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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

FAR up in the snow.canc,,.
= ranges Of the Andes mcun,,i,.
on the Bolivia-Peru bounds
engineers today seek 10 Ian Is;,,
Titicaca, the highest large rS"..
Of water in the world. By INV
neling into the lake. l2OCO ta..
above sea level, engineers Con- ,'
template a gigantic power scbems
for tin smelling, electriiying r.I'
roads and supplying moi o,,,
Bolivia but neighboring coun,riS;
Surplus waters would be used q.
irrigation.
An international watcrwa,
owned jointly by Bolivia and
Peru, Lake Titicaca covers an arc,
of 5000 square miles. Actually =
Is O great depression in the And,
range, supplied by the rains and
melting. SHOWS from surroundir,
peaks and highlands. It oye,.
hows its southern rim into an.
other depression 1t is TOO coi
for swimming.
With an initial investment q
S25, 100000, the Bolivian govern.
ment has let q contract 10 besu
the vast project. Engineers plan
"a drain Lake Titicaca toward
Snrata, 6400 feet above sea lcys,
where a gigantic hydro.elects
plant would be erected. Tu
project is one Of several On
Bolivia's postwar reconstruct,
program. The lake is pictured Q,
Il recent Peruvian air mail.
Copyright. 1897. NEA Service. ll,l
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

of the explorations of the Column
bia river by Captain Gray IN
1892. Lewis and Clark came TO
the territory in 1905. Until 1888
Washington and Oregon were
united but in that year, Washing
tom was organized as a separate
territory. The territory developed
slowly until the advent or ran.
wavs in 1884, after which time II
progressed rapidly. The territory
after several failures to obtain
admission to these United STATES
was finally admitted in 1889.
Few states in our country oner
such tremendous attractions TO
the visitor as does Washington
Everyone interested in sailing Tor
some foreign port across the IA
cif;c ocean considers sailing from
Washington. Everyone desiring to
enter Canada by way OF british
Columbia, does so for the most
part, through Washington. Regu-
lar passenger and shipping service
is maintained Tin season. between
Seattle, Washington and Alaskan
ports. For sheer beauty the coun,,
try around the great Puget Sound
cannot be surpassed in these
United States. The ride over the
Cascade mountains causes the VS.
itor to gasp and stand in awe
of such mighty splendor. Puget
Sound has been called the Medi-
terranean of America, and rightly
so, as it is a beautiful body OF
water, dotted internationally with
islands and boys. Visit Washing
ton when visiting your country.
From Washington we head east,
ward again across mountains ana
oIo;ne FIN we come to West Viz
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
TOO MANY GIGOLOS

NICE, France. (UP). - Young
men eager to escort lonesome wo-
men who will pay bills are so
numerous on the Riviera that
there is a slump in the straight
"guide and escort" business
"There are 20 men to every wo'
man inpCannes, Nice and Monte
Carlo, all waiting for chance to
be charming for fee,' one ex'
Dert said,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

tercation in a store on Friday,
had their cases continued.
Wannamaker Rhodes, charged
with the larceny of a lawn mover,
had judgment suspended.
Tom Jones, alias Tom Johnson,
drunk and disorderly, forfeited a
$40 cash bond.
J. o. Angel, charged with rock
less driving after his car ran into
filling station on the Asheville
highway, had his case continued.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
MOTHER LOVE WINS

MANCHESTER, Eng. tUP)-
Mother love won a legal battle
sga;nst money for the custody of
: child in the courts here. Club
by two-year-old Leslie Poilit's
tSsr who earns SIS a week,
rnc him a position in life,
bnt II was his mother, VINO had
SstIe to offer the child save hei
love who carried Leslie out OF
the court in her arms.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
HOGS GRADUATION GIFT

