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FITCHBURG (MASS.) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947 1 Sergeant Shows Coolie Troops Way OulOf Chinese Army By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK, Feb. 10. you dout tu I duti't it i a legend among the autny transport pilous who used to winners on occasion picked up the luser and tossed him out the plane door amid Chiiuse laughter. It'waa certainly sure'way'to get out of the army. And that: brings us to our tall ferry Chines in, the Far story, probably dreamed up by a East.

Some fliers insist it Is-true, JUred co-tulat bumping hump. Hauling 'Chiang Kai Shek's troops L'A plane heavily loaded with wasn't a. pleasant duty for anybody concerned. Chinese soldiers Chinese soldiers was flyuijl rugged mountainous terrain. over Sud- were city coolies or bewil- the plane trouble, dered farm boys, most of them mountains began trget closer.

toad at anybody and more interested hj wa Io8in altitude, in a rice bowl than the war. The American fliers felt aorry for them. But they didn't like carrying them because they messed up the planes. Many got airsick before the wheels came up. They had no idea of plane travel and practiced certain little idiosyncrasies that drove the American crewa.

to the fringe of reason. For example, one pilot, smelHnR smoke, rushed, back from hie "-ftflpy'Cf. the controls to seated around fire they had started on the floor of the plane. They their rice cooked. They ajsojiked to gamble.

Many "We've got to get rid of some weight iwV or we'll crash," the pilot told his crew, "There isn't place to land." "There's no freight to chuck out," said a sergeant; "All we're carrying is passe'ngers "I replied the pilot, "but we're goim? to into a peak in another few minutes if we lighteri this ship." "By the pointed out, don't way, the sergeant ''I. just checked and FEB-11 -mini MAR-2 MAT, SAT. ami SUN. and FEB. 20 Uiere's only one parachute aboard.

VJ pilot said something unprintable. "I'll see what I can do," said the everybody He went back into the plane, lined up the Chinese troops before the open door and gestured for them to jump put. They were interested in his game but couldn't quite make up their mind to playi None would go out. ''Hell!" said the sergeant. He on the only parachute, a western whose: the Chinese had no way of knowing.

Then 'the sergeant toofc off. his fpusers, tied, a knot in each leg end and holding the pants by the belt swished them: back and forth overhead; They billowed with air as he bent his knees as if to jximp- The They got he sergeant's idea. They could iloat through the air with the test of ease -If thptr BOSTON CARDEN "Old Gardner" COLD NO'S GARDNER, Feb. 10 An Ulua- trated talk. "Old Gardner," will be by MM.

Georfe Buxicb in meeting of the Evening Guild of the First Congregational church tomorrow night at 7:45. Devotions will be led by Lucius Y. Mone. ireshinents will be aerved by Mrs. Robert Mrs.

'Kenneth Richards. Walker and Vaughn Biodgett. Gardner pott, AL, will meet in the post Thursday night at 8. A resolution calling for an increase in the in the year beginning September wilt be introduced. Such a resolution was defeated last year, but many opponents of the measure at that time have changed their minds.

Commander Philip E. Woodman will conduct the session. Rev. Clyde D. Williams, pastor of Ail Church at Greenfield, will be the speaker in a supper meeting of the Fortnightly club of the First Unitarian ckurcH TKurarJav at.

I'M GlAO WWT TAKE CAR TODAY- HAVE BEEN TOO SUPPfcRY At Towuseiid example. 'Off came their trousers. They tied the knots and lined up in front of the door. But stilt none would go No, their decreed that the American visitor- should have aieliuaui'uf'i) Metropolitan GAIL RUSSELL and ADOLPHE MENJOU in "The Bachelor's Daughren" IN THE CLOUDS" With Dougta: Montgomery Conf. Dally 130--10JO Advertise your wants in Ihe Sentinel Today Tues- RO'GERS WORCESTER THIS WED, EVE.

PlusThis Rugged Re-Issue SPENCER TRACY RICHARD GREENE-HANCYnUlT Beery, lot Sawyer In "PRAIRIE CHICKENS Note: Orie Only, Tonight and Tomorrow, AND Advance Sale $1.50 P. p.m. Rev. Mr. Williams, former army chaplain, will talk on the subject "Liberal Religion, in Current Books." Members of the committee Mrs.

Harold Rv Singleton and -Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Edgell. The Greater Gardner Detachment cf the Marine Corps League will meet in AL quarters tomorrow night at 7-30.

Commandant Gordon J. Vincent will conduct the'meeting. Miss Barbara Smith, librarian of the Levi Heywood Memorial library, will speak on current books iri a nieetinp of the Gardner club: in the home of-Mrs. John J. Mullianey at 86 Lynde street tonight at8.

