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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
HATTERAS PERSONALS

Mrs. LOWE Burrus has returned
home from Sanford, Fla. after sir
months with her daughter, Mrs
Ivan Mitchell.
Mrs. Grace Peele of Norfolk is
spending a week with her mother,
Mrs. Eliva Balance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Newton OF
Greensboro visited their daughter
Beth and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Austin.
Mrs. Jarvis Midgette and Mr..
and Mrs. Hilton Midgette ant
daughters were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlos Peele Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Burrus of
Norfolk were here for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Coke and
children of Norfolk spent the
week end with Mrs. Ruth Austin.
Mrs. Camille Midgette was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Frederick
Austin, over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Austin and
son Billy visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Burrus over the week end.
Mrs. Katie Austin has returned
home for the summer, after visit
ing her daughter and family in
Norfolk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
RoDANTHE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Toler and
daughter Patricia are here with
Mrs. Toler's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Payne.
Dennis Midget of the Air Force,
stationed in Orlando, Florida, is
here visiting his family.
D. B. Midget, Jr., U.S.C.G.,
Portsmouth, spent the week end
here with his mother.
Mrs. Colenda B. Midget, who
has been in the U. S. Public Health
Hospital, Norfolk, arrived home
Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Midget and Mrs.
Joyce Payne of Norfolk visited
Mrs. Lurania Midget.
Mrs. Lurania Midget spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs.
Eliza Gould at Mays Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arval O'Neal OF
Norfolk spent the week end here
with their parents.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
DUCK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hines and
son of Virginia Beach visited Mr..
and Mrs. L. C. Hines Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Tillett and
Miss Ola Tillett of Wanchese Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Whitson
Sunday.
Milford Scarborough spent the
week end with his family here. He
is serving on the USCG Cutter
Chincoteague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas King Jr.
and family of Riddle were here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Evans were
in Manteo and Elizabeth City
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Tate of
Charleston, S. c. are here.
Mrs. Callie Scarborough was
honored at a birthday party at
Grace Methodist Church on April
7th, with a gift from the Sunday
Cchool Class. Gary Scarborough,
brother-in-law of Mrs. Scarborough
played Happy Birthday" on the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
STUMPY POINT PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hooper
were in Manteo Thursday.
Mrs. Florine Hooper spent
Thursday at Manns Harbor with
Mrs. Wallace Taylor and Mrs.
Tom Sutton.
Leland Wise of Norfolk is here
on leave, with his family.
Patrolman Linwood Wise of
Elizabeth City visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. Wise, We'd
nesday.
Ralph O'Neal was in Elizabeth
City on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Geraldine Stephenson and
Mrs. Florine Hooper attended the
Womans Club meeting Thursday
night at Manns Harbor.
Miss Pat Twiford and Billy
Vestal, students at E.C.C., spent
the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Twiford.
Mrs. Luther Gray of Salvo, Mrs.
Salina Midget and Mrs. CASTOR
Midget and son CASTOR, Jr. of
Manteo, visited Mrs. Calvin Hooper
and Arthur M. Meekins Thursday.
Mrs. Bill Siegrest and sons Bill,
Jr. and Cecil of Fort Bragg are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Meekins.
Ellaird G. Groom, Jr. of Roanoke
Rapids and Mr.. Wood of Wilson
visited Mrs. Florine Hooper Satur-
day. Mr.. Groom was a roommate
of Major Irving Hooper in E.C.C.,
Greenville for three years.
Those from here attending the
beauty contest in Manteo Monday
night were: Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Payne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Twiford,
Bryon O'Neal, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
son Meekins, Rev. and Mrs. A. l..
G. Stephenson, Mrs. Ruby Best,
Mrs. Till Payne. Mrs. Mable Shell
ton and Cindy, Mrs. Eloise Mon
nette, Mrs. Edna Knight, Mrs.
Grace Golden, Oracle Best, Brant-
ley Twiford, Mickey Payne, Billy
Best, Mrs. Florine Hooper and
Mrs. Doris Twiford.
In the absence of Rev. A. L. G..
Stephenson, Miss Pat Twiford held
church services at the Methodist
church Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Suter and daughter
Norma of Baltimore are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. o.
Gray, for month.
| Mrs. John Wise of New Bern,
visited Mrs. Tom Wise over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wise, Mr.. and
Mrs. frankie Wise and son, Frank
lie, spent the week end with Mrs.
Tom Wise, and Mr.. and Mrs. U.
IG. Wise.
Mrs. Mary Wise, Mrs. Faye
Siegrest, Mrs. Ola Meekins and
Mrs. Nita Hooper We're in Manteo
Monday.
| Miss Wanda Midget of Norfolk
spent the week end with her par
epts, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Midget.
| Mrs. Alton Best and Mrs. Guy
Best spent Saturday in Elizabeth
| City.
Glenn Twiford, Clyde Payne,
Milton Hooper, Bruce Gray and W.
M. Monette, all of Norfolk, spent
the week end with their families.
| Mrs. Doris Twiford spent Tues.
day and Wednesday in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Vannote OF
lManteo visited Mrs. Florine
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12

