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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-01

PennSylyania, with production of
z" 550.0to tens had Z year-to-year
gam IN 1901 Of q per cent and held
second place ainotsg the states in
coal Production.
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Fair LodY Look

It's a gentle mood Fall FASH
ions possess. A Fair Lady"
sfemininity that is seen even
in the coats that possess con-
.trolled yet fluid lines, a softly
,draped look without business.
Shaping, moulding, produces a
gracefully manipulated atti-
1tude in coats that may possess
a 1912 look of elegance.
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Service
News

Continued From Page D-12
military commands and their
wives.
Gen. and Mrs. Hood with
their son, Thomas, came from
Panama about three weeks
ago, they took a short holiday
and went visiting in Atlanta,
Ga, her mother, Mrs. E. B.
Thomas, and the generals
father. Mr.. Hood, sr.
Gen. and Mrs. Hood occupy
quarters SO at the air base
and are in the throes of get
ting settled. They have hopes
of being able to have their
scattered family with them be-
fore too long.
Sons-in-law and daughters
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ryan
are in Modesto, Calf, and Air
Force 1t. and Mrs. E. L. Her
ron are at Warner Robins
Base, Macon, Ga.
This fall Thomas will go to
the Congressional School.
The United States Repre-
sentative, North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, standing
group, 1t. Gen. Leon w. john
son, and Mrs. johnson, enter
tanned at a barbecue on Friday
in the garden of their quarters
at Boiling Air Force Base.
This is the first of a series
Of such parties they will give
for small groups of their
friends and brother officers.
Their guests on Friday in
cluded some of the standing
group members and q few of
their neighborS.
Newcomers
The new Air Force Inspector
General Lit. Gen. Elmer j.
Rogers, jr., and Mrs. Rogers
arrived about two weeks ago
from Tokyo, Japan, and are
now in quarters II, at Boiling
Air Force Base.
Gen. and Mrs. Rogers ar
rived in San Francisco and
motored across country, being
tourists all the way to Plant
City, Fla, where they visited
her sisters the Misses Dorothy
and Frances Hague. Arriving
in Washington. they dropped
all excess baggage and trav-
eled to West Hartford, Conn.,,
to visit Mr.. Rogers, ST., and
the generals brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard Conant.
Gen. Rogers replaces Ii Gen.
Truman H. Landon, who with
Mrs. Landon is now in
Panama.
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NJ Noodle
and
&nrisfa

coming l thursday to
the exciting back-to.
soh o oil kickoff on
our young 4th floor.
Putting on the dog for
ths4r school-bound pIoy-
mates ore our eonin0
toshion experts, Hen
rie+to ond M. Noodle.
Here on our young 4th
floor where you'll find
q wide selection Of foil
finsY for girls and boys.
Note these attractions:
. lnfletsd balloons
. Mr.. Noodle ond
Henrietta book
eoNsrS
. Come In now and
enter our book to-
Sehool contest
. Isl prize tboysl reel
doehshund
. Isl prize tsirlsl reol
poodle
Q 2nd prlIe-bieyels
. 3rd priIs--2S.oo in
merchandise
. Arb priIs-l5.oo
IN msrehendiss
. 9Th priIs-lo.oo
In merehondiss
Complete set Of prizes
OF oil three stores
WGL-The Young
4th Floor also Chevy
cnese and Alexandra
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MEET WOODIES
COLLEGE
BOARD

