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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-14
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Major A ID dcBettencourt. Of
WASHINGTON ID c. visited his
home here last Saturday
Nj and Mrs Herman AicMil-
Ian and daughters. Linda and Rita
Of Nuckols. were Sunday afternoon
visitors IN the r. L Hudgins
home
Mrs w r Tatum returned 10
her home here las; sunday after
Sunday afternoon Sympathy is
extended 10 the family
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-14
WHY RAILROADS
SUPPORT AN UP-TO-DATE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-14

an oyster Supper at the October
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Mrs. H. Z. Cooke has returned
home after visiting at Mt. Zion
for some time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-14

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Evening star., 1955-06-26
Mark -Ye-WeIl Is Winner.
|Reviving Calumet Hopes

Mister Black placing fourth and
Sea o Erin fading to eighth.
Sea o Erin and Pelouse battled
for the lead until the final six
teenth.
Midway in the stretch, Mark
Ye-Well began moving up from
fourth and wore down Wise Mar
gin, Hasseyampa and Pelouse.
In . cracking race for the
wire. Mark-Ye-Well stuck his
nose out to barely edge Wise
Margin. who finished q half
length Of Hasseyampa.
Pelouse Jagged badly at the end
to wind up sixth.
Mister Black was top-weighted
at 124.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

Junior Equitation Schools
April Dawn was pinned junior
champion yesterday at the dedi-
cation Of the schools Full Cry
Farm near Vienna, Va.
Well-ridden by Sara Willis,
the ever-dependable dun mare
won the Junior working hunter,
the junior knock down and out
and was third in the Junior hunt
ing attire for a total Of IL points
Reserve went to Elliott McEl-
|hinney's Blue Magic, winner OF
the junior hunting attire class,
with five points. Miss McElhin-
|ney was a double winner as she
also came off with the blue in
the Virginia Horse Shows Asso-
citation equitation event.
Richard and Jimmy thinner
man made clean sweep Of the
pony divisions as the brothers
took both championships. Rich
ards Pinocchio won the model
large ponies, the large hack
second in the large working
hunter and third in the large
hunting attire for the large pony
championship.
Jimmy and his Nutcracker won
the small pony hack and was
third In the small working
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Charles Town
To Open 44-Da,
Session Friday

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va.
June Is (SpeciaD. - Charles
Towns picturesque six-fNrlone
race track, located in BET atiful
Shenandoah Valley, opens Its
21st summer meeting, a 44-day
session, Friday.
Already stalls are filling with
thoroughbreds, most of them
fresh from running at bigger
tracks, while additional space is
being reserved for those due
later. A number is expected to
come from Delaware Park after
1t closes July 4.
The track has undergone some
improvements since the last
meeting. A new mezzanine bet
ting area, with nine ticket sellers
and five cashiers, has been com
pleted for the convenience OF
grandstand patrons. Heretofore
the grandstand crowds had to
walk to the ground floor ring Tor
betting and collecting.
Almost completed is q new
building to the rear OF the
grandstand. All that remains 70
be done is the completion Of the
modern Jockeys room, which
should be in use before the close
Of the meeting.
AS in the past, special Balti-
more and Ohio trains will offer
Transportation to fans in the
Washington, Silver Spring, Rock
vile and Baltimore areas. Post
time daily will be 2 pm.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
D. G. Retains
Hotchkiss Cup

BALTIMORE, June rs (P).-
Defending champion Washing
ton easily retained the Hotchkiss
Cup today with a To victory
over Richmond in the tennis
competition on the Baltimore
Country Clubs rain swept grass
courts.
The Washington team won the
six singles matches in straight
sets.
Summaries:
Singles: Steve Potts. Washington. de-
feated F. Hartz, 6-4, 6-1. Doyle
Royal, Washington, defeated John Blake,
6I3, e.. Fred McNair. Washington.
defeated Bud Atwood. 6-4, .7-5. Bruce
Gustafson, Washington, defeated How
son Cole, 60, 60. Left Back, Wash
ington, defeated Ed Phillips, 60. 60:
Charles Channey Washington, defeated
Doubles: McNair and Potts. Washing
ton. defeated Atwood and Hartz. 6-2
6-2 Figg and Phillips, Richmond. de-
feated E. H. Beard and Gustafson
S-6. g. Blair and Cole, Richmond,
defeated E, Brown and J. w. Gerard
Ga 6-3
Evening star., 1955-06-26

