Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1931, Page 55

AVIA ‘week will witness a tremen- dous expansion of the Nation's transport system. On Wed- nesday, Aprfl l, ln every part of the wun be heard the drone of all ennnu setting out on new schi ules which will cut down the expanses of the Nation for the air traveler and user of the u“m'“' port, vtll hum thelr placid way on schedules which will add 10,750 nllucury“hmmwmemm'nw of distance flown dally by airmail-pas ? new “mflm C‘pl'&l'\“blh&" from leludulel Tuncheon Fran will become the commonplace of next month to the air traveler as a result of consolidation of schedules to go into effect Wednesday. Daily Total 56 Planes. ‘With all the new schedules in effect there will bs 56 transport plane arrivals departures here each 24 hours on service, at a rate of more than two an hour, day and night. Virtually all w“hutlvlw will be concentrated at ] n-Hoover Airport, which is to rank as one of the coun- voted to trans- de BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. TION d comfortable nnd mmnhlm to sleep while deserts along far below. ‘This m'mvlee ma me Boel new an e nnnfichedul- are far from experi- mental. Passengers will be served meals ‘mno in flight or at .raund stations. westbound passenger has breakfast (n New York, lunch in Chicago, dinner while flying over Towa City, a midnight lunch at Cheyenne, breakfast at Salt l.;: City &:fl '.l:;ehsn.w San mn:scd ring are made in nine States. Fares these New Drift Indicator. the most troublesome na pnblm ‘with which s pilot deal is the determination of 22 §§i§ ai;s ing m lnm-umtnt h mounced in the floor of the cockpit, where it may be read with littls effort. The pilot sees SATE 1 di By can drift from a scale on t. He then is able to compass courss or_subtracting the degrees of drift. instrument, which is ‘The known as “drift angle meter,” enables the pflot to make a quick tion to obtain the drift ;n.le his phne ‘without sighting over the edge of the cockpit or will | opening & cabin window. Del., will be added to the st of intermediate , which now Balt h lelphia and e will inaugurate Wednadu when one trip_will be undertaken daily between 4nd White Sulphur and Hot gs. Passenger Traffic Grows. i 4 i inaugurate its new “cuteoff” %Sflmd. Va., and Jackson- ville, . by of the seacoast cu knickers, he hl!wfl Iflh 18ck of veal Northern Winterr” " b Route Is Being u.md. Mall and passengers will be carried over the new line on daylight schedules the Departm of Commere October. Jocal increases will do their part the total of the Nation's April air transport expansion. Under the present schedules mail and mail-pas- senger planes are flying 64,805 miles every day. On April 1 the increases which g0 into effect will increase this total m 85,555 miles of service, in- cluding more than 10,000 miles fiown 13 by which carry no mall, during TFour large wn Py -4 mrl are mlblo , one between Cleveland and Chi- and two between Chicago and Kansas City; Trans-American Airlines Corpora formerly the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation, which will add four round trips between Chicago and Detroit and six trips between De- troit and Cleveland, for a total of 1,588 miles, and Boeing Air Transport, which will add 4,060 miles deily through an sdditional round trip dally between Chicago and Sen Francisco. First Coast-Coast Line, ‘The new N. A. T.-Boeing schedules will for the first time in the history of aviation a through airmail- passenger service, with tri-motored planes, between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. The passenger may travel from San Prancisco to New York in 28 hours or from New York to San Francisco in 31 hours. Passengers leaving New York at o'clock in the morning are nheduled to arrive in San Prancisco, 2,770 miles eway, at 1:18 o'clock the following efternoon. On the reverse trip the passenger will leave the Golden Gate At this time of mr the fast-movi il taval from New Tork o3 Blackboard nm. Blackboards and ohalk have been ssed into us: as alds to navigation n VT-1B torpedo squadron of the battle force. Pllots were having diffi- culty communicating between planes in formation until it was discovered that the backs of the plywood chart boards, ited black, made excellént black- w:thnluwlyofehukumeon!y additional equipment, the pum were able to ml.lnllln eéntirely satisfactory commi checking their navi- New Planes Coming