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The guardian., 1956-04-21
I CITY NEWS

ble. Members and guests en-
loying the delicius chicken
supper were Mesdames Cora
Reid McKerrow. Gladys Snow
den, Ollie Knox, carrie Lind
say, Martha Kelly, Laura Hol-
ton, Sallie Thompson, Ruth
Evans, Beatrice Lopez, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Kimble, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond SCHUYLER
Mr.. Charles Sanford, and Mis-
Ses Lillian Richardson, Annie
Atkinson.
The Widows Club of Charles
st. Church is holding its an
nual spring tea Sunday after
noon April 90. Mrs. Cora B.
Schuyler will be the speaker
Marjorie and Milford Hend-
erson of w. Medford will fur
nish musical numbers.
The Massachusetts, Hospit-
ality Club Nos of the Grand
United Order Of ODE Fellows
will have a gay nineties party
at 558 Mass. ave-, Friday April
q, 8 pm. Prizes will be aWar-
ded for the most outstanding
costume. Mrs. Emma Pasteur
President; Mrs. Gadora Tuck
er, Chairman.
More than $50 persons at
tended a reception in honor
OF Mrs. Christian A. Herter
and son Christian A. Herter
Jr., who is a candidate for
Governors Council. Mrs. Her
ter was presented a bouquet oil
yellow roses from the Bouquet
Gardens Of Mrs. Pierce in
Arlington and cake made by
Mrs. Euraleen Paul. The re-
ception was sponsored by the
Greater Boston Housewives
eague, Mrs. Estella Lee Crosby
president, and a citizens COM
mittee.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend the Annual Tea
on Sunday, April %. $3.50 P. M
at Rest Haven. The program
sponsored by the Women's
Auxiliary will inclrae. The
Youngsters of The Shaw
House in songs: Mrs. McCul-
Tough in her inimitable rem
dition of God Bless This
House: her daughter, Julia
who will speak on "T'he
Worlds Greatest Need; read
ingS by Vera L. Carney; songs
by Leila Key Robbins; and
Spirituals by William Sexton
Mrs. Ruby L. Henderson will
be In charge of the program
Mrs. Isabelle Brookes, Auxili-
ary President.
Arthur Calvin, DoSS Walden
Pottery at the Block and Clay
and Bruce McCabe who take
Shop, 80 Humboldt ave-, exhi-
bited in a Hobby Show for CuS
Scouts held at st. Marks or
Friday of last week.
John C. Brown, husband o.
Mrs. Bertha Brown, 218 w
Springfield st. is recovering al
City Hospital after an opera
ton. He is pleased to receive
cards, visits from his friends
and other expressions of kind
ness.
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Mrs. Gladys McAdoo and
Mrs. Sadie Merchant were
dinner party hestesses to
members of the Fortnightly
Club and a few other friends
last Saturday afternoon at
Bostonian Hotel Club members
are Mrs. Martha Henswil, pre-
sident, Mrs. Sadie Fitzallen,
liams, secretary; Mesdames
treasurer, Mrs. Sophie Will
Florence Johnson, Addie Cam
pbell, Lulu Tarby, Herbet
Gould, Lydia Alsston, Henry
Brooks, Fannie Hughes. Other
guests were Mesdames Emily
Harrison. Edith Paris, Mabel
Sandridge, Esther Hawkins
Wilson, Miss Lillian Tynes. All
report a most enjoyable after
noon.
Herbet tBert) Gould of E.
Dedham and Mrs. Cora D..
Perry of Newton were united
in marriage Saturday March
10 at quiet ceremony in
Needlham.
Mrs. Roy Farley, the former
Harriette Slauson, writes from
her Buffalo home that she
plans to resume her annual
around Memorial Day.
visits to Boston this summer.
n the past she arrived here
The Sportsmen Club is re-
ported making arrangements
for a social affair to be held
in the near future.
DR.. Herbet E. Simms, Det-
roit physician, is here attend
ing the 50th anniversary of
his Tufts Medical school class.
The anniversary banquet was
held at Somerset Hotel at
Wednesday April II. DR.. SimmS
is a guest at Hotel Statler.
His many friends regret
that Oscar Childs Warwick st,
is confined to the hospital by
anattack of pneumonia.
DR.. j. Ernest Martin dentist,
Of Bluef1eld, w. Va, on a re-
cent visit to the Hub enjoyed
renewing friendships and ac-
quaintanseShips formed in
earlier years while he resieded
here before going South.
Mrs. Nttie Baumann, long
domiciled on Vine st, Roxbury,
is repeatedly making her
home with relatives in Chi
cago.
Tomorrow, Sunday April %,
will bring another afternoon
full of enjoyment for music
lovers when Henry and Ruth
Ellison are presented in a Jor-
dan Hall Concert.
Beautiful All Saints Luth-
eran Church, w. Newton st.
will be the scene Sunday
afternoon of concert by
famous Roland Hayes. The in
ternationally renowned tenor
came from Louisville, KY, in
his early years with a letter
of introduction penned by the
Rev. D. Leroy Ferguson, now
rector emeritieS of st. Cy-
prian's Episcopal Church.
Roland's mother also came. He
made many friends The late
Maude Trotter Steward at her
home on fremont street would
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know Massachusetts

