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2-C Owensboro, Messenger Inquirer, May 24, 1972 Teach Chess To Children Around The Town By Ann Whittinghill Society Editor I s5, cluding one huge "artistic" one. He also plays bridge, but thinks it involves too much luck. "In chess there's a very small percentage of luck," he says. Schiller plans to attend the University of Chicago next year and major in Russian, a language he became interested in from reading books about chess, but which he now enjoys for its own sake. In addition to speaking Russian, he speaks Serbo-Croatian and can read German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Czech and Swedish, all of which he familiarized himself with through reading chess magazines.

He may eventually go into the field of diplomacy, teaching or some type of interpreting work. "But my real idea for life is to get a job to sustain myself while playing chess," he says. SPRING SHOWERS planned for Miss Jackie Copeland, bride-elect of Lee Harrison, have produced a busy schedule for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson Jr.

of Pell City, Ala. Miss Copeland and Mr. Harrison, son of Dr. and Mrs. Byron Harrison, 33 Stone Creek Park, will be married at 7 p.m.

on Saturday, June 10 in First Presbyterian Church. Earlier this month Mrs. Jack Blackstone and Mrs. M. David Orra-hood were co-hostesses for a linen shower held at the home of Mrs.

Blackstone on Hardinsburg Road. Among the 15 guests were nurses at Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital who work on the shift with the prospective bride, and included also, friends of all the guests in compilation of a scrapbook of "memories" for the affianced couple. Another May shower was given by Mrs. Charles Bowman at her home in Masonville. Guests who included the bride-elects's mother from Pell City, took miscellaneous gifts for the honoree.

Mrs. Kenneth Wedeking of 1926 Merriwood Drive planned a miscellaneous shower in late April for Miss Copeland and was assisted by Miss Sue Cook and Miss Susan Jones as co-hostesses. The 15 guests were fellow hospital employes of the bride-elect. Fifteen friends of the groom's parents were invited to luncheon at the home of Mrs. William F.

Bennett, 1553 Roosevelt Road where decorations included bouquets of miniature pink carnations arranged with baby's breath. Those attending the party showered the bride-; elect with miscellaneous gifts. A pre-wedding party in late March was given in Richmond by Mrs. IRenne Nolan and'Miss Charlene Bates of Owensboro. The personal shower held on the Eastern Kentucky University campus was attended by more than a dozen former classmates of the prospective -bride.

Guests attended from Louisville, Somerset and Indianapolis. By JOY STILLEY AP Newsfeatures Writer PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AP) Five-year-olds are perfectly capable of learning to play chess and, in fact, that is the best age to start them out, says teen-age chess expert Eric Schiller, who serves as a volunteer teacher to kindergarten youngsters. "The earlier they learn to play chess the more beneficial the ability will be," he says. "Chess playing helps develop more logical reasoning processes and helps them to think more clearly and evaluate decisions better." The 17-year-old senior at Schreiber High School here teaches the fundamentals of the game to kindergarteners at the Flower Hill Elementary School.

He is a volunteer to HELP (Help Educate Little People), a program that places high school students in an assistant teacher capacity in elmentary schools. "I asked for the younger children because I feel they're easier to work with and there's more you can teach someone young," says Schiller. "I've always had the idea of introducing chess to kids and felt the best place was on the kindergarten level. "I learned at that age and Bobby Fischer did and so did most of the other players I have come in contact with," he continues. "In the United States it may seem early but in the Soviet Union it's normal." Schiller, who gets a half unit credit per term for working five days a week with his young students, starts out by introducing the pieces one at a time and letting the kids become thoroughly familiar with how each moves.

One 6-year-old has already played in an under-13-year-old tournament. "I give them general prin-' ciples that get them going," he explains. "They use basically the same opening all the time, but they are beginning to get some attacking schemes down and occasionally get into some defensive things." The youth lists intelligence and a "very competitive instinct" as major prerequisites for the game. Though an aptitude for math often is not apparent at that age, he adds that the child who plays good chess will be good in math. Schiller recalls that from the time he was 4 or 5 he played chess with his father or guests in a casual way.

In the middle of junior high he joined a group of 9th-graders who played it a little more seriously. "We entered a tournament and had a crushing defeat," he admits, "and then I started to pick up chess seriously and bought the first of many chess books. I probably buy more chess books than any other junior (under-21 player) in the country." Now chess has become a way of life for Schiller, who carries a folding chess board, zipper-cased playing pieces and basic chess books with him wherever he goes. He was an assistant tournament director for the U.S. Chess Championship, was captain of the Eastern High School co-championship team and has won many trophies.

