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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29

An important discovery, has been made I'm the
valley of Lystra, where Paul and Barnabas were
mistaken for Mercury and Jupiter, and with dfl-
Guilty prevented the people offering sacrifices To
them. An altar has been diseoverHd-'tso ttuprtes
and Mercury, with evidence that this wasSthe cen
ter of the worship of these two gods Once more
the Acts of the Apostles is confirmed by long
hurried eyidence.-Sanday School Times re cen
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29

BEETLELESS BEANS: Mrs. J.
C.. Chester has on exhibit at The
Times-News what she terms the
"chestnut beam" which is about
II inches long. They are such
giants the bean beetles will not
tackle them. ..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29

Erosion has destroyed more
than 25,000,60O acres of farm
land IN the United States alone.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29
BIBLE THOUGHT

THE SPADE CONFIRMS SCRIPTURE
And they called BsrFabas, Jupiter; and Paul
Mercury (Aets 14:l2l
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-29
KNOW THYSEJE

Ones first step toward ceasing
to be fool is to realize that one
is a fool. " ....
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24
WASHINGTON N
TELEPHONE ri

Washington D c. had !
telephones per capita al the IL
ming Of 1887 than any city !,
world It still has. for tb.t i
ter, bat thai date is tba u
for which world figures ara i
able There were a43Os Il
phones in service for the car,
the 81, 800 men. women and \
dren in The city On that 6sta
37.43 telephones per 100 of Il
lation Runner-up is San Il
cisco with q instruments /
every 100.
4 report based on informstl
gathered and released br l
chief statistician Of the Amaris1
Telephone and Telegram q
pany shows z total Of 37Ossl
telephones in the world j
January !. 1887. The numba,
: per cent greater than he 4
vious peak reached in the basH
ming OF 1881
The United States with oDlr'
per cent OF the worlds aggrpss
population Of slightly over 1
billions had 0ne-half of /
worlds telephones or 1894
on January I. 1881. AT the M
ent time there are more than /
500. 900 telephones IN the rDia
States3. Europe. with over j
million people. had I3.5l31
telephones Oh January /. 1891
36 43 per cent Of the world tOa
Next 10 the United States. q
many had the largest number
telephones. 3.43L074. followed
Great Britain with 2.791.597 h
phones, France with 1.4Sl7
Canada with l26s.22S and Jan
with 119T.I29. These five Ou
tries. together with the Unit
States. account for II per cent
al telephones IN the world
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24
hERE FRoh Ioma

Nj and Mrs Thomas Rice. Of
Davenport Ia. are here on 9 mo.
Tor Tip visiting friends and rela-
lives Both Mr. and Mrs. Rice
were former residents OF this
county Mr. Rioe's home was al
N5adlaburg and Mrs. Rice. VINO
was Miss Olive Young before
marriage lived al Bo0nsb0ro. Mr..
and Mrs Rice are in the hotel
business al Davenport.
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24

Glasgow judge has ruled that 2
mere prospective mother-in-law
-lst refrain from such activities
Hence, Mrs G. H Stewart. who
zntsrte-ed with her sons marriage
70 Miss Grace Leighton must pay
The prospective bride $3.50 as dam
ages.
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24

Among other reasons offer
for divorce. Mrs Lula G0Och
Kansas City alleged she paid vi
her own money for three sats
false teeth for her husband.
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24
go coNpucToR

AT the concert IF the Junior "T''
Band IN the CRY Park On Tuesday
night, DR.. Crown O Diehl- chair
man Of the mnzic committee, was
invited to the platform bp con-
duct0r Partridge and conducted 3
nEmber played by the band
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24
TIMELY TOPICS

Encouragement tor those who
make : poor showing in their arst
campaign for public office is seen
in The case Of Commissioner J.
r White. Of Walker county. Ala
bama The first time he was z
candidate he received only l48
votes in the entire county: next
TING Be poued 1870. and IN his
last raoe ne was rriurnDhaDtlv
elected with : vote Of 3421 But
sometimes rhe political wheel
spins The other way
The study Of botany seems .
nave been neglected BIZ the senior
class Of the Noravlan college Tor
women II Bethlehsm, Pa Some
one carelRss-y e1twined The flow
ers Of the traditional daisy
chain with poison ivy, and these
who have come into contact with
the Irritating Toxic0dendron VII
sympahize with the fair grad
yates.
! pro11gloCs memory for 1g
ures Is that Of Adam HaberusD
railroad man Of Lincoln. Neb-
WHO mentally noted the numbers
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24

d each car II freight train
composed Of 39 cars and Is said
10 have been able 10 write them
down correctly in thei- proper
order from front 10 rear Of the
train Most Of Is have difficulty
II remembering our car license
number.
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24

