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people about rs miles inland
from the Mediterranean sea
and about 100 miles southwest
Of Algiers.
The temblor lasted only IL
seconds. But in that brief
time, a fifth of the city came
tumbling down around the
heads of sleeping inhabitants.
Deaths, at first expected to
number about $50. had risen
above the 1000 mark by the
end OF the week. Two thousand
persons were hurt. And search
and rescue operations still were
not complete.
AS so often happens, the
first tremors were followed by
a series Of lighter shocks over
a 24-hour period. These
quakes, hardly strong enough
to do damage to sound build
ings, collapsed many houses
whose walls had been weak
ened by earlier shocks.
Several small Arab villages
near Crleansville were wiped
out by the initial shock.
An additional danger was
reported a few miles outside
CrleanSville. The Oued Fodda
dam, $50 feet high, was
cracked and, 1t was feared.
might have been weakened
enough to give way in q sub
seuuent quake. The collapse Of
this dam would cause an even
worse disaster than the first
one, with nearly 800 million
cubic yards of water roaring
down on the stricken area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
Metropolitan Scene
Anti-lntegrotion Groups Drog Feet

banks. The AL American
Federation Of Government
Employees has proposed con-
solidation with the National
Federation Of Federal Em-
ployes. The NFFE was orig
inally q member Of thu AFL
until 1t separated In 1882 after
policy difference and the
AFGE was developed to re-
place 1t.
Carols Aftermath
Area residents are filtering
back from New England and
the talk is still full Of anec-
dotes Of what happened dur
ing the late hurricane Carol.
Commissioner Spencer gave
friends here q fright when IL
appeared he might be missing
In the small yawl in which he
was sailing. His only casual
ty-- o lost dinghy.
- ~
The policeman's lot may not
be q happy one. but his aver
age is improving here. Serious
crime dropped 16 per cent in
fiscal 1854 while increasing in
the Nation, according to Chief
Robert ". Murray's annual
report. The reasons. according
to the chief: Improved detec-
tive organization, the new ON
nibus law and closer CO.
operation between police and
the courts.
X 4 + \
Bum Joke
A local newsman takes his
old magazines to the Airing
ton Jail. On his last trip he
casually asked an inmate:
do you get Life here?"
"Oh no." the prisoner re-
piled. Were all short term
erS."
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Condos Release Of Nozi Criticized
As Move Of Expediency, Not Justice

of, he will be released shortly.
But Meyer still remains q
riddle. Is he, as has been
limited, earmarked to serve in
a new Wehrmacht to defend
Western democracy?
The Canadian government
has consistently sidestepped
answering this question in
Parliament, but cabinet sources
have told this writer that such
indeed is the situation.
Many Canadians feel
strongly about the Kurt Meyer
case. And the important
thing to them isn't whether
the new German Army Is
strengthened by one bright
young general, but whether the
cause of justice has been
served. Or has political and
military expediency made o
mockery Of 1t?
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By John w. Thompson, il.

