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2—MT. PLEASANT TIMES Wednesday, March 12. 1958
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Worth Investment
Benefits ol Science
Fair Listed by Club
W. Virginia Knocked From
NCAATourney by Manhattan
bi of the Chicago Cubs, if appear-
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Tennessee
Ohio sur-
weighs 198. who almost won the
Southern Assn, pennant for Mem-
and wife hired for that very pur-
rose A District Court judge put
him on probation (or three years.
pleased with the first workouts
and feels the team will be ready
in this Middlesex town is planning
ii goodwill scheme of pupil and
teacher exchange with a United
"Bud"
Coffey.
in their Southern Conference reign
under Coach Freddie Schaus, and
four times they've been bounced
to the sidelines in their first game.
Last night, it was the most baf-
fling of all as the Mountaineers,
Sucnu BENEFICIARY—Mrs. Agnes Kirk. with husband,
Weldon, smiles at prospect of inheriting an estimated $5,000,000
estate. Mrs Kirk was, named in will of J. E Sexton, 80-year-old
bachelor and former resident of a rest home Mrs. Kirk ran in
Frank Ryan Signs
HOUSTON OP — Frank Ryan.
Rice's star quarterback, was un-
der contract with the Los Angeles
Rams today. The often-injured but
brilliant performing alternate field
general of the Owls was signed to
a contrail yesterday by Sid Gilt-,
man. Rams coach. >
It's a time for courage, in the
advertising columns and in every
other fashion The crying towel
is not the solution.
ever to see a basketball game in
Shreveport — watched a thrilling
game that found the score tied on
17 occasions — nine times during
the first half.
Arkansas will meet Oklahoma
phis last year. He posted a de-
ceiving 15 15 record but appeared
in 53 games as a "stopper.”
Hobbie, a graduate of American
Legion and semipro ball, broke in
with Superior, Wis., in 1955, and
subsequently played with Charles-
ton. Duluth and Dubuque before
Memphis.
In yesterday's game .the Cubs
scored four runs in the fifth in-
ning on two singles, Jerry Kind-
by the sportswriters covering last
weekend's tournament.
The Phy Pi Chem Club of
Mount Pleasant High School to-
day listed benefits to students
at the second Science Fair in the
school system.
The Science Fair will be held
March 18 and 19 at the old gym.
it
out for nearly three weeks and
they’re gonna be tough."
Wednesday's rain will force both
teams to seek indoor drill quar-
ters.
Holcomb is assisted by George
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WEBB vs. MIMS
FORT WAYNE. Ind Im—Spider
Webb, one of the hottest middle-
weight contenders since he knock-
ed out Rory Calhoun in Janua \
will risk a possible shot at th*- title
tonight in a 10-rotnd bout-with craf
ty Holly Mims.
of Millinocket. Maine, serves as
navigator. , --... onm---
--New HEAR-HFHIS-Head Coach Herb Zimmerman rehashes workouts at the end of a grid drill.
Ti gers, nearing the end of spring training., a re slated to meet the graduating seniors in a
l ft match at Tiger Stadium Friday night, barring bad weather. (Daily Times Staff Photo)
Five Officers Try
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For gour TV entertainment, Plymouth prerente two great nho'rn:"TVe fatty White Shnu^
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By DON WEISS
The Associated Press
The far- flung NCAA basketball
tournament takes another step to-
night toward lining up its 16-team
field for four class-packed region-
als this weekend while the biggest
of them all, top-ranked West Vir-
ginia. lies flat on its face.
Even a team rated best in the
nation by the experts voting in
the final Assoicated Press poll
couldn't help West Virginia over-
come the baffling jinx that says
WVU just doesn't win the NCAA
Commanding the "space ship”
is Maj Russell D. Brewington of
Houston. The copilot is Capt Wil-
liam D. Johnson Jr., of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. The engineer is Capt.
James V. Kennedy of Chicago.
Capt. Dan D Fulgham of Pasa-
dena. Tex., is the defense director,
clean up the place." But the per
lA loan ■ and 50 mil: sens he’told this to were a man
the compnny when the violence
was at its heieht in 1954 couldn't
pin down who was responsible
“The whole thing was repre-
hensible front my viewpoint," he
said. "But -‘m not going to take
the blame for this committee’s
net being able to dig it up four
years later ”
The exchange came as the com-
mitteerresumed its exploration of
incident in which. Kohler
Co. officials have testified they,
were threatened bv a spitting,*
cursing mob. -
Gerhard Desmond, a company
staff lawyer, said yesterday "I
was in fear of my life” at one
point.
RIGHT AT HOME
LUTON, England (— First-year
boys at a secondary school in this ’
Bedfordshire town have their desks
in the same room where some of
them were. born. Additional build-
4 CARS GIVEN FREE. Just for telling why
you like New Pedwin Squires.
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Wood-using industries In the Un-
of "post offices" for handling mail,
ited States employ more than 7,000
trained foresters.
