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Statesville Record and Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina • 3

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MONDAY NOV EMBER $2 1937 THE LANDMARK STATESVILLE hl i'AGE 'rWfcE ns air and the result that the town now has a shortly thereafterTwo successive off 1 been halted by the court 2 oniy trying io nee sama Viaus 1 from commercial exploitation bought PP5 11110 yard i 1 rt Ju a desperate attempt to score costs geography lihAmni'ln 4 I zl PRE HOLIDAY CLEAN UP CARVE IT THIS EASY WAY PAJAMAS oft Cotton UNIONS wanner en join! drum Wool they Cotton SWEATERS 980 A Warm Lined minor dress Cold of a trumpet in opinion and an then went the Sigmon for in hot educa any geology geography and tion experiment works Leather GLOVES Button coat style of warm fleece back cotton! A Clean up value! All or parts of seventeen states were carved from the Louisiana Pur chase Mrs Crater Plans Appeal to Dewey DRESSES Santa Claus Town Short On Peace And Good Will Tory Bath TOWELS Double BLANKETS British health regulations auto matically provide treatment for men womenyand children afflicted with tuberculosis Tigers are said to he particularly fond of pork and porcupine meat Barium Defeats Albemarle 25 to 0 Part Wool Single BLANKETS touchdown lie plunge failed good value at this price irst quality Size 16 hv 32 inches Japan is increasing her purchases of phosphale from Makatcn island in rench Oceania PEN NEY CO A The Philippine Islands will use $25001)00 in refunded cocoanut oil taxes to build school employers for help Secretarial Science Accountancy and are beln? received Employment feted $750000 for a concession that would put Santa Claus back of his product ft is Barrett who built the granite monument to Santa hut thus far (he courts have (upheld Harris' claim to the land on which it stands and have forbidden even a postcard likeness of the statue to he sold in the town The painting of the militant Santa With the ex sword was con tribution Emil Strauss the painter maintains that he modeled his work on Saint Nicholas bishop of Myra who had quite a reputation as a sol dier before canonization It as Mrs Hairis who insisted that the sword come off in favor deference to local cient tradition Another attempt the magic name of PRACTicEyci tklT when do VT VER itAVT urrt I CAN IIUCTIC ON? rx A1TW a HH A ttrKWXrNwr sndrtha 1 UUIX 1 bLUdil A A lUKAtl: 7 their Santa Claus mail supplying the stores with lists of the wants Stdies have reported this sea soft again offers of this kind from Claus Santa Claus There is also a reinailing corpora tion which has secured a train of old railway cars for its headquarters Their business is re wrapping and re mailing unuder the magic Santa Claus postmark any packages sent it A similar plan for selling postcards to be mailed from Santa Claus at Christ nyis timc was tried out Annual Deluge of Mail or years Santa Claus drowsed be side the rutty highway Then sudden ly came fame The postoffice began tc be deluged with incoming mail ad dressed to Santa CiausMailings from the town which had not exceeded 20 0G0 pieces a year have risen to 60 000 a day during a two rush of people who want their gifts to go out postmarked Several years ago it was even pro posed to abandon the postoffice be cause of its But there were thousands of protests and Postmaster General arley not only decided to keep the office but ordered all letters addressed to Santa Claus to be sent here instead of the Dead Letter Office Postmaster Oscar Phillips does the best he can to an swer the letters with the help of his wife two daughters and three sons Three or four extra clerks are put on for the Christmas season 'Appealing letters come to Phillips on as place remains of the late Mrs Newton that she came to her death from natural causes and that the body had been secreted partly' by water nenr by which has stood on (his spot for many years The location (lf the skeleton was near the site of the old Newton home which has since been burned Charlotte Man Hurt When Plane Crashes Duke Heiress Gets Over $10000000 where Carl the Dr Boldridge Carolinas Aero Club Head Injured At Southern Pines Southern Pines Nov 22 Dr Boldridge of Charlotte flying a Ryan all metal monoplane in the final event of dedicatory program of the Knoll Wood airport crashed up on the final lap and wasseriously' injured Attendants at the Moore County hospital said last night that Mr Boldridge president of the Carolinas Aero club suffered concussion of the brain facial lacerations and injuries to the right leg A crowd of 16000 looked Boldridtre flvimr in second skimmed two feet above the runway' at a speed of 165 miles an hour In attempting a bank the wheels struck the runway and caused the plane to turn a summersault Boldridge was pinned beneath the wreckage The motor was thrown 30 feet from wreck Earlier a cabin plane of Horne Orangeburg tipped over on its