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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-17, Page 17 (2)LANDING ON TARGET — Wes Marshall, on experienced jumper, makes a last minute steering adjustment before lan- ding on target at the Grand Bend Parachute Club landing field. T -A photo 1978 Homey Crop `tT 45 r, 754 per Ib. Bring your own containers. CLOSED SUNDAYS 8 A.M. - 9 P.M. 236-4979 FergusonApiaries Hwy. 84 3 Miles West of Hensall Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex August 17, 1978 • tr & North Lambton Since 1873 SECOND SECTION Page 17 Faith in cloth and strings must for area parachutists Jumping out.of a plane at 3,000 .feet may not be everyone's idea of a Saturday afternoon's en- tertainment, but the activity is catching on in the Grand Bend area. The Grand • Bend Sport Parachute Club has trained 70" people since the parachute season started in April. They expect to be even busier in the fall. . The cost. for the thrill of jumping from a plane over the Grand Bend area- is $75 for the first jump. Those- who want to try it a second time only have to pay $12. The first jump fee includes a $50,000 insurance policy to cover any, .damage a pa.rachuter7-might cause when he, hits the ground, or some' more valuable object. It also covers the mem- bership fee for .the Canadian sport parachute association, equip nt rental, in- structk , and the plane ride. Once a p son owns his -sown , equipmerjt the o t is cut to $2 a jump. .. But- before anyone takes the first lunge that person is given: a five-hour theory course add two hours of . ground practise. The F,ourse, taught by experienced jumper Bob , Wright; covers everything from -how to gets out of ttiel,planesafely to how to get back on the ground, and everything you should do Staffa folk enjoy play, By MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN Staffa Womens Institute ,embers" their husbands and friends, attended the produetion'of "OOlahoma!", Wednesday evening at the Huron Country 'Playhouse. Mr. & Mrs Tom Scott are holidaying in, the Western - provinces. Miss Darlene 'Templeman accornpanied, Mr- and Mrs. Jim Neilson, Stratford, on a trip to Ottawa last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Maver, Exeter visited recently with Mr. and Mrs,. Lloyd. tMiller.. Barbara -Templeman is holidaying for a few . day?• with the Martyn girls, • Russelda le. - We've Shaved Prices Even Lower For The Final Three Days of Our SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE ablif ' This Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Aug. 17, 18 & 19 11)!,, idofi. t, y SPECIAL RACK • All Summer Slacks • All Summer Hats & Caps • Swim Wear • Short Sleeve Shirts • Spring & Summer Jackets • • Dress and Casual Shoes SPECIAL PRICES ON .2 & 3 -Piece Suits • Thanks for Shopping at McKnights Len McKnight & Sons Men's Wear MAIN ST. Phone 23,,-2320 EXETER - in between; • "When you jump you start --counting arch thousand,' two thousand, three thousand, four thousand, and check. You then took over your shoulder and if you don't see anything up there; you won't. You then deploy your emergency chute," Bob Wright tells his Saturday class of beginners in this matter-of-fact manner. The idea of leaping out of a plane with only cloth and strings for protection doesn't seem to bother the student jumpers. "I'm not nervous, I'm excited," said Bob White, London, before his first jump. "I can't wait to do it. It is something I always wanted to do."• Student jumpers use what is called a static line for their first few jumps. The line releases the parachute automatically when they— jump so their ortly concern is exiting the plane properly and getting into the proper position. More eXperienced - jumpers free fall; and then pull a ripcord to release their chute. The parachute student jumpers use allows them to travel forward at five miles per hour. They can change directions by pulling on one, of two cords which turns the parachute either right or left. The cords, . known as risers, adjust panels in the back of the chute to cause the turning motion. Every jumper has two chutes strapped to him. The back chute is the regular one used in the jump, and' the front chute is used for emergencies. If a jumper counts to the check point and . thereis no tug fromthe chute then he is in trouble. 11 the chute totally malfunctlons, the parachuter from A.3,000 foot jump only has 15 seconds before he hits the ground. By the time his count is done, he has only ten seconds left and can't waste any time opening his emergency chute. If everything runs properly they hve a 2'2 minute ride. Although there is an in- creasing number of people trying the sport, not many of the jumpers stay with it very. long. "The vast majority of people don't stay with it. On the average they have one jump and quit. They just want to experience it once," said Bob Wright. One of those who came back for a second jump was Kelsey Lawson, London. "I didn't feel apprehensive before my first jump. I felt secure with the training they had given me," he said. Lawson said he didn't have time to be scared on the way - down. "There are so many things you have ' to -do • and remember that you don't have time to think about it until you are back on the ground." Recently the Grand Bend Club equipped their jumpers with radios. An instructor on the ground tells students which way .to turn in order to land on target. If the in- structor fails to get radio contact, he uses a large red arrow on the ground which he points in the direction he wants the parachuter to turn. A parachuter falls about tour feet a second. •If he is facing properly into the wind thejolt upon landing is equal to jumping off a picnic table. The ride down is longer. - We sell practically everything that's needed to bUild a house from the ground up. We can even supply the light bulbs when the house is finished. 4 'LAST MINUTE CHECK — Wes- Marshall checks over Ron Williams' equipment before Williams takes his second parachute jump. Seventy people hove token the first jump course at Grand Bend since April. T -A photo 4 • About a hundred years ago, Conklin Lumber Company got its start in Kingsville, Ontario. Today, with head office in London, the company has 16 branches st-retching from Windsor; north to Owen Sound and east to Kitchener. . These branches are called Discount Dave's Home Centres. But Conklin's is still the parent company. The Discount Dave's concept was developed to meet the rapdily expanding do-it-yourself market. All the branches were remodelled. Product Tines were greatly expanded. And a new "Cash & Carry" policy was introduced. Since its inception,•Discount Dave's has had a remarkable growth pattetn.,But some things don't change. Conklin's is still the name rec- ognized by most contractors. For them, it's.a • name they have grown to respect and depend on. They know that at "-Conklin's" they have a choice of top quality,products, compefitively priced. They know they can take advantage of the new Cash & Carry -policy. But they also • know that the company does provide delivery ' service, that they canget the right product -s at the right price, delivered to the job site when they need them—without any costly delays. Conklin Lumber and Discount Dave's. We're • two companies and yet we are one. 16 Branches to Serve You: AMHERSTBURG 736-2151 EXETER 235-1422 GODERICH 524-8321 GRAND BEND 238-2374 HARROW 738-2221 KINCARDINE 396-3403 KINGSVILLE 733-2341 KITCHENER 744-8371 OWEN SOUND 376-3181 .RIDGETOWN 874-5465 'SOUTHAMPTON 797-3245 THEDFORD 296-4991 WEST LORNE 768-1520 WINDSOR EAST 727-8001 WINDSOR WEST 734-1221 MATTHEWS 254-1143 LOTS OF FREE • PARKING