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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Mortar Board Taps
Miss Virginia Hor g

Miss Virginia Lewise Horger,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lewis
B. Horger Of Little Texas, New
Canton, was tapped April 8, for
the Hood College Frederick, Nd,
keystone chapter Of Nor a +
Board. national women's honor
society
Nine members, on the basis Of
service to the college. scholarship
and leadership. were chosen from
the Junior class.
Parents and friends of the new
members were invited to the cere-
mony and were guests Of the col
lege at lunch and dinner After
an initiation for the new mem
bers in Meyran drawing loom,
there was a reception at the home
Of Miss Katherine Sheriff., dean
Of students.
Miss I0rger has been active II
Rhythmic Swim Club chapel
committee. and choir this year
serving as Yice-president Of that
organization. She has been as
lstant business manager Of the
Touchstone. the Hood College
Yearbook and viii be secretary OF
her chapter Of Mortar Board.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Great Americans
To Be Meeting Topic
At LongWood House

Great Americans, Then and
Now viii be the subject Of a
speech by Mrs. c. Garland Hutch
eson Of Amelia, at the meeting Of
the James Allen chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
at Longwood House in Farmville
Saturday April 10 at 3 p m
Hostesses viii be MIS- c. P.
Wright. Mrs. f. l. Garter Mrs.
c. B. Chandler. Miss Irma Hub
bard Mrs w F. Watkins and
Mrs. H H. Watson
Theme OF the meeting will be
Freedom to Cherish Our His
tory
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
F irennen Go to Church

The members OF the Farmville.
fire department, their wives, and
members Of the ladies auxiliary
viii attend the II O'Clock service
at the Presbyterian church In
group Sunday April "a.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Mrs. Shanaberger
H0nored at Party

Mrs. James Shanabereer hon
ned her m0ther-in-laW Mrs F.
w. Shanaberger, with surprise
birthday party Saturday eFenlng
at the Shanaberger home OH Put
ncy street
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Cub Den to Sponsor
Bake Sale Saturday

Den five Of the Cub Scouts viii
hold a bake sale Saturday, April
13, at the Home Furniture store
on Nam street
The sale viii begin at 10 a. m
offering cakes, cookies, candies,
am biscuits and potato salad
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Calvin
Bass, announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Dorothy Elnof
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12

Mrs. John Hall will return to
Richmond today. after spending
few days with her daughter and
family. Dr. and Mrs. W w. TAYLOR
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-04-12
Norfolk Student to
NJ AIRY x. c. Hudgins

Mr.. and Mrs T E Russell, Of
Norfolk, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Joan, to
Kenneth G Hudgins, the son Of
Mrs. D f. Sexton, Of Sanford, N
@. and the late Ashby Hudgins.
Miss Russell will graduate from
Norview High School in June. Mr.
Hudgins. 1854 graduate Of
Farmville High School, is in the
U. S. Navy.
A spring wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

perjury charges accuses him Of
falsely swearing to the truth Of
these matters before a Judge.
Langley posted $4,000 bond after
his arrest on the new charges
and then was released.
The other action in Federal
Court involving Langley con-
Icerned the 50 million damage
suit he filed against the Ore
CONAN and others shortly after
the newspaper printed series
Iof copyrighted stories that
touched of the vice investigation
here. Earlier Langley had asked
dismissal Of the suit and this
dismissal was granted yesterday.
Selection of a jury of six
men and six women to try
Langley on the charge that he
failed to prosecute gamblers
was completed yesterday. The
charge Is a misdemeanor and
carries penalty of a fine rang
ing from $50 to $500 and re-
moval from office.
Additional Charges
Langley also has been indicted
on charges Of conspiring TO take
a bride, conspiring to obstruct
Justice and malfeasance. Trial
dates for these charges have not
yet been set.
This is the first major trial Of
more than 80 persons under in
dictment accusing them of COR
ruption or vice activities.
Among others indicted are
Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk,
accused of perjury and taking a
bride; Clyde C. Crosby, head of
the Transfers Union in Oregon,
accused. among other things, Of
extortion and taking a bride,
and Elkins, charged in a dozen
indictments with extortion, boot
logging and receiving the earn
ings Of a prostitute.
Many Of those indicted APP
peared last month before the
Senate committee which is in
yestigating labor racketeering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10

