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North Carolina Marauder Fighters Make Excellent Showing In England -. ■ M “ _ Condensed from an article hr X/Sgt. George Butler, a former staff-member of the Greensboro Daily News. , marauder BASE IN ENG YL'D—(Delayed) — The North r- rolina men at this base will acree on two things. First, -nothing would be finer than I be in Carolina” wearing the l,Cj(,tory ribbon of this war. Sec V that the B-26 is a great air °" ’e Which has proven its worth P combat over the most difficult in„,.ina ground in the world—the heavily defended fortress of Eur 0Po'r)0 Gen. Samuel Edward An rson of Greensboro, who heads 0l bomber command under which If!~ medium bombers operate, ’Lents a graphic picture of the p Lent work being done by the Marauders in this theatre of war: -oetween July 16 and October 27, ,, USAAF Marauders have fknffl more than 4,600 sorties over .eniv-occupied western Europe joss of only 13 aircraft. Of Lse 13, two have been sbot down , enemy fighters, the remainder b’v flak. Our Marauders mean ,Le have destroyed 23, probab , destroyed 18 and damaged 23 enemy fighters — proof enough that given a good escort of friend v fighters they can take care of themselves in combat. "Flying over me very neavy defenses of Western Europe with in range of both light and heavy flak our Marauders have absorb ed terrific punishment and have n16de numerous single-engine flights back from their target. On at least two occasions, Marauders •ave lost the use of an engine be 'ore reaching the target but have 'one on to bomb and return to ha-e continuing to take evasive action while over enemy territory. This record is first of all a mag nificent tribute to our combat crews and the training the^r have received. Second, it molt em phatically demonstrated that the Marauder, is a fine combat air plIn6 their sleek, fast medium bombers, Tar Heels have exper ,enced many of the dangers and thrihs of aerial warfare. They have been on raids when the flak was so thick “you could get out ■lnd walk on it.” They’ve felt the nurdv Marauders being rocked like a cradle from near misses of I’ak and have escaped injury when caring enemy fighters darted through the escorting screen of fighters to fire 20 mm. shells into the fuselage, wings or cockpit. They have stirred up a veritable beehive of enemy fighters on some missions and the Marauder gun ners were kept busy spitting lethal lead from their 50 calibre machine guns. They have admir ed the fighting spirit of pilots ih escorting Spitfires, Thunderbolts, or Lightnnigs who take any risks to protect the medium bombers.1 They have seen the demolition! bombs burst on the runways, dis-, persal areas, oil storage tanks, and hangars of enerry airfields; | they’ve watched power stations, . harbor installations and other ! military objectives blown to hell 1 during a Marauder attack. They’ve been on raids that were as excit ing as a combined three-ring cir cus and roller coaster ride and they’ve been on others that were comparatively as quiet as a Sun bay stroll in the park. Alt of these men have one thought in mind—getting the war ever as quickly as possible and getting back home. Back to the rhododendron-covered hills of west ern North Carolina; back to the red hills and thriving industrial towns of the Piedmont section; back to the cotton and tobacco farms and friendly communities oi eastern Carolina. But until that time comes, the transplanted Tar Heels will stick to the fight with the same tenacity that their nick-name indicates. -V AMERICANS STRIKE OFFENSIVE BLOWS (Continued from Page One) there, and to replace some eneitiy torces withdrawn from Cassino to 'he bertchhead area. There was comparatively little activity in the beachhead except lor the Carroceto area, but Ger man artillery still pumped shells mto all parts of the Allied posi tion. One enemy patrol tried un successfully to punch through American lines two miles south west of Cisterna. Allied warships off the beach head are “lending a hand when <ecessary,“ the navy said. -V Vazor Blades Used For Barter Purposes LISBON, Feb. 13—®—A report reaching here of the trial of eight factory workers in Solingen dis el°sed that thq safety razor blade has become a handy medium of exchange in Germany. The eigh were accused of or S^mzing a systematic thievery of the blades from factories, one girl defendant being charged with stealing 250,000 blades in six months. It was testified the blades were used as currency in black market operations where paper reichs marks were scorned. -V In Del Norte County. Calif., a redwood grew astride another that had fallen. The prostrate tree, dead at least 2500 years, was sound enough for lumber when cut up a few years ago What You Should Know COUGHS f°r a persistent cough—one that haa Ph ,or * days or longer—see yonr --y!i£j?n. Don’t try to treat such a °"sh yourself. It may Indicate a serious tondition. !~For a con*h due to a cold see your j and get Mentho-Mulsien, the ] 0 era, tasty cough preparation that | Jr s soothing relief from the eery first i nh?e' Acts fast to help loosen tight! h. asm’ soothe Irritated throat mem* | r...es and allay the coughing. Conies all ; to fi t0 use—1nothing to mix—nothing ' adnit* Idea* for childre“ aa well aa ( on ih DrUBelsts set* Mentho-Mnlsion i rtpii e understanding that you are to ba i uZT? ” y0nr mon«y will be glad* j refunded. Use only a. directed. MM .1 mtnui mimckY TARGETS POUNDED (Continued from Pag* One) the attacking force failed to re turn. The war bulletin said that “some enemy fighter opposition and con siderable flak” was encountered by the Flying Fortresses and Lib erators. The raids followed a bomb con centration on the same area Sat urday by Liberators, none of wnicii was iubi, ana xvax iviusqui tos. Maintaining the offensive, RAF bombers last night pounded undis closed objectives in southern France and western Germany, end laid mines. One plane was lost. Mustangs and Thunderbolts es corted the heavy bombers making their fourth straight daylight fo ray over Europe. The Marauders were protected by RAF, Dominion, and Allied fighters. It was the 10th mission in February for the Martin Marauders. City Briefs CAPE FEAR COUNCIL The Cape 'Fear Council No. 24 Daughters of America will hold their regular meeting to night at 8 o’clock in the Jun ior Order Hall. VISITING Lt. Criss Eugene Fonvielle is spending a few days leave with his parents, Mr. and Sirs. W. A. Fonvielle on Chestnut street. Forest Hills P.