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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

are brought in. Though this can
be, and is, a most interesting
hobby, it can go much further
than simply that, for the reason
that valuable information can be
obtained. This should be of great
interest in reports given at con-
servation club meetings and to
the publications issued by such
groups. 1t is really astonishing
how little we know about the
activities of some common bird
species Detailed studies have
been made of the larger. perse-
cuted or reduced species, which
is very important of course. but
we have rather neglected the
backyard varieties, There is
much to be learned about them
and the backward operator, so to
speak. can fill that gap.
Going a little further afield
than the yard or garden, many
people living rear the coast make
annual visits to the seabird colo
MES of the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts. those teeming avian cities
of gulls, terms, pelicans and other
colonial neSterS. In such colo
MES the food supply is more or
less Immediately adjacent to the
nesting site. as the sea laps at
the very edges of the colony and
the adults have only to fly out
over the surrounding waters to
find food for the clamorous
young.
Far removed indeed, from such
a situation and by way Of strik-
ing contrast. would be the nest
OF a golden eagle in the pam
handle Of Texas. amid the cliffs
of Palo Duro Canyon Here, the
adults are obliged to range wide
ly over the sweeping plains
which stretch to the very horizon
in a search for prairie-dogs.
iack-rabbits and the like. And
how far, too. do the few remain
ing California condors have to
fly from their cave nests amid
the towering walls of the Sespe
Canyon country2 So it goes with
the great family of the avian
world - some find ample food
a few yards away from he nest,
others arc obliged to travel many
miles.
Now. as to the number Of trips
per day to the nest Naturally,
the distance which must be
travelled has to do with how
many trips are possible. A colony
Of purple martins for instance,
will pay far more visits to the
nesting box than a red-shoul-
dered hawk to its nest in a
swamp The writer is. at the mo-
ment. out CT touch with reference
material but he seems to recall
that martin colony has been
known. in the aggregate of all
individuals concerned, to make
over 1000 visits to the nesting
box in a day.
So then. variation is the order
Of the day in the natural world.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

his season. that is winding UP
with its tournament play offs
this week. saw six teams playing
In the league. Next season the
league will be limited to 10
teams. For next year Farmville
will combine with Worsham to
form one team, and it should be
a poWerhCuse.
Other teams in the league that
Will continue next year are:
Cumberland ~. Cumberland ~ j..
Amelia ard Burkeville.
-Four other teams have already
joined the league. They are Buck
ingham County. Crewe, Black
Stone and Powhatan. This leaves
room for only one more team,
and several other communities
have indicated an interest in
joining.
The financial condition of the
league is satisfactory. according
to reports given by Don Sequin,
who served as president this past
year. In fact. Don has done such
a fine Job that he was rail
roaded' into taking the task as
president of the league for the
1862 season. His vote of conf
dence was overwhelming, and
several of the managers spoke
"off the cuff" in glowing terms
of what an outstanding job the
league president has done this
year in nursing along the grow
ing organization.
Many Improvements to the
league were discussed at the
meeting at Burkeville. Some of
these will materialize by next
year, others will come along
later. An organization of this
type -.does not spring into exis-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Farmville And Cumberland TO
Tangle In Southside Tourney

lead off man. Skeeter Fore.
Other top hitters for Farmville
were Houston Hatcher, with
single and a double, and Freddie
Mitchell with triple. Connant
was the big gun for Burkeville
with a single and a double.
Cumberland ~ moved into
the tournament with Farmville
thanks to an 11-6 victory over
Amelia Monday night.
Farmville will go to Cumber-
land tonight Thursday for the
first game in a three game
tournament. The second game
will be played at Farmville Fri
day night. and, if needed, third
game will be determined by flip
ping a coin.
In the Wind-up Of the regular
season games Saturday night,
Cumberland ~ defeated Cum
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Academy Gridders
Called August Is

Prince Edward Academy foot
ball candidates will be assembled
initially at $50 pm. on August
Is, Coach Robert C. Gilmer re-
minded today.
He requested candidates to
bring: tn a note from parents
conserving to football participa-
ton: ~ doctors medical GER
tificate. and -, SIS for insurance.
First day uniform should be
shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes.
Gilner said. Equipment will be
issued after several workouts in
the abbreviated uniforms.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
THE FARMvIILE (va) HERALD FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1861

