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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01

COURT ROOM SCENE
Rita Weiman wrote the original
fiction from which Rian James
and Gertrude Purcell adapted
"The Witness Chair" Miss Hard
ing enacts Paula Young, a very
efficient business secretary, who
is shocked to find out that her
boss is an embezzler and is pre-
pairing to pin his detalcation on
the sales manager.
Since Paula loves the sales man.
ager and is also disturbed because
the boss is planning to have her
sweetheart's debutante daughter
elope with him, she gets pistol
to set thing right. In a scuttle
the weapon is discharged.
The sales manager (played by
Walter AbeD is accused Of the
crime and is close to conviction
when the conscienc e-stricken
Paula confesses the truth. The
finale supposition is that she
escaped jail on the grounds OF &C
cidental homicide.
The very fact that the audience
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01
BY LLOYD PANTAGEs

HOLLYWOOD, May Holly
woodruff of course. The new
Columbia trademark (Which sets
off the front of all their epics)
instead of being a drawing of Co
lumbia as of yore will be in the
future Miss Marta Deering photo
graphed in the flesh. She was
Venus in The Night Life Of the
Gods" in case you've forgotten.
Rumor has it that Parkyakarkas
and Marjorie Cantor Zone of Ed
dies five daughters) will be mar
ried in the near future.
Inadvertently I did Billie Burke
injustice the other day when !
said she received twelve and a
half per cent of the gross of The
Great Ziegfeld." She doesn't, but
since the statement was printed
hundreds of missives have been
pouring in from chiselers who ex'
pected to share in her good for
tune.
Speaking of THE Great Zieg-
feld": The late Florenz Ziegfeld
was entertaining an offer to make
a picture in 1882 for the first time
in his life but it was in that year
he passed away.
Strike Up the Band" may be
the next Harold Lloyd motion pic
ture if the deal can be stuck ur
with the authors.
Burns and Allen have rented
Pauline Frederick's Beverly Hills
home because they had to have
a spot big enough for their two
kiddies. That ought to be bis
enough-it has a tennis court
swimming pool, and what have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01
THE WITNESS CHAIR OPENS
Matt Horne Memorial Tribute
Is Planned for the Fox;
Deeds Breaks Record
Bv ANDREW R. KELLEY

Ann Harding is noble again, very NOBLE in 1.-THE Witness
Chair The patrician lady of RKoRado suffers terribly
when she somebody else accused of adeah that she
knows all about.
The main fault of the picture at Keths is that few in
the audience suffer with her. for try will the tears
lust don Coupled with its complete lack OF emotional
fire a. defect fact that the story offers but shred
Of romance and the latest Harding feature must be mched
fort
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01

