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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01

major engagements including Tar
ava. New Guinea and Paliulu. ne
was picked up by destroyer after
spending four and one-half hours
on a life raft with ten other sur
vivors when his ship was torpedoed
off Paliulu sometime in October.
H, arrived at Pearl Harbor on an
aircraft carrier, and caught a
troop ship to the U. S., where he
was authorized leave in San Fran
cisco. McIver attended New Han
over High School, where he was
member of the R. o. T. G.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
'Fgu'n Congressman
Gets Insurance Posi-


; Ne" YORK, Nov. 3O.-IR-Dave
T. oa''erfield, representative in
S Sons'eSS from Richmond, Va, to-
W Wy was elected general counsel
A, %e Life Insurance Association
~ n making the announcement at
e ss annual meeting of the asso-
crg, 9. vincent P. Whitsitt, the
se, o.u<alonS' MANAGER who has
.sr, SOlore handled it's legal mat
smo $ald Satterfield would as
rora.. MS rev duties soon. The
Nsr 2,v5Sman Won reelection last
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
In The

PROMOTED

Lieut.. Marvin
:. Benton, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B.
3. Benton of GOT
Orange St., and
husband Of Vir.
5inia R. Benton
# Columbia, S.
=, has received
4 battlefield pro-
motion to First
Lieutenant while
serving with the
famous Eight
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
RETURNS TO FORT DIX

Nes J
Tharp,' WAC, has
reported to Til
ton General hos
pital Fort Dix,
New Jersey, aft
err a short visit
here with h e r
parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Tharp
700 S. 9th St. Pvt
Tharp received
Yer basic train
ing at Fort Oges'
thorpe, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
WEARS WINGS AND BOOTS

Sgt. John c. Wrede, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Wrede, 212 N. 18th
St.. has won the right to wear the
"wings and boots" of the U. S.
Army Paratroops. He has COM
pleted four weeks of jump train
ing. during which time he made
five Jumps, the last tactical jump
involving a combat problem on
landing.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
ON LEAVE

S e a m a n 1/C
,ichard Morris
NcIver, USNR,
son of Mrs. F. L.
McIver of Kure's
3ea CHI, is home
IN a 30-day fur
ough after eight
months service
n the South Pac'
fic aboard a de-
troyer e S c ort.
I c l e r h a S
-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS
DUTY

First Lieut.. ]. W. Loughlin, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Loughlln, OF
143 Forest Hills drive, has return
ed to the Fort Bragg reception CEN
ter after serving IA months over
seas in the China Burma-1ndia
Theatre of Operations.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01

ing First Division in Germany. !
Wounded in July of 1914, Lieut..
Benton was awarded the Purple
Heart, and has the honor of wear
ing tie French Croix de Guerre.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
"fNCH MOBILIZATION
n, DELAYED

Not r n,a;., Nov. 3O.-fR-France will
for ,o ,oolllze any military classes
nent " "a, months because equip
ssid t@ ~ llcklng, the War Ministry
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
CAST PRESENTS
Benefit SHOW
Bucks Hill Community
Club Gets Preview of
Nautical But Nice"

Following q regular meeting Of the
Bucks Hill Community club, Friday
evening, part of the cast of the bene-
fit show, Nautical But Nice" to be
presented March 18th and 18th at
Buckingham hall staged a preview
of their employee show which is I'M
der the direction Of John Jannetty.
Approximately 200 people filled the
tiny hall to the doors. Acting as
master of ceremonies and imper-
senator Of Duffy's Tavern's Archie
was Carl Woodward who had the
audience IN stitches throughout
the performance. Mr.. Woodward
also sang Leave Us Face 1t" and
Marry DoatS" Samples of solos,
harmony numbers and dance spe-
cialties followed.
Reggie Laurence, local old
time minstrel songster, opened the
program with THAT Wonderful
Mother Of Mine" and was backed up
by the shows brilliant harmony IL,
a triple quartet. Airline O'Rourke
and Ruth Farrell, "a couple of to-
matoes from the casts feminine pull
chritude", to quote Duffy's Tav-
ern's impersonator exhibited a part
of their routine in a dance duo
They were joined by Mary Austin,
Doris McCabe, Katherine O'Neill and
Eleanor Coletta in q previeW of a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Violent Deaths
In Connecticut
Over Weekend
CBY UNITED PREss)


