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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1932-07-15, Page 3704 Sae • MILT -"TO$ 19;3, e' t 4 rt.., • 01,:11t.t'ttt''..V..it1MtIgg, ,,,..t$:„4;4‘401441y7teet",rt0 Seen in the County Papers, 1 rna Fifty -Five Years Wed. 'Mr. and 'Mrs. Robert Holmes, of 472 Palmerston Boulegard, Torosti.0, quietly celebrated the lifdyellfth an- etiverSary their wedding last week Mr, Hlohnes for a number of reara was connected with H. M. Ousto,me, leaving ,Clinton'where for many dears he ipublished The New Era, to take that position. He had beext esetive in public life having been May- or of Clinton for five years, and later representing West Huron in the Federal Haase. Me. C. P. Whnaton, 'Toronto; •Miss Louise, Edmonton; 'Walter G., London; Mrs. O. F. Ad- ame, Graven:huret; Mrs. 0. W. Kaisei, Turtleford, •Sask.; Mrs. G. F. Mee Xelvey, Burlingtop, and Harris B, Toronto, are, the members of their family saaesiving, only four of whom were able to be home for the event. —Clinton News -Record. Robbery in Clinton. A daring robbery took place in 'Clinton Sunday night or early 11/Loe- day morning when addruek was back- ed up to the door a...Gunn, Langlois Oornpany's warehouse, the door forc- ed open 'and eighty crates of eggs re- moved, valued at over $400. The theft was discovered when the staff assembled on Monday morning for work. The local and county police are working on the case and pro- -vineial police have been notified, as the eggs would not likely be market- ed at any nearby -point. •Some clues are said to be held by the police 'but :at time -of writing -nothing -den -ate -is_ known as to the identity of the rob- bers.—Clinton News -Record. Purchases Paper. The Blyth Standard, which has been edited and published by Mr. J. IL R. Elliott for the past twenty-two years, has been sold by him to Mr. A. W. Robinson, who has 'been with th,e Standard for over twenty years. Mr. Elliott, who is perhaps a little -tired of the exactin,g,work of editing :and managing a weekly newspaper, -will devote himself to his bookstore sand insurance business entirely.— Clinton News -Record. Painfully Injured. While painting the roof of a house son Friday afternoor"Joe Wilton suf- fered a painful and serious accident,. 'The plank on which he was depend- ing for support slipped allowing him to fall. The hydro wire broke his -fall to some extent but threw him .against a storm window leaning against the house, cutting a severe gash in his arm, almost its entire length. Medical aid was summoned :tw Joe is still confined to his bed suffering a good deal from his pain - All mishap. '' 'Latest reports say he is :improvin,g.---Brussels Post. Brussels Band Scores. Brussels Bend attended the golden „jubilee at Waterloo on Saturday. 'They were given third place for bare! .organized for one year. Owing to the youthful appearance of our play - ere' ;being no linger so apparent as it was a few years ago, this decisior. -was protested by Simcoe Boys' Band so the honors were divided. "The members will in 'this, event receive a krronze medal.—.Brussels Post. Boys From Kintail -Camp. Three truck load's of boys from the Presbyterian camp at Kintail were in down this afternoon. There were 120 in the group, and, after touring the town and visiting the harbor, they stopped at the Park House for sup - emir, before returning to the camp. The camp opened on July lst and will close on Saturday next.—Gode- rich Signal. Wife Note Liable. The case tried in the County Court at Goderich last Tuesday in which Mr. Ira N. Marshall, of Kirkton, en- deavored to hold .Mire. Wm. H. Elliott: liable for an account for merchandise bouglut by Elliott and his wife at Marshall's store, raises a point of eionsiderable interest. Is a wife .ehargeable with he cost of goods -which she personally orders for the household? Judge Costello rules that the is net. 'Marshall sued both Mr. and Mrs. Elliott for a store account _amounting to a little over $300. El- liott admitted the debt but his wife -.contested the liability. 'Marshall also acclaimed $100 as damages for an assaut by Elliott who didn't deny that he gave the rrierc:hant a good trimming for calling hint names. The judge added 335.00 to Marshall's judgment on this score. W. Lang, of .0t. Marys, represented plaintiff, and ..J. G. IStanbury, both defendants ,Exerter-Times Advocate. :Has Narrow Escape. On WednesdayseVeriing of last *eek Awing 'thelieayy fog Captain. Flett, oof the Salvation Army, had a nar- row escape --fronisa. 