nose and broke a propeller The pilot was not injured Legal Rattles and Commercial Wars Arise ip Villatre Santa Claus Ind Nov 20 Christ fnas is already within hailing dis tance but peace on earth good will toward men are not doing so well in Santa Claus This tiny village of 67 inhabitants which became famous some seven years ago when its unique name was dug out of the postal guide has learn ed the price of fame Controversies and at least one bit ter legal battle involve the whole vil lage One man obtained leases on ev ery inch of land in and about the vil lage Another then bought most of the same land Their conflicting claims are before the court A permanent injunction has halted work at Santa CJaus park partially completed as a sort of Northland Playpark and Toy Center Even the ton granite statue of Santa Claus only one in the stands on disputed ground 1 The Price of ame And the villagers are disturbed by a portrait of Santa in the Candy Castle built by a well known candy company They say he looks like a Cavalier and originally held a sword in his hand Their protests forced the to paint out the sword and sub stitute a trumpet Peace and good will is at a prem ium at Santa Claus Yet this was a peaceful not to say dormant village up to the time it was in 1920 The original inhabitants! who applied for a postoffice in the 90s didn't realize what trouble they were laying up for the future They want ed to call it Santa but the post office department informed them that there was already a Santa in In diana So they had to think up some thing else quick Santa Claus was the next thought Planned To Build Toy It was in 1932 that the complica tions really began Milton Harris a former Vincennes Ind lawyer and salesman leased from the owners ev ery bit of the land in and about the unincorporated village His plan was for a sort of toy with various commercial concessions taking advantage of the Santa Claus address Part of this he accomplished with another 44 be By IOAN DURHAM Ap eature Service Writer Carving the turkey in eight easy stages is a major achievement for the head of the household at this season of the year It can be done with a little practice Edmund Sr hunk chef at Vincent St Regis hotel in Now York for instance1 has a verv But he recommends a couple' of re 1 i i a ry flourishes Place the bird on the table broad side of the guests he says so they can get an appetizing preview How You Do It Then you pivot the bird a quarter turn so that its necl: faces you and proceed thus: 'fake one drumstick in your left hand Holding the carving knife in your right hand cut the cord that holds the drumsticks Outline the log with the tip of the knife loosening and severing the leg and second joint in one piece Lift the drumstick and separate this section from the carcass Cut drumstick and second apart at the joint Do the same by the other stick Dislodge the wings if haven't already been taken off and cut up with the neck or jublets for use Thon beginning at the base of the breast bone carve toward the wing removing the meat in thin slivers (Note: Imn't try' to split off the meat by running the knife along the edge of the breast bone If you do speech Saturday night that wealthy persons no longer building mag nificent palaces or accumulating for tunes to leave monuments of them selves in the form of endowments to universities but prefer to use the money and our best efforts to bring a greater measure of comfort decency and security into the lives of our less fortunate fellow He said that he would not amplify that statement in connection with his money but felt actions speak louder than Cromwell said he had no idea of the exact amount his wife received yesterday but knew that it was one third of eno third of the estate oj her father the late James Buchanan Duke Mik Cromwell on her 21st birth day got the first third of her share and on her 30th birthday will get the final thiid Her husband said no cole brnti had i planned for today find yourself having to cut the choice white meat up into hunks) our Taut Tempers Only one American husband in fifty is a carving enthusiast the genial ruddy faced Alsatian Schunk be lieves Consequently he recommends that the other 49 have the turkey carved in the kitchen to lesson the strain on taut tempers or the man who enjoys carving however the proper setting should be provided That includes: A knife that is razor sharp A platter large enough to accom modate the severed pieces or an extra serving plate A turkey that is large enough to go around (A twelve or fifteen pound bird will be more than ample for a family of eight) All the carving should be done be fore anybody is served so all the food will be kept as hot as possible The host may or may not enlist the assistance of the guests at his left or on his right in serving the gib lets cranberry sauce gravy and other side dishes A Barrett Illinois Auto club comes in Barrett insisting that ho is onlv trvino