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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08

and an investigation was launch
ed Immediately.
WHEN THE ERROR was dis
covered, showing the money should
have gone to a George II. Wells,
$3.50 Wayne School Rd.. Dayton,
the bank returned the balance of
$11, ,104 to the state.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
CulIman Family Goes
TO w. Va. For Funeral

The Fred Cullman family went
to West Virginia Tuesday Feb. 5,
for the funeral of Mrs. Cullman's
grandmother Mrs. Addie Stewart
who passed away at University
Hospital on Feb. l,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
SUPPER AND cANASTA

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ogilvie en-
tertained on Sunday evening with
supper and canasta party. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Don
Sickles, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Red
man and son Mike.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08
SchaIip Family Visit
In Canal Winchester

Mr.. and Mrs. David Schalip and
family visited with Mrs. Schalip's
parents in Canal Winchester over
the weekend and on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs .Schalip went to the new
Veterans Memorial in Columbus
for meeting of the employees of
the Big Bear Stores. After the
meeting, an estimated 5000 per-
sons were guests at dinner put on
by Big Bear.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-02-08

A teacher affects eternity; he
can never tell where his influence
stops.
Henry Adams
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
North Carolina
Dare County

North Carolina
Dare County
Having this day duly qualified as
Administrators of the estate of
William Alphonso Green, deceased,
of Manteo, Dare County, North
Carolina, 1 hereby give notice to
all persons indebted to his estate
to come forward and make immed-
late settlement; and those holding
claims against the said estate will
present them for payment within
TWELVE MONTHS from the date
of this notice or it will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
This May 1, 1867.
MRS. AGATHA M. GRAY, Admx.,
Manteo, North Carolina
T-5-17-6tc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
|METHODlsTS TO ESTABLISH
REGULAR SERVICES. DARE
BEACHES THIS SEASON

The Board of Missions and
Church Extension o f the North
Carolina Conference of the Metho-
dish Church announced this week
plans for a temporary summer
church on the Dare Beaches. The
Rev. Thomas A. Collins, Executive
Secretary of the Board from Ra-
leigh, working through the Rev. L.
A. Aitken, of Manteo, has said
that plans are about completed and
that services will begin on June
16, 1857. Location of the new
church will be at CASTOR Mann's
roller-skating rink, at the recrea-
ton center near Mays Head Fish
ing pier. Mr.. Mann, Methodist
from the Manns Harbor Church
has granted permission to use the
floored portion of his establish
ment during the Sunday morning
hours for a place to worship. Mr..
Collins has also announced that
the Rev. Homer McNeely Jr. will
be pastor in charge of this new
venture. Mr.. McNeely is a grad
uate of Duke University, born in
Winston Salem, N. C. At present
his parents make their home at
Tampa, Florida, and he is in his
second year at Gambler School of
Theology, Emory University, Geor-
gia. His wife, Mary, is junior at
Emory University, the daughter of
the Rev. Earl Meekins, minister in
the North Carolina Conference of
the Methodist Church, and well
known to many in our community.
Further plans of the Board indi-
cate that survey will be conduct
ed this summer to determine the
need for establishing a permanent
Methodist Church on the beach,
south of the Wright Brothers mon
ument at Kill Devil Hills. Mr.. Col
Inns suggests that the many Meth
odists who will be visiting the Dare
Beaches this summer are urged to
attend this new church and church
school. Information about time for
services will be made available to
the public at later date.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
DARE COUNTY CANCER
DRIVE GOES OVER TOP

