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Show Chas S. Noble Is Back From Naval Air Service J Charles S N'oble, who was a member of the Standard reportorial staff when he enlisted in the naval air service in" December, 1917, and was first sent to h, Balboa Park at San Diego for training, returned to his home in Ogden Satur- 1 day, having been discharged from ser- t Mr. Xoble has accepted a position cashier at Utah Hot springs. - Noble was discharged with a rating r of a chief petty officer, the highest I to be attained by an enlisted raan.i I Dunne his enlistment he was en-' H gaced, first in the Important work ot I erecting seaplanes and flying boatsl I and later in instructing student flyers. - I in plane maintenance. At the time he L, was dleharced he was in charge of I one of the new hangars being built as. H ja part of the 'permanent station '. j In speaking of flying, he said that F ; after the first few flights the thrill W v.'a - lost and if became as tame as 'r iauto rldine. Aside from the contln- B' 1 ual element of a possibility of some..' H ithint; happening that might cause an H ! accident, it was rather unexciting. "I sure got a 'kick' out of the firs hop' I made," he said. "It was a great experience and one well worth H while. But it soon gets uninteresting. and when one has to go up he does so: V without the least fear or thought of I disaster. The planes in use nowadays f.lr training nnrnncne -it-.. niolo o BBBBBB1 fool-proof as possible and are so well,; built and perfect h balanced and con-1 trolled that one can control them with-f out difficulty." |