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Looted Wire Associated Press Service The Weather * ITi.hal.lv r.iiu tmiUin ami Sun day. Kt?-Hh -,?ufh mi?l imHhwMt . VOL. XVU. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA. SAIVRIMY EVENINO, Jl'NE 4. 1927. SIX I'ACES. NO. 133 HOPES BREAK LINDBERGH RECORD ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ?' ? ? ? ? - -? ? v American Armada In Colorful Procession Columbia Starts Off On Mystery Flight Across Atlantic In Early Morn 4.tare ii r<* dianilirrlin. Holder of KtidnraiHc Kit* | ord, and (!harlt?* Levim*. Air (!or|?orutioii Director ^ DRAMATIC MOMKNT Spfotulorn Standing AIhiiiI Did Not Know who Chain berlinV Companion Wan! to Im' Until tin* U?*t Koosevelt Field, N. Y.. Juno 4. -?(AIM?A niysteriniM I rami-At lantic fliuln lM Kan today. Seated Kid.- hy Hide In the I?T| lanca monoplane Columbia, di-1 i signed for trans-oceanic flying, Clarence I). Chamherlin, holder of the world's end urn ore record furl flying, and ClinrleH A. I.evine,, managing director of the Coliim-1 bla Air Corporation, hopped off at fi:05 a. in. Daylight. (Im*- for r. flight to an unnamed Kuropeaii d? Htinaiion, presumably Merlin. It was a dramatic moment as they soared aloft from the runway, j | where on May 20 Captain Charles A. Lindbergh hi'^an his epoch flight-to I'arls. Levlne sat beside Chamberllu clad in an ordinary! buHiiii-MH huit. There wan no hat I on his head. Neither showed any | ) emotion as they prepared fur the flight, with apt ctators standing ' ? bout the plane not knowing who Chumherlin'H companion really would be until Levlne climbed In ?to the cockpit. lu Garden City Hotel, several I miles away Mrs. Wylda Chamber ~ Jin. the pilot h wife, wan in greati anxiety. She had said prevlousl) that she knew her huHbaud was' taking bin IIf?* In his hands. Set ?be stayed away from the field, to I keep in her mind a picture of him i that sin* treasured, flaying good \ bye to him at the hotel, lint Mrs. i 1 Levlne, wife of the surpriNe rutii paniou of Chamberlln. was on the , runway. She said she did not know who was going with Cham-1 berlln. And then her husband I' atepped Into the cockpit anilj ( waved goodbye to lor. and she. I was a? much surprised she said later, as any spectator. l/eiioe SfC|m In When Irvine stepped abruptly into I In* plane, its motor throb-1 | hlug for the lake off. his wif. hur ried forward in apparent surprise. 1 | A police captain tried to reassure; ! ber. saying her husband was "only [ f going to make a test." Then the llellnuca shot down! the runway on its false mart. I When It returned to its starting ? J"'!"' for the second attempt Mrs MfLevine appeared pale and nervous. ?Several friends nt.pped forward, gesticulating as If to pacify her. A moment later the llellanca shot down the runway again, Mrs. Le vlne hi a rim: after it in agonized amazement. "You ought to he proud of him," snld John Carlso, factoryl superintendent for the Columbia Aircraft Corporation. "He Ih a! very brave man." t Mrs. Irvine could no! reply. She! became hysterical, sobbing wildly,1 and gesticulating in great excite ment. Five men hurried forward attempting to calm her. Former I State Senator Charles (}. l.ock- ! wood of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce |?<d Mrs. I^vlue to the automobile of KingH County Judge Willla m Marin, who drove her to the Harden City Hotel. The deftly designed monoplane. Its propeller whirling and Its mo tor roaring, taxied down the run way and lifted Itself clear of the earth about 2.000 feet from where the spectators stood. A flight that had kept millions in Anticipation for week* was under way at last. The true start of the plane was ? preceded hy a false one. The plane taxing down the runway for about & DO feet and then returning to Its starting place. | Levlne was In the plnne at that lime, but It was not expected that ^ie would go. Immediately before jHthls Levlne hail refused to say. In V Ills wife's presence, whether he >would go. All he would nay was that Chamherlin would not go alone. ? Mr*. I*nlite Faint* As the plane sped down the run way on Ith final start Mrs. Irvine turned pale and her hands tint- i tared to her face. Then she faint <>d and was taken from the flcld by friends. Th?* dentinal Inn of the Columbia was not announced prior to the departure, but Chamberlln said ? thai h? would fly to New Found land and follow the great circle, (Continued on paga S) Columbia Is Seen Winging Its Way Halifax. N. S., Juno 4. 4 A1 ???? K\eeptionaU\ favorable woathor 'conditions sped the Itrllaiira mon oplane as ii droned lis way along (In- Southern coast of Nova Srotla (his afternoon on the groat circle ' roil It* for Kurope. Off Halifax Chnnihorlin was favored with a 16 Knot wind on his tail and late af ternoon reports from Cape Hace Kttv>' a forecast of fresh wust and south winds, fair and a little war HUT for toni::ht. Tin- barometer reading was :so.23. I.ohavr, Lunenburg County, N. S.. J nil** 4.? 4 AI ?? Tin* Columbia fly in i; very fast pasta d over Le have harbor at 1:10 Kusterii day light time this afternoon. Halifax. N. S.. June 4.?<APl The Jiellauca monoplane passed over the Shag Ledge lighthouse, :?U miles to the Eastward of Hal ifax at 1:55 p in. Eastern day light time. Yarmouth* N. S.. Juno 4.? (Al'l The Columbia flow direct ly over Yarmouth at 12:06 Kast eru daylight time this afternoon. Charaberlin was flying very low. "nearly touching the top of the houses}" in the words of watchers who plainly saw the distinguish ing marks. ?She was upwards of iin hour and a half behind Lind bergh's tini" for the samo dis tance. Newport. Mass.. June 4.? (AI*) ?-Harry Heed of Northwest Port, reported that tho Columbia passed over that town at 8 a. m. today heading toward Boston; The jrtane was flying about 1.000 feet high and Mr. Heed said it was easily identified from its pictures. POTATO MARKET CONTINUES HIGH (irowrrii Apiin l'rf{eil In I lm vf.1 Onp in N?-xt Two W? k?, mill Not Wait *1, e potato market continued strong Saturday, with sales on the New York market at $10 ou good stork, and Italtimore and Phila delphia closely in line. Handi capped by rains, the farmers of tiie section, however are with holding general diRRlOR operations in a lit icl pat tlon of better weather conditions next week. (.'omiuission men here continued to urged the growers to dig during the next two weeks, Inasmuch as growers had every prospect of re ceiving excellent prices during that period. "If they'll dig l? these two weeks, they'll have so much money they won't know what to do with It." declared S. (J. Scott, of the Scott Produce Company. "Now, they can get 10 to III barrels to one," Mr. Scott con tinued, "but If they hold back un til after June 20. they are more than likely to be delayed In dig ging by rains, the potatoes are apt to be oversize and hollow, so they Won't paw C.overnment inspec tion. and the price probably will go down. They'd better dig now, while they're sure of good re turns." Heavy shipments of potatoes from the Elizabeth City dlutrlct are expected next week, with the peak probnbly to be readied the week after. Stepmother Says Children Stolen Nashville. Tenn . June 4.?? (AP> Oeorge Keith. Jr.. 6. and Lehman Keith. 