Another Of those inde9a-igabla
researchers has discovered that
children born when their fathers
are over 40 years Of age have bet
Ter chances Of success rhaa TIE
offspring Of younger men The
reason may De that the older
fathers don't live 10 hold bad
example before the kids 50 long.
Real m0thsrs-in-law are permit
ted certain amount Of leewav N
messing up family affairs. but
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24
Read The Globe Ads
HOUSE FOR SALE

Room House Furnished Al Pen
MAJ 5000. Dr. T. HALLIDAY
Hoffman. 20 "a Market S.. York
2e2la
The Hagerstown globe., 1938-06-24

Al unusual story Of mile
frightened To death by small
dl-Lglble comes from E1k10n. Ky.
While pulling q pl0w On the farm
II CT Standard the animal sight
Cd the strange object in the air.
and after rearing and plunging 4
few times, tel over dead
Evening star., 1938-05-15
HopClinnaxes
Week
Officers Club
Event Follows
Sports.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, May 14.-The
~ hop at the Officers Club this
~ evening will be the most i'm
a pOrtant social event of the
Evening star., 1938-05-15
South Carolinians
Get Invitations
TOCOttOn Ball

EIFTEEN hundred invitations print
ed on cotton paper have gone out
to South Carolinians in and near
Washington to attend the cotton ball
and style show being given by the
South Carolina Society at the Ward
man Park Hotel Thursday. May Is.
Among the many prominent loca.
guests and those coming up to WASH
ington from South Carolina for the
event will be Miss Dorothy Moore, this
years azalea queen, who will arrive
here the first of the week. Miss Moore
presided over the Azalea Festival held
last month in Charleston, S. c.
One of the features of the evening
will be an elaborate cotton fashion
show to be staged by the Cotton Textile
Institute of New York City. against a
background of cotton tGles and color
full cotton exhibits. The show, to be
directed by Miss Catherine Eloise
Cleveland, will present models ranging
from gay spectator sports and beach
ensembles to picturesque bridal
party. The part of the little flower
girl. who will be attired as a miniature
bride in white corded net, will be
taken by 7-year-old Patsy Jackson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jackson.
The advance sale of tickets for the
ball and style show indicate that it
will have one of the largest at
tendances of any South Carolina So
ciety event ever held, Mr.. Edgar Morris,
president, reports.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Civic Orchestra
Attracts Many.

Washington music patrons are show
ing considerable interest in the re-
organized Washington Civic Orchestra
which will give its second annual con-
cert of the season under the direction
of Kurt HetZel in the Central High
School auditorium Tuesday evening
at $50 O'Clock. The personnel of the
orchestra, which is sponsored by the
Community Center Department, num-
bers 80 musicians and is composed OF
many former professional players and
outstanding amateur musicians of the
city.
Among those who are expected to
attend are the Minister of Finland and
Nine. Jarnefelt, Senator and Mrs
Arthur Vandenberg. the Minister
Counselor of the German Embassy
and Nine. Prochnik, Admiral and Mrs.
George Pettengill. Comdr and Mrs
John Creighton. Mr. and Mrs Harold
Sims, Mrs. Francis Written, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Heurich, Mrs. Frank C.
Let's, Mrs. Merriam Curtis, Mrs. Wal
ZACH Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
La Gorce, Mrs. Francis Martin Savage,
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. McCracken
and Mr.. and Mrs Lothrop Stoddard.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Miss Haines Plans
To Wed June II.

Miss Meredith Halnes. daughter Of
1t. Col. Edgar Fremont Haines and
Mrs Haines of Governors Island. has
chosen June II as the date Of her
marriage to Mr.. Donald Frederick
Taylor, son of Mr.. H. Frederick Taylor
and Mrs. Taylor of Melrose, Mass.
The wedding will take place in the
chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion,
Governors Island. The engagement
of the couple was announced last
october at Governors Island.
The prospective bride. who was a
debutante of 1887, will have as her
bridesmaids Miss Hebe Reynolds,
Washington; Miss Marjorie Nye. Wash
ington; Miss Andrea Sterling. New
York; Mrs. Edward c. O'Boyle, New
York; Miss Dorothy McMurray. New
York, and Miss Bette Taylor, Boston.
Mr. John c. Tebbetts, jr., of Hart
ford. Conn.,, will be best man. Ushers
will be Mr. William T. Carpenter, New
York; Mr. William D. Thompson, New
York; Mr.. Thomas Gearhart. New
York; Mr.. Charles W. Gonzel, Bethle-
hem, Pa; Mr.. Richard B. r. Massey,
Philadelphia, and Mr.. James H. Cowan,
New York.
Miss Haines, whose father is at
tending surgeon at Governors Island,
was graduated from the Spence School,
New York, in 1886. and is now a stu
dent at the New York School of Fine
and Applied Art. Her fiance was
graduated from the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology in 1885.
Evening star., 1938-05-15

