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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
AIR FARE
AIR FARE
Record Set
ByAirIines
In.AtIuntic

The economy" fare on trans
Atlantic airlines caught or
rapidly after its Inauguration
last April /, and the airline'
took a record number Of pas
sengers across the Atlantic.
The International Air Trans
port Association says the figure
for its members was up 1858 pei
cent above 1857. They carried
1,292,166 passengers.
That included both scheduled
airlines and charter services. OF
the scheduled passengers, more
than half-662, 634-took ad.
vantage of the economy fare.
X 4 y
British Overseas Airway'
Corp. will open the world:
first commercial all-jet serv-
ice around the world this
spring. The flying time will b
under 70 hours. Early in April
BOAC will indroduce tht
Comet 4 Jetliner on its London
Tokyo route and extend it
London-San Francisco jet
prop Britannia service acros
the Pacific to Tokyo and Hont
Kong.
American Airlines on Marcel
% will begin the first jet serv
ice between New York and San
Francisco. The flight in eacl
direction will make a stop a
Chicago. Eastbound flying
time will be S hours and 81
! minutes, and weStbound,
hours and 40 minutes. Amer
lean introduced nonstop coast,
forecast jet flights between
New York and Los Angeles OF
January Is.
. X 4
Air France this month cele
brated the 40th anniversary o
it's passenger service - com
memorating a l78-mlle fligh
from Paris to London, which il
1919 took two hours and 8
minutes.
\ X X
Scandinavian Airlines System
will add a fourth city to it
North American gateWays Apr
2 when the line begins flight
from Montreal to Copenhagen
Other SAS ports are New York
Los Angeles and Anchorage
, Alaska.
;. X x 4 4
National Airlines has aSke
, the Civil AeronauticS Board t
approve it's plans for jet Servic
linking Florida with the Yves
:. Coast.
X X 4 4
KIM Royal Dutch Airline
, has set up a "10-15" bulge
, travel plan, offering tourists
program costing either $40 O
=, SIS a day for a tour of Europe
exclusive of air fare. This j
for independent travel-not a
part of a regular tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALI
star stan Writer

Less than half q day from
Washington lies one Of thu
worlds most fascinating vaca'
ton grounds-the west coas
of Mexico, where luxury anC
squalor have merged to form
a tainted paradise on TIN
Pacific.
Its name is Acapulco. Pau
pers and princes alike share thu
gliStening white beaches which
have been responsible for it
transformation from a sleep!
fishing village to a modern city
The result is a city of neon
lit boulevards and unpaved Sidt
streets; of million-dollar hos
telries and thatch-roofed huts
Mexicans have enjoyed it!
dazzling sun for many years
But not until after World Wal
II did Acapulco come into it:
own as an international resort
Pleasure-seeking sun wor'
shippers from Los Angeles wer'
the first to taste its joys, anC
hard on their barefoot heel
came farmers from Iowa, cloth
ing manufacturers from New
York and oil millionaires from
Texas.
Big Business
The winter exodus to AGA
pulco has grown into a multi
million-dollar business, nov
supplemented by a moderat,
summer season, and the result
are visible for Is miles alonl
the city's inner shoreline.
From the Prado America
lperched like a Spanish castl'
on a wind-blown cliff to tn,
sparkling new Pierre Marquee
Acapulco offers luxury in hote
! living that can easily mount Il
more than 500 a day.
But the tourist with a mod
est bank account has not beer
| forgotten. For them are tn
beach-Side hotels like the Noa
Noa, scarcely a year old, which
boasts one of the best restau
rants (open air. in town, a poo
of its own, excellent service
and modern furnishings - al
for a price tag beginning at S
a day for two without meals
Activities Varied
AS if a palm-fringed beacl
weren't enough, there are ais
man-made attractions to lur
the night owl. Bull fight
Though not the beSt), the furi
GUS handball-like game of ia
alai, boxing and night club
compete for the tourists purse
By day, there are sightseeing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
Getting Ready