CHICAGO, June Is (R.-Cal-
umet Farms sagging track for
tune was boosted today as Mark
Ye-Well rushed to a nose victory
in the $28,025 Laurance Armour
Memorial Handicap before u.s.
I954 at Arlington Park.
It was the first Arlington tri-
umph for the once powerful
Calumet Farm since July. 1858,
when Real Delight won the
Arlington Matron.
Mark-Ye-well came up from
the middle Of the 10-horse field
in the one-mile -and-a -furlong
test to beat out Wise Margin
with a time of 1:49.
Third in the bunched-up field
was Hasseyampa.
Mark k-Ye-Well, a 6-year-old
son Of Bull Lea, was winless in
II previous starts this year and
scored his last victory more than
a year ago when he set new
American record Of 2:0l.1 for
l1K miles on the grass at Santa
Anita.
Ridden by Dave Erb. Mark
lYe-Well went OF at 81 with
stablemate Fleet Bird and re-
turned $l1.80, $3.50 and $500
\ Wise Margin paid $500 and
$3.50, and Hasseyampa's show
lprice was $3.50.
The favored Hasty House en-
try, a 3-2 choice, wound up with
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Laurel Racing
|Ha|ved by Rain

The harness racing at Laurel
|Raceway was rained out last
night after half the program
four races, had been run.
A slanting rain which fell
through most of the evening held
the crown down to about 1000
and finally made the track SO
slick that a halt had to be called,
Those few races that were run
mostly returned good prices, in
|cluding q $239.60 daily double,
second largest of the meeting.
The payoff was on la Azoff.
winner of the first race for
Unconstitutional returns Of
$46. 20. $3.50 and $3.50, and Rose
York in the second for mutuels
of $7.20, $4.20 and $3.50.
Another fancy price was the
$22.20 returned by Princess Way
lin the fourth, while Paul's Lady
in the third was worth $3.50.
Last nights rain was just an
other blow dealt Laurel by
weather this spring. The track
lalready had used up its three
rain dates when part of last
Thursday nights program was
Irained away. The meet ends
Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
|CYO Leaders PIuy
Today for Junior
Baseball Crown

Assumption (12-0 and st.
AIMS (10-0) play at - noon
today at Taft playground for the
championship in the Junior di-
vision of the Catholic Youth Or
ganization boys baseball league.
Semifinals in the midget div-
sion will be played at 4 pm. to-
morrow at Turkey Thicket play
ground. Mount Calvary meets
tSt. Ambrose and Nativity faces
st. Bernadettes.
Mount Calvary defeated st.
GATHERINGS, SIS; st. Ambrose
won over Queen Of Peace, 1873:
Nativity defeated Our Lady Of
Sorrows, 6-3, and st. Berna-
dettes got by Our Lady Of Lour-
des. AZ. in midget quarter finals
yesterday.
The junior girls softball quar-
ter finals yesterday resulted In
victories for Our Lady Of Lourdea
over st. Jerome's, 1876; St
James, 8-6, over Our Lady Of
Sorrows; Blessed Sacrament
1873, over st. Martins, and Little
Flower, 1873, over Mount Cal
vary.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Area Horses
Score Heavily
AT Hanover
BY BRUCE FALES, Jr.
Qnariol rorrnepop liant ~ Tho Gt >

