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Man Trapped In Well Ten Days Rescued North WUkesboro, Dec. ltobcrt Dyson, 42, resident of the Boomer emotion of Wilkes county, today owes his life to a dog. Dyson, according to report^*, disappeared from his home Friday a week ago. News of his disappearance was kept quiet by his family and the officers of the county as foul play was suspected.^ But this morning several young men of the community were going through the woods and had several dogs with them. As they neared an old sawmill place about a frenrrr ttnr Dyson tiome~anfl on n mountain, the dogs approached an old well and began to sniff, f The men uiso came to the well, which was about 26 feet deep but dry. Tliey looked down and saw a human being. Further investigation proved it to be Dyson, help was summoned and Sheriff W, H, Homers was notified to come to the scene and bring Coroner I. M. Myers with him. When the officers arrived it" was found Dyson was yet alive, although he had been without food and water for ten days. Dyson was able to speak faintly to those at the top qf the well, afi'd quickly asked for watdr. Soon he was rescued from the well with the uid of blankets and a rope, given a small amount of stimulant and a little food, then rushed to the Wilkes liospithI here, where lale today he was reported as being vory weak bUt with a good chance to regain IiIh health. Dyson Is said to have been drinking at the time he disappeared from his homeland it is believed he wandered away from his home and as be walked through the woods, stumbled in the well. As he fell into the well, a pine stick fell In also and Jio Rsi?]_ihls stick in digging out holes in the side of the well In an attempt to get out, coming within eight feet of the top at one place, Dyson Is 42 years of age and has a wife ami several children. Asks For Help On New Project The National Uuide, a projoet of the W. 1'. A. has been started hi South Carolina. A representative from the Columbia office was In town Thursday lirst visiting Mayor Osborne as the sturtlng point for assembling material about our historic town and section. He informs us that as a background he had read the llrst volume of "Historic Camden'.' by Kennedy uud Kirkland and which was published in l!M)f>. He still bus to read the second volume. With tills base lie visited us many of the noted places and buildings as possible, making many notes to be incorporated in his report. As much material may have been discovered since 1905 will any Cumdenite please place such material or any information of uny kind reluting to Camden and vicinity, at his disposal by leaving It with Mayor Osborne? The hearty cooporatlon of all Is requested in niuktng this a success aud bringing to the attention of the Nation the extremely Interesting, historic and cultural background of our towu,.which will be reflected In more visitors, we hope, thUB giving us additional opportunities to extend more widely than ever true Southern hospitality. The niunlcpal government at Tampa, Fla., shows a surplus of ?418,831.15 for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1935, according to Mayor Chancery. Arrangements have been made for thb sale of a membership on the New Vork Cotton Kxchange for |12,500. 'JThjU Is over t^ie last one sold. THE STORY OF ETHIOPIA 4 ..!* Massive Barrier Haa Isolated Nation For Many Centuries* 1 Washington, D. C ^Ethiopia's tor ! rain, over which' any 'land troops invadliiK the country must pass, Ih de? scribed vividly by Ij. B. Huberts In au article In the September. 1B35, National Geographic Muguzlue. lie also tells of the people and their customs. "Ethiopia's population has been variously estimated ut from live and a half to twelve millions," writes Mr. Roberts. "1 believe about seven roll lion is more nearly correct, although no census has been taken. Officially, Ethiopia Ih a Christian country; but within the confines of the empire there are also Moslems and pagans. "In size Ethiopia comprises about 424,000 square miles or Is nearly nine times as large as rfew York state. "West of Eritrea and French Bomallium! there is an Ethiopian desert belt 100 miles wide; its lava formations resemble Arizona mulpulu country ut "its worst. The dry season strikes here with terrific force; wuter holes are far apurt. "In north and central Kthlopiu ure live Christian provinces: Tlgre, Amhara, (Jojjain, Wallo and Shoa; tQ the southwest Is Kafu, the home of coffee which took ita name therefrom; farther south and east ure smaller provinces conquered by Emperor Menellk II. ' * ' ; "West of the desert is one of the world's most striking topographical foatures-^an escarpment rising u mile or more above the urid lowlands. This massive barrier bus isolated Ethiopian mountain dwellers from the outside world for centuries. "These highlands extend west from the custom escarpment some 200 miles, to aiv equally steep slope on the west. Much of the iuku between the western escarpment nnd the Sudan border Is unmapped, but