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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-04
POUhatdn Nelcs
Pomhaan Netcs
Birthday Ball Nets $500 For Building
Debt Fund, Miss Green Crowned Queen

| More tnan bUU pdlQ ddiillSSlOI!S
to the Birthday Ball for the War
Memorial Building fund raised
Sl.5O8.54 at the gala event May
I 20. The committee, headed by
Mrs. Mason Knabe, general chair
man. has expressed its gratitude
for this splendid cooperation
The admission ticket provided
each person a chance on the $500
television set. which was won by
Thomas f. Ware. lucky ticket
holder from Richmond
Queen of Ball
Miss Kensey Bass Green, daugh-
ter Of MI. and MIS-. Jesse G. Green,
was crowned queen of the ball.
An additional ceremony was held
during which Clark Worsham, a
PoWhatan High student, received
the plaque for winning the teen
age road-eo. To win, Clark earlier
had to top all contestants in a
driving and written test on high
way safety.
Saturday afternoon, Powhatan' s
Four County League team won
over Amelias James River League
team. On Sunday GenitO's James
/ River nine edged PoWhatan to
in a Wcll-pitchcd contest Cot
fey the speed ball pitching ace of
/ Midlothian High. was on the
mound for Genito
Last week. Mt, Moriah won tho
/ opening sOftball. game over Fed
! Lane, Methodists won over Rcau-
mont and May Memorial Seniors
defeated Presbyterians. The May
| Memorial Juniors won over
! Graceland 9-8 in 81. fought
game
Softball Opens
The local BaptiStS have agreed
to have two teams this year after
another expected entry failed to
! tilltI q ltttIiI. 1 illS VII Ntdhtll
the chances of May Memorial to
repeat as league winner, but will
give more boys the chance to
play
SoftbalI is a big event in the
county for the summer Single
games are played each Monday
Tuesday Wednesday and Friday
nights The league is sponsored by
the American Legion post, and
Colonel and Mrs. Leland Skaggs
are directing care of the conces-
sions. field and lights Frank E.
Brand is league president
crops We could use some more
rain now
School closes at Burkeville Ele-
mcntary School. June 10.
Harvey Tharpe and James
Scruggs went fishing Sunday in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-04

Robert Brisentine whose birthday Vas on that date.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Scouts From Down Under
Arrive In Time For DoWnpour
BY SUE JONES

Three Rover Scouts, from Melbourne, Australia
and two from Auckland New Zealand heard about Key
West where the sky is bluer and the is brighter
than any other place" - way up in Connecticut they
arrived just in time for Saturdays record rainfall!
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Admitted Slayer
Hangs Self In
Ohio Jail Cell

LANCASTER, Ohio R-A 20
year-old youth who admitted mur-
dering his infant son and his wife's
grandmother hanged himself in his
Jail cell yesterday. It was his Sec
ond suicide attempt in three days.
Authorities said Joe Chamberlin
confessed beating his 6-week-old
son to death because he cried.
While being questioned in the
death of his son, they said he adj
mitted he beat Mrs. Elizabeth
King, rs, grandmother of his wife
Donna, is, after Mrs. King refused
to let him make a long-distance
telephone call. Mrs. King was
found unconscious in her home
last May II and died 10 days
later. The death had been listed
as accidental from a fall.
Chamberlin tried to take his life
Friday, slashing his wrists with
hacksaw blade. Yesterday he sue
ceeded, hanging himself with a
strip Of blanket.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
|Heifer Is Saved
After Two DAYS
Down In Sewer

DECATUR, Ill. Up Jewel. the
heifer that behaved like a mole,
is back on farmer Ernest Florian,s
farm today after two days in a
sewer.
A 5-foot-2, 130-pound construction
worker maneuvered her out after
bigger men had failed.
Jewel fell down a manhole into
the sewer main, only an inch
higher than she, on Friday. She
had nudged aside several rescu-
ers and retreated farther into the
500-foot line, which lies 4 to 20
feet below the surface.
Yesterday construction worker
Eddie Seaton got into the sewer
through a second manhole and
prodded her toward the manhole
she had entered. When she baked.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
1oneymooners Die
IN Tightly Sealed
House Trailer

