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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16
Roberts and Walker, World Famous Team,
TO Present Scenes From Popular Operas

Helen Roberts and Richard Wal |
xer. the famous Gilbert and Sui |
hvan duo singing team. who will
Sc heard, in a recital here on
March 20 at 8 p. M, are husband
and wife in private life. and
theirs Is a true romance Of the
theatre.
Gilbert and Sullivan brought
them together originally. and
they have Gilbert and Sullivan to
thank for keeping them together.
Very few members Iof the theatre
have the good fortune to be able
to travel the world and at the
same time play their respective
roles together. More often than
hot. the huband is playing one
theatre and the wife some other,
consequently. their marriage In
tvitably has to take a second
place to their professional care
ers.
!. Not so with Helen Roberts and
Richard Walker. two Gilbert and
Sullivan artists who are cur
rently touring America. They
have planned, and SO far have
been lucky enough to keep their
marriage and careers a partner
ship. and one which has taken
them completely around the
world.
In 1914, when the Doodle Bombs
were falling on London in very
rapid succession, they were both
members of the world famous
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
While they were entering a rest
eurant in Piccadilly one lunch
time. one of these bombs fell
about SO yards away and blew
them completely through the
door and into the dining room
Nearly smothered with flying
debris and covered with broken
glass; and incidentally minus
lunch. they helped each other to
their feet and Seeded to return
TO the theatre. On he way. Mr..
Walker remarked: Helen, if that
bomb had been about thirty
yards nearer, we. wouldn't be here
now. Let's get carried. It's later
than you think
= Their work toSether had start
ed about four years previously.
when he was the coach of the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
and she the principal soprano He
had taught her all of her roles. |
Then came the,s war. and both |
were compelled " a government
law to remain with the opera
company. No ont was allowed in
those days to Change their en-
ployment. Eventually although.
singing seven and sometimes
eight operas per week. they began
to entertain the troops and also
the war workers all over the
country.
They played continuously
throughout the war and in many
cities. particularly Liverpool, |
Sheffield, Plymouth, Hull and
Portsmouth,, to the falling Of
bombs. They played at the Ham
p1erSmith Theatre in London
during practically the whole of
the Doodle Bomb period.
1t may De OF interest to note,
that although the members of the /
audience were always warned of
the approach of enemy raiders, /
very few people ever left the
theatre. In fact. very often the
artists stayed OF after the fall /
Of the curtain and entertained !
far into the early hours of the
morning in order to. keep people
Off the streets.
Then the war ended, and once
again they travelled to New York
with the D'Oyly Carte Opera
Company, but on their return to
England six months later, decided
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16

book with the best layout. the
newspaper that eXcells in writing,
and publications that excel as a
whole.
VIPA was formed for the pur-
pose OF getting Vrginia's college
Journal stS together to meet each
other. exchange ideas, and gain
advice 1t is open to all publica-
tons from accredited colleges.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16

Saturday.
Mrs. Rush Norman is a patient
in Medical College Hospital in
Richmond for a check up.
Mrs. Lewis Dawson visited Mrs.
Hugh Coles, of Fine Greek Mills,
Tuesday. "Ricky" and Suzanne
returned with her for visit.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16
Gates Wins GM Honor

Drewry Gates, Jr.. of Newman
Chevrolet has been selected by
General Motors TO attend the six
weeks National Post Graduate
School of Modern Merchandising
and Management in Detroit. Mich.
MI. Gates is the only person chos-
en- for the honor from Virginia.
The school opens on March 10.
and Nj. Gates Will fly to Detroit,
on March IT.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16
OAK FOREST

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gordon Smith,
Jimmy Smith and his little friend.
Skipper" of Richmond. visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Anderson.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16

HANDLER Rogers happily tcs Oh WILDER White Swan under
hs old Toy Poodle judged
besnshow IN Madison Square Garden was the ast time IN
history group canine took honors the
Rogers who handled the champion for bis
Smith Bethpage also holds the
annual show endA (InteTn0ondU
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-16

judged with awards magazine
high Awards will photograph year
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Escaped Convict
Receives Pardon
AS Christmas Gift

