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(9fficial Souvenir tproqram . (9ctober 12, 1927 J Spartanburg, South Carolina
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HAVE A GOAL IF you want to save suc cessfully, find a definite goal in y·our mind. Then choose and prove the surest and best way to that goal. Most lil(ely, you will decide that the best way is to put aside a certain part of your weel(ly earnings· ev·ery weel(. We invite your account.
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PHOTO BY MANNING vVe are proud to have you with us, and trust that your stay in our city will be the most pleasant you have I· MAYOR BEN HILL BROWN I yet experienced. ! H. A. LIGON, Pres.ident ! Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. I Mayor's Welcome ! I OCTOBER 12, 1492-COLUMBUS DAY ! The Fifteenth-Century Conqueror of the Ocean and Discoverer of the New World ! OCTOBER 12, 1927-LINDBERGH DAY IN SPARTANBURG Welcome from Aviation Committee The Twentieth-Century Conqueror of the Ocean by Air and the Creator of new ties I between the New and the Old Worlds ! To Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh: f , 11YI HE new Spartans feel a renewed interest in the Spartans of old. Our horizon HE City of Spartanburg, the County of Spartan I J1 l T is broadened. We have built a port and a trail that has for its terminii the T burg and the State of South Carolina open wide ! ends of the earth. their arms and hearts to receive you. vVe bid you wel We have entertained many distinguished guests in recent weeks, drawn to I come to our soil, to our hearts and to our homes. Vv e I i our borders by our air facilities. Today we are honored by a visit from one love you for what you have done; the way in which I whose accomplishment is unequaled in history and yet whose modesty has won you did it; and mostly for what you are, "The per I the admiration of the world. sonification of all most desirable in the ideal American Now he is on the last lap of a journey covering all the States of the United I youth." States, stimulating and creating interest in Aviation. Spartanburg, true to her We bid you WELCOME! progressivic spirit, has already seized the opportunity to prepare herself for this AVIATION COMMITTEE newest method of transportation-just as our ancestors did when they laid the SPARTANBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE foundations for making her a great railroad center and as our contemporaries are J. C. Grier, Chairman doing in developing her splendid road system for motor and other travel-justly B. Manning Ij entitling her to the slogan, "Hub City of the Southeast." R. Z. Cates I Spartanburg and South Carolina welcome Colonel Lindbergh for what he is, j for what he has done, and for the far-reaching things he is doing for the advance ! ment of aeronautics and the promotion of peace and good will. j BEN HILL BROWN, Mayor. I . ~ 1 11-1m-111r-11u-1111-1111-m1-11u-1111-11n-1111-11;i-11111-1111-m1-11n-1m-11n-11n-un-n11-nu-1111-11:1-1111-11u~u11-11u-1111-n-~c.it rn-an-n-1111-nn-m1-1111-•n-nH-11n-11n-11n-nn-un-1111-1111- ~ 1-n-11R-•m-1n-1111-1111-m1-n 11 _ 111 _.,,,_,.,,_u11-:1t1-an-m-1 1 11 - "-11 - 0--11- 1n-11:i-i111-1111-n11-••--11-1111-1111-11-11-111-1111-1111-r111- - - ,_,,,_ , _ ,,,_ _ ,,,_ t••- 1111 1111 111 1 11 1 1111 1 11,t:f ' I I ' I ' j "THE SPIRIT OF ST. Louis" I I' ~ I j Spartanburg's Leading Clothiers I I= 'I , arid I i ' I = = I I "THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN'S" I Official Program i I ~ ~ Both Mean Perfect Performance j I f I! Martin's Pharmacy i 1 :30 P. M.-Arrival of Lieutenant Donald Keyhoe, bieutenant Love-an-El-M~Gha.n-i.8-a-n-E. . Maid- j Montgomery Building j 1 man. - GREENEWALD'S, Inc. 2283 Phones 2284 { 1 :45 P. M.-Colonel Lindbergh will circle Duncan i Park and the city. r ,, · ! 2: 00 P. M.-Colonel Lindbergh will land the Spirit of I I St. Louis at the mqnic~pal airport. Governor I I Wallace D. DuPre John G. Richards, Mayor Ben Hill Brown and !
