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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-09

retired, by his request, as federal
Judge. During the World war nc
attained the rank of major. Oscar
Doyle of Anderson will succeed
him as district attorney.
The next term of federal court
here is scheduled February 16.
Judge Wyche's mother was UNI
able to attend, because of her ILL
ness. She recently entered a CO.
lumbia hospital for observation.
Last night her condition was re-
ported encouraging. Many friends
of Judge and Mrs. Wyche had
urged a public swearing-in cere-
mony but in view of his mothers
illness, Judge Wyche chose the
simple home ceremony. -,
Judge and Mrs. Sease remained
briefly in the home as guests and
thereafter departed for their
nearby residence.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-09
Morrison Going
ToDry Hearing
He, Hoey, Webb, Among
Legalized Liquor Foes

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 9.-When
the embattlcd leaders of the dry
forces in North Carolina assemble
in Raleigh Thursday afternoon to
protest against the proposed re-
peal of legal prohibition in North
Carolina, one of those expected
to be there to lend either his
counsel or voice in support of
their cause is Charlotte's Gamer
on Morrison.
The former governor and SEN
ator is one of those who can
truthfully list himself as a per-
sonal and political dry. He is the
same sort of dry that Governor
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-09
a M.D.'S SIDE BY SIDE

CLEVELAND (UP) - Resi-
dents of suburban Lakewood who
live on Clarence avenue have no
difficulty in finding q doctor in
case of emergency. Four physi-
clans live side by side.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-09

This serial story is the
complete file Of a crime.
with cIews and items OF
evidence as received by
police. The erin.s was a
murder. Can you solve It?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-06-24
Notice Land Ashe County North Carolina for 1896 Taxes

l, Henry M. Miller, Tax Col
lector of Ashe county, under
and by virtue of a power vested
in me, in accordance with law
and by order of the Ashe County
Commissioners, will at 1 o'clock
p. m, on Monday, July S, 1897
sell to the highest bidder for
cash the following lands for de-
fault of taxes for 1886.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
TT WAS foolish to waste time and

TT WAS foolish to waste time and
material making them, John
L Carlson told his mother when
she said she would like to make
some gingerbread dolls" for the
Christmas display in the window of
his bakery. No one was interested
in such things any more.
Yes, he was very good son to
her-he had given her good home.
She had nothing to worry her now
no responsibility. But she would
enjoy making the dolls; that
wouldn't seem like work. She would
furnish the materials and make
them in her own kitchen. Of course
if she wanted to make them she
could, John said.
That he was wrong, John had to
admit. eve have never had so
much interest shown in the window
display and never sold more than
we have since we put those ginger
bread dolls in the window" John
told customer who had returned
for a second purchase of dolls. Hull
da Carlson had made not one type Of
doll, but different ones, and grouped
them into families. ''Her idea Of
grouping them into families is new.
That's what attracted attention."
the customer said.
When John told his mother this,
she smiled. It was the love and
happy thoughts-glad memories
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Salaries Big Item

The salary of players is major
item. Linesmen usually receive
from SIPS to SITS a game. Big
name players, either All-American
collegians or league high scorers
who have gate-swelling prowess
earn anywhere from $4,000 to 81 500
a season, or approximately $500 to
$3.50 game. Singing Sam"
Baugh, who pitches passes with such
hair trigger timing for the Washing
ton Red Skins, Dutch Clark of the
Detroit Lions and fluffy Leemans of
the Giants all collect 81, 900 or more
a year-which is better than the
average mine-run big league base
ball player drags down for playing
154 games. Moreover, the short
schedule makes it possible for many
pros to hold down regular jobs in
the off-season.
1t might be expected that since
pro football teams use big league
parks the game would attract big
league magnates. But the business
includes among its sponsors such
personalities as New York turf man
Tim Mara, Detroit automobile ex-
ecutiveS E. F. Fisher and X. T. KEEL
Ter, Brooklyn socialite Daniel Top
ping and Cleveland newspaper pub
Usher Daniel r. Hanna.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