We eolled in the experts
=. Il girls and z men who
will olodIy help you choose
or replenish your college
wordrobe. Visit our College
Shop, 5rd Floor, Woshine-
ton Store; look for the Col
leoe Boord insignia in our
reody-to-weor departments,
including the Mems Store,
and OF Chevy Chose and
Alexandra.
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mendng his attention to the traffic jam. Monsieur le
Due extended his apologies and went for help to the
limousine pinned behind the stalled truckette
He ignored the imousineS chauffeur, except to slip
him folded bank note as he passed. and lifted his hat
to the single passenger, lady She put down the win
dow beside her and could be perceived that she
young, very blonde and very beautiful.
Monsieur le Due, his voice quivering with sincere
appreciation of these factors, said with bow Il am
truly desolated, Madame"
That's all very well, Monsieur, but l, have an
appointment with my hardreSser who temperamenta
and now I'm late
THAT should inconvenience for even a moment so
charming young person maddens me with chagrin,"
Monsieur le Due stated with great earneStneSS. But
fate alas, has thrown your mercy. May beg you
to give my truckette push as FAX as the Ritz"
She said in delight, but must, if only TO learn
why you are going the Ritz in such sad little truck
cite. You become man of mystery, Monsieur and l.
find mysteries raVishing. You shall ride with and
explain. :. Henri, Monsieur wishes to push his
truckette to the Ritz There, it's all arranged" She
opened the door and Monsieur se DUO, after blandy
asking to do him the immense favor Of steering the
truckette, got in.
Quite a crowd Of chaufeurS, capped traffic COPS
fowerselIers, and people walking dogs had gathered
around the truckette They cheered when we drove off,
The trucketteS ignition key, noticed was missing.
We entered the Place Vendome circed the column.
and drew up before the Ritz The limousine, with
Monsieur Ie DUO and the blonde still in it, then suddenly
swept past the truckette and vanished
Ienoyed brief but vivid conversation with the hotel
doOran and eventually got taxi to push the tuckette
a few blocks farther to garage off the Madeleine.
Shortly after lunch Monsieur lie Due appeared the
terrace of the cafe in the Rue Royae where was having
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TINE VILLAINOUS Monsieur Le Due is a GcfiOnai COM
posife Of fwo charming European ScOHndeis The first is
an elderly bOMeWdier whom the BrandOns across in
Nice cof9 He is old liar who discusses with apOnb,
women bridge and money, especially money. The second
ScOMudreI bears remarkable resemblance Sc0ndinG
viar monarch. He uses his fortunate endowment
means to chSei his way into the best hotels free of charge
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Nv WILLIAM BRANDON
illustrated BY James Williamson

Since thought of my old friend Monsieur le Due as
fixture of Cannes and the Riviera, where he regularly
pursueS his regrettably shfy operations small time
antique dealer it considerable surprise to see him
Unexpectedly in Paris And SINCE in spite of holes in the
heels of his socks, air of elegance is essential
Monsieur Ie DUO breathing, it was still more unex
pected to see him driving truck.
The truck little narrow-shouldered vehicle of
the kind called c0nliOefe meaning truckette, loaded
with swaying tangIe Of old furniture laShed more
less in place with ropes and looking like thin pig lost
in fat stock show among the gltterng limouSines of
the Rue CaStiglione. 1t totered along uering pteous
mechanical cries and presently to spasmodc stop
and died in convulSionS, instantly tying traffic from
the Place Vend6me to the Rue de Rivol
II was then that saw Monsieur le Due, complete
10 homourg, stick and gloves, climb out from behind
the wheel and poke vaguely about under the hood.
After had processed my double take, went out into
the street and greeted him. As European representative
ofthe Jordan Carbuetor Company of my home town of
Jordan, Indiana, and backyard mechanic of long
standing the breakdown of his clunker entirely
out of my line.
"What a happy chance you have appeared,
WEAK" Monsieur lie Due said, shaking hands. "You
understand these matters My brave ruckee is, as you
can see, i'll" He then slammed down the truckettes
hood before could begin diagnosis and said, 'Eh
bieH, a pity
asked him if he was moving his business to Paris.
Nothing SO serious. have here the furnish
ings of the chateau of my old friend, the General
HuveIin who is reduced to want and has asked me to
see to their sale"
The load of junk the truckette wouldn't have fur
nShed medium-Sized tepee. suggested it must be
rather small chateau.
These are the only pieces was allowed to take,
Monsieur e Due said bitterly. Papa HuveIin had
previously entaiIed the chateau his daughter, he
couldn't sell the house ITSELF and her agents there
inform me the law holds the furnishings also inaen
able and can: be sold. was only permitted to remove
these few pieces you see which were acknowledged to
be Papa Huvelns personal property but except for an
antique desk from the library they of no value 1t is
distressing and shakes ones belief in good children for
his daughter is exceedingly rich
He was interrupted by an agent of the police recon-
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coffee. He explained that he had tracked me down
through my hotel accepted win blanc and apologized
for dching with the truckette. He assured me that
could not but cheer his action once heard the cir
cunlStanceS
had considerable doubt about that since Monsieur
Ie Dues actions were seldom cheerable
"7Tens, fieMS," Monsieur le Due said airily. You
shall hear It was most remarkable coincidence, but
the young lady was none other than Madame Dany
Perret the daughter of the General Huveln."
Twas duly amazed. said ''You wouldn't have helped
the coincidence along by Subornng her chauffeur to
have her car behind your ruckette when stalled?'
at did seem best to meet her casually, since one can
never be of ones reception in delicate affair of this
Sort In any case have now been appealing to her bet
ter nature in this painful matter of her fathers difficult
ties We went to the office of her lawyer discuss it.
Admit it is worthy endeavor.
l was duly touched
'sYou remain skeptical'' Monsieur le Due said,
rowfulIy but the General Huven a friend Of my
youth, to whom am firmly obligated"
was duly affected
he is man of open heart, generous impulses.
and a trusting simplicity His daughter, the young
Dany is an exquisite creature, perhaps you saw, and
life has Iavshed gifts upon her, but she inclined to be
a tr1e thoughtless, happy people often are. Her
father settled very large sum Of money on her so she
would be able to marry WELL which she did Her hus-
band is Jean Peret who drives racing and climbs
high mountains and is worth millions. Unfortunately.
Papa HuveIn dispensed much of his wealth on his
daughter Danny that by the time he got her safely mar
ried he didn't have anything left for himself. All.
money, so slow to CONCEAL, quick to melt"
Monsieur lie Due dreamed a moment and sighed.
But he not particularly disturbed, because he is
of carefee nature, and he can always support himself
by playing bridge. However. an emergency arose. He
fell in love with his cook Danose of great charm and,
as cook an artist of eIectrfYng talent. He asked his
daughter for enough money to marry the cook, whose
name is EIeonora. and 60 to NeA York with her and
establish restaurant where they could live happily
after. His daughter, regret to say, refused"
asked if this was on the advice Of her muItimion-
aire husband.
winning fencing - Continued on He.u page
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Boys Hockey Drills

