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The March, 1945 AIRPOST JOURNAL • JACK KNIGHT "AmpEX" TROPHY VOLUME XVI No. 6 TWENTY CENTS Give Noiv to the PBICE LIST OF Air Mail Stamps ' SENT FREE UPON REQUEST 1 ·.F. W. KESSLER 500 FIFTH AVENUE -A NEW YORK, N. Y. t::'.', - ' - ,.__ . •, ... 1 ,.. ./ . 1 / , :"l:i I· · ;' · ! J 'f- Cata/ogu.e Fund Off to Fine Start • Airposters Subscribe More than $1500 in Response to Initial Solicitation • by RICHARD L. SINGLEY Chairman, Finance Committee It is accordingly urged that you send Early response to the letter and pro }Our subscription at once to this writer spectus mailed to AAMS members and at 1022 West Ross St., Lancaster, Pa. If others· in regard to the proposed publica you have lost your prospectus or for tion of a new edition of THE AMERICAN some reason did not receive one, the Am MAIL ·CATALOGUE has been .. most writer will be glad to furnish full infor gratifying to the Committee and particu mation. Editor-ip-Chief Gatchell advises larly to your 'Finance Committee. Al that as soon as publication can definitely though only several weeks have elapsed be assured, he will be in a position to since the initial mailing, more than one announce the Sections to be included in hundred replies have brought orders for each voJume as well as a~ initial listing nine Sponsors' Editions at $100 each, of the Editorial staff. seventeen De Luxe Editions at $25 each The Chairman acknowledges with and approximately 75 subscriptions to thanks subscriptions from the following: the regular edition, accompanied by cash. Many others report theii intention SPONSORS' EDITION AT $100 EACH to subscribe for one or more of the 'Geo. ·W. Angers various editions in the near future. The Grace Conrath total subscribed to date is more than L. B. Gatchell $1,500. Although this sum -is substantial Comdr. J. G. Johnson and is indicative of the support which Fred W. Kessler , the Catalogue will receive, it is still in J. J. Klemann, Jr. sufficient to permit the Committee to Elmer R. Long make a final decision as to publication. Mrs. Ethel B. McCoy Meanwhile tentative plans are proceeding M. 0. Warns and it is hoped that by the next· report DELUXE EDITION AT $25 EACH sufficient funds will be in hand to per E.G. Arnold mit a definite publication commitment. J. Harold Cobb Mrs. Edith C. Dawson The feature article, "CHINA Herbert L. Eggert CLIPPER CRASHES," which ap Joseph L: Eisendrath, Jr. peared on this page List month was Dominick Fabian by RICHARD L. SINGLEY. George J. Gruen We regret the· omission of the Walter B. Hausler Author's name at the time of publi Edwin P. Haworth cation. John Wise Air Mail Society B. M. Kostenko THE AIRPOST JOURNAL -~~lttr~.~Wc~iN s~~ Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly. MARCH 1945 - VOL. XVI. NO. 6 - ISSUE 179 - 20c PER COPY 168 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL DE LUXE EDITION AT $25 EACH (Continued) Airport Dedication G. F. Lancaster Joseph E. Lustig Covers Mrs. Ethel B. McCoy R. Schoendorf • Lt. Herbert Schoenfield by MAURICE S. PETTY Richard L. Singley News of future •and past events REGULAR EDITION, PLUS ADDITIONAL under this section should be DONATIONS sent direct to Mr. Petty, 507 William E. Salomon, $15 Quackenbos St., N. W., Washing Ralph Cole, $10 ton 11, D. C. Eugene N. Costales, $7.50 FEBRUARY REPORT• Henry M. Horn, $6.00 COMING: Piqua, Ohio, is to have a REGULAR EDITION new airport. Although the dedication Harry Abelson, John Andrews, Thomas will not be soon, Miss Lillian L. Mont F. Armstrong, Jr., Edwar~ L. Arthur, gomery, 400 North Main St., will hold Dr., Joseph Beattie, Mrs. H, Benedict, covers for it. The new Greater Pitts Mrs. Beniamin J. Bowen, Bliss R. Bow burgh (Pa.) Airport in Moon Township man, J. C. Boyer, N. Penn Bugbee, was NOT dedicated on December 7th DDS., Herbert M. Canter, Lee H. Corn as planned, writes the Commanding Of ell, Mrs. Louise S. Davis, Dr. Albert ficer of the Air Transport Command to H. Feinerman, Frederick B. Fitts, G. V. member Geo. W. James, and returns Fisher, Jerome Fleischer, Dr. W. L. covers saying the event still is in the Fluck, H. P. Gaston, J. A. Gaylord, Aug. future. C. of C. also returned covers G. Gutmueller, Frank Herget, N. M. but P.M. did not, so presumably we can Hoffman, Dr. Joseph C. Horan, W. F. send some covers to P.M. Housman ACQ, Dr. Edward G. Huber, PAST DEDICATIONS: G. F, Lan~ Mrs. Ben Jaffa, Robert L. Jones, Henry caster has shown large souvenir pro J. Koenig, Frank J. Kovarik, Frank H. gram of dedication at