The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-11
SPOTS


New Hanover county announces
that the offic .ai U. S. Army Air
Forces wings fer meritorious ef-
forts and services in the Ground
Observers Corps of the Avs. will
be awarded ID the observers OF
two posts in his district.
Post IS observers will be pre-
sented their wings by Director
Vowel on Thursday night at $3.50
o'clock at the Myrtle Grove Pres
hyterian chucch. Forty-two spot
tiers have earned their wings at
Post IS.
Judge John J. Burney will pre-.
sent the wings to the observers
of Post 81 on Monday night, Au-
gust 16 at o clock in the Superior
court room of the New Hanover
county courthouse. 125 volunteers
have earned their wings at post 81.
Chief Observer Arthur L. Snow
# Post 81 has announced that a
f.ag staff has been erected atop
the observation tower and o l d
Glory will fly daily. Mr.. Snow
l.ointed out that the American flag
flying from the mast atop his post
is the highest flying flag in New
Hanover county.
The following is from a letter
received by Roy J Cook, district
publicity director of the Avs,
from Major William Frank Burns,
Of the U. S. Army Air Forces.
Major Burns is a former resident
nt Wilmington and prior to going
into active service with the Ma.
t,onal Guard IN September, 1910,
was employed by the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad. He is well
known among sports fans here.
F or several years he was umpire.
in-chief of the softball leagues.
y enjoyed your column Spots
en- the Avs. Send me another
ene some time when you think OF
it Those items help out lot and
know the officers in charge Of
the observation posts in New Han.
over county are having time
keeping the observers and such
Interested in their all-important
jobs of looking and searching fol-
enemy aircraft. Roy. know what
It's like to have them (the enemy
sneak up on you and catch you
SO to speak, with your p a n
down. I've had the liver scared
cut of me on several different oc
casions. It's no place to be Out
in the open without a nice pretty
hole in the ground to fall into
when they come looming over. Il
the folks back home could see
some of the destruction caused
10y bombs that l have seen in sew
eral places, they would have a
great deal more interest in their
jobs and would know too that il
is most important that they keel
their good eye open for strange
and unidentified airplanes. 1t car
happen in Wilmington and else
where in America. pray it will
never be Americas lot to pla,
hosts % enemy bombing planes
It's something worse than a bae
dream and take it from one wht
knows. 1 nope the officers il
charge of the observation posts il
dear old Nep Hanover can ge
their posts fully manned and keel
them that way, for again I sa.
it's really important job the ci
william observers are doing"
Bonnie Burns. 15-year-old daugh
ter of Major Burns, serves reg
ular shift at Post 81.
Following a congratulator,
message to all volunteers O
The Aircraft Warning Service, owe
radio station WMFD, Monda
right, Lt.-Coi Oscar c. Tigner pin
ned one of the new Avs. medal
on Frank Piner, chief observer O
Fost IS. At the same time Mr
P1ner and his fellow members O
the post were awarded the Firs
Fighter Commands "Silver Cita
ton Award tor exceptional con
duct in the line of volunteer duty
, wind was southwest, with an aver
age hourly velocity of 90 ,,o;I,,