North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER Handy and skewers Natarday and handa). l ittle rhaage la lemperatnre. VOIAWIE EIGHT; NUMBER DIRIGIBLE FORGED TO HAKE LANDING IN FRANCE With Crippled Motors Air Liner Is Forced To . Battle Heavy Windstorm LandinK Made.at Cuerx. France, at Evening; l ussenKers Safe DR. ECKENER LAST MAN IX) LEAVE 8HII» C ABIN French I’rovlde SailorH, Soldiern and Clviliann For i-anding Crew CUERS. France, May 17 (API The dirigible gruf .leppelln was huf<■ tonight lilt, a hangar here w|jlle the diminishing winds with which sliwjiud l>c« n lw perilous struggle all <hiy ‘howled on overhead. The crt|>|i|ed ahi|i. only, one of her live mot ora working with occasional help from a second, was drawn to ewrir. here, literally at the edge of the Mediterranean Keg ond beside the only landing mast In |*’rauce. The 18 pas sensei *'uinl members of the crew ac; tin re* lorn In the solid earth shove whirl, they had tossed in uncertainty throughout the day. I lie landing was at 8:35 p. in f‘V3'» p in. Kuslern Htandard about tC» -i -I vmm 1... f~i .. i lim tl i rlu I illp L jij (in d T. .'ut n nr i urr tit * mi tjt tetti* u( sed Into the air from Frit drlchjhaf «ii and set her course for L»V •Imr-;. H J Twelve hours after -in unusual iv fine slsrt I*r. Hugo Krk'ticy, con fronted with Ihe loss of two motors, hi aded his ship hack front the Span ish coast. The battle to win passage up the lihoue valley against the near-gal" from the northwest failed and Ur Kckencr decided on a landing here. It was nearly dark when the .-ditp ap- I eared, U Sum on cMnniander of the airdunlb. had assembled sohllera, sall irs and civilians hours before. They drew the ship down and within half nn hour the passengers one hv one <*• scended to the ground from short Irdders raiseil to the cabin door.' The mayor and most <jf the doctors of thisr Village of .l.ituft Inhabitants were at the field, hut the passengers needed no medical aid Some of, them said they had been rather badly slink in up during the last few hours but no one was hurt. Dr. Hugo Eckener was the last to leave the car. He turned Immediately to thank the Kiencli officials who with others all up the Rhone valley had stood hv throughout the day to give hint aid Rven the female gorilla “Bual” was brought out of her compartment. The nalma) seemed to have.suffered more than the human passengers. t,E BOI'RnET, France. Mav 17. V) —Crippled and In the grip of vlo )i n twinds the transatlantic airliner draft Zeppelin was In serious danger inte today as she struggled to reach some safe haven In Southern Prafice Thr hug* ship, which carried a crew of forty and eighteen passengers, in (Hiding Mrs Mary Piero* of New York. was. being swe|it eastward from .he toward the barren foothills of Hp- French Ig(r commander of .he'ship, wirelessed numerous n|)|ieals fir permission to land at Valence The permission was Immediately wlrc ltesed hark, but the dirigible «l-<l not answer and was last reported over s’ulllutis 2fi miles southeast ot Val ence. Still being driven further east ward towards the Alps. The French aviation authorities, greatly concerned for the safelv of ihe Graf Zeppelin, advised him to lead for the town of ( ueis. near Toulon, on tlie Mediterranean roast where a special taming mad was available. The ma.