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3-24-1944

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NEW PAYMASTER Letters to the Editor Albert Tilton baa been appoimed Paymaster for the Embry-Riddle may cuss you but if they stick with )OU Company and affiliated organisatiolll. AAFBFS they u:ill learn ! Bainbridge, Georgia )Ir. Tilton replaces Ray Lipe, wlio We had our troubles hut as long as I has resigned. March 6, 1944 ever fly you will he riding with me. That's all for now. Thanks again, Phil. Dear Phil: I remain respectfully yours, Riddle Field Suppose you have been wondering why Clewiston, Florida I haven't writtrn. Well, I didn·t want to Jim Maher February 9, 19" write till I had imloed; I did today at five hours. The 1cu,,.u11 for not having more EdiJor's Note: The abot•e. triliutr to his l)p11r Editor: time than that is the weather. I don't think primary instructor was rrritten to Philip I wonder if it is poSBible to have the Burhite or Hotard have soloed as yet; they DiTillio of Oorr Field by fames II. Maher Fly Paper sent to England each week. I most likely will tomorrow or the next day. of Class 44-F. We hope that every cadet am enclosing a coupon with the neceuary Salo is in a different squadron so I don't will read it aml realize that in winning address on iL know about him. those wings it".~ the /01wda1io11 that counts. Knowing what a wonderful job the And primary training constitutes that Embry-Riddle organization is doing, I'm The elimination rate is going to be /ou11datio11. sure that my people will find it Vflrf m· darned high hy the looks of things. We teresting to read such a maguine u the have lost three of our boys and none of --·-- Fly Paper. them had o\'er six hours. Hoping for a favorable reply, I am They put one fellow up for elimination 4 (WA) Force Ambulance Yoon faithfully, today because he landed too far up on W.A. Force Mansel Chappel the runwa\' after they had told him to land February 15, 1944 R.A.F. Cadet on the lo":er half beCause of the AT-lOs. Dear Editor: Editor's Nole: ,,.e "4w com~ .,,;M yow I'm certainly ~lad I had you for an request, M..-1, and IN Aopc M "8 Fly instructor. Phil. The procedures you gave No doubt you will be wondering upon Paper will t)w 'fOUT peoJ* O,.,.,.. of us on spin recovery and stalls is very seeing the address at the top of this sheet your life di o Cadet 11Jlaile iA llW CtlUldrf· exacting. Lots of the fellows are having who on earth is writing to you from Should otMr member• o/ yOUT COfJl'ae IOil1 trouble with their stalls and spins but I've West Africa. But I felt that I must write it sent to lheir hornn iA England, teU ,,.._ talked to Hotard and Burhite and they both and thank you for so kindly sending the to fill out tire coupon ond 1end ii lo llN agree that you know what you are teaching. Fly Paper to my parents, S/ Ldr. and Fly Paper office. They are very liberal with their pink Mrs. B. J. King of Thornton Heath, Surrey, !'lips- especially if your air speed gets too England. 19th Sqd., A. T. C.. low- they just won't stand for it, that's all. You see, I have just received the first ---- It seems as though we never get to take­ R.A.A.t. copies of the Fly Paper dated October 15· Romulus, Mich. off or land into the wind. There is always 29, 194·3, which have been passed on to me March 8, 1944. a <·ross wind. llemcrnhrr the session we had by my parents. not long before I left? \Veil, I do thank heaven for it. My brother, who was a member of Course 9 at Clewiston and who unfortu· When I used to read the letters some of nately was killed out there in December, the boys wrote you and they said they 1942, wrote to me frequently and was full could hear you, I used to think it was kind of praise for all the staff at Riddle Field of silly. Well, it isn't! I'll swear today on and now that I have seen your paper I feel my approach leg you hollered at me to that now at last I really do know something get a wing down into that wind. It was about the place and the people. mv first time around alone and I'm not I had left England some time before kidding, I said "Thanks, Phil." Just one other thinit, Phil. Remember my trim tab Geoffrey joined the RAF so you will be trouble? Well, as you know, we practically able to understand how much I do appre· <:iate your kindness in forwarding the jour­ fly these planes with them. nal. If you could find a spare copy now Tell those fellows with you now they and again, I would be more than pleased lo 1eceive it at the above address. I wish your paper the success it so .. richly deserves. Yours sincerely, Ernest B. Riley • Sergeant Editor's Note: Your parents need 11ot for- u·ard the Fly Paper to you any longer, Ernest. We have placed your name on our mailing list and you will receive copies regularly. We remember your brother, Geoffrey King, well, and it was a very sad day for us when we were told of hi-3 death on December 3, 1942. Thank you so much for your wry niee kUer. We'll be happy to hear from you any tilM. March 24, 1944 EMBRY-RIDDLE FLY PAPER "Stick To It" Pace a

