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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
ARMSTRONG AND. AMBERS TO DRAW
 RECORD GATE?
Tickets for Title Bout Are $2.5O to $l6.50; Eddie
 DOIan on Card
Special to The DemOcrat)

New York City, July 28.--
 Tickets go on sale Monday (July 3D for the Henry Armstrong-Lou Ambers world lightweight title match scheduled for the Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, August p.
 The tickets, priced at $l650, $l1 50 $5.75, $3.50 and $25O for reserved seats Gall taxes includedD will be available for purchasers at the offices of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, Brill Building, 18th street and Broadway, Room 6O6, and also at Madison Square Garden.
 Advance reservations for the fight have been reaching the offices of Promoter Mike Jacobs for the past several weeks and present indica- tions are that the receipts will be the largest for a lightweight title event since Leonard and Tender.
 Both Armstrong and Ambers are already at work in preparation for their return flfteen-round meeting. Ambers has established quarters at Rockridge in Carmel, N. r., while the champion has returned to his favorite training site at Pompton Lakes, N J.
 Armstrongs hand injuries are now completely healed and the cham pion will enter the ring in defense of 135-pound crown with his hands in better condition than they have been in years. He has had ample rest and has not fought since he turned back Ernie Roderick in Lon- don last May 25.
 Matchmaker Johnny Attell is lin- ing up an attractive supporting pro- gram for the championship card. Three six-round bouts and pair of | fours are listed.
 The three six-rounders will bring | together Al NettloW, crack Chicago i lightweight, and Irish Jimmy | Vaughn, of Cleveland; Mike Kap- Ian, sensational Welterweight young Ster from Boston, and Frankie Ca- vana, of New York's East Eide: Milo | Theodorescu Rumanian welter who has shown impressive form in sever al appearances here, and Eddie De- Ian, of Waterbury, Conn. Attell will | announce the four-round principals | in few days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
FAVORITE MOVES IN LINKS TOURNEY
BY JACK CUDDY Limited Press Staff Correspondent

l United Press Staff COrresp0ndent)
 Baltimore, July 28.-(UP)-Arthui Armstrong, Honolulu shipping clerk who is favored to win the na- tional public links golf champion ships, meets Andrew Szwedko, a Pittsburgh mill worker, today in the semi-flnal on the Mt. Pleasant mu- nicipal course.
 Jim Molinari, police radio patrol man from San Francisco, plays Philip Gordon, an Oakland, Cal, insurance salesman in the other bracket of the 36-hole match play event.
 Armstrong, whose skillful driving and approaches have featured com- petition during the past two days, was expected to find tough competi- ton in Szwedko, who reached the semi final in 1887 and is favored to win this year by some experts.
 The slender, dark-haired Hawai- ian reached the round of four with a 4 and victory over Mike Cestone, a Montclair, N. J., mail carrier. Szwekdo eliminated Louis c. Cyr, a railway car inspector from Vancouv- CT, Wash, 3 and ?.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28

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 timber by pack of Russian wolf hounds up In long
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 e am cam my go @ though he's n % ea on m e sp How he ground on those turns
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 myself and ride up in style with the coach. PETE @ you hear noise that sounds @ like I'm being pged I'll get there in time for the Saratoga Cup out heel in the though the arways baked harder than bookmaker up
 FLIP LOMAxThey didn't nothing v., 3 mame S Shakespeare was right I'm going FANNIE MEADI claimed that walaby that didn't the saliva test to make Saratoga bag Oat with Mead (Only % A. can
 na T "ay up ossa paps 0 Oh the COLBY MADDENI have been pIactng the Australian which bankrol m swim help JOHN RoGANTis jauntng going will act as the avy It's six two and we'll make cohoes the SAM oosTAEyery A @ eoss ter s his mke I'll saddle the bOomn donkey ride up like Sancho Panza Panza Plume in book Mo- not Tom Shaws
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 JOHN FERRONEI gotta focause musta poosh em uppa Saratoga nexta weekl ROBINSON-Thees @ the projection to Saratoga
 PETE BLONG- I'm pushing kidde uce in putting the best foot forward Even \ and
 H. SCHIFF-Count the SchiRs SELF. I'm a pigeons and flying PAT not going to lie like all those other bookes made plenty dough at think this don't believe ask mutuel friend, Dunnigan
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
GIRL SOFTBALL
 LEADERS MEET