He owns seven chess sets, in PI VINO IESS01NS BECIMN1MG JUNE 12 UOY MEFFORD. Instructor CALL -SNYDER MUSIC 68.1-7807 DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA will attend the 5:15 p.m. mass on Wednesday at St. Stephen Cathedral and will then honor mothers of Owensboro Circle at a reception to be held in the Blue Flame Room at Western Kentucky Gas Co. Guests will include Junior Circle and their mothers.

1 Mrs. Virginia Carrico and Mrs. Madge Freels are co-chairman of arrangements. Assisting will be Mrs. Donna Montalvo, Mrs.

Theresa iScheidegger, Mrs. Marcella Robertson, Miss Ursula Ward, Mrs. Mar-tine Hewlett and Miss Theresa Lancaster. Graduation Cards Your personal envoy of good taste GIFTS! Chart(er)ing the Course governor, pictured with Mrs. Roy L.

Crady, president of the Owensboro Club, and Mrs. Charles L. Allen (standing) of Bowling Green. Mrs. Allen is second vice governor of District Six that encompasses Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

(Staff Photo) ALTRUSA CLUB of Owensboro's 33 members officially received the organization charter Monday at the banquet gathering addressed by Robert Maddox, Chamber of Commerce president. Among the Altrusa guests were Mrs. Martha Egan (seated left) of Lexington, District Six A LUNCHEON and linen shower last Friday was given in honor of Miss Karen Clark, birde-elect of Thomas Lynn Clark. The pre-wedding party was at Old Forge Farm where luncheon guests were in the house and on the patio of the home of Mrs. Robert L.

Jr. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Joe C. Arvin and Mrs. David Cox.

Arrangements of peonies and roses reflected the pink and white wedding theme. At the shower, the hostesses presented the honoree with a book in which to record her pre-wedding and bridal events. I Miss Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sy Clark of 1830 Mayfair and Mr.

Thomas Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Clark, 2305 -Parrish will be married on Aug. 12, in St. Stephen Cathedral.

Bella Abzug's Diary Reveals Frantic Life May We Dry Clean Your Her home was appointed the summer flowers and on the tea table was a centerpiece of yellow daisies and mums. Assisting with serving "were Mrs. Gene Wilkerson and Mrs. Roscoe Bivin. Miss Gill is retiring this year after teaching in the Daviess County 'school system for 48 years.

Attending the reception were more than '30 Sutherland school faculty and staff members and friends of the honoree. $495 PER ORDER FUR COATS AND STOLES Stored trafl For Only ment led her into politics and she was elected to Congress in November, 1970. "Bella!" is the dairy of her first year in Congress. Paperwork Ended On Loan, Grant Officials of the East Daviess County Water Association closed out the paperwork Tuesday on a loan and grant obtained from the Farmers Home Administration to finance construction of the new water system. Calvin Ray Robinson, an attorney for the water association, who announced the final transaction, added that payment was issued to contractors who installed the water system.

Robinson said that the water lines, which will serve residents of Maceo, Yelvington and Knottsville, have been tested, and he forecast that water service to those communities should begin in "a matter of a few A total of 306 customers have signed up to use the water district system, which was constructed for a total cost of $450,000. We Offer Expert Decorator Fold OWENSBORO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL Women's Club received the highest award given by the Kentucky Federation last weekend during the state convention held in Louisville. The award fro programming was accepted by Mrs. Martha Duncan, president, and Mrs. Ann Wilson, the program chairman.

Miss Julia Overton, past state president and local club civic participation chairman, received the award for the local clubs outstanding work in the community. One of the projects was planting in Smeath-ers Park. Mrs. Clara Shiver, membership chairman, received a certificate for equalizing the club's membership. Miss Myrl Boling, director of District TJ, was appointed state world affairs chairman by Miss Betty J.

Hinz new state president. Mrs. Ruth Moss Easterling immediate past national president addressed the convention at the banquet Saturday evening. Also attending from the Owensboro Club were: Mrs. Velva Bowers; Miss Madeline DeHaven; Mrs.

Clara Nance; Miss Emily Overton; Miss Marian Turner; Miss Mary Oakley; Miss Eloise Daugh-tery; Miss Phyllis Tipton; Miss Maureen Miricle and Mrs. Beverly Swanson. Includes Insurance 100 (All of Your Woolens) Plus cleaning prices. Single cloth garments stored for $1.25 plus cleaning price. Insured against FIRE and THEFT.

