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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
Signs Mouie Contract! Brass City Girl To Share Spotlight With Such Glamorus Stars As Eleanor Powell,
 Robert Taylor = May Visit
 Home Town Soon.

youngsters with such aspirations, she had no desire to take regular lessons. Instead, she found it more fun, and incidentally better train ing, to rehearse with chorus girls preparing for new shows.
 Eventually, the daughter of An- thony and Elsie Abram decided that New York's opportunities were greater, so with their consent, she joined the dancers at the Hol- lywood restaurant, and then ap- peared in short subject titled "Mardi Gras".
 Miss White was in New York for some time working and saving her money, when she decided that Cal ifornia, and Hollywood in partic- ular, would be "a pretty nice spot to vacation in. Accordingly, she packed her bags and made her first trip to the coast on the new streamlined train in January.
 Having friends in Hollywood, Shirley was naturally taken to see the points of interest, but it wasn't until she was spotted by a studio talent scout in night club where she was being entertained, that she had the opportunity of seeing the inside of a film plant. The talent scout prevailed upon her to try out for dancing position, and she appeared in several produc- tions, among them "A Day at the Races" with the Marx Brothers, soon to be released.
 Dave Gould, Metro Goldwyn- Mayer dance director, observed her work and signed her for "The Broadway Melody of 1888" com- pany.
 When her work with the picture is completed, Miss White plans 2 quick trip to Waterbury to visit her parents who reside at SIS Washington Ave. Her father is an employe of the American Brass company.
 "At first I wasn't so sure I was going to like Hollywood" she said, but now I'm so busy making pie lures, I haven't time to get home sick, and if only mother and Daddy were here, everything would be just perfect"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
|FIREMEN HONOR GEORGE HOADLEY
Funeral Saturday Is I'm. pressive Tribute; State
 Represented

Naugatuck, June l4-(SpeciaD- State and local firenaen and Naug- atuck policemen combined to pay solemn tribute to George Wyatt Hoadley, former fire chief here, Sat- urday afternoon when funeral serv- ices for the highly respected local residents were held. There were 12 representative of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Club present, including Fire Chief Milton Calvin, and As- sistant Chief James Quinn of this town.
 Bremen and policemen formed a guard of honor as the casket was being carried from his home, 13 Scott street, and later at the grave in Grove cemetery.
 The funeral was held at MT Hoadley's home at 2 o'clock and Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, rector of St. Michael's Episcopal church, off, ciated. Burial was in Grove cene- tery. Rev. Lewis also conducted the services at the grave.
 Peter J. Foley, foreman of the Naugatuck Hose, Hook and Ladder Association, led the delegation oi uniformed flremen and Sergeant Anthony Malone was in charge ot the police representatives, who il1- cluded: Officers James Cuddy Beecher Woodside, George Smith and John Cullinane. Burgess Joseph w. Nygren, member of the fire commission of the board of warden and burgesses, represented the board at the funeral. Mr. Hoadley was fire chief here from 1914 to 1925.
 The pallbearers were: Robert Loomis, George Helbrook, represent ing Gavel Lodge, Knights of Py- thias; John Phillips and Fire Mar shal Michael F. Shea, representing the fire department, and William Lutz and William H. Stahl.
 The Connecticut Fire Chiefs Club was represented by: Fire Chief Mill ton Calvin and Assistant Chief James, Quinn of Naugatuek; Chief Lawrence Reef, New Haven; Chief John Pachl of the Annex depart ment, New Haven; Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh and Captain William G Russell, Waterbury; Chief James Downey, Wallingford; Chief John Morooney, Meriden; Ex-Chief D. B Mercer, Westville; ExChief Harry Parker, Stamford; Captain Eugene Mulligan, New Haven; Chief Ray mond Palmer, Watertown, Rev. Ber- nard Butcher, of St. Mary's church, Catholic chaplain of the fire de- partment here, also attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
MARY PICKFORD
 TO MARRY JUNE 26

Hollywood, June 14-UP)-Mary Pickford and Charles (Buddy) Rogers have set June 26 as the date for their marriage, the bride-elect announced today.
 She said it would be simple, outdoor ceremony at the home of friends.
 It will be the third marriage for Miss Pickford, who is now A and was on the stage at the age of five, which was seven years before Rog- CTS was born. She was a star in some of the earliest successes of the silent picture days.
 Miss Pickford was divorced from Owen Moore, the actor, in 1920, and from Douglas Fairbanks in 1885. Rogers is 32 and has not been mar ried before. He entered the mos vies as a juvenile actor, later con- ducted a dance orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
SINGING STAR TO
 WED WEDNESDAY

