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Evening star., 1955-01-12
HilIcrest Group Opposes
Downtown Parking Ban

The members Of the Eillcrest
Citizens Association declared
last night they like the conven-
ience Of parking their cars
downtown for morning business
and shopping. f
They voted. on the motion Of
A. Turner Cox. to oppose Traffic
Director George e. Keneipp's
plan for extension Of the down.
town parking ban until iii am.
The argument for the plan
Evening star., 1955-01-12

S65 SCOTCH cHEvloT ovERcoATs S49.75
$ss 5o-$75 ZlP-LlNED ToPcoATs S5o.75
$50 Iooe6 cASHMERE ToPcoATs SIle
Evening star., 1955-01-12
: 4 6)7;5j

Hand lOomed Tweed
masterworks. These
rare fabrics usually
go into coats at $85
and more. Every label
is the hallmark Of
genuine hand crafts
lnanship bearing the
signature of the indi-
vidual weaver. Bal
collar, Raglan shoul-
der Blue and Grey
Checks and Herring
bones. Re gulars,
Shorts, Longs. Elk.
Longs.
Zip-ltned. $52.75
Evening star., 1955-01-12
CIR Eue1iaa ann SUNDAY Star

NEW DRIVERS GET STAR BOOKLET-Copies of this booklet
series of traffic articles printed in The Star
being handed the Department Of Vehicles and Traffic
to persons getting permit for the first time.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06
IT'D Women Learn
Upholstery Art

Mrs. Katherine Riggle, Hosse
Furnishing Specialist. conducted
an Upholstering Demonstration
in the Home Demonstration Kit
chen on Wednesday, March 30,
No Riggle discussed replacing
the seat webbing, stripping the
chair, sewing the springs to the
webbing base, spring tying. plac-
ing burlap on seat springs. max
ing the edges roll, and COVERING
each section Of the chair.
Attending the meeting were:
Mrs. Jesse Thompson, Mishon
Springs: Mrs. Bill Buffkin. Cher
~ Grove: Mrs. f. A. johnson
Evergreen: Mrs. Jack Stephens
ESSSerccn; Mrs. Walter Shaw
Evergreen: Mrs. Albert Gore
Pircway: Mrs. Odessa Dew. Old
Dock: Mrs. Elizabeth Blackmon
Old Dock; Mrs. Jessie Simons
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

s'a- ai-n -ne-t az the coun.y
Council.
Following Mrs. Walkers
speech, u Columbus County We
mems Committee Was formed
'cfficerS are: Chairman - Mrs,
X. l.. Hardic. Bethel Commune
,y: Vice Chairman-MrS. Reno
.Frink. HallsbCro: Secretary -
Mrs. Earl cartrctte. Sand,
Plains. Directors arc: Mrs. Eu-
gene Smith. Western Prong: Mrs
III. II. Bullock. Ccrro Gordo,
and Mrs. Ebert Wright. Tabor
City.
Business discussed at County
Council was; 18th District Meet
ing to be held at Western PRONG
Baptist Church on April 18th
1890 to 300 p. m: National
Home Demonstration Club Week.
May through May 7: and the
State Fair booth which is to be
held by the Columbus County
women on Home Management.
Announcements made were:
Foods and Nutrition Training
School on Vegetable CaSSerolcS
on April Goth.
Farm and Home Wcck-.Junc
2O-23 at State College.
Music Camp at Catawba Col
lcgc-July lois.
United Nations Tour-Octobe,
3-8. 38 people attended County
Council.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Clarendon: hir-. O =. White
Whiteville: Mrs. j. NJ. Carroll,
Bethel: Mrs. ESsic Powell
Bethel.
Also. Mrs. Eugene Smith.
western Prong: Mrs. Louise Jor-
dan. Western Prong: Mrs. Otto
r q wards. Chadbomn: Mrs.
Becky Yates. Chadbourn: Mrs
Juanita Buffkin. Clarendon
Mrs. c. ID. Branch. North Tatum:
Mrs. Whit Wright. Homemakers
Mrs. Mona Wright. Homcmal-
ers: Mrs. Leo Nance. Western
Prong: Mrs. Thelma Gurkin
western Prong.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06
Farm Bureau Director
Speaks To HID Club