4. sons of (leorge J. Keith, prenldent of the Her mitage Mills here, were kidnaped this morning while playing near a road In Acklcn Park, a short distance from their home. Their stepmother reported It to the police. The children wern carried away Iti an sutomohilc, the stepmother said. Mr*. K. J. PrUe and Mrs. F. II. Hcatlergood left Saturday for Philadelphia upon receipt of word of the death of Mrs. J. Iv Camp bell. only sister of Mrs. Price. Mrs. Campbell died at her home at Ithloa. New York. CHAMBERLIN TO TRAVEL FASTER THAN ANCESTOR Great (iraiidfallirr of Avi alor W ih Hriti-li Admiral ; Hut (iramlMui Turned to the Army Servicr 1 ONLY ONE ACCIDENT | PuKsci^er of llis Plain* killed in 1925 and Clium I it Badly Hurt J New York. Juii?- 4 ? (AI' i Clarence Duncan Cliaiuberliit. In trying to make an express air ! riiKlit lu Kurope will fly over [waters traveled at a much tdow? r I pace by his tri al grandfather. who j was a KritIhIi admiral. | The example ol hi* peafarinu .ancestor did not turn Ohaniberlin to the ?ea, however, for !??? studied 'electrical engineering at Iowa Slate College, ai Ames, and dur IIiik the world war wan a lleuten-' ant in the Ami) Air Servlre. Il? jserved an iiiHtrurtor in aviation at . several flying fields. In It Ik Ioiik service. including inncli commercial flying, he has only one serious accident. In l!?2.r? ; Ilia plane craslo-d near Hempstead, I.ong Island, during the Interim-, tional Air Itaces. klllinu his pas senger, Lawrence lluranelll, or; New York, and resulting In In- | juries to Chamberlln incapacilal- ; IiiiK him for weeks. ! Chamberllu. who Ih 32 yearn of j lane, was born at Denlflon, Iowa. ; | where his parents reside. They were no confident that he would remain in the air throughout his announced objective of AO hours, j recently that lliey Kent him a tele gram In advance and the message | j carrying the congratulation* of I ! the home folk was walling for liiui I when lie came down, after the re Icord breaking endurance flight. His parents are convinced that i (heir boy can take care of himself ! in the air but say that he lias "al j ways been something of a dare devil." "He had the first motorcycle [ here," Is the word from the Denl aon home fireside, "and he used i I to worry us with his fast riding." Chamberlln ? ban won two slg | nal air Victoria's. He demoiiHtral-l led his ability to keep a plane In J the air and to get It down. With Heri Aconta as a flying! I companion he made a record: 'breaking endurance flight In ? April when the same llellanca ? plane, used In the New York-l'a ' rls fllKht. remained aloft, ftl hours. 11 minutes and 20 seconds. I was more than 3.600 miles and |f| I Chamberlln can straighten that J ! performance out. success Is as-t sured for him. Ten days after this flight Cham-, herlln showed that In an emer-1 gency he could dispense with bis landing gear and got down In safe-1 ty without It. Flying with two lit-1 tlo girls and a mechanic as com panions he was advised that hi*j {landing gear had fallen apart. Hy skillful* maneuvering he finally! | landed on ono side but neverthe less reasonably right side up with I no injury to his passengers andl ! little damage to the plane. j I The endurunce flight wasi , started Tuesday morning. April! 13 and ended Thursday afternoon, i bettering the previous world 1 mark of 4 5 hours, 11 minutes and j f?9 seconds made by two French j lieutenants over Rtamps. August 7. 8, 9, 1926. The American re 'cord was formerly held by Oak j ley O. Kelly and John A. Mac . Heady, 36 hours. 4 minutes and j 36 seconds established April 16. 17. 1923. The piano carried 3.0s0 pound". 