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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Thieves Break Into
Simpsons Station

Farmville police noticed a
break-in at Simpson ESQ Sta
ton on Route $50 during a rou-
tine check-up about 1870 q. m,
Monday One man is being held
in connection with the break-in,
About s275 worth Of tires, Gig
arettes and cash were taken from
the oil station. operated by J. D.
Simpson
Entrance to the station was
gained by breaking a section Of
the front window
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
80 Tons Cottonseed Neal 1900 Bushels
Corn Reach Cumberland for Drought Aid

Office = The old Production aud
Marketing Office.
MIR. Thomas reports his office
has been informed that allotments
of these commodities to the
drought relief program have been
used I'D. Corn. mixed feeds and
substitutes for cottonSeed meal
will Will be available, however, he
SAID
(Cort.-4ed o., FQrs -
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Court House Interior Cleans After
S2,97O Painting and Repair Project

The interior of Prince Edward
county's court house CLEANS With
its first coat Of paint since It was
erected III 1887
Cl'alle Painting and Repair
Company has Just completed the
project, II included a primer and
finish coat to all Railways and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Babson Disagree With Most Economists,
Foresees Everyone Will Unite Next Year
To Keep Business, Earnings About Same
If Slump Does Come, Expects Decline
Will Be Greater Than 10 Per Cent
BY ROGER ". BABSON

| do not believe in the theory of most econo-
mists that business will fall off no. in 1854 with
greater decline net earnings Ny feeling is that everyone
Will unite forces to hold up business at least during the
first half to its approximate 1858 This be
done by expanding research. increasing advertising
appropriations extending further credits and obtaining
labor's cooperation
But | Say something much more important than the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01
Managers Assume
Highway Restaurant

Mr and Mrs Louis Trear have
assumed management of Tom
mics Restaurant on Routes is
and $50, Just west OF Farmville
adjoining Kit Carson Motor
Court The new establishment viii
be known as THE House of Good
Eats
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

stall Oh ordcr and expected 10
arrive shortly IN the county, are
80 tons Of cottonseed meal, 1000
bushels Of corn and 200 bushels
Of oats.
No More Oats
After that shipment arrives
there Will be no more cottonseed
meal or oats. according TO Frank
Thomas, clerk OF the county Agrl-
cultural Stah-l--at-cr COMMITTEE
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-01

/. There VIII no World war III
the first half Of 1854
= The DoW-Joncs Industrial
Evening star., 1954-04-29
These Outstanding Values Also
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19 fabulous styles
unbelievably low priced

Such thrilling value, you'll want to hurry,
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to make your budget think it's dreaming.
Select for wedding gifts. For anniversary
and hostess Dresenfs
Evening star., 1954-04-29

Please add 1923 Federal Tax
W6L-The Silver Room, lst Floor
:. also Chevy Chase and Alexandria
CONVENIENT WAYS TO PAY: Our
Deferred Payment Plan for homefurnishings
purchases of $500 or more {. Our Continuous
Budget Account that gives you definite amount
to spend within given period.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Determine to Race Saturday
Against Hundicop Horses

INGLEWOOD, Calf, June z
R.-Hollywood Park comes up
this week with the first of its
three 100000 horse races, the
Californian, and the leading con-
tender racing against older han
dicap horses may be Determine,
the Kentucky Derby winner.
Andrew j. Crevolin, the auto
mobile dealer who owns Deter
mine, isn't worried about send
ing his gray 3-year-old against
such older stakes campaigners
as Calumet Farms Fleet Bird or
the King Ranch's High Scud at
a mile and one-sixteenth.
For one thing, Determine will
carry only lis pounds. as COM
pared to his 1875 of two days ago
and in the Kentucky Derby.
The Californian Handicap was
designed to tighten the high
weights attached to big winners.
It's a weight-for-age affair. plus
certain allowances based on
earnings.
For another thing, Crevolin
has another strong candidate in
4-year-old Imbros, handicap
champion Of the West despite
two recent defeats. Imbros gets
into the Californian with 118
pounds.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Greenway Bow|ers
Capture $500 Prize

