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PAGE SEVEN

Mrs. Laura Biteman and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boutwell, of Lima.
Miss Alice Milestone of Lima
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
7. J. Ludwig.
Mrs. Ida Boyd was a Thursday
guest of Mrs. Eda Hall.
Nancy Cotner of Dayton spent
Thursday with Mrs. Laura Biteman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Watt and
son and Mr.. Charles Watt of Lima
were Tuesday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Watt.
Mrs. Zella Hawk spent few days
with her sister, Mrs. Zelma Holman
of Ft Wayne, Ind
Jimmy Holman of TT. Wayne and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Long and
daughters were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hawk and
family.
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them pilots. We have only one road
map, SO the drivers instructions are
to drive carefully and stay to-
gether. It's a long drive at the
speed we can make A close squeeze
to make it by noon. Then, in spite
of the road map, we get lost-not
badly, but two or three times we
must backtrack. Then I see we'll
never make it by noon. The boys,
tired from many weeks of fighting,
try to doze standing up in that jolt
ing truck. don't sleep, but I
have nightmares. At every cross
roads I wonder If lightning-fast light
Jap tanks mayn't come sliding in
on us. Even if we had time to turn
and run before they open fire with
their turret guns, they would have
cut off our escape to Jockstrap.
my wrist-watch hour hand seems
to race. These tired boys, bounc-
ing in that truck, trust me. The Air
Corps got them in here; now the Air
Corps is getting what is left of them
out. They don't doubt that a big
bomber will be waiting with its door
open on the Jockstrap runway to
take them to Australia. Suppose we
get there to find the bomber pilots
have waited past the rendezvous
hours, and then gone on back to
Australia empty-and we look at
vacant field knowing the Japs are
closing in behind US?
"My watch hand races toward
noon and we're still hours from
Jockstrap, but have an idea. We're
not far from what shows on my
map as a fair-sized town which
should have telephones from which,
while the boys have lunch, ! can
call the Colonel and tell him we're
on our way-that those bombers
must wait.
"The town is a sleepy little place
built round what at quick glance
one might mistake for a Middle
Western courthouse square. War
hasn't touched it, and you'd think
could never come. In the hotel they
stare at our uniforms-they're the
first American ones they've seen.
The boys order, while | hunt a tele-
phone to call the Colonel at Jock
strap.
"But minutes tick by and they
can't locate him. Nor anyone else
who can deliver a message that we
are coming, and those bombers
must wait.
do l waste more time calling?
Or do we hurry on, hoping we'll
get there before they are frightened
from the field? That seems more
sensible, so we forge on. I haven't
the heart to tell them I couldn't
reach the Colonel.
They're all tired in the cars,
there's no wrestling or kidding,
which is amazing for fighter pilots.
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Finally I know from the map we
must be approaching Jockstrap.
But on what side of the town is the
field? We can't waste precious min
utes uselessly fighting its narrow
streets.
Then, to one side, I see leaping
flames and q column of smoke.
That's all the marker you need to
find an airdrome at this stage of
war. I tell the driver to steer for
the smoke and he'll find the field.
'And at first it seems all to
have been for nothing There are
the hangers, split wide open-six or
seven Forts burning merrily. Also
the water tower is hit. Profession
ally, I admire it as one of the best
bomb runs I've ever seen. The Japs
seem to have made perfect job of
cutting off our retreat-but mol
There remains a single Fortress!
"It seems Lieutenant Vandevan-
ter managed in the nick of time to
get her off the ground, and few out
to sea until the raid was over. Luck
lily they sent only bombers, and no
Zeros which could shoot him down.
Here he is now, perched on the edge
of the field.
but at the utmost he can carry
only a third of US. l dispatch about
fifty in the trucks to Madiun Field,
hoping it isn't blown up, and that
two Forts the Colonel tells me are
due in from Australia can get them
out.
tAnd now we have a bonfire of
everything we couldn't take with us,
but which we don't want the Japs
to have-all our photographs, every
official paper. the entire records of
the 17th Pursuit Group for the Java
and Philippine wars. 1t all goes
up in those flames on Jockstrap
Field forever-except what the few
remaining boys standing around that
fire can remember of what the 9TH
ers did. We even chuck in a few
bomb sights that were kicking
around-for luck, and for kindling
mostly.
"But just as the flames were leap
ing highest, the afraid siren start
ed to scream. We dived for drain
age ditch, and I think | got my
worst scare of the war. Because
IN above were two 2 arroac CHI
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Lafayette

