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Washlugton. Sept. 2.?The United j
States was urged today to extend i te
economic as well as political and Ci
military assistance to the six Cen- be
$-ul Americtan re'ifufbHi).* to assure Hi
their continued stability and thus j ed
provide added protection to the ac
^ Panama canal.
Washington. Sept. 2.?Plans for a SI
'nation wide campaign to educate P<
aliens in the prlvtlges and obliga- jet
tions of American citizenship will m
be discussed, it was announced to-, hi
. day, at a conference of educators , in
and government officials hero Wed- fo
* nesday and Thursday. I
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Washington, Sept. 2.?Senator 04
Bankbead, Democrat, of Alabuma. ad ^
vised farmers today to withhold i w
their cottonseed from markets until M
prices reached $60 u ton, about $15 j
above recent averages.
Bankhead said in a statement : of
^ ? that ho bad conferred with Leon 'n
.Henderson, price administrator, con ' vi
earning recent threuts "to put a la
ceiling price on cottonseed oil." , in
The Senator said he had informed
price officials that 'T believe $60 fo
a ton for cottonseed under all exist of
ing circumstances would be a fair hi
0 price." He added that he believed th
Henderson would not regard this as.
a "run-away price situation.' I th
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Washington. Sept. 2.?Expressing
displeasure over President Roose- a
veit's veto of legislation to freeze y?
government stocks of cottou and lei
wheat. Chairman Smith, Democrat CI
% of South Carolina, of the Senate ag- .-a
rlculture committee said today that jii
he would attempt to attach the
measure to any price-fixing legislation
coming before the Senate. j
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Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sept. 2.' iD|
?Argent^nata new law controlling!
the export of strategic war mater- 08
, la Is, as well as other recent moves ,
T t* accepted by observers here as In-'<1a
dicatlng that this country is moving ou
away from her policy of strict neutrality
in the European war and
closer to the United Slates.
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Valdosta, Ga.. Sept. 2.? Edwarrd pl
iPerrell. 24. member of a prominent j ,jt
Valdosta family, was instantly km- ]u
^ ed today in the crash of an air- vi
plane at the Municipal airport. ! tll
Ferrell, flying alone In the plane, |
had just approached the field, ap
parently intending to laud. Witness ' w<
?s said the plane began descending se
then gained altttude before the j
crash. .
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^ Mobile. Ala... Sept. 2.?Weary aud ih
suffering from exposure, one of two w<
aupxwou neia jqiyers, sougnt ssnce !??
early Saturday morning, was found
clinging to a log in Mobile river' at
today. 14
Identified as Aviation Cadet Mai- m
eolm Duval Holt of Lynchburg, Va,!
the flyer was rescued by member* i
I ^ of the crew of the tug "Three Broth j
\i ?rs.' under command of Capt Lee d
^ . Slmms. t ot
U Lowvtlle. N. Y.. 8ept. 2.- State, no
Police began a grim search today
for the bodies of three children and !
two adults believed drowned when
n automobile careened through a ch
IA washed-out bridge into a flood-awol he
J len Black Riper tributary. Four 00
other persons,escaped. . ! gr
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I n v oice irom i
By 1RV1N S.
A/f R JONES came home one evening
, fond of hie pete. He was n silent
of the neighbors had an explanation.
* because Mrs. Jones was so conversattoi
a chance to speak unless he interrupts
interrupt a lady.
The pet he brought home this evei
? . dog. After dinner, Sir. Jones .gave th
supper of juicy bones. The grateful a
trustfully up into the face of his bene
by patting the brute on its head.
I "Edgar," said Mrs. Jones, breaking
interpolate this ouestion, "why is it 1
I dumb animals than you are to your o?
"My dear," said Mr. Jones, "Just
( * and see how kind 111 bo to you!"
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?-State
Jdncolnton. sept. 2.?Dock Lanc&s
r, of Route 3, Charlotte, and Mrs.
uytou Watson. also ot Charlotte,
ith' were reported to be still in se3us
condition from Injuries receiv
Suuday morning in au automobile
cldeut.
Statesville, Sept. 2.?The city of
:utesville has taken over the old j
>st Office building, which was re rtitly
purchased from the governent
for $31,100, and repairs on the
lilding are expected to start dur- ,
g tbo coming week, in preparation .
r its use as a city ball.
