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My Favorite Stories By CARL OOERCH " 1 ? A number of years ago there Used .to be a cotton compress In Raleigh, where the Seaboard Air line freight depot Is now located. And then, for some reason or oth er?probably because not enough cotton was brought to Raleigh to Justify Its existence?the compress was torn down. And that left a large vacant lot. Whenever there's a large vacant lot in a town of any size, there's one good purpose to which it al ways can be put?a baseball field. And that's exactly what hap pened in this instance. The young sters cleared off whatever rubbish had been left when the compress was torn down, organized several teams and settled down to playing some real hard baseball. Until four well-known gentlemen of Raleigh came along. They were Ed Crow, Brown Shepherd. Albert Bauman. and Bill Vass. Observing the large vacant lot, they decided it would make a dan dy site for a tennis court. So they consulted with the owner of the pioperty and he told them to go ahead and build a court, if they wanted to; that he wasn't planning to iyit up a building for some time. So work on the court was start ed. Automatically, baseball was halted. The youngsters raised cain, but there was nothing they could do about it and in a couple of weeks the tennis court had been complet ed and Messrs. Crow, Shepherd, Bauman, and Vass were enjoying this beneficial means of exercise to the fullest degree. Permit us to digress for a mo ment to explain that there are cer tain stock terms in tennis. You probably know more about the game than we do, so there's no use in going into details, but whenever a player knocks a ball out of the court and one of the other players doesn't retrieve it promptly so he can serve, he usually hollers out, "Ball". That's the signal for the other chap to look around and find the ball. Adjacent to the vacant lot was a large warehouse owned by Mr. Jesse G. Ball. He was the father of a large family and several of his sons usually were around the ware house. They were among the base ball players who had been ejected from the field when the tennis C * f *? THREE MEN, Including Navy seaman Bennie Bradley of the XJS.S. Saipan, cling to a rope as they rescue a youngster from a flooded street in Tampico, Mexico- Personnel from the carrier have rescued thousands stranded by floods trom Hurricane Janet. Many of the victims have been taken from roofs by helicopters. (International) court was established. What follows was at first the re sult of a pure accident; it was lat er developed into a clever plot. Our four tennis-players were on the court one afternoon and, as usual, one of them let out a bel low?"Ball!" One of the Ball boys was just entering the warehouse. He paused and then wglked over to Mr. Crow who was just getting ready to serve. "Did you call me, Mr. Crow?" he demanded. Mr. Crow, whose arm was raised, lowered it and looked around with a frown, "No," he said, "I didn't call yoif. Go away." The Bali boy went. Mr. Crow started serving again, but the in terruption annoyed him and he served doubles into the net. A few minutes later, another of the players shouted?"Ball!" Another of the Ball boys prompt ly put in his appearance. "Yes sir," he said to Mr. Shepherd. "I didn't call you," said the lat ter. "I thought ?bu did." "Well, I didn't." "'But I heard you call my name." "I didn't call your name." "But ?" More words followed. The argu ment practically broke up Mr. Shepherd's game for the afternoon. At another time, when the famil iar call of "Ball!" went up, one of the boys would lean out of the win dow and holler f)ack: "Father says he can't come out Just now, Mr. Vass; he's busy!" ? Some of the other boys got onto what was taking place. When Mr. Bauman or one of the other play ers gave the familiar cry, they'd all yell out: "George, Mr. Bauman wants you!" And George Ball would come trotting out and say: "Yes, sir, Mr. Bauman." Whereupon