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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-23
BOWLLNG
WITH ROD THOMAS

best liked in the business. But
the time may not be far Of
when the name LOOMS becomes
synonymous with sudden duck
lpin stardom.
LOOMS bowls In the Craw-
ley Memorial. Hellenic and
Wednesday Mixed Leagues at
Mount Rainier. the latter two
on the same night. Here are his
consecutive scores in a streak
which is still going:
Crawley-380, 1872. $40 (ouch)
Ala.
Hellenic-Ss7, 3s5, 4IO, 4O4
4l2, 400.
Wednesday Mixed-404, 403
423. 407, 365, 432.
This adds up to 10 "400s" in
16 sets, the most this reporter
ever heard of in such a stretch,
On top Of them he fired a FIVE
game 663 in the George Hardin
Memorial tournament.
Thus. for So consecutive
games LOOMS averaged 1921,
about two points under the
world record for a season in
a single league.
Twice he put together two
400s in one evening.
The $40. only weak set in
the string, may be laid to dis
traction caused by managerial
chores.
Ollie Pacini Of the Mount
Rainier staff, twice. the No. /
ranking duckpinner Of the
country, says of the streak
TITS one of the greatest I've
ever known"
In accounting for it, LOOMS
says: Il suddenly acquired
absolute confidence"
x *
Haley's Ford held a three
game lead in the Metropolitan
Circuit League after sweeping
McDonald'S Raw Bar with a
sterling set of 1854, in which
Teddy Vargas, 168-407, and
Danny Pessagno, 153-404, were
the hot shots,
Runner-up Van Horn Plumb
erS dropped two to third
place Clarendon Trust, fol-
which Bob Snyder rolled 4Ol
Curles Movers, fourth, shut
out Bank of Maryland with a
1906 set, to which Dutch Owens
contributed AIS and Townsend
Byrd, 4O4.
Morris Miller Liquors got the
only other sweep. Other win
ners were Bethesda 40" Cameo
Appliances, Cindy's Restaurant
and Penn Recreation.
Standings of the leaders.
Haley'S, 64-32; Van Horn, 61-
IS; Clarendon, 58-37; jenkins
Sheet Metal, $3.50; McDon-
AIDS, 55-41, and Curles, 55-41
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Kuyo Of Rivers
Leaves Webb Far
From Title Shot

CHICAGO, April % (AP) -
Slashing Spider Webb of Chi
cago has spun himself into a
corner as far as the middle
weight title is concerned.
Webb last night scored his
Sd victory against only four
defeats with a fourth-round
technical Knockout of Neal
Rivers, of Las Vegas, but it
got him nowhere in his pur-
suit for Sugar Ray Robinson'S
160-pound championship.
Webb carved Rivers into
bloody submission in 2:49 of
the fourth round in their
scheduled hereunder before
$50 in the Chicago Stadium
and a national T'V audience.
= With an air of mystery wrap
ped around Robinson's future
plans concerning a middle
weight title defense, Webb APP
parently must sit out in the
= bleachers and wait for some
thing to happen.
If Robinson. under court
pressure, decides to defend his
title, his opponent obviously
will be Carmen Basilio, the
man he dethroned March Is,
1858.
If Robinson is stripped of
his title, the National Boxing
:. Association will call for heir
apparent match between Basilio
+. and Gene Fullmer, the winner
to meet Webb, who is No. 3 in
% the rankings.
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MANOR HoNoRs THORNTON
Three Field Events
Attract 510GoIfers

