davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-12-05
Harder SteIIo Played for Army
The Biqqer Holes He Left

Take the case of Harry Stella OF
the Army, one of the best tackles
I've seen. understand in the Har
ward game. in which he was putting
up a desperate defense, they useo
all this aggressiveness against him
The harder and faster he charged
the bigger opening he left for Har-
ward backs. That happens in almost
every game-to almost every fast
aggressive tackle
Where did housekeeping start?
AS Lou Little has just explained, the
term came from the act of batting
tackle-letting him through with
out any pposition-and then knock
ing him down from the side
I'll tell you where I think it
started" Jimmy Crowley of Ford
ham said, lin our Notre Dame game
against Stanford back around 1925
That was the day Ernie Nevers made
so much ground through our line
Playing back I began to wonder
what was happening. Then I
noticed that our fast tackles were
driving in and were getting smeared
beyond the line as Nevers came tear
ing through big openings. I guess
Pop Warner figured that one out
I don't know. But I know that it
cost us a lot of ground that day.
Now every team uses it-espe-
cially on quick charging tackles. It's
much easier to knock down or take
out tackle when you have a clean
shot at him from the side, especially
when he isn't expecting it. So,
whatever tackle does he may be
wrong. It's the toughest spot on
the team"
Evening star., 1939-12-05
WorIey Arranging Games

Gene Worley is arranging games
for the Manassas Girls and Manas-
sas Fire Department basket ball
teams. He can be addressed at
Box 262, Manassas, Va.
Evening star., 1939-12-05
Straiqht Off the Tee

Last big club golf Of the 1899 competitive
decided
where of the
championship
IA "Al" Edmonds
pair L. DR. Rice
Evening star., 1939-12-05
Roughine Posser After Ball
Is Thrown Seems SenseIess

I still believe the passer takes too
much punishment in football.
Instructions are to knock him
down-to leave him groggy-not
only to make him hurry the pass,
but to let him know he is going to
be Jared up even after the pass is
thrown.
There can be no complaint about
roughing the passer just before or
just as he throws the ball. But when
the ball is on its way down the field
can see no sense or reason in
knocking the passer down and giving
him the works
He is potential tackler against
an intercepted forward? So is the
kicker a potential tackler against
the run-back of punt
I believe the passer is entitled to
more protection under the rules
after the ball is we'll under way. I
don't mean hairline cases. I mean
where it is apparent the roughing
act was for the sole purpose of
tarring the passer's teeth loose to
reduce his passing efficiency later on
This Is just as simple for an official
to watch as roughing the kicker is.
was talking with one star passer
after hard game. I'm still dizzy"
he said. Near the finish I didn't
know where the pass was going.
They not only knocked me down
from the front. Two or three times
they circles in back of me and came
near breaking my spine we'll after
the pass was under way"
Coaches admit this-but most of
them haven't any Baughs or
O'Briens or Christmans or Fried
mans. Fine passers are few and
far apart.
Coils Christmon Of Missouri
Best Poser He Observed
The best passer I saw this last
season was Paul Christman of Mis-.
souri,, And when they tied him up
he started running. Other star pass
ers were Allerdice of Princeton,
Scholl of Cornell and Stirnweiss and
Lalanne Of North Carolina. These
were all good. So was Banks Nc
Fadden of Clemson.
Fine kickers also were scarce this
season. The best kicking I saw all
year came off in the Tennessee
Alabama game from Cafego, Butler
and Nelson. Long, high, well-placed
spirals of SIS and IS yards. Seymour,
the Yale sophomore. probably was
the finest kicker of the season. He
was another Colwell McFadden of
Clemson was fine kicker.
But the kicking in many games
was only ordinary Wallace Wade
proved at Duke the damage an Eric
Upton could do. Which was plenty.
High-class kicking is a terrific
help, both on offense and defense.
For kicking can be made much more
than a mere defensive weapon. 1t
can bring big dividends on attack
as well.
Evening star., 1939-12-05
The
SpoRTLIGH7
Tackle Toughest Grid
Job, Soy Coaches
By GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