The staying Of . New Haven
woman was among the three viO-
lent deaths in Connecticut over
the weekend.
Miss Della Harrison, SO, New
Haven, died ut y hospital from an
intracranial hemOrrhage as . re-
suit Of q fight in her apartment.
Police held Beekman Mannick,
81, on q technical idleness charge
after he allegedIy admitted hit
ting Miss Harrison on the head
with n stick when he found her
in the apartment with another
man. GerOge L. Brown, 80, whom
Mannick found with Miss Harri-
son, also was held on an idleness
charge. Bail bond was set at
$4,000 each pending completion
Of q cOroner's iNqueSt.
At Bethlehem, Vladimef 8.
Maneieff, Waterbury, persisted
when fire destroyed a small shack.
Allen Haberin, 8, Hartford, was
killed by a passenger train while
running across q trestle while
playing with q younger half.
brother.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06

pdEC0 VI IAlc WOLAu tAlIOuBLl AkldLly
decades. Each has healthy, whole
some respect for the others abilities
and achievements under arms.
Fought Side BY Side
A recent issue Of Headquarters
Bulletin, official Marine Corps pub
LEGATION, relates how these two fam.
Gus corps have fought side by side
against pirates in the West indies
slave traders in Africa-hostile ma
lives in Samoa and Boxers in China
During World War I men Of both
corps served together in the North
Sea.
In United States ports, American
Marines make 1t their individual
and collective business to see that
their British cousins enjoy their off,
duty time. In England, and
throughout the Colonial ports where
His Majesty's navy is "in temper
airy residence" British Marines vie
with one another to see that Amer
lean leathernecks are made to feel
at home.
Royal Marines, like our own SOL
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
ACCUSED COUPLE
TO FACE CHARGE.
Mansfield, Mass, Resi-.
dents Waive Examina.
ton; Go Back for Trial

Mr.. and Mrs. Atmore T. Crandall,
employed ct 20 Kenilworth street,
as butler and maid, were returned
to Mansfield, Mass, to face charges
Of abandonment Of their two young
children. Detective Lieutenant
Henry johnson testified in city
court Saturday that the couple left
the children with an aged step
grandfather while they went to seek
employment.
Three youths charged with steal
ing a car from the Emmons 81
Seville Co., garage on Meadow
street, February 10, and driving it
to Georgia were bound over to
Superior Court.
Bonds Of 5000 were set for Ed
ward Miller, 20, 433 West Main
street, and William Murray, II, 206
Circuit avenue. Herbert Clark, 16,
361 Perkins avenue, was placed in
custody Of Miss Kathleen Crowley,
probation officer.
William Bellemare, 80, PAL Bank
street, was sentenced to six
months in jail on charges Of failing
to support four small children.
Other cases:
Alexander Randis, SO, 70 Dikeman
street and DOnat Lavigne, %, 16l
Plaza avenue, breach Of peace, con.
tinued to March 2, Peter DeCicco,
40, 1856 Highland avenue, road rules,
continued to April /; Carl johnson,
81, Is Oakhill avenue; nonsupport
continued to April /; Agostino Boyer,
As, 1855 River street, nonsupport,
continued to April /; Alphonse WI
diewicZ, 81, 80 Brennan street, IN
ion City, road rules, nolled for SO;
Mrs. Mary F. STEMS, 80, oxford,
road rules, nolled; John Hartshorn,
10, 2 Camp Terrace, nonsupport,
continued to March II.
Six-dollar cash bonds were called
against the following charged with
state parking law violation; Charles
Bossidy, A, Cheshire, David Ander-
son, 46, "a State street, Mrs. w. A.
Goodrich, "a, K. B. Mckay, 81 q
Edin street, and Frank Fainelli, ~,
Middlebury,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Vote DONATION
TO RED CROSS
Beth Israel Mems Club
Hears Address on Feast
Of Purim

