The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

 horizon last Thursday morning than the mechanics at the Molli- son port were busy wheeling out the planes. Before o'clock Doc Stawowczyk arrived and as soon as his Monocoupe was warmed up he took off bound for Miami, Florida for short vacation. Within an hours he was followed on the southern route by two Stratford residents, James Wales, Jr, pilot ing Fairchild 22 with his father Wales, Sr, as passenger.
 Fourteen year old Freddie Hur- ley of 1470 Main street, Stratford Is a real aviation enthusiast as well as an optlmist. Freddie's uncle Albert Dow of Bridgeport made medal monocoupe with q Brownie, Jr, gasoline engine. The ship cracked up in a trial flight, but Freddie didn't give up for Q minute, the ship returned to it's hangar" and on Christmas morn. ing was brought forth with an eight foo wing spread. Under It's own power the tiny ship took off, gained an altitude of 75 feet and attained @ speed of 40 miles per hour. Suddenly without warning 1t went into power dive and was damaged beyond repair.
 Freddie wasn't perturbed a min- ute, he went into conference with friend uncle and he Is now wait ing for q flying model of the lateEt Bocing, equipped with two motors and radio control. Freddie isn't taking chances: the next flight he'll direct from Q keyboard. r
 A. l.. Patterson, president of the China Airmotlve company of Shanghai, China has been ap- pointed Q representative of the Bureau of Air Commerce accord ing to an announcement made by Eugene Vidal, director of the de- partmcnt.
 Speaking of Director Vidal may we take the liberty to quote 10 the airmen of Connecticut his thanks for their part fin the 3 ist anniversary of flight on December IF. "We do not want you to over- look the fact that we recognize the personal sacrifices that you and the airmen in your community made to pay q fitting tribute to the two Americans who gave US the art of flying through the air." Vidal says in part.
 For those pilots and passengers who simply must smoke" while they're up in the air Gilbert c. Budwig, director of Air Regula- tions of the Department of Ar Commerce sends along to us warning that federal regulations prohibit the throwing of matches, cigars, cigarettes. etc, from planes. Many forest fires, brush blazes and other confiagrations have been caused in this manner.
 What we really used that item for was to show those folks who really haven't had a real flight that even in big passenger ships smon- Ing Is permitted In certain com partments the same as on trains.
 Childreni This weeks history lesson. On January 2, 1785, Jean Pierro Blanchard, ono of the great pioneer balloonists, and Dr Jeff fries crossed the English cham mel. Tn 1850, model airsliip, shaped like a torpedo and driyon by screw propelier was exiiib- ited and flown at Paris, by the builders, M. Julien and M. Gif-' fard of France. It was two years later in September that GiRari made q flight in an elongated bai- loon steered by rudder and pro- pelled by . steam engine driving Q screw.
 Wc didn't get much of q chance to talk with Lew Griebei at the Mollison port last week. Low was as busy as the proverbial one armed paper hanger rushing around this state and New York lining up business for the Spring. Moliison airport is going fos look like the Newark aIr terminal next Spring and Summer if Lew has his way about 1t.