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; WEATHER Nmn. changing I# rata and i«4 ■• r«W TkarwU). k'rldaj parti) rhsady. VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER 3pT STATE TREASURER LACY DIES IN HIS 74TH YEAR 9 General Assembly Is To Attend Funeral in Body At 3 o’Clock This P. M. i •• u Body Will Lie In State At CapL tol From )2 to 2:30 I*. M. ASTHMATIC ATTACK IS FATAL TO TREASURER Voten* of State Named Him To Office for Eiffkt SuceeH tiive Term* ‘ —“—* — • r RALEIGH. K*b. 81.- .4b—SenJa niln Rice Lacy, who was 4u>*en by the voters of N'ortli Carolina to be their Hiatt* treasurer for eight ccln secutlve four year term*. at hla \ koine Ivere today ii‘ K llttle more tban a ilionth after lie began serving bin * eighth term. ■ ■ \ , Kunecal services for (be Veteran treaaurer, who won nearing lilsJsili birthday, will be held at :i o’clomuo- Riorrow afternoon from the First Presbyterian ebiireli. of which lie wan a lifelong member. They will lie con* duetetl by the pa a tor. the UevjK Mc- Whlle and will be alt*n£nby nienl l*ers of tile general assembly In a body a* well ua other state offlrlal*. For two houra and » half, from 12 to 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, the body will He In stnpp-TlKJh* rotunda of the c-apltol. j .Mr. l-acylliad /been a sufferer front asthmatic atiTrcks for several years.' lie had been 111 at lit* hcyne here for fihoitt a week, anil last nlicht he had •j heart attack from which he failed to rally. Surviving him «re Mrs. 1-ac-y. who before raurriaite In IHK2 wan Miss Mary Harwell and aeven children. One of hi* non*, H It iJiey. Jr., I* presl dmt of Union Theological Seminary nt Richmond. Va . Mr lAoy's father and both grandfather* were ter* A* treasurer of North Carolina dur ing this slate * period of greatest ex pansion he himilled ninny million* of dollar*. ■Benjamin Rice Lacy wu» horn In Raleigh June lty 1554 lie was the son of Rev. Drury npd Mary Rice Lucy In addition to being the spit of a preacher, both of the hoy * grandfath ers were preacher* of the Presbyter ian church In litter years his son, H P Jr., became a Presbyterian preach .r of note In the South. After finishing the preparatory of R H. Crave* at Orahatn. In lie entered the old lllngham School at Mclnum The hoy then entered the Ifulelgh and Gaston Railway shops Mid served regular apprenticeship He hecame general foreman c»f the shops iinet then for fifteen year* operated * locomotive. During his railroad »er ilce he was prominent Ju thf nrganl y:.lions of railroad men. Itl* first political office was that <>l « Merman oTthe city of Raleigh '» ;y*io he entered State polities and sot the next *l* years held the office ol rontmlaaloner of Isahor and Printing. During the lust few years erf I,l ' HTe; Mr Lacy had suffered greatly trom asthma and one several oce* , |on« was reported seriously 111. but ~U ( 'h flme reectferyd He had are markably vigorous conatlfutlon »'>' (ought off the ravages of the disease lor a long period. On one occasion, in 1925. while Signing State bonds In Now York Pity, be suffered an attac k and was reported near death. Brought home on a stretcher, he was up and hack at wnr*» In a few days. In I"2R. a bill was Introduced In the flenerai Assembly Which would have granted retirement to Mr t.ary »lth an annual allowance for the re minder of bis IH* While the State Treasurer took no active part In the «ehl for or against the measure which was defeated. It was under .(mwl that hud t«*en pass ,U. he would have accepted retirement bad the bill left It to hi* option. As State Treasurer. '*Mr. l-aey hleu eo an enormous number of bonds. During his administration |fie State went forward by leaps and bounds and he was called upon to affix ft'"* signature to hundreds of million* of dollars worth , of bonds. Mr. I.aey on many occasions Jokingly remarked to friend* after a day spent signing bonds. “Well. I borrowed fSMM.OOO Coauauad ua Pag* buj THE GOLDSBORO NEWS READ IN THEMORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH—READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY, BUY. AT. GRIFFIN IN INTERVIEW i» _____ Questions Wisdom of Doing Away With City's Zoning ‘ Ordinance A. T. Orlffiii, president of the A. T f'rlff\t Manufarturlug Company, yes terday Joined .the ranks of those who have questioned the wisdom-of the Icm ret of' aldermen in voting to re t.rlnd the city's zoning ordinance "It'» a terrible thing lo do away with the zoning ordinance In’ such u hasty way a* jhat," he declared Mr. Griffin dis cussed the proposition from the standpoint of nine year* of experi ence a* a member of tb.