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BELIEVE THAT FLORIDA HAS ESCAPED BAD STORM
COBH DISPATCH IS
THAT ILL DINGCR
HUS NOW PASSED
90 MIU W»d Blowing ot Bi
mini, Fow Milo* Off From
Miami Today
SHIP AGROUND BY HIGH
winds in Bahama group
WhMOtUm ProdicL Wind of
Gnlo Forco in Sowtkoo*t
Florida Tonight
, '(»
Havana Dub*. Sept. M~(AF>-AU
•torn danger along th* Han coast of
Florid*. vhksb bad and* great prep
aration* against a tropical disturbance
which eu yaeterdey oeotened In th#
Where**. va* today thought to be
over (or lb* preeent by Ouban weath
er expert*
Thirty MB* Wind at tile I .
Miami BUninl. Hspt to —(APi—
About «0 mites due east ot Miami in
the n* ha tam reported to Tropical
Radio and the Miami Bureau thia
morning that tta barometer war MM
with I* BUMe of wind out of the north
The weather report eras the first com
munication wfth Bimini sinoe mid
night Th* maatage was timed Ha
The Tropical Radio qtoo received a
weather report from Wttk End, Orand
Bahama Island* off WMm Beach
Ooaet It was limed Am end
said a » mils wind was NMhg franj,
the northeast, with 'barometer an
Weather Report
Washington. Sept. M—(APl—Th*
weather feAraau this morning uouad
the foliowtag forecast for Piortda:
Übld IB lOUUmit probttUlv
ehnwnre in west and north poruous
tonight and Friday; moderate north
east wind* over north and central
portions and fresh to strong shilling
over extreme south portion, reaching
gait lore* on the southeast coast."
Miami. Sept. M.- (API—A message
teem the British freighter Dodtlrs.
grounded at Adaoo Island. Bahamas,
early jsetento] by Hurrlcan winds, to
Tropical radio at 10 a. m today said
the crew was abandoning the ship- in
Us lifeboats, but that the captain,
radio opantior and one other were
staying aboard.
Havana. Bept M.— (AP) -Local
weather condition* took a sudden
change shortly before noon today and
there wag some fear that the tropical
storm had swung around and was
headed thia way.
i Clear skies, moderate northwest
winds - end sunshine gave way to rap
idly clouding skies, almost Impercep
tible swerving of 14 mfe* per hour
winds to a southwesterly direction
and storm clouds obscured the sun.
No report was made by etiher the
National at Baton observatory.
Pear wag manifested In some me
terological circle* that the Bf hr ms
storm last night curved and missed
the Florida asst coast and again re
newed it* headings Into the Florida
straits between Florida and Cuba, of
fering soma aahger to this island;
danger at toast of rising winds, heavy
rain* and a pounding sea.
The skim over Cuba at noon today
were restless with scurrying steam
clouds swept southwest went.
ENDURANCE PLANE
IS FOBBED DOWN
Heavy Fog Pravaats Flamingo
From Making Refueling
Contact
V
Indianapolis. Ind, Sept M —(API—
Fog so heavy that thy retutoiing
plan* could not be seen forced the In
dianapolis Flamingo plane down at
IB ooclock this morning In its sec
ond attempt' to establish > new refuel
ing endurance record The plane had
been In the air 14* hour* and M min
utes.
Lt Waiter Feck and Lawrence Oen
aro hovered over their home airport
ail night, fighting ram. tog and a low
fiytng oaf ling. Despite the murky
weather, a contact with th* refueling
piane was made early this morning
but It wag soon broken and the Flam
ingo received tittle guso^ije
The fog became thicker and th*
Bm pUite Iffifii ig tong. (
GOLDSBORO NEWS-ARGUS
THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE IN THE HEART OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* ■ . -. ' * y _- .
