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PANEL THAT BASEMENT ROOM

The drawing below shows
how the 2x4 studs are fas-
tened to the wall and to the
overhead joists. The mailing
strips may be fastened to the
studs with ordinary wire nails.
The pareling at right is fas-
tened with finishing nails with
heads sunk and filled.
In selecting the proper wood
for your basement, consult
YOUR local lumber dealer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
Cym-less, Weather Victims. c. H. s.
Dukes Still Play 500 Basketball
CUMBERLAND HIGH COUl

Don't blame Coach Ed Vassar
sOr INDUCING IN a few ifs when
he's talking about his current
basketball Dukes. The former VPI
athlete has got some good talking
points even if most Of them have
TO be SuppoSitionS
The Dukes possess a three won.
four lost record-not too startling
YOU say-but what if your boys
had to wait until the snow and
rainWater dried up on their court
Ike his have to before they can
have a practice session?
Suppose your boys played every
game on a strange court like the
eym-ieSS Dukes have to do? May
re that 10 point per game ad-
vantage going to the home team
would make a big difference in
their record, if the Dukes had it
orking in their favor instead Of
always for some other team.
Double In Baseball
That's just two Of the Naesar
rs. Of which there are more, and
.hey make sense. Nassar finds the
difficulties more than usually
frustrating this season because
his squad has a lot Of good, natur-
u athletes on it. Most of the boys
are the same Dukes who have
turned out near spotless records
For Baseball Coach Armstrong
Smith.
Take Big Jack Owenby, Duke
center for example The g. 4"
Hivot man has a good hook shot
and can get a lot Of tlp-ins But
they set rusty, br ther. when you
practice outdoors, a * Vassar!
Forward Dlckie Fahrner whose
got quick hands and reflexes for
basket scramble points,
as well as a good push shot. would
be a high scorer under more
normal practice and playing
rOutines Vassar declares.
His other boys, tall and raney,
have specialties. too, oyt they're
hampered by the IF" factors.
Boys liks Billy and Jack Newman
and jim Owenby, guards, Willie
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
BCHS 74-MD Al

Buckingham Central High over
powered its county rival Marshall
District, 744l last Tuesday on
The Bucks floor. The Bucks
brought their record to l0-l with
their second win over MD.
Coach Dolliver cleared his
bench as the Bucks drove to a
1915 half-time lead. Cobb and
Ragland led the Bucks in scoring,
with Is and Is points. Rowlett
Bruce, center on the Central
squad, missed the game due to
sickness.
Others scoring for Central were
Moss and Stanley 8, Ayres and
Shlmaker 7, Spencer 5, Dune
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
buckingham Central
Takes llth Victory
Over Livingston S2-tl

The Elltk. al Brrkneh4r,
Central High school tanned M for
the streteh rm il DIstnct 4 vlnl
"a repeat g. ID II vlctory over
/. rineston HI4h IN the Central
rvn Fr1day uieht
With Bruce STANLEY shiunakcr
and Cobb hitting ia double figures.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02

district 3 Race
Farmville Edges
Statesmen 45-4l;
Bucks Win Two

A l7-point first quarter and d
nal period squirt away from d
1888 tie gave Farmville High d
45-4l District 3 victory over
Randolph Henry High at Char
otte G. H. Saturday night.
Forward Gerry Duncan collect
five field goals in that opening
rive as the Wolverines went out
II front 1913. The Statesmen got
back in the game in the second
period, during which they held
FHS to single pointer by
Center Charles Anderson, while
Barry Vassar's three baskets
helped them take the period 49,
6.
The Statesmen Of Coach Leo
Garrett took the third period Isl
10 TO send the teams into the
final period deadlocked 36-all
Then as Lacy Cumbey cody coll
lected on four important fouls
and added a pointer, FHS
used press effectively to throt-
tie R-H with five points to take
the win 45-41.
The victory was the fifth
straight for Coach Bob Gilmers
Wolverines and further improved
their District rating. They now
have a So district and overall
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02

prove the Tigers are getting bet
ter and based on their perform
ance against VMI, a close game
isn't beyond reasonable chance.
See 500 Mark
Three successive wins over
Western Maryland. Mt. st, Mary's
and VMI just before exams
brought the Tiger overall record
to 5-8 for the season, and with
February games limited to Little
Six and MD foes. Milam's hoop
sters look for a quick trip over
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Pampiin Falls s. Al.
To Bo0nsboro High