Burkevilie, the regular season
champions of the SOuthside
League. were knocked out of the
tournament in a sudden death.
single game Monday night.
Farmville topped the champs
10 in the game played at Crewe.
Billy FIR nkl in, pitching q
beautiful game for the winners.
held the heavy hitting Burkeville
nine to four hits. while taking 10
strike outs.
Franklin helped his own cause
by smacking out a double and a
single. Losing pitcher was Butch
Cox. star twirler for the cham
pionship team He gave up seven
hits and issued eight free passes,
four of them going to Farmville S
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25

tence. fully grown. overnight.
Like everything else it takes CO.
operation between the teams,
support from the public and in
terest from its officials. All three
of these factors are present, so
the league is bound to flourish.
One of the problems that faces
any small, growing league is the
shortage OF qualified umpires. At
the present time the jumps are
picked by the home team, and
often, at the last minute. out of
the crowd. Naturally an mex
perienced official can call some
bad ones, but that TOO lis taken in
its stride by the players.
One OF the suggested improve
ments is to organize an umpires
association for the league. Ex-
perienced, impartial jumps add a
professional touch to any game,
especially those as hard fought
as the ones in the SouthSide
League.
For those who have not had
the opportunity of seeing teams
in this league in action this sum-
mer, they can still catch the
tournament between Farmville
and Cumberland.
Weather permitting. the first
game of the tournament will be
played tonight Thursday at
Cumberland, and the second
game will be played Friday night
at Farmville. If third game is
needed the location will be de-
cided by Tipping a coin. In case
of bad weather the schedules will
be moved back a day. In any
event the first game will be
PLAYED at Cumberland
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Tri-County Girls
Softball Results

The PoWhatan Angels hung on
as possible contenders for first
place last Thursday night by
beating the Cumberland Cubs 10
to 8 at the Angels field. while the
A m | j a Banketts handed the
Truxillo Buddies their first de-
feat OF the season at the Amelia
field on Friday night. The score
Of the Banketts and Buddies was
6 to 8. Had the Buddies won this
game it would have clinched
The pennant for them.
The Buddies will play the An
gels on the Amelia field this Fri
day night. Pending the outcome
OF the game between the Bud
dies and the Cubs Wednesday
night. this game could mean the
oennant for either team. The
Banketts remain idle this Fri
day night.
A meeting of the Tri County
Girls Softball League will be
held at Amelia C. H. on Monday
night August % to make plans
for the playoffs.
Standings
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Outdoor Tips
FISHING

Children change their minds
about what kind of toys they
like as often as anglers change
their minds about what lures
the fish should be hitting. Here's
how to put one of juniors out
NODDED playthings to work = his
hula hoop. First plug up any
holes in the tubing. Next, attach
one of your extra duck decoy
anchors and sufficient line to an
Choir the hoops in a nearby pool
or pond. What have you got?
Why it's a first class casting
target for brushing up on your
fly and spin fishing.
Many anglers value pork rind
highly as a sure catchum lure.
It's no wonder. because rind is
versatile and valuable addition
to any tackle box. However. pork
rlnd comes in jars, and jars can
break or spill out their liquid,
messing up tackle box. Here's
the tip. Place your pork rinds
in petroleum jelly and wrap in
waxed paper. The rinds will stay
soft. there's nothing to spill and
there a lot less weight to lug
around.
Put yourself in this picture:
You're in your boat and on the
lake; there's a big fish sitting
within casting distance just wait
ing for your next offering; and
the end of your monofilament
line is so badly worn you know
it would never hold a lunker.
OF course, there's no problem if
you've remembered to bring a
knife but you'd forgotten!
Here's the answer. Take out
you faithful windproof lighter.
insert the line toward the hinge
close the case cover and give
the line short tug to ward the
hinge. 1t works better than a
knife.
HUNTING
Man. if you've got enough
musical talent to get sounds out
OF a harmonica you've been
missing a real thing when it
comes to coon hunting. Yes. we
SAID coon hunting. When
you're out at night blow few
soft notes in the dark. Wait a
bit. then let loose with a sharp
blast. Pop on your light and the
chances are good that Mr.. Coon
will be sitting there looking at
you.
Tired of picking lead shot out
of your squirrel stew? Next
time you have a bushytail freed.
move around until you can get
a branch or twig about "a of the
way between you and the squir-
rel, lined up with the animals
head. This will place your pei
lets right IN the head = where
they should be.
CAMPING
To anchor your tent in soft
ground, get a log about the
length of the tent, fasten the
ropes to it and burg the log
about a foot in the ground. It
will hold, even in stiff breeze.
Works with snow. too.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Practice Set
in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND. Aug. "a -
Coach Ed Bessell announced to-
day the Cumberland football
team will report for practice Au-
gust % to begin practice at 8
am.
Two practices a day will be in
effect from that date. the prac-
hccs being at 9 am. and 4 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Which Onee

