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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21

As large number Of people from
the Jeffersons attended the big COM
munion meeting held at the Helton
Primitive Baptist church last Sum
day. It is estimated that over 1000
people from various parts, of the
southern states were present.
Rev. j. w. Luke this week stated
that final plans for Ashe county di-
vision of the American Legion junior
baseball league were not completed
last Saturday, due to the fact that
the managers of the six teams failed
to attend the scheduled meeting last
Saturday. He has again called an
other meeting for this Saturday, to
be held at the courthouse.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
MEADOWVIEW NEWS

The Bible school at Meadowview
will start Monday, July Is. Every
body is invited to attend.
Meadowview baseball team and
Teaberry played an interesting game
at Meadowview Saturday. The fl
nal score was IA in favor of Mead
owview.
Mr.. Elworth Barr and family, OF
Kingsport, Tenn, visited at Mrs
Leonard Greer's Sunday.
Mr.. Scott Gambill and Worth
Stamper, of Whitetop, Va, passed
through the community Monday.
Mr.. Reggie Ham and Nora Horn
of Cincinnati, Ohio, have been visit
ing home folks.
Miss Doris Tucker will leave fol
Myrtle Beach, S. c. the LIST of Aug
uSt.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
ROTARIANS TO HAVE
PICNIC OUTING TONIGHT

The ladies of the Fig and Clifton
communities will act as hostesses to
members of the Jeffersons Rotary
club and the Rotary AIMS tonight.
The picnic outing will be held at the
RivervieW high school at z o'clock
and DR.. Robert King, new district
health officer who has spent several
years in Africa, will be the guest
speaker. A good attendance is ex-
pected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
LOCALS

MIR. Scotty Wilson spent two days
thisweek at Appalachia, Va. He re-
turned home Tuesday night and was
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson's moth
er, Mrs. Dixon Sherwood.
Betty Ann Jarvis has returned
home after an extended visit with
her grandparents in Iredell county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sheets, OF
Glendale Springs, announce the
birth of baby girl who arrived
Tuesday morning.
Among those who attended CMT
camp at Fort Bragg this season and
returned home last week end were
Garnet Clark, Woodrow Davis, Ray
Blevins, Claude Powers and Ray
mond Powers, all of Lansing and
Richard Griggs, of jefferson. Wood
row Davis won the welterweight
boxing championship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barr were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. BLY,
Kirk, of Fox, Va.
Mrs. w. c. Thomas and small
daughter have returned from q
weeks visit with Mrs. Thomas's par
ents in Sanford.
Mrs. Ralph Parsons spent last
week in Clyde, N. c., with her Sis
ter, Mrs. w. M. Gerald.
MIR. ]. H. Stafford, former teach
er in the local school, was in town
last week. Mrs. Stafford, the form
er Miss Mary Reeves, who has been
visiting her parents at Laurel
Springs, returned to her home with
Mr.. Stafford.
Miss DeEtte Crawford, of Obids
and Mrs. Joe Crawford of Boone
will return with Dr. and Mrs. Craw-
ford to Philadelphia on Thursday
for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Ed FISHERMAN and son, Billie
of New York City, arrived last week
to, spend six weeks in the county
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Brice Caudill, of North Wilk-
esboro, is spending this week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Greer, at Fleetwood. Mr.. Caudin is
attending the Furniture Exposition
in High Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Saddler and
family are visiting Mrs: Hattie Gen.
try at Jefferson. Mrs. Saddler is q
sister of Mrs. Gentry.
Mrs. Virgie Pierce, of Crumpler
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. P. E. Watts went to Lincoln
ton today. She will be accompanied
back by Mrs. o. D. Watts and small
daughter.
Mrs. P. v. Parks, of Elk Park, is
spending this week visiting her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. A. D. Phillips, OF
Fleetwood and other relatives in the
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prisin-Zano
and Howard Tucker, of Washington
D. c., spent the week end visiting
Mrs. Prisin-Zano's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. F. Baker, of Warrensvllle
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crawford
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
MAIN BUS LINE COMPLETED

