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3 Sb $: +:* s ®@ f P A: A f Â¥o . o ( ‘r\\.’q\:’:{\ ns arpnnifieeeemmepemmmmmemmmmcmmens Vol. 96, No. 50 -‘ E> \‘ Waterloo PUC fi;{s"wul be good news to the merchants and is probably an exâ€" cellent arrangement for all conâ€" ple-t.: ;v-i't't;'li'g-flt; now decorating every corner through the shopâ€" ping area has a wom;ler!.\,nl efl‘ect m ce Spothk P omne OO oapiera c en on persons shopping in Waterloo:. Carrying pnrcefipfor our wife last Friday night, we couldn‘t help but overhear the number of perâ€" sons who commented on the trees. Also coming in for its share of favorable comment was the city hall â€" as well it should. It looked nice lnt:!ur. ’flnt time it was Aaanrated but the extra decoraâ€" Around W aterloo decorated, but ge extra decoraâ€" tions this year have improved its pppearance a hundred percent. Waterloo merchants report an upsurge in Christmas buying and much of it can be traced to the attractive appearance of this city. This district has finally been deluged with snow and the white stuff gives every appearance of staying for some time. Costs of decerating Waterloo‘s gfln for Christmas will be born by the city, The Waterloo ..:.'im of Commerce and the The little Christmas trees com Merchants, fuel dealers and a few others were glad to see an end to our mild fall weather. Me, I‘d take off with the birds and go south â€" if I could fly. J.H.S. A very nice Waterloo lady called us today and asked what we thought of the two hours‘ free skating available at the Waterloo arena on Sunday nights. _ _ _ I‘m afraid we didn‘t sound too intelligent, for we didn‘t at that time know anything about it. _ Digging into it, we find that Carling‘s have a family hour evâ€" ery Sunday night from 7 to 9 p.m. While the affair is supposed to be confined to Carling employees and their families, it is altogether probable that a lot of Waterloo children get two hours of fun without their families being conâ€" nected with Carling‘s. e The idea actually is a splendid" one. Sunday night, particularly in the winter, is one time the youngsters are pressed hard to nnd a clean heaithy way to exâ€" pend their energies. > It has been suggested, and this | idea is not original with me, thatl several of the larger Waterloo| firms might be interested in sponâ€" ’ soring an hour or so of free skatâ€"| â€"ing on Sunday for the children. The arena allows tne cnildren free skating on Monday and Thursday and while this is a very fine thing, still it is the Sunday evenings which are so hard for the young people to fill in. 1 Most waterico firms are more | filg]n generous in their support of ‘ antything pertaining to either Waâ€" terloo children or adults. Service Clubs are well supported as are other worthy enterprises. Here . would be a good opportunity for éme or more firms to help the youngsters and at a very modest cost, by sponsoring free skating for them at the Waterloo arena on a &mdlly evening. We know the kids will enjoy it and the firm have the a‘y%preciation of the parâ€" ents for ering healthy enterâ€" tainrgent to their offspring. J.H.S. Without a hitch Waterloo Counâ€" ‘ cil on Monday night of this week approved payment of $1,450 toâ€" wards the survey of the Laurel Creek watershed. Actual cost of the suirvey will amount to $5,800 with the government paying 75 percent of the cost. The amount by council will be Waâ€" Ԥ share towards the survey. rs from the Kilborn Co., to will conduct the surâ€" w and they h‘ave so far ind;cat- approval of sites selected by the local Watershed committee. Tq; 1903 _ While the proposed dams are primarily a water conservation and flood control effort, it is anâ€" Given, secretary; Ernie Oke, Waâ€" terloo city eui'nm; R. Bauman, Wilmot townsnip; Clayt Rickert, Waterloo township; Bud Mcâ€" Laughlin, Waterloo PUC, and m Shantz, Waterloo Rod and Club. Members of council on the committee are: D. Preston, W. Ewald and Frank Bauer. Por the luvva‘ Pete take it easy| _ _ Left To Cool when