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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT HE MONROE JOURNAL PUBLISHED TUJ AYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.22. No. 52. MONROE, N. G, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. v THE COMMUNITY SERYICE SCHOOL THE GREAT EVENT BEGINS AT INDIAN THAI Li MOXP'.V Sir John, Making a Deserate Effort to Get in Phone lo lU-ae Sorrel Top, Hurt His tool Man Hun Over By Tracthn Engine. Correspondence of The Journal. Indian Trail. July 26. Mrs. L. H. Jones of Craig. Colorado, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Lem mond the latter part of last wee-k. MiBS Letha Snyder of Concord spent the former part of last week with Mrs. J. V. Hailing. Mrs. T. A. Shaw, who has been ill for some time with fever. Is Improv ing rapidly. Mr. Boyd Dellinger and his sister Cray are spending a few days this week with relatives in Charlotte. Mr. Walter Lemmond of Matthews was the guest of Mr. Samuel Lem mond one day last week. Student, why do you sit down there and pine about the news from old Indian Trail? And frequently giving suggestions as to how it may be more efficiently written for your special benefit. I now wish to inform you, as well as other Journal readers, that I will have a phone to aid me In my work of getting the news soon. However, it will not be in use under two weeks, then I hope that with the aid of It, and the aid of Gilbert, we can give you the desired information from the Trail" that I. as well as others, feel that you stand In great need of, according to the statement you gave in your last article, about getting the news. I am not well in formed as to what is the reason of your being farther from seeing Indian Trail than you have ever been since you went down there, but according to the rumor in the neighborhood, it Is not that you are afraid the supply of bread and milk on which you say you subsist is limited or that vlcous cows are continually breaking out of blackberry rails up here that keeps you back. There undoubtedly must be another reason. That tenacius de sire you have for clinging to Rich mond county must bo prompted by something else other than the little insignificant desire for food. It i my opinion, as well nr. the opiulon of others, that you will never reach In dian Trail again alive (or mean un married.) And we know that the hniv hnmii nf nifltrimonv have great power when rightly, carried out, and it may be that you will never reach your native town again. Student, you must explain! The Big School. Something coming! There will be a five days' community service school beginning July 31st in the Indian Trail school auditorium. Friends and citizens of Union and adjoining counties, here Is an opportunity for you to listen to Borne of the leading men and women of the State who are gladly Imparting wholesome knowl edge to the public, and all they ask, Is that you come out and get your share of what is going. We, the peo ple of Indian Trail, extend a hearty welcome to all who will come and take the advantage of the life-time opportunity. Come one and all, bring your dinner and be prepared to stay all day, and not only one day. but every day during the term or five days. It would be well to call to the minds of the people of Union county that they are fortunate in having free access to such a store house of knowledge In their midst. As lias been told in The Journal, this school, which begins next Mon day, Is the first of its kind in the United States. The discussion will hinge around the fundamental and vital question, "How can rural com munities get more out cf their schools, their farms, their markets, their homes, their health and their social life?" Besides the regular daily program there will be the following specla: features: Monday: Motion pictures (free). Tuesday: Address; Community Building by Cooperation MiJ. W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agri culture. Wednesday: Address; The Rural Community of the Future. Prof. W. C. Riddlck, President of A. k V College. Thursday: Address; Community Civics. N. W. Walker. State High School Inspector, and Member of the faculty of the State University. Friday: Address; The Child. The Community's Greatest Asset J. Y. Joyner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Misses Sadie and Edna Boyd spent the latter part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. John Paxton of Matthews. Misses Cora Lee Robinson and Jesse Currents spent Saturday night with Miss Gray Delllnger. Miss Annie Harkey's friends will be glad to know that she is Improv ing some at this writing. Mr. James Vlckery, who Joined the Garmon and Starnes threshing crew last week, fell from the portable engine truck used In the threshing outfit and was seriously bruised by the truck running over him. The ac cident happended near Mint Hill on the road about seven miles north of Indian Trail. Mr. Vlckery was rid ing on the gasolene tank on the rear of the truck when the tank suddenly turned and Mr. Vlckery fell between the front and rear wheel and the rear wheel ran