Pampnn High School fell be-
hind 1876 before solving unde-
leated Boonsboro Highs defense
and never could recover as the
district leaders went on the win
65-4l Friday night al home.
Pamplins Doug Jamerson be-
gan hitting near the end of the
first period and went on to take
scoring honors with % points in
his team S losing cause.
Capt. Jim Rice's u points led
the winners. Boonsboro's forwards
Ragland and Stinespring, added
10 and IL points respectively dur
ing the victory.
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the 500 mark.
Jim SlaydOn, Hampden Sgd
neys fine guard and one Of the
few seniors on the squad, will
have special interest in the Feb
ruary outings starting this week
He happens to be the sixth lead
ing scorer in the state with a
l7,2 average.
A good month will mean
Slaydon holds or improves u
outstanding position among CO.
legiate performers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
YOUR REAL sEcURITY-A HOUSE OF YOUR own
Panel That Basement Room

The difficult part Of paneing a basement room be-
;omes when the home handyman learns
tuds and mailing to the cinderblock
oundaton walls Once the basic framework provided the
est OF the Job consists only OF fastening the panels place
How to nail to cnderblock? The lies
he use Of cut nails blunt pointed and hardened The
mash their through the foundation walls square
des providing holding that possible with the odi
wire nail which couldn't pounded
the first place These nails
5toreS and building supply dealers.
In placing the studs against
overhead basement the starting point
nailed TO the oists well the wall walls
particularly in older homes, originally
carry wood paneing there be slight buges which viii
conphcate the job little bit but not much Ideally, if the
walls perfect, the handyman only to place
his 2x4s flush the wall straight
panel WALL is necessary to provide straight
line mailing strips. Measure inches from
each end os drive nail at the 2nch marks and stretch
string along the bottom of the joists If
the wall is straight all along just enough
between the string and the wall place 2x4 snugy
there is apprecable bulge In the wall string may
have to be moved out to allow 2x4 be placed
point This provides the location Of string
2x4 must be placed where the wall slightly may
be necessary to place thin strips hms between the
and the wall.
The extending from the of the joists to the
basement floor then nailed securely to the wall
blunt pointed nails.
Horizontal mailing strips "furring" strips
material These nailed to the suddng ordinary
nails When fulengh wood paneling only
mailing strips for height
floor against the osts and one in the middle
prevent sag
The placement mailing strips as described
above allows air behind the panelng
damp inclined Condensation water small Air vents
top and bottom will provide circulation of help
the moisture.
AS for the panels themselves handyman
vide choice OF wood depending the effect
produce Any well pleasing
a1ce All improve with Waxing vanishing painting
are subject to the homeowner's choice
Before the panels place they should stored
in the basement with they season to
normal basement temperature and moisture
prevent shrinking place We will give you advice
% seasoning.
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HERE'S HOW

Fastening mailing or "fur-
ring" strips to concrete or
cinderblock walls as the frame
work for wood paneling is
made possible by use of cut
nails, blunt-pointed and case
hardened, These nails are
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available from hardware and
building supply dealers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
want 4, and D. Shepherd 2.

want 4, and D. Shepherd 2.
For Marshall District scorers
were Pendleton 10, Hudgins Is
and Mitchell 6.
The Central girls team won
80 - ~ mar game 50-l2. with
10 MaXey getting IA points.
8 points.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
SideIine Views

