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Published by The Nebraska Wing, Civil Air Patrol
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No
2
MARCH
1959
HONOR CADETS SCREENED
SPECIAL AWARDS
What
is
a
sonic
At stake for the boys were zvo appoint*
boom?
Give aci illustration of harmonic osotion®
ments
to
the
International Air
Cadet
Ex
Why is the prop on an airplane squaretipped in some instances?
c h a n g e a n d o n e c o u r s e i r. J e t O r i e n t a t i o n
a t P e r r i n A i r F o r c e B a s e g Te x a s o F o r t h e
How many G^s can the human body stand?
girlsj> two were selected for Regional Ex
change and one for Jet Orientation at Max
well Air Force Basej) Alabama»
What are che basic instruments of flight?
Describe magnetic deviation and varia<»
tior-o
Who is your representative in the Na
Judges who interviewed the cadets and
tional Congress?
made
the
selections
were^
What is the jet stream?
Fourteen honor cadets, representing six
squadrons^ answered questions such as these
H J (Ted) Grove - Omaha businessman
A C Kennedy - Omaha businessmart
Richard Mooney •• Municipal Airport Manager,
Omaha
during a six-hour session at the Sheraton-
Fontenelle Hotel xn Omaha on 28 February,
A screening committee of seven persons in
terviewed the cadets individually to deter
mine the winners of special awards presen
ted annually by Civil Air Patrols
Col Bert Rosenbaum USAF - Offutt AFB, Dir
ector of Base Services
Lt Col Ralph L Reed USAF - Lincoln - Air
Force
Reserve
and
Air
Force
Assn
Lt Col Gerald Raschke - Deputy for Cadets
Lt Col Mollie B Campbell - Inf Serv Officer
The following cadets emerged as winners:
BOYS - (1) Ralph L Williams, Scottsbluff Sqd
(2) John D Ryattj Jr, Offutt Sqd
(3) Frank Carlstromj Fremont Sqd
Alternates" Fred P Ostmann, Fremont
by Lt Col Raschke^
GIRLS- (1) Carroll A Hale, Offutt Sqd
(I) Nancy Emmons^ Omaha Sqd
(3) Barbara Cocks^ So Omaha Sqd
Alternates'; Dorothy R Brown;, Ftemont
r\^£
J.
^
rt
cadets were required to give three-minute
talkso Individual interviews started early
Saturday morning and lasted most of the
d a y. A n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e w i n n e r s w a s m a d e
Sqd and Armand Chaput, Offutt Sqd
C-J
Screening actually began Friday evening^
during a dinner meeting at the hotels when
j
Winners must be approved by both Regional
and National Headquarters before the ap
pointments become official^ according to Lt
C»3? Ra^cAfce CaJidts.
LB 598
THE FLIGHT LINE
Published Monthly by the Nebraska Wing
Civil Air Patrol
AF-CAP Liaison Office
408 Post Office Building - Omaha
Col H James Grove
Wing Commandei
Deputy Wg Cot
Lt Col..Harold Payne
M a j H A Wa k e fi e l d U S A F
Liaison
Office]
LB 598, a bill which will provide for an
appropriation of funds for use of Civil Air
Patrol, was moved ouC of the legislative
committee on Thursday, 12 March.
Several carloads of CAP supporters from
Omaha battled the season's worst blizzard on
5 March to present their case before the
Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects. They
were backed up by spokesmen from Civil
Lt Col Mollie B Campbell
Unit
Editoi
ISO's
Reporter;
1 Lt Rose Lancaster
Defense, Lions' Club, Ninety-Nines, Red
Cross, and Air Force Association.
Staff Secretary
I t ' s a l i t t l e l a t e f o r Va l e n t i n e s - b u t
herewith a BIG PUBLIC THANKS from the Wing
I S O t o To m P i c k e r i n g a n d B i l l R e e v e s f o r
arranging for and operating
the tape recorder during the
/ \(1 l\y Aviation Education ConferI ence. Without them, the
ISO section would have
-Jil/y
fallen
flat
on
its
/ I X empennage I They were
really a couple of
\|S^ia,angels!!!
Many CAP members have worked in various
capacities to prepare and present this bill.
A great deal more assistance will be needed
in presenting our case as the bill moves on
through the legislature. We urge you all to
seek support from people in your own commun
ities who have benefited from CAP activities
Ask them to write their State Senators on
behalf of CAP and LB 598.
L t C o l F r a n c i s C a s e y, C A P, D i r e c t o r o f
Operations on the Wing Staffs was appointed
by Governor Ralph Brooks to the State Aero
nautics Commission for a four-year term
s t a r t i n g S u n d a y, 1 M a r c h . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ,
Casey!
We'd also like to acknowledge our appre
ciation for the wonderful pictures taken at
SUMMER ENCAMPMENT AT LOWRY AFB
Offutt AFB by the Offutt and SAC ISO Depart
ment photographers. And another coa^ of
g o l d p a i n t o n To m P i c k e r i n g ' s h a l o f o r a l l
his beautiful pictures. And a "merci beau-
Col H James Grove, Wing Commander, has
received word that cadet summer encampment
will be at Lowry Air Force Base near Denver
coup" to Offutt's Betty Kennedy for her
from 15 June through 26 June.
assistance throughout the conference. And
another to Lou Cutler for setting up the
sign on the marquee of the hotel.
This is the first time a Nebraska encamp
ment has been scheduled outside the North
Central Region.
While we'-re being little Mary. Sunshine
and radiating gladness, let's thank some
people who helped get the first issue of
THE PLIGHT LINE into production. Rosemary
and Howard Phelps, and Sensation Mower, did
a real rush job on the printing. South Omaha
cadets assembled and stapled. Hank Katzenberger arranged for mailing and distribu
tion. If your name is not on the mailing
l i s t , l e t H a n k k n o w.
We ran into quite a few snags in getting
the new paper under way, but we hope to
have smoother sailing in the future.
M a t e r i e l - b y To m P i c k e r i n g
Recently we acquired 50 one-quart type
fire extinguishers, complete with brackets,
Any squadron or group who has a CAP
vehicle may contact Material for one.
Please follow through on your requests
for projectors. Squadrons who do not have
the mobile BC 1306 and want one^ please
advise and we will hold one for you. We
have only a few left. Address Ilaterial
Section, 408 Post Office Bldg.
