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"DOUGLAS DUST DEVIL," Published monthly by the Douglas Soaring Club, Inc., Santa Monica, California. "Year 1955 should prove to be the best in the club's history. We have about $2000 in assets and only about $400 in liabilities. And we have begun to pay off our old debts as of the last meeting. Also, any members who want to earn their private ticket can now do so, as one Pratt-Read sailplane is flying at El Mirage, and the other is on its way here at Santa Monica. Our supply of instructors in low, but Ex-vice-president, and ex-Douglas Soaring Club member John Bock can be drafted into instructing. In the past, he has always been willing and anxious to do so. Furthermore, at least two members are close to obtaining their Commercial licenses; Jose Tallez and Ralph Glick. Help them get the rest of their time in if you can.
"By next summer we should have both ships in the hangar (or flying) out at the lake. It would then be possible to fly all club members during one weekend."

"NEWS OF THE SOUTH JERSEY SOARING SOCIETY." "ZAUNER SOARING PENTATHLON - An annual event to promote organized soaring activities in the South Jersey area.
"ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS...Only members of the South Jersey Soaring Society and the Soaring Society of America will be eligible. The award will be based upon performance during period of January 1, to December 31. All applications must be in the hands of the sponsor within 10 days after the flight.
"The Champion will be allowed to hold and display the trophy, subject to the approval of the sponsor, for the period of one year. It will be returned to the sponsor at his request.
"The champion will be selected by the sponsor upon compilation of points which have been accrued in the following manner. Application must be made on properly executed FAI award forms, i.e., official observer's signature, properly calibrated baragraph traces where necessary, etc.
"If 3 or more members do not accrue at least 500 points each, the sponsor will declare no contest, and the trophy will not be awarded that year.

[[Bolded]] "AUSTRALIAN GLIDING," Official Journal of the Gliding Federation of Australia. "TARGET OF [[?]]25,000 SET FOR TRUST FUND. [[Bolded]] The CFA Trust Fund will endeavor to raise [[?]]25,000 to assist the gliding movement in Australia. 
"This was announced by Mr. E. R. Barratt during his report on the progress of the formation of the Fund.
"He asked that an appeal committee, or regional appeal committees, should be established and that members of these should come from the general public as far as possible. 
"The draft of a Deed of Trust was presented to the Annual Meeting. 
"Mr. Barratt and the President, Mr. W. Iggulden, were authorized to proceed with the establishment of the Fund as soon as possible."
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[[across columns 2 & 3]] Films Available From the Photographic Library of the Soaring Society of America, Inc.
8mm. Silent films 
[[5 column Table]] | Code No. | Typed and Reel Size | Running Time | Title and Description | Booking Fee |
| SL-8-1001|B&W on 3 200ft reels|38.3 min.| "The 15th National Soaring Contest at El-mira, 1948" - Excellent coverage of this contest by Hollis Button. | $2.50 |
16mm. Silent Films
| Sl-16-1011 | B&W on 400 ft. reel |12.0 min. | "Frank Hawks" Trans-continental Glider Tow, 1930; and First National Soaring Contest, Elmira, N.Y. 1930." Shows Frank Hawk's take-off in Franklin glider from San Diego and being welcomed in New York by Grover Whalen. Shows First National Soaring Contest from South Mountain take-off site near Elmira, N.Y. Shows early glider pioneers such as R.E. Franklin, Gus Haller, Jack O'Meara, Wolf Hirth, Al Hastings (first national champion) formation flying, et.c | $2.50 |
| SL-16-1012 | B&W on 400 ft. reel | 9.9 min. | "Second National Soaring Contest, Elmira, N.Y., 1931." Shows take-off at South Mountain and East Ridge and landings at Caton Avenue Airport in South Elmira. Scenes of Hawley Bowlus, Al Hastings, Bud Iszard, Bill Purcell, Warren Eaton, R.S. Barbaby, Martin Schemp, Percy Pierce, R.E. Franklin in his special closed cockpit extra span glider, etc. | $2.50 |
| SL-16-2001 | Color on 400 ft. reel | 18.9 min. | "The Rochester Soaring Club Presents Its First Year of Activities, 1949." Shows flying activities of this club from its charter membership through the first glider ride taken by photographer, activities at the Club's home base at Genesee Airport, participation of Club in 16th National Soaring Contest at Elmira and at the Snowbird Meet, etc. | $3.50 |
| SL-16-2002 | Color on 400 ft. reel | 11.7 min. | "Motorless Flight." Harold Fawcett's film record of the 20th National Soaring Contest at Elmira in 1953, and scenes of Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association's flying activities near Washington, D.C. Shows numerous air "shots." Has no descriptive titles. (Should be projected at sound speed, although can be shown in a silent projector.) | $3.00 |
16 mm. Sound Films
| SD-16-5001 | B&W on 400 ft. reel | 6.5 min. | "Students Learn to Fly Gliders" - High School students at Buckingham, Quebec, have a real chance to put their study of aerodynamics into use when their instructor, Brother Hormisdas, teaches them how to pilot gliders at the local airfield. National Film Board of Canada. | $1.50 |
| SD-16-5002 | B&W on 1200 ft. reel | 25.0 min. | "Gliding Wings" - Shows the development of the glider from its inception through World War II. Ford Motor Co. $1.00 |
| SD-16-5003 | B&W on 400 ft. reel | 11.0 min. | "Clouds" - Show various types of clouds; explains how high and low pressure areas move across the country and how to forecast weather from the study of clouds. U.S. Weather Bureau. | $2.00 |
| SD-16-5004 | B&W on 800 ft. reel | 17.0 min. | "Aerology (Thunderstorms). Part 1: Formation and Structure of Thunderstorms." Shows the relationship of moist air, heat, and conditionally unstable air; conditions for frontal types of storms and their frequency and the structure of thunderstorms. U.S. Navy. | $2.50 |
| SD-16-6001 | Color on 400 ft. reel | 11.0 min. | "Sailplane." Describes the development, techniques of operation and control of gliders and sailplanes - 1947. Simmel-Meservey. | $5.00| 
|SD-16-6002 | Color on 800 ft. reel | 17.5 min. | "Wings Like Eagles." Describes rather completely the 21st National Soaring Contest held at Lake Elsinore, California in 1954. | $6.50 | 
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