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Shorty Taylor, my instructor, had placed my feet "lightly" on the rudâ€" der bar (ifin like a kid‘s wagon you steer with your feet), my right hand "gentlyâ€"firmly" not "rigidly" holding the lt?k (looks like a broom stick standinglon end), and my left hand on my knoa«to keep it out of mischief. He was seated behind me with a set controls hooked to mine. â€"The peller was ‘already biting the air to the rythmic bark of the motor,[ I was just to follow the move of the controls : on this first flight, All set? . 88â€"horse,: air roolod Szekely motor. It‘s a sweet little craft and the exâ€" The mow\'} roared. We taxied straight in the wind gaining speed, more s .. The stick moved forward. T tail lifted. More speed. The stick was moving back toward me. n‘I sensed a buoyâ€" ant, soaring ifeeling. We were in the air, My tement was beyond description. | We traveled in a straight line, continually gaining altitude¢. . After a ‘few minutes the stick was brought forwardto neuâ€" tral, the motor quieted, and the ship settled into 1. flight. Suddenly, simultancously, the stick was thrust to the left and the left pedal pn:hd I wanted to get started at once, and that‘s just what happened. I had vague ideas â€"of nerveâ€"racking tests which I must pass before the first flight. â€" Don‘t you believe a word of it. There is a medical exâ€" amination v:t!: I will take up later, but it was ible for me to take my first flight at once. i pense is exee‘?dincly low. Before I knew it they had me strapped in the front cockpit of an American Ea monoplane. The pltminpo'mflfiithnSeylinbr, What originally brought me to Sky Harbor was its nearness to my home. And that‘s important. Toâ€" day, time is valuable, even to a stuâ€" dent of aviation. The fAiying field is only four miles west of Glencoe on the © Dundee ‘Road. That‘s about from 5 to 15 minutes from anywhere along the North Shore. forward. plane tipped left as we turned i‘ direction. I hung on for dear life. "Hey, don‘t freeze the controls," came from Shorty. I snapped out of it but I sure got a scare.. We sailed along smoothly again. T "We are in level fiight." The stick and were in the neuâ€" tral position|| The horizon was right in line with ‘the nose of the plane. "Now I‘ll down" The stick went forwar} and the nose dropped. "Climb." stick moved backâ€" wards and nose came up. "Left turn." As ‘ore, the stick moved left and the left rudder bar forward, at the time. Not so bad this time, I ready. "Right turn." The stick right, right rubber bar f; Still better, I knew what to These simple manâ€" euvers t ted several times. Gee, I feel Mh I could do this mysel{. land. For tt:'put four years he has been chiéf instructor at Sky Harbor. Tho‘?oy: at his hangar call him "Shorty. "Look at the field where we are going to glide down for a landing." Field* I lost all sense of diâ€" rection. y, I located it. We alid down a landing where the takeâ€"off started, headed in the same direction. , that was great." I said. ©And , "What are all these clocks and for, Shorty, and when do I nud .. ,:" "Say take it slow, you‘ll learn all it when the time All of this information was of great importance to me. You can readily see that faith and confidence in your instructor is a great help in learning to fly. _ § fliers of , Mr. Taylor received his training during the World War. Later he instructor at Cenâ€" tral Flying S¢hool, Whittering, Engâ€" "You havée come to: the right place," he "Ever Aiy?" "I have flown four times as a pasâ€" senger, and nertz about it." And so T{was enrolled in the school. 1 f t Next, 1 wanted to meet and learn something about 'rj instructor, Vinâ€" cent C. Taylor, chief instructor at Sky Harbpor. Like most famous On Saturdgy, Aug. 19, after work, I drove out to Sky Harbor airport, determined ledrn to fiy. Upon my arrival there I met the manager, Mr. Staple. |He is a veteran pilot. "I want to|learn,to fiy," I stated, fearlessly. | / s PAGE TWO ir to the rythmic bark r,[ I was just to follow A of the controls : on ht, All set? f i roared. We taxied _ the wind gaining s .. The stick moved & tail lifted. More stick was moving back ‘hen‘I sensed a buoyâ€" ‘Meeling. We were in xcitement was beyond Shorty and I.were soon in the air, and sufficient altitude had been gained for me to take the controls. Worse lyckâ€"my space is all used. Meet me : here next week. Any questions? Let‘s have them.li Hold everything â€"I‘m ahead of my story! 4 H I arri“:d today to flqd my Eaglette the repair shop. Gee, I thought, no flying today, but my disappointment was shortâ€"lived. Mr. Staple had another plane of the same make all ready for me. Today, I was more determifned to shake the feeling of uncertainty I had at the close of the last Jlesson. And I did. After our landing, if Shorty would have allowed \me, I would have tried a solo. id "Want solo?" Shorty asked, stepping & "Nope,") weakly. * W 7 "Now, don‘t get down. You did darn well for the first time. Tomorâ€" row, you‘ll make those turng, eyes shut. $ i Due to an error the name of Marâ€" gret Johnson was omitted ‘fr‘?m the list of~winners in the water carniâ€" val held at Central Avenue bathing beach on Aug. 16. ‘ : "Right turn." Stick right, pressure on right rudder bar, easy now. Now what? We must be skidding, great guns. "Less rudder." I did,‘ fearâ€" fully. Confound it, was I weakenâ€" ing. I t}od four more turns, each needed correction. Shorty took the controls and I followed the landing. M who is seven yuqi'l old, took first place in the free style for girls under twelve and too.: third place in free style open swim for all gir [ Margaret Johnson a â€" Water Carnival Victor "Left turn." I thought a second, then cautiously I moved th, stick left at the same time applying left rudder. e plane banked, turned left, but it did not seem cort It felt as though we were m down sideways. ‘Too much .ig!