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Evening star., 1953-10-26

refined nor subtle and he seems
to like to display virtuoSo man
neriSms and to be noisy in pass
ages which call for a musical
appreciation of contents on the
part of the performer.
Two pieces by Karel Solomon,
Mr.. Pressler's teacher, "Noc-
turne" and "Rahel," and dedi-
Gated to him, were of the most
insignificant kind. AS encores
they could serve their purpose,
being short. Mr.. Pressler'S type
of playing sounds much better
with orchestra. His tone is big,
and his obvious enjoyment in
performing is an asset. The use
of force against orchestral back
ground is sometimes unavoidable
and a display of virtuosity essen
tial. For the more intimate char
acter of piano literature he has
nothing distinctive to contribute
as vet.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Two Resident Artists
AppIouded at Gallery

Two resident artists, Werner
LyWen, violiniSt, and Emerson
Meyers, pianist, gave a sonata
recital in the Phillips Gallery
yesterday afternoon. They pre-
sented three works: Sonata in
B Minor" by Respighi, Robert
Wards First Sonata" and a
sonata by Hindemith. composed
ID years ago.
AS usual, a fine ensemble
characterized their delivery
graced by the silvery tone of Mr..
Lywen and securely knit back
ground provided by Mr.. Meyers
None Of the sonatas is easy. All
require fine musicianship to
cope with them tonally and in
terpretatively. ;
The lyric strains of Respighi's
sonata, tinged with sadness, and
growing in dramatic intensity
were echoed in some respects in
the modernistic work by Ward.
In the latter, a definitely fash
ioned violin part was something
unexpected. From a technical
and expressive point of view
satisfying, the music suggested a
variety of small tone poems
closely knit together, some melo-
diouS, others gay, turbulent OF
passionate. The Hindemith COM
position provided a contrast to
the other two and was presented
with authority and finish.
These already well-established
artists make a point of bringing
interesting music to their an
nual appearances in the Gallery
They were applauded enthu-
Siastically by a large and atten-
tive audience.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
News of Music
PressIer's Style, Seems Best
With Orchestral BACKGROUND

honor. prelude and Passepied."
from "Suite Bergamasque" and
"Toccata." from Pour lie Piano. y
call for feetness of fingers and
q light touch, both of which the
pianist possesses.
The test of his powers as an
artist and interpreter came
earlier in the evening when he
essayed Handers "Chaconne in
G Major" and Schumann's
famous Fantasia in c Major,
composed as a tribute to Beeth-
oven. Mr.. Pressler did his best
in the beginning of the fantasy,
played in romantic style, mezza-
voce. But, as the composition
got more involved and needed
discernment, eXuberance, OF
which the pianist has plenty, was
not enough to carry him
through. His pedaling is neither
Evening star., 1953-10-26
News Of Music
By Elena de Soyn

A program in honor OF the
Tooth anniversary of the House
of Steinway was given by Mena-
hem Pressler. pianist. in the Ma
tional Gallery of Art last night.
This was his second appearance
in the city, the first being in
1948 as soloiSt with the National
Symphony Orchestra in Chopin's
second concerto. The young mu-
sician was launched on a concert
career as a result of the Debussy
prize of 81 900 captured by him in
a contest held in San Francisco.
AS a consequence, of special
interest on the program was a
group of Debussy numbers, some
of which may have been instru-
mental in placing Mr.. Pressler
above the IS contestants who
competed for the San Francisco
Evening star., 1953-10-26
|Eot-More-Pototoes
Drive to Reduce
Surplus Launched
BY the Associated Press

The National Potato Council
set out today to add 10 more
pounds of potatoes to each
Americans diet during the next
year.
The growers organization an
nounced that aim as the central
part of a longtime industry
self f-help program designed tc
absorb a potential surplus of &c
million bushels from the 1858
crop.
The council will enlist the aid
of various other groups for an
intensified merchandising cam
paign December 3-12. Cooper
eting will be retailers, whole
salers, distributors, restaurant
and hotel groups and consumer
organizations.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
7 Disaster Service Aides
Appointed by Red Cross