«t had served for ihe French dlrlßlhle Dlxmmle, later lost In a storm (-- I Ighllng Per l.ll* As twilight began to fall P jnst :tli hours after the departure of the huge airliner on Its second vov age to the l olled states In the midst ,f the gathering dusk the slop was fighting for Its life with three of its engines crippled and Its two remain mg motors apparently unable even to dir-ct It agonist the elements. The French air ministry late today Issued the following bulletin; “At MS p m 1 11:15 a m . K S T.l the tlraf/Zeppelln was the vulley if the Drome heading eastward It waa In a sheltered lone near SalllontP' Jig.speed appeared to be about 30 pnUometcrs (about 19 milts an hour)." THE GOLDSBORO NEWS ° » ' ‘ \ „ • • *: % ' READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH-READ BY BUYERS BEFORE TIIEYi BUY. TIME OFF FOR SUNDAY TASKS Convicts In Gel Time Rebates When They I’erform Tanks on Sabbath The News Hurraa Ry M K. IHNNAUAN IIALKIi.II. May 17. Six days shall the Convicts In State's Prison and ‘he county convict camps latmr. hut •vhen, l»y the nature as their work, they ara required to work on the seventh, then jnst as many extra days as th*y have worked will he taken from their sentence* anil they will he given their freedom that much earner, .according to Judge N. A Townsend. Executive Counsel, who annoijtited to day that an executive order* tn that effect will In- Issued within Ihe next few days. The order will probably become es tectlve as soon as Guveruor Gardner Poltirns to Raleigh early next week -+ty sign it, Jrntge sghf. wrartn* mm jbe Ji stness' of the proposal appeuls *o him. He and Attorney General Brutn mit< have been at work for several d‘ivs on the question of whether a ? laiiket order would automatically re hase a prisoner coming under It* 1.-ovlslons or Whether a special order would have to Ife made in each case George Ross Pou. superintendent of State’s Prison, cftlfmates that the or der will affect probably 100 people the farms and at Central prison here,! including Cooks, stock and hog ha at-1 ttndants, hospital attendants, dairy 1 hands and others who ate required to do their work seven davs a week Probably 10 or* 12 prisoners will be released as soon as the order Is made, 'ts provisions being retroactive. "Only honor grade prisoners and prisoners of the better class are plac ed In these positions.” Superintendent Pott said, stating that he had been Irving to work out some plan for glv it.g them credit for extra work for a ong Utue Governor Gardner and Judge kfownaend have approved the 'deu as being just and fair. No estimate has been made'of the \l ll Duouagun number that will be ■dfected In the cojjjtl.v prison rgtnps, but it will probably be large. WOWF.X FOLKS FIGIIT IIFFI.IN BIRMINGHAM Ala.. May 17— (AP) ihe executive committee of Ibe Ala bama Woman's league for White Su premacy 11 v passed a resolution eferring to IT.l T . S. Senator J- Thomus Heflin ns "admiral (to be) ,of the »fitl-Cnthollo fleet” and deploring that il.e Alabuman was not sufficiently in terested las) November Ho vote for President Hoover “Whose cause be. bad so loudly championed " The league Is campaigning against leflin's re-election.'. Senator Heflin declared several months ago that he did not vote th" Republican ticket In the general elec tion. hut could not vote for the Demo <rntlc nominee. Alfred K Smith. To Ask City to Aid With * Funds For Playgrounds At'a meet lug of the newly organiz iij |ila> -ground comhllHee. which »s’ tld In the Wayne County Msmorial i 'Omniunity hiilldiug' here yesteA)&> at t.irtiiuiu at -I u’etock. It win decided to x nil a representative committee Jie lore Hi,; hoard of alilemo i|. al ’(i . in jit regular meeting to. ask for a|i proprlutlons tor cnrrylnO on tlo ilt v p'avground work this summer. Mrs. It II “'Bland, who * th Mr < \r hie Dees, wns present as a rep resentative of the Woman', dull, »u elected ChathiiMn of lire playground committee^ R. C. Robins,vn. director of the Community building, ahd in .charge of the city playground work, mad* a re 1 1 rt on the various activities tinder . !•■ rbnrgc dm nr the past year, and ■nve an outline of the wurk which be ts hoplfig to do during tills year Roy Parker, who Has charge of the playground at Herman Park, stUo GOI.DSROKO. N. C. SATt'RIIAV .MUHNINO. MAY Is. hull Presented at Britain’s Court Mrs. George Harnett, left, wife of M*jor-C.encral George Bar nett. commander of the U. S. Marines during the World War, anil Miss Margaret McKittrick. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. TRomai H. McKlllricV.a ntf niece of Mr. F. Stcrting. rntwisrer to the Irish Free State, were presented to the English court bv Madame Sthamer, wife of the German ambassador to England ACCOUNTANTS TAKE EXAMS Twenty-Seven Seek License t«» Practice Profewdon in North Carolina Tlte Xen* Itiiicsm RALFIOH, Mav 17. Twenty-sc von w imJltinier an* in KhlHkli today t ul*h !ng the two-day cxntMlnutiona given by the North Carolina Kittle- Hoard of Accountancy for certificates to piac ties certified public accountunev In North Carolina The> ex am'nations ur< ihe same (is are being given In 87 states In the Union affiliated with the American Institute ot Accountant* at Ibis time AM of the memle i of the etuftiln itlg board, except J. II McCabe, Wit m ngtqn, president, are present. In cluding Walter ('hartley. Cliarlotte, vice-president: Wright T. Dixon, Ra Mgh, secrelary-triuisiirer, and Frank ! . Jaukson-, of Davidson t'ollegi ito •Ml 111 In.'lt 101 lls nil litre.- siilije. 1,, an • dltlug, accounting theory aiid practice a> d commercial lawi I tINTPOAF DFt ISIOA ON IPX 111 I PKOBF WASHINGTON, May 17. —(API - The Senate Manufactures Committee postponed a d< • n lodav on lln> " r< oiltltloii for an Ini' H a Mon of the textile Industry to give null owuei fl . an opportunity to !»*■ heard Monday. SCIRFAIi: IS Ao>t IA Jill, PHILADELPHIA. May 17. (AP) “Scarface" (tgpone, nationally known t hlcago gangster and racketeer l> ud ! «i, I* serving a jail term for the first time In Ills life After pleading ru I t\ to carrying a gun Al and his bi«ly guard. Prank Cline, also a Chicago rnngsier. f atde a report on his work during Hie pa t year and »l d«l his plaits for t ti" lat ure. Con-lib itililc » Inlcre .t ha, be, Jl “how ii in the pul, pi ugi ...u i Vli Parker', report disclosed, and P W 1(0 1 led that the w u'k » II be coo slr.ueii In all the playgrounds of th> city. '.'!o. following it., mi" r< of the. onto mPlce were present! Ifr*. Wlllium S : Itii and Lionel W'* ll ref,resentluc ! Rut i) club; Mr T. It llehcbr • ill, representing the high clmol par ent teacher's association. Mrs Georg, W iierwlrorn the Virginia street school io-s(K'l«tl<>n; Mrs It. F Turlington, from sh. Walnut street school iioTv Mrs. PaulCi••• ch, from „the Virginia -1 i.u !.. I( . Ml .1 0.1 .111 Gd y ards, from William stre-t; Roy Pviker. icpre eiiHliK tit' KlWau :i Moidafifet D 11. Bland, nnd Archie Dcea, trom the Woautc> dub. iSik' ’ m ■Ac jqP % • M. W M« ' i n m 11 ujl |r ji W m* F <IIMI 23iv-». DELEIxATES TO AITEND MEET ■ » To ln\its* Suns of Revolution To Hold 1 '.HO Convention In Charlotte 'Pin, News It menu ? H) R. M. Df A A tI.AA , KAlilJi.il M» 1?. Heligal. i from tn<: North (Carolina Boclety will leave ievenil etttes of the gtote this wick cud gather In Washington to occupy a special trail) going to Springfield. Illinois, for the filth National Cult • less of the Sons of the American devolution. Park Mathew son. Statu »•>- '< ty pre ,illicit, aniioiincc I lodav Governor Gardner has been asked to• present the invitation 10 the cim gress to meet next year In Charlotte, on which city the Nig'ih» Carolina Sis'luty cent reed and will make-every effort to laud the meeting for this Mate. Mrs. Gardner has Inen In, v'ted to attend with Governor Gard ner and meet Governor laiuls f,. FJin • icrson, c,r Illinois, and President G neral Gansott Depew at tll•- Sun day service and Governor Gardner is scheduled to apeak Lit Chi i ago Saturday night. A special reception !