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Thursday, January 6, 1944
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
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LA GRANGE
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
KOENIG FUNERAL HOME
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS
A. W. Koeningr G. A. Koenig
Telephone 244 Telephone 33
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE
VOGT & CO.
“ELCO”
’PHONE 28
“THE QUALITY FEED”
Prompt Delivery
DR. IVAN KNOLLE
Dentist
Over La Grange Drug Store
LA GRANGE, TEXAS (44-tf)
DR. G. LEVIN
General Practice
of Medicine
FAYETTEVILLE — s— TEXAS
HATS
Cleaned and Blocked______75c
SUITS
Cleaned and Pressed_________50c
JOE HOEFFER—La Grange
Dr. J. C. Guenther
1
General Medicine and Surgery
Office Telephone No. 409
Residence, No. 393
F. J. GOENTHER, M. 0.
GENERAL PRACTICE OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Office: Opposite LaGrange Hospital
Telephone, Office No. 361
Hospital, No. 65 Residence, No. 411
DR. A. H. REBSCH
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Record Building
Tel. No. 353 La Grange, Texas
Dr. Arnold J. Darilek
GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE
X-RAY
Otto Hunger Building
Telephone: Office 176 Rea. 158
TLA GRANGE, TEXAS
SURGICAL MEDICAL
Open to the Profession
LaGrange Hospital
Telephone No. 66
German and Bohemian Spoken
X-RAY LABORATORY
Bonds
Expend'ebelE
W.N.U.FEATURES
THE STORY SO PAR: Til* story of
their part In the batUe tor the PhUlp-
plaea Is hein« told by tour ot the tve
naval oncers who are all that Is left
of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron J. They
are Lieut. John Bulkeley (now Lieuten-
ant Commander), squadron commander;
Lieut. R. B. Kelly, second-in-command;
and Ensifni Anthony Akers and George
B. Cox Jr. The battle tor the Philip-
pine* was naarly over when the Jape
Invaded Cebu. Separated from his squad-
ron, Lieut. Kelly had (pent the night at
the home of an American civilian. When
the Japs began their Invaelon he fought
hie way back to the dock where Lieut.
Bulkeley’s boat was tied to learn that ha
had been reported dead.
CHAPTER XV
“After Cebu fell,” explained
Cox, “an army aviator arrived—
he’d left Cebu that morning. He
said he’d talked to a Catholic priest
who had said burial mass over you
and another sailor, killed in an en-
gagement.”
“And I was very glad to hear it,”
said Kelly. "Because then I knew
that Harris and Reynolds had got-
ten decent burial at the American
cemetery in Cebu before the Japs
arrived. But then I asked, ‘Where’s
Bulkeley?’ You see, the last I saw
of him he was tearing around the
other side of that Japanese cruiser,
trying to draw its fire away from
me, so I could get in to polish it off.
I thought they’d probably got him.
I heard he’d turned up later in Min-
danao, but it was just t» rumor.”
‘What actually happened was
this,” said Bulkeley. “They didn’t
get me, but three destroyers chased
me until dawn, when I pulled away
into shallow water, and we tied up
under a pier to get some sleep—as
I think I said
‘When night came I went on up
to Iligan, where I intended to get
gas and go on up to Cebu to see
what had happened to Kelly, al-
though I was pretty sure he hadn’t
*ot out alive. But at Iligan I was
met by a radioed order from Wain-
wright; there were no more torpe-
does for the MTB’s, so he couldn’t
let us have any gas. They were
needing it all for the planes out to
Australia.
“3o there we were—stuck at Ili-
in. I went on over to headquar-
ttrs at Del Monte to report the bat-
tle with the cruiser to General Sharp
• :ertain that the end was before us
ori the island. We’d be fighting here
on Mindanao with rifles to the end.
B it that morning—it was April 13—
Genera) Sharp called me in to say
h»‘’d just got orders from Melbourne
tf at I was ordered to report to Mac-
Arthur immediately on the plane
having Del Monte that night. For
a while I felt rotten.
"Then I figured it another way.
!i I could get to Australia, I might
be able to persuade MacArthur to
h-ing out the rest of the squadron.
*t looked like it was their only
chance. ‘I’m going to try to get out
ad your officers and key men,’ he
had said. Tm not going to let you
die in a fox hole with a rifle.’ I knew
he had believed the MTB’s had a
great future in the war.
“So I sent word to the rest I
would get them flown out if possi-
ble, and got aboard the bomber that
night. As we left the field, the Japs
divebombed it and put one motor
wet, but we got through.”
