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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
Mrs. Leah Brown
OF Point Lookout.
Is Given Burial

POINT LOOKOUT, Feb. o.
Mrs. Leah Nix Stepp Brown, age
AZ. died at her home on Point
Lookout, Monday, Feb. 10, as q
result of pneumonia. Mrs. Brown
was confined to her bed for about
five weeks, but was very patient
throughout her illness.
She Joined the Mountain Home
Baptist church at the ave of 49,
Funeral services were conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. M. H
Drye, Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. from the Mount MORTAL
Baptist church.
Mrs. Brown is survived by hel
husband, L. A. Brown; four chill
dren, Ben and Nathan Stepp, Alice
and Jeanette Brown; three broth,
ers are also living: C. L. Nix o.
Point Lookout, w. w. Nix OF Ed,
NEVILLE, and M. A. Nix Of Point
Lookout; also three sisters: MS
T. L. Jackson of Point Lookout
Mrs. Brisco Enloe of Edneyville
and Mrs. Affair Jones of Chefo'
kee. S. c.; also host OF frienos
Pallbearers were as follows
King Gilbert, Leroy Nix, Heruls
Brown, Nathaniel Ledbetter, clay
ton Nix and Ogram Lambe. u;,
Flower girls were: MISS Neiii'
Nix, Mrs. Almia Jones, MISS ne,
ma Nix, Mrs. Catherine bro H
Miss Annie Enloe and Mrs. mar
gle Freeman. :, 1,
Members of the family wish Z,
express their appreciation 1or tn'
kindness of everyone shown dut,
ing the illness and death OF the''
loved one.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
DEFEAT FOR WAGE
AMENDMENT IS SEEN
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
and one Farmer-Laborite in favor
of the amendment. Only two Re-
publicans - Metcalf, R. l., and
Hale, Me.-voted with Al Demo-
Gratis against the measure.
Labor's victory, however, may
be short lived. The administra-
ton will attempt to eliminate the
proposal when the measure is
passed and sent to conference
with the house.
The embattled amendment was
offered by Senator Pat McCarran,
Rotund, silver plumed Nevada
Democrat. 1t specifies that the
government must pay the prevail
ing wage rates on construction
initiated under the pending act.
Government spokesman charged
the amendment would wreck the
jobs program and make public
employment so attractive that it
would be impossible ever to get
relief workers back to private
payrolls. 1t was the plan of the
administration to pay a maximum
of $50 monthly.
The close vote reflected the
bitterness surrounding. the giant
appropriation measure which was
debated 10 days in the senate ap-
preparations committee before it
was reported to the floor. 1t
passed the house under one OF
the strictest gag rules in history,
1t remained for two Republi-
cans yesterday to bring biting
rebuff to the White House-Sen.
ators Lynn Frazier, N. D., and l.
j. Dickinson, R., Ia, with the
fate on the amendment in doubt
both voted "aye."
All the Influence the admins
tration could bring into play
proved futile. With members OF
the powerful labor lobby looking
down as senators prepared tt
vote, Senator Carter Glass, D.
Va, chairman Of the appropria
tions committee, took the flool
against the amendment.
He dashed out furiously a
party members who "bask in tn,
/ smile of the president" and ther
fight on the floor for propose
which they know is obnoxious tt
the White House. He warned tina
the credit of the nation was a
stake in the forthcoming yot,
and that the president woult
veto the measure if the amend
ment was adopted.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
, HOW ROLL CALL WENT
ON WAGE AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)
The roll call on the prevailing
wage amendment to the $500,
100000 works relief bill follows
For the amendment (44).
Republicans - (2D - Austin
Barbour. Borah, Capper, Carey
Couzens, Cutting, Davis, Dickin.
son Frazier Gibson, Hastings
Johnson, McNary, Norris, ,Nve
Schall, Steiwer Townsend Van.
denberg, White.
Democrats (2l)-Adams, Black
Bone, Buckley, Costigan, bona.
hey, Lonergan, Long, Maloney
Nc Carran McGill Murray, iNeely
OMahoney, Reynolds, SchIvellen.
D Oash' w Truman, Van Mugs, Wag.
Parmer-Labor (D-Shipstead.
Progressives-(1)-LaFollette.
Against the amendment (43):
Rfepublicans-(2)-Hale, Met.
Democrats - (4D - Asburst
Bachmann, Bailey, Bankliead. Bill.
DO, Brown, Bulow, Burke, Byrd
Byrnes, Clark. Conally, Coolidge
Dieterich, Duffy, Fletcher, Gerry
George, Glass, Gore, Gdffey, Har.
rison, Hatch, Hayden, King. Lo.
gan McAdoo, Mcclellan, Minton
Moore Murphy, Pittman, Pope.
Radcliffe, Robinson, Russell
Sheppard. Thomas Of Utah, Tram.
nell, Tydings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
Senate Is In Row
Over Invitation
Be Sent Morrison

