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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

There is much serious sickness
around Crumpler. Uncle Nicholas
Plummer has been very i'll for some
time with pneumonia.
Miss Ionia Baker, who has been in
the Davis Hospital at Statesville
since May 2, is slightly improving,
friends will be glad to learn. Her
father, Shade Baker, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Whittier, visited her
Sunday. She hopes to be able to re-
tun home by Sunday.
C. r. Duvall is having serious
trouble with an enlarged gland in
his face. He is taking X-ray treat
ments at the Abingdon hospital.
Mr.. Artie Owen and Miss Muriel
Parlier, of Crumpler, were married
last Saturday.
Mr.. Gilbert Hawland, of Avon
dale, Pa, and Miss Gretchen Oliver,
of Crumpler, were married at indie
penence, Va, last Tuesday. Mrs.
Hawland is the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. James Oliver. She is a
graduate of Healing Springs High
School. Mr. Hawland is a former
resident of Charlotte. He was edu-
Gated at Davidson College. He re-
turned to his work in Avondale
Saturday. Mrs. Hawland will remain
with her mother, who is in i'll
health.
Mr.. German Blevins, of Winston
Salem, visited his mother, Mrs. Man.
ME Blevins, over the week end.
Mr.. Everette Duvall left for Alb
erdeen, Md, Wednesday with Rev.
J. o. Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Whittier will
go to Chilhowie, Va, Friday where
MIR. Whittier will give musical
program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
Dwight Beard Tries
to Escape From Pen
Fails to Get Away in Spite of
Intimidating Guards With
Gun Made of Soap

Texas state prison officials said
Tuesday an effort by Dwight Beard,
27-year-old North Carolinian await
ing execution Thursday at midnight,
to escape from the death house with
the aid of a gun made of soap was
foiled by guards quick thinking.
Beard, released from his cell to
take bath, confronted guard T. w.
Arnold with the imitation gun and
forced the latter into cell with
three convicts. He made Arnold give
up his cell door keys and forced the
guard to strip and pass his clothing
through the bars while he dress in
them.
Beard then went to a door open
ing on the prison yard but the keys
he had wou1l not fit the lock. He
raced up and down the cell row
seeking the right lock. Finally he
went to the door and as guard Little
came up to it from the outside he
reached through the bars and grab
bed his arm and told him to unlock
the door. Little replied that he had
no key.
Finally Little broke loose and
summoned Warden w. w. Waid. BY
the time Waid arrived Beard had re-
leased Arnold and the latter had re-
dressed.
when he ordered me into the
cell I carried the key to the door
opening onto the yard into the cell
with me and hid it," Arnold said.
''Then he couldn't get out. After
hunting in vain he gave up with the
remark, I just can't make it,"
An intensive search of the death
cell failed to reveal a gun, leading
prison officials to agree with Boards
story the gun was made of soap and
that he crumbled it up and dropped
it into a toilet.
The warden said Beard probably
would never have gone further than
the death house doorway anyway
since a picket guard with rifle has
a broadside view of the entrance.
Had Beard been successful in his
escape attempt he would have dup
Heated his escape from a North
Carolina prison August Is, 1885,
when he and companion walked
through the front door of the prison
at Raleigh.
Since being locked in the Texas
prison April 20 Beard has steadfast-
~ maintained he will miss the cleo
trio chair.
Il missed it in North Carolina"
he said, land I'll miss it here"
His North Carolina sentence, CIV
en- about November, 1888, was COM
muted to life March %, 1885. Beard
is under sentence to die for killing
John Roberts, former city detective,
at Dallas, December %, 1885.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
May Weddings

Weddings in May were not as plen-
tiful as usual and it has been sug-
gested that the brides and grooms
are waiting to take the fatal step in
June. At any rate, the May weddings
as found in the office of the Register
OF Deeds are as follows:
Harry Anderson, Glendale Springs,
and Kate Hash, Volney, Va. William
F. Darnell and Ruby Gordon Hop
pers, of Furches. J. Gordon Wealth
erspoon, Jefferson, and Mary Grace
Bare, of Wagner. Howard Hartzog
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

John Glen Neal, who has been re-
ceiving treatment in Asheville, IS
spending the week end at his home
in Jefferson. He arrived last Satur-
day to attend the funeral of his
brother, @. R. Neal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
DORIS EMMA TURNER