Mrs. lrby Walker. director of
the Womcn's Committee of Farm
Bureau, was the speaker az
Home Demonstration County
Council Monday. March %. MIR.
ID. ID. Cox. President of the CO.
lumbus County Farm Bureau
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

PVT. David J. Long. son OF NJ.
VI, Long. Route l. Nakina, N. C.,
recently arrived in Korea and
Is now member Of the l Corps.
An intensive poSt-trucc train
ing program is supervised by |
Corps for the UN units under its
control.
Long, Il pole iincman in Com
pany + Of the 5lSt Signal Battal-
ION. entered the Army in August
1854 and completed basic train
ing al Fort jackson. 8. &.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

SIGN e cont.nuin- :t- ro7t TRUE
training program using valuable
experience CARED i'm Korea.
Private Rogers entered the
Army last September and COM
pleicd basic training Al Fort
Bliss. Tex.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Mrs. J. Lester Gore visited
her sister Mrs. Woodrow Dun
can in Columbus County Hospi-
tai Monday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Pvt. Mayor j. Cox. whose wife.
Justice. lives in Clinton. n. C..
Is member of the 582nd Trans
portatIon Company AT Fort Eus-
lis, Va.
a mechanic in the company
PRIVATE Cox was last stationed
nj Fort Lee. Va.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Cox
Tabor City, Cox is gradual,
OF Tabor City High School.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Pvt. Roscoe Rogers Jr.. whose
parents live in Southport, N. c..
recently arrived in Hawaii and
IS now member OF the 25th
Infantry Division.
The "Tropic Lightning" diivi-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Pvt. James A. Rhcuark, 20,
whose wife, Lorraine. and par
cntS, Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Rheu-
ark. live in GalivantS Ferry. S.
C.. recently arrived in Hawaii
and is now a member of the 25th
Infantry Division.
The "Tropic Lightning" divi-
sion is continuing its poSt-trucc
training program using valuable
experience gained in Korea.
RhcuGrk entered the Army last
October and last served at Fort
Leonard Wood. Mo.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06
WITH THE
ARMED FORCES

Army End 1t. Charles T.. Lam
caster. 23, son of Fred W. Lam
caster. Route =, Tabor City. n.
L., recently was graduated from
the Army'S Armored School at
Fort Knox. KY.
Lieutenant Lancaster complct-
ed the schools ramon officer
basic course. A 1854 graduate of
Clemson IS. c. College, he emit
cred the Army last November.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06
For Tractors

parts, which means practically no
requirements and the few bear.
ings have grease fittings.
The Cherry Transplanter works
on back of your tractor just as the
cultivators do. The seats are very
comfortable and protect the rid
ers from field distractions. 1t will
set any width row the tractor can
work. 1t is made for transplant
ing tobacco, tomatoes, sweet Do
tatoes, cabbage, egg plant, and
transplanted crops.
The Cherry Transplanter, is
built for Ford, Ford-Ferguson,
Ferguson, Allis Chalmers "B,''
Farmall, Super "A", Cub, John
Deere "M", and most 3.point
hook up. $4,000 Complete.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

For YEARS, Ford has been the
trcntl-settcr i'm all the features that make
car worth more VS. power Ball
Joint ride modern styling. And today,
Ford brings you even more good sound
reasons to buy.
First, Ford offers the rcassuring re-
Spouse of new Trigscr-Torque power in
your choice of mighty VS. engines or the
industry's most modern SIX.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-06

