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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26

The inch started out as the
width of mans thumb. That
was a sound idea as long as one
man was doing the measuring
But when two men began argu-
ing over a boundary, they need
ed a thumb they both respect
ed The chief might provide the
standard measurement for a vii
lage, but there was trouble again
when another village was in
volved.
In the zoos, a Scottish king
named David compromised: he
decreed that an inch was the
average of the thumbs of three
men-a small man, a man of
medium stature, and a large
man" meassurit at the rut of
the nayll."
England wouldn't buy that
and a few years later Richard I
made the first law requiring
actual standards for measure
ment. These were iron bars,
guarded oy sheriffs. In case of
a dispute, the item in question
could be measured against the
standard. The iron didn't wear
well, however, and copies made
from the original were srude.
According to World Book En-
cvclopedia, Edward II tried his
hand at standardizing the inch
in the 1905. He declared that
one inch should be equal to
three barleycorns taken from the
center of the ear and placed
end to end.
The French, bursting with
equality during their Revolution.
thought that was typical of royal
whimsy and let the scientists
take over. The result was the
metric system, based on IL lie
d c j m a system, which the
Egyptians had been using for
centuries.
France adopted the system
and many nations followed suit,
In 1875, II nations including
the United States, set up the
International Bureau of Weights
and Measures near Paris. Stand
ards of the meter and the kilo-
gram. made Of an alloy of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Raymond Long, Y
Buried In Richmond

RICHMOND. Feb. 25 - Ray
mond Victor Long. z, director
Of the State Department of Con-
servation and Economic Develop
ment. died Monday at his resi-
dence here.
A funeral service was held
Wednesday at Centenary Metho-
dist Church with burial in Holly
wood Cemetery here.
His first position with the state
was as an instructor at Long
wood College (then Farmville
State Teachers College, from
1914 to 1918.
Mr.. Longs first wife was Mrs.
Harriet Paulett Long. A native
of Farmville, daughter of the
late Richard Paulett, she died in
1914.
He is survived by his second
wife. Mrs. Cary Johnston Long;
a son, Raymond V. Long, Jr.. of
Charlottesville; a daughter, Mrs.
Ganson Targgart. of B IS t ton,
Mass, a brother, Or. Wilbur
Long, Of Roanoke: a sister, Mrs.
Henry Brechbill, of College Park,
Md, and six grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Standard Length For The. Inch
Took Centuries Before Agreement

platinum and iridium, were
placed in the Bureau, and dupli-
Gates were sent to the govern
ments Of the founding nations
The U. S. was reluctant tc
give up the yard and the pound
measures which it had taker
from England. But in 1898 il
adopted the metric system as
the standard for legally defin-
ing these measures.
Except for the United States,
Great Britain and most of the
British Commonwealth nations,
most countries have adopted the
metric system. 1t is used in
science in measuring radio
waves and electric current
and in all U. S. government de-
partments dealing in tariff OPP
erations, in coming money, and
in weighing foreign mail.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Noted Architect
Here On Feb. q

On Thursday, February IS,
Richard Buckminister Fuller,
famed architect and inventor
will speak to the students and
friends of Hampden-Sydney Col
lege in the regular assembly pro-
gram.
Mr.. Fuller is the designer OF
"geodeSic domes'' such as the
one at the United States exhi-
bltion in Moscow last summer
and the one located In Virginia
at Virginia Beach.
Americas leading architects
have long recognized Fuller s
brilliance.
At the present, Fuller is either
a visiting professor, lecturer or
critic at Cornell University
Nit. University of California,
Tulane, University Of Pennsyl-
vania, University of Michigan.
and at Yale.
Mr. Fulleg has stated III csn-
viction that architectural design
ing. not political leadership, will
bring about the new world revo-
luton.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Funeral Service
Held For Eugene
Thomas O'Rrien

APPOMATTOX. Feb. . n
Eugene Thomas O'Brien, 80
carpenter for the National Park
S rvice at Old Appomattox
Court House. died at 6 am
Friday. Feb. 10 in Jefferson
Hospital in Roanoke.
Born in Lynchburg Feb. 9
1880. he was the son of Henry
Clay and Betty Perdue O'Brien,
Of Buckingham county.
He was a member OF the
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
in Buckingham county.
He was struck by a car while
crossing Route "a about four
miles east of Appolnattox, OH
Thursday. and died of injuries
in a Roanoke hospital on Fri
day.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are his wife, Louis e
ClabO O'Brien, one son, Thomas
Neal O'Brien. and one daughter
Angela Louise O'Brien. all of
Appomattox.
Funeral services were con
Quoted at 2 pm. Sunday from
the c hes nut Grove Baptist
Church. by the Rev. Dott
Bryant and the Rev. Omar
Burnett. Burial was in t h e
church cemetery.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Community Chest
CONTINUED from page ID

