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The coastland times., 1953-06-12

| Grady and Ram Doss, another
accomplished surf-man, began to
fish the sloughs that pit Halter
as Island They moved down
the island from one likely spot
to another in a Model A Ford.
''We started fishing at the In
let in the early morning." Grady
recalls. 1T was mid-afternoon be-
fore we reached the point at
Hatteras. In all that fishing we
didn't even get a strike. But
when we reached the point I
learned about surf fishing in
a way I'll never forget"
The party reached the point
at the same time a vast school
of big blues ''The ones we
caught weighed from five to
nine pounds" hit the beach
In two days fishing the three
men hook and lined 1,065
pounds of blues out of the surf.
That did it for Grady. Since
that time he has scarcely let
a month pass without making
at least one trip to the coast.
And they aren't flying trips
either. Ordinarily Grady leaves
Winston-Salem on Sunday and
returns on the following Wed
nesday or Thursday. "If the
fishing is good" he says, 1--WE
sometimes stay longer"
That is an understatement. A
few years back Grady and ]. T.
Justice of Kernersville arrived
at Hatteras on November l. The
fish were on the beach and
Grady and DOC" Justice stayed
to keep them company until
the first of December. Il like
to lost my wife that time,"
Grady says.
Grady caught his first channel
bass - a Is pound "choat" =
on Hatteras island in 1885 Just
before Thanksgiving Day of. the
same year he beached Is year
ling drum - fellows running
10 to Is pounds at Top-sail
Inlet. He caught his first big
drum 31-pounder in
August, 1886.
That's when the virus nailed
him. Since that time he has
prowled up and down the banks
like a long legged ghost. Grady
fishes almost exclusively at
night While he favors Drum
Inlet where he shares a cabin
with David Smitherman and
John Campbell of Winston-Sa,
lem, Grady really follows the
fish.
During the spring, summer
and on through October he be-
lieves that Drum Inlet consis-
tently provides the best fish
4IlS. Lie IDS OCGll NlSlIlIlS LII QI1L
Inlet since 1886, several years
before there were any accomo-
dations other than the lee side
of sand dune. Since that first
trip Grady has visited Drum
Inlet 169 times and his visits
averaged four days each.
Later in the year, as the water
cools, Grady moves north with
the fish Channel bass migrate
up the coast to Hatteras as the
cools. They winter in
the deep water off Cape Halter
as" he says. In November and
during the late winter Grady
favors Hatteras fishing
Like most fishermen Grady
is superstitious. He believes in
The coastland times., 1953-06-12

beach buggy" he says, 'I gel
out right where it falls ant
fish" And before Grady gives
up on any spot and moves or
he counts to 100 slowly and
then, even slower, counts off his
age. "1've caught more fish that
way than most any other"
Grady also is a great man fol
lunches. Dave Smitherman, g
top hand himself, says, when
Grady gets a hunch that fish
are coming in he just won't
stop fishing. The funny thing is
that his lunches almost always
are right"
But the secret of the success
of Grady Sheets is not at all
mystical. He is one of those rare
fishermen who studies his game
like scientist. Il learn some
thing new every trip" he says.
Most enthusiastic surf-men
are willing to fish hard and for
long hours. Most of them will go
out in weather that would ap-
pail a polar duck.
Grady Sheets has those char
acteristics in abundance. But he
has something more and it is
that added touch which lifts
him up to point where he
has legitimate claim to being
the best in the business.
The scientists know almost
nothing of the habits of chan
mel bass. But Grady, who has
studied this great game fish with
an intentneSS that is incredible,
has, bit by bit, accumulated
stock of channel bass lore and
"knoWhow' that few fishermen
can begin to match.
He can, for example, smell
channel bass. They smell like
a fresh cut water melon he
says. Some of you will laugh
at that claim. But the experts
don't laugh. A few of them have
the same ability. Most exper.
fenced surf-men have fished
with individuals who have that
strange ability and they have
seen it work. For good smelling
Grady likes a northeast wind.
He also likes weather that isn't
fit for man or beast" he says.
He favors the boiling suds
up on the shoals over
the deeper, still water of the
Sloughs. He reports that chan
mel bass hit best ''just before
and after a Northeaster." Ora
dy, as you might expect, exper-
constantly and he has
certain firm convictions regard
ing tackle. For example he ia
vorS linen over nylon line. He
fishes with free spool and he
does not set the hook hard. He
likes to fish the moon from
new to full and he says that
seldom is good the last
quarter of the moon.
Those items - and they mer-
ely touch on a list that would
(and shouldO fill a book - are
not particularly important of
themselves. The important thing
is that Grady Sheets, after II
years of hard fishing, still holds
to the humble belief that he is
just beginning to learn.
Almost any fisherman who has
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filled their trailers so full with
their catch that they have spill
ed herring all along the, high-
way.
The coastland times., 1953-06-12
HIGH TIDES
AT OREGON INLET

