davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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goods. 1t attracts products from
all over the world.
The worlds goods also pour
into Panama, a crossroads for
shipping from the seven seas.
Top buys are Panama hats,
leather goods, particularly alli-
gator; French perfumes, Chinese
silks and rugs, Italian and Irish
linens, English and Swedish
china and Colombian emeralds.
Free-port prices also offer bar
gains in The Netherlands West
Indies port of Willemstad.
New Horizons, . world travel
guide prepared by Pan American
World Airways. has this to say
Of shopping in the capital of
Curacao:
European cameras and pho
tographic accessories. jewelry,
liquor and liqueurs are high on
the list Of articles bought by
tourists. Swiss watches can be
purchased here cheaper than
any other place in the world
because Of the low import duty.
French perfumes (all the IA
nous makes) are very cheap,
Silk and carved ivory from the
Orient. Brazilian and Argentine
leather goods. Portuguese en-
broideries and laces, Spanish
shawls. Irish linen, Panama hats
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Y0B'u Enjoy the RestfssI
Atmosphere Of

hnd enjoyment and re-
Taxation by visiting the
many fascinating exhibi-
tion buildings. Fine lodg-
ings In modern hotels,
guest houses and taverns.
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chasing q colorful hand-woyen
poncho large enough to toss over
q studio couch for SIS or less: or
an exquisite four piece tea set
N cleaning silver for about 500:
or q suede lined alligator hand
bag tagged at only SIS.
No Luxury Toxes
Prices change. of course, and
there are bound to be some vari-
ations in the exchange rates.
Even so. quality bargains await
the tourist at all times in all the
nations linked by Panagrai S
service EPanama, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru. Bolivia, Chile and
Argentina. Buying in the coun-
try of origin. moreover. enables
the traveller to save on customs
duties and shipping costs.
Besides bargain prices, there
are no luxury taxes to be paid on
top of purchase price.
Contrary to general belief.
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you wiz not have to bargain for
everything you buy In Latin
America. Precio fijo fixed price,
is the rule. not the exception. On
the other hand. those who think
a price tag takes the fun out of
purchasing win find bargaining
still is the custom in many
places. particularly in the Indian
towns of the Andes. There, give
and take and lively argument "a
few Spanish phrases are all you
need, / discovered) are the ac-
cepted practice and indulged in
with spirit"
Evening star., 1955-01-16
By Jacques Futrelle. Jr.
II. sS.n,,. T,o..f Fd;,o,

II a new recommendation by
President Eisenhower is fulfilled.
a family of four win be able to
bring back from foreign coun-
tries $4,000 worth of duty-free
personal purchases in q year.
That would involve two trips, six
months apart, and being out Of
the United States IL days or
more on each trip
Meanwhile. the limit is half
that. but that $500 individual
Second Of wo srtieies Of shopping
obrood.
limit twice q year may well over
tax the purse. If not the bargain
hunting proclivities, Of the ordi-
nary traveller. And If he exercises
the shopping privileges Of free
ports (there are several In this
hemisphere) the tourist can
come back really loaded.
The smartest shopper abroad.
whether in England or the Andes,
is also a keen shopper at home.
well versed In the variety of
goods available, their quality and
prices Some imports are on
sale locally at very little more
than one would pay abroad.
And without q knowledge of what
local stores offer and at what
price, the bargain-grabbing shop
per can return with some Of the
goldurndest junk.
Things to Watch
Gloves, for instance. are some
thing to watch for quality. Other
wise, an inferior grade can cost
the traveller more than would o
better quality on F street.
More in line with taste than
purse are the strange knicknacks
one can go overheard on. Brought
back as souvenirs, odd concoc-
tions of exotic materials finally
find their way into the dark
recesses Of a storage closet. And
many a traveller has picked up
typical" handicrafts abroad,
only to find later that they were
manufactured In some novelty
producing center in the United
States.
But worthwhile purchases do
exist, not only in free ports but
in shops Of many foreign lands.
Any well-traveled person with
half an eye on shops and price
tags can tell you that. Take, for
instance. Mary Gordon, a Trans
World Airlines travel adviser,
who recently returned from an
extensive trip through Europe,
the Middle East and the Far
East. From her experience at
home and abroad. she found
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Delft Blue porcelain, silverware
and brassware and Dutch dolls
for souvenirs are among the
wonderful buys on this island.
Free Port Shops
Within the last several years,
the holiday island Of Jamaica
has developed a chain of IL
free port shops" The Jamaica
News Bureau, operating under
Jamaican government sponsor
ship, frankly says:
Because the government in
this sterling area is desirous Of
attracting more dollar currency
in order to pay for needed inn
ports from the United States, it
valves all import duties on mer-
chandize sold in the free-port
shops to transient visitors. These
shops cannot be partronized by
Jamaicans."
Then it adds that prices are
from 20 to so per cent below
those charged on the mainland
for identical articles. Many ex-
amples of comparative prices are
quoted. For instance, calendar
/ automatic Swiss watches (14 K
gold top, with stainless steel
back) "sell for $92.50 against
$185 in the States" and Hensoldt
6x30 binoculars "are $69.30 VS.,
$139.20." The discounts on blue
white diamonds ARE almost un-
believable."
1000 Miles Of Boroeins
Writing In q recent issue Of
the Grace Log. Barrie TAFT tells
Of articles that attracted him on
an aerial shopping expedition in
South America. He titled the
story $4,000 miles Of bargains. !"
Latin America Is q shoppers
paradise he wrote.
From the tropical, duty-free
port Of Panama City to the
sprawling metropolis Of Buenos
Aires, at the southern terminal
of Panagra's inter-American air
routes you can enjoy a buying
spree nearly 1000 miles long.
Each nation along Ell Inter-
Americano's express route pro-
duces beautiful articles that are
typical of its own unique cul-
ture-and attractive and useful
souvenirs Of q visit. Almost
always the United States traveller
will find the prices inexpensive
by dollar standards; frequently
the article is a genuine buy"
Imagine, for example. pur-
RESORTS.
] MIAMI BEACH, FLA.
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New World Bargains

