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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-17

confess that / am suffering as
write this from the sin Of over-eat-
ing. Twenty-Five of US gathered at
First Colony Inn where Miss Daisy
had "big spread" prepared. Be
fore eating we enjoyed rocking and
chatting in the lobby as you know
a group of women can we'll do.
Who says mamas' always talk
about their children? Well, there
are other common topics, also-the
last visit to the doctor, my opera
ton and a recent beach wreck
claimed the floor for awhile. Then
the dinner gong! A song fest pre-
ceded the food feast and if anyone
ate more than l, how about it Mrs.
Daniels? Miss Carrie claimed /
wouldn't let her eat! Mrs. C.. A.
York brought her house guest,
Mrs. Ruby Wilson of Greensboro.
Mrs. Curtis Toler contributed a
reading, "The Meeting Will Please
Come To Order" l am glad my
feelings are not easily hurt for it
surely sounded like a hint at GAS
long as l am presiding agent l
will do thus and So" A nice con-
tribution, thanks.
The waiting ferry passengers
sat near by with mouths watering
as the Manns Harbor ladies spread
a sumptuous lunch. hope the hus-
bands will attend next time and
keep Mr.. Combs company. They
might ask the Stumpy Point hus-
bands about going. In all my ex-
perience with community picnics
Stumpy Point broke the record
with sixty persons attending. The
table reminded me of some Home
coming occasions. Quite an out
standing affair. Since, there was to
be no business session the ladies
had completed a project for the
month putting class division cur
tains in Sunday School Junior De-
partment.
The community All meetings
started in big way for the girls,
though the members attending
were small. In Manteo liza Gene
and Diana Morrill,, Della Basnight,
Carol Harris and Sheila Reber pre-
pared lunch and while enjoying
it had a lesson in table manners.
Nancy Lynn Midget, Bonnie
Gibbs, Evelyn Toms and Patsy
Gordon began work with embroid-
cry and knitting needles. At Wan
cheese Betty Ruth Flowers was
hostess to Gail Brothers, Brenda
Daniels, Betty X. Daniels, Andy
Scarborough and Sarah Tillett.
Lille Meekins was hostess to
Betty Gallop, Margaret and Viola
O'Neal. Both of these groups had
a supervised cooking lesson and
planned for another session.
I do hope the mothers of these
girls will be patient, let them go
into the kitchen when they won't
interfere with meal preparations
and try by themselves the simple
recipes given at these group meet
ings. Remember one learns best
by doing.
/ will be leaving Monday morn
ing for Farm & Home Week at
State College. Haven't reserved all
spaces in the car yet. Wanta' go
Will come home Friday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-17

Maine has probably ten times
as many deer as it did when the
first settlers arrived. Fifteen years
ago the annual deer kill was only
about $4,000 in contrast to $4,000
in 1854, says the National Geo
Geographic Society.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-17

Albemarle Sound froe over so
hard in the winter of 1898 that the
Rev. Charles Pettigrew, first Epis-
copal bishop of North Carolina,
walked across it from his home in
Tyrrell County to visit friend in
Edenton.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-17
OREGON INlET FERRY

Note: S AN. and 500 P. N. Trips viii
discontinued on August 18th.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
This IS
navy blue
weather!
Our dress shops
bloom with it!

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new box top Beige blue with navy; also in pink with block
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25

1t was noticeable at the Flower
Show that almost every garden exhibit
had small pool of some kind.
Water, in some form, has an IL
resistible attraction.
Every garden, no matter how small.
can have glimpse of the ocean, the
lake and the river. too. by the setting
up of miniature pond
There may be lilies. and gold fish.
and water plants, but water is the
main ingredient.
Proper placement in the average
home yard takes considerable studying
over
1t is background that is needed, and
this is exactly what the average small
place lacks.
Therefore, in deciding on a water
garden, no matter how small, make
sure that there is something behind it.
Placing pool squarely in the middle
of yard is not in the best of taste.
1t makes for hard and fast lines,
and these, as most persons have found
out for themselves, are rather difficult
to handle. as well as inartistic.
Even the swimming pool has to
have something behind it. often in
the shape of the house, itself, or large
evergreens or shrubs.
The pool need not be large. two or
three feet will do, just to give that
touch of water that draws in the sea,
the river and the lake, even the sky.
Especially the sky
A small bird bath. sunk in the
ground. Is better than nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
This and That

