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SEPT. 14, 1928.

GOD OF LUCK MADE HOOSIER ' FAMOUS FLIER Chance Landing of Plane on Farm Fired Ambition of Clyde Shockley. By Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 14. —American,boys have a way of dreaming of future greatness, as personified by policemen, locomotive engineers, •taxicab drivers, etc. To the average boy it is im; ossible to see any romance or glory in being a mere bank president, senator, or captain of industry. Fifteen years ago, on a typical Indiana farm a few miles northeast oof Kokomo, lived a youngster, who played pranks on his sisters, barely made his grades in schol, and occasionally was “flogged” for stealing the neighbors’ watermelons. To the boys in the neighborhood Clyde Shockley was a good boy. To the more conservative adults he was a fun-lovitig, mischievous boy. The eider Shockiey was the ordinary type of Indiana farmer, who believes that the proper exercise for a growing boy is pulling weeds out of the family garden and administering the proper cultivation of such a tract. It was an exceptionally wet season and the weeds were overly persistent in their fight to get along in the world. One day when the sun was unusually hot and the weeds exceptionally thick, Young Shockley paused to rest his weary back and was attracted by a zooming noise from the sky. Gazing upward, he discerned a small object coming out of the clouds. As he looked, the zooming zoomed louder and the mere speck became a gigantic object which resembled a huge bird. To Clyde, this was a memorable day. Aeroplanes were a decided novelty, almost an unheard-of thing in his life. Better yet, the thing was coming close to the ground, and, wonder of wonders, it was landing in his father’s pasture! Rushes to See Plane Young Shockley dropped his hoe and hurried to the pasture to take advantage of this golden opportunity. As he climbed the fence, coming toward him was a glorious figure, dressed in goggles, leather coat, and helmet, and shining puttees. The stranger asked the awestricken youngster if his father had any gasoline and, if so, could he be allowed to purchase a small quantity. The boy traded affirmative information for an opportunity to move closer to the ship and while the pilot was negotiating with his father, he even touched the fuselage and saw the glittering controls. In too short a time the pilot returned in company with Clyde’s father, dumped the gasoline in the

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tank, gave the propeller a whirl and soared into the air, little knowing the profound impression he had made on the farmer boy. Decides He’ll Be Flier Then and there Clyde Shockley decided that his one ambition in life was to fly an airplane. “Some day,” thought he, “I’m leaving this dinky farm and going out into the world and fly. That’s the life.” However, circumstances ruled that young Shockley should stay on the farm, but that did not hinder him from following his original intention of learning to fly. He still lives on a farm, and pastures his dairy herd in the same fiield where he received his first close-up view of an “airship.” Noted today as the “Flying Farmer,” Shockley is a foremost authority on commercial aviation. He enjoys the distinction of having flown approximately 200,000 miles without anything bordei’ing on an accident. He is a very conservative flier and never attempted any of the antics which often bring disaster. The “Shockley Flying Service” commercial field, located a mile south of here, does not rival many fields for size and appointments, but is was built with an idea ol service and the equipment includes everything necessary for the housing and repairing of the planes used in commercial business. Shockley’s latest venture is a school for those who desire to learn aviation, which already is a pronounced success. Young, ambitious, intelligent, industries, likable Kokomo feels that Clyde Shockley will be a powei in the tremendous future of aviation. Reappoint State Vote Official Reappointment of Fred C. Gause, Indianapolis attorney, as a member of the State board of election commissioners for two years, beginning Oct. 13, was aryiounced today by Governor Ed Jackson.

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GERMAN-POLE TRUCESOUGHT Parley Called to End Long Trade War. By United Press BERLIN, Sept. 14.—After a long interval Polish-German commercial treaty negotiations will be resumed in Warsaw. Government circles hectare confident they will result, if not

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