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FIRE THREATENS CITY BLOCK H i . ; Rf* u » i » * WEATHER U«M«% Mr MMI colder today! « || Mkr tMumvi 4i|M) winnr j VOLUME THREE; NO. Sft& .CHIEF YELVERTON OVERCOME BY SMOKE LAST NIGHT FIFTY ONE DEAD IN MINE EXPLOSION DR. MIISTuiLDING BURNED; LOSS $50,000 Flames Originating in Goldsboro Battery Com pany Destroy That Place, The Adjoining Building, And Threaten Others ' 1 U—K : ■' "i ' \ * Fire early this morning | almost totally de stroyed the old Dr. Miller buildings on Center street, entailing a loss estimated to approximate $50,000, and for a time threateened the extinction of the entire block, from the building occupied] by the Goldsboro Garage and Motor Transport r Cotnpany, to Miller’s Goldsboro drug store on the comer. The buildings were owned by John It Crawford and Walter Creech, and occupied by the Golds boro Battery Company and the Scoot Motor Com l m , &****» frnrt, ( [iwTofd this morhirig placed loss i to the Jhc.lws to the.Goias iw ? f cnilTed tbnhem, is unknpNKP, but it isj ( thqvight ,to be in the neighborhood of..about iEwOQjiL. The tdrhe d£y lft ’a mass of charred tlmoeres, Is unknown, vbut it is thought to be in the neighborhood of about SIO,OOO. The Scott Motor Company’s loss was coniflned to office equipment and acsesso iien, the Essex and Hudson cars in the display rooms having been saved. The adjoining build ing owned by George and occupied by the Smoth-Sherrard Company, wholesale grocers, was also damaged by smoke ahd water. The loss to’tht ‘ Smith-Sherrard 1 people, from water damage alone, is climated to be about $7,500. Th’b 1 ' Qbldsbofo Garagb and Motet* Transport -Gdmprmny Building, the old, Deewey structure, w'iLk damaged to some extent by water. ’OnlV heroic efforts of the Goldsboro fire depart-1 mfciit'kept the entire bjock.' The fire had gained much headway when they reached the scene, and since the buildings are probably forty years old, with fire walls between them sadly lacking, thev had a real conflagi ation to’fight. Even at 12 playing steadily on tfie flames for nearly an hour, observers felt that the fight was hopeless, but by bringing all of their equipment into play,' ■ and showing an utter disregard of # the dapgerous |L risks of mounting the three story walls around ZJ the seething flames, they gradually brought the .fire under control. ‘ * The Are was discovered by members of the po vslice denartmnnt Officer Jimmie Burke was pear j|k\he Goldsboro Battery Company plant, where the 1 originated, in company with Rev. J. W. Sadler, watchman employed by the owners of downtown business property, when his attention was suddenly directed to a light in the place. ‘‘lsn’t that a fire,” he said to his companion, as he. ran to peer through the glass. Buut before he gained the front entrance, a terrific explosion was heai*d. The front of the building was sud denly wrecked when gas or chemicals became fired .ugly, red flames shooting high up into the air. Taking the situation in aglance, Mr. Burke hurried ac ross the street to a fire call box, where he turned in the alarm. Chief Yelverton and his men were on the scene within a few minutes. It was quickly seen that the whole business block was in danger and all available equipment was ordered to the