Flying Minute Men Who Lead the Local Squadron
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COMBINING Ther %ummit Herald, Summit . Record, Summit Press and Summit liews-Guide OFFICIAL Official Newspaper of City and Subscription $2.00 a Year County. Published Thursday A. M. Telephone Summit 6-6300 by The Summit Publishing Co., 357 Springfield Avenue. Entered at the Mailed in conformity with* P. 0. D. Post Office, Summit, NT. J., as 2ml Order No. 10687. ERALD Class Matter. 55th Year. No. 10 FRED L. PALMER, Editor & Publisher THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1943 J. EDWIN CARTER, Business Mgr, & Publisher 5 CENTS FLYING MINUTE MEN WHO LEAD THE LOCAL SQUADRON 1 It. Jackson A. Tresltlder, CAP, Phyllis S. Clarke, Acting Adju- •K. H. Brett-Surmnn, Squadron Lt. Tan Brant Tlmpson, CAP., Lt. Jeanette S. Smith, CA1 , "Lt. Robert F. Miller, CAP, Lt. II. E. Kodenbaugli, CAP., Lt. Frederick IV. Dan, Jr., Cjmimniuk'r of the Summit Training; and Intelligence Officer. (ant, Summit CAP Squadron. Personnel and Deputy Training Group Two Training Officer. It." Operations Officer, Summit Staff Communications Officer CAP., Executive Officer of ih<> Lt. Tresidder is n nhotogroinnti- Officer. A fellow of the Boyul Squadron. Lt. Smith demon- Squadron, holds a current A. & E. and director of the Cndet pro- Miss Clarke is devoting practi- Timpsoii is devoting much of his strates wonmn'H ability to serve Summit Squadron and n iiio;iilii'r cul engineer and formerly with Geographical Society, Brett-Sur- rating and travels to Pennsyl- gram. In conni'ction with this in vital capacities Ju the War ef. of Group Two Staff. Li. Dan |>l;us cally all of her time, to Chil Air imin first flew as station mascot time to coordinating the training vania each week-end to conduct the Itoyal Canadian Mounted fort while remaining loyal to the latter activity, Lt. Itodciibaugli an active role In both the CAP Police. He was.a member of Uie Patrol activities. She not only in 1915 with the Itoyal Navy Air programs of the Squadrons in 100-hour plane checks. Formerly serves as linlson between the Service (later became the BAF). traditions associated with the and CAPC training programs. His serves with the Summit Squadron Group Two which comprise with the Army Air Forces, lie Army Air forces and CAP in the l!)!!0 Olympic Team, then rated , He has conducted extensive ex- American homeiflaker. Mother instructions cover subjects rang- saw duty with the Sixth Pursuit iiinoiifr the best horsemen on the but accepts Group Two assign- plorations on the African Con- Ploinfield, Railway, Brewster, of four children—an expert flyer, Air Force Enlisted Reserve re- ing from basic, military one* In North American Continent. ments ns well. tinent. Photos by Pat Liveright Andover and Summit. * —a leader. Squadron In Hawaii. cruitment program in this area. incteoTology and iiavigalion. Want To Help United Campaign Meeting Legion, Service Clubs INSTRUCTORS NEEDED W, Fenton Johnston Held At YMCt Thursday Summit Squadron of Civil Air A meeting of the Central Com- l'utrol, nn auxiliary of Army Summit Fliers Ask Council Help OUR TOWN Wins Col. Sturm Air Forces, Ims usked Tlte Her- mittee of the United Campaign was Heads Bond Drive; held Thursday night at the YMCA. ald to assist In locating persons Buy a^Plane? -v to discuss the contract submitted Legion Of Merit qualified to give instruction in T5~Siimmiri)y-the-National—War- Erect Honor Roll TOWARD A JOB-RICH SUMMIT Meteorology and Aerial IVnviga- Succeeds Gilmarfk Late in June the Office of War Fund. There were suggestions Common—Council—was-flskad Col. J. Foxhall Sturman Jr., of tion. Since the pie-induction Lawrence J. MacGregor,• elmi,- Information disclosed that an or- w"~lalK~a~liRl€~TBnOTe~al5OUt~post==W'ar- planning--for made concerning revision and the Tuesday night to cooperate in the tra[nlng_«f Air Force Itescr- man of the United States Treas.nr ganization called Civil1 Air Patrol Summit? • G-3, of the Panama Canal Depart- chairman, Leonard E. Best, was erection of a temporary sign board, vlstinrair TieelT turned over- to Wai—Kinancft. Committee for io;p' had flown 20,000,000 miles, in oper- ment, was awarded the Legion of 1 authorized to take the matter up "suitable in character" to honor The way we look at it is very simply this: CAP, additional instructors are counties, including Union, h;is an- ational flights;:had spotted more the nearly 2,000 nien and women Merit hy Lieut. Gen. George H. needed to keep pace with Cadet with the New Jersey State, War In order to do the best job we can for the men who are nounced with regret 'that Dam:-! than 150 -'submarine's and blasted from this city now