Construction on the road from
Bristol to Boone, which necessitated
the through Greyhound buses to de-
tour by Trade, Tenn, and through
here to Boone during the past two
weeks, has been completed.
This bus travel emphasized the
need for a hard surface road from
Warrensville to Tennessee and also
indicated the valee of this road to
the Jeffersons and Ashe county.
Construction on the new highway
project there is expected to COM
mence soon.
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by too much water. .

by too much water.
West Jefferson was mildly shock
ed and startled last Sunday after
noon when lightning struck large,
old chestnut tree near the depot and
scattered pieces of wood all around
for radius of 100 feet. #
Evening star., 1938-10-05

riage on your own horizon?" I ask her
Definitely no. replies the blond,
27-year-old actress-daughter of popu-
lar sportswriter Grantland Rice
Dye mind if I sit down with Flor
ence?" asks Harpo Marx, adding,
shes my favorite actress" Harpo
tells Miss Rice she is the incest, ETC.,
girl on the Metro lot.
Please. I'm having an interview"
Florence tells him.
Il won't 90 away until you kiss me, "
says Harpo. Florence does-on his
forehead.
In between further male Interrupt
tions tby Chico Marx, Producer Ed
Mannix, Director Robert Sinclair, ]
discover that Florence is delighted with
her role opposite Robert Taylor In
Stand Up and Fight" Miss Rice has
been In Hollywood four years, but this
Is her first real opportunity to show
her acting mettle
To my question "Why?" she replies
Il got of to bad start. I made
18 Dor should I call them Up
pictures for Columbia before coming
to Metro. This was partly my own
fault. I used to be tense and suffered
terribly before the camera. I decided
I had to give up my nerves-or my
career. So gave up my nerves" /"
Pictures made on the non-fear basis
include Married Before Breakfast" )"
Navy Blue and Gold" Fast Com
pany,' and the unreleased Sweet
hearts" and Vacation From Love"
At this particular moment Spencer
Tracy joins us, And I abandon the
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Civic Moves
Downtown
For First

TINE Warrington Civic Theater,
which has been suffering from
what have seemed to be grow
ing pains, now comes Of age.
With confidence which Is amply JUS
titled it announces that the first play
Of its third season will be presented at
downtown theater, the Rialto. Last
spring found the Civic growing faster
than it knew. Two years ago it was a
combination of two or three smaller
amateur groups. The future looked
bright. and under Day Tuttle's direc-
ton it put on some shows which
amazed the scoffers. It looked as
though Washington at last was to have
local theater which would compare
favorably with similar groups In other
cities.
The audience growth has kept pace
with the growth of the theater. Last
spring extended runs and overflow
houses were the rule, and rumors be-
gan to f1y that the Civic Theater would
move downtown. Now the rumors are
confirmed, and on October rs the
Civic Theater will open with Elmer
Rice's Judgment Day" at the Rialto.
Along with these announcements,
which are as unexpected as a bomb in
Spain. the Civic Theater has done
some qualifying.
"All Of our productions this year will
not be in downtown theaters," says Di-
rector Strickland, "only those which
are suited to that kind of productions.
Our second play is scheduled for the
Wardman Park. We intend to present
our plays this year in whatever thea
ters seem most suited to the particular
plays"
Concerning choice of plays, he states,
"the Civic Theater has no political or
social standards for a play. Our In
terest is in the play itself. Our policy
is to bring to Washington the most
interesting plays available. We feel
that Washington theater-goers have
the right to see whatever is most vital
in the contemporary theater, regardless
Of its subject matter. Because much
Of the most exciting things in modern
drama deal with current topics and
controversial subjects, it is inevitable
that the Civic Theater will, more often
than not, present this type of play.
Our reasons, however, are theatrical,
not political"
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Interview With Florence
Is a Maddening Affair
1t Seems Impossible for Miss Rice
To Speak of Love and Things
Without interruption.
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.