LOCAL BANK CONSIDERS ENTERING BIG MERGER
Weed Average Mounts
to $15.35 Wednesday
wILJZdLy 0 * « 14*»
per Sandro*. Ttda to a derided ha
aged. Shertß W. D. Grant es the
that th* prtoa* aa aB g*ed grade*
la steadily larreetoag-
FIIEIAL SERVICES
FIB MRS. M'KINNIE
Ritas for Balowad Woman Hold
From Priwcatom Church
Thursday Morning
Funeral services for Mrs BelUe
Brothers McKinne of Ooidsboro and
Louisburg who died at 3 o'clock on
Wednesday in a hospital in Raleigh
were conducted from the Methodist
church in Prtpfceton at 10 *! this
morning by her pastor th* Rev Dan
iel Lane, of Louisburg. assisted by Rev.
Doom Stott, pastor of the Princeton
Methodist church. interment took
place at noon In the family plot in
Willow Dale Cemetery In Ooidsboro.
TJie services were attended by a large
assembly of friends and relatives from
different cities all . pear the state,
among whom were the Rev. F. B
Love, pastor Os Bdenton Street Meth
odist church. gaJelgh; the Rev W V,
Mcßae Pastor Tgl St. Foul Methodist
church in Oolttoboro. The services
were held in the Princeton church, la
which site had gives most of the year*
of har life and where services had
been held for her husband. She was
laid to rest by hie side <»
Mrs. McKlmme was one of the most
beloved and saniUieat a fwomen in the
state. Her life was filled erith loving
car* for her ramUy. kind deads to her
friends and active service in her
church. Her friend* were all who
knew her. "Mother McKinne was the
name by which she was universally
known.
She was a native of Wgyne County
end spent bar girlhood In Ooidsboro!
and was educated in the old Oolds
boro Ooiege She was widow of the
late David E. McKinne, of Princeton,
who was for many years a member
and most of the tun* chairman of the
board of directors of th* State Hos
pital at Ooidsboro. Mr. and Mrs Mc-
Kinne spent the years of their mar
ried life in Prlnoetoh. where they were
staunch supports of the Methodist
church, and practically built up the
Sunday school. After Mr. McKinne*
death. Mrs. McKinne made her home
In Louisburg where har three sons
were located, and moved her mem
bership to the Methodtet church there
She was one of its most active mem
bers and was prominently Identified
with the work of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society Since her old eat eon,
P B McKinne. moved to Ooidsboro.
a few years ago. she hag spent much
of her time in this city. \y
Mrs. McKinne was a sister of the
late Dr. J. N. Brothers who was tor
many yean a physician at the State
Hospital hare, and did* while in IU
service. Surviving her are three sons,
Prank B. McKinne. of Ooidsboro;
David ■ McKinne. and Malcolm Iffr-
Ktnne. of lxftneburg; one nephew
Henry W. Brothers, of La(lrange,
several grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
..'_ . . ' S
•o - V
MRS. C. HOWELL
PASSES BEYOND
Mrs. Charlie Howell. of Qranlham
township, aged 43. died last Friday
immediately following a stroke of
paralysis.
She wag buried in th* family bury
ing grounds near her home in Gran
tham Baltwdey efterneon Long a,
devoted member of the ChrtstAn
church she was much toted in her
community and by all who knew her
Bhe is survived by her husband and
sis children, five girls and one boy.
LONG DEBATE AHEAD
Washington. Beptr M. 133P—(API—
The senate, with the opening attack
of Democrats and Republican Inde
pendents in mind, today laced the
prospect of a lengthening controversy
Jrer the flexible provision* ot the tar
iff MIL
GOLDSBORO. N. C.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1929
* s T- s
CANDIDATES FOR LEGION POST ,
Wf I
ft, jmIIJH
lM.«ulihr , r«i FNote
Hire. William H. Cud worth. Mllwgukee. Wle. (left), end Mrs.
Freda Krsmer, Madieen, • 0 . ere eSndidete# for naliongl preaidsnt
*f th* Amerlesn Legion Ausillsry. Th* eiedtion will be held In Louie
villa, Ky, In October.
