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HOW DEATH FEELS
AS LIFE “RETURNS”
A. B. Rose of Winston-Salem, N.
C., was electrocuted by 2/100 volts
of electricity that coursed through
his body. To a reporter of the
Winston-Salem newspaper he gave
the following interview:
I’ve come back from the dead.
I died just as surely as any man
ever died. Volts of death-—2,300 of
them —coursed through my body.
But God and three men brought me
back from eternity.
I attempted to walk between a
transformer and several buildings
where I was working. Lightning
had just struck. It had damaged
some wires. The current had been
shot from the ground and ns 1 pass
ed the transformer I felt the deadly
volts enter my body.
I was hurled to the ground with
great force.
Once, twice, three times 1 was
knocked to the ground.
Twice I got up.
The third time I lay there, >my
body drawn into a knot.
Every bone was breaking, every
tendon stretching. A hundred mil
lion red-hot needles punctured my
body.
For three minutes it was like that.
I knew I was dying—knew I
couldn’t live, that there wasn’t any
chance for nte to live.
My life was going—and I didn’t
want to die.
Then all pain ceased. That’s when
I knew 1 was gone.
A moment later, I passed into
eternity.
It was a pleasant feeling, so
soothing and quiet. It seemed 1 al
most could hear bells ringing, softly
as if at a great distance. It seemed
to be floating . . blackness . . .
that was all.
The next thing I knew I was ly
ing on the ground with Frank A nick
and two others bending over me.
Anick said my heart had stopped.
But he revived me. I felt no pain.
But I knew I had died. I couldn’t
I was back from the dead.
It just couldn’t be.
But God had saved me. I was
sure of that then. I’m positive
now.”
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Last Week’s Locals.
Several from here attended ser
vices at the Fire Baptized Holiness
church, Jefferson, Sunday.
Our city and community is repre
sented at the City Court of Jeffer
son during this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Baird were at
Madison over the week-end, where
they visited friends.
Mrs. B. 0. McClain and little
grand-child of Toccoa were among
the guests of friends here recently.
T. G. Johnson of Atlanta was the
week-end guest of his mother, Mrs.
Genie Johnson, who is ill.
Several Nicholsonians were at
Maysville, Sunday, where they at
tended the Twelve-County Union
Singing Convention.
Rodney Elrod and family were
visiting at Greenville, S. over
the week-end with relatives.
M iss Eula Murray of Orr’s is
visiting here, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Murray.
Cornelius Freeman and family of
Toledo, Ohio, are visiting here with
J. W. Freeman and family.
Prof, and Mrs. Fred McGinnis of
Cabin Creek have moved here as fu
ture residents of our city.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Palmer of
Athens were visiting here Sunday,
the guests of relatives.
Quite a number of our residents
are in South Georgia assisting in
gathering the white staple.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harris of Union
Point were visiting with Mrs. Nan
David one day last week.
Ucal Crawford and family of At
lanta were visiting here the past
week, the guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Massey were
visiting near Athens, Sunday, the
guests of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Anna Crawford of West Vir
ginia was among the visitors here
last week with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Holland of
LaGrange were week-end visitors
here with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hol
land.
Miss Tavie Sorrow is visiting at
Elberton this week, the guest of
Miss Mary Moon.
Reverends G. T. Carithers and J.
R. Baird were at Madison over the
week-end with friends.
Howard Anderson of Morgantown,
N. C., is here with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. J. L. Anderson.
Services closed at the Fire Bap
tized Holiness church Sunday even
ing with two additions to the church.
• Consult with your County Agent and
your County Commissioners about a County-
wide Terracing Program for your county
PUBLIC HEALTH A MATTER OF
PUBLIC POLICY
(By Bruce Catton)
For a great many generations,
people regarded their physical ail
ments as something set apart for
medical men alone to cure. There
was no general moral compulsion to
take an interest in disease beyond
submitting it to a man who knew
how to deal with it.
Fortunately, through the efforts
of leaders in the medical profession
itself, anew attitude has come into
existence; an attiutde based on the
responsibility of the individual to
know exactly what causes disease,
what he can do to avoid getting it,
or once having it, how best to co
operate with the doctor in getting
rid of it.
The question of public health,
therefore, is becoming as much a
matter of public policy as wages,
working hours, or living costs. But
it is a mistake to think that adopt
ing the attitude settles the matter
and that we are thus automatically
ushered into an era of freedom from
bodily ills.
Just released, the report of the
Hospital Survey for New York indi
cates another big step necessary to
the final success of the public health
policy.
The public already has an im
mense investment in hospital and
allied institutions, the report points
out. And while this investment has
been made with the best of inten
tions, it has been made haphazard
ly. The result is that in many cases
the benefits are not properly dis
tributed, facilities of many hospitals
are never fully used, and new and
more efficient methods of fighting
disease is not placed universally
within reach of the people.
In the light of expanding knowl
edge in medical science, the hospital
is an indispensable public utility be
cause pf the wide variety of re
sources for diagnosis and treatment
that it offers.
For that reason, the report em
phasizes that the organized care of
the sick a generation hence will best
be provided for by the orderly
growth and co-ordination of present
facilities.