'nerions accident 'when two met on the Lake read and Mr. netts car was forced into 'the ditch and badly diamaged. T,he accident occurred about two miles levee) of Exeter and took place on -the eve of the captairds departure itio assume %, neve charge at Wiatton 'The car was brought to the, Chevro- !let garage for repairs and the C,ap- rtain left late the next day for his mew .ifield.--Eiceter Tes-Advotate. Thomson -Chambers. A very pretty wedding took place In the Trivitt Me'inorial Church on Wednesday at high noon when Alm (Grace, second daughter of Mr. and 111rs. John Chambers as united in aria/adage to ;Mr. G. Douglas 'Thom- sen, of London. The bride was giv- en in marriage by her father while the strain's of the wedding march was being played by Miss %Raul, the ceremony being performed by Revs E. L. Vivian. The bride was he- eominglydattired) in a wedding gown of white georgette and lace With a bridal veil caught With orange tilos • teems and rose buds and carried a bouquet of white madonna Mlles. She was attended by two brideemaids, her sister, Miss Nona Chambers in a ,d1rOsif of green georgette and laeo, andshfires „Caroline Regiam, of Vienna, !Mem 01 the groom, .dressed in Yellow georgette end lace, both denting sweet peas and roses. The groom was supported' by his brother, Mr. John Thomson, of London. The ushers were Masers. William Chambers and Arthur Thomson.--Eneter Times -Ad- vocate. WINGHA.M , (Intended for last week.) All the teachers of the High School staff were re-engaged with the ex- ception of Mr. W. A. Collins, who resigned. Mr. P. J. Bigelow, Orono, Ont., was engaged to fill the vacancy on the staff- caused by Mr. Collins' resignation. • On 'Sunday Mr. 'Chris. Munan, of Wingham, collided with Mr. Art Wheeler, of -Morris. The cars were slightly damaged, but the occupants escaped uninjured with only a slight shaking up. Messrs. John and Alphonsus Ke - hoe and Mrs. A. Kehoe, of Detroit, and Miss Gonzaga Kehoe, of Toronto, spent the week end with friends here. The diamond jubilee reunion of S. S. No. 11, East Wawanosh, was large- ly attended by former pupils and many old ' acquaintances renewed. The oldest school girl was presented with a cup and saucer. Speeches were delivered -by Mr. !George Spot - to, M.P.P.• Mr. Robertson, ,M.L.A.; Mr. R. J. Scott and Reeve Peter Scott. The history of the section was given by Miss Olive Currie and Mr. Andrew Schiell. Misses Kay and Angela Gibbons, of Guelph, are home for the summer vacation. BLYTH ()Intended for last week.) Reception To New Minister. — 071 Monday evening a.reception was ten- dered Rev. Mr. Buell, Mrs., Buell and daughter, Elda, in the school room of Queen Street United Church by meinhers -of !the )comgaegation of which -Mr. Buell had recently become pastor. The room was beautifully decorated with flowers'. Mrs. W. Mills, President of the Women's As- sociation, received the members with Mrs. Buell, while Mr. Leslie Hilborn with the pastor, received the mem- bers of the congregation. The orches- tra was in attendance. Addresses were delivered by W. 'Mills, W. J. Lyon, Dr; Toll and Mr. Hilborn. A ladies' quartette was given by Mes- dames Gibson, Floody, -McElroy ani Wallace; instrumental duet, Eliza- beth and Louise Mills; duet, Marg- aret Johnston and Pauline Robinson; quartette, ,Messid. Wallace Floody, Hilborn and Wightman,. Rev. Mr. Buell gave an address expressing the , appreciation of his family and him- self for the reception tendered them. During the evening a beautiful bou- quet of roses was presented to Mirs. Buell by Shirley Wallace, daughter of Reeve Wallace. Refreshments were served and a most enjoyable social time spent. Among those who attended the .County W. C. T. U. convention helu in Goderich on Tuesday, were Mrs. W. Hesk, Mrs. Bender, Mrs. Wight - man and Miss Lillie McGarr. EXETER (intended for last week.) A Narrow Escape.