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ESTABLISHING
ORPHANACE IN.
POLK TALKED
ARP. Committee Named
to Investigate Practic-
ability of Plan

Plans were being made this
morning at Bonclarken to take
care of a large crowd of AssOci-
ate Reformed Presbyterians who
were expected to come from near
by North and South Carolina
cities for the sessions of the Sy-
nod on Sunday.
Announcement was made this
morning at Bonclarken that the
Rev. Joseph l.. Grier, of Louis
vile, KY, would preach to the
overflow crowd expected in the
parlor at Bonclarken. The regu-
lar II a. m. service will hear the
Rev. Oliver Johnson, of Winns-
boro, S. c., in the assembly room.
Services on Sunday will be held
at 8 a. M, at 10 a. M, at II a. M,
at a p. M, and at 7:45 p. m. An
adjournment of the Synod will be
taken following the evening serV-
ice tomorrow.
Sessions this morning began
with the devotional by the Rev.
r. C. Kennedy, of Camden, Ala,
which was followed by the bust
ness session. At the business SEES.
sion the Synod decided that a
committee would be named to m
vestigate the matter of the Hill
crest property, located in Polk
county, east of Tryon, and report
at the next meeting of Synod:
The Hillcrest property was tor-
mrely the site of an ARP. school,
but some of the buildings were
burned and the school has not
been in operation. The committee
will investigate with view OF de-
termining the practicablllty OF tne
Of an orphanage Tor
the church there. The properly
includes about 80 acres, some
buildings, and there is a sum OF
money available for development.
Conferences were held this
Continued on page four)
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% UP).-Anxiety over lncreas1
inc tension in the Far East caused
the cabinet yesterday to CONSIDER :,
formidable defense measures: IN
cIuding strengthening OF fortlio q,
tions at Port Darwin, nearest 10
Japan's possessions, and develO ,pI
ment of Port Darwin as d hH'"'
and air force base. H. 10
Another project among cbe ne re-
Tense proposals-all OF winch pre- :.
t sTmsbiv were developed during turing
the recent secret Empire h sails
Inference ClT at Singapore - = cans all
for the immediate increase OF Ina ha-
val bases, dock yards and . osner
naval az establishments up to nor
NAL, NAL peace-time standards a. a,s-
ma a transport section IN the aus
+ra Il air force is also proposed
LONDON. April 2S.-SUP).-
An informal understanding nSnng, on
a" CONTINUED on page three)
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shortened hours after President
Roosevelt's appeal early in March.
Then a series of strikes required
most, of Recovery Administrator
Hugh S. Johnson's attention.
Now, with peace restored on
most industrial fronts, officials
are. surveying the results of the
four-reduction campaign and pre-
pairing for possible action to spur
this effort.
Preparations also are continue
ing for the projected building
and home repair drive, which
some believe might create temp
orary work for 100000 men.
President Roosevelt yesterday
said he was hopeful of working
out plans for this campaign on
basis that would not require any
new legislation. The proposals
cal flor partial government in
surance of private loans made for
repair work, IN, ~,,,,,,
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SUNDAY BILL
GIVEN SECOND
READING HERE
Council Again 0. KS Or
dinance After Hearing
Opponents
SET THURSDAY, MAY
10, FOR FINAL ACTION

The board of city commission
ers in session yesterday afternoon
passed on second reading an ordi-
nance permitting the operation of
Sunday moving pictures and Sum-
dav baseball in Hendersonville.
The vote of the five commits
sioners was unanimous. Commits
sioners present were: DR.. Walter
o. Allen, L. R. Geiger, j. Harvey
Riggan, B. L. Foster, and w. M.
Sherard. Mayor A. V. Edwards
presided at the session.
The vote was taken after the
commissioners had heard several
persons voice opposition to the
measure. A number of petitions
were presented in opposition, and
petition bearing about 500
names was presented favoring the
measure.
A petition from the W.C.T.U.
was presented in opposition to
the ordinance by Mrs. Felicia Nc
Swain and Mrs. w. K. Shipp. The
County Baptist Ministers associa-
ton also petitioned against the
usage of the ordinance, as did
the Baptist Church and the Chris
tian Endeavor society of the First
Presbyterian church.
Mayor Edwards stated after the
meeting that the board had set
the next regular meeting date,
Thursday, May 10. as the time
for the third reading of the or
dinance, but there was posi-
bility that the measure might be
on third reading at a
special meeting before that date.
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FINALS OF H. s.
GET UNDERWAY
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Baccalaureate Services To
Be Followed by Com
mencement Friday

