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The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18

Manteo, n. C.
For those whose American history
dates from jamestown in 1907 and
Plymouth in 1929 the story of Roam
oke Islands Lost Colony should hold
as much significance as it does for
the people of North Carolina. To
them and particularly to the natives
of Manteo on Roanoke Island the
commemoration of the founding of
the first English colonies in the New
World in 1897 makes Roanoke Island
the Birthplace of the Nation They
have taken this historical fact seri
ously ever since 1880, when the an
niversary celebration was first con-
sidered. 1t is now epitomized in the
annual production of Paul Green's
1.-THE Lost Colony" at the Waterside
Theater within the stockade of re-
stored Fort Raleigh.
Though first produced in 1887 to
mark the three hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of the birth of Virginia
Dare, the first English child born on
American soil, and the establishment
of Raleigh's colony, the play was Civ
en- on June 80 for the first time since
Labor Day, l941. 1t has been re-
vived as one of the nations foremost
historic attractions. In good faith
North Carolina has made the play a
state agency, believing that it gives
North Carolina a heritage which no
other state can claim. Before the
war we'll over a quarter million peo-
pie journeyed to Roanoke Island to
see the play.
"The Lost Colony" is called pag-
cant, and perhaps that is as good a
name for it as any; but the author
conceives it as a symphonic drama
which he defines as the use OF all
theatre elements sounding togeth-
err" By making music, dance, and
pantomime an integral part of the
drama he reaches beyond conven-
tional form. Perhaps even more I'M
IL 10 a P' So
the theatre, putting to work demo-
cratic ideas not unlike those which
must exist in successful symphony
orchestra.
In performance, 1.-THE Lost Colony
is singularly impressive for its fu-
sion of historic realism and poetle
imagination. The sincerity ana CO.
operative spirit of the performers
animate the story so as to make IL
appear like history reenacted through
the device of time machine. It's
simplicity is its force, its integrity
it's strength. The II scenes un1olc
the tragic and heroic tale so graph
icallv that an audience is completely
absorbed.
The story opens in an Indian vii
lage on Roanoke Island in the sum
mer of 1884 and traces the steps b!
which the "Citie of Raleigh" is act
ually established in 1887 and deserted
on Christmas in 1888. 1t tells of thu
first landing in 1885, of Queen Eliza
beth's opposition to Ralelghs desir'
to colonize, of Eleanor Whites en-
thusiasm to strike out for the New
World, of the birth of her daughter
Virginia Dare, and finally of the he
roic march of the colonists INTO tn
wilderness on hearing that Spanls
ship has come into the harbor' 10
only by moving on could they pre-
serve their democratic ideals.
The play is presented on varl
level stage, the scene shifting accom-
plished by the use of lights, so tina
the action proceeds without interrur
tion. The massive stage has PIC
turesque permanent backdrop. Will
the amphitheatre is arranged to max
Roanoke Sound visible to the aud
The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18
To Disburse 2,4OO,OOO
Left BY Major Bowes

New York. July 18--Approximate-
ly $2,400,000 will be disbursed under
the direction of Francis Cardinal
Spellman under provisions of the will
of the late Major Edward Bowes, it
was announced at st. Patrick's Ca
thedral masses.
The total value of the late radio
impresario's estate never has been
disclosed, but the will designated the
Cathedral as residuary legatee and
directed that the legacy be disbursed
through a major Bowes Fund" un-
der the direction of Cardinal Spell
man, Archbishop of New York.
The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18

The dairymen of Cabarus County
have organized a county Milk Pro-
ducers' Association for the purpose
of stimulating dairy production and
assuring a fair prize for dairy prod
uctS
The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18

Chiefs Manteo and Wanchese, the
first North American Indians to see
England, kneel before Queen Eliza
beth, who lends attentive ear to her
favorite, Sir Walter Raleigh, in a
cOlorful scene from North Cardinals
great historical drama. "The Lost
Colony" now being presented in it's
sixth season at old Fort Raleigh on
Roanoke Island. The drama was writ
ten by Chapel Hills noted playwright,
The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18

Paul Green, who is shown at bottom
left discussing the musical back
ground of the play with Jimmy Hart,
the organist. Hart, a native of
Knoxville, Tenn, is on leave from the
Church of the Good Shepherd in
Brooklyn for the duration of "The
Lost Colony" season. Lower right,
Uppowoc, the Indian medicine man,
played by Foster Fitz-Simons of the
University of North Carolina dramat-
The Lincoln times., 1946-07-18

