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Page 4—Smoke Signols, Friday, September 16, 1983 Kitty Hawk: Where Man First Flew m tORVMl KITTY HAWK - When the whine, whirr and roar of sophisticated engines push great silver “birds” down the run way and into the sky with such ease to day, it is hard to imagine the crude beginnings of that process only 80 years ago. Man’s effort to conquer the skies had gone on for centuries but it was a couple of brothers named Wright from Dayton, Ohio, who first triumphed over the skies. They came to Kitty Hawk in 1900 to conduct experiments with gliders. Three years later they mounted an engine on one of the strange-looking contraptions and set it in motion for the first manned powered flight. The exploits of these bicycle salesmen along with a replica of the machine which made man’s first powered flight are preserved in the Wright Brothers’ National Memorial Visitor Center at Kitty Hawk on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. A short distance away visitors can walk the 120-foot path of that first flight which lasted but 12 seconds and would not cover the wingspan of today’s jets. Three subsequent flights on that cold December 17th in 1903 were longer, the longest being 852 feet. These men, Orville and Wilbur, had conducted hundreds of flight ex periments at Kill Devil Hills before their first flight got off ground. In 1900 Wilbur Wright wrote, “I am intending to start in a few days for a trip to the coast of North Carolina...for the purpose of making some ex periments with a flying machine. It is my belief that flight is possible....” Kitty Hawk was selected due to prevailing winds, soft flat terrain and its proximity to their home in com parison to sites in Florida and Caliifor- nia. Only a handful of people were on hand to witness that first flight but to day thousands of people visit North Carolina’s Outer Banks and the spot where man first flew. Explanations of the Wright Brothers activities at Kitty Hawk are presented regularly at a visitor center. Visitors can wander leisurely through the flight museum, and while studying some of the crudely sophisticated equipment the Wright Brothers used, ponder what those rudimentary beginnings have eventually allowed man to do. Orville Wright, commented to his brother after the successful flight, “Isn’t it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them.” Visitors can rediscover them at Kitty Hawk. Today you can experience the thrill of that triumph of 80 years ago which was the first step in man’s conquest of the skies and heavens. Nearby are many other interesting places to visit such as Fort Raleigh, where the first English Colony in the New World was established 400 years ago; Jockey’s Ridge, highest sand dune on the east coast; Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke and others. For more information call the Wright Brothers Memorial at 919-441-7430 or contact the Travel and Tourism Divi sion, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611, telephone 919-733-4171. Coast Guard (Continued from Page 1) Oct. 20 Chapt. 7 Piloting Oct. 24 Chapt. 8 Marine Engine Oct. 27 Chapt. 9 Marlin Spike and Seamanship Oct. 31 Chapt. 10 Sailing Nov. 3 Chapt. 11 Weather Nov. 7 Chapt. 12 Radio Telephone Conununications Nov. 7 Chapt. 13 Locks and Dams Nov. 10 Chapt. Exam A certificate of completion will be given to those who successfully complete the course and final exam. The course is open to any one and recommended for 10 year olds who are accompanied by an adult. To pre register and for further in formation call 398 4675-398 5674 President's Cup (Continued from Page 1) auditorium or place where the event is held. Please encourage your residents to remain on campus during the weekends. Exposing students to the fine arts is an objective of Chowan College. Therefore, getting your residents to at tend the concerts is contributing to their personal development and helping Chowan College to realize its purpose. I shall expect each of you to not only at tend the concerts and lectures but to en courage your residents to attend with you. Resident Assistants, see that a cur rent copy of the weekly campus calender is posted on the bulletin board of your floor. 