WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, 1930.
babies are more given
to sucking their thumbs than
boy babies, according to an ob
servant scientist.
Edisons experiments in pro
ducing rubber from goldenrod
are being watched with inter
est by the scientific and indus
trial world.
It is said that there are now
more than 3,000 uses for elec
tricity.
A 2,500-barrel oil tanker be
ing built at Charleston is the
largest vessel ever constructed
by arc welding, eliminating all
rivets, bolts and structural
steel.
The Massachusetts govern
>c's safety committee has ree-
Jimended that radios be not
permitted on automobiles in
that state.
Misses Frances and Margar
et McAllister, twins, are both
practicing lawyers in Now
York. Their father is also u
lawyer.
Miss Grace Kunyon  f Chey
enne. Wyo., has been adjuged
the greatest horsewoman and
br ncbo buster in the world.
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Eoltz,
sifter of Sentor Short ridge, is
a candidate for governor of
California. . v*
• -.-ir
Dolores Del Rio. ni it ion pic
tture star, i* the daughter of a
banker in Mexico City named
1,. Asunsolo.
Sofia Hernandez Mnljuveres
• f Olmeui), Spain, gave birth t
duplets, two b ys and three
girls, but all died soon after
they were born.
Mrs. K. IJowman is presi
dent of a large advertis.mr
agency in New York.
1 lo Louise Prenkle, 1.•-Near
old farm girl, is cartoonist oi
llu* I'atri t and Free Pn'ss of
Cuba, N. V. Her work has at
tracted wide* notice and som*
of it has been republished in
other newspapers.
Marigold Rollins, 11. is the
first girl to be appo nted a pag~*
in the Texas legislature, and is
detailed to serve the women
members.
Robert McDonald, 10 numths
old, made a train trip alone
from South Paris to Brockton,
Me., a distance of ISO miles.
r.ovs over 9 years 1 age may
n w become aildiated with the
15. y Scout', s as •"Cubs." and be
come full fledged Scouts upon
reaching the ago el' 12.
Mv iviii Koont'c, 17. is aa aiii
nr.il handu-r and trainer at I V
Los Angeles 7. o. where h
dr'ves his pi li»n "Jack.e"
hitched to a small wagon.
Girda and Elizabeth Klan'-
si h. aged i and 6, respectively,
traveled from Chicago to visit
their grandmother in L»erlin,
Germany.
Rev. J. 11. Mallet, of Greens
boro, was a visitor here Tues
day. Mr. Mallet, who is now
pastor of Holy Trinity church
in Greensboro, is the former
pastor of the Walnut Cove
Episcopal church.
Lum Booth was among the |
farmers who sold tobacc > on |
the opening sale day Tuesday j
at Winston-Salem. Lum was |
disappointed in the low prices |
he received.
S. P. Christian attended the i
opening of the tobacco market I
in Winston-Saiem Tuesday.
Striking an automobile, Geo.
Homan of Winnetka, 111, was
thrown from his motorcycle in-1
to a tree.
Soon after obtaining a divorce
in Chicago, Mrs. Samson Czar
ny became the w.fe of John
Czarny, brother of her first
husband.
Walter Seaton of Chicago,
testified in his divorce suit that
his wife forced him to darn i
his own socks.
An hour after they divorced
their mates in Reno, Nev.,
Thomas liovd and Mrs. liulh |
IJarlett were married.
Rev. William Ii binson of!
Mansfield, Eng., has walked l
12,000 miles to preach 5,800!
sermons in iiis 7 J years of ser-l
vice.
Henry Evans, an escaped con-1
I
»ict in Coves, Ens;., was re
captured while hiding in a
farmer's ilor.r bin.
Churl;*? Ryan, bridegroom of
a few hours, was lined 1" r boat
ing several guests at his w.*! 1 -
ding in Chicag..
I Mrs. .Mary Patterson, 85, th.*
; oldest woman ever arrested in
London. was lined f«»r shoplil't
i 1 • I J-*.
I
lbi roil (iu*tav Dorse-hen \\a
(convicted of stealing a neck lie
fr in a fellow i dger in a cheat)
! hoarding houfe in lierlin.
When Miss Agnes I lorry's
scalp was torn ofi' in machinery
in Sheilield, Kng„ i was re
placed and is now grewng on
■ again.
.Mrs. Ruddolph I'nlack of
Dundee, Scotland left her * 1.">0.-
1000 estate for petis'ons fcr
. teachers.
' Miss Joan Wright  f Dover.
I Kng., was lined $ 150 for
] smuggling, SISO for impert'n
! ence t» ciistr.ms guards and
for lying to the court.
Miss Klsie ciordon, a typist
.of l.iverpcol, wen $51,000 in u
race sweep-stakes on the first
ticket she ever bought.
j tarry Mason, 6. of Chicago,
biiiKicd a girl playmate by
thrusting a peiu-.l int > her e\v.
The peculiar appearance of
one i'i .). ('. Wailave's  v s can. -
i 1 anvsl i:> Chicago " a
tiiar;rc cf :.ri:nkei:nt s, '• it !i '
v,|;; roKii-ed wiioil 111' Mli.uv
that it waff a glas.-. eye.
Tin- same shaving brush has
been used lor. 24 v ears by !• red
A. Noel of Whitman, Mass..
who says it is good for ten
years more.
The largest tuna fish ever,
: taken with rod and reel weigh-,
ed 758 pounds and was caught
by Zane Grey, the novelist, who
has also landed the largest dol-,
' phin, striped marlin and yellow-.
1 tail.
