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Volume 106 Number 175 16 Pages
Pilot Jerry Ackerman
served on Air Force
presidential squadron
of the nuclear weapons were the fuel on this side of the •
maintained and serviced i n continent. "My son followed me in F
Albuquerque, NM, then taken to every area of piloting with the I
Jerry Ackerman, now 67-years- San Antonio for transport. Now exception of a mechanic's license."
old. built his first airplane in high there is a nuclear museum located said Ackerman "I have a
school. . in Albuquerque. In Louisiana, mechanics license, but he didn't H
During his woodworking shop Ackerman flew a
class, he elected to build a copy of little blue and
a German primary glider. white Stinson into
He explained that after World some power lines
War I, the Germans were barred and tore it up.
from building airplanes with
engines, so they built these type © s
gliders to train their pilots.
They would
By GLORIA G. BROWN
Editor
pursue that aspect
of piloting and
airplane interest."
When asked
; about his hobbies, he replied.
. "Model airplanes, model
I airplanes and model airplanes."
S He and Ty Engel, the current
• Perry Municipal Airport man-
ager, compete with one another
in purchasing cast metal model
airplanes. "Ty's ahead right now."
said Ackerman. "I’m going to have
to get busy." The cast metal
airplanes are collectors items.
shoot off of a hillside in a bungee4
launch with a "rubber band" aboutT%
60 to 100-feet in length. These type
airplanes were used in the earlyWD
1930sa
He copied the airplane from an D 0 -
encyclopedia. Although it was a •
large plane, he never flew it. "We "There was a late evening sun
had no hills to coast off of...and and I didn't see them,” said
nothing to pull it with," he Ackerman. This was the only
explained.
He had an uncle that flew model
really bad situation he could recall Ackerman, once stationed in
as a pilot. "I just didn't run into any Washington D. C., served with the
airplanes before World War 11, and really bad situations, or I was presidential squadron that
he was around him during the just not smart enough to be maintained Air Force One and all
summer. His uncle flew model scared, said Ackerman, the back up presidential airplanes
planes with a gasoline motor and "When flying nuclear weapons, of which there were a total of 18
a six-foot wing span, launching if we lost an engine, we always had planes in the squadron.
them in an alfalfa field, to call the ( oast Guard to let them Ackerman served during the
"Flying,for me, is something that know our location so they could Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard
has always just been there, said locate the weapons, said M. Nixon eras. "Johnson was a real
Ackerman. Ackerman, who was also on the rouge," said Ackerman. "He was
He purchased his first plane in flight crew that flew cargo planes more than ornery. He always
Idaho in 1967 or 1968, although in the Panama, carried two secretaries with him
he had flown a lot prior to that. His son, William, followed in his when he flew and his nicknames
From 1952 until he retired in father's footsteps and is also a pilot, for them were 'Fiddle and Faddle.’"
1972, Ackerman flew on cargo He is employed for British Nixon gave Ackerman's son.
airplanes for the United States Air Airways and is one of two people William, not one but two,
Force. He started off in a large who purchases fuel for the British presidential appointments to the
Douglass airplane flying nuclear Airways. The younger Ackerman
weapons all over the world. Most is responsible for purchasing all
(continued on pg. 16)
POSING WITH A U. S. AIR FORCE plane is Jerry Ackerman, who was stationed in Washington D C.,
serving w ith the presidential squadron that maintained Air Force One and all the back up presidential
airplanes of w hich there were a total of 18 airplanes in the squadron.
