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Evening star., 1953-12-24

HrSh-fun houses VIII nave fresh
attractions. Eight openings in a
single day, a virtually unheard
of thing, are scheduled as fol-
lows:
Capitol-"Easy to Love-" with
Esther Williams and Van john
son
Palace-"Beneath the 12-Mile
Reef" st""''sng Terry Moore and
Bob Wagner.
Plaza 49,. RotIl-"Gilbert and
Sullivan. with Maurice Evans
and Robert Morley.
Metropolitan and Ambassador
Ealamity Jane" a musical
western with Doris Day and
Howard Keel.
Keith's-"M Miss Sadie Thomp-
son" with Rita Hayworth. Jose
Fsrrer and Aldo Ray in the
latest adaptation of Somerset
Maugham's Rain"
# MacArthur-"The Holly and
the IVY" starring Ralph Rich
ardson and Margaret Leighton.
Ontario - Here Come the
Girls" which teams Bob Hope
and Rosemary Clooney.
Fix-"The Joe Louis Story"
with Coley Wallace playing the
title role.
Next week the Playhouse will
stlpplant the long-running .'Ro-
man Holiday" with Walt Disney's
latest full-length nature feature
and the Dupont will replace
sMartin Luther" with "Fanfan,
the Tulip
The TranS-Lux, now in it's
18th week with From Here to
Eternity" has no notion when
1t will no longer have From
Here to Eternity" On the i'm.
petus of the year-end honors it
is now beginning to collect, the
films run is due for indefinite
extension.
COTERIE THEATER: Club
theater, a high fashion in the
world of William Shakespeare.
is en- route to Washington's west
end. 1t will be called George
n-the-Aisle, its moving
spirits are Hal Gould, Miss
Louise Gore and Charles B.
Heinemann. jr., and its location
will be 1909 Twenty-sixth street.
The address is that of the old
Mott movie house, near M
street and facing Rock Greek
Park. The structure, which has
$50 seats, a raked floor, and
complete motion picture projec-
tion equipment, will serve as
both a clubhouse and theater
1t will be adapted for play
presentation purposes which will
be the principal concern Of the
club. Georgetown -the-Aisle
will be distinctive among local
theaters in that, it will have no
boxoffice. Instead, it will sell
memberships which will entitle
buyers to see one performance
of each of four productions
planned for the first season.
HOLIDAY MATINEES: Neigh
borhood movie houses all over
town will come up with enter
tainment for vacationing school
children during the next 10 days:
Stanley Warner houses which
willF offer special ShoWings be-
ginning tomorrow and extending
through New Years Day are the
Avalon. Beverly. Calvert, Central,
Kennedy. Penn, Sheridan, Silver,
Tivoli and Uptown. The same
chains Savoy and Takoma will
have afternoon performances
tomorrow through Sunday and
again on New Years Day.
Kogod-Burka theaters which
will follow special holiday sched-
uleS include the Ontario, Mac
Arthur, Colony, Apex, Langley,
Flower and Naylor. At the Col
AMTTSENTENTC
Evening star., 1953-12-24
The Passing Show
The Posing Show
Sparkling Movie Marques
TO Greet Christmas Here
By Joy ccrmodv

Theater which look these
last several weeks while finished his shopping
will take sparkle tomorrow
After weeks during which film openings limited
or two at ALL virtually all downtown and suburban
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
General Election
Draws 80 Per Cent
Of County's Voters

ThlrtN-nine per cent Of Prince
Edward County's registered vot-
ers cast ballot last Tuesday in
the gubernatorial general election
check here reveals.
There are 4.0l9 registered yot-
els IN the county according to tho
records CT Registrar j. H. Allen.
The total vote cast in the election
has been certified officially as
1858.
The official tally turned over to
County Clerk Horace adams last
week shows: Stanley l,120; Dali
Ton AL; Carwile 7; Steevns l.
i0l; Undertake 1888; Almond
Ills; Hoffman 343, and Daniel.
1924.
There is no way to determine
how many registered voters were
unqualified because of delinquency
in poll taxes Since only 80 per
cent of eligible voters cast ballots
the remaining 81 per cent stayed
home Even if there was a con-
siderable number Ineligible be-
cause Of poll taxes, the remainder
who neglected to vote comprises
quite a sizeable part Of the citi-
zenrp.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
District Home Economists Will Meet
At Lonswood Saturday Morning

