Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BP??? - - ? . \ ~~ tsssgsssetBmmm^ ~ ^mu U. S. Air Corps Flying Cadets that are graduating today from Southern Aviation School] and will move on to 10 weeks of Basic Training. I 1 11 11 - 1 - I 1 Shown in accompanying picture# are those cadet# that have successfully completed their primary training at Camden, S. C. and will report July 15tlh to dne of the Air Corps Training Schools for ten weeks of basic training, This phase of training completed and they will spend 10 weeks at one of the advance schools where the successful ones will receive their wings as commissioned officers in the United States Air Corps. Southern Aviation School at Camden, 8. C., started flight training for the United Statea Air Corps. March 22, 1941, It la one of forty-eight aimHar schools eatabllshed in various sections of the United States and holding a contract with the Federal government for the training of fl> lng cadets. The first class of forty-seven cadets were mostly from Maine, Connecticut, New York ,and Massachusetts, This class was graduated from Southern Aviation School In their primary training, May 26, 1941, and reported for ten weeks of basic training at Augusta, Ga. Two new classes are now training?one American shown on this page that is graduating Friday, July 12, and one of sixty-six British cadots. Each flYe weeks the Air Corps assigns groups of fifty to one hundred new cadets to various schools. Frank W. Hulse, president of the Southern Aviation School has been operating in commercial aviation for a number of years, and at present has a flying school, airplane sales^ and service company at Greenville, S. C., Augusta, Ga., Atlanta, Ga.,, Birmingham, Ala., and Musclp Shoals, Ala. The experience in operating these schools along with several years service as a lieutenant in the 106th Observation Squadron, has been an asset in organizing a school for the training of pilots for the United States air corps. In addition to the above mentioned operations, Mr. Hulse has completed plans, and-work will begin soon, on another air corps detachment training school In Decatur, Alabama. Mr. Hulse Is a graduate of Georgia Tech in engineering, and at the age of 28. is probably the youngest executive in the business today. At Camden, the Southern Aviation School has built at Woodward Field the most modern buildings to meet the need of the air corps training program. An n\\ metal hangar 180x200 , feet has been constructed to house thirty-five training planes. Back among the pines, white and green buildings, adjoin the airport. Here, in the rorm of a triangle, are the administration.'building, housing both the army command and the school s administrative personnel and gency hospital room, behind this the barracks is located, flanked on the right by academic building with large well lighted classrooms, and on the left by the mess hall, where a welltrained dietician, Mrs. Gertrude M. Zemp, and her assistant, Mrs. Kennedy Blakeney. supervise the preparation of wholesome and appetizing meals, and not figuratively speaking, but from a census of opinion from the Cadets, personnel and visitors, Southern Aviation School s menu rates way above the average. Thp general office.?that - WV H. Flshhurne, of Columbia, S- C., manages so efficiently, is charged with the bookkeeping, payrolls and other clerical work pertaining to the school's operation. Miss Thelnta I* lowers, Miss Edna Fetters and Mrs. M. B. Long, of Camden, S. C.. complete the personnel of the general office. Lieutenant H. C. Huglin, first in command at the Air Corps^ Training School, is a. graduate of West Point and Kelly Field. Popular and wellliked. Lieutenant Huglin was one of the first officers to he assigned to Camden. Lieutenant Thomas W. Bonner Is a native of Mississippi. He is a graduate of Kelly Feld, Texas, and was stationed at the Air Corps Training Center. Maxwell Field. Alabama, before receiving his present assignment-. Lieutenant J. H. Brown, whose*home is just north of South Carolina in the Tar Heel State, was a resident of Lock Haven. Pennsylvania, for ten years, before being assigned to regular duty at Camden ns adjutant and intelligence officer. Lieutenant W. R. Fahs. commandant of students is from York, Pennsylvania. Captain C. A. Pigford. medical officer, whose native home is Mobile, was roared in Meridian. Mississippi, end is a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He was stationed at Maxwell Field before reporting for duty at Camden. Lieut. L. M. Hauprich, assistant air corps