is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Joseph
w. Valiant. and Mr.. Valiant at their
home, ct Wardour.
Sunday School Has Picnic
And River Trip Wednesday.
The Naval Academy Chapel Sunday
school held picnic Wednesday. after
noon. The children were taken for
trip on the Severn River, followed
by refreshments on the lawn of the
armory.
Mrs. P. T. Hughes of Quantico, Va,
Is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Purdie until her departure for Paris
Island, S. c.. where she will rejoin
Capt. Hughes, who is on temporary
duty there.
Mrs p H. Hambsch entertained her
bridge club Thursday at luncheon
at the Officers Club.
Miss Virginia P. Addison, presi-
dent Of the Woman's Club of Annap-
Evening star., 1938-05-15

A NNAPOLIS, Md, May 14.-The
~ hop at the Officers Club this
~ evening will be the most i'm
"A portant social event Of the
week end here. It will be held from
o'clock until midnight and will be
preceded by many athletic events in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Schultz Of Chicago is
the guest of her brother and sister,
in-law, Comdr. and Mrs. Elroy Wander
kloot at their home. on Upshur road.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wise Of Wash
ington, D. c.. have been the guests
Of their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Sterrett
Cuttings, at their home, in Randall
place.
Capt. and Mrs. Howard Crosby gave
a cocktail party Friday afternoon.
Capt and Mrs. Oscar Smith and
their daughter. Miss Betty Smith, left
Annapolis Wednesday for New York.
Capt. Smith has gone from the Naval
Academy for sea duty and will COM
mand the U. S. S. Honolulu when
commissioned Mrs Smith and her
daughter will return to Annapolis for
June week.
Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. SayIes
Are Staying in New York.
Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Mrs.
William Sayles are spending this week
in New York, where they are at the
Langdon.
Mrs. Yates Stirling, wife OF Ad-
miral Stirling, U. S. NJ (retiredD, is
the guest Of Mrs. Anon Bronson at
her home, at Wardour. Mrs. Stirling
has been spending the winter at
Lexington, Va.
Mrs. James Bowdoin and Miss Eliza
beth Mott have left by motor for
Davenport, Iowa, the former home
of Miss Mott, for visit of several
weeks. Mr. Bowdoin will sail for
Sicily during their absence for a
visit to relatives.
Mrs. Charles Doyen. widow of Gen.
Doyen, after lengthy visit to South
America, where she visited her SON.
in-law and daughter It. and Mrs
Felix Johnson, has returned here and
Evening star., 1938-05-15

oils and Anne Arundel County, left
Annapolis Monday morning for q 10
day visit in Kansas City, Mo-. where
she will attend the triennial meet
ing Of the General Federation OF
Womens Clubs.
Miss Troy Hambsch, daughter OF
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. p. H. Hambsch
OF Baltimore, Nd, is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Feldmeyer.
Mrs, d. Claude Handy returned to
her home here Tuesday after a visit
to her aunt and cousins Mrs. Robert
Beverley and the Misses Beverley, at
Winchester, Va.
Evening star., 1938-05-15

Kenwood Juniors, group of young
folks living in Kenwood, at an in
formal party last evening, following a
'scavenger hunt" which the Juniors
held earlier in the evening. Last
nights party was the first of series
which the Kenwood Juniors will give
during the spring.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Reception This Afternoon
In Somerset Home
DR.. and Mrs. Sidney S. Jaffe
To Entertain to Introduce
Their Daughter.in.Law.

AND MRS SIDNEY JAFFE VIII entertain at reception this
which
Washington Maryland
reception will be informal. Mrs Jafe and her daughter
the the living Jafe
exhibiting Washington
assisted entertaining
A.
ago by Mrs
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Knife-Marked Bones Found.