Low crosse isinger, IL;
Fleming Bomar, rs; DIR. J. E
Everett, n.
| Guest; Net--John Connolly Of
washington, 78-6-72: d. Riley
80-7-73. Gross-H. Henke, n;
George Borsari, rs.
| ARGYLE-Low net winners
among the members: Fred Gil
aniny, 77-13-64; Carl Gabel
9l-26-65; Bob Weaver. ga
1876.
Gross-Gartner. 70; Joe Kot-
van, n; Warren Webb, n; Jack
Waldron, n.
Guests, Net-Bob Pattin, 81
2l-66; Fred Harding, 84-l8-
66; John Dolin, 96-3O-66
Gross-McFerren, 20; DR.. Mike
Oliveri of Kenwood, 70.
MANOR-Thornton received
a wrist watch and a portrait
by Glib Crockett at the dinner
in his honor. 1t was attended
by Manor members and a num-
Der Of guests, including several
members from Indian Spring
where he also was golf COM
mittee chairman for four years.
The winning foursome in the
best ball, handicap event was
Lee Meyer. Frank Bauer. Ted
Renfro and DR.. L. j. Woods
with a 27-30-57. Is under par
Second went to Ralph P. Glib
son. Harry G. Pitt, John R.
Miller and Martin F. Mccarthy
a guest from Columbia, with a
best ball of so.
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John Eisinger's par II al
Congressional. a one-under pal
70 by Bill McFerren, ST., al
Argyle. and one-over par IL:
by Tony MCGOWAN and Larry
Hill at Manor we're the stand
out performances on three
fronts yesterday in club
tournaments that attracted a
total Of 5l0 players.
CongreSsional's spring field
day attracted a record turnout
Of 237 players. The II round
by Eisinger, the club champion
was low BY four strokes.
Argyle also had a record
spring field day turnout Of l43
with McFerren. a guest from
Manor. low by two strokes. The
next best was a 70 by Bill Cart
ner, who was low among the
members.
Manor Club honored George
Thornton, its golf committee
chairman for the last four
years, with a tournament and
testimonial dinner. Thornton
played the back nine in one
under par "a for rs. However
MCGOWAN fashioned a 1884
II for low gross and Hill
Thornton's successor as chair
man, had low net of 7l-6-65
CONGRESSIONAL-Low ne
winners among the members
George Cornell, 77-6-71: Jot
Riley. 8l-10-71; Frank O'Con,
nell, 84-13-71; G. S. Collins
86-l4-72; j.. j. Whalen, 86-4-
70; r. l. Preuit, 8l-9-72.
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BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING (based on 20 or more Of
bstsl--Kaline, Detroit, -.42l: Power
Cleveland. Az: Howard, New York
;407 Foy. Chicago, 400; Strick-
RUNs-Landis. Chicago, Power, cleye-
land and Siebern, New York, 10;
Tasby, Baltimore, Buddin, Boston
Minoso and Held, Cleveland, and
Bauer, New York, o.
Runs BATTED IN-Triando, Balti.
more, IA; Skowron, New York, II;
Aparieio, Chicago, and Strickland
and Held, Cleveland 10.
HITs-Fox Chicago, IS: Kaline, De.
troit, and Bertoia, Washington. 10;
Power, Cleveland, Isl Tssby, Balti-
more, IA
DoUBLES-stricklan Cleveland. and
Bertoia, Washington. D; Finigan
Baltimore, and Buddin and Malone
Boston, A.
TRIPLES-Cerv, Kansas City. and
Skowron, rev York, ,; ten players
tied with l..
HOME RUNS-Held, Cleveland, 5;
Triando, Baltimore, 4; Power and
Minoso, Cleveland, Yost, Det.Nit
Maris, Kansas City. Skowron, New
York, and Bertoia, Washington,
STOLEN BASES-Aparicio, lands,
Lo'lar, and Cash, Chicago, Power,
KillebreW, Washington. ,.
PITCHING-Rsll. McLish and Fer.
rarese, Cleveland, and Larsen and
Ford. New York, 20, 1000.
STRIKEOUTS-Ford, New York, 10;
Score, Cleveland, IS; Wilhelm, Bal
timore, 10; Wynn, Chicago, and
Bell, Cleveland, IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-23

