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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
PHILATELIc NEWS
Ship Stamp HighIight
Of Maine Celebration

building Of a small pinnace
or shallop."
No contemporary picture or
description of the Virginia
exists. She was of % or sc
tons burden, a sailing craft
Of shallow draft for coastal
waters. small enough to be
propelled by oars if necessary
William Baker. the naval ar
chitect who made a drawing
of the Virginia for the Bath
Area Chamber of Commerce,
pictures her as a small sin
gle-masted craft with a spirit
sail rig.
The Virginia seems to have
carried some of the colonists
back to England in the fall
Of 1903. In 1909 she was part
Of the nine-ship jamestown
fleet of Sir Thomas Gates
and Sir George Somers. but
sprang a leak and had to turn
back to Plymouth, missing
the hurricane which scat
tered the other ships. She
was at jamestown that win
ter. however. so presumably
she completed her second
Atlantic crossing alone.
Information on her later
career is less definite, but
some 20 years later. accord
ing to one story. she was
wrecked on the rocky Irish
coast on a voyage from
Virginia with q cargo of to-
bacco.
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STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS
MONDAY

NAOANDEAA
AIexandria-Mt, Vernon
Stamp Club, 8 pm, Martha
Washington Branch, Fairfax
County Library. TIA Potomac
avenue, New Alexandria, Va.
Auction.
Hyattsville Stamp Club
(senior section) 8 pm,
County Service Building,
Hyattsville, Md.
WEDNESDAY
Washington Philatelic So
ciety, 8 pm, Arts Club, 2017
1 street NV. Forum pro-
gram: Arranging and Writ
ing Up a Stamp Collection"
Woodbridge Stamp Club, 8
pm. Turkey Thicket Field
House. Tenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
THURSDAY
Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety, County Building. $500
Colesville road, Silver Spring.
Md.
Notes on club programs
should reach The Star by
Wednesday for publication
the Sunday before the meet
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
NUMISMATIC NOTES
u. S. Half Dimes: |

1t Is generally believed that
the cents and half-cents of
1893 were the first coins Of
flcially struck at the newly
established mint in Phila-
delphia. Most coin collec-
tors, however. maintain that
the half-dismes of 1892, later
termed the half-dimes, were
the first United States coins,
using the words of George
Washington in 1892, during
his fourth annual address, as
their authority.
Washington said There
has been a small beginning in
the coinage of half -dismes,
the want of small coins in
circulation calling the first
attention to them"
Washington himself fur
nished the silver and distrib-
uted some of the coined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21

4. Any number of prints
may be entered. Contestants
name. address and the class
in which the picture should
be entered must be written
clearly. in ink. on the back OF
each print. Mail prints to
the Amateur Snapshot Con-
test Editor. The Sunday Star,
40l Star Building. Washing
ton. d. c.
S. No prints will be re-
turned. Contestants must be
able TO furnish the original
negative If requested by the
Contest Editor. The Star
and the sponsors OF the Ma
tional Awards assume no re-
sponsibility for negatives or
prints.
s. Contestants are per-
mitted to submit pictures TO
only one newspaper particle
rating in the National
Awards.
7. To be eligible for a
local grand prize. a confess
tart must sign a statement
that the picture or another
closely similar picture OF the
same subject or situation,
has not. ana will not be
entered by him in any con-
test. and will not be offered
for publication.
3. IMPORTANT: BE sure
you know the names and adj
dresses OF any recognizable
persons appearing in your
picture. In order for II TO be
entered in the national judg-
ing you must be able TO
get the written consent OF
such persons TO permit use OF
the picture for advertising
Diiru0Ses etc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
BY A. j. WEDDERBURN
Curator of Photography.
The Smithsonian Institution


Photographers have been
using all sorts of gimmicks
to make possible remote con-
troll. Now such a device. ca
pable of operating a 35-mm
camera automatically at dis
tances up to a mile away, is
commercially available.
So far as we have been
able toalearn. however, the
radio control unit is at pres
ent only disable in conjunc-
ton with the Praktina FIX
35-mm camera. The COM
plete outfit, consisting Of
camera. radio control unit,
and electric motor is hardly
within grasp of the average
camera fan since its cost
runs about $3.50. Owners of
the camera can obtain the
accessories for about $3.50.
But scientific. industrial,
commercial. nature, and ad-
vanced amateur photogra-
pliers may find this new sys-
tenn. developed by Erwin
Sadler of New York. a worth
while investment.
With it up to 420 expo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
PHOTO CONTEST RULES
tCOndenSed)