BY JOHN STICK


here this week offers an invitin.
variety Farmville High face
three foes. in order, CreWe
Lawrenceville, District 3 threat
ana Bedford Di .rict 4 standout
on Saturday night
Hampden- Sydneys squad er
cages the Jays o. John Hopkin'
in a top Mason Dixon Conference
game. TIE day ana Richmon
UniYe. .tn's Spiders Weinegda
night. That Ia IS perhaps ths
menus outstanding select u
Coach Les Hooker's Spiders
rrobahly are the finest college
performers in the Old Dominion
and even 20 e a serious Southern
Conference threat The parade 0
Walt Lysaent Kenny Daniaid,
Boo WIFI, Warren M.l5 and ri
Harrison certainly forms the
fanriest ana studiest GORDON Of
basketball talent - assemble o.
the Death Valley Goor uhis sea OF
Hooker Quotes
We might say Hooker is Yre
indeed about his own players, but
he's n + suflcrns for hack Of
praise Of them Last week, Rich
mond newspapers and the Asso-
Grated press paid the Spiders re-
coenition by running hundreds
Of lines Of type about Les Hooker
and quoting him at length on his
players and basketball in general
IN the series, Hooker described
his starting five as a good match
fer any college in the country
He says they might be defeated
by a weak bench behind them,
but he doesn't give an inch on
the first tive He may have some
thing that five possesses a 1873
record, has won Is consecutive
Big SIX games, has bucketed 998
points this season, and each one
Of them has a per-game average
IN double figures
Come Wednesday,. well sect
Random Reports on Sports
Bob FUR Hampden-S ydneys
promising freshman quarterback
from Harris nbura Va left !
school just before exams. reports |
say he may Try the Marine Corps. |
He was ia line as successor to |
Dean Tester to run the Tiger I |
IN September
W. r Parker tHe Po~hat@n /
banker and sports enthusiast, is
already making up parties for
aAA baseball in Richmond when
he Confederates start play in the
international League A red-hot
baseball fan, the genial banker
.nds the new naarness cf top
jrawer basaball a wonderful adj
'entue With a lot of friends
Bill Bowman. william an3
Nagy's fullhack the past season I
and an old District 3 perfor7oer
for Emporia had his football
stature measured last week. The
dimensions were pretty good, too. 1
B wman was the first Virginia
)layer picked and drafted BY the
Detroit Lions In the third round
drawings m the National Pro-
'essional Football League.
Blue Comets Now
An Old foe Of Faln1ville High
Halifax County HIGH Scho J.
which used to be C. H Friend
High before consolidation with
other county high schools, got a
new sports nickname last week,
Inc Blue Comets That was the
.op cl0lce of LIZ students and
faculty members in recent ballot
ng That number of voters ans
Ners the question Of why Farm
vile must part company with
,his old friend Halifax moves up /.
70 Group | competition with that
enrolment Net however, before
a basketball game with FarmWlle
IN the fine new school gym be
tween Halifax aad South Boston I
Oh Feb 20
Hampton Sydneys coachlng /
, taft used the examination period
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-02-02
Area Basketball
Games This w eek

tCOLLEGiATE)
Tuesday
Johns Hopkins at Hampden-
Sydney
Wednesday
Richmond at Hampden- Sydney
SCHOLASTIC
Tuesday
CreWe at Farmville
Amelia at Kenbridge
Friday
LaWrenceville at Farmyille
CreWe at Buckingham
c. T. Smith at PoWhatan
Saturday
Bedford at Farmville
Boonsboro's girls defeated Pam
pin GLIB Kay Hubbard led The
winners with 90 points. whilt
Roach led Pampljn with H.
BOYS score by periods:
Pamplin II 10 l0-4l
Bocnsboro is II is % 6s
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Airman Samuel Scott
At Florida Base

hirrran Third Glass Sa~Nuel r.
Scott, II, son of Mr., and Mrs. NJ
n, Scott. Rou No. 2. Farmvil4e
has recently been assigned to FL
gin Air Force Base. Florida. head
quarters of the Air Provins
Ground Command.
Altman SCOTS previous assign
ment was at Amarillo Air Fore
Base. Tex, where he was a stu
dent in the Ar Force Tech Schoo'
there. Prior to his enlistment in
TO the Air Force in March 1852
Altman Scott attended Farfnvill
High School.
While still primarily child's
disease. infantile paralysis had
struck increasing numbers Or
adults in recent years.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31
Sword Of Hope
"Out of the scabbard of night. ., < By Godvs hand drawn ',s5ii
 Flashes His shinning ord:oftlight,

wv ]. " '7 V. And lo----.,- the dawn!
 he citizens of Kodiak have and read theinscripon the little donation boxes which are located na business establishments dynacaiy proraying the Sword ot Hope ,.-
 The American Cancer Society have adopted this symbol m their fight against and the dawn is at handwhen the scientists of the world will discover and effective treat ens and preventative to fight this most dreadeo scourge of ma1 kind with this Sword of Hope. ''
 There are 900 Americans living today who will have cancer in their lifetime Unless the present death rate IS re- vered about 2 900 of these Americas will die of One third of those will die could have been saved with present methods of treatment
 Citizens of Kodiak may be that of the M sate 32 O of your dearest friends. $20OOO 00O fe is needed tocarry on this fight against cancer Every dollar counts. Please.
 By helping others you may be helping yourself
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Kodiak People
 Mlourn 10 Cooper

Hrs. Clifford Cooper. better .xIlown to her host of friends ia Kodiak as ''Jo" passed away at Griffin Memorial Hospital on Monday. July 18th after being taken to the hospi- asl on Sunday night in 8 seri- eds condition: Her death was ssfs uaekpected snd < she stages a Lost,of friends in Ko- Aiak to mourn her death.
 Jo" was born in Oklahoma in 1917, and moved to Cali zornia shortly after her birth. She came to Kodiak in l946 to Aeip Mrs. Dooley manage the Taylor Court Apartments. After being here approximate ay a year she married Clifford Cooper, another well known resident of the city.
 The next of kin are her huskand of Kodiak. a seven teen year old daughter, Ja- nell Bullard. whose own father died in Europe during World War II. Nellie Horton, her mother in Selinas, California and a brother Clarence Horton for the past IS years in the United Statesi Airforce, sta tioned at North Highland, California.
 Mrs. Cooper'sl funeral was held Thursday at the Kodiak Baptist, Church at pm, Rev. MolIetti conducting the ser vices. Pail Bearers were: John McLaughton, Eric Blanken-
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31