it Is known thut this lowland Is densely forrostod and the soil Is the black, di-oasy, gumbo type. In the east and west lowlands, heat is terrlllc; on the highlands, which vury from 8,000 to nearly 15,000 feet above ihe Red Sea, It is generally cold. "Twodistinct seasons exist?a heavy rainy season lusting from June until the end of September, and u dry season for the remaining eight months. "llailstoneH are -a menace; often the stones ure so large, that they cripple mules in a caravan. They usually occur In December and January. I saw the ground covered a foot deep with hailstones that did not melt for two days. "Time means nothing here. The 'Ishl nahga* ('yes, soon') of Ethiopia Is even more common than the 'manana' of Mexico. "Highland Ethiopians are essentially an agricultural people. Teff, one of the dwarf varieties of millet, is the princlpul crop. Some maize Is cultivated, as well as barley and chick peas. Pepper Is grown extensively and used dully on meat and bread. Cattle are large, and thousands of sheep graze on the hills. "Village life Is placid. The people are content with few possessions. Men spend much of the day In the "fields emu jci imv? pit'niy or lime ror gossip. Women are modest; they work steadily, yet not too hard. "No newspapers are known, but all news is broadcast at the markets,, each village having Its weekly market day. "In the vicinity of Addis Ababa, coins and the paper money issued by the Hank of Ethiopia are used as mediums of exchange. In the Interior. however, salt bars, which have a trade value of about half a .Maria Tluyesn thaler, are a more desirable c iii ii'iii \ than silver coins. "Scmiihern Ethiopia is reported to liavi lions. Many types of antelopes! an 'o tonnd iti the high Anise ; Icduntr;. and il>e\ in the mountains ft north* -rn Time; but in Shoo and th-j i'in e.i'in is scare. There are a leu .small gaxelles; and hyenas laugh inmhe niuht. but hide during the day. Haboons and little monkeys tire plentiful and respond quickly to decent treatment. In tlie lagoonlike reaches of the HI lie Nile, as well as in the lake proper, there are herds of hippopotami. 1 saw as many as fifteen at one time enjoying the water. "Forests- along the Sudan frontier shelter elephants, lions, and leopards. "Hv far the most important factor | in the life of the people oT Eiluopia's l highland country is their church. {'There is a church on almost every hill, and on every sightly piece of land. It has been estimated that at the present time there are between K? and IS thousand recognized churches in the empire. "Churches are built in groves of trees and arc circular, with successive round enclosures where all ranks Ulio people, the deacons, and the priests) have definite stations. Location of doors is prescribed by custom; there being no windows, tho interiors are gloomy. Entrance for the priests is on the east, for the men on the north; doors for women open to the south. "Priests may marry once, engage in business, administer church-owned land* lend money, end set ae jndges in disputes. They dally hold serrlcas of prayer and chanting, and thefr fasts are long and severe." KNOW ANY 'BIGGER? I . M !l . .... Quite a long time ago J|fcn W- Morrison of TemTaeola, Fh?., waa' let In <u? a secret which he now paeaea on tl you In the following tale. Frunk Jdhqsou used to rniae watermelons; not uny more though. All he does now Is loaf around, living on the money he made four years ago, and telling how it all happened. It seems that when he set out his crop that yeur he wanted to see which end of his 40 acres was producing the better crop, so he took an old black log he found in the barn and put it in the log was one of the inany queerly shaped pieces that had beeu washed from no one knows where aud left on his farm during that big flood in '71.' Hut be soon found out it wasn't a log at all. It wag a giant watermelon seed, It sprouted, grew a huge vine and produced just one watermelon. liy the time the melon was ripe, however, It took over a hundred men and several teams of horses to load It on six flat cars which were specially hired,to haul it.* Then all the men got on tligT^train to help unload it In town.. When the train hit that hairpin curve down by the river, It was travelling so fast It slung the melon off and broke It Into small pieces. Frank was mad as a wet hen and vfas cursing the train crew good and proper ^hen he suddenly had an idea. The seeds were enormous, so he bad the men cojlect them and make rafts of them. They word then floated down the river to the saw mill and sold for $400,000. To-this day nobody knows they weren't real ebony logs, except, of course, me and Frank and the men who helped get them to the mill. Frank saved a couple of the seeds and will be glad to give them to anyone who will tell him a bigger one.? The Pathfinder. HELP F UL H1N T S * Potatoes to be baked ih the shin will cook quicker if they are diiod before being placed in the oven. Linoleum can be cleaned with alcohol. A pinch