Commencement exercises at the
high school will be held on next
Friday evening, May a, at 8 p. M,
in the high school auditorium.
Dennis G. Brummitt, attorney
general of the state of North
Carolina will deliver the address
to the members of the graduating
class.
Supt. F. NJ. Waters said the list
of graduates will be made public
early next week.
The baccalaureate sermon Will
be delivered to the senior class
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in
the high school auditorium by the
Rev Walter B. West, of Ashe-
Vile, presiding elder of the Wes-
tern North Carolina conference of
the Methodist church, and a for
mer pastor of the First Methodist
church here.
Members of the Ministerial as
ISOLATION, Mayor A. V. Edwards
and members of the school board
will be seated on the platform
with DR.. West. :,
Special music will be rendered
bv a mixed chorus under the dl-
rection of Mrs. Michael Schenck,
with Miss Mary Brooks as accom-
PIANIST, Church congregations Of
the city will participate IN the
Class day exercises will be held
on next Thursday night at eight
o'clock at the high school audito-
rum.
On next Wednesday morning at
the assembly period the new off
GERS of the student body for next
wear will be installed. These of
ficers were elected in a spirited
election on Thursday.
Edwin Hinsdale will serve as
president and Lewis Smyth as
vice-president.
Hinsdale and Smyth defeated
Miss Nancy Noble and Miss Kitty
Brownlee for these offices.
Mr.. Hinsdale is a leader in stu
dent activities and in Boy Scout
Troop No. l, and is high stand
ing student in scholastic work.
Young Mr.. Smyth is also a leader
in student activity and scholastic
work, and both of the young la
dies are outstanding in their
school work.
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|esleyans Plan
Special Service
FOrAgedPeople
'ople Of All Ages Invited
TO Unite in Event 3
P. M. Sunday

.ae'e will be a special service
ne Wesleyan Methodist church
'--a' afternoon at 3 o'clock in
E ,.i .. q the aged people. 1t is
.. ssl mat all ages win be repre-
= S''l' however, as the service
l.. ''DoTace al! ages. Those who
s.. va'S are requested to take
r. n VINO are aged and cannot
~. ~ invitation is extended to
|r's's Of all churches to take
n u this special service. 1t
| pc non-sectariar.
:scla, music will be a feature
y. - meeting. Mrs. William G..
y. .; Of Ohio, viii play the harp
n. 0s an appropriate selection.
!, y III pastor, Rev. Dewey o. Mil
b. ~ oclng a message at this
a., Specially prepared for the
H. The public is cordially
% attend. O'"''
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FLETCHER DEMOCRAT
MEETING CALLED OFF

Esquire Frank Smith Of Fetch
err this morning said that there
will be no Democratic mass meet.
ing in Fletcher at an early date.
1t was recalled that a meeting
had been set for Saturday, May
5, in the interest Of the party's
affairs there, and was to have
been held at the school house. He
stated that in view Of the fact
that all lighting had been cut off
there with the closing Of school.
it would be impossible to hold the
at this time.
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Union Movement Voted Down
BAKERS ART GALLERY READY
TO MARK 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
WITH OLD PHOTOS DISPLAY
Well Known Local Folk
Shown in Styles of
Yesteryears

Bakers Art Gallery, established
on May l, 1884, by A. F. Baker,
will celebrate its 50th anniver-
sary Tuesday.
About 1000 photographs, from
the 10000 negatives now on file
and made during the so years.
will be on display; and the public
is cordially invited to call and see
them and to go through the build
ing and see the many interesting
operations and practices connect
ed with the making of photo
graphs.
Many of the old photographs,
some of them made so years ago,
are of we'll known local people.
An interesting feature are the
styles shown of different periods,
from the time of small waists,
large hats, and enormous sleeves,
to the more recent short skirt era.
The styles in Embarrassing, too,
from the "slicked down" arrange
ments of our great~grandmothers
through the time of psyche knots,
Continued on page three)
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LRP ASSEMBLY
Racks CLOSER
,,,od Decides to Maintain
Committee on Co.
operation
|gAR LETTERS ON
FOREIGN MISSIONS