Those who have contributed to
the Community Chest can take
real satisfaction in contemplat-
ing all the services and benefits
made possible through the groups
served. he said.
Among the more important of
these, Wamsley listed the holding
of the per patient day cost at
Southside Hospital. which gets
$500 from the Chest. at $l9.25
in contrast to a $2l state aver
age.
Offers Much Help
II wonder how many people
realize what helping keep hos
pitalization costs down means to
those who must bear the ex-
pense: what it viii mean to us if
we have to go" he asked.
The Chest also provided the
Recreation Association with so
per cent Of its $4,000 expendi-
lures: it helped provide USO en-
tertainment to servicemen in
far-flung outposts; it helped the
Children's Home Society receive
l47 homeless babies and place
Ill for adoption, it provided sup
ervised recreation, reading and
meeting place for Negro citizens,
young and old; it helped the Sal
walton Army to continue its
Johnnie on the spot helpfulness
in time Of need.
These and many other services
were cited as President Vans
ley made his imposing roll call
of good neighborliness financed
through Chest gifts.
The budgeted sums for the
other agencies beside the hos
pital for this year are: Red
Cross. $1,000; Recreation AS
ISOLATION, $500; Boy Scouts,
$l.750. Salvation Army, 1000;
r. r. Motion Recreation Associa-
ton, $3.50; Hospital Auxiliary,
$780, Farmville Library $3.50;
Farmville Reading Room, $525;
Children's Home Society, $500;
United Fund, $500, and Prospect
Girl Scouts, $500. Chest expenses
are allotted $500.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Paul Cave Travels Through
Three States On Business Trip

MT. ZION, Feb. IS : Faul
Cave. of Farmville, went or
a business trip for the Johns
Equipment Company last week
through North Carolina, Tennes-
see and Kentucky. He visited
Mrs. Dewey F. Propst, superin-
tentend of Broughton Hospital in
Morganton. N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hughes, of
Byron. Ga. and Mrs. G. c. Boat
wright, of Charlottesville. recent
ly called on the Misses Mary
and Louise Anderson and other
relatives.
Claude Roberts has been very
sick at his home here, but is i'm
proving. He has had many visi-
tors.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Anderson
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Smith
at Glen Allen. Sunday.
c. T. Overstreet and several
of his BOYS, of Glen Allen, visited
the de Bettencourts, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Davis. of
Farmville. spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L.
Hudgins.
Mrs. Robert Earl Bryant and
Mark, of Columbia, S. c., were
recent guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jones, while
Robert Earl attended the Mer-
chandise Traffic meeting Of the
C&O Railroad. at White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Apperson.
Jr.. and family visited Mr.. and
Mrs. rman Mcmillan at
NuckolS. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Cave and children,
of Farmville. spent several days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Cave while Paul was on a
trip.
Mrs. Richard Bryant returned
home last Wednesday after be-
ing a patient for five days in a
Richmond espital. She also
spent some time with her brother
and his family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Stinson. She is improving.
Mrs. Malcolm Hitter. of Char
lOttesville. spent the week end
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Patterson.
of Bremo. and Carlton Boat
wright. of Richmond, called on
Misses Mary and Louise Ander-
son.
Mrs. T. L. Hudgins and Caro-
lyn were Sunday afternoon visi-
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Roberts.
Leonard Toney has been very
sick again. He was improving,
and had attended church twice.
We hope he may soon be back
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26

on the road to recovery.
James Snoddv, who has beer
king in Gordonsville. is
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davis.
Mrs. Louise johnson, of Rich
mond, was a week end guest in
the Clarke-WCod home at Gold
Hill.
Many of the folks, who work in
town. enjoyed having Monday
off Some of the country folks
went to town for the George
Washington birthday sales.
Mrs. Lillian F.. Rhodes and q
cousin, of Richmond. were re-
cent guests of MIR and Mrs. M.
K. Davis.
The Annie Armstrong season
OF prayer for home missions will
begin Monday evening. March 7,
at Oak Grove SHAPED. The women
are urged to attend these pro-
grams. Men and young people
are welcome. The theme is BE
hold Your God"
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Anderson,
Andy and Sus n, of Mullins,
S. c.. spent the week end of the
snow with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Anderson.
MIR. and Mrs. R. l. King, of
Glendale, visited with the de
Bettencourts, Friday evening.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Graveside Rites
Held For Mrs.
Mary ]. Hartman

