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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24

Mrs Gee The excellent iudgng
also attributed much TO the sac
cess Of our exhibits this year and
viii IN future years The judges
write comments and suggestions
on each exhibit which ate taken
back to the local clubs anu put TO
good use IN preparing FOX the
next fair.
More To Come
This evening at 8 D. MI in the
commercial tent. judges VIII APP
praise the beauty of some 80 con
testants TO select a Miss Five
County FAIR The high school
band contest begins tomorrow
Friday at D m with d talent
show at 8 p nj. that same even
ing.
Saturday is Homecoming day
With the windup event being the
awarding Of the 1854 Buick auto
mobile
With the fair only four days old
officials noted that the attend
ance had already topped that of
previous years. TO date an in
crease Of some 35 per cent has
been estimated and It's not over
vet. For instance ii 1852. some
1000 colored children and 800
white children attended the fair
as compared with $500 colorcd
and 1900 white Wednes-
day
Colored children day Tuesday
featured six athletic events The
pupils of Garter @ Woodson High
School the new school Just open
ed this fan won first place ana a
trophy in the school placing.
Second was r. r. Motion High
here in Farmville, third Char
lotte's Central High and fourth
Luther P Jackson in Cumberland.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24

Pfc, and Mrs. Robert Wooten
OF Blackstone, were Friday nigh
guests in the Floyd Shumake
home. 4.
c. w. Hart. Jr.. has left fol
Washington College, Chestertown
Md. where he will be an instruct.
or IN the Biology Department FOL
the coming year. He will take the
place of professor who has been
granted a years leave of absence
Mrs Monroe Johns, Sr.. has
moved to her new home at 40e
Third Avenue, IN which Nh and
Mrs c. w Goodwin are occupying
an apartment.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wooten
former residents of Farmville, are
now making their home at Tuggle.
Va.
Mrs Robert Burger is convaleSc-
Ing at her home on the Hampden-
Sydney Road following a recent
operation at the Southside Com
munity Hospital
Miss Louise Cowan was admit
ted to Sheltering Arms Hospital,
Richmond. last week Her mother.
Mrs. Fred Albright. visited her
Sunday and reports she is improv-
ing slowly.
Miss Josephine fowler and
brother, Walter, visited Miss Bes-
Sic and John Singleton. at Darl-
lneton Heights. Sunday
Mrs w A. Schroeder and daugh-
ter Miss Mary c Womack spent
Tuesday with Mesdames Mary S
Carwile and Ruby WeIland. at
Lynchburg While there. they
visited the Presbyterian Home.
Mr. and Mrs George Rodgers
have returned from Washington,
d c.. where they spent several
days visiting Nh Rodgers daugh-
ter, Mrs. r H Ware and Nh
Ware
Miss Lucy Jane Morton has re-
turned to Washington where she
is teaching art in a private school
after visiting her mother here
Mrs. E. r. Booker.
Mayor w c Fitzpatrick, L. z
Johnston, Town Manager. and J
Fl Forbes attended the League of
Virginia Municipalities meeting
which was held at the Hotel Roa-
noke Oh Monday and Tuesday of
this week c M. Cowan, Mayor of
Fredericksburg and native of
Famyille was elected president of +
the l6-year-Old League
Mr. and Mrs Ray Flynn and
two children. Of New York City
were the guests this week Of Dr..
and Mrs. J &. Graziani en- route
20 Florida Mrs Flynn is Or.
Cra2iani's sister.
Mrs Robert T Jerome will
leave by plane on Friday to speno
the week end with her husband at
the "Knickerbocker" in Chicago
She will return on Monday to
stay with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs P T Atkinson.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24
Prospect Teachers
W elcomed by P-TA