—Having the bed in which they were sleeping lit- erally torn to matchwood beneath them, when a bolt of lightning Fri- day morning last struck their house at 6 aaria Mr. and ;Mrs. E. L. Gibson of this town, escaped uninjured. The absence of their young daughter for the night at a grandparents prob- ably saved her life as the bolt burn- ed a hole through the cot in which she slept. ,Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were in bed when the lightning bolt crash: ed into their home. The wooden bed they occupied was splintered, only one leg being left on it. The left side was thrown across the room and the foot splintered to slivers. A few feet away a hole. in the flooring was ripped, while the bolt in its progress burned a hole of considerable size through the bedding of the child's cot placed behind the parents' bed. On the stairs leading below the plas- ter Was blown from the walls and the upper beam splintered. All the plaster was torn from the down- stairs rooins, and the lightning ar-, rester on the telephone shattered. In its path to the ground the bolt threw the sheeting from the side of th house and crumbled the foundation at the southwest corner of the house. Only dazed as he was awakened by the crash M. Gibsen found the house reeking with smoke and gam. Going downstairs he found a kitten lying dead and another dying on the ver- anda. Thee bolt was not only of lo- cal affect as radio tubes in a gas station acro., the street were burned out. Even at a distance Of a block from the damaged hoese, Joe Mac- donald, who was bringing a herd of cows to. Hatter'e dairy, saw every cow drop to the ground as the bolt descended. All got up uninjured. mommemetimmuiesimmielliinot USBORNE (Intended for last week.) A special meeting of the ,Usborne Ouncil was held en June 15th. In response to ad. for gravel tenders, the following were received: For crushing and delivering—Pfeifer & Burroughs, Mitchell; Young and Young, .Science Hill. For delivering uncrushed gravel—Drake & Parsons, 1e: see eseseddid.d.daNiddidadsedideddheltigisidsededisesseeendideareassidadeddeeedrsoiriseresidedederesedreareitese. i Tbaft the .mitria* of cruolling 40. 494., Staffa; WilliaMellantseyr, elenetall; A. W. Etherington, Usheenej Stephan & Batten, Usborne. PaSemore-Wedtgott.! UlTdring 8.990 Yaida Indlte. or Wed 1,e inch screened gravel 'be let to Pfeifer' & Burroughs, ;Mitchell; they to ,be paid at the rate of: For delivery, t mile 1e, 2 miles 1,9c, 3 miles 88e, 4--eniles 9c, 5 miles 40c per yard.— Carried. MoirdPassmore: That the resolution of July 5th, 1930, fixing the scale of wages for township work be rescinded, and the following rate be fixed for 1932, viz.: For man and teams, 35e per hour; for man, 15c per hour for time employed. Us - borne council met in its regular meet- ing on Saturday, July 2xid, with l all' the members of council present. The minutes of the previous meeting, to- gether with that of the special meet- ing of June 15th, were read and ap- proved on motion of Westcott-hfoir. Mr. -Blane, District Manager of the Gestitner Duplicating Machine Co., gave an exhibition of the work the machine is capable of doing in pros- pect of a sale. The council decided not to purchase one at present. Com- munication from, the United Farm- ers, re representatives attending Farmers' 'Delegation to Ottawa. PassmoredWestcott; That the Reeve and Treasurer attend same.—Car- ried. Applications from S. W. Archi- bald, 0.L..S.,, John M. Empey, 10.L.S , McGeorge & Roger, fer position of township engineer. Westcott-Shier: That S. W. Archibald be appointed. --Carried. 'Pasemore-Westcott; That all overdue 1931 taxes not paid be- fore September 1st, action will be taken for their collection.—Carried. Treasurer's repodt: •Sale of old grad- er blade, .32.00.; arrears of taxes, $180, penalties, $7.09; Provincial highway grant en :township road expenditure, 32,197.71. Bills paid: Norman Pass- more, farm bridge, Passmore Drain, $20.60; Mitchell Advocate, ad. for gravel teaders, $2; William Glenn, wood for Alonzo Neil, $2.75; Louis Fletcher, dragging, $' 4; William Doupe, dragging, $2; •H. Westlake, dragging, $5; John Simpson, 'drag- ging, 11.40; Wesley Heywood, drag- ging, $1.40; p. Whitlock, repairing culvert, 50e; Rufus Kestle, repairing culvert, $2.00; Par -Tex Foundation Co., ditching, $10.52; Luther Oke, ditching, $4.40; Wm. Bradshaw, weed cutting, $6.23; Squire Herdman, weed cutting,- $6.23; Harold Bell, weed cutting, $5.40; Freeman Horne, weed cutting, $3.00; Hilton Johns, weed' cutting, $5.404 Calvin Westlake, weed cutting, $3.00; R. W. Batten, weed cutting, $3.00; H. Ford, s,uperintend- ence, $68.10. Council adjourned to meet Saturday, August 6th, at 1 p.m. —II, Strang, Clerk. , Tired All Day Long Mother and Daughter Both Praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills For Restormg Vigour "Being rundown Improvement I was not able to C do my work; I had ame no ambition, and Quicould not sleep ackly night," writes 'Mrs. t Reuben Ament Grafton, Ont. "I saw an advertisement for Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. Trying two boxes, I got relief right away, so I kept on taking the Pills, 'and now I am able to do my work with pleasure, and Si have no aihneats whatever." Mrs. Ament adds: "My daughter was also rundo'w'n. Every one thought she was going into a de- cline. I gave her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I could see success im- mediately." Don't allow yourself or your daugh- ter to be robbed of health and vigo'-. Take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They banish rundown or nervous condi- tions ,by creating new red blood cells, which impart health and vitality. Get a supply at your druggist's; in the new glass container -50c. Adopt Egg Regulations. Amendments to the -federal egr regulations have now been finally adopted by the .province of Ontario. The egg regulations are ad»rdi- stered- by the Federal Department under the authority of Federal statute, 'and their adoption oy en- teric) makes them fully operative throughout the Dominion. The gen- eral :principle of the regulations is not altered in any way in the amendments. Some ehanges have been made in country buying regu- lations designed to secure for the producer full graded .value for his product. Speed 'Bug Hit Campbell An A "Bike" One morning thirty years ago a youth terrified two ,, old ladies on ,Bickley Hill, in Kent, Edgland, He shot past them on a bicycled -and his hands were in his poekets. Next day he was ,btought before the bench at Bromley police court and charged with having driven a bicycle to the danger of the public. A constable estiinated the speed at twenty-seven miles an hour. "You have endanger- ed public life and property on the public highway," said the presiding' magistrate. "If you come before us again we shall take a much more seridus view of the matter. We hope this will be a lesson to you not to travel so fast in future.") But the youth—whose name WELZ4 Maleohn; Campbell—was deaf to this advice. On the contrary, he has been going faster and faster ever since, making record after record until to- day he holds the world's land speed record of over, two hundred and fifty- three 'miles an hour, and atill he's not eatis.fied. But id Sir Maleorin endangered his life in those early days he has done so dozens of times since, as his friend Ms- J. Wentworth Day, reminds us. in "Speed: the Authentic Life of Sir -1VIalcohn Campbell." Take that time • ; , • t Fai'rade!,-; ferr Xeditanee, when 1e WO, ..,/),4 drc't reach a (4Nocl anciAt lee an hnul:e 444 r g the sand„ e: ykl$ oppeoiC: .c4Onse SeetiOn pf elvvind, Ny110.,m1003 pressing ad, gleeas on tiled track ass they dare, both bac tires flew off .elinestbaneously . . .and Cambell saw, frank the corner of his eye," -the 'fantastic spectacle both his tires racing the car dow the 'beach. It felt as though the back of th ear had been wrenched off, as thoug the hand of a giant had suelden1 jerked it sideways. For a few sec onds his life hung in the balance Weald the car erash or keep on straight course? Even as Carepbel wrestled with tine steering to keep the car ona straight. eourse, he sa those two nightmare tires zig-zag ging wildly dews* the beach in fron of hien Had either of•them. swerved in front, 'the carwould have been wrecked instantly. • But by his superb skill he kept a fairly straight course, though when he finally pulled up he said he felt as •thouglis he had been pummelled and paneled all over. Nothing daunted, Sir Malcolm im- mediately fitted a different type of tire 'to his back wheels and prepared to try again. But first of all he ask- ed that the crowds of spectators should be moved further back; no- body listened to him. So once more he came shooting up the beach, over :the first timing .strip and into the ;measured mile, at more than a hun- ;deed and -fifty miles an hour. Dead opposite the thickest par ti of the crowd the offside front tire blew off, bounded into the crowd, cut a boy's leg off like a knife, killed him in- stantly, bounded over 'the heads of scores of people, struck the timing box and meshed it to pieces and then shot a 'hundred 'feet into the air and was picked up a mile further on, hav- ing run