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t i PAGE EIGHT .THE NEWS REPORTEB THURSDAY, OCTORm . ' 1 r. J - COLUMBUS COUNTY IS A STAGE WITH ITS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN THE PLAYERS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR t 'Continued from pa'e one) Mrs. Andrew J. Council, Wananish Mrs. H. 1). Williamson, Cerro Gordo. Miss Jessie Griffin, Boardman. Mrs. K. Clyde Council, Waninish. Miss Helen Geyer, Bolton. Mrs. Bart Applewhite, Delco. Mrs. J. W. Brinkley, Freeman. Mrs. Joe Bridger, Bladenboro. Mrs. O. L. Clark, Jr., Clarkton. Mrs. J. H. Clark, Elizabethtovm. Mrs. F. Von Sprechen, Lake Wac-camaw. To stimulate interest, talk the Fair up. see that people are here in costumes, suggest to them cos tumes etc., and help them in any way possible, others have been call ed beside those above: Mr. p.nd Mrs. E. L. Green, Tabor. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Frink, Clarendon. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thompson, Lake Waccamaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown, Chad bo u rn. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Walter, Board-man. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Covington, Evergreen. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Scott, Jr., Bol ton. Mr. ad Mrs. D. F. Spivey, Bolton. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Talbot, Halls bor. To act as chaperons on the night of thu masquerade, the committee lus named the following: Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Smith, Whiteville. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Clark, Clark ton. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Shelton, Chad-' bourn. J Mi-, and Mrs. G. T. Meyer, Bolton.! Columbus County should have 1 ten thousand people here dur-' it:;:' al least one day of the Fair. We cil- looking for them! ; COME ON YE FIDDLERS t The Old-Time Fiddlers' Conven tion i.- going to have its full place at the Fair this year. Miss Rachel Grady, member of the Local Amuse ment Committee, has written several of those known to her to be apt at fiddling, and she is eager to get let ters from others stating that they will be here to participate. It is the present intention that this conven tion take place on the last night. By corresponding with Miss Grady those interested will later be given the exact hour. The fiddlers will fur nish the music on the night that the cake walk and square dance take place. A grove of giant redwood trees in Kettintelbe, California, was dedi cated to the memory of the late Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the Interior and an advocate of forest conservation. The hissing Iguana, a giant marine lizard four feet long exists on the Galapagos Archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. It lives about the seashore and feeds on seaweeds, in a burrow of the earth or in a lava crevice at night. Two eider ducks mounted by a Greenland Eskimo were pronounced the best-mounted birds in the acad emy collection by Dr. Witmer Stone, curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Washington. A series of educational motion picture films, which depict in a mosr striking manner the processes era ployed in the mining, preparation and ultilization of the various min eral materials, is available for dis- i tribution in North Carolina, By J 1 B. Williamson, supervisor of visua Education, at Raleigh. These films, which were produced by the Depart ment of the Interior, through the Bureau of Mines, in cooperation with the larger industrial concerns, tell the story of the workings of the nation's tremendous mineral indus tries in a much more vivid and color ful manner than is possible through the medium of any printed page. An other series of films preaches the doctrine of "safety first," by show ing safe and unsafe methods in min ing and metallugrical practice Nearly a hundred educational films have been prepared in the past few years by the Bureau of Mines in cooperation with industrial con cerns. The demand for fhPSp film - - "vu, XlliilJ for showing by educational institu tional institutions, churches, civic bodies, and other organizations has become so great that the original plan of centralized distribution from the Pittsburgh Experiment station of the Bureau of Mines has become inadequate. A selected list of the best of these films is now made available at distributing cen ters located in the different states. Tiie films relate to