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a A THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1945 THE JOURNAL, FLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA PAGE FlVri r annfnii)iiBiniini mi ni'ii iimniai 3 fgirirawtirHwiiiir Thin in a trap ory of the meu who fly the "hump" carry ing iaKncncera and inrco over the hiiih llimnlarna between India and China. Pilots rail it the toughest airline route iu the world. PIN-UP GIRL. XVI TfTE didn't have much to read at the cottage at Dinjan, so every time we returned from Cal cutta we brought back some mag azines or sometimes a book or two. I don't know who it was that brought in the January 17 issue of Peck, but whoever it was I love him as a brother. One of the pictures in that magazine had a profound effect on my life. She was blonde, the girl in this picture. Blonde and blue-eyed and built like well, like only one girl in ell the world, Gerry Ewing. That was her name. She was pictured with a group of other girls who danced with her at Billy Eose's Diamond Horseshoe in ICew York. They all wore little girl costumes with short flouncey ruffled skirts, big sashes around their waists and colored bows in tneir nair. Lxerry was sixiing on the floor reading a book at a kid party, and I sat there in the lounge of our cottage on the other side of the world moaning "softly to myself. The other pilots began to gather around to see what was bother ing me. When they saw that pic ture the wolf in them came to the "Put that picture down, Brother Lane," he said. "We'll settle this thing in gentlemanly fashion, be fore someone gets killed." Skippy obliged under the threat of the raised chair and Gingiss explained his plan. "That girl is definitely a prize, boys," Gingiss said. "She has ev erything and when I say every thing, I mean to include that gorgeous soft white thigh which some of you may not have no ticed like hell! But we can't all have that girl. We can't all even dream of having her. Only one of us can be that lucky. We'll draw lots, and the lucky winner will get the picture all for himself: he'll be permitted to dream about her all he wants; he may even write her a letter. In fact, I think that ought to be one of the conditions. The winner will have to write her a letter, and if she replies he'll have to read her let ter aloud to all cf us. He'll have to read us his letter, too, before he sends it." I was given the privilege of drawing the first card. Gingiss shuffled them and at least four of the wolves cut them to make sure they weren't stacked. . I picked up the top card, turned it over. It was the see of spades. My letter to Gerry Ewing was a masterpiece in many ways, but I still don't know why she never answered it. Even to this day she has never given me a good explanation for that little bit of surface with a chorus of low whistles, deep sighs and smacking rudeness. lips. Petach in a frenzy grabbed j the magazine out of my hands; jTWO of the boys who took part Bob Robertson snatched it avray i in the brief melee aver Gerry's from him; I leaped on Robertson, ' picture that night were Joe Ros but. too late.' Lane had it by .then, i bert and "Ridge" Hammel, both of his eyes bulging as he devoured j Pennsylvania'. Joe had been a the beauty of that cane. I was ! Flyins Tiger before signing on in agony for fear the sheet would I with C. N. A. C. and Ridge had j was probably the most remark be torn and then Gingiss, Solo-j only recently joined us, having able return from the unknown mon-like, saved the day. He ! transferred from Pan-American's j world of Lower Troet that any picked up a chair, balancing it j African branch. Ridge hadn't white men have ever made, over Skippy's head. checked out yet as a flight cap- ' (To Be Continued) Coryright, 1945, J. C. Winston Co.; Distributed NEA SERVICE, INC. tain on the Himalaya run end was flying as a co-pilot, uiuiliy with Rosbert. They were sched uled to take off the morning fol lowing the discussion over the picture a half an hour alter me on the run to Kunming. The weather was mean even on the ground that day; the season was well begun, a had been lashing the night. It was still pourin as I waded through th from the flight office to my The first plane out every r ing always took about a half start on the others and radioed back information about tha weather and any Jap activity no ticed ' along