scene. (Continued From Pngr One) A 'A. t >:* 'it- • ,<• / THE GOLDSBORO NEWS '..ra:-tsr.y,T- '■ ■ ■ *s;,T«a» , , .asras: = MAI Etncf APARTMENTS sc In* ProMem Ts. Possibility of un other modern, steaj»-haat*J apartment houa» for Galdabri a la seen In the referendum now It’ln* onductmt on the quea- Hon by lb# chamber of comment*. wink blanks .or exprrwafoaa from the member., are being mailed out wuth the following letter from W. (’. I) tun rk. the eseeal.ee aecre jlary: « ’ j "On® of our moat active members of the chamber q crgnmerce baa twe omm*a4qd to this organixaHon thut »« iuvmtflgaie the possibility of promoting and tract lag a mod rn. n reproof apart meat bouse la our city. This rbcommen taton hi H»- tortant and la wat>:ibyof tha onnsld t ration of our entire nqpaiberatilp. “it Is a recognised 'act by all of us Hr « oar rUf Y« rapidly growing, cwrif '*o**l*"* u population, we miMt provide adequate living quarters Therefore, may pie I aak l. at you woefully consider Ibm uiuatlon* ou it • enci <*;d card; a. tor width may we oak that you Oil out ana sign same and return to oar of fice. Oar action In this m i ter will be lutasd no ,»h“ reiurutd nrd* f om oar airwoersblp, Hesie do not, do lay. It Yi your duty to give <<m sid'ration lo tljla ‘lmportant matter." YtHTMITI. JCRftKY RHIRK ANN I.ROOd KIN UN IN HIDING ‘ MONTCLAIR. N. J.. Feb. 19 Ha I pit Oolut .1. IT* yv ar o!t an of w'-sUby [arenta and him ff year old bride, Genevieve Vander-off Galucci, daughtr » Harry Vanderhoff. qf Pompton I dike*, reto ined In . Idln> hti* today from the girl’ father, fol kwing tN' elopem nt on Sunday to Alexandria. Vo., where they were married The girl br <Je. 'I Pomptnn latke high qc-hool-altirtent bad been d.'tiled pjrtniaal'n to man y Oalucel all motithv ago becauie of tl.-lr' rmtth The denial was foTowed by an edlrt by Mr. Vandei'. <dr th t the -y. tilth gkauiff not be allowed to t ome tr the I Vandcrbpff hotoa nor to see fieue , vlt ve * | The tvro.el ired to Virginia, when | I bt-v levrnrd from u lawryir that a »rl over twelv* yen o«e ’ can be marrl»d th;-re without tb? on- 1 cent of parenta Mr' Vgaderhoff decUred ihnl the marrl’g? In Vlrginitt was Invalid in Ihl attic, and t)«l If he cm thl the jicthful brldcrquom h> "woult ua ' I ini nto the grodnfi 11l ‘S| t> | HI \T 111 I It AN. SPY FUN GERMANY WARSAW. Feb. 21.-The Wartaw police tml:iy nrr ate A Omni Kuxene Toll, know n na vice 4 rcldrnt of tin* j | ft it talan Mona hlata or.tanlxutlon In l*o nd nnd augpectrd by t • tiuthiW ltl-» o Inins lh» tbef of a Herman, j aapl nage hurt tut The polk e aay they, lound com pinmiring diwtimt-nta in hia home which was n Idctl ufter (It !r ttapl t tone hud been ex, >< hy th. vial-' lora h» recelvad. and by hla heavy exgjwidlturci. r NEWS OFFICE CRIPPLED - The CmliUlnii'o New* plant Wan out of romminMion for Hourly live ImnrK luml night on account of the North C arolina Public Nerv lee *Corporation Ining forced to cut off the power on the trnnrmiHMion linen ikiwn Center ntreet an a protect hr to the ftrw-fljfhten* and apectatora at the big early morning Mazo in the old Dr. MilleiVbuilding and adjoining l*uildingn. When the poyi’«r t Wan flnully turned on, after 3 o’clock, it war round that u tune or nhort circuit. had devel oped nomew here Itetween the noene of