Help. Help! An alligator has
lust bitten off my Leg" yelled
the swimmer.
Which one?" inquired a
friend on the bank.
How do know? All alliga-
tors look alike"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Tourney

berland ~ lie: and Burkeville
defeated Farmville 4-3. Amelia
took forfeit win over Worsham.
This left Burkeville the undis-
puted champions for the regular
season, with Cumberland t2) sec
ond Farmville and Amelia tied
for third place honors, and the.
managers Tipped a coin to de
termine which would be desig-
mated third and fourth. Farm
vile won the toss and received
credit for being the third place
team.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
&h&ne Ne.u,
The Southside League Takes A Giant Step
BY BILL WALL

The Soutside League is well providing
cabe mpoessiona baseball surrounding territory
the pleasure of this Sideiner
and key players League Friday night at
Burkeyile
Inc interest and enthusiasm that shown that meeting
can mean only thing the
forward!
, 1961-05-04
BILL No. 1875

To Provide a Pension for Former Councilman Edmund
Hurley, and for Other Purposes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands:
SECTION /. In recognition of his years Of public
service, as an elected representative Of the people of the
Island of Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, serving in the Mu-
nicipal Council of Saint Croix, and in the. Legislative As
sembly of the Virgin Islands, former Councilman Edmund
Hurley is hereby granted a pension Of Thirty ($300O
Dollars a month for the rest of his natural life, effective
from July !. 1860.
SECTION 2. Funds for the payment Of this pension
shall be appropriated as a contribution to the Pension
Fund. The pension shall be payable monthly by the Com
missioner Of Finance from the Pension Fund in the same
manner and form as other pensions and annuities are paid.
DR.. ANDUZE ............. YEA
Mr.. DE LlIGO .......s VI
NH. GOMEZ. YEA
, 1961-05-04
or participation of the Government of the Virgin Islands
by $4,000 to a new total of $75. 900.
SECTION 2. The following section is hereby added
to the said Act No. 528:

TO the SAID ACT NO. 0z6:
"$3. The Governor be and he is. hereby authorized
for and on behalf Of the Government Of the Virgin Islands,
to make, execute, and deliver to the National Park Ser
vice, on behalf Of the United States Of America, a quit
claim deed covering the property described in Section | of
Act No. 528 and, in addition, the following property:
Lot No. F. Cruz Bay, Saint John, Virgin Islands, with
the following metes and bounds:
Beginning at Bound Post No. 986, the line runs in a
general s~outherly direction along Parcel No. IS A Estate
1nighed a distance of Calico feet, to a bound post; thence
turning and running South So degrees so minutes West a
distance of $40 feet, more or less, along the Public Road,
to a point; thence turning and running North So degrees
so minutes West a distance of 200 feet, more or less, along
Government Land toa point; thence turning and running
North Is degrees IS minutes East a distance of 40 feet,
more or less, to a point; thence turning and running North
10 degrees Is minutes West a distance of $50 feet, more
or less, to a point on the southern boundary of Lot F.;
thence turning and running South IS degrees AZ minutes
East a distance of III feet, more or less, along Lot E.. to a
Doint, thence turning and running North Is degrees 10
minutes East a distance of 1861 feet, more or less, along
Lot E, to point; thence turning and running South 81 de-
arees AZ minutes East a distance of 200 feet, more or less,
along Parcel No. - "A Estate Cancel Bay, to the point Of
beginning
The. above bounded tract contains or acres, more or
less"
, 1961-05-04
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
SAINT THOMAS

