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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
KIRK H, STEPP
PASSES AWAY
Legion to Take Part in
War Veterans Rites at
Refuge Thursday

Kirk Howard Stepp, 49-year-
old farmer of Howards Gap, Blue
Ridge township, died at his home
there yesterday evening at $50
o'clock following an illness. Flu
neral services will be held by the
Reverends L. A. Harvey, n. B.
Phillips and Broadus Blue, Thurs
day at IL a. M, at the Refuge
Baptist church.
The American Legion will have
charge of services at the grave
and members of the Hubert M.
Smith post will also serve as pail
bearers.
Mr.. Stepp was an eX-service
man, having served as private in
Company l., 167th infantry, Rain
bow division.
Mr.. Stepp was born here, the
son of a Henderson county fam
lily, his father being the late Sam
uel M. Stepp. His mother before
this marriage was Miss Lear
Elizabeth Laughter.
He survived his wife, who was
the former Miss Mae Station, and
leaves one child, Miss Ruby
Stepp, living at home. His mother
is Mrs. Lear Hyder. Surviving
brothers and sisters are: N. N.
Stepp, Landrum, S. c.; Youet
Stepp, Mrs. Clara Petty and Mrs.
Maggie Jackson, all of Hender-
sonville.
Members of the Hubert M.
Smith post will meet at Stepp
Funeral home on King street
Thursday at 1890 a. m. and at
tend the funeral from there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18

Black, of Alabama, to the U. S.
supreme court and sent the sugar
quota bill to conference with the
house. -.
This leaves the senate with only
the third deficiency bill and the
measure to plug loopholes in the
revenue laws to be acted upon be-
fore adjournment. The senate
finance committee went into ses-
sion last night to put finishing
touches on the revenue bill which
Majority Leader Alben' w. Bark
ley. D., KY, hopes to bring up
today. Barley assured senatorial
colleagues that adjournment on
Saturday is certain.
Earlier. the house voted to
streamline its rules in order to re-
move unexpected obstacles to the
adjournment plans of the leaders.
Because the house membership is
large and unwieldy, the chambers
rules are varied and severe. This
is essential to assure enactment
of any administration legislation.
Toward the close of each session
when the administration measures
are largely disposed of, the rules
are relaxed. -
Under this maneuver the house
leaders could bring the wages
hours bill to the floor, but they
had to assure the rules committee
that this will not be done before
the committee would let the meas
ure. approved yesterday come be-
fore the house.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
CUMMINGS ASKS FOR
NAZI PROBE in u. S.
CONTINUED from mage onel

(C0ntlnued from mage oneb
muster only rs votes in a show
down vote-if a showdown could
be obtained. AS the house passed
the third deficiency bill in night
session, 0'Connor reported his
committee had voted to bring up
the Wagner-Steagall housing bill
today under a rule limiting debate
to four hours. Leaders will try to
keep the house in session until it
is passed.
Disposal of the housing meas
ure will leave the house free to
take up conference reports and
minor bills. Under this arrange
ment adjournment on Saturday IS
a virtual certainty. The senate
calendar is equally barren. The
upper chamber yesterday confirm
ed the nomination Of Hugo l..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
McNinch Choice
OF President For
&c. Commission

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. -
(UP)-President Roosevelt yes.
terday, on the eve of a special
meeting of the federal commune
cations commission, nominated
Frank r. McNinch of North Caro-
lima and T. A. M. Craven of
Washington as members of the
commission which is reported
sharply divided by fractional dis,
pute.
The senate is expected to con,
firm the nominations tomorrow.
The nominations were sent ur
from the White House after Pres
ident Roosevelt had conferred
with Acting Commission Chair
man Eugene o. Sykes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
SPORTS CONSCIOUSNESS

PALO ALTO, Calf. (UP)-
America is more sports conscious
than it is taste conscious, accord.
ing to DR.. J. F. Steiner of Hoo.
ver's Social Trends Commission.
Even during the depression, he
said, America economical extern
sively on food and clothing but
patronized to a surprising degree
prize fights, football and baseball
games and movie houses.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
ANNIVERSARY KEPT

Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Holdings
worth celebrated their 34th we'd
ding anniversary on Wednesday,
Aug. II, in the form of a supper,
which also honored the formers
sister, Mrs. Walter Parton of He'd
wick, la. About "a relatives and
friends, including a number from
Greenville, S. c., and Asheyille
enjoyed this event. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Hollingsworth have recently
returned from Iowa and Wrights-
Vile Beach.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
BAPTISTS WILL HEAR
EDGEFIELD PASTOR