RED CROSS WAR FUND Letters from Eng land DRIVE 22 Knowles A\'enue ward..; the end of 1913 when the King .Xorman H. Da\· i~, Chairman of Rh\l. Flinb. awarded him the Dh.tingui:-hed FI) ing the American Red Cross, tells us that Great Britain Cro,..:,. I know all hi:- friend~ in Arcadia our .. Red Cross i" faithf~lly fulfilling January 23. 19-U "ill join u~ o\'er here in hoping that more it::, obligations at home and abroad." Dear :\ale and Gerry: ne1' ~ will he forthcoming of thi,.. wr~ Al home, worried American fam­ gallant oliirer before long. It s1·1•m,.. aJi,,olulc ages since I lru:;l heard ilies are r~ceiving comforting mcs­ from you two. although copies of the I had an intcre~ting mct•ling '' ith a :-age,, from enemy occupied lands Arcadian and Fly Paprr ronlinue to arrive native of Florida thm.! days ago. when it through Red Cros:> channels, Abroad was announced that Lieutenant Colonel in spil!-hang<' ufll'r the specialized flying in which of w hic:h city. of cour,.c. I have very pleas­ I have }wl'n indulging since the end of ant memories. 1912. about all mv new-. for llOW. so I'll That"~ sa1,· Tumms within the past few days. He I cxpt•ct to have another change to an­ :-a\' cheerio· and dor~'t forget to write soon. nounce hcfore long as I shall he due from wa.., on hi:. way overseas where I'm hoping the wn· he.-.l for the J'ictorr rear. relea"c to oprrational flying within the •..\11 . . to go. course of a month or so. \Vith the altera­ Arthur Prandle r,·e been wandering up and down the lene:th and breadth of England "ith Fighter tion in mv work I have abo had a mo\'e Editor's Note: Thanks to Gern• and Nate Co;nmand, hut beyond that I can't i;ay of locatio~, although I am still in the South Reece for the rery timely ietter from of England and not \'Cry far from my last more. F/ 0 Prandle, 11110 1rns 011e of our fint Plea,,e remember me once more to my station. British Cadets at Carl.~trom Field. Jf'e are friends out there-Bob Johnson. Kenny I'm afraid I ha\'c rather sad news for deeplr grieved to hear that Rae Smart is \Vood1rnrd, ;\lessrs. Ben,..on. Stuhhlefield, vou this wc·ek, as it has been announced missing action and 1rish to cont'e) our i11 Robinson. :\lrs. Van, Leola. the Morgans, that Flying OITicer R. R. Smart, DFC, is sincere hope to his parent.~ that 11e1rs of mis.-.ing from air operations. the Humble:; and just e\'eryone. him 1< ill not be long in coming. And now I must close. Cheerio and all Richard Hae Smart- Rae as we all knew the best. him al Carlstrom arrived at Arcadia on -e-- Yours, June 9, 19-11, as a member of Class 42-A Skid d distinction of "ops" on }wavies and is now doing an F'icld. A reminder of the people we met lo Class 42-A and to Carl,.;trom Field to- instructor's job while resting up. I al!-

FLY PAPER STAFF EM8RY-RIOOLE FLY ,A,ER WAI:" R. FLETCHER, Editor "STICK TO IT" VADAH M. WALKER, As.casualty in the hospital TIM HEFLIN, Chief Flight Instructor INSTRUMENT OVF.RIIAUL this afternoon. Ile said, '"I guess I was just SEAPLANE BASE MIAMI, FLORIDA loo eager:' Translated, that Cadrl Corps MacArthur Causeway W. C. BECKWITH, Superintendent parlance means that he put his whole lll'art GARDNER ROYCE, Chief Flight Instructor M. A. WESTERVELT, Supervisor into the game, that he playr'. though m:rn· cannot RIDDLE-McKAY COMPANY OF TENNESSEE No. 5 British F1ying Training School ah\ ays discern jt. RIODLE-McKA Y AERO INSTITUTE ERNEST J. SMITH, General Manager When we witness the sulforings of a OF TENNESSEE friend. we are prone to say, " I couldn"t U. S. Army Primary School HARRY LEHMAN. Director of Flying stand that kind of a blo""; hut in His· Spirit. we are ahlc lo triumph o\1'r our THORNTON E. FRANTZ, General Manager Squadron Commanders w. MILLER with His help. Tlw impo~"ihl1· <':Ill ht• achie,ed by the aid of religious faith. Beethm en. the great com pm-er. \\as

El1•1111•nt:in· and lntPrmediale ·11-J are a,.. coordinator l>etween :\an Pr.r,..onnel off lo a rip.·roaring ,,tart "ith a re\'i:,ed and our Flight Operation: promoting "~ "11'111 <·ailing for a :-plit ::,c:hedule da~. smoothne;;:-; as \\1•11 us dlici1•nn. This is cam;ing Have you noticed our ne\\ i:lag In,,truc· not a few spliuing tor. the dark, c·urh -lwad1•d, handsome Ont!? headaches in the Charlt.'-' Parke,, h)· nam1:! He's good look­ Operations depart­ ing and marri1·d (ya might know I. but a mrnt. The only hu­ nice fellow to whom we extend a \\arm man "ho appear::; welcome. ..·~· t . ~ lo :-Lill he cool, Still "Avuilnhlt•" calm and collected 'Ii.' ' . \'olunws of things haw happenrd thi:-. among this organ­ week. Dave Pearlman has fallen desprratrly ·~ iz1-

The Pahokee Kid Bill Golden. "The Pahokee l\.id." tell.; me he's in the market for a redhead. Due to present war condition::-. however. he will take as a ~ub,.;titute a brunrllt'. lilondt• or tO\\·head. This blooming :-;pt•eimcn of young manhood j-. among tlw fc,\ n•main· ing eligible Flight lm;trurlor:- here and thi,.; would be a "onderful opportunity for some J fair maiden who has no .,.;cruplc-. about Lt>ap Year. or anything el--c. j Odd,. an· End,.: Bo,-sman :-itcrling Cam· den is now en route to Wa:-;hini.;ton on a j hu,.iness trip. He·,_ our amha""ador of good will as well as the fine-.! husinc,. ... man this t "ide of Lake Erie.

Cupid Rt>turn~ Harn Benton has rrturnt•lcome back. A wry lowly frit•nd:-;hip has developed in the \1aintt•nancc depart­ ment and has become the talk of th<' Ficl

