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Evening star., 1955-10-06

: ! 3af 4 q
Seated with Mary In front Of q
mirror. o teacher would point to
Mary's doll and ask. whats
this?''
'Don-n-n-n." Mary said.
mo, = said the teacher, and put
Mary's fingertips TO her throat.
"Dol-l-l-l. dol-l-l-l." she said.
Mary smiled and repeated the
word correctly, ..Dol-l-l-l"
Mary Is s now. This summer,
she attended daily group classes
in speech at the Washington
Hearing Society. NOW she is en-
rolled In . kindergarten and
comes twice q week to the society
Offices for individual speech
training. She pronounces words
more distinctly now and is learn
ing to read lips more skillfully.
Soon she viii be tested with a
variety OF nearing a1os.
II you had not given to the
Community Chest. Mary might
be a hopeless number today.
unable to attend any school be-
cause Of her handicap.
Her parents are able to pay
the Hearing Society full rates
for Mary's lessons. II there were
no society, however. the cost Of
private treatments would have
been prohibitiye.
The society gets 20 per cent
Of its operating money from the
Community Chest. Society menu
bers, all with impaired hearing,
contribute the rest.
This Is what your dollars are
doing. win they continue to do
the job?
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Bar Is Spurred
On Drug Laws
Asked to Prepare
Curbs on Addicts

~ = q
Charles S. Rhyme. president Of
the District Bar Association. said
today he has asked his Legisla-
tive Committee to take the lead
In drafting laws to cope with
drug addiction here.
MIR. Rhyme said he acted after
reading LII The Sunday Star that
the law permitting the District
to send drug addicts to Federal
narcotics hospitals expires next
July and that the law to compel
addicts to take treatment needs
much revision.
Writes to Fay
He said he has written George
Morris Fay, former United States
attorney and chairman Of the
Legislative Com
mittee. asking him to take on
the work.
He made public this letter.
II inclose herewith an article
from The Sunday Star which is
entitled District faces collapse
of dope control" It also states
that the commitment law Is to
end on July /. while the traffic
In dope Is getting worse all the
time.
zone of the things which peo-
pie tell me the Bar Association
Of the District Of Columbia
should do Is take the leadership
in situations such as this and
I am wondering whether your
committee on legislation could
draft and sponsor the proper
type of legislation to carry out
the needed objectives here.
Role for Hart
"Your own experience emf
nently qualities you to provide
the necessary leadership here.
By copy Of this letter to our
delegate to the Council on Law
Enforcement in the District Of
Columbia, George L. Hart, jr.,
/ am suggesting that the two Of
you get together to see what can
be done. George did q tremen-
dous job on the recent legisla-
tion with respect to mental in
and attendant prob
lerns."
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
said earlier this week that he
win present the addiction prob
lem to the Council on Law En-
forcement at its first fall meet
ing with q view to their taking
1t on as q project.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Plan 10 Stiffen
Standards Of
Colleges Hit
University President
Warns of Making
Education Exclusive
BY JAMES G. DEANE

4 -
Proposals to stiffen college
standards and make higher edu-
Ication more exclusive were as
sailed by a university president
here today.
Cornelis w. deKiewiet. presi-
dent of the University Of Ro-
chester, told the 38th annual
meeting Of the American Coun-
lcil on Education that the Ma
Ition's colleges have q response
Ibility to educate as many stu
dents as possible.
"The true greatness Of Ameri-
can higher education" he de-
lclared. lis held aloft on the two
pillars OF both quality and
Quantity. What Is sometimes re-
|ferred to disparagingly as mass
education has been compatible
with the emergence Of graduate,
technical and professional
schools that are brilliant In any
company. We can do ourselves
Immense harm by not continuing
this dual mandate"
Raps Tendency
Dn deKiewiet declared that
there Is nothing wrong with seek
ling to encourage first class schoi-
Iarship. But he said there has
been developing a tendency to
divide colleges into those con-
sidered first rate and others con-
sidered second rate, and that
some educators have declared
they intend TO cater only to Sc
llected students.
Deploring this outlook. the
Rochester educator said all
american educational institu-
ltions have common obiectives
land responsibilities and that they
should cooperate In trying to
Ioffer the best education to as
many Americans as possible.
Other countries - including
England and France-have suf-
lfered. Or. deKiewiet asserted.
because they have had q differ
Ient philosophy.
The Rochester educator also
lcriticized the tendency to blame
high schools for failing to pre-
pare students adequately for COLI
Ilege.
"It Is quite true that every
college without exception has to
take care Of some unfinished high
school business somewhere
I'VE manage to lose at least q
whole year, and maybe more. IN
1.-THE preparation Of students who
lgo on to college" he declared.
''But IL Is also true that In
1.-THE system Of secondary educa-
'ltion in this country. preparation
flor college Is only one Of many
educational functions. II Is not
leven the most important.
! Colleges have the Job Of taking
1.-THE high school graduates as Il
finds them, he asserted.
Objects TO Distinctions
/ The speaker also objected tt
making distinctions between pri-
l|vate and publicly supported edu.
cation. pointing out that thess
Iialso share the same objectives.
/ Another speaker. who deal
lIwith the question Of the quality
'lof American education. President
lOliyer c. Carmichael Of the Uni.
,lyersity of Alabama. said that
despite a desire to maintain high
standards. the Nations uniyer.
lsities and colleges must be pre-
pared to accept new flood o1
students In the next few years.
| Pointing out that college en-
Irollment Is expected to be dou.
Ibled or tripied within 20 years
IDr. Carmichael said new teach
ling techniques must be devised
lso education win not be hurt BY
bigger classes.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Jewish Center Event

