The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-04
FLYING SCHOOL
FOR NEGROES
TO Be OPENED
Plane viii Be Purchased
and Lease Obtained
on Field.

on Field.
Flying, plane construction, and
other phases of aviation will be
among the subjects taught by in
structors of the Midwest Aviation I
School, 221 w. Michigan St., re-
Gently incorporated. According to
officials, it is the first school of it's
kind operated by Negroes,
Plans are under way to obtain a
plane for demonstration and also
to purchase a field in the northwest
part of the city, where experiments
and work of the school will be
carried on.
Incorporators and officers of the
school are: G. w. Downs, President;
S. j. Young, ST., secretary treas
urer; Neveldo Marine, dean Direc-
tors are; Willis Fields, Guy Brooks
and Willis Walker.
Instructions at the school will be
given by Neveldo Marlno, stated an
officer of the company. Marine.
who received his training at Chi
cago airport, has been studying To-
cal flying conditions for some time.
Students will be given four months
instruction, with $50 hours of flying
required before transport licenses
will be granted to enable students 10
fly from one State to another, Off
Gals explained.
Conventions Open
A large number of ministers and
delegates left Monday for Louisville
and Shreveport, La, to attend the
national Baptist conventions con-
Vening in those cities this week.
The two groups originally were a
single organization under the lead
/ ership OF the late r. H. Boyd of
Nashville, Tenn Among those at
tending the Boyd" convention at
! Shreveport are the Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. 2. Thomas, the Rev Mr..
and Mrs. j. D. Johnson, the Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M Hendon, the Rev.
G. H. Bell, the Rev. j. L. Martin, the
Rev. A. Brown and the Rev. G. L.
Lillard.
Mrs. Julia Reed, Mrs. Anna Wash
ington, Mrs. Pinkey Corley and Mrs.
E. j. K. Hines are among the women
delegates. The Rev. j. Edward
Woods of Kentucky is president of
the convention.
The Ministers P. A. of W. began
a four-day session Monday at
Christ temple, Fall Greek Blvd. and
Paris Ave. Large delegations from
Michigan and California arrived by
motor over the weekend.
Reception Planned
Invitations have been issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Willard Johnson,
1641 Yandes ST., to a reception
Wednesday night in honor of their
daughter, Eula, recently married to
Robert A. Mcintyre. Mr., Mcintyre,
who has been studying at Indiana
State Normal, is popular member
of the younger east side group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Heater an
nounce the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Beacon, which took place
at the Heater home, Wednesday,
Aug. 90. Mrs. Beacon formerly was
Miss Katherine Nevills, a nurse at
the Battles Sanitarium here. The
couple will leave soon to make their
home in Detroit.
Miss Tennie Henderson of Bou-
levard Place, daughter of Mrs. Ella
Henderson, is visiting in Chicago.
Mrs. Henderson left Saturday for
Columbus to accompany her
daughter, Marion, home.
Miss Mary Sayles, Douglas Apt,
is visiting in New Orleans.
Matthias NolcoX, principal Of
Crispus Attacks High School,
arrived at New York recently on
the Leviathan. While abroad Mol
cox states that following special
studies at Oxford he observed school
methods in France, Germany,
Switzerland, Holland and Wales.
Attorney and Mrs. r. l.. Bailey
are on a motor trip to Gary, Ham
mond and Chicago, Bailey has been
retained in the Gary High School
students strike.
Friends Entertained
Mrs. Leona Bunch, Missouri ST.,
entertained several friends in honor
of Mrs. E. D. Lewis of New York
Sunday, Mrs. Lewis is visiting in
Chicago preparatory to her return
here, en- route home.
Attorney Henry j. Richardson, Jr.,
has returned from thirty-day trip
to Memphis, Birmingham, Mobile
and Chicago. Richardson, connect
ed with the Victory Life Insurance
Company, plans to announce soon >
the establishment of his law Office.
Announcement of the wedding OF
w. T. Whey and Mrs. Frances Dean
Carroll Wednesday, Aug. 30, has
been received here. Whey, who has
been in the railway mail service for
a number of years, expects to be
retired at an early date, according
to reports here. At home announce
ments are for Lancaster, Ohio, after
Sept 10.
Miss Amelia Johnson and Miss
Justine Carter of Cincinnati Wis
tied o. A. johnson, brother of Miss
Johnson, here Sunday. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. o. A.
Johnson, dean Of girls at Crispus
Attucks High School.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Sanders, 2614
Boulevard Pl, motored to Chicago
Saturday.
Mrs Camille Richardson, Mrs.
Katie Boyer and Mrs. j. F. johnson,