“He left me in charge,” said Ak-
e:s, “and presently General Sharp
rent me up to Lake Lanao in the
riddle of Mindanao Island on a pe-
culiar mission. They were afraid
tie Japs might land seaplanes on
it and I was to set up defenses there.
I was to teach the army how to run
tl e machine guns.”
"Cox told me Bulkeley had gone
home,” said Kelly, "and, thinking I
was dead, had made him squadron
commander. And I didn't know
what to do. There I was—no crew,
no boat, no job, while they were
busy dismantling the 41 boat, to
take it up to Lake Lanao and end
the war fighting with the Moros. So
I decided I'd better get up to Del
Monte and report to Sharp so he
could tell Bulkeley I was alive, and
send in my report by radio to the
States on the scrap with the cruiser
gnd what happened to my boat.
"The General was amazed to see
me. ‘Bulkeley said you'd been killed
in action,’ he said. He listened to
my report on the battle. ‘I’ll send
yov to Kalasungay,’ he said, 'near
the airfield where the planes come
in. But I warn you, there’s not too
much hope of getting out. There's
almost no more gas to refuel the
planes at this end, so I doubt that
they'll send any more.’ I said I was
q«jr« We were getting out—MacAr-
thur had told Bulkeley he would do
it if it was humanly possible.
“The town was forty-five miles
nway, and I reported to the army
tolonel there at noon. He asked
«ne why I was here. ’Waiting trans-
cortation to Australia,’ I said.
•• ‘No use getting your hopes up.'
t,e said. ‘And since I’ve had no In-
structions, I assume you’re here on
a /*uty status and am going to pui
yi. to work.’
• ‘That’s okay,' I said, ’if I don't
ha*'e to leave the vicinity.’
• *1 can’t even guarantee that,’ he
t-ud. “I’m organizing a carabao
p,v k train to Lake Lanao. They’re
auiting the trail now I have another
nun rounding up fifty carabao and
drivers. When he gets them, you'll
lie in charge of leading the pack
fcs'n.’
“I didn’t say much. I figured he
and I were in for a showdown. I
didn’t intend to miss a plane being
off herding a bunch of milk cows
through a jungle, but I thought
there was no use being unreason-
able now. Alter all, fifty carabao
was a lot to round up. It would take
several days.
"Back at the quarters I found an
old navy captain who’d arrived the
day before—used to be in charge of
the industrial department at Cavity
He listened to my story, and Mac-
Arthur’s promise, and then said,
‘The way it looks, I don’t think I’m
getting out.’ Then he talked about
the thirty years he’d spent in the
navy, all of them training so he
would be useful in case of war, and
you could see it was discouraging
for him to end like this—apparently
forgotten by the country he had
wanted to serve. What had his life
been for?
"On the night of April 22 my hopes
were down. I was fiddling with the
radio and cut in on a news broad-
all
“ ‘Tell him the end here is draw-
ing near.’ ”
cast from the States—a short-wave
station in San Francisco. It was the
navy news release on our fight with
the cruiser!
"1 went to bed sick as the silky-
voiced commentator again repeated
his account of our victory, when ail
out here knew we had only expend-
ed ourselves in the hope that it
might slow down a Japanese victory,
and we had failed even in this.
“Next morning the army colonel
sent for me. He'd had a plane-less
aviator hard at work who bad col-
lected thirty-nine of the fifty cara-
bao. Soon the others would be here,
so I was to start work today—a
trail-blazing expedition to inspect the
jungle path up to Lake Lanao. But
suppose a plane came while I was
away? I didn’t even bring it up; it
seemed so hopeless now. I went
back to my quarters and had just
packed to go when the phone rang.
I was to report to General Sharp at
the landing field at once, and bring
everything 1 had with me.
“It was grim waiting at the air-
port. The priority list was made up
in Melbourne and each man had a
number. A plane would noi hold
more than thirty, they knew, bui
more than a hundred were wau.ng
there. Because perhaps two, maybe
even three, planes might come Or
perhaps someone whose name was
called would not shuw up. and youi
number might be high enough on the
list to claim his seat So thev M att-
ed—all young technicians, most ol
them aviators, for this last chance
to get out, so they could fight again
General Sharp had told me he had
telephoned Cox and Akers that they
were on tonight’s list; why weren't
they here?
