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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Here's a Star First
In Pieture-Taking
By GENE ABBOTT
Star Staff Photographer

ON PAGES 10 and IL, you'll find a color photograph
" SO unusual that you'll wonder how it made
It's night view of the Tidal Basin area during the
cherry blossom season. and represents many hours
of planning and the co-ordinated efforts of many
The biggest problem was, of course, the lighting
Of the 107acre This required $50 General Electric
SOB flaShbulbS and four 800-milion candlepower
SearchlghtS.
the Washington Monuments Speed Graphic and
Busch. Each equipped with Schneider Super
Angulon wide-angle lens with 65-mm focal length
at fig aperture, which accounts for the unusual
wide angle C02 degrees). Glen Leach, chief of The
Stars colorphoto lab, operated camera, and the
other Which made the picture reproduced in color
pages 10 and II and in black white above cannot
say.
The Aim was AXIS Ektacolor rated at ASA 5O-twice
the normal rating. 1t was processed in The Stars
color lab.
Three exposures of the same film were necessary
to get the tint of light in the sky The first exposure
l second-was made at dusk. The second-16 minutes
made after dark. The hashbulbS and searchightS
co-ordinated from the Monument by walkie taie
Star Photographers Owen Duvall and willard volz
shot off the bulbs around the cherry trees in the right
foreground The searchlightS, operated by men from
the Army Engineers Eectronics Section at Fort Belvoir
painted" the blossoms. This done under walkie-
talke directions reayed by M/Sergt Ernest Hocraft,
who was told from the Monument where light was
needed and for how long.
The lens closed again while one searchlght
moved around to the bridge in the right foreground
During the next expoSure-6 minutes-ths light
swung back and forth to illuminate the bridge To
prevent overexpoSure, the other lights kept dark
We are indebted to the following for their CO.
operation, without which the photo would not have
been possible: Sutton Jett National Capital Parks
Harold Stewart chief of Park Police: Lew Burton
National Airport administrator; H. Joseph Schneider
Schneider Lens Co.; Jack Callahan manager Burleigh
Brooks, New York; Don MohIer and John Davidson
General Electric Corp; Maj. william r. Rollins and
Joseph Hammond Army Engineers School, Fort Belvoir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
YugosIovio
Service Up

Yugoslavia this year is ex-
banding its transportation ia
cilities to draw more tourists
TO some of the country's off,
beat attractions.
New highways have been
built. One is a new road from
the Italian border down the
Dalmatian coast to Zadar.
Other roads running the length
OF the coast. and on to Greece,
are being improved.
Dubrovnik will be linked to
New York by sea in the spring
when the Italian Lines Satur-
MIA and Vulcania call there on
their runs to Venice.
Daily air service between
-Dubrovnik and both Zagreb
and Belgrade will begin May
l. On April /. twice weekly air
service will link Dubrovnik
with Rome and Belgrade.
A new boat goes into serv-
Ice in May to supplement- the
present weekly runs between
Venice and Dubrovnik.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Column Undergoing
Extensive Repairs

The famous Antonine column
In Piazza Colonna in Rome,
one Of the best preserved Of
Roman monuments, Is now
hidden from public view by
scatfolding.
A detailed work Of restora-
ton and preservation of the
marble in the has relief is being
carried out. Many pieces which
had fallen from the column are
being replaced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15

a raven at the top with a wood
pecker below protesting that
the trader was a cheat.
AS white men penetrated the
Northwest Coast. the totems be-
came more realistic. Typical of
the European influence is the
Chief Skowl totem, done in the
1880. The pole records with
angels and eagles, Russian
bishops and saints, how the
chief and his family were
baptized into the Russian Or
thodox Church.
Tourists shopping for a totem
to put in their backyard at
home should be aware that the
real Mccoy is expensive, ad-
vises Pan American World Air
ways. Cheapjmodels, usually too
perfect. are made by lathe.
If the piece is hand-carved
and signed, buyers should not
look for typical Indian names.
Most Of the Indians nowadays
use Christian names-the Pr
casso Of the totem pole carvers
is an Haida Indian named John
Wallace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
AIR FARE
TWA Plans
Jet Service
Across u. S.