dropped off, or little brother Johnnie
picked the wax off the eyelidS, and
sister was consoled by promising
her new head. Mother took her
to department store where there
was as large display of doll heads
as of dolls. There were china heads,
metal heads, and heads of papier-
mache. There were heads with wigs
and some without. There were those
with parted lips and dainty teeth
showing, while others hid their
smiles behind firm mouths and star
ing eyes.
One thing these varied heads had
in common. Their necks widened
into four-square bibs front and back
with holes at the corners for apply
ing the needle to the old body. The
bodies in those days were of cloth,
their. inner substance sawdust.
Where now are those torsos that
could withstand endless repairing,
fresh sawdust, and new heads?
They probably found their way to
the attic in time and sister was
promised whole new doll. Then
her trip to the department store
was matter of deciding between
a dressed" and an "undressed''
dolly. Mothers preferred the latter
because they would bear closer in
spection as to materials and work.
manship. Dolly's clothes were cas-
lily made out of the family scrap-bag
or by the willing hands of the family
seamstress, who did the job for rec
reation. Moreover, the undressed
doll cost little less. But sister
liked to linger over those in silks
and satins with poke-bonnets and
plumes covering their golden curls.
They wore petticoats and often they
held their fragile fingers in tiny
muffs of mink and sable.
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fore the flames, the girls blond hair
like an aureole of gold framing her
face; the man, tall and bronzed,
alert and capable.
Lets look through the house, %
suggested Natalie, leading the way.
At the turn on the stairs there
was a wonderful beehive window on
the landing, and friendly window
seat. They lifted the lid. Many
things were stored in the seat.
whats this box? Candles!-
Christmas candles!" called out
Bruce. 'Let's light up the win
dowsi"
Back down stairs they dashed and
soon the rambling stone house was
a glitter of lights. Bruce went over
to Harlow's to get some more logs,
and returned with the wood and a
package.
Natalie, somebody delivered
these holly wreaths at Edith's; !
found them at the back door. Well
put them in the windows. Ho, ho!-
What's this? Mistletoe, tool"
Here's a footstool, Bruce; tack it
on the hall arch"
With a f1utter of ecstacy Natalie
looked up smiling, but the firm face
of Bruce Draper wore an express
sion of grave appeal. With a COM
bination of strength and tenderness
he took her in his arms.
Dear Natalie, this mistletoe is a
symbol of the plighting of loves
troth." His voice trembled.
There was a moment of silence,
a moment of mutual confidence and
understanding which had been al
most instantaneous. Her blond head
rested in the hollow of his shoulder.
Through the half-closed eyes warm
tears gathered-his words chung to
her senses like a benediction.
The heavy front door swung open
suddenly. There stood Edith, Ar
mold, little Phillip and Peter-and
tiny Marjorie, looking in wonder, as
Natalie and Bruce awkwardly SIAM
mered and blushed in confusion.
swell, WE'LL" chuckled Arnold,
1--WE saw the ights-we-we thought
-er-," and crossing the hall he
gripped Bruce firmly with friendly
hand, while Edith kissed her happy
hearted sister.
''Look here, Bruce" said Arnold,
''let's make this the reopening of
the old homestead and send for
Amanda"
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Hsk Me 4nother
@ A General Quiz

/. How many bachelor Presi-
dents has the United States had?
2. What does the abbreviation
"non sec" stand for?
3. How does a twelve-year-old
dog correspond to age in a human
being?
f. What is wind?
S. Who was the Greek cynic phi
losopher who lived in a tub?
6. What is the procedure when
a bank certifies a check2
z. What was the last federal
territory to be admitted into the
Union as state?
8. What states have women as
secretaries of state?
9. In what year did the first
financial panic in the United
States occur?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

berS, but he had a notable career
and helped make the game what it
is today.
Surviving the depression, pro foot
ball is enjoying increased public &C
ceptance. Because of seasonal
handicaps and the very nature of
the game, it can never be rival
of professional baseball. But it I'M
doubtedly is taking some of the play
away from college football and the
average seasoned fan will tell you
he'd rather see an ordinary pro
game than a good college one.
As you may know, the National
Football league, formed in 1921,
consists of two five team divisions
the Western, which includes the
Green Bay Packers, Cleveland
Rams, Chicago Bears, Chicago Car
dinals and Detroit Lions; and the
Eastern, embracing the New York
Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washing
ton Red Skins, Pittsburgh Pirates
and Philadelphia Eagles. Eight of
the nine clubs are in cities that sup
port major league baseball teams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Play Once a Week

Teams play but once week on a
schedule calling for only ii games.
Each team plays home-and-home
series with every other team in its
division, plus three inter-sectional
games. The winners of each divi-
sion meet for the worlds champion
ship.
With such midget schedule it
may seem miraculous that the
league is able to stay in business.
But the pro boys have an advantage
in the matter of overhead. They
have no investment in grounds.
Parks are rented usually from base
ball clubs for fiat sum, or as the
Giants and several others do, for
Is per cent of the gross receipts.
No scouts are hired.
In the season just closed, the
worlds championship went to the
Washington Red Skins, winners of
the eastern division title, who de-
feated the Chicago Bears, leaders
of the western division in a game in
Chicago.
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sister, married Arnold Harlow and
lived in Hillsboro. Her house adj
joined the lovely old rambling stone
homestead where Benjamin Parker,
a widower, lived with his daughter
Natalie and the faithful Amanda.
When Mr.. Parker passed away
Natalie closed the house and went
to teach kindergarten in Boston.
Amanda went with her.
The train dashed along through
a whirling snowstorm. Deep in the
tender mood of reminiscent reverie,
Natalie fell asleep.
Observation-Disclosures"
She awakened with a bound.
Clutching her grip, a box of barley
candy, and almost dragging the
cumbersome and unwieldy pack,
Natalie, still half asleep, stepped
out at the very end of a long frosty
platform.
A tall young man in big fur
coat was waving good-by to some
one on the train as it pulled out. In
his excitement he took long, free
stride backwards on the platform
and crashed into Natalie.
The two went down in the drifted
snow in a heap. The cord broke on
the big bundle Helter-skelter the
multitude of Christmas gifts scat
tered in every direction.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

