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Priscilla Club
Is HonOred
This Week

Mrs. Dan Robbins entertained
members Of the Modern Priscilla
club at her home Thursday after
noon. Fourteen members answered
roll call with items OF interest con-
corning Texas independence.
The occasion being the birthday
OF Mrs. Ferman Willis. each mem
Der remembered her with a gift.
There were two guests Of the club
for the afternoon, Mrs. Prinz. on
Austin. and Mrs. II. n. Tanning.
OF Orange. The hostess served a
refreshment course to the above and
to the following members: Mes
danes Frankie Box. Alma Kiphen,
Jewel Latimer.
MeSdameS Alma McEwoen. Helen
Mickle, Bee Wickliffe, May Will
banks. Elizabeth Willis. Ella Willis.
Elizabeth Womack. Elva Johnson
and Emma Pearson. The club will
meet Thursday. March Fl with Mrs.
Elva johnson.
Gold valued at 81 .O00. O0O. 900 and
weighing 1900 tons recently was
shifted from the San Francisco TO
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Society Calendar

SATURDAY
The j. U. G. club will inset with
Bemice Abreo.
The II. g. Y. will meet with Jen-
ME Putegnat.
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A normal growth In maintained
by pygmies until they reach the age
Of Z or q.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02

Superior court will convene here
next week. There are no important
criminal cases to be tried and the
criminal docket is expected to be
completed in about two days.
Mrs. Martin Rector, of Edwards
Cross Roads, died after a long illness.
She was 70 years old and was we'll
known in the community where she
had lived all her life. Funeral services
were conducted by Elders Williams,
Kilby and Sparks at Zion church and
interment was in the church ceme-
terry.
Talmage Cox, son of L. L. Cox,
died at his home on Route two on
April 10th, after a long illness with
tuberculosis. This is the fifth son Mr..
Cox has lost within the last few years
with the same disease. Funeral SER
vices were conducted Sunday by
Elders Williams, Kilby and Sparks at
ion and interment was in the nearby
cemetery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02
MRS. JOHN F. REEVES
HONOREE AT SHOWER

Mrs. John F. Reeves, recent bride
of this city, was honoree at miscei-
laneous shower given by Miss Ruth
Reeves Friday afternoon when a
number of friends gathered at the
Reeves. home which was thrown en-
suite and decorated with charming
color combinations Of purple iris and
tulips and yellow jonquils and purple
tulips Another spring note was found
in huge vase of pink apple BIOS
SONS.
Each guest was presented with
miniature corsages of purple pansies
and yellow bachelor buttons while the
brides bouquet was made of white
violets showered from a single white
iris.
Master Edwin Duncan presented
the presents to the guest of honor.
Several additional guests came in
for refreshments which consisted of
chicken salad, sandwiches, homemade
mints, and imported green tea.
Out Of town guests included Mrs.
Pat Mcguire, Of Boone; Mrs. J. F.
Reeves, ST., Mrs. Earl Reeves, Miss
Mary Reeves, and Miss Earlene
Reeves, of Laurel Springs; Mrs. T.
Roy Burgess, Mrs. Duke Bledsoe, and
Misses Irene and Ina Jean Reeves,
of Sparta; Mrs. A. V. Foote and Mrs.
Lafayette Marsh, Of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Miss Lucy Reeves, of NatKans
Creek and Miss Natalie Reeves, of
Spartanburg, S. C.
Miss Reeves was assisted in serv-
ing by Mrs. Marsh.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02
WEDDING LICENSES ISSUED
DURING MARCH AND APRIL

The following wedding licenses
were issued during the month of
March and April according to the
books in the office of the Register of
Deeds: .e
Vernon Phillips, Idlewild, and Ma
bel Bare, Crumpler; Burnie Miller
and Paris Church, Todd; Oscar Jones
and Rosie Nelson, Crumpler; A. B.
Mcmillan and Cresie Phipps, Grassy
Creek; Paul G. Sutherland and Mary
Nell GRAPHICAL, Fig; David Brown and
Iona Rich, Sly; Howard WEIGH and
Ora Greer, Apple Grove.
M. G. Hairless, Glendale Springs,
and Irene Nichols, West Jefferson;
Earl Cheek and Ola Cheek, ~Idlewild;
Charlie Jones, Clifton, and Mae Ed
reth, Comet; Thomas Pennington,
Hemlock, and .Ancil Ella Thomas
Creston; Sam Jones, Tree Top, and
Ethel Parsons, Brentwood; Arthur
Hamilton and Elvyan P. Groves (col.
Crumpler; M. F. Brown and Marie
Rash, Crumpler.
Thedford Phillips and Louise Phil
lips, West Jefferson; Berlie Coldiron,
Apple Grove, and Rena johnson,
Whitetop, Va; Frank Arbogast, Pre-
mier, w. Va, and Doris Greer,
Crumpler; E. T. Barr and Grace
Davis, Lansing; Victor Stamper, Ma
rion, Va, and Mae FISHERMAN, Hell
ton; Felix Massey and Pearl Gentry,
Tree Top.
Raymond Ashley, Witheville, Va.
and Nezzie Woodie, Bakersville
Weldon Royal and Carrie Osborne,
Scottvilie; way Allen and Maggles
Osborne, o. -si'' I'd.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02
GREENWOOD NEWS