The female Of the bowling
species wakes flercer as the
leading teams reach a critical
stage in the battle for the
championship Of Washington's
strongest women's duckpin
league. the Capital Major.
None Of the teams last night
was able to score a shutout,
and the pinfall was among the
heaviest Of the season.
M&M Distributors held a
two-game lead after beating
third-place Fulford's Radio.
Miller High Life stood second
after drawing a bye. King Pin.
fourth, remained within strik-
ing distance of the pacesetter
after edging Bass Restaurant
Three weeks of the race
remain.
Frances Wilson. Fulford's
captain. who was out of action
for a large part of the season,
returned in time to qualify for
the individual title, and she's
hot after it. Last night she
rolled 374 to lift her average to
1883, nearly a full point
ahead of runnerup Gertha Will
son Of the same team. who shot
$50. The title chase is between
these two, what with Bing
Moen of Goetz Co.. third at ia.
For M&M, Ann Habercom
shot 388 and GIMME Siegel, $50.
For King Pin, Frances Perkins
fired $50 and Beryl Meyer, 359,
and Loretta Mills for beaten
Bass, 352.
In an oddly inconsistent per-
Torrance, Schatz Kite h e n
Equipment produced three
stars. Elizabeth Kluttz with
1865, Betty Klein, 355, and
Mabel Schatz, 352. In the first
game the team rolled a dinky
Ats, in the second a sparkling
SIT and in the third a smash
ing 645, third high in the
league this season.
The standings: MIN, AZ
80; Miller High Life, 46-35;
Fulford's, 47-37: King Pin, 46-
80; Goetz, 36-45; Schatz, 36-45
and Bass, 1885.
X x 4 X
Mention Pete LOOMS and one
Immediately thinks of the
Mount Rainier Bowling Center,
Of which he and Mike Ballos
are co-proprietors, two Of the
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MINOR LEAGUES

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle, 8; Salt Lake City, 5 I'll
innings)
Portland. IL: Phoenix, S.
San Diego, 5; Spokane. o.
Vancouver. 3; Sacramento, 2.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal, Bel; Richmond, Ia.
Columbus. 3; Toronto, =.
Buffalo, a. Miami, /.
Havana, s: Rochester, 8.
AMERICA NASSOCIATION
Indianapolis, 4-3; Omaha, l-O.
Denver, 3-3; Fort Worth, ~.
Charleston, 3; Louisville, 4 nc
Minneapolis, 3; Dallas. 3.
Houston, 2; st. Paul, ..
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Birmingham. 3; Shreveport, 3.
Memphis. 10; Atlanta, ,,
Nashville. IA New Orleans.1.
Mobile at Chattanooga, postponed.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Jackyille, 3; Knoxville, 2 us
Charleston, 6; Columbus, 5 III
Other games postponed.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Victoria, 3-2;. San Antonio, ga
Amarillo, s: Austin, g.
Corpus Christi. A.; Tulsa. /.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Williamsport, 8: Binghamton, 5.
Springfield, 8; Albany, q.
Lancaster, z: York, ).
Readins. 6; Allentown, 5.
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KuroI Fogeros
Loses in Sicily

PALERMO, Sicily, April %
(AP).-Sandra Reynolds OF
South Africa defeated Karol
FageroS, a blond American
beauty from Miami, Fla, ga,
yesterday in the quarter finals
Of an International tennis
tournament.
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DOCTORING
YOUR GOLF
BY DIR. CARY MIDDLECOFF

PATIENT s COMPLAINT:
Puts are close but not in.
DIAGNOSIS; Sidespin on the
ball.
TREATMENT: II q putt is
supposed to hold its line as il
should--and fall into the cup
readily instead of ringing the
hole and Tipping Quit should
be hit squarely so that the ball
can roll straight over and over
The idea here is to keep the
ball from having any sidespin
on it-as it's bound to have If
the face of the putter is
brought across the ball instead
Of squarely into it.
Think of taking the head Of
the putter straight back away
from the ball on the backswing
Then straight back along the
same line on the forward
stroke. Then let the head of
the putter follow straight
through the ball and continue
for several inches along the
line toward the hole.
II the above strikes you as
being pretty elementary and
obvious advice, check some
other players and you'll see
that many habitually hit their
puts squarely or slightly glanc-
ing. Better still, check your
self on this important point.
Also check yourself on a few
other points about putting,
while you're at it. Putting is a
game in itSelf-there's lots for
you to learn if you don't think
so. First thing I'd suggest
you do. is get a copy of my
handy booklet, THE Putt" It's
free! Just send your request
to Cary Middlecoff. care of The
Star. and inclose a stamped,
self addressed envelope.
copyright, 1859, John F. Ollie CO..
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Terps Hunt for Pitcher
To Back Up Dick Reitz

