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NUMBER 15
PRES. SNYDER
GIVES ADDRESS
TO LOUISBURG COL
LEGE GRADUATES 1939
Dr. H. E. Spence, of Duke
University Delivered Com-'
mencement Sermon; Dr.
Walter Patten Delivered
Y.W.C.A. - Y.M.C.A. Ser-i
mon; All Exercises Well
Attended and Much En
joyed
______
Louisburg College closed anoth- !
er very successful year with the !
annual commencement exercises
the past week.
Graduating Exercises
"Let's get away from the Wail
ing Wall" was the subject of the
address delivered by Dr. Henry |
Snyder, President of Wolford Col
lege in South Carolina, to the
graduates of Louisburg College on j
Tuesday morning, May 23, at 10
o'clock In the Louisburg Methodist
Church.
"Everyone here has come to
share this occasion! with you," de
clared Dr. Snyder to the gradu
ates. "This is your day."
Speaking of the condition of the
world today, he reminded them
that if there is any hope for the
world today it is in them.
He spoke of the wailing wall in
the old world at which an aged
Jew was found wailing over the
past glories of the great Jewish ,
race and over the hopelessness of j
its future. Thence the speaker's
text "Let's get away from the 1
Wailing Wall."
Dr. Snyder said that America
had been at a wailing wall for the
past ten years. Sorry pictures of j
American life have been painted
^ _ lu magazines, books, and poetry. !
History has punctured the bubbles
of the glory of our past and now
give us plain and sometimes sord
ed facts to replace them. Instead
of seeing George Washington as
an illustrious hero we see him as
a selfish and grasping individual
whose country did not mean so
much to liim as we have been led
to believe.
The forces around us now are i
even more terrifying, said the
speaker, because instead of being
afar off as are these historical
facts just mentioned, they are all 1
around us. We have been told
that the country we're living in is
no good ? not worth fighting for.
Quoting in part or giving the
substance of an editorial recently :
used In a current religious maga
zine, Dr. Snyder stated, "the tra- j
dition that America is a land of
equal opportunity is an exploded, .
myth" and, "anybody who thinks
hard work will get him to the top
is wrong. It may just as easily
get you to the bottom. Father's
pocket book is all that counts."
"God help you," said the speak
er to the graduates "if these tea
chings get fixed in your minds."
If hard work doesn't count then
nothing does.
Getting back to the reference
to the Walling Wall, the speaker
said that each of these graduates
will have to make a living. Wo
mfen as well as men are involved
in the economic situation now.
People are saying there are tto
Jobs, graduates the world is Just
waiting to cuff you about. But,
continued Mr. Snyder, this Amer
ica ot today will do (or youth
what it always has. The scrubs al
ways go down ? the thoroughbreds
always go up.
There is that surge of nature
to better oneself. Here was used
the illustration of the pioneer who
had a vision of a better future,
was willing to face dangers and
endure hardships to attain tt, de
pended upon himself, and had
courage and fortitude, too.
You have' cottie to a new fron
tier ? you are having to make ad
justments.. Take with you, said
the speaker to bis young friends,
. the weapons that the pioneers
took, Including i?s they did the
Holy Bible, one of their most
precious possessions, that you may
be conscious of a light not your'
own, of a courage and power
stronger than you.
After this address, Dr. Earn
hardt, who also introduced the
speaker for the day, gave a most j
fitting farewell message to the |
graduates, In which he emphasiz
ed the facts that people can be
sure of individuals by their atti
tude toward the two civilising in
stitutions. namely, schools- and
churches, but particularly toward
the church; that one's attitudes to
ward su,ch things are reflected up
(Coatloiied on pige eight)
? 1
District Meeting
Federation Clubs
Miss Ruth Current Speaks
To Large Number Dele- 1
gates at Louisburg College
Misa Ruth Current, State Home i
Ageut, was the principal speaker
at the 14th District meeting of \
Home Demonstration Clubs held !
at Louisburg College. May IS.
Words of welcome were extended
to the visitors from Vance, Gran- i
ville, Halifax and Northampton
counties by Dr. Patten. President- j
Elect of Louisburg College, Mrs. !
