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cheer when he stepped to tn
| mike.
I'm glad won, and I want to
thank all of you for welcoming
me home" Asked what his great
est thrill was, Herbie replied:
When | won the United States
Marbles championship" He also
thanked the Beloit Daily News
/ and the tournament officials at
Wildwood, N. J.
PARENTS ARE INTRODUCED
Next introduced were Herbie's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tur-
man. Herbie's father said: 81
thank the people OF Beloit. South
BelOit and those of New Jersey
from the bottom Of my heart"
MRS. thurman said: ''Herbie, VINO
started playing marbles when ne
was three years old, worked very
hard and he was determined he
was golnt to be the next United
States marbles champion"
Ted Dever, South Beloit Legion
post commander, declared: Il
wish the thank everyone for max
ing this welcome possible. |
never thought when [ suggested
welcome that it would grow into
such a snwobalI."
Dick Woods, Beloit champion
from Brother Dutton school. who
made a good record in his league
at Wildwood, expressed his
thanks to the Daily News. and
speaking of Champion Merbie,
said: 'Herhie deserved it,
Mrs. Marguerite Warren, River
view principal, said South Beloit
and Riverview school are most
proud of Herbert thurman. He is
an excellent scholar; a leader and
good community citizen as well
as being national marbles cham
pion."
MAYOR PRESENTS $50 BOND
Mayor Roy Capron Of South
Beloit expressed his appreciation
to the Beloit recreational depart
ment and the Daily News for
making it possible for Herbie to
have the opportunity to go to
Wildwood. I'VE are very proud
Of Herbie, Mayor Capron declared
and as d token of our pride the
civic organizations of South Be-
lott present you with this gift"
! He presented Herbie with a $50
savings bond, the money for
which was contributed by South
Beloit civic organizations. HerbIe,
his face wreathed in smiles, eX-
! pressed his thanks.
Larry Raymer, who supervised
the Beloit tournament and ac-
cOmpanied the boysy east, as
serted: "All this has flored me-. Z
He told what good boys Herbie
and Dick are and how they caus-
ed no trouble whatsoever. He also
told how Dick loaned HerDie his
shooter and that shooter won the
national championship. Herble,
Raymer said, expressed a wish
that the marble be turned over
to the BelOit Historical Society.
That was duly done when it was
presented by Raymer to Blaine
Hansen.
H. L, Jacobsen, Beloit reerea-
tlonal director, said his depart
ment helps in promoting the
marbles play and tournament in
| Beloit as a part Of its recreation
al program for. the ysuth of the
city and the area. !, ~. WIN IVY
Thus we fell we have claim
to Herbie, too, and the honors
that have come to him and to
South Beloit. We plan to con-
tinue the marbles play andtour-
| nament as means of teaching
young people to be fair and
square. This is a real honor that
has come to Herbie and to our
community"
BOYS GET FOUNTAIN PENS
Arthur H. Hudson, represent
ing the Beloit Association Of
Commerce, extended the congra-
tulations of that organization and
in whose behalf he presented, a
fountainpen to Herbie and to
Dick.
Father Robert J. O'Hara Of St.
Jude's Catholic church and Bro
Their Dutton school, said: I'VE OF
Brother DuttOn extend congra-
tulatiOns to Herbie and to Dick.
Dick is one of our outstanding
students. These boys have prov
ed that we Of Beloit have our
marbles. I am sure if you boys
always play the game of life as
clean as you have played the
game of marbles, yourselves,
your family, your community.
your state, your country and your
God will be pleased"
COMPLIMENTS PEOPLE
Dolph Stanley, director Of ath-
letics at Beloit college and coach
OF Beloit's championship basket
ball team, declared: Il want to
compliment the people of Beloit
and South Beloit for turning out
in such numbers. | think loyalty.
is the greatest word in the die
tionary. You have demonstrated
that you know the meaning and
signifance OF that word. You do
or one week but over a period of
several years. l hope you boys
will go through life with those
qualities OF champions" He also