Manila — A gl'lSIy-Sfory "*01 manFwitinff : Japanese; soldiers, who 8l^-WilWJJora& ballistic Joraiys and sometimes ate onq.anqtlgt’, camdtojp qftjjFie jun lese, bruarje are held in awitiitary stockade at Del Monte, Northern Mindanao, favoly*ideliBvi». w.o/ z storj The iior,**was tofil by ^S. JKfel* who obtained confessions and in terrogated witnesses in iix weeks of in.vestige.tfiom.r.i.'Ti*?3 Jrm MISSISSIPPI FLOODS HANNIBAL, MO. Hannibal, Mo.—The rain swol len Mississippi River and its jlowa tributary, the Des Moines River, presented a picture of death and destruction as one town was completely inundated and communities from Ottpmwai; ' : Plouisiana, Mo., WeWs tftfally submerged. y” At Ottumwa; Herschel Love less, in charge of rescue opera tions, estimated the de«t)l toll would reach 20. No deaths were reported along the Mississippi River levees, between the mouth of the Des Moines and St. Louis, gave way under the riv er’s pressure, covering an esti mated 16,000 acres of farmland and the town of Alexandria, Mo. Water was eight to ten feet deep in the town's streets just ~a: few hours after the approxi mately 630 persons who live there left for shelter aft nestby Way1 land. In N&nfaf Of »'f Miw* i5«nlet pu|s°n >/ diet this f to mhavejspet s Idstriribetd kt iesptdf ib Miss Jennie Hudson, born April vived by four sisters: Mrs. Leff Edwards, Sparta; Mrs. Martin Evans, Sparta; Mrs. Lett Ddn can, Glade Valley; and Mrs. Mac VanHoy, of Piney Creek. " For about 33 years she had resided in Sparta: She became a member of Sparta Baptist about twenty years ago, and her life was that of a loyal, devoted, and useful Christian. No one more She attended the . services of the church;' she loved its ordin ances and its worship; and she faithfully supported and aided the Woman’s Missionary Society t>y her presence and by her loy al and interested cooperation. In every way that was possible lor tier to help forward the welfare of the church she was ready to do all in her . power._ H"S8'Sna£-*fflM consisted B reneexecf' * a Christian life. Good health mod; great . indus try had characterized her useful life, hut in the early winter of. 1946 it became necessary for : her tor have .surgical treatment and she entered the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. There she tb* ceased,, the most careful attention andditrrfeemetfc-that she would agttfar. be Vestured- to health-iamd the-'happiness of an active; and lonjfblife.1 After ad mouth of to* cuperation spent in Statesville, She wa%c^HaM again te the hos pital- iflU. Which she survived tor a sfldrt^WFtuA uriy. EvtirythiBg that; m^ditaljdtention and" care fukonkmdng • could do: t«g restore her to health .was prdVided.;Tho«e with Whbm she shad iheeti resid ing for maflyn-yeBEasgaVe her From where I sitfifey J&lUGrsliM ' TUfiTuTZ? ‘»*i r;r Where'* the Argument? - up, • ttri nancies i. 2.11 argue you’dhave thought / they'd bren dairy mg tor life. i’ TiMrc «««3ir, v! Lns jteew .65 flout £f« t tgfa tv ( battle1 fcfuoo aflii>!iri; fiKK. *A: . ... t « ** Truman Will Open Highway Safety Conference On June 18 - • i inference June 18, ise announced to w ashing ton —-‘President Tru manrwillspeak at the opening session of the . Action Program Group of the President’s High Very Attention and considera ion, kindness, and Christian sympathy and ministered, so far xs was in their power, to restore •er T^ealth and relieve her suf ering. . 1‘4’h^'lonesomest thing in all Hi/ vWHd.” says. O’ Henry, “is soul, whin it is making ready j gp on its mysterious and far avunqy.” Miss Hudson said she was not afraid to die. She was ready to go. “What a power has death to awe and hush the voices oft the,earth! How mute we stand when that power confronts us and we look upon the - silence wrought in a human life! We can only gaze and bow our heads and creep with our broken, stammering utterances under the shelter of some great word that God has spokten and in which we see through the history of hujman sorrow and the outstretch ing and over shadowing of the Eternal arms.” .