The Daily Times-News from Burlington, North Carolina • Page 30

The Daily Times News BURLINGTON, ti. CL SECTION, 8 PACES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959 LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMICS AND CLASSIFIED Year After Mine Disaster Stories Of Heroism, Tragedy Still Told In Springhill pit mouth. EDITOR'S NOTE Oa Oct. 23, rttmoed out in a liny asptnn bot A mircale. they said.

vear aso. the earth da vs The second miracle followed They aved and sang, "I'm a SprinahtH. N.S., bringing disaster three days later. "Give me a to men working in tbe deepest ariok of water," toe inoomhabJe Ruddick toid bit rescuers, "and mine in Xorth America. What has I choir singer and they really Lied jit when Bowie Maddison and I 'would do a duet oa "Stranger oi says Caleb Rushton.

"We sang it three or four times asSTWi song." happened to the mining town There were no more survivors. since? And are the stones of Golden Moments a day tor Oero. iTfce last body was recovered Nov. '6. i tragedy, heroism and miraculous deserve that IBUL0VA difference! In the other Docket of survivors: The disaster was the third in survival still alive in Springhill? Percy Rector was in agony, his many years for this town of SPRLXGHILL, X.S.

(APThe' arm masbed between two umoers. 6.500 people. On Oct 31. 1956. 39 coal mine is dead.

And tomorrow "We tried to get him loose, but mm t. the homes and streets oi Spring iwe had no tools," says Ruddick. men were tolled in an explosion in the No. Colliery. On Dec.

as. 1957. fire devastated hah of the i "He was in terrible pain so we hill will be brimming with menv town's business district. of the 73 men who died with got together ail uie aspirins we had and gave them to him. That: The town tost a sa.0W weekly.

it one rear aso. seemed help. payroll last year when the Cum The 99 men who lived through 'Monday was Garnet Clark's the caprice of nature which berland Railway and Coal Co. de dded not to reopen tbe No. 2 Col recked the mine will recall the birthday.

He was 9. We cut a sandwich into little pieces about a terror, the agony, the encf. and: liery, tbe last one operatme. quarter of an inch wide and ate "How about that." says Ralph more than anything the mira cles that occurred here. ttt ana sang iiappy ttirtnaay' for him." Guroy, ISn of unluciy Sprmglud.

"I'm mayor of a coal mining town without a coal mine." Tbev will talk of die future of Rector died Tuesday. He plead their town, struggling for life led with the others to cut his arm Since the disaster, tbe mayor against the economic malnutrition off. but no one bad a knife. says, about 12a families have left brought on by closure of the mine, The mine is dead. But it was Doug Jewkes had hallucinations.

"The thou lit of water almost Springhill to find work elsewhere. Many miners who have stayed; a busy, efficient place last Oct. 23 still on Uie disaster reuet drove me crazy." he says. "I'd see it in front of me, reach out as the 174 men of the evenin; shift reported for work. fund.

Some receive up to $30 and it wouldn't be "We jumped on the trolleys and week they nave large But Gilroy says three small in "We never gave up hope," says went down Ine slope uie same as dustries will soon open. "And by next spring we should have a fair suat, recalls Maunce RucdicK, rallied, happy man in his middle' Ruddick. "I told tbe boys, The Good Lord let us live through the bump. We'll plan to live as long: 40s. "We laughed and joked and! sized federal penitentiary ttarm) in operation on the site ot last 1 Hummed a tune or two.

possibie. Shortly before noon on Wednes year's disaster." he says. The evening was warm, un "Were stul trvina to set day. Oct. 29, Gorley Kemp who eventful.

mine in operation. We're definite At 5 minutes after 8. the whole) as with the group of 12 heard "I wouldn't let myself believe! ly gome to hare a coat mine here. town shook. It felt like an earth sooner or later.

STEP LIVELY, w.ALLFLOWER Sarah Brockett's Florida version Quake, but the coal wise people of it," he says. "I just lay there! But even if coal mining returns of the hat dance may not be authentic. After all, she's from IUin 1 ISpringhill knew better. They ran listening for nearly an hour, I to Springhill, many miners will the mine. cis and a farm girl to boot.

