lex • • • Photo br Robt L H•ltz•s J:Ju1i~nf !<ttnkin +:lewnttv.tictt! +:lcttlem'I• fv.ltt.re, C?tt.lio<>tnitt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * CExcerJ>l$ fro1n n recent speech by Federal Judge J. F. T. O'Con· nor.) " .. In the interests of national de­ fense of the United States govern· ment, the Army is 111 be congratu­ lated on securing the services of John Gilbert Rankin, better known ln the aviation world as "Tex" Ran· kin. Few have ever heard his real name-John Gilbert Rankin. Two years In France and England with the United States Signal Corps, A viadon Se<:tion, during the firs! World War: barn-storming in the State of Washington with a CUrUs J N 4 :0 twenty-two years ago and, about the same time, he established the Rankin School of Flying at JUDGE O"CONNQR. Walla Walla, Washington, which school was later removed to Port­ land. Oregon, where it became rec­ ognized as one of the world's larg· da and Mexico and four years ago Whiteside, president of the Cham­ est civilian flying schools with an he won first place in the Interna­ ber of Commerce, and lO Mr. Stover enrollment of 610 resident students. tional Acrobatic Competition in St. who \Vas resPQnslble for the con· And of the more than 3,000 flight Louis, Missouri. struction job - overcoming great students who had graduated by "To have secured this outstand­ difficulties ln order to finish it on June 1935, not a single fatality nor ing and experienced air pilot and lime. Mr. Rankin has surrounderi even a serious injury hat' happened to have acquired for this beautiful himself with able assistants In Mr. to any of the students. "That ls, in City of Tulare this great Academy Robert Norswlng and Mr. James part, the story of Tex Rankin. His is a splendid tribute to the business Lund, with three flight command· books an aeronautics have become men and to the Chamber of Com­ ers and twenty-three Instructors, standard. Thirteen years ago "Tex" merce, and I offer my congratula· and as business associates Reed Rankin made the first non-stop, lions to Mayor Gall Bash, City Williams and William V. O'Con­ non-refueling flight between Cana- Manager W. D. Cook, Mr. Percy nor." RANK'N' PILE PAGE ONE RA:SKIN ACADEMY EXECt.:TlVE PERSONXEL I cl v1lla.n ) : ~Q.UWell, f/.1-7 ! J. G. "Tex" RAXKIN, President A high llfl. double·uhaust, 1000 WM. V. O'CONNOR, Vice President '!"he orrkers and per:<Onnel or th,, hoss-pressure magazine -published in and Council Rankin Academy reluctantly bid the Interest or the Flying Cadets or ROBERT NORSWINC, Secretary you ~Ilsters of Class 41·l farewell. the Rankin Aeronautlcaf Academy. i\n<I General :Manager Tulare. Cailtornla. REED WILLIAMS, Treasurer We all deeply appreciate the ex· cellent cooper tlon you have ex· Editor-WALT BORRER JENNINGS R. LUND, Chief or tended to us at all times and W(! Assoctnt• Editor-HAL PEARCY Flying Operations hold the greatest admiration ancl H. L. PEARCY, Chief Dispatcher Su1ff Cartoonatlc, WALT BOHRER respect for each and every of DEAN SPENCER. Chief. Pat·achute one you because or the s plendid sports· Staff Writers (?): Dept. manship you have displayed during Dean Spencer, Gene Tigar KARL HUGHES. Chier of Chas. Gartner Karl Hughes Maintenance the ten weeks you have been at Staff Photog: THOS A. WHITE DALE FRY, Rankin Field. CHESTER CHENOWETH, We feel confident that you will Plight Commanders Price: At air-ports, or slreelS carry that fine spirit of enthusiasm, or In restaurants ......... - .... _. 25c FL¥ING CADET OPPICERS In ashcans, mudholes cooperation and fair pla)' wilb you OP C LASS 4.1·1 always. or sewers - -··-····-·-···........ Free CA.PTA IN Circulation: Flying Cadet John I.. Crouch Wherever you go you may be Something under 1,000,000 LIEUTENANTS sure that we here at Rankin Field RANKIN ACADEMY MILITARY Flying Cadets Samuel J. Brown. will always be Interested In your PERSONNEL: Elmer G. List, Vern E. Brewer. welfare and we want to hear from CAPT. C. J. DALY-Air Corps Su· FIRST SERGEANT you as often as P<l$Slble. pervlsor and Commanding Officer Flying Cadet Martin S. Cluck SUPPLY' SERGEANT You will always have the slncere LT. NEYWOOD H. ROBERDEAU, good wishes of us all. Adjutant Flying Cadet Charles W. Craven LT. JOHN E. GILMORE, PLATOON SERGEANTS J.O."Tex" RANKIN Flight Surgeon Flying Cadets F'rnnklln H. ll1cCol· gin, Paul E. Gardiner, Loyd