The Prospect P-TA opened its
new year Monday night with a
reception for new teachers Many
patrons were present to extend a
welcome hand to the school fla
Guilty.
The Rev J C. Weaver, P-TA
president announced the asso-
cations program for the year
would be concerned with the
theme of Home and School
Working Together He said the
program viii be aimed at bene-
fitting and advancing pupils 9Sd
seeking fuller cooperation between
parents and teachers
Officers sharing the association
work with Mr. Weaver this year
are Mrs. Celeste Floyd. vice
president. Mrs Allen Bnscntina.
secretary. and Mrs j. F Glenn,
treasurer A full slate of com
mittccs viii be announced in the
near future the present report
cd
North America is the third lar
gest continent. with Asia and
Africa ranking first and second
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24
Town Budget

ICONfWNed 1fOW Page N
favorable balance Of SAG 804 avail
able to finance some of the pro-
jects this year Considerable of
that sum was saved by tightening
Of purchasing procedures through
the town managers office, Lewis
z, Johnston reports
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24
Tuggle Service

Thomas Anderson, OF Green
Bay will conduct PREACHING
service Sunday, Sept % at 3
p. m. at Tuggle. The service of
worship and speaking will be held
in the old store building at Tug
gle.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24
Birth Announced

Mr. and MRS. Robert w. Harri-
son, of Newport News and Hamp-
dem Sydney College, announce the
birth of a son, David Dean Har-
rison born September IS
Mr. Harrison is q student at
Hampden-S Sydney
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24

North America is the third lar
gest continent. with Asia and
Africa ranking first and second
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Policeman in Payoff Probe
Found Shot 10 Death
By The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. "a vet
eran policeman. questioned by a
grand jury last week in the city's
big traffic ticket scandal. was
found dead of a gunshot wound
in the head early today. His
gun was in his hand.
The body OF the policeman,
Andrew Hunter, As. was discov-
cred in his police car, parked be-
hind the Brooklyn station to
which he was attached. He had
been on midnight to Q am.
tour Of duty.
Other policemen said Mr.. Hun
ter had signed q waiver Of inn
munity before testifying last
week in the grand jury investi-
CATION of the traffic ticket scam
dial. Authorities have said more
than 100 policemen were In
VOWED in a scheme enabling mo-
torists to avoid traffic fines with
payoffs to policemen.
MFR. Hunter, married and the
father of q son, had been on the
police force since 1887.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Death Toll From Fire
Al Germantown
Rest Home Now I

The toll in the Marylander
Rest Home fire stood at seven
today.
Three Of the elderly women
patients rescued from the pre-
dawn blaze at Germantown,
Md, in freezing weather Mon
day died in hospitals yesterday.
-Four patients died in the fire.
Mother of Nurse Is Victim.
Mrs. Phila Billmyer, 89, mother
Of an orthopedic nurse at
Catholic University, died about
10 pm. In Suburban Hospital.
DR.. F. J. Broschart, Mont
gomery County medical ex-
arniner, ordered an autopsy to
determine the cause of death.
but said there were indications
Mrs. Billmyer probably died of
smoke inhalation.
Mrs. Billmyer's daughter is
Miss Mary p. Billmyer of 5000
Hamilton street, Hyattsyille.
Mrs. Billmyer was the widow of
DR.. George M. Billmyer, an Il
linois doctor. She moved from
Illinois to live with her daughter
about 8 years ago, moving to a
rest home of Mrs. LaWana Dick
inson about seven years ago.
When Mrs. Dickinson opened the
Marylander. Mrs. Billmyer moved
to the new location.
Excitement Proves Fatal.
DR.. Broschart said an autopsy
ut Washington Sanitarium. Ia
koma Park, revealed that the
death of Miss Anne Lamborn,
"a, yesterday, resulted from nat
ural causes. He said she died Of
o heart condition that may have
been aggravated by excitement Of
the blaze and exposure to the
weather.
Miss Lamborn had been a
Evening star., 1954-12-08