supervisor, is a native of Gary Indiana, and before taking up duties in Camden, was stationed at the Southeast Air Corps Training Center. Maxwell Field. Alabama. To these army air corps officers. Is charged the duty of seeing that the thorough training standards set down by the al7 corps are strictly adhered to and that the young men selected to receive this trailing are given every opportunity to master the skill of flying planes In the air corps. The branch of service that has already been termed the United States' first line of dofense, and will be this country's assurance of peace and liberty. In this respect the thirty-one instructors have been carefully selected and given a flight training themselves, in the methods and various maneuvers required by the air corps, when they are assigned their respective cadets, which never numbers more than five, they know what they are doing, and how to impart this knowledge to the student. The increased performance of airplanes and engines demands better Judgment and technique of the pilot than formerly when his attention was given to only a few instruments and accessories. There are so many controls in the cockpit of the modern airplane. all requiring a certain amount of attention, that unless flying technique is deeply Ingrained the pilot may be handicapped to the extent that he is actually dangerous. , The problem of preparing the ?*udent to meet these conditions la one that requires careful consideration. It should be kept In mind that the transition from non-pilot to P?ot ? a process requiring certain mental and physical adjustments. The rate of adjustment depends upon the apt tude of the student,, the traln?"K_ methods, equipment, and the euviron ment. i. e.. whether InstrucMng PhrHonuel, military. ground aud "J appear encouraging, indifferent or tHThe solution of this problem depends upon the. experience and understanding of thA lnstructor the flight commander and the Btage commander. No one of these is infallible but all must work together, each with a proper understanding of his responsibilities and free from personal pre' Judice. ' The duties of a flying instructor are such that not only must he possess a theoretical knowledge of thwart of flying, but he must be able to give a practical demonstration of this knowledge. Not only must his personal .flying technique be fla^le8B he must know the why aud the wherefore or the things that he does In this respect it requires ^ual*tleB . analysis and synthesis, i. ?.. the abil itv to divide the whole into its P^Jb and then rebuild the whole from its parts. . . The Instructor should have the type of personality which makes its presence felt and still not be offensive to others He should keep his .temper and retain his poise at all tlmeBshould learn when to Pralse and to censure. He should be able to ad just his personality to the type of pe sonality with which he is dealla*f' develop its strength and exercise tact and understanding in the treatment of the students assigned. There is no question but that a tour of duty as a flying instructor is well worth while and of great benefit to I the Individual. He not only Improves | his personal riying but obtains a knowledge of human nature w would be difficult, to acquire other| wise. In addition it has a steady and sobering effect; compete thinking; develops the ability to determine character; develops patience. tact and consideration of future consequences in the light o present realties. The experience gained may not he aPParentatthe Time but later will be invaluable as it helps him t<5 acquire the ability to command by virtue of himself rather than by virtue of his office. The instructors task in training fivers for the air corps is an important one and the big responsibility of seeing that their work is .carried on efficiently falls to chief pilot, Fred M. Leslie. Mr. Leslie's home is Birmingham, Alabama, where he first started his career in aviation. He has been fly ing for many years and having many others to fly himself s 'ami^ with the instructors problems. His pleasing personality and triendly disposition is probably the key to his success in getting results with the job at hand. There is seldom any glory attached to the duties of the ground crew but on their efficient service depends the safety and successful operation of tne training planes by future pilots of the \ir Corps. Laurie Hill who heads the Maintenance Department has 5jj mechanics and helpers busy day and night keeping the army training planes out of the hangar and on the "flying