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VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 51
DEATHS BY AUTO
ACCIDENTS SHOW
INCREASE IN N. C.
First Six Months of 1929 IST
12 Per Cent Higher Than
Safne Period Last Year
57 ARE KILLED IN JULY
National Rate of Increaae for Half of
Year Is Lsse Than Half That
Of North Carolina
Deaths from automobile accidents in
North Carolina during the first six
months of Jhe year increased at a rate
of more than 12 per cent over deaths
during the same period for the preced
ing year, while the increase foj the
country at large was, according to fig
y* ores compiled by the National Safety
Council, only 5.8 per cent, or lest than
hilf the rate of increase in North Car-
olina.
The monthly report of the motor
vehicle bureau of the State Depart
ment of Revenue, issued yesterday,
showed 57 deaths during July, as com
pared with 51 for July, 1928, evidenc
ing a continued increase during the
seventh month for which national fig-
ures arc not yet available.
The total through June was 295, as
compared with 262 for the same per
ibd last year, or an increase of 33.
The total for 1928 was 675, the last
six month* of the year showing a ma
terial increase over the first six.
The July report brought the total
for this year to 352 dead, with an ad
ditional 2,589 injured. There were 110
pedestrians killed during the first sev
en months of the year, this comprising
the largest toll from any one class of
automobile accidents. Ninety-nine
died from collisions between automo
bile, 96 in non-collision accidents, 20
from collisions with trains, 18 from col
i lis ions with fixed object*; six from col
lision* with horse-drawn vehicles, two
from collisions with bicycles, and one
from a collision with a street car.
During July alone there were 13
pedestrians killed, 25 in collisions be
tween automobiles, one in a collision
with a train, 4 in collisions with fixed
objects, and 14 in non-colli*ion acci
dent. There were 430 additional one*
injured during the month. Reckless
driving led the list of faults of faults
among drivers, with 15 deaths result
ing. Speeding caused seven deaths.
The National Safety Council pre
dicts • toll of 29,000 deaths from mo
tor accidents in the country this year
if the present rate of increase is main
' tained. During the first six months
there were in round numbers 13,300
killed. The number of deaths during
the latter part of the year always show
an increase.
Beauty Shop Here To Be
Opened Within Few Days
While it will require several more
days to install ail the
Williamston Bffyty Shop began oper
ations in the lawyers' Building on
Smith wick Street, Miss Carrie Whit
ford, of New Bam, the shop's man
afar stated that the formal opening
will be held within the next few days.
The shop occupies a modernly
equipped room in the Godard Build
tog. now the Lawyers' Building, and
is operated by experienced special
ists. Miss Whitford is assisted by
Miss Carrie L. Smith, of Vanceboro,
in the opreation of the shop.
Program of Services
At Christian Church
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Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
The subject for the morning sermon
will be "The Fundamental Beliefs of
Christianity," and for rhe evening ser
mon, "The Humility of Jesus." During
die summer we have followed the plan
Ot having s doctrinal sermon in the
vorning and a character study taken
from the life of Jesus in the evening.
Every one is invited to attend these
services and worship with us.
WATTS
f f THEATRE
Saturday Aug. 24
BUZZ BARTON
to
~ 'THE LITTLE
SAVAGE"
Alee COMEDY aad SERIAL
"TARZAM THE MIOHTT"
Monday-Tuesday August 26-27
Dolores Costello
Conrad Nagel ,
TENDERLOIN
itlao MEWS AMD FABLE*
MUSIC BY PHOTOTOKE
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THE ENTERPRISE
COUNTY HAD NO
DEBTS IN 1909
Also Had SIO,OOO in Treas
" ury; Lot of Difference
Then and Now
In ita June, 1909, edition dealing in
part with Williamston and Martin
county, the News and Observer stat
ed, "Martin county financially is
among those on easy street" Today
the county owes (942,000, or ap
proximately that amount.
Reviewing the county's financial
condition at that time, the paper
says:
"Martin county financially is among
those on easy street. It has no cur
rent debt with SIO,OOO in the treasury
to ita credit. There are no floating
bonds and the tax rate is only 60
cents. This is not due to the fact
that Martin county does not expend
money in all the necessary improve
ments. There are steel bridges
across every creek in the county and
good care is taken of the poor. The
courthouse building was constructed
in 1889 at a cost of $17,600; has its
court room on the second floor with
a jury room, a judge room and four
consultation rooms, with space to ac
commodate 500 people. On the first
floor are the offices of the sheriff
coounty board of education, the clerk
of the Superior court, the register
of deeds and the grand jury room.
