North Carolina Newspapers

Aviation Trades Association Seeks T o Make N.C. Air-Minded N. C. Federation Of Tar Heel Airport Operators Placing State In Lead By TOM W. DAVIS President, North Carolina Aviation Trades Association As far baclc as a decade ago it became apparent to a small group of aircraft service operators in North Carolina that united effort would be essential before too long if North Carolina was to retain its enviable aeronautical position. At that time a politically in fluential public servant was about! to find himself without a job, and grasped the idea that perhaps he1 could introduce a law setting him-! self up as a state director of aero nautics, which would entail, among other things, the usual aviation gas | tax and would empower him to further regulate aviation in North Carolina. This thing came so quickly and unexpectedly that only a handful of operators could be cdllared in time to rush to Raleigh and get the bill killed. That taught us all a lesson. We don't intend to intimate that state directors of areonautics can not be a valuable asset to state aviation, but thus far we see more unsatisfactory results in other states than we do satisfac tory. From that time on serious con sideration has been given to the establishment of what we now have, the North Carolina Aviation Trades Association. While this dis tasteful incident was instrumental in proving the need for the asso ciation, the killing of bills and lob bying is by no means the main purpose of the organization. Organized June 20, 1946 During the summer of 1946 a small group of operators met on several difierent occasions to dis cuss the establishment of the or ganization and on June 20 the charter meeting was held. A large We Supply Complete International-Approved Truck Service ALLISON MOTOR CO. Phone 41 Sylva, N. C. number of operators from all parts of the state gathered in Winston Salem to draw up the constitution' and by-laws, to elect officers for the ensuing ye^r, and to establish a work program for the association. In addition to a president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, eight other directors were elected to represent various sections of the state. It was decided at that time to establish several committees, each of which could concentrate on the particular activities of the as sociation which would deal spe cifically with the respective com mittee. These committees are: re pair and overhaul committee, flight activities committee, finance committee, public relations com mittee, program committee, air-~~ craft sales committee, legislative committee and membership com mittee. ? The constitution clearly outlines the object of the association as "to foster the interests of its members; to encourage and advance the spirit of unity^and friendship among its members; to acquire, preserve, and disseminate valuable informa tion; promote safety in aviation as a form of transportation; and to work for such other proper and lawful objectives as may be con sistent with the public interest. The association shall be operated entirely on a non-profit basis." As can be seen, this is a program covering a very broad field and re quiring a great deal of activity. Unfavorable Publicity Let us consider for a moment the duty of fostering the interests of the members. Recently one of the operators expressed the feeling that a large newspaper in the state was playing up, to an unnecessary degree, aircraft accidents, and even went so far as to print the story of a man's reactions when flying over mountainous country. It sounded more like a nightmare than a flight over even the worst of mountains. This story certainly had no news value, but was merely a space fil ler, and to make it printable the reporter had to make it sound like a dime-novel thriller. This sort of thing certainly helps no one in the airplane business, and, in effect, does everybody a lot of harm. It further misleads the public, who are in dire need of "air-condition ing.M Fear of flying is nothing more than ignorance of what it is. You remember when you were a tot you were afraid of the dark be cause some one told you there was always a "bogey-man" in the darkness. When you grew up and were educated to the fact that there was no "bogey-man," you were no longer afraid. The same thing ap plies to flying. Another most important function of the association is that of dis seminating up to date information among the membership. There has never been a business that changes ro rapidly as the aviation business. Similarly, up to date and reliable information has a more immediate and drastic effect on the aviation business than perhaps that of any other. Many operators have said For Summer Leisure Hours # Enjoy your'summer leisure hours in one of our comfortable porch or lawn chairs, adjustable for any position. Large shipment just arrived. a ' "It's Easy To Pay The Sossamon Way" SOSSJUMN FURNTURE CO. PHone 57 Sylva, N. C. Mascot Arrives