The American Red Cross to-
day announced the appointment
of two assistant directors for its
national disaster services.
They are Robert c. Edison, 6O1
Beacon road, Silver Spring, in
charge of administration, and
Miss Charlotte Johnson, 3130
Wisconsin avenue NV, assigned
to disaster rehabilitation.
Mr.. Edison has been with the
Red Cross since 1912 and was
formerly assigned to the Mid
western disaster staff. Miss
Johnson has served since 1887
and has held posts as director OF
home service and assistant ad-
ministrator of Services to the
Armed Forces.
Evening star., 1953-12-27

they said, and recited it in uni
son: Ladies and gentlemen. Les
ter johnson, Democratic candi-
date for Congress, is in your
town today. We urge you all to
go out and vote in the primary
September Is and in the gen.
eral election October 49,"
Campaigning stopped for the
two girls when school opened at
the University Of Wisconsin,
where both are sophomores. A
young man took over the driving
and loudspeaker operation for
Mr.. Johnson, but he didn't do
nearly as well. the proud father
AYERS.
Kept breaking all the rec
ordS," the Congressman said.
"We just barely made it. He
broke the last one the last day
of the campaign"
The two girls look so much
alike that their best boy friends
have always had trouble tell
ing them apart. I'VE usually
straighten things out for them
in the beginning" said Jane.
when a date comes to the door,
we make it clear right away
which one we are"
On more than one occasion a
date has gone OF to get a coke
for one twin at q dance and then
Evening star., 1953-12-27
By Isabelle Shelton

Jane and Jone, the pretty
young twin daughters of Wis
conSin'S new Representative
Lester Johnson, came to town
the other day.
1t was the first visit to Wash
ington for the two highly at
tractive blue-eyed blondS, who
looked bright and merry as"two
Christmas trees in identical red
wool jersey dresses. Both were
bubbling with enthusiasm about
their dads new job, his suite in
the House Office Building and
everything else about Washing
E ton.
The two have good reasons
to take proprietary interest in
their fathers new post. He
credits them with a large assist
in his surprising election victory,
one which astoniShed the polit-
ical prophets because Mr.. john
son is a Democrat and his dis
trict of Wisconsin, the 9th, never
before has sent a Democrat to
Congress.
Like CALIFORNIA; Gov. Warren,
now Chief Justice of the United
States. and former President
Truman, Mr.. johnson found that
an attractive daughter is use
full political asset.
In the Wisconsonite's case the
value was more than doubled,
because the public is generally
intrigued with twins.
I'VE went into stores for Daddy
all over the district, asking
people to let us put his poster in
their window, and no one ever
refused" Jone related as she
and her sister sat, very much at
home, in their dads Office in the
old House Office Building. "They
were so fascinated to discover
there were two of us; every one
was just as nice as he could be-"
she added.
Mr.. johnson and the girls also
went as a group to visit the edi-
tor of the newspaper in each
town in which they campaigned.
This almost inevitably involved
a picture taking session - a
happy occasion not generally en-
joyed by a candidate without
photogenic daughters.
But the girls usefulness was
not confined to showing their
pretty faces. They did all the
driving during the campaign,
clocking up about 800 miles a
day across the hilly Wisconsin
countryside. a total of about TO-
600 miles altogether.
AS the Johnson family Chrys-
Ter arrived at each new town
the twin who wasn't driving
operated the loudspeaker and
record player. They played
mostly marches and polkas.. I'm
so tired of polka I never want
to hear one again." says Jane.
"And know every note of Stars
and Stripes Forever"
In between each record the
nondriving twin made a short
speech over the loudspeaker.
I'VE still know it by heart"
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Pretty Twins Help Dad Win Election

the Congressman said the other
day. Pointing to the picture, he
said, "You see, that's really Jane,
not Jone."
"Oh, daddy" both girls
shrieked at once. Even you don't
get it right. That is Jone."
The only apparent difference
between them when they came
to town the other day was that
James haircut Is slightly shorter,
and that she wore an Alpha Phi
Sorority pin.
Jane is a home economics
major at Wisconsin, while Jone
is specializing in elementary edu-
cation. She hopes to teach
kindergarten some day. Jane
likes skiing and skating, espe-
cially the former. Jone loves
dancing, though she says she Is
somewhat of a wallflower these
days because my steady boy
friend broke his leg in an auto
accident"
That name is spelled Jone, by
the way, because mother wanted
to be sure people didn't call me
Jo-ann, like they might If it
was spelled JOAN" The girls
mother died recently. They have
one sister. Mary, %, now Mrs.
William Lindow.
Jane is engaged to Charles
Siefert, a University of Wiscon-
sin graduate who used to live in
her home town of Black River
Falls. His family has now moved
to Schenectady, and Jane is
spending part of her Christmas
vacation with them.
The Congressman and his
lighter left Washington
Christmas eve to spend Christ
mas with his sister in Whining
ton, Del. It is the first Christmas
since their mother died.
The pretty twins probably
won't spend very much time in
Washington, unless Congress
stays in session during July and
August. while they are on vaca-
ton from school.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Miss SOreI Bride-E|ect