The vfmlts in the offices of the regis
ter of deeds and the clerk of the court
are provided with steel roller book
cases and steel files for all court
records and papers.
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HASSELL SCHOOL
TO OPEN SEPT. 2
Faculty Is Same As Last
Year; G. S. Haislip Is
* Principal
Hassell, Aug. 23.—The Hassell
school will begin its 1929-30 term on
Monday, September 2. All patrons
are Urged to be present and are es
pecially urged to send their children on
opening day and to keep them in school
throughout the term. Regular attend
ince is essential to the welfare of the
school as well as the welfare of the
pupils. Good scholarship can not be
expected of a pupil with a poor at
tendance record. Pupils that do not
attend school regularly will be report
ed to the county authorities for inves
tigation.
The teachers and committeemen of
Hassell school wish to express
appreciation for the splendid coopera
tion that was manife*ted throughout
last term. ,
'"The teachers for this term are the
tame ss last: G. S. Haislip, Hassell;
Ethel D. Edmondson, Hassell; and
Mildred Roberson, of Plyomuth.
Julian Harrell Returns
From State Convention
Returning from the State meeting of
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics held at High Point this
week, Julian Harrell, representing the
local irder, stated that the session was
one of the most successful ever held
by the order. Edgar V. Harris, of
Tarboro, was elected rice councillor of
the State Council, succeeding C. E.
Hamilton, of Monroe.
The order, according to Mr. Harrell,
showed the greatest gsin in members
thsn any other one organization of its
type in the State during the past year.
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Culpeppers Get Charter
To Deal in Real Estate
A charter allowing the Culpepper
Hardware Company, of Elisabeth
' City, to deal in real estate was is
sued this week, according to a press
report made public today. The au
thorised capital stock is SIOO,OOO, of
that amount SSOO has been subscrib
ed by W. T. Culpepper, L. B. Cul
pepper, of Elisabeth City, and P. H.
Brown, of this place, and others.
CONTEST BETWEE
QUARTETTES A 1
WEDNESDAY C
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Jamesville Four Wins De
' cision of Judges Over
Plymouth
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Held in the courthouse here last
Wednesday evening by the Colored
Elks Daughters Juvenile Club, the col
ored singing contest attracted a capaci
ty bouse. The auditorium was filled
by coloreds from this and adjoining
counties with a fair reservation for
white attendance.
Sallie Riddick, of this place, and a
woman by the name of Hasscfl, from
Plymouth, competed in the solo coo
test, and while each did well with her
numbers, the local contestant was a
)warded the prize. The feature, how
ever was the singing of the two quar
tettes, one fr«ei Jasaetvitle and another
Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 23,1929
7 CASES DISPOSED
OF BY RECORDER
IS Cases on Docket, But
Several Are Nol Prossed;
Others Continued
I While there were IS or more cases
on the docket, only 7 were handled in
the recorder's court here last Tuesday.
One or two were nol prossed and sev
eral were continued.
| Octavious Daniel, pleading guilty to
carrying a concealed weapon, was fined
! SSO and taxed with the costs. A 12-
months road sentence was suspended.
Pleading not guilty in the case charg
i >ng him with disorderly conduct
j James Cherry was fined $25 and re
quired to pay the costs when the court
found him guilty of simple assault.
The case charging Junior Wynn
with larceny and receiving was remand
|Cl to the juvenile court when it was
( learned that the boy was under lC
years of age.
j 1 Judgment in the case in which John
, Mcßay Covington was charged with
illegal parking on the highway was
suspended when an agreement was ef
(fected.
James Salsbury entered a plea of
r.ot guilty to the charge of assault with
a deadly weapon, but the court found
him guilty of simple assault. Judge
Bailey suspended the sentence upon
the defendant paying the cost.
| William Bell, charged with carrying
a concealed weapon and assault with
( a deadly weapon, was sentenced to
( n:ne months on the Edgecombe Coun
ty roads. He appealed the case, Judge
Bailey fixing the bond at S2OO.