Next. Ford for 80 brings Won new.
and smoother. Angle Poised Ride made
possible by Fords advanced new Ball
Joint Front Suspension system. 1t makes
even the smooth roads seem smoother
And finally, in just plain good looks
Ford'S farther out front than ever. With
brand-ncw styling inspired by the long
low lines of the fabulous Thundcrbird.
Ford is Americas most beautiful buy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
AUSTRIANS SPECIALIZE IN LAZY
WAY TO CLIMB LOFTY PEAKS

The Austrans no believers In the hard way Of doing
things have made lazy mountain climbing speciality.
Seeing why their abiding passion for relaxing
in the air and tonic sunshine of Eropes roofs should
be thwared in all except the strenuous young they
thrown their picks and ceated boots and sung
cable lines to "a and chair lifts to fewer than 238
Of their most spectacular mountain viewpoints Thringly
but In perfect safety swing from the green
and foery valleys to the edge of the and ice and
from there down vast panoramas only
to eagles and mountaineers
The cost Of the adventure tring cents dollar
the cable to 40 cents the chair lifts depending
the length The zugspitze cable the longest with
trip of II 240 feet that takes 20 minutes Of the longest
chair lifts is that at Topfgarten Kitzbuehel which is
$500 feet long.
There always least little restaurant the top
where good meal can be had for less than dollar
cable lines like those Innsbruck the Kanzelhoehe
the Zugspitze and few others have hotels very
expensive either that brood the surround
ing natural grandeur for days If you wish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Myrtle Beach
Adds Hotels
For Season
MYRTLE BEACH. s, C

A $750,000 ocean-front apart
ment hotel has opened its doors
to resort yacationers. It is Dunes
Village. located on the ocean
at North Fifty-second avenue.
and designed to accommodate
226 persons In its apartments,
hotel rooms and motel units.
OF modern architecture. 1t Is
constructed Of old brick and CAL
ifornia redwood, with a great
deal Of exterior glass In the lobby
area.
It's apartment accommodations
can be rented in five different
combinations-hotel rooms, reg
ular motel rooms, two-room
apartments, three-room apart
ments and honeymoon suites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Monument to Honor
New Orleans Founder
NEW ORLEANS.

The plaza In front Of the New
Orleans Union Passenger Ter
minal. which was dedicated in
May. 1854. soon will be graced
with o monument Of Jean Bap-
tists L. Moyns. sieur de Bien-
vile. who founded the city in
1718.
The memorial will be in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
MORE AMERICANS
VENTURE BEYOND
BEATEN PATHS
NEW YORK.


Americans are doing their
travelling more OF the beaten
track In Europe and more
during the thrift season than
ever before, according to
recent surveys.
Predictions for 1855, based
on trafic-growth figures OBJ
tanned from world air car
riers are that United States
tourists win travel in greater
volume. stay q shorter time.
spend less per day and be
more interested in seeing the
out-of-the-way places this
year. This is particularly
true of "second-timers" to
Europe.
The Commerce Depart
ment predicts that at least /
million Americans will spend
Sis billion abroad in addi-
ton to their fares, half Of
them visiting Europe and the
Mediterranean area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Fall Cruise to Touch
6 Caribbean Ports

NEW YORK.
A 13-day autumn sunshine
cruise TO the West indies and
South America has been sched-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Latin Entertainers Enlisted
For Miomi's Spring Festival

A five-piece musical unit from
the Dominican Republic viii
present music typical Of their
country. while Haitian guest
artists win include one Of that
nations famous drummers.
Mexico and possibly Guats-
mala and Argentina also are ex-
pected to be represented.
The featured entertainers will
be presented on moving stages
amid q tropical garden setting
of palm trees, shrubs and more
than 5000 blooming plants.
The "stage" for the festival
will stretch the length Of the
Orange Bowl football field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

form of a statue of Bienville, a
priest and an Indian.
The statue, the work of Miss
Angela Gregory, New Orleans
sculptress. was cast in solid
bronze in France. It is to be UNI
yelled on April "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Atlantic CITY
Adding MoteIs
ATLANTIC CITY.

