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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
Council lts&>!;
To Tighten Hold
On School Fund

The Alexandria City Council
last night took steps to get closer
control over the finances of the
city School Board.
The action resulted from a re-
port that SURPRISES and in
creased Federal and State funds
have allowed the School Board
to lower its request for city con-
tribution to the 1867 school
budget by 100000.
Councilmen said this discov-
cry of SURPRISES and additional
funds, in effect, would wipe out
a $4,000 cut which City Man
ager Ira F. Willard recon-
mended in the original school
budget proposed. All other de-
partments were cut to stay with
lin current revenues.
Methods Proposed
The School Board had not
counted on any surplus in its
Original $50 million budget esti-
mate for 1867. The Council
would have had to appropriate
$3l million to carry the original
estimate. After Mr.. Willard rec
commended the $328.000 cut, the
School Board amended its esti-
mated need from city funds to
approximately $2.6 million, this
time counting a surplus of $3l6,-
900 from the current budget. an
additional $4,000 from Federal
funds and $4,000 from State
funds.
! Three measures were pro-
posed for closer council control
of school finances:
] /. All surplus in the school
fund should revert back to the
general city fund at the end of
the fiscal year.
2. No money be paid from the
general fund 10 the School Board
as long as money is available in
the school fund to meet ex-
penseS.
3. The council formally ap-
prove the total school budget
rather than just make an appro-
Ipriation for the city's share of
expenses.
Budget Sets Ceiling
City Attorney v. Floyd Will
liams said the School Board can
not spend more in any year than
its budget calls for.
E. G. Heatwole, finance direc-
tor. said he doubted that the
total school budget has ever been
approved by City Council. "All
we do is make the city's appro-
priation." he said.
The city manager said the
School Board should not be al
lowed to draw on city funds
until the school fund is not suf-
flcient to meet expenses. He
said the council sometimes is
forced to run to the bank" to
make a Short-term loan to meet
other city expenses Just after il
has transferred money to the
school fund which was not
needed Immediately by the school
administration.
Farley Specified
| Mr.. Willard suggested at one
point that the total school budget
be appropriated from general
city funds and all money con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

lege High School interpreted
the meeting as the center for a
prospective gang fight.
Police arrested q teen-agers
and seized knives, clubs, rubber
hoses. iron pipe and a meat
chopper. Five 18-year-oldS, who
police said were carrying weap-
ons. were found guilty Of dis
orderly conduct in County Court
last week and placed under 5000
peace bonds for a year.
Judge Reid ordered the cases
OF the two principals continued
to May 25. dismissed juvenile
petitions against four others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
FcSE4W1 EDITION
On Water Bond Issue

A handful of people tomorrow
will pass on a $4.5 million water
program. the town of Fairfax
hopes to develop into one of the
major systems in Northern Vir-
ginia.
There are slightly more than
900 names on the town regis
tration books, and town officials
say all of those persons may not
be qualified because Of overdue
poll tax payments.
For those who are eligible. the
towns one polling place in the
old courtroom at the Fairfax
Courthouse will be open from
6 am. to 6 pm.
They will pass on the proposed
$4.5 million revenue bond issue
to build a dam OH Goose Creek
lin Loudoun County. construct a
filtration plant and pipe water
% miles to the town of Fairfax.
The town now relies on wells
to supply its municipal water
system.
Has Strong Backing
Mayor John Wood and five of
the towns six councilmen are
behind the water\ program.
Against it is Councilman Albert
Sherwood, but he has not
drummed up any organized OPP
position. Chairman Joseph H.
Freehill of the Board of County
Supervisors has questioned the
wisdom of the towns program
but has not actively opposed it.
According to Mayor Wood. the
town cannot afford to wait until
its wells go dry before establish
ing a new source Of supply.
He said consulting engineers
retained by the town concluded
that Goose Creek offered the
best source of supply-at the
least possible cost.
mo tax lien at all is involved
in this bond ISSUE" said Mayor
Wood. 1T is strictly a revenue
issue. In fact, we have a COM
mitment from a bond firm that
does not even require us to raise
water rates."
Other Towns interested
Here are the major arguments
set forth by the town in support
of the bond issue:
/. The towns of Leesburg,
Herndon and Manassas have ex-
pressed an interest in getting
water from the new system.
Vienna also may decide to do so.
1t is estimated the system will
have 10000 connections in two
years.
2. Falls Church wants to
charge too much to sell water
to the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

tributed by the State and Fed
eral governments for schools go
into the general fund. The city
attorney ruled this out. however.
He said State law provides that
State contributions for schools
go directly to the school fund.
Mr.. Willard was instructed to
confer with Supt. T. c. Williams
and report back to council at
its meeting next Tuesday.
The council adopted a resolu-
ton to go on daylight savings
time when the District does. The
resolution will be effective in
future years. eliminating the
need for adopting a resolution
each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
2 Youths in Melee Tell Court
They Met to Talk Over Insult