Litter Ot Six-Months-Olri
Pigs-Weigh More Than Ton
WIN* to it that ha* attracted most
interest at the Wayne County Pair this
weafef Th* aMtotßrom* wHh da dare
devil gpato rtdenf No. guest again.
■pace suspended only by their teeth V
No. that* not it. I w*H ten you
It is the liter of Du roc pigs belong
ing to Aaron Peeie of Nshunts that
weigh more than a ton and ere bare
ly six months old The pigs were fed
by him under the direction of Prof
O. W. Warrick, agriculture teacher at
PtkevtUe
Aaron is a former 44 Club mem
ber and a farmer student ot Vocation-,
at Agriculture of the PUtevlDe High 4
school and Is now centering hi* atten
tion on growing hogs For one of his
project* ill vocational agriculture He
secured a gilt and ties reared two
litters previous to this. He decided
to enter the third litter in the .Ton
Utter Contest ’ His sow farrowed a
pigs and a runt One pig was de
stroyed by a tox and Aaron decided
he had better include the null for
wedgewood
This to the first ton liter In the,
county and is on exhibit at the Wayne
County INUr to show Wayne County
farmers what can be done erith hogs
They* pigs were IK) dag» old the
lath of'September They were weigh
ed yesterday sod witnessed by several
interested people The nine pigs
weighed a total of 2196A lbs; the heav
TWO ARE INJURED
111 till COLLISION
Beaufort County Deputy Sher
iff It Not Thoutht Ser
iousiy Hurt
D M Jones, deputy sheriff of Beau
tort. Carteret county. »u in the
Ooldaboro hospital Una morning with
severe Cuts and bruises about the head
and body, and C L Hardy, negro o(
near Kinston was in the ae.it' insti
tution suffering with imluful cuia from
injurtee sustained in a head on colli -
aion on highway 10 near Adamaville
yesterday afternoon about S o'nock.
Jones, who together with tlv Hardy
negro, was rushed to the haspttfT im
mediately after the accident, was
thought to be seriously Injured, but It
aaa stated at the .local institution this
morning that unless complications set
In he would probably racofor.
R M Patten, employee of the Ben.
Jamin Tractor company, of Raleigh,
was driving the coach In wtflch he
and Jones were riding tn the directum
of this city Hardy was driving a truck
belonging to W F PHdgrn, Lenoir
county negro Pridgen was also rid
ing on the truck.
„ According to witneaaea, the car In
which Patten and Jones were riding
was on the wrong side of the high
way The car and the truck met in
a nrkd on collision about two miles
from* nere Both vehicles were practi
cally demolished
Patten, wpo rseated without serious
injury, was released by Sheriff W D
Grant undey foou bond, charged with
reck.ess driving oi an jutcmobile i
There . were no charges preferred
against tlie negroes. Borne whiskey I
wa: said to hav I" n found at the
sc t r.c of the wreck by oil icera of the
•tagrifl'a department.
lest pig weighed 373 1-3 lbs which
made an average daily gain of I 4-1
the. tor one week, and the smallaef
which was the rum weighed IN toe.
white the night largest weighed anti
1-3 Bto.. and averaged M 3 tea
mother at weeks *M aM a re
cord started ea Rom. Amw kept so
accurate record of th* east and amaubS
of feed consumed by these ptgh The
following rations hare consumed by
the Utter: ,
Eighty two one-fifth bushels of
corn at SIM. par bushel $103.74.
i lure hundred mMJUyr pouud# at
flah meal at MOO i*rrßD lb* SI4JXi
Two-hundred fifty pounda ot Red
Dog at f»Ao per 10g lb* MM
One hundred Maty two pound* of
Cotton scad meal at 43 00 par 100 tba
$324
Three hundred fifty pounda of .Corn
Meal at $3 40 per KM) lbs s*.4o.
Total coal *f read 113455.