* city's pub lie works Ihkiicl uu<! ms a member, of the board' of aldermen. "Refore the zoning lahr was en acted." he reculed. “several residence* were erected at the ends of street* and It became Impossible to extend ibese streets without moving the houses. The city did this at an. enor mous cost It cost the city more than 125.00c* to extend curtain streets a* they are now today It was the Idea of the planning coßintlasion to avoid such us this In the future and proper rrcHnunce* were effected.” Mr. Grlf ;fn believes, that with tlip soiling law done away with Hie city may from time to time have spend eonslclei uble sums In taking rare of situations just a* tliosy encountered tn the early growth of fioldS||ioro. Turning to the cow question he said: “I have always been In favor of allowing cows within limits when If could be done by zoning and other safequurds which make It practicable I believe that our laws should be made and enforced wit the lies! In terests of the greatest number In mind In some sections of the city It I* not desirable to have "9W* ao'‘ In mcVt case* the people arc able to pay for an amble supply of milk. In the. outlying districts, the conditions are different ami I think It both prof itable and advisable to alow people lo keep cows under proper restric tion*. , The health authorities sires* lie Importance of milk as a focal for children and when you make an Iron clad rule that removes the family co win many cases the children may have to do without milk. -11 1 have always, been opposed to illclwlng gas stations and service sta lions promiscuously over the have, helped fight along this Hue and thought we had made, some progress, nit It -seems that our present hoard of aldermen ha* Irted under the strain iif being appealed to and after they have spent lots of time ahd no doubt best though* on these problems have decided to throw flu- whole thing c verboard. Now we can have cows anywhere and build tilling stations, egnrdless of location, as to schools or safety to the tlty's children." May Form Western Colony In Somewhere in East Carolina Andrew Vroman from the Suti -o! Illinois, wiki a business visitor In lli«' office of I hi* chamber of cmsmerec • t yesterday Mr. Vroman togelher with , : Is brother Is toiirliiK Kastern North * ° Ai Carolina, making Investigations as to • the cost of furtn land, varlou- oils | t runs portal lofi farilliti s; ■« tc Mr Vroman staled ih.n his broth ers who was assistant. Secretary of agriculture during ltd* Wilson admin . istratloit. w»« very familiar with • Kastern North Carolina a* an agricu: • 'oral no tion, ami that If a large tract ' ,f land consisttn* of Id".mm acres or f “more could be secured by Ills brolh t er and himself that tbev wot|ld. In all > probability, purchase this land, and C aftet clearing and properly draining.. I same they would brine a number of western farmers to locate on name. '■ , ... ' ■ -= Nation Honors Washington on Birthday | jmbl -** M.■ $ CHURCH WHERE WASHINGTON wpRBHIPPCO AT fRtOERICKSRURG, VA {INSET) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. »V GILBERT kTUART. Mar Loan Urges His School Bill hi Lengthy Address C7 J RAl.KKill, Kell. 21.