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[Thursday, September 23, 1987 Dale Carmrie 5-Minute Biographies £uthor of "How to Win Friends and Influence People " SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL [he Fastest Racer on Earth—3oo Miles an Hour—Hunts Pirate Treasure for a Thrill! Writing of Eddie Rickenbacker ninds me of Sir Malcolm mpbell—for at a dinner one :ht I found myself seated be ;en these men, both quiet and t-spoken men. yet both itching h this unquenchable mania for edliMk kjjttw Rickenbacker went into defperate game of racing in first place because he needed lit Campbell? nUy wealthy •e if he nev e. 1 Glory? But id it for the ldie Ricken how •he en alcolm zoom speed just a comet; and tn of two races him b by saying: And I never ,t every time of his being five!" •eature has earth's sur- Lr Malcolm indred miles minute. New sco in ten m, it's true, ;wo hundred grave, Lock e—and each sath. Camp left. Never wor is. And when i out of the fellow who le from the gras sixteen father that icycle racer, his sands in *ly got his with Lloyd's, company in e he worked 3 years and t. The third to give him he is one of that world en years old of selling li lish newspa in England *e than in )n had prac >er in the a a policy, was twenty snly wealthy, rted buying •mobiles and ,s spent over s—a quarter :o satisfy his ;d records, id thousands the perfect to make his ath. He has Sahara Des ica and Flor tat the finest ;h is out in i of old lakes red thousand is hard and cing in Den hundred and ir, when —• int tires shot straight at along the ing boy, and »r the crowd i dizzy path re it came to atest adven tten a fasci —was on Co hunted for idden pirate id is one of n the face of not a single never see a ■tives are de the one-time r Incas. By the hills. At eal down to iy are quiter of the green re the beach, is not quick Spiders, land I ants make a seething, and mosqui rarbjj tumble tding water, the treasure, II had to fol and look for a big rock with a crack in it. A crowbar inserted in the crack would make the face of the rock open like a door. And there be fore him would be gold—pirate's gold—millions and millions of it and glittering jewels. The wealth of Aladdin. Well, Campbell followed every little stream he could find. He even followed some that were dried up. He literally beat his way through the wild jungle and blast ed rock after rock. All in vain. One day while he was beating and hacking his way through the stinging grass and thick under growth, he noticed that the wind was blowing to the north. That was the direction he was travel ing. So he and his companion de cided to set a fire and burn a pathway before them. He lit a match. Instantly there was the crackle and snap of burning wood. In five minutes, thef jungle was a red hot roaring furnace! Suddenly, to their horror, they saw that the flames were leaping in all directions. The fire was roaring down upon them. They were in danger of being roasted alive. So they began a mad, wild, pell-mell dash through the jun gle, racing against horrible death. Finally, gasping for breath, blackened by smoke and scorched by flame, they flung themselves on the beach. Hundreds of acres of jungle were on fire and the flames lit up the sky with a burn ing red glow. It grew so hot that for a while they thought they would be driven into the water where dozens of man-eating sharks were waiting for them. But the palm trees were so green and wet they would not burn. Their lives were saved. After three tantalizing weeks of treasure-hunting, all Sir Mal colm Campbell had to show for his search for pirate's gold was a pair of bloody feet, torn finger nails and a blistered back. He looked more like a convict than a wealthy English gentleman. Tired, discouraged, and feverish, he was eager to go home. But he told me that he is going back to Cocos Is land some day, and if there is any treasure there, he will get it. "You know," he said in his quiet way, "I'd go half way around the world for a little adventure." THURMOND These wonderful cool days re mind us that autumn is near at hand and it won't be long until old Mother Nature will be adding and changing our pretty golden woods into many beautiful and gorgeous colors. Although sad but beautiful is the autumn sea son, and Mr. Parmer is rushing and hustling to store in every thing possible before "Old Jack Frost" comes slipping in some quiet, cool, moonlight night and nips things. ✓ Ila Royall of New York is at home here, spending sometime with her parents. Miss Helen Simmons of State Road, was the guest of her par ents here this week-end. Mrs. Coy Thompson and sister in-law of Georgia, visited -rela tives and friends here recently. This community welcomes our new neighbors, Mr. and Mrs.! Walter Norman and family, who! recently moved into their new home, recently completed, on the highway. Miss Lillie Norman, j the former's sister, has returned' home from Winston-Salem. Miss Nora Warren and little Louise Smith spent the week-end at Traphill, with their parents. A large crowd from here was present at White Rock church Sunday and witnessed the last and farewell message of the pas tor, Rev. Spencer, who delivered a very inspiring message. It was Rev. Spencer's last sermon to the White Rock people. He has served them for a year. Several from here attended the revival at the P. H. church, I which was in progress for the last two weeks, but has come to a close now. Everyone is urged to come to Sunday school here and to preaching Sunday afternoon. Be present and hear a good sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Autie Vanhoy and family of High Point, visited rel atives here Saturday. 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