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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Daughter Dies
At Mrs. Bare's
Funeral Wed.
Mrs. Freel Bare Suffered
Stroke at Funeral OF Mrs.
Jennie Bare, Wed.
HAD 500 DESCENDANTS

Death dealt a dual blow in the
Bare family at Crumpler. Yester-
day afternoon as Mrs. Jennie
Bare, SO, of Crumpler, was being
laid to rest in the Koontz GENE
terry, her daughter, Sally Belle,
wife of Free1 Bare, of Wagner
was fatally stricken with paraly-
sis, at the grave-side. She died
in less than an hour afterwards
inspite of medical aid.
Plans for her funeral were in
complete this morning, but it was
announced that burial would pro-
baby take place on Friday.
Funeral service for Mrs. Jen-
ME Bare was conducted by Ell
der Worth Davis. A large
crowd attended the service. She
was well known to hundreds and
was a friend to all who knew her.
Mrs. Bare was born at Jeffer-
son. She was the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowers.
Death came Monday as the re-
suit of a stroke of~paralysis..
Jessie Bare, her husband, died
several years ago. Both of them
were well known throughout the
county.
She is survived by many child
rem and relatives. John Bare,
of Piney Flat, Tenn; Mrs. Lin
da Craft. Idlewild; Mrs. Martha
Bare, Idlewild; Hiram Bare,
Crumpler; Mrs. Dora Bare, Eliza
bethton, Tenn; Mrs. Mary
Grouse, Sparta; Mrs. Addie Col
ward, Crumpler and Mrs. Effie
Mcmillan, Elizabethton, Tenn.
She was the mother of Is child
rem, had 100 grandchildren, 224
great grandchildren, and q great
great grandchildren, making a to-
tai of 369 descendants.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Republicans To
HOldCOnventiOn
At Court House

Delegates from each Of the 19
townships in Ashe will be chosen
tomorrow afternoon to attend the
county Republican convention at
the courthouse Sat. afternoon at
which time a chairman Of the
executive committee will be
elected, delegates to the state and
district conventions selected and
other business matters transacted.
The township primaries will be
held at three o'clock at the voting
places and the county convention
will convene at / o'clock.
Grant Bauguess is chairman of
the executive committee and C..
E. WEIGH is secretary. According
to predictions by several leading
Republicans, Bauguess will be re-
elected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
DIR. Edwards To
Hold Series OF
Dental Clinics

DR.. L. H. Edwards will arrive
in Ashe county Monday to start
conducting a series of dental eli
MICS in the public schools.
This program is sponsored by
the county health department
in cooperation with the State
Board of Health.
He will hold his first clinic al
the Riverview school. Only child
rem under the age of Is are sup
posed to be examined during
these clinics.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Maxwell Will
Address Rotary
Club Tonight
Many Guests Expected, In
Guiding Riverview's
Cage Team.

Hon. A. ]. Maxwell, veteran
North Carolina commissioner of
revenue and candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, will address the Jeffersons
Rotary Club tonight at tbs at the
West jefferson hotel.
Members of the Riverview high
school championship basketball
team will be guests of the club
tonight and a number of other
guests are expected to hear Mr..
Maxwell.
Tuesday he spoke at the Rotary
Continued on Page Eighty
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
TO MEET APRIL IL

The monthly council meeting of
the Methodist League Union will
be held at the home of Mrs. Give
Price, at Grassy Creek, on April
IL at 1880 o'clock. All adult coun-
Gil members, presidents and Sec
retaries Of each league in the
county, are urged to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
Seventh Graders
Take Exams Today

All seventh grade students in
Ashe county are taking the stan
dard state examinations today at
the various central high schools.
There are approximately 500
7th. graders and their chances
of graduation depend, to a great
extent, upon the outcome of these
tests.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
BELIEvE-n-oR-NOT

The Skyland Post is the only
paper in North Carolina having
an audited circulation of over
three times the total population
of the town in which it is pub
lished.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-04
AsHE COUNTY

Is the air-conditioned section of
North Carolina whose altitude
ranges from 5000 to $500 feet
ABOVE sea level. twenty-five miles
OF the PARKWAY run through
the county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
SOUTH PLANT WONDERS
 CHALLENGE MARVELS