Sunday School at Greenwood is pro-
crossing nicely. w. S. Young is su-
perintendent.
Rev. C. w. Russell was in charge
of a very helpful and impressive
Easter service at Greenwood Easter
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnet Pendry an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
April 26th. Mother and child are do
ing fine.
Mr.. D. Carter Dickson, who was
teaching at White Oak has accepted
a position with the Durham Life In
surnce Company.
Mrs. w. S. Young has been indis-
posed for the past week.
Mrs. Troy Weiss, of the Shippies
Branch community, who is confined
to her bed, does not improve.
Miss Geneva Divers of the Home
Economics Department at Lansing
High School, spent Monday night
with Mrs. Preston Reeves.
Mrs. Mary M. Young, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Jones, at Warrensville for the past
week has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Reeves left
the 2Sth for their home in Sparta. We
wish the couple q life Of happiness
and success.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02
SPARTA NEWS

w. B. Collins, of Boone, spent the
week end with his family here.
Seven convicts escaped from the
prison camp here Sunday night.
Mrs. George Black, age II, died at
her home near Mt. Zion on April "a
and was buried at Mt. Zion Church
on the 25th. Rev. Cecil Hefner con-
Quoted the funeral services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02
IL O C. A L S

Mrs. S. S. Eastep, of Todd, was in
the city with Mr.. Eastep Tuesday.
Mrs. Ron Davis, formerly Miss
Ennice Roland, is recovering from an
operation which she underwent in a
Statesville hospital Saturday.
=
A report Of the death and burial of
an unmarried sister of Mr.. r. B
Brown, of Todd, has reached here,
but details are not available.
Miss Kathleen Mcconnell, who has
been doing federal relief work in
Fayetteville, has gone to Rocking
ham, N. c., where she has accepted
position as head case worker in
Richmond county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Hudspeth, Mrs.
Harvey Mathews, and Francis Foltz,
of Winston-Salem, were the week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Alexan-
der at Crumpler.
Mrs. ]. F. Richardson, of Jeffer-
son, left Tuesday for Allegheny to
the home of her brother, Cleve Rob-
erts, Mrs. Richardson went to attend
the burial of Mr.. Roberts's son who
was killed the first of the week ir
IN automobile accident.
Mr.. z. v. Gambill made business
trip to Asheville during the past
week end.
. Messrs. J. L. Farnsworth, owner,
and Dan Campbell, manager, of the
Jeffersonian Theatre, spent two days
last week in Charlotte booking pic
lures.
X s.
Rev. Mr.. Shumate, of Sugar Grove,
preached to a large crowd at the
West Jefferson Baptist Church Sun
day night.
Mrs. Clyde Goodman and daugh-
tiers, Reba and Pauline, spent Sunday
in Vldese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Mcguire and
Miss Tharon Young and Miss Clyde
Kilby, of Boone, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reeves, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Parker and son,
Glenn, attended the funeral of Mrs.
John Oliver Sunday. Mrs. Oliver was
an aunt of Mrs. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards, of
Baldwin, announce the birth of a
daughter, Lynna Kate, on May /.
=
Mrs. Will Davis and son, Joe, and
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Vaught, and
Mrs. Bungarner, of Mt. City, visited
Mrs. Clyde Goodman, Monday.
Miss Edna McNeill attended the
funeral of Mr.. Odell South on Obids,
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gambill
accompanied her.
Mrs. r. E. L. Plummer, Of Crump-
Ter, is reported to be in poor health
this spring.
Mrs. Daisy Eller, of Crumpler, was
in the city this week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02