That rather stoonnel the opportunity to continue their training in code and it al,.o will aid the Flying Officer in taking the required minimum of 10 words per minute. ;\s yet the hours of training have not hcen clctc:r­ mined. The equipment will consi>-t of the fol­ lowing: two-way ,..ending and re<·eiving keys with earphones, automatic tape send· ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT DORR er:. and blinker lights which arc controllt•d hy master keys. There are tw<'lvc kep; in all; the first. fifth and ninth will he master hys. Tht>se will enable sending and recciv· THROUGH DORR'S KEYHOLE ing in groups. bJ A C Earle D. H ightowl'r ' Place To Relax Games, aircraft identification. model With the carca"~ of 44-G's graduation burger and Dick Hauer ventured 15 miles planes and newt> bulktins will he or cen•monies finally dragged away and into the remote recesses of darkest DeSoto special interest. These particular at'tivitie.-. tend to make the Code Room an attractive buried, few variation~ from !. BcC'ause of a flat tire place to spend leisun· hour:>. routine were in evidence at Dorr this week. the ill-fated expedition returned in the auto· Ho\\CVcr, th<' ofii<·ial arrival of spring mobile of ::\Ir. Laney, as~i-.tanl commander Lt. Sam Pinion. Director of Ground Training and Training Aids. will -ic ~chook In a la~t dc,..perate tioning of the equipment. If it hadn't )wen for three bra\'e and attempt to gain puhlicit)', thi~ dulcet duo qua,ered forth "ith a tcar-rousinµ; ren· The delicate equiµmenl wa-; in-.tall<'d }1y un"crupulou~ kihitizer,.. Jacob·::- reputation clition of "We'll \1•\cr Say when T. E. Ea'."ton and S. E. Fogg, civilian a" a Lothario would ha'e hecn firmh e,otab· Goodh~e" "e hoardl" it wa-. 11ct·1•ssary for Super-~tooge to 'cr,.;ion of ··This }:;; The Of The brought here through the efforts of J.t. rcmo\t' his priz1• from the vi<'W of the BPp:innin~ Encl" and they ;;a11ly suh:>'yehopalhic p<'rsons who in­ Continued from Page 4 around Dorr in a dither all week and after $i..;t on p<'rforming su<'h maneuver:-; without <·onclucting a d1·tailt•d investigation we di~­ the aid of a safrty licit. According lo our "I shall hear in hC'aWn." If you play the c:ovcred why. It sct•ms that Jone:-' young u>-11ally rcliahlc OpPrator I~- Squadron game with utter abandon and !'intplc faith, and extrenwlv attractiYc wife i~ scheduled 4-G\. A/ C Rclr.hcr complct<'d this gravity­ you can win. to arriYe witli tht• fir..;t spring fre~hets. The dcfyintr e_xhihition and 111an11g<'cl lo ;;lay in Some say that religion is wond1·dul aml talt·ntt·d .\h s. Jo1w.... a former hallct arti,,t. the cock-pit. Hcl on hy warming weather ancl the dC'nt arou,..ed a fot·ling of rl'Sl'nlmcnl in the • will not join a Church. th<'\" will not take fragranre of orange blo~soms. Turtle Line- deeply channellccl mind of his in>-lru('tor upon them!'elye,,; the nante "Chri<:tian." !'llarch 24, l!l44 Page '1

They know lhat lhcre will he ,.ome re,;pon­ EMBRY-RIDDLE sihilitie~, some hanbhip,.. yc~s -enn some 'ncrificcs. They aren't playing the ."ame of SERVICE PINS Ii fe: They are Iying down on the fob and lellmg their 1eam111ate.~ carrv an additional Those '5mart little pins and buttons you Joacl. They are Ic1ti11g lhf'ir. team·· that i.:-. haYe seen adorning the collars or lapels their conmmnity, nation, or ci\"ili7.ation­ of ,;ome of our a.-,.ociatc.-. are "Scn·ice go tlown i11 dt>fcnt. Pins.'' which employee:- of Emhry·lliddle This \\'nr would have !wen unnece,,.arY are receiYing as U\\ ard,.. for continuous if every m1111 \\ho hclie\C,. in the valu~ ~rvice of one, two, three or four ) car:;. of rf'ligion hud played the game with more 1·agcrm~-.~ and 1:nthusiasm. without greed These golden wings, with tht' d1•signut<"ration. · with." (Rook of Proverb;.) Brasil. or those :-;till stationed here in "The Chri:o;tian helieves in justice but he An army in,..pin:d by Chri,;tian love of ;\liami. will be eon.;iclered on the :-:ame e and four war,. "ill ancl rlo1hi11g lo aid the .,nfTcrers in the he presented by the Personnel· Director. enc>my couni ries. It is al th is point that our MAN OF THE WEEK When five years of :;c>rvicc cksl'rvcs recog­ Chrislian philo-.ophy takes issue with paa. l> ) A C J. A. Null nition, the pin will be of i!p1•cial c arranged licws in justice, not because he hates." Our selc>etion this \\f'('k is ,\ / C Tommy with a Senior Executive of the Co111pany HatrNl is a powerful force. but one which Barber \\llO unselfishly has devotcbook The Fly Paper will publi~h from tim<' a hoo111t'ra11g. A Yictory motfrated by and to the Emhry-Ri• , might mention that he has also ''lettered .. • , -· in \\inning the love and admiration of a • l'ertain young lady hy the name of Edith. • also of Mctm·lwn. 0 A / C Barbrr':-; happiPst nc\\:i earne when he learnct>k,'' we wish to t•xpress our plea~urc in having known him- the· n•n· best of luck to you. Tom 111v: \\ e wisli vou all sureess in attaining ~ ·011 r goal. · --·--

"TIIl~K HE•"ORE '\"OU TAtK" -Ocncrnl Georg~ C. Marshall and This Is my grondmother-she enrolled yesterdoy. Admiral Ernest J. King AND NOW WE"ll TRY A SPIN! Page 8 EMBRY-RIDDLE FLY PAPER "Stick To ..::I...:..t'_' ______M_ ar_c_h_ 24....;,_1_9_4_4 :....:::..:..~~----~---~~·~~~--- RIDDLE ROUND-UP NO. 5 B.F.T.S. ;\latt Tit•r1wy, f:ditor A860Clate Editors: Jeanne O 'NeUl, Nell Dwyer , Lots Heftlln , J ock Moyes , R u th Blount, Walter Todd, Ar thu r R ushworth. Bill Hayman and Francis Sharples