one hundred and fifteen members
Of the Beth Israel Mems club in at
tendance at yesterdays regular ses-
sion voted that the club should
make . contribution of SIS to the
current Red Cross campaign.
Following yesterdays breakfast a
brief address was given on the fes-
tival Of Purim by Raj Mordecai
Glitter. The festival viii be celebrate
ed on Wednesday evening and
Thursday.
Other speakers included Corp.
simon Helfund, formerly OF Wa
terbury. Reports Of the numerous
local Jewish youths now serving IN
al theaters Of war were related dur
ing the morning session.
A Purim comedy play based on
the story Of Queen Esther will be
given wednesday night at 8 o'clock
ut Hebrew institute with the follow
ing members in the cast: JACK
Freedman, Robert H. Riback, Har-
~ Gruskay, Harry Slatnick. Ma
than Daven, Irving Freedman, Ed
win Arnold, Moe Cohen and Jo-
seph Kermer. Murray Crossman
president, will act as narrator.
Refreshments will be served. Mem
bers and friends are invited to at
tend the performance.
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chorus tap dance number.A repre-
sentative group of Nautical But
Nice. soloists performing on the
Bucks Hill Community Club pro-
gram Friday night were Sue Jaco-
vino, Leon Coletta, Airline O'Rourke,
Frank Kenochan, Alice Peach and
Alfred PovilaitiS.
Other featured artists included
Theresa McNichols and William o.
Keefe in a boy-girl duet, Theresa
Giannelli accompanied by the triple
quartet sang Meet Me Tonight In
Dreamland" and the harmony
twelve rendered two of their own
selections-"Song of the Marines
and when Day Is Done. Proceeds
from the Bucks Hill event, in the
form of a collection were divided 1-3
for the Community servicemen and
2-3 for the Military Benefit Fund
Of the American Metal Hose Branch,
the American Brass Co.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
MAYOR COMMENDS
WORK OF NEGROES

A large audience in attendance at
the combination athletic program
and social held at the Pearl Street
Neighborhood House on Saturday
night heard Mayor John 8. Mona
gan laud the activities Of the many
Waterbury Negroes now in the arm
ed services and contributing so
much in general to the war effort.
Other speakers included DR..
James M. Lee, william G. Thomas
Hampton Stewart of Wilson Post,
American Legion, and Mrs. May
belle Ward. j. c. Hazel was in
charge of the evenings entertain
ment andintroduced the speakers.
The event was sponsored for the
benefit Of the servicemen's Keep
En- Smoking Fund.-
Many musical events were pre-
Sented by members of the Pearl
street house followed by a basket
ball game between the Pearl Street
Athletic Club and the Ansonia Pho
neers and Won by the former % to
20. A bowling contest also was held.
In Manoyuran, India, 264 inches
Of rain fell in single month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Six Month Quarantine Is Pleasant
Fate Of All Dogs Sent To England
~ TOM WOLF
NEA Staff Correspondent


London, Mar. Sits quite OBJ
vious that the author OF the line
that mad dogs and Englishmen
go out In the mid day sun" was not
English. Not only Is there In Eng
land no midday Cor any other)
sun, but there are no mad dogs
here, either.
All of which indirectly explains
how General Eisenhower's Scottie
Telek, and Lieut.. Jack Roberts
much-publicized cocker spaniel,
Rob ROY among others, happen
to be languishing in solitary con-
finement in handsome quarantine
kennels near London. This is the
doggy tale:
Britain has been free of rabies
since before the turn of the cen
fury. To keep her that way, the
Ministry Of Agriculture and Fish
cries don't struggle over the con-
nection between rabies, food and
fish has insisted that dogs i'm
ported to Britain serve a six-month
quarantine.
This quarantine may be spent
in any of a number Of ministry
authorized kennels, the largest of
which are at Hackbridge, Surrey
about a Commute train ride from
central London.
ELITE OF DOGDOM
In normal times the Hackbridge
Kennels can handle about $50 dogs
in quarantine-which Is q large
number when you consider that
during the six-month isolation
period no two dogs may ever come
in contact with one another, nor
even be exercised together. These
days there are only about 40 dogs
ing to wartime commuters such as
ing towartime commuters such as
airmen, merchant navy captains,
and service or governmental big
shots.
Right now Hackbridge has what
amounts to an American wing,
housing not only Telek and Rob
Roy, but KoKo, a spaniel owned
by General Eisenhower's chief of
staff Maj-Gen. w. Bedell Smith;
and Caacie, a Scottie bitch be-
longing to Commander Harry
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Butcher, Eisenhower's naval aide.
AS matter Of hitherto-unpub-
lished keyhole fact, Caacie Is Te-
lexis wife, and obviously there are
going to be offspring. AS a special
concession to this romance, Hack
bridge has cut window between
the two dogs kennels SO that they
can see each other during Caacies
double confinement.
Despite the hardship Of q soli-
tary life, quarantine isn't so bad.
The dogs get more individual care
than do most humans these days.
The presence of a boarder with
so renowned master as General
Eisenhower caused no undue ex-
element at Hackbridge. In its 40
year time, Hackbridge has housed
such celebrities in their own- right
as Hippy-the dachshund about
whom Sir Neville Henderson wrote
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diers of the sea, are used largely az
shock and assault forces. Their rec.
ord, since 1914 an impressive one,
Is studded with battle honors won
in every quarter Of the globe. DUR
ing World War II, through extreme
sacrifice and characteristic heroism.
they have added many new honorS
TO their famous colors.
United Against Common Foe
During peace time, In foreign
ports, the members of the two Eng
lish speaking corps gravitate toward
one another when on liberty. A
conspicuous act Of friendship was
the presentation of a bulldog mascot
Private Paget" to the American
Devil Dogs by the Royal Marines
several years ago.
Today, down under" members Of
the two Corps meet again and
once more as allies they join forces
agains a common foe-a combat
combination that should and is
proving Iethal.
RTIV WAR RnNnS n STANRpQ
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q book after the failure Of his mis-
sion to Germany in 1889. And cur
rently boarding here are four dogs
whom Lord Linlithgow brought
back from India at the end Of his
ter mas Viceroy.
The war hasn't upset Hack
bridge much. There are still enough
dog biscuits to go around, along
with unrationed items such as
horsemeat and vegetables. Air raids,
much to every ones surprise, don't
bother the dogs at all.
In fact, about the only doggy
aspect of the war worrying any
one at the moment is the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries sneak
ing suspicion that American air
men, flying here tdirect from the
States or the Mediterranean, may
be smuggling in mascotS without
submitting them to quarantine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
DR.. THOMAS II. REED
ROTARIANS' GUEST