The Rev. L. A. Aitken, Dare
County Chairman for the Ameri-
can Cancer Society announces that
the drive has been completed and
has gone we'll over the goal set
for this year. Mr.. Aitken reports
that with the capable assistance of
the Rev. w. E. Cholerton, and Mrs.
Tracy Ward, the amount of $635.77
was collected from the generous
citizens of Dare County. The
amount received in Dare County
last year was SILT, and the goal
for this year was 1925. Only
through the splendid cooperation of
the following workers was the
drive a success this year: Mrs.
Archie Burrus, Mrs. Bolton Burrus,
Mrs. Brancy Peterson, Mrs. Matte
Midget, Mrs. Worth Kenyon, Mrs.
Amy Mann, Mrs. Lillian Boone,
Mrs. Inez Gibbs, Mrs. Nina Bas-
night, Mrs. Ida Meekins, Mrs. Dan
Cannady, Mrs. J. A. Krider, Mrs.
Hal Ward, Mrs. L. E. Mayo, Mrs.
Nevin Wescott, Mrs. Grizelle Fear
ing, Mrs. John Wilson Jr., Mrs.
Edwin Midget, Mrs. Sam Midget,
Mrs. Edward Wescott, Mrs. Willie
Rogers, the Rev. B e. Bingham,
The Rev. L. R. Sparrow, The Rev.
A. L. G. Stephenson, and The Rev.
w. H. Montgomery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
EROSION STUDY AT
OCRACOKE. ISLAND MAY 81

Wilmingtons-A party of State
and Federal officials will study
erosion damages at Ocracoke Is
land Tuesday, May 81, as another
step in the North Carolina request
for a cooperative beach erosion
project for the island.
Colonel H. C. Rowland, Jr., Dis
trict Engineer of the Corps Of En-
gineers district office here, said
the State has already initiated
steps to have the survey made and
Tuesdays examination is anoth-
er step toward the mutual objec-
tive"
Colonel Rowland explained that
the fling of a request for a beach
erosion survey is a matter for the
State or municipality to initiate,
and not an obligation of the Corps
of Engineers "even though we will
assist in every way possible"
1t is understood here that one
major objective is the provision of
some practical means of protect
ing the recently built highway on
the island from damage by high
water and storms.
In addition to Colonel Rowland,
the group will include Colonel
Harry Brown, State director OF
the Hurricane Rehabilitation pro-
gram. A. C. Rayner of the Beach
Erosion Board, Washington, D. c.,
L. F. Johnson, D. B. Billiard, of the
Division Engineers Office, Allan
ia, and L. C. McDuffie and N. c.
Magnuson of the Wilmington Dis
trict Corps of Engineers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
ORvILLE BAUM'S JUMPING
FROG HEADS FOR THE WEST
Gives Rehearsal on Steps Of Capital
Wednesday Before Congressman
By MARGARET KERNoDLE
(In the News & Observer)

I'm the News & Observer)
Washington.-There were con.
gressmen and bull frogs jumping
on the steps of the Capitol We'd
nesday afternoon.
The congressman, Rep. Engle
(D-Calif.) and. Rep. Bonner ID
N. c., were not leaping away
from hot issues. They were jump
ing to encourage the bull frogs,
and yelling like couple of kids.
Jump, frog, jump. We gotta go
VOTE" yelled Bonneer.
"Atomic Baum" the bull frog
champion of Dare County, got a
prod from Engle and made such a
leap that Bonner called him a
jumping son of a gum"
Engle knows all about the yell
ing and prodding that make for the
record frog jumps because it is in
his congressional district that the
annual International Frog Jump
ing Jubilee takes place. This
years competition is set for May
1919.
"Atomic Baum" is en- route to
California by air express from
North Carolina, where he covered
IL feet in three jumps at the Dare
County Pirates Jamboree.
Engle said the record at the in
ternational event in Calaveras
County, Calf, is 16 feet 10 inches
for three consecutive hops. There
is limit of Is seconds between
hops.
Top prize in the Calaveras
County frog event is $1,000 if the
frog beats the record, or $3.50 if
he beats the other frogs but sets
no new record, Engle explained.
Fifteen-year-old Gary Lee Perry
of Kitty Hawk, N. c., 9th grader
from Manteo High School, wearing
gay pirates attire, was jockey for
"Atomic Baum" and the other six
Carolina bull frogs on the jump
at the Capitol today.
Orville Baum of Kitty Hawk,
owner of "Atomic Baum" said
somebody from California suggest
ed the frog jumping for Dare
County to pep up the opening of
the vacation season this year.
anyhow, it's created a lot OF
conversation" he grinned.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
MANY WATERWAYS
PROJECTS SOUGHT
FOR NO. CAROLINA
Ocracoke. Hafferas. Mantle o.
Cuckolds Greek Among Many
Urged at Washington
Meeting

