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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Mrs. TilnnOns
Dies in High
Point Hospital
Resident of City Succumbs to
Long Illness; Funeral to
Be Held Thursday

Mrs. c. M. Timmons, resident
of this city, died in the Burrus
Memorial Hospital Tuesday night
following a series of illnesses and
bad health that covered the last
five years. Funeral services will
be held at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Thomas J. Gold, in Sedge-
field, this afternoon.
Mrs. Timmons came to West
Jefferson three years ago in
search of health and regained
enough to identify herself with
the social, business, and civic af-
fairs of the city. She was elected
secretary and treasurer of the
Ashe County Woman's Club and
held the office until forced to re-
sign because of illness. She also
served as bookkeeper for the
Skyland Post. She was an ardent
booster for the town and the
county, often declaring that while
she had travelled over the United
States and in foreign countries,
she loved the hills and the people
in Ashe best. She built a home
here and was making prepare
tons to return to it the latter
part of the week to spend her re-
naming days.
A Presbyterian and a conse-
Grated Christian, Mrs. Timmons
was unable to do active church
work but she constantly helped
others. She never heard of a case
of need that she did not help if
possible with food or clothes, al
though more than often the help
was given ANONYMOUSLY.
Mrs. Timmons belonged to one
of the first families of Guilford
county. She had been actively
identified with newspaper work
in Louisville, KY, and for several
years was a leading critic for the
plays proposed for acceptance by
the Washington Square Players
in New York City.
Mrs. B. E. Reeves, Miss Ruth
Reeves, and Miss Fannie Blevins
left Wednesday afternoon for
High Point to attend the funeral.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Engineers Arrive to
Survey Route No. 10
Trade-Warrensville Road to Be
Surveyed; Hope Renewed
for Early Contract

Guy Lillard of the state depart
ment of engineering and crew of
eight engineers. arrived in the city
the first of the week to begin work
on surveying route Is from War
rensville, N. c., to Trade, Tenn.
The arrival of the engineers has
renewed the hope that the citizens
of the county have that the much
needed road might be included in
the July road allotment budget and
let under an early contract.
Mr.. Lillard states that plans have
been made for making a partial re-
location of the road from West JEFF
ferson toward Boone which is
known as U. S. Highway 221.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
BOY ADMITS TO
DROWNING

Lieut.. Jos. Summerscale said
a nine-year- old boys admitted in
a statement in Philadelphia Wed
nesday that he pushed John STAN
ton Tighe, Jr., seven, missing
from his home since yesterday,
into the Schuylkill river.
~Summerscale said the boy, Jas.
Brady, told detectives that he
twice pushed John toward the
stream just to frighten him, then
pulled him back. The third time,
he said, his hand slipped and the
Tighe boy fell into the water.
Last July Brady was given a
pair of shoes by President ROOse-
welt after the chief executive
heard that the boy wore out his
shoes trying to get into Franklin
Field to hear his acceptance
speech.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Cooking School to
Be Held Here 10Th
Northwest Utilities to Sponsor
School Similar to One Last
Year; to Give Prizes

The Northwest Utilities will again
sponsor cooking school in this city.
The school will follow the lines OF
the one held last year and will be
held at the Parkway Theatre in
West Jefferson under the direction
lof the expert cook, Miss Mary
Brown Allgood.
The public is invited and no adj
mission is charged. Prizes will be
given away and several demonstra-
tions will be made of actual cooking.
The meeting will be held Wednes-
day afternoon, May 10, at two
o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
MRS. BOST REFLECTED
AS HEAD OF WELFARE

Raleigh, May 11.-Mrs. w. T.
BOst, who has served as commits
siOner charities and public well
fare since April l, 1880, was re-
elected today at the first meeting
of the newy appointed state well
fare board.
The board went to work on the
county boards which are jointly
elected by the county commits
siOners, by the state board of
charities and public welfare, and
by the combined appointments.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
FINE PROSPECTS FOR
GOOD FRUIT CROP HERE

Old-timers report that the pros
poets this year seem to be the best
in years for a bumper fruit crop.
The bloom on all the fruit trees was
much heavier than usual and in
spite of the late cold spring and sew
eral frosts, little of the fruit has
been damaged. Unless something
unforeseen happens, the late sum-
mer and fall will see apples going
to waste and there will be enough
cherries for the birds and the
people.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Committee Cuts In Half
Parkway appropriation
Doughton Is Strongest Hope to
Help Retrieve Ground Lost
in Drive for Economy
CUT IN FUND UNEXPECTED

