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...Other suggestions for industrial crops: japan wax and lacquer from the poison oak of southern swamplands; sugar and byproducts from the neglected southwestern maple tree; storax for perfumes and flavors from the sweet gum tree; yellow dyes from the Osage orange or hedge apple...
...commercial pilot's rating made him an Air Forces natural once he put on enough weight to meet Army standards, received the Distinguished Flying Cross-for his leadership in the Feb. 20 raid on aircraft factories at Brunswick (20 U.S. planes lost). Previous decorations: the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster. As an Eighth Air Force squadron commander, he was the pilot-leader of 20-odd B-24 bombers on eleven missions over Germany, is now operations officer for his station's 50 to too Liberators...
...Hitler's birthday, straight-backed Hans Hube journeyed to Berlin, stood at stiff attention while the Führer pinned oak leaves to the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) on his arched chest. Germany needed heroes; the Nazi press obediently hailed the 53-year-old general...
...treatment makes pine as hard as oak, oak as hard as ebony. Wood so treated does not warp, split, swell or shrink appreciably. It resists fire, rotting and termites, can be made as strong as many metals. It can be dyed any color so that it never needs painting or refinishing. If the surface is scratched, its glossy finish can be restored by sandpapering and buffing. Impregnated wood makes possible among other things, doors, windows and drawers that do not stick or get loose...
...R.C.A.F. after having been rejected (because he was married) by the Army & Navy Air Corps, served 18 months of active service in England as a sergeant-pilot before transferring to the U.S.A.A.F. as a flight officer. He had completed 57 combat missions, been awarded the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf clusters, was scheduled to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross...