Evening star., 1938-07-08
ny JOSEPH 3. EDGERT0N.

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Edward J. Noble of Connecticut,
who. although Republican, has been
named chairman of the Authority.
Mr.. Noble is nationally known as an
industrialist and aviation enthusiast.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Harllee Branch Of Georgia, in
charge Of airmaiL Mr. Branch Is vice
Chairman.
@. Grant Mason, resident of Wash
ington, who for the last 10 years has
been manager of the Cuban branch
line of Pan-American Airways.
Robert Hinckley Of Utah, assistant
administrator for the Works Progress
Administration Of Division Five, in
GLIDING al States West Of the Rocky
Mountains.
Oswald Ryan of Indiana. general
counsel to the Federal Power Com
mission.
President Roosevelt named as ad-
ministrator Clinton M. Hester of
Montana. assistant general counsel.
Treasury Department. who was in
charge for the administration Of the
handling Of the legislation creating
the Authority.
Safety Board Not Completed.
AZ members Of the Air Safety Board
the President named Thomas o.
Hardin OF Texas, veteran air trans
port pilot now hying for American
Airlines, and 1t. Col. Sumpter Smith
Of Alabama, director Of the Division
Of Always and Airports Of w. p. A.
and air oficer of the 3lst Division,
Alabama National Guard. The third
member Of the Safety Board has not
yet been appointed.
Members Of the Authority, appoint
ed for terms Of six years each, and the
administrator are to receive salaries of
$4,000 year, while each of the men,
bers Of the Safety Board receive $500
year.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
eventually will take over the present
Bureau Of Air Commerce Of the Com
merce Department and the Airmail
Division Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Present personnel Of the
two existing agencies will be trans
ferred intact to the new Authority ex-
cept in the highest brackets, 1t is I'M
derstood. All except civil service en-
ployes. however. are to be taken over
on six months probationary" status.
The transfer Of these employees of
the Commerce Department and I. c. c.
will necessitate an executive order
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expected until after the Authority has
been thoroughly organized and put in
operating condition, . process which
is expected to require some time in
view Of the complex duties it must
assume.
Pelitics Seen Disregarded.
One Of the most significant features
Of the appointments is the fact that
the President apparently has entirely
disregarded politics Is well As pro-
fesGonal" aviation connections in
choosing members Of the Authority.
The new chairman Is liberal Re-
publican: Mr.. Ryan is . Republican,
and none of the eight men has taken
leading roles in civil aviation, with the
possible exception of Mr.. Hardin.
It is the feeling in aviation circles
that Mr.. Roosevelt has disregarded
both political and professional avia-
ton background with the chief OBJ
jective Of obtaining = non-political,
unprejudiced body which VIII co-ordi-
nate all branches Of aviation into .
smoothly operating organisation.
Mr.. Noble was quoted by associates
here as saying that he will devote
his every effort to making the Au-
thority, with the help Of his asso-
ciates, enc Of the strongest and best
conducted Of the Government, as in
tended by the trainers of the act"
A native Of Gouverneur, N. Y, where
he was born August 3, 1882, Of an old
Northern New York family, Mr.. Noble
took up aviation chiefly as . hobby.
In travelling he uses his own cabin
plane and was one of the first private
owners Of an autogiro. He has made
larger investments in various aviation
companies and was . director of one
company but has disposed OF all these
holdings
Headed Yale Cooperative.
He entered Yale University, where
he began to show his genius for or
ganisation by forming and operating
. university meeting house." = CO.
operative enterprise which was one of
the most popular At Yale. This ena-
bled him to pay his way through the
university and to graduate in 1908
with . neat balance.
His first Job was as salesman with
. book company, after which he en-
tered the advertising business In New
York. Twenty-Five years ago he be-
gan the manufacture Of the candy
now known Is Life Savers" in .
small one-room factory In = loft
building. The business has grown
into one Of the largest candy manu-
featuring businesses in the world and
its products are sold In all parts of
the globe. His factory now is 10
Gated at Port Chester, N. Y.
~ Mr.. Noble makes his home 1T Round
Hill road. Greenwich, Conn.,, and has
. summer home in the Thousand Is
lands, near Alexandria Bay. N. Y,
where he also Il proprietor Of the
Thodsand Islands Club
Served in Wsrid War.
His hobbies, IN addition to avia-
ton, are motor boating, yachting and
riding. During the World War, Mr..
Noble served ~ major Of ordnance
in the National Army and was as
signed to the Charleston Is. CO.
Ordnance Depot. which equipped
more than $4,000 men at three Of the
large Southern camps.
Vice Chairman Branch, = Demo-
orat. Is . native Of Polktou. N. c..
where he was born December ~,
1879. A newspaperman BY profession.
he served in virtually all capacities
from typesetter to reporter, city editor
and managing editor with = number
Of North and South Carolina, and
Georgia newspapers. He came to
Washington in 1928 q correspondent