-The USDA has reported that Commpdity Credit Corpor has completed purchases ,700 bales of cotton for the Conservation , Farming News H. E. Singletary and 1 K. Greene Buster Murphy, of the Little Pine community, was assisted re cently by the Soil Conservation Service in staking and building terraces on one of his fields. These terraces will check the gul lying effect of run-off-water un til a grass sod can be established. Elmer Edwards, of the Glade Valley community, recently mow ed his -ladino clover meadow. This is the first cutting of hay on this field. The cool spring has caused the clover to be small for the first cutting, but the clover is already making rapid growth for the He wants to know what fils fields need for both crops and pasture. His strip cropping which was started. this spring is helping to hold the top soil and protect his field from erosion. Cleve Andrews, of the Edwards Cross Roads community, was as sisted recently by the Soil Con servation Service in getting one of his pasture fields sampled. Cleve, is planning to seed ladino clover on his pasture, afterttreat ing with lime and phosphate. Clay Roberts, of the Pine Fork community, had lines staked for a fish pond on his farm, This pond will be stocked when fin ished with bream and bass. At Home On The Farm With The City Cousin Driving onto tbe farm of “Big John-”‘Teague over in the Ellen dale Community of Alexander County, Farm Agent H. C. Col vard and myself found the farm er sawmill operator shading his eyes with his hands as he look ed across the field. “Morning, Cousin; howdy, A gentl” was the way he greeted us. We asked him what met his gaze and he pointed to a six arte pasture sown last fall to what the agent said was Ladino clover and orchard grass. “If it’s pasture,” I says, “Where’s the cows?” “Oh, I’ve had ’em off for a while,” Big John says, “Been waitin’ for it to rain so the stuff 11 grow.” Then the agent explained that when pasture gets low, ifs a good practice to keep the cattle Many New Books Received At County Library Recently Alleghany County Library has received over 260 new book* in the past two months. The follow ing is only a partial list of the last ones received: The Miracle of the Bells, Jan ney; Omit Flowers, Please, Gai ner; Mistress Masham's Repose, White; The Border Lord, West cott; The White Dress, Eberhart. The Plotters, Carlson; The Fighting Four, Brand{ One Man Must Die, Cummingham; In The Hands of the Senecas, Edmonds; Dear Fatherland, Rest Quietly, Bourke White. Toil of the Brave, Fletcher; Clattering Hoofs, Raine; Secret Passage, Cavonna; Green Grass of Wyoming, O’Hara; The Thres her, Krouse; New Guinea Head hunt, Mytinger; The Herdsmen, Wilson. Barabbas, Bekessy; East River, Asch; Theives in the Night, Koestler; Time to Speak Up (for women speakers), Butler; So You Were Elected, Bailord; A Book About a Thousand Things, Stimpson. The Street of The City, Hill; Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream house, Hodgim; South of Heaven, Rogers; Bring Along Laughter, Loyan; That Hagen Girl, Roberts; The Show Piece, Tarkington; The Dark Wood, Weston; Two Clues, Gardner; Where Two Ways Met, Hill; Banner of The Wayside, Adams. Twin Oaks News Mr. and Mrs. Ross Murray, Sparta Route 2, spent a while with friends, here, Saturday night. Maynard Jones, Greensboro, spent the wek end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones, Furches. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Joines, Sparta, spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mur ray, here. Miss Edna Sanders returned to her work in Edgewood, Md., after spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Sanders, Sparta, Route 3. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mabe, Ga gpL, spent the week end with |d Mrs. James Mabe, here, and Mrs. Carl Bare, Laurel [S, visited friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Collins md daughter, Nancy, stopped. with friends here, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sexton, I who have been living in High Point for sometime, have re ;urned here and will move to ;heir new dwelling on Indepen lence road soon. Mr. and Mrs. George Warden md children and Miss June San Jers spent Sunday picnicking on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Southers and son, Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Southers, Jr., and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith, Johnson City, Tfenn. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Reed and his mother, Mrs. A. L. Reed, re turned Sunday after spending several days with relatives in Danville, Va. Mr. and Mrsr-Clarence Brine gar and daughter, Bel Air, Md., are spending a few days with her father, G. Lester Fender, heer. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fender, and his mother Mrs. Monroe Fen der Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brin egar and daughter spent Sunday, from grazing it too closely. “Over grazing” is the term he used, I believe. “See that field over there?” The farmer asked us, pointing in another direction. “Well, I want the farm agent here to help me get this same pasture estab lished over there.!' Then he told us that demand for lumber from his sawmill has begun to fall off, and that in a year or so he will again be de pending upon his farm for a liv ing. During this time he plans to seed additional pastures and hay crops. “There’s a man who’ll be ready for any farm emergency,” the agent declared, when we were back on the highjway. “That’s, a fact,” I commented, R. E. Faw & Sons, Iiic. Hickory, N. C. RITE-WAY WELL DRILLING PERMANENT AND SANITARY For Information Contact 0. H. GENTRY PHONE 24-F-ll ELKIN P. O. Bonham, N. C. V Or write to Hickory Decoration To Be Held Sunday The annual decoration service will be observed at the Chestnut Hill Methodist church on Sun day, it was announced by Rev. William C. Crummett this week. The program for the day is as follows; regular preaghing ser vice Will be held at lF:00 by the pastor, dinner will be served on the ground at IZ:30 and Rev. Herbert Caldwell, spill preach at 2:00 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend this service and are asked to bring a basket. Rev. Mr. Crummett will fill his appointment at Nathan’s Creek Sunday night at 8:00 o’ clock, it was stated Rev. Mr. Crummett also an nounces and requeste that all' who attend Sunday- school at the Mount Zion church to meet for Sunday school at 9:45 Sunday morning for the purpose of re organizing the school. Peden News Mr. and Mrs. George Perry had as their dinner guest on Sun day Rev. and Mrs. Paul Phipps, of Grassy Creek and Mrs. Oscar Perry. Other guests in the after noon included, Mr. and Mrs, Paul Dpuglas and son, also Roy Doug las. P. C. Edwards, Mrs. /fnnie Edwards and son, mad^ a busi ness trip to Sparta, Thursday. Rev. W. C. Crummett was din ner guest of Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Williams, Friday-night. Little Jimmie Templeton is un dergoing treatment in the Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. arid Mrs. Barnett Reeves and daughter, Mrs. B. H. Wil liams, also Mrs. Hazel Sturgill and daughter, attended the Mem orial service at Maple Shade, Virginia, Sunday. Pvt. Joe Perry, of Cqmp Lee, Virginia, spent the w$ek end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter with relatives at Laurel Springs. J. E. Irwin and “Aunt" Alices At wood spent Wednesday with Mr.. and MrS. Kilby Atwood. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray visited George Me. Irwin Sunday, who is confined in the Elkin hospital, following a very serious oper ation. Clifford Sexton, Columbus, Ohio, spent a short while with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sexton here last week. Petty. , Miss Bessie Douglas returned to her work in Washington, D. C. alter spending sometime with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas. Little Jerry Joe Caldwell spent last two weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ho bert Weaver. Mr. and Mr* Fred Weaver had as their Sunday guest; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and grand children; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bern an and children; Miss Zenna Beman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson, also Mr. and Mrs. Den nis Loggias and son. Mr. Gearmon Blevins and friends of Winston-Salem visi ted, Mr. Bob Perry, Sunday. Mrs. Fred ' Weaver and Mrs. George Perry visited the big rocks, Thursday afternoon. NOTICE OF TRUSTEES Sli t . OF LAND As Trustee in a certain Deed of Trust Executed by W. Q. Hig gins and wife, Docia Higgins, to the undersigned Trustee to se cure payment of note to R»ben Hash, default having, been mnH«. in payment of said note, and de mand for the sale of the land having been made, I will offer far sale at Public Auction at the Court House Door in Sparta, North Carolina, on the 10th. day of July, 1947, at 11:00 A. M. for cash the following described tract of land: BEGINNING at J. M. Caudill and Ross Jolly’s corner on the bank of Cherry Lane Mountain View Church, road;: then running with said road to Brush Creek; then down and with said Creek to R. F. Shaw’s line; then with R. F. Shaw’s line to a Spanish oak, R. F. Shaw and J. M. Cau dill corner; then with R. F. Shaw’s line to Richard Shaw’s line; then with Richard Shaw’s line to Jim Shaw’s line; then with Jim Shaw’s line to Ross Jolly’s line; then with Ross Jolly’s line to the beginning. Containing 150 acres; more or ItesK. This 10th day oi June, 1947. R. F. 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