• to be .given H e visitors al the Bxeciillve Mansion n Springfield Monday 1 by Governor mil Mrs F.imnersrtit, while fhc nnnani liunheon and bmdne-a 'o nions *lll he held Tuesday and W edni alay. The c-ganlxatlon has more"' than JJO.fMIt) tio-mhers with slate societies In nil cf the states jmd territories ahd In Paris, Fra nee. \(;m TFACHKHS -i JOIN AS (JROUP AssiKiation Will Ifo I’orfodyd at .Moolinu Here on June (i Vocational agriculture teachers of this section will form an asaoctatlon to meet iponthly to discuss problems c.f if routing the prose o,'on. It-was an uuiiced vesterdav following a con ,I, || 111 e !>cla yl4 WjUAlic teachcM Util ) S Howard of SalomliuT'g, "Uisstrf* t upervisot. The itaisra-iutlon will be fllmlly perfected ala meeting here i II June 1., It vv:oi“Me< lard. >'rof Si Aloout Pf<i Grtiiillmm, Wat lick of Plkcvllle and Ycaxey of Itu.e ■Aoiml -|Kike of the ttsers i.iHuf) ns, of '• i ‘in; tijipoi > ,ini!,l. , i,. i, !■ hui 1 If Mjille prof Shaw o? Johnston • 'iitm! v.. rfriil Prof Morgan of Greene . - untv arc' to lie lii v 1 1. J to Join ilo iU» | . 4 » -f rit l a* of la* hhi IIA 1.11 s <H 1 I till II IV tA \ v - , V-r- -' ; I MAV Olil.K t.NS Mav 17 Tlo• imp : ,i at ladlo'^li l l e anifoimced that the : - fian . ’i a A ‘.dR I ill, - i a 'id ft. o .1- ji\ of. oft ij mu (:u.,tejiiala t.o t-.i It. Ivana at 7 41 a in. Central .Cuudii l Ttn.e today, MOTHER OF 8 CALLED BEYOND Aim. F. L. Craven Died al laieal r ilonpital Early Last Eve ning Mrs. Ruby Mae Craven, 4'J, died al local hospital lust evening after u -erlotys Illness of three weeks Mrs travel, hud been In failing health for the last two years. Funeral arrange rignis had not been completed last night hut |t was exjM-cteif Uiut the re mains would lie taken to the old liumit it Troy, Montgomery county, for bu rial. Mrs. Criyi'eii la survived by her hus hand, F. L. Craven, of 7d)B North Daisy lretd. su|H>rlutetideut pf the Borden t Ills and eight children She moved vllh her family to Goldsboro several ■ curs ago The Isos arc I. .1 . S L„ Maxle,' Bov and Billv (’raven The gilts are Misses Mary, Agnes and « Ella Mae Craven. " .... - PRESBYTERIANS IN CONVENTION Listen In AddrettHCN From Three S|>eakeris and Appoint CommItU— MONTH EAT, N, May 17.—(APl Representative of three religious bodies this afternoon addressed the f.'Hh general assembly of the Pres byterian (diureh In session here and •he reports of the interim com mittee till survey of the Held of the Preslt)teflon church -)n the Unite,! States and the Presbyterian church, " 8 A., were schedultul for con sbteratlon. The refiorl on divorce was ordered rcferred to a special committee for ualderatlon tater. *> Rev. W. A. Hamilton, general »#c etary of Ihe World Alliance, of Pres- Idterlan Reforpi'-d churches, was Hie tirst of other speakers from ofher bodies He was followed by Rev. George William Brown, D. D., geueral »< < retary of the American Bible Bo i-iety. ‘The Rev. Charles Is Goodeli, lepresentltig the Fetleral Council of ( hurchos >»f Christ In America was a'HO a visiting speaker. Standing cOUflilllMa were organised this afternoon und tonight a popu lar meeting In tlie Interest of . public education and Suhlmih school ex tensloq was held , The first of the. committee reports to he pdopted was that of Ihe perm-" mient committee on reformation Hun v which was approved Hits morning Ti ls reoiiuiinendial Lhal JJundav, ()<■ t» her 27. he set aside thb, year for ermons on the subject and that 'Cou . regal ions In' given opportunity to c, nirlhule to proteatant relief tn Eu rope. * Dr W'. R. Dobyns, moderator, an uoufic'd Ihe standing committee at ihe liiorntjig session. K 4 LF.VKK BREAK ( BKI KKD I - - , e* MJCMPIUS. Term, May 17 (API - A break In the main Ht Francis Riv er levee near K'linetl, Mo, tmlay was i becked by volunteers who responded ’lo a general alarm', hut fears were ■xpres-ed that the dyke would not he ohb- to withdraw a new rise of the *' V t -•* Ml-slsslppl that began showing Hi,-re this afternoon. Believe Escaped Convicts Robbed Store of J. W. Pate i .f Tl caged convict's, thought probahl) to have Irt-cii the .