Mr.. and Mrs. Michel M. Sorel,
Of New York City have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter Claudette Marguerite
to Midshipman Stewart Lynell
Gordon, son of Col. and Mrs.
Lynell F. Gordon of Washington.
Miss Sorel is a concert pianist
who made her 1943 debut in New
York at the age of II and has
since made many cross-country
tours, playing with major or
chestras. She was graduated
from the r. L. Stevenson School,
the Juilliard Graduate School of
Music and the Curtis Institute
of Music with high honors. She
expects to receive a B. S. degree
from Columbia University next
June.
The bride-elect is a member
Evening star., 1953-12-27

# the Junior Auxiliary Board of
the New York Philharmonic Or
chestra, Mu Phi Epsilon and
is one of the directors
of the Olga Samaroff Founda-
ton, Inc.
Midshipman Gordon attended
George Washington University
and the University of Mary
lands overseas branch. He was
graduated from the University of
Kansas. He received a naval
ROTC scholarship in 1851 and
is still in that program. doing
graduate work at the University
Of Kansas. He is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Phi Mu Alpha Sin
fronia and Scabbard and Blade,
national military society.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Star Staf Photo.

presented it to the other twin
by mistake.
A widely printed newspaper
picture of the two, taken the
night of their fathers victory,
had them identified incorrectly.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
AMERIcANISM

What is true Americanism, and
where does it reside, Its dwell
ing is in the heart. 1t speaks a
score of dialects, but one Ian
guage, follows a hundred paths to
the same goal, performs a thou
sand kinds of service in loyalty
to the same ideal which is its
life. True Americanism is this:
To believe that the inalienable
rights of man to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness are CIV
en- by God.
To believe that any form of
power that tramples on these is
unjust.
To belieae that taxation with
out representation is tyranny,
that government must rest upon
the consent of the governed, and
that the people shall choose their
own rules.
To believe that freedom must
be safeguarded by law and or
der, and that the end of freedom
is fair play to all.
To believe not in a forced
equality of conditions and
estates, but in a true equalization
Of burdens, privileges and oppor-
tunities.
To believe that the selfish in
terests of persons, classes and
sections must be subordinated
to the welfare of the common
wealth.
To believe not that all people
are good, but that the way to
make them better is to trust the
whole people.
To believe that a free state
should offer an example of viz
tue, sobriety and fair dealings
to all nations.
To believe that for the exis-
tence and perpetuity of such a
state a man should be willing to
give his whole service, in prop
erty, in labor, and in life.
HENRY VAN DYKE.
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the models were either Dare
county folk or people who
happen to be working on the
beach this summer. Those of us
who knew that were delighted
by their stage presence, poise,
grace and clothes know-how. But
some of the summer visitors SIM
ply wouldn't believe that pro-
fessional models had not been
imported. Even Trafton Robert
son of Norfolk, who emceed the
show, was lavish in his praise Of
the models and declared they
were the equal of any profession
al models in Norfolk. OF course,
we beach folk knew there were
plenty of pretty girls, charming
women and handsome young
men, as well as cute kids, but
there's more than that to model
ing. These folks performed like
professionals and proud we were
of them. Owners of the partici-
pating shops couldn't say enough
in praise of the models.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26