The corner lot in jefferson, oppo-
site the w. r. Bauguess home, has
been leased from Mrs. Joe Council
by the Shell oil company and filling
station is being erected.
S.
Sheriff H. M. Miller accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Lonsford home
to Winston-Salem this week for a
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Barlow, Of
Green Valley, were in the Jeffersons,
Monday.
Mrs. p. D. Barr spent the week end
with relatives in Hickory.
Mr.. Charlie Pierce of Helton, was
in town this week.
Mr.. C. D.. Moore, of the federal
land bank, was in town on business
the first of the week.
Mr.. Ben Miller, of Boone and
Washington, visited in the Jeffersons
this week.
Judge and Mrs. Padgett and Mrs.
Ellen Gentry, of Independence, Va,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Vail, Sun
day.
Little Jackie Logan, who has been
very ill in the Wilkes Hospital, is
improving enough to be brought
home and his older brother, Roy, who
has had pneumonia, is much i'm
proved.
Mr.. Walter Barker has returned to
Durham after spending week in the
county.
Miss Mary Price McCarroll has
been confined to her bed for the past
week and has been unable to carry on
the musical schedule previously plan
ned for on the local high school COM
mencement program. Mrs. Earl Gray
beal has substituted for Miss McCar-
roll at school.
Mrs. A. V. Foote and Mrs. Lafay-
cite Marsh have returned to Chicago
after visiting DR.. and Mrs. B. E.
Reeves for several days
Mrs. Paul Jones and daughter.
Miss Madge Garvey, and niece, Miss
Natalie Reeves, visited relatives in
Knoxville, Tenn, the first Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Duncan visited
MIR. Duncan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Duncan, Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Hopkins, who recently
underwent an operation at the Bap-
fist Hospital in Winston-Salenn, has
returned home.
Mrs. Ruby Blevins, of Brandon,
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. T. J. James, Of Nathans
Greek, was in the city this week.
q
Mrs. George Hurlbut and children
from French Camp, Miss, have ar
rived to spend the summer with Rev.
Mr.. Hurlbut in jefferson.
Miss Irene Fowler visited friends
in Asheville during the past week
end.
Miss Jewel Robinson, Of Creston,
was in the city Saturday.
Rev. Will Patton, of Lansing, was
visitor in the Jeffersons the latter
part Of the week.
Mr.. ]. F. Jones has moved from
johnson City to Silas Greek and in
tends to make his home at the old
Jones place there.
3
Rev. Green Weaver, of Helton, was
in the city Saturday.
Mr.. T. C. Lavendar, of Abingdon,
Va, was a business visitor in West
Jefferson last week.
Mr.. E. 2. Kinzel, Of Abingdon, was
the week end guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02

Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Flemming, OF
Mt. Airy, were visiting Rev. and Mrs.
,. L. Berry Sunday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Reeves left
the 28th for their home in Sparta. We
wish the couple q life Of happiness
and success.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
JESSIE REED IS
FACING. Loss OF
HER HOTEL ROOM
Former Star of FOllies and
Highest Paid Chlorine
Is Now Broke

Chicago, July 22-(UP)-Jessie
Reed, former star of the Follies
and once hailed by Florence Zieg-
field as "the highest paid chlorine"
today faced eviction from a $5-a-
week hotel room. Miss Reed still
has the divine figure of her stage
triumphs. She is 3S years old. Her
four marriages "have been a mess"
Asked If any of her husbands
would help her if they knew of
her plight, she replied: II would
refuse to accept it." Once the toast
of the American stage, Miss Reed
now is lonely and destitute.
Lived Too Well
Perhaps I have lived too COM
plicatedly," she said tearfully.
Maybe my troubles come from
not having enough worries, and
living too simply and too we'll.
II don't know what I'll do.
hate to apply to the relief commits.
sion, but unless some friends come
to my aid, I'm afraid that TIL have
to. That would be terrible aftel
all I have had"
When suggestion was made
that she might be able to make q
comeback on the stage, Jessie
dried her eyes. Her lips perked in
to a pleasant smile and she said
hopefully:
with little training think
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
3artenders Local Will be Formed in City Very Soon
MAYOR PHILLIPS
PRAISES VILLAGE
StanfOrd's Chief Executive
Visits Exhibit With Par
ty of Officials

