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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
VEPCO PREPARES
TAKE UP SERVICE
ON JULY FIRST
Final Reading Of Franchise Mon
day When Manieo Town
Board IS Sworn In

Virginia Electric and Power
Company is losing no time in pre-
pairing to take over the operation
of the electric light system on Ro-
anoke Island on July l., and al
ready its men have been working
in the area for several days. A
survey of the street lighting sys-
tenn in Manteo has been made on
request of the Manteo town board
and modern system is expected
to be installed soon after July.
The formality of the final read
ing on the franchise permitting
the company to operate in Manteo
is expected to take place Monday,
June 10th, which is the date for
the swearing in of the town Board.
One new member win appear on
the Board this year; S. L. Barnett,
elected in the May election. Other
members of the Board are G. T.
Westcott and S. E. Midget. Mar
tin Kellogg Jr. is Mayor.
Vepco has arranged to open its
business office for the time being
in the Theo. Meekins building OPP
posite the courthouse. With this
office will go Mrs. Mabel Basnight.
now employed by Roanoke Utii-
ties. Two other employees of Ro-
anoke: Raymond Wescott and Earl
Green will also go with Vepeo
when the system is taken over
July 1, at which time Vepco rates
will go into effect.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
4ATTERAS HEALTH CENTER
TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED

Appointment of trustees for TIN
Cape Hatteras Health Centsy an,
awarding of contract for garbagt
removal on the Mays Head ant
Kitty Hawk beaches were among
the items of business transacted
during Tuesdays meeting of the
Dare County commissioners. Adop.
ton of a tentative budget was left
for later meeting.
Trustees of the Cape Hatteras
Health Center named were: Hat.
teras, Donald Oden, Richard A
Job, and William (Scotty) Gibson;
Buxton, James Robinson, T. Boyd
Gray, and George R. Fuller, Jr.;
Frisco, John L. Austin; Rodanthe,
Julian L. Gray; Waves, Asa H.
Gray, ST.; Salvo, Perry Farrow;
Avon, George H.. Meekins, Nickie
Gray, and Charles T. Williams, Jr.
The commissioners also voted to
donate 500 for laying a walkway
to the Cape Hatteras Health Cen
ter.
The board voted to award the
contract for the removal of the
garbage from the beaches to Or
lando Burrus of Manteo, who SUBJ
mitted a bid of $4,000.
County attorney Martin Kellogg,
Jr. was instructed by the board to
start foreclosure proceeding on de-
linquent taxes up to and including
1866.
The board approved the payment
of $50 from county funds toward
expenses of the bridge celebration
held in April.
Schedule "B" taxes same as for
1855 were adopted.
BY vote of Al, the board APP
proved a motion made by Law
renee Swain and seconded by New
comb Midget that a small tract
of land formerly owned by Rufus
Wescott now owned by the county
be sold to H. B. Carter for $3.50;
commissioner H. F. Perry voted in
opposition to this.
Three Stumpy Point women,
Mrs. Edith Best, Mrs. Clyde Payne,
See BOARD, Page Ten
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
FERRY SERVICE TO BE
CONTINUED AT OCRACOKE
WITH OLD NAVY CRAFT

The Navy has again come to the
States assistance in providing i'm
proved ferry service across Hat.
teras Inlet to connect Ocracoke
Island with the mainland via Hat
teras Island. 1t has agreed to fur
nish landing craft and Lem, to
replace -State-owned ferry boat
which was damaged recently in a
Storm.
The Lem will be able to ferry
automobiles across the inlet and
land them without dock facilities,
Governor Hodges said in Raleigh.
Emmett Winslow said the COM
mission recently turned over to a
private operator one of its Oldest
and smallest ferry boats for us
at Hatteras Inlet. The boat Bar
celona, was loaned to Frazier
Peele of Hatteras, who had the
misfortune of running into rough
weather while taking it to Hat
teras, and the boat was damaged
so badly it had to be taken back
to the state docks as unfit for
use. 1t never got on the job.
Work is under way on two other
projects aimed at providing high
way service into Ocracoke by this
summer. Metal mats loaned by the
Navy and to be used in stabilizing
a road on the North end of Ocra-
coke has arrived there for high
way workers to start laying it.
With the mats, road will be
provided for the ferry landing to
the end of newly-paved road
that runs most of the distance to
Ocracoke village-except for a
last three-mile stretch.
This last stretch, frequently UNI
water at high tide, is under way.
The road will be built up about a
foot but water will still go over
it at times.
No assurance has been given
that the Hatteras Inlet ferry serv-
ice will be free. So far as is now
provided, the Navy craft win be
turned over to private operation
to be run for d profit.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
RADIO CENTER AT
MANTEO READY FOR
CIVIL DEFENSE USE
Equipment Is SET Up Capable o.
Operating on Three Separate
Amateur Bands

