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Sideline Views 't'j-a rsnn wa mmmam mm BY JOHN STF.CK \\ hat Makes The wolverines flick? Tia Farmville High. Wolverines, vali .n unblemished lecord of i victories, fate what is el; b< their sliffiest stretch ol con l play lias vtik. ! hri foes will be faced. Vic i ’ a''a Iph-UeMi;, and C. H. ' i 1! •..•!! ol South Boston. ' f ;ve due here Mon •’ has be ell whipped; - ■ FHS /5-43 and is • < •• i tr off>t more than - ; . . '.ir.ei The oilier games a esent >mething t be • i: : ■ ■ >lph-Henry. Friday foe. ’’.defeat^ i and v 11 have the '. r of the home court. <’ • Too Garn •! nas come up ’• . : stroils Statesman .id ! h : iimp may be a , ■ . ov.r ii Gist rict 3 play. !" \( Death Valley Wolverines played at 11 '-ton January 17. with 'lie Wolverines edging Friend '■-’7 Bah teams were off form •i ” i and the game at •v v .Mi v stioula be a real ' • ( fo: i-!i Bill Bennett has a i hi ...id with both inside and out a scoring abilities. Like i ••'a.':-: i Fi lend has fought its j 'a the Group 11 state -1 'c ' uship tournament for the past four years. i Sonad '•tatistiies

I', 'he.: : :s’, seven games, the, W ■•".'.in have piled tip a total ; •. 1 477 points, at an average of ini pt game. The opposition - been held to 294 points, and 4 ' per game average. 1 v ai d Clyde ' Shake - Em" las poured m 112 points .•me avenue of 16. fol ■ • ii eloselv by Eddie Thorn guard. with 109 points ! end ! J ’.... average. Center Bill D i : v i 10 missed one game. • hex id ponds in six for a 10 I'o'iii pi e game avi rage. Ernie Ne" and Billy Franklin fol io a e nii 7 and 6.8 averages. V Cinch Gilmer has most ' ■ ■ e. substituted by sending : • ' t< im t ather than . i . g, d -s this strong that qualifies FHS as a G end scoring lias con ' .lined v ; Own id Duncan. Lacy i p.bev Wally Vale. John Hub i rd Bob Ditrfec and Buddy .' :id« rsoii playing. Team I’l.tv Helps IV the staMstics show the ••• . i :!i ( wilting heavi on s. • ton s Mue-handedncss i • and on Ed . . . . . v s. 1 - v. « i * *V4 iri>'Ui>S. • m -.i ing ability is a , to .:i pr.‘position. It stv • n is" off. Co-Captain T . Ii: anriii keep.-: instead of ■ .: and takes lip the . .. . ■won is slowed down. Bn I .iiiktill ret his outside P p ■••!.' • • k11i- If one of the ' fi ’■ is Laving a bad night, i : I.)mean or Cumbey come p tin ball and scoring moving i n Wolverines’ height and . .<■ ■ anil the experience of n. ■: onb aiiel you come .i . rr lemished 8-game , ■. or. p< /ssibilities of llie future.

Farmville High Takes Eighth Win Downing Lawrenceville High 82-51

Ronnie Lawhorne Returns to Squad Farmville High's speed, experi ence and depth were too much for Lawreneeville High Friday night as the Wolverines recorded Vic tory No 8 over a younger Bull Doc team 82 to 51. Only the tenacity of a sopho more Bull Dog. lanky Gene Lucy, kept it fairly close in spots. Lucy ’•arked up the night's leading point total of 26, on nine field goals and eight fruls. The Wolverines played without Co-Captain Ernie Newman who had just gotten out of bed after i three-day siege of flu. The same marked the return to the squad of Ronnie Lawhorne. vete ran forward. A hunting iniury didn't seem to hamper the senior forward for he connected with four field goals in the brief per iods lie played. The teams squared off 15-each as the first quarter ended, but after a feeling -out-the-strange -ym period. FHS started to work 'nd. hitting fr~m all sides, pump ed in 28 points in the second oeriod. to seven for the home five. That gave FHS a 43-22 half time bulge and victory insurance. In the remaining quarters,