AMELIA, Feb. Is - Grave
side funeral services for Mrs
Mary Joyce Hartman, IS. widow
Of William Perrin Hartman, who
died at her home in Amelia
county on Monday, February q
were held on Wednesday at
pm. in Amelia Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Hartman is survived by
two sons, Walter P. Hartman
Of Midlothian, and James E
Hartman, of Amelia; four
daughters, Mrs. Edgar Rogers
Of Stuart, Mrs. E. F.. Smith and
Mrs. o. j. Morris, both of
Amelia, and Mrs. S. E. FARRELL
Of Crewe; one brother, Richard
F. Joyce, of Westfield, N. c.;
three sisters, Mrs. Alice Bate
man, Mrs. Ann Bateman and
Mrs. Ida Mabry. all of Claude
vile: % grandchildren and "a
great-grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
West Buckingham
Charge Minister
Change Announced

DR.. Thomas F. Carroll, super
intendent of the Farmville Dis
trict of the Methodist Church
has announced that Rev. Gay
nor c. Shepherd, pastor of the
West Buckingham Charge, has
requested that he be relieved Of
his appointment.
He said the request was made
in order that he might take a
position with a commercial firm
in North Carolina. The pastorate
Of Mr. Shepherd will be termi-
mated as of March /, DR.. Car
roll said. The superintendent
said the services of the West
Buckingham Charge will be held
according to schedule, begin
ming Sunday, February %, DR..
Carroll will fill the pulpit that
day.
Mr.. Shepherd has been excus-
ed from preaching next Sunday
on account of the distance from
his place of employment and the
churches.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Old Abilene

| Feb. Is : The WSCS Of Beulaf
Methodist Church met Thursday
with Mrs. Thomas Driskill. II
spite of bad weather, there were
seven present. The ladies col
lected box Of clothing for the
Waddell family those home
burned February 10.
The society will sponsor its
monthly entertainment for the
young people of the community
Saturday night, February II, al
7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Hanson Harris held a
beauty clinic Saturday night
February 20. Mrs. Hazel Nelson
demonstrated makeup secrets OF
movie stars. Many cosmetics
were won by the guests.
The Abilene HID Club was re-
organized IL January. The first
Injecting was nelQ FeDfuary 70
with Mrs. Hazel Nelson. Every
one interested is invited to at
tend the meetings and to join.
A special invitation is extended
to the former members of the
Mt. Harmony Club.
The Randolph Henry P-TA
sponsored a countrywide supper
meeting Tuesday night in the
school cafeteria. Those from Abb
lene who attended were Mr.. and
Mrs. Alton Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Davis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hazel Nelson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Pipe Lines
Continued }roni page Il

proXimatels 500 pounds. Ii takes
crew Of men TO get the pipe
in the ditch and properly in
place.
Speedy Work
A fast, new method of insert
ing the pipe speeds the project.
A rubber composition gasket is
used TO fit the pipes together.
The gasket is supposed to last
as long as the pipe Derey ex-
planned. keeping his fingers
crossed.
1t took the ditch-digging ma
chine about three days to dig
the l.050 foot ditch to the town
dump, md it took the town
work crew only IS hours of work
to get the pipe all laid and ex-
ira fittings attached. 1t win now
require another day to get the
81 IN refilled and tapped down.
It's : lot of pipe-and eit'u
handle { ios of water
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
W. a. Uhrich, Jr.,
Makes Pershing
Rifles At VPI

William A. Uhrich, Jr., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Uhrich. Of Farm
vile, has been initiated into the
Pershing Rifles Drill Team at
VPL.
He. was one of ten selected
from $50 eligible for the honor
Membership is based on an out
standing military record and ex-
ceptional knowledge Of military
drill.
A sophomore, he is a member
of Alpha Phi Omega. the
Highly Eighties" band land the
Collegiate Dance band.
The drill team participates in
national drill competition, and
additionally ranks high in the
nation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Methodist
Plan District
Conferences

