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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
child LABOR TP
i55 FER CENT

WASHINGTON. DC tcl-Ac-
cording to the rs. Chndren's Bu-
reau OF TIE Labor department
which had a discussion this week
on N causes OF child dellnquen-
cy. child labor has upped since
1870 H. over LIS per cent Though
The wages and Homes Act specl-
fies ie as the minimum age a
boy cr girl NAV seek EMPLOY
mcni firms have been discovered
working twelye-year-olds and on
the graveyard shift from II p m
10 : o M.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
SAGINAW
BY MRS. VI. TooMEy
Tabernacle Baptist Church


Sunday schooi was conducted
under the direction Of the super
inteadent The lesson was review
cd by Mr.. Bottled.
At the morning service the
choir sang. The Rev. Mr. Jamin
read tho Scriptures and Pastor
Jones preached the sermon. The
text was. Endure long as a
good soldier OF God" The theme
was. Whenever you fall, fan for
ward" Two young men. Master
Thomas buchanan and James
Clark, were prayed for by Deacon
Foster.
The Baptist Temperance union
met at pm.
The evening sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. b. II. Grew. OF
Calvary Methodist church, in West
Saginaw.
Don't fall 10 read the Detroit
Tribune every week. II will keep
YOU informed about news Of In
terest to the race.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01
THE RADIO WORLD
BY ISAAC JONES

was leduring at Harvard and
Boston universities on colored
folks music.
Dick Oseood Is hack on the air
with "The SHOW World program
over station wNyz at $50 p m.
He elycs IA news Of radio and
screen personalities That includes
members OF both races.
PICK UP LOT OF new programs
from Lond n. Havana. South
American and other points OF In
terest which We VIII tell you
about later.
I'util next week GOOD LIS
TENfNG.'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-01

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m ~ u plaia urap.
49, .he isf oesAs fefsy.
~. fi,k s1teluttls nslkIae'
.,.ts fsu erf tonfsi sasnsh
~ wWttn q settle rsur
- nfealsmi snts $40 fsr an.
- trvtl ~ ~ ssnalae
- ~ Z bssks COR ~.
tesT trial rsssiss le,f
s.@w ~ wuf lsIssfs
~ afs ssi nsrs ihss
s.H.s laii ftlmH MES
meaty III n ftiuetef
.Htflafaly or allnrW
III ovf rNT coupes
AND NAIL " TO-DAY"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

AT the present time l have a prop.
osition gathering some widowed at.
tention down in the Washington
archives. Here is my collapsible ulti-
matum 10 the u. s. Treasury: you
take my salary and let me keep the
tax"
Only one feature seems retroactive
and plausible in the new Victory Tax
That one is compelling all women 10
pay on their alimony. That's a vic
tory, too.
Let's take Form 567s-3XX. It's
all right up 10 the Xxx. md it's the
reason ] didn't fill out an income tax
last year
The government already had all
my money and / was trying 10 avoid
a duplication of effort
THERE was some little correspond
cncc between myself and the au-
thoritles. Also few spiritual seances
Including rapping on tables, myStcri-
Gus ringing Of doorbells and some
occult levitation by the seat of the
trousers and the nape of the neck
But the government finally sue
cumbed TO my very sensible postscript.
Il am making and filing no record
involving my 1913 financial affairs
Why should | keep fever chart in
a frostbite case?"
So far my efforts have not answered
that ageleSs question, Did the egg or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

the hen get there firSt?" l do know
the squeczer was lurking in ambush
for the lemon.
I'm thankful that they are going to
tax us as we go along When / paid
taxes in l94l for salary spent in
1910, and so on. l always felt I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

IilB iIlC II cas- III
puts up nothing
except signs.
Remember an
other thing, folks.
This is no com.
plant blank. I'm
Just thinking out
loud in spite Of
the fact that the
walls have ears
and the keyholes
have eyelashes.
know, all right,
which side my
bread is buttered
on. But why start
talking about the
Black Market?
I have followed
all the directions
and the financial
detours in Form
CATS and l find the
TT @ a s ury has
evolved a start.
ling new theory in
budgetary chemis
try in which the
interest eats up
the principal.
And believe me.
the interest sure
has worked up a
ravenous a ppe.
tite.
w h i c h all
brings US TO the
snapper in the
1914 bonbon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

Here's 10 the immovable American
income and the irresistible outgo.
Here's 10 the Star-spangled national
financial problem that stands like the
Rock of Gibraltar, unquivering and
r,Nopt nom
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

