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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13
Christian Courage
Lesson for April Is, 1856

THERE is an old notion that Fear
1 is the mother OF Religion. No
one who knows the facts can think
Of fear as the mother Of the Chris
tan religion. For the earliest
Christians were among the brav-
est of men. Their critics, their
opponents. even their prosecutors.
wondered at their courage. 1t was
not as if thew slowly gained cOur-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13
Pressures

Persecution is special kind Of
pressure, which is to be the topic
Of next week S study. But short OF
positive persecution. there are
various prcssurcs which, if not
boldly resisted. push Christians
of Gods highway The very first
Christians felt the pressure OF
public opinion, OF the law. no
doubt of the loss of friendship with
those who had formerly been close
10 them. They would not have
felt these pressures if they had
done one simple thing: keep their
faith to themselves. A Christian
Who never lets any one know he
is a Christian is never called on
tcr courage; A Christian who
ceases to be one under pressure viii
nave no trouble. maybe. in this
world but in the next? Then he
sill discover the shame Of knowing
hat Christ is ashamed of him
es..o on outline ecrv,tghted ty tAe
hNtsi,n o' Christian EduesHco, M
iopsi Council Of the Churches o. Chyist
he Released h, Cow N unity
~ersirsh
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13

contempt, ridicule and SANDER:
and physical. to stand out against
pain and death, all with faith un-
shaken.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13
Minority Group


Many persons are physically
brave but have little or no moral
courage. Some psychologists think
\ that moral courage is more diff
cult and rarer than the other
kind Be that as it may. we know
the earliest Christians had plenty
of ii. This was after the coming
of the Spirit. of courseD One Of
the hard things to stand up against
is Just being in minority all the
time Some people, to be sure.
can't bear to be in a minority
any of the time if they can help
it. They will not ride in any We
hicle but a bandWag on. They count
noses before they make up their
be settled by arithmetic. that is
to say, that whatever most people
think is right, must be right. The
carly Christians knew better. They
were always in the minority
Around them crowded tie masses
of people in the great Roman En-
pirc all of whom Worshlppcd other
gods Back in Jerusalem the
Christians we're larger proper
tion Of the population than any
where else; but even there they
were in a dcspiscd minority. But
these pioneer Christians knew that
one with God is majority.
They were far less interested in
ocing with the biggest crowd
,han in standing for Truth.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13

is easily handled by a one-man
crew.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-13

,han in standing for Truth
SANDER
Another thing that is hard to
stand up against. is being misrep-
roScnted, mahgned. slandered.
Jesus said. Blessed are you when
men utter all kinds of evil
This saying must lave come to
the minds of the first Christians
many a time For they were &C
cuScd of being crazy, of lying, Of
being (as we would say subver-
sivc. of being disturbers of the
peace. laWless men in general.
Even when man knows his own
innocence, it hurts him to be
thought guilty. Even today. in
most communities the real Chris
tianS- those who take their faith
seriously and honestly try to live
by it,-arc in minority People
Vho simply try to live by the
NcW Testament will be called
NtalIN-eycd. Impractical if they
c not called worse names
hilytIans who take their religion
e,lnHSly enough TO see that our
b. ID needs TO be changed IN
any ways if God s will is to be
oAC "n earth viii be called
ladlcalS' and dcSpised if not
ea,scd What IS said for example,
by many other young people,
about teen gers who take serious
ly Christ's ideal of chastity? What
is said by business men about
businessman who tries to be Chris
tan in all his relationships? What
is said by politicians about a
an-congressman, senator
or even President-Who is bold
enough to try to be Christian in
national or international policy?
Some fine Christian Americans
have been called traitors simply
because they were Christian.
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Spingorn Ends Season
By Mailing Armstrong

last year with Cardozo, Spingarn
finished this time with q 4-3
overall record. but this mark
could be improved next season.
-Four Of the seniors we lose
were regulars this year." Coach
Dave Brown said. Don Wills
and Irv Brown, will be hard to
replace"
Wills, in particular. will be
missed. A fine passer and run
ner, Wills played full time on
offenSe and defense. Brown, an
end, was a fine receiver and also
punted.
It was Wills who pitched two
touchdown passes in the fourth
quarter to give Spingarn the
come-from-behind victory yes
terday.
Spingarn took a first quarter
lead on a 25-yard touchdown run
by Tyrone Mathis. but Armstrong
bounced back in the second
period for two touchdowns and
a l4-6 halftime lead. Charles
Headon scored both times for
Armstrong, on q 7-yard run and
a 25-yard sprint with q pass
interception. Headon also made
both conversions.
After q scoreless third quarter
wills then took over, pitching q
25-yard touchdown pass to
Harold Bell. A bit later he threw
q 40-yard scoring pass TO Bell
Brown converted twice.
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YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK

George Washington and Rich
mond have battled on even terms
the first half and the score
is Sc.
Richmond has made several
first downs by rushing the first
half and capitalized on its one
good scoring threat. Now Rich
with a good quick kicker
available, has run three plays
for 9 yards and has the ball
on its own Al, fourth down and
one.
You be the Richmond quarter
back. Rate these plays /, 2, 3
and 4:
Punt.
Quarterback sneak (quarter-
back takes the bali and drives
forward.
Quick kick from usual run
ming formation.
Fake dive through the line and
pass to an end.
(Answer on Page C-5J
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Ar, power team OF the area
north of Baltimore, the week
before coming to the Gathers
burg Agriculture Center. The
Warriors put forth their best
effort for a 1870 win (No. g. and
the Aberdeen coach said it was
the first time in three years his
club had not scored. "They made
two first downs" Caruso boasts
%*%
Guys like End Bryan Thomp-
son. Fullback George Pontious
Tailback Buddy Kuykendall
Wingback Birdie Tolson and
Quarterback Lynn Thurman
have gotten most Of the atten-
ton because they have scored
the touchdowns. But Carusc
pays his highest tribute to Cen
ter Teddy Potter and Guards
David Butts and Jim Cation.
THE center and two guards
haven't been out one minute all
season: seven games without q
break" Caruso says. Potter goe,
155 pounds, Butts lao and Gator
las.
The others in that line are
Dean Field. Fred Kruhm anc
Gerald Fender at tackles, anc
Bill Mohri. Bob Curbow anc
Gerald Bailey at end. Thompson
who doubles as defensive half.
back, has caught eight passe,
for 800 yards and four touch.
downs, thrown by Kuykendal
and Thurman.
Kuykendall has gained AL
yards for an average Of I'll pei
carry and completed nine of 1;
passes. His four touchdown rum
Include distances Of "a, SO anc
20 yards. Thurman has a 81
rushing average and Tolson, 40
Pontious. 5-foot-6 and IA!
pounds. is the "bull" of the back
field, especially with his block.
ing. Hes broken three helmets,
ICaruso attestS.
Altogether, there are is boy
who play regularly, and the big.
IgeSt by far are Curbow ant
Kruhm at about 100 each. Il
Wheaton doesn't outweigh u
,,I20 pounds a man. I'll eat m,
hat" the coach wagers.
X ##
The season average for pre-,
dieting winners Of the scholasti,
games crept above rs per cen
for the first time this fall whel
this department hit 26 right ant
three wrong last week end. Their,
were five ties. The season total
, ARE 176 correct. 81 incorrect AM
|, IL ties. This week end:
TODAY
Cardozo over Wilson CLERKS hit peak
; roosevelt over Dunbar tRiders still try
ingl. Coolidge over Western, Easter
over Tech. Phelps over Chamberlain
|. IDeMatha over Bell, GEORGETOWN Pre-
over .Landon. st. Adams over ST, jane
. woodward over Bulls School
! High Point over Suitland, Bladensbur
over Northwestern, Richard Montgorner
! over La Plata. Carver over Phelps "
George Washington over Mount Werner
Fairfax over Lane, Falls Church owe
Loudoun County wins flrst). Osbour
over Garfield, Parker-Gray over Bate
Luther jackson over Fairmont HeiSht
TOMORROW
Bethesda Chevy Chase over Moni
/ gonnery Blair tho upset here), Washins
ton-Lee over Wakefield (ditto), Caro-
: over Benedictine, Bulls Prem over Nav
Piebes, Anacostia over ST, Johns wy,
ming Seminary over Columbian Pre-
Stephens over Norfolk ACADEMY 8
Francis Prep over Charlotte Hall, She
wood over Wheaton maybe Oot). HoWar
County over Gaithersburg, Oxon nj
. over st. Marys, Laurel over Southern
George Mason over Warrenkon. Han
n1OIld over AnnAndaiA
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MARYLAND
Continued From

