Show er s Prediction In 1930 AIm Almost st True Today Im no prophet That's what World War Ace Eddie would probably say if he were asked what's going to happen 10 years from tram now Nevertheless 10 years ago he made an amazing prediction In 1930 there was no commercial passenger aircraft from coast to coast in the U. U S. S None at all On April 27 1930 nevertheless Captain made this prediction We will make coast to airplane airplane air air- plane trips in 1940 in 10 hours Cruising speeds of miles an hour will be common And he almost hit the nail on the head And unlike most predictions it came true Stratosphere flying between the coasts on a schedule of 13 hours and 40 minutes began on regular schedule during July of this year Actually only 11 hours and 45 minutes minutes min utes utes were required by the new stra on its maiden flight July 9 The pilot disregarded the schedule that had been so carefully planned and let the ponies run By Dy forcing the plane and missing two of at the scheduled three stops he cut more than an hour off the previous coast coast to coast to-coast record Before Before Be De fore the new service was started normal commercial flying time was 15 hours and 42 minutes 15 IS Passengers Aboard The fought headwinds part of the way to cruise miles an hour on the inaugural flight One stop was made in Kansas City where SPANKED WIVES Sioux City II 8 L D. D has haa the distinction dis perhaps dubious of Gf anew anew a anew new organization called the Spanked Wives club According to Mrs I Lora Lora- Lane the clubs club's leader the alms aims of the organization tion are based baaed on a happier home borne life lite The club Is made up of or wives who got cot spanked by their husband when they needed It U Mrs Lane says say Our husbands bus bos- bands band dont don't beat us they Just rust spank pank us the she says say y y t Y I t E Capt Eddie whose hose prediction In 1930 of ot a hour 10 coast coast- coast to-coast air service In 1940 is almost true the plane took on 1500 gallons of gasoline The trip was made with witha a full commercial load of 15 passengers passengers gers Including some movie stars o. o of course coursel coursel 1 and a crew of three Captain statement forecasting this great advance in aviation was printed in the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C C. Sunday Star on April 27 1930 Though had made his prediction when there was no coast to air passenger service six Ix months month later the first of such commercial flights took place These flights were still till a far cry from tram his prediction The then newly newly new new- ly organized Transcontinental c anc and Western Air Line Lin proudly announced that their planes would fly passengers passengers gers across the continent in only 36 30 hours The prediction was based upon sound reasoning and not upon super optimism or a desire for tor notoriety |