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Our Req 1885 2-Pc Kroehler Soto Bed Suite 144.81
Our Reg 1895 2Pc Soto Bed Suite Swivel Rocker eeA9
Our Reg 1895 2-Pc California Soto Bed Suite 1870
Our Reg 749e5 2Pc Kroeher Soto Bed Suite ---14s88
Our Reg l44s5 2Pc Modern Sofa Bed Suite 1888
Our Reg. 7s95Modern Tapestry Soto Bed ------- 1885
Our Reg 1895 Simmons Modern Studio Couch $3.50
Our Reg 1855 Simmons Modern Hide-ABed 1888
Our Reg 1885 Nyon and Foom Rubber Sleep Soto 1886
Our Reg 1895 Internal mol zPe Sleep Soto Suite 26490
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Our Reg 5995 to 6495 Seoy Eclipse and Simmons 2388
Our Reg 1925 lnneprine Mottress Box Spring 1888
Our Reg 5eo5 Eclipse Mottress Box Spring 1884
Our Reg 1885 Foster So Moress and Box Spring 7846
Our Reg 1895 Magic Rest Mattress and Box Spring 1888
Our Reg 6495 Simmons and Seoy Mattresses 1914
Our Reg 995 Foom Rubber Mattress Box Spring 54.o8
Our Reg 1895 Box Springs Twin Double Size G.08
Our REQ. 1926 PrebuIt lnnersprino Motress ~ 1888
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Our Reg 449 so 3Piece Blond Mahogany Bedroom 258o0
Our Reg. 1885 3-Peee COLONEL Mope Bedroom 84.20
Our Reg 359S5 3Pieee lofty Mahogany Bedroom 1880
Our Reg 1895 3Piece Modern Frutwood Suite 1860
Our Reg 26985 3Pc Cordoyon Mohoeony Bedrm 1880
Our Reg 20995 3Piece Modern Wolnut Bedroom
Our Reg. 1898 3Pe. Cordovon Mahogany Bedrm 1888
Our Reg 2oo95 s-Pe Blond Double Dresser Suite. 1880
Our Reg 1926 ape Powder Blue MSsssn Bsdrm 21T70
Our Reg 3oee5 ape Blond Mohos. Twin sedSste 1880
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Our Reg. 24995 2Pe Foom Rubber Bouele Suite 1884
Our Reg. 1895 2-pc Modern Domosk Living Room 7777
Our Reg 1885 2-Pc Kroeher hubby Fobrc Suite 1880
Our Reg AIS 2-Pc hubby Fobric MosNe Suite 1887
Our Reg 32995 zPc international BoucIe Suite 1885
Our Reg 1895 2Pc Foom and Nyon Bouele Suite 1856
Our Reg 32995 2Pc Kroeher hubby Fobrc Suite 1888
Our Reg 4l995 2Pe. Foom ond Bouce Seetionols 2697
Our Reg. 90 3Pc Foom and Bouce Sect Soto 290e9
Our Reg 269 IS 2Pc Modern Bouce Sectional Soto $3.50
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Our Reg 1885 Student Desk with Drawer ------ 15.45
Our Reg 1895 Blond Mahogany Finish Desk ---3 1888
Our Reg 1895 Modern PostcT Top TobIes --------10.99
Our Req 1895 3-she Double Door Bookcase 21.92
Our Req 1926 Lined Oak Postie Top Tables 80 1873
Our Req 1895 LINED Oak Tobes with Bross Legs 24.88
Our Reg 1926 Morbelzed PIoste Top Tobles 30.94
Our Reg 1926 18th Century Seooped Edge 1ob'es I2S
Our Reg 1926 Ploste-Top Wrought Iron IobIes 1S'36
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Our Reg 54s5 Modern lnnsrsprine choi Beds 1888
Our Reg. 1925 Modern Choir Bed in Tweed Cover
Our Reg 1895 Simmons Sleep Choir id PIaids 44.61
Our Reg 1925 Wrought iron Innersprng Hollywood 1886
Our Reg 1926 Solid Foom Rubber Hollywood Dmon 58.88
Our Reg. 1895 Syleon Prebuit Hollywood, 3g 48.6S
Our Reg. 1895 Trio Bed in Pink or Chortreuse 69.97
Our Reg 1875 Wrought Iron and PIostc Heudboods 996
Our Reg 2295 Twin Size Bookcase Heodboords 1887
Our Reg. 1895 RoAwoy Bed with Thick Mattress 11,64
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Our Reg 500 9x2 Reversible Chenille Rugs ------42As
Our Reg SIS Royon Boodoom Carpet, So 3D. 3.99
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Our Reg 1895 9xl2 Plush Pile Cotton 1871
Assorted 27x54 Wool Scotter Rugs Price
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Visitor Survives
Lite on Rance