Washington, May 1.-THE econo-
my wave started tapping today right
at the feet of members of the North
Carolina delegation when the house
appropriations committee cut in half
the $5sa00,000 allowed by he bud
get for pushing construction on the
park-to-park highway during the
next fiscal year. 1t might have been
worse than this had it not been for
the timely intervention of Repre-
sentative Umstead, and Representa-
tive Woodrum, of Virginia, who are
members of the appropriations COM
mittee, but are not members of the
subcommittee having this section of
the interior department bill in
charge.
The interior department supply
bill carries appropriations reaching
the grand total of $120,000,000, but
when members began thinking seri-
ously of economy few individual
provisions were dealt with more Sc
verely than was the one relating to
the parkway that is to link the
Shenandoah and the Great Smoky
Mountain National park. The blow
was unexpected because $10,O00,O00
was earmarked in the regular road
bill passed during the last session
for highways connecting the nation
al parks, and members had come to
regard this construction work as an
obligation entered into by the fed
eral government when the states
performed their part of the agree
ment in acquiring the land
This is one view of the govern
ment's contractual obligations, but
on the other hand it is admitted
that the government is not obligated
to do more than it can afforS, and
members are beginning to realize
that the federal authorities have
been forging ahead with its spend
ing program, pump printing and the
like, by virtue of borrowed money.
The parkway was to run dis
lance of about ATT miles in Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee, IS of
which have been completed. It had
been planned during the next fiscal
year to allocate for construction
work 100000 in North Carolina,
and 100000 in Virginia. A reduc-
ton of the park fund to $2,500,000
might slow down the work on the
parkway seriously, but it is possible
that something can be done about it.
Representative Doughton and other
memers directly concerned are en-
gagged in an effort to get their bear
ings, and will endeavor to retrieve
the ground lost today.
It is apprehended that another
difficulty will arise when the interi-
or department bill is brought to the
floor. Some member of the appro-
priations committee will probably
move to strike out this entire pro-
vision, leaving nothing at all for the
parkway, but it is believed that if
the worst comes to the worst the
$2,500,O00 as approved by the COM
mittee can be held in the bill.
Thereafter any effort that is made
to shift the full amount needed for
the parkway to the interior depart
ment would doubtless have the sup
port of the President.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
CLYDE HOEY TO OPEN
SAFETY CONFERENCE

Raleigh, May 12.-GOv. Clyde
r. Hoey will open the Eighth
Annual State-W Wide Safety Con-
ference at WinstOn-Salem, May
Goth and 21st. National and State
safety authorities will discuss
highway, home and industrial ac-
cident prevention.
The annual Safety Conference
is sponsored by the Industrial
Commission and the public is in
vited to attend. Safety is every
bOdy's problem.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
DICTATOR SHOUTS
IMPERIAL POWER

BenitO MuSsOlini marked Italy'S
celebration of the first anniverS-
airy of the new Roman empire
with a warning to any who may
Interfere with the thousands
of-years-old civilizing mission of
Italy" in Africa.
To mark the day ii Duce gave
the modern Imperial City one Of
those tremendous spectacles with
which he has sought to restore
the glOries on ancient Rome.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
MICHIGAN GIRL HAS
'BREAKABLE BODY

The "girl with the unbreakable
body" may we'll be a title affixed
to Dorothy Smith, IL, of Muske-
gon, Mich. For Dorothy has just
had her 14th fracture, her right
leg, in a fall in her home. Her
right arm was still in a cast from
a fracture received in September
when she fell. Her right leg has
been broken four times, her right
foot once, her left leg four times
and her right arm five times!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
FLOWERS CAUSE
BOYS DEATH

Striding hOmeward with wild
hOneysuckles he picked for Moth
er's day, William Melvin Clay,
10, in Atlanta, Ga, bent over to
gather up blossoms that spilled
from his arms to a railroad path.
A freight Locomotive dashed
out his life.
But today the flowers stood in
a vase in Mrs. Clay's room just as
William wanted it. A friend gath
cred them from the track.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
BRIEF News
From the
State and Nation
ROOSEVELT. ON
HIS WAY HOME