decision over Navy yesterday al
College Park.
Maryland, tied with Wake
Forest at the beginning of the
week for the lead in the At.
lantic Coast Conference, play;
North Carolina State in 9
doubleheader tomorrow anc
Duke Saturday, both at home
Reitz, no doubt. will work
against Duke, but that leaves
Shipley the problem Of finding
a couple of winning pitchers tc
throw at the Wolfpack tomor-
row.
Reitz was a one-man gang
yesterday. He scattered nine
hits, all singles. He struck out
nine and walked one. At the
plate. Reitz got three hits. driv-
ing in two runs and scoring
twice. He is hitting .450 with
nine for 20.
Catholic University brought
its season record to 3-6 ano
Us in the Mason Dixon Con-
ference with a 4-3 victory over
Mount st. Mary's at Gu. Johr
ellis two-out double in the
ninth inning followed by ar
error gave the Cardinals theil
win.
Howard won it's third straight
with a 1873 pasting of Lincoln
at oxford, Pa. The Bison;
are So.
NAVY 600 600 nl0-1 q .
MARYLAND Ill 900 93x-S II
spooner Isl and Bellino. Evans; Reiti
M Sas j. Aqr Wsf1;r1,IR Q SgS foo ,oo-a ,
ca chtiaao &c TAf D 900 900 SOL )
zad9s and Sersall; Pierro and Tracy
LINCOLN 600 400 022-- 8 II
Gaskill and E. Johnson: Smith ant
Jones, McKelvin t6l.
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Cardinals Sign
245-Pound 7 uckIe

CHICAGO, April % (AP) -
The Chicago Cardinals have
signed Tackle Bob Bobo OF
Texas Western College.
Walter Wolfner, managing
director, said the 245-pound
lineman is one of IS Cardinal
linemen who weigh in at thai
weight or more.
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GIANTS, &; DODGERS, J
sAN FRANcIsco los AN0ELEs

Totals 81 ~ 5TotAls 80 3 IL 3
Hit into double play for Schmidt
In 5th: 2 Reached base on error for
Labrlne In 9TH; Ran for Larker in 7th
Fouled out for McDevitt In sth: S
Struck out for Fairly in 9th.
SAN FRANCISCO 100 Osn O0o-6
Los ANGELES 900 100 20O-3
E-Spencer. PO-A--San Francisco.
?7-7. los Angeles, 27-6, DP--Hodges,
unassisted; Spencer 70 Bressoud to Ce-
peda. LoB-san Francisco, o; Los
Angeles, /.
2b--Alou. cepeda, Fairly. Dementer.
3b---Neal, Mays. sb-Moon. s-San-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-23

Unfortunately for Coach Burt
Shipley. the University of Mary
land baseball coach can use
Pitcher Dick Reitz only about
every fourth day.
The TerpS have gotten off to
a fine start, and now sport a
To record. Five of the victories
are credited ito Reitz, junior
highlander.
Reitz, after losing the opener,
won his fifth straight, an 81
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winner--MiEell C2-i. Loser--Phil-
lips t0-2l.
HBP-Boyer (By Phillips, White
lBy Martini, Crawford Delmore,
Barliek, JAckowski. T-2:23. A.
4,197.
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winner-Face odd. Loser-Pena
t0-D.
Friend faced six batters in srd.
Jeffcoat faced one batter in 9th.
HBP--Ropinson lby Friend. u
Dixon, Smith, Daseoli, secory. t.
I2:42. A--l6.03S.
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BRAVES, 2; PHlLLlES, 0
MILWAUKEE
PHILADELPHIA

Totals 81 2 2 Totals 80 o s o
l Ran for Tore in 7th: Popped
out for Cottier in 9TH; 3 FoVled out
for Fernandez in It'll; 4 Filed out for
Hogan in Sth; 5 Grounded out for
Milwaukee 600 600 l10-2
Philadelphia 900 600 0O0--0
E-Hegan, @. Anderson. PO-A-
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winner-ssnford eel. Loser-Er-
skine t0-l
PB--Roseboro. U---0orman, Cog.
CESS, Landes, sudol. T-2:55. A.
3S,036.
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NATIONAL BOX SCORES
CARDS. 8; CUBS. 2
ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO

Total "a $40 Totals 3s . 5 .
! Struck out for BuEhart in eth;
Grounded out for SinEleton in sth;
ST. LOUIS 1890 0l0 col 0f3-s
CHICAGO ---- OO2 900 O0O--2
E-Bpzhardt. Biasinsame Adams.
Po-A-st Louis. 27-l0; CHICAGO 81
IL. LoB-St Louis 3; chicago. a.
ib-s Taylor, HR--orammas. CT
Grammas. sF-orammas.
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Milwaukee 27-1S. Philadelphia 27-7.
DP-Logan to Cottier to Tore; Fern
andez to c. Anderson to Boucheei
Tore to Logan to Burdette; Logan 70
Vernon. LOB--Milwaukee 5, Philadel-
phia 5.
ob-Roberts HR-Bruton.
Winner-Burdette 800.
Loser-RobertS DID,
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PIRATES, 8; REDLEGs. 8
CINCINNATI

Totals 36slis Totals slss o
Flied out for Blackburn in 9Th:
. Singled for Daniels In 18th; Ran
for KlusEewski In 7thi 4 Ran for
stuart in 9TH: 5 Singled for Face in
9th; Q ran for Krayitz In 9th.
CINCINNATI ------ OO6 OiO 0lO--s
PITTSBURGH 49, 600 900 f02--p
Cincinnati 24-s, Pittsburgh eT-lO, DIP
Thomas. Temple and Robinson. LOB
Cincinnati ,. Pittsburgh z,
:B-Lynch. Mcmillan, Thomas,
Temple, 3B-Robinson, Stuart, HR--
Bell Virdon. SF--Bel.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Home Away From Honne:
Little yellow SchooIhouse

been recovered and now are
colorful with Oriental rugs,
which Mrs. Lund had on hand
but was not using.
The taStefully decorated
room has a distinct air of ele-
gance. Friends believe this is
due to the Spaciousness of the
room and the beams of the
high ceiling. The beams have
been painted a soft, pale
green, matching the panel
ing above the fireplace and
the woodwork.
One-time classroom win
dowS, across one long wall,
provide a superb view of trees,
pastures and, in the distance,
the Blue Ridge mountains.
Blackboards once covered the
opposite wall. They have been
removed, the wall replastered
and painted a neutral beige.
A window and a door have
been cut in this wall to a
newly built patio.
Mrs. Lund, whose home
used to be Rock Springs, ILL.,,
and her husband, formerly Of
EScanaba, Mich, have a home
in Washington and a summer
home on Mackinac Island,
Mich. But it seems likely their
Schoolhouse home will be
their favorite.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Frances Massey
Becomes Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Linton
Reynolds Massey of Kin
loch, KeSwick, Va, announce
the marriage of their daugh-
ter Frances Converse to 1t.
Stuyvesant Keith Bearns,
U.S.M.C.R., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melville Henry Bearns
jr. of Warrenton. The we'd
ding took place December 81
at the Pennington Country
Club at Charlottesville.
Mrs. Bearns was graduated
from St. Timothy's School,
Stevenson, Md. and attended
Finch College in New York
City. She made her debut in
1856 at the Pennington
Country Club.
1t. BearnS was graduated
from Kent School and Yale
University Magma Cum Laude
this past June. He is pres
emily stationed at Quantico.
The couple will live at
Hunting Ridge in Warren
ton.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Christ Child
Delivers
His Gifts

A record number Of chill
dren, 2,484 from SOS families
in poor neighborhoods. re-
ceived gifts of clothes and
toys from the Christ Child's
Society's 1859 Christmas
Center.
Mrs. C. Leo DeOrsey, chair
man of the Christmas Center.
recently announced these re-
suits. This society was first
established rs years ago by
the late Miss Mary Merrick
to aid children.
Each child who wrote a
letter asking the Christ Child
for some remembrance at
Christmas received a gift
from the center.
Scores of volunteers from
the Christ Child Society
visited the homes of the chill
dren to certify the need for
the gifts. Packages then
were procesSed, wrapped and
mailed or delivered personally
by other volunteers.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
FRIDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1859 Xxx d.

