The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-27
BY MRS. W X. BLAsDFOKD

BY MRS. w X BLAsDFOKU
The New YORK trip. arranged
and conducted BY w Il Parker n
the Bank u PoNhAtan last 1eeK
end proved 10 be most delightful
and exciting. crafnmed full Of Ell
tertainment. and some even ad
mitted Inspiration Forty -orse
residents Of Powhatan, Carriers
vile. Cumberland Amelia Cocoa
land Petersburg. and Richmond
made the trip
The blue haze over the skyiir-e
u Newark n J and New Yofk
cry itself did not hinder the
sights from all directions for soon
the thriH VI the Lincoln Tunnel
TOOK OYER Upon arriving At the
Flcadiily Hotel the group Was
met by Monty Carroll Of the Man
ufacturing Trust Company Of Ne.
York After q short breather. Mr.
Carroll escorted the group 10 the
subway On 52nd street ana To the
Yankee Stadium 10 witness q
thrilling game between the Neg
York Yankees and the Boston RED
Sox
On Saturday morning. d sight
seeing tour included the BoWery
sights along tie East River. views
Of Wall Street the Little Church
Around The Corner. the Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn Bridges. the
United Nations Building, and a
tour through Chinatown
See Gaints Dodgers
a chartered bus took the group
10 Ebbetts Field 10 witness an
other thrilling baseball game be-
tween the Eew York Giants and
the Brooklyn Dodgers on Saturr
day The evening vas spent vita
a walk down Broadway dinner al
the Brass Raj and other popular
restaurants. and entertainement
al Radio City Music Han includ-
Ing the Music Hall Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Raymond
Paige. the Music Hall Glee Club
the beautiful Corps de Ballet, the
stage show Cafe Intolerance "
Wlth the famous Music Hall Rock-
cites doing the "Cancan Moulin
Rouge followed by the current
movie hit TITS Always Fair
Weather +"
Sunday morning good fellow
snip continued to reign as the bus
motored out Of the city and on the
way HON. Not being able 10 at
Tend Church services. the group
participated III a Sunday School
class discussion after which a col
lection was taken to be coutribut~
ca TO the Cancer Drive. Lunch
was enjoyed at the Hot Shoppe
IN Washington The group ex-
pressed sincere appreciation To
Mr. Parker for his time. trouble
ana many hours spent In planning
ana making arrangements for the
Trip. by presenting to him a per.
soitai gut, and to Edward Alkire
the capable TrailWay bus driver
VINO added so much to the com
Tort and pleasure OF the trip
Many sidelights
For more detail. friends Of Phi
Biauof might be Interested in his
particular entertainment on SAT-
urday night. Charlie MONTGOMERY
could tell you about the derelict
who followed him through China
town. Alleen Blandford pot real
thfill IN taking to Mrs Myrtle
Power, OF Buiord Ga. who this
week VIII again appear on the
sO4 900 televiSlon show to answer
The baseball questions, and YOU
might ask Sam Davenport TO let
you see the picture he took OF Mrs
Power or "Gfandma" as She Was
called when She was introduced al
both the Yankee Stadium and AT
Ebbttta Field. BIZ Maxey can de
serb" the scene on the subway
DICK and Mary Goodwin the
Hunting Room Al the Astor Hot,i
AndreW w Godsey the traffic
through Baltimore Earl Dand
ridge the Holland Tunnel and
Lucille Martin the delicious at
ter-dinner treat at the Brass Rail
The group included Nj and