AVIAIION WDRKSHCF COMFERBNCE
AT T R A - C T S K AT T O H W I & g AT T E M I M C E
each comnunity'£ airport^ ai^r^lanssj, ^.r^Q
various avlatici. ^frrv::.ce£, bi used sxten-
sively by educators as ac. "..r^str-cticaal
A three-day Avia-sion Educa"tioii Workshop
Planning Conference^ sponsored "by ^he
Nortix Central Region.^ CAP^ vas held in
laboratcry»
Omaha February 6-8» Ir asir-aioed the pro-
address by Brig Gsners^l Stephfi^n 13 McElroy,
por'^.ions of a ns.i:ion£d conierence, hov-
who will become Cr^-s Natlci»«.^ Comxander
ever^ with represenxation from every sec
tion of the United Staxeso The registra
tion list numbered close to 200^ including^
in addition to GAP personnel, educators
on April lo Genc;ral MiElroy observed the^.
from
38
collCiies,
and
other
school systens, various branches of the
a r m e d s e r v i c e s ^ F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n A g e n c y,
State Aeronautics Commissions, National
Av i a t i o n E d u c a t i o n C o u n c i l , A m e r i c a n L e g
ion, Airlines, and Aircraft. Industries^
Col 14ilcolE McDermid, Commander of t;he
North Cen-^ral Region, sxated the objec
tive of the conference was to provide a
common aeeting pl^ice for resource agencies
Saturday^s asssionc ppened vith an
perhaps many present-day prcbleros invDlving
city planning and highi^ay traffic laws and
controls might have been avoidird. 'niSid "uhere
been, 50 or 75 y^exs agO{> a workshop program for the Mechanical luch as we now
have for tiis Aero-Space Ageo
Conferees heard frOiS a sccre cf speakers
regarding services, tr^jdning aids^ acd
materials available: frorr Their agen-i^.s for
use in the workshop progrsffi^
Luncheon speaker Saturac.y nor-n was Mr
to present available assistance, and for
Frank N Buttomer, North Cenrr^al Airline?,
whose subject was "Avia'.ion .■? Fastest
summer w-j^rkshops and in-sc^rvice tra3.ningo
Growing Sigmenr' - referring tc local air--
The prograa was arranged "by Everett
Collin, Aviation Educationist, NCR, and
line service and its growing Impcrtanceo
Working sessions throughcac the aftemc:^c
opened wi-nh registration and a luncL^ijn
enabled conferees to discuss xheir prc>*lems and exchc-nge ideas wi'^h the various
at offutt AFBo A welcome was extended on
resourc per^cnnel present <>
"behalf of Offut-t AJB by Base Comniander,
Col WilliaiB B Campbell, and on behalf of
the. State of Nebraska by the Honorable
Ralph BrooKs, Governor«
Brig General Royal iEaich, Jr, Deputy
Cortujjnder for Air Kationi-1. Guard Affairs,
CONAC^ st=t:;ed ti^t CONft.C was keenly interfc3ted in ine Avia-iou Wcrkctcp prccraic,
an-i exptfCtced to assist in many wayso "All
i > i i l i t - _ i j y s e r v i c e s w h o fl y, " h e s a i d , " h a v e
D i n n e r s p e a k - i t r o n S a t o r c ^ y e v i n i n g \ Ts . t
C o l C a r l e To s t i , S p e c i a l A t c i s i a n t t c t h e
Commandjer, Air Res-rarch and EteVfl'^pn.eiit
Commando His subject was Aeic-Spacc
Age", and he acco^rparied his lecture wiT-h
slides and motion pic;ure«, -.11 eh tllu?
trated Iste advances in the rocket anc
misbile picvore, ar^d lome cf M"»c prcb-ens
" at- onfroct us in enterirxg ''the wil';.
black yonder".
a vresj-ndous asset in uhs natural enthus
iastic int^re6"c of kids in air pover and
»ivlat;ijn ma-tters in g&neialo It i^oijld be
a pity if this int;er^3t w^re allowsd to
dittlnisho''
FollowLng the luncn^on, conferees were
giv^.n 5 SAC briefing i;our cf the
undergroundo
Fridcty evening^ North Central .Airlines
ho&t at a social hour ab the Sheraton-
Font^siuelie preceeding iiiiflf^r, at widch the
principal speaker was Er FranJc E Sorenson,
University of Nebaaska, who urged ttiat
La summing up ihe conference jn S;jiwpy
ttc.r-ni.ng, MajDr M L Cu£i2Lan., A'-'ia'ion E.tu.Cfibtion
Officer
for
Noriu
ja,kota
and Deea :;f the Ccllcgc cf Eiucaxioi
the Unjy^^rsity of Ncxcb DbXota^ i,c£crib'-G
It as a "pretty nigh-pcvere.d coTle.r «rc-eo'
H e d e c l a r e d t h a t i t w a s 2 : o r a i . . y ' * To n g . :
let younjT people today grcv up trs igr.r.r
ance of the aero-spa^e a£.r.', wj-en ve have
resources for c.aucating th^T dr:d a w;.lIcDg:ness
TO
u'ctke
tbtrr
availo.tle..
Dr ^fervin K" Stri^iclei,^ C'r.is?:^ Avta-*, icn
Education Natxcnal ti=,2.i:iu.-jrters,
e i c p h a a i ^ e l r > \ e i . n j p o r t t f r i C e v. t C n P
mercbers
iLfoncd
on
the
oi'
lucatlon. He urged that each conrnmlty's
AIR SEABCH AT SCOTTSBLUFF
•ogram be geared to its needs and. the
28ources available. "We do not believe,"
? stated, "that each school system in
iierica should have an identical pcrogram
hat you can measure with an IB! process-."
e said that one of the greatest resources
hat CAP is currently developing is the
v i a t i o n E d u c a t i o n O f fi c e r, a d e d i c a t e d
ndividual whose services are phenomenal ▶
Four airplanes from the Scottsbluff
Squadrons seerched for several hours during
the morning of February 23 for a man who
had abandoned his car on a snow packed road
near Scottsbluff the previous day, and was
reported missing. Sheriffs frcm Baiiner and
S c o t t s b l u ff C o u n t i e s r e q u e s t e d C A P a s s i s t a n c e
and Major Matt BrecnaUi Squadron Commander,
had planes in the air by 0830.
BADIOS AND LIGHT METERS
!Ihe missing yoimg man, Dale Prickett, 17,
had beer traveling along a canyon road in
the desfliLate area south of Scottsbluff, when
Several instances have been reported in
/hich the operation of portable radios in
h i s c a r s t a l l e d i n t h e w e t s n o w. H e J . e f t t h e
the psissenger cs^in has caused, erratic or
car and became lost in the swi.rl5ng onowstorni.
Inaccurate indications from fli^t instrunents. Pilots shoiil.d consider this possi
He cfune upon an abandoned farm house and took
bility when there is an instrument malfunc
tion that does not have some other positive
r e a s o n .
she.1.ter there. Later he spa; the {53.OW of a
Cas >.urn-off at an oil wel3. not far away and
plowed through the snow, spending the night
by the warrith of the fire. An oil crew found
him there Monday*
Radios usually have a permanent mognet
as a part of the speaker assembly* Ihis
magnet may affect the magnetic compass, even
when the radio is not in operation* If a
portable radio is used for pleasure or for
navigation purposes, the placing of it in
the cocl^plt should be such that the compass
is
not
affected.