The Stars 1857 Amateur
Snapshot Contest offers cam
era fans an opportunity to
win as much as $l.l05 for a
single picture.
Each week during the con-
test, The Sunday Star Maya
zine will publish the photo
Judged best in each Of these
four classes: CA) Babies and
children. (bl activities. tcI
scenes and still life. Id
animal life. Each week four
IS awards will be made. At
the close Of the contest. the
best entry in each class will
be awarded a 500 United
States Savings Bond. These
four grand prize winners
then will be entered in the
Newspaper National Snapshot
Awards TO compete for cash
prizes totaling $4,000.
In the national contest.
there will be four first prizes
Of $1,000. four second prizes
Of $500. four third prizes Of
$3.50. SO Special Merit Awards
Of $50 and 200 Honor Awards
Of s25.
Here are the contest rules,
condensed for your conven-
fence:
/ The contest is strictly for
amateur photographers
2. Pictures taken after July
|. 1856. are eligible.
3 Snapshots may be taken
with any make Of camera. on
any brand Of blsck-and- white
film. but not with color Aim.
No art work or retouching is
permitted on negatives or
prints--no composite pictures.
multiple exposures. or multi
pie printing. a
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1886 HALF DIME

pieces to his friends as SOU
venirs. Obviously. the issue
is very scarce.
The portrait on this first
coin is supposed to be that
of Martha Washington as
Liberty, facing left. The re-
verse shows an eagle in flight.
The designer was Thomas
Birch, who also designed the
disme and the rare Birch"
cent.
The word "disme" arose
from the Old French and
Middle English term for 1.-THE
(tenth), and was adopted
along with the decimal sys-
TEN of coinage in 1892. Just
when the half-disme officially
became the half dime" can
not be learned from the coin
itself. The only half -disme"
SO stamped is the 1892 series.
No later issue bears an indi-
cation of value until 1929,
when the legend "5 C" APP
peared under the reverse
eagle. The legend half
dime" first is shown on the
1887 seated Liberty type" on
the reverse.
No half dismes were
minted in 1893, nor in 1893
or 1899. Another lapse occurs
after 1905 until 1929. All is
sues prior to 1929 are scarce.
From 1894 to 1905, the OBJ
verse contains a bust of Lib
erty with flowing hair, facing
right, with an eagle poised
for fight on the reverse. rhe
eagles posture is slightly
changed in 1896. In 1900. the
wide : spread winged eagle
first appears.
B. M. DOUGLAS.
The Washington NumiS-
matte Socitdy. whose mem
bers haze prepared this series
OF articles. will make every
effort to GnSWer questions on
coins and paper money dd-
dressed to this column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
CAMERA ANGLES
Photos Can Be Token
Mile From Control

