The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-19
AMAZING PREDICTIONS ABOUT
FUTURE OF AVIATION HEARD
FROM MONRONEY WEDNESDAY
Speaking on 55th Anniversary Of First Flights.
Oklahoma Senator Says Well Put Man in
Outer Space 100 Miles Above Earth in Man
Plotted AirpIane At Speed Of $500 Miles Per
Hour

The amazing prediction of SEN
ator Mike Monroney of Oklahoma,
that within year we will put
man in outer space 100 miles
above the earth in a man piloted
airplane, and that we will develop
speeds of $500 miles per hour
was heard with complete attention
by some 200 persons attending the
luncheon Wednesday afternoon, on
the 18th anniversary of the birth
of Aviation.
Senator Monroney also spoke
earlier in the day at the brief cere-
mony at the Wright Memorial
monument at Kill Devil Hills,
scene Of the first flights, but due
to the noise from nearby aircraft,
he could not be heard. The Lunch
con was held at 1890 in the Dare
County Shrine Club near Mays
Head.
The Elizabeth City High School
band participated in the earlier
exercises; the welcome was by
Mayor Thos. Chears Jr. of Kill
Devil Hills. Present We're two
grandchildren of observers of the
first flight, Alma Etheridge and
John Wesley Daniels, who present
ed a wreath given by the Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Society. An
honor guard, all named Wright
from Cherry Point Marine Base
presented wreath also.
Two big Marine Corps heicop-
tiers brought the dignitaries to the
hill and left their motors running
and blocked out the program.
| The main air show was put on
by eleven F-100 Air Force Sentry
Jets flying in buddy formation
with one vacant position.
S. Wade Mari of Elizabeth City
| was POSTMASTER at the luncheon
where Melvin R. Daniels made an
address of welcome. Ebert Cox,
Regional Director of the National
Park Service, who has been a
strong factor in developing plans
for the expansion of the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial project spoke of
plans for the new visitor center
and memorial now being planned
at the hill. Among those recog-
nized by the POSTMASTER were A.
w. Drinkwater of Manteo; Rear
Admiral H. C. Moore, USCG of
Norfolk, who is soon to be trans
ferred to the West Coast; Texas
born Major General Daniel w.
Jenkins of the U. S. Air Force.
Herb Kallisch of the Air Force
Association who presented a scale
model of the first airplane to
Miles Clark of Elizabeth City, for
many years active head of the
Memorial Society, and 1t. Col.
Gordon E. Gray Of Cherry Point
who arranged the tributes to the
Wrights by the Marine Corp.
Great Applause For Warren
/ and Bonner
i Congressman Herbert Bonner
received much applause when he
was presented, and more and loud
er applause followed when he mem
toned the name of former Con-
gresham Lindsay Warren, who
has played a large part in the
development of this coast, partic-
ularly the improvement of Fort
Raleigh, building the Wright
4 Memorial, the development of the
Seashore Park, and other things.
| Mr.. Bonner was liberal in his
praise, singing out R. Bruce
Etheridge for his long statesman
ship and Victor Meekins for his
newspaper work for the advance
ment of his coastland. 1t came his
turn to present the speaker, Sena-
tory Monroney, who has been to
Dare County several times, and
with his family, spent this years
summer vacation at Southern
Shores near Kitty Hawk.
/ Senator Monroney made many
| impromptu remarks about the
area, its people, his love for them
and his appreciation for the fine
things done for him by the people
of Dare County during his visits.
j He expressed appreciation for the
great help given him by both
Lindsay Warren and Herbert Bon
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