LONG LAKE. H.. Dec. rs (P)
"A pardon from prison, tele-
phoned by Gov. William g
|Stratton Of Illinois, was an es-
capped convict's most prized
Christmas gift today.
Joseph Macarthur. 43. walked
away from Stateyille Peniten-
tiary in 194l after serving six
years Of a 1-to-2O year term
for auto theft. He changed his
name to Charles Burke. learned
the building repair trade and
married in 1045.
He was arrested last summer
in confused dispute over some
clothing. but no charges were
filed. His true identity. became
known when his fingerprints
were checked. Macarthur wal
returned to Statewide.
Chief Justice Wilbert F. Crow
ley freed Macarthur on bond In
October pending the outcome OF
a petition for full liberty. The
judge said McArthur's record
showed he led.a model life after
his escape. He suggested Nc
Arthur appeal to the Illinois
Pardon Board and the Governor.
Gov. Stratton yesterday called
Macarthur at his Long Lake
Evening star., 1956-12-25

Ii
members of the First Baptist
Church choir. Six others adults
went along.
The youthful voices rang
through the quiet suburban
streets. It was a gratifying eve
ming. Appreciating smiles greeted
them on their rounds.
At 10:30 pm, on the way
home, the bus broke down. Mr.,
Warloe. Al. wasn't too disturbed
A resourceful man, he was an
assembly supervisor on the latest
Ijet fighter model at Lockheed,
where he had worked since he
came from Moose Lake, Mimi,
l20 years ago. Most of his spare
time was spent in work with Boy
Scouts and the YMCA, he was
used to problems.
Mr.. Warloe called for volun-
teers, selected eight Of the eager
throng who raised their hands,
and they got out to push the bus
of the road. to safety. Shoulder
to shoulder with him at the back
of the bus was MIR. Warloe's son,
Kris, IL.
Hit it!" cried Mr.. Warloe, and
young muscles strained. Slowly
the bus moved forward. Again
they heaved. and the heavy We
hicle crept onward.
Then it happened. A car came
screaming out Of the night. in a
60-foot skid. 1t smashed into the
rear Of the bus. Mr.. Warloe was
crushed to death. His sons left
leg was so badly mangled it had
to be amputated. Three other
youths were hurt. one critically
Police arrested the other
driver. They booked him on sus-
picion Of nnanslaughter and
drunk driving.
That was Friday. Last night
Evening star., 1956-12-25
BeIofonte to Sing
AT Bowl After
IMixup Is Settled

MIAMI. Fla, Dec. rs (R.-
Harry Belafonte and officials Of
the Shrine North-South football
game smoothed out a misunder-
standing today and announced
the Negro ballad singer will lead
spectators in singing the national
anthem before the kickoff to-
morrow night.
Mr.. Belafonte said yesterday
that an invitation for him to
lead the singing had been with
drawn because Ben Lanier, po-
tentate Of the Mahi Shrine, OBJ
jected to him because of his race.
Mr.. Lanier denied this.
The Shrine official said when
he learned Mr.. Belafonte had
been asked to sing, he turned
thumbs down because "our rules
prohibit any non-Shriner from
participating with any Of our
uniformed units"
But early today the Shrine
and the singer reached an agree
ment::. Mr.. Belafonte will lead
the singing without any accom-
paniment.
Evening star., 1956-12-25

the Christmas tree glowed in Mr.
Warloe's house. But his widow
Peg, looked at it blankly. Hel
Christmas was empty.
"EIe was a wonderful man. ;
she said softly. "He devoted hi.
life to his family and to boy.
everywhere.
I'VE was always doing some.
thing for others.
I'VE had been married for II
years. We have another boy
Keith, 9. and a girl, Karen, g.
she added after a pause. "They
told me at the hospital that Kri.
was better today"
Then she looked at the Christ.
mas tree again. Her eyes fillec
with tears and she buried hel
face in her hands.
The tragedy is that this story
rs not unique. 1t can happen
wherever there are highways in
this country-to the typical or
the not-so-typical American fam
lies. Mrs. Warloe is only one OF
thousands Of traffic widows.
Evening star., 1956-12-25

of our dismemberment burns on,
and the time until reunification
win appear to us all too long and
too hard"
Mr.. Adenauer expressed the
view that 1857 will bring reuni-
flcation within reach" He
pointed out that the Saar border
territory, populated by a mil
lion German-speaking people,
will return to Germany on jan
'uary and called this "a great,
great JOY for us all and a great
success for uninterrupted politi-
cal work."
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Joponese Envoy
Changes Expected