E. M. Carter, Vice Chairman of
Franklin County Federation and
Mayor W. C. Webb, of Louisburg.
One of the most impressive mo
ments of the day was a presenta
tion by Mrs. C. M Watkins, Dis
trict Chairman, of a beautiful bas
ket of flowers to Mrs. Hattie F.
Plummer, Agent in Vance County,
in recognition of her service in
Exteusion work for more than
twenty-five years.
Lunch was prepared and served
by Franklin ?ounty women to 328
club women and visitors. The meal
was served in the College Dining
Room and was made more enjoy
able by the College Orchestra play
ing during the lunch hour.
Each county in the district had
some part on the program. A
group of 4-H boys and girls from
Halifax County gave a team dem
onstration on Table Etiquette in
which they showed the proper
way to set a table, how to be seat
ed at the table, correct use of sil
ver and napkin, and liow to leave
the table. Granville County con
tributed a skit written and direc
ted by Mrs. Jessie I. Clement, por
traying the foods and foodstuffs
found in a good soup This was
very effectively done by the negro
oook explaining it to the negro
parson.
Miss Estelle Daniels from North
ampton County responded to the
welcome and Mrs. W. S. Collins,
of Vance County, sang a solo.
The Annual District Meeting
held in a different county feach
year affords the best opportunity
the women have of meeting the
women from other counties in a
social and professional way. No
meeting in the year of Home Dem
onstration Work is looked for
ward to as eagerly or discussed as
much afterwards as the District
Meeting.
VACATION ItlBliK SCHOOL AT
LOUISBrRU BAPTIST CHl'RCH
Preparation Day is Friday. May
26. Boys and girls are urged to
enroll at 2 o'clock. The Parade
will follow at 4 o'clock
The faculty is as follows: Prin
cipal, Miss Elizabeth Lassiter;
Pianist, Miss Wortham; Superin
tendents and teachers. Mrs. Geo.
Selby, Mr. Paul Bagby, Mrs. L. F. j
Kent. Mrs. N. C. Muilen, Mrs. R.
H Strickland, Mrs. William Wil
son. Misses Frances Wiggins, Bes
sie Shadrack. Fannie Mae Vaugh
an, Selema Joyner, Mrs. W. L.
Wells, Mrs. A. C Collins, Mrs. A.
C. Hall, Mrs. Grady Harris.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
This Sunday will be Whit Sun
day, otherwise known as Penta
cost, the birthday of the church.
There will be an early Celebration
of the Holy Communion at 8:00
A. M. This service will be espec
ially for those who were confirm
ed Thursday and also it will be a
corporate communing for the
members of the Young People's
Service Leagu*.
Church School will meet at
9:45 A. M. There will be the ser
vice of Morning Prayer with ser
mon at 11:00 A. M.
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURO THEATRE
The following la the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, May 27th:
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
Tex Rltter in "Rolling Westward"
and Johnny Davis in "Sweepstakes
Winner." Also Chapt. 1 "The
Lone Ranger Rldea Again."
Sunday ? Karner Baxter, Lynn
Barl and Ceaar Romero In "Re
turn of The Cisco Kid."
Monday ? Humphrey Bogart,
Gale Page and John Lltel In "You
Can't Get Away With Murder."
Tuesday ? George Raft and El
len Drew in "The Lady's From
Kentucky."
Wednesday ? Return showing ?
Clark Glable, Charles Laughton,
Franchot Tone in "Mutiny On The
Bounty." ? <
Thursday-Friday ? Tyrone Pow
er, Alice Faye, and Al Jolson in
"The Rose of Washington Square."
DR. E, S. GREEN
DIES
Was Prominent Dentist ? Funeral
Held Wednesday Morning At !
Baptist Church, Interment At
Monroe
Dr. E. S. Green, one of Louis
burg's popular dentists died quite
suddenly at 1:30 o'clock Sunday
morning at the home of his sister,
Mrs. T. W. Watson, on Majn
Street. He was $9 years of age
and is survived by a daughter.
Miss Frances Green, a brother, Mr.
Wilson Green, of Sumter, S. C.,
three sisters, Mrs. LloytL- Liles. of
Washington, D. C., Mrs. T. W.
