Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-07 | Page 11 | Army's Pilots End Salt Lake Mail Flights

ARMY'S PILOTS 1 END SALT LAKE MAIL FLIGHTS Commercial Fliers to Take TakeOver Take Over Job Tuesday Morning WAShINGTON May T 7 UP- UP The postoffice department today signed a contract with Alfred Frank to fly the mall mail from Salt Loke City to Gre Mont Frank former president ot of the National Parks Airways bid for the route as an Individual The army's birdmen who have flown the airmail prepared to fold their wings Monday as commercial fliers mets made ready to wing their way across the nations nation's mall maU routes Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning The first civilian pilot to fly a load of mall mail out ot of Salt Lake City since wholesale cancellation of contracts nearly three months ago will start for Seattle at a. a m. m Tuesday Army birdmen operating out o of western zone headquarters here prepared pre pre- pared Monday to end theIr mail flying fly fly- lag ing activities and return to more warlike warlike war war- like maneuvers Final checkup revealed the army all air corps has handled more than pounds of air mall mail at the local airport since taking over the service February me No Serious Accidents During that time army pilots have bave flown the mall mail more than air miles in this zone without a serious accident The six deaths charged to the air corps in this region during the past three months di did not occur on regular mail nights flights Mail contracts recently awarded commercial airlines become becom effective Monday midnight although the last ot of the army planes carrying mail mail will not leave here until a. a m. m Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day for Chicago Local postoffice officials Monday received the first schedule for mail departures in commercial planes but the orders did not mention the corn com involved On the basis of contracts alread awarded however it was expected the General Air Lines holder of of the Salt Los Lake Angeles route contract will use Western Air Express planes and that United Air Lines ships will carry the mail east and west on the route and northwest on the Salt Seattle Lake route Flyers to Return The last array army plane from Seattle and 3 O p m. m Monday The second commercial mail flight out ot of Salt Lake City will leave for Los Angeles at 4 a. a rn m. Tuesday according according ac ac- cording to postoffice orders The last army anny light flight to southern California will begin at 7 p. p m. m Monday Monda Mail arriving in Salt Lake City from Oakland at a. a m. m Tuesday will continue eastward in an army ship at a. a m m. m The first westbound mail In a corn com mercial plane will leave Chicago at a. a m. m Tuesday en route to San Francisco This mail will leave here at 1240 p. p m. m Tuesday Every possible dispatch will be used in returning the of officers cers and enlisted enlisted en- en listed men of the air corps from the mail posts to their home fields army officials promised Monday Colonel H. H H. H Arnold in charge of the zone and his route commanders will confer at the corps headquarters in the e hotel at 7 p. p m. m to tolay tolay lay final plans for the th-e evacuation Colonel Arnold flew to Oakland Sunday Sunda but was expected expect d to return late Monday Meeting with him will willbe willbe be Major C. C L L. Tinker commander of the Oakland Cheyenne route Major Charles T. T Phillips ot of the Salt Lake Lake- Portland route Captain Ira C. C Baker Eaker of the Salt San San Lake Diego route and Captain Bernard T. T Cast Castor r of the Denver Cheyenne route Captain Frank OD Hunter zone executive ex- ex officer was ordered to return March field Cat Cal Sunday Sunda to to prepare prepare pre pre- pare for transfer to the Panama Canal Zone Lieutenant George D. D Northrup and his photographic detachment departed depart depart- ed Monday morning the lieutenant by air and his aides in the field photographic photographic photo photo- graphic truck Several of the planes which have been in use in this zone will depart de de- part for their home fields Tuesday Nearly all will have left by Thursday night It is expected the last of the officers and enlisted men will be been been en route to their home fields and the zone office closed within 10 days