SUHM w. uUMpSUms IL
waiting until Congress got out
Of town to avoid o head-on
showdown at the Capitol.
Former Commissioners r. Jo-
seph Donohue lost out In Just
such q showdown d few years
ago II his move e integrate
Principal objection Of the
white firemen Is that they
/. would be thrown into close
living situations IN firehouses
which Is not the case In other
city departments, even includ-
ing police.
School Suit Lost
In District Court, Judge
Henry "A. Schweinhaut refused
to issue q court order stopping
desegregation in the schools.
He held that the Supreme
Court "has definitely, linequiv-
ocally and categorically held
that there cannot be segrega-
ton In the public schools Of
the District Of Columbia"
He added that It was up to
the Board Of Education to de-
termine how the change
should be made and that pres
ent plans seem wholly prac-
ticable.
He left the Federation effort
barely breathing by refusing
to dismiss its lawsuit as re-
quested by Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Milton Norman.
The Judge said he felt the
Federation attorney should
have opportunity to argue the
motion to, dismiss. However,
there seems little doubt that
the case ultimately will be
tossed out.
*Ak
Latest area merger talk is
between unions instead Of
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'.queried'' by any interested
weather forecasting station On
the circuit.
TWO robot stations already
have been set up BY the
Weather Bureau. They feed
limited data into the teletype
circuit from two California and
Pennsylvania mountain tops.
Newer stations. about 8 or 10.
are planned within b year.
They will send more informa-
ton. Eventually, the robots
will send out ct least 10 bits Of
information: Cloud ceiling
height. visibility. weather con-
ditions train. snow. sleet. etcD,
temperature, dew point, wind
direction. wind velocity, barr
olmetric pressure. relative hui
nudity and precipitation.
The instrument Division has
It's mind on more than robot
stations. There is an upper-air
section which continually tests
and redesigns radio sounding
devices the tiny weather sta
tong which are sent 100, 900
feet into the air on balloons to
measure temperature. humid-
ity and pressure.
Rodor Sees Storms
An eiectronics laboratory Is
working ON radar weather de-
vices. It has built 3 radRr
weather eye from old Air Force
radar parts that can ''see"
storms for 200 miles in all d.
rections.
The laboratories also work
on such specialized weather
gadgets as the pressure jump"
indicator which flashes Q warm
ing whenever q Jump In baro-
metric pressure occurs sig
nal that there Is a possibility
q tornado may be approaching
And there is the automatic
weather broadcaster for air.
planes a sort Of WE. 3-1212
for pilots. The pilot will tune
In a certain frequency and hear
recorded fiying-weather reports
from stations in the area.
All this new mechanization
OF the Weather Bureau win be
q boon to the taxpayer, but
won't cost him anything extra.
The instruments will give better
information faster and cheaper
than the human observers can
supply it now. 1t takes five
persons to man q weather sta
ton a hours q day, seven days
a week at q cost In salaries Of
at least $50. 900 q year, The
robot stations are being de-
signed to cost, eventually,
around $25. 900. Cost Of opera
ton on the first stations has
been negligible.
The robots thus win provide
the routine information cheap
~, and the human experts will
be freed to concentrate on
brain work.
Now II they could only do
something about the weekend
weather.
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North Africu

U. S. and Libyo sign l6-yeor
oirbose pact, with former
getting, Wheelus Field and
] letter receiving groin and
Gosh economic did; Algerian
quake kills 900, Mains at
least twice that many.
It is common to hear talk
Of this or that place being q
keystone of United States de-
Tense" Wheelus Air Force base
in Libya is quite another
thing: A keystone Of United
States offense.
From this big Sahara Des-
ert field. American ,bombers
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OTTAWA. - Canada'S most
prominent war criminal, beetle
browed Nazi Gen. Kurt Meyer,
was freed from prison in Ger
many last week In q move
which many Canadians con-
slider q triumph Of expediency
over justice.
Meyer, still only 43 after
eight years and eight months
in prison, was the Nazis' young
est major general. He COM
manded the 18th Hitler Youth
Division during the Normandy
invasion, when by official count
his troops murdered at least
LA Canadian prisoners Of war.
In 1916 a Canadian court
martial convicted Meyer of
responsibility for the deaths Of
Is captured Canadians who
had been Intercepted by his
adjutant and then had been
marched of 100 yards and
shot. He was also found guilty
Of having melted and coun-
seled his TROOPS ito ! deny
quarter.
The court sentenced Meyer
to be shot, but the commander
of Canadian occupation troops
in Germany, Mai. Gen. Chris.
Vokes, committed the sentence
to life Imprisonment because
Meyer had been acquitted on a
third charge that he had Or
dered the execution of the
Canadians.
Embarrassing Prisoner
Meyer was brought to Can
ada to serve his sentence, and
while the effects Of the Wehr-
macl1t's iron discipline made
him a model prisoner, he never
ceased to be q source of en-
barrassment to the Canadian
government. Politically power
full war veterans associations
were angered by what they
considered Gen. Vokes' softness
in not having had him shot,
and bitterly opposed efforts
originating both within Canada
and abroad to effect Meyers
pardon and release.
The pro-Meyer forces in
cluded Canadian army and
air force officers who sympa-
thized with the SIS general
some Of them because they
knew their own troops had not
been blameless In their treat-
ment- of German prisoners,
and some because they re-
spected Meyer as q soldier.
Meyer had served on the east
ern front, and Canadian staff
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Review McCorthys Defense, Lbyan Base, Algeria Quake