Trans World Airlines will
inaugurate its coast to-coast
Jet service Friday.
The flights. between New
York and San Francisco, will
be nonstop, making the west
bound travel time 5 hours and
IS minutes. Eastbound will be
faster-4 hours and 40 minutes.
The jets are designed to
carry Ill passengers, in both
first-class and coach accommo-
dations.
Local TWA officials said that
within a short time" the jet
service will be extended to the
Baltimore Washington area.
British Overseas Always
Corp. is expanding its jet-prop
service from the Midwest.
Beginning May 81, flights will
leave Chicago daily for London.
via Detroit.
y 4 \ Il
Braniff International Air
ways will serve champagne on
its Silver Service flights from
Washington to Nashville and
Dallas.
4 4 y
Air France and the Catho-
lie Travel Office here have set
a series Of summer pilgrimages
to Catholic shrines of France,
Ireland, England, Italy and
the Holy Land. The first
leaves Tuesday. Others are
set for May Is. June IL and
June IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Lundbound Beacon

One Of the major attractions
at the Shelburne, w., Museum
is the reconstructed Colchester
Reef Lighthouse. When 1t was
replaced by automatic beacons
and radar, it was moved several
miles to the museum grounds
and re-erected there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
NEW JERSEYS
CAMP FACILITIES
SHOW INCREASE

New Jersey this year has
more than doubled the
mum Der of campsites
available in State forests
and parks.
Because Of the broad
ened facilities, a change in
policy permits campers TO
occupy sites for as long as
two weeks, as compared
with the 7-day limit Of
past years.
Campsites adapted for
use Of house trailers are
located in Stokes State
Forest only. Trailer facili-
ties are not provided in
other New Jersey State
Parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Cactus Fences

One sight which intrigues
tourists in Jamaica is home
grown fences. Landowners use
the dido. a tall, sturdy cactus.
which is chopped of at a joint
and set into sandy soil. 1t
soon grows into a strong, per-
manent fence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Ketchikon's I otem Poles
Now Tell q Tourist Story

Where is a family tree q real
tree7 The answer is Alaska.
where trees are carved into
totem poles to record the fam
lily pedigree.
The art Of carving these "his-
tory sticks" as they are called.
reached its peak in the middle
of the last century. The poles
were not q tourist attraction at
the time. since they were hid
den in canoe harbors in the
wilds. Thousands we're chopped
down and burned when Chris
tianity came to Alaska. and the
rest were left to rot in the back
woods.
Realizing the value of the
poles as primitive artifacts. the
Civilian Conservation Corps in
1898 combed deserted Indian
villages attempting to collect
the remaining poles.
Indians were paid to stay
home and carve copies Of to-
TENS that could not be restored.
Copying q totem conforms to
Indian custom, but repainting
an old pole is often taboo. An
Indian who did a repaint Job
at Prince Rupert was ostracized
from his tribe.
Today, the efforts of the CCC
are visible at Totem Pole Park
IN Saxman. This tiny Indian
village stands two miles outside
Ketchikan, Alaska's first city.
ketchikan itself is a city of
totems.
Their ghoulish grins and
gaudy colors mark parks and
gardens. the fronts of public
buildings and the show windows
OF department stores.
Paid by the Foot
The poles. carved from giant
cedars, were trimmed, peeled
and followed into a half shell.
The skilled carver who worked
with a sharp adj was paid the
equivalent of $50 in blankets
for six feet Of work. AS an
artist, he had little freedom.
since the family in charge Of
the monument supervised his
efforts every inch Of the way.
The totem collection near
Ketchikan contains several
types Of poles. Prominent is
the geneology pole which stood
at the gate like a mailbox to
identify the family in the house.
A native. so they say, could
tell at a glance whether the
ruling clan would welcome
him or slam the door in his
face. Numerous, too. are the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15

house pillars. used to support
beams. and the mortuary poles
with a single box at the top for
the ashes Of the dead.
One of the most curious of
the totem poles is the potlatch
pole. erected by rich chieftains
to record their wealth. A pot
latch was a ceremony in which
the head of prosperous clan
distributed gifts.
A typical Indian-giver. he ex-
pected to get back what he gave
plus interest. If not, he put up
a ridicule totem to shame the
ungrateful man into making
restitution.
Story Tellers
One pole tells how a white
trader had been adopted into
a tribe with great fanfare and
showered with gifts at a pot
latch. When the trader failed
to stage a return potlatch to
repay his benefactors, a ridicule
pole was set up to embarrass
him. The ridicule pole shows
the white man in the form Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-21

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The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Red Chinese Will Step Up Arms, Aid Spending