across his hand and foot almost crushing the bones of each. The axle of the truck being ery low bent him almost against the ground. This strained Mr. Vlckery's back and hips very badly. He was laid out on some quilts In the road and a physician was Immediately summoned, who lived at Mint Hill about a half a mile from where the accident occurred. The physician was on the scene In about ten min utes. An Injection of morphine was put into Mr. Vlckery's arm for he was raging with pain. When he be came quiet he wa. taken to a nearby residence and laid on a bed. He re mained here until a nearby automo bilist, Mr. Carl MrEwen, who owns an auto truck, and who was phoned for arrived. Mr. Vickery was laid on a feather bed in the auto and Mr. Perry Garmon and Mr. McEwcn speedily took him to his home at In dian Trail. He has been unable to turn himself in bed. although he is some better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Railings left Indian Trail one day last week about seven clock a. m. and motored to Barium Springs, a distance of 110 miles, got Florencei Robert and Johhny Hess from the Presbyterian Orphange there and returned to In dian Trail by noon the same day. The Hess children are relatives or this vicinity, and as they were on a vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Railings de cided to bring them back to their home to spend it. Your scribe, at this writing, is nl most unable to walk. He started to fall from a telephone post where he was making a desperate effort to put up his own phone line and managed to Jump, hitting the ground very hard, almost breaking the instep of his right foot. Sir John. Unlonvllle News. Correspondence of The Journal. Unlonvllle. July 27 Miss Virginia Helms has returned from Chapel Hill where she attended the summer school for teachers. Miss Clara Purser, who has also been to Chapel Hill, will visit rela tives at Salisbury and other points before she returns to her home here. Prof, and Mrs. J. T. Yeargin will arrive here today at noon to visit Mrs. Yeargin's mother, Mrs. J. C. W. llargett. They have also been to Chapel Hill. Mr. Sanford Medlin of South Mon roe township is visiting his brother, Mr. M. A. Medlin. Mrs. A. Y. Kezlah and children are visiting her father-in-law, Mr. Isaac Kezlah. of North Monroe. Mr. Otis Ifraswell of Fairfield is visiting friends lu re. Miss Isubelle Seerest Is visiting her sister, Mis. Tip Helms, in Monroe and unending the Union meeting. The Union singing school, led t) Mr Reoce. Lone, began here yestcr- .tuv Larce crowds are attending and every body that wants to learn how to sing are invited to auenu. The Protracted service will begin at the Presbyterian church Sunday as previously announced In The Journal. The summer term or school ncgius Mnmiiiv ttPfk Prof. McCaunis will be principal, and your correspondent has not been informed who the as sitants are. Will report them next week. Students will find board and tuition cheap, and all that will come are invited to do so. Oh! poor Joy, 1 am sorry you have been sick. I certainly can sym pathize with you for I have tieen sieu all summer. Hope you are lota bel ter and that you will soon be com pletely well. Oh my: Where nave an our cm respondents flown to? Things aren't half as lively with us as they wen lust winter. Wake up and g) tn work. We all miss your letters r.nd feel like oh I don't know what when all of you don't write. "Padersky," you raur.t follow Scapegoat's example and send us some news from your new home. Are you having a nice time? Well, let me tell you wnai i uiu last Sunday. A crowd of us "Fold ed" It to the communion services t Liberty Primitive Baptist chuich three miles south of Monroe and from there to Wingate, spent about half an hour In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Williams, and from there to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mills, where we spent a delightful hour or two. Meant to go and see un cle O. P. T. while at Wlngate, bur did not have time. I Intend to do so next time I am there. We got home that night about 7:30 Wild Rose. . lawlessness in Duplin. J. W. Kllpatrlck, an animal quaran tine Inspector In the employ of the State and Federal Bureau of Animal Industry, who Is operating in Duplin county, where night riders have com mitted frequent outrages recently, last week appealed to Solicitor Henry E. Shaw at Kinston for protection. Kllpatrlck said he had been fhot at several times and frequent threats had been made to kill him. he had heard. He had appealed to Gov. Craig and the Governor referred him to the solicitor. Kllpatrick's connec tion .with the enforcement of the stock law, now In force In Duplin to the dissatisfaction of many of the people, has evidently earned him the enmity of the night riders. uin ,s to be compromised of '"rsons of the disatlsfied element. He says the night riders cut pasture fences almost every night. . The Progress of the Va.r. While the successes of the British, the French, and the Russians con tinue in a general way, there have been no marked advance In the European fighting. However, the