hard drawn game with the intermediate COURSE 17 i·our:;e. The rnajoritr onc-e more set l'ourse for It was with some regret that Cour:;e 17 Palm Beach al the week t•nd and finally finished niaht thing about two weeks ago. cono-reaated at Mrs. ~eSmith 's where they Those whot'kno\~ will agr!'I' that whilst day­ wer~ d~lio-htfnlly entertained hy a \'cll'alist light hours have their compensations the and acco1~panist. Once again, 1111111v thanks romance of flying in the velvet-like dark­ to Mrs. 'JeSmith and her circle of charming ness has yet to he equalled. friends. In somt' cases, the laugh is on us. You can imagine a hudding pilot :.->itting up --·-- there in tlw front cockpit getting along fine with hil' pin-pointing and hot naviga­ tion. Then come!'\ E.T.A .. and nothing shows 'ROUND RIDDLE up; he peers clown to !>ee if he can find a Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ziler entertained small, well lit town (Hiliolo for example) member:; of the Link ee a few extra marks in the "Gen" room book or a couple Personnel and Wilbur Lawson of Account­ of the keener types packing a 20-minute ing. who left us last wet>k. cannon in the hip pocket for constant refer· First Offict>r Jake Van Petten and Se<'c>!ld Officer Jack O'~eill spent the week end ence. visiting friends at Boca Grande. Fla. Here i,. this week's be.!;t line. ''Red" Continued on Page 19 Trevan savs: "l can't read Air Puhlic·ation~ 0 until r \"P punctuate

---~- - :March 24, 194"1 E:'>1BRY-RIDDLJ<: FLY PAPI<~R "Stick To It" Page 9 CARLSTROM FIELD CELEBRATES 3rd ANNIVERSARY

THE MEN WHO MAKE THE PROPELLERS GO 'ROUND AT CARLSTROM FIELD ore. left to right: Angelo Minichiello, Dirl!dor of Flying; Note Reece, Jr., Administrative Assistant lo Capt. Leonard J. Povey; H. Roscoe Brinton, General Manager of the Carlstrom Field; Capt. Povey, Vice-President of Embry-Riddle in Charge of Flying Opera­ tions: and Robert Davis. Technical Assistant to Capt. Povey.

x December of 1940 Camp Carbtrom, near Ar('adia, In 1922 he enlisted in the Army Air Force. Already I Fla., was tractless pasture land with few trace:' of the a good mechanic, he was valuable on the ground and his a<'livity it saw during World \Var I. But there was a man de:-ire to fly was ignored until the intercession of General who had not forgotten Big Prairie, a man who had, stamped ''Billy" :Mitchell resulted in his winning his wings at on his 1rn:111ory, a picture of gleaming hangars against a \1 itchell Field, Long Island. tropical sun, of boys in flying togs rushing toward the When aviation was at ebb-tide during the pre-Lind­ flight li1I<' · perhaps a picture of himself as a youth, just berg era, Povey did everything from hauling passengers after World War 1 when. al the Field he was to resurrect in a seaplane on Lake Saratoga to working as a road tester 20 yea rs later. he started on the road to winning his own for the Rolls-Royce Company. In 1927 he organized the coveted wings. :Massachusetts Ainrnys and later joined the Brinton­ John Paul Riddle's dream of rebuilding Carlstrom Bayles Flying Circus. Field began to materialize one summer evening in 1940 During the peacetime era of aviation meets. Len was when he and John G. ;\lcKav discussed construction and continuously on the wing. He participated in all aviation design of a modern. uniq~ie. primary flight training mecb, including those at ~liami in the winter and those at school. .At that time \Jr. Riddle did not have a contract Cleveland in the summer. At the Miami raC'es in 1936 and with the government. nor had he completed financial again in 1937 he was awarded the aerobatic trophy for arrangcnwnts for the project. But he plunged ahead "ith the most outstanding performance. In one of these races the determination of a man possessed. and soon his he introduced the Cuban Figure Eight which the Army plans had tlw approval of the Army and the neces­ now calls the Horizontal Figure Eight and which has sary hacking. proved to be an excellent training maneuver. Then John Paul Riddle began to search for a man In ] 933, when revolution had flared over C:nha leav­ who was familiar with every phase of flying, who was a ing Laredo Bru President and Col. Fulgencio Batista in good organizer, who could inspire confidence and who control of the army, Cuba had 22 planes and no pilots. An had the dynamic personality which means action. Mr. intrepid aviator was needed to build an air force. Col. Riddle found that man in Leonard J . Povey, whom he Batista offered this task to Len Povey. Povey accepted and made Director of Flying of Carlstrom and who is now as honorary Captain of the Cuban Air Force built it from Vice-PresidC'nt of the Embry-Riddle Company in charge a Rkeleton to a full-blooded force of 40 well-trained pilots. of all Flying Operations. After Len returned to the United States in 1938 he At 14 Len ran away from his home in Keen, N. H., entered the Flight Test section of the C.A.A. as inspector to enlist in the R.C.A.F. He was accepted and was sent to and flight test engineer. When the Civilian Pilot Training Camp Borden f"Or training, but in short order the Com­ Program was organized, he was given the rcsponsihility manding Officer, learning Povey's age. told him to get of standardizing student courses and the qualifications for out and stay out. flight instructors. Continued 0>1 Page 11 Pase 10 EMBRY-RIDDLE FLY PAPER "Stick To It" March 24, 1944

RIDDLE AERONAU T ICAL INSTITUTE March 24, 1944 EMBRY-RIDDLE FJ,Y PAPER "Stick To It" Pap 11

CARLSTROM FIELD , ARCADIA, FLORI DA

F RANK 6EESON FIRST CARLSTROM CADET ANO CAPT L .J. P OVEY VICE PRESIDENT OF EMBRY· R.IODLE IN CHARGE OF FLYING OPERATIONS March 24, 19·14 Page 12 E:ltBRY-RlDDLE FLY PAP}'; R "Stfok To It" - ----~------