But the traveller who likes to
combine holiday with q shop
ping conquest need not move
beyond the New World. Instead
Of crossing the Atlantic and skip
ping from one country to
another, he can conf1ne his shop
ping to one or two ports down
Caribbean way and come back
with English, Danish and French
items, at prices on a par with
Europe's or better.
The American Virgin Islands
provide such a shoppers para
disc. A free port that imposes
little or no duty on foreign
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The Travellers Notebook
Shopping Porodises Scattered
Over World Travel Routes

that some items can be bought
at only half or q third Of the
prices in United States stores.
As another advantage. she
cited: "a shopper can ind truly
distinctive gifts overseas. many
of which cannot be purchased
at all in this country"
Exceptional Items
In listing good buys abroad.
she points to-:
LondonTweeds, woolens and
Shetland fabrics, q pure camel
hair coat that cost as little rs
500. cashmere sweaters that
start at SIG: also wool ties.
Paris Famed for high FASH
ion, but intriguing also In other
lines. Perfume at about q third
the United States price, one-of-
a-kind fashion accessories at 95
up. Ten dollars buys one Of
those elegant Partisan silk UNI
brellas. tall and rapier slim. Also
unusual ceramics for the home.
Rome-Achieying fame for
fashions and at prices wen be-
low those In Paris. Silks, ceral
mics and antiques recommended
for attention. Hand-sewn leather
gloves start at about 81: rich-
looking handbags for less than
$40.
Leicos and MontiIl0s
Frankfurt-Intricate cu,ck 90
clocks. cutlery, music boxes and
cameras. As little as $50 for an
exceptional Leica, q dinner serv-
ice at about rs per cent Of the
price in America.
Madrid-Leather goods of all
kinds. nantillas as low as s.,
handmade blouses at IS. Hand
bags selling for $75 In the United
States available in the $5-to-$25
price range.
Miss Gordon also found shop
ping exciting In India, Cairo and
Colombo. This part Of her trip
featured cotton fabrics with
wonderful designs jewelry Of
all kinds and prices. and gift
items of ivory, alabaster, ebony.
silver and brass. She reports
quite fad among tourists for
Ceylon devil masks, to keep
away evil spirits. They start
at $3 and more than repay the
cost as lively conversational
pieces.
New World Boreoins
But the traveller who likes to
combine a holiday with shop
ping conquest need not move
beyond the New World. Instead
Of crossing the Atlantic and skip
MING from ma anJ1Y1ft-x m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22

