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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-17
TIMES DO CHANGE

A 6SO-acre tract of land located
on Kitty Hawk Bay and advertised
as a "fine place for fowling and
fishing" was offered for sale in
January, 1888, for only $3.50! Less
than a dollar an acre then. Over
a hundred dollars an acre now.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-17

BIT. &c WILLARD SUTTON,
stationed at Boston on the USCG
Cutter Bibb, is on 80 day leave
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. o. Sutton of Manns Harbor.
Sutton's duties are weather patrol
in the North Atlantic and Bermu-
da, his stations are Baker Charlie,
Dog Easy Howe, Azores, New
Foundland and Bermuda. Sutton
entered the USCG in Nov. 1852,
and has been stationed on the
Cutter Bibb since March 1858.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-08-17

AS far as is known, there are
no snakes in Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

had been resting much more
easily.
Out Of Bed 3 Hours a Day
He is out of bed about three
hours daily now and is walking
more around his quarters. But
the secretary said the Presidents
doctors do not expect Mr. Essen
hover to do any outdoor walk
ing until he leaves the hospital
this week end.
Meanwhile the man-to-man
talks between Mr.. Eisenhower and
Prime Minister Nehru of India,
which originally were scheduled
to begin July z, appear to be
off definitely.
The Indian leader. a neutralist
in the cold war. had suggested
in a message to the President
that they put off their meeting.
a suggestion to which Mr.. Eisen-
hover agreed.
At the same time, the President
extended IAN urgent invitation"
to the Prime Minister to come
to Washington lat your con-
venience." But in reply trans
mitted by Indian Ambassador
Meta to the White House yes
terday, Mr.. Nehru. now touring
Europe did not avail himself of
the invitation or suggest an al
Iternate time for the melting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

Farmer" has been described
specifically as faster than the
speed of sound-663-760 miles
per hour. James All the
Worlds Aircraft says the sim
gle-jet craft is believed to
have been developed from the
earlier MIG-17.)
Power Ratings Estimated
The Russians disclosed nc
power ratings for the engines
American sources estimated the
Farmer engine has a thrust Of
$500 pounds, the two tlashlight
engines 7,700 pounds each, anc
the two beagle engines 5000
each.
Also on display were some fir'
ing systems for fighters ano
equipment for both visual ano
electronic bombing.
1.-THE Soviets very definitely dc
have radar bombing equipment,
commented one visiting officer.
: Weapons displayed ranged
from .30-caliber machine guns tC
what appeared to be a 37-mm
cannon. No rockets were SHOWN
to the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

stay he has signed a total of 80
bills and vetoed one.
1t was announced also that
the President had deferred for
a maximum of two years the
prospective retirement Of Ad-
miral Felix B. Stump, command
er in chief of the Pacific Fleet,
who was to go on the retired
list in January upon reaching
the statutory age limit of 81.
The admiral's retention for
the additional period, Mr.. Hag-
erty said, was because of his
experience in the Pacific and
his knowledge of conditions
there.
Payne Gets Minister Rank
The President also conferred
the rank of minister on Fred
erick B. Payne of New York, who
has just been named director of
the Office of Economic Affairs
for the United States Mission to
and European regional
organizations.
The President continued to
make encouraging progress, the
8 am. bulletin from his physi-
clans saying:
"The President had another
comfortable night. He slept al
most continuously for nine hours.
His temperature is 98.2, pulse
rs, blood pressure 1928 and
respiration 18-all of which are
normal.
HE is holding his previously
announced weight. 1872"
His condition continues to
progress very satisfactorily: his
morale and his spirits are high"
Mr.. Hagerty said that since
the last operation stitches were
removed Sunday, the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

