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PAGE TWO Site of Germany's New Naval Base ■ ■ i . % j"" i'' '». ' A : * ■» / ' ■ . : V/ ! ~ t itt ss* • • + 1 ■ m ■■ .*5, Building Another Helgoland A powerful naval and airplane btlse 'ls being built by Germany on the North sea, according to the Lon don Daily Herald. Details of the alleged German fortifications, said to be on the Island of Sylt In the North sea, were credited by the Herald to the Pariser Tageblatt, a German refugees' publication. The Island Is described as a "sec ond Helgoland" (former German naval base) having camouflaged fortresses with five-foot thick walls and underground hangars for planes. The photograph above shows a view on the Island of Sylt. These rumors of war are not tend ing to quiet the tense European sit uation. Mussolini of Italy has called an additional 100,000 soldiers to the colors, and that country now has nearly 1,000,000 men under arms. Although II Duce explains this move by new developments In Abyssinia, others believe he Is only preparing for possible European trouble. Statesmen seeking some way of averting war are negotiating for a flve-power pact, In which Germany and Belgium will be asked to join ;Italy, France and Britain. British chieftains are perturbed over the armament race, and particularly German's submarine building. Receives Patent No. 2,000,000 MHF Scene In the office of the United States commissioner of patents, Con way P. Coe, as he handed to Joseph Ledwinkn of the Edward G. Budd company of Philadelphia patent No. 2,000,000 of the present series, which began In 188 C. The patent Is for an Improvement In pneumatic tires for railway cars and Is the two hundred forty-eighth Issued to Mr. Ledwlnka. Scenes and Persons in the Current News \ ' /r> . I—Alvln M. Owsley of Texas, former national commander of the American Legion, who was appointed American minister to the Irish Free State. 2—Finish of the Kentucky derby, which was won by Omaha. 8— Telephone and telegraph service in the region about St Paul, Minn., crippled by a disastrous sleet storm. Winning Fire Chief and His Trophy ilili&N,. - m fWmm tmm B **% JP^ HI B 4 • ,*! 'i. H" B 8B ! -•«. mmmem**■: J> HH .! «.,m*w«vnia Jg- H ■H •'? - "".- ■ —~^ Fire Chief E. E. Cureton of Owensboro, Ky., photographed with the placque awarded him for winning the United States fire waste contest In Are prevention. The contest was limited to cities with population between 10,000 and 50,000. THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA Santa Claus Gets New Postmaster Oscar Phillips, forty years of age, has been appointed postmaster of the town of Santa Claus, Ind. He Wmm succeeds the late James F. Martin, who became world famous in the office. Raid Uncovers Crime Ring Headquarters Palatial Home in Rhode Island Houses Gang Devices reminiscent of movie thrillers were found by government agents when they raided a palatial home nt Warwick, R. 1., in search of a crime ring. The house was found to contain underground passages, secret sliding panels, and mechan ical devices that are supposed to exist only in scenario writers' imag inations. In a sub-basement, the agents dis covered SB,OOO believed' to be part of the proceeds of a $128,000 mall robbery staged at Fall River, Mass., Dust Storm About to Swallow a Texas Town •; -------------------- ■ ... 1 'r'>' Vs>;' > : . ' ' ■ ' > ~:; , - .■; ■ :; :r * \ n,- ~ . . v -^.. This remarkable photograph was made In the Texas panhandle as a dust storm whirled toward a small town. A few seconds after the picture was taken midnight darkness covered the scene and the air was filled with choking, stinging particles of dust She Can Buy All the Dolls She Wants Beverly Ann Soper, four years old, of Detroit, can now buy thousands of dolls to add to her collection, for George C. Balch, wealthy bachelor who loved children, left her one quarter of his $250,000 estate. The rest of It was divided among two other children and the mother of one of them. Harper Sibley Heads National Business Body Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y., succeeding Henry L. Harrlman as president of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, Is a law- jflfl yer, bß.nker, Industrialist, agricul turist, und a civic, educational and religious leader. He Is fifty years old and was a fellow pupil with President Roosevelt at Groton school. Sibley