Continued From Page CT
stance, he shows only 10 yards
lost for the season. Last year
he set an ACC record with en-
average of rs yards per game,
and this season he has been
getting steady 70. He has av-
eraged 6 yards a try in two
profitable afternoons against
Maryland as a sophomore and
junior.
The Tigers have been creeping
up on the Terps. They played
for the first time in 1852 and it
was $50. Maryland. The next
year the TerpS won 900, and, in
1854 it was 1910. Last year it
was 25-12. as the Tigers scored
for the first time.
Coach Tommy Mont may
have a morale problem this
week. what with the Terps hav-
ing lost six out of seven and
having produced only six touch
downs all season. But if there is
a morale problem, it doesn't
show on the coaching staff.
Mont firmly believes Maryland
can win. even though the Terps
are 10-point underdogS.
Fred Hamilton. playing out of
position at right half. will be
the only non-sophomore in the
starting backfield. Bob Rus
evlyan probably will start at
quarterback for the first time,
with Bob Layman and Jim Hat
ter as the other backs.
NOTES.-The IN" Club viii
hold a post-game get-togethel
at the Knights of Columbus Club
Room, $500 Baltimore boulevard
with members. wives and friends
invited. The Lexington, N. C.
Onto Washington Club that at.
tends a Redskin game each veal
VIII make it a big week end, tax.
ing in the Maryland Clemson
game and watching the Redskin.
and Lions Sunday.
Clemson does not lead the ACC
in any department except tn,
big one, games won and lost
The Tigers are not one BIZ
overconfident because of Mary
lands record, according to Boil
Bradley, the Clemson publicist
They're thinking more of tn,
Orange Bowl, and getting ever
for past indignities at Maryland
hands.
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WITH THE
HIGH SCHOOLS
BY DICK STAY

1t is fitting, perhaps. that q
team which is going for an un-
beaten season, especially its first
should reach its most difficult
hurdle in the final game. That
lis not the case with Bethesda
Chevy Chase High tomorrow, but
it is with another Montgomery
County school, Sherwood.
| While B-CC is trying to COM
lplete an 30 record at Mont
|gomery Blair, Sherwood will be
lat Wheaton playing for a Tool
mark. The game at Blair is one
of the season highlightS, 18th
lin the series between these SUBJ
urban enemies" but the Sher.
wood-Wheaton affair will moi
lack witnesses.
To give some idea how the
smaller schools are supported ir
1.-THE upper county, Wheaton ex-
poets its largest crowd ever.
1t will be Wheaton's last
chance to beat Sherwood, al
least until the latter grows some
more. Wheaton, which moves
into full Glass A competition
next fall, has failed in two at.
ltempts to whip the Warriors.
Sherwood's best previous foot
ball record was I'll two year
ago. That was Wheaton's frs
season, unfortunately, and thu
knights took a 900 beating
Last year Wheaton topped Sher
wood in the County Jamboree
which didn't count, but Sher,
wood surprised in the regular
season meeting. 60. Wheaton
again beat Sherwood in tn,
Jamboree two months ago, 1876
so the stage is set.
\ T. 4 i
Sherwood's unbeaten status |
as much Of surprise to Coacl
Tony CaruSo as anyone. Tn
team lost its first is players from
last year. Only four boys had an,
game experience. and just a fey
minutes each. I'VE didn't ex
pect to win four games" Carusl
conf1des.
So, in their first four game
the Warriors came from benin,
: to win and equal Caruso's fond
est dream in a hurry. WE mad
a joke of it. I said let 'em scor
on the kickoff; gives us NOR
! time to catch up" Caruso grins
The only blemish on the Sher
wood record is scoreless tie a
Laurel last week end, where tn
mud and water and a nine-mal
|. line proved too much. It was
matter of Sherwood's feather
. light line finally begging dowr
The line averages 157 pounds
: but on a dry field it makes it'll
difference. Although outweighe
in every game the defense some
how manages to give up fewe
touchdownS than the offens
scores. And the downfield block
ing provided by the speedier bu
lighter lineman more than make
up for the lack of a crunchin
;; attack.
Sherwood's toughest opponen
; so far was Aberdeen. which los
in the last two minutes to b
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bowlers viii concentrate on the
annual Veterans Day Handicap
at the Hi-Skor, a five-game
tournament for men and women
with four-1lfths handicaps COM
puted from 128 scratch, an
entry fee Of Sc and guaranteed
prizes Of 500. $50 and $50.
1t was won last year by Robert
Howey with a score Of It's.
Five members Of the Hi-Skor
Wednesday Mixed League get
free rides in the tournament as
winners of preliminary compete
ton. They are Charley Ten
IEyck. Don Swiggard. Chester
Smith. Bud Garvin and Betty
Dodson.
Other members Of Fulford's
Radio in the Capital Womer's
Major League are wondering
where the team would be If June
Gordon hadn't Joined 'em three
weeks ago as a substitute. The
Fulfords are in front with a one
game margin. Since Miss Cor.
don took over for the ailing Mrs.
Ann Nicholson the team has won
eight of nine games. Rated as a
104 average bowler, young June
in that stretch has struck a pace
Of Ill.
When Wheaton Paint broke
the season record for a set in
the District Mems Minor League
a peculiarly unfortunate victim
was Giant Liquors. With games
of 576. GIL and 675, Wheaton
totaled 1922. The Giants shot
| 1916. also their best of the sea-
son. yet they suffered a Shutout.
A substitute, Nick Campa-
nella, was WneaCOnS SCar WIN
171-440. followed by Jimmy Car
, roll. 161-405, and Bill Shrider,
l53-391.
| Others to top 400 were Gene
Iannucci, Curles Movers. 1866
ala: Len Belas, MacDonald's
Raw Bar. 151-410, and Sonny
Weldon. Harrison Roofers. 405.
Weedon's second big one on sue
cessive nights.
| Rockville leads the league
with POLO, followed by Curles.
/, 1911, and Charles County
!, Amusement, Harrison Roofers
, and Central Insurance. dead
locked at 1912.
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BY DICK sLAY

