1940-12-23 — Page 23

Girls Escape From Nazi Prison Camp

Camp

AFTER escaping from a Ger- man prison camp by a secret route, Miss Bessie Myers, young daughter of a Londen stock- broker, and her friend, Miss Mary Derby, also of London, have reached home safely,

"We got here, by luck and good management," Miss Myers Bald in London.

But she would not disclose how they got away or where they had come from..

That must remain an official socrot," she said.

The girls were led into a trap by a Fifth Columnist and cap- tured by a German mechanised column while driving ambulances in France,

Driver's Trick

With three other drivers-Miss Marjorie 'Juta, South African nu- thoress and airwornan, Miss Penelope Olto, of King's Sutton, Oxfordshire, and Mias Ursula Bennett, whose home was in Paris-they were serving with the Sixth French Army.

One June 14, while driving ambu-

. Iances loaded with equipment, they took the road the refugees were using.

A Dutch ambulance driver told them the road was blocked with re- furces and I suggested that they should

take a left-hand fork.

Monday,

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THURSDAY'S BRIDE

IS FRIDAY'S PRISONER

HELEN WILLIAMS, aged twenty-six, of Kennington Park- read, S.E., was married on a Thursday. The next day, her first

three months.

few miles farther on they drove day as Mrs. Hoy, wife of Michael Hoy, she was sent to prison for

Into

a German column of tanks and machine guns.

The Dutch driver told the Germans the girls were English and he was treated like a hero.

The Germans took the ambulances with them, but during a halt the girls had a quick discussion, and when the column started to move

again three of them turned and accelerated in the opposite direction. "A Handful"

They got away, but Miss Myers and Mist Derby were not no lucky, It was impossible for them to follow. For weeks they were held prisoner. Then Miss Myers' father heard that they were in the care of the French

military authorities at Vichy.

"After that I didn't worry," Mr Myers said. "I reckon the Germans found Bessie too much of a handful.

"Nothing would daunt her once she had decided on a plan of escupe.

U.S. TRIBUTE TO NAVY

December 23, 1940,

American Squadron With R.A.F.

The first American squadron of the RA.F. is being formed. Its pilots will all be airmen volun- teers from the U.S., and the name of this fighter unit is the Eagle Squadron.

The Air Minister (Sir Archi- bald Sinclair) said that the Engle Squadron will soon tako its place in the fighting lino:

Ground staff will be supplied by the RA.F., but qualifications to be a pilot are American citizenship and a minimum of 250 hours' 'flying" ex- perience.

Thirty-five American plots are training. Some were serving in the French forces when France collapsed, They escaped to Britain.

Commissioned

Each man accepted is glyen a com- mission in the RAF. Volunteer Ro-|· serve. He takes no special oath of allegiance and his service with n foreign force is permitted by the U.S. Government. On his RA.F. uniform is n

the letters

"ES."

mounted by spread cogle badge sur In command is Squadron Leader W. E. G. Taylor, one-time pilot in the U.S. Naval Air Service who went to Britain last year and was granted a commission in the Fleet Air Arm.

Behind the achninistration, and formation of future units, is Colonel Charles Sweeny, now ranked as

The Italian war effort is be- Group Captain.

Ho was one of the organisers of the

littled in the weekly article en-American volunteers who joined the

titled "In the News," which is French Army in 1914 and later he universally attributed to Mr. W. formed the famous Escadrille Lafa-

yette.

Her husband appealed to Mr., Boyd, magistrate, to give her "Just

the Marlborough-street LUXURIES TAXED R. Hearst, appearing in the one last chance."

In Jugoslavia

"I will take her out of all bad A special tax of from 5 to 25 per company," he said, "I have a good cent. to provide food this winter for job and can allow her £5 week. the poorer classes has been imposed I love her very much and I will take) in Yugoslavin on incomes of more her right away and take all respon-than £400. Special food taxes have sibility.

also been introduced in Juxury car tablishments and on refreshments "She has promised never to do any served after 10 p.m. thing like this again."

Many prosecutions for hoarding are taking place.

A decree Instructing teachers to the Belgrade area to refuse to accept school fees from Jewish parents, This was not the first time Helen which was regarded on balloon dessaf, Williams had been convicted of shop-has been withdrawn owing to publie fifting. It was the fourth,

disapproval,

But Mr. Boyd said he was extreme- ly sorryit was impossible for him to yield to the appeal.

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

"

1 SIMPLY MUST LEARN TO

DO THE RUMBLE /*

"New York Journal American."

"Italy

threatened ta conquer

that is an

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BRIDE'S APPEAL

in the Dodecanese Archipelago, and All property in Norway belonging | when the Mediterranean had been to members of the exiled Norwegian swept clear of Italian warships the Government and to Dr. Hambro, English Navy safely conducted a Speaker of the Norwegian Parlia mighty convoy

laden with soldiers ment, has been confiscated, according from the Dominions to Egypt to de- to messages received in Stockholm fend the Suez Canal. It will be afra

Oslo, from difficult task for Italy to capture the Norwegian announcers taking part Canal now,"

in the BBC's Norwegian broadcasts are to be warned that unless they A young smartly dressed woman The article adds that the Italian Air cease they will be deprived of their unsuccessfully appealed for ball for Force has proved ineffective against property and their Norwegian citizen-her husband at Cambridge recently. formklable sea power,

ship.

They had been married for only

For Young Husband

three days. "He will be a better boy now he's married," she said.

Cecil Donald Sirlib, aged twenty- one, described as a gardener of Wimpole, Cambs, was remanded in custody charged with stealing two chairs, a feather bed and a pair of curtains from vacant house,

"Don't You Just Love 'Em?"

BY KEMP, STARRETT,

HOW MY DOCTOR. SAYS.... ETC., ETC.... AND LOOK AT ME NOW... I'M THE PICTURE

OF HEALTH.

THE ARS. MALAPROPS WHO NEVER. CAN GET ANYTHING, STRAIGHT.

OR GALS WHO INVITE A POOR “ LAD TO CALL AND THEN SPEND. MOST OF THE EVENING TELE- PHONING OTHER BOYS AND RAVING ABOUT A PARTY TO WHICH YOU WERE NOT INVITED.

PEOPLE WHO PLUCK MAGINARY.

ENTS OF LINT FROM YOUR COẤT

MULE BAKING A TOUCH AND SOMEHOW?-

CON FEE SLOVENU

TUKT YOUDE SLIGHTLY.

↑ ALWAYS DURI OUT THE OLD ICE-CUBES... THAT'S THE ONLY RIGHT WAY TO DEFROST,

THE GIRLS WHO HAVE THE BEST DOCTOR. ON EARTH AND INTIMATE YOURS IS A HALF-WIT BUTCHER AND WILL RUN VOU PERMANENTLY IF YOU PERSIST IN TAKING

HIS ADVICE.

"A LITTLE PAINT'LL

FIX THAT SCRATCH UP SO'S YOU'LL NEVER HOTICE, IT/*

• "THE GUEST, WHO KNOWS SO MUCH

BETTER THAN YOU HOW TO RUN YOURY HOUTE CASTAND HUSBAND

AND KIDS

BORROW YOUR CAR IN AN 16-

"AND TREAT IT AST

THEY DO THEIR OWI

THE TIDY CHO TUNG THỜI

SUE YELLS LOUD ENOUGH.

THE POOR ALIEN: WILL: IMMEDIATELY. UNDERSTAND HER LANGUAGE?

Ladžer Byndicats.