Mr.. and Mrs. John Adam spent
several days with relatives in Perry
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Hefner of
Hamilton returned to their home
after spending their vacation with
Mrs. Inez Lippincott.
Recent callers of Mrs. Jennie Ever
sole were: Mrs. Mollie Allerding of
Ada, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Moore and
son of Cincinnati, Mrs. Avery Hefner
of Hamilton, Mrs. Inez Lippincott,
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the grandstand at the rodeo. After
attempting several ruses unsuccess-
fully, he observed that youngsters
selling candy had free access to the
stands. So before long here came
our hero carrying a cardboard box
with one lone candy bar prominently
displayed. He grinned at Bob Ben
roth, gatekeeper, Bob grinned back
and waved him admission to the
stands.
News of the death of Minard
Deeds killed in action in the south
west Pacific recalled to football fans
that here was an example of the
old saying that preeioss things come
in small packages. Miny, weighing
just lao pounds held down guard
position on the Bluffton College
football line and proved himself a
better man than many a heavier
antagonist. Coach Zig Burcky al
most keeled over the first time tiny
Miny as a freshman reported for
football practise and announced that
he was going to try out for the line.
Zig didn't know at the time that
Miny had been working as a section
hand on the railroad all summer
to get into condition for varsity
football. Besides his light weight
he was handicapped with asthma
which made it difficult for him to
play until after frost.
Charlie Lambert, one time Bluffton
retailer in town Saturday looking
up old friends. Charlie has been
living in Muncie, Ind, these many
years. If you recall when he ran
the Racket store here, your memory
goes back for nearly forty years.
First victory garden grown roast
ing ears reported this season were
enjoyed by the Silas Diller family
of South Main street when they had
dozen of the Early Bantam variety
for supper last Friday night. A
truckload of sweet corn grown in
the Settlement northwest of town
went to the Detroit market, Monday
With F. D. +. a candidate for a
fourth term, announced Tuesday
politics got another shot in the arm
to enliven things during the hot
spell. And on the other side of the
fence Dewey supporters are pointing
to the fact that the Republican candi-
date is no stranger in these parts;
in fact he travelled these parts as
salesman for a pharmaceutical
concern some fifteen years ago and
is known to a number of the Older
druggists and physicians.
Congratulations to John Winkler
former Blufftonite who celebrated hi:
eightieth birthday anniversary las
! Friday--and that's not all-John a
four score years is still holding dowI
a steady job in a gasket manufactur
ing concern out in Los Angeles wher
he has been living for many years
He still keeps in touch with Bluff
ton people thru the columns of tn,
News.
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Mt. Cory

Mrs. Cecil Roach and children of
Cleveland are visiting in the home of
Mrs. Roach's mother, Mrs. Bessie
Guin.
Mrs. Clara Beauman of Findlay
was recent over night guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Kramer.
Ruth Ghaster has accepted a
position with the Smith Bros. Co. in
Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. |. Fritz and
family are visiting Mr.. Fritz parents
in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis King are the
parents of a daughter born at the
Findlay Hospital Sunday morning.
Willis King is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. A. E. King of this place.
Mrs. Nathan Guin and children
have moved into the Doty property
on Main street.
Mrs. Laura Ghaster and daughter
Ruth, Mary Welty, Elizabeth Flayth
attended the employees picnic of
Smith Bros. Co. at Riverside Park
in Findlay, Sunday. The picnic was
given by Union Local %.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Kramer at
tended the Rodeo at Bluffton the 4th.
Mrs. Della Spinker and Peter
Walhovey, of Toledo were Fourth of
July dinner guests of Mrs. Laura
Ghaster and daughter Ruth. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Jones We're afternoon
callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bubring of
Kane, Pa, were recent supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Meyer.
Mrs. Nelson Trask of New Orleans
is visiting in the home of her sister
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fields.
Lost Time is never found again;
and what we call Time enough, al
ways proves little enough.
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CHAPTER XIX

