The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
Not Worried
byHuSbandS
Air Exploits
BY HELEN WELSHIMER
NEA Service Writer

MA service writer
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. l8.-Mrs
James H. Doolittle, wife of Major
Doolittle, new speed king of the sky
has no desire to take up her owr
ship. She is perfectly satisfied with
groundwork.
And groundwork, to her, mean:
baking the huge chocolate cakes tho
proper crispness, and that he has
oaramels around when he wants
them.
Steak, chocolate cakes and cara
nlels are the three things to cal
which he likes most" she says. He
likes food in general, though. All
kinds ana .ots of it."
Keep open House"
Mrs. Doolittle, who is slim. petite
blue-eyed, with hair that is pre-
maturely growing white, is exactly
the type of hostess who should
manage the home Of a man who is
always telling his friends to drou
flying.
Our house usually is filed with
guests" she says. I'VE like to have
~ that way Every one comes. we
try TO keep a maid, but we can't
usually for the maids object to the
company I like to do the cooking,
put I'm not so fond of busting and
washing dishes"
Mrs. Doolittle has perfect conf
dence in her husband. She is as
proud of him as their two sons,
Jimmy Jr., II, and John, 9, could
possibly be.
Not At All Afraid
Tn not at all afraid when he
nles," she says, for 1 know that he
is thoroughly proficient. He thinks
unusually fast-he has demon
Strated what he can do-so I don't
worry. Just the same, I'm glad
that the government has regula-
tons compelling ships to stay higher
IN the sky"
Mrs. Doolittle wants her husband
TO travel as far as he can and as
last as he can in his profession. The
transcontinental air record of IL
hours and IL minutes which he es-
tablished during the National Air
Races is just part of his work.
Major and Mrs. DoolittIe both
were students at the Manual Arts
High school in Los Angeles. One
day the athletic looking boy noticed
the pretty little girl. Soon he
started to carry her books home
from school, take her to school
parties, tell what he wanted to do
when he was through college. He
held an amateNAr boxing champion
ship at Is.
High School Classmates
1--WE were graduated from high
school in 1914, in the same class .
she recalls. But we weren't mar
ried for three years. That was IA
years ago. Major Doolittle had en-
tered the University of California
Then the war came along. He left
college and enlisted. I was in
charge Of the auditing department
of shipping yard. We thought
that he would be sent to France, so
we were married"
That was six years after the boy
and-girl romance had started
Mrs. Doolittle had never flown
when she was married.
Then after several fights, she
ella al 4A he q Al
too.
It went down to the De Mile
field at Hollywood, very much en-
Unused about it. My husband was
a second lieutenant by that time.
I discovered that flying instructions
cost more money than I had, so 1
gave up the idea, and I've never
wanted to try again.
James Jr. Can Fly
IT don't think that any one can
fly successfully without his or her
own plane. Experience is one of
the most important factors in de-
veloping skill in flying, and not
having a ship of ones own is a
handicap. I've never had another
desire 20 be pilot"
But James Jr., has the flying bug
His father says that he is ready
to solo now" his mother admits
with the same pride with which she
speaks of her famous husbands
speed. II don't think that he
should. First of all, the publicity
wouldn't be good for him. Toe
many boys who take up aviation
drop out of school. 1 think that
every boy should finish his educa.
ton, because he will need it if hi
wants to do the most with avia.
ton. Now that competition is ST
keen, just to be a pilot ISM
enough"