The American Brass Boy Won ders" of the South Plant finishing room, issue a preseason challenge to the Marvels, who are also from the same department. George Rem fer manager of the Winders, is willing to send his boys against the Tommy Marvin ten anytime, anywhere, and for anything, re- gardless of the weather.
 Being slight favorites, the Won ders are almost sure of victory, while on the other hand, the Mar vels are starting to think twice. A game can be arranged by an- swering through this column, or by getting in touch with our manager at the shop. This game will be to decide which team will represent the Finishing room in the coming A. B. c. league, which will get under way in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02

Walters, the finest pitcher in the league.
 WILSON FOLLOWS GREAT PITCHER TO CINCINNATI
 Perhaps" went on President Nu- gent, it was one of those con- trolled coincidences that Wilson, af- ter diSmissing me and the Phillies signed with the Reds as a coacf and at a good salary for such 8 position.
 Oddly enough there he found Walters, the third baseman he transformed into pitcher
 And here is the Wilson account.
 T don't have to tell you why Nugent peddled Walters, but wish you'd quote me as saying we sold him for the sale price," says the old Cardinal catcher. T held up the deal for a few days because I wanted Peaches Davis as the pitcher, not HollingsWorth.
 "Nugent evidently had to dis. pose of either Walters or Passeau at the time, and the Reds chose Walters.
 Tt is significant that Passeau went to the Cubs last May, and Nugent can't say I had anything to do with that one"
 Gerry Nugent and Jimmy Wilson really ought to get together.
 Meanwhile, there's both sides oi the story of the transfer of Bucky Walters, who pitched Cincinnatj to it's first pennant in 20 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

get his parlays lined up. He's horse crazy. Maybe if was three-year- old mudder he'd pay me more mind It aint helping any to have Demp- sey and Mike Jacobs sore at one another. Not when Mike runs box ing the way he does"
 Burman gave me rather full de- scription of his life, but I will omit his early youth and schooling, and his summer vacations with various aunts and uncles, and simply tell you that he is the only man ever to knock out Buddy Knox, who he says is much tougher than Fort Knox; that he beat Eddie Blunt who gave Galenta a tremendous struggle; :; that he has beaten Steve Dudas, a conqueror of Bob Pastor, and that he holds a decision over one Edou- ardo Primo, select Argentine beef who once licked Godoy. Also, he has beaten Farr.
 So, you see what fellow gets from leaving his door unlocked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
|ODDS DROP ON |BIMELECH MONTH BEFORE DERBY
Future Book Rates Brad= ley Colt 2=l; Midland
 Was 10O=1, Now Is
BY JACK GUENTHER United Press Racing EditOr)

New York, April 2 - UP0 - Evidently nobody bothered to in. form the bookmakers that Apri Fool officially ended at midnight be. cause the second call-over of Ken. lucky derby future odds came ou today and there was Bimelech-2-1 7-10 and 2-5 to win, place or show
 This time the joke isn't on the suckers alone. It may sound a little like horse biting man, but the book ies don't like the odds themselves.
 The reason is that despite the record short price and despite the rumors that Bimelech's training hac been retarded by the midwest colo wave, more money has been tossed over the counter on Colonel E. R Bradleys horse than on all othel 126 derby eligibles combined.
 Take it or leave it, the new quo. tation is all you can get. For a few days after the books opened Mibe. lech was 3-1 and for almost twc weeks he was 1-2-1. But if you judge by the play the hard-boots are giving the book operated by Vet. eran James J. Carroll of St. Louis the price of the idle hour coult will sink to even money in another fort night.
 One Horse Race?
 Carols book shows the derby as more of a one-sided event than ever before in its history. Never be- fore has a horse opened at less than Al and never before did a price drop below that figure before the horse in question went out for his first practice race. Bimelech hasn't t even quit his barn, and the derby still is 32 days away.
 To balance things, Carroll has raised the price on two contenders Call to ColorS has gone up from 20-1 to 30-1 and Rough Pass from 15-1 to 20-1. But, on the other hand, a wave of western money has come rolling in on the vests chief threat 70. S. Towards Mioland-and This Out-Lander has been dropping as fast as a parachute jumper who forgot to pull herring.
 All down the line the contenders have been peeled and pared, but Midland has been Slashed the most He opened at 1OO-1, was cut in hal1 to 50-1 and now is, and 3. The only horse to match his drop is Ro- bert E. Lee, the imported English colt who has gone down from 500-l to 40-1.
 Two of the low-priced numbers have remained stationary. They are Millsdale Stables Andy K. who has drawn no action whatsoever at 10, 4 and 2, and Roman Flag, who has n't changed from 12, and 2. Neb Dorsett and Quenemo now are list ed as highly doubtful starters, and here are the new figures on several of the more prominent others:
 Little Risk from 6O-1 to 30-1, Prompt Pay from 5O-1 to 2O-1, Null titude from col to 30-1, The Rage from 50O-1 to 2O0-1, Roman from 60-1 to 30-1, Jacomar from 100-1 to 40-1, Perfect Love from 1,000-1 to 200-1, Cockerel from 100-1 to 40-1 and Potranco from 100-1 to 30-1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
.ThiSSpOrting
 World
RimeIech. Bradley And "The Book
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Interesting indeed and altogether timely was this mornings notice Colonel Edward Riley Bradley of the mint ep country better than to to win the scheduled for Saturday May h at Churchill Downs
 