MADISON. Ind. - A Cincinns II
man escaped injury while wander
ing for three weeks around a.
heavy artillery firing range near
Madison.
David Gilkey. 30. a contractor.
was taken into custody on the l6..
600 acre Jefferson Proving Grounds
and charged with trespassing on
Government property Army Off
cials said he had been in an area
where many projectiles fall. Gil.
key said he heard firing. but no
shells fell near him.
Gilkey spent the three weeks
wandering about the grounds at
night and sleeping in the fields and
wooded sections during the day
All he had to eat was apples and
pears he picked up on the big res
ervation.
He spent the entire period in q
sport coat. sport shirt. trousers,
and low-cut shoes. He said he
climbed over the fence one night
and did not realize until the follow
ing day ne was on Government
property.
= Gilkey explained: Il guess you
would call. it retreat I was after.
just wanted to get away to my
self for a while
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Largest Garter Snake
Found by Zootoqist

LOS ANGELES-A 3i2 foot gar
ter snake; the largest such snake
on record. has been found by a
California Zoologist.
The yard-long reptile was picked
up by Jim Vial beside an irrigation
ditch near Yuma, Arizona. 1t ap-
parently has thrived on the toads
and frogs along the ditch.
II is OF common variety OF
snake known as Marcy's garter
snake. The king sized garter snake
is "A inches longer than the largest
garter snake on record.
Other than its gigantic proper
tons the reptile is identical with
the small striped variety that little
boys carry around in their pocket
to scare little girls with and just as
harmless, according to Vial.
The U.C.L.A. zoologist says that
after 4 few weeks observation the
snake will be picked for posterity
and placed in the University's bot
tied reptile collection.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

There are people who profess
to see nothing in rabbit hunting
Fortunately. these are an inc0n-
sequentiel minority. From the
earliest colonial times. 1t was not
the abundant deer or wild turkey
that hunters sougatr-jt was the
rabbit. In fact. rabbits formed
the broad base upon which gun
ming in America was established.
Without them. hunting as ia
vorite American sport would al
NEST wither.
Why are they our most popu-
lar game? There are several rea-
sons First is availability. There
is harry a square foot of this con-
tinent not inhabited by rabbits.
Second is their sizzling. brilliant
speed. their evasive tactics. their
art of concealment.
| But they are not difficult
enough to shut anyone out. Dub.
youngster. oldster. poor shot
good shot. old gun. new gun. Of
whatever kind, gauge or caliber.
-With dog or without. afoot or with
limousine and chauffeur-every.
body wins
There are specific hunting tech
niques for rabbits depending upor
the different habits of each spe-
cies. However, certain habits Of all
rabbits are alike These the hunter
should know if he wants to in
crease his skill. For example. all
rabbits are vegetarian. and pre-
dominantly nocturnal. Dawn and
evening NAV find any of them out
| foraging. In daytime they must
be routed from hiding places.
Weather plays big part. ac-
cording to an article by Bryon
Dalrymple in Sports afield mag
azine. Very Cold weather and
storms will send cottontails be-
low ground. into woodchuck bur-
rows and hollow logs. A thaw
with warm. bright sun. will send
them into open grass fields to
sit in little forms" all day. soak
ing up sun. Jacks and snowshoes
about the same. except that they
do not hole up. and that snow
shoes seldom willfully 20 out into
completely open territory.
Rain is not relished by rabbits
and it affects hunting. Cold wind
! makes rabbits uncomfortable.
sends them to the lee side Of hills
and woods to, bask in what sun
is available High winds make all
rabbits flush wild. run wild. and
cottontails often hole quickly. 1t
is during average good weather,
the sort when the hunter feels
best and most active. that rabbits
/ feel likewise.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Double Chetk

