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The Washington times., 1937-04-16

'roomy chairs. The dinette Is
more like a junior dining room.
for it is large enough to seat six
comfortably. This is furnished
in Early American maple with
attractive open Welsh cupboard
with red and white china dishes.
All the necessary requisites will
be found in the modern kitchen
including cabinet space, electric
refrigerator and a range. Com
pletely furnished with linens,
dishes and cooking utensils, the
rental is $50 a month and can
be had Immediately.
QUE ST. N. w.:
When I visited this apartment
I was much impressed with its
spaciousness. For a family NOV
ing from a large house the
rooms in this unit would take
care of some of the more massive
furniture very nicely and it would
show up to a good advantage.
Having two bedrooms, two mod
ern baths (Which would be
enough to sell me Immediately on
the apartment), a dining room
that would adequately hold COM
plete dining room furniture, and
a lovely, interesting room that
could be furnished in an original
manner. The walls are tinted
and have unusually attractive
lighting fixtures. The unit rents
for $40 and it is not far from
downtown.
NEW APARTMENTS:
There's a certain fascination to
living in a new apartment. Every
thing is so Spic and span and they
have the newest of appointments.
Built at one of the entrances to
Rock Greek Park it is considered
one of the coolest sections Of the
city. Let me tell you Of a few OF
the outstanding features
first, they consist Of two rooms
kitchen, dinette and bath, all OF
the rooms being a fairly good size;
they have Venetian blinds, cross
ventilation in the bed rooms, new
est electric refrigerator, deer
roomy closets and many other
enticing points. Another mighty
nice feature is the nearneSs to the
golf course, schools, churches, as
well as a very good shopping dis
trict.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
ACID MISTAKEN
FOR CHASER
KILLED TWO

DETROIT, April l6 GN.S).
Unraveling a five-day mystery
! which had led to the arrest of
: eight persons, police today diScov.
; cred that the acid poison deaths
: of two men in a beer garden Sun
day occurred when the men acct.
dentally drank the acid potion in.
Z stead of gingerale as whisky
ss"chaser.'
3 Police. at first suspecting a pos
ssible double murder, solved the
lease when Luise Austin, 80, wait.
reSs, broke her silence and said
A,the men had mistaken a bottle of
bar polish containing the deadly
acid for gingerale.
The victims we're Verne Ross,
80, and Delphis Marchand, 81.
Between them. DR.. Paul Klebba,
county chemist said. they drank
enough of the mixture to kill 80
!, persons. They fell dead almost
, Immediately. Miss Austin said;
"Marchand grabbed bottle
/ was using to polish the brass
instead of a chaser bottle. Both
bottles were green and just alike,
). although one bottle was plainly
. marked poison. Before could
stop them, both men drank from
:. 1t and before anybody realized it
both men tOppIed over dead"
Miss Austin and the others said
They had maintained silence be-
cause the beer garden was violat.
ing liquor regulations by selling
whisky on Sunday, and because
3 she was afraid the deaths would
involve a friend who sold the
homemade bar polish. Police said
those held, including five women,
would be released.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16

Ladies Tailoring
MAKER 10 WEARER
Your spring suit originally and individually
styled by one of Americas finest design
ers in pleasing fabrics Of unusual quality.
direcs from the manufacturer. carefully
tailored at lower prices than you pay Tor
ready made garments
NEW SYSTEM CLOAK CO. Ma. 2193
Room 40 1910 81 st N;M;
The Washington times., 1937-04-16

: DOWNTOWN FURN. APT;
Would you be interested in a
little downtown furnished apart
ment? 1t is located on the 5th
: floor of an apartment building
that has elevator and switchboard
service. The apartment opens
into a goodSize foyer which is
almost large enough to use as a
den or little sitting room; off
the foyer is the bed-living room
which is nicely and comfortably
furnished; a dinette connects with
the kitchen and is a fairly good
size. On the other side of the
room there is a door which opens
to the bath which is quite mod
ern. The owner will suitcase for
5 or 6 months at $50 month.
FURN. APT. IN PRIVATE
HOUSE:
When you are lucky enough to
find an apartment in private
home it is generally very nice and
convenient. The owner of this
b house has spared no expense in
fixing up this apartment so you
: will find many splendid features.
It has two bedrooms, a living
room, combination dinette, kitchen
and tile bath. The kitchen has
all new equipment. such as cleo
. trio refrigerator, up-to-the-minute
range and one of those new
{ tangled sinks. A splendid fea-
ture is the fact it is strictly pri-
vate :. has its own doorbell and
entrance. The rental asked is
$75, which includes gas, electricity
and heat.
FURNISHED APT:
Picture with me a lovely one
room, dinette, kitchen and bath
apartment; one that is furnished
in exquisite taste, carrying the
moderniStic idea throughout. A
black rug with white fringe forms
, the background for the carefully
selected window Grapes, which are
startling in their contrast. A
black and silver studio couch is
just one place to sleep as there is
a cleverly concealed Murphy bed
in a huge closet. Little touches
such as ivory shelves and brackets
with colorful flowers add to the
charm and beauty of the unit
and there are plenty of deep
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Help Wanted-Male