 the book the time Derby will Kentucky Derby odds the Bradley horse finish third meaning that must put dollars to dollars Bmelech third However the future book for the odds are short enough.
 IF FOR REASON, HORSE FAILS TO LEAVE THE PADDOCK START RACE, YOUR BET IS LOST.
 the pooke 1OOOao the best of
 decides his right wthdraws him. Your is gone with the tendon training You lose Suppose coc demper illness of kind Your buys don't get it back You just don't get for money
 Suppose horse the post Brevy 1886 also short price the Derby Day? Some $20OOO0O bet bookmake will take the gamble would
 there's chance of losing that kind of money Brev was knocked josted just enough to make him Bold at $43
 offered there's Howard the feed bills for ACROSS Santa Anita recently He's for the show hole that something won't get him for third month from today. Don't I didn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
LARGE BOYS GROUP
 HEARS MALINS

Over ninety fellows attended the opening session of the Boys Club Baseball School last night at the club when Walter Malins spoke on Battery. Those in attendance ranged from ten-years-old Mike Andolina to Henry Darlington vet eran umpire in minor league cir cults. Mallins gave a great deal of valuable information on condition ing, training and general battery strategy. His talk lasted over sixty minutes and then the audience pep pered him with pet questions.
 Next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock Bill Tracy, Leavenworth High School coach, will take the floor and give instruction on batting and bunting. MT. Tracy was quite a sticker, himself in younger days and now is busily engaged in whip ping the Techites into champion ship shape.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Moffett De C;antis Winner To Get
 Bout With Kogan

New Haven, April 2.-When Red Moffett, Devon Irishman, and Domenic DeClantis, Providence lightweight, tangle in one of the eight-round battles on Wednesday nights pro fight card at the Arena, they will be shooting for a match with Julie Kogan.
 Matchmaker Al Caroly has prom ised the winner of the bout tuSsle with Kogan in the immediate fu- ture. Moffet holds a decision over Kogan, scored in a major upset here in December. However, Moffet had his first defeat in g starts hand ed to him two weeks later by Al Costa.
 DeCiantis, Rhode Island state lightweight titilist, has won IS out of 16 starts, having kayoed Maj tn Riley and Frankie Reese, a pair of tough hombres. A two-fisted, walk-in fighter, DeCiantis should give Moffet a great fight.
 Suggs Favored
 Dick Turcotte, Waterbury French man, will battle Oscar Suggs, New Haven welterweight, in the eight round co-feature, match whihc has been hanging fire for three months. Suggs is 8 favorite to hand Dick his first pro defeat in the Elm City.
 Eddie Suggs, son of the old Chick Suggs, will swap punches with Frankie Young, New Haven well terweight, in a six rounder. Suggs replaces George Pope, who suffered a hand injury while training. Frankie Foley, local lightweight, is paired with Johnny Devore of Bridgeport, while Midget Renault, New Haven, will take on Billie Mar GUS, Waterbury featherweight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Owner Nugent's Hint Of Fast One In Walters Deal With Reds Riles Wilson
Another of the series from the baseball training trips.
 