Griffin Memorial, Hospital is advertising for bids to paint the entire exterior Of the hospital. Specifications may be had by applying at the Hospital. Closing date for the acceptance of the bids will be August 9th.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31

burg, Efka Pestrikoff, Fora Wilson, Al Collins and Stuart Nuckols. Mrs. Lois Burnham sang Docs Jesus Care" and Face to Face. :"
 Mrs. Cooper was cremated and her remains were sent to California.
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" SaS~ss.... AeltSAk Mts3sksl

KodiRk's new City Clerk. Richard G, Berg assumes his new duties on August first. He and his family, Yvonne his wife, Nancy age 2 and Stephen age l have moved into one of the new homes in the East Addition.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31
Rofilak lsilfrnF..

\ t9yeg,s of o4nerca', Last Tr9ntr
 Published Every Saturday at Kodiak Alaska N Yearly Subscription Rate $5 %
 Entered in the Postoice at Kodiak, Alaska Second
 Class matter under act of Congress of March 3. 1878 @ ,s THE BENNETT PUBLISHING COMPANY .sss .., James G. Bennett, Publisher ;.,4.e Patrick J. Bennett, Editor e.d,, , Nita and Mike Bennett Executive Editors !. t5. i, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use republication of all news dispatchescredited to it
 or otherwise credited in his papef and also the :. local news published herein.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31

Captain William M. Drane, new Commanding Officer of the Kodiak Naval Station, arrived Friday, July 30, to assume his duties at Kodiak, He replaces Captain w. K. Rhodes, who left Kodiak this week for Great Lakes Naval Station, for his new assignment.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31

Lieut.. J. M. Brown awaits rescue from the cockpit of his plane which wound up in this unusual position following a freak takeoff accident at the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Ga. Lieut.. Brown, who was unin- jured, had to sit still until the plane was braced and a step ladder extended to thecockpit (Rwirephoto)
Kodiak mirror., 1954-07-31
ivFW Aux. ApDa'nt Special Committee

rans of Foreign Wars, held their regular business meet ing on the evening of July 18th in the VFW Club rooms.
 The main topic for discus sion at the meeting was the Post Drum and Bugle Corps, which is sponsored by the La dies Auxiliary. A special com mittee was appointed to look after the welfare of the Corps comprised of Blythe Smith, Jackie Ewing and Helen King, who are obligated to assist Paul Swanson in promot. ing way and means of finane- ing needed improvements for the organization.
 J The group passed the follow ing resolution:
 l. To deposit in the. 'Bankof Kodiak in a separate account known as the Account of the. Drum and Bugle Corps, Kat mai Auxiliary to Post No. 7056, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the check for S25 which was won as the first price as the marching unit in the 4th of JuIyparade in 1854. : ,'
 2. All money derived from benefit dances. bake sales, sales of any used instruments, donations or by any other means, be deposited in the ac- count of the Drum and Bugle Corps.
 8. All chec 8 drawn against this account will be endorsed by the Treasurer and Presi- dent of the Ladies Auxiliary to Post No. 7O56 of the Vete- rams of Foreign Wars.
 {. To promote ways and to earn money to send the Drum and Bugle Corps with their instructor Paul Swanson and one chaperon for the girl members of the u it. to the Basketball Tournament for Territory Eigh Schools this
 coming February.
 s. To have these resolutions pablBhed in the MIRROR So that the public and parents will know how the winning prize money will be used for the and Bugia4C Cerps. ' se SigAed the :l2th daysof July le Mildred Best, President Grateful appreciptiosi iron, the organization goes out for Paul Swanson for the fine work he has done in training the boys and girls in the Corps The Corps is to be compli- mented for the showing they made on the 4th of July in winning first prize.
 All members are urged to attend the meeting on Septem.
 Der 18th at 500 pm Tn the
 Club rooms, at which time five
 year pins will be presented
 with a party following.
 Membership cards are avail able to eligible prospects
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
Thousands Will f..
Continued from Page One)