Special CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.
DALLAS, Tex. Dec. S IN. A. N. Al
What is the toughest job to play
on football team? Blocking back?
Forward passer? Ball carrier?
I put this query up to at least
20 well-known coaches. Heading
west through Texas began to sum-
marize their replies. The verdict
was almost unanimous-"the tackle. -
For example, the strong Midwest
had no recommendation. The East
and the South had only one.
In looking over the list of leading
stars for the season fine backs have
been thicker than summer grass
hoppers-Harmon Kinnick. Cafego,
Christman, Lansden. Washington,
Kimbrough, McAfee, Piepul, Peoples,
Mccullough, Matusczak. Boell, Stirn-
weiss, McFadden, Hoffman, Grain,
Kellogg, Principe-on and on, all in
the all-America circle.
But the crop of standout tackles
was thinner than a drink of water
Why? Let Lou Little of Columbia
tell you.
Sure, the tackle has the toughest
Job in football" said Lou. II know
the punishment any good forward
passer must take as he is knocked
down on almost every pass. But the
tackle is in a rougher spot. If he
stands and waits he looks to be
loafing. If he is a charging
aggressive tackle they let him
through and then smear him. That S
what we call mouse trapping. The
more aggressive he is, the worse you
can make him look
Evening star., 1939-12-05

To the Quality
Minded Tavern
Keeper and Dealer
for you to know hdt:
he poys more for NATIONAL
BOHEMIAN than for
dnY other ten cent bottle
Of beer he handles.
Other beers which he
sells for q dime make
him q longer profit.
But qudlity minded dealers.
building friends ond steady
trdde. knowing the sound
worth of NATIONAL
BOHEMIAN ore qldd to
pdY the extra cost to give
you q grund. digestible
beer Of full dnd exquisite
taste dnd flavor.
Of course. he expects
you to soy
NATIONAL BOHEMIAN"
brewed and bottled by
The National Brewing Company
Baltimore, Md.
WASHINGTON Michigan 2e0e
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09

home" policy for generations and that
helping our farmers to market their sur
plus products at profit and to increase the
'live-at-home" program.
Like the hospital movement, sentiment
in this county in particular to perfect the
cold storage cooperative and marketing
center is almost unanimous and in rather
miraculous manner this sentiment has al
ready been manifested by over 200 farmers
and business men in the most tangible way.
They have signed applications for mem
bership and for rental of cold storage lock-
ers and storage space.
Within the next week it is believed that
at least 800 will have joined the proposed
coop. The larger the number the greater
will be the success and benefits of this
movement which is destined to improve
farming, to increase farm incomes and to
better the general welfare of Ashe and adj
joining counties.
Not only are large variety of products
produced in Ashe, Allegheny and Watauga
counties, but also these products are the
finest that can be grown The soil is excep-
tionally FERTILE the climate ideal and the
people are skilled in production. Due per-
haps to isolation more than to anything
else, our farmers have had to raise almost
everything they needed in the home and
on the farm. The surplus products are sold
to get enough money to meet other obliga-
tons and because of having to make these
sales when the markets are more or less
flooded and due to lack of organized and
centralized marketing facilities, the prices
received for these products are often times
below actual production costs. A cold stor-
age plant and market planning will great
ly improve this situation.
Farmers who have not joined the pro-
posed cooperative, are urged to do so at
once. This is the modern, scientific way
of making farming. profitable.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
OUR CHANCES LOOK GOOD

According to all available information,
we have every reason to believe that the
preliminary application of the proposed
Blue Ridge Cold Storage Cooperative to
borrow money from the Rural Electrified
ton Administration to build cold storage
plant here will be approved.
After making thorough survey last
week end Mr. Miers, an REA official in
Washington, declared that he was favorab-
ly impressed with the possibilities of such
a plant to serve this and adjoining coun-
ties.
Those in charge of the movement at
tempted to prove to him that farming in
this section is more diversified than in
most areas of the south; that here in Ashe
county we produce a large quantity of veg
etables and agricultural products, poultry,
livestock of all kinds and fruits; that our
people have been practicing the 'hve-at-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
NEARLY 1000 LUNCHES
SERVED IN LUNCHROOMS

