Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-30
AIR COMMUTERS
JOINED BY DU POINT
Scion of Noted Family Among
T.. Those Flying to Work
in.CapitaI.

The National Capitals list Of air.
ulsne commuters1 who use their own
airplanes to go tp and from work or
for regular businASs travel, has been
swelled by the addition OF A. Felix uu
Pont. IT., junior plane dispatcher and
ticket agent for the Ludington Line at
washington Hoover Airport.
Du Pont uses hts cabin monopiane TO
travel back and forth between the air.
port and his home in Wilmington. Del,
several DAYS each week. His schedule
calls for two l2-holtr days OF work here
then a day off. which he spends at
home. On mornings after his day of
he rises early, hops into his plane and
is at work at the airport IN as short
a time as If he were committing by
auto from nearby Ma tyland or Virginia.
Du Points brother William is another
commuter who visits the Capital fire.
ouently on his way back and forth be-
tween Wilmington an d the University
of Virginia, at Chariot ,leSvtle, where he
is a student. He, tow flies his own
plane, and makes the trip back and
forth whenever his sttheduae at the
university permits.
Others Fly to Work.
Angus Echolson, an official of the
du Point plant at Wilm ington, also is
a frequent visitor through the Capital,
flying to Charlottesville regularly to
visit his brother, a professor in the
University of Virginia.
One of the city'S most Irregular COM
muters is Champe G. 'faliaferro, jr.,
airmau pilot for Eastern Air Transport,
whose headquarters are a Boiling Field
and who f1ys the shutt e service be-
tween the Capital and NV York. Ia
liaferros home also is nef ir Wilmington,
Del, and he commuteS TT tgularly in his
own plane, making thet trip several
times a week in addition to his flights
over his home town daily with the
mail.
The champion comrnutes-, up to few
months ago, was Henry j. Berlfher.
founder of Hoover Field apd former
vice president of the Berkner- Joyce
Aircraft Corporation at Baltimore
Berliner flew back an 7 forth between
Washington and Baltimore daily for
many months in his cfwn plane. He
has retired from the baltimore firm.
has his own landing fieNd, near Con-
gressional Airport, on the Rockville
Pike.
ingalls, Owns Three Planes.
Another airplane comm utter Is L. c.
Hatton, head Of the Was hington mat
tress factory here and similar plant
in HagerStown, Nd. Mr.. EAtton bought
an open-cockpit plane about two months
ago and now flies back arid forth sew
eral times q week betweenl Washington
and Hagerstown, thus ma htafning ac-
tive control Of both busine 6ses.
The Capitals most noted commuter
is David S. ingalls,. Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy for Aeronautlcss who has
three planes of his own and, who flies
more than any other high Federal
official He misses few weelele nds at his
home in Cleveland. Mr. Ingalls, makes
a practice of flying every new type of
plane brought to the Anaeot;tia Naval
Air Station for flight test.
Alexander Gregg, former tax expert
in the Treasury Department and now
practicing law here, flies req ularly be-
tween the Capital and Rap idan, Va.
where he raises horses. Gregg has been
chartering plane for the trip, but now
is said to be considering the purchase
Of his own ship, which he expects to
ny himself.
Records Of the CommercetDepartm
show there are 81 airplane' pilots hold
ing private licenses here. These licenses
permit them to ny on their own busi-
ness or pleasure, but not 10 engage in
passenger or merchandise carrying
There are 261 pilots Of all types credited
to the Capital