Dare County's Civil Defense ra'
dio center is ready to go on the all
with trained personnel as soon a!
final approval is given by the Fed
eral Communications Commission
according to statement this weel
by Robert X. Gum, county Civi
Defense director. The final author
ization from FEC is expected with
in the next week.
The radio center has been set W
in an old Navy radio building a.
the All camp near the Manteo air
port under the supervision Of Good.
rich Williams, county Civil Defense
radio officer, and is equipped tc
operate on the 10, 40, and 80 meter
amateur bands.
Mr.. Gum stated that, while al
most half of the available equip
ment is privately-owned, the con-
struction of a complete comiauni-
cations center has been enabled by
this equipment coupled with ether
equipment worth about $1,000 pur-
chased through surplus channels
with 5000 granted for the program
by the county. An emergency gen.
orator is now being repaired and
will provide electricity in the event
of a commercial power failure. The
use of privately-owned equipment
was made necessary by the urgen-
cy of setting up the Civil Defense
net, and in time the county viii be
expected to replace this private
property either by purchase or re-
placement with surplus equipment
as it becomes available.
As soon as the radio center is
in operation, full attention will be
given to the establishment of coun-
ty network stations, with Kitty
Hawk and Wanchese having first
priority. Also to be included in a
controlled radio net will be the
Manteo town hall and two fire
trucks, and it is hoped that even
tually the sheriff's office can be
included.
A project to train operators was
begun several months ago, and
eight operators now have FEC Ii
censes. The training of other OPP
orators is continuing. These cper-
ators will be utilized during civil
defense alerts, intelligence moni-
toring, natural disasters, or civil
defense military emergency condi-
tons.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
$780, 900 APPROVED FOR
IMPROVING HAT. CO-OF

A request for a loan of more
than quarter million dollars adj
ditional funds for the Cape Hat
teras Electric Membership Corpo-
ration has been received by the
State Rural Identification All
thority, and it has been approved
by that body according to Chair
man Gwynn Price of Raleigh.
A loan of $2SO,O0O was request.
ed, and when final approval is
made to use Government funds fer
this purpose, it will be used for
membership extensions and sys-
tenn improvements.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
APPEAL CASE or
D. A. ROGERS JR.:
BOND IS $4,000
TO Be Carried to Supreme Court
Seeking New Trial on Assault
and Robbery Charge

With bond fixed at $4,000, an
appeal to the Supreme Court has
been made in hope of getting a new
trial for D. A. Rogers, Jr., who
was sentenced to not less than
three and not more than seven
years in prison, after he had been
found guilty of assault and rob
berry in Dare Superior Court last
week.
Attorneys have some hope Of
getting new trial, by pleading the
condition of a juror in the case, one
Bannie Williams of Avon, whe APP
peared in court drunk the follow
ing day, and was sent to jail for
ten days by Judge Parker for con-
tempt of court. He will cost the
county some $40 board bill in the
new Jail, plus all other damage
that may result from new trials,
etc. When he was thrown of the
jury, court was delayed until new
persons could be summoned.
Rogers was found guilty on a
charge of beating Marvin Daniels
with flashlight. and robbing him
of funds in excess of $1,000 in
October 1856.
The jury for this case was chos.
en- from a special venire ordered
summoned by Judge Parker, afte,
he had summarily dismissed those
chosen for regular jurors. The
Judge had his suspicious of jury
which returned a not guilty verdict
in bootlegging case in which nc
testimony or evidence contradictine
the states case had been offered.
The defendant spent the weel
end in Jail, and the appeal was No
perfected until Monday morning
when Atty. ]. H. Leroy of Eliza
beth City was brought into the
case. He was represented at the
trial by McCown and McCown O.
Manteo, and Forrest Dunstan o.
See COURT, Page Ten
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07

