The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-07-30
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Beverly Hills-Well all know is
just what read in the papers, and
what I run into as prowl hither
to thither. I must tell you about
a fine long visit I had last week
with Post and Gatty the round the
world flyers. I happened to write
a little piece one day compliment
ing the Backer of that wonderful
fight, Mr.. Hall, of Chicasha, Okla,
speaking of his modestry. Well I
got a nice wire thanking me, and
saying that in return he would like
to bring. the boys to Claremore.
Well the only way he could bring
the boys to Claremire was in an
auto, and knowing they were real
aviators I knew they wouldent
come in an auto, so wrote and
said that if they got there they
would have to land in a parachute,
so the old town got busy and in
five days built one of the dandiest
little airports you ever saw, and
sure enough Hall made good.
He was to bring the boys there.
Well I was sitting around our little
rach in Santa Monica and just
happened to think, why if get up
early in the morning, catch the east
bound plane I can be in Trlsa to-
morrow night and be in Claremore
for the big doings the next morn
ing at ten o'clock. Well that's just
about the way I do things. ! don't
ever plan ahead for anything. I
don't even like to have dates ahead
if I can help it. like to do any
thing right now. So grabbed the
old aerial rattler the next morning.
wired to Tulsa to have a special
plane meet me in Amrillo, Texas
and they sent a dandy one of these
low wing Lickheads, with the re-
tracable landing gear chat folds
up under the wings when it's in
fight, so we really did fly to Tulsa.
Well they were giving them a
big welcome there that night, and
I got to the banquet just in time,
too late to eat, but of course had
to deliver an grafton, a real gra-
mmatical MASTERPIECE, some of the
old Oxford and Elton stuff.
Well you would have been proud
of Claremore, even If you dident
have any knowledge of it before.
The little town had done fine job.
I flew o yer that morning in the
Winnie Mae (the ship they broke
the record in). I was in the back
compartment with Gatty and he
was explaining all the different
CADETS that he used to tell where
he was. He was about eight or
ten feet back Of the pilot pots, and
there was gas tanks in between.
They couldent even see each other.
Now few things they told me
of the flight. They had no para
chutes, they would have taken up
too much room, had been to hard
to sit on. and besides If you had
to use EN-, where would you been
anyhow. They carried nothing at
all Of any precautionary nature.
Post said, cit was make it or else"
They only changed their spark
plugs once, and that was on &C
count Of some heavy oil they got
in one place. They did not make
any miscalculation in landing in
Solomon, Alaska. instead Of Nome.
They had intended landing In Sol
ONION, as there is where their gas
was waiting for them. They had
never intended landing in Nome.
They are very unusual boys. Cat.
ty is the more talkative Of the two
(which amt saying much). They
both have absolute confidence In
leach others ability they are still
the companions. Generally close
association like that brings out all
the bad in each ether and they