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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-07-06
BAPTIST CIRCLE MEETS

Columbia. - The Fannie Heck
Circle of the Columbia Baptist
Church met at the home of Mrs.
R. S. Knight, Jr. on Monday, July
2 at 8 PM, with fourteen men,
bers present.
The Rev. Donald Wagner, pas
tor, who was introduced by Mrs.
Lydia Cooper, program chairman,
spoke on Stewardship" and Gus
ing Our Talents"
A song service, of several hymns
led by Mrs. Jimmie Cooper was
held.
The Circle leader, Mrs. Sterling
Brickhouse, presided, and informed
that the next meeting will be an
nounced later.
The hostess served iced refresh
mentS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Sawyer, the
Rev. and Mrs. Donald Wagner, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. L. Basnight, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Pledger, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Albert Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Norman, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Harrell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bas-
night, Mrs. w. A. VERIFY, Mrs. C.
Earl Cohoon, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Williams, Mrs. LESSEE Harrell,
Mrs. Jerry Davenport, Mrs. Hugh
Martin, Mrs. Lydia Cooper, Mrs.
F. L. Liverman, Mrs. R. M. Ever
ton, Mrs. Nora M. Schmidt, Miss
Hettie Jones, Lawson Jones, r. S.
knight, ST., G. Howard Taft, Ster-
ling Brickhouse and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. M. Pledger, Jr.
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past years top producers of the
company, at the Cavalier Club
Virginia Beach, Va, from Thurs
day, June % through Sunday, July
/. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swain OF
Norfolk were the week end guests
of Mrs. SWANS brother and, sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Davenport.
Mrs. Hugh Martin and daughter,
Betty, of Raleigh, are spending
some time with her mother, Mrs.
F. L. Liverman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Bridgeman
and children Maurice and Kay of
Buckroe Beach, Va. spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D.. M. Bridgeman, and Mr..
and. Mrs. r. L. Spencer. The son
Maurice remained to spend several
days with his grandparents.
Mrs. Roy Roughton, Mrs. H. T.
Davenport, Mrs. Hugh Martin,
Mrs. F. L. Liverman spent Tuesday
in Plymouth.
Mrs. Lois Cullipher and children
of Norfolk spent the week end
home.
Jack S. Woodley, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Eli Woodley, of Co.
lumbia, Route One, who is at pres
ent employed with the N. C. High
way Patrol, Drivers License Divis-
ion, was here Wednesday in the
capacity of examining officer for
issuance of drivers license.
A N. C. Highway tractor park
ed near the home of Eva Bowser
in Alligator township caught fire
and burned Wednesday about z p.
m.
There is quite a bit of interest
and speculation among the people
of the town as to the source or
cause of a loud explosion which
shook the town on Monday morn
ing about IL o'clock.
Mrs. Morris G. Pritchitt was en-
tertained at steak dinner at the
Kozy Hubbard Tea Room in Cres-
well, honoring her birthday on
Thursday, June 2sth, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred L. Smith. She was also
entertained by surprise birthday
supper, consisting of turkey and
its compliments, at her home on
July a, $3.50 pm. by Mrs. F. l..
Merritt and Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon.
A demonstration of slides to
show the proper way for fitting
ready-to-wear clothes, and the ac-
tual demonstration on garments,
carried by the members, which
were already sewn, but did not con-
form to the figure, the steps nee
essary to make them fit the indi-
vidual, was put on by Mrs. Ann E.
Davenport, home agent, at the July
meeting of the Columbia Home
Demonstration Club, on Tuesday,
July 8, 2:30 pm. at the home of
Mrs. Earl Sexton, on Bridge
Street.
Under the direction of Mrs. Ell
sic Edwards, asst. home agent, a
demonstration on "That Summer
Tonic" featuring Waldorf Salad,
was given by two All club girls,
who will compete in the district
elimination contest to be held in
Washington, N. C. on July s, as
representatives of Tyrrell County.
On completion the salad was samp-
led by the members.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-07-06
COLUMBIA PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Alexan-
der and daughter 10 Anne visited
Mrs. j. E. Alexander over the
week end.
The Rev. Norman Knight of the
Methodist Conference who has for
the past four year beens at Moy-
ock, is being sent to Gainesville
charge. His wife, Mrs. Knight and
children, Cathy and Robin, are
spending a few days with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Knight,
Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. v.
Reynolds.
Mrs. John Milton May and son,
John, of Winterville, arrived Sat
uday to spend a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erskin J.
Brickhouse. Mr.. May accompanied
them, but just spent the week end.
Bobby Morris, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William S. Morris of Norfolk,
formerly of Columbia, spent Sun
day and Monday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. Sawyer. Bobby enlisted
in the U. S. Navy, and will leave
Monday to take up his duties.
Mrs. William G. Liverman spent
Monday and Tuesday at Mays
Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Riddick and
children Alice Ann and Bud of
Rocky Mount, spent the 4th with
Mrs. Riddick's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carbon Everton of
Norfolk spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday visiting their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ed
mond Brickhouse, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claud Everton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Hamilton of
Washington spent July 4th visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Hamilton.
Mrs. Frank Odess and children
Frank and Dee Dee of st. Louis,
Missouri, arriyed' Tuesday to spend
two weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian H. Swain.
Miss Gail Cohoon spent from
Saturday until Thursday in Fay
etteville, N. C: visiting Miss Jane
Groom and Miss Carolyn Darden.
Mrs. Mary Jane Reynolds, one
of Tyrrell's oldest citizens, and the
Oldest member of the : Tyrrell
County Home Demonstration
Clubs, has been ill in the Columbia
Hospital for the past week.
Mrs. Louise. Deviney and son
Jack of jackson, Miss. arrived Fri
day to spend some time with her
mother, Mrs. w. M. Norcom. Mrs,
Deviney and Mrs. Norcom left
Tuesday for a few days with, Mrs,
Charlie Gregory at Portsmouth.
Mrs. Mildred Mann and children
Sarah, Billy, and Tommie of Great
Bridge, Va. spent the week end
with her sister and brother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Cooper.
Tommie is spending additional
time with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Sawyer
have returned from Jackson, Miss.
where they visited Mr.. Sawyers
sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Norcom. They were
accompanied home by Mike Nor
com, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norcom
who is visiting his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian H. Sawyer
Jr.
Mrs. Rodney Cooper informs
that all the necessary papers sub
sequent to the adoption of Ronald
Hassell, age 9, and Peggy Hassell
age A, have been completed. A
period Of one-year with investiga-
ton by the welfare officer, J. w
Hamilton, will have to elapse be.
fore final adoption.
The local representative of the
Durham Life Insurance Co., Mrs
May w. Basnight, was honored
with a free trip for herself and
husband, w. A. Basnight, to attend
the 21st Presidents Club Conven-
ton, an annual affair Of $50 Of the
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THORP-ROUGHTON

