Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-17

,,a.t u,nc,,lev man also of tie
Robert f'''"'' Civil Aeronau;ics
Authority. and it will be as a post
q velopment, he foresees us
ls coming to a speedy realization
), the planes possibilities for lilies
normal utilities. 1t simply is due,
Ne asserts. to transform u whole
Aaftd for us.
He makes out a convincing case,
For example. suppose a class Ct
school children encounters some rel
to Eskimos in the course Of
th,.r studies and are curious con-
rclune EN-. Teacher accordingly
a.. DAD a party of the youngsters
in,u d plane and fly EN- up to the
,.cn.ty Of the North Poll for a
a' IN igloo village or two.
Tu.ut, also how the new system
v.4 relieve congestion IN crowded
Ike Washington. The gov
ernm ATS needed so many war
III a hurry that it's rakeu
IT, entire country for 'em. Say a
Suitable selectee is located in Chi !
e. md instructed to report for
h.ty a the national capital. There
lpoH ne and his family must pull
h. STAKES in tbs Illinois metropolis
az uuVel ~laboriouSly and eXpen-
sEe.y by train into the District Of !
only to discover, on ar
r}a.. tnat it's next to impossible to
lind living quarters to set up house
Keeping in.
Suburbs Everywhere.
But with a nice. fast plane avail
abe 10 make the hop in a few min
lite, that family will remain COM
f., bly, in its domicila alongside
Ike Michigan, the kids will go on
W. their school work uninterrupt-
Pd.y. and the old man alone Will
a mile high. through the
atmosphere, between breakfast time
nd tn hour for him to be at his
iesk in Washington. returning, at
lis days works end, for supper
Il mis- own CHICAGO diningrOOm table.
Hardly any place in the United
viii be than a suburb
II some other place, a couple or
hree hundred miles away, and it'll
'e no trick at all to commute be
Ween EN-, according to Bob Hinck-
ey.
In fact, the whole world will be
]. compaCted together.
We Yankees viii be able to spend
r occasional afternoon with friends
I China or 60 on a picnic, now and
ten, down in Patagonia.
Bob HinckIey wants the public
c OILS to teach aviation.
He thinks that little boys and
I'LL ought to be encouraged to play
Il 10y planes as they do now with
A.lluture express wagons and auto
a.llcS,
rs 81 military proposition he doesn't
c.oe.,'e the abolition Of land and
{ ~torces, but he does contend that
A.tuun's more important now than
.ltH, or poth OF 'em put together.
WHATS 10 become of railroads and
'~,eE vessels isn't quite clear. It's
that Bob believes their func-
as passenger carriers is fast
preaching its finish. They may
IL. De N demand for bulky freight
and.lng, but Robert urges that sort
i shipments by air as far as is
.loct.cable.
Bigger Planes, Too.
FOR me thing, very much bigger
lanes are projected.
Ihey re at an advantage over
hoo-choo locomotion in that they
no investment in roadbeds,
rails and repair work to keep
IN IN good order.
Automobiles doubtless will con-
nue. 10 be needed for short trips
trough streets, from airports to I
laces Of business and residences
nd back to the airports. Even if
ne demand for 'em dwindles, ,
hough, their factories won't SUI
pr, for they a be adapted to
lane production. ,
lhere'll be plenty of it called for {
BOD Hlnckley's a good guesses.
building for civilian soaring will (
ave to wait until the war ends;
1ats got to be rationed like every
ing else, except supplies to fight
axis with. i,
Bob unqualifiedly indorses this
neSls, but he's here to tell us that
'e We no realization yet of the new
" OF an earthly sphere, plus its ,
uFTounding atmosphere, that we'll
PRESENTLY be heading into-and sud-
v, as soon as Herr Hitler, Sig
~ Mussolini and the migado are
lSposed Of.
The sky's the limit as per his
oFecast-and a heck of a long dis
ahce up, too.
olngapore's strategic position in
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