you are driving with roods‘ ‘The accused claimed he left the the n‘.they are right now. So \beer in the car overnight to eool. far we have seen four cars in Waâ€" |Addressing Magistrate Kirkpatâ€" too, jump the curb and land | rick, Hammond asked: "It {you ali four wheels on the sideâ€" bought a case of beer and left it "*‘lfi po one was MLM {our car in the driveway but juck can‘t last too long. | would you consider that ilTegal? JHS | conduct the surâ€" ave so far indicatâ€" sites selected by shed committee. . | roposed dams are‘ rater conservation ol effort, it is anâ€" AFTER P0l|(E they will also be‘ s . «J On a windy December day, fifty years ago, two unassuming brothers saw their dreams and yedrs of research and work materialâ€" \ize when their rickety twoâ€"wing airplane lifted from the sand dunes |of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. : Although the first flight lasted only 12 secs. and covered 120 feet, }it initiated today‘s air age which is beyond the dreams of the early | | pioneers. The same rudimental aviation principles by which the: \ Wright craft flew are employed in today‘s planes which can fly faster ! than the speed of sound and over 16 miiesabove the earth. | Aviation was born only 50 years ago, yet in this short span a |\million miracles of flight have been crammed. The power of flight | was introduced to Waterloo County in 1929 with the establishment of | the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Airport at Lexington Corners, about one and | oneâ€"half miles north of Waterloo. 88 ,o?,,é. 50 YEARS AGO TODAY .. Kitchener and Waterloo, through their Boards of Trade, comâ€" bined in 1929 to establish an airport which would serve the two muâ€" nicipalities. Eightyâ€"three acres of land were originally purchased at a cost of $12,500. Levelling and grading followed and b‘ October of that year the first aviation Field Day in Waterloo County was conâ€" ducted. The men who promoted this enterprisé were quick to absorb airâ€" craft gospel, and in promotion and constructive activities showed the true Twin City spirit: applying to the undertaking the principles of coâ€"operative action that have carried them forward in industry and scores of business ventures in this section of progressive Waterloo County. h Rmsnie s ‘The airport moved to its present enlarged, modern location, near Breslau, in the winter of 1950â€"51. The name at that time was changed from the Kitchenerâ€"Watetio Nrwm-Welliwon Airport. / ~ ‘ 1 C Cmm es Sn w o n 0p . EVC ECUCY F On this fiftieth anniversary of powered flight the Waterloo Chronicle salutes the scores of men and women who have added their share to the progress of aviation down through the years. ‘Lne famous oneâ€"eyed pilot, Wiley Post, visited the K 1933â€"two years before he was killed with Will Rogers in â€" Barrow, Alaska. Post attained fame in 1931 when he flew northern part of the world in eight days, 15 hours and | his recordâ€"breaking ship the "Winnie Mae". The ‘"Cowbo companied Post on his last fatal recordâ€"breaking attempt. Above the sand dunes on December 17, 1903 K7 d 7 se > did not return the beer within oneâ€"half hour he (Hammond) would inform the mayor. _ Crown Attorney Daufman ad vised Hammond that Folice off cers have a perfect right to in spect anyone‘s nhils_. i7 3 )A 4 UBR 3 i hi Autaicd Allinlcrtionitniebainig!â€" BB bo Femi d vised Hammond that rolice offiâ€"| Mrs. Smith claimed the youn‘ cmwhnvo a perf;;tkr ght to inâ€" driver,,ufter :’he collison, l'sl.idI:b; anyone‘s ve! . guess I was reaming." urlbut Charges Police said the brakes on his vehicle After the case had been disâ€" |"were not up to par". missed Hammond said ?oliee Maghtrne Kirkpatrick defined have taken more of my stuff than | the charge of obstructing a wlico thieves have in 13 years" Hamâ€" officer as incorrect He said Hurlâ€" mond did not enlarge on his stateâ€" |\burt should have been' charged PE ooo e Nt S ie P e ce Oe im en Eon S ts i ment. lwllh leaving the scene of an acciâ€" Ronald