sailing
mistake talking Florence public
have behind closed
To give idea Of what happens:
II understand
Evening star., 1938-10-05

LnlnRS on Lne CROWDED laps OF the
gods. but for the time being Mr..
Rathbone and unrelieved viciousness
have parted company.
It occurs in IF I Were King" in
which Mr.. Rathbone appears as the
vacillating, cunning. sniveling Louis
XI, role in which he is so different
not only in voice but in posture that
veteran Rathbone enthusiasts have to
ask who's that?"
The startling departure, which local
critics saw in special screening OF
the picture, is one that might easily
lead to An academy award for best
supporting performance honors this
year. Heretofore, in spite of his su-
perlative villainies, the academy has
overlooked the highly intelligent. gen.
tlemanly Englishman as If, in giving
such performances, he was merely
doing what was expected Of him. In
another kind of role, it may be per-
ceived that he is the truly fine actor
he has been or q great many years.
The only reason Mr.. Rathbone does
not steal the picture is that pictures
are not stolen from Ronald Colman.
He comes closer than any one else
ever has done to accomplishing that
act.
TT MAY seem like yesterday. but it
was 10 years ago that Mickey Mouse
first stirred the heart Of humanity.
So says bulletin from Hardie Meakin,
who finds the occasion so enchanting
that he writes of 1t in the spirit and
style of the brothers Grimm. He says:
"'Tis Mickey Mouse's 10th Birthday
(all words in capitals just like they
should be to herald thing like that
Quite naturally the whole world cele-
brates the occasion, for there is no
more famous movie star in that afore-
mentioned world than Walt Disney's
creation-Mickey Mouse"
After that comes the statement that
by way of celebration, Keith's has
secured a pre-release of the latest
Disney fairy tale. THE Brave Little
Tailor" Flanking Mickey will be a
new feature picture, Youth Takes a
Fling" and the latest edition of the
March of Time"
THE Playwrights Producing Com
pany, which after its ABE Lin
coin In Illinois" on Monday night,
can do no wrong 50 far as Washing
ton audiences are concerned. is on the
march with another production for
next week. It is "Knickerbocker Holi-
day." Maxwell Anderson's first VEN
ture into the musical play field. with
the musical collaboration no less a
person than Kurt WE'LL. Mr.. Ander-
son, who always called spade a
spade, and even more startling things
by their right names, has written q
Evening star., 1938-10-05

musical comedy described as "pru-
dently irreverent," about the New
York of New Amsterdam days.
Its star, whose name is no less
startling in such a connection than
that Of its author. is Walter Huston.
To be sure, Mr.. Huston was a star in
vaudeville long before he became asso-
ciated with the more stately form of
entertainment. but his success on the
legitimate stage has obscured those ear
lier phases Of his career.
The musical comedy, whose pro-
ducers reached out to Hollywood to
snatch Jeanne Madden out Of the
kleig lights to give their product
glamour, will open at the National next
Monday.
The week was to have been dark un-
til "Knickerbocker Holiday" was
booked. What change!
lust what caused the revision re-
mains a mystery, but the title Of
the new play which Ina Claire brings
to Washington on october 81, has been
changed from Generals Need Beds"
to Yankee Fable" ITO the Vic
tor" one of the most fascinating ami
NAL stories ever to find its way to the
screen, will return to the Little thea
ter on Sunday. And speaking Of
comebacks, the Metropolitan lists Lit
tie Women" as the attraction due to
follow the run of -Four Daughters" I"
And, those who missed Marie
Antoinette" at the Palace, or want
to see 1t again If they did not miss it,
can do 50 at the Columbia starting Fri
day. Today's statistic: In 1867
the United States Government bought
Alaska for 100000. In 1888 Para
mount studios make q picture using
the Alaskan salmon industry as a
background for which the cost was
considerably more than one-seventh
as much as Alaska cost The
story goes that the cast of ABE Lin
coin In Illinois" could scarcely be-
ieve its ears when opening nights
applause brought IA curtain calls.
:. The audience raised the cast one
by hardly being able to believe its
eyes or ears during the unfoldment
of the Sherwood drama. Vocal
ist with Mario diPolo's band at the
Pail Mall room opening tomorrow night
will be Diane Christenberry, whom
you must have heard at Loew's Capitol
or the Shoreham at some time or an
other.
X X X 4
HE1GH-HO note: Starting Saturday,
there will be dinner dancing at
Pete Macias Heigh-Ho club in addition
to the traditional supper-to-breakfast
dancing which has been 50 long the
| perfect answer to insomnia,
Evening star., 1938-10-05
The River Chosen
For Venice Honor.

