The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-12
AVIATION'S BIG FIGURES
STRONG FOR THIS PLAN
Proposed Kill Devil Hills Memorial Associ-
alton Endorsed by Aviation, Navy and
Coast Guard Officials This Week

MAKE no mistake about it,"
SAYS w. O. Saunders, writing
from Washington, d. c. this
week: "The Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association to be
formally organized in Eliz-
abeth City Tuesday night will
capture the imagination of the
nation.
america to-day Is aerOnautically
minded. Wilbur and Orville Wright
lifted men above the earth at Kill
Devil Hills ON Dec. II, 1903. An
aeronautlcally minded America Is
fast awakening to the fact that here
Is one of the most important facts
in all human history.
when ! unfolded to Capt. Earl
y. FindIey, editor Of L. :. Air
Services. our plans to establish at
Elizabeth City Il local. state and ma
tional association to preserve the
site of the first airplane flight, the
cradle of aviation: TO act as un-
official custOdians Of the impressive
monument to he erected thereon by
the Federal government To promote
the construction of highway for
the nation to this shrine of aviation,
making 1t accessible to all the peo-
pie: and to stage an annual celebra-
tion ut Kill Devil Hills commemOr-
ative of the first Wright flight.
Capt. Findley responded with en-
thusiasm.
Capt. Findley. at one time an ed.-
tor Of the New York Times, a close
friend of Orville Wright and close
to the administration at Washing
ton. pledged off hand the Influence
Of his mopthly journal Of aeronac-
tics in support of the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Association and its
objects as / outlined them to him.
Hon, VIM. p. McCrackcn. Assist
ant Secretary Of Commerce for
AerOnautics and close to Mr.. Hoover
will lend his Endorsement to the
assocla tiOn aud affiliate as a menu
Der.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Aer0nautics. Hon. Edw. =.
Warner Is well pleased with the
movement and will become affiliat-
ed
"Rear Admiral Frederick G. Bill
lard. C0mmandant of the Z. $.
Coast Guard md Mr. Oliver NJ.
Maxaln; director OF Operations Of
that great brahclt Of the government
service speak for memberships.
proud TO lend their names and moral
support to the association. The
Coast Guard has always felt kcenly
interested in aviation and the men
at Kill Devil Hill Coast Guard sta
tion played nbtable part i'm the
flight of the first Wright airplane."
From Washington Mr.. Saunders
went on to Baltimore and New York
this week. Every place he has men,
toned the proposed Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association IL has met
with favor and enthusiasm. He
predicts that the leaders i'm Ameri-
can life and letters as well as every
important person identified with
aviatiOn. not only in America but
thruOut the world will respond to
invitations to identify themselves
with born in Elizabeth City patri-
otic organization.
Mr.. Saunders as president Of the
temporary organization of the XIII
Devil Hills Memorial Association
will endeavOr to set forth what 1t
all means to America, to aviation
and to Elizabeth City and North
eastern North Carolina. mt the din
ner to he given at Christ Church
Parish House next Tuesday night.
Some 75 Of the lending citizens Of
Northeastern North Carolina, from
ManteO to Gatesville, and from
MOyOck TO Washington, are expect
cd to attend the banquet Tuesday
night which fakes place at seven
O'Clock IN the Episcopal Parish
House. Invitations are being mail
cd today by W. &. Gather. chair
man of the organization committee.
Mr.. Gather is gratifie1l at the local
response To the plan for perman-
ent organization. He is confident
Iplans will he perfected at the ban
IqUet Tuesday night for all effective
Organization.