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go a step further, for the sake OF uni
formity, and require Federal aircraft
and pilot licenses for all types OF oper-
alton,

go a step further, for the sake Of uni
| formity, and require Federal aircraft
and pilot licenses for all types OF oper-
alton.
Air Expfess Traffic Increases.
One Of the most encouraging phases
Of air transport development during the
past year has been the steadily mount
ing tide Of air express traflc. Month
after month, regardless CT scascn, GEN.
eral business conditions, or other fac
tors. the amount Of express aosn over
the Nations airways has increased to
ever higher totals.
The latest monthly report of the
Department of Commerce Aeronautics
Branch. for the month of February,
shows that during that month the air.
lines transported 82,237 pounds of air
express matter. exclusive Of airmail
shipments. The express carried in jan
uary amounted to 74,268 pounds The
remarkable growth of express ship
mentS by air over a period OF year
is revealed by comparative figures of
5000 pounds for January and 64,996
pounds for February, 1882.
Unofficial figures from private op-
orators indicate that March cir ex-
press shipments are SAT per c-nt greater
than for March of l1"t and are, lA7
PEI cent greater than for February Of
this year
Many companies which formerly used
air express for emergency shipments
only have adopted it as a means of
reducing stock inventories, it ives ex-
planned. A change in the type Of pas
senger flying the airlines also is be-
ing noted, as an indication of revival
of business activity, according to the
company reports. Larger proportions
Of the passengers are said to be buy
ers, merchandise executives and sales
men. About IS per cent Of the air
plane passengers are women. ..
The average length Of passengers S
trips has increased from 500 miles in
March. 1882. to 702 miles in March Of
this year. The increase Is attributed by
the airlines, in part, to extension Of
buverS' trips into the central markets.
. The increase in air express has been
particularly encouraging to the airlines,
in view of the failure Of cir passenger
business to continue its gains in the
face OF the economic situation. Pas
sengers flown on the scheduled air
lines in February totaled 23,O46, as
compared with 24,300 in January and
with 26,075 in January a year ago and
"a $50 In February Of last year.
Airline operators are pinning consid-
cradle hope" on the future Of the air
express business and are catering in
every possible manner to the needs of
shippers of super-fast freight. Inter-
line service, door-to-door pickup and
delivery service, lower rates and faster
planes have become a part Of service
which is adding much to the value of
air transportation to the average citi-
zen.
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Der Of States and Territories requiring
Federal licenses for all operations with
In their borders was brought to a total
Of "a.
In addition to the "a States which
require full compliance with Federal
regulation IL require Federal licenses
for commercial aircraft operations. four
require either Federal or State licenses,
and three require State licenses, &C
cording to information In the hands Of
ofnciaH Of the Department Of Com
merce.
There has been . pronounced trend
during the past four years toward uni
formity in State aeronautical legiSla-
ton. In . few cases, States have ap-
pointed inspectors to examine candi-
oates for State licenses, while in others
a State license Is issued to any candi-
date holding q Federal license.
In only one or two instances, the
Branch reported in its ai- commerce
bulletin. have States attempted to
establish organizations for engineering
inspection and flight testing of aircraft.
Such a procedure Is expensive and State
ofdcials almost uniformly nave felt that
there is no necessity Of duplicating the
work of the Federal Government in
making engineering tests.
States Enforce Air LawA
Enforcement of State regulations In
many cases is handled by State aero
nautical inspectors. Some States have
found it satisfactory to handle aero
noutic regulations through the State
police force or constabulary after CIV
ing police officers instruction so that
they will recognize low flying, illegal
acrobatics and other violations Of aero
nautic regulations and air traffic rules.
State laws usually make such violations
misdemeanors punishable by fine or
jail sentence and Offenders are tried in
the State courts.
Several States own aircraft which are
used in pursuit of regulatory tasks, the
Department of Commerce reports. At
least one aerial police force las been
organized, its officers patroling beats in
aircraft to watch for violations Of aero
nautic regulations and for other police
and rescue work.
Aircraft accidents are investigated by
some States. The Department Of Com
merce Aeronautics Branch investigates
all accidents to civil aircraft, some
States either cooperating with the Fed
eral inspectors or pursuing Independent
investigations to determine whether
there have been violations CT State regu-
lations.
The District Of Columbia is listed as
one of the II States and Territories
which require Federal licenses for all
commercial aircraft operation. Efforts
are being made to have the States and
Territories in this group 60 step fur
ther, for the sake of uniformity, and
require Federal aircraft and PILOT IL
cense for all commercial aircraft opera
ton. Efforts are being made to have
the States and Territories in this group
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Community Centers

