Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

NEXT MEETING:

Milford squadron
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, May "a, 1880 p. m. is
the next meeting date of the Mil
ford Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, to
be held on the second floor of the
Milford Community Building. Lets
everyone be on time so the meeting
can start PROMPTLY at 1880!
LAST MEETING:
At the meeting on Tuesday night,
First Lieutenant Robert Schwab,
of the Air Defense Command, sta
toned at Dover Air Force Base,
gave a very interesting talk on the
ADC's mission-that of guarding
the continental United States
against unknown or unidentified
aircraft penetrating our country.
1t. Schwab told of the beginning
of the interceptor squadrons and
the problems they were confronted
with in the early stages. The de-
velopment of early night fighters,
planes that are capable to fly in
any type weather, and improve
ments that have been made since
it's beginning. He also told of the
long, firing hours of duty put in
by the men who fly and maintain
these interceptor planes, conditions
they fly in and how, in general,
a scramble" is carried out. He also
praised very highly the job that
Ground Observer Corps members
are doing in filling the gap between
radar posts and early warning
systems. 1t Schwab's talk easily
held the groups attention, as the
subject he was talking about con-
Germs all the people along the cas-
tern seaboard. He made you feel
that you were a part of the Inter
ceptor Command, flying with him
and his observer, locating a sun
known, and verifying whether it
is friendly or hostile. Our thanks
to you, Bob, for an interesting
talk, and we hope that in the near
future you will again be with US.
ATTENDANCE LAST MEETING:
The attendance for Tuesday eve
ming was as follows: Visitors, 5;
Members: 10; and Ladies: 2. Total,
20. The Squadron is pleased to have
the members of the opposite sex
become interested in the job their
bubbles" are endeavoring to do
for National Defense. Please come
fagain, ladies'!
WORK CREW:
This Saturday and Sunday, the
Work Crew will be on hand at the
building site, commencing at $3.50.
Now that the actual building is
starting to go up, there is still a
bit of work to be done to clean up
what the "dozer" has uncovered.
Lets have a good turnout this week
end and get the job done-SOON!
GROUND OBSERVER CORPS:
| Made known to the citizens of
Milford and vicinity, Ground OBJ
servers Corps is again begin start
ed here to fill a highly important
part of aircraft Identification, neces-
sary to National Defense. A volun-
teer organization, a member gives
two hours of his time a week to
spot planes. Mrs. Virginia Quering,
phone Milford 4243, and Mrs. Mar
jorie Poore, phone Milford 4180,
would be only too glad to enlight-
en- you on questions pertaining to
lGOC, and sign you up as a spot
ter" for the Milford Post. Volunteer
civilian plane spoilers fill the gaps
in our country's radar network, but
at the present time there are too
few of them to do this job adequate
ly. Contact Mrs. Quering or Mrs.
Poore and wear the armband of a
Ground Observer
c. A. P. NEEDS MEMBERS:
In order for the Milford Squadron
to carry out it's mission. more
members are needed-not only men,
but women and young people, ages
Is to Is for Cadets! CAP has a
place for your talents and you will
be serving your country on volun-
teer basis. On the evening of May
"a, stop by the Community Building
and "sit in on one of our meetings.
Members of CAP will be only too
glad to answer your questions.
CAP sEARcHERs PRAISED BY
U. S. AIR FORCE:
General Nathan F. Twining, Air
Force Chief of Staff, recently made
public report from Brigadier Cen
eral Thomas J. DuBose, Commander
of the Air Forces Rescue Service,
on the part played by the Civil Air
Patrol in domestic air search and
rescue operations.
According to report from
Headquarters Air Rescue Service,
said General Twining, 'the Civil
Air Patrol flew nearly so percent
of the total number of flying hours
recorded by all participating agen-
cies on ITO actual search missions
i within the continental limits of the
United States last year.
"In making this significant con-
tribution the unpaid volunteers OF
the CAP have reflected great credit
upon themselves and upon the Uni
ted States Air Force"
| According to the Air Rescue Ser
vice report, CAP few a distance
equivalent to 366 times across the
nation during 1854 on search and
mercy missions at the request OF
the Air Force, including 1853 mis-
sions and 1905 hours out of a
grand total of 1909 hours flown
by all participating agencies.
In praise of the CAP role in Air
Rescue operations, General DuBose
said:
81 always have considered the
Civil Air Patrol the strong right
arm of Air Rescue Service. These
new statistics certainly bear out
that contention. 1t is interesting to
note that 1851 of these hours were
logged on 10 search missions. In
comparison, Air Rescue Service air.
craft involved in the same missions