President Roosevelt travelled
across the, rolling hills of Texas
yesterday toward Fort Worth on
the first leg of his return from
gulf fishing expedition.
He told crowds along the way
in Texas that he had enjoyed a
"wonderfuI' fishing vacation in
the Lone Star states "hOspitable
waters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Services at st. Mary's

There will be Service of the
Holy Communion on White Sunday,
May 16, at II o'clock, at st. Mary's
Church, Beaver Creek. This is the
Feast of the Holy Spirit. Rev. George
w. Hurlbut, of Jefferson, will have
charge and preach.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
Thousands See King of
England at Coronation
Local People Hear Ceremony
Over WHIT at Ais O'Clock
Wednesday Morning
ORDINATIONS ARE COSTLY


rain, throngs estimated at over
100000 persons fought and jam
med their way into the streets be-
tween buckingham palace and
Westminster Abbey early Wednesday
morning in London to watch the
coronation procession of King
George vi and Queen Elizabeth.
The outpouring was the largest
crowd in London since the funeral
of King George v 16 months ago,
vast assortment of shivering, be-
draggled but happy human beings
who cheered wildly at the sight of
the gilded coach of state and the
various mounted military contin-
gents.
Thousands stayed up all night to
make sure of vantage points. With
the bus strike still in progress thou
sands walked miles for the chance
to see and to get soaked to the skin.
By 6 a. M, the streets along the
route were black with men, women
and children huddled under news
papers, Blankets, wraps, and umbrel-
las, but who joked, laughed and
stomped their feet in efforts to re-
lieve the monotony of the wait and
the cold.
Throughout the Gay the festive
mood of the London masses defied
the dreary weather.
Coronations are costly.
The British government is spend
ing more than 100000 for the
crowning of George vi.
A duke attending the ceremonies
must pay up to 5000 for his robes.
A duchess pays twice that much.
A good grandstand seat for the
procession costs as high as $3.50
though many may be had for less.
Accommodation for visitors vary
from one dollar for nights lodging
to $4,000 for the week.
Some coronation day dinners will
cost $25 per plate.
The beverage bill for coronation
day is expected to total $10,00O,OOO
three times as much as usual.
Visitors from Europe are expected
to spending some $15,000,OO0 during
their coronation visits.
It was estimated American visi-
tors will spend an average of at
least $500 each.
Throughout the far--flung British
empire spectacular cele b n
marked coronation day, with pa
rades, fireworks, royal salutes, ban
Duets. Here is how some of the dis
tant British communities will OBJ
serve London's great day:
Canada-A general holiday halted
the Dominion's norma activities as
the government and municipalities
spend an estimated 100000 to
honor the new King.
Australia-Because of the differ
ence in time, Australian ceremonies
ended when those in London began.
The great Sydney harbor bridge
Illuminated, ships in the harbor
Haunted gala banners.
New Zealand-The government
spent 100000 on decorations and
other festive preparations.
South Africa-Zulus at Ladysmith
were staged a coronation dance in
full warpaint. All four provincial
capitals were decked in their best
when a 21-gun salute at Cape Town
doomed forth news that George vi
has been crowned.
India-The varied races of India
celebrated in honor of the new
King-Emperor with special cere-
monies and balls.
British Guiana-The Legislature
set aside $4,000 for the celebrations.
Palestine -Bonfires of olive wood
blaze held on the ancient Biblical
hills of Palestine as British troops
stage military review. Illuminated
o;roIopoc f1o1u oveT Jerusalem
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-13
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
DIEHL, CUE STAR,
 TO MEET MARTIN
Mid . West Performer al
 Wooster Sunday Afternoon