K. Cox. LT. THEO. D. BRADLEY, * * * Commandant of Cadets SERGEANTS Flying Cadets Clifton W. Cot~, My­ LT. ROGER W. PAGE, ron C. Paul, Harry 0. Lewis, Milton Engineering Olllcer C. Butler, James 0. Foster, Jr.. Al· LT. CALE S. GLENNY, "fred G. Damron. Woodrow L. Dick, Operations omcer Granvllle E. Greene. Editorial b>• OUR 1COre and seven years ago IJt. Theo. Drake Bradley ing the fine st.andanl.s set by your - whoa Bettsy! We are off on Commandant or cadets F -predece!!SC>rs. 1he wrong speech! And now as you leave our midst Having had so many words to Five short weetu; ago the first Is­ say to you during our ten weeks of for the "heavier stuff" at Moffett, duty here, not much remains to be sue of "Rank'n'Flle" zoomed orr a you go with t.he blessings or the &aid that is not a repetition ot state­ slightl.Y overheated press and aided Rankin Aeronautical Academy, the ments already made. However, l in no small way the send-off or good wishes o f its personnel and do want to commend you on the Class 4l·H, the very first group of last but not least of your own edl· attitude with which you have per· Cadets to go forth, or even fifth, tion or "Rank'n 1FUe"! formed the various tasks, pleasant and unpleasant, that have been re­ into basic training from the ozone Au rev-au .re-aw nuts! Happy landings to you all! quired ot you. It Is noL easy to over and about t:he Rankin Aero­ malntaln the schedule which bas nautical Academy at Tulare, wbere regulated your life here, and there C. O.'s are C. O.'s and Flying cadets * * * are jobs that must be done, which wear goggles lO eat grapefruit! A NOTE TO THE are not always to everyone's liking. INSTRUCTORS You have shown the attitude of a That five weeka bas -power-dived We are extremely unhappy good soldier, In carrying out your and all but crashed lnlO an explo­ and likewise a-polegellc or the duties without question, and In ad· sion or glory for you misters or fact that acute lack or s-pace -pre­ dltlon to that, you have acted \\-1th Class H·I who become the second vents us from running your pie· a good spirit and cbeerf\11.ness. and group to depart from the alma·mal· mres in this Issue or "Rank'n" have maintained a high state of ta-you who five short weeks back File". morale, which sets a fine example were taking It on the chln from However, we are preparing a for the undercl8S$men, as well as the upper-classmen or 41-H but bunkey-<lorey feature on you being beneficial to each man, him· who now, as upper classmen in teachers or ozone·prowllng for self. your own right, ore "dishing it out" our next Issue. I know or nothing so Important to the dodos of 42·A; you who have W ill you not bear with us? to a ma·n as the development of re· all done such a swell Job of uphold· (Ho1> to Poge Thirteen l P.4.GETWO RANK'N' FILE J taken several month$ of hard work and self dental to progress as far as we have, and to make ourselves wonhy of the organization of which we are now a pan_ We real­ ize also that we have Just begun IA!ltorlal by F / C J ohn L. Crouch and there Is still mi.ch to be done Cadet Captain before we have achieved our goal; bul. U1e r~wtt.r~ b:1 gr~ett il.lld is 0-1e envy of every American youth-a pair or Army wlngs. The time spent here has been a Lime that all or u.s wm remember always. The dlsclpllne and Mili­ tary fundamentals that we have learned from our Commanding Of­ ficer and his very adept staff, through assoclaUon and by taking them as examples will always be remembered. If we. the class of 41-1, can become the men that our superior officers are, then our Job F /C FRANCIS B. BODINE will ba ve been done well. Before leaving. I would like to Now, It Is our aim and object, take this opportunity to express through the pages of ''Rank'n' the sincere apprec:atlon of this File" to keep track of as many of class to the people o! the surround­ the members of this first batch of ing towns for their genuine hospi­ Rankin alumni as Is possible. tality. Not being crystal gazers we can * * * only depend on these cadets them· selves to keep us posted on their Ten s hort. weeks ago the Class of Uk>e8 r4 f/.1-JI,! progress and whereabouts. We sln­ eerely hope th~y wlU from time to 4H stsrt.ed training at tlus school. --,.,.-~ It seems only yesterday that we ar­ time drop us a line, beat messages rived, but the time has passed and out on t.Om·toms.