Columbia. Ross Frederick
Thorp, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. R. F.. Thorp of Fairchild,
Wash, and Miss Sarah Frances
Roughton, daughter of Cecil P.
Roughton and Mrs. Rufus Bate
man of Columbia, were married in
Columbia by the Rev. w. T. ReyR-
olds, Freewill Baptist minister, on
June 20, 1866.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-07-06

An expectant mother in need
of help and guidance about adop-
ton does not surrender any rights
to her child by going to the Chill
dren's Home Society of N. C.
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One estimate is, that, each juve-
nile child costs the taxpayers $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
MARYLAND SEES
NOWAITING
81 AUTO TAGS

BALTIMORE tR.-There
will be no wait for your
Maryland automobile license
tags next year.
They've already been Or
dered and many have been
delivered to the Department
of Motor Vehicles.
The reverse of this years
color scheme, the 1857 tags
will have white numerals on
a green background.
Motor Vehicles Commits
sioner Frank Small, jr..
said during the tag-buying
rush early in 1856, his men
often made trips during a
busy day to pick up tags
completed since the morn
ing delivery.
THE paint on some of
them was barely dry" he
said.
Last March, the supply
of auto tags got so low the
State had to stop selling
truck tags for a time while
the penitentiary concern
trated on making passen-
ger-car plates.
Motorists can buy the
tags beginning March / and
must have them displayed
on passenger vehicles by
April l. Trucks must have
new licenses in place by
May /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
CHEVY CHASE BUSINESSMAN
HELD IN LIQUOR TRANSPORTING

