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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
Church Farley
Hears Friction

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Aug. 3
@.-A world church meeting
reached its halfway mark to-
day, with q mass Of knotty is
sues still to untangle-on sub
jects ranging from nuclear
bombs to racial friction.
Delegates have spent four
days talking about proposals
for new joint action by the
churches. some Of them keenly
debated. but the decisions won't
come until the concluding ses-
sions early next week.
The Rev. DR.. Franklin Clark
Fry Of New York, the presiding
oficer. said that under the
European parliamentary system
being used at the meeting. items
on the agenda are aired fully
prior to motions for action
That's the way it happened
again today. with the policy
making meeting Of the World
Council Of Churches blowing
verbally through some ideas for
lettering race relationships.
women's status in the churches
and Christian unity.
AS with previous matters,
these were routed to subcom-
mittees to blend the weight Of
opinion on various sides, be-
fore offering them for a vote.
The talk, as usual, produced
occasional sparks.
One edgy interval came when
the Rev. F. E. Geldenhuiis, OF
the Dutch Reformed Church in
South Africa, supported q plan
for naming a rowing council
expert on race problems.
I'VE in our church have
nothing to be ashamed Of and
nothing to hide" he said. I'VE
are willing to listen to the will
Of God in this matter. We
would welcome this full-time
attempt to solve this delicate
and pressing problem"
Quickly. Anglican Bishop A.
w. Howells. a Negro of Lagos,
Nigeria. said the statement
that there was nothing to be
ashamed Of in legally segregated
South Africa was like crying
peace. peace, when there is nc
peace"
Il Just wonder" he added,
"if an African like myself were
chosen for the job how I would
be received in the churches
represented by the preceding
speaker"
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U. 5. Girl Prods
Reds onA-ban

MOSCOW. Aug. 8 @.-An
American girl identified by
Russian newsmen as Francine
Kamen Of New York told youth
festival delegates today Ameri-
cans should put pressure on
their Government to ban nu-
clear tests.
She refused to give her name
to an American reporter.
Five Americans who APP
peared to be in their teens at
tended a four-nation session of
% delegates in a hall built to
seat 200. The 10 others pres
ent were from the Soviet Union,
Britain and Japan. The six
japanese delegates we're hosts.
Three of them were described
as survivors of the Hiroshima
A-bomb.
Refuse Identification
The Americans declined to
give their home towns or street
addresses. But a Russian re-
porter identified three other
Americans as Andy McEwen.
Dorothy Miller and Ethel Gold.
enstein. and said he believed
they are from New York.
The girl identified as Fran
cine Kamen told the meeting
1.-The most important thing to-
day is for the United States
and. the Soviet Union to COM
promise on banning nuclear
tests.
Americans do not want war;
but the United States Govern
ment has decided we must keep
UP with the tests as q safe
guard against Soviet tests" she
said.
I'VE will never be an agrees
sor. but the Soviet Union is still
testing bombs and many Amer
leans feel it necessary to keep
up our tests. 1t is the job
of all Americans who believe in
the necessity of hating nuclear
tests to put pressure on the
American Government TO stop
the tests.
Asks Compromise
THAT is the only way we can
reach some kind Of compromise
with the Soviet Union"
She spoke in hating, school,
girl sentences. further closed UP
by an earphone translation
system which kept breaking
down.
A Russian youth said the
Soviet Union always opposed
the tests and. in answer to an
Americans question. said they
were continued because the So
Wet Union was surrounded by
United States atomic bases.
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Graham Rally
lis Extended
Sept. |

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 Dr.
The New York crusade of Evan
galist Billy Graham was ex-
tended tonight for the third
time until September l..
Roger Hull. chairman of the
executive COMMITTEES Of the cru
SADIE, announced the extension
at tonight's rally at Madison
Square Garden. The crusade,
which opened May l5 origi-
nally was scheduled to end
June 80. Then it was extended
to July 20 and later to Au-
gust 10.
The latest extension makes
the New York meetings the
longest in Mr.. Graham's ex-
perience, topping by 31a weeks
the l2-week London crusade
in 1854.
The Graham office says
1851 800 persons have attended
the Garden meetings since
May is and 41.657 persons
have recorded decisions" for
Christ.
In his announcement Mr.
Hull said "the response of the
public, expressed through let
tiers and phone calls. plus the
fact that the Garden is avail
able, has forced us to this deci-
sion to continue.
If we did not continue, the
Garden would be closed during
these final weeks in August
and the members of the COM
mittee cannot believe it TO be
Gods will to have the doors OF
the Garden closed TO the cru.
SADIE as long as it is possible tc
have them remain open"
Mr.. Graham himself said
we nave received literally hum
dreds of letters urging us to &C
on. There have been scores Of
long distance telephone calls
One lady here in New York cir
culated a petition among hel
neighbors and sent in more
than 500 signatures. Thus
have been compelled to change
my mind. and on the basis Of
this overwhelming expression
Of the interest and conviction
Of Gods people. we are ready
and willing to continue as Ions
as the Garden is available Il
us"
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Coolidge Homestead
Presented as Shrine