Continued From Page A-25.)
sold in the coming three years,
he said. The rest would be
given to disaster areas.
The smaller the surplus in
this country the higher the
Government supports of farm
prices.
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Rear-guard action against
racial integration In the Dis
trict broke out last week.
On one front the Firemen's
Association connterattacked
strongly against the Commits
sioners August III order inte-
grating the force. Some 500
firefighters on, both the day
and night shifts voted TO
appeal the decision to House
and Senate District Commit
tees and to employ legal coun-
sci.
In District Court. on another
front. the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations argued and
lost It's last ditch move to block
Indignation Of the public
schools until formally ordered
BY the Supreme Court.
Both were essentially delay
Ing attempts.
In the case Of the hrenaen
their only hope Is delay until
Congress returns to give them
access to the Southern Demo-
Gratis who In past years have
helped them ward pff ii1tegra-
ton.
Well Plonned Strategy
The Commissioners planned
their strategy well. When they
eliminated segregation in other
departments Of city govern
ment last November they
served notice the Fire De-
partment would be included
but said that the time was
not then ripe. Commissioner
Samuel Spencer never ,elab-
GRATED on Just when the time
would be ripe beyond indicate
ing that the Fire Department
order would be forthcoming
in a matter of months. APP
parently the city heads were
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Algerian Quake

In troubled Algeria last
week something happened
that. for once, could not be
blamed on the French. It was
an earthquake that struck in
the predawn hours Thursday
at Orleansville. a city Of $500
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
OCRACOKERS HEAR
BARE FACTS ABOUT BEAR

Ocracoke.-It was an honest
to-goodness bear! Many people
on Ocracoke saw it; many of the
children inspected it closely.
Up front, leaning over the rail
of the Dolphin, mailboat between
Ocracoke and Atlantic. No, it
was not alive; it was very dead,
but it was real, dead bear,
dashed to the rail, with feet and
forepaws outstretched and long,
lean black nose protuding over
the ships bow.
Where did it come from Well,
Captain Ansley O'Neal told a
good yarn about it; such a good
yarn that some people can't sep
arate truth and fiction. Story
first went that on the morning
trip over to Atlantic they saw
the bear swimming around in
Ocracoke Inlet, and Ansley got
out a revolver and shot it, and
with the help of his first mate,
Cleve Gaskins, hauled it aboard.
Second story said the bear
tried to climb up into the boat
from the water; Third story said
the bear and two other bears
were marooned on a floating
piece of wreckage, and that the
Captain and his Mate only got
one o f them. Fourth story said
the other two bears got away and
when last seen were swimming
straight toward Blackbeard's
legendary hideout on Ocracoke
Island. Fifth story claimed that
a bunch of the Sportsfishermen
staying at Wahab Village Hotel
had gone over to Jake Alligood'S
Monday night and asked him to
guide them on a bear hunting
expedition down at Blackbeard's
hideout. Sixth story had it that
T. w. Howard had said that one
time there was bear on Ports
mouth Island; swim over from
Cedar Island or somewhere ac-
cording to what he had heard
years back. Seventh story was
that Monford Garrish said he
had seen a dead bear Sunday in
Atlantic. That's all the stories to
date; those are the bare, bear
facts.
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HALLOWEEN PARTY
AT OCRACOKE ISLE