A talking over" session be-
tween two l7-year-old boys
mushroomed by rumor into the
mob scene at the Airing
ton Forest Shopping Center last
week, the two testified at a hear
ing in Arlington Juvenile Court
yesterday.
They told Judge Hugh Reid
they had agreed to talk over"
between themselves an insult
one Of them allegedly made
about the others girl friend.
Their classmates at Wakefield
High School and st. Johns COL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

The scene is about three miles
north of the airport, west of Holy
Cross Cemetery and just south of
Baltimore in Anne Arundel
county.
Joined ARDC in 1852
From 1945 to l947 he served
with the Joint Brazil United
States Military Commission at
Rio de Janeiro and returned to
this country for various assign
ments with the Air Materiel
Command at Wright Field,
Dayton. Ohio. In June. 1851, he
became chief of staff of the
newly organized Wright Air De-
velopment Center at Wright
Patterson ALB and joined the
AIRED here in April, 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04
DAV Elects Tonight

Mount Vernon DAV Chapter
No. II. will elect officers at a
meeting in the Penn-Daw Fire
Department. at 7:45 o'clock to-
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

STURDIFOLD VENETIAN BLINDS
offer the greatest fexibiIity in reg
ulotino light. These Sturdifold
blinds-mode with flexolum or flex-
ible steel slots, seIf-Iockino cords
and fine plastic or cotton topes-
lost q lifetime. TASK about our ln-
expensive cIeonino and repairing
service Or. if you prefer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

STURDlFOLD AWNlNGS-on m
teoroi pert Of your "Iondscoplnq"-
give YOU Q protected outdoor room,
keep out the summers glare end
oppressive heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

KiRSCH VERTlCALS-which drow
open like droperies end rctote like
venetion bhnds-ore the newest
convenience for homes ond offices.
Use them fer windows end os room
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tons Gre endless end cosy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

ALUMINIUM HALF SCREENS ere
octuoly Q health measure ond since
they ore 50 Importont, GET the best.
ALUMINIUM wire won't rust end DIS
color your house. We also cary
tension screening and Kaiser sun
shode screening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-04

6CNTEX WASHABLE SHADES
tour finest, we have O large selec-
ton, guaranteed washable. II you'd
rother not do it yourself" we'll
wash and reverse them for you.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
LIGHT VOTE TO BE
CAST SATURDAY ON
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Election to Be Conducted in Seven
Precincts For Building High
School at Manteo

Out of about 1868 voters who
might have been privileged to
vote this week in seven precincts
of Dare County, only 633 will be
able to vote. This is the total
number of people who registered
to vote in the special school bond
election to be held August II, on
the question of issuing $25O,OOO
in bonds to erect improved school
facilities for high school children
assigned to Manteo school
Here is list Of the voters reg
istering in the various precincts,
showing on the right the number
of those interested in voting, and
on the left the probable number
who would have been eligible to
register.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
ANNUAL MEETING OF
CAPE HATTERAS ENC
SET FOR SEPTEMBER !.
Date Has Been Named For EIee-
lion Of Officers. After
Two Years

An interesting meeting has been
set for Saturday, September /,
at the Cape Hatteras school build
ing. 1t is the meeting of the stock
holders of the Cape Hatteras Elec-
trie Membership Corp. which sup
plies energy to the whole of Hat
teras Island.
Secretary George H. Meekins
has issued the call to the members.
A financial report of the coop is
promised. Other matters for the
good of the coop will be brought
up, he states in the official notice
mailed this week.
The members are due to elect
nine directors to look after the
coop business for the coming
year. A full attendance is urged.
Due to storms for the past two
years, which came at the time
annual meetings had been sched-
uled, there has been no annual
meeting, and officers have been
held over. This meeting is looked
forward to with interest because
of the splendid growth of the CO.
op.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
GRADING BEACH ROAD
TO COST $3.50. 900
Construction on Primary System During
Year Includes $335.ooo at
Columbia

