Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 25

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EDITORIALS SPORTS SECTION SUNDAY MAY 1 1955 EDITORIALS: 2 FARM RANCH: 8 SPORTS: 9-14 OIL: 15 AMUSEMENTS: 18-21 UNMISTAKABLE SIGNS SHOW THAT SPRING HAS ARRIVED By MARY ANN CARWILE Spring is here even if the weather tried to disguise it with everything from a late norther to a very summery 102 degree temperature A look around will assure even the most dubious Thomas" that the magical season has arrived and is out all over" as the lyrics to a well known song proclaim Spring is in evidence when teenagers from crosstown schools forget the rivalry that is built up during football time and share a soda during the longer daylight hours also apparent by a look at any school playground or vacant lot which will find more baseball games in session than teams in the majors minors and in between leagues combined Spring is a time for laziness love and labor The latter is found in an unusual amount in residential areas where housewives are cleaning and rearranging so much the rest of the family has a hard time recognizing their own home Whatever it is among the many adjectives teat can be attributed to this coming-out time of year spring is wonderful as just about everyone will agree SUN GLASS With the coming of spring sun ready to indulge in the Hollywood-type look are two Del Mar College t' SODA SIPPING Teenagers Wanda Jean Cox a Miller studentand Jim Laws a student at Ray find sharing a soda at a local ice cream parlor an enjoyable way to celebrate the arrival of spring Here they take time out from lv their part-time jobs at La Retama to sample the latest flavor coeds Connie Suarez (foreground) and Juanita Rayburn shown checking over the various styles 1 HAY First grader Harvey Davis of 1649 Devon has more than school cm his mind these days Baseball has a way of crowding out Just about everything and especially books TOE It quite warm enough for swimming the day this picture was posed for by Florence Dorsogna on South Beach Although tee mercury hit 102 tee next day she assured the photographer the water was a bit cool when she was trying it out V-nf 1 if 1 SECOND TO Books especially tee academic variety seem to get tee runaround when spring arrives Billy Boys a Del Mar freshman from Weslaco finds snoozing under a campus tree more enticing than studying sociology or related subjects The season has a way of inducing laziness i -v rt'i-Mi io TYPICAL Paul Meek of 3625 Hadis a taxi i driver relaxes between calls by taking advantage of the cooling breeze This scene is a frequent one along local streets when the warm weather begins 4 Y9J 1 51 4 Local Civil Air Patrol Squadron JL 1 I Constantly Ready for Emergency participation in atomic teats Har- Goodwin Federal Civil Defense Atomfc Test Director recently said aerial support provided by light planes operated by civilian volunteers is typical of support the American people expect from the Civil Air In the event of a real Hospital a civil defense test program summer one CAP unit In Philadelphia airlifted an entire hospital complete with 16 two doctors four nurses portable operating table and a complete electric power Plant private planes ranging cubs to four-place Naviona used exclusively in this test With regard to air rescue work Nathan Twining Air Force of staff recently cited the and its more than 80000 members for their contribution" to aviation and national security during 1951 Last year the Civil AL Patrol nearly 60 percent of the total of the flying hours recorded by nil participating agencies on search missions CAP cooperates with the government's Air Resfcue Service in some cases the CAP coverage is such that no ARS planes required in search missions Bradford speaking for the in this area says that his squadrons are adequately equipped cany out any function that be required of them units he says are constantly training expanding and carrying out educational program CAP PLANES READY FOR TAKE-OFF CAP officers prepare to leave on training flight By DfCX STUART Every Sunday afternoon weather permitting the Corpus Christl Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol takes off on practice flights over the area This unit and the personnel of Group 23 which has its headquarters here is up of almost 100 local men who are- on call 24 hours a day Their Job la 'to be ready to search for any plane which may have crashed in this territory Rescue work and cooperation with civil defense agencies an the prime purposes of the Civil Air Patrol This nationwide network of flying units la made up of small planes and pilots who devote their time to making flying safer for both commercial and non-commercial aircraft In the event of a national emergency the CAP Is expected to render vital cervicedn evacuation procedures and in making surveys of damage done by atomic or hydrogen bombs Group 22 the local unit of the CAP baa its headquarters at Cud-dihy Field CoL Bradford group commander has charge of this unit and nine squadrons In the area which extendi from Cue-ro to Raymondville AU Like te Fy The personnel of the squadron here includes men from the Navy and civilian businessmen In the city- All like to fly and all devote considerable time each week to advancing and expanding the activities of the CAP In announcing plans foe CAP Qrntrinr lold the could Patrol Entire In last field beds Small from were Gen chief CAP flew number 110 The and are CoL CAP to might The CHECKING TUGHT Captains Fred Houston (left) and Oliver Gray simulate takeoff HOSPITAL PLANE GIVEN TO CAP BY AIR FORCE Ma js Jack Humphries (standing) and Weldon Turner check repairs BRIEFING ROOM ASSIGNMENT OF SI CoL Bradford briefs officers Witkoiiski CII AREAS ijesn and Zictz LINK TRAINER INSTRUCTIONS Capt Gray in gainer and Capt Fred Houston 0.