The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-31
The Sidewalk
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souAwK CLUB
BY The -
rrNNEWICK COURIER

souAwK CLUB
contingent of air-minded in
,. a with complete support
y several of the most ardent
S u of local people and IN
D s;t,,tions ganged up on the chair
su If the complainers' meeting
a ma week W. and threw him for a
.l,n nnlete loop. These flyers wear
ants with zippers at every open
SUM- and pocket. However, there
n ,,,sre no zippers on their vocal
Mv"e, ,T One spokesman took
~ with a sharp chandelle and
made NJ two-point landing on the
n He turned loose with a
t tuT throttle: SIT has came to our
IT.. u.,sntion that some individual
s s',sr m the coast has been billed
o az the only Living Bat Man. We
know It to be a fact that our
Tommy T Thompson is not only the
most famous of the bat-men but is
also very much alive.
THRILLS
pa+ wing jumping is one OF
.he most thrilling of the airshoW
events . Tommy has made some
: oso s,ch Jumps. Several years
s1o he discarded the "web wings
ss,ch as were used in the Jump at
Everett last week, as absolute. He
has been using specially con-
str,,cted metal wing with control
surfaces =, When everything works
inst right he is able to do a con-
Siderable amount of maneuvering
and has even made successful
loops.
STILL LIVING
In addition to the bat jumps,
Tommy has made more than l5OO
parachute jumps. Most OF these
were Of the delayed opening style.
He has lived through all this and
sill minds to make additional!
;,,mps When an air-show crowd
GEES Tommy take off from a plane
with his metal wings flashing
through the ozone, they will be
SEEING the top man of the trade.
DANGEROUS
II is a fact that the mortality
.srate for bat wing jumping has
been high, as it is with all stunt
ssflyine. One individual who wit
messed the show in Everett Sunday
remarked that if Tommy Boyd
continues his practice of delaying
bis chute opening to within zoo
feet Of the ground it won't be
long until Thompson can right
fully lay claim to the title of being
the "only living" bat-man.
EANEsT
This weeks bouquet (of skunk
cabbage blossomS for the title OF
the meanest person in town goes
to the party that stole a kids
bike at the ball game Tuesday
night. The bike, a red Schwinn,
belonged to Orlando Stevlingson
Of Park View Homes. Not only
does the boy get the usual amount
Of fun out of his bicycle, but he
also needs it in the performance OF
his work as a Pr carrier. #a
CARAVAN eye 80.
Planning a trip You have q
Tine opportunity to see some in
teresting country as well as tc
fnelp worthy undertaking if you
JON the motor caravan leaving
: friday to cover the famed Lolc
rail to Missoula. There's some
mighty rugged country in North
central Idaho that is rich as well
10 historic lore-the trail of the
famed Lewis and Clark expedi.
ton.
COMMENT 80.
An old saying with a profound
meaning was brought to our at
sntlon this week Limitation is
ue sincerest form Of flattely."
Frank Attending
Reno Sessions
:. moss Frank, manager-secretary
~ tne Kennewick Chamber OF
s;oo Sun is attending the ses.
I,oas this week of the Western
Ssatute of Commercial and Trade
o Ssssretarles in Reno, which will
TSS se august 2, according to Rolfe
-Ive, Chamber president.
Frank was alec i,c4r,,o4oI7 ~ 4I,<