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Show J All th newt thst'i lit to print from the Delta Airport By Dick Morrison Model T Airplane Last Friday, evening, just before sunset, a number of Delta peep'.-' s?'v a plane of i-it'ter unusual arpearance -approaching the air-prrt air-prrt from the soum. From town. It was hard to tell if it was large or small, fast or slow. There was sometehing oddly different about it, but what? I watched it for a few-moments, few-moments, and seeing only that it was a high-wing monoplane, I assumed as-sumed it belonged either to a local flyer or some transient, and if it hadn't been for Tex Searle, I'd probably have thought no more about it. Tex took the trouble to hunt me up Saturday morning, to say there was a Ford Tri-Motor at the airport, of all things. And that was something. There are supposed to be only about thirty of the old Fords still able to fly, and here was one of them. Tex and I and Glen Christensen climbed into Tex's car, and made for the airport. We were well rewarded. re-warded. Through the courtesy of the flyers, we were given a chance to give the old plane a thorough going-over, and we did. 9 In its day, the Tri-Motor, with its all metal construction was considered con-sidered the last word in aerial transports. This one looked quite like a small scale, somewhat battered bat-tered model of the modern passenger pass-enger liner, except for its high wings. The seats had been removed but the overhead luggage racks were still in place. Fuselage was narrow, and wings thin by modern standards. These points of design reflected the requirements imposed im-posed by the type of alloys available avail-able when it was built. The plane was being ferried from Guadalajara, Mexico, to Choteau Montona, by Bob Watermire, pilot, and Cal Southard, mechanic, to be used for aerial crop spraying. It had had an interesting history as a passenger and cargo carrier in Mexico. It still bore the lettering of the transport company, "Transposes "Trans-poses Aeros de Jalisco", and the designation, "X-B WAR", which last, we were told, served only for identification and did not pertain per-tain to the English word, war. Jalisco is the Mexican state which Guadalajara is the capital. ' Waltermire and Southard, who fly for the Northwest Agricultural Aviation Corp, of Choteau, told us they almost had to rebuild the plane themselves before they could fly it. They bought second hand engines in Mexico and installed them; and they obtained various other parts from Mexican salvage yards. The engines were nine cylinder cyl-inder Pratt & Whitney radia'.s, of 525 hp each, a total of 1575 hp. We each took a turn in the copilot's co-pilot's seat and tried the controls. The Ford was burdened with no IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF FARM PROPERTY, NOTHING HAS PLAYED A MORE IMPORTANT PART THAN CONCRETE DRAIN TILE. I .-w--i mflrWirrmfllMiMim ilnim h 1 T--'lA'rnr"- I'aitiiiigtoii MI Club Xpws The third meeting for the "Dizzy Daffy Cookeresses" was held Mar. S. at 7:00 at the home of Janice Nieison. Margene Finlinson. president, called the meeting to order and Inez Nieison secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting and called the roll. JoAnn Brad-field Brad-field and Luella Dutson lead the club in singing. Louise Lovell, Leamington's supervisor, passed out hair styles. A demonstration on salads was given by Janice Nieison and later all were to eat the complete meal as meal planning is the topic most of the members are studying. JoAnn Bradfield gave a report on grooming and all learned very much. The meeting was adjourned by Margene Finlinson and the next meeting is to be held at the home of JoAnn Bradfield on March 20. Janice Nieison, Reporter Sutherland Zelda Ogdn Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Sampson have returned to Delta after a visit of several weeks in Salt Lake City. 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Pilot Waltermire told us he navigated simply by "heading it that way". The three throttle levers lev-ers looked easy to handle, as did the wheels and rudder pedals; but, according to the pilot, the two hand lever 'brake controls were hard to manage. The three ignit ion switches caught our interest. These, plainly, were standard Model : T Ford parts, modified to provide contacts for two mags for each engine, each lettered to show Off, L, R. and Both. The cruising speed was 100 mph, but more important, the load cap acity was some 5000 lbs., enough to carry about C50 gallons of liq uid in spray service. Like some other Fords of the mid twenties, this one proved hard to start on a cold morning. Char acteristically. it ran the batteries down before it started, so we all got into Tex s car and came to town to get some booster batteries Two Ford batteries were obtained which, connected in series, powered the 12 volt starters, and got the engines going. It all brought back memories of jacking up the rear wheel and "spinning it". We watched the plane take off and were amazed at the short run needed. Here was no B-47 needing a two-mile runway. Waltrmire tax ied over to runway 34, and we noted that the tail wheel was up as soon as she got in motion. The plane used