Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1942, Page 6

lr A—4 x “Wavy Cross Awarded Hero of Small Ship's Fight Against Odds Virginia-Born Officer Saves Vessel and Gets One . Of 15 Attacking Planes ' Becretary Knox has ordered the avy Cross awarded to the young irginia-born commander of a sea- plane tender whih repulsed 15 heavy Japanese bombers in a seven- hour attack during which one bomber was shot down and others damaged. #'The 840-ton U. S. S. Heron éscaped safely into an unannounced ¥Far Eastern port, where the Ameri- Navy is fighting with the Brit- h and the Dutch, under command of the Navy's latest hero of the new war in the Pacific—Lt. William Lev- erette Kabler, a native of Roanoke, only 32 years old and soon to be a lieutenant commander. * The sturdy little Heron dodged | B UNDERDOG VICTOR OF SEA BATTLE—The U. 8. 8. Heron, a | small seaplane tender, was damaged by a direct bomb hit during a long attack by enemy planes, but destroyed one four-motored hree torpedoes and suffered only one hit in a rain of forty-six 100- pound bombs showered from 10 four- Court Assignments o Far East port safely. bomber, badly damaged at least one other and then made & engined flying boats and five twin- motored land bombers. The Heron's | defensive guns destroyed one huge flying boat, badly damaged another and inflicted probable damage on additional enemy aircraft, the Navy Department announced. Former Mine Sweeper. Lt. Kabler’s ship is a former mipe | sweeper with an overall length of 187 feet and a beam of 35 feet. The Heron was built in the 1918-19 pe- riod. Jane's Fighting Ships lists her armament as two 3-inch anti-air- craft guns. The ship’s complement 1s from 42 to 80 men. | Yet the seaplane tender, al-| though suffering a direct hit, baffled | the swarming bombers with her maneuvers and struck back with telling aim. The feat of seaman- | ship received immediate recognition from Secretary Knox, who ordered | the commander of the Asiatic Fleet | to award the Navy Cross to Lt.| Kabler and recommended that he be advanced to the rank of lieuten- | ant commander. | Secretary Knox later saw Presi- dent Roosevelt at the White House and presumably gave him further | detatls of the conduct of Lt. Kabler and his fighting crew. Navy's Tale of Fight. | The Heron's fight against over- | whelming odds is related in the Navy's war communique No. 24: “The U. S. S, Heron, a small sea- plane tender, while engag tion with enemy planes over a| period of seven hours, sustained one direct bomb hit and three very near | misses. The Heron was attacked by | a total of 10 four-engined flying | boats and 5 twin-engined land plane | bombers. Forty-six 100-pound bombs | were dropped by the enemy planes | and three torpedoes were launched at her sides. Due to very skillful handling, the ship was most courage- ously fought against overwhelming odds. and destroyed one four-engined flying boat, badly damaged at least one other and probably more. “The ship though receiving damage from one bomb that found its mark man- aged to reach port safely. The Com- mander in Chief of the Asiatic Fleet ‘Thomas S. Hart, in accordance with | an order of the Secretary of the Navy, has awarded the Navy Cross to the commanding officer, Lt. Wil- liam Leverette Kabler, and recom- mended that he be advanced im- mediately to the rank of lieutenant commander. Further recommenda- tions regarding other personnel will be made at a later date.” On Navy's Credit Side. Neither the exact locale of the | epic battle or the extent of the dam- | age suffered by the Heron was ve- | vealed here today. The little ship, however, more than made up for her original cost of $500,000 when she downed the big flying boat, and whatever other damage she inflicted | was on the credit side, it was said in Navy circles, Lt. Kabler studied at Bristol, Va., and Emory and Henry College prior to his appointment to the Naval| Academy in 1925. He served in the‘ battleship Maryland ‘and is a quali- fled naval aviator. He has been with | the Asiatic Fleet since the summer of 1940. Lt. Kabler married Miss Elaine | Dickinson of Pensacola, Fla., in 1930. | ‘The couple has one child, a 10-year- ‘ old daughter, Vivian. Mrs. Kabler, | Wwho gave her home address as Bris- tol, 18 now living in San Francisco. Lt. Kabler's coolness under stress | is attested by his high school teacher | in Bristol, the Associated Press re- ported. T. S. King, who taught the lieutenant, said: “I never knew William to get ex- cited about anything in his