TOKYO, R - Red China an nounced today it is increasing it's military spending and foreign aid program this year. It also indi- cated the new peasant communes are not carrying the load expected of them.
 The arms budget rises 16 per cent to 5,80O.00O,OO0 yuan, which the Chinese regard as the equiva- lent of 215 billion dollars. That doesn't put China in the Big Four class, but manpower is cheap and money buys more among the Red Chinese.
 Six hundred million yuan, 218 per cent more than last year, is earmarked for aid to other coun- tries. That's rated at about 260 million dollars.
 These developments, perhaps both tied to the Tibetan rebellion, were disclosed by Finance Min ister Ii Hsein-Nein before the Ma tional Peoples Congress in Pei ping, Red China's Parliament.
 The Tibet rebellion has forced Red China to send more supplies and endorsements to Chinese garrisons on the Tibetan roof of the world. Peiping may hope through increased foreign aid to buy back prestige it lost through oppressive measures against the Tibetan Dalai Lama's people.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Family of Four Found Upon Returning Home

BUTLER, Pa, tR - q don't see why anyone got excited" says one of four members of western Pennsylvania family which had been the subject of Estate police search.
 ''We went to Iowa to look for farm equipment" explained John Perkins, 79, of Felenton, Pa, after he was told he had been listed as missing since Friday.
 The family arrived home Mon day evening. They said they had been in the Des Moines area.
 With Perkins were his son, Chester, 54; Chester's wife Eliza beth, 48; and their son, Harry, 24.
 The four left Beloit, Ohio, Thursday, and believed on their way home.
 When they did not appear Fri day, relatives asked state police help in locating them.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Wife of Reported Rebel Ousted from Panama Capitol

MIAMI, Fla, R - Freed from Panamanian jail, British baller- ina Margot Fonteyn flew to Miami today, but she refused to discuss charges against her husband of plotting a revolt in Panama.
 The government expelled her after holding her for A hours in comfortable jail cell while the national guard hunted for her Panamanian husband.
 A little over an hour after arri- val in Miami, Dame Margot boarded flight for New York.
 Reporters who met the ballerina received dinpled smiles but vir- tually no answers to their ques- tionS.
 The 39-year-old dancer carried two pieces of luggage containing ballet costumes, and her husbands s wrist watch.
 Asked about charges that her husband, Roberto Arias, was inn plicated in a plot to overthrow the government of President Ernesto de La Guardia, she said she knew nothing about them.
 Arias, a Panamanian, is for mer ambassador to Britain. Police are hunting for him. Officials claim he brought an armed band ashore Sunday night.
 At Panama, President Ernesto de La Guardia's government said Dame Margot's presence in Pan anna was ''inconvenient in the present circumstances" She was ordered out on the first plane after her release from jail.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
March Cost of Living
 Held Steady, Reports BIS

WASHINGTON, R - The cost of living, as measured by the gov ernment, held unchanged in March.
 The Labor Department an- nounced today its consumer price index stayed at 123.7 per cent of the 1947-49 average, completing the longest period of relative price stability on record.
 The index has not fluctuated by more than two points in the past nine months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, and now stands two-tenths of a point below the all-time high of 123.9 per cent touched last July and again in November.
 In March, falling food costs off set higher prices for some other items in the family budget.
 At the same time, the spendable earnings of factory workers reached the highest level in his tory.
 Their actual buying power set a record for March. It stood " per cent higher last month than a year ago because of rising hour ly rates and longer hours worked, on the one hand, and stability, meantime, of the cost of living.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Van Cliburn Recovered From Hand Infection

NEW YORK, R - Pianist Van Cliburn, who has been recovering from a bone infection in a hand, was told Monday he can resume his regular eight-hour-a-day prac- tice.
 He was forced to postpone sev- eral concerts after the infection, in his right middle finger, was discovered February IS.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Brazil President, Former Surgeon, Will Perform
 Surgery for TV Audience

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, R - BraziIs president Juscelino Ku- bitschek, a surgeon before he took to politics, will go on TV May IA to perform a gall bladder opera ton.
 Kubitsche and Dr. Darcy Mon terio will operate on Carlos Freas, master of ceremonies on the Bra gillian program "This Is Your Life"
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The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22
Roarin' POS Beauty Left Estate to 9th Husband

NEW YORK, lR - Peggy Hop kins Joyce, blonde showgirl of the 20's, left an estate with a gross value of $525,O96. She died June 12, 1857.
 Most of the estate was willed to her sixth husband, Andrew c, Meyer, of Woodbury, Conn, re- tired New York broker. The in ventory was released by sur rogate's court.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22

Worry is like a rocking chair it will give you something to do but it won't get you anywhere.
The Nome nugget., 1959-04-22

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-19

lawmaker and every citizen should view
with seriousness any request to increase the
debt ceiling.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-19
The Common Glory
Opens 18th Season