Two thousand feet viii b
added to the main runway Of
the DR.. Albert Plesman Airport
In Curacao. Netherlands West
Indies. to accommodate Jet
planes, 1t will be Of special
material to Withstand the blast
Of Jet engines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

stopper containing water, APP
parently from steam forced in
by the eruption.
No matter whether you have
one or four in your party, 1t
costs about SIC to hire a cab
for the trip from Fort de
France to st. Pierre.
Worth the Money
The drivers earn their money.
The road out, along the coast,
for the most part is narrow,
rough and winding, and at
times goes high above the sea
along the sides Of mountains,
then drops down again steeply
to parallel the sea.
You pass women in rocky
streams washing clothes. The
coast route goes through tiny
fishing villages, invariably
dominated by churches. One Of
these is Carbet, where Column
bus, in 1902, landed on his
fourth voyage to the New
| World.
The route back to Fort de
France is along a better road
through the mountains. 1t goes
up to Morne Route, a rustic
mountain resort, then through
a lush tropical rain forest, with
ferns as tall as trees.
The journey to st. Pierre and
back, including a stop at the
museum, takes between three
and four hours.
Except for its mountainous
beauty, Martinique has a long
way to go before it can be
termed one Of the Caribbean's
jewels.
But despite its drawbacks
such as open sewers, monde
script villages and the need to
drink bottled water or not drink
at all-the small French isle
makes an intriguing stopover
for cruise ships, a record num-
Der of which are plying the
West Indies this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

much larger than Fort d.
France, the present capital
Then, on May 8, 1902, the L.
700-foot- high Mt. Pelee erupted
The city Of $4,000 was wipec
out In a matter Of minutes.
Today, built atop the ruins
Is q town of 5000 people
who make their livelihood
fishing and growing sugar cane
and bananas.
1t is a town of narrow, cob
bled streets with open sewers
Of grand staircases leading
nowhere, and of the shells Of
stone houses grown over with
a profusion of tropical vegeta.
ton.
A neat, buff-colored building
houses a museum bearing relic;
of the day the mountain ex-
ploded.
View Of Disaster
The curator is a Frenchmar
who saw the eruption. HI
escaped death because two day;
before the disaster he had gone
to visit relatives at nearby
Carbet.
He says the volcano, rising
behind st. Pierre, had beer
smoking several days, but no.
body feared it would erupt. II
exploded with such fury that
only one person survived.
That man was Louis SipariS
He was serving an eight-day
jail Sentence-nobody remem-
beers his offense today-and was
saved from death by the thick
walls of his cell.
Among the museum exhibits
is an electric bulb. Although
it is partly fused, it still works
Bits of printed records are dis
played. These are charred but
still legible.
There are fragments Of
charred cloth. a slab of fish
which looks as if it were made
of wood, petrif1ed spaghetti
and a hollow glass bottle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

Do you recall an exciting,
pleasant Or humorous In
cident from your travels?
Send . brief description 10
the Travel Editor, Washing
ton Star, Washington I, d. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
GET UP AND GO!
St. Pierre Cheer
Bellies Sad Past
BY JACK JONAS
Star Travel Editor

Pompei had nothing ST. Pierre a sleepy but cheerful
little town on ruggedy beautiful Martinique.
visit TO st. Pierre and the drive that with It, Is
the intriguing tourist activity the French Caribbean
island
Ffty-seyen years ago It was large and bustlng port
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
National Forests

New Mexico has seven Ma
tional forests, covering nearly
IL per cent of the States area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
PERSONALITIES Iii

