Evening star., 1928-09-10
PROGRESS IS MADE
ON AIRPORT PLANS
incorporation Papers Being
Drawn for Filing With
Maryland.

Rapid progress is being made today
on preparations for the opening of the
proposed model airport and commercial
flying school and passenger service at
Halpine, Md on the Rockville Pike, 6
miles beyond the District line.
Incorporation papers are being drawn
today at the offices of Attorney Albert
M. Bouic in Rockville and will be filed
probably tomorrow, with the State tax
commission at Baltimore, who in turn
will place a copy on file in the court
house at Rockville.
Contracts will be let Immediately for
delivery of two cabin passenger planes
and five training planes, and actual
flying operations are to begin as soon
as the planes are received. Maj. Harry
NJ Horton, executive head of the airport
concern today announced the appoint
ment of Lieut.. John H. Tilton, former
Navy World War flyer and instructor, as
chief pilot and officer in charge of fly
ing at the new airport, and of Lieut..
Frederick A. Schauss, 2114 N street, for
mer Army flyer, as assistant chief pilot
and instructor in acrobatic flying.
Construction to Start.
Construction of hangers and Servicing
facilities will begin Immediately follow
ing incorporation of the airport COM
pany, the name of which has not been
announced. Incorporation papers now
being drawn. it is understood, are so
drafted as to make possible a great
expansion of the plans should certain
Western aviation interests decide to
take an active part in the creation of a
great commercial training school and
paSSenger-tranSport service here. 1t is
now considered likely that these West
ern interests may appear in the local
field next Spring
Maj. Horton said today that he is
arranging for the purchase of two Ryan
cabin monoplanes, with a capacity of
four passengers each. to be used in
sightseeing and passenger service. These
planes will be powered with Wright
Whirlwind motors and will be the last
word in aerial transportation. Five
training planes will be purchased in
preparation for the opening of the
flying school this Fall. These planes
will be equipped for dual control or solo
flying. Maj Horton said that he hoped
in the near future to acquire Fokker
tri-motored, 10-passenger plane for spe-
cial passenger service.
Tilton Is Veteran.
Lieut.. Tilton is veteran in the fly
ing business. For the past 6 months
he has been engaged as a commercial
pilot in Baltimore He holds a trans
port license from the Department of
Commerce, the highest type of pilots
license issued by the department under
the air commerce act.
Lieut. Tilton was born in Washington
and is 33 years old He attended the
District public schools and Western
High School and then went to West
Town Preparatory School, Pennsylvania,
and Rutgers College. He took a tech
nical course at the Boston School of
Technology and when the war broke
out entered the Naval Aviation Service.
Assigned to the Pensacola, Fla, NaYal
Air Station for flying training. Lieut.
Tilton soon became so proficient he
was assigned to duty as an instructor
Despite his efforts to obtain a trans
fer to the combat zone. he was retained
in this country as an instructor during
the greater part of the war.
After leaving the service. Lieut.. Til
ton entered the United States consular
service and was on duty at Liverpool
England for three years Returning to
this city, he made his home with his
mother at the Ontario Apartments mp tc
he time he obtained his transport pilots
license and went to Baltimore. He holds
a commission as first lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps Reserves.
Has Long Career.
Lieut.. Schauss also has had lone
flying career. A native of Ohio, he en-
tered the Army Air Service during the
World War and served as pursuit pilot
He entered the Reserve Corps after the
war. returning to the service for active
flying duty each year. He resumed ac'
tive service. for one year at Boiling
Field, terminating this service June 80
He has retained his commission in the
Reserve Corps and since June 80 has
served IA days at Langley Field, Va.
! Lieut. SchauSs has flown virtual,
every type of Army service plane, in
cluding the transport type now beint
use largely in commercial service.