This make* the cost per pound of
galp Ml 4 cents If these pigs were
sold at market price F! O. B Rich
mond 11 cants per ix>und. they would
bring 4341.46 The-ptgs at weaning
age would nave sold at IS 00 per pig
or a total of $46 uO which would give
Aaron a net profit of MIM. "H you
can produce corn lor 75 cento per bu
figure out huw much profit he could
have made and also, how much you
ran make.**
SHOW WIMAN IS
SERIOUSLY SICK
Midway Fait Lady Taka. M
denly 111 This Morning
at 11 o'clock
Mrs M C Stevens, whose show
name is funds DeHaU. and who per
forms 'as The Put Lady in one of the
'midway Attractions at the Wayna fair
here.'* war ak<-n suddenly 111 while
resting between sets Jhl* morning
about 1115 o'clock. Bhr was rushed
In an an bu lance to the Ooldaboro
hospital, where her condition was
said .to quite serious Attending
physician.* stated that she had ap-,
parently. developed pneumonia
Mrs Elevens had been auttenng
with a Mvere cold for the past day
or two. d was said, and Una develop
ed almost suddenly Into a more severe
Illness this morning. An ambulance
was Auiroboned from a local under
taking establishment. A physician
was aha called, and after makin* a
cursory examination he announced
the woman's condition as being criti
cal and advised that she oe taken to
the hospital
At 2 u clock this afternoon. Mrs
Btev.ru condition remained preeti
cally ui< banged _•.
MEETING FOR
TODAY CALLED
A tm .‘ting of the directors of the ex
ecutive board of the Wayne county
Memoi *1 > .immunity Jjuilding b>
schebu '■<! to be in aeaaton thus altei
noon at 4 o'clock Plata for the build*
mg an.f Its the fall 1
land a iter will be discussed at this j
I meetlt. it was announced A more j
! deflntt. outline of thstjprugi am of ac-j
e livittas it the building during the com
■ mg at < on will probably be available
within me ucat « »*«. J
Grantham Takes First Place
. . In Vocational Agriculture
PIKEVILLE AND NAHUNTA TIE FOR SECOND—TO AD
. MIT CHILDREN FREE AT FAIR IF ACCOMPANIED
BY PARENTS ON FRIDAY
All eciiool children in Wayne coun
ty - will be admitted tree to the fair
ground* when accompanied by thetr
parents tomorrow. Thia to taping done
due to th* inclement weather of the
first part of the week and for the pur
pose of giving a* many people in
Wayne county at as low a price as
possible th* opportunity of attending
the fair
Until today the weather conditions
■ve prevented perhaps thousands of
clUaans from attending the fair and
it Is for Nils reason that official* are
again designating an official school
children's day. Th* adult artmlmume
tomorrow srtll be fifty cento with chil
dren free ■ ,
"This lute been a disastrous week
lor u* from a financial standpoint."
said Secretary W C. Danmark this
morning But there to time, however,
for bustneea men and farmers to at
HOUSE TBOIP HIS;
I MM ESCAPE
Trwaf era Plunge Into 10 Feet
tof Water Near Columbia,
; s. c.
Columbia, B c . Sept 34 —Heavy
rain* approaching In eonw *r-tTi"rrf
the inteitoMy ol dowoppprs have Bond
ed out this section, closing state high
ways and damaging crops and bridges
Nearly * doaen hotase of the head
quarter* troop of the sixth cavalry
en route from Ft Oglethorpe, Os., to
Camp Jackson, at Columbia, were
drowned In an attempt by the MX)
men of the organisation to cross M
creek near Greenwood
Four members of the troop were
perched In trees at noon, white fran
tic effort* were being made to rescue
them. Eleven other troopers were
fished out of the steam with rope*
The troop had just pa mart over a
one-way bridge scram a narrow creek
and plunged into, water 10 feet across
the highway. Fourteen men and thetr.
mount* were swept down stream
Lieutenant J. P. Ryan of th* Head-:
quarter* troop plunged Into in estream
to aid a private named Evans.
