Show J E garn chosen director of state aero commission appointment of J E garn as director of the state aeronautics commission com effective immediately was announced tuesday by W D hammond commission chairman since last november mr G gam M has been supervising engineer of 11 western states alaska and hawaii for the united states bureau of air commerce in that position he had technical supera supervision Is i on over construction of airports airport financed under in creating the aeronautics commission and authorizing the appointment of a director the last legislature earmarked for the use of the new department gasoline taxes derived from the sale of gasoline for aviation purpose this money is to be used for administration and also the improvement of airports and of roads leading to airports the new law requires the licensing of pilots aircraft and airports and empowers the commission to adopt certain safety regulations the aeronautics commission has the same personnel as the road commission mr hammond said that E C knowlton and agnes mcneill chief engineer and secretary respectively of the road commission win will act in the same capacities pa cities to the aeronautics commission mr garn will report to the commission through the chief engineer mr garn was for a year regional supervisor and consulting engineer of the bureau of air commerce before being appointed supervising er engineer for the western region last november before joining the bureau he was district engineer for the state road commission with headquarters at richfield |