The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

miles per hour.
Two or three other Cessnas : the
exact number was undetermined
at the time r expected ir
early this week. Both or al
three, whichever tits, are of the
twin-engine type and will be flown
up from Dallas. Warren plans to
use these for charter work, pas
senger rides, and twin-engine in
struction.
Out at the Wilmington Airpark,
Carl Dunn is chewing on his fin.
ger = nails while awaiting delivery
OF a spanking new Stinson ''Voy-
ager" The ship in question, which
is the Stlnson Com-pany's super
special model, has been held up
by the weather. having to be flown
down from Detroit. One of the
most admirable features about the
$50 hip. "Voyager" is it's self-start-
er. Just throw on the switch and
pull on a lever and it's ready for
the runway. No more of that siren
GUS business of spinning the prop
by hand.
Due to a fast : growing waiting
list Of applicants for flight train
ing under the G. l. Bill, Carl an
nounced plans for inaugurating a
new class about the middle of
April. He advised all EXC. is
wishing to enter this class to con-
tact him as 500 as possible to
facilitate his getting them squared
away on the necessary clearance
papers.
Not so very long ago. on one of
the few clear days that happened
to escape the lousy disposition of
the few clear days that
happened to escape the lousy dis
position of this years March
weather, we strolled into the club
room of the Airpark, only to find
it under the occupation of a dozen
or so women who had assumed as
sorted positions around the win
dows Beating a hastry retreat, we
backed into Carl. whats coming
off, anyhow some kind of sorosis
meeting??" We asked.
"Oh no." he laughed They're
our flying widows Seeing a
still puzzled expression On our
faces, he continued; you've
heard Of golf widows, haven't
you - wives whose husbands
spend their week-ends = excluding
meals on the links? Well, these
are in a similar boat
Adding to this, Carl informe dus
that he is trying to talk the ''for
gotten women into taking flying
lessons ''In this way he eluci-
dated, ''the wives could turn the
tables and edge some of the men
folk into the flying widower' cate
CORY" We're a mite curious as to
just how it's all going to turn out.
g.. In The Way of Miscellany: -
For the benefit of anybody who
has been out to the Airpark re
Gently and sighted a strange
looking animal moseying around
it's a dog. That is. according to
Muck Dunn. 1t wandered onto the
premises two weeks ago and there
it stayed. Homer, as he was
labeled by Muck, was so Skinny
when he first put in an appear
ance that he put n of the stu
dents in the hospital for two days
No he didn't bite him. Nothing like
that. His ribs we're so sharp from
lack of vitamins that when he at
fectionate1y rubbed up against the
unsuspecting students leg, the
lads trousers were obliterated and
five inch : deep gashes were IN
flicted in his legs; one of them
severing a tendon. Homer's put on
a little weight since then. though,
and is no longer considered a men
ace to the public safety. That dog,
you should see!
Muck added that it was quite a
problem at first trying to ascer-
tain the type animal it was. That
it was a mammal, they were pref
tv sure. However, the tipoff came
when Buck Keels : who plans to
start instructing for the Dunns the
latter part of the week observed
that the ching, whenever Wend-
ing it's way from hangar to Office
always make a slight detour
which placed his course in line
with a pine sapling. When they
noted that it paused momentarlly
beside this young needle bearer.
twas then that they deducted that
it was merely a scraWny repre-
sentative of the canine family.
Quite a few of the local fly-fly
bows are planning on hopping up
to- Greenville for today's air show
The majority left yesterday. but
several others made tentative
plans to depart today, pending the
weather.
Included among the lads who
plans of, weather permlt'lls.
definitely going up, are Homer er
Barnes. who plans on taking ms
Fairchild PIT %: Tommy Salnloll'
his PIT %, accompanied by prom.
err Jimmy: Carl Dunn, VINO Il taNe
his Cub up Gals considering
taking a stinson up via a secono
nartv1. and Meares Harrlss'
who'll fly up in his Ryan: Inc me
names of those who are sun ov-
hating the question were unaVall'
able at the time.
The site for the higlyvauntec
Workmanship exhibition slated 'e
he run off Wednesday has peer
set for the location OF the 1u,uf :.
Wilmington. Skeet Range whlch y
situated at the Airpark. Ernie ane
Dot Lind, two of the country Wy
f1ight performers in their neg
will demonstrate their siio os
ing ewes with vari-calibred rifles
shotguns, and pistols.
The wilmington Aero CLUB ar
nounced plans for a "Dutch y
ster roast set for uhel'
NodnesdaV night al dp