=, synod of the Associate
..,.msi Presbyterian church IN
.,o, a, Bonclarken last night
.f;e,- voted against organic
IN With the Southern Presby-
~ ~ church. but voted in favor
:, -.s;r-a;ning q committee on
,rs-stior ana comfy and on a
,,;rra.ior of the custom of eX-
am, ,,,,; fra.erual delegates.
IT, action of the Synod came
b. - ,S9r- four hours of debate
no reDoc, Of the committee
,o-resrondence and a substi-
!, notion offered in place of
'rsTa0a , Of the report. The
FgSy debate and careful con-
E:-a.ioa Of the two motions
Il ample evidence to the fact
4, ne churchmen were deter
Ersi 70 carefully and prayerful-
consider the matter.
Tie -a.,er of organic union
! SIC. vas not considered by
Syroi \ committee on clos
es.,,s and comfy, composed
nur&ntatiyeS of the ARP.
tie Southern Presbyterian
|lchs, had previously adopted
hsas for union of the two
|srttes. The report of the A.
L. representatives. on this COM
Free vas made to the Synod on
(1rsiay night and referred to
|ecOnmittee on correspondence.
h reporting back to the Synod
l.aTiay afternoon the commit
s On correspondence did not re-
r. the basis of union, but made
lamentations to the Synod in
! report.
he report Of the committee as
scented 10 the Synod was as
flows:
irst, We recognize the high
I'sn II which the Presbyterian
iLcc Of the United States is
q o. or Synod and bv our
s2e; also the deep interest we
lContlrued on page four)
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DEMAND MONARCHY

VIENNA. April 28.-UP).-
Thousands of citizens of the re-
public held mass meeting at
Wiener-Neustadt Thursday night
demanding the restoration of the
monarchy in Austria. Duke Max
Won Hohenberg declared that the
speedy return Of young Archduke
Otto Won Hapsburg, pretender to
the throne, was most urgent for
the peace of the nation. His dec
laration was cheered thunderous-
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Five Million Dollar Whiskey Fire
Sweeps Pepper Distillery Today

LEXINGTON, KY, April 28.-
(UP).-Fed by alcohol from 49,
500 barrels and 1000 cases of
whiskey, flames swept through
Old Pepper distillery on Frank
fort Pike, one mile from here
early today, causing damage esti-
mated at 100000 and taking
the life of Nightwatchman STAN
ley Travis, "a. He died in a hos
pital two hours after he was found
lying between two blazing ware
houses. Travis, before his death,
said the fire started from an eX-
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plosion of gasoline which he
poured onto a wood fire when the
watchman's room became chilled.
He believed it was kerosene.
Firemen believed George Tay-
lor, a cab driver, was also burned.
Police said Taylor went into the
warehouse, apparently to remove
liquor, and was not seen to re-
turn,
Four warehouses, the distillery
and bottling plant were destroy
ed. A recent plant addition cost
ing 100000 was saved.
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Six Freight Cars
Are Lost By Fire

Six empty freight cars of the
Southern railway were practically
destroyed by fire at an early
hour yesterday morning, it was
learned today.
The cars were standing on a
siding near the station at East
Flat Rock, and it was thought
that possibly a fire was built IN
one of the cars by a person or
persons sleeping in the car.
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SENATE. VOTES
funds FOR AIR
INVESTIGATION
Hopes to Pass Completed
BIack-McKellar Measure
Late Today
F. R. WOULD WIDEN
USE OF SILVER COIN

WASHINGTON, Apr. % CUP)
The Senate banking committee
TODAY decided to report the Glass
bill for the extension Of credit IN
private industry through the Fed
eraI Reserve system.
The Fome Loan Bank bill. pro-
viding a federal guarantee Of two
billion dollars in bonds as to prin-
cipal as we'll as on interest on
the Home Loan bonds WIS signed
TODAY by President Roosevelt.
Similar provision was made some
months 900 in connection with is
suance of farm loan bonds.
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WASHINGTON, Abr. % (UP)

WASHINGTON, Apr. % (UP)
President Roosevelt was repre-
scented yesterday afternoon az
aiming his monetary program to-
ward lone term adjustments call
ing for the greatly Increased use
of silver, FOLLOWING a White House
conference with him on the part
of members of a house banking
subcommittee headed by Chair
man Henry Steagall 3D.. Ala
The president was quoted as ro-
manning unalterably opposed to
the passage of any mandatory sill
yer legislation but was not op-
posed to the future establishment
of a federal monetary authority
which would have sole power to
issue money.
Silver advocates were some
what encouraged by Mr.. Roose-
velt's assurances that he favored
greater use of silver as a backing
for currency.
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DROP DEATH CHARGE

KNOXVILLE, Term, Apr. 70.
(UP).-Charges of drunken driv-
ing and felonious assault against
John H. Culver, Jr., formerly of
Atlanta, in connectio n with an
automobile accident here that
killed his wife and sister-in-law,
Miss Flora Mayfeld, were dropped
bY agreement Yesterday.
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UNION MISSIONARY
MEETING ON MONDAY

The Union Missionary society
will meet on Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the First Baptist
church, it was announced today.
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AIRMAJL CLAUSE.
ADOPTED BY SENATE