The Central Jewish Com
lmunity Center Of Prince Georges
County will hold Its regular
monthly meeting at $50 pm.
Sunday at the Landover Hills
Youth Center, Toll Varnun
street. Landoyer Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
ON THE AIR
TONIGHT

Listen to Mary,s family
tell their story to Bryson
Rash tonight. Radio Station
WMAL at 1915 pm.
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TAXES SHOULD BE REDUCED IN DARE COUNTY.

Take it from who knows the tax rate should be
duced in Dare County For five years now there
should have been reductions not passed the people
Had the county officials been properly studying the peoples
interests it might have been easily done But there is contn
ual waste and extravaganza that call for and more
spending each year.
Now without doubt the county officials hon
est you find anywhere They wouldn't think of TAX
ing dollar but the who wouldn't take dollar dis
honestly yet by Indifference allows to waste two
three dollars of your money has worked hardship
on the people than the dishonest
Now do you know in Dare County your general fund is
again running in the red 1t may be that funds
in the black at the end of the fiscal year. but
good business to levy too much money for
particular purpose than to overspend the money levied
Do you know why county officials running the
General fund in the red 1t is because they will not stick
amend and enlarge budgets and pay the bills off the
general fund, if they paid
Do you know that the law directs your county commits
soners to promptly audit the books and to promptly pub
fish each year the state of this audit But do you know this
hasn't been done in some four five years?
What is the for this Is somebody afraid of
something when the County Board and it's advisers will not
give the people report of their audit
Well, don't think they are stealing anything but
publication of report might be embarrassing to peo
pie because it would show Just how the money being
spent and some of the officials not want made public
just how of it is being spent
If the County Board doesn't reduce your taxes this
then you have right to holer Somebody should set
up squawk and if they still don't cut the then there
should be sweeping changes in the primary year
We will try to do part to remind you from time to time
about it. 5f
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-18
FISHING CRAFT TO COMPETE
IN RACES DURING FESTIVAL

Manteo, NC, March 16.-Skip-
pers of commercial and sports
fishing craft in Dare coastal wa
tiers may compete in speed tests
during the first annual Dare
Coast Pirates Jamboree, it was
announced here today by L. L.
Swain. Swain is chairman of the
boat racing committee which is
arranging the speed classics for
Sunday afternoon, May 1, in Ro-
anoke Sound at Manteo as the
concluding feature of the three
day all-county event which begins
on Hatteras Island, April %.
Serving with Swain on the boat
race committee are: Ralph and
Vernon Davis, Joe sDowdy, Keith
Fearing Jr., Lee Hassell and Capt.
Jesse Etheridge of Roanoke Is
land. Mrs. Lucille S. Purser, steer
ing committee chairman of the
Pirates Jamboree has invited this
committee and about so CONNER
cial or sportsfishing guides to a
supper meeting at The Carolinian
Hotel on Thursday evening at z
o'clock, to complete plans for the
fishing boat phases. In meantime,
plans are being pushed for inclu-
sion of several classes of speed
boats in the Jamboree races on
May 1.
Also on Thursday night, at Bux-
ton, George Fuller will head a
meeting of the Hatteras Island
committee completing plans for
several events planned there on
April 20 opening day of the jam
boree, designed as a Dare Coast
vacation launching event.
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ing number of other vessels in
the area.
His most novel cargo, Capt. Til
lett recalls, was a load of wild
jungle animals transported from
Singapore to New York for Frank
("bring'em back alvey Buck.
Looking back over the past 46
years, Capt Tillett remarked that
he believed he took the right step
when he. went to sea in his youth,
but he added that he did not think
he would choose a seafaring ca
reer if he were starting out in life
now. There are better opportuni-
ties in many other fields today, he
declared.
"The main drawback" he said
in reference to a life at sea, ais
that you live away from your
family all your life. In seagoing
you receive less for the response
bility than any other business in
the world. You have a ship worth
two million and a cargo worth
two or three million intrusted to
you to sail all over the world. You
can make one mistake that can
wreck the whole business. A COM
parative shore job would pay
three times as much"
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JAMBOREE
Continued from Page One)