Doris Emma Jean Turner, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Obery Turner,
was born May Is, 1887, and died
May q, 1887, making her stay on
earth about two days. The little babe
was blossom in our home, but God
called her to heaven. Jesus said,
Suffer the little childen to come
unto me-" and this one answered
the call to join the angels of heaven.
We loved her, yes we loved, but
Jesus loved her more; he sweetly
called her to yonder shining shore.
"A FRIEND.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
LIEUTENANT EARL CALHOUN
SAILS FOR THE PHILIPPINES

Lieutenant Earl Calhoun and
wife, who have been stationed at
Barksdale Field, La, have recently
visited Lieutenant Calhoun's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Calhoun
at Elk Creek, Va. They are now sail
ing for the PHILIPPINE Islands where
1t. Calhoun will have two years
over seas service in the Army Avia-
ton Department at Manila.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
JUNE 8, 1887

and Jennie Pauline Hartzog, of Idle
wild. Henry Moretz and Myrtle
Winebarger, of Fleetwood. Ray Lyle,
West Jefferson, and Clara Wilson,
Trade, Tenn. Bert Cox and Clyde
Miller, of Jefferson. Marvin Parlier
and Paralee Owens, Crumpler. Ar
tie H. Owen, Jefferson, and Myrtle
Parlier, Crumpler. John H. Goss,
Thurman, Inez Hurley, Grassy
Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
JAMES WEATHERSPOON

James E. Weatherspoon, aged two
years, died Monday and was buried
at Friendship Tuesday. Revs. w. E..
Denny, Roby Burkett, and J. C..
Swain preached. The child is sur
vived by two sisters and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Weatherspoon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
DEATHS
ELIHU HAM

Elihu Ham, of Crumpler, died at
the home of his son, Leonard Ham,
last Thursday, May q, and was
buried at the Ham cemetery on
Long Branch the following day, May
%. He was 81 years old. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
Messrs. Graham and Sturgill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

SAWS HANIMERED-If you have a
circular saw that needs hammer
ing or repaired write or see me. All
work guaranteed and will go any
place in the county. Joe Lunsford,
Todd, N. c. Clip
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

Miss Ossie DeBorde, of Weavers
Ford, has returned home after Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. j. c. Dancy, for
the past week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

TYPEWRITER FOR SALE-Rem-
ington Portable Typewriter, re-
conditioned, reasonable. Call at The
Skyland Post. p.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

Miss Jean Whitehead, of Monroe,
N. Y, is visiting Miss Elizabeth
Divers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

FOR SALE-One used electric re-
frigerator at a bargain. Central
Radio c., West Jefferson, N. c. C
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

NOTICE-All kinds of plants for
sale at w. J. Produce Company,
West Jefferson, N. C.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

NOTICE-We have large selection
of used cars and trucks that we
will trade for live stock. Duncan
Motor Co., West Jefferson, N. c. p
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

Mrs. James Vannoy, of Oval, was
here shopping last week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03

When in need of mattresses, visit
our store as we carry a COM
plete line of innerspring felt and
cotton mattresses at all times.
RHODES FURNITURE co.
West Jefferson, N. C.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-03
WANTA
Twenty-Five Cents Charged
for Each Want Ad

FOR RENT-One five-room house
now empty. For information apply
to DR.. B. E. Reeves, West Jefferson.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
Braavley High Varsity
I'm presses OnlOokers

With their opening game of the
season against Grossmont high only
one week away, BraWley high school
gridders held their first scrimmaga
of the season asst night.
Working plays learned early in
the week, the varsity had little
trouble in pushing the second and
third stringers around.
Blocking and tackling war below
par but Coach Bob Erskine prom
ised to have his players hitting
hard and low by game time next
Friday afternoon.
Grossmont high Is rated the
strongest team in the Metropolitan
league this season ana will be a
stiff test for the Wildcats.
Players who worked on the first
string lineup In the first scrim-
mage session were: ends, Louis and
Jr. Woods; tackles, Gates and Cab
ard; guards, Smith and Morris Nc
Cullough; center, Maurer; quarter
back, Leedom; half backs, Tokuda
and Silva; fullback, Ellis.
Joe James and Kenneth McCul-
Tough win probably fill in at the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17