Hickory. Sept. 2 ? lteavls Kirby of
tldw'ell county was ordered bound
er to Catawba Superior court untr
$500 boud when probable cause
as found against him in Hickory '
unicipal poui t yesterday on a char j
> of manslaughter.
Kirby was arrested as the driver]
one of two automobiles involved !
a wrecp on H'Khway 70 in Long j
ew July 20 in which James Wllrd
Powell of Valdese' was fatally
lured.
Manteo. Sept. 2-.?'Tonight's per- i
ruiance will close the fifth season "
the "Lost Colony. Paul Uren'a
storlcal drama of the ? founding of _
e Roanoke Island settlement. t
Green will speak briefly before "
e last performance ^
Sew Bern, Sept. 2.?Alex Norrls,
Beaufort night policeman, died
sterday in a hospital here of bul
I wounds which Corporal J. K.
ay of the State Highway ' patrol *'
id allegedly were inflicted by Geo. i *11
ay. a nlglitwatchman at lieaufort. |
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.Shelby. Sept. 1.?Boiling Springs c(
inlor college open Tuesday morn- v
g for the 1941-42 aesalon. I pi
(Although formal openiug exercis- J u]
will not be held until Friday, reg (>(
tration of students wilt begin Tues fl
iy morning and ooutlnue throughl
it Wednesday. f ! tl
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Italeigh. Sept. 2.?-The wage-hour ( <|
vision of the state dep&rtmeut of'
bur sent inspectors to the tobacco '
ants of the border belt today to J
dennine compliance with the fair i I
bor standards act. report wilful .
olatlons and educate employers in
e law's provisions.
tTlie Inspectors were ordered to
>rk across the entire state as tr?i
ason advanced. *
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Auction warehouses and buying. *
nulling. steaming aud redrylng' s
oeesses are classified as seasonal i ?
dustrtes. In which employes may
>rk 12 hours a day for a total of
hours a week with time and a tl
ilf for overtime. Howerey. oper-1 ,
Ions must not last for more than' tl
weeks a year. The Industry's tl
inimum wage is 20 cents. i p
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Washington. Sept. 2.?The War 't
e.p#Vtment annountHs the ' ^warl^ < i
a $4 .612 contract for cotton cloth j w
the Rhodhiss Mills company ot
lodhlss, N. C. Delivery date was
it disclosed. | la
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mil, m-pi. z.~ uumeran enures
of the North Carolina Synod 8
ive beguu. a drive to raise $:<0u,0
for a building and expansion pro
am at Lxniolr-lihyne College.' (J
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at
the Silence w
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COBB fr
with a new pet. He was very
man anyhow and for that some
They said he taiiced but little
sally inclined that he vais-iv ??">t G
d her?and he wee too polite to S
J j |> s
aing vm a forlorn-looking stray
pup a bath, a rub-down and a
nimal wagged its tail and looked v
factor and tne patron responded
r off what else she was saying to &
that you are so nfuch kinder to v
ro wife?" U
you try being dumb for a while tn
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. TH
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tatfs iTeM; In ONt yeAr? o.S
to A Po<HT Which HK7l< Atmcvec
~ity Council Me
Jul winkle To [
Address Kiwanians
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Congressman A. I>. Bulwlnkle of
astqnla who is home for a few ,
tys from Washington will he - the <
jeaker at the Kiwanis Club meet-',
ig this evening at 0:30 in the Wo- |
a?8 Club Building. The Tenth ?Is- J .
let Representative will discuss
feign affairs and the war situation ;
he program committee is to be
mgratulated on securing Con. Bul-|(
inkle who is. well versed on the .
resent day International affairs.!
id- a large number of members will
e present to hear the latest Veport J
om the national' capital.
President W. R. Blakely and all
k* Directors and several members (
re pi it II11 iiig 10 ntx?n<i iu?? iviwunis
onventiqa in Myrtle Beach Sunny.
teeter's Store Being
lemodeled
The intterior of Keeter's Departlent
Store is undergoing remodel)g
and enlarging. Stairs have been
lit through to the second floor
there the ladies deportment will
e located. The shoe department)
ill be moved to the rear of the
lore and considerable more space,
ill be available on the first floor.
Mr. Byrun Keeter slated that bus
less is still going on regardless of '
le remodeling.
