Sensations of Man I on First Air Trip As Told by A. Plenn ^ By ABEL PLENN For shuttling In and out of a transparent light, gradually becoming thicker and more impenetrable, forcing us at times to fly 25 feet over tele graph wires; the innocent playfulness of the experienced pilot when the weather had cleared; and strong cross-winds that challenged the roar ing determination of the plane on the return trip—these and many minor I actors though no less impressive: on a young man’s still sensitive nerves combined to make this re porter’s first airplane ride a fan tastic experience of wonder (that will have to be read between the lines) and wild observation on the flight from here to Monterrey and return. The trip was made in or der that I might be a participating ■witness of the extension of com plete air mail, passenger and ex press service as far as Durango, P%Q-, Mexico, over the Interoceanic roiijfe run by the Corporacion Aero nautica de Transportes, S. A. < Aeronautic Transport Corpora tion) from here to Mazatlan via Monterrey, Torreon and Durango. The take-off from here in the silver-colored, sturdy Ryan plane, was at 7 a. m., with Major Bernard A. Law as pilot, myself as passen ger in the back seat, and a large bag of air mail separating me from the mysteries of the controls. The Major, in his playful way, and careful that my first airplane ride should be abnormally interesting, lifted the plane in an “army take off,” and apparently cared nothing about this too, too solid flesh thawing, melting and resolving it t self into a dew He rather prefer red the idea of having it pass out at once if possible, but the villain was disappointed in his hopes. It was over the picturesque little town of Bravo that the Major again attempted to prevent me from seeing too much or nothing at all by circling over the bright pink, yellow and blue plastered houses and the well-ucltivated fields at an angle that would frighten the solemn laws of equilibrium and geometry. The heavy fog enshrouding the mountains this side of Monterrey made the thrill and wonder of fly ing more realistic. Besides, it re vealed the pilot’s experience where as up to now I had seen his sense of humor. We detoured around the mountains for about fifty miles and while I was mediating on the insolence of the fog and whether we would reach Monterrey in an hour, right below loomed up a sight exhilarating to any harrowed mind, the Cuauhtemoc brewery in the midst of Monterrey. It was 9:23 a. m. Touching the earth again wre had all the flavor of meeting a friend ---, ; I i 1 Crammed full . of health! Being delicious is a big enough job for most crackers. 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The mail was delivered, the plane from Durango, a Fairchild piloted by A. Anderson and Holmes came in, lunch was eaten and drunk, comments on the flights, and the difference between Monterrey, Tor recn and Durango were exchanged, gasoline was poured in the wings of both planes, and Anderson took off with the mail for Torreon and Durango in the Ryan in which we had come. Holmes, as pilot, with Major Law, Pedro A. Chapa and the writer as passengers, took off for Brownsville a few minutes later in the orange and black Fairchild with air mail for northern points. Rough cross-winds unsuccessfully tried to battle the plane. The fog had lifted and wTe climbed the mountains that we had been forced to go around before. Climbing a mountain in an airplane is the emotional value of the Thousand and One Nights projected into physical space. But, after all, there is only one first impression. During the return trip I slept part of the way, as if I were on a railroad train. . . . The extension of the complete service all the way to Mazatlan will be inaugurated shortly, acording to Major Law, traffic representative in Brownsville for the Corporacion Aeronauticia de Transportes, S. A. • Aeronautic Transport Corpora tion), since reports from the inter ior and west coast of Mexico are to the effect that the rebels are retreating toward Sonora and the situation is calming itself consid erably. The air mail, passenger and ex press service between here and Durango is made daily, except Sundays. Following is the sched ule: West bound— Leave Brownsville-Matamoros 7 a. m.; arrive Monterrey 9:50 a. m.; arrive Torreon 1:50 p. m.; arrive Durango 4:10 p. m. East bound— Leave Durango 9 a. m.; arrive Torreon 11:20 a. m.; arrive Mon terrey 3:20 p. m.; arrive Browns ville-Matamoros 6:10 p. m. NATIONALIST TROOPS DEFEAT INSURGENTS NANKING, March 29.—(,P>— Chinese Nationalist soldiers, mov ing to put down the movement in the Wuhan cities of Hupeh, have captured the city of Wusueh, in flicting sharp losses on Wuhan troops there. Wusueh is in Hupeh, on the Yangtse Kiang, between the Wuhan cities and Nanking. A site for the Lemmon, S. D. municipal airport has been selected just west of the city. According to plans drawn up, the area will be developed through construction of four runways, none of which wTill be under 3,500 feet in length. Add ed facilities, such as hangars and shops, will be added later. An auxiliary landing field has been completed at Greenwood, S. C. Dedication exercises are planned for April. A dry goods company in Great Falls, Mont., has erected a stand ard rotating electric beacon for night flying. An auxiliary search light is operated in connection with the main unit to project a shaft of light toward Vance field, the local airport. All survey work on the New York Albany section of the New York Montreal airw’ay has been complet ed, with construction work due to start in April. The Portland-Seattle section of the San Francisco-Seattle airway is now under construction, with con tracts calling for completion of the work within 110 days. Lights on the La Cross-Twin Cities airway will be turned on within a few weeks to aid night fliers between Chicago and the Min nesota cities. Stout field, owned by the state of Indiana, will be developed for use by Transcontinental Air trans port of its Indianapolis stop. A municipal airport is under consid eration and may later become the center of operations for the trans continental line. Transcontinental Air transport has leased or purchased sites for airports which it plans to develop at Waynoka, Okla.; Clovise, N. M.; Albequerque, N. M.; Winslow, Ariz.; and Kingman, Ariz. These cities have been chosen as stops on the western division of the transcon tinental line. Hangars 120 by 200 feet are under contract for the air ports at Clovis and Waynoka. Construction work on the new Omaha municipal airport will be started soon. Half a million dol lars has been made available for airport development purposes and a federal airport expert, has assist ed in selecting a site. Actual plan ning and construction of the air port has been placed in the hands of a company specializing in airport engineering and design. Hangars, shops and complete night lighting equipment are included in the plans. The board of park commissioners, in control of Minneapolis’ airport developments, is undecided whether to continue the deevlopment of the present airport or to locate on a new site. It has been estimated that $900,000 will be required to complete the present airport, which is believed by some experts to be too far from the city. A complete study of all plans is to be made by the board before a decision is reached. I : hand? 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The entertainment will be heid at the Valley Fair grounds, with part of the program to be held in the auditorium at the Fair, and part in the open. Reservations will be taken start ing within the next few days, Ward said, and the most desirable seats will go to those making reservations early. The first affair of this kind was held last year, as a salesman's ban quet and entertainment. This year it is to be given for VaLey busi ness men in general. — EaSTER breakfast! What a delightful tradition—the joyousness, the freshness of it! 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Directors of the Harlingen Cham ber of Commerce discussed the matter, and decided that they would leave it to the chamber of commerce secretaries. M. F. Ward, local secretary, said that the meeting probably will be held the latter part of April, being put off until then because of the Texas Commercial Executives’ as sociation meeting in Dallas early in the month, and other meetings. FRUIT PRACTICALLY ALL OFF OF TREES - - - -- (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN. March 29.—Practi cally all citrus fruit is off the trees in the Valley, and the small re mainder is expected to be off the trees by the end of the day Satur day, March 30. said P. A. Hoidale, in charge of quarantine enforce ment in the Valley. The host free period starts March NO MAN Can Be BelterThan HisStomach DO YOU realize that your stomach plays a most important part in the success of your work? 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