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ii in. il Sl 'trr -'V'1 1 ti Hirhinnnd Nm Lrailrr, Thiirnlijr, Frh. 14, 1957 Dial t-3 III. Shop Monday through Saturday 9 to 5:30 Brooklyn Boy Acclaimed Oil Family Is Bitter Chess Prodigy at Age 13 NEW YORK, Feb. 14.

IS A quiet group huddled around table In the corner of the Marshall Chess Club, watching an almost unbelievable game. The players were Donald Byrne, a chess master, and Bobby Fischer, a 13-year-old Brooklyn schoolboy playing in his. first major tournament, Time and again with bold surprising moves- Bobby outfoxed his more experienced opponent. Impossible," whispered one of the onlookers, "Byrne is los- record In the history of chess prodigies. Bobby didnt win the Rosen-wald tournament the trophy went to Sammy Rashevsky, the ranking U.

S. player but the THE Shop pin Items for thrifty homemakers from our Seving Center About Rights EDMONTON, Feb. 14. (Al Ten years ago oil gushed from a well op Mike Turtas farm 20 miles southwest of Edmonton. It placed Canada among the world's leading oil producers and brought prosperity to many of the Turta's neighbors.

But. the Turta family Aself Is bitter. On Feb. 13, 1947, when Alberta's oil boom was launched, the gusher, spilled oil on Mrs. Turta's wash, hanging, outside to dry.

Mrs. Turta says the family ha not benefited much since. LEASE RIGHTS ONLY Like many other Alberta landowners, Turtas did not own the mineral rights to their property. When oil was discov-evehr, they were entitled only to lease rights. They were paid for use, of land on which the wells were located, but; did not share in thfc riches whih have accrued to some who hld mineral rights.

"We get! only. $240 la year from No. .1 well, says Mrs. Turta. Imperial Oil which brought in that first well, says the Turta have received in all nearly $40,000 from eight wells drilled on their 580-acre farm.

However, heir main 'lncome still comes from the crops grown on. their rich land. i 610 MILLIONS PAID The Alberta government, which retained mineral fights of all crown lands sold or steaded after 1887, has received about 610 million dollars from oil revenues. The over-all benefit to the general public is immeasurable. Millions of dollars of new industry has sprung up across the province because of the! oil discovery.

The investment in oil and allied industries totals .350 million dollars on Edmonton's outskirts alone. crew-cut youngster who would rather play chess than eat established himself as a young man to watch. New York chess enthusiasts have recognized Bobby's abUity for several years. Hans Kmoch, secretary-manager of the Manhattan Chess Club, says: "For nis age, I don't think there is any better chess player in the world. He is a genuine prodigy an.l one of the best players in our dub.

APPEARS EMBARRASSED Bobby appears embarrassed by all the attention he has since he defeated Byrne. "I just made the moves I thought were best, he says modestly. "I was just lucky. Where did he learn the game "My sister taught me when I was 6. he says.

"She was 12 and didn't know too much about the gatpe. but she told me where arid how to move the pieces. I liked it and have been playing it ever since. Does he want to continue playing the game and perhaps become one of the great players could play chess all my life. he answers shyly.

"I 'like tournaments and would like to and the game was over. Bobby i fc jot of them. As for had earned his first victory in being grtat, I dont know about Spepiai savings on stamoe.d Full size pillow cases of 124 counit muslin. Smartly nished wi I iread-dra vn stitched hems. Three pretty stamped designs for yu to choc se om that are fun to embroider and so attractive when completed.

Usually 1.49 pair, save now the Lessing J. Rosenwald Trcphy Tournament. Chess Review magazine called It the "game of the century a that Kmoel however, has fewer reservations: The Outlook is brilliant. uniting masterpiece of combi- he continjies to proceed the way nation play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matching the finest on he has the past year or two, he's likely to become one of the greatest flayers of all time. Dial 2-31 1 1.

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