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Miss JLoyd Tapp Writes Of Flooded Western Carolina It wilt 5$ impossible to tell, just how -big flood in Western. North Carolina, \ as> - >. We .had been staying at Chimney . Rogc*fJ* a little more than a. week &o we., decided Tuesday txl m. < Lona Graham and myself) We would go" over to Asheville for jbl day or two. had a nite trip: was a beautiful-day*. JiisX about six o'clock a terrible look ing elud came up. It bsgan raining and rained all night, so Wednesday a. m. we got .up and decided .we couldnt see' anything there, so we would go to Charlotte via Hertderson vllle since that ww- the best road. It '.ust poured rain all the ?fc*a\v D<Jn% think I e\-ei<s^w it rain tfny harder. Just a jfew miles above Bat Cave we came to this river that was ragtag ajid had nearly reached the'highway; ?we lolloped It lor sewral niile*. About that time we reached* the Slides from .-.the/' mountains. One would come down just in front of us. and another would slide down just -. behind us, * bringing big rocks that would have knocked Us . in the river! if they had hit the . car ? , One place we went through .a storm; I cpuld hardly, drive, ttier wind was Wowing so hard. trees were breaks ing off and turning over Tight n*ar u<\ We thought sure then we were atone*. Bur ye exit through feafe. fright ened nearly to doath. We stopped at Mountain View Inn, the hotel where We- Maye;i -h" wk before.. and had 'eft part pi our-, baggage when ? we re?yrr.?d* home." ? . We decided we wouldn't go any farther and were afraid to stay. This* hotel was near this, river and it was rising all the time, and behind us I v;a.N t ji (a t nimjmaih. We . didn't H know what mlnut? it would slide down. ."'AH .thfc hotql .people stayed Up all night, part of the. tourists slept a v'lit tje; ? ?* ? Next mnrning the rain had slacked ' up and. the river was down several feef; They - aised th? P. pod. gates 'at-1 I nke Wednesday- afternoon and r.i jht but am them down Thursday iv. ??rnUig ?- nd they saw it necessary to. pu: t-frem no. a.gain to save the mil ?-frrrTT' ctojlri r dani and wh??n t ho v tried to put them up the. chain broke! so it was impossible to raise 'them. Then one: .shoulder - began to crumble so* they warned all the people to get out that live.d below OuV fear Thursday nieht was that-the dim would break and 'wash out tl>e highway fdr miles . be'.o^v We khew we would, be trapped ?In., as H was impossible to go out through- En'.s Cave for the road was washed Qiit .and blocked ' up about two miles. . " ; ? We got ut> Friday m^rnln? and the. j .dam. was thtfre so we started for home Wednesday night. T called Western Union to-send a t'"legran ? h.^rfie and ;n'ahout. flve minute? the- line went ? ?-inuxi?^l^phOTF^OO ? th^V J-ecFfTPd Tnv? . mess ace) All th'r* , tights we" had h ere?fty*? Tatnn? and candles Ther . had to clo.se. the powe?* plant doWn rr.ujd nor get anv'mail or send anv frr two davs Bussofc were trapped in all along the highwav from Char in?te to Ashevllle. on" drowned out CarA also 'A-frp- drowned.' . Went ?hr>r,? in- oho dav and came ' back in -.one and wasn't so v??rv tired. We mad? "v?r 700 miles While -gone end didn'*- hov anv troubl? ohiv bne soark -v??--*?not even a flat ti'V W<* were pcti? ri^jv two week^ We had n <?m., ir-foveth* flood ramo, P"?tfrr'body ntV-.th?