Russians have made a considerable sweep against the Turks, and have advanced 100 miles in a week, tak ing possession of all of Armenia where the Turks have been mas sacrelng for so long. RELIEF WORK GOIMi ON Committee Named by Gov. Craig Have Taken the Mtuatlon In Hand a ii I Are Sending Money For Im mediate Relief. The committee appointed by Gov. Craig to raise funds to help the flood sufferers in the western counties has gone to work in earnest and the peo ple are responding liberally. E. E. Britton of Raleigh is chairman and E. W. Crow of Raleigh, treasurer, of the committee. The committee is sued the following statement Wednes day: First, of all. we beg to say that we were greatly encouraged by the re sponse to the appeal sent out the fir? of (he week. In three days our peo ple have forwarded r3000.00 a memorable testimony to the generosi ty of North Carolinians and their friends in other States. While this seems to be a larpe sum. let no one be deceived into thinking that it is by any means commensurate with the demands of the disaster that has befallen our fellow-citizens in the weastern counties. Along four great rivers and more than a hundred of their tributaries complete wreck and ruin have been wrought at a season when it is too late to replant, in a time when conditions ure diffi cult, and in a way that makes Impos sible the tiding over the situation by means of loans or credit. The lands themselves have in many instances been shorn of their value. The committee appropriated $6, 00O.UU0 for the purpose of instant relief allowing $5000 to $1000 to the county, and providing wise and trustworthy channels for the distri bution of the funds. No appropria tion was made for Mitchell, Yancey and Avery, because we had no def inite information from these counties the fact being that by reason of the distinction of means of commu nication there are yet large regions that have not been heard from. We are happy to say that we have reason to hope that in most, if not all in stances, the necessities of daily sus tenance have been supplied locally. Those In the mountains -,vho were spared in part are dividing with ther less fortunate fellows, as we nil knew they would. But necessarily they cannot carry even this burden a gnat length of timt'. Nor would we have them do so. As soon as wc are pur. that the Instant needs of food anl clothing have been provided, we hope to un dertake to relieve the need of sub stantial essentials to putting on their again the men und womn whose stock und store, whose harvests und growing crops, were swept away. With the view to doing this wisely we i.ppninted Mr. John Sprunt Hill, of Durham; Mr. A. M. Scales, of (5reenboro, and Mr. B. W. Kllgore, of Raleigh, a committee to visit the stricken regions, and directed them to immediately Investigate with the view to recommending the fuilher course of this committee. These gentlemen, it is hardly nescssary to add, are serving without pay. We have every rii .ion to believe that every dollar thai can be spared will be needed. We propose to give to every sufferer only according to his need; we ask from every man on ly arcording to his ability. The com mittee was deeply impressed upon re ceiving a doller fro man Inmate of the State's Prison. The terrible Hood was made by small drops of water: It will be relieved by thousands and ten thousands of small gifts from those who have but little and by larger gifts from those who have more. Let every man and woman do his or her part. From Weddlngton. Correspondence of The Journal. Miss Ola llemby left Monday for Stouts, where she will teach a sum mer school. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Pettus of Char? lotto visited at Mr. S. D. Belk's Mon day. Miss Marjorle Morris of Winston who has been spending some time with friends and relatives here, re turned Wednesday. x Master Henry Belk Matthews, who has been right sick of tosllitis, is slowly improving. Miss Clyde Belk left last week for Selma. where she will spend some time with her sister, Mrs. W. B. Nei Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McManus of Bonds Grove visited at Mr. VA. A Shorts Sunday. Little Miss Margaret Jordan of Salisbury is visiting Miss Ida Belk. Miss Bettle DeLaney has returned from an extended trip to Canada. Miss Elizabeth Lemmond of Mon roe has been spending some time with relatives here. Miss Lillie Turner of Burlinrton. who has been visiting Miss Nerrle Richardson, returned home Saturday. Mr. W. O. Lemmond of Monroe and Mr. B. F. Hargett of Providence spent Friday with their cousin, Mr. J. C. Hill. Mrs. W. A. Short delightfully en tertained a number of young people at a lawn party Tuesday evening The girls present were Misses Ruby, Adell and Samnile Lee McManus. Ethel Price, Pearl and Ruth Taylor Lula BcUle Killough. Annie Lee Short. Louise and Willie Mae Short, rear:. Myrtle, Nell and Mamie Hill. The boys present were David Thomas. Er vln Short. Victor and DeWItt Hunter, Charles Whlttlngton, Jack and Eus tace Hemby, David Hemby. Claud Deal and Harrison Hill. .Numerous old fashioned games were played