men can be cut similar to the
Carolina planter using solid color
material or khaki or denim greys,
blues, brown and plum. Long
stockings of cotton with shoe laces
of black ribbon or tape. Wooden
buttons or plain cardboard. Hat
can be wide brim, low in crown.
The woman colonists wore full
skirts and aprons. Soft gray,
brown and plum were characters
tic colors, very full skirts gather
ed at the waists with tight
band. Neckerchiefs, caps and APP
rons were of soft white material.
Bonnets or hoods were tied
securely under the chin with a
wide bow of self material. Shawls
were worn with the points down
in the back. Draw string bags of
cotton, low cut oxfords.
For the pirate costumes girls
can wear short black spiked
pants, colorful blouses open at the
neck. Bandanas or scarves tied
around the head, large ear rings
and boots made of black oil cloth,
or a more conservative costume
of off-the-shoulder blouses, full
colorful skirts, sashes of bright
/ material, hoop ear rings, sandals
or barefoot.
For the mems pirate costume,
colorful shirts and dark pants
coming below the knee can be
worn. Long black stockings, gold
or silver buckles on the shoes.
Bright sashes, bandanas or wide
brim hat with one side turned up
in front showing insignia of skull
and cross bones.
Costumes can be rented for the
festival days at nominal fee.
Anyone desiring to do so can get
in touch with Mrs. Margie Suth-
ard at the Jockey Ridge Restau-
rant.
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STATION
Continued from Page One)

and southwark from this point.
No final determination of the
location of the facility has been
made, due partly to the somewhat
unsettled situation as to land
titles in this area incident to its
acquisition for the National Park
Service. The matter was discussed
at some length with CWO Harold
Glynn, U. S. Coast Guard group
commander, and among the pro-
posals studied is the use of the
abandoned steel light house tower
on the highway in the village
here.
This tower, which stands h 165
feet above ground level at that
point, would be insufficient to
bear the weight of the radar an
tenna and the weather officials
are considering cutting it down to
100 feet, which would give an
elevation of 118 feet above sea
level. Cut down to that height
that is with 65 feet off the top
the tower would carry the weight
required. Nearby, and partly
owned by the government, is land
for the necessary housing facili-
ties, which would include radio
facilities for communication with
outlying observation points, air.
craft and ships at sea.
Possible use of two towers at
the Cape Hatteras Medical Cen
ter, formerly the Navy's radio
compass station, was considered
but there is not nearby available
land for the ground facilities and
both the radio tower and the wa
ter town, which served as an aux
iliary radio tower, are so debili-
tated by rust that their use would
be hazardous. These considera-
tions do not eliminate the posi-
bility that entirely new installa-
tions may be made.
MlSIdIlOIl WSSCWdIU W 1AdI-
teras by long and slow degrees.
There was not at Cape Hatteras
at the time Coast Guard station
and was not one until 1883. The
instruments were moved first to
Creed's Hill and afterward by way
of Durant's Station into Hatteras
village itself. The Weather Blu
reau afterward erected a substan-
tial building in Hatteras which,
since the war, was traded to the
U. S. Coast Guard for the Girls
Club building which had been &C
quired by the Coast Guard during
the war.
Ben Dixon MacNeill
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CAPTAIN JOHNSON.

