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High Water Flooded With News Oddities Distorted Stories Heard: Number of Boats Turn Over Not So Mau\ Will Doubt iho Flood ^arning* \loiur River in Future Oddities have packed the news in this flooded area during the past week, and stories, stretching the truth, have been numerous But out of the disaster comes a greater rec ognition of the value of flood warn ings from up the river. Advised on Friday before the full fury of the flood struck here on the following Thursday that the highest waters in history would swamp tips section, many local peo ple paid little attention to the wain ing Direct telephone calls from the victims at Roanoke Rapids and Wei don. warning the people and urging them to brace themselves for the greatest flood ever seen bv-living man in the Roanoke "1*11 bet you I can take a rocking chair and sit and read a newspaper on the fill while the flood is at its crest," Warren Biggs was ciuoted as saying just a short time before ;< fiyc-fuot rise nent the yellow waters over the dam Mr Biggs strongly d? clares the statement was made by. 'Will Parker Either one of them would have had to crowd close th the concrete bridges to prove the statement, and then the uncertain ty would probably have broken their nerves There was the story about a goat Some one saw a goat floating on a raft at Weldon When the bleating animal reached Williamston he saw that he could not float under the bridge, so he ran forward, jumped :>ther side It s ahrdly worth point ing out' that the truth was forgotten and that wild imagination figured in the story Following?thr goat?on?down' thr stream, it was reported that lie. was rescued at Jamesville A few hours later the goat was seen floating by Plymouth. A last report heard so fai maintains that the afumpl was rescued in Batchelor Bay in the Al bemarle Sound. There is sonw douin if-the goat was-ever seen on?liic_ raft But. leave it to ingenuity, and the pool- coat will he the victim of a Nazi submarine in the North Sea after crossing the Atlantic Bruce Wynne, John A Manning, A J. Osteen and Carl Mobley did ?g+-4?w-H?m?Coin nr?Creek?lart Friday. Their boat turned over uf ter they had crawled up on the con crete Conine bridge. They landed safely on the bridge, and tried to pull the boat across. Caught by the current, the boat dipped water and went to the bottom in a few sec onds Marooned on the bridge, the four men were taken off about half an. hour latei by L. P Lindsley and his "oc ean-g?jing" flat The river till was not dynamited ui bombed Oh' Man Rlvei handled the job vl'i y well himself. Ma planes flew over the river last week, hut most t>T them were sightseers or armv rmnneers |ri.?? N.n-f.ilW Luid. Fort -Bragg. While thr Coast Guard did a splendid work making sure that the flooded areas were deserted by hu man beings, the men from the coast actually recucd only one family Eli Bryant and his brood were removed to safety from their flooded home in Conoho The number of flood--vie tnns in this territory did not run m to the thOUSiihds. Hardly ;>uu per sons were driven from their homes, and less than 100 were sheltered in the refugee camp in the colored graded school. Neighbors, relatives and other friends absorbed most of the victims in private homes. The muddy water from the Roan oke reached over a uiHr territory and caused small creeks to run up stream as far away as the Did Mill Inn "oil the "Washington Road One farmer is said to have used a canoe to harvest a barn of tobac co. Wild rabbits, trapped in tho wln> dows of flooded homes, were res cued, one report stating that the bun nies sat perfectly still in the boat un til high land was reached and they scooted to the bushes in great haste A thousand reports were heard about the river fill. One report would state that the fill had hardly been damaged. Another one would say that the fill was gone in its entire ty. Still another report would say that the concrete bridges were cracking and that the steel bridge was ready to topple over at any time. An Associated Press story by one 11 declared that the Re anoke at one time was rising at the rate of a foot a minute. The stream did rise as much as five feet in 24 hours Pointing out that Caledonia Farm authorities should have removed the stock before the flood and declaring that- highway funes should have started work sooner on the river fill here. "Farmer" Hugh Burras was found Tuesday in water over his knees gathering corn from a small patch near Roanoke River. "It won't quite ripe," Mr. Burras declared in explaining why the flood caught fllBI - - :? Cleveland 4-H Mi-mhi rt Take Intereel In Pre/mring Exhibit* Cleveland County 4-11 Club mem are taking much interest in pre paring Individual exhibits (or lairs this fall, reports L. E. Thornton, as sistant farm agent of the State Col lege Extension Service. If INS! RAM IE MAN Associated with the louden and SimpNon agency ?l the Se curity Life and Trust Company here. Mr. Carland Coltrain has made many friends in the insur ance field during recent months. (Pleads l or Sajet\ On Highways This j Marketing; Season ?