Ocracoke, Oct. 25-Ocracoke
P. T. A. will sponsor the annual
Halloween Carnival at the
schoolhouse on Friday night,
October 90, beginning at seven
o'clock. Principal Rondthaler
and a group of older boys are
constructing a Crazy House in
the school recreation hall, with
P. T. A. members Kermit Robin
son and Monford Garrish in
charge.
Committees have been ap-
pointed to take charge of the
various features of the Carnival.
Fish Ponds for the children will
be supervised by Doris Garrish,
Edna O'Neal, Zinie Spencer, Eta
Spencer, Lillian Fulcher, Neva
O'Neal, Bertha O'Neal, Marie
Hodges and Nora Edmondson.
The Shrimp Pond or white
Elephant" Pond will be super
vised by Gladys Williams, Rita
Styron, Minnie Spencer. Katie
O'Neal. At the Dart Boards will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Spen-
Ger, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
O'Neal, Marion Austin and Eliz-
abeth G. Howard. Operating the
Bingo Game will be Calvin
O'Neal, Albert Styron, Rudolph
Waller, Virginia Howard, Lorena
Balance, Helena Merrill, and
Blanche Howard.
Marvin Howard has agreed to
guess weights and Kelly O'Neal
has agreed to guess ages, with
Mrs. Howard and Mrs. O'Neal
handy to take in the money. Mr..
Rondthaler is showing colored
pictures for the children with
Nora Gaskill and Virginia Es-
ham as doorkeepers. Ring Toss
will be supervised by Elmo Full
cher. Jesse Garrish, Lucille Gar
IRISH, Daisy Gaskill, Wallace and
Rebecca Spencer, Mrs. Rond-
thaler is telling fortunes-read-
ing palms and using a crystal
ball; doorkeepers at the booth
will be Doris Balance and Dicie
Wells. Chances on two large
stuffed poodle-dogs will be sold
by Mary Elizabeth Gaskins and
Iva Garrish.
Last, but by no means least,
sizzling hot dogs and freezing
cold drinks will be dispensed by
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about week ago, making the
trip to Ocracoke with Miss Bette
Swindell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Tolson have
returned from a visit in Raleigh
with their daughters family.
Mrs. Davil S. Tolson and
daughter, Hettie. have gone to
Morehead City where Hettie will
have tonsilectomy performed.
Rev. Robert L. Vickery, Jr.
preached his last sermons on
Sunday morning at Ocracoke
Methodist Church. Mr.. Vickery
plans to continue his theological
training, and is leaving this
week for the annual Methodist
Conference in Raleigh. T. w.
Howard is Ocracoke's delegate to
the Conference.
Friends will regret to learn
that Mrs. I. w. O'Neal continues
in serious condition. following
a stroke of paralysis about a
week ago. Her sons, Earl of Phil
adelphia and Horatio of Wash
ington, D. c. were sent for. Mrs.
Earl O'Neal and daughter are
also here.
Mrs. Mae Willis Sadler of Fair
field visited Mrs. Elnora Bal
lance and Mrs. Tressie Howard
last week.
Friends will regret to learn
that Mrs. 1. w. O'Neal, mother
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ocRAcokE PERSONALS

Manuel Williams of Philadel-
phia spent several days with his
parents and other relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Williams plan to
return with him to Philadelphia
and will probably spend at least
part of the winter there.
Mrs. Maude Fulcher is plan
ming to leave the end Of this
week for Raleigh to visit Miss
Fannie Pearl Fulcher. Later she
will visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
lis Riddick in Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bal
lance announce the birth of a
son, Kenneth Harold, on October
10, at Morehead City Hospital.
Mrs. Balance and the baby re-
turned home this past Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Collins have
returned from Railway, New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Collins always comes
home after the World Series is
over. He is an ardent surfcaster
for channel bass.
James T. Williams of Durham
enjoyed some surfcasting here
recently, visiting at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Williams.
Floyd Fulcher is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Helen Fulcher.
Harry F. O'Neal left recently
to work in Philadelphia.
Friends of Carlson O'Neal will
be glad to learn that he is home
from the Marine Hospital in
Norfolk and recuperating from a
serious operation.
Herman Spencer has been nos
pitalized at the Marine Hospital
in Norfolk.
Mrs. Mae Willis Sadler of
Fairfield visited relatives here
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of Mrs. Wahab Howard, suffered
a stroke on Monday. Her sons,
Horatio of Washington, N. c. and
Earl of Philadelphia were mott
fled of her serious condition.
Herman Spencer has gone to
the Marine Hospital in Norfolk.
A. j. Stewart of the staff of
the Wilmington, Delaware,
News-Journal, is here for three
weeks of sportsfishing, but spent
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STORM DID NOT AFFECT
FISHING AT OCRACOKE