WHILE the Hollywood film indus
w try considers ignoring the In
ternational Cinema Exposition in the
future, feeling that its product has
been sighted because Of interna-
tional politics, announcement is made
that the jury Of this exposition, held
annually in Venice, Italy, has
awarded first honors in the documen-
tary flm field to 1.-The River" pro-
duced by Pare Lorentz for the Farm
Security Administration.
The picture, now being shown at
the Little Theater ON bill with 'The
Awful TRUTH" was picked from among
II entries, and a silver plaque, en-
blematic Of the award, Is on its way
to the United States for presentation
by representatives Of the Italian gov
ernment.
The selection marks the first in
stance in which an American docu-
mentary subject has received inter-
national honors. Previous winners in
the field have been German and
Danish product. Demand for show
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Rathbone Escapes Shackles
Of Those Villain Roles
And Gives One of His Best Performances
In Film With Colman-Mickey
Mouse's Birthday.
BY JAY CARMODY.

1EwHERE in the world liberties may be Topped on on henos scale
Hollywood the emancipation
hackles which bound
- Basil Rathbone The satrnne
with
Evening star., 1938-10-05

romantically interested IN each other"
I query Florence.
Nothing to it," says Miss Rice.
"Oh, hello, Floncie." interrupts
Robert Taylor. You certainly look
beautiful this morning." etc, etc.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Abe Lincoln in Illinois"
Raymond Massey in a new play by
Robert Sherwood: 2:30 and BIS pm.
Keith's+"Room Service" the stage
hit comes to the screen with the Marx
brothers starred: 11:15 am, 1:02,
2:49, 4:36, 6:23, $40 and 9:57 pm.
CapitoE"Algiers," Boyer is hunted
criminal; Hedy Lamar is his devoted
girl friend: 10:45 am, 1:35, 4:30,
7:2o and 1918 pm. Stage shows:
12:40, $3.50, 6::25 and $40 pm.
Earle-"You Can't Take It With
YOU" screen version of the stage hit
with a host of stars and Frank Capra's
direction: 10:45 am, 1:25, 4:10, 6:55
and $40 pm. Stage shows: /, 3:45,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia - Three Loves Has
Nancy" Janet Gaynor keeps Mont
gomery and Tone guessing: II m,
2, 4, 6, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Palace - Boys Town." Spencer
Tracy and Mickey Rooney in moving
tale Of the making Of q man: 12:l6,
2:30, 4:50, 7:20 and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan - -Four Daughters, -
picturization Of Fannie Hurst's novel
about sisters who are rivals in love:
1880 am, 1880, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
,Little-"The Awful TRUTH" hilari-
ous doings with a mangled marriage:
II am, / :05, $40, $40, 7:25 and 9:40
pm. THE River" Pare Lorentzs
prize winning documentary film: 12:35,
2:40, 4:45, 6:55 and s:lo pm.
Belasco-"Moonlight Sonata" Pad
erewski's piano artistry on a sound
track: Continuous from 4 pm.
RiaIto-"The Birth OF Baby" wide
" indorsed screen presentation Of the
beginning OF q life: II am, 1888,
2:o5, 3:35, $40, Gas, s:55 and $50
- ~
Evening star., 1938-10-05