92nd anniversary of the signing of
the Emancipation Proclamation,
and it will be held at the Lincoln
Memorial.
A National Citizens Committee
of 100 business, civic, and relig-
ious leaders is directing the move
ment. On the local level State Citi-
zens' Committees have been or
ganized in many parts of the coun-
try. To date, committees have
been set up in SO states and the
District of Columbia.
The idea of the Pilgrimage was
conceived by the Rev. William H.
Jernagin, S4-year-old Washington
clergyman, following the Supreme
Court decision banning segregation
in public schools. DR.. Jernagin, who
is minister of Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, is president of the Nation
al Baptist Sunday School and Bap-
fist Training Union Congress, as
well as an official of the Fraternal
Council. DR.. Jernagin will serve as
chairman of the Pilgrimage.
Four other Council officers have
been named to assist DR.. Jernagin.
They are Bis h ops Sherman l..
Green of Atlanta, William J. Walls
of Chicago, and Arthur J. Wo-
mack of Indianapolis, and Rev.
Smallwood Williams of Washing
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
Sphinx AbandOns
Florida Wildcat

Sphinx Syndicate has bottomed
at 1857 feet it's No. l Prudential
Timber Co., c NV NV Sc Section
31-13S-16E, and abandoned the
test.
The Levy County, Florida wild
cat was located approximately one
and one-half miles southeast of
Otter Creek.
Encountering heavy flow of
water from zone at 31O0-345O feet
in a porous dolomitic zone which
showed some dead oil staining,
operator set string of finch pro-
lection casing at 1912 feet. Hole
was drilled ahead and core cut at
3850-57 feet. Recovery was seven
feet of Paleozoic rock. With ele-
walton 26 feet, derrick floor, top
of Lower Cretaceous was logged
at 37C6 feet and Paleozoic at 1910
feet.
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45.
Production will be sought in the
Wilcox to proposed depth of
$500 feet with tools of Jett to be
used to drill.
Alagood secured farmout for the
test with support coming from
Magnolia Petroleum Company and
Phillips Petroleum Company. Jett
took an interest and will drill the
test.
One-half mile to the north Pet
ersen Drilling Co. drilled No.
Board Of Supervisors-City Bank
in Section 47-8N-1E, with hole bot
toned at 6515 feet. Show of oil
was noted in Sidewalk sample in
top of the Pearline sand but not
of commercial worth.
With elevation 1872 feet, derrick
floor, the following geological
markers were picked from electric
log: Cockfield 1885, Sparta 2570
Wilcox 1859, $4,000" Sand 4139
Base Big Shale 5187, Artman Sand
55o5, Pearline Sand 5547, and Base
Baker Shale 5632 feet.
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Bishop Fears
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governors commission on inter
racial relations.
"All l can say is I fear blood
shed and violence" said the Bishop
discussing possible consequences OF
the Malan plan.
In another address, Bishop
Reeves said the Anglican DIOCESAN
synod is one of the few places in
S. Africa where natives freely car
express their opinions.
At a closed session on the World
Anglican Congress on church poll
cies, more than 600 delegates heard
Bishop Reeves say "Natives carry
AZ percent of the voting power in
the synod and l know of no Angli-
can church where they would be
excluded"
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Vice President.
CONTINUED from Page One)

ended with an installation banquet
at the national headquarters.
The newly elected officers were
installed by Mrs. Julia West Ham
ilton of the Phyllis Wheatley WV
CA. Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines of
Chicago was reelected national
president. Other officers included:
Mrs. A. E. S. Johnson, Texas,
first vice president; and Mrs. H.
M. Gibbs, Alabama, second vice
president.
Mrs. Inez w. Tinsley, Massachu-
sets, was elected first recording
Secretary; Mrs. Vassie Davis
Wright, California, second record
ing secretary; and Mrs. Cornelia
Lasley, Washington, third record
ing secretary.
Mrs. Omega V. Mason, ]. j., was
elected chairman of the executive
board; and Mrs. Luella Goff, Vir-
GINA, secretary of the board. Mrs.
Susan ]. Blackso, Pennsylvania,
was elected treasurer; Mrs. Lucy
Robertson, Pennsylvania, parlia-
mentarian; Mrs. Dolly Alexander,
Georgia, statistician; Mrs. Mae
Baker, Colorado, auditor; and Mrs.
Esther Lee Greenley, California,
chaplain.
Members elected to the admins
trative board were Mrs. G. w.
Williams, Mississippi; Mrs. Alice
Mickens, Florida; Mrs. Fannie
Laster, Illinois; Mrs. Carrie Hack
ley, District Of Columbia, and Mrs.
Mammie Reese, Georgia.