A varied program Of special come
munity events will be held this week IN
many community centers Outstanding
among them will be the presentation
of Haydn's oratorio of THE Creation"
BY the Washington Oratorio Society,
conducted by George F. Kortzenborn.
Tuesday night at 8:l5 O'Clock at Central
High School, On Wednesday evening,
also at Central Center, at Z O'Clock, the
Washington Choral Society will meet to
rehearse its forthcoming presentation Of
Rsch's THE Four Seasons" May 16,
corducte1 by Louis A. Potter.
At Roosevelt Center, Monday and
Wednesday at 7:30 O'Clock, the Estelle
wentworth Opera Group will meet for
rehearsal Of Gilbert and Sullivan's THE
Pirates of Penzance," May in Roose-
welt auditorium.
Burroughs Center will present an en-
te. tainment Of dances. piano selections
and dcaml by the children of the center.
under the direction OF Margaret Reed
hiltG,nol and Wilma Wright Flood,
Monday et $3.50 O'Clock.
Lcne,cy Center Will present an enter
tcin nent CT dances and drama by the
children of Eurroughs. Langdon and
Langley Ccnters. directed by Sara Berg
ling and the Misses Kincannon and
Flood. Friday evening.
Southeast Center will offer AN Eve
ming Of Magic" for young and old, by
Lippy, the magician, Friday at 8 O'Clock,
the program to include, among other
spectacular illusions, "A Child's Dream
OF Toyland," THE Mummy Case" and
the Cabinet of Dr. Flu Manchu."
Thomson Center will hold an adults
community dance, with music by the Do
Re Mi Boys Orchestra, Friday at .
o'clock, to which the public is invited.
Three special events are announced
for the ccnters in Divisions 1913 this
week. At Birney Center there will be
a conn'unt7 dance. under the auspices
OF the Twi'',ght Whist Club. Friday eve
ming. At -.urrville Center the Women's
Club will present an entertainment,
The Slab Town Convention" Tuesday
evening at BIS o'clock
At Garfield Center the Dramatic Club
will present Your Honor, the Mayor"
directed by Mrs. Amanda Forrest.
Wednesday evening
Evening star., 1933-04-30

/ that she is just being sold repair job
| if they want to erase a motor KNOCK
which she herself can't hear and isn't
troubled by. At the same time there Is
much to be said for taking the serv-
ice mans advice. One woman dis
regarded such service counsel with the
result that she had to pay a lot more
| in the long run because a much toe
advanced spark caused general ham,
mering of the motor. This noise oc-
Cured only during rapid acceleration
! head of the noisy traffic procession. The
trained ear of the mechanic told him
that something was wrong with the
valve timing.
why is it necessary for shock alb
sorbers to be we'll filled with oil?" runs
question just asked by a woman
reader
Oil in a shock absorber is not pri-
marily for the purpose Of lubricatine
its parts. Oil Is the medium used to con-
troll the devices and make them, In
turn, useful in controlling the action
Of the springs. If q shock absorber Is
only half filled with oil it may be less
than half eficient.
! The oil is forced to pass through
small holes. When the arm Of the
shock absorber moves slowly the oil
easily. providing a mild opposition to
the movement of the spring. Let the
springs move violently, however, and
the oil checks action instantly Oil can
not get through the holes fast enough
! 1t Is important to use the special kind
of oil recommended for the particular
shock absorber on your car. Also re-
| member that because of leakage and
evaporation, the oil will need occas-
ional replenishing.
Just because the new ventilatina
systems prevent water from entering the
car while the machine is In motion i
no reason to overlook the importance
Of closing the windows when parking
in the rain. A reverse sweep Of the wind
will carry the rain into the interior.
A little knowledge of the general lay
out of an automobile is as effective pIe-
paredness as carrying along q spare
fan belt or set of chains. Take the
problem of driving through q flooded
section of the road, for instance.
| The first step is to estimate the depth
Of the water. This can be done by
slowly approaching the center Of the
flooded section, being careful to remain
in the center Of the road where the
water invariably is more shallow even
though it looks deepest. BY travelling
cautiously the risk Of wetting the igni-
ton equipment is avoided. Also to trav-
el slowly In water it Is necessary to
use . lower gear. This affords better
traction, and is safeguard against
stalling the engine.
Some drivers back through water In
order to protect the engine, but there
Is no use trying to get through If water
is higher than the exhaust pipe.
After the car has been to the ser.
vice station watch for grease on tlil
floor just under the right front dool
Of the car. Mechanics often lean into
the driving compartment to press o.
the starter button when working On W
car.
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X MILLION MILES
OF TERRAPlANINe 90.
S264 FOR REPAIRS