there are hundreds of people
who have enjoyed Mays Head
beach vacations because Bill
Shapes descriptions were so
alluring.
Just the same, when he wrote
in a recent issue of the magazine
that Kitty Hawk hotel was in
Kill Devil Hills, 'the same as
Mays Head" your scribe, Kill
Devil Hillbilly, just naturally
had to protest. And MIR. Sharpe
responded:
"You are so right. I wish it
were possible for us to keep
those communities straight, but
it is sort of like those of Waynes-
vile and Lakewood, Burlington
and Graham and Leaksville,
Spray and Draper.
"A long time ago, I suggested
to folks down there that since
the area was not divided in the
mind of the outsiders, one post
office address would be handy,
| and suggested Kill Devil Hills as
the most attractive, stimulating
and best known. You can i'm
agine with what ferocity the
Kitty Hawkers and Mays Head
ers bore down on me!**'Now I
am inclined to believe that we
should keep them all three and
let people fuss about them.
I'm doing a Golden Anniver-
sary (Kitty Hawk) edition, so l
guess that fries nah hide with
Kill Devil, Mays Head and other
points"
Oh, / don't know, Mr.. Sharpe;
we may spat a bit among our
selevs over the relative merits of
the three postoffice areas, but
we're all right proud when any
one of the three wins renown
Though how Old Trudge can
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of the first powered flight with
out getting to Kill Devil Hill will
be something to wait for. We're
waiting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
NEVER GET TOO OLD TO
FISH SURF AT HATTERAS

Buxton. Cyrus Gray, now
past his three score and ten,
landed a rs pound channel bass
while surf casting at Cape HIATT
eras Point last week and he lost
two more fish of the same spec
les after playing them for awhile.
Capt. Uneka Jennette, one
time keeper of Cape Hatteras
Lighthouse, did even better. He
landed a Al pound channel bass
in the same surf.
Boyd Gray, operator of the
new Cape Point Restaurant at
the intersection of Hatteras and
Cape Point roads said many ang-
lers fishing the surf at the Point
were catching fish every day.
One day it will be blues or Span
ish mackerel, but the next it will
be channel bass.
Seldom do any of them return
with waterhauls," he said.
Cape Point, two miles south OF
the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is
now connected by paved high
way. From the tip of the Cape
at this Point Diamond Shoals ex-
tends southwark for IL miles to
the edge of the Gulf Stream.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
STANDING INVITATION

There's one thing sure, - if
your scribe doesn't have a happy
summer it won't be for lack of
the good will of 43 pupils in the
third and fourth grade at Kitty
Hawk school. Each one of them
wrote to wish me a pleasant
summer and invite me back to
see them in the fall. Of course,
it could be that any interruption
of school work was welcome,
but their rapt attention to, Incl
dents your reporter had witness
ed in other parts of the country.
such as a spring branding of
cattle, or an Usage Indian we'd
ding, was most flattering. Incl
dentally, and not because of said
flattery, this is good time to
comment ON the excellence of
their penmanship, their spelling,
punctuation and capitalization.
They do better than a lot of
grown people and your scribe
would be embarrassed to put a
sample of her handwriting be-
side theirs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
BLUES GET BIGGER
IN OUTER BANKS WATERS

Avon, = Courtney Starmont,
commercial fish dealer of Vir-
ginia Beach who spends a great
deal of his time on the Outer
Banks surf casting, displayed the
largest bluefish taken from local
waters in almost 20 years, and
two days after Joe Catania had
landed five and a half FOUNDER
in the surf at Cape Hatteras, a
commercial fisherman fishing his
grounds near Cape Channel west
of Avon caught bluefish that
weighed 10 pounds and nine
ounces. This was the fish that
Starmont displayed as he said,
This may be further indications
that 1858 will be the cycle year
in which the big and fabulous
'Hatteras Blues return to Tar
Heel coastal waters"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
FARM COSTS DROP NOT
ENOUGH TO OFFSET PRICES

While the prices farmers re-
ceive for their products have
been registering some declines,
the prices they pay for the things
they need to produce and for
living have decreased only
slightly in comparison. This is
borne out in recent studies by
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies.
Among prices received by far
mers, potatoes dropped from an
average Of 1921 to $1.34 per
bushel between April 1882 and
April 1858. During the same per-
iod a seventy-pound crate of
lettuce fell from an average
price of $3.05 to SITS. Tomatoes
per bushel dropped in the same
period from $7.25 to $40 and
Strawberries from $500 per
crate to $11.70.
The parity ratio between prices
received for farm products and
prices paid now stands at SO.
Parity is a statistical means of
expressing the relationship be-
tween prices paid by farmers
and prices received by them. The
years 1904 are used as a base
period. A 100 per cent parity ra-
ito means that prices paid and
prices received stand at about
the same balance as they did in
the base period.
The present ratio of SO shows
that prices received by farmers
average z per cent below the le-
vel which would restore the bal
ance that existed in the base
period. Such a balance existed
just one year ago when, on April
Is, 1852, the parity ratio was 100.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
IT REALLY HAPPENED