Famous Old Stein of the
Greenway National League won
first prize Of $500 in a field of
700 teams that competed in the
annual Champion of Champions
tournament sponsored by the
Metropolitan Duckpin Operators
Association. The Stems rolled
2,121 with a handicap Of 243.
The official prize list was an
nounced today by John Parise
and Jim Dudley. tournament
directors.
Others in the top 10 were Gen.
tennial Baptist Of the Greenway
Eastern Baptist League. ALL
2.088 ($400): Blackhawks of the
Hi-Skor CA Division I League,
513-2.068 s($350); Rag Mops,
Greenway Congressional, 510-
2.062 $4,000; E. A. Merkle, Inc,
Penn Recreation Graphic Arts,
261-2,061 ($250D; Fountain Me-
mortal. Greenway Eastern Bap-
tist. 375-2,055 ($225): Skyliners.
Bethesda Forty Alleys. Mount
Alto, 570-2,045 ($200); Travellers,
Lucky Strike Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, 387-2.024 ($137.50): {:
Team No. S, Kalorama Food and
Drug. 459-2.024 ($137.5O.
There were 1O3 prizes extend
ing down to scores Of 1855.
Giant Liquors of the District
Minor League, entered from
Penn Recreation, rolled high
scratch set of 1901.
There were $50 mixed teams.
with IS in the prize list; 268
mems teams with 46 winners and
81 women's teams with seven
winners.
Colonial Village produced the
top entry of So teams, trailed by
Hi-Skor, ~: Clarendon, 46, and
Arlington, As.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Marines Meet Norfolk
After Wins Over Eustis
Spseiol oispoieh 10 The Sser

NORFOLK, Va, June THE
Quantico Marines came to town
today seeking their third and
fourth triumphs over the At
lantic Service Forces nine after
sweeping . uble-header at
Fort EuStiS.
Righthanders Jack Thomas
and Jim Mcdowell both went
the distance yesterday in hand
ing Fort Eustis 10 and 8-6 de-
featS.
Leftfielder George Uremovich
walloped a home run over the
rightflelder's head in the ninth
inning to decide the opener,
scheduled for only seven innings.
Quantico won its 26th and
9th games against nine defeats
and fourth in q row from Eustis.
The Marines play here tonight
and tomorrow night and return
home Wednesday.
ouantico 100 600 O01-1 8 1
Fort Eustis 900 900 OOO-O 8 0
Thomas and Poole: Miranda. Morant
I'D and Mauney.
Second Game.
SS4t RSani9ss aSsti. $50 dSS 6SS 6SSs 5SSs y
Mcdowell and Poole; Chandler. Carl
son (6). Case 90 and Brown.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Coast Conference
Studies Spring Drills
BY the Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash, June T.
The spring football practice
question seemed uppermost in
the minds of everyone as the
Pacific Coast Conference opened
it's policy-making session today,
but the preliminary talk indi-
Gated mo change"
The faculty representatives
they run the show for the presi-
dents of the nine member
schools-and the athletic direc-
tors went into separate closed
sessions this morning and
scheduled a joint meeting for
the afternoon.
The No. / problem apparently
was settled a year ago when the
conference decided to do away
with off-season practice in 1856
A month ago the presidents met
and voted unanimously to re-
tain the ban. There are three
semi-annual meetings before the
deadline and most observers ex.
pected the matter to be tabled
this time.
But someone or some Schoo
has asked for q discussion. be.
cause the item Is on the agends
for the current meeting.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Boy Retires Trophy
In Equitation Show