1.-THE people of Waterbury
should be very proud Of this
unique settlement" declared May
or Alfred w. Phillips Of Stamford,
Saturday afternoon, as he inspect
ed Settlers'Village in, Chase park.
Mayor Phillips spent considerable
time visiting each exhibit. He was
accompanied by Comrs. Daniel +.
Hogan, Councilman Joseph q.
Leonard, and Clarence c. Smith.
all of Stamford.
Mayor Phillips stated just be-
fore his departure that Settlers
Village was a wonderful wonder
land" just as the press agents
had described it throughout the
United States. He promised to re-
turn again in the early fall to see
the completed settlement.
The patronage over the week
end at Settlers Village was Ave
times greater than independence
Day when the settlement was off,
cially opened. Tourists from all
over the country stopped to look
Waterbury's exhibit over. They
it as the best feature
of Connecticut's tercentenary.
Officials of the Connecticut
company agreed today to place
placards on the Highland avenue
bus calling attention to the fact
that this particular bus route
passes within one block of Set
tiers Village. Many Waterburians
had overlooked the Highland ave-
nue. bus and were under the inn
preston they had to motor in their
own cars or walk to the settlement.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

afternoon at o'clock with burial
in the Hebrew Benefit association
cemetery.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Laspra-
gaia, As, died this morning at st.
Mary's hospital after a brief illness.
He was a native of Italy but came
10 this country and to Waterbury
2S years ago. He was we'll known
throughout the city and especially
among the Italian residents. Mr..
Laspragata was engaged in the
shoe repair business on Baldwin
street for the past % years and
was a member of the Waterbury
Master Shoe Rebuilders Associa-
ton.
He is survived by his wife,, Mrs.
Thesera (Macchia) Laspragata. two
sons, Generoso and Ralph and one
daughter, Grace, all of this city,
one brother, Salvatore of Brook
lyn, N. Y. and two sisters, Mrs.
Raffaele Ferraro of this city and
Mrs. Antonio Latarro of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
The funeral will be held from
the home 243 Walnut street on
Wednesday morning at time to be
announced later. Burial will be IN
Calvary cemetery. Friends may call
at the home after o'clock to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
New Bowling Green
Dedicated Saturday
City Officials Attend Ceremonies Kelly Rolls First
BaII-Prize Offered By Mayor Hayes for Tourney

Before a crowd of enthusiastic
lawn bowlers from this city and all
sections Of the state, the Fulton
Park Bowling green was formally
opened Saturday afternoon.
Thomas P. Kelly, executive secre-
tary to Mayor Hayes, rolled the
first ball, after an address in which
he traced the history of the green
and formally turned it over to the
newly organized Fulton Park Lawn
Bowling Association for the re-
mainder Of the season.
Mr.. Kelly was followed by Irv-
ing W. Harrison, superintendent of
Parks and William Carew, pres
ident of the club, each of whom
rolled a ball down the green. Gen
eral play followed the ceremonies,
with teams present from New Ha-
ven, Hartford, Stamford and
Bridgeport. In a parade around the
grounds before the opening, Robert
Currie led members of the club,
playing Scotch airs on the bagpipe.
Andrew Wylie raised the flag.
Prizes offered
It was announced that the club
will post prizes for competitive play
and that Mayor Hayes will donate
a prize to the winner of single
tournament, Games are being ar
ranged with clubs of other cities.
The officers of the lawn bowlign
club which has temporary custody
of the green are as follows: Pres
ident, William Careew; vice-pres-
ident, William e. Watt; secretary
treasurer, Thomas Baker; games
committee, Donald Mcintosh.
chairman; Roger Makepeace.
secretary; Robert Gardner, James
Gardner and Thomas Gray; greens
committee, William Mclean.
chairman; James Gardner and
Robert Currie: publicity commit
tee, James Littlejohn, William Nc
Lean and Joseph Mackie; enter
tainment committee, Andrew Wyl-
lie, chairman; James Barr. Rob-
ert Finlay, James Wilson and AL
exander Galbraith.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
Meeting Of Those
Eligible To Join
Coming This Week
Will Be Affiliated With American Federation of Labor
200 Members Expected Immediately -Bartenders
Alone Can Qualify for Membership in New Union

Membership will be open to bar
tenders only. Owners of restau-
rants and taverns will not be ell
gible, nor will walters employed in
hotels, restaurants, and clubs be
allowed to join. Bartenders seeking
admission to the union must make
their living solely in that capacity;
they cannot wait on table, or act
as chefs.
Backers of the union movement
believe they will be helped by the
new liquor law, since 1t forbids the
serving of drinks at bars anywhere
in the state. Bartenders will draw
beer and mix drinks for custom
ers, with most establishments en-
ploying walters to deliver the
drinks to the customers.
The move for bartenders'
union is believed to be the after
math of the formation of a union
by restaurant walters and chefs,
who formally organized themselves
Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
Playground Activities
WASHINGTON

