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Man-Made Rain Still A Problem To Worry Science; Tried Often Experiments Since Dawn Of His tory Failed To Provide Re. lief From Drought. iMerriett Franken in N. Y. Times) Since time immemorial man has tried without success to make rain. In Hongkong recently aviators fly ing In the clouds dropped powder ed kaolin, hoping thereby to pre cipitate the moisture in the clouds. It had no effect and a long stand ing drought remained unbroken. Man today, despite his great ad vances in scientific knowledge, ap parently cannot discover how to achieve this feat of nature. Scientists’ theories of how in make rain have changed radically since the time when ancient magi cians muttered incantations and brewed their concoctions. Then it was thought that magic could bring about rain. Later it was be lieved clouds must be shattered be fore they would deliver their mois ture. Scientists today assert that rain can only be produced at will when man is able to imitate na ture’s enormous heating and con densing machine. In the present range of scientific accomplishment this is not yet possible. It is now generally recognized that nature produces the necessary cold for condensing the cloud mois ture by great vertical movements of air. Man has attempted to condense this moisture by using liquid air, ionized gases, electrified sand and chemicals. Some idea of the vast ness of nature's process may De realized from the calculation that to cover 100 square miles with one hundredth of an inch of water 650,000 tons of water vapor must first be raised from the earth and then condensed. Concussion Theory Given Up. When theories were held that shattering clouds would produce „ rain, great explosions and concus sions were tried to "open” the clouds. But it was held to be defi nitely proved by the World war that no amount of concussion will produce rain. And even as man has failed, by concussion, to bring rain, so has nature failed. No volcanic eruption, from the smallest convul sion to the great eruptions of As ama, Vesuvius and Krakatoa, has ever resulted in any more than the normal amount of rainfall. Rain-making has long been a source of revenue for charlatans and a basis for many superstitions. In August of 192£ two British South African negroes were sentenced to death for killing four twins. An an cient belief of their tribe held that drought could be broken if two sets of twins were killed, the bodies placed in a pot and the pot thrown into a river. Practically every tribe of North American Indians had its rain-mak ing superstitions. Many of them had religious dances and all of them called upon their medicine men to produce the rain. Some tribes shot arrows toward the Clouds from high while others had their braves shoot arrows toward the clouds fro mhigh places. The lucky one whose arrow was thought to have pierced the cloud was made a medicine man. The Choctaw tribe believed that if a fish were tied to one of their braves who then stayed in water for two weeks, rain would follow, On the other hand, they thought that excessive downpours could be stopped by drying sand over a fire in a frying pan. Particularly clever medicine men who observed signs of rain in skies probably went through their rites until the rain fell, and were then honored by the tribe. Even today in parts of the world ancient tribal rites are practiced. Throughout India, Pacific Ocean is lands and Africa sacrifices to rain gods are made. According to the American Museum of Natural His tory, Indians in the southwestern part of the United States enact rain dances practiced by their ances tors. Fires As A Cause. It was long thought that great fires brought rain, and forest fires have been extinguished by rainfalls said to have resulted from the fires. James Espy a Pennsylvania meterologist in the latter half of the nineteenth century, was an en thusiastic devotee of the "fire-to bring-rain” theory. He published a long letter stating his belief and giving a method involving great fires which, he contended, was sure to precipitate moisture. Espy’s let ter also told of a communication he had received from one George Mac kay, who asserted that setting fire to large tracts of prairie had caus ed rain. In 1880 “General” Daniel Ruggles of Fredericksburg, Va., patented a rain-making machine under the theory that explosions in the clouds would cause rain to fall. Under the directions of a scientist named Dy senforth, experiments were made in Texas with money appropriated by