BARBER for Fridays and Saturdays.
Steady Job Il satisfactory. ola New
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Goodwill Campaign
Chiefs Meet Today

All committee chairmen will at
tend report meeting of the Good
will Industries campaign at 4:4S
. p. m. today at the Willard Hotel.
The campaign, intended to raise
$65,000 was started April II under
the direction of Ernest H. Daniel,
general chairman.
. Part of the fund to be raised, it
was pointed out, would enable the
industries to employ approximately
100 additional workers to handle
the cases now on the records.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
TIMES DAILY PATTERN

'pensively at home! Revel in a wide
choice of sparkling all-occasion
frocks, suits, blouses-with special,
slimming styles for the stouter
woman. Practical, fashion-right
models for kiddies and "debs", too!
Fabric tips. BOOK FIFTEEN
CENTS. PATTERN FIFTEEN
CENTS. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
FOR BOTH WHEN ORDERED
TOGETHER.
Send your order to The Washing
ton Times, Pattern Department,
243 w. 18th St., New York, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
PATTERN 1897

No wonder this cute youngster
with the perky hair-ribbon looks
so pleased with herself! What q
toto wouldn't be happy in this
fetching Anne Adams frock, that
boasts a comfy pair of match
ing boomers! Just see that saucy
pointed yoke. overlapping collar.
and puffed-up sleeves! And if they
aren't chic enough for the most
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Student at Howard
Wins Blind Award

. The annual award Of the Amer
lean Foundation for the Blind,
known as the Captain Charles W..
Brown Memorial Medal, has been
given to a student at Howard Uni
* versity, George Raymond Reed, Of
1888 Fairmont Ave. N. W., it was
learned here today.
y The award is given each year to
the sightless student studying for
a scholarship whose academic rec
ord has attained the highest grade.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16

For data Rooms Houses and your require
beIO and mail Barbara HOs FIRES Rental
Service, Herald and Times 1917 ST. NJ W., call
HoUsE, ROOM NO. OF Rms LOCATION PRICE
APARTMENT
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Employment
Help Wanted-Male
MEN

MEN
Must have good appearance
and record. Splendid opportu-
nifty with old established firm.
Apply to Mr.. Frazier, TIA
Thirteenth st. NV.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16

CURB ATTENDANTS-ove g years: good |
tips, meals. Apply gill Ga. Ave. N. W.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
RENTAL HUNTING
With Barbara Holmes

you interested of the places described beIo ~ phone
or call on Barbara Holmes 1919 ST. N.Y. Dis 500 or DIS 7OO0
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
URGE
EXTENSION OF
AIRPLANE LINE


Copies of letters written by Ell
Centre business and professional
men, directed to Second Assistant
Postmaster General Harlee Branch,
urging extension of air mail lines
from San Diego to Imperial VAL
ley, have been sent to Congress
man Ed V. Izaac in Washington by
the FL Centro chamber of COM
merce.
Some years ago., stated Man
ager Hays in his letter to Congress
man Izac, the American Air Lines
flew from San Diego through I'M
perial Valley and connected with
their main Los Angeles line at
Phoenix. This service was unsatis-
factory, and it would cost the
government much less and serve
us much better if our Imperial
Valley airmail service could be
given US by way of San Diego,
which would mean an extension
of less than one hundred miles"
Izac's attention was called to the
fact that Imperial Valley comprised
many active and busy communi-
ties, shipping over $4,000 carloads
of produce each year, all without
air mail service.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
BIDS RECEIVED ON REINFORCING Ell CENTROS WATER TANK
Accident Costs
For County Cut