The building boom in motels,
motor courts. efficiency apart
ments now sweeping the country
has hit Atlantic City. About 100
such projects will be In opera
ton In the territory this summer.
They range In size from about
10 units to 1872. An estimated
total Of 5000 individual units
will be available for rental on
Absecon Island or on the White
Horse and Black Horse pixies,
main arteries into the resort.
OF the various projects, some
80 are located on the island in
Atlantic City, ventnor. Margate
or Longport. The bulk of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
MIAMI, Fla.


Guest artists from half q
dozen Latin American nations
and Americas King Of Jazz"
Paul Whiteman, viii be featured
entertainers In this resort city's
first annual Spring Festival.
scheduled In the Orange Bowl.
May 5 to z.
Whiteman win conduct q 500
piece Florida Youth Orchestra
ct the opening Of each nights
festival performance.
Cuba's most popular television
singers will represent their coun-
try In the Miami pageantry
"Saluting the Americas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

others are on the two highways
between the shore and the At
lantic City Race Course. IA miles
outside the city. 1t is estimated
that in excess Of $40 million has
been expended in this type Of
construction In the last several
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

uled for Cunard's liner Caronia
from New York next November o.
The cruise win cover six Of the
Caribbean's most colorful ports,
including Nassau. Martinique.
Trinidad, La duaira, Curacao
and Port-au-Prince.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
oeeon City to Open
Playhouse in June
OCEAN CITY, !

OCEAN O11 = ~. J.os
The Gateway Musical Play
house, on the Ninth STREET
Causeway, will get OF to an early
start this year. Opening Is set
for June II. -
Directed by John Dwight, the
playhouse again will provide en-
tertainment for summer visitors.
New York casts will present mu-
steal comedies, dramas and opez-
ettas, seven nights q week
throughout the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Big Ten Can TeIevise
On 8 Grid Saturdays

NEW YORK. April 10 R.-
The Big Ten. which led the
fight against the NCAA National
game-a-week football television
program, will be able to show
its wares on TV on eight of
the conferences nine Satur-
days next fall.
The eight-game National pro-
gram was announced yesterday
by the NCAA Television Com
mittee and the National Broad
casting Co., which win telecast
the National programs. Five
Saturdays were left open for
regional programs.
Four Big Ten teams are sched-
uled for National network APP
pearances, two against non-con-
ference opponents, and the re-
gional dates are spaced so as
to make q continuous eight-week
program possible for regional
viewers in the Midwest.
The National schedule:
September l7-Miami (Fla.)
at Georgia Tech.
September 24-Regional date.
October l-Ohio State at
Stanford.
October 8-Regional.
October 15-Notre Dame at
Michigan State.
October 22--Regional.
October 29-Iowa at Michi-
igan.
November 51Regional.
November 12--Regional.
November 19-UCLA at South
ern California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

The two principals finished
their training yesterday at Dud-
ley's gym, Zulueta going through
three rounds of fast sparring
against Joe Gilchrist, and Carter
limiting himself to calisthenics.
zulueta indicated he thought
this was his big chance to earn
consideration for title bout,
He's been up among the TOP
lightweights for a year or two.
and at times has stood higher
than his current No. o rating.
But he hasn't worked his way
into q championship fight.
Zulueta thinks he deserves
consideration and that q victory
over Carter tomorrow night will
result In demand for q title fight
In which he's involved. In fact,
he thinks his own record over
the last several years Is better
than Carriers.
For one thing. he beat Paddy
DeMarco twice at q time De-
Marco was q better FIGHTER than
when he split two fights with
Carter. zulueta admits Carter
Is working steadily and defend
ing his title with reasonable regr
ularity. All he wants Is to al
on the list. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
RIZZUTO SAFE AT HOME
Tobosh, Gilbert Giving
Area Golf q New Look