J. Huriburt, 208 Edna‘ dent. post. visited the Kâ€"W Airport on September 18, ith Will Rogers in 1935 in a plane crash at Point 1931 when he flew with Harold Gatty around the lays, 15 hours and 51 minutes. He is pictured with Mae". The "Cowboy Philosopher‘" Will Rogers acâ€" THIS ORIGINAL l)()('lthN‘l( IS IN VERKY POOR CONDITION First World War Pilot Recalls His Experiences "If anything goes wrong cenâ€" tralize everything and wait." With these eifht words of _enâ€" coura}ement pilots in the First World War soloed after oaly fourâ€"andâ€"oneâ€"half hours dual flyâ€" ing instruction. “Practicalla! all we learned was to takeâ€"off, fly leâ€" vel, ‘bank and land," says Claenon Dotzert, former World War piâ€" lot A brief eleven years after the Wright brothers pioneered powâ€" ered flight, the airplane was introâ€" duced to the battlefield. In the early years of the war airplanes, because of their 'mabilig' to carry loads, were used prima li'rfor reâ€" connoitering, but as their efficiâ€" ency increased they were emâ€" ployed in air combat, as bombers and to photograph enemy posiâ€" tions. â€" Mr. Dotzert transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) in 1917. He enâ€" listed in the infantry in 1915 and saw his first plane at Camp Borâ€" den a year later, L nak rich ship can be estimated by the heighth of the m the right and Clayton Dotzert seventh. This photo , Pilots had their choice of the bomber, â€" fighter or . artillery observation branch of the air corps. The latter branch was conâ€" sidered the "suicide squad" and St., Kitchener, paid fines totalling $22 and costs and had his driver‘s license suspended for 50 days afâ€" ter conviction on charges of careâ€" less driving and failing to proâ€" duce a driver‘s license. Of charge of nonâ€"stop at a stop street was withdrawn and another of obstructing a police officer was dismissed. The charges arose from an acâ€" cident at the Laurel St.â€"King St. intersection on November find. The 18â€"yearâ€"old pleaded guilty to the failing to produce his license charge and not guilty to the careâ€" less driving charge The large three_-engin_egl F9Ed ?rxi-LLlo‘Eor’d\:r_arfs Evidence indicated that Hurlâ€" burt‘s vehicle crashed into a car operated by Mrs. Vernon Smith resulting in damages amounting to between $350 and $400. The impact threw the Smith car into another auto. | _ _ Waterloo, Ontario, $750 Damage mom 11, 1983 volunteers were few and far beâ€" tween. _ â€" _ 20 He chose the longâ€"distance bombing branch but by a twist of fate he was commissioned to arâ€" itillery observation. With this unit he logged over 100 patrols and had twelve encounters with eneâ€" my aircraft. L. m P en nate ds "Only shoot.to prot.ectogourself" were his orders. His job was to pinpoint position of men and arâ€" tillery and relay these locations to the allied infantry. The planes were equipg:d with a key teleâ€" graph but before communication could ‘be established with the ground a 200â€"foot aerial had to be unrealed from the plane. * Mr. Dotzert flew the REâ€"8 (reâ€" connaissance experimental, eight <ylinders). These planes cruised at 63 milesâ€"perâ€"hour and were jokingly called the "Fords of the Air" by other pilots. Infantry men called them "The General Service Wagon". _ _ _ v:’n'â€"‘&( underneath the carriage d these were released byâ€"puiâ€" ling a.wire cabel. The fourâ€"bladâ€" ed propeller spun at 1,800 revoluâ€" tions per minute and as the war advanced a European gun expert invented a synchronized gun which could fire, without mishap, between the twirling propeller blades. In the early days of the war pilots defended themselves | with pistols. D _ "we telt sorry for the infantry in their mudholes," Mr. Dotzert remembers. "We had grandstand seats." During his first week over eneâ€" my lines he was forced down but ianded his plane safely. Two weeks later he was scheduled for counterâ€"attack patrol and the same observer was ordered to acâ€" company him on this misgion. _ ifne observer appeared at the airport