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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Virqinions' Kin Sailed
Aboard Susan Constant

ing Virginia. His name was at
the top of the list of those to
whom the Virginia charter was
granted.
When the colonists arrived in
Virginia. Wingfield was chosen
president. But there were squab-
bles. The anti-Wingfield faction
exercised interposition and Wing.
field was sent home.
Wrote Book on Virginia
Back in England he wrote "a
Discourse of Virginia" a defense
of himself. This book was re-
discovered about a century ago
and republished. A result has
been that Wingfield's stock has
gone up among historians and
John Smiths has gone down.
Charles Downing 26. is en-
7ioved at the Army Map Service
here.
Joseph Downing, IS, works in
The sales department of a local
Observation-Disclosures firm.
Both brothers, along with their
families, intend to visit the
Jamestown festival this summer
and have big family reunion
with the Portsmouth branch Of
the clan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
School EvoIuution Unit
Visits BeItsviIIe Today

A special Evalnation Commit
tee of the Middle Atlantic States
Accrediting Association of COL
leges and Secondary Schools will
visit High Point High School.
Beltsville. Md. today through
Wednesday.
Committee members will be
guests at a formal dinner spon-
sored by the school tonight. and
a tea Wednesday afternoon spon-
sored by the schools PTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Woodbridge Breaks
Ground for Church

Ground was broken yesterday
for the new st. Paul Methodist
Church at Woodbridge, Va, to
serve the merged Woodbridge and
Occoquan Methodist Churches.
Site of the new church is about
midway between the two small
churches it is replacing.
Among those participating in
the ground breaking ceremony
were the Rev. Raymond Wrenn,
executive secretary of the Dis
trict Board of Missions: DR.. Ro-
land P. Riddick. superintendent
of the Alexandria District, and
the Rev. Ralph E. Haugh. pas
tor of the merged church.
The first shovel of earth was
turned by c. B. Jet. chairman
of the church building COM
mittee. Mr.. Jet is a former men,
Der of the Fairfax Board OF
County Supervisors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Ships Expected
To Renew Jam
AT Point Today

The three little Jamestown
ships have drawn more than
10000 persons to the banks of
Washington Channel in the past
three days. and Park Police ex-
pect about 10000 more during
the final days appearance here
OF the Susan Constant. the God
speed, and the Discovery.
BY official Park Police count.
1880 visitors took advantage of
a sunny spring Sunday to look
at the ships and create a monu-
mental traffic jam in the Hams
Point vicinity yesterday.
The authentic copies of yes
sells that brought colonists to
jamestown $50 years ago will
be on public view again today
between 8 am. and 5 pm. They
will leave tonight or early to-
morrow for Jamestown, where
they will be featured displays in
the coming festival celebrating
the beginnings of the first perma-
nent English settlement.
Park Policemen on duty yes
terday searched their memories
for public events to compare, in
terms of traffic, with the turn
out for the Constant and hel
sister ships. In general, they
agreed the traffic jam was
worse than at Cherry Blossom
time"
Fortunately. there we're no ac-
.cidents of record, despite the
1871 cars crawling along the
.shoreline. Some 1l,527 persons
actually boarded the Constant
yesterday.
Major difficulties were caused
police said, by lost children (9S
by official count, the separation
of husbands and wives COS
couples were divided by the
throngs). and lost or misplaced
pocketbooks and gloves.
BY the end of the busy day
police reported happily that all
children were returned to Their
parents. all husbands and wives
reunited, and most articles found
OF the estimated 10000 per-
SONS who have come to Hams
Point to see the ships, $4,000
have boarded the Susan Con.
slant, harbor police reported
The Godspeed and the Discov.
cry are anchored off-shore.
Since only about 10 per CEN
of those at the Point yesterda,
were able to board the Constant
botn park and harbor police
guessed many would come bach
today for another try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