Stored in our own humidity controlled storage vault, placed on hangers. Additional Insurance at mm FIRST IN QUALITY DRY CLEANING Member JAMES PENDLETON WEIDEMANN was graduated last Sunday from the School of Dentistry, Indiana University, in Indianapolis. Among those attending the ceremonies was his wife, the former Miss Marilyn Mathews, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James 0.

Mathews of Owensboro. Dr. Weidemann is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James C.

Weidemann of Newburgh, formerly of Owensboro. Phone 684-0268 CITY WIDE DELIVERY By Wm. Hinton 21 Years Experience with Swan Drive-In Window Spacious Parking Lot One Day Service by Request Shirt Laundry Specialists Her trademark is a floppy hat; she has her hair done whenever she can. She is concerned about what she wears. She tries to diet.

She feels she doesn't spend enough time with her husband and family. But, these are Bella Abzug's small cares. What she really worries about is the continuation of the Vietnamese war. What she really works at is organizing and representing "a new political coalition of the women, the minorities and the young people, along with the poor, the elderly, the workers and the unemployed, which is going to turn this country upside down and inside out." In "Bella! Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington," to be published June 1 by Saturday Review Press, Congresswoman Abzug makes it clear that while personal concerns take second place to the larger social and political issues, they are very real cares to her.

"The major drawback to my being in Congress has been its effect on my personal and family life," she says. "It hasn't, for one thing, been easy on my are always approaching them as the daughters of Bella Abzug, when they, like everybody else, only want to be known as individuals in their own right." Describing her husband, Martin Abzug, a stockbroker and writer, as "extremely supportive," Bella regrets the "diminishing amount of time we have to spend together." Even though she spends most weekends in New York, her time is always taken up by her constituents and by the various groups and causes that she is organizing or supporting. Even before she was a congresswoman, her energy and passion were committed to progressive causes. Born in the Bronx, she attended Hunter College and the Columbia Law School, where she was an editor of the "Columbia Law After being admitted to the Bar, Bella was active in labor law and in the early civil rights movement, helping to draft legislation that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1954 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In the early 1960's she became active in the newly-emerging peace movement, helping to found Women Strike for Peace and serving as its National Legislative Representative.

She organized and led mass lobbies to Washington for the nuclear test ban, disarmament and an immediate end to the war in Vietnam. Her work in the peace move Bridge Bulletin Support Your Community Projects Divinia's maton or assistance in obtaining a partner call 684-1209. FRIDAY WINNERS Mrs. F. M.

Hart and Miss Cor-inne Cowgell were winners last week at the Friday Duplicate Bridge Club game played at 10: 30 a.m. at the Owensboro Motor Inn. Mrs. Frank Wight and Mrs. Sam Fitts were second, and in third place were Mrs.

G. W. Hazel and Mrs. Amos Whittaker. The following week's game was won by Mrs.

Charles Leeper and Mrs. Whittaker. Mrs. W. B.

Coleman and Mrs. G. E. Hazel Jr. were second, and there was a tie for third place between Mrs.

R. N. Curry, Mrs. M. A.

Stimson, and Mrs. C. F. Thompson, Mrs. Gene Mobberly.

Mrs. H. C. McKinley is director of the game played each Friday morning. SUMMER WRAP-UPS Strap yourself in for new kicks this summer and get into one of our wrap-strap-sandals 3-tiered-wedge ankle strap in OWENSBORO The Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club held the weekly game at Gabe's on Monday night.

Tom Neudecker and James Witt were the North-South winners. Mrs. M. A. Stim-son and David Denton were second Mrs.

H. O'Bryan and Mrs. B. Hobbs were third. Rollie Walker and Gordon Her were the East-West winners.

Duane Morrow and J. Johnson, both of Evans-ville, were second and Mrs. Tom Neudecker and Mrs. James Witt were third. Neudecker was the director.

Next Monday night the Owensboro Club will hold the annual Mixed Pair Championship. Each pair will consist of one man and one woman. All bridge players are invited to participate. KIBITZERS Mrs. Beckham Triplett and Mrs.

Ridley Sandidge were the winners of the Wednesday Kibitzer game. Mrs. Robert Curry and Mrs. M. A.

Stimson were second and Mrs. Amos Whittaker and Mrs. James Witt were third. Mr. and Mrs.

John O'Brien were the winners of the Friday Kibitzer game Mrs. Richard Rue and Mrs. J. Blackburn were second and Mr. and Mrs.

James Witt were third. The Kibitzer games are held each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and each Friday at 7 p.m. at the Family Y. Mrs.

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