The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 13

(Mm (Stmt 9tm.m fta WJ "l.tAwthliiJ FRIOAYr OCTOBER 0 lBt2. Witt Ai HMeqMRtfli FmN WI OJWXNA BfaNlNO GAZETTE, INDIANA, Mil "with any lcra of thomu (Tin ass," the federal Bureau of Investigation having been unable to assume addi with Major Hoople OUR BOARDING HOUSE tional tasks. Ksjer, lot in BllMvlll Exr. Maty Svana to? Ihotnas, lot la BltiroJII. One Of these report, ttld, was that an announcer was tipping off submarines on the movement ot convoys from America by dedicating songs to the crews of certain veisels.

Another announcer was reported to have used an open code tor the same kind ot fifth-column work by Juggling prices in radio advertisements and by deliberate but syste RESCUED CREW1 of antique flying FORTRESS RESCUED FROM PACIFIC AFTER WEEK ABOARD SHARK-BATTERED RAFT Indian Co. CoMn. to NoMii ITU HOW'S "THAT VOU'VE BEBM 6U0WIN0. Watnl, kortl In WasMltWff JOME.TVflSfiS.t HADN'T GOT A LOT OP FANFARES ABOUT VOUR PHOSPHORESCENT Transfer Indiana' County Commlssfonara to J. Travis, lot In Plumvllle.

Charles C. McLain to Indiana County lot In Indiana. Indiana County to Steve Dlcklon, lot In Indiana. Antonio Zoffutto to Steve Dick- AROUND vP THrM OF THE MATTER -AT THE unaa. Penrose to Demy Penrose, 01 torti in Wart Mlf field.

mi R. Vinton to Maty WhfiiL tract in Whit. 9 Fred R. Vinton to Mary A. WW ft SHAVING CREAM, MAoOR- matic grammatical errors.

I OUST WONDERED By CHARLES M'MtUTT and knew wt would forced MOMENT X'M, COMPOSING A SPEECH TO MAKE VMENi These muoh-needed Investigators, down. WHAT NOU'RE GOING TO Fly said, have, not been undertaken iota in white. MAKE IT OUT OF BESTOW COOL rVUUUCN UPOM M.V PET CHARITY "It was I aorta sick feeling not to pick up any light, but we were not afraid ot a aea landing, The DISCARDED, PROJECT, A FOR HALOES water looked rough. "Van Haur made a honey of a 'iriWIWbi-! crash landing. Most planea break In two but ours held together, prob ably because It dropped flat IT- "There was a big, blinding crash, like someone hitting you over the head, and a great white flash ot Streamline News WITH THS PACIFIC FLEET VPfStvm Army fllan, reecued from the South Paclflo after drifting on four-men rait for acven doya, saw two members ot their B-17 bomber crow die of exposure.

The rescued Included Sergeant Con-atantlne Ruaesky, 23, engineer, of Shenandoah, Pa. "If we had to loae a bomber, we were damn well glad to get rid o( that aurvlvora aald today. "We aalled it 'Spider because It waa hung together with thread. Il waa one of the first Flying For-Lreaaes," The men existed on a alp of water rationed morning and night, and a bite ot chocolate dally. Twice they saw airplanes but were unable to attract attention either with flares or their frantically-waved ahlrta.

They fought oft three sharks and shot two of them. They were surprised to learn later from a news correspondent water. "Van Maur's window iBmmed and he and I went ut my window. The others mod the radio escape for the hatch. "All nine were forced to crowd on one four-man raft.

We were unable to inflate the two-man raft and another four-men flOBt went down with the plane. We sat shoulder to ahouldep around tho edge. Our ci-ainned knees touched. There was no room to move or He down. "There were only live quarts of water, rationed a swallow in the morning, and a swallow at night.

No one cheated. One took his gulp from the can, then passed it to the next fellow. BIS-' "The only food was chocolate. 11 was rationed one-ninth of a bar dally and accepted in the best of HEART H1NSELF spirits. No one asked lor more at any time.