Raleigh.-The States delegation
to the 44th annual convention OF
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress (NRHC). meeting in
Washington May 1918, plans to
ask North Cardinals congressman
and senators for their support of
some "a water resource projects
and Investigations.
Frank w. Reams of Warrenton,
chairman of the States NRHC del
egation, announced Gov. Hodges
would accompany the group which
held a dinner meeting with the
Nerth Carolina solons in Wash
ington's Mayflower Hotel We'd
nesday evening to discuss the pro-
posed projects and Investigations.
The States NRHC group was
told by Gov. Hodges at its meeting
on April 16 to urge the North
Carolina delegation in Congress to
work together as a unit on the riv-
erS and harbors projects and IN
designations approved by Reams
and his associates at that time.
After meeting with the congress
sional delegation, the States
NRHC group met Thursday with
the projects committee of the
NRHC to request that higher clas-
sifications be given to the follow
ing among other State projects:
Comprehensive short protection
study of entire North Carolina
coastline to supersede all other
coastal studies arising from hurri-
canes.
Deepening from 6 to IL feet the
channel from Oregon Inlet to Man
teo, the side channel therefrom to
Mill Creek near Wanchese, and the
boat basin in Mill Greek, and con-
struction of a boat basin, IL feet
deep, at Manteo.
Pantego and Cucklers Greek
beaufort County,: Improve about
Is miles of streams and canals for
flood control and drainage.
Survey of Ocracoke Inlet, and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17

Midget, Mrs. Peggie Watson, Mrs.
Norma r. Cahoon and Mrs. Nora
e. Herbert.
Fred O'Neal is in the Public
Health Service Hospital in Norfolk
for treatment caused by a fall.
Mrs. Lurania Midget is a pa
tient in the Public Health Service
Hospital, Norfolk.
Mrs. Joyce Rucker of Norfolk,
spent the week end here with her
mother, Mrs. Ersie Midget.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17

also Drum Inlet.
Survey of Wainwright Slough
and side channel to Cedar IslanC
from Pamlico Sound-Beaufort Har.
Dor waterway.
Preliminary examination of af'
fects of inland waterway on lands
between Albemarle Sound anC
Pungo River.
Cooperative shor e-protectior
study of Ocracoke Island.
. Preliminary examination of Sill
yer Lake Harbor. Ocracoke Island
Preliminary examination of FOL
linson Channel, Pamlico Sound t.
Hatteras.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17

daughter. Jean Ellyn, on May is,
in Norfolk General Hospital,
weight seven pounds. Mr.. and Mrs.
Halvorsen have many friends in
Manteo, where they have been
members of the Lost Colony cast.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
MAINS HARBoR PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Goodwin re-
turned to their home in Siler City
Sunday after a visit with Mrs.
Goodwin's mother, Mrs. Mary Hay
man Midgette, and other relatives
at Manns Harbor. Mrs. Goodwin
also visited in Norfolk, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. An
drews of Manteo a daughter, Griz-
ellie Gray, May 16 at the Memorial
Clinic in Manteo, weight six
pounds, IL ounces.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Kalvorsen of Norfolk, Va, a
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17

