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is finding more pleasure In giving
than in receiving. We must give
to the sick, hungry, desperate
peoples of the world the modern
knowledge and techniques to
erase their misery and raise their
level of life.
But aside from offering help
through our Government and the
United Nations, there are other
ways in which we can give pers-
onally. We don't have, to wait
for an organization to be set up.
The machinery is there and rea-
dy. We can send our Thanks
giving offering of food or cash
through CROP or CARE. We can
send magazines to U. S. Informa-
ton Libraries abroad. We can
correspond with pen friends in
other lands, offering and receiv-
ing the priceless blessing of
friendship.
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things in our economy which
make possible this wonderful
way of life. If we don't work to-
preserve our liberties, we may
lose them, and not be aware that
they are slipping away.
to guard against spiritual pow
erty in the midst of our physical
abundance. to use my leisure
time, the radio, library, newspa-
pers, telephone, and transporta-
ton resources profitably, that 1
may become an informed citizen
of the world. While STUDY with
out action is futile, action with
out study is fatal"
. to realize that all the peop-
les of the world have a common
destiny. America is grown up
now, and one index of maturity
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1922 there was not enough peo-
pie to support the Methodist
Church, and the Disciples Church
was no longer in existence, so it
was decided to abandon the church
and let the congregation attend
services at other places. Today
Wash Woods Methodist Church
hidden among trees and vines, a
crumbling symbol of its past in
fluence in a remote community.
Another Wreck, Church
Another church nearer to Vir-
ginia Beach was located at Dam
Neck life saving station. Built ear
lier than the church at Wash
Woods and called "The Chapel by
the Seai," this Episcopal Church
was a mission from historic East
ern Shore Chapel at Oceana and
the same rector held services at
both churches. This church at Dam
Neck was built almost identical
to the plans of Eastern Shore Cha
pei and it had the same dimen-
sions, but was constructed of wood
rather than brick. 1t was built
from lumber from the three-mast-
ed barque "Agnes Barton" which
was wrecked in front of Dam
Neck Life Saving Station in April
1889 while it was sailing from Rio
de Janeiro to Baltimore. Four lives
were lost and six saved by the
Coast Guard station. 1t was built
by a man named Boyenton and
the work was under the supervis-
ion of Capt. Bailey T. Barco who
was in charge of the Dam Neck
Life Saving Station. Members of
the congregation helped.
The Rev. w. R. Savage, for
many years rector of Eastern
Shore Chapel, encouraged the men
at Dam Nesck to build the "Cha-
pei by the Sea-" The Rev. John
Wales, of Norfolk, used to come
to the county and preach at both
of these Episcopal churches.
The Changing Times
In 1924 the "Chapel by the Sea, "
was no longer used as church and
DR.. Francis Steinmetz, rector of
Christ Church in Norfolk, bought
the building for his church. 1t
was moved a short distance from
it's location, just west of the life
saving stations, and remodeled as
a recreation camp for, girls from
Christ Church. The church furnish
ings, the altar cross and vases, the
Bible and the silver communion
service now belong to and are
used by the congregation of the
Eastern Shore Chapel.
Dam Neck, Little Island, False
Cape, Sand Bridge, and Wash
Woods are no longer isolated COM
munities among the sand dunes.
school buses ride along the beach
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MARCH OF DIMES
CHAIRMEN APPOINTED