Out. One of the most distinctive features of the National Aircraft Show at De- troft, April 11-19, will be the number of new airplane types making their first public appearance. The show itself is to be one of those “bigger and better” things and will stand as the major air- craft show of the year. One of the new planes is to be the Detroit Lockheed om retractable landing hllh lyeed of 210 m! lold fl! l passengers and ' pilot, is claimed. On a test run from San Fran- cisco to Los Angeles the lllnl averaged 230 miles per hour for the 355-mile 'rh 'w _high Lockheed Vi witn wirecbrated Tanding gear Wil be shown. Thu plane, of “the type used by Capt. Ira C. Eaker on his trans- continental speed attempt, has a top speed of more than 200 miles per hour. A Vega on floats also will be shown. new six-place Ryan brougham with wheel (lflhfl and Townend ennne cowling will be an interesting feature. Nearly 40 New Types. More than 90 aifplanes are to be shown, of which nearly 40 are 16 be entirely new in design or are to incor- porate new items of design or con- struction. There will be a five-place cabin Bird, powered with a 125-horse- wer Kinner, the first closed Bird ship. E:l will have two single-seaters powered with 45-horsepower Szekely engines. rtiss-Wright is to have 5 new types, | including & lace 30-horsepower monoplane, & 90-horsepowet 2-place lau wlnl eotipe, & 3-place open biplane, lace sport trainer and a 4-place Chnl lenger-powere n, A twin-motored eight-place am- phibian monoplane will be presented as the first non-military offering of the Douglas Afrcraft Oo ‘There wtll be three autogiros, the first planes have been seen in an Inmr show. A seven-place Northrop low- transport and s two-place Swanson cal monoplane will be seen for the first time at an aircraft show. A new Waco, a four-place cabin bipléne, powered with a 165-horsepower Continental, will come as an addition to. the line .of open eoc ‘Wacos. Another surprise is to & twin- motored five-place Stinson amphibian monoplane powered with two 210-horse~ power ye-nnf Laird will come out with a production version of the plane ! whl&h won la:t ‘Thompson o :-'ronh!w race at Chicago a Wasp- powered biplane. These are only & few of the new models which are expected to make nmmmumd many of the in- evdl public dispiay $1gns of ammated public an! finwmumm Many Federal officials and civil aviation people from the National Capital are to go to Detroit during the week. Bye-Bye, Huskies. e p,rng/’fl !:‘H AT MU Y 4 ‘The lll'ly ornnl-d Communication in connec- Beserve, Wl tion with ths llt nrn. United B'fub’f: Mv-at Mc' Columbia, held s mufin‘ a the Reserve Armory, tn the Wash m Navy Yard, Monday night. Lieut., .B%u,whoumommnndormu Impomn adjunct of the Naval Re- - | serve, announced that the organization has begun its instruction and drill periods. l.leut Briggs says that the District with | naval district, Dest; and of Columbia is now represented in the national radio drills by his station, the | « | naval call, NED, being assigned to him for this purpose. He also announced that these drills are conducted, start- ing at 9 o'clock each Thursday night, between the various naval districts of the United States and its lons on a frequency of 4,045 kfloeycles Reservists tuning in on this dril pul asserted, hear stations mnlclp-unc a8 far away as the Pacific Coast and the island possessio Lieut. nruz- further sa ys that the local radio drills conducted directly DI District of Columbia Reservists scheduled on a frequency of 3,800 kflo— cycles. This, he declares, is a harmonic of WRC. While WRC will cause in- terference, he pointed out, the harmonie pmvmu a convenient point to which nsmitters can be tuned. It is believed that the local stations will be nro enough to upcnu through the e ere, ancther requency Wil b e says, another frequency chosen. Local stations which have aiready made provision for adjust m tm frequency are W3PN, operal Swenson; W3BEG, operited l Corderman; W3BAT, operated Darcey, -nu wcha operated by ueut Briggs. 1 purposes these con- nmm unlu Othzr stations are soon to be added to this list. Phe last drill was for the purpose of instruction t6 the Reservists th th their receivers, and naval pro- cedure was practiced the trans- m. In a short tlme Briggs nqupeel tice’ transmissions umnm n suitable times to l;:md Reservists who.are learning the le. ‘The following enlistments were re- gomd during the week: James R. utchingon, seaman, second class, 2961 g&'gn street, to the Second \ Dw: .”hm E. Ho'e southeast, and Leer, seama second class, um B street nmhnn astigned to the First Fleet Division; Edward W. Wilson, seaman, second ol it oo St el seaman, sec- ond class, m Cathedral avente, AM assigned Headquarters Fleet Division. 