migration.
Every large city center lost
in the movement of people
to the suburbs. Boston in the
ten year period had a net
out-migration, that is, popula-
tion change exclusive of the
balance Of births over deaths,
of 109,251, as calculated from
the state census and reports
of the Division of Vital Sta
tistics.
Practically all small subur-
ban towns gained, the only
small places showing net OUT
migration being those remote
from a large center.
Employment
There were 49,6OO more per-
sons employed in nonagricul-
tural work in Massachusetts
during February this year
than year ago. 10000 Of this
increase was in manufacture
ing employment. The electron-
les industries showed. the big
geSt gain, up 7,700.
Of the 38 major industrial
classifications, all but eight
were employing more people
than in February last year.
Machinery, excluding elec-
trical, employed 4,100 more;
fabricated metals 1000; in
struments 1000, rubber pro-
ducts 1000; apparel 1900; and
miscellaneous manufactures
LOO more people than year
ago as estimated by the U. S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, in
cooperation with the Massa-
chusetts Department of Labor
and Industries.
Retail Sales
Department store sales in
Massachusetts, during Febru-
ary totaled so more than a
year ago, making the average
gain of the first two months
10 more than in the same
part of last year.
For the two months, sales
in Springfield showed a gain
of 1870, Worcester go, sub
urban Boston 80, and Cam
bridge 30, compared with
sales the year before.
In Lowell they were down
9as, Lynn 40, Quincy go and
downtown Boston 196, as re-
ported by the Federal Re-
serve Bank.
Insurance Sales
Life insurance sales in Mas
sachusetts, which in Febru-
ary totaled $81,726,O of ordi-
nary life coverage in private
companies, are increasing
slightly more than in the
United States as a whole.
The Massachusetts, sales for
the first two months this year
averaged 1879 more than a
year ago, compared with a
gain of 14q5 for the entire
nation, as reported by Life
Insurance Agency Manage
ment Associates.
Credit Unions
At the close Of 1855, there
we're ATT credit unions in Mas
sachusetts with assets totaling
$134, ,101 ,420, an increase of
$12,234,589 during the year.
They have 379,4O3 members,
1866, ,79i borrowers and 2S,31S
so-called "depositors".
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had from the Young Peoples
play Easter in Galilee at 6
Pm. The public is always cor
daily invited to attend SER
vices at All Saints Church.
Morning worship each Sunday
is II A.N1. Sunday School at
$50 AM.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Social Hour Club
Makes Campus Tour

The Social Hour Home De-
monstration Club met Wednesday
with Mrs. w. D. Hamilton. Plans
were made to serve lunch to the
Production Credit Association at
the Farmvllle High School.
The club also made a tour of
Longwood College. and plans were
completed for the third district
federation meeting to be held in
Jarman Hall, April 10.
Mrs E. A. Watson and Mrs. L.
A. Snow gave a demonstration of
the use of more tomatoes and
milk in everyday meals" Tomato
soup was made and served to The
members. There were Is members
present and Mrs. Frances Gee.
the home demonstration agent
The hostess served chess pie.
potato chips. crackers and coffee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Morris G. Smith
Addresses State
lOOF Meeting

Morris G. Smith was the guest
speaker at tho Odd Fellows dinner
in Richmond last Saturday to
honor! W. r. Soapcr. Jr. OF War
rcnton. w. A Watson. Jr.. attend
ed also
Mr.. Soarer was appointed To he
General Commander Of Patriarch
Militant Branch of Odd Fellows
lie is the second person TO receive
This honor in the state of Virginia
since the organization of Odd Eel
lowship. Distinguished guests were
there from the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. also from the District of
Columbia, Kentucky, and Penn
eylvania
~. S,nItl, = Fast Grand Mas
ter Of ths Cd5 F-lloEs Of r.rs.1.s
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
After 218 Words-A Champion
Charlotte McClung, FHS Eighth Grader
Spells D0,un 20 Foes In Division Match
Mrs. Wilson Speaker
Slate Hill, D. A. r.