PLYMOUTH. VT. Aug. 8
R.-The Coolidge homestead,
where Calvin Coolidge became
the 30th President of the
United States "a years ago. was
given to the State Of Vermont
today as a shrine.
1t was in the lamplit parlor
of the white-painted house that
Mr.. Coolidge's father. Col. John
C. Coolidge village notary
administered the oath Of office
to his son.
A deed to the property in this
hamlet of 34S residents was
presented to Gov. Joseph B.
johnson today by John Cool
idge. only surviving son Of the
late President.
In making the gift he car
ried out the wishes Of his
mother. Mrs. Grace G. Coolidge.
who agreed last year TO give the
property over to the State OF
Vermont. The State appropri-
ated $4,000 to restore the
house to its 1923 condition. but
Mrs. Coolidge did not live to
see the presentation. She cied
July 8.
AIcOrn Lauds Coolidge
Republican National Chair
man Meade Alcofn was the
principal speaker at today's
ceremonies.
Mr.. Alcorn said Mr.. Coolidge
was "a symbol Of great Ameri-
can virtues
HE was the embodiment of
rugged integrity, or quiet cour-
age. Of genuine humility. of
proud frugality, of profound
faith in Cod"
Mr.. Alcorn brought to the
presentation a message from
President Eisenhower. which
said that Vermont and the
Nation are the richer for the
thoughtfulness Of the Coolidge
family" in turning the house
over to the State Of as public
shrine.
The Presidents message
added:
1T is a matter Of profound
sorrow to all Americans that
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Sex Offenders Sought

TOLEDO. Ohio. Aug. 3 (P.-
Police today were searching for
known sex offenders in the
strangling Of a 32-year-old
mother of four children, whose
nearly nude body was found
near a tavern yesterday. The
victim was Mrs. Anna Louise
La Tour. 80. cook and manager
Of a concession in a local fac
tory.
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2Tit|esDecided
In Bridge Play

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 3 Dr.
Margaret Wagar Of Atlanta,
Ga. and Mrs. Kay Rhodes OF
New York. won their third
straight national women's par
championship Of contract
bridge today. The defending
champions scored 476 points
to top a field Of 108 qualified
pairs in the final session.
David c. Carter Of st. Louis,
and John Hubbell Of Kansas
City. captured the mems pair
championship with q score Of
1904 points. A field Of l2S
qualified pairs played in the
final session.
Both championships were
played in three sessions as the
American Contract Bridge
Leagues 29th summer national
tournament moved into its final
stages.
Only the masters knockout
team championship remains to
be decided.
The other leaders in the
women's pair were Mrs. Edith
Kemp, Miami. and Mrs. Terry
Michaels. Washington, D. c.,
46o: and Mrs. Marx Eisenmen
and Mrs. Fred Haseltine, both
of Richmond, Va. 45412.
Other leaders in the mems
pair were John Gerber, Hous-
ton. and Paul N. Hodge. Abb
lene. Tex, ASH: and William
Seamon. Miami. and Tobias
Stone. New York. 1861.
The masters team champion
ship advanced this evening into
the fourth knockout round. The
winners of tonight's six knock
out matches will engage in a
fiverday round robin for the
American title. The winning
team will represent America in
the international match next
winter
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MoyfIower II Voyage
To Lukes Is Endorsed