well after the scheduled fHight time. He was nervous and reiused to check the guns. Mr. Dotzert did not know at that time that the observer had had a dream. The previous night he dreamt that his plane had been }on()l down and he was wounded in the leg. The shaky observer climbed inâ€" to the plane and they took off. After the plane was over enemy iines for a short length of time, Mr. Dotzert left a bump on his head. He looked around and saw ‘ms observer standing in the back | cockpit. _ c s _ A few moments later he heard a burst of German machine gun fire. Gas oozed out of the tank in front of him and soaked into his leg. He shut off the plane‘s engine quickly and glided into the side of a hill behind allied lines. The observer was taken to hoa-‘ pital with a ripped knee. Mr. Dotzert was unhurt. German bulâ€" lets had punched a hole in the piano stool the obserx:: sat on the size of a silver dollar. Luckâ€" ily the observer was in an upright position at the time of the attack. Dotzert was told of the dream afâ€" ter he had landed. On Sunday night, November 10, 1918, Mr. Dotzert was in bed. He heard a cheer in the officer‘s mess. He vividly recalls the words "Germans agree Allied terfins." After the war he flew to Belâ€" gium and crashed in a wind storm. That was his last flight. Mr. Dotzert is now postmaster at the Waterloo Post Office. CHARGE DRIVER AFTER WILD CHASE Charges of dangerous dri careless driving, speeding '?}31 driving without lights have been laid against a 20â€"yearâ€"old Conesâ€" togo man, Walter Koch, followâ€" ing a wild chase at speeds up to \75 miles per hour over dkrrid roads early Saturday. _ _ _ OPP Constable John Ford said he was p-trollin* No. 85 way north of Waterloo at 3. a.m. when he saw a car, without lights, approaching him iroq\ I:ln‘\itl. chase as the car sped away al a high rate of speed. The chase was still on as the two cars roared fnto Waterloo _ 80 _P:l.ié;"said the youthful driver would give no explanation of his bombs were men standing at its wingâ€"tips. The o was taken on September 20, 1930 the Dietrich brothers homeâ€"built ship Brothers Built Own Plane In 1930 The Dietrich brothers of St. Agatha were aviation pioneers in xl‘tc{loo County and their keen ifiterest in flv’xt rivaled that of the immortal Wright brothers. _ On a bright January morning in 1930 the two brothers added anâ€" other chnfit:r to Waterloo County aviation history when they sucâ€" cessfully test â€" flew an airplane which they had built themselves in their spare time. The tn'rn. oneâ€"seat monoplane was constructed in a garage at St. Agatha by Theo and Charlie Dieâ€" trich. The frame of the pintâ€"sized plane was ‘built around a 28 horsepower motorcycle engine producinfl_hz.wo revolutions per minute. e motorcycle was purâ€" 'chnscd from the Ontario Provinâ€" cial Police. â€" 80 at a The plans, together with some of the intricate instruments for the plane were imported from the United States. The plane reached Can Buy Pfune Today Less Than Price of New Car Young Waterloo chirogractor and aldermanâ€"elect, Neil S. Harâ€" ris, realized a lifeâ€"long ambition recently when he was awarded his private pilot‘s license. Mr. Harris has been flying since last spring and has completed the lnece.snry 12 hours of dual inâ€" struction and 18 hours of solo. . He intends to utilize his flight ability to attend chiropractic conâ€" ventions and for swift vacationâ€" time travel. ooo . The popular belief that only millionaires can own their own planes is challenged by Mr. Harâ€" ris. A used airglane. the alderâ€" man claims, can be bought for less FINDS FLYING A STIMULANT A 51â€"yearâ€"old bachelor, who has logged nearly 1,000 flying hours, seems to have found the much â€" sought ‘"Fountain of Youth". Bill Gulston claims thar flying is a "stimulant for anyone who does a lot of hard work" and }his Shilosophy has brought him dividends. * The active, youthful â€" looking Mr. Gulston is the Northern Onâ€" tario representative for the Sunâ€" shine Waterloo