··;\Ioo,..c·' Donm an :nriwimen from Arcadia ann \nle asked him if he said, "\ ou are fortunate in ha\ i11p; thl' were waiting for :-"s became temporar~ Commanding Officer. E\'en lu•fon• hr turhr1I in i\Iiami. Povey in the performance of his duty. On Saturday. :\lay :n. c1a,.,.. ·12-11 n·· IH'gnn pil'king key nll'n. The"e trait:- of character, l'oupkd with cci\ed their diploma-. anti tlwir onl1•r,. lo T HE <:ATllEltlNG OF T HE CLAN a ke<'n :-;en-,t• or humor and a happy, \\holl'­ report to Macon. Ga.. for h:1si1• training. ::;ome stale of mind. won Frnnk the re;;pect H. Ho~l'1H" Brinton. ''ho \1a" al that time of his as:;o<"intc•;; throughout training and in~trud 1111! for Emlin -Hiddlc al ~Iunicipal ga\·e him tlw indomitabk fon·1• that carrit·d ,\irpotl, \lia111i. a11 and has nc\Cr heen injured. American ) outh. tlwy were hou,..e<•tion hy the Corps Cadets would no longer he trairw;e Bill, the lJnitt·d Stall's Dale Dela11ty and Gordon ;\lougey. the glistening hangars. thr u11blemislw

HHITl~ll Fl.EUGU:\GS WELCO.\IED determination. They pn1cticernationul Settlement at nil) to expres:; my gratitude to 1•arh of Shunf\'hai and declan•d war against the you for the fine .spirit of cooperation that ALL BRITISH l nited State" and Grl'al Britain. ha,. made it pos,.;ible for u.., to fulfill ou1 i\fler tilt' unc-d lo ride"" the past year.·· of July tlw 1·mpty c1uarte1" were filled with when :\lajor Gl'nen1l \\'l'awr ordl'red a RECORD a Ill'\\' group of British cadet.. who went ...CY<'n·da\· week. Thi-. lit>\\ :,rht•dulc· meant into training immediately a.., Clas:; •12-B. ~acrifice: hut even one from the Command­ ..\t Carl..,trom Field. H. Ro~coc Brinton Tlw fir,.1 c•las..; of Briti;..h cadets received ing Officer to th~ Fligl1t Linc Boy:- rnm· proudly extended l\e\\ Yl'ar\ greeting,.-: to tlwir rnplo~ces of tlw Ernhr} -Hiddl1: Company in February and ldt fur ha~i<' trninin;z palms anti ..,oft mu..,ic tlw British cadets to even greater effort. with the p~rting reminder that "F meant "uicl ftrrcw<'ll lo tlwir !llany friend:-;. ·· \ny \\ ar i,., ,.:1•rion ...... lw ;..ai11hl he Briti..,h Class •12- B. which wa!' graduated \\ ar is particular!} :;er'ious IH'<'nusc it b Berlin and Tokyo. S1•plc1Ub1·r 29. lt'ft behind not only man) an all-out, lolal war ... \\ l' are iu a more The two mo:.t oublanding t'Yenb al fril'l!ds hut D arid E Flighb }t>ft a record <;eriou;. situation thun 1110,.;l \nwric·tm pco· Carlstrom during the ~umnwr and fall of of :~.000 hours of fl) ing with negligible pie ::;eem Lo realize. And thr sooner every 1913 were the two Air Show:; ;;Lagoo by darn11gt' to 1·quipnwnt. man and wonu111 gi•ar,., hirmwlf 01 lwn;elf Cadets and Personnel. So sut-cc ... ~f u l and l 'niLPd Kingdom dassc;.. increased in size Lo do sonwlhing for hi;.. country. th1• hrtter popular was the fir;.! that il was d1•c-ided and foll<>1n'eC"arne all .American. Tlw nc\\ war of 1912 nunc in on a Brifo:h stud1•11b wen• to be trained at the seriou,; note." Aerial na\'igation. metcorol­ Designed to demonstrall• tlw teaching newly actirnted No. :; Briti,.h Flyinir Train­ og)" and theory of flight look on r prcci:-ion and Cmitinur.d 011 Page 19 EMBRY-RIDDLE FLY PAPER "Stick To It" March 24, 1944 Page 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNION CITY NEWS LETTER T. C. Cottrell, Ediaor - ANoclates - Ernestine Mathis, Bulldtngs and Grounds Margare t n u rchftm, Administration Joe Harpole, Parachutea Marie BurchP.m, Martha N. Hou.aton, Plight Line Rudolph Neely, Canteen

Cues<: "e'll ha\I! lo takl' hack \\hat we from a six-day lt•aw. lie went lo Atlanta, day leaYe. He \'isitcd his daughter in Balti­ more. J\ld. On his war hack he stopped in said about Bill I.<'\ ' CN~dgc last "eek. He Ga .. to see hi; hrothcr, S S~l. Glynn Dick­ mu~l be :-lipping. The "eather tried to cut inson. who has heen in \ewfoundland for Washington to see some of his old friends up hut he seems to the past two years. in the War Department. have lost his power Lt. Rohcrt J. Goding is leaving the latter LL Don Schumacher's wife hall returned the sun just keeps part of the week to spend his leave with hi1 to her home in Mt. Sterling, Ky. on heaming. relal iYes in Mirnwsola. Six of our top mechanics have been llo! Hum! I sure Elmer Roy l\orth, Jr., upon being asked transferred lo Carlstrom Field. They are as have got the spring bv his future mothrr-in-law if he would follows: Joseph Howard, Burl Jones, Leon· foyer today. Well, ha'e .some mon• of her delicious spaghetti, ard Merritt. Russell Rinnessee doesn't have. Te11nc,.s1·e Ea:'on Tenn. J1111w,.; II. Phillip,, j,, taking hi~ va· Commander of Squadron 6, has lwcn trans­ 1hiation Company, Dot1glas, Ga., was a cation. ferred lo \o. S British Flying Training recent visitor at the Field. Clarn Dowdy said goodbye to Emhry­ ~chool at Cle" ist'on. Fla. Sorrr to lose We deeply regret hearing of the deaths Hiihip, for some of happiness. maid of honor and Jame~ H. Crawford of unknown reason, shed a wing aiul crashed Hot Shot Squadron 4 arlc:e Pinnt Corporation was well Commanding Officer. ~lajor Charles Par­ rl'prcscntcd here this week hy John Giles sons, visite