St.. Joseph and St. Margaret's CYO girls. tied for first place hon. ors in the city-wide junior softball league, will meet at Washington park tonight at 6:30 for the decid- ing tilt. Paul Doran, manager of the Washington Hills who have per- init for the playing field, consented to having the girls use the field for their important encounter.
 Rev. Phillip Hussey and Patrick Wallace, general chairman and city leader, respectively, will be in charge of the event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
TARTAN WINS AGAIN

Providence, R. T., July 28 - (U.P0 Ellison Tarzan Brown of Westerly, R. l., Boston A. A. martthon titlist, won a l0-mile road race here last night. Ills time was 5l minutes, 22 seconds Frank Darrah of Norfolk, Mass, was second with Lloyd An- derson of Providence, third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
SMOKERS PERIL TO FORESTS

Lansing, Mich. - (UP) - The per- son who carelessly losses away lighted cigarette butt is just about 10 times as much Of a menace to forests as the "firebug.' Michigan conservation department officials have discovered Fifty-six per cent Of the forest fires in the state last year were attributed Co smokers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
BYRON NELSON HOLE

New York-The ninth hole of the Pomonok Country Club course in Flushing will henceforth be known as "the Byron Nelson Hole," be- cause of the two great shots the United States Open titleholder made there in the P. c. A. Championship final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
GAMES WANTED

The West Side Aces seek softball games with teams in this vicinity. Contact with Charlie Lepps by call ing 3-9873 between and D. m, and all arrangements will be made
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
BIGGEST BASS

Alexandria Bay, N. Y.-Joan Bur- tish, who graduated from high school last month, caught the two largest bass taken in the Thousand Islands region this season. Together they weighed eight pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
TRACK GAMES OFF

The Greater Waterbury track meet, sponsored by the 2oth Cen tury Track club and scheduled for last night at Hamilton park, was postponed until August 10. Rain caused the postponement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
OARsMEN KEEP CHIEF

DetToit--Henry Penn Burke of Philadelphia was re elected presi- dent of the National Association Of Amateur oarsEnen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28

If the earths polar ics caps would melt. the greater part Of Florida would be under water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28

Bill Dwyer finished in the money this week which shows a fine im- provement in his game. We heard this is due to the practise he is get ting up in Frank Hardy's back yard. We hear too that Tom Quilter and Louie Hickox are getting in a little extra training in preparation for the final heat which begins shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
cal Boxer Gets Big Chance On Worlds Title Bout Program
Cookies Trek To De Saratoga Treck
By DAN PARKER

having their annual mid punger players from taken them for everything including
 
 them find out what they time continue losing their are results of "Galop"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28

Stories of Majors R using Recruits
 Told in Sketches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
St. Patrick's
 Quoit League

It was quite week for Jim Dwyer and Captain Ed "zipper" Conlan, the latter who kept score to his own liking and advantage. Pete Fftz- Henry ha dto giev out several warn ings. Oscar Tuebner handled the gavel during part of last Mondays competition, during which time he was the occupant of the arm chair.
 The boys managed to catch Jack Mitnick in the act of switching the scores before they we erhanded over to Secretary Ted Hardy. There Is no penalty however, since the offense has become habit. Jack Delaney would not have much success if games were forfeited on this count. He won three more Monday.
 Nice going there Ron Daly and Jack Heating, a few more clean sweeps and Ed Loftus and Patsy Garvey will have something to wor- ry about. Jim Tyrrell and Mike Kitchen have issued challenge to any two men, the game to take place at the Holy Name Society out ing Supnday. Someone pinched Jim Barrett's umbrella, but he managed to find the shower stick tucked neat ly away in Joe Hench's town sedan. Joe denies having anything to do with 1t, however.
 A few of the boys thought 1t might be a good idea if we had report from Treasurer Jim Brady, but he before the auditors could be brought into a huddle. Absentees in- cluded Harry Ryan, Bos Nelson and Garvey, all of whom will be on hand next week. ole Courtney and MT. Mitnick represented the South End.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04

were served and favors were
given to all guests.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
THE RAILROADS, REQUEST