'Including the important Items of! 385 gallons of gasoline and 21 g-alloiis of oil. ILLINOIS ItlVKIt IS ON VERGE OF I'M KM) HI. LouIn. June 4 (AC) | Excessive rains over Northern II-1 ' lltioin hait caused the upper I III < i nnU River to raise raplilly awln | with Indication* thai the flood [stages of last April will bo exceed Pd, lhe Wealher Bureau here an nounced. \s i \ i ii i it PON TtlK WKKR I The weather outlook for lhe week beginning Monday: Houth Atlantic and Kaxt QlH I Btatea 'Frequent showers and j t hundemtorms over North portion th*' middle and latter half .of th? 'week; temperatures near or above .normal moat of the week. I Ohio valley and T?'nne**ee Frequent ihowerft and thunder jstormi the middle and latter half [or Hie week, temperatures mostly , near normal. MI(S. Ill IMIII KII \ II IS TO II II K t.a\i: II 177/ llh.K III Sll l!SI) | Ni'W York. J mi*' 4 I A I* i Charles C. I.ockwood. attorn* y reprrHi'iiiinu (,lari,iiri'*l?. Cham ImtIIii, today said that Mis. Wyida Chamls-i lin was in have accoiiip.itih d In r husband ??ri today's hop oil hut f?r the III ih'ks of Mrs. Chaitih* i lin's moth er In Iowa uliicli n< ??< ssitul< <l a shift in lin- plans. Mr. l^trkViNul said it wan de cided lasi Wciiih silav lu iwfi ii Chaiiil"!IiTi ami I.-vIik- thai I.<-vtin- wuiihi take Mrs Cham t.. rliii - 1 ? as |li<- other pans ? hl<t al<il 1'i'lh f I?*l. Mi l?>i'kwiMu| aihhil that his informalion was iliai Home Is | ih<* piano's destination. Marauder Trapped In Fruit Store By Police Trappi-il In lhi< second story slnrHKr quarters nr.A. It. Sii-lcy 4 Son. wholesale trml dialers, North Water street, Willie h-i-i about 4f? years old. was lo Id for the ac tion of Mo- i:rainl jury in Superior Court Inn ilmiiii: the week of Juno Smarter a tearing In record er"* roiirl today on a charge of store breaking. His bond was fixed at ll.iiiH). l#eo pleaded guilty to the rliarp'. offerltiu tin- surprising ex planalion thai In- "wanted Mr. Set-ley and the officer lo llnd him there.*" III*.did not explain why In* wished lo In- caught. however While on IiIh roilmis shortly af ter iiiidnlKhl today, Police <Mn?vr Itasnighl observed a figure moving ahoni in tin- store, dimly mil lined by the rays of an electric light burning in the office. Hi- k> pt watrli about tin- building iintll Po lice Officer Twiddy came along. Twiddy then phoned for Officers Koiichlon and Harris and J. S. Seeh v. Sr.. M the company. Offlci f Hai iIs and Mr. See-by discovered l.i ?? hidden on the s**c ond floor of the building while the other pollrenii'ii were search lug the first floor. It was learned that l?ee had obtained entrance by breaking a pane in a side window and iiiifaslenlim I he catch, lie has served several terms on tin- roads on similar charges. Atwood Said To Be Head Aviation Plan Ronton. June I. -(AIM- The Host on Traveb-r in a copyrighted story today reveal* Harry N. At wood as the one lime famous av iator whose plans for Hie institu tion of a trans-Atlantic air service In a heavier than air plane cap able of carrying approximately 100 passenger* were related in a previous copyrighted story in ih? Traveler a week a?:o. The Traveler says that At wood, who was believed to have been killed in a flight In Japan sevi rai years ago.? has been living for five years In a hilltop home in Moiihoii. Massachusetts, where he has been perfecting the plain* for his giant airplane. "The cen'ral figure hark of the proponed trans-Atlantic air ser Vice." the Traveler says, "Is Har ry N. Atwood who startled 'he .1 viai ion world in If IS i?y shatter ing Hie existing world'n records ono after another. Atwood achieved a fame as an aviator that was world wide, in a flimsy aft horsepower biplane he winged hi* way on what In i)iat day wan an iiiihflh-veuhly long voyaue by 1 a I from St. l*ouifl to New York." I IIVKItAI MIIM. IH>|,M>WKI.Ii Tin funeral ??