Another une:qp^cted navigation hazard Is
a li^t meter such as used by camera en
thusiasts to determine exposture settings»
One of these can deflect the compass needle
^eji placed in the prcixSaarfey of the c<anpass. Ibe pilot or a passenger may place
in addition to CAP airplanes,
he had been sout^ht by members of his fp.ni.ly,
the sheriffs of two countief5, the rotrd pr>.~
brol, and the CJerlng Fire Dsprrtment.
C A D F. O F S L I P P r r - B I S A T
A pilot reports that while In the landing
g.V'de on a recent flight, the pr-ssenger's
seat suddimly slid forward with c. jolt when
the flaps vert? dropped. Fortcnitely, the
passer/ier jprabljed the handhold by the door
and not the V7heel.
a li^t meter on the glare shield so as to
have it handy, and this could cause an
error in the compass reading.
Tf the p.'ts sender had grabbed the wheel to
steady hlnse.lf, or if he had sti-uck the
der pedals, he could have thrnv;n the plan© ■
cut of control. If this h?\d hr.ppened to the
CQNTRIBUTIQRSj A formal ruling by the
federal tax collector states: Out-of-pocket
pl!l.ot's seixt; it woxild have dl.scon'ieiited the
expenses you incur in volunteer activities
c.''.U6'2<l a crp,5h.
for the Civ^-1 Air Patrol are tax-dediurtSSa®
as contributions. Eligible items include
cost and maintenance of a uniform, and
expenses of using your auto, al2»plane, tele-
jillot, to say the least, ?snd :^»lrjht hrve
A p/'J.rt of the preflight •lr.r,pectlcn should
Includc « firm tu/5 at both front seats to "be
sure they ere securoly Ic^Jted.
scope, or communications system - except
for insurance and. depreciation.
A rotii^rirch a.^rcr-xft now
®ie afterburner of a jet engine in one
hour can deliver enough electical energy
to supply an average home for 15 years*
iTn<3'?r construction is de- ^
signed to vlthstand tem
peratures ran(:inr from
1,000 degrees F"hrenheit to
300 degrees below zero»
the Air Force, as our CAP Squadron Chap
SQUADRON NEWS
lain. He gives a ten minute character
South Omaha - by Howard Phelps
guidance lecture at each meeting, and has
talked on "Ambition", "The Right Way to
Work and Live", and on "The Comt>lete
At the Feb 3 meeting we had a different
kind of training work. The local operator
of the South Omaha Airport turned over his
chief pilot and instructor to give us a reg
Person".
The recent snow and cold weather has
discouraged our most avid drill advocates,
ular Ground School two-hour lecture on
so we have been enjoyingfilms. Via this
medium, we visited oiir Alaskan Air Base,
|>lanning and making a cross country to
Phoenix, Arizona, from Omaha. He cov
ered everything that could happen on a trip
of that kind, including having both radios
go out; dodging storms, using alternate
airports, changing destinations and flight
plans en route, and in general making the
watched the famous Berlin Air Lift, had a
film and lecture on "Weather Fronts", and
were inspired to greater effort by the Cadet
Foreign Exchange story in "Ambassadors
with Wings".
trip under difficulties.
WHO
It was a very interesting session, en
lightening to young members and a review
for
the
old
timers.
While
we
realize
itary courtesy. Capt Chaput, Cadet
S q u a d r o n C o m m a n d e r, g a v e a l i t t l e t a l k
on addressing cadets by their military
titles, particularly in the case of officers.
things he lectured on were helpful for even
work.
Over
and
above
!
In an effort to have a "sharp outfit",
single plane over long routes, some of the
search
TEIERE!
there has been special empliasis on mil
that
search and rescue are not conducted by a
short
GOES
the
splendid training we received, we also ap
preciated the attitude of the operator to
When he finished. Cadet Capt Bagan stood
ward CAP. We have been promised con
mediately said, "What is it Mike?"
to be recognized, and our Commander im
tinued co-operation. The squadron is
also studying Code - being taught by air
port operator Bud Brown!
One of our new Seniors worked on the
recent CAP-sponsored Aviation Education
conference, but was torn between pride in
being a CAP member and chagrin because
South Omaha Composite Squadron is
she had been unable to obtain a uniform.
proud to announce they welaane a Chap
lain - the Rev. Arthur E. Wolfgarth'of
Ralston - at the Feb 24 meeting.
So she really flipped, when one of the del
egates joined her with the comment, "All
these uniforms frighten me; it's nice to
talk to another civilian! "
by Betty Kennedy
Fremont - by Robert E. Carlson
Being a composite squadron , Offutt
seniors have been handling a lot of details
that are being taken over by the cadets, so
we are in a period of transition. Cadets
with Certificates of Proficiency are going
Three
cadets
wore
awarded
restriction
radio operator permits last month, which
enable them to operate mobile CAP equip
m e n t i n c a s e o f e m e r g e n c y. T h e y a r e
Richard Edwards, Paul Martin, and Gary
to instruct classes. This will be excellent
experience and will enable them to add
clusters to their COP ribbons. Many of
the reports will be compiled, and records
Redfield.
kept, by our ambitious cadets I'm de
ation study and lectures during the month,
lighted with the new set-up, for it gives
m e a n a s s i s t a n t I S O - C a d e t Ly n n e R o b e r t s .
We w i l l s t u d y t h e I S O M a n u a l t o g e t h e r
among them "Pilot Training' , "The Amer
Several films have supplemented avi
ican Airman", "For God and Country", and
"Organization of the United Nations".
Auburn - by J. Adolf Wensien
We are very fortunate to have Chaplain
Members of the Auburn Squadron made
Hardin, who is new to Offutt and new to
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A box social held on Saturday, 14 March,
i n t h e C l e a r R i d g e h a n g a r, w a s a l o t o f f u n
and added some funds to the squadron treas
t a l k s o n C A P b e f o r e t h e J AY C E E S a n d s t u
dent groups during the month*
ury for use in repairing the L16, which is
Custer County - by Glen Koeffler
in the process of patching and painting.
A Chili Supper on 15 Jan honored W/0
Weeping Water - by Jan Munkres
Dean Brown, Custer ISO, who has now
entered the Army.
A two-hour talk, accoiiq)anled by CAP
films, was given by Jan before a meeting
o f t h e A m e r i c a n L e g i o n A u x i l i a r y.
O'Neill - by Melba J Wrede
Members watched a CAP film, and a movie
taken of "Operation Santa Claus". A radio
demonstration between Wigwam 36 (O'Neill)
and other Nebraska CAP stations proved
Hastings - by Clyde Welsh
very interesting.
in connection with the Inauguration cere
CAP cadets served as an Honor Guard unit
monies
for
Frontier
Airline
Service.