Automotive Supplies President H. A. Ligon, of the Chamber of Com merce, together with Lieutenant Keyhoe, will wel I
"?;he St~le Center of the Piedmont" come Colonel Lindberg9 and escort him to an of 136 W. Main St. Phone 677 ficial cai;:, which will lead a parade of several ~ther cars carrying Mrs. John G. Richards, Senators, I members of Congress, members of the Governor's ! Staff, Mayors and other distinguished visitors, city I! t and county officials, members of committees, etc. 2: 15 P. M.-P~rade through city fo Dunca~ Pa;k. \T e I I ade will proceed along the following robte The "American National," now, as throughout ! tt,Street, Connecticut Avenue, Otis Boulevard 24 years of success, offers a specialized service, inti I e Street, Kennedy Street and Converse Street. mately adapted to your particular requirements ! and actuated always by the spirit of friendly co I 2 :45 P. M.-Upon arrival at Duncan Park of Colonel I operation. Lindbergh and party the a u'dience will sing We will be very glad to have you stop in at any "America," accompanie~ by the band. Mayor' time and discuss your banking requirements, and I Ben Hill Brown will be master of ceremonies. Jii'.. our ability to meet them to your very best advan Henry Nelson Snyder, President of Wofford/ Col tage. lege, will introduce Colonel Linabergh. Address,' "Commercial Aviation," by Colonel Charles A: AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK Lindbergh. SPARTANBURG, S. C. (PROGRAM CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) W. L. IsoM, President R. F. PHIFER, Cashier i ~-H•-•1-1111-H-n-11u-1111-11-1111-1tn-1-1111-t1-••-•••-1-1111-11-1111-1111-1111-11-~••-11-•••-n-•1-11a-•1-11_n_u~ '!'''-""-""-""-'"-""-""-""-""-'"'-""-""_ '_,._,,,,_,,,_.,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,, _ ,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,,,_m,_,,_.__ , _,,,i r ·-- · -· •-TI1t-1 :1 - :tl l_ll_ ll _ llll _ ll _1,1-11 11 -1111-11- w1 -1•- 1111 -1 111 -1 111 -111 1 -1111-1111-1 tr1 -1111- 1 11- : 101-:11-1111-1 1 1t-Hll~n~ I = E i ! 1! FURNITURE- i. I • I ! i i i -RUGS t I Official Program ! = I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE) i C LOTHIERS AND FURNIS HERS ! ! Let us make 1 109 E. Main Street your Draperies 1 i 4:00 ! 'I P. M .-Immediately after the exercises at the field, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA and I i Colonel Lindbergh will return to the hotel, where Window Shades ! he will give a ten-minute interview to newspaper representatives. Following this interview, Colo
1 ,f, i nel Lindbergh will retire to his room and will re i r-JJ"' J main undisturbed until the dinner. j ELLIOTT'S \!.!1 I l . i' i i- 120 N. Church St. Phone 896 I I SPARTANBUR~S.~ i I Dinner Program I Cleaning - Pressing - Altering VOGEL & SON ./ I SUITS MADE TO ORDER 171 N. Church St. Phone 1286 1 i y 6:30 to 9: 00 P. M.-Dinner at Converse College. Pres 'J ident H . A. Ligon, of the Chamber of Commerce, will preside. Invocation, Dr. Robert P. Pell, J 'J ROYAL PORTABLE if President of Converse College; Welcome on Behalf II WELCOME, LINDBERGH! 1, of the State, the Hon. John G. Richards, Governor See Lindy and Refresh Your- _ of South Carolina; Welcome on Behalf of the l self at Our Soda Fountain j City, the Hon. Ben Hill Brown, Mayor of Spar tanburg, introducing Colonel Charles A. Lind t I Ii bergh. Music selection by Spartanburg Quartet: j I Allen L. Rogers, Karl Fisher, Roy France and Donald P. Sanders; Prof. Wilson P. Price, accom I I panist; orchestra numbers by Southern Serenaders. i I ' 1 The most modern lightweight l i i. 1.= - Typewriter ' J now \ i Delivered in the most modern way j ' ~~ 1 !! ROYAL AIR TRUCK .•II • The largest commercial plane in the U. S.