in- the armed Brett, Comfnanding General of the enlistments. Those willing to Fund, Inc., in Newark. going to come back from the v/ar—some of them to take old jobs J. Grilmartin, who lnd the first and some of these right out of the forces. The request was made by Carribbean Defense Command, in lend u hand ^n this important water; had" warded .off fifty sub a joint committee^from the. Lions, but some of them to look for their first jobs—is to make Siimmit the largest military review held at war effort may ' obtain addi- seoond War Bond Drives to so .siu- attacks on convoys and spotted Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs and as prosperous and busy a community as possible. Headquarters, Panama Canal De- tional information from Lieut. cessful a conclusion in the Sum hundreds of torpedoed seamen for American Legion, Summit Post No. partment, since the beginning of II. E. Itodenbaiurli, CAP, 15 mit area, has been forced to resign 200 In Service V The mere thought of a dole, or made-work, or boondoggling, 1 Coast -Guard rescuo; had 75,1UU 138. The committee was repre- or public works which are ente.rtjl|rito chiefly to make jobs is the war. • . • Norwood avenue, Huiin>j,ifc s.. '•> as head ot.tlin local cdnuniii' :. sented by Brp«st-jr>i;'P:atten,"pf Xha One of 15 derated, seven of Mr. Gllmaniu is ree.uiHsnil.inn fi-i.:u members;_ hud ba^es. frqin Mal-V depressing. No main wants that "kind of a job and every man to the Gulf and'Biong'"the Rio From SusHiuit To fiet Lions; Arthur* Becker, of 'kiwanis; whom were generals, Col. Sturman | a. serious illness and will he iii- Laurence Aplin, of the Rotary, and wants a job doing something which he feels is important, neces- Grande; had more planes for CAP received the award for planning First, Second Ward able to take part in the forth;:oi! Andrew A. McNatnara, of the sary, worth while and exciting. and supervising the submarine ing drive starting September !i. assignment than the entire Army Absentee Ballots Legion. Air Forces possessed at the be- So, we think the job of those of us who are not on the mine project in Balboa harbor. W. Fenton Johnston of 1 Kuril*! ginning of 1940. What OWI did not Deputy County Clerk Grover C. The 'committee said a sigh,. 8 feet fighting fronts is to see what we can do about making Summit Passing in review in Col. Stur- Council Incumbents •avenue, has been appointed chair by 20 feet, With/, one - third, the man's honor were the jungle troops say was that the Summit Squadron Tranor received Friday from the a vigorous, successful, active, prosperous community which will man' of the Summit Area to MK • was probably the first in the nation. Adjutant-General's office a list of names on'would cost $295, while of the Mobile Force, commanded by ceecl Mr. Grilmartin. Mr. .lomivnn the entire cost would not exceed be looking for men, not looking for jobs for men. Major Edwin F. Harding, formerly Face Primary Test ; Civil Air1 Patrol operations in- 200 na,me,s of Summit residents who was active in the earlier camp iiy,.. are in the armed forces. $800',. including landscaping: and That, we take it, is a big job—a job for all of us. There is commander of the American forces Two nominations for Common as general chairman of teams an'! clude Coastal Patrol, Inland Cour- putting all the names ,on the board. in the Buna campaign. Council in the Republican primary, ier Service, Forest Patrol, Liaison Under supervision of Abraham not more time than all of us need for such a program. Further- workers in Summit proper and con The groups represented on the Col. Sturman was graduated from i September 21, developed at. last Patrol along the Mexican border; L. Grossman of the clerk's office, more, we think the job is big enough to challenge the ablest tributed substantially to lin. d, petitioning committee have taken 1 absentee ballots will be sent to the United States Military Academy Thursday's deadline for -filins, velopment of the local organi-.. -• Power and Pipe Line Patrols; Anti- favorable action towards paying people we can find amongst us. these persons on August 27, giving in 1920, receiving a commission as when Howard D. McG.eorge, presi- tion. aircraft Artillery Tracking Service for a major portion of the sign. them an opportunity to vote at the While we are on the subject and before we forget to men-second lieutenant in the Coast Ar- dent of Summit Taxpayers' Associ- He will be assisted by John X- and many other servioes-for'the TJtie _city Jias been/isijed if it will September-21—primasy;— tion J;his__we_ shouldL say ..that such ^ pro grarn can have great tillery Corps. In 1921 he attended ation, filed in opposition to Coun- May, Jr.