York - by Gerald C Bryan
Eastern Group - By B H Mares
Members met at the airport to work on
an air rescue problem, and plans were made
for Eastern Group Staff visits:
to
conduct
simulated
air
search
when
The following dates have been selected
the
weather is favorable. A report was given
on a CAP cadet sponsored show held recent
l y, d u r i n g w h i c h t i c k e t s w e r e s o l d b y
25 Jan - Lincoln 16 Aug - Fremont
22 Mar - Weeping Water 18 Oct - Lincoln
3 May - Auburn 13 Dec - Fremont
uniformed CAP cadets. Proceeds will be
21
Jun
-
Beatrice
used for radio equipment.
During the months that no staff con
ferences are scheduled, members of the
Eastern Group Staff will visit the squad
rons on regular meeting nights.
Sidney - by L A Llndstrom
This squadron is still maintaining its
15-minute weekly radio program on KSID.
A Bouquet for the Honor Cadets
Omaha - by Nancy Eimnons
As a member of the Special Screening
Committee, may 1 speak for the entire panel
in congratulating cadets who represented
their squadrons: Nancy Emmons, Arthur L
Kllpatrick, Barbara Cocks, Patricia A
Brawley, Armand Chaput, Carroll A Hale,
John Ryan, Jr, Dorothy Brown, Frank Carl-
Gerald Fox was selected "Cadet of the
Month" for outstanding progress in aviation
studies. This squadron had a very success
ful Open House in December, participated in
Operation Santa Claus, and entertained at a
h o l i d a y p a r t y. ( E d i t o r ' s n o t e : T h i s s q u a d
strom, Richard Edwards, Fred Ostmann,
ron's paper, "The Tallwind", is newsy and
Douglas Frank Bishop, Stanley Foster, and
Ralph Williams.
informative. Congratulations to editor
Nancy Enmtons. Especially noteworthy is a
These cadets faced a barrage of ques
history of CAP in monthly installments).
tions that would leave the average adult
gasping for breath. Without exception,
they did an amazing job of answering ques
tions that ranged from CAP and Air Force
information, through all phases of avia
tion, general knowledge, current events,
h i s t o r y, e t c . T h e J u d g e s h a d a r o u g h t i m e
picking winners.
Clear Ridee - by Dick Devers
This unit has been concentrating on the
development of a cadet squadron, and mem
bers have already recruited 20 air-minded
boys and hope to add some girls soon.
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YOUR SQUADRON AND YOUR CQSmmiH
(First of a series)
T h e X o f o C Ta t l e i : S e n ^ i c e s O f fi c e r i s y o u r
unit's public voice« Upon Idjn rests tlie
task of tellmg the prabiic -what Ciiril Air
Patrol sieazxs to America e Bizt hecaoise his
^oh is somewhat ^ecialized, it is often
misunderstood by other meflibers of the organizationo Conseqvieably, the ISO gets more
f t e e a d v, l c e a n d f r e e c r i t i c i s m p e r h a p s t h a n ,
atjy other staff menabero
For solTv^ reason,^ howeverit is a pro
fession w i>2re peopls on the outsids often
sesm to thLifc they know better how to do
J o b L r. n t h o s e o n t i h s I n s i d e » B u t r e
member thx;5o There I9 probably no other
single p^'json on town who 3mows more about
what mak<;<s a ccmmnmity tick than the editor
of your l.oeal newspaper. And he knows that
the life ;.'lood of his paper is NEWS and • o o
let*s fao3 it, there has to be a reason why
wasiibaskets in newspaper offices are big
ger than whey are aayplace else .-•he
makes onlv one decision about anything that
is not WiifJSo
The purpose of this series of articles
is to acquaint you with the scope of the
ISO^s Job, what his problems are, what rel a -Gi o n ski p h i s w o rl t b e a rs to th a t o f o th e r
staff mfiBjbers and how your cooperation
can. help him do an stTect^'Ve job of keeping
Civil Air Patrol before the publiCa
If your ISO has "b^^en properly
When you hand a legitimate nefws stoiy
t o a n e d i t o r, h e a p p r e c i a t e s i t « . B e c a u s e
of the increasing ccanp-lexity of reporting
major dfivelopmenbs or -uhe local, national,
and intjemational seens;, he is
coming more and more to rely on
the volun+ 1^© • news, paiisic?^
ularly of and association
chosen^ he is scmzeone who knows^
a c t i v i t i e s
understandsand likes people® ^
He is respoi».sibls for the (
public pcrsonailty of your
orgaal^-tion.
Yo u w i J J L n o t e o n y o u r
organizational chart that S / ^
the ISO works directly unjter \ I
If you will examine a major
newspaper, like the Omaha WORII
' ^ HERALD, you Will note that
there is one page, usually relatively near the £ront, that is
1— devoted almost entirely to news
of local orgaaissations and com-
t h e C o m m p i i d e r, a n d h e a u t o - '
matically hescjrosp a compoiient
part of sveicy other staff po
sitions Therefore, he shxjuld be
kept iafotcmed on ail policy and operational
planning^ and should be cc^sialted by other
staff officers ia their regcdar ojieratiokiSo
Staff l/Jendasrs ?/hould keep the ISO informed
mi ssi o n s, a n d th a t i s w h e re yo u
will find most Civil Air Patrol
srtories, unless they concern an
evettt of unusual in^porbance, in which case
you may land on the front page. But usueJly
you will rate a smfitll item on this page®
about the gene"^al opexution of their depart
Small town newspapers will devote more
space to your ae^ivities, because they do
ments., because in order to speak la >elli-
not concern themselves eio much with national
genbly, hs must be kept up-to-dats or. all
newso So the chances are that if you have
phases of unit activityo
If you irere asked what an lSO*s job was,
you wuuld probably r^ly^ "Giving the news
to the nevs|»aperso" Well, that is a fair
definition, Mt- it; isn't complerte and it
isn't quite so sdiopleo
a legitJjaate news story, and it is accurately
:<^C;±tten, properly expressed, and net too long
and provided it reaches the editor well ahead
of the decdii^ you will fdjid that story
print. After a little experieiice, your ISO
will begin to develop a news sense, to know
instlncrtiveuy when a happening is jsews and
when it isn't.
In the first place, a newspaper is a
business, and l.ik9 aiiy other business it is
operated to produre a profit o And the
per^^.l^ vho work oc a xiewspaper aje like
those who vork for any other husijaess, ex
cept that tbey are perhaps more pressed for
time than the majority of uso
And here, if you want to get into the
act, is i^re you uan he of some real help
to your ISOo
Next mooQctli;:
Hov? YOU fit :!iito the
ISO pietitreo
NEBRASKA WING
SQUADRONS MONTHLY ACTIVriY REPORT
January - 1^9
T O TA L
FOR
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Fremont Ccmp.
Lincoln Ccmp.
Omaha Conp.
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1 1 .
Auburn Senior
O'Neill Senior
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Custer
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Hastings Cadet
We e p i n g Wa t e r S e n i o r
15.
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/
N O N - P R O F I T O R G AT ^ I Z AT I O N
A
Vel
I
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No
2
MARCH
1959
HONOR CADETS SCREENED
SPECIAL AWARDS
What
is
a
sonic
At stake for the boys were zvo appoint*
boom?