The play is presented on a vari-
level stage, the scene shifting accom-
plished by the use of lights, so that
the action proceeds without Interrupt
tion. The massive stage has PIC
turesque permanent backdrop, while
the amphitheatre is arranged to make
Roanoke Sound visible to the audi
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Uncle Rays Corner

When we glance at the stars, they
may seem to have the same color,
but if we look carefully, we notice
at least two colors, some being
golden-yellow, others reddish-yellow
With the help of a good telescope
you can see stars of several other
colors, provided you look in the
right places. Astronomers report
the following colors among the
stars:
Yellow, white. red, orange
blue, green, greenish-white and
blue-green.
The star called Eta" in the Per-
seus group, is known as a double
star. The truth is that when you
look at Eta, you see two stars, one
red and the other dark blue.
May Have Planets.
1t Is likely that many stars have
planets going around them, just as
planets travel around our sun. Some
of those planets may be the homes
of people like ourselves.
If people live on a planet going
around the Eta pair of stars, think
of the colors they must see. The
blue star, or sun, may shine on the
planet at one time. the red one at
another time. Sometimes, the two
may shine together.
Imagine a blue sun rising In the
east at the same time . red sun
sets In the west.
A moon going around that planet
might reflect red light at one time
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Prize Contribution
By KoIIeope Leontorokes, II


Many Anacostia students have
come to enjoy Shakespearean plays
great deal. This is shown by their
enthusiasm to obtain tickets for great
Shakespearean productions. There
were, for instance, 100 who ordered
tickets for Hamlet" and 78 for
The Winters Tale"
When asked their reaction to
Hamlet" the following pupils
wrote:
Virginia Layne: The production
of Hamlet gave me an inexpres-
sible thrill. I enjoyed every minute
of the play. 1t has given me a
deeper appreciation of Shakes
peare's works"
Jacqueline Mcintyre: II enjoyed
Hamlet immensely. Maurice Evans
couldn't have done better in his
portrayal of Hamlet, as he was mag
nifcent."
Joyce Merrill: II enjoyed Hamlet
very much. Seeing the play gave me
a greater appreciation Of all Shake
speare's works. I shall certainly
make an effort to see all of the
Shakespearean plays that I can"
Evening star., 1946-05-26

and blue light at another. Then the
people would really see what we
sometimes hear about-a blue moon.
Strange Sights.
There are other double stars In
the heavens, and if people live on
planets going around them, they
must see strange sights.
Our planet, the earth, goes around
only one sun, and that is enough to
take care of us. Our sun is golden
white, and we see many colors at.
sunrise and sunset. White combines
all the colors of the rainbow. A rain
bow is sunlight which has been di.-
vided into many colors. -
So far as we are able to learn. each
star changes color as it grows older.
Scientists tell us that stars of red
dish color will pass into an orange
colored stage. They will become
yellow. The fourth stage will be
white or blue-white, and they will
be in "the prime of life"
Same Colors Again.
From the white or blue -white
stage, it is believed that the stars
again pass through the same colors,
going from yellow to orange to red.
In these later stages, they are much
smaller than during youth, and also
more nearly solid.
Our sun Is classed as a star which
is q little past middle age. 1t is on
its way to very old age. but It's light
and heat probably will last several
hundred million years longer.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving a Safety Circus" series of
chalk talks to pupils of elementary
and Junior and senior high schools
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
This weeks schedule:
Monday, IL am, Silver Hill Ele-
mentary. Tuesday, 9:45 am. Taft
Junior High. Wednesday, Gas am.
Bladensburg Junior High and
Elementary. Thursday, 10 am.
Mulliken Elementary. Friday, 10
a.m- Mount Rainier Elementary.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
AnaC0stia Students Learn
To Appreciate Shakespeare

Richard Price: "I enjoyed it more
than any other play I have SEEN"
June Lee: Il believe I enjoyed
this play more than I ever enjoyed
any screen play. 1t was my first
experience of seeing a professional
stage play, and I don't believe I
could have chosen better"
Myrtle Spudis: II found myself
deeply engrossed for three solid
hours. Having just finished the
play in school, I was able to follow
very closely each gesture and word:
and in reality. I lived in the time
of Shakespeare, thinking, feeling.
hating and loving violently as the
play progressed"
Zoe Vouzikas: II am glad I at
tended this production of Hamlet
because it brought out many points
that had missed or did not under
stand while reading the play"
James Roberts: II think that the
play was very good. The acting
seemed fine to me- The clothes were
rather modern, however I would
like very much to see another;
Shakespearean play" 80
The above reactions are all from
seniors. showing that the students
of today have learned to appreciate
Shakespeare even in this age OF
movies. radio and other modern
entertainments.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Win q Cash Prize
flirting, Drawing
For Junior Star