ing clinkers. AS you know, clink-
ers choke a fire and prevent the
coal from burning freely and COM
pletely. Also, they clog the CRATES,
making it difficult to shake the
fire properly.
Owing to the odd size and shape
of Jumps of coal at the point that
is poked from above, the fuel-bed
becomes packed, and this pack
ing prevents the free passage of
air, thus forming clinkers. Clink-
ers formed this way, however,
cause less trouble, for ordinarily
they can be broken up and
dropped into the ashpit by gently
shaking the CRATES.
WNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

may De the man WITH Tie
L hobby-horse, cried Natalie
Parker, as she gathered up con-
fused heap of Christmas ribbons and
gay colored wrappings strewn about
the sitting room.
There was a sound of quick
stamping and crunching of boots on
the scraper. The old servant opened
the front door and a man set an
enormous package in the hall, said
something about the clustering
snowstorm and was gone.
As the woman carried the pack
age in to Natalie, chirpy sound of
funny little tinkling music issued
from the bulky bundle. Her black
eyes snapped with delight as she
cut the heavy cords.
Out tumbled a hobbyhorse, a
handsome fellow with a leather
bride; white, woolly lamb with
button eyes and bell on his neck;
a long-eared rabbit with a perky
tail; and a queer little whimsical
top that seemed to laugh with merry
music every time it was moved.
There was wispy angora cap, just
big enough for baby, and tiny
white muff, oh, so little, of real fur
with tippet to match.
Amanda gasped! "All 'em Chris
mas gifts! No one cep'in you, Mis-
Natly, would ever think of sech
things! I jes hopes 'em Harlow
chillun 'preciates the-the-" but
her voice wavered. The sleeve of
her alpaca frock brushed across
tear dirnmed eyes as she picked up
the crumpled brown wrappings and
fed from the room.
Early next morning Natalie set
tied back in a train for a five-hour
ride, her heart trimming with hap
piness.
Many changes had come over the
young girls life. Edith, her older
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Answers

/. Two-James Buchanan and
Grover Cleveland, but Cleveland
was married while he was in the
Presidential office.
2. Non sequitur Git does not fol-
low.
8. A dog twelve years old is as
old as man at eighty-four.
A. Air naturally and horizontally
in motion with a certain degree
of velocity.
S. Diogenes.
6. 1t withdraws the amount of
the check from the drawers ac-
count, and holds it for the purpose
of paying the check which it
guarantees.
z. Arizona.
8. There are two women who
are secretaries of state, the Hon.
Goldie Wells of South Dakota and
the Hon. Elizabeth F. Gonzales of
New Mexico.
8. In 1871, following the boom in
business after the close of the
Revolutionary war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

They looked at each other in blank
astonishment-then amazed recog-
milton.
"Why, Natalie Parker!" gasped
the dumbfounded youth.
"Bruce Draper!" -eXclaimed the
bewildered girl, actually spell
bound.
From somewhere in the snow
came the sound of queer little rip
pling music. They looked at each
other again with wide open eyes,
then burst into rollicking laughter.
They gathered up the hayward
toys and Bruce loaded them into his
car. With the girl beside him, a
triumphant smile played over his
face, and they talked excitedly as
the motor raced over the hills.
Mother and Aunt En- just left for
grandfather's farm and I'm going
up tomorrow, but now tell me about
yourself, Natalie"
Bruce, surprises are so much
fun. Edith doesn't know I'm COM
ing"
Natalie got a real surprise, how
ever, in few moments, for no one
was home at her sisters house.
After repeated ringing and pound
ing, she looked at Bruce in dismay.
Her eyes wandered toward the
Parker home.
'Oh, Bruce! / have the keys of
the stone house! Let's, go over and
build a fire; we can at least keep
warm until they come"
With logs from Harlow's woodpile
Bruce soon had roaring fire romp-
ing on the hearth. They stood be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Pro Football Is
Riding Wave to
Prosperity Shore
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

