The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-05-01
THURSDAY & FRIDAY ARE CLEANUP DAYS Fer HICKMAN
HICKMAN ON MAP.
Our City Extreme Western Point ou
ky. Aerial Route Map.

Activities on the part Of airmen a
Goldman Ficld. keutucky's only nyiu,
center. In connection with Victory Lib
erfy Loan campaign. have helped to dc
velOp a movement 10 puf Kentucky II
the lead OF other States in cstahlishiu.
aviation on a permanent basis for com
mercial sSld mail projects Plans work
ed out by Lieut.. Col John y. Reynolds
until recently commanding officer 81
Goodman Field. will b. put into effect
II + announced.
After. assuming command Of Goldman
Field on March :. Col Reynolds was
Instrumental in initiating two move
mcnfs which undoubtedly will do mucl
toward promotion of aviation. botl
commercially and otherwise: namely
an aerial Photographic map Of large
section of the State. a. we'll as a plan
for organizing the entire state in a
movement FOR system of aerial routes.
by numbering towns "A certain distance
apart. along with the preparation of
landing fields In every county.
Fulton county il "a have two land
ing Hickman and Fulton. the
route being direct from Stithton to
Mayfield. thence 10 either Of these
cities.
Win the maps now available. cross
country flying H. more or less. and in
most eases more. dangerous uudertak-
ing Ordinarily. clouds are 90 be- found
at attitudes lower than the height al
which II IL considered safe % fiy over
territories unknown 10 the aviator.
Frequently the pilot IL unable 90 prop
erly maintain course above the clouds
and upon coming down below them he
finds that ne cannot lccste himself ON
the map. IL j. then ncceS~ary 10 make
n landing 10 ascertain his position. 9TH
erwise he might And himself much
further on his course. n the field pick
eel ont for a landing does not prove TO-
b. a good one. a crash" il likely To-
result. N a field cannot be found tina
looks good. the airman finds himself
forced % hand because Of shortage Of
rll solinc.
10 j. therefore obvious that II various
towns would provide "A marking lnum-
bcrs coincidiug with those ON map
being prepared. has been suggested |
nn aviator would b. able To orient him |
self rapidly and continuc his way \
toward known landing field
IL l. considered feasible 10 place n
landing frid in each county. This |
can b. done with practically no ex-
pense. In nearly every community "A
III rttAlt Va uANtttaVN rAAAa@ at'nNA- AA4 =
for landing field is easily found.
This field should be- OF firm and level
turf. approximately loo feet square
600 feet square misht de II nothing
better ~ 10 he fhd) and should be
free from Obstacles such as trees.
houses. etc. In or near the field. What
little work fs to be done. such as
brush and small obstacles.
will In most cases be volunteered by
Boy Scouts organizations. The mark
ing of "A landing field should be a
large IT" which should be at least
forty FEET loug by five feet I'm width
The Designating numbers towns CO
operating in this movement are asked
10 display should be fifty feet high I,
when possible. with no line less than
four feet I'm width. In order that they
may readily be seen from high alti- J.
tudes- These numbers might be made
from canvass staked 10 the ground, 3
Eid-out In boards painted white. form I
ed Of white stones OF painted on the
roof of prominent building. IL they