Give aci illustration of harmonic osotion®
ments
to
the
International Air
Cadet
Ex
Why is the prop on an airplane squaretipped in some instances?
c h a n g e a n d o n e c o u r s e i r. J e t O r i e n t a t i o n
a t P e r r i n A i r F o r c e B a s e g Te x a s o F o r t h e
How many G^s can the human body stand?
girlsj> two were selected for Regional Ex
change and one for Jet Orientation at Max
well Air Force Basej) Alabama»
What are che basic instruments of flight?
Describe magnetic deviation and varia<»
tior-o
Who is your representative in the Na
Judges who interviewed the cadets and
tional Congress?
made
the
selections
were^
What is the jet stream?
Fourteen honor cadets, representing six
squadrons^ answered questions such as these
H J (Ted) Grove - Omaha businessman
A C Kennedy - Omaha businessmart
Richard Mooney •• Municipal Airport Manager,
Omaha
during a six-hour session at the Sheraton-
Fontenelle Hotel xn Omaha on 28 February,
A screening committee of seven persons in
terviewed the cadets individually to deter
mine the winners of special awards presen
ted annually by Civil Air Patrols
Col Bert Rosenbaum USAF - Offutt AFB, Dir
ector of Base Services
Lt Col Ralph L Reed USAF - Lincoln - Air
Force
Reserve
and
Air
Force
Assn
Lt Col Gerald Raschke - Deputy for Cadets
Lt Col Mollie B Campbell - Inf Serv Officer
The following cadets emerged as winners:
BOYS - (1) Ralph L Williams, Scottsbluff Sqd
(2) John D Ryattj Jr, Offutt Sqd
(3) Frank Carlstromj Fremont Sqd
Alternates" Fred P Ostmann, Fremont
by Lt Col Raschke^
GIRLS- (1) Carroll A Hale, Offutt Sqd
(I) Nancy Emmons^ Omaha Sqd
(3) Barbara Cocks^ So Omaha Sqd
Alternates'; Dorothy R Brown;, Ftemont
r\^£
J.
^
rt
cadets were required to give three-minute
talkso Individual interviews started early
Saturday morning and lasted most of the
d a y. A n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e w i n n e r s w a s m a d e
Sqd and Armand Chaput, Offutt Sqd
C-J
Screening actually began Friday evening^
during a dinner meeting at the hotels when
j
Winners must be approved by both Regional
and National Headquarters before the ap
pointments become official^ according to Lt
C»3? Ra^cAfce CaJidts.
LB 598
THE FLIGHT LINE
Published Monthly by the Nebraska Wing
Civil Air Patrol
AF-CAP Liaison Office
408 Post Office Building - Omaha
Col H James Grove
Wing Commandei
Deputy Wg Cot
Lt Col..Harold Payne
M a j H A Wa k e fi e l d U S A F
Liaison
Office]
LB 598, a bill which will provide for an
appropriation of funds for use of Civil Air
Patrol, was moved ouC of the legislative
committee on Thursday, 12 March.
Several carloads of CAP supporters from
Omaha battled the season's worst blizzard on
5 March to present their case before the
Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects. They
were backed up by spokesmen from Civil
Lt Col Mollie B Campbell
Unit
Editoi
ISO's
Reporter;
1 Lt Rose Lancaster
Defense, Lions' Club, Ninety-Nines, Red
Cross, and Air Force Association.
Staff Secretary
I t ' s a l i t t l e l a t e f o r Va l e n t i n e s - b u t
herewith a BIG PUBLIC THANKS from the Wing
I S O t o To m P i c k e r i n g a n d B i l l R e e v e s f o r
arranging for and operating
the tape recorder during the
/ \(1 l\y Aviation Education ConferI ence. Without them, the
ISO section would have
-Jil/y
fallen
flat
on
its
/ I X empennage I They were
really a couple of
\|S^ia,angels!!!
Many CAP members have worked in various
capacities to prepare and present this bill.
A great deal more assistance will be needed
in presenting our case as the bill moves on
through the legislature. We urge you all to
seek support from people in your own commun
ities who have benefited from CAP activities
Ask them to write their State Senators on
behalf of CAP and LB 598.
L t C o l F r a n c i s C a s e y, C A P, D i r e c t o r o f
Operations on the Wing Staffs was appointed
by Governor Ralph Brooks to the State Aero
nautics Commission for a four-year term
s t a r t i n g S u n d a y, 1 M a r c h . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ,
Casey!
We'd also like to acknowledge our appre
ciation for the wonderful pictures taken at
SUMMER ENCAMPMENT AT LOWRY AFB
Offutt AFB by the Offutt and SAC ISO Depart
ment photographers. And another coa^ of
g o l d p a i n t o n To m P i c k e r i n g ' s h a l o f o r a l l
his beautiful pictures. And a "merci beau-
Col H James Grove, Wing Commander, has
received word that cadet summer encampment
will be at Lowry Air Force Base near Denver
coup" to Offutt's Betty Kennedy for her
from 15 June through 26 June.
assistance throughout the conference. And
another to Lou Cutler for setting up the
sign on the marquee of the hotel.
This is the first time a Nebraska encamp
ment has been scheduled outside the North
Central Region.
While we'-re being little Mary. Sunshine
and radiating gladness, let's thank some
people who helped get the first issue of
THE PLIGHT LINE into production. Rosemary
and Howard Phelps, and Sensation Mower, did
a real rush job on the printing. South Omaha
cadets assembled and stapled. Hank Katzenberger arranged for mailing and distribu
tion. If your name is not on the mailing
l i s t , l e t H a n k k n o w.
We ran into quite a few snags in getting
the new paper under way, but we hope to
have smoother sailing in the future.
M a t e r i e l - b y To m P i c k e r i n g
Recently we acquired 50 one-quart type
fire extinguishers, complete with brackets,
Any squadron or group who has a CAP
vehicle may contact Material for one.
Please follow through on your requests
for projectors. Squadrons who do not have
the mobile BC 1306 and want one^ please
advise and we will hold one for you. We
have only a few left. Address Ilaterial
Section, 408 Post Office Bldg.
