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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
Many Guests Here
For Asllton-Cox
Wedding Ceremony

Out-of town guests here for the
Ashton-Cox wedding which took
place at the home of Nj. and
Mrs c. j. Cox. the brides par
ents. on Saturday. were. Nh.
and Mrs. Harold P. Ashton.
Providence, r. l.. Mr.. and Mrs.
J o b n j Grady. Pawtucket.
R. T.. Miss Jane Story. Marion.
n G.. Mr. and Mrs. Harry c.
Cruickshank. Richmond: Mr..
and Mrs Taylor Ridgwell Nor
folk, Mr. ara Mrs. j. Marshall
Dunnavant, Charlotte Court
House; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dun
raVant. Charlottesville: Mr.. and
Ms. w. Leonard LaForce. Balti-
more, Md.
Also. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
B. Williams. Jr., Mss Pamela
Williams. and Miss CAROLYN
Gayle Moore. all of Alexandria
Major and Mrs H. Paul La
Force. Jr. Of Columbia. S. al:
Nh and Mrs Alfred B. Cornell
and daughter. Susan. Peters
burg. Mrs. Frank Hanenkrat,
Fort Benring. Ga; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Harry Talley. Hopewell, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles R. Maillet.
Julie and Charlene Ma,l,et.
Portsmouth. Ohio. and MI. and
Mrs, G. W. Cruickshank. Flor
ence, S c.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
Miss 10 Ann Cox Exchanges Vops
With Harold Prescott Ashton, T.

Her pouffed veil of English il
fusion fell from bow Of silk
linen. She carried a cascade
bouquet OF phalaenopsis orchids
and stepharotis.
Mrs. Robert MONTGOMERY Ma
son. Of Farmyille. was the
brides matron Of honor J 0 h n
jackson Grady, Of Pawtucket.
r. l.. was best man
Immediately following h e
ceremony wedding breakfast
was held at the home of the
bride After a southern wedding
trip the couple Will make their
home III Providence. r. /.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

The marriage of Miss 10 Ann
Cox, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Castor joe Cox. 10 H arc ! d
Prescott Ashton, il son Of Mr.
and Mis-. Ashton. Of Providence,
Il. |. TOOK place at the home Of
tho bride On Saturday, August 81
at II noon. ~
TIE Rev. John Eliotte Har-
wood III. officiated at the
donble-rine ceremony.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father. Wore a floor
lergth sheath gown of antique
ivory silk linen with an empire
waistline of re-embroidered
Alencon lace. The empire jacket
and the full court train a re
fashioned Of matching silk linen
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

Mrs. DeRoy Colbert, OF Wash
ington D. c.. and Mrs. Willis
Jacobs, of Hope we'll. were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Ove,ton on Saturday.
Miss Kitty Watkins returned
on Saturday after a ten-day visit
with Mrs. Edwin Adams III Alex
andria.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Missimer
and Mrs. D. S. Abbott have re-
yur' ed to Orlando, Fla. after
visiting Mrs. Mary Dunkieg and
other relatives here.
MI. and Mrs Orv.l Ray. Of
Franklin Ky, have returned
home after spending the pas
week with MI. and Mrs. L. NJ
Palret at thelr cabin.
Spending the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. H E. Myrick were
Mr. and Ms F. F. Butry and
children. of Hampton.
Mrs. Norman Gresham and
children returned on Wednesday
after spending The past ten days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Adams. in Manassas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rison
and children, of Richmond, were
week end guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Wall and sons. and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Watkins,
Jr., and children.
Arriving On Wednesday after a
few days vacation at Virginia
Beach were Nh. and Mrs. Joe
Holloway. Of Richmond. They
spent the rest Of the week with
his mother. Mrs Annie Hollo
way.
MIS-. Elto Schroeder and daugh-
ter Miss Mary Claire Womack,
We're guests Of her grandson and
granddaughter, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
H. Conway, in D awhile on
Wednesday.
Mrs. F. F. Marsh and two
c hil d 7 n, of Charlottesville,
spent several days last week
with his brother-in-laW and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. j. B. BeleW.
w. H. Mckay. Jr.. and son,
Walter B.anton Mckay, accom-
panied by Buck Whitaker are
spending several days at Mays
Head, N. c., on a fishing trip.
Spending the past week at
Cherry Grove Beach. s. c., with
his sister. Mrs John Murphy
and family We're MI. and Mrs
Henry W. Hoffman and children
! Mrs. Anne:ta Tucker returned
recently from a Mediterranean
cruise with her sister. Mrs. Wal
ter Burge. Of Petersburg. and a
| cf f,,,anJe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe E. Boliek
and son, Lloyd, Of Falls Church,
were week end guests Of his
brother and sister-in-law. Nh.
and Mrs. Duke Boliek. an d
! daughter, Anne.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
THE FARMv1L1E (vao HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST g. 1868
Per, ona( M/lnthi;on

