Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 2

TWO THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE, N. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931 Page Henry Ford's 'Fiddler', 'Mellie', Dead In Maine LEWISTON, Maine, Sept. 27. (P)rece Alanson "Mellie" Dunham, who credited with starting 8 wave of popularity five years ago for the old time dances, illed tonight 1n A docal hospital after an Illness of two weeks. Mellie's rise to national prominence was meteoric.

For 73 years he had lived in the little town of Norway where he was born, farming. making snowshoes, and "fiddling." for the local dances. Mellie Was a great favorite with the townspeople but was almost unknown elsewhere. Then some one in 1925 promoted An "old time fiddlers' contest" at the local armory and Mellie won over a score or more elderly fiddlers. Agents from Henry Ford sought him out and urged him to come to Detroit before the automobile manu- facturer.

After some thought, Mellie agreed, and he wife, Emma, affectionately called Journeyed to Detroit. Mellie charged Ford three dollars for playing program of old fashtoned dance music "that W35 the regular rate for playing out of although Ford offered him much more, Then followed A vaudeville contract which took him and "Gram" through the middle-west and the east. Everywhere they went they were favorites and Mellie set feet tapping AS he played "Turkey In the Straw." 'Devil's Dream' and the "Boston Fancy." The MAN Store COLEMAN ZAGEIR 22 Patton Ave. Selling better TOPCOATS at LOWER Prices! Really a Topcoat opportunity, this season! Three reasons: Lowest prices in 16 years; styles smarter than ever before; quality at the new prices that is even superior to the old! Come see! at at at $25 $29.50 $32.50 'MANSHIRE' 'CAMELON' 'CARAVAN' COATS COATS Camel's Hair COATS In this low -price range, we Here's a "topper" that offer a wide variety of bids fair to become Imagine a Camel's Hair very popular seller. The Coat at such A modest fabrics and styles.

All material is a blend of A true Camel's Hair and Lamb's example of the lowerfinely tailored Topcoats and of a quality worthy of Wool. A warmth-withoutprice trend as applied to the "Manshire" label. weight garment you'll like. real quality Topcoats. DEATHS AND FUNERALS MISS NETTIE GOLIGHTLY Last rites for Mias Nettie Golightly daughter of L.

0. Golightly, who died Saturday morning. were conducted yesterday morning at ville, 8. C. -Brown.

undertakers, were in charge. E. M. SALES Funeral services for E. M.

Sales, 78. of Fairylew road, who died Saturday at his home after A year's illness, will be conducted this morning at 11 o'clock at Gushe's Creek Baptist church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. William Howell and the Rev.

J. E. Whitaker will officiate. Surviving are two sons, T. 1.

and H. both of the Fairview Road, and one daughter, Mrs. John DeCamillis, of Richmond, Va. Six grandchildren also survive. Active pallbearers will be: J.

A. Reed. V. C. Sorrells.

A. J. Noland, John Nesbitt. Dave Ledford and C. L.

Stroup. Honorary pallbearers will be: C. C. Justice, Elmit Petit, J. E.

Stevens, Clarence Chuble, C. Trantham, and F. A. Wilkerson. JAMES W.

ROBERTS James W. Roberts. well known farmer of this county, died at his home, near Stocksville, yesterday after an Illness five weeks. Mr. Roberta was A member of Refuge Christian church.

near Jupiter. for many years and was active in all church work. He was 74 years of age. He was married twice. his first wife being Miss Julia Bryan who died about 37 years ago.

The following children by his first marriage survive: T. N. Roberts. of Stocksville: Mrs. T.

J. Carter, Democrat; Mrs. C. E. Clark, Stocksville: H.

Roberte, Kansas; and Mrs. E. G. Jarvis, Mars Hill. Mr Roberta second marriage was to Miss Cynthia Allman He 1s survived by his widow and the followIng children by the second marriage: Mrs.

1. A. Morgan, Democrat; Herbert, Lewis. Scoville, Ruby, Myrtle and Jamie Roberta, of Stocksville. Twenty-two grandchildren and three great -grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Refuge Christian church. near Jupiter. The Rev. J. Watson Shockley, pastor First Christian church, Asheville; the Rev.

Robert, Creasman, of Haw Creek; and the Rev. L. R. Williams, of Maiden. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be: Will Black, Rufus Arrowood, Jim Peeke, J. J. Revis. Alton Barrett and Dan Hunter, Honorary pallbearers will be: John Ball, J. R.

Edmonds, Otto Holcombe, J. 0. McElroy, Williard Riddle, Cecil McElroy, Jeff Roberts, Dr. W. F.

Robinson and Dr. Dan Baird. Granddaughters of Mr. Roberts will act as flower girls, MRS. NANCEY J.

