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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Council losses
Pool Problem to
3-Man Committee

The County Council Tuesday
appointed three.man committee
10 explore the controversial
swimming pool question but
made it clear there was no rush
to get the matter settled during
the present swimming season.
Councilman George F. Nesbitt
and assistant county attorney
Joe M. Kyle were named to the
group. The third member would
come from the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Council president Harold F.
Hammond said the group would
not be expected to report on its
findings until September Z
Its main job will be to iron out
differences between residents
supporting an amendment of the
county coming ordinance to per.
nit family.plan community pools
and those opposed to the specific
community pool sites.
Strong opposition to the plan
was voiced by a group of West
Kensiugton residents whose prop.
erty adioins the proposed Cedar
brook Club pool.
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man, 206 North Van Buren, Street.
Rockville, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Edward
Dorsey, Route l, Woodbine, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ambrose
Murphy, 300 North Adams Street,
Rockville, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Perry
Budd, Route 1, Derwood, a son.
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erick Ave, Rockville, daughter
Carletta.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zerbe
1904 Justice Rd., Rockville, a
daughter, Elaine Marie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel Eugene
Morningstar, 47O6 Maple Ave,
Bethesda, a daughter, Bonnie
Jean.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Benedict
Crane, 1905 Parsons Rd., Chevy
Chase, a son, John Edward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donal Neal
Thomson, 4511 RoXbury Dr..
Bethesda, a daughter, Beth Bald
win.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upton Jack Per
| rell, Jr, 1912 North Chelsea Lane
Bethesda, Janet Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Francis
Oehmann, 2406 Churchill Rd.
Silver Spring, a son, Michail Den
mis-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Eugene
Stiles, Ri. l, Gaithersburg, a son
Robert Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Edwin
Dauen Lauer, 1920 Midway Ave,
Rockville, a son, Robin Richard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richard
Twyman, Ri. 3, Gaithersburg, a
daughter, Janet Rita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence L.
Howard, Route 3, Gaithersburg
a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brownie
WOolWine, Boyds, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sparkman
Boyds, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Col
Inns Jenkins, Gather Street, Cal.
therSburg, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Robert
Zellmer, Ellicott City, a daugh
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Lawrence
Boothe, Route 3, Bethesda, SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walters
Beaver, Lisbon, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvin Hick,
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Mary Anderson Stout FOllO1Us Mother, Grandmother
In Marriage at Historic Christ Episcopal Church

Mary Anderson Stout of Rock.
vile and I'd 1t. James Philip
Coyne of Philadelphia were mar
ried July II in Christ Episcopal
church the same church where
the brides mother and grand
mother were married.
The Rev. Stewart Labat Off
ciated at the A pm. ceremony
Sherman J. Kreuzburg of Wash
ington was the organist, and
Douglas Cecil of Rockville, the
soloiSt.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Myers Stout
and the granddaughter of the
late Mrs. Ernest Templeton Fear
on and great-grandniece of the
late Miss Julia Anderson.
1t Coyne, an Air Foreman, is
the son of the late James P.
Coyne and Mrs. Coyne of Phil
adelphia.
Given in marriage by her faith
er, the bride wore a gown of
white pique with pink satin
bodice and white lace covering
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29