The annual business meeting of
the Slate Hill Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution. met
March 81, at p. m. in the home
of Mrs. w. A. Crutcher with Mrs
w. H. Whitfield as co-hostess.
Mrs. Campbell Hundley was APP
pointed to serve as chairman of
the nominating committee, with
Mrs. Louise Digger and Mrs.
Charles Hubbard to assist. Mrs.
A. B. Holmes. and Mrs. w. H.
Whitfield will serve as co-chair-
men for the membership commit
tee.
Mrs. c. F. Wilson gave an in
formative account of the state
convention that was held at Old
Point Comfort March 1874.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Mis- Shelburne Feted
In Wilson Home

Miss Mary Lou Raiford and Mrs.
r. B. Wilson. Jr.. we're joint hos
tesses in the latter's home Sun
day afternoon at Green Bay. en-
tertaining many guests in honor
of Miss Pearle Shelburne on her
84th birthday.
Highlight of the party was a
This Is Your Life" skit portraying
in song and story the honoree's
life. Mrs. c. B. Beck and Mrs.
G. W. Palmer presided.
Among the group assembled to
honor Mis- Pearle" as she is
affectinately. called by former
students were four teachers who
had been her associates at Green
Bay School, Mrs. T. v. Owen. Mrs.
J. w. Pulley. Miss Mary Lou Raj
ford and Mrs. c. B. Beck.
Also among the visitors were
these out-of-town guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Owens. Mr.. and Mrs.
Epps Jones. Messrs. Thomas. Will
lam, Silas and Faulcon Shelburne.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Egg Hunt Planned
At Burger Home

Mrs Marshall Bmge has an
nounced that an Easter egg hunt
will be held for all members Of
the Primary department of the
Farmville Methodist Church on
Saturday, March 81, at p m, at
her home on the Hampden- sgd
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Atkinson, Ingle
Engagement Is
Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Ingle. of Anne
liza. have announced the engagement
OF their daughter. Margaret Jean. to
Harmon Gather Atkinson. Jr.. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Atkinson of
Cumberland
Both Miss Ingle and Mr.. Atkinson
graduated from Cumberland High
School. Mr.. Atkinson is also a 1850
graduate of panville Technical In
Stitute
The wedding will take place May
10 at p m. in Fitzgerald Baptist
Church. Cumberland.
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mans Club meeting Wednesday,
April 4, at $50 p. m. in the
Audio- Visual Room of Longwood
College.
A movie, entitled, Your Com
munity'' will be shown. The movie
IS being sponsored by the Nat
ional Federation of Women S
Foundation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
R-MWC Teacher
To Address Club

The Garden Study Club will
meet today friday at $3.50 p m.
in the Fellow ship Room of the
Methodist Church. The Nora Lam
caster and the Weyanoke Garden
Clubs are invited to attend.
Mrs. James w Wiltshire, Jr.,
professor of biology at Randolph
Macon Woman's College. will be
the guest speaker. She will show
color slides on birds.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30
Mr., Mrs. Ryan
Have Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Ryan. of
Charlotte Court House, announce
the birth of daughter on March
20 az the Southside Community
Hospital. Mrs. Ryan is the former
Carrie Anderson, and was the first
person still surviving. born. in the
Southside Hospital on January S.
1923.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-03-30

