Should Wilson Provide a Landing Field? Aug. 23, 1919

From The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Aug. 23, 1919. The last name was spelled Fleury and Fleurry in the article. I don't know which one is correct.

Wants to Come to Wilson

Mr. R.R. Fleury of Newport News, with five Curtis airplanes equipped with the O.X. Curtis motor which he says corresponds to the Continental Type of Motor, was here and wants to bring his machines to Wilson provided he can secure a suitable landing place. His is an entirely commercial proposition. He charges parties who desire to fly or be transported from one place to the other as price as consideration.

He represents the A.E.F., flying corporation and contends that the planes that he uses do not cut up the ground as much as the regular army planes, which their tail skids which are used in stopping.

The purpose of Mr. Fleury is to locate his machines at some point in eastern North Carolina and work out from here until December, when he will take his planes to their grounds at Kissimmee, Florida, where the company owns grounds and has a field all its own.

Included in the list of aviators is Mr. M.A. Bishop of this city, who quite naturally desires to come to Wilson. All the men have seen service in France. The matter of course will have to be decided quickly since Mr. Fleury must some arrangements to locate his planes, and unless Wilson makes arrangements for him he will have to go elsewhere. The advantages to Wilson as an advertisement are obvious as well as the announcement from Mr. Fleury that he has with him an aerial photographer who receives a salary of $100 per week. Mr. Fleury announces that he will take pictures of the city and present them to the Chamber of Commerce. He was with Secretary Barlow today, who is very anxious to have him come to Wilson and is using every endeavor to help him secure a place.