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PAGE FOUR The World’s Best Climate BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON TO BUILD MODEL AIRPLANES Editor’s Note: Fifteen-year-old Ronnie Thorsen of Portland has been bed-ridden most of his life with recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever. But that hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for model airplane building which he does with such skill that last year his plane, flown by a friend, took first place in the junior division of the Plymouth International Model Plane Contest at .Detroit against a field of several hundred contestants. With plans for another entry this year, Ronnie tells in this series of at clcs how to get started in one of the fastest growing hobbies in n nation. If fuselage is rounded, cover in CHAPTER FOUR small sections; apply wet tissue Covering and Finishing In building more advanced mod as above. After covering ail ol el planes, nearly all designs make fuselage, give the whole a coat use of covered wing and fuselage of dope. Individual small parts rather than solid forms. The var of a plane such as doors and the iations in designs used by mod panels are covered using the same elers mean that this part of the technique. A model needs no more covei- building becomes one of the most ing than this and will probably important things to master if you fly best this way as each coating want to really go places in model plane making. Good covering and of dope adds weight. Should you finishing means a lot when your want to color your model, apply planes are entered in contests. one or two coats of color dope, Judging is based on appearance pinning each surface as before to prevent warping. If your mod as well as flyability. el has too dull a finish to suit Flying scale designs, which are more or less my specialty, re you, add a last coat of clear quire a lot of little details which dope. Keep in mind that each coat call for as much patience as skill. of dope may cut down the flight Patience is something I’ve had performance of your plane. For just a word regarding fin- to develop while being shut in ishes on all balsa models, you much of the time. should first apply a coat of stand When you have been working ing sealer. After this dries, sand on a design and have built it up smooth and apply a second coat to where the final covering and of sealer. After again sanding finishing is to take place, it seems smooth, the surface is ready for like it’s what point where your color doping. One clear coat of interest is just about at the lacquer as a finish gives a gloss, peak. Only when the craft is Something to keep in mind as about to be sent skyward on its far as finish is concerned is that first trip will you have more an fuels used in gas-powered engines xious moments. w ill in many cases ruin a pointed Several materials may be used surface. Keep fuels away from to cover the majority of built-up them unless you want tc re-paint. models. Various types of papers, In dressing up your plane for silks, and fabrics are in general appearances sake, there are many use. Occasionally, even the am desirable decals available. Num bitious modeler may hack into bering, authentic trademarks, de some nylon article belonging to signs and decorations are avail the women of the family, and if able through your model dealer, he can get away with it, produce individuality may be shown by ap a tough cover which will stand a plying your own painted designs lot ot abuse*. I lowever, there are il you are so talented. some standard procedures that It is a little difficult to cover will hold for most covering jobs. such a wide subject model Here are stome steps which I plane making in such a brief way ' find work well for me. One of as thousands of words and de the first things is to study your tailed instructions are being covering tissue; notice, , if it is printed each month in the many i paper, that it with the model and hobby magazines. 11 grain. Always apply tissue with have been tlying to give my own the grain running lengthwise of re-actions to plane building and model and spanw is»' on wings. ofler a few things that have Hrst cut paper to approximate worked for me. size of part to be covered. A little large is safer and allows some leaway in working. Lay your tissue on work table We wish to express our heart and spray with water. A window felt thanks to all who extended spray bottle can be adapted very their comfort, sympathy and help will lor this. Now, heavily dope in our bereavement, when our edges of surface to be covered little daughter, sister and grand and apply paper while still wet. daughter was taken from us. being careful not to tear it. Pull Mr. and Mrs. Lanty Huffman. tissue as tightly as possible with- Vonda Lee Huffman, out injury. comes a Dennis Huffman, important step. If the piece be Grandma Pointer. ing worked on is a wing, stabi lizer or rudder, pin h down to your working board until it dries or it will be sure to warp. Then Bids will be received for driv while it is still secured to board, ing school bus for District No. 23, apply a coat of dope on the top bidder to furnish bus. Route will side. After this has dried, unpin run from junction of county and the piece and turn over to repin Mat lock roads, 3.5 miles and and do[>e on the other side. Now, from junction of north bank road for example, if you are working and Comstock driveway, 1.5 miles. on a wing, unpin it and turn it Bus to seat 12 pupils. Bids will over again. Pin trailing edge of be opened August 9. at 8 p. m. one wing half down on board. Address al bids to H. J. Sparks, Dope, watch, and adjust with the Clerk. School District. No. 23, hands as it dries to avert warp. Brookings, Ore. 22-2* Then repeat on the other wing half. Read Pilot class ads it pays! Rebekahs Decide Float Picture Will Be Tinted For Hall Second July meeting of Topaz Rebekah lodge was held Tues day evening. Noble Grand Rita Tierce appointed her committees lor this term with the following being named: Good of the Order — Harriett Stephenson. Community Service Verna Mendenhall. Cards—Dolly Brainard. Flow'ers—Ethel Frazier. Azalea Festival Representative —Harriett Stephenson. Lily Blossom Time Represen tative—Grace Zirbel. It was decided to obtain a big photograph of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah float in the Lily Blossom Time parade, and Nellie Bush offered to tint it so that it can be framed to hang in the hall. A vote of thanks was given to Jack Kinney for building tlw new dish cupboard in the kitchen, a needed improvement. It was also voted to assist the Odd Fel lows at their dance this Satur day, when they are trying to raise funds for regalia. A box containing yarn, crochet thread, quilt scrap pieces and other materials for the usp of the ladies in the Odd Fellows home at Portland will be sent soon, so that they will have them in time to make Christmas pres ents. Following the meeting, refresh ments of sandwiches and coffee were served by Bonnie Teeming, Billie Flynn and Adelia Hassett. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949 vention Cavalcade” to be pre sented Friday night, Aug. 5, at the state fairground as a feature of the 31st annual convention of the Legion will be Eddie Dean, popular western picture star and recording artist, and ‘Cheeta,” the famed movie monkey in “The Little Circus.” Along with Cheeta will be Tato, the clown, who will present “Robert,” the com- edy mule and “Spotty” the most beautiful Shetland pony. The next feature of interest to delegates and the general public will be the grand convention pa rade slated for downtown Salem at 7 p. m. The parades and air show will be free to the public. The convention will wind up on Saturday, August 6, with the election and installation of offi cers in the House of Represen tatives. The two-hour outdoor show will follow a day-dong program of feature events that begins at 1:30 with the Junion Legiokana parade. At 3 p. m. the world-fa mous U. S. navy “Blue Angels” will present a program of pre cision flying and aerial acrobatics in F8F Gumman “Bearcast” at Salem airport. Harry Payne w’as called to Grants Pass the first of the w’eek by the death of his wife’s moth er. He returned Tuesday and will be joined by his family soon. Mrs. Frank Waldien is conva lescing at home after undergoing a major operation at the Seaside hospital, Crescent City, earlier this month. Entertainment Will Feature Legion Convention, Salem Local News Items Telephone expansion doesn’t just HAPPEN” Money for telephone expansion can come only from investors . . . every day people who put their money into tele phone stocks and bonds. The money you pay for telephone service must be used only to meet expenses and pay a fair return to these investors for their confidence in your telephone company’s business ability. Thus, the wave of telephone expansion programs through out the country means more than just better telephone service. It is a thrilling example of continuing faith in the American free system in all forms of business. SALEM American Legion con vent headquarters here stated that top attractions at the “Con- TEUNON CHMSÏ Card Of Thanks WE Call For Bids BROOKINGS LAND & TOWNSITE CO Room 1, Central Building Brookings, Oregon ;