Joe Diehl, the best pocket billiard player developed in tho middle west In the last decade, will play an exhibition match of 2b balls against Danny Martin, local star, at the Wooster billiard parlorS, com- mencing at 6 D, m. Sunday, Oct l7,
 At the conclusion of his match, Joe will entertain with number of fancy shots, and will then be avail able for free instruction to any and all patrons of tho loyal ivory emporium, on any style of billiards or pocket billiards.
 Promising
 Joe competed in the recent world s championship tournament In New York city and created c sensation by defeating William Mosconi In his opening game. Tn i032 ho defeated Ralph 0reenleai then champion, l2B to i23, after Ralph had led by Q score of 08 to 2. Joe defeated Erwin Rudolph In e weeks play In Rockford, I'll, poo to 7B0. In 1883 he defeated Andrew Ponzi 100 to 34, at Rockford, and followed thiB up with victories over Mosconi, Natalie and Rudolph. During 1884 he played 12 consecutive matches against lead- ing players with an average high run for the entire i2 contests. He has made run of l05, his next best efforts being 193 and i50 respec- lively.
 Don't miss seeing Diehl. He has q flne solid stroke plays swiftly and possesses an engaging person. ality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
Bob Stone Again Picked To Referee World Title Meet

Tn appreciation of his excellent work during the worlds champion ship pocket billiard tournament jr New York city last March, Dol Stone of this city, 1915 state cham. pion and c nationally known auth ority on the game, has been selected again AS ono of two referees t work in Philadelphia in the secont worlds championship held this year the title to be defended by Raipl 0reonloaf of Now York city.
 A round robin will Do played wltt i2 of tho worlds greatest expon' enb of tho pocket game, and in. cluding, besides dreenlead, in thl order of their finish ct New York Andrew ponEi of Philadelphia; Jinn' my CaraS of Wilmington, Delaware Irving Crane of Rochester, N, Y, Irwin Rudolph of Cleveland, willie Moseoni of Philadelphia, ohi Lau' ria of Brooklyn, N. Y.; ChaFlei 9eabaek of Brooklyn (formorly Tor ringten's Syrian Kid of tho 1911 ora); Marcel Camp of Detroit, JoC Dlehl. of Rookfrd, H., who play in Waterbury Sunday and Denn; Allen, the Kansas City millionaire
 Matches will Do played through out 10 days, with co contests sehed, uled, starting october 26 in the Hotel Dradwood, Philadelphia George Kelly Of Philadelphia iS TO. placing Nelson Gamer of Vlneiand N. J., in tho all-star lineup. MT Stone received notice of his seloe- ton this morning from the Sports. mons Tournaments, Ineu sponsors of tho meet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
Crosby And Bridgeport Central Clash Friday.
Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMO ORE
 tuuItsG Proas Stan Correspondent

@ I want to get Q peek ct the teams in Rocky Mountain Conference. II was this conference, remember, that produced Dutch Clark, just about the greatest football player ever to run on end in this country.
 After that Q trip to Butte, and then oregon and California in in Portland, and after that California end Stanford in Palo Alto. Villa. nova.Loyola in Los Angeles, U. g. O and U. 0. L. A. in the same place Georgia Tech and California iil Berkeley, and finally-the RoS' Bowl.
 The Rose Bowl is quite Q Iona ways of but my success in picking the world series has gone to my head 50 I'll name you tho team'i that will run out on New Year'i day to do and die for the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. They'll bC Pittsburg and California, and Pitts. burg will win by Q pair of touch downs.
 Fill 'or up, commander, and lett Do offl
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
GREAT DIAMOND FEATS
 THIS DATE
Bing Miller Won World Series for Athletics With Drive of Malone
.BY BRACE E. JARRETrs

October i4, iOsO, at Philadelphia lThIs is thO best game pulled out of the first on any 18th day of oCt.)
 Scoring three runs in tho iast of the ninth to nose out the Cubs by one run, tho Athletics captured tho worlds title, four games to one.
 The Cubs had scored twice ln the fourth inning when they chased Ehmke, and although they did not again circle the bases of Walberg, who took iip IGhmke's pitching burs den, it did not seem necessary, aB Malone had been setting the Ath- letics down in almost i.2-3 order frame,
 Simmons and Miller got the only two hits of Malone up tO the last Of the ninth, while the only other Athletic to reach base of Pat was coehrane, who arrived there on c pass.
 What an entirely different greet- Ing these lads Of Connie Mack gave Maione as he plunged feaFlessly Into the final half Of the ninth in ai at- tempt to seal his victory. Bishop singled ii this session after French, who had batted for Walberg, had fanhedj Haas then lined one over the right field wall for c home run, tying the score. The dolirium mos if1entarily subBided as Cochrane bounded out to Horngby. Simmons doubled to right center and the maddoning din was renewed. Toxx was intentionally passed, whereupon Bing Miller hit ono on c iino to right center between Cuyler and Wilson, scoring Simmons to win the game and the series.
 The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14

