monday May 4
Saturday turned out to be one of those days that one remembers from travels. Started out early (about 8:30) for dayton. As i was leaving, I noticed a lot of horse and buggy traffic in town. Then as i got about 1/2 way to the town i passed a local grocery, there were a lot of people there. The strange thing about this was that all of the men had on black suits and black hats, Even saw a couple of men walking to town dressed this way, some of the young men were riding bicycles , but they had on stocking caps and nice clothes. Didnt see too many women and those i saw were in the buggys. In town i turned the corner to pass the bank, The bank was packed and there were about 20 men standing outside waiting to get in =all dressed in suits. I finally figured out that they probably worked in one of the plants nearby and had been paid and were waiting to cash their checks,
Across the street from the bank was a grain elevagtor, there were a lot of men there, and buggys and horses everywhere, about a mile out of the main part of town i met a young lady pushing a babby stroller, making big time ti town, Then a little way further, the crowning sight- an elderly man dressed in a black sit and hat in an electric handicapped chair (hoveraround type driving down the midddle of the road to town. Looked nlike a saturday one used to see in westerns-everybody came to town for the day,
Rest of the trip to dayton was undeventful. However it was well worth it., Theairforce museum and memorial was very impressive, I took the picture of the memorial of ther china burma area because Earl Moore (boating friend) had been one of the people that carried radio transmitters into the nmountains on mules and their backs to guide the fliers who flew these missions. All in all I thought it was as good as anything in the Smithsonian in dc.
Then I went to the wright brothers home and work shop across town. That was also interesting .The quality of the bicycles they were making was as good a the best racing bikes today. Amazing when you look at their tools.
All in all a very impresive day. i must admit that i shed a couple of tears at some of the memorials in the air force museum.
didnt get home until late. I just caughtd mrs. yoders cafe for dinner at 8:00 so it was after 9 when i got home and ditred.