—1/Pt After b«- ing rc<*Cued from the unfavorable cal- Indur yesterday and given a favor able committee report, the house al cohol and tun i c>lt< " bill w«* •*cut to the table by the senate tnclac 21 to 22. The bill provides for the teach Jug In lbs public schools of Hie effects of Alcohol and narcotics upon the human System. At the request of Governor Gardner it was Introduced Jn the house by Representative Spense and was passed When the measure wj* first con sidered by the senate education com mittee it was given an unfavorable leport because It was suld It would cob the slate "five hundred or si* Isindred thousand dollars for text books.” This, however, seemed to lie a "mis npprtdienslon" Mr. Spc*nc« assured the committee yesterday, lie knld It would COLD WAVE IS OVER COUNTRY g n Snow ItanifUN In DepOt From Few Inchon To 'More Than A Foot q —i ■■■ - H • * NEW YORK. Keh £l. I/P* hYoin , t anuda to the Carolina* and west ward and almost solid blanket to the ' snow piled up todAJP In the most widespread stoim of the winter. * It was the woist storm In three rears In New York City and Manhat tan's Hieinfall w.i>- far below that In many places. Ten rcnmlies In Pennsylvania re ( | ortc*c| sevenfeejr Inc Mies of snow wild. New York had seieu, Nashville. ’ 1 12 and nuyiV others towns were Hear ing the- foot mark Mr Vroman stated that ibe fartti ■*e conditions In this section wdre tnticli tnoie lire Ilian line.- tn ilie west, ami that many of the west er 11 fanners were Im-kltltlillK to realign this. The ellremely cold winters amt ; the short growlitK season in the .west , an compared with the mild climate and tin- Inna mowing season In Norf It *<■ | f'arnllna. Is hemming very attractive to western farmers. Mr. Vroman, while here. Inter viewed the < Imlrnian >f the local chamber of commerce ■ agricultural committee, and -bowed a . ereut deal “of interest In Ids luter -1 • t Sew. Mr .Vromijili st|W that after the inauguration of Mr Hooter that -Ire I lußeiher wdh fiis brother would aual'i vtoh Kaslern North Karolina. mol that [ | i ur Immediate.. it-c lion w ould by vt I .ltd. < GOLDBRORO. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22. 1929 nert cost the state a cent. To be sure nlniut H. Hie coinmttlee adopted all amcndii.enl spectrylug that It would ■Hit cost unythliig aMd then gave the uicasurw a favorable report Today, Senator Hrldgcr of llladen warned Hie senate that "two years trom now That amendment will be re pealed nml then state will require school children to buy new textbook* They carry «o many now It makes kb etii bow legged " After be made this statement, ho made the motion to send the adminis tration measure to the* table The senate failed to reach either the vote ut third reading $h Hie YHgTi wky patrol and automobile license Idll for consideration of the yyork tpsu’s .('ompeoHuttou act. , i ■ : .‘ ,f Ksh. 21 id*)o Making s ... ;LMpoaMnpti on paga 7) ■ HEART ATTACK CAUSES DEATH • ' ** Funeral Arranuemenls for Mar ■ Karel knight Miller Have Not Heen Completed a "( orne by about 7 o'clock tonight, 1 ' said Margaret,.Knight Miller culling a friend in Ihe •;!(> lasi night. "Thwj-e’a somethin* I want especially to tt* you," she said.*. Hhe hud the friend to yleit her Hi her room at the old Keitnon hotel stand. At 7:30 the frlertd arrived lie pur chased cigarettes a flu* counter In the lobby, Piedmonts for himself and I.tickles for Margaret, "You cant# thirty pinnies too late.’ said another frlctjd iis be purchased the cigarettes. "What you mean?” the cigarette hover asked ■'■K-hc's dead "No " "Well, wait and see." The undertaker arrived Margaret would not use any more Duckies She had died of heart trou ble after an Illness of several weeks Knneral arrangements had not been concluded last. evening pending arrlv al of relatives from Asheville. k I Vt. I ihl > Him I Ittlk * IttXINOR. ttlisseg. K<-b. 21 - King (:«org«* has achieved his first real walk since the beginning Y. 6 Ills Illness ids ißuh-sty walked around . his bedroom with tlie aid of aAttick i yesterday lie was weak .md his durse .(hovered elose but he negoltulc-d a (urn successfully. , -—■«*- —s- - - - TKN DIP, l> Pill! ' PfTTHHIKfJH. Kelt. 2t t4 > t Ten persons, members' of two t untiles. burned 1 tn death In fires which da • stroyed tlielr homes In Western Penn sylvatiia early today. At Kbeusliurg. t Mrs, Deo Mangold and her five child I reii perished, and til Hillsboro. Mrs Venae Itei key and her-tluev clilldied tiled. NELSE RISING ACCOUNT RAINS Urketl Only Eight in then of iieinif Out of liankn At One Spot Yenterd«y The Neuse river has one mars changed from a placid little alreani to a swollen, swjfl torrent and ycMir day uflerniKin at 5 o'clock lack* I on- Iv about It Inches of flooding over