signals.
The second string will line up as
follows: Ends, Honda and Reed;
tackles, Valenzuela and Edgar;
guards, Aaron and Slovak; center,
Adams; half back, Price and Davis;
quarter, Montoya; fullback, Max
zinn.
Other squad members who will
see action in the seasons first
scrimmage are, WithroW, Johnson.
Procsal Kneitz, Rawles, Jones, Eyer,
Rosenbaum, Hester Peters, Peterson,
Tishimoto, Burke, MouSseau, Savage,
Guy, Merritt, Allard, and Charles
Hancock.
Earle Smith, all valley end from
last years team has not yet shown
up for practice as he Is out of the
valley. Smith is expected to replace
Labrucherie on the first string line
up.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
TODAY'S
SPORTS PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"
If Mr.. Marshall's idea catches on
it might well revolutionize the char
acter of the game or football. Torch
singers would become as valuable
to a club as 200 pound tackles, and
tap dancers with novel routine
would get as many headlines as a
triple threat back.
The entire set-up of the game
would be changed. A coach would
not only have to be a gridiron STRAIT
egist-he would have TO have a
flair for stage directing, designing,
and lighting. Scouts would have to
spend their spare time in vaude-
vile houses, seeking new talent.
1t wouldn't be long before Holly
wood directors would be brought
in to do the coaching. There would
be backfields directed by David
w. Griffith, lines by Cecil De Mile,
and ends by Albertina Rasch.
And the music and dancing most
likely would count in the scoring,
and you'd see a football story that
read something like this:
"Notre Dame and Northwestern
fought TO a 1918 deadlock here
today The Irish scored all their
points on the football field, but
their efforts were offset by the
overwhelming superiority of the
Northwestern tango band, ballet
troupe, and trained seals.
Northwestern was awarded Is
points for its floor-shoW. Notre
Danes entertainers, which includ-
ed Juggling turn, was very poor
and did not score"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
CalexicO Rated One
To Beat in
Race

Calexico high school football team,
in the championship race
last season, is again rated the team
to beat in the valley league.
With five lettermn back to build
the 1897 team around, Coach Ed
Covington should put out a well
balanced hard hitting eleven that
will Jar the pennant hopes of Braw-
ley and El Centro.
The Calexico team held light prac-
tees all week and will begin in
earnest Friday night. Punting, pass
ing ana signal drills have taken up
most of the time thus far in the
year but Covington plans to give
out plays and start scrimmage next
week.
The Bulldogs open against Goa
chella high next Friday.
First string lineup for the Bull
dogs follows: Ends. Dickerson and
Carrillo: tackles. Rambo and King;
guards. Yturalde and Yturalde; cen
ter Sales; quarter, Sander; half
backs. Garcia ami BoWker; fullback,
Mendoza.
Kita. Webster and Amador, let
termen from last years squad have
not yet shown up for practice.
Rambo and Mendoza are the other
returning regulars.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
Shorty Hogue Kayoes JoIting Joe
VILLECAS
SU B DU =
IN FOUR TIL

Referee Bill Tackett didn't need
his glasses last night and the judges
could have stayed at home, Tor
Shorty Hogue, southern California S
leading lightweight, came out OF
his corner in the fourth round Of
the main event and pounded Joe
Villegas mercilessly until the game
El Centro amateur wilted to the
floor 10 take the long count.
Experts praised James j. Brad
dock for his gameness against Joe
Louis but the stout-hearted Villegas
stand against Shorty made Brad
docks effort as insignificant as Max
Baer's fistic reputation.
Joe fought his heart out for three
rounds only to 60 down for the ten
count in the fourth stanza, the
first time in his career he was ever
knocked out.
Hogue won the first two rounds
handily. He kept Joe off balance
with left jab and stunned him
repeatedly with a right cross that
would have sent an ordinary fighter
TO the canvas kicking.
Villegas had his brief moment
in the third stanza when he caught
Shorty with three terrific rights
and a left hook. Shorty's ring
craft, however, thwarted Villegas'
try to land the finishing punch and
at the end of the third round the
twin hao again taken the upper
hand.
Shorty opened two cuts on Viii
legas' face in the fatal fourth round
as he landed almost at will. The
knockout punch was delivered with
only y seconds to go. Villegas
crumpled under the force of right
cross and fell on his face. He
made valiant effort to rise at ten.
Johnny Dean, popular Marine
battler won every round to take a
decision from JoJo Halman. He
floored Halman in the second round.
Halman made a brilliant fight of
it. however. and Jared the Marine
on more than one OCCASION.
Other results:
Steve Rand decisioned frankie
jackson, Jimmie Allen kayoed Jim
Padillo t2), Bobbie Pacheco decis-
ioned Jack Arnold, Ray Rogers kay
oed Al Mccoy 80, Jimmy wilson
kayoed Joe Lastro 90, Clarence Ma
pier decisioned Jim McHannon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17