I'm looking for an Abou Ben Sub
tractem
IIP UNTIL 7 was forgiven by the
~ Forgiveness Tax. l was sitting as
pretty as a nurses cap. Jumping 70
Page 3, Item 4. TO answer Question 4
on Page ,. was the straw that busted
the camelis ealluses.
Up until that time I considered
schedules, itemization, interest, prin-
cipal and accrued increment as nnan-
cial anchovies that curled themselves.
The first law of compensation and
its byprOduCts is that you cannot get
more out of a barrel than YOU put
into IT, And that's where Hank Nor
genthau discovered a startling and
revolutionary system that has been
recently set TO popular music
Hank figured out that YOU could
always roll OUT another barrel.
WHILE il 3, ~ Form 1910 that Iath.
erred me n was really Form 1lS6
~kkat shaved me and il wasn't Just
Sc over lightly, either, you can
Take il from me.
Furthermore. il was that Form
1876 that caused me TO get in bad
with the Internal Revenue collectors.
1t didn't take those gimlet eyed
boys long TO find out that l had too
many fivc-ccnt answers TO the S64
Questions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

was getting kicked by dead horse.
The 1914 set.up seems fairer and
squarer. Unfortunately. the fairer
applies only 10 tomorrow's weather
and the squarer is what your lawyer
tries 10 put in with the tough Judge.
But I'm in fine financial shape
right now. My lawyer is working
without a fee. And there is a chance
OF my getting d rebate on my last
ten dollars or ten days. think I will
get the days.
a S A consulting expert on taxes 7
~ have found that England taxed
windows and chimneys in 1891. that
Peter the Great taxed boards and
Louis the Grand put a tax on rubber
pockets 10 prevent customers from
stealing hot soup. That's why think
our system is more impartial
Our American way is the gambling
way, Five viii get you ten" Pro
Vided, of course, you have the fifteen
10 start with.
Remember that in this kind Of bet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

March IL. 1917
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

a revolving door.
The philosopher
Carlyle says
there is force in
a rotting leaf. y
Else. how could "
H. rot? / say
here is Swiss
{ lockw work in
Form 1040. Else,
how could ii
make you cuckoo?
l have been pcrsc-
cuted by the Forgive.
ness Tax. cut off sVith-
out a cent by the In.
heritance Tax, dropped
through the floor by
the Ceiling Tax and dc.
feated by the Vietery
Tax.
In a world OF alpha
betical progression. In
an Abou Ben Adhem
who's tired Of having
his name lead all the
rest of the sucker list.
I'm looking for an Ar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

I'm looking tor an Abou Ben Sub
tractem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12

By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER
Author of Incomes and How
Avoid Them" and 'Bankruptc
In Ten Easy Installments."
TfiIS income tax business is driy
me nuts. Some people say IL /.
\ drive. It's a putt.
As a mathematical genius I
count to ten on my fingers. l h.
TO take off my shoes 10 make
change for a quarter.
That's why Form 1910 made
me diZZier than a filtration in 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

Petitions demanding immediate
adoption OF the Veterans "Gl BIZ
OF Rights" are pouring into Wash
ington SO fast that national Legion
officials are unable 10 make an
accurate check Of them accord
ing 10 word received here today
by Isle II. Alexander state ad-
jutant Of the American Legion
Replying 20 a telegram sent by
Alexander asking for the Michi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

Hubbard OF Dearborn revealed
that the Dearborn Common Coun-
Gil last February adopted a reso-
luton asking the state Legislature
10 lower the voting age from p
20 IS. The petition was sent 10
Coy. Kelly, the mayor said, but
no action was taken.
The Gil Bill of Rights us
known as the veterans omnibus
hin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

gan count Of petitions, Frank NJ
national legislative direc-
tor for the Legion, sent the fol-
lowing wire;
petitions from All over COun-
try coming in - fast impossible
10 keep accurate check on
individual states. Michigan do
ing fine job ~ far. keep up
the good work"
Cnlncideniallv with this. MaNOr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

