Dozen Persons Unaccounted for—Fear Many More
Bodies Will Be Found in Ruins—Believe 17
Negroes Working in Center of Building were
All Killed-——Several of Injured
Eynected tran Me,
  

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SHELBY, N. C., Aug. 28.—(INS) —Collapse of the
First National Bank building here during a rush business
hour this morning claimed an undertermined number of
dead and injured.

At 12:45 this afternoon, when excavation operations
had been under way only three hours, a check-up revealed
six known dead, 15 known injured, and a number of persons
missing.

Police estimated the death toll would mount steadily
ag rescue crews dug deeper into the debris in search of
bodies.

No accurate check-up could be made of the missing
persons, but 1b was known that a dozen or more had not
been accounted for.

Early this afternoon the crews had searched only the
edges of the huge pile of debris, and it was feared many
more bodies would be found toward the center

The known dead:

Miss Ora Ethridge, secretary to the bank president.

Guy, Green, bank clerk.

Alex Boyd, bank clerk.

Deb Blanton, a farmer who was in the bank.

Carl Blanton, his son.

Aw nnidentifiead man
 It was feared that a crew of seven-
teen negroes who were working In the
center of the building were ail Filled
The rescue crews had not heen able
TO get to the place where the negroes
were working at an early hour this
afternoon

It was known that fifteen persons
were injured, several} of whom were
expected to die They were all tak-
en to a hospital here as they were
dragged from the fallen structure

Excavation work at a nearby bulld~
ing was generally assigned as the
cause of the collapse of the bank
puilding It was known that several
persons were in a grocery store and a
tailor's shop which were a part of
the building, but it was expected to
be nours before that part of the
Structure could be searched thorough-
jy

The collapse occurred during a
Tush hour on this little town's main
thoroughfare, and it was beheved
that several persons in the street be-
low were trapped under the ze-
ecunding deluge of stone and timber

The entire fire and police forces
of Shelby, referred to as ‘the sum-
mer capital of North Carolina," were
taaed to the fullest in controlling
the crowds which gathered around
the scene of disaster

Many volunteers aided in the res~
eve onerstions _
 
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28.—(/)--
Governor A. G. Sorlie of North Da-
kota died here this morning. Death
was caused by heart disease, from
which the governor had been
lcritically ill for the last three
in .

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874, ‘near Albert Lea,
Minn. His parents were Iver and
Maa Sorlie, natives of Norway.
i When he was 19 years old he came
to North Dakota, where he worked
in a bank, operated a general store
|and later became a traveling sales-
[man.

Expected to Retire.

| In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
jand feed business at Grand Forks
[as A. G. Sorlie & Company. The
enterprise was successful and was
the basis for a considerable for-
tune which he later accumulated
in other business endeavors.

Despite his extensive interests,
1the Non-Partisan League selected
him as its standard bearer in 1924
and he won the gubernatorial elec-

tions after a hot fight with R. A.
Nestos, the republican. incumbent.
He was re-elected in 1926, but did
not seek renomination this year,
| saying that he desired to retire to
private life at the end of his term

In 1900 Governor Sorlie married
Miss Jennie Odegard, who died
later. In 1919 he married Miss
Grace Hilleboe at Grand Forks.

The first important act of office
‘eame to Governor Sorlie when, in
janis first term, he appointed Gerald
iP. Nye to the United States senate
| to succeed Senator E. IF. Ladd, who
jdied in office.

Maddock Now Governor.

Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
the executive's chair Walter Mad-
t{dock, the lieutenant governor, who
is a real dirt farmer and is rated
1a self-made man, He was educated
lin the common schools and busi-
ness college. Later he studied law
and civil engineering, taking mail
courses.in those subjects.

Since 1906 he has operated a
farm near Plaza and has been ac-
tive in forming several farmers
co-operative associations. He was
|; elected lieutenant governor ir
recognition of his services to the
Non-Partisan League as a mem
ber of the legislature. He was
chairman of the North Dakota del.
egation to the last republican na
tional convention.

In 1906 Governor Maddock mar.
ried Miss Marguerite Tierney o!
Grand Forks. They have four sons
and a daughter:

 
 