PARIS.-In a world well
supplied with arrogant gen.
erals why did fate arrange
for Alfred M. Gruenther, the
antithesis of these qualities,
to be accused of pride, arro-
gance. and downright IL
legality?
Some days ago England's
liberal peer. Lord Amulree.
felt himself sufficiently moved
to write a letter to an editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22
School Alumni
Entertained by
The WoodWurds

Albert Y. Woodward. presi-
dent Of the Washington Chap
ter of the University of Missis-
sippi Alumni, and Mrs. Wood
ward, entertained members of
the chapter at a reception at
their home last week.
Hugh Clegg, former assist
ant to j. Edgar Hoover, and
now director of public relations
at the University. was the guest
of honor. Mr.. Clegg is in Wash
ington for a special series Of
lectures at the FBI.
Other special guests were
Representative Jamie Written,
vice president of the group,
and Mrs. Written, Represen-
tative and Mrs. Frank Smith,
Representative and Mrs. Ar
thur Winstead and Represen-
tatives William Colner and
John Bell Williams, all of the
Mississippi congressional dele
cations. Other special guests
were Representative and Mrs.
Clair Engle of California.
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DATELINE PARIS
By BRENDA HELSER
In Defense of q General;
More About Grace Kelly

In it, he told of driving quietly
along one of the Queens
highways when suddenly he
was ordered to the side by a
motorcycle policeman who
was Immediately followed by
an important looking car
bearing the insignia of a four
star general. Lord Amulree
couldn't have cared less for
the identity of the four-star
general but he objected to
being pushed into the gutter
-. in peacetime" by anyone
less than his Sovereign or a
member Of The Royal Family.
A copy of the newspaper
reached SHAPE, near Paris.
Press Chief Brigadier Lionel
Cross recognized the time and
the place and realized that the
four-star general had to be
Gruenther in mid-dash to
catch a plane from London
airport. The Ministry of De-
tense had offered the police
out-rider although, says Cross,
This sort of thing fightfully
embarrasses The General" He
added that he was also in
the car and has no recollection
Of seeing anyone showed into
the gutter. Nonetheless, Gen.
eral Gruenther has dispatched
a note Of apology and regret
for any upset I may have in
directly caused"
Any one who knows SHAPES
commander even slightly will
be certain Of his sincerity.
Furthermore, you can bet your
boots the letter was handwrit-
ten. Gruenther hasn't a spec
tacular personality that tran
sends artificial means of
communication; he only wins
the devotion of those fortunate
enough to be near him. The
keen, the shrewd. and the
foxy admire Gruenther for his
brilliant mind; those in search
of his lighter opinions are
enchanted by his wit and
more so by his great kindness.
and thoughtfulness. If Lord
Amulree is such a poor picker.
let's hope he's not an investor
in the stock market or a bettor
on horse races.
Grace Again
Up from the Film Festival
came a series of hand kissing
pictures with Grace Kelly fig
uring as half of the act but
she was doing the hand kiss
ing and Jean-Pierre Aumont
was on the receiving end of
the well known French ritual.
Taken with a telescope lens
the photographs are a shock
ing invasion Of privacy. I'm
derstandably Miss Kelly found
them terribly embarrassing"
No wonder she's gone into
hiding for the rest Of her stay
in France, but her reaction is
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nothing compared with the
one due to issue from her ex-
ceptionally handsome and
dreadfuIly dignified father the
minute the magazine layout
arrives in Philadelphia. Incl
dentally "The Country Girl"
was SO coldly received in
Cannes that Grace remarked,
'It was a little bit embarrass-
ing. felt the French were
saying, Did she get that Oscar
for that?" From now on one
must refer to Miss < not only
as "cool" and "aloof" but "em-
barrassed" perenlally as well.
About Italian Riviera
Because Of overselling, a lot
of people are going to be dis
appointed with some of their
European holidays. Rushing
through Paris are whole dele
cations of tourists bent on
seeing the tabled Italian
Riviera and Portofino. Offered
to any one who can profit
from someone's else mistakes
is this tip: The Italian Riviera
consists of a series of identical
beaches, fiat, and devoid of
anything but sand and man
made paraphanelia normally
associated with roudy beaches.
The single exception is the
beautiful little peninsula at
the end of which is pretty
Portof1no, a tiny fishing village
= turned glamorous and famous.
Lovely as it is it can never be-
come practically popular. It
is unstretchable due to solid
rock and immovable cliffs.
It's lone beach is a tight squeeze
and municipal. The only other
place to swim is from a boat.
If you have a yacht or a house
there, or have friends with
either or both, you, too, can
enjoy Portof1no. Otherwise
forget it.
Advice
Jean Cocteau quotes adj
vice given him by his mother
when he was very small: Zone
must know how to die standing
up, if politeness demands that,
too"
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HATTERAs PERSONALS