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

Columbia, s. C., April 2.-Gerald P. Nugent's hint that perhaps a fast one was put over on himself and the Philadelphia Nationals with the transfer of William Henry Wal ters to the Cincinnati club, June 13, 1888, rifles James Wilson.
 William H. Walters, as you know was the most valuable player in the National league in 1889.
 Without William Walters, the Reds would not have gotten to first base, let alone win the flag.
 All Bucky Walters did was cap- ture 27 contests and the majority of the II he lost was through little or no fault of his own. His earned run average-2.29-led both big leagues.
 Now, when Walters switched from the Philadelphias to the Cin- cinnatis 1t generally was supposed to have been just another of those Philly deals-you know, Grover Cleevland Alexander, Bill Killefer Irish Meusel, Dick Bartell, Chuck Klein, Curt Davis, Dolph Camilli C1duQe FdSSedu long line. After all you've got to pay the rent.
 But Gerald Nugent was telling me that wasn't the case - that Jimmy Wilson advised him to Swap Walters to the Rhineland for Virgil Davis, Al Hollingsworth and Baxter Jordan and sum which Nugent inferred was considerably less than the $55,000 which ap- pears in the records.
 PHILS LEFT WITHOUT MANAGER AND WALTERS
 Backstop Spud Davis is now with the Pirates. Southpaw Hollings- worth, inclined to be beefy, went to Brooklyn. First Baseman Buck Jordan spent 1889 with a couple of International League outfits.
 And just take a peek at Walters and the Redlegs.
 T am as fond of Walters as I am of Charley Kiein," related Gerry Nugent, a sentimental soul. T didn't like the deal told Wilson didn't like it. We didn't need the money at thetime. But Wilson seemed to believe Davis, Hollingsworth and Jordan would be useful to us.
 "Until then had always backed my manager. I strung along with Wilson for five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Local Rituals To "Shoot Lt Out" Tonight
Three OvertimeS Needed To Settle Class "A Contest

The Lourdes A. A., Orange Wave and the Housatonic All-Stars sur vived the second round play last night in the third annual Connecti- cut Class A Basketball Tournament at the Pearl Street Community Center. The LourdeS A. A. upset Joe'S Tires hop 31 to 29, in two overtimes 3 minutes and sudden death which saw Delaney make the hoop that gave the Lourdes their hard-earned victory. Delaney also tied the count in the second overtime after Bobby Ray put the Tire men into the lead. "Squint" Murphy with 12 points was outstanding for Joe $ Tire Quintet. In the 8:30 contest, the Orange Wave, composed of LeavenWorth's team te past season, gained revenge or the North End "Y" Spartans by trouncing them 32 to 16. Lovallo and Tone, with IA points between them, was outstand- ing for the Orange Wave, while Jim Roach proved to be most of the scoring punch for the Spartans with clSllG pOlllGo' III C1AC AAAd1 CO1lGCoU OA the evening, which was marred by two battles, the St. Thomas Holy Name team went down to defeat before a strong Housatonic All-Star quintet 32-27. Joyce, who was ban ished from the game in the last period for quarreling, netting 13 points, while De Vecchio and Da- neski, former Hillhouse stars of 1886, who were then undefeated and acclaimed New England Cham pions, led the All-Stars with 10 and 8 points respectively.
 Games Tonight
 7:3O-Sportsman's Five vs Bald win Props, (CrichtonO.
 8:30-Aviglianese vs Bristol Cross Bones, (Haidan).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02

New York, April 2. - CUP) = A fellow forgetS to bolt and bar his door on All Fools Day and the next thing you know a red-headed prizefighter with a glare in his eye and grievance in his voice is knock ing out Joe Louis over by the waste paper basket.
 Red Burman was my unlnVlted visitor. He came in without a knock but before I could get him out he had put the knock on Jack Demp- sey, who owns part of his contract; on Max Maxman, who manages him; Promoter Mike Jacobs; Heavy weight Champion Louis, and such assorted innocents as Arturo Godoy, Bob Pastor, Billy Conn, Tommy Farr ad Johnny Paychek
 The verbal fight Burman waged with Louis, and which saw him hit the title in two pounds, was one of the fiercest encounters of all time. With Louis not present and so un- able to come to his own defense, Burman all but killed him. At the Bell Burman came out from his corner by the water-cooler, came to grips with the champion near the reading lamp, and drove him against the encyclopedia stand with rain of rights and lefts. The end of the first round found Louis on his hands and knees near the type writer desk ana all but done for. IT n CunroVrNn Burman was too fresh to even sit down during the minute of rest and came bounding out for the sec ond round, ready for the kill. A sweeping right hand knocked out CD a Wehster's Dictionary CD an authentic Woolworth copy of a Ming vase (3) pair of bookends, and (N Louis.
 There" Burman cried as he struck a pose for imaginary photog- raphers, there is what I can do to Louis whenever they let me have a shot at him. Only I don't think there'd even be any second round. He's sucker for my kind of fight ing"
 You mean this kind of fighting up in an office building at noon, with Louis in Detroit?" I ven. tured to ask fro mthe working press seat on the window sill I had taken when the fight started.
 Nav" the redhead said, right in ring, with just me and him going at it. But they won't give me a chance. They bring in a bum like Paychek and he is so scared he can't even hold his hands up. And they talk about letting Conn fight for the title, when everybody knows he couldn't hurt his sister with a stick, and is so skinny Louis would bust him apart with one punch"
 It must be tranquil domestic scene indeed when Burman, Demp- sey and Waxman get together to talk business. Burman has no use for either one of them.
 Too Busy
 "That Dempsey could do me lot of good if he wanted to, but try to get hold of him. He's too busy with that night club and restaurant of his to bother with me. The time he gets through making up what they gonna. serve for dinner and shaking hands and signing auto- graphs and flying all over hell to referee fights and wrestling matches, it's winter again"
 What about Manager Waxpan? Doesn't he have the best interests of his fighter at heart and bound from bed with the sun to further his cause?
 ''Yeah, Waxman bounds all right, ] but he bounds at racing form to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
A Little Of This And That