If you are not more than 18, or
have not yet finished high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
the best contributions published
each week, and writers of stories
which, in the opinoin of the editor
are of sufficient merit, are issued
cards identifying them as Junior
Star reporters. Here are the rules:
/. All contributions must be original.
9 Stories, articles. poems, etc, must be
written On one side of paper; if type
written they must be double-spaced. Draw
ings must be in black ink or crayon on
white paper and must be mailed fiat,
not rolled or folded.
g. Name and address, telephone number
and school of the contributor must be in
the upper left-hand corner of written con-
tributions and ON the back Of drawings
4. The editors choice of winners is final
contribution In whatever form he thinks
best, regardless Of whether II Is awarded
prize He may also withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found not to be
original.
Checks for contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this week
Address your contributions to:
Junior Star Editor, 727 Star Build
ing. 1101 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
Washington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

f1ected in the formation recently of
the Northern Virginia Livestock
Producers Association, Inc, an or
ganization whose purpose is to fos-
ter more and better livestock.
Headed by J. H. Cunningham
of Marshall Va, the organization
hopes in the future to coordinate
activities of producers of various
breeds of livestock to the end that
the economic Importance of the in
dustry as whole will be increased.
There are a number of yearly
sales of purebred cattle, sheep and
hogs held throughout the area.
However, there is no central sales
pavilion, and the association hopes
to provide a central point where
these events may be held more eff
GENTLY.
Realizing that education will play
an important role in the livestock
business, the association will spon-
sor shows and contests for livestock
breeders and judging contests and
shows for All clubs and Future
Farmers of America groups.
The value of this educational
work, particularly with the younger
groups, has been demonstrated. In
Frederick, as well as in other coun-
ties in Northern Virginia, breeders
can be pointed out whose first in
terest in purebred stock resulted
from their sons working in All and
FLA projects.
1t is felt, too, that an educational
program, to be most effective, must
also touch the city dweller A
closer cooperation between the
urban worker and the farmer is i'm
portant.
Frederick County, as we'll as other
counties in Northern Virginia and
neighboring West Virginia, already is
taking advantage of the increase in
poultry production. A poultry mar
keting cooperative, branch of the
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co.
operative, Inc, is under construc-
ton in Winchester. When COM
pleted it will have a membership of
300 Northern Virginia and West Vir-
ginia farmers and will handle poul-
try brought in from neighboring
counties IN Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
Naturally, apples remain big
item in Fredericks farm economy.
This year, despite an erratic season,
an 80 per cent normal crop is ex-
pected. This will mean about 2,000,-
900 bushels of apples will be har-
vested.
Despite a continuing labor pinch,
Frederick County's outlook appears
bright and we feel that we may ex-
pect our agriculture to flourish in
the future
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Service Unit Meetings
SWV AuYiliarieS


Today-Department memorial services.
Water Gate, 1870 am.
Monday-Col James s. Petit Unit, eve
ming of games, Naval Lodge Hall
Thursday-Memorial service, Arlington
National Cemetery.
Friday-Depart rtment Council
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Today-Gen. Vicente Linn Post. 1915
K street NV.
Monday-Front Line Post, 1919 X street
NV.
Tuesday-Pentaeon Post. 1919 X street
NV
American LeEion.
Monday-Gen. Patton-Tank Corps and
District Of Columbia Taxi Posts, Legion
clubhouse
Tuesday-James Reese Europe Post. 1914
Vermont avenue NV
Legion Auxiliary.
Monday-Department Building Fund
Committee. Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe Unit,
Braille Group. Legion clubhouse
Notwithstanding volunteers to
Arlington Cemetery. 4 am
Thursday-Memoria services. 10 am,
sstufd.s@United states Msritim. and
eolies. rirs Units. binse party. Mount Alto
4oepftel, Pm.
Evening star., 1946-05-26

time in the future and illustrate her
own writing for magazines.
A pastel set that she got three
years ago and the opportunity to
major in art at Eliot Junior High
started Margaret painting. She
works with all media, but her favor
ite is oil Margaret recently finished
an excellent still-life in oils of some
fruit, but she specializes in oil por-
traits.
The Russian dance" mural that
she completed a few months ago
started with a few small sketches in
pencil. She liked working with the
idea. and spent all her free time in
art class painting it in bright colors
Margaret is working toward an
art scholarship as soon as she fin
ishes high school. Meanwhile, a
great deal of time goes into her ex-
periments with words and paint to
prepare her for her double career.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Daughters of America

