The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-12
MANY PLANES
TO TAKE PART
IN DEDICATION
OF AIR FIELD

Inc munlClpal alrplane landing held
was completely marked and prepared
this week according to army air SER
vice rules, City Engineer Lendecke
building the large white-washed "T''
from railroad ties sunk to the level
of the ground, and using the city
tractor to drag and level the ground
so that landing from the air may be
made safe.
Bob Hausler, unofficial representa-
tive of the army air service, who has
been in Winslow for a number Of
weeks, supervised the work, and ex-
presses himself as we'll satisfied with
it. He has received word that the
fields in all towns along the line of
the Santa Fe from Albuquerque to
Los Angeles are getting busy on sim
liar landing fields. The instruments
to be placed on tops of poles on the
fields are expected soon by Mr.. Haul
er, he having this week received word
from Commanding Officer R. G. Erwin
of engineering division of Rockwell
Field, San Diego, that one dozen of
the instruments will be shipped at
once.
With the completion of all the fields
along the line, great dedication
ceremony will be staged in which pos
sibly dozens of army planes, CONNER
cial air craft, and privately owned
machines will take part. Mr.. Hausler
appeared before the American Legion
Monday evening to solicit their aid in
the matter of big dedication, and on
Wednesday evening the matter was
laid before the Commercial club,
which body took action looking toward
extending an invitation to all available
airmen, preparing a proper reception
for them, and working in every way
to make the event one of the biggest
affairs ever pulled off in the south
west.
Mr.. Hausler, because of his activity
in establishing air lines through other
parts of the country, notably the route
from Salt Lake to San Diego, receives
full cooperation from the army Of
f1cers, and on the dedication of a field
in Santa Cruz California six army
planes were sent from the Santa
Monica field alone, others from Rock
well Field, still others from the Presi-
dio, at San Francisco, which with civil
liam planes, made up an air circus of
enormous proportions Mr.. Hausler is
assured that not less than a dozen,
and possibly as many as three or four
dozen noted fiers will come to par
ticipate. He also is confident that
Aviator McCready or Lieutenant
Smith, of world-flight fame, will be
among those present. Frank Clark,
the country's foremost stunt flyer, will
also be on hand.
Mr.. Hausler also received word the
past week from the commandant of
Rockwell Field that he would try to
be present personally and would is
sue an order permitting all flyers who
wished to make the trip to attend 1t
is expected that all will avail them
selves of the opportunity to visit this
part of the country, because until the
of the improved air line,
army regulations kept them on other
lines of travel
The exact date for the big ceremony
has not yet been decided. At first
it was thought that New Years day
would be decided upon, but the time
seems to be too short to make arrange
ments with officials at the widely
scattered posts, and that officers are
in great numbers enjoying holiday fur
loughs, therefore limiting the number
who might otherwise be free to attend
1t is now thought that possibly Wash
ington's birthday, or the day before,
as Washington's birthday falls on Sun
day. will be the date fixed. A COM
mittee of three from the Commercial
club will meet with Mr.. Hausler Sun
lay morning to learn his pleasure.
When the affair is finally arranged
It will include a community banquet
in honor of the visiting airmen, a pa
-riOtic nrOgram and an aviation ball