Continued from Page One)
ker said, and added that she
plans to expand the garden pro-
duction next summer.
West Jefferson leads in the to-
tai number of lunches served
daily, having around 150 Crump-
Ter is second and Lansing third,
she said
The 9 lunchrooms now in ope-
ration and the % WPA cooks in
these schools are as follows:
West jefferson - Mrs. Essie
Gambill, Miss Hattie Kelly, and
Miss Sybal May; Jefferson, Mrs.
Thresia Badger, Mrs. Lula Will
cox and Miss Leara Sexton; Heal
ing Springs, Mrs. Causby Shu-
mate, Mrs. Matte Gauntly and
Mrs. Ella Caarley: Lansing, Mrs.
Mae Goss, Miss Lillian Church
and Mrs. Locke Finley; Nathan's
Creek, Mrs. Aida Sturgill, Miss
Matte Dixon and Mrs. Fannie
Mcmillan; Riverview, Mrs. Carrie
Jenkins, Miss Mamie Eller and
Mrs. Bessie Ward; Fleetwood,
Mrs. Minnie Badger and Mrs. Bu-
leah Hartsog; Green Valley, Mrs.
Ennis Stewart; Obids. Miss Allie
Mae Handy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
AN ARMISTICE PRAYER

Saturday is Armistice Day, commence
rating the twenty-first anniversary of the
Armistice, which brought the great World
War to an end but this year the United
States of America is one of the few coun-
tries of the globe that can truly celebrate
this historic peace monument.
Today many of the other great nations
are engaged in another war that in many
respects is worse than the one whose end
ing we are to observe Saturday.
Our humble prayer is that the leaders of
this nation will keep us out of any foreign
conflict, that the people living in countries
now engaged in bitter combat may soon
see the utter futility of war and refuse to
follow bloodthirsty and selfish leadership
To those American soldiers who sleep
beneath the sod and to those who were
fortunate enough to return home and to
help make their communities a happier
and better place in which to live, we bow
our heads in reverent gratitude.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09

waved at the scene of 157 disasters in this
country, bringing assistance to nearly 3OO,-
600 sufferers.
The distress of millions of civilians in
the European war zones can be alleviated
in some measure through the Red Cross So
cieties of the world Our own Red Cross
is sending surgical dressings, medicine and
clothing for war sufferers.
This wonderful movement was started
rs years ago by Henri Dunant, Swiss
idealist He was an obscure man and yet
his idea has become worldwide. Sixty
three nations have enrolled under it's ban
ner.
His first idea was for humane treatment
of wounded soldiers on the battlefield. He
assembled neighborhood girls and women
to aid him in visiting the battlefields and
succoring the soldiers dying of wounds,
thirst and exposure. For three days they
carried on this work. Dunant, realizing the
futility of their efforts, finally managed to
reach Napoleon III, who was in personal
command of his troops. His mission so i'm
pressed the young emperor that he con-
sented to release all Austrian medical men
who had been taken prisoners so that they
might return with Dunant to treat the
wounded.
Thus, in the span of weeks time, the
young Dunant had accomplished one of the
outstanding achievements since the days of
chivalry-recognition of the principle that
naedica1 men were neutra1S in the hattie
zone and should treat the enemy wounded
as we'll as their own nationals.
It's service since the first organization
in 1862 have been greatly expanded and in
clude disaster relief, first aid, emergency
on highways, nutrition, nursing, preven-
ton of starvation and so on.
Last year the American Red Cross had
over five million members Resolve now to
join the Red Cross!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
TO OPEN NOVEMBER IL

