Show ARMY PILOTS HOP LAST TIME WITH AIRMAIL Salt lake Personnel Will leave Soon for Home Fields Army ilo bade commer commer- bon boa voyage in Salt SaIt Lake City Tuesday and relinquished the mail flying activities es to which they were assigned nearly three mOnths ago following wholesale cancellation of contracts by the government The army my birdmen's wings wings' were to be folded only a brief briet time however how how- ever for immediate preparations preparation launched throughout the western vestera west vest era ern zone to start the offIcers enlisted en en- listed men and planes no longer needed to fly the mail toward their home fields whIch are scattered from LouisIana and Texas to California Most ot of the men inca and much ot of the thel equipment will be en route home by Thursday night announced Colonel H. H H. H Arnold commanding the western west west- era ern zone We have the satisfaction of knowing our job has been well done and are anxious to get back to our regular activities Inclement weather in California delayed de de- the last scheduled army mall mail flight through Salt Lake City The plane from Oakland did not arrive until 1030 a. a m. m nearly three hours overtime Another army shIp picked up the mail cargo and winged its wa way eastward writing the final page to the history of army mail flying Record Is Claimed The final day of regular army mall activity was not without its feature though for the all air corps speeded the mail from San Francisco to Newark In 14 hours and 8 minutes Monday and immediately laid claim to the transcontinental airmail flyIng record i The best previous time was 13 hours and 5 minutes made February 19 between Los Angeles and Newark over a route miles shorter than the 2732 miles covered in Mondays Monday's speedy cross croS country fl flight Lieutenant Robert L. L who flew lew from Oakland to Salt Lake City In 3 hours and 5 minutes and Lieutenant Carl B. B McDanIels who sped the mail to Cheyenne averaged miles mUes per hour The planes carried regular loads and picked up mail at every stop in their flight to demonstrate practicability ity ot of rapid transportation ot of airmail it was announced Alfred Aifred Frank awarded the Salt Lake Great Falls Mont contract Monday prepared Tuesday to 0 start operations within 15 days S Schedules Started Two other commercial lines already al al- ready are swinging into their mail schedules A United Air Lines plane loaded with mall mail left the local airport at a. a m. m Tuesday for Seattle Five minutes later a General Air Lines ship took of off for San Diego with its cargo of maiL The regular mail schedules in and out ot of Salt Lake City as announced Tuesday by the postoffice departS depart depart- S ment are Route No Newark Oakland L I Eastbound leaves Salt Lake at a. a m. m and 5 a. a m. m Westbound leaves Salt Lake at a. a m m. and 1240 1210 p. p m. m L I Route No 13 Salt San Lake Diego I Eastbound arrives Salt Lake at atS S a. a m. m Westbound leaves Salt SaltS S Lake at 3 a. a m. m I Route No Salt 12 Seattle Lake I Southbound arrives Salt Lake at a. a m. m Northbound leaves Salt Lake at 3 a. a m. m Portland Or Ore flights leave Salt Lake at 1 p. p m. m Arnold Praises Men Commercial planes replaced the theS S army in the west more rapidly than in the east according to an AssocIated I The Oakland Newark l route was the only one upon which commercial planes were carrying mod l in the east cast the dispatch re re- ported Postal officials at Washington said other routes would be surrendered to commercial ships within the next few days Colonel Arnold paId his route corn com manders mandels high praise in a final conference con con- ference with them at zone headquarters here Monday night We have gained much valuable experience experience ex- ex he them Much ol of our work would have been less successful however were it not for the excellent hospitality given us in Salt Lake City and other cities throughout the west veat |