Junior Varsity.
The Holtville mentor indicated
that he would avoid many injuries
by starting his schedule later in the
year. "A group of players who are
in condition are less apt to be hurt" :"
Walker said, land my squad should
be in good shape before October
g."
First stringers lineup as follows
at the present time: Ends, Woodland
and Holmes; tackles, Mcbride and
Thiesen; guards, zumstein and
Knight; center, Harland; backfield,
Morgan, Gray, Miyahara and Cas-
ton.
There will undoubtedly be several
changes in the varsity lineup before
opening of the season, according to
Walker as there are several new
players on the squad who are fast
rounding into shape.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
GIANTS RIDE
TOWARD SENIOR
LOOP PENNANT

NEW YORK, Sept. IT. UR)-The
Giants rode on toward the National
league pennant tohay on momen-
tum supplied by Cliff Melton, the
rookie with the big ears.
Meton. whose angular foot, 5
inch frame gives him an Ichabod
Crane appearance. blazed his fast
one past the Pittsburgh Pirates
yesterday, and pitched the Giants
to a 80 victory, enabling them to
move 81 games ahead of the Chi
caeo Cubs. II was Melton's l7th
victory against nine defeats. Only
three other National league pitchers
have won more games-Hubbel l9,
and Warneke and Turner l8 each.
Jim Turner kept in the race for
the freshman laurels When the
pitched the Boston Bees to a TO
victory over the ubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
BY HENRY McLEMORE

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. UP
A new and startling note was in
troduced into football here last
night by Mr.. George Preston Mar
shall, Americas wealthiest and
profoundest thinking laundry man.
Without warning, Mr. Marshall
provided a night club setting for
the game between the New York
Giants and his own Washington
Redskins, and for nearly two hours
the bruising professionals belabored
one another in an atmosphere very
remindful of the Stork Club and
FL Morocco.
Directly on the fifty-yard line Mr..
Marshall, a man of million IDEAS
and dollars to match, he had a 40
to so patch of mahogany woodwork,
on which was seated a combination
Jazz and rhumba band Of the hot
test caliber And from the opening
kickoff to the final plunge these
masters of the clarinet, saxophone
and snare drum played with all
the earnestness of a sophomore sub
stitute making a try for his varsity
letter. EllM
During time outs and rest periods,
a handsome young man who was
introduced as the romantic tenor
of the air" stepped to the micro
phone and, using hand gestures that
made you think of a half back
grabbing for a pass just beyond his
reach, rendered such fine old grid
iron numbers as when Irish Eyes
are Smiling" and 1T Looks Like
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
Spartan First Strinq
To Scrimmage Reserves

El Centro high school footballers
will hold their first scrinmage of
the season tonight at the Central
field when the first stringers will
try group of new plays against
second and third team aspirants.
Coach w. S. Taylor, who has been
burdened with the full squad of
players due to the fact Laurie Han
sen, new assistant coach, has not
arrived, announced his starting first
string lineup Thursday.
Lamar Gillette and Butch Labru-
cherie will start at the end posi-
tions, Ballou and Jack Harner will
plug the tackle holes, Ernie Zinn
and Marcus Naito will play the
guard spots, and Jack Mazda will
occupy the center job.
Napier and Damron will start at
half back positions, Baker will play
fullback and Glenn Poole will call
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
HOITVIlLE ELEVEN
RATED STRONGEST
SINCE 1893 SQUAD

The strongest club since 1888.
That's the prediction of Holtville
football fans as they watched Coach
Pete Walkers grid squad run
through the PAGES at the Viking
field in workouts last week.
Coach Walker, though not SO op-
timistic as followers of the team,
expressed confidence that the Vik-
ings would make it tough for Cal
exico BraWley and Ell Centro teams
this fall.
No scrimmages will be held until
the middle of next week and only
light signal drill, passing and punt
ing sessions are on the schedule for
the Holtville squad.
Walker plans to round his quad
into shape slowly and have his
players in perfect condition before
his first game of the season on
Octobr against Herbert Hoover
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
IDGET MAIN TO TAKE SPOTLIGHT
Bench
warming
By BuRDETTE KINNE
Post-Press Sports Editor