RALEIGH, Feb. 22.-(UP).-
The senate resolution inviting
former Senator and Governor
Cameron Morrison to address a
joint session of the legislature
met with an outburst of oratorical
thunder and personal squabbles.
The house session became a
three-ring circus with members
from all quarters waving amend
ments and offering them at ran
dom.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
Lucy Laney Club
On Radio Sunday
Colored Organization Will
Sing Over WWNC

Eugene G. Jones will present
the Lucy Laney Glee club, colored
musical organization, in quarter
hour program of spirituals over
radio station WWNC on Sunday,
at 2:30 o'clock.
The program will be as follows:
Give Me That Old Time Religion,
by Willie Burnside; When the
Saints Go Marching In, by Albert
Bridwell; Oh, Bye and Bye, Lot
tie L. Hamburg; How Did You
Feel When You Come Out OF the
Wilderness. by Ruby Hordges; U
Mary Don't Weep, Don't Moan,
by Lottie Hamburg; Hand Me
Down, by Vera Burnside.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
DEMONSTRATE
|NEV EXPLOSIVE.
Nitramon Powerful, Heat
or Shock Will Not
Detonate 1t l..
By PAUL F. Ellis sondent

Onlteo Ercss S .
MILLvILLE, N. j., feo' e. e.,
0TPl-A new powerful explo-
sive, described as $50 sa1e e, 1nss
babies may play with it," was vas
GIVEN a successful test recently s'.S
gwen ;soiated spot in the South
IN Isrs sm iSI Pines, 10 miles from
here. a.or;o1 called
"n;tramon" by it's makers-the
F. I, Du Point De NemonrS COM
n -, ~ Of Wilmington, DEL, re-
Sisted all ordinary means OF de-
tonation, including firing OF an
army rifle bullet into 1t.
While newspapermen and other
spectators looked on uneaslly,
workmen for the Du Pont com
pany poured out quantities OF the
nitramon onto rocks. Then they
swung heavy sledge hammers and
beat the explosive into fine par
ticles. =, H.,
Under fire - from hot blow
torches - the nitramon merely
melted away and proved that
heat will not cause it to explode.
To further show the safety OF
the new explosive, a marksman
with an army rifle fired steel
iacketed bullets into the air-tight
tin containers holding the mira
mon. The bullets whizzed thru
the cans, tearing huge holes-but
there was no explosion.
The gun-firing test was applied
to cans of gelatin. Explosions
which followed shook the earth
and threw debris high into the
air. But a can of nitramon.
hanging from a cable only 10
feet away, did not explode-and
was unchanged.
Climaxing the demonstration,
Du Pont workers exhibited how
they set off the nitramon. With
all spectators at a safe distance,
the nitramon was exploded by
using a large diameter cartridge
of dynamite.
William E. Kirst, who with
other Du Pont chemists discover
ed the new blasting material, de-
clared that nitramon would "rev-
olutionize blasting operations in
the quarry and strip mining in
dustries."
"While we had dreamed for
years that We would some day dis
cover a safe blasting MATERIAL"
Kirst said, "the development of
nitramon dates back only three
and one-half years.
at is for commercial purposes
only-and will be marketed only
in large diameters to fulfill as
nearly as possible the ideal quail
fications for use in quarries and
in coal stripping operations"
The new product is non-freez-
ing and is non-headache produc-
ing, according to Kirst. He also
said nitramon is rendered "abso-
lutely water resistant" by being
sealed up tightly in a tin can.
at is just as safe to make nj
tramon as it is to use it," Kirst
said. He pointed out that many
of the extraordinary precautions
taken in the manufacture of dy-
Mantle and other explosives will
be unnecessary in making mira
mon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
PENNSYLVANIA DRY
FORCES WILL HEAR
REV. OWEN SUNDAY

BREVARD, Feb. ga mass
meeting in the interest of the
United Dry Forces of Transyl-
vania county will be held at the
courthouse here Sunday after
moon at o'clock. The Rev. Jesse
c. Owen of Asheville, will ad-
dress the meeting.
1t is expected by those promot-
ing the movement in this county
that a large number of citizens
of the town and county will at
tend the meeting.
J. X. anderson is chairman for
Pennsylvania county for the Uni
ted Dry Forces, with c. B. Nc
Fee as vice-chairman, and A: +;
Hampton, chairman of Brevard
township.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
]. B. Gambler
Finds Pearl
In Oyster