Continued from Page One)
alternating the sufferings of war.
Our chapters throughout the
country already have started the
production of garments for the
needy civilian populations of be-
lligerent countries, while linn
tied number of Chapters are now
preparing hundreds Of thousands
of surgical dressings for use at
the front"
The success of Roll Call this
year, will guage the smount of
assistance the American Red
Cross can give the sick and in
jured of war, and the comfort
that can be brought to refugees
and other non-combatants fleeing
the danger zones, Mr.. Coward
said.
"At the same time, the Red
Cross must be prepared to con-
tinue its battle against human
suffering. in this country" the To-
cal Chairman said. 'The Red
Cross has been constantly in
creasing its volume of service.
during the past few years.
The Junior Red Cross, it was
explained, is recognized as the.
largest youth organization in the
country. 1t has a membership of
approximately 100000 young
Americans of grammar and high
school age. In addition to their
regular services of assisting dis
aster-stricken children and their
many local programs, the Junior
Red Cross carries on a system of
international correspondence in
an effort to create a better UNDER
standing between nations.
Gale Mcmillan is secretary
treasurer of the local chapter
while P. C. Wright, and Mrs.
Glenn Neal are vice-chairmen.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
NINTH WEEK OF THE d?

The allies won the ninth week of the
war, such as it was, on the Washington
front-or rather it was won there for them
and there were no impressive points
scored against them elsewhere A good deal
OF powder and shot are being expended on
the western front, but the brief communi-
ques have little to say of results in the way
OF soldiers killed and wounded. At sea, II
ships were destroyed, two of them Ger
man, four belonging to neutrals.
The repeal of the neutrality act by this
country directs attention to half billion
dollars worth of war gear, mostly air.
planes, ready for shipment, with the pros
pect that efforts will be intensified to pre-
vent its being transported to Britain and
France, the nazis limiting at unrestricted
submarine warfare, 1917 STYLE France is
reported to have advanced Is million dol
lars to finance aircraft construction in this
country The simplest way to destroy a
chicken is ordinarily to smash an egg; cir
cumstances can easily be imagined in
which it would be much cheaper to pre-
vent by sabotage in this country the sup
plying of war materials to the allies than
to wait until they have been fabricated
shipped and started across the water
1t has been busy week upon the diplo-
matte front, with involvement of all of the
vast complication of European politics, but
with few, results of any particular clarity
Russia is supposed to have indicated that
it will not fight along with Germany but
the workings of the Stain mind can only
be conjectured.
Mussolini shuffled his official deck and
dealt himself new hand. Solitaire?-Th
Greensboro Daily News.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
Embargo Lifted; U. S. Ship
Returned; Peace Suggested
COLD STORAGE PLANT
is VIRTUALLY ASSURED

Continued from Page One)
features" he said.
About year ago our REA adj
ministrator agreed that he would
lend money to our REA co-ops
to re-lend to other co-ops and be-
fore going into this activity, we
made a careful study of large
number of plants to determine
why they were successes or fail
ures and as a result of this Sur
vey, we have set up certain STAN
dards and specifications which
we feel are essential."'
He said that farmers all over
the country are delighted with
the advantages afforded ., by a
Geld storage plant.
In them animals can be slaugh-
tered at any time during the
year and the meat can be kept
for home use or sale. Vegetables
of many kinds can be success
fully frozen and fruits and poul-
try can be kept, he said.
eve believe these plants offer
an excellent opportunity for far
mers to use more products pro-
duced on their farms and to sell
them mosce profitably," Mr. Mires
said.
In the construction of the plant,
Mr.. Mires said that REA had no
hard and fast rules as to what
kind of plant should be construc-
ted. I'VE try to work with the To-
cal people to build plant that
best suits that particular commu-
nity," he said in answer to the
question regarding the amount of
storage space that might be in
cluded.
He also explained that men,
bers who are not satisfied can
get their membership fees back
within three years after the plant
is organized.
people can rent lockers, too,
without being members, but they
must put up a $40 deposit" he
said.
He stated that to date REA has
helped build 8 plants, but none in
North Carolina. Money is loaned
at 3 or percent interest and
is paid back over period of
years.
In the meantime all farmers
are urged to join the proposed
cooperative and have a part in it.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09

the marriage ceremony being per-
formed by that friend of the fam
lily, Elder D. S. Nebb. To this
union were born four children, of
whom one, Andrew Thos. Reeves,
died Fl years ago, and the re-
naming children survive their
mother: DR.. VIM. Bower Reeves,
Elkin; Ben C. Reeves, Sparta;
and Mrs. Irene Reeves Barr, w.
Jefferson, together with two
grandchildren, Gale Page Reeves,
and Russell Wilson Barr, Jr.
We cannot understand the mys-
ferrous providence of God that
calls away, at such an early age,
one so capable and one so be-
loved, but we are grateful for her
life; her service to her family and
friends, her church and communi-
ty.
She was devoted wife, a low
ing mother and a helpful friend.
She was woman of great aner-
gy and good business judgment
until the decline of her health for
the last two or three years.
Her life has been a source of
good, an inspiration to many peo-
pie, and we bow in submission to-
Gods will, knowing that he doeth
all things well.
BY A Friend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
Belgium and Netherlands Of
fer to Assist in Making
Peace in Europe.

