Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, September 08, 1977, Image 18

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Newspaper Page Text— Griffin Daily News Thursday, Septembers, 1977 Page 18 MMi | 'MR 1 f /J < - - 'MJI » ‘ I IW>W ■| jfW* t, ■ I JHBr» f I .•> A/ tBF ■p iEI- w ■Ok >' '* < I • mISJ ' ; II jjP w I- - :,! I £xwJ™k #»U[| jfc£ z^o ;* J - WW|J- < .'; w •■- t „ S,pM- - 1 w I W VSkSb jm■■ '* £ * nfr J Imml I ****** B i w- £' ■ TBfc., .BwwHEfe - • - * ■■■■m i • HEARING AID SPECIALIST Rodger C. Olson Will be at Andersons Opticians the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 9-12. No obligation to have your hearing tested. Call 228-4822 For Appointment CAIN’S SPECIAL SALE! 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I -- Videomatic Electronic Eye — . watches for changes in room light K©g UIO f and automatically adjusts the picture so it's never washed out $769.95 in a bright room, never glares in a dark room. On Sale $ 598 CAIN'S i iu mt Solomon St. Phone 227-5575 Sid Cook (left) beams his approval to son Jeff on his ac complishment of soloing a glider plane at age 14. Jeff soloed the glider at the Eagleville, Tennessee glider school. It took him only 15 days of instruction before he was ready. Jeff and his family live in North Fayette County. Vet needs big help ABILENE, Tex. (AP) - Vet erinarian Fred Blackwell is looking for a brave soul to help him X-ray Penny 11, an 8,000- pound elephant that fell into a dry moat and injured a leg. Penny fell into an eight-foot deep moat in front of her cage last week, injuring her right hind leg. Firemen had to fill the moat with water and float Penny to the top to get her out. In order to X-ray the ele phant, a procedure he described as “very dangerous,” someone would have to get under the elephant and hold a metal plate against her leg while the X-ray was shot, he said. So far, there have been no volunteers. 1.. TRUCKLOAD meat sale Futariag Huts Packed Dy term lit. DimM Meat Cl. Friday g »2 Big Days N.E. Expressway Corner of Baker St. Satisfaction Guaranteed USDA Inspected Food Stamps Accepted FAMILY PACK 48 Sausage Patties 30 Hamburger Patties 26 Lbs. tJ W 126 Servings 5 Lb. Chicken « STEAKS 5 Lbs. boneless top Drum Sticks i-ih>z. ROUND ROAST $399 T-BONES 6.99 11 LBS. APPROX. 40 IQ OO *• LBS. BEEF PORK CHOPS * NECK BONES 14.99 TOPSIRLOIN 3-99 30 HAMBURGER URGE q 5 Lb. S 4" 10-8 Oz. 4»99 10 LBS. SMOKED LINKED * N.Y.STRIPS 10lBt , SAUSAGE 5 Lbs. HAM HOCKS 5.99 11-99 6.99 ——————— ♦ 20- 8 Oz. BONELESS ——————— 6 LbS ‘ 818 rwr » LBS. BABY /iq q Biß EYE 48 Sausage WLbs SPARE RIB 6.99 1699 14.99 S LBS. BEEF * > LBS. BONELESS 5 LBS - — —,— SHORT RIBS Diind Steak WHITING FISH 2.99 *6*’ chicken wipes 2.99 rtLBS. it LBS. $4L99 10 LBS. PORK BACK SLICED BACON ® PIG EARS BO, l* a lbs. C/| QO $4.99 Sliced Bologia 1.99 *•••▼▼ 15 days instruction Jeff Cook solos at age 14 BY QUIMBY MELTON HI Jeff Cook has accomplished a remarkable feat. He has soloed a glider plane at the young age of 14 yean old. Most folks would not go up in a glider plane if they were 114. But, Jeff did it on a sunny day in August, in Eagleville, Ten nessee.. Another remarkable thing about Jeff’s solo effort, is that it took him only 15 days to learn how to fly the glider. “I began instruction with my first flight on August 10. By August 25,1 was ready to solo,” remarked the pilot. Some of the folks who come to Eagleville have been taking instructions for years, and they still have not soloed. NORTH FAYETTE Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Cook of Dix-Lee’on sub division in North Fayette County. His father, Sid, is a pilot with Southern Airlines. He pilots a DC9. He also flies hot air balloons. Both parents went to Eagleville to watch their son solo in the glider. What Jeff has is a student glider license. “You take lessons until you get proficient,” father Sid beamed. “Jeff keeps a regular log and keeps trade of his flying time.” One of the ironic things about the whole matter, is that Jeff will not be able to get a learners driving license until next year, when he is 15. He is able however, to go 3,000 feet up in the air and sail a glider to a safe landing “Gliders take more coor dination than a power plane,” says Sid Cook. A couple of spots for glide plane activity is Eagleville and nearby Williamson, Georgia. “You try to find a place away from the power plane traffic patterns” notes Jeff. “In a glider you must also stay above the trees. It is better to find a lot of farm country, that is the best area for gliding.” HOW IT GETS UP A glider pilot readies the altitude they want by hooking onto a power plane, which gets them alrbom. There is a knob inside the glider which you pull that will release the hookup and send the glider on its own. Jeff sailed 500 feet up in the air on his solo feet, but he has gone on as high as 3,000 feet up. The higher up you go the longer your glide. You must also be constantly aware of the air pockets and thermal con ditions around you while flying a glider. You have a control stick and rudders in the plane to aid your flight. There is also a nose pad and spoilers on the plane for the landing Jeff noted that it was “really exciting to hear the wind rush FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. by ” as he pilots a glider. APPROACH IMPORTANT When the glider lands, the approach is the most important part. Jeff said that you must carefully alllgn the glider or else you will have a bad landing. Remember, you don’t have any power to correct any bad ap proach. You even have to speed up in a glider to land. Jeff noted that he was already interested in “planes and stuff” before he soloed. He says that being a pilot for a career is “in my mind.” Asked if he was nervous during the solo attempt, Jeff said, “Yes, I was a little at first. But once I got going, it was ok.” Jeff’s father bragged on the words of Jeff’s instructor. “The instructor said that Jeff doesn’t have any trouble with con fidence, at all.” After the solo flight, Jeff took his father up for a ride. Asked if he plans to glide once school begins, Jeff responds quickly, “Sure, I want to build up my time.” Jeff wants to solo in a power plane as soon as be can. That will have to be when he is 16, and he plans to do that for his birthday celebration. The young pilot will be practicing out of both the Eagleville and Williamson. Jeff is a young man who may have his bead in the clouds, but be certainly knows where he is going.