1999 Cherokee Strip
rodeo queen contest
draws three candidates
Lynn Hodge, Perry school counselor,
OSU’s Dr. Carlson receive grant
Tara Dawn Thedford
Kourtney Rae Neuharth
Toni Diana Gentry
Educational grant
State Department of Education. federal funding of the Individuals
Purpose of the grant is to with Disabilities Education Act.
collaboratively implement on-site C. Lynn Winkelman-Hodge, a
school psychological services for counselor in the Perry Schools, and
students receiving special Dr. John S. Carlson, an assistant
educational programming w ithin professor of school psychology in
the middle high and high school the College of Education are co-
in the amount of
$40,000
The Perry Public Schools and the settings during the 1999-2000 investigator's of this project titled,
Reading and Math Center at school year. "A Consultation Approach to
Oklahoma state University were This competitive subgrant
awarded a $40,000 grant by the process was made possible by
(continued on pg. 8)
Three young women are 18 at the riding club arena near based on points earned on ticket
competing for the title of 1999 Daniels field. sales, horsemanship, personal
Cherokee Strip Rodeo Queen. Queen contestants also will ride interview and dress and
The Cherokee Strip Rodeo in the Cherokee Strip Celebration personality.
Queen contest annually is parade and will be introduced at The horse riding competition
sponsored by the Cherokee Strip in the courthouse bandstand at will be held beginning at It) a.m.
Riding C lub. 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, Sundav at the rodeo arena, which
Contestants are Tara Dawn during the celebration. Ticket sales is open to the public. The
Thedford. Perry; Kourtney Rae will continued through 4 p.m. that interviews will follow in a
Neuharth, Garber; and Toni Diana same Saturday. ” separate location and will be
Gentry, ( rescent. Name of the 1999 Cherokee judged bv two out-of-town judges
All contestants will appear at Strip Rodeo Queen will be and the queen committee
both performances of the 1999 announced at the Saturday night composed of Melissa Givens
Cherokee Strip Rodeo set for rodeo performance.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17and Selection of the queen will be
(continued on pg. 8)
Happy Birthday September 10, Laura Emde
Happy Birthday September 11, Whitney Emde
Happy Birthday September 13, Maxine Williamson
Happy Anniversary Sept. 16, Ernest & June Shryock
Happy Birthday September 18, Gary Flowers
Happy Birthday September 18, Tim Guffey
•Mem HAPPENINGS
Thursday, September 9
Perry Home & Personal Property Auction, 5 pm.
809 Grove Street, Wilma Roberts owner. Casteel Auction
Co.
Mobile Home and Real Estate Auction, 5 p m., 3449
Enterprise Road, Ponca City. Starling Miller Auction.
Cherokee Strip Historical Society board of directors
meeting. 5:30 p.m., Cherokee Strip Museum
Perry-Noble County Crime Stoppers board of directors
meeting, 7 p.m., Cherokee Strip Restaurant.
- Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, regular stat-
ed meeting, 7: 30 p.m., Perry Elks Lodge #2629,
Saturday, September II
Machinery Consignment Auction, 5 E. of Perry on US-64.
Contact Starling Miller for complete directions at 580-336-
2030
Monday, September 13
Noble County Retired Educators, 12:30 p.m.. Pizza Hut
Tuesday, September 14
Oklahoma Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Noble County
Health Department at 2 p.m
Perry Country Club board meeting. 7 p.m., pro shop.
Thursday, September 16
Perry Masonic Lodge No. 78, stated meeting, 7:30 p.m..
Masonic Lodge Hall, 302 Twenty-fifth Street.
Tuesday, September 21
Oklahoma Dept, of Veterans Affairs, Noble County
Health Department at 2 p.m.
Noble County Federation of Democrat Women dinner
meeting. 6:30 p.m., Cherokee Strip Restaurant.
Ellis-Jirous American Legion Post #53 meeting, 7 pm.
American Legion Building.
Thursday, September 23
Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, regular
stated meeting. 7: 30 p.m., Perry Elks Lodge #2629, East
Fir Avenue and Boundary Streets.
Friday, September 24
NO SCHOOL IN PERRY - Conference Day
Monday, September 27
Noble County Diabetes Support and Education
Group, 7:00 p.m.. First Christian Church, north door.
■ DAILY PRAYER
I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I
am saved from my enemies. II Samuel 22:4
Father, help us to trust You for an answer to our
prayers, no matter what or when it might be.
Amen.
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