The big moment for q Bulls
Prep football player comes at 2
pm. Saturday in Annapolic
when the Little Admirals engage
the Navy Plebes.
It's the annual chance for the
Bulls player to show of in front
Of his. future bosses, for the Ma
val Academy is the eventual
destination Of a good portion of
the student body at the Silver
Spring prep school.
For instance, eight of Bulls
starting II this season are
ticketed for Annapolis. A half
dozen Of the Plebes played at
Bulls a year ago. Several on the
varsity-notably Tony Anthony
and Wilson Whitmire-also were
Bulls students at one time.
ShOnId Be Good Match
Aside from that incentive, the
game Saturday should be q good
match between two Of the better
teams in their class. Each has
lost only to the powerful Penn
State FroSh in four games.
1t. 30 Coppedge. coach of the
Plebes. limited before the season
that his 1856 freshman club
should be one of the best ever
at the academy. Bulls, on the
other hand, is a distinct surprise.
Bob Hayes took the Bulls head
Job after three years as assist
ant to Harry Deming and Ralph
Hendrix and so far has fielded
a team which rates at least with
the 1858 outfit which starred Jim
Bakhtiar. now Virginia's star
fullback. That was the last Bulls
team not to lose to the Plebes
tying. l4-14.
They've surprised me in g
way" Hayes admits. r"But the
spirit is like I've never seen IL
I here before. They realize the
! kind Of ball needed with oul
schedule, and they've just riser
3 to the occasion"
The starting team. which ha;
! been together since the first
practice, lists Jim Traa, ALI
American high school selection
from Birmingham, Mich, anc
Charlie Folk Of Western High al
I the ends; Lou Bartek Of Milling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-09
BOW 1 ING
WITH ROD THOMAS