Rev. B. w. Thomson of Edge
field, S. c., will conduct the regu-
lar weekly prayer service at the
First Baptist church tonight at 8
o'clock.
All members are urged to be
present to hear Mr.. Thomson
and visitors are cordially invited
to attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
CEREUS WILL BLOOM
in THE CITY TONIGHT

Mrs. J. T. Thompson of l21
South Justice street, announced
today that a night blooming
cereus will bloom in her yard to-
night. The flower will bloom only
the once. she declared and those
wishing to see it will be welcomed
to do so. ......
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
C0UNTY'S TEACHERS
TO MEET SATURDAY

Announcement was made today
that the teachers of Henderson
county schools will meet at the
courthouse Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. Superintendent R. G.
Anders stated that all county
teachers will be expected to at
tend this meeting.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
SENATOR IN HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. (UP).
Senator Pat McCrarran, d., New,
entered Naval hospital yesterday
for a rest. Officials last night re-
ported his condition was not seri-
Gus and that he was doing
nicely"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
FAMED VAUDEVILLE

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug.
Is. (UPy.-James Mcintyre, 80,
member of the famous vaude-
vile team of Mcintyre and Heath,
known in every part of the Uni
ted States died today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
CORRECTION

Attention was called TODAY 70
an error in Mondays issue re.
porting a delightfully."- informal
tea said to have been given Sun
day at the home of Rev. and Mrs,
w. H. X. Pendleton, when thew
and their daughter complimented
Miss Inez Lowndes, bride-to-be
This affair was held on Saturday,
instead.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
Rock; Mabel Wilmarth, Mary p,

h0vN' "aoeI WIImarth, Mary Ru-
disill, Lottie May Reaves, Frances
Prick and Joan Labaki.
There were about Is lovely door
prizes and also a prize for each
OF the 90 tables. Delicious punch
and cake were served after the
games.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18

Sac Paulo, Brazil, expects its
construction boom to last indefi-
nitely.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18

A tunnel to be constructed UNI
der the Thames in England will
cost ST., 100000.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18

Construction of the Liachen-
Tsinan railway in China will be
started shortly.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
l,rgoLIc BENEFIT
kssruENDOUS SUCCESS

A.. of the loyelieSt affairs Of
4 season. and one of the most
fiji was the bridge party
On Monday afternoon for
,sP 5.Uef, OF the building fund
~ Catholic church with Mrs.
tt ucSally. of St. Augustine.
a. the able general chair
a. Mrs. McNally has taken an
~; - interest in the rebuilding
,Ss church and each summer
.ansrous with her time IN get
On a large benefit party. She
=. y SISTED by the following who
- the committee: Mesdames
nT,stus Williams, of this city;
Leonard, of Mobile, Ala;
- Racle. of Jacksonville, Fla. (;
s S Patton belong and Paul
Warde, Of Coral Gables; E. c.
,,ss Of Mobile; 7. L. Howell,
Tsw Smyrna; Mrs. Leonore
F,yior. of Spartanburg, 5. c.;
rs,E Wolfe, of Chimney Rock,
a Miss LeBarron. of Mobile.
The spacious ballroom of the
wand hotel formed the setting
no SIS tables at play and there
-, q LARGE number of tea
's,ts, Bright summer flowers
tS,nced the attractiveness of the
iting Junior hosteSSes, who also
oked after the pleasure of the
rests. included Misses Maude
Anon. Of this city; Louise and
INV belong. of Coral Gables
AYR Keenan, Hyatt, of Columbia
Ss,chne Butler. Of Savannah,
a Vivian Wolfe. of Chimney
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
>oSrcIPHER-SKINN
sS,IiyyiTATIoNS OUT

|. ur and Mrs, Cecil Fullerton
N'' Stonecipher
.s, the honor of your presence
{ Fs! US marriage of their daughter
" Mary Leonore
10
-. Wallace Golden Skinner
S Sr.,,rr5ay afternoon, September
the fourth
a. four-thirty o'clock
Presbyterian Church 49,.
|g,DdersOnyille, North Carolina
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Speed to Spare in Garden.

THOSE who like to see spikes flash
and dirt fly might well revel in
the adeptneSS of the Griffith A. c.
in moving from place to place in a
hurry. The Mats are in the sliding
pit stage of Spring training these
days, when they aren't playing ball.
and their prowess is something to
write home about
Ben Chapman probably cannot race
100 yards in the time he did it a
few years ago but, with a bow to Lyn
Larry and Bill Werber, he still is the
best Stealer when he wants to be
And, apparently. benny wants to put
came to the Griffs, he hadn't swiped
q base for the Yanks He wound up
by stealing 20
Freddy Sington is being given the
preference in his battle for regular
outfeld Job, but Jess Hill isn't willing
to concede defeat and, for that mat
ter Harris and President Clark Grif-
fifth maintain that he isn't out of it.
Should Jess land q job, the former
star sprinter of Southern California
will remove much doubt as to whether
the Mats are the speediest club in the
majors.
Chapman, Johnny Stone and Hill
are as feet as any three outfielders
come, although Stone is not the base
stealing type. Then, if Taft Wright
and Beverly Ferrill stick, there will be
more speed to spare. Ferren hung up
all sorts of State track records when
he went to Hargrave Military Academy
a couple years ago, and Wright is even
faster than Bev.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Hogan'S Still Melting.

THE infield is not far behind the
outfeld in speed Buddy Lewis is
the star runner of this crew but If
Buddy Myer gets into shape, the Mats
still will have the man with probably
the fastest getaway in the American
League.
Joe Kuhels speed, for big man. is
uncommon. He is far and away the
feetest first baseman in this circuit
and while Cecil Travis is no Jesse
Owens, he is by no means the slowest
journeyman in base ball.
The slowest unit, of course, is the
catching department, but Walter Mil
lies is no tanglefoot and the agility
of Shanty Hogan is becoming some
thing at which to marvel every day
Shanty can get from base to base
faster than Cliff Bolton, and Grif is
willing to bet $50 that he can outrun
Rick Ferell, Bill Dickey and Luke
Sewell.
Shanty, incidentally, has reached a
new low in his battle to lose weight.
Toiling under broiling sun yesterday
Hogan dropped pounds and now tips
the scales at only 236. This low recalls
the promise he made when he arrived.
IN weigh 225 by the time camp
breaks up" he said. 1t looks now as
II he'll do it.
Sington was another who melted
yesterday under the hottest sun of the
seige so far. He lost 9 pounds and
now only looks like Primo Camera
instead OF Man Mountain Dean.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Bolton Having Arm Treated
Nat Catcher to Be Under Care of Jensen, 'Nooga
Trainer, About 10 Days.

Florida and suggested that he be
treated by Jensen. The catcher's
arm has been so sore that he has
been unable to throw since Wednes-
day.
THAT collision at the plate with
Tony Piet last Summer did it."
explained Bolton. MY arm never
has felt right since. thought for
a while that it might be due to
bad tonsils, but I had those yanked
last Fall"
The departure of Bolton leaves
the Griffs with only three catchers,
Shanty Hogan, Walter Miles and
Rookie Hal Lee. Early yesterday
morning, the Washingtons released
Jake Early, another rookie back
stop, to Chattanooga. Early was
one of five to go, the others being
Pitchers Ray Phebus, Harry Kelly
and Frank Peticolas and First
Baseman Jimmy Wasdell.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
D|z
READY FOR WORK
Breadon and Writers Show
Pitcher One Man Can't
Dominate Base Ball.
Mouies BY ElWood Baker, Star Sta1.
BY the Associated Press.

~ AYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
20.-Jerome Herman Dean,
sef-styled mo. l holdout Of
- the 1887 season." was back
In the St. Louis Cardinal fold today
his signature on a contract believed
to be worth $25 900.
Whether Dizzy had the better of his
annual joust with the Card bosses was
doubtful, but the talkative pitcher did
manage to hold the suspense until the
minute he picked up a pen to sign.
One thing was certain. The highly
effective right-hander failed to get
the $50,000 he set as his price.
Dizzy came over from his Braden-
ton home yesterday apparently all
ready to put his name on a contract
under the terms discussed with Presi-
dent Sam Breadon in a telephone
conversation Thursday night.
But a hitch developed. Breadon
and Dean talked for two hours in the
afternoon, and went back into confer
ence after dinner. Forty minutes later
he and Breadon came out of the room
with the laconic statement "It's al
off -"
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Would Can College Turnstile
Complete Decommercialization of Athletics Pro-
prosed by w. and NJ. President.

He suggested that Richmond and
William and Mary, members of the
Southern Conference, join with
Hampden-Sydney and Randolph
Macon Colleges in a four-school
league dedicated to ''non-commer-
cial athletics"
DR.. F. w. Boatwright, president
of Richmond, said today that DR..
Freeman's proposal would be en-
tirely acceptable to a large ma
jority of our faculty, and I believe
also to majority of our students.
DR.. Boatwright admitted, how
ever, that ''the additional financial
burden on the university would be
considerable, particularly If a fun
program Of sports were carried out"
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Other Big Nominations.