( Mm. Klki Hollo well, who riled at I he lie*in? ? of tier dtlRhm. Mrs KvHyn Kill. 101 Kaul llurK?'MM ftrwl Wednesday nltclit. was conducted ?t llie home Friday morn In u at 10 o'clock hy dev. a. J l*srk?r. pant or of filtjr Koail M? tImmIIh? Chinch, anil I?y H?'V. <J. I". Illll, rector of Chrlnt K|?lnco|?al Church. Hit favorite hyiitiiN. "Ilock of Akch" and "Abide WHh Me,'.' wen- hiiiik hy members of Cliy Komi Church choir. The pailhearern wei? C. II Hopklim. K. Ilmlrlnn, N. II. O'Neal. I> T. Singleton. Ohcmi l?a vIh ami Waller Hollowed. Mr*. Hollowed |m Miirvlveii hy lwo children. Mm. Kv< lyn Iflll of thin city, anH Craham Hollow II [ of N'aits Head; hy ,i Mater. Mm. i Sallle Ifyalt of Winston-Sab m,; ami hy eight grandchildren. ? Airori tlioM from oui <?f town! here lo a litml the fum ral wire! Mm. Hallle Hyatt. MImm Vera Hy alt and William llyatt of Win* i Ui ii Sal nil and Mim Kuiily Hollo- i well and Juhn Hollowtdl of Nor*' folk. | COUNCIL PLANS STEP TO BETTER POLICE SYSTEM l l-ikrlihixxl of Kurlv Uiui'K. s i? ?f AiliiiuiiKiruii,,,, |l ? ,1 r iNi-h Kcfciin,. MAY \|?|? It) KOKCK '"rnlrrtioii Afforded Kliza K.'-idcnt* Ail liiadcqiiaic, lim ? iiiuN j lh? i" ' l?"OD,iel of lhe 0?y 1(1. . '" rail.,,, ar.- roiilomplaird by ??">' I'ounrll, wlll(.h wll| '"'.M., flr? "?"??lay nl*hi. 1, ?.a, ,,arn,.? 8?. "nay. afi?'r an informal roiifor j.'."'.I Prl.lay fllr a frl.-mlly dlacilaalON of Ih.. ?HU?. I JloJi, | The no* Council, hPade<1 b : :yz," r,?"- ?? <*"?>* ' 'ha. I, ? b(,?t (u j.nuk" ?'?wly. So far ? ran '"-"""T'or.r, :,b,fnKes ??? !iia'l"uiV.'r,: ha""U,*h """ "??*? i .fts:ir L..^r.w er,T'" J | iii , ino *o-call??cl n?W all p.,.ft", ?* new Council, ,,fi.T Flora ail.i1!- , l\T ?aHe of Mayor 1 irr* It. T. Ven I P*. of th? First Ward tli? .. J Honnoi of ihm !i. ? 1 lu*r* IHxaclly ih? wan i,..f r "J" Iy >?aiiio UH It faSSKSsS?* for nwlftotlor. ?. , . pIr,(l ru? won uv,.r t| | ? a,,<l ">rce of thorn tllP e,,,< f ^HalllfHH of I.. .I.- ..H? forvusln,",ri"1"" lnTra? w h" , M*>ur '??- - mi, r..??H 24 of?" ChJ-.n. m.UIU.Ionl u" IIiih'n H|IB|| I * at r"r" ?'?" "? I" Unc'lpi? '".oVh I'loyi... i.i additional Wn , "ilN f";m"ny *" ,hr"" A'"l hall :rL?:?sP*^ti z ~? Morguntoii ll)Mpiia| AI'?'lv? W of illume j ItaMgli. Juno 4 (Al'i Attor ney (.fin-mi llrum ml< t abaolvea the .Moruaiiton )iiiN|iil u I of any culpable hlume for IIm' d<*utli of ||. It. Will lama of lliaufort County, III a report to (Sovernoi Mrl^un following inveatlgatloii made In linn with l^'Klalatlvt* resolution* following charge* of the William* family that death wa* rauaed l?y Krona neglect. TIm- attorney general peraonally (impeded the honpital. RM KI.KHM IHtlVIM, CAMK l>IHI'4ft4K.|> OF A oa*# In which John Albert Overton alia* (ieoricu Itrltton. colored, wan charged with reek lea* driving an the outcome of a collision on the Hertford highway near thl* elty aome three week* ago. wan dlnpoaed of In recorder'* rourt Saturday, when Overton wax put under a *n*pended Judgment contingent upon payment of Hie court coata and the expeuaa uf. re pair* to the damaged car. Oalther Cartwrlght. of thin city, wa? ?h* driver of th? othar rar. Damage* to hi* automoblla ?mounted to 936 to |40. LINDBERGH OFF ON THE MEMPHIS FOR HOME LAND Mum Kinliarki-il on Voyajir ami Wifk I'rom Now Will Iti- <?ivt-n \\ VlruiiM* l>y National Capital WASHINGTON KKAIIV I'renidi-nl W ill 1'i-rxonall) (irci'l llic Aviator in lli lialf of lltf Wh??l?