Two thousand knife-marked bones
remnants Of ancient feasting in the
Northern lake region of Minnesota has
been discovered.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Johnston Promises to Top All Offers for Budge
Geneer Spuns

lean League, refuses to capitalize
on it by going on the stage and
playing badminton exhibitions
Miami Beach Hotel men tried to
talk Mike Jacobs out Of staging
Sonia Henie ice carnival down
there next month. but Mike would
mt listen {. Said It'll be fun
watching the boys skating In their
shirt sleeves.
Paul Waner. president Of the
National Lefthand Golf Assoc,a-
ton. Is trying to line up Babe
Ruth, Lloyd Brown and other crack
portside shooters for the Biltmore
southpaw tourney this year.
The Oakland. Pacific Coast
League club, goes under the arcs
this season The Judge exon
Grated Benny Leonard for socking
that waiter - Freddie Steele
Is OF to Hot 81 rings for q rest
-. The big spelling bee between
Evening star., 1938-01-12
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

n YEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Jimmy
M Johnston, who already has
" a professional skater'under
4 his wing, has gone after
Don Bulge He cabled the
redhead promising to top all Of
fers If Don will turn pro and tour
the country under the Johnston
banner Bulge replied from
Australia he'd like to hear more
about the proposition when he re-
turns to the States in March.
The new American League film,
Batter Up" will be p-eviewed
Thursday . Tony Galento has q
bad hand and can't 60 against
Harry Thomas February $50.
February 18 is the new tentative
date.
Charlie Gehrin6l, voted the
most valuable player In the Amer
Evening star., 1938-01-12

the boxers and the wrestlers wills
be on the air Saturday night.
Whizzer White was the unani-
nous choice for quarterback on
the all-players' all-America in this
weeks Liberty Note to Frank
Murray: Five of your o. of vir-
ginia football players. including
four topnotch frosh, have just
been declared ineligible for next
year :. Academic trouble.
Lew w. Houston. sports ed of the
Fredericksburg (va.) Free Lance
Star, Is going around telling every
body it's a boy Wish some
thing could be done about those
football ties =. They're worse
than breaking even ct poker.
The Hanover Shoe Farms, owners
Of Dean Hanorer. one Of the best
1887 trotters, axA Shirley Hanover.
HAmbietonian winner, has pre-
Evening star., 1938-01-12

BY BURTON HAWKINS

"O THE District Boxing
Commission II you
still are In ! suspending
L mood. why not crack down
either on Matchmaker Goldie
Ahearn or Amanda Stella
because Stella swings in q six
round bout tonight at Madison
Square Garden the necessary
six days interval will not have
elapsed by Monday. when he faces
Lou Gevinson here in a Hereunder
You forced cancellation of
the Rialto's last show with suspen-
sions Of Vittorio Ventura and
Andre Jessurun, who were guilty
of violating the same rule and
the rule book says there are no
exceptions.
Moon Evans. crack Takoma
Firemen pro basketer. will be idle
for several weeks the result
Of a broken wrist received in
Takoma's first game Z of
Central's first 10 basket ball play
ers are Jewish . Henry ARM
strong. world featherweight cham
pion. and Freddy Steele. middle
weight ruler. both were born De-
cember IL. 1912 Armstrong,
who collides with Enrico Ventura
tonight at Madison Square Gar
den. is seeking his twenty-first
consecutive kayo.
Phil Purr, local welterweieht,
performs In preliminary to the
Armstrong -Venturi scrap
and then will journey to Holyoke,
Mass. for an engagement with
Mickey Makar Astor Clarke,
the Nations No. l duckpinner,
never ahsorbs alcohol but
smokes plenty Charley Clark
held Whitley Ambrose. current
leading scorer among District COL
legiate tossers. pointless the other
day when Wilson Teachers scrim-
mayed Catholic University to 4
43-43 deadlock.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, next foe
OF the Heurich Brewers. previously
appeared here as the Willigs
Norment Quarles. North Carolina
lightweight, is slated to fuss here
late this month against Petey
sarron,. joey straiges or Irish Eddie
Dunno . The University Of De-
troit coaching staff has special auto
tags "UD" Michigan also pre-
sented Joe Louis. world heavy
weight champ, with tags "KO" for
his buggy.
Evelyn Ellis, who captured third
money in The Star bowling tourney.
Immediately forked the $50 over to
. doctor her daughter just
emerged from the hospital follow
ing a serious operation King
Levinsky, the former air-condi-
toned puncher, has carried out his
threat to turn grappler Otis
Bunch Of Cherrydale and John
Coiner Of this city will receive
varsity football letters at William
and Mary j.. . The ticket sale for
the Indianapolis 50O-mile race,
which will be held May 80, already
has opened.
Nick Camarata, who has ap-
peared here frequently, will aim at
Johnny Rohrig, who recently
whipped him, in q return match at
New York's Hippodrome shortly
Al Waters, star dribbler at
Eastern several seasons ago, now
has younger brother performing
for Central and Al Katz, who
played at Central, has Q brother on
Roosevelt's team Those Robert
son twins at Roosevelt are creating
headaches already among writer's
=. even Coach Herman Littman
admits he gets them mixed oc-
casionally =. they're carbon copies
who even walk the same way.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Varsity Quints