CARS COLLIDE
AT JAMES-ASH
A dievroirt truck being driven by
Julius Held negro, and belonging to
the Musgritvu WhuD-.-mle company
•sashed into a Ford tobacco truck
being driven by W H Kennedy of
Mount Olive crashed this morning at
the corner ol James and Ashe No
one wad ijprt
Retd going north when he
collided J with the truck which was
filled with tobacco being brought into
the city. Tin- rear wheels of the Fond
were knocked off and the rear of the
body torn up. Witnesses said that
Reid waa running about 35 miles an
hour.
Officers were called to the wreck
and bond fur Retd was fixed at 5100
Oilier than the tent and
Mulled tobacco, no damage waa dona
Need For Better School
Attendance la indicate
' The followtnir statement. wan re
leased here Thursday morning
Realising the importance oI regular
it tendance in our tchoola. not only
from the point of view of the welfare
of the child, but also from an econ- 1
>mlcal standpoint, the Division of
School Attendance of the State Board
of Public Welfare haa furnished the,
following Information regarding the'
school attendance in Wayne County.
Hie figures include both white and
colored schobt
"According to the recorda of 13g
'i*. 7*3# children were enrolled in the |
school* in true county, ut that lum
ber 5325 were present each day. and'
*>l4 were absent every day during the
school year The per capita cost for
instructional service for last year iu
not available but in lwn-m this
twmiy spent $27 33 per white child, S
•MM per colored child Which shows
that each year we are spending a
large sum of money lor which luilj
value ig not received due to the tael
tend the fair and lie Ip ns meet our
obligation* whan th* fair la over. Our
exhibits are bigger and tattler than
ever before and with the support ot
the people we will come out all right
in spite of the weather 1 °
Only a few of the prism awarded
yesterday were available .by this after
noon as the Judge* did not finish until
after « o clock yesterday and were suit
judging today
Tile method to be used will be, ac„
-cording to preeent plan*, to have every
termer present write hie name on a
slip of paper. Theae will be dropped
In a box. mixed up arid une drawn
out That on* will be the winner of
bull.
Judging was done In xmet of th* de
partment* yesterday and four voca
tions I school exhibit* won SIOO aach.
Grantham esme Ant featuring swine;
((’oatlnued oa gage I)
ASKS POLICE '
FIR-BIS BUM
t /
Negro Runs WImM Officers
Swnrwli Horn*— to Station
Later fwr Bows*
Praston LofUn reside* in the otty
MU m the result of not thinfciiu be
forehand Not that perhaps he dun t
thßltj but It la evident Chat n* didn't
cogitate on the matter iecuveaoiwh
Lget evening about 14:30 of doers
Lancaster and Bam saw «««««* liquor
go into Loftin'* house on Deversux
street and they immediately went to
to search As they want In LofUn
want out and stayed out for over aa
hour.
That didn't deter th* officers far
they had found a gallon of liquor and
brought It Ig and were preparing to
go out after LofUn whan be appear
ed at polio* headquarters.
rtf entered the piaa that the rum
was medicine and that he needed it
bu'. offiaon didn't think he was that
> tiy *o they popped him in the jug
t ere he will stay until Monday's
c inty fcourt.
)Rs Honor ruled thia morning In
Hits, th* only case to coma up in po
lice court, that ha was to b* tried In
that court on charge* of having in hi*
possession whisky lor purpose of sale.
Kscaped Prisoftlr la
Retaken in Madi«on
Raleigh. Bept 3g—CAP) -State pris
on officials announced today that
Wodrow Lewis, one of the seven
youthful white prisoners who eacapad
from Cary prison farm last week, had
been recaptured at Marshall and was
being aent for this morning
Lewis makes four of the seven that
have been returned to custody. He
was sentenced in New Hanover coun
ty in September to serve three to live
year* for iarcency
Th* three youth still at large are
Loyd Buckner. Madison county. Frank
Hunter. Buncombe county, and Ernest
Miller. Gaston county .
day during the school year and are
not taking advantage of the oppor
tunities provided tar them
"Since the number eg teachers per
mitted by the slate eoualutng board
la baaed upon the average dally at
tendance. the county is farced U> pay,
j for extra teachers to care for the alt-
I nation cause?! by pour attendance Due
to the low average Attendance In our
schools but year, this county employ
ed and paid'l mm local funds 47 extra
teachers, at a coat, according to the
! slave sverggr, of. over SWOO each Itie
additional financial burden could In
'A large measure be relieved if every
1 school child in the county was kept
in school regularly.
