The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-08
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AIl Teains ln Action,

All Teams In Action. n,
-Four local basketball teams. viii
be; seen In action this week. Last
night tho local girls dropped a. hard
fought game 70 Warrington by a
1873 score, through their inability
to register from the foul line.
Thursday night the. second team
viii go to Riyesyille, where Il meets
the fast Rivesvilie high team, and
the same night will witness tho
Junior high In action at Farming!
ton when It clashes against the
speedy five from Downs. The line.
IN, against Riyesville Will be:
Mitchell and Cronin, forwards;
Tennant, center; Swiger and .Gump,
guards. The five which will meet
the Downs aggregation at Farming
ton will be: Miller and Toothman,
forwards: Mason, center; Dodd
and Machesney, guards. Both
games will be hard fought, but all
indications are that both teams will
have the edge on their, opponents.
INTERCEPT, however, centers in the
team representing the local high
school which will make o trip to
Grafton and Elkins, Friday and Sat
urday. While the locals had no
trouble in defeating Grafton here
a week ago, colebank's men on
their own floor is a different prop.
osition. While the consensus Of
opinion Is that they, will win both
games, they are not confident OF
winning easily, but believe they,
will be taxed 10 the utmost. Those
making the trip are: B. kmmons,
N. Michael, r. Michael forwards:
Wilson, center; A.Ammons; Under
wood and Pitzer, guards. III
Statistics Encouraging.
According to statistical report
recently given out by the district
superintendent Of schools, the
schools are in better condition and
are doing better work than at any
other time during the year. OF the
/ 800 children enrolled IN tho ele-
mentary and high schools, 1,5ooi
were present every day Of tho
fourth month. The average per.
centage for tho district totaled s5
while the Jones school, taught by
Miss Sallie Tenant, led all with
practically every boy and girl In at.
tendance every day. Her percent.
age for the month was 80. The
board Of education, has been very
liberal, and the schools are better
supplied witt apparatus and equip.
mept than ever before IN their his.
tory, .6,S ~
= To Relieve House Shortage.
a new campaign, which twill rival
in interest the ono recently put: on
for the new high sch ols, Is to be
inangurated shortly. "A. peculiar
condition. Of affairs now exists in
FairvIew:. As local pnblicBpirited
citizen Of opf thriving little ham;
tlet recently estimated that there
were at least twenty. widows and
an equal number OF widnwers living
Ia our midst. One entire block IS
occupie | by. widows and. has he
como known locally as the vivid:
ows' row" Another. as thi6kly pop.
ulaated, numbers none but widow:
ers On its roll. In, view Of the fact
that there is a great demand for
houses to rent progressive. citizens
have begun q campaign to indrce
local widows and widowers TO join
fortunes for better4or worse. The
plan Of the campaign has not been
diyplged, but It IL likely to take the
/ form ot, matrimonial agency. Mr..
L. J. Myers Is directly interested
IN the plan. stating that It Is the
way whereby the house shortage
can be allayIated. .eg'
Z. Rivesville Champions. 81
There was much rejoicing In our
little town last night when st was
Learned that the Riyesviile girls
had copied the country champion
ship In basket ball by defeating the
speedy lassieg from Fnrmingt BY
the score OF. 1i:10. While there "a
some rivalry between FairYiew5 and
Rlyesville high sch els In athletic
encounters. each, school copsid eFs
the other III the light. Of o sister, In
stitution, Both ARE IN Paw Paw
district and are governed by the
same body Of men. Riyesyifie boys
are equally as proud ,of. the success
lot Fatrview boys teams as local
girls are OF Riyesville girls teams,
| Personals. Il i n
Nv. D. YoSt was. q business, Yisi;
tor In Fatrmont Yesterday "
Several local World war yetet.
ans are planning TO attend Battery
A,s 314 II. 5.A.'ssreunlon In Glarks-
burg on February 20, ~. rs
lin their shops ias follows: Haircuts
IN, their ships as foiloWs: Hail cuts
35c; shave, 15c; TONES; 0iand sc,
Miss Louise Boehm, local music
teacher, Ia planning an opefetta;;
the proceeds from Which viii ! 60
towards paying the purchase price
on q ivtctfnla ,bcgg htS early last Tall:
= - III i Fs55s 10 ,ESl i'iaIaRTf z y IN &
Grown uf Hungary consists OF
two diadet1a, one dating back 10