The general program of educa.
ton in the local church will be
presented by the staff of the
Board of Education Of the Vir.
ginia Methodist Conference at a
series of forthcoming meetings
in Farmville District.
The series will open Tuesday
March |, at Chase City and con
clude Friday. March II, al
Farmville.
Participating on the programs
will be DR.. Harry G. Bafthis,
Conference rotary of the
Board Of Educa ton; the Rev. Gil
Cofer, secretary Of Adult Work
the Rev. Cliff Freeman, secre.
tary of Youth Work, and the
Rev. Richard Monroe, secretary
of Children's Work.
The Farmville District staff
Dr.. H. E. Hudgins, the Rev. E
B. White. the Rev. e. c. De Jar
nette, Mrs. j. H. Leprade and
Mrs. j. T. Cassell, will assist.
In addition to the work in the
local church, the discussions will
include the work of the Commits.
sion on Education and the litera-
ture of the three divisions.
The complete schedule is as
follows:
March /, 7::30 pm, Centenary
Church. Chase City; March g.
3 pm, Crens h a W Memorial
Church, Blackstone; March z
7:30 pm, Dillwyn; March 9, 7::3O
pm, Keysville, and March H.
7:30 pm, Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26

Gladys. Mrs. Gallaher has been
very i'll, but is slightly improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Kelsey
and daughter, Chris, of Haileah
Fla, visited Mrs. Ruby Kelsey
and family last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rich
ardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Phillips and Herman Phillips re-
Gently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Raw
leigh Hubbard.
Mrs. Paul Johnson. with Mrs
John DOWdy as co-hoSteSs. was
hostess to the Tuggle Friendship
Club, Monday. The demonstra-
ton was on serving.
Week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jimmy Dowdy were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Patterson, of
Lynchburg, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Malberg, of Maryland.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Funeral Rites For
Hugh Stump, 81
Friday At 3 PM.

DILLWYN, Feb. IS : Hugh
Stump, 54. died Wednesday at
Camden. S. c. A funeral service
will be held at pm. Friday at
the Buckingham Baptist Church
Cemetery, Gold Hill.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Ella Shock Stump. of Dillwyn;
his wife. Mrs. Eloise Snoddy
Stump, of Camden; two brothers,
Gayle and Maurice Stump, of
Dillwyn; two sisters, Mrs. Viii
liam Davidson, of Dillwyn, and
Mrs. I. G. Miller, of Toledo, and
an adopted brother, Charles B..
Stump, of Denver.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Borden, SO
Friday Afternoon

Mrs. Lena Ella Borden, SO,
died Wednesday at Southside
Community Hospital. She had
been residing at Lake Worth,
Fla. She was a member Of the
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs
Farrar Shelton, of Farmville
and a niece Of Birmingham
Ala.
Funeral rites will be held Fri
day at 2 pm. at Doyne Burger
Funeral Home, with interment in
Sunset Hills Cemetery, Burke
vile. The family requests that
flowers be omitted.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Legion Meeting
Is Announced

The regular meeting Of Jack
Garland Post 80 Of the American
Legion will be held at 8 pm.
March l at the Post Home.
Commander Earl E. Riddle
berger urges all Legionnaires to
be present for discussion Of
three proposed projects.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Mesdames HuddlestOn And KELSEY
Attend Spiritual Growth Retreat

FARMvnLE, RI. 2, Feb
Is Mrs. Thomas Huddleston
and Mrs. Raymond Kelsey at
tended the Spiritual Growth Re-
treat of Appomattox Presby-
terry at Village Presbyterian
Church at Charlotte Court
House. February II represent
ing the VOC Of Appomattox
P. E. Church. They accompani-
ed Mrs. T. w. Williams and
Mrs. Watson Elliott, of Farm
vile, and Mrs. H. B. Overcast
and Mrs. w. T. Joyner, of
Hampden-Sydney.
M. H. Slayton spent last week
end with his sister and family
Mrs. Leonard Tuck, and Mr..
Tuck. of Lynchburg.
Mrs. Rawleigh Hubbard and
Mrs. Morris Hubbard recently
visited Mrs. c. M. Gallaher. of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Clothing Committee Holds Session

FOWHATAN. Feb. Is = Mrs.
Bernard Alien was elected chair
man Of the PoWhatan HID cloth
ing committee which held its
first meeting Friday, February
10. Other members of the COM
mittee include Mrs. B. S. Brent.
Mrs. E P. Hicks. Mrs. Willie
Maxey, ard Mrs. Edith Cosner
The purpose OF this commit
tee is to study the clothing
situation al present In the county
to find needs and TO work 10
recommendations for meeting
these needs.
The group decided that the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26

greatest neoda III foWi4atan
county Were elementary train
ing in clothing construction. con
tlnuation Of training on facts
about new fabrics. and meeting
clothing reeds Of low income
parents. for their children.
Clothing construction classes
for beginners viii be held at
Powhatan Courthouse during
April If interested in the class,
please contact the home demon
stration office or committee
m e m b r Immediately. Miss
Joyce Huffman. home agent.
saws.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Methodist School
Continued from page II