Watson and Miss Annie Green, of
Louisburg, an uncle, Mr. A. W.
Green, an aunt, Mrs. A. M. Hall, I
of Louisburg.
Dr. Green was visiting friends
in Franklinton when takgn ill.
He was brought to Louisburg
where medical attention was se
cured. His condition being of an
J Angina type he gi;ew worse until j
the end.
Dr. Green possessed a very so
ciable and jovial disposition and j
had made many friends, not only
I in his native home of Louisburg,
'but his former adopted home of
I Monroe. He. was a Baptist and
took much interest in the work of
jthe church.
I Funeral services were held at
the Louisburg Baptist Church at
9:30 o'clock Monday morning,
[conducted by Rev. M. Stamps.
Quite a large number attended
these services. Interment was
made in the cemetery at Monroe,
beside his wife, who had preceded
him to the grave by several years. 1
The pallbearers at Louisburg
were A. W. Person. L. E. Scog- 1
gin, Sr., E. C. Perry, G. M. Beam, 1
J. H. Boone, R. C. Beck. The
Doctors and Dentists of Louisburg
composed the honorary pall bear
ers.
Those accompanying the body
to Monroe were Miss Frances 1
Green, Mrs. T. W. Watson, ''Miss
Annie Green, Miss Lynne Hall,
Miss Mitchiuer, Miss Ann Barn
hill, Chief C. E. Pace. S. C. Fos
; ter, J. H. Boone, L. E. Scoggin,
and Patrollman Parks Alexander.
The floral tribute was especial- 1
ly large and pretty.
The bereaved family and friends
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
LOUISBURG WINS AN
OTHER GOLF MATCH
By winning from Roxboro Golf I
Club last Wednesday, the Green
Hill Country Club stretched its
winning streak to four straight (
1 victories. This match was played 1
on the 'Hillandale Golf Course In j
Durham; and Green Hill won by
i the score of 36V6 to 2T%.
E V. Boatright, Jr., and H.
Goodwin, both of Roxboro, tied
for low score with 75 each; while
Frank Wheless, Jr., with a score
of 75, was low for Green Hill. Dr.
A. Paul Bagby and William Bar
row, Jr., were tle^wlth a score of
I 80 each. The grass greens caus
ed the Louisburg boys trouble with
their putting, which made their
I scores higher than usual.
Those scoring points for Green
Hill were; Louis Word, 3; Wil
liam Barrow, Jr., 1; Dr. A. Paul
Bagby, 3; Dr. Harry Johnson, 1;
Napier Williamson, 3; Arch Wil
son, 2 % ; V E. Owens, 2 V4 ; Dr.
Jlmmle Wheless, 1V4; E. H. Ma
lone, V4 ; L. W. Henderson, 1V4;
Pat Purnell, 1; E. P. Thomas, 3;
Bob Ashley, 3; Morris Murphy, 2;
Buddy Beam. 3; Don Holllday,
1%; G. M. Beam. 2V4.
This gives Green Hill four vic
tories out of the Ave matches
played this season. The next tour
nament will' be Wednesday, May
31, with Warrenton at Louisburg;
and is expected to be hotly con
tested.
Benefit Ball Game
The Franklin County Library
Association announces a benefit
baseball game to be played in
Louisburg on Friday afternoon,
May 26th, at 3:30 o'clock between
the Louisburg All-Stars and the
following citicens who will com
pose the opposing team: Clifford
Hall, Bill Hugglns, Bill Alleh,
Ernest Thomas, At Newell, V E.
Owens, John Williamson, Charlie
Ford, Harry Glickman. Tom AI
'len, Jim Allen, dam Mattox, Os
mond Hale, George Ford, Numa
Freeman, Robert Lasslter and
Chief C. E. Pace.
The admissions will be usedtfor
the Library Association. Every
body is Invited to go out and en
joy the game,
RENKW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!
| MEMORIAL SERVICES!
FRANKLIN COIXTV MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Sunday, May 28th, 1930, at 2:30 P. M.
Franklin County Court House, I.ouishurg, N, C.
