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The Washington times., 1936-12-07
KELLEYGRAMS

with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel
McCrea.
Mind Your Own Business,
with Charles Ruggles and Mary
Boland.
Bulldog Drummond's Holiday" ="
with Ray Millard and Heather
Angel.
Arizona Mahoney," with Joe
Cook and Buster Crabbe.
Along Came Love-" with Irene
Hervey and Charles Starrett.
Jungle Princess" with Dorothy
Lamour and Ray Millard.
Hop Along Cassidy" No. 4,
with William Boyd.
LOEW THEATERS
THE Plainsman," with Gary
Cooper and Jean Arthur.
college Holiday" with Jack
Denny, Burns and Allen.
Maid of Salen," with Claudette
Warren William and Karen Nor
"A Man and a Woman" with
Edward Arnold and Francine Lar
rimore.
TOO Young to Die" with Charles
Ruggles and Mary Boland.
Happiness Preferred" with
Warren William and Karen Nor
ley.
Doctors Diary" with George
Bancroft and H. Burgess.
Let's Make a Million" with
Edward Everett Horton.
Easy to Take" with John How
ard and Marsha Hunt.
"Hopalong Cassidy" No. 3, with
William Boyd.
GARBO AS Joan"
Here is a suggestion from a
Hollywood on Parade reader that
will probably get second from
Kay Marlborough, rated Carlo Fan
No. /, and Mrs. Abner Drury, jr.,
Garbo Fan No. 2, in this depart
ment'S archives:
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
"A long while ago / made up
my mind to write you express
ing my thanks for the many
splendid tributes you have paid
GarbO in your column. 1 agree
fully with your statement which
appeared in Hollywood on Pa
rade' Section of last Saturdays
Times under the heading, What
Is Good Acting?' What GarbO
gives in every picture
81 shall not attempt to ex-
press here my admiratiOn-al-
most worship-Of the screens
greatest personality. 1 couldn't,
anyway. But since you must be
something of a GarbO fan, too,
my thoughts find more than
satisfactory outlet in your excel.
lent column.
do you agree that Carlo
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

FRED ALLEN SOUGHT
Said Freeman F. Cosden for
A. g. A.: There is nothing we
would like better than to have a
shot at that record but we will be
in Hollywood sending our nightly
minstrel show over the networks.
There is no escaping this radio
commitment but we will surely
play the Fox (now the CapitoD
again on our first available open
time"
Amos m Andy rolled up $37 300
for the seven days. They did it
by working six and seven shows a
day. The picture was no particu-
lar help. 1t was Lee Tracy in
"Clearing All Wires" No pro
gram, before or since, has come
within $4,000 of this top week.
With Amos n Andy out, Booker
Sidney Piermont is now busy try
ing to induce Fred Allen, the
Town Hall tonight squire, to take
the Inaugural week spot. Another
prospect is Major Bowes in person
with an All Girl unit of amateurs.
With it's hundreds of thousands
Of visitors Inauguration Week in
Washington is rated booking
plum for all attractions. The Ma
tional Theater will have the
D'Oyly Carte company in Gilbert
and Sullivan for the New Deals
friends.
In 1888 the National offered
Paul MUM in "Counsellor-at-Law"
as it's inaugural attraction. Earl
Carroll was so anxious to get this
week on E Street he offered Paul
MUM a $4,000 bonus to 60 some
where else and release the stage
for one of his musicals. Actor NUM-
insisted on his contract, got but
$1,000 III eight performances and
went away very sad because he
had refused the Carroll offer. The
week that included March 4, 1888,
was unusually pleasant spring
weather with plenty going on out
The Washington times., 1936-12-07
BY LLOYD PANTAGES

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. Charlie
Chaplin has finished the shooting
script of his new production for
Paulette Goddard, which will be
ready to start its career before
the cameras in about three weeks.
Lord Beaverbrook' new record
breaking plane, which his son, Max
Aitken, had run up for him out
here, with ice boxes and coucheS
and so on, ali done in sky blue,
has been christened the John
Knox" since Father Beaverbrook
now turns out to have been a
preacher of the Presbyterian de-
nomination during his old days in
Canada, before he took to being
the newspaper tycoon Of England.
inadvertently, we did Margaret
Mitchell in, by saying that Scarlet
O'Hara in Gone With the Wind"
was prototype of her grandmoth-
er, and that Tara, the plantation
written about, was still in exis-
tence until the present day. All
the characters in the book, so she
informs me, are fictitious, as we'll
as the plantations listed. Only the
dates, facts and conditions are au-
thentic. Which reminds one that
Sidney Howard, who is scripting
the book for David Selznick, has
gone to Atlanta to discuss his
ScenariZation with Miss Mitchell
Gloria Swanson is heading one
of our most able charities out
here. 1t is the Friends Fund,
originated for people who are in
eligible for relief, or are too proud
to ask for it. You send con-
tributions to a designated bank
with a recommendation for one
needy person to whom you would
like the money presented, and on
December 81 he or size will receive
a check for $40. Loretta Young
is an aunt for the second time,
due to the birth Of Peter Her.
mann, son Of her sister, Polly Ann
Young, and Carter Hermann.
Paramount'S Christmas tech
nicolor short, for its release in
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