tinuing effort to improve condi-
tions at the nursing home since
the county's rest home licensing
ordinance was adopted in 1850.
This year they are meeting
all the maximum requirements
now on the books said A. Nor
ton Thomas, director, inspec-
tions and licenses. But there
was such a clamor from them
about the expense that we just
couldn't do it before"
Councilman Charles II. Jami-
son said, "Td be the last one to
vote for sprinklers If it would
mean closing down any of the
homes. We need those beds"
Mrs. Stella B. Werner, an
other council member, said the
State hasn't faced up" to the
nursing home shortage. She sug-
gested that facilities for the
aged should be set up on an area
basis, including several counties,
to help care for the increasing
number Of nursing home pa
tients.
Evening star., 1954-12-08

school teacher in the District
for 40 years.
The third patient to die since
the blaze was DR.. Elizabeth
Hampson, 81, a former physi-
clan in the District, who died
at Suburban Hospital. DR..
Broschart said she died from
inhalation of smoke fumes.
Sprinklers Reconsidered.
Meanwhile, a 3-year-old rec
ommendation that Montgomery
nursing homes be required TO in
stall automatic fire sprinkler sys-
TENS is being considered again
by the County Council.
Investigators continued today
to study the fire at the Mary
lander rest home.
An expert of the Maryland Fire
Underwriters Rating Bureau was
to re-examine wiring at the home
today.
Council President ]. Grahame
Walker yesterday called for q
review of the sprinkler recon-
mendation, which was turned
down by previous council in
November, 1851, after a fire at
Mrs. Jolliffe's Home for Elderly
Persons in Colesville. Four per-
sons died in that fire. The coun-
ell decided afterwards that forc-
ing the homes to install sprin-
klers would be such a financial
hardship that many Of them
would go out of business.
The council got a full report
yesterday on the fire from
County Fire Marshal Charles Fl.
Howe. jr. He said sprinkler in
stallation would be "the only
way to safeguard the lives Of
patients entrusted to the care
of operators of convalescent
homes and hospitals in the
county"
He also suggested a revision
Of County Health Department
standards which would require
more attendants to be on duty
at the home between midnight
and morning.
improvements Sought.
The council was told that the
county has been making a con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
CoIIegions Reportto Totum
ToDriI for Clash With Lions

Of Southern Methodist, Bobby
Garrett of Stanford, Lamar
McHan of Arkansas and Zeke
Bratkowski of Georgia.
The All-Star pass-catching
corps suffered with the with
drawal Of End Sam Morley Of
Stanford, who injured q shoul-
der in practice with the WASH
ington Redskins.
Tatum's squad, nevertheless,
is well fortified up front with
the likes of Lon Dohoney Of
Michigan State, Carlton Massey
Of Texas and John Carson of
Georgia at ends; Stan Jones and
Bob Morgan Of Maryland and
Art Hunter Of Notre Dame at
tackles: Crawford Minis Of Mis-
sissippi and Morgan Williams of
Texas Christian at guards and
Iowa's Jerry Hilgenberg, at cen
ter.
Assisting Tatum In getting the
All-Stars ready will be Coaches
Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma,
Bob Voigts of Northwestern.
Forest Evashevski Of Iowa.
Chuck Taylor OF Stanford and
Stu Holcornb of Purdue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
They're Not Demon and Pythios!
Lipsconb-L ombe0u Exchange
Indicates Big Tackle Will Go