This 1wcds mu,.1 he :>horl and. we hope, Gardner Ru) ee. He C \ 1•11 cut :-hurt hi>< ,.wecl. Do I hear ,,,igh-. of relief. dear morning walk '' ith the )oung lady of his rcad1•r-.: Do ) ou n:·1111·111hn a short while dreams- Chris. Thi· ahm e mentioned htll'k "hen Mari­ charmer must ht• all of one year olnl again. \Vc\c !wen trying to find out ;\lany, man~ ) ears ago it was the hor,..r. \ow the bunk,; are occupied hy <'i\ ilian when• she rr.ally \H'nt. And e\ err ,\mcrican hoy \\ lwn he pla, ed students and civilian instructor::-. The latter Two of lhc gan!; arc reall~ puffed up­ soldier ''anted to be a t'avalrv officer. :\ext are preparing themsehe,; for the Brasilian vep, fir,.! ,..olos Grumman·s repre,;entati\'e came the machine, the l ocom~ti\'c. the train, program and are tops. It',; a great expcri­ the automohilc. And gcrll'ratecl a lonu­ lklma~ ff\Pul and Louise i\larsh. the~e c~ce for a boy of my age to he a;;soc:iated .mg to bccomc an e11gu11•cr. or an auto rarP.0 with men of such caliber. · S1•aplam· Pilot \Vehstcr ... and oh, yes. drher. But today it b the airplane. ' 'cxtrnorclinairl'" is usuallr tacked onto c\.thletics are an important mode of rP­ that titlt· ... u11fortu11atciy sprained an B orn I n An Airplune laxation enjoyed hr us, and the tennis ankl<· and hus hrcn limping about for Thousands, ) cs, hun<. of cour:->t'. i~ a vcr\' lwalthv condi­ '' i,,h to lea,·e now·· ... Thank-. to Senhor tion looking al it from the ,·je,, j>0int of J. A. Ht>cce has hccn appointed Young. our national \\1'1f11n•. For tomorrow the ,\::.... i>'tnnl Director of the Technil'al airplane will lie one of the d1ief pillar,.. of l> hision. Iii-. dutic,. arc as follows: Shower R oom A t hl t> t i l'~ ,;trcngth lo .sust;tin Amcri('a in lhe role ~he There is never a dull momeut here at 1. lie \\ill h1• responsible to and must play as a major world po\1t•r com· a:-~ist the Din·1·tor in the :-upen ision Tech ... what "ith the :-howl'r room. mcreially and politically. athletics. the noisy rt'turn of th1: /olim of tlw T1·!'h11il'al Division. actinlY0 for tlw l>in•rtor in his ah~nce. Tlw St11r of Av iution ( \\oh·es to ~ou 'I and the noi"e of ,;\Ir. Lul' will \\ ork with the Deparl- T hese youngsters \\ho today ma) he. ackc's typewriter at 6 a .111. on Sundnv 111e11I llrad,, n•i;:nrding any and all students al Emhr} -Riddlt'. tlwse young­ mornings. And it should he said that at n;1 prohlt•ms which they may have con- ster::;, we repeal, \v ill })(' the hal'khone of time has a group of fellows Lt•en 111on• united in doing a joh than those n:-,.;1•111h lPCI 1·1•rni11g th1• ci\ ilian ~d1001. America\ industrial and mili tary system. :t 1 le .will he aYailahle for con­ ) es. youth aud a\'iution, In the' wrv nature here. sultation with an) employee of the of things an• do,.;p}~ allird. l'Oll;plt•mcnt We of the Dorm, and I frcl thal I voict• T rchninil Di\ ision n•garcling per­ each other, u11

\Villia111 Rit'k:ml of the Brasihan Di\i­ floor. Delightful Lil Cla) Ion drag" her:-elf :-ion \\t'lll decp-.,ca fishing la,..l "unday with awa\ from Ben Turner',_ nfTict• 011n• in a :-oornc of tht• i11,..l 1111·tor:- ill expre-r;ion on hi,.. face wa~ incle,..~rihahle.

Bohhit• .. \lunhallan.. Bra'' ner cau,,,ed La:-t ~aturda\· Bohhie .ind I had dmncr quite a 1·ornrnolion alonl? the main drag with -·skinm .. (;iJe and Lil'ult•11a111 1'.envon The Red Cross ... this af1t·rnoo11 Ii) demureh ,..pra\\ lin~ on of the Ro,.;11 Air Force at Hidr:,onal and home prohle111!"i of :-Prvicc­ from P cr-;onnd and if !"it,1tion wa~on driv­ Eil1•cn J 1111~1'. \Ir. Munic':, able :-ecretary. men and their famili<':-. It l'anil',.. food and is mm right at rn,..,.. the hall from us .:1.nd ing result,., in :-;uch a gorg('ou:, suntan there other nece,..sitie:-. lo prisorH'l"!"i of war. It t spri11b aero;,;. lo talk \\ith our :merq faces ''ill be many requests for t"mployment in C\{'r "o ofl1•11. Bf'll\ llirsrh also ha." the \Yeb \\ cb,..tcr\

I cro~s all cro.\siugs rnrefully. I stop and look and li.\t1•11; I drfre with rnutio11, prayerful/_l. When rainy highu np glist<'ll. f'i·e nerer scraped a car, nor draped Jlly ou·n about a /en<:<~, And yet my bus f{Cts mHs a111/ 1russ With scratrlws, bumps am/ dents.