' ■' 1958 lel • ! the
21 year old right-hander, Glen Hob-
NEW LOOK-
styled slimmer,low er
Notre Dame routed
Tech 94 SI, Miami of
pedwin.
SQUIRES
prised Pitt, 82-77, and Oklahoma
State used free throw accuracy to
beat Loyola of New Orleans 59 42
in other NCAA first round games
last night. Arkansas joined the
tournament field by cuffing South-
ern Methodist in a playoff for the
Southwest Conference champion-
ship, 81-55.
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using mortgages.
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infield against Hobbie.
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man They won it 4 2 when the
game was called in the sixth on
account-of rain.
The Phy Bi Chem Club listed
behefits to students, which in-
clude:
I Stimulate and nurture sci-
entific curiosity.
2 Develop self-satisfaction and
scientific' creativity.
3. Reveal latent abilities.
4. Add meaning to ' scientific
principles learned in the class-
rooms.
5. Involve problem - solving
techniques.
6. Give exercises in critical and
independent thinking.
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NEW ORLEANS ( _ Slender
MESA. Ariz. P—The Tall, blond sters. But Andre Rogers, the skill-
rook t k his place on the mound ful shortstop who previously had
aga ■ • Willie Mays and the San accounted for wind blown home
I rai isco Giants,, retired seven run,couldn‘t get the ball out of the
There are now 30 gold producing
mines in Ontario, Canada and
their production of gold and silver
is about 85 million dollars a year.
hattan College 89 84 in the feature
of a tournament tripleheader at
• tend the VAhome loan guar-
et and direct loan programs
to July 25,1960.. .
Ptoy e an extra billi n dol-
a Ha -ada-Nalonak
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Stone, and Marvin Siki State, conqueror of Loyola of New
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’allsdouble and two errors by Or-
lando Cepeda, Giants first base-
tournament. Dame vs. Indian.
““T Four straight years they’ve tried
Drills Seniors
Coach Buster "Bear” Holcomb
ran the 1958 Seniors through a rug-
ged workout at Brice Gym Tues-
day in preparation for the Seniors
match with the 1958 Tigers here
Friday, night.
The benefit game is slated at
Tiger Stadium at 7:30 p. m.
The graduating gridders of the
high school 1957 squad will meet
Coach Herb Zimmerman’s top
1958 prospects in the fray.
The game will be played Satur-
day in the event of foul weather.
Total-Contact Brake*-with two cylinders in each front brake instead
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Biggest Windshield — and all around there's more full-vision safety
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•Rased on factor)/ retail prices, Detroit, Mick
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higher .amounts
San "Francisco automobile sales
man, and husky Billy Casper, ab
sent from tournament golf in re-
cent weeks because of flu, meet
today in a 18-hole playoff for the
$20,000 New Orleans Open title.
Venturi, hniled as the "new Ben
Hogan," came in with a 6 under
par 66 in the final 18 holes yester-
day. Casper, of AppleValley, Calif.,
finished minutes behind to tie for
the lead at 278.
Mrs. Kirk said that the next day
pelatiyes id Sexton, a habclor.
came to her rest home.. and took
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Secretary of Commerce Weeks
said in Buffalo, N. Y. that "the
next 60 days will be the acid test”
of whehter production and em-
ployment will rise under the im-
petus of programs already started
by the administration. But he said
"additional steps will be taken
whenever necessary."
In Chicago, Secretary of Labor
Mitchell predicted the February
unemployment total of 5,173,000
"will be the peak,” and that an
"upturn in employment in late
May” can be expected.
I told him to think Of my hus- and Capt. Lawrence J. McEachern
hand and children I was crying.
halz.le.bedoreangospiredMar-
Tonight at Berkeley, Calif., Wyo-
ming of the Skyline Conference
meets Seattle anil Rocky Moun-
tain champ Idaho State plays Bor-
der champ Arizona State of
Tempe, with the winners advanc-
ing to the Far West NCAA re-
gional at San Francisco.
Here's the regional setup for
March 14-15 as it stands now:
Eastern at Charlotte, N. C.-
Maryland vs. Temple, Manhattan
vs. Dartmouth.
Mid East at Lexington, Ky—
Kentucky vs. Miami Ohio, Notre
NEW VALUE—
nothing like 'em within
mlesoPRICEs1 095
ADMINISIRANION-
Continued from raze 1
now on reclamation and flood con-
trol projects. Administrntion pro-
posals for expanding the highway
building progress were given to a
Senate committee yesterday.
But there was no indication Eis-
enhower had arrived at any final
decision on whether to recommend
an even greater increase in such
spending-- if the economy does not
respond to current prodding — or
whether to turn to the tax reduc-
tions favored by Vice President
Nixon and others.
That could hinge on the amount
of added spending considered nec-
essary.
to go. However, Holcomb added, SMU b ythree at Dallas.
"Herb’s bunch has been working
All-StyessheslagwlL________
PMafe ihe X of -Blossom B. wete selected
of the NCAA regional tournament
at Lawrence, Kan., Friday.