MISS ANNIE LAURIE KEE o.
Manteo received fer Bachelor o.
Arts degree Monday, June 8, from
Meredith College in Raleigh, hav
ing completed the four years worl
in three years by attending sum
mer school sessions. Class Day
exercises were held Saturday
afternoon and the baccalaureatt
service Sunday morning.
Among those attending hel
graduation were her mother, Mrs
Willie Jolliff; her grandmother
Mrs., W. G. Etheridge; her aunt
Mrs. Ralph Davis, all of Manteoi
and her father and step-mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kee of Nash
vile, Tenn.
Miss Kee' will teach business in
a Camden County school next
year.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
BIDS TO BE SOUGHT
FOR THE NEW HIGH
SCHOOL AT MANTEO
Dare County Board of Education
Asks County for $46.9l2.4o
for 1888 School
Term

The Dare County Board of Edu-
cation made tentative plans at it's
meeting this week to hold spe-
cial meeting on July 2 at 2 pm.
to receive bids for the new Man
teo High School for which bond
issue was voted last August. Ad-
vertising for bids is expected to
begin in about week as soon as
the architects complete a few de-
tails in drawing up the blueprints,
according to Mrs. Mary L. Evans
superintendent.
The meeting this week was de-
voted mostly to preparing pro
posed budget to be submitted tt
/ the county commissioners Tues
day. The county is being aske,
for $46,912.40 this year, or NOR,
than $1,000 less than was request
ed last year.
The county school calendar foI
the 1957-58 term was adopted ant
calls for schools to open on Sep
TENDER 8 and to close on May %
1868. Christmas holidays will be
gin at 100 pm. on Friday, De
cember 20, ending Thursday morn
ing,~January 2. Thanksgiving holi.
days will be November 81 and %
There will be no Easter holidays
but a two-day spring holiday is
planned at the time of the Pirates
Jamboree.
Only other business was the
awarding of a contract to Orlando
Burrus for the delivering of Goa
to- schools in the county for the
amount of $475.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
FATHER OF MRS. ROY
KESSINGER SUCCUMBS

w. E. Patrick, father of Mrs
Roy Kessinger of Mays Head, died
at his home in Washington, N. c..
Monday, and the funeral was held
Wednesday in Washington, with in
terment in Oakdale Cemetery. Mr..
Patrick, who was 50, was a native
of Pitt County and was retired
horse dealer. Surviving in addition
to Mrs. Kessinger are his wife,
Mrs. Annie Ross Patrick, three
other daughters, one son. one sis
ter, and nine grandchildren.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
CHURCH OF CHRIST AT
MANTEO PLANS REVIVAL

The Manteo Church of Christ
will hold a revival meeting next
week, beginning Monday night,
June 10, and continuing each night
through Saturday night, June 10,
dith services each evening at 8 p.
m. Walker B. Perry Of Elizabeth
City will be the evangelist. Every
one will be welcome to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
ALLIGATOR RIVER
FERRY TRIPS NOW
GREATLY INCREASED
Boats Leave Each Side Of River
at IS Minute Intervals From
5 am. TO ? pm.

Raleigh.-The summer operating
schedules for the toll-free ferries
across Alligator River and Ore
gon Inlet are announced by the
State Highway Commission. Great
aid will be provided local people,
and a tremendous boost offered
tourist travel this season.
The stepped-up summer ferry
service went into effect June l.
and will continue through Septem-
Der 80. Already, a marked increase
in travel has been noticed.
The Alligator River ferry serv-
ice on US "a between East Lake
and Sandy Point has been more
than. doubled this summer. Instead
of only nine daily round trips, there
are 20 round trips scheduled from
5 am. from the East Lake side to
7:30 pm. from the Sandy Point
side. The trips are arranged to
leave from each side every 30-45
minutes.
Recent completion of the new
William B. Umstead Memorial
Bridge across Croatan Sound on
US 81 and 264 plus the increased
Alligator River ferry service will
mean better transportation for in
land Tar Heels driving to the Out
er Banks this summer.
The Oregon Inlet ferry service
has also been improved by increas-
ing the number of round trips to
%. Ferries are scheduled to leave
every 80 minutes from each side
during the day beginning at 5 am.
from the north shore through 2
pm. from the south shore.
Recently four of the States big
ferries were overhauled in a Nor
folk shipyard. They were renovated
to meet the safety requirements
and inspection of the Coast Guard.
Life boats have been installed
which reduced the carrying capac-
ity from 10 to 16 cars. The four
,verhauied ferries are converted
Navy landing craft and have al
speed of seven miles per hour.
The completion of the Umstead
Bridge between Manns Harbor and
Roanoke Island eliminated the
cng-time ferry service across the
Croatan Sound and freed the boats
for use at Oregon Inlet and ALI
gator River.
Work is well along on construc-
lion of three new ferry boats at
The Barbour Boat Works in New
Bern. Two Of the specially-design-
ed boats should be completed and
delivered for ferry service no later
than June 80. The third new ferry
Is scheduled for completion no lat
er than August Is. The new boats
will be christened the SANDY Ora
ham," the Emmett Winslow" and
The Governor Cherry"
They will carry around "a cars
each, have a speed of IL miles perl
hour and viii be able to 60 as fast
backwards as forwards. This will
accelerate the landing and loading
IF cars.
The three oldest ferries - the
Governor Cherry" the "Governor
Scott" and the SANDY Graham"
will be junked when the three new
,oatS are in operation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07
WIN MANTEo SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships in the Manteo High
School, as announced at the recent
graduation exercises, were won as
follows: the Manteo Woman's
Club scholarship, Ann Dowdy, who
plans 10 attend WCUNC, Green's
boro; the Fearing scholarship,
Martha Rae Rogers, who plans to
attend Louisburg College, Louis
burg.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07

