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thar acton ftmm pun wednesday jun 85 1969 gliding graceful at 2000 feet not just for the birds fresh tracks by barbara mcintosh i simply cannot think up a column for this weekt paper ive tried but my mind u a tligiianl pool of incoherent cogitationt to put it poetically i cinl explain it but i think it might be a retarded cue of spring fever confuted by the weather and then again it could be remit of lying outtide hiring at the tun every dunce i get trying to force tunun to i wont look like a rank amateur tournt on the beach whatever the reaion im not excited enough about anything lo write it down when pierre berton had hit column in the toronto star lie drew up hit own contract before he tlarted it ttated in effect that he would ttrive to produce colunint of interett and importance but when lie couldnt come up with anything he would be free to write columru of no importance at all lie laid he might even tloop to imaginary interviews with talking annnali or when really desperate ditcuu hit family or lilt own eating lubitt at far at i can remember he never got that detperate of courte he was one of camdat beit daily colummili bill smiley it another one who never teemt to run out of things lo talk about when i wat still a journalism student i held the idea of becoming a columnist ti one of my major goals i started off in the school paper with a kind of tick lovelorn column under the pseudonym fran flounders but it was a pure nonsense type effort that i found extremely easy then with my first job came fresh tracks and the opportunity to put into print whatever i wanted and here i am 59 columns liter with nothing to tay my father wont believe it i suppose i could have faked an interview with a spider i found hiding under the e key on my typewriter this morning but tome people have been complaining hut along with advertising weve been featuring entirely too many animals in the paper lately theres one ray of encouragement though ive heard that even the bett of writers have endured a few rotten think sessions better luck next week rub o dub dub rate in a tub who uys bathtubs arc just for bathing and singing in next weekend july 5 h at cornwall ont you can see them as motorbuats roaring along the canal at speeds of 25 mpii or to in the citys first annual international seaway bathtub derby the races sponsored jointly by radio ttationt cfml and cjss and the cornwall standardfreeholder will be over a 1 kmile courte with close to 40 entrants from either tide of the border it will feature genuine porcelain bathtubs metal bathtubs and fiberglass hulls molded from real hath- tubaeach filled with an outboard motor up to a maximum six horsepower the more avid contenders with tights on the 400 trophy tours end school year enjoyable field trips marked the last few weeks of school for public school students one m z bennett school trip was to midland where the students saw the indian village and martyrs shrine another was to hamilton to dundum castle the botanical gardens and the cocacola bottling works other mzb students toured the courthouse at milton and the museum lower grades headed for a dairy farm the post office the free press toronto island farm the mountsberg game farm brampton zoo or riverdale zoo some of the robert little students alto went to the county museum in kelso paiv a couple of classes headed for niagara falls one group of juniors toured the group of seven art gallery at kleinburg a primary class went to doon village and kitchener some classes went to elora gorge or barbers beach the lower r l gradeswere thrilled to tee the enchanted doll house atrockwood industries in town were also visited and s250 first prize have been readying their craft for weeks painting their hulls in outlandish colors and equipping them with stabilizers to keep them afloat ever felt youd like to escape the earth and fly high like a gull on sunday i took my first ride in glider and the experience was worth every fingernail i bit off beforehand when gus boiler pi kr 4 acton ailed if anyone on the stall was interested editor hartley coles sighed that he was leaving the country on holldays never one to pass off a challenge i accepted the offer and showed up at kocktoo gllderport just south of gait with camera in shaky hand and gravol tabuti in pocket mr bollerts cfvoii i is a streamlined craft about xjteel in length capable of belter than average performance in the air i2r feel in glider terminology it was not until after i was securely strapped into tile twoseater cockpit that i becahve fully aware ave would be dying with no engine no power brakes and one ground wheel between me and the dallies while we waited for a hook up mr bollert reassuted me that he began gliding when he was 13 years old back in germany in tiny gliders that were nude of fabric and wire he built and llew gliders during the war and he also lies airplanes he explained hut our objective once free of the rope tow would be to locate thermal or funnels of hot