For Month of June - Furnished
by u. S. Coast & GeOdetic Survey
The coastland times., 1953-06-12
Champion Drum Fisherman Title
Awarded to WinstOn-Salem Man

An Interesting Story of Fishing Along
ten by CHESTER DAVIS in The State Magazine
Evening star., 1953-03-25
Chicago Police Chief
Given Leave in Probe
Bt the Assoeioied Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 25.-Red-
mond p. Gibbons was granted q
leave Of absence as chief of Chi
cago's uniformed police last
night after submitting a re-
port to Commissioner Timothy
O'Connor giving his own version
Of a little red notebook.
Capt. Gibbons, a veteran of 81
years on the police force, told
MIR. O'Connor the notebook said
to be in his handwriting contains
only notationS he made in the
course Of official duties or figures
concerning sales Of tickets to a
high school football game.
The Chicago Sun Times, which
earlier this week disclosed the
existence of the notebook, called
1t IAN index to graft, gambling
and vice on the North Side"
Capt. Gibbons said he would be
able to give a more detailed re-
port If allowed to examine the
notebook.
The captain said the Sum
Times did not permit him to
see the book last night, but that
its contents were never re-
garded as of any great import
ance and certainly in no manner
indicating any dereliction Of
r111fU m Ypovy voo ~
The City Councils emergency
crime investigating committee
voted yesterday to request the
Sun-Times for a look at the
notebook.
Evening star., 1953-03-25
u S. JETS Join Greek Drill In 137d Year Of Freedom

States Marines as vel las Amer
ican, French and British sailors
took part in the parade with
Greed Army, Navy and Air Force
units.
Forty American ships, as well
as British and French units Of
the Mediterranean fleets, will
call at the Greek ports of Piraeus,
Salonika and Rhodes during the
coming week.
Evening star., 1953-03-25
FBarse Sees Congress
| Granting Court Power
To Suspend Sentence

Municipal Court Chief Judge
George Barse forSees clear con-
gressional sailing for legislation
to give the Police Court the
power to suspend sentences when
q Judge believes it is justified.
Although Judge Barse would
make no definite prediction about
Senate action on the measure, he
pointed out that it passed the
House of Representatives last
Monday and also declared that
he knows of no opposition to it.
Municipal Court judges are
anticipating the return Of the
authority to suspend sentences.
It was generally assumed until
1949 that the lower court juristS
had that power. But this as
sumption was upset by a Court
Of Appeals case and since then,
the judges believe, q number Of
injustices have been caused be-
cause Of the decision.
"For years the practice was
in general use here" Judge
Barse commented yesterday.
land experience demonstrated to
US that it was wise"
Following the appellate courts
decision, Judge Barse appointed
a committee Of judges. headed
by Judge George D. Nelson, to
make recommendations for legis-
lation to give the Municipal
Court the needed authority.
Yesterday Judge Nelson de-
clared that nearly all juriSdic-
tions grant lower court jurists
the suspension power.
Judge Nelson pointed out that
a major effect Of the lack of
suspension power is to leave
bad impressions in the minds
Of out-of-towners." He declared
that many visitors here actually
are not acquainted with local
traffic regulations and that often
they sheuld be given suspended
sentences.
He cited a case where a driver
whose permit had been revoked
was forced to rush a member of
his family to the hospital after
an explosion.
THAT man was charged with
driving after revocation" the
judge declared, land he was
sentenced. But that sentence
should have been suspended be-
cause his act was justified"
The juriSt also referred to
cases of travellers arrested for
being drunk in Union Station,
while passing through the city.
He declared there is no sense
in putting them in jail-that q
suspended sentence would be
sufficient, if they left town.
Judge Nelson recently testi-
fed before a House Judiciary
subcommittee on the measure.
He said Representative O'Iara,
Republican, of Minnesota, chair
man Of that group, expressed
annoyance and amazement at
the lack of power to suspend
sentences in Municipal Court.
Evening star., 1953-03-25

