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A PRIZE PACKAGE [[image - photograph, -Acme Photo]] HERRBOLD AND PACKAGE He Can't Remembers]] Oh, for the life of an air freight handler at a time like this. But, sighs air freight agent William Herrbold, he can't remember when he ever had a package like this one and he's afraid he never will again. The "package" is Winona Cox, queen of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Press Photographer's Association. She was being shipped to Atlantic City, N.J., to compete for the title of "Miss National Press Photographer." Doctor FENWICK Says: By Herbert F. Fenwick, M.D. ALPA Aero-Medical Dept. CANCER Cancer is a malignant tumor. It is called malignant because it does not remain localized in one organ or tissue. It spreads to other parts of the body by a process known as metastasis, which means the transportation of cancer cells from the original or primary site to other sites by the bloodstream and lymphatic system. Cancer frequently spreads to the surrounding tissues by infiltration or direct contact. Cancer is usually spoken of, scientifically, as carcinoma. There are many types, which are partially dependent upon the type of tissue in which the primary lesion develops. The exact cause of cancer has not yet been determined. It is possible that in some cases, constant irritation and inflammation may be a factor. Heredity may also have some effect in the development of carcinoma. Insidious Growth - Malignant disease is frequently insidious, in that there are no symptoms that the patient is aware of, in the early stages, and by the time symptoms appear the cancer has metastasized to other organs. Pain may be an early symptom. Bleeding or unusual discharge from any of the body cavities is frequently an early sign. Other danger signals are: a sore that does not heal, any change or sudden rapid growth in a wart or mole, a persistent lump or thickening in any part of the body, persistent indigestion, difficulty in swallowing, persistent hoarseness, chronic cough, difficulty in voiding urine, or any change in bowel habits. It can be said that any departure from normal in any of the body functions might be cause to suspicion the possibility of malignancy and calls for a thorough investigation. [[image - photograph -INS Photo]] THURSDAY'S CHILD Leave it to a woman; a man could never quite make it. The woman is Mrs. Richard Morrow Tait, British aviatrix, around-the-world bound on a shoestring. As she landed at Chicago's Municipal Airport, the CAA impounded her plane because it wasn't registered. Undaunted, she defied the CAA grounding order and took off for Buffalo, N.Y. Said chagrined CAA officials: "She's created an international incident." Actually, she's liable to a fine that might add up to $4,000 when they catch her. Mrs. Morrow Tait has been flying her way around the world since last August 18. She cracked up her original plane in Alaska and bought the current one for $500 in Seattle. TEN YEARS AGO There is not greater evaluator of things than time; no truer test of values than the passage of the years. As in the case of everything else, it took the years mellowing into history to prove the national defense values of the air line pilots. Even as late as 1939, when would-be world conquerors were goose-stepping and panzating practically in our backyards, there were still those who failed to see the full national defense reserve values of the air line pilots. It was to this short-sighted clique that an editorial, "Line Pilots-Minute Men of Air Defense," by David L. Behncke, was directed in the June 1939, issue of the AIR LINE PILOT. The editorial stated: "It has always been commonly conceded that the highly trained air line pilots developed by modern air transportation is one of the most vital back logs to our aerial fighting forces. Yet, from time to time, we hear occasional expressions from certain military leaders that none, or only a small percentage, of this highly trained group, of which many hold reserve commissions, could actually be utilized in time of war because they would be needed to meet the increased wartime transportation needs on the air lines." "To drop the air line pilot or any other well-trained group of commercial pilots from the rolls of our reserve air fighting forces would obviously prove a body blow to our entire national defense structure. The first and most important things to do is creating the proper defense of our nation is to make sure that we have the proper wherewithal that can be quickly and properly utilized should our borders be invaded." "No matter what it may pertain to, facts are still facts and the fact remains that fifteen hundred highly trained air line pilots ready to take to the air on short notice, shoulder to shoulder with our regular military air fighting companions in defense of the much envied and jealously guarded rights of a free people, is something that Uncle Sam can well be proud of, and which should be properly recognized and maintained." Making the slogan, "contracts on all air lines" their goal, ALPA negotiators rolled up their sleeves and accomplished much in a series of heavy sessions with TWA, Pan American Airways, Panagra and Braniff. The June AIR LINE PILOT featured an article (courtesy of the New York Times) regarding the Civil Aeronautics Authority's plans for a national airport system. Their idea offered three different propositions, with costs varying between $128,000,000 for a project described as "a properly high standard of quality," to an allotment of $230,000,000, which, the CAA declared, "would provide a completely adequate airport development program." PAGE 18 THE AIR LINE PILOT