PERSONALITIES like
Eleanor Roosevelt and Ber-
nard Baruch, who have worn
hearing aids openly, have
done much to bring comfort
to the hard-of-hearing.
Until the past few years
people would shy away at
the mention of hearing
aid" They would wear
glasses and like 1t. But
mention a contraption that
would help their hearing
and they would say: mo,
Enthusiastically not"
Psychologically, ! could
never understand why a per-
son was more ashamed Of
hearing loss than of sight
impairment. AS I said, pref
udice against these aids is
gradually being broken down.
The new-fangled, tiny, UNI
obtrusive hearing aids
sometimes completely hid
den in eye glass frames
are helping.
1t is estimated that about
10 per cent Of the American
population suffers from some
degree of hearing loss. About
8 million of these handi-
capped people can live more
normal lives if they will sub
ject themselves to medical
or surgical treatments-or
accept the use of hearing
aids.
How disheartening it is to
know that most OF these
people will defy help and live
in their restricted little
worlds of relative silence be-
cause of prejudice or ig-
norance.
I recall one patient who
said he underwent two ear
operations before obtaining
a hearing aid. Asked why
he had waited so long, he
said the answer was simple:
Nobody had sat down with
me to discuss the problem
and wipe those crazy, van-
ity-filled ideas out of my
mind"
Now, he says, it is Won
derfu to be able to talk
easily with his family and
friends, to listen to music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

teachers college and who
comes from a farm very far
from my home. When he re-
turned home for vacation AL
asked me to come to his home
for about a week. I have
never been on a real farm
and I am dying to go. but my
mother thinks it wouldn't be
proper. With his mother and
father and four younger sis
tiers and brothers to chap
erone us, I don't see what
could be improper about it.
I think I am in love with
AL and he with me. but we
haven't talked of marriage
yet. I think he may be too
shy. Anyway, I'm sure he's
never asked a girl to travel
so far to visit him.
Mrs. l.. RI think Harriet
entirely too young to go trav-
cling alone to visit men at
their homes. 1t would be diff
ferent if AL had proposed to
her. Then I would at least
know that his intentions were
good.
AL looks like a very nice boy
and has always behaved
beautifully here. H must
come from a good family, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
Wheaton Water Line
Contract Awarded

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission yesterday
awarded a contract for the
first section of the Watts
Branch Wheaton water line.
The contract of $548,i74 was
given to the John Matriceiani
Co., Inc, of Baltimore. lowest
of Is bidders. The project
calls for about three miles Of
48-inch pipe running roughly
from South Glen road to Seven
Locks road.
When completed, the
Wheaton line will extend 10
miles from the new filtration
plant being built at Watts
Branch on the Potomac River.
The S28 million plant is eX-
pected to be in partial opera
ton late next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

after all how can you be
really sure?
Another thing I don't like
is the idea that Al may have
asked Harriet to his home TO
have his family look her over
before he proposes. I think
she may be embarrassed by
this.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Much Of Mrs. L. RS UNI
easiness could have been
cleared up by a letter from
AIS mother telling her that
AL has spoken Of Harriet, that
she is always eager TO meet
his friends and that she has
a pleasant room for the girl
with one of her own daughters.
However. since such letter
hasn't come, it would not
be amiss for Mrs. l.. r. to
write to AIS mother telling
her that her daughter has
never paid such a visit be-
fore and that she is some
what uncertain about the
ACCESSIBILITY of it. She should
be able to judge from the
answer whether Harriet will
be safe, comfortable and
welcome in the household.
If AL has behaved well at
all times in the past, it is
a fairly certain sign that
he comes from a good fam
lily. The fact that he likes to
invite his friends to his home
also speaks we'll for him. II
he is thinking about mar
riage, he is very wise to in
vite Harriet to his home
where she can be looked
over" by his family. After all.
she will be looking them
over, too.
(Copyright 1859. General Pictures Corp.
Monday: Time for fun'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
'Copter Forced Down
At Accokeek Repaired

Repairs were made yesterday
TO a large Army helicopter
which made a forced landing
Wednesday afternoon in a
field along Indian Head high
way at Accokeek, Md, and
then had to remain there
overnight.
Carrying l3 servicemen the
aircraft was en- route from Fort
Meade to Fort Belvoir when it
developed engine trouble.
The H-2l transport hell,
copter. piloted by Chief War
rant officers Marvin D. Ficklin
and David c. Sorrick. landed In
a field adjoining the Rustic
Gardens Nursery operated by
William Whitaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
FEATURE PAGES
2OIYH:E]4vlElIl3I
BY DONALD J. SOBOL