Mrs. Helen D. Daniels of
Manns Harbor has announced the
list of community Chairmen of
the March of Dimes campaign in
Dare County. Mrs. Daniels is
county chairmen. The list fol-
lows: MAINS Harbor, Mrs. For
rest Sawyer; Mashoes, Mrs. Will
Mann; Buxton and Frisco, Mrs.
Tracy Hooper; East Lake and
Buffalo City, Mrs. Rita Smith;
Avon, Mrs. Ena Scarborough;
Stumpy Point, Mrs. Jasper Hoop
er; Manteo, Mrs. Wayland Frye;
Rodanthe, Mrs. Fred O'Neal;
Waves, Mrs. Cedric Midget; Kit
ty Hawk, Mrs. Nellie Perry; and
Hatteras, Mrs. Harold Midget.
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have a place of worship near their
homes. This church would serve
those who lived near Little Island,
False Cape, Sand Bridge and Wash
Woods. This building was the first
chapel to be built at Wash Woods.
Each of the four life saving sta
tions had eight families living
nearby and it was possible for
them to reach Wash Woods by
boat on Back Bay, by horse and
cart or by walking on the beach
and through the sand hills. Church
was a social gathering and looked
forward to by the entire neighbor-
hood.
Population: 800
From Mr.. and Mrs. Waterfield
also learned that prior to 1900
there was a village at Wash
Woods. Around the village was
good farmland but the shifting
sand gradually covered the fields
and pine trees and live oaks grew
out of this soil. Now a woods COW
ers what was once fertile acre
age. The Waterfields told me that
there was a Disciples Church at
one time in their community as
well as the Methodist one. Wash
Woods had a one-room school
house where the children from up
and down the beach were educated
and all seven grades were taught
by one teacher. The School teacher
came from another part of the
state and boarded in the neighbor-
hood. There were two general
stores in the village and Wash
Woods had a population of more
than three hundred people.
By 1910, the little chapel built
from the shipwrecked lumber was
too small for the congregation.
The church members gave $1,400
and the building was enlarged and
improved. New pews were ordered
and there was plenty of room for
from $50 to 300 persons within
it's walls. (This is the church that
John Hatch, director of the Nor
folk Museum, found, deserted in
the woods, and photographed.)
Circuit Rider
The congregation at Wash
/ Woods Methodist Church was serv-
ed by a circuit rider, preacher
who came once or twice a month
to conluct services. The parson
had to come by train to Back Bay,
then he was transported by boat
or horse and buggy, to one of the
life saving stations where he
would spend the night visiting one
of the families in his church. The
Rev. King, the Rev. Moore, the
Rev. Butts, the Rev. Bell, and the
Rev. Fluchee are names of former
ministers who are remembered as
preaching at Wash Woods.
Each Summer revivals were held
at the church and people would
gather from all over lower prin-
cess Anne County for the meet
ings and the farmers all-day pic
MICS.
, Due to various causes the COM
munity at Wash Woods decreased
in size. Transportation improved
and the farm land was being ruin
ed byp the encroaching sand. By
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By LOUISE VENABLE KYLE
(In the Virginian-Pilot)