Isaac Ampey, charged with house
breaking, waived examination and ad
mitted probable cause. In a second
case against him, charging larceny and
receiving, Ampey also waived examina
tion and admitted probable cause. Bond
was fixed in the case at $250.
Special Service at Local
Baptist Church Sunday
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock there
,/Will be a special service held in honor
of the young men and young women
of the community who will soon be
goihg away to college or university.
Included in this group wil be the
young men and women of our com
munity who will soon be going away
to teach in the various schools; as
well as any of the teachers of the lo
cal schools who may.be here.
This is to be a special service in their
honor. The service will have special
music and will close within the hour.
There will be but this one preach
ing service Sunday. *
The regular mid-week service will
be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'-
clock.
Beginning on the first Sunday in
September, this church will go back
on its regular kchedule of two Sunday
service*.
Sunday school meets as usual Sun
day morning; and the pastor will teach
the young men's class.
Junior and Intermediate B. Y. P.
U. meeting at 7 o'clock Sunday night.
North Carolina Shippers
To Fight for Fair Rates
At a meeting held in Raleigh yes
terday by people of the State who
are interested in fair freight rates
for North Carolina shippers, s board
or committee waa appointed to per
fect an organisation in an effort to
combat the discriminsting rate af
fecting this State.
Julius Cone, of Greensboro, was
made president of the board and
Geo. S. Dewey, of Goldsboro waa
named vice president of the league.
The organisation meeting was open
ad by Frank Page, chairman of the
central committee, who presided with
H. B. Branch of Raleigh serving as
of Raleigh serving as temporary
secretary.
Mr. Page explained the purpose of
the meeting and also read the minutes
of the first gegneral meeting and of
the organization committee in Ral
eigh earlier this month.
N TWO NEGRO
r COURT HOUSE
'RAWS BIG CROWD
from Plymouth. Both groups sang
many numbers, several being of the re
ligious type. The Plymouth four made
their greatest hit by ainging "The
Lord's Prayer." Jamesville's best was
"Do You Want To Go
When You Die?" Both quartettes of
fered a unique program, but the
Jamesville group received the warm
est cheering and the decision of the
judges. .
Singers outside the colored race have
attempted to sing the old Negro spir
ituals, but they hsve never matched
the musical harmony produced hpr the
members of the Negro race. Musical
programs with colored participants
generally attract large crowds in this
lasctloa. y 1
DEATH OF MRS.
J. D. HARRISON
Died At Her Home Here
Tuesday After 3 Weeks
Of Intense Suffering
Mrs. J. D. Harrison died at her home
on North Haughton Street here last
Tuesday night about 12 o'clock, follow
ing an illness of three weeks, during
which time she had suffered intensely
with rheumatism.
The funeral service was held at the
home Wednesday afternoon by her pas-
Jor, the Rev. C. H. Dickey, of the lo
cal Baptist church, Rev. O. P. Fitz-
C-erald, of the Methodist Church, as
sisting in the service. The burial was
in the Baptist cemetery here.
The daughter of Mr. W. T. Ambers
and wife, Eliza Ambers, Mrs. Harri
son was 39 years old at her death. In
early womanhood she married Mr.
Tom Gurganus, who was killed in an
automobile accident several years ago.
By this marriage she leaves thjee chil
dren, one son, Jesse, and two daugh
ters, Annie Mae and Mrs. Woolard
Harris. A few years ago she mar
ried Mr. J. D. Harrison, who survives,
She also leaves an aged father and
mother and two brothers, Messrs. W.
I». Ambers and Jesse Ambers, of this
place.
NO BANNS YET
PUBLISHED HERE
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Young Man Here Yesterday
Relieved To Find Law
Didn't Affect Him
"You are twenty-one years of age?"
inquired the Enterprise manager yes
tuday afternoon when a young man
called at the office to inquire after the
method of filing or publishing mar
riage banns. "Ye*," replied the young
man, casually expressing doubt as to
the value of the marriage banns law
recently passed by the North Carolina
legislature.
"And how about your fiance; is she
21 also," the manager asked.
