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Stallings Recounts Illar Experiences In Ethiopia Spent 6 Months There Getting Sound Movies Famous Playwright, Spent Last Week at His Home Near Yancey ville, Says Italy’s Great Task is Colonization. Lawrence Stallings, author, play wright, and adventurer, spending last week in Yanceyvlile after a six months’ stay in the pian war zone, finds that the mili tary phases of Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia are virtually at an end, according to an interview with a staff correspondent of the Danville Bee. published Monday afternoon. Life in Abyssina was enough to try the soul of any white man, said Stallings. “Boredom is the essence of Ethiopia, and the war was strict ly a material thing lacking any col oring—-a question of maintaining linqs of communication and a bitter struggle against adversities and di sease.” Like many of the white men there to quench the curiosity of a world watching a riew war of conquest from the distance, Mr. Stallnigs be came ill and returned to New York sick and wilted by tropical heat, un healthy food and oppressed by the sapping influence of a dangerous country. But he is better and while he has lost weight ha is still a mas sive and dynamic figure. From the newspaper point of view the Ethiopian war was “the biggest flop in history,” but his mission which lay in securing au thentic sound pictures of war in all of its harrowing ugliness was successful. The Italians were co operative to the riqws men when things were going well but the Ethiopians never overcame their instinctive hatred of the white man. They restricted the correspondents to 100 words a day and changed that to suit their taste. The picture work was exciting enough. “Our great trouble was the lack of means of communication, and but for the fine spirit of our* fliers and seven camera crews with their sound equipment the accomp lishment would havq been impos sible. When bombers were up some how we felt that there was a Fox plane trailing them and the men in the air knew that the ground crews were getting their stuff into the scene and action and usually both wtere correct.” Small fortunes were spent in get ting the pictures out of Ethiopia. •The bombing of Dessi which gave the movie men their big opportunity called for mustering of all resourc es in getting the films to Paris. They went by courier, by camel, and by air-plartq at a cost of $4,200 in a flight which, in hazards, equal led any trans-Atlantic flight, Mr. Stallings said. Asked if he thought that the Italian casualties which have never been published were severe, he said that they were small in terms of casualties of the world war. Disease WMVVWAWJWAYAWA l buck'JONES 1 ;! for ;! i| Transfer Service ;j !; or :■ ji Public Hauling ij CALL NO. 2 FOR READY AM BULANCE SERVICE CALL NO. 2. OUR RESPONSE WILL BE IMMEDI ATE AND OUR SERVICE ALL THAT YOU COULD DE SIRE. WE STRIVE TO PLEASE. WOODY’S FUNERAL HOME “Friendly Sendee” PHONE NO. 2 Ambulance Service Anywhere Anytime ias accounted for many Italians. The Abyssinians were wiped out pretty heavily by modern destruc tive agencies possessed by the Ital ians. “The application of oil sanctions i would have meant war that quick” —and he snapped his fingers as he said so. That is why they were never applied. Lack of fuel would have immediately slowed down the Ital (ian campaign. Hail Selassie), the emperor of Ethiopia, whom Mr. Stallings saw frequently at Addis Ababa, is “a little brown man with great digni ty.” He feels that the League of Na tions let down his country badly. The emperor rules the land by force. There are numerous hostile tribes preying on each other. Life is on an extremely low level and epidemics are frightful. Mr. Stallings, knowing the South ern negro, found that he has noth ing in common with the Ethiopian who has certain Jewish character istics which date back to thb days of the Old Testament. He found ex tremely interesting angles of soci ology, as for instance the influence of the white man o nthe. expatriat ed negro in America who is much further along the path of civiliza tion than is the Ethiopian left to his own civilization and without the injection of modernism and the fruits of world progress. World interest will lie in the success which Italy demonstrates in bringing to bear fascist civilization on a race of irlqn as exemplified by their love for their country, their willingness to die and suffer for it and their unquenchable and in stinctive hatred of tKq white man. Mr. Stallings is going back to New York briefly next week and will then return to the old Poteat home which he has modernized to farm his lands. He will go back to Europe for the Olympics and to head up the organization of compil ing the photographic record of the crack athletes of thirty countries. > Ultimately he hopes to settle. down here for good to mull over a! variety of human experiences. He! has many hobbies. Writing is one of them, photography lures him. He knows the best cameramen of the world and he hevels in their work which calls for daring and ingenui ty and a persistence to accomplish the unusual, that quite equals the lure of the food story to the news paper man. o The Rockingham County farm short course was held at the Beth any High School last week with over 200 in attendance during the two days. IF NOTHING RELIEVES YOUR RHEUMATISM FrandTs Tablets MUST or Your Money Back Now joq CAN’T FAIL to roliovo tho pain of voar Sciatica, Nouritis, Lumbago or Muscular Rheumatism. tho proscription for Fronch's Nou- I trallna Tablets is a groat Scientist's secret dis- I covary—like nothing else you ever heard of! No i opiates, no