sures can be made if a So
foot capacity magazine is
used. Otherwise 20 or So
consecutive exposures can be
made with standard film
rolls.
Driven by Motor
In operation. the receiver
component of the radio con-
troll unit is plugged into the
electric motor which is at
tached to the camera. The
tranSmitter component may
then be used up to a dis
lance of a mile or more from
the camera to close a relay
circuit which in turn ac-
tivates the electric motor to
operate the camera.
A sequence of operations
takes place in which the
shutter is released to take
the picture. the film is trans
ported to the next frame,
and the shutter wound for
the next exposure. Each time
the photographer presses the
button Of the transmitter. he
will take a picture. Indi-
vidual photographs may be
taken at selected Intervals.
or sequence shots by press
ing the transmitter button
repeatedly. This can also be
performed mechanically by
cycling timers.
Animal Poses Possible
The nature photographer
will be able to set up his
equipment near an animal
trail or water hole. From a
distant vantage point he will
be able to follow animal ac-
ton via binoculars and &C
tivate the camera unit by
remote control-without dan
ger of disturbing his quarry.
Factory managers and en-
gineers may find such a sys-
tenn valuable when concerned
with quality control. The unit
could be set up singly or in
tandem at strategic points.
to be triggered in random or
periodic patterns for statis-
tical quality control pro-
cedure.
In areas where human
operation Of the camera is
excluded because of dan
gerous conditions. such as
excessive temperature. deadly
fumes or radiation, the re-
mote control operation can
be used to provide a visual
record for subsequent analy-
sis.
Shoplifting Check
Such a unit could find
many uses in the field OF
intelligence and surveillance.
For example in denartment
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stores where Shoplifting is q
constant source of loss or in
banks where holdups may be
expected, such an installa-
ton could act as a deterrent.
or an aid in identifying sus-
poets. Military photographers
could set up camera equip
ment at strategic Joint and
trigger their cameras from
safe distances.
Other uses might well be
found in commercial photo
graphy at public hearings,
weddings. etc. and sports
photographers might we'll
find a battery of remotely
controlled cameras, operated
from a central control point
a useful means for mass
coverage of an event with
out the need for a camera.
man for each camera.
X
QUESTION from the mail
bag-As a newcomer to pho
topography. am confused
about the f-stop settings.
Can you help me?
Answer = Even advanced
photographers are sometimes
puzzled by the exposures re-
quired for different f-stop
settings. Remember that the
larger the f-number, the
smaller the lens opening. A
sman lens opening lets in less
light, SO a longer exposure
must be given. 1t might seem
that f:8 would take twice the
exposure for IA. However,
exposure varies with the
square of the f-stop number
(the number multiplied by
ITSELF. The square of IA is
l6 and that of f:8 is 81. Since
81 is 4 times l6, the expo
sure for f:8 is four times the
exposure for IA. Thus, II
the correct exposure for "a
is l/100 of a second. for the
same film and light condi-
tons. you would have to give
li25th of a second for f:8, or
l/50th Of a second at f:5.6.
At f:2.8. the correct exposure
would be l/200th and it would
be l/400th at FL.
But you need not be a
mathematician If you own
an exposure meter. The
scale on most meters gives
Immediately the correct ex-
posure for any f-value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
At Leicu Center

Herbert S. wilburn. jr..
assistant illustrations editor
Of National Geographic Mag
azine. has returned from
New York where he attended
a one-week course at the
new Leica technical school,
started by E. Leitz, Inc, dis
tributors Of Leica cameras
and other Photographic
equipment. Specialists from
West Germany were on hand
to describe the new designs
and ideas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
PHILATELIC NEWS
BY BELMONT FAIRIES

August will be a big month
in the Bath area Of Maine
where the 35Oth anniversary
Of shipbuilding in America
will be celebrated with a va
riety of civic events.
The pinnace Virginia, first
ocean-going trading ship
constructed in America. was
built in 1907 at the unsuc-
cessful Popham Colony at
the mouth Of the Kennebec
River. then known as the
Sagadahock.
High point Of the month
long celebration will be the
first day ceremonies at Bath
August IS for the Scent "Vir-
GINA Of Sagadahock" COM
memorative. The stamp cere-
monies will be a public af-
fair with a luncheon to fol-
low for the special guests.
including the Governor of
Maine, the Maine delegation
in Congress and leaders in
the shipbuilding industry.
Bath. a great shipbuilding
port in the days of the full
rugged sailing ships, carries
on its seafaring traditions to-
day. The Bath Iron Works,
its leading industry, builds
destroyers for the Navy and
will launch one Of them on
August 10.
Ceremonies August 4
The Governor is expected
to speak at Fort Popham,
near the site Of the original
colony. at a ceremony on Au-
gust 4.
Sir John Popham, Lord
Chief Justice Of England. was
one Of the chief promoters
of the colony and his brother,
George Popham, led the
group which sailed from
Plymouth In two small YES
sells May 81, 1907.
The colonists reached the
Kennebeck in Mid-August.
They selected a site and be-
gan construction of Fort st.
George near the mouth of
the river on August 20. The
next day they started work
on a ship to be used in coast
al trade with the Indians.
Dreams of wealth in a new
land soon faded on the icy
coast Of Maine and more
than half of the colonists
returned to England with the
second ship in December.
George Popham died during
the winter and his successor,
Raleigh Gilbert. was called
home the following summer.
The settlement was aban-
doned In September, 1908. q
little more than a year after
its founding.
The Virginia represented
the colony's one successful
enterprise. She had been
carefully planned in advance
and materials unavailable on
the Maine coast, such as sails
and cordage, had been
brought from England.
Journal Records Start
Her construction was SUI
pervised by a master ship
wright. one Digby of London.
He had ship carpenters to
help him and q smith to
work the iron parts. A con-
temporary journal records
the start of the work:
Friday the 2lst Of August
all hands labored hard about
the fort, some in the trench.
some for faggots. and our
ship carpenters about the
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Magsaysay Stamp Design