Maybe Johnnie can't read OF
write. but lot OF his sisters and
his cousins can spell. Ask Pro-
fessor Foster Gresham. of Long
wood College He had to call out
2l8 words Tuesday night before
determining Prince Edward
Cumberland School division spell
ing champion from among 20
contestants.
Charlotte McClung. 10, Eighth
grader at Farmville High School,
finally won but not before a lot
of words like icicle, scissors, par
allel. picnicking, incense and
paralyze had been handled by
pupils from all white schools in
the two counties.
Charles Anderson, -, a Seventh
grade pupil at Worsham School,
WAS runner-up, finally stumbling
on the word, mercenary. Char
lotte had to spell that one and
the next, lieutenant, before en-
crying as spelling champion of
the two counties.
Charlotte is the daughter Of
DR.. w Otis McClung, pastor OF
Farmville Baptist Church. and
Mrs. McClung, while Anderson Is
the son Of Mr.. and MIS-. John
Anderson, of Cullen.
Lynchburg Next
For her winning performance
and for his runner-up honors,
Charlotte and Charles Will partl-
cipate in the regional bee at
Lynchburg April 8 to determine
candidates for the national event
later at Washington. The local
to-national competition is spcn-
sored by the Scripps- Howard
Newspapers, Inc
Judges here Tuesday were M.
B. Coyner and Misses Kate Trent
and Mary Nichols. all of Tie
Longwood faculty
Supt T, j, McIlwalne was on
hand, together with good at
tendance of parents and teachers
in the Falmville High auditorium
to congratulate winners and com
.petitors who fell over such ton
gue-twisters as III eible. besicee
occurrence. initiative and adele
.ScenSe.
20 Competitors
Other participants were: Rice
School, Jackie Schmidt a n
Sarah Gillian; Green Bay. Cliff
jenkins and Patricia Thompson
WorSlam. Anderson and Lacy
Mylum. Darlington Heights. Mar
-lorie Seay and Frances South
all. Prospect. Sandra Lone anC
Linda McFadden; Farmvillc Elc-
mcntary, Sherry Taylor anC
Romie McClung. and Farmvill'
High, Charlotte McClung ano
Virginia Summers.
Hamilton School, Lcthia Weat-
hCrford and Barbara Barker
John Randolph-Patsy nby ano
Page Godscy. and Cumberland
High. Ruby Stout and Gail Jones
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Won1an's Club
Film Scheduled

Mrs H Whitfield. chairman
of the Youth Conservation COM
mttee, will be in charge Of the
program for the Farmville Wo-
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Of Richmond. DR.. and Mrs. j. Cur
tbs Newlin. of Poughkeepsie. N. Y:
Miss Margaret Wilson. Of Baltimore
and Mrs. H. p. Henderson, of
Keysville
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Behind A might
OfTeHOr"- YearS
OF UnhappineSs

watch her like hawk when other men
are around, and will always think they
desire her as he did.
| am fairly affectionate person, yet
there are so few to whom | can give
my affection. II is usually miSunder-
stood. must always curb my exuber-
ance on meeting someone like.
guess my craving for affection goes
back to my childhood, when ! did not
have much of it. can trace many of
my problems to my early years in
Dallas. When was in grammar school
there had teacher who was just plain
mean to most of the kids, but she
gave me some especially miserable
times. | was driven to tears a dozen
times.
was lonely child and grateful to
anyone who liked me. A friendly smile
or a word Of praise was enough to
make me happy. One Of the biggest
thrills of my life came in high school.
My gym teacher was marvellous per-
son, warm-hearted, inspiring. One day
we we're all lined up before her and
she spoke to us about the importance
of personal hygiene. care of ones
appearance and most of all of person
ality and likableneSS." She said that
one Of us was an example of what she
meant. and asked us to guess which
one. Hands went up and names were
suggested. | mentioned girl myself
mo, my dears," she said, 1.-The girl
| mean is Monetta Darnell."
Ill never forget that. ! still think
she was wrong. but oh, what conf
dence she gave me and how grateful
was to her and shall always be.
At IL, A Screen Test
By the age Of II or 10, was working
as a model. was proud to be able to
add few dollars to our family kitty.
My modelling led TO a Hollywood
screen test during my first year in high
school. was. frightened on the huge
sound stage at 10th c entury-Fox, where
had my test at IA. The studio decided
was too young and sent me home.
made two more trips TO Hollywood
before was signed to a contract
at IS.
At l9, married PevereII Marley, an
outstanding cameraman who shot my
third screen test and my first three pic
lures. People thought was out of my
mind. He was ~. But bounded by my
insecurity, needed an older man, one
more experienced. to guide me-
AS | learned more about acting and
came 10 respect it deeply. found that
my looks stood in the way Of my ambi-
ton. was told by producers that |
couldn't play this, that or the other
part because was too beautiful or
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Even then she was beautiful
too sexy." (How l hate that wordD
To mention one, The Song Of Berna-
dette": "Oh, heavens, no, Linda! You
could never play Bernadette! She
wasn't a beautiful girl, she was just
peasant
incidentally, The Song Of Berna-
dette" reminds me of an ironic little
secret that I've never told till now.
After the producers finally cast the part
Of Bernadette, they found themselves
in even more of quandary about cast
ing the Virgin Mary. Though it was a
small part, dramatically speaking, they
tested innumerabIe girls, but could not
find the Madonna-Iike face" they
needed. So they finally came to me and
asked me to play the few scenes of
Mary's visitation to Bernadette!
Now You Know
l agreed to do the part only with the
guarantee that there would be no screen
credit. This is the first time I've ever
allowed it to be known that | played
the role, though there we're thousands
of inquiries about it at the time.
My marriage to Pew broke up
after eight years, but ! shall always be
grateful to him for his kindness and
understanding. But when we parted
was at very low ebb.
had some other troubles too. be-
sides these permanent ones. There were
business misfortuneS which got me
into financial difficulties; contracted
liver infection during location trip
to Jamaica; and what is always most
important for woman, had dis
appointment in love-" These together
had me on the verge of complete
breakdown. could see nothing but
endless suffering ahead.
Yet, somehow, on the brink of dis
aSter, we may see our situation IN
better perspective. A moment of
despair can become a moment Of illu-
mination. That night in December
when | nearly reached for the little
brown bottle was such moment. But
! know now how wrong and stupid
xuaS tn Concidor Oblivion
know made the right decision, to
live, to work, to mature, and now can
face the future with confidence, and
grow old gracefully, hope.
At 3 can see tell-tale marks in
the mirror, but the ravages of time no
longer terrify me. | am told that when
surface beauty is gone, the real woman
emerges. And it may be that on reach
ing middle age ! shall have more
satisfying life. My only regret will be
that could not have begun it earlier
= that SO many years have been half
ruined because of that damning adjec-
tive: Beautiful. The End
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a Of The oOOtsr oo's cO~pouy. cAieo0c s., Illinois
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Special Offer for Limited Time OnIy-by Boots.
of all
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Ginger Plons
"A Dual Role
Or Triple One

