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THE ANGOLA HERALD, ANGOLA, INDIANA; FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1945 Page 3 SALEM MRS. EFFIE WERT, Editor Semi Afw Items to Local Editor Tans-Atlantic Crossing By Plane Is Described Th following article appeared a Florida paper recently. Lt. James McLain. pilot of the plane, was killed in a plane crash in Liberia in June.

At last on Sunday, April 2 2, it seemed, that the day which we had so long expected had arrived. The whole crew was awakened early and began the preliminaries for departing "Heaven on Earth," Florida. The first thing we did was open our baggage for inspection by the customs officer. Next came the briefing. James McCain, the pilot, from Pleasant Lake, and Headway to beauty with KAY DIIIMITS JH Now is the Time tree clinging on to life.

While on the "Rock" our crew found a fisherman's paradise. It is almost impossible to imagine how many fish there are and how well they bit. It took longer to bait the hook than for the fish to bite. We soon grew tired, believe it or not, and took a dip in the Atlantic. Our next hop was also a long over-water hop to Africa.

We crossed the equator again and safely reached our destination. Liberia. The trip was complete. "The Liberian Queen" our plane, so named for the country where we were to be stationed, has been faithful. That night when we lay down to think of the good old U.

S. A. and folks we left behind we were lulled to sleep by the drum beating of the natives in the jungles across the river. At last I realized how Tarzan felt and fell asleep, looking forward to the day when we could be civilians again and spend a nice quiet week end down on the beach. To many who read this, the business of war may seem like a story book and all pleasure, but I have presented only the light side.

It is like the advertisement: "Ask the man who has been there." If anyone is interested in replacing some one overseas, I am sure you know the first step. Yes, you guessed it, but remember you do not have your choice of places. Ask the man who is there. P. S.

Since this article was written, I lost my pilot, radio operator, and engineer along with "The Liberian Queen." Naughton, of Chicago, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. McNaughton and Merlin.

Miss Pauline Lower and Margaret Ann, spent last week with friends at the Michigan Children's Home at St. Joseph, also in Benton Harbor. Roscoe Enbody and children, of Jackson, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Kenneth Norton. Mrs.

Vertie Harmon, who has been spending some time in the Weir Vaughn home, has returned to her home in Kingman, Ariz. Patricia Borden and Carmen Freeburn, of Fort Wayne, were guests in the Virgil Freeburn home on Sunday and Monday. Carl and Eugene Freeburn, Geo. Reed and James Longmaster are attending Boy Scout camp this week. Sgt.

and Mrs. Weldon Wittman and son, of Battle Creek, spent from Tuesday until Friday in the Virgil Freeburn home. Bettie Freeburn accompanied them home. Mary Lotl Hassett, of Fremont, and friend, Paul Lovell of Orland, were callers of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

David Sunday, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Van Pennel and L. W.

Brouse attended the funeral of Mrs. Rilly Throop at Montgomery on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ebel, of Reading, called on Mrs.

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The entire crew were in high spirits and at the same time had that peculiar feeling so many must experience when they are embarking on their first trip across the "drink." It was to bean experience for all the crew; however. Phil had a bit of time over the North Atlantic. Everyone checked and rechecked everything for there must be no mistakes this time. At last the wheels of "The Liberian Queen" left the ground at 9:00 o'clock a. m.

Fourteen minutes later we were taking our last look at the "Land of Sunshine." For how long until we could see it again, we turned over again and again in our minds. Anyway there was little time for us to wonder, for the time had come when we must put into practice the knowledge we had been studying so long. We started climbing into the clouds, but we decided to fly under them so down we came near the water. Being in a plane that could land on water as well as land we liked to fly low. I "sweated" out the first island we were to see, and after that the trip was one that tourists spend a life's earnings to see.

From our altitude we could see every island and beach for miles. The coral reefs and white sandy beaches were beautiful. An hour out we took a look at those orders naming our "home away from home." Discussion ran high and opinion and rumors were many about our destination. Late in the afternoon a mountain loomed up in front and we knew that we had reached our first stopping place, Puerto Rico. We were tired so we went to bed early only to be awakened at 4:00 a.

m. to proceed to our pourney. The view we had to Puerto Rico can hardly be described by an inexperienced writer. Below us was a beautiful beach with breakers giving the scene varied colors. Next to the beach was a strip of tall palm trees swaying in the breeze.

Behind this a cliff rose up about two hundred feet and for several miles inland you could see rolling plains and hills covered with banana trees and farm crops not recognizable from our altitude. As a backdrop for this picture we could see in the far off distance mountains rising up with a cloud hovering around each peak. During the day we passed several more islands, the most noticeable of which was Martinique and Trinidad. As the day grew old, we began to see lot of muddy water a sure sign that we were nearing the mouth of a river. Soon jungles appeared on the horizon and we knew we had reached South America.