The Fest Centeral District of
the Virginia Home Economics
Association viii hold its fall meet
ing at LongWood College, Student
Building Lounge. Saturday, Nov.
"A from 8 80 a. m to noon
Mrs Lcis Thompson. an alumna
Of Longwood, Who was the re-
cip-ent Of a scholarship award
given by Epsilon Chapter. Delt
Kappa Gamma society, will be
the guest speaker Mrs. Thompson
will use as her subject Hands
Across the Border.
She is an outstanding leader
n the field Of education. She has
spoken before many groups and
displayed an interesting collection
which she made While studying
at the University Of Mexico.
In order to see and study MeXi-
can life at first hand. Mrs.
Thompson established residence in
a typical Mexican home She has
studied Mexican life ana had
many experiences which qualify
her TO discuss the customs. food.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Specialists Will Talk
About Animal Feed
During Drought Year

Farmers of Prince Edward and
Cumberland counties are remind
ed that a special meeting about
feeding of beef cattle. dairy cattle
and sheep during the present
drought emergency Will be held
Wednesday. {. F. Striplin. Prince
Edward County Agent. said the
meeting will start at 1870 p. N. IN
the Circuit Courtroom of Prince
Edward Courthouse.
Specialists from the animal
husbandly. dairy husbandry and
agronomy departments OF VPI viii
conduct the meeting.
One OF series Of meetings that
have been scheduled throughout
the state, tho Farmville meeting
was planned by VPI specialists
and district agents.
Specialists will speak about how
to conserve and make the best use
OF available feed, feeding and
management practices to get live
stock through the winter with
minimum roughage, methods OF
balancing rations With low quality
and limited quantity of roughage
and feed production when the
rains come.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10

habits, and home life Of the
Mexican people.
LongWood's Home Economics
College Club will be host to the
one hundred members of East
Centeral District. serving coffee
immediately after arrival at 8 30
a m.
The main meeting will get under
way at 10 a m. when Mrs. Nell
Griffin, acting head, Home Ec-
onomics Department. Longwood
College. extends greeting and well
comes the group to the college
campus.
Others participating on the
program vii. be Mrs. Emily Rich
man. chairman, East Centeral
District MIS- Sara w Baldwin.
secretary; Mrs Virginia Collie,
Whitmell Farm Life School, and
Mrs. Matte A. Thompson. Miss
Laura Beavers. Longwood College
Music Department. viii render a
short program OF vocal selections
with Miss Doris HClne as accomp-
aniSt
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
October Permits
Total $4,000
II Buildings
Will Be Built

Thirteen building permits isSu-
cd IN Farmrine and Prince Ed
ward County totaled an estimated
value Of $4,000 IN October.
Permits were given for u dwell
llngs, one milk parlor one ware
house and two improvement pro-
jects
-Four permits In Farmv.lfn
totaled $50 500 ana nine ii the
county S38.I0O
One permit was granted n town
to Dave Members for consruc-
ton Of four DWELLINGS on Lone
wood Avenue L. G Atkins re-
ceired TWO permits To- t@o dwell
llngs, ono on South Virginia
Street and one at the corner Of
Putney and Bridge streets
l. L. Irving was granted a
Fcrnit 10 improve his business
location at NH and Second
Streets il Farmylllc.
SIX permits for new dwellings
in the county were gwen To a. Y.
Briseny-ne, Farmv.lle District.
Eddie Hicks, L cke:t D street. c.
p Hughes. Hampton District: c.
K ChriSmon, Farmylle District;
f NJ. Lamberth, Buffalo District.
ana f G.. Nelson, Farmville. Dist
ric,.
A V Brisent.ne requested a
permit to build a c.nder block
storage warehouse in the Farm
vile District, and f c Garnet
asked for a permit for a cinde,
block milk pallor IN Lockett Dist
rict.
J H Ems was given a permit
to make improvements to his
home in Farmvile District.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Six Hampden- Sydney
Seniors Win Places
In College Who's Who

SIX seniors at Hampden- Sydney
College Will be recogn zed in the
1883 edition Of Who's Who
Among Students in American Col
legeS and Universities. They are
James J Stokes. of Kenbridge.
Va, president Of the student body
and co-captain 0. the Tiger foot
ball team; RiveS S. Hardy. Of
Blackstone, Va president of the
Student Christian Association and
4 member Of the football squad:
James / Slaydon. il. of Hollins.
Va president Of Omicron Delta
Kappa and the German Club.
members of tennis team and an
All-State basketball player
Also, Ernest T Thompson. I'.
editor Of The Tiger. student news
paper and president Of Sigma Chi
fraternity: Richard Dean Tester
Ct Pulaski. Va, president of the
Senior Glass and of Pi Kappa Al
pha fraternity. and football var
sity Quarterback. and William H.
Trapnell, Jr. of Richmond, presi-
dent Of Sigma Epsilon literary
society. and of Pi Delta Epsilon
journalism fraternity. A former
editor Of The TIGER Trapnell is a
member of the football and track
Sounds.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10