Elsewhere print recent newspaper story picked up
about Capt Martin Johnson who for nearly half century
active in transportation endeavor serving Mays Head
and Roanoke Island Capt Johnson, living in retire
ment in Manteo of the most widely known of
Eastern Carolina Many great of the world pas
sengers his boats including Fessenden the of
the wireless telephone the Wright Brothers, inventors of
the apane; of the Edison family and forth His
fame spread far and WIDE but his greatness
much admired by the young folks who used to look
forward to wonderful trip Capt Johnsons boat when
summer around each year.
We have known Captain Johnson since
ber We recognize him another of Dare County who
remained close home all his Life and devoted his life
ing his people, receiving very little material reward in
turn It is thus that those who render most service get
least, and he has been of them.
But chiefly and for personal reasons the Captain will
live memory for the thoughtful favors and kndnesses
extended to during unfortunate days. He al
ways good friend. We will forget him, for
got real enjoyment while travelling his boat and in
working for him occasionally.
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PHONES :
Continued from Page 0ne)

profits which normally go to pay
dividends and build up the surplus.
"The stockholders" he ruled,
SHOULD contribute half the cost
of the annual net cost of past
service pensions from its surplus
until such time as past service
pension costs have been amortizsk
After adjusting the present
operating revenues to reflect. par
ticipation of the stockholders
the Commission is of the opinion
=. that the company's gross rev.
enues then are deficient in the
amount of approximately SOL 900
:. :"
The order listed monthly ex-
change rates according to one, two,
four and multi-party service
At Hartford and Manteo, the
present rates are $3.50, 1915, So
and $3.50 for business service and
$3.50, $2.75,, $3.50 and So for resi-
Dental service. The new rates will
be $6.25, $5.25, $3.50 and $3.75 for
business and SAILS, $3.25, $2.75
$2.75 for residential service.
At Sunbury and Coinjock, bust
ness rates were raised from 81,
1925, $3.50 and $3.50 to SETS,
$4.75, 81 and $3.50. Residential
rates were raised from So, $3.50,
SO and 50 to 81, 1925, SITS and
$2.75.
The monthly charge for bust
ness extensions was raised from
$1.25 to $1.75 and the charge for
residential extensions from rs
cents to $1.25.
Kill Devil Hills rates were left
at $3.50, $40, So, and $3.50 for
business service and $40, So, $6
and SIS for residential service.
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froze over solid and the Trenton"
was ice-bound at her dock in
Elizabeth City for several days.
With the coming of the spring
and summer months residents of
Elizabeth City, Hartford and
Edenton starting on their regular
summer-long vacations at the cot
tages at Mays Head were regular
passengers on the Trenton" and
it was then that Capt johnson was
in high spirits. For in those hal
cyon days the ladies all said they
were sure there wasn't hand
somer, more courteous and atten-
tive captain anywhere in the world
than Martin L. Johnson, reputa-
ton he lived up to as long as he
was master of the vessel.
Swinging out of the wheel
house to the deck of the Trenton"
whether to get glass of ice water
for some thirsty old lady or to
hold some matron's baby while
she took a turn about on deck was
all part of days work for Capt.
johnson. He was the idol of every
school boy on board who beheld
him with awe and admiration as
he went about his job navigating
the Trenton" In the toughest
weather he always had a cheerful
word for the ladies, especially the
pretty ones, who in those days
when it cost only a dollar and a
half to go to Mays Head seemed
Capt. johnson was always ready
to supply.
Those were great days, Capt.
Johnson says.
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TlLLETT
Continued from Page One)