When the remodeling is completed j
le store will be much more attracve
and more space will be avalla- j
le rio that better service can be I
an do red Kfn^a Mjountain shopper,
aeks and dressing roims have been
isLaUed on the second floor, A new
Billng and floor has been installed,
hich makes the upstairs modern in
i-ery respect
''We decided to remodel and enrge
our store to take care of tt>*.
reusing business, and we invite
toppers to visit us and see the
tangee that have been made,"
ated Mr. Keeter.
'asses At Polkville
George E. Greene. prominent. far?
er of Polkvlle, died Monday roodnig
at 2:30 o'clock following an ill- j
ess of eight months with heart and
ret- ailments.
Mr. Greon was bom Aug. 23, 1878
id was married at the age of 21
? Florence--Short. who sudvives
ith four children: Paul and 1 Zeb
t Polkville. and Mr*. Vertie Linger
>lt and Mrs. Blanche Gilbert, both
r Hickory; ten grandchildren; one!
ister. Mrs Etta Eskrldge of King*
iountain. and two brothers, Joe
reene and and Martin Greene of
belby.
Funeral services were held at
olkville Methodist church Tuesday
fternoon at two o'clock, with ser
ices in charge of the Rev. T. H.
wofford. interment followed In the
hurch cemetery.
NTER8 COLLEGE
Charles Alexander, son of Mr. and
[rs. L. L. Alexander, mid Roy
mlth, eon of Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
mlth. have entered college In Ashe |
Hie, at the Blanton Business Col*
ge. Both parents or the two young
ten accompanied them to Ashe*
llle for the beginning of the school
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UR8DAY. SEPT 4, 1941
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> CMLV APfe-A fW* Vfwi
sets Mon. Night
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Members of the Town Council I ,
met Monday alight. transacted rou?j (
tine business and hoard several re* | (
porta. All members were present for!
Ihe meeting with the exception of j
[Ymnciltpan Clyde Bennett. I (
City Manager H. L. Burdette re- 2
r>ort< d to the board that he had can .1
'erred with WPA Supervisor Ruck- I
sr of Sliolby in Tegards to the High 1
School Stadium project and theyY<
recommended that the WPA street ^
project be suspended pending the J
irrv ial of materials and open the
stadium project. The board approv- ,
pd -this recommend at ion . 1
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Mr. Burdette discussed with the (
Board highway maintenance within
the city llmit<s of Kings Mountain'
and Informed the memibers that the
State Highway DepaHment hud a (
greed to include the Cherrj ville
Highway beginning at the Overhead ,
Bridge and also the Waco Road ,
whhin the city limits. H. E. Noel. (
Resident Engineer of the State ,
Highway (Department, is to confer ,
with Mr. Burdette shortly in regards ,
to taking over more maintenance 5
work In Kings Mountain. I J
The State Uighwav DcDurtment '
has been maintaining about five
miles of high-ways In Kings Moun- j!
tain and with the additions of the 1
Ch'erryvflio and Waco roads the, 1
total now will be approximately 7 Vg j
miles.
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Hoard members discussed town ,J
projects that could be put in operation
at the completion- of tlie aar
riojiaJ Jlcfenee Jprogram to relieve
unemployment. The Federal Gov- j 1
ernmem ha? requested towns and I
cities throughout the country to be i
planning on projects that would use >
meav coming out of defense work.
Officers Burns
In Harrow Esca
Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
"THE Worst Joke I heard today
A was a Scotch Story. England '
couldn't get along without telling
its daily Scotch story. A Scot from
Aberdeen waa head orer heels in
love with a Girl he had left behind.
He eould stand It no longer,
so he decided to telegraph a proposal
of marriage to her. La ease
she refused and wttlrifVje Scotch
caution, he did aot pW ay the reply.