Cue SITS of Mr.. and Mrs,
George Fitzgerald over the week
end were her daughter, Mrs
Ralph Britton, and daughter
Barbara. Mrs. Elna Ward and
daughter, Carolyn, Miss Marian
Mowbray, and Mrs. Harrie
Lombard, all Of Charlottesville
They attended the grand vista
ton Of Jobs Daughters at the
Masonic Hall, Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Overton
and children, Of Washington
D. C., were week end guests Of
his parents, MI. and Mrs. w. B.
Overton.
Mr.. and Ms. Walter Richard
son had as tn cir guests this
week end her m Q t h E /. Mrs.
Elizabeth Traylor. and her sis
ter, Mrs. Helen Mcdowell. both
Of Falls Church, and another
sister, Mrs. Sarah Magrl, of
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine c. Wat
kins have Just returned from a
trip to Myrtle Beach S. c.
MI. ard Mrs. Donald Drake
and son. Bob. spent the week
end in Pulaski with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Imboden
Mrs. Lyle B. Martin. Of Falls
Church, and Mrs. erette
Raspberry, Of Chevy Chase,
Md, were week end guests Of
their sister, Mrs. Walter Ed
wards.
Mrs. Emma Anthony and her
daughter. Miss Sandra Anthony
have returned after spending a
few days in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. R. Frank and
MI. and Mrs. P. F. Gay ate va
cationing at Mays Head, N. G..
this week.
Miss Margaret Ann Glass has
returned after a two-week visiI
with relatives in Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lloyc
and sons. Tommy and Donnie
and Miss Gladys Lloyd visitee
Mrs. Lloyd's parents, Mr.. ane
Mrs. James Gibson, on Sunday
in Newport News. They also
visited her brother-in-law anc
sister, MI. and Mrs. william
Jones.
Spending the week end at The
Francis L an kford cabin o.
Northern Neck were Mr.. anC
Mrs. Robert Burger and Mr.
and Mrs. J M Wamsley
I Expected guests Of MI. anc
Mrs S. w. Putney for next weel
end are Dr.. and Mrs. W. F'lory
Of Woodbridge, Mr. and Mrs
John " Casteen, Jr.. and daugh
ter. Anne Putney Casteen, 0
Chesapeake.
Miss Minnie Hazlegrove Noel
is visiting her niece, Mr.
Charles Terrence, Jr., and Mrs
Carrie Terrence, and family il
Aberdeen Md.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
Boys See Game n
Anlcl.lcan Lcag.,1e

B. B. Hamburg aid bis sons.
Bort and Fred, toured New York
C.ty last week for a few days.
and SAW the New York Yankees
Play the Minnesota Twins and
the stage play. oliver They
We're IN New York to meet Mrs.
Hamburg who tur II q d last
week from Caribbean cruise
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
Club Calendar

BAPTIST y Monday. Aus ).
g p nj. General meeting 1t the
church Corelia Leavel Circle
III charge of program Toplc =
70 All the World Through Co
operAtlOn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
Rehearsal Dinner
For Bridal Party

Dr- and Mrs. H. B. Holsinger
entertained a: rehearsal din
nor on Friday night at the Hotel
Weyanoke in honor of Miss 10
Ann Cox and to Harold Pres
colt Ashton, Jr., whose wedding
took place on Saturday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
To Rein Restyle
Or Buy New
FurnitU TIRE

Before YOU buy a piece of new
furniture, consider reStyllng or
refinishing an old one you have
on hand. But examine the piece
carefully to be sure it is worth
renovating. If it is strong, we'll
made. and of good design, it
may be we'll worth the time and
trouble it takes to restyle. If
you cannot do the restyling or
resinishing without professional
help, it may be cheaper to buy
new furnitu re.
Think Of where you will use
the piece. Is the scale right?
/ Does it fit i'm with your . +
furniture?
Color and texture are the best
tools for restyling. Some sofas
and chairs can be made to APP
pear contemporary, traditional,
or early American by the color,
design. or texture Of the cover
ing. Color also is one way Of
unifying unmatched pieces.
Slow down if you want to turn
at an inters lection: Get in proper
lane ahead of time, signal your
intentions. don't pull wide tc
make tuln b, and stay in correct
lane after making turn.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

GREG BSl-win. son of MI and
Mrs. ". II. Baldwin. Jr.. return
90 by plano on Wednesday after
spending tic past six weeks in
san Antonio, Texas. with his
unee and aunt, Mai and MIS-
W I Boadlwant. and attending
Texas Military institute with his
cousin. Tommy Bondurant. His
pafeats ana sisters met him at
the airport ~ Washington.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06
junior Modern
Woodf nen Spend
Busy Month OF July

TIL no nth Of July was quite
an event for the Junior Modern
Woodmen Of America Of tn e
Farmville Camp.
Including the families, 1902 pic
nicked at the MWA grounds, fol-
lowed witt social activities. La
ter Is had an all-day outing at
Goodwin Lake ending with a
train ride from Crewe to Farm
vile for the small members.
The tee ayers. II chaperoned
by four a dults. spent three days
at Mays Head. N c 1t was very
exciting camping. etc. The IL
Juniors won these outings with
perfect a tendance at all meet
ings. This is the second vaca-
ton they have won to the beach.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

Mrs. Don Morton left for Nor
folk on Friday after visiting her
father, Thomas NJ. Layne. Jr..
and family for two weeks. She
spent the week end with h G +
mo,herln-law. MIS-. Charles
Morton. and was joined there by
her husband. 1t. Morton. who
has been attending the National
Guard encampment at Virginia
Beach. They returned to their
home in Onancock on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Gresham and children left on
Monday for Cookeville. Tenn. to
visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Gresham.
Guest Of Miss Jenelle Spear is
Miss Esther Weinstein, Of Mt.
Carroll IL.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

Mrs. Ida Southall and ms.
Betty HI mmond are spending
this week at Virginia Beach.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

and Mrs. w. o. McClung. of
Farmville; Miss Betty Ru tn
Simpson, j I'm or. is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Ed
ward Stinn pson. of Farmville;
Mrs. Judith D. Whittemore, a
junior, is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Dunca. of Co.
lumDla, an ID Miss Karen Dale
Templetor, a freshman. is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs WI. l.
Templeton, Of Charlotte Court
House.
The Deans List is published
to recognize those students who
have achieved superior scholar
ship A student must have
achieved a Bplus average dur
ing the previous semester to be
on the list.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shelton
Whitaker and family have re-
turned after spending two weeks
at Smith Beach on Eastern
Shore.
Mrs. Earl Willis, of Virginia
Beach, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Whidden at their
cabin on Pa rmville Lake.
Robbie and Mike Cunningham.
of Richmond, have been spend
ing some time with their grand
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lee Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kayton,
Jr., and sons, left on Sunday to
spend a week with her parents,
the Rev. and Mrs. n ID Black
burn. at Buckroe Beach, and at
Virginia each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Winds Lift Roofs,
ToppIe TruiIers in
Cumberland Area

