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Cltda0606ctd001 EC.Indd We Insure HOMES Jane DiLoreto Agency 215-2121 3701193-01 – Insert THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 WWW.CLAYTODAYONLINE.COM VOLUME 44, NO. 23 75¢75 How Does Your Garden Grow? Planning commission denies asphalt plant plans By Debra W. Buehn Correspondent GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Buoyed by the Clay County Plan- ning Commission’s vote against a rezoning for a proposed asphalt plant near County Road 15A, residents who live near the proposed site vow to continue their ght to keep their neighborhood free of unwanted trucks and noise they fear the plant would generate. “I honestly do believe we’re going to win this one,” said resident William Meeks III after the June 4 Planning Com- mission meeting, where commissioners voted 4-2 against recommending the rezoning that would allow for the plant. The recommendation will be passed along to the Board of County Commissioners, which will take up the issue at its June 25 meeting. “We’re getting ready to blow this up full force. We’re SEE ASPHALT, 11 STAFF PHOTO BY SARAH WAKEFIELD ROSSER Brenna Bohanan, Colby Bradford and Connor Adams and their classmates took turns picking vegetables and fruits from the Accreditation for garden next to their classroom, made possible by two grants. OP Police expires Gardening teaches healthy eating By Sarah Wake eld Rosser By Sarah Wake eld Rosser Staff Writer Staff Writer “She taught me how to plant the seeds and where to plant them,” said Garcia, 9, during their class on ORANGE PARK – On June 8, the Orange Park Police De- MIDDLEBURG – Leo Garcia plucked a banana pepper May 31. “The best thing for banana peppers is to weed partment’s accreditation will expire and all visual remind- from the deep green leaves of the plant and held it un- around [the plant] and let it grow.” ers will be removed from its vehicles and walls. Despite a der his nose like a green mustache. Picking another, he Rhoden used $200 from the Clay County Farm Bu- two-year extension from its accrediting body, the depart- used the pair of light green vegetables as walrus tusks reau to purchase supplies to accompany the students’ ment was unable to keep up with the extensive paperwork protruding from his gums. hands-on experiment. An additional $148 from the Flor- to maintain accreditation. Kristy Rhoden – Garcia’s third grade teacher at Cop- ida Farm Bureau funded the garden’s nine rows. OPPD is accredited until June 8 with Florida Police pergate Elementary – was awarded two grants to fund “We used that money to buy garden journals for every Accreditation Coalition Inc. and is currently listed as a a springtime gardening project located in the space be- student and a classroom set of Garden-opoly games,” member agency on the organization’s website. tween the main building and her portable classroom. SEE GARDEN, 17 “[The accreditation process] a 40 hour a week job,” SEE POLICE, 9 The best deals! INSERTS USA WEEKEND •New Vehicles NEW AMERICA COUPONS •Pre-Owned HOME DEPOT •Service & Body Shop CLAY IN MOTION GEICO MAYHUGH’S DRUG SAVE gordonchevy.com • 1166 BLANDING BLVD. $99 2 CLAY TODAY • June 6, 2013 COMMUNITY CLAYTODAYONLINE.COM The Flintlock Disaster: Clay County men had roles in tragic military air crash By Sarah Wake eld Rosser clear enough at that point and I had no took off in the plane, circled and landed Staff Writer trouble seeing. I knew I needed to get to once more after locating the ve remaining the tower.” Marines. A huge wave destroyed one of the FLEMING ISLAND – Almost 70 years af- After landing on Funafuti’s runway, engines, making it impossible to take off ter 22 of 23 planes from squadron number Hansen rolled his plane up to the tower again. Davidson was able to radio for help, VMF 422 crashed into the Central Paci c and hurriedly gave the surprised tower which dispatched the USS Hobby destroyer ocean during a World War II mission that controllers his squadron’s frequencies. The vessel, which rescued them. For protec- was kept quiet, two Clay County men in- American military men on Funafuti weren’t tion, Davidson’s seaplane was sunk. volved in the disaster never thought they expecting him or any other planes that day The mission left 22 planes at the bot- would retire within two miles of each other. due to a lack of communication from Mer- tom of the ocean. The “Flintlock Disaster” On the morning of Jan. 25, 1944, 23 ritt’s team and the size of the storm. explores who was at fault and all of the planes took off from Tarawa, an island “When we straightened it out, then they factors