but kept oalling 7. the Telegraph
office all day to eee if she
had auewered. Night arrived and
at last a message arrived and be
feverishly op seed it to find that
she had aeoopted him. Overjoyed I
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i' nis fwa ioriun?, no told the 1
Girl at the Telegraph office all {
about ft. "Yea," said the Girl, "aha
kept you waiting hero *11 day for
an answer. I would think twice bo- '
fore I would marry a person that- '
would do that," ' *
"That's whaur ye're wrung, Las- '
ale," replied the Scotchman. "She's 1
been waiting for the reduced night <
rate?she's the lass for me." 1 <
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Schools Opene
With 1,318
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)6 Arrests Made |C
lot
During August ; 1
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Ninety persons wore arrested by "
!lu> Klnf* Mountain POlloo Depart- :ui'
ruii'.t during the month of August 11
representing an tacreas? o\er the !uJI
|vrkw month of slight!* more ttutn ,>ai
!0 percent. Due to the fac t that ,'t'1
nor? tluin on? charge was brought Mlt
igainst some of the person*, arrest- ''K
d there was a total of 9? charges. iiSi
l/risnks larrrtsted ociStuhtcd for <
nor? thaji half the total arrests
tUido during the month. A recapitu 111
alien of the charge* foHciwa:
Affray 1; Aiding Escaped Convictvv.<
U Assnul) 5; Assault an Officer 1: no
Vs-ault with st Deadly Weapon 1;
If raking and Entering 3; Cuplas 1: op
Aanvage to Personal Property 2: Mi
Hsorderly Conduct 4; .Dunk 52; Es. tt-i
-apod Convict 2; For Other Author- du
ties 2; illt acid Run 2; Indooent Ex-j su
)ostire 1; lnsnue 1; Investigation 2 ( to
Son-support 1: Operating Autotno M<
ille intoxicated 4; Peepiug Tom 1 1
3peeding 8, Violation Liquor Daws go
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During the montli of August the
following cases were investigated hv j ^
the Police JJepswUnont in addition t
to" the ahove listed arrests, concern- vn
jig which no arrests were tniule: j- r(r
Breaking and entering 5; Wrecks f''
!; Suspicious Persons'5; Igirceny | "
!; Igireeoy of Bicycle .1 trecoveredl I da
(Ctminway G-lrl 1 (returned home); ; 5,0
Discharging Firearms In Town Dim- j
ts 1; Theft of Automobiln 1 (recov- '
;red); Disorderly House 1; Disturb
tig the Peace 2; Insane I; Fighting ?
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Merchants Ass'n. f4
Committees Appointed
E. C- MoC'laln, President of tlie ^
Kings Mountain Merchants AsRocia
tlon has announced the two Imporlant
committees he was authorized |
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to appoint at a recent meeting of' '
ihe association. Jltlton l?. Kuth.
Chairman. O. 1). Blanton and Hay- ?:
wood E. Lynch' is the committee to
make arrangements (or the Kail liar m<
rest Festival, which is to be span-ored
by the As-oeiation to attract
fall trading to Kings Mountain. O.
0. Jackson, Glee Bridges and J. G. 1
Darracott have been appointed to
supervise the -street lighting aud
irhristmtis decorations for the busitess
section.
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Lions To (Meet
This Evening
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The King* Mountain I,ions Club I ',c
will meet this evening at a place to ' "a
be deefguated by Uie program com-! IV
mlttee. A member o( the committee j n<!
will call (or the members and escort :
them to the place of the meeting, i a
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And Sheppaw
no I llinrht
ipc Lcioi nigiu
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Chief of Police .Timtn.v Mums and
Deputy iSherlff , Chart!** Slieppiinl
bad a nanow escape last night. (C
whtvt their car overturned, eri'route! un
to yhcib* with two negro prisoners. '
Officer Hhoppard suffered a hack in-jury
and is confined to the Shelby j Cf
Hospital whore he was rushed im- 'h
mediately after the wreck. He was ' * '
no' thought to l>e seriously itijurod, t us
f'h|ef Burns miraculous!* escaped j be
without a scratch. In
Deputy Sheriff Shcppurd was dviv ;
lug hia Chevrolet, when his car" M
slipped off the rtghl side of the road ' ?r
and In an attempt to get. his ear he
baick on the highway met a car. In wi
which- five soldiers wore onrout.e to en
Camp JlavLs in Eastern North Caro- ex
Una, and sides wiped it and turned ; up
hte car over. (Both <?r* were coma id- ne
erably damaged, and were towed U>
the O. W King Oarage last night, co
Fire Chief Orady King and Editor la
of The Herald J lay wood B. Dynch j wc
went immediately to the soeme of ( ha
the wreck. Mr. I.ynch drove Chief j eM
Duma and the prisoners, who were a
an in lured to the tthetbv ta.ll
City Officer Karr. immediately ef- ?
ter being notified of -the wreck.' ne
-uehed Mrs. Shcppard to the Hoepl- on
Lai to he with her husband.