Having risen to lieutenant COM
mander, he was mustered out OF
the Navy in 1920 and joined the
Isthmian Steamship Company on
August II of that year.
Capt. Tillett's first ship with
Isthmian was the SIS Steel Rang
er, on which he went down the
ways when she was launched and
he continued as chief officer of
that ship until June, 1921, when
he was promoted to command of
the Ranger. Between then and
1887, Capt Tillett served in COM
mand of the Steel Ranger, the
Admission City and the Steel Nav
igator for Isthmian. 2i
In 1887 he was taken ashore as
Atlantic Coast pilot for the COM
pany, and he remained in that ca
pacity until 1871, after the begin
ming of World War II, when he
became assistant marine superin-
tendent.
Capt. Tillett was placed in COM
mand of the SIS SHOEMAKER in
June, 1949, and served on that
vessel until February, 1854. Then,
after a vacation, he joined the SIS
Steel Flyer, his last command, in
April, 1854. Actual end of his ca
reer came on his 65th birthday an
niversary, January 20, 1866, when
he turned over the command OF
the Steel Flyer to his successor al
Baltimore, Md. q
The Crawford sea captain serv-
ed as commodore of Isthmian's "a.
freighter "Steer' fleet for one ane
one-half years. IL
Capt. Tillett's wife, Laura, Z
former nurse, whom he marriet
while both were residing Il
Brooklyn in 1919, has accompar
led him on many of his voyages
including three trips around tht
world. He was in 'round-the
world" service from 1920 to 1896
Mrs. Tillett said one of her mos
exciting experience on these trips
was riding out typhcon off thu
coast of Japan in 1924. Shortly
after they left Yokohoma, al
earthquake was experienced there
and the typhoon followed, shak
ing up their ship badly and sink
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Conductress, Mrs. Anita lessen;
Marshall, Mrs. LESSEE Davis,
Chaplain Mrs. Lillian Smith; In
side Guardian, Mrs. Aida Francis;
Outside Guardian, Mrs. Margaret
White R. S. Warden, Mrs. Hilda
Creole; L. S. Warden, Mrs. Evelyn
Sawyer; Musician, Mrs. Maude
Byrum; Dist. Deputy President,
Mrs. Selma Mason.
The October meeting will be at
Swan Quarter.
A turkey or seafood dinner was
served at Fearing's Cafe to the
85 members present.
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REBEKAH
Continued from Page One)

by Manteo Lodge in memory of
Mrs. Claude Bonner deceased, Of
Swan Quarter.
The new officers elected and in
stalled were:
President, Mrs. Lois Midget;
Vice President, Mrs. Tettie Ames;
Warden, Mrs. Queenie Boomer;
Secretary, Mrs. Nellie Owens;
Treasurer, Mrs. Ann Basnight;
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PARK
Continued from Page Onel

White and Moran of the Philadel-
phia Office of the National Park
Service.
National Park Service officials
spent two days on lower Hatteras
Island with United States
Weather Bureau representatives
Vaughn o. Rockney. and w. F.
Powell. This agency is exploring
suitable sites for the erection of
hurricane detection station some
where in this locality.
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SQUALL
Continued from Page One)

sound. Old Quawk paid no heed to
their advice, and as matter of
fact, he cursed his Maker, the One
responsible for squalls. The squall
did strike and from shore the is
landers saw his skiff struck by
sudden squat and capsize. The
Caribe fisherman was drowned,
his body never recovered.
The foregoing happened on
a March 16, and through the
years, that date in Outer Banks
folklore, has been known as "O
Quawk's Day." a date that one
may expect sudden squalls.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-18
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon
Midget of Manteo son, Michael
Louis Midget, on March 10 in the
Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City; weight seven pounds, three
ounces,
Evening star., 1955-05-22
By RAIDER WINGET
Associated Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK. May 2I-The
strongest recovery move Of the
current four-week reaction de-
veloped this week in the stock
market.
1t was nothing like the two
previous rallies this year, but,
of course, the present reaction
is nothing like its two prede-
ceSsors.
BY comparison with the previ-
Gus two. 1t is pale thing The
market has been backing and
filling with brief advances ana
retreats that have carried the
price level down gradually, The
pace of trading has been slow,
whereas exceptionally high vol
ume accompanied the previous
market moves.
On the final three days of this
week the market advanced, the
best sustained strength it has
been able to muster. The rise
wasn't a runaway affair, but it
did break the pattern of the de-
cline.
And now the question natur-
ally is whether the market can
keep up that gait with enough
determination to challenge the
old high marks of late April.
Many brokers believe that the
market can't do that unless 1t
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Stocks Stage Recovery,
But 7 Troding Lacks Vigor

develops a lot of volume. With
out new vigor in business. they
contend, the market is likely to
drift down some more before it
starts a challenging rally.
This week the Associated Press
average of so stocks was ahead
$l.00 at $163.50. The April 26
peak was $166.80. That's not
very far away. On the other
hand. the low of the year was
$148.80 on January II.
The five most active issues
this week on the New York Stock
Exchange were General Dynam-
les up 3ss at 611s on 1901
shares, Electric & Musical In
dustries up "a at AZ, Boeing up
23s at 81. TeKtron-American up
70 at 1919, and Sunray Mid
Continent Petroleum preferred
"A" up 2s at 257s.