REDFIELD, NY. R-A, honey
.iooning couple and the bride
rooms soldier brother died in
leir sleep yesterday when a gaso-
ne lantern apparently burned all
le oxygen from their tightly
F, losed house trailer, state police
aid.
The bodies of Robert Steffenha-
en-, 20, his bride. the former
Dorothy Fritz, and Alfred Steffen-
agen, Il, were found in the trailer
3arked beside a road in this CEN
raj New York community.
They had left for combination
,oneymoon-hunting trip after the
,edding ceremony Friday. The
,teffenhagens were from Pittsford
/. Rochester suburb. Alfred was
sationed at TT. Devens, Mass.
Troopers said the trio had
laced a bucket upside down over
4 gasoline lantern, q practice they
aid was used frequently by hunt
. rs for heating purposes.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15

to take them to the Aquarium, to
the turtle crawls and other places
of interest around the Island.
After they leave Summerland
Key, the boys will go to New Or
leans and to Mexico. After Mexi-
CO, they'll go to the Grand Can
yon and see something of the west
ern part of the country before sail
ing in February from Vancouver,
British Columbia, on the last lap OF
their round the world tour"
Those Presty CirIsI
They were in Miami on Thurs
day and got bang out OF the
Veterans Day parade. ''We never
saw anything like those bands with
all the pretty girls" one of them
said and added:
"We've never been treated any
nicer than we've been treated since
We got to Key West. The people
at the Siboney where we're stay
ing, Mr.. Spear and all Scouters
we've met have certainly, gone
out of their way to show us around
and see about arrangements for
us to camp at your Boy Scout
camp"
They left then - after a last
look at the monitor to see if there
was "any news from home"
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Legitimacy OF
Son
Is Questioned

CLEVELAND IA suburban
policeman testified today at the
murder trial of DR.. Samuel H.
Sheppard that he once heard a
rumor the young osteopath was
sterile.
Under questioning by Sheppard's
chief counsel, William j. Corrigan,
Patrolman Fred Drenkhan denied,
however, that he ever heard other
police say Sheppard's seven year
old son. Chip, was illegitimate.
Drenkhan, a cool, matter of fact
type of police officer from Shep-
pard's suburb, Bay Village, was
the first policeman to examine the
Sheppard home the morning the
osteopath's wife, Marilyn, was
bludgeoned to death in her bed.
In the midst of a minute cross
examination, Corrigan suddenly
asked Drenkhan about meeting
of law enforcement officers held
by Coroner Samuel r. Gerber
shortly after the murder.
Corrigan wanted to know if
Drenkhan heard Gerber say Shep-
pard was sterile.
81 heard that, but it was not DR..
Gerber" he replied.
"Who said it?" Corrigan per-
sisted.
"It was a rumor," Drenkhan
said. "We received some letters" !"
Drenkhan also said that he was
unable to recall a statement that
DR.. Sheppard killed his wife be-
cause she was pregnant. She had
been pregnant about four months
when she was killed.
Corrigan also shot this question
at him:
Didn't you hear it said at a
meeting at the county morgue that
the first child of Marilyn Sheppard
was an illegitimate child?"
"I don't recall that statement,
the witness replied.
Corrigan was cross examining
Drenkhan for the second day,
seeking to shake his story that so
far as he could tell, no bushy
haired intruder broke into the
Sheppard home to kill Marilyn
Sheppard. Her husband insists that
is what happened that night.
The state says Sheppard mur-
dered his wife during a quarrel
over Susan Hayes, hospital tech
nician, and other women.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Bewure Coughs
Following Flu

After the fiuisover and gone. the cough
That follows may develop into chronic
bronchitis if neglected. Creomulsion
relieves promptly because it goes into
the bronchial system to help loosen
and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid
nature 10 Soothe and heal raw, tender,
infiamed bronchial membranes. No
matter how many medicines you have
tried, Creomulsion is guaranteed to
please you or druggist refunds money.
Creomulsion has stood the test of
many millions of users.
EOMUHSION
relieves Coughs, Chest Colds, Acute Bronchitis
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15