Two Virginians have followed
with special interest the progress
of the Susan B. Constant from
Norfolk to Washington. The rea-
son is that one of their ancestors
came to America in the original
of the ship.
Charles Wingfield Downing of
407 North Twentieth road. Ar
lington, and Joseph Guthrie
Downing. of 1904 Apache street,
Springfield, brothers, have been
busy recalling the career of Ed
ward Maria Wingfield.
1t was this Wingfield who
made the passage in the original
of the Model-T ocean liner $50
years ago.
The Downings' grandmother
on their fathers side was 9
Wingf1eld and a direct descend
ant of Edward. She had seven
sons and a daughter. SO, Charles
Downing said. there are a lot of
kin living mostly in the Norfolk
Portsmouth area. The father
Charles Maupin Downing. an en-
gineer. lives at Portsmouth.
At Top of Charter List
Edward. one Of Queen Eliza
beth's soldiers in the Netherlands
and Ireland, was a son Of Thomas
Maria Wingfield. The middle
name. surviving in the family for
many generations. came from
the fact that Queen Mary was a
godmother of Thomas.
Edward was one of the first
to become interested in coloniz-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Foirfox 6. o. P. Opens
Registration Drive

A get out the registration
drive has been launched in Fair
fax County by local Republicans
G. o. P. county chairman Dave
Neviaser has named as co-chair-
men of the Good Citizenship
Drive" Wesley p. Stephans. New
Alexandria, and Richard E. Ma
deau, Fairfax.
The Republicans hope to find
a block captain for every block
of subdivision in the county
Each block captain will be ex-
pected to visit all of his neigh
bors and urge them to register
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25


dusty hamlet, to town and to
q city.
Inside, the late-Victorian wall
cabinets have solidly ignored
time. as oak should. And the
winged seraphs. which trail
leafy tendrils in a wooden arch
over the soda fountain mirror,
still peer suspiciously at the Gus
toner.
Occupying one of the most
valuable lots in Rockville. the
store remains in operation even
though the pharmaceutical de-
partment was recently closed
when Mr.. Willy went into semi
retirement.
He started business in the
drugstore in 1902. Before him,
the place had two other propri-
etors, Mr.. D. F. Owens and mis-
successor, Mr.. D. T. Fearon.
Tribute to Pharmacist
In 1889, a columnist in a phar-
macy trade journal accurately
described what Rockville resi-
dents thought of Mr.. Willy
then and still do. He wrote that
Mr.. WHY'S long and reliable serv-
ice confirmed the fact the plain.
simple rules of living loom bright
and clear against the goofy clap
trap which passes as wisdom in
these nutty. jitterbugging days" "
A lifelong bachelor. Mr.. Willy
still lives in the house he was
born in. an old dwelling on
the other Size of the courthouse
from the drugstore, and visible
from it. He is 81 years old.
Until his nephew. Rockville
real estate man j. Vinson Peter,
cleaned it out a few weeks ago,
the back room in Mr.. WHY'S
store was crammed with forgot
ten herbs and drugs in dust
wrapped bottles ingredients
and mixtures such as lycopo-
dunn "a powder to facilitate pill
rolling. mandrake. galangal, al
kaloids of Peruvian bark and the
bitter wine of iron.
President Woodrow Wilson.
when passing through Rockville,
used to stop at Mr.. WHY'S for
horehound drops, which are still
kept in stock.
The 1899 trade journal story
also related how Mr.. Willy sup
piled drugs and medicines to
the county jail but never
bothered to send a bill to the
county commissioner until they
requested it. One Of the bills
turned up in 1899, was for
S571.46 for supplies dating back
to 1881.
Naturally. the county heads
didn't question the old bill. They
declared: IF Doc Vinson says
so. it's right"
Last week, almost the same
thing happened. Mr.. Peter was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

OteNcIlS EOIIeT, WHO udu UeSlsH-
ed the Scottish Rite Temple,
and helped design the Islamic
Center and other buildings here.
Two persons were seriously in
jured early yesterday in an &C.
cident at Eleventh street and
Maryland avenue S.W. in which
an airport taxicab driven by
Edward A Sweeyey. 81, of 1886
Naylor road Sc. was in collision
with a convertible driven by
Prince A. Stamps. 90. an Army
specialist second class stationed
at Fort Belvoir.
Riders Thrown to Street
The convertible hit a curb and
ran into a stop sign and threw
two passengers to the street,
police said. They are James
Chapman, 25. a civilian laborer
at Fort Belvoir. who suffered a
broken neck. and Cleo Waller,
26. of 1892 Newton street NV.
who suffered a broken hip and
other injuries. Both were re-
ported in fair condition at Emer-
gency Hospital.
The drivers Of the two cars
were slightly injured and were
released after treatment.
A man driving on a revoked
permit was injured in an acct
dent in the 200 block of Four
teenth street NV. last night
He is Robert w Coffman. 81,
of 2154 Thirtieth street NE. Po-
lice said his car swerved to the
lefthand side of the street,
struck parked car there,
bounced back across the street,
hit a tree. overturned and landed
on its wheels.
Mr.. Coffman. who is an auto
mobile mechanic. was taken to
Casualty Hospital with a pos
sible skull fracture. His car
suffered $500 damage. police
estimated, and the parked car
$500.
AT Officer Hurt
Police said Mr.. Coffman had
a Maryland drivers license, but
that his District license had been
suspended because of accumu-
lated traffic violation points and
then. because he drove a car
after the suspension. the license
was revoked. They were to seek
warrants today charging him
with driving after revocation
driving on the wrong side of
the street and colliding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

