WEATHER
rmi; rl**4| with wittfr skewer* la
wost aod realral. Hd mark rhaagr
la' k :
VOLUME EIGHT; NUMBER VI
“YELLOW BIRD” MAKING PROGRESS OVER ATLANTIC
FRENCH PLANE '
- REPORTED SEEN
t- BY STEAMSHIP
• - v " *. 1 •
II Hyta* Boat Maintain* Maxi
aum Spaed Should Reach
Paria at 1! A. M.
NEW YORK, June 13.—fAl»» The
Monoplan* Yellow Bird passed ti»*r
the steamship Wythevltle at 5*6
Eastern Standard Time, latitude 41 : *>«♦
north. 4*:4»> went, a radio message
front th* ship stated. The position Is
about 810 aitles east of Old Orchard,
Main*, and Is about MM) miles south
and aaat of Cap* Sable The aviators
had baan In the air about eight and
on* half hours.
Should the Y*»ow Bird follow the
shorter of two routes, planned when
It left Old Orchard, and If It main
tains If# maximum cruising speed of
180 miles an hour. It would arrive In
Paris shortly before 11 A. M. Kastern
Standard Time tomorrow. At the
same speed, flying over the 4,.100 mil
alternate course over the Aanres, the
arrival would be delayed aeveral hours
from this time.
It was not believed that anything
like maklnium speed could he main
tained over the entire distance of the.
routh, however.
BAR HARBOR. Maine. June IS
■ <API—The Egg Rock light station off
•hor* from Bar Harbor reported this
after-noon that a plane was heard at
11:30 g. m. 18. S. T.) traveling In an
••alert? direction There was a heavy
fog and Ibe plane could not be seen
OLD ORCHARD. Me. June 13. (A
P)—The Yellow Bird, Paris-bound,
had b*en unreported ror more than
three hours at 8:30 o'clock this after
noon.
No fee re worn expressed for It*
safety, however, as when It passed
over Matlnlcns Rock light. 2tt miles
oft tha coast of Rockland, It was
. headlhg east, which would carry It
away from the coast and out of sight
of land *
On# of two transatlantic airplanes
?ot away to a good start for Paris
today, but tha second, headed for
Rome, crashed' before she left the
ffronnd.
The Yellow Bird,' huge monoplaue.
-manned by a crew of three young
Frenchmen;- made a beautiful lake-off
for Paris and aped away Ip the eapt
accompanied by a coasf guard amphi
bian.
The Green Plash. American plane,
with an American crew, nosed over on
the beach and gwerved Into a ground
»-loop about midway of her run. -Nelllt
er Tj*wls A. Yancey nor Roger (J
Williams, her crew, was Injured.
’ Tha Or*en Flash nearly duplicated
Its accident of two weeks ago today,
at that time one of the wheels dropped
Into soft sand and caused It to ground
loop. Only the wheel and a few stay
wires w*r# damaged al that time. The
plane was traveling a much higher
rate of speed today and It was bellev
- ed tha damage would he more seri
ou». ; . 0
The French plane got away two
weeks ago was forced to return after
20 mlnulM because us a leak In the
main fuel link.
Finishes School In
w Just Seven Years
Through primary school, I ' grammar |
H school and h4*h school In seven years
Is the record made by young Albert
Thomas when h* received' hi* diploma
• i a st night »t the new high school
here
Albert arrived in thU country a lit
tie over seven year* ago from Hvriu
to make his *fiome with Mike Mutt
sour, well knovrn merchant of field-*
boro- Entering" the primary grade at
the age of thirteen . hf. gallop*'!
through the five years In one: then
through the filth and seven and high
In other six year*. D* alms to enter
college the roiql»K session.
V HBN ATE APnWYKM f FYSI’U
■ULt ROW fiOBH TO HOOVER
WARRINGTON. Tune 13 < VJ»>
The Renale today approved th" <*n
huh reapportionment hill and **nt **
the White House the first of the major
legislative proposals of the -xtra **•■■*>
alon.