variety of Soviet combat aircraft.
The plant also makes farm ma
chinery.
American and British CORE
spondentS with the officers we're
not permitted to tour the plant
with the others after entering the
complex of tin rooted brick
buildings. They heard a Soviet
escort tell the visitors they were
welcome and would divide into
four groups for the factory tour.
Stalingrad Tomorrow
Gen. Twining asked the Rus
slams to let American aviation
writer's and photographers ac-
company him on a visit tomor-
row to the World War II battle
ground of Stalingrad. He offered
to take them in his plane. The
Russians agreed to let five go
but declined to permit Gen.
Twining to fly there. The entire
group will use Soviet planes.
Yesterday the visiting officers
toured the Zhukovsky Air Engi-
neering Academy on what one
of them called their best day
yet"
The school, in central Moscow,
offers a f1ve-year course for
training top technicians of the
Red Air Force. 1t has an annual
enrolment of about 1000.
Gen. Twining described its
program as well balanced 'be-
tween good theoretical courses
and good practical courses"
"They have concentrated
everything into one ball of wax
for five years." Gen. Twining
said. 1--WE have no school like
this. It's good system. but ours
is good, too. They accomplish
the same purpose"
Another American officer said
the academy offers courses like
those given at schools like the
California Institute of Technol-
ogy, plus practical work weapons.
The foreign officers were taken
through the school in groups of
four. Correspondents accom-
panying the visitors were stopped
at the academy gates.
Gen. Twining said they were
shown cross-sections of jet en-
gineS, both axial flow and CEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

wedding anniversary Sunday.
The Presidents physicians
said last Saturday that if his
progress continued he could
leave Walter Reed this week end
and since that time his gains
have continued.
Mr.. Eisenhower still faces
something like three or four
weeks convalescence, according
to the schedule set up by his
physicians when he underwent
the emergency abdominal opera
ton at Walter Reed on June 8.
He will have been in the hos
Ipital just three weeks and a day
Saturday.
Eating and Sleeping Better
The President has been eat
ling better and sleeping better in
the past few days and the doc
tors reports indicate they are
we'll satisfied with his condition
He put in about an hours work
today with Sherman Adams, his
top assistant. and other staff
members.
He signed eight bills. several
letters and commissions and die
tated a number of kilograms. The
bills included the independent
Offices and legislative appropri-
ations measures.
Mr.. Hagerty said that during
THE Chief Executives hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

trifugal types. He termed them
very good engines"
Included were those of the
supersonic Farmer" fighter
plane or MIG-19, the IL-28
Beagle" light jet bomber and
night fighter. the "Flashlight"
al-weather fighter and a hell
copter.
(ThiS was the first time the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Dies in Plunge

BALTIMORE, June 81 (R).-
A 72-year-old man plunged to
his death yesterday from the
tenth floor of a downtown bank
building. Police identified the
victim as Gregory Kamen of
Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Eisenhower Due to Go
To Gettysburg Saturday
BY JOSEPH A. FOX

President Eisenhower probably will be discharged from Walter
Reed Hospital Saturday morning and his farm home
ysburg Pa Press Secretary James Hagery said today
The length of the Presidents the farm
determined but Mr. agerty said he would assume that would
extend beyond the week end.
The President and Eisenhower observing 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Moscow Air F octories
Visited by Gen. Twining

MOSCOW. June 81 0-Western Air Force leaders toured
Soviet aircraft factories the Moscow today
jet-engine plant
Gen Nathan Twinng United States Air chief staff
and fellow tourists through the huge plant on
outskirts that produces Kmo engines power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

had been resting much more
easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
SchooIboy Tennis
Puirings Will Be
Drawn Today

HARLOT TESVILLE, Va,
June 16 (R.-Pairings and seed
ings will be drawn here tomor-
row for the 48th annual USLTA
IinterScholastic tennis champion
ships. opening Monday at the
University Of Virginia.
Doubles and singles finals will
be played Saturday, with the
winners earning a possible berth
on the U. S. Davis Cup junior
squad.
The field here is expected to
number between so and so by
the time the first singles match
gets underway at 9 o'clock Mon
day.
Among the top contenders are
Donald Dell, former National
boys champion from Bethesda,
Md; Eddie Sledge, top-ranking
Texas junior from Dallas; Wayne
Peacock, Wisconsin State scho-
lastic titleholder from Wauwa-
tosa: Lloyd and Leslie Moglen
of Mount Vernon, N. Y: Carter
Lenoir of Athens, Class A cham
pion in Georgia and Ned Nicely
of Atlanta; Bobby Macy and
John Skogstad of Coral Gables,
Fla, and Gil Howard of the
State Of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Columbia Girls
Play Here Today