EDINBURG, Ind. (UP).-Bea-
trice Farr Bradley went through
four years at Indiana University,
received an ALB. degree and two
brood sows. The sows are hers
as the result of a wager that Miss
Bradley would not go through
college without smoking.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
BY JACK CUDDY -,
II.;,sd press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aug 30. CUP)-
Threat of another poStponemenii
hoyered over the Once-delayeu
Iouis-Farr title fight today wnen
the weather man forecast posS'oie
showers. .Lo
II the forecast proves true the
Yankee Stadium bout VIII DC
shifted from tonight to TUESDAY
night. -. - uost-
movement would hurt the gate
inst as much as the first proeraS'
f;nation from Thursday to Mon
day was expected to help It. Even
Promoter Mike Jacobs admitted
"You can't keep one OF THESE
things alive indefinitely.
Last night Promoter JACOBS
said Lets hope the weather man
is wrong. The skies seem to DC
clearing now. And we've had a
whole week of wet or uncertain
weather. Nv prediction is for Fam
and warmer and a $325,OOO gate
We'll stage that bout tomorrow
night if humanity possible.
Mike made this statement Jus!
after returning from heavyweight
champion Joe Louis camp al
Pompton Lakes, n. j., where ne
had watched the Brown Bomber
loafing about headquarters. Tram
err Blackburn explained that Jolt
Joe was right at the peak of con,
dition after boxing on Friday ana
Saturday and that he was taxing
no chances on the champion go
ing stale. "He weighs about 1913
pounds, the same as when ne
weighed in Thursday, and that S
fine enough"
The boxing fraternity was
thrown into quizzable turbulence
by Promoter Jacobs jocular ad,
mission that ~ might knock all
YOU boys right off your feet after
the Louis-Farr fight by a head
line announcement. I'm promot-
err, and I'm always trying to stage
big fights" ..,
This statement was interpreted
AS indicating that Mike might an
nounce a bout between Schmellng
and the LouiS-Farr winner for
early October. And the clout
chroniclers figured that if the win
ner were Louis, the million dollar
brawl would be staged in Chicago
because of New York's antl-Nazl
boycott.
Challenger Farr of Wales reg
istered 2O3 pounds after Sundays
roadwork and limbering exercises
having pared four pounds on
Thursdays POI with two strenu-
Gus sessions on Friday and Satur-
day. Trainer Tom Evans said ne
expected Tommy to scale 2O3 or
204 at today's weighing-in at New
York boxing commission mead
quarters.
Fairs mental attitude over the
weekend has been the best since
he started training more than five
weeks ago. He is calm, upper
turbed, and no longer threatening
to punch people on the nose.
Champion Louis last night was
generally quoted the I'll favorite
TO retain his title in the scheduled
hereunder against the Welsh coal
miner. Odds had heightened from
Thursdays 81. after Farr was
floored by Sparmate Abe Feldman
of Brooklyn. But there was little
betting.
Ticket sales slumped off over
the weekend because most of the
Manhattan sporting crowd has
gone to beach or mountains for
the weekend. However. Mike ia
cobs warned, "If we get good
weather Monday. you can expect
heavy buying-what with the
Saratoga racing crowd coming in,
and everything
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
Saluda Catcher
Signed By Philies

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. So
Catcher Walter Stephenson, OF Sa-
luda, n. c.. released by the Chr
cago Cubs early this season, has
been signed by the Philadelphia
Phillies, it was announced today
A relief backstop with the C9os
in l935-a6. Stephenson played a
part of last season with the Pa
cifc Coast league. He was re-
leased early this season.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
CHINA PREPARES FOR
5-YEAR WAR; HAS NOT
YET BEGUN TO FIGHT

Continued trom page one)
other foreigners fled to this port
from the interior after hostilities
around the Peiping-Tientsin area
threatened to spread southwark
into Shantung.
A number of foreign warships,
including American, are in the
harbor.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
WEATHER MAY
AGAIN DELAY
FISTIC BATTLE
Odds Favoring Louis Are
Heightened Over the
Weekend

NEW YORK. Aug. 30: CUPD-
Promoter Mike Jacobs tins morn
ING said the Louis-Farr fight would
go on tonight as scheduled unless
heavv rains fall this afternoon a
br;sk rain was falling before noon
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
GIRLS DREAM ALIKE

LONDON. (UP). 49, 4 class q
SO girls was asked to write az
essay on what they void like %
be doing in 10 years time, 4.
but three game the same reply.
They said they would like to b
married and have a baby. Soma
of them said they would Dre's
twins,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
i. A WISE Sc OLD MOTHER