The Razorbacks held a 28-27
half-time lead as Arkansas' re-
bounding told the story. Midway
of the last half Arkansas was
leading only 47-45 when Carpenter
opened up a 52-45 gap with a free
throw and a pair of quick layups.
Tommy Rankin hit a long set shot
for a 54-45 advantage and all r-
kansas had to do then was play it
smart.
ages on new home«
loan does not exceed
=me edee emdituruhtusine meptrages-States school so improve under-
mmrmg’l fit fifpr cent, --rtstmaingBtweenthetwcountries.
t NETKELY A FORT
LITTLETON, Colo (P—When a
20 year-old man was found hiding
, behind the bar in a locked tavern,
' hp explained: "I’m supposed to
Victory will be worth 52.800 with ings used by the school include a
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Continned from Page l
ployment is high, percentage-
wise it is not equal to 1941 and is
SAM MAKES GOOD
MADISON, Wis. I — A por-
trait of Sam Pierce, whowas
born in New Orleans just seven
years after his parents were
freed from slavery, was hung re-
cently at the Wisconsin Historical
Society building among those of
other state notables. Pierce was
executive messenger to five Wis-
consin governors. He died in
1936.
Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas,
Kansas State vs. Cincinnati.
Far West at San Francsico—
Wyoming Seattle winner vs. San
Francisco, Idaho State-Arizona
State winner vs. California.
To keep the ball bouncing until
then, the NAIA tournameht mover
into the second round at Kansas
City today and the NCAA small
college tournament goes into the
quarterfinal stage at Evansville.
Ind.
The National Invitation Tourna-
nent, with a 12 team field, opens
al Madison Square Garden on
Thursday.
HEIR
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asleep.
” Well, at least fluff up my pil-
low for me.' Mr Sexton said.
"I walked over and started fluf-
fing his pillow and he grabbed me
and threw me on the bed. He was
elderly but Mr. Sexton was very
strong for his age. He began try;
ing to criminally attack me. and
to some extent he succeeded.
” ‘I think I ought to have some-
thing for my $100,000,’ he said as
he struggled.
Madison Square Garden.
"Manhattan hustled like hell,
drove like hell and rebounded like
hell,” said Schaus. "That's the
story."
"Weren’t the kids great?” asked
Manhattan Coach Kenny Norton,
who was nearly mauled by his
team and delirious spectators aft-
er the upset.
It’s on to the NCAA Eastern Re-
gional at Charlotte, N. C., Friday
Drop SMU
SHREVEPORT, La. (—Arkan-
sas' defense-wise Razorbacks, led
by steaddy Freddie Grim and Jay
Carpenter, broke open a close
game in the last seven minutes
last night to trounce SMU 6155
and earn an NCAA regional play-
off berth.
Dominating the backboard and
turning in a superb defensive job
on Rick Herrscher, the great SMU
forward, the Razorbacks, who had
tied SMU for the Southwest Con-
ference championship, led virtual-
ly all the way. During the season
the teams had split. Arkansas
night for Manhattan. in which
they’ll meet Dartmouth's Ivy Lea-
gusishampisnamwho wwomisheGar -
den opener from Cornecticut.75-
64 Maryland’s " Atlanuc Coast
Conference champions will plqy j
streaking Temple, which drew a
first round bye, in the other game
at Charlotte. The Terps crushed
Boston College 8663 in the Garden
windup.
him to the* rest home in Jackson-
ville. Tex., where he died Feb. 28
Some persons have estimated
the fortune left Mrs. Kirk as rang-
ing up to 60 million dollars.
The bank refused to cash the
$100,000 check although Sexton
never stopped payment. A suit to
recover the $100,000 check was
HHed by Mrs. Kirk but never came,
to trial. Later. Mrs Kirk's hus-
band filed the suit against Sexton
alleging the attack in the hospital
room.
"Coach" Holcomb
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Force officers were sealed in a
small space chamber today for a
five-day simulated satellite flight
around the earth.
For purposes of the endurance
test, AirForce technicians at the
Wright Air Development Center at
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
placed the space chamber in a
pretended 18.000 m h. orbit, 140,-
000 miles above the earth.
The five Air Forex; officers, all
volunteers, entere their chamber
shortly before 9 a. m The cabin,
which is 17 feet long, 7 feet wide
and 6 feet high, was scaled and the
test officailly begun at 9 a. m. It
ends at 9 a. m. Monday.
nt on the first RUISLIP, England,‛m—A school
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All-Tourney
Team Named
AUSTIN tm — Belton, James
Bowie of Simms and Blossom,
champions of conferences AA, A
and B of the state schoolboy bas-
ketball tourney today placed two
men each on the all-star teams.
Billy Wilbanks and Richard In-
man of Belton AA. Horace Kruse
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Manager Bob S hefting noted
tint Hobbie has a fast ball that is
< . n faster than the one he let
loose against the Giants. I
dmittedly the Giants' lineup
w as heavily stocked with young-
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