Thnraday, February 11, 1937
TELLS OF HORROR
OF RECENT FLOOD
Native of Yadkin County
Writes of Conditions in
Louisville, Ky. v
IS WIFE OF PHYSICIAN
The following letter, taken from
the Greensboro Daily News was
written by Mrs. Bess Ray An
drews of Louisville, Ky., wife of
Dr. Harry Andrews. Mrs. Andrews
is a native of Yadkin county and
a sister of Mrs. W. I. Shugart of
Jonesville:
Several days were required to
complete the letter, written a few
sentences at a time due to the
illness of Mrs. Andrews, who was
confined to her bed during the
interval of the flood.
Beginning Sunday, January 24,
Mrs. Andrews wrote:
"I suppose you have already
heard about conditions here.
Things are growing desperate.
Trolley and bus lines have stop
ped—downtown gas lines have
been cut off—rescue workers are
begging for boats to save the
marooned. Our water and gas and
light plants are in great danger.
If they go the horrors we face
will be indescribable. Everybody
is jittery and panicky. I feel it
until I can't stay In bed—yet I
can't get up. Harry looks grim. He
and Bill Langley, our pastor, are
discussing plans for a relief sta
tion in St. Mark's Episcopal
church just a few blocks away.
The Magnolia exchange lines are
gone and I can't find out if sever
al of our friends are safe. No
more now—arm hurts.
Current I 9 Off
"Monday: Electricity off, which
means no paper, no radio. Harry
is giving inoculations at St. Mark's
Episcopal and Crescent Hill Bap-
ownor somebody else's, is
no problem' if you come to
baby department is "brim
/ full" of dainty things for
the tiny tot.
" INFANTS' DRESSES FLANNEL SHIRTS
69 c *? d sl.oo / 79 c
Hand made of she&r fabrics with tiny Keep the baby warm in one of these
tucks and dainty embroidery. soft flannel shirts . . . they will not
HANDMADE SLIPS r' D A
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Hand embroidered slips .' • sheer soft Y
fabrics every one brand new. 6 month Dainty wool sacques in clever styles . . .
to 2-year sizes. -v -- blue, pink and white.
CRIB BLANKETS CRIB SETS
$1.29 V. . $1.98
Soft, downy blankets, they may be had v x durable s °ft sheet with pillow case _
in pink, blue and tan colors .. . also jf 0 ma tcn.
figured designs. t NOVELTIES
CURITY DIAPERS I Baby Record Books 59c to SI.OO
I Comb and Brush Sets 59c to SI.OO
loM in. ' Sl» t AA IV. f Hot Water Bottles 59c to SI.OO
$1.98 Z * Toilet Baskets —!— $1.19 and $1.69
30% more abspfr- 79c to $1.69
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tlst and Methodist churches. He
gave over 100 shots here last
night. Water is off except for
two one-hour periods each day.
Tills is Harry's headquarters for
relief work and office. I've had
over 100 calls today.
"Tuesday: Conditions are al
most unbelievable. One of Harry's
secretaries and seven others are
marooned in Harry's office in the
Heyburn building. Water is over
flowing in French Village and
getting into the lobbies of several
buildings. Stewart's and all the
other business houses in town al
most floating. Water is two feet
deep in the Brown hotel coffee
shop, (the Brown hotel is one of
the largest uptown hotels in
Louisville) and most of Broadway
has water almost up to the street
car cable. The government and
all agencies all over the country
are coming to the rescue, and oh,
how grateful we are!
"Wednesday: Everybody is
working like mad and I'm too
busy to write today. Can't get
stamps to mail this anyway, but
will mail as soon as do. We are
drinking slimy, muddy water—
I'm sticking to milk.
Thursday: Things are easing
up a bit—have more food, medic
al supplies and help from the out
side than you ever heard of. Lou
ise and her family of eight jump
ed out a 2d story window into
boats and rowed down 4th street
to Ky. hotel—ten In a room with
no lights, and pipes breaking on
them. They hope to get out here
on a pontoon bridge today. A
friend in Rock Hill, S. C., sent me
stamped envelope for reply to her
note asking for news so I've ask
ed her to send me stamps.
"Friday: Stamps here now, so
will get this in the mail now
while this flood is more horrible
than I can describe. We are ter
ribly inconvenienced, but so much
to be thankful for.
"Owen and' Bingo launched a
40-foot yacht over here on Frank
fort avenue, believe it or not!
THE ELKIN NORTH CAROLINA
Many peope are leaving the city
—wish I could travel.
"As a sidelight: Tom Geiger
squatting behind a counter in
their store with a machine gun
protecting the Oeiger jewels. I
could tell you many comical as
well as horrible things If I had
time."
The letter was concluded with
the postscript: "Having lights
again tonight. Water down three
feet."
| BURCH
Rev. A. B. Hayes of Mountain
View will fill his regular appoint
ment at Union Cross Saturday
and Sunday. A most cordial In
vitation is extended the public to
attend the services.
The many friends of Mrs. Jim
Sissell of Fairview, will regret to
know that she is seriously ill.
Misses Blanche and Bennie
Chandler and David Chandler
have returned from a visit to Pu
laski, Va.
Misses Ila Mae and Martha
Sprinkle of Fairview spent the
week-end here the guests of Miss
Lydia Jane Sneed.
Miss Thelma Dodson returned
Monday from Shady Grove, where
she spent several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton
spent the week-end Rockford
the guests of Mrs. Hampton's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Coe.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Sneed had
as their week-end guests, Mrs. D.
W. Sprinkle of Fairview, Jim
White of Thomasville, and Misses
Lucy and Marie White and Mrs.
L. C. Anderson of Lexington.
Mrs. Charlie Ashburn has been
confined to her home by illness
for the past several days.
Mrs. John W. Martin spent sev
eral days last week in East Bend,
the guest of relatives.
Mrs. Emma Cockerham of Ran
dolph county spent several days
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Mr. and Mrs. Cary Pettyjohn of
Winston-Salem were the week-end
guests of Mr. Pettyjohn's father,
Mr. M. L. Pettyjohn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Tucker vis
ited friends and relatives in
Winston Sunday.
Mr. L. F. Adams and daughters
Misses Lily and Ruby were guests
of Mrs. R. C. Harris Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pettyjohn,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pettyjohn were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O.
P. Holbrook Sunday. In the after
noon the party visited Mr. Petty
john's mother, Mrs. Prudie Petty
john at the home of her son, Wat
son Pettyjohn of State Road.
Many people of this community
have visited their friend Mr. Bud
Norman of the Shoaly Branch
community, who is very ill from
a stroke of paralysis. Little hope
is held for his recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pettyjohn
visited Mrs. Pettyjohn's sister,
Mrs. Will Draughn of the Benham
community Sunday evening.
The young people's meeting was
held again Sunday evening.
Seventy- five attended Sundafer
School Sunday mbrning, and a
pretty good attendance Sunday
evening.
Only eleven services now by the
pastor left for 1937, one is gone.
Let's attend if possible the Satur
urday and Sunday meetings this
coming week-end. We invite you
.to be present at the Sunday
school hour.
Misses Madaline Newman and
Sylvia Darnell will be in charge of
the young peoples meeting Sun
day evening.
"Stand aside and watch your
self go by" some one has said,
and well, let's do this and see how
we stack up as citizens, as neigh
bors, as Sabbath school workers,
as Christian men and women. Are
we filling our place, or if "Every
one were just like me" would we
be ashamed of our community?
I'm wondering.
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have been found in the Everglade
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