HANOVER, Pa, June 25.-
Washington area horses scored
heavily here today as the ninth
annual Hanover Horse Show en-
tered its second day in a steady
downpour.
Claude w. Owens Sky's Light,
ridden by Gardner Hallman, took
the lead in the conformation
hunter division after winning the
1.-THE conformation hunters under
saddle and open conformation
hunters, then placing second in
the conformation hunter attire
class.
There are two classes remain
ing in this division. Closest rival
to the Owens horse is Mrs. Hugh
Barclays Sailors Wench with a
point total of eight. Sky's Light
has 13 points.
Hallman also got into the run
ming for the open jumper divi-
sion with his own Red Knight
|by winning the knock down and
out class after four jump offs
with Morton w. Smiths Cloud
Inspector. He also placed Sec
ond in the open jumper class
to score eight points, two points
behind Irl A. Daffin's Bedford,
ridden by Joe Green.
The AL Marsh Farm of Be-
Ithesda made a clean sweep in
the Arabian division. AL Marah
El Hezze, handled by Mrs. Gar
vim Tankersley, won the model
Arabian class to start a long
winning streak for AL Marah.
Also scoring we'll were Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner Hallman's Phila-
beg. third in both the model
hunter and the conformation
hunters under saddle. and Mr..
and Mrs. Owens Sky's impress
sion, second in the working
hunter hack class.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Junior OIympics
lin T Tukomu Pool

A spree Of record breaking is
expected in the Junior Olympics
swimming meet Tuesday at the
Takoma pool. Twenty four
events are on the program start
ing at 6:15 pm.
About 180 swimmers will COM
pete in age groups from 10 to Is.
The winning times will be sent
to the National AAU headquart-
ers for comparison with times
made in similar meets through
out to the country to determine
National winners.
The Junior Olympics SWIM
ming program is five years old.
and the sponsors Of Tuesdays
meet here think many Of the en-
Itrants capable Of breaking the
records set in that time.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
April Dawn Captures
Junior Equitotion Title

hunter for the small pony cham
Ipionship.
.l Model hunterSml. George o5ut'l
6ebbS Psase's NIX Not Not. ' ' =
z@msrmans smell Pony asek R!shasS Sanic1
Eauitation Schools Humidity; 8. Cath.
leen Noland's Snow FURRY; 4, j. E. 81
Mountain Sprite.
Large popy hask1 hal. RSl.n RRisnsT9
RaPet RsPei: s. jill rsdsE Rdrass kss'
Gypsy.
rafq Junior Mcnshne1. hssb1 1T Little Man: Graft;
Not; 1. Nancy Yates catsup.
Model pony (smalD-1. Snow FURRY
Model pony darge)-1, pinocehio: 2
4, Frances kay's pownWind:
Small pony working hunter. Re.
becca Ashley's Cinnamon Stick. 2, Ker
shreye,s Chico; 3. Nutcrscker; A
Larse pony Working huntera51 Mis-;
Qrme's ,,II9s Brownie; 4. Mcchnton Davis
April Dawn: 2; NIX Not; 3: J: E 81
Dark Dream; 4, Charles Masons Rod
Novice horsemanship-1. Dierdr.
Pegsy Hahn: T. Audi caifee. "
Small KNOCK ,d,FH down and optd snd RIr5v r. s.
ward Gypsy: 2. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Howland's Tinker Toy: 8. Jane Dardin'i
Golden Jane: 4, Brownie.
Junior knock down and out. Aprt
Dawn; 2. J. E. SIS Jumping Giraffe; 8
Cat Nap: 4. Laura Lee Shreve's Cheese
Small hunting attire-1. Johnny Cake
2. Sauce BOX; 8, Snow Furry; 4. Hu.
Large hunting attire II. wayware
Gypsy: 2. Brownie; 8. Pinocchio:
Junior hunting attire-1, Elliott Nc.
Elhinney's Blue Magic: 2. .Rodney's Bay
3. April Dawn; 4. Nancy Orme's Striy
Pair of hacks. Rodney's Bay ant
Blue Magic 3. Wayward Gypsy and Dari
Dream: 4. Sauce Box and Jimmy Ridge
Henry Bergh horsemanship /. Jil
Ridgely; 2. Tommy Corcoran; 3. Sari
Schleen; 4. Lynn Erskine.
". H. s. A. eouitation--1, Elliott Nc
chimney: 2. Sara Willis; 3, Jill Ridgely
4. Barbara Castall.
Small pony champion-Nutcracke II
points; Reserve--Snow Furry. S1a points
Large pony champion--Pinocchio. l2h
points: Reserve-Wayward Gypsy, II
Junior champion - April Dawn. l:
points: Reserve-Blue Magic. 5 points
Evening star., 1955-06-26
|Lindomood's S 2-Hitter
Wins for Bunker Hill