into the sea. By some extraordinary freakof luck, not. one of the officials in the timing box was hurt, although the whole box.wae demolished about their paned. The tire simply went through from side to -side like a bullet. They missed decapitation by inches. And once more Sir Malchlm., by a miracle, prevented his car from dash- ing broadside into the crowd. At the inquest the coroner co.mpletely ex- onerated him and commented Scath- i.n,gly on the fact that no notice was taken of his protest about the spec- tators being allowed so near the course. Sir 'Malcolm's succession of bids for the speed record reads like e, 'temperature ohart of a patient who is getting worse and 'worse. First a hundred miles an hour, then a hun- dred and fifty, then a hundred and seventy, then two hon.dred, then. two hundred and forty-fiVe, and finally two hundred and fifty-three. And at each fresh effort he took his life in his hands. One day on Pendine sands in 1927, says Mr. Wenworth Day, he actually managed, in spite of wind and wet sand, to get. the ear travelling at just over a hundred and ' eighty miles an hour—her maximum speed. The record 'seemed a cer- tainty.' Htlf a mile to go, and it would 'be covered in seconds. Then suddenly, the off -side rear tire 'burst like a in. • It had been cut to ribbons by sea -shells-. The car swung violently to one side. Campbell tried to hold it on the course at full throttle, hoping just to make he tim- ing strip But she was swaying front •side to side, rapidly getting out of control, so he had to slew down. The record was missed by seconds. In 1922 he had been don at Salt- burn -on -Sea; in Yorkshire, meaning to lower Baillods record of 109 m.p. h. which had stood since 1914. With his huge three hundred and tfiftd horsepower car, Sir 'Malcolm reached las m.p.h. on the ontwerd run. 01n the return joueney, travelling at well over two miles a minute, he suddenly saw a dog walking across the track. Swiftly he calculated their respective speeds. If the dog kept on walking he 'would just Miss him. If the dog turned back there would be the most unholy smash. Ten pounds of •dlog hit at the rate of a hundred and thirty-five miles an hour is enough to wreck most racing car. Fortunately, the dog kept oe walking. In 1910 Sir Malcolm bought a big, ungainly ear, capable-CY a hundred miles an hour -ii ' real flier in tnose days. He was just going to call it "Flapper III." when a friend pointed out that as his other "Flappers" had been Singularly unlucky, a change of name would be as well: That night Campbell went to a per- formance of .Maeterlinek's "Blue Bird," which was having the run of' the season in London. Night after night the -audience rose tit. The augury seemed too good to miss. The oar was due to race et Brooklands the next day, but with a flash of that impetuous enthuisiasin !which Occa- sionally breaks the imperturbability of his character like a gust of wind, Campbell determined to go straight home to his place in Bromley, Sur- rey, paint the car blue. and -christen her midnight and sat up -till the early hours of the morning smothering the car and himself with blue paint. Next day, with the pain still wet and glistening, he went down to Brooklands and won his race; and the "Blue Birds" have been winning ever since. 11 e n y a 1 Pegasus Express My 'business has a subsidiary in San Francisco and it is necessary to go out several times a year, so I fly. Why? For three reasons: Speed. I leave New York soon at' ter nine &clock on Monday morning and am in Oakland at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. By train, I should get there on Friday mornin. Thrift. The round trip air fare is $288, and all meals are on the air- way company. By train it costs $317, including lower berth and 22 meals in the dining car, Enjoyment. To see America from the sky, unveiling her 'beauty, state, after state, range after range, river after river, is unforgettable. Suppose we make this trip and see for ourselves this eoast-to-coast route, the longest lighted airway in the world, 2700 miles, with 900 air lighthouses. ' ..