Art Jones and Warren Webb
won the pro-am with a GA, Jones
shooting 70 and Webb, a 10
handicap golfer, a 10 and using
all strokes to advantage. To-
bash and clubmate Dan Skies
were next with IS, Skies also
shooting 70 to edge Brownell
for second amateur honors.
NOTES-Clare Emery, who
tied Jones for third in the pro
sweeps with 73, was four over
par on the 18th tee. He finished
birdie-eagle. 2-3. \. Irv Schloss,
the Mount Pleasant pro who
suffered a heart attack last week,
will remain in the hospital at
least three weeks. Norbeck
Country Club has a field day
scheduled for Sunday. j.. The
squawks that greeted Baadte's
16 handicap quickly were silenced
when a glance at his handicap
card showed that was his best
round in at least three years.
Play started at 1928 and the last
foursome finished in darkness.
:. Next Monday there will be
daylight saving when George
Diffenbaugh will be host at Ken
wood. Bogart'S feat of top
ping the pros was accomplished
twice last year by amateurs.
Eddie Meyer did it at Clifton
Park, and Johnny Eisinger, Hank
Robson and Herb Roots at East
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

NEW YORK. April 10 Dr.
The name is Gene Poirer and
mark it down if you're a fight
fan. You're going to hear a lot
more about this 23-year-old ex-
platoon sergeant from Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
The angular faced Korean war
veteran family resembles Tony
Zale facially and he hits hard
like the old middleweight cham
pion. For two rounds against
Johnny Busso last night at Brook
lyn's Eastern Parkway Arena,
Gene showed a pretty good left.
Then early in the third he ex-
ploded an overland right against
the 20-year-old New Workers.
jaw and that was that at 1:16.
Busso went down on his seat.
At five he staggered to his feet.
Referee Mark Conn rubbed john
ny's gloves and gave him the
mandatory eight count. Then
Busso's mouthpiece fell out as
he wobbled, hands down, toward
Poirer, who was waiting in a
neutral corner. At that point
Conn stopped the fight.
It was Poirer's sixth straight
victory and his eighth kayo. The
welterweight's service-interrupt-
ed record is 1911, with two
draws. He was stopped in the
first round by one Henry Hank
on August 8. 1854. That was his
first fight after 81 months Of
service, 10 of them in Korea
and six in Korean action.
IT was out of shape and
heavy-a middleweight," said
Poirer. who weighed 144h to
Busso's 141h2 last night. 81
wanted some money, so !
fought.
Before he went into the Army,
Gene outpointed Tony DeMarco,
now the welterweight champion,
in an eight rounder on May is,
1852.
"If DeMarco wants a chance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Win Over Terps
Boosts Stock
OF n. {. State

North Carolina States base
ball team commands a bit more
respect around the Atlantic
Coast Conference today after
beating Maryland yesterday, H.
8. at College Park.
The Wolfpack already was in
first place in the league, but the
feeling was that 1t would be
knocked out by the Terps, who
last week twice had beaten
Clemson. the preseason favorite.
1t happened the other way
around. and convincingly, as the
Wolfpack got Is hits of an as
sortment Of Terp pitchers and
ended Maryland's four game
winning string.
In other games yesterday, Navy
manhandled Georgetown, 12-1,
at Annapolis, and Howard was
nosed out by cambridge Navy.
TO, az cambridge.
Today's most important game
among the collegians had George
Washington facing a tough one
against Richmond, co-leader in
the Southern Conference, at
Richmond. Tomorrow, the CO.
lonials play at Georgetown.
Maryland yesterday was linn
Tied to five hits by Lou Dickman
of North Carolina State, and
didn't collect its first hit until
the sixth inning, by which time
the Wolfpack had a 100 lead.
The loss was Maryland's fourth
in nine conference games and
left 1t with a Ga overall record,
while the Wolfpack was left
with 5-1 and 8-3 records.
Georgetown got only four hits
OF Nays Neil Bates, while
Navy totaled II OF two Hoya
pitchers. Bates also hit q triple
and single and scored three
runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Poirer Ready for Best
After Koyo Of Busso