A touching tribute to the late
Matt Horne is planned next week
when the Washington Vocal Trio
is featured on the program which
Gene Ford is arranging for the
FIX Theater stage.
Fred East, Bill Raymond and
Edwin Steffe will comprise the
trio. They are all members OF the
Gridiron Club, of the Alfalfa and
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick,
in which Matt Horne was ever
active.
In this song memorial to an en-
tertainer who, with George O'Con-
nor. appeared hundreds OF times
for civic affairs and charities cal"
ways without pay), a piano with a
vacant bench will symbolic the
beloved Matt Horne.
Gene Ford, besides being man
aging-director of the Fox. is a
pianist-composer, and has written
q special appropriate lyric for
the act which he will stage.
Members of the Board of Trade
and the various organizations
that have enjoyed Matt Horne's
talent, as we'll as that of the trio,
plan to attend one of the per
formances during the weeks en-
gagement.
NO STOCK COMPANY
For the first time in 10 years
It appears as though the Cochran
stock company will be missing this
summer. The Nationals regular
season is booked until June, which
precludes any extended season OF
repertoire.
Various proposals for a Cochran
summer theater have struck SnagS
until at the moment it appears
that the Roadside troupe in the
red barn on the Rockville Pike
will alone carry aloft the torch
of Thespis on June, July and AL
gust nights.
ANGIE is BETTER
Manager Angie Ratio, of Loew'S
Palace Theater, was summing him
self in the yard of Georgetown
Hospital yesterday when your re-
porter called up for word with
the convaleScing executive. It
means, I hope, a speedy return to
his F Street office.
"ZIEGFELD" MOVING
Norman w. Pyle hustled over to
Baltimore yesterday to prepare for
the opening of "Ziegfeld" in the
neighboring city. It will be quar-
tered at the Maryland Theater.
Incidentally Baltimore this week
has Joe Penner, the first vaudeville
engagement for the Duck Man
since he dropped off the radio to
concentrate on Hollywood work
Joe catapuled from $1,000 a week
to $4,000 as stage attraction
during the height of his radio
popularity. Penner is playing the
Hippodrome and on what he does
there will depend whether he gets
an early Washington booking.
BREAKS A RECORD
Assistant Manager Smith Of the
Metropolitan Thaater checked up
late last night on the weeks re-
ceiptS for mfr. Deeds Goes to
Town" and found that this ace
Columbia picture came in under
the wire about $1,000 ahead of
Grace Moore's lone Night of
Love-" which held the record un'
der the present policy.
The Metropolitan has had over.
flow crowds every night since last
Saturday and Deeds" won a third
downtown week beginning today
without half trying.
Exchange Manager Sam Gal
anty of Columbia feels sure that
Mr.. Deeds" will be able to give
cit Happened One Night" a run
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01

Ann Harding Stars in a Court
room Drama at RKO-Keith's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01

Brown, rhythm in taps, all ap-
pearing with Cab Galloway in the
first stage show since their fea-
tured appearance in the new AL
Jolson picture, Singing Kid"
On the screen Showed Under, "
with George Brent and Glenda
Farrell. Gala midnight show Sat
urday, with reserved seats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01

Rumor has it that Parkyakarkas
and Marjorie Cantor Zone Of Ed
dies five daughters) will be mar
ried in the near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01
Maxine DeShone to
Headline at Gayety

Coming to the Gayety Theater,
starting with the matinee on Sun
day, is Maxine DeShone and her
Merry Whirl Company, also Rags
Ragland and Make Furman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-01
Bino Turns COWBOY

Bing Crosby goes to the wild
and woody West in his next must
cal, Rhythm on the Range" now
in production at Paramount. And
Bing already has shown he not
only rides but actually can milk a
COW.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Secretary Ickes
Urges Curtailnent
Of Heavy Spending
Disapproves of Continuance Of
Spending in Communities
of Apparent Recovery

Curtailment of Federal spending
in prosperous sections was advocat-
ed before the United States confer
ence of mayors this week in Wash
ington by Secretary Ickes, the Pub
lie Works administrator.
Although favoring Federal loans
and grants for municipal housing
projects and urging creation Of a
permaent skeleton staff here to plan
public construction in event of
another depression, Ickes said:
II believe that we should imme-
diatedly set about to retrench all
along the line. / am not in favor of
approving projects for States or
communities to which a large meas
ure of prosperity has already return
ed. I become impatient when ] am
pressed to approve the expenditure
of more Federal money in sections
that are as prosperous as they ever
have been in the past, or even more
prosperous"
From Harry L. Hopkins, the
Works Progress administrator, the
mayors earlier received assurance
that the government has no intention
of turning the relief problem back
to their communities.
"The Federal government has
pointed the way" he said, "and the
municipalities of America must now
assume leadership. ALI of us might
as well get over the idea at once that
the Fedora government will contin-
ue indefinitely to do all the work"
Predicting the mayors would find
that the heaviest load on their
treasures was placed there by their
slums, Ickes suggested municipali-
ties could afford to forego full taxes
on low cost housing built in former
Slum areas.
To assist municipal Improvements
he suggested that bond issues be TAX
en- over by PWA at low interest
whenever local banks insisted upon
unreasonably high rates. He favored
basing Federal grants for public
works on what the local community
actually required, even if it were as
low as 10 per cent of the total cost.
Grants in the past have run around
As per cent, he said.
Hopkins assurance that Federal
relief would continue closely follow
ed prediction by Postmaster Cen
eral Farley that the Works Progress
administration would be liquidated
as business Improvement reduced
unemployment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
FOR FATHERS ONLY