and a good time enjoyed by all. Rer. Mr. Richardson Is holding a protracted meeting at Wesley Chapel this week. BIO SALE! WHERE? WHY AT THE RED HOT RACKET. MASS MEETING AT WINGATE Citiien of the School District Call ad to Asvenible Tomorrow luteal and Personal Items. Correspondence of The Journal. Wiugate. July 21. Mrs. T. J. Perry is spending the wee it with her daughter, Mrs. Y. H. Allen, of Peach land, who is in feeble health. Noi seriously so, however, her friends hope. Her friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs. T. M. Fields, who under went an operation for appendicitis in a hospital in Hamlet a few days ago, is getting along nicely and indica tions are such as to inspire hope for speedy recovery. Mrs. R. L. Womble, Mrs. Fields mother, went to Hamlet and brought Mrs. Fields' baby home and will care for it until its mother is able to take charge of the little fellow. Mrs. F. W. Braswell of Wadesboro is spending some time with the fam ily of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Jerome, of Wingate. Misses Letha Snider and Mamie Ross of Concord are the guests of Miss Ethel Snider at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Snider. Mrs. Boyce Helms of Monroe spent the week-end with the family of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Womble. Miss Annie James, who was call ed home last week to be with her sick parents, returned Tuesday and resumed her duties at the Wingate central. Miss James reports that her parents have recovered from their ill ness and are now getting along nicely. Rev. E. C. Snider is helping Rev. Mr. Phillips In meeting of days at Clear Creek church, this week. Mrs. Bud Pbifer is suffering from some disorder of the digestive organs. Her friends hope, however, that nothing serious will result and. that Mr3, Phifer will speedily recover. ' We are sorry to report that our neighbor and friend, Mr. Pernay Stewart, is suffering from a billious attack. Mr. Stewart's friends hope for him an early return to normal conditions. Mrs. Emma Barrett, who has been spending sometime In the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Redfearn, returned Tues day to her home near White Store. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Stewart and family of the White Store community are visiting the family of Mrs. Stew art's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Redfearn. Miss Minnie Currln of Marshville Is visiting among friends and rela tives in and about town. jilsses Bessie and Pauline Boggan, who have been visiting at Badin and perhaps other points, have returned to their home In Wingate, Mrs. Ada Gainings has rented the house recently acquired by Esq. II. K. Helms, known as the Brown pro perty, west of the depot. Dr. Hawfield Is on his round ad vertising the typhoid fever vaccine campaign. The prudent man and wo man will take advantage of this rare opportunity to fortify against this dreadful malady. "The prudent man lorsoeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." Proverbs of Solomon. There will be a mass meeting of the entire citizenship cf the Wingate school district on Saturday the 29th, beginning at 12 o'clock noon and continuing throughout the entire afternoon. This meeting Is of special importance to every citizen of the district, therefore no one should fail to attend If it is possible to get there. The protracted meeting at the Methodist church in Wingate is still In progress. Considering the unfavor able weather, etc., there is quite a good attendance at each service Pastor Taylor is very popular among our people. Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Griffin spent Wednesday with the family of their brother. Mr. E. W. Griffin. Messrs. James Lowery and Fulton Braswell have gone to Badin where they have secured work with the Aluminium Company there. Some of our villagers have attend ed some of the tent services at Mon roe and express themselves as highl pleased with Dr. Ainsworth's sermon. Mr. Ira B. Mullis says that on among the saddest features of th storm swept region Is that in many places the people are In total darknes: during the night time, all material for producing light having been swept away or destroyed by the floods. Think of It! Without food; without water fit for use; without necessary clothing to render the sufferers de cent and comforable, and besides all this wrapped in total darkness during the night! No time should be lost in relieving this distressed condition. O. P. Tim 1st. THE CASE AGAINST MR. GULI.EGE lawyer and Banker of Wadelmro Convicted of EmbcMlement HI Friends Do Not Think He Intend ed Wrong. Wadesboro Ansonlan. At the Richmond county court yes terday a Jury returned a verdict of guilty In the case of John W. Gul ledge, charged with embezzlement in connection with his presidency of the defunct Southern Savings Bank of this place. Judge Cline sentenced him to serve 18 months on the roads of Richmond county. Through his counsel, Gulledge appealed to the Su preme Court. He was required to give bond for $2500 and the usual appeal bond. His bondsmen are Messrs. R. E. Little