Now the great majority of insti
tutions for the care of the sick are
provided and maintained by taxes
or voluntary contributions of the
local population. This, then, places
the duty of forwarding a great hu
manitarian work directly upon those
individuals who make up each com
munity.
Untold sums of money and the
genius of qualified experts have
been turned to the co-ordination of
our endeavors in many other fields,
commercial, cultural, and philan
thropic.
It seems that it would be good
economy, as well as good sense, that
the public health, through our fa
cilities for guarding it, should have
the same advantages.
Winter vegetables should be kept
in a cool, dark, dry place. Fresh
vegetables should be washed and
kept on ice in a clean piece of cloth.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
JUST A LITTLE FUN
Sentence
The judge faced the hardened
criminal.
“I am giving you fifteen years at
hard labor in the State prison,” he
declared grimly.
He paused.
“And,” he added, “you can con
sider yourself lucky at that!”
The convict lowered his eyes.
“Aw, judge,” he giggled, “I’ll bet
you tell that to all the boys!” . . .
X t t
Error
Fibber McGee tells of a complain
ing gentleman who was making
dance music with his soup in a mid
town eatery. He stopped suddenly
and summoned his waiter.
“Look here!” he commanded,
pointing indignantly. “There’s a
needle in my soup!”
“Oh, that,” said the waiter. “Why,
it must be a typographical error.
That’s meant to be the noodle!”...
No New*
The sub reporter limped up to
the city editor.
“Well,” growled the editor, “did
you get the interview?”
The cub pointed to a pair of black
eyes.
“Look!” he sighed.
The editor banged his desk.
“We can’t print a pair of black
eyes!” he shouted, “Where’s the
story!”
The reporter lifted his hat and
displayed a huge bump on his head.
“Look!” he repeated.
The editor went wild.
“What good is that?” he howled.
“We can’t print things like that.
Didn’t you get the guy to say a few
words?”
The reporter wiped a bloody nose.
“Sure,” he nodded. “But you
can’t print that either!” . . .
Complaint
The worried patient wandered in
to the doctor’s office.
“Doc,” he complained, “my throat
is bothering me. It’s been giving
me a great deal of trouble.”
The medico reached for the wood
en spoon.
“Open your mouth and say ‘ah’,”
he ordered.
The patient did so. The doctor
put aside the spoon.
“There’s nothing wrong with your
throat,” he announced. “I don’t see
how it can be giving you trouble.
What are the symptoms?”
The patient looked extremely sor
rowful.
“It keeps me broke all the time,”
he stated sadly.
“Hmmm,” mused the medico.
“That’s a very odd symptom. I don’t
get the connection.”
The patient sighed.
“Well,” he explained, “every time
I get near a saloon, my throat grow#
terribly dry!” . . .
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Colorful Parades Mark Cleveland’s Great Lakes Exposition
MILITARY ‘ CEREMONIES and parades of
welcome to visiting dignitaries of other nations and
of the state and federal departments add to the thrill
ing daily program at the new Great Lakes Exposi
tion in Cleveland, which continues until September 26
on the cool shores of Lake Erie. Cornpan}' C of the
HOW SENATE VOTED
ON CONFIRMING BLACK
Washington.—Here is the vote by
which the Senate confirmed the
nomination of Senator Black (Demo
crat, Alabama) to be a member of
the Supreme Court:
For confirmation: 63.
Democrats: Adams, Andrews, As
hurst, Bankhead, Barkley, Berry,
Bilbo, Bone, Brown, of Michigan;
Brown, of New Hampshire; Bulkley,
Bulow, Burns, Caraway, Chavez,
Clark, Connally, Dieterich, Donahey,
Ellender, George, Gillette, Green,
Guffey, Harrison, Hatch, Herring,
Hitchcock, Holt, Hughes, Johnson, of
Colorado; Lee, Lewis, Logan, Loner
gan, McAdoo, McGill, McKellar,
Minton, Moore, Murray, Neely, Ov
erton, Pepper, Pittman, Pope, Rad
cliffe, Reynolds, Schwartz, Schwel
lenbach, Sheppard, Smathers, Thom
as, of Oklahoma; Thomas, of Utah;
Truman, Van Nuys and Wagner—
-57.
Republicans: Capper, Frazier and
Nye—3.
Farmer Laborites: Lundeen and
Shipstead—2.
Progressives: LaFollette —1.
Against confirmation: 16.
Democrats: Burke, Byrd, Cope
land, Gerry, Glass and King—6.
Republicans: Austin, Borah,
Bridges, Davis. Hale, Johnson, of
California, Lodge, Steiwer, Town
send and White—lo.
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11th United States Infantry, is shown above on the
Marine Plaza of the Exposition’s 150-acre grounds,
as it prepares for an afternoon review by the thou
sands of visitors. In the background are the Hall of
Progress and Varied Industries Building and to th*
left, Billy Rose’s Aquacade.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Plants to be grown indoors should
be started now. Cuttings from gera
niums will root easily if planted in
a moist sandy soil and kept in the
shade for a few days.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937.
Cook macaroni in quickly boiling
water for twenty minutes. Drain
and rinse well with cold water and
the macaroni will not be sticky or
starchy.