the Hawaiian city, he wanted
to hold on to it. The former
Oregon State lineman, whose
brother. Herman, plays tackle
for the Chicago Bears, said he
thought he was too old" to keep
on playing pro football. He was
Is on July 10.
Clark's last words to Marshall
were that he would consider the
latest offer and let him know.
It is doubtful If he'll sign.
Drill ON Pass Defense.
The squad went through it's
first extensive pass-defense drill
yesterday, with most backs show
ing up well. Veterans like Harry
Gilmer, Dick Alban and Don
Paul, newcomer from the Chi
cago Cardinals, looked especially
good. But Lanabeau was most
pleased by the alert work of
rockies such as Roger DORM
burg. a Wisconsin husky who
(See REDSKINS, Page A-16.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind. July a.
Fifty Of last years college foot
ball heroes gathered at Purdue
University today to begin prepa-
rations for their August Is as
signment against the Detroit
Lions in the annual All-Star
Game at Chicago.
Jim Tatum, who guided Mary
land to the 1883 mythical Ma
tional championship and will
head the A1l-Star coaching staff.
said actual workouts will begin
tomorrow.
The Lions, National Football
League champions, also opened
practice today at Ypsilanti. Mich.
While the All-Stars lost some
wanted players to military as
signments and Canadian pro
football, Tatum expressed belief
he has. selected a strong and
representative squad.
The Collegians include such
proved two-way backfleld aces
as Johnny Lattner and Neil
Worden of Notre Dame. Paul
Cameron of UCLA, Jerry Norton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Mid-AtIuntic
Has a Pros in
PEA Matches
speeioi pisposeh 10 The ssor

| ST. PAUL, July 23.-The four
Middle Atlantic pros who sur
vived the qualifying rounds OF
the National PGA championship
were no worse than even money
in their first-round matches to-
day. with Charley Bassler, the
Maryland District Virginia
champion, meeting the veteran
Toney Penna in the feature.
Clarence Doser. the Woodmont
pro in Washington, shot the
lowest round of the pros from
his area. a 2-under-par 50 yes
terday for a 142 total, and he
meets Bill Nary in the first
round. If Doser and Porky Oliver,
the medalist. win their first
round matches they meet in the
second round this afternoon.
The Mid-Atlantic had notable
failures from its present and
former members, however, when
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth,
Va, added q 76 to his FIRST
round 70 and was stroke too
high at 148. Lew Worsham Of
Oakmont, Pa, formerly Of
Washington. scared to 10 after
q 20 and was out Of it at 149.
Worsham was first and Harper
fourth In PGA money winnings
last wear.
Bassler. of Gainesville, Md,
staggered in with q second
round rs from mines OF SO and
81 for l46, while Penna had
142.
DoSer had q 1884 for his 80
with three brides and only one
DOGGY, on the 18th hole.
John O'Donnell. the Mary
land Open champion from Nor
folk, Va. matched par with a
II for 146 and meets Phil Friel
Of Nashua, N. H., in the first
round. The latter had 14l.
Jack Isaacs. a semifinalist last
year from Langley (Va.) AFB,
made a nice comeback with a
70 that included Q seven on the
18th hole and he just made 1t
with the qualifying limit. 147.
Isaacs played Milon Marusic OF
Herkimer, N. Y.
Andy Gibson, who qualified at
Washington G&CC. missed with
79-75-154.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Snead Rallies 10 Take
1-Uplead al Turn in
Opening PGA Match
" The Assosiassd Press

| ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 23.-
Tony Holguin. swarthy little pre-
from Midlothian. Ill. who once
held the championship Of Mex
leo, won the first two holes from
Sam Spead as match play be-
gan in the seth PGA cham
pionship today.
But Snead, still holding his
head awkWardly as 3 result 81
the stiff neck that has plagued
him all week, came right back
to square the match at the NTH
and was ] up at the ninth.
Snead. q three time winner
Of the PEA title, is one Of the
big drawing cards here and the
chance that he would be elm
mated in the first Of today's
two 18-hole rounds had gallery
conscious sponsors shuddering.
Rain Drenches Course.
The bare 6.652-yard, par So
35-T Keller public course
played q lot longer today as
the result Of q drenching over
night rain. The fairways that
had been baked hard, turned
springy under the soaking and
golf balls didn't bounce too far.
The green's were somewhat soft
and slow for the early two
somes although the rain stopped
an hour or so before play began
and a bright sun came out.
In another important early
match. Ed Furgol. National Open
champion. from Clayton, NO.,
and Johnny Weitzel Of Hershey.
Pa. were even at the ninth hole.
Furgol, who has complained that
his putting touch is of, shot
a two-over-par 80, taking q dou-
BILE DOGGY 5 on the 180-yard
sixth hole.
Keller had been ridiculed be-
fore the tournament as being too
easy for the top pros, but as
scores began to mount in yes
terday's second qualifying round,
one observer remarked: '.This
course is so easy it's getting
tough"
That's about what happened
during the two days Of quail
flying and what's more likely to
happen in the man-to-man con-
tests. The pro >sharpshooters,
seeing possible brides on almost
every hole, tried too hard to get
them.
The result was that Porky
Oliver of Lemont. ILL.,, breezed
of with the medal and $3.50
protesting all the time that he
didn't want them-with q score
Of 66-70-136.
Jack Burke and Cary Middle
coli came in with 1875 and it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23

Mickey Really Rolling Now;
Lopot, Wynn Pitch Tonight
sy ne Assoeiossd Prsss

NEW YORK. July %. Casey
Stengel sends his Yankees after
the American League lead to-
night in the first Of three games
with Cleveland. but he still is
convinced it's 9 three-team race
for the pennant.
The Indians own q half-game
edge over the Yankees and have
played the world champions on
an almost even basis so far this
season, winning 5 Of the IL
games.
The Yanks debated the PEN
nant hopes Of the Chicago White
Sox. ut least temporarily, yester-
day by winning q double header,
4-3 In 10 innings and 1l-1. This
dumped the third-place White
Sox s " games behind Cleveland.
But in discussing the way the
Yanks and Indians have traded
decisions, Stengel outlined the
road back for Chicago.
IF it keeps up like this" ne
said. "thoSe White Sox can come
back by beating the other fellers
(meaning the second-division
teams. j"
Lopat VS.. Wynn.
The veteran Yankee manager
didn't have much to say about
his immediate problems with
the Indians except to pick Eddie
Lopat as his starter for tonight.
Allie Reynolds will be in the
bullpen. just as he was yester-
day. He wasn't needed against
Chicago and, If he escapes work
again tonight. he'll be the
starter tomorrow. If he works,
Stengel hopes it will be brief
enough to bring him back as
q starter Sunday. Whitley Ford
will start whichever game Rey-
noldS doesn't.
AL Lopez, the Cleveland man
ager. told Boston writer's that
"even though we had to use
Bobby Teller and Bob Lemon,
] think our pitching is set for
the Yankee series starting with
Early Wynn"
He has picked Rookie Don
Mossi for the second game, q
choice that Stengel agreed was
q good one.
"He's looked good against u.s."
Casey conceded.
Mike Garcia will get the call
Sunday.
One ut q Time, AL Says.
If Mossi works as scheduled, It
will be only the second time in
two seasons that some one other
than Cleveland's big three" Of
Wynn, Garcia and Lemon has
started against the Yanks. Fell
Ter made one start last season.
After yesterdays doubleheader
victory in Boston, one Cleveland
writer. in conversation with Lo-
PEE, was saying: Lets see II we
take two out Of three in New
York. we'll still be in first place"
And Lopez cut him OF. Get
out Of here, let's not talk about
(See BIG SERIES, Page A-17.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23