As II you don't know = Con-
up like clam expecting .
gress open. with prayer and shut
letter from the Presidentg - =
all right but his doctors don't feel
80 good. The State Of the Nation.
as he sees it. any errors win b.
entirely co-incidental and sub
ject to Qualification later, Liz
Orders! at . big dinner. to Give
you appetite or destroy what
you have for what Is coming.
|. The public need have 20 fear.
this Is an election year. There Is
a very definite dividing line drawn
with the Republicans on the left
as you face the Speakers stand.
they are in minority Il. and with
a look Of mot responsible" ex-
tended along their ranks.
Other side Is the Democrats.
the majority group. the Lord only
knows how they got to De. Con-
gress once had great power. it's
lost now. You could even write
your Congressman for rain and
you'd get it now all you get
is nice promptly reply see that
your friends and My friends get
out to the polls and vote so-so."
This has become q nation Of
mistakes with the people pay
ing. Even the preachers are poll
ticians. This session Of Congress
just politics. The only sign see
Of better living is that the loan
companies are furnishing Knee
pads for those seeing a loan.
Thans for the letter. cards, and
those words of appraisal and
thanks for reading.
Yours. J. MARVIN BROWN
New spelling. old spelling hors
d oeuvre.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
tuberculosis Hits
10000 Victims
Every Year

NEW YoRK-Every year tuber.
eulosis claims shout 1900 new
vietims-an attSek Of one person
every i've minutes.
Almost 10000 persons in the
United States are estimated to
have active tuberculosis today. II
il difficult to know the exact num-
Der because all cases are not
matter Of record. Because tubercu-
losis has Z long. symphonies on
set and because people may be
careless about checking up On
their health unless they are actu-
ally III, tuberculosis frequently
goes undiasnosed for months or
even years.
However. there are 250. 900 cases
on health department records and,
on the basis Of experience in case
finding surveys. it is estimated
there are approximately $50 600 &C
tive cases unreported to health au-
thorities. These unknown cases are
the ones spreading most Of the dis
ease.
IN addition. there are around
100000 people with inactive dis
ease-s people who have been sue
cessfully treated for tuberculosis
but, because Of the chronic. relaps-
ing nature. Of the disease. should
continue under medical supervi-
sion. with frequent check ups, lest
they break down again.
Thus. tuberculosis is health
problem OF immediate concern to
loo. 900 persons. Furthermore. the
disease affects in deeply personal
way the husbands and wives. the
children, the mothers and fathers.
and other close relatives Of those
afflicted with the disease
The plight Of persons incapaci-
tated by tuberculosis is a direct
concern to the community the
state. and the nation. tuberculosis
today is costing this country $780,
100000 \ year. largely in tax dol
lars.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Farm Mortgages
Greatly Increased

WASHINGTON-Farm mort
cages for the first half OF 1858 to-
tailed 81. 800, 0OO, 900. an increase Of
$500. 900. 900 over the first half Of
1884, says the Farm Credit Admin
istration.
The mortgages also averaged
about $1,000 larger in the first six
months Of l955-$7.050 this year as
against $3.50 in 1854
Farm owners obtained the larg-
est number OF mortgages SINCE
1851 and the largest total Of loan
money since such statistics we're
started in 1894.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

to change Section 14l of the constitution
SO as to permit public bodies to apprepri-
ate pupil grants Under certain conditions.
A favorable vote on MONDAY will be
the first step in seeking solution to main
tain separate schools for the races in Vir-
GINA, which is definitely desired by a ma
jority Of the people of Virginia. certainly
in the Southside section. 1t is vote for
continuation and development of public
education in Virginia and may be the sal
walton of the public school system.
Whatever you may be doing Monday,
put it aside long enough to vote FOR" in
the referendum.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
=
Raiines