After posting 1914 record on
the road the Columbia Girls
softball team makes its first
home appearance of the season
today in a double-header with
the Olney Kaydets Of Phila-
Idelphia, starting at 2 pm. at
Langdon Playground.
Jean Fielder, who has allowed
only five hits and famed Al
rivals in five games. and Ann
Herndon, who has given up only
two earned runs in eight games
will pitch for the Columbia nine
The club also has a new home
run slugger in Outfielder Rita
Vidotta. who has blasted five
round-trippers in 20 games.
The Kaydets are Philadelphia
metropolitan champions. Lang
don Playground is at Hamlin
street and Mills avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
With BILL LEETcH

Helm, Bill Schaefer. Bill MUIR
ply. Harry Jones. Bob Ives and
Pete Anastasia. fishing out Of
Chincoteague, Va, Tuesday with
Capt. Eugene Jester came back
with "a big fish, only five of
which weighed less than s
pounds. Top fish was g.
FOUNDER. Several were hooked
that Just wouldn't come to boat.
We understand boats are becom-
ing harder to engage, so be sure
to plan your trip well and try to
make it during midweek.
Party boats out Of Lewes,
DEL, have been having a field
day with ling and sea bass to
say nothing Of big porgies and
tautog. From Cape May. anglers
have been fishing Delaware Bay
and coming in. with phenomenal
catches Of black drum and other
species. The fishing apparently
is good all down the Coast from
Jersey to Hatteras.
In writing of a fine bluefsh
catch last week we made a mis-
take which apparently got a lot
of laughs Paul Salmon called
to tell of the trip he'd had with
Jennings Snider, Kennard How
ard and Spencer Watts out Of
Bill Bunting's Dock at Ocean
City. Md instead of saying all
were from Garf1nckel's, we listed
them as employees of rival
store. Darn this heat!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
StimIer, Davis Face
For Recreation
Tennis Title Today

Mort Stimler defeated Clyde
Freeman, 6-3.. 60, and Bob
Davis defeated Ernie Angram,
as, ga, 6-3, in semifinals
of mems singles of the District
Recreation tennis tournament
yesterday at the Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV. courts.
Stimler and Davis meet at Q
pm. today in the finals.
In doubles quarterfinals. Jack
Mccarthy and Bill Thaler de-
feated Jack RansohofR and Don
Ralph, 81, 6-3, and Jack Cur
ley and Fred Reed defeated In
gram and Edgar Lee, 6-l, 60.
Semifinals in the mems doubles
Will be held this morning and
finals at 4 o'clock.
Carol Bentley defeated Jpne
Meleney, 60, 6-1, in the
women's singles semifinais. MISS
Bentley and zdenka Dalecka
meet at 10 am. today in the
| finals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
CIuyCourt Tourney
To Sturt June 80

Arrangements have been COM
Ipleted for the Middle Atlantic
Clay Court tennis champion
ships, June 80 through July 8 at
the Edgemore Tennis Club in
Bethesda.
Events are: Mems and wom-
ems singles; mems and women's
doubles. and mems and women's
mixed doubles.
The tournament is considered
by officials as one of the biggest
and best Of the year in this area
Entries for the tournament
close at 6 pm. June rs. Checks
may be made payable to Jim
IShafer, tournament treasurer.
IEdgemore Tennis Club, Bethesda
IA, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Five Area Cadets Receive
Air Force Academy Awards

Wayne jefferson, son of Mrs
Wayne o. Jefferson of 4718 Abe
marie street NV. won a fenc-
ing monogram. and Robert
Blake, son of Mai. Gen. and Mrs
Gordon A. Blake of COG Cedar
lane, Falls Church, Va, took his
award in golf.
The one-year-old academy
played only freshman sports last
year, and thus awarded only
freshman numerals. Next year
it moves up into the varsity class.
The football team won four Of its
eight games last season, while
the soccer squad finished second
in the Rocky Mountain Inter-
collegiate league and the fencers
tied for first in the Western
intercollegiate tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Record Entry
0fSS Set Sail
In Yacht Race