Following his reading of a dis
match in the Asheville Citizen
under a Baskerville date which
reported the finding of a pearl
bv Mrs. John Nelson of Mitchell
county, in an oyster when she
was eating, j. B. Gambler He he,
Jacksonville man, displayed, at Inc
Times-News office yesterday ait,
ernoon, a pearl which he found
in oysters which he had just pur-
chased here. The pearl whlch
Mrs. Nelson found was reported
to be about the size of a large
grain of rice. Mr.. Gamblers pearl
is about the size of a shoe button,
is more or less fiat on one side
and rounds up oval shaped on the
other.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
IN THE WORD
SPOTLIGHT

first eontingents .r,,, ~
Pei division from TO tie !
tinueS. ''Sh disyr.
the ' wS ss6515s5oaa' .o.s a.:o
P Fbins. for o, two a5, (G,c, s5'2
Sn,ps; loo walp llGY,,'a !
S German rcarmamr ,rrs> . 1
MOSCOW - pr,yi. ~
e comm organ, b G1"s, 9:
u German is Preparing raryy ;! Q
parts part o. eastern and ssD %
rope to precipirate war rs''''
! LONDON British w..
cabinet CAP minister to yd nay
hrst time since the cz ,"?sIo "
u 10 present AngIo.FrcrssSS y
Warsaw also. DS''lt
! VIENNA - Twortr
tian peasants repor, ,I'i'' W,
uprising against JugosJi,rn .''
ties IN Brod distric,' I a. va ss'
try. VI 'at
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
SEXTUPLETS
BORN, AFRICA
Still Alive After 8 Days
With no Medical Care
Expert Is Told

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. o.
(UP).-Dr. Edward A. Schuman,
noted obstetrician of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania announced
here that he was totally unim-
pressed by the Dionne quintuplets.
A native mother of the African
Gold Coast bore sextuplets which
had lived eight days without medi-
cal care at the time DR.. Schuman's
information was dispatched. He
does not know if they are still
alive.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
Places Wreath On
Washington Tomb

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)
Roosevelt today ar
ranged one simple, solemn cere-
mony concentrating Washing
tons birthday. The President is
to motor to Mount Vernon and
place a wreath on the tomb of the
First President.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
Are You. Feeling Sluggish?

Take Thedford's Black Draught
for constipation. What relief! That
fresh feeling, that sparkle to the
eyes, keen zest for work or lVeiy
good timel There's nothing better
than q clean system for health.
MIR. J. M. Casper, Of Benton, La
writes that when he gets up IN the
morning feeling dull, tired. drowsy
and all out of fix, with a bad taste
In my mouth, I know I need some.
thing to clear me up. Black Draught
certainly does clear my system and
make me feel fine"
1t Is purely vegetable; not costly
,sTHEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHI
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

will be 240 Dewoitines, light de-
tense planes flying three miles a
minute at $4,000 feet; 1873 Block
heavy defense planes, flying $50
miles an hour; As eight-ton,
1,OO0-horsepower bi-motored Por-
tex bombers capable of carrying
two tons of bombs 800 miles at
three miles a minute, flying at
$4,000 feet, and carrying six ma
chine guns for defense; and some
$50 reconnaissance planes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

design in a new stamp of the Do.
minican Republic in 1901 almost
brought that country to clash OF
arms with its neighbor, Haiti.
The boundary, cried the aroused
Haitians, encroached upon their
territory. Only a quick disavowal
by the Dominican government pre-
vented actual conflict between the
inhabitants Of the two West IL 1ian
countries. $780,,
Officially. the blame was placed
upon the ensraver.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
SUES SENATOR COPELAND

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Feb. 22.-(UP).-Dr. Howard K.
Barlow, osteopath, filed suit for
$4,000 yesterday against Senator
Royal S. Copeland, of New York,
as an outgrowth of an automobile
collision. The senator's wife, in.
jured in the crash, is in a hospital
here.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. %.
UP).-Austin H. Price, SIS, miss
ing from his home since last Mon
day, was found shot to death in a
wooded section near here late yes
terday. Boy Scouts and school
children found the body, bullet
wound in the head and pistol
nearby.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
DO YOU REALLY wan
TO STOP THAT COUG'