TANYA DAWN TILLETT, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Tillett
of Kitty Hawk, received the diplo-
ma in nursing degree at Duke Uni
versity's 105th Commencement on
Monday morning, June 8.
She is one of approximately
1000 members of the Class of
1857 who received one or more of
the q degrees offered by the Uni
versity.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-06-07

MANTEOS BASEBALL PROGRAM easily
the first interests family Coy Tett organized and
managing the towns adult this year with Mr.
Te who at the left his two baplayng
Phillip (cnter) and 18yeaod Coy (rght) Phillip catcher
Manteo Pony League team while Coy J
the adult team third St Clair is also
and expected to be for the enough
Naturally with all these basebas around the house,
also become interested the game giving support to
her husband and tPhoto by Pratt williamson Jr)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

ion. Mrs. Ford. and Princess
Margaret"
The majority of women, it
was pointed out in the releas-
ing Of the names. notably
Mrs. William Paley, Mrs. VIM
Ston Guest, and Mrs. Hearst.
are as noted for their common
sense in assembling a small
and well-used wardrobe as for
their effectiveness in wearing
it
In the case of Princess Mar
garet, it was brought out that
while the young princess is
forced by her official position
to have a large and elaborate
wardrobe. the elder Duchess of
Kent lives very modestly and
shops sparingly for ready
maoes in London's Budget
priced establishments"
A former Washingtonian.
Madame Henri Bonnet. who
made the official list when her
husband was the Ambassador
of France several years ago,
was disqualified though she
came through with flying COL
ors in the poll. Her present
affiliation as the head of the
Christian Dior Boutique in
Paris made her ineligible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

There is no beautifier of
the complexion. or form, or
behavior. like the wish to scat
ter Joy and not pain around
u.s." according to Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
Mr.. Emerson wrote in the
days before psychosomatic
medicine had become a house,
hold word. He was evidently
ahead of his time since this
quotation indicates that he
sensed the close connection
between the emotions and the
body
We know today that worry
and severe emotional strains
which are prolonged actually
can make us ill. They also
can make us break out in a
rash. Think then what these
stresses must do to us inside.
The beauty of the skin and
hair and the sparkle in the
eyes is dependent to a great
extent on how we eat. how we
exercise and how we sleep, in
other words. on our health.
Emotions have a terrific effect
on our glandular system,
which comes rushing to our
rescue in times of trouble. If
we will just oil up our endo-
crime glands with a happy out
look and get them working in
the right directions for us,
they will pay off in increased
good looks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
WHY GROW OLD?
Attitude Has Bearinq
On Health, Beauty

A dour or critical attitude
has an immediate effect on
facial contour. It pulls the cpr-
ners of the mouth down. The
whole face seems suddenly
to give in to the pull Of
gravity.
/ suppose we ourselves make
most of our happiness and
much of our trouble. I leave
you today with this thought
from du Maurier: Happiness
is like time and space-we
make and measure it our
selves; it is a fancy-as big.
as little, as you please, just
a thing of contrasts and COM
parsons.
If you would like my leaflet
Individual Happiness" send
a stamped, self-addressed en-
velope with your request for
leaflet No. IS to Josephine
Lowman in care of The Eve
ming Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
MocLeod-KivliQhon

Mr.. and Mrs. John Joseph
Kivlighan of Staunton, Va.
announce the marriage of their
daughter Ann to Mr.. Colin
Macleod. jr.. son of Mrs. Mac
Leod Of Upperville. Va, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
FASHION NOTEBOOK
By ELEM