in free Snntn Cline mean a ri th met ic what food i where food comes from and try broccoli with a little study in human nature thrown good measure Plent Of Work But the 750(11) children spend all (heir time muring the city They do plenty of work light in their own classrooms They may build a model $129 sizes The warmest value Io offer for Up $967 Sport and fur trimmed Shop for a good coat Mystery Solved By inding Skeleton Somerville Nov 22 A girt became 25 at midnight last night and got a hamlsome birthday present but was not excited and would rather not talk about it which wuld be unusual except for these two facts: The girl was Doris Duke Cromwell The present was some ten to eigh teen million of dollars she knows it's a lot' of James Cromwell au thor and economist who married the Duke tobacco heiress bi nary 13 1935 said last night but she is kind of young vet to decide what she is going to do ifh Cromwell who has been promin ently considered as a nopsible succes sor to Governor elect A Hairy Moore as United States senator said in a $169 ull double bed size The lowest price for this weight double patchwork look with jigsaw toy towns under the guard of wooden soldiers a Candy Castle a Northland Park with totem poles wishing wells and workshops This develop ment pas wrangle That i Chicago head of SECRETARIES ACCOUNTANTS AND JUNIOR EXECUTIVES enjoy pleasant working conditions good salaries and security Cails from trained in Bookkeeping Stenography taster than Bureau caw flll them NEW TERM JANUARY 3 Addres nearest school for com plete Information KT BUSINESS iyIIMnj college RALEIGH Charlotte Greensboro By LYDIA GRAY SHAW eature Service Writer New York Seventy five thousand Now York City school children arc playing guinea pigs for the biggest educational experiment in the United and liking it In 67 schools nearly 10 per cent of the entire school system more children than the totaled combined populations of the Now York and New Jersey state capitals are par taking of a new curriculum Called an it actually is a super cbmbination of progressive and conservative methods Dr John Loftus associate sup erintendent who oversees the gram is forever on a tour of up much of the land But fbases stood up in the lower courts despite all efforts of Barrett and some of the farmer owners to break them The future of Santa Claus now lies in the hands jfthe Indiana appellate court I Auto irm Rid or Name The commercial possibilities that may be at stake are indicated by re ports that a big auto company tried to acquire exclusive use of the Santa 'lans nostmarl foe $106 600 vonr who let! her home about II o'clock in1 the mmuting on a day in 1920 eo in scan of a son A neighbor trav eling the same road on horse buck that morning passed Airs Newton as she walked along the road iShe never returned home and although many searching parties were organized and the woods surrounding her home combed ninny times nothing was ever heard of her and no I race found The disappearance of Mrs Newton gave rise to many rumors particular ly in the section It was rumored from time to time that she bad been murdered and on more Ihnti one occasion te matter was brought to the attention of Horrv cotintv SECOND LOOR Buy now on Lay A Way Plan! A small denosit holds your selection until South Carolina Woman Disappeared IS Years Ago and Was Never ound ly Sea iching Parlies Conway Nov Local au thorities who have been investigat ing the finding of a skeleton neitr Soccastee this county believo that the mysterious disappearance of an aged white woman in this county 18 years ago has been solved During the week John Outlaw a resident of this section while deer tlriving came upon the skeleton of a human head near Bulls Bay Spring's the mysterious disappear ance of Mrs Charles Newton of that section Air Outlaw brought part of the skeleton (n the office of Sheriff Edward Sessions of Conway Re turning to the place where the head was found I till her investigating led Io the rest of the skeleton This was also viewed and people who know the late Mrs Newton believe that it is! the remains of this elderly woman i'i i i Crosnpetike bay a year before the day to issue a manifesto from hig fa ther the Due de Guise pretender to the rench throne ederal police after a hurried con ference decided to him tocnse activity in Swiss territory and to leave immediately The count de parted at once for an unknown detD tination Among some African tribes drums are used to boat out warnings to broadcast news or even for two enemies to taunt and cal! names ht each other Mg ft Jersey SUITS 980 Ideal for driving and wear Genuine capeskin leather with warm side penalties gave Albemarle a first down on their own 32 After one pass failed Albemarle completed another heave for 11 yards to their 43 but Blackwell miscued on the next play and Bosworth retrieved for Barium on 31 A touchdoAvn soon followed McCrimmon made 6 Spen cer rollel down the field for 17 