Several weeks ago, Hudson
Essex dealers from coast to
coast invited a number of
Terraplane owners to keep
accurate, day-to-day records
of gasoline, oil and repair
costs. Each week, these
records have been totalled
and averaged.
Ms cent per nile
During this period, to the
time of writing, these owners
have Terraplaned = total of
349, ,767 miles, at q total cost
for adjustments and repairs
of exactly $264.47, including
tire repairs-at the rate of
l/l3 cent per mile or 1892
miles per dollar. And the cars
for which these reports were
made have, since their pur-
chase, travelled q total dis
tance of 2,42O, ,055 miles.
n to - miles to gallon
The average gasoline mileage
recorded for all Terraplanes
reported on is moro than II
miles to the gallon, covering
all kinds of driving. More
than 1870 of the owners re-
port from q to % miles to
the gallon. A typical report
comes from MIR. b. D. Paulin
of Manasquan, N. j., who
writes that in the country he
averages 2l-9 40 miles to the
gallon, and in the city l9
miles to the gallon.
Most Terraplane owneSs re-
port no oil additions between
normal oil-changes.
Tire-mileages have reached
1900 miles.
As far as we know, no such
accurate reports for actual
car-operation under normal
conditions have ever been
offered to the public ~ evi-
dence Of car-economy.
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Milady's Motoring
By FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

Came the bank holidays and a lot OF
rampered kiddies red4sco;ered their
legs. They had come to expect parents
TO taxi them back and forth to school
It. looked like a hardship at first, but
the kids soon got o.er their pinched
toes and blisters. Now they all want to
walk, and there's nothing better Tor
them.
This won't hurt business. Take wide
view of it. Think of the additional wear
on shoes and stockings, the new oppor-
tunities for fist fights en- route and the
roughhouse that helps merchants pay
the rent From the standpoint. of the
gasoline vendors, the reflners and the
great host of stockholders, everything
favors optimism. have noticed that the
women who 60 the most taxi work with
the family car, tour less and really con-
sumo less gas. They almost never go out
for a ride to enjoy the car. Now they
will Things have changed, for the
better.
Here's a little thought that may save
you an accident: Don't wait at a
pedestrian crosswalk without having the
brakes applied. Should some car be-
hind bump yours. you are then pro-
tected against being showed forward in
to trouble.
Every woman likes efficiency and
thrills to the tune of prompt action.
But watch out for those greasing jobs
on tie car that roll Off too pronto. If
that chap who climbs under the car to
lubrcate the universal joints comes up
too soon, you have every reason to sus-
pect that he may not have removed the
air vent in the joints castings 50 that
air can expel while grease Is being
forced in Make allowances for those
makes which have only one set OF
Joints, and for q couple Of cars that
have the front and only joint lubri-
Gated automatically from the trans
mission.
I don't blame any woman for feeling
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AVIATION
BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON.