PROGRAM
Song-^-Am^rtca (one verse) Audience
Led by Prof. I. D. Moon
Invocation', Dr A. Paul Bagby
Address of Welcome Judge H. H. Hobgood
Roll Call of Deceased Soldier Stephen E. Tharrington
Taps ? John W. King
Reading? ? Young Fellow, My Lad by Robert W. Service
Mrs. James B. King
Quartette Franklinton
Presentation of Speaker . Mr. E. H. Malone
Address , Hon. Willis Smith
Raleigh, N. C.
Presentation of Jambes Post Cup,
and Prizes ^ Mr. W. H. White
Acceptance:
Cup for Franklinton High School . . Supt. G. B. Harris
1st Prize, by Winner Mary Elizabeth Sandling
Franklinton High School
2nd Prize, by winner Frances Spivey
Mills High School
Quartette . . Franklinton
Announcements
Song ? Star Spangled Banner (one verse) Audience
Led by Prof. I. D. Moon
COMMITTEES AND GRAVES
The following is a list of the
township committees of the
Franklin County Memorial Asso
ciation and the graves assigned
to each committee:
Dunn ? C. T. Mo'ody?*Chair-|
man; automobiles. Mrs. Labbee ]
Perry, flowers; Fred Perry, mus- i
ic; W.. A. Mullui. Mrs. B. C. i
Johnson, Mrs. W. E. Beddingfleld.
Clifton Powoil. Upchurch bury
ing ground near Pilot; Thomas
Wiggs, Bunn cemetery.
Harris? Mrs. M. C. Wilder, j
Chairman; Kufus Place, automo
bile; Mattie Wilder, Flowers; Mrs.
Robert Wheless, music; Mrs. John
Morris, Oscar Hagwood, Mrs. A.
T. Harris. Mr. and Mrs.' Dolliei
Pearce.
Tommie Frazier, at Frazier's;
home place near Harris Cross
Roads; Zollle Richards, near
county line at Ernest Richards; |
Joe Lafater, Baker's Home Place;
Zollie Rogers at A. J. P. Harris
burying ground; Robt. A. Wheless
at family cemetery at John W.
Wheless; Johnson Baker at New i
Hope Church.
Youngsville ? Major Stephen
Winston, Chairman; S. E. Thar- 1
rington. automobiles; Mr^. B. H.
Patterson, flowers; Mrs. F. A.
Cheatham, music; C. E. Jeffreys,
Gertrude Winston, W. C. Perry, 1
W. O. Roberts, Mrs. S. E. Thar- j
rington.
Louis w. Noweii, Flat Kock
Church; W. Herbert Cates, Flat
Rock Church; Wiley Jackson Fra
zier. Flat Kock Church; Archibald
Pearce, at Oak Level Church; Lon
nie Perry at Oak Level Church
and Lieut. Frank Tltnberlake, r
Youngsville Cemetery.
Franklinton ? H. C. Kearney,
Chairman; J. O. Green, automo- 1
bile; Mrs. C. S. Williams, flowers; j
Mrs. W. W. Cooke, music; Geo.
L. Cooke, L. L. Preddy, Fred Mor
ris.
Shemuel B Cooke, Franklinton
ce mater v; Donald F. Cheatham,
Franklinton cemetery; Eugene,
Glbbs, Franklinton cemetery; Jor
dan Henley, Franklinton ceme
tery; J. 8. Joyner, Franklinton1
cemetery; Wade H. King, Mt.
Olivet church and Grady Conyers1
at T. J. Conyers home place near]
Franklinton, Captt. I. H. Kearney. 1
Franklinton cometery; Thomas C. ;
Tartte, Franklinton cemetery.
Hayesvllle ? D. T. Dickie, Chair
man; T. C. Gill, automobile; Mrs.
R. H. Purnell, flowers; Mrs. J.
3. Wilson, music; L. O. Frasler,
J. T. Weldon.
Willie O. Macon, Trinity
church; Perry Asheley Wilson,
Trinity church; David L. Foster,
Dave Weldon'a residence; E. B.
Foster, Trinity church. Dr. Jamie
Dickie, Bethel church.