"When I said I hadn't got it, he
said if it ever did come through, /
wasn't to open it until he got back,
or something like that. He'd meant
every word of it, and yet now it
seemed he didn't want me to see it.
/ couldn't understand. But it didn't
seem to matter. Because what did
any letter matter, now that we could
talk, all we wanted to, around the
world?"
''It was long after midnight when
we finished" said Frank. But 1t
was some satisfaction to know it
would cost the Japanese maybe five
hundred dollars, and I only hoped
I'd be out of Java so they couldn't t
collect from me.
''Then I got back to work on the
Dutch military, who of course were
up all that night. They knew what
was coming tomorrow even if the
civilians were only beginning to sus-
pect. It was two o'clock in the
morning when I got Major Fisher
cut of bed with the news that al
ready the landing barges of one
flank of this invasion force had been
sighted right off the beach.
after a final desperate call to
the Dutch General van Oeyen, he
agreed our boys might leave, turn
ing their P-40's over to the Dutch
fighter pilots, provided that before
they went they strafed the Jap land
ing barges. Without verbal orders
from the Dutch commander, they
would not have gone.
So rustled two cars and truck
to transport them, and by four
o'clock we were headed for Gnoro.
We got there a few minutes before
dawn. to find our boys were up and
out on that final mission, although
tho did not know It was their last,
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The War Production Board has al
located 80 per cent more potash for
fertilizer i'm the 10-month period end
ing April l, 1916, than was available
in those months of 1943-44, but the
increased supply is not expected to
meet all demands for this plant food.
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MalnA
DeA4oAoI

You know the old eouplet-hot
and dry thru July but twas
not ever thus :. last years wheat
harvest was one big headache be-
cause continued rains made it impos-
sible to get binders into the fields
ton to mention combines and
oats grew rank and tangled and
one year ago this week loo acres in
Union township were flooded when
the Meyer ditch went on a rampage
:. =. and remember when cloudbursts
washed out victory gardens last year
and this year they're burning up
=. pastures have vanished and
there hasn't been a rain for three
weeks and milk dealers who
were wondering what to do with
their surplus two months ago are
now scratching their heads wonder
ing where they can find some j..
and they're still talking about the
rodeo, said to be the biggest pro-
motion project ever put across in
Bluton-some of the boys say that
5000 was about the correct attend
ance figure, counting those who look
ed over the fence . and speaking
of the rodeo, Wilbur Frantz north
on the Dixie one of the spark plugs
which made the rodeo go, is riding
his horse into work this week
says he used all his gas coupons
promoting the big show
Word from George Moser that he
landed in France with the first
contingents of troops on D-day. His
wife is the former Pearl Beery,
daughter of Joshua Beery and a
sister of Mrs. Clayton Murray. She
and her little son who formerly
lived in Lima have gone to Denver,
Colorado where they will reside for
the duration.
Snakes alive-yes, they're very
much alive-those reptiles which
Charles Tripplehorn has been show
ing in the News window. The milk
snake shown last week spent much
of its time under cover because OF
the heat. The blue racer this week
promises to be more active. Charles
VINO knows more about snakes than
anyone else we have heard of in
this section, says the ones usually
found here are harmless and should
not be killed. They are helpful to
farmers because they eat bugs, mice
and other rodents.
|
Bluffton's new school superintend
| ten-Ralph Lanham-is a persona
| friend of Paul Brown, former heaC
football coach of Ohio State uni
versity. In fact the two were room
mates while taking graduate worl
at Ohio State, several years ago
Before taking the coaching job a
Columbus, Brown was coach of the
Massillon high school team which
made football history. He is now il
the armed services.
|
Blufton cousins-Maynard Coor
and James Gratz, both in the navy
and serving on different ships, spent
an evening together when their yes
sells were docked at a port in the
south Pacific area. Coon is the sor
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coon and Graft
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Gratz.
|
They're still talking about thai
resourceful kid who finally crashed
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Lost Time is never found again;
and what we call Time enough, al
ways proves little enough.
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CHAPTER X: One of Kurtz' motors Is
hit as they approach target. He makes
direct hit on cruiser. Losing altitude
fast. Tries to make Malang Field on
Java, but changes mind and heads for
Surabaya Field. Sets her down safely on
short runway. Dutch get reinforcements
from u. S.-new E model Forts.
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CHAPTER Ix: Bombardier says they
had caught Japs fiat-footed. At Malang
Field boys are briefed before dawn.
told about big concentration of Jap ships
NE. of Borneo. They take off. but hit
q frighful fog. Cannot see plane right
ahead. Coming out of fog they see a
huge black cloud resembling tornado. II
was the Dutch burning their Borneo oil.
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They're still talking about that
kid who finally crashed
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CHAPTER XIII: A Jap transport hit
Kurtz, now in Batavia, gets word that
P-40s are on way from Australia with
belly tanks. The P-40s arrive at Gnoro.
Japs move into Borneo and the Celebes.
ard three waves of Jap bombers fly over
Java.
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CHAPTER VIII: U. S. fiers arrive at
the Dutch field. and shortly after start
on fight for Davao, in the Philippines,
but run short of gas and come home.
Davao but fail to make target. On third
trip over. Kurtz sees tremendous concen-
tration of ships. makes bomb run. Jap
fighters come up. Bombs awayi"
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CHAPTER XI: Bombardier tells OF
hazardous trip to Brazil when running
Gunner picks up the story. tells how E
model Fortregses tangled with the Japs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-28

