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Evening star., 1952-08-19

One of the men who stayed with
the project after Congress had cut
off funds for further research is
John Caswell, rubber consultant
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27
Ayr. OLD MAN
DIES MONDAY
IN BELHAVEN
Thos. @. NorfIeet, Winstead-
vile Native Falls In
Water While Alone

After complaining of feeling
weak and dizzy, Thomas @. Nor
fleet, 45-year-old Ransomville
man appears to have fallen over
board Monday afternoon in the
locally famous creek known as
Wynne's Gut in Belhaven. His
body was discovered by James
Harrison Mercer with whom he
had been grabbing earlier in the
day. Norfleet was born Sept. 30
tn, 1907, the son of the late Jul
Jus and Molly Norfleet of Win
SteadVille.
When Mercer and Norfleet
came in from grabbing, the lat
ter complained of feeling bad,
and because of the intense heat
of the day, came ashore from
the boat and lay down on the
bank. Mercer went to Bill Dodd's
pool room and brought him a
pint of milk. Later in the after
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27
PANTEGO PERSONALS

Mrs. J. F. Crary and daughter
Frances, are in Portsmouth, Va.
visiting Mrs. Crary's sister, Mrs
Ben Corey.
Mrs. Sell Harris and daugh-
ter, Priscilla, of Norfolk, Va,
visited Mrs. Harris brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Hal,
let Ward Whitley. Miss Anr
Whitley and Miss Milanda Ay,
cock returned to Norfolk tc
spend week with Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Hallet Ward Whitley
Mrs. J. F. Whitley and Mrs. Sar'
all Latham of Belhaven visited
in Raleigh and Chapel Hill Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Basnight
of Plymouth and Mrs. Doris
Windley of Belhaven visited
Mrs. Lena Whitley Sunday.
Cecil Smith of Suffolk, Va.
was the weekend guest of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Smith.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27
| WATSON'S FARM
IN HYDE WINS
NATIONAL FAME
Progressive Farmer Tells
Story of Lake Landing
Mans Success With
Cattle
By WILLIAM C. LaRUE
Associate Editor,
The Progressive Farmer

Livestock can be immensely
profitable in Tidewater North
Carolina. One visit to the W. War
rem Watson farm in Hyde County,
N. c., will convince you that this
eastern Carolina Low Country of
fers real advantages of fertile soil,
ample moisture, mild climate-all
very favorable to pasture and feed
crops. And plenty of good pasture
and feed is essential for beef,
sheep and hog production.
"Mr. Watson is one of the best
farmers in Hyde County," says
County Agent w. H. Pruden.
The 300-acre Watson farm, To-
Gated between Mattamuskeet Lake
famed for wild-goose hunting),
and beautiful Pamlico Sound, is
about as far east as you can go
without stepping off into the At
lantic Ocean. The whole farm aver
ages only Ia inches above sea level
Some 200 acres are in timber and
about 100 acres are culticated. Mr.
Watson likes livestock and grows
plenty of lush pastures. He always
makes big yields of hay, corn, soy
beans and Irish Potatoes.
But it's his excellent system OF
all-year grazing that we especially
want to talk to you about. We
were at his farm in mid-December
and Mr.. Watson's fine Hereford
cattle were industriously-and en-.
thusiastically-grazing knee high
winter pasture of oats and crimson
clover! Now let's hear Mr.. Watson
tell about it:
"After harvesting soybeans anc
Irish potatoes I seeded this fielc
in oats and crimson clover fol-
winter and early spring grazing,
he says. 81 sowed 5 bushels of Full
ghum oats and 20 pounds crimson
clover per acre. l Craze until Apri
and turn for corn. In April l move
cattle to permanent Ladino-fescu'
pasture. They Craze that until fall
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27

