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' 'l ,;' , - Iliticrzs Ccr.linuea. '
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1 Washington. King Neptune and
.', , (Mother Nature won, by a washout! .
: ..v. f r Thua might read Uie terse descrlp.
I tic i ry a modc-n sports writer Who
' rf- ' i t'9 recent abandonment of
k ; ttta fau t'?ck anl white itrlped
, t iCape Hattersg lighthouse. - .
V ( i "To' keep a light Surnisgba Cape
jllatteraa baa been a struggle," , says.
" the National Geographic society. "In
' 1788 the first -tower was erected.- It
"fWM ewe miles from the er-'-t, bqtt.lt
' t took only 72 yeira of relentless pound
i inf of the Atlantic to reach the base
. I raveling Around America . : ; i " ,? "tiZSt''
; .... , vifcuwe .s a aoH- AsmM -
' i - ,i . , OCV AMC5NS THE NAIVES "SLT ZT0 -' & '
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&&' a . j.vT'i ''r V""' ' ' ;. j i l iii. i i'j 'i'" ii ' i ' "Wll M m Jfr 4
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'of that sen
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i
- "The rectly ituauuUUed IUt,'.,' t
brick structure, succeeded the old tow'
r. It was built oalr allghtly -mor4
than . a mile Inland, but the sea has
taken .66 years to come dangerously
iOear . It , One reason for the slower
progress of the waves to the second
etructure . was the repeated attempts
or the government to fight back. One
device to prevent; erosion of the coast
was Interlocking sheet steel piling oriv
en Into the coastal sands. A new steel
tower has been built another mile In
land and the battle la on again. . . .
j . V iea Changee Coast ?
' The whole contour of , the eastern
I coast of the United, States la constant
)ly being changed by the sea which cuts
away some beaches and builds up oth
ers. The average force of the Atlantic
waves in winter U estimated at frott
.one to three tons per square foot '
"Cape Charles; 'Virginia,; la one of
nature's most active seacoast' battle'
j grounds. In -1827 a '-lighthouse ' was
(built 700 feet from the shore. Mt was
(deserted In 1863 because the site was
undermined by erosion... A second tow
er, built the following ? year,1 farther
(lnland, was also undermined and aban
jdoned. In 1805 a third tower was
(built nearly a mile from shore. This
i tower, a skeleton Iron structure, is .still
Jin use. . .. - -;-".- '. ;- v-,.
! "Neptune has been no respecter of
jgeogjraphy In wielding his chief weapon
against lightbouses-erosion. The Cape
(Canaveral light oh: the, east coast of
i Florida r the Hunting- Island light,
! South Carolina ; and the lights at Cape
iU&jtvt'JeTBZMni: Sand island,
(Alabama, are among those that have
8uccombed to the sea's Invasion. ;
' "Theabaifdoned tower- 'on low-lying
iCape Hatteras was the tallest In the
(United States, being 103 feet from Its
(base to the top of Its' lantern, but It
jwaa npjt the, country'a highest, light
(Thai honor goes to ' the light at Catfe
r Mendocino On the" coast of Calif ornla.
'The squat tower is' itself only 43 "feet'
ihlgh, but it Is on a cliff about 879 feet
iabove high water. This light of 130,
(000 candle power is visible 28; miles,
i "The country's; most powerful coast
j light Is locatedat Naveslnk on the hlgh
1 lands south of New York harbor. This
Is a huge electric light of 0,000,000 can
Idle power. Since It is only 246 feet
'above sea level. It can be seen only 22
j miles out to sea, however. " The proper
elevation of lighthouses Is a problem.
Lights must have a reasonable' elevai
tlon above sea; level to? overcome the
curvature of tbe earth? yet if built too
high, they may be, obscured by tog.. ,
"J,.; r .IlectrleW Uo '
"Most of the major seacoaat lights
J today use electricity, although Incan-
(; '. jaesceni oii vapor, ana vu wick muds
river lights. . The lights are Intensified
by large lenses.' Both lights and lenses
are protected by outer lanterns of glass.
The earliest lighthouses burned wood,
after which coaV' candles,- whale, oil
:, kerosene, acetylene gas, and electricity
were successfully, , Introduced. 'sr--,
4 "The first United 8tates lighthouse
In this Country Is at .Sandy Hook, New
Jersey, It bad been In operation 12
years hen. thef Declaration ? pt 'Inde
pendence was signed. Its atone , and
3 brick walls are. seven- feet, thick f at
ithe base. . while lighthouses have been
, built of stone, brick, wood, and Iron,
most of the modern structures are of
'jateel' or concrete. 'Si&fiS:
"The first United States lighthouse
' exposed to the open sea was that on
Mlnots Ledge, a reef off Boston which
:! Bad lone terrified mariners, 4 An Iron
(frame lighthouse, built there" la 1848,
Q W ' waa ?ost la a gale, one year Jeter, and
'Iwaa replaced by a : atone a structure
2' .which was Completed In 1860. and Is
f -still In nse. Surf breaks against its
base, and in stormy weather, the waves
CM flash almost to the lantern -1 4
; "At the more prominent and danger
F, ,eus points along the seaboard, rivers,
ir ' ' land lakes of the United States and Its
,,.J? ; " 'possessions, are located 629 lighthouses
j with resident keepers. The , United
j ) . States lighthouse service employ 1,100
woman." i : j , $ t
Cillical Actor Is H . , ,
, . . Honored by France
Parla The French of the Legion
of Honor. Joube has Just been made
a Chevalier, of the Legion of Honor.