Miss Sallie Gates and Mrs. w.
w. Gates were hostess to the An
tioch WSCS on Wednesday night.
Following the meeting, Mrs. Gates
was showed with gifts. in cele-
baton of her 18th birthday.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Price over the holidays were
their children and grandchildren:
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Henderson.
Potter and Hannah. Of Parksley.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paulus E. Price
and Paula, Of Weyers Cave.
Miss Rosa Allen. Of Farmville.
spent part of the holidays week
end with Mrs. j. K. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eric Robinson.
Dinner guests of Mrs. Thomas
Easter and Glenn Easter Friday
night were: Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Berry. OF Farmville. Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Steel and family. Of Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson, OF
Raines, and Mrs. Saunders. OF
Washington. D. C..
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Price
were among those attending the
Silver Wedding Anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Womack on
Christmas Day.
Mrs. j. K. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eric Robinson. along with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Louis Blanton were
Friday dinner guests of the Reu-
ben Addlemans.
Friday dinner guests Of the
Robert Collins included Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Norman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Scott. and daughter Sha-
ron. Mrs. Jack Norman and Jack
lie, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Brandt,
Guy Norman. all of Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Norman and
family. Of Richmond. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Taperino. and daugh-
ter. Rita. of Raines.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Collins
and sons spent Sunday and Nom
day with the L. A. Collins. Jr..
and ST.. in Midlothian.
RAINES REN6EMBRANCEs
Grandma Reads
by Ella Pearl Allen
My grandma came to visit me
Hove to have her here: :
hate to have her 60 back home
wish she'd stay q year.
She cuddles me UP close aud reads
My favorite book and rhyme.
And If ask her she will read
Ny stories twenty times.
OF Daniel in the lions den.
And Saspson. brave an dstrong
OF wise men following the star
And Of the angels song.
OF little baby Jesus there
Upon His bed of hay
Who brought to children every
where
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Guided Missile Potential

just few minutes and which could be used
to accurately lombard targets hundred or
more miles distant.
To this end, the German scientists had
to develop metals which could withstand
temperatures never before experienced,
develop rocket motor on a scale which
had never before even been attempted. de-
velop control mechanisms and gyroscopic
instruments which the world had never
seen. and develop many other new scien-
tfc instruments to enable the rockets to
be accurately controlled.
Of great interest to all Americans
should be the fact that had not Hitler, and
other top Nazis made fatal mistakes in
nder-estimating the value and future pos
sibilities of the rocket, the war could have
taken different turn. AS President Eisen-
hover said in his book, had the Germans
possessed sufficient quantity Of We rock
cts six months or year earlier than was
the case. they might have prevented the in
vasion of Europe in June. 1914.
1t is highly thought-provoking to real
ize how close the Germans came to this ac-
complishment, although one must keep in
mind that the creation of the atom bomb
would have enabled the United States to
defeat Germany anyhow, and probably in
the same year, 1915.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Antioch

Rev. F.. =. Look preached to the
congregation here New Years
Day using as his theme Satisfied
only with the best"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Price had
as their guests during the holi-
days Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Trice. Jr..
and daughter Carole. Of Crewe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Brown and
Miss Patricia Brown were guests
Saturday in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Lindsey and family in
Richmond. Other guests were P.
J. Grigg of the Midlothian Rest
Home. and Charlie Holman OF
Akron. Ohio.
The Misses Ann Foster and
Patricia Brown returned to their
respective schools at Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

ments, one cannot claim that stock prices
are completely out of line with reason. 1t
is true, however, that the stock market does
have bearish periods and that bearish
period will certainly replace the present
bulish period at some time in the future.
1t is also true that those businesses which
do not have the best of management and
are not operated as shrewdly as others
might see their earnings dip sharply when
business conditions are not as favorable to-
day.. and the result might be that these
stocks will decline in price considerably.
However, one must remember that this
country is rapidly growing one, and it is
estimated that it's population, in 1875, will
be close to 22O,000,o0O people. AS the
population grows, and families and mar
riages increase, new demands are made
for various goods and therefore businesses
have a natural opportunity to increase
their earnings, and business volumes.
It is this basic foundation upon which
the long-term optimism for the future is
built among investors. The United States
is still comparatively young nation and
there is no doubt that business opportuni-
ties are still available. Business earnings
will continue to rise in the future as the
country continues to grow.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Sunny Side

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason. OF
Boyk'ns. were week end guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Garrett. Mr..
and Mrs. Garrett Turner motored
from their homo in Richmond
Sunday to spend the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Garrett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Blythe Guthrie entertained at
dinner. Those enjoying the occa-
sion were Nh. and Mrs. Branch
Lloyd OF Natural Bridge. Mr.. end
Mrs. Bryan Layne and son. Ed
ward of Beaumont. Mrs. Lillian
Gutrie and Mrs. Charlie Good
man of Cumberland. Mrs. Robert
Warren of Milford. Delaware. Mr..
and Mrs. Sara Guthrie. Mrs. NJ.
A French. Jr.. and children and
Carroll and Walter j. Guthrie of
Richmond.
Sympathy is extended to the
family Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Key on the death of their son,
Jack, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident last week.
MI. and Mrs. Richard Morrison
OF Richmond spent Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Morrison.
They were en- route home from
a trip to Southwestern Virginia
and Kentucky where they had
been visiting relatives during the
Christmas season. Mrs. Horst re-
turned to her position in Rich
mond with them on Saturday as
did Miss Florence Morrison.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

Their first glad Christmas Day.
like to have my grandma here.
think that there should be
A grandma in each home to read.
Just as mine does to me.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Why?