"Yes,"'was reply. - • -
"Well, you don't have to file the
b«nns or publish them either," the
manager informed the young man, who
learning that the banns did not trouble
him, refused to make known his iden
tity. j,
The young man was greatly relieved
when he learned that the law did not
affect him. The manager was alto re
lieved, for it was the first time any
one in this county had planned to pub
lish the banns. Several have been filed
in the office of the register of deeds,
but so far no banns have been pub
lished in this county. Either method
conforms to the requirements of the
law, but all those affected prefer fil
ing.
Julius Peel Is Back From
Trip With New Fish Story
With John L. Rodgerson and two
local boatmen of Swansboro to vouch
for the story, Julius Peel relates that
.while fishing in Bogue Sound on Wed
nesafternoon, that a large sea catfish
was caught by him; the fish put up a
stiff fight, and in order to the hook
released, the fish was stabbed through
the stomach several times with a pick,
after which, apparently dead, it was
taken from the hook and thrown into
the water. Immediately upon hitting
the water, it started to swimming
srongly and leaped clear of the water
a couple of time, apparently as an act
of defiance. It then disappeared, and
a few minutes later what appeared to
be • catch of a plucky sea-mullet
proved to be the same catfish "raring
to go."
Revival Being Held in
Holly Springs Church
The revival services in progress at
the Holly Springs Methodist church
are being well attended, the pastor,
Rev.' O. P. FitiGerald stated this
morning. The people of the commun
ity are taking much interest in the
meeting and the congregations con
tinue to increase in size nightly.-
Tomorrow evening (Saturday) at
8:00 o'clock the minister will hold a
service. The Sunday services will be
held at S o'clock in the afternoon and
at 8 o'clock in the evening. During
next week the services will ze held
a Bo'clock each evening.
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Include Another Sidewalk
In Town Paving Program
Meeting this morning in special
session, the town commissioners add
ed to the town's paving program by
including a four-foot walk from the
Farmers warehouse to the J. K. Col
train store on the Washington road.
The number of people walking the
highway in that part of the town is
unusually large, making it almost
necessary for the walk to be includ
ed in the program.
Other minor matters were brought
before the meeting, but no final ac
tion resulted in those cases, it was
Health Officer Says Parents
Should Have School
Examined Befo
DECIDE SERIES :
WINNER TODAY
Martin and Bertie Have
Each Won Three Games;
Locals Win Wednesday
Triumphing over the Bertie Bulls at
Windsor last Wednesday afternoon by
a 3 to 1 county, the Martin County
Monks tied "The Little World Base
ball Championship Series" at 3 all.
Martin won the first two games, Ber
tie costing back strong to win three
straight. The victory for the locals
la«t Wednesday carries the series to a
final game this" afternoon on the
new school diamond.
The game Wednesday afternoon was
pointed out to be one of the best
played between the two teams this sea
son, Cherry, for Martin, allowing only
two. hits. Hoggard, opposing ntOumls
man, allowed only six hits, one of them
being Jimmie Brown's home run.
The series is attracting a large pat
ronage, and the game here this after
noon is expected to bring together the
greatest number of fans attending a
game here this year.
SCHOOL TO OPEN
AT PARMELE 2ND
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L. B. Wynne Is Principal;
Urges Full Attendance
Opening Day
The Parmelc elementary school will
open the 1929-JO term Monday, Sep
tember 2, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by the principal
Mr. L. B. Wynne. All children are
urged-to attend the opening day, that
the registers might be prepared for the
entire session. Parents are invited to
attend with their children the- open
ing day.
The faculty includes two new teach
ers this year, Miss Essie Jordan, C.res
well, first grade; and Mrs. Lester
Croltoi.u Robersonville, second Krade;
and Mrs. J. W. Bailey, Everetts, and
Principal L. B. Wynne.
Register Children Today
For Next School Term
Six children had been registered
for first-grade work in the local
school up until noon today. While the
number is unusually small, a decid
ed increase Is expected by tomorrow
noon, the time for closing the office
of the principal.
In the absence of the principal, L.
B. Wynne is accepting the applica
tions and assisting in filling out the
blanks.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, ac
cording to the present plans, the
boys and girls planning to enter the
high school will register for the
work they will follow during the
term.
Professor W. R. Watson, the newly
appointed principal, was called to
South Carolina to be at the beside of
his wife who is dangerously ill in a
Columbia hospital.