HOLLYWOOD (P.-In Gin
ger Rogers next picture, she
may either direct and play one
sister of singing trio or else
forget about the directing and
play all three sisters.
Ginger is still undecided
what she will do but it looks
like the direction debut will get
the nod.
She admits that she has had
the yen to direct for some time.
II have directed a few I'M
officially in my time" she says
with a wink that adds: What
feminine star hasn't?
She and Writer Andrew Solt
are working on the comedy
titled "One at Time" She
will produce it herself after
completing 1.-THE First Travel
ing Saleslady," the picture
that has RKO humming again
after a long shutdown.
The story concerns three
sisters who have a top singing
act.
"One's a trifle slap happy,
one Is lazy and one has most
of the talent and ambition"
explains Ginger.
Playing all three sisters,
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THESE EX-STARS ARE CONTENT
WITH THEIR HOUSEWIFE ROLES

HOLLYWOOD (NANA).-Most Of the top Hollywood
brass choose mates from the quiet non-pro ranks But
pair not in that division who doing all right both at
home and at Office Buddy Adler and Hal Wallis.
Adler who recently succeeded to Daryl Zanucks throne
head at Goth Century-Fox, married is years
ago time child star Anita Louise. To date their
have broken into Hollywood gossip column
Anita after short fling at comeback several years ago,
is content to remain at home Mrs Adler and that by
the way is quite powerpacked title in film circles
days.
AS for Wallis who at time Warner Bros. and
heads Independent company Including the Martini
Lewis comedies he check of IS years of wedock to
womanthe funniest Coincidence face lentday
She is the former Louise Fazenda who Ford
Serngs wifely teammate in the Mack Sennett Keysones
became queen Of the custard sapsticks.
Except for charity work and social activities in their
own neghborhood, Anita Louise and Louise Fazenda are
seldom written about their mentioned any
They're content to let famous husbands take the bowsand
with couple Of gals like them running the house
be very good reason why Buddy and Hal continue to do
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managed to win the Antoinette
Perry Award though the show
lasted only six performances in
New York.
MGM tabled her for a con-
tract and she scored in Its
Always Fair Weather" and
''Kismet." Now she's in an
other musical, THE Opposite
Sex" in which she has no
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while difficult, wouldn't be as
tough technically as 1t sounds.
The singing numbers would
be done easily by multiple
recording a la Les Paul and
Mary Ford. Split screen and
optical printing Of the Aim
could take care Of Ginger
Rogers playing q trio. She
would just have to do any
scene involving all three sisters
three times, doing each sister
in rotation. Part of the camera
lens would be blocked and then
all three sets of fllm would be
printed on a single film.