Souther Field was the place Charles Lindbergh first flew a plane.

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles Lindbergh
• Page 70 - Berg, A. S., 1998, Lindbergh, Berkley Books, New York, 628p.