Evening star., 1933-12-20
WYNNE DIRECTING
AIRPORT PROGRAM
Millions in c. w. A. Funds to
Be Spent Developing U. S.
Flying Fields.

John S. wynne, former manager OF
Washington Airport and son OF the
Postmaster General in the cabinet OF
the first President Roosevelt has taken
charge for the Civil Works Admins
tration of what is expected to become
the greatest airport construction pro-
gram in history.
The program, instituted at the re-
quest of the AeronauticS Branch OF the
Commerce Department, In all parts OF
the United States is expected to cost
originally was estimated by the Com
merce- Department at 1000 alrportS'
at total cost of approximately $lo,-
600 900.
Since the program was initiated
about a month ago, scores OF appilca-
tions from all parts Of the country
have been received for c. w. A. assist
ance in construction of municipal and
county airports. Inspection OF these
sisds sibie = by yens nsewnlyeappointed n G. W. A.
airport engineers, under direction OF
Wynne.
washingtonians Named.
Among the new airport technical
appointments so far made, nVe, IN
addition to Wynne, are Washingto-
mans. Ihey arc
Capt. Warren Rockwell of the local
office of Eastern Air Transport, who
has been assigned as engineer In the
Massachusetts, district.
James F. Moran, formerly OF the
Ludington Air Lines local office, ap-
pointed as engineer for the Virginia
district, with headquarters in Rich
mOnd.
Fred Hetherington of the local East
ern Air Transport Offices, who has been
ASSIGNED to the Missouri district
H w. Thada, formerly connected
with both the Ludington and Eastern
Air organizations here. who has been
employed as statistician IN the head
quarters of the airport section.
E. w. McBayne, former employe OF
Hoover Field, who was appointed as an
engineer late yesterday, and Is awaiting
assignment.
Wynne, who is 35, was born in the
District and, after attending st. johns
College and Catholic University here,
completed his education in England,
where he spent seven years.
Reserve Flyer.
He saw some of the hardest fighting
in which American troops were en-
gagged in France as a member OF the
10th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Dl-
vision, Regular Army He now holds
q commission as first lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps Reserve.
Returning to Washington in 1927,
Wynne went into aviation at Hoover
Field, of which he became manager
year later. He served five years as
manager of Hoover and as manager OF
the combined Washington Hoover Air
port. He learned to fly while at Hoo
yer Field and now holds a Commerce
Department transport license. He left
Washington Airport as general mana
ger during the past Summer and be-
came president of Air Services, Inc,
operating passenger hopping, charter
dying and student training services at
the local airport.
Un6er the present civil airports pro-
gram of the c. w. A., local municipal
airport projects are initiated by applica-
tion to the State G. w. A. office. State
aeronautical advisers under Wynnes
Office receive the applications and, aft
er preliminary approval, inspection Of
the site is made by an airport engi-
neer out of the washington office. Ac-
tual construction work is carried on
under direction of the State civil works
administrator.
Because of this system, the number
of airport projects now actually in
progress is not known here, although
hundreds of applications so far have
been received and are being acted
upon.