/ Inc young men, OTaHdm Sprdg-
gen, Brian Hetherington and Jim
Frazer looked rather skeptical
when we told them it wouldn't
last and said they hope it won't
because we want to spend a few
days at the Boy Scout Camp on
Summerland Key and get in some
fishing"
Graham is % years old and
halls from New Zealand and Brian,
Is, is also from New Zealand. Jim,
the Australian is 22.
The three Rover Scouts left their
homelands two and a half years
ago to attend the international
Rover Scout meeting in Switzer-
land.
Work Their Way
Since then they have been work
ing their way through Europe and
England and then to Canada.
The two New Zealand boys have
been together most of the time and
Jim joined them in Toronto, Can
ada.
From Canada they came to the
States and have visited the New
England States, New York City
and Washington, D. C.
They had planned to camp for
a while in the Shenandoah Nation
al Park in Virginia, but 'there
was too much snow"
On the way to Key West they
spent a night in Melbourne, Flor
ida, where Jim got bit homesick
when he saw the Australian gum
trees in that city.
Claude Spear, who brought them
to The Citizen office, promised to
take them out to East Martello
so he could see some Australian
pine trees.
Visit Navy Hospital
Spear, active in Boy Scout work,
had taken them out to see the
Naval Hospital where they visited
with DR.. r. S. Simpson, another
active Scouter, and got personal
ly conducted tour of the facilities.
They were very much interested
in the plant at The Citizen and
the AP monitor. Spear planned
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
WATER DAMAGE

Continued From Page One)
Tavern, 218 Duval st. where neon
sign caught fire at 2:30 a. m. Sun
day. The next was at the Land
O'Sun Dairy, Truman Ave-, at $40
a. m. Sunday and the other occur
red in an automobile owned by po-
lice 1t. Buster Cerezo.
Total damage in the blazes pro-
badly would not amount to, more
than 5000, firemen said.
Firemen were kept busy Sunday
pumping water from flooded areas.
The Southern Bell Telephone
Company which reported some da-
mage to transmission lines said to-
day that all service had been res
tored.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Precipitation

Relative Humidity. 7 AN.
99%
Barometer (Sea Level). 2 AN.
1894 ins.--1013.9 mbs.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
friends Honor
Mrs. Eisenhower

WASHINGTON N--A few rela.
ives and close friends joined Pres.
dent Eisenhower last night in q
aIute to his wife Mamie o n her
18th birthday.
Among the First Lady's relatives
offending White House birthday
upper were her mother, Mrs. John
S. Doud, and her sister, Mrs.
George Moore.
In the morning, President and
frs. Eisenhower attended services
It National Presbyterian Church
md the First Lady's pastor wished
Ter "many more days of good
sealth and helpful service
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15

he splashed her face with water
from . pail he had carried dowa
with him.
At the manhole, the 60O-pound
heifer, held by wooden barri-
cades, was hoisted out on an im-
provised sling attached to crane
truck.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
The Weatherman
Says:

Key West and Vicinity: Generally
fair today thru Tuesday. Continued
warm and humid. Low tonight near
70 and high Tuesday near "a. Gen.
tole to moderate southeast and
south winds.
Florida: Mostly cloudy with oc-
casional rain extreme north por-
ton this afternoon, otherwise part
ly cloudy and widely scattered
showers and few thundershowers
thru Tuesday. Little change in tenn
perature.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Moderate
southeast to south winds thru Tues
day except becoming north and
northeast over extreme north por-
ton Tuesday. Partly cloudy and
widely scattered showers.
Western Caribbean: Gentle to
moderate mostly northeast to south
east winds thru Tuesday. Partly
cloudy to cloudy weather with
scattered showers.
Weather summary for Tropical
Atlantic, Caribbean Sea Area and
the East Gulf of Mexico: There
are no signs of any tropical
storms today. Tonight at midnight
the Weather Bureau will close its
hurricane teletype system and re-
open again next June. However.
should hurricane occur anywhere
in this region prompt advises will
be issued at intervals as long as
the hurricane threat exists.
Observation Taken at Post Office
Building. 200 AN. EST.
Kew West. Fla Nov IS IogA
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
PRIME MINISTER is
STILL in POWER
IN NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON, New Zealand R
Prime Minister Sydney G. Hol-
land still holds power today follow
ing New Zealand's general cleo
tions, but his parliamentary ma
jority has been whitfield down.
Virtually final returns from Sat
urday's balloting showed the Pre-
mier's Nationalist party holding 43
of the 80 seats in the onehouse
legislature. Labor held 81. In the
old house the Nationalist held 50
seats to the Laborites' 80.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
True Alcoholics
Are Small Portion
OF Problem Drinkers

