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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. Jan. 12. 195
And She's All Lit Up!
Granny, 60, Dives 40 Feet Into Shallow Water Tank
St. Petersburg, Fla.—(U.P.)—Ella Carver looks like the hundreds of gray-haired grandmothers who have come to the Florida Gulf Coast to relax in the sun, chat with their neighbors and knit sweaters for their grandchildren.
But Miss Carver, who uses her maiden name, doesn't knit or gossip for relaxation. Her idea of a good time is to climb a 90-feet steel tower, coat herself with gasoline, set it afire, and dive into a steel tank containing five feet of water.
Another one of her amusements is to climb on one of her five trained horses, and then with her mount leap from a 40-feet tower into a tank of water 12 feet deep.
Ella Carver, at 60, is a carnival performer—has been since she was 10 and following her father around the carnival circuit.
Her father originated the diving horse act the year she was born.
"Heights have never worried me," said Miss Carver. "When I was a kid in bluefield, Va, I climbed every hill, too, so mother always worried about me."
Her seven brothers and sisters decided against a carnival career. Her son, Lewis, tried the act for a while but quit to join the Navy.
The performing grandmother toured Japan and other parts of the Orient twice before World War II and still laughs over some of the experiences on the return trip.
"I kept in shape by doing aerial acts on the ship's rigging," she said. Once I dived off the ship's bridge once anchored. The captain was horrified.
She has been burned repeatedly in her "fire dive," but never seriously enough to cancel her act.
Actually, Miss Carver said, she can remember only a few occasions when she was at all uneasy.
Once was at Iron Mountain, Mich. in 1938, when she mis-judged a dive and hit her head on the bottom of the tank.
"My son pulled me out," she said. "I made a bow to the audience . . . and passed out cold in the dressing room."
Newcomers to Meet
The Newcomers of the University Women's club will hold their January meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the lounge of the Museum of Art.
The program will be bridge, canasta, and sewing. Social chairman for the evening will be Mrs. Lyle VonRiesen. Special guests are Mrs. Mrs. Laurence Woodruff and Mrs. Kenneth Anderson.
Alpha Phis Tell 3 Pinnings, 3 Engagements
Six members of Alpha Phi sorority announced pinnings and engagements this week.
Pinned are Norma Lou Faletta and Michael McKee, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The pinning was announced by Diana Foltz, pharmacy senior. Harriet King, fine arts senior, and Sue Epperson, fine arts junior, were attendants. Miss Falletta is from Arma, and McKee is from Pittsburg. Both are college seniors.
Also announced is the pinning of Elva Sutton, education junior, to Phillip Needles. Needles attended William Jewell college in Liberty, Mo, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He is now a junior at Boston University School of Theology. Both Miss Sutton and Needles are from Kansas City.
Alpha Phil has announced the pinning of Melba Beers, college sophomore, to Willis Reddick, a member of Triangle fraternity. Miss Beersington, Mr. Reddick is an engineering sophomore from Kansas, City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Epperson of Coffeyville have announced the engagement of their daughter Sue, to Pvt. Roger M. McCoy, also of Coffeyville. Miss Epperson is a fine arts junior and member of Alpha Phi. Pvt. McCoy, son of Mr., and Mrs. W. J. McCoy, is now serving with the armed forces in Germany. No wedding date has been set.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thies this week announced the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Eaine, to Gilbert Newton Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woodward. Miss Thies is a college sophomore and member of Alpha Phi. Mr. Woodward recently attended Baker university at Baldwin and was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is now serving with the air force at Reno, Nev.
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HOW MORAL CAN A VICTORY GET?
or...don't put all your goose eggs in one basket
Once there was a Basketball Team that poor had Plenty of Nothing. It was so poor that even the Coach hadn't gone to a game all season. Couldn't stand to watch his Scoreless Wonders. So the Futile Five careened through the schedule and hit the road for the Big Game. Due to lose by 45 points, the Experts said.
But somebody back on campus had a Brainstorm. He whipped out his Trusty Telegrammar the Telegrammer being a pocket-sized guide to telegraph use. If you'd like one, incidentally, for gratis, just write to Room 1727, Western Union at 60 Hudson Street, New York City).
