Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
IN. A.A. ADVOCATES
| GRAVELLY POINT
AS D. c. AIRPORT
Project Listed as One of Main
Detectives During Com
ing Year.
SUPPORT is PLEDGED -
BY SENATOR BINGHAM
Want Tax Lifted on Gasoline Sold
for Use in Aircraft and
Boats.
BY JOSEPH s. EDGERTON,
Aviation Editor of The Star

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 30.-Cre-
alton Of model airport for the National
Capital at Gravelly Point on the Vir-
ginia shore Of the Potomac River op-
posite Hams Point was advocated at the
annual meeting of the National Aero
nautic Association here yesterday.
In listing the Gravelly Point project
as one of the main detectives of the
association during the coming year, SEN
ator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut,
president of the association, said: LAS
the Nations Capital is the property of
the Nation 1t Is no more than proper
that that city should rank among the
first OF the land in airport facilities, and
throughout the Winter, Spring and
Summer efforts have been made to cs-
tablish such an airport Unlike other
cities the National Capital has a much
more difficult problem because of the
large part Congress plays in connection
with its improvements"
Bingham Pledges Support.
Senator Bingham pledged himself as
chairman of the congressional Joint
committee on the District of Columbia
airport to make every effort to bring
about the enactment of enabling and
leSlSldIlOn.
Two important resolutions from the
Aero Club of Washington, chapter Of
the national association were laid before
the convention yesterday by John F.
Victory. secretary of the National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronautics and
a delegate from the District chapter,
who Is convention chairman.
The first, addressed to the historic
commissioners and all State govern
mentS and Legislatures. recommends
that taxes levied upon sales of gasoline
for the purpose of improving the high
ways be lifted from gasoline sold for use
In aircraft and boats. The second ex-
tends the congratulations of the asso-
citation and the District chapter to DR.
Hugo Eckener on the achievements of
the Graf Zeppelin. and calls upon the
United States Congress to take every
possible action to encourage the de-
velopment In this country Of similar
commercial airships so that the United
States. which lags far behind Germany
and Great Britain in airship develop
ment, may take its rightful place" in
the aviation world. Both resolutions
were referred to the resolutions COM
mittee for action.
U. S. Holds Only 81 Records.
The United States has established IL
world aviation records during the past
year. but has lost several of them dur
ing that year to other nations. it was re-
ported by Maj. Luke Christopher of
Washington, secretary of the CONTEXT
committee. The United States now
holds only 80 of the total of l07 recog-
nized world records. of which IL are
spherical balloon records. five are air.
plane records and Is are seaplane rec
ords.
The National Capital chapter is one
OF the most largely represented at the
annual convention here In addition TO
Senator Bingham, Mr.. Victory and Mai.
Christopher there are nearly a score of
delegates and members present. among
them Frederick r. Nicely, general man.
ager Of the association: Maj Clayton
Emig, Vaughan B. Connolly. Jesse Loeb,
DR.. George w. Lewis, director of re-
search of the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics; Col. Harry B.
Lee, chief of the division of airports of
the Department of Commerce; Capt.
Emory S. Land, U. S. NJ, and Edward P.
Warner, former Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy for Aeronautics.