^? compared ? ft vfth >hfre i? 1010. We - rV 4t*.' ? w? are back. and Toy<T Tapxv Haeford. N. C. I ?O- ? ' ' ; Bethel HiJl B. Y. P. U. ?ttundnv. fcept, 2nd,-at 8 p. iu. ' Stlbjcet, Qreatness Through Service*. . I fVn<r. jjfayef. business. Presidertt' in charge Newton Dav. secretarv's report. Bryan Uoswell Qiife leader in charge, Josephine Humphries Clroup. No., l in charge, Cecil I Htunphries ? introductions Group Captain. Prayer. Bryan Bosweli. ] Ob^esSeH with . iei6Ul5T ideals, Clayde WHbourn. 2 Wlien we pray. KmUt Wflbourn. Cliief place reserved for servants, Josephine Humphries 4 A're you willing to pay the price? Nellie Kano* r? Mastering life*v my^biefiom -ecrftl. fli5rabeth Woodv. Kong, fiend Tli" L^htV_ (Jome. ?it froni. ? U3^?Y LANEfi. Cur .i.v o? Land Sale By "virtu* of i trutt' executed to the undcrxlKKcri I W Yfcrhrouwh and ?aIf* Blanch duly recorded In Por ? in County. In lion* '? p??* 12S. By ? fB.nn of nnn t-ompliance with Orm*. ? T win on the 2*2nd ilny of Se0t*mbrr f?W? >? <?nlrtolt ri?oii. at . ,mi iifnhp ilimi tir H^<horo *,?)! 'h?>' certain tract of land lying in Flat Rlv#r town*hlp, N. C bounded cm tfi* Fa*t hv Mrs rv>tlif Hamllni Sojith. l?r ^ VTlllnrv we*t. J k i<<>och Ot.: and North. Olllf A .erett. and Mrs t.uey long, contaltiln* 70. arres more -Thin AU?r. JWd. IN* T. O BROOK8. Truate? r "BaWt of Prjjdor r 'inty main ? runs 1J Rood dalrv cow< >>n 1* acres HWT i hen ino^rs the- highest (traat r?elon?lly Hote Tfutt fiabx Has Grown ? . ... . ByAlhert T.Reui Ihfi. firmer has A vision. oP tke. size, to which, his ISAby Beef grew ?l-ftw He. Sold hjiru. *?? Father and Son On Same Team Photo rfrows. left to right. Edward Walsh, former pitcher and now coach of the White Sox and his son. Edward_Walsh.. Jr . pitcher on the Mint team. Edward. Jr.. is sure following his father's footsteps and jddin? to to the familv famel The haute of Mr. and Mr3 F. R. Wllkerson was a beautiful scene Sat urday night. August 25th. when they celebrated their son Claiborn's. birthday. The large crowd of friends and relatives gathered on the lawn ancf^ijoyed many games. From there they were invited into the dining room; where they were served lemon ade. cake and candies. On the center cf the table was a large birthday rake with 18 candles. Claiborn was the recipient of many and useful presents. w Every body expressed themselves as haying a good time and wished * Mm many more happy birthdays. A lovely party was given on Fri clav by Mrs. W O. Miller when sht> entertained the Bridge Club and a few Invited guest?. The gtiests were welcomed by little Mioses Mary and Elaine. Miller. Three table;> were placed for the game of Brk}ge. After, playimr many spirited progressions, high score was counted and Miss Isa bel deVlamtng won a beautiful bottle of perfume for club member and Mrs. E c?. Len? won several dainty score p&d* for Ruest prize. A delicious two emir e luncheon was served by the hostesH Mr. an<t Mrs W O. Miller enter rained at a Bridge party Friday even ling to a few of their friends. Four t-ible* were placed for the game and the room was lovelv wPh bright Fall Hower* arranged in artistic manner, several Interesting progressions werrf played.'' An ice course and punch v/pre served the guests. Dr. Frank Crane Says HAPPINESS Whrn iny two girl? were zettlme ready to enter Wellertey they suddenly discovered about two xveek* before their entrance -examination* that they were to be xiulated upon the subjeet of trigonometry and knew nothlntt ?hr...t it nut thev had to Ditfi an ex amination on It. ' so I not- them's tutor at ?30<? a ?