'nn following have been ordered transferred from the First Fleet Di- vision to the Volunteer Reserve because their civilian occupations are such that they cannot .mnu drills: Everett L. Kirkpatrick, seaman, first class; Harry ‘Wilkle, alectriclan’s mate, third class, and Earl M. Thomas, fireman, second John O. Conway, mess attendant, third class, and Leon A. Jones, mess attendant, first class, have been ordered transferred from the Headquarters Fleet Division 0 the Volunteer Reservé be- eduse of faliure to maintain efMolency. Roy L. Boyd, fireman, first class, has been ordered tnmlnred from the Volunteer Reserve to the fleeet branch and assigned to the 1st Division. The eight destroyers of the training squadron, Scouting Fleet, have been | assigned to naval districts for tem- porary duty in connection with the | training of Reserves as follo naval district, Destroyer Tillma; ers Mm, Phlmp ‘Wickes; district, irfax; fifth naval dhlflct the Ham- sixth and seventh naval districts, the Taylor, and the eighth naval dis- trict, l.he Claxton. ‘The department announces that these vessels are under the direction of the comman of the districts only so far as duty in confiéction with Reserve training is concerned. in all matters affecting aminunz, per- sonnel, repair iods and detalls other than those ineldent dlrectly to Reseérve rim. A training the vessels are to be comlflaed as ships of the Training Squadron, therefore, under the direct commnd of the commander, Training Squadron, Sc$u Fleet. @ essels except Claxton are now under otders to proceed to station. The Secretary of the Navy has com- Model Aircraft HE Second Annual Kite Contest, sponsored by the District of Columbia Model Aircraft League, will take lace Wed- nesday, April 8, at Anacostia Park wutheut which is well adapted to_the flying of kites. Hundreds of boys, not only mem- bers of the growing number of air- craft clubs, but boys who have not et registered in any group, are build- kites of all descriptions in prepara- tion for the event. Select Four Groups. mmunu will be divided into four u follows: Sub-juniors, mcludl e not yet 12 years of age, on A 1; juniors, including those who are 12 years of age, and not yet 18; seniors, including entrants 16 years old, or older, and “Father and Son” group, which means any adult and sub- junmr working together. Last Spring this class was very popular and a num- ber of fathers and sons were entered. Four general classes of kites will be admitted: Class A, kites with tails; class B, tailless kites; class C, box kites, and class D, combination kites. Awatds Will be given for the most besutiful or most unusual kite; the one displaying the best workmanship, and the one that performs most satis- factorily. Contest Rules Cited. The rules require that each con- testant certify he built his kite him- self, and that each contestant must agree to abide by the rules and ac- cept the decision of the judges. A contestant may enter as many Kkites as he pleases: all kites must be reg- istered wlth the Receivin, before a flight fiight shall of Hlnmv,r:g. gve the signal. No kite stick null ting Airways in more than five feet in length; National Capital, ted that in| testants must present thn kites to '.he virtually evi case the newest form | j in regular of > one of information Sam's uu-ofleoonheb 0 Moael It also sald that | n cdu:ezsnaamluunwbomb- w he most perfect copies of the ln.mul N-vy broadcast from the of the lvvtoudww of the It was eunusunu, thm being 284 coples sent The Chief of Naval Operations’ mes- sage to the merchant marine was like- wise well received, the department uid Merchant captains scknowledged this message by tch and by letter. dispa There were 176 radio and 117 letter re- plies, an increase of 86 acknowledg- ments over the total number received last year. Lieut. E. G. Taylor, attached to the reserve aviation base at Squantum, itments % the United Staf lllvl! uumy law authorises 2 appointments yearly from the Naval Reserve, but the department reports that to date the maximum number ap- pointed from the Naval Reserve for any ome year has been 