The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-10-28
PROPOSE A NATIONAL
CELEBRATION OF THE
FIRST WRIGHT FLIGHT
Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Birth OF
Modern Aeronautics May Be Occasion OF /
Greatest Air Pageant Ever Assembled 4

lhe Aero Digest, the ldrSesIE
and most popular journal of
aeronautics in America, editedI
by Frank A. Tichenor, will
sound call for a celebration
on a big scale of the twenty-t
fifth anniversary of the first
airplane flight in 1928.
And the Aero Digest will recon-
mend that the celebration he held,
not at New York. not at Washing
ton. not mt Dayton, o., but mt Kill
Devil Hills. \. c. where the first
flight was made. with headquart-
ers of the celebration at Elizabeth'i
City.
Elizabeth City with ample hotel
facilities. one Of the prettiest coun-
try clubs in the state and an enter !
prising and hospitable citizenry
will have an opportunity to enter 4
tain scores Of distinguished Ameri-
cans. most of whom will probably
come to Elizabeth City by airplane
and go direct from Elizabeth City to
Kill Devils Hills for the ceremonies.
1t is possible that the celebrationh
of the 25th anniversary Of the first.
Wright Flight will he the OccasiOnE
Of the assembling Of one Of theII
greatest air pageants ever pulled off
in America; distinguished airmen,
heads Of the army and navy. Sena-
tors and Congressman. eminentl,
Americans who are Interested In
aerOnautics and patriotic citizens
of prominence and influence gene
rally who are eager for the first
opportunity to pay homage TO the
brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright,
inventors of the twentieth century's
astounding new mode of transpor-
tatiOn.
And Elizabeth City will play a
conspicuous part I'm n celebration
that will go on the front pages OF
the fiewspapers MT home and abroad,
because Elizabeth City thought Of
1t first and organized for just such
an occasion: The proposed celelJra-
ton will he sponsored by the XIII
-
Devil Hills Memorial Association or !
Elizabeth City cooperating with
friends and .promdters.of aeronauti-
cal progress throughout the coun. (
trt.g ~ -';F; ;.;:'i ~
". o. Saunders. presideiit Of the
Kill Devil Hills Mehiorial associa-
tfdu ret,Hned from Kew York City
this week where he had confer
ence with Mr.. Tlehenor. with heads
of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund'for
the. Promotion Of Aer0nautics and
others Interested in the proposed
celebration. Mr.. Saunders says that
everywhere he found sentiment fav-
Orable to the celebration at Kill
Devil Hills and everywhere he found
the initiative and enterprise of
North CaroIinlans commended.
Admiral II. I. Cone, retired, now
identified with the Gugsenheim
Fund in New York City. is an en-
thusiastic friend of the idea of max
ing Elizabeth City headquarters Of
the proposed celebration. Admiral
Cone Is related by marriage to the
Baxter family in this city. has been
Il frequent visitor to Elizabeth City
and loves his North Carolina and
its beautiful coast country.
One of the things essential to the
holding of a considerable celebration
at Kill Devil Hills is landing
field. of important dimensions. Al
standard airport requires a tract
of 300 acres i'm the shape of a
rectangle Il half mile wide and a
mile long. The Carolina Develop
ment Coz, of Asbury Park, n. J.
and Elizabeth City. n. G., owners Of
the Kill Devil Hills property had
formerly set aside tract of 80
acres In anticipation of presenting
IL TO the government as site for
the Wright memorial to he erected
by Congress ut Kill Devil Hills.
Mcssrs. Allen X. Hueth and Frank
Stick. principal owners of the Caro-
lima Development Go. agreed this
week to donate the full 320 acres re-
quiretl for an airport, the site to be
selected by n proper committee COM
posed Of representatives OF the Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Association,
representatives of the Navy, War
and Commerce Departments and
possibly Il representative of the
Guggenheim interests.
More than twenty five distinguish
ed Americans are now members or
the National Advisory Council OF
the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Asso-
citation. Recent additions include
Mr.. Edsel Ford. General Mason NJ
Patrick, head Of the Army AIR
Corps. Mr.. Cecil b. Dealille and
Governor A. V. Donahey. OF Ohio,
Acceptances Of memberships on tho
National Council expected within q
few days are Col. Chas. A. Lind
b.rgn. Air. L. cole aan DrfOnt or
Delaware and aIr. E2:-r C-ggen.