Amos n Andy Invited to Try and
Break Their F Street Box Office Record
The Washington times., 1936-12-07
-: HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
I Cover HOIl yWOOd

} Australia, due to the maritime
strike, had to be planed to New
York. shipped to England, and
then planed the rest of the way
clear around the world.
MGM have practically decided
not even to attempt to release
THE Good Earth" in China, since
the Chinese government has done
such a nipup recently on anything
they feel offensive to their coun.
try, Metro doesn't want to take
any chances.
Robert Cummings fan mail has
exactly doubled since the news
was printed that he had fallen
heir to a million dollars or so,
but unfortunately the volume is.
mostly begging or selling some.
thing.
The portrait bust in bronze Of
Victor McLaglen, which Electra
Waggoner, of the titanically rich
Texas oil family, came clear out
here to do, has won first prize
for portrait sculpture in New
York.
Helen Wood, Twentieth Cen
tury's new beauty, astounded the
citizenry the other night by ap-
pearing in a gold gown, with gold
powder in her hair, gold powder
on her face, gold eyelid shadow
and gold fingernailS and toenails.
Sonia Henie has turned out to
be such a WOW in her first picture
"One in a Million" that she will
be billed as the star therein. in.
stead of as a featured player as
originally intened. She remains
now for two pictures year, for
two more years, at Twentieth
Century-Fox, unless they tear up
her contract and give her a new
one for a long period.
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

There isn't much doubt OF the
King of England and his ladye
faire having Washington in their
pocket in his controversy with
Stanley Baldwin and the Conserv
atives. They are kissing the Prime
Minister roundly whenever his face
appears on the news reel, giving
King Edward and his fair fiancee
q great hand.
Audience reaction on the Earle
and Metropolitan screens tops any
thing since the election, accord
ing to Managers Charles Grimes
and Maynard Madden, of the re-
Spective houses.
Loud applause greets the ap-
pearances of King Edward and
Mrs. Simpson. Only an occasional
handicap greets photographs Of
Prime Minister Baldwin, while
every performance brings forth a
round of Kisses for that distressed
member of the British govern
ment.
No criticism to make of the &C
tor who plays Andy Kelley" in
Mae Vests movie, GO west,
Young Man." He wears a derby,
tilted back, carries a cane and
drops in nonchalantly on Repre-,
sentative Harrigan to discuss the
news in the headlines. He looks
as I expect to appear if and when
I reach the age for Social Security
and if I am piqued somewhat at
the added years Hollywood has
given my prototype, 1 am also flat.
tered that the character actor as,
signed to this newspaperman role
usually plays dignified judges on
the screen.
I am just wondering if 1 had
appeared on the Mae West set
while they were making this pic
ture whether I would have been
told, you aren't the type" for
this role.
SOME AIR DIVERSION
In last nights comedy exchange
on the air with Eddie Cantor do
ing Hamlet" and Leslie Howard
confeSSing his yearning to be a fan
dancer and comic, the honor
seemed to me to rest with the
dignified disciple of Shakespeare.
Maybe because Banjo Eyes made
g. fine stooge and it was novelty
to hear Mr.. Howard singing "If
You Knew Susie" or as Leslie
called her Susan"
PARAMOUNT split"
Paramount Pictures divides its
Grade-A product in Washington
between the Warner Bros. thea.
terS and the houses of Loew, Inc
They have just made the annual
"Split" and here is the lineup
on the new product:
WARNER BROTHERS
"Souls at Sea-" with Gary
Cooper, Frances Dee and George
Raft.
Swing High, Swing Low" with
Carole Lombard and Fred Mac,
Murray.
Il Met Him in Paris" with
Claudette Colbert.
"Internes Can't Take Money, d
The Washington times., 1936-12-07
Dance Director Also
Movie Set Designer