TOKYO. Dec. 25 (R. Former
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shige-
mitsu returned from the United
States and United Nations adj
mission ceremonies today amid
reports that his successor, Mo-
busuke Kishi, plans to change
the Japanese Ambassadors at
London, Washington. New Delhi
and the United Nations.
Mr.. Kishi was at International
Airport to greet Mr.. Shigemitsu.
The new foreign minister did
mot comment on q story in
Japan's largest newspaper, Asahi,
saying he plans to replace
Harohuko Nishi. Ambassador to
London: Masayuki TAM. Aimbas-
sador to Washington: Toshikazu
Kase. representative at the
U. NJ, and Seijiro Yoshizawa,
Ambassador to India.
Asahi said also Mr.. Kishi
|is expected to choose Deputy
Foreign Minister Suemitsu Ka-
dowaki as Japan's first post
World War II Ambassador to
Russia, and replace Mr.. Kado-
waki with either Toru Hagiwara,
Ambassador to Switzerland. or
Katsumi Ono. Ambassador to
Germany.
Evening star., 1956-12-25

Crutcher, "a, a wheelchair Grip
pie. several months ago he be-
gan q ritual Of waving nightly
to the engine crew of the Chief
A couple Of days ago a note
was tossed from the cab as the
streamliner sped by. It said:
Please be at home Christmas eve
If you can. We may have a sur
prise for you" It was signed:
"The engine crew of No. 20, the
Chief"
Last evening Crutcher wheeled
himself to the lawn outside his
house and waited. Presently the
Evening star., 1956-12-25

Chief stopped, practically at his
feet.
Engineer H. L. Bryant and
Fireman j. w. Parrish climbed
down from the cab. hurried over
to Mr.. Crutcher and said:
We're in a hurry. We've got
about $50 passengers ready to
get on the road. But we figure
this is a pretty important STOP"
They dropped three packages,
|patted Mr., Crutcher on the back
and hurried back to the cab.
The whistle blasted twice. The
train gathered speed.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Adenouer Certuin
Of Germun Unity

BONN. Dec. rs (P).-Chan-
eellor Konrad Adenauer voiced
confidence today that the new
year will bring closer the uni
fication Of divided Germany.
In his annual Christmas Day
message broadcast by all West
German radio stations, Mr.. Ade-
nauer said:
"The dismemberment Of our
fatherland is especially painful
to US on Christmas. The wound
Evening star., 1956-12-25
In the Dark

CORY, Pa. R.-It might be
10 little difficult someday soon
to find your way home at night
in this central Pennsylvania
community. The town council
lis considering resurfacing ira
ditionally cement sidewalks with
black asphalt.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
2 Train Crewmen Play Sontu
To Lonely Man in WheeIchuir

GLENDoRA Calf, Dec. rs tP-The Christmas spirit came
roaring out of the night with the blast diesel locomotives
air horn.
Two figures emuating wore rairoaders caps
Their sleigh the Sante Fe Chief
The l0-minute stop last night especially for Glen
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Yule rogedy Strikes
Man Of Good Will

SAN FRANCISCO Calf. Dec rs t9s-Ths Is the story Of
tragedy at Christmastme. It's about who-tDugh
fault Of his ownme death while trying to spread will
among his fellow
happened nights ago. Scoumaster Walter Warloe
set out caroing tour bus with SO Scouts young
Evening star., 1956-12-25

home, where he lives with his
wife and three daughters.
The Governor said: I'm
granting your pardon. I'll proc
eSs 1t Wednesday. Merry
Christmas"
Evening star., 1956-12-25

Lansey PeRk Store open Wednesday 1880 10 $50 pm.
washington Store Hours. $50 am. TO pm.
Closed Today, Christmas Day
Evening star., 1956-12-25

Washington, 7th, 9th and E st.. NV.
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

ton to your library.
For mystery fans only is The
Butchers Wife. (Nothing like a
catholic taste in reading material,
1 always say.) This story has a
new twist as game warden, Har-
ny Grass, stumbles upon the muir
dered bodies of two women in
his search for Illegal game. The
plot Is fast moving and logical
and the characters are flesh and
blood. Owen Cameron is the au-
thor.
Sometimes / wonder could
this be SO?
When L climb into bed at
night,
As soon as I turn out the
light,
The crickcts start to sing.
When the house Is full of
Hight,
When the lamps are burning
bright,
L never hear a thing.
Now 1 must know. Please set
me right.
Before the summers gone
Am I just switching off the
light,
Or switching crickets on?
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