"There must be a story behind
these photographs"
That challenge set off quest
for deserted churches that once
had stood near the life saving sta
tons located at intervals along the
,ast below Virginia Beach. Many
these Coast Guard stations
we been abandoned because of
otorized facilities, and the COM
-unities around them have col
lapsed. n -
The photographs were first
shown to Mr.. and Mrs. John Wat
erfield who live near Sand Bridge.
They identified the church as the
old Wash Woods Methodist Church
and gave me many facts about it.
Capt. T. J. Barnes (retired), and
Capt. A. L. Barco (retired), former
members of the United States
Coast Guard, added to their story.
About 1895, during a Winter
storm, the three-masted schooner,
John S. Woods, was shipwrecked,
when it ran aground off the coast,
between False Cape and Wash
Woods life saving stations. The
crew stayed on board, taking ref
uge in the rigging for several
days, until the waves subsidized and,
the men from the life saving sta
ton could rescue them. All on
board were saved but the sailing
vessel was lost and the cargo of
cypress lumber washed up on the
beach.
Act of God, House of God
Since an act of God had been
instrumental in theeir procuring
the material, the families who lived
at the life saving stations decided
to use the lumber and build a
house of God so that they might
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lived in Russia, Germany or ia
pan l would be in the fields to-
day working beside my husband.
In few other countries can a farm
woman step into car and whisk
away to her afternoon study club
her extension group, her church
society, a committee meeting or
just to a movie.
For Time to Enjoy Living. 1 am
grateful to an economy which
allows us to make living with
time left over in which to live.
This is exemplified in a study
made by our United States De-
partment of Labor showing a
comparison of an hours earnings
in the United States and eighteen
other countries. In Russia the av-
erage worker must work nearly
an hour to earn enough to buy
one pound of flour; in the United
States it takes four minutes
working time of the average in
dustrial worker to buy a pound
of flour.
For Countless Physical Com
forts. And a snug roof over our
heads. For all of the wonderful
tools of homemaking which Am
erican inventive genius has made
available to us. But even more
than these physical comforts I
give thanks for mental and spiri-
tual resources, for hope, as well
as for a house.
| For Mental and Spiritual Food.
| For our free public library where
may meet the great minds of
all the ages, for the R. F. D. mail
service, for the daily newspaper,
for the Extension Service and all
it does to enrich our daily lives
and for that magic that is radio.
For Freedom to Think. And to
express these thoughts in speech
and in the ballot with no fear
of reprisals to our person or to
our family. We have no Thought
police" in America.
For Equality of Opportunity.
For in America there are no clas-
ses, there is no aristocracy save
the aristocracy of opportunity.
For Living in a Land Where
There is a Sense of the WORTH
ness of Womankind. In some
countries I would be just beast
of burden, or just a bearer of
children, or perhaps an amusing
plaything, but in America wo-
man is given a place of honor
and any opportunity to which
/ she can measure up.
Every privilege brings with it
a corresponding responsibility.
Since the natural resources of the
country and the economy under
which we live have given me SUI
perior tools of homemaking with
which to work, it follows that l
should do superior job of home
making If I can manage these
superior mechanical aids SO that
they become my servant, not my
master, then should have time
to do some of the much-needed
community and world house
keeping"
Mingled with my Thanksgiving
for the richness of life in Ameri-
ca comes a deep sense of respon-
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and transport children to Princess
Anne County Schools. Electric
power lines now reach out across
the sand and radio and television
bring the world outside to the
homes along the coast; electric
lights go on and Delco systems
run by batteries are obsolete,
Jeeps and helicopters go where the
hard-surfaced roads cannot reach,
the horses and beach carts of yes
the sea, the skv. ard the sand hills.
teryear are a memory, yet still,
in all their beauty remain I'M
changed.
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THANKS
CONTINUED from Page One)

be ersatz coffee made from sugar
cook on a wood stove, and in
Mexico on a chimneyless stove
in an adobe hut. But, instead l
turn button and quick, clean,
safe heat is at my fingertips.
For Our Car. And all it means
to the enrichment of life. If I
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Forgotten Church on Carolina
Lonely Seashore Near Wash Woods
Materials Furnished by Misfortune of Mariners At Sea-
Long Served Community of Fishermen and Life
savers; Many Such Examples Along the N. c. Coast
Evening star., 1952-12-18

easier. Lord Howe and his 10000 men
had already snuggled down in Phila-
delphia. But Washingtons proposal
brought protest from the Pennsylvania
Assembly. It sent hot message to
Congress charging Washington with
abandoning Pennsylvania and New
Jersey to the British and threatening
to withdraw their financial support.
Washington had to compromise. He
picked this valley where he would at
least appear to be a threat to the British.
His choice was unfortunate.
On reaching Valley Forge Washington
gave his men two immediate tasks:
Cd building defenses, and (2) erecting
huts to protect them from the rigors
of an unparalleled winter. Footsore
and hungry though they were, the troops
went to work with amazing spirit. Over
a thousand log huts were built and laid
out like little city. Washington Of
fered cash prizes from his own pocket
for the first hut finished.
Tom Paine described the scene: II was
at Valley Forge when the Army began
to build huts. They appeared to me like
a family of beavers, every one busy: some
carrying logs. others mud, and the rest
plastering them together; the whole
raised in few days. a curious collection
of buildings" It was through these huts
later in the winter that disease swept
like scourge carrying of hundreds.
Evening star., 1952-12-18