Jaube has played the role of .-Christ
lri . hundreds of medieval, mystery
plays during the last ten years.
In the open-air theater. In front
of Notre Dame cathedral last year,
1C3.0C3 per-pg saw; him lm-
! 7 This' year loud
r '. . Le a.; -Me every
1 cf
Z. -i I'y.'-jry of the
'it ' pre-onted
WHERE SILVER AND GOLD
TB "silver pat!ensJand "gold '
patients" signs on the doors of
this; dispensary in the Panama Canal
Zone are a bit punling to the un
initiated. Tet If a all very simple
they signify the color of the people
permitted W ns each entrance!
Strange as K may seem; "silver" re
fers to the dusky half of the popula
tion; and "gold" to the white.
. This Tery unique method of dis
tinguishing between blacks-and
Whites had it origin back in con
traction days; and a very reason
able one it was, too. Laborers em
ployed In building the Canal, who
.were for the most part black, were
paid in sllverj and the white over
seen and executives, in gold. Hence
it came' about that entrances to
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Pineapple
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DOESNT this mousse cup look
delicious? Well, It Is even more
. delicious than. It looks. Tangy, un
; sweetened Hawaiian pineapple mice
Sd diced pineapple slices are the
Indpal tngredleaU The result is
guaranteed to provide i "red-letter"
v treat for family and auests. -
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Mt Siani Society
'7 Holds Meeting
? iittsrW-;1llons-$ Society
of the Mt. Sinai BBaptist Church met
Tuesday"- afternoon : at the home of
Mrs.; Wayland Howell, .at Beech
Spring, Mrs. '-EUMorgan, offered
prayer, and the Scripture, was read
by Miss' Mamie Stallings in the' ab
sence of -the- president, r 'Readings, on
the iessoA -were given by Mrs. Effle
Miller, Mrs. W. P. Madre. Jr Mrs.
T. fi. Madre, Mrs. J. W, Ward, Mrs.
" TT. f a xi
- Y ' )8oak gelatine in Hcupco"ldTpm I Put into refrigerator 1 hour ormert'
tgPilfejsitgf.l gmytf mua&tmMv$nri jrviMssg
. a ".: un iiere s oumeininir 1 ou 11 rLnioy 1 1
ii A KZX'i THRILL EVERY- DAY ii
; ; Children Admitted Free to Grounds Friday '
jre r:of Fair Week Until 4:30 P.M. "H
Hi! Sh"75 : VVU
a w.-wuxiiu,,,.,,'..' fv, waive
I "Lucky" .Teter and His Hell Drivers Tuesday:!
.V. HARNESS RACING .Wednesday, Thursl
day and Friday ; Professional AUTO RACE
Saturday afternoon. i . 'vi i '. . -'"-'i r . i
Dazzling Rcvuc Every Night
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t
MEAN BLACK AND WHITE
office, and dispensaries broke out In
a - regular rash ot ."silvers" and
"golds" signs still in use today.
There's a "Silver City" too, located
on Bolivar highway which: la in
cluded in the regular sightseeing
ton conducted at Cristobal for pas
sengers on the 89-day cruises to
Chile. But it's not the place ot silver
domes and glistening spires one
might Imagine! It's a Jumble ot IS
family , houses built like barracks
and filled to overflowing with picka
ninnies and their parents a little
settlement started " originally to
house the laborers working on the
CanaL The town and its name are
only one of the many Incongruous
combinations and startling contrasts
which make the Canal Zone what
tls.
Mousse Cup
v
malnlng pineapple Juice to the boll- i
Ing point add gelatine, sugar and
salt and atir until dissolved. Set
bowl, containing mixture -In a pan
of crushed ice and beat mixture un
til it . becomes white and fluffy.'
Whip cream u another bowl, add
vanilla and fold Into the flntjnte
tore. j--r't. tM
Dloe the pineapple slices. Divide
1 cup of the diced pineapple among
sherbet glasses. Fill the remain-!
ins space with the mousse and deco
rate the top with remaining diced,
pineapple and maraschino cherries.
m,iwiM Ttail anrl Mm V. TT ' Mnr.
gan. After the business ' meeting !
was over, a social hour was enjoyed,
and Mrs. Howell served delicious ice
cream and cake.
The following were present: Mrs.
J. W. Ward, Mrs. W. J. Stanton,
Mrs. T. E. Morgan, Mrs. E. U, Mor
gan, Mrs. T. E. Madre, Mrs. Clifton
Morgan, Mrs. Effie Miller, Mrs. Clar
ence Dail, Mrs. Leonard Madre, Mrs.
Warner Madre, Mrs. David,; Miller,
Mrs. W. F. Madre, Jr., Mrs Buena
Jones, Mrs. Charlie UmphleU, Miss
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