Washington is notably alb
sent from the 1856 list of
Best-DresSed Women.
Not one representative of
our chic feminine population
climbed on the ladder of FASH
ion success this year.
Fourteen Listed
The balloting which is con-
Quoted annually to discover
women who possess "distin-
guished good taste without
ostentation or extravaganza"
produced fourteen best
dressed" women because there
were two ties among the
5000 fashion people polled. A
tasteful twelve" last year re-
placed the usual ten given the
accolade in previous years.
We're happy to note that
six Of our choices made the
grade. Our personal ballot
also included Mrs. Morris
Cafritz, the Countess de
Motrico, Mrs. Stanley Rum
bough. Jr., and Clare Booth
Luce.
Royalty rubbed fashionable
shoulders with Hollywood
stars. and the wives of bust
ness tycoons. Runners-up
included Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Queen Frederick
of Greece, and Queen Eliza
beth Of Great Britain.
Heading the current list is
Mrs. William Paley of New
York whose husband is chair
man of the Board of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System.
The Duchess of Windsor came
in second. Third was Princess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Best-DreSsed List
Ignores Capital

Grace of Monaco, equally
familiar as Grace Kelly.
Fourth was Mrs. Winston
Guest. New York socialite.
Tieing for fifth spot were
Actresses Audrey Hepburn and
Marlene Dietrich. Sixth was
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst,
jr., of New York. wife of the
newspaper publisher, the for
mer Austine Cassini of WASH
ington. tess Consuelo
Crespi of Rome came in sew
enth. Rosalind Russell was
eighth. An aunt and a niece,
the Duchess Of Kent and
Princess Margaret Rose of
Great Britain, tied for ninth
rung on the ladder. Madrid
showed up on the international
fashion scene round up in the
person of the chic Countess Of
Quintanilla. Mrs. Henry Ford
II. wife of the Detroit indus
trialist, was next. Returning to
make the BEST Dressed List"
was a hardy perennial. Coun-
tess Mona Won Bismarck of
Paris and Capri. The former
Mrs. Harrison Williams is re-
knowned for her chic on the
Continent and for the past
20 years dominated the list.
Elegantes Dominate
The poll produced these
sidelight comments. young
elegantes dominated the vot-
ing. These included Countess
Crespi, Audrey Hepburn, Mrs.
Winston Guest, Princess Grace
of Monaco, whose approaching
maternity was apparently no
deterrent to her rank in FASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Justice to Speak

Supreme Court Associate
Justice William j. Brennan.
jr. will be guest speaker at the
Washington Wellesley Clubs
annual holiday brunch, to be
held at II am. Saturday in the
Cosmos Club. Wellesley stu
dents from the Washington
area who are home for the holi-
days will be special guests Of
the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

the late Mr.. Macleod. The
wedding took place Thursday
in the Church of st. Francis
of Assist. Staunton. The couple
will live in Upperville.
Goines-Compbell
Mrs. George Station Camp
bell of Arlington, Va, an
nounces the marriage of her
daughter Janice Katherine to
Mr.. Robert Wesley Gaines. jr..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaines Of
Arlington. The wedding took
place yesterday in the Claren-
don Methodist Church. The
couple will live In Kingston.
N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
LYnn-Smith

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Winfield
Smith. ST.. announce the mar
rage of their daughter San
dra May to 1t. Roy Henry
Lynn, jr., USAF. son of Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Lynn of Co..
orado Springs. The wedding
took place Thursday in st.
Adams Episcopal Church. The
couple will live in Waco, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
WEDDINGS

of Alexandria announce the
marriage of their daughter
Ellen Carol to Mr.. Murray B.
Schwartz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Schwartz of Richmond.
The wedding took place last
Sunday in the Hotel 2400. The
couple will live in Richmond.
Polmer-LoChoritY
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence J.
LaCharity of Bethesda an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Sandra Jean to I'd
1t. Ronald L. Palmer, USAF,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord
Palmer Of Hyattsville. The
wedding took place December
% in Bethesda Presbyterian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03

Church. The couple will live at
Ellington Air Force Base.
Houston, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-03
Bruce-Mullin

Mr.. and Mrs. David Lowrie
Mullin announce the marriage
of their daughter Gail Laurie
to Mr.. Robert Grimsley Bruce.
jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Of Culpeper. Va. The wedding
took place Christmas eve in
st. Luke's Methodist Church.
The couple will live here.
SchWortz-Stein
Mr.. ana Mrs. Leonard Stein