At communion breakfast of the Knights of
Columbus few months ago. Charles P. Sulli-
van, District Attorney of one of the counties
that make up Greater New York City, placed
the responsibility for hayward youths directly
upon their fathers. "You men," said he, "are not
going to be allowed to get away with the idea
that you can excuse your own delinquency by
putting the responsibility up to your wives.
Every one of you fathers should know where
your boy is at all times and what he is doing.
If you start right and keep it up, you can do
this. 1t will take considerable time and lot of
patience, but say now, and I am not afraid of
contradiction, that if you will do this, not one
of your boys will ever be charged with any
criminal offense."
The District Attorney is right 'Train up
child in the way he should 60; and when he is
old, he will not depart from it" said a wise man
of long ago. But how shall the child be trained?
Not by "Thou shalt not" or "Thou SHALT" but
by your own conduct at time when you are
the hero of the child's world-a place from
which parent slips more easily than does
playfellow, but from which he can never be
dislodged if he plays the game. And how easily
he can play tiff he will! But he should not
look for or expect success unless he leads; it
may come but, it is not likely to. What father
wants his child to do he must do first or show
him that some one else, hero to them both,
has done it.-Good Housekeeping
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

William Horton Sheets was born
October %, 1859. He fell asleep in
Jesus on Nov. Is, 1886, making his
stay on earth II years and FL days,
He was married to Sallie Wagner
on June "a, 1880. To this union were
born eight children, five girls and
three boys. Two passed on before:
Mrs. A. r. Newman and one son,
William Left, who was killed in the
World War.
Mr.. Sheets was ever kind hus-
band and father, teaching his chill
dren to love and sing praises to
Jesus. In all his hard suffering he
was always patient and kind, willing
that the Lords will be done. He
said that it would be a great bless
ing to be able to 60, but he was like
Paul of old, of long suffering.
He protested faith in Christ at
an early age and joined the Zion
Hill Missionary Baptist Church
where he remained member.
Besides his wife, he leaves the
following children: Mrs.H.H.Brow
Nipomo, California; Mrs. B. A. Mill
er, Dunlap, Kansas; R. 0. Sheets
and Mrs. A. E. Bare, of Wagner;
Mack Sheets, of Maitland, w. Va,
and Mrs. J. A. Dancy, of Glendale
Springs. He also leaves number OF
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren, and host of relatives and
friends to mourn for him, but they
feel that their loss is his eternal gain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Farley Predicts Best
Christmas in History
Chairman of Democratic Party
Bases His Prediction on
Industrial Review

James A Farley, Democratic Ma
tional Chairman, who made the only
perfect score in predicting the Presi-
dental election results, took another
look into the future last week. AS he
sailed for Europe to rest from the
campaign he said:
''This Christmas season will be the
best and most prosperous in the his
tory of the nation. / am sure that we
shall see people spending more mon
ey than in any previous administra-
tion."
There was plenty of evidence on
which to base such plump optimism
The Federal Reserve Boards COM
mercial and industrial review OF
1886 said it was Americas best bust
ness year since 1880. Partly because
business has again become profit
able, and partly because of the new
tax on undistributed profits, many
corporations were passing out unex-
pectedly large sums to their stock
holders and employees.
General Motors, which had q $175-
100000 profit in the first nine
months of the year, announced a
special dividend of $62, $50, 900 and a
bcnls C Sss1..sI3yes Of SO, 0G3, coo. I.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
NATIONAL BOOK WEEK