requiring mobilization Of the Naval Reserve would
with the communications service of the Depart
Commerce arways section and probably would in
anty cripple service which the Nation should be able
Ito rely time of trouble.
Approximately cent Of the 1000 skilled employees Of the
highly
operators of Naval
Instant call of emergency.
Their withdrawal for military duty unquestionab would throw
Nation would the greatest need for possible
aids to aerial navigation which could be Of nestmab value to the
military services in movements about the country
While the services Naval Resev duty along the Nations
undoubtedly
trouble it win not do to permit anything so drastic as the @
the communications
endangered any
Evening star., 1933-04-30

The I'd Provisional Air Transport
Squadron has as its commanding off,
Ger and operations ofhcer the operations
on1cer Of Duncan Field. Its personnel
Is made up Of enlisted pilots assigned
to the depot for general transport duty
The Air Corps not only Is changing
It's policy as regards transport organ
ization but also is making changes in
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its transport equipment. Multi-motored
airplanes are disappearing from the
Air Corps transport classification; no
tri-motored transports having been
purchased for about three years In
stead the Air Corps Is turning to faster
single-motored transports of types
suited to the supply Of fast moving
combat squadrons or to slower, smaller
type, Of high efficiency.
For peace-time operations the Air
Corps requires and is buying and main
tanning only sufficient transport planes
to meet its actual current needs. This
it can do with safety because, in time
OF emergency, when great numbers Of
transports may be required to supply
the fighting squadrons and for other
transport service, reserve equipment of
the airlines may be drawn upon until
construction can catch up with demand.
This is not true of the combat planes,
as present-day transport planes are not
suited to any of the highly specialized
actual combat services
Georgia Adopts Air Code.
When the State of Georgia a few
days ago enacted statutes requiring all
aircraft and pilots operating in the
State to be licensed by the Department
of Commerce. Aeronautics Branch, 1t
re moved itself from the status Of being
the only State in the Nation having no
aeronautical legislation.
With enactment of the Georgia plan,
which is in line with the policy of ma
tional uniform aviation laws, the num-
Evening star., 1933-04-30

After the car has been to the ser
vice station watch for grease on the
floor just under the right front door
Of the car. Mechanics often lean into
the driving compartment to press on
the starter button when working On W
car.
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AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Frank G. Stewart Of this city was
elected secretary and treasurer Of the
Middle Atlantic Jobbers during q con-
vention held here last week. Another
local man, Theodore s. Grape, was
elected director. Edmund T. Satchell
was elected president and Franklin p.
Gaul vice president.
Evening star., 1933-04-30
800 Walk Mile in Mine, Escape,

When a cage crashed more than 200
feet down a shaft and was smashed in
the Park Gutter coal mine in the Forest
Of Dean. in England, 300 miners were
trapped and were forced to quit work.
After cropping in the dark for nearly Q
mile they found an exit through the
Flour Mills shaft
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I don't blame any woman for feelil
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
Bell Calls Fish Traps
 Vicious Type of Gear

Asserting that salmon traps are the most vicious type of gear in operation because they operate along shorelines and in locations where they intercept runs of salmon "A hours a day, U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries Frank T. Bell is in favor of eliminating them.
 "It is only a question of time until they must be eliminated en- tirely or regulated so they will not he so destructive. I have already closed 100 of the 400 traps opera ting in Alaska waters during my first term of office and I am in favor of eliminating them all
 We cant close them all at the same time," MT. Bell qualified, "because it would not be fair to the people who have invested their money in traps and canneries."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
KLAW0CK THEATRE WIRED
 FOR NEW SOUND EQUIPMENT

R. J. Peratrovich, prominent Kla- wock citizen, returned on the Yukon to Ketchikan enroute home after a trip to Seattle and Portland follow ing the close of the cannery season. An attack of sciatica sent him to a hospital for the last three weeks of his stay in Seattle.
 MT. Peratrovich, in addition to his mercantile and cannery interests in Klawock has operated a picture show for the past eighteen years in connection with his electric light plant. For the past two years it has become increasingly difficult to get silent pictures, so he has been using talkies without any talk.
 To remedy this unsatisfactory sit uation MT. Peratrovich sent a sound engineer to Klawock recently to install RIGA sound equipment so that hereafter Klawock Indians will enjoy the same theater privileges of residents in larger towns.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
Schools Will Present
 Joint Xmas Program