is the father of six children, and finds time to run four big farms In addition to his various commercial enterprises. last January. Now the agents are believe was cached by the bandits, digging up the grounds In search Further develops are expected wlth for the rest of the loo^,which they In a short time. University Posts Ban on Knitting in Classes Boston. —There'll be no more "knitting one, pearling one" in Bos ton university's classrooms. After the professors complained that the knitting students distracted atten tion from their lectures, a notice was posted reading: "Absolutely no knitting will be permitted in class rooms." Dedicating Cape Henry Memorial £ I * * s % F ••' '*> ' t>soliitfii * Virginians and many visitors from other states, gathered at Cape Henry, Va., for the annual ceremonies commemorating the landing of the first settler, dedicated a permanent memorial which stands on the spot where the Cavaliers first set foot in the New world. Newcomer Is Pitching Sensation m Johnny Whitehead, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Is one of the most suc cessful of the rookies this year so far. ComlDg from the Dallas team of the Texas league, this Is his first major league campaign. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935 Dainty Edelweiss Called Bride's Flower of Europe According to Swiss stories, only the brave and the pure may find and pluck the edelweiss, a little white mountain flower, notes a writer In the Washington Star. Many poems and songs have been written about the little flower which grows high up In the Alps and the Pyrenees, and perhaps It Is because of these stories that the edelweiss has won the reputation of grow ing only in remote and Inaccessible places where he who would pick It must be daring to venture. Only part of these legends are true, for the edelweiss Is many English and American gar dens. It Is a hardy little flower, kin to our daisy and black-eyed susan, and It flourishes with >yery slight encouragement. On the other hand, left to Its own devices, the edelweiss takes only to Its favorite mountain heights, where it wears a little fuzzy coat as If for warmth against the Icy mountain blasts. High up on rocky cliffs, It thrusts Us roots into the cracks of limestone rocks and blossoms in a profusion of starry white flowers surrounded by woolly leaves. Its center Is clus tered and yellow.. But whenever and wherever It is domesticated, It Invariably doffs its fuzzy cloak of hair and assumes the more commonplace texture of Its garden neighbors. Because of its romantic history the edelweiss has been much sought and much picked, until now it is protected by law In most of the Swiss cantons. Like the or ange blossom In the United States, it Is the bride's flower of Europe— a symbol of purity. Literally trans lated, Its name means "noble white" Cowihed Church One of the queerest churches In England Is a converted cowshed at Bordon, Hants. A Colonel Rich originated the Idea of holding serv ices on Wednesdays that people of all denominations could attend, and so warm was the response that his drawing room was soon too small for the congregation, so a cowshed was fitted with cen tral heating, electric lighting. An other strange church stands In a vineyard at Astl, Calif. It Is bull? entirely of wine casks and was used once as a wine store. Stranger still Is the smallest church In Eu rope, at Les Vaubelets, Guernsey, which Is constructed entirely of sea-shells, stones, broken plates and glass. The ancient Rock church, at Haute Isle, France, was dug out of solid rock by the towns people.—Tlt-Blts Magazine. Phone 265 PEERLESS CLEANERS Dry Cleaners, Dyers, Tailors, Hatter* 127 Rose Streej Rocky Mount, —N. & —— YOUR EYES Are your bread winners, don't neglect them, have them exam ined occasionally. DR. L. G. SHAFFER OPTOMETRIST Office In EPSTEIN BUILDING Phone 662 for u ______ appointment BATTLE & BARNES General Machinery and Automobile Repairs. Electric and Acetylene Welding. Lawn Mower Repairs. Portable Equipment for Outside Work. PHONE 270 235-239 S. Washington St. FOR MEAL Ground on old fashiond water mill rocks from home grown corn CALL THE ROCKY MOUNT MILLING COMPANY J H. TAYLOR. Miller 1223 Branch Street. Phone 834 DRY CLEANING. If It's Dry Cleaning Call CASEY'S CLOTHES MADE TO MEASURE Phone 685 906 Falls Road
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