U:ach Ciilme: 's forces, with a steady off and on the beni h tech nique. outscored the home forces bv five points in each, 20-15 in the thirp. and 19-14 in the final tan/a. \ Clyde Shelton and Eddie Thorn t n maintained their scoring pace with 20 points each. Co-Captain Bill Drumellcr added 11 to fol low. FHS FG F TP Cum bey. f .0 2 2 Shelt;n, f. 9 2 20 Duncan, f 419 lawhome, f 2 0 4 Drumeller. c 4 3 11 Durfee. f, c 4 0 8 Thornton, g . 8 • 4 20 ^Tanklin. g .3 0 6 Huburd. g .... 0 1 1 Anderson, g .0 1 1 Totals . 34 14 82 Lawrenceville FG F TP LUcy, f . 9 8 26 Nelson, f . 2 1 5 I’Yazier. c . 4 0 8 '■'lary, g. 3 2 8 ’ohnson. g. 10 2 Brastvell. g . 0 2 2 Totals . 19 13 5J Fouls missed: Farmville, 5. Lawrenceville ,5. Umpire. Milam. Hampden-Syd ney.

Amelia Takes 57-25 Win Over Burkeville Friday at Crewe With Harry Warren. Bob Kidd and Howard Adams .showing the way with 32 points among them. Amelia High overpowered Burke ville 57-25 Friday night at Crewe. | Amelia put on the power after . a close 11-9 first quarter and' rioted out the half with a 22-12 , bulge, limiting Burkeville to three | points in the second period. With Herbert Campbell leading, the play. Amelia’s reserves contin ued the pace and built up a 41 18 third period lead. Amelia's trcuraey front the floor which cave them 51 per cent Conner- . tion on field goal attempts was i big foctor in the victory. Harry Warren's 12 points was] the top scoring effort for the night. Burkeville's Nixon was next with 11 markers. The entire Amelia squad figured in the scor ing. Box score: 1 Amelia FG F TP -Cidd 4 2 10 Davis 2 0 4 A'arren, C. 3 17 Jones - Oil vVaitch, H 5 2 12 Ounce 102 Adam 50 10 L'ampbell 3 0 6 Hill 12 4 Sanderson .... 0 1 1 T tals 24 9 57 Burkeville FG F TP ■ Moore T 2 1 5 Iordan ..... l 0 2 Walker 0 0 0 Gunn .102 Moore. B 2 15 Dixon 5 1 11 Totals 10 3 25 Amelia .11 H 19 16—57 Burkeville 9 3 6 7—25

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Buckingham Hiffh Games This Week; Fall to Emporia 73-56 Buckingham - Central High school will plav two games thb week at home. Coach Dolliver an nounced today that the games have been added to the previously published schedule. Tuesday night, the Bucks meet the strong Pamplin High five and on Friday night the Roanoke Beys Club squad comes to Buck ingham. Both games begin ai 7:30 p. m Dolliver's squad came back to ihe court wars Friday night after 1 lengthy lay-off far exams, los ing a 73-56 verdict to Emporia High. The teams battled to a 30-30 half-time stalemate, but Emporia spurted in the second naif for the victory. Melvin Jamerson collected 19 for die Bucks, despite missing nearly naif of the game when lie col ected three personal fouls early n the going and had to be held nit. Rjwlett Bruce hit for 18 joints all in the first half and lack Knott added 15. Darden Livesav and Dannie Belmonte, two of the district's top jlayers. each collected 25 to lead die winners. Roger Gardiman and Dave Cobb rouled out late in the game to iiandicap the Bucks, while I.iv« - say went out by the same route. The game was closely ruled with 13 fnils called. The loss was the fourth for the Bucks against five wins Scoring: BHS 17 13 H 12—56 BBS 16 14 26 27—73

Exams Take Over at Death Valley

IIAMPIU- N-SYDNi A S two si'ls of co-captains could ho work ing out same surprises for Tiger foes the way things look here. But you’re wrong—this is examination week at Death Valley and the college's basket haII and football leaders get in a little cramming. Standing are tin l1*'3 grid leaders. Stokelcy Fulton. Danville, right, and Jim Stokes. Kcnhridr.r. Seated are Jerry Adams, McKeesport. I’a left, and Frank Hoffman, Richmond, basketball leaders. The Tigers have interrupted ba^k' II).ill until February '! and a meeting with Roanoke College at Salem. All’s quiet at Death Valley, except paper an*4 pencils