Hooper and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Twiford, Sunday.
Ira Payne visited his brother,
Julian, at Norfolk General Hos
pital Monday, who is on the criti-
cal list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Early
Stephenson of Aulander and Nor
folk visited Lewis's parents Sat-
urday and Sunday. Mrs. Summers
accompanied them here.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
CARD OF THANKS

/ wish to take this opportunity
to thank all my good friends for
their cards, gifts, inquiries and
kind acts during the period of my
illness. Their thoughtfulness is
greatly appreciated.
RAYMOND E. WHITE
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
WOMANLESS WEDDING TO BE
STAGED BY OCRACOKE PTA

Ocracoke, April Big event of
this week at Ocracoke will be the
"Womanless Wedding" to be pre-
sentoed under the auspices of the
P.T.A.S on Saturday night, April
18th, 8 PM, in the school recrea-
ton hall.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-12
CARD OF THANKS

We want to express our sincere
thanks for every kindness and con-
sideration shown by friends,
neighbors and our pastor, during
the illness of Deryl Dudley.
We are deeply grateful.
WIFE AND FAMILY
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piano. while the group Joined Chocolate drinks
singing. served. There were 10 present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

I SPRINKLE AD0lPH's EVENLY on
] all surfaces Of meat tsides. top
and bottom). then pierce deeply at
one-inch intervals with a long
pronged fork. Do not use add
tional salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Star Photos By John Mueller

earned him a promotion to Texarkana
in 1850 and his salary was boosted to
$500 a month. He batted $50 there
and the Senators landed him, in one
of their better investments, for
$12,500 After a half season with
Chattanooga, where he batted 1856,
Pete was summoned to Washington
despite his limited experience and
made the grade. With the Senators
he has played the outfield, shortstop,
second base and first base.
Things are happier now for Pete,
his pretty wife, Betty, and their two
children, Jamey, S, and Mark, 4.
Pete's income, as a ball player and
radio and television sports commen-
tator in Pasadena, has zoomed over
the $4,000 mark.
Nope, Pete isn't the complaining
type. B. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

I was freezing and neither of us had
eaten anything for 26 hours. The
sergeant hooked his watch for s. and
we rushed to a restaurant. We ate
too fast and got sick.
Il made 1t home, eventually, but
was forlorn kid and looked It by the
time got there. My mother put me
to bed and got me healthy again."
That same spring Pete signed to
play with Chickasha, Okla, for $50
a month. by the time they de-
Quoted everything, / got $88 every
two weeks" Runnels says. Il met my
wife In Chickasha-She was a cashier
in a drugstore there-and we got
married on that kind of money. We
moved to Pasadena, Tex. later and
made some extra money working as
tile setter in a tunnel"
Pete's .372 hitting in Chickasha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

bHlNcToN. D. C., APRIL -. 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-08
College, Service and Pro
1857 Football Schedules
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DISTRICT TEACHERS
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CLIP THIS PAGE
FOR REFERENCE
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football dates for handy
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And for complete football
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and gossip. read The Star.
Games Of National and To-
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the complete coverage Of
the Associated Press. plus
special articles by we'll
known syndicated writer's
and football experts.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Dry Eoirfox
Rescued by
Fire Pumps

The water storage tank In the
town Of Fairfax went dry last
night and a fire department
pumper was pressed into service
to transfer water to the town
from the Falls Church system.
Town Manager Glenn Saun-
ders said water was pumped
through 1000 feet Of hose from
$3.50 pm. yesterday until about
5 am. today.
Mr.. Saunders said the storage
tank in the Westmore area was
empty last night. but only three
houses were reported without
water. He said the three houses
were on williams drive near the
tank. highest spot in the town.
A permanent connection be-
tween the Falls Church and
Fairfax systems is expected to be
completed today, Mr.. Saunders
said. He said workmen are rush.
ing the job Of laying $500 feet
Of pipe between the two. Mr..
Saunders said the connection is
expected to eliminate water
shortages in the town which has
had to put restrictions on use
during past summers. Eventually,
the town plans to build q dam
on Goose Greek in Loudoun
County for a new source Of
supply.
The fire hose was strung last
night between the ends of the
partially completed connection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Alexandria Picks
Juvenile Court
Probation Officer

