The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-17
AKRON POINTS
TOWARD 9DAY
AIR MEETING
Program Opening Aug. e
to Include Racing and
Sham Battle

AKRON, O., Aug. II. (UP).-
The eyes of Northern Ohio will be
turned skyward the last week in
August to witness great array
of aviation eventS-a swooping,
diving parade of the biggest
names and fastest ships in modern
flying. ..... -.
Beginning with Akron's aviation
day show at Akron airport. Sum
day, Aug. %, there will be nine
days OF air racing, stunt flying,
parachute jumping, glider exhibit
tons, aerobatics and military for
nation flying, eliminating on
Monday, Sept. 5, when the last
bomb signals the final event of
the national air races in Cleve-
land.
Famous filters from all parts of
the world, high aviation and gov
eminent officials, and thousands
of aviation enthusiasts will wit
ness these spectacleS.
This Ohio aprade of the air will
begin with the arrival of Major
All Williams, who will return from
his aviation survey of Europe to
participate in the show and head
line a series of events that in
cludcs a military sham battle by
members of the hio national
guard, the latest in military ma
neuvers by tliers from the naval
reserve unit at Groose lie, Mich,
exhibition flying and stunting by
leaders in their field.
A feature Of the show will be a
broadcast from air to ground by
parachute jumper as he de-
sends The jumper will be Jimmy
Steward Of Akron, who has per-
fected broadcasting set light
enough to carry on his back.
There also will be air to ground
communication from the plane OF
Al Williams while he flies through
his difficult PAGES. Such famous
parachuters as Gretchen Reighard
and Merle Auker, the bat-wing
man, also are scheduled on the
classic.
Close to $50 young airplane
model builders from all parts OF
the United States will assemble
here from August 80 OF Septem-
Der 2 to compete in the Scripps-
Howard Junior national air race
events. More than $500 in prizes
and trophies have been posted for
the winners of these rubber-pow'
cred and gas-powercd model plane
competitions, in addition to a trip
to Hollywood and a weeks stay
there.
A famous filters banquet, al
which Major Williams and G.. K.
Smith, president of American Air
lines, will be the principal speak
ers, and headline names of avia-
ton will attend to sec these mod
ell builders obtain the prizes they
have won by their Junior aviator
exploits. ..
And then the aviation scene
will shift from Akron to Cleve-
land for the national air races
which this year will offer total
of $l06,60O in prize money. .
There famous speed filters will
race with comparatively unknowns
for the $4,000. Vincent Bendix
trophy race; the $4,000 which
is being awarded the winners of
the Greve trophy race and the
$4,000 which goes to the win
ners of the Thompson trophy
event.
The Bendix race starts again at
Los Angeles and officially ends in
Cleveland. An additional leg to
Bendix, n. j., however, will bring
more prize money.
The Greve race is 2OO-mile
event over 10-mile course at
Cleveland and calls for mini
mum qualifying speed of 2Oo
miles per hour.
The Thompson race OH Labor
day is, of course, the classic of
closed course racing. 1t is 300
mile event.
Colonel Roscoe Turner, Earl
Ortman, the famous Count Otto
Hagenberg. German acrobat ace,
Frank Fuller. wealthy west coast
sportsman-pilot, in addition to the
outstanding women pilots of the
world, will bring a climax, nine
days of spectacular flying.