A surprise Birthday party was
given Mrs. Dan Meadows at her
home Thursday night. A TERED
cake was baked by Mrs. Ernal
Foster and Mrs. Carlos Peele.
She received many lovely gifts
and everyone enjoyed cake and ice
cream.
Fulton Scarborough has return
ed home from Thailand after be-
ing gone year.
Gamaliel Balance, w EN- d e IL
dren of Portsmouth visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Oden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benny Peele of
Chapel Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Lesloe
Burgess and son of Norwich, Conn.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Peele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granderson Wal
ton and daughter Marsha of Mid
way Park, are home for a few days
with Mrs. Walton's mother, Mrs.
Ruth Austin.
A1/c Deryl dudley, USAF at
Robens, Georgia, arrived Sunday
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Dudley. He has had his
foot hurt and will be on crutches
for some time.
Gamalied Balance, w en- d el |
Austin, William Preston Stowe,
Gary Austin, were all home for
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lingo
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Balance.
Mrs. Maxine Basnight and chill
dren are spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. Lima Balance,
while recovering from a broken
ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Styron
attended the graduation of Tex
Balance at Marshallburg.
Mrs. Vance Lewis is visiting her
relatives here, and attending COM
mencement exercises.
The Baccalaureate Services were
held at the Methodist church Sun
day morning at II o'clock. Rev.
Dan Meadows gave the Invoca-
ton. Rev. Robert Rayle preached
the sermon, using as his text the
4 anchors. Rev. Dew gave the
benediction. Members of the Sen
Tor Glass were Dixie Austin, Fern
Balance, Eula Basnett, Ronnie
Gray, Perley Farrow, A. B. Full
cher Geraldine Fulcher, Mildred
Midgette, Morgan Midgette, Earl
O'Neale, Christine Scarborough,
Harvey Scarborough, Robert Scar
borough, Harlon Willis.
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SALVO PERSONALS

Emily Parker and friends of
Norfolk spent the holiday week
end here.
Ruby Gray of Manteo visited
Mrs. Kitty Gray.
Sarah Hooper and children spent
the week en- at Wanchese.
William B. Hooper of Norfolk
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Hooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Whidbee
and Ivy Belle and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wally Edmondson of Manteo, visit
ed Mrs. William E. Whidbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Hooper
of South Norfolk spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Mid
gette.
Ellis Pugh of Manteo visited his
mother, Nancy Austin.
Josephine Gray and Melvina
Whidbee are visiting Salina Mid
gette and Mr.. and Mrs CASTOR
Midgctte of Manteo.
Betty Ann O'Neal and cnildren
visited Mr.. and Mrs. C. w Mid
gette of RoCaEuhe.
Rev. Paul NJ. Porter of Tyner
visited Mr.. art Mrs. Graves Mid
Sett Sr.
Elsie Hooper and children of
Manteo visited here Sunday.
Julian L. Gray of Rodanthe
visited his sister, Mrs. P. G. Far
row.
Graves Aidpctte, Jr. recently
visited his parents here.
Diane Williams of Frisco spent
the week end with her cousin,
Dean Hoo -.
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OREGON lNlEI FERRY

Note: S AN. and $40 P. IA. Trips will
discontinued on August 18th.
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FAREWELL PARTY AT DUCK
HONORS THE w. F. NUGGETS

The crew at Navy Duck Target,
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Midget for dinner recently at the
camp.
Miss LESSEE, as the boys call her,
was guest of honor and sat at the
head of the table. She asked the
blessing and was served first. Mr..
and Mrs. Midget were treated to
a turkey dinner with all the trim
mings.
Dessert was ice cream and cake.
The cake was an enormous choco-
late one, iced in white and blue.
Written across the top was "Fare-
The Midgetts are moving to
we'll and Good Luck"
Oceana soon, after living in this
community and operating a gro
Gerry store for nine years.
She has been practically a
mother to the boys while away
from home, to those who have
come and gone. Encouraging them
when home sick, lending money
when broke, kind and pleasant at
all times. She is held in the highest
esteem by the entire crew which
consists of the following crew
members: Chief Harvey Sargent,
Billy Warren, William Thomas,
Evans Styron, Neil 10y, Paul
Vinsick, James Shellite, John Jen-
nings, David West, Rodger
Haynes, Joe Putnam, William
Mongoh.
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COX-FURLOUGH