the I silks ut oil* low spot near the rive' bridge, about three mils* from «i-iid«- horn. Th* murky water ttyid alreaJv broken over oua place awl covered about a teu foot airetcb of undarbrash which Is ordinarily rnmptetely nut of the water. While It Is not being anti cipated by local people that a high flood stage will he reached, such us was experienced last year, If the rivet continues) to rise for another 34 houra 't would prcilmhly come over some of the lowey portions of ll's banks nesr here, It was said. Water was yesterday afternoon standing several Inches deep In a number -of fields on all highways lending from the city, and ditches urwl gullies alongside the roads were P f!h*il 'to the overflowing Water had been ensiling from a man-hole ou the highway near the ftrat railroad cross mg as owe loaves tfie city for Wil mington but this miniature geyser bud frozen solid yesterday, and re rnalned tn a frozen atute throughout the itoy. An unusually brilliant sunset last .veiling, which Involved practically ul the major colors of the rainbow. 0 was considered by local weather pro phut »" that fair weuther would be the i order of the day at least for today, ■■lid possibly for the .remainder of the 'Week —.— \SK DIM I ssluY ||» PUT «. k. I’AHIH, Keh 211. -rtA*lThe cabinet jo,lay decided that It will usk the c'l amber of Deputies to discuss ratl 'tleatlon of Prance's signature to the I.eHogg rentwc-latlon of war pin t on February Begin Work on Filling & i Station at Ash and Wm. Murk el remoiln* fence* ami nutlprijdintf* <>u Ike Dortch prop erly al V»h and Milliani Ptreel f I tin* lo mm yr*lrrdn) preparatory tu Hu- ntHlmi «f a flllla* xlatlon i , rniurf pprwl«*l»n vrnnlrd by the board ol aldermen al It* b»*l rev i|lur merlin* and Ihr al lead la* rescinding of Ihr main* ordi nance. Mori on,the *latlon prop er Hill «o forward al once, lluirh Dortch, local attorney. who rep resent* hi* mol her la the Iran*- ’ ' V- action aano a a cod. \ contract ha* been s|*ned be tween Mr*. Hatch owner *f the property for ten )ear*. The oil company wa* represented by an •seat and the name of the cow it j pan) doe* not appear in the Iran*- action. ' ' ' . Expect 700 Boys to Take Part in Legion* Baseball Series in This district MANY ATTEND FEB. CLINIC 57 I’utirnld From Widely Sr«l lered I’oinl.w Treated Here Yeaterday , One of the most satisfactory ortho pedic clinics heir since the Inaugura tion of the wink In this section, was held at the Wayne county Memorial t'oiiiniuiiily building lieie yesterday', with 67 patient* from a number of sections lu attendance.. Many uew cases besides the regular patients who have been intending the clinics since Iby first one held here In Aut os! were here yesterday fur ireutntrni. .tome even came from as far aa Hen derson. others from the New Bern sectlon.and a great many from the surrounding counties. -# The clinic opened yesterday morn ing at HI o’clock and the work con tinued until .1 o'clock tn the afternoon with each one of Ihe 51 patleots hnv 'ng been treated. Dr. 0. L. Miller, head of Ihe Gastonia Orthopedic hospital. Miss Harriet McCollum, superintend ent, apd Dr. William Roberts, house physician at the Gastonia hospital were In charge of th* clinic. A good deal gf.plaster work was done during the day, and some adjusting work for patients who had atteuded previous t Unity, Miss McCollum, who is reg istrar of ths local clinic, atnted that Ur Miller had etpresaed himself a* being well pleased with the progress |.l* patients were making, nnd with die excellent attendance of pallet ns, who came from distant town* In spite ul the bad wsathar. The field work of the Bastern Gaf* . Una ollnlc Is progressing very aatla inctorUy. Miss McOollum stated, with number* of ntw cases being dlscbv cred each mouth." It is really Inter esting to learn just how many peo ple there are out tn th* country who need treatment, and how surprised they are to find that they' can get Ms tTratment once * month nl the clinics." she said Officials of Ihe huapltal expect It, lie able to hold the next clinic In the cottage at the corner of Aah and Herman gtreeta here, which hn* been purchased by tbe hospital. The build ing would probably be equipped for holding the next clink there lit March it was said. BI H DRIVER I.OMTM l it K IH MMAHHI RAI.KIfIH, Kelt. 21.