congress. Dysenforth contended he was successful, but scientists who witnessed the experiments said the rain that fell came from natural causes and not because of Dysen forth's explosions. Other Methods Employed. In 1891 a Chicagoan named Oath man patented another scheme on the theory that “sudden chilling ot the atmosphere by rapid evapora tion” would accomplish what oth ers had failed to do. Gatnman also asserted that a heavy concussion set the air currents In motion. In view of the present knowledge of the physical causes of ratal, Gath man may have antedated in theory some of the other modern scien tists. In one home experiment Gathman was said to have shot liquid carbonic acid 600 feet into the air. contending that clouds formed as a result. Gathman also said he could and did produce rain at will, but there is no record of his having done so. Causing rain by establishing an electrical contact with clouds, the medium of a kite. was the method tried in 1893 by Baudouln, a Frenchman. Baudouin said that he was twice successful—both times in experiments conducted in Algeria —and that by withdrawing the kite and breaking the contact he stop ped the rain. The United States weather bureau according to a report published last February, definitely asserts that man cannot produce rain at will. The bulletin says that “it is quite true that in a laboratory a small amount of moisture can be precipi tated by using special equipment, but meteorologists know of no prac tical scheme of producing rain on a large scale. Widespread drought is due to a lack of sufficient moisture in the air. If there is little moisture to bring down obviously no device for causing rainfall has any value.” In the countless attempts to bring rain, one of the greatest drawbacks has been the enormous costs in volved. Dysenforth’s Texas experi ments cost $80,000. Gathman said his rain would cost from $30 to $90 a square mile. Extensive fires— either prairie or forest are obvious ly costly, and concussions are not only expensive but give rise to an noyance and danger. ADMINISTRATOR’S MOTH S, Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of J. R. Melton, late of Cleveland county, N. C., this is to notify all perrons having claims against the said es tate to present the same to me properly proven on or before the 17th day of October, 1930 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of re covery thereof. All persons owing the said estate will please make im mediate settlement to the under signed. This Oct. 17, 1929. L. A. JACKSON, Administrator Estate of J. R. Melton, deceased. (adv.) ■ \ m4 Atwater Kent SCKEEN-GKHD RADIO// / Announcing Salon Showing r The only radio manufacturer who lets us offer you a wide selection of cabinets! OPEN house .this week in our store! Special Salon Showing of latest Atwater Kent Screen-Grid models in widest variety of charming cabinets! Choose the one of many that , suits your taste and pocketbook! Designed by America’s foremost makers of furniture! Beauti ful woods, lowboy or highboy, simple or elaborate, swinging doors or sliding doors or without doors! For a small apartmenl or a mansion! 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Moore Is looking forward to the opening of the university which she has loved and in which she has seen the Ideals of her youth develop into successful fruition. One of the founders of the thought of coeducation in Weit Virginia,»she devoted her life to the teaching of boys and gtrls of a former generation, and when the span of her active years had p?ss ed, she handed her ideas, her en thusiasm and th’ benefit of her ex perience to her daughter, Miss Susan Maxwell Moore, who has given mors than 50 years of her life to the teaching profession and continues to be part of the educational, move ment at West Virginia university. Girls Same As Ever. Mrs. Moore believes th£ moo.'tn girl is no different from girls of her generation as to foundation and faith. She calls them the product of a newer day and an enlightened period wherein the girl demands more freedom, more knowledge end a frank and candid analysis of life and its mysteries. She does not apptove of girls 1 smoking, but looks upon it with j the same light ns site looked upon j equal voting suffrage and declares j smoking is not so much a question ! of morals as it is of manners, and | theri adds with a smile, that no girl ] should consider it good manners and good breeding to smoke in public The story of the teaching career of Mrs. Elizabeth Moore goes back to the days