water in canals at flood stage from
backing up in land.
2. He made soil tests and fol-
lowed recommendations. Up to Z
tons lime per acre was applied to
bring land up to right condition.
Then he applied 2 more tons every
two or three years for pasture and
l ton for corn.
3. He applied plenty of fertilizer
used 500 pounds per acre Of 2
1912 to start pasture. Now is try
ing some IS per cent phosphate as
test to see what it will do.
A. He sowed permanent pasture
Sept. Is to Oct. 1-Ladino clover
III pounds to the acre, and fescue
Is pounds per acre.
s. He applies 500 pounds OLA
IA per acre each year for mainte-
nance,
] 6. He uses good pasture manag.
ment-waits until pasture gets
good start before grazing ro-
tates pastures and uses different
kinds of stock (beef, sheep, hogs
and chickens) -. clips pastures as
needed.
Mr.. Watson has a good demand
for breeding stock. Said he: 81 sold
2 bull calves this week at $3.50
each. They were six or eight
months old" Also, he has good in
come from lambs, wool, and hogs
He feeds out about 40 hogs year
This is good home market for his
bumper yields of corn. Also he sells
some oats and soybean seed anG
grows Cobbler and Sebago Irish
potatoes for market.
From acres of the Sebago va.
riety," he says, 1--WE got over zoe
/ (1OO-lb.) bags per acre and they
brought about 80 cents a bag more
than Cobblers. Sebagos stand uI
better in marketing and are re.
sistant to late blight. We didn't
have to spray them all last year
but it was a drw year-unfavor.
able to the growth of fungus dis.
eases like blight. Also, Sebagos are
later maturing than Cobblers."
"Your farm being near the cross.
ling Of the wild goose fly ways
must make it hard to keep your
mind on your farming at this time
of year." we observed.
Mr.. Watson laughed and replied
''When I'm not farming or work
ing in the post office (he's post
master at Lake Landing), I'm
goose hunting"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27
SWAN QUARTER NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Williams and
grandson, Gary Williams, and Mrs.
Milton Caravan were visitors in
Washington Friday.
Mrs. Claude Grant had as her
weekend guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Taylor and Miss Betty Taylor
of Norfolk, Mrs. Sheila Howard
and daughter, Betsy, of Laurin-
burg.
Miss Meredith Tunnel, who was
a member of the Paramount School
faculty last winter, is at home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
C. Tunnel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Williams re-
turned home Wednesday after
spending a few days on the coast.
Mrs. Claude Grant, Mrs. T. c.
Tunnel, Miss Meredith Tunnel,
Mrs. E. E. Crabtree and Mrs. w. H,
Langston were in Belhaven Thurs
day.
Mrs. Bryce Creole and daugh-
ter, Elaine, were in Washington
Wednesday.
Miss Hortense Boomer of Eliza
beth City was the guest of Mr.,
and Mrs. J. M. Berry last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Hal MCGEE and
son, Hal Swindell MCGEE, who have
been with the Harry Swindells for
two weeks returned to San Louis
Obisbo, Calf, Friday. Hal Swim
dell had spent the winter with his
grandparents. Just before leaving
he had the misfortune to break
his arm. Mrs. Adolph Jesse and
son, Philip, of Oakland, Cal, re-
turned with them.
Mrs. Howell Peele and son,
Rhodes, of Greenville spent a few
days with Mrs. Ruby Watson last
week.
Miss Iona Bonner left Monday
for Greenville to attend a confer
ence at East Carolina College.
Mrs. Alice Swindell who was a
patient at the Pungo Hospital in
Belhaven for several days is al
home.
Mrs. Ada Reeves was the guest
OF relatives in Clinton last week.
Mrs. Claude Grant, Mrs. o. l.
Williams, Mrs. E. E. Crabtree, Mrs
w. H. Langston, Miss Aleph Ca.
son, Mrs. H. E. Griffin of Swan
Quarter, Mrs. Greeley Brinn, Mrs
Thad Pope and Miss Polly Pope
of Dunn, house guests of Mrs
Griffin, motored to Elizabeth City
Tuesday of last week to visit Mrs
Corinne Stilley, Mrs. Charley
Hotchkiss and Miss Violet Mere.
dith at the home Of Mrs. Hotch-
kiss. The occasion was the birth
day of Mrs. Stilley.
! Miss Alma Cathey and Mrs. Mat
tie Boomer motored to Washington
Friday.
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After swapping ears of corn in the
fall I turn cattle to harvest
rest. This comes in just when Ladi-
no-fescue is getting short and be-
fore winter pasture is ready. When
cattle finish the corn, the winter
pasture of oats and crimson clover
is ready. That all makes year
round grazing that keeps cattle
growing and fat"
All the II beef cows are pure
bred except one. Mr.. Watson has
a high quality registered Hereford
bull and several heifers and calves
showing fine breeding. The young
cattle put on big gains under this
year-round grazing system-a sys-
tenn that is simple and inexpensive
to use and gives excellent results.
Even in mid December, Mr.. Wat
sons permanent pasture looked re-
markably good. Sheep and hogs
were still grazing on ito Hamp-
shire ewes, "a registered Hamp-
shire ram, and several Duroc sows,
and young hogs. The pasture look
ed SO good we asked Mr.. Watson
to give you details on the import
ant steps he took in getting it
started. Here are the six steps he
gives us:
1. He drained the land. bitches
are all around 5-acre fields with
tile at all crossings and outlets
into canals. Flood gates keep salt
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27