-T. A. Will Have Meeting Tuesday At 7:30 p. m. The Forest Hills P.-T. A. will have a meeting and a program Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the For est Hills auditorium. The program will be given by Mrs. Ella J. Mitchell. The Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Robert H. Bright, will sing. Re. freshments will be served and-a silver offering taken during the business meeting in which the new officers are to be elected. -V SHIP SAID SUNK LONDON, Feb. 13—UPt—1The Ger man communique said today that German motor torpedo boats made a daring thrust against the north east English coast last night and sank a British patrol ship off the mouth of the Humber River I / % 0 10th Birthday of the Streamliner ★ On February 12, 1934, the M-10,000, first s • modern American streamliner, was delivered by its builder, Pullman-Standard, to the Union Pacific Railroad rJ 1933, after painstaking investigation of all car manufacturers’ designs, the Union Pa cific Railroad commissioned Pullman-Stand ard to build America’s first modern streamlined train. It is significant that, in the following ten years, Pullman-Standard—creator of that extra ordinary innovation—built more than 71% of all lightweight streamlined cars purchased. ★ ★ ★ By December 1941, after seven years of service and 899,113 miles of fast, comfortable operation during which it had earned over three times its original cost, the City of Salina (formerly the M-10,000) was no longer able to handle the heavy traffic demands without adding cars which was impracticable with this type of articulated train. However, it had pioneered lightweight equip ment—proved its practicability and economy. With the shortage of aluminum the Union Pa cific, nine days after Pearl Harbor offered the train on the altar of freedom to be transmuted into swift fighting planes—fitting reincarnation for a grand and honored pioneer. ★ ★ ★ On February 12, 1934, modern rail transportation was born. Pullman-Standard made railroad history in the ten years that followed. Up to the stoppage enforced by the War Production Board, 2116 light weight passenger cars were built by the car building industry of which 1505 or almost three-fourths of the total were built by Pullman-Standard for the follow ing 18 railroads and The Pullman Company: THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY BANGOR & AROOSTOOK RAILROAD COMPANY BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY / The M-10,000 NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY THE PULLMAN COMPANY ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY SEABOARD RAILWAY SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY There, truly, is stirring proof of confidence in prod ucts built by Pullman-Standard—a confidence rooted in its sound engineering practices, in unequalled or ganization and manufacturing facilities—in the ex perienced judgment born of 85 years in the building of railroad equipment. Of those 1505 lightweight cars—with their low main tenance costs—not one has failed. And every type of Pullman-Standard-built car has met and withstood the severe safety test conducted by the Association of American Railroads since that test was instituted. And how do “people” feel?—the vast army of men and women who ride on trains? They have expressed their preference by paying fares; have made Pullman-Standard streamliners the top revenue producers of all. Why this enthusiastic public acceptance? Not only because of the comfort and convenience offered by this modern lightweight transporta tion, but in addition because of its safety—of that instinctive reliance that men everywhere O place in products they know to be trustworthy. ★ ★ ★ These brilliant advances of the last ten years promise well for future performance. Expect comforts, and conveniences, beyond any you have known. Expect improvements born of new knowledge gained in the vast laboratory of war production. To the achievement of those goals we bring many new assets of heightened ingenu ity and new skills; and also an old one which will never change—the fundamental belief in qual ity, the traditional purpose that every product oi ruliman-Standard shall hrst and ol all things be safe and dependable. For this company, while ever alert for what is new and worthy to be used, has never compromised with safety—knowing that progress and safety can go hand-in-hand — has never, for the sake of novelty, experimented at the public risk. And never will! All Out for Victory in 1944 We have been asked by the railroads, in cooperation with the Government, to build passenger coaches in 1944 to support wartime transportation; To hasten victory, we shall continue at top speed to produce weapons of war. We have built or are building escort; rescue and landing ships, freight cars, troop sleepers and hospital cars as essential vehicles of war, and vast quantities of tanks, gun carriages, plane assemblies; shells and bombs, trench mortars and parts for anti aircraft gun mounts. ★ ★★★★★★★★*★*★★★★★★★★★★★★ Let’s buy Bonds Then one bond more for "Victory in ’44." Let’s all bade the attack. / PULLMAN- STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY CHICAGO,'ILL. BALTIMORE, MD. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. CLEVELAND, O. NEW YORK, N. Y. PITTSBURGH, PA. WASHINGTON, D. C. BESSEMER, ALA. BUTLER, PA. HAMMOND, IND. MICHIGAN CITY, IND. WORCESTER, MASS. _; Copyright 1944. Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company Offices in seven cities • Manufacturing plants in six cities • Sales Representative in SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. ^ I * 1 t * ¥
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