Carbon County’s airport in Mahoning Township will now be known as the Jacob M. Arner Memorial Airport. It was rededicated yesterday in memory of the late Arner during a program which attracted more than 1,000 people.

William A. Bechtel, chairman of the airport authority, presided over the program, which had as its highlight the unveiling of a plaque honoring Arner, labeled as an “aviation pioneer.”

It was purchased with donations from friends of Jake Arner and the Quiet Birdmen organization, of which Arner was a member.

Congressman Dan Flood was among the speakers, calling Arner “one of the finest men I have been privileged to know.”