Thirteen-year -old Elliott Nc
Chimney took permanent pos
session of the Junior Assembly
Cup in the fifth annual junior
equitation school horsemanship
show yesterday at Hayfield Farm
on Telegraph road, Alexandria
Elliott had won it twice before.
Elliott also won a first leg on
a new trophy, the Ramblewood
Bowl, offered for excellence In
horsemanship over jumps.
Yesterdays show was a climax
to the school year and served
as a warmup for the pony and
junior show to be held June Is
at Hayf1eld Farm.
Summaries:
Glass III. Elaine seisle: 2, Dwight
Baker; 2. Lisa Penpdict.
Glass 2-1. Molly Ballard: Q, Nancy
West: 3. Diane Ghent 4. Evelyn Hope.
Glass 81. Ronnie Bennett; =, Randy
Dillon: 3. Jane Samuels; 4. Gail Geoghe-
Glass Al. Diane Dittman: ., Barbara
Joerg; B. Gail Davidson: 4, Patricia
Glass 81. Jo-Ann Cunningham; 2,
Linda Wheeler; 8, Paul Bloom; 4. Andy
Class 6-1. Peter Donovan; 2. Frances
Bowersock; 3. Sally Nunnely; A. Gail
Class I'll. Lynn Fitzgerald; 2. Caro-
M line BoWsrsock; g. Judy Ransome; T.
Class 81. Peggy Hahn; 2. Pat Aims
worth; 3. Marion Jones; 4, Cherry Snider.
Glass 81. Ridgely Rider; 2, Jimmy
Ridgely; 3. Holly Coulter; 4, Christine
Class 10 and Ill, Judy corcoran;
9. Don Clever; 8. Jimmy Hutchinson; 4,
DOUGLAS Coulter; 8, Beth Arbogast; 8,
''tss Class 1sW1. 2 Helen Lockwood; 2, Diane
Mcfarland; 3. Gabby du Toit; 4, Kathy
Class 1s-1. Tina McElroy: 2, Penny
son: 5. Lynn Erskine; 6, Jean Forshee
Class Al, Gretchen schlitz; 2, Molly
Stevens; 3, Beverly Carr; 4, Mary Lou
Chappell; 5. Rebecca Ashley: @. Kathv
Kusner.
Glass Is .tJunior Assembly Cup)-ll.
Elliott McElhinney; 2, Sara Willis; 9.
Jill Ridgelev; G. Terry Yates.
Glass 16 (Ramblewood Trophy,
Elliott McElhinney; q. Nancy Hahn; 3.
Jerry Yates; 4. Jill Ridgeley; 5, Rebecca
Ashley; G, Barbara Castell
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Patty Berg Credits
Putting for Victory
In Hot Springs Golf
BY the Assoeiosed Press

HOT SPRINGS; Va, June T.
Patty Berg credits her putting
for her victory in the $500 Tri.
angle round-robin invitational
golf tournament here yesterday.
even though she drove only three
balls into the rough and two
into traps during the 90-hole
"plus-and-minus" derby.
II really practiced long and
hard on my putting" said Miss
Berg. long time trouper from st.
Andrews. III. 1T was my putting
that won it. I'm back on my
putting game and winning this
title has given me back my con.
fidence."
A few moments later, she
picked up her check for $500
and headed for Chicago to get
ready for the start of the West
ern Open June IA.
Miss Berg, who didn't have q
poor round all the way, stacked
up plus 73 points to make a run
away of the tournament. She
finished 81 points ahead of the
runnerup, Betty Jameson of San
Antonio, Tex, who had plus %
points.
Third place went to Betty
Dodd Of San Antonio. who had
10. Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg.
S. c., was fourth with plus 1S.
Then came Betty Hicks Of Dur
ham, N. c.. plus 8; Betty Mac
Kinnon of Dallas, plus Z. and
Babe Zaharias Of Tampa, Fla.
plus 6.
Miss Berg saved her finest per-
Torrance for the closing round,
carding a two-under-par 70 over
the Homestead's 6,400-yard Cas-
cades course. She played in a
foursome with Mrs. Zaharias.
who entered the final round in
second place and shot an SO.
The final standings with
money earnings:
Patty Bsrs, 81. Andreys, NJ .GSS; ~; 7S.
6. Betty ysmeson. San :, antonio. Tex.
Betty Dodd, San Antonio, Tex. .5S.
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81. rs. s5@5si-plus s-$4oo. ~
so. rs. rs. soI3s9@plus 4-$35o.
Calf; 70. n. II. 81. 74-3ss-plus 3
70. A4t 4Ss ~ -. s3WSs50plas s%s2@5..
Marlene s.eySsrt,o FOnshilla;o 10 ontario' HaO
7e s's!y seSm%lSas Rs.a 5s@%Sas l4s!:5 lPa s3 So
70. s.. 81, so-3ssMminus ssM$ass.
s.y Louise susgS; Atisntas q; 81 SO.
~ Msry 9s, a. .e7s s FsH s4ocminus |nomisu s7 Ca
s2. SO. SO. AZ. 76-401-minus A.
yReplaced in third and fourth rounds
by Marilynn Smith. who received $500
rs alternate.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Rosecroft Meetinu
Winds Up Tonight;
Laurel Set 10 Open

