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Thursday, August 22, 1940 JR. THINGS WERE HAPPENING TOO FAST In our rather checkered career as news photographer and reporter we've covered fires, tornadoes, train wrecks and whatnot, but last Wednesday was the first time we ever ran head-on into a real flood, and brethren, we hope we don't run » into another one anytime within the next few weeks. We've been in Elkin nine years come September 10, and we've heard the flood of 1916 talked about nine hundred and ninety-nine times, but to come down town and find one as bad or worse than the one of 'l6 staring a fellow in the face is at least rather disconcerting. Never before have we crammed as much excitement into one day as we did Wednesday of the flood. We're now two inches shorter than we were before, having jar red ourself down that much run ning from the river to the creek SNOOPS: "Did the North American Indians know much about drugs?" They certainly knew about the therapeutic vir tues of our medicine plants. While they mixed super stition with their know ledge, it is amazing how much they learned with out research laboratories. If SiSZZ^©N.V.W.^ HIS OWN WAY ' into the r World of Tomorrow Low in first cost as low as such quality will per mit the UNIVERSAL Washer is also extremely economical to operate. But its greatest economy is in its gentleness with the clothes. The agitator, which is exclusive with UNIVERSAL, has been specially designed to create turbulent water cur rents but to, itself, be gentle with even the sheerest fabrics. More and more washable goods are being used for clothes and |p£2s9[&a£gj house furnishings, alike. More and more, a UNIVERSAL Electric Washer becomes an urgent necessity but one jh T 1 " i "||J which, when given the chance, will pay its own way. I '*■*■* 111 $39.95 DP Rf Easy Terms J j \ i Come la to look them over. Wo will anaago • demonstration or homo trial, ; EAGLE FURNITURE CO. Elkin, N. C. uie* ;M1 j- jfm all day long. And we observed that most of you were either right in front or right behind us. People came from miles around to watch the river. The higher it got Lhe more excited they got. Soon arguments broke out as to where the water came to in 1916. Some said it was higher then; Hi THE EL,KIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA others scoffed at them and said this flood went higher. Not having been here in 1916, we checked with numerous peo ple who were here for as accurate a comparison as was possible to obtain. The nearest official fig ure we could obtain was that the flood was 18" inches higher than before. But you'll still find folks who'll argue the other way. For instance, we were out on the end of the old bridge Friday morning taking a picture of the wreckage in the bottom on the Elkin side. Some old gentleman ambled out and informed us that although lots of folks said this flood was higher than 1916, they were wrong. He said, the 'l6 flood was six or seven feet' higher. We didn't say anything, not wishing to start an argument. But he kept right on talking and as we were leaving he said the 'l6 flood was 10 feet higher. % We got to thinking about it after we got to town, and the more we figured the more we be came convinced that if the 1916 flood had been 10 feet higher it would have been over Main street and standing quite a depth in The Bank of Elkin building. Some people who gauged the flood by marks on the depot didn't take into consideration that since the earlier flood the depot has been elevated 24 inches, thus throwing the 1916 mark 24 inches higher than the water actually came. But why should we go on like this? It was plenty wet as it was. W. A. Neaves was standing down by the railroad track on South Bridge street watching workmen unload bales of cotton from a box car which had been flooded. He told us the mill had 2,000 bales, all wet. We asked him if the cotton wouldn't have had to be washed anyway in pro cess of manufacture, and he said yes, but he'd a doggone sight rather that it had been washed in clean water rather than mud. We believe the thing that ev eryone regretted most was the going out of ' the White Swan Laundry. The laundry was hous ed in a new, modern building and contained all modern equipment throughout. It was doing good work and giving good service. Then "swoosh!" and it went floating off down the river. As the yellow water crept ever higher, someone remarked that things could be worse. "Look at England," he said. "The people there are in much worse shape than we are." "Sure they are," someone else replied, "but they can at least halt the Germans by shooting at them, and you just try shooting at this flood and see what it gets you." Some of the daily papers evi dently were of the opinion that Elkin was hit far harder than it actually was. Why we didn't even know we were isolated until we got the afternoon paper the day of the flood. And Saturday morning an out-of-town daily called up and wanted to know if we had found any floatingjjodies. The flood is gone now. But we've got around 75 excellent negatives to remember it by— probably the most complete pic ture record existing as far as Elkin is concerned. BOONVILLE The immediate members of the family of J. Lee Motsinger gath ered at the home of Mr. Mot singer Sunday for a family re union. Those enjoying the occa sion were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Motsinger, of Winston-Salem; Miss Mattie Motsinger, of Win ston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Shore and children, of Marshall town, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Motsinger and children, of Boon ville; Mrs. olive Smith and son, Harvey, of Boonville, and Mr. Gene Motsinger, of Winston-Sa lem. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Transou had as their Sunday guests Mrs. L. M. Williams, Mr. Hal Transou and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Transou, of Winston-Salem. Mrs. John Zachary and daughter, Nancy, are also the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Transou this week. Mrs. Pressley Alexander, of Charlotte, has been the guest the past week of her mother, Mrs. A. B. Hobson. Mrs. Alexander re turned home Sunday with her husband who was also the week end guest of Mrs. Hobson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Stinson, of \vinston-Salem, visited rela tives and friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woodruff and children are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Woodruff and Mr. and Mrs. Gra ham Reece. Mr. Woodruff works with Duke Power company in Winston-Salem. M. V. Fleming returned to Zeb- nlon with his granddaughter, Nancy Whitley, and spent most of the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Whitley and family. Mrs. Whitley is the daughter of Mr. Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cockerham, of Concord, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stinson and family. Miss Edith Stinson, of Winston-Salem, was also the Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stinson. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Owen and daughter, Nancy, of Winston-Sa lem, were the week-end guests of Mrs. Owen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hobson. Miss Gay Shore, of New York City, and Mr. Stewart Shore, of Pochomoke City, Md., were called 1 home Friday due to the death of their father. Dr. T. W. Shore. Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Steelman, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Combs and daughter, of Elkin, and Mrs. Bill Atwater, of Burlington, left Sat urday night for Berea and Frank fort, Ky., and to Marshalltown, lowa. They plan to be gone a week or ten days. A k group of Yadkin County League all stars went to Mount Airy last Friday night to play a picked bunch of Surry League players under the lights at Red dick Field, but the game was call ed at the end of the fourth inning due to rata. The teams will play again at Riverside Park in Mount Airy next Sunday afternoon, August 25. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steelman and Mr. and Mrs. Gillis Stinson and daughter, of Winston-Salem, were the guests Thursday night of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Steelman. Misses Irene and Frances Cor am and Messrs. Ernest Collins and Angelis Haire, of Mt. Airy, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coram. Leroy Martin, Jr., and Sidney THE LYRIC ALWAYS COMFORTABLE Natural, True to Life SOUND TODAY ONLY—(THURSDAY)— Universal Pictures Presents . ' [GILBERT 6- SULLIVAN'S] [IN TE C H N IC O yfplßj A KENNY BAKER* Jean Colin / \ *nd ® of hundreds jC \ >££ with the world-famous JLJM MK DOYLY CARTE CHORUS \ Racordad by London Symphony Orchestra Adaplad, Conduced and Prodvcad J/SMSF BY GEOFFREY TOYE DIR,EL » D B * VICTOR SCHERTZINGER News - Short Admission 10c-30c NEXT WEEK—MONDAY-TUESDAY— |odabo«I.. . with a boart M f*U of )HMM the travel *d Brood I the world to teocfc her aew theory of love ... while hor hesbod . 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Miss Kath erine Jones led in prayer, after which the program was given. Those taking part on the pro gram were: Marie Finney, Mrs. Steelman, Mrs. Watt Deal, Mrs. Ralph Coram, Miss Katherine Jones, Miss Dorothy Coram and Mrs. Allan Jessup. After the program a short business session was held. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Katherine Jones, with Miss Jones and Miss Mar garet Pardue as joint hostesses. Watermelon was served to the following: Misses Marie Hicks, Margaret Pardue, Marie Finney, Dorothy Coram, Virginia Anne Craver, and Mesdames Ralph Coram, Allan Jessup, Ethel Tr an - sou, Watt Deal, Dewey Combs, and Miss Katherine Jones. Of all the corn raised in Amer ica each year, 90 per cent, is fed to livestock. LYRIC THEATRE H. P. Graham, Distributor, Elkin, N. C. , For GREATER YIELDS ° f oPRASTURE Y * plant CERTIFIED IMPROVED • Lee No. 5 Coldproof Oats Heaviest yielding oat for grain, hay or' winter pasture. Larger heads. Taller straw. 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