Mr. and Mrs. Pius Girouard of Buctouche, N. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Louisa to Clorice G. son of Mr.

and Mrs; Joseph 142 Pleasant.street, this city. Mr, Collette, army, veteran, employed by the: Hedstrom JJniqn "Hell, said the frustrated serg.eant, "I knew this would hap- But.the. plane was almost scraping the peaks. 'He, had to act. "Follow me!" he shouted, and holding his.pant?, overhead, leaped out.

As he disappeared from their ripcord of his 'his. only ticket to safety. One the docile passengers, true to his orders, lumped out after him, eacM clinging his knotted pants. plane rose and went on! And the- passengers? No complaints have been heard-from them. At least tfiey out of the Chinese goes the tale as heard it wedding.

JVew IpswicH Miss Aho is tyi vacation for the month, irpm herv.nursing training' at Massachusetts general hospital- She is John Minns in West for few days, 'Mrs. John Caywafd was called to Seneca Castie, N. Y. Thursday cause of the illness of her brother- in-law. David Roger is recuperating in Ayef at his niece.

RusselLChase. Marga Krook iiivited her friends to a skating party on Cemetery pond to celebrate her birthday recently. Scoutmaster James Albree. chaperoned the group and. helped with weinee roast; Arnold Laine of.

Troy, N. is witii his grandm.6th.er. He observe ninth bWhday Saturday with a party. Miss Patricia Toko, a will be 12 years old and entertain '12 Mrs; Frank Robbins 7 sister from Worcester is with her this week iH Milford, In fix, it ict, walking or ttulf juit plain So tion of rood, end jrour mind on hand. Think ohtod, and rtody for thai around ntxt corner.

TOWNSEND, Feb. 1.0 Tiw flight progran'i ut Hit Womans ciub wul.be con- (uiiiOiTuw Jiighl in Memorial tl 8 clock. A busiiiu-s int ijt condut'led i) ihe prtsi- 1 Mrs. Lyiuan Bvuiiv-i! proxrum wiil lw Mis.s Marip Elizabeth ui i. Mrs.

Jvhn Brewer t-f- Asiiby, tin-. Shirk-y w.fil-kii.ows! to also lx or; i the piogtam with leaciirigs. A 'iu- ipiav of New Eiigleuid iatlicn jugi. will be arranged for thV art .1 by the co-cnairuwu-of the art i'niittee, Mrs, Lloyd Clark and 'Charles Gationg. Troop 10.

Townsend Boy Scouu, wil.l meet tonight in the Cougrtga- jtional church vestry-at 7 p'citit-k, trie new. starting time adopted last i Scoutmaster Vernon W. Sumh, Used io tt li; vvi tit-U. wss Q--How od the Wwa "sputs-; Joi i Utt poUtu tiiijiiJiiiuV 'A--SjrUd have ori- i i ier ttr.i Ciliated some oi agv. UiiT of OhiW.

fi'oui the niLiioL of tuj inal supervise the prograi -A, 1 i i -VL'1 in. 11 Ki tonight by the Grange in MemoriaT. Mrs. Eva 'Wing, lecturer, I have charge of the soda! program. i prize i awarded for.tlit 1 man's discussed some- oills be-1 assisted, on arragenmenis by Mrs: i fore the New Hampshire legislature i Vivian Kipp and MLss Barbara' Kipp.

ahd advised our Mrs. 'Philomene Johnson Wilhuore. Ashley, of their wishes. charge! of-refreshments. was suggested to change the Dos 1 Arthur Borneman, president of law to prevent shooting of iiny dog.ithe whether collared or hot, and to a.

meeting-'of the. tend the dog training recently. Refreshments, were; to add '25 -to each hunting I served by. Everett Ucense, the money to into pool Franz- Waldo Miller AL; au'x i to aid any person injured while i 3jla a meeting held huntbg, was. favored.

Dutch auction with. Mrs. Helen: April 1, annual dues for club. will' be $2. is to build trout JRefreshments were served by.

George Helsberg arid Mrs. James Albe'. as auctioneer. Laila Aho, president, conducted trie busi-1 ness meeting, refreshment: cbrri- roittee for- the next meeting was r.emed as'follows: Mrs. Buth Reeyes, Mrs.

Grace Rita Whitney, -and' Mrs. Marie Dejay. XT recent meeting, were Mrs. Ruth -instruction, in. aviation, au- i Alice.

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Kc --Mat. ZOe ChiWfen 12e Bette JDavis, Glen Ford, Dane; Clark i STOLEN lIFE" and Anita Louise, Michael Duane, Ted in "PERSOKALJTY KID" NEWS RODEO ROMEO sick friend in South Lancaster recently. -Mrs; vMansfield hospital Thursday. Founders' will be observed i Appleton 3i20 in. tomorrow.

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