Achieving something new In
Hollywood creative versatility.
Hermes Pan, RKO Radios dance
director, has designed setting for
the big ensemble dance of the next
Fred Astaire- Ginger Rogers musi-
cal, stepping Toes" The design
has been approved by Producer
Pandro S. Berman and Director
Mark Sandrich.
The setting will be one of the
largest ever constructed at RKO
Radio.
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

Paramount'S Christmas tech
nicolor short, for its release in
The Washington times., 1936-12-07
LOOKING TO INAUGURATION
The ChiIdren's Hour Is Booked
For Washington Jan. 4;
Paramount Division
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Theaters looking beyond the holiday and to the
January when Franklin Deano Roosevelt rides down
Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol take the oath that begins
his second term
Having in mind that Amos Andy broke all records at the
Fox for Inauguration week Carter Barron last week
the the gdstance telephone in Chicago and
urged them be the headers for the Roosevelt January
iuhi loo
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

Ina Thomas, and a capable tap
dancer in Ruth Brown.
Besides all that. Colonel Lake
has furnished some new scenery
and a number of interesting light
ing effects.
The Washington times., 1936-12-07

on the bill. They include a clever
straight woman" in the person of
Alice Kennedy; two good straight
men in Lew Petal and Sam Gould;
a personable speciality purveyor In
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06
CAMP MEETING TO BEGIN
AT FIG TABERNACLE TUES

The annual Fig Camp Meeting will
begin August 18th, and will continue
through August 23rd. Much interest
is being manifested in the coming
camp meeting. The leaders are max
ing plans for what they hope will
result in an old time revival camp
meeting. There will be two services
each week day, beginning at II
o'clock, A NJ, and 8. P. NJ, respec-
lively, and three services each Sun
day at eleven o'clock A. NJ, three p.
M, and eight P. M.
The religious services are being
planned by Rev. Mr.. Byrd, of Noun
tain City, Tennessee, Rev. L. c..
Stephens, of Trade, Tenn, and Rev.
A. C. Lackey, of Creston. ALI minis
tiers are invited to attend, and the
above committeeman are expecting
number of local ministers to be
present and take part in the work.
The camp meeting property is being
improved; among other things, the
roof has been repaired. Everyone is
invited to attend.-REPORTED.
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Girl Fatally Hurt
When Hit by Truck
AUGUST 6, 1886

Lenoir, Aug. 1.-Francis Andrews,
of Lenoir, Is, was almost instantly
killed here this afternoon when
struck by heavy truck while walk
ing around sharp curve on the
Blowing Rock highway near the city
limits. Her companion, Lucille Pru-
EFT, 16, also of Lenoir, was rushed to
local hospital where physicians
pronounced her condition serious.
Lawrence Isenhour, driver of the
truck and local youth, is being held
in the Caldwell county Jail pending
investigation of the accident.
Miss Andrews was cousin of Miss
Alma Kirby, operator in the May
flower Beauty Shop, of West Jeffer-
son.
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ALL FOR PEACE: PREPARE
FOR WAR

Foreign Minister Delbos of France tells the
Chamber of Deputies that France will ask at
Geneva for simultaneous reduction of arma-
ments, beginning with air ornaments"
France will ask in vain, if at all, because most
of the great powers have turned from thoughts
of armament reduction to definite policy of in
creasing ornaments.
Great Britain, Russia and Japan within a
week have announced or indicated their determ-
ination to rush naval building and the United
States has entered upon the same sort of pro-
gram.
With the expiration next December 81 OF the
Washington and London naval limitation trea-
ties, the signatories will plunge forward with
naval construction in what will be in effect
competitive race in big navy building.
The voice of France if and when raised at
Geneva or elsewhere in behalf of ornaments re-
duction will be like the voice of one crying in
wilderness of war preparation. 1t will not carry
far.
And France, Germany and Italy may be ex-
pected to join in the race with Great Britain,
the United tSates, Russia and Japan in building
bigger navies, as well as greater fighting air
forces and larger armies
What does it mean for the future peace of
the world?
Each of the nations of course wants peace
and is going ahead icreasing its ornaments in
the interest of peace-each and all only for de-
Tense of course. :.
But it is difficult to expect group of men all
well armed to proye-any more peaceful than if
all members of the group were unarmed. What
is true of group of individuals is likely to prove
true of group of nations
AS long as the nations will not and cannot
agree among themselves to reduce or limit arm
aments, however, no one of the nations can wise
1y take that course. Each nation feels that if the
other powers insist upon building larger navies
and air forces and armies it must do likewise or
else compromise its security.
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
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Playing Hanging
Is Near Fatal