The moral is Obvious. The more you encourage a guy, the better he'll do... and Giving a Hand by telegram works wonders. In fact, whether it's Money from Home you want, or a Date, or just another message, it can be Special, just call Western Union or whip down to your local Western Union office.
time, the team got more Telegraphs than you could shake a Referee at. Group telegrams from fraternities and sororites, personal telegrams from Prexy and the Dean of Women, hundreds of telegrams from students . . . all saying "We behind you, team!" The reaction? Tremendous. The boys pulled themselves together, went out and lost by only 28 points instead of 45.
Spotting a likely idea he started the wheels moving! So, just before game
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Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Manning, Salina, announce the engagement of their daughter, Joleen, to Charles Stanfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stanfield of Johnson.
Miss Manning is an education junior and a member of Alpha Delta Pi fraternity. Mr. Stanfield is an education senior.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Keith Rogers of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kay, to Airman Apprentice Donald Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moore of Harrisonville, Mo.
Miss Rogers is a fine arts sophomore.
Miss Moore is stationed in Norman
and is the art department manager.
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Kappa Alpha Theta sorority announces the pinning of Marjorie Mackey, college sophomore from
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wahl of Gorham announce the engagement of their daughter, Norma, to Paul H. Strecker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strecker of Galatia. Miss Wahl, an education senior, is a resident of Sellards hall.
Sosnik Says Songs Echo Current Events
New York—(U.P.)-Harry Sosnik is fairly certain of two types of mail he'll be getting early in the new year—the Christmas bills and songs about the Hutton-Rubirosa romance.
Mission, to Charles Price Peterman, engineering junior from Pittsburg. Miss Mackey is a Kappa Alpha Theta pledge. Peterman is a member of Beta Teta Pi.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma announces the pinning of Sue Ann Miller, fine arts sophomore, to John Stevens Rossiter of Minneapolis, Minn. Miss Miller is a Kappa Kappa Gamma pledge from Mission. Rossiter is a junior in government at Dartmouth college and a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Another Kappa pinning is that of Martha Jo Johnson, college junior, to James W. Fee, college senior and member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Miss Johnson is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She is from Topeka. Fee is from Hutchinson.
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Gamma Phi Beta announces the pinning of Joan Fordyce, college junior, to Harold Hughes Spencer, business senior, a member of Beta Pheta fraternity. *Shirley Denise* and Janie Johann were attendants.
Miss Fordyce is from Kansas City and Spencer is from Pittsburg.
Gamma Phi Beta announces the pinning of Ruth Mary Longwood, education junior, to Rodney B. Dyerly, college senior, a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Attendants were Catherine Campbell and Alberta Johnson.
Miss Longwood is from Stafford and Dyerly is from Pratt.
Alpha Chi Omega sorority announced the pinning of Anne Reitz fine arts junior, to Dave Riley, journalism junior, a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity Both are from Kansas City.
- "The amateur songwriters around the country lose no time in turning out ditties based on big news events," said the veteran radio and television composer and conductor. "Some of them send their works directly to publishers, but most of them aren't familiar with that procedure and consequently send them on to myself and others in the musical field whose names they know because of our work in radio and TV.
"The Hutton-Rubirosa marriage looks like a natural for the amateurs, although it would seem that Billy Rose took care of that years ago when he wrote I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five and Ten Cent Store."
Mr. Sosnik said that the previous event to bring a flock of amateur songs was the Godfrey-La Rosa affair. Practically all of the songs were built on the "humility" theme, as might be expected.
"That affair results in more songs than any event since Captain Carlson and his effort to save his ship, the Flying Enterprise," Mr. Sosnick said. "Among the titles issued that I received that I received were The Dane that Dared the Deep' and 'he gave Davey Jones the Deep Six.'
"A few years back there were some songs inspired by the ball point pen. My Pen is Writing Under Tears' was one title. Another was 'Get on the Ball Point Pen and Write I Love You.'
"The first Kinsey report was productive."
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