Ron Williams, Americas
best built man, lay on the
beach. staring into the sun.
Driven neatly into his pub
licized 50-inch chest C"53
inches expanded was a
slender black knife.
Inspector Winters and Dr..
Haledjian peered down at
the incredibly-muscled nude
body. which was tanned so
expertly that no area of flesh
was darker than another.
Only the white swath where
he had worn Bikini swim
trunks broke the extraordi-
nary evennesS of the tan.
Williams and his pal, Tom
BEST Legs" Enric. were sun
bathing when it happened"
said the inspector. "Enric
has placed second to Will
liams in the last five muscle
man contests, and maybe
that's your motive. Now En-
rio is Body Beautiful Number
One. His story of a myster-
ious killer is so far-fetched.
however, that it just might
be true"
Enric, who was covered by
q borrowed raincoat, re-
peated the details of the
murder for Haledjian.
THE Mr.. Hemisphere title
Is coming up next week, and
Ron and I have been coming
to the beach to get bronzed
up. You get extra points for
little things like skin and
grooming.
THE beach was deserted
today. After we'd been here
about Is minutes, a fellow
with a knife in his right
hand appeared. He waved it
at US while he went through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Why NOT Wear a Hearing Aid?
By Or. PETER j. srEINcRoHN

and 90 TO the theater and
hear what is going on.
MANY A CHILD is called
a dope" at school simply be-
cause he or she cannot hear
the teacher. Many an in
telligent adult is called mo
ronic" because he doesn't
easily understand people
and will not admit he is hard
Of hearing.
II there is a person in your
family who can be helped by
a hearing aid and is too
stubborn to get one, I think
that selfish" is not too
strong a word to use in de-
scribing him. I have known
families to shout themselves
hoarse in trying to make a
father, mother OF grandpar-
ent understand.
The nerves Of family mem
bers may be frazzled, but the
stubborn, hard = of = hearing
member who refuses help
goes his way without concern
for others.
I believe that anyone with
such a problem in his family
should sit down and have a
"Straight-from-the- shoulder"
talk with the one whose hear
ing is faulty. Put it straight.
If he won't do it for himself,
then have him consider the
vocal cords and emotions Of
the rest of the family.
In most instances he will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

come around to your way Of
thinking. And for the rest Of
his life he will thank you for
having put some sense into
his head. Some of the
happiest people I know are
the hard-of-hearing who are
now able to hear with aids.
Formerly withdrawn and
ready TO call 1t quits, they
are now the life Of the
party" because they can hear
again.
released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc
Monday: Hobbies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

our stuff. I guess he was
pretty sore we didn't have
much money.
Then he made us strip"
went on Enric. Next he told
Rod to take off his wrist
watch and toss it over. AS
Rod tossed the watch, he
charged, but the fellow was
too quick. He stabbed Ron,
scooped up the watch, and,
taking our clothes, dashed
toward the road"
You're correct, inspector"
said Haledjian. "A far
fetched story, and one a per-
son as vain and jealous as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
THE DETAILS

The Fomily Council consists Of
o Judge. a psyehiotrist. three
clersymen. q newspaper editor.
q women's editor and two writer's.
Eoeh article is a summary Of on
oetuol eose history. The Council
reports on problems thot hove
been deolt with by responsible
agencies ond counselors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
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Enric might believe impos-
sible to disprove."
WHY DIDN'T HAILED
JIAN BELIEVE ENRIC'S
STORY?
Answer on Paee OLA
copyright, 1859, by Donald j. Soho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-14
FAMILY COUNCIL
GiriWunts
To Visit
AIS Home
THE PRORLEM