noon Mercer returned to the
boat and found Norfleet had fall
len in the water and was dead.
He is survived by four broth
ers, r. E. Norfleet,, ST., of Bel
haven, Norwood Norfleet; Cyril
B. and Bonnie Norfleet of Eliza
beth City; three sisters, Mrs.
Reuben Caravan of Washington,
Mrs. Hilton Caravan of Florida,
Mrs. Surry Wright of Lebanon,
Mo.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at four o'clock Wednesday
from Bethany Methodist church
of which he was a member.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27
sMITHsToN NEWS

The Elwood Tinkers left on a
vacation trip. They plan to visit
several states, including West Vir-
ginia and the Skyline Drive. While
enrOpte, they plan to see Mr.. Tink-
er's parents in st. Louis, Ne.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-27

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Evening star., 1952-01-29

semester hours credit over and
above the requirements for q
masters degree would receive
salaries ranging from $4,000 tc
Sc, 400.
Yearly Salary Increase.
During the first five years Of the
plan. employees would be given
yearly pay increases, which would
be figured by adding a fraction OF
the maximum salaries allowed to
the present base pay-plus-service-
increment.
Thus, the teacher making $3.50
this year would, under the plan
make $3,424 next year. the second
year in the school system. This
increase would be figured by add
ing the $500 service raise to the
base pay; then adding one-fifth
|of the difference between that
figure and what the teacher would
be making if the plan was In full
operation. Under the plan, o sec
Iond-year teacher with q bachelors
degree would make So. 500 q year
Fractions in succeeding years
for figuring pay increases would
|be one-fourth, one-third and one
half the remaining difference, un-
It'll the goal is reached.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Citizens Council Asks D. {.
To Publish Relief Rolls

The Northwest Council Of Citi-
zens' Associations voted last night
to ask the Commissioners to pub
lish the relief rolls Of the District.
The group suggested that the
names and addresses of all per-
sons receiving relief payments
from the District be made public
to "help eliminate the fragrant
abuses which exist today"
The Commissioners were also
requested to investigate the flnan-
cial operations Of the Capital
Transit Co. In addition, Malcolm
C. Henderson Of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association asked
members Of the group to report
every specific instance Of poor
transit service.
The council voted to ask a probe
by the Agriculture Department Of
the: ''monopolistic practices" Of
the Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association.
A committee was appointed to
study the Case home-rule bill and
make recommendations to the
council.
The group met in the home Of
Edmund Cush, 1854 Warren street
NV. The meeting was conducted
by Charles H. Burmeister. presi.
dent.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Civil Group Again Asks
Integration Of Firemen

The Oldest Inhabitants, Inc.
last night reiterated its stand fol-
integration of the fire department
The group sent letters to the
House and Senate District Com
mittees asking that the integra-
tion plan be put into effect "as
soon as practicable" The letters
included protests against the cut
lin school funds in the proposed
District budget sent to Congress
by President Truman last week
George S. Dodson, long time
custodian of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. spoke
on the history of the 150-year-old
church, which was dedicated last
December after being rebuilt.
William D. Nixon, president
presided at the meeting in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth and 7
streets NV.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
ShipIey Terrace Group
Elects 6. w. Russell

The Shipley Terrace Citizens
Association last night elected
Gerald w. Russell president to Al
the unexpired term of Walter G
Short, who resigned.
The group also elected James
H Thompson treasurer, to fill the
unexpired term Of Everett c. Sim
mons, who also resigned.
The association voted to send
letters of appreciation to Mr.
Short and Mr.. Simmons for theil
work.
The meeting was held at Oxor
Park Apartments. 2603 Southern
avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Hearing Called Thursday
lon 3 School Measures

The Education Subcommittee Of
the Senate District Committee has
scheduled q hearing for 10 am
Thursday on three school meas
ures passed last year by the House
One would authorize the Board
of Education to employ up TO Is
retired members Of the armed
services as teachers Of military
science.
Another would give to teachers
and school supervisory employees
substantially the same retirement
benefits now accorded Federal and
District government classified
workers. The third bill would
grant to school officers and other
employees Of the School Board the
same annual leave teachers have.
Evening star., 1952-01-29