Wrangell High School and Wran- arate Christmas programs this year, are combining talent and will pre- sent a program at the Institute on Saturday evening, December 23. The public is invited to attend
 The High School Girls Glee Club and the Institute Chorus will jointly furnish a forty-minute program of Christmas music, including a num- Der of carols, which will precede the play, Why the Chimes Ring" the speaking parts of which will be taken by Institute students. Ruby son, Five Broad, Elliott and Curtis Bradford, Lloyd Goodrich, Jack Wa ters and Bob Jackson, high school students, will take pantomime parts in the play.
 Rehearsals for the program are under way with enthusiasm and the affair promises to be we'll worth at tending. Members of the Institute faculty who are working for the success of the affair are Mrs. Jack son. dramatic coach for both schools, Miss Seymour, costumes and Mir Silver and MT. Cassida whose classes are constructing new stage proper ties and have charge of the stage management. Miss Brunsvold of the high school, is musical director for the program.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
Salmon Streams TOBe
 Cleared Under CWA

Word has been received that Shir- will return to Wrangell the latter part of this month to arrange, through the Governors office at Ju- neau, a stream clearing project un- der the CWA. It is understood that constructive program of clearing of salmon streams in the Wrangell- Petersburg district is to be put through. Favorable consideration has been given this very necessary and meritorious work, which comes under the direction of the Bureau of Fisheries, by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Administrator, and Jacob Baker, Director of Work Re- lief and Special Projects of the Fed eral Emergency Relief Administra- ton.
 Funds have been allotted to the Bureau of Fisheries for this mucn needed project, which, it is believed, will greatly improve the conditio. that now exists in practically al important salmon streams and. nat urally, is of great importance to the future of the salmon runs in South eastern Alaska. All barriers and log jams where practicable, will be cleared out or improved if possible. in order that the salmon may have free passage upstream to the spawn ing grounds.
 While a defipite statement can not be made at this time, it is prob able that 200 or more men will be employed in this work for a period or approximately so days, soon af- ter the first of the year. Just what proportion will be employed in til. Wrangell district is not known. Con sideration, of course, will be given to unemployed and needy persons, especially those who did not enjoy a profitable fishing season, or who were otherwise not engaged during the active fishing season.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
JOHNSONS RETURN OLYMPIA
 FROM TRIP TO MIDDLE WEST

Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Johnson, who left Wrangell a year ago for a trip to middle west points, have returned to the coast and are now visiting with Mrs. Johnson's parents at Olympia, Washington, according to word received by Wrangell friends.
 Since leaving Wrangell the John sons have travelled over 1S,O0O miles, mostly by auto, and have had most interesting time. They visited relatives in North Dakota and Idaho and had an enjoyable trip westward with the exception of about one hundred miles in Montana where a new road was under construction.
 They found the roses blooming out of doors at Olympia, the many beautiful fall flowers and late vege- tables and fruits still in the gar dens and orchards near Olympia at Thanksgiving time, quite a contrast to the Middle West climate. When they left Duluth, Minnesota, the latter part of October, there were twelve inches of snow on the ground.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-12-15
SALMON STOCKS ARE MOVING
 RAPIDLY, ASSERTS PACKER

Retail salmon stocks are moving well and it is expected that the local industry vii experience a good year, according to w. F. Schlo than, president of the Beegle Pack ing company, who returned to Ket- chikan recently from a business t. ip in the south.
 'The salmon fishermen and pack CTS in this district should experience a good season this coming year. It is almost certain that the hold-oyer on hand when the new season begins will be as small as that of last year, which was practically nothing, he says.
 The fact that the Puget Sound pack Will not amount to a figure to be reckoned with next year will aid the shortage of the supply of the commodity on hand in upholding a good price and demand, MT. Schlo- than believes. Although no large movements of canned salmon are re ported or expected before spring, retail firms assert that they are disposing of their stocks satisfac- toorily and indicate that they will be in the market for new supplies shortly.