WASHINGTON, Apr. % (UP)
The senate today adopted an
amendment to the Black-McKaI-
lar airmail bill, appropriatinc
100000 for the creation of p
special commission to investigate
aviation activities in the United
States and TO draft recommendas.
tons for q permanent GoyefnmsEt 4:
air policysS y; :: z sssNs e; tss y
The sefat 6ps s ID ~ flSiSt5s< u;
bill in full. iAtef n the dST. ~
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I'ho Thinks Incident Is Closed;
karolyi Declares War Inevitable

l.o .UAlo, April 2s.-(UP)-
d.; "a vas represented TO-DAY as
H.v !, the reported British
d i. '' ITS latest Qualification
d. y ! hand,-oF China deciara.
rai.b "'d closed" the incident
tg, created worldwide anx.
Pgay pgSsh 1884, United Press)
n. S SI April 2s.-CUPS.-
aoai. ,;;sshtening of the eco
Ss a,,nT paaOn is due only to
aruIv; race, Count Michael
aanss,s,. former president of
HsSs.i55- said here today in
war war is Inevitable.
a DE F F. Europe viii bring war
's,elu,iy. ar East, he said in an
Qait.J . interview with ~ the he
NM, Australia Anr
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HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mack Pace has returned to his
home on the Willow road after
undergoing an appendix operation
at Patton Memorial hospital.
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WEATHER

- tonight, with probable
a" fair and warmer Sunday.
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'E' Australia, Apr.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

William Philip Simms calls Chi.
nese Turkestan "the country that
God forgot" Maybe that's where
the forgotten man will be found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13
HAMILTON PARK TENNIS FINALS ON NEXT SUNDAY
HOlian and PheIan Win= ners in Matches Played
 Yesterday

Some very attractive tennis matches in the Hamilton park ten- his tournament were postponed yesterday on account of rain. If Tom Dwyer has good weather he expects to run his finals next Sun day. The winner will be presented with the Fulton meat market tro- phy, which is a beautiful cup standing 22 inches high and will be presented by Charles Greenblatt of the Fulton markets. Two matches were played before the rain yester- day in which King Holian easily defeated Herb Printer GA, 7-5. while Frank Phelan had a tough time with Fitch Guilford of Che shire, in match which went 3,sets before Phelan won. The scores were 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Eli Cutler de- faulted to John Lawley. Saturday witnessed the first great upset of the tourney in which Joe Sullivan defeated one of the favorites, Frank Newberry, by the score of 6-1, GA. Other results from Sat urday are: Ed Kelly beat Bud Mc- Grath 4-6. 6-1, 6-1; Fred Tabshy beat George Haight 6-1. 6-1; Cur ley Newberry defeated Jack Rear ney, 6-4, 7-5; Walter Geraghty won over Charley Chamberlain, 6-1, 62; Fitch Guilford beat Ray All man 6-1. 6-1; Bob Blewitt won from Mario Del Conte 6-1, GA; Gordon Riach defeated Ed Me- Grath, 6-3, 6-3; Eddie Sutton beat Ed Carserino. 60. GA; King Hol- ian beat Herb Pinter 6-4, 7-5; Frank Phelan defeated Fitch Guil- ford 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
 Match for today are:
 Mel Bowen vs Jim Mullen, 2 D. m.
 Walter Geraphty vs Bob Blewitt. p. m.
 Pat Quilter vs Marty Tierney, 4 D. m.
 Fred Tabshy vs Ben Maloney, 4 p. m.
 Dom Antonacci vs Frank Phelan. 4:30 D. m.
 John Stollar vs Joe Sullivan, 6 D. m.
 Jim Slavin vs Paul Brandt, p. m.
 Ed Sutton vs Ken Blanchard, 6 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13
LOVELOCK OUTRAN BONTHR0N IN }
 STRAIGHT RACES

Amsterdam, Holland, Aug 15- (UP)-For the third time in as many races, Bill Bonthorn, Prince ton miller, trailed Jack Lovelock Of New Zeoland to the tape, yesterday. losing the 1900 meter event in the international races at the Olympic stadium.
 Lovelock's time was 3 minutes, 53.2 seconds. Bonthorns 3 minuets, 54.1 seconds.
 Ben Eeastman, former Stanford runner, won theS00 meters in minute, 53.3 seconds, and Glenn Hardin of Louisiana captured tho 400 meter race in 47.9 seconds. Percy Beard, New York, hurdler. won the 110 meter high beams in 14.9 seconds.
 Iron Man
 Jack Torrance, Louisiana giant, took the shot put with a heave of 1925 meters, with John Lyman of Stanford second. Eulace Peacock of New York won the broad jump at 7.10 meters and Cornelius John- son of Compton, Calif., took the high jump at I.95 meters. c. Ber- ger of Holland won bith 100 meter and POO meter sprints.
 The United States 200 meter re- lay team. Beard, Bob Kane of Cor nell, Johnson and Hardin, tied with Holland in the 400 meter relay at 42.1 seconds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13
BY STUART CAMERON (VTnifnd prnSS Gnnpfs Editor