Mr. Bauman would almost froth at the mouth and holler that he didn't want to see anybody: that all he wanted to do wasto play tennis in peace. But that was something that none of the four was permitted to do from then on. Their cry of "Ball!" came out automatically, despite the fact that they endeav ored to refrain from shouting it. And every time one of the Ball boys would hear it, he would re spond promptly. The long and short of It was that the whole business became so annoying to them that Messrs. Crow, Shepherd, Bauman, and Vass decided to give up the court and do their tennis-playing somewhere else. And the day after they left, the baseball players were back on the Held again and had a monopoly on thfe use of the field until the own er sold the property to someone else and building operations were started on it. In the fiscal year 1955, cargo carried through the Panama Canal set a record of 40,646,301 tons? more than 1V4 million t6ns over the previous year. I 'McConnell Story' Stars Alan Ladd As U.S. Jet Ace The heroic and romantic person al story of Capt. Joseph McCon nell, Jr., is dramatized by Warner Bros, in "The McConnell Story," which will open Sunday at the Strand Theatre. Alan Ladd and June Allyson eo-atar in the Cine mascope and WarnerColor film. James Whitmore also stars. "The McConnell Story" is an intimate account of America's first triple jet ace, one of the nation's great flying heroes. McConnell was known as a tiger in the sky and the film reportedly depicts the drama and happiness of his life on the ground as well as his moments of flying glory. The film story moves from an army camp in New Eng land, where Pvt. Joe McConnell dreams of being a pilot, to the skies over Korea, where Capt. Mc Connell flies the most advanced aerial weapon of the day ? the Sabre Jet. The story shows McCon nell as the impulsive young man who falls in love with and marries the girl he called "Butch". Simultaneously with Warner Bros.' decision to film "The Mc Connell Story," it is reported, Alan Ladd became the first and only choice for the role of Mc Connell. The actor, whose increas ing popularity has landed him at the top of movie fan polls, seemed , to have the McConnell measure ments physically and temperament- - ally. He was quite anxious to play the role of a man whose dual ded- , ication to his home and country . Ladd greatly admired. He Has The Bird ALBUQUERQUE <AP> ? Para keets are more numerous than you think, says mailman Paul' Duran. A parakeet t^ok a fancy to Duran i on his rounds and followed him , home. He told newspapers he would return the parakeet to any one who could Identify it accurate ly. He said his telephone rang all 1 the next day as owners of missing birds sought to find If the para keet was theirs. Use Mountaineer Want Ads NEW HOME FOR JAPANESE WAIF - - ' - |, IU|||-| j J r j|[ijjj|1i wmmaarmmi? ?* ? TIMOTHY JOSEPH, 22-month-old Japanese orphan, is shown on the lap of his new mother, Mrs. William H. Trick, of Jeannette, Pa., after his adoption. At left is his foster father. The children (1. to r.) are: Mary Catherine, 1, who was also adopted;J/icky, 8 and Lynn. 11. Mamie And Her Sister Are Just Farm Folks By JANE EADS WASHINGTON ? Mamie Eisen hower's sister Mike and her hus- j band, Washington businessman Gordon Moore, are taking the lead set by the First Family and turn- j Ing farmer-folk, Mamie, who's been kept plenty busy doing over the old house on the presidential farm at Gettys burg. can give her sister some help ful tips in the renovation df the Moore's old house on Holiday Hill, the 605-acre farm the Moores bought near Leesburg, Va. Ike can give his brother-in-law some help ful tips on livestock. The Moores already have an eight-head herd of Black Angus cattle. The Moore daughters, Mamie Eisenhower and Ellen, gave their Dad two pigs. There are three horses and a foal, two lambs, geese, kittens and rabbits, owned by Mrs. Moore's son, Michael Gill. Mamie picked up a useful hint j from Mike during one of the visits she's made to the Moore place ? with the President?a dab of Tot ton stuck to the screen door lo keep Abe flies out?and she's using same idea at Gettysburg. Ike thought the whole farm pretty fine, but he didn't go much I for the original farmhouse, built in 1690, which is one of the three houses on the place. Mrs. Moore reported that when she asked him what he thought could be done with the now down - at.