Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-07
ArIny's Air Show
TO Reopen Sunday
Sponsors Planning
Bigger and Better
Exhibition
BY SILER FREEMAN

Out of the damage wrought by
wind and storm at the city air
port will arise a greater and more
spectacular Army Air Show at
2 p. m. Sunday.
This pledge was made today by
army air force. government and
industry officials after the storm
halted the progress of the. great
display of air power late Monday.
Not only will the exhibit be rebuilt
from the wreckage on a bigger
scale than ever but the air show
will run an extra week 10 make
up for delay caused by the storm.
Instead of the June lS closing the
show will run through June 25.
Air force officers and exhibit
tors met yesterday with repre-
sentatives of The Detroit Times,
sponsor OF the show, 10 decide
what 10 do in the face OF the
severe damage that came on the
heels of the record half million
attendance Al the city airport
Sunday afternoon. All agreed
that the show must continue.
TENTS ASSURED
hone calls TO distant points
brought assurances that tents and
canvas TO replace those torn 10
Ehreds by the storm Monday night
would be shipped here AT once.
From Washington, army chiefs
ordered that all assistance be
given exhibitors. The ATC was
ordered 10 stand by TO f1y in tents
and canvas from distant points TO
speed up the rebuilding of the
show.
New York. Chicago, Peoria. III.
and even Dallas. Tex. came forth
with offers OF tents of all sizes
and shapes. Trucking facilities
were available 10 bring them in at
the earliest possible moment.
From the CAP came an offer Of
help that will prove invaluable.
Mai. Squire Zurich told the Times
that he would have 300 cadets on
hand 10 assist in any work neces-
sery 10 put up the tents in hurry
WORK UNDER WAY
Exhibitors. undismayed by the
damage done 10 their valuable
machines and displays on which
they had worked so hard. said
that they would be ready by Sun
day afternoon, providing the can
vas was in place 10 house them
Work OF clearing up the wreckage
and finding the extent Of the dam
age was already under way before
the meeting was started
The proposal 10 keep the Air
Show al the city airport an extra
week met with unanimous APP
proval. The Army Air Forces
Materiel Command at Wrieht
Field agreed 10 keep its exhibit
another week and promised TO
send even more.
Only tho Army Industrial Serv-
ices exhibit will be missing during
the final week II has commit
ment 10 he elsewhere, beginning
June 10 II will he replaced by
other exhibits, however
ORDERS PLACED
Orders for the new tents and
canvas have already been placed
and the rcplaccments are expected
10 be IN by tomorrow. New wiz
Ing will be installed and many
exhibitors will rearrange their
displays 10 IN new-Size tents
Pleas ~ swing shift ws1rt'sS 10
see the w133srs of air power also
brought response. II vas voted
Ihy the exhibitors 10 open tho A.
,Show four hours earlier on tw-
succeeding Fridays, June is and
q. 10 give the swing shifterS an
opportunity 10 see the displays
On those two days. tho show will
open al 10 a. m. instead Of 2 p. m.
The Times switchboard was
flooded yesterday with inquiries
from thousands OF would-be spec
tators who were eager 70 SEQ the
Air Show. Hundreds Of others
besieged the city airport ground(
despite the announcement Of the
damage by the storm and were
turned away disappointed
But Sunday afternoon the gates
will open again a new attendance
record is expected