halt Rail Tie-Up

SWE .ot.Eo RI I.Daa: W Xhnss.n cpinnms arr: .Pre..sdi IN these columns. they are those Of
Released by Western Nc spape Union.
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home.
MOTHER HUBBARD - 1s4s VERSION

HUBBARD - 1913 VERSION
She went to the butchers
For spareribs and suet,
But found that some others
Had beaten her tuet.
She said she would settle
For sausage and liver,
The butcher insisted
He had none to giver.
She pleaded for porkchops. .
For meatballs -. for mutton
The butcher said, Lady,
I just amt got nutton!"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

income owe 1924 a year, and raises
levies on amusements. travel. al
coholic beverages. cosmetics, furs,
luggage. toilet articles and other
Injuries.
Also included in the bill was a
provision requiring labor organiza-
tons and farm co-operatives to file
financial statements annually.
Whisky
AS the senate's liquor Investigate
ing committee charged that big dis
tilleries -. . r using the wal
emergency to get control of the wine
and beer industry" a federal grand
jury called on Hiram Walker & Sons.
Seagram & Sons, National Distillers
Products Corp. and Schenley to
present records Of the companies
stock organizations, including their
wineries and breweries, and their
distribution and merchandising prac.
tees.
Subsidies
Action in the senate on the tan.
gled subsidy question became fur
"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-23

William Gress Is hauling
wheat from st. Xavier to Har-
din for Mrs. John Keough.
Albert Butkay is herding
sheep for John Schneider at the
Big Horn ranch.
Invest your CHRISTMAS
EREE savings in Uncle Sans
VI WAR BONDS. Keep ON
I Backing the Attack.
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WOMEN'S STACKS

Are now offered for sale in five popular sizes: small, medium
large and phee-u-u, Oh-mi-gosh!
A BILLION DOLLARS
Do you know that if you had borrowed a billion dollars in the
year of B. c. 1876, and had paid back one thousand dollars every
day since, and hadn't paid a cent of interest in all that time, you
A squadron commander called in his observer after an air raid
and asked if he had been nervous during the attack.
mo, sir" was the reply. II was cool as a cucumber"
I'm glad to hear that" smiled the c. o. 1T appeartd that you
may have been g. little ratified when you called in that there were
1000 bombers coming over at 10 feet"
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Whisky
Subsidies

Action in the senate on the tan.
gled subsidy question became fur.
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advances,
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Mr., and Mrs. Herman Frickle
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Are now offered for sale in five p
large and phee-u-u, Oh-mi-gosh!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-10
Mother OF 3 ConUicted
ByJury On Mothers Day

Northampton, Mass, May 10.
(UP)-Mrs. Beatrice Bowler, 90
year-old mother of three children,
faced possible maximum sentence
OF 20 years imprisonment today
after being convicted OF manslaugh-
ter in the shotgun death of her
husband.
An all-male jury returned the
verdict Observation-Disclosures Day
after being out nearly 10 hours and
spending almost nine hours IN
actual deliberations. The buxom
defendant, who would have faced
the electric chair If convicted OF
flrst-degree murder for which she
was tried, smiled as she heard the
verdict.
Superior Judge Thomas j. Ham
mond, in disposing Of the case at 4
p. m today, can give her up 10 20
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-10
AMERICANS USING
new THUNDERBOLT
Republic PAT Now in
Daily Operation in
European Theater
BY WALTER CRONKITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, May 10.-UP) Author
tiles today permitted the disclosure
that Americas new fighter plane
the Republic PAT known as the
Thunderbolt is now in operation
in the European theater.
The Thunderbolt, one of the most
powerful, long distance fighters OF
the war, has been in action twice
against the best the luftwaffe could
put into the air and the score
stands at three Rookie Wulfs doWned
for the loss of two Thunderbolts.
Both operations were carried out
as fighter escorts for American Fly
ing FortreSses in high altitude
bombing attacks on Nazi- occupied
Europe.
They underwent their baptism of
fire in the May raid on Antwerp
from which the Fortesses returned
without losses. The Thunderbolts
shot down one Focke Wulf and suf-
fered no losses themselves.
AS this was their first escort OPP
Grafton the Thunderbolts were paced
by Raj and Allied Spitiire squad
ronS.
The success of their first tests in
battle, however. indicated the day
now may not be far distant when
all-American raids on Europe will
be carried out by American bomb
ers escorted by American fighters,