Rosecroft Raceway winds up
its 20-night meeting tonight
while Laurel prepares to open
Wednesday night with plans to
schedule the first harness horse
claiming races in this area.
The windup at Rosecroft will
be featured by a $1,000 pace.
JoSedale Alate, owned by VIII
ham E. Miller, whose Hillsota
won the first leg Of the Maryland
triple Crown" Saturday night,
and Lucky Fingo are among the
favorites. Hal Story will drive
Miller's horse, while Lucky Fingo
will be driven by George Radiker.
Neither horse has lived up to ex-
pectations, but Josedale Alate
has been clocked in 1859 and
Lucky Fingo has done the mile
In 2:011s.
American Direct, Dale Royal,
Bermuda and Real Day also are
In the field.
Joan Marie C'Connor, who
viii be queen Of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Homes Might of
Thrills" June 18 at Griffith
Stadium, will be a guest of honor.
Laurel, which has undergone
extensive redecorations since
last year, will offer two harness
flrsts for this area in nightly
claiming races and the new elec-
tronic patrol. The electronic de-
vice gives judges complete films
q few minutes after each race.
Claiming races are a rarity in
harness racing, but Dick Hutchi-
son, jr., president and general
manager of Laurel, hopes to
make them standard policy.
A Class A pace will feature
Wednesday nights opening card,
while the first of five $4,000
stakes events, the Washington
Cup free-for-all trot, heads
Thursday nights program. Top
event will be the $4,000 Laurel
Invitation Pace June %.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Stevenson Beats Name Field
In Rex Mays Memorial Race

dena, Calf. who started goth in
. field Of ~. zoomed to ninth in
the first i've laps and finished
fourth behind Jimmy Reese of
Oklahoma City, set the old track
record of 1:04.00.795 last year.
Vukovich. who won the pole
position at a qualifying speed
Of 1907 miles per hour, led for
the first nine miles before giving
way to Stevenson. Vukovich
finally dropped out of the race
at II miles when his steering
mechanism went haywire. He
was sixth at the time.
Ayulo won 1882 for second
place. Reece $2,555 for third,
McGrath $1.917 for fourth.
Others among the first 10
finisherS and their purses were:
Fifth. Pat O'Connor. North ver-
non. Ind. $1.533; sixth, Gene
Hartley, Roanoke, Ind, $1,275;
seventh. Troy Ruttman, Salem,
Ind, 1.022; eighth, Walt Faulk-
ner, Long Beach, Calf, 1858;
ninth. Don Freeland, Redondo
Beach, Calf. $495. and 10th.
Rodger Ward, Los Angeles. 1891.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Dick Rosentha| Signs
Fort Wayne Contract
BY the Assecioted Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind. June
7.-Dick Rosenthal, who set q
Notre Dame basketball record Of
1927 points the last three sea-
sons. has signed a contract with
the Fort Wayne Pistons.
Coach Charlie Eckman of the
Pistons said today the 6-foot-5
Rosenthal, formerly of st. Louis,
will be converted from center to
forward.
RoSenthal, whose outstanding
play helped upset Indiana in the
NCAA tourney, was voted the
top performer of the College ALL
Stars in their recent cross
country tour with the Harlem
Globetrotters.
Terms Of the contract were
not disclosed, but Rosenthal
said, I'm very satisfied"
Evening star., 1954-06-07
BY the Asseeiased Press