life. When Japs attacked the Heron, I| can visualize him doing anything but | losing his head.” Bristol Is Excited. All Bristol was excited over the heroic feat of her native son, but naval hero's mother, Mrs. E. L. Kab- ler, was happiest to Jearn he is alive and well. “The best news of all” she ex- elaimed. “is that he is alive. This is the first time we have heard from him since the war began and, of course, we have been anxious. Iam proud of him. What mother wouldn't DISTRICT COURT. | In any case where postponement of the hearing of a motion is to be requested notice should be given the motions clerk not later than 2 | o'clock the afternoon before such { action is set for hearing. It will be { the policy of the court not to grant postponement if the aforesaid notice is not given, except when extraor- dinary conditions have prevented the giving of such notice. Roll call of motions will be at 9:45 a.m., as heretofore has been the practice. Motions—Justice Jennings Balley. Assignment for tomorrow: In re Carl G. Gilllland; writ. Redman vs. Gross; attorneys, Gau- dette—Garvey. Burnett vs. Maktos et al.; attor- neys, Burnett—Lyman. ‘Tendler vs. Lasover, etc.; attorneys, Tendler—Levin. Froe et al. vs. Rones et a! v, Goldstein—pro se. Klein vs. Brooks; attorneys, Lich- tenberg—McAtee. Wilson vs. Bonbrest; Doherty—Dunn. Old Dominion Bank vs. Smith; at- torney, Chernoff—pro se. Marine et al. vs. Radio Cab, Inc., et al.; attorneys, Roberts & McInnis— | ; Nesbit, Pledger & Edgerton. | neys, B. Krakow—Philip Biggins. 550—Baker vs. Baker; attorneys, Geneeel Mulies St Gop. | T. B. Heffelfinger—Ben Lindas. vs. Pollen; attorney, Iliff—pro se. | i 5 | 553—Johnson vs. Johnson; attor- National Hospital Service Society, | néys, C. E. Quinn, C. E. Trainum— Inc., vs. the District of Columblia et | . v | C. R. Colvin, F. J. McGuire. :tl’.\,m::t{)mess, Doherty—corpoufion} 554—Burke vs. Burke: attorneys, Humphrey et a Lester Wood—K. K. Spriggs. Institute; attorneys, 560—Isham vs. Isham; attorneys, i N Ray Neudecker—J. P. Jones. Shands. i " | 564—Harry vs. Harry; attorneys, i 1 Stiers Bros. Construction Co. vs | N. J. Halpine—J. D. Di Leo. Cardillo et al; attorneys, Branden- | 7 : " _| 567—Conklin vs. Conklin; attor- burg & Brandenburg—Staley, Bent. | neys, s. B. Brown—Ray Neudecker, | leY U8 atiroay. 569—Hynson vs. Hynson; attor- | -LT. WILLIAM L. KABLER. z 533—Barr vs. Barr; attorneys, K| K. Spriggs—None. 538—Griffis vs. Griffis; attorneys, C. H. Doherty—F. J. O'Conor. 539—Chapman vs. Chapman; at- torneys. Raymond Neudecker—W. A. Coambe. 541—Johnson vs. Johnson; attor- attorneys, | vs. Emerson Wheatley — Geophysical Development Corp. et | D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1942. R. A. F. Film Will Show Scenes Of Actual Raid on Germany High Officials Will Attend Invitation Presentation Thursday of ‘Target for Tonight’ By W. H. SHIPPEN, Jr. If the six R. A. F. crewmen of the| Wellington bomber “F for Freddy"” survive the big show over Europe, they won't need to undergo further screen tests to make their debut on a heppier stage. ‘The 1al-life picture, “Target for Tonight,” reveals thsm as convinc- ing characters f{a a dramatic and historic role. The compact little crew of six was chosen as typical of the young pllots, bombardiers, gunners, navi- gators and radio operators who saved England. The semiofficial film, which will have an invitation showing Thurs- day night at the Metropolitan' The- ater before opening for a week’s run, 18 a record of the planning and execution of & night bombing raid on a militery objective in Germany. ‘The fililm presents the story with a restraint which intensifies the dra- matic effect. Filmed Over Germany. The flyers, ground officers and crews appearing in the film are R. A. F. members who found time between raids on Nazi-held targets to repeat their duties for the cameras. Many shots were filmed over Germany while the bombers were under fire from ant{-aircraft guns. —A. P. Photos. Viereck Pamphlefs Seized at Meeting Of Christian Front Boston Action Follows Orders to Confiscate . Nazi Agent’s Books By the Associated Press. BOSTON, Jan. 6.