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS
JOHN MCDONALD. Jr.. who
is now stationed on the "USS
Lynx" AKll. where he is listed
on the boats personnel as a
gunner Mcdonald entered the
Navy September 8. l943. and
took his basic training at the
Great Lakes Naval Training
Station. near Chicago. He is
10 years old. The young blue
jacket studied at the Moss Point
High school. Before entering
the service he worked at the In
gals shipYard. and with the
Navy at the Alabama Dry Docks
at Mobile. He is the son of the
late John Mcdonald. Sr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald of Orange
Grove.
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NAR NEWS Or OUR
$3.50 MENadWOMEN
MAX ~ UNIFORM

Cpl Armand Jonte 0 Mos.
Point arrived at Fl. Leonare
Wood, Mo, last MondaY. Cor,
poral Jonte enlisted in ,ne Army
in February, 1912, and was as
igned to a medical detachment
with Camp Grant. Iii. as hi
oasic training post He was tnen
Transferred 70 Camp Stonemar
near Oakland where ne vas in
he office o. the hospital until
he was gent to BUCKLEY Fieic,
Colo, for training as an aviatio.
cadet officer. From Buckle
Field he was assigned to an avi-
alton cadet school at the Univer-
sity Of Washington al ElJens-
Jurg Wuere he studied until
with thousands Of other tuoent
OF this kind he was grounded
GLOWING an order from Wash
Ington, D. c, and transferred
back 10 the infantry. He was re-
assigned to the medical corps,
where he was in the hospital Of
flee at Camp Adaif until being
sent to his present station
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Hurley

Mrs. j. b. Gibson, Jr., under
went a major operation Tuesday,
in the Mobile Infirmary. Her
friends wish for her a speedy re-
eovery.
The singing school. under the
direction of Mrs. George Pope,
began Monday and Will continue
for the next two weeks. Nearly
100 people are taking advantage
)f this opportunity.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hamilton
listed friends in Lucedale Sun
lay afternoon.
Mrs. Homer Hamilton Of Laurel
IS visiting her husband and
friends in Hurley this week.
MI. and Mrs. j. w. Valley and
children, Toxey. Patricia Ann,
and Pauline, were weekend guests
IN the home of Mr.. Valleys par
ents in Richton.
Sunday afternoon visitors in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
King were Mr.. and Mrs. Vivien
West and children, and Misses
Annette and Laura Kilkrease of
Bueedale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilliard Jones
md daughters, Jerry Lou and
Betty Sue, of Mobile, we're vel
come guests in Hurley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cox, of Ram
sey Springs, Miss, visited with
Mrs, Jack King Friday afternoon.
Mrs, M. c. Crawford returned
from Mobile Sunday after AN ex-
tended visit with her niece, Mrs.
Webster Golf.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Hamilton of
Mobile visited in the M. C. Craw-
ford residence Sunday.
Mrs. Chiley Griffin of Ocean
Springs, was the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Atwell,
last Sunday.
Mrs. A. c. Petersen is attend
ing the State Home Demonstra-
Mississippi State College this
week.
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Miss Thomas, Mr..
Geren Married At
Coulter Saturday