„: • ,d;t0 edei,01AWs d 1 Telephone 41 Seaforth HERB. was a horseshoe • small town in Ontario. -One old lel ing the shoes around the'peg_ with mien curacy. • s One of the onlookers, unmistakably -Metro tan in his dress and manner, was 'Very_pla: impressed. After the match, he sidled to winner. "Hey, pop, how do you get them on as regii;- lar as that?" The countryman shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno," he said, "unless it's thirty years of learnin'- how." That's about as good a way as any to explain what it takes to, produce good printing. We don't know of any sure-fire rules or cut-price methods. But • we've spent 72 years in "learnin' how." 41,k E HURON EXPOSIT° McLEAN BROS., Publishers ESTABLISHED 1860 - - SEAFORTH, ONTARIO The bus drives up before the term- inal, -to find the tri -motor already waiting on the concrete. ramrp. The whole outfit -has been minutely in- spected and passed by the ground staff. The weather looks very pleasant here over Newark, but if we think that is of practical importance we are wrong. Even 50 miles away, up in the moentains, it may be raining cats and dogs. So -at the very out- set we encounter the most vital part of the system—the part which meets the airway requirement that exact weather information in precise terms lee had for each block of the route before a ship is cleared. Guessing and rheu.matiesknee forecasting are barred. The information must be in writing, must come from trained ob- servers ahead of the airplane, and must be hot off the griddle. While we are having our tickets examined, a teletype machine is chat- tering in a beck room. One after another, the 12 stations from New- ark to Cleveland are giving the exact weather conditions as observed with- in, the past five minutes. If there is the slightest doubt, the ship is held until the situation clears up. Neither the pilot nor the manager will sign the form until he is sure. The manager signs the form. Then the pilot signs it. Note the word- ing: "I . . . consider conditions suitable for the scheduled flight. Signed . . . Pilot in Charge." We're on o-ur way! Even as day- light shows under the big tires, the teletype in. the terminal building is chattering again. Every station from Newark to 'Cleveland is told that we.have taken off, is warned to stand by and report us, field by field, as we• roar overhead. We gain height and level off. We seem to be suspended in space while the country rolls slowly by far be- low. For a moment we are as gods, complacently surveying our world from a more splendid chariot than ever Phatetlem drove. Through the open door of the cockpit, we can see the two pilots, the big instrument panel -before thend the dual controls, the telephone headsets clamped over their ears. In addition to all the weather information, the ship is be- ing called every 20 minutes on a set schedule, and. a report is required. If the weather changes ahead, the pilot is called and advised. If the storm is a small one, and the wea- ther is clear on the other side, he flies around the storm or right over it. If the situation is doubtful, he sits down at the nearest airport or intermediate field and awaits better times. Seen from dur height, the moun- tains spread out like an unending sea of black -green waves, valley and ridge, in all directions,: although they all look alike, we do not lose our way. The pilot knows almost every tree by heart. Even if he didn't he has his eomnase, he has the endlese string ?if humors to fol- low, and in his earpieces is a con- tinuous singing'note from the great range beacon at Bellefonte, guiding hirn as surely as a lighthouse guides a sailor.- . In another hour the jagged moun- tains begin to calm down. Farming country appears. The do -pilot' fits up little tables over our seats), and serves us luncheon --soup, sandwich- es, fruit salad, and coffee. •We run past the last few beacons and come down on the thcrusand-odd acres of the Linn -dale Airport. The pilots lean out of their windows and watch us dise:mfbark. To us it is all very novel; to them it is just trip umlp hundred and something. "All aboard for Chicago!" -It is raining slightly; the ceiling about 2500. Again the -vital question is: What is it like ahead?. Eight sta- tions on the way to Chicago have just teletyped in their weather, and the pilot's clearance shows fair ceil- ings all the way. strWaieghtlevaeloIngefftlit tlja2g6g0e0d aunncid e rl loo of the cloud blanket. In the sad light we reel off mile after mile of great fields. Then the airway weather men are vindicated. Over the smoke of Gary we see a Willard shaft pour- ing slantwise through the cloud cur- tain. As we make our lefthand cir- cle over the Chicago airport, the