= y ''''N|' ---' T||| T"T7 n
'ur Giurspir's Criminal case" Adu.une
Ns. -r'f .tu Diddle Diddls
l0V-Ioy and Dtrur ~ 7-O2iu
W. frr. g. hpA--l ---l+a-.-- Ana
-Neru - trNIt ., swing shit AtaIsir."
N ,iwats in NiA Hesrts"
KING '''' '''9 S.. >''r'' p N presto.
r-sf.r ..t N.. .Lu-A-lssaHl Dtsryt
Jimmy .sral 10 "Hrnry and DifLS.'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

llnlES oQUAkE 3 Features. Ruth Terry
Pistol PackIn' Mama" Fugitive Road -
Plus Children Of the Wild"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

pEClI -Dtquindrf- Minnesota Nv. I-IO2l
hLohL open $3.50 Dishes 90 Ladies susan
Peters Herbert Marshaii Young ideas"
''t osstsi Command" War Documentary.
pECENT-N oodw d-GdrB tyd. TR 2-ss6f y
hLuLNi Open s.. Battle ~ Russia. Z"
2 ll. A-4A-7 r. fs--rTVUI CInWav In
" The -rcNenth Nictlw,' 3tli. 6-Ir AZ
Dry Sew Port - ". near Iunctiuu
Mn Joan Fartsine. LOUIS HaY-2ard- IT,
'nuEs ~ West Point" Plus Johnny Mack
Brown ia Raiders Of $40 joaquin"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

anuI-lSO0I ChArievoN II. 2-26ia =
hLONlA Open s.4S. Free Dishes Mango,
John CarrRdins "GAnEwAy for romorrow."
Plus Henry Aidrich Haunts House.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

pIIpEpT-7lS -. Aubin. Near East Fort
WI I'M open $50 Greer Carson Walter
Pidgeon In "Mrs. Mini,er." "OkIahona
Outlaws" What's COOkin', DOce" Cart
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-09

ROYAL Mile and Meyers IN. 1858 =
hVihb open $50. Free Parking.
Watch on the Rhine" 1913, li13.
Mary Martin. True To- Life" 500, $40.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16

Bruce Sutton has been dismissed
from st. AIMS Hospital after re-
ceiving medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
FAIRBANKS PEOPLE HERE

r. Douglas, B. M Stewart, and
John Thomas are registered at the
GaStineau from Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16

Marie Henry has been admitted
to the Government Hospital for
medical care.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
ALA5KANS WARNED TO
GET CERTIFICATES AT
HOME BEFORE LEAVING

Many Alaskans on visit to the
States suffer disappointment and
inconvenience when they attempt to
purchase ration commodities
which are also rationed in Alaska
without having obtained certificates
from their home War Price and
Rationing Boards, it has been re-
ported to the Alaska Office of Price
Administration.
Persons who are going outside
and who wish to purchase tires,
tubes, a new auto or a bicycle must
establish eligibility with the home
board before leaving, states the
Territorial Rationing Division. Ger
tificates issued in Alaska are good
anywhere in the United States, but
no dealer may transfer a rationed
commodity to anyone until ration
certificate is presented.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
HERE FROM LONGVIEW

Frank Barr, of Longview, Wash
ington, is guest at the Juneau
Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16

The complete vote and candidates
nominated on the Democratic and
Republican tickets for Territorial
offices as the result Of the primary
election held April Is has been GER
titled to by Territorial Auditor
Frank A. Boyle and are as follows
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Delegate
f. L. Bartlett, 1884; Henry Rod
en-, 1920; A. H. Ziegler, 1916.
Attorney General
Ralph j. Rivers, 1916; Karl Drag
er, 2201.
Auditor
Frank A. Boyle, $3.50.
Highway Engineer
w. Leonard Smith, 1868; Frank
A. Metcalf, 3093.
The successful candidates NOM
mated on the Democratic ticket
follows: Delegate, E. l.. Bartlett;
Attorney General, Ralph j. Rivers,
Auditor, Frank A. Boyle; Highway
Engineer, w. Leonard Smith.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Delegate
John E. Manders, 1427; George B
Grigsby, 1896. Former nominated.
Attorney General
Harry G.. Mccain, 2018.
Auditor
Will H. Chase, 1865.
Highway Engineer
E. F.. Wann, 1857.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
HOSPITAL NOTES

Joe Kelly, a medical patient, has
been discharged from ST. AIMS Hos
pital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
OUTLINE AIR ROUTES
FOR POSTWAR ERA

WASHINGTON, June 16. = After
a year of study the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board has outlined international
air routes they think will be flown
by United States air carriers after
the war The routes, to extend
around the globe, would add $4,000
miles to the present authorized
routes of American airways planes.
The question arising when one or
more companies fly the same route
was undecided.
One proposed route would start at
Chicago, go to st. Paul, thence to
Alaska, on to Vladivistok, Mukden,
Shnghai, and to India. The route
would be varied to start at Seattle
and branch to Seattle, to touch I'm
alaska, Kiska, Paramushiro, Tokyo,
Shanghai, Hong Kong or Canton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
VEGETABLE PEST
CHECK up TIME