This week beings the observation Of week
throughout the nation which has been dedicated
to the furtherance of deeper respect and love
of books.
In settling on suitable date to observe
national book week, the promoters of the idea
had in mind the public schools children and de-
cided on a week when schools would be in SEES
sion. Then they decided on date near the be-
ginning instead Of the close of the school in
order for the children who had been given any
help or additional ambitions to be able to prac-
tive what they had learned.
A great author named Milton has written
much on the value of books and how they can
be made to hand histories Of mans thoughts,
surroundings, and actions down from genera
tons long after the one who wrote them or were
responsible for writing them have ceased to per-
form on this mortal sphere. In that way, books
open an avenue for us to exert our influence in
the world even though we are not here any
more.
A history of the time and thought that has
been spent in preserving writings of our oldest
books-among which the Bible is foremost
full of absorbing interest Today, with our
many printing presses and other modern print
ing equipment, we do not stop to consider that
our books are result of hundreds of years of
labor-that man used to write on rocks later on
SKINS and eventually on paper; that man used to
have way of writing book except by hand
and after he had painstakingly written one, he
guarded it with his very life, and the so-called
libraries of ancient times often chained their
books to the stands they were on in order to
assure their safety.
Some books-again the Bible is foremost
have come down to us through great trial and
tribulation; men have been tortured and burned
at the stake for being caught with copies.
If we set ourselves in this county to learn
something about the history of books and hav-
ing learned, set ourselves to hold them in great
er respect and keep the ones we own or the
ones we borrow neat clean and free from marks
and turned down pages, we will have spent
profitable National Book Week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Once more Armistice Day has slipped away
into history. Eighteen years have passed since
Marshal Foch wrote the memorable message
which read: "Hostilities will cease along the
entire front at II 100 A. M. on November II. The
allied forces will not advance beyond the line
that they have reached on that date and hour"
There have been plenty of hostilities in the in
terval that has elapsed since Marshal Foch pen
ned those words, the most active of which have
been the Ethiopian and Spanish Civil Wars. The
African combat has dwindled to point where
killing "a Ethiopians to preserve the peace calls
for a column-inch on the fourth page of the
paper The Spanish are more active but have
reached what the papers call the beginning OF
the end International doves of peace are still
likely to get charge of bird shot, but civiliza-
ton has not ceased to hope for the time to which
Tennyson looked forward, when "the war drums
beat no longer and the battle flags are furled
in the parliament of man, the federation of the
world" Armistice Day is recurring memorial
to peace and not to war;
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

We are reminded that the contest sponsored
by the Winston Salem Chamber of Commerce in
which prizes are given in this district for the
best composition of facts relative to county his
tory will close the first of December.
Many schools have students who are busy
gathering data and preparing it for the contest
1t is not too late to start and all schools who
have not done so shuld be glad to grasp an op-
portunity that gives their classes such an inter-
esting and needful assignment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
FAMOUS SINGER DEAD

Nine. Ernestine Schumann-Hei
beloved operate and concert singer,
died at her home in Hollywoodlands
Nov. II.
The singer celebrated her 18th
birthday last June Is.
Her sons and daughters were with
her with the exception of two sons,
one of whom was killed in the
World War where he was enlisted as
a German soldier and the other who
was also killed in the war but was a
member of the American Expedi-
tionary forces.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
MARGIE MEDLEY BURIED

Margie Medley died at her home
here Friday and funeral services
were held at the West Jefferson
Baptist Church Saturday morning.
Rev. w. T. Wilmington and Rev. w.
J. Honeycutt were in charge, A large
crowd attended since Margie was
liked by all who knew her and she
was known by all the residents OF
the city. She had been in bad health
for some time before she died.
She is survived by number OF
relatives including her mother.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
REVIVAL MEETING

