Evening star., 1937-05-06
EIGHT APPOINTED
IN AIR COMMERCE
New Division Chief and I
Sectional Heads Are
Named by Roper.

Carrying forward a wholesale re-
organization of the Bureau of Air
Commerce which began March l with
the resignation of Director of Air
Commerce Eugene L. Vidal, Secre-
tary Roper has announced the ap-
pointment Of a new division chief
and seven section chiefs.
Bryan M. Jacobs, chief of the air
line inspection service of the bureau
and an airline inspector for several
years has been named chief of the
new Certificate and Inspection Divi-
sion. This is one Of seven new divi-
sions into which the Bureau of Air
Commerce has been divided.
The seven section chiefs named to
function under Jacobs are J. B.
Jaynes, airline inspection service On
terstate); E. L. Yuravich, airline in
spection service internationaD; L. v.
kerber, aircraft alrWOrthineSs R. S.
Boutelle, general inspection service;
DR.. Roy E. Whitehead, medical;
Harry Agerter, airWays inspection
service, and Ward Davis, link trainer
service.
Two Newly Created.
Five of these seven sections here
tofore have been grouped with the
III 10 tnr 1f
Two of them, the airline inspection
services, interstate and international
are newly created sections. The IN
terstate service will embrace the do
mestlc scheduled airlines, and the
International group will govern the
safety standards of all American
owned airlines operating from the
United States to foreign nations.
Jacobs, the new division chief. has
been connected with the Bureau of
Air Commerce since June, 1928. and
Is one of the leaders in point OF serv-
ice among the members of the in
spectlon group His service record
began with assignment as airplane
and engine inspector. He became an
/,
soon after PRONUNCIATION of the regu-
latlons governing the operation of
scheduled airlines AS an airline in
spector he was responsible for the
checking OF all phases of operation
of passenger airlines for compliance
with regulations.
Jaynes Is a veteran airplane inspec-
i,, i~1;
work since September, 1881 He has
been flying since 1917 and has been
connected with the Bureau of Air
Commerce in fligh status since 1929
Yuravich Also Veteran.
Yuravich also is a veteran with the
Bureau. He was appointed first as an
airplane and engine inspector in June,
1928 and changed to engineering in
spector in 1880. He was one of the
original group of airline inspectors
who received their assignments in
January, 1881. He has been engaged
in a study of operations beyond the
borders of the country and was one
OF the inspectors who checked opera
tions OF Pan American AirWays across
the Pacific before the beginning
OF passenger service on that line
April %.
Kerber was appointed an aeronau-
tical engineer with the Commerce
Department in 1928. His service with
the bureau was interrupted from 1929
to 1884, during which period he was
president of manufacturing COM
pany and flying school. He returned
to the bureau as an assistant aeronau-
tical engineer, and in 1885 became
chief of the manufacturing inspection
service, a post similar to that which
he now is to hold
Boutene will have jurisdiction over
inspection activities In connection
with miscellaneous non-scheduled
commercial and private flying ac-