North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHEH f Partly cloudy Sunday possibly show, era In north portion Sunday inner mg /Monday (air. Not much change In temperature. VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER 184 GOVERNOR SMITH DISCUSSES PROHIBITION IDEAS Charges Republicans Have Used Eighteenth Amendment For Policy believes People of States Should Have lx>ral Option on Slate Sale Alcohol COMPLETES FIRST TOUR INTO WEST Stresaea Kart That President Could Not Itrinß Ideas To Pass Alone MILWAUKEE. tB-pt. 29 (4*)—Strik luff bis first campaign M» “< P r ° . hibition. Governor Smiili contended tonight that the slates should he Klv eu the right to modify both the IBih amendment and the VuFrad act- or* to keep them in effect within their borders. As be wound u up his Initial stump ing tour through the west with « apeech in this city. once widely known for Itn beer, the Democratic nominee for president caljfrtft for frank diwueslon of the prohibition UHcHtion uud »s*ailed 'present Feder - al restrictions on the manufacture end sole of liquor ami the Keputtli can administration for the way 1t has been, enforcing them Then he outlined *•< lit hD speech of acceptance. h‘s program for modi ficatlou for both the 18th amend ment and the VoDtead law, onlj'Jtow ever. In slate s where- a mapority of the voters gave their approval. He renewed his pledge to guard agslnst the return of the saloon, but made no dlrsct reference In his prpared Urt to the Canadian llqnor srtttPm «s he did last month at his notf catlon in Albany. ' "It must be borne in mind” aald the New York governor "that under my suggestion Federal prohibition la preserved In its entirety for the stale* that desire to remain dry," “It “wll remain always the dlity of tin Federal government urtfrr my proposal to protect the states desir lng to remain dry from the lntrodur tlon or importation Into them of al eoholic Beverages. "It retains all the featured of the 18th amendement and the act su taln lng It* except that the »!*le IlseW in the soverign power after a vote of the people deride tinder strict control to dispense alehhollc beverages. “Now I am fully aware.” the De mocratic nominee went on “that the president of the Doited States can not bring this shout by himself; hut repeating what I said In St. Paul, what we laek in this countrv Is lead crahlp; and If I am elected president of the United States it will he mv duty to Iny this Platter before every, community th»t 1 can reach and let them make their own decision. If that Is not Democratic government 1 must confess that I do not under stand it. 0 “You can except nothing ftom the * Republican party The long record of eight years Indicates that they have Used th»' law for patronage pur posse and for poftleal erpedlenry. They have tiled to lie went when they were with the wets-and dry when they were with the dry. hare silently sold hV an p-emitted the paralysis of the whole machinery of government when It rom--« tn ear rylng out the mandate of the eon < ‘(button and the statut of the Taw. It t* because of that that after eight years they are compiled to promise again that they wilt do •omtth'ng shout It If given a npw lease on life by (he American people.” 100 Acre Nahunta Far«i Brings $21,000 of the large it deals in rural real estate in Wayne county In month* was consummated ye-ter-tqv when J. D- Pate of Fork Township schl jto I, R Ayeix-k, a fine 100. acre near Nahunta rburcli. Buck Swamp T-wnstilp, for--42UMK>, or $2lO an acre. The deal was handl ed through Joe A. Parker's real e-Hale P ffics- THE GOLDSBORO NEWS BEAD IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH-READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY. EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY Diphtheria Cases In County Show Increase The number of diphtheria <a»e< In Wayne founty at present are lt>K per cent In excess of the num ber lit the county at the name dace lu>a year, tt was stated yesterday at the Wayne and Goldsboro health department- There arc 26 case* In the county now. against 12 the same date a year mis. An uncs.ial ty large number Wf adults are as dieted with the disease, it was wild HIGH GRADIITES ENTER COLLEGES . 