Imperial county established a
record for reducing accident costs
in 1885, earning thereby $1,000 in
dividends from the policy covering
that year, according to letter
from Clark B. Day. manager of
the state compensation insurance
fund.
The policy year ran from June
3O 1885 to June 30, 1886
Attention given accident preVen-
ton and the reduction of accident
costs will save money each year
for the county, Day continued in
a recent letter to the board En-
ployes Of the county, he pointed
out, are the persons TO whom
accident prevention means the
most.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel
company bid $685..
Taxes were cancelled on property
adjoining Wilson school grounds, re-
Gently purchased by the school for
fecreational purposes.
Knights and Councilmen Gorden
ScriVen and H w. FaWcett were
appointed TO investigate and re-
port relative to proposed blinker
traffic lights at principal FL Centre
intersections.
Application of w. II. Ferris for
city water and sewer connections
to property outside the city limits
was held for further consideration.
A transfer of S314842 from the
general fund to the sewer con-
struction fund was authorized by
the council at the request of PWA.
The city trustees will meet again
Monday night to canvass returns
from Tuesdays library bond issue
election.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Mrs. X. Z. Mcdonald
Dies i'm Ell CentrO

Mrs. Kate E. Mcdonald. mother
Of Mrs r A Chestnut of El Cen
tro, died Wednesday at the home Of
her daughter with whom she had
made her home since January |.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the Rogers Funeral chapel,
University and Forty-first street,
San Diego, Friday. The hour of the
rites will be announced later
Her survivors are: her husband.
John H. Mcdonald; two daughters,
Mrs. r. A. Chestnut. Ell Centro, Mrs.
R. o. Bridges. San Francisco; a
son, j. P. Mcdonald, Denver; and
seven grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Fund of Inactive
Gold Takes Rise

WASHINGTON, April %. OPP
The treasury's fund of inactive gold
passed the $500,000000 mark OH
April 20 the treaSury's daily state
ment revealed today.
A $l3,937, ,395 acquisition on that
date sent the fund of "sterilized"
cold, purchased by the government
to prevent it from seeping into the
nations credit structure, up to $5O5,-
500,631.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
SPECIAL TREAT

CLEVELAND, April % UP)-As a
special treat for an expected guest,
Bert AtWell ordered an assortment
of frosted vegetables. When he ar
rived home the cook. new to the
job, was indignant. Il told the groc-
er to take that stuff back she
said Every bit of ii was frozen
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Fugitive From
School Captured
lPOst-Press Photo

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
-Four youths of a group of five who
escaped from Whittier State school
We're located early today by deputy
sheriffs, two of them found in a
tree house % feet above the
ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Young Princess
Thanks Ex-Kins

WINDSOR, Eng. April % up
One of the most exciting events 9
Princess Eli2abeth's 18th birthda
was a long distance telephone cal
1t became known today
It was her Uncle David .formef
King Edward VII. now Duke 0,
Windsor - telephoning from ST
Wonfgane. Austria.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
POLICE BREAK
WARSAW RIOT

WARSAW, April %. UP)-Police
reinforcements dispersed unemploy-
ed demonstrants at random after
riots in which one man was killed,
dispatch said today.
Disorders started Tuesday night,
the dispatch said, when 180 un-
employed men occupied the city
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

stolen property.
Three Negroes. Walter Smith, H.
D. Gentry and Ivan Lewis, were ar
rested while trying to sell the scales
to an Ell Centro second hand dealer.
Later they confessed the theft to
Sheriff Robert w Ware and Deputy
Sheriff Frank McCaslin. The scales
disappeared from a packing shed
Wednesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Scales Seized as
Stolen Property

Sales negotiations involving plat
form scales terminated abruptly
Wednesday when deputy sheriffs
confiscated the merchandise as
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
0UNTYBR1EFs <

Intend To Wed-A notice of in
tention to wed was filed with the
county clerk Thursday by Willie
Trammel, %, Ell Centro, and Ora
Brock, 81, Imperial.
Special Fri. and Sat. Hats. Early
spring and summer formerly to
$8.75, reduced 10 $l00 Lucy's, 621
Main street.
Arrested On Warrant Homer
Finn, 35, was arrested north of
HoltVille Thursday by Deputy Sher-
if Frank Raney on a bench war
rant issued by Judge Vaughn N
Thompson in superior court. Finn
was released by the court last sum
mer upon promise to contribute to
the support Of his five children. He
is charged with failing to meet the
requirements of the court
There is a difference in moving
and storage service. Reliable service
costs no more. Phone l. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer Co. tA-22)
The TrocaderO ror your evenings
entertainment. (J28tf)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
TWO COMPANIES
SUBMIT OFFERS