NEW YORK, June mo
fewer than 1904 golfers-the
biggest entry list in history-are
shooting today for 129 places in
the National Open champion
ship.
The odds against any one of
them winning stand at roughly
1000 to and it's IS to l that
any particular golfer won't even
qualify.
The big event is scheduled for
BaltuSrol Golf Club in Spring
field, N. j., June 1919.
The golfers will shoot at 80 To-
cations across the country and
the poor fellows who have to
take their chances at Cincinnati
are the unfortunate ones. Most
Of the top tournament pros stayed
over an extra day after finishing
the Western Open yesterday to
play for the Is spots that have
been allotted to that area by the
United States Golf Association
Lloyd Mangrum, the Western
Open winner, is one Of the SO
players who are exempt from
qualifying. But some of the big
gest names in the game are
among the 88 entries.
They include Bob Toski, who
has won five major tournaments
Evening star., 1954-06-07
High School pIayoff
|Climaxes Anacostia' !
Best Sports Year

Anacostia High School. nor
mally starved for victories in
athletics. caps the most success
full sports year in its 16-year
history this afternoon when it
faces defending champion East
ern in the Interhigh baseball
playoffs.
Also involved In the post-sea-
son double -header at Grifith
Stadium are Tech and Western,
which play the second games at
about 8 o'clock. Tech, which
finished the season In second
place, win be without its flrst-
string battery. It was learned
this morning that Don Cousin,
the Trainers ace right-hander,
has undergone an emergency ap-
pendectomy. With Catcher Joe
Rowe on the injured list. West
eIn emerges as the probable
winner in the nightcap.
Anacostia has not won q
championship this year. In fact,
its only Interhigh title in any
year was in track in 1949. But
last fall the Indians played in
the football championship game
against Roosevelt. later qualified
for the basketball playoffs. re-
Gently grabbed second place in
track. had their only winning
golf season and now have q
chance for the baseball title,
though it's q slim one.
Eastern is the only team play
ing today that has won the In
terhigh baseball crown in the
last six years. The Ramblers
won four years in q row before
Coolidge broke the string in 1852.
They came back to win the
title last year and finished in
first place this season.
The championship game be-
tween today's winners will be
played at 2 pm. Wednesday at
Grifiith Stadium.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Day Captures Title
In North-South Skeef