By a vote of tk to 37. the c oiM
ence rsport adjusting dlfferwnee* w th
th# Haps* tvae adopted. The Hpus<
. previously had acted. J t ;
THE GOLDSBORO N EWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH-READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY. BUY.
. \ m •ye
Bride Encourage* Ocean Flyer
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Unknown lo his comrades of the “Yellow Bird,” Jean Assolant.
jne of the French Hycrs, who plan trans-Atlantic hop to France
rom Old Orchard Beach, Me., courted and married Pauline
Parker of New York in about ten days’ time. While waiting
'or the weather conditions to permit the plane hopping off, th*
Igwlywcds, above, slipped away for a short honeymoon.
Greensboro .Negro Conies To
Grief Here on Thirteenth
I*eroy Smith Hound Over to
County Court On u Pair of
Charges
Yesterday was the 13th day of the
month, and although It didn't happen
to come on Friday, the day was ap
parently an unlucky one lor Deroy
Sipllli, Greensboro negro Smith came
to grief here yesterday when lie was
bound over to county court under S2OO
bond oil two charges, of larceny, and
of carrying a concealed weapon.
The negro was arrested at the home
of R Ai Watts on North John street
by piainelothesoian Chink Rhodes
yesterduy morning about 0 o’clock, a
half hour after he Is believed lo have
stolen n gold watch from the show
case In Mr. Watts’ repair shop
According to the report iif a tie t■ > j
police about 8;3t) yesterday morning.j
the negro had brought a watch to Mr.
Watts to have repaired lie tell, sav
ing that lie would he hack In-a short
time. After he had left '-the house.
Watts missed a watch from Ids show
case'and Immediately suspected that
the strange negro Smith have taken
It. Officer Rhodes arrived al tile
Watt* home at about the same lime
the negro returned for the watch lie
had . left to have repaired
Smith was accused of the theft, and
while he was twin* searched by the
local officer, the stolen watch dropped
from his pocket to the-floor. The
search afso revealed a small pistol.
The negro was arrested and at a hear
ing before Mavor Hill In police coil ft,
was hound over to county roftrt
r~ - . - -v-
Federal Bird Haven
Created by President
Washington. Jun*- n -uP>a
haven for migratory lord-, on -oil
which - once «-< hotsi with the martial
tread of soldiers, has been created by
executive older by I’m, idem lioogri
ut imi liter toil Keogh military ie-.*•[,
vat lon, Montana.
The sanctuary covers a* r j
and will tic under tin- com .-d -t • i
bureau of biological survey , it I* sum]
Os a vast Vhaiu of federal gums Jre- j
fuges.
Flail culture operation- 'will, be car
Tied oil in a ,0.0. .iiliiiiiij im*
while a tbird'°|>roJuta on .h- -a t ***
will be the Work of a range livedo* >
'OXpefltUelil motion. " ' •
UE \ I HM« fit* I *0 M#oi)'
, ■
11.yi.1l v.\’. N R, June 15" » U'l
h'omewlial uufavoiahl- fl>*b : folld'-j
i.b.n« »■ re M poit *i It'oni N w oui •
and,< * /•••
lanrnlug, i*ut th- w-atd*, WV 7* !!"*
in central Nova Rcoil i and the M.-'Uil
*m part of tho province. ,
Fly Captured Here
Not Fruit Fly, Said
Tlje fly which was brought to Mo
ot flee of count Y-farm agent A. K.