A Dare county couple plans to
adopt a little son, which reminds
your scribe of the story of a wo-
man who recently visited the
beach. AS tiny baby, she was
adopted by a Roanoke Rapids
couple. When she was about Is
or Is, she was walking along
when a stranger spoke to her.
When she didn't answer, he
wanted to know when she got
too high hat to speak to him. She
insisted she had never seen him;
he insisted she was his neighbor
in Kinston. Her foster parents,
hearing the story, decided to
check up, with the result that
they found their loved daughters
twin sister. The families became
friends and the Kinston couple
agreed to- let their twin 60 to
Roanoke Rapids so that the girls
could have their senior year in
high school together. Isn't that
a sweet story
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
HIGH TIDES
AT OREGON INLET

For Month of June - Furnished
by u. 8. Coast & Geodetic Survey
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
G AR ALI G
lie y
AMAZING
SARAH F. HALLIBURTON

AMAZING
A recent visitor to Kill Devil
Hills was little Judy Youngblood,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Youngblood of Richmond,
Va. A couple of years ago Judy
attained some fame in Richmond
when she and another little girl
found $1,000 in money, in sack
in an alley. After a period of
waiting, the girls were allowed
by the police to keep the money.
The unusual part of this story is
that Judy still has $40 of her
$15.25 share of the booty. Incl
dentally, Judy and her baby
sister, Amy, are two of the best
hammered children your scribe
has seen in many a long day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
WHY, MR.. SHARPE!

This beach has no stauncher
friend than Bill Sharpe, who is
associated with Carl Georch in
publication of the State maya
zine. He's never passed up an
opportunity to put in a good
word for this playground, and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
(Nightly except Monday
OREGON INLET FERRY

Let the minds sweetness have
its operation upon thy body, thy
clothes, and thy habitation. =
Herbert.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
uNWAsTED DAYS

The longer on this earth we live
And weigh the various qualities of men.
The more we feel the high, stern featured beauty
Of plain devotedness to duty
Steadfast and still, nor paid with mortal praise.
But finding amplest recompense
For LIES ungarlanded expense
In work done squarely and unwasted days
James Russell Lowell
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26

We need clean body and a
clean mind, - a body rendered
pure by Mind as well as washed
by water. - Mary Baker Eddy.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-26
TALENT

You never realize how much
talent of one sort or another a
community has until something
occurs to bring it out. For in
stance, at the first Mays Head
fashion show the other day, all
Evening star., 1953-02-22

A galaxy of the greatest stars of the
theater has been assembled = to act as
supporting cast for young Mary Murphy!
Evening star., 1953-02-22
by Louis Berg
This WeeEe MOUie Editor

the theater or theatricals before 60
ing to Hollywood.
Her training there was limited
too. at least according to what she
told Producer Lester Cowan.
When she was tested for her role
in Main Street to Broadway"
Cowan inquired what her previous
experience had been.
Wrapping packages at Saks on
Wiltshire Boulevard" she answered.
This is the kind of Cinderella
story Hollywood loves and fosters.
But the fact of the matter is that she
was not then altogether a novice.
She had had a speaking part in
Carrie" !" as the daughter of Lau-
renee Olivier. To be sure the part
was limited to three lines:
Hello. Father"
Evening star., 1953-02-22

MARY MURPHY, a girl nobody
N ever heard of before, has the
lead in a movie with a supporting
cast that includes Tallulah Bank
head, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer,
Mary Martin and other Broadway
stars, some of whom are content to
work opposite her as extras. Helen
Hayes bit part was cut out; she
delivers the foreword.
This revolutionary type of casting
requires explanation. The picture is
Main Street to Broadway" and is
theoretically Hollywood's tribute to
the stage. Have they made peace
and become allies in the face of the
threat Of TV?) The Council of the
Living Theater gets handsome
shareo the proceeds, and the Broad
way greats" who appear in it.
either in speaking roles or simple
walk-ons, work for token wages.
The same realism that demanded
that the real actors play themselves
also called for an unknown in the
central role of the little country girl
who makes good on Broadway. It
was necessary, however, that she
have some ability as an actress. Miss
Murphy qualified on both counts.
She is fresh, unspoiled as yet,