Model Plane Fans
Have Ho Time for
Juvenile Delinquency
There’s a certain whining and
whirring sound as of a muted air
raid siren that has been luring
old and young to the Fair
Grounds this past year, and the i
call of this siren will undoubted- j
ly swell the ranks of employable
males by a dozen or two eager
small-fry this summer.
The bug is in the air. and it
is an expensive one. But the re
ward of owning a gas-powered
model airplane, the thrill of be
ing at the anchor end of the cord j
while a beautiful object at the
other end sings around at 50 to
75 miles per hour is worth any
amount of drudgery. Even when j
the $30 for the model ariplane kit j
is accumulated, the work is not |
ended; it is just begun. But this
work, which has been done in
Palmer under the eager guidance ;
of John and Ruby Hogins of the
Bureau of Reclamation, is not
drudgery; it is a work of love.
The current enthusiasm for
gas-Dowered model airplanes
started in Palmer a year ago
when John and Ruby Hogins
started turning their home into
i workshop and hangar for planes
and pilots’ chatter. Their son
“Butch” Hogins was already a
fan and he gave the bug to sev
eral of his school friends. With
the Hogins’ encouragement and
assistance, the boys started in by j
buying their motors for S’5: then
they began to build their models.
Six of the boys who now own
their own planes are Douglas
Bixbv. Wesley Venne. Ronnie Re
barehek. Jimmy Hitchcock. Jack
Dragseth, and. of course, Butch
Hogins, Mr. Hogins and his wife
al?n have their planes.
Most of' the models flown1
around Palmer are stunt planes,
but the possibilities are limited
only by the number of plane de-j
sipn«. There are scale models of
B-29s, speed jobs—short-winged
devils tnat run 150 miles per
hour—and team racers which are
used when two or three planes
are flying in a circle, racing
aga'nst each other.
Cutting ribbons is a little game \
in which two planes and their
pilots can play. With the two j
planes trailing a 15-foot ribbon.:
the wires are set so that they will i
fly in the same 140-foot diameter
circle. The object is to have
each plane cut up the ribbon of
its competitor, with the plane
having the most ribbon trailing,
after the gas runs out, the winner.
Of course, it is possible for the
planes to get too close. But a
collision is expensive in terms of
replacement, so there is a prem
ium on the pilot’s skill.
The models fly between five
and ten minutes on their tanks
full of gas. The size of the tank
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varies according to the si2e of the>
plane.
Although there are no laws en
forcing it, it is expedient for the
fledgling pilot to have training
before he tries his wings alone.
For training there are dual flight
controls—two wires to the same
plane, with the slightly longer
control held by the instructor,
j About fifty percent of the crack
| ups are eliminated if the novice
has instruction before he tries his
“solo” flight.
Already the model plane own
ers are thinking about having
their own club. Most of them be
long to Academy Model Aeron
autics. a national protective or
ganization for model plane own
ers. There is a possibility that
some eager little onlooker will get
too close to the whirring planes
It hasn’t happened yet, but there
is a risk when the crowd gets too
large. The Sunday crowd of on
model planesmen out on the high
way, where they can fly in peace
lootcers ’>as just about driven the
and with greater security.
Altogether, it’s a busy and ex
citing life for the model planes
man. What with earning, the
money for kits and replacements. I
long hours of precision work in 1
perfecting the models, flying the j
planes, and the usual time out foi ,
professional chatter, there's little
time left to become “problem
youths.”
TO HOLD ENCAMPMENT
A Territorial Encampment is
scheduled to be held in Anchor
age May 24. 25. 26 and 27 by tne
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ter
ritorial officers will be elected
during the encampment.
All VFW members, in good
standing, are invited to attend.
NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
BY MARYLOU RIDEOUT
As mentioned in this column
last week, the Extension Service
has for you, if needed, the re
vised bulletin ‘‘Gardening in
Alaska.” Now you are asking,
how much difference in the old
and new bulletin? The new one
has a bit more suggested varieties
of vegetables, and more informa
tion under “Control of Pests.”
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Just received is the U.S.D.A.
1952 bulletin “Food Guide for
Older Folks,” this guide may not J
apply to you, but to someone liv- i
ing with you, a neighbor or a!
friend! Anyway, it tells about)
older people’s food needs and j
how to meet them. It suggests a \
way to meet special problems1
that often make it hard for older
persons to be well fed. However, j
if there is a health problem, this:
guide is not meant to replace the:
advice that a doctor should give.!
Bulletin is free at the Extension:
office.
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Fifteen women and several 4- j
H’ers benefited greatly from the
windbreak planting demonstra- j
tion given by Lew Hanks last;
F-iday on the Irwin-Albrecht i
ce. The women were pleased
to be given several varieties of
tree seedlings to be planted as
test plantings, and all seedlings
if they live and should, if direc
tions for transplanting are follow
ed as given by Mr. Hanks, will
add beauty to the various yards—
in a few- years.
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