Orange, Mass., Kreuter, Ben K. Lantz, L. S. Lathrop, October 14th and 15th, but no covers ]r., Joseph A. Lowande, Ralph A. Lynch, known. Who has any? Dates of Oct., Malcolm MacGregor, Thomas A. Mat 21 and 22 as given last month were thews, C. L. McCoy, William B. Mc wrong. Cover just received from Big Michael, John E. Merriam, A. B. Nor Delta, Alaska, postmarked July 4, 1940, cross, L. Dean Powell, Bernard L. Rauh, ( 4)f years on the way) with ink in Capt. Basil L. Lowe, Miss V. F. Schmied scription "First Plain ( sic) 10: 30 a.m. er, Dr. George W. Stoler, F. E. Taylor, Pilot Barr." Mr. Lancaster, who sent the John G. Thompson, Cecil E. Tyson, F. covers originally says they were sent for B. Wilson, William M. Wilson, James H. the formal opening of Wallen Field, but '' Wolfstein, Charles J. Wood, Miss F. it is not known if same ·took place. Mem Marion Wood. ber Bill Schneider, Jr. sends clippings of the dedication of Morristown, N. J. as CONTRIBUTIONS C.A.P. Airport, Nov. 12, 1944. Member Prof. J. A. Gray, $2 S. S. Goldsticker in Linn's Weekly, says Edward R. Markhoff, $2 200 covers mailed with cachet, also Friend, $2 some without. None seen by the writer. J. P. Kisecker, $1 Mr. Schneider also shows covers post William Zimmerman, $1 marked Redmond, Oregon, Oct. 13, 1944, which were sent for a dedication, but • status as yet unknown. One is without HELP WIN THE cachet and one has the N.A.M.W. ca WAR; BUY BONDS chet of May, 1938, of Bend, Ore., which AND STAMPS! cachet, of course, has no significance on MARCH, 1945 169 Leaflets Dropped by U. S Forces In Philippines Paved Invasion Route The Warriors of FRECDOM Have Landed ! rf • Face of leafle:t dropped by U. S. Forces prior to Luzon Invasion. The Reverse cautioned Filipinos to avoid congregating near Japanese troops and to stay off beaches. -Courtesy, Richard L. Singley ................ ~.~·· these covers. covers mailed. However, they say they THANKS for assistance from S. S. are holding many covers for the dedica Goldsticker, Geo. W. James, G. F. Lan tion still in prospect, so better protect caster, M.A.C.C. Bulletin, B. Schneider, yourself by sending to them ... H. T. Jr., W. T. Wynn, and others; also for Hollenbeck writes that dedication at cover from L. B. Gatchell. Hot Springs, Ark., ~ay not be soon, and also that no plans have been made MARCH• REPORT for any at El Dorado, Ark. COMING: For Piqua, Ohio, dedication PAST: Sam Goldsttcker shows a cover ( not soon), instead of sending to address postmarked· October 15th, at Orange, given last month, send covers to Mr. Mass., for the dedication there, without Parvin Brown, 400 North Main St., Piqua, cachet ... A misprint in January issue 0 .... For expected dedication at Mason said 11 covers mailed at Fontana, Calif., City, Iowa, covers can be sent to Mr. June 3, 1944, should have been 111, but Robert A. Altman, 714 North Penn Ave. none of them have been seen for cata ... C. of C., Redmond, Oregon, advises loguing ... In spite of snowstorm, West there was NO dedication there on Oct. chester County Airport, New York, was 13th (date of previously reported dedicated on February 13th. No advance covers), and does not know source of (Continued on Page 181) Jack Knight Air Mail Society Plans Annual 11 Airpex'' 62nd Avenue and Cermak Road in subur Chapter 23 :to Hold• Fine Show ban Cice.ro, Illinois, and will be open a:t Chicago, April 21-22 from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. each day. It is easily reached by the Douglas ~ark ' by BERT• POWELL Branch of the "L". Featured will be some of the outstanding collections in the Chicago area. · · This year, aagin, •the Jack Knight Air Mail Society, Chapter No. 23 of the The society has been extremely, fprtu American Air Mail Society; will hold its nate this year in assembling an array famous .Airpex Exhibition. No efforts of distinctive awards which are.. some of have been spared to make this annual the finest that have ever been offered · Chicago Air Mail Show outstanding, but at any show. Typical of th~ awards is the of course with the man power shortage Jack Knight Trophy anm~~lly presented every Jack . Knighter is being asked to . by United Afr Lines to .the member of work just a bit harder to insure its com- the American Aii Mail Society .having - plete success. the best aero philatelic exhibit. ( See After careful consideration and in _ cover for photo of this fine trophy). deference to the suggestions of many, The society is indebted to members it has been decided to hold a two day Charles P. Graddick and John J.