Show boy 0 Y mal makes es hero of mail aviator achieves ambition to ride with ld idol olanA and Is now official offic mascot ill do dreams come true they do for little nine year old charles Cli arlea castle of pawnee whose dreams and faith have won him the realization of a year old dream to meet know and fly with Jim jimmy myDon donnally a pilot hero of a school story book the castle ho home howells mells Is on a little farm commanding a view of the surrounding countryside outside pawnee paw nee from the elevated site of his home charles had been an unknown friend of air mall mail pilots of universal division of american airways inc for many months today he Is their mascot there was born in charles that which comes to men women and children today a desi desire reto to fly this desire was kindled directly by the deeds of that wonderous book hero jimmy mother charles salato said to his mother mrs sam castle one day mother I 1 wonder it if that pilot carrying the mall mail over our house jimmy it nany may be son mrs castle replied and forgot the matter prays for gods help A few nights later while mrs castle castie was hearing charles prayers ers the little lad ad asked gods help in the realization of his lifes big adventure to meet to know and to fly with jimmy jimmy dont see me mother charles told his mother it if he be did I 1 know hed come down in the big pasture days dais passed jimmy failed to land in the big pasture although the little lad waved in vain as the planes sailed called over the farm home finally a springfield newspaper illinois state register received ree hed a letter to in which mrs castle pleaded that you try and find jimmy for my little charles jimmy pilots that big green and sliver double winged plane I 1 know there must be more than one pilot but charles insists that jimmy plants a all these ships when you ou find him please send him this letter from charles city editors have the reputation of being hard but when this springfield city editor J D aayers rend read charles s letter to gimmle Jimm le he be knew that wayne williams oi of universal Un hersal was the pilot diaries charles letter read dear jimmy 1 I see you go over every day in your aeroplane alro plane I 1 see you it if you go I 1 would almost cry 1 I love loe to watch you flaby flyby fly by some day wont you come down and take me up in the sky with you I 1 want to fly like you will you iou please jimmy do you inow where my daddes daddys pasture Is the big one could you come down there have Ilav eYou you a boyl boy what Is his name 11 how ow old Is bet he I 1 will be nine 0 years old groundhog day did you bring brang santa claus to my house bouse xmas in your plane ran im looking for you to come see me every day jimmy goodby good by jimmy charles castle bustle charlt charles hold held faith pilot williams received charles letter and there was certain correspondence between universal officials and mrs castle little charles held faith some day jimmy would stop nightly he prayed and dreamed di earned bad weather brought serious fear to his mind and heart for jimmys safety then come came the sunshine A letter and a package pack tage for charles was brought by the rural route mail carrier its jimmy mother its JIm jimmy I 1 shrieked the ind as he tore through the farm home waving a picture of his beloved pilot to my friend charles castle wai inscribed on the face of the photo graph from his friend jimmy donnally 11 little charles hardly ate or slept for two days and nights then jimmy JI ammy received lec elved a letter dear jimmy 1 I got your picture and 1 I wont want to thank you sou I 1 love to look at you I 1 love your jour aeroplane alro plane you bet I 1 want to ride with you iou will you show mo an LOW how you do it may I 1 sit beside you up there I 1 love you jimmy jimm Y and so does nellie and james you know nellie and james me are my little sister and brother dont forget to come soon please mease be careful in this bad weather I 1 love you jimmy your friend clinkles Clin rles jimmy enlisted the aid of his fellow pilots and the north and southbound s 0 t anil and passenger planes saluted sainted charles a as they sped along on their scheduled flights one day charles received a letter saying saving that jimmy was coming coining to see him and take him tor for that long awaited ride in the clouds and lie he did accompanied by postmaster WI william allam conkling of springfield charles was at the municipal airport a few morn ings later there came a roar of my mo tor far away then closer and clo closer ser hope hopland and faith win its jimmy Jl roni charles yelled as lie danced about in his great excitement santa claus jn in person would never neer have been afforded such an eager welcome rope hope and faith had won charles Cli orles was about to realize a dream to see sec the fulfillment of his prayers ue ile stared as down swooped the great plane and then up to circle the field then down to a swift and graceful landing and to taxi tari up to the walting waiting crowd firm hands held the excited child As jimmy cut off his power the little littie lad was released and he sped to the planes side and into jimmys arms 3 with a wild cry and burst into tears as his idol held beld him close and petted him pilots grease men and women in all walks of life who knew of 0 and asprec appreciated abed the real drama that was being enacted before their sight eight found their vision dimmed by tears of happl happiness ness happy that hope and faith had won and for A 4 little childs happiness loiter later came the ride little charles climbed into the plane with his jimmy the motor roared and the craft swept down the odd field into the wind and wa was up and away jimmy headed du due south to charles Charies home and school A little loving mother danced with JOY meanwhile waving a towel to her ber son there above her as the plane circled the home in the field was the father at his task of coaxing a living from the 8 soil 0 11 for h his is 11 little t ti e b rood at the schoolhouse pupils and teacher were in the yard each happy for charles andade and alie realization of lis ills big advin adventure ture theres mother the lad screamed into his idols ear theres daddy over the home and the school jimmy swung his craft low and in wide circles so that the fates faces of the beloved mother and father and playmates were plain to the excited boy charles wash was presented with gold wings by jimmy and not to be out ilone the hoy boy gave the wings that adorned his little natty hying flying suit to fits jimmy 11 wants to be ba questioned laier inter by postmaster conkling Con klins and city officials charles declared jimmys wonderful I 1 want to be a pilot just like him one hitch in the program brought tears tars of sadness to Ch charles he land had planned that jimmy would i visit him slay any with him there piny iv with him hy fly with him when he was told that the mall must go through he drew ills fits little lips to a tit line blinked his eyes and said sure the mall mail must go through but jimmy please dont forget that pasture I 1 showed youl you 1 there was dinner with will its chicken and all the flix ins topped by extra r bechil serving of tee ice cream aind then the trip home to a waiting family and playmates of the school yard it was great he exclaimed head up anti and chest expanded believe me roy nay jimmy knows liow how to ay fly iy a plane and lie showed me till about it following came the secret but assuredly the promised prophecy prop licey that tine one day charles and jimmy will ft by flying filing the air lines together |