Smyrna times., 1953-05-14
ARMED FORCES
DAY SATURDAY
Airmen To Be "Foster Faith
ers" to Murphey School
Children Saturday
PUBLIC INVITED

Twenty-Five Air Force personnel
from Dover Air Force Base will
act as foster fathers" for a group
of twenty-five or thirty children
from the Murphey School in Dover
on Armed Forces Day Saturday,
May 16, it was announced this
week by base officials. The young
er set, ages eight thru thirteen, will
be brought out to Dover Air Force
Base at 1 pm. where each will
meet his or her officer or airman
foster father" for the afternoon.
After introductions are completed,
father" and child will begin the
tour of the countless static displays
exhibits and aircraft which will be
featured in the Power for Peace"
demonstration at this Military Air
Transport Service installation.
Colonel Paul A. hartman, Dover
Air Force Base Commanding Offic-
er, stated ut is pleasure for us
to bring these children out to Do
yer Air Force Base for the Armed
Forces Day program Power for
Peace. I'm sure it will be an en-
joyable afternoon for the young
sters with their Air Force escorts
as we have chosen the best of our
officers and airmen to act in the
capacity of foster fathers. I want
to thank Mr.. George Ehinger, Su-
perintendent of the Murphey
School and his staff for their
wholehearted cooperation in maxi
ing this foster father program a
success" Another highlight of the
afternoon of Armed Forces Day at
Dover Air Force Base will be the
demonstration by the Navigation
and Briefng Section. 1t is the
function of the Navigation and
Briefing Section to brief and route
all aircraft departing Dover Air
Force Base and bound for overseas
destinations. The various brief
ings include a general route brief
ing of the entire route the pilot
will follow from here to the desti-
nation; a briefing as to the use of
emergency equipment and proceed
ures to be used in routes; and other
briefings of equal importance. To
compensate for what might be
lacking in the various briefing of
this department, there are thous-
ands of published aids, documents,
and literature pertaining to the
safety of flight from Dover to des-
tination. A series of these brief
ings which are given aircraft crew
members before take-off from Do
yer Air Force Base will be given
throughout the afternoon for the
enjoyment and information of the
citizens of Delaware. This pro-
gram, which will also include the
interpretation and explanation of
the various charts and maps, will
be under the direction of list 1t.
Garland p. Daughtry, Navigation
and Briefing Officer. Also appear
ing on the program wwill be the
highly rated twenty-piece Reserve
officers Training Corps marching
band from Maryland State College,
Salisbury, Maryland. The ROTC
marchers will demonstrate their
precision marching and bands
manship during the retreat parade
formation. They will join with the
other military marching units
which will be the ROTC, Delaware
National Guard and Air Force
Personnel from Dover Air Force
Base. A continuous afternoon o.
the latest in Armed Forces movies
will be shown in the base theatre
for those guests who wish to relay
during their tour of the static dis
plays and exhibits. All of the film'
feature subject matter on you,
United States Air Force. A fev
of the movies to be presented ar,
Keep En- Flying, Memphis
Belle, Know Your Air Force
"Jest Test, winning You
Wings With Lieutenant Jimm,
Stewart, "Air Power American
Cargo Critical, New Wings Fo
Peace, "Your Air Force In lac
tion", and many others depicting