Area high school hockey teams
will practice at $50 pm. tomor-
row at Uline Arena. All boys
who have participated in earlier
sessions are requested to report.
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Army Beats Yale
In Overtime, 1886

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. IA
(P).-Army spotted the Yale bas-
ketball team a l9-point lead here
tonight. then roared from behind
to register a 1886 overtime VIC
tory.
The score was tied. 1919, al
the end of regulation time. Army
scored the first 6 points Of the
overtime.
Yale's Johnny Lee scored 80
points to lead all the scorers.
Bill Melnik, with % points, and
Mark Binstein and Gene Fischer
with 20 each, paced Army.
HANOVER, N. H., Jan. IA (R)
--Princeton's basketball team
turned in its third straight vic.
tory in Ivy League competition
tonight by coming from behind
to edge Dartmouth. 59-57.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. Il
tP).-Chuck ROLES, a 5-ioot-t
guard, tossed in ~ points tonight
as Cornell avenged an early sea-
son Ivy League walloping By de.
feating Harvard, 1868.
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BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

There's a spot tor every type
of bowler in the Greater Wash
lngton Duckpin Association
! tournament opening February
II at Bethesda Forty Alleys. In
cidentally, the entry deadline
has been extended to January
%.
Not only are the bowlers d.
vided into classes according to
averages. but there also are
handicaps. Thus. no matter how
high or low a contestants aver
age is. he or she is offered a
fair shot at the prizes. which
promise to be bountiful. At Least
$4,000 will be distributed. plus
trophies to all winners. And the
entry fees are modest.
For the first time, the mems
ana women's divisions will bowl
at the same plant, thus keeping
families together.
! If there's anything overlooked
that might make the tournament
more inviting, the duckpin asso-
citation. headed by Frank Beck.
would like to know
Shooting in the Penn $50
! League, Nicholas Fletcher clus-
tered three games of 100-the
hard way. In one he needed a
mark in the last frame, and
struck. In another a fiat 10 was
the order, oftlmes more difficult
than a mark. But what saved
his identical three" in the final
string. was three-pin count on
late spare.
7 Steve Nagy's perfect tenpin
game last night on WMAL-TV's
championship Bowling" brought
some inquiries on whether the
trick was ever turned in duck
pins. It's a constantly recurring
question, what with a constantly
increasing flood of newcomers to
bowling.
AS almost every duckpinner OF
any experience knows. the an
swer is negative. A time or two,
240 has been reached or topped,
but the official record is 239.
The record was Is years old
last Wednesday and it is one OF
the Oldest in the book. It was set
by Eddie Funaro in a tourna-
ment at New Haven. Conn.
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7 ON HogeertyDies;
Veteran Coach

