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SPAN M PACIFIC DESINOKED BY HE DIES AT BIS HOME Pangborn and Herndon Make Non-Sb’p TligbfFrom Japan to Wenatchee,’^ash., in 41 Ho:4ra and 13 Minutes. Home of Mr. and blr^ Lee Maultsby Burned Early Sat urday Morning;. Occupants Barely Escape. No Warning Given of Cerebral Stroke-^Was Father-in-Law of Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh. Wenatchee,, Wa’sh., * Oct. 5.—SWd- ding to a dizzy stop, Clyde Pangborn ■ and Hugh Herhdon landed » their wheeled plane ' here ' today to com- ■ plete the first non-stop airplane crossing of the "PadificT Ocean from Japan. The American ' barnstorming avi- ■ tors made one of' the most danger ous ocean hops ever ' attempted, fly- ' Ing nearly 4,500 ■miles in 41 hours and 13 minutes from Samushiro 'Beach, Japan, to Wetfatchee. Edging his way 'through the crowd rat the field, a Japanese newspaper reporter handed the' fliers a $25,000 . check. Issued by a Tokyo newspaper, for the first successful nonstop flight between Japan and the United ; States. “Very glad to see;, you, boys,” he ; shouted. Herndon and Pangborn were in : their stocking feetr.asl they climbed . from the plane. “G‘live me a cigarette,” Herndon ; requested. • Pangborn laughed. “We have been in Japan so long , we’re still going barefooted.” The home of' Mr. and Mrs. lee Maultsby at Montrose,-was destroyed by fire last Saturday mcfrning' about two o’clock. Nothing except a lew clothes ■were saved, from the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Maults'by awahen* ed by a "ddor opening from their room into the kitchen,. being blown in from'' the kitchen, where the fire '■eems to have had its or^in; they had to make their escape from anoth er door. Had the door been blown in a minute or twahiter, their own room would have been in flandeB. There mm no chance to save any of the lur- nituTB or to attempt to put out the fire. The house was hililt some years ago, and was of dry heart materisil that buTBed readfly. It was a seven- room house. Some insurance was carried . on both the home and- its furnishings, but not nearly enough to make up for the loss. lur-ra James IHaBun .of Adrian, X. D., stabbed a tramp in the arm when he tried to stead a, jpie ahe had balked for her husband. MORE AimiiEIIY ARRIV^T BRAGG That Post the Only One With All Calibres of Field Ar- tellery Guns—Personnel of New Units. s r ^ No Landing Gear To lighten their load, tb eaviators • had dropped their landing gear soon • after taking off from the Japanese island ait 5:01 p., m. (EST) Satuf- . day. ’they smashed./ their propeller and Herndon received^ a nasty gash over his eye. The plane , jolted to the ground here at 7:14 arm. (PST) 10:14 o’clock (EST). Mrs. Opal Panghom, almost un- -.nerved by two nights of waiting for^ •reports of .her 37-year-old son’s flight to this region, where he was borna nd reared, was crying witli ipy when he amhraced; her. , Pangborn, who hroiight .the ptos; down anddid most of the piloting, appeared more tired and shaky than his 21-year-old cOnipaaiion. But the youthful wealthy New York sports- manaviator admitted he was “wob bly” as their automobile picked its way through a jam of cars.to a.hote,! three..miles from the beJd. ' Two brilliant moments in the, flight, when they thought they would..: never get through, were recounted. by the fliers. lee on the wings, most h.read- ed danger faced by fliers in north ern climes, almost hro.ught .their flight to an untimely end soon after they left Japan. Then over the southern end of the -Gulf Of Alaska their engine stopped running when one gasoline tank unexpectedly went :dry. Rian Into ClomSs After flying about 1,000 miles, ithe-i ran into heavy clouds off 'the Aleu. •tian Islands at daybreak yesterpay. “Ice began forming on the wlng^ and the plane got loggy. bJh we fin- :ally flew through iit,” Herndon said Late yesterday, when they were ■about 3,000 miles trom Japan, tne ■engine sputtered -and came to a dead stob because orfe gas tank was. empty. “"We didn’t expect it then and it' ■was several minutes before hook ed up with the extra gas tank, said •voung Herndon. They flew almost to Spokang. •wash., they said, before returning to Wenatchee to land, where they preparations were made to take ewe of them. They had considered fly ing on to Salt Lake City, to com plete well over 5,000 miles, tvhich -would have broken the ^ ord set by Bussell f ou?barogi»pk w««a’t fupc- tloBing and we had to too much in rising