of salt added to very sour fruits while cooking will reduce the amount of sugar needed to sweeten them. Heels retain their color and flavor better if cooked with the skins on. Mince-meat in a hollo wed-out apple (baked or raw) will prove as popular with the family as minco-ineat pie. Green vegetables are bettor if boiled fast In very little water with the lid off, while root vegetables should be boiled slowly with tho 11(1 on the container. Egg stains can be removed from tajile linens by soaking in cold water. ?The Pathfinder. Nearly 100 arrests for drunkenness and Its effects, at Greenville, on Saturday night, broke the all time record there for drunkenness. Greenville voted for the repeal of prohibition In this state to stop drunkenness, it is recalled. [Raising Frogs Now *1 Booming Business The jiiocxly, deep base voice of the frog resounds throughout the country not from hit* own habitat but from artificial home* conducted by enterprising persons for their own profit. The promise of rich returns from a few pairs of breeds has paused hum drcds to pause and debate whether to plant carrots and potatoes in their backyard or to dig a pond and put in giant frogs. Kven the mention of a frog farm ~w6Uid umu(6 moit persons iMcxor & bit, but those who are serious about the matter say the industry is nothing to laugh at. 'They point out that just one pair of breeders lay more than 10,000 eggs a year, and giant frogs that weigh up to three pouuds at maturity sell for $0 a dozen on the big markets. Using a little simple arithmetic, one can find that the inon^y-muklng capacity of Just one puir of frogs ryounts up to moro than $2,000, which is a figure worth a second glance. Frog enthusiasts say there is more to be excited about than mere money possibilities. Frogs eat insects, minnows, and crawfish?found around brooks and streams in any neighborhood. So all the farmer has to do to feed the frogs is to capture a stock of these creatures anil place thorn In frog ponds, and their offspring will make frog food. Another Important feature about the business is its adaptation to small areas. An ordinary backyard is all that's necessary to begin. Of course, if a portion wishes to operate on a big profit-making scale, he should have at least an acre or two for his farm. Most'beginners. howeVtr, begin with a backyard pond and expand later as they guin experience. A marsh or swamp Is entirely unnecessary, be cause artificial ponds serve the purpose equally well and the stock can be controlled better under these conditions. The usual layout of a frog farm consists of three ponds, one for breeders, another for tadpoles, and a third for growing frogs. The breeder pond, 35x10 feet, houses h!x to eight puirs, of frogs permanently, winter and summer. The tadpole pond, which is really an Incubator for the eggs, is 10x 1feet. The growing pond usually consumes the rest of the backward. Work on a frog farm is simple. When the eggs are laid in the breeder pond, which is any time between spring and autumn, the attendant dips them out with a screen - and | places them gently in the tadpole pond. There the sun hatches them 90 per cent into tiny, black tadpoles less than a quarter of an inch long. Tadpoles feed on vegetation, table scraps and anything else they can get in the water. About four months after the eggs are laid the tadpoles begin to "sprout legs." This Is the time when they are seined out and put into the growing pond, where they are fed minnows, insects and crawfish until they I measure four inches or more in body' length. Then they are considered ready for market. The usual time for growing a marketable frog is a yeat to 18 ntonths, depending on climatic conditions. The most valuable frog is the "jumbo," which measures eight, inches in body length and stretches out to more than 18 Inches, weighing more than three pounds, tl takes two to three years, however, to get frogs to the jumbo size, which accounts for most of the frogs reaching the market when much smaller. Arguments in favor of frog culture sound logical. The initial cost is small, being confined mostly to fenc| ing material and the, price of breeders, i Nature furnishes the other equipment, ! which can be had for the trouble of j gathering it along the streams and j ponds in any vicinity^ j Reports of renewed enthusiasm are heard all over the country by thoso who haw tried the new business and found It to be unusually profitable. One factory in New Orleans does . virtually nothing but can frogs, and j in the peak of the season as many as 10,000.000 'frogs go to their doom to appeal the appetites of thoso who iove the tender white meat of tho creatures. Herbert Stanley, 55, a tobacco farmer. is In Jail at Trenton, N. C. He admits he killed his father, Edward Stanley, 81, because "he didn't give me and my stepmother enough freedom around the house." The stepmother Is in Jail at Kinston, N. C , in connection with the killing. She says she* wouldn't marry hor step-son. who is UhmSTflea. He says