AVIAIION WDRKSHCF COMFERBNCE
AT T R A - C T S K AT T O H W I & g AT T E M I M C E
each comnunity'£ airport^ ai^r^lanssj, ^.r^Q
various avlatici. ^frrv::.ce£, bi used sxten-
sively by educators as ac. "..r^str-cticaal
A three-day Avia-sion Educa"tioii Workshop
Planning Conference^ sponsored "by ^he
Nortix Central Region.^ CAP^ vas held in
laboratcry»
Omaha February 6-8» Ir asir-aioed the pro-
address by Brig Gsners^l Stephfi^n 13 McElroy,
por'^.ions of a ns.i:ion£d conierence, hov-
who will become Cr^-s Natlci»«.^ Comxander
ever^ with represenxation from every sec
tion of the United Staxeso The registra
tion list numbered close to 200^ including^
in addition to GAP personnel, educators
on April lo Genc;ral MiElroy observed the^.
from
38
collCiies,
and
other
school systens, various branches of the
a r m e d s e r v i c e s ^ F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n A g e n c y,
State Aeronautics Commissions, National
Av i a t i o n E d u c a t i o n C o u n c i l , A m e r i c a n L e g
ion, Airlines, and Aircraft. Industries^
Col 14ilcolE McDermid, Commander of t;he
North Cen-^ral Region, sxated the objec
tive of the conference was to provide a
common aeeting pl^ice for resource agencies
Saturday^s asssionc ppened vith an
perhaps many present-day prcbleros invDlving
city planning and highi^ay traffic laws and
controls might have been avoidird. 'niSid "uhere
been, 50 or 75 y^exs agO{> a workshop program for the Mechanical luch as we now
have for tiis Aero-Space Ageo
Conferees heard frOiS a sccre cf speakers
regarding services, tr^jdning aids^ acd
materials available: frorr Their agen-i^.s for
use in the workshop progrsffi^
Luncheon speaker Saturac.y nor-n was Mr
to present available assistance, and for
Frank N Buttomer, North Cenrr^al Airline?,
whose subject was "Avia'.ion .■? Fastest
summer w-j^rkshops and in-sc^rvice tra3.ningo
Growing Sigmenr' - referring tc local air--
The prograa was arranged "by Everett
Collin, Aviation Educationist, NCR, and
line service and its growing Impcrtanceo
Working sessions throughcac the aftemc:^c
opened wi-nh registration and a luncL^ijn
enabled conferees to discuss xheir prc>*lems and exchc-nge ideas wi'^h the various
at offutt AFBo A welcome was extended on
resourc per^cnnel present <>
"behalf of Offut-t AJB by Base Comniander,
Col WilliaiB B Campbell, and on behalf of
the. State of Nebraska by the Honorable
Ralph BrooKs, Governor«
Brig General Royal iEaich, Jr, Deputy
Cortujjnder for Air Kationi-1. Guard Affairs,
CONAC^ st=t:;ed ti^t CONft.C was keenly interfc3ted in ine Avia-iou Wcrkctcp prccraic,
an-i exptfCtced to assist in many wayso "All
i > i i l i t - _ i j y s e r v i c e s w h o fl y, " h e s a i d , " h a v e
D i n n e r s p e a k - i t r o n S a t o r c ^ y e v i n i n g \ Ts . t
C o l C a r l e To s t i , S p e c i a l A t c i s i a n t t c t h e
Commandjer, Air Res-rarch and EteVfl'^pn.eiit
Commando His subject was Aeic-Spacc
Age", and he acco^rparied his lecture wiT-h
slides and motion pic;ure«, -.11 eh tllu?
trated Iste advances in the rocket anc
misbile picvore, ar^d lome cf M"»c prcb-ens
" at- onfroct us in enterirxg ''the wil';.
black yonder".
a vresj-ndous asset in uhs natural enthus
iastic int^re6"c of kids in air pover and
»ivlat;ijn ma-tters in g&neialo It i^oijld be
a pity if this int;er^3t w^re allowsd to
dittlnisho''
FollowLng the luncn^on, conferees were
giv^.n 5 SAC briefing i;our cf the
undergroundo
Fridcty evening^ North Central .Airlines
ho&t at a social hour ab the Sheraton-
Font^siuelie preceeding iiiiflf^r, at widch the
principal speaker was Er FranJc E Sorenson,
University of Nebaaska, who urged ttiat
La summing up ihe conference jn S;jiwpy
ttc.r-ni.ng, MajDr M L Cu£i2Lan., A'-'ia'ion E.tu.Cfibtion
Officer
for
Noriu
ja,kota
and Deea :;f the Ccllcgc cf Eiucaxioi
the Unjy^^rsity of Ncxcb DbXota^ i,c£crib'-G
It as a "pretty nigh-pcvere.d coTle.r «rc-eo'
H e d e c l a r e d t h a t i t w a s 2 : o r a i . . y ' * To n g . :
let younjT people today grcv up trs igr.r.r
ance of the aero-spa^e a£.r.', wj-en ve have
resources for c.aucating th^T dr:d a w;.lIcDg:ness
TO
u'ctke
tbtrr
availo.tle..
Dr ^fervin K" Stri^iclei,^ C'r.is?:^ Avta-*, icn
Education Natxcnal ti=,2.i:iu.-jrters,
e i c p h a a i ^ e l r > \ e i . n j p o r t t f r i C e v. t C n P
mercbers
iLfoncd
on
the
oi'
lucatlon. He urged that each conrnmlty's
AIR SEABCH AT SCOTTSBLUFF
•ogram be geared to its needs and. the
28ources available. "We do not believe,"
? stated, "that each school system in
iierica should have an identical pcrogram
hat you can measure with an IB! process-."
e said that one of the greatest resources
hat CAP is currently developing is the
v i a t i o n E d u c a t i o n O f fi c e r, a d e d i c a t e d
ndividual whose services are phenomenal ▶
Four airplanes from the Scottsbluff
Squadrons seerched for several hours during
the morning of February 23 for a man who
had abandoned his car on a snow packed road
near Scottsbluff the previous day, and was
reported missing. Sheriffs frcm Baiiner and
S c o t t s b l u ff C o u n t i e s r e q u e s t e d C A P a s s i s t a n c e
and Major Matt BrecnaUi Squadron Commander,
had planes in the air by 0830.
BADIOS AND LIGHT METERS
!Ihe missing yoimg man, Dale Prickett, 17,
had beer traveling along a canyon road in
the desfliLate area south of Scottsbluff, when
Several instances have been reported in
/hich the operation of portable radios in
h i s c a r s t a l l e d i n t h e w e t s n o w. H e J . e f t t h e
the psissenger cs^in has caused, erratic or
car and became lost in the swi.rl5ng onowstorni.
Inaccurate indications from fli^t instrunents. Pilots shoiil.d consider this possi
He cfune upon an abandoned farm house and took
bility when there is an instrument malfunc
tion that does not have some other positive
r e a s o n .
she.1.ter there. Later he spa; the {53.OW of a
Cas >.urn-off at an oil wel3. not far away and
plowed through the snow, spending the night
by the warrith of the fire. An oil crew found
him there Monday*
Radios usually have a permanent mognet
as a part of the speaker assembly* Ihis
magnet may affect the magnetic compass, even
when the radio is not in operation* If a
portable radio is used for pleasure or for
navigation purposes, the placing of it in
the cocl^plt should be such that the compass
is
not
affected.
Another une:qp^cted navigation hazard Is
a li^t meter such as used by camera en
thusiasts to determine exposture settings»
One of these can deflect the compass needle
^eji placed in the prcixSaarfey of the c<anpass. Ibe pilot or a passenger may place
in addition to CAP airplanes,
he had been sout^ht by members of his fp.ni.ly,
the sheriffs of two countief5, the rotrd pr>.~
brol, and the CJerlng Fire Dsprrtment.