Company, Limitâ€" ed. He has been continually flyâ€" linc since 1931 and presently lives in North Bay. An ardent fisherman and hunâ€" ter, Mr. Guston employs his aviâ€" ation ability for weekâ€"end trips into Northern Ontario‘s sportsâ€" men‘s dreamland. At present he is the oldest flyâ€" ing member of the Waterlooâ€"Welâ€" lington Flying Club. He was the officer in chall'!e for RCAF operâ€" ations at the Kâ€"W Airport during the last war. Want Poll Tax Boost The Kitchener Chamber of Commerce has recommended that poll tax be raised to about $28, apply to both men and women, and pa{ment should carry with it the right to vote. Poll tax on males in Kitchener is now $10, the legal maximum, but the right to vote does not necâ€" essarily _ follow. Women _ are exemrfl from the tax. In favoring the sufluuon, J. G. Brown said "I feel this suggestion is a step in the right direction." "We don‘t think the people should object too much as the move would sive them a voice in their city‘s administration," director G. E. Eastman said. The matter will be debated in Windsor by Chamber of Comâ€" merce delegates next month, and if passed by that bod‘.nm as a , | recommendation to Ontario government. uilt ship. The peanut size of the Dietâ€" Theo. Dietrich is standing third from a top speed of 60 miles per hour and had a recorded 28 to 30 miles per hour stalling speed. ‘The first test flight was made on January. 20, 1930 with Theo. Dietrich at the controls. The little ship took off with ease from a ?eld adjacent to the Dietrich arm. _ The plane was finally sold in 1941 to the Royal Canadian Air Force for demonstration purposes. "Not many pilots would fly a school boy‘s ship," Theo Dietrich recalls and government aviation inspectors believed the little plane could never leave the ground. It proved its airworthiâ€" ness, however, and for many years provided fun and exciteâ€" ment for the two builders.~ _ _ _ Theo. Dietrich ‘was active with the Kâ€"W Flying Club for over 20 years and retired from flying in 1950. Both of the brothers still live at St. Agatha. than the price of a new car. Furâ€" thermore, the buyer‘of a used airâ€" plane is assured that his purchase is in topâ€"flight condition. _ _ _ Each plane is checked periodicâ€" ally by the Department of Transâ€" port and provided it passes strict tests a certificate of airworthiness is issued. According to law each pilot must record in his log book every flight taken. _ . t In pointing out that air travel is one of the safest means of transportation, Mr. Harris charged that if automobile drivers were under as strict a surveyance \as pilots there would be no mayâ€" hem on the highways. Gliderâ€" Born Prior To First Flite Years before the Wright brothâ€" ers made the first powered flight above the sand dunes near Kittyâ€" hawk, N.C. on December 17, 1903, men had toyed with powerless flightâ€"the forerunner of today‘s powerful jets and airliners. Today‘s powerless aircradgtâ€"the: glider â€" is a modern, efficient plane and still provides thrills and excitement for a worldâ€"wide band of enthusiasts. Relying for its power only on the elements of natureâ€" wind currents and the E:" of gravityâ€"glider flying can compared with the acquatic sport of sailboating. The Waterlooâ€"Wellington Glidâ€" ing Club was founded three years ago as an organized branch of the Waterlooâ€"Wellington Flying Club. The Gliding Club presently owns one Schweizer 2â€"22 glider which is used for instruction purposes and for solo flying. Three other gliders are based at the airport and one is owned by Al. ?t:’w. president of the Soaring Associaâ€" tion of Canada. The Department of Tnns(?or! governs glider operations in Canâ€" ada and a glider pilot must comâ€" plete 10 hours of solo flight before receiving a license. ix pilots have been trained by the Wâ€"W Gliding Club. Gliders are towed to a height of 2,000 feet and then released by the tow plane. An instrument in the glider indicates an upward rise or downward drop of air Speed is not the sole purpose of glider fight but rather how long the glider can be kept in the air. Bob Good, Waterloo glider enâ€" thusiast, points out that glider fight is far less hazardous than Ewered because of the constant w air speed. A glider‘s dr‘?: raâ€" tio is 20 to 25 feet forward for every descending foot whereas a powered aircraft may travel unâ€" der 15 feet forward for every one foot drop. _ Your name is G°orge Haskins. 