"fii increasing our average dally at
tenuunce we will not oiuy be giving
uu ennuren oi our county tin oppor
tunities Shinch are rigutiuii)
j nut also lessening Ule uuiuni ul llie
• local tax payers. .
I —— 7
I THE WEATHER ]
Friday: moderate \ Wfaß%
PRICE in Goldsboro THREE CENTS
IF SUFFICiEITLY W
HTTRHCTIVE ill
MEMBER
This U SutiniK M>4> Hw*
day Morning by W. E. Hr—4
VU> f.
NEW YORK TOM FORMING
A BILLION DOLLAR POUR
Would Aeqnlm fl fN..rt «*
Stock in 17 Nortk Cmliw 0
Books ' iy!
mos TO vm k a
New Yerk. Sept - lIWI
°**»s* F. Bamk pemtimß t$ Mm
JMaldmAi Rff^^^dk^^^B
P*»
-P~< I* ..teZLg he JSS;
Uvßte* to after Malm. Be toms
aa eSMaI deals I es repegsg Bm
Charlotte, N. C.. that (lie rwyiia
Now bad arranged to any
Nertk Ciretto* teate.
*-mm «M wnmm M
cashier of lbs Warns MMNwd gam
““dm way in the slats:
became a Meath*'« £
attractive. «S Win £nd> , *
restarts? aftanwan paid naa wnp
cspttallsauaa as ttSSSS^i NM^niW
in* interests, ndf
censor mm of t*» tfa* of n ham
Ullißp PPP
«T 3 rLTLSitjrr
rsaay approved tko aafakMan ana
tks only thine ntaMW aatten U the
vote of the NaafehaMno
Involved banks and tbs Mgw TW
banks will In an prakaMQr Mnßl Ha
billion dollar mark. Tbs MhNft* ■»
of tnvotvsd hanks was yastnrday fla*
rn out b f j Bwood Oat. praNdant as
the Ooramerctal NaUaoai hank if
High Point.
.JT“”
wLnrdil ml man
itjift.
Pidsmv kank. of Dartaua.
Warn* National band, OettWer*.
Merchants and Paraura MhtMnal
bank. Charlotte.
Pint National hank, keMabart.
Plrst National hank, TtlnaMatMl -
Bank of North Wllhikliai. Nassh
Wtlkesboro.
BUdn Ns tonal bank, Bkta.
Pint National bank. Manabn ’
Plrst National bank, Mahan »
Pint National bank. IPikNfL,
Bank of Lenoir, as Lsaakt
Pint National bank. Wedaabor*.
citiaens National bank, (laaiarta.
Pint National bank. Mtrthy.
Mr Cos loft for Now Tort Wainaa
day night to attend a conftwas to
and said that several officials of otbtr
North Carolina banka would also be
in attendance
Whooping Cough Lead*
In Child Dumbm
■slots m kept. M-(AP) Tbsrs
wars sac cases of whoping oowth, Ml
aaaas of disptbsrta and lit aaaas as
marie t fever reported to the SWM
hoard of health for the weak ending
September 31. There were aW Boa
oases of measles, nine of nnalMdn and
37 of typlioid fever reported. Whoop
ing rough showed an Increase of near
ly aoo rases over Uts asms week leak
yearv wtien only M aaaas wars raport
rt The same week last year at eaaaa
of diphtharls and M of scartM force
were reported.
Graf Off On Trip
Over SwitttffUnd
Prledrictuuaivti, uept
rue srai aeppenn took ok uus start
ing lor a flight over t nUeerhad RhS
tfi«lMe ckrriea »
i