Show 1 POSTWAR POST WAR FLYING IN YOUR HOME yown toll ati T T me Mf malir lir bar Avi aviation atio writers BV CC CAMPBELL association 0 c Q eddons model now a good deal of th the guesswork is to be re removed moved from d decisions eci SIO ns upon the relative addan advantages and costs ot of local air airpark park construction A model aira airpark ark is being built in a typical small comman community ity eldon missouri population 2590 the idea was conceived by eugene V fryhoff in charge of the aviation section of the missouri state department of resources and development planned as a public improvement the citizens of eldon ae led d by their energetic and progressive mayor robert reed and his farseeing tars fars seeing associates associate expect their airpark to pay dividends in attracting equipment ground marking I 1 aid aids and communication equipment at planned future improvement im alove ramt sT aej lighting equipment and facia material for runways and t taxi Q str i are also projected a and these use U se strips other facility improvements ivill bild tried out from time to time buz i the model airpark I 1 at eldon tia been endorsed by three national nati has av aaion organizations the national Natio lial aeronautic association the nation al aviation trades association ais the personal aircraft and council of etc the aircraft industries assoni association aaion of at america vote yes scratch no and watch eldon grow was the slogan bail put over worth of 01 model air I 1 76 7 6 MODEL AIRPARK being constructed at eldon eidon mo alo two turf alight strips and estimated cost to eldon eidon citizens including service building this does not include hangar buildings aboya in sketch the airpark is five blocks from the business district new enterprises and aiding in general the substantial growth of their city interest in its development however is not confined to the immediate locality or even to the state in which it is to be established for eldon airpark isao is to be a model from which communities in all parts of the country can obtain basic knowledge of airpark site selection construction cost and operation at eldon i an ideal airpark site was located only five blocks from the business district within a short time after the plans were laid an educational plan to acquaint residents with all details was conducted As a result the civic minded people of the community voted in a ratio of nine to one in favor of an airpark bond issue of eldon officials have agreed to keep complete accurate records of all transactions regarding the development airpark equipment research is to continue for at least five years permanent exhibits of hangars fueling park bonds newspaper articles ad ver sponsored by most ot of the leading citizens and merchants of ot the town and the lake of the ozarks resort owners nearby letters writ ten home by local men in various branches of the armed services a personal canvass of taxpayers taxpayer to whom a full explanation of the project was made and placards placed I 1 in most of the local business establishments lish ments were all effective in pro i doting the bonds el election day found a sound truck reminding people to vote for the installation with such slogans as a vote yes for progress put el don on the air map A live town grows a weak town dies etc later a news commentator ait oit on fc new york city radio tola listeners little eldon missouri population 2590 shows big new york population umpteen millions how to get an airpark this la Is the he of at ft a series tl of 1 att leles a oo 00 n postwar post a w war fi bylic y i n ff and nd its offset on oil eai m judity uni 1 life ifer T the b e next article national grones aid la a airpark planning will 11 ll appear in ID an early lr bent |