Robertson by V. V. Thompson, lo
cal man, last Monday, was not tin
dreaded Mediterranean fruit fly as
was at first suspected, according to
report received from Mr. R. W- las
tly, .state entomologist at Raleigh
yekterday. The fly, which was
i capture*! by Mr. Tbumpsoh whil-%
ht> was standing Jn the doorway »rs
a local business elHobllshment, was
shlpjied to Raleigh for examination
Tuesday:
Dr. I,elby, in his report, ileclar
i 'ed that while the Insect se’ut to
j him was not ih<- Mediterranean
flv. It was at) Insect of the fly
variety. “Your Interest In our fruit
fly work I# very much appreciat
ed’’, the entomologist stated
OPEN JACOBI
BRANCH HERE
WilminKliin Hardware Concern
- Open* Store Here To
morrow Morning
* ' ■ t
“Opening of the X Jacobi Hardware
Company store on. East Walput str«p*i
tomorrow Is'being announced In till*
ISsite *,f Tile News, with T. f. Witt
- O
k Ills 111 chat If" as iii.ili.il:'-! Tli •I I 'll
b . 0
founded In IK'.fi by Nathaniel JacMil
In Wilmington Is now Incorporated
niiti Oavhl J.n ..l>i i lilVii'. D $
Davis, vice pr*- -iileie* atwl Nathan-
Jacobi, secretary The p‘i * 111 ih i'i '
cal force will cmtslst of Wlluiu
Spence, [(:, :i n >!< * I lim ami .Kltinr
Wllkerstin. all of floldslMiro.
The new 'i**r • will carry everythin*
In the hardware )tn< . tnclmlTng faiUi
: 111 1 . Inept I. ,11'fl' v nn'er a 1... -'lnv.*--
radios, at retail only;
I I illoWlng Nathan let I icubl; th*
("- -lit »'** !• !• r»*t
! Iln ur -V , th" latter > w -it ktwiwu
;ln i'W work In tli*- Dill K--|T;»w *ml
] aft * wlnim lip ineiiiiiilal bulbil: c 8'
(In I (). () V H'Ulie tl*;:- * iitrnoU.
jTh »e men carried on the buslnes- In
I Wi'ioln-.lon until la t v ir jind w*-i
--t! t* iji"! In I lai id I! a -.*l Na-lftl-. -I’
• th' third reneratlioi in th! *♦•»* »» s
t,Th» slogon of th*- firm K now. "Tin*
! M iip Vmir rather Ib-alf-’M ItiP’. A
Lwa. a d In a mail who had known'
i this concern a Jong time,-"th* li u.r
jre•* tn sf! ihes ’ leventv odd years h i
■h• *i dd* *<i‘;h- ri* * *1 ilim <. * *, ■ I
jlt v tiiy-rch-ndl-i
--stivi-i i-i* ; r.vtu* .i.;i >n - » ■
finiah with yi*n»ri felt backgrouh *«
, iCouilbUcU on page •)
GULDSBOKO. N. t\ FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 14, 1«29
WAR RUMBLINGS HEARD Tn CHINA
II DEFENDANTS
IN CITY COURT
-w
1 Numwr art* Required '!« I*it>
l’urtha -F License For Driv
ing Irunsfers
> a resnlt.,* f a, a. Tv*- *• *I . i,a I it
j s. by; -in-mb*j|-H of li loco * o
~ li* , ore..- ;,.g ~tl p i..( ,1.11 l
agalii*'l op* niters of iji • ,t; -a uuis
t* i , drtili.g withmil lie* a •: and j>*-t
mite, tom l> ,-uI .umr-fe;lilvtti i , •
re*! uliihi i.» pay *he -mil buy
iti i ll* it; i ui i.peinl op ration oi
theft tnug-fer tifttll tli*- Jtcvtiui 1 1-
l-ur lia i-d ul Ueai-liigH lij-foi*- Mavor
Jack Hill in police i iirt Ip-rc vesier
dav morning One ilefrmla.it war .a\
**l s* t: ft oin in* m *>l th- * t> f>.
ijrjvlli ■; an ario tnlliua tali mid S IU
!it* ti -mid w ilhout a permit. He
in; nl .o reiiltlred Hi pun h i - -t Urlv
*-r‘s permit, and’ ordered in*p_ta drive
tli - cur a*-a in um ill built slate uni
i by (it en an- i.«icure*l,
1 Daniel Slim, i< Aitbur Holt R*n
< Mo lam* 'log us. Is ul ii-gr*
I ran-To i operators, were each taxed
with tin- cost inul ordered *o buv li
i en.-’* al on* * .ml t-. op* ra'i- tl-, I
vehicles until this onler I ouiplle*l
wMh :»
If in a Mjl lutll. i oinred. Vlrm.'-ii a- If li
operating an anHunoMle with*art li
cense fcnd without' a ilrlvi-r's permit,
was luxisl w ith pai mi mos the < t
ami ordered to pun hare a permit
- 0
James Rouse, James Johnson, 'Hor
ace Bowden and tatmoud Jones, col
ored, were emit assessed with pay
ment nt the cdsls for being disorder
ly, In separate eases.