New York, Aug 13.-(UP)- Thoroughly rested by 15 days ab- sence from competition, Helen Jacobs set out today in the 47th annual national women's singles championship to defend the Amer ican title against some of the most formidable players in the world.
 The wide-shouidered Californian will start the battle at Forest Hills against Marjorie Sachs, hard-driv- ing left handed Boston girl who last week defeated Americas $ eighth ranked player. Mrs Mario rie Gladman Van Ryn.
 Still Favored
 Defeated three times this year, Miss Jacobs nevertheless, is fav- ored to hold the title she has won twice in a row-last year at the expense of Mrs Helen Wills Moody, for seven years rcigning queen of American courts.
 Iacki~- only the presence o: Mrs Moody to make it the most powerful field of women players the American championships have drawn, siXty-four women stars, in cluding three Englishwomen anc one transplanted American-Eliza- beth Ryan of California and Lon- don will compete in the opening matches.
 Betty Nuthall of England, a for mer American champion. heads the foreign seeded list, followed by Katherine Stammers of England, Miss Ryan and Freda James of England. Miss Jacobs, seeded at the tor, is followed by Sarah Pal frey, slender Brookline, Mass, player who was Miss Jacobs Wightman Cup doubles partner: Carolin Babcock of Los Angeles, who beat Miss Jacobs her last time out at Seabright; and Mrs Dorothy Andrus of Stamford, onn.
 Early Class
 4 Two of the most brilliant players fin the tournament-Miss Babcock, fifth ranking American player and Josephine Cruikshank of Santa Ana, Calf, No. 6-are matched in the e. round toof"
 Miss Summers plays Helen Ped ersen of Connecticut, Miss Ryan meets Eunice Dean of Los Angeles, Miss James plays Mrs Virginia Yates Erb, while Miss Nuthall, who held the American title, starts play against Priscilla Merwin of Pasa- dena, Calf.
 Miss Jacobs second round op- ponent. if form holds true, will be Jane Sharp, hard hitting fellow Californian, and in the third round her probable opponent will be Mrs Mar. Greef Harris of Kansas City. After that, if upsets do "ot mar the trail, she will face Mrs Andrus in the quarter finals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13

control of their cars and the rac- ing machines plunged off the track, smashed through the fence guard ing the infield and finally were stopped without turning over in the infield. Fortunately not one of the drivers was injured.
 Two accidents occurred in the second race. Howard Emery, of Waterville, Me. lost control of his Fronty special before he h1d reached the quarter mile mark. His car tore down 25 feet of the guard rail as l. hurtled off the track. Two miles afterwards, Slim Lanehart of Waterbury leading by nearly quarter lap over all rivals, plunge d off the dirt surface. through the fence and we'll into the infield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13
Last Chance For Californian To Proue Se Real Champion
JOHN ,TATA CAPTURES
 FULTON PARK TITLE

the Fulton park senior play through this morning with the 1884 honors for singles play but only after five sets ding-dong tennis against Al Smith, who also had many packers in the title test The boys played two hours erday and wound this morning after another hour and half of nip and tuck play. Tata's winning Smith were: 4-6 8-6 6-4 4-6 and 6-4.
 Only six double faults checked during the five both players being very equal in ability very Lee Dowd president of the Overlook Cottage Park cub presented the winner with the championship trophy do mated by the neghborhood cub at the completion of play which officiated by Carl Woodward, United States Lawn Tennis association referee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13
WHAT HUSBANDS PRAY FOR

Modern hotels bodily admit that they make husbands harder to live with. First on their list of luXuries they Haunt the fact that when friend husband stays under the roof he gets "fleecy big towels all he can use"-the kind men cry for at home and very seldom get. The kind they find at the club but not in the bathroom. No doubt about it, gentlemen prefer them big, thick and thirsty.
 In answer to the husbands prayer-and the bachelors too Cannon has issued a towel made to be sold exclusively to men. These come in a gay box which bears a heart-rendering legend about the down-trodden male who is about to be uplifted by the contents of the package. It contains three towels. They are all white, finished with q broad band of virile color like brown, navy and maroon. Just like the club has"