1t is marvellous, what basin a foot
in diameter, sunk in the earth to be
natural, can do in the way of at
tracing birds.
Much stress has been put on bird
feeding, and rightly. but often water is
more necessary.
After all, the feathered folk have been
finding their own food for literally
millions of years.
They are especially equipped by the
Creator to do this. Their eyes are true
marvels, able to see small speck of
edible matter at many hundreds of feet.
Their wings can carry them swiftly
from place where little food exists to
some other location where there is
plenty.
Over the centuries, without Congresses
or speechmaking, the birds have worked
out their own ways of finding food and
helping each other to find it.
Even different species tend to watch
the actions Of other species, and to
profit from their finds of foodstuffs.
Lie SlAidl pun, III tile ldWH, Will az
tract birds which otherwise might not
come down.
This is true all year around, but es-
pecially in spring and autumn migrating
periods.
The CLINT Of the water mirror is seen
by them. and they know that it means
water, which is often difficult for them
to come by, especially in very cold and
very hot periods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
By Charles E. TroceweH
C. II. G.

Thus the installation of even a tiny
help the birds.
More than that, it aids the home gar
dener by giving him sense of the
Importance of water in the scene. He
may not say this to himself. in so many
words. but he feels it. just the same.
We. too. are the product of centuries.
and we carry with us certain affinities
with water, seashore, mountains, rolling
plains and forests.
These things have so entered into the
life of the race that it is impossible for
any one, no matter how city-bound, to
forget them.
The small pool, then, we believe to be
necessity if for no other reason than
to give the maker and his garden a
touch of something that ought to be
there.
The large, deep pool has its draw
backs and dangers, but the little one is
easy to make, requires no particular
upkeep, and yet manages somehow to
make small garden more at home
with itself.
With all your raking, planting, setting
out, mulching. pruning, save a little
time and energy for the making of some
sort of water garden.
1t is fun, and it Is inexpensive
1t brings back to the jaded modern
some small touch Of the mirror, one of
the primitive mysteries. that still exerts
its influence on mankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
And Still the Plans Come!

Still another highway plan has been
tossed into the Stockpile of mall, street,
belt and bridge charts that is accommodating
among Federal, regional and local planners
The latest contribution is from a consulting
firm hired by the District Highway Depart
ment. 1t adds to the confusing and conflict
ing array of routes variouSly proposed for
handling traffic in and around the South
west Redevelopment area and over the
Potomac River. To detached observer the
popular trend seems to be pay-your-
money and take your choice proposition.
There are plans not only by the govern
mental planners such as those in the Dis
trict government and those ON the staff OF
the National Capital Planning Commission,
but by an assortment of private experts en-
ployed as consultantS or advisers to the
regular planning agencies. No two of the
many plans are exactly alike-although
those of experts employed by one or another
of the established agencies usually seem to
follow rather closely the ideas of those who
employed them. There are now so many
possible bridge sites along the Potomac that
chart showing all of them would resemble
the picked backbone of river herring. A
The multiplicity of choices for other traffic
relief roads and structures is similarly baf-
fling to layman.
The Highway Department has revealed
the newest plan without approval or dis
approval. 1t supports the Zeckendorf
Highway Department Tenth street mall
program, with variations. 1t would make
a new Fourteenth street bridge the main
artery for traffic to Virginia from the South
west FreeWay-an arrangement that would
do violence to the Planning Commissions
insistence on Reaches Run span. 1t would
convert Ohio drive into major eXpressWay,
a plan which might not be acceptable to
the park conservationists. There are other
interesting, albeit controversial recon-
mendations in the conSultants' report
Somebody, sometime, is going to have to
sift all these plans out and make decision
on one, or a combination of plans, that
seems to be the most practicable and de-
sirable from the pubic's standpoint. If the
competing planners cannot reach agreement
among Notwithstanding that George
Garrett has undertaken to effect with re-
spect to Southwest neutrality-suspicious.
greSs will have to make its own decisions.
And with so much conflicting advice, the
chances of making wrong decisions as to
tunnels or bridges or malls or the like will
be numerous indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25

