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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1935 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER China Clipper's Commander Veteran of 22 Years Flying Musick Takes Greatest Pride in Record of Having Flown 1,000,000 Miles Without Serious Accident i China Clipper x v. '.v vi. Ji! feV f; j imniiiM J fti Mimc Edward Mu.ick immmmmmum,! -jj? By ALLEN A. GOLD FIN International Illustrated News Writer fMS ANGELES How would you like to spend four and one-half years in ttie air? Or fly ovar 1.000,000 miles In airplanes varying: from a liome-mado "crate" to the smartly equipped American "air-blazer", the 25-ton China Clipper. That, remarkable as it is, is the enviable record of Captain Edwin C Musick, who has successfully guided the world's first transpacific air transport from California to its western terminus, Manila. Horn In St Louis, in 1894. Musick, now rated America's first interna tional air mall pilot, learned to fly 22 years ago In a commercial flying school In Los Angeles. His first ship, a pusher-type plane of his own con struction, was the beginning of a long string of planes, comprising almost every Imaginable make, and upon which he was continually experimenting and piling up flying hours. He thus became one of the "early birds" and continued in ex hibition and commercial flying until the United States entered the war in 1917. Trained U. S. War Ace Appointed civilian Instructor in the United States Army Air Corps at San Diego, California, he eagerly volun teered to go overseas, but Was as signed to the air base at Wichita Kail, Texas, and at Miami, Florida, training the "eaglets" for war service. This Is the man we see In 1927 at the airport In Key West about to tako off in the first American trl Tiotored plane ever to go on a com mercial line across the little 90-mile airway to Havana, the "laboratory route" from which has developed the ' great Pan-American system, cover ing over 32,500 miles. Now the greatest air transport unit in the world, the Pan-American Air ways consisted of its president, Juan Trlppe, a secretary, a few stenogra phers and a small office full of a lot of ambitions, when Musick was employed In 1927 as their first pilot. As the company expanded in flight operations, Musick expanded with them, until in 1930 lie was made chief pilot of the Caribbean division "; with headquarters In Miami. He still holds this position. Associate of Lindbergh's While active In this post. Musick gained the unique record of having passed through American customs bouse offices more than 2,000 times on his various flights to the countries of the West Indies, Central and South America. During several of these flight", when new trails were being blazed between North and South America, he served as co-pilot with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, head of Vni;. Amerlcan's technical committee. Less than a year ago. when Musick captained the Brazilian Clipper, flr; of tho transpcean type Clipper ship developed by Sikorsky, lie succeeded In breaking almost all tho world records for speed and load for various distances up to 2.000 kilo meters while on a test non-stop 1, 250 mile flight Modest, quiet, 'effective; and with hands and slender fingers of a musician, M'usirk, himself, Is prouder of a record which is figured in other measures than percentages. No serious accident has ever befallen any aircraft of which he was pilot and no Injury has ever been caused to any passenger In any of his planes. QAFETY LOGANS It is 'never discreet to play in the -treot. . '..":'..:;.:'.. the layman all electric wires should be regarded as dangerous". 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ASK YOUR D OCTOR Two LICENSED PHARMACISTS For Your Protection ALEXANDER'S DRUGSTORE Phones 53 & 54 Opposite Post Office Try At Home First. - .And You'll Never Regret It Letters To I 3 it y Santa CJaus Roosevelt Cracks Down On Political Profiteer At Meet r- i ..... n . . . i. i i tMuvm neoseveit, nr addressing me American rami bureau fedora - I l.on convention at Chicago lust week. ! C:':lcKtd 1V!1 OH Hie 'n.-illti.'ul Gifts for Men! discord,' !au: Dear Santa Chi I am eight year old and am trying my best to be a good boy. Please bring me a bikotbal! and two baskets, an electric flood light tower, electric track switches and a bridge What U have just written down that 1 want is what J want at the Christina. tree, ami what I wan in my stocking follows: A Buck Rogers watch, sparklers, .-i:er bells and apple. Please give me some string to foliow. 