Show Work Done At Parachute Plant Commended Genuine cause for satisfaction with their Important part Ii In the war effort was given to employees of or the Parachute Company in Mantl Manti Man Man- l tl ti recently when the Company received rec clued elved through Its San Diego plant planta a letter of appreciation from two cadets whose lives were saved by Standard parachutes The parachute parachute para para- chute chuto worn by one of the cadets was manufactured In the ManU Mantl plant plant pla pla- nt the theother other In the San Diego plant The letter dated December 24 1942 came from the he office of the the Parachute Officer Office Air Force Advanced Advanced Ad Ad- Flying School Roswell New Nev and reads as follows December 24 21 y 2 1942 Standard Parachute Corp San Sam Diego Calif Gentlemen On December 21 1942 two Aviation Aviation Aviation Avia Avia- tion Cadets Joseph B. B Patterson and Richard A. A Packard while on ona a R. training mission were forced to ball bail out of their ship and made a safe landing Cadet Patterson was wearing parachute No 42 and d Cadet Cade e rr pa Packard ard was wearing No 42 l These hese are both Standard Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard Parachutes seat soot type They both report a a. very enjoyable ride down to a perfect landing This Jump was waa made at al night and they were fortunate enough to land in a cotton field The men have asked me to convey contey convey con con- vey tey their thanks to you for making possible their safe landing and want to know If they are eligible for membership in the Caterpillar Club This is the first instance of an emergency jump being made at this field We have a large numb number r of or your parachutes In service here andare andare and andare are well wen pleased with their I action y Very truly tr r you yours I Carlton Carlton D D. Price Foreman Parachute Dept Roswell Sub-Depot Sub R Roswell New Mexico The following women worked on the parachute which was made In ManU Mantl Lila Llla Denison Sterling Ethel Ethel Ethel Eth Eth- el Jensen ensen and Edith of or Ida Cherry Mary Cht t- t ensen Reva Allred Addle Young and Reva Reva Hera Peterson of Ephraim Faith Jensen Maxine Draper Lela Sorensen Romola Cloward and ant Mary Olsen of Moroni Moron Lyda Gar Gar- Ush Vera Anderson Norma Alder AMet Katherine Maylett Lou LOll KImball Myrlo Myrle Christensen Anona BraithWaite Braith waite walte and Alta AHa flown Down of ManU Mantl Ivy of Fountain Green Ethel Osborne of Spring City Lera Crano and Grace Miller Uller of SaUna Salina Goldie Martensen of Mayfield Maj Myrle Nielson Niel- Niel son Kon o of Centerfield Ann Jane Davis and Elva Dall DaB of Richfield Della Delia Madsen en of Gunnison Jensen of or A Axtell tell and Jessie Clark of Mt tIt Pleasant C. C E. E Fauntleroy head of or the Parachute Company Compan said that Company frequently receive recel receive SUCU suc letters of thanks thanks These letters ar am especially gratifying because we re rev revaline realize alize aline that tho men m men n who are wearing our parachutes have very little time to write to the manufacturer when they are engaged twenty-four twenty hours a n day in defending their country Undoubtedly every employee employee emp mp- loyee In the tho plant has tins had a Nana hand handin in the manufacturing of or some para parol parachute chute which has served Its purpose as adequately and satisfactorily as the tho ono worn by Cadot Cadet Packard when whon lit he ha was forced to make an emergency emergency em em- jump |