Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-10


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y research. This re-
-. menrions several new enterprises
nn.cn may eventually continue Of
1lemseives-sthe first adequate wealth
s.sporting service for American
ssaataons the first full-fiight labor
story for fog-fiying, the first Ma
fionsI Safety Conference in Aero
nsutics. Among other projects OF the
fund. the safe aircraft competition
approaches it's elimination with an
International list Of competitors: and
q town marking campaign. inaug-
urated last fall, Is slowly establish
ing an adequate list Of sign-posts for
nir transportation"
The last named project has met
WIKI the enthusiastic cooperation Of
business. Already more than 400
towns have accomplished identifiea-
ton due TO these efforts, in addi-
ton to those already identified. SINH
larly the safe aircraft competition
has evoked widespread interest both
here and abroad. Entrance applica-
ton, so far, have been received from
one manufacturer in Italy, five in
England and six in the United States.
The British entries include two we'll
known inventions for maintaining
stahslity-the Handiey Page slotted
wing and the Vierva Autogiro.
The weather reporting service
which was installed by the fund on
the airways between Los Angeles and
San Francisco in June 1928 has
proved to be an unquestioned success
a the demand placed upon IL haa
made IL necessary 20 expand 1t con-
Ejderabiy to 40 observation points
making reports six times daily.
"The success of this system gives
an indication Of what car be done for
tr~ans-oceanic airship travel" states
the report. "A network Of weather
reporting stations at sea could be
established by the simple ~expedient Of
attending ~present-day international
cooperation so az 70 obtain radio re-
ports from all ships afloat. These
reports would be sent to n central
station where they would be available
TO all n~avigators. The system would
be supplemented by the existing
weather service ashore and additional
terminal stations on the main land,
according to the location of the
routes. The flight of the Graf Yep
pelin last fall would have been very
greatly facilitated il adequate wealth
er information had been available,
and would have enabled the airship TO
avoid the squall that partially dis
abled It in mid-ocean and retarded its
passage"
The fund has continued TO finance
research in other institutions. Its
appropriations 20 ak large univer-
sites amount to u total Of about
u. 200, 900, in addition 70 a consider
able number of smaller appropri-
ations for specific purposes. This
work in the universities has been
balanced by the funds committee on
elementary and secondary Aero
nautic education which is assisting
I'm the introduction OF a study Of
a~eronauties in the schools and in the
preparation Of text books and
courses.
Government Aid Asks
The report concludes with a plea
for wise governmental regulation and
indirect assistance to aviation. IL
states: "Three years ago, before the
passage Of the Air Commerce Act, the
United States government had not Of
ficially. recognized commercial avia-
ton, and its development Jagged far
behind that in some Of the countries
Of Europe. Still one encounters the
misconception that this backward
condition continues. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. Today
commercial aviation in America. meas
ured In terms OF aircraft factories
and commercial and civil airplanes in
operation, very greatly exceeds the
aggregate Of the rest Of the world.
The one phase OF commercial aero
nautical development in which Amer