In most of the newspapers in the terri
tories served by the Norfolk and Western
Railway, this progressive transportation
company ran timely advertisement last
week entitled, "The Whole Truth and
Nothing But The Truth.
We were particularly impressed with the
information contained in this ad which
made vigorous appeal to Congress and to
the public on behalf of the railroads "for
equality in competition with their high
way carriers and declared that the present
competition is unfair, subsidized and de-
StructiVe"
Comparing taxes and roadway costs of
the two forms of transportation the N &
w statement set forth that "out of every
dollar the railroads take in, they spend
2312 cents for maintenance of and invest
ment in their roadways and pay more than
taxes for the support of schools, public
health, and other activities for the general
welfare"
: ION the other hand" the railroad assert
ed, highway carriers operate for profit on
public built roadWays and out of every
dollar they take in, the for-hire motor
trucks reporting to the Interstate Com
merce Commission pay only about 712
cents in. taxes of all sorts. Common carrier
buses, according to the report, pay spe
cial tax of $109.90 per bus mile of highway
used---as compared with 81 1853 paid by the
railroads for each mile of track
The statement was concluded with this
significant sentence: "The railroads are
not asking for favors, they are asking only
fer a square deal in transportation.
Indeed, the railroads are entitled to that
They are the backbone of our national
transportation system and our financial
structure
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
Today
AND
Tomorrow
By
FRANK PARKER
S T &C X B r | ID G E

LINDY Tame
1t is just about twelve years
ago now that a tall, slender
young man flew out of the West
in a plane named THE Spirit OF
St. Louis" and landed at Roose-
welt Field, Long Island, where
half dozen other airmen had
gathered, all bent on trying to
make the first nonstop flight
from New York to Paris, for
which a $4,000 prize had been
offered by Raymond Orteig, a
New York hotel man.
Nobody had ever heard of
Charles A. Lindberg, and he did
Mt say much about himself. Air
experts were expecting that a
Navy flyer named Dick Byrd, or
a chap named Clarence Chamber
lain, would win the prize. Lin
dy" started off alone at o'clock
in the morning of May 20, and ar
rived in Paris at 500 the follow
ing afternoon.
The young flyers feat gave
American aviation an impetus
which has put this country into
first place in air travel. 1t also
brought him worldwide fame,
which he never expected and did
not welcome, and which was re-
sponsible for one of the most ira
gic events which could occur to
any man, the kidnapping and
murder of his baby son.
HERO criticism
''Lindy" never wanted to be a
hero, disliked and still dislikes
public acclaim.
But when public attention had
been attracted by his famous
flight, he could not keep out OF
the limelight. Government avia-
ton authorities and commercial
flying interests, who asked who
this young man was, discovered
that he was probably the best
trained flyer in America, gra-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
OPEN FORUM
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
NV Dear Fellow Citizens of Ashe

MY Dear Fellow Citizens of Ashe
County:
Although the reports are mea-
gre as yet, it is already evident,
from the enthusiastic reception
the teams received in the forty.
four separate communities last
Saturday night and Sunday, that
good old Ashe County at long
last is about to have a good mo-
dern hospital. Businessmen,
housewives, school teachers, Ia
borers, lawyers, doctors, preach
ers and all other classifications of
people appear to have pretty we'll
united in their faith, their work,
their prayers, for the good of hu-
mainly, and I trust all of us are
now determined to go forward
speedily in this thing.
Let every man and woman do
the part God places upon his con-
science in this business of getting
the hospital. The work ought to
start in less than thirty days.
One good citizen remarked that
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
IluN
and
KeAneN
By
TROY
ISAIAH
JONES