“At 10:30 the list was called—
thirty names, mine and theirs
among them, but only I answered
present. So they put an army tank
ma^jor and an air-corps captain in as
substitutes, if they failed to arrive
But at 10:35 here they came on the
run, so the captain and the major
were turned aside. They were to
go on the next plane—if there was
a next.
“Just before we got aboard, G<*n
eral Sharp came over to tell m
good-by. He is a grand old man
six feet of him, a commanding per-
son and every inch a soldier, as his
father and grandfather wore before
him.
"He said this was probablv the
last plane out, and he wanted me
to take a message to MacArthur
‘Tell him the end here is drawing
near, and if help can't be sent, in a
few days Mindanao will fall Ol
course, probably he understands i
this; and maybe nothing can be
done.’
“Then he talked about us. Ev-
erybody left here in the islands
should realize,' he said, ‘that those
who are called to Australia are the
ones who will be most useful for
the work ahead. Those who leave
are the men for the job, regard
less of rank and years of service
The rest of us,‘ he said, ‘consider
ourselves as being expendable,
which is something that may come
to any soldier. We are ready for
it, and I think they will see that we
will meet it squarely when it comes.'
“Then they called my name, we
shook hands, and I climbed aboard.
Each of us who were leaving un-
strapped our 45’s and handed them
out through the plane’s windows to
the fellows who were staying be-
hind. They’d be needing them bad-
ly and we wouldn’t.”
"And Peggy?” someone asked.
“There were three seaplanes sent
out from Australia to Corregidor at
the very last,” said Kelly, “which,
among other people, were to bring
out the nurses. One of them was
shot down off Corregidor, but the
other two loaded and got back to
Lake Lanao, where they gassed up
for the big homeward hop while
Sharp held the Japs back from the
lake. One of these two got safely
away; the plane Peggy was in
cracked up on the take-off. So now
we won’t ever know.
“But as our big ferry-command
bomber swung wide out over the
field after the take-off, you could
see the island and then the path of
moonlight glistening over the water,
just as we used to watch it glisten
from the tunnel entrance at Corregi-
dor. And suddenly 1 remembered
the last thing she Baid to me—her
voice was just as clear as if it had
been two seconds ago, instead of
many weeks, over that signal-corps
telephone in the army hut on Ba-
_„an, after I had told her this was
good-by. ‘Well," she said, ‘it’s been
awfully nice, hasn’t it?’ And her
voice had sounded clear and brave:
but seemed to come from far away.
(THE END]
^FIRST-AID*'
to the
AILING HOUSE
ty ROOM ». WHITMAN ^
Roger B. Whitman—WNU Feature*.
POLISHING OLD COItyS
Question: I have some'old silver
and copper coins that have become
discolored and tarnished. How can
I brighten them up again?
Answer: Good silver polish always
is a stand-by for shining silver. An-
other method that sometimes is used
is to put the silver in an aluminum
pan, cover with hot water and add
baking or washing soda; the amount
will depend on the other quantities—
for an ordinary dishpan, about a
tablespoonful may be right You may
have to follow up by some rubbing
with silver polish. Tarnished cop-
per can be cleaned toy washing with
ordinary vinegar (hot is better than
cold) in which salt has been dis-
solved; use as much salt as will be
absorbed. Follow by rinsing thor-
oughly with clear water; do not
leave any traces of the solution on
the metal. Wipe the copper dry. If
necessary, follow by rubbing with
metal polish.
• * •
Paper Over Insulation
Question: We wish to paper the
walls of our seven-room house. The
walls are finished with insulating
board. Should we first apply glue
sizing?
Answer: Not only will the wall-
board have to be sized, but the joints
will have to be filled and a layer of
lightweight dry felt applied over
the surface before wallpapering. Be-
cause of space limitations, I cannot
give you a complete description ol
this process. Most manufacturers of
insulating boards, however, publish
leaflets giving complete instructions
on the right method; which they
will send to you or your local dealer
may be able to supply you with such
a pamphlet.
* • •
WEATHERPROOFING
OLD CHIMNEY
Question: What mixture should I
use to fill in the loose bricks on the
part of my chimney that is ex-
posed to weather above the roof?
should like to make the chimney
weatherproof.
Answer: Begin by raking out the
crumbling mortar between the
bricks to a depth of a half inch or
more. Brush out all loose cement.
BEGINNING NEXT ISSUE
Soak the brickwork with water and
then pack with a mixture of one
part cement, one part hydrated lime
and five parts clean, coarse building
sand, adding ohly enough water to
make a workable mixture. You can
get a colorless waterproof coating
or cement base paint to apply to
the chimney.