united states District Judge
William G.. East in the Federal
wiretap case against James B.
Chg JIM Elkins, Portland gam
bier, and his henchman, Ray
mond Clark.
Then his attorneys appeared
before Judge East to hear the
judge dismiss Langley's 50 mil
lion suit against the Oregonian
Publishing Co. and others.
Then Langley made his first
appearance at the criminal trial
where he is charged with failing
to enforce gambling laws.
Two More Indictments
And finally, he was Served
with two more indictments by
the vice-probing grand jury
charging him with perjury and
malicious issuance of a search
warrant.
The Federal case against FL
kins and Clark is based on a set
OF tape recordings seized by
Langley last year in a raid on
the Clark home. The raid was
later declared illegal and the
tapes turned over to State off,
Gals. Subsequently. the tapes
were seized from the State by
the FBI and used as evidence
by a Federal grand jury sum-
moned to investigate charges Of
illegal tapping of telephone lines.
attorneys for Elkins and Clark
contend that since the original
raid has been declared illegal.
the tapes should not be used as
evidence against their clients.
Judge East will announce his de-
eision on this later.
Charges Stem from Raid
The two new indictments
against Langley also stem from
the raid on Clark's home. One
indictment accuses him of pro
curing maliciously and without
probable cause" the search war
rant to enter Clark's home by
falsely swearing that he had in
formation there might be OBJ
scene photographs there. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
Prosecutor Goes on Trial
In Portland Vice Cases

PORTLAND, oreg- April 10 .-District Attorney William
Langley had busy day yesterday involved in
four legal actions all semming directly indirectly from grand
jury investigations Of vice and corruption Portland.
Langley Al, the highest legal officer Multnomah County
Portland started off the day hearing before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-10
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Evening star., 1957-04-27

Briggs was referring ito John
E. Fetzer. chairman Of the board
and Harvey Hansen. president
since last Friday when he took
over for Fred Knorr. who re-
signed.
Il could see what they were
after and that 1t might be a long
session, so l didn't even let them
get a good start" Briggs added
Il told them assumed they
wanted my resignation and they
said they did. So ] got out the
letter. dated 1t and gave IL to
them. So now they're happy"
Hansen and Fetzer said they
made no effort to change Briggs
decision because they felt "his
mind was made up"
Briggs had been with the
Tigers since 1886. Even when
he rose to the presidency after
the death Of his father In 1862
he never was the boss he wanted
to be. Four sisters held equal
shares in the club. Later when
he tried to buy the ball club they
turned him down. Briggs is q
graduate OF Georgetown Univer.
sity.
Evening star., 1957-04-27
Briggs Says He's Victim
Of Plot Laid Months Aoo

DETROIT. April 81 (R.-The
unglamorous divorce of the
Briggs name from Detroit base
ball was still producing fire.
works today. with Walter o.
tSpike) Briggs, ex-general man
ager. saying he was dumped"
by the new owners in the climax
Of a plan conceived months ago.
The chairman of the Board of
Directors and the clubs presi-
dent said simply that wasn't
quite the case. and let 1t 20 at
that.
Bitter at bowling out Of Tigers
baseball after what he called
"2l years Of Illustration" the
45-year-old Briggs said some Of
the new owners. used me so
they could buy the club and then
dumped me when they got things
where they wanted them"
Whether Briggs quit or was
fired. the fact remains that for
the first time since his father,
Walter o. Briggs, sr.. bought
into the Tigers in 1920. the
family has no official connec-
ton with Detroit baseball.
This is a fine way to co."
Briggs said sarcastically. "They
wanted my resignation and they
got II. They we're out 10 get
me and they did. It was a very
simple procedure"
After stepping down as presi-
dent when an ll-man syndicate
purchased the club last sum-
mer. Briggs took an official title
OF a director. executive preSi-
dent and general manager.
He lost all OF them yesterday
in a move that surprised almost
no one since the Tigers front
Office had been in the news al
most daily for two weeks.
II had a letter of resignation
Iprepared--just in case--evei
since they bought the club.
Briggs said. "These fellows came
In to talk with me and they
we're disturbed about some oi
the things I've done--or failed
to do--and they were pretty up
set about the publicity given the
front-ofiice troubles"
Evening star., 1957-04-27