The State Council will hold their
annual memorial services at Second
Baptist Church tonight at 8 o'clock.
Members are requested to meet at
7:45 to be escorted into the church.
A moonlight excursion, sponsored
by the State Good of Order, will
leave Seventh street wharf on the
Wilson Line tomorrow at $50 pm.
Independent Council will meet
Wednesday, instead of Monday.
Peace Council is sponsoring a
trip to Atlantic City June 80. For
information contact Virginia Gates.
Past State Councillors Association
meets Wednesday at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple.
On Tuesday, Fidelity, Martha
Danridge, Kenilworth and Unity
Councils will hold nomination OF
officers,
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Field Day Planned
For VIRGINIA Farmers

A field day for Northern Virginia
farmers will be held from 10 am.
to 3 pm. Friday at the State Agri-
culture Experiment Station at
Orange, Va.
T. B. Hutcheson, dean of the
college of agriculture at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and L. B.
Dietrich, State Extension Service
director, will attend the meeting.
Farmers will be shown the results
of the use of lime and fertilizers on
oats, barley, wheat, alfalfa, clover
and grasses. Variety tests with these
plants also will be shown.
Farmers desiring to attend the
field day should contact their county
agent. Lunch will be served on the
grounds.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
OES Activities

Special meetings are:
General Auxiliary Home Board
1:30 pm. tomorrow, Masonic
Temple
East Gate Chapters pm. today
religious services, Masonic and East
ern Star Home. Monday, Star
Point Society with Wilma Sigmon
Friday, instruction for new men,
bers.
Bethlehem Chapter-Tuesday, to
entertain its line officers.
Columbia Chapter-Tuesday 42O5
Ninth street NV, mems night.
Threaty Oak Chapter-Monday
social.
Warren G. Harding Chapter
Tuesday, OES members of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing spe-
cial guests.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
The Autobiography
of
A Lump of Coal
Prize Contribution
By Allyn Myers, Jr.. Il

Eighty million years ago, I was
a bright-colored tree, standing in
the sunlight. AS other trees and
foliage grew, 1t began to grow dark
and swampy. with black waters
This moisture made me start to
decay.
AS time went on. it grew sticky
and hot. After time, I fell over
into the mud. 1t was awful. and
soon my bright colors wore off. AS
more trees and decayed vegetable
matter fell on me, I sank deeper
and deeper.
Then something happened. I be-
gan to tremble. and then a wide
crack opened in the earth and
fell into it. When I hit the bottom,
I slid onto something black and
hard. More rocks and dirt fell on
top Of me and I was cramped up
again.
After I had been in this place
for millions and millions of years,
I noticed that I was beginning to
grow hard and black. like the sub
stance under me. Many more mil
lions of years later, had become
hard coal. But I was still cramped,
for earthquakes had pressed many
rocks and much soil on top of me.
Then, one day, I heard a strange
noise which came nearer and
nearer, and then a sharp pick stuck
in me, and I fell out of the wall of
coal. I was picked up and thrown
into a small car and hauled to a
cage, in which I was lifted to the
surface of the earth.
1t was good to be in the fresh
air and out of the stuffy mine! AS
1 heard men talking, I learned that
I was in Virginia. Some men put
me into a crushing machine, and
then I was dumped onto screen
ing table AS I rolled along, I fell
through one of the holes into a car
and was pulled out of the mill Next,
I was loaded into a railroad scow
and hauled to New York.
When I arrived in the city, I was
taken to a factory, and after I had
been mixed with many chemicals, !
was made into movie film. Just as
I had ,been hoping, / was sent to
Hollywood. There I helped film the
picture of my Friend Flicka," and
now I am being shown in movie
houses all over the United States.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Survey
Continued From Page BID