Featured by bids reinforcing 25000Ogaon
tank Wednesday nights
alton several civic problems
Bids reinforcing the specifications
resistance from two companies
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

Files Suit-Alleging that her hus-
band was married to another Wo-
man at the time he went through a
marriage ceremony with her in
Yuma, Nettie Amelia Young Leon
filed suit in superior court. She ask
ed the court to set the marriage
aside and restore her maiden name.
They married, she alleged, April 18,
1887, and separated the same day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

IIty WtIt ItItIItU % Oily EHgIl-
eer Philip w. Knights for study and
recommendation. The Chicag
Bridge and Iron company offered
10 undertake the job for $8792, while
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

Community Auction at Zinnerie
sale corrals Friday at ten sharp.
$50 head of dairy cattle, Is fresh
COWS, lot of springers. 30 Holstein
and Guernsey heifers all springers,
yearling heilers, beer cows, bulls,
and heilers. mules. horses. Shetland
pony, brood soWs. Weaned pigs,
Hampshire boar, chickens, ducks,
$500 lbs. barb wire. posts, imple-
ments, all kinds OF furniture. zin-
merle Sale Corrals at 1000 sharp.
Friday. zinn and Zinn Auctioneers.
(A-22)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our apprecia-
ton of the kind sympathy of our
friends and their floral offerings
during our recent bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sherlock and
family, and Walter Keeler.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

Fri. and Sat. Dresses. Formerly
$22.5O-Special $895. All sizes.
Lucy's 621 Main street.
90
Grocer Is HI-Sam Cox proprie-
tor of Cox Brothers market, is con-
fined TO his home because of an at
tack of influenza. He was stricken
Wednesday.
%
Now the Don Room for Your steak
dinners. Trocadero. J28tf
90
Permit Granted Horton
Thursday obtained a building per
NIT at the city hall for alterations
costing $500 to a dwelling at 1904
Brighton avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22

State Official Here = Mrs. Laura
Elsey, representing the state depart
ment of welfare, is spending this
week in Imperial county She makes
her headquarters while here at the
office of Charles Nice, county well
fare officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-22
Nelson Studio. 528 Main, Phone 10

Nelson Studio. 528 Main, Phone 49,
Sent To Jail-Police Judge Lee
Nuffer of Fl Centro, Thursday sen
fenced Afford Tupper 40, to 80 days
in the city jail for drunkenness.
John Quinn, 43, was sentenced TO
seven and Il half days for being
drunk.
Louisiana Frog legs oysters on
half shell-at the Trocadero. DIP
Special Fri. and Sat. Purses. For
merly to 1895, now reduced to soc.
Lucy's, 621 Main street.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
TATE NEWS
FROM THE
State and Nation
STRIKES GRIPPING
NATIONS BUSINESS

New strikes crippled the booming
automobile industry this week and
left $4,000 unemployed.
The United Automobile Workers
called out members in the Chrysler
Motor Company plants in Detroit
and in the Hudson Motors Company
plant.
Meanwhile, General Motors cor
poration, still negotiating final terms
in its costly 44-day strike ended
February II, had two new disputes
on it's hands at Flint, Mich. Workers
quit in four plants for several hours,
but agreed to resume pending nego-
tiations. About that time a new
strike in Fisher Body plant No. l
began over a demand for immediate
wage increases.
But the sit-downers have evacu-
ated the plant and agreed to return
to work after a conference between
the management and a union leader.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
Saw Mill Workers
Narrowly Escape
Death i'm BlOwup
One of Worst Explosions Ever
Recorded in County Occurs at
Warrensville; Nobody Hurt

Three men miraculously escaped
death Friday when they stood with
in thirty feet of one of the worst
boiler explosions ever seen in the
county.
The engine, which belonged to Ed
Osborne and was being operated by
Cal Jones, was being used to saw
wood at the DR.. NJ. M. Blevins place
below Warrensville on the Lansing
road. The men had gathered to be-
gin work and one man had just
turned the water into the boiler and
walked away about thirty feet to
where two others stood, when the
boiler exploded. It is reported that
one man saw the engine begin to
jump up and down and he dived un-
der a pile of lumber just as part
of the machinery flew past him.
The report of the explosion was
heard in Warrensville and some re-
ported that it was heard as far as
Lansing where it was thought some
blasting was going on. One piece of
the engine that would weigh as
much as 500 pounds was found a
quarter of a mile away. Many large
parts are not yet found and the
place where the boiler sat is marked
by a big hole in the ground.
It is thought that the water was
turned into dry engine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
RELIEF OFFICIALS HOLD
MEETING IN JEFFERSON

