The White Falcon - 10.11.1978, Blaðsíða 4

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White Falcon
November 10, 1978
PTO Carnival hailed
most successful ever
By Paula Onstott
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Excitement filled the air Satur-
day in Hangar 885 where the PTO
Carnival took place. It was suc-
cessful in its large attendance,
money raised and fun.
Ticket sales purchased to play
the PTO fund raising games and or
for food totaled approximately
200,000 ."Totalmoney raised for
the PTO fund totaled at $19,500.00,
said Lieutenant Ronald Hudson, PTO
Carnival chairman. This year's
Carnival topped last year's PTO
Carnival money total. It is the
largest total in the Carnival's
history.
About 75 organizations set up
game and refreshment booths for base
personnel to enjoy. Booth construc-
tion began Thursday night with last
minute preperations taking place
from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. People
scurried setting up chairs, painting
signs, setting up decorations and
inflating balloons.
By 11 a.m. the carnival started
in full swing with a long line be-
coming evident in front of the "Big
Hamburger" stand. Over 10,000 PTO
tickets were sold within the first
half of the Carnival.
Highlights of the Carnival in-
cluded the 57th FIS (Fighter Inter-
ceptor Squadron) dunk tank. Colonel
Waldron (Pupp) started out the long
list of victims who sacrificed warm,
dry clothes in order to raise PTO
funds. The men were dropped into
the deep drink often while the con-
stant gathering of contenders tried
their skill at hitting the target
with a softball which in turn
drops the victim in the drink. The
dunking duty was shared in half
hour shifts among the men with
nicknames ranging from the Jolly
Green Midget to Hippo Hips.
Next to the dunking tank the
Marine's huge tire swing strapped
adventurers into a large tire and
swung and spun them to terrifying
heights. Nearby, the NSGA Spook
House gave chilling crys from with-
in and one hairy monster escaped.
He was caught by his master and put
on a chain then he was walked
around the carnival and greeted or
scared everyone.
Many games involved skill and
humor. One, sponsored by the Boy
Scouts was a taste test, if you
could tell which cracker had but-
ter and which was margarine, you
would win free refreshments. Ano-
ther one involved pie throwing.
Candles, leather goods, Christ-
mas gifts and more were on display
for sale.

FOR THE SAKE OF PTO FUNDRAISING, this victim gets hit good in the pie
throwing game sponsored by the A. T. Mahan High School Seniors in Hangar
885. (photo by AN Jay Macintosh)