You may DO it with a cogs. |
doses of BroBchuIire E FINN,
with half a bottle srvr," ''I u
no pleasant tasting swre, ,,.
cough syrup bu, ii ono =, =.
real kick. As "a mater Of fac Id, i
feels great going dOgn. Gives s,I 4
SLANT RELIEF. Sooikes a s,j.|
ing, racking cough alros, +,
you are swallowing i Ma.
l3,9 if it doea. give You reTf
The Justus Pharmacy. Poso pt "S
macy, Wilson Drug Co., and a. Al
other good druggists yO,,.n,. ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
II HORSES BURNED

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. o.
(UP). = Seventeen race horses
We're destroyed and $4,000 DAM
age was caused by a fire which
DESTROYED the fair grounds race
track Stable here last night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
is ELECTROCUTED

OSSINING, N. Y. Feb. a.
(UP).-Vincent De Leo, VINO
wanted "to have it over as soon
as possible" died in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison last
night for the fatal staoolng OF
Daniel Nickerson, a keeper IN
Clinton prison.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
rod which ends June 80.

Rod which ends June 80.
Mrs. Sheldon Davenport was
elected president; Mrs. Hubert
Greenwood. Mrs. finch Gotshaw,
Miss Bessie Levi and Mrs. Chas.
Corpening, vice-presidents; Mrs.
Il. D. Raines, secretary-treasurer;
Miss Matte Sue French, teacher,
and Mrs. NJ. F. Toms, associate
teacher.
Talks were made by Roy c..
Bennett, department superintend-
ent; Rev. B. E. Jones, and Mrs.
Toms.
During the social hour, John
Lewis Albea gave two humorous
readings. Several contests were
enjoyed, after which pie, coffee
and candy were served to about
20 members and visitors present.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
MRS. BELL. HONORED
BY FRIENDS

Members of the Junior Welfare
Club honored their president,
Mrs. Frank Bell, by giving her a
kitchen shower at her new home
at Camp Mondamin, including
some attractive gifts.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
WASHINGTON PACT IS
GONE, FRANCE BUILDS
CONTINUED from mage one

Continued from mage one)
The plans call for regeneration
during 1885 as follows: Construc-
ton of two-thirds of the full pro-
gram of heavy defense planes;
one-half of light defense planes
planned; one-third of the combat
planes; and one-third of the re-.
connaisance planes. - RG
., Included in the new air force
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
FLAT ROCKS 2 TEAMS
MAKE CAGE FINALS
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
6 to a as the first period end e. l.
Flat Rock led is to ~ at .he
half and 81 to 10 at the three e.
quarter mark. A SPIRITED iass
quarter rally put the Dana team
within 3 points of tie, ou NJ Inc ne
Flat Rockers were not to be
downed and Ward, Justus ana
Ballard came through with bas-
kets to cinch the game.
The boys game saw the 1ast
moving Edneyville team get away
to an early overwhelming lead
and the game was never in doubt.
However, the Mills River team
fought gamely outscoring their
rivals 8 to 2 in the third period.
Pace, for Edneyville, put on a
beautiful scoring exhibition; to
chalk up 10 points, Shytle play
ed a nice floor game, and Hllrs
work at guard was outstanding
for the victors. Moffitt' and Gil
reath played outstanding ball for
| tho lnaarc
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
~ UNITED PRESS

Warlike developments ABROAD
i" PRoWE-A labor corps OF l,4oo
skilled workers sail FriaayA f iion.
Nanles for duty in East AFRICA
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22
CHARMING LITTLE
TEA

Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Savage
entertained a few friends yester-
day afternoon at a delightfully."-
informal little tea; the table be-
ing attractively appointed. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Forrest, Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Williams of the Ashe.
vile road, and Mrs. R. Z. Noble.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

copyright. 1895. NEA Service. 1nc.)
Next: Who grew q beard ovei
night? Il
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

Substitutes: Edneyville-Pryor
Pittillo, Freeman, H. Pryor. Mills
River-Dalton. ...,
| Referee: Garren (Duke).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

USE THE WANT ADS ,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

A VAGUE dot.
II ted boundary
line on a map
thaf marked the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-22

Substitutes: Flat Rock, Swan
and Justus (2). Dana-Hyder.
Referee: Foster (Wofford).
BOYS GAME
Edneyville (39) Mills River Q3)
Pace (19) --------- Davis (2)
Forward
Ballard (5) ------ Gilreath (s)
J. Forward
Holbert (5) $50 Bagwell (3)
Center
Hill Coy --------M offitt (4)
Guard
Shytle ------------ Bryson O.
Guard
Substitutes: Edneyville-Pryor
pitti1lo ,Eraaman n PRYOR. Mills
The Washington times., 1935-12-10
Program for Progress