REYNOLDS Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy J. Reynolds, 81, who died Sunday morning at her home. 34 Highland street, will be conducted this, afternoon at o'clock at the residence The Rev. J.

Frank Armstrong, pastor of Hillside Methodist church, will officate. Mrs. Reynolds was A member of A pioneer Tennessee family being grand daughter of Colonel Robert Brownell Dunn Funeral Service REYNOLDS FUNERAL HOME 38 Spruce St. Phone 171 and THE LOWEST PRICES We have just received one of the largest single shipments of fine stoves, ranges, heaters and laundry stoves ever received EVER In Asheville and are offering same at a waving of to Get our prices first! FOO 2 AND 3 ROOM CIRCULATING HEATERS 9000 00,00 $30.00 Values! Heavy enamel finish, extra 050 well made and will give lasting satisfaction. See them today! Other Circulating Heaters Priced From $24.50 Up To $49.50 Complete Line Of Stove Pipes That Fit! TON OF COAL FREE! With each circulation heater purchased at $39.50 or more and when at least one-half is paid in cash, we will deliver one ton of high grade Coal Free.

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brother of John Sevier. She Was born In Greenville, but came to Asheville when a child. She had been a member of the Methodist church for many years Pallbearers will be: Harry Baumgardner, Albert Bunn, Hale Tomas, R. Patton, J. F.

Campbell and G. A. Muller. Mrs. Reynolds is survived by the following children: E.

W. J. A. and Lewis S. Reynolds, of Asheville; Charles G.

Reynolda, of Columbia, S. Walter H. Reynolds, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Louis F. Leeper, and Mra.

E. F. Taylor, of Kingsport, the Misses Mary and Lucy Reynolds of Asheville, and Mrs. E. J.

Vick of this city. One brother, Joseph D. Sevier, also vives. Reynolds undertakers ere in charge. The Weather WASHINGTON, D.

Sept. 27, ficial weather bureau records of temperaLures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 111. In the principal cotton -growing arcas and elsewhere: Lowest Station Highest Last Prec, Y't day Nikht Alpena 66 44 01 Asheville 56 52 Atlanta 68 52 Atlantic City 74 58 28 Birmingham 76 50 Charlotte 69 38 Chicago 60 54 Denver 82 50 Detroit 62 52 EI 88 68 Galveston 80 72 Jacksonville 82 Key West Little Rock 67 56 Los Angeles 84 66 Memphis Meridian 51 Miami 90 76 02 Mobile 78 New Orleans 86 New York 60 San Antonio 92 72 San Francisco 62 54 84 74 1 64 Wilmington 76 60 FORECAST North Carolina. South Carolina Georgia: Fair and continued cool Monday: Tuesday fair with slowly rising ture. Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia: Fair with slowly rising temporature Monday: Tuesday fair and warmer.

Florida: Fair Monday and Tuesday. Today In Asheville MONDAY 10 8. -United States district court opens in Federal bullding. 10 a. commissioners meet in courthouse.

1 p. Dahlia show will open at Grove Arcade building. 5 p. -Radio show opens George Vanderbilt hotel. 7:30 p.

"Another Chance" night school play. IMPERIAL, THEATER: Edmund Love and Lois Moran. PLAZA THEATER--Closed. PARAMOUNT THEATER "The Night Angel," Nancy Carroll and Fredric March. PALACE THEATER "Doctor's Wives," Joan Bennett, PARAMOUNT TODAY TUES.

"The Night Angel Starring NANCY CARROLL and FREDRIC MARCH SHOPPERS' MATINEE DAILY 11 TO 1 P.M. 15c PROPOSES SCHEME TO KEEP RUM OUT OF POLITICAL RACE WASHINGTON, D. Sept. 27, (A') A new representative from Indiana today suggested a way he believes the country can vote on prohibition and yet keep it out of the 1932 presidential campaigns. Samuel B.

Pittengill, Democrat, Indiana, elected to the house last November, issued a statement agreeing that "prohibition is bound to get into" the next campaign. Then he proposed: "That congress this winter adopt 8 resolution for the repeal or amendment of the eighteenth amendment; that the resolution provide that it be submitted for ratification or rejection by conventions in the several states called for the sole purpose of passing this single question, and further that the resolution provide that such conventions be chosen after January 1, 1933." The effect, will be to take the "whole question' out of the next campaign, leaving the issues strictly those of economics. Wounded Officer Slays Man In Card-Game Fight NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (P)---In pistol fight which broke up a card game in the basement of an upper East Side apartment house today, Patrolman Charles Kleine, shot and killed Edward Franklin, 48, the building superintendent, and was himself seriously wounded.

Police said Franklin and his wife and three others were playing cards when a dispute arose over cheating. The policeman was called to settle the argument..