THE DANBURY REPORTER
The Oklahoma A. & M. Col-'
lege wrestling team won the l
national collegiate champion
ship for the third year in suc
cession.
Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce claims that the cen
sus being taken will shew its
city fifth in population. It stood,
tenth in 1020.
President Hoover has signed I
the bill providing $.">00,000 for!
completing the restoration of
the famous frigate Construe-j
tion, known as "Old Ironsides."
Lincoln's Tomb at Spring-j
field. 111., is being improved by
the state at a cost of $175,000.
Men attending the Opera
Compique of Paris must wear
full evening dress and silk hats.
Switzerland turned out 2"
million watches last year at an
average price id' about $2.50
each.
Mitchell McLarin, inmate of
a po' r farm in Key West, Fla..
bid SIIO,OOO for ferry proper tv
put up ft r sale.
"I was his nii.tlur otue, bin
lie is married now." sobbed Mrs.
Mary Eineran n court in Pulu
th. Minn., when -die sought '.o
make her son support her.
32 ST ANNUAL
WESTON-SALEM ■ mwi f Alii
N. C. . • OCTOBER 7, 8, 9, 11- -ISiG
"THE SSBS-SV
ZJV MmMmsounni
jghAv AMUSEXKHT INSTITUTION \
EXCITING AUTO RACES— ,^'
,(■/✓ / \ Handsome Purses—Thoroughbred Horses.
\
i \ Bfcrv Night, Elaborate Displays. v *yiv uk
~—txA N EXHIBITS— /ffillhX
livestock. Poultry, Field, Farm and Home. \M /> I 111 llhA
* CHILDREN'S DAY— j3k |r I " U|i fflV I
y l/C t ,rif,a >- > :  o!il ' r ,oth ' AH White School |I II 1I»| f
f" ' ~ Adults, l>ay or 1
COMidENCE— V "» v /slfO
'S\t/y r £ SMA rtXteraoea —Pnomptly ai> 2*oo S •- JXk ' *** J
50 f a tSH Evening-—Promptly, at -7r:«0 '\ 31
V (iates Open—7:oo A. M. Da% '% tt&S
Va"daVe and Windiscli \
| & Cfcerry
James Tott, aged 58 and
thrice widowed, must nay Mis-
Alma Cant of London. $1,500
for breach of promise.
Postman John Jones of
Minffordd, Wales, has retired
after walkimr 168,321 miles in
40 years' service.
Testifying against M ss Flora
Agnew, charged with disorder
ly conduct, Mrs. J. C. Clay
ton of Chicago said the youngj
woman's "language was a*
thick as the paint n her face."
Henry Ward of London. wh'
named a man now dead as co-1
respondent, was granted a di
vorce.
There ;iv practically tin j
same numb r of horses on j
farms in the United States as
there were 'n years ago. but
the number of mules has more
than doubled during the sam.
period.
John Sankavich of Chicago,
s a peaceful citizen who never
ses into his neighbor's af
fairs, and :h doesn't under
stand why 'ther folks can no*.
>e equally ; nsmerate, Winn
a censu- enumerator began ask
ing him 1 stions. .'oh.-i sain:
'1 mind ni> business and yon
mind yoi i '
Many girls from Lond.n, who
are unable to get jobs as hair
dressers in large cities, are vis
iting vdlages as traveling barb
ers and making a goi.d living.
Because he believed there
was "good in the prisoner,"
Constable H. F. Derham, of
Blackpool, Kng. paid for the de
fense of James Yates, whom h •
had arrested as a burglar.
Who said there were n: can
did candidates? Harvey Mc
(Jehee. of Paris, Ark., is run
ning for the »>tfice of district at
torney because "1 think 1 can
make a living out  f it." He
also declares that he will put in
his time during the campaign
"kissing babies, bragging on
the women's cooking, compli
menting the farmers on their
crcps. and warming things u>»
t'i r my opponentts."
Truth in ihe movies g t a
l)oost in B sti.n the ether day
when a Dr. Davenport was
prevented from sin wing a pic
ture depicting an Afr can can
nibal in connection with a lec
ture. The "cannibal" reported
t • the ]> lice that he had never
been in Africa, bu* was a Har
lem janitor t.i wh m the "doc
tor" owe I a'ioutSpn«> for star
ring in the cannibalistic r le.
After a 12,000 mile journey
fr m Ontario, Miss Elsie Peter
son arrived in Capetown to be
married.
Albert Lucas, aged 19, ol
I'orth, Wales, risked his life t >
rescue a supposed drowning
baby and found it to be a doji.
Appointments For
Methodist Church
REV. ELLSWORTH HARTS FIELD,
Pastor.
Ist Sunday—Bethesda 11 n.
m.; Forest Chapel p. m.; Pine
Hall, p. m.
2nd Sunday—Davis Chapel 11
a. m.: \*ade Mecum p. nv;
Danbury. 7 :'io p. m.
:ird Sunday—Pine Hall 11 a.
ni., F rest Chapel p. m„ Be
tlu-sda 7p. m.
li h Sunday—Danbury 11 v
m.: Vade Mecum •'» p. m.: Davis
Chapel 7 :J»0 p. m.
sth Sunday—Danbury 11 a.
m.: Bethesda p. m.: Forest
Chape! 7 :."»•» p. m.
Sunday School at all churcho*
exc« pt Vade Mecum 10 a- r.\
Kpworth League. Pine Hall, at
ti::JO p, ni. Prayi''meetings at
Pine Mall and Danbury announ
ced. also Missionary Societies.
Prayirmeeting ai Davss Chapel
every Sunday at 7:">o p. m„ ex
cept 'in fourth Sundays.