Hilary and affiliated organizations,
MI Kesser stated that since its
inauguration in 1925 these organ
izations had expended one hun
dred million dollars to aid chill
dren.
Mrs Aubrey Morrissctt. accom-
panied by Mrs. ". w McClint.c,
sang my Buddy" and God Bless
America
Mrs f, c, Buck. Jr., Unit
Girls State Chairman. present.
I'd Miss Ann Brierley, who report
ed delightfully."- on her attendance
ct Virginia Girls State. which is
sponsored each year by the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. Mrs Grace
G Gordon who acted as chaplain
for Virginia Girls State this year.
called the DELEGATES who attend
Virginia Girls State the cream
of the high school juniors
w J Calls il. the Post Com
mandcr, was master of ceremon-
ieS. r B. Crawford past depart
ment commander. introduced Mr.
Kessler. Among the guests OF the
Post and Auxiliary were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivey Holland Of Appomattox
MI. Holland is serving as one of
the vice commanders of Fourth
District.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
/ 'iiremen Announce
Months Campaign
Ex'ineguisher Sales
Fire Prevention
Aimed at Home,
I arm Property

FaImyilg volunteer hreren to-
CAV BEGAN a campaign to make
Pr5nct Edward county a safer
place.
From nov until November 25
Fire Department members Will
make calls IN Fsrnv lie and the
county to interest property owners
IN purchasing fire extingmshers.
Our purpose. states Chief
Claude Butcher is not enc of
money making We're interested
II making The county community
safer place More Of our people
need the emergency protection of
GHtlnguishers for the protection
Of homes, barns and other pro-
perty he said
The campaign VIII feature a
simple to operate, non-bulky car
bon dioXide eXtinguisher. They
do not damage clothes or furni-
NY d44N NtO ti!tlI NOI VIII HILL
mum o. cleanup work to do af-
JerWard, firemen point out.
This week tiremen will mail out
letters to property owners eX-
planning their campaign and the
advantages of a handy eXtinguish-
en- IN energencies Most fires can
be stopped if quick action and en-
eraency facilities are available =
liremen declare as the focal point
Of their forthcoming effort.
f p. Slate is campaign manager,
wish the entire department coop
Grating. His committee is COM
prlsed Of Chief Butcher, c. L,
Spurlock Jr. P F Gay. Ernest
paulson, Billy Kennedy and Wal
ter S0uthall
Persons interested i'll obtaining
eXtinguisnerS may contact a COM
wittee members rather than TO
await a later call
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Student Magazine
Sales Campaign Goes
Over $500 Goal

Farmville High School maaa-
zine salesmen-students sold So
Gilt worth of subscriptions to
exceed their s2,509 goal in the an
nual campaign which closed last
Thursday.
jim Whitlock was the school S
top salesman with S17350 of sub
scriptions. Tom Snyder's freshman
homeroom achieved the highest
total in group sales
The campaign. sponsored an
nuallv by the Student Cooperative
Association, ran for two weeks.
Proceeds are used to finance stu
dent activities and for student
gifts to improve school property
and facilities
Student proceeds vary between
so and 80 per cent of subscription
totals Misses Alma Porter and
Lillian Minkel are SEA advisors.
who assist the SEA with decisions
as to use Of the funds.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
College Dramatic
Work Next Week

Angel Street" by Patrick
Hamilton, has been selected by
The Longwood Players and the
MISUNDERSTANDING AJongleurs as
the first production Of their
dramatic season.
The Victorian thriller in three
acts Will be presented on Novem-
Der 1920 at 8 p. m, in Jarman
Auditorium.
Tom Moore, Of parmVihe, and
James Parker, OF Cumberland, will
alternate in the role OF Sergeant
Rough Moore will appear on
Thursday night and Parker will
follow for the Friday night per-
Torrance
Other members Of the cast are
Ellen Marie Porter, Of Portsmouth
Elwood Rice, of Lock Haven. Pa. !:
Jeanne Lynch Hobbs, of Roanoke;
and Patsy Alternately. OF Virginia
Beach.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Mixed Emotions
And Children
Earliest Sn0sU Brings
To Drivers. Foresters

Temperature dropped 10 a cool
10 degrees. Saturday morning
MI Stripiin reported,
Farmers and forester welcomed
the Snow because II was the kind
Of precipitation that the parched
fields and forests needed-a slow.
gentle snow that soaked into the
ground
Children We're happy for obvious
reasons. Sn0wball5 flew through
The air. and there were mad
scrambles to clean up rusted run
ners before the snow melted
Phillip Gay reported that his
three Wreckers pulled in six
wrecked automobiles and pulled
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10

