Man Over Whiteside Falls Was Nearly Killed in 1911
Gus Baity recalls surviving a 1800 foot plunge from Whiteside Rock in 1911. After slipping from Fool's Rock while scaring girls, Baity hung on a rhododendron bush for over an hour with injuries including a broken thumb and knee cap as friends and Charlie Wright pulled him to safety. The tale, once a local legend, links Baity to a Carnegie inquiry and a famous rescue.
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Highlands
Gus Baity
Gus
America
Whiteside
Augustus Baily
Fool's Rock
Charlie Wright
Charlie
W. M. Dillard
Baity
Dillard
Char- Me
Wright
Carnegie Foundation
Carpenter
Whiteside Mountain
State News Bureau
Youth Film To Be Shown Here Tuesday Night
A motion picture Make Way For Youth starring Melvin Douglas will be shown at the Junior High auditorium when the Junior Youth Council meets Tuesday. The program will include a boy scout presentation and reports on Youth Month and the Survey Committee. President Joseph D. Boyd notes the council meets the second Tuesday monthly and aims to involve adult leaders and sponsors of 12 to 14 year olds in schools churches and the community. The Engadine valley note is unrelated.
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Melvin Douglas
Joseph D. Boyd
Boyd
President Truman Hails Boy Scouts on 38th Anniversary
In a message to 2,141,984 members marking Boy Scout week, President Truman praises the movement's new program and its role in strengthening the home and nation. He awards commendation for Scout achievements and will meet 12 scouts, including Eagle Scout John Wyatt Jr. of Candor, at the White House.
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Truman
Boy Scouts of America
Harry Brown Finch
Thomasville
Uwharrie Council
Davidson
Rowan
Davie
High Point
Jamestown
Trinity
White House
Washington, D. C
Eagle Scout
John & Wyatt, Jr
Candor
Carolina
South Carolina
George
Florida
Chinese Press Claims Victory Over Reds
The Chinese press reports the start of a long delayed annihilation campaign against Communist forces in central China. It cites Red troops under Generals Po-Cheng and Chem Keng, with Hsin Min Pao from Hankow noting eight Red regiments destroyed. Another dispatch says Communist troops in western Shantung were encircled by government reinforcements.
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Nanking
China
Po-Cheng
Chem Keng
Hsin Min Pao
Hankow
Shantung Province
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Toledo
Ohio
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Greensboro, M. C
Bond Department
Oscar Burnett & Company
Greensboro, N. C
Micly Kpont
Engadine
Switzerland
Boy Scouts
Terminix
Terminix Company
Raleigh
Reds
Big Bear Super Market
Washington Street
Piedmont
Duke
Crobnas
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