DR.. Thomas H. Reed Of the Con-
necticut Expenditure Council will
speak on the topic Citizen Interest
in Local Government tomorrow
noon at the Rotary Club meeting at
the Elton. DR.. Reed was at one time
city manager of San Jose, Calf,
and director Of the consultant serv-
ice Of the National Municipal
League.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
OHIO DROUGHT BROKEN

Bucyrus, o. (UP)-Recent snow.
falls In the Midwest have assured
numerous small cities in Northern
Ohio that they viii mot lack water
during the hot, summe rmonths
Most towns draw water from reser-
voirs or wells. Water supplies were
threatened by drought which saw
no snow in Ohio in January for the
first time in SIS wears.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
'PINEAPPLEs' FOR THE AXIS

Westerville, o. (U)P-More than
10 million pineapple" hand gren-
AIDES have been proudced by the
Kilgore Manufacturing Co. here,
The grenades are small castiron
bombs about the size Of q tennis
ball.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Duties Of u. S. And Royal
Marines Are Similar

Unique military annals strong friendship that
LIST between the Ro'al Marines Britain the Marine
Corps The al outstanding that exists between these bodies
nghng association
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06


of a propaganda barrage by the two
political reporters Of the Pape press
in desperate attempt to avoid q
primary fight.
Al Martin, in his Saturday coll
Umn in the American in q para
graph sandwiched in between
comments on state and national
matters, epitOmized the hopes,
wishes, and defense Of the junta.
Boiled down, II amounts to the
hope that a primary fight may be
averted by some juggling around
the tools Of the junta, such as
increasing the number Of town
committeeman and giving the In
surgentS "sOme" representation ON
1t. He defended the leadership Of
the two front men Of the junta,
Epson and Hall by q comparison
Of the size OF the majOritieS in
the C00ney campaign in 1888 and
last falls campaign and limited
that the junta made progress.
haven't the time Just now to go
into an analysis of this comparison
as there are more important mat
tiers pressing. I will merely state
that there Is no sound reason for
the junta opposing a primary If
there Is an ounce of decency and
sincerity III its system. A primary
cannot possibly hurt the party in
any way. The only reason they fear
a primary is that they know that
1t will bring about the doom OF
their control.
Walter Brooks contribution to
the cause of the junta ran along
the same lines. He elaborated on
the alleys and pillbOxes that make
up the armament Of the junta,
such as the town committee and
district leaders to wider extent
than his side kick on the Amer
lean, and as often happens in his
masterpieces, he cOntradicted him
self. He referred to the fact that
the town committee was at one
time made up Of sixty members,
which was found to be unwieIdy
and was eventually reduced to
eighteen. Now they believe that
1t can be improved by .increas-
ing 1t to thirty-twO members,
which would not make 1t unwieldy.
He then compared II to the Demo-
cratic town committee, which was
increased from twenty members
to sixty-four members, which still
does not make 1t unwieldy In his
opinion.
In order to avoid troubling and
the readers of this column
anv farther with this discussion, I
will close it with a presentation Of
my own opinion Of the matter. The
size of the town committee or the
number of district leaders has lit
tie or no bearing on the efficiency
of a party organization. What
counts are the functions of the COM
mittees and how well they are per-
formed. In that respect COMPARE
son of the two town committees is
silly. The functions of the mem
bers Of Democratic town commit
tee are mainly clerical and specific.
They are held strictly accountable
for the election results in their
districts. If these results are not
what the leaders believe adequate.
they may as well figure they are
through. On the Republican side
the situation is different. The func-
tons of the town committeeman and
district leaders is merely to act as
a Gordon to protect the junta from
any revolts such as the present
one. The results in an election do
not matter. The junta is not in
terested in winning city elections.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Y.M.C.A. Notes

