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Thursdoy, October 16, 1947 * THE CLINTON CHRONICLE \ Page Sev— Col. Springs Says His Fame Rests On Being L. fir C. Railroad Engineer' Lancaster, Oct. 13.—Col. Elliott White Springs, .owner of the multi- million-dollar Springs textile empire, says his chief claim to fame is the fact that he is "chief engineer of the Lane as ter-Chester railroad.” This fascinating railroad is but a few hundreds yards long and of very narrow gauge (15 inches.) What makes it fascinating is the fact that the miniature railway is complete in every detail. The little engines, per ally turned up in North Carolina and hi acquired it. ,/ A similiar locomotive was built for the Jamestown exposition in 1907 and European conditions. Later in the day, the export-im port bank put out a formal announce ment saying the French can put to it. He ran it to earth in Rockingham, N. C., and bought it. Then, he heard that a man in Spen- Colonel Springs set about locating emergency use all of its remaining credit for which contract commit ments have not been made or for which commitments do not require cer, N. C. had built the third and he | payment befpre June 1948. finally obtained it. f j The timing is six days before the He probably will get the fourth. French muiliftipal elections schedtil- The little railroad operates on a for Sunday. French and Ameri- track running beside the Catawba can officials alike said the timing is in the. park area. The road system n °f significant, but acknowledged the is complete with switches, round-! ac t>° n might hflp the pre-election house, water tower, turntable and all, osn^paign of non-Communists. the essentials of realistic operation. YOU'LL SAVE MONEY AT TRUCK HEADQUARTERS WITH ••• feet models standing less than the ^ olone ! ^P rin 8 s takes deilght in en- The reported action represents the ! first concrete step by the f'nited height of a man^s waist are com itertaining groups by arranging ex-, States to help France find addition-j plete to bell, whistle and drivers ! cursions on the little Tai ^ oad - j* 1 ^sources to tide, her over until j and they haul two little cars which Springs park'nestles on the banks!next spring. can seat more than a dozen people. of ^ Catawba just above the Duke I In July of 1946, the U. S. export- Colonel Springs says he built the ^ ower company dam. It is fully eq-j import bank granted France a cred-‘ Springs park on the banks of the ui PP ed with * lodge, bathhouses and it of $650,000,000 strictly for buying Catawba, “just to have a place for! other appurtenances of a good recre- j machinery and other equipment for i my train,” after he could find no ot- ation P r °8 ram - Although- special j reconstruction. Of that 18£,0d0,000 : her excuse for buying it He now has three of the little en gines and has heard of a fourth in Brighton, England which he hopes to asquire. He says he first rode on the Original train as a boy of six at the Charleston exposition in 1902 and de termined somtime to have it He saw the train again in Paris in 1917 and traced it to China and back. It fin- BENJAMIN & ! SONS PLUMBING the Safety ail Cemfert ef Dodge CABS! HEATING SERVICE, Telephone 117' WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE groups are frequently entertained. is still available and the epfport-im- there, the park was built for the em- j port bank was said to have changed ployees of the Springs Mills. j the rules today to permit about half Colonel Springs was a famous Am- of the remainder to be spent on U. S .ilUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIi. HOME FREEZERS CROSLEY 4i/i FT. ' FROSTM ASTER $149.50 HOME SUPPLY CO. erican flying ace in World War I, and his interest in military aviation is shown by some of the' displays at the park. | . The /first thing that attracts the visitors attention is a little coffee shop constructed in the fuselage and under the wings of a permanently grounded B-24< The pilot’s cabin of the ship has been left intact' and steps up on either side make it pos sible for youngsters from three to three-score to climb up and play "pi lot.” Near the' B-24 is a now unserv iceable P-63 fighter, known as the “King-Cobra,” the big brother of the famous “Aero-Cobra.” The plane still wears its warpaint and, again, steps to the cockpit enable the frus trated pilot to climb in and out his imagination, buzz the hometown and shoot down enemy planes to his heart’s content. coal, petroleum, lubricants and cot ton. France had said she would run out of dollars this week for the purchase of fuel and other essentials. In another .development, a Capitol Hill associate of President Truman represented him as anxious to avoid a special session of congress if he can get assurance of early aid-to- Europe action in the session begin ning in January. This informant, who asked not to be quoted by name, predicted that Mr. Truman will try sounding out Republican leaders on his estimate. that $580,000,000 additional money isf needed to tide over western Europe until spring. 2 • “AIR-0-SPRING”eeata —adjustable to every driver’s comfort! • Ventilating wings . • • real ventilation when you need Itt 4 o All-weather insulation —thorough weather* stripping! • Steel welded to steel.. , braced with steel at every vital point... the 'safest cab construction _ known! No distraction from \ road ahead—because of J “easy-to-read” instru ments and gauges! / only DODGE builds;£*m^*trucks Next to Bailey's Bank M HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH' in which P re * iden t Truman discussed U. S. 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