the area of strategic planning the
experience of foreign powers indi-
Gates that the system of a unified
command at the center may have
more disadvantages than advan-
tages. Its greatest danger is that in
such planning it may make difficult
or impossible recognition of the
potentialities of the service to which
the supreme commander does not
belong.
3. Turning to the question of ad-
ministrative services, a survey of
foreign experience indicates that
there have been successful ex-
amples-notably in Canada-of a
combination of such functions as
law, medicine, procurement, for two
or more services. However, the fact
that in both Germany and Canada
it was found necessary in a major
war to move away from their CEN
tralization should counsel us at least
to proceed with caution.
Coordination Found Vital,
4. The foregoing conclusions are
arguments against the extreme forms
of unified command and administra-
tive centralization. 1t has never
theless been recognized by every
major country engaged in modern
warfare first. that some form of CO.
ordiation of the armed services is
essential and, second, that military
policy must be fitted to the total
needs of national strategy.
In respect to the first of these
problems, it may be Suggested that
the most successful solution has
been found in the establishment of a
centralized organ for the determine
ton of policy to which each of the
services contributed ON an equa.
basis. This has been the way in
which the chiefs of staff have beer
organized in Great Britain, Canads
and the United States. Such a sys.
tenn has permitted the combination
of centralized direction at the tol
with the advantages of administra
tive decentralization. 1t has alst
permitted the establishment in tn,
field of unified commands wher'
they are appropriate and necessar,
without subordinating the entir'
military establishment to a singl,
commander and without creating al
unwieldly administration.
In respect to the second problem
the apparent advantages of an in.
stitution like the British Committe,
Of Imperial Defense are that il
brings together the highest civilian
and military authorities and pro.
vides q continuing agency for the co
ordination Of information and plan.
bearing on the national strategy.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Washington Post,
VFW Department,
Form Auxiliary

washington Post of the District
of Columbia Department., Veterans
of Foreign Wars, at the last meet
ing voted to organize an auxiliary to
the post. Comdr. John P. Devenney
presided.
Equality Walter Reed Post en-
dorsed Junior Vice Department
Comdr Albert M. Armstrong for
the Office of senior commander and
the Rev. Robert E. Lee for depart
ment chaplain at a meeting at 7l3
D street NV.
Those receiving the obligation
were: John P. Birchby, Shelton w.
Bolen, Thomas P. Bryant, Robert E.
Busey, Harry Chin, Albert r. Con-
ley, Arthur G. Craven, Lawrence A.
Duffy, William c. Freeman, Hubert
c. Gill, Warren v. Long, James P.
McNulty, Joseph H. McVay, Donald
F. Peppers, Edward S. Perkins,
Julian U. Stein and Robert c. Todd.
Laurence Overton. George M.
Foster, Timothy O'Brien and George
A. Terpay were nominated as coun-
Gil members for the ensuing year.
Post Comdr. Joseph Hilleary pre-
sided over United States Treasury
Post at the Gold Chevron Club, 1919
K street NV. on Wednesday when
Past Comdr. Eugent F. White was
presented with his past commanders
pin by Department Comdr. Frank
TopaSh.
Charles w. Crosse was installed
as Junior vice commander.
Anthony Gentilcore Post, one of
the newly organized posts, met in
its temporary quarters, 2l08 Fourth
street NE, last week, with Comdr.
Arthur K. Kercoude presiding.
Those obligated were: F. M. Con-
datore, v. J. Cuozzo, N. J. Festa,
M. j. Del Borrell, N. j. Di Peitro,
Joseph Gentilcore, w. F. Cuttings,
j. A. Giovinazzo. R. H. Hillsinger,
jr.; w. B. Honey, H. U. Hume, j.
j. Kennedy, L. A. Longo, ]. B. NAL
10y, A. N. Nelson, jr.; E. A. Pometto,
Paul duattrOne, E. h. Schartner,
A. A. Stefanelli, G. M. Stefanelli,
M. j. Stefanelli, L. A. Vagnoni, L.
L. Wood, Anthony D'Ambrosio and
w. D. Brooks.
Comdr. Thomas Murphy of ALL
American Post gave the obligation
to E. L. johnson, William F. High
tower, Archer C. Collier, William K.
Won BerneWitz, Motto r. Harvey,
William T. Mason, E. J. Hamlin,
H. M. Snipes, Emanuel Wolman,
Joseph j. Shatz, R. P. Buck, John
N. Christy, C. E. Eller, John B. Jost,
Joseph Orlando, F. l.. Smith, John
Trelfall, Leslie Askew, William Nc
Kay, William McKenna, William
Parrish, Louis Stephens, Joseph
Morton and James McOWens.
Evening star., 1946-05-26
Local Masonic News

The third of the series of cryptic
rite nights being sponsored by the
six Councils of Royal and Select
Masters will be held tomorrow eve
ming by Mount Pleasant Council at
444l Wisconsin avenue NV. Illus
trious Master Ralph H. BARLEY an
nounces a part of the program will
be an illustrated lecture on THE
Travelling Broken Triangle" which
passed through the District of Co.
lumbia In 1888. All master Masons
are invited.