the way. In view of the Zeros Petach and I had run into on the southern route the day before, I took the northern route this time, even the ugh I realized, because of the drop ia temperature overnight, that I would probably be heading into an pis COUl not Hump I had either to go back to Dinjan or take a chance on getting far enough south to melt off the ice. The ice storm was moving west, apparently, because Rosbert ran into it a shorter distance out of Dinjan than I had 25 or 30 min utes before. When I told him over the phones that I was going to head south I also told him why. "If I tried to get back to the base I'd take on a double load, Joe, and I'm too heavy right now to risk it." "Okay, Gen," Rosbert replied. "But I'm not as far out as you are. I think I'll head back and wait for it to clear up. . . ." That was the last we heard of Joe Rosbert and Ridge Hammel until 49 days later when they came rumbling out of the jungle on a British Army truck in what THE JOURNAL'S ftmamnrl Daily Pattern Quail in Southeastern Nebraska Area I V.RS. GRACE PLY30N. Correspondent ; iAi rr.nncr.nn I . J --V.V. 1 nd rain j varies erguon ci incem ; C Q Q A. field all was in Ehmvood on Mondav trans- p I g down actinc business and c-ailinar on 1 :$?S?48Lp- P.'W e muck ' , - , " , mSt'lSm i plane. I i &&mmmm&J norn- j ALs -.iar-aret Helen Andrews,, WW I WAVES in Arlir.irton. Va.. was a' XM$Z&if9&z.i 'other part 'week end cruest of Miss Conine ! ft4il5;k ! quail habitat i Lind. . - j , . wmk of the state The Woman's Council of the j f hrwti:in rhnvrn hp r! Their .Ilir.P ' 'j.o- . W,-.v.v'..V..ii' st.X.;. i j devotional and social me eting at j .JV : ' t&&?UlJ!$$ : My parlors on Friday fj? V, gtof&mgmS i M-. The mild winter left plenty of I quail for breeding stock in the southeastern counties of the state. Spring records returned by farm wildlife reporters indicate more quail present now than a year ago. yuan are also present m s of the state but good is lacking in most excepting the south- . the church afternoon. Rev. Alfred Wilkens, who is nard Community Club s Friday Evening . -i.;:--.-.iV.v.vi.r'''''.-jMi v A BOUT an hour out of the ba.se ! Sandav morning That evening : iim s i utlu me was so loaded with ice I :.; u,r,,irn. tup "&i&Jisif ' ! The w antgetitaDovei.,uuuiee: , - , , , . iimifl mittee high enough to go over the hraka n -nytur. cr. i aTifi ' v e. new mm fici . iiev. ana -- .-.'v r r:Muy.iz:r' i rrr ; I Mrs. Haist. Mr. Dode Grant of Aurora, 111., i visited his niece, Mrs. Gertrude Davis, a couple of days last week, i going back to Lincoln on Sun ; day where he and his brother, ! Walter of Chicago, are guests of another brother. Mr. and Mrs. Watson Jones entertained a group of friends on Saturday in honor of his aunt, Mrs. Fannie Edwards of Carmel, California. The regular monthly meeting of nard Community club will Friday evening June 29, m. est side program corn- has planned that the Ne- State Champion 4-H Club Livestock Demonstration Team and an outstanding speaker on Independence Day will be includ ed in the program. 1 ri k a n o jl M -j n r Linen Center Doily Cut the round center from the best part of an old damask or linen table napkin or use a bit Guests at the home of Mrs. j ol new linen or close.y woven Creamer, and daughters. Maude : cotton. Use number 30 thread , and Jessie, on Sunday were Mrs. ; or the thiee rows of crocheted Rov Your? and dau-hter. Betty, pineapples in this beautifully of Central Citv. Miss Betty is at- clean-cut 17-inch tending summer school at the Uni- j versity of Nebraska. Coming from j Omaha that day also were Mrs. j I John Creamer of Ogallala and j : Mrs. Win. Van Every and son, j ; , Louisville, here for i route to Garren ' seas examinations. i ! Bessie Murdoch is former Nehawkans, is ten day furlough, en- Utah, for over- i WRS. PEARL KR'JGER. Correspondsnt I Twenty five relatives gather ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ford on Sunday to enjoy we aay visumg ana nonoimg u. ffl.ar;dparents 2t Stanford A. Ford. Sic, home after boot Alma. Neb., for two week?, training at the Great Lakes Xav- Rc-da Edwards, taking the nurs- al base. E. A. Ford is the son of es aid course at the Lutheran hos- Lieut. Tvus-ell Van Every, who had ; come from camp in Georgia be-; cause of the illness of his father, j who is in an Omaha hospital. i A pleasant gathering honoring ' Mrs. Edwards