It's a bit early for football pre-
dictions, but that's what brings
about this list OF prognostications
Last football season studied
the form charts. flipped coins and
weighed tackle against tackle And
the result-well I'm still trying 10
live down the reputation 7 tore
down for myself
At the moment there have been
no football games in any college
or high school conference. So there
are no statistics TO compare. no
comparative scores to scan and
have a swell chance of picking a
couple Of winners with nothing eX-
cept the spelling of the Notre
Dame players names To confuse me.
Starting with the valley league
(this is the one I'm afraid Of I'll
pick e Centro's Spartans TO finish
in first place. Calexico is good for
second Brawley third and Holt
vile fourth.
Reasons for my selections are
plentiful but the most important
reason I have chosen El Centre TO
win the valley crown is that Coach
W. S. Taylor is SO all-fired sure
his team hasn't a chance.
Tayior's wailings can be heard
TO all parts of the county but on
close inspection of the facts we
find that the Ell Centre mentor
has nine letlermen back from
las. years squad. Two experienced
back field men. cne chosen all
valley, will make the Ell Cen.ro
ball packing department the most
potent i'm the conference and six
linemen back for duty won't
make the spartan line exactly
like a sieve.
Calexico should take second
place without a lot OF trouble for
the Bulldogs will have the fastest
backfield man in the valley in Web
ster and will have a stout line
with Kita, Rambo and Amador as
the key men.
Brawley will have the most pow
erful line in the valley but the
Wildcat backfield will be about as
powerful as the Philadelphia Phil
lies pitching staff.
Holtville will be stronger than
last year but probably won't be able
to seriously threaten the leaders.
In the Pacific coast conference
IF pick University of Southern
California, California and STAN
ford i'm that order.
In the middlewest it looks like
Nebraska and Missouri with Mime
sofa again the dominating team II
the Big Ten.
Pittsburgh is the class OF tht
east, Tennessee in the south Ar
kansas in the southwest and Santa
Barbara State in the southern Cal
ifornia conference.
Qualification of these selecuoni
would take too long and anyway
probably couldn't think OF any 10
most of the forecasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
B UICK N | N E
TO MEET ELKS

They won the city league cham
pionship and will make their final
appearance of the season at the
Municipal Park Saturday night in
an effort to defeat San Diego's
finest softball team, Leon Lees
Buick nine.
The Buick team has been
strengthened for its contest with
the Elks softballers and has signed
Eddie Myers and Joe Gonzalez to
hurl.
The Elks will also be well repre-
sented on the mound however, for
Joe Hurst and Lyn Stewart will
chuck 'em across the platter for
the antlered crew.
The game starts at BIS
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
Padres Lose
Third Straight

Sacramento lost its third in a
row to Seattle last night by TO
score. Hal Turpin hurled his tenth
win of the campaign with four
hit performance.
The Seals made it three in a
row over Los Angeles with an 81
win, made possible by Harey Ross
homer in the seventh inning.
The Mission Reds also won their
third straight, beating San Diego,
4-3 on Barath's triple and an in
field out in the eighth inning.
Oakland stopped Portland with
a IA win, landing on Bill Radonits
for six runs in the fifth to regis
ter their first win OF the series.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17

NC oiiiy wal lHup lhCSo III picpdi a.
ton for what is expected to be
the most hotly cpntested main
event of the season.
Reports from the northend as
sured local drivers that Hardin
Young will not race tonight as he
has not been able to get his car
in shape.
Other valley drivers, led by Hobe
Herrick, Bud Vess, Frank Hetzel,
Fred Davis and Wes Anderson,
therefore rushed repair work on
their cars in order that they might
romp home first to qualify to chal-
lenge the valley champ to a match
race on his first appearance in two
months at the Ell Centro track one
week from tonight
Young just returned from a tour
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
ARMSTRONG
KAYOES DEFOE
IN FOU r 7 H

NEW YORK, Sept. l6 UP)-Hen-
nv Armstrong, Los Angeles claimant
to the featherweight title, tonight
scored a technical Knockout over
Johnny Defoe, in the fourth stanza
of their scheduled lO-round feature
bout at Madison Square gardens
closing summer show.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
ST. MARY OF TEXAS
PREPARES FOR STU.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IT. U.P)
The ST Mary's College football
team from San Antonio, Tex, was
here today preparing for a pre-
season opener with the University
of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17
Archbishop Buys
ST. Mary's College

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l6 (UP)
Archbishop John J. NIFTY OF San
Francisco today purchased the pro-
perty OF st. Johns college, famed
for is football teams, from a bond
hnldcrs committee that foreclosed
= mortgage on the institution.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-17

of eastern tracks where he won
more than his share of firsts, Sec
ond and third places on some of
the nations finest tracks
Frank Hetzel and Hobart Her.
rick remained favorites in the 40
lap main event, though Yves An
derson and Fred Davis were re-
garded as dangerous contenders.