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. IA LP.
Thomas j. Haggerty, former
basketball coach at DePaul
Academy. Loyola University Of
Chicago and Loyola of the
South, died tonight after an ex-
tended illness. He was So.
After three seasons with Lo-
yola of the South, Haggerty re-
signed at the start Of the 1858
season because of i'll health. r.
September. 1855, he was named
athletic director and basketball
coach at Rugby Academy. New
Orleans.
He is survived by two brothers
and a sister.
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Temple Trounees
Manhattan, 9l-78

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA up
Hal Lear and Guy Rodgers
combined forces for So points
tonight as undefeated Temple
overcame stiff first-half opposi-
ton and reunited Manhattan, 81
70, in the second game of q Pa
lestra double-header.
Xavier edged Villanova. TITO
in the opener for its 18th win
in Is starts. A crowd of 4.12S
watched the twin bill.
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Purdue Edges
$3.50

EAST LANSING, Mich, Jan
IA R,.-Purdue protected a one
point lead for the last minute
and SO seconds and then dropped
in three free throws to edge
Michigan State. 66-62. in a tele-
vised Big Ten basketball thriller
today before 1854 fans.
Joe Sexson was high for Pur-
due with 81 points, while Julius
Mccoy led the Spartans with "a
1t was the ninth victory in II
starts for Purdue. which now has
a 81 conference record. Michi-
gan State has won six of 8 and
has a % mark in the Big Ten
Michigan States Mccoy hit
for is points in the first half
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Stella Walsh, 6 Champs
In Women's 7 rack Here

Six National AAU outdoor
champions will 60 after indoor
laurels in the women's section
Of The Star Games Saturday at
the National Guard Armory.
Add to these one who owns no
title now but whose name has
become almost synonymous with
women's track superiority and
you have the finest collection OF
women athletes ever assembled
here.
Stella Walsh, who won her
first National AAU title 26 years
ago, will ge going after her 42d
Saturday. Now representing the
North Hollywood (CalifD Knick-
erbockers. she is bowling out of
a field she has dominated for a
quarter of a century in this APP
pearance.
Two Of the many records she
has set still stand. including the
very first one-6 seconds fiat for
the 50-yard dash in New York,
February 8, 1880. The other she
set IL years later when she ran
the 220 in 25.8 seconds in Cleve-
land.
The outdoor champions in the
field are Isabel Daniels of Ten.
nessee A&I, 50-yard dash titlist;
Mae Faggs of the same school
100 and 220-yard dashes; Wanda
Wejzgrowicz of the Polish Fal-
cons, the shot put; Nancy Phil
lips Of the German-Americar
Athletic Club, the broad jump
Mildred Mcdaniel of Tuskeget
Institute, the high Jump, anc
the Tennessee A&I 440-yard re.
lay team Of Ella Turner. Lu.
cinda Williams and the Mise.
Daniels and Faggs.
The women's division open,
the long program at 9 am. Ir
the 4-kilo shot put. one of the
first events to be- settled, Mis-
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Armstrong Tops
'Anacostia Five;
Phelps Wins
BY BOB HANSON

Armstrong and Anacostia
staged a fairly even match for
the first quarter in. their Inter-
high League basketball game at
Tech last night. but Armstrong
pulled away in the second quar-
ter and routed the Indians. S.
SO. The victory put Armstrong
into a tie with Spingarn for the
East Division lead.
In the opener of the double
header. Phelps won its first
league start with a 1894 victory
over Eastern. The games were
played before 1000 fans.
Armstrong held a 17-l1 first
quarter lead. mainly on the
board control and tap-ins Of
Bob Archer, 6-foot-4 senior.
Anacostia managed to stay
reasonably close on Calvin
Knots set shots.
Armstrong Pulls Away
Armstrong then began to pull
away as Archer and Willie Wood
found the range. They ran their
lead to 30-18 at halftime and
turned the game into a rout.
The Interhigh ampions
throttled the Indians with Arc
her. Tony Tobias and Charlie
Arts effectively working the
boards and Wood holding Knott
to two baskets in the second
half.
Anacostia missed several shots
during one period and Armstrong
then held the Indians on with
its % zone defense.
Wood finished with 18 points.
Arts 16 and Archer IA. Knott
was high for the Indians with
10.
Tied At Halftime
Phelps and Eastern were tied,
1920, at halftime, but in the
third quarter the sTradesmen
opened a 6-point margin. the
biggest lead to that point.
The Ramblers closed the gap
to 1929 on shots by Ernie
Chavis and Ronnie Lawhorn, but
Phelps again rallied and held
Eastern of.
Willie Thomas. 6-foot-7 jun
ior, controlled the boards for
Phelps and also led his teams
scoring with 16 points. Lawhorn.
with IT, was high for Eastern.
The East Division standings
now read: Spingarn, 20; Arm
strong, 20; Phelps, 10; Ana
costa. III: Tech, 0-1; Eastern.
o.. Chamberlain. o..
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MI. ST. Mary's
.TopsAu, 1854