Mildred S. Ward of 230 Falls
Road, Rockville, and Edwin F.
Smellie of 1900 Hartwick Road.
College Park, were married June
10 at the Rockville Methodist
church.
The bride, daughter of Mrs. Ed
ward Grande Ward, and the
groom, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry B. Smellie of Ypsil-
anti, Mich, were married by the
Rev. William Wesley Dodge.
Her gown was waltz-length, of
off-white imported lace fashioned
on princess lines. She carried
white roses and stephanotis.
Mrs. Gertrude w. Bell, sister
of the bride, was matron-of.honor,
and wore peacock blue nylon
chiffon gown. She carried pink
roses and gladioli. Joan Ward,
niece of the bride, was junior
bridesmaid. She wore a shell-pink
nylon chiffon kown and carried
a nosegay of pink and blue flow.
ers.
Donald G. Smellie, the groom's
brother, was best man. UShers
were John E. Elgin, John S. La.
cey and James d. Ward.
Out-of.town guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Donald G. Smellie, Can.
ton, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. All.
mutt, Havre de Grace; Mrs. Mary
Pepper, Detroit; DR.. and Mrs
Aubrey R. Carter, Everett, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Poole, Ar.
lington. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Nichols, Chambersburg. Pa; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Albert, Whip
pany, N. j.; Mrs. Isabel Stein and
Mrs. Clarence Powers of Norfolk
Va.
Following a wedding trip tc
Mexico City, the couple took ur
residence at 10406 Montrose Ave
nue., Bethesda.
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The marriage of Evelyn Re-
becca Wachter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Wachter of
Woodfield, and Howard r. Nor
wood, son of Mrs. Kemp Nor
wood and the late Mr.. Norwood
of Mt. Airy, took place July IS.
The double-ring ceremony was
solemnized at 7;30 pm. in the
Damascus Methodist Church,
with the Rev Odell Osteen of
Laurel, and the Rev. Dean Kes-
Ter of Damascus, officiating.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a floor
length gown of nylon tulle with a
bodice of rose-point lace high
lighted by a delicately tucked
yoke and tiny lace collar. She
carried a white orchid on a white
Bible with streamers knotted
with Stephanotis. Her fingertip
veil of French illusion fell from
a lace coronet.
Mrs. Frances Mills of barnes
town, matron of honor, wore a
yellow floor-length dress fash
Toned with a lace bodice and a
full skirt of net over taffeta with
matching mits and headdress.
She carried a colonial bouquet of
mixed flowers with rainbow
steamers.
Bridesmaids were Miss Bar
bara Mills, Jamestown; Mrs
Barbara Rhinecker, Woodfield
and Mrs. Hazel Mackenzie, Mt
Airy. Their gowns were fashion
ed identical to that of the matron
of honor in pink, orchid and
aqua. They carried colonial bou
quetS of yellow roses and gladi
olas with rainbow streamers.
Flower girls were Nancy Nor
wood, niece of the groom, anc
Myrtle Elaine Duvall, cousin OF
the bride. They wore blue floor
length dresses fashioned with &
lace bodice and full skirts of mel
over taffeta. They carried has
kets of mixed flowers. Ring
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bearers were Donald and Ronald
Morris.
Charles Norwood, brother of
the groom, was best man. Ushers
were Travis Norwood and Keller
Day of Mt. Airy, and Mehrle
Staley, Jr., of Woodfield
Soloist, Mr.. Clyde Unglesbee of
Olney, sang 81 Love You Truly
Always" and THE Lords
Prayer" accompanied by Mrs.
Everett Jones of Damascus.
Mrs. Wachter chose a navy
nylon dress with white Access
sories for her daughters we'd
ding.
Mrs. Norwood wore a light
blue lace dress with white Access
sories. Both wore corsages of
yellow rosebuds.
For her going away outfit the
bride chose a navy dress with
white trim and navy and white
accessories and the orchid from
her wedding Bible.
After a brief wedding trip, Mr..
and Mrs. Norwood will be at
home in Woodfield.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Church NeWs
Church News
Churches Faced With 28,OOO,OOO
Boost by 1875 = Christian Herald

Rising population in the Unitet
States will cause "churcl
boom" by 1875, with an estimate,
120,000,000 Americans attendin.
church weekly.
That was the prediction mad,
this week in the Christian Herald
by Warren j. Taussig, church.in
dustry relations director of tn,
National Association of Manufac
turers.
Taussig wrote that, to meet thu
population curve, churches mus
train $4,000 to 100000 more cler
gymen; develop facilities for 80,
100000 more children, and builc
100000 more churches.
Building of churches alone will
cost S7.5 billions, Taussig fore
cast.
Homecoming Day
Homecoming Day" will be eel
ebrated Sunday at the German
town Baptist church as it winds
up vacation Bible school, which
drew 100 children during its two
weeks.
Rev. Ralph Neighbor, newly.
Ordained pastor of the Montrose
Mission, will preach. Dinner will
be eaten on the church lawn.
Sunset Service
Montgomery County Christian
Endeavor society will hold a. sun.
set service Sunday atop Sugar
Loaf mountain. The public is in,
lvited.
Lawn Fete
\ Ascension Episcopal church of
Gaithersburg will hold its annual
lawn fete at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
"White elephants games and
food will highlight the event.
Mrs. L. NJ. Griffith, Jr., and Mrs.
Gwinn Kirk are co-chairmen of
the affair.
Church of God
q Rockville's Community Church
of God will begin a daily vaca-
ton Bible school at $50 pm,
Monday. 1t will continue through
= Aug. Is. Handwork. lessons from
from the Bible, songs, etc, will be
taught during the two-week
SclaSSeS.
Two members of Mt. Zion Bap-
fist church of Bethesda were or
dained into the ministry on July
Is. They are Norman Sandridge
and Ralph Neighbor, Jr.-men-
toned above. cambridge has been
lay preacher for many years
and is proofreader at the Wash
ington Evening Star.
Neighbor had previously been
ordained by an interdenomina-
tional group. He plans to organ
ize a Baptist Mission at Montrose,
under sponsorship of the Beth.
gesda church.
Jewish Community
I Jewish High Holiday services
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begin Monday, Sept. 81, at the
Montgomery County Jewish Com
munity building, 290l East-West
Highway Two adult, two chill
dren and one nursery service will
be held.
HermOn Church
"IIe Scattereth the Proud" will
be the topic of Chaplain Willis
Bergen's sermon Sunday at II
am. in Hermon Presbyterian
church.
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Goodwill VacatiOning