CUMBERLAND, April 20
(AP) High winds blew off the
roofs Of a home and a ware
house and turned over two
trailer homes in the Cumber-
land area today.
The roof of the house struck
a car, damaging it heavily. The
debris also knocked down tele-
phone lines, and homes in the
area were without service for
several hours.
The warehouse was at the
Town and Country Shopping
Center in Cumberland. The
roof landed on a parking lot
several feet from the warehouse
One Of the trailer homes was
demolished, although its four
occupants Mrs. Patrick Bridges
and her three children, escaped
with only minor injuries. The
Bridges live at Beans Cove, in
Pennsylvania, just across the
Maryland border.
The other trailer home was
at Barton, Md. 1t came to rest
on its roof and the furnishings
inside were slightly damaged.
Trees we're uprooted in the
Cumberland area and the dis
play windows of several bust
nesses in the downtown area
were blown out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
LACK PRIVATE CELLS
AIcotroz Ex-Inmotes
Unhappy in DC. JoiIs

1900. We need also more per-
sonnet"
Asked II employment Of more
Negro correctional officers
would help ease the problems
caused by the anti-white Black
Muslims at the city's penal in
stitutions, Mr.. Clemmer said, ~
rather doubt it.
THE Black Muslims don't
seem to like anyone but them
selves. They refer to some Of
our good Negro officers as Uncle
Toms and are quite as insult
ing to them as they are to
whites"
Last year 40 Muslims rioted
at the Lorton Youth Center
most Of whom were transferred
to the Reformatory and to Dis
trict Jail. Two of those trans
ferred prisoners, who identified
themselves as members Of the
Muslin Sect. we're involved in q
scuffle with guards at District
Jail this April 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and Vicinity-Sunny
and dry today with a high in
the upper 70S. Tomorrow fair
and warm. High yesterday at
3 pm, SO. Low yesterday at
$50 am, SO.
Maryland-Sunny with low
humidity today. high 70 to 30.
Tomorrow mostly fair and
warm with a chance Of a few
afternoon showers in the west.
Virginia-Sunny and dry today
with high in the upper 70s or
low Dos. Tomorrow mostly fair
and warm with a chance OF
afternoon showers in the
mountains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Clear today with
visibility of 10 miles. Winds
west 10 southwest at 10 knots.
River Report
Potomac River cloudy at Harperi
Ferry and clear at Great Falls, Shen,
andoah cloudy al HarperS Ferry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
11More Held
InCumbridoe
Picket Test

CAMBRIDGE, Md. April 20
(AP).-Eleven pickets were ar
rested in Cambridge today as
the Civic Interest Group, an
integrationist organiza-
ton, sponsored demonstrations
in this Eastern Shore town for
the fourth consecutive week
end.
Assistant Police Chief James
C. Leonard said the II were
arrested when they picketed in
front Of Airpax Electronics Inc
on the main street Of Cam
bridges business district. A to-
tai Of IS we're picketing.
Each was charged with re-
fusing to obey an officer and
disorderly conduct and held In
the Dorchester County Jail
Bond was set at 500 for each
person on each OF the tWo
charges.
Mr.. Leonard said some OF
the II demonstrators carried
no signs as they picketed in
front of Airpax. He said he
ordered the leader to take those
without signs from the picket
line and when the leader re-
fused, Mr.. Leonard arrested
him. Others picketing without
signs we're then arrested.
Besides Arpax. the demon
strators picketed the Dorset
Theater, the unemployment Of
flee, the city hall and the Of
flee Of State Sen. Frederick c
Malkus, Democrat Of dorches-
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Brownsville
Gets 3-Yeur
Accreditinq