coal, petroleum, sulphur, iron, asbestos, zinc, marble, copper, natural gas, and other min erals. A series of films depicts most interestingly such industrial process es as the manufacture of oxygen, the making of fire-clay refractories, , the manufacture of automobiles, the 1 .ill ( meinoas ot compressing air, the : quarrying of limestone, etc. Other j films illustrate dangerous and safe practices in mining, efficiency in the combuston of coal, the utilization (Of water power, and the operation ; of a gasoline motor, j More than one thousand reels of motion picture films, selected for their educational and entertaining value, are now being circulated among the schools of North Caro lina by the supervisor of visual edu cation. In a recent sixmonth pe riod, 106,000 persons attended pv niDinons ot these films, and indica- tions are that even these figures will I be doubled in the next six months. Nearly a hundred schools through out the state have purchased motion picture projection machines through the supervisor of visual education, the machines being supplied to the schools at a substantial discount. Films are furnished free of charge by the supervisor, except that trans portation charges both ways are paid by the exhibiting school. Full details as to the procedure necessary to obtain these industrial and educational motion picture films, which comprise a wealth of material from other sources besides the Bu reau of Mines, may be obtained by addressing J. B. Williamson, super visor of visual education, Raleigh N. C. FLOOD WASHES CASKET UP, STANDING IT ON END WITH FEET OF THE BODY DOWN ACME-DELCO SCHOOL NEWS Wilson, Oct. 5. The heavy rains and flood which visited this section of the State last week played many pranks, one of the most outstanding being the washing of a metallic cas ket from its resting place in a ce ment vault in the Dan High cemetery near Bailey, and standing it on its end.with the feet of the corpse down ward. The casket contained the body of Alfred Lamm, who died about four weeks ago. The flood waters surged under the coffin and raised it out of the grave to the side of the Wilson-Ral eigh highway. The body was laid to rest for the second time yesterday, Many persons living in the immed iate vicinity, have become aroused over the flood feature and some have threatened to move, unless the cas ket was buried in another cemetery. ! CHADBOURN NEWS All the music lovers were delight fully entertained on last Friday aft ernoon in the school auditorium bv Miss Macie Hendren's music class This was the first of a series of music recitals that will be given during the year and was thoroughly enioved bv all present. i The Acme-Delco school closed last 1 week on account of the great rain, j A very interesting missionary pro ! gram was given at the Delco Baptist cnurcn, uct. u. 1 The Acme-Delco school is expected to attend the Columbus County Fair; and hopes to be successful in the different contests that they take part in. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Peterson, died Saturday morning with double pneumonia and whop ping cough. He wTas buried Sunday afternoon at Livingston Chapel. The Ladies' Aid Society, of Delco, will meet at the home of Mrs. T. W. Pridgen Thursday evening, Oc tober 9th. Owing to the rain the Reynolds literary society could not meet Fri day, Oct. 3, but will meet Tuesday. The following program wras carried out: Recitation: Bessie Lashley. What we want to know: Questions, Edith Bollinger. Answers, Vera . Spivey. Local news, Juanita Coleman. Piano solo: Gladys Hobbs. Jokes: Vera Spivey. The Acme-Delco Orchestra meet at the home of Mrs. M. B. Mc Cauley, Thursday evening, Oct. 9. will WINTER CARE OF RADIATOR 1 i "Every motorist should give spe-; cial attention to his radiator during' the winter months," "Neglect of this vital part of his car will result : in much annoyance and expense. "To prevent damage to both mo tor and radiator, an anti-freeze solu tion should be used. However, be- fnrp emnlovine the anti-freeze, the . radiator should be thoroughly wash-! ed out with a solution of lye and water to remove the scale or mud accumulated from the driving of the summer months. "There are many patented anti freezing solutions, but we recom mend a mixture of alcohol with wa ter. By using such a mixture you will avoid running the risk of rust ed radiator or vylinder trouble. "In deciding the correct mixture for different temperatues, this table may be followed: Wood Alcohol. 10 per cent 18 degrees F. above. 20 per cent 5 degrees F above. 