Johns Hopkinss ss; American uni
John Marshall. ~; Catholic University.
Hog.rd. a5; North Carolina State Negro
Kansas. SO; kansas State. 81.
Davidson. 49, South Carolina, ~.
"ishinst9n Ma1y 9o and Lee AZ William and
Duke, 80: Richmond. "a.
UNIVERSITY of Baltimore. Il: western
Maryland "a
North Carolina: 81; wake Forest 70.
Georgia. 20; Clemson. %.
Presbyterian COLLEGE. 26: Furman, 10.
Thiel. 33; Alleghany. 30.
Slippery Rock. 45; California Teach.
Penn state. 80; Carnegie Tech, a.
gutenberg: 4S: Ohio wesleyan, 40.
Denison. Al: Hobart ia.
OHIO University, 80: Xavier. 90.
Kalamazoo; So: Adrian, 2e.
Indiana State %: Franklin. %
Nortneast Missouri State Teachers. %:
Missouri School Of Mines. 81.
Dehance.. 80: Tri-State, 80.
Manchester. 81: Albion, go.
Catawba. 20; Guilford, 25.
Hampden Sydney. A: Bridsewater. "a.
WeSnlnston University tSt. Louis). 3s:
Evening star., 1938-01-12

ENTHUSIASTICALLY ana drew up plan OF
battle as the ponies appeared for the
first race.
For two races the m0guls Of
Santa Anita were rocked BY the
success Of your Eastern invaders.
For the opener, a three furlong af-
fair for maiden 2-year-old colts and
geldings. they were presented with the
picture Of Flying Circus picking by
the pencil point through the program
system. This Is an old Bowie trick
but apparently it was new here. The
pencil pierced the cover and 1t was
Heel In" The natives were unable
to present q defense and Heel In"
romped home. The LindberKh and
Chamberlin Of 1888 collected $3.50
although Ace Thompson failed to see
the race. When the horses were st
the barrier he lit a cigarette. When
he finished the 3-furlong race was
over. They try to make it as painless
as possible at Santa Anita. Il mean
you lose quickly.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Likes Fighting Fox.
GUCKEYSON TO RETURN

Bill Guckeyson's plans to become m
Army oficer have been interrupted
due to deficiency in mathematics at
West Point and he is expected to re-
turn to the University Of Maryland
within the week to begin prepping for
readmission to the academy next year
Reports that Guckeyson contem-
plates playing professional football
have been denied by Frank Dobson.
Maryland coach. "Btll has q very
promising career" said Dobson, but
It's not in professional football.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Pay Raise Given
Two Young Mats

>ECIL TRAVIS and Buddy
Lewis. brilliant. shortstop and
third basemen, respectively, Of the
Griffmen have signed for 1898 with
substantial raises in pay. 1t is an
nounced by Clark Griffith.
Although Griffith. in customary
fashion. refused to divulge the
terms, 1t is believed that Travis
will work for $500, an increase Of
$500 over his reported 1887 salary,
and that Lewis. who Is judged to
have received $5.00c last year, is
expected to draw in the neighbor-
hood Of $1,000.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Sports Mirror
b the Associa ted Press.

b the Associated Press.
Today . year ago-Alfred Nc.
Coy, who resigned at Northeastern,
named head football coach at
Colby.
Three years ago-Jack Crawford
regained Australian singles title
from Fred Perry with decisive
four-set victory in final round.
Five years ago - Poughkeepsie
Regatta for 1888 abandoned by
stewards of intercollegiate Rowing
Association. Voted to resume In
1894 at usual distances for three
races.
Evening star., 1938-01-12

hurst.
Henry Armstrong aspires to hold
three ring championships-feat
erweight, lightweight and welter-
weight A lot of people think
little Frank Strafaci of Brooklyn
should have been put on that
Walker Cup team.
Eddie Blickle, Huntington High
School coach, has been awarded
the Kump Trophy for the person
contributing the most to amateur
athletics in West Virginia last yea
). All Eddie did beside COACHING q
championship basket ball team and
. flne football team was win hon
ors in mems singles, doubles and
mixed doubles in the State closed
tennis tournament, then walk OF
with haka the mems doubles prise
In The e5ats open tournament.
Evening star., 1938-01-12
Pro Hockey

Wichita. 8; st. Louis, /.
Montreal Maroons, IL; Montreal
Canadiens. Z.
New York Americans, 1; Chicago
Black Hawks, l (tie).
Boston, 6; Detroit, 2.
Philadelphia, s: Springfield, 2.