THIS business called profess
Il sional football is riding a
wave that is sweeping it closer
and closer to the golden shores
of prosperity that baseball oc-
cupies. They aren't paying
Babe Ruth sized salaries in the
National Football league, nor
have they yet developed any
Dizzy Dean personality boys,
but top-fight star will make
more in eleven league games
than an average major league
baseball player will receive for
154-game, six months sched-
ule. And he'll be able to hold
down a well paying job besides.
If you have a head for figures
you'll be interested to know that
more and more pro football clubs
are making money and more cash
customers are crowding through the
turnstiles. 1t seems that about
100000 people attended pro games
in nine different cities in the sea-
son just closed, or 20 per cent more
than did last year. The New York
Giants and the Chicago Bears ac-
counted for about a third of this at
tendance and both teams set new
league attendance records in their
parks.
I The game is now definitely grown
up. Moving toward its majority, pro
football would like to forget its barn
storming, one-night-stand era of the
early twenties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
On Wings of a Hurricane

Alexander Hamilton rode the path
way to fame on the wings of hurri-
cane. A clerk in counting house
In the Virgin islands in 1772, Hamil-
ton wrote detailed, vivid descrip-
ton of hurricane which swept over
the islands. Sent to friends in the
American colonies, it was hailed
with delight. The friends raised his
passage money on the strength of his
writing ability and Hamilton was
brought to the colonies where he
completed his education and went on
to become a foremost statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Christmas Eve Ghost Is
Idea of Charles Dickens

II HE ghost that turns up annu-
L ally, on the stroke of midnight
on Christmas eve is mainly the in
vention of Charles Dickens and his
imitators. But ghosts do prefer to
visit their familiar haunts on dark,
winter nights, and, for some of
them, Christmas appears to be the
ssvorite season for apparitions,
writes correspondent in Pearson's
L3ndon Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

For many centuries Hilton castle
is said to have been haunted at
Yuletide by an old-time scullion,
who amuses himself by breaking
crockery and fiinging pewter dishes
about.
Tamworth castle, says legend,
has two ghosts who never fail to
appear at Christmas-a "White La
dy' who promenades the terrace
clad in glistening white robes, and
"Black- ROBBED Lady," whose haunt
is the ancient staircase leading from
the royal bedchamber to the tow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Dolls Or
Yesteryear
by
Frances Grinstead

WENTY-FIVE years ago lit
tie girls letter to Santa Claus
L went something like this:
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a new head
for my dolly. Her name is
Christina. She still has a nice
body, but her head has so many
dents it won't last another year.
I would like one this time with
real hair made into curls and
eyes that open and shut.
Your trusting friend,
What has become of those Christ
mas dolls whose bodies could out
last half a dozen heads? When the
curls went straight, or the wig
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
How December 18th Was
Named ChriSt'S Birthday

CHRISTMAS, which seems to
~ have been first officially institut-
ed church feast day by decree
of Pope Telesphorus, between 142
A. D. and 154 A. D., was a movable
feast. Indeed, according to a writer
in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, it
vas the most movable of all the
Christian festivals.
In A. D. 1877 ST. Cyril, bishop of
Jerusalem. obtained from Pope Ju-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

Illus l authority to appoint a COM
mission to determine, if possible,
the precise day of Christ's nativi-
ty. From the chronological archives
of the Roman censors, establishing
the times of occurrence of certain
events of the same period of the
Roman government of Palestine,
the theologians of the Eastern and
Western divisions of the Christian
church agreed upon December Is as
the date of the birth of Jesus, and
thereupon this became the generally
accepted Christmas day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23

ana cnaperOneu Dy
C. c. Pyle, sped to
Chicago to fash his
"77" for George Ha-
las Chicago Bears.
Then Grange was a
ive-day wonder. He
played to 10000 in
New York and drew
a gate of $4,000.
After the hot fash of
publicity cooled he
didn't pull them
through the turn
stiles in Such nrIn1-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-12-23
Home Heating
usn%c By John Barclay
e1stu8O Heating Expert
POking Fire Bed From Above
Forms Clinkers, Smothers
Fire, Wastes Fuel

WHILE a poker frequently is
w a handy implement to use on
a furnace, let me caution you
against using it for the purpose of
agitating the fire-bed from abovel
That results in a lot of trouble for
you and for your furnace.
Stirring the fire through the fur
mace door opening only mixes
ashes with the live Goals, Great
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which went into the making that
was the cause, she told herself. Her
children had loved the sweet bits
she had made for them at Christ
mas. Her children and grandchil-
dren had outgrown such pleasures,
but weren't there others who would
enjoy those things? There proved to
be many. And what joy it had
brought her. No profit in money,
but large dividends in joy-real
Christmas joy-that of serving and
giving happiness.
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