| ~ q = II ~ II.
Lutz is expected to succeed In
spector Letterman as assistant
superintendent. Inspector Lutz
still could retain his assignment
as head of the gambling and
liquor squad.
Slated to become an inspector
and possibly chief clerk, is Capt.
Earl Hartman, now an acting in
spector and acting chief clerk. His
present permanent assignment is
head Of the statistical bureau.
Capt. Hartman was commended
by the Davis crime subcommittee
for compiling police statistics for
that investigation in 1850.
Detailed as Inspector.
At present, Inspector Beverly
C. Beach is chief clerk. He is
detailed as a district inspector in
place of Inspector Albert I. Bull
lock, now under suspension.
Inspector Letterman was one OF
half dozen officers summoned
to the District Building last No
vember before the Commissioners
selected Maj. Robert j. Murray as
superintendent.
| Inspector Letterman said today
he felt there was no further op-
Iportunity for advancement for him
on the force. He has been an
assistant superintendent since 194T
and a member Of the force fol-
81 years.
He plans to appear before the
Board of Police and Fire Sur.
geons Tuesday for certification oi
his retirement on grounds oi
Service, age and physical con.
dition."
For two weeks he has been or
sick leave, suffering from a virus
throat and chest condition, he said
Before joining the metropolitan
Police Department in 1921, he wa.
in the Regular Army for II years
|. serving in World War I and IL
1.-THE Philippines and Hawaii. HI
retired last March as an Army
Reserve Corps captain.
| He also served a year on th'
Kansas City police force.
| He rose to inspector in 1945, anc
Twas directed to organize the head
quarters vice squad, a new uni
Ito combat gambling and prosti'
tuition. In 1947. he became -as
lsistant superintendent in charg,
lof the uniformed force.
:, Inspector Letterman often ha
been commended in connection
with vice and robbery cases.
He and his wife, Georgia, live a
2030 r street NV. Their sol
John is an attorney here. In
'lspector, Letterman Is q native O
lSt. James, Mo.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Civil Defense Wardens
Will Be Graduated tonight
By w. H. Shippen

Two hundred local civil defense
wardens will attend graduating
exercises at Roosevelt High School
at 8 o'clock tonight and receive
certificates for proficiency in FIRST
aid.
Also on the program will be q
''Fire in Miniature" exhibition ir
which q 20-foot model OF, q city
will be burned, illustrating thu
causes and effects of IRE.
The exhibit is put on by the
Fire Prevention Department oi
the Liberty Mutual Fire InSur-
ance Co. as q public service call
culated to show, graphically, how
o house packed with combustihle
junk can become q torch.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Chief Mayhem 10 Retire
Thursday on Pension

Fire Chief Joseph A. Mayhem
will retire Thursday because Of
physical disabilities incurred in
line Of duty, the Commissioners
announced today.
The Commissioners approved a
recommendation Of the Police and
Firemen's Retiring Board to grant
the retiring chief a monthly pen
sion of $463.75.
Chief Mayhem. appointed to sue
coed the late Fire Chief Clement
Murphy July l, 1949. reached the
retirement age Of "a last March.
but was granted a years extension
by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Sibyl Baker to Retire Thursday,
But Friends Hint New Career
Recreation Boord
Loses Aide Who Was
Expert on Protocol
By George Kennedy

Miss S1byl Baker, the District S
assistant superintendent of recre-
alton, who is retiring Thursday
says she is planning nothing more
than a trip to Europe late this
summer, but her friends and ad-
n1irers would not be surprised il
she should start on a third career.
She has had two already. She
finished a successful career Of
teaching English in Washington
high schools in 1926 to embark on
work of supervising recreation.
II might try being a lady OF
leisure" she said archly in the
cultivated tone that has never in
terfered with her popularity as a
teacher or a worker in civic acti-
vities.
+ Expert ON Protocol.
The Commissioners will present
Iher certificate of merit Thurs
day. They are indebted to Miss
Baker for more than her services
in unifying the playground sys-
TENS of the Capital. She has been
the person whom the Commission
ers have called upon for years in
the delicate matter of protocol in
seating the municipalities guests
in the reviewing stands of parades,
the Fourth of July celebrations
and similar events.
What a time we had with the
arrangements for President Auriol
of France" she recalled this morn
ing. First 1t was to be recep-
ton by the city. Then we learned
that Secretary of State Marshall
was going to sit in the stand and
everybody had to be moved back
for the cabinet and the diplomatic
corps. Then a military parade
was decided on and we had to
make room for the hierarchy of
the armed services"
She feels her biggest contribu-
ton to the Capital has been the
|unification Of Fairgrounds and
"centers" into a unified recreation
program.
Taught at 2 Schools,
She taught English at the old
Business High School where Jo-
seph McGarraghy and others now
prominent in the business COM
|munity of the Capital were her
pupils, and at Central High
School, where she taught Harry
Wender, the chairman of the
Board of Recreation.
When she became the second
Evening star., 1952-01-29
sp.eiaI pi,po,eh 10 The s,u,