C A D F. O F S L I P P r r - B I S A T
A pilot reports that while In the landing
g.V'de on a recent flight, the pr-ssenger's
seat suddimly slid forward with c. jolt when
the flaps vert? dropped. Fortcnitely, the
passer/ier jprabljed the handhold by the door
and not the V7heel.
a li^t meter on the glare shield so as to
have it handy, and this could cause an
error in the compass reading.
Tf the p.'ts sender had grabbed the wheel to
steady hlnse.lf, or if he had sti-uck the
der pedals, he could have thrnv;n the plan© ■
cut of control. If this h?\d hr.ppened to the
CQNTRIBUTIQRSj A formal ruling by the
federal tax collector states: Out-of-pocket
pl!l.ot's seixt; it woxild have dl.scon'ieiited the
expenses you incur in volunteer activities
c.''.U6'2<l a crp,5h.
for the Civ^-1 Air Patrol are tax-dediurtSSa®
as contributions. Eligible items include
cost and maintenance of a uniform, and
expenses of using your auto, al2»plane, tele-
jillot, to say the least, ?snd :^»lrjht hrve
A p/'J.rt of the preflight •lr.r,pectlcn should
Includc « firm tu/5 at both front seats to "be
sure they ere securoly Ic^Jted.
scope, or communications system - except
for insurance and. depreciation.
A rotii^rirch a.^rcr-xft now
®ie afterburner of a jet engine in one
hour can deliver enough electical energy
to supply an average home for 15 years*
iTn<3'?r construction is de- ^
signed to vlthstand tem
peratures ran(:inr from
1,000 degrees F"hrenheit to
300 degrees below zero»
the Air Force, as our CAP Squadron Chap
SQUADRON NEWS
lain. He gives a ten minute character
South Omaha - by Howard Phelps
guidance lecture at each meeting, and has
talked on "Ambition", "The Right Way to
Work and Live", and on "The Comt>lete
At the Feb 3 meeting we had a different
kind of training work. The local operator
of the South Omaha Airport turned over his
chief pilot and instructor to give us a reg
Person".
The recent snow and cold weather has
discouraged our most avid drill advocates,
ular Ground School two-hour lecture on
so we have been enjoyingfilms. Via this
medium, we visited oiir Alaskan Air Base,
|>lanning and making a cross country to
Phoenix, Arizona, from Omaha. He cov
ered everything that could happen on a trip
of that kind, including having both radios
go out; dodging storms, using alternate
airports, changing destinations and flight
plans en route, and in general making the
watched the famous Berlin Air Lift, had a
film and lecture on "Weather Fronts", and
were inspired to greater effort by the Cadet
Foreign Exchange story in "Ambassadors
with Wings".
trip under difficulties.
WHO
It was a very interesting session, en
lightening to young members and a review
for
the
old
timers.
While
we
realize
itary courtesy. Capt Chaput, Cadet
S q u a d r o n C o m m a n d e r, g a v e a l i t t l e t a l k
on addressing cadets by their military
titles, particularly in the case of officers.
things he lectured on were helpful for even
work.
Over
and
above
!
In an effort to have a "sharp outfit",
single plane over long routes, some of the
search
TEIERE!
there has been special empliasis on mil
that
search and rescue are not conducted by a
short
GOES
the
splendid training we received, we also ap
preciated the attitude of the operator to
When he finished. Cadet Capt Bagan stood
ward CAP. We have been promised con
mediately said, "What is it Mike?"
to be recognized, and our Commander im
tinued co-operation. The squadron is
also studying Code - being taught by air
port operator Bud Brown!
One of our new Seniors worked on the
recent CAP-sponsored Aviation Education
conference, but was torn between pride in
being a CAP member and chagrin because
South Omaha Composite Squadron is
she had been unable to obtain a uniform.
proud to announce they welaane a Chap
lain - the Rev. Arthur E. Wolfgarth'of
Ralston - at the Feb 24 meeting.
So she really flipped, when one of the del
egates joined her with the comment, "All
these uniforms frighten me; it's nice to
talk to another civilian! "
by Betty Kennedy
Fremont - by Robert E. Carlson
Being a composite squadron , Offutt
seniors have been handling a lot of details
that are being taken over by the cadets, so
we are in a period of transition. Cadets
with Certificates of Proficiency are going
Three
cadets
wore
awarded
restriction
radio operator permits last month, which
enable them to operate mobile CAP equip
m e n t i n c a s e o f e m e r g e n c y. T h e y a r e
Richard Edwards, Paul Martin, and Gary
to instruct classes. This will be excellent
experience and will enable them to add
clusters to their COP ribbons. Many of
the reports will be compiled, and records
Redfield.
kept, by our ambitious cadets I'm de
ation study and lectures during the month,
lighted with the new set-up, for it gives
m e a n a s s i s t a n t I S O - C a d e t Ly n n e R o b e r t s .
We w i l l s t u d y t h e I S O M a n u a l t o g e t h e r
among them "Pilot Training' , "The Amer
Several films have supplemented avi
ican Airman", "For God and Country", and
"Organization of the United Nations".
Auburn - by J. Adolf Wensien
We are very fortunate to have Chaplain
Members of the Auburn Squadron made
Hardin, who is new to Offutt and new to
- 5 -
A box social held on Saturday, 14 March,
i n t h e C l e a r R i d g e h a n g a r, w a s a l o t o f f u n
and added some funds to the squadron treas
t a l k s o n C A P b e f o r e t h e J AY C E E S a n d s t u
dent groups during the month*
ury for use in repairing the L16, which is
Custer County - by Glen Koeffler
in the process of patching and painting.
A Chili Supper on 15 Jan honored W/0
Weeping Water - by Jan Munkres
Dean Brown, Custer ISO, who has now
entered the Army.
A two-hour talk, accoiiq)anled by CAP
films, was given by Jan before a meeting
o f t h e A m e r i c a n L e g i o n A u x i l i a r y.
O'Neill - by Melba J Wrede
Members watched a CAP film, and a movie
taken of "Operation Santa Claus". A radio
demonstration between Wigwam 36 (O'Neill)
and other Nebraska CAP stations proved
Hastings - by Clyde Welsh
very interesting.
in connection with the Inauguration cere
CAP cadets served as an Honor Guard unit
monies
for
Frontier
Airline
Service.
York - by Gerald C Bryan
Eastern Group - By B H Mares
Members met at the airport to work on
an air rescue problem, and plans were made
for Eastern Group Staff visits:
to
conduct
simulated
air
search
when
The following dates have been selected
the
weather is favorable. A report was given
on a CAP cadet sponsored show held recent
l y, d u r i n g w h i c h t i c k e t s w e r e s o l d b y
25 Jan - Lincoln 16 Aug - Fremont
22 Mar - Weeping Water 18 Oct - Lincoln
3 May - Auburn 13 Dec - Fremont
uniformed CAP cadets. Proceeds will be
21
Jun
-
Beatrice
used for radio equipment.