-14*1 W, H IVrry, driver of on* of th# Ralelgh- Itisky Mount buses of Ihe Carolina Coach company, was killed Thursday morning nesr Wendell when l)ls hns collided with a telegraph pole. D* | tails of the accident had not been re ceived here, although Coroner Waring was ibllcd there for an Investigation '. eb.rtml passengers whose name** could hilt lie I.enrndVF wj*re reported to have been Injured. Till' Inis was> going to Rocky Mount i after having left Raleigh a tK:4«» and • Driver Kerry a* well us other drivers had been cautioned t* drlove carefully ■ owing to the slippery condition of the highway, o the baildln* to be erected lor Ihr oil company will co*t approx imately **4**o It wa* announced. Mr*. Harbnry, owner of prop er!) on the opposite corner from the Itotch property, wa* reported a* belli* read) to *o ahead with plan* for the erect lan of a fllllne station at the aoiihwe«t corner of HI) and ( eater. I motion pa*«ed by the hoard of aldermen at their meet la* Mon day al*ht it ranted perml«*lon for the erection of service station* nt Ibe above point* menlloped above. Uter Ihl* motion had carried. It wa* subsequently mated awl pa**ed that Ihe city’* lonla* or- diaanco ha rociadcd. THE ASSOCIATED . mp fim flfiw T. . Butefe of Hw lyßif (ouatiaa ~ * i POST commaNdbrs in CONFERENCE IN CITT < ommaiUcr It 6. ClMrrv «| Gutsaia Spaa ktr At Mawttaf at Wajraa PM Upwards of NfM haadrsd tMI Os baya ars axpoctad to partleßiU la the third district asrlaa of tbs Juaior bnaeball < huinploaablp of the Awarl <an l.riioß, cow wad— from ala iKMtta in cooforoacc liora yaatarday i.f ter noon wore told. T. C. Daaiats of *ew Bara will again dtroot tha asffea in thti dial rid aad Mr. Dm Mo toM ha < onfaraaod yaatarday that ho aa pactad «« taaaaa frow • ooaatloa to tiaka up iha dtatrtat. 0 "' *t *T But a ( Ommaadar R a. Chorry at tiaatonU, ru praa— aad watt pwar with tha poot noiaaipadara tha ah— liarahip campaign aow holai laaaah cd. M K Robinson, dtatrtot eotnwand • r. praaldod al tha BwaMBM Tboaa la ■itiandaaca tacladad Maaara. WaaS .ll nd and Chadwlek us MatAM dBUR; .stale of cilalqa: Stadia a» Whaaay. Hnaa and WJittlay Hfl|M|ll •nd WarridS at . .JMM»on of ColdMboro. Oal. (Ms .M. Shaa- ( iiMiloaal coiaaMMaMMalpr UM ’ North < argtfna d*paptd|NM.jßwl John -i .'llitiun nr ttalsteli* fufthr of the fourth district yfcd#^M-#a»scni State i 'ommaadauiS—MMidh Ha principal uddraagSad thd auvalar Monthly moating Feat at Ihr i.aaion whl«|A|MlßiS tha MP.; coiifaradca.lK"ns W. Maßaa. with a ilmaty tgtlwfry patrtatlpat of iiaria Mpipa* atffrr i under Cherry. .rw < odkmaariar Ckwrry iit.iNirtanda of rutlar *»ewvtfrrwhJAdph *■ uhi ideation of pride hi ttufrpß SoSSI % "« tha grain war adfr dMMMfHt A of tha Woman m AaßMbry df sl 'lip* ** don . • BSm- ■ Ha point ad out tha Rata# aril Wg*» iv fivo thouaaad maafrai Kktp a latMA ■ poarai It i oil Id beeSgOMiMb rood of tha 0 tha MjpkMV* 111 t haring tha MMMp <*m nt lona of agraSl offering tram M* MMo dd;,hli' , nt liar aaatfa. Ma fcfrf groat area* ■I Ilia faal of % a—M "f daurodMladddnrßU adMMM iliarlahad bytiP Mr. t*tT Who mu da n ««ry wplifrail aßi’Mfefr* iMilling ipaoch wall t#m »pargWdrS*fc* • hole* wit, did not raM in Maߧ Mi ‘in- of ilia Aaaiilai la ihoughifnlnoaa for tha taborcalar lA rionnalraa at Otaaa.la pratrlMMg tli ain arltk Hpeadlng WBaey far thalr «mall needs. » •»*»'£ i * ‘Union Ilm. commander of tha pout prnatdM otar tha aitaßag wliich on adjonfnaiaat wan followed I'V a harfcoone feaat prgpnreri hy lha m.-rrahla Adam MRS. ALDRIDGE V IS DEW AT 0 ■* l »* atanlna, rwaoralatwwfaoo will ha hold from tha haw at StM loch Hit. aftarnoaa. Mam Aldridge »’ >d boen In failing health for mama '<"»•* Surviving ara aaa daaghtr Mrw .0. P. Dan la la. with whom 1 Y* f«da har homo; too at.tar Mm ma Oraat. aad <ma hro*,«,tM * Jtoill,,. who *» -sVaßrsr: » ■ iJJr ' v • PHD ‘-IS-.": ~~ ' Os OBBfTTKK ; ill. Kwh. ts. dP»--A eM- Jat rof ,h * h,u, **‘ commtuaa e* •ha - *n<gln _ of Ike Auatralluu MM JSU haa bean paaaad by tha '• • m ■
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