sponsor open forums on cur
rent topics of local, state or
national interest,"" Mrs. Peter
Gibson. NFRW president. said
in report today to the Re-
publican National Commit
tee meeting in Chicago.
They may make a special
effort to register voters, can
vass each neighborhood for
new club members, work on
registration lists, check phone
numbers, hold fund raising
events or membership teas"
Presentation of pictures of
the President and Vice Pres
ident to schools, libraries and
other public buildings was
another suggestion for indi-
vidual or group service.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
6. O. P. Project
Proposed for
Leap Year L

The National Federation Of
Republican. Women has de-
signs on that extra day-the
one 1860 will have by virtue
OF being a Leap Year.
Members of affiliated clubs
are being urged to give Feb
ruary 29, the Extra Leap
Year Day" of the coming
year, to the service of the
federation and Republican
party.
Some clubs may wish to
Evening star., 1959-12-25
BY ROSE MCKEE
Contributing Writer

Home for Christmas" is
the objective of m any
throughout the country this
month but a Washington
couple may be going back to
school for Christmas"
They bought an abandoned
two-room schoolhouse in Vir-
ginia about a year ago and
had it converted into a week.
end home for themselves,
their three daughters - and
their friends. The project
turned cut admirably, but
with one surprise for Mrs.
Wendell Lund.
She had pictured the
schoolhouse as a rustic home.
Instead, it has an elegant air.
Up for Auction
Mrs. Lund and her huS-
band, an attorney, bought the
old frame schoolhouse when
1t was up for auction. A con-
solidated school had been
built in the district and those
it replaced were being sold.
The Lunds5 had their school
painted yellow, with white
trim. Over the old school
steps there is now a small
porch with pillars. The door
at which a teacher used to
ring the bell now is adorned
Evening star., 1959-12-25

members Of the Tailwaggers'
Club, Inc. at q ceremony at
8 pm. Monday at the estate
of Mrs. Anne ArchbolG Res
iervoir road NV.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Zontu Meetiho

The zonta Club of WASH
ington will hold its weekly
luncheon -meeting at 1890
pm. Wednesday at the
YWCA.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

with carriage lights at either
side.
The building has been COM
pletely modernized, with a
furnace replacing the pot
bellied stoves. Mrs. Lund.
showing a visitor through the
house, said it has been fun
converting the structure and
their friends have watched
the process with as much in
terest as they have. She
hoped her experience might
be of help to any others with
similar ideas.
The Lunds turned the
classroom nearest the front
door into a modern kitchen
with dining area and three
small but adequate bedrooms
with q bath and a half,
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Big Living Room

But Mrs. Lund's delight is
the big, long living room, to
which the entire other class
room has been converted.
Back of where a teachers
desk once stood, there is now
a raised fireplace of old
brick, with a ledge running
the comparatively narrow
front of the room.
Old school floors, worn by
generations of children, have
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Toilwoeeers
Honor K-9 Corps

DOGS Of the Police K-s
corps win be made honorary
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there's a story behind bloom
erS.' Can you fill us in?"
There is indeed a story be-
hind bloomers-a story more
than a century old. 1t was Mrs.
Amelia Bloomer, one of New
York's earliest and most We
hement suffragettes who first
tried to get American women
to wear trousers. The costume
she advocated consisted of
loose fitting trousers, gathered
tight at the ankle, with a knee
length outer skirt. The fashion
never met with great success
but much later, after the turn
of the Gentry, the billowing,
knee-length pants which most
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BY Peter Loins
BY the Beers

of us remember as "bloomers"
were devised for girls to wear
while exercising.
So the present use of bloom
ers" in women's fashions ac-
tually represents the third
time the name has been applied
to a different kind of garment.
Ironically Amelia Boomer in
sisted to her dying day that
she was not the person who in
vented the first "bloomerS." She
always credited the style to a
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, daughter
of a New York Congressman.
But the public liked the word
"bloomerS" - and "bloomers"
they remain.
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several items were labeled
"bloomers." 1t seems that these
garments look remarkably I'M
like the "bloomerS and mid
dies" he recalls from the school
plavgroonds of his youth.
Il suppose there's no law
against using the word bloom
err to apply to a garment so
completely unlike the baggy,
billowing knee pants my sis
tiers used to wear" he writes.
After all the 'chemise' that
had a happily brief vogue re-
Gently was not at all like the
undergarment of the same
name that was worn 80 years
ago. But l seem to recall that