ny tno hbeoClhteu ffeW
The State Department has
Endorsed a proposal to send the
Mayfiower II UP the route of
the st. Lawrence Seaway to
visit Great Lakes ports.
Senator Potter. Republican
Of Michigan. who last month
proposed such a trip for the
replica Of the Pilgrim ship,
yesterday released a letter from
Christian A. Herter. Undersec-
rotary Of State. backing the
idea.
The State Department, in
Endorsing the idea, said any
such trip should be co-ordinated
with Canada.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 3 (R.-
Police today stepped up spe-
Oial drive to wipe out Q wave Of
juvenile terrorism marked by
three killines-and indirectly a
fourth death--in this city in
scarcely a week.
George Marshall, colored b.
year-old Bronx youth was stab
bed to death by fellow teen
ayers last night q few hours
after police started the special
campaign.
Acting Police Commissioner
James r. Kennedy only yeSter-
day had ordered the full $4,000
man police force into q week
end drive as a result Of the
earlier killings.
Squads Reshuffied
Detective squads were re-
shufiled into potentially DANCE
rous areas with order to stop.
search and disperse any groups
Of teen-agers found lettering
sveniciously."
The slayings occurred in var
ious sections of the city and
none appeared related to the
other.
Police gave this account Of
the Staying Of young Mar
shall:
Three other colored youths
were flirting with two girls on
a Bronx street corner and
thought that young Marshall
and a companion. nearby, were
laughing at them.
Words developed and the
Marshall boy was stabbed sew
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
BUXTON PTA MAKES
PLANS FOR PARTY.
DISCUSS PROJECTS

The Cape Hatteras P.T.A. held
its regular meeting Oct. LIST in the
school auditorium.
Mrs. Carol Dillon opened the
meeting by having all present sing
the national anthem and reciting
the pledge Of allegiance to the
flag. Mrs. L. Bingham played the
piano.
Mrs. Emma Scarborough of Avon,
secretary, read the minutes. The
financial report was given by the
treasurer, Mrs. Achsah Oden of
Hatteras. Mrs. j. Browning assist
ed with the room count. The fourth
grade, Mrs. Inez Austin, teacher
and the twelfth grade, w. 4.
Lingle, teacher, were winners.
It was reported that five full
length plate glass mirrors were
installed in class rooms and six
more will be put up later.
A committee was appointed to
send in the P.T.A. bylaws, which
have to be approved every three
years.
Two P.T.A. banners in blue and
gold We're purchased. These ban
ners will be dislayed for a month
in the rooms winning the attend
ance report. Twelve P.T.A. cook
books were ordered and will be sold
at the next meeting.
Discussions for projects for the
P.T.A. were on: the need of sing
ing lessons for all classes; improv-
ing the drinking water at the
school; the need of vacuum clean
err for the school floors; purchas-
ing of swings and playground
equipment; w. R. Lingle, principal,
spoke of the need of laboratory
equipment for the science class
rooms.
The County Board of Education
gave 5000 towards the purchase of
a Monograph machine. The P.T.A.
will help finance it.
Plans for the Halloween party
to be held November LIST were
made. A program of short skits
from each class room will be pre-
sented in the auditorium. Prizes
for costumes will be presented. The
lunch room will sell refreshments.
The class rooms will sell popcorn
and candies. Several entertaining
games, grab bags, balloons, will
, help to add to the carnival spirit.
The meeting adjourned to the
school cafeteria to enjoy home
made pies and hot coffee furnished
by the Frisco members.
A feature which helpde the meet
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wahab Village Hotel.

Mrs. Maudee Fulcher and Miss
Grace M. Keeney accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Best on their re-
turn trip to Baltimore last Satur-
day. Mrs. Fulcher will spend this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Best;
Miss Keeney will visit Mrs. Ed
ward jenkins. They plan to re-
turn home on Sunday or Monday
with Mrs. Jenkins.
The Ocracoke Civic Club will
hold it's October meeting, Monday,
October 14th.
Members of the junior and sem
Tor classes of Ocracoke High
School plan to leave Thursday of
this week for trip to Washing
ington, D. C. On Saturday they
will also enjoy an excursion trip
to New York City, visiting the
United Nations headquarters
there. Those planning to make the
trip with Mrs. Theodore Rond-
thaler, chaperone, are Miss Ellen
Marie Fulcher, Miss Aida Van
O'Neal, Miss Carolyn Garrish,
David Esham, Carlton B. O'Neal,
Edward C. 0'Neal, and Ray T.
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POPLAR BRANCH GIRL TO
WED NORFOLK MAN DEC.