Elizabeth Tiny aristocrat of beauty fashioned for yeara of faithful timekeeping. 17 jewels. SurfmasUr Rugged good looks, 17 jewels, waterprool, slwck resistant, handsome matching expansion band. guess. Then I beard a pick not.

George Caldcr. manager of No. "No. sir." sevs Arthur something click on the pipe (a 1 A TFT 2 Collier)', telephoned the 7.800 foot level. Men there told him who now lives in Kitchener.

One. broken air pipe) and I hollered. Leaders A re aiming "God, how I hollered." The man with the black cloak there had been a terrific bump Springhill. anesthetized bv grief. Idoesn't usually give you a second farmer down in (he sloping depths awoke with toy.

Homs of the mine, the deepest in North Overseas Spending chance, i made my mind up while down in the mine if I ever got ichurch bells pealed. People. America. Pnoncs below i.800 laughing and crying, surged to the dead: top again I stay there." There was nothing unusual about a bump, a sudden shifting WASHINGTON Government financial leaders are keeping a close watch to see if the conservalive victory in the British elections inspires a new wave of American investment in Britain and of the rock above or below the WrU GLADLY HttB coal seam. But usually they were! continental Europe.

YOUR PURCHASE conlincd to a small area, itus imonths to determine whether the International finance experts at; was big. the Department of Commerce and British elections will have a ma CHRISTMAS DEIVERY Below 7.800 feet the mine had jor influence on American federal reserve board said today been turned from dirty efficiency they have no evidence yet (hat this is happening. However, they ment abroad. American buying of into dirty confusion terrifying moment. are watching the situation be 'stocks hit a peak early this year cause such a trend might weaten "The floor came up and the ceiling came down." says Wilfored Hunter.

"I was burled about Is feet along with more falling coal and then fell sharply, begi ning in June. this country inlernauorial financial position. Should more American private capital, no the deficit in and rock and umber and iron Ulan I ever saw before." At the Commerce Department it was pointed oui that the siump in American buying began before 1 1 1 1 1 mm.iuu.HL the United States' balance of 'in Rescue work began at once. By lernaiional navmenls would in plans for the elections were clock next morning, 81 men had been brought out (one of them nounced. Officials said that be died later): S3 were missing.

Then crease in proportion. Secretary, of tbe Treasury, Robert B. Anderson and other top officials are concerned about this deficf because it could lead to a heavier they began finding the dead. It cause of this, they doubted possible investor fears of a Labor! seemed oouduui anyone sun uvea. But in a pocket 100 feet long Party victory were 'an important it1 and three feel high.

Hunter and outflow" gold' After the victory, stock prices in London soared, to 11 other miners were going through the torture of waiting. And 350 feet awav behind a wall PRECAUTION ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) A cau new reports from Britain indicated that Amer of coal and rock, Ruddicfc and tious woman called police head seven olher men also lived.

ican investors sold to take profits during the rise. A reserve board technician said We had a couple of lamps quarters ar.d explained her biinny Stanford Keytoent rabbit Halloween costume operating for a day or so and 1 crawled around to says! full Size keys basically a suit of long under profit taking would be the natural Hunter. I saw my twin brother reaction to price spurt. She asked if she was apt 98 Chmcters said any significant influx Frank imbedded in the ceiling and to be arrested if she appeared just dangling there. He was dead.

tr.c street in it. but I couldn't leave him." Lt, H. Brown told ber He. The men found some sandwicf couldn't find any ordinance that1 American money into me London stocks mighty be' postponed by investors hopeful of lower prices later. He said it will take several and a two quart can of water covers the situation.

"Go ahead. It's okay," lie said, couple of lunch pails. The ELDORADO 3 WAV PORTABLE PLAYS ON BATTERIES PLAYS ON AC PLAYS ON DC JUS won many sei mj.