-?? "llimiaii I.ifr More Important Than a Liiiiil of loltaff o An appeal t<? tobacco fanners of Eastern North Carolina to think . about something "much more im I portant" than sales arid prices dur on lias been issued by Ronald Ho eutt. director of the North Carolina ffighua\ Safety Division "A number <-f North Carolinians were Tilled last year In trailic ac cidents while hauling then tobacco to market or returning home from markets." llocutt. asserted, "arid 1 plead w ith ( very tobacco.grower in Eastern North Carolina to * do his part to *-e< that tlie 1940 tobacco sea son in out state sets a ncwToncTof record u safety record- ?? llocutt stressed tlie importance of pmpei?jourlmg. w as to giv weight distribution, and of careful inspection to tires, brakes and trail er-.couplings. Inasmuch as much to baeeo is hauled during hours of darkness, he also urged the import - a nee of careful inspections of run ning lights and clearance lights be fore each trip to market. Pointing out that numerous per ?sons have been killed in the past m this sttrtc-rwhile- making repairs or changing a tire on tlie highway, the safety director suggested that every tobacco hauler carry flares arid flags the flares for use in case T emergencies at night, .and the flags for protection in case of day light break-downs-on the highway. Another thing about which Ho cutt warned is the practice of car rying passengers on the real" of a flat bodied truck Jiipast .seasons, he said, tie has observed that many drivers On their way back home af it of loading the back of their trucks with neighbors Several persons have been killed in the state this summer as a result of fulling off or being bounced off the rear end of trucks. tie said ?? ?"A? human life is much more rm portant than a load of tobacco,". Ho cutt added, "and tobacco growers should think not only of getting their tobacco out of the barns and on the warehouse floor, but also of getting themselves and their help ? n to market and back home again alive ami whole. It's all right to thmk of prices und the chant of the tobacco auctioneer, but anyone who bas any hauling--" to do uvci?the streets and highways of North Car olina should give some serious thought to safety, too. 1 Latent Addition* To The Enterprise Mailing List Listed among the recent additions to the Enterprise mailing list are the following: Mrs A E. Griffin. Wilhamston;Si mon D-Griffin, Williamston: Lora Sleeper, Williamston; Edith Which ard. Sanatorium. N. C . Mrs. G. C. Lilley. Dardens; A. R. Roberson. Ev eretts; J. H Fagan, Aurora; Willie Whitehurst, Creeds, Va ; Mrs. M F. ?Stalls. Hamilton; Mrs. Johnny Wynn. Waahinglon, N. C.; Oscar Little, Kob ersonville: Arch Uriffin, "Roberson ville; I). B. Mobley, Robersonville; Mrs T. M. Hopkins. Williamston; Wendell Peel, Jamesville; Mis Jas. Scott. Ossining. N. Y.; W. 11 Roe buck, Aberdeen, Md ; Mrs. M D Beach. Hamilton. Community Farm Tour* Are Proving F.durational Community farm tours have proved both interesting ami educa tional for farmers and farm women of Henderson County, says D. W. Bennett, assistant county agent of the Extension Service. 1 _ Colerain Farmer Save* 1,7 (M) Pound* Of Seed Thi* Year F. W. laiary, of Colerain, saved 1,700 pounds of crimson clover seed this year, of which he will sell 1,300 pounds, reports R. D. Smith, assist ant farm agent of Bertie County. Special August SALE on A T Belk - T yler's Thursday. Friday. Saturday ONLY del Your Winter Supply Now Fine Itlciiri Itcveriihlt* ; Blankets A Belk-Tyler imperial in quality lilan | ki'tK. Hi- ?ur<> to we Itlii-M* Tliiimday. Friiluy anil Saturday. i*2.88 INDIAN BLANKETS $1 100% ALL WOOL ( :h klsea hlwkkts $4.88 25% W'OOI. CANNON BLANKETS 5 $2.98 Patchwork COMFORTS A novelty comfort of excellent material*. Do not hum thit) bargain. $1.88 BELK'S LEADER Pari W ool $1.00 CHATHAM All Wool BLANKETS $7.77 Air loom BLANKETS $5.44 ARMY UTILITY BLANKETS (Large Si?e) $1.88 Belk - Tyler Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Sale Belk-Tyler's Thursday Friday Saturday August 29? August 30 ami August 31st, 1940. STUDENTS SUITS Tailored of novelty Tweeds, Fine Diagonals, Novelty Flan nels and Worsteds. Beautifully styled in single or double breast ed styles. Browns, greens, blues, and greys. $9.95$-12.95 $14-75-$16-50 MEN'S FINE SHIRTS 97f BOYS' DRESS SHIRTS 480 BOYS' SHORTS 150 BOYS* SCHOOL I'ANTS 980 BOYS' SCHOOL SWEATERS 98<? _ 1.98 PILLOW CASES 100 and 150 Belk - Tyler's Young (lolony Shop For Coilege Girls DRESSES A beautiful array. New AI paras. Mossy Crepes. Sports Silks. Wooleu Frocks. In the newest colors for Fall. $4.00 Boys' SCHOOL SHOES 1.48_1.98_2.95 BED SPREADS Beautiful Chenille tpreads in single or double bed aixe. Back to School! 1.29_1.98_2.98 Oirls* School Oxfords $1.98-$2.95 BOYS' WOOLEN SUITS Sturdy school suits in either golf or k nicker types. New hi lies, greys, greens aud browns. 2.98 5.95 9.95 School Girl Dresses 48(! and 98tf SCHOOL SWEATERS 480 .980 and $1.98 SCHOOL SKIRTS Flannels and twills in the newest flares and pleated styles. All colors. $1.98 LUGGAGE-TRUNKS Baek-to-Sehool special for the boy or girl who leaves soon. $4.95_$7.95 SUITCASES Airplane ? Leather ? Metal and Gladstone Bags 1.98,2.98 4.95.7.95 Ladies' Hose 48tf CANNON TOWELS 100 and 190 PRINTS 10* and 15* SCHOOL DRESSES All the latest new fall styles in Back-to-Sehool Presses. Newest eolors. All 1.98_2.98 4.95_5 95 COMPOSITION BOOKS TABLETS, and NOTEBOOK PAPER 2 FOR 5e BOOK BAGS 25<J_79 ( PENCILS 3 roR 5^ Belk-Tyler Co. wiiiiamston
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