William g. Day, a heating
contractor from Takoma Park,
is the winner Of the 18th an
nual North-South skeet cham
pionshipS, sponsored by the Ma
tional Capital Skeet and Trap
Club.
Day won the two-day affair
yesterday by taking the big
event-the all-gauge event with
a perfect score 10Ox10O. Harry
Wright Of Baltimore was second
with 99x100.
The j. L. Karrick, jr., Trophy
was presented to Day after the
shoot. Karrick was chairman of
the shoot.
John c. Dalton of Chevy Chase
won the overall title with 326x
$50, nosing out Capt. B. E. Loos
Of the Camp Lejeune Marines,
who had 323. Mrs. Evelyn Volk-
ringer Of Norfolk won the wom-
ems title with 91x100.
Results:
z, Harry WFiEht; ssxioS;s cisss "A: cHst
Soos sno s2siSo ns osS c.ss ssxsoo cfgs Bssra g.
SzsheS Ms.eSar:i s9IiSS T,.SH S.:, Ss5,6S g snd
rick; 97x100: Al Obey. -,e1x100 and
Clyde RuckeI. 93x100. Class e; Bob
Singer. 9Ax1 90: J, L. Barnes, 93x10O:
A. Lee, 91x100: Z. H. Talbert. SSx1OO
and Frank Delaney. S7x100.
Team pionship-Netional Capital
Rebels Of Warrington John Dalton, II.
,Mright. Bill Day. Gene Day and J. D.
Service championship Lejeune,
475x500 (Henry B. Slower. James A.
Martin. c. r. Wingard and Capt. B. z.
one-man teams-class IA: H. W.
and Gene Day; Class B: J. L. Karrick
and M. NJ Evans.
Women's championship-Evelyn volk-
ringer 91x1O Glass A: Mrs. Ruby Dali
ton. S3x1OO: Class B-Mrs. Ester Hot
Junior championship-Mark Hymes.
90x100: 2. Billy Kirk and Dennis Clark
Overall championship-1, John c..
Dalton. 326x350: 2. Capt. B. E. Loos,
Evening star., 1954-06-07
Record ! ,oO4 Golfers Seek
12o National Open Berths

this year, Johnny Palmer, the
Colonial victor; Felice Torza, last
years PGA runner-up; Art Wall,
Las Vegas Open winner; Argen-
tina's Roberto De Vicenzo,
Canada's Jerry Kesselring; Aus
tralia's Peter Thomson, plus
Tommy Bolt. Jerry Barber and
Shelley Mayfield.
While all this Is going on Ben
Hogan. the master SHOEMAKER
who win be seeking an unprece-
dented fifth title, will be playing
an exhibition at the Atlantic
City Country Club. where he shot
. 2-under-par 70 yesterday.
The 20 low scorers of last year
are exempt, along with the cur
rent PGA champion (Walter
Burkemo) and the Amateur title
holder (Gene Littler. who since
has turned pro). In addition, all
former Open champions are
eligible.
Twenty-Five District golfers
were among the II in Baltimore
seeking the five places allotted
the Middle Atlantic section at
the Mount Pleasant course.
Chandler Harper and Charley
BaSsler were favored to scrap
for the gold medal that goes to
the low sectional uualifier.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
CrambIitt and ToIson
Win Stock Races

Johnny Cramblitt. Reds Tolson
and Bill Leadbetter took the
honors at three stock car tracks
in this area yesterday.
Cramblitt, a veteran from Bal
timore, won the 25-lap main
event Of the modified stock car
program at Marlboro Raceway.
Mace Mattingly Of Lexington
Park, Md, was second and Buddy
Seabrook of Washington third.
Tolson won the 25-lap stock
ear feature at Pomonkey Speed
way, while Charles Martin of
Manassas, Va. was second and
Carl Smith Of Upper Marlboro
third. Tolson is from Clinton,
Md.
Leadbetter, who lives in Alex
andria, won Class A honors of
the weekly drag races at the Old
Dominion Speedway. In other
events at Old Dominion Bill
Myer Of Cabin John, Md, won
In Class H for motorcycles.
Evening star., 1954-06-07
McNair and Ann Gray
Win KenWood Net Titles

Fred McNair and Mrs. Ann
Gray are the singles champions
Of the Kenwood Invitation ten
mis- tournament, which ended
yesterday.
McNair, seeded fourth, won the
mems title by defeating Jim
Thackera. seeded No. 2, Ga,
IS 60. Mrs. Gray, seeded
1irst,1s won the women's cham
pionship by defeating Charlotte
Decker, 8N6. 6-1.
McNair and DR.. David johnson
won the mems doubles title
Ga, 8E6. 6-3. over AL Jacoby
and John Myers. Miss Decker
and Marjorie Norris won over
carol McCord and Pat Hubbard
6-1, Go, for the women.
doubles title.