<tot ahdt he prepared tlum so that - fkan? &M/I onlArMl Halt ? rnllani. irj~v | inw u tttttt ?" ??? ? '? ^ - While engaged In thin ?tudy they rame to me one day and aaked me what 9 shie and a *on-stne were. I ' told theiri td 1601 III 11 if UU'Umian a* I had to. The truth I didn't know ?h?! ?h??? I h Ing? aere myself. Thev looked tn (he dcHonarv an* then brotiehf the book to me oayirv* m.? <>>!? i. muieruani. liiit tlfiflnltom R-adntu Ow dertnltlon ; "rented >h%ti 1 they had" nothing on me. that t dkln't understand it myself, Some days afterward .1 was talking to a very dfstin?uiKhed mathematician and told him this story, and asked him why it was that I .who flattered myself onJ beln^ an uiijalUge^t?hmuV could not understand what kind of a thin? a sine-.?*- ? t 'WTiy;~ he replied, "that is very simple. A sine isn't anything at all r know." I answered ' But why put it in the dictionary?"- He said: A sine is not a thin?. It is a rela tion between two things." TTTf greatest thin? anybody can learn as regards their personal hap piness is that it is not a thin?, but a relation between two things. W? 'never realize what ^ blessing Rood roads are until we com? to a detour pnd have to travel over a mile or b of bumpy dirt road, I know a woman vrho i> ?rievin?. herself to d^ath -oyer -a wayward child for whom she has done , eVervvhtnv possible She needs to get : her mind ofT of her child and think of what she possesses, of how many sources of of happiht- ^ still .renrtrtr. to h" The homely adv\c?. 'Count your ble^ings.V is a ^ood We can only be happy in what, we oossess bv contemplating those wh^ have less and not those who have jnore. ? So look about you. and see how many pfoplr are worse ofT than vfru are. anfl be thankful thtngs are no worse. I ????? O ? Two Farminp Classes In This State ? Ralelih, N C?Ther- are two ??ts. r? farmers In North Carolina On" '? up th? ? ?ar'- ?orK the r?!!ti?f of the preset* crop and the other prepares now ft)/ the coming rear. "To the first (la-- helin-M tenants -hi ?f<* sn-uallv nn th" iflSfe anfl t ha landlnrd* who let tenants direct the pollcv of the farm." savs E 'C nlnlr, extension agronomic a* State r-lWe. "The other class are home -?-n'n<i m?n "-h"*? interest is not merely centered in this year's money . crop hut who are concerned about the future of their livestock and the fortuity of their lanijs Th- first gf?bti tl TiMtelv responsible for th? one^crop system in the state ?nn m attendant evil*. The s<4BM 7rouo Is even now preparln? for the romlni ? v#?? arouu ani? cotton and tobacco and make' *oM yields of both but-thev also have their . catfte. hops and poultry and thev are iiettln? leadr to feed thw ?m hopir crown teed* planted this fall' These better farmers stater Mr ?l?lr are concerned abouL how well th?V ""'rt* ar* fin* to prodne? n?*f ????t -aar- linni Mt, and 12a v?ars fr^im no**- Th?*' ft*"*1 tftlcx? steps ta Improve their lands by sow mg winter jegu.mas. rush as. crimsdji clov ::"i and hairy v?'tch to.-iztn*i .tfn?fer ? .They zr* no.t '.without ? their. jtrotib-' lev h? states.. because they suffer, frortif time to ;time frem cver-produc t::n caused by their .brqjher* of the one-crop "system-But when they do sell.tdb^ccQ, cotton c*: peanuts, they, keej; most of the. nip.ney ;themselves,7 Before North CardTifta- ran- hope to a rei 1!y^-pr^pe roUs u.g&culttir al sta te. the majority of her farmers must &*l'ong to this better class: The time to jcui ;h.;is this fall... states Mr., ptair. and the. county farm agent in any count-, cam easily explain the requirement?".