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)b-e ~ecent ~ght of Apollo 8 to the moon a%19 rb\'c)t brings to D)ind the fact that it was ~llly 41 years ~go that·anotheJ\ e~ tlig~t tJed together two ~o:nt1nents, and Wl.\.ll· ~onsider.ed a :mile.. atone : w the. progr~l'ls o1 man. The 1Ught o1 the Lone Eagle, Ch'IU'les Undoer~, is here recounted from hlS own story. '\\ \God never intended map t() fly\ was a serious convtc tion in 1900, but be.f~re the md.-of-the decade the Vision . of Samuel p. L1mgley and ·the · perseveranc::l! of the Wright bro~}lers ;proved t~at t~e airp]anErwas a practical inventfun. As early as 1919 two Epglishmen, Al~~ek and Btowm, made a J).Qn- stop flijht from Ne;wf()qn4- land to Jreland, a.'ld through out the' twenties other avia tOrs had revealed the a~most limitleSs possibi1ities o£ aviati()n. But no feat of that geperaton caq~~ tbt!l imagination of Am,~c~ as did Lindbergn's s9,lo :flight from New York to Paris, and the modesty with which Lindbergh received the univenal acclaim · fur- ther endeared him to- his C()untrymen. On the morning of· May 19, 1927, a light· rain was falling and- the sky was overcast. Weather re- ports from land stations. and ships ,along the great circle course we!1l unfavor- _able and there was ·appar- ently no prospect of takirig off fo:r Paris for s11veral days at least. But at about six o'clock I received a special report from the New York Weather B11eau.- A high pressure area was over the entire North Atlantic and the ·low pressure area over Nova Scotia and Newfound land was receding. It was apparent that the prospects of the fog clearing up were as good as I might expect for some time to come. The North Atlantic sh.oul_d _be clear with only locahtorms on the coast of Europe. The moon had just pa~d full and the of with '.• soft due to ~u;~e!~1t. th.e l)ligh:t ALJ;;IU&'•· .... ~ loaded pl@le ~a.t:llerted ·iloet~d slowl;y. the half'way itw~ ~able tiona at over 'a tl\a~or teert -feet and a -. line by about tw~ty. . . ~ ' . fair reserve of fl.y1ng speed. I believe that t,he -~Pll' would' have tilken~off !rqm a·herd field with at least five bwn dred pounds more weight. I turned -slightly to the · ri~t to av:qid so~ hi(}}, trees ori a liill directl-y ahead but by the 'time I had gone. a few hund~d yar4!.·J.:);lad stiflip,ient llltl~ll~e to ~ear ,all\\~~Jitru,~@ni! ,~~~ ~tot tl~g til~ e~ji~e dQ:Wn to ~'750 lt:PM. I toolc up a compass course at · once and soon reached L o n g Is 1a n d Sound where thif!l Curtis~ Oriol~- 'With ~ts photograph· · er, wht«eh had been escort- ing me,:.~~ed back. ~e 4~ soon ~eared and f1 Cj~pe Cogtltrough the s ·rn~~alt Cl~ \ Nova Scotia weather and visi- bility were excellent. I was flying very low, sometimes as close as ten feet fron1 the trees apd~ water. On thfl · th~e lundred mile stretch Dl water bar- tween Cape Cod and Nova Scotia I .paesecl' .within view of numerops ..flsnfng vessels- The tporthem part of No· va Scotia contained a num ber ·or -storm ·areas ana sev eral times I flew through_ cl()udbursts. As 1 neared the northern coast, snow appeared in pat!!hes on the ~ound and far· to the eastward the coast line was covered with fog. For many miles between Noca Scotia and Newfound land the ocean was cover- ed with caked 'ice, but as I approached the coast the ice disappeared entirely and I saw several shipa in this area. I had taken up a iol\ s.t John's which is of the great New York to \\-·-•-/ would be QU•estion ..,, ... ,,.,...~ I drop to the son1titiJJl\es 'flyi~g feert:of!tl1e waves thatl_ Floral designs. conages, ta~le arrangeQi~ potted plants, eut flOwers. We. de- liver. · Cattaraugus ·~ PhoDe 275--1 H-e-n tf ' . I· •' f' I ' The 'ChriStiatt ·e Stien~ ~ ~r ...._.. ......... ,:tan reeoDIJiends children of Salama.'lca d Mr. and Mrs L~ile .Cmse y-ou.rea ~;!!!ieV:!!! yidtlitJ Christmas with MTs Hazel ~e. wspa~ Chapman and sons. !&' r\\ Mr. and Mrs Douglas lour locaf..newspaper fteeps you in· Scott of Salamanca were formed of wbafs happening In yo~r recent v!sltoTa at ,the home area-c:ommu::t· ~.~~~~. public: Of h is parents Mr. \·nd .M. rs meetings, stories· ·.· ·t~ple in ,. your ylclnity,.. These ~ t- and Charles Scott. shiiilldnlf....; dQ:wi~ - -MJ:s. Mike Bink~ -visited - --~L~MPWIENTS her mother Mrs Mina Baker · The Monitor specializes In analyzing In Great Valley Thursday. and interpreting national and world · Frank Peters of Cattar- news ..... with exclusive dis~ches all ..,.,. 1 'n town from one of the. ·r.rrest news bu- augus was a c ..,...., · reaus In the ~tionl$ ·.capital and Sunday. from Monitor--'liws Dbru in 40 Gene Warnor. daughter ovet'$Cilcounttj#; and aliSO states. Tina son Mike of Salaman- TtY ·TilE MONifot(,...IT'S A PAPER ca spent Christmas with !!'~~!!;E.!~~,;.~L.!~~ MT. and Mrs Charles Scott n• c•rlsU• SiillliieiiWittr and familv. · One Norway Street Bill Plotz of EDicott¥ille 80$\0n, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 02115 W ~ d a re-nt .nalle\'-tn /.ri..'\''• n _ fltua.ltart ll!l' Monitor subscription for \\' \\' ... T'T ~ the ptrlod diecked below. I acrose :Miss Rhonda Scott visit- $ (U.s. fulldSl. ed her l!l'andmo.ther Mrs. o 1 YEAII tz• o • .-r. m Alon_go P]}ilmev i<n Ashford D \ .- ••.so 'Ho1Iow r~>~tlv. lleiM _______ ..,.. M!!:rk Havs nf- Buffalo visited Mal\V' Timme one dav last wee:k. •.. , _ Mr. and Mrs Gegr~ -.ve Cracken of Suf!artown was .... \' . /. t