inarics, but Murchison ran an
:09.5 heat to come within one
tenth Of a second of the Drake
record. Haley won his heat in
:09.6.
Powerful Kansas picked up
two relay titles in the four-mile
and the sprint medley. 1t was
virtually no contest for the Jay
hawks in the four-mile but a soft
track held them to a l7.41.9
timing compared with their
spectacular 1873 at the Kansas
Relays last week.
Western Michigan retained It's
college distance medley. edgine
Howard Payne in a tight battle
Two Champions Fail
Two individual champions
failed to repeat.
Aubrey Lewis Of Notre Dame
dethroned Gene O'Connor oI
Kansas State in the 440-yarc
hurdles. The race was SO close
that both we're credited with a
1877 clocking.
Kent Flocrke Of Kansas. the
1856 winner, didn't even place
in the broad Jump which was
won by Jim Gamble of Prairie
View State Of Texas at "a feet
4 inches.
Dean Jones OF Iowa. who hac
hoped TO 10 under the Drake
mark Of 9:l0 in the two mile
had to settle for $:i7.4. He wor
by 10 yards over Len Edelen Of
Minnesota.
Evening star., 1957-04-27
$500 PIN MISSED
by JULIE SINGER,
TITUS WINS AGAIN

But for a blown single pin
spare. Julie Singer would
have been S700 richer today.
Firing against Norman Titus
on WMAL TVS Duckpin
Derby last night. Singer
rolled i6l in the first game,
with l65 needed to crack the
S700 jackpot. The miss was
in the fourth box. In the
Next frame. he got FIVE pins
on the first ball. Julie hit
the jackpot Of i'll fortune.
Titus beat him by one stick,
385 to 384. with an eight
pin spare in the final box.
Singers other games were
lis and 1903. Titus. who last
week defeated Gerry Stair,
shot 1876. l3l and ll9. His
victory earned him $50. The
loser got $40.
There were no new leaders
last night in the National
Duckpin Congress tourna-
ment at Bladensburg. Heavy
programs are slated today
and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1957-04-27
Kenwood to Honor
Pro Diffenbouqh
At Dinner Tonight

The golf pro testimonials
shifted to Kenwood Country
Club tonight. where the men,
bers will honor George DifIen-
baugh with a dinner and a lavish
display Of gifts.
The popular little guy who
has been Kenwood's pro for 70
years was to receive a new car
plus a paid-up insurance policy
and AZ check for $2.500. Mrs
Diffenbaugh will receive a gold
charm bracelet. with the charms
representing the highlights Of
her husbands career.
DR.. Leo Gaffney. chairman
and Ray Briscuso, secretary
have planned full evening fol
the capacity turnout. Morrit
Siegel will be master OF cere.
monies. Guests will include
Judge Thomas Scalley OF the
Municipal Court. Rev. FREQ
Brew Of Georgetown, and a
number Of Difienbaughs solhnt
buddies.
Evening star., 1957-04-27