1 ■ v Thirty Two Member* of last Year’* ('lans—63 IVrretll— Have Matriculated Sixty three porsent of the Golds-, boro high school graduating class of Inst year have matriculated in col leges lids fall and have entered up on their work. There were-fifty one schools -were selected by the thirty four young ladies and seveutecn young men. Nineteen different schools were selected .by the. stlrty *-wo students who left Goldsboro for their first year's round of instruc tion. Twenty four of the young grad uatf* Selected colleges of the State while eight .iwtient out of tTifrT’ Tar Heel borders to the lnstttnttona of their choice. The boys seem to have -» higher percentage of Ihtr member chip entering college. Eleven of the aeventeon are seeking more instruc tion. a preentage of sixty five. Twen tv one of the thirty four girls are taking further work, a percentage of « ! xty two Six boys have town left at home The numbcT of girls remain mg out total thirteen. AH of the boy* who for reason of thetr own decided to remain out of reboot have found employment. Some are making their plan* to en ter college at some future time, a few are probably entering upon » career tor life Os the Wilrten young women who sos their own reasons are at home ttiig year, more than half of them have found employment out of the home, while the others have pro h.bly found that they c»n very pro fltably spend time around the fire ride The writer feels safe In saying that so far noti have followed the inai rimonlal path, though som- m»y have plans of their own. The action! sya-f tern has been nhle to keep three, young ladies of the class, one acting r,r secretary to the superintendent, one assisting Mrs. Spicer in Wit- high M-liool cafcterts. nnd the third spend ing some time helping out ia the l;'gh hi hool library. So far, Hie two winning thy Well prises have chosen to remain iK,. home tills year. •• The Continued ion I’age sixi Jackson Urges Republicans Make Most Os Opportunities (Jo out Into Wayne county and ta hot continually In make the best u r the great opportunity for suceenx for toe Republican party which has ari* en in North Carolina Such- t* I . l * In «-ffect tlie advice of Bn.willow J t k . i-n of Hendersonville. State Republl can chairman, tof Hepnhltcau couhtv here yesterday morning. I’aul C. We«t of Ralcigli, manager of the Republican, canipilg.it la E i <t mu North a j/4l >u " anil addressed the cls-'aineetlng which-was presided over by T. C ('row. county chairman, -one seventy fvc G. (j. P. enthusiasts of the o , county were present. , Mr. Jack-toli wus enthualasttr in hi* opinion it* 4o the sucre<* of the [ county an sjau- tickets of his party Winds Buffet Tiniest Dirigible 1 fiAhr- Tiif '(■ -> >’■ • • *• •\) r $ - rriVf-A* in* i .. - a yr 1 r Thf Puritan, world’* snullrst dirigilde. i» shown above attempting to combat 55-mile An hour wind in* order to make a landing in New York's Battery Pat*, in the (oreirround. A. H. EDGERTON IN STATEMENT Did Not Authorize Use of His - Nairn* at Hank Hearinn ' 4 . In Kaleißh | A. ft tolgertwr, local financier. In no way authorized the us- of hl< i cm« a* approving the petition of fh‘- | Branch Banking and Trust Comp*A? of Wilson for the location of a branch bank ia Goldsboro, he »t»ted to The News yesterday An account, of a hearing before Jhe Corporation commission, wrltten.by Tom Host for tint-jtlri:.Bil:iboro Dully N« w . had been re printed In Saturday's Goldaboro News, and contained reterwu i Mr. Kdgertpp. The latter risued the following: “I notice in your pap r of this nimning a report of the, hearing, held, before the Corporal ion Commission Thursday, of of tho Branch Banking* and Trust company to open a branch bank in Goldaboro. “As "my na< >• was quitr pfom tu tit ly mentioned In the would like to muke this staterm nt In regard tp It: Thai not sign th- paper endorsing it ami that the use of mjr name or petition in the matter