Templeton Jones had been reading
about all these famous man cooks.
It seemed that the more renowned
the fellow was, the surer he was to
COOK or to paint.
Jones gave up painting in the third
grade in grammar school. 1t was not
because he was a failure at 1t. The
truth is that he was too good That
was what the teacher intimated. when.
she caught young Templeton doing her
portrait.
As for cooking. Jones had always
regarded it as pure feminine role.
He had never been tempted to try his
hand at any sort Of cookery.
Maybe these great guys who cooked
big meals for themselves and their
friends had something, after all.
He would try 1t.
If Eisenhower could cook a meal, so
could ,Templeton Jones. It seemed as
eas' as that.
81. began the great experiments which
rtioduced the Templeton Jones dishes
to America.
The first of these is the pea puree
san6wich.
A lifetime lover of the peanut-butter
sandwich. Jones believes there is no
real reason why the texture Of peanut
butter cannot be achieved in other
mediums. or media, as preferred.
+
So he takes peas. cooks them, and
then purees them.
To puree anything, he discovered.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
In Behalf of Freedom

AS has been truly said of liberty its price is
eternal vigilance 1t is treasure that needs to
be guarded and defended at all times. For it has
its open and hidden enemies everywhere, and
in this particular era-an era of high fever,
violent passion and poisonous fear and suspicion
1T requires special support and protection here
In our own country as well as in other free lands.
That Is why the Ford Foundation has es-
tablished new organization to act as kind Of
watchdog against domestic trends or forces
tending to weaken, undermine, diminish or sup
press that precious type of individual liberty
that is guaranteed to all citizens of this Nation
by our Bill of Rights. Made up of distinguished
Americans representing various forms of private
enterprise the organization is called "The Fund
for the Republic" It's purpose, as explained by
Paul G. Hoffman, the foundations president, will
be to work for "the elimination of restrictions
on freedom of thought, inquiry and expression in
the United States" To that end, its initial task
will be to survey the problems falling within its
field and then to draft program for dealing
with them.
After that, assuming that it succeeds in
formulating practical line Of action, "The Fund
for the Republic will receive "a substantial
grant" from the Ford Foundation "to enable it
to carry on its work over period of years."
There is certainly room for such undertaking.
For the United States even though its
cher1SneQ lndlVlQual nDerCleS are Stll DaSCally
intact has seen within recent times tendency
in some American circles to chip away at those
liberties by aSsang-drectly indirectly,
slyly crudely, with light pressure or heavy in
neutrality-suspicious. and groups whose views
have been unorthodox whose thinking and
public declarations have counter to the
popular sentiment of the moment. In other
words even though their patriotism may be
every bit as strong as the next MANS the nom
conformists among us have been encountering
something not unlike restrictions on freedom of
thought, inquiry and expression"-the very kind
of freedom that is indispensable to our greatness
as a Nation.
These men and women-who are not to be
confused with conSpiratorial Communists-have
right to think and speak as they do as long as
they harm neither the country nor their fellow
citizens. Indeed, they have that right even if
what they think and speak is utterly wrong or
utterly stupid. Actually, of course, some of their
views may be true, no matter how unpopular, and
their unorthodoxy of today may well be the
orthodoxy of tomorrow-a turnabout not uncom-
mon in history. In any case, anybody who would
restrict their freedom-ostensiby for the purpose
of protecting the Nation against such things as
the Red menace-is Willingly or unwittingly an
advocate of tyrannical devices. The Ford Founda-
ton has therefore done well in setting up spe-
cial project to deal with that kind Of internal
threat to America.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
AmpIificution


On Sunday, November %. The Star
chose to publish excerpts from my recent
speech before the National Foreign
Trade Convention in New York City.
A letter appeared in your columns
on November % from o. r. Strackbein.
suggesting that some of the things I
advocated were "easy" for me to spon-
sor, inasmuch as my own industry
flour milling) is protected both by
tariff and a quantitative restriction.
Mr.. Strackbein is absolutely correct
about the tariff and the restriction but
what he completely overlooks is that
both Of them are instruments set up by
our Government to implement the ma
tional policy to accord United States
wheat farmers protection against wheat
imports from Canada and other coun-
tries. It should be perfectly obvious
that 50 long as there is duty on wheat,
there must be comparable duty on
flour made from wheat, both to pro-
tect the American tax payer against
what would amount to supporting the
Canadian wheat price, as well as the
United States flour miller against Cana
dian mills having much cheaper grain
supply.
Speaking of a flour miller, should
be happy to operate under the policies
advocated by my New York speech, but
it should be quite apparent that this
will be impossible so long as an import
duty exists on wheat coming into this
country.
A. B. Sparboe,
Vice-president. Pillsbury Mills. Inc.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
This and That

