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Vol. 1 •• No. 10 Friday^ October 26, 1945. TEffi FT., 123 Since I have undertaken to edit this weekly paper for you, time just seems to fly. This week has gone by and I have had no time to prepare anything for this issue. Yfiiatever I have to say v^ill thoreforo bo brief. I v/ant to thank all of you vfho have oarn- ostly tried to help me to keep tho shop going, Tho splondid co-oporation I have rucoivod from some of you raon has boon an inspiration to mo. Lot this co~opuration bo on© hundred per cent. This post war ora is a nightmare at best, Yio all must \7ork now using greater speed and effort to stay ahead of tho other follow, Reading the nevrapapors tliese days, I can not help but wonder how somo people seem to thirik Utopia could bo achieved by wishful thinking. No man can expect prosperity" without hard vrork. Let's take our coats off, roll up our sleeves and DIG. It has been gratifying to see somo im provement in the condition of our pianos on the lino. Keep tha good vrork goingl There still is somo confusion in tho handling of tho new job forms. Just keep on trying and you vdll got used to them eventually, F.H.Ponish PEESQJALS R. N. l(7hisenhunt has boon out sick for tho past fovT days but hopes to bo bad: with us on Monday. R. G. Newell has ono finger of his wound ed hand back in circulation. Vfatch his spood -wiion tho other ono is O.K. Brownie is in tho "Cog House". He did not get homo until 7:00 A.M. Monday. Do you romembor tho story of Jonah and tho whale? Yfoll, BroiTOie seems to bo in the sane boat. All joking aside, did you see tho splondid job ho and Mr. Warner did on Dr, Yifilkorson* s cowling Sunday night? Mr. Ballard left for his homo in States ville Thursday morning. I found tho fol lowing note on my desk after he had gone, "I ¥>fill see you tho second 'VTeok in Novem ber. I suro thank you for your help ojid that of tho boys in the shop; everyone has boon wonderful to help me. I will never forgot it. If there is ever anythir I can do for you just lot mo Icnow. Regare' "Slim" Ballard, We vdll miss "Slim". Best of luck to him. WSICtHT and BALANCE By F.H.Ponish Anyone v/ho has followed these lectures should now be able to run a complete weight and balance without any trouble. As a final example lot us v/ork one problem from ttie beginning to the end. A Stinson SR-IOG was vroighed and fouiu' to have tho follovving weights: LW 1559 lbs, RW 1359 " T\T 229 " Tho distance bet^Toen the front wheel cou- tor lii^o and tail v/heol axle was found tc be 207 S/4", The pertinent data from tho aircraft specification aro: Soats 2 in front Arm / 13,5 3 in rear Arm / 53.5
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