In my crowd 1t was considered
smart to quip, Say 1t in neon
lights" Ian earlier "you can
say that again") or to call for
service by droning, II need a
boy, q small boy" In the tonal
quality of w. c. Fields. In those
days people were "sad apples,
now they are squares; flash
es" have become hoods, and
"knock-outs" are "dream
queens"
When Henry and / returned
from South America, we called
everybody 'swaw-vee" and said
queen saybe" all the time.
Thank goodness we soon got over
that, but now our children are
bombarding us with the bright
sayings of 1856. Sam, for exam
pie, never leaves the house with
out yelling, "If I'm not back for
lunch, call the doctor" Dell's
acquaintance fall with depress-
ing monotony into one of two
groups: "flat-tops" or honey
pots"
Even Edwin has a pet slang
phrase which he picked up from
Sam and his friends. Hold, vas
sail" he shouts twenty times a
day with absolutely no under
standing of its meaning.
Once again it's nearly August.
My father always maintained
that the last two weeks in July
and the first two in August were
dog days. l know now - and
have known for some time -
that dog days simply mean very
hot days, and that in such wealth
er dogs r more prone to be at
tackled by rabies.
But when l was very young,
during those crucial hot weeks,
I used to rise from my modest
cot and peer a~nxiously out of
the window in every direction.
Until fall l remained uneasy,
ever expecting to see huge packs
of Baskerville-like hounds stam-
peding by, foaming at the mouth,
breathing fire, and attacking
small children. Not until the
leaves began to turn did l feel
entirely safe again.
Turning to books
In The Valley of God Irene
Patai recreates one of the most
inspiring love stories in the Old
Testament: that of the prophet
Hosea, and his wife, Conner. The
research for the book must have
been a gigantic undertaking for
Miss Patai has reproduced faith
fully and in detail the living con-
ditions of the period. Hosea
comes to life as an intensely hui
man man who can denounce
powerful kings although he is
afraid, and who can forgive a
beloved wife although she is
unfaithful. A worthwhile addi-
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

We have the glad news that
Mrs. Matt Antonson was able 70
come home from the hospital
Saturday.
The Don Birches and Maynard
CelImers attended the show In
Culbertson Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shields
were Sunday guests at the Pat
Gould home.
We stopped on our way back
from Sidney for a short visit
with the Don Zoanni family of
Andes. Mrs. Zoanni Mary Ia
glad to be home again after
spending quite a while in q hos
pital out west She has made
some progress with her walking
and is quite certain to make
more Improvement with the ex-
ercises she does every day. So
many people have inquired about
her from me and wish her a
good recovery.
Bea Birch called long distance
from Olivia, Mimi, Sunday eve
ming. She had gone back for her
mothers funeral Thursday. Bea
says they have been having a
lot Of rain since she has gone
down there. Wish she could bring
some back.
Robert Raaum has been help
ing with the haying operation
at the Kenneth Hills this week.
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

after vacationinQ on the west
coast with relatives and friends.
Bonnie said the fishing was pref
ty good out there but the cold
and stormy weather made 1t hard
to enjoy the fishing. Miss Joan
Fisher Is a niece of the Anton
sons and has plans to stay with
them and attend high school.
The school was rather small
Tuesday since Larry and Shirley
Baker and Jane Lowry were not
there.
MI. and Mrs. Donald Olson are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby boy born Wednesday
morning, August /. The young
man arrived at 1910 and weigh
ed z lbs, 2 OF. He has been
named Darrell Ray.
Mrs. Grin Patch and jamie
and Mrs. Stan Patch and Diana
were shopping and visiting at
Sidney Tuesday. Monte Mercier
returned home with them to visit
with the Stan Patches for a
few days.
Lois Antonson and Joan were
afternoon callers at the Sam An
tonson home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Gould were
Culbertson shoppers Thursday.
Diana Patch spent Thursday
and Friday visiting her aunt and
uncle, the Grin Patches.
Eva Cellmer and children were
callers at the Baker home Fri
day.
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