30 per cent 9 degrees F below. 40 per cent 23 degrees F below. 50 per cent 36 degrees F below. Denatur ed Alcohol. 10 per cent 24 degrees F above. 20 per cent 16 degrees F above. 30 per cent 7 degrees F above. 40 per cent 2 degrees F below. 50 per cent 8 degrees F below. "Since alcohol evaporates more quicklv than water, it is best to add On the day 0f sun the Hindu foIIo ule to purify him.. longings. He tako of any kind dun,. , throws away any drinking water lie mav Brass vessels are en pots destroyed. cation must be achiev.-, some stream, prefer I, holy rivers of India. SO,u Thers are today receiving sets in the T.V;. LITTLE r l en RESULT J;;1" GETTERS Ten cents per lne make one line. CoV- r3s in your copy and sen i'V u stamns t ; or 8ertions desired. ' n- II Those receiving honor- able mention are Misses Mary Smith, ! In Sweden, before telephone poles Llizabeth Blake, Katherinp ATnt. i are planted they are drilled longitud- thews, and Frances Elliott. ! Uy with a small center hole, and I pmini arts when the solution in the A call meeting of the Ladies Aid 1 then the opening at the bottom is j radiator is low. A good suggestion ociety was held at the home of Mrs. 1 PluSed. The hole runs to a point ; iR to dd anint nf o-lvceHne when' W. F. Smith on last Friday after-: about one foot above ground. A filling the radiator for the glycerine ' noon for the purpose of packing a smaI1 side hole is drilled aslant to win float on top 0f the solution, and . box of winter claih meet the center hole and cvpnznfp nil I j. :j a: j? iii UI1 wi.i;nciii v. prevent mviu evaporation oi aiconoi. 1 z rrTi v cr t 4-1 n m 4- . 1 1. . I FOR SALE in Win:, and winter, 500 ,, wood. Place vour L. Fisher, Whit evil:, KIDDIE Roups. ( Child's High Chair High, Furniture d ; FOR SALE One fin" cow. J. L. Jordan. 2. out Oct 'Uh. :'; who is supported by the Missionary 18 Pourecl m the centei Society of the Methodist church. tWo or three years. The Chadbourn Memorial associa-i hoi. I tion met with Mrs. Frank Strole last Thursday afternoon. Business matters were discussed after which delicious refreshments were served hy the hostess. Airs. Lee Brown has returned home after visiting relatives in Durham. Keidsville and Chapel Hill. Miss Inez Lewis visited relatives in Alullins, S. C. this past week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown and Mr. Robert Brown left a few day for Keidsville. Messrs Lynch and Ward, Misses inscoe and Wilkinson, Mrs. S. S. Hutchinson and daughters of Bladen-i ooi-o, were pleasant visitors in Chad- iMHirn Sunday. Miss Lula Maye Brown delightfully entertained a number of her young friends Saturday afternoo in cele bration of her birthday. After play- irg several games, delicious I'm hments were served. "'he Piedmont Lyceum bureau, of Lstitut A kcville, will present the Proteans Entertainers in the school auditorium next Tuesday night. It is hoped that every one will take advantage of these good entertainments that come to our town from time to time. every 'Thin' no- trio wintpv months tVip radiator should be protected, A leather cover or a blanget are suit- ; Oil is extracted from the bodies of able for this use. locusts in Germany. This oil is "More attention also should be used in airplane motors, because it . paid to the battery and generator, congeals at a very low temperature. In the winter with the shorter days The refuse from the hoppers is used and longer nights, the charge is not as fertilizer. kept going like in the summertime, ' - - so the reliability is not the same." The Lusitania cannot be salvaged ; SEND US your .!,.. Worrells EleMi,, -Whiteville, X. C. ONE FORD Red j:.,. gain at $75.00 s, ; ICE CREAM - K day at Oscar High'.-. FARM WANTED - W, one horse farm n, Chadbourn. YVeu.:: berry and suit;,!,:, W. T. Todd. Lori-. malle-t fish n the won.! m" as Uie weight of the water has long T.'ie ago crushed the vessel flat and, gobies of Lake Buhi in the Philip though the ship's thirty-ton safe mav nine Islands. Thev are ono halv 5,r. ago be strong enough to resist the pre?