"The Arst day we saw a PBY Mrs. America it' your duty to keep your family HEALTHY and with these Streamline Values, you'll also save morel RADIO TIPS OFF SUBS SAID turned it over Vice-Admiral A. P. Fairfield, retired coordinator of ship defense Installations for the Marine Commission, who did the job. The medal is a 16-pol tiled star appearing on a compass card, the star surmounted with an eagle and crossed anchors and suspended by a red, white and blue ribbon.

The gold medal Is accompanied by a gold rosette bearing the same basic design. 3-20c ALMQLIVE Probe Opens to Get Low down on Tricky Song Dedications that a shark had ripped the bottom of the rubber raft end-to-end but fortunately hod not pierced the oir compartment. The fliers knew the bottom was torn but had no Idea of the extent of the damage. Survivors of the bomber's crew In addition to Rusesky are First Lieutenants James P. Van Haur, 2, pilot, Missoula, Mont; Arvid W.

(Bud) Anderson, 26, co-pilot, Bremerton, Wash, and Sidney L. Darden, 26, navigator, Waco, Sergeants Joe Gagnon, 23, bombardier, Tupper Lake, N. Richard Paul Anderson, 23, radioman, Brookllne, and Private Virgil Id. Murray, 25, side-gunner, 3,1. Regis, Mont.

Corporal Lucien de Amour, gunner, ot Beverly, crazed by his suffering, leaped from the raft the sixth night and perished. Corporal James Hosegood, 33, assistant gunner (no address) died of exposure and Illness three hours later. The old Flying Fortress left Its southwest Pacific base Sept 11 with two other bombers, and at the turning point in its mission, the cylinder head of the port engine blew out. "With only three engines we fell behind the formation," Bud Anderaon said. "Tile radio compass failed next Then thunderheads bounced ua up and down to beat hell.

It took Van Hour and I both to handle the ship. "With Darden'a navigating we got over the island base about 9 p. m. We could see the shoreline but no lights because of the heavy overcast We circled and kept calling for searchlights without success. We were afrBld to try a landing because you haven't got a praying chance in those dangerous mountains.

At 11 p. m. we had only 20 minutes gasoline supply remaining DAIRY FRESH CAN MILK i 6 cane 47C 14 Ounce Bottle plsne and flred four flares but it did not see us. We were not worried and were confident we would be picked up soon. On the second day we saw nothing.

On the third we saw an army transport plane and fired flares but it did not sec us. "We were attacked by a tiger shark but fought him off with a paddle. The shark returned and 1 shot him between the eyes when he was close to the boat. "Another followed the raft all of the fourth day and night, licking at the paddles. His fin made a phosphorescent wake.

The fifth morning the shark got up courage and attacked. I shot him in the belly. He had a helluva wing-spread. Each shark was about IS feet long. Gagnon ruined the aluminum paddle beating oil another shark.

"De Amour complained for three days of a head bump which he had received when the plane landed. He thought he was still on the Diane and wanted to go down and -check the guns. Darden tried to keep him Quiet to prevent upsetting the SUPER 2-45C SUDS WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. The Federal Communications Commission is investigating reports that S3 OCTAGON radio announcers have been tipping off enemy submarlnea through tricky song dedications and the at "Then Hosegood, who ttemed well as any of us, suddenly took sick and died the same night.

"Gagnon rigged up a hook and line, using tinfoil for bait, and caught a small flying fish. We cut It in seven pieces and ate it raw, heads, tails and fins, "We saw planes all the next morning and thought we were close to something. We felt so good we all started bawling from relief when a scouting plane dipped low to show it had sighted us. The last drop of water was gone and the chocolate was gone. "The scoutlngplane from this task force flew over the nearest destroy crand messaged: 'Men adrift On float.

Follow The plane then directed the destroyer to the rescue. "Anderson, chilled through and through, became delirious the last night" The days were chilly and the nights cold. The fliers had only flying jackets and khaki trousers. Worse than the hunger and worse than thirst was their cramped position with no chance to rest, relax or sleep. "I didn't' sleep a wink all week and doubt if anyone else got an hour's sleep all week," said Darden.