Sandy Creek ? Mrs. D. T. Ful
ler, Chairman; J. H. Joyner, auto
mobile; Miss Llllle Harper, flow
ers; Mrs. W. H. Tharrlngton, mu
sic; Mrs. Grover Parrlsh, Mrs.
Mattie Williams, M. E. Watklns,
M. M. Person.
Nat Strickland. Mt. Gilead
church; Wm. F. Tucker at Mt.
Gilead; Herbert Tharrlngton, Mt. ,
Zlon church; Sidney Burnett*,
residence near Alert; John Per
nell, near Alert; Raymond M.
Pemell, Mt. Grove Alert; W. M.
(Buck) Thompson and Luther
Dryden, at Albert Pernell's grave
yard near Alert; Thomas Murphy i
at family cemetery at "Shug"
G upton's.
Cold Mine? Mrs. J. W. Neal,
Chairman; C. C. Murphy, automo
bile; Mrs. D. N. Nelms, flowers;
Mrs. W. D. Fuller, music; N. H.
Griffin, Mrs. P. M. Sykes, Mrs.
Arch Perry, Mrs. F. A. Read, Mrs.
Alex Wester.
Isaac Matthew G upton at J. H.
Gupton'^. place near Gupton;
James L Inscoe at residence near
Mt. Gilead church; Jessie J. Joy
ner, near Lawrence Gupton's
home; Jack Brewer, near Sandy
Creek; Spruill Upchurch, at R.
N. Gupton's.
Cedar Rock ? Mrs. T. H. Dick
ens. Chairman; Spencer Dean,
automobile; Mrs. Peter Dean,
flowers; Mrs. T. n. Sledge, music;
Miss Eva Cooke. Mrs. C. T. Dean,
Mrs. R. T. Daniels.
Thos. E. Wilson, at residence
of Mrs. J. D. Harper near Cedar
Rock; Harry Swanson, old Ful
Khum place near Cedar Rock:
James C. Murray at White Level
church; John Sledge, at Mt. Gi
lead; Bryant Gilliam, St. Delight
cemetery; Martin Wells, at Robt.
Stallings' old Home Place.
Cypress Creek ? C. H. Stallings,
Chairman; M. T Lamm, automo
ille, Mrs. Ernest Wheless, flowers;
Mrs. C. A. Long, muBic; Mrs. B.
F. Wheless, Arthur Strickland,
Fenner Moses, Miss Estelle Strick
land.
johii nurniaii wiiuer, m j. i.
Wiider's residence; Elijah Whe
less, John Faulk, B. F. Wheless.
at Justice; Cleveland Moses, at
Moses old home near Justice; J.
C. McGregor, Duke Memorial.
Louisburg ? Dr. D. T, Smith
wick, Chairman; E. H. Malone,
automobile; Mrs. Ben Williamson,
and Mrs. H. C. Taylor, flowers;
W. N. Fuller, E. F. Griffin, Rev.
J. G. Phillips, Mrs. D. W. Spivey,
Mrs. H. W. Perry, Mrs. J. R. Earle,
C. E. Pace, J. L. Palmer, Mrs. O.
W. Pferry, Miss Pearl Perry, Miss
Bessie Strange, S. D. Harris, Mrs.
F. B. Leonard, W. L. Lumpkin.
Lieut. John Neal, Louisburg
cemetery; Capt. Frederick Swin
dell, Louisburg cemtery; Butler
Fuller, Maple Spring church; Jim
Collie, Louisburg cemetery; H.
C. Williams, Buell Cooke, John
Glenn, Dr. Chas. Davis, Maj. S. P.
Boddle, J. R. Earle, Jr.. Louisburg
cemetery; Capt. H. W. Perry,
Maple Springs.
Other graves that will be dec
orated are as follows:
Hon. T. W. Blckett, War Gov
ernor; Hon. Wm. H. Ruffln, one
of the founders of the Franklin
County Memorial Association, E.
P. Massenburg, Ben H. Meadows,
and S. S. Davis, Spanish American
War Veterans at Louisburg cem
etery; Rufus W. Long and J. T.
Moss, Spanish American War Vet
erans, Frankllnton cemetery.
Auxiliary members: Mrs. W.