During the months that no staff con
ferences are scheduled, members of the
Eastern Group Staff will visit the squad
rons on regular meeting nights.
Sidney - by L A Llndstrom
This squadron is still maintaining its
15-minute weekly radio program on KSID.
A Bouquet for the Honor Cadets
Omaha - by Nancy Eimnons
As a member of the Special Screening
Committee, may 1 speak for the entire panel
in congratulating cadets who represented
their squadrons: Nancy Emmons, Arthur L
Kllpatrick, Barbara Cocks, Patricia A
Brawley, Armand Chaput, Carroll A Hale,
John Ryan, Jr, Dorothy Brown, Frank Carl-
Gerald Fox was selected "Cadet of the
Month" for outstanding progress in aviation
studies. This squadron had a very success
ful Open House in December, participated in
Operation Santa Claus, and entertained at a
h o l i d a y p a r t y. ( E d i t o r ' s n o t e : T h i s s q u a d
strom, Richard Edwards, Fred Ostmann,
ron's paper, "The Tallwind", is newsy and
Douglas Frank Bishop, Stanley Foster, and
Ralph Williams.
informative. Congratulations to editor
Nancy Enmtons. Especially noteworthy is a
These cadets faced a barrage of ques
history of CAP in monthly installments).
tions that would leave the average adult
gasping for breath. Without exception,
they did an amazing job of answering ques
tions that ranged from CAP and Air Force
information, through all phases of avia
tion, general knowledge, current events,
h i s t o r y, e t c . T h e J u d g e s h a d a r o u g h t i m e
picking winners.
Clear Ridee - by Dick Devers
This unit has been concentrating on the
development of a cadet squadron, and mem
bers have already recruited 20 air-minded
boys and hope to add some girls soon.
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YOUR SQUADRON AND YOUR CQSmmiH
(First of a series)
T h e X o f o C Ta t l e i : S e n ^ i c e s O f fi c e r i s y o u r
unit's public voice« Upon Idjn rests tlie
task of tellmg the prabiic -what Ciiril Air
Patrol sieazxs to America e Bizt hecaoise his
^oh is somewhat ^ecialized, it is often
misunderstood by other meflibers of the organizationo Conseqvieably, the ISO gets more
f t e e a d v, l c e a n d f r e e c r i t i c i s m p e r h a p s t h a n ,
atjy other staff menabero
For solTv^ reason,^ howeverit is a pro
fession w i>2re peopls on the outsids often
sesm to thLifc they know better how to do
J o b L r. n t h o s e o n t i h s I n s i d e » B u t r e
member thx;5o There I9 probably no other
single p^'json on town who 3mows more about
what mak<;<s a ccmmnmity tick than the editor
of your l.oeal newspaper. And he knows that
the life ;.'lood of his paper is NEWS and • o o
let*s fao3 it, there has to be a reason why
wasiibaskets in newspaper offices are big
ger than whey are aayplace else .-•he
makes onlv one decision about anything that
is not WiifJSo
The purpose of this series of articles
is to acquaint you with the scope of the
ISO^s Job, what his problems are, what rel a -Gi o n ski p h i s w o rl t b e a rs to th a t o f o th e r
staff mfiBjbers and how your cooperation
can. help him do an stTect^'Ve job of keeping
Civil Air Patrol before the publiCa
If your ISO has "b^^en properly
When you hand a legitimate nefws stoiy
t o a n e d i t o r, h e a p p r e c i a t e s i t « . B e c a u s e
of the increasing ccanp-lexity of reporting
major dfivelopmenbs or -uhe local, national,
and intjemational seens;, he is
coming more and more to rely on
the volun+ 1^© • news, paiisic?^
ularly of and association
chosen^ he is scmzeone who knows^
a c t i v i t i e s
understandsand likes people® ^
He is respoi».sibls for the (
public pcrsonailty of your
orgaal^-tion.
Yo u w i J J L n o t e o n y o u r
organizational chart that S / ^
the ISO works directly unjter \ I
If you will examine a major
newspaper, like the Omaha WORII
' ^ HERALD, you Will note that
there is one page, usually relatively near the £ront, that is
1— devoted almost entirely to news
of local orgaaissations and com-
t h e C o m m p i i d e r, a n d h e a u t o - '
matically hescjrosp a compoiient
part of sveicy other staff po
sitions Therefore, he shxjuld be
kept iafotcmed on ail policy and operational
planning^ and should be cc^sialted by other
staff officers ia their regcdar ojieratiokiSo
Staff l/Jendasrs ?/hould keep the ISO informed
mi ssi o n s, a n d th a t i s w h e re yo u
will find most Civil Air Patrol
srtories, unless they concern an
evettt of unusual in^porbance, in which case
you may land on the front page. But usueJly
you will rate a smfitll item on this page®
about the gene"^al opexution of their depart
Small town newspapers will devote more
space to your ae^ivities, because they do
ments., because in order to speak la >elli-
not concern themselves eio much with national
genbly, hs must be kept up-to-dats or. all
newso So the chances are that if you have
phases of unit activityo
If you irere asked what an lSO*s job was,
you wuuld probably r^ly^ "Giving the news
to the nevs|»aperso" Well, that is a fair
definition, Mt- it; isn't complerte and it
isn't quite so sdiopleo
a legitJjaate news story, and it is accurately
:<^C;±tten, properly expressed, and net too long
and provided it reaches the editor well ahead
of the decdii^ you will fdjid that story
print. After a little experieiice, your ISO
will begin to develop a news sense, to know
instlncrtiveuy when a happening is jsews and
when it isn't.
In the first place, a newspaper is a
business, and l.ik9 aiiy other business it is
operated to produre a profit o And the
per^^.l^ vho work oc a xiewspaper aje like
those who vork for any other husijaess, ex
cept that tbey are perhaps more pressed for
time than the majority of uso
And here, if you want to get into the
act, is i^re you uan he of some real help
to your ISOo
Next mooQctli;:
Hov? YOU fit :!iito the
ISO pietitreo
NEBRASKA WING
SQUADRONS MONTHLY ACTIVriY REPORT
January - 1^9
T O TA L
FOR
MONTH
SQUAIBON
Offutt Ccmp.
Fremont Ccmp.
Lincoln Ccmp.
Omaha Conp.
Clear Ridge Senior
1 .
2 .
3-
h.
5.
6.
Sidney Comp.
South Omaha Comp.
S c o t t s b l u ff C o m p .
7.
8 .
Beatrice Comp.
Yo r k C o m p .
9.
1 0 .
1 1 .
Auburn Senior
O'Neill Senior
1 2 .
Custer
13.
l4.
Senior
Hastings Cadet
We e p i n g Wa t e r S e n i o r
15.
16.
17'
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