Tech. with Tyron Mathis, Dick
Hurens. John Faxio and Nor
gan Langston handling the ba-
ton for Spingarn.
Tech Wins It's Heat
Techs 2-mile team won is
heat and Spingarn was third
but both. along with everybody
else. were outdistanced in the
title run as st. Francis Prep OF
New York hung up a new meet
record Of 8:06.5.
Other collegiate marks that
fell yesterday were in the broad
jump and a 2-mile run that pro-
duced one of the biggest thrills
in the relays long history. Gree
Bell of Indiana leaped 26 feet
i i2 inches in the former, while
Lew Stieglitz of Connecticut
edged defending champion jim
Beatty Of the University of North
Carolina by hair in the 2-mils
run as both were clocked ii
I9:0l7. This topped Beatty:
lyear-old mark of 9:09.9. 2
Paul Thrash of Pittsburgh tool
the 400-meter crown in 52.9. Pete
Harpel Of Harvard won the ham
mer throw with a heave of III
feet 612 inches and Ken Bantum
of Manhattan won the discus
with a toss Of l55 feet pa inches
TO complete the list Of champions
Evening star., 1957-04-27
3 .3BigLeueuers
Suffer Injuries

Injuries came in threes In
major league baseball last night
Frank Larry. Detroit's ace right
handler who led the American
League with 2l victories last sea-
son. was hit on the knee by Vic
Wertz' line drive in the fourth
inning. Larry left the game but
walked of under his own power
A knee injury also took Third
Baseman' Randy Jackson out OF
the Brooklyn lineup. He strained
his knee when knocked over by
Pittsburgh First Baseman Frank
Thomas while running out a
grounder.
Rookie Outfelder Jim lands
of the Chicago White Sox hob
bled of the field at Kansas City
after crashing into a wall chas-
ing a ball.
Evening star., 1957-04-27
Fans at Laurel
Find Handicap
Tough Puzzle
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

Nothing but uncertainty sur.
rounds the outcome of the S25,
000-added Laurel Handicap, il
ITS 44th running today, and abou
$4,000 weekend turf fans viii
have a neat problem in decipher
ing the past performances to picl
the winner of the tightly matchet
field of II handicap aces in tn,
mile and sixteenth event.
Most observers agreed tha
favoritiSm would see-saw betweeI
Happy Hill Farms Kingmake.
and John j. Crowley's Firs
Served, a former platter who hi
the heights in Florida this win
ter by winning the Royal Palm
at Hialeah and finishing secont
to Bardstown in the Appleton
Handicap.
Is There were two scratches to
day. Espea, who was part o
an entry by Trainer Sidne,
Jacobs. and William II. Bishop
Ambiguous. With the field re
duced from I3 the race vii
gross $28.500. 1t had beel
raised from the $l5.000-addet
class this year.
Choquette 10 Ride
Canadian Jockey John Cho
lquette. who with Gallant Man
lost the Wood Memorial by /
IwhiSker last Saturday to BolC
Ruler and Eddie Arcaro. will rid,
First Served. who totes. III
pounds.
Kingmaker, who shares tol
weight Of 100 pounds. passed VI
the Excelsior at Jamaica today
Jockey Sam Boulmetis will han
die the reins. A four-year-olt
colt by Princequillo. Kingmake,
won four stakes last season ant
captured the New Orleans Hand
leap this past winter. BY wa,
lof tuneup. Kingmaker took ,
sprint at Jamaica recently spin
ming six furlongs in l:10+s.
Arthur II. Bowen's Fabricatol
also carrying 100 pounds. most o
which will be accounted for b
Jockey Roger Leblanc, will ee
the fast track his trainer wante
for this richest purse of tn
Laurel meeting. In his last rae,
IFabricator. who won Bowie
Southern Maryland. lost a nos
decision to Roy McClarin's Sci
insgroye. who is back today. Il
that race. Fabricator jumped tn
tread marks left by the startin
gate in the stretch and this brie
bobble cost him the race.
To add further confusion, ther
was the presence Of three horse
See LAUREL, Page Al
Evening star., 1957-04-27