and J. A. Leak, both of Wadesboro. The scene In the court room, when the verdict was returned. Is said to bare been one of Indescribable sad ness. Sympathy for the convicted man, who had been for a long time one of the leading citizens In town and county and especially for his fam ily, was very strong Indeed. The sad feature of his conduct of the bank's business was that involved in tne losses of about $5u000 there were the savings of many poor widows little children. His friends maintain that Mr. Gllledge never intended to misappropriate any of the bank's funds, that he borrowed fri the bank for bis personal use more than he should have been entitled to bor row, and that owing to the deprecia tion in values of real estate and oth er property during the past few years be was unable to pay what he was due the institution. Judge Cline charged the Jury that it must rind him "guilty of felonious intent" to render a verdict of guilty. The evi dence in the case was mainly docu mentary. It appeared that he had. in some cases, given second mort gages to the bank for funds which it la alleged he used himself. In these it is claimed he stated they were first mortgages and some of the transactions were in the names of other parties. The defendant did not go on the stand and put up no testi mony. There are three other cases against the defendant. Waxhaw News. Correspondence of The Journal. Waxhaw, July 27. Messrs. Fred and J. S. Plyler spent Tuesday after noon in Charlotte on business. Mr. Carl Wolfe is visiting at his houie in Spencer this week. Mr. A. L. Haigler left Tuesday to accept a position in Winston-Salem. Mr. Henry Niven is visiting in Charlotte this week. Messrs. Richard Nisbet and Wil liam Massey spent Wednesday in Charlotte. Assistant scout master, Grady Mas sey, took the scout patrol on a sight seeing trip to the river Tuesday to watch the construction of the new bridge. Mr. James L. Burccss of Broad way, N. C. is visiting his parents. Dr. and Mrs. G. 11. Burgess, this week. Mr. Essie Garrison, mail carrier for route one who has been taking his vacation, returned home Wednes day from a trip to Wingate. Mr. H. Turner McGuirt of Great Falls Is visiting in town this week. He was accompanied home by Mrs. S. J. McGuirt, Miss Clyde and Master Henry McGuirt, Mrs. L. E. Guion, Mist is Ruth und Mary Lee Guiou, who had to slay several days longei than they had planned on account of J all the bridges having bee n washed i away. They crossed the river 1:1 a boat at Van Wyck and from there they returned on the train. Messrs. Hayne Johnson, Marvin and Frank Richardson of Monroe visited friends here Wednesday even ing. Misses Atha and Nellie Redfearn of Monroe are visiting at Mr. J. L. Rodman's this week. Mr. W. W. Norwood will cele brate his birthday Friday, the 28th. with a big dinner. All are cordially invited to conic and bring well tilled baskets. Mrs. Martha A. Blythe, wife r.r Mr. S. M. Blythe, died Saturday ni-'-She was 61 years old. Mrs. Blythe leaves behind her a record of con secrated womanhood. She is sur vived by her husband and seven chil dren, Messrs. W. M. and Thomas Blythe and Mrs. J. E. Doster of W:.x haw; Messrs. S. J. and J. C. Blythe, of Fort Smith, Ark.; Jas. R. Blythe of Nowuter, Okla. Funeral services were conducted from the residence Sunday afternoon by Rev. W. F. Sutton, pastor of the deceased, who was assisted by Re v. K. W. Hogan of the Baptist church and Rev. C. E. Robertson of the Pres. Bytirian church. Mr. J. W. Mi Cain and J. W. Mc Cain, Jr. spent Thursday in Van Wyck. News Boy. Snakes Wore in the Trex-s. Wnxhaw Enterprise. One thing which perhaps the av erage person has not thought of lu connection with the men who spent the niMit in the tree tops when th bridge ubove Charlotte gave way last week, was the peril from snakes. One man said he was standing in u large tree and when the water got up around his feet he looked up to pick out a place higher in the tree and n snake about the size of his arm was coiled Just above his head. He turn ed loose the tree without disputing the right of ownership with his com paion in distress and made for an other tree. The tree tops were filled with little snukes which high waters had picked up along the river bot toms and cast upon the current. The Submarine Still With Is. The German submarine is still ly ing in Baltimore harbor ready to hike out whenever the hiking seems good. Folks are getting Impatient to see her hit out and try to dodge the warships waiting for her. But In as much as the captain and the crew are the ones to take the risk it dosen't seem to be any one else's business when they choose to make the dash. The other merchant subr.iir.ine which is claimed to be on the way to this country has not shown up. It Is ru mored that she was heading for a North Carolina port, either South port of Baufort. and British ships are said to be stationed outside these ports watching them. Dr. William R. Hudson. 