to even the score. Gene Il
ready" his manager, Irving
Cohen, said. 1--WE know DeMarcc
is booked to meet Carmen Ba-
silio. so Gene is willing to fight
Chico vejar, Carmen Fore,
Danny Giovanelli and most OF
the leading welterweights."
Matchmaker Ted Bremen
promised Poirer a May date at
the Parkway against "a good
opponent"
Milo Savage. a nonstop
puncher from Salt Lake City,
finished strong to win unani-
nous l0-round decision over
Chicago's Bobby Boyd in another
network television bout at st.
Nicholas Arena. Milo, a 3-to-2
favorite, laid it on with the rights
to sweep the last three rounds.
The votes for Savage were
Judge Dave Stewart, 7-3; Referee
Harry Ebbets, 6-3-1, and Judge
Artie Schwartz, Sal. Savage
weighed 1872. Boyd 157A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

November "a sCThanksgivine
Day)-Texas at Texas AIM.
November 26-Arny VS.. Navy
at Philadelphia.
December 3-North carolins
at Duke.
Lindsey Nelson and Red
Grange win be the commentators
on the national series. NBC
also plans to program regional
games on the I'VE available dates
to provide q continuous series
This isn't what the Big Ter
originally sought in its demands
for regional programs under ma
tional controls. but it can put
at least one conference team be-
fore regional viewers on all but
the last Saturday Of the Big
Ten season. Conference rules
provide that the season may not
open before the last Saturday In
September and must end the
Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Bill Reed. assistant commits
sioner of the conference, said 1t
would be about two weeks be-
fore the conference football Tv
program is set up. Reed said
conference officials have been
consulting network officials
pending yesterdays announce
ment.
The Pacific Coast Conference,
which also objected to the ma
tional TV controls Of the past
four years. didn't fare so well.
Its teams can't appear on more
than six Saturdays between Sep
TENDER "a and November 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Ex-GW High Tackle Set
For Debut on UIine Card

Jimmy Monk Reynolds, q
former tackle on the George
Washington High School foot
ball team, will make his home
debut as a fighter in one of the
preliminary bouts on tomorrow
nights card at Uline Arena.
The main event Is the 10
round. non-title fight between
Lightweight Champion Jimmy
Carter and Orlando Zulueta, the
No. Q contender from Cuba.
Reynolds. a light-heavyweight,
has had a few fights around New
York. but win be showing his
fighting style here for the first
time. He Is matched against Jim
Thompson OF Washington In one
Of the four-roundefs.
The seminal tomorrow night
is q six-rounder between Syl
Temple Of Washington and Earl
Dennis Of New York, welter-
weights. Other prelims, all four
FOUNDERS, are: Fred Hartell
against Jim Martin, feather
weights; Sonny Boy williams
against Tee Valdez. lightweights:
Bob Deaton against Rocky Pc
trolie. middleweights, and Bob
Lawrence against Clarence Hind
nant also middleweights. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
vern Stephens
Looking for Job
After IA Years

BALTIMORE, April 10 Dr.
After IA seasons in the American
League. vern Stephens is look.
ing for q job.
The Orioles released the "a
year-old third baseman last
night. They also optioned Sec
ond Baseman Don Leppert,
former Yankee farmland. to
Charleston Of the American
Association.
Stephens got in 1o1 games
with the Orioles last year, bat
ting .2S5. hitting eight homers
and driving In 46 runs. His
lifetime average is .287 and he
has blasted 244 homers.
Stephens played with the
Browns for seven years before
going to the Red Sox in 1913.
He stayed ct Boston until 1858.
when he split the season with
the White Sox and Browns. and
came here when the st. Louis
franchise was moved.
Until 1851. he was used pri-
marily as a shortstop. His best
years were l949. when he hit 80
homers and drove in l59 runs.
and 1850. when he hit 80 homers
and drove in LA runs. He played
in six All-Star games.