5 . ▁The ▁H ear st ▁New sp apers ▁supported ▁the ▁program ▁with ▁daily ▁and ▁week ly ▁articles , ▁and ▁with ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁events ▁and ▁compet itions ▁spons ored ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 5 7 8 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁after ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁spons or ship , ▁the ▁Junior ▁Bird men ▁of ▁America ▁program ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁passed ▁from ▁the ▁H ear st ▁News ▁corpor ation ▁to ▁an ▁independent ▁organization ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁as ▁the ▁H ear st ▁Corporation , ▁which ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁service ▁its ▁existing ▁deb ts , ▁faced ▁a ▁court - m and ated ▁re organ ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁H ear st ▁newsp apers ▁also ▁ceased ▁publishing ▁the ▁official ▁daily ▁column ▁of ▁the ▁J BA ▁and ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Bird men ▁Fe ature ▁Page ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁The ▁new ▁Junior ▁Bird men ▁of ▁America ▁organization ▁and ▁United ▁Air ▁L ines ▁spons ored ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁award ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁for ▁an ▁ 1 8 - month ▁course ▁in ▁air line ▁operations ▁at ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁School ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁Cal if ., ▁which ▁included ▁free ▁air ▁transport ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁living ▁exp enses ▁while ▁att ending ▁classes . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁Junior ▁Bird men ▁of ▁America , ▁Inc . ▁was ▁def