Thn [{et me 11/ien I park. The place doe.rn't mailer. Dumb rlrfrers choose my car to bruise Arul bang and slam arul batter. When I'm afar they ram my car. They knock my lamps nskeic. Until my 19!/0 looks Like 1922. Perhaps it's tlonr in ~ootl dean fun. Oka}! I'll join their lark, 1ml 1uth a truck I'll run nmuck And get them uht•11 th1•y park! RECENT VISITORS AT THE TECH SCHOOL were SOCIETY NOTE: MISS ANN STAHL, chorming sub­ --·-- Congressma n J ennings Randolph, second from left, deb doughier of Mr. ond Mn. Edwin P. Stohl of who is Aonked by Corl R. Anderson. Assillonl Vice• Corol Goble1, wo1 photogrophed ofter being enter­ JOIN TH E RED C ROS S President of Embry-Riddle. and Edwin P. Stohl. Di· toined ot o luncheon given in her honor ot the Tech rcetor of the Tech School. On Mr. Stohl'• right i~ I School loll Soturdoy ofternoon. (Pipe the orchid1!) GIJ-' E FREE T, Y J. P. Beocom of Simmond• Aerocessories. Page 17 )iarch 24. 1944 E:l1BRY-RIDDLE FLY PAPER "StiC'k To It" ------

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Rose Burke ha" relurnetl from her trip ENGINE NOISES lo Atlanta-still half t•on:>(·ious. I>~ Dfrk H o urih an Capt. Bacon and Patririu \lc'\arnara '\ll't•l J 11li11:- ..Gt'orgic Boy" Bayard and were visitors yr~trrda\' at tlw monthh· William "Bill" Twitchell of the Di<.:as­ meeting of the ·Federal° Pt•r,.01111el Courwil st·mhl) oon as lw \\ 11~ ;1hle to "ork he got a job as log <'hPch·r al the J\lill-. "ht•re lw worked until Our friend and reporter. Blet·ka Kistlt·r, hi... farnil) mmed to ~liami. is enjoying a well earnecl in 1·ngim•s hut nc,er had the oppor­ \Ve do hope Bleeka enjoy:- e\rry minute tunil\' lo \\ork on them. When the \\"ar Bill prowd his "orth hy hard wc1rk and of her vacation and l'Omc-. back ::.unlamwport ... , ck., '' ith Hawn. His fatlwr. a war veteran with a bright. pcrnuu1t·11t disahility discharge. later the help of our newcomer. Jo)<'<' :\loon'. Gloria Odc-.sa Dl'an ju"t ealkd to !:'ll)' Among other nc\\ fare ... thi:- pa-,t '"'l'k mo\l'd to Lakt' Worth. Fla.. where Bill at­ that shr. will he ha<'k nl work tomono\\. tended high sC'hool. 't oung Twitchell acted in 0Yerhaul are Allie Wright. Timekeep­ \Ve ha,e 111is>'ed \OU. (,Joria. and \1i~h to a-. a lmµfrr in the Carl \"ogel Post 1\o. 47 ing: Daniel Drawdy. En~im• O\l'rhaul: extend our snnpiitln. \\ hilc awav ~he at­ of th(' Sons of tlw ,\mcri<'an Legion. the Diicie Ray. Doping and Taping, and \fr,.._ tended memoriul !-C'I\ iC't',., for hi';' fiancee outfit 11hid1 11on thl' dwmpion~hip of the \Ioore. Fabric. \'\ elconw lo ,·ou all and \\t' who \\a~ killed recl•ntly in thc• South Pa<'ific. State of Florida three comwcutive years. hope you'll enjoy being a 1;wmher of the Tlw fa rn i I" mm cd to Miami in 1941 Saturday morning IH~ had a \j,;j[ from O\'erhaul Famih. 11 hen Hill ,;ta! tc•cl his trnining in mechanics Col. :\-Iartin a11d \ fajor Sl'hulte from \\ a mer How did Llo).d Ramr>- iwquirl' tht' 11anw at thl' \ . 't . A. Upon completion of his Ro him• \ i r Sen iee Co111111and \\ 110 were ''\Ir. Curl)"? Thal is th<' q11t':-;lion. lt's an <'our~t· Bill rt'<:rin·d a good rrcommenda­ here on a Co11111uu1t'rit'IH'C found it dif­ \1err here from \Vanwr ll ohin .. \ir Senice slightly rewrsed). ficult lo find \\ork. Command on a .\laintmancc• 1nspl'dion. If ) ou should pa-.s the 1'. liut home;.tcad ,\n'\iou-. for r'\pl·riPnce. he applied at They .. pl·nt the Wl'<'k tnd and da) on IN OVERHAUL a leave of ah,.c11ce. She e:-.ptx-b io :-pend In view of the fac·t that lh ing about ten da)" at her home in Alhnny. Ga. quarter:, are ::-till difiicult to ohtuin The ,\rl'ndia o,·erhaul department in greater ,\Iiami, E111bry-Hiddl1' <'In· de-..t'nt':' mud1 prai::,e for the splendid plo)ce:- will be glad lo lrarn that -..ho\\·ing tlwy ham made in the --·-- there now j,_ an an~\\cr to their Rt' t'lllplo)ee;. in Overhaul haYe JOB RELATIONS COURSE Since Einhr) -Ridc in Joh Hc·lation-.. Train­ quarters ere<'led Ii) tlw ~\l ia111i J\ ir W. I.. Bullol'k, A:-:-i:-tant General ing. ,..pou'.'orcd b) the !'raining Within In· Oepol are now available lo our 1•111· ,\fa11ag1•r of Carl"trom Field and du,..tr) of the \\ ar \lan pmn•r Commi~,.ion, ployee~ in ~liami :-;}Hing-.. c·hairman of the R<'letttd Cour•t' l'i"ory per::,01mt>l of the Aireraft ancl Engine The fir:,t c·our"r 11<1" alll'ndecl hy Jo>-eph Divi!'ion and the Embn -lliddle Tc·dmical fine du)~. ;\Ir klint-muember those R. Horton. General :\lanager of the A S. E S· hnol. • ::,rak!:'. and if the family can take it-it Di' i>-ion: W. :\1. Thmna•. Admini,..trali\'e The next -..erie:.> of :-,c:-sions ''ill begin won "t be long. ·\.-,_i.,.tant lo the Gerwrnl \lauager: 'I'. "'· nc"\t ;\londav in the Technical School build­ Our Sanding department really is air \t>J,..011. Production .\lnnag(•r for the Di­ inf!. If tho;e de,..irin~ lo take th i-. rnur~e conditioned now - from all appearances ' i-..ion: Charle,; F. Grafflin, TechniC"al ,\,,. "ill contact Dick Hourihan at Engint> the girl:- cnjo~ their "out of door:-" sur­ si:-tant lo tlw Genera 1 ,\hnaµ:t>r: \Vi Iii am Overhaul he will !'CC that 'on an• cmollcd in one of the cla:-~c:-. , roundings. F. Ehnc. ..;up••rintc1ulenl of Fnf!ine Over­ haul: \'\ illiam C. B1:ck,dth . ..;upt:rintendent \Ve ''ant to \\l'lrnmc :\l)rlice Huff of the of In:-trumcnt 0\ <'rhaul: \\ illiam Dt'Shazo. --·-- Fahric department who has been absent Superintcndt•nl of Airrrafl OwrhauL \1i­ for sc\ era! month-. due to illne;:,;:,. If~ nice arni: Brue<' Hadley. Supcri11ll•1Hlc•nl of BACK OUR FIGIITl'\'G BOYS -..eeing you aµain. Myrtice. We're happy to \laintenanre. Chapman Fi<·ld: Jack ". k11011 you '<' fully reco-vered. Hale. Di' i:-ion l n:,pcctor: Pau I i\lcim·r~. GI VE FREEL\ TO THE UED CROSS --·-- WING FLUTTER