The two prisoners were .T. T. ,H<
Nichols, charged' with a crime a- Its
tainpt nature, ami Robert L.00 Saun ro
iers charged with an attempted o?- ed
mult on a white female. Officer* 1 '
Hums and M. C. Hoover had arrest-! mi
ed the two negroes earlier Wednee-1 tin
lay. ^ 1 ps
The wreck occurred on the curve j th
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d Yesterday j
Enrollment
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Kin** Moiyvta lii white schools
I'Ucii > e stent ay moiiilnn with a :s
at enrollment of I.'JIS which was
less tluwi opening day last year
xirdtrg to Supt. U N. Jiarnee^
hoot officials throughout North
rolina had pxptxrted a decrease
it the it Ices here wore aiitleipaI.
The three elemetitury schooltt
il a total enrollment of 064 com- .j
red with 960 lust year, making a
crease of It pupils. The enroll
ml of the three schools yesterday > -j
Mt'iiig- were; Central Pie. - lOiud.
V. and West 19.4. The enrollment
the High School was :i7"_' coiu!<d
with 38'.' lasl year (or the
st day of school . maKing a dt? ??>
of 10.
Tig urcs for the ooldcod settooA
re not complete yesterday after011.
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All teaclver* were present Cor tlio " ';!
oni'in day w ith the exception of
sr Katharine Pool. first grado
ichor of (iihson. who was absent
e to Illness. Mis-s. Kli&nbeth Will
hstituted for her. She is expected
in- ready to begin her duties
niday.
Supt. Uanitis . stated that school
r off to ? 'kooi! ' start, with less
nfuskfu than In previous yours,
ipiis were assigned to their clasH
mis. and schedules were assigned. ,
gular < hisses will begin today
d the full schedule will be in opition
with the exception of tho *
Rt graders who will be' dismissed
moon. during the hot weather.
Chapel program will he held fri
y moniihg at 10;:!0 in Central
liool AiKlilorhun. and parents: are
rdially invited U> he present foe
formal opening of school.
1 To Leave For I
m. D ur I
l. oragg frea.
Kleveil young men will leave next
ednesdav morning. Sept. Intli, for
>rt llritgg io enter Uncle Sam's
my from the local Draft ivoard.
lie list, iMcludcts two vohitfltoem.
io selecteos will leave Kings,
junta in after being .set-veil breakst
by bus that depart* 7i::i A. M.
istern Standard Time. The list oi
rn and their order numbers fol*":
V-81S: Fred McCoy Loft in..
I!?i8: Hugh Jqsluta Dillingham. Jr.
Y-83b: Winsldw Grady Spurllng.
1174 .lames Wood row Elliott,
ISXI: Jacob Marvin foc.kroll.
12H'_' ('has. Edward Strickland.
l'.'.l'H: James William Wiiltc.
tSilfc: Amos Oliver Beatt.ie.
1X50: Kroderick Eli Finger.
1417: Spurgeon Eugene McSwain.
14Xt>: Doris Lee Burton,
hightech voting men were exametl
by loraj doctors at the clinic
Id yesterday morning in the-Gymaium
Another clinic, to examine
gistnuits will he held inext Wedsday
morning.
The Draft Hoard has nut' received
call for Oetolrer yet, but one is ?xctod
shortly.
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>plnlons Expressed In This Colin
Are Not Necessarily the Views
of This Newspaper.'
Although the dramatic lloosevpUturchill
b'ea meeting lias teudeil to
ro'W Domestic news into the backounil.
it has at the same limn t<?.ed
attention more strongly thaw
fore on American defense efforts
the light of the statement l?r
>rd Beavcrbrook, British awVP'T
Winter, that Britain needs "tnorre
id more of everything." offinilato)
rf ?av thnt nfir Hnfonco nrntrrnm
11 be expanded "from beginning t?
(T The fact that It will probably
ceed all "previous estimates brtn*
again tlia problem of "bottleck
busling."
One of tSe bottlenecks that 1?
mine In from more consideration
that of discrimination against
>rkers who want to work and who
ve the necessary skills bu\ who
ther btcause they don't belong to
union or because they can! Jofn
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ur the Midway Service Siatlon
the oast skle of Buffalo Creett.
The Herald called the Shelby
vspitftl at 10:30 last night aixl
trued that Deputy 6heppar<l was
sting as well as could he expectant!
that mo hones were Imokeo.
Those who saw -the two cars imxllately
after the collision thought
*t It was miraculous that only one
rdon was slightly injured out of
e nine passengers In the ct^na.