NATURE the wise old mother, also advertlses!
Flowers, heavy with pollen, wave gay beckon-
ing petals to the shopping bees.
Cattle turn naturally to the greener, more
luscious grasses, and grow fat and sleek.
Birds visit trees whose aromatic gums attract
the most insects II ..t" g.. ."f
The mother rabbit, with flash of her cot
tony tail, leads the enemy from her nest.
You who trade your hard-saved dollars for
things to eat -. drink and wear 80. are at:
tracted by cheerful service, honest quality, and
fair prices. TO find these. to choose merchan-
disc designed to satisfy and priced for your
profit :. the wise shopper turns first to the ad-
vertising columns. "" '"~''t |@'"+"
= Here, in printed splendor, is the daily record
of a nations commercial progress. Here, from
day to day, carefully chosen, are the best offer.
ings of the best merchants. 1t will pay you well
to read!
And look carefully at the advertisements OF
the smaller as we'll as the larger stores The nee.
tar of the violet and of the rose is of equal
sweetness.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Nashville at Birmingham.
(Only games scheduled).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
Where They Play
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Asheville at Richmond.
Durham at PORTSMOUTH,.
Rocky Mount at Winston-Salen
Norfolk at Charlotte.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

pinia. What is the major mineral
of West Virginia? Learn to know
YOUR country.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit:
(Only games scheduled).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at New York.
1Only game scheduled).
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Cranberry Creek
Pleased With Road
Doggett and Gentry LauAad en-
Fine Work Accomplished in
Opening Country Road

The Laurel Springs road running
from the ScottVille-Laurel Springs
route to the Jefferson-Sparta high
way has recently been rocked and
graveled and made into an excellent
country road whereas until the
work was done. it was seldom pass
able. At present, the road from
'Transon church on the Jefferson
Laurel Springs road this newly
graveled road down Cranberry
creek is also being rocked.
These two roads open up several
miles of good country and give
many citizens of the county an out
let that they have not had until
now.
The road work is under the super
vision of C. B. Doggett, who is at
tending to the crawling, and j. E.
Gentry, who is attending to the
grading. The people in the commun-
ity being served are loud in their
praise of the work and express
themselves as being exceptionally
well pleased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
District Highway Office to Be
Located at North WilkesbOro
Coin Modern at
Nathans Greek Sat.

The comedy, Coin Modern, that
was given so successfully at Laurel
Springs last week will be given
again Saturday, May q, at the
Nathans Creek high school audito-
rum. It will be given at eight
o'clock in the evening with string
music between acts.
A part of the proceeds will go to-
ward finishing the new Methodist
church at Nathans Creek. The ad-
mission will be fifteen and twenty
five cents.
The play when given at Laurel
Springs was voted one of the best
ever presented there and the man
agenaent assures the public that the
coming performance will, because
of further practice, be even better
than the one last week.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
DAIRYMEN TO MEET AT
WALTER PENNINGTON'S

]. c. Goodman and w. B. Austin,
officials of the Ashe County Dairy
mems Association have announced
their May meeting will be held Fri
day, 81, at the Walter Pennington
place with the following program
being given:
Soy Beans (hay) Milk Production,
County Agent c. J. Rich.
Does Cow Testing Pay? Gutter
fat), A. M. Frazer. It
Milk Can Sterilization, Leverne
Johnson.
Fly Control, Prof. G. B. Price.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Poppies to Be Sold
Here Saturday 10Th
Making Flowers Gives Work to
Disabled Veterans; Proceeds
Will Go to Soldiers

Poppie which will be worn here in
memory of the World War dead on
Poppy Day, May 10Th, have been re-
ceived by Ashe County Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary from
Oteen hospital where they have
been made by disabled war veterans.
The flowers are crepe paper repli-
cas- of the famous peoples of France
and Flanders, that flourished and
bloomed amid the wars desolation.
They are being arranged for city
wide distribution on Poppy Day.
Each flower has been made with
pains and care by some disabled
World War veteran, said member
of the Auxiliary. '"They are made to
represent as closely as possible the
little red flowers that these men saw
in the fields of France where so
many of their comrades still lie.
Their significance comes from the
sacrifices of those thousands of
brave young Americans who died in
the country's service on the battle
field of France.
Making the peoples has provided
employment for many hundreds of
disabled men through the winter
and spring months. The work not
only has enabled them to help sup
port themselves and families, but
also has been valuable as occupa-
tional therapy. It has been conduct
ed in veterans hospitals and in
special poppy workrooms in every
part of the country.
disabled veterans receiving little
or no government compensation are
the only ones employed in the pop
py program. Preference is given to
those with dependent families. The
work is Godsend to these men who
could not possibly find or perform
other employment"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
E. o. WOOdie Makes
Application for Bus
Service to Charlotte
Local Bus Man Seeks Permission
in Establish line Straight
to Charlotte From Here