The only project listed on the
State Highway Systems primary
program for 1861 is the grad
ing of a proposed relocation of u
S. 1853 on the Dare Beaches be-
tween Whalebone and Wright Me-
mortal Bridge. This grading and
culverts for 1873 miles of limited
access highway will cost an esti-
mated $750,00O.
In Tyrrell County, the only pri-
mary road job announced is the
proposed bypass at Columbia
grading and structures for which
will cost an estimated $685., 900;
and will extend over Scuppernong
River on the South side of town a
distance of &c miles.
These items are included in a
total of S3 projects in North Caro-
lima for which the State Highway
Commission plans to spend SAL
$4,000 during the present an6
next fiscal years.
In the list of projects for the
next fiscal year or 1888, the
following items are included:
Additional work on the Dare
beach road above noted is $780,.
900. Additional work on paving
Columbia bypass, 10000.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
THE LOST COLONY
PASSES MARK OF
500 PERFORMANCES
Andy and Barbara Griffith Head
Ceremonies at lnfermission
When Birthday Cake
Is Lighted
By AYCOCK BROWN

A deeply appreciative audience.
the largest group to see single
performance of The Lost Colony
since 1853, were present at Water
side Theatre here Wednesday
night when Andy and Barbara
Griffith and the entire company
of the show celebrated its 800th
milestone.
The colorful celebration came at
intermission time during the full
scale performance that was seer
by 1,7O4 paying customers and sew
eral snecial radio and newspaper
representatives.
introduced by General Manager
Dick Jordan, the special attraction
opened with the entire company or
the stage singing "Auld Lang
Syne."
"This 800th milestone gives The
Lost Colony the distinction of be-
ing the oldest, the longest-lived OF
all outdoor dramas in the entire
world" said Jordan. "We are most
grateful to you, our patrons, and
to some 100000 others just like
you who made this 800th perform
ance possible"
He congratulated members OF
the entire company for the way
they have worked to make the
show success. Then he introduce
ed Mrs. Barbara Edwards Griffith
for brief interview. Mrs. Grit
fifth had played the role of Eleanor
Dare for six years until her now
famous husband, Andy, became one
of the outstanding personalities OF
Americas current entertainment
world.
Andy Griffith's introduction
brought a roaring applause from
the audience and as master of GER
emonies he seemed to please the
people well, judging from their
roars of laughter and applause. AS
an encore finale, Griffith said:
81 want to urge you folks who
have autos out there on the park
ing lot to drive slow. Just remem-
Der, if speed was all that counted,
rabbits would rule the world"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL
SEASHORE HAS I74,365
VISITORS IN SEVEN MONTHS

With 1901 persons visiting
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area during July this
year the total visitor count for
1856 to August l has increased
to 174,365 persons, it was reflect
ed in Superintendent Allyn F.
Hanks current monthly visitors
report.
This is an increase of TIL per
cent in July over June 1856 and
"a increase over July 1866.
The report shows that 2S,1S7
motor vehicles entered or re-enter-
ed the area during July with the
total of motor vehicles in 1856
increasing to 52,957.
Other persons visiting the area
via bus totaled 148, by airplane
534 and by boat 730.
Most of the persons entering
the area of the National Seashore
which extends for 70 miles along
the Outer Banks from lower Mays
Head to Ocracoke Inlet entered the
area via U. S. Highways 1853, "a
and 264 which lead from the north
and west to Mays Head.
If there is so slowing up in va
cation travel this year, it is likely
that more than 100000 persons
will have visited the new National
Seashore this year.
National Seashore travel counts
are made by an apparatus across
the highways which count each
automobile as it passes a given
point. An estimated number of
local automobiles travelling to and
from the villages of Hatteras and
Ocracoke are not included in the
count.
Observations made by National
Seashore park rangers indicate
that automobiles loaded with va
cationists have not only come from
each of the states of the nation
but also from several U. S. foreign
territories and foreign countries.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
FISH CONSERVATION MAY
SAVE BOATERS IN FRESH PD.

In accordance with the establish
ed program of the fish division of
the North Carolina Wildlife Re-
sources Commission, survey of
the fish population in the fresh
water pond at Kill Devil Hills is
being conducted. The major OBJ
jects of this study are to ascer-
tain the biological relationships OF
the various species of fish present
in the pond, and to determine what
fisheries management practices
may be applied to the body of
water to improve sport fishing.
An ordinance of the town of
Kill Devil Hills prohibits the use
of motor boats in this pond from
S pm. to 9 am. daily.
\ In carrying out this study it will
be necessary to sample the fish
population with various types Of
commercial fishing nets. The nets
will be set between the hours Of
S pm. and 8 am. daily.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
REGISTRATION FOR
SPECIAL ELECTION
BEGINS SATURDAY

The chairman of the county
board of elections has released in
structions received from the state
board of elections in regard to the
general election to be held on
Saturday, September 8, to vote or
the school amendment of the re-
cent special session of the Gen.
eral Assembly and the other con-
stitutional amendments passed by
the regular 1856 session.
Registration books will be open
ed for registration in each of the
20 precincts of the county on the
fourth Saturday before the cleo
ton, which will be August II, and
viii close at 600 pm. on the Sec
ond Saturday before the election,
August 25.
The following day Saturday
September 1, will be challenge
day.
Those. who are already regis
tered on the books will not have
to register again.
This election, being held under
the general election law, will per-
NIT absentee voting by civilians
as well as service men.
The same registrars and judges
of election who served in the re-
cent primary will also serve in
this election.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
WESTERN FOLK DRAMA TO BE
SHOWN MONDAY EVENING
Roanoke Island Fine Arts School to
Present Green Grow the Lilaes"
in School Auditorium

