Made a Fine Flight
Lt. Leazar and Sergt. Rieth entertained the people of Wilson
last evening and demonstrated that he is a wonderful flyer when he circles a
number of times over the city and did all kinds of stunts for the amusement of
our people. He did the nose dip, colplaned, turned somersaults, and cavorted
around mightily in the air. He rose to magnificent altitudes and then dipped
down to near the earth. It was a fine spectacle and the people of Wilson
appreciate his efforts to entertain them. Later he took Secretary Barlow over
the city as related in another article.
These gentlemen have opened as aviation recruiting station
in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce and if you are interested in flying see
them. The airmen are certainly enthusiastic over the subject of flying. They
believe it is the coming method of Locomotion, because one can travel so much
faster anywhere he desires to go than by any other method known to man. To sail
through the air at the rate of 100 miles an hour is going some and above there
are no obstructions either to interfere with the speed enthusiasts.
Left This Morning
The three planes under the command of Major Strong left
Wilson this morning and the Country Club grounds about 11:30 for Weldon or
Emporia, Va., where they dined. They will tomorrow, if the weather is good,
keep on to Richmond and Washington and from thence to Atlantic City. They
expect to return in about 20 days after their machines undergo repairs. They
like Wilson and the club grounds, and desire us to thank the people of Wilson
for the many courtesies shown them while in this city.
The airmen intended to leave yesterday afternoon but were
unable to do so on account of the fog and threatening weather. There was some
fog north of the city early this morning. The pathfinder or scout plane made an
early ascent to ascertain how the clouds lay and found some fog. They could not
make the flight then and waited until after 11 o’clock, until the Times weather reports for the day came
in and we helped them to secure the weather up and down the road. Finding it
clear in the neighborhood of Weldon and Emporia they started after the scout
plane had been up and tried the air.
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