‘ltiek." I brought the stick back a little, then the rudder to neutral and level flight. f $s»> ""Nose up." Jerkily, I pu ‘the stick to me. ly, the nose rose above the horizon. "Slower, smoother, got the j‘ikn 44e Next. "All Â¥ight, nose down." I pushed the stick forward. The nose dropped below the horizon. Ah. not so bad, I . . . "Left wing is low." My eyes ghot left, then right. Yes it was low. I moved the l&cn right, too far, right wing low, left a little. There, it‘s level. Gosh, that stick is sensitive. I contin the "ups" and "downs" several times, improving each time. t4. "Okay fledge, you got it." The sudden of it all nnuervrd me. I wanted) to shout back, "I don‘t want n,'jm I wouldn‘t do ithat. I sat. rigidly gripping the stick as though it were poison. Then . . 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Nicholson, outline the plans f‘fr the coming * subject on S y "The Church‘s Contribution he Labor Problem;," at the worship service of the Deerâ€" field Presb Church. ~The m‘- ular church choir will again be on duty after a month‘s vacation. An additional musical treat will be the young girls hestra which will have seven m lqtbers. 1 Red Cross Groups Rev. E. J.| Labor Sunday 1 eral Council of inâ€" America 1 worship se ' the full schedul begin at the Church. â€":© ; {>â€" The cast of| t night of last we Ruffino, Carl |F mond, Wilfred P loska, Doroth tos, Mari Dino Bagalli Bernard C r Fall Schedu Ti w ‘<l I S t The Cosmopolitan Opera Comâ€" pany, forme “ few months ago from the remnants of the Chicago Civic and Ravinia troupes, presented "Carmen" Wednesday of last week to a small audience at the auditorâ€" ium of the Deerfieldâ€"Shields Hui.l')‘}: School in Highland Park. A doub bill was in prospect for Wednesday night of this| week, with "Madame Butterfly" an ced for next'voe‘k. The cast of the opera Wednesday night of last week consisted of Luigi Ruffino, Carl Former, Kai de Verâ€" mond, Wilfred Engelman, Irene Payâ€" loska, Dorothy Herman, Aida Venâ€" tos, Mari B rova, Carlo Hatvary. Dino Bagalli was the conductor and Bernard Castor the stage manager, ‘The North Shore‘s early autumn attempt at opera has been il;mnpted,‘ ith the announcement that the second and third performâ€" ances of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company e been indefinitely postponed. word of exphmfitgn has been forthcoming as to why the postponement was made. | m t( es ‘America asâ€" rship se > e full sched gin at the ? wirch. : >::: Dr. W. F. :‘ bject on S ntribution + lmopol::n Opera Company Postpones Performances Here rSuburban | Will Meet On _ Lsday In Chicago 4ATIGH ruso will read the essage of the Fedâ€" Churches of Chript rt of the morning on Sunday, when of church services hlehem Evangelical le For rfield Churches ir will have as hil day "The Church‘s DAI}Y ‘ THE| P} tiv .. Sealed bids for x:rrymg the Uniâ€" ed| States mail between the Fort 3 dan and Highland Park depots of the Chicago and North Western Railway to the post office at Fort Shéridan must bep‘itent to that office befpore September 15. | Rroposals must be made at a :' rly rate for the service each way betiween‘ the stations and the post offi¢e. â€" Complete | information reâ€" ?;~ this may be obtained from the} Fort Sheridan post office. i Frank C. -Weinr:ht, an alderman f the first ward in Highwood, died Wadnesday morn of last week t the Billings Memorial Hospital in Chicago after a short illness. He vas 59 years old,‘ \ Mr. Weinacht,! who had a year hote to serve on the Highwood city council, was taken to the hospital aesday morning of last week, after \# rious illness developed. He had been in ill health for some time. Kuneral services were held Saturâ€" day afternoon ‘f the home, 448 Waqukegan Avenue, Highwood, and burtial was in Mt. Olive Cemetery. "‘Mr. Weinacht was in the plumbâ€" ng business in | Highwood. His place on the city council will probâ€" r kegan Avenue, Highwood, and burtial was in Mt. ONlive Cemetery. 3’{: r. Weinacht was in the plumbâ€" ig business in Highwood. His | on the city council will probâ€" not be filled until the next city . on in April, 1934. P ghwood Alderman â€" | Dies In Hospital In W Chicago Last Week | The local booters will open the 1933â€"34 championghip season against the strong First German Club of :fi cago. This game will be played hext Sunday at Highland Park (Linâ€" j.’fi. School Fiéld) starting at 3 p.m. " Manager Do 8. Bruce, old wigard of the game, has developed A very valuable team and expects ‘to tarry the Gonellgs through a sucâ€" Meskfol season. ./ t al al fle Association, mccording to anâ€" f ent at the headquarters of association h in Washington, .. ‘The club hag a charter memâ€" rthip of 21. | ‘he officers of the new club are 1es Butterworth, president; Karl , viceâ€"president; Sture Johnson, ‘etaryâ€"treasurer, and Wilson hardson, executive officer. he club is one of about 2800 acâ€" _rifle and pistol shooting clubs iated with the National Rifle Asâ€" ation. 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