The Scent commemorative
stamp honoring the late
President Ramon Magsaysay
Of the Philippines. to be
placed on sale here August
81. will be printed in red.
blue and golden ochre, Post
master General Summerfield
announced yesterday.
The stamp, in vertical for
mat. will be issued in sheets
of 48. 1t will be printed on
pregummed paper on the new
Giori press. An initial print
ing of 40 million has been
authorized.
The central design is a
medallion printed in golden
ochre on which is depicted
the head of President Mag
saysay encircled by the de-
scriptive wording Ramon
Magsaysay, President of the
Philippines 1953-1957." The
medallion is suspended from
a red. white and blue ribbon.
Directly above the medallion
is a torch Of Liberty. in red,
behind two crossed sprays of
leaves. in blue. The words
Champion of Liberty" APP
pear at the top and United
States Postage" at the bot
tom. both in red. The demon
nation &c.. in blue, is in
the lower right corner.
Art work for the stamp,
first Of the projected Cham
pions Of Liberty" series, was
done by the three artist
members Of the new Stamp
Advisory Committee, Arnold
Copeland. William H. Buck
ley and IRVINE Metal.
Covers for first-day can
collation. may be addressed
to the Postmaster, Washing
ton 10, d. c. The outer en-
velope should be Endorsed
First Day Covers &c Mag
saysay Stamp"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
500 Conversions Noted
In Seven Years Among
Japanese Workers

KAKOGAWA, Japan = NC) - Five hundred CONVEX
sions is the record of the Immaculate Heart Fathers who
started their work in this industrial center seven years ago.
Most of the new converts are young factory and office
workers who have come here recently from other parts of
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Apostolate of the Lalty was
formed.
Since that time, the COM
miftee has been contracting lay
aposfoiate groups all over the
world, sending them bulletins
periodically and other infor-
mation. All this work, and
much more, has been done in
preparation for for the ocfo-
Der congress.
Theme of the October meet
ings will be 1.-THE Laity in the
Crisis of the Modern World"
Speakers from all parts of the
world have been named for the
various sessions of the congress.
Among those scheduled to
speak are: Archbishop Giovanni
B. Montini of Milan; DR.. Frank
J. Sheed, Catholic publisher and
theologian; Mrs. Robert A. Ma
honey, president of the U. S. Ma,
tional Council of Catholic Wom-
en-, and Thorn Kerstiens, secre-
tary general of Pax Romano in
ternational movement of Catho.
lie intellectuals and students.
The congress will be divided
into plenary sessions, with all
the delegates taking part, and
workshop and discussion meet
ings.
The workshop and discussion
sessions will be attended by
delegates divided into linguis
tic groups, interested in a speci
fic area of the lay apostolate.
Some Of the discussions plan
ned during the congress will
touch on such a variety of sub
jects as: the mission of the
Iaymen in The Church, the
worlds need for lay apostles
the responsibilities Of the lay
man as apostle, rural and ur-
ban family life, and Christian
education Of children and
youth.
Other meetings will discuss
the mass media of communica
ton available to the modern
apostle, the responsibilities oil
the laity in various cultural and
! linguistic areas Of the world, and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
Mexican Clergy
Discuss Problems
From Priest Need