Maple Grove Revival
Ended Yesterday
The revival meeting in progress
during the past several days was
brought to a close yesterday after
oon with a baptismal service.
The meeting was well attended
and twenty-three members were add
ed to the church's roll, it was stat
ed.
Program of Services at
Church of the Advent
Rev. Arthur H. Marshall, Minister
Sunday school at 10 a. m,-
Evening prayer and sermon at 8.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
MARTIN COUNTY SWINE MAKING
COMPLETE SWEEP OF PREMIUMS
OFFERED AT NORTHERN FAIRS
Pedigreed Stock Raised in er#> Me „„ y ~ Robergolt and s ~
County Winning New and J. F. Koberson and Brother, di-
Laurels vided their herds, two showing at Ham
_ • burg, N. Y., and the other two at Lew-
Martin County hog raisers are meet- jj,t own p a v
ing with much success in New York
aiid Pennsylvania, where they are ex- Next week the herds will be divided
hibiting their herds this season *t a into three K rou l ,s - °» e to «he
number of the large fairs. - N>w York s,a,c fair > » second to a
Six carloads of thorough-bred Diiroc- r ,** Quakertown, Pa*, and a third
Jersey*, Chester Whites, Hampshire*, c *hibiting »• 'lie ( uniberland, Md.,
and Berkshires have been shipped from 7
here this season for exhibition in the There are 120 hogs in the herds,
Northern States. Last week the breed- and all are from pedigreed stock. While
ers exhibited all thfir herds aj the no definite figures couli be had yes
kutztown, Pa., fair, where they "prac- terday, one of the owners stated that
tically made a clean sweep in premi- the winnings had been large so far
urns and prizes. This week the breed- this season.
Should Enter School in a
Healthy Condition and
Kept That Way
By DR. W. E. WARREN
School days are soon to begin and
the least the parents can do now for
the child is to have a physician ex
amine him before he starts to school.
Defects that may be discovered
should be corrected and full cooper
ation given to the teacher in keep
ing him healthy after school begins.
Here are some of the' important
points to oversee during the pre
school period and when a child starts
to school.
His eyes should be in perfect con- j
dition and should be accurately fitted j
with glasses, if necessary.
His teeth should be in good shape !
and should be examined and cared
for, since they seriously affect the
proper growth and development of
the permanent teeth,- and bad teeth i
can cause disease and interfere with
progress. Diseased tonsills and ade
noids should be taken care of and
removed. They are the cause of
much illness. Infected tonsils can
and do turn poisonous matter into
the system, which will keep the child
from feeling fit and may cause rheu
matism, heart trouble and perhaps
other ailments. Vaccination against
smallpox is important. This is done
for the child's own protection and for
the protection of the community.
Every child over six months of age
should be immunized against diph
theria. This is an entirely unneces
sary disease and when most of the
children of a community have been
toxin-antitoxinized it has entirely
disappeared. Several cities have not
had a death from this disease for
periods rangging from a few months
to several years and every casualty is
little short of a crime, showing neg
lect on the part of someone.
Consideration should also be given
to the nutrition and posture of the
child. U is estimated that almost
one-fifth of the children in schools,
speaking on a nation-wide scale, are
in the mal-nourished class. This
probably means that many have not
had a properly balanced diet, that
they overeat of sweets, that they eat
the wrong foods and eat between
meals. Poor nutrition is reflected in
the child's posture, which in turn
affects the operation of the import
ant body organs. It interferes with
school life and may render the child
| more susceptible to serious infec
, tions such as tuberculosis.
The greatest advance in the work
of promoting health during the lust
several years is probably jn the in
creased care given the child of pre
school age. To the work in this field
is largely to be credited the great
incresae in longevity which has near
ly doubled in twenty-five years. The
important thing from a health point
of view is to give a child the proper
start in life. If he starts right he is
likely to maintain good health and
live long.
Many diseases like diphtheria and
scarlet fever, if taken in time, can
easily be overcome, whereas if they
are neglected they may prove fatal
or leave the child impaired through
out life. The (results of such diseases
when not controlled properly may
show up later in other forms, such as
mastoiditis. ..
Program of Services
At Methodist Church
Dr. O. P. FitzGearld, Pastor
Preaching Sunday morning at 11
o'clock; subject, "Reality in v Re
ligion." This will be the only preach
ing service for the day. The pastor
will be out of town at the evening
I hour.
