 He sold his interest in the agency in 1933 and began publishing "Happy Days", a paper written for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps; his first order was for 400 copies and the first advertiser was GEICO.In the 1940s, Ryder founded "Army Times", with reporters covering the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Army Air Forces.With the creation of the U.S. Air Force in 1947 came the birth of "Air Force Times" as a separate newspaper.