cannot make such an important move with
out letting the public in on it-especially
that part of the public concerned with the
impact of a new Federal office building on
the community involved. The secrecy
thrown around the recent meeting of the
Regional Planning Council-at CHA inSis-
tence-was illogical, to say the least.
1t is hard to believe that the CHA re-
vealed any of its innermost secrets to the
more than 80 non-CIA persons attending
the council meeting. Yet the press and the
public were excluded from the meeting, de-
spite the desire of council officials to admit
reporters. 1t is all right for the CHA to keep
the public in the dark about its intelligence
work, but the citizens of Fairfax County
are entitled to more light on CHA building
plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Double Cross and Crosses Of Correqidor
To the Editor of The Stor:

1t was gratifying to read your edi-
torial of March IT, in which you took
cognizance of the travesty Of justice
in the case of the treason indictment
against John David Provoo, former
Army sergeant. Nevertheless, your edi-
torial will not completely satisfy the
small membership of an organization
which is proud of its name. American
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor."
And by way of qualifying myself as
one who has hard-earned interest in
these matters, may I say that am
one of the present 1904 members of
this organization?
To those who saw our "comrade in
arms" CD in action on Corregidor there
was no doubt as to his guilt, which
indeed was proved during his trial.
But subsequent developments in his
case have been an insult to those who
fought and bled, were tortured and
died for the cause in which they be-
lieved. The reversal of Provoos orig
inal conviction in New York on the
ground that the trial should have been
held in Maryland was based on a
technicality that could and certainly
should have been Strengthened out be-
fore Provoo came to trial. But it seems
that all criminals must have their legal
technicalities these days. Nevertheless,
there is only one answer to question
which appears to be eminently appli-
cable: Was Provoo, at Corregidor.
guilty of treason against the State of
New York; was he guilty of treason
against the State of Maryland; or was
he guilty of treason against every citi-
zen in every State of the United States
of America? In such fragrant crime
as this could there be any real moral
difference as to where the court Of
America sat as they determined the
guilt of the accused?
And now the latest legal mockery
turns out to be that a once convicted
treasonist is to go free because he did
not receive the speedy trial guaranteed
by the Sixth Amendment. If this is
acceptable, it should free at least half
of all criminals in these times of crowd
ed court dockets. But actually a speedy
trial would have produced witnesses
whose burning recollection of the facts
would have been even more sharp, &C
curate, intense and resentful. More
over, simply because the appropriate
authorities were so dilatory in bring
ing the case to trial, how can their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Letters to The Star.

unfortunately she let free the person
or persons responsible for her blunder
and put the blame on the Koran and
on the religion of Islam.
Limited polygany is no doubt recog-
nized by Islam, but it is neither a re-
ligious duty which must be practiced
by all Muslims, as your correspondent
wants us to believe, nor is it license
for every man to have more than one
wife when he wishes. 1t is conceived
as solution to some social problems
which cannot be otherwise solved. 1t is
recognized as such and is conditioned
in way which makes its practice bene-
fetal to the society as whole without
mourning any harm upon the parties
involved.
Likewise, cannot possibly conceive
how your correspondent can have the
courage to say. 1.-THE Koran says that
in these cases wives who are divorced
become the humble servants of their
successors" when the pages of the
Holy Koran are open to the inspection
of everyone to see how false such a
statement is. 1t is BETTING here to
note that the religion of Islam is per-
haps the first written code which gives
woman as much freedom as man in all
legal, social and spiritual rights.
DR. Mahmoud F. Hoballah,
Director, the Islamic Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
SkepticuI of Tunnel