Buddie Brewing-lon, colored, who
has mad* Ills appeal an* ** In court a
time or two before, was hound oyer
lo county .court under lino bond on
charges of larceny.
James John son. colored, wa * flmd
$5 and lll** costs for an ty«KSult on his
wife.
I.omux Smith, colored was bound
over lo conufy court under 3Um> Ikiiol,
chargfd with assoult with a deadly,
weapon, . ,i - " *
Jolmnyoßoe. ( olnrdd. was fined sf>
mid the costs for ludug disorderly,
iirul was given the option of* paving
the fine'and costs or servlug a It* day
Jail sentence.
l.fim Stfiltli. **d*irt-d. mill in bail
from Greensboro, was bound over to
loiinty. court under K’ihi Ihuml *,n
charges of larceny and us- <an t ing
a concealed weapon. , .
POOL Will NOT
BE OPEN TODAY
E'cimundson Hill Swimming Pool
And Playground M ill Ojycn
Monday Inglead
The f’rsshyterliin swimming pool
will not open today, us hud been prr
vtouslv aniinu*)<ed, but will opeti In
stead next morning al T o’
do* k. R. Robinson, of plnv
ground activities tft tile ilt j told Th •
News yesterday. The change in the
date of the opening became necessary
when It was foub’l that overhauling
work on the pool wop Id not be com
pleted in tlilts. It,was said ”**
A centeut walkway Is being con
structiml around the pool, to repia *•
the old wooden walk, tt was aid: TO*
wood boardwalk was' l«*< o-o!ng hadji
worn lit places and It Is bel>v#d that
the concrete w alk will'be imt* h more
i-otivenlent, and -oif,. than tin- miter.
Tl|>- !'.* In#* dr* on Hill phiygroitn-.l
will itoti op* n t-o *it<- wniMi Man
dav morning at the -tim- time tfik
-fw linmtiig pool l:< ripened, Mr Robin
oiii slated The p* i *<n to be In clung
of thjy playground lias not been iK j
elded upon definitely a . y*-t, It w,,is
.*l*l, and tills will be animumed lot* r
SWEDISH iIHI’IIM lUXIi.I |
illlNH. IHIN Vs ÜBST 1 HOI GIIT
f’OI’KVH diK.y, FkglllliSt Julie. I
iAIT Telegrapltii fion
Reykhtyity. I«I tn*l, >al*l that Hi* j
Su rlgtv. -l aplum of Captain Alvin i
Ahnnber* and hi* tw*i compani.ut ,
■• }j -i ui. . . dan ot-i-d Com ha I
I* • n '*h men * futilie: toneiuii
,Cn i- i' .i> - beioTi a new : * F*
*-n t'i •’ i - - i■ * I* 1 ,*i. i, ic- y
f ■ , T 7,1, 1 -
In a projected Stockholm t * ,«< w
| York flight.
(kiadtialion Exercises See
Close oi Sehool Session
Supcrinlendrnl A. T. Allen De
iim.s (irailualiuif AddreMM
nl High S< lii.nl
A l.iik • crowd biaved tin- heat and
■ i only!' o( t\n 1111 1 In: in* I uintlUli*
lulu at the Ifoliisboit* Higo :5. hoot
Ii d iiigltt to 1 1 ear Mi A I'. Allen,
uperilitetidelil "! d’ubli IfYstrucliiUl,
I deliver the coimiudliimehl address,
ami to witm-!,: tin- graduation us tbs
i id;, i at l
Mr Alt *ii rlio*-« a hi* sulijecl' "J’J»#
I'runti -»• ol I’unlit- Eiluctitlon' lb the
icill-1-
value pinged upon individual from the
time when a little hodv of country
! men met at i'uleMitiie and began to
r* vnletTotll**- the retig - beliefs of
that lime up until the I’nlted Stales
i ini the World War 111 order Us
iioike the world safe for drnifirfary,
u deiioiru* lism-iI upon the creesl
that nil liiep a.fe r'teafeit Ire and
eijual. Mr Vilen **l*l that America
] bail realised the-vatu* of the Individual
more than anv «ither° country, and It
was out of till* realisation Unit the
public School system was limned. He
stated that the efforts of the public
school wen- lo make out of each stu
dent ttti Individual lo make each stu
dent u self-determining person, to
teach th- Individual lo corporate par
tlclpate In our deruoj-ratlc Institutions.