Hollywood, June IA - (UP) - ,Jeannette Macdonald and Gene Raymond, off the = screen sweet hearts, will be wed Wednesday.
 Just as any clerk might be feted by her office companions, the sing ing star was given party by her co-workers on the set of "Firefly," " her current picture. One hundred film workers presented the couple with a silver flower basket and a silkbound book signed by every one who worked on the picture.
 First page of the book was a scene from the picture, printed on silk with Jeannette's elaborate gown in tiny metal beads.
 Film players attending the party included Allan Jones, Irene Harvey and Warren William.
 Miss Macdonald and Raymond will be married in Hollywood church with film actors and ac- tresses as attendants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
PROVIDENCE MAY
 BREAK STRIKE

Providence, R. l., June IA. (UP)- Strike breakers took over operation of the city's sanitary department to- day as an estimated 1,200 public works department employees went on strike.
 Though 200 police were mobilized for emergency duty, there was no violence and strikers attempted no picketing.
 Forty privately owned trucks, manned by breakers and each conveyed by a police cruising car containing two officers, began col lection of garbage.
 Public Works Commissioner Charles A. Mcguire said garbage would be buried in the Murray street dump during life of the strike. He said he feared strike sym pathizers might attempt to mix eX- plosives with the garbage in the hope of wrecking the city inciner- ator plant.
 Twenty policemen armed with riot guns guarded the incinerator plant and like number, the sew age disposal plant. Last night 38 strikebreakers were housed at the incinerator under police guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
DISAPPOINTMENT
 IN BOSTON OPERA

Boston, June 14-(UP)-The Bos- ton visit of Gilda Mignonette, Ital- ian opera star, produced only dis appointment yesterday
 Slime 800 music-lovers who had purchased tickets to hear Miss Mignonette and company sing Ser enade in the Night" at Boston Opera House were disappointed because the management refused to open the doors.
 Miss Mignonette was disappointed because she couldn't persuade the management to permit her t; stage the opera.
 The management was disappoint- ed because the promoter" had failed to post the required $500 de- posit for use of the Opera House.
 And police were disappointed be- cause they couldn't find the pro moter."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
BY ELMER c. WALzER Limited PresE Financial Editorl

New York, June 14-(UP0-Rail- road issues led declines on the stock and bond markets at the opening today. Trading continued light. Cot ton futures eased 3 to 12 points, but this was considered favorable in view of a sharp break in Liverpool before the New York opening.
 On the stock market, New York Central declined 1 3-4 to equal its low at 40. Smaller declines were noted in Atchison, Northern Pacific and Pennsylvania.
 U. s. Steel declined to 97 of 1 1-8 and other steels turned weak on talk of lower prices and labor develop mentS. Bethlehem opened at 81 1-S of 3-4. Republic slipped back to B
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
BARRYMORES ARE
 SOME INCENSED

Hollywood, June 14-(UP)-The Barrymore family was reported to be negotiating today for the sup pression of one-reel movie star ring Elaine Jacobs Barrie Barry more, entitled How to Undress Be- fore Your Husband" Those who have previewed the show said it did justice to it's title. The objection was to the use of the Barrymore name, it was said. Miss Jacobs, who is displayed in abbreviated dress, is the divorced wife of John Barrymore whom she wooed and won in a ross-country Hove derby" ao far, 1t was understood, the BaRs symores' negotiations had failed. John Barrymore had 70 comment for publication
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
ITALIAN DEAD IN
 CIVIL WAR 2,739

Rome, June Officially admitted casualties of Italian vol unteers" in Spain reached a total of 2,739 today with more figures ex- pected soon. Todays list was the fourth in two weeks. It listed 231 men killed, 1894 wounded and 250 missing Ion the Madrid front" be- tween March and IS. Last Friday it was announced that ITS men had been killed on the Madrid front between March 8 and March IS "in the war against bolshevists and for fascist civilization" Today's list brought the grand total of officially listed casualties so far up to the D. 739 total, excluding consideration of *he 500 wounded who arrived at Naples.
 All casualties between March 1a ] and the present, in addition to any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

