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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.