Oracle Balance, Mrs. Virginia
Austin, Mrs. Carlos Peele, Mrs.
Fulton Scarborough, Mrs. Fred
erick Austin, Mrs. Ernal Foster,
Mrs. Nacie Austin.
Colorful costumes were used. and
the service was impressive. AS each
one made their pledge for the new
year. After the service, the pro-
gram committee served punch and
cookies,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
RoDANTHE PERSONALS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. Arval
O'Neal, a son, Eddie Arval, on
May 10th, De Paul Hospital, Nor
folk, weight pounds IA ozs. Mrs
o,Neal is the former Jazania Her
bert.
Mrs. Nora E. Herbert and Mrs
Bethany r. Gray spent Tuesday
night in Manteo with their brother,
Ellery C. Midget.
The Home Club met May 9th at
the Community building. A supper
was given, each member carried a
covered dish. Families were invit-
ed. Members present were Mrs.
Bethany R. Gray, Mrs. Colenda
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-05-17
IMPRESSIVE MOTHERS DAY
PROGRAM AT'HATTERAS

Hatteras.-The M.Y.F. gave a
Mothers Day program Sunday
night. Mrs. Velma Stowe, Mrs. Ida
Wheeler and Mrs. Virginia Austin
were the directors.
At the Sunday School hour, the
magazine Christian Home was pre-
scented to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Gray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Austin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Levin Fulcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Deryl DUDLEY, Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Shake, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Stowe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Austin. These
parents have been bringing their
babies to Sunday School and they
were christened in the new church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Tillett also re-
ceived the mazagine as being the
new family of the Sunday school.
Mrs. Lizzie Peele was presented
flowers as the eldest mother, Mrs.
Mable Stowe, as the youngest
mother. The Adult Class presented
Mrs. Vera Robinson a corsage. The
Senior Class presented Miss Oracle
Balance a corsage.
The Pledge Service, eve Give
Because We Love" was presented
at the church Tuesday night, the
vice-president, Mrs. Damon Gray,
in charge of the program.
Those taking part were Mrs.
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Center. The couple will live in
Arlington.
Jessup-Greene
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Greene announce the marriage
Of their daughter Judith
Margaret to 1t. william Bel
mont Jessup, USMC, son Of
Mrs. Ann B. McDermott Of
Reno, New, and the late MIR.
William Jessup. The wedding
took place June 8 in the Naval
Chapel, Nebraska avenue.
Roelke-WuddeN
Mrs. Mildred e. Waddell Of
Baltimore, Nd, and Mr.. Robert
w. Waddell Of Hyattsville. Md.
announce the marriage Of
their daughter Katherine
Roberta to Mr.. E. Wayne
Rookie, son Of Mrs. Peter
Petersen Of Parlin, N. J. The
wedding took place June IS
In the Memorial Chapel, Uni
versity Of Maryland.
Miller-Peckinpouqh
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
Peckinpaugh, jr., Of Silver
Spring announce the marriage
Of their daughter Ann Eliza
beth to Mr.. Richard Herman
Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Miller of Battle Creek,
Mich, formerly Of Falls
Church, Va. The wedding
took place June Is in the
Church Of the Ascension, Sill
yer Spring. The couple will
live in Seattle, Wash.
RoQers-Snider
Mrs. Robert r. Rowan an.
nounces the marriage Of her
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w GS