that created a failed mission. near the Marshall Islands where Japanese could hear,” Hansen said. “They tuned it in Hansen retired from the Marines af- soldiers had a stronghold during WWII. A and heard what was going on.” ter 31 years at the age of 53. During his series of miscommunications and outdated Meanwhile, 13 of the remaining Ma- military career, he ew more than 400 weather forecasts caused one of the big- rines ran out of gas and crashed their missions and was shot down in Vietnam. gest disasters in the history of the Marines. planes into 40-foot ocean swells. They When asked why he continued piloting af- The disaster that sent 22 brand new spent two nights linked together in tiny ter stressful situations, he said, “you just planes to the bottom of the Paci c was oatation rafts on the open ocean. They do it.” swept under the rug until a recent docu- battled exhaustion, cold temperatures and An avid tennis player, Hansen became mentary entitled “The Flintlock Disaster” sharks while rationing water and waiting nationally ranked and traveled the world set the record straight. for answered prayers. as an umpire in tournaments such as the “It was my goal to tell the story to the Navy Lt. George Davidson of Patrol U.S. Open and England’s Wimbledon. American public because it was never re- Squadron 53 piloted a PBY-5A seaplane After serving 24 years in the Navy, leased except for a small press release,” when his co-pilot spotted the group hud- Davidson retired in 1959 and worked for said the documentary’s Producer Leon Fur- dled together in rafts. Jacksonville-based architect and engi- gatch. “It was decided not to be released “We were looking for any enemy activ- neering rm Reynolds, Smith and Hills. He during the war because it would encourage STAFF PHOTOS BY SARAH WAKEFIELD ity,” said Davidson, 97. “Sub[marines], air- retired at the age of 72. He and wife Bar- the Japanese and be used as propaganda. Retired Col. John Hansen, 92, of Fleming planes and ships.” bara Davidson, Director of Family Housing It was my goal to introduce the story as a Island was the only pilot to make it the island He folded the wheels into the plane and for the Navy, have resided in Orange Park major news break.” of Funafuti in an air run now documented in a landed it on the ocean swells. since 1961. George Davidson was made lm called “The Flintlock Disaster.” Furgatch was a replacement aviation “If I could save a life, I was going to,” a honorary member of the Flying Bucca- mechanic after the disaster and not an 800 miles away. Known as a “milk run” said Davidson who lives in Orange Park. neers. original squadron member. Furgatch, who mission, the Flying Buccaneers took off Eight of the men made it onto the plane, Furgatch hopes that “The Flintlock Di- lives in California, has been pitching the for their rst mission after nine months of but ve more were separated during the saster” will shed light on a tragedy that story to Hollywood producers with no luck training. Although a “path nder” or navi- rescue when a rope snapped. Davidson took almost seven decades to tell. since the 1990s. Eventually, it was recom- gation plane and crew were asked to lead mended that he make a documentary. He the mission, Merritt denied the request. purchased previously taped interviews “I don’t think it bothered anybody,” said from amateur documentarians and fund- John Hansen of Fleming Island, who was ed the project with his own savings. The 22 when he enlisted in the Marines. “We documentary that rst aired Memorial Day left about 10 a.m. At noon, we all landed in weekend on PBS took more than 20 years Nanumea for lunch and to refuel.” to create. On their way to Funafuti, the squadron “This is the greatest tragedy where so ran into a tropical typhoon with clouds de- many planes were lost and so many men,” scribed as tall and wide as mountains. Too Furgatch said. “No such story has been far to turn back, the Flying Buccaneers had told to the public. I’m pleased our squad- no choice but to press on. They tried to y ron is ying in American homes nation- above and below the storm. wide. That’s my biggest reward.” “There were leaders of each group of By the end of 1943, the U.S. military eight who were long time players,” Hansen planned to launch an assault against Japan said, who ew plane number 18048. “We with the goal of taking over the Marshall kept our organization but once entered the Islands. The Japanese controlled the is- storm, you couldn’t see everybody.” lands much to the chagrin of the U.S. The dark clouds separated the Marines.
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