The Winslow mail., 1925-04-17
i. S. AIR NAIL
ROUTE MAY
BE HANCED
TO THIS LINE

sources that, following the activity
of the cities along The new air route
from Albuquerque to Los Angeles,
the air mail service of the govern
ment may be at a not far distant
date switched to this crosS-cOuntry
route from the route which now
crosses the northern part of the
country. through Montana, Wyo-
ming and Utah. The severe winter
climate of the northern route
makes it extremely difficult to car
ry mails on the rapid schedule de-
manded, and the routing of the big
ships across this line may follow
by early fall.
This fact was brought out at a
meeting of the Commercial club
Wednesday evening by Aviator Bob
Hausler, who is in close touch with
government officials, and r. L..
Champion, manager of the j. c..
Penney company store, who while
in the east recently heard discus
Sions before the congress at Wash
ington bearing out the statement
that the officials were not satisfied
with the northern route, but as it
was the only one completely
marked with suitable fields, no
change could be made, but that a
change would be made as soon as
another route is laid out
Acceptances of special invita-
tions have been coming in all
week to the committee in charge
of the aviation celebration on the
18th and 18th of next month. The
list of prominent visitors to the
dedication of the Tri-State Airway
is growing larger from day to day.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the big aviation ball on
the evening of Saturday, May 16,
in connection with the celebration.
The ball will be given under the
auspices of B. P. o. Elks lodge in
its lodge hall on Third street. Re-
ception to official visitors will be
held in the clubroom on the lower
floor, the reception to be in charge
of a committee from the Reserve
Officers association of Winslow,
composed OF Joe Daze, G. w. Nc
Quillan, Rene Pincetl and G. w.
Nelson. The reception will be in
honor of the visiting officers, avia-
tors and the official representatives
of the cities, who are being chosen
by popularity contests, with the
winner of the local contest in the
receiving line to help do the honors.
The Woman's club has taken over
all arrangements for the aviation
banquet, which will be held in the
Washington school auditorium on
Saturday evening from about $50
to o'clock, Immediately preceding
the ball
Bob Hausler went to Albuquerque
Sunday evening for the double pur-
pose of inspecting and approving a
new field which will be one of the
links in the chain stretching from
that city to the coast, and to start
a popularity contest which is being
put on by the chamber of commerce
there On his return he stopped
at Gallup and started a contest in
that city which will be managed by
the Lawrence store. Early in the
week Mr.. Hausler and Charles Muir
ply, secretary of the Commercial
club, went to HOlbrOok and got the
contest started there, which will be
conducted under the auspices of the
moving picture show owners.
Mr. II LOT
San Diego, where he will attend a
convention of aviators and the Aero
club of California, and where he
will extend a personal invitation to
the members attending to be pres
ent here with their ships. Follow
ing the dedication of the present
airway Mr.. Hausler will be en-
ployed by the California Aero club
to begin the survey for the extern
sion of the route from Albuquerque
eastward to Kansas City.
On his way to the coast Mr.. Haus-
Ter stopped at Flagstaff, Williams
and Kingman to start popularity
contests in those cities for the Sc
lection of an official representative
to attend the celebration here. A
message from Mr.. Hausler at Will
liams late last evening stated that
the contests had been gotten under
way in good shape in both Flag
staff and Williams.
The Indian dances, feature of
the celebration which will appeal
to everyone, will be staged under
the direction of the famous Joe
Secakuku, for eight years. leader of
the Indian colony at the Hopi
house at Grand Canyon, and now
co-proprietor with Harry GIN
dian'D Miller of museum and Hopi
house at Canyon Lodge, Canyon
Diablo.
Tremendous interest is being
manifested in the voting contest for
the selection of Miss Winslow,
which is being conducted by Muir
phys store on Kinsley avenue
since the putting up of the board
the first of the week, number of
changes have taken place in the
standing Of the contestants. Ten