of the Civil war. when she was principal and an instruct >-• j at Woodbum seminary, which was a part of the present university campus. Appealed To Chivalry. Confederate troops were in the vicinity of Morgantown. They burn ed the river bridge across the Mon ongahela river at this point and overflowed on the school grounds. Mrs. Moore served the enti:» party -with bread and butter and coffee, and after they had been amply fed she called upon them as southern gentlemen to withdraw from the sctmpl grounds. Har ap peal did not «UI OS deaf ears and the entire party withdrew without having touched a building. Educated at Wheeling Seminary, Virginia. Mrs. Moore came to Mor gantown shortly after her marriage in 1883 and became associated with her father, who was principal c,f Mongolia academy. In 1857 her father and two other men bought the 13-acre manor of Thomas P. Reay and on It was built Woodburn Hall of West Virginia university, which is still standing and in daily use Assisted Her Father. Mrs. Moore assisted her father in teaching until his death. She went to Pittsburgh, where she taught 1r. a. girl’s seminary in East Liberty for a number of years and then returned to Morgantown to make her home with her daughter, who had started her teaching careen After teaching a few years at Mount Holyoke and at Dennison university Miss Susan Maxwell Moore, daughjfr of Mrs. Moore, came to Morgantown to teach and became dean of women, which pcs- , ition she filled together with that as an instructor in the school of music Miss Moore remained as dean r>: women 20 years, but relinquished this duty in 1923'and since has de voted herself to teaching music. That the state of West Virginia was not slow to recognize the serv ice given by Mrs. Moore was indi cated when the new physical edu cation building for women was erected on the campus. By recom mendations from the West Virginia Alumnae association the state of control, by unanimous consent, named the new building Elizabeth Moore Hall and today this monu ment to the venerable woman is serving upward of 600 girls wheie swimming, folk dancing and other farms of physical education ate taught. Mrs. Moore, at the age of 07, con tinues to take an active interest in university affairs and makes it a point to be in attendance at func tions whenever health and weather conditions permit. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as executor of the will of Carmila Ervin, deceased, late of Cleveland county. North Carolina, this is to notify all per sons having claims against the es tate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at RFD No. 1, Shelby, N. C., or his attorney, on at before the 19th day of October, 1930, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This October 18. 1929. J. T. ERVIN. Executor Carmila Ervin, deceased. David P. Dellinger. Attorney, rivtmiuilU W n Urges Generous Use Of Newspaper Adv. Ranker And Promotion ^ Expert Favors I'm Of Newspaper Campaigns. Insurance Field. Generous and Judicious use of newspaper advertising spacr will enable life insurance companies of this country to reach their second $100,000,000,000 hi business in five years, St. Paul underwriters were told October 11 by promotion expert. He spoke on "The Second Hundred Billion of Life Insurance and Cooperation.” “In order to secure this as ov pedlclously as It can be done," M" Kelly said, "the insurance com panies should educate the public through advertising the business in the newspapers. Newspaper ad vertising is the most valuable med ium of acquainting the public as to the necessity of purchasing life hA surance. Educational Campaign Will Pay. “The man who sold me my fii.-V life insurance policy 30 years apo I consider one of my dearest friends and since the purchase of my first insurance policy, l have never tap ed to increase my life insurance in - vestment when'my financial mean permitted So you sec l have con tributed to the first $100,000,000 - 000. “An educational campaign fos tered by the large insurance an-i panles of the United States through ! the purchase of newspaper adve’-- i tising liberally will certainly be 11.o means of thousands of famines In | the United Staten purchased life hi surancc who today, through the lack of knowledge as to the value of life insurance, have neglected to eva'l themselves of this protection. I consider life insurance an Invest ment that Is sound to the core and equal to an Investment in the pur i chase of United States liberty bonds | but It will pay a greater premium." Advertising