General maintenance and repairs to streets and roads,
in the following order of priority;
l.. Paving Road System through Hospital
Grounds to serve existing homes and home
stead lots;
Q. Reconstruction and paving Of road into
Carenage, southwark from Veterans Drive
and connecting with the main northward
road to the HARDWOOD Highway; roads from
! Veterans Drive to Altoona Nos. IS and 20; ex-
tension of drains in the area; building OF re-
tanning walls and steps where necessary and
hard-surfacing Of other roads, public ways,
and free gangs in Carenage;
8. Repairs and improvements to roads at Agnes
Fancy; y
A. Construction Of Bridge at Dronningensgade, T
Kings Ctr.
S. Improvement Of Road at Estate Staabi 9O,OOO.0O
SAINT o
General maintenance and repairs to streets and
roads, including paving of the J. Percy Caroline
Avenue 9SU,UoU.Ou
SAINT job
General repairs, maintenance and construction
Of roads and streets SOC, 100000
, 1961-05-04
BILL No. 1871
BILL No. 1871
LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
Regular Session
1860
Regular Session
1860

To Amend Act No. 528 Bil Nc. 1O87l, An Act to Author
ize the Transfer of a Tract of Land in Saint John to the
National Park Service for a Bulkheading and Road Con-
s~truction Project and to Authorize the Participation of the
Territorial Government in the Cost Thereof, Approved
April 90. 1860
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands:
, 1961-05-04

SECTION /. Section 2 Of Act No. 528, Bill No. 1887
Third Legislature Of the Virgin Islands, Act to Authorize
tional Park Service for a Bulkheading and Road Construlc
ton Project and to Authorize the Participation Of thu
Territorial Government in the Cost Thereof" be and the
same is hereby amended by increasing the appropriation
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
Bulgur Walters to Be Placed in CD Shelters

WASHINGTON A = The De- fense Department said Friday 1t would buy about l50-million pounds of bulgur waters = slir- vival biscuit made of crushed wheat which can last at least five years without spelling.
 A Civil Defense official said the bulgur parched wheat that draws it's name from a Turkish area - is probably one of the most ancient foods" The wafer itself was developed by Agri- culture Department research sci- entists at Alasbany. Calif.
 The two-inch square waters, tasting little like graham crack CTS, will be placed in shelters now being marked across the country.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
Jackie Jensen's
 Brilliant Athletic Career Appears to Be ali an End

BOSTON ts = Jackie Jensen's brilliant but controversial athletic career, which included football stardom and one of baseball's highest awards, appears to be at an end.
 The 34-year-old outfielder in- dicated to his Boston Red Sox em- ployers Friday night that he will retire from baseball and devote his time to business in Nevada and California.
 The apparent decision follows by only a few days announce ment by the Red Sox of unique travel schedule, designed to fit around Jensen's much publicized fear of airplane travel. The club also had mailed him contract.
 The seeming decision to quit baseball was not much of sur- prise.
 Jensen quit the club with one game left to play at the end of the 1859 season only one year after he was named the Ameri- can Leagues most valuable play CT. But he came back after being out the entire 1860 campaign and played most of the 1861 schedule
 Early last season he jumped the club again but returned sev- eral weeks later. He had little success at the plate, however, ending the season with a .263 batting average for 137 games.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
Applications Available For Coast Guard Academy

JUNEAU Less than one month remains for those young men desiring to participate in the annual examinations for entrance to the US. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn. Completed applications must be received by Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, DC, not later than Jan. 10, 1862.
 Successful applicants will be admitted July 1862, to the four year course of instruction. which has provided career officers for the regular Coast Guard since 1876.
 An applicant must be a high school senior or graduate, who has reached his l7th but not his |22nd birthday on July I, 1862 Applicants still in high school must graduate by June 30, 1862
 Applicants must be in excellent physical condition, between 64 and 78 inches in height, with pro- Iportionate weight, and have not less than 20/3n vision correctable to 20/20 vision.
 An information booklet and ap- |plication forms for entering the Coast Guard Academy may be ob- tained bv ritinp to the Commands Ter, 17th Coast Guard District, Box 2631, Juneau, Alaska, or to Coast Guard Headquarters, iSSSS0 E St., Washington 25, DC.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
Dog Musher Loses Bulldogging Foray With a Cow Moose
ANCHORAGE Ua - ssNevcr E