H. Ruffln, Mrs. D. C. High, Mrs.
Georgia T. Boddie, Louisburg
cemetery, Mrs. W. J. Macon, Mlgs
Annie Laurie Macon, Trinity
church, Mr*. J. E. Malone, Louis
burg cemetery, Mrs. W. E. White,
Louisburg cemetery, Mrs. J. 0.
Green, Frankllnton cemetery.
If any one knows of a deceased
World War Veteran not named
above they will confer a favor up
on the Memorial Association by
giving the name and location of
the grave to T. K. Stockard, Louis
burg, N. C.
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
PHONK 383-1
BUNN CLUB MEETS
Supt. Mill* S|Miiks To Farmers
And Business Men's Club at
i
Kunn
Supt. W. R. Mills of the Frank
lin County School system spoke to
a fair size representative group
of farmers and business men at
Bunn on Thursday night. May 18.
Mr Mills spoke very entertaining
ly on origin and purpose of a Civic
Club. "This is an age of organi
zation" said Mr. Mills, a time inf
which we must organize our ef
forts In order to get desired re- '
suits. Farmers are the most indi
vid ti list ic folk on earth. Not due
to farmers themselves as much as
to the kind of work they do. Farm
work is more or less isolated and
farm boys and girls get lonesome,
therefore they need clubs of vari
ous types to furnish' social con
tact which is very essential to
man's existence."
Social contact with one another
through club work, continued the
speaker, breaks down our inher
ent selfish nature and elevates us
to a higher plane of thinking and
living. We learn more folks, con
cluded the speaker, through our
club activities and as we come to
know folks better we generally
like them better.
Supt. Mills pointed out many
opportunities of work for the club
and suggested many lines for im
provement of the community
through its activities. His speech
was very much enjoyed.
During the evening Mr Harry
Rogers and sons furnished music
for the occasion. We are always
glad of an opportunity to listen to
these splendid musicians. After a
brief business session the club nd
journed to meet again on Thurs- j
day night. June 1st at 8 o'clock
in the Boy Scout harll, at Bunn.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
I sessions 011 three days the past
week ? Tuesday, Wednesday and
i Thursday. The following cases
'were disposed of:
Chick Murray, unlawful posses
sion of whiskey, commitment to
issue unless balance of fine and
costs are paid by May 24th at 12
P M.
Willie McCullers was found
'guilty of operating all automobile
intoxicated and given 60 days on
roads, suspended upon payment of
$50 One and costs, nqt to operate
a motor vehicle for 12 mouths.
Early Hamlet plead guilty to
operating an automobile without
| license, given 30 days on roads.
I suspended upon payment of costs
'and procuring drivers license.
Blair Puller was found not guil
j ty of larceny and receiving by a
} jury.
I Henry O. Hill. Jr., was found
not guilty of operating an automo
bile intoxicated, by jury. ,
I David Bradford was found not 1
guilty of assault with deadly wea
' pon, by jury.
Henry Richardson was found
guilty of reckless driving and op
erating an automobile intoxicated,
and given 4 months on roads, sus
> pended upon payment of $50 line
and costs, not to operate motor ve
jhicle for 12 months.
The following cases were con
| tinued :
. Robt. Mills, carrying concealed
| weapona.
Waverly Lewis, assault with
deadly weapons.
I L. Coghiil, removing crops.
Joe Taylor, assault with deadly
| weapon with intent to kill.
Weldon Bass, assault with dead
ly weapon.
An N. Pearce, violating auto- 1
[ mobile law
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH
The pastor, Dr. A. Paul Bagby,
has returned to Loulsburg after
being away for two weeks. During
his absence he held a very success
ful series of meetings at the Reed
Memorial Church in Blltmore. On
Sunday he delivered th6 commen
cement sermon for Anderson Col
lege and supplied at the evening
hour In the First Baptist Church,
of Anderson, S. C.
The morning worship hour Is
11 A. M. The pastor will discuss
Ood's Greatest Name. The evening
service at 7:30 will be devoted to
the study of a fifth In a series of
6ld Testament Prodigals namely,
| Absalon.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M
IB. T. U. at 6:30 P. M.