Goodwill Industries will be
closed until July 81, while en-
ployes take a weeks vacation, i.
was announced this week by the
Rev. w. Harold Shape, executive
director. The four retail stores,
however, are remaining open.
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uate of George Washington uni
versity.
Mr.. Ward, son of Mr.. and Mrs
R. W. Ward of Gaithersburg, at
tended Montgomery Junior col
lege.
The wedding will take place
Sept. 18.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Beautiful Potomac"
Series on WNBW-TV

TV station WNBW has begun
a six-week series Of programs on
"Our Beautiful Potomac" docu.
menting the rivers health and
recreation problems.
Programs are seen at 1920 pm,
each Tuesday Cooperating in the
public service event are the Uni.
ted States Public Health service
the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River, and various con.
servation groups, including the
Izaak Walton league.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
See Skyline Caverns

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. VANS.
ley of ODD Great Falls Road, Rock.
vile, recently visited Virginia's
spectacular Skyline caverns at
Front Royal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-29
Groom-Ward Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fuller Groom
of Arlington, this week an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Audrey Anne, to Ro-
bert Wilson Ward Jr., of Gath
ersburg.
Miss Groom attended Western
Maryland college and is a grad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

A summer wedding is planned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Miss MichoeIs
Is Married

Miss Roslyn Michaels, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Jennie Michaels, was
married February IA to Mr.. Har-
vey A. Taschman, son of DR..
and Mrs. Max Taschman of
New York.
The ceremony was performed
by Rabbi Balfour Brickner and
was followed by a reception at
the home Of the brides sister,
Mrs. Irving Greenberg. After a
wedding trip to Florida the cou-
pie will make their home in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Symphony
Benefit>

Mrs. Eisenhower win be hon-
orary chairman for Champagne
and Fashion," the benefit being
planned for March 8 to help
the National Symphony In its
sustaining fund drive.
The fashion show will feature
imports from top European cou-
turiers. presented at 5 pm. in
the grand ballroom Of the May
flower Hotel. Champagne viii
flow from three silver fountains
while those attending visit with
friends before the opening Of
the show.
Mrs. Curtis Burton Munson
will act as chairman with a COM
mittee consisting Of Mrs. Edward
Burling. jr.. Mrs. Lawrence Cur
tbs. Mrs. George A. Garrett, Mrs.
Rowan Sheylin. Mrs. Jouett
Shouse. Mrs. Gregory Smith.
Mrs. Harold E. Talbot and Mrs.
Robert F. Woodward.
Tickets are $3.50 and may be
obtained from Mrs. Lawrence
Curtis. 1880 O street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
By ReImon NORM

