Evening star., 1943-01-12
Congress Is Urged
To Name Permanent
Aviation Committees
Standing Units Held
Necessary to Handle
Post-Wor Expansion
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An air conscious America in which
within few years after peace" half
a million persons will be flying
their own planes and 100000 pas
sengers will be travelling annually
by commercial airline was envisoned
today by a special congressional
committee.
To prepare for this vast expan-
sion of air transportation, House
committee named more than year
ago to investigate aviation accidents
urged Congress in report filed to-
day to appoint standing committees
to study the pressing problems of
national and international air COM
merce."
Unfortunately" commented the
committee, headed by Representa-
tive Nichols, Democrat, Of Okla
homa, many intelligent and gen.
orally well-informed citizens Of our
country are not informed concern
ing the potentialities of aircraft as
passenger and cargo vehicles" and
might consider as visionary dreams"
plans for aviation development.
Sweeping Changes Seen.
From its observations of new
plane designs and plans for the fu-
ture, the committee said, the entire
aviation industry will be revolution
lied after the present war"
The future security and economic
prosperity of the United States" it
told Congress, may depend upon
your willingness to give whole
hearted and constructive co-opera-
ton to civil aviation-now. Very
seriously, We say to you that the
Nation which is best prepared to
enter world air commerce on large
and effective scale at the end OF this
war may be the first nation to re-
cover its economic stability"
The committee asserted that IN
the aviation era to follow the war,
mo people and no market will be
inaccessible. Air traffic will affect
what they eat in China and India
their living conditions-the hours
they work.
"It will industrialize small and re-
mote places with wealth that has
not been successfully tapped be-
cause of travel difficulties.
Huge Freight Loads Seen.
Between 1850 and 1860, the COM
mittee said, the National Resources
Planning Board estimates that air
freight may exceed 600,000sD00 ton
miles annually, being carried by
new-type planes capable OF hauling
a gross load of 100000 pounds with
operating costs under 4 cents per
capacity-ton mile.
"Airplanes can be used for local
pickup and delivery" the report
continued, trips being made ito and
from store to customers back
yard"
legislation for a standing House
Committee on Aviation has been in
troduced by Mr.. Nichols and Repre-
sentatives Hinshaw, Republican. of
California, a member. and Dirksen,
Republican, of Illinois.
Jurisdiction Restricted.
They and other members argue
that Congress must see to it that
never again is this Nation allowed
to fall behind other countries
either in production or development
of aircraft.
Representative HinshaW said that
under his plan the proposed COM
mittee's jurisdiction would be con-
fined to civilian aircraft, but he
explained that the line between
production Of commercial craft and
military planes is so narrow that
any action stimulating development
in one field would be reflected In
the other.
He suggested that the committees
membership be made up of rep
resentatives from House Military,
Naval, Appropriations and Inter-
state Committees, so that it could
coordinate the work Of those
groups on aircraft legislation while
originating bills of its own.
Special Unit Finishes Work.
In anticipation Of vast expansion
Of civilian flying after the war, he
expressed belief that there would
be constantly growing need for
legislation promoting safety, con-
structing chains Of flying fields and
promoting air-borne interstate and
international commerce.
Meanwhile, its work done, the
special committee reviewed in an 30
page final report, Its Investigations
Of ~ major airplane accidents and
several minor ones. The report
blamed mechanical failures for only
two Of the accidents: attributed the
majority to bad weather.
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