ANCHORAGE t, = Never try to bulldog cow moose 2
 This was the advice former rodeo performer Bob Pool gave his mushing buddies Saturday as he related the story of his en- counter with COW moose on the mushing trail.
 ssWe were heading down the gas line right-of-way between Huff man and Dearmound Rd.," he said. Tt was showing hard and I never dreamed any moose would be stirring about, but the next thing l knew, Snuffy, my lead dog, was tangled with kicking frightened cow moose" Pool said he first tried to un- hitch his dogs, but the moose jumped around so much that he was able to free only five of the 11-dog team.
 When the nose kicked Snuffy I went after it." he said. q grab bed the moose by the neck and tried to wrestle it to the ground, but it just can't be done"
 Finally, with dogs barking and Pool shouting, the moose un- tangled itself from the harnesses and drifted off through the woods.
 Pool said he gave up rodeoing In 1857 after the Palmer Fair, but prior to that time he worked rodeos in nearly every state of the union.
 T wasn't bulldogger even then, but l can tell you that no bulldogger would able to handle frightened cow moose" he said.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
Alaska Tourist Boom FOreseen

tFrom Seattle Post-Intelli- gencer) Seattle's Charles B. West. who is crossing $5 million a year from tourists who want to see Alaska, and who themsel.Sss contribute $1 million to the econ omy of the 49th state, expects this coming season to be the most crowded since the days of '98.
 The impact of the Seattle Worlds Fair will ring cash regis ters as far away as the Arctic Circle, according to advance re- servations with Westours, Inc.,. parent company of Vests diverse travel organizations.
 By sea, the tourists will have their choice of 38 sailings of the steamers Glacier Queen and the Yukon Star, formerly the Coquit- lam and Chilcotin. They are oper- ated by the Westours subsidiary, Alaska Cruise Lines, Ltd, from Vancouver, B.C., to Haines, Alas ka. Each carries 12O passengers.
 Our figures indicate, rather accurately, that the average tour ist these days spends $400 in Alaska on food. lodging, gifts, services and entertainment" West says. .And there will be more tourists than ever this coming season. .
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
D. YEARS WITHOUT
 TRAFFIC FATALITY

TRAIL, BIC. M - This town Of I l,250 was frightened all day Friday as motorists drove around with their headlights on in cele- bration.
 Trail was celebrating the com pletion of seven years without a traffic fatality record for North American cities of more than 10000 population which is expected to be recognized by the National Safety Council on Jan. l.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
IF COT cLoBBERED

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 NOTTINGHAM, England tR = When Albert Gretrex offered Frank Bartlett 300 pounds $840 flor Mrs. Bartlett, Frank hauled off and hit him with wrench.
 Nottingham magistrates were told Friday that 51-year-old Frank, father of three children, had been happily married for l9 years. Then his wife, Veronica, 37, left him to live with Greatrex, The magistrates ruled that when Bartlett hit his rival, he was
 acting under great and extreme provoeation" and dismissed charges against him on the con- dition that he behaves himself in the future.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
RoARrssc and ROWLING :.

HOAa3SG and ROWLING .
 MOSCOW M The animals in the Moscow Zoo are roaring and bowling louder than usual and the newspaper Moscow Prav- da said Saturday it is because they are hungry.
 The paper, organ of the Moscow region Communist party, charged the zoo director took money bud- geted for food for the animals and bought 5000 copies of a panlph- let entitled Among Animals and Birds" for distribution to zoo visitors. Author of the pamphlet? The zoo director, said Moscow pravtia.
The Nome nugget., 1961-12-18
National Figures of Military Aviation Pay Tribute to Wright Bros.

= V . VI ~- ' - " ' T T &3 n ytf
 KILL. DEVIL HILLS, NC. M National figures of military avi- ation paid tribute to the first men to fly at the birthplace of power ed flight Saturday.
 Sixteen Air Force and Navy super-sonic jets thundered over
 the Wright Bros. Memorial in
 double diamond formation at
 10:37 a.rn to mark the 58th an-
 niversary of the first flight of
 Orville Wright.
 The jets returned minutes later
 for low altitude pass in trail
 formation. z Among spectators was Brig. Gen. Paul Tebbetts Jr., pilot of | the bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hirosrima In 1945. Tibbetts was the official representative of the Air Force. The flyover included planes that can move twice the speed of sound, almost 200 times as fast as Orville's 12 second, 120-foct first flight 58 years ago.