Evening star. [volume], September 24, 1937, Page A-13, Image 13

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WORT PETITION!
PRESSURE IS SEEN
Commerce Bureau Hearing
to Probe Hint of Pilot
Coercion.
Rumors that Eastern Airlines pilots
who signed a recent petition to the
Commerce Department requesting a
lifting of restrictions on the opera
tion of airliners used in the Wash
ington-New York service did so under
pressure are expected to be a subject
of inquiry at public hearings in the
Commerce Department October 7 on 1
the Washington Airport situation.
Officials at the Commerce Depart
ment said they expect to go into every
phase of the local airport problem
during the hearing and are prepared
to consider both the requested lighten
ing of limitations at Washington
Airport and also the imposition of
even more rigid restrictions.
Petition l oads to Hearing.
The Eastern Air pilots' petition,
sent from New York last week, was
largely responsible for the decision
of the Commerce Department to hold
hearings on the whole question, it
was said.
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker,
general manager of Eastern, has an
nounced publicly that if the Wash
ington Airport restrictions on the
Douglas DC-2 airplane remain in
force, it may be necessary this Winter
to discontinue the hourly Washing
ton-New York ''merry-go-round”
service. This would result in the dis- I
missal of nine airplane crews and
corresponding ground personnel, he
indicated.
Job Threat Seen as Factor.
It is believed the threatened dis- j
continuance of the local service be
tween the two cities may have had
a bearing on the attitude of the pilots
who signed the petition. It is this '
phase of the situation which is ex- j
pecte^i to figure in the coming hear- '
ing.
The National Airline Pilots’ As- I
sociation, which led the fight for en
actment of the existing Federal re
strictions on Washington Airport. j
claimed the support of the pilots of
Eastern and other airlines operating
out of Washington.
> Officials of the association said that, j
although they have no direct knowl
edge that the threatened closing of
the "merry-go-round" has had any
influence in changing the minds of
its members, they feel the possibility
of such a situation should be con
tidered.
WILL MAP CRUISE
t --
Final preparations for a combined
airplane and automobile cruise on
Sunday will be made at a membership
meeting of the Washington Air Derby
Association at 8 o'clock tonight in the
association club house at the College
Park Airport.
Automobiles are to begin the cruise
from the club house at 11 a m. Sun
day. Members flying airplanes are
scheduled to leave at 11:30 a.m. The
4 destination will not be announced
until time of departure. Eight air- 1
planes and 15 automobiles are expected
to take part in the cruise and there
will be trophies for a ‘‘fiying. compass
hunt,” which is to be a part of the
cruise, and for a ground crew con
test. Members are asked to bring i
lunches.
Tonight's meeting will include a .
•howing of motion pictures. 1
Jury Hears President’s Son *
James Roosueu whose Georgetown home ivas robbed re
cently by two colored youths, is shown leaving District Court
after going before the grand jury to identify his gold watch, cuff
links and other stolen articles. He is accompanied by Detective
M. B. Moore Cleji) and Capt. J. E. Bowers of the seventh precinct.
Those accused of me robbery are Francis Carter. 20. and James
Dyson, 17, both of the 1200 block of Thirty-seventh street. They
pleaded not guil+y. —Star Staff Photo.
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