The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-03-22

Bv l.. l.. STEVENSON
Nav Works newest free show j.
nc uunicipal information center or
torty-sccond street under Park ave
.le Just across from Grand Central
rs rather a Snowy place with
zig black counter a dlora,na Of the
nv and a stall at experts. a lot
= taxpayers have VISITED II since IT'S
reCent opening, some to ask cues
IONS, some 10 display their knoWl-
edge of the city and some 10 see
that they got for their money. The
skerS have been and still are IN
ne majority. Mostly they want to
now now 10 get to various points,
specially Brooklyn that borough be-
ng unknown land 10 many New
Yorker just as IT IS to me. Another
popular question IS how to get out
q LaGuardia field. which is New
Work : S45 600 900 airport and which,
up 70 the opening Of Information
center. was the very newest thing
20 be seen without paying admis-
ION
While the greater number Of queS-
IONS are routing there are some
Tut of the ordinary. For instance,
ne woman who wanted to know
where TO obtain feeding bottles for
cumming birds The question was
N the level and for few moments
lad the staff stumped. But little
.elephoning revealed that the Nation
al Association of Audubon Societies
supplies such equipment and the Gus
TONER went away happy. Another
inquirer wanted TO know the name
If the statue facing south at Fifth
avcnue and Fifty ninth street. The
answer to that one came quickly.
General Sherman being led on by
Inc angel of victory. Still another
was curious to know if there was
i place called Liholeumville, S. l.
Research showed that there had
been until nine years ago when the
name was changed to Travis.
The information center staff, from
Elizabeth F. Kehoe, the plump and
roSy-cheeked director, on down, con-
SlStS of expert question anSwererS.
In her civil service examination for
the post of assistant secretary of the
department of public works, Miss
KchOe came out with a grade of
81 30 Alexander Myers an assist
ant. has won SIN radio quIZZeS dur
ing the year. Another assistant,
Mrs Mary Stuart Power, was Miss
SuZy-Cue in a big department store
during the World 5 fair, having won
tine place because She knew all about
New York and was prepared to i'm
part her knowledge TO inqurerS.
Mention having been made in the
opening paragraph of LaGuardia
field, there may be excuse at this
point for announcing the fact that
during the holidays there were days
when 200 airplanoS arrived and de-
parted, the previous high having
been l72 Such heavy traffic seem
nely indicates that within the last
few years, the American public has
become quite air-mmded when it
comes to travel. 1t also interested
me to know that the number Of land
ings and take-offs might have been
greater had more pilots been avail
able. Since pilot may fly contin-
uouSly only eight hours and then
remain on the ground for the next
"a. officials of the four big lines OBJ
Grating at the city port. with every
seat sold in the regular service. also
had to worry about a shortage of
man power
Since LaGuaroIa field. the citv's
new SIS 900 600 airport. has been
opened over IN Queens, dav and night
alrplaneS drone oyer our house like
iocks of huge eagles The trans
continental lines and a number of
others having deserted Newark for
North Beach we have me sound of
motors, and al night me sight of
RED. green and white lGlts in the
sky As We listen while gong 10
sleep. though they are 20 longer q
royelty. We still are : ai that this
bClag America, thoE are H.. tc.y mail
ana transport pialeS ana ... comp
Cv,.
NV Workers. eyer av.c fox tree
shows nave been liockln- al 10 ne
n1W ned. On recent Sunday. they
snarled highWdN> up To such ar ex-
tent that pilots. WAo had planned
To reach the hcld an hour ahead of
the time scheduled for Their depar-
ture so that they might study wealth
er maps, etc, would have been late
for their flights had not police come
to their assistance
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