Miss Donna Marie Pickett.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
". Pickett of Poplar Branch, has
chosen Saturday, Dec. z as the
date for her marriage to John D.
Gregory III. The ceremony will
take place at $3.50 pm. in the
James Barry Robinson Chapel,
Kempsville road.
Mrs. Melvin Dowdy will be ma
tron of honor for her sister. The
bridesmaids will be Mrs. Harry F.
Geyer Jr., cousin of the bride;
Misses Dolly Propes and Mary
Carol Gregory, sister of the bride
groom.
Mr.. Gregory has chosen Benny
Hollywood to be his best man. The
groomsmen will be John Tucker,
Walter Munden and Glen Lassister.
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BY CAROLYN LLOYD

1t might be a good thing for CIV
ilization if the electricity went off
more often. Left alonge in the dark
with no television. no radio. and
no light to read by, one has little
choice but to think-something
most of us have precious little time
for these days.
Lying in the darkness long after
midnight on Saturday, ! listened
to the wind and the rain and thank
ed God for the gift of sight. What
would it be like, / wondered, to
know that you would always be i'm
prisoned by darkness. l could lie
there, unafraid, knowing that l
could light candle, if need be;
and that daylight would eventually
come. But what if daylight could
never come l thought of how my
livelihood and my greatest pleas
ures depend upon sight and how it
would be never to read another
book or see another play.
The courage and cheerfulness of
the blind have always amazed me.
When one of my pupils asked re-
Gently if Helen Keller is real
person, l was startled that there
should be any doubt, for she has
always been very real" person
to me. When was child, her au
photography thrilled and saddened
me at the same time. Years later,
in college, heard her speak in the
voice that she had forced out Of
darkness. Her voice had a queer,
high-pitched tone, for she had new
er heard herself speak and could
not Judge the sound. Here was
woman, blind and deaf, who had
made her life an inspiration to the
world; and had to admit that, un
der the same circumstances, i
would probably have spent life
time wallowing in self-pity.
I thought of other sightless peo-
pie whom l have known-a success
full lawyer who never seems to give
his handicap a thought and doesn't
expect anyone slse to, the girl who
was president of her class in col
lege; and much-beloved minister.
The lawyer loves to tell gleefully
of how his new roommate in col
lege, unaware that his roommate
was blind, fled in terror when he
came upon a man shaving before a
mirror-in the dark. Not one of
those people seems to waste any
time in plying himself; yet they
must long to see the faces of those
they love, the beauties of nature
that others rave about, and even
the ugly sights that others may
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ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin of
Newcastle, Delaware, are visiting
Mr.. Austin's sisters, Mrs. Wilma
Williams and Mrs Ruby Garrish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Page and
daughter of South Norfolk, Va,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses Womac.
Mrs. Lola Williams is visiting
her daughters and son in Norfolk,
for three weeks.
Mrs. Fannie O'Neal has gone to
spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joe Smith, in Beaufort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel Brooks are
visiting in Norfolk.
Mrs. Blanche Hooper of Beau
fort is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thad Gaskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Vaughan
of Winston Salem spent the week
end at Wahab Village Hotel.
Rev. and Mrs. William Clarke
spent several days last week in
Morehead City and Atlantic, visit
ing their families there. The week
end weather and the fact that the
mailboat did not make the run to
Atlantic, prevented their return
home. Due to the weather condi-
tions no service was held at the
Methodist church on Sunday.
Several people from Ocean City,
Nd, are spending this week at
Ocracoke. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Parsons and Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Scarborough are at Mrs. Lillian
Simpsons cottage; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bounds and daughter are
at the Rondthaler cottage; Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Fisher and party
are at one one of the Kelly cot
tages..
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilder and
Mrs. Herman Spencer spent sew
eral days recently in Portsmouth,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest M. Jordan
of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, are
here for two weeks, staying at
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ing to be a success, was the use of
a class room for the entertainment
Of the children who came with their
parents. Miss Mertie Browning,
senior, cheerfully donated her time
to help.
Committee chairmen appointed
are: membership, Mrs. Vivian
Fronts; hospitality, Mrs. Ormond
Fuller; congress publications, Mrs.
Nellie Edwards; program, Mrs,
Laura Hooper. cook book, Mrs,
Joyce Gray; budget and finance,
Mrs. Achsah Oden; P.T.A. maya
zine, Mrs. Blanche Midget; pub
Lefty, Mrs. Paula Fulcher.
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see.
/ thought, too, as lay there, of
little girl terrified of the dark.
She had no idea why she was
afraid-it was just a blind, I'M
reasoning fear that no amount of
reasoning or shaming could alter.
The thoughts were sympathetic
ones, for l was that little girl and
about the worst "fraidy cat" that
ever lived. There are compensa-
tons to being grown. One can lie
in the dark without fear that a
clammy hand will come from no.
where to grasp her toes, and listen
to the wind without interpreting
it as a banshee's wall.
Rambling thoughts, yes, and GER
tainly not brilliant ones; but they
sent me drifting off to sleep with
a deep sense of thankfulness and
appreciation for many things.
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JAMES HOWARD DIES IN
BALTIMORE, BURIED THERE