23, of Washington, D. C. his brother. Oher Hudson, 21, and Richard F. Berry, the two last named of Luray, Va., were drowned In the Shenandoah river, four miles west of Luray, Va., Sunday afternoon while tn bathing DON'T MISS THE BIO EIGHT-DAY SALE AT THE RED HOT RACKET. COULD HAYE FLOATED LARGE BATTLESHIPS THAT'S HOW I I XL THE YAD KIN WAS WAY IP YONDER. .Mr. Bell TelN of Graphic Event vt the Mood Paenger Car Floateit Down the River and Broke- Ilia Bridge Freight Car Hammed the Elkin Factory. Mr. W. B. Bell, secretary and treasurer of the Jackson Mills Com pany, spent last Sunday and Monday at Elkin, bis old home, v.huh was in the path of the recent c!eti uctive floods in western North Carolina. While no lives were lost at Elkin and no destitution exists, ihe pro perty loss is very gnat and in some instances irreparable says Mr. Bell. Fine farming lands ou the Yadkiti river, which before the flood wou.ei bring easily $250.00 per acre are now practically worthless, the bottui.is in some Instances being washed iu great holes and in other places banks of sand from four to twelve feel deep are piled high on the heretofore rich lands. Mr. Bell's home at Elkin was flood ed, the water standing six feet in hi father's house and after asuaging leaving the mud two feet deep in die house. The building however as not injured except by mud, and the papering on the walls getting wet aud falling off. Others in Elkin were so fortunate, however, and re"i dence next door suffered severely, the pillars of the house being wav ed away. In all 28 buildings in Elkin, including business houses art., homes were washed awy but no lives were lost. The Chatham Mfg. Co.. manufac turers of the far famed Elk" ',. kets, are probably the heaviest losers. The entire lower floor cf their plant was covered in teu feel of water and after the water receded the mud left over the machines and Hours to a deplh of three feet und more in some places. A box cur loaded with blankets was standing on the siding at the woolen mills and was picked up by the rushing waters and dashed against the main mill building mak ing a hole in the wall through which ;i two horse team could be " v n wn'i ease. A large force of hanis are at woik cleaning up the machinery iu the; mills and it is. thought that they will be able to resume work in about thirty days. The loss to this plant alone Is more than two hundred thousand dollars. Blankets in every process, from the time they are start ed on the looms to the finished state. are scattered all over Elkin lu mi at tempt to dry them out und if possible get some of the mud from them, i i.i. . upon tons of wool Is also scattered over the hills of Elkin in un attempt to dry out same so that it can be used. "I came from Elkin to Greens boro Monday evening," said Mr. Bell, "and the tedus up and (!u;i tiu Yadkin ner valley Horn r.ini.i to Donnaha along wlikii nieandcars the North Western Nortii Carolina Rail road, are enough to make one faint at heait. W here two vee ks ufcu were smiling fields of corn and tobacco there is nothing now but baaks of sand, and great holes washed out In the once productive bottoms by the angry waters of the Yadkin. It will be many years before these lands are in condition to be worked agni'i ar.d in some instances, never while time shall last. "The people up there ure opti mistic and take their losses good naturciliy. As I tiated before, there is no suffering in the immediate vici nity of Elkin ar.d should any one bo in want there the people will ice to it that no one goes hungry. Tts tine that many farmers, tenaiiis. lost all in tiie Hood but the highland. were not hurt and they will pick their (lint und come ngain. "On ubove Elkin, towards Wilks boro, is where the suffering ex'sts. The storm and flood seems to have had its start on the headwaters of Roaring river, Reddies river and Big Elk river and here is where the farmers living in the hills and cove- lost their all and if succor is not given them there is bound to be suf fering. "The rain which fell at Elkin would not have raised the river at that point it reached had It not been for the cloudbursts and heavy raina further up the Yadkin. To show you the force of the current, there wu? a streel bridge built over the Yadklrr at Elkin connecting Surry and Yad kin counties, it seemed that -M bridge would withstand the v-Mer but about ten o'clock Saturday night a passenger car from the Watauga and Yadkin River Railroad at North Wllkesboro came whirling down the? stream and struck the bridge squarp ly In the center knocking it front f(a foundations and carrying it down th riven Think of a passenger ear floating on 'the river. Many were heard to remark that the largest bat tleship in the world could have float ed up the Yadkin river while ttic flood was at its crest. "But in spite of this great Ios nr? damage to property that section of the country has long been known a 'God's Country will recover from " catastrophe and with grit and deter mination build better and stronger for the future. The greatest draw back Is the washing away of the farm lands on the river, but time Is r healer and in time this too will be adjusted and ererything "I tx healed."
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