The world has now gone into Its
biggest sputter =.
Because of the worlds two Dig
gest strutters- = % - ~ q
Hitler to strut does not nave to
come to town
He, like Mussolini can strut Sit
ting down.
When Hitler dies and in his COT
fin is put,
They can't get the lid down be-
cause he wants to strut.
And when they 60 to hell and Sa-
tin meet
They will out strut the devil be-
cause of goose's feet.
Some day these strutters strut
ting is going to cease
And not until then will the world
have any peace.
1t seems up to your Uncle Sam
uel the situation to meet,
He will stop the army that
marches with goose's feet.
y
The Nazi salute is exactly like
that of the American Indians
which only goes to show the saw
agery of the Germans.
I don't know where they are
going to put the Hospital, but
they should get it out of as much
wind as possible.
The Nazi medicine bill has in
creased eight percent for the last
year which goes to show that
they are getting sick of some
thing there They are now fixing
to get the dose that they have
been needing for a long time.
Il
The government has used ev-
cry letter in the alphabet but
one. Now amt that "aitch"?
+
Once upon a time there was a
man who swung himself up in a
harness for the purpose Of sleep
ing. This habit of course has been
discontinued since the coming of
the Shovel handle.
Somebody said that Hitler had
been reading about some big
shots like Julius Caesar, Alex
ander the Great and wanted to
60 down in History. He is going
down all right.
l hope we get the hospital
built soon. I might be the first
man in it! You might, too!
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04

HOME background
Returning to Washington must
seem to Col Lindberg like revis-
iting the scenes of his childhood.
Few people remember that he
was brought up in the Nations
capital. When he was five years
old his father was elected to Con-
greSs from Minnesota and served
for ten years. The boy Lindberg
went to the Washington schools,
played with Washington boys,
and learned the city as only
boy could learn the town he lives
in.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04

this project in proportion to the
ability of the whole County is
the smallest project. yet under
taken. May no man say any more
that it cannot be done; but rather
let us say to one another, Come,
fellows, let's do it,.
The exact location will be set
tied next Saturday afternoon at
a meeting called for the Ameri-
can Legion hall at West Jeffer-
son at 400 o'clock. The Location
Committee of the Ashe County
Hospital Association hopes that
all the interested parties to this
question will be present and as
sist in the settlement of this i'm
pOrtant question in a manner sat-
isfactory to the entire County.
Harmony in this matter as in all
other matters of public welfare
ought to prevail. The Location
Committee can only consider the
paramount interests of the hospi-
tai itself. We are sure that all
of our people will want only the
best interest of the hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
ONE YEAR OF SERVICE

We do not know of any organization
anywhere that has accomplished more than
the Jeffersons Rotary club has during it's
first year of existence.
. Designed for the primary purpose of pro-
noting spirit of good fellowship, friend
ship, unity and cooperation among the
business and professional men of the coun-
ty, this club has certainly achieved that
goal and in addition to that, it has spon-
sored a large number of progressive and
humanitarian activities.
The predictions contained in an editorial
which appeared in the Winston-Salem
Journal just after the club was organized
last spring, were indeed accurate. The til
tie of that editorial was, "Preparing for
Progress" In part it stated-"One of the
significant developments in the Northwest
North Carolina this spring is the organiza-
ton of new Rotary club at the Jeffer-
sons The club has enlisted as charter
members splendid group of outstanding
and progressive business and professional
men of Ashe county, The launching of such
a civic organization is particularly time
ly because of the states new advertising
program to stimulate tourist business and
the industrial and agricultural develop
ment of the commonwealth. . No section
should profit more from this adventure
than our mountain area, through which
runs the great National Blue Ridge Park
way.
"All that is necessary to insure a new
era of progress in that section, as we'll as
throughout North Carolina, is a spirit of
unity and cooperation among our people,
The organization of great civic club in
county like Ashe is evidence that such a
spirit is growing in that fine section. And
this in itself, is another reason for facing
the future with highest optimism"
A partial list of the clubs civic and HUI
manitarian services are printed elsewhere
in this issue. Each member should be proud
of this record of achievement and the coun-
ty should be proud of the fact that it has
a Rotary club. This organization is truly
living up to its motto of-"Service above
self-he profits most who serves the BEST
We heartily congratulate the club and
wish for it even more success during
it's second year of unselfish service to the
JefferSonS and Ashe county,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
Ashe Co. Talent =.
Well Receiyed
On Station WIT
Winner In Last Saturdays
Broadcast Will Be An
nOunced This Sat.
MUCH INTEREST

