The White Falcon - 10.07.1943, Blaðsíða 9

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Here’s shapely Dona Drake, who caused a slight sensation on
the screen in a harem scene with Bob Hope. She weighs 100
pounds and judging by this picture, none of it is wasted.
Bombardier Saves Crew;
De-Fuses Bomb In Air
While flying 23,000 feet above 1
enemy territory in a B-24 Liber-
ator bomber, Lt. Robert N. Aust-
in matched his wits with death
and won when he de-fused a live
1,000-pound bomb which was
within seconds of exploding in
the bomb rack. ,
Austin, 25-year-old bombardier
from Campbell, N.Y., was on
duty at a United States Air Force
bomber base in Libya. He was
ordered on a bombing mission
over the southern part of Italy.
When they were within range j
of the doomed area, Lt. Wallace
C. Taylor ordered Austin to drop
his bombs. At the same time,
Taylor undertook evasive action
with the plane in an effort to
combat the increasing enemy in-
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terference.
Everything was operating
smoothly when suddenly over the
inter-phone-—from the bomb bay
—S/Sgt. Ralph H. Robins scream-
ed, “All hell is likely to break
loose in here. A 1,000-pounder is
jammed, and her fuse is spin-
ning.”
Quickly, Taylor ordered Austin
to de-fuse the bomb. At the same
time, he halted his evasive tac-
tics for fear the jolts might
[ set off the bomb.
Austin was already climbing
on the narrow cat-walk over the
open bomb bay doors of the
bomber. Working feverishly
against time, Lt. Austin managed
to de-fuse the bomb.
Invasion Jitters Compel Axis
To Shift Armies, Stimson Says
The shifting of mobile forces to points where Axis leaders believe the invasion is
most likely to take place is being carried out by Germany and Italy, according to
Secretarv of War Stimson.
Speaking in Washington and
presumably basing his remarks
on the best Allied intelligence,
he apparently confirmed the
mounting mass of evidence that
the Axis jitters over invasion
now have put Germany and Italy
actively on the defensive through-
out the whole fortress of Europe.
The Secretary said he was not
worried about heavy British and
U.S. bomber losses, because heavy
as they are they are being re-
placed.
“Our total air strength over
WAC Quota
Makes Room
For 500,000
An announcement from Wash-
ington this week said that more
than a half million American
gir.'s still have a chance to join
the WAC’s. Since there are only
about 65,000 gals in so far, Col.
Oveta- Hobby, commander, figur-
es she has quite a restocking pro-
gram on her hands.
Col. Hobby says that President
Roosevelt’s recent action in sign-
ing a bill that makes the WAC’s
part of the Regular Army will
have no effect on the recruiting
program.
22-Year-Old
Lt. Colonel
Receives DSC
Lt. Col. Chesley G. Peterson,
22, one of the youngest colonels
in Uncle Sam’s fighting forces,
added another medal to his im-
posing chain of decorations
this week when he received the
Distinguished Service Cross.
Col. Peterson’s other awards
include the Air Medal with two
oak leaf clusters, the; Purple
Heart, the British Distinguished
Service Order and the Distingu-
ished Flying Cross.
Europe is steadily increasing,” he
said. He added that the increas-
ing number of German fighters
and anti-aircraft defenses con-
centrated against the Allied raid-
ers was evidence that the Ger-
mans are being hard hit in their
industrial areas.
Reports of a new uprising by
Betty Grable
lames Marries
Betty Grable;
Now He’s I-A
The soothing trumpet notes
played by Harry James may turn
sour for his new wife, film ac-
tress Betty Grable, although they
have been married only since
July 4.
Before Louise Tobin, a former
singer in the James band, divorc-
ed the idol of America’s jitterbugs
in Mexico last week, he had been
classified 3-A by his draft board
because of two dependent childr-
en. However, his Beaumont, Tex.,
draft board decided he should
be reclassified 1-A.
Miss Grable, they ruled, doesn’t
need anybody’s support.
Belgium and Alsace, and wide-
spread police raids in Italy to
choke off black market' operat-
ions added to the “jitters” picture
that Secretary Stimson painted.
There was also the news that
Germany’s U-boat successes in
June dropped by more than two-
thirds as compared with the
month of May. Propaganda Min-
ister Joseph Goebbels and his
boys explained this one as fol-
lows: “The fact that the sinking
figure for the month of June is
so low is due to the re-equipping
of German U-boats with new
weapons for attack.”
Anyway, it’s an interesting
story.
Navy Talent
To Headline
Center Bill
Sailing under the name of
“Blue Jacket Jive,” an all-Navy
talent show will feature tomor-
row’s entertainment slate at the
Main Red Cross Rec Center. The
program will get under way at
2000 hours.
Attendance won’t be limited to
Naval personnel. In fact, the Red
Cross invitation to soldiers reads:
“Hit the deck, men, and help us
give oP man gloom a burial at
sea.”
Infantry Band
To Begin Concerts
Army bands will bring their
music to the local civilian popu-
lace every other Sunday from
1500 to 100 hours in the park
across from the radio station,
Base Special Service Office ann-
ounced.
The popular Kentucky Colonels
will inaugurate the series of con-
certs tomorrow, after which a
rotation system will be adopted
to give every band in the Com-
mand an opportunity to partici-
pate. The series will continue as
long as weather conditions per-
mit outside concerts.
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