ANNAPOLIS, April 20 (AP)
Brownsville State Hospital,
which treated only Negro pa
tients until last January Z, has
become Maryland's only fully
accredited State mental hos
pital.
The rating was approved by
the National Joint Commission
on Accreditation Of Hospitals
and was announced today by
Gov. Tawes.
He praised DR.. Charles s.
Ward, the hospital administra-
tor, and DR.. Isadore Tuerk,
commissioner of mental n.y.
giene. on the accomplishment.
THE achievement of this ac-
creditation for a three-year pc
Rod reflects the splendid strides
that Brownsville has taken in
recent years in the develop
ment of excellent hospital IA
cilities and good programs. in
the treatment Of patients and
in the reduction of patient pop
ulations to a significant de-
gree" he said.
The accrediting commission
represents the American College
of Physicians, the American
College of Surgeons, the Amer
lean Hospital Association and
the American Medical ASsocia-
ton. Its team surveyed the
Brownsville facilities last
March Ills.
Only one other Maryland In.
stitution ever achieved the full
three-year accreditation of the
commission. Spring Grove helc
it once but lost it about three
years ago because of overcrowd-
ing and insufficient ratios Of
doctors and nurses to patients
DR.. Tuerk said.
DR.. Tuerk said two other
Maryland mental institutions
Spring Grove and Eastern Shore
State Hospital, are now near
ing full accreditation and plan
to request inspections soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
COUNTY VS.. TREE
Foirfox Officials Sing
Blue Spruce Blues

Fairfax County officials hope
that they will never see a thing
as vexing as a tree-specific-
ally, the stately blue spruce
they earmarked for the front
lawn of the courthouse.
The project started in an Off
hand sort of way some fouI
months ago, when County
Agent Joseph E. Beard spotted
the 25-foot tree right in the
patch of bulldozers widening
State Route so northwest Of
Ramp Washington.
He enlisted the aid Of other
tree-lovers in the county gov
eminent, and it was decided tc
transplant the spruce to the
courthouse lawn and make il
the official county Christmas
tree.
With cries of "Roadman
spare that tree!" county Off.
Gals began hacking their way
through red tape and finally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Donovun-Custro
Talk Reported

HAVANA, April 20 (AP).-
Attorney James B. Donovan
slipped unannounced into Ha-
vana today, and usually re-
liable sources said he met i'm
mediately with Prime Minis
ter Castro.
The nature and location OF
their talks were not disclosed
but Mr.. Donovan is known to
be seeking the release of the
more than 20 Americans still
held in Cuban prisons on var
ious charges of working against
the Castro regime.
Mr.. Donovan successfully ne
gotiated the release of the Gu
ban Bay of Pigs invasion pris-
oners last December, and or
another trip to Cuba less than
two weeks ago returned to the
United States with nine Amer
leans who had been impris-
oned as anti-Castro agents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Beauty Selected
In Silver Spring

Miss Barbara Chamberlin
10, Of 105O1 Hayes avenue, Sill
yer Spring. was chosen last
night as Miss Silver Spring in
a beauty contest sponsored by
the Silver Spring Junior Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Miss Chamberlin, a senior
at Northwood High School,
next will compete for the title
of Miss Maryland.
The first and second runners
up, in order, were Miss Carol
Curran, 10, of 9409 Colesville
road, Silver Spring, and Miss
Jean Fischer, 20. of 1906 Glyn-
dale road, Chevy Chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
AnuPtltnDs