Brings Sales. I “Newspaper advertising by !r,- j ] surance institutions Is capable of producing not only good will, good public relations and prestige, but | it can be made to show detinue 1 sales results." sa’d R. C. Braun, ad- J vcrtising manager( of the Reliance j Life, at a meeting of Baltimore j representatives ,f the company He I outlined a plan for a concentrated sales campaign to be conducted dur~ | ing November, based upon news- j paper advertising. About 40 Reliance X.ife represen tatives In the Baltimore district vill participate in the campaign. The newspaper advertIsitv: campaign Will begin October 21 and continue throughout November and has he. n planned as the basis of personal contact between the company's rep resentatives and the general public "The opinion among insurance officials and advertising executives has been that? insurance advertis ing in newspapers could produce only good will, create prestige for the company and otherwise estab lish good public relations. We be lieve that the newspapers are more vital than this" ! a I. Y STAR WANT \I»S Umpire at an Ohio baseball game killed a fan who had been criticiz ing his decisions, and 5000 newspa per pnragraphers Instantly sat down and tried to think up some new way of stating the old proverb about the turning of the worm. ADMINISTRATORS SATE. Pursuant to an order of the su perior court, made In special pro ceeding entitled “F. L. Hoyle, ad ministrator et. al vs. Izdlla 8wink, et'al" by the clerk of superior court, the undersigned will sell .to the highest bidder at thr court house door in Shelby on Monday, November 4, 1!)?!) at 12 o’clock or within legal hours, the following described real estate: Lot. No. ?, In No. 11 township, on the head waters of Wards creek, adjoining lands of lot No. 2 and others: Beginning on a stone, then N. 1 E. crossing the branch 51 poles to a small hickory; then N. 27 W. 10 poles to a stone in old line; then S. 71 w. 66 poles to a stone; then with division line of No. 3 nnd 10 42 poles to a stone; then N. 68 E. 40 poles to a post oak: then S. 89 E. 32 poles to the beginning con taining 28 acres more or less. Said land being conveyed to Scott Wright bv deed by his father and mother. Peter and Vincy Wright the first day of February, 1919, which was recorded in book ,1-M, page 12 of deeds, of the office of (he register lor Cleveland county, N C Terms of sale: One-half cash on day of sale balance January 1, 1930, title reserved until all purchase money is paid. This October 2. 1929 F. L. HOYLE, Administretor of Scott Wright's Estate. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND, Under and by virtue of authority conferred lr» a certain mortgage executed by O. E. Stewart, and wife, Emma Stewart to Ralph T. Maw ey. of the County of Cleveland, State of North Carolina, dated the 15th day of November, 1928, and recorded in the office of the Regis ter of Deeds for Cleveland County, In Book 130 at page 254, I Ralph T. Mauney, will at 12:00 noon on Monday, 18th November, 1929 at the Courthouse door of Cleve land Comity, in Shelby, North Car olina, sell at public auction, foe cash, to the highest bidder, the fol lowing described real estate: "Beginning at a stake on the northwest edge of Peachtree Street, the southwest comer of the 9am Wilson !o*. and runs thence with the south line of the Sam WUson lot North 58 3-4 west 100 feet to a stake: thence south 31 1-4 West 66 feet to a stake in the R. L. Manned lot.; thence with the North line of the said lot South 68 3-4 East 100 feet to a stake in the north west edge ' of Peacntree Street; thence with the said edge of the said Street North 31 1-4 East 66 feet to the place of beginning. Same being a part of lot No, 4 of the R. L. Borders property, A plat of which Is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cleve land County, in Book No. 1 at paga 72." This sale is being made on ac count of default in the payment of the obligations as set out in th« foregoing mortgage, which la a sec ond lien on the herein described premises. This 17th day of October, 1929. RALPH T. MAUNEY, A. R. Bennett, Atty. Mortgagee Our. Karo Blue Label Or Golden Crown Syrup rv « White Hoism CnponUd MILK 5^39' Scoco or Swift’* Jewel Shortening 8 ^ 99c A4P Plain or Self Riling 12 Lfc. FLOUR 49c 24 Lk BAG 95c BAG' : »1« MILK Srv.lS© CAMPBELL’S TOMATO SOUP 3 c*~ 3&S© NUCOA ib. 25© HERSHEY And Other Favorite CAtfDY BARS 3 10c n. B. C. CRACKERS ASSORTMENT ' «||j| DE LUXE rkv‘ A 5c Pltfi. 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