out scores of old boxes
and drawers in the drugstore.
He found witness fee, jury serv-
ice and mileage orders dating
back to 1922, totaling 500 20. The
recipients of the fees had cashed
the orders lat the drugstore but
Mr.. Willy had never cashed
them in at the county treasurer's
office. The payment orders are
now being processed.
The shelves and wall cabinets
were installed by Mr.. WHY'S
predecessors. He put in the
soda fountain in 1910. together
with its ornate backdrop. an
arch and columns framing a mir
ror. Under the arch are long out
dated light bulbs. made OF
frosted glass shaped like a ball
They sprout out of circles of
golden petals. Some Of the bulbs
still work.
Well Stocked With Herbs
In his expeditions into the back
room. Mr.. Peter filled about 20
barrels and crates with drugs,
balms and herbs.
Mr.. Willy gets to the shop
only about once a week now: the
store. minus prescription items,
is managed by Russell L. Bogley,
who was Mr.. WHY'S clerk for
80 years. The oldtimers in Rock
vile still consider Mr.. Bogley a
newcomer.
To them. Mr.. Willy is still the
owner and proprietor of the COR
ner apothecsry shop. Aging. frail
and white-haired, he's still the
man of whom county officials
said: If Doc Vinson says so,
its right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

In another accident. an Air
Force officer and Pentagon
secretary were injured when the
officers car jumped a curb.
struck two trees and burst into
flames at Tenth street and In
dependence avenue S.W.
The officer, 1t. Col. Marvin
H. Baugh. 43. stationed at An
drews Air Force Base. was cut
on the face. His passenger. Iva
Olean Brickey, Is. who lives at
Arlington Towers. was thrown
from the car and suffered cuts
and bruises.
Police charged Col. Baugh with
failure to give full time and at
tention to driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

ceived no specific offer from
either Mr.. Burman or Mr.. Chalk,
and had no intention of placing
the proposals before the Board OF
Directors today.
The controlling owner of BIC
is the National City Lines. Mr.
Barratt indicated the proposal
would be put to this Nation
wide operator and other stock
holders during the week.
Profit Margin Envisioned
Mr.. Burman said the group h
represents is made up of three
major parties and several others
some of whom have had expert.
ence in the transit business. He
said they are men with magma.
ton who believe they can oper.
ate a transit system profitablS
by introducing innovations tt
curb the steady loss of passen.
gers.
Asked how the purchase woulc
be financed. Mr.. Burman sale
the investors have envisionec
something like the plan by which
Mr. Chalk bought Capital Tran.
sit from the Louis Wolfson in.
terests.
The Maryland General Assem-.
bly, is considering two plans tt
place Baltimore Transit under
public operation. 1t has one more
week to make a decision. Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro wishes Il
have the city buy the system
with $25 million of city-backec
bonds.
DR.. j. Walter Graham, city
controller. would set up a five.
man authority to issue revenue
bonds unbacked by city real es.
tate. Mayor DAleSandro is urg.
ing a vote to let the people de.
ride the iSclle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25

