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Show ROOSEVELT CIVIL AIR PARTOL TO BE ORGANIZED AT MEETING SATURDAY Air Flight C. P. A.-Roosevelt -With the Support of Vernal Will have Unit Set Up Ronald Page Selected Air Flight Leader by Roosevelt City Council Air Port Committee and Clif Angus Has been Appointed by the Mayor as Air Port Manager Civil Air Patrol was organized on December 1,1941, just a week before the battle of Pearl Harbor. Har-bor. It was formed by the OCD as a volunteer auxiliary of the Army Air Forces. The CAP Squadrons do not receive a cent of Federal Aid. All they get is a set of directives and training manuals from National Headquarters. Head-quarters. Everything else, including in-cluding its meeting halls, equipment equip-ment and instructors are furnished furn-ished by local initiative. After the declaration of war, when enemy submarines began to harass har-ass U S shipping along the Atlantic At-lantic seaboard, this new untested untest-ed organization was given an opportunity op-portunity to prove itself. When the army was unable to furnish planes to patrol these shipping routes, CAP members flew their single motored land planes far out over the sea and radioed back the sighting of enemy subs, ships in distress, or survivors of which owe their lives to CAP Coastal Patrol. When army didn't did-n't have planes to send to sink sighted submarines these volunteer volun-teer workers resorted to homemade home-made bomb-racks and bomb-sights bomb-sights and at least two enemy submarine sinkings are credited to the CAP. In inland towns courier service was begun to carry ' dispatches and- urgent" shipments such as airplane parts which otherwise would have t . . taken days or even weeks to obtain ob-tain through regular channels of transportation. They formed searching parties to locate lost army aircraft and especially in the Western States was this type of service of value to the war effort. ef-fort. Thirty men have lost their lives in this work. Not because they were forced to do the job, but because they, like every loyal loy-al American citizens wanted to do their part in winning this war. Unit For Roosevelt Wednesday, January 10th, 2nd Lieutenant Stanley King, Commander Com-mander of the Vernal Flight and Fran Feltch, Vernal Airport manager, flew to Roosevelt and met with several of the local civic leaders in regard to a Civil Air Patrol unit for Roosevelt. A great deal of enthusiasm was shown and already plans are under un-der way for the beginning of such a unit. The organizing of a CAP unit in our city is an important im-portant step toward the gigantic future of aviation. To become a member of this organization is an opportunity you can't afford to miss. Enlistment in CAP does not require you to fly. There are many subjects taught in these classes, most of them pertaining to airplanes. How they fly and why they fly. CAP training equips you with a knowledge of aircraft in general and certainly this-is something - everyone should know because the airplane air-plane will be a common thing in post war America. CAP members are eligible to year regular Army Air Force uniforms with CAP insignia, upon up-on completion of the required number of hours in ground classes, class-es, at which they are sworn in and presented with the, official CAP card issued by the government. govern-ment. Those who take up flying are eligible to wear the official observers wings of CAP upon completion of fifteen hours solo flight. Promotions in CAP are the same as army promotions and when in uniform, members are subject to army regulations. When out of uniform they are again civilians. Beneficial To f Young Boys The program is especially beneficial ben-eficial to the younger boys who want to take advantage of its training before entering the armed forces. The Civil Air Patrol Pa-trol Cadet program can help materially in development quality qual-ity through pre-training and physical build-up and boys and girls who are under the age of eighteen should be encouraged to push forward in this work. Without the whole hearted interest in-terest and assistance of every air-minded citizen of Roosevelt, this CAP unit cannot be managed mana-ged effeciently and effectively. They will need local men and women who are willing to devote de-vote one night each week to help teach Morse Code, first aid, aircraft air-craft construction, meteorology, navigation and numerous other courses in connection with aviation. avia-tion. We urge you to get behind this program and see that it does not fail in your community. Enlistment blanks and further information regardiAg CAP can be secured by contacting Ronald Page, who has been selected as acting flight leader of the Roosevelt Roose-velt Flight. Meeting Saturday Everyone in Roosevelt and vicinity vi-cinity who is air-minded should attend the meeting to be held Saturday at 8 o'clock in the American Am-erican Legion Barracks. The purpose of the meeting is to formulate plans 'and appoint committees in the new CAP unit organized for this area.. |