'Yo:'re an oll\c:l u{eork_er by tng; and | a rachu jumper \ choice. J(?u're married and live \with your young wife and 15â€" rmnth-old son in a small house at 335% King St. North, Waterâ€" A Parachute‘â€" Jumper and : His Story . _: loo You‘ve made 23 jumps in your life. They told you some time ago that today you will make your twentyâ€"fourth. This time it‘s a delayed action jump â€" a sure crowd thriller. â€" â€" At this moment your stomach â€" is tied in knots. You‘ve been like â€" this for the past few days. This â€" queasy feeling will pass once you . jump from the planeâ€"you know . that. It ha})pens just before evâ€" ery jump. It happened whem you made your first jump in the army in 1949 and it will happen again. Why do you engage in a lrort which some people consider foolâ€": ish? You‘re not trying to be a: hero. You wouldn‘t be up in that‘ plane today if you thoug{n there was the slightest chance that you wouldn‘t go home tonight and eat {(_)gr supper with your wife and id. You do it becauseâ€"well, you can‘t explain it in so many words. Maybe it‘s because you like doâ€" ing things which are abnormal. Mind over matter. Maybe there‘s |some satisfaction in seeing the |guy, whose big and tough on the |ground, freeze when he‘s in a |plane. _ 0_ 0_ _ 0_ .. The pilot is sitting beside you. You get off when the plane reachâ€" es an altitude of 3,000 feet. You dror a thousand feet and then pull the ripcord. Not bad. A thousand foot delayed action jump. You‘re one of the original orâ€" ‘* ganizers of the First Canadian Pa«** rachute Clubâ€"a group banded toâ€": gether to thrill themselves and the public. The initial enrollment lwas large. Only a few of the vetâ€" erans are left now. _ What could go wrong? Plenty. But you‘re not worried. With every heartbeat you‘re gaining confidence. The queasy feeling has g(;lne an‘:i a sens{:tion 05 anâ€" xiety has taken its " | '“l"ge lines could clPo‘s on Top of *~The lines could cross on Top of the canopy and you couldn‘t conâ€" trol your descent. When the cord is pulled the chute bursts into two sectionsâ€"like a huge brassiere. Or perhaps if the chute is old and weak some of the panels will blow out when the rush of air crashes against the cloth. The pilot doesn‘t give a damn about you. He only worries if you pull the ripcord too soon and the chute becomes entangled with the plane. This could be fatal to both of you. There is one chance in a million that your chute could be packed incorrectly. }:‘.“l * i You‘re biggest danger is on the groundâ€"not in the air. What would happen if you landed in a mess of highâ€"tension wires. But you know what to do. Keep your feet and knees together and you won‘t get hurt no matter where you landâ€"perhaps. . You must be nearing your jumpâ€"point. You‘re anxious to get going. You‘re wife wants you to quit jumping. You hope you‘re son someday doesn‘t get the same ‘bug you have. There is no future or fortune in parachute jumping. There‘s his signal â€"take flour timeâ€"roll out of the plane head firstâ€"start countingâ€"your body spins â€"keep counting â€"cold air pushes past your faceâ€"there, pull the cordâ€"in five and a half secâ€" onds you‘ve travelled 1,000 feetâ€" a 24â€"foot circular piece of silkâ€" missed the ripcord â€"dropping â€" there it is â€"speed slackening â€"a sudden jarâ€"you‘re O.K. _ _ _ You dropped 1,300 feet during the time it took you to find that cord. The suspension lines are twisted but it‘s simple job to work them free. Thereâ€" you‘re freeâ€"you‘re a few feet from the gl;)iundâ€"branches crackleâ€"you‘re y brushes past leavesâ€". GEORGE HASKINS