Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1929, Page 6

WOMAN WHO ‘DIED AS CHILD 15 LIVING Keighbor of Hoover’s Camp Cannot Recall Ordeal of Early Life. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SYRIA, Va.,, August 17.—One of the interesting residents of the mountain country near President Hoover's lodge in the Blue Ridge is Fannie Broyles, & little white-haired old lady living on Bob Graves’ farm here, whose chief claim to fame is that she once wag laid out for burial, . It all happened many years ago— ‘when Fannie was 3 years old—and the strange incident might never have filtered out of the mountains had not & newspaper man about & year ago spread the story all over the country —with startling distortions. Perhaps through a misunderstanding of the facts in the case, the reporter made it appear in his account that Miss Broyles was a young lady who had suf- fered the weird experience quite re- cently. Many papers in. various parts of the country printed the story, and before long letters were coming into this section from curious persons in far-flung States. Can’t Remember Incident. A number of those who wrote Miss Broyles wanted to know just what her sensations were during the “zero hour.” Of course, she was too young to re- member anything at all about the oc- currence, and all she knows today. about it is what her mother told her. One man wrote her an offer of mar- riage. Some of the letters plainly were from “cranks.” Most of the mis- sives were tossed away somewhat testily by their recipient. ‘The true story, as Miss Broyles re- members it, is that while playing near her home she was struck on the head by the falling limi of a tree and ren- dered unconscious. She was carried into the house and every effort to re- vive her falled. Apparently she had ceased to breathe and finally the frantic mnu mournfully gave her up for Life Discovered. An undertaker had been summoned, 80 the story goes, and preparations were being made for her funeral when a member of the family, bending over the inert form of the little girl, detected some slight movement of the facial muscles, Instantly all was excitement in the household. A mirror was held over the child's mouth and a film of moisture developed. Fannie was alive! In a few hours the little girl had opened her eyes and eventually she re- covered completely, except for a slight paralysis which has left her with a limp o this day. Miss Broyles is one of the active members of the Graves household. She spends most of her time in the kitchen, assisting in the preparation of meals, preserving and other domestic duties. Of a naturally quiet dispositon, Miss Broyles has little to say, except when the subject of newspaper men is men- tioned. Her faith in the press has been somewhat shaken by her experience of last year. CANADA LAUNCHES CENSUS OF FORESTS Nearly 3,000 Square Miles a Season Being Checked to Esti- mate Resources. TORONTO (Special).—Since the two great manufacturers now les that branch of Canadian industry, pulp and paper and lumber, depend for their fu- ture existence and continued prosperity on the timber resources of the Domin- ion, an estimate of what these reserves total is naturally a matter of first rank importance to those concerned with the national interest. Proposals have recently been under consideration at Ottawa for the under- taking of a nation-wide survey, to be carried on in each province concerned and the results assembled in a general census. Those most directly interested in the proposal are British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Eighty million acres have been re- viewed and crews, on air and on land, are actively at work this Summer as they have been for years past. Ap- proximately 3,000 square miles a sea- son are being checked off the list at the present rate of speed. fle it does not involve a census of every tree, the survey is & most ex- ‘haustive and expert proceeding. It re- veals the exact type of timber in each area, its condition, whether it is second- growth, muskeg, approximately how much, everything, in fact, in the way of information which is required be- fore proceeding with actual exploration of the resources in any given sector. FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING PLANT IN ASHBORO, N. C. Second Blaze of Major Proportion in Past 3* Days Causes Loss of $300,000. By the Associated Press. ASHBORO, N. C., August 17.—Fire of undetermined origin early today destroyed the plant of Home Building, Inc., and an unused building former occupled by the Ashboro Roller M the Ashboro Ice Co. plant, was badly damaged and, several box cars on 8 eiding at the Home Building burned. The loss was estimated at $300,000. Trucks from Greenshoro, Highpoint and Silver City aided the local depart- ment in checking the blaze. It was the second fire of major pro- portions in Ashboro within the three days. Thursday night the Ash- boro Chair Co. burned a loss of $56,000. Officials were investigating the possibility of an incendiary origin. ATTORNEY PROMOTED. Joseph S. Franklin, assistant United States attorney for the Northern Ala- bama district, has been appointed & special attorney in the office of chief counsel of the Bureau of Internal Rev- enue in Washington. He will be assigned to the income tax division and will leave Alsbama with his family to make his residence here the latter part of this month, as his new duties begin September 1. Mr, Franklin has been lht;?ed E Birmingham and is from Fort Payne De Kalb County, Ala. His promotion o the Washington office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, it was sald, was based on the good record he had made in handling Government cases. DAY AND NIGHT PAJAMAS. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 18, 1929—PART Y. i - AUGUST SALE of LIFETIME FURNITURE LIEETIME] fURNITURE Enabling You To Furnish Every Nook, Corner or Room Of Your Home in Good Taste at - Whole-Hearted Reductions Now you can make your Lifetime Furniture selections at unus- 128 LEONARD REFRIGERATORS sharply reduced to close out This is a remarkable opportunity to purchase a Leonard Refrigerator at a reduced price. gleryone perfect. 100 Ib., $59.75 18 Porcelain Lined Leonard Polar Kings, 24 Leonard Polar Kings Porcelain Lined 50 Ib., $29.75 and Corkboards, $35.75 9 Leonard Polnslgglg?s'rop lcers, 25 Ib.,, 8 Porcelain Lined Leonard Frost-colds, 13 Leonard Frost-cold Porcelain Lined, 4 Leonard Frost-cold Refrigerators Re- 75 Ib., $49.75 duced to $29.75 3 Leonard White 3 Leonard Steel Enamel Lined i Klad All White Polar King Y 100 Ib. $21.75 i : $85 3 Leonard Clean- | 1 All White Por- able 109 Ib. iy 7 celain Leonard Porcelain Lined J ] Sl Cleanable 75 Ib. $67.50 $125 7 All White Po: T 2 Porcelain Lined celain Leonard A " Leonard Polar Cleanable ! Kings 100 Ib. $79.50 : I ; $34.75 And Others ) E ay And Others ually low sale prices. Now is the time to anticipate your Fall needs and furnish at a price advantage. Now you can choose from our entire stock of artis- tic Lifetime Furniture at Savings. Come tomorrow and see for yourself! KARPEN LIVING ROOM DINING ROOM SUITES Suites priced now from of ten pieces complete $160 to $1000 start as low as $175 SECRETARY DESKS priced from $50 to $600 CONSOLE TABLES marked from $6.50 to $150 OLD VIRGINIA SOFAS from $125 to $325 ARTISTIC NEW BEDROOM BERKEY & GAY BEDROOM Suites are priced now from Suites of Colonial Type $175 to $2000 Six pieces at $295 DWARF GRANDFATHER TYPE CLOCK, Solid Mahogany $45 OCCASIONAL CHAIRS, in Many Upholsteries, at $16.75 and a host of other plenishings reduced. Truck Delivery To All Points Within 100 Miles Surely You'll Not Miss This Opportunity To Savel MAYER & CO. VSeventh Street Between D and E