wnr the fog, bo -he came bacV’ Pangborn explained. ^They aaid they had about ^ah ions of fuel left, but, did not think it would carry them over the iwun- tains to Salt Lake. The remaining gasoline was dumped before landing. Final TrIump Their brilliant acUievemtnt came . after failure to better the round-the- world speed record of' Wiley Post and Harold Catty, another pair of American airmen, anda dishearten ing delay in Japan. Leaving New York on July 28, they hopped across the Atlantic Ocean ' and headed over Europe and • Asia. , Their plane was damaged in landing at Khabaravsk, Siberia, August 3, and they gave up the attempt for a nSw V round-the-world record, ./deciding to try for the honor of being first to prpBB Jhe Pacific non-stop* HENRY L STEVENS TO SPM FAIR National Commander oF the American Legion to Spealc on Wednesday, October 14 -—LanTge Crowd Lxpected. Tlaleigh, Oct. 8.—Henry h. Steven^ National Commander of the Ameri can Legion, which has been styled the biggest position in civil life in America today, will be the speaker at the North Uarolina State Pair on Wednesday, October 1'4. The larg est -crowds in the history of the Pair, with the possible exception ol that whlcli greeted President Roosevelt in the eafly 1900’s, is expected. It will be necessary to come early in order to avoid the rush. The Pair management extends an invitation to the entire state to be present on this day and greet the yonng North Oardlinian to -.'Whom this great honor has come. His presence will be attended by a pro gram that will ne well worth while. Englewood, N. J., Oct. 5.—Senator wight'W. Morrow died in his sleep oday at the peak of a career which carried him into international prom inence as a financier and diplomat He was 58 years old. A secretary tried in vain to awaken ffie New Jersey senator late in the morning and then called phyBicians, Although Mr. Morrow Mved for two more hours, he never regaiped con- sclousnesB, and died at 1:52 p. m., of a cerebral hemorrhage.. The news of his deain was inteu sified by its suddenness. Tbehdln sified by its unexpectedness. The father-in-law of Colonel Charles Lindbergli, who was a partner in the Morgan hanking house until he re signed to become ambassador Mexico, appeared in excellent health last riigiit as he addressed a larg- gathering in New York and . was "'heered by 1,200 men and women, for j his advice about welfare work. Prominent Figure The passing of the man who liad poured oil on the troubled waters of Mexico with his doctrine of court esy, patience and understanding be tween / nations, removed one of the country’s foremost advocates of pro hibition repeal, a man wlio frequent ly had been mentioned as a possible candidate for President or Vice- President in 1932, and a leader upon whom New Jersey Republicans had expected to lean heavily hi the tur bulent campaign now being waged for the office of governor. His death placed in the hands of Morgan E. Larson, Republicap Gov ernor of New Jersey, the power to preserve the Republicans’ one-vote margin in the senate. He will name a successor who will hold office unti the general election in 1’932 or until a special election is called. Senator Morrow’s death leaves 47 Republi cans, 47 TYemocrats and one Parm- 'La'oorite in the senate. The -posmbility that Colonel Linu- liergh, now in, China with his wife, the former Anne Morrow, might be considered for the office appeared remote, at least insofar as the ap pointment is concerned. It was pointed out he would not be 30 years old until next February, whereas a man must have passed his thiirtieth birthday before he can be named to the senate. REGOI^EEnNG Cotton Weigher’s Fee Fixed at 10 Cents a Bale; School Levy Not Yet Decided Upon. IITRN ESTIMATE ONE HAfl MIUION That Number Bales Over Sejp- tember 1 —Government Ex perts Predict Crop of 16,— 264,000 Bales. ¥ At The Churches ^ i{. ^ ^ ^ H- Raeford Baptist Church' The pastor, Rev. J. R. Miller, win preach at both morning and evening services of the Baptist church, Sunday. His subject at .the morning hour at eleven o’clock, will be “God’s Measuring Line,” -and for the evening service at 7:30, “Our National Salvation.” The Sunday School meets at 9:45 a. m., and B. Y. P. U., is at 6:30 p. m. The mid week prayer service is on Wednes day evening at 7:30. FINE PUMPKINS GROWN BY MR. A. J. FULLER Mr. A. J. Fuller has some fifle pumpkins growing in the garden at his home. Two of the larger ones are now on display, one in the Bqnk of Raeford lobby, and one in Page Trust Company lobby. These pump kins have not been weighed, ,hut they are large ones and very fine. Port Bragg, Oct. 6.