THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Frida-^ September 1. 1950
Cox On Midwest Trip Probes Mystery;
Calls Ever-Full Barrel ‘‘Supernatural”
PINEBLUFF
Local Man Views
Curious Phenomenon
On Missouri Farm
William E. Cox, Jr., of Souhtern
Pines, who with his wife is on a
trip to Oklahoma and Missouri,
has had an astonishing adventure
along the way. *
He has had the opportunity to
investigate a strange occurrence,
which appears to be right up his
dlley as well-known enthusiast
and expert in magic and psychic
phenomena.
Here is the account as dispatch
ed by the AP from Simmons, Mo.,
and mailed to The Pilot by one
Ed Small, of Kansas City. It starts
off, “Can you figure this oim
out?” and we must admit we
can’t:
A farmer last May placed in his
yard a large barrel, filled it with
water and covered it. The water
was used daily. Not a drop has
been added. But the thing is still
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full and, on some days, it over
flows.
That’s what the farmer, J. B.
Orr, reports, and many visitors,
drawn to the farm, corroborate it.
In fact, William E. Co^, South
ern Pines, N. C., who says he is
an associate member of the Amer
ican Society for Psychical Ke-
search of New York, spent 24
horns with the thing and he re
ported;
“Forces other than natural are
responsible for this. It is a genuine
supernatural happening.”
The psychical research society
, jinvestigates psychic phenomena
I to determine whether they are le
gitimate or are produced by trick-
,pry.
Mr. and Mrs. Orr put the 50-
gallon barrel on a platform in
their chicken yard. A pipe drains
from the barrel to the chicken
house into a feeding pan.
The barrel was originally filled
last May from a river a quarter-
mile from the farm. Agriculture
authorities in the area say Orr’s
flock of chickens must consume
at least six or seven gallons a day
for survival. At. that rate, the con
tainer should have been emptied
about nine days after it was fill
ed.
But the thing is still full and,
on some days, it overflows.
Cox, in his investigation, took
several inches of water from the
barrel. He measured it shortly
'afterward and found it had gain
ed three inches. He hadn’t left the
vicinity of the barrel, he said.
For a while Mrs. Orr thought
her husband refilled the barrel at
night. He denied it. Then he be
came bedfast with illness. Ktiow-
ing he couldn’t get up and around,
Mrs. Orr investigated the barrel.
She was convinced thgt he was
not affecting the water level.
And that’s the situation today.
Three months after it was filled
and covered, the barrel is still full
and, on some days, it overflows.
Simmons is in Texas county in
South Central Missouri.
•4 tMISM MOU Oia.'4S% 1
(NWRAi nmr
During the last four years the
percentage of brucellosis among
cattle in the United States has
been declining until this year it is
down to 3.5 per cent, according
to the Bureau of Animal Industry,
'U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Picnic Supper
evening, honoring Mr. Van Bos-
kerck entertained at a picnic sup
per at their home on Thursday
evening, honoring Mr. aVn Bos-
kerck’s sister and brother-in-law,]
Mr. and Mrs. R. B'. Pope, of Fort
Myers, Fla.
Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Pope
and son Dickie, Mrs. A. L. Van
Boskerck, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Van
Boskerck, Arnold Van Boskerck,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Austin, Harold
Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aus
tin and family, Mrs. C. S. Palmer
and Mrs. Edwin Palmer and
daughter Paula.
Cub Scouts Meet
Cub Scout Pack No. 206 will
meet Tuesday, September 5, at
3::30 p. m. at the home of Mrs.
Philip Schnell, den mother. This
will be an important business
meeting and all Cubs are urged to
attend.
Ice Cream Social
The MYF of the Pinebluff
Methodist church is sponspring an
ice cream social Friday, Septem
ber 1, from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m.
There will be four flavors of
homemade ice cream and plenty
of cake.
Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Regan
and daughter, Phyllis Gail, of Ra- ^
leigh were guests Sunday of the
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Regan. Phyllis
Gail remained for a visit with her
grandparents.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Parsons
spent the weekend in Statesville,
where Dr. Parsons filled the pul
pit at the Statesville Methodist
Church at the 11 o’clock service
Sunday.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Regan
spent last we»k at the Methodist
Youth center at WrightsviUe
Beach. Bob Regan returned home
with them on Friday after
spending the summer at the
Youth center. ^ .
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil English and
son returned to their home in
Chicago Wednesday, after a 10-
day visit with Mrs. English’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Berg.
Pfc. Thomas Eckersley from
Fort Banning, Ga., is spending a
few weeks with his parents,
M|Sgt. and Mrs. W. S. Eckersley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baker, Jr.,
of Salisbury were weekend guests
of Mr. Baker’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Baker.
Mrs. Tom Btandon of Charlotte
spent last week with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hearn. Mrs.
Brandon returned home Sunday
accompanied by Jay Francis Fish
er, who will be her guest for sev
eral days.
Miss Toby Anderson of Rock
ville Centre, N. Y., is visiting her
I grandmother, Mrs. Mittie Wallace.
} Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Motes of
Columbia were weekend guests of
Mrs. Motes’ sister, Mrs. Charles
T. Creel, and Mr. Creel.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter McKenzie
'and Mrs. Jeff res of Carthage were
guests Sunday of Mrs. C. S. Palm
er.
Polly, Susan and Sally June
Sharpe of Raleigh were guests
last week of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Suttenfield.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Troutman
and daughters, Mary Lou, Paula
and Nancy, and Mrs. Glace Trout
man spent the week-end in the
mountains of North Carolina and
attended the Troutman reunion at
Troutman, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baldwin and
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hart and
daughter. Miss Louise Hart, all
of Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Poole of Jackson Springs
were .guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Griffin.
1 Miss Eloise Adcox is spending
,tiie week in Burlington with Mrs.
iVerdie Caddell.
1 Mrs. Lacy Hatchell of Fayette
ville was a guest Sunday of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Hearn.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Austin and
Mrs. D. B. Fletcher left Monday
for New York State for a month’s
visit with relatives.
Mrs. J. A. Simpson and sons,
Lawrence and Earl, of Sanford
and Pvt. Robert Simpson of the
Lowery Air Force base, Denver,
Colo., visited Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Smith Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pope and
son Dickie left on Monday for
their home in Fort Myers, Fla.,
after a visit with Mrs. Pope’s mo
ther, Mrs. A. L. Van Boskerck.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. De Yoe have
gone to New York State for a vis
it with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Poole and
family of Morganton arrived in
town Friday and are now living
in their home at Silver Springs.
A near record quantity of near
ly .60 million pounds of frozen
strawberries moved into storage
during June of this year. This, to
gether with large holdings of
frozen orange juice concentrate,
boosted midyear supplies of froz
en fruits to new high records.
The highest inn in Eastern
America is on Mt. Pisgah, North
Carolina, , 5,749 feet above sea |
level.
Welcome Farmers
-to
Aberdeen Saturday
HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME
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Ethylene dibromide is proving
effective in controlling nematodes
on many tobacco farms in North
Carolina.
Shop Collins while in town for the children’s
school needs. ^ Our new modern store is here to
serye you. Ask your neighbor about Collins if
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you are not already one of our customers.
We will be open on Wednesday Afternoons
through January 1,1951
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