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Hardwood Bark, 1929

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  • 41- THE '*■ Lower Elk ^** Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Mansberger Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Meadows have been receiving congratulations upon the arrival of an eight-pound baby girl, Martha Jane, on October 21, 1929. . . . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Damron entertained over the week-end the following friends and relatives: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thorne, and daughter, Marie; Mr. and Mrs. L. Drewry, and Mr. E. Shumate, all of Welch, W. Va. . . . The commercial drying, although not a record for the month of October, was very good, 122,251 feet of lumber varying in thickness from 4/4-8/4 was dried in the progressive and compartment kilns besides the regular amount of oak which was manufactured into flooring. S. J. Tulley, oiir office man, and his faithful bird dog, have departed on a ten-day bird hunting expedition in different parts of Kentucky. We are, at least, expecting a good supply of interesting stories and who can tell, perhaps some birds. . . Mrs. Emmett Bledsoe, who has been taken to the Hurley Hospital suffering an attack of typhoid fever, is getting along very- well and is expected to leave the hospital just as soon as she regains a little more strength. The entire community deeply mourns the passing of Grant Blanken- ship, one of its most highly esteemed citizens. Mr. Blankenship was the general postmaster and one-time merchant, and it was through these positions that he enjoyed a wide number of friends. It is these friends who, in this issue, wish to offer the Blankenship family and relatives their heartfelt sympathy and condolences. Be Orderly/ Many accidents ate caused hy people falling over things that should never have heen there > BARK INVISIBLE DEATH Every year about this time, when the cold begins to bite ears and noses, the newspapers carry many items with that ominous headline "Overcome By Carbon Monoxide." The automobile owner goes into his garage to get the car. It is very cold outside and he warms up the auto in the closed garage. Without warning he falls over unconscious and is found there later, in most cases—DEAD. Carbon Monoxide gas gives no warning. It cannot be detected by the nose, and is therefore all the more dangerous. It is wise to warm the car up either outside the garage, regardless of the cold, or to have garage doors fully open and the car windows down. MISTAKEN Mary Ann, a buxom, rosy cheeked girl from the country, visiting some friends in the city, volunteered to look after a neighbor's boys and girls while the woman attended a meeting. She bathed, brushed, combed and put to bed her charges. When the neighbor returned she asked: "Well, my dear, how did you get along with the kids?" "Not so badly," replied Mary Ann, "but I had an awful time with the oldest boy—the red-headed one. He—" "The red-headed one!" shrieked the woman; "why, that's my husband." •#> Nantahala is-* A. E. Weaver, F. W. Tittle, E. B. McCollum, Mrs. J. G. Fleming Mrs. A. E. Weaver returned home November 6 after spending a few days visiting friends at Fremont and McClure. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Danielson motored to Highlands during a recent week-end. . . Mr. Charley Wilson, our faithful engineer of twenty- five "Limited Special," who is well known to the Ritter Family, has gone to Mississippi to "purchase the Shay locomotive," which is to be delivered to the New River plant. . . During Mr. Wilson's absence, his son, Carl, is relieving him as.engineer in charge of 25. Judge: What possible excuse did you fellows have for acquitting that murderer? Juryman: Insanity. Judge: Really? The whole twelve of you? HARD WORKER G. A. Closer, blacksmith in Nantahala woods, who does fine work in fitting the horses with shoes. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Franklin spent a week-end visit with friends and relatives in Andrews and Judson recently. . . . Clarence Cole has accepted a position as mill tally man to succeed Tom McCollum, who recently resigned. . . Dr. McGuire, our company physician, is proud of his new Fairmont Inspection motor car. The car was received November 9, and the doctor first motored over to the woods. He says it "is a wonderful car and flies like an airplane." The new caboose recently built by the Tripplett crews of Franklin and the machine shop crews is now handled on the Nantahala-Andrews Special. . . A "Rainbow Halloween Party" was given for the young people at the home of Mrs. Charlie Crowder on the night of October 31. Fifty-one guests attended the party, which was followed by a dance in honor of Mr. Tom McCollum, at the Club House. . . Mrs. Charlie Crowder and her son spent the week-end with relatives in Andrews recently. Mr. and Mrs. Duke Holcombe announce the birth of a fine nine-pound son on November 13. Duke is our block setter and extra sawyer. We are having a lot of rain but, so far, the river hasn't risen to hurt anything. No. 28 highway between here and Franklin is somewhat cut up and we can't spin around very much at present. . . Mr. Agee is here and J. W. Stanley is playing chase the squirrel, but we don't know what luck he is having. . . Henry Franklin, J. G. Fleming and Doc Stanley will kill a lot of game, if talk will do the work. Twenty
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