Phil N. Milestone Of $500 Uppingham street, Chevy
Chase Nd has become the first person Of the current
Yue TO be arrested for transporting liquor from
District Of Columbia into Maryland
Marylands alcoholic beverage tax enforcement unit,
which usually makes several this time Of the year
nabbed Mr. Milestone ne crossed the D. C. border yes
terday with eight cases Of whisky In his car.
Maryland Law prohibits the importation By Maryland
residents than quart Of alcoholic beverage A.
time and than quarts in any month.
Il this sounds stupic. out I'm probably the
only guy Maryland who didn't know about that law
Mr. Milestone SAID today.
He said he mad planned 10 give the whisky Christmas
gifts his st the Montgomery Iron AZ Metal Co
Rockville of which he part The eiaht
conhcated and Mr. Millstone required 70 post
$50 collateral pending court hearing IN Rockville on
January 7.
ITS going b. pretty dry around here this Christnas
Mr. Milestone concluded Tlumg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
Air Raid Signal
System Shifted

The District Commissioners
today handed over to the Federal
Civil Defense Administration the
responsibility for sounding air
raid signals in Washington.
! The action was announced
after a closed meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners by Di-
rector John E. Fondahl of the
District Office of Civil Defense.
! He said the Commissioners
had approved IAN interim plan"
establishing criteria under which
FCDA warning control officers
will order signals sounded in
Washington. The signals would
either tell the population of
Washington to start evacuating
the city continuous blast for
five minutes) or notify them to
seek cover tshort blasts on signal
horns or a rising and falling wall
from sirens.)
A press release said the in
term plan had been prepared
Jointly by the FCDA and the
District Civil Defense ONCE.
Mr.. Fondahl said FADE warm
ing control officers will decide or
the basis of "the Air Defense
Commands -to-the-minute es.
innate of tactical situation
together with the weather, road
and visibility conditions"
1 Previously. Mr.. Fondahl said
it would have been necessary te
get approval from one OF the
three District Commissioners OF
himself before warning signals
could be sounded.
1 He declined to discuss the
criteria which will guide FADE
officials for reasons of military
security and on the ground thai
disclosure of details would pro.
duce undue controversy.
/ He said sounding Of air raic
signals would depend upon esti.
mates Of how soon a bombing
attack might be expected. but
declared this would be modified
by judgments on the possibility
of successfully evacuating Wash.
ington at any given moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
Air Guard Commissions
Student at Maryland U.

A 20-year-old sophomore, with
no military experience except as
a member Of the Pershing Rifles.
honorary RoTC drill corps. has
received a direct commission in
the Air National Guard.
He is Edward II. bunker OF
Glen Burnie.
1t. bunker is finishing his Sec
ond year at the University Of
Maryland as an industrial edu-
cation major. Although his or
ders have not been received. he
has been told that ne will report
70 Connolly Air Force Base,
Waco. Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

At 1000 feet Of altitude coming
up the Potomac, the long line OF
light appears solid. At lower
altitude. the lights appear as
bright dots.
A cross-bar Of white lights
marks the l.000-foot mark from
the end Of the runway. A
red cross-bar marks 500. The
beginning Of the runway is
marked by a cross-bar OF green
The system is composed Of 2iO
lights Of 300 watts. intensity OF
which Is controlled from the
tower in i've stages.
Change TO the center-line
system is part Of cAAs national
program to standardize approach
lighting. II will not bring ans
reduction in present visibility
and ceiling limits.
The project was started las,
July under direction Of Pred
Thornsate. resident engineer foi
cAAS Region ! IN New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
Builey Execution
Delayed by Appeal

The date OF execution OF
Eugene Bailey, 81, for first-degree
murder in the fatal shooting OF
his estranged wife today was
postponed in District Court from
January 4 to March Is pending
an appeal.
In setting the new date
Federal Judge Alexander Holt
zofi further ordered that II the
United States Court Of Appeals
has not acted by the March date
that the time for execution be
extended indefinitely until aftel
the appellate court has acted.
Bailey. Negro. was convicted
by a jury on November is oil
killing Mrs. Floretta Bailey, In
December. 1855. The defendant
formerly lived in the $500 block
Of Thirteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
New Airport Light SetuP
Likened to Highway Line

A new approach light system.
lust like the white line on a
highway" is pointing pilots right
down the middle of the runway
at National Airport.
Extending 5000 feet beyond
the south edge of the main
.north-south runway. the great
finger OF light not only gives the
pilot unmistakable direction. but
indicates the correct glide path.
the altitude Of the aircraft and
the threshold OF the runway.
In a Commute fight last
night. the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration accepted the sys-
TEN and showed IL of 70 news
men.
At a cost OF $4,000. II re-
places the old system which
"funncled" the pilot onto the
runway. Identical systems arc
already In use AZ six other main
air trafiic hubs. including Idle
wild in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
PUPPY WINDFALL
ADDS TO POUNDS
CHRISTMAS SUPPLY