E. O. Woodia, of the Woodie
Transportation Company, has made
application to the Public Utilities
Commission in Raleigh to grant per-
mission to establish a through bus
service from West Jefferson direct
" to Charlotte by way of route Is
through North Wilkesboro and Tay-
lorsville to Conover and Newton,
thence by way of route 70 to Den
yer, and on by 271 into Charlotte.
Mr.. Woodie states that at the
present there is no transportation
service over this route but since his
application was filed, the Queen
City Coach Company has filed an
application for a part Of the line,
which if granted would block any
possibility of his through service.
Mr.. Woodie is anxious for all those
interested to write the utilities
commission in Raleigh and help
plead the cause of the proposed
route.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
District Member of the Highway
Commission Returns From
Meeting in Raleigh
ENGINEER TO BE SELECTED

From an article in the Wilkes
Journal-Patriot, it is learned that J.
Gordon Hackett, of North Wilkes
koro, member of the state highway
commission from this district has
arranged for the district highway
office to be located in North Wilkes
horo instead of Boone as it has been
for the past four years. Mr.. Hac-
kett's district is composed of Wilkes,
Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth, Davie,
Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Allegheny,
and Stokes counties.
According to the newspaper ar
ticle, relative to the establishment of
a highway machine and repair shop,
Mr.. Hackett explained that at pres
ent there is not shop in the district
and that one would be established
in North Wilkesboro in the near flu
ture.
Relative to the selection of dis
trict engineer he said that the selec-
ton would be on the basis of ability
to perform to the best interest of
the people and the commission.
Commissioner Hackett has COM
mitted himself to using every effort
to place the school bus routes in
condition for practical school trans
portation and explained that i'm
provement of secondary roads would
be accomplished with all possible
speed consistent with a good type of
work.
Concerning the counties in the
district, he said that he intended to
represent each fairly and look after
their interests to the very best of
his ability. Relative to the districts
set up by the commission, he said
that the highway body was well
pleased with the set up and that a
spirit of harmony existed.
Commenting on the subject of
highway funds, Commissioner Hac-
kett emphasized his intention to use
every effort to see that the funds
are used efficiently and in such
manner that the greatest possible
benefit will accrue to the public.
Mr.. Hackett added that the recon-
mendations of county commissioners
and county school superintendent
in the various counties would be fol-
lowed as closely as possible because
they should be able to know the &C.
tual needs for road improvements
in their respective counties.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
EDWARD SETS
WEDDING DATE

The Duke of WinsOr, still unre-
cOnciled with the powers who OPP
posed his marriage as king to his
hearts choice, will be married
June. 3 to Wallis Warfield in a
private, civil ceremony in the
Chateau de Candle.
Only a handful of friends faith
full to him in his self-impOsed
exile will be invited to the we'd
ding. No member of his family in
England will be present.
The duke issued the announce
ment of wedding plans through
Herman L. Rogers, of New York.
spokesman for Mrs. Warfield and
himself.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
3 PRISONERS
ESCAPE JAIL

Three prisoners broke out of
Jail in WilkesborO Friday night
by using a window weight to
smash and remove bricks about
the bars Of a small upstairs win
dow.
The escape was discovered by
the Tailor about nine o'clock as
he was making his final round for
the night. 1t was learned that the
three lad lowered themselves to
the ground outside the fence on
the north side by blankets only
a few rsin;.t@s previous and eff
forts to locate them SO far have
proved fulfil. 1t was thought that
they left town in an automobile.
Journal Patriot.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
REV. MIR. HOYLE TO BE AT
JEFFERSON NEXT WEEK

Rev. j. w. Hoyle, Jr., Presiding
Elder of the Statesville District, will
preach at the Jefferson Methodist
Church the first four nights of next
week beginning Monday night, May
"a. This series of sermons will en-
phasize the meaning and work of
the church. All surrounding Metho-
dist churches have been invited to
participate in this meeting and sew
eral Of them will furnish special
music for the services.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Credit Concerns
Loans Increase

