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THCRSDAT. StPTDtBES Jt, iS2r Expert A4e- Un l lur- irt Thundr raloriuk. Miller.. S . Juty 16. (ir: un der cuvfr if pu.-ble when & triuuurr storm thrraU-ris. If this i i)t prac tieable. lie down TVat it- the advice wuch Alexander G. McAoue, dirrc lor of the Hlue Hill otmtrvator. Hi this town. and profewr of mrteorol ojry at Harvanl unrwersitv, gTvet m an explanation of the action tjT lirht ninff prrpared for The AuiOciaUid Press. He )fwe what he de.-w-ri-; as "ten fro5 rnle.s to help peopir lake care of Uiemiielve.v" "In a Vattle," sas Professor Mc Aiiie, "a hundred bullet are firel for each solilier Villed. It is something like thi? with 1i(rhtninjr flashes. TViere are a hundred diacharut-s for every bolt of lihtenirifr that hit a person. Fortunately, too, of every hundred streak of liKitniiifr about ninety are c.ouj to ciouo or pu vr-i i fiires of ranierate elrclrkcai , j.d re mirstly hortxonLai, iVJig ut un lag e Katr-v-e "About ten flash to b hundred come ttrticUl), Lftal u. dtfwn ti rarth in a straight line. Some flahet come sideas and wtfn to be cruok evi although there are reai'lj if flash es of urxagxlnr bit litt teeth of a saw. as artists jreneraJl depict light run "The intense straight flashe are the ones to be feared, and it l a nl i person who starxis uul in the open when such flashes are seen. He in vites trouble, but the invitation u not always accepted. "At this time of the year thunder storms are frequent and there are a comparatively larjre number of fatal accidents. One reads in the prej dispatches that four men are walking alontf a New Jersey beach dtirtng' a thunderstorm. There is a flash of lightning, one man is killed outright, one severely burned, and the otner ' .,(,. tii, c is no protecUoa far a case iike this unless one cvuid carry ;ruui.d with him a metallic cover, well grounded. The first rule ia, Omsl: , ht not stay out on the beach ox in 'a field when dark, heavy clouds sue ! overhead or coming slowly from the west or south Ot under cover tf jwssible. If this is not practicable, Be down. Don't remain standing, I "Second: Io not stand under a tie rith thick foilage. You are forming a part of the line of discharge, since the body more particularly the akin il moist, is a better conductor than the trunk of the tree. More people are killed by lightning in this way than probably any other. "Third: Don't stand in the doorway of a barn or at a window in proxi mity to a chimney. There are cur rent of air or winds, and the light ning follows to some extent any draft or colmnin of rising air, especially warm air. "Fourth: Don't laugh at any one's Attention Ladies, we are showing: an exceptionally good line of millinery this fall at reasonable prices. Our milliner is making hats every day. Don't fail to look them over. Our fall dry goods are very attractive now in both quality and prices. We are showing some beautiful Corduroys, Costume Velvets, Satin Crepes, Canton Crepes, Crepe-de-chines, Taffetas, Messelines, Char meuse, also Poiret Twills, Serges, Wool Crepes, Flan nels, etc. We are closing out our entire stock of shoes and put ting in ready-to-wears, and a more extensive line of dress trimmings, notions and novelties. Our shoe stock is new and in good condition. You will find some of the best values in this stock you have had in years. We are giving a liberal deduction on all shoes. Come and buy for your family before the stock is picked over. Yours to serve, C. W. SCOTT & COMPANY Asheboro, N. C. Mtsaeas uu nnjf a Qtaatieriitanu . nere l ;;ood reason to be nerv ous, tven if one is in a building that is truck the damage is, in 98 cases out f a handred, confined to ripping out plaster or knocking off slates, and tearing off any projecting timbers. Hut there are time when the storm clouds descend to earth and amid darkness the flashes are heavy and numerous. It is dangerous to be near a chimney or a tree or a flagpole or a metal clothes-line. "Fifth: Stock should not be tied near a wire fence. " Sixth: There is no particular sense in going to bed. Standing on giasa or rubber or any good insulator, a woolen blanket for example, wiB give one a little more seurjty and a great deal more confidence. The prob ability of a person in an ordinary res idence being struck is very slight. "Seventh: If you are near a person who has been stricken make every ef fort to resuscitate him. Only rarely does lightning kill outright. Mostly people are stunned, and all that is needed is a little artificial respiration to restore them to consciousness. Of course get a doctor quick. "Eighth: If you are in a trolley car and a flash comes in and burns the fuses with a roar and blinding flash, sit still. The danger is over, and while you may be frightened you are not likely to be hurt. "Ninth: If you have a radio, better cut it out during a thunder storm. The antennae should be grounded di rect and all wires, as far as possible, kept outside. "Tenth: If your house is provided with good lightning rods you need not have much to fear. Moreover dwelling houses in city blocks are practically safe. THE NOR. a VISITORS INVITED We invite you to see our cars on exhibition at the Fair and at our Service Station next door to Pritchard's Grocery, in South Asheboro. CHEVROLET PRICE REDUCTION EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES the foUowing prices: SUPERIOR ROADSTER $490 Superior Touring 495 Superior Utility Coupe 640 Superior Sedan 795, Superior Commercial Chassis 395 Superior Light Delivery 495 Utility Express Truck Chassis 550 All Prices F. 0. B. Flint, Mich. QUALITY CARS AT QUALITY PRICES These very low prices are made possible through large volume production and are in conformity with our fixed policy of providing the utmost per dollar value in eco nomical transportation. Trinity News Mesdames. Ballance and Carpenter are visiting friends in Greensboro this week. Mrs. D. C. Johnson and son, D. C, Jr., visited on Johnson street Wed nesday. Prof. Story, of kigh school, has moved to the A. B. Coltrane place in North Trinity. A. B. Coletrane and family have moved to Salisbury where he is con nected with the anti-salon work. Little Grace McDowell has dip theria. No other case in town. T " it- , ur. orayson, 01 Mlgn roint, was in town on professional business Sat urday. Mr. Walter Crowson is makintr im provements on his house running a r" " "wim Biuo aim ouier im provements. Miss Ritchie Johnson has been vis iting relatives on Johnson street. , bhe holds a position with the Com I mercial Bank of Hio-h Point. rranic wood, Jr., with his sisters, Misses Frances and Dorothy, are spending some time here. vereun grades of High School win do taugnt in the old College Ho tel. Miss Mabel Coletrane, who near here, died last Saturday. ine old college building is being renovated and generally fixed up. Lee Royals is imnrovino' hie nina -1 1 ... ' . o - ui ousiness cutting doors and so on rare. Kachel Johnson is spending Buuic nine in namnton. va -antv. : i ' irienus. Mr. Jim White and family have re turned from Laurel Hill in Scotland county. Mrs. Warren, who has resided for some time in North Trinity, thinks of moving to the Johnson place in South Trinity. lived CiiOLIV. LKU1U.SNAIUES NEWS ITEMS Pete Gray, who killed his brother in High Point June 1st of this year, was arrested recently in Mooresville in Iredell county. Montgomery county is doing mar velous work in the building of good roads and in the construction of the high schol buildings and consolidated school buildings. Candor has a high school building which cost more than $90,000. Wadeville has the same and a consolidated school building and five acres of land located in Pee Dee township. Alvin B. Councill is dead caused by a motorcycle striking his automobile near Hickory. Younir Councill ma 20 years old and is the son of former judge w. U. UouncUl. i he chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Virginia is opposed 10 roaa Donds being issued. At the annual meeting of the N. C. American Legion at tiocxj Mouni lat week, CoL Wiley Rodman, of Washington, was elected commander of the Legion at the eonciuaion 01 the defeating CoL George S. Bunker, of Wilmington; Tom Dan iels, of New Bern, and Dr. Cha. O. H. Laugaingtiouse, or oreenvuie, on the sixth ballot Aaheville was se lected for the place of the next meet ing. Utner ollicers electee: were as follows: Vice commanders John O. Gles- by, e Coocord; Charles Sloan, of Oteen, and Henry K,. Bourne, or Tarboro; adjutant and finance offi cer R. E. Denny, of Greensboro; Chaplain G. T. Bond, of Greens boro; historian Robert B. House, of Raleigh; judge advocate Geo. K. Greeman, of Goldshoro; national ex ecutive committeeman Miss Alice Gray, of Winston-Salem; alternate national executive committeeman Tom Byrd, of Asheville; delegates at large to national convention LoL Wiley S. Rodman, of Washington; R. E. Denny, of Greensboro, and Oliver Smith, of Raleigh; chairman of the On To ban r rancisco com mittee alternate delegates, John Oglesby, of Concord; Charles Sloan, of Oteen. and Henry C Bourne, of Tarboro. At the concluding session of the woman's auxiliary Mrs. F. S. Spruill, of this city was unanimously elected state president. She declined the hon or, however, and Mrs. J. R. Wilkes, of Charlotte, was elected. The other auxiliary officers follow: Vice president, Mrs. Grant Shep herd, of Salisbury; second vice presi dent, Mrs. A. B. Thomas, of Waynes- ville; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. C. D. Magette, of Winston-Salem; chaplain, Mrs. F. S. Spruill, of Rocky Mount; historian. Miss Lida Rodman, of Washington. lhe following district committee women were elected: Miss Orie Worley. Kinston: Mrs. H. S. Alcock, Rocky Mount; Mrs. I. T. Mann, High Point; Mrs. R. C. Cantwell, Wilmington: Mrs. Charles xoung, Wadesboro; Mis. W. R. Mor row, Lexington, and Mrs. A. B. Jus tice, Charlotte. Vacancies on the executive com mittee from the first, third and tenth districts will be filled later. The following resolutions were adopted. Under the report of the resolu tions committee there came a ranid fire of proposals, upwards of a score in number. The report of the com mittee was made by Col. George K. freeman, of Goldsboro, member of the committee, in the absence of Major Matt. H. Allen, chairman. Probably leading in public inter est among the resolutions which were adopted was an endorsement by the legionnairese of the French occupation of the Ruhr and the ef forts of that nation to enforce the treaty of Versailles. The resolution loaows: "Whereas, National Commander Owsley has recently visited the Ruhr valley, and has expressed himself in no uncertain terms as to the