The diploma* were |lre*#ntad to
lorty-flvi- niemher* of the gi admit ing
* la** by W. K Btroiid Kplkywlng this
W. A Me*-* pi*-smt**l tile prlXe*.
Mis* Martha I‘arsous was awarded
tin- Weil .Scholarship prUe, which In
given each year to the senior girl
making the highest scholast'c average.
Th.- Average inu*» be ahovs- ninety,
and since no hoy in the * las* had at
laitieti. ■he I'eqniresl grades, the Weil
pfTse for boys was presented lo Miss
Zelma Milder. Miss I’ai-sons’ and
Ml*s Winter's averages were HI fi and
HI 2 respectively." The Jioyall E**a»
pi|j-.e-. wa* won by Newborn Rllaud.
The seniors hej*l Itielr annual Cluss
dav exorcise* at eleven ob-lm-k ye*
w
terday morning in flu IHgh school
aiidtlnrlnm.
Tin- entire Cliihs wos.*eut*-d upon,
Hie stage with a haekg'round of pine*,
wiili red and while flowt-'r* emphaal/
Ini: tli - class color* Alexander Mi-
I can. presltb<iit of the Henlor class, .
presideil.
%
First on the program wu* Hie .school
oiiK followed by tin- welcome address
by McKean Billy k uiimoii* reviewed
the cla*s history, and then, Nina jfliiies '
i- lti-d the class' poem. The propy**y
was rendered In » very util*<ue manner
Tiy Will la’in I’rlvett, He carrlml out
Hie Idea «f the various s*nl*ir* broad
casting over station G. H. H twenty
venr* v jieni *• Nt-wTierii IMlarnl read
tli-* pfi/c es-ay. "My First Airplane
Hide" lot- Banker gave some httm
orous "last w 111* I ', These various* '
readlnr- were tnter*peyse*| with *ev
<-rul -oiig* having words and
fain liar tiirir*.
{_ , 1
Verdict Murder and
Suicide in Returned
-MIH.HU,.-| I'W N N J , June, 1 ; I
‘A f i Av* rdlct nt murder and suicide ‘
wa* returnesi... tier*- conlgltt by a corn
Hei Jury as the coocl-usion of an lit- '
nut--? imo Hi* ib-atli of Ifotlt llodey
\\ !l*oii and Horace Yfotmrta, Jr. - The I
leelh-s, wit Ik. bullet wound* "in the
head*, wen- found In Mis* Wilson's t
bedroom the night of June I.
Tbs tury found thut* Roborts bod i
•’li**i Hi*- w then taken ItH
own life Horace Bribert* Si . li»* .
dead mau’s father, -aid that "the ver
dill wa. a Just one. and wa - Just a-
I < Xpert*-*I
.. '--Tr-r ' *•
I 11 HER I Hit IIIFU HE SI ( I I s-t
i
t' VIUS lune IT * A I*t They will
jnake It.' shoutnl M ' l.ottF. t*r., In Ho- , I
Ti-t* jiiimf/- ii.ilat w ind Ittformad b*> th*
A • <-.* Ul. ■! F*r* • that (H- -mi \ni.aiiil 1
and hi* compa-nloiis. .*olant and
l.efevi-e -d off tills moruitU*
from t){<T o <)tcbai-d for l"irls, ,
”1 will be there." lie said when told !
