Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-03-12
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BY Jacob L. Reddix, president
Jackson College
Jackson, Miss.
A day-to-day account of a six
month study in the African Re
public of Liberia. The author is
using this method of greeting his
many friends-students, College
staff, and citizens.
No. 8
MY FLIGHT ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC
My flight to Dakar in French
West Africa was scheduled to
leave LaGuardia Field at 500 p.
M. Friday, December 10. About
one o'clock, the head traffic man
ager called and stated that the
flight would be delayed until 6
PM, due to certain adverse wea-
Their conditions. Due to the weight
of my baggage, I decided that ]
would not 60 from the hotel tc
the city terminal downtown and
take the airway bus to the field
L would take a taxicab directly
to the field. In case my flight was
delayed I could stay at my hotel
and not have to wait in the air
terminal. 1t was fortunate tia
I made this decision because just
as I was about to check out of
my hotel the Manager called am
stated that the flight was fur
her delayed until HOO pm. I Their
engaged my room for another day
since the company would REIN
burse me for any extra expensf
incident to the delay. About 500
pm, the Manager called again
and stated that the flight haf
been finally delayed until tn
next morning Saturday at SOC
am. He would call me at 500 a.
m. and this would give me amp
time to take cab to the airport
Promptly at 500 am. he callel
7 dressed, had breakfast, and too
q cab to the air field. LaGuard
field is a long drive downto
and across the river to Long
land.
The Marine Base at LaGuardia
Field is in the terminal for most
overseas flights from New York.
When [ arrived at 7 o'clock, pas
sengers for the early morning
flights had begun to assemble.
| The Internationally Terminal is
a beautiful modernistic circular
building constructed of colored
tile. The high walls and ceiling OF
the great rotunda are decorated
with murals which depict the his
tory Of air flight from earliest
| times when men tried to initiate
the flight of birds up to the mo-
dern "nying clippers. Leading
off from the rotunda, are special
waiting rooms for each line using
the terminal.
Contrary to land travel Gus
tom. most of the passengers IN
| troduced themselves to each other
and inquired of the others des-
| tination. | found out that we had
four others for Liberia; young
accountant of the Firestone Rub
Ter Company. Negro woman
missionary of the Holiness Church,
and two tradesmen Of the Ray
nond Concrete Pile Company. In
addition. we had the editor of a
baltimore newspaper and his wife,
a French North African mer-
chant, a South African represen-
tative of an English steel firm.
Others were going to various
places in Europe, Africa and the
Near East. Our ship flew directly
from New York to Johannesburg,
South Africa, with stops at the
Azroes, Dakar, Accra, and Leo
+ poldville - distance of 8,135-
miles. Passengers to Liberia
change at Dakar to the Liherlan
International Always.
At $50 am. they announced
that our flight was ready and we
filed out of the terminal through
long covered passageway. We
passed around a large building and
we saw our plane standing at
the end OF the runway. Our ship
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