j WAY'S, INC., DRUGS CALHOUN OFFICE SUPPLY CO. _II j 128 W. Main St. Phone 164 i i i111-1111-un-11u-1m-un-1111-1m-11u-1111-1111-11u-1111-wu-u-11u-1111-1111-uu-11u-11u-1111-m1-1111--:1111-1111-1111-n-11u-11-111-114 ~M-11 11 -n- "11 - 1 1 -11 11 - 1 1 1-fitl-n•-1111-11_,,,_"_"_1•-11-n-n,,_ntt-11:n-n•-•-11-1n_,,_,.,_•--•-n--~ " 1t---1-n11-111-a11_11_ ,. ___'"' _n1t-111_,,_., __n•-t1-111t-••"-••-•1-11 •-11H -•111-••••-••1--n•-11rf i = ! I I I j Geilfuss Holsum Bread Quality liodak finishing j r . I r J Sold at Your Grocer's There's a good drug store handling j r j Larrabee Photo Service in practi- j i ' ! cally every live community in Pied- ! j Don't say Bread-Say HOLSUM mont Carolinas. ! I I I I GEILFUSS BAKERY LARRABEE co. I J SPARTANBUR~S.~ I ! ! I I ! 1 I I I .f Dixie Delicious Cakes WELCOME. LINDY! Ii I Jr Sold Everywhere .j I I A Flavor for Every Taste Staple and Fancy Groceries I I
1,-.: Dixie Cakes Are Shipped Into Nine Fruits and Produce ;111 Southern States i I I I "THEY MUST BE GOOD" HARDY BROS. i J i Frns T VISITOR To SPARTANBURG ArnPORT IJ Dixie Cake Co., Inc. 129 W. Main St. Phones 92-93 iI 1• i I I j "WE SERVE THE BEST" ' I i Welcome, Lindbergh, and Everyone Else t I PARTANBURG'S first visitor to the new airport arrived on i S June 23, 1927, when a huge Navy plane, piloted by A. W. ! j to Spartanburg and J Smith, airways extension superintendent, Department of Com I merce .. and Charles I. Stanton, airways extension superintendent l TRIO CAFETERIA Ll60N'S SEED STORE I between Greensboro and Atlanta, gracefully landed and was I . I i J' 132 N. Church St. on I greeted by a throng of representative business men of Spartan burg. I ' This welcome committee included city officials, Chambei- of I! j "'" ,.,,;, "'""'" ••· ""'" ,,...... Lindbergh Day I Commerce officials and members of the Aviation Committee of . I I All-Day Service OCTOBER 12th, 1927 i the Chamber of Commerce. I I . Members of the committee and flyers, reading left to right: I i I H. L. Bomar, H. B. Carlisle, Jr., W. R. Crook, B. Manning, H. B. ! j TIRES TUBES PUBLIX THEATRES CORPORATION t Carlisle, C. E. Band, R. E. Barnwell, H. A. Ligon, C. I. Stanton, i • REX THEATRE 1 J. C. Grier, A. W. Smith, Mayor B. H . Brown, 0. T . Gallman, ! I I i VULCANIZING STRAND THEATRE • G. C Baber, R. E . Cudd, Donald Sanders, R. B. Beal, L. McD. I . I ·.,.I MONTGOMERY THEATRE '1_· Kennedy. TIRE SERVICE
Ii . ! I I I I MUTUAL TIRE co. I ! I I OPP. CLEVELAND HOTEL I I 304 Phone 304 ,'1 I. II . I ~ · -•--J1- 11 -•1-1111-11n-m•--•11-nn-111-•-n-11- 11 11-n __,,_.,1_ ,. __11-1111-111-n1-•--n- •n-•4 ~ 111 - 11 --11-1111- t1u - 1111 -11-11u-u-1 1 •1-11-•--11-11••-1m-11-•-11-11 11 -H-nu-1111-11•-••-11•-11H-uH-11-111- 11 4 't>,_ ,,,,_,,,, _,,._ ,,,, _ ,,,,_ ,,,,_,,,,_,,,_ ,,,,_ ,,,,_,,_,,_,,,_ ,,,, _ ,,,,_,_ ,,,_ ._ ,,,_,,,_ ,,,, _,,,, _ ,,,,_ ,_ ,,,, _ ,,_ ,,._,,,_,,_,,_ ,_ f Welcome, LIGON, GRIER & CO. f Our Hero! GENERAL INSURANCE I ! ,t I R EAL E STA TE LOANS i I i . t I· Southern Advertisi.ng Co. Andrews Bldg. Phone 1311 i i ... , i I PHONE 103 I ~.. E I J Wilson's Drug Store FOOD FLAVOR ! •..I: THE REXALL STORE HEAL TH ,t - For a Few Cents a Day for 08 02 1 i "The Best in Drug Store Merchandise, \.. U \.. U 1 i Hyg 0 1~: 1-C;h~nesfU-a \.. l Pl 3 Rf . SPARTANBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT f The Best in Drug Store Service" I i " The Home of Good Coal" i IBecker's Qunlitv Products ,~: j 45 Years the Standard C b G d j a aniss- ar ner, Inc. ·-· ------~- -- -- 11 0 j Correct Apparel for Women t ., i ,t .