DALLAS R - There are nearly
four million problem drinkers" in
the United States, says DR.. Duke
Mccall, president of the National
Temperance League, Inc.
He told some 200 persons open
ing the leagues three-day conven-
ton yesterday that of that number,
10000 are sstrue chronic alcohol
ics."
Mccall is president of Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, KY.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
Missing Men Are Sealed In
Mine To Block Deadly Gas
BY CHARLES STAFFORD

FARMINGTON, w. Va. Up -
Beaten by deadly gas in their at
tempts to rescue Is miners, or re-
cover their bodies, mining men
last night completed their grim
task of walling up entrances Of
Mine No. 8.
One man was dead. Fifteen were
missing and presumed dead.
The Jamison Coal Co. pit was
rocked by a violent explosion Sat
urday. A second Saturday night
sent flames roaring from the ven-
tilation shaft.
A third, a sort Of pouf, shook
the tiny mining valley yesterday
evening.
The job of sealing No. 9, in an
effort to cut off the flow of air
and smother a fire burning deep
underground, was completed late
last night. It win not be reopened
until tests show the air inside is
safe enough for rescue teams to
enter. That might take days or
months.
School Closed
Also closed today was James
Fork Elementary School, only a
lew hundred yards down the valley
rom the mine entrance. Officials
cared another explosion or escap-
ng gas might endanger the chill
Iren.
Rescue crews worked their way
almost q mile down the slope and
nto the passageways of No. 8 late
saturday. Deadly carbon monoxide
umes from the mine fire forced
hem back.
After three hours of conferences
)etween company, state and fed
raj mine bureau officials, the de-
ision to seal was announced early
jesterday.
State Mines Chief Frank B.
King, visibly moved, explained,
There 10 just nothing else we can
o." He said the action would re-
love any slender hope that some
u the men might still be alive.
Lewis Approves
Miners began walling up the
i've openings with the approval Of
ohm L. Lewis, United Mine Work.
rs chief.
Lewis, who spent two hours at
he scene yesterday, said the seal
lg appeared TO be the only course.
le commended officials directing
ie operation.
As the miners labored TO close
ie entrances, gas pressure began
uilding up In the wrecked ele-
ator portal and the destroyed
;entilation shaft. Another explo-
on was threatened by the highly
ombustible methane gas.
No one could say what caused
me explosion.
Mefhane Gas
Vice President James Hyslop Of
lie Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal
o., which recently acquired tn
orporate stock of Jamison, sur
lised that the blast resulted from
milton Of methane gas.
But only 80 minutes before. it
1as touched off, he said, an at
losphere test in the mine showed
le air was clear. Something sud-
snly happened to release a con-
iderable portion of methane," he
aid.
One man, working at the en-
rance of the mine, was killed.
.wo, q short distance inside the
lain portal, heard the rumble
nd felt 4 rush of air. They
cached the surface in a state Of
ear collapse but unhurt. The
,hereabouts of the others were
..ot known.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15

Observation Taken al Post Office
Building. 700 AM. EST.
Key West. Fla. Nov. Is, 1854
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-15
FLYING FARMERS
CONTINUED from Page One,

ces of the barn own (the owl him.
self is not wanted, please, he just
is supposed to eat bats, if any
migrations of numbers Of bats, (not
night hawks nor birds but bats),
the Monroe County Audubon Socie.
ty would like to have the informa-
tion to assist Jennings in his re-
search concerning this important
public health problem dealing with
the possibility of the spread of ra-
bies in Florida.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01
!" PATIO" reports The Negro
inAmerica Today
Alan Patton reports:

Is the American community? And how
i he discharging his community responsibilities?
Cry the Beloved Country read and discussed
handling of the problem
and tell ALL the distinguished author who
racial tensions records his impress
Washington to the Deep South the
the North He talked Minister'S
politicians and just plain people And everywhere
listened recorded with the special insight that only
African background could supply
will the Supreme Court decision against
What the position today Of Governor
Talmadge? What the big difference between the
o. Africa and the u s. racial problems!
s that the Golfers should
-la s frstha uniquely
YTIIEk1 the job It journalism in depth
NEGRO IN AMERICA TODAY
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01

points, The Browns are motoring
and will be gone for two weeks.
win Visit In Cincinnati: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Terry of 1912
First Av. s, win leave on Mon
day. October 4. for Cincinnati, o.,
where they win join their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs,
Thomas Brown. The Terrys will
be house guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Edwards,
Wedding Congratulations: Con-
gratulatons to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Carr OF Isand. MIMI, who
win celebrate their ninth wedding
anniversary today. Oct, 1.
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by one. ="
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Auxiliary Meeting: The wo-