-the - heels structure, he merely handed her a box of matches. Mrs. Moore says she's actually more interested in fixing up the outside of the place than the in terior of the house they're living in. "Mamie and I usually go to the same manicurist and, with one look at my calloused hands and broken fingernails, she says she knows who is the farmer in the family," Mrs. Moore told Washington reporters. The USD A has annT^ li?e provision lequinn of co?on bale^^N ered has been elin,2*? 19MVcotton loan Pr?*S be included in ,v ^ for 1956 1 loa" Os Smoky DRIVE-IK theatu Balsam Rd. Dial GL is Till IJs. & F|{| ()(T. & 21 "SANTA FE PASSAGE" (In Color) Starring ?TDHN PAYNE HOD CAMERON faith domergiu s ati ' it day" ocri DOI'IILK KK VITREI "JESSE JAMa THE DALTONI (In Color) 1 "THE UNTAMa heiress! SI \. & MOV. I OCT. 2:$ & 21 "THE PRODIG1 (In Color V Cinrmasol Starring I LAN A TURNER I EDMOM) HIUXMll PARK Theatre Program LAST TIME TODAY THURSDAY. OCT. 20 "DIAL RED O" Starring BILL ELLIOTT KEITH LARSEN :? FRIDAY, OCT. 21 DOUBLE FEATURE "A BULLET FOR JOEY" Starring EDWARD G. ROBINSON GEORGE RAFT ? Also ? "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL" Starring LAUREL & HARDY m SATURDAY, OCT. 22 "TRAILING DOUBLE TROUBLE" ? Starring - THE RANGE BUSTERS RAY CORRIGAN JOHN KING MAX TERHUNE AND SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS ? SUN., MON. & TUES., OCT. 2H. 24 & 2.r> "WE'RE NO ANGELS" (In Color & Yiata Vision) Starring HUMPHREY HOC ART ALDO RAY PETER USTINOV NOTE! WE HAVE EMPLOYED A GOOD COMPETENT MAN TO KEEP ORDER IN THE THEATRE AND WE CAN NOW GUARANTEE OUR PATRONS QUIET AND COMFORT AT ALL TIMES. COME OFTEN AND ENJOY THE EXCELLENT-PROGRAMS WE ARE PRESENTING. ?THE MANAGEMENT STRAND THEATRE Phone 6-8551 Thursday, Oct. 20 SIT HAPPENED ONTHE J NAKED ^51HEET IiImh4 fh?* United Aitnti With FARLEY (JRANOER ANN BANCROFT ? Friday, Oct. 21 See TERRY MOORE IN "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG" Six Color Cartoons And FREE ICE CREAM To All Children Saturday, Oct. 22 mm* I DENNIS O'KtEFE MARA LANE A ? f fititnltd by P?t?i? hctHf?k Cofp. Rblustd by 20tb Century Fo? Also Var.toon and Chap. 11 of 'KING OF THE CARNIVAL' ? ALSO ? STAGE SHOW. "EVENING MERRY GO ROUND" Time ? 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. So Hring All The Family STIMN1? THEATRE ADDED ATTRACTION AGAIN THIS Saturday, Oct. 22 6 O'CLOCK 'TIL 7:00 THE EVENING MERRY GO ROUND STAGE SHOW IN PERSON STARRING EDWIN & ALVIN BROWN TODAYS SENSATIONS With The CAROLINA CAT BOYS Featuring TATER PHILLIPS AND HILDA STILES, VOCALIST, With The HOT GUITAR BOYS & DRUMMERS AND BOY PHILLIPS MOVIE STARTS REG. 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Oct. 23 - 24 - )25 ' THE GIRL WITH ^ THE LAUGHING EYES AND THE GUY WHO WROTE HISTORY IN THE SKIES! *fr Warner Bros iK^IPauyson ?theMcGomneli Story" nto frw Wo/y of Amines'* tint Tnp/o Jot A col WARNCRCOLOB Cinemascope THE UNITED NATIONS IS 10 YEARS OLD Join The Celebration ? Hear These Special Programs MONDAY, OCT. 24, ll:M A. M. "THE UNITED NATIONS ? 10 YEARS OF PROGRESS" Miss Pearl Harris, Miss Anne Albright, Mrs. T. W. Bridges of the WAYNF.SVILLfc WOMAN'S CLUB MONDAY. OCT. 24. 9:0B P. M. "YOITR PLACE AT THE TABLE" A Dramatic Presentation by CLIFTON FADIMAN WFDNFSDAY. OCT. 2?. 11:M A. M. "A REPORT ON A TOUR OF THE UNITED NATIONS" by Mrs. Raymond Caldwell and Mrs. Jimmy Williams, delegates of Haywood County HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUBS W H C C DAY 1400 NIGHT . ? 9
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