yards McCrimmon made 7 Barium was off side on the play but Spencer Is and a point line 690 Medium winter weight Ev garment perfect quality too! 790 70x80 double bed size nights call for several Clean up values sizes 8 to 1 1 year sizes a good value for cold weather! pro the institutions involved ranging from Hell's Kitchen to Park avenue Teaching By He says the experiment has worked well so far and that it is his belief that by end of the six year period al lotted for the test every school in the city wili want (o join in At present it is confined to the first six grades of the designated schools Tn the experiment now in its second year textbook material is taught not only from textbooks but from A visit to the local grocery store (that an "experience may a lesson in The Oak orest Jr A Council No 292 will have a fish fry and oyster stew at (he council hall Thursday evening at 7 All members am invited to come and bring their families in the hope that he ns representative of the government has power to re concile the conflicting interests which blur the picture of a real tan gible un the map American borne forSanta Claus But Phillips must re main rtcutral while the courts decide between contestants who put forth their legal claims under names like Claus and Claus of Santa Claus Yes there is a Santa Claus In fact there are several of him several in corporated certified legally existcnt 22 carat Santa Clauses all competing with each other to purvey Christmas spirit from the one and only Santa Claus Ind iimijh vi i vi i vo ii ii i i grand juries hut there was never suf I sait Munday resi firient ovidrnco tn connect anv one i of the statc highway with her disappearance When skehHim was found this week and brought lo Conway many who remembered Mrs Newton stated that the skeleton was about her size vvdiilo intimate friends and members of her family identified the skeleton by some marks on her teeth Coroner Ernest Sasser Sheriff Edward Sessions and other offi cials made an investigation and it was decided that no inquest was nee i 90 A 1 DUCE Rome Nov 20 Premier Mussolini today announced a shake up in his cabinet and an Important change ill colonial administration' in which the duke of Aosta was named viceroy of Ethiopa and 11 Dttce himself aasmTh ed the African portfolio The 39 year old duke a tall officer the air corps who helped conquer Eihiojiia and II Ducp himself assum of the colonial warrior Rodolfo Graz zinl Aosta is a first cousin once re moved of King Victoria Emanuele Giitgway (or Santa! To make room for the fresh new Holiday merchandise tolling in in huge quantities sacrificing many items at (trices! Yon profit by our lack of space! dome early have a bigger selection to choose from and if clever start your Christmas shopping at this sensational Pre Holiday event! 7 You'll buy several yards this line quality Muslin this Ulean up price 500 Reduced in time for cold weath er See this value $194 A special lot of better dresses reduced for Up Warm lannelette Wife Of Missing Jurist Claims Re ceipt of Considerable New Infor mation of Husband New York Nov Mr1 Stella Crater wife of Supremo Court justice Joseph ('rater i she wouM Appeal lo Aitor ncy Elect Thomas Dewey to make a inal investigation of the case when ho takes office in January Mrs Crater said she had recently tyceivrd considerable new informa tion the value of which she did not know which fhe would give to Dewey One piece of information said Alt (rater was letter from Mrs Clara Atwell of Philadelphia who re ported that while vacationing at Cricket Hill Va last summer she met a man called who said he had been a judge in New York 1 he man landed from a yacht nt Crickeit Hill near lhe mouth nf of the coming learn a lot of history while doing it If their teacher is alert they can tie in the rench and Indian war the battle of Gettsburg and other histori cal landmarks with past airs The activity program means plenty of work for the teachers At the start of the school year they must choose the sort of experiences going to teach If the experiences chosen for the fourth grade there still are grades in the activity do not in clude the usual textbook material covered by fourth graders the experi ences be included There must bo a tie up with subject matter Meets Requirements Why ask the ultra progressives? Dr Loftus has throe answers ready New York City students have to pass examinations at the end ol their elementary school work Many New York City students transfer to other schools during lhe elementary period and must meet standard requirements Elementary schools lay the foundation for college prepara tion and the majority of col leges as yet adhere to regulation grade systems and traditional examinations where textbook knowledge is necessary The activity program may be ex tended to all the schools at end of the six year pet at least through the first six grades and eventually through junior and senior high schools