air which if we got inside would lift our plane up with them at the name implies gliders are continually losing altitude unlets they can catch a thermal for lift strangely enough i wasnt at all frightened when they lowered the clear plastic hood on the cockpit and the piper super cub pullplane that wat to put us aubound shifted forward the glider is dual controlled and mr bollert was in control in the second seat beware rays it is dangerous to look directly at the sun even when wearing sunglasses the federal health department cautions people that the sunglasses may protect the eyes from the suns glare but not from the dangerous infrared rays that can penetrate dark glasses and may damage the retina this advice also applies to lunchhour sidewalk superintendents watching welders working at dote range it not safe unlets one it wearing protective goggles welders wear ogglet to protect their eyes rom ultraviolet and infrared rays that cannot be seen during welding operations these rays may strike the unprotected eye causing inflammation and swelling of the covering of the eye in the tame way that skin is affected by sunburn the glider wis pulled by a 200 foot nylon towrope and the super cub was able to lake olf in loo feet carrying the glider up wllh il at an altitude of 2000 fret we released the low and began our graceful descent in search of thermits it is very easy to pretend youre a gull as you circle and drift on the air waves unlike ordinary plaint there is no grinding engine or whirring propellors only the wind as it slides over the roof mr bollert said we were actually travelling at m miles an hour alllioufdi it scenud much slower an instrument panel in lionl of the cockpit gives the altitude youre dying and enables you to tee when lite gilder is bejng lifted hy u thermal becauve there were clouds gathering litis cutting dowh the heat of the sun we werent having us good a light at we might lor enthusiasts like mr bollert gliding is far moic challenging than ineiely flying its up to you to slay up ihcic with your own skill he uys on saturdays he was up fur five tme lono oaceuil wlnospan enable mr bollrte glldw higher than averaoy performance in thii air the cock pir inatt two dyers and it is dual control hitrw tur and ins oldest doughta pushed the pboe into takeoff position on he autlrlo souih of gait hours and ihcn only came down because he had ntlucd lunch a fellow ghdtr was up lor over seven hours in whal seemed uotime at all mr kolkrt pointed to a tiny sed inaiking on the jirilnp and said we would he lauding near it he slreued thai it is csienlial to keep the austrip in view al all tiiiks and to know how much jlllliide jud space il takes lo put your ciall down asln all planes there is a llirotile which moves die rudder lljps for steering at ihal point i remember that one lonely wheel underneath rue and i prepared for u rough landing it wasnt and we landed near ihe red marking we lud been up for 17 minutes kockton gllderport was huill lltice years ago and now lias a hanger for winter storage and a club house hue in 100 members from toronto hamil ton and the surrounding area gather every weekend many bring iheir own trailers or tents its a shame to have kids lunging around mr bollert concludes they should build a plane staff photo i think j lot of the problem will young people is that they learn a ini of things in school ihey dont ceeni to need so ihey gel bored if ihey gor inleretted and involved with something like building a glider- il might give them encouragement lo go on he feels mil enough is being done in anadj to promote gliding there is no more danger ihan in stock car racing ana a glider isnt any more expensive than tome sports cars alrnlancs are here to stay he ados and people should go with ihe times mr bollert of rr 4 acton back in germany whan he was 13 john and yolco on cbc radio john lennon and yoko will talk about their views on international affairs and religion on cbc radio show concern tonight at 8 pm broadcaster red peabody sal in on their recent bedin in montreal to catch a glimpse of lennon personality not usually mentioned in the news media john also tings a chorus from the beatles toontobe released tingle give peace a chance and that teemt to be hit message began gliding built hit own cf voh it hit spare time over the years oh he post seven voarsstol photo skclai draw saturday wht 2m symon hardware 4s97s33 brampton 8458430 oakville 3647481 toronto 08 church street east brampton ontario sheridan college of applied arts and technoloftv in cooperation wish local industry cooperative programs in engineering technology programs chemical technology hectical electronic technology meclmnkril production technology computer science technology these programmes combine academic training in the college with paid practical experience in cooperating industries starting dates july 7 1969 i september 15 1969 for details apply the registrar sheridan college first week of summer georgetown 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