One effect of the junior bowl
ing movement, which is sweep
ing the land with hearty amen
from schools and churches, not
to speak Of bowling business in
terests, will be a lift in the stand
ard of the sport, in all its
phases. So far as environment
goes, for the youngsters there is
none better to be found than in
a bowling plant where the strait
laced American Junior Bowling
Congress functions.
But we have especially in mind
at the moment the development
of skill, At the very outset. the
youngsters are taught the TECH
Iniques of bowling by certified
Instructors. The. tutors. IN the
main. not only are expert bowl
Iers, but men and women gifted
by nature to handle the small
.Ifry, delighting in their efforts
and proud of results.
An example Of how rapidly the
youngsters acquire skill is found
lin the Spartans of the Junior
League at Silver Spring where
blanche Wootton holds forth as
instructor for both boys and girls
as well as adults.
! In a recent match, Mike Rago-
win, IL, rolled l22-122-244; Ken
,ISeidel, IA, 125-l20-245: AL Hoff-
man, IA, 9S-l14-212; Bruce
: Magazine, IS. 108-1l2-220, and
Bin Frazier. 10, l2T-104-23l.
The team games were $50 and
-572, good enough to win in most
,adult competition. Individually
sthe boys averaged 1852, and
! you'll find a slew of bowlers ir
the Mems District Minor League
with averages under that.
X ~
/. Male duckpin stars Of the
country viii converge tomorrow
! in the 26th annual Dixie Classic
| to be rolled in three five-gamt
blocks at the Greenway Bow
Go ann. Fort Davis Bowling
] Center e PM and, the Ana.
: costa Spillway q PM.
! Three shifts are slated at each
: plant.
: At last report, 80 were entered
!. Land they included nearly all o.
the country's top 10 rankers
headed by Jimmy Dietsch o.
Baltimore.
Expected to represent Wash
ington are Bobby Lockhart. Bill!
Stalcup. Fosco Fattorini. Nicl
Rinaldi. Jim Goodwin. Charlie!
I Evans, Frank Micalizzi. Pet,
Santora. Nick Campanella
: Frank Bradsher, Billy Watson
Ray Watson, Bill Bursey, Jacl
}. Moulton, Clayton Morgan. May
wood Winslow, Guy Andes. Som,
> Weldon and others. 1t is Wee
: don's first tournament of tn
season.
' The field includes many note,
bowlers from duckpin center
ranging from New England t
} North Carolina. with Charlie
/, Crawford of Baltimore the de
J. Tending champion. His winnin
y score was 2,052, an average Z
136-12.p af sl 81
The top prizes are $500, $25
Z. and $50 and the entry fee, $2I
*s*
" sunday the run-of min
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n you can buy the same
tires for less within .
days. Ben Hundlsy wIll
give ysu doubIs the diffsF.
enee 10 esshi we've never
had 70 refund enc nieksl
since Ne made this saer--
Proof that vs cell fer
less.
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Golf Glasses Listed
At Roosevelt Center

Golf instruction classes start
next Tuesday at the Roosevelt
High School Recreation Center
and will be given each Tuesday
evening from 1880 to $3.50 o'clock.
Lawns Fontaine will be the
instructor. For further infor-
nation call the D. c. Recreation
ONCE. Adams 4-2050, City-Wide
Division.
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Bulls and Navy PIebes
Well Matched for Clash

ton, Tenn, and Billy Arnold OF
Greenwich, Conn.,. at tackles;
Fred Palumbo of Canton, Ohio,
and Juju Mire of Slidell. La, at
guards; Preston George Of George
Washington High at center; Lew
Luce, Of Wilson High at quarter
back; Bill Mack of Allison Park
Pa, and Bill Dick of Philadelphia
at the halfbacks, and Joe Ma
talavage Of Pittsburgh at full
back. Pete Boinis. another Will
son product, is giving Matalavage
a run. for his job.
This bunch started of with
a 26-0 win over cambridge
Prep and still had only 10 days
Iof practice under its belt when
it bumped the Army Plebes
1921. Chowan Junior College
was q 1870 victim, then Penn
State beat the Little Admirals
27-20, in the mud two weeks
ago. The same Penn State
Frosh beat the Plebes, 20-S,
although being outgained.
e. Luce Passing Threat
Hayes believes his club is "as
good an offensive team IS you'll
find in freshman ball" Luce
and Mack are just two Of the
reasons, but probably the big
Igest.
Luce, one OF, the better all
round athletes to come out OF
Washington schools in recent
years, should need no introduce
ton. He played some quarter
back at Wilson, but Hayes says
he didn't even know how tt
hold his hands behind the cen.
ter. But he knew fright of
that Luce was his quarterback
Hes a great passing threat
because Of his running" Haye.
explains. Football is his fu.
ture."
Mack is a lanky 175-poundel
with fine speed and deception
the crowd-pleasing type. He ha.
scored 10 touchdowns in tn,
four games, seven on pasSe.
from Luce. He's the best puntel
on the team and an excellen
defensive back and has com
pleted three passes in three
attempts. IF he has q weak
ness I haven't found it." HayeI
says.
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.Northwood Defeats
Montgomery Juyvee

Ronnie Beard scored two
touchdowns and made two con-
versions to lead Northwood High
to a 2l-O victory over Richard
MONTGOMERY jayvees yesterday
at Rockville.
Dave Ramsey scored the other
touchdown for the winners and
also an extra point. Northwood,
playing football for the first time
this year. brought its record IA
IA.
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Spingarn High School finished
its football season yesterday with
q 20-l4 victory over Armstrong
in an Interhigh League game at
Armstrong, and with only seven
seniors on the squad it is looking
to next year with a certain de-
gree Of optimism.
Co-champion Of the league