whole west is dazzling bright-. Chicago is where the ships are changed. The Boeing taxies modes,- tically down the apron. We get a- board. The grimness of Chicago fades; the air becomes very calm. The setting sun makes the ground haze glow so that the land ahead is invisible. We appear to fly into a great canopy of gold. Another hour and night closes a- round us. Now begins the most in- teresting phase of all. The lights from the farms and the little towns sparkle like diamonds. Automobiles show up as twin pin points dotted along invisible roads. Again there is the illusion that we are motionless. Then, dead ahead, there is a brilliant flash. Every ten seconds the twedmillion-candlepo-wer airway beacon beckons us along the course. Far beyond, we can see an- other and another, part of an un- broken chain leading us westward, across the lonely prairies and over the towering Rockies. At every. third beacon we find a green light added to the white and ned—an emergency landing field. By switching on the ;powerfal head lamps sunk into the wings, the pilot can illuminate the field and make a land- ing. On this airway a ship is al- ways within seven minutes of a reg- ular field except at two placed where the limit is 15. Dinner comes between Iowa City and Dee Moines. The green -uni- formed stewardess sets little tables and serves a three-coursedinner, washed down .with plenty of coffee. Now strange it seeres, sitting here in an armchair', travelling at 120 miles an hour through pitch black - nage, 4000 feet -abode the farms—and munching dinner! Now the sky has clouded; only one lighthouse can be seen ahead. For- ward in the darkened cockpit the pilots are using still another part'ef e ground organization—the radio range. Through this wonderful in- vention:, the .pilot can fied his way blindfold. So we make our extraordinary way. The main lighthouse ahead sends its invisible rays to guide us; the !merle- er beacons give us their signals. The caretakers pass us along the tele- type circuit judt as a train is passed • to successive blocks; the radio tele- phone keeps tabs on us from minae to minute. We are not going to get loorrismte Omahaha is waiting for us. The great, man in the watchtower at flood lights snap on, and the field lies below us bathed in brilliant sil- ver. A big illuminated arrow shows the direction of the wind; the run- way is outlined in colored lights, and so are all the buildings. We change pilots /here. To -night we strike the granddaddy of them all, Ham Lee; he has been piloting con- tinuously for 16 years and has cov- ered over 1,0490,0300 miles. He has been flying on route for 12 years, and his record shows no passeragers hurt, no, mail lost. Nor is this re- cord in any way unique. The teens - port pilots on a great airway are net. young ,sprigs. Most of them We married men with children—superb pilots, saturated with experience. Off again. Our chairs are adjust- able; the basks let down so that we can recline. r.fhhe stewardess comes along with pillows and blankets, tips the seats back, props our heads, tuck; us in. The farm lights become' very few, the towns infrequent. No long- er Middle West, but real West. We 'refuel at North Platte, change pilots and ship at Cheyenne: At Salt Lake City—wash-up, breakfast, 'Ewe news pilot, and we are 'off into the desert and mountain country. We pause at Rend, take on two more passengers, and climb away.. Our nose points high with a ven- geance, for this is the most rapid climib of the whole trip. Ahead are the pine-eovered and snow clad slopes of the .High Sierras. We top out at Donner Gap, and the whole foreground falls away in. one sheer 11,000a, foot descent to the green plains of California — from the snow to the palm trees and *r- anges, from winter te summon We sweep down at full glide over the, Mother Lode of '49, on to the rich citiee. built with the gold of these deserted mountain sides. The long flight is, drawing to a close. Little towns, one after another., • concrete roads, green 'fields, civiliza- tion. Oakland calls,. We ,make one 181st and last report. As the tires touch the 'concrete runway, the traffie Tean, artimpretee ed, turns from hie whidder and taps out our valediction. "Number Ott% costeto-Coaet Limited, now tan& ing. On timer* ,0) e ssde edseeeeeela 'eleterserhs,eeaseedeedt(die'..deiSeieseddieddedi0iadM‘',416.044.6.Aiglili..'i,14F41A1.10).04.:6;Igi:All'itnifIgie'