The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-07-16

ries, of course-in the Washington
high schools. There were 300 stu
dents in the courses last semester.
Other plans are being prepared
for commercial air service. The
war is holding them back but. al
the same time it is stimulating both
the demand on the part Of the pub
lie and desire on the part Of promot'
ers who recognize aviation's grea,
future. The young folks growing ur
in the days of war where aviation
is the chief weapon will be ready
to take over the controls wher
America flies for peace.
The Civil Air patrol which is do
ing yeoman service as an auxiliary
to the army and navy air force ir
patrol duty is also the foundation
for an air trucking service which
will link the rural communities tc
the great airlines Of the future
Trans-continental air trains" con-
sisting of an airplane and a string
Of trailer freight-planes will inter
lace the skies and great dirigible
airships will float from Los Angeles
to Tokyo in 70 hours, from Chicago
to Friedrichshaven in Germany In
less than go hours. And from the
small communities to main airports
the little "sky-trucks. the smaller
planes such as the Civil Air patrol
now uses will carry the produce Of
farm and small shop to the metrop.
oils.
AS a matter of fact the Civil Air
patrol is already doing courier and
small package transportation in con-
nection with the war effort. AS one
Air Patrol official said:
This probably is the only I'm.
tapped transportation in the coun-
try. 1t is organized and ready. The
light plane uses a minimum of alu-
minum and rubber on its small
landing wheels and burns no more
gasoline than the family auto and
can be put to many uses
Just as the pickup airmail serv-
ice has begun to pay its way with
steadily increased use. so this cou.
rier service by light planes is prov.
ing its value in the war effort. When
peace comes it will be part of the
'farm-to-market" transportation.
Shipments Analysed
Here is the testimony on this
subject from Garnet Hughes, execu
tive officer of the New York wing
of the Civil Air patrol. "a wing
command is established in each
stated:
"A careful study was made Of
the needs Of one company engaged
in wartime production" says Mr..
Hughes. land frequently sending for
small emergency shipments Of
parts, tools. and materials by truck,
motorcycle. or private car. In the
month of April. 286 such trips were
made. The total road mileage was
14,780 while the air mileage would
have been 11.040 The road time
was estimated at 422 hours and the
air time at only 10 hours. The
road cost was estimated at Sl,700
and the air cost at less than hall
this figure. Even if the air cost
were substantially more, the saving
in time is the main consideration in
wartime shipments of this charac-
ter"
The small plane service will bear
the same relations to the main line
freight service of the future that
the trucks bear to the railroad. They
will mean the nearest thing TO door.
to-door air delivery. They can be
used where the big planes cannot
land and will be more economical
for short-hauls and small deliveries
as well as feeders to the main lines
These are few of the plans. al.
ready in the making which will
bring the benefits of aviation to the
rural community Others will be de.
veloped the nature Of which nobody
today can guess. And the effect will
be to decentralize the population
The middle-sized town and the small
town will come back into their own,
for each community will be so near
in point Of time to its farthest neigh.
Dor that none need crowd the other
trying to seek the more favorable
point in space for its well-being.
The navy's plan for toughening up
its flying cadets will be carried GU,
by actual pick-and-shovel labor. 40
mile marches between dawn and
dusk, hiking and instruction in hand.
to-hand combat. Some $500 young
fellows will get this sort of training
each month, along with the routine
academic, tactical and military
phases Of the courses.