line" in readiness to take the young fledglings aloft safely o flight instructions in becoming military pilots. The many controls and moving parts of the modern airplane, all reciuire a certain amount of attention at regular Intervals. There are twenty-five hour checks, fifty hour checks, hundred hour checks, when the airplane and motor gets a thorough checking over and parts replaced where needed. The regular roar of a motor when all its cylinders furnish their share of the horsepower Is music to any pilot's ear when he gives it full throttle for the warm-up, but little does he think of the laborious hours that maintenance crew might have spent in checking valves, caburetor or plugs in making the blasting of his motor sound smooth and powerful. But it is not all in the air that the flying cadets of the Air Corps receive their training. There is the intricate problems of navigation to solve so they can find their way around in the sky. The Radio Range. Radio Compass and Airways Communication. all have to be familiar t?1*?18 a?d a part of their knowledge of how to adopt them to aid their Section of flight, meteorology, the ?tudy ?f weather conditions, clou(1 formations and the effects of a cold front. and a warm front when such conditions are shown on the weather map hire to be mastered by the pilots that hope to sit at the controls of a fast pursuit plane or one of the Goliath s of^the stratosphere that is heavily laden W'lJeutenant B. M. Cornell. Director of Ground School who Is ably assisted by John W. Hoover, Charles 8. Syer, McDanlel and Charles Walton are well trained In imparting the of navigation, theory of flWrt, aero dynamics, engines. meteor,ol^th??|! aircraft to the cadets of Southern Aviation School. taMt All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and ao thinks the Air Corps Training Center at Mont*?"e,7f jiilv bama. according to a release of July 2nd?"A picked group ?*Jsf Athletic Instructors, selected from all parts' of the Country todaf were issilgned as directors of Ing at as manyfly|ugschools tathe Southeast Air Corpe TraJ^ Center It was announced by ml Walter R. Wearer, Commending. ^ The twelve, all civilians and all assistant to Brneet B. Smith, Director of Physical Training for the Center, have been at Maxwell Field for six weeks, where they have been undergoing a special course of Instruction In order to: Familiarize themselves with military discipline, tactics, and courtesy. Emphasize their objective?that of putting Flying Cadets in top_ physical condition. Coordinate their program ao that each cat^et will receive, according to his specific needs, developing exercises, graduated through the primary, basic and advanced periods oC training. The assistant director assigned to The Soethem Aviation School at Oamdea, S. C. was Harbin law son, three letter man at Aahva, and for the last five years, coach . X. f * ?' < at Snead Junior Collate. He c?ired hit A. R D*rf tra*+m ISuJw Auburn, and his if. a. framtba jBKfffJ Unlrerslty. . _1?? I Left to Right?Gregory A. Williams, Clareroont, New Hampshire; James F. Dale, Pelham, New York. Left to Right?John E. Howard, Providence, Rhode Island; John M. Chapln, Providence, Rhode Island; William C. Daley, Worfend^ke, New Jersey. I,eft to Rl^ht? Melviu It. Kimball, Providence, Rhode Island; Keith \V. Wythes, Riveredge, N. J.; Charles \V. B. Cranmer, Ileach Haven. New Jersey. Left to Right ? Harold J. Wollak, Newark. X. J.; Howard C. Todt, Audubon. X. J.; Robert K. Morgan, Asheville, Xorth Carolina. Left to Right?Neal T. Takala, Teaneck, New Jersey; Stephen J. Dobos, Welch, West Virginia; Eugene Harrison, East Orange. New Jersey. Left to Right?Mauran 8. Pearce, Jr., Providence, R. I.; Arthur L. Chambers, Mount Tabor. N. J.; Ray L. Plttman, Fairmont, North Carolina; W. W. Brown, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Letf to Right?Thomas W, Gell, Somerset, Massachusetts; Gordon ! WiUett, Manchester, N. "H. I 1 Left to Right?Wlllard. L. Brown, Jersey City, New Jersey; J.'L-.'.SJ Blackwell, Spartanburg, S. C. 'IbB Left to Right?Everett K. Jenkins, Jr., London, New Hwa^ire; '* William C. Packard, Jr., Closter, New Jersey; Wallace F. towsGregor, Wyckoff, N. J. - | Left to Right?Robert F. Stappler, Asbury Park, New Jersey; Spea- 4M Ber H.-GuHck, Cranford, N. J.; Loring B. Smith, Morris Plains, 1 Jersey. ; Left to Right?Robert V. Jostenskl, Bayonne, New Jersey; ard B. Johnston, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; FranlrS^H Raymond, East Orange, New Jersey. , 1 Alexander 8. Tain?11' Rhode Island ?