announces the marriage Of her
daughter Anne to DR.. Morris
Feitel, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Feitel Of Neward, N. j.
The bride is also the daughter
Of the late MIR. Nachman. The
wedding took place June 9 in
the Shoreham Hotel. The
couple will live in Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Lindberq-Musick
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shelter
Musick Of Chevy Chase an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Mary Gertrude to Mr..
Donald Allan Bror Lindberg,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
B. Lindberg Of New York. The
wedding took place June 8 in
the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. The couple will live
in New York.
Acknowledgement
Mr.. and Mrs. Carin Smoot
Of Alexandria announce the
marriage Of their daughter Mil
bred Lee to Ensign William
Don Aldenderfer. USN, son. Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alden
derfer Of Alexandria. The we'd
ding took place June II in the
Navy Chapel, Nebraska avenue.
The couple will live in Athens,
Ga.
Cohen-Coen
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Coen OF
Arlington announce the mar
riage of their daughter Con-
stance A. to Mr.. Nathan M.
Cohen. son Of Mr.. Isaac Cohen
Of Bridgeport. Conn.,. and the
late Mrs. Cohen. The wedding
took place June Is in the
Arlington Fairfax Jewish
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Brown. USN. son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Claude =. Brown Of War
rington. Pa. The wedding took
place June Is in st. Georges
Episcopal Church. The cou-
pie win live In Pensacola. Fla.
Sheppard M cD Donald
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allan
Mcdonald announce the mar
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Robert Allen Mclean, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Allen
Mclean Of Marion, Ohio. The
wedding took place June . In
Westminster Church.
Hueberle- Winont
Mrs. Howard Barr Winant
announces the marriage Of her
daughter Frances Louise to
Mr.. John Frederick Haeberle.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E.
Haeberie Of proctorville, Ohio.
The bride Il also the daughter
Of the late Mr.. WinAnt. The
wedding took place June Is
in the Brentwood Methodist
Church.
Hodnett-C omef
Mr.. and Mrs. Sammie p.
Conner Of Shenandoah, Va. an
nounoe the marriage Of their
daughter Lillian Lucille TO Mr..
Percy Jefferson Hodnett, jr.
Of Arlington. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy jefferson Hodnett
Of Oretna, Va. The wedding
took place June ~ in the ball
room Of the Luray Caverns.
Luray. va. The couple win
live here.
Olivef-Rich
Mrs. Charles +. 8. Rich an
nounces the marriage Of her
daughter Evelyn to Mr.. l..
Philip Oliver, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Oliver Of Bethesda.
The bride IL also the daughter
Of the late Mr.. Rich. The we'd
ding took place June Is In the
National Cathedral. The cou-
pie will live in Bethesda.
Posey-C ronin
Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Robert Emmett Cronin an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Carolyn Lee to Mr..
James Quincy Posey. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Posey Of
Cameron, Tex. The wedding
took place June Is at st. AIMS
Church.
Brown-Koontz
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H.
Koontz Of Falls Church an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Margaret Louise to
Ensign Kenneth Charles
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Plein-DoYle