TOKYO, Feb. 20 GA jap
anese woman, deserted by her
husband, went to the new fam
lily relations court recently and
won the equivalent Of more than
$1,000 in O lump sum for sup
port Of her family.
More women e total Of 24)
hold seats in the present Jap
aneSe Parliament than are in
the Congress Of the United
States.
On q papel-type program in
Tokyo, three out Of four wives
admitted that they now ask their
husbands to help with the
houSework, and occasionally with
the marketing.
The head Of a woman'S or
ganization, who lost her son in
the Japanese air force during
the war, told this correspondent:
Never again will we give up our
men 50 easily to the army"
All this has come since the
end Of the Pacific war.
The traditional japanese wom-
an-meek. obedient, wordless-
began to change. She suddenly
found herself possessing legal
and property rights unknown in
the Orient since the beginning
Of time. She was given the vote
and encouraged to run for Par
lament.
Stotus Changes
Her status in business and in
dustry was changed-on paper.
II not entirely in fact.
She may be almost as well In
formed on questions of domestic
and foreign policy now as the
average American woman.
Today. in all the abasics of her
lHe-msrTiage. divorce. rela-
tionship to her children, the edu-
cation Of her daughters. protec-
ton under the law-her position
has been altered so radically
that she has by no means
grasped the full meaning of 1t.
Moreover, in a fairly direct
connection. she is having an eff
feet on the United States. The
line is here:
American policy. at the mo-
ment. is directed toward restor-
ing Japanese military strength
to the point where Japan will be
able to carry the burden of her
own defense. Close at hand are
the two most powerful Commu-
mist nations, Red China and So
Wet Russia.
But the japanese constitution,
written after the war, legally
prevents the creation of another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

armed force. Article TX spe-
officially forbids this.
So. in the majority view. full
rearmament by Japan must be
preceded by a revision Of Ar
ticle TX.
Women Voters
To do this requires q national
referendum, q vote of all the
people. That's where the Jap
anese woman, who has a vote
and has used it, enters the pic
ture.
Most political observers here
believe the women would vote
solidly against q proposition
which would make 1t possible for
the Japanese government to
draft their men.
A japanese woman told me
this incident:
She was standing in q crowd,
watching a parade Of the newly
created Japanese security
force" This is q sort of ma
tional guard. It wears American
uniforms. is composed mainly
Of rifle companies. has little OF
no heavy equipment.
/. She said q young girl nearby
burst out. ooh. how handsome
they are. :. What a nice spec
tacle!"
But when she asked the girl
II she would like to see hei
brother or her husband back In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
japanese Woman Voters OF Great importance to Us

vote? And do they exercise In
dependent Judgment, or take
their husbands opinions?
Statistics answer the first.
Nearly SO per cent have voted
In electing members Of Parlia-
ment. In local elections. per-
centages have run from 70 to IS
Of all those eligible.
AS to whether they do their
own thinking, there is. Of course,
no definitive answer possible,
any more than there is In an
American national election.
You hear both answers. Some
japanese husbands told this COR
respondent they do not know
how their wives and daughters
voted. and do not try to influence
their decisions.
Mrs. Koto's Views
One Of the most famous women
In Japan--Mrs. Shizue Kato-
takes a more restrained view.
She thinks the majority Of
women vote the way their hus-
bands vote. She says they know
more about the major issues than
they ever knew, but still are
considerably confused"
Mrs. Kato is the former Bar
oness Ishimoto.
She has spent most Of her life
writing and speaking about
women's rights in Japan. She
saw a bill granting them the
vote reach the Parliament, and
died there. in 1881.
Today, she is a member of
Parliament. She ran sixth out
of several hundred candidates
who are elected on a nationwide
basis, in total votes received.
She said. "even now. some
times, I sit in the Diet and look
around and see woman members
in their. seats. and hear the
debates, and I ask myself II this
is a dream.
The changes in women's posi-
ton are so great that it is hard
to believe"
She says, however. it is going
to take a long time, at least an
other generation. before anything
resembling equality is achieved
between men and women in
Continued on Page D-12. Col. 81
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Barrett
Takes Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jacob Of
Verdun, France, announce the
marriage of their daughter
Suzanne to 1t. Col. Harry c.
Barrett, son Of Mrs. Angela G.
AndrueS.
The civil ceremony took place
February 20 in the Office Of the
Mayor Of Verdun and the
religious ceremony at the
Chateau d'Ancemont. The recep-
ton followed at the French
Officers Club.
Col. Barrett, who is on the
staff Of the Judge Advocate, is a
member Of the District Of Co
lumbla Bar and maintains o
residence in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Marcia Cole
Is Betrothed

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank William
Cole Of Belle Haven, Fairfax
County, Va, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
Marcia Alderman to Mr.. John
Paul deBaat Doelman III Of
Villanova. Pa. He is the son
Of Mrs. John e. Eblen of Crosse
Point Farms, Mich, and Mr..
John Paul deBaat Doelman. jr.,
Of Beverly Hills. Calf.
Miss Cole, q granddaughter
of the late DIR, and Mrs. James
Franklin Alderman Of Asbury
Park N. j.. and Mrs. Frank
Hancock Cole and the late Mr.
Cole Of the same city, was
graduated from st. Agnes
School in Alexandria, attended
Smith College and is now q
sophomore at Hood College
Frederick, Md.
MIR. Doelman served as q para
trooper for four years and now
is a student at the University
Of Pennsylvania.
A e,,vnyaey. u,edSi,1U iS MANNED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