w*a unoauthorlzed, against my “wishes, and without my knowledge or con - seut. - ttf. trust those advocating It will pleaae refrain from the u*e of iny name any further In this connection.'' <1 KTIS INJIHID LAWTON. Ok la.. Sept. 29 S-naDr Charles Curtis, republican vice presl d< ntbil nominee i».iinfully injur ed Uperi lilsi iVfiiv.il hi'ietodav lien a linger was caught In Die door «t an automobile. n the corumk election, he tool tiw Wayne b-adcr*. Tli• ■ meeting lu.ied about an hour, and following It Mr. Jackson and'. Mr W< -t proiv - tied to Burgaw and Keuansvillo Sot, further i onftrencf». Mr. Jackson war quoted as saying that lie would look with favor upon Senator Borah speaking In Goltkt. tioro. tn ca*e this Republican leader » ime« to North F.irolln.i lia* tieeit -rdlcatid a* a possibility Tim ap proaching nth or* of S'-I) a) or- Fuel is, vice presidential nominee in Raleigh has stressed. tt was considered p >baho th.lL Mss B«*well, daughter of-th lti|>U htlcsn nominee tor governor will tw- Jnyited .to. the city for addresses on behalf of tin- candidacy of h'-r fath cr nnd of the- national Republican ticket. ‘ GOLDSUORO- N. C. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1928 [HOLD RALLY HERETODAY \ - * \ ^ —; Ikiutist Young People From Nine Churrhp-; Coming To naptint Tn* H. Y, I*. Ip* «f the Neuse | YUantte Asosclatlon to wbiett the i *<otdslior« churches belong will hold i i a rally here thin afternoon at 4 o'- ! I clock •), the First Bapfist i tiuri h. Miss Ahi tic Mildred Kelly. <ha i man ' of the district is in charge of th« I program. Tha chnrchea that arc Included iu ' phis district are Falling Creak, Em-. | ronnsf I,uGrange, Fremont. M< . Ncl».j hmiT at Eurek* and the First Buytist, i j Bryan street, aftd the 8-coud Bap j ' list of llilm dry Delegntt- ns o('young people are expected fr m these churhe* and others from the Ken— r.tdy Home and Calypso, ; r The program will Include a talk by Mrs. J. C. Hough wife of the sup . crluti-dent of the Kennedy Home. I who Is" associations! superintendent j Other* who sib appear on the pro ‘cram will b.*Alr O V. Ibimrlck. j ncyi t .rmerlv M this dir, j but now of Calypso; ms» Mary Kll-I . 1 ‘beth Kelly, Mira Blgab tb If. n lng •V r «. O. K. Jones, and Miss Annie Mildpot Kelly a most interesting part of the afternoon Is to he a west ‘ '•olo by \tli» Kdna Karl Cau»,.| a sing iff who lion recently come to Golds | boro. ORATORICAL FLOOD RISES Texas Sends (purple ( onuress ntyn and (■eoriria\()nt- To U»‘ll> Ih-incordcy I£A J, KI <; 11. Congicssmeu from Texas and uar from Georgia will Join the state's bn* I pry "I i .impasg.:. speaker, n.ho will carry tlie cause of democrat y into more than 76 communities in the sla'- tl'it •:.- tire ‘commg w-w-k, the sc tied ul. ann- tn- -d today by Slate I Chairman (J. M Mull -hows. j Several speakers from amour Die political leaders in North Carolina ' who hnn not yet Ims*ii In actioi will j also talic the si lamp during the week-j , Fr i sir ilnnli.ini and Jliitcn So li ners. representatives Ip Congress 1 from Texas, are t«> speak three t'niea tin the sia'e next seek. Fon are* jngn K t. * , 4 • ii ha ■ ■'!> '. engagements The weeks schedule of sp. ci he. In. eludes: Monday, Judge C. I ? . Harris of Ra lelgti it Mi olive; J. W. Halley at Now B-- h. and O. Max Gardner at ■ Muielicad City. Thu th day O Max Gardner at Cfotds b»r<g Friday O- Max Uarduer at Kin-' slon.' , p , ff j Rut (he Rale was too much, and Pilot J»ch Rm'itf-ncr rclGCtantly. turned hi* craft toward Lakchurst, N. J., the Navy'* flying field. RETURNS FROM * WEST VIRGINIA W. J. Baldwin Attend* Funeral * Os Hip Brother At . Hinton, W. Va. Mr. W. J. Baldwin of Onlflaimiti ha* returned from a several day trip to Hinton, W, Va., where he waa called to autrnd the funeral of hia brother Faptaiu A. M. Baldwin, who died hi Havantisl). Ga, on Bepteraber 14 and was burled Aeptember 19 In his plot In the Hinton cemetery by the side of his lute wife whi^ proceed ed h'm to the gr*v* In 1908 Faptaiu llsldwlu wa* .one of the oldest nnd most poplar paesenger