Despite the Christmas rush
on its younger boarders, the
District Pound still has near
ly 20 puppies available, as the
result of a sudden windfall
yesterday
Pound Master Frank Marks
reported 10 puppies we're
brought in during a 20
minute period. He estimates
about SO puppies already
have been placed in the
Christmas spree.
The dogs range in age
from six weeks on. Mr.. Marks
said. and they come in all
styles and sizes.
The pound also has about
100 older dogs available for
Christmas shoppers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
Friendship Gets
Interim Backing

Senator Monroney, Democrat
lof Oklahoma. prime supporter
of a second Washington airport
at Burke. Va. today advocated
temporary" use of Friendship
Airport to relieve congestion
here.
Emphasizing that the interim
proposal on the Baltimore air.
port docs not, by any means,
lessen my enthusiasm for Burke, "
Senator Monroney urged the
Civil Aeronautics Board to come
up with a quick decision.
The Senator is chairman of
the Senate Aviation Subcommit-
tee. and for five years has led a
Vigorous fight on Capitol Hill to
Igive Washington a second all
terminal at Burke. in nearby
Fairfax County. Congress in the
last session turned down the re.
quest for Burke airport funds.
He said the airlines "woulc
be on the spot If they resisted
ANY interim remedy for thu
problem at National"
But Friendship lis not thu
permanent solution by any
means" he reiterated.
He expressed no fear that
once the Baltimore field i.
designated to help the Washing
ton situation that Washington
would never regain the lost traf.
fie. even with a second airport
That assumption has frequently
been uttered.
Today Senator Monroney sug.
lgested that the railroads explore
the possibility of establishing
half-hour commuter service tc
a point nearest Friendship and
then provide shuttle bus service
L 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

Commissioners on the subject.
The school board also requested
that the city heads hold a public
hearing.
The school board already has
held its own hearing. at which
support from spokesman foi
parent-teacher groups and Other
organizations was overwhelm.
Iingly favorable.
Sixty-five projects. including {
new teachers college, a con.
solidated vocational high schoo
and . school administration
building. are in Supt. Hobart
M. Corning's proposed program
The school board agreed to senc
the list along with a SIT million
first-installment for the first Of
the five years, to the city heads
Details Flexible
The board did not commit it.
self / finally to any individual
projects. however, and several
members. as we'll as DR.. Corning
made it clear the details are
subject to change.
At yesterdays meeting. both
Mrs. Ruth B. Spencer and
Wesley S. Williams opposed q
projected SIS million conversion
Iof Armstrong High School to an
Ioccupational school. This is one
of the tentative first-year pro-
jects.
Mrs. Spencer said the Arm
strong proposal, intended to give
the school a special "shop-cen-
tered" course Of study for stu
dents not suited by regular high
school instruction. would be "ar
utter waste Of the taxpayers
money"
She asserted children isolated
there would be given an in.
Iferiority complex and instead
should be given special courses
within regular neighborhooC
high schools.
Mr.. Williams and Col. West A
Hamilton raised the college Is.
sue, Col. Hamilton asked about
an accreditation report dis.
closed by The Star on Monday
which criticized inadequacies ii
staff and housing at the present
District Teachers College.
January Report Due
DR.. Corning said he will report
on the college. and plans 10 ex-
lpand 1t TO a full-scale city col
lege. at the January board
meeting.
The board approved plans n
transfer misunderstanding classes
next fall from Truesdell School
TO the new LaSalle Elementary
School. now under construction
ITruesdell will become a regular
elementary school.
DR.. Corning disclosed that
MISUNDERSTANDING at Monroe Lab
oratory School will be switched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