Sonny Lindamood Of Cham
berlain High pitched q two-hit-
ter and scored the winning run
as Bunker Hill defeated Home
Plate Club, z-3, in q Boys Club
|of Washington 19-and-under
league game yesterday at the
South Ellipse.
Lindamood led of the bottom
Iof the sixth inning with a single,
took second as the next batter
walked and scored on q single
by Jack Mahan.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
BILLY DIRECT
SELECTIONS

maryland Benedict, Yankee
Way, Dandy Song.
2-Lambrook Direct, Time Bomb
Chestnut Lou.
3-Graphite, Scotch Charm, Bee
Handy.
4-Janie Mite, Birthday Special
Sandra Worthy.
5-Dream Wick, Manor Chimes
Velvet Hanover.
6-L. T. Eden, Extra Special
Highland Boy.
Irish, Selector, Reeds Knight
8-victor Gene, Direct Walnut
Longsh0t Daily Double
Prince Gallon and Royal Betty
Evening star., 1955-06-26
MortineIIi, Berry
Matched Again

Angelo Martinelli and Wild
Red Berry. VINO became so rough
in last weeks semifinal wrestling
bout at Turner's Arena that
Referee Claudio Villar received
a cut eye requiring SIX stitches,
have been rematched for the fea-
ture bout Wednesday night.
Villar was unable to continue
his duties and as a result last
weeks brawl was declared no
contest. The two grapplers this
time will struggle to a one-fall
finish with no time limit.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Net DeudIine Near

Entries for the Middle Atlantic
tennis championships, to begin
at Edgemoor Club Friday, will
remain open until s pm. tomor-
row. They should be submitted
to Craig Colgate at Edgemoor
Club in Bethesda.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Nashville Gets MAYO

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June rs
lR.-Nashville's Southern Asso-
citation baseball club announced
today it has acquired Outf1elder
Jack Mayo from Columbus of
the International League.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

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Evening star., 1955-06-26
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Evening star., 1955-06-26
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Evening star., 1955-06-26

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Evening star., 1955-06-26
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Evening star., 1955-06-26

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Backyard R@rodss

from them. then turns. and the robins
retreat. They play this game over and
over.
And to thrill the heart, the thrush
begins his clear, flute-like and unimag-
inably lovely song. I finally spot him
among the leaves of the honeysuckle,
his small breast pushed forward, his
tinv tongue vibrating with each trill.
So hauntingly beautiful it reaches the
heart like a prayer.
Flowing Gold
I peer closer into the plum and crab
apple trees. Fitting in and out among
the lower branches is the movement OF
flowing gold. l realize instantly that the
nervous, restless spirits are the yell
low warblers, darting here and there
and announcing their arrival with their
thin, pleasing trill.
AS bright and golden as the dande-
lions in the field, they are truly the
harbingers of summer. For a moment
7 think they are the Baltimore orioles,
whose song only this morning reached
me from the trees in the meadow. But
not as wildly orange, the warbler IS
more of a golden butter color.
I look for the wild canaries, or per-
haps. more properly the goldfinches, IN
the caragana hedge, encompassing two
sides of the yard. They have been here
for several days and are usually IN ana
out here and there, sounding for all
tbe world ike the tame canary.
And. IN and out. in the trees, on the
grass and on the fence, always, the
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IN Editorial
More Nutrients,
Fewer Galleries

AMONG THE MANY advantages in
the modern grocery basket, a few we
may overlook in counting our present
day conveniences are the wider va
riety of products, improved packag-
ing, compact home storage. and elm
nation of bulk in shopping
And, in spite of all the shortcuts in
the kitchen, today's foods actually
taste better, too Delicious favors are
retained in canned and frozen food
products as a result of new. on-the-
spot methods of processing at exactly
the right degree or ripeness.
Our biggest gains have been made
in such nutrients as proteins, vita
minis and minerals, and this is where
Improvement was needed. During the
last Is years per capita protein con-
sumption is up per cent, calcium up
IL per cent, iron up 10 per cent, and
the B vitamins-riboflavin niacin and
thianine-up "a to 80 per cent.
Although these health protecting nu-
trients are consumed in larger guam
titles now, our calorie consumption
has not increased.
True, we have increased food con-
sumption in pounds to some extent.
but the consumption gain is mainly
reflected in the changing composition
of our diets. including the shift to a
higher. percentage of canned, frozen
and other packaged convenience foods.
Since there has been such a marked
change for the better in the grocery
basket. we might ask what this has
done to our food budget.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-07-01