It is with a great deal Of skepticism
that I watch the progress made by the
proponents and opponents to the bridge
or tunnel planned between the District
and Virginia. It would seem now that
the individuals concerned are willing
to accept the proposal of the Fine Arts
Commission to build a tunnel instead
of a bridge. This is on the advice of
a New Yorker, a Mr.. Singstad, who I'M
doubtedly must be fine engineer to
have accomplished some of the great
feats in his home State. This. of
course, is provided the Federal Gov
eminent pays all over the proposed
cost of the bridge. According to The
Star, the difference would represent
approximately $50 million. providing
Mr.. Singstad has made fairly accu-
rate estimate. But suppose he is wrong
and the figure is higher who will stand
the additional cost?
Providing the tunnel is accepted. who
will be stuck with the operating ex-
pense such as paying for the excessive
lighting system that must be provided.
upkeep of the pumping system to re-
lieve the drainage of water. and upkeep
of the expensive ventilating system to
expel carbon monoxide gas from the
tunnel? Will it not also be necessary
to have guards or mechanics on duty
at all times to alleviate the hazards Of
faulty equipment? Frankly. these are
only a few of the questions I would
have aired before making decision.
On the other hand, I can see the
relocating of a great amount of lost
Office space with the $50 million that
would be saved by building bridge
instead of tunnel. 1t has been my
understanding that the temporary
buildings along Constitution avenue
will have to be removed to make an
adequate approach to the new bridge
or tunnel.
I am not on the Fine Arts Commits
sion, but I appreciate beautiful city
as much as any member of the COM
mission. 1 have had a great number
of friends and relatives from out OF
town comment on the beautiful ap-
proach to the city over Memorial
Bridge Why would not twin to Me-
mortal Bridge be just as acceptable as
a tunnel with its dirt-collecting en-
frances?
George L. Shankle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Futile CdmoufIoqe

An ingenious scheme for reducing" the
ground-travel time between Washington
and Friendship National Airport-if and
when the Baltimore field is designated as
Washington's "coterminal,' has been de-
vised by Senator Butler of Maryland. APP
parently to meet the objection that Friend
ship is too far from the Nations Capital
for regular use as an auxiliary terminal,
Senator Butler is bordering the idea of
establishing limousine and taxicab station
on Bladensburg road, near the District line.
He says the driving time between such a
station and the Maryland airport would be
less than 80 minutes
That may we'll be So But of what con-
ceivable value would this fringe station be
to airline passengers bound to or from
downtown Washington? 1t might sound
better to say that Friendship is only
half-hour's driving time from Washington,
but it would be deceptive to make this claim.
For numerous tests have shown that it takes
from As to so minutes to make the run from
the Statler Hotel to Friendship While it
is easy going beyond the city limits, much
time is lost contending with traffic slow-ups
inside the city While the Bladensburg road
station might be of some value to Mary
landers living near the District line, there
surely would not be enough of them to JUS
tify special limousine service. And Wash
ington passengers would prefer nonstop
service between the downtown section and
Friendship, if they are forced to use that
distant airport.
The plain fact is that no amount Of
camoufiage or circumlocution can disguise
the unsuitability of Friendship Airport as
regular auxiliary airport for Washing
ton. The sooner that fact is recognized, the
sooner action will come looking toward a
practicable solution of the Capitals pressing
airport problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Way to Boost Bond Sales?