■i
Hi,i* 'Hi* Yellow Bird tub-lit reai-tf .
J,*- Bourgei l.*ctwe**a 2 and 3 o’clockLi
Saturday morblng. i. jl
Box DiftnagcM
Raleigh Hostelry
RAKEIHH, June 13. 1*1')-
Damage estimateil at s2(i,u'ki wa*
caused by a fire at the Mansion
Dark h|»tel here .today Til# Silaxe
wa* confined Ml the roof, hut the
entire building suffered heavy dam
age The building was used as
it Meredith College, fpr 2* years, he
liilf converted Into present hotel
111 lllljj;. Tile orlgTl of the tire
has not been determined.
CLASS OF-lw)
HOLDS REUNION
4 ’ .
llijfh St htwy GruduutinK ( luhh of
ntOR Hold* IntereuliitK
MectiriK
The reunion of the members of the
1 Don Graduating class of the Golds
boro high school was hijjil at the
high school building last evening at
6:30 o’floi k A *lellghtful liamiaei was
served by Mrs. John Spicer In the
cafeteria room of the UJgli school
The meeting was presldtal oyer by
R. i: Sli-vt-ns, president of the clasa
of IHOSI I’p*m calling the class roll,
tile following members' were found
10 be present: Eunice Htxiell Spruill,
Annie Konvlelle M* MUian. Ruth Mld
dlelon Eenlon, Bertie f'oFit*n, lamtse
I'rawlord, JCmma Hullowell Hotitlier
land, of Greensboro, latuta lirogdeu
Gravely, of Washington. N. C., Annie
Johnson Stroud, of Aydert, George K
Ert'etnan Waters, Jr., of
Goldsboro.
Mem hers of the class hud as Ihelr
guests l|ie following teachssa who
taught iXi'ctn, now living In Golds
born: Miss Nellie Cobb, Miss Be*k
-Humphrey. Miss l.lxxle Brooks and
Mlse IToreme Muyerllerg.
present enjoyed singing
the class snugs and telling of differ
ent things Hist have happened -since
they left the Goldsboro high school.
Eist'li member made a short talk, tell
ing of what lie or she Inul been do
ing’ since mob Number* of letters
were read from members of the < laws
who were unable to Is- present at the
re u u Inti
It was-voted at the meeting last
evening to hold a reunion of th# claas
every five yegrs, »
PROGRAM TO BE
GIVEN TONIGHT|
SI. Mary’K S< hiutl Herr lo Itrinx
Second Year of Work to
A ('lone ,
Tonight at Hie Waviie County ll Me*
uiiinal COmmunllv building S; Mail*
Parochial Bchooi will prr-eni a pro
gram marking' th*- -** bo<*i - #< *>int
year of work. The program will lie
compos**! at a number *>f lirter***itita
feature*, including a playlet ami a
canfaiH, The Right Reverend William
I.* Ilatev, |) It , Will deliver Hi- .**l
dress
Following are the numhee-* appear
Ing on the announce*! programs'
IM-veieml A It Free
man.
"Dawn" t horn* Grammar Grade
I’ltplls
Palmary Graduate*’’ R* * Italian
am) Tableau Kindergarten and First
Grade Pupils, ,
"The Troubles Os . f.Jttl > I’olk*"—
lAavlel K*-e*in*l arfd 'lb ad IliJt*!*-
Pupil* v >O. „*
“laiv*- - J*» e*-t Reward" Cantata.
Girl* of flran*mar Grade*
"The latok- Mw-ad null" Drama
.Hoy* of Gtamtnar Grad*-*
’*(»o*l Have Ano-rle.*"—J’horus -
Grammar Grade Pupils.
Addre** IHght Rev'erend W Bits to
t Jlafey. M Jr
The pastor of St. ' Mary's Chur*4i-
I Rev A. R Freeman liivHe * the gen
era! public to attend , iti*- exercises
are 'chdlul .-'l to begin prompt -
I ly a S o'clock.
MEMBER OF «
THE ASSOCUTED
PRESS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SOVIET TROOPS
ARE REPORTED
ON THE MARCH
6 .