We landed in British Guiana for the night. That night at the officer's club we listened to one of the best piano players one rarely hears. He was a native negro of that country arid did he have rhythm! The next day found us on our way again. All we saw was jungles all day long. We passed the equator and the Amazon River.

It is every bit as wide and- muddy as the books describe it to be. W7e strained our eyes for monkeys, but all we saw were some green birds we thought maybe were parrots. Before nightfall we landed in Brazil for a rest and refueling before continuing our journey. When daylight came we were ready for takeoff. During the day we left the jungles and flew over a plateau and mountains as I had seen back in the states.

When night came we were safely tucked away for the night but still in Brazil. For the next three days Steve Dudzik, our engineer from Chicago, gave "The Liberian Queen" a thorough inspection. We knew that the real test lay in the next hop. There would be endless miles of water with nothing else to see, while the trip thus far had many sights for us. While everything was being readied for the trip, we visited the PX and bought a few souvenirs for the folks back home.

However, wre soon prepared to leave South America. We were to make most of the trip at night so we could travel by the stars and do not forget that the stars five hundred miles south of the equator are not the same as in the States. The north star was not visible. Just before midnight Jim and Phil gently lifted the wheels of "The Liberian Queen" off the runway and slowly climbed into the blue. We leveled off at nine thousand feet where the riding would be easy and the stars clearly visible above the elbuds.

For the next several hours the crew took turns helping each other and relieving each for a nap. Patrick Trelly, our medical technician from Rochester, N. Y. served us coffee and sandwiches. Buddy Matthews of Hallock, and Richard Danver, of Pittsburgh, kept constant watch on the radio.

Being the only navigator on board, I was unable to take a nap, so I practiced my crystalgazing at the stars while the motors droned and sped us on through the sky. When the sun rose over the Atlantic we were well on our way to the "Rock." Around noon a mountain came in view ahead. It was then we knew the most dreaded hop was behind us. Ascension Island, commonly called "The Rock" well deserves its nickname. There in the middle of the ocean sticking up like a fortress is a very small island of solid volcanic rock, about eight square miles.

One peak called Green Mt. stood up about three thousand feet. It is rightly called Green Mt. because it rains up on the mountain and vegetation covers it while the rest of the island is dry with one lone palm Mrs. W.

C. Morrison spent the past week in Fort Wayne at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T.

Sunley. Mrs. Ina Hammond was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.

E. Kunckel of Fort Wayne on Sunday. Mrs. Ted Proxmire and children of Defiance were visitors in the Russell Jackson home last week. The Salem Home Ec.

club will meet on Thursday night at the home of Anth Milleman. It will be a family night with plenty of home-made ice cream and cake. All members and their families are urged to be present. Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Kemery, of Angola, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cochran of Bristol visited the Monroe Kemerys in their new country home on Sunday. Miss Margie Ruckman, of Fort Wayne, was home on her vacation and her lady, friend came with her to spend a week in the D. V.

Ruckman home. Mr. and Mrs. George Mills were visitors in their son's home at Montpelier on Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Swogger, of Kendallville, called on her mother, Mrs. Eflie Wert. She returned home with them for several days and came home Tuesday. Mrs.

Effie Wert was a Sunday evening visitor of Mrs. Anna Shipe in Kendallville, while Mr. and Mrs. Leon Swogger and sons motored to Fort Wayne to one of Rev. M.

Stewart's churches, putting on the evening service with a talking picture on the Old Testament. RAY Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Torgis and Mr. and Mrs.

B. F. Stockwell vis ited Mr. and Mrs. O.

D. Sowle on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bailey, of Camden, were callers of Mr.

and Mrs. O. D. Reynolds last Tuesday. Mr.

and Mrs. O. D. Reynolds were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph McElroy at Montgomery on Sunday. Mrs. O. D. Sowles and Mrs.

Myron Sowles attended the funeral of Mrs. O. D. Sowles' mother, Mrs. Emma Carrick, at the Swank Funeral Home in Ashley on Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sowles spent Sunday in Coldwater with Mr. and Mrs. B.

L. Stockwell. Phyllis McElroy, who has been in training with the Waves at The Bronx, N. has been transferred to Norman, Okla. Mrs.

Clara Stewart is staying in the home of Becker in Montgomery while her daughter, Dortba Becker, is in the hospital at Hillsdale. The aid will meet at the church for dinner Thursday noon, Aug. 2nd. Mr. Mrs.

Ralph McElroy and mother were callers in the Lyle Emriek home at York on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith were guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack King and all called on Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Russel on Sunday. Wayne Carpenter and family were week-end guests of his father, Lafe Carpenter. Geoff ery Herbert and Alfred Winkelman called on their father Saturday.

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