Show JI Expansion Jf of Private Private Flying Facilities Looms for S. S S. S L. L AIR COMMITTEE EYES POSSIBLE mm SITE FOR FIELD Army Officer Arrives To Direct Move Of Troops to Texas The expansion of private flying facilities necessitated by Salt Lakes Lake's development as a vital center center center cen cen- ter of military aviation approached Monday as a committee began Inspection in inspection inspection in- in of possible sites for an auxiliary field to the he municipal airport The committee comprises members members members mem mem- bers of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce aviation committee commIttee- Walter WaIter L. L Roche Lincoln R. R Ure and Vern G. G Halliday One area under consideration is north and east of the municipal airport due west of Becks Beck's hot tot springs and near the Salt Lake- Lake Davis county line Considering Locations The committee is considering locations lo locations locations lo- lo near the municipal airport but so situated as not to interfere with military activities For example example example ex ex- ex- ex ample the Utah Central airport at West Twenty-first Twenty South street was deemed unsuitable in being virtually south of the municipal municipal municipal mu mu- airport The huge army bombers that will come here with the Third bombardment group from Barksdale field in Louisiana need a long glide angle and take take- off Present plans call for retaining commercial aviation activities at atthe atthe atthe the municipal airport Gus P Pw P. Backman executive secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the Salt SaIt Lake chamber of commerce and Captain William G. G Bowyer commanding officer of the army air corps detachment at atthe atthe atthe the airport were awaiting arrival of a three-man three war department board expected this week to check on building facilities for the military airdrome to be established near the airport by the bombardment bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment group Officer Arrives Meanwhile the m metamorphosis of Fort Douglas from a camp for foot soldiers to a base for fighters fight fight- ers of the air advanced another phase with the arrival late Monday of th the officer to be in charge of removal of the first unit of the Thirty-eighth Thirty infantry regiment He is Major William S. S M MUrray Mur Murray MUr- MUr rray r- r ray transferred from from the Thirty Thirty- f fourth infantry at Fort o oft t Mead e B Baltimore Bal Bal- t- t e f Md Did He will be in charge of 13 of officers f- f and enlisted men men who will leave about 6 a. a m. m next Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- by motor convoy for Fort Sam Houston Texas To Travel by Rail The remainder of about 1100 officers officers officers of of- and men will travel by rail raU leaving the evening of August 5 said Major Nicholas post executive officer and acting tant War department word is awaited as to ro route te this rail contingent contingent contingent con con- will wIlI take Major General Walter WaIter C. C Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Swee Swee- I ney retiring as commanding officer officer officer of the Third battalion is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to leave Salt Lake City this week for Washington D. D C. C to o confer with war department officials officials oW- oW daIs regarding possibility of using hundreds of square miles in western western western west west- I ern Utah and eastern Nevada as asa asa a militarized area for mass training training training train train- ing of troops |