Editors note: The gentle
little butterfly that once iDGs
the japanese iDomGfs is chang
ing. No longer is she another
Of her husbands cEGttels. NON
she votes. holds Office, speaks
her mind. and hates tDGr. This
Is important to the United
States, because her cote may
decide tphether Japan reGrnps.
Here. in another OF his human
looks at life abroad, a OeterGn
Associated Press reporter OF
the Far Eastern scene tells
Gbout this unique problentJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Miss Blair
Bride-Elect

Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce w. Blair
Of Kenwood, Md. announce the
engagement of their daughter
Barbara Alice to Mr.. Walter
Samuel Furlow. jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Furlow of Kenwood.
The wedding is planned for late
spring.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Middlebury College and is
an assistant news editor Of U. S.
News and World Report. Mr..
Furlow is a graduate of Prince
ton University and Harvard Law
School. He is an attorney with
the Navy Department in Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
| Miss Ann Faro
| Becomes Bride

st. Marks Episcopal Church
was the scene Of the wedding
February 20 Of Miss Ann Angus
tina Faro, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel A. Faro Of Manas-
sas, Va, and Mr.. Charles D.
Heffner, jr.. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Heffner Of Seat Pleasant, Md.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Robert j. Plumb and
was followed by a reception in
the parish hall. After an auto
mobile trip to South Carolina
and Florida the couple will re-
side in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Lister-Woore
CerennOnyHeId

! The marriage of Miss Ann
Childers Moore. daughter of Mrs.
Thelma Chappell Moore Of Hot
Springs, Ark, to Mr.. Stanley
Marsh Lister, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Everett Lister, took
place January 80 at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. David Dunkle. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. j. Warren Hastings Of the
National Christian Church in the
presence Of their families and
close friends. The couple will
make their home in Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

soc, 900, not all Of whom are war
widows. Nonetheless. she said
emphatically:
Never again will the women
OF Japan give up their men so
easily to the army. We were
deluded. We didn't know be-
fore the war what we know now"
You hear many such express
sions in Japan today.
Two questions touch this
ooint: Do the women use the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Vacation Trip

Mrs. Vernon Brewster Is in
the Virgin Islands over the week
end on the first part Of a trip
through San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Haiti and Jamaica. Miss Doro-
thy McCamman is with Mrs.
Brewster on her vacation trip.
They will both be back in
Washington early in March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

uniform. the answer was. Never
again"
In almost identical words. Mrs.
Masao Ito described the attitude
Of women with whom she is in
contact.
Agoinst War
Mrs. Ito Is q director Of the
National Council Of Widows
Associations. She said the or
ganization numbers more than
Evening star., 1954-05-30
By william ]. Meyer

England ports were handling
22.5 per cent of the total and
the tiny port Of New York
only IS per cent.
AS the years slipped into
decades, ocean vessels sailed
regularly up the Potomac, and
Alexandria became q thriving
seaport. The same was true
of Richmond on the James.
The Hampton Roads area,
which includes Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Newport News,
grew into sprawling. rough
and-tumble sea-going towns.
Even Fredericksburg, on the
Rappahannock, was a thrifty
little sea port.
Cargoes piled high on
wharves and heavily-laden
boats sailed in and out Of the
harbors. Yet the situation
represented a strange para
dox. Virginia'S sea trade had
Evening star., 1954-05-30

Rear Admiral David H.
Clark, retired, Is the Virginia
Ports Authority's executive
director. Thomas w. 8. Davis,
Assistant Secretary of Com
merce in the Truman Admin
istration, is its representative
here. It also has offices in
New York and Chicago.
Virginia seldom Is thought
of as a State with a maritime
past, but it was only a year
after the first English colony
was established at Jamestown
in 1907 that glass made there,
was shipped to England. It
was the first American in
dustry and export.
In 1919, a year before the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock, Virginia exported 10000
pounds of tobacco, and by
17OO Virginia and Maryland
were handling 68 per cent Of
the foreign trade of all the
colonies. At that time, New