Evening star., 1933-10-22
AERO ASSOCIATION
WILL REORGAN|zE
Revamping Planned to Meet
Widespread Criticism of
Its Policies.

Casting aside policies nearly as OLD
as aviation itself, the National Aero
nautic Association, aviation sports gov
erning body in the United States, laid
the groundwork for q far-reaching re-
organization Of its membership and ad-
ministrative functions at the closing
session Of its annual meeting here yes
terday.
After adopting a series Of resolutions
calling upon the Federal Government
to stimulate civil and military aviation
through expenditure of millions of dol
lars Of public works funds, the associa-
ton turned to its own troubles of the
past year and undertook q self-reorgan-
ization plan to meet widespread criti-
cisms of its policies and to Offset weak
ening of the association In various
parts OF the country.
Under the reorganization plan Ray
Cooper Of Detroit, pioneer aviator and
national leader in competitive flying,
who TOR the vast year has been in
charge of aviation headquarters at the
Chicago Century Of Progress, will as
sumo office Immediately as general
manager Of the N. A. A., with Offices
In the headquarters building at Du-
pont circle.
State Elections Planned.
The Office of general manager which
Cooper will flll has remained vacant
since the resignation three years ago
OF Frederick r. Nicely, former aviation
editor Of The Star and now chief of
the information division Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce aeronautics branch.
The association threw overheard its
time e-honored policy of electing State
governors at the annual convention and
will attempt to infuse new energy into
the organization by a system of State
elections which will give every member
an active voting interest in the ma
tional organization. Under the new
plan the State governors, elected di-
rectly by the State membership. will
assume control Of N. A. A. policies.
The last election of governors by dele
here yesterday. The governors so
elected will go out Of Office December
81 and will be succeeded January l by
the new board Of governors elected by
direct balloting.
bars to junior members and will set up
Immediately a junior membership open
to every model airplane builder and
pilot in the country. The association
will undertake a program to stimulate
model aircraft building and flying
throughout the country. The Junior
members will not have voting privi
leges.
The reorganization program, which Is
expected within another year to effect
many changes in N. A. A. policies and
practice. was characterized by dele
gates as the most important change IN
the system Of governing sports aviation
in the past decade.
Hiram Bingham Reelected.
Plans are being made. in line with
the reorganizat ton, to bring to the
United States the next annual meeting
of the Federation Aeronautique Inter
rationale, Of which the N. A. A. Is
American representative.
Former Senator Hiram Bingham o!
Connecticut was reelected president OF
the association at yesterdays meeting.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd. who sue
ceeded Amelia Earhart Putnam as vice
president, was succeeded by F. Truoee
DAWSON, former Assistant Secretary OF
War for Aviation. Robert F. Garland
of Tulsa, Okla, was elected secretary,
and John F. Victory Of washington,
The following governors were elected
to hold office until December 81: Hay
den Brooks. Alabama: w. w. Conner,
Alaska: Kirke T. Moore, Arizona; Fenx
G, Smart. Arkansas; D. E. MCDANIEL,
California; Carlos L. Reavis. Colorado:
L. S. Horner. Connecticut: George. w,
Lewis. District of Columbia: Robert
Kloeppel, Florida; Winship Nunnally,
Georgia: A. w. Van Valkenburg. Ha-
wall: Arthur c. Blomgren, Idaho;
Philip G. Kemp, Illinois. Roy =.
Whitehead, Indiana; Kenneth Henkle,
Iowa; A. e. Merriam, Kansas: John
liams, Louisiana; W. H. Gannett,
Stanley Partridge, Minnesota; ]. D.
Sellers Mississippi: Harry Block, Mis-
souri,: II. o. Bell. Montana: Gould
Dietz Nebraska; G.. A. Bartlett. Ne
vada; John D. Murphy, New Hamp-
shire: Guy w. Vaughan. New Jersey:
Willard E. Holt. New Mexico; Edward
P. Warner. New York: W. j. Tate,
North Carolina; Fay Harding, North
Dakota; Frank Hackett. Ohio: Frank
Phillips. Oklahoma: Levin Barringer,
Pennsylvania; Andrew A. Smith. South
Carolina; Dwight Campbell, South Da-
kota: Robert Haverty. Tennessee; J: W.
Beretta, Texas; Joel Nibley, Utah;
Garfield H. Miller, Vermont; A. w.
Card, Virginia: Fred M. King. West
Virginia; Clarence Falk. Wisconsin; ;
George W. Scales, Wyoming, and
George Bird, Porto Rico. =
The Board Of Governors, meeting
Immediately after adjournment Of the
convention. elected the following Ex-
ecutive Committee: Porter Adams,
chairman; Edward P. Warner, former
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy for
Aeronautics; George w. Lewis. re-
search director Of the National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronautics; An
drew A. Smith Of South Carolina.
Frank w. Hackett Of Ohio. Philip G..
Kemp Of Illinois. Gould Dietz of Ne
braska, Frank Hitchcock former Post
stor Gorero1 and VIZ VIZ Cnynpner