New York, Oct. l4.-(UP)'.-Start- ing today New York's gain becomes the country's loss.
 By the time this reaches print Cor the waste basket) I will be headed toward the Holland tunnel on the first lap of Q trip which will take me to 2b or 90 of the 48 states, all of whose capitals, principal rivers, and chief products I used to know.
 Resident Franklin Delano RooSe- welt, upon returning from his recent pulse sfeeling tour, said that the only way to really know this country was to travel through it extensively and meet it's citizens first hand.
 am not going to do any pulSe- feeling, however. I don't like te have my own pulse felt and l see no reason to believe that any oi tho other citizens of this land oi ours want mo to accost them on the street or In their homes and feel their pulses. You might just ai well walk up to Q citizen and ask him to stick out his tongue, or bat him across the knees to test his re- fiexes. Besides, my watch b broken and I couldn't count . pulse If I fel' one.
 In many ways my tour will paral. lel the presidents, however. HG trayeled In his private car and sc will I, only I will have to drive fnint and fix It's flats. The president took his wife with him and am going to take mine, just in case It's rain' Ing when I got c fiat. A mighty quick girl with the jack, my wife in more ways than one.
 My first stop will be AtlantG where, on Saturday, two of Dixiei football tltans-Duk0 and 0eorgil Toch-Sneet head on ct Grant 4ielC pitched dead in the heart Of thl nanny and cornbread belt.
 Georgia Tech, anxious for another Whack ct the Rose Bowl glory ant cash, hasn't been beaten or tied and Duke, coached by Wallace Wade who took so many Alabama teatni to tho bowl, has tio with Ten nessee as the only flaw in It's rec' ord.
 South Bend will Do tho next stop for c look ct Notro Dame and Navy No two teams in tho country pu on c tougher fight than the Irist and the eailors. Rockne alwayl rated the midshipmen as tho ganes guys on his schedule. The nex week 1t will be tho Texas Aggies ant Arkansas ct Fayetteville. ArkansaI iB supposed to have . pair of ail' America end prospects, and . hot tor passer than Sammy Baugh which iS hard to believe. picl tho Aggies right now, on thC strength Of what Chick Meehan Manhattan coach, said about them Chick, who iS tho only coach to bt fired because he was too successful (N. Y. U. let him 70 when thu money began rolling in too fast) came right out and said early thil week that the AggieB were the bes team in tho country.
 Colorado and Utah ct Salt Lek' city will Do the stopping place No,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
T.P. CRACKERJACKS
 PREP FOR TORRIN0T0N

The Town Plot Crackerjacks will hold c signal and blackboard drill Thursday night At T:30 ct the Nor- man street stadium. The Jackers have some new plays to practice in preparation for Sundays game with the Torrington rs.. and also for the scehduied two weeks hence against tho 20th Century aggrega- ton for the Bemi-pro title Of Wa terbury at Hamilton park, oct 20,
 Tine services of Angelo Laudisi and Tony Degantis two former Crosby stars have been secured to bolster the Jackers' squad. The Jaekers have . few open dates to fiiil for tho latter part Of Noyein- ber and would like to hear from any semi-pro teams in the state. For games write to Manager Michael Purcaro, q Normand street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14
ThiSSpOYting. World
Just For a aLaugh
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

There are deny in his day Bobby Kelly our Fght, 1920 period one of the strongest nsns
 
 go Kings English the manly art o mooneo will be forgotten by as will his fight With Naike More now to cigars m ms any natfoot the world over.
 This story has to do with Morley fight seems Rampnc- Robert something but ne oo nave sparrg partners as all he gave away M C @ and often little later ne began ce the winter me and the right me ne hap- pened to standing in front of jewellers clock
 Al any rate wrestling show was Waterbury the week before the Kelly Morley party Robert hemoanng he act ne with suggested getting one or tho roheaded pang partner which probably brought based the question: can good boxer before the nathan knocked outS Kelly win he BIG GLOVES All of which MAIN BOUT of the WRESTLING SHOW booked for that week in Waterbury