Field Stream Hunters P>.v 17 Turkeys, 11 Deer V. w In Prince Edward, Warden Reports

Prince Edward cunt v hunters j i put up their nui. . J.ei;. .. -0 un til another y.ir. but during the season the county ' • 1 ci• • 11 deer.! 17 turkeys and ,i din mix i of birds, according to Game War den L. G Cox Deer and turkey kill t re: tered at cheeking stations m tiro 1 ( (unty w hile the quail fmure is 1 an estimate by the warden :ncc ,i there is no accurate ciieck kept The 11 deer killed t ualed jus: t ao short i f t he a:'. ' ::ne re •<e d of 13 tor Prince Eciwaid count:. Most wei'e ba: • 1 the upper end of the count• m the Pros pect area, althoivui kill ■ were re ported throughout I’.ul Weather Hurts Mr. Cox fiuur : .a “ncrmal” crop o: quail in ' c fields, but that hunters were planned with numerou lud-v. ea ther da:, d tin the sea n re suiting in fewe: bird killed Many core\s wen i overcrl particularly in the '.(!'■• ' < • but overcast -.vcathc: n.ade shoot

Powhatan Indians ^ hip W-I I 57-12: Capt. Buddy Spencer Returns to \ction

Powhatan High's Inrii a n s avenged a previous one-point loss and extended their current win- j ! ning streak Friday night at home i with a 57 to 42 victory over | Washington-Henry High. Doug Manley's 22 points were ; big factors in the Indians' re j venge for the January 13 loss to j Wash-Henry 34-33. In addition J ; to Manley, Miles McCracken. Jim Laync and Capt. Buddy Spencer j hit for doubling scoring figures, j as Coach Sardelli's five began working into mid-season stride. Manley’s effort boosted his point total to 104 markers in eight games, a tier-game average of 13. Coach John Guidons Powha tan girls were also on the prowl, taking the preliminary game 37 21. Ruth Stokes ana Phyllis Green were high scorers with 15 and 13 points. BOVS' BOX SCORE Powhatan FG F TP McCracken rf. 3 4 10 Layne If . 4 3 11 Spencer c 3 4 10 Manley rg .7 8 22 Worsham Ig. 1 2 4 Total . . 13 21 57 Washington-Henry FG F' TP Feurnow rf . 5 5 15 Cox rf. 10 2 Edmonds If. 0 1 1 Sledd c . 3 5 11 Flack c . 4 1 9 Cosby rg . 0 1 1 Crouch Ig . 1 1 3 Total . 14 14 42

Powhatan American Legion League Has Six Teams l I r*ou hat Hi)'. American legion [basketball league is now in full swing, with six teams competing Games are played each Monday and Wednesday nights, on the | War Memorial Building floor. The double - header program each night gets underway at 7:110 Admission is free, and the league is operated as a part of the com munity - county recreation pro gram: centering hi the War Me

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BIDDY sri.NCI It Whips Injury Jin\ m a lal Building in ihr league an I cpr« . rutme J’owliui i 1 tin f itioji i tiuarrl, Kite. Amr 1 a ‘ '> .r.i |n| ’ Ml" Co .Mid Brail mnt He|vu l .i fi i>m Pm iiaiau md catr playing si I'enel a is ptTtt.y well dn ided annul- t in; trail. . and t.lmt comi>eUUon is close and lively. Junior Chamber ol Commerce j policies am determined by the general membership.

ii'-; harder, he said. 'I here were more hunters in tiie roods and fields than m any pre lims season, he estimates. K i>uis Dahl, local licensing agent," ssued 1,41:5 county licenses and ■ 12(5 state licenses for 1952-52. fhese cover both hunting and iishing, but it is a safe estimate hat of the total, the great rna drity used the hunting privilege. Augusta County with a total of