some point in the city" to
Friendship.
Also. Mr.. Chalk insisted. a cen
trail air terminal in downtown
Washington, like we have in
New York" is necessary to make
full use of multiple airports.
II propose to build one" Mr.
Chalk said, land am looking fol-
a site now He declared the
cost might run from a "feW
thousand dollars to 500 mil
lion."
There is no reason" he de-
clared, why D. C. Transit can't
construct it. either with or with
out Government assistance"
Mr.. Chalk said the terminal
would be one at which airline
passengers could get quick bus
transportation to the airport
that offered the earliest and best
air schedules.
Sees Workable Plan
He insisted he is sure the use
of Friendship "can work If some
one would put in the necessary
ground transportation"
Maryland lawmakers have
campaigned for several years fol
use of Friendship as a second
Washington airport. and the
CAB is now considering the idea
Airline operators. however, have
opposed it because of the time
needed to drive passengers be-
tween Friendship and downtown
Washington. as well as to Ma.
tional.
At the CAB conference yes.
terday. Mr.. Chalk said. were
Joseph H. FITZGERALD, director
Bureau Of Air Operations; Johr
Dregge, A. M. Andrews and vii.
liam O'Connor.
Mr.. Chalk said he was accom-.
panied by attorney Theodore I
Seeman, Irving Buckley, a di.
rector Of both d. C. Transit anC
Trans Caribbean. and I. B. Goad
current chairman of D. C
Transit's operations committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

lives. She Is remarkably active
for q woman Of her years.
Il am Just tickled 70 be alive, "
she said In a telephone inter-
view.
In case some Of her friends
have misIaid her address. II u
Apartment 3-B. ga Riverside
drive. New York 81. N. Y. she
lives with . married daughter
and helps out with household
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

to Powell School If a proposed
Powell addition is built.
In other business yesterday:
Board Member Rowland r.
Kinks asked DR.. Corning to rec
ommend additions to the test
ing and supervisory stats in
order to keep a closer check on
achievement records and teach
u ing standards. He said he was
very favorably impressed" with
the school systems curriculum
guides, but that school officials
ought to find out more about
pupil achievement.
Study Pre-View Asked
Walter N. Tobriner asked DR..
Corning to consider giving par
Ients an advance summary Of
what pupils are supposed to
master at the start of each school
year.
DR.. Corning promised TO settle
next June parents plea for
making Kramer Junior High
Schools boundaries coincide
with those of Anacostia High
School.
The board promoted Mrs.
Marjorie P. Bowen, assistant
principal at Western High
School. to supervising director
of foreign languages: Fred J.
Aranha. jr., faculty member at
ISpingarn High School, to as
lslstant principal at Hine Junior
High; and Madison w. Tignor.
teacher at Dunbar High School.
to assistant principal at East
Iern High School.
Also appointed we're Mrs. Mary
&c. Dillon. Truesdell Laboratory
School instructor, to the prin-
lcipalship at Simon Elementary
School and Robert T. Bonds, re-
search assistant, to the prin-
lcipalship at Hayes and Ludlow
Elementary Schools. Miss Edith
e. Williams, principal of Simon,
was transferred to Raymond
Elementary School to succeed the
late Miss Mildred Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20
Shut-Ins to Get Trees

The New Scotland Garden
Club Of Georgetown and the
Visiting Nurses Association Of
Washington have Joined forces
to distribute trimmed Christmas
trees to elderly shut-ins. The
distribution will 60 on today and
tomorrow. Twenty-four pa
tients are slated to be recipients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-20

on his systems bus fleet-for any
airport in the region where they
could get the best and quickest
plane connections.
Today's meeting, attended by
three of nine airlines invited, ad-
journed until next month.
He disclosed his plans after q
conference with four officials OF
the Civil Aeronautics Board yes
terday. at which he said he
clarified" his position as favor
ing only temporary use OF
Friendship.
II am not in washington to
be a spokesman for Baltimore /"
said the New York airline oper-
ator and real estate owner. who
recently bought cut the old Cap
ital Transit System.
Favors New Airport
II am for Washington first, last
and always. and / would be one
of the strongest advocates Of the
need for second-or even a third
Washington airport. whether
at Burke (Va) or anywhere else.
But, insisted the president Of
Trans Caribbean Always, such
a second airport could not be
ready for service in less thar
three years, "even If 1t we're au.
thoriZed tomorrow"
Meanwhile, he said, 1t will bt
necessary to use Friendship as 4
second Washington airport tenn.
lporarily because of the inconveni-
ence to airlines and passengers d
overcrowding at National Airport
To make this feasible. Mr.
Chalk said. ground transporta-
ton must be provided between
Washington and the airports. HI
said he plans to arrange a meet.
ing quickly with commercial air.
lines representatives.
Ready for Scheduling
He is ready. he said. to plar
scheduling Of bus routes from