* Ami-ri call Nation Cherbourg. June 4. -(API ? Captain Lindbergh embarked on lli?? American light cruiser Mem phis here at 3: lift o'clock this af 1 ternoon for his voyage uume. Washington, June 4. - AIM The National Capital l>? pr? parol to celebrate Lindbergh day a week from today. With the return from Kurop? to his native chores uii Saturday. Juno 11. of the younft Intrepid American pilot. Captain .Charles A. Lindbergh, who alone flew from New York to Paris, the | wheels of the Nation's CJoveru . nient virtually will atop. President CooUdge on behalf of 'the American people personally I will welcome' th?f aviator and dee I orate him with tho highest award Iof the air service, the llrst dlstill ] guished flying of the United Status ever to be struck off. In a triumphal march through Wash ington, the I1i?*r will receive the [plaudits and acclaim the city's IfiOU.OOO people J augmented by . thousands of visitors In a recep It I.ui of which will surpass any ev ' er given before a private citizen I of the Nation. Official cereinon ! les, such as seldom are granted ! even to visiting rulers of other j nations, are to (>e staged in honor I of the 2fi-year-old hero of the air. I To make the celebration one of It he Nat ion-wide scope, a gigantic I raiTTu web may he set iip so the ! millions of American rudio listen ers may hear the laudation and applause of the aviator. The National liroadcastlng Company has offered the semi-of ficial reception committee, head ed by John Hays Hammond, a hook up of 50 to CO stations throughout the country to broad cast a word picture of Lindbergh's triumphal progrt*sM through Washington and the decoration ceremonies and radio engineer* today were Investigating the practicability of Installing micro phones from th? Navy Yard where ho will land to tho Washington Monument where the medal will be awarded ho that every Incident of the celebration can lie sent In stantly through the other. The President will desert the duties of his office to honoi the ( pilot, having cancelled all engage- J meats for Saturday afternoon, the i time of Ills arrival und having) changed the annual meeting of the buslneHR organizations of the Government ou that night to Fri day night so that he and Ills cabi net can give a dinner with Lind bergh, the honor guest, at tliel [temporary white house on Dupont' 'Circle. Captain l.ludbergh will remain | III Washington for ,'t days before flying bin monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis lo New York, the starting point on bin epic flight. UiiriiiK IiIh stay here, tee and his mother. Mm. Kvangellne Llud- ' bergh have been Invited by I'resi-1 dent and Mrs. Coolldgc to lie theirI guests at the temporary white bouse. The Memphis aboard which! Captain Lindbergh embarked at l! 16 o'clock after a flight from Paris sailed from tho ancient mar It lino port of Cherbourg at 4:30 p. m. Three Men Killed As Airplane Burns Fort Worth. Juno 4. (AP) Thro* m**n wt-ro killed *1 thn Jub ll^?* Flying FMd h*r?* today wh*n tliHf airplane f600 foft. burat ing Into fl men an It atrurk th* ground. Tbr bogle* w??r?* no bad ly burned that the m*n ware Iden tified wllli dlffliulty The dead: Marvin Johnnon. Kearney Wright, and llarry l.ee (*?aby. Spectator* Raid the plan*1 went Intn a tall upln before It plunged lo tbr earth. NKNIOR OMATOH'M MKDAI. ?o\ ItV It. I*. INIWKKY The aenlor orator'a medal at; Wake Kflffft fTottfTJe Wan award ??d It I*. Downey of llelrrnii* Thursday night. Mr Downey In I tb*? wb of ihtt lata U*??. J. W I Downey of Belcroa* and Is himielf i plannliiK to enter the mlnlatry. Ninety Seven W arshipsGo Proudly On Grand Parade For President Coolidge BASEBALL TAKES ADDED INTEREST Klizuhetli (.ity !? ubih on Toch to See CIuhIi Sluted for Monday Afternoon