almost impossible for a film actress to
find it. She Is handicapped by her
job. When she does happen to meet
an attractive man who wants to date
her, nine times out of ten she is work.
ing in a picture and has to think,
Have I got an early morning call
(Which means 9 pm. retirement)?' ]
have discovered" she continues, that
men do not like one to put work first
The only way to catch man is"
"Oh, hello Florence" interrupts Pro-
ducer Joe Mankiewicz. Are you COM
ing on the yacht this Sunday?"
Yacht? Yacht? Oh, yes. the
yacht" murmurs Miss Rice. Sure. If
I can stay on deck all the time I'm
a bad sailor" she tells me.
I've never seen you look so lovely
says Mr. Mankiewicz to Miss Rice
and to me: Dye mind if just whis-
per something to Florence?" Without
waiting for my reply, Mank stage
whispers something about how enam-
ored he is of Florence and If she
breaks her yachting date with him his
heart will be broken into a million
pieces.
"sorry-where were we?" says Flor
ence contritely when Mr.. Mankiewicz
has been told-by me-to go on with
his own lunch.
I'VE were talking about love-" I
remind her Sternly.
"Oh, yes, love-" replies Florence.
'"The only time that an actress in Eol-
lywood can meet up with a possible
husband is between pictures. And
then usually he isn't there. A hus-
band is the one thing you can't look
for-here or anywhere"
Then there is no immediate mar
Evening star., 1938-10-05

Nv n ere were
we?" I ask when
Mr.. Taylor h a S
been induced to
move along to his
own table.
"On love-" says
Florence with a
mischievous twin
kle in her very
blue eyes. Love, "
she continues, lis
q grand thing and
very essential in
Hollywood - the
loneliest place in
the world for a
u,oy,oop p11t ;f's
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Three Smart Girls
Next at Open.Air.

THREE SMART GIRLS" starring
Deanna Durbin. will open to-
morrow night and be presented for
the balance of the week at the Mount
Vernon Open-Air Theater on the
Richmond road below. Alexandria, Va.
A musical short, Disney cartoon and
. Stranger Than Fiction" release
complete the new bill
Evening star., 1938-10-05

ipss to schools and other. non-theat-
rical outlets in this country has
resulted in plans being made for dis
tribution Of 16 nm. prints within the
next few months.
Evening star., 1938-10-05

interview. Mr.. Tracy happens to be
my favorite actor!
Copyright. 1888. by the North Anne 'icar
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Spanish War Film
At Pierce Hall.

=" A MER1CA'S LAFAYETTES.
film depicting the life Of
American volunteers in Spain, will
be shown under the auspices of the
Friends Of the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade at Sis tonight at Pierce Hall,
The hlm was made on the battle
fields Of Spain. Many scenes were
shot during actual combat at Brunette
and Belchite where the Americans
played the leading role in the fight
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-23

track" John D. Cantrell, Argonaut
conductor, told coroner's jury
here.
AS a result a coroner's jury failed
to place responsibility for the head
on collision between two crack
Southern Pacific trains at lonely
Tortuga siding.
Before the inquest Jacobson said
he threw the switch which sent the
weStbound Argonaut crashing into
the California as it waited on
siding
I'm other words" District Attor-
ney R. I. French asked Cantrell,
"the train that was coming from
the east toward the west, which
would be your train, was set so
it would keep right on that same
track?" The witness replied, THAT
is it" The switch was set, he con-
tinued, so the west bound train
should have continued on the main
line it was travelling instead of
turning into the siding.
The brakeman appeared at the
inquest. With tears streaming down
his cheeks he declared he would
testify but friends advised him not
to. He extended his arms piteously
to the relatives of the wreck victims
and expressed his regret for their
sorrow.
In Los Angeles Friday represen-
tatives of three investigation agen-
cies conducted a closed, formal in
quiry into the wreck. Southern Pa
cific, Interstate Commerce COM
mission and the State Railroad
commission were represented. Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald of I'M
perial county was an observer.
John w. Donohue, Southern Pa
cific head in Imperial county, said
1t had been almost a quarter of a
century since the S. P. had
wreck in which passengers were
killed. Forty-four persons were sent
to hospitals by the company, he
said, and about 40 still are in hos
pitfalls in Yuma and Indio. The
paid the hospital expenses
and the cost of embalming the
dead and sending the bodies to
places designated by their families.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-23
ParIey Ruptured.
London Declares:
Cabinet Called
Parliament to Convene
Monday, Says Official
British Announcement