"If we dozed and fell forward we banged our head on someones knee. If backward, a cold wave splashed our back and shocked us awake." Despite the nerve and mind-torturing ordeal, the condition of the fliers was pronounced by the ship's juggling of prices in advertising. SLOW SIGN KANSAS CITY Motorists who waste rubber with excessive speeds will have their pocket books punctured. Speeders will bo fined $5 plus an extra dollar for every mile over 35 (on 25-mile streets) or over 40 (on 35-mile streets). Municipal Judges "Edmund Smith and Earle W.

Frost think that will help drivers remember the national 35-mile-an-hour rule. Catsup 2 This disclosure was made by James L. Fly, commission chairman, 21c 17c Toilet Soap during hearings on a supplemental defense appropriation blU reported -AfW AKGO Jyf STARCH 3 lb. box to the House today. $0CTAG0N u.

14( Stressing the necessity of inves tigating the personnel of interna boat The boat overturned three ArOWDtR tional broadcast and foreign lan times, twice one night in rough water. guage stations in the United States, Fly told the committee some "startling reports have been circulating "De Amour broke loose the last FOR WANT AD RESULTS tlM Th Indiana Bvanlnsr Gaiatta. It'a tmmy to orner your ad laaf tala phone SOO 001 OCTAGON CLEANSER since the outbreak of the war," night and jumped over the side, pulling into the ocean with him Sergeant Anderson, who wbs cus ynfi FRUIT 1 we -1 todian of tho chocolate. "jsjs-l OCTAGON GRANULATED doctor as "surprisingly good, both mentally and physically." The fliers were transferred to another warship the next morning. Dick Anderson was carried on a stretcher.

Bud Anderson (no kin of Dick) and Drydcn were able to walk unassisted, but the others required aid. All now show no signs of their ordeal. Darden said he figured their raft had drifted 200 miles. MORTON SALT Cut-Rite WAX PAPER OCCIDENT FLOUR 2 3 JELL -0, 6-FIavors 1 art RIMvil 9 4Ki 1ST MERCHANT MARINE HERO FDR Presents Medal at Momentous aaWIV IlliWV mm for eV PEANUT BUTTER lb. 23c PITTED DATES 19 jfi 'We GRAPENUT FLAKES 13c VINEGAR in your jug 25c CANNING JARS qU.

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(P) The lirst medal awarded for heroism in the Merchant Marine during the war was pinned by President Roosevelt today on Edwin F. Cheney, slender, 25-year-oid seaman from Yeadun, Pa. "This Is really an historical occasion," Mr. Roosevelt remarked. "There are going to be mora of thein.

It recognizes a form of valor that is just as essential as valor on a lighting ship." Cheney was quartermaster, at the wheel of the Atlantic Refining Company tanker John D. GUI when it waa torpedoed March 12. He released a life raft from the sinking, burning vessel and maneuvered it through burning oil to clear water by swimming under water and coming up only to breathe. His citation (or the medal saldt "Although lie had incurred severe burns about the face and arms in this action, he then guided lour of his shipmates to the raft and swam to and rescued two others who were injured and unable to help themselves. His extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety in thus rescuing his shipmates will be an enduring Inspiration to seamen of the United States merchant marine The seaman, who is married and the father of a five-day-old son, Bob, 'obviously was embarrassed at the White House ceremony, but Mr.

Roosevelt pcomptlv nut him at ease. Cheney, who was on a second torpedoed tanker after his heroic exploit, was ready to go back to aea when he received word that a special committee had selected him, of all American merchant seamen, to receive the Arst merchant marine distinguished service medal. BABY Beef Liver 42c lb Lean Plate Boil 21c Finest Fresh PRODUCE! Celery 2 stalks 15c Home Grown Tomatoes Sc POTATOES Jersey Sweets 5 lb 23c Sating or Cooking Apples 6 lb. 25c Onions 101b. bag 35c Iceberg Lettuce 2 heads 29c Morrell'a Skinless WEINERS 32c Bonnets Cloches Toques Hats to make fashion headlines.

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