Children frequently indulge in va
rious kinds of amusement; some of
which is harmless, some exciting,
some amusing, and some dangerous.
Jay Johnson, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay johnson, and Edwin Long,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Long,
were passing away a few leisure
hours on the lawn of young Longs
home Monday afternoon. In the
course of their conversation and
play, young Long suggested that he
would show his playmate chow they
hang people" and proceeded to
climb maple tree in the yard.
Ascending the tree, young Long
fastened rope to limb, and the
other end about his neck. In his
movements, he slipped and fell from
the limb, with his body dangling in
midair. His playmate, excited though
using his head, rushed to his aid and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06
GRASSY CREEK GIRL SCOUTS
GIVE PARTY FOR MOODYS

On Monday night, July q, the
Girl Scouts of Grassy Greek, gave a
farewell party in honors of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. w. Moody at their home on
Grassy Creek Creek.
For the past year he has been in
charge of the agriculture department
and is going to Draper, Va. to con-
tinue his work.
The party was indeed surprise to
Mr. and Mrs. Moody and everyone
present enjoyed the evening. Mr..
Moody will be missed greatly, not
only in the school and athletics but
in the church and community as
well.
Honor guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Moody and sons; Jr. and Bill 10.
Other guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. J.CPierce,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Duvall, Mrs. Ros-
coe Sexton, J. c. Pierce, Jr., Dewey
Cox, Paul Peake, Stanley Walker
Joe Barker, Harry Barker, Howard
Sexton, E. R. Duvall, Jr., Sammy
Jones, Jr., Johnny Jones, Minnie
Haynes, Arlene Coward, Mabel Col
ward, Mary Lou Duvall, Myra Sex
ton, Clara Sexton.
Girl scouts we're: Mildred Cox,
Ruby Blackburn, Alta Dickson, Irene
Dickson, Helen Sexton.
Many interesting games and con-
tests were held during the evening
after which delicious refreshments
were served by tn girl scouts. A
farwell speech was made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Moody.
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GLADE VALLEY HOME COMING

Saturday, August first, was home
coming day for Glade Valley High
School alumni. Guests began arriv-
ing in mid-afternoon, and by six
o'clock many familiar faces were
seen on the campus. Due to unfavor-
able weather conditions the picnic
supper could not be served on the
campus, as had been planned, but
was served cafeteria style in the
dining room.
The alumni president E. B. Ed
ridge, who is also superintendent of
the school, extended welcome to
the guests. Following Mr.. Ed
ridges talk, Rev. R. L. Berry, pastor
of the Glade Valley and Sparta Pres
byterian churches, spoke to the
group, stressing the value of the
school and pointing out ways the
alumni organization can help the in
stitution.
In the business meeting a check-up
on those present revaled the fact
that out of the twenty-three classes
graduated, sixteen were represented.
A number of visitors also were rec
ognized. The LIST Saturday in August
was chosen as the permanent date
for the annual homecoming. Plans
for the work of the organization
were enthusiastically discussed and
continued support was pledged to
the school.
After the business session the fol-
lowing musical program was given:
Song, little Miss Eva Sue Wagner;
piano duet, Misses Evon Eldridge
and Mary Smith; Miss Eldridge gave
a musical reading; Miss Laura Gray
Greene, music teacher formerly con-
nected with the school, played a
piano solo.
The closing feature of the meeting
was talk by w c. Thompson, Su-
perintendent of Allegheny county
schools, urging those present to be
loyal to the organization and to the
school.-REPORTED.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-08-06
THE ONES WHO PAY

We are rich people. In 1895 our income of
all kinds and from all sources was approximate
ly forty-nine billion dollars. Also we are poor
people, debt-ridden people. If every cent of
last years income had been spent to pay our
debts national, state, and municipal, not enough
would have been left to buy dishpan apiece for
the housekeepers of America or necktie for
the men in the so-called white-collar class. But
this income could not have been spent in that
way, even if we could have frightened our belts
enough to stand it, for while it was being earn
ed the governments above mentioned demanded;
and received, nearly one-third of it in taxes In
other words, we paid off none of our debt, we
added to our debt, and we spent fifteen and one
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gave what support he could by help
ing to lift the dangling body. He
called for help in no misunderstood
tones. Assistance was quickly forth
coming, and when the lad was re-
leased from his perilous position, he
had turned black in the face, and his
body was limp. A few seconds more
might have proved fatal in their in
nocent attempt to Garry on" in their
Misunderstanding hours of the late
afternoon.-Wilkes Journal Patriot.
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More Than Power

