Show JT 0 it tf AVIATION ion NOTES AIRPORT CHATTER former combat fliers flers in the phila delphia area have formed a pilots club purposes of the club are to give veterans an opportunity to keep abreast of latest aviation develops ments and to participate in harig flying air carnivals and barnstorm ing tours the word glenwood has been painted on top of 0 the glenwood iowa armory for benefit ot of air traffic the sign includes nu gerals giving distances to the new near q est airport council bluffs and the the nearest paved landing field omaha using materials salvaged from two barracks on an old civilian cm cinq l camp site montrose colo cloi Is const constructing a new hangar at its I 1 municipal airport the hanga hangars rW specifications are designed tor for ator i age of eight planes the ain or ort operated at clarinda iowa by ray schenck has been approved by civil aeronautics commission and 10 l dents are learning to fly under the GI bill of rights sundance wyo has completed its air marker 1 the first in that section of 0 wyoming wyoming and third in the state for or noncom non com mercial airports the marker has the name Sund sundance ancell to in letters I 1 10 feet high and information indicating direction and distance to the suni sum dance airport nevada mo dedicated its new municipal air airports portE hangar with an air circus sponsored by the junior chamber of come com E f merce prizes were awarded the oldest and youngest visiting pilots and the pilot coming the longest di 5 F tance spot landing and paper cut ting contests were other attractions attraction sn i 0 0 f when clayton myron and pearl westerman of seattle de aided to get married it was i only natural they should want to exchange vows in a plane 2500 I 1 feet above lake washington they met while working in the boeing bocane plant their first date was a plane ride 0 0 0 recreation TI ON CENT CENTERS ER S development of airports as recreation centers for small towns and rural america is envisaged in an arl analysis of building trends in air ports with new airports and 1623 improvements already planned froma from f a program of federal aid in addil tion to almost an equal number t III be built from private capital vir valri every rural family will bg b within easy distance of an airport air to make their airports self sup porting airport operators are seeking out every possible source of rev denue additional attractions ac cording to present trends will ini in 4 il elude clude bowling alleys retail and service stores and amusement conces providing recreational ties tor for the entire family the survey also revealed an arl ar trend toward construct ing airports on the open plan large window areas providing spee spec gators with an unbroken view of field operations by encouraging tors the small town airport will ad to its concession revenue NEW TRAINER represent ing the greatest advancement in naval primary trainers since world war 1 I the faira hit d I the navys newest primary trainer made its first test flight at the fairchild aircraft division in Hagers hagerstown town lla bid built along ke 1 the lines of a fighter it embodies several major improvements 1 AIRMAIL POST OFFICES it from a single unit operated by p lone ione clerk in 1927 the int of unite states airmail field post offices ha I 1 multiplied to 31 with iolj 1 clerks I 1 n I 1 was less than 19 years ago tha the first field station ol oil 01 recon opened its doors at Clev cleveland eRnd to the purpose of expediting low 0 airmail then a compa comparative Lra domestic service although the gov U emm ent had been exper ime adf tini 4 with it since 1918 additional airreal field post offices soon were set up 11 u other strategic cities |