—Fifty-one | pamphlets bearing the imprint of | Flanders Hall, Inc., New Jersey pubi- | lishing house with which George defense bombardment and blasts | Sylvester Viereck, registered Gere ofl storage tanks is shown in detail,| man agent, has been identified, along with the bomber’s bélated re- | were seized by police last night at turn home. a Christian Front meeting. One of Crew Wounded. Police Ca pt. Robert Lynch made One of the crew has been wound- | (), seizure during an address by ed, fog has closed in over England ' prancis p, Moran, Boston director after ;’,:l,f’ng;‘: '“dm"e‘:e Et ,,z‘{:r of the front, a few hours after Poe Fredd ”g % | lice Commissioner Joseph P. Timilty P | had ordered confiscation of books Ground shots show the strained | .0 by Viereck. faces of the commanding officers 2 In indicting Viereck several * in this case, “F for Freddy,” will 80 in low and try for direct hits. Night photographs of the Wel- lingtons Ing through mist and crossing & d roof over the chan- nel are some of the most effective yet seen here. How the crew spots its target, makes a run through the for the distinct throb of engines. Once they recognize the drone of the tardy “F for Freddy,” then order floodlights and ground flares despite lifted into the mist as they listen | months ago on a charge of register« ing improperly as a foreign agent, a Federal grand jury contended he wrote a variety of Flanders Hall tracts under an assortment of | pseudonyms. The seized pamphlets bore such | titles as “Lord Lothian vs. Lord | Lothian,” “What About Africa?” | and “The 100 Families That Rule | the Empire.” Mr. Moran, accepting a receipt the danger of drawing a German attack. The landing is accom- plished under visibjlity conditions which drew sympathetic whistles from war pilots at a newspaper pre- view of the film here yesterday after- noon. At least one of the pilots formerly Tracer bullets mixed with explosive | Was attached to the bomber squad- shells reach up for fiyers holding ron which made the picture, and their bombers on steady runs for | several others were members of the targets below. Streams of deadly R.A.F. | fire streak by very close to the Almost 1500 Government officials cameras. . | and representatives of Allied nations The audience sees close-ups of the | i Washington have been invited to | sudlenc L | the Washington premiere Thursday teamwork of a bomber crew in ac- tion, a crew composed of Squadron | night for the benefit of the Eagle Leader “Dickson.” in real life holder | Squadron Fund and the R. A. F. Lof the Distinguished Service Order | Benevolent Fund. The performance and the Distinguished Flying Cross, | Will start at 8:30 o'clock. and former leader of a Czech squad-‘ The film, which was shown last ron in England; Flying Officer “Wil- | Night in the Earle Theater projec- lett.” second in command of the | tion room. will open to the general for the books from the police, said to them: “Keep those books and read them. You may learn some- thing.” The Christian Fronter later told the audience of about 300 persons that the police had exceeded their authority in seizing the pamphlets and that he would confer today with Commissioner Timilty, Mr. Moran told newspapermen he had talked with the commissioner before the meeting and that at the commissioner's request he had | L. Bennett; King & Nordlinger. | Bank, - et al.; | torney B. J. LongTNclson Hartson; Mrs. Elaine Kabler, wife of Lt. William L. Kabler of the Heron, is shown with their daughter Vivian, 10, at S8an Fran- cisco as they received news of the commander’s exploit. Vivian is holding a Christmas doll her father sent her from Manila. bomber, a veteran of 40 raids on | Germany; Flight Sergt. “McPher- son,” a tow-headed Scottish bom- bardier, said to have dropped Eng- land's first superbombs on Emden; | Flight Sergt. “Lee,” holder of the Distinguished Flying Medal, and a former footman for Prime Minister | Chamberlain at No. 10 Downing street. and Gunners “Jones” of Derby and “Harrison” of New Zealand. | | Shows Raid Development. The film shows the development | |and organization of an effective | raid. First an observation plane | drops photographs by “handker- | s Mo.—United States vs. Riggs Natl, attorneys, U. S. At-| G. P. Hoover, | 578—Davis vs. Davis; attorneys, chief” ’chute on headquarters of | the bomber command. The devel- | oped pictures reveal changes in a | camouflaged forest indicating stor- | age of important oil supplies at a Active Ship Pilot at 92 WHITEHALL. N. Y. (#.—At 92, Capt. George N. Sweeney is look- ing forward to his 80th vear on rajlway and canal junction. inland New York waterways. The| The bomber squadron gets its or- | “grand old man of Lake Champlain” | ers. The takeoff is after dusk. The | | agreed not to sell the books under dispute while America was at war. | He quoted Mr. Timilty as having told him that “all he wanted was for me to be a good citizen and to remember that we were at war and must be a united nation. I agreed to that.” public for a week’s run Friday. Cuban Cabinet A;;;oves Milifary Service Plan By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 6.