* * •
Roof Gutters
Question: Is it advisable to use as-
phalt paint on the inside of roof gut-
ters, and does this paint dry hard?
Can the outside of the gutters be
coated with the same material?
Answer: Yes, it is advisable to
coat the inside of the gutters with
an asphalt paint. They will remain
more flexible and will not be affect-
ed by water over long periods of
time. Use a good quality outside
house paint on the outside of the
gutter. But if it is made of galvan-
ized metal, first coat the metal with
red-lead- paint. New galvanized
metal should be allowed to weath-
er for aix months or more before
p-ina... . .
Caribbean
Conspiracy
by BRENDA CONRAD
A romantic and excit-
ing story of Nazi in-
trigue, and of a young
New York newspaper
woman who, almost
single-handed, was
finally able to scotch a
clever Nazi agent and
defeat his deep-laid plot
to cripple the island
water supply and bring
about an uprising of
Fifth Columnists.
Serially
IN THIS PAPER
Holes In Roof Gutter
Question: Is there any way of re-
pairing small holea in a metal roof
gutter without taking it down?
Answer: Clean the area around
the holes. Then spread on some as-
phalt roofing cement and place
piece of heavy asphalt felt over
the holes. Then spread more of the
roofing cement over the felt. An-
other method is to clean the metal
and solder a metal patch over the
hole.
* * *
Split-Rail Fence
Question: We have a split-rail
fence in our yard. Would the life of
the fence be prolonged if given a
coat or two of stain? What kind
would you advise?
Answer: Yes, two coats of a good
quality creosote shingle stain will
preserve the wood. If you do not
object to a brown color, you can
apply a soaring coat of coal-tar
creosote
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7623
U ERE’S a fascinator crocheted
A * in wool for fall that has a “dif-
ferent look.” A cluster of roses
atop your pompadour gives a “fin-
ished," calot-like effect. A double
shell stitch edging ripples round
your face. The pattern atitch is
finished quick as can be.
* * *
Pattern No. 7633 contain! instructions
for fatclnator; etltchas; list of materials.
Due to an unusually large demand sad
current war condlUons. slightly mors time
Is required In filling orders for a tew el
the most popular pattern numbers.
For this pattern send your order to:
Sewing Circle Needleeraft Dept.
SS4 W. Randolph SL Chicago IS. OL
Enclose 18 cents (plus one cent to
cover cost of mailing) for Patten*
Name ..
Address
SMMKaSB
—then covered with warm flannel. To-
day, mother uses Penetro, modern
medication in a base containing old
fashioned mutton suet. Double action:
inside, vapors soothe stuffy nose—out-
side, warms like comforting piaster, Ptar
colds’ muscle aches, demand Penetro.
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Underaged Soldiers
The army, navy and marine
corps have discovered, discharged
and sent home, in the past three
years, more than 6,000 patriotic
but underage youths who had been
able to enlist by misrepresenting
the date of their birth.
Gas on Stomach
When exoaee eioWKch add <u
In* cm, sour stomach and hoar
proserfbs tho fastoat-acting---
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» laxattvo. Boll-an* brings eemUmttma
^r:r money bank on rotor* et heme
When to Be Silent
If it requires great tact to know
how to speak to the purpose, it es-
quires no less to know when to bo
silent.—La Rochefoucauld.
IRRITATION* OF
EXTERNAL CAUSE
SKIN
Acne pimples, eosems, factory davaas-
titia. ample ringworm, tetter, salt riaasa,
bumps, (blackheads), and ugly hrnkea
out akin. Millions misve itching, bant-
ing and soreness of these miseries wMk
simple home treatment Goes to market
once. Aid* heeling, works the aeltosgiXe
way. Use Black and Whits Otataaat «*tr
as directed. lOo, Mb. SOo eiseei SfiyaaNf
suocem. Money-beck guarantee. VMal
in cleansing i* good eoep. Fejro Je-
moua Black end White Skin Soap dsfigv
MUSCULAR
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MUSTEROLE
Cleaning
Guestioi
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P Marble
Question: The superintendent at
my house is using lye in water to
clean the marble stairway. Will this
affect the marble in any way? Wffl
it eat the surface of the stone?
Answer: Lye Is too harsh a chem-
ical for cleaning marble. Neutral
soaps can be used; and in cleaning
stair treads, scouring powder that Is
not too coarse. For Information on
the general care and maintenance
of marble, write to the Marble and
Stone Institute, 15 East 40th Street,
New York, N. Y.
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