WALDORF. Md. Jan. 29.-Fire
believed started by an over
heated oil stove last night de-
stroyed the Waldorf Recreation
Center on the east side Of route
301.
Fire Chief Elmer r. Ager, In
command at the blaze fought by
lis Southern Maryland companies,
ESTIMATED the loss at SIS, 900.
Only cracked and blackened
Icinder block walls were left after
flames swept through q bowling
ALLEY, q pool room and q lunch
room inside the LOBBY 150-foot
building owned by Woodrow
parsons.
The blaze was discovered by an
!employe. Harry Guy. jr, Of Wal
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Fire Levels Recreation Center
AtWoIdorf;; SIS, ,OOOLossSeen

Idorf, who said he saw smoke pour
ling from the pool room in the
center OF the building where an oil
space heater was operating.
Mr.. Parsons said he had closed
the pool room an hour earlier.
Patrons and employees of the
restaurant on the south side Of
THE structure did not know the
place was burning. firemen said,
until sirens screamed outside.
State police and volunteer fire.
men from Charles, Prince Georges
and st. Marys Counties kept traffic
moving on the major north-south
highway, while fioodlights illumi-
mated the scene.
Women of the Waldorf Fire De-
|partme1t Auxiliary served coffee
and sandwiches to the 10 volun-
Iteer firedghters.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
Billy Graham 10 Ask
Truman 10 Revival
BY The Assoeioted Press

More than 200 Washington
clergymen joined yesterday in in
viting President Truman to attend
a giant revival meeting on the
steps Of the Capitol next Sunday
afternoon.
Evangelist Billy Graham hopes
to deliver the invitation to the
White House personally today.
The 33-year-old preacher will
conduct Sundays meeting as part
Of his four-week evangelistic cru.
sade in the National Guard Ar.
mory. He said he aims at making
1T "the greatest demonstration Of
ChriStianityin our time"
The local ministers met with
DR.. Graham yesterday and, after
asking divine guidance for the
President, his cabinet and Con-
gress, decided to invite Mr.. TrY.
man to appear at the big week
end demonstration.
DR.. Graham announced the
theme Of the meeting would be
world peace.
Evening star., 1952-01-29
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Firenlen, Police
Call for Revision
OF Promotions
Ask .Thot All Be Made
By Competitive Tests;
Seek Higher Pensions
By John w. Stepp

Separate delegations of police
and f1remen today asked the Com.
|missioners to abolish non-com-
lpetitive promotions in the Fire
Department and to support in
creased pensions for retired mem
Ibers of both forces.
On the pension question. tht
Commissioners instrcted repre-
lsentatiyes of the four firemen and
police brotherhoods to submit
necessary legislation.
The city heads promised a group
of fire officials, headed by Acting
Chief Percy A. Davis, that they
will study the departments pro-
motion policies.
Incensed at System.
Joseph w. Kay, executive officer
of the department, reported that
members Of the force are becom-
ing increasingly incensed" over
the present system which sane
tions what the flremen call "out-
of line" promotions.
"The sentiment Of the depart
ment is against these promotions, !"
Chief Kay told the Commissioners.
Pvt. g. F. Hickey, representing
Local SO of the International
Association of FirefighteFs, put 1t
more strongly.
1--WE want you to end an ever
growing policy" he said. There
is widespread unrest, and a loss
of morale whenever one Of these
promotions comes along"
Mentions. 22 Members.
Pvt. Hickey pointed out that at
present there are % members of
the force who have reached their
present grade without benefit Of
competitive examinations.
"The men who work long
hours: study hard and run the
risks of fighting fires resent it
when they see others get ahead
working shorter hours and run
ming no risk" he declared.
Inspector Clarence Lutz. presi-
dent of the Policemen's Associa-
ton, asked the Commissioners to
support their efforts to get legis-
lation which would give retired
police and firemen pension in
creases whenever pay increases are
granted active members Of the
forces.
Points to Imitation.
Inspector Lutz said that infla-
ton has increased pensioners
needs, and added that both de-
partments need such pension guar
antees to aid their recruiting
programs.
The Commissioners recently au-
thorized a pension increase, but a
ruling by the controller, general
last month knocked out their
action.
In addition to the Policemen's
Association, the Firefghters' Union
and the Retired Police and Fire
mems Associations were repre-
sented at the meeting.