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Xt-sS,Amelia EarheartBy BLANCHE TAYLOR DICKINSONNE morning this, last ■-Bummcr I tried to stand amid * Jostling, excited ' crowd to see and hear ffiKflTn—ICnrheart—J-u-ft-t^j-after her sensational transatlantic flight.A7Jd;-l“WBff-}ttfrt ablt;HJt-*0 close asthe ntxrone, too.The mounted policemen kept trying to unblock the Grant street traffic to a certain extent but they could cot cope with the Impossible,A woman-r-girl, they said—had been across the Atlantic oc an In an •Irptese and a sight of that one was preciousI have tried to analyse that thrill I experienced as she tripped gaily up the steps of the CIty-County building.Here, I mumbled to myself. Is n woman who has been closer, to our Idea of heaven than any other, and by that X. mean UP. *Tea, I continued to marvel, ahe la certainly very humanly feminine.That * captivating • personality of Miss Earheart was to mo a symbol of cleir-mindcd-know-what-you-want-to-do-and-do-It-America.That Impartial smile she flashed about the horde of admirers In the street*, on the steps, hanging out of windows and every where, put ideas Into my. head.Borne day, I soliloquised, you wIU have to tell me something, Miss Amelia Earheart, pride of the aerial profession.; J----Has No Cough or Asthma NowD«ith . ftesmsd Certain— Ttlls HowHealth Was goon , Beamed/Despairing sufferers from nsthma and bronchial trouble will bo glad to learn how Mrs. Myrtle 'Willett. 590b Maxwell Ave.. Detroit,. Mich., was restored lo health. Khe says: yf“I had bronchial sstbma 2 years. T.nat- fall 1 grew worse, couldn't lie down at nil. and slept only 3 hours a night. I wns so near death they hnd to Inject medicine In my arm. end 1 thought every night would bo my last. After taking- half a bottle of Nocor I begnn to eh-rp and eat. and Improved every dny. My cough soon disappeared nnd my strength returned. Now I do not choltr or cough at oil, and feel perfectly well again/*Mrs. Willett Is only ono of hundredsof sufferers from asthma, bronchitisWhen I approached her (she visited Pittsburgh again a fetv weeks ego) stammering something like presuroptloua,” sho laughingly banished my awkwardness.Not at all, not at all/* she assured me. I am interested in quite a few things and one of them happens to be your race.”After. that It was comparativelyeasy.I shall be very glad Indeed If one word of mine Is accepted by your race ns a sincere token of my faith In its ability to do the worthwhile things. she began. *Hero was my cue although I had In mind to reserve it for the end of our talk.Then capability regardless of color— you would deny no one an even break?” I stammered.Certainly not. The capability of the individual only should bo considered”Well, it Is gratifying to know that you do not believe achievements of distinction serve to unbalance us.MWhy I do not see how distinguished achievement could unsettla tho Negro race. Rather, achievementAmelia Earhart Discussesthe NegroTransatlantic Woman Flier Believes inRace’s Abilityshould be an Inspiration” she answered, and it was plain that my statement had been ri. surprise.But I had a big word In mind and here was my appointed time.Miss Earheart. what do you think of discrimination?**Discrimination In. general I think unfair!” sho exclaimed. However/* she continued slowly, I am not enough of a biologist to aay definitely whether discrimination against intermarriage la Justifiable.”Wc dropped that angle immediately.By that time I was thinking of how she had reached England, and of Lindbergh and others.—I—wna lt;htnkfpg of HubertJulian, though, the young Negro man who wants to nnd can't..I understand. Mian Earheart, that . not a single American has made this ocean flight unflnanced by outside Interests. Would you commend the able one or ones who could if they only would come to assistance of Hubert Julian, our licensed pilot who has been wanting to test his aerial ability across the big waters bo IcngT*Now, understand me correctly/’ nho began, I do not advocate- stunt flying. If anything.Is to be proved. It would not matter to me who the pilot was, it ho has the ability. Colonel Lindbergh proved the pon-alblllty of crossing the ocean in a. plnhe. The Friendship flight, we, thought demonstrated the feasibility of using the trl-motored, pontoonod plane. 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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Feb 23, 1929
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