Powhatan Whips Caroline 6147; McCracken Gets 26 Coach A1 Sardelli .$ Powhatan High School Indians jumped over the .500 mark and cele brated the return to action of Captain Buddy' Spencer with a 61-47 victory over Caroline High last Tuesday night at the War Memorial gym. It was Spencer's last complete game since December 18, when a twisted knee put him on the sidelines. Milas McCracken .wished tlie cords for 26 points to lead the Indians. Doug Manley added 16 as every • Indians contributed to the scoring. The win gives tIre Indians a four-won.- three-lost record. BOX SCORE POWH ATAN IG FT TP McCracken f 12 2 26 Layne f 339 Spencer c 3 2 8 Manley g 6 4 16 Manley g .. ... 6 4 16 Perkins g 022 Totals 24 13 61 CAROLINE Wright f .5 3 13 Martin f 5 2 12 Rozell c 1 1 3 105 bear killed proved a hunter's paradise during the season end ing January 5 in Virginia. I. T. Quinn, executive director of the ] Commission of Game and Inland i Fisheries, has disclosed. This! Augusta County total is the larg ed bear kill recorded in any one county during the history of the State, according to Quinn. Although the complete talley of bear killed in the State has not yet been reported to the Com mission. Rockingham County is running second with a kill of 43 bear.

Ion Goose Kill The larcest Canada goose kill in the past 15 years was reported to the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries for the waterfowl season which ended • January 10 Waterfowl hunters over the State generally concur that more ducks and geese were spotted this season than in many previ us years However, the duek kill was probably lower than last season's, said Quinn. Quinn attributed tiie poor sea son on ducks to the many blue bird days" which plagued the hunters Irom November 17 to January 10 Although the duck population was greater than in previous years, weather conditions were so bad far hunting that rela tively few birds were taken.

Undefeated Farmville Randolph-Henry Tangle Fridav at Charlotte C. H. mJ

Area High School Basketball Games Monday. .Ian. 2(1 Victoria at Fann.iilc Tuesday. .Ian. 27 Cumberland at Powhatan Friday. .Ian. 30. Farmville at Rat'.dolph-Henry Amelia at Blackstone Powhatan at Midlothian Burkeville-Kcnonage. at Crewe Saturday. Jan. 31 Farmville - South Boston at Hampden-Sydney Yellow les c 0 2 3’ Pitts s . 4 3 11’ Schools g . 3 0 6 Totals . 18 11 47 Whips Flu Frnie Newman, below,

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FHS-South Boston To Class Saturday At Death Valley This is showdown week for District 3 basketball. Farmville and Randolph-Henry. with iden tical. unblemished 7-0 league lecords tangle Friday night at Charlotte C. H. Randolph-Henry came through in two close ones laijt week to preserve an undefeated record, besting Blackstone 43-40 Friday night and edging Victoria 33-29 Tuesday night. Farmville played only once during the week, top ping Lawrenceville 82-51. Farmville will round out a top basketball week Saturday night, meeting South Boston at Hamp den-Sydney College for an intra district feature. South Boston, nerennial District 4 kingpins and for the past four years a strong Group II championship con tender, will bring a rangy, capable team and the Death Valley con test should be a great one. Game time is 8 p. m. District Three W h Farmville 7 0 Randolph-Henry 7 0 Crewe . 6 1 Blackstone . 7 2 Emporia. 4 ‘2

Girls Results Girls play during the past week saw the Farmville Girls take their first victory of the season with a 43-to-32 victory over Lawrence ville. Phyllis Pearlove adding hansomely to her high-scoring average with a 36-point output. The third tie of the season was scored in a most unusual game of sc< ring as Amelia's girls tied Burkeville. 65 to 65. Elsie Chan dler scored 38 of Burkeville's points while Joyce Smith scored 27 for Amelia. The Randolph-Henry Girls took their first defeat of the season during the past week as they lost to Blackstone, 41 to 37. That loss by the Charlotte Court House team sent Emporia, idle during the week into the loop lead with five victories, no defeats. The Near East is the collective name for countries on the eastern Mediterranean.

A SPECIAL DISPLAY IN OUR STREET WINDOWS BY THE EARMVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS DEPT.

'1 his special display of coats, dresses, skirts, and hats displayed in Our show window was made by students of the Home Economics Department of the Farmville High School. One amazing' angle of this project is the cost of the various items. The apparel displayed car ries the students name and class, as well as tjie cost materials.

The materia! and patterns used in this project were purchased from Davidson’s complete yard goods and sewing needs Department.

On display Monday, Tuesday and till 9 each evening Don't Miss It! s