-'he. says. ... THIS WEEK By Arthur Brisbane THANKS .FOR BLESSINGS Bin BRAINS BETTER CAKNTEGIFTS FIRST Slflfl A i500*.000.000 BABY MmuiL-Sakatmda..on the Island of P^loweh. Dutch East. indies; blew up land, sijc villages were destroyed, a thousand killed YesteTday news came, that : three more village, were wiped out bv a tial wave caused by a submarine earthquake W? pay little attehtfon to these death far away, a thousand or fifty thousand. UttTe diflference But we ought to observe with grati tude how many things might happen to us that do not Iwppen. RirdUch.. Croatian statesman, mur ?dered ieadet of peasants. 15 found to have a bfaln of abnormal, weightf l,4?9 grammes. The average for eleven thousand human brain was ?.361 grammes. All things being equal, a heavier bram tetter fhpn a lighter braih But one of, the heaviest brains ev^t" weUhed.* thiflf of Cuvier. the groat naturalist. Was lighter than thftt of a man who 'died in British poor house. Possfble the man in the ppor house watf also a genius; but nefwr had a chance. * ' ?; * ' "Andrew Carnegie made his ftfst $400 withnut ^?ending a cent.' That s how big fortunes often start Carnegie bought 9400 of insurance 9tock. gave his note in payment* paid for the stock with its dividpnds owned' it for nothing." Joseph P Dav. learned land scien tist. says the three greatest letters in the alphabet are "O P M,." mean ing ' Other peopled Money A quicker way to. make monsv without capital is to- ha Ve d kooo idea and push it. A way to plate met.nUfc'. <iurfa<ies wrlth" aluminum, someih*?* hitherto* found impossible. Is discov ered and Involves actuallv billions if dollars to be saved. The invention will be applied to endfc?*s use* from Jcitchenwar* to lo comotives. and is pxpected to give Whet ^ ' There are. a? ?o^d rri^as in? the hu ' man brain as eVer f ame out of it, 4 Tfy 4*6 &n4 <***<? j. Seal's. Roebuck stockholders yester?. I day voted t<y Increase, capital stock bv - AAA fk/y. ?Uf.a.AA. .A 4 ITIIIffiMli rlI?i^hi|| TT"F7 '7TT*7 ~T1711 u^ Tit IIIUIRUV pi RIU.1 tTTTN company I* worth mnr? than.*S00 - 000 000 'Julius Rm*nwald hltdiv #*. ! pccud.^iukt When tie took hold* of the ; rompiny a few y*sri ??o j -?>>mp??v> aUt?c?mmiifinr.n. 1 O^neral Motors StMldStrd Oil U. S Steel, etc . Sears Roebuck Is' only a baby. We have the i our billion dol lar stock company. Wheh" will . the 10ft billion .company arrive? .. j The death at Cheng Tso-Lln. dy namited h? hi* railaqy carriage, is; attributed by a British writer, Lenox ?Simpson, to th- Japanese "Black 1 Dragon Society." which interests it- : elf In patriotic Japanese affairs.' and) is said to have had a hand in the cjeath-1 ci the Queen.of Korea In 1895 . In ? tpite of the romantic name and She patriotism, the Japanese will pre)?- < ably dig out the facts. , They don't like any organization ex crcirtns powers . outside of gWtrn- 1 <n=m, or controlling government. ( >ich" as are tolerated, softie times, in ether countries. i ; O ?j About Your Health By JOHN" JOSEPH GAIVES, >!. D. ) LOBOR'S I RIK\]> Little Mary was the belle of . her | community. A small group of ? her . playmate* grew envious to the point of conspiracy, -ft 11 tell you what j lets do,' whistlered one: "We'll start; a tale on her. Thm.ll fetfch her' down." That's just what has happened to coffee. American Ingenuity, in the prcmot ion- of flat beverages*, has "started a tale; iki the interest of their own products and. pocket-books I might say -here, that harmlessness is a mighty happy virtue, to claim for anr sort of drink: and most substi tutes-for coffee are absOlutelv harm- i less. | 3ut there, is no need for Nanderint; ~ne* s'Cod friend We physician'; know that caffeine is one of the be^t heart tonics known,' in spite - of thr advertisements tftit it is "deadly" 4ni that voffee topers" are. virtual suit rides by-poUinlnc tijeir own l-.eal-r.s. If people knew hov t . use caileinc for headaches fewer M'ould really poi son their hearts wl?h rjal-tar. preoar ations. !