Ocracoke, Oct. 25.-In spite of
theories that the late Hurricane
Hazel might affect sportsfishing
at Ocracoke, some good catches
have been made since then, in
fact some fishermen were at It
the very day after the storm.
Veteran guide Capt. Walter c..
O'Neal and Mrs. O'Neal spend a
good deal of time surf casting.
On Friday and Saturday of last
week they brought in 81 channel
bass.
Capt. Thurston Gaskill's party
from New Jersey, fishing in the
South Wind" in Ocracoke Inlet
three days last week brought in
a total of 80 drum, weight 80 to
~ pounds. In the party were
Joseph Frank, Henry Nelson,
Frank Gedrowicz, all of Irving
ton, N. j.. and Evan Ross and
William McCandless of Maple
wood, N. ].
ware SportSfishermen,
Norman Biering and L. ]. Sim
mons surfcasting Mond y
brought in five large channel
bass.
Travel to Ocracoke via Allan
tic has been improved by the
rebuilding of the North River
Bridge between Beaufort n d
Atlantic. Jeeps and trucks are al
so coming down via the Hatteras
Highway and some have made
the trip down tn e beach to
Ocracoke. A good many people
left after tn e storm, but this
week of settled weather is bring
ing some of them back along
with others for fishing here.
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a good deal of time after Hurri-
cane Hazel taking pictures of
damage done here and particu-
larly of the famous Cost Ship
Carol Deering and 9th er
wrecks that were washed out by
the ocean tides. This means that
maybe Mr.. Stewart will write us
a good story on Ocracoke Island.
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Ruby Garrish, Eva Waller, Ollie
Mutro, Iona Teeter, Martha Jane
Gaskins, Ellen Robinson. Bessie
Howard and Iva O'Neal.
Everyone is urged to come out
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and help the youngsters have a
good time. This is the one big
event that the P T. A. sponsors
annually; proceeds are for the
work of the organization.
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The trembling aspen is the
American tree with the widest
range.
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ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS!
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Can't tell by looking that Chevrolet and General
have with completely idea about the
The idea is this build that offers the thing
styling the modern features the finest kind of performance
and the highest quality of manuacture-a modest price It's
something that took lot of doing and that only the worlds leading
builders could do Eng this Motoramc Chevrolet
from its lower right down its ubeess Come in for the
fascinating visit you made automobile showooml
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29

There are over q
hundred lakes IN North
Carolina win attractions
for tourists. Theyare
valuable assets IN +he
States $3.50, oo0I 900
tourist industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-16

the full fiscal year on q broad
group of taxes, including per-
sonal income, pari-mutuel, bust
ness license, alcoholic beverage,
mercantile license and cigarette
taxes.
Also personal income tax with
holding provisions, which re-
suited in payment of all 1858 and
part of 1854 taxes during the ifs
cal year, punched two years
taxes in one and sent Delaware
collections from this source soar
ing to an unprecedented Sill mil
lion.
Delaware's increase over the
preceding year was "a per cent.
Connecticut's 20 per cent, Utah's
ID and Iowa's IL.
Six States reduced their bur-
dens during the year. Idaho was
down 8 per cent, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Carolina and
Vermont 2 per cent, and Maine
only fractionally.
The CCH said its figures
measured only State-collected
taxes and do not reflect money
spent by some States for serv-
ices ordinarily paid for by local
governments. An example is
New Jersey where cities have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-16
Stephens TO Attend
Wil|iam-kary Fete
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Sept. 16.-Vir-
ginia's Lieutenant Governor will
attend the William and Mary
Law School celebration, although
other State officials have de-
clined invitations.
None of the State officials or
members of Congress or the
General Assembly has said pub
licly why he won't be there.
Some have admitted privately,
however, that their reluctance
stemmed from the fact that the
honor guest list included Chief
Justice Warren and Supreme
Court Justices who decided the
school segregation cases.
1t. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens had
said earlier that a previous en-
gagement for that date, Septem-
Der Is, called for his attendance
at the Richmond Tobacco Fes-
tival. The Governors Office an
nounced yesterday, however, that
the Lieutenant Governor will at
tend the Williamsburg celebra-
ton.
Gov. Stanley said he had made
an unbreakable engagement for
the September IS week end be-
fore he was invited to Williams
burg.
Lord Goddard, Lord Chief
Justice of England. also is to
be an honored guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-16
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 16.-Mr. Az
erage Citizen paid a new high
of $70.31 in State taxes during
fiscal 1854, a survey shows.
The new peak in State collec-
ton aggregated SILL billion.
which was $500 million, or 5 per
cent, more than in 1858, the pre-
vious high year.
1t also was 1886 per cent
above the total for 1912.
The Survey-annOunced yes
terday-included all types of
State taxes. It was made by
Commerce Clearing House, Inc,
a private agency analyzing and
reporting to its clients on tax
and business law. The per cap
ita figure was worked out from
preliminary figures of the United
States Census Bureau.
The average for each State, in
dollars, is:
Alabama 81. Arizona 81, Ar