| PHILADELPHIA, April n
(SpeciaD. - Steve Scheck of
Maryland. a sprinter, was the
lone survivor from the Washing
ton Metropolitan area as the 63d
annual Penn Relays went into
today's final session.
Scheck won his 100-yard heat
in 10.1 to join the title field. as
J. A. Langford of Navy fell by
the wayside. The Marylander
needed better than that time
today if he hoped to win, but
Scheck seemed to have some
thing left at the finish OF the
trial.
Texas and Villanova. both
seeking triple crowns, had the
spotlight today after six cham
pionships were decided and three
meet records broken on yester-
days sizzling program.
The widely publicized Texans
qualified for both the quarter
and half-mile relays, and will
send q light-footed mile relay
against defending champion VIII
lanova in what could be the out
door race of the year.
1 Delaney Runs 4:I9.3 Mile
Villanova wrapped up its first
crown yesterday by taking the
distance medley relay in 10:l0.7
as Ron Delany ran a 4:l9.3 mile
on thee anchor leg. Maryland
scratched from this event, as it
did in the 440 and 880-yard
championship heats.
Second place was the best fin
ish posted by Washington area
schools. Navy trailed Yale by
seven yards in the Heptagonal
mile championship. won in 3:l7.7
but at least had the pleasure oi
beating fourth-place Army. The
Midshipmen were clocked ir
l3:18.7. Dartmouth was third.
/ Catholic University's quartet
of John Libert. Dick Nelson. John
! Madison and George Mathews
was runner-up to Ohio Wesleyan
in the college class mile relay
The Cardinals lost by eight
yards as Wesleyan hit the tape
lin 1884.
Beard Eliminated
Percy Beard of Navy, whose
dad was a hurdler at Auburn
some 20 years ago. was elimi-
mated in the 120-yard high
hurdles when he finished fourth
behind record-shattering Elias
Gilbert of Winston Salem
Teachers. Gilbert's time of Ia
seconds fiat bettered the l4.1
made by Joel Shankle of Duke
in 1855.
Howard University's mile re-
, lay team was a distant fifth be-
hind Ohio. Hampton. Iona anc
Sprinfield.
Washington's high school dele
, cations also were left empty
, handed.
Mckinley Techs 43.7, anc
Spingarn's 43.9 qualified for the
: final in the 440-yard high school,
sprint relay. as Fairmont Heights
, missed out with 44.8. But Tech
was sixth and Spingarn eighth
In the final. Clarence Myers
! Aldus Brown, Charles Sommer.
vile and Charlie Tyler ran foi
Evening star., 1957-04-27
EIGHT HOMERS IN TWO GAMES
Honey Wanted Power.
So Braves Produce 1t