did Swing-Shif Helen Of the
TROY shipbuilding Company launch
those 1000 ships?" will be debated
at the March IA meeting Of the Wa
tarbury Public Speaking Club at
the Central Y. M. C. A. No infornla-
ton u available as to who will be the
Judge, the prosecuting attorney, the
defense attorney or the jury, accord
Ing to Paul Egan, chairman OF the
club program committee. In addl-
ton to the trial there will be talk
byb Joseph Wedge, a member OF one
of the earliest Of Miss Martins En-
fective Speaking classes at the Y.
President william p. Wright has
called q meeti gnof the Executive
Eoard at 7:30 o'colck preceding the
opening Of the club meeting at 800
o'clock.
~Desert Victory" will be shown
In the Central Y. M. C. A. lobby
Monday ut 2 p. m.-preceeding the
lobby forum ct 8 o'clock.
The third session OF the Sales
Training Forum conducted by Frank
Lyman win be held at the Central
Y. M. O. A. Tuesday evening at 1880
O'Clock. Admission is free.
aThe United States Of Europe"
WIN be che topic Of the forum TO-
night Ut 3 o'clock at the Y. M. G.
A. Joseph De Luca, member Of
tiAe board Of education will speak
ct the forum which is sponsored
BY the international and Inter-
racial group.
Miss Cecilia Brenneis, Chairman
Of the Music Committee of the Rec
1eation Program announces that a
community sing will be held at Rus
sell School, Tuesday, March 2, at z
p m. This sing will be under the
auspices Of the West Side Communi-
ty Club and will be directed by G.
LorinI Burwell, and his assistants
on the Music Leadership Training
program.
Miss Brenneis stated that other
community sings will follow Tues
day, March 14th, Pearl Street
Neighborhood center; Monday,
March Goth, All Souls Church, I'M
der the auspices Of the Overlook
Community club; Waterville, April
nth at Bunker Hill Day rally on
April 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06

A special test car on railroads
detects and marks faults In the
track over which 1t passes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06
Political Chips
by EDWARD UDELCWITZ
BY EDWARD UDELOWITZ

The political developments In the
Republican party over the week.
end consisted of the laying down
of a propaganda barrage by the two
political reporters Of the Pape press
in desperate attempt to avoid a
primary fight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06

In Manoyurana, India, 264 inches
Of rain fell in q single month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06

SDesert Victory" will be shown
In the Central Y. M. C. A. lobby
Monday ut 2 p. m.-preceeding the
lobby forum ct 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-03-06

The third session Of the Sales
Training Forum conducted by Frank
Lyman will be held at the Central
Y. NJ. @. A. Tuesday evening at 1880
O'Clock, Admission is free.
Evening star., 1944-06-10

Now that the immediate crossing of the Irrawaddy
was impossible, Wingates plan for the columns to
part company back into the jungle until they
given the Japs the Slip then make their way out of
Burma by whatever route seemed safest.
One column its last mule die. Since the animal
carried the heavy radio set they wireessed for
supply drop then smashed the set and buried it. They
were pleasantly amazed reaching dropping rendez
vous to find what probably the only large patch
grassland in Northern Burma.
The column had many sick and wounded men who
would get back to India Rescue by air was
their only hope of life The major in charge called
sergeant
Tell the to tear parachues into strips and
CopyrIght hy
Evening star., 1944-06-10

then spell out the words: PLANE LAND HERE NOW"
On Sunday, the planes and dropped sup
plies They picked the and tried land
Rough turf SCARED with pothoe flashed past the windows
The pilot cursed into the the and climbed
back up.
Back at base he reported: "It can be done if they
mark OIL runway, Of went another plane with
sage Mark out 1200yard landing ground hold
transport At dawn next day. the plane took off
with Flying Officer Michael Vlasto at the controls
AT the site Vlasto spotted white line across the field
and the message Land line. Ground there " G. The
line was 400 yards too short for comfort Vaso came
In just missing the tall teak forest which encircled
field.