L. E. Francis, of the Winston
Salem Production Credit Associa-
ton, stated while in the city Mon
day that his organization had in
creased its amount of loans during
the past year by approximately
$4,000 over last year. Mr.. Francis
takes this as an indication that peo-
pie are in better financial shape
than they have been since the asso-
citation does not lend without good
security and does not encourage
borrowing unless it can help the
borrower to make money.
Miss Ruthe Bauguess in Jefferson
attends to applications from this
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
William A. Graphical
Meets Sudden Death
Prominent Citizen of the Laurel
Community Succumbs to
Heart Attack

William A. GRAPHICAL, aged rs, di-
ed suddenly at his home near Hem
lock Friday evening. He had visited
in the Jeffersons the day before and
was supposed to have been in good
health. He was out in the yard at
the time he was stricken, presuma-
bly, by heart attack.
Funeral services were held Sun
day with Revs. Messrs. Farmer,
Lackey, Snow, and Stevens official
ing.
Mr.. GRAPHICAL was a member OF
one of the oldest and most respected
families in the county. He was re-
tired mail carrier and one of the
most substantial and prominent citl-
zens in his community.
An obituary will be found on page
four of this issue.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Letter Carriers to
Meet at City Cafe

A. D. Gambill, secretary and
treasurer of the Ashe County Rural
Letter Carriers Association, requests
all Ashe county rural carriers to
meet in the City Cafe in West jeff
erson on Tuesday evening, May Is,
at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of elect
ing new officers and renewing their
association membership.
Carriers are asked to bring their
wives to the meeting in order to
form Ladies' Auxiliary in the
county so that they may be better
represented in the next state Rural
Letter Carrier Association.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Laurel Springs Man
Succunbs to Pistol
Wounds in Hospital
&c. McNeill Buried at Transon
Sunday Afternoon; I'll. e.
WoOdie Arrested

J. C. Mcneil, aged 48, of Laurel
Springs, died Saturday night in the
Wilkes Hospital of pistol wounds al
legedly inflicted by H. B. Woodie,
also of Laurel Springs, on the night
of May 2.
Funeral services were held at the
Transon Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon with Rev. John Luke
and Rev. Mr.. Caudill officiating
An enormous concourse of friends
and relatives attended the funeral.
Mr.. McNeill is survived by his
widow and four children: Claude,
Worth, Dean, and Don; his mother,
Mrs. Mary McNeill, of Idlewild;
four brothers: Charles, Fields, and
Robert, of Obids, and w. R. McNeill,
of Laurel Springs; two sisters: Mrs.
Wiley Church, of Idlewild, and Mrs.
J. E. Parsons, of Obids.
H. B. Woodie, charged with the
fatal shooting, was arrested, accord
ing to report, in Idaho this week,
but refused to return to North Caro-
lima without extradition papers.
Sheriff w. E. Miller left the first of
the week for Raleigh to arrange to
get the proper papers from Cover
nor Hoey:
It is reported that Mcneil was
not drinking but was attending to
his Job as night Waterman for the
construction company that is grad
ing the Laurel Spring s-Wagoner
road when he was shot twice, both
shots taking effect in the upper part
of his legs Prior to the shooting,
however, the report goes, there had
been fight in which Woodie, Arth-
UT Haire, and Frank Cox were i'm
plicated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
Girl Wins Free
Overalls at Belk's

One girl and five men were win
ners in the sand-bag guessing con-
test held at Belk's Store in this city
last week. The girl was Miss Jose
phine Robinson, of Beaver Creek.
A bag of sand was hung in one of
the windows of the store and the
six who guessed nearest its weight
were given a free pair of overalls.
The guesses ranged from IA pounds
to 1875 pounds. The real weight was
So pounds and z ounces.
Besides Miss Robinson, winners
were M. G. Marsh, Obids; L. w. Kit
chen, West Jefferson; Joe Edwards
Todd: J. M. Bare, Nathans Creek;
Lester H. Rotten, Hemlock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-20
BRIEF News
From the
State and Nation
20 JAPS KILLED
IN BOILER BLAST

Seventy Japanese emigrants
were killed Tuesday by a boiler
explosion aboard a Japanese
launch. Eighteen persons were
sent to hospitals. Twenty are
missing.
The blast occurred as the
launch showed off from Queens
pier to return the sightseeing
emigrants to their ship. The Jap
anese were bound for South
America.
Parts Of bodies fell a quarter
mile away; some landed on roof
tops, some on the veranda of the
Hongkong club.