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responsibilities.
Three Trophies Purchased.
Three trophies have been purchased
by the personnel of VN-6R and
VJ-7MR. local Marine Corps Aviation
Reserve Squadron. which will follow
the Naval unit on active duty at
Cape May. These trophies will be
awarded annually for yearly possess
sion to the Reserve squadron scoring
the highest in each individual form
of gunnery combat and dive bombing
practice. The gunnery trophy compe-
tition is a new Development in the
local Reserve training.
officers making the cruise, under
Lieut.. Berkner,s command, are Lieuts.
Junior grade) Marcellus B. Johnson
executive officer; c. c. Ward, opera
tions officer; J. j. Klak. gunnery
officer. and j. deGanahi, engineer
ing officer; Ensigns j. r. Richardson,
assistant operations officer; r. E.
Hess, jr. assistant gunnery officer
w. E. Coney, assistant engineering
officer; T. w Wagner. communica-
tions and aerological officer; R. c.
Young, assistant communications and
astrological officer; w. S. Carroll.
transportation officer; J. T. Blakis-
ton, personnel officer; c. r. Burnett,
assistant personnel officer; P. Dalton,
navigation and parachute officer, and
G. F. Brewton, supply. materiel and
Commissary officer.
Lieut.. Comdr. T. ]. Kennedy, Medi-
cal Reserve, will attend as medical
officer, Lieut.. Hamilton D. South, IT.,
Marine Corps Aviation Reserve, will
act as chief observer for gunnery
exercises and Lieut.. Comdr. E. w.
Rounds as assistant chief observer.
Enlisted personnel making the
cruise includes C. C. Millard, B. B.
Schutt. NJ. G. Dooley, c. H Gerwlg
w. Wimbush, D. N. Petit, B. F
Boyce, T. W. Boyles, NJ. J. Mennehan,
L. V. Elmer, E. H. McDuffie, A. B. Moe,
P. J. Clarke, M. McGovern, j. Spicer
R. G. Carnahan, w. L. jackson, w.
Magruder, R. B. Wall, w. j. Kennon,
c. NJ Shepherd, C. L. La Bonte,
F. QuInlan, J. Brickhouse, K. L. Fur
bey, E, G. Carr, N Neal. P. Parham,
H. c. BuzZard, j. E. Reeves, r. Zitt-
man, H. w. Patteson, F. w. Bardsley
and J. P. Patterson.
Air Branch Renamed.
Effective today, the Aeronautics
Branch OF the Department of Com
merce becomes the Bureau of Air
Commerce, and its head, Eugene L.
Vidal. becomes director of air COM
merce.
The title "Aeronautics Branch, "
temporarily applied when the organ
ization was established under the air
commerce act of 1926, never has ade-
quately described the work of the
branch nor properly reflected its sta
tus among the other organizations of
the Commerce Department, it has
beer felt.
Although the branch has enjoyed
the status of a bureau and ranks
equally with other bureaus of the de-
partment, it has not, until today
been so designated. The change in
name is desired also to prevent contu-
sion between commercial aeronautlcs,
as typified by air commerce" and
the aeronautical activities of other
branches of the Government, it was
explained.
The Aeronautics Branch was Or
ganized to carry out the provisions of
the air commerce act upon the en-
actment of that law. in May, 1926.
The act calls upon the Secretary of
Commerce to foster, promote and
regulate air commerce and to provide
aids to air navigation for all why fly.
Work Declared Colorful.
"The work of the Bureau of Air
Commerce" it was explained by As
sistant Secretary of Commerce John
Dickinson. in announcing the change,
lis colorful, romantic and vitality I'M
portant to the safety of the public
In the eight years of its existence
it has contributed much to the
progress of civil aeronautics in the
United States. 1t has established
nearly 10000 miles of Federally light
ed and radio-equipped airways and
is now engaged in constructing ap-
proximately 5000 more miles of such
routes and at the same time is work.
ing to bring about greater efficiency
and less cost in the lighting and
radio facilities.
1T has established a Nation wide