1 have a little sister who is -i vear old., her name is Allen. She wants in her stock ing jomo silver bells, sparklers, and a doll. At .the Christmas nee she wants a doll house, a book to cut out, a storv book and a doll bed to lit the doll in." She has been trying to bo good. 'Please don't forget mother and fath er. Am I the first little boy in W'av- ne-ville to write you. P!ea-o to! over t he radio. With !oe, HOIKS MAIi'l me . ' . i: a; ails Uaym 1-Var Santa (1 1 am a lutie girl :v,i a ! old. I v. ant you to please bring me a doll and a to a set, also a doll bed, some candy and 'nuts. Santa please don't forget my brother. He wants a ford truck. Hots of love, BETTY JANE UNPKRWOOD. Waynesv.ille, N. C. Dec. 11, 11:1". Dear Santa Claus: I guess you kiiow where I lived last year. I have nioveil since last year. I: is the next white house down the road. The chimney is big enough for you to comu down. I want you to bring mo an Erector set, and a train, and some fire crackers. With love, GEXE HOWELL. piotiteer. the "dispenser of and tho 'calamity howlers." . Ho spoke confluent Iv of the "ovoad recovery progiam;" endowed the new lanadiu.il trade treaty, and ' asserted '.hat the farm program of his admin isuawon nas actually given von.-umers net l.e!iot:ts. Ho assured city ilwelteis of justice under the new administration, farm relief program. Ho vvas greeted by a huge crowd. Referring ti the depression, lie as sorted that .justice and old-fashione. luiuiuuii sense oomanueii mat in tho huilding of purchasing power we had to start with agriculture." 1 he farmo's cheered his assertion that "the Nation's life is coming back bouyant, happy life we need no evidence beyond what wo see and hear around us." The President declared the admin istration farm program 'originated in the aspirations of the farmers themselves, expressed through the several farm organizations." We sought to stop the rule of tooth and claw that threw farmers into bankruptcy or turned them virtually into serfs," he said. Attacks on speculators in farm tiro. duc'.s drew a round of applause from the audience. He was interrupted again by ap plause when he emphasized with rai-eii voice hi.s significant contention that "I'lirty-i ight separate sovereign Slate,-, acting each as a separate unit, never were able and 'never will be able to legislate or to administer indi-viduaMaw-s admuafely to balance the JKoiuauiai iiu oi a nation so great ly dependent .on nationally grown crop- of many kinds." A- usual, reaction to the President's faun ,pec4 h divided along party lines, Republicans assailing some portions of if and Democrats generally ap proving. Ho fore the Kami. P.ureau .fedi ration elo.M'd its seventeenth annual conven tion W ednesday it -adopted resolutions recommending a balanced Federal budget, indorsing the AAA. and urg ing managed currency. The fi derat ion also passed a resolu tion dealing with reciprocal trade treaties, which some abservers de scribed as a "straddle" on the recent ly signed agreement with Canada. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a Patsy Ann doll, an e'ectric stove, a cabinet, a lamp, gloves, raincoat, pocket book and books and games, oranges, candy and moth er a box of candy, and bring daddy something nice; Love, PATSY D1I.LINGKR. According to figures compiled by the National Safety Council, between the ages of 5 and 10'. accidents cause mole death.s than any single disease.' IT 1 1 jsszmi imrmmhi I p' . . ' . " Dear .Santa Claus: Please bring me a fin ball, candy, oranges, blocks and a gun. true and a train, building DAVID ASIiURY MEDKORD. I ' CLYDE H. RAY iMain Street For Economy Make Burgin 9 s Your I Atom mm mi in Ml irwui iimmmw m. TOYS 'X '' S '. T DOLLS All sizes of dolls almost like real 25c $L89 BALLS (iAJIES THICKS All At Low Prices FOR WOMEN Underwear Hloomers. Panties, Step-ins. Priced .-.' as low as SPECIAL OFFER With every $5 cash purchase, or '$."" paid on account, we will -give a hand some chair for only i:l 49c ( A Ht ;il $1.."0 Valut ) J3SKMB3SBBM Rockers for only . . 89c WAGONS (irey Hound Only I 'all Hearing .Large Size For 89c $2.98 15c Handkerchiefs All Prices Scarf and Beret Sets To Match 50c Ties For Men 25c 75c Complete Line Of Nuts, Candies, Oranges, Bananas, Raisins, Coconuts At low prices CHRISTMAS FOODS Coffee, 2 lbs .25c Flour . . .89c Cranberries, lb. . ... . 25c Me ats Steak... 20c Oysters . , . . . . .30c and 35c Mixed Sausage, 2 lbs. 25c Dressed Hens and Turkeys BURGIN BROTHERS MAIN STREET AND AT THE DEPOT I I
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