Tonight, regardless of rain or
shine, IS children will enjoy hot
dog roast Immediately after the
playground closes at Washington
Park. This roast will be one long
remembered by the children is the
advance declaration of the super
visors.
The Pet Show which was sche-
duled for last Friday, but was post
poned until tomorrow will be held
in all the customary grandeur of
all Washington Park activities at
$3.50 o'clock. There will be six
prize awards given to the most de-
serving entries.
Tuesday night the finest show
ever held at Washington Park will
be presented when the FERA cava-
cavalcade of music will appear for
the entertainment of the Hill resi-
dents. An extra force OF police
men will be on hand to keep the
crowd in order and see that they
are we'll taken care of.
Amplifiers have been secured
from Macs Radio Shop for the oc-
CaSlOn III OTueI " llSQiO ONSi INV y
hearing the concert.
Friday night the first moving
pictures Of the season will be held.
Their start has been delayed for
some time, but this week they will
be shown for a certainty. Harry
Cashin one of the Fairgrounds best
benefactors promises the Riddles
the time of their lives.
Tuesday July S0th, the super
visors of Washington Park will run
dance in the Community house
to enable the staff to meet ex-
penses for the remainder of the
year. 1t is hoped that the full sup
port of the Hill residents will be
behind this affair. If it is success
full the supervisors promise the
children the most outstanding play
ground season they ever had.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

Preliminary steps toward the
formation of a bartenders' union,
aff1liated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, will be taken
here this week, The Democrat
learned today. A meeting of all
eligible potential members will be
called and a skeleton outline of
organization presented, after which
an application for charter will
be prepared and plans for the
formation of complete local will
be made.
The bartenders will be aided in
their efforts at organization by
John McGurk, secretary of the
Building Trades Council, and a
local representative of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Those behind the plans for or
ganization Of a union here predict
that as many as 200 members will
be secured without any difficulty,
and claim that the membership
figures will reach an even higher
total within a short time.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
BROOKLYN PLAYGROUND

More than SO entries contested
for prizes recently in the Pet Show
at Town Plot. The judges, Mrs.
Anthony Diario, Miss Margaret
Cilfona, and Miss Kathleen O'Brien
had all they could do to decide be-
tween the numerous pets that were
entered.
This show, without doubt had
the greatest variety of any Pet
Show held in the Fairgrounds this
season. There were pigs, monkeys,
flies, dogs cats, goats, rabbits and
the like, all being sported in hopes
that they would bring in prize.
The awards as given out by the
judges were: oldest: twin rabbits,
owned by Carmen Delgaizo; big
gest: dog owned by Helen Roc
co; smallest: juggling flies owned
by Ray Ranslaw; prettiest, dog
owned by Marie Devino; and the
homeliest: a goat owned by Jerry
Raimo.
Tonight the boys volley ball
team will meet the Pearl street
playground team at Town Plot.
InlS ought TO prove 10 De d very
interesting contest as both play
grounds have strong teams.
A mammoth horseshoe contest
will begin tonight. To date 20
teams have entered in the compe-
tition. Suitable prizes will be pre-
scented to the winners of the con-
test.
This week the feature show of
the week will be a Doll Show
which will be held on Friday. En-
tries in the show may be handed
in to the supervisors any day next
week. The judges for the show
have not been selected as yet, but
they will be announced early next
week. This show is pointing even
to Guido the success of the Pet
| Show.
The Town Plot playground, al
| though only very recently insti-
tuted has been setting a very fast
| pace in developing model recre-
alton center. Under the general
supervision of Henry Delpo the
Brooklyn section recreational GEN.
ter is rapidly becoming one of the
leading Fairgrounds in the city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22
HEAT ATTACK IS
FATAL TO MAN

Victim Of a heart attack, the
body of Andre Sauxegeau, of 69l
South Main street, was found In
hatchway on Rushton place,
early yesterday. The discovery was
made by Ernest p. Belvel, who had
left his tavern at 400 South Main
street to go to the garage where
his car was parked.
DR. Harold Morrill,, assistant
medical examiner, was called to the
scene and pronounced the man
dead. The man had been well re-
Gently, but was suffering from
heart ailment and had an attack
few months ago. He was en-
ployed as shipper at the Ameri-
can Brass Co.
Mr.. Sauvegeau is survived by his
wife. Funeral arrangements Will be
announced later.