aid Pentx, Mrs. Charles Carlson,
Mrs. Jack Carlson, Mrs. Glen
Stone, Mrs Harold Bivens, Mrs,
Bert Bivens, Mrs. Theresa Win
hofer, Mrs. James Frederickson,
Mrs. Werner King and Mrs.
James Christianson.
All of the Western Funmaker's
All club members attended Ag-
ricultural Contest day in Sidney
Saturday.
James Frederickson and Larry
were Sidney callers Saturday.
They hauled out a tractor.
Mrs. Floyd Davis and her sis
ter, Mrs. Boise of British Co
lumbia visited their brother
Frank Hilger in the Sidney hos
pital Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Doornek
and Marie, Mrs. Gail Doornek
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Doornek and sons, MIR and Mrs.
Marvin Doornek and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Murel Doornek and
Sandra were dinner guests at the
Henry Etzel home Sunday. The
occasion was in honor of Mrs.
Joe Doornek and Daryl who
celebrated their birthdays Sum-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Walt Bauman
of the Bronson community visit
ed the Werner Kings Saturday
evening.
Bob Etzel called at the Werner
King home Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Montag of
California are visiting at the
Leonard Alexander home.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Fatzinger
of Bloomfield visited the John
Johnsons last week.
The Werner Kings called on
the John Johnstons and Dayton
Willoughbys Sunday evening.
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Stone spent
Monday and Tuesday in Sidney.
Mrs. Thomas Carlson enter
tanned in honor of Mrs. Jack
Carlsen's birthday Wednesday.
The guests were Beverly John
ston, Ruth Christianson, Emma
Barnes, Furn Stone, Florence
Miller, Marion Carlson, Effie
Pentz and Gary Unruh, Margar-
ct Smith and Violet Colvert of
Richey.
Leonard Herschman of Indiana
is visiting at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Harold Bivens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller were
business callers in Poplar and
Wolf Point Thursday.
L. Courtney and Charles Carl
sen called at the Barnes home
Friday.
MIR and Mrs. Frank Winhofer
and George, Don Handles and
George Milne spent Thursday in
Sidney. They painted the Hill
crest booth in preparation for
the fair.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Rounds
spent Thursday evening at the
Ed Widman home.
There will be church services
at the H~illcrest school August Is
at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Thomas Carlson, Mrs. Ed
Widman and Mrs. George Milne
were h~ostesses at a welcoming
party for Mrs. Paul Miller Fri
day. The guests were Mrs. Dom
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09
lie
Light IouaG
BY ~tta.y Ge~.fi44
0w.AA. OsxAA

always did their quips refer to
the vegetable kingdom, however;
our housekeeper of many years
early latched on to an express
sion which she found SO salts
factory that she has used 1t all
her life. "Some class" she says,
and depending on her tone of
voice 1t can mean anything from
highest praise to lowest censure.
When l was in high school we
dug up an odd exclamation. If
we disliked someone or some
thing, we turned thumbs down
by snorting "Microbesl" (The
only excuse / can offer is that
we were studying disease-pro-
ducing germs at the time and
got a little carried away by our
erudition).
In college (circa 1887 the
really smooth boy had only one
conversational gambit: to any
question, plea, OF statement he
replied inevitably, PUT me in,
coach. I'm hurt but I'll play"
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

Expressions are funny things,
aren't they? I'm referring, not
to the facial variety, but to the
vocal type such as shit the grit,
"twenty-three skidoo, who's
your old man., "slip me some
skim, and "clue me, sister, clue
me-" Those that / have just
quoted cover approximately 125
years in time and all of them
are old hat except the last one.
Such slangy witticisms r short
lived and quickly lose their ap-
peal and meaning.
In choosing their gay badin-
age, people of an older genera
ton than mine seemed often to
wee toward the vegetarian, for
instance my father has long been
fond of saying, "You know why
the tomatoes red? Because ii
blushed to see the salad dress
ing!" And my. Uncle Fred was
always convulsed with mirth
when he remarked, Summer
squash and summer not" Not
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09
5. CulbertSOn
Mrs. Stan Patch

Mrs. Pete Johnson and Wesley
were shopping in Cu1bertson
Monday. When Mrs. Johnson was
in Culbertson she visited Mrs.
Matt Antonson at the hospital.
Mrs. Antonson is now able to
be up a little.
Mike Baker was a visitor at
the school Monday.
Mrs. Don Birch had a long
distance call Monday to tell her
of the serious illness of her
mother in Olivia, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Antonson,
Raymond, and Joan Fisher re-
turned home Tuesday evening
The Sidney herald., 1956-08-09

Three men were voted to the
Hall of Fame for Great Ameri-
cans last year: Wilbur Wright,
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall"'
Jackson, and George Westing-
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
State, Carolina
Clash Tonight
In Major Game

North Cardinals basketball
team. which vaulted to the tor
of the Atlantic Coast Confer
ence scramble by the arduous
process Of winning three games
in four nights. finds the heat
still very much on tonight as
it meets defending champion
North Carolina State at Chapel
Hill.
The meeting Of ranking ma
tional powers-N. c. State IS
No. 3 and North Carolina No. 8
in the country-may result In
Dukes interested bystanders
moving into first place without
having to fire a basket.
North Carolina has a I'll con-
ference record against 6-1 for
Duke and Al for N. C. State.
A State victory tonight would
push Duke. No. z in the Ma
ton and idle until 1t plays at
Kentucky February /, into the
top spot.
| North Carolina has shaded
South Carolina by two points,
outlasted Clemson in double
overtime and dumped Maryland
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