Farmville's first snow. an I'M
expected visitor that broke early
snow records, brought mixed emo
tons TO the area.
Farmers, forester and children
We're heartened by the snow Driv-
ers. automobile owners caught
without anti-freeze and highway
workers weren't quite ready to
welcome the earliest snow in
Prince Edward county records
E. f Striplin, local weather
observe recorded the snow at four
inches. The blanket Of wet snow
fell from early Friday morning to
midnight Precipitation was rec
orded as AZ inches.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Fire At Prospect
Damages Cannery
Landmark Burned
At High Bridge

A county residential landmark
was Quilted and the Prospect Cen
merry badly damaged by fires in
this area in the past several days.
A woodland fire at High Bridge
early Friday morning destroyed
the brick residence once the home
of Aunt Emily Jeter. mother Of
R r Motion. once president of
Tuskegee. The fire also burned
over several acres Of woodland
before foreSterS subdued it, and
the SNOW came finally to conquer
IT,
Forestcrs fought the wind
blown blaze from midnight to 4
a. m
The rCOi of the county Cannery
at Prospect burned with damage
estimated at least $4,000, Thurs
day about noon. A quantity Of
stored cans was also lost. Super
intendent T. j. McIlWaine said
the loss is covered by insurance.
The school board will let a repair
contract Immediately to put the
cannery back in operation, pas
slbly in three weeks or sooner.
Origin CT the cannery fire is
not known at the present. The
Pampln and Farmville Fire De-
partments were called TO help
Forest fires last Thursday called
forcsters and volunteers to the
Mt. Pleasant Church area and to
the Chernault farm at Prospect
a 35-acre tract at Arvonia was
also burned over
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Whirlwind Drive
For Recreation
Due Wednesday
Civic Club Teams
Have $4,000 Aim
On Athletic Field

Volunteer solicitors are ready
for the whirlwind. all-in-o day
campaign here Wednesday to
raise SIS 900 for recreation.
A parade at II a m. with pub
lie school pupils participating will
begin t he one-day campaign,
sponsored by the Farmyille Me-
mortal Association. Inc.
Special marching units in the
parade will depict the part played
by recreation in the lives of young
people. The Farmville High School
band will lead the parade, which
will be accompanied by police
escorts.
Afternoon Calls
Solicitors Will begin calls
throughout the community after
the parade and will continue the
remainder of the afternoon The
community has been mapped out
into areas for each of the solicit
ing teams Of the civic clubs.
F. Curtis Hubbard. campaign
chairman. said today solicitors
will take both cash and pledges.
The latter may be made payable
as late as six months away, he
said.
The campaign. known as the
Play Ball BY Spring drive, is to
secure funds to put the Longwood
recreation site in full operation.
Use of Funds
The SIS, 900 goal will provide a
team house, with shower and
dressing facilities, water an d
sewerage systems, fencing. cree
ton Of lights for night games, a
ticket house, development Of a
suitable parking area and Of a
picnic area.
With that sum- the new field.
already graded and soWn in grass,
will be converted into a field for
baseball, softball and football.
Lights will be transferred from
the Farmville High School field.
and the new area will be used for
high school, college and commu-
nifty athletic events.
The picnic area. field and team
house Will be available to all COM
munIty groups for recreatlonal
purposes. The field will also be-
come headquarters for the sum
mer, supervised recreation pro-
gram for teen-agers.
Public Mandate
The new field is part of the
developing program Of community
recreation. The Grove street play
ground will be continued for
smaller children LongWood field
is the next objective.
Leaders of Wednesdays cam
paign are confident of success. Re
creation Association officers are
carrying out the public mandate
for recreation here, they feel.
Our people want supervised, AIDE
quate recreation Mrs. Ann Ora
Zlani Association chairman said.
We believe they'll support us
"Wednesday when we seek their
help"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Artists Series

Second of five events Of The
Longwood College Artists Series
for 1864 will be given at 8
D. M. Thursday, in Jarman Hall.
The program will be an illus
tratcd lecture about "the Arctic
and Its Influence on World At
fairs" by Captain Sir Hubert
Wilkins. noted explorer and
lecturer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Sergeant From Rice
Assigned To Center

Sgt John A. Cundltf husband
of Mrs, Frances Cundiff, RID No
!. Rice. has recently been assigned
to the Transportation Railway
Unit Training Center at Fort
Eustis.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-11-10
Injured Pedestrian

