Show Salt Lake Urged as Plane Name 0 9 Chamber Asks Honor Honor in Air A Flight e o- o Keen Interest Shown Show in Aviation ALT LAKE may fly around the world next month 3 Ross Beason president of the Salt Lake chamber o of commerce has wired the army air service headquarters in Washington D. D C. C urging that one of the four the around-the- world airplanes airplanes' be christened Salt Lake The four ships which will hop off from Los Angeles on March l 15 on n a special mile voyage will be Jc named after American cities Salt Lakes Lake's claim to a right to be selected is based on the great interest that has been displayed in this territory in aviation One of the principal points of the air mall service and the headquarters of the western division of ot that branch the citizenry citizenry citi citi- o of Salt Lake Lale has has done much toward the advancement of of aviation aviation avia avia- tion both from the commercial and scientific standpoint it is con con- tended HANGAR OFFERS EXAMPLE The prompt action taken by both city cuy and chamber of ot commerce officials oft of- of in plans ln for tor the reconstruction t tion ot of the e air mail mall hangar at Woodward field which was destroyed de- de ed by fire is ls a criterion of Salt 01 Lakes Lake's ke's kes pride and interest In aviation it is shown Tue record made In Ia this locality by the air mail man Is most remarkable inasmuch as no pilot has been i killed i d while ca carrYing yle mail mall The territory surrounding Salt Lake is regarded regarded the most difficult on the I postal route In all an probability Senators Reed Smoot and William H. H King will be asked to back the move EXCELLENT AIR RECORD Records of ot the flying time of the I members of the Three Hundred Twenty ninth observation squadron squad squad- ron ron a unit in the resene corps which trains all reserve pilots and observers In Wyoming Idaho Mon on- on tana Nevada and Utah sho sho v that aviators a residing In Salt Lake have been In the air a total of ot hours during the past year rear The training Program consists rot of flights on Sundays and da days s The schedule followed by local fliers liers fit them for immediate duty on reconnaissance mission bombardment expedition or photographic photographic pho pho- or surveillance exploits Captain LaMar Lal Nelson secretary secretary secre secre- tary to Governor Charles It n. Mabey is commanding officer of the squadron Flying time credited during 1923 Included Lieutenant J. J M. M Barnes 85 88 Captain LaMar LaMa Nelson 59 Lieutenant Ray Hay T T. Elsmore 38 Lieutenant Claron I Nelson 20 C. C B. B Whitney 21 Lieutenant A. A S. S Gregory 16 Li Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- u- u tenant Roland D. D Kelly Ceny 13 4 Lieuten Lieutenant nt Murray W. W McCarty 10 0 |