The Rev Phillip w. Thomas,
pastor Of the Prospect church
ard chairman Of the school S
board Of managers, said there
would be two class sessions each
evening with a Coke break be-
tween sessions. Other members
Of the board Of managers include
W. w. Vaughan. DR.. Herbert E.
HudginS and Miss Alice Smith.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Ashby

Feb. Is = Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Knott, of Baltimore, Md, have
recently bought and moved into
the attractive old home, WAY
erly Manor formerly Glover
dale" joining Penrith. This home
was built around 1858 by Ma
thaniel Walton. grandfather of
E. C. Walton.
Their daughter, Polly, is a
junior at Mary Washington Col
lege and returns home fire.
Quently for week-Aends~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
Civil Rights
Continued from page l


establishment of the Commission
as an Independent agency within
the executive branch. We're an
swerable only to Congress and
the White House." Simpson puts
it.
The field investigator, who
gave major attention to voting
and registration procedures, was
particularly emphatic on the
county's lawful procedures and
observance Of the rights of all
people regardless of race in
these fields.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26
GREEN LIGHT

Wife nv I'm going home to
mother. l should have listened
to her twenty years ago.
Husband Go ahead. She's
still talking.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-02-26

Very few people realize that
the dictionary is a good book to
study.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Cantinf|as at Home
By PHIL STERN
Sunday Group

it describes a lovable native clown.
Cantinflas is the only matador who
can draw $1,000 people to q bullring
to see a satire of bullfighting. So great
is the desire of the poems to see Can
tinflas perform that the government is
forced to close down its official pawn
shops two days in advance of his bull
fight appearances SO the poor won't
hook household necessities to buy
tickets.
One of Mexico's leading philan-
thropists. Cantinflas turns over mil
lions of pesos to charity annually, sup
ports hundreds of orphans, and has
endowed hospitals and housing prof.
ects. For two decades, royalties from
his films, in which he doubles as pro-
ducer, have brought Cantinflas an
income conservatively estimated at
81 million year
With income taxes almost nom
existent, Cantinflas has become a cine
ma Croesus. His home. in an exclusive
residential district of Mexico City,
sprawls out like a fortress. Inside, it
appears like a modern museum display
ing primitive Mexican and Mayan sculp-
ture. Though he owns houses in other
cities and countries, and has real es-
tate holdings which include luxury
hotels, Cantinflas feels that his Mexico
City mansion is symbolic Of success
which seemed so remote to him as a
boy.
Until these exclusive pictures were
taken, Cantinflas had not allowed any
one to photograph his home for publi-
cation. He still, as these pictures show,
seems to look upon his worldly goods
with the native suspicion of the clever
Mexican ragamuffin, which is his most
famous film portrayal.
Evening star., 1960-12-04

MEXICOCITY
THE richest and probably best
Il loved actor in the world is a shy,
mild-mannered Mexican comedian
named Cantinflas, who has become an
idol and a living legend for millions of
Latin Americans. Though known in the
United States mainly for his role as side
kick to David Niven in Around the
World in Eighty Days." and the recent
Columbia epic, "Pepe," Cantinf1as
face is familiar wherever Spanish is
spoken.
Just as familiar, and even more en-
dearing. are the caricatures of popular
types which CantinflaS has portrayed
in some Is movies. Whether he plays a
village loafer, a musketeer or police
man, Cantinflas manages to inject con-
tagious quality of humble befuddlement
and gentle philosophy into his portrayal
Striking sympathetic response with
the poor, he expresses his sincerity in
futile gestures and a special brand of
idiomatic double talk. Despite handi
caps and apparent ineffectiveness,
the Cantinflas character usually wins
out in the end because of goodness
of intention and purity of motive. Charlie
Chaplin himself has dubbed Cantinflas
the worlds greatest comedian"
Born Mario Moreno 43 years ago.
the sixth of fifteen children of a poor
Mexican postman, the actor changed
his name to Cantinflas after running
away from home in his early teens to
join travelling tent show. Although the
name "Cantinf1as" had no meaning when
he took it, the word now has an estab-
lished meaning in Mexican lingo. AS a
verb, it means to talk much while saying
little that's understandable AS a noun,
NOTION D. c. DECEMBER 4. 1900