Auxiliary Meeting: The wo-
mems Auxiliary OF ST. Thomas
Episcopal church held a call meet
ing at the church on Tuesday eve
ming, September 2s, The object OF
this meeting was to make plans
for their winter program.
Naeationers: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Brown OF 1900 Portland
Az, win leave Sunday, October 5,
ON vacation visiting in Dayton,
Columbus and Cincinnati, o.. In
dianapolis. Ind, and Chicago. M
They win be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, Earl Brown, brother OF Mr..
Brown, in Columbus and win visit
friends and relatives in other
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01

seyen?"
Twelve" replied the grid play
er.
As the professor shook his head
in disgust, the coach said: "Aw
let him pass, prot. He only missed
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01

Funny Story: On entering a
classroom where a math professor
was giving his unscholarly foot
ball star a makeup exam. the
football coach heard:
''Now-how much are seven and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01

The Improve your conduct"
cartoon, DOS and Don't" by
Siam Pat is a regular weekly
feature Of this paper.
The frontiersman., 1954-02-11
i. . Yukon Preshytery To Be Held in
 almer March 4-7

It was announced this week that the annual meeting of the Yukon Presbytery will be held in the United Protestant Church from March 4 tn ough March 2. One of the highlights of the meeting will be the dedication of the new Valley Presbyterian Hos pital.
 The Yukon Presbytery is made up of the minister and one lay man from each of the Presbyteri- an churches in the interior sec ton of Alaska. There are 14 or ganized churches extending from Anchorage in the south to Point Barrow in the north; from North way in the east to Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in the west, just 45 miles from Siberia. Repre- Sentatives will be present from every church and mission station throughout the Presbytery. Dr. J. Earl Jackman of New York, sec retary of work in Alaska for the National Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church will be pres ent as will Dr. R. Roland Arm strong of Juneau, assistant to Dr. Jackman.
 In conjunction with the meet ing of the Presbytery, the Pres byterial will also be meeting in Palmer. The Presbyterial is the women's organization throughout the church. Main speaker for the
The frontiersman., 1954-02-11
March f5 Planned For Opening of
 New Local Bushes!

Word circulating around town this week announces another new business for Palmer. The partner ship, known as Togs IN Seams will be located in the new section of the Hagen building, adjoining The Frontiersman plant.
 The shop will open with a com plete line of yard goods and mo- tions, along with childrens' wear and a line of womens' nylon hose and anklets. The K1adezee line of childrens' wear, which is na- tionally advertised and we'll rec ommended by Good Housekeep- ing and Parents magazines, will be featured. They will also have new line of patterns, but this item may be late in arriving for opening date.
 The real feature of this estab- lishment will be their alterations, repairs, and sewing service; all work expertly done. They also plan on handling a good line of childrens shoes, but these will not be available on opening date.
 The new business expects to open on March Is, and although it is partnership, at present will be under the direct manage ment of Mrs. Hap" Elmore.
The frontiersman., 1954-02-11

Two moose were reported killed last week between town and the Knik river. One was believ- ed to have been calf. Both were apparently victims of the machine age. Motorists are cautioned by the Territorial Police to watch for moose crossing the highway through that and various other sections of the highway between Palmer and Anchorage. Each year motorists claim the lives of many moose, as well as suffering hun dreds of dollars damages to their vehicles.
The frontiersman., 1954-02-11

Presbyterial will be Miss Elsie Penfield of New York, secretary of women's work for the National Missions Board. Miss Penfield is the person who directed the Pen nies for Palmer" campaign for the new hospital.
 Committees have been appoint ed to plan for these meetings. The committee on arrangements of the Presbytery is headed by the Rev. Frank J. Walkup, An chorage, vice moderator. Mrs. Margaret Miller of Anchorage, stated clerk of the Presbytery; Mrs. Ada Puckett of Anchorage, moderator of the Presbyterial; and the Rev. Brian H. Cleworth, pastor of the United Protestant Church of Palmer.
 Committees within the Palmer church consist of Harry Winner, housing; William Reid, transpor- tation, and Mrs. Don Irwin meals. Between 50 and 75 persons will be present throughout the three day period with many coming for only one day at a time and returning home in the evening. Many of the sessions will be open to the pub lie.