This week it is time for Juneau
gardeners to check up tor Veee-
table pests. In this suggested WORK
schedule given by the Juneau Gar
den Club, the first activity Tor the
week is to check up on the CABBAGE
and cauliflower to see if root mag
COTS are at them.
These maggots are Matched near
the surface and work their way to
the root of the plant. Yellow,
sickly looking plants indicate that
the maggots may be present. IN
fected plants should be pulled and
burned.
If no preventative has been used,
the root maggot may be checked
now by using one OF the maggot
control powders issued under trace
names. If they are not available
one ounce of ealomel to 10 gallons
of water may be poured arouno
the plant or mixed with gypsum
or tale and used dry.
Sweet peas should now be liz
enough to be pressed back against
the support provided. Fertilize IN
front of the row if it was not pre-
viously trenched in.
Plants should now be enough
under control to give the gardener
a breathing space in which to check
over his tools.
Care of tools is vital now as a
conservative measure, as NEST OF
your tools will have to last the
duration. Rub the wood parts with
linseed oil or paint the handles
Clean and dry the metal parts ano
rub with grease or heavy oil. Each
time the tool is used, wipe it with
an oily cloth. Use file or stone
to sharpen the edges. Lubricate
and adjust the machinery, being
especially careful of your preciou!
lawnmower
Rubber hose is another item
which is not replaceable. Don
leave it in the sun, on the ground
Check it for breaks and mend then
and coil it loosely and CAREFUL,
around a peg when not in use.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
HOUSE APPROVES
AMENDMENT FOR
PARITY PRICES

WASHINGTON, June Is. The
House wrote into the Price Control
Extension Bill by a voice vote an
amendment designed to guarantee
parity prices for all farm COM
modities by penalizing professors
who don't pay, after the admins
tration won humping victory in
the House which beat down the
Senate approved Bankhead-Brown
cotton textile amendment to the bill
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
FLIGHT 10 SEATTLE
TODAY BY pAA PLANE

A flight was made to Seattle to-
day by a Pan American plane with
the following persons aboard:
Myrtle Edmond, Traffic Represen-
tative for the Alaska Airlines;
Carl Stoberg, Always Engineer for
the PAA; Jack John Greenfield, of
the Fairbanks Police Department;
Mrs. Jack Conway, Nina GraSsle,
Rowland France, OF the Nakat
Packing Company; and Mrs. Es-
telle Ray, r. N.
Doris Magids was the sole pas
senger on a flight to Fairbanks
early today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16
F. NJ. WEIR ARRIVES

F. M. Weir, of the Wallace and
Tiernan Company, is registered at
the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-16

MRS. WILLIAM REED HERE
Mrs. William Reed is a guest at
the Baranof, registered from Will
mingtor, Delaware.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-23
why Be A Slave TO
HARSH LAXATIvES?
Simple Fresh Fruit Drink
Has Restored Millions to
Normal Regularity

Here's a way to overcome con-
stipation withoMt harsh laxatives.
Drink juice of l Sunkist Lemon in
a glass of water first thing ON
arising.
Most people find this all they
need-stimulates normal bowel &C.
ton day after day!
Lemon and water is good for
you. Lemons are among the rich
est sources of vitamin C, which
combats fatigue, helps resist colds
and infections. They supply valu-
able amounts of vitamins B. and
P. They pep up appetite. They
Glkalimize, aid digestion. Lemon
and water has a fresh tang too
clears the mouth, wakes you up,
starts you going.
Try this grand wake-up drink
10 mornings. See if it doesn't help
you! Use California Sunkist
Lemons.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-23
Coral Is Small Creature,
Skeletonized by Lime

What is an atoll? How does 1t
get that way? The fighting in the
Marshall islands is reason enough
for seeking the answers.
An atoll, putting it simply, is a
coral island or islands consisting of
a coral reef surrounding a central
lagoon.
But what is coral? Coral is made
by a small marine creature living
in the warm seas. It begins as an
egg, swims freely in early life, soon
settles down on a rock or a mass
of dead coral. Peta1-like arms de-
velop, catch passing organisms for
food. AS growth continues lime is
secreted, a solid skeleton forms.
From the living structure buds
emerge, each with it's own feelers
and stomach. By this growth fam
lily is founded, many surviving for
centuries.
Some species Of coral live alone
and like it. Most kinds are commu-
nity-minded. Individuals get so at
tached to one another that identity
is a riddle. This stick-together quail
ity builds up colonies with millions
! Of members. ,xl.s..--- ,-----------~l4-.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-23