There ore some men who drink because
OF sorrow deep within;
And this destroys their will to be
The man they might have been,
And there ore men who drink because
They lock in energy;
But oloohors poison and
Will Iced to misery.
And some there ore who drink because
They claim it peps them up,
But oIcohols tickle friend
With danger in eoeh sup.
And there ore fools who soy thot drink
Makes them feel more Jolly;
If this is SO, we olso know
Drinking leeds to folly.
And some men drink because they think
It makes their spirits rise;
But we we'll know ond records show
Drink does dennorolize.
At time. Try to reason Why
A mon Of sense will fill
His system with poison that
Can only bring him i'll.
When see men by drink destroyed.
Within | feel and see
It's only by the eroee of God
Thot brother isn't me.
t. D. Whitaker
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
~ Watchers

WESTINGHOUSE. families
now have 81. 0cD 900 television sets.
compared with only about 5000. 900
in 1850, the Census Bureau reports.
-Four out Of Ave families in cities
have them, the bureau said. and
less than half Of those living in
rural areas
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Colder Weather

THE SUSTAINED COLD WEATHER of
December. which is shattcring records in
many parts of the country, especially in
the South and Southeast and in some areas
Of the West and Southwest, indicate that
earlier predictions that the winter of 1856
IS would be the coolest of his century APP
pear to be significant.
Although the forecasters did not agree
unanimously that this winter would be the
severest in some decades, some of them
were of that opinion and the predictions
may turn out to be accurate. One will recall
that last winter was the bitterest we have
experienced in some years
There are those who believe that the
weather is in trend toward colder win
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Cumberland

Those attending the funeral
Monday Of Eleanor Diggs Vaughan
at Hollywood Cemetery. Rich
mond. were Mrs. j. D. Carpenter,
Mrs. Catherine LovinS. Mrs. L. v.
Dandy. Mrs. o. H. Blankenship
and Andrew E. GodSey.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06
Business Barometer

ONE of the encouraging things about the
" present stock market and it's continued
bullish appearance is the fact that stock
prices are not anywhere near an all-time
high in relation to the earnings.
1t is true that stock prices are high
and that strong bull market has been in
progress for year and half. 1t is also
true that earnings of American businesses
are at record highs and this makes stock
prices seem more in proportion than some
would assume.
T. In the record highs recorded on the
stock market including those of 1929, the
relationship of stock prices to earnings of
corporations involved show that todays
prices reflect lower stock prices per, dollar
in earnings by considerable margin than
has been the case of any of three historic
highs in the market since and including
1929
1t is normal for stock prices to go up,
as do costs and prices Of most other things,
over the long run, since businesses are
growing, the country il growing and earn
ings naturally are higher.
As long as stocks are selling at prices
which make them pay better rate of divi-
dcnd than safer, more conservative invest
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

ter and that this one will be continuation
Of the trend observed last year and even
colder than last years winter. Therefore,
home-owners would be wise to protect
pipes. have an adequate supply of fuel and
have their heating equipment in good con-
dition. - i
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-06

THE GERMAN OFFICER who was in
charge of the w program in Germany
for many years has published book which
describes the work and development of new
ideas and mechanisms which led to the w
rocket in World War II.
The most enlightening element to be
found in the book is the authors revela-
ton that original work on the famous w,
which was used to lombard London in the
last days Of the recent war, was begun as
early. as 1929.
The German Army then secretly tinan-
ced rocket engineers and experts, in an ef-
fort to evade the restrictions of the YER
salles Treaty which severely limited con-
ventiona ornaments for Germany: One
cannot read the book, which tells the story
of the eleven-year struggle to build the w
rocket, without admiring the technical and
scientific ability of the Germans who work
ed on the project 1t was not until October.
1912. that the first V-2 type rocket was
successfully fired in Germany.
Moreover. the scientists and army OFF,
GERS who believed faithfully in the project
had to fight endless battles with skeptics
and even with top Nazis, who were in
clined to believe nothing would ever come
to the project. In the end, the German
scientists made history by building forty
six foot rocket which travelled 172 miles in