_???-. ? s. ;* . ,? ? ? .'I Of ccirfse. coffee like, anything 'els*, muss b? temperately used gat. I Jtaye ltad oi"?r tlttrty'--yefcr*!.experience and plo?r observation?and J have 'never yet wirhestfd death as a result cf-eoffee -drinking! I have -een.ex^ cesses committed ves. In. everything CofTe" i?; to a very feeble extent habit.forming So the 'use .of .slang, profane language and the like: (he '?t'-f the more dangerous! When the yorkipg man comes l-.nme tired, exhausted. with the '??art just as tired as the other mus cles. what restores the nerves and general equlibrium better than a good run of coffee? "It is a blessing, a comfort, not a menace I would not ?lve coffee to children, for th" ver v V3lfd reason that thev don't, need it Nether .would T fill t'hem with -pat ented nostrums so-called nutrients, when, they .fan get good, wholesome mili_ ; - v> ANT ADS OET RESCCTS"* -I Free! Free! Handsome $30 Ladv's Combination Hat Box and Case Set One ( o upon Olven With . Cftdh "?iVc f ash Purchase Trade with us and . ^avc your f oupons.? Ten roupon with * ? each 30c can. of Huor-Me-Tite Tube Patch See the Sel now on display. NORTH MAIN FILLING STATION C?a??. OH. Tiff*, Tube*. AcnSxo riev Ice Cream. C old ffrfnk?, C'lckrs, ( igarettes. Phune 10-218. Koxboro, V. C. R? Klmer I.onif. ?IX KNOWN TO BE DEAD BESILT OF COLLAPSE OF THREE SHELBY Bl'LLDINGS ' Continued from page ouei R'ushin? into the bulldiiis heedless of the imminent danger ot further ccllap?? of the walls ol the Gardti?r building, the husky son of the next Governor brought out the flr?t of the wcunded and tonlRht be. with young Riilse ?ho*e-practical knowledge, of buildings', has probably > it ved m an v lives today and made '. rescue ' work possible without further tragedy, an still digging, among , tbe ruins Scores of wllllns volunteers came to help them, but rescue york has hampered .by the hysterical rush of the town. Hints For The Home For The Meatier Meal Com chowder Stuffed peppers with cheese. . Spanish slaw Ba&ed peach . dumplings Non-stimulating drink: Fried tomatoes Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake Cream ? together a 1-2 cup butter and .l 1-2 caps sugar (beet or c&he); add one o?g. beaten. Dissolve a fourth teaspoon baking soda! In a cup t^ick. apple sauce and add. Sift a teaspoon salt, two teaspoons baking powdar and a teaspoon ground spice's with. 11-2 cups flour and add gradually to first*mixtun? If batter is thin, acjcl more flour to make a fairly stiff Matter. Bake one hour in moderate oven. Steanvin* I.asl VearN Velvet Place a we{ cloth- over a hot up turned flat-iron, lay the velvet' on It. lift the nap With another piece. 61 \ elvet. 'working ijently and quickly and you wdl fiyiti. last year's velvet will look .almost like new. Removing Tea Stains From C.hiita Salt rubbed . on tea' cups wUl .re move tea." stains." and' almost any other -stain or discoloration .on ch'inu or crockery.. T ET US Coawt Tom Old Fuhloocd Wedding Rta? ?o that ycm will be jeoud to ?how it to your friemkl We **?'* touch anf marki of ?eatiment on the inadei -y - Expert WorbmrmUp GUARA*NJEE?> Reeovered with White Goid and Cur*i*8 $g%Q SuUtantial Platinum C? H Covering and Carving ^ ~ J , The Newells Jewelers 'Jewels From Newels' Get The Ring From Ut On Etiy Payments J. W. Green & Son Roxboro, N. C.
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