boxing invitation Cosky tell former worlds light weight this Perhaps it's h Coskey shows Benny his the middle asking
 
 Johnny Eks bowling
  heayweght They Rcciardi Arnold Bauby, John Savno Captain Johnny himself SheeketSki those at the big Holy at the Eton Thursday he will position good
 the Edridge have signed the main
 
 scientific and of fighter Incidentally the if suitable be found for them with the rounder between Bill Brown look forward
 "Buch" DeVto
  the bivalves All wagering on the of LWest Side speedboy at Josephs be done according to six, two and even Billy the Bookmake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02

Wilson wasn't fired as manager of the Phillies. He resigned, and the part didn't like about it was that he waited until the 1888 race was concluded before informing me he made up his mind in June to step out.
 Had he so advised me in June I would not have let Walters go and would have had an opportun- ity to bring a new manager in time for him to get accustomed to the league for the following sea- son.
 "As it was, I was left flat .. without a manager and without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
NEW B. U. HOCKEY COACH

Boston, April 2 = (UP) = For the first time in history graduate will coach major sport at Boston University.
 Sidney Borofsky, former B. U. football and hockey player, was appointed yesterday as varsity hockey coach to succeed Dr.. Way land r. Vaughan who has been granted years sabbatical leave from the faculty. Borofsky coached the freshman pucksters this season
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
Down The Drives With The Bowlers
BORZILAUSKAS
YALE BASEBALL

New Haven, Conn, April ? -(U. P0 - Yale's baseball team had a week of outdoor practice ahead of it today before opening the season next Monday against Tufts. The first Eastern Collegiate League game is scheduled for the follow ing Friday, against Cornell.
 The program calls for 27 games, with the nightcap against Harvard during commencement week in June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
SPRING FOOTBALL
BOSTON COLLEGE

Newton, Mass, April 2 - (U.PD- Coach Frank Leahy keyed practice to a higher pitch today as A Bos- ton College football candidates started their second day of spring workouts. The first session yesterday for the Eagles, who finished last season by losing to Clemson in the Cotton Bowl, consisted of the usual blocking and signal drills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
REDS, HORNETS START
 NT=AM ICE PLAYOFFS

Providence, R. T., April 2-(UP)- The Pittsburgh Hornets and the Providence Reds clash tonight in the first game of their best-of-five ser ies for the Calden cup, emblematic of International-American Hockey league supremacy. The Reds are fa- vored to win the cup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
JUNIOR AND KODAK
 TO BOX AT BOSTON

Boston, April 2 - CU.P0 - Paul Junior of Lewiston, Me, New Eng land lightweight champion, and Leo Podak of Chicago, former feather weight title claimant, will meet ire in 10-round bout April 16, Pro- moter Eddie Mack announced to- day.
 He also said that the bout be- tween Coley Welch and Howell King, scheduled for Friday night, has been postponed to April 25 as result of an eye injury suffered by Welch in bout at Worcester last Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
UNITEDS MEET

Waterbury Uniteds soccer foot ball team has scheduled a meet ing of players Tor tonight at g p. m. in the Lord Kitchener Post rooms on Scovill street to make plans for the coming season, particularly the Yale Invitation Cup play won by the Uniteds last season and sched- uled to start next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-02
HOLY CROSS

Worcester, Mass, April 2 - GU. PD - A bulky squad of GA Holy Cross football candidates workout today under Coach Joe Sheeketski who plans a month of strenuous drills in an effort to uncover re- placements for II players lost from his first two teams. The Crusaders started spring practice yesterday.