South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-25
AVIATION MAJOR
SEEKS RECRUITS
FaSt-FIyilg "BIue Bird" Air
plane Makes Long Flight
From Indianapolis.

The air service OF the United
States army needs Inen, and needs
them badly" is the message that
a1aj. Patrick FTissell, commanding
officer OF the aviation repair depot
at the Speedway flying neld. bears
10 the young men OF South Benz.
Maj FrisseL. accompanied by
Hiss Mary Boslwick. feature
writer for Tie Indianapolis Star ar
rived in South Bend Thursday aft
crnoon at 4:45 after leaving Rose
lawn field. Loeansport. "a minutes
before. LoganspOu was the only
stop made between indianapolis and
south Bend.
Uscs DcIIaViIand Plane.
The major is flyirg with "a De-
Hayiland - equipped with a H.
cylinder Liberty motor that is ca
pable % developing 500 horse power.
The ship is OF the "Blue Bird tspe
Hiss Bostwick and Maj Frisseu
left the Speedway al 9:55 O'clock
Thursday morning. They landed
across from the South Bend Watch
factory here Maj. FrisseI is on a
tour, inspection the various recruit
ing parties that are working Oyel
ire state. The local party is ir
charge or Lieut.. Ballard. Mai tris-
sell reported that the downsjate
party IS not meeting with the sue
cess Of the northern Indiana parts
IN recruiting. There has rot a day
I,assed but at least three men have
been sent to indianapolis by Lieut..
i. u.
week he sent down II men. Se,-
eral more nave signed up and Will
leave within a short time. or a. SOON
as they arrange their personal al
fairs.
Lieut.. Ballard TO EllShart.
Lieut. I:allard's plane. which was
damaged by some animal at the
Notre Dame field, has been repaired
and he will delight the citizens Of
south Bend with a NUMBER of flights
friday. Saturday and until late sur
day afternoon. when ne viii leave
for Elkhart for demonstration.
The equipment Of the local party
viii be left in South Bend and just
the plane will make tho Elkhart
trip.
In an interview with Mai. FrissCll
Thursday evening, the Speedway OF
iicer said, The air service needs
men. and needs them badly. The
Speedway needs at least 200 students
more. The Indianapolis school Is
equipped to take care OF 6OO stu
dents and we have at present bat
400. But all in ali, the ar service
needs 1900 men and when We
have completed our number the men
then Will be sent TO other flying
fields over the United States
THE pay in the aviation service IS
the pest of any branch of the army.
ranging from $50 per month TO
SIz1 so and even higher after "a Ger
tain degree OF proficiency is OBJ
tanned.
Air Squadron Personnel.
An air squadron is made Up Of
% privates, i first class priyatcs,
lis non-conTnissioned officers and 2 70 /
commissioned officers. which include I
pilots and commanders.
speedway Big College.
The speedway is nothing bat a Z
vast college for the training OF men. .
An IS-vear-old youth CAM step in
there. with a hign school education, /
and in a short time have thorough {
working kuowledSe OF an airpiane. (
and a short time after that Is capa-
bic of becoming a pilot.
Miss l3ostwick and Mai Frissell /
Will probably leave South Bend |
about 3 o'clock Friday morning FOX /
indianapolis The big Blue Bird I
plane will nos make any stops be /
tween here aud the speedway un- /
less Maj. Frissel decides 10 stop AZ 3
Wabash. where there is "A hrm tnan- T
ufactUrIng planes