Joseph d. CARRIER. probation
ofhcer for the Henrico County
Welfare Department. has been
appointed chief probation ofiicer
for Alexandria's Juvenile Court.
Mr.. CARRIER, As. is to assume
his new duties May 8. He re-
places Harry Carlock who died
about two months ago.
A native Of Harrisonburg, Va,
Mr.. CARRIER attended public
schools at Waynesboro, Bridge
water College and Richmond
Professional Institute. He is
married and has three children.
Mr.. CARRIER served as children's
supervisor and recreation d.
rector for the Richmond Juven-
lie Court before going to Hen
rico. At Henrico he was a child
welfare and probation officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Hearing Slated
On County Bills

The Montgomery County
Councils first session Of the May
legislative month was held yes
terday and four bills were sched-
uled for public hearing on May
IA.
Several important items Of
legislation are still being pre-
pared by county attorneys for in
PRODUCTION and the session lasted
only "a minutes. The fifth bill,
submitted by Councilman Will
bur N. Baughman. will be for
mally introduced. at the councils
next session.
This bill would permit the
council to adopt an ordinance
regulating and licensing furni-
ture movers.
Last month the measure was
urged by r. Robert Linowes,
attorney representing 10 moving
firms. who declared there should
be legislation to curb 'tf1y-by-
night movers" He said some
operators quote unfair prices and
sometimes fail to live up to
their moving date commitments.
During the May legislative
month. the council customarily
holds lawmaking sessions on the
first two days of the month,
every Tuesday and the last two
days Of the month. Today's ses-
sion was Cancelled by unanimous
vote Of the council.
The four bills scheduled for
public hearing on May II would
Redefine the Bethesda parking
lot district; transfer to the po-
lice relief and retirement fund
from the sale Of un-
claimed motor vehicles: provide
for recall Of retired policemen
in emergencies. with full pay and
transportation expenses over 100
miles; withdraw tax sale prop
critics from pubic action under
special condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Broberg Named
Aide to Lundberq

Carl M. Broberg. 20. a munlci-
pal official at Boulder. Colo. has
been named administrative as
sistant to Arlington County
Manager A. T. Lundberg.
The appointment to the 81, 100
a-year post is effective June 8.
Mr.. Broberg replaces r. @.
Forbes. who resigned to become
City Manager Of Watertown,
N. Y.
Since May /. 1854. Mr.. Bro
berg has been an administra-
tive assistant to the city man.
ager of Boulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

Mr.. Slaymaker said the house
% persons lived was being
rented for $45 a month by a
man who subleased the second
floor for $50. the first floor for
SIS and the basement for $50.
Cr0wding Mounts
Under a proposed housing and
hygiene code now under consid-
Grafton by City Council. admin
istrative officials could require
owners to TX up or remove the
substandard dwellings and could
regulate the number Of tenants.
However. officials point out that
the more buildings are torn
down, the more need there is
for housing for displaced persons.
Mr.. Kerr said the housing
authority has about 400 up-to-
date applications from Negro
families for low-rent units. He
said several hundred others
have been taken out Of the files
because the applicants didn't
to missionaries sent
out periodically.
Rents in the Government
units vary according to income
but average about $33 q month.
Few Projects in Works
Mayor Leroy s. Bendheim told
the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee recently that
low-rent housing for Negroes Is
q pressing need" He said there
has been practically no construc-
ton in recent years for Negro
families. Most new homes in
our city cost from $4,000 on up.
and lower income families
particularly Negroes-just can't
afford something that expen-
sive." he said.
Inc housing autnOrlty IL pian-
ming construction Of As more
units. They were part Of the
last Negro housing project but
were eliminated in q dispute
over a part Of the land. No
more specific projects have been
proposed. but officials have been
studying housing needs In con-
nection with an urban renewal
program for eliminating blighted
areas. One Of the requirements
Of an urban renewal program
under the Federal aid legislation
is provision for housing displaced
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Vienna Legion to Fete
Auxiliary President

Dyer unnell Post $50. Amer.
lean Legion. Of Vienna. Va. viii
honor the president Of the vir.
ginia Legion's Ladies Auxiliary
at an open meeting tomorrow al
3 pm.
Guest speaker will be Wood
row Bousman. chairman Of tbs
Americanism Commission foi
the Maryland Department Of the
Legion. Past commanders Of the
post also will be honored at the
meeting in the OLA Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