The National Association of Audi
bon Societies recently launched q
campaign to free the national bird
Of the Americans from the SANDER
GUS stories circulated about it in
connection with stealing and carry
ing off babies and children. They
say an eagle is physically unable to
do such a thing and that such sto-
ries usually arise when some boy
has tried to break down an eagles
nest, and has been badly scratched
and clawed by the birds. The So
ciety has investigated many rep ort-
ed cases and has not found one that
Is authentic.
Ledger syndicate.-WNV Feature o.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-23
BRITAIN's sWORDFIsH
BY Scott NewhaH

BY Scott NeWhau
(WNU Feature-Through special arrange
n1ent with Golfers Weekly
Though most Americans wouldn't
believe their eyes if they saw it, the
plane known as the Fairey Sword
fish is one of the mainstays OF Brit
aims Fleet Air Arm.
Every time Swordfsh goes roar
ing down the flight deck of carrier
and claws its way aloft, the pageant
of mans conquest of the air is lived
again for a few tense seconds. For,
to the casual spectator, Swordfish
flying off to battle in this war looks
about as efficient and dangerous as
a crossbowman on his way to tackle
a squad of Commands.
A Swordfish is large, gangling
biplane. 1T would fit comfortably
into any movie sequence of the peri
cd 1917-1918. The wings and fuse
1age are covered with fabric, which
is originally painted in shades rang
ing from gray to blue, but because
every Swordfish invariably has q
light rash of patches on its skin, the
general result is q sort of mOttled
shade.
The patches are the result Of q
curious hazard in a Swordfish's life.
After some service, the fabric be-
comes brittle, and curious visitors
find that their fingers inadvertently
punch holes in the wing surface.
Also, in a dive or tight turn, the
fabric covering sometimes futters
in an unpleasant, nervous fashion.
Fleet Air Arm pilots, both in af-
lection and alarm, call these planes
Stringbags.
The space between the two wings
Is pretty well filed with struts and
wires and such, and back by the
tail lot of wires come out of the
fuselage and run to the control sur
faces. The fuselage itself is long,
narrow structure. The three open
cockpits start Immediately behind
the following edge of the upper wing,
the pilot in the first, the observer IN
the second, the aerial gunner in the
last. So the Swordfish looks and
sometimes acts like something out
of mail-order catalogue.
Aerial Hide and Seek.
Yet, regularly, stories come back
on how these planes can nlu ddle
through. For example, in the Nor
way campaign Stringbag from the
Ark Royal found itself on the bust
ness end Of a Heinkel Ill. The
Swordfish, however, came back to
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-03-23

its carrier with nothing worse than
a slight case of dizziness aboard.
The pilot merely dived down on a
Norwegian mountain and then flew
in tight circles around it. The Helm
KEEL couldn't cut corners so sharply,
so he finally gave up and flew away.
AS a matter of fact, one school of
Swordfish philosophy argues that the
incredibly slow speed of the aircraft
is an asset. The fast-attacking en-
envy aircraft simply cannot slow
down enough to get in an efficient
burst.
The Royal Navy calls its Sword
fish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
aircraft. Every carrier in the fleet
has flown them off to seek the en-
envy and, If possible, get a torpedo
into him. To be naval success
plane must have a quick takeoff,
low landing speed, and carry
heavy load. And that is where the
numbering Swordfsh excels.
There is no sense in trying to
make silk purse out of a Stringbag.
1t is painfully slow and awkward
and ugly. It's performance has
guaranteed that as long as the war
lasts there will always be a Sword
fish. It has great record behind
it. On many and curious missions
this strange craft has proved its
worth. The crews who fly the
Stringbags have developed an odd
and somewhat contemptuous affec-
ton for their planes.
Italy's Bad Luck.
Swordfish flew into the Italian fleet
at laramie, putting three battleships
out Of action and changing the bal
ance of naval power in the Mediter-
ranean. They bombed Genoa early
in the war, covered countless Malta
conveys and put torpedoes into the
French fleet at Oran. Again, Sword
fish were down in the Channel fog
looking for the Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau when the German ships
made their dash from Brest. That
time only few came back.
But it was in the wintry North
Atlantic that the SwOrdfish did it's
greatest job. Stringbag torpedoes dis
abled the Bismarck SO that the sur
face feet could close in for the kill.
Stringbags have also engaged I'm
extracurricular activities. AT the
time of Dunkerque, some of them
were sent over the French and Bel
gian coasts. So they flew up and
down the coast in tight formation,
pretending to be fighter coverage
for the troops below. Apparently
they got away with it, too.
In another case a Swordfish was
turned into a fighter when, after the
two machine guns were emptied, an
observer drew his revolver and as
saulted an attacking Italian plane
with that. The Italian flew home
across the Mediterranean.