Revs. w. E. Icenhour and c. F.
Wright who are holding a revival
meeting at the Tabernacle at Todd
announce that the services will con-
tinue until Sunday. Three services
will be held Sunday, one in the
morning, one in the afternoon, and
one at night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
addition, it raised wages $10,OOO,000

addition, it raised wages $10,O0O,OOO
year.
Eastman Kodak announced an ex-
ira stock dividend of 81 $4,000 and
a wage dividend" to employees of
five years service of $2,220,000.
Many other companies came out
with extra dividends, Christmas
bonuses and higher wages.
The Commerce Department re-
ported that unofficial figures show
ed that the number of unemployed
had fallen below 100000 at the end
of September, compared with H.
100000 last January and 100000
in March, 1888.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
NOTICE

North Carolina
Ashe County
This is to notify all persons that l
will not be responsible for any debts
or obligations incurred by my wife
Lou Barker on or after the 10th day
of November, 1896.
This 18th day of November, 1886.
11-26 pd. JACKSON BARKER.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Both parties spent more than they expected
The Democratic bill is about three million dol
lars AS to the Republican account, it is enough
to repeat the report that the party treasury is
approximately million dollars short. It takes
a good deal of money to persuade some voters
what they should or should not do.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Card OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness and help during the sickness
and death of our dear husband and
father W. III Sheets. The sympathy
of our friends has been a great COM
fort to us.
MRS. w. H. SHEETS
and CHILDREN.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Entered as second-class matter on Oct 1, 1925 at
the post Office at West Jefferson, North Carolina

Chick Sale is dead and buried His chief
claim to fame lies in the fact that whether he
was in the moving pictures or in print, he left
us with grin on our faces, and many life has
been dedicated to more useless purpose than
making people laugh.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

FOR SALE-Encyclopaedia of Free
masonry in two finely bound
unsoiled volumes, almost new, for
sale at less than half price. George
Booth, The Skyland Post.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Now that the election is over, the general
question is: What next? Any answer would be
guesswork since it is not too easy to make &C
curate prophecies before Congress convenes. Of
this some of us are very sure: election bets are
being paid off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
LOCAL CHECKER
 STARS IN MEET
Waterbury to Send Large Delegation to Hartford
 Tourney Friday

Nearly 50 first rank checker play CTS of Connecticut have entered the two-days state individual cham pionship tournament of the Connec- ticut State Checker Association, which will be held in Hartford Fri day and Saturday at the Pope Park Tennis House under auspices of the Recreation Division of the Park De- pertinent.
 The Pope Park Tennis Club will be the official host to the visitors, who will include Isiah Spector of New Haven, new state champion, and several former state champions. Amongt he later are James Moir, George E. Book and Joseph Gran field, all of Hartford.
 Entries will close at II a. m. Fri day and the tournament play will get under way at noon. Matches will consist of four games and a single knockout will disqualify a player from further competition. A time limit will be invoked on all playing.
 The committee in charge is com- posed of Peter Gagnon of Water bury, president of the state associa- tion; Mir. Moir of Hartford; w. M. Welch of Meriden, and Charles J. Velte of New Haven. It is being assisted by MT. Book. MT. Gran field and John Motto of the Pope Park club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08

one legally responsible to care for them. In several states the appli- cant is paid only the difference be- tween the maximum pension amount and whatever income he has. If he had an income of $26 a month and the maximum pension was $50, he would get only g from the fund.
 MAJORITY FAVOR PLAN Despite high hopes aroused by the Townsend movement, and de- spite the low average of the pen sion thus far granted, most people ! in Washington, Rhode Island Michigan, Wyoming, Vermont, and Nebraska are shown by the survey to be favorable to the pensions.
 In states where there is active criticism, it is usually based on the fact that the pensions allowed are too small to provide decent living
 This first three months of the federal-state plan, with applications flooding in, investigations to be made, new states joining the plan or debating it, is a confused period
 The first 100000 now getting federal-state checks draw pensions often pitifully inadequate, but bet ter than nothing.
 Breaking and bare, the frame work of structure of security for the aged is being slowly raised.