3. Proration is the third component in the competition. You have heard students descibe proration as unfair, unjust. Proration is just as fair as my paying taxes to provide women with birth control pills. Proration is as un just as my paying taxes to rehabilitate alcoholics and drug addicts. 4. Programming is a fourth area ot competition.Residents of a hall are permitted to sponsor as many programs as they like. However, each residence hall is required to sponsor a minimum number of 4. Residence halls are encouraged to sponsor all-day bus trips to Kings Dominion, Nags Head, or Virginia Beach. We need to sponsor more Saturday trips. Why not sponsor a bus to ah away football game. 5. Intramural sports is the fifth component. Traditionally Chowan College has had an active intramural sports program. This has been especially true of the men. The number' of women participating in intramural sports is increasing. In closing, I again ask for your sup port in the competition for the Presi dent’s Cup. The concept will not work without your su{lport. Do you have questions about the President’s Cup? GET CARDEn FORFKEE HONKS! Hardee's is welcoming you back to sch(X)l with a Student Di.scount Card! It’s good fora FREE Medium Soft Drink. Iced Tea or Coffee with the purchase of any .sandwich or biscuit! If you haven't received your Hardee’s Student Discount Card, youmay obtain one through the Student Union Organization. But do it guick so you can start enjoying the Be.st Eatin'All Around™ right away! In the meantime, cash in on these two great deals with the coupons below. Help Wanted COLLEGE REP WANTED to distribute "Student Rate " subscrip tion cards at Chowan. Good in come, no selling involved. For in formation send o self-oddressed, stamped envelope to: Allen S. Lowrance, Director, 251 Glenwood Dr., Mooresville, N.C. 28115. 1 Haidecj 1 I SAUSAGE EGG BISCUIT I &CMIANGEJUICE99C I I I’lease present thiscoup)n hctWrenrderinji. One coupon per | 1^ ustnmer. per visit, please. Customers must pay any sales tax due. Not in combinatu>n with any otherotfers, I Offer from 12 midnljjht until daily only at (participating Hardees Restaurants through September I ;m. m:\. I _ c 19S3 Hardees rood Systems Inc _ Vbideer— ! BIGEffiUUXE BURGER, I I REGULARFRIES$1.49 I I Please present this cnup»n hetnre ordering. (>necniii>«iii per I customer, per vi>it. please. Customer must pav cinv.salo t.i\ I due. Not gMHj in comhinatmn with any other oller>. I Offer jjood from 11 :(M)A.M until 11 daily cmly at par i Iticipatinj* Hardee's Restaurants throujjh September I :{(). I c 1963 Hardees Food Systems inc A4CVIES Another World, Another Time... In the Afje of Wonder.^ ^ m LORD QRADC rffsents (or ITC EnTERTAIMMEMT A JIM HEnSOnr*,, "THE DARK CRYSTAL" .wcudb, JIM MEriSOMj,,irRAMK OZ JIM l1EMS0r).,KrQAKY RURTZ y.rrnpu, b) DAVID ODELL ■■I.., I,) JIM MEnSOn m,„. i„ TREVOR JOrtEb ciirKrpiudii)c->KiiHI BKIAM FKOUD DAVK) LAZCR September 22 and 23rd Beverly Hills and the ctviHzed world will never forget them. nTYHAll. mmitt tiiH miu im'm hhim w' MufKRIIWHiKtUlriimnm IIOIIIIOl Mfinil WIOWW MIH Mini niMiu mnu wtiii nifiii Mwm nmainqwwi Inin Md WiW IIHWI hn t tanH WIIW t IIUI M W >!■ iim Ml iiini iiiw» m ii« iiiid m ^ iiM him October 6 and 7th Every Nightmare Has A Beginning,.. THIS One Never Ends Dressed TQI^ILL A nUMMn/I’k rurc SAMI'EL Z ARKOH-Tri-sfnts Atifc*.'*Rj.'.fc Lintl PROni'tTlONOF A BRIAN DEP.MMA HLM MICHAEL ANGIE NANCY CAINE DICKINSON ALLEN "DRESSED TO KILL” ribSBY I’ROlH'lfcnBY niRfclTEllBY I’nms K MOV Ifcl AB A I'fc I'ALMA'Ofcc'RC.t LITTO* BRIAN DE PALMA i ..l..rK Tbi HSK«.''U'R' October 28th
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