thy Are nttif The Newn effic*. Trouble men. however. trac«*i down tb«> damage after an hour or im». and the lona needed power wan turned on. Thin in by wav of explanation of the delay in getting the papam to i ut>H< riltcrn and the ominaion of much important iituh matter, * " ■ i 'ft N. C. SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY XI. 1925 gas Takes HEAVY TOLU IN INDIANA * Hundreda Os Wmnen And Chll drm Rend Tlielr Shriekn of Ancuinh Aa Rca eue Work (ioea On MILIVAN, lad. Feb. fg. Fifty-aae nta are Mlrtnl le have bee* killed allied la deal ly today la aa nykeikn »f gaa In the City Hwvl cmnpaay'a mine, ea the »a4«klrt* .pf the city, fkal t nroorhl the arwill M mtar dlara ter to lb* ktliij of Ike laMatia coal Held*. , t Xj..,. * r There were tftl tntoem la Ito • pitoe- gg the lime -»f fb* cvpN»-f*b 1 wblrh serened to the HtVd wbd toarlb lafHew, .awtih «f where pH es lb* me| were LHl*d M work. • ' ; • ■me-# rvewa went In ■ mm nm ihr —bme h>a id. fin IL N. f»-eewo-'e|..|f*er«, •*! cevawe., |nd, rtgyk,» »Oe a«wow bv »o*«e »mch of tt-fb ofof«eb tMa Hnratod, nan bwnr after Mn erptoaloa. •%»!((.•" (. ti. Thetnav Hi th weigh amp af> the mltwv. Ua aflitdaU e. the- rotor pad reyeue worker*, were nN 'Of Ibe eptolbp Fbtd there la aw ya»«lble ctotoce of the ait • hetoar allte. Mlaer* «Hm were la)arc.l were hreagbl l« the «wrfo«*e at oaee. The work of Mlnuir t oaf Ibe thud prwtreded slowly, the Imml b«t being hroNKbf up singly. Keocoe workers wcie handicap* ped by Ibe pas fumes which flood the aloe I matt liulely after the t xplosion. Tremendous crowd* iSrowged the »eene alter ward as the dl«- water, spread IkiaapboM the lowa wad aarroaadiag ofmaalltrs. and uaiomobllrs were ppilukl- stoop roada leading |« the shaft tor a distance if nrreral aIH II he« and rbildrea es miners employed to the shaft crowded hark, secktap totnmioliaa, and pro up- as walllup. swbblap worn. ..„ ea clustered abmtf as Ibe news »e, dttv-aae as Ibe men were kbewu to he dead. A signal to Ike buJsftop ewpl- Bror w*« rcceltml within fteee minutes alter the explosion, hat one of the cages whs cn:ipht on the bottom hy wreckape. and miners were formd !-» illmh !*, Ibe bottom as the shaft nnd rat away the wreekaae he tore, the holsltr t enpta, coaid he asrd. Hat one eape was bring used, as a n sail, J la the work of hriapiap Ike bod ies to Ike sarfure. .1 ton of wait lap ambanaces remand the dead to ike rNy. .Mare eonraue and b.roUm marks the work of rrscaers who Innted Ike deadly (nates of pps, and descended time and time I nualn lal« the mine to krlap oil Ibe dead. Many nere mirrase, and sewral cwtried oat of Ike mine. i; A cltlx in Jpd'liiH to bo n» ; wlui mum * ('<mfr»a*' he.-an -e lib 1 idlator irecapp j HUIVREY HITS WADE Hunuice LciWiUm HALKIOH. iF'b to - H |a naeleto to try and put say Insurance Mgtnto tlou uva. In Ibis general soaambiy, i ogardlraa of !U merit* If nay of the insurance sonur.ifllca or Um af.to la* ajraare comnilostaaor oppoooa IL“ declare t fl.ontor Waynei blmeeir an laouraaoo man, at I the nrortlng yesterday ivUrxan a* the N«netc rommltioo on tosuron o In the H.note (lieinto *. j “V»dcr ilkmm rlrruptstonaep'l toi l • c any good In taking up morn time with bills even If they fire for I e DegafH ff IW PrDO*«f bo * "You canT do anythtajr Hmt Hi 01l- Hr.f’V doiwpY afgiroVe - 9 I The Wuyne acnatbq nxwpasapd his 1 fiesatiafarVlnp When two Mil* -tnfeo fneed bv htgHP'lf. om »»ro4Mlt»g nn lacnatosta’ile rlatfae In' life lonursnc > eotl tan. and .aaOfYnr •iepMK«Pg such nolle Its, to cocry 'OB tllcontisr*, to 1 tip, cone nn for ermo We ration He n-Ntwl that tb« two hliht t*s rc nort «!