With public Interest raised to a high pilch by Wednesday*! ?? ceedingly cloae and well played Katun, won in the last inning by the C*lty Team over the Cubs. Mcore 6 to f?. the Twilight league will open itn accond week under brlxht auaplclea Monday after noon at 0:30 o'clock with a gaiue between the name two nlnc8. A game between the Cubs and the Country Club, scheduled lor Friday afternoon and called off on I account of rain. l? to be played off Tueaday. These two i?lnt?H will ! clash again In a regular scheduled game Wednesday, and on Friday the Country Club ami City nines will clash. Came* are ^limited to geven Innings except In case of a tie. and begin at &:3t> o'clock. The directors of the league, in ' session at the Chamber of Com inen-e Friday night, gav* serious 'consideration to a, tender from ' Kdenton for the entrance of a < team, also to be compowed entire ly of nou-profeaslonal home play era. No action was taken, the ma jority of the directors holding that | it would be b?*st to give the Twl 1 light League, as consltuted now. u tryout of some three weeks be fore making a change. Child Is Run Over And Slightly Hurt Run over Friday afternoon an I he ran across the Weeksvllle j Highway near Kpworth Methodist (Church, about two mile* from this city, a five-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. It. F. Long, living near the church, was dragged some r?0 feet, but escaped with hurts apparently no mere serious than abrasions and bruises. The llttl? fellow, accompanied by an older brother, was on his way to the ntore. They saw an au tomobile coming, and the brother sent him back for safety, lie was too late, however, though In try ing to keep from running over him. tho driver of thft car cut sharply to the side of the road. He wan John C. Walston, young son of 1) H. Walston of Weeksvllle. The car finally turned over, head ed bac k toward this pity. Witnesses declared they be lieved the accident wus unavoid able. The Injured child was treat ed by Dr. I. Fearing of this city. SENATOR SIMMONS IN FINK CONDITION KalMgh, June 4 ?< Af>?gover nor Mcl<ean says that he has Just received a personal letter from Senator Simmons, who Is spending a short time In Htatesvllle for rest and recreation. He says further that It was a source of gratification to Senator Simmons' friends to know that he bad Just bad a most thorough phy sical examination made by an ex pert diagnostician, that Ills phy- , slcal condition was round to be ex cellent. that the "shingles" have subHlded and the only thing neces nary Is for lilm to take a good rest in order that hla nervous system may be fully restored. II FA ltl SO CONTINCKII IN ACClOF.NT CASK Hearing of a charge of reckless driving preferred against Minnie Hill, colored. In connection with an accident on South Hold Wednesday a week ago. In whlnn A J Jennings, prominent We*??-J ville farmer, and his daughter-in law. Mrs Frank Jennings. were Injured, was continued to Monday morning In recofder'a court Ha' urday. Continuance was granted upOil the request of counsel for the de fendant Mrs Jinnlngs' husband sfated that she still was In bed a? a result of Injuries sustained In the accident, these including a fracture of th# hip aad hurls to her hark The colored girl is un der' $26 bond. i Nol Sinrr IIimio'vi'Ii Suw Fleel Off Around W orld 1 Huh There Been Surli it | I'euee Time Kvenl THOUSANDS SKK IT J Ijixt Hfview in Mumplon liouda U iii? liy l'r<-?ident Harding; Only Seelion of j Fleet Took IrI ITape Ht*nr> , Vii . JiiII- 4. ' IAIM- Nln?