NEWPORT, r. l.. June 16 tP.
This years most important
yachting classic got under way
today as 88 sleek windjammers
showed off on the Goth biennial
race to the onion patch known
as Bermuda-635 nautical miles
over the horizon.
The start was prompt. at l
pm. Washington time, in a west
southwesterly breeze, augmented
by the Weather Bureaus prom
Use that a cold front from Canada
would speed the contestants on
their way. The front" was tardy
in arriving, however; in fact it
hadn't shown up before the last
of the four divisions. which de-
parted at 15-minute intervals.
got away.
Petrol, entered by the Coast
Guard Academy at Groton.
Conn, represented the scratch
boat, conceding time to all
others, including the maximum
of % hours. 25 seconds to Zorro
Boree, sailed by Amos Peaslee.
United States Ambassador to
Australia.
The starting line, between
Brenton Reef lightship and a
warship, was fringed by about
300 spectator craft. Thousands
in automobiles and afoot lined
the shore.
The entry list, a record, in
cluded contestants from 13
States, the Virgin Islands and
six foreign countries-two from
Sweden and one each from
Cuba, England, Argentina. Can
ada and Bermuda.
The Woods Hole Oceanogra-
phic Institution calculated that
If the feet messes around with
the Gulf Stream it will buck a
4 to Az knot contrary current.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Yale burrows
Harvard Crews

NEW LONDON, Conn, June
16 (R.-Three powerful Yale
crews scored a clean sweep
against Harvard late today for
the second year in a row, with
the Blues heavyweights win
ming by 5A lengths in the eli
mactic 4-mile race on the
Thames River.
The Yale triumphs in the var
sity, junior varsity and fresh
man races were all by good
margins as the Blue registered
its first back-to- back triumphs
over traditional rival Crimson
since 1884 and 1885.
And for the Yale heavyweights,
who are among the top Olympic
candidates. it was three in row
over Harvard for the first time
since the 1925. 1929, 1880 sea-
sons.
A crowd of more than 10000
and hundreds more in some 200
boats that lined the downstream
course saw Yale's demonstration
of striking power. The Blue
freshman won aby 3la lengths
and the junior varsity by about
two lengths.
The varsity boatings:
Wight: 8, John Cooke: 4, Don Beer; s,
Charles Grimes; 8. Caldwell Esselstyn:
2. Dick WALES: stroke, Bot Morey: Cox
swain, Bill Becklean.
Harvard--Bow, John Lapsley: 2. Art
Hodges; 3, Sam Wolcott: 4. Larry Hunt
ing; 3. 4 McCagg; 8, Charles Atkinson
z, Stew Hussey: stroke, Carlo ZeZza
coxswain, Bob Milton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

DENVER, June Is Especially =
Five Air Force Academy cadets
from the Washington, D. C.
metropolitan area were among
the 155 athletes to win the first
sports awards presented by the
infant service academy's athletic
association. All participated in
different sports.
Charles May, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. May of 900
Mcneil road, Silver Spring. re-
ceived a football numeral.
Michael earns, son of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Edwin H. j. earns of
1905 Twenty-ninth street NV.
won a soccer award. while James
Brown II, son of Col. and Mrs.
James w. Brown, jr.. of 2016
Thirty second place Sc, earned
a rifle numeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

We are greatly impressed by
the strides being made in the
revival Of the ancient sport of
archery. Clubs are springing up
Everywhere and daily we hear
|of individuals who have fallen
Ito the charm of the bow and
arrow If you have any doubt
about this becoming one Of the
most popular of the outdoor
sports. we suggest you ride out
to the grounds of the Wildlife
Achievement Chapter Of the
Izaak Walton League next Satur-
day and take in the archery
tournament sponsored by the
Waltonian Bowmen Of Silver
Spring. The club grounds are
Ioff Briggs CLANCY road near
|Colesville, Md. All archery clubs
lin Maryland and the District
have been invited to attend. If
you'd like to enter the tourna-
lment dial MiSergt. Stanley T.
IMizerek. lockwood $500.
According to the latest news
from Ducks Unlimited Of Cam
ada, another good year for
waterfowl is in the making. Cur
rent prospects point to a water
fowl crop as good as that of 1855,
which was outstanding. OF
course, much will depend on the
weather from now until migra-
ton time. 1t is generally favora-
BILE now and prospects seem
bright, although nesting got off
to a late start. Canada geese
particularly have made gains
Apparently there is danger of
drought loss only in a relatively
small part of the nesting range,
where fortunately Ducks I'M
limited projects and irrigation
waters are offSetting this danger
TO q gratlrylng extent.
*% 4 y
Anglers journeying to Massa-
|chuSetts this summer should
write the Massachusetts, Depart
ment of Commerce, 1884 Boyles-
ton street, Boston 16. Mass, for
a copy of the new 36-page book
let covering coastal fishing in
that State. The Massachusetts
Salt Water Fishing Guide con-
tains a complete compendium Of
where and when to go, where to
hire boats and tackle and in
cludes a fishing map of the
shoreline. 1t is free. There are
to be seven fishing derbies in the
Nutmeg State this summer as
well as a Governors Trophy con-
test. The booklet tells you all
about them.
X 4
Bluefishing along the Atlantic
Coast is now in high gear. Bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Swedish Team
Gains Davis Cup
European FinuIs