Harriet RI want TO visit
AL at his home.
Mrs. L. R.-She's too young
for that.
THE DETAILS
Harriet RI am 10 and a
freshman at a junior college
near my home. Recently /
have been going with a boy
of 20 who goes to a nearby
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31
CALVARY NJ. b.
Church News:

Rev. r. T. Strong, Pastor,
Mr.. Benjamin Woodhouse,
Clerk. Sunday $50 A. M. Sun
day School, Mr.. George Muir
ply, Supt. and Miss Christine
Davis, Sect. Morning worship
at 10:45 A. NJ. The Lords Sup
per will be administered at
$50 P. M. during the evening
worship services, also during
the morning worship services,
with the pastor officiating at
both. The weekly Sunday
School Teachers Glass of the
Jackson Street Branch Y. M.
c. A. meets each Friday even
ing in the "Y" building. This
class is organized for the bene-
fit of all Sunday School work
ers regardless of race, color,
creed or religious beliefs. We
therefore urge you to attend
this and all other meetings.
Mr.. Ben Woodhouse, Sr., Chair
man, and Mr.. Harold Green,
Sect. The Calvary Missionary
Society will meet at the usual
time and place. Mrs. Odessie
Hall, Pres, and Mrs. Florence
James, Sect. The usher board
meets on the first and third
Thursdays at the church. Mrs.
Patsy Doss, Pres, Mr.. Charlie
Wright, Vice and Miss Erma
Baines, Sect. Tuesday 6 P. Nj.
Youth Choir rehearsal. Master
Herman Marshall, Pres, Mrs.
Odessie Hall, Advisor and Miss
Elizabeth Murphy, Sect. Sc
nior Choir rehearsal at 700
P. M. Mr.. George Murphy,
Pres, Mrs. Margaret A. Bing-
ham, Vice and Mrs. Minnie
Lee Grant, Sect. Wednesday
$50 P. M. weekly prayer meet
ing with the officers in charge.
Remember the apostle Paul
said man must always pray
and not faint. Attend prayer
meeting this week at the
church of your choice. The
Young Women's Progressive
Club met at the home of Miss
Flossie B. Joiner last Wednes-
day evening at z P. M. The
meeting was a grand success
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31
MT. ZION NO. l
Church News:

Sunday School, $50 A. M.
Mr.. Henry Brown, Supt. Com
munion service at HOO A. M.
Funeral services for the late
Mr.. Tom Posey will be held at
loo P. M. Royal Ambassadors
meet at $3.50 P. NJ. Busy Bee
Bible Glass 400 P. M. Evening
services at 700 P. M. Monday
at ZOO P. NJ. Brother and Sis
ters of Zion meet. Tuesday
400 jamie Price Sunshine
Band, Katherine Jones, Pres.
Tuesday 500 Junior choir re-
hearsal, Gladys Clark, Pres.
Wednesday 500 P. M. Ladies
Bible Study, Mrs Mamie Bur
ton, Pres. Prayer meeting ZOO
P. NJ. Thursday ZOO Christian
Home Society No. Is, Mr.. w.
M. Griffins, Pres. Mrs. Annie
Crosby, reporter. Sick and
shut-ins: Mrs. Rosie L. John
son, Howard ST., Victoria John
son, Denman, Alley. Mrs. Lue
Johnson, Walnut ST., Mrs. Ro-
sic Harp, Howard ST., Mrs. S.
A. Williams, First North ST.,
Mrs. Blanche Flower, First
East ST., Rev. and Mrs. Jolly
Lovely, Fisher ST., Mrs. An
ME Wheeler, Fort Hill Drive
and Mr.. Alfred billiard, Hugo
st. N o t i C e: Members and
friends, the Ladies Bible study
is asking you to come and
take a part in this great study
We are studying the book OF
Mark and it helps us to learn
more about God and the duties
of our religious works. Come
and join us. Mrs. Mamie Bur
ton, Pres.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31

Sis. Clara Washington, Sect,
Sunday School $50 A. M. Bro.
Willie Elzie Supt., Sis