Sunday school, 9:46. Epworth
Leagues at their usual hours of meet
ing.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us.
AdvertiMri WiU Find Oar CoL
umna a Latchkey to Over 1,600
Homes of Martin Comity
ESTABLISHED 1898 -
DR. TRUETT WILL
SPEAK AT STATE
FAIR THIS YEAR
President Hoover and Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roose
velt Also Invited"
HOME-COMING WEEK
Plan To Get As Many Native North
Carolinians As Possible To
Return That Week
Raleigh, AUR. 22—Dr. George W
I ruett, noted Baptist minister, of Dal
las, I exas, Is the first of the distill
Kuished North Carolinians, now resi
dtnts of other States, to accept an in
vltation to speak at the North Caro
Una State Fair, in connection with
Home-Coming Week, October 14 to 19.
Other speakers who have been in
vited are President Herbert Hoover
and Governor Franklin I). Roosevelt.
President Hoover is. being claimed as a
(North Carolinian because", of his Ran
dolph County ancestry; while .Gover
nor Roosevelt was tyivited as" the rep
resentative of "the Northern States' by
ttlie last legislature. President Hoover,
although expressing a desire "to attend,
has deferred definite acceptance until
■he knows whether the tariff fight in
Congress will require bis presence in
| Washington in October, and Governor
Roosevelt is also deferring his decision
because of pressure of business in con
nection' with the legislature in his own
State.
The Department of Conservation and
Development is now conducting a cam
paign to get as many as possible of
the 247,000. North Carolinians to re
turn for Home-Coming Week, anil is
sending out personal invitations to all
v hose names have been supplied
through coupons which have been run
in the newspapers of the State. -Lo
cal Home-Coming committees an- al-si-r
active, working out local llome-l ogl
ing celebrations for the three days
pteceding the State Fair, and to boost
the attendance of former residents at
tWW^»ir.
BiS*4yjlioii of the new, rewritten-,
modern State Fait premium list was
begun on Thursday. August 11. I'leu
tv of copies are still on hand, IvflNvcver,
at tin* Secretary^ offie'e, for lilt" those"
who are interested in seeing the pre
mium list and sending exhibits to th,e.
AIRSHIP'S START
IS POSTPONED
Graf Zeppelin Is Having a
Hard Time Geting Away
Trom Tokio*
Tokio, Aug. 23.—(Friday)—The
Graf Zeppelin's departure for Lo.s
Angeles was postponed again this
morning because of unfavorable
winds.
Dr. Hugo Eckener announced the
delay after a long—and futile wait
for winds and rain to abate. Weather
conditions will determine the com
mander's decision as to when another
attempt to depart on the 3,050 miles
flight across the Pacific Ocean will
be made.
The rain, which had fallen inter
mittently and then steadily through
out the nrght, ceased shortly before
4 a. in., but the winds—blowing at
right angles across the hangar doors
—freshened. Dr. Eckener announced
at 4:30 a. m., (2:30 p. in., E. S. T.),
that the departure would be post-
poned.
The wind made removal of the big
dirigible from its hangar at Kasum
igaura airport a difficult task, and it
was feared that the Craft might be
damaged again. The Graf Zeppelin's
rear motor gondola was damaged yes
terday morning as it was being walk
ed out of the hangar preparator to
departure.
Mechanics worked all day repair
ing the damage and Dr. Eckener
then announced he would be ready to
start last night. The passengers were
ordered aboard at 8:30 p. m., and
the hangar doors were opened later,
but weather prevented the departure.
The 20 passengers, including three
new ones who replaced Japanese
who made the flight here from Fried
richshafen, were informed that the
weather was unsatisfactory for the
take-off last night, but that an at-,
tempt would be made to depart at
dawn today.
A
Woman Killed in Auto
Wreck in Dare Cojunty
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Up until recently there had never
been an automobile in the Stumpy
Point section of Dare county; last
Sunday Mrs. Tom Midgett was killed
by one of the machines.
Other occppants of the car escap
ed with minor injuries. It wu un
derstood that both cars were running
at a high rate of speed. The ears
did not collide. Hie wreck was due
to soft dirt which had just been plac
ed on the road a few days prior and
which caused the machine to turp
over and land in a canal