QUERETARO, Mexico = (NC)
Problems arising from a search
ty of priests in many of Mexico's
rural areas were discussed during
a meeting of about 200 priests
here.
Auxiliary Bishop Jose Villalon
Mercado of Mexico City told
them that the greatest problems
existing among the country's
poorer classes arise from wide
spread alcoholism.
From the drunkenness, he
said. family life degenerafes,
man lives in poverty. many
crimes are committed, and
hatred is spread in towns and
villages"
The Bishop urged that children
in small towns and villages be
taught trades and handcrafts, To
insure themselves an income
when they reach maturity.
CULIACAN, Mexico - NC
Church and government officials
in this priest-poor region have
agreed to join forces to combat
immortality in the towns and
cities.
OF the 100000 people living in
the area, 100000 are Catholics,
There are only 100 priests to
care for the spiritual welfare OF
these Catholics.
The attorney general of the
province of Sinaloa,' DR.. Miguel
Gaxiola Verdugo, has appealed to
the people of the province to CO.
operate in establishing centers
for the rehabilitation of delin
quent young men and women.
D.. Bishop Limo Aguirre of Sina
loa has exhorted Catholics to col
laborate with the government.
plan for the eenters.
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For years we have suffered
from a shortage Of schools and
inadequate medical care"

For years we have suffered
from a shortage Of schools and
inadequate medical care"
Pinkie Merrivall is a Junior in
Holy Rosary High School on
South Dakota's Pine Ridge Res
ervation. Holy Rosary is one of
So Indian schools supported by
the Marquette League whose
headquarters are 289 Fourth
Ave-, New York City. The
League also awards IL scholar
ships annually to Eastern schools
to Indians from reservation
schools.
Along with the majority of
American Indians, Miss Merri-
vail does not approve of the gov
ernment's Relocation Program.
although our reservations are
made up chiefly of ~sub-marginal
land-land the white man did
not want-We want to remain on
them. We do not want to live in
city slumS. We are good Amer
leans = the Indians have the
highest percentage of volunteers
in World War IT-but we want
to retain our Indian heritage"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
- God Love You
You Can Help Send
Men Through Seminary
by Bishop Fulton ]. Sheen

The blessing of having a son
a priest is given to few fam
lilies. In fhe Old Testament,
the eldest son in a family of
the tribe Of Levi, was to be a
priest. But Our Lord broke
that tradition for He was not
of the trive of Levi. Further
more, as He said of His Apos-
files: ;" have chosen you,
you have not chosen Me-"
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pie make excellent Catholics
and come TO Mass not only on
Sundays but on weekdays as
well, the priest continued. Aft
er some years they either set
tie down in the city and esfab-
Iish Catholic families or leave
for their native cities or viii
lagos to form fhe nucleus of q
new Catholic community or
make an existing Catholic COM
munity more solid and apostoI-
ic-minded, he said. A few have
entered religious communities.
he added.
A second large group of con-
verts comes from young married
people who have lived a short
time in the city. They also are
free from ancestral and tradi'
tional obligations toward the
family which often have a pagan
religious character, Father Van
8oven pointed out.
People born and raised in KS'
kowaga are the most difficult fo1
the missionaries to approach, he
said. They have their families
with them and have a whole code
of ancestral and traditional obi
cations to be fulfilled. One of tht
major obstacles to conversion!
is the cult of the dead. the prizes
noted.
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CT the country, Father Henry
Won Bowen reported. Such young
people are good prospects for
conversion, he said, since in NOV
ing to the city they loosen their
ties with their traditional and
ancestral religion.
I'VE should like to see more
people coming TO the city"
Father Van Bowen stated. ut
would give US many more con-
verfs."
Usually newcomers are ap-
preached by one of the Young
Christian Workers of the I'M
maculate Heart Fathers mission
who is himself a recent convert.
The persons responsible for the
contact brings the prospect to
meet a priest and usually comes
to instructions with him, Father
Van Bowen said.
Generally these young peo-
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sponsor their seminary train
ing. So blessed is this work,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12

the function of the Catholic lay
apostle in the field of politics.
One of the main purposes of
the congress will be to prepare
delegates for the great response
bilities placed upon them as
apostles in the modern world.
The themes of the various
meetings and discussions are
meant to train Catholics to be
deeply aware of their duty as
apostles and spiritually equip
ped to carry it out"
Some 80 official delegates
from various Catholic ~organiza-
tions in the u. S. are planning
to attend the Congress.
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that the Holy Father has call
it the Work of St. Peter the
Apostle for the training of
native clergy in the Missions.
Those who aid in this work,
the Holy Father has stated,
share in all their Masses, pray
ers and. conserSionS.