Evening star., 1936-01-05

1888, the best previous year. Express
represented SIS per cent over 1884, and
airmail almost doubled. Miles flown
by the airlines were 100000, the
highest total in airline history"
Miscellaneous flying operations
started strong upward trend in 1888
and 1884 and during the past year
these operators continued to gain bust.
ness, carrying about 1.625,000 pas
sengers and flying about 100000
miles. Vidal said. Aircraft manufac-
turers also increased their production
in 1885. particularly in commercial
and civilian types, while production Of
domestic and civil aircraft gained
about IS per cent.
Private flying activities increased,
as measured by the number of pilot
and student licenses issued" the air
commerce director said. The student
permit total now is $4,000. Aviation
schools for both pilots and mechanics
report waiting lists.
The year 1886 should be the begin.
ming of a great expansion in every
phase of aviation, probably greater
than even those in the industry now
envision."
Qualification badges for small arms
proficiency during the past year have
been presented to commissioned
officers and privates of VO-3MR, local
Marine Corps Aviation Reserve Squad
ron, which trains at the Anacostia
Naval Air Station. The badges were
presented by Capt. James e. Webb,
squadron commander, as follows:
With the 30-caliber rifle, course D,
fired at the Camp Sims rifle range:
Expert rifemen, Pvt. Ernest H. Boggs,
Pvt. Donald c. Dean, First Sergt.
Frank NJ. Richard and Sergt. Albert
r. Ricks; sharpshooters, Pvt. Wyatt j.
Armfleld, Gunnery Sergt. Robert z.
Dennis, Sergt. John S. Messer and Pvt.
Raymond B. Taylor; marksmen, Sergt.
Henry F Camper, Pvt. Robert w. Lowe,
Pvt Joseph F. Mayhem, Corpl Eugene
G. Miller, Pvt. Milford Morris, Pvt.
Richard w. Oyster, Sergt. George NJ.
Rice, Sergt. George H. Robertshaw,
Pvt. Gwynne B. Rowlette, Pvt. Norman
A. Smith and Corpl. Tunis D. Thorne.
Small bore: Expert ridemen, Pvt.
Ernest H. Boggs, Gunnery Sergt. Rob-
ert z. Dennis, First Sergt. Frank M.
Richard and Corpl. Eugene G. Miller;
sharpshooters, Pvt. Robert w. Lowe,
Sergt. Albert R. Kicks, Sergt. George
H. Robertshaw and Pvt. Gwynne 3.
Rowlette; marksmen, Pvt. Wyatt j.
Armfeld, Corpl Marshall L. Atkinson,
Pvt. Sprigg s. Elandford, Sergt. Henry
F. Camper, Pvt. Donald G. Dean, Pvt.
Joseph F. Mayhem, Sergt. John S.
Messer, Pvt. Milford Morris, Pvt. Rich
ard W. Oyster, Corpl George NJ. Rice.
Pvt. Norman A. Smith, Pvt. Raymond
B. Taylor. Pvt. Andrew r. Thibadeau.
Corpl. Tunis D. Thorne and Pvt Albert
A. Ward.
Lewis machine gun, fired at Cape
May, N. j.: Gun pointer, first class:
Pvt. Norman A. Smith and Sergt. John
S. Messer; gun pointer, second class:
Pvt. Gwynne' D. Rowlette and Pvt.
Milford Morris.
Regulations to eliminate the posi-
bility Of collisions between airplanes
travelling the airways and in the vicin-
| ity of large airports during periods Of
fog and thick weather are imperative,
| it Is pointed out by Jerome Lederer.
chief engineer Of Aero Insurance Un.
derwriters. The form that such regu-
lations should take, however, "calls for
the wisdom Of a Solomon" he said.
The Bureau Of Steamboat Inspec-
ton, Lederer pointed out, strictly en-
forces regulations on boat equipment
that must be carried to navigate safely
through fog. The fog problems con.
fronting marine transportation, how.
ever, are simple as compared with
those facing air transportation, he said.
after ALL" he said, boats travel
slowly and along many paths. They do
not all try to get into the same harbor
and If small boat should run into q
Leviathan Of the sea the small boat
might sink, but the big one could sail
serenely on. Not so with aircraft;
they travel along narrow airways head
ed for the same airports, and If 30
passenger airliner should be struck by
a sky-bug the accident would be fatal
to the occupants Of both airplanes.
Danger, or no danger. the sky-bug
has the same right to use the airways
in thick weather as the airliner, and
unfortunately. people cannot be trust
! ed, of their own volition, to stay out
of danger; this is proved by the thou
sands Of accidents along our high
ways"
It is difficult to see, Lederer said,
how control can be achieved without
raising the requirements for the main
tenance and operation Of the little pri-
vate airplane up to the standards Of
the airliner.
"On the other hand" he admitted.
ito much regulation and restriction
will tend to discourage the growth of
non-scheduled flying and to encroach
on the privileges Of the non-schedule
pilot. A system Of airport and trafiic
control has been proposed. Its early
adoption should reduce the hazards
Of congestion in the air. Perhaps 1t
seems a little severe on the private
owner, but he should remember that
few collisions in the air without such
control would force much more severe
restrictions than those on his flying.
Fortunately these regulations will be
probably Of q temporary nature be-
cause the unquestionable development
Of the radio eye will modify then."
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