THE SHOWER HAS passed over and
the sun is out, warm and bright stud
ding the grass with million iridescent
jewels.
AS | stand at the sink by the open
north window, l forget the dishes I am
washing and give my whole attention
to the activity taking place in my
back yard. Not very vast area that
the human eye can see, but veritable
Garden of Eden for birds. The four
cottonwoods in the center of the lawn,
culver with bird life. At least SIX
or eight wrens, with their explosive
vitality and everbubbling song, trill and
chatter as they hop from twig to twlg
and before their little wooden homes
nestled among the branches.
A robin. high IN the Ieafy bower,
shrills a happy ''cheerily, cheerily,
cheer over and over, to dispel any
gloom that might 1inger from the drear
downpour that occurred earlier.
Robins Strut
Two other robins strut into view on
the wet grass, heads cooked to the side,
and dive straight into the earth. bring
ing forth long and quivering angle
worms. The singer continues his cheer
ing while the others work.
Now they are joined by a brown
thrasher, also hooking for the fat worms
the rain brings to the surface. The
robins approach as if TO warn the in
truder away. The thrasher trips farther
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81 MARIE SNEDECOR

sparrows Scolding, twittering and argu-
ing. Several varieties. but none too dear
to my heart. except for the little song
sparrow that seems to have taken pos
session of the big plum tree and sings
unendingly in series of sweet half
tones.
And from the trees back of the house,
comes the clear, ringing whistle of the
Vests most loved bird, the meadow
lark. AS a child imagined him calling
out ''Humpty, Dumpty, sat on
wa-a-a-a-r' with rising infection on the
last note Truly his song is lovely be-
yond words, but I shall always sing
ssHunpty, Dumpty' with him. From
the garden fence comes the answering
call of another lark Over and over and
over, sometimes ending with clatter-
ing chatter before he flies away.
There. That was a chicadee and
almost mistook him for a sparrow. In
the winter he almost lights on my shout
der. begging for the food I put out for
him. But with warm weather am
scorned and his CHEEKY 'chicadee-dee-
dee'' is lost among the more varied
songs of the summer birds.
Maybe, Intruder
A maybe lights upon the corner post
and the bird song changes to notes of
warming and scolding. Each is alert
to the impending danger that comes
with this intruder A small brown bird
swoops down toward him. but he sits
unmoving, his beady eyes spotting the
most likely place to attack. Five or six
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and fill his own with the heavy, burning
scent and his mind with admiration for
the honesty and grace of mans helper.
How easy. too. to transfer that new
found appreciation to the COW in her
stall forgiving her belligerent glare, her
protection to her young.
The barn should have bins of amber
corn, pirates gold, a queens jewels,
twinkling through the fingers and for
burying oneself in, absorbing the fresh,
musty flavor And empty stalls for
climbing, bare feet hugging the edge,
hands clutching at posts propelling him
at last to the third or fourth rung on
the ladder that leads to enchantment.
Slowly now, heart pounding, eyes glow
ing as they glance back to the tawny
deep now deserted, then up to Sleeping
Beauty's castle, Rumplestilskin spin
ming gold, while at the farthest corner
CindereIla's carriage waits!
They're all there, and others, in this
lofty far-away tower lit by a rectangIe
of sunbeams. permeated with the sweet
smell of hay The hay smoke is the
mist from silvery seas, its odor per-
furne from the Arabian Nights, its dusty
taste ambrosia of the gods, and the
child lucky enough to experience this
treat a Fairy Prince himself, or new
Alice in a Wonderland of her own.
9 And a barn to play in A red,
faded old thing. with lightning rods on
top and squeaky doors. Oh, sometimes
in the storm. of childhood, the snug
harbor of a barn to every child. =