REV. A. NUGENT SAMWELL
 Watertown, June 14.-At the commencement exercises of the Watertown high school this week, 72 pupils will receive their dip lOmas. This is the largest class ever to be graduated from Water town high school.
 Class night exercises will be held Wednesday at 8:15 o'clock. The program will be as follows: Class history, Carolyn Beardsley; class alphabet, the Murphy twins; Or- chestra selections by Bernie Will son, John Slason, William Mat0n and John Atwood; welcome song written by Gene Barbaret, by the class; xylophone solo, John At wood; vocal solo, Marjorie Olson; class ballet, Virginia Copeland; comic specially, Robert Humiston and Raymond Cummings; class 2rophecy, Lena Peresada; class Eill,, Raymond Cummings; class presentation, Alice Hart and Rob- ert Humiston; master of cere-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
SIX NEW ENGINES

New Haven, Conn, June 14,-(UP) The New Haven railroad today ordered six new streamlined elec- tric passenger locomotives, more powerful than any of the B now op- erating between New York and New Haven. The contract was given the General Electric Co.,, Erie, Pa. They are designed to haul 15-car trains, weighing as. much as 1900 tons, at top speed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

monies, Merritt Hewitt.
 The program for the graduation exercises, which will be held Thursday at 8:15 p. m., follows: March, orchestra; invocation, Rev. A. Nugent Samwell; welcome, Merritt Hewitt; essay Europe to America" Jane O'COnnor; essay, Glass of 1887, A Melting Pot" Marie Lace; essay, What We Are Made Of," Betty WargO; essay, European Versus American Born," Roger Cleveland and Gene Bar baret; awarding of prizes, Prin- cipal w. R. Cook; presentation of class for diplomas, Supt. G. c. Swift; awarding of diplomas, Fletcher Judson, chairman of school board; America" audi ence; benediction.
 Members of the orchestra are: Piano, Mildred Stevens; violins, Howard Scott and Violet Birdsall; {; trumpets, Robert Meyer and Rob- ert L0wrey; clarinet, James FI0- Fian; drums, Leroy Newell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

charge that the eight Negroes, to- gether with the already-convicted Patterson. a,saulted Mrs. Victoria Price and Ruby Bates in the coal car of Southern railway train on March 25, 1881.
 Women "Bumming" Ride
 According to the story told by the two women, they were bum ming" 8 ride on the train with seven white men. Both were dressed in mems clothing. In the car ahead were the Negroes. Taunts led to fight, and all but one of the white men were forced to jump from the train.
 The women testified they were assaulted between Stevenson and Paint Rock, Ala, while the train roared through the rocky country side.
 The Negroes held them at the point of knife while they at- tackled them, the women charged.
 The white men who had been thrown from the train telephoned ahead and the Negroes were taken from the train at Paint Rock by a posse of farmers.
 At the first trial, Mrs. Price iden- tified the Negroes, whom she said attacked her, anl those who at- tackled her companion.
 Mrs. Prices testimony later was repudiated by Ruby Bates at the second trial of Patterson. Leibowitz To Argue Cases
 Samuel LeiboWitz, New York at- torney, plans to return to Alabama to represent the defendants. He will be assisted by Clarence Watts, Huntsville, Ala, attorney, who argued Patterson's appeal before the Alabama Supreme Court in May.
 The state will be represented by Attorney General A. A. Carmichael, his assistant, Thomas F. Lawson, and other members of the Alabama legal staff.
 Meanwhile, in the Jefferson County jail at Birmingham, the defendants waited the reopening of their cases in good spirits, hap py that they were to have another chance at life and liberty.
 The jail has been their home for nearly six years. Two of the defend- ents - Eugene Williams and Roy Wright - literally have grown to manhood within prison cells. Both were under IT at the time of their arrest.
 On the sixth anniversary of their original arrest last March, they told a United Press correspondent to deliver this message:
 We wants to git out"
 All reported they had lost weight during their incarceration.
 Decatur Expects Boom
 Decatur, town of less than 5000 population, is preparing for a boom summer with the reopening of the famous cases. Defense attorneys consistently have asked for change of venue of the trials to a U. s. District Court on grounds that fair trial in rural Morgan County is impossible.
 The CrlalS were moved to Decd- tur on a change of venue from Scottsboro, after the trial judge there had disqualified himself.
 Defense attorneys have been critical of Judge Callahan and his court. In arguments in Patter- sons appeal before the Alabama Supreme Court last month, Watts charged that Patterson twas denied fair trial under state and Federal Constitutions"
 Prevailing sentiment in Alabama and at the headquarters of the Scottsboro defense committee ill New York is that the cases should be settled as soon as possible.
 Jackson County has been bank rupt for several years because Of the cost of the trials.
 In New York, Dr. Allan Knight Chambers, chairman of the Scotts- boro defense committee, demanded a showdown" in the cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