STOCKHOLM. June 16 (P1.-
Sweden qualified for the final
of the European zone Davis Cup
by winning today's doubles
match against Britain.
Sven Davidson and forster
Johansson defeated Roger Beck
er and Michael Davies, 6-3
8--6, Us. giving Sweden a de-
cisive 80 lead. Tomorrow's two
singles will be played but car
not change the outcome.
Sweden now meets the winner
of the France-Italy duel in the
European zone final.
PARIS, June Is (P.-The
Italian doubles team Of Orlando
Sirola and Nicola Pietrangeli to-
day defeated Paul Remy and
Marcel Bernard of France, 60
60, 2-6, 6--1 in the semifina
round of the European zone
Davis Cup eliminations.
The victory kept Italy in the
race with one victory against
yesterdays two singles losses
The two decisive singles matches
will be played tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
ID. Tennis Team
Tied When Ruin
'Hults Church Cup

BROOKLINE, Mass. June is
(P.-Middle States, the defend
ing champion and the Middle At
lantic team from Washington,
D. c.. were tied l. lin matches
today when rain halted play in
the finals of the Church Cup
tennis competition at the Long
wood Cricket Club.
The finals will be completed
tomorrow.
In the two completed matches
Dick Sorlien of Middle States
defeated Bill Demas of Middle
Atlantic, Go, 40, GA, and
Fred McNair of Middle Atlantic
defeated Gil Rothrock of Middle
States, Ga, Ga.
The East led New England,
4-3, in consolation play which
also will be completed tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Mount Vernon Little League
"Opens New Field Tomorrow

The Mount Vernon-Lee Little
League will open its season and
dedicate its brand-new field at
6 o'clock Monday evening.
The new diamond, a virtual
duplicate of the Four-Mile Run
park for Little Leaguers in Ar
lington. is located on the grounds
of the Virginia Hills Elementary
School, just of South Kings
highway and about a mile and
a half southwest of Penn Daw
For the last two years, the
10-club circuit has used five
separate diamonds. Now it will
play a single game each night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
Princetoniun Wins
Eastern Net Title

HAMILTON, N. Y, June 16
R.-Jim Farrin of Princeton
put together an accurate base
game and heady strategy to beat
Les Dodson of Kalamazoo SO,
8-6, 6-3 for the Eastern Inter
collegiate tennis singles title
today. 50 2
Farrin, who was seeded No. 2
behind Dodson, forced the ia
vorite to charge the net re-
peatedly and then slipped the
ball neatly past him.
Dodson pulled a game ahead
in the second set but was un-
able to maintain the advantage.
The win gave Princeton the
Tod Backe team trophy with a
score of % points to 81 for
runnerup Colgate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

from Monday through Friday at
the centrally located model park
The Fairfax County Board OF
Commissioners made the school
land available, and businessmen
of the area provided the neces-
sary funds.
Before the game Monday, Bill
Moss. president of the league,
will introduce Congressman
Broyhill. Bob Marshall: head OF
the leagues managers; Billy
Robertson. stadium director for
the Senators; and the league
commissioners, Dave BayliSS
sgd Thrift and Bill Peeler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
ID. c. Girl. Partner
Win Doubles Title

BRoOKLINE. Mass. June i6
up Belmar Gunderson Of Ar
lington. Va, and Paul Callahan
Of Westwood, Mass, today won
the Massachusetts State mixed
doubles tennis championship at
the Longwood Cricket Club.
The pair defeated Shirley Liu
of New Haven. Conn, and Jona-
than Clark Of New York, GO,
60 for the title.