—The advance detachment of the Second Battalion Fourth Field Artillery,‘consisting of two officers, 36 enlisted men and some 346 horses and mules arrived here today. The addition of this or ganlzation to the post gives Fort Bragg the added distinction of being the only post in the army having all calibres of ^ns and howitzers Issued to the field artillery. The remainder of the battalion is expected to ar rive about October 15. It consists of a headquarters and headquarters battery. Batteries D and E, the lat ter two being equipped 'with both the .295-inch Vickers Maxim moun tain gun and the 75 mm. pack howit zer. The 2.95 gun is intended for transportation by pack animals. For this reason it is a light, compact weapon, capable of being separated rapidly into four loads for packing. The Aparejo and Phillips pack sad dles can both be used to pack this gun. The 75 mm. pack howitzer is not only intended for transportation by pack animals, but may also be transported by two animals in drafl hooked in tandem. This gun foi pack transportation ' separates into six loads, and either the Aparejo or the Phillips pack saddle is used for racking these loads. Pack artillery is designed and in tended primarily for use in diffi cult terrain. The transport is prac tically entirely by pack mule. The tactical employment of pack artillery is . entirely similar to that of light artillery. Its characteristics make it especially suitable for operation in mountains or jungles, for the irregu lar operations ol minor warfare, for use as a landing gun in small over seas expeditions, for night opera tions, and for use as an accompany ing gun. Battery D was formerly Battery E of the Fourth Field Artillery Regi ment, which had been oraginzed in 1907 and has no history prior to that year. Battery C was declared par tially inactive by War Department instructions on October 31, 1928. . The officer personnel includes Ma. Orville M. Moore, Capts. Robert L. .Allen, Jr., Edwin S. Brewster, Jr., James L. Mcllhenny, Royal L. Ger- vais. Ary C. Berry; lest Lieiits, Sher man V. Hasbrouch, James J. Deery, Henry L. Ingram, Edward L. An drews, George P. Harrison, Raymon K. Qnekemeyer, Henry E. Sanderson; 2d Lieuts. Church M. Matthews and Andrew P. O’Meara. The post commander, Gen. Manus McCloskey, is making e’'ery effort to make the officers and men of thl: Fourth Field Artillery feel at home immediately upon their arrival, and the entire post personnel welcomes them. Washington. Oct. 8.—Favored by excellent growing weather, the pros pective cotton crop continues to pil@ up In the South. The agricultural depamment today forecast a 1931 crop H 16,284,00» bales, based on October-1 conditions. This represents an Increase of 599,- 000 bales above the September 1 estimate of, 15,685.000 adding to ther surplus already on band. Southern states now are seekins-. methods of raising cotton price* which have dropped the lowest in- more than 30 years. Louisiana, Texas, and South Carolina have passed laws prohibiting all or partial planting next year. Mississippi i* considering similar action. The estimated 1931 production is 2,352,000 bales larger than 1930 gin- nings and 1,016.000. or 6.1 per cent above the 192.5-1929 average of 15,^ 268,000 bales. Crop prospects improved greatlv since September 1 in .Arkansas and Mississippi and to a smaller extent in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Alissouri due to hot. dry weather which was exceptionally .'avorabla* for maturing the crop. On the other hand, these weather conditions in other part.s of the cot ton belt, particularly in Oklahora'a. caused premature opening of t'ae late bolls. In the northern portions, the de- Bank of Raeford Closes Deal; partment said, cotton this year^ Is P p~«fi rot subject to the usual hazard f. ona With Government for ran ^ proportion of the The board of county commission ers held Its regular meeUng last Monday maiming at the court-house. The boardsjpassed an order fixing the cotton weigher’s fee at 10 cents a bale. This fee was recommedded at a board meeting last snmmer, but the fee has by tacit agreement re malned at 16 cents, the fee for a number of years. Under th elaw, the board has authority to say what the fee shall be in Its county, so, upon a re-hearlng of the recommendation made last summer, the 10 cent fee was fixed. The low price of cotton