The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-17

80" YIN - bryant ana William
James Griss. YpslIanti, each did
a fine Job OF soloing at the Ypsi-
lanti Airport this week.
William Bedford who is hangar.
Ing and flying his one.place Frank.
lin Glider at the Ypsilanti Airport.
made several successful flights
Sunday. He was assisted with
inc towing by Ken and Margot
Stuber.
Ray Deck and his Instructor.
Don Gridley. flew 10 Dearborn Mon
day TO obtain Mr.. Decks identlfi.
cation certificate al the office Of
the Civil Aeronautics Admlnistra.
ton.
T. r, Jewell, Willis, and Morton
Rosentharl. Ann Arbor, began their
flight instruction nj the Ypsilanti
Airport this week.
The Parachute Squadron OF the
Detroit Civil Air Patrol Group paid
a visit TO tho Ypsilanti Airport
sunday and gave an interesting ex.
hibitlon. One OF the jumpers land
ed IN the woods north and east
OF the field and dangled for a
while In the trees until the ground
crew extricated him. Pat" SAY.
ton, girl jumper. made her fifth
Jump."."successfully. and Cpl. Tony
Rennie, OF the u. s. Marine Corps,
who Is on furlough. made his 265th
jump. Ypsilantians will remember
Tony as the son OF the former
manager OF the Wuerth Theatsr.
Other parachutists were Art Basha,
Warrant Officer: 1t. Paul Ro-
mine, Whitley" Kaanta, and How.
ard +. Mcclellan, Parachute Rig
or End Glass. who has served ono
year In the Y. s. Navy aboard tho
U. 8. S. Ranger,
This group OF young parachute
jumpers is always a welcome visi
tor at the YpsIlantl Airport and
never falls to give the spectators A
thrill.
Howard Brown busted off his
open cockpit Fleet" and made A
short cross country jaunt Sunday
evening.
Joel II. Prescott. Jr.. president
OF the Ypsllantl Air Service. sue
cossfully passed the flight test
md secured his instructors rating
In the Taylorcraft this week. AL.
though Mr.. Prescott Ia primarily
interested I'm glider training, he
also has wide experience in pow.
er planes.
There are several appointments
In the Ypsilanti Squadron OF Civ.
II Air Patrol which have not yet
been confirmed by the Wing Head.
quarters at Detroit, but Il is ex.
pected that the staff will be com.
pleted within the next two to three
weeks.
The Civil Air Patrol was ere.
ated Immediately following Pearl
Harbor as a vital part OF the Ma
tlonal Home Defense Plan and
has worked closely in connection
with all other defense units....giv-
ing training in First Aid, Military
Drill, Code, Radio, Navigation and
Meteorology. and serving In coast.
al patrol and forest patrol. How
eyor. for the last six months since
the danger OF invasion has lessen.
ed the main object OF Civil Air
Patrol, as an auxiliary OF the U. s.
Army Air Forces. has been the re-
cruiting OF candidates for the Army
Air Corps and the WACS, as we'll
as the general promotion OF avia-
ton and safe flying.
The Ypsilanti Squadron Is now
training approximately $50 Cadets:
50 in the local Flight, under the
direction OF Ii Stuber. w. O..
Duffy, and Cpl. Weber; IS In the
Norwayne Flight under the direc.
ton OF 1t. Wells: and 35 in the
Saline Flight who have been under
the direction OF 1t. George Woods.
Both boys and girls are eligible
for membership in this organiza-
ton OF CAP. Cadets, and the age
limit Is Is years.