Long did the kings and potentates conspire
To take by Force the dwelling place of man;
To build ON Blood and dedicate with Fire,
And justify by Fear their awful plan.
Love was little wait that Mercy found
Bleeding and lost upon battered hill.
Her cause ignored, her gentle voice was drowned
In all the din of conflict raging still.
But when their Power had wrought its own defeat,
And when their Fire had burned their kingdoms
down,
They came to Love, in penitence complete,
And placed upon her head creations crown.
And SO did Love, that seemed so weak and small,
Became at last the greatest Power of all.
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON
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TWO ROBBERS CAUGHT
AFTER RAID ON STORE

Adrian Long and Henry Bare, of
Whitehead community, were caught
Sunday afternoon at Mulberry Gap
and lodged in the, county Jail at
Sparta for the robbery of M. L.
Richardson's store at Whitehead Sat
urday night.
State Highway Patrolman w. c..
Thomas and deputy sheriff Walter
Stringer of Ashe, made the arrests,
$4,000 in nickels were taken from
the robbers, and approximately
$4,000 worth of store stock re-
covered.
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JEFFERSON CHARGE TO HAVE
IT'S QUARTERLY CONFERENCE

The Fourth Quarterly Conference
for the Jefferson Charge will be held
at the West Jefferson Methodist
Church next Sunday morning, Aug.
9. The Stewards, Church School Su-
perintendents, and other officers, for
the next Annual Conference year,
will be elected at this time. It is I'M
derstood that Rev. L. B. Abernethy,
Conference Missionary Secretary, Of
Elkin, will be with Rev. A. C., Gibbs,
and will bring message to the Con-
ference.
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LEGAL NOTICE

Under authority contained in Sec
ton Is, Chapter 486, Public Laws,
1885, the Board of Conservation and
Development in regular session at
Morehead City, july 1915, 1886,
adopted the following regulations:
It shall be unlawful to hunt or
take wild turkeys or deer in
Ashe County until the regular
open season dates in 1941.
PAUL KELLY, Secretary,
Board of Conservation
and Development. So
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
North Carolina
Ashe County =,

North Carolina
Ashe County
BY virtue of power contained in
a certain deed of trust executed
November 9, 1927, by M. F. Jones
and wife, Ellen Jones to Ira T.
Johnston, Trustee for Mrs. Mary Nc
MILAN, which deed of trust is re-
corded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Ashe County in Book 20,
page 189 and at the request of the
holder of the note thereby secured,
1, Ira T. Johnston, Trustee, will sell
to the highest bidder for cash at the
Courthouse door on August 81, 1886,
at one o'clock P. M. the following de-
scribed land, to-Wit:
First: Being what are known as
lots number IL and Is in Block 'G''
of the town of Lansing, North Caro-
lima, as shown by plat of same duly
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Ashe County at Jeffer-
son, this being the lots convey to M.
F. Jones by deeds dated October 26,
1922, one deed from V. R. Wood and
wife, Maggie Wood, recorded in the
Ashe County registry in Book F-2, of
Deeds on page 40, and the other
deed of the same date from Cicero
FaW and wife, Beatrice FaW, record
ed in the Ashe County Registry in
Book F-2, Deeds on page al, refer
ence to which is hereby made, and
these are the lots upon which the
present residence of M. F. Jones now
stands.
Second: Being a part of what is
known as Lot number in Block HI
in the town of Lansing, North Caro-
lima, as shown by plat of same which
is duly recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Jefferson, this
conveyance to contain the northeast
end of said lot to be174 feet on cross
street, forty-four feet on back street
and SO feet on end toward railroad
and conveyed to M. F. Jones by E. L.
Childers and wife by deed dated
April IS, 1928, and recorded in the
Ashe County Registry in Book F-2,
page $40; also part of the said lot
no. / Block II" to contain near the
middle of said lot to be 26 feet on
cross street and 35 feet back to E. L.
Childer's line, this part of said lot
conveyed to NJ. F. Jones by E. L.
Childers and wife, Effie Childers by
deed adted April Is, 1928.
This July 81, 1886.
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WEAyERS FORD NEWS

Mrs. Ella .Roupe has been quite
sick for few days.
Mrs. Chester Phipps has been Wis
ting her sister at Bassett, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Weiss and fam
lily, of Ward, Pa, have been visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Maude Weiss and Mrs. Leila
Phipps, visited Mrs. w. P. Coward
Friday afternoon.
Jewel Brown and Ossie DeBoard
visited Mrs. Mark Blevins at Grassy
Greek Sunday.