Estelle Abram, of Waterbury, Connecticut, better known in Hol- lywood as Shirley White, was yes- terday signed to appear with Rob- ert Taylor and Eleanor Powell in "The Broadway Melody of 1888"
 In Hollywood since the first of the year, Shirley has made amaz-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
Market Continued It's
 Declines At Opening
Railroad Issues Led DrOp-Trading Was Very Light;
 Cotton Futures Based Off; U. s. Steel Also Down

1-s after opening 1000 shares at 8 Ia of 3-4.
 Case declined 2 1-2 points to 163 Ia. Westinghouse Electric was down 1 1-2 at 137. General Motors and Chrysler broke to lows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

more casualties in the Guadalajara battle, remain to be published.
 Today's casualty list coincided with an editorial in Premier Benito Mussolini's newspaper Pcpolo D. Italia of Milan bitterly attacking Soviet Russia and praising "the Ital- ian volunteers heroicaliy fighting in Spain in the name of Rome against Mo6coW.n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
ALABAMA DETERMINED TO PRESS FOR FINAL DISPOSITION OF 1881
 SCOTTSBORO CASE AT 4TH TRIAL
Eight Negroes Are Scheduled to Appear In Decatur Court July 6;
 LeibOwitz Heads Defense
BY THOMAS A. DOZIER United Press Staff Correspondent

Decatur, Ala. June 14-(UP)-The state of Alabama, which has spent more than $5O000 in six of litigation over the cases today for what it hopes rooiol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
LAWMAKERS USE BLACK MARIA

Denver - (UP) - Ten Colorado legislators. late for an important legislative session, were rushed to the statehouse from beer parlor in a patrol wagon, the only emer- gency vehicle available. They reached the legislative chambers in ample time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14

recent analysis for 1885, National Board clearly indicates the predc nance with other economic activity Engands total production 1885, manufacturing accounts for M s5 cent Th more than twice as great as tho next largest chart indicates from point prOdnEon relative the
 se es(ss&W activity in New Ensiand.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

QUESTION:: When should grain
be fed the laying hen for maximum
production?
ANSWER: Most poultrymen in
North Carolina are getting high
production by feeding small
amount of grain in the morning
and the remainder at night while
some are feeding a small amount at
different intervals during the day.
This latter practice overcomes idle
ness in the bird and increases the
activity. Where. grain is fed twice
a day about one pound of grain is
fed in the morning and eight to
ten pounds for each 100 hens fed
late in the afternoon. There is a
growing tendency to feed the grain
in troughs in the afternoon and
this is a good practice especially
where infectious diseases or inter-
nal parasites are present. Care and
attention to details in feeding are
essentials for high production.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
813 Students AT
!. "A. S. z. C. This Term

There are total Of 813 students
enrolled at Appalachian State
State Teachers College during the
winter term, Register j. M Down
UNI announced this week.
Practically all of these students
are Tar Heels, representing 81
counties, and there are only 20 out
of-state students enrolled.
With III enlistedg Watauga coun-
ty leads. Iredell is second with AZ,
Ashe has 38; Catawba, Lincoln and
Rutherford have %, In the fresh
man class there are 242; sopho-
mors, 252; juniors, 172 and seniors,
146.
There are over twice as many fe-
male students as there are boys.
The count stands girls, SIC; boys,
237.
Under the UNCONVENTIONAL CLASH
fication, it is interesting to note
that there are 314 Baptists: 287
Methodists, 81 Presbyterians, 80
Lutherans, other churches SIS and
no church 81.
Christmas holiday season begins
on December % and lasts until
Jan. 4.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
Brown Tells Friend
About 1888 Progam