Last Saturcl.ty night about a half hun­ dn·laxation for tho::-1• ,,ho did not dance. for they sat :,ipping tall cool drinh and chat· ting with old and new-found friends.

1'lan y To Come ,\JI who att1•11clrcl ~aid tl1cy had a won· kno11 they would have enjoyed them· ~l'ivt>s. \\1· hope this party was the first of man) lo come. Gus Edmands of the Field Service is the proud papa of a hrand new baby hoy. \'t'rnil' Berner-., who expected to 5pend ' a hclutP

ROUND JUDl)(.E Continued from Page 8 CARLSTROM CARROUSEL l\lr. and ~lrs. ~1nldon \\'right entertained by Kay Bramlitt frir.ml::: al a .liriclge la~l We1lnesday evening. .\ card from former Flight ln:mling were ~Ir. and "lrs. J. K. ~tanlev Kitt advi:,e,.. that he is :-till i-tationed Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. C. Haskell. Mr. and will he regretted not only by all lol·al at Ro;nulus, ;\lichigan. his addrc:;s being personnel hut by many Carlstrom alumni Mr:;. N. J. D1'')t'r, Mrs. Hardin. ~liss R. B. :306th Sq. RAAF, here and abroad. '"Pop" Crowell handled Owen, Sgt. Griffith, .Mr. and ~lrs. C. Pirkle and Franci!< Harris. Mrs. Wright prowd a Ho11111lus. :\lich. the laundrv chore for the Ca'­ of H.A.F. F/ 0 Pctt·r John Stephens at imposin!! Carlstrom Honor Roll. Di::-tin· i\'o. 5 IWfS. ing Agent, i;.; expt•ded liat·k in Arradia guishe'tla\·. the :{Oth: ":.\1ainlenance between classes. roads for new wings. Bolts"" \'~. "P1·r.111n11ent Party.'' Lt. Brooks. Stnti:-;tieal OfTin•r. calls him· Carll!trom Record self the "Walking Torch'' after ~pending Through March 21. 1911. a total of last Sundav on the heach at Sarasota! 402.370 hours and 10 minutl's had been --·-- Flight Instructor:; E. D. Tr<'adwell and flown at Carlstrom Field since the first ]. D. Van De\'<'nlt·r hnn• returned to their cadet took to the air three yt'nr" ago on old jobs now that the Annv i:; not ~o much ;\larch 22, 19U. These hours, representing COURSE 18 in nee

MEMBERS OF A BRASILIAN AIR FORCE TECHNICAL GROUP, who hove completed their ttoining here in the United Stoles ond were guest• of Embry-Riddle during their stoy in Miomi, ore, leh to right, 1st Sgt. livio de Mouro Rolim, 2nd Sgt. Hothir Spiridioo do Rego Barros, 2nd Sgt. Joto Broslleiro, 2nd Sgt. Monclot G'oes de Compes, 1st Sgt. Cid Co.to, 2nd Sgt. Morio Furtodo Villa, 2nd Sgt. Ernoni Mochodo de Gusmoo, Sub-Oficiol Oscor Hertel, 2nd Sgt. Jose Vieira do Collo Volente, Sub-Oficiol Antonio Coelho do Serro Aronho, 1st Sgt. Arthur Estrela de Souzo, 1st Sgt. Jeon Louis Bourdon, 2nd Sgt. Diorocy Wornelleo Rocho, 1st Sgt. Oriel Ferre­ ira Mortuscelfi, 1st Sgt. Paulo de Co.tro Condim, 2nd Sgt. Militino Vieira de Poivo, ht Sgt. Francisco de Auls Borreta. George T. lrelond, Auistont General Monoger of the Brosilion Foreign Agency, Edith del Junco, Jomes Moller and Gerri! Schipper ore seen looking out of the windows of the Embry-Riddle bus.

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Oppol"tunities in Aviation are coming thick and fast these days. And a lot of folks with the best of intt>ntions but not enough fon·~ighl, are going to mis~ the chance of a lifotime. Trained men and women arc in constant demand in pmctically every branch of Aviation right. now. And that demand will continue in the peacetime years ahead. A moderate investment in sound training can pay you dividends the rest of your life. But remember, now is the time to act. Why not get the complete story?

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