-' inch long when mature. They are sure the chance of .t v..i.wi iiiiru n ill Jl UC!llltV LttuyiiL iUlU worth the risk. Despite the difficulties that best the new government of Ireland the Dail last year set out 4,000,000 trees on more than one thousand acres of land. This year one thousand acres more will be reforested. re- M. tlst, Mege-Mourees. a French scien invented margarine as a sub for butter, by churning This was in the pressed into cakes and dried when the market is overstocked. TOWN LOT for s corner lot, good Os good store buiMin-. and terms, see or L. W. Chancer. I .i N. C. out oct 1 NOTICE OF SUMMONS OATS, FULGHUM a Oats, winter and Vetch. Rape, New Seed by pound. () beef fat with milk, year 1868. Cocoa was discovered four hundred years ago by Spanish sailors under Columbus, who reported that it was widely relished in Mexico .under the name of chocolatl. An almanac that is three thou sand years old is in the British Mu seum. It is written on papyrus and was found on the mummy of an Egyptian. Huge spiders in the forests of the Amazon are capable of capturing birds with their webs. These they kill and devour. There are 4,300,000 illiterates in this country entitled to vote next November. Guatemala ranges in altitude all the way from sea level to about 14,000 feet, or nearly as high as Pikes' Peak, with ai; average ele vation of probably 5,000 feet. The temperature varies from 50 to 85, with cool nights all the year round in the temperature altitudes. The high price of vanilla has brought much money to Tahiti, and Papeete has acquired its first traffic cop. The number of motor cars has increased to such an extent due to the wealth of the inhabitants that the highways of the town are congested. In the Superior Court, North Carolina, Columbus County. J. W. Jordon. G." W. Stanley, and J. F. Garrell. Vs. National Park Bank of New York, R. F. Smith, J. J. Garrell, G. M Jolly, and wife. Laura E. Jolly. The above named defendants, Na tional Park Bank of Ne wYork and R. F. Smith, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior court of Columbus county, North Carolina j for the purpose of obtaining a re-' straining order to prevent these de- i fendants from foreclosing two cer- i tain mortgages from G. M tii oj ! mic to R. F. Smith and asking for equitable relief therein in sale by a commissioner under judgment in the action, and that said defendants are proper parties to the said ac tion: And the said defendants will fur ther take notice that they are re quired to appear at the office of the clerk of the Superior court in White- VI I IP KnrtVi r,Qi; ii 1 e xt V uii me orn day Pure, white flawless diamonds ; , Noveniber 1924, and answer or cut on American standards, can be ' orX nlnt5ffmFMiint Said action KTSE ' ltRTia " $10 a I1 " idedYn l The difficulty lies in getting them 1 complaint. u out of Russia on account of thP I This 8th dy of October. 1924 Soviet ban. J L- MEMORY, Clerk Superior court "One thing that stamps a man as being really among the uneducated is is the fact that he has a contempt for the illiterate." G. K. Chesterton. WANTED an honest en man to represent u and surrounding em; can make monev; , i. made $3,000.00 ' la, t us for particulars it' business. Salisbury Granite Company. Sa Out Oct 9th " v Wr (' flOW DOCTORS TREAT COLDS AND 1 FlU To break up a cold over night or to cut short an attack of grippe, infiu nza or sore throat, physicians and druggists are now recommending Calotabs, t h r nausealwJ Calomel tablet, that is purified from dan gerous and sickening effect-:. Tho?e who have tried it say that it arts like masic. by far more effective and certain than the old style calomel, heretofore reonrnen ded bv physicians. One or two Calotabs at b'i time with a 6wallow of water that's ill. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with eating, work or pleasures. Next morn ing your cold has vanished and your sys tem feels refreshed and purified. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages price ten cents for the veM pocket si: thirty-five cents for the larp' family pack age. Recommended and guaranteed by druggists. Your money back it yu are not delighted. adv. MM -T IE fX IF (0s) You're safest in the car that's under "Perfect Control." And that's true of any form of travel. 15 wm SPENDING UNDER "PERFECT CONTROL?' If 1 0 if irAll Lnn 1 1111 r Hill " vflj e . to ii jruu uavc d recora m your cnecK book oi every bill paid, of money drawn out for recreation or vacation trip or other purpose. i j i WHITEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA A Checking Account is today's efficiPnf wav f L; ot your income and outgo If t x . e u"igo. it makes for economy getting hill worth from your money. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE CHECKING AND OTHER BANKING FACILITIES HERE El 1 AMI (H) W (H m T7 TT 7 rv7 TO rr N "nif m. a i v ii v ' i 1 ii ii m w sr I I I f j II M I I I 1 v
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