·! i ''' r··--._ ·- f . PHONE 996 I I ':':'''' i I I / I ,,.,'Jlft..Ys LINDBERGH TODAY I · Virginia Dare IG£NUIN£ /V ASI< fO~ j I l / • Cako lllTT(ft.IUJBRfAD SERVICE EVERY DAY I i ! I • / .....i 0 I Schachner Leather and I '/ ! S F/ll 1 e :.ill Route Route CAM-19, New York to Atlanta. i WHY NOT YOURS? Class Municipal. i ,1:1 I i City of Spartanburg. ---. I j Owner •• ! j Operated By City of Spartanburg and Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. i I i i I J Field Manager A. P. Kerr. , I :1 Position Latitude: 34 degrees, 57 min., 32 sec. ; Longitude: 81 degrees, 56 f =1 min., 7 sec. Altitude above sea level, 875 feet. Distance and=_.=:_:I CLEVELAND HOTEL _j direction from nearest postoffice, 3 miles southwest. Magnetic variation approximately one-half degree to the west. =1 I SPARTANBURG, S. C. ! Description Acres, 105; shape, irregular "L." Surface, sandy loam; gradient, I I gentle all ways from center. Drainage, natural; excellent. Run- ! ·.-··-:I ways (see map), 2,700 feet long, 2,550 feet long, both 600 feet !::II______wide. Marking of runways, standard 100-foot circle at intersec- I tion of field axis ....J_ We are proud to state that we are con- i Obstructions None, exceptl hangars; open country all around. I I WELCOME, LINDBERGH! tractors for the electrical work of the Spartanbl!rg Air Mail Port I Marking and Standard 100-foot white circle with four-foot band. Name ·.1I i i Identification painted on hangar. Standard markings on roofs of several build- i "ANOTHER TROUBLE-PROOF JOB" I = ings in city and vicinity. Field boundary lights, Standard Airway, • I approximately 300-foot centers, 24-inch rotating beacon, 90-watt, J HUNTINGTON & GUERRY, ING. - 30-volt lamp, constant current, 8 r.p.m. Radio towers, none. - I Wind direction indicator, Standard windcone, illuminated. ;: I HOBBS-HENDERSON co. Accommodations Personnel for servicing and maintenance of planes available. No 1 landing fee; storage rates, $2.50. DEPARTMENT STORE Number, type, size and construction of hangars, first unit 60x60 I feet, erected by Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. j Lindbergh broke the aviation record. Airship mooring mast, none. j We expect to break all sales records j Repair facilities, Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. ,II j i Spare parts, Pitcairn Aviation, Inc. -=_ in our $200,000 Campaign. j Specification fuel and oil available. i I Guard for protection of property furnished upon request. i :II Fire apparatus, none. - Quarters for visiting airmen, none. I q, THE ELECTRICAL STORE I j Meals, none; three miles to city. :1 Transportation to city, bus line one-half mile from field- =1 automobiles. I Phone 823 146 E. Main St. f I First Aid available at field. • ~·•-t111-11-n11-1111-11-•-•11-a1-1111-H11.:....u11-1111-1111-111-11,_1111-11u-11-11u-m_u_111-1111-1111-1111-11-11-1111-11_t1_H4 ~- 11 - 1 -m1-11-•- 111t-1111-u11-uu->1u-..-u-111-m1-u11- 111·-H-1111-11-••-•--u11-a11-11a--11-1111- 11 -11-•c.\ 'l:> "- ""_"_, _ __ .,_ ,,,_,,,,_.,,, _ "'_"'_",_ ,,_ ,,,_ ,,.,_,,.,_.,,_,,,_ .,,, _ ,,,_ ,_ , ____,, ,_,,.,_,,,_ , ____.,_,,1 't>"-""_"_,.,_ ,,_ .,,_ ,,,,_.,,,_,,,, _ ,,,,_,,_ .,_ ... ,_,,,,_,,,,_,,. • _,,.,_.,,,_,,,, _ .,,, _ ,,, _ ,,,, _,,,_,,,,_,,,,_ ,,,,_ ,,,, _ ,,,,_,,,_ ,,_ ,,,, _ ,, PHONE 363 FROST KIST I (3ood printing is an investment I ICE CREAM --not an expense I I I I ~-- _ _ , - 11 --11 11 -n-•1- 1111 - ••• -11-•1- 11 1-11u-"'11- 11 - 1111 --11- 11 - uu- 11 _11_,,_,,,_ u ____ l ~111-uu-11 11 - 1111 -1111-m1- H11 - l11 -1111 -1111-11 11 -uu-u-11u-1111- lllu -1m-1111-1111-11-1m- uu-1m-nu-m -11-1111 -11_11_ 11 _11_J1c4.: 1111 11 11 1 c4.: I "t>•-,•-,-•m-•--·--••-""-'"-"'_'__ ,._,,,,_,, __ , __, _,,,_~_m __,,_, ,,_,,,,_,,, __,._ ,'1 i I i Spartanburg, South Carolina I I T OCATED in the northwestern part of South Carolina, 875 feet above sea-level, l j Lis Spartanburg, the Hub City of the Southeast. Possessing a population of ! j 42,000, Spartanburg is situated in the very heart of one of the most fertile agricul- I :1 tural regions in the South. Attractive, comfortably equipped homes dot the coun- ! 