about one tenth of the 6011 ft. runway. There was no wind. She climbed like a jet. Tex estimated her at 1000 ft. when she was over the end of the runway The flyers had made it from Mexico to Delta Friday, and might have gotten to Choteau Saturday, but for the delay in getting the engines started. So much for that particular plane Tex had handed me an item from the magazine. Aviation Week, dated Dec. 28, 1953, which states that Wm. B. Stout, the man who designed the Tri-Motor some thirty years ago, is now organizing a company in California to start building these planes again. "Stout Plans Tri-Motor Comeback", says Aviation Week. It apears that the Ford Company will not be associated assoc-iated with this latest venture with the Stout-designed plane. Mr. Stout claims that the plane is planned for bush operations since it can take off from short strips carrying a payload of 4000 lbs. He claims, further, that operators oper-ators will be able to make almost any "kind of repair without special touls. The price is estimated at flOO.OnO. Modern engines, which develop more power per pound of weight, will give the plane better performance than the original. There does seem something to be said in favor of a return to the old,' slow, practical design. In this connection, some people think Douglas might well build a new-batch new-batch of DC-3's, aiso. In conclusion, it seems appropriate approp-riate to recall another way in which the old Ford-Stout venture contributed con-tributed to the advancement of aviation. Daring the mad-twenties. when oid man ford ran an air freight line connecting Detroit Cleveland, and Chicago, using these r.lar.es. the pilots encountered trouble fly in? in murky weather. !n order to overcome this, the com pany devised the IS radio range system, using the audible A-N direction dir-ection signal. Pilot Harry Brooks first 'flew- the beam" with the Tri- Motor. The system has served aviation all the intervening years, and only now is being displaced by the newer VKF Oxr.5-rar.g ty iters. Mr. and Mrs. lsmael Tippetts of Hurricane, Ut., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Heber Tippetts and family. Mrs. Shirley Owens has her mother of Idaho visiting her. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Johnson have i returned to their home after spend ing the winter in California with their children. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Larson are back. They have spent the winter at Mesa, Ariz. Mrs. Deon Erickson drove to Spring ville where she was joined by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilson, and they went to Salt Lake to visit Gulden Erickson. They reported him still on the improve. Mr. Neil Ogden of Salt Lake City visited his father Mr. A. M. Ogden. Mr. Cecil Sampson and Mr. Hazel Stewart of Las Vegas, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. lvo Ogden. Scott Peterson Bassett was the name Mr. and Mrs. Bud aBssett gave their new son Sunday in Fast meeting. Mr. and Mrs. lvo Ogden, Gay and Ivone visited at Yost with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fowles and family over the weekend. They returned by Salt Lake and brought Mr, and Mrs. Alonzo Sampson home. They have been spending the winter there working in the temple. Sunday night meeting was under the direction of the Relief Society The music was furnished by the Singing Mothers, Talks were given by Mrs. Dawn Porter and Mrs. Virginia Lyman. Choral reading by Barbara Christensen. Biographical sketch of song by Fern Mortensen. Words of the song Melba Jackson. Stake visitor. was Mrs. Pearl Snow of Delta. Virginia Rose daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heber Rose wus chosen outstanding student of the week at CSU and spoke a few words over the radio Sunday. Virginia has one of the leads In the opera being put on by the music department depart-ment at CSU this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Rose are planning to attend it Saturday night. Aim Ail AM Mrs. Lcla Stoneking entertained at a Birthday supper for her hus band Walter on March 2. Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs Frank Webb of Hinckley, Miss Rosa Mae Webb and Clarence Webb, Lois Jean Stoneking and Robert Wright. The evening was spent in visiting and Walter re ceived many happy birthday wish es and gifts. Mrs. Peggy Franklin, her mother Mrs. George Talbot, and sister Mrs Jerry Warner drove to Provo Wednesday Wed-nesday to visit with her other sis ter Donna Rat? Bennett and fam ily and Thursday they attended the funeral services in Lehi for Craig, small son of their cousin Mrs. Maxine Cripp Peterson. They returned home Thursday morning. Friday evening Robert Wright entertained Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stoneking, Lois Jean and Helen Marie Stoneking at their home showing movies of Koiea and Japan and other places of Inter est which he took while in the service and they also showed Carl Stonekings movie film he had sent home of his stay in England where he is now stationed. Mrs. Cleone Tolbert has been ill this week and hasn't been able to teach her class at school. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Peterson on the arrival of their new grandson. The little boyi parents are Wilford and Calona Peterson Bennett of Holder. Last Wednesday morning Bob Taylor walked out to his car to go to work and no car. It seem J some smarty had stolen a car in town and drove it out this way where it ran out of gai so they Just took the first car handy and drove it hack to Delta . Mrs. Frances Tolbert attended Sunday school and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tolbert Tol-bert for Sunday dinner. John Fullmer made a trip to Salt Lake Friday and returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Earker were in Las Vegas Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Eliadean Corbett and daughters visited over Saturday night with her mother Mrs. John Fullmer. Also here over the weekend week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Aim on Fullmer Full-mer and family of Tooele. Hal Young, LaVoy Tolbert and Jerry E'.anch were home over the weekend again from school Mr. and Mrs. Clark E.iss visited Tuesday night the Gleanor Girls gave a banquet honoring the Hinckley Hinc-kley M Men Basketball team. This team won the right to represent the Deseret stake in the regional Tournment in Spanish Fork. The team won the Cousolation Championship Champ-ionship in Spanish Fork and received receiv-ed a beautiful trophy. All the team and their partners and MIA officers ami partners were In attendance. att-endance. Mrs. Karl Workman was master of ceremonies. The program : consisted of the following num-1 bers: Reading by Arlene Talbot. Song by Pale Bliss, reading by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morris, song by Verla Wright, toast to the basket ball men by MIA Supt. Blaine Spendlove, remarks by Karl Workman, Work-man, coach of the team and remarks re-marks by members of the team. Mr. Handle Svvenson, Cluff Talbot, Tal-bot, and Wayne Petersen made a trip to Salt Lake Wednesday on business. j Mrs. Beth Brown was hostess to the Coalesce Club Thursday night ' at her home. Mrs. Cherol Blake re viewed the "(lav Saint". Members i present were Dorothy Spencer, Del- ma Jean Galli. and Joan Stewart. Guests were Cheryl Hilton, Betty Davis and Melba Jacohson. Mr. and Mrs. Moron Petersen and daughter Myrna spent Thursday in Codar City. Mrs. Hazel Stewart and two children visited with relatives in Hinckley and Delta over the weekend. week-end. Mrs. Clifton Whotton of Orem has been visiting with relatives in Hinckley. Hin-ckley. Mrs. Rex Heckstead of Lnyton has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Tullis. Mr. and Mrs. Tullis and Mrs. Gladys Carter spewt the weekend in Salt Lake. Miss Amelia Jane Cannon from Provo has been visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Cahoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Woodbury were In Salt Luke Saturday, Mrs. VI Robinson entertained the Hinckley Rook Club Friday night. Dinner was served and Rook played. Members present were Arvilla Swensen, Bertha Love, Dolphu Bishop, Nina Meohani, May Cropper, Crop-per, Verna Anderson, Belva Morris Beryl Hardy, Ruth Robinson, Ixiis Wilson, Angie Pratt, Helen Shurt- llff, Arvilla Workman, and Thora Petersen. Guests w ere Rev a Talbot Beulah Black, Ivy Allred, Manon Robison. Erma Cropper, and Esther Petersen. First prize was won by Lois Wilson, second by Bertha Love Guest by Ivy Allred, and low by Manon Robison. Mario Morris, who attends school in Logan spent the weekend in Hinckley with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Morris and family. Mrs. Dana Bishop entertained the Lady Lions Monday night. Bus- MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE Delta. Utah. Thuis.. March 11.1954 lolly Stitchers To Moot Friday Jolly Stitchers will meet Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Iva Mitchell in Delta. Mrs. Bessie Judd Will assist rMs. Mitchell as hostess. Talent Night and Smorgasbord in iness was discussed and lunch was, Pelta Second Ward Tuesday night, served. Come and enjoy the program and . iine food. children wore Sunday dinner guests of Mr.! nd Mrsj Sherman Tolbert and family. Raleigh and Peggy Franklin and their two children spent Sunday out on the Desert chasing Wild horses along with a group of folks from Hinckley. It was a beautiful beauti-ful day for an outing and the horses cooperated just fine. They even caught a mule which some of the younger guys In town want to break for a good riding pony. S" 1 ETS1 pecials I his la Week at Ashby's NEW SUPER "C" TRACTORS Less fast hitch. We have four now. Priced while they last or until April 1 Were S1896.00 Now $1335.00 BALER, McCormick 50 AW Wire Tie 1595.00 BALER, Case Wire hand tie 465.00 BALER, New Holland Model 76 1195.00 Case Field Harvester with pick up and corn head 895.00 M&M Model UTU Tractor 1325.00 M FARMALL tractor, Renewed Throughout 1495.00 We now have a good supply of used cars and pickup truck See us first before you buy. s f ' - ---- ... - r;. ...a.ne2 it handles wrfcH fcalI-fcoarin case in Provo Wednesday with and vlrs. Carence Ei s and family. Goldwyn Cl-ff was a very in-'.erestir.g in-'.erestir.g speaker in Mutual last Tuesday. K.i theme was "The E,k of Mc.rrr.cV. K.s daughter and s-on-in-law- also vis.ted with him. 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