they are in a good financial po-
sition to make the transaction, 4"
Mr.. Burman said.
o Roy Chalk, president of the
D. c. Transit system who last
week said he also was interested
in buying the Baltimore COM
pany, is not a member of the
new syndicate.
Won't Be Left Out, However
This is the first I have heard
of it," Mr.. Chalk said. But you
can be assured that no matter
what they do. it won't be the
end Not even if the company is
sold That's when we begin"
Mr.. Chalk was referring to the
eleventh-hour deal by which he
swung Capital Transit away
from National City Lines when
it appeared the latter company
had purchased the Washington
company.
Mr.. Chalk said: WED be de-
lighted to do business with them
Baltimore Transit, but we will
wait till they are ready to do
business with US He said he
expected an invitation to dis
cuSs the deal with Baltimore City
and the National City Lines.
Midnight Meeting Held
Mr.. Burman said the group
OF potential investors met In
Washington last Thursday be-
tween 10 pm. and 3 am. The
Baltimore trucker said he was
called in that evening and asked
to serve as spokesman.
On Friday he met more thar
an hour with Dale w. Barratt
president of the Baltimore Tran
sit Co. He said Mr.. Barratt was
very friendly, but was in nc
position to speak for the stock
holders.
Mr.. Barratt said he had re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
7 roffic Injuries Are Fatal
Woman; Others Hurt

TRAFFIC accidents injured number Of yesterday and
woman injured March IL died in Emergency Hospital
The dead Isabel Porter 49, of 1929 Waterside
drive NV Her struck utility pole and turned the
2900 block of Massachusetts NV She suffered internal
injuries.
the widow of Washington architect Irwin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
School Concert Set

The National Symphony Or
chestra. conducted by Howard
Mitchell, will present a program
for $3.50 Fairfax school children
on April l at Constitution Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Group Seeks to Buy
Baltimore 7 ronsit

of Washington Baltimore businessmen have made
offer to purchase the Baltimore Transit Co. and expect
have an answer within week spokesman said today.
Maurice Burman president the Transfer Co.
Baltimore said the divided about $3.50 between the
two cities.
Il not in position names but know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
cpuqhetti Dinner Set

A spaghetti dinner will be
served by the Student Parent
teacher Association at AMMAN
dale High School in Fairfax
County from 5 to 8 pm. Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-25
Old Rockville Pharmacy
One Of Rore Drug Shops
By GERRY HERNDON

Most of the important events in the history Of Rockville have
they happened through the windows Of R. W. (W
Wilson's drugstore East Montgomery and Perry
The store which dates back 1885 of the last
19hcentury apothecary shops outside the red
building still sports
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
State Library
Officials Visit
Local School

Cora Paul Bomar. state l.D-
'ary supervisor no her as lst-
ant Mary Frances Kcnnon visit
ed the local school libraries on
November - and 10. During
their visit they assisted IN
screening the book collections.
Over 400 books IN the high
school library ana $50 in the
elementary were discarded. The
books that were discarded were
either worn beyond use or wcr,
out Of date. Some Of the copies
that were discarded because of
wear will De rcp.d ed. Eliminat-
ing these uSuablc Volumes aids
IN better library service.
The supervisors observed while
here that the local Libraries have
good basic collection. however
the need for growth and cxpan-
sion is apparent.
The assistance of the State
Supervisors in cvaluating the To-
cal library collection was re
qucsted over year ago.
The waiting period IN obtain
ing the services " &c State ST.
pcrvisor is ordinary as she trys
To visit and assist all school lib
rlriCS IN the state. said snIpnI
officials.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
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SO @e. Is Light

Tic g." wins casa. $685.. ..
81 NH. a.. , IN Tabor City.
y. HE.. C.. D., . l.uw.ry
..r -o.~a N. .r ,t-. D ME
.... .to'. . u..u- -. cost
.gr'. nua.s drunkenness
...I.
Hua..nh ratr.-. possession o.
a ... -..... Ha. .ay. transfer
. .. '.".r."g.~ Court - public
-td....u".s, ..-, - destroying
public property. Sil 40 paid fog
r.. grafton OF fir, uydrunt -
irving under influence. no
probable cause.
Levy Lewis. no operators lie
,n.r. transfer 10 Recorders
Count: Ida Granger. public
drunkenness. $40 plus cost: Earl
5olCs. public drunkc mess. fight
.ng and destroying personal
property, cost on public drunk
n"ncSS charge md case continue
81 on personal Property de-
structlon: James Strickland. dis
orderly conduct and destroying
personal property. cost on dis
orderly conduct "Iargc. case
continued on personal property
destruction; Charlie Bricc Watts.
difray with deadly Weapon. cost
~ fighting but not with deadly
Weapon; II ywOod Murrow. af-
Tray with deadly weapon. cost
N lighting but not with deadly
weapon
Paul Randall Johnson. spin
ming wheels and sp- crL.s. cos,
George Crib, improper brakes
and profanity. cost: Sonny Fost-
CT Page. possession Of non tax
paid whISkCy. diSordCrly conduct
and proximity. possession of non
'aX-paid whiskcy charge trans
icrrcd to Recorders Court. con-
.inucd case of diSprdcrlv con-
duct and profanity: Harold
Prince, diSorderly conduct and
public drunkenness. cost: Clio
Watts, carrying concealed wCap-
On, transferred to Recorders
Court.
Mayor Howard II rrclson pre-
SIDED over the session Of court.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Young Farmers
Df Green Sea
Set Meeting