1 tryside; wide, hard-surfaced highways render the city easily accessible to the in- i I habitants of a prosperous region; busy mills provide employment for more than I ! 12,000 men and women; lumber, fertilizer, flour, pipe and cigar plants are located I i in and near the city; two of the largest bakeries in the Southeast make the city I j one of the South's largest bread and cake centers ; the new $2,500,000 repair shops l of the Southern Railw~ · "\:h contribute to the prosperity of the city, which ranks J 9 11 ':1 third in size a mong 'ti1.~~) ~~~ o.f South Carolina. 1 1 • Five railroads radiatl!' from the city in six directions, and seven modern bus f ! lines link the city with surrounding cities. Many hundreds of thousands of tons 1 l of coal and other commodities pass through Spartanburg annually, en route to j southeastern cities and seaports. Spartanburg is well known as the gate city to • the southeastern seaports. / , I ~ In Spartanburg are Wofford College for men and Converse College for women, f two of the finest colleges in the South. A large and well-equipped high school, recently built, is an important factor in Spartanburg's educational equipment, and students from many surrounding towns and rural communities are prepared here I for college. Spartanburg's public school system ranks high. Commodious build- I ings have been built, and in order that its schools may grow with the city, Spar- !I tanburg has acquired title to large acreage which will be used for other school i buildings as need arises. More than 6,000 pupils are enrolled annually in the city schools. J Textile Industrial Institute, maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ! j South, is located in a Spartanburg suburb. Here young textile workers study j I and work in nearby mills to prepare themselves for a broader service. The South j Carolina Schools for the Deaf and Blind is situated four miles from Spartanburg. :il Carolina Academy, a private school, also is located in the city. Spartanburg is in the center of the tremendous hydro-electric development that -I has taken place in the rugged sections of the two Carolinas during the past deoade. Thirty-five cotton mills in Spartanburg utilize the electric power, originating in the bold streams and rivers and harnessed by modern plants in the foothillsx • A $1,250,000 water supply system has been completed by the city of Spartan burg to serve its homes and industrial plants. This is located on South Pacolet 1 River and is conceded to be one of the most efficient to be found in the country. I Thirty years ago, a music festival was organized at Spartanburg by music I lovers in the South Atlantic States. Eventually Spartanburg assumed entire _j responsibility for the festival, which is now known as the Spartanburg Music 1 Festival and is held annually at Converse College. Artists of international fame ! are secured for this festival, which has become one of the outstanding events in i . the city's cultural life. t ~--•--•--u-11~-... - 11-1:1-1111------·--••-11----••n-•--4 '!;>,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,_,,,_.,,,_,,,,_,,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,_M_m_m_,,,,_.,,,_,,,_,,,_,,,_,,,,_,,<;I' I . EXTREMELY LOW COST! i Spartanburg, South Carolina l r Citizens Lumber LIFE i Continued ENDOWMENT ' Out of this festival has ev0lved the Spartanburg Children's Chorus, comprising EDUCATIONAL 500 well-trained, sweet-voiced children. This chorus ranks with the best in the Company MORTGAGE Policies I I United States and is invariably one of the most interesting features of the annual 0. W. GUERRANT, Gen. Agent Lumber and Building Material j festival. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. :_JI . Sf.artanburg has ~ cted many splendid churches and takes an active interest m re 1gious matters. _ I 1396 of Philadelphia Phones - { 1397 Union Street 318 Montgomery Bldg. Phone 45 '! Sever;,il years ago. Spartanburg adopted the commission form of government. vfr Since its inauguration a huge street improvement program has been launched and 'y \y ! completed. A ~nunicipal pla~gro~nd ~yst~m, with eight well-equipped recreation P. 0. HEFFNER, ) ' •.i.!'· LENTZ, H. T. E. NEUBURGER. 1 1 . {' fields for ~he children of the city, 1s mamtamed. Two large parks have been estab- As dependable as the Pres •.• t-( ~ --j _:~•es. Sec'y-Treas . I 1 lished. Early in 1926, a municipal athletic field, located in a setting of natural Spirit of St. Louis I beauty, was built and equipped. 'f.- City Motor Car Co. l The Spartanburg club of the South Atlantic Baseball Association leases this ROAD SERVICE £or Ec-onomit:al Tronspo,.,.Gtiotj ! field for its regularly scheduled season. During the remainder o.f the year it is t placed at lhe disposal of the amateur athletic organizations of the city. SALES Ji#I... SERVICE j Spartanburg's airport is already recognized throughout the country as one of - the most modern and best equipped. The field embraces more than 100 acres of Sutton's Service Station Phones 1165-1166 J level land, has standard markings and equipment and cost nearly $50,000.00. 227 W. MAIM STREET PHONE 259 ZOO W. Main St. Spartanburg, S. C. j Spartanburg is on route CAM-19 from New York to Atlanta. J The famed resorts of western North Carolina are easily accessible to Spartan- J j burg and modern highways lead into the mountain country. Chimney Rock, I Caesar's Head, Blue Ridge Forest and many other famous scenic spots can be J reached by automobile over well-paved roads. I Surrounding Spartanburg are many places made famous by epoch-making I battles, such as the Battle of Cowpens, Musgrove Mill and Kings Mountain. f I - I ~-.. ,,_.,_,,,,_,,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,_,_,,,_,,,_,,,,_,,_,,,_,,,,,_,,,_,,,_,,_,,,,_,______,_,_,_,,_,,_,~ 't>·--·-·---,,__ , ____ ,,_,,_,,, ___,,_,, __, __ ,_,,_,,,_ ,,,,_, __ ,,_,_,__ ~ 1 n - 11n --n-n1-•1-1111- 1111 - 1t11 -n-11-11 1 • -•-1111- 1111 -11-11 1 1 -•1 -n11 - 11 - 1111 -11-n1- 11n -1m- 11-•n-n-n-11--•~ 't'·-'"-""-""_"_"'_""-''"- ""- "''-""-""_ "_ "_ ,,_ ,,,,_ ,,,_ ,,,, _ ,,,_,,,,_,,_ ,,,_ ,,,_ ,,,,_ "',_ ,,,, _ ,,_ ,,,,_,,,_ ,,,, _ ,,,,_ ,,, I I ~ I I I I Spartanburg from l\le air J I ln the I SPARTANBURG I Shoppin$ District i ~~ It ccg· 7 ( I ":·Union Station I BOTTLING co. I j W. G. JACKSON, Secretary aud Manager f j I i i i ~ i I ! ,f,,,,_ ,,"_,,,,_,,"_ ,,,,_ ,,,,_ ,, ,, _ ,,"_ ""- ""- ""- ""- ""- ""- "''- ""- ""- "''- "''- ""- ""- ""- ""_ ,,,,_ ,.,._ ,,,, _ ,,,, _ ,,,,_ ,,,,_ ,,,, _ ,,,, _ ,, :,1 tanburg who gave their lives for their country in the :,1 World War, was officially opened September 10, 1927. j In the work of securing Spa1'fanburg as an official air j J mail port, the Aviation Committee of the Spartanburg i I Chamber of Commerce played an important part. ,1 Spartanburg l Early in June, 1926, the Aviation Committee, com- •1 High School ! posed of J. C. Grier, Chairman; Major B. Manning I ! and R. Z. Cates, began accumulating information on I - JAMES C. GRIER I ! ' the Piedmont Route, so-called, one of three southern Chairman , ! routes being considered by the U. S. Post Office De- Aviation Committee I ! partment for the establishment of an aerial mail route. Co-operating with other I ! cities of the Piedmont, this committee prepared briefs ·on the advisability of the I ! selection of the Piedmont route as the most logical. After due consideration, the I ! government office on