• uafuvorabty (Vtmmtssioni r wss/to enewered him 00 tbedNtt neo-1 vtrllnp an laeoateatabe clause pfter cite ya»r \ -Renalor Itumpl ■ y waste to >r ■ hla com puny which write* o lw*i year clause to write u one y r. okiua.* ’ior cotnpetMlv, rraaopH," W»k> declared. “ “You Jual kecr «iui«t on * f vt I want and making ihafina." Hum lihrey answered quickly. "W «’v« rot on Insnran e cnmtyitratoncr wiUt the powfi-a of i Nnpol n. ‘who like a woinaa. reserves the rlghF to change hi wind." fVimmlsstoncr Wnrte slat *d that h' was In (livpr of ,a clause, in poljctsa nuiklna th»m tnconieatable by the «mnuenl.g after two yrora. TFo bill was rcporled Ofavorably at Httm •-hrey’s iwwpprf. At his reof si a’a« the committc > repo’ted itafavorably hla hill peavidlng 1 redemotlon pe riod of thirty dbyt In rlV4oll tea. af ter the eapiratlon of the praarai M days a' git ce. Ovar the oppoaUioa a' B<ma*<q Huotphrey, t*'9» conimtu.m favormhly repo ted a hill allowing the imuaara of lift loaurancx up to 12 IMH>. wlth ,mt medical examinpllon. W T O'- iraobai, aecrfiary of the Jefferson Ntandard Life Insiii nce cnntpunv. Commission ~r .YVadc. and liiibarl P. Williams, gener l aen-nt of the t'on nr cl tout Mutual Life Insurance Com jtany here, spoke In favor as th? bill Market bun IUII , Hcnator Ma-K.thnn’s bill p-ohlHD fcng the insuring «* the Uvea chll- | dren under six years was rrrorte* unf vorahly by a vote of > to 1 Jon n 1 Mler, of IPtrhant. attorney fi*r the Ihirhain Mfe ln<nr| net* lYplt inv. 'and otfrr coPHronir* and James II I 1 Pop. of llalcigh. attorn y for the Prn-1 ■lent ml Life Insurance «mupuuy and i t',d Jam is It. Y< ung. orntcr stai • tn -1 rnranf<• comaihtsloner. oppoerd th• j I*lll. All or drastic tdll ou the mme propoahl n by Hcttnlor Mnc- K than «| * luVavorahly repfl'l'd at a mooting some time ago i Ad lon von th ' |>tuc Kkv tot In Ltro'focrd by Rcnalor Ihiulao and bus ked hy the Inacrancc (*< mmi*- llt loner, was 441, ?|mhi d, Y’hc «s,ui. [ mWtes ad»-*ed 0 motion to d I gale 1 jr' usldcr iUon of (lie mailer to sub l V to to- named by Senator Dunlap. cH'lrman WRIT!.ft WIT It IIP NTII k VIKNNA. Fell |<* |< rl Drjiscr. a Vienna but hr. n 1 rfor t arrbd u ( r-d lettered note lo the j-dlce oj note ’-Written In h* >d." he drcla’ed. j “I will a*.- you in your a! op at lo o'clock tonight.” the note rtld lit, iplK.lve later was proved lo Khve to-ett wrlHea with a lip stk k by a woman ciirtonirr who cam> to th - shop to pay a b II Ttie f ae thing to turn pr'en In the spring Ik a wompa’a envy of another woman, a w bat. I PIRE CHIEFTAIN FOBID, LAYING UNCONSCml 1 Wat And Cold From Hour* Os Battling WWi The Flames, Mr Yelverton 3uccumb« To Add Fumes . , * — . Overcome by the fymes of held in the ruins, of the Goldsboro Battery Company, Fire Chief « Leslie Yelverton was found this morning about flve o'clock, lying iiuckwe proximity to tmmer imr embers, in an unconscious condition. He wee niFhed hurriedly to the air by several