ATHENS, Greece, Mar. 25.-
Greece marked 1872 years of in
dependence from Turkish rule
today with a military display of
new American weapons and
equipment.
Jets from the United States
carriers Tarawa and Midway
staged a drill with Greek Air
Force planes.
New equipment furnished
Greek forces by the United States
was viewed by King Paul, the
Greek government and members
Of the diplomatic corps in a
two-hour parade down Athens
main thoroughfare, Venizelos
boulevard.
Special detachments Of United
Evening star., 1953-03-25
Reds Drill for Oil

Russian occupation authorities
are making test drillings for oil
in the Baden area Of Austria,
near Vienna, and in the Burgen-
land border district.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
.BoordAdopts
Statement on
Immigration

Changes IN the McCarran I'M
migration Act. including q "just
and acceptable substitute for our
national origins formula" were
advocated yesterday by the Board
Of Directors of the National
Council Of Catholic Women.
we have a real obligation to
help relieve the problems of
refugees, escapes and pro-
spective emigrants, preferably
through an immediate change in
our basic immigration law or. if
necessary, through emergency
legislation" the board declared
in a statement adopted at the
conclusion Of its annual meeting
here.
The board cited as a notable
bar to immigration at the pres
Eent time, the mortgaging Of
quotas of up to. SO per cent
annually which took place under
the Displaced Persons Act"
This, the women stated, has
resulted in the reduction of
available quota numbers to
some of the very persons that
need them most. since it is from
areas with low quota numbers
that refugees from Communist
persecution have come"
The statement also expressed
regret that ''part-Asian an
cestry still remains a bar to
immigration for potential mi
grants from non-Asian coun-
tries" Whatever method Of dis
tributing visa opportunities is
devised. we believe it should not
be on the basis of race or racial
ancestry" 1t was said.
The Point Four program Of
technical assistance to other ma
tionS was praised In q state
ment on international matters.
I'VE commend the high-minded
policy Of our Government in this
respect" the board stated.
| In a statement dealing with
the national scene, the board
called attention to the "obliga-
tion to be alert to vice and crime
in our community and to help
eradicate it,"
Decent, law-abiding citizens
should be interested not only in
the enactment of adequate laws
but also in follow-up to see that
the laws are effectively and judi
ciously enforced" the women
said.
ALI "a members of the board
attended the meeting. held at
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference Building. Mrs. Will
liam H. Dalton of Augusta,
Maine. is the national president.
Three women of the WASH
ngton area were appointed to
committee posts. They included
Mrs. George D. Rock of Wash
mgton, chairman of the Com
mittee on Cooperating with
Catholic Charities; Mrs. Win
field D. Smart. Falls Church, Va,
vice chairman of public rela-
tions. and Mrs. Hugh McGrath,
Arlington, Va, vice chairman of
the Committee on Spiritual De-
velopment.
Evening star., 1953-02-05

are many members Of Congress
who are not going to run for
Office again because you can't
save a nickel" Out Of his own
pocket, he declared. he puts
from SIS to $50 q month ints
his Office because clerical help
already provided is not sufficient
for the work involved. In ad-
dition. he said. he foots the bill
for extra phone service. extra
trips home and to top it all of, /,
doesn't get "any free haircutS,
free baths or free meals"
The speakers were introduced
by Mrs. Lloyd Luther, league
president. Mrs. Jehu Hunter,
action committee chairman of
the league, was in charge of the
program.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
YWCA Club Holds
Recipe Luncheon

The Young Married Women's
Club Of the YWCA held its an
nual recipe luncheon yesterday
at Y headquarters.
Approximately so dishes, from
soups to desserts, were featured
on the varied menu. The an
nual event is always the occa-
sion for members to exchange
favorite recipes.
The groups husbands and
wives" dinner dance will be held
at $3.50 pm. Saturday at the An
napoliS Hotel. Mrs. G. Kinsey
Owens and Mrs. William L. Lev
erton have planned the decora-
tions which will have a Valen-
tine theme. Mrs. Broadus
Wright will have charge of the
program.
The clubs president, Mrs,
Thomas Bradley. and her hus-
band will be host and hostess.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
| Music Called.
| Responsibility ii
|Of the Public