Warm lannelette GOWNS AA "rAi These boys from Manhattan's elementary schools are sketching at In wood Park overlooking the Hudson river They might be just draw mg uin iiit ir ivaciHT is aieu so incy also are Rciiing lessons I hisiorv I hat 1h wnv Hw nmv Barium Springs Nov 20 Two re covered fumbles ami a pass intercep tion paved lhe wav for three Barium touchdowns in the first half against Albemarle at Albemarle yesterday afternoon and the Orphanage chaps manufactured one of their own ac cord in a yard imarch in lhe third period to defeat the Stanly County chaps 25 to th and thus complete their South Piedmont emtierenco playing with seven victories one tic and no defeats Only one touchdown was scored against" Barium in those eight games Kannapolis getting a rdx pointer on a pass While the Orphanage got the points Albemarle was out pointing Barium in first dowms Albemarle made eight firsts to eight both getting one on penalty with four of the firsts coming in that third period in a 61 yard drive that placed Albemarle on one yard lino Iirstdown and goal to go Albemarle had five attempts to go over from that scant distance for Barium was offside on one play but the impreg nable defense of the Orphanage could not be penetrated and Albemarle was three yards from a touchdown on (he final try With several Barium players' bear ing down on him Mabry attempted to catch a punt but fumbled as ho was tackled and Bolton recovered on 7 Shannon made 3 a pass failed Spencer got 3 and Be shears skirted his left end standing up on a well executed play The pass for point failed Boshears fumb led a few minutes later Albemarle recovered on their own 37 but were forced to punt as the first period ended when they could net gain Barium returned the compliment LL SHEETING to make use of Santa Claus was made by Jack Cannon a motor work Dnnrhnrn Minh Cnnnnn hnrl Lie n'lmr InornllT rm 1 4 a Cnoin Plnn Tanin and set out for his Indiana namesake town He rented postoffice Box No 1 and prepared to claim all mail ad (liessed to Santa Claus But Cannon (or Claus) find a room in town and had to rent one just outside the village limits and take an address plan apparently was to arrange with department stores to answer for a fee on Afier 4 yards in two 75000 Pupils Putin Test Tube In New York School Experiment zxroemarte tt iod a pass from its own 16 and Boshears intcrccnted and went 1 1 yards to Albemarle's 20 A for jn f01 ward lateral Snetwr to Sigmon1 to Beshoars pul Barium on the 101 spencer made 6 and tinal 4 He passed to the extra point Baruim recovered marie fumble on the Geneva Nov The Count of Paris heir apparent to the abolished throne of rance was by federal police yesterday to leave Switzerland rtn the grounds that he was carrying on political activity Police said the count had been holdintr audiences for a nnmtait nf Justice Joseph Crater who dis 1 renfh r0Yal8t9 Switzerland appeared seven yenra ago maid today to receive the press to wi i i Irt iuoiia ma WINTER COATS i ''iiiiiiiissiiii Traffic has berm entirely div'i led from the old steel bridge and the entrance barricaded new bridge was constructed at an estimated cost of ISH RY AND OYSTER" SLEW AT OAK OREST on inc nail mat Williams had fumb led on a low pass from center Barium made a first down the 31 but Gulledge intercepted a Barium pass to end that drive Nothing much happened until three fourths of the third period: had gone by Taking tt ho ball their own 44 the Orphanage crew went for a six pointer Spencer was unable to gain and Barium got a first down on Albe 45 because of paps interfer ence Spencer made 19 yards to the 2G and after Lewis made 4 Spencer twisted and turned and went 22 yards for a touchdcwnwithout a hand lcing laid upon him Albemarle came hack strong to make a sensational 61 yard march to (he one yard line where Barium held as 1 'cc ottn ted above In that advance! Williams made 11 Williams passed to urr for 27 yards Mabry garner ed 10 Williams 8 and two more stabs put the iball on BariumY 1 line strijte where Albemarle hit a stone wall five times The final quarter was uneventful minutes when Alhe and were on Count of Paris Is Ejected by Swiss womnti wrote Judge Crater bad cloji'C assocta with Tammany Hall Manhattan Democratic rrganization attacked by I'iny iii nif rcreni campaign having tii'iderwotld connections BRIDGE OVER NOW OPEN TO TRAIC Lenoir Nov The new concrete span over Die Catawba river has been opened to tiaffi on highway 18 be tween Lenoir and Morganton The old steel bridge formerly used for traffic across the river will bv if? 11 nn 1 Ots in i marlo drove 44 vafds 10 yard Ihc third and six to go when thq game ended A 20 yarrl pass Mabrv to Swanner fea tured this advance and a 7 yard pass Swatmer to Mabry had put the ball plays the game was over aw i hhihrw'ihiiwihi i ''w J'1 i 1 4SX SKM xj xx JX xLx S' XX gr' 'lRgEaWTM H91IMH9w 1 H( A A JeA: Itf 1 4.

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