he would be willing to marry his step-mother. He blames the step-mother and Insists ' that she had been after him for a ( whole year to kill his father. She 1 says she didn't The DuPont Rayon company and ' the DuPont Cellophane company at 1 Old Hickory, Tenn., have announced h "iti upward adjustment 61 hourly wages," affecting about 6,600 employ' es. The annual payroll of the two planta la about M.000,000. The widow o? tEe late President Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Edith Kermlt Roosevelt, is reported sefiously ill at Glen Cove, N. Y. She is 74 and last week incurred a leg fr&cture In a fall. Warning against a potential shortage of merchant ships in war emergencies. Secretary Roper on Monday night, projected the possibility of government ownership of the merchant Marine conference in New York. The estate of Lou Tellegen, actor, who died in Los Angeles, Cal., in October, 1934, was valued at $300 in letters of administration issued in New York this week to his widow, Julia llorne Tellegen. It was estimated that 100.000 people went hunting- in North Carolina Thanksgiving day. Capt. H. D. Folwler, aged 103, tl^| oldest alumnus of Wake Forest cfl lege who graduated there in 1857, dead at Duarte, Calif. ! The National Safety Council, heaH quarters in Chicago, will begin Jan^H ary 1, a nation-wide drive to cut a^H tomobile highway accidents., Alreacfl nine governors have assured the coufl i cil of their cooperation, *nd road of^H cials of- ten other states have Joinfl for the campaign to continue for j years. It is expected that officials i^B 80 state and 800 cities of the counti^B will join the movement. I .! ! ! I > I Carnegie Portrait Presented To Libraries for Centenary ANDREW CARNEGIE A8 a part of the Andrtw>Caf negle centennial celebration, the Carnegie Corporation of New York la presenting to all Carnegie libraries In the United States and the British Dominions and Colonies, a reproduction of a portrait of Andrew Carnegie by Luis Mora, framed tor permanent display. The above la a picture of the Mora portrait. Between 1881r when he built Me first library In Dunferrtillne, Scotland,' and 1917, when hie library gifts ceased, Carnegie donated 2?11 publlo libraries tn the English opeaktng world. Of these 1,9** were tram Hi the United States. Carnegie eras born In Dunfermline, November 9ft, 1839. The Carnegie centennial celebration held In the United. States November tft. tf and^ST. ^ v' v Jr* ' J ; ^ ? _ 'v - " I CASH I H H 1 All Sales Positively I I CASH I I No More Charge Accounts I ^^1 f'ilSS I Mackey Hardware Company I I 1 I Haiglar Theatre Corner Broad and Etatledge Sts. It's Gay! It's Romantic! It's Exciting! It's the most hilarious picture you have over seen! Barbara Stanwyck with Robert Young in "red salute" with Hardte Albright, Ruth Donnelly, Cliff Edwards and Gordon Jones.- | saturdayT'WcTtT Tom Tyler in a mlle-a-minute acj tlon filled Western "THE FORTY-NINER" Extra .Special: "Keystone Hotel" Also Comic Cartoon and Buck ; Jones Serial LATE SHOW 10:30 Sally Eilers in" "ALIAS MARY DOW" ~M^Nl)AY~a^^EsbAY " DECEMBER 9 and 10. Thrill to romance with this bittersweet drama of three who loved and ulniost lost! Sweeping on to new fame together? Eredric March, Merle Oberon and Herbert Marshall in "THE DARjC ANGEL" Enchanting in beauty, breathless in its exciting drama ! Extra: "Our Gang Follies of 1936" : WE DN ES DAY7~DEC. 11.' James Dunn, Arline Judge, Raymond Walburn and Charles Ray in "WELCOME HOME" Grand entertainment throughoVit and you'll roar with delight. j thu^day'i^ftirday' DECEMBER 12 and 13. Heroes and lovers all! They live again to ride and fight for love and king! j THE THREE ! musketeers" i The world's most loved adventure story leaps to life as you would have it live in your memory forever! V _ f - ??-?-? ? Good Sound and Comfortable LYRIC THEATRE! BISHOPVILLE, 8. C. I For Information Call Phone 111 I "y <r'? y yii t I friday, december 6 i LAST TIME TODAY THE MARX BROTHERS In "a Night At The Opera" Also, nlews Reel in Color. Saturday, December' 71 2:00 'TIL 7:00 "big calibre" i With , BOB STEELE Comedy: Roseoe Ates In : "IN THI8 CORNER" . 4th Chapter of TOM MIX In . "MIRACLE RIDER" saturday night show? 7:16 'TIL 12:00 SYLVIA SIDNEY in "Mary Burnt, Fugitive" I SELECTED SHORTS monday' and''f uesd a y, i december 9-10 "Broadway Melody of 1936"! With Eleanor Powell, Jack Benny,! Robert Taylor and an all star cast.! ; LATEST NEWS j wednesday,'DEC. 11 "the last outpost" With Cary Grant and Claude Wains. Comedy: "FIFTY DOLLAR BILL" THURSDAY and FRIDAY,! DECEMBER 12-13 "SO RED THE ROSE" With Margaret Sullivan and Ranfl dolph Scott. Comedy: Charlie Chase in 'TATE'8 FATHEAD" J DRAYAGE I STORAGM F. R. CURETONB j Telephone 233-J RUCK ROfSFRS OUTFITS The Newest Thing in _^>^PLAY SUITS Also WILMA DEERING Suits fop the Girls. Both exactly match the outfits seen In the comic strips. $2.95 Also a Complete Uine of COWBOY SUITS-'"'' $1.98 to $4.95 dee them both In Toyland t _ > EICHEL'S DEPT STORE S ' * '' "*i i