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Show THE CITIZEN TOMMY THOMPSON POPULAR AT AIRPORT Meet A. R. (Tommy) Thompson of the Thompson Flying Service. Tommy Thompson, as he is better known, is winning quite a name for himself throughout the intermountain region as a trainer and flyer. : 1 his commission from Uncle Sam he remained in Texas approximately ten months, teaching others how to do what he had learned. Since the war . Tommy has been flying all over the United States, mostly down South, however, training students, putting on exhibitions, and taking passengers on short or long trips. For the past five years he has been operating a school in Salt Lake, training students, carrying passengers, and giving public demonstrations. He is in Ogden today with three Thompson Flying Service planes. On the Fourth the people of Idaho Falls will have an opportunity to witness some of his flying feats, as well as those of Lieut. Russell L. Maughan. Logan has engaged him for the 24th. Local citizens and visitors are keeping him busy making long trips. Early in the month Tom Kearns and party flew with him to Boise. Last week he flew with John Browning, son of the gun inventor, E. G. Bennett, and Walter Hansen, Mayor of Boise. 19 STUDENTS SOLOED THIS YEAR There are approximately fifty students attending the Thompson Flying Service school all the time. Mr. Thompson has soloed 19 students this year. Some take 3 2 hours solo and some 10 hours, but the average time is 5 5 to 6 hours. The cost for the complete course is only $375.00. Fear has been expressed from several quarters that there are not enough students in training to fill the demand for trained men, which is constantly increasing. Mr. Thompson is certainly doing his part, however, in this respect. He is not only highly efficient as a flyer, but is a splendid trainer and a good business man, qualifications which are largely responsible for his success. SALT FALLS ROUTE OPEN SOON At the present time there are 25 planes at the Salt Lake airport. These include the four belonging to Mr. Thompson, two army planes and all Fok-kmail planes. Four planes, costing $19,000 each, will be added to this 1-- 1-- Tommy Thompson I Tommy trained in the army during the war, being stationed at Carruth-er- s Field, Ft. Worth Texas. After he completed his training and received 2iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuii!iiiiiii' FISHING SEASON IS LAKE-GREA- T six-passen- ger 11 number soon. These Fokker planes will be for service between Salt Lake and Great Falls. Alfred Frank, president of the National Park Airways, Inc., arrived Wednesday from New York with a demonstrator Fokker ship of type to be used on this new route. This is the ship which is flying to Great Falls today. No mail was carried, however. This demonstration plane will be retained here to train pilots and for other business pertaining to the official opening of the route August 1. NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM IN OPERATION Public officials from various intermountain cities and Salt Lake, together with the general public, witnessed a demonstration of the new lighting facilities at the airport last night. The city have made many improvements at the field. A large portion has been oiled. Boundary lights have been strung all around the field and two revolving beacon searchlights of 5,000,000 candle power each have been installed. These were turned on last night, flooding the field with light. From the tower of the light control building these gigantic searchlights may be turned to reflect on any portion of the city or mountains. The Salt Lake field is now one of the best equipped fields in the country. PROGRAM AND DANCING ENJOYED Dancing was enjoyed in the new hangar of the National Parks Airways, Inc., last evening. Music was furnished by the Ft. Douglas band. Several interesting talks were given by city officials. All planes of the field were placed on view, and men from the various companies were on hand to instruct the public regarding the different types of machines. Demonstrations were made of landing by flares dropped from the plane and other emergency means of coming to earth at night. er super-univers-al sm mswu RIDE Never slap your wife or make faces at her. More than $17,000,000 alimony is paid yearly in America. Ashland Independent. iHNINIIIIIHNMfllHWHHIHNIIIHIINIINNIHimNIUHHIINIimamNd Now Open j SWIM UNDER THE STARS ITU BE A i at j BIG SEASON I I IF YOU USE OUR FISHING TACKLE TO TACKLE EM WITH I 1 m I I I I I ! m f I 5 m 7IMIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF - Soothing : : Invigorating I GEORGE HOFMANN I I HARDWARE CO., I 209 SO. 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