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"Buck" Weaver's Son, 10, Flies plane by Himself
Youngster Earns Wings on Trip from Lorain to Cedar Point; Takes Controls From Parker Cramer, Noted Pilot
BY R. E. ROBERTS
THE flying son of a flying father earned his wings Sunday morning when George "Buck" Weaver, 10, a fourth grade pupil at Whittier school, son of "Buck" Weaver, former army flying instructor, took over the controls of a Cessna monoplane high in the air and piloted the ship from Lorain to Cedar Point, a distance of 50 miles.
Returning to Toledo from Cleveland with his mother, Mrs. Hattie Meyers Junkin, widow of two airmen and one of the two women members of the "Early Birds," an exclusive air organization, "Buck" took over the controls of the big Cessna from Parker Cramer, noted flier, while flying 2,800 feet above Lorain.
Speeding through the air at 110 miles an hour, "Buck" amazed both his mother and Cramer by handling the plane like a veteran.
To test the youngster's knowledge of airplane handling, Cramer put him through several turns and banks, "Buck" handling them like a veteran pilot. The trip from Cleveland to Toledo was made in 45 minutes.
It was "Buck's" first time at the controls of a plane in the air, the young airman having had considerable handling of a plane on the ground.
The youngster was given a royal greeting at Cleveland by a number of mail fliers, in addition to Major Berry, commandant of the Cleveland airport, who was a flying instructor with "Buck's" father in the army air corps.
Parker Cramer, whose air life has been crowded with thrills, was frank to admit that "Buck" gave him an added thrill by handling the plane without any suggestions from him. Cramer plans to continue the boy's flying instructions personally, so pleased is he with "Buck's" ability to grasp the art of handling a plane.

No pageantry atttends importance.
What cathedral set
With lilies, candles, splendor
Adds a dot of substance
To the marriage bond itself?
They should crown kings
And bury potentates
With ritual and honor. . . .
Brides are at their best
Set in a garden scene
And under open skies.

The little people must have glamoured things.
The lesser people are elaborate.

Small souls need strong conventions, form, routine.
Simplicity! The privilege of those
Who lead.