By Parachute AFTER EE1N0 PARACHUTED from a high-flying plane during maneuvers near Ladd Field, Alaska, "Moe," the canine mascot of task force "Frigid," is released by two members of the airborne unit At left, giving a hand to "Moe/* wno is an expert at 'chute jrmping, Is Pvt. Donald Straub, West Fargo. N. D., and, at right, Corp. Salvadore Musso, Gramercy, La. U. S. Army Signal Corps photo. (International Soundphtto) Hero Found Sltiirt A HERO of the Italian campaign, Fiske Dellinger, 24, of Wakefield, Mass., was found beaten to death in a vacant lot, Elmhurst, L. I* New York. Held in the slaying of the son of a prominent Boston at torney is a 22-year-old unemployed war veteran of New York City. Young Dellinger was employed at LaGuardia Field. (International) j that they spend a large part of their time just finding out what's new. Otherwise they feel that their op erating procedures would be out moded over night with costly re sults. The association provides an ideal clearing hiuse for valuable information, and by nature of i*. affiliation with the National Avia tion Trades association all informa tion of national importance is im mediately made available to the membership. The association has in many in stances assisted operators in the? preparation of curiculums and other details incident to the estab lishment of G. I. flight training schools.- This service saves the members many costly hours and days of preparation only to have the proposals returned for further information in many cases. It fur ther eliminates the necessity of many fruitless and costly trips to the nearest regional Veterans Ad ministration office. Only recently the CAM promul gated regulations requiring all charter operators to obtain an ap proved operating certificate. If the operator uses more than five single-engine aircraft in charter service or operates even one multi engine aircraft he must prepare a i voluminous operations and main- j tenance "manual, which would re quire weeks to complete. The as sociation as now endeavoring to have one standard manual ap proved which would be available to the membership. In this connection it is well to point out that the North Caro lina Aviation Trades Association expects to carry all of these activi ties on a very limited budget at a minimum of cost to the individual members. The present dues are 54'CD"per"month for members hav ing four or less persons fully em-p ployed, including administrative personnel; $6.00 per month for those having more than four but less than 10 employees; and $8.00 per month for operating members having 10 or more persons fully employed. The associate member ship dues are $100.00 per year. The state association pays annual dues, of $750.00 as its share in the sup port of the national association. Eyes Legislation Perhaps one of the most impor tant functions of the association is that of keeping up to date on avia tion legislation, both good and bad, state and federal. Only recently representatives of the association appeared before the House com mittee on counties, cities, and towns, of the 1947 North Carolina \ Legislature, strongly urging the defeat of a bill which would em power county conimis.-ijr.crs to regulate the establishment of air ports and even to re^ulu.e ti c typi and scope of op'.?r?tiors ond ute on airports. Undoubtedly the e will be more attempts to put through bills which would tend :o ret: rt rather than encourage the devel opment of aeronautics in this great state, and until adjournment of this session of the Legislature no stone was left unturned to keep pu-te on sucn developments. The association is wholehearted ly beh.nd the No^th Carolina Aero nautics CommLsio. , wnich was es tablished during the 194.1 st:ite leg islature, and has been called on by ? hp f*? ~ for ndvice cm manj 'occasions. With these three organi RETRAINING IN VA HOSPITALS DOES NOT AFFECT G. I. RIGHTS Educational retraining given p - ti-ents in Veterans Admin strati.t hospitals does not affect their edu cational eligibility under either the G. I. B.ll or Public Law 16, the Veterans Administration Regional Office said today. The educational retraining pro gram includes 192 courses bein^ of fered through the United States Armed Forces Institute, and at I many VA hospitals it also yiclude< , instruction In typing and in f;ne 1 arts. Vtterars may ? v-o "ce eligMe to attend college while they i re hospitalized, ppnding final dis charge, and have their tuition p. i 1 by the government, VA said. How ever, time spent in college tram Law 16 will be charged against the zations, all of which have a sincere interest in the development of aeronautics in North Carolina, there can be little doubt that this state, the birthplace of aviation, will continue to excel. Forty per cent of the locker plants in operation in the Uni'.ec. States now provide for slaughter service, compared with only about ive per cent in 1940. 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