Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
HUNTER BROTHERS
ALOFT ATS HOURS
Record RefueIing Flyers Say
They Won't Land Until
Plane Gives Up.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Continuation of
the Hunter Brothers travelogue of the
air depended today upon the endurance
of man and material.
With the 476th hour aloft passed at
12:40 pm. today the question at Sky
Hacbor Airport Vas:
Which VIII break first-the men or
the plane?"
The 175th refueling was accomplished
at 9;10 am. The City Of Chicago has
received only cursory attention during
the highland this mainly in greas-
ing the motor. The usual care Of
struts, wires and mountings has been
neglected-cast aside by the Importance
Of the refueling.
On most airlines, it was pointed out
motors are checked tor repairs after
every so hours of flying time; after the
20O-hour mark, they are completely
overhauled. Other parts of the planes
receive the same care.
Sleeping Situation Acute.
With new romance of the skies
800 hours aloft only one moon away
the sleeping situation is becoming acute
The two brothers-John and Kenneth
sleep whenever they feel like it
whether for few minutes or a few
hours. They eat the same way-every-
thing Tregular-if they are hungry
Gney gorge; II not they nibble. How
long can this laSt?" those on the ground
ask.
If all goes well aboard the City of
Chicago the 500-hour mark will be
reached at 1910 pm. tomorrow. The
orotners VOW, however, they will do their
Sky-rocketing in the sky on the Fourth
OF July; they said last night they were
not coming down until their Stinson-
Detroiter monoplane gives up.
waiter and Albert Hunter, the crew
OF the refueling plane Big Ben, said
they thought their brothers would stay
up until Saturday at least.
Faces PeriIous Task.
Kenneth Hunter, the wingwalker on
the Hunter Brothers transforming tour
OF .yore, was faced with perilous task
today to avoid possible accident to
the rudder. In the many refuelings,
papers and strings have been torn from
the end OF the rope lowered from the
Big Ben" and blown aft, Collecting
about the rudder and stabilizer Last
night, Kenneth said he would crawl
along the fuselage sometime today and
remove the paper. He added he would
wear no parachute because it would
hamper his movements.
Dale Jackson, who with Forest
O'Brine set the old record of 42O:21:3O
IN the st. Louis Robin, few TO Chicago
Yesterday and planned to go aloft today
10 drop victory wreath onto the wings
OF the City Of Chicago
Sparta, H., whose back pastures were
used by the Hunter brothers for their
alrplane training fields, sent a commit
tee OF encouragement to Sky Harbor
Airport today.
Headed by Mayor w. w. Lynn, the
moral support group included the sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce.
WI! Keigley; Nathan r. LESLEY, a
banker, and Leo Campbell, head of the
sparta Rotary Club.
We're here until the plane comes TO
earth" Mayor Lynn said.
The mayor said a subscription had
been taken in Sparta yesterday and
that $500 was pledged toward a munici-
pal airport, to be named after the
Hunter brothers.
A delegation Of 500 or so was nre-
pairing to come TO Chicago If the plane
remained aloft throughout today, Mayor
Lynn said.