Ocracoke, Oct. Mrs. Tressie
Howard received word last Thurs
day of the death of her son, James
Howard, in Baltimore on Wednes-
day. Services were held at his
home there. He is survived by his
wife and a daughter, his mother,
one sister, Mrs. Lorena Williams
of Norfolk; two brothers, Cantwell
Howard of Baltimore, and Leslie
Howard of Columbia, S. C.
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Waller.

Waller.
Word received here today by
Maltby Bragg is that although his
mother, Mrs. Laura Bragg, is i'm
proving, she is still in the hospital
at Morehead City, and her daugh-
ter, Kathleen, is staying there
during her illness.
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Raleigh.--of the 215 pedes-
TRANS killed on North Carolina
streets and highways last year,
166 were men or boys while 40
were females, the State Depart
ment Of Motor Vehicles reports.
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gible in September. The COM
mittee met later during the
World Series and voted to ban
a player from consideration for
the rookie award in his first
full season if he had more than
rs at bats in any previous
season in the majors.
Thus Malone found himself
ineligible as a rookie and CLASH
fed as a sophomore. AS 1t
turned out the 27-year-old
native of New York clearly
outdistanced his rivals as
the leagues most impressive
second-year player.
The stocky righthanded
swinger. who began in the Bos-
ton chain in 1913, gave an
indication Of what was to come
when he went to the Seals for
further seasoning. He hit .296
with San Francisco and re-
ceived another chance with the
Red Sox last spring.
After lowering above 800 for
awhile, Malone finished with
a .292 average. He wound UP
in a three-way tie for third in
runs batted in with 1903. was
second in hits with 1876 and
was third in doubles with 81.
His IS home runs were the
most he. has ever hit in q
season.
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of course, but Ration knows he
has trained faithfully and well.
And in businesslike thinking,
he feels he has done all he can
to prepare for this all-impor-
tant battle with the French
man.
Thousands of MaciaS' follow
ers have already crossed the
border towns on Juarez, No
gales, Mexicali and Tijuana. an
invasion we'll anticipated by
Promoter Cal Eaton and his
matchmaker, George Parnassus.
For most of the 5000, 1000 in
gate receipts will come from the
immense Mexican following of
Macias.
1t will be for his people
much more than the $4,000 OF
so he'll collect that Ration will
fight. He was a national hero
even before he knocked out
Chamrern Songkitrat of Thai
land in San Francisco in
March, 1855, to win recognition
by the National Boxing Asso-
citation as king of the 49,
Founders.
HaS pride. as well as his jaw
was crushed when Billy Pea
cock knocked him outA in Los
Angeles in a non-title fight
here in June, 1855. That was
the only loss in his career Of
80 professional fights. He has
won IA straight since the Pea
cock match, including his title
defenses against Leo EspinoSs
and Dommy Ursula.
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Duke-Tech Series
Extended to 1866

ATLANTA. Nov. S (P.-Duke
University will have several OPP
portunites to avenge Saturdays
1870 upset defeat by Georgia
Tech.
While in Atlanta with the
team, Athletic Director Eddie
Cameron of Duke got together
with Tech Athletic Director
Bobby Dood and extended the
Duke-Tech football contract
through 1866.
The Duke series started in
1888 and is the only long-term
contract Tech has with a nom
Southeastern Conference school.
Duke leads the series, 1911.
Thefx was one tie.
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Navy Stadium Given
Boost From Notre Dame

Even with the new stadium
in use by 1859, Navy still will
use Baltimore for occasion
home" games. The Notre Dame
game, for instance, is one that
will have to go there. Baltimore
seats about $1,000, while the
new stadium at Annapolis is
planned to seat $1,000. The
Notre Dame game in 1859 will
be played in the Midwest, &C
cording to present scheduling.
Navy also will play a big
game in the Midwest next sea-
son, according to the schedule
that will be announced official
ly next week, meeting Michigan
October II. Other games away
from home next year will be at
Boston U. October 4, Tulane at
Norfolk in the oyster Bowl Oc-
tober Is, at Pennsylvania Oc-
tober Is, at George Washington
November Is and Army at
Philadelphia November 90.