narcotics, absolutely harmless. On i a MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE, send only one i dollar or money order (we pay postage) to i W. H. FRENCH CO., World Bldg., New York, N. Y. ;£££ SALVE ; ODD j Liquid-Tablets COLDS ■ Salve-Nose nrice - »">» sc, KT 25c If You Own Your HOME You may add to your insurance the following coverages for a comparatively small premium: Loss or Damage Caused by or Resulting From Explosion Riots Strikes Civil Commotion Windstorm Cyclone Tornado Hail Falling Aircraft Motor Vehicle, Smoke from Stationary Heating Plant, Loss of Use Value) limited to ten per cent (10%) of the amount off the fire insurance. Theao coverages may be added to a FIRE POLICY oovfering Dwellings having not exceeding three families. THE COST IS 15c PER *IOO.OO PER YEAR * ' Walker Ins. Agency J. S. Walker Bill Walker Hotel Jones Building PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. SEVEN ACTIVITIES DURING MARCH (By C. J. Ford, Negro Farm Agent) Seven major activities have been carried forward during the month of March. They are as follows: or ganization of community canning clubs, school ground improvement, meat canning demonstration, shrub bery and fruit tree pruning and ter racing. Canning clubs have been organiz ed in the (following communities: Shady Hill, Olive Hill, Fox school and Syloam. with a membership of 150 women and girls. Olive Hill school ground has been improved by the patrons of that community. A work day was called on Friday, April 3rd and top soil was hauled, ground plowed, shrub bery set and grass seqd planted. A walk was also constructed on the east side of the building. The people of this community look forward to a very beautiful school ground lat ejr in the spring. A meat canning demonstration was given at the Person County training school, by Mrs. Gertrude Brevard. According to expressions from those present, it was a treat to this county. Mrs. Brevard prov ed that she is a expert, in her pro fession. We hope to see meat can ning gain ground in the county this summer and fall. Several pruning demonstrations have been given during the month of March. Demonstrations were giv en at thd following farms and homes: Mr. C. E. Brooks, Mr. B. W. Gordener, Mr. L. W. Hayes, Mr. Bfucq Newell and Mr. J. A. Long. 61 Vi acres of land have been ter raced on the following farms: Frank Clayton, De A. Clay Earnest Talley, Burney Corzott, Dallas Vil lines, Raymond Perry, Izeah Yancy and W. B.Brooks. There are more calls for this type of work than we will be able to answer before plant ing time. o YOUR GIRL GOING TO CAMP I ’ ! Before making selection, consider j “Camp Goodspeed,” located at Cape I Henry on the Atlantic, 16 miles from Norfolk. Shall be delighted to talk to you during Easter holidays. Should an interview be impossible write to me at 1037 Jamestown Chescent, Norfolk, Virginia. Ages 8 to 13 years. Miss Annie Belle Crowder. o State Warrants For Sale at Times’ Office. 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Even if this winter-grade oil were in prime condition, it might not lubricate properly in warm weather. More over, frequent use of the choke, when practically pure gasoline has entered the cylinders, has tended to thin out the already light lubri cant. During cdld weathqr when the motor has been running, the crank case has contained wram, moist air which has condensed when the motor has cooled off. In extreme) cases ice has formed on the bottom case has contained warm, moist air oil pump. In ordinary cases sludge has forrrled from the mixture of water, dirt and oil. Sludge is noth ing more nor less than a thick gooey mass which tends to block the screen on the oil pump and clog oil lines. The neqd for changing motor oil with the changing seasons has been pretty well impressed upon the motoring public, but few car owners arq aware that the Gulf refiners in various parts of the country, keep ing an eye on the calendar and weather condition, automatically change the properties of gasoline to insure the best and most economical 1 NOTARY PUBLIC With Seal 25c each VICTORIA GARRETT Person County Times Office b , t i i^ifl^MiiMffnii^^^rrMß^i j 4 i ’ I j j i twz jg J 4 | |a • 11 JH ■ nB w VH k B ■ 0 of A |* I PjjMF 2 SAFER FOOD PROTECT* N I • You can’t afford to mis* our Frigidaire •„ thrillingly beautiful models in Frigidaire his- BJr . tory. Real “refrigerated pantries.” Wider, room er New Prices Jr n I ffy g| \ - J more, you’ll discover a new way to buy * re / \ frigetator. Not on mere claims, but on PROOF! j Your own eyes will convince you that here / at last is the complete refrigerator. 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WE BUILD FOR Roxboro and Person County With all Work Guaranteed. No Job Too Large and None Too Small. GEORGeT KANE Roxboro, N. C. ’i g Beef Tenderloin Wj Wine Sauce Dice 2 slices of fat pork and place in frying pan. Roll beef tend erloin in flour which has been slightly salted and peppered* Place in the hot pan with fat and brown on all sides. Plade in oven 20 minuteq or more. The sauoe consists of 2 cups of brown, thickened gravy, 1 onion sauted until tender, Vi cup sliced cooked mushroom caps, salt, pepper, and 1 cap of domestic red wine. Place meat on server and surround with sauce. ROCK INN SERVICE STATION Edge of City . South Main St « ~ THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1936 A group of Yancey County farm ers recently ordered 98 Vi tons of limestone. . , , ... o —■ Business men of Brevard are co operating in the Transylvania Farm Program of lime, livestock and poultry based on soil conservation. PAINTING SERVICE! 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