A GAINST Mrs. Mars five there
were four nominations each by
three owners. Mrs. Payne Whitney's
Greentree Stable named Chicolorado,
Eli Yale. Forty Winks and Tattered;
P. A. and r. j. Nash's Shandon Farm
named Burning Star, Prince Arthur,
Gold Flag and Quincy, and Alfred G.
Vanderbilt put up Airfiame. Grand
Play, Tedious and Victorian Star.
William WoOdward's Belair Stud
nominated three in an effort to score
its third victory. Riparian, Fore and
Lucky Pledge, although none of them
showed much as a 2-year old. C. v.
Whitney stands this year on Black
Look, Flying Cross and Ptolemy.
The East doesn't hold the whip hand
SO much this time as in recent years.
To match the best offered by the
Whitneys, Loucheim, Woodward and
Vanderbilt, the West counters with the
Milky Way Farms five eligibles. Brad
ley's pair; Marshall Fields Sir Dam
ion, Calumet Farms Privileged and
Galsun, Waggoner's Heelfiy, and others
of lesser note.
Raoul Walsh's Sunset Trail II, pride
Of Hollywood's cinema colony. is the
only imported thoroughbred named
Another West Coast owner who hopes
to cash in Is A. A Baroni with No
Dice.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
AIM TO GET VALUE
Of NATURAL SPEED
PiIfered Sack Is Telling Fac
tor in Game, Pilot Har-
riS Believes.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

~ AYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
20. Over here they are
raving over the speed of the
- Cardinals and touting the
Red Birds as the fastest team in base
ball. It's all very good but Manager
Bucky Harris, of our side, doubts if
it is true.
What about Washington" he
wanted to know, and there was no
doubling but that Mr.. Harris was
very proud of the way his athletes
pick up their feet and lay them down.
How many bases did the Cards steal
last year? Sixty-nine wasn't it? And
how many did we steal?" he con-
tinued, answering the query himself.
I'VE stole 1903, led both leagues, and
the next closest team was more than
rs bases behind"
Bucky's statement led to more talk
on the subject and it develops that
Mr. Harris, who was fair sort of
base runner himself, likes to have
his boys step right along. I'VE didn't
steal 103 bases just to keep things
moving, though" he cautioned. They
were stolen because it meant helping
to win ball games. This year l
wouldn't be surprised if We didn't steal
many more bases than 103. In my
book the stolen base is a definite
weapon"
Evening star., 1937-03-20
East Likes Pompoon, Brooklyn.

IN THE East PompOon and Brooklyn
are best liked, and the first Winter
book quotations by Frank Shannon,
New York bOokmaker. list the pair at
to l, with Reaping Reward at 10 to
l. Next in ShannOn's list come GAL
sun, War Admiral and Privileged at
IS to l and Billionaire, Black Look,
Case Ace, Clodian, Fairy Hill, Flying
Gross. Heelf1y, Maedic, Sceneshifter,
Ptolemy and Moonton at 20 to l.
Pompoon is the only 8-to-l shot
listed by Charles Burke. st. Louis
bookie. He puts Reaping Reward and
Brooklyn at 10 to !, War Admiral at
IL and privileged at IS. In his 2n-to-l
list are Billionaire, Airf1ame, Case Ace
and Fairy Hill.
Mrs. Mars topped the total nomi-
nations with quintet. She named
Case Ace, last years Arlington Fu-
turity winner: Jaw Breaker, Military
and Murph along with Reaping Re-
ward. Loucheim staked his chances
solely on Pompoon, his bay colt by
Pompey-Oonagh, but the redoubtable
| Col. Bradley, only owner who has sent
four winners past the Derby judges
stand, named Billionaire, sired by
the famous Black T ney, as Brooklyns
running mate Bradley hasn't cashed
in since 1888 and there are plenty
hereabouts who say that he will come
through this year.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Teams to Be Uniformed.

pROCEEDS from the wrestling
show will 60 far toward putting
uniforms on the Junior Legion teams
here for the first time. The Junior
Legion base ball movement is not
new here, but posts backing the
teams have been unable to pony up
enough heretofore to equip all players
properly. Last year a Washington
team that won its way to the Eastern
semi-fnals had to go to its game In
West Virginia atttred in ordinary cot
ton knickers and sweat shirts.
The posts will put up as much
money as possible this year, but more
will be needed, according to Athletic
Otdcer Royal. So Turner offers the
chance to the public to help the
boys.
The Junior Legion teams are
really boys teams. No young
ster may play on any team this
year who will have become II
years old before March 80.
The Junior Legion movement Is
part Of the American Legion's Ameri-
canism program. While providing him
with wholesome recreation it is in
tended to inculcate . love Of country
and . respect for its traditions and
laws. In these days Of many attacks
upon our form Of Government it Is
worthy Of grave consideration.
Joe Turner thinks 50 and he Il
willing to help. At the arena on
April l it will ,e up to the people
sf Washington.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Team Spirit Is Better,