"Green Grow the Lilacs" is a
western folk drama to be presented
in Waterside Theatre Monday eve
ming, August 20, at 8:15 pm. by
the Roanoke Island School of Fine
Arts. 1t is Lynn Riggs Screen
Grow the Lilacs." The play is the
original story for the Broadway
success "Oklahoma," and takes
place in the Indian territory of the
middle-west around 1900.
The production under the direc-
ton of James Byrd will feature
original music by Elizabeth WEIGH
of Salem College, and Roanoke Is
land. The photography is by Lois
Garren and Charles McCraw.
The hero, Curley, of this mildly
western folk drama is played by
Martin Gerrish, with the lovely
heroine being played by Lois Gar
rem. The villain Jedder, is portray
ed by David Julian. Ada Annie,
the dumb country girl, is played
by June Craft. The peddler who
can destroy all sales resistance in
the country ladies is played by
Harley Streiff. Margaret Joslin
will play the part of Aunt Eller.
The festivities and square dance
calling are left to Old Man Peck,
played by John Sneden.
Tickets for the production may
be purchased at The Lost Colony
office, Fearings, and the Oasis
Gift Shop on the beach.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10

DIR. CECIL WAYNE ROBBINS
president of Louisburg College,
and former editor of the N. c.
Christian Advocate, will be guest
minister at Waterside Theatre
Sunday, August IL.
DR.. Robbins received his ABB. de-
gree from Birmingham-Southern
College, his BID. from Duke Uni
versity Divinity School and his
Litt.D. Degree from High Point
College. His DID. degree he receiv-
ed from Birbingham-So Southern.
He is a Mississippian.
He is a member of the N. C.
Conference and has served pastor
ates at Manners, Jenkins Memorial,
Raleigh, Fremont, Mount Olive
and Warrenton.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
PRINCIPAL IS ELECTED
FOR THE MANTEO SCHOOL

w. H. Bunch of Chicod, neal
Greenville, has been elected prin'
cipal of the Manteo school, accord
ing to announcement by Mrs
Mary L. Evans, Dare County su.
perintendent of schools. Mr.. Bunch
holds both a bachelors and mas
ter's degree from East Carolins
College, and has had five years
teaching experience, and has serv.
ed las assistant principal of the
Grimesland school.
Also elected to teach in the
Kitty Hawk school were Mrs. w
H. Montgomery, wife of the new
Methodist minister.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
BID OF $56.7IS.96
APPROVED IN DARE
BY COUNTY BOARD
Tarbore Firm Contracting for
Sand Fencing and Beach
Erosion Work for
County

The Dare County Commissioners
Wednesday approved the low bid
of $56,718.96 submitted by R. w.
Lowe Co. of Tarboro for some five
projects in Dare County which are
the result of disaster relief grants
They cover sand fencing and beach
erosion work.
The board this week passed a
resolution highly praising Miss
Shirley West for her work as coun-
ty home agent, from which job she
has resigned effective August 10.
The Board agreed to provide
$3.50 more for digging a boat har-
Dor at Duck, raising the cost OF
this job to $3.50 because the con-
tractor said he couldn't do it for
$3.50.
1t also agreed to pay Mrs. Dor
is Walker and r. B. Lennon for
damages alleged due to flooding of
their property, the result of the
new Jail which the county is build
ing.
The Board agreed to spend ST.
600 to drill a we'll at the Buxton
school, a project originally plan
ned by private interests in the
search Of ample water supply, but
now it is found a considerable saw
ing can be done if the county first
pays the cost of exploration since
the present school water is not
deemed good.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-10
SIR STANLEY SPURLING
TO SEE LOST COLONY

Sir Stanley Squirting, member of
Parliament from Bermuda is
scheduled to see a performance of
Paul Green's symphonic drama
The Lost Colony some time during
the current month. He and his en-
tourage will be guests of Governor
Luther H. Hodges of North Caro-
lima. Exact date of Sir SANKEY'S
visit to North Carolina has not
been announced.
While on Roanoke Island the
British visitor will also take part
in tree planting program at the
new Elizabethan Garden here with
members of the N. C. Garden
Clubs, under the leadership of
Mrs. George r.. Little, Lilesville,
N. c., taking part with Governor
Hodges.