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Friday, August 14, 1931 [line image] Aerial Ambulance Will Take Purcell To New York City [line image] United States Army to Provide Airplane Ambulance for Victim of Glider Crash - Mrs. Philips and Son Arrive to Be With Panama Canal Zone Contestant Injured in Accident - Lack of Wind Grounds Pilots - Banquet Is Arranged for Visitors and Elmirans. [line image] Pilots, somewhat exhausted by Wednesday's exiting events, were content to rest Thursday when they discovered that Old Man Weather had arranged such a schedule for the entire day. Ships left on South Mountain remained there throughout the day and are still there this morning, while three gliders sent to East Hill failed to get in the air. During the lull in activities contest officials and aviators devoted much of their attention to hospital patients. Major William L. Purcell has improved to such an extent that his transfer to New York but awaits the approval of Dr. Leon. Sherman P. Voorhees, director of the National Glider Association, interested F. Trubee Davidson, formerly assistant secretary of War for Aeronautics, in arranging for an aerial United States Army ambulance to come to Elmira to transfer the patient. [bolded and center] Visits Her Husband Mrs. Thoman Phillips, wife of Captian Phillips of the Panama Canal Zone, arrived in Elmira with their 10-year-old son. She was met at the station by Mr. and Mrs. Aldred Heath, who are entertaining her and the boy during their stay here. The captain was greatly cheered when they reached the hospital and the meeting most touching. Mrs. Phillips is remaining at her husband's bedside constantly and Thursday night doctors in charge reported an improvement in the patient's condition. Mrs. Phillips has summoned a New York City surgeon to consult with the Elmira surgeons. Captain Phillips has won the profound admiration of the doctors [[image cuts off]]. [[second column]] This rule states that a pilot flying for duration and taking off via airplane tow must land within 500 meters of a line dropped perpendicularly from a point where he is released from the airplane. As Hastings was released above the airport and landed there, he comes under this ruling. By his flight Hastings takes the record from Jack O'Meart who established an official Ameriican duration record here last year with a flight of six hours, 20 minutes. There have been several longer flights than this, Hastings, himself, making seven hours and 43 minutes in last year's contest but these have not been official. [bolded, centered] Status in Doubt Martin Schempp of Pittsburgh, Pa., possibly may have made a new American distance record yesterday but this will not be known for some time. Schempp took off from South Mountain and landed two hours later at Milan, Pa., a distance of approximately 22 miles. The recent American distance record is held by A.C. Haller of Pittsburgh, Pa., who made a flight of 21 miles here last year. Contest officials had not yet determined this morning whether Schempp's flight had beat Haller's. It is still doubtful official stated [[image cuts off]]. [[third column]] THE ELMIRA ADVERTISER May Someday Join Aviators [[image]] Here are pictured the interesting children of Mrs. Ralph S. Barnaby, Washington, D.C., who is one of the pilots entered in the Second Annual National Gliding and Soaring Contest. The young man at the right is in Elmira with his mother, while the little girl, who is five years of age, remained in Washington with her governess. She recently won a prize in a children's play contest which featured a parade of hundreds of little folks. Mrs. Barnaby is proud indeed of her family and finds it difficult to discuss aviation, her hobby, without mentioning the younger folks' interest in aerial travel and activities.