Editors note: This is the first of a
series of articles in which two
farmers discuss the agricultural
conservation program.)
Bill Smith. a farmer who has been
having hard luck, visits his neigh
Dor, John Brown. They take a
walk over the Brown farmstead.
Smith: "John, you've had pretty
good luck this year. Seems like all
your crops were better'n mine
and 1 worked just as hard as you
did"
Brown: "Well, I reckon I have
been lucky. But maybe it amt all
luck. You see, I've been rotating
soil-building crops with cash crops.
That makes the soil richer, you
know"
Smith: 81 reckon it does. You
didn't used to make any better
crops than I did. How did you get
started on these soil-building crops,
anyway"
Brown: "Id been thinking about
starting a good crop rotation, but
somehow I just didn't get around to
it. Then the government came
along with this agricultural con-
servation program"
Smith: .'What'd that have to do
with it?"
Brown: ''Under the program,
they offered me payments for not
planting too much land to cash
crops and for growing soil-build-
ing crops and for doing other things
to help the land"
Smith: "Oh, you mean those
payments helped you do what you
had wanted to do, but couldn't. Can
I get in that program too
Brown: "Sure. It's for all farm
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
FARM
NEWS

ers. You just. go to the county
agent and tell him you want to
sign up for 1888 He'll give you
some papers to fill out"
'sThen some members of the coun-
ty committee will come to see you
and help you work out farming
program like you need. They'll tell
you how much you can earn by do
ing what they recommend. d."
Smith: II think I'll look into it.
It sounds pretty good"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
Timely Questions
| And Answers

QUESTION: What is the small
est number of cows that will pay a
profit from sales of milk and
cream?
ANSWER: While the number OF
cows must be determined by the
amount of.roughage, feed, and pas
ture grown on the farm it is not
advisable to keep less than five
animals. The return from less
than five cows will not justify the
expense of the simple equipment
needed to handle the product and
the cost of delivery Of a two OF
three cow herd will be practically
doubled the larger unit. In plan
mig the herd, however, be sure that
all animals can be fed largely from
home grown feeds.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Hubby "A fool and his money
are soon parted.
WHEY oh, John, how much are
you going to give me for Christmas
presents?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

QUESTION: How much fertiliz
er should I use on my tobacco
beds?
ANSWER: Two hundred pounds
of a 4-8-3 mixture for each 100
yards of bed is sufficient. However,
if a lower grade fertilizer is used
it should be supplemented with
from so to 100 pounds of cotton
seed meal provided the meal is
thoroughly mixed with the soil.
Broadcast the fertilizer and thor
oughly mix it with the upper three
or four inches of soil. If manure
is used be sure, that it contains no
tobacco leaves, stalks, or roots and
do not plac any tobacco. trash on
the beds as this will carry diseases
such as mosaic, black root rot, and
Granville wilt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

FL. Webster, of Forsyth county,
planted 5000 black locust seedlings
on a step hillside to protect it from
erosion while producing posts need
ed for use on his farm.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Add to the virtues of lespedeza
the fact that it is an excellent graz
ing crop for hogs. D. ]. Wilson OF
Pitt county says it is one OF the
best and the only one he uses now.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

The Clear Spring Dairy Farm of
Concord, Route 2, Cabarrus county,
has seeded SO acres of an old pas
tur to Kentucky Blue Grass and
White Dutch clover and so addi-
tional acres of new pasture to the
same seed mixture.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Mobile, Ala. - AddIey Baker,
tWenty-hve-year-old seaman pie
tured here, swan q raging sea for
more than rs hours to secure rescue
for the crew Of the sinking freighter
TarpOn, of Panama City, Fla. His
heroic work made it possible for a
coast guard cutter to save eleven
men and recover the body of Capt.
w. G. Barrow, who went down with
the ship. The crew had life pre-.
servers and elung to wreckage.
awaiting Bakers return.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Producers of beef cattle in Hall
fax county are finding a profitable
business in selling their surplus
breeding animals to other North
Carolina farmers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09
BRIEF FARM ITEMS

Madison county farmers, cooper
ating with the farm agent to con-
duct definite demonstrations this
year, have used AIT tons of ground
limestone.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Duplin county farmers are CO.
operating to buy a carload of 10000
pounds of dynamite to be used in
blasting stumps on farm land.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Noel, the French for Christmas,
lis the name Of towns ia Virginia
and Missouri.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-12-09

Smelt are an essential Of the Ital-s
ian Christmas eve meal.