of California was j employed helc jn Lincoln on Sunday by the j F. McDonald for the past few days. Charlotte Lundber at Marshal, Mo., is a guest of her members of the Cromwell famil guest of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Mes, when they had a picnic after doily. To obtain complete crochet ing instructions for the Pine, apple Doily with Linen Center (Pattern No. 5004) send 15 cents n ccin, plus 1 cent post age, your name, address and the PATTERN NUMBER to The Plattsmouth Daily Journal, TODAY'S PATTERN, 530 S. WELLS ST., CHICAGO 7, ILL. Use Journal Want Ads REWARD Lest small white poodle dog, old, hard of hearing. Notify MANAGER, PLATTSMOUTH HOTEL M 4- OPA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED QUOTAS FOR 2,500,000 NEW PASSENGER CAR TIRES WOULD BE RELEASED TO ESSENTIAL DRIVERS Come In and Let Us Kelp You Make Out an Application to Buy her aunt, Mrs. Delia Murdoch at Lundberg, for a two week Arapante. . c or., ior two weeus. She vas accompanied by Norma Lee Thoren, who will visit vaca- i tion. her Air. ana .virs. r raiiK L.maer an and nounce the engagement of their daughter. Lt. Opal D. Lir.der, nurse at the General Hospital in Reims. France, to Lt. James A. pital. Omaha .end her sister, Duth Edwards, a student cf a business school in Omaha, were weekend former Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ford. . Pvt. Robert Frans arrived fr the European area of wa; 1 Wedne.-day to spend a 3 0-day guests of their parent-, Mr. and furlough He returns to California Mrs. James Edwards the past Sun-! at the end of that time for ie- day. assignment. I Mrs. Tom Bowman, Edith and Pvt. LeRoy Campbell, son of Barbara of Pierceton, Ind., have Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell cf been guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. Lee, a Force member of the Personnel it the same hospital. His home was at Providence, ian and dau- the:r R. I. Mrs. Robert Goodr ghter left this week for home at Sioux Falls, S. I)., after a month spent here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Goodman. church services. Miss Mary Creamer came from , her work in Lincoln for a week ; end at home with her parents, . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Creamer. Mrs. ; Creamer's mother, Mrs. Jewell of ; Lincoln spent most cf last week : there, too. Memorial services for Lieut. Keith Clemms were reid on Sun day afternoon at the Methodist : church. Rev. C. II. Lind gave an impressive address. Mrs. Russell Ledger cf Lincoln, a friend of the family, sang two solos, with Mrs. Mary Gonzales at the pipe organ. Mr. Emmett Cook had The Time Shop Bissing Prop. John vvniin nnu vLuir ncrnin S ENGRAVING J PHONE 27 PLATTSMOUTH? S S1MM Come and get yem . . . Endgate Seeders Used International Truck 11x23 Used TI?es, Eiew tubes, very good. Ho certificate New Steel Posts New Steel Hog Feeders NEW STEEL GHAII BlliS WILL EE AVAILABLE SOOH. PLACE TOUT ORDER TODAY D and D Tractor Tvister . 1 New G. E. Electric Heater $1.90 STANDER IMPLEMENT CO. and his brother. Griever Goodman, charge of the Legion exercises, and Mrs. Eveland of the Star cere mony, when a son of Sanford Clements of Peru, just home from the war zone, pinned on the gold star of remembrance. Miss Darlene Kollenback visit ed home folks on Sunday. George Hall and John McKay asre making repairs and doing painting at the farm home of the latter. The Elmer Stevens home is be ing remodeled this week. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reeder will soon be moving from Platts mouth. to Fremant where he is and Mrs. Goodman. Troy Murdoch fell from a hay stack last week, at the home of a neighbor where he was assist ing with the hay harvest. He was taken to Lincoln for an ::-ray; no broken bones were revealed, one hip is very stiff and sere. He is up and about with the aid of crutches. Imcgene Pollard, Lincoln, was a week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard. Mrs. Homer Croasmum and son, Allen, from St. Louis, are guests of her mother. Mrs. Ger- AUTO ACCIDENT Your time used to get the facts and consult an attor ney would make a big pay ment on an insurance policy. Insure now. SEARL S. DAVIS POULTRY AND EGGS IN DEMAND As the supplier of both civ ilian and service needs, we can use all of your surplus poultry and eggs. 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