couductorw on the and Ohio railroad.' having been with this rompaujr since 1880. He had on# of the lougeWt snd best runs on the C. end O. as be was located on the main line between the East and West Coasts, 111 this position he came In contact with the principal travel between the E»»t and West, Besides one daughter, Mrs. R. W. Barker, of Kpringfield, Mass. he Ic.ivif. one daughter uud two *ona out west the unknown to the writer. Captain Baldwin was * brother -of the late J. I* Baldwin of Itaniseur, and tlis late Mrs, D, R. Stinson of liutherfordton. and • a brother to Bev, M. A. Baldwin snd M-s Mary I Cox of Greensboro and Mrs. A. J Burrow of Troy and Mr. W J Baldwin of <ir>ld«boro, with wlu>m Captain Baldwin had made sev era! v -Its during tlie last two or tlrree ye»m, 111 health having forced hi* retirement from active service. IHs condtion gradually grew worse (Contiued on F*agc Six- Harris Speaks At Canvass At Mt. Olive Monday Night The Democratic campaign lu Wayne county will reach full season from this week a* the sport scribes would -r.ey when Charles 0. Harris ,i M- Olive Monday night tad <>. Mux Garner of speak* In Goldsboro Thursday night, Os tub if I. The Mt. Olive meetlpg wdl he held in th- school auditorium at 8 o'clock In the evening and will be the second of tin. Wayne comity rsnvasn. ibe one at Fremont haring la-i-n first. Adivc e.< reaching county headquarters y«* terilay wire that eenslderaWe Inter «-st 1« iielug atnnlfest in the appear a tire ut Mr. Harris In Mt. Olive, The peaker Is a member of the Raleigh bar and n campaigner of no soft ped al inclinations or antecedents; Gardner comck to Goldsboro on Thursday night In his stumping tour cf lhe s i>Ute t and every Democrat tu EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY Community Club Work Is To Be Resumed In County About Oct. 15 ONE IS KILLED IN EXPLOSION, .. o v Garner Filling Station Wrecked By Force of ' Gan Blaat RAI.EIOH, Bept. 29 Flame* fed by the fume* of gasoline spread tra r«dy lu <lsrner early Saturday morn Ing and Lynn Broughton, 20. la dead ,W. M Wall. 21. sertbualy barnsd Arch Wood badly cut about the head and face, and Henry Allen's Garner ritlllng station totally destroyed. What remained of -Mr. Broughton's b. dy was recovered at daylight from from the wreckage filled baseraaat'of the filling station. It waa eharrod ba yi nd recognition. Mr. Boughton and Mr. -Wall war* employed at tha fill ing station. Mr. Wood workti for tha Coca-Cola company of Raleigh 0 According to Mr. Wood h# had stop ped at tha filling station aaront* to llslelgh shortly before four o'oloek. He declared that as he was prepar ing to leare that there we* an ex plosion which hurled him up te the top of the station and cut his head. Despite this injury he pushed htu automobile to safety from beneath the ahdd of the Hnrlng building nnd then enught Mr. Well who wee fleeing with his cloth aflame, awd extinguished the burtng clothing. . “Wall had Just sold a light bnlb and wns ringing up sixty erht* la the rash register when the explosion took plsi-e" said Mr. Wood. "Lynn (Broughton) has been aalaep and ws had woken him ep and uakfd him wnae't he-sick from smelling all that gasoline. They had to keep both doors of the filling station open so they wouldn't suffocate The pump bed been leaking and the *** h »d had been leaking and the g*s had mn Into „ the hahement. “All of a sudden there was an ex plosion and It threw ms up into the roof of the fllllnx station I was sort of standing tn the door Then I saw the fire all around and I got my car from undsr the shed. Thao I saw Wall runlng away with his clothes on fire, excited like, end I r*n after him and caught him and put him out. “I don't Lynn ever knew what happeued" Roma other cltixens of Clareer cor ro bo rated what Mr, Wood eald and declared that they were awakened by the explosion. • * V This though wa* emphsUcally de nied by Henry Allen manager of tbe station and by Brookly Poole, of Gar ner owner of tlie building They declared that witnesses and th* con dition of tbe wreckage indicated