opme0C ana housing AuCnOffLy,
which owns 1901 low-rent hous-
ing units for white and colored
tenants, said there hasn't been
100 houses built in Alexandria
for Negro occupancy in the past
IS years.
The housing authority operates
four low-rent projects for Ne
groes but these are far from be-
ing adequate. Most Of the Negro
dwellings outside these 439 units
are substandard and bursting
with tenants.
A block on Washington street,
the city's main east-west high
way, Is q six-room house with
~ permanent residents. includ-
ing eight children. There is one
bath and one kitchen.
Not many houses away is an
other ramshackle dwelling with
II children and four adults
sleeping two and three to a
mattress.
Sleeping Space at Premium
"They have to sleep every
where-anywhere they can lay
o mattress" said Mr.. Stanton,
one Of the city's Negro leaders.
He pointed to one row in which
four houses are owned by one
person. The owner paid 81, 200
for them and you can't rent any
for less than $780," he said.
Over there you can rent q
bed for an hour-that's how the
rent is paid. In the next one is
. bootlegger.
MANY Of our people resort to
rent parties TO raise the MONTH
" payment. They sell pigs feet
and chitlings. and sometimes
liquor. It's q struggle for ex-
istence and it causes some Of
them to be dishonest.
what we need Is really low
rent houses. $40 to SOS a month, Z"
he said. Until we have 1t. there's
going to be crime, disease and
sickness"
The Uncovered body Of q dead
dog lay at the entrance to an
alley where there have been q
murder and numerous cuttings
IN the past several months.
A little further on were two
novels which are used as Sleep
ing quarters by several men. An
old man sat at the entrance to
the shack he called home, an
outbuilding behind q dilapidated
house.
A. Clarke Slaymaker, chief
sanitarian for the Health De-
partment. told Of one business
place where the owner parti-
toned the basement into cubi-
cles. He had eight families living
IN It. q family to each cubicle,
Mr.. Slaymaker said.
I'VE never could get an accu-
rate count on how many people
lived In there" Mr.. Slaymaker
said. He said the owner finally
died and the place was cleaned
out. But. Mr.. Stanton said the
basement has again become liv-
ing quarters for several families
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

annual Langley School fair. to-
be held from II am. to $50
pm. Saturday on the school
grounds. Balls Hill road. near
Mclean. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
School Concert Tonight

The Washington Lee High
School symphony orchestra win
present It's annual spring con-
cert at $50 pm. today in the
auditorium Of the Arlington
school. The orchestra Is directed
by Miss Dorothy Baumle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
NEW HOUSES FOR OLD ToWNE
5000 Negroes Jam
Alexandra SIums
BY PAUL HOPE

An estimated 5000 of Aexandras Negroes living
In crowded. dlapidated dwellings.
ofcas low-ent housing for Negroes the city
most pressing needs
ANY place window. will find people sleeping
said the Rev. N Howard Stanton
John T. Kerr executive director Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

Larvex can save you many dollars in expensive
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02
Langley School Fair
To Be Held Saturday

A concert and rescue demon
stration will be featured at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-02

The Mclean High School throughout the day There also
WIZ give concert at and will be art exhibit featuring
the Mclean volunteer Fire De- work OF Franklin Sherman
partment will demonstrate mentary School students and
cue and first aid techniques an exhibit of foreign
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-09-20
BY Mrs. l.. l.. Huffman

put" She was delighted and plans
to start all over again.
Another garden was that Of a
young doctor whose hobby is
growing roses. When we unlatch-
ed the gate and walked in | all
but swo0ned at the glory of his
roses, and all during this month
he will have something back
there that every person in Hick-
ory and vicinity should see. In
order to make arrangements of
one kind he has at least three
bushes of each variety. Tags on
each bush made it easy to see
at once the name of the rose.
There were blooms on Peace
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-09-20

which looked like he might have
reached up and pulled from the
sky large clumps Of pinkish
clouds! Pictures of rare beauty!
All the fine named varieties have
places in his border, and in the
next few weeks hope ne will
open his gate and let rose low
ers come in to see how real
roses grow!
We did not ask this young
man for the secret of his success,
because we could smell the "all-
purpose spray which he applies
every ten days as regular as the
clock. Of course there is a little
more to it than that. We should
(as he did make a 25 dollar hole
for a two dollar rose. One rose
grover [ happen to know digs
a 30 by 80 hole two feet deep,
discards the subsoil, and mixes
half a bushel Of old we'll rotted
COW manure with the remaining
soil. This he replaces and waters
well, several weeks or month
before planting.
That sounds like a hard task,
but from now on until rose plant
ing time in late October or early
November, We can dig one hole
each day. That would be child's
play, would it not? If you do
not like digging g-well-let the
children do it. 1t is truly amaz-
ing how deep a hole a small boy
can dig. My little grandson 90
with the help of several little
pIaymates made a "a by "A inch
hole in our driveway last week
FIVE FEET DEEP. SO. let's
call in the children to make our
rose holes'
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1957-09-20

Spring and summer have closed
sleepy eyes and here we are
again at the door of autumn.
With cool crisp nights and dewy
fresh mornings it brings an
amazing eagerness to go out
with the spade and hoe and begin
gardening all over again.
Last week | was in several
gardens up in Hickory, n. c. one
Of them was the garden of a
lady past the fifty mark and
she said while She loves garden
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