moral and legal rights of France in the in vasion of the Ruhr vallev: "Therefore, be it resolved, that the American legion, Department of Worth Carolina, in convention a- sembled, go on record as approving me action 01 me frencn in their ef forts to enforce the conditions of the Versailles peace treaty." strong for Americanism. Another resolution of more than usual importance referring the law and order, declared: "Whereas, the North Carolina d partment of the American , legion recognizes the fact that opposition to government, law and order is prevalent and growing in this state ana nation, and, whereas, the funda mental principals of th Amrw-.n legion are based upon 100 per cent aiiegiance to tne national constitu uon, to the end that good citizen tuup may oe promoter cased upon patriotism ana real Americanism." "It is, therefore, resolved, in con vention assembled, that the North Carolina department of the Ameri can legion condemns as inconsistent with partiotism and Americanism for a person or group of persons to take an oath paramount to that of the constitution of America and laws of North Carolina, and who in the execution of their duties under such oath disiegard their oaths of allegiance as a citizen of the United States, to the end that freedom add J iCii D 3aPS2T7 i A I . Eighty-five thousand or people saw Jack Dempsy knocks Louis Angel Firpe in the seen round of the "Battle of the Ck. Dents" and therby retained the heavy, weight pugilist championship of t world last Friday night , PISGAH NEWS at The farmers in this section Kuvui wiivuiii gsuicruia; lOOOer Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burroni were guests of Mr. and Mrs. (j ji Thomas Sunday. Mr. C. N. Lucas, of Seagrove, spent the week-end here with home folks. Messrs. Clyde, Clifton and Carton Thomas, of Biseoe High School spent the week-end with their parw ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Thomag. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Hodge visit, ed friends at Allreds, Saturday ami Sunday. Miss Beulah Hammonds spent Thursday with Mrs. Lilly Voncanon. Miss Fairy Maness went to Ash, boro Friday. Miss Leona Lucas is spending few days with her brother, Mr. V. H Lucas at Allreds. Mr. Frank Cross , of High Point spent Sunday at W. M. Manesses' He was thrown from his motor crU and painfully hurt. liberty are destroyed, laws disre garded, resulting in chaos and anarchy." Another resolution condemns the failure to bring to trial the two men indicted for the murder of Major. Alexander P. Cronkhite, at Camp Lewis, Washington, in 1918. The preamble recited that failure to ex tradite the defendants has been brought about "largely through ef forts of an organization that has caused pressure to be brought against some of our public officials. and by stirring up radical prejudice through publicity of unauthentic; matters concerning this case." The resolution condemns, "the aot of any organization, racial or religious seV in interfering with the administra tion of justice or preventing ay on from coming to trial." Sidesteps Grist Bill. The convention sidestepped any expression on tne merits or de ments of the Grist bill, providing loans to ex-soldiers, which will be submitted to the voters of the state at the November election. The convention adopted, however, a reso lution expressing appreciation of the efforts of Representative F. D. Grist of Caldwell county, in behalf of ex service men, but making no direct reference to the bill which Mr.. Grist piloted through the North; Carolina legislature. Another matter pending before' the people of the state, which the: convention noticed without commit ting itself definitely, was the Giles, bill to encourage colonization schemes for tenant farms. At the request of General A. E. Glenn, the- - convention adopted a resolution fa- t i A 9 ? 1 . . . vonng appropriate legislation to as sist men to the home ownership of" individual farms without commit ting itself to the Giles bill or any other particular plan. The department went on record a. favoring a limitation of armament as a necessary step towards world peace, and passed a resolution urg ing the president to call n interna tional conference for the limitation, of all armament. A resolution was adopted urging" more respect for the United States fiag, and the Women's, auxiliary of North Carolina was '.congratulated in i luinci icbuiuuvu upvii ive ouv cessful efforts for the adoption of the national flag code by the Nation Woman's auxiliary. six resolutions were passed ia connection with the veteran's bu-r reau. One of these provides for the financing of the . work of the state service officer, and another urges re-establishment of the Raleigh sub district office for the handling of claims, Which was recently merged with the office at Charlotte. The other resolutions urge more prompt, methods of handling claims and lib eralization of government insurance policies. , The committee and representatives ti. KT.t; .1 a Can iw Mic iinuuiiau WUTCUUVU w - Francisco for the seventh district .. . w nt . D were major u. u. nines; ison o. King, of Sanford, and Wade H. Phil lips, of Lexington. ... . Tokyo, Japan, Which Was Laid b Ruins ' ;l!i'.!-t?ance Chevrolet Go. . .ft ' y (' 1 ': 1 ?' s J f - V-- . ... -ii Asheboro, N; C I r
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