Evening star., 1933-05-07

cldlly commenced lOr MS courage ana
skill in landing a fast plane on
jammed retractable landing gear In
Illinois recently. is expected to become
nag lieutenant on the staff Of the COM
nander OF the aircraft base force about
June l.
Orders have been issued detachin1
from duty at Anacostia Lieut. Thoms(
S. Combs. Lieut.. E. W. Kiefer, Lieut.
r. H. Rogers and Chief Carpenter G. r,
Gray. Though the official orders have
not yet come through. it is understood
that Lieut.. Palmer, radio officer, and
Lieut.. Cleaves, assistant radio officer,
also VIII wind up their tours Of duty at
Anacostia in the near future.
Admiral Moffett's Son Coming.
Lieut.. Roy Signer is to come to Ana
costa early in July and probably will
take over the post of radio officer.
Lieut.. Clarke H. Lewis. now on duty
with VF-lB Fighter Squadron, U. S. S.
Saratoga. also is expected here in July
Tor duty at Anacostia. 1t is understood.
though official orders have not vet been
announced, that Lieut. George Moffett,
son of the late Rear Admiral William
A. Mofett, killed in the Akron crash,
Will come TO Anacostia for duty in July.
In addition to the changes at Ana
cos0a, number Of changes In aviation
personnel In the Navy Department are
due soon.
Lieut.. Comdr. Joseph J. "Jock" Clark.
who formerly was executive of1acer at
the Anacostia Naval Air Station, Is to
De detached about June l from his
present assignment as commander of
WEB Fighter Squadron aboard the
Z. 3 . Lexington, and will come to the
national Capital for duty on the Board
OF inspection and Survey, Navy Depart
ment.
Lieut.. Comdr. Forrest p. Sherman,
now assigned to VF-lB Fighter SQUAD
ron. q. S. S. Saratoga is to leave about
June !. coming to the Navy Department
1or duty in the Bureau of Ordnance.
Lieut. Robert E. Blick. jr., VF-5B
squadron. U. S. S. Lexington. also will
leave about June l for duty in the Bu-
reau of Aeronautics, Navy Department.
Lieut.. Walter F. Boone will be de.
tached from the staff Of the commander
OF Aircraft Battle Force, during June
ano Will come to the Navy Department
for duty IN the Bureau Of Aeronautics.
Chicks Get Flying Start.
Between the time they Clipped their
Shens and came, all wet, into the world
and the time Of their first meal, 1000
ANAAAd kIllCho lIdFeleQ [,UUU mixes
IN the test Of new theory of poultry
shipment by air
Hatched at Callahan, Fla. in modern
1ncubators. the chicks were still wet
from their egg shells when they were
placed In boxes and hurried to the air
port at Daytona Beach. The Eastern
Air Transport plane had Just left, but
was called back by radio and took the
chicks to Miami, where they were loaded
on a Pan-American Airwayy plane for
Fort OF Spain, Trinidad.
The success Of the new theory an
peared to have been realized when it
was found on arrival that only / Der
cent OF the chicks were lost en- route
low figure in the shipment of chicks
by any method of transportation.
The shipment was made after careful
planning to overcome the danger Of
improper food and attention, greatest
sources OF mortality to chicks during
shipment. 1t was decided that II they
could be flown to their destination i'm
medlately after Matching, before they
needed food or attention, the loeses
might be greatly reduced.
The / 200 babies proved the theorv n
is oontended. when they broke theiy
shells IN Florida, few BY air expreM
and had their first meal 1000 nailes
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