The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15
OKLAHOMA BOY MAY
BE SECOND EDISON
His Speciality Is Making and Flying
Monster Kites 20 500 or 6GO Feet
With Gable and WindIaSS,

WITH \dDlC anu w lutltS>,
Checotah, Okla. Dec. 12.-Paul
PARROT, q Checotah, Okla. boy. has
broken the record in this part of the
country SO far as kites are concerned
having recently constructed one four
teen feet long and nine feet wide.
which requires a cable To hold il
when flying. While flying the kite
pulls so vigorously that it cannot be
held by hand. but must he wound ant
unWound by means Of a windlaSS
which is anchored to a telephone
pole.
After experimenting with the kite.
the owner conceived the idea of
parachute attachment, md made one
corresponding to the kite in size. Ri
Inquired that a small copper wire fast
ened to 4 pulley on the rope and at
Jached to the parachute would hold
till h parachute reached the kite.
when it would give way and the para
chute would float gently to the
ground. When tested. the experiment
proved that his conjectures were
right. But the desired end had not
yet been reached, he wanted a pas
senger to test its carrying ability. Ac-
cordingly he began to cast about for
the coveted object.
Cat in Parachute Flight.
A cat seemed to be the most avail
able thing. which was fastened Sc
curely i'll Il net TO the parachute AMI
sent up to meet the kite. Though the
cats protests, expressed by continu-
Gus bowls, could be heard from any
part OF the town during its flight, il
made & successful trip and reached
the ground in safety. on the cats
second trip il remained perfectly
quiet until the parachute landed, and
when picked up 10 be released was
purring softly.
lauls nom de plume is Polly,
which is painted in giant black let
clearly legible from the kites great
est flight Of 500 OF 900 feet, or the
extreme length Of the rope.
He has other interesting expert
ments, among which is his window
display, constructed last summer to
help promote The coming Chautauqua.
It consists of a miniature ChautaQqua
grounds, showing campus with tents.
ticker booths, electric street cars and
a feature display stand which auto
! r~natlcally gives ZACH rays program!
prominently by means Of a reel with
five cards which are presented in sue
| cession-each remaining in view three
another is displayed in like manner
until all of the cards are ~presented
every fifteen minutes.
Another contrivancc Paul has fash
Toned is an electric train with a DlOck
signal, which causes the train TO an.
tomatically stop at the gate for two
minutes, when the switch opens and
permits the train to make another
revolution of the circuit.
Has Wireless Light.
All this is accomplished by means
OF storage batteries and works as per-
fectly as if done by hand and viii
operate day and night without being
touched as long al it is connected
with the current. Included in this
display IS what he calls his wireless
light. a small bulb showing no con
nectiOn with either battery or cur.
rent, seeming TO burn independently
of everything else. 1t is likely that he
will be called to the east in the near
future to install this display ar
Chautauqua headquarters.
Paul, when a small boy, came IL
ChecOtah with his parents from his
Ohio home, II has since lived here
He IS a sign painter by trade, but is
easily anything else that is necessary.
His chosen profession being very elias
tic it is applied to different kinds OF
painting, such as stage curtains, in.
terror decorations. window lettering,
cards, caricature drawing and various
other things. He is quite q favorite
in Checotah. He is always ready ia
lend a helping hand TO anything ben.
eficial and is a treasure in local talent
entertainment He plays the cornet
In the church choir, the orchestra and
IL the town band.
HOUSTON TO ON AnxE