During these trying times much
political TODD is made about balancing
the budget, pay raises, tax cuts, stock
prices and so on. Amidst all of this
we hear a feeble plea to buy United
States bonds. but the sales pitch is
lost on deaf ears. AS we fill out our
income tax the reason becomes clear.
Stocks and bonds of commercial ven
lures have tax benefits, but United
States Bonds do not. 1 don't own
share of stock on any of the big boards,
but do own sizeable block of United
States Bonds. on the biggest board of
all Congress is so busy solving results
they overlook the need to solve the
causes. Sales of United States Bonds
would get big boost if our big-busi-
ness minded Congress would give the
same or more preferential tax relief
to the supporters of the Government
bond program, as they do for the sup
porters of commercial stocks and bonds.
C. r. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Those Who Sit and Wait

When flight schedules are disrupted,
sign appears over the Eastern Air Lines desk
at the airport informing the cash customers
that Your kind cooperation and under
standing during this period is greatly APP
preciated." 1t must be said that this takes
quite lot for granted.
Anyone who travels by air knows, of
course, that weather or other uncomfortable
circumstances may cause delays, But what
many of those who must sit and wait in the
airportS cannot understand is why it is so
difficult to get dependable information as
to when tardy plane may be expected to
arrive.
On a recent evening, for example, a
hopeful passenger on a 5:45 flight to Atlanta
called to check the schedule The flight
had been delayed in New York, pleasant
voice said. please call back later" At
o'clock another call produced the informa-
ton that the plane would leave New York
In 40 minutes On arriving at the airport
at o'clock, the would-be traveller noted
that the bulletin board said the flight would
not leave New York until 8:45. What had
happened? The attendants were very polite
and equally uninformative. At 9 o'clock
they still did not know whether the plane
had left New York. Twenty minutes later,
however, it was posted to leave Idlewild at
9:15. Finally at about 10:45, the plane
arrived and a weary group of passengers,
some of whom had been cooling their heels
for almost six hours, were on their way.
There was not much evidence of that
greatly appreciated kind cooperation and
understanding" And small wonder This sort
of thing is a two-way street The airlineS
would get more cooperation and under
standing from their customers if they would
be little more cooperative in furnishing
reliable information on their delayed flights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Plea for Better Pensions

l understand that legislation for the
increase of pensions to Government
retirees may not be passed at this ses-
sion of Congress. I am rather sur
prised, because it appears to me that
Congress should treat Government
employees and retirees the same as
it treats itself. We are all servants
of the people. Or have made mis-
take in so thinking?
I believe that at the last session of
Congress legislation was enacted which
provided that the $4,000 expense al
lowance received by Congressman
should be taken into consideration in
determining the basis for the compu-
tation of their pension; the factor to be
used in computing their pension was
raised to 2la per cent and each member
of Congress was granted the right to
receive 5000 per year for the rental
of Office space in his home town if
space was not available in Federal
building. Another law favorable to
congressman was the enactment OF
legislation making the pension granted
to Congressman widow tax exempt.
1t would seem to me that some of
the inequities applicable to the Gov
eminent clerk actively engaged in his
or her job and the Federal Government
retire. should receive little considera-
ton by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-25
Matter of Inconsistency


Cheers for your delightful tongue
in-cheek editorial March IT. about the
Commissioners decision not to move
the veterans shack from their front
yard. applaud The Stars continuing
effort, as you say in the editorial, to
clean up the war-born litter of tenn
porary' buildings, despoilerS of so much
of the great beauty and dignity once
associated with Washington"
But is it not fair to say that, your
editorial positions are inconsistent on
the question of Washington's beauty
and dignity?"
You favor construction Of a bridge
at Constitution avenue that would i'm
pair the serenity and beauty of our
loveliest waterfront, our most admired
monument and the nearby parks. And
either bridge or a tunnel there would
pour thousands Of automobiles day
into an area OF parks and memorials.
You have also bitterly and sarcastic
cally denounced any efforts to prevent
a Maryland eXpresSway from running
into Rock Creek Park. You have indi-
Gated no concern about the superhigh-
way through the Districts Rock Greek
Park which would unquestionably be
the next step.
In other words, to The Star a little
shack in the downtown business area,
near the ugly old District Building, de-
spoils Washington's beauty and dignity.
but rivers of concrete and noisy auto
mobiles would not despoil the beauty
and dignity of our park and monument
area.
Does this make sense?
J. A. Lewis,