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison l..
Doyle Of Arlington announce
the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Patricia Ruth to Mr.. Lee
william Plein, son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Leo N. Plein. The we'd
ding took place June 8 in st.
Agnes Catholic Church In
Arlington.
Lurson-McAllister
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. McAllis-
ter Of Waldorf, Md, announce
the marriage Of their daughter
Jean to 1t. Eugene L. Larson,
USAF, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis E. Larson Of Kenosha,
Wis. The wedding took place
June 8 in st. Peters Church,
Waldorf, Md. The couple
will live in Barlow, Fla.
Price-Kollis
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton A.
Kallis announce the marriage
of their daughter Marian
Eleanor to Mr.. Robert A. Price.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
r. Price Of Philadelphia, Pa.
The wedding took place June 23
in the Hotel 2400. The couple
will live in Los Angeles, Calf.
Fields-Breqmon
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Breg-
man announce the marriage
of their daughter Suzanne
Carole to Mr.. Theodore Mar
tin Fields. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Fields. The wedding
took place June Is in the home
of the brides parents. The
couple will live in New York.
Feitel-Nochmun
Mrs. Clarence A. Nachman
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daughter Nell Rogers to Mr..
Frank Gerald 6nider, son Of
Mrs. Ernest enider Of TomAh,
Wis. The wedding took place
June Z In the Mt Vernon
Plaee Methodist Church. The
couple win live IN Arlington.
conger-Wylie
Mrs. Harold Richard Wylie
Of Silver Spring announces the
marriage Of her daughter Do
lores Claire 10 Mr.. Clarence
Herbert coneer. III, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. G. II. Conger, II. Of
Chevy Chase. The bride u also
the daughter Of the late Mr..
Wylie. The wedding took place
June 20 in st. Michaels Roman
Catholic Church. The couple
win live In Silver Spring.
Rom-Mocveon
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald A.
MAcVean Of Chevy Chase an.
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Jean Millar 10 Mr..
Joseph william Rom, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rom Of
New York city. The wedding
took place June 10 in the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Churcn.
Knofi-Iocobson
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clifford
Hansccmb announce the mar.
riage Of her daughter Miss n.
eanore Mae jacobson. to m.
sign Richard Charles Knott, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Victor
Knott Of Staten Island, N. Y.
The wedding took place June
% in the United States Naval
Chapel. The couple will live
AAA CAAouOOAos c1As
Anderson-Pefers
Mr.. and Mrs. william Lillis
Peters announce the marriage
Of their daughter Ethel Jean
to Mr.. Robert Joseph Ander.
son, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
H. Anderson. The wedding
took place June IS In st.
Thomas Apostle Church. The
couple will live in Arlington.
McLeun-Sirnn1s
Dr.. and Mrs. Bennett
Thomas Simms Of Arlington
announce the marriage Of their
daughter Marjorie Epes to Mr..
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Cromwell Of Arlington an
nounee the marriage Of their
daughter Sandra Jean to I'd
1t. Charles Gusts Moses UsA.
son Of Col. and Mrs. Merillat
Moses also Of Arlington. The
couple win live in Fort Sill.
Okla.
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rage Of their daughter June
Ethel to Mr.. Frederick Gayle
Sheppard. son Of Mr.. and MRS.
Grover n. Sheppard. The
wedding took place June Il
in the Takoma Park Baptist
Church.
Moses Cromwell
1t Col. and NErs. Jack Oliver
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM NORRIS

Do you pronounce duty" as
doo-tee or dyoo-tee? Do you
buy a syoot ("suit') of clothes
or a SCOT Of clothes. Are you
reading this column In a nyooz-
paper or a nooz paper?
Phonetic respellings are over
simplified, of course, but they
point up one of the arguments
between experts who prescribe
the pronunciations for some of
our leading dictionaries and
ordinary people who speak the
language. If you will check the
Merrimam-Webster dictionaries,
for example. you will find that
the correct pronunciation of suit
is "syoot." Of duty "dyooti," and
Of newspaper "nyoozpaper."
Why is it that experts indicate
that these words should be pro-
nounced with the long u
sound (yoo) when far and away
the greater number Of Americans
pronounce these words with a
simple 100" sound? Partly, the
fault lies in the tendency of
editors to prescribe the pro-
nunciationS they thought culti-
waited people should use. Partly
also. 1t results from a conscious
or unconscious imitation OF Brit
ish speech.
For the same reasons, Incl
dentally. you will find many
dictionaries telling you that the
words city and pity are pro-
nounced in such a fashion that
the final ~" has exactly the
same sound as the 81" in the
first syllable-"citi" and pitt.
Except from the lips Of speech
teachers. ! don't believe have
ever heard that terminal ~
sounded like a short 81"
Should we undertake to revise
our pronunciations so that they
will conform TO what a handful
OF phonetics experts tell us we
should say? Must we begin in
toning 'citi. pitt, syoot. and
dyooti?" OF course not.
What must happen is that
speech authorities come closer
to grips with the realities of
American speech today. It's not
enough to bury in small type
in the unread foreword of a
dictionary Gas Merriam does) the
admission that cultivated speak
ers in both England and America
often suppress the first element
of the long u, leaving 90 alone"
This needs to be stated where
the dictionary user looks up the
pronunciation - in the main
lentry.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
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Answer 10 SMASHING

sash, sham, shay. shin. shaming, sigma
sigh. sign, sings, smash. snag. main
MASKING, maSSlnR, miss. amiss, assign
hangs. hiss, nigh. gains. cash, gamin