anaheim-gazette 1945-08-09

THERE'S A NAVY PBY COMING IN LOW, JENNY/ YOUR BROWNEYED RAF ROMEO IS IN THE BAG! WE'LL MAKE ONE MORE TURN JUST TO BE SURE THE BIG DUCK GETS DOWN ALL RIGHT! BY GLENN CHAFFIN AND MARC SWAYZE HERE'S THEIR MESSAGE... "GOODBYE, LOVELY PIGEONS... WAIT FOR US AT PORT OF SPAIN..." ISN'T THAT SWEET, CANDY? YEAH---PRACTICALLY GOOEY! SHE'S LEAVING... MY BEAUTIFUL BLUE-EYED DARLING, SIGNAL EM, CHARLEY! HERE'S THEIR MESSAGE... "GOODBYE, LOVELY PIGEONS... WAIT FOR US AT PORT OF SPAIN..." ISN'T THAT SWEET, CANDY? YEAH---PRACTICALLY GOOEY! SHE'S LEAVING... MY BEAUTIFUL BLUE-EYED DARLING, SIGNAL 'EM, CHARLEY! AHoy, Raf! HOW YOU DOING? SPLENDID, YANK, OLD BOY, THANKS! HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE...OTHERWISE, QUITE ALL RIGHT! HEY, IS THAT GUY WITH YOU FELLOWS, OR IS HE JUST A HITCH-HIKER? JENNY'S STYLE SHOW ANN LEE WOODS BROOKFIELD, MASS. JENNY'S STYLE SHOW ANN LEE WOODS BROOKFIELD, MASS. ELORENCE PATRICK, HOUSTON, TEX. 8-12-45 WE'LL MAKE ONE MORE TURN JUST TO BE SURE THE BIG DUCK GETS DOWN ALL RIGHT! IT'S DOWN--SMOOTH AS AN APPLE! SWEET FLYING! ASK WELCOME FOR A HEADING TO TRINIDAD. IF WE OVERFLY IT BY A SPLIT EYE-LASH WE'LL WIND UP IN THE DRINK OURSELves! HE'S LEAVING... MY BEAUTIFUL BLUE-EYED DARLING, SIGNAL 'EM, CHARLEY! FULLY ON NIGHT, THE STORM GIVES UR IN THE MORNING THE WHOLE ISLAND IS SPARKLING AND SHINING—CAUSE THE RIVER HAD FLOODED A GOOD HALF OF IT. WE SCRAMBLED IN THE CANOE, PADDLED OUT, AND GOT ABOARD—CLIMBIN' IN AT AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW SHE WAS TILTED CONSIDERABLE AND UP WITH JIMAG OF CHICKEN, SO WE HAD ME HOUSE BUMP-IT ALONG WITH IT PAFT--AND PLANKS! SHE'S LEAVING... MY BEAUTIFUL BLUE-EYED DARLING, SIGNAL 'EM, CHARLEY! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, YOU WATER-LOGGED TURNIP, DISPATCH RADIO KISSES? IT WAS LUCKY I MET UP WITH JIM... 'CAUSE HE BRUNG A BIG BAG OF CHICKEN AND CORN BREAD WITH HIM, SO WE HAD PLENTY TO EAT. BERRY FINNS TRIP DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI WE WAITED 'TILL EVENING, THEN PADDLED OUT TO THE RIVER EDGE. IT WAS BOILING ALONG FULL SWING CARRYING ALONG TREES! HUCKLEBERRY WHUP! I CATCHED A BIG ONE... WELL, ANYWAY, TO GET BACK TO THE STORY—JIM AND ME, WE WERE STUCK IN THAT CAVE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, AND THE RAIN COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS! WE HOUSE BUMPIT ALONG WITH IT RAFT--AND PLANKS! IN THE COVE! WE SCRAMBLED IN THE GANDE, PADDLED OUT, AND GOT ABOARD--CLIMBIN' IN AT AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW. SHE WAS TILTED CONSIDERABLE, AND LIABLE TO BREAK AWAY ANY MINUTE -- CUT-OUT THE MISSISSIPPI WE WAITED 'TILL EVENING, THEN PADDLED OUT TO THE RIVER EDGE. IT WAS BOILING ALONG FULL SWING, CARRYING ALONG TREES, BARRELS, LOGS, AND STUFF IT HAD PICKED UP ALONG THE WAY. GET A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND PASTE HUCKLE-BERRY AND THE BEE TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS PICTURE! SUDDENLIKE, HERE COME A FRAME HOUSE BUILDING AROUND THE BEND!-AND RIGHT ALONG WITH IT A LITTLE SECTION OF ALLUMBER-RAFT--AND PLANKS! THE WHOLE WORK GETS SNAGGED IN THE COVE! WHUP! I CATCHED A BIG ONE... WELL, ANYWAY, TO GET BACK TO THE STORY—JIM AND ME, WE WERE STUCK IN THAT CAVE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, AND THE RAIN COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS!