Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19

If the weather is good. The starters
will include members of the d. G. Air
Legion, who recently transferred their
activities to College Park.
Luncheon viii be served to pilots en-
rolled as hunters and their guests as
the guests Of Chester H. warrington
and the Washington Air Derby Asso-
citation before the start Of the hunt.
Steinhaur is to take on at l pm. and
the hounds at 1880.
Hounds May Garry Passengers.
The public is invited to watch the
start and finish of the hunt at the
historic College Park field. There will
be no admission charge and plenty of
free parking space will be available for
cars. The field adjoins the railroad
tracks Just east Of College Park, Nd,
and may be reached from Washington
by way of the Baltimore pike.
The hunt was arranged by Warning
ton. the Air Derby group and College
Park officials as a result of the success
of last months aerial treasure hunt.
These events are expected to be fol-
lowed by a series of similar COMPETE
tive flying affairs for local sportsman
pilots and are in line with the efforts
of the derby association to promote
local aviation activities.
Labor Case Closed.
Reinstatement by Transcontinental
and Western Air during the past week
of Pilot Wayne Williams, center OF a
three-month controversy involving air
transport operators, the Air Line Pilots
Association and the National Labor
Board, is regarded as Of Importance to
every airline pilot and operator.
%o., - ryfffrH
was one Of the three major points in
dispute between pilots and operators
during the recent wage-labor disputes,
which on three occasions almost re-
suited in pilot strikes, upholds the right
of pilots to organize under the banner
Of the National Federation Of Labor
and to protect their interests through
collective bargaining.
The pilots previously had won their
fight to protect seniority rights of for
mer Ludington Airline pilots, taken
over by Eastern Air Transport in the
merger of the lines early in the year
The right of the pilots to organize also
was involved in this case.
The third major dispute, over the
question whether airline pilots should
be paid ON q basis of mileage or hours
flown, remains unsettled After pro-
tOtlSco SuSpotS, LIE WdSC-SCAlG pIOO1Glu
has been placed in the hands of three
man commission appointed by Senator
Wagner, chairman Of the Labor Board.
The Williams case dated back to
August 16, when the pilot was dis
charged by Transcontinental and West
ern Air Complaint was made to the
National Labor Board in his behalf by
the Air Line Pilots Association. VIII
liams charged that his dismissal was
due to his activity as an officer of the
pilots union.
The Labor Board held hearings in
September, ruled that Williams dismis-
sal was unjustified and called upon the
line to reinstate him. This was not
done and Williams requested the boards
Intervention. The company requested q
rehearing but this was postponed pend
ing the reinstatement negotiations,
which have Just been completed.
Williams was chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Council Of the Air Line Pilots
Association at Columbus, Ohio, and
represented the pilots at conference in
New York with executives of several air.
lines just prior to his discharge.