THE Red Sox will depend ON Lefty
Grove and Wesley Ferreu as their
pitching mainstays. Johnny Mar
cum, victimized by a sore arm and
bad tonsils in '36, says he's in great
shape. So is Fred Ostermueller. Jack
Wilson, 24-year-old right-hander, will
be counted as regular, with the vet
eran Rube Walberg around for spot
pitching.
Although the Red Sox should have
three veteran southpaws in Grove,
Ostermueller and Wslberg, Archie
McKain, big left-hander with ey-
perience from Minneapolis, where he
won 10 games, also may stick.
A different spirit is prevalent in the
Red Sox camp this Spring. Unlike .
year ago, they are hustling now.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Cascarella Gets
Test Under Fire
BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
2O.-Joe Cascarella, who, Bucky
Harris says, may wind up as the
best pitcher we'll have" was given
the starting SLAB assignment today
as the Nationals faced the st.
Louis Cardinals in their second ex-
hibition game.
Making their bow last Wednes-
day, the Griffs were beaten by the
Giants, to o. Sharing the pitch
ing with Cascarella were to be
Jimmy De Shong and Eddie Linke,
two other right-handers. Each Is
to work three innings.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

even know where Baltimore is and
chop is only hunk of meat)
Black Betsy-Name for black bat.
(That strictly is Rover Boy jargon
although Jack Lightfoot pulled it now
and then when he was playing for
the Punkview Military Academy
Hassock and crishion-You
still see that in the papers. Why
don't they just say base?
Papier mache-Player who is easily
hurt. Umagine the average ball
player pronouncing it,
Swiped hassock-Stole a base.
page Ring Lardner)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY the Associated Press

by JIc kSSOSldltO
~ ICHMOND. Va, March 90
- A proposal for the abolition
N Of all commercial aspects OF
Il y athletic competition had
the Endorsement today of John
Stewart Bryan. president of the
College of William and Mary, and
also found some hackers at the
University of Richmond.
DR.. Douglas Freeman, head OF
the Richmond trustees, launched
the movement yesterday, asserting
that "commercialism" in athletics
is unsportsmanlike. He praised the
plan recently adopted by Johns
Hopkins University eliminating gate
receipts.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
POPPING 4'!l|
Off"~JhGt IS s.
They Don't Speak Our Language.


AYTONA 20-On Cardnavl
this of the washingons punching the bag in
if a don't
- understand the things they talk about
the Gs quick switch
barber"
huh? while figure
While mind
Daytona his Hene Mnuss brought up and
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Wanted Heckling Curb.

RREADON, Dean said. wanted him
to promise not to heckle his team
mates, to mind his own business and
to obey without question Manager
Frankie Frisch's instructions.
II asked him why he wanted me to
make such promise" said Dean In
an aggrieved tone. Il never have
heckled the other Cardinals. always
did what Frankie ordered"
SO far as I am concerned it's all
over,' Breadon commented. "n Dizzy
wants to talk to me again I'll see him.
but he'll have to ask for the meet
ing"
Less than an hour later, after talk
ing at length over the telephone, pre-
sumably to his wife at Bradenton, "Ole
Die" showed up again and signed up.
II exacted no promises and made no
conditions" Breadon said.
About 18 pounds overweight, Dean
was ready to start work today.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Americanism, Boys Get
Joe Turner's Support
at Rassle Show.

Of Potomac Post, the Sons Of the
American Legion Drum Corps may get
the eighth franchise in the circuit.
Now the upkeep Of such q
league is not 50 light and here
Joe Turner, Washington's popu-
lar wrestling impresario, steps
into the picture. Joe will take
bit off the top Of his receipts
at his regular mat show on
April l and turn it over TO the
Junior Legion mines.
1t won't be exactly benefit show,
but the affair will be sponsored by
the American Legion here, which
should assure one Of the biggest
houses Of the indoor season. What
ever the gate, though, Turner will
come through with certain per-
centage for the boys. The Legion
call finds Joe the good sport ever
ready to help the cause Of sports for
the youngsters.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Sports Mirror
n the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Joe Mangan,
Cornell law student, ran mile in
1852 at Toronto for new Canadian
record.
Three years ago-Gene Sarazen
and Joe Kirkwood passed up Au-
gusta open golf tournament for
tour Of Central America.