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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-09-17, Page 10Pege 10 The Times•Advocete, September IL 1959 McCurdy's Silver Dart replica o...n.... display at. Saturda • • • , • •;', • n'f.:•;':7 This year in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Poweredi Flight in Canada and the 35th: Birthday of the Royal Canadian Air Force, many ceremonies; have been held during recent' ;',3' weeks and many more are plan-. Copeland were Sunday visitors ned. But the climax of the year - with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cann long celebrations has already, and familY- been provided by the skilled Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Smith,. hinds of a young leading air-, I Dianne and Douglas spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. nos craftsman, Hutton at 'Uniondale. ; On February 23, a replica of Lloyd Jaques has been sue- the Silver Dart biplane with cessful in having a good supply Wing Commander Paul A. Hart -1 of water. C. H. Kerr of New man at the controls, took oft Hamburg were the drillers for from Eras d'Or lake near Bad - the well and struck water at 72 deck, Nova Scotia, to re.enact: feet. Air Commodore J. A. D. Mc.; Mrs. Lawrence Copeland spent. Curdy's pioneering flight of 1909. the weekend in London with her This replica was authentic in daughters, Mrs. Murray May of most details, from its linen fah.' Byron and Miss Donna Cope -1 ric to the bamboo elevator and: land. • rudder supports. Mr. and Mrs. John Brookshaw, The original idea to recreate' and Murray, of Avonbank. Mr. the Silver Dart was conceived, and Mrs. Harold Levy and Lynn,' late in 1956 by 25 -year-old Lead - of St. Marys, were Sunday visit-, ing Aircraftsman Lionel McCaf-: ors with Mr. and Mrs. Walter frey, an aero engine technician. Levy and Margaret Rose, Working in his own time. Mc.; oodham topics By MRS ARTHUR RUNDLE WMS meeting Fifteen ladies attended the WMS meeting held in the base- ment of the church last Thurs- day. The president, lirs. F. Doupe, chaired the meeting for worship service with the theme, "Fellow Workers with God", She was a s- ested by Mrs. W. Wilson. The study book chapter on Hawaii was taken by Mrs. G. Wilson who had visited Hawaii not so long ago which added to the interest. She spoke of the Hawalan pewee as a very friendly and relaxed people with a most desirable atmosphere. The main industries are the tour- ist industry, sugar cane and Pineapples. Many different re- ligions exist. Roll call was answered by naming a country in North? America referred to in the study book. Lawrence E. Copeland. seed mixtures, entertained his sales- men and their wives on Wednes. day evening of last 'week at the Armstrong Restaurant, Exeter, to a turkey dinner. David Wheeler returned On Thursday last from the west after a two-week holiday. He left Monday to attend London Teachers' College, tawa, the Alexander Graham Bell MAW= rn Baddeck, and the Sm UMW an institute of Washington, D.C„ Lionel garner- ed a complete set of authentic 'drawings for the Silver Dart. Pesonal items Mrs. W. Payne and Mr. Jim Payne, Mrs. Fred Payne of Lon- don were Saturday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rundle. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Vodden, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Rundle at- tended the funeral of their cousin, the late Lewis Fletcher, from the Dinney funeral home on Friday last. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hollings- worth of Watford, Mr. and Mrs. John Selves of Thames Road were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Mary Jacques. Dr. and Mrs. Roelofson and Mr. and Mrs. William McLean of Exeter were Thursday eve- aing guest's of Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Smith. Marion Squire accompanied her grandmother to Detroit for he weekend and visited friends. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wheeler af Alton, New Hampshire. are ;pending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler and Rev. and .Mrs. John Cook and tack of Arkona visited Saturday ivening with Mr. and Mrs. lVheeler and David. Mr. .and Mrs. John Rodd and Pamela, Mr. and Mrs. Glen ,yreresser With this knowledge spurring him on, 'McCaffrey decided. to build an exact duplicate of the Silver Dart rather than a gene- ral configuration. As word of the project spread, enthusiasnt grew and volunteers appeared on the scene until some 20 airmen, air- women, civilians, night cadets and officers were working off- jut(y) ,oa pftleannet,Intil the early hours of the morning, lo turn the plans it Faithfully copying the original Silver Dart down to the smallest detail proved to be a time. consuming task since such items as motorcycle spokes suitably turned for wing turnbuckles were not easy to come by. The workshop personnel from Station Trenton and No, 6 Repair Depot rendered yeomen's service to the cause by undertaking the fabri- cation of the necessary steel- work, Februaryt 1957, interested ; • ,•?; Caffrey began constructing the officers led by Squadron replica in an unused building at' RCAF Letter fromI RCAF Station Trenton, Ont. Leader Roy Wood gained a grant of $400 for the project from the According to the builder, the • Brinsley j most difficult part of the job , Canadian