Bagby Roberts, IS, of Rice. was
taken to the hospital after he was
struck by a car driven by Curly
Cox. Of Falmyille. at the corner
of Second and Main Streets,
1890 a m, Saturday Mr.. Roberts
received head injuries in the
accident.
A small airplane made an elner-
gency landing three miles south
Of Rice on 400 about 8 p. m, Sat-
urday. However, no one was re-
ported injured in the landing. The
plane, however, damaged electric
lines. The plane was damaged,
also.
Evening star., 1953-08-31
Uncle Ruy's Corner

robins. Others had wings as large
as those of geese. Still others
spread their wings more widely
than any modern albatross!
One day I gazed with interest
at large slab of rock in the
British Museum with clear i'm
print left by a pterodactyl. The
imprint showed that this flying
lizard had a Widespread of %
feet. Other imprints and skele-
tons indicate that certain men,
bers of the tribe measured as
much as IS rect from the tip of
one wing to the tip of the other!
The imprints show that the
wings were bare of feathers. If
there had been feathers, these
reptiles would have been classed
as birds.
Reptiles were able to fly be-
cause they had very large wings,
as compared to the size Of the
Evening star., 1953-08-31

Southearn Asia and some Of
the islands near Asia have flying
lizards, but these animals are
without wings. Their fight is a
glide which takes place when the
membrane on each side is spread
out.
The only lizards, or reptiles,
with true wings appear to have
been those which lived during the
age of dinosaurs. Those reptiles
could flap their wings and fly
about at least as well as modern
bats.
If we class insects as natures
first flying machines" it seems
that the ancient lizards (known
as pterodactyls) were second In
learning to fly. Birds, however,
came at almost the same time.
There were winged reptiles of
many sizes. Some grew only to
about the size Of sparrows or
Evening star., 1953-08-31
By Romon Coffmon

were of lighter weight than those
of other reptiles of that time.
If we ask what good it did
some reptiles to fly, the answer
is two-fold. In the first place
there was the search for food.
The flying lizards were able to
chase insects through the air.
In this way they were able to
capture far more insects than
could other lizards.
The wings also brought safety.
Flying lizards were able to escape
from their enemies. No one
knows how high they could rise.
but they probably could reach
points from SO to 100 feet above
the ground.
Science pupils and their teachers
may obtain a free copy OF new
Uncle Ray leaflet entitled, "Fascinat-
ing Facts About the Planets" Simply
send q self-addressed, stamped en-
yelope with your request to Unc0
Ray In care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1953-08-31
Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIuckwood

By EosIey BIockwood
The big problem in the play Of
many hands is that of deciding
which suit to work on to eStab-
lish your tricks. There are many
factors to consider in making
your choice.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mrs. Keen)
4 J1094
y Q5
0 AK109
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion) (Mr. AbeD
a Q65 KITS
K9843 1912
o 80 o Q765
q K93 J102
SOUTH
(Mr. Dale)
A82
y AJ6
0 J43
= Q875
The bidding:
South West North East
Pass Pass 1 diam'd Pass
2 Mt Pass 3 MT All Pass
To which opponent are you
willing to surrender the lead?
Will you have entries to run
your suit after it is established?
How many tricks will you have
to give up to establish your suit?
Is it better to work first on a
suit where you have first and
second round control, or should
you go after a suit in which the
enemy holds the top cards.
In today's deal Mr.. Dale's play
was influenced principally by his
desire to keep Mr.. Abel out of
the lead. Mr.. Champion opened
the four of hearts. Dummy's
queen was put up and it held.
Now Mr.. Dale forgot about the
diamond suit temporarily. He
did not relish either a heart or
a club lead from his right. In
stead, he led a small spade from
dummy at trick two and put in
the eight spot from his hand.
Mr.. Champion won with the
queen and could not lead an
other heart without losing a
trick. He therefore returned the
eight of diamonds. Mr.. Dale was
still not ready to take chance
on losing the lead to Mr.. Abel.
He went up with dummy'S ace
of diamonds and pulled the jack
of spades through. 1t held when
Mr.. Abel refused to cover. Now
another spade to the ace cleared
that suit.
With nine tricks in sight, it
was now time to take the dia-
mond fineSse. It lost to the
queen but Mr.. Dale won the
heart return with the ace and
had nine tricks, including three
spades, two hearts, three dia-
mondS and a club.
He would not have Jared this
we'll if he had ducked the first
heart lead in dummy, won in
his own hand with the jack and
taken the diamond f1nesse before
going after the spades.
Copyright 1853, General Features Corp.
Evening star., 1953-08-31

The skeleton Of this queer
looking flying reptile was found
in q rock layer in England.
body. Another point is that the
reptiles which rose in the air
had hollow bones. Their bodies