While the nefble Secretary 1ckes and other Roosevelt ap
pontees around the country preaching class hatred
strife as solution for Americas ills American industry sub
mts seven point program that WILL solve them
It is
1-Maintenance of Constitutional guarantees and
protection of the American Constitution.
2-PreserUation of individual enterprise.
3-EIininator of undue regulation of PriO0te bus1'
ness.
HODDosition excessiOe taxation, unSound govern
financing and excessive Federal expenditures De-
yond the normal operating expenses of government
5-EstabLishn1ent of sound national currency by
return to the gold Standard
6-Adherence to the natural theory OF economic
prOeress' as the best guarantee of social security
7-And-sunrn1ing up the foregong-return to the
~American system"
This program-he Of the Raw Deawi not appeal
to freaks or fanatics.
There is not word in about Utopia the millennium or
any similar miracles
There nothing about the beauties of caswarare or revo
luton or the delights of dictated regimentation
There is no claim that the way achieve prosperity to
put killing production that the way to spread abun
dance to destroy crops that the to obtain higher stand
ard of living is to raise the cost of living.
In short it inces nobody civil makes astronomical
promises and does not attempt to that you can have your
cake and eat it.
It is merely sane American program that Americans
can subscribe to-and will
AS SUCH fear will not be greeted with marked enthu
sasm in Boshevik, Brain Trust or boobyhatch circles
The Washington times., 1935-12-10
Let George Do It

This wear that is drawing to close has lot OF
improvements in the automobile mechanical improve
ments which have made it a more desirable and more
important means of transportation than ever.
But the year hasn't brought any particular improve
nent in the important factor in automobile
tion-the man behind the WheeL.
Here in Washington we've not only seen the improve
ment in the cars, but we've improved our roads and
highways we've improved at least have tried to i'm
prove our regulations regarding handling of the
BUT BETTER CARS BETTER ROADS AND
BETTER REGULATIONS HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANY
DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS
We are still adding to the heavy toll of lost lives, of
manned bodies, and of serious property damage daily
How many more persons will kill or inure on our
streets before the first of the year nobody knows but
nobody doubts that the number will be high.
Everybody Cncuding ourselves) talks about the
terrible toll but nobody does anything which seriously
curtails it.
That is probably because in regard to the traffic
problem we are all content to talk about it and let it go
at that
If anything is to be done have, as community
adopted the slogan '1et George do it"
"George hasn't done and therefore, it hasn't been
done.
During the few remaining days OF 1885 II we would all
agree to let George have welearned rest and take
over the lob ourselves we could probably accomplish
something
We all want to be here to enjoy Christmas and New
Years Day.
BUT IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR WAYS OF
DRIVING AUTOMOBILES THERE ARE SOME OF
US WHO WILL BE VISITING UNKNOWN REGIONS
AT THAT TIME
The Washington times., 1935-12-10

surprise. Or she may wonder
what he's been doing NOW"
for which he is penitent. Or
what he is GOING to do. And,
if his vanity tempts him to
buy a gardenia for his own
coat-lapel, he had better throw
it away before he reaches the
house.
When a man puts his whole
time and mind and soul into
his business, his wife suspects
that he doesn't love her. But
when he gets that business 60
ing and on its feet and can re-
lax and be human around the
house or even gay and tender,
the sudden change makes her
wonder if he's putting some
thing over on her.
When he is taciturn. unrespon-
sive, wrapped up in gloom and
worries, and will talk to her only
in gruntS and monoSyllables, she
The Washington times., 1935-12-10
PUERTO RICO

Color, enchantment. a sense of
detachment, beauty, all these are
part of Puerto Rico. The spirit
of old Spain lives on in the ancient
churches, the houses, the narrow
streets of San Juan, the islands
capital.
Fragr ant breezes whisper
through the gardens, the Or
chards and forests, and native
drums sound through the nearby
iungles. Ok carts and pack mules
jog by up-to-date motors, and the
guitar still sounds softly as a ma
tive serenades his lady.
There are native huts fashioned
of palm leaves that are perched
high on stills to keep them free of
flood waters. The huts are entered
by ladders. Yes, it is all as primi-
tive and South Sea-islandish as
that.
When the United States took
possession of it in 1898, there was
only one old road, a military road
that led over the mountains to
Ponce on the southwest coast. Now
there is network of fine motor
roads over the entire island, the
roads passing through glorious
avenues of palms. poincianas, al
mondS, and other lovely vegeta-
ton.
The market plaza in San Juan