13. Candidates have been allowed to uvmpunnly their addresses for the tends have the age limit for e duced by law to 17 years to further ex- tend this oppommny teer Naval Reserve are appointed for specific duties in the war organization of the Navy, mostly shore, the de- wt says, in ouf the vatious ches of the Reserve. may be ordered lomlltihflmeolw.u required. Officers are appointed in the various special service classes to flll cer- tain billets and rank is assigned accord- ing to the professional attainments, age and experience of the individual. Can- didates for these classes must be rec- ommended by the commandant of the naval district or one of the bureaus of the department to fill a vacaney in the z\lfl‘ must be physieally guali- ed fvl the dum which they are ex- pécted The Merch-nt M-rine Naval Reserve 1s composed of licensed officers of the Amefican merchant marine. In order to btfi:;e OUHII for appointment in ¢ the eandidates must mist be serve ing on board & vessel a by the department and of u least 2, tons. They must be citizens of the United States and hold licenses the Department of recommended by the masters, owners of operators of the vessels on which they are serving. Rank is nm original appointment, to position on board lmp, into ation the size and design: the Secretary of the Navy as sulhblebls;r -ervieo a8 nlnl auxili- B e secreary ol e Ravy to v N ":AVI M:g &m 33 erchan l‘m vided that the m and not n 80 per cent of the officers on board are | members of the Naval Reserve. This flugunntwbeflmlnlleuoffiu national ensign, the department says.: ‘There are at present 2,728 officers in | the Merchant Marine Reserve and 1 vessels warranted to fly the Naval Re- serve flag. ‘There are 1,150 ve on the appfoved list. This branch the Resetve 1s Oon & purely voluntary basis, It has grown to this size since the ::ez;: were taken in its organization in Among appointments to the Naval Re- lzrve, just arinouneéd, are the follow- Lieut Comdrs. Albin A. Andersen, Charles Borg, Ernest R. Eaton and r A. M. Mathiasen. Lieuts. Dean A. Baldwin, Cyril E. Bentley, Walter C. Prééman, Howard W. a.mm. Leonce M. Hunley, Theodore . Victor H. Kendri¢k, Johfi ert - Sfellenberg, Alfred T. Veit, Frederick P. Willarts. Lieuts. (junior grade) Thomas An- . Pearce, nmJohnWMwmnlmu llenberger, Oarl Everett, Carl W. Finstrom, Oscar W. Frederickson, Gerald T. Furness, | Charles M. Gregovich, Albert W, Hen. drickson, Carl E. Herr, Martin Jentoft- Willilam G. MoOa: Gouldrick, John K. 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At Millwood, a short diftance beyond, the charm of highway travel is heightened by an) excited Special service officers of the Volun- | ppon” S — little stream allcd “Spout Run which lmr- riedly crosses and recrosses the pasture-lined roadway too, were on an important mission. Coming out on U. S. 50 over the old road to the right at a place called Paris, the young Rider of Destiny was soon at Greenway Court, the Blue Ridge home of Lord Fairfax. “At Winifred's W ulate Conception Al U. S. A. Nearly 100 Mariney, all vet- erans of the recent campai in China and ’honored will be presen Perry Ship Post's dance : | Club Apfllplfl ng )n-nmw Band, Drum and chomn 8 pm. Guard (rehmhl), N-Uonll 2 ¥ ‘The Ladies’ Auxiliary of National Capitol Post, No. 127, held its reguhr meeting Tuesday nllht with Presiden! Florence Muschlitz presiding. Pruidmt Virginia Cercell of Front Line Auxiliary, ucompcnxeu by five of her supporting grcen was the guest of the evening. esident Cercell making a short ad- hm ced that the unemployment soup kitchen which has been operated jointly by Front Line, Columbia and Equality- Walter Reed posts since last December would be discontinued after March 28. At tomorrow night's meeting the post will elect its delegates and alternates to the annual encampment o! the Dis- mven'othamenmt.henmpu and heart wards at Walter pital by the auxiliary on urfll 10. next meeting of the auxiliary will on April 7 at 1750 Massachusetts a nue. ieolk trict of Columbia Department and telephone traffic in ‘The following comrades wm elected )(n. Galpin, Mrs. Rice and Mrs. | France has been in , telegraph nndobllnhd in membership at the last | Burnett were initiated into the auxil- | service has shown little in recens Monday night : Charles E.|iary, and Mrs. Anna Beck was elected | years. ‘Harmer, Joseph Henratty, John V. 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