- aitie ■ two who on » / o>dn'»4ay approached the home ot ll< r,nan Rose In Fork township jfhd bcggfd for fond, are belb ve*l by m*m I" i -of th* local p 011,,, department to have been r< -potislble for the enler- J.ng of the grocery store of J W I’ate on North George street here «t.me|!me Thursday night, And no th'rt of a qiuittity of clothing, canned goods and other edibles. Tlo finding cl two suits of convict clothing near a ditch on Borden’s farm yesterday morning, ahd Hie fact that iraiks bailing iidim tlo place where the ripen bad evidently changed their Clothes were said to match the Im , lints made lev shoes like some taken T ort Pate’s ’store, led officers To be ■ licv* that th” rnbliei v of Ihe store had ll 111 < oiopli“hi dll convicts wlm I e cgp'ftl from the date prison camp near Selma several days ago. Early Market Opening To Be Sought At Meet Os East Carolina Men GOVERNORS ARE INVITED HERE Gurdnvr WhiMm Other SUttx To I'urliciputc In Flower Festival 1 £/ , .. . Th* Xewa Bureau RALEIGH/ May 17—Governor 0 Max Gardner la writing a letter of In • *r .• o v'tatlou to tjhe governors of the 47 other stales iff the tinlou. Inviting • hem lo attend tlie second unniiSl l.iiodo,ieM,lron Festival to be held In Asheville during the week of June 17-22, Inclualv*. The letter la al the request of J. A- Goode, president of he Asheville Chamber of Commerce, who announces ihjit Hie railroad* are "ooperutlng with the (eallval by of ferlng special round-trip rate* to those tt attending the festival. President Goode extended a special Invitation to Governor and Mrs. Gard ner to be the guest of the festival ■luring the week and to help enter tain Governors of other stales and m<rrr wtY« who wnT b* pfiwm. in addition to Ihe Governors, letter* of Invitation nre being sent to th* Pi k *ahlent. of Cuba and Ihe Premier of Canada Governor Gardner'!! Invita tion follows: ’The annual Rhododendron Festival In Asheville, North Carolina, Jun*' 17 to 22. has become an event of more than stale wide or sectional Interest Visitors come to this mountain region from all section* of the United Blais* to see this gorgeous flower In a local lly where It seems to reach th# climax la prvfueioa and perfection. “One of the most attractive evenly ot the Festival Week program la the Pageant of the Mates, 111 which the • ponsora from all Houlhern Matea up pear In rostuniea representing their particular atale flower. The elaborate P'ogram of the festivities lasts an en tire week and the occasion l* alwsy* vtry colorful and entertaining. "The Mate of North Carolina Is pleased toTiave so many representa tives from other states within It* bor der* upon tbl* annual occasion. It gives me great pleasure to extend lo yon a very cordial Invitation to ai tmd the Rhodmlendron Festival (he guest of the City of Asheville and the stale of North Carolina. The In vitation Includes ih« members of your ft mlly, srul the host city will he very glad Jo provide any accommodations you may desire. I reallge that you •«re d very -busy man. Hut 1 sincere ly hope that you will be able to ar range a vaeathrn visit lo "The I*and "f the ,Sky" during ibis Feslvlgl Week." NOT ICR TO Ol K ABYRKTIBRKB ■» In order to make oar first mall* on lime, nil BIHIT.AY AlMKlt liylnx should l*e In Ihe office by h o'clock *»*ry evening, except Tor Monday (paper, this hour Is extend ed till 10 o'clock Malurdny nlghL Help a» In fbl» nay to, get lb paper out on lime. Thnnh yon. GOLDMBOKO NF;WH. Tags, which Were said by officers to lo Iffcnilcal to lags on clothing con tained In Pate’s store, were also ((mod near the spot wliere the con victs an belV’Ved to have chang"‘l H. *• • r i iothing'."’ The robbery of the store wag re ported to police by Mr. PaAe when he went down to "open up” yesterduy morning Plalnclotbesntnn “Chink' Kli'hl -h, (nvc-tlgating tlie ca'Ae, found that entrance had beep gained thru a rear window by prying off the molding bidding -ever*! Iron bars, and then bending the har< apart. A wire screen hud also been cut. _ Mr Pale, • sfl»iia)e,| bis loss at Im>- i hoes, several shirts, punts, hose and a "quantity' of groc rifts and caused g.axM, Including several ciuts of sal mou w. ii aid to have l»een taken by j (Continued on page 3) MEMBER OP * THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE FIVE CBNTR Eastern (arolna ("hanker of Commerce Schedules Confer ence for Greenville EXPECT SOUTft CAR. ANtf \ GEORGIA WEEK EARLIER a““ • ' All Farmers, Merchant* Bhnkege and Intercatad Parties Urged to Attend ■—■ll —in 0 A meeting of unusual importance 'ha* been called by the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce for Oreea vfiie, Monday night at the Coert Houae. to diacuaa the matter of q>—- ing the Eastern Carolina tobacco markets earlier than heretofore. All farmers, merchants, bankers, to bucconWe and othera Intereeted ta having ihe Eastern Carolina markets opened aa early aa poealble are Invit ed to thla meeting. The object, pri marily In haring this earlier opening la lo do away with that parted of "leanness" from August Nth to Sept. <th., I‘realdent Paul Frlsselle said From* all tadlcallons now the Geer -11l a and South Carolina tobacco will be ready frrr the *ai* earlier thaa Hit year, which wilt maha U eeeler for the opening to be held la the Bast than last season when tobaooo wan more or leas late la thane twe other hells. Tha meeting Monday night will he held at R o'clock la the Court ftoaae In Greenville. , STATE TAKES ROAD MAY 30 Stale Engineers Shortly I* Idiy Out Route Fro* Hrondhurat Bridge The State Highway Commission will rn May 30 take over the malatepaace of the Goldsboro- Pink Hill highway. < minty engineer Ham I>. Scott was ' iformed at a conference with state highway offlclela la Ralelgk. Just when tha state will eond IU en gineers lo lay out the route of '(ho highway from Hrondhurat Bridge lo Pink Hill Is not known .but It la ho* Mrjed that thla will be done la tha near future. v Contract far pevtng the route Is Hue to be let about tha mlddla of the hummer and construction la eipect e-J to start lata In tha summer. NEAR RIOT AT ELIZABETHTON N 6 Strikers Being Tried Fee “Conspiracy to Commit Murder*’ EMZABETHTON, Tenn , May It.— 'V) A disturbance that for a few minutes threatened to edevert Itself 'nto a riot marked the trial of U stru ng union textile workers on charges of "con*piracy to commit murder Kbortly before tha at ale completed Ita rebuttal testimony preparatory to xigument. .* The crowd that Jammed th* tittle <<urt room had become Increasingly onlay spd on |>elna ordered to quiet down and move beck .from national Kiiardsme'n stationed about the room, hecattie more noliy with scores mov ing toward the exits, causing a Jam. Hoots and cat calla greeted the plea of IX H. M Ferrll In charge e# the c< urthouxe detail for quiet and order ».*' noise Increased and ions apecta tora began moving about. William P. Kelly, vice president of the Called Textile Workers of America, yaalted ■he rail In front of the Judges and nnde a abort, Impassioned talk, urg ing the union members to be quiet aad Observe court regulations. The disturbance subsided and the trial wa* renamed. While trial progress today a warrant charging Adjutant General W. C Boyd w'tli "aiding and abetting an atcmpi lo commit murder” was sw*j u cat •*» k'« ij n Ileal, n. strike picks' »to •■ tv tnjurid seriously when bit by a lei* th: f charged a grojip of air.her* blocking the highway. The adjutant ftneral immediately was released eg a (1,000 bond. f _____