—The Cuban Cabinet today approved establishment of emergency military service and passed a public order law providing for other defense measures. | The military service measure has voluntary and compulsory features. ‘The voluntary service is to be established immediately for pro- tection of the national territory and for custody of industrial and agri- cultural centers. The compulsory service is to be organized on a skeleton basis to pre- pare for mass military training in Mr. Moran added: “We don't mind having to be an ally of Great Pritain, but we don't want to be dictated to by Great Britain in our military palicy.” _ Fiji Islands include about 250 islands, only 80 of which are ine habited. Wanted 1940 Chevrolet Will Pay High Price M. E. Buckley, jr—F. L. French. | started as a cabin boy at 13 and rose first two Wellingtons are loaded | the future. Mr. Dietz, WO. 8401 al. vs. Coe, etc.; attorneys, Koenigs- berger, Shappirio—Cothran. Criminal Court No. 1—Justice - Goldsborough. S Trials: United States vs. James Henry | McGriff. | United States vs. John C. Hag- | gerty. United States vs. Oliver C. Davis. United States am Rollins. United States vs. Natie Brown. United States vs. Rae Taylor. United States vs. Herbert L. Wil- son. United States vs. Ralph Hanili. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Morris. United States vs. Jack Joseph Leonard. United States vs. | Brown. United States vs. George W. Dun- can. United States vs. Austin Haywood, Allen Coates and Robert Jones. United States vs. James P. Broner. United States vs. James Houston. | HUx‘ajn.ed States vs. Alexander B. urd. William H. | Criminal Ceurt No. 3—Justice Letts. | Trials: | Unied States vs. George Hill and | Ralph C. Ecker, United States vs. Raymond A. Grant, United States vs. Robert Everett | and Helen Everett. | United States vs. Robert A. Gor- n. United States vs. John C. Shy- mansky. United States vs. Joseph H. Gries- | T, mer. | United States vs. Wallace T. Bly, | i Non-Jury Actions. 348—Thompson et al. vs. Coe; at- | | torneys, R. P. Schulze—W. W. | Cochran. | Adv.—Lapp vs. Lapp: atwmeys.’ T. E. Rhodes—W. A. Gallagher. | 9—McLachlen vs. Lumbermen’s | Mutual Co.; attorneys, J.J. Wilson— | | C. E. Pledger. 408—Burgess vs. Burgess: attor- neys, D. K. Offut—T. E. O'Connell. | 587—Froe et al. vs. Ivy; attorneys, Herman Miller—G. E. Hayes. | Adv.—Brown vs. Brown; attor- | neys, Louis Lebowitz—N. E. 8ill; | William A. Gallagher. I 266—Grape vs. Grape; atwrneys.' J. H. Batt—Newmyer & Shapiro. 368—Berrie vs. Barrie; attorneys, | R. E. Gable—C. M. Bernhardt. 297—Angelo vs. Toutorsky; attor- | be?” | neys, A. F. Graham; J. K. Hughes; | “ Lt. Kabler’s father was m the in- surance business at Bristol prior to his death about 10 years ago. | A cousin of Lt. Kabler, William | Kabler, a selectee at Fort Belvoir, | Va., was listening to a news broad- | cast last night at his home in Alex- andria when he heard the story of | the Heron and her commander. Lt. Kabler served a tour of duty in| ‘Washington as a naval aviator about | three years ago, his cousin said. Another cousin, Hugh Kabler, is | employed in a Baltimore defense | plant, Lt. Kabler was transferred to the | Naval Air Corps after graduating | from - Annapolis in 1928, and took | flight training at Pensacola. He served at Norfolk, on the West | Coast, at .Coco Solo and at the| Cavite Naval Base, Manila, P. I. Von Ribbentrop Leaves For Visit to Hungary By the Associated Press. BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Official Broad- cast).—The departure of Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop yesterday for a visit to Hungary was disclosed in a communique which said only that he had accepted an H. C. Allder—C. V. Imlay; J. R. | Reed; L. J. Ganse. 514—Young vs. Young; attorneys, N. J. Chiascione—N. M. Lubar. 490—Naish vs. Naish: attorneys, | Louis Weiner—Irvin Goldstein. | 401—Cheeseman vs. Cheeseman; attorneys, Harry Levin—8. B. Block. | 519—Petrella vs. Petrelle; attor-| neys, J. E. Binderman—"“None.” 520—Warder vs. Warder; attor- neys. N. S. Hinman—J. D. DiLeo. 5J1—Warder vs. Warder; attor- neys, J. D. DiLeo—N. 8. Hinman. 620—Long vs. Still; attorneys, Samuel Boyd—Wallace Luchs. 531—Garside vs. Garside; neys, R. L. 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