The war situation assumed a
new aspect both in Europe and
the United States during the past
few days, with two events at
tracing worldwide significance,
the repeal of the arms embargo
act by Congress and the seizure
of the ship, the City of Flint,
from the German prize crew and
returning it to its original U. S.
command.
Here the plans are underway
to fill Immediately the orders for
war materials already on hand
from Britain and France, and the
controversy as to whether Ameri-
can ships should be placed under
the flag of Panama so that they
may ply European waters, closed
to American vessels by the. neu-
trality law, is still unsettled.
The seizure of the City of Flint
by the Norwegians and it's return
to it's American command, as well
as the subsequent Imprisonment
of the German prize crew has
aroused a question of neutrality
limits among other nations. Ger
many was as much surprised as
any nation over this act on the
part of Norway.
Abroad, waring nations received
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS peace
suggestion with cautious reserve
this week, with indications that
they had little hope for success.
Berlin officials said the Ger
man response to the bid of King
Leopold and Queen Wilhelmina
would not be known until "af-
ter the highest source has spok-
en"-which was taken to indicate
that Adolf Hitler was studying
the offer.
The initial reaction in nazi Of
ficialdom was that the little neu-
trail nations lost their best chance
to mediate after the fuehrer's
October 6 peace" speech in
which he disclaimed any war
aims in the west.
In France the news of the ac-
ton by the Belgian and Neither
lands monarchs was presented as
the result of German threat to
violate the neutrality of the two
countries.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-11-09
N uIts
AND
Kernels
By
TROY 1.
JONES

The president, in designating
November % as Thanksgiving
gave as his excuse that there
would be more time to do the
trading. But he has said nothing
as to the where-with-all was COM
ing from.
=" **
Man has been successful in do
mesticating two insects-the bee
and the silk worm. Of course the
flea has been more obliging, and
has been demonstrating man by
leaps and bounds.
Hoover, as Secretary of Com
merce, did one real thing in his
standardizing nuts and bolts"
This in social psychology is
known as the gregarious instinct,
or in common parlance conscious
ness of kind. But he did not do
enough of. the Standardization to
hold the Republican Party intact.
y X
After we got over the depres-
sion and had the old fashion re-
ligious conception strengthened,
Hitler had to fetch hell right up
here. Of course it saves him the
trouble of going to it.
* y x
To the young swain, inexper-
fenced, timid and hesitant in pop
ping the question to the fair
damsel, you may render the oc-
casion easier by taking the lass
to the family cemetery and ask
ing her how she would like to be
buried there.
And a headliner says that the
war has scrambled the 1910 po-
litical scene. Of course scramb-
ling does not help rotten egg.
Thomas Dewey used to be a So
loist in high school. My opinion
is that the erstwhile soloist will
do some more soloing if, and
when, he tries to run for presi-
dent. Of course if he is any good
as an orchestra leader, the Re-
publican party is sorely in need
of a head symp. If there are
enough left to form decent high
school symphony club.
Arch stupidity: The woman
that thought because Henry Ford
got Mussel Shoals that he had a
chronic disease.
Legend or fable or sumpin' has
that the elephants all 60 to GER
tain place in Africa to die. So
strong is that purpose and in
stinct that some of them in their
anxiety to reach the spot actual
ly kill themselves getting there.
x
The reason that so many bills
are laid on the door steps of the
White House is that Mr.. Roose-
welt is the daddy of them.
4
The old timer who boasts of
working twelve to fourteen hours
day shows something of stupi-
dity as we'll as industry.