is responsible for this lowered fee. The specdal school tax levy was worked oninut the levy has not been definitely decided upon. The Bank of Raeford and Page Trust Company were chosen, as heretofore, as depositories for coun ty funds. Other routine business was gone into by the board, and some new business which was not finished. A call meeting will probably be held within the next two weeks to finish matters now before it. PflSTOFFICE TO HAVE of Their Building—Move About December 1st. Postmaster G. W. Cox announced Thursday that the postofflce depart ment had closed a deal with tlip Bank of Raeford for the part of th-’ building now occupied by the Ladies Shop for new postofflce quarters and that as soon as new fixtures were crop than usual was opened by Oc tober 1. Because of the rapid opening of the crop during the latter part of the month, field loss of seed cotton is expected to be somewhat greater than, usual and the pcssibility of loss from wind and rain also is - greater. In the forecast the depart ment made allowanc • for greater" than average potentia' loss of open cotton, since the forecast -.-elates to- installed and some alterations mad in the building that the office would i ginnings be moved.s The new location is | 'pjj0 October 1 condition was placed centrally located, steam heated and i 69.3...per cent of normal, com- should make a most attractive and with 53.5 on the same date convenient postofflce buildicg. The term of the lease is for te.o years and the government will fur nish its own furniture and fixtures and not use any of those now in use average of 154.4. last year and a ten-year a’":rage of 53.3 per cent. The estimated yield r acre is 190.5 pounds compared with 14T.7 in 1930 and a ten-year at the old location. (Continued on. page nine.) Raeford Methodist Church ■Rev. W. F. Trawick, the pastor, will preach at both services, Sun day. His topic for the morning ser vice at 11 o’clock, will be “Home Religion as Reflected in the Church,” and -a communion service will follow. The -subject at the evening service at 730 will be “Does the Healthy, Happy Man Ever Pray?” Sunday School meets at 9:45 a. m., and the Young People’s service Is at 7 o’ clock. The Mid-week prayer service and choir practice is on Wednesday evening :atE 7; 30. Ra^ord Presbyterian Church Dr. W. M- Fairley, the pastor, will preach at both morning and even ing services, Sunday, at the Presby terian Church, The hours are 11 a, m., and 7:30 j>. m. Sunday School meets at 9:45 a. m., and a Rally Day program has been arranged. New members received into the church last Sunday, were: Mr. W. L. Alexander, Mrs. W. L. Alexander, Miss- Annie Ruth Alexander, Miss Edjta Alexander, and Mrs. Robert Cox. „ , A committee of the Young People of the chiirch Is selling reasonably priced Christmas Cards of latest de signs. Jennie Clark, Ruth Dellinger, Mildred Polston, Katherine Camp bell, Prudence Campbell and Vera Campbell compose the com^ilttee. (Continued on back page) POLITICS AND PERSONALITIES Will the administration become more concenied about price levels now that wages are doing a chute- the-chute? Government officials have talked endlessly about preserving the American standard of living (1928 model). To thi send, they have striven to keep industries in line by threats and appeals to patriotism not to lower wages. Simultaneously, they have trembled at any fall in commodity values and have been even tried to peg the prices of some raw materials, such as wheat and cotton. Apparently, the Admlnlsrtation s insistence upon "an unchanged wage level does not take Into account the continued high cost of production. It doesn’t reckon with the psycho logical effect of business Instability and uncertainty. If the standard of living must be preserved, why not do It by making food and clothes more accessible? A chicken In every pot is posslihle in a nation of deflated incomes only If the prce of the chicken is likewise deflated. The truth is, official Washington has refused to admit until recently that there has been a widespread re duction of wages. That Hoover’s November, 1929, Injuction to Indus trialists to “hold everything” hasn’t bee nobeyed was too bitter a truth to acknowledge. The descending prices couldn’t be denied, so they have loomed larger than the slldlnig salaries, though price decreases are not nearly proportionate to. wage re ductions. The standard of living hasn’t quite vanished. It’s just lop- ided. A TRIBUTE TO WILSON Woodrow Wilson was one