EQUAL
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The Minnesota Division of For
estry has found that a cord of
black locust, hickory, oak, or
Ironwood will produca about the
same number of heat units as a
ton of good hard coal. _
U. S. Submarine
Sinks
WITH B3 ME.V ON" BOARD
While Maneuvering Xear Ports
mouth, S. H. ? Xavy Goes To
Rescue ? Expects To Raise Sob
In Time To Save Crew
Portsmouth, X. H., May 25. ?
(Thursday) ? After clearing a
wire jam, which left them sus
pended In their rescue chamber
ISO feet below the surface for
nearly four hours, the last of
the S3 survivors of the subma
rine Squalus, trapped in 40 fa
thoms of water since Tuesday
morning, .were brought to the
surface at 12:30 a. m. They left
?M dead behind them in fhe
sunken craft.
O
Portsmouth. N. H.. May 24. ? A
second possible tragedy stalked
the last eight survivors of the sun- ?
ken submarine Squalus tonight
when the rescue chamber in which
they were being hoisted to safety
became Jammed 150 feet below
the surface, leaving them suspend- -
ed for more than two hours
Twenty-flve men had been haul
ed to freedom from the crippled
submarine in three slow trips of
the nine-ton diving bell ? and 26
others had been given up for dead
in the waters 40 fathoms below ?
when the second blow fell sudden
ly.
The last eight survivors, togeth
er with a ninth man who had des
cended as the operator of the res
cue chamber, had been hauled up
90 feet from the ocean floor wheu
their progress was halted.
In groups of seven and eight,
the 25 other survivors were raised
in the rescue chamber. Cheer upon
cheer rose from the decks of the
rescueship Falcon as the men step
ped out into the tree air. And
each, as he moved quickly to a de
compression chamber, made his
tory.
Portsmouth. N - H. ? The U. S.
submarine Squalus and a crew of
62 men were "trapped" in 240
feet of water about five miles off
the narrow New Haqipshire coast
Tuesday when the ship Went into
a deep sea dive without closing
one of her vital sea valves.
Approximately five hours after
the accident high authorities at
the navy yard here expressed an
opinion that a majority, of the men
aboard were safe so far and that
with good luck all could be saved.
The Squalus. a new craft equip
ped with all the latest safety de
vices, should be able to "hold out"
for approximately 24 hours, navy
officers said. Only part of the ship
was flooded ? the crew's quarters
in the after part of the vessel and
the aft part of the engine room.
Two rescue ships were rushed
to the scene, and navy yard auth
orities said the "line of attack"
would be to try and send a diver
down from a surface ship to close
the induction valve, which was
left open. If this could be done,
they said, the ship might be raised.
Two navy boats and two coast
guard ships immediately were dis
patched to the scene, which was
off White Island and about five
miles southeast of the Isles of
Shoals off the New Hampshire
Coast.
Tho Sniialnq wont nut. on a. rnti
tine "dive" at 8:40 A. M. Tuesday
morning and (ailed to come up af
ter an hour, usually a dive limit
under trial circumstance*.
Admiral C. W. Cole, comman
dant of the navy yard, ordered the
submarine Sculpla to try and mako
contact with the submerged ship
and at 12:15 P. M. the first con
tact was made after the Sculpla
discovered a red smoke bomb
signal on the surface of the water,
; Indicating the Squalls was la dis
tress. '
The Squalus was la charge of
|Lt. O. F. Naquln. Also aboard were
ja crew of 61, five officers, four
; navy yard civilian officers and one
| contractor's representative.
The Squalus was launched last
September. The craft is 292 feet
j long and 26 feet In beam.
First Indications from the nary
yard here were that if It was
neoeesary to try and raise the boat
there would be ? major delay, in
as much as the submarine rescue
ship Falcon, immediately ordered
to the scene, was berthed at N'*
London, Conn , many miles to (ho
southward.
The navy .tug Wandank left Bj>
ton almost immediately upon re
ceiving word of the accident.
The Isles of Shoals, cm prising
seven rock ledged islands, lies six
miles offshore, to the southeast of
Portsmouth harbor. The group is
three miles long and U Inhabited
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