simply means to smash 1t up, but
there Is more to it than that.
Tc puree vegetable with aplomb.
one must use what the ladies call a
ricer, or food mill, or sieve.
Jones gave up the sieve at the first
try You have to rub the vegetables
through the mesh with spoon, and he
discovered that it takes true feminine
VILE
The pea according to Jones. is a
wonderful vegetable. chock full of pro-
tein and vitaminS. It leaves great
deal to be desired, however, because it
IS forever rolling. One cannot blame
the poor pea for this. It's rotundity
makes it a natural roller.
Few persons eat peas any more with
a knife, but they will roll off fork with
equal glee. Random efforts here and
there to induce people to eat peas with
spoons failed miserably as they de-
served.
Wondering over this problem one day,
Cook Jones had an inspiration.
why not" he asked himself, take
the roll out of the pesky little things?"
It was at this moment that the Tenn
pleton Jones pureed pea sandwich was
born.
Jones. after committing mayhem on
the peas. cut two slices of bread into
four neat squares. This gave him four
easily handled sandwiches. The stand
ard size he believes too difficult to
handle.
he then took . knife. smoothed lit
Evening star., 1952-12-18
By Charles E. TroceweN

tic of his pureed peas between the slices,
a little salt, and there he was.
After his first bite, he realized he had
forgotten the butter. An attempt to
right this resulted in complete failure.
but future sandwiches were corrected
in this regard.
Another Jones food is pureed pea
soup. Zones likes peas.)
Prepare the peas as aforementioned,
put them In bowl, and salt to taste.
Now. here is the crux of the Jones
method:
Nc heating. no white sauce. no burn
ing your mouth.
Just pour milk over the peas. stir
until the color suits you and eat.
Templeton Jones is most pleased, per-
hsps. with his dessert.
This speciality has as its base a me-,
dium amount of vanilla ice cream. not
more than quart.
well. not more than pint, Jones
saysD
Here is the payoff:
Over the ice cream Mr.. Jones pours
prune juice as it comes from the can.
About two to four ounces Of prune
juice are used and it is lovingly basted
over the mound Of ice cream. Temple
toa Jones says he realizes that the
word baste usually refers to the process
of roasting, but he sees no reason why
you cannot baste ice cream as well as
Q turkey. "Just so nobody bastes me
on the head" he chortled.
Evening star., 1952-12-18

1t Is important to the Senators. To say the
least, it is embarrassing for Senator to learn
hrst from the newspapers of the appointment to
office of some one from his home State. There
Is the further point that Senator may have
serious and possibly sound objections to a pro-
spectiye appointee. This has been true in the
past and there is no reason why it may not prove
true again.
After all, General Eisenhower is going to
have to work with Congress after he takes Office.
Heretofore, in his dealings with individuals, he
has been considerate and willing to meet the
other fellow halfway. That quality, in fact,
has been of the secrets of his past successes.
It would be strange indeed If different policy
were to be adopted now that he is embarking
on the greatest undertaking of his distinguished
career-an undertaking in which good relations
with Congress, and especially with the Senate,
will be indispensable to success.
Evening star., 1952-12-18
Coloniulism Problem

Constantine Brown on December 8
stated very clearly the dangerous situa-
ton which Is now being faced by France
and Great Britain (and. Of course. the
United States) in the Middle East as
a result of a shortsighted and made
quate policy. am very much in agree
ment with his criticism of those two
countries for failing to realize the need
for a constructive approach to the
problem of colonialism in the Middle
East and North Africa.
There is hardly any convincing argu-
ment to support the presnet French atti-
tude regarding TuniSia and Morocco.
The cause of democracy to which France
subscribes is not benefited by her in
transigence to accept discussion of the
conflict under U. N auspices. In any
case, they are only delaying the inevita-
BILE. For colonialism has become obso-
lete in this goth century. And we do not