government exhibitiOn commission which was used to I plans and specifications. Finally,' pstirtru-hs was seeking out the original ' By MRS. CECIL ELLWOOD asaepdStstkpaars.spruce for the Iafter weekend field trips to the 4 Research Council in un r Force 1957 the Ot,i Anniversary Anniversary services were held in Brinsley United Church on Sunday morning and eve- ning. The morning service was taken by Rev. Hick. Special music was rendered by the choir and a solo by; Mr. Wes Watson. The evening service was taken by Rev. Slinn of Arva and a quartet by young people of Ailsa Craig was given. There was a eood attendance at both ices. Personal items Mrs. Lin Craven, of Parkhill, visited with her son and daugh- ter-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Wes - Watson, on Sunday also attend• ing anniversary services. Miss Grace Trevethick, of Lon• don, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Jack Trevethick. Friday evening guests with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ellwood were Mr. and Mrs. William PAX. ling and Mr. and Mrs. Will Has- kett of Denfield. Mr. and Mrs, Earl Dixon visit- ed. with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ellwood spent Sunday evening with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Lloyd Odd of London. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RCAF ON THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY plan- to support Centralia's Air Force Oey by attending the show on September 19. • SAM SVVEITZER Bulldozing — Trucking Sand, Gravel encl Soil Backhoe Work, Trenching and Diggirll PHONE 380 OR 1187-J EXETER AIR FORST PAY -AT RCAF STATION CENTRALIA BRIO YOUR CAMERA AND RECORD• YOUR VISIT Gideons launch autumn activities Fall activities of the South Hu- ron association of The Gideons began Monday night with a din- ner meeting at Armstrong's Res- taura nt, Ontario Field Secretary Cecil Roberts, Kitchener, addressed 13 Gideons and their wives, describ- ing the work of the international body. Plans were made for the distri- bution of New Testaments to all grade five pupils in the district this fall. finished Silver Dart, minus an engine, proudly went on display. The aircraft which interested spectators saw was a biplane I built as ..closely as possible to 4 the original—a few concessions were later made in the interests of safety. 1 Unlike the original Silver Dart, the replica has been seen. by countless thousands through the medium of television, Movies and personal appearances on Air Force Day and at the Can. .,. adian National Exhibition. As the. i project .neared completion, the 4. I replica was fitted with a 65 . ..., I horsepower continental engine i ; On the morning of February 23, 1959, thousands of spectators swarmed over ice.rovered Bras ; d'Or lake to see if history could ; be repeated. Following a series of address- es, including one by Mr. Mc- . Curdy the great aviation pioneer, Wing Commander P, A. Hart- man (carrying a bag of mail) climbed aboarcl the biplane, placed the control yoke over his shoulders and signalled that he • was ready for the flight. in conditions of blowing snow, he took to the air, and dipped and dived aver the half mile course before the gusty, treach- erous wind finally .forced him down on one wing tip. Though the aircraft was slightly damag- ed, the pilot was unhurt. • W/C Hartman, a veteran test !pilot who wears the Distinguish - 'ed Flying Cross and the Mr Force Crass, termed the Silver , Dart "nnique" The ailerons are • controlled by a yoke across the pilot's shoulders and banking is accomplished by leaning in the ; direction he wishes to man- oeuvre. The elevators are oper- ated by .a push-pull Tod connect- ed to the control wheel, and the wheel in turn operates the rud- der, I This summer, the replica will be shown as a static display piece at certain points across :Canada in connection with the Golden Anniversary of Flight and will be subsequently moved to its new environment in the museum. INSURANCE For Ccinada •<, We Salute RCAF Station Centralia • and shipped to Baddeck, N.S,, the site of the original flight, Then came the big day „ .=1C =PV' v 415. AT CENTRALIA SAT., SEPT. 19 Best Wishes Lindenfieldi Ltd. PHONE los EXETER Be Sure To Attend AIN FORCE DAT AT CENTRALIA RCAF GOLDEN HAWKS Guenther -Tuckey PHONE 25 'TriltiSPOrta Ltd.,XETE ••; E. L. Chaffe & Sons Carrier highway 4 end Crediton Road PHONE AC $-6641 CENTRALIA • INSURANCE For You ... W. H. 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PAW CENTRALIA WPM SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 0:4 k•.% •?..< • •4q;:: Exeter solutes RCP'S Station Centralia 0fpr ,004VOMPOKW •0 • On the occasion of Air Force Day, the Town of Exeter wishes to pay sincere tribute to the Officers and Men of RCAF Station Centralia who this year inin in the celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the RCAF and the Golden Amniversery of powered flight in Canada. BeCAUSP of our close association with the tation n cl its personnel, we take pride, too, in the large contribution which Con. tralia has made to the development and progress of the RCAF. As Mayer, I urge all EXefer citizen% to visit Centralia on Au Force Day to view the progress made in flight during the past half.century. MAYOR R. E. POOLEY THE TOWN OF EXETER • • • • ••••'• •••• •• • • 1 •