LONDON, Sept. %. (UP)
Official quarters in Lon
don said tonight they under
stood the Chamberlain-Hit-
ler conference may be con-
sidered ruptured.
II was understood here that
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
would see Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to-
night, but only for formal fare
well visit.
The cabinet will be summoned
tomorrow and it was believed par
lament would be called Monday.
1t was understood Franco British
consultations will take place tomor-
row, with Premier Edouard Dala
died possibly flying to London.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-23
Seven Buried in
Earth Collapse at
Biggest Dirt Dam
Fort Peck Project Sees
Machinery, Trestles
Plunge Into Water

FORT PECK, Mont, Sept.
%. (UP)-Seven men were
missing and feared dead to-
day in the debris of an earth
en- collapse at Fort Peck
dam, the worlds largest dirt filled
dam. The body of Albert Stoeser,
90, of Park Grove, Mont, already
had been recovered.
Throughout the night 100 men
worked feverishly in the marshy
soil at the dams edge, hoping to
rescue the missing before they died
of injuries or were drowned. Huge
searchlights played upon the lake
and dam to aid the rescue workers.
Twenty other workmen injured
in the collapse were given first
aid treatment. None was hurt SER
iously.
The cave-in occurred shortly af-
ter noon yesterday at the eastern
edge of the dam. Approximately 80
men were working in that area,
dredging the lake and operating
the huge eXcavating shovels.
Suddenly a 1000 foot front along
the lakes edge began to crumble
Workers shouted to each other to
run for their lives.
Machinery, railroad tracks and
trestles tumbled into the lake or
were wrecked at the waters edge.
The missing men were working
on a dredging barge just off the
bank. The barge went to the bot
tom under the load of dirt and
debris, and it was feared that the
men were unable to escape.
The main part of the dam did
not collapse. There was no loss
of water. Maj. Clark Kittrel, in
charge OF army engineers, could
offer no explanation for the earth
on the side nearest the water CIV
ing way.
There have been no rains recent
ly which might have caused the
earth to loosen. Water, however,
may have Seeped under the dam
from the lake and started the col
lapse.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-23
Road Gang Prisoner Escapes, Enjoys
Hour Of Freedom, Faces Prison

so days for disturbing yle peace,
had served only 13 days when he
decided tn parole himself unoffi-
cially-to himself.
Deputy Henry Williams, who was
in charge Of prisoners at the fair
grounds, said zorrilla was working
with the truck on the other side
of a building and he did not miss
him until several minutes after he
drove off.
Deputy Sheriff Ernie Cox said
grand theft and escape charges
probably would be lied.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-23
Gene Mako Upsets Australian Tennis
Star to Score Biggest victoryin
Career; Alice Marble Wins

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. %.
(UP)-Gene Mako of Los Angeles
scored the biggest victory of his
career and the most surprising up
set of the tournament today when
he gained the final round of the
national tennis championship with
a 6-3, 7-5, ga victory over John
Bromwich of Australia.
Earlier in the day, after twice
being within one point of defeat,
Alice Marble of Beverly Hills, Cal,
the country's number ranking
player, defeated Mrs. Sarah Palfrey
Fabyan of Boston 81, 7-5, Us, to