Columbia.-A wedding of I'M
usual beauty in its simplicity when
Miss Matilda Jane Furlough,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Furlough of Columbia, Route l,
became the bride of William
Arthur Cox, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. ]. Cox Jr, of Columbia, Route
1, on Friday afternoon, May 27,
1855 at 400 o'clock at the Abe
marie Church of Christ, by the
Rev. Russell M. Smith. They left
Immediately for trip to ITALIA
hasse, Florida. The couple will
make their home at Route One,
Columbia,
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BYRUM-WEsT

Columbia William Duncan By
rum, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. V.
Byrum of Ahoskie, and Miss
Estelle West, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dack o. West, of Columbia
Route one, were married Saturday
May 2Sth, 1855 by the Rev. w. T
Reynolds, minister of the Free
Will Baptist Denomination.
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COLUMBIA PERSONALS

Mrs. Louise Hales and Miss
Polly Alexander have moved from
the Fisher Apartment on Bridge
Street to the Jim West Apartment,
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Hamilton, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Alexan-
der and children, Anne and Steve,
spent the week end at Mays Head.
Sgt. Ray McClees, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. McClees, who has
been stationed at Fort Bragg for
the past several months, completed
his training on Thursday, June
End, and has returned home.
Miss Eva Bateman, having
completed her school is home to
spend the summer with her moth
err, Mrs. S. N. Bateman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden P. Wood
and family of Williamson, spent
Sunday visiting Mrs. Woods
mother, Mrs. Clyde w. Swain.
Melvin Pledger spent Sunday
and Monday in Richmond visiting
relatives.
Miss Betty Reynolds left Friday
for Mays Head where she has ac-
cepted a position to work during
the summer months.
Miss Peggy Griffin of EGG.
has returned home for the summer.
A Memorial Day Service, in
memory of deceased veterans of
Tyrrell County was held Sunday
morning at HOO o'clock at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, spon-
sored by the American Legion
Post No. 1879, and the Tyrrell
County Chapter of Legion Auxil-
larry. The Rev. E. R. Meekins, pas
tor, delivered the message.
A Music workshop was held by
the Home Demonstration Clubs of
Tyrrell County at the Agriculture
Building auditorium on Thursday
afternoon June 2, at 2:30 p. M,
with Miss Kimel of the Music De-
partment of N. C. Federation of
Woman's Clubs in charge A pic
mic supper and family sing was
held following the workshop.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dewey Morris |
and daughter, Jean and Miss
Carolyn Swain spent from Friday
through Monday at Mays Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph l. Acey
and daughter Susanna, spent the
week end with Mrs. Acey's grand
mother, Mrs. Hattie NJ. Newberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Kelley,
Jr. and son, Trip, of Norfolk visit
ed Mrs. Kelley's mother Sunday
and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Darden of
Salamanca, N. Y. spent the week !
end with Mrs. Darden's sisters. |
Mrs. w. A. VERIFY and Mrs. c.
Earl Cohoon.
Miss Jessie Flythe left Friday
for her home in Rocky Mount.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd L. Walker of
Raleigh, spent a few days this
week visiting Mr.. Walkers sisters,
Mrs. w. A. VERIFY and Mrs. C. Earl
Cohoon.
Mrs. D. E. Oglesby of Kinston
visited Mrs. Annie Sykes Thurs
day, and Mrs. Sykes accompanied
her home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hamilton
Jr., on Friday moved to Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hamilton
moved Saturday to make their
home in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Milton May and
son of Winterville, N. C. spent the
week end visiting Mrs. Mays par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Brick
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len S. Brickhouse
of Norfolk spent the week end
visiting Mrs. Brickhouse's sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Brickhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Bateman
of Plymouth spent Sunday in CO.
lumbia.
Misses Jessie and Reda Goodwin
of Williamson visited their sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. D. Selby last week end.
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Mays Head real estate was sell
ling cheap in 1888. Two nice cot
tages located on the north end of
Cottage Row" We're offered for
sale at $400 each that year.
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The statue atop the dome Of
the United States Capitol is call
ed Freedom.