y SpCcia. mvyt.ns o. thc YOun
Farmers Club at Green Sea ha,
been called for Wednesday night
November p. at IFS in vOca-
tlonal agriculture classroom. Al
farmers of the area. whether
members of the .luD or not. are
invited TO attcnI.
Claude Nantz. = livestock and
feed expert who is educational
representative of Purina Mills
WI be the principal. speaker
Mr.. Nantz is expected to talk on
the proper management and
feeding of mcdt-type hogs
Farmers are expected to get a
much clearer understanding OF
Just what constitutes a meat
type hog at the meeting.
Hog diseases that are preva-
lent in the area are expected TO
be discussed by Alley G.. Long,
livestock market operator of
Loris. Mr.. Long has been treat
ing sick animals FOR farmers in
nc area for a number Of yet RS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Pay Hike Given
Town Employees

Payday will moan 8 little more
to four town employees begin
ming December /.
The town Board voted { last
weeks meeting t. give S2F
per month increase in pay to
Police Chief H. f. Epps. Assist
ant Police Chief Ted Watts. Of
ncCr LCamOn Sing and Town
Clerk Marian Carroll.
1t marks the fra, pay raise
in several years for members of
these two departments.
Other business Included re-
solution protesting The increase
~ rates sought b. The Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. approval OF ,lC purchase
ot "a new tractor. hiring Of q re-
lief policeman by day when
needed. and requiring purchase
of privilege licenses by persons
selling religious liter lwrr.
Approval was also given 10
hire II W Powell to supervise
construction Of a new fire house
The new structure will be l6 x2g
and will cost in thc ncighbor-
hood of $1,000.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
TJice OF Democracy
Contest Is Slated

Approximately 10 contestants
are expected to Vie .or top hon
orS in the Voice .. Democracy
contest to be ncld Thursday
morning. 1920 o'clock. at tn.
TABOR City School auditorium.
The contest. sponsored bv the
Tabor City JayCecs. is open to
10Th. llth and 18th grade stu
dents.
Each contestant will deliver
a 3 to ) minute speech on De-
mocrdcy and what it means.
The local Winning speech will
be tape recorded aad forwarded
to Red Springs 20: the district
contest. The state contest will
be held at Forest Citx on De-
cCmber 7.
Jaycee project CO-Chalrman
are M Harrison and Ben /. Ne
smith III.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20
Maultsby Resigns
Merchants Post

r. G. Bob" Maultsby. IN,
gcnla; gentleman who boostet
the stock of Whitcvilic mcrch.
ants. has resigned his position a,
executive secretary Of the Mcr-
chants Association.
MaultSby. who Joined the As.
ISOLATION. in July. 1854 has ac-
.ccptcd a post with tht Glen Raw
en- mills. He viii join the sales
starr of the organization and
over a territority that includes
virginia. North Carolina and
part OF South Carolina.
A natural asset {, the White
vile community, Maultsby's re-
Signation came as a surprise
when he made the announce
ment at a special meeting Of the
Merchants Association board of
directors last week.
His resignation from the Asso-
citation is effective the first of
the year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-11-20

Nearly $500 ... ,z. .'od ID
b" turned over TINS week TO the
"i'.n- athletic fun. = The Tabor
OI's Ss'"o.
.H" money .s profit from Fri
which found en.4 ,..r.rsn ~
the community
& n.aeg.s Club .,.r,,.....,
project r,o r..,,.,,l .''. ..... . .,I
.r...E ......... .'... ,-.,, ,'ppe'
'5...... ''''''' III
..... .'.' ....... VINO con-