Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-25
AIR GROUP MOVES |
|. TO GIVE CITY BEST
EXHIBIT IN WORLD
National Aeronautic Associate
ton Names Committee
to Study Plans.
RESOLUTION URGING
CONGRESS FUND FAILS
Closing Session Marked by Split
Over Policy-Bingham Heads
Organization Third Time.

| NdLlonal OaplCal Cne worlds best arr
! craft museum was ordered by the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association at the
closing session Of its tenth annual con-
vention yesterday afternoon in the May
flower Hotel. The committee will be
appointed by Senator Hiram Bingham
| OF Connecticut reelected president Of
the association for his third term.
Decision to appoint the committee
| followed fight on the floor Of the con-
vention to force a vote on a resolution
| requesting Congress to appropriate funds
at the coming session for construction
| Of large museum building to house the
! already priceless aeronautical collection
| Of the Smithsonian Institution.
The resolution was introduced by DR..
Albert F. Zahm, chief Of the division
Of aeronautics, Library Of Congress, and
was supported by Adolf K. Barta, presi-
dent of the Aero Club of Washington.
DR.. Zahm and Barta pointed out that
the present sheet-iron building housing
! part Of the aeronautical collection,
juSs north Of the Smithsonian Build
inA Is hopelessly overcrowded, though
NOR than half the collection has been
scaIered through the Arts and In
du&Sies Building in an effort to re-
lew the situation.
Valuable Exhibits Lost.
Addition to the collection two DAYS
ago Of the first autogiro TO fly in Amer
lea has further increased the congestion
and the anticipated acquisition of the
Winnie Mae, world-girdling plane Of
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. will still
further complicate the situation. Othae
| valuable items have been lost because
the Museum has been forced TO reject
them owing to lack of space.
Barter also pointed out that because
OF cramped quarters, it has been i'm
| possible to assemble for exhibition the
NC-4, first aircraft to cross the At
| lantic. Only the hull of this famous
! plane can be shown. the wings stored
| in the Naval Aircraft Factory, PhilaN
| delphia.
| Senator Bingham ruled out the reso-
/ luton on a point of order that it had
not been presented in advance of the
| convention, in accordance with asso-
| citation rules. The motion to appoint
J the Special Committee then vas made
| by G. F. Dieter, San Antonio, Tex, and
was adopted.
Committee To Be Named.
The committee will be appointed
within day or two by Senator Bing-
ham and will be instructed to report
to the board Of governors of the asso-
citation SO that action may be taken
during the coming session of Congress
The association temporarily dis
posed OF an instruction" by the
j Southern California delegation, which,
for & time threatened TO split away
from the parent body, by throwing the
controversy before the board of COVER
nors. California was partially appeased
by winning two places on the board Of
| governors through the elevation Of c. F.
| Lienesch, Governor Of the California
fcfr - 80
| large and the election of Emory Bronte
| as Governor of California district.
| A number of important resolut iors
dealing with national defense probienz
were adopted by the association
| The association will call upon the
| President and Congress to build I'D the
National Guard aviation strength and
to include all classes of Army aviation
in the National Guard units. The as
! ISOLATION also demanded an increase Of
, flying time for officers in the Air Corps,
| Reserve.
Legislation Urged.
The association recommended legisla-
ton providing transoceanic airmail
| subsidies or governmental assistance to
private corporations engaged in the de-
| velopment of transoceanic service.
A resolution indorsing the vicinity
OF Washington as the proper and
| logical location for an international air.
| ship terminal was tabled.
Further extension of the meteoro-
| logical service of the Weather Bureau
was asked and the association urged
blind flying training be made compul-
| sorry for all air transport pilots. A
| program OF construction of flying deck
| cruisers and aircraft carriers for the
! Navy was advocated.
| The association called upon all States
! to require that airmen in eacA State be
required TO obtain Federal licenses.
| Construction OF a more general system
of intermediate and auxiliary landing
felds In accordance with Department.
| OF Commerce regulations was urged.
The association asked that Congress,
undertake a new five-year aircraft
building program for the Army Air
| Corps.
Uniform Laws Sought.
| Adoption of uniform State aviation
: laws and uniform airport codes were
! advocated and the association recon-
msnded enactment by local govern
J ments of airport coming laws. Air
marking of all public buildings and
highways and of at least one building
in every Village and hamlet however
small was asked as an aid TO aerial
navigation.
| Another important resolution recon-
| mended the continuance by the Navy
of high-speed airplane development and
the appropriation by Congress of ade-
| Quate funds for this program as re-
quested by the Navy. f,
| Enactment of legislation similar tel
! the McNary-Parker bill, setting up an
| international merchant airship code,
| was requested.
In addition to Senator Bingham, the
following national officers were re-
elected: Amelia Earhart Putnam, vicA
president; H Ralph Badger, secretary.
and John F. Victory, treasurer. Porter
Adams was reappointed chairman Of
the Executive Committee.
Wright Heads Governors.
The following governors at large were
named: Orville Wright, Godfrey L. Ca
bot of Massachusetts,, Porter Adams,
William P. MacCracken, lr., former As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Aero
nauticS, and G. F. Lienesch OF Cali
fornia.
Governors were elected as follows:
Hayden Brooks, Alabama; G. H. Bene-
field, Arizona; Felix G. Smart, jr., Ar
kansas; Emory Bronte, California; L.
Horner, Connecticut; H. B. du Pont
Delaware; George w. Lewis, District OF
Columbia; Robert Kleeppel, Florida;
Winship Nunnally Georgia; A. w. Van
Valkenburg, Hawaii; P. G. Kemp, ILL.,
nois; r. F. Taylor, Indiana; W. H. Gan"
nett, Maine; Glenn L. Martin, Mary
land: Theodore G. Holcombe, Massa.
chusetts Ray Cooper, Michigan: Maj.
A. B. Lambert, Missouri; H. o. Bell.
Montana; Gould Dietz, Nebraska; q. A.
Bartlett, Nevada; Robert Fcgg, New
Hampshire; Senator Dwight w. Morrow,
New Jersey; Edwin B. Lyon, New MeM-
co; Chares L. Lawrance. New York;
William c. Young, Ohio; r. F. Gar
land, Oklahoma Miss Edith Foltz, Ore
| pon. w T., Sanders I'd pennSylVaIl1a I,