Winners in the radio broad
cast over WIT for the young
America On The Air" contestants
who took part on this program
last Saturday, will be announced
at ten o'clock, Saturday morning,
when other young Americans will
again on on the air r~s, ,.
Much interest was shown in
the program last Saturday due
to the fact that the Ashe county
winners in program recently
sponsored here by the American
Legion Auxiliary, and the Cent
raj Radio Co., local Norge dealer,
went on the air. -a.
Those who took part on the
program from Ashe county were
Elmo Jones, Elizabeth Anne
Diggs, Dorothy Dean Campbell,
and Margaret Ruth Morphew. All
of the contestants received much
praise on their performances.
On the program with these also
appeared a group from Mullins,
S. c. Out of these two groups, a
winner selected by the judges
will be announced Saturday
morning at ten o'clock. This win
ner will receive a radio given by
Southern Bearings & Parts Co.,
Norge Distributors, and will also
be given an invitation to return
later in the finals of the Norge
Young American Contest. The
two winners in the finals will re-
ceive trips to the New York
Worlds Fair and parents of these
winners will receive their choice
of Norge Rollator Refrigerator,
a Norge Electro Speed Electric
Range or Complete Norge
Home Laundry outfit.
Accompanying the Ashe county
group to Charlotte were Mrs. P.
G. Wright, Mrs. Ed. D. Barr, Mrs.
S. L. Diggs, Mrs. Quincy Camp
bell, Mrs. Laverne Johnson,
Donald Johnson, Mrs. Ed. M.
Anderson, Mrs. George Oliver
and Mrs. Howard Morphew. They
were the guests of the studio dur
ing the broadcast and were after
wards invited to the Southern
Bearing and parts company
where recording of the program
was rendered for the benefit of
the contestants. Refreshments
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04
Fertilizer In
Right Spot Is
Boost To Yield
Nearer Fertilizer Placed To
Seed Better Is Results.
Tests Are Cited.

Yields are usually bigger, crops
earlier and quality better if fer
tilizer is placed in two-inch
bands to the side of the row and
approximately on the level with
the seed or Seeding roots, instead
of being broadcast or placed be-
low or too far from the row, says
c. B. Williams, head of the State
College Agronomy Department
When fertilizer in large
amounts is placed under, above
or around the seed or Seeding at
the time of planting, early injury
will occur under certain mois-
ture conditions, he added.
Citing the results of field tests
by the State College Experiment
Station, Prof. Williams said fer
tilizer to the side of the row of
seed cotton, 20 bushels of pota-
toes, and 1865 pounds of tobacco.
In comparison with plots where
fertilizer was in bands one inch
under the seed or Seeding roots,
side placements increased yields
of seed cotton 253 pounds per
acre, potatoes 38 bushels per acre,
and tobacco 155 pounds per acre.
At this time of the year, when
many farmers are applying fer
tilizer, it is wise for them to heed
the results of fertilizer placement
tests conducted by other farm
ers, under the supervision of the
Experiment Station, the agrono-
mist stated.
I'VE recommend that the near
er fertilizer can be placed to the
seed-without injury to germina-
tion-the more effective it is, but
if applications are moderately
heavy, it is safest to put the fer
tilizer in bands along both sides
of the seed and at a depth vary
ing with the CROP" Prof Williams
concluded.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-05-04

a dope.
'The state of affairs" 'the Eur
ope situation"
The man must have a Hitler fix
alton.
It's enough to make strong man
quail,
Cause it happens each Thursday
without fail.
He uses the column to rant and
cuss,
And OF morethan hint at things
much WusS,
His scathing comments and rank
sarcasm
Are fit to give a body a spasm.
We don't have to read it, do I
hear him say?
I know we could pass time a
more profitable way,
But it fascinates us, this cyni-
cism.
His poetry'S putrid, his prose is
punk
(This is no better, I know it's the
bunkD
So, in the Land of the Free and
the home of the Brave
'Rah for the 'Nutty Colonel
long may he rave!'