Once almost wholly supported
by the poSSeSsors of large per-
sonal fortunes. music has now
become the responsibility Of the
public, Howard Mitchell. conduc-
tor of the National Symphony
Orchestra, declared yesterday:
DR.. Mitchell spoke before the
Washington Soroptimist Club at
luncheon at the Willard Hotel.
The speaker pointed out that
"due to the rising and present
schedules of personal taxation,
those patrons who served the
cause Of music so long have made
quick disappearing act--along
with their SurpluseS."
"Since the Federal Govern
ment now absorbs q major por-
ton OF this surplus personal in
come which once supported the
arts, it is arguable that the Fed
eral Government should also as
assume the responsibility Of art
patronage he said.
DR.. Mitchell added he was
among those who is disturbed by
this proposal, unless it is done
on a regional basis. Many cities
appropriate a specified amount
Of local public money for the
benefit of their orcheStras, he
explained.
The speaker also pointed to
the Detroit Plan" under which
last year % business firms each
pledged $4,000, annually for a
three-year period, for the main
tenance of their resident orches-
ira.
Such q progressive and en-
lightened stand must become
more universally adopted all over
America if music is to continue
to, exist free of the shackles of
Federal control, he declared.
Guests at the luncheon yes
terday included Miss Elizabeth
De : Nguyen xuan Dung, First
Secretary Of the Embassy of
Viet-Nam, and Miss Diep-thi-
Nguyen. attache of the Embassy.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
Author to Speak

Mrs. Charles V. Broadley, au-
thor, will be guest speaker at a
meeting of the Kensington
Woman's Club at pm. tomor-
row at the home of Mrs. John
Frederick, 9709 Bexhill drive,
Kensington. She will discuss the
special qualities and natural tai
ents desirable in women in poll
tics and high government
position.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
OLD CARDS.
lMrs. Il. M. v, Arlingtonl

iMfS. n. M. W. ATttHyLVHJ
To you good readers who fire.
quentiy ask where to send used
Christmas, Easter and birthday
cards, / submit the name Of
Donald Stack, IL BaSsett st..
Lowell, Mass. He recently asked
for such articles in letter to
the Sign Magazine. Or. upon
request he will give you the
name of a missionary to whom
you may send such articles
direct.
It is well to cut signatures and
messages Of the cards, which
should be in good condition.
Comic cards should be omitted.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
Runnoqe Sole

A rummage sale sponsored by
the Women Of Har Tzeon will be
held from 10 am. to 8 pm. Feb
ruary 8 through February Is at
$3.50 Georgia avenue. Silver
Spring.
Proceeds will be used to further
the philanthropic work of the
Har Tzeon Congregation.
Evening star., 1953-02-05
IWoren's Clubs
League Sponsors Course
On Know Your Congress
5 Clubs:

The important role that COM
mittees in Congress have IN
action taken by the Nations
lawmakers, was stressed yester-
day before the District League
Of Women Voters.
The occasion was the opening
Of the Know Your Congress,
course sponsored by the league
| In Pierce Hall. The speakers
were Senator James Duff, Re-
publican. of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Clyde Doyle,
Democrat, of California.
Senator Dun pointed out that
the Senate operates largely
through committees. Committee
action is not only important as
a means of getting detail, he
said, but because its unanimous
recommendations are usually
adopted by the Senate.
Representative Doyle called
committees "the workshops OF
the House," but was critical OF
the Rules Committee as it Is
presently set up. He said he
thought addition of the 2l-day
rule had improved things some-
what, but the Rules Committee
is or could be "a very unhealthy
block to legislation coming to
the House.
Representative Doyle also ex-
tpresed the opinion that the
Rules Committee should calen-
dar q bill as soon as possible sc
it might be debated by the
House. "The future of our coun-
try depends on honest-to-good-
ness. well-informed discussion
he declared.
Senator Duff was asked If the
subcommittee on Appropriation
gave sufficient study to the
budget and if Senators were
given enough time to study
budget hearing reports before q
vote.
1.-THE last budget was so big
both in what it concerned and
the volume of items in it." he
replied, that some one esti-
mated If you spent 10 minutes
on every million dollars asked
for, it would take you sever
years working five days a week
to read it."
More seriously he asserted that
in his opinion "the only efficient
way" to reach a conclusion was
to have technical advice all the
way through. "You can't pos
sibly have adequate appraisal
without a staff constantly to ap-
praise and study it," he declared
Both speakers were agreed on
the handling of a problem that
they and their colleagues must
meet every day-mail from con-
StituentS.
Senator DUN reported that
his Office has received as much
as five mail bags in one delivery,
and that he and his staff are
often obliged to work Saturdays
Sundays and holidays. During
the campaign. he said. he COW
cred 125,000 miles for Gen. Eli
Senhower, and got acquainted
with so many people that he
often receives as many as $4,000
letters in one week on one
subject.
His solution, he explained, is
to get the general flavor of the
issue, pick out a characteristic
letter and dictate an answer
stating his position on the issue
Representative Doyle said that
his general policy is to read
first-class mail and personally
sign every letter that goes out
OF his Office. There are excep-
tionS, Of course, he said, par
ticularly when he receives q
great deal Of mail on one issue
In that case, he waits until the
avalanche has passed it's peak
and sends a mimeographed form
letter in answer.
In an amusing commentary on
the life Of a Congressman, Rep
resentative Doyle said that there
Evening star., 1953-02-05
Readers Clearing House
Conducted BY BETSY CASNELL
LAWN PROBLEM.