The 18th summertime season of
The Common Glory Paul
Green's famous outdoor drama of
Virginia during the era Of the
American Revolution, will n
Tuesday, June %, in Williamsburg
The production will be staged at
$50 pm EST nightly, except
Mondays, through September at
the Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre on
the William and Mary campus in
Williamsburg 1t is produced by the
jamestown Corporation. a nonpro-
fit, educational organization.
a cast Of nearly 100 actors,
dancers and singers are rehears-
ing in Williamsburg for the sym
phonic drama S opening night. The
huge cast is under the direction of
Howard Scammon, a member Of
the William and Mary faculty and
director Of the william and Mary
Theatre.
The 1859 edition of THE Com
mon Glory" will star Gerald Den
ringer, % year-old actor, from
Hampstead, NJ ", as Thomas JEFF
ferson. A former student at Wash
ington and Lee University and a
graduate Of Long Island Univer-
sity Denninger has had wide col
legiate experience in drama. In ad-
dition, he appeared last year in
The Common Glory as George
Washington and in The Found
ers,'' Paul Green's Jamestown
story. as Capt George Yeardley.
| The comic role of Cephus Sickle
more, colonial ne 'er-do-well, will
be portrayed for the second con-
secutive year by Rogers Hamilton
Of Yorktown. A former York County
school teacher, Hamilton was a
member Of the Broadway pro
duction of "HeloiseN in New York
City this past winter.
Playing opposite Hamilton will be
Edna Gregory Of Williamsburg. as
the husband seeking Widow HUI.
zitt. A student at William and
Mary, Miss Gregory appeared If
The Common Glory" last year as
Charlotte Gordon, one Of Jeffer
sons cousins; she also held the key
role Of Goody Redhead in IT h {
Founders for two years.
The narrator for the 16-act pro
duction will be David Nancarrow
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-19
Double Check

This amt no Republican center
hits Democratic always and the
garden spot Of the US.A. our flag
has so stars in it and they all
shine. Celebrated the centennial of
the Statute of Liberty Sunday. Lots
Of folks thought it was the Klu Klux
burning a cross. Still the New York
population Of immigrants FIR m
down South in r e S e S. Twas
marked no comment :. down
South twas no complaint. We are
a sensible people long on suf-
fering. We are not running out Of
anything, not even trouble. Looks
now like they ploWed 8 under the
Mason Dixon Line even the
Indians didn't give a boot
Britain is still trying to get their
flying saucer off the ground. Hoov-
ercraft, that looks like a big lawn
mower and sounds like a vacuum
cleaner. It's use is not yet known
Russia insists on Summit Talks.
They want to learn how to talk. We
are being warned to take response
billty for the consequence"
that could mean anything We can
get assurance Of what consequences
we now have
Geneva is about at its end
that is wits end The hole in the
table was full of ghoasts, their
threat to walk out softened the
Russians some. Why quit we're not
losing or gaining any thing. All we
are getting is called Compromise
so we shift to anti-missileS for an
all out military plan.
Thanks for reading.
Yours.
J. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-19
Conquering. Nature

THE worlds highest unclimbed mountain
has claimed two more lives An eight
man Austrian team recently failed to reach
the top of 26,795-ft. Mount Dhaulagiri
An announcement from the Nepa gov
eminent recently reported shat an Austrian
Heinrich Roiss, was killed when he fell in
to crevice, and that Nepalese sherpa
guide suffered from frostbite to such an ex-
tent that he died in hospital from its eff
fects.
As far as is known, the other six men on
the team survived without serious injury.
This reminds us of the many attempts
made to surmount Everest, and the many
lives which were lost in this magnetic and
mysterious lure The "bug" which infects
mountain climbers is a strange phenomena,
but all agree that those who are bitten by
the bug are addicts, SO to speak, to degree
Perhaps it is the spirit of adventure, or
the desire to attain something no other man
has done before, but in any event, mountain
climbers die in considerable numbers each
year. A meek comment, or opinion, is that
death is too high price to pay for climbing
some big configuration Of rock and snow.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-19
Letters To Editor
Belated Interest
In Public Education?

Editor of Herald:
There is something grotesque in
the statement Of NAACP attorney
Oliver WI Hill on the closing Of
schools in Prince Edward County
I'VE believe that public education
is the cornerstone of American de
mocracy and we propose to pursue
every legal and constitutional
means to preserve it in Prince Ed
ward and everywhere in Virginia. :"
Was it not equally important to
preserve public education when the
NAACP first started agitating in
Prince Edward?
The timing Of the NAACP's con
Germ over the continuance of public
education in Virginia is most inter-
esting 1t leaves little to the imagi-
nation.
Mary Ellen Bishop
Arlington, Va.