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[[2 images]] Many Out-Of-Towners Among Airport Guests HARLEM AIRPORT really had its share of holiday visitors last week. Besides the crowd attracted by he graduating exercises held for students and pilots of the Coffey School of Aeronautics on the Fourth of July, there were many out-of-town visitors, among whom were the charming Mrs. Perry H. Young Sr., mother of flight instructor, Young of the Coffey School of Aeronautics. Mrs. Young stayed over for a day with her son before continuing on her way to Fort Worth, Texas. Clinton T. Walker of Hamtramek, Michigan, member of the National Airmen's association and one of Detroit's first flyers, flew his Curtiss Robbins here last week and spent three days in Chicago. Mr. Walker has made several trips to Chicago by plane. Warmly welcomes by friends and pilots was Sgt. Judson Long, solo pilot who has been in Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the pat year who spent his two day furlough on the airport. Long, who formerly flew on Harlem, is being transferred to the 99th Pursuit Squadron at Chanute field, Ramtoul, Illinois. Three of Tuskegee's top ranking flight instructors stopped over on Harlem while ferrying planes back to the institute. they were George Allen, Alfred Anderson and Lewis Jackson. Jackson, who worked with the Coffey School of Aeronautics before going to Tuskegee, renewed old friendships the four days he spent here before returning to Alabama. The United States army was further represented by the presence of Sgt. Dhove Hodo, former C.A.A. student on Harlem and who is now in the medical corps at Fort Custer and Lt. Lester McCants of Camp Custer. Lt. McCants, C.P.T. private pilot is anxiously awaiting the special permit which will let him resume his flying which was suspended when he received his commission. Other recent guests include Mr. and Mrs. Austin Scott and Austin, Jr. Mr. scot is employed by the United States Social Security board, Mrs. Scott by the State's Division of Unemployment Compensation; Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Danley and family. Mr. Danley is manager of the I.S.E.S. office at 47th and South Parkway; Miss Alma Johnson from the Social Security board office; Mr. and Mrs. Ford of Evansville, Indiana; Dr. Bolden from Provident hospital and Mrs. Teresa Staats, teacher from Bordentown, N. J. FIRST ALL-NEGRO AIR UNIT STARTS TRAINING JULY 19 Washington, D.C. July 10 [Special.]- The war department has set July 19 as the date to begin training of the first all-Negro aviation pursuit squadron to be formed in any army. An initial class of 10 youths is to begin a five week preflight course at Tuskegee institute, Negro school in Alabama. Other sections of 10 will be added periodically, so that a total of 30 will be in training at all times and 100 Negro pilots will be completely trained within a year. They will make up the 99th pursuit squadron. ROBERT McNEILL PHOTOGRAPHER 1423 T Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. NORTH 5554 LOADED PLANE DISABLED IN AIR; LANDS SAFELY La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 20. - [Special] - For the second time in his air experience M. B. Freeburg, Northwest Airways aviator, today successfully landed a disabled passenger plan on the Minneapolis-Chicago route. He had five passengers and Co-Pilot Carl Martin in the plan with him. when over West Salem, 13 miles from La Crosse, he felt a vibration of one side of the plan and found that a metal propeller on the tri-one wheel of his landing gear. He flew limpingly to the Salzer municipal airport and landed on one wheel. Freeburg holds the distinction of being the only air mail pilot to receive the congressional medal, which was given him for landing a loaded plane with a broken propeller at Wabasha, Minn.