that tlie only explosion h*d occurred after the fire started and that the gae tank d'd not explode, t ; Wayne county i* eipocted to be op hand to give him the glad hand, lute Shelby inan was been "atlrrtng 'em up' all about a* he baa continued Ma program. J<<gepb»a Daniel* will probably come here the week of October •, It waa aald at State Headquarter*, K* - lelgh, I’rlday and Mta* Mary Hender i t New York City are /own for »d~ eon, woman* worker and Mr* KUIot dreaiea in the city before the election In November. There has been a decided change In the favor of Governor Smith In the lust week Democrat* here aald yesterday. A* the campaign of en . dghtcninene carried” on through conn ty headquarter*, hua accomplish , ed it* purpose there are fewer and lewer who object to the New Yorker. Ip wa* aald Some estimated that more than half of those who were . C«*Usu*4 9* I’M* BUI ___ MEMBER 01 THE ASSOCIATMQ PRESS price nv* cum Reprewentaßveo Fro* 1? Rural Sections Re-Elect Officers ' and Form Plans TO SPONSOR BETTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Robinson Propowo to Form Drama Association Ammc Chibs o# County The twelve commualty eluhs if Wayne county will this year sponsor efforts to laaure a setter attendance In the Weyue coualy aeohela. It was decided by club leaden meeting at the Memorial Odmmoaity ButHttag yeaterday afternoon to adopt a pro. g ram for the year. It was voted that the- club acttrttlee should set malar way tha Bret echo*! wdefc. that of Oe tober 16. J. T- Jerome, county eapeetateue deal, presented the Importance at thd clubs using their feasance oe habolf of school atteadaaee. * It kldha es It. C. It (Ate eon. direct ev of the community building, are work, ed out. drama clahe will be orgaalaei la conjunction with each oommuatty dob. The leaders gave their appro* vai to Mr. Xebiaeoa'o plan of «e --veloping a drama competition among the various schools. W. W Rivera told of psegNaa df farming Roy Scout troops In the meal communitlas and was aaewred es the cooperotloa of the oentrat aemmit. tee ' \ That there may be a closer osier bUmmHbe tnd coofEtvtioE ImMMNNHI UNI oSebSoJTw* voted by the tweaty-gve sM las dace preeent that later Is the esOSas the GoMeboro dele debt sad the non officers of the nrral cleho—to be as. I acted at approaching meat lege ■ gather for a nates luncheon hero- The tootles ptetttN ehows pro tided last year will and Im proved upon. It was decided. Tbs following committee was named to heve chart/ of Jhta: Frank Juweo, Misa Hsian Wilson. W- 1 Ntehola. Dr. L. W Corbett A K- Robertson, Karl Kdgertoa. and R. K. Miller A H. Veaaer wag re-elected ebair. men ead Mice Bertha Casey, secretary of the ate*ring eoswMloo. - , ■* (MINK PIRATES ROBBED VESSEL 40 ( sum Absurd Ad Pa—angtH And Held Up 1.406 Otbnrs HONG KONO, BepC R»-— —dh! story of cruelty add ferocity rivaling ihe wildcat talaa of the H pea lab Mala wm brought to Hong Kong by the steamer Anklng which reached pugg, after having bean looted by Chinees’* Pirates. » Two British offtcera of the (teen er chief officer David Jones and chief sneglneer HeaTy Thompson, were killed. Captain Plunkett Cole, who commanded the chip was wounded, as .was third officer Campbell. Thd f hloeee quartermaster who rushed to f ( > fight off the pirates was The Anklng. which lefrt Singapore, September 2S for Houg Kong, was at tacked by the Piratea Wednesday la the'Gif of Tonglng. . The plimtee had (hipped aboard the ship as paaseag. era, a frequent practice la Chine** waters. Mo«t of the officers of the ship ward at dinner when the pirates, number ing 40 men drbpped their passenger mlea After a brief fight, tha pintles reined the ship's armory and took tall control of the vessel. Overawataff the 1.400 passengers aboard her. All (he passengers ware mustered oa the desks and systematically searched. I-oggage and cargo cases were ton sacked and the ship's officers wars robbed- i „*, “ The pirates disembarked Jo thred lifeboats, taking loot rallied at tM.SSB Mexican. Sever*! Chinese pessingirs were taken along to he hold as M ransom.