oMaey assured all that Aston, despite
no major league playing background competent base
ball and his record in the minors held proof
The public including Brooklyns may or may not have
mourned Dresser but generally conceded that Aston
job easy.
HE HAD THE HORSES, everybody said. Even Dresser,
with toward ASTON whom he hardly knows put
1t this last spring. They ought to walk home They're
getting Don Newcombe and Erv Palica back and will
pitching They ought to win easier than did last
year"
Last year it was contest Brooklyn won by Is games
the Milwaukee Braves and finished IS ahead of the fifth
place New Giants who now have what even con-
sentative might comfortable happened?
Aston at fault? Gould the Dodgers have headed of the
resurgent Giants with Dresser at the helm?
WALT ASTON rs NO takef He is friendly and inteli-
gent. but Dresser out-tak him by 1000 words to l.
But there others who speak fer Aston OMaey has
been Peewee Reese veteran hortstop who originally
believed to No in line to Dresser another
"Were not winning Reese has been saying but it hasn't
been that guys Aston fault He's everything possible
with club that looks better than has looked
the field"
have been nice characteristic speeches on part
OF class guy Reese But if he overdoes It, the possibility
exists that mayhap he protests too much To put blunry
Aston remains unfamiliar with many National League players
including his and in the recent AStar Came when his
squad lost to the Americans he let Leo Durocher virtually
run the show.
THE DIFFERENCE IN GAMES between the Giants and
Dodgers who finished last and who today the
only contenders for the National League pennan approx
matey II games. Does change of manager make that
much difference? OF not manager couldn't
swing the pendulum that much If he tried.
Aston inherited the Dodgers at time when they seemed
sound at their peak Spring training showed weak
nesses. Brooklyn had the solid club campanella
Snder =. Hodges :. Reese Robinson Furilo
Erskine Roe plus a big bench and the pitching
returnees Newcobe and Paca No other club including
the Yankees and Indians had much talent
Maybe Dresser knew what he doing when he vainy
demanded long contract Maybe he knew deep down
inside that his Dodgers growing old and brittle that he
couldn't be certain of third straight pennant that
good time any to reach for security of sort.
Up the Dodgers front Office has not employed the
word "compacency" in connection with the Brooklyn flop
But then could the Dodgers do it? COMPETENCY" is
more less copyrighted by the Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
By Lewis r. Atchison
Star Ssoff CORRESPONDENT

Los ANGELES. July 23.-The
Redskins have pinned a "for-
sale" sign on Tackle Paul Lips
comb, but have offered Guard
jim Clark a $500 raise in an
effort to sign him.
Iipscomb, 30-year-oId veteran
of nine seasons in the National
Football League. made a belated
appearance here yesterday to
confer with George Marshall
president Of the Washington
club. Marshall talked to CLARK,
who is at his home in Honolulu
on the telephone earlier in the
day and offered to sweeten the
kitty.
About 20 pounds over his ESQ
pound playing weight. Lipscomh
has demanded q healthy pay in
crease. But the feeling here
seems to be that the Redskins
don't want him even at last
years salary, but would prefer
to trade him of.
Compliments Exchanged.
Coach Curly Lambeau. ex-
pressing disappointment at Lips
combs attitude" said he
doubted that the big tackle
could make the team. Lipscomb,
in brief rejoinder, scornfully
referred to the 1854 crop of
rockies as "a lot of comic book
characters"
LipScomb said he wasn't inter-
ested in playing with the Red
skins under the present circum-
stances and would "sit tight" and
await developments. He said he
would welcome a chance to play
for another NFL team, especially
the Los Angeles Rams.
Lambeau said the Redskins had
tried unsuccessfully to make q
deal with the Rams for big Paul.
Now other clubs are being
sounded out in the hope Of swing
ing some sort of q deal.
It is significant that most Red
skins veterans aren't pulling for
Lipscomb to return. At his best,
he ranks with the leagues top
linemen, but some veterans
thought his work was too in
consistent. Apparently, they pre-
fer to take their chances with
eager If untried rockies, and
whatever holdovers can be mus
tered from last season.
Expensive Conversation.
Marshall talked to Clark like q
Dutch uncle. trying to persuade
the 230-pounder to change his
mind. The Redskins boss ran up
q bill of $27.50, plus tax, on the
call.
Clark. who has purchased a
new home in Honolulu. told
Marshall he had a new job and.
with $4,000 jobless persons In