Members of the various emergen-
cy relief offices held meeting in
Jefferson last week in order to work
out some feasible plan for taking
care of those who would have to be
cut from the WPA rolls in the event
the state quota was reduced.
Thost attending the meeting were
Miss Leslie Teller, social supervisor
of the welfare department; Mrs
Ruby Basom, WPA worker; Miss
Ruth Tugman, certifying case work
err; w. B. Oliver and Misses Lenna
Gambill and Ruth McNeill, Of the
resettlement administration; c. j.
Rich, county farm agent; Messrs. Ira
T. Johnston, w. B. Austin, w. l.
Dent, r. w. Hardin, and Bryan Pen
nmgton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
THINKS DOUGHTON NOT
IN RACE FOR SENATE

Raleigh, March Farmer Bob
Doughton, biggest Democrat in the
lower house of Congress, the speaker
excused, is not willing to oppose
Senator Bob Reynolds, but will give
support to any acceptable person
who will try to beat the osculating
and sometimes oscillating gentleman
from Buncombe.
That is what brethren got from
the Farmer when he and Senator
Reynolds were here. the other night.
There were several potential can
didates in Raleigh that night, but
Mr.. Doughton was not one OF them.
To the suggestions of 1888 politics
Farmer Bob said nothing, but the
Allegheny man would support some
body against Kissing Bob.
Farmer Bob probably has had as
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
FIRE PREVENTION MEET
Meeting to Be Held at Ashe Motor
Company March Is at 1880

A meeting of interested citizens
was held here Tuesday night of this
week for the purpose of organizing
a volunteer fire department for West
Jefferson. While number of people
were present, it was decided to hold
another meeting and urge all inter-
ested citizens and property holders
to attend and help in suggestions
and any other possible ways.
It is known that the fire insurance
rate in the city is high because of
the lack of means to fight fire. Fire
equipment would mean a decided
saving to the city property owner
and business man.
The public is invited and urged to
attend a second meeting on this SUBJ
ject on Tuesday night, March Is, at
the Ashe Motor Company at 1880
O'clock p. m. -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
Jones Hopes to Put
Is to 100 Men Here
to Work on Monday
Work on Sewerage Project to
Get Under Way; Work to
Start Street Project

B. w. Jones, county WPA super
visor for mems work projects, re-
ports that plans are being made now
to put between seventy-five and one.
hundred men to work in West Jeff
erson Monday morning on the re-
Gently approved sewerage project.
Mr.. Jones made out a list of eligibles
during the past week and carried
them to North Wilkesboro to get
them approved. According to Mr..
Jones, there are not enough men in
this immediate section to make up
the number wanted and men from
other communities will have to be
transferred here.
If big crew of men can be put
on the sewerage project, it will be
rushed through to an early compile
ton in order to get started on the
proposed street project.
j. A. Reeves and E. B. GRAPHICAL,
members of the town board of alder
men, made a trip to Raleigh this
week in the interest of getting some
arrangements made whereby the
town can get the necessary money
to finance the street and sewerage
project.
Mr.. Jones also stated that the
work on the Negro Mountain road
would be completed as soon as some
drilling could be DONE
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-11
Lansing and Boone
Win Cage Tourney
Two Teams, One of Girls, Other
of Boys, Take Titles at
College in Boone

Boone, Mar. 5.-The Lansing girls
and the Boone boys tonight won the
championship of their divisions in
the Appalachian High School Asso-
citation tournament by great displays
of basketball skill. The Lansing girls
went into an extra period to defeat
the Cove Creek girls by 1917
count, while the Boone boys eked
out a close 1920 win over a fine
Cove Creek boys team.
Play all of the way through the
tournament has been of high calibre,
and the two winning teams were
hailed as the cream of the confer
ence only after bitter struggles all
of the way through.
Faw led the Lansing attack with
Is points, ably assisted by well
coached outfit. Beach kept Cove
Creek in the race with some timely
shots that all but spelled victory.
With the count knotted at I-all at
the end of regulation play, Faw
came through with a field goal and
a foul shot in the overtime period
to clinch the win.
The girls on Lansing High School
lineup were Davis, F; Dolinger co.
F; Faw (13) F; Spencer, G; Patton,
C; Sullivan, G.