TheTe will Be a double Unwilling
in the memory Of PHILIP and
LILLIAN, FRANKS at King David
Memorial Gardens, Lee hwy, Falls
Church, Va, on Sunday. April q;
'' "'' FRANKS FAMILY.
l4,l9,20,2l
GERSTEL, LOUIS. There will be an
unwilling in the memory Of LOUIS
GERSTEL, husband of Lillian Ger
stel and father Of Allen and Marshall
Gerstel, on Sunday, April 2l, at 2:3O
pm. at King David Memorial Gar
Friends and relatives invited.
GOODMAN. SAMUEL. There will be
s en- m neHs5ps Of SAMUEL IU aoopMAS
father Of BENJAMIN and Herman
Goodman, at 1 pm. Sunday. April
Israel Section Of Elesvetgrad Gene
terry, Congress- Heights, 1898 18th
ppi Place Sc. Relatives and FRIENDS in
GREENBERG. PEARL. There will be
an unwilling q SrE 2 mem 6gHIN IN ths
on Sunday, April u. 1868. at Il
noon at the King David Memorial
Gardens. Falls Church. Va. Friends
and relatives are invited. Fl
GRONER, JONATHAN B. There will be
an unyeiling in memory Of IONA;
THAN B. GRONER, beloved son and
brother, on April %, 1868. at IL
am, at King David Memorial Gem
etery. Relatives and friends are in
MOLLY W. GRoNER.
KAsMIR. LIsEFLORA. There will be
FLORA KAsMIR. beloved daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kasmir,
sister OF Seton Paul and Jan Rose
Kasmir, on Sunday, April rs, 1858,
at 80 pm, at Arlington National
Cemetery. Relatives and friends in
vited. 21,2S
ROSS. JAMES. The family OF the late
DEACON JAMES ROSS wishes to
deep appreciation to the ministers,
organizations, co-workers, relatives,
friends and neighbors for their kind
expressions OF sympathy, their cards,
other kindnesses shown during their
DEVOTED WIFE, MRS. PRISCILLA
ROSS AND FAMILY.
SHAPIRO. MORRIS and SARAH. There
will be an unwilling Of a monument
in memory of MORRIS and SARAH
SHAPIRO. parents of Dr. Harry H.
Shapiro, Esther Metelits and Rose
Franks, at the National Capital
Hebrew Association Cemetery, 57th
and NJ SITS Sc, on Sunday, April
%, at 1880 pm. Relatives and
friends are invited.
sILVERMAN, DAVID P. There will be
an unwilling Of q monument in the
memory Of DAVID p SILVERMAN,
the beloved husband OF Belle Silver
man and father Of Helen Fingerhut,
Norman Silverman and Marvis
Brown. on Sunday, April 81. 1868.
at 2 p m, at B'nai Israel Cemetery.
Oxon Hill Nd. Friends and relatives
invited. THE FAMILY. 81
wOLK. CLARK L. There will be an
unwilling in memory of the late
CLARK L. WOLK, beloved husband,
father and grandfather, on Sunday,
April Is, at l pm, at Bnai Israel
Cemetery, Oxon Hill, Md. Relatives
and friends are invited.
THE FAMILY OF CLARK l.. WOLK.
2l,9B
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

Make 0-Duy
Trek Here

A group Of Brooklyn high
school boys skipped both the
fuss and the bus to get to
Washington this spring. They
walked. ending the nine-day,
240-mile trip yesterday.
But unlike their peers that
swarm through town after a
soft trip here, they will see lit
tie of the sights, as they have
to report back to Brooklyn
Tech High School Monday.
They went to bed in mid
afternoon yesterday, after soak
ing their feet in little plastic
buckets Of water outside their
motel, where their parents met
them to drive them home.
The doughty mixers had
planned to make 1t here in six
days to break the worlds rec
ord in fitness hiking" Paul
Mercurio, the 18-year-old lead
err said.
They didn't know another
group of teen-age New York
boys, four Marine Cadets from
Staten Island, were arriving by
foot only hours earlier. The
four made it in six days.
Young Mercurio. one Of four
brothers taking the trip down
the East Coast, said they
thought the whole thing up one
day as a way to pass the time
during spring vacation.
Our parents told us Sure.
you can co. thinking we
wouldn't" he said. So he con-
tacted a motel chain, explained
his plan and secured free meals
and lodging for the nights.
Two nights we weren't any,
where near a motel, though, I"
he said. land we just slept on
peoples lawns"
The whole vacation cost each
boy about $50, he said.