4AWN E6S(oAEh0.
(Mrs. C. W. M, SilUer Spring.
Mrs. L. S. G.. Falls Church:
In some States (New Jersey
and Maryland. I know, 1t is
against the law for one prop
erty owner to drain water on
another's property. My SON.
in-law in New Jersey threat
ened q law suit because a
builder raised the ground on
an adjoining lot so that water
would drain on my son-in-
laws place. The builder fixed
it pronto!
If that can't be done in your
case, I would Suggest a trench
on your property, about foot
deep and 18 inches wide. Fill
1t with stones or small rocks
to a depth of 6 to 8 inches.
Then add 2 inches of food soil
and in it plant clumps of ivy.
The depression will not be no
ticeable as ivy soon spreads.
The rock in the bottom will
carry surface water down very
quickly. If soil is very hard
clay, a trench 10 inches deep
with / foot of gravel would be
better. That should help. but,
If more is needed. q cement
curbing about 6 to l8 inches
along the side of the trench
closest to your house might
work. Ivy would grow over
that and give added protec-
ton in sudden heavy rains.
It sounds to me as though the
fault is your neighbor's and
not yours. Hope this helps.
mrs. B. A. M, Falls Church.
This is how we solved the
problem of having q neigh.
boris lot higher than ours and
the attendant water aggrava-
ton. We built q cinder block
wall, three blocks high from
the back Of the lot to the
curb. Dug Q trench deep
enough to about half bury the
first layer acid in q cement
foundation. Cemented between
the succeeding two layers.
Painted the wall grass green
and planted ivy that will
eventually cover 1t.
Placed the wall on our own
side Of the lot line. It Is not
unSightly, in fact, we think
it adds to the general appear
ance. You are thrice blest If
you have a ground covering OF
pine needles. We pay a high
price for pine needle mulch:
Our builders allowed the bull.
doZer to scrape off every bit
of top soil from our yard.
Azaleas, rhododendrons and
wild flowers will lower your
soil. Consult your garden book
or nurseryman for acid having
shrubs and flowers. Try the
grasses sold for shady areas.
A further thought about the
wall. If one had the ambition
and the soil to fill at least half
of the holes in the top of the
concrete blocks. I can envi-
sion a pretty sight in wall Of
petuniaS, or even geraniums.
What neighbor could object to
beauty?
COPY OF PRAYER?
MRS. J. p. ~. Arlington)
Can some one please tell me
where I can get copy of a
prayer that was read over the
radio during Christmas week?
I am not sure of the correct
name. but / believe it would
either be called "A Deck of
Cards." maybe "A Soldier
Boys Prayerbook." It is q
very beautiful poem and am
most anxious to get a copy Of
it if at all possible.
y X 4
SLEEVEBOARD
SUBSTITUTE.
mrs. r. A. d., Arlington
Mrs. r. E. r.. Portsmouth:
AS a substitute for a sleeve
board, ] have successfully used
a large-size magazine covered
with a clean, white cloth and
folded lengthwise to At the