Miss Dorothy Evelyn Thomas,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee j. Thomas of Gautier, be-
came the bride OF Jack H. Breen,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B.
Green formerly of Fordyce, Ark,
at a beautiful ceremony Stature
day, July %.
The bride was dressed in a
t~affeta gown of old ivory which
had been her grandmother's. Her
bridal veil was held TO her head
by a wreath.
Attendants on the bridal cou-
pie were Miss Mary Lou Parsley,
aunt OF Miss Thomas, and Ber-
nard Green brother of the groom.
The ceremony was conducted by
the Rev. F. S. Resch, pastor of
the Episcopal church.
Immediately following the GER
emory, a reception was held at
the home o. the brides parents
where the lovely wedding cake
was cut by the bride ana served,
with other refreshments, to the
guests.
Mrs. Green attended the Pas
cagouia High school for two
Years where she was d star on
the basketball team. Mr.. Green
is an employee at Ingalls, ship
yard. They will make their home
in Gauiier at the Hilda Apart
ments.
Among events given for the
briaal pair was a shower at which
Misses Ethel Winnie and Jimmie
Rouse were hostes5es. Many gifts
were received bv the honorees at
this time.
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CORPORAL r. E. PEEL.
better known TO his friends as
Edward. who was sent over
seas last October and who is
now somewhere in England.
He is with a squadron in a
bomber group. In the service
since January. l943. Corporal
Peel received his training at
Shelby and at Moose Lake.
Wash.
1t. C. A. Carrier. Jr.. Visits
Home
1t. c. A. Carrier, Jr.. mas ar
rived from Middleville. N. J, foI
a visit with his mother Mrs. c.
A. Carrier, of Mill road, pasca.
goula. and sister. Mrs. Elchue
Denton OF Tunica, who can
down to be with him. Lieaten=
ant Carrier who has the rank
Of first lieutenant, is now Iliga.
commander OF a training unit al
Middleville. af,er months Of ae
tive service in Iceland and other
points.
Becomes A Full Lieutenant
Friends o. Lieut.. T. A Wiikin-
son VIII be interested to learn
that he has recently been pre-
mo,ed to a fuii lieutenant III tht
Naval Air Corps. Lieut. Wilkin-
son is attached to the Fifth Al
Wing Of the Atlantic fleet and Is
plot Of a Ventura bomber.
J. c. Avent At Camp Fannin
Following his induction int
the Army at Camp Shelby :
month ago. J. {. Avent O. Mos
Point, Is now stationed at Cam
Fannin Texas. Mrs. Avent ana
their small son are making their
home with the formers mother.
Mrs n. l.. Freeman IN Paseagou-
IA for the duration.
CPL, Mack Torres Sends Story
The reaction To the story by
Nolie Roberts recently appear
ing in the metropolitan and 9TH
er papers has been interesting. A
number Of readers of the Chron-
icle-Star have been thoughtful
enough to call the attention o.
the ediaor 10 this story by a for
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Mount Pleasant

4ls Marcia Devils o. Hatties-
.cu.e I speuuing her vacation
.wiJa 1ef parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. r.. Davis, tais week Mis-
.D8xl' holds a responsible posi-
da 10 H4ttiesburg, and we are
.uaBg. To rave ner nome for .
e8 dig
MI aaa Mrs. Robert Mcmillan.
.o p csgeuia ana Benjamin Nc
MI IN, OF Jackson. were guests
20 ~. ana Ms. Alma Mcmillan
on Frloay evening. Mrs. McMii-
IAN motoHed to R0bettsdale Ala.
Hith taem on Saturday for a
visit with 1iends and relative
M. and Mrs. E. E FURRY and
M. ana Ms. Horace Roberts
ana children Of Vestry, were
giests ~ the nome OF Mrs. Co
lInae Roberts and family on
SUNDAY.
NJ. ana Mrs. Laurin Ware and
faui y. and Mr.. ana Mrs. Roland
Ware, were dinner guests on
Sunasr Of Mrs. Laura Ware and
Annie Laurie Ware III Paseageu-
Ia On Sunday.
Young Denver Dale Lyons. son
OF M. and Mrs. Denver Lyons,
celebrated his seventh bir,ndaY
on Saturday July 10Th, ano nj
louf Brandparents, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Herbert and Mr.. AMI Mrs. J. j.
Wafe, also Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Ware and Mr. Ruth Scott and
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Turem Takes Over
CIork's During
Absence OIL. Lane

Marty Turem has taken over
the operation of Clark's Credit
Clo,hiers during the absence of
Jimmy Lane, who is on leave of
absence and IS not expected to
return until about September Il
it was announced this week
Mr.. Turem has had more than
10 years experience in the cloth
ing business, and will continue o
welcome Clark's customers with
the same service and satisfae-
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