beating Cleveland SO. And Bal
timore knocked off Washington
4-3.
Adcock's second homer of
|starter-loser Johnny Klippsteir
was the first grand-slammer ol
the season in the Nationa
League. 1t came in the thirc
and built a SO lead TO rthe So.
year-old SPAIN who gave min,
hits. one a solo home run b,
Wally Post, in gaining his fifth
victory in the last six start.
against the Redlegs. Johnny
Logan and Del Crandall hit tn,
other Milwaukee home runs.
Pittsburgh's Bob Purkey, whit
had never beaten the Dodger,
in three attempts previously, re.
mained the only pitcher to bea,
Brooklyn this season, pickinl
up his second victory over thu
champions with a nine-hitter
The 27-year-old righthander
who gained only his third com.
Iplete game in % starts, lost hi.
Ishutout on Duke Snider,s home
run in the eighth.
Frank Thomas, replacing Dale
Long at first in a shift that put
eight righthanded hitters agains'
southpaw Johnny Podres, hit s
two-run homer as the Buc.
ended a four-game losing streak
Jim Pendleton, subbing fol
Thomas at third, had three hit.
ending an 0-for-23 drought
that stretched back to 1854 with
the Braves.
Antonelli Is Loser
Cardwell, a 6-foot-4 right.
handler. gave UP two hits in the
first inning. another in the fiftt
and the last in the ninth while
shutting out the Giants behinc
Chico Fernandez three rur
homer. At one point the rookie
retired IA in order. Johnny
Antonelli lost it.
Dave Sisler. a righthander who
never has lost (4-0) to thu
Yankees in his brief majol
league career. beat New Yorl
for the second time this year
even though he gave up homer.
to Enos Slaughter and Gil Nc.
Dougald. Jackie Jensen sluggec
Ia two-run double and Jim Pier.
sail put the game on ice with
ia three-run homer. Tom Stur.
divant was the loser.
Jim Rivera and Sherm Lollal
hit home runs for the Whit,
Sox in Billy Pierce's second vic.
tory. But he needed relief hell
from Bob Keegan and Paul La
paine to beat Tom Morgan. Lo,
Skizas homered for the AS. gain
ing the American League lea,
with No. S.
| Duke Mas, OF last seasol
and without a victory since 1855
gave the Indians only fou
singles after relieving the Tigers
ace Frank Larry. who was strucl
on the knee by a Vic Vert
line drive in the fourth. A
Kaline drove in four runs TO
the Tigers with a homer ant
two doubles as Bob Lemon los
his second.
Baltimore rallied to beat tn,
Senators and Camille PaScual
Winning Highlander Ray Moor,
tied it 3-3 with a fifth inninl
home run and Joe Ginsberg wor
1t with a double which scored
run in the eighth.
Evening star., 1957-04-27
PROBABLE PITCHERS
By the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEACuR

AMERICAN LEAGUE
washington at Baltimore-StobbS l07
vs.. Fornieles u-Ol.
. Boston at New York-Brewer 1-D
vs.. ShAntz u-0l.
Detroit at clevelsnd--Foytaek 600,
VS.. Score u.D
Chieaso at Kansas City (nieht) Dom
ovan t0-0) VS.. Kellner ODD.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn At Pittsburgh Newcombe
(0-D VS. Kline (0-2l
New York at Philadelphia--GomeS
f2.ul VS.. Roberts f0-2D.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati Cnighp-
Burdette n-1l VS.. Hacker 900
ST. Louis at Chicago--Postponed. rain.
Evening star., 1957-04-27

Just before the season started,
Manager Fred Haney gave his
Milwaukee Braves the once-over
and commented. Frankly. I'd
like more power" Great man
for jokes, that Haney.
Milwaukee leads the National
League in home runs, with 13
The individual league leader in
home runs is the Braves Joe
Adcock, with four.
That Just about explains how
Milwaukee has muscled into first
place in the early going of the
Ipennant race, winning seven Of
eight. In their last two games
the Braves have belted eight
home runs and had a bristline
barrage of Is consecutive runs
on homers.
The startling statistic. powered
along by Adcock's five runs
batted in on two homers last
night. didn't come to an END
uptil the Braves relaxed" to
score their final two runs on q
walk. sacrifice and two singles
in a 90 breeze past the Cincin-
natl Redlegs.
Braves Widen Lead
Cincinnati, after winning foul
lin a row. didn't have a chance
against Warren SPAIN, the vet
leran lefthander who now has Q
lifetime record of ALA against
the Redlegs. He's beaten them
twice this year in his 80 record
The Braves are 40 against Gin
lcinnati.
With the victory, the Braves
opened a full game edge over
the Brooklyn Dodgers, who
we're whipped by the Pittsburgh
Pirates I'll. Philadelphia jump
ed into third at 500 by beat.
ing the New York Giants SO on
rookie Don Cardwell's four.
hitter in his first major league
victory.
Rain stopped st. Louis at Chi
cago after four innings in the
other National League game.
In the American, the Boston
Red Sox defeated the New York
Yankees 6-2 and moved into
second place. a game behind the
Chicago White Sox, who defeat
ed Kansas City 4-3. Detroit
ended a three-game slump