of hht Are men, where first aid was rendered by .Sergeant Rufe Satterfield c Phvsieians were hurriedly summoned, ami > stick on,chief was inished to a hoaptta^ !w« re tried nrompt medical attention. At cT n# ' ,i l s^!J l< { r^ nwr } ’ hi * rqgorted to ’ 01 wilf holding the nozzle, Chief. Yelverton wildMk ing the stream of water on the dying embers iff the Goldsboro battery plant when the crew starr ed gasning from the effect of the acid fumes bn their throats. Mr. Satterfield, speaking of the incident later, said he was seized with a seven* Chief,” he said, “I saw him lying on the ground where once stood the entrance to the battery * st\op.” Chief Yelverton had bottled with the flame* almost like a superhuman being for houra Hia * clothes were drenched to the skin, and although he was seen with his teeth chattering with the oold, he refused to stop long enougbto procure dry clothes, but persisting in staying with the; fire until tb« last danger of the flames- spreading any fur*V* eliminated. The were greatly distressed at thjr plight of th - cbipf. qnd as manv as could cling to the side rs t' e in which he was place* PgGj^g^J n -?y orTinfln him to the hospital/ SEEKS AID IV DRY OFFICERS LOCATING SON JAKE BIG RAID Quaker City Youth la li*litvt<d To Hr lo Thin Section, uftd AnxiouM Father Communi caten With l/ocut Manager of ('areliiia Motor Club In Kf fori To Mnd Him *•»-• m. ssnoiiiani. II K Parker. I.* al manager «>f Hi • I raroHna Pluh. yesit lay celv>s| a request fro.u if parent .oft | H. Llkinul Jolley, nu tuber* -’ tor club la the Quak r (Hy th fa uflklpd f with the A A A, tskln.? hla aid ft local in *. the yc Ing man. who la to’ rwsl lo be In f !» ae.tiofi. Ti • young et'ow. aecompoalc l by l« other lipys. William Mel ("y n n 1 1 : Sidney Gordon, left loon,< on Muieluy, .February ft. and has not to, a hi »cit j fiooi since, lie |a fraerto' aa II vc .4 " « ape hut Im k. Ilk > h night l*e l*». Ik five 1 eight Incite ti }‘. broad •!011 liter d. w-igba I.lft pound., haw browa eyes, brown hdy (ximto-.l slralKht Ik* k over* bl head. W a iast seen he waa wearing a' Aark.. 1 4lain gull, or per; r and salt •Hi. »Bf may lie qbarlng kill ki a. Ha w«r.> U the time i hlkUitopart- { i ar*. tow brown iluxt. slw lOYfc. * ,h’ ■ * v 0 jf. • j ■■4s»m " ■ ■■■ M, |W ' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PBEBB ~ ■ 1 ’ W.SBSB ' - ■ PRICE nyi CKNTB SherHf Kra*t and Rmmm Ofl <*r» Take Om M --— tJ= riL » , 1 tesfctttESl ttiva I apltirr mi Imnr *(ttK mm( mt -* t '*»«• mpmrmtm*, •mtmmrm mi w ■ lam* ymmtHf ml bear u 4 ’ f •**»*•• «»Heaa mi *hi.key j»err t*M4 >'»!«**«; by imp. *V>4»hi w. i>. final.'* t ab» allrl by tw« rarean* •mm, ~ •*»'- rn»»rf lhatr eternity*. *« Ihe lt«ia..r Irartr la tta,ee rmmmiy, part*' ifarljr la tha tram Harlaa« i«m. , I». i*.i n h uiNt Tbttmaa, It* rilhmr with two r vttiac m.a, m> lurn<*l tael nlabt from the Retail H|.rtn«» ».tlt»» with two citaaar <m in of lar*» caanty. a at# a a*> r.iHwi «»f inn mWMaiaa. ami t ra art lona of * hl*k»*y. Thtjr Uo Hi turtaa •»**.■ r«n •« tm*mis I«nrt» of ln*er , . Tb« Brut refaaao a'' tha 4*f vaa reported by H slHjr 4, U JHIML «r the Mount OHv t rfflfla who taM at .ram pitta Into water Us la Mb Brrt. (f ontiniiHl a* pmm «w*|
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