EMMITSBURG, Md, Jan. II
P).-Mount st. Mary's contin-
ued undefeated in Mason Dixon
Conference play tonight. coast
ing to 1864 victory over Amer
lean University.
The Mounts moved to a IA
lead in the first four minutes
and never gave up the advan-
tage. Jack Sullivan continued to
figure as their scoring ace with
81 points.
The victory gave the Mounts
an overall record of 80 against
2-7 for American. The Wash
ington team has a conference
record of 81.
Frank Weiss was high for
American with 10 points.
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Wejzgrowicz will be competing
against the Canadian champion,
Jackie Macdonald, Mrs. Adele
Tisler, the Czechoslovakian
champion and wife of the
Czechoslovakian military at
tache here, and Miss Walsh.
Miss Faggs. who has tied Miss
Walsh's world outdoor record
of 1917 seconds in the 100. and
Miss Daniels lead the field in
that distance. Miss Daniels beat
out Miss Faggs in that event last
year.
Miss Walsh also is in the
standing broad jump. which
along with the shot put and
basketball throw. will be COM
pleted in the morning,
Other events on the pro-
gram, all Of which will be COM
,pleted as part of the main meet
at night, are the SO, 100 and 900
yard dasheS, the 70-yard hur-
dies. the high Jump, the 44O-
yard relay and 440-yard medley
relay.
There will be no admission
charge to the morning or after
noon high school programs for
those holding tickets for the
main program at night. Other
wise, charge of rs cents will
cover both morning and after
noon programs.
The morning program:
8 am, 4 kilo shot put; stand
ing broad jump; basketball
throw. and 50-yard dash trials
and semif1nals. $40. 70-yard
hurdles, trials and semifinals;
I100-yard dash, trials and semi
finals. 1890. 440-yard relay
(4x110, trials and semifinals;
II, 220-yard dash, trials and
semiflnals; 1880, 440-yard med
ley relay, trials and semiflnals
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FuAaro spared in the first three
frames. struck in the next six
and spared in the 10th.
In rubber-banded duckpins at
least l6 perfect scores have been
achieved in sanctioned COMPETE
ton, all but three by bowlers in
Pennsylvania where the game is
most popular. The other three
were rolled by Canadians.
| &%&
When Blanche Wootton, duck
pin instructor at Silver Spring.
took up golf she was afflicted
with a terrific slice. Yet, after
only six weeks of play she was
able to score in the COS. Her
slice was eliminated in short
order by Pro Roger Peacock.
HE placed three balls in a
row. about six inches apart, and
had me attempt to drive the
first into the second and the
second in turn into the third. :"
she said.
1t was much the same prin-
lciple Miss Wootton employs
when she instructs her pupils
to shake hands with the pin
you're aiming at"
4 y
For a really tight duckpin race
we give you the Colonial Village
$40 Commercial League. At the
end Of the first half. four teams
Miller High Life, Auriti Tai
lors. Methods and Arlington Pet
Shop-were tied for the lead and
the team in 18th place was only
four games from the top. It's q
l6-team league.
A man to whom bowling owes
much died recently in Muskegon,
Mich. He was Ernest Hedens-
koog, 70. the father Of most mod
Iern-day alley devices. Hedens-
koog, who came from Sweden
more than 40 years ago, invented
Ipin-Setting equipment now in
general use in tenpins and also
the pinspotter. About three years
ago he perfected the first fully
automatic bowling machine.
Duckpin bowlers are focusing
today on the Walter Cunning
ham Memorial Handicap at
Clarendon, a flve-game event
with an entry fee of only 81. A
big field is assured.