*!y-Hi'?'i>n tri-y sea wuitIoth of Ih?? I'. S. fleet. manned oy L:<.?Tno officers and men. left tlnli moorings in llnmploit Koads shortly before noon today and be gan u proud ;iih] colorful proceed"" i hIoh down Thimble Shoal channel jto b<> reviewed for Tin- IIihi lima I by President Cool id it- ai Ilo- door iway to I Im* Atlantic. The great armada. ooiihI It ill Ii?k jthe buck bone of |ln> com hiaed scouting and linttle fleet* not un |derway un hour and half after the Iyacht Muyltower with llo- Presi dents parly on bo^rd had taken up her reviewing position iwo and one-half mileH northw?st of Cape I Henry. The procession. escorted by a -squadron itf seaplaio-H, sparkilng jln the bright afternoon sun 'steamed along ut Us Mow pace stud j hove Into clone view of tlio May ? flower after 'Ju minutes of aall i lug. The seaplanes. first to pasn the Mayflower, turned and darted hark to their base ai Norfolk, keeping dear of the surface craft. I With rails manned by sulhirs In j arena uniform of blue and officer* on the starboard Hide of the quar . ter deck lu full dress, the Seattle I which soon is io ho relegated to a receiving ship at New * York und her proud plate as flagship taken by the modernized battleship. Tex as. approached slowly, leading the 1 scoill iug fleet. I Within 6011 yards of the May flower nlie boomed the first of -I National Mulnles " of ui kuiis from her saucy three pounder*. Officers of | hi* fleet were III their parade hluo uniforms with cocked beaver hats, frock coats, C pa III lets and gold braid 'Tall road" trousers. As I he Heulile passed the Pres ident at 12 3u o'clock her men saluted and I lie guard presented arms. Drums rolled out four ruf fles and buglers rent the air with the traditional four flourishes. The Star Spangled Banner fol ! lowed. j Th? pr.ueilore wan lo |,? repeal ed by moat ?,f I lie mil ill Iiik vessela In the Ii.iik line alrlrhluK hack for Wile, over ihu clear harlion (.ape Henry, Va . Ji,,,.. t (AIM ? NinetyOI ,.llrh. H(|111.h war_ alllpa of I lie I'nlleil SI a I en fleet [ay 111kkIIIi; al Hi. ir aiirlinra In Hampton Koaila uwu|t|IIK lh? allinal lo at.am III jirninl re , '"'fiT" I'rmlilem ConlldKe. ridewaler Virginia |? uccua lomed lo fleet parade* anil war little naval rutin nlralloiia lint not "llice frealdclil Koonevell ?uw Ihe fleet of around the world fr?m here 211 y..,,r? a in anil wlimaaed Irlnuiplial return more than a year later. Im.< there been ?orl, a peace Mill. KlilhirlliK ?f war Ve? aeia laalde tin* rammo* twin Cupea Henry und IMiarlea. ThoiiNaiidn of peranna rrom acorea of rill** ami lowna along lh" rrjKiilar M.oic line. am| boata ol all de?crlplloii? it brlaht anil early In Willie** tie ureal apeclacle. It Won to lie I'realdent t'oolld Ite ? flrnl ullimme of III!' fleet mill the flmt I'realitcnllal r>vlew nf fi'tu III lied Mrotilinv anil battle fleets .inc.. I lie term Tlilled States Meet ' was created The lanl r. v|, , |,,.re waa by I reHid'-nt Ifanllni: In April I!I2I when ||,e Atlantic fleet pint Ihe ?Mayflower at Thfmhh- Shoal lltfht Other review* have lieen held at .. V"rk al"' bill only aecllona of the combined fleet look pan. HlfillKII oh IIT IIKtilN'M SUMMON HF;|{|.; ,MO\ |> W Recorder's court will move to .. 1thl.fdi,f!oor ??' the Carolina Hank ItuildiiiK .Monday morning, ?or a stay of three weeks?not Ih* caunc Trial Justice Sawyer and the other officers of the court are tired or the courthouse, or object fo any Inadequacy of It. but on account of the opening of a three weeks term of Superior Court Monday, with Judge Clayton Moore, of iTIIIiamnton, on the bench.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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June 4, 1927, edition 1
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