Soviet KuuxUt, Believed to Be
Exuding Reprisal for Re
cent Raida , '
UJNDON, J uut U. OP)-,The Eg
l»nr»* primed • dispatch front Peking
today buying that Mur let Huult hag
in mu hi'ii itn firm direct war move
uguln*t china. following the recent
i hlil* by Chinese troop* on Sort at
luiiMulaiM In Manchuria. Soviet
l roup* were reported to have cross
ed iliy .Siberian border and to Save
chiai>ltithed at pointa earn ot Maa
i-hufla.
The Soviet* are aaid to bo rusbtag
reinforcements in special tralaa ovar
llie trun*-Hlhertan railway to the
point* being eatabllahed.
Chang lUlao-Uang, dictator of Man
churia In Kucceaalon to hla father,
the late Chang Fu-IJa, wea aatd ta
have aent an urgent appeal to Nank>
Ing'Stdvtalng that rnaasnree be takba
to protect hla territory. A aeaeton of
the central executive haa been coa
vcned hurriedly to constdor the ait
uut ion.
Til# Express aaya that outer Moa
golla may be already considered the
diplomat I rally of Russia, wboae host
move wilt probably be the oeeupe-
Hon of a pari of Manchuria, ta ho Ms
until satisfaction for fho recent ralde
I* received, and until the qeeattoa of
own«r*hlp of ( the Chinee# Meet era
railway la Milled.
MANY ATTEND
FUNERAL HERE
Simple Rut Impraaaive Caret—-
ie* Mark Futterai Harv
irw lMli« Ydvert—
Funeral aervlcea for Leslie Yelver
ton, one of the ctty’a heat loved eoaa.
who died at hi* home ou Hdhth John
atreef Wednesday evening at • o'clock
after an Him*** of nearly two years,
were held from the home yesterday
afternoon at 4 (o’clock with Rev. W.
V M< Ka#i pastor of Bt. Paul's Metho
dic church, officiating. Interment
wu* made In Willow Dale cemetery.
o | .
Simple but Impreaaive ceremonies
marked the funeral of the man who
wa* held high In tho hearts at alt
(loldidmro people. Ae the procession
left the home on the way to tho cema-°
tciy, the fire bell In the tower of the
local fire department building wag
tolled at regular intervals for abont
in minutes. Right of the uniformed
member* of the fire department, who
were active pallbearers, marched froai
the home to the cemetery, paving their
lu*t respect* to the man who wee
their chief for 10 yeara.
A number of both Goldsboro nod
out-of-town people attended the ser
vice* at the home and were preeeat
at Ihe grave* Ida. Ureal banka of
flower*, wreaths and designs ware
heaped on the grave by friends, admir
er* and loved ones of the deceased.
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The following members of the fire
department ware active pallbearers:
A»*i*tant Chief A. W. Gurley, Gap
tain A. V. Stroud, John Hlunant, C.
w Howell, YV T, Klmore, C. C G«r
t*y Orndy Philip, and j. w. Brag
ii.-ii
The following were, honorary pall
bearer*.
Sam Hridgera, I)r. D. E. Beat, Dr.
c K. Htru*nlder, Dr. WllllaaU Spicer.
Dr. IHI lon Morris, Dr. M T. McMillan,
K.i«;.r Haiti, William H. Baat, Ed Lee,
Jrihti Anneal, Thomas Norwood, Ad
Hawley, Henry C. Brown, A. T. Orit
nn Mayor* J II Hill. W. D. Oraal,
Georg# K. Freeman, R. I. Hidden*. C.
G- Smith, J. H Hawley. G. J. Smith,
James Southerland. J. Rtlay. William
Hunter. Janie* Bryan, K. 8. Pedigo, H-
I*. Dortch, W. T. Harrison. Moaoow
vv-Uon, YV I-: Ormand. C. E. Wetbarr
tog ton, Sr„ J. A. Norwood. R- H,
ward*, John Kornegny, T. R. Hoblw
non, L H Waters, Ray J. Parker, and
T. W. Darts. b