of many great men who found relaxation in the theater. When a plaque on the box from which he regularly watched the performance at Keith’s theater in Washington was recently dedicated to" his memory, throngs of Wash ingtonians who had once gathered there to see the great President came again to pay homage. On the evening that the plaque was unveiled, a pre-view of Floyd Gibbons’ short flltu, ‘Woodrow’ Wil son’s Great Decision,” was present ed. The picture shows the War and Peace President writing at his desk in the White House, on board the liner for France, and in the streets of London and Paris at the time of peace negotiations between leading nations. Watching the lips of the man move and hearing no sound from them reminds one of the advance in the art of sound moving pictures and how quickly one becomes used to the new and forgetful of the old. How one wishes to hear the vole: of the great President. Several scenes of men in action on the field of battle and the running story Mr. Gibbons tells brings back those strenuous war days that so changed the world. if, if, i{. ii. if. Recorder*s Court ififififififif, if, In Recorder’s Court Tuesday. Frank Lee, young white man who lives on the Dan Love place in Blue Springs Township, was tried on a charge of assaulting his father-in- law, C. L. Taylor, with a deadly weapon and of pointing a pistol at his wife and her mo.ther. .A long series of conflicting statements were made by the witnesses against Lee but he made denial of the material elements in the testimony against him and the visible evidence was in his favor, Taylor suffering a bullet wound through the band, and Lee a good sprinkling of shot on the in steps of his feet. Lee and his wife had parted and there was evidence of bad feeling between him and the Taylor family which culminated in the exchange of artillery. Judgment In the case was reserved until Wed nesday and he was then declared not guilty. Flora Blue, a colored woman of Quewhiffle Township was tried on a count, of larceny, the state con tending that she had cut and re moved from the lands of Mr. E. A. Winecoff a quantity of popular tim ber and some cypress cross ties. At the conclusion of the state’s evi dence, a motion to dismiss made by the defendant’s attorney, was al lowed. A cutting affair on Sunday, Sept ember 27th, in which one Adnell Locklear, Indian, was cut by anoth er Indian named Arthur Jackson, came up for trial and a technical plea of not guilty was tendered, though at the conclusion of the evi dence by the state, defense counsel agreed that the statement of the facts wre about as brought out by state’s witnesses. It appeared that the troub- '9 was a freakish use of a knife by ackson while tanked up and that the thers in the mixup were also drink ing. He was found quilty and prayer (Continued on back page) The year's indicated crop, rf .the* final outturn is as indicatrd toda;.-, would be the seconu lar-est crop ever grown in this countr.-. The record crop was that of when: 17.977.000 bales were prodi’ -ed. The; crop of 1914 was 16.135,000 bales ani that of 1925 was 16.104,00 ' bales. New Orleans. Oct. S.—A loss of T to 7 points immediately after re sumption of trading, following publi cation of the government figure was quickly recovered and with the bu reau estimate out of the way, prices showed a tendeuev to rally. RAEFORD COTTON Middling cotton was selling on the* streets of Raeford Th':rsuay after noon at from .5 3-4 to 6 1-4 cents p-’r pound, depeiuiir.g on the staple. Picking is well advanced and many fields are nearly cleaned.. Ginnings are heavy and the movement verv rauid with some cotton being held by farmers and merchants. COUPLE MARRIED LAST SUNDAY AT CHURCH Last Sunday, just before time for the regular morning service of the Presgyterian Church, the pastor,'” Dr. W. M. Fairley, was called upon to perform a marriage ceremony. Th© contracting; parties were Mr. H. O. Mason, of Petersburg, Va.. and Miss Marie Bullard, of Liunber Bridge. The ceremony interrupted a meet ing of the session of the church be ing held in the pastor’s study. The members of the session witnessed the marriage. The couple came to Raeford lat© Saturday night to obtain a license, getting Register of Deeds, D. K. Blue, out of bed. NEW MANAGERS AT CABIN Messrs. Marvin “Blue and John Wilson have taken, over the manage ment of The Cabin, local tilUns station on Main Street The neur management was begun Monday. \ ^
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