December 13, 1926, chose the Piedmont Route as the official I ! route for the air mail service between New Yark and Atlanta. Contract to carry I I the mail was let to the Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., of Philadelphia, on February 23, f Converse College I 1927. i I With the naming of this official route, hosts of cities along the route imme- j I diately bel!an clamorinl! for designations as the official mail stop. The Aviation ; i ~ ~ r j Committee members, together with H. A. Ligon, President of the Spartanburg j j Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Ben Hill Brown, former Congressman J. F. j = Byrnes, L. \fi/. Perrin and H. T . E. Neuburger, all Chamber members, prepared = I maps and briefs substantiating Spartanburg's claim as the logical stop between I j Greensboro and Atlanta. These men journeyed to Washington at different times Converse College = and laid their information before the Postmaster-General, Harry New, and pleaded I in the interests of Spartanburg. AudHorium j On March 29, 1927, Spartanburg was designated by Postmaster-General New Music Festival I as an official stop on the air mail route. Spartanburg was chosen for a number j of reasons, a·mong them being its excellent railway connections with the sur Chorus j rounding territory, its location just midway between Atlanta and Greensboro, and because in the territory adjacent to Spartanburg are more potential air mail users than in any territory similarly situated. The next step by the committee following Spartanburg's selection as an air mail stop was to locate a suitable field, one not only to serve the needs of today, but one sufficiently large to meet the needs of aviation in the future. Representa tives of the Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., and the U. S. Department of Commerce as sisted the local committee in the selection of the field . Three fields were consid- ~··-"-"-••11-11H-111•-·•-n_ .. _ ... __,._,,_,,,_H _____ ,,,._,, ____H _____ n_. ____ , l Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., the U. S. Post Office Department and Chambers of Com- !..:II j merce in this section attended. "Miss Spartanburg," the mail plane of the Pit- -.!! cairn company which will use the local field as a base, was christened by Miss Betty Grier, attractive daughter of J. C. Grier, chairman of the Chamber Aviation Committee. j Ik H enry N. Snyder, President of Wofford College, made the principal ad A $partanburg j dress. In the near future, a bronze tablet, inscribed with the names of the Spar Boulevard j tanburg County men who gave their lives during the World \ i\Tar, will be mounted .. :.:!·II on a granite boulder and placed at the field. Following the dedication, aviators gave an aerial circus with a number of especially thrilling stunts, and also partici pated in several air races. I FIGURES Swimming Pool Cost of field (105 acres) ...... $20,000 in ClevelandPark i Grading and other work on field ...... 5,000 i Lighting equipment ...... 5,000 i Road pavement bordering field .. . 7,500 i First unit of hangar...... 6,000 Water mains and tower ...... 2,500 A Residential i Total.. $46,000 Scene 'i I I i i i i i i i i l r i l,,_,,,,_,,,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,,_,,,_,,,_,,_,,,,_,,,_,_,_,,_,____ ,, _ ,,,_,,4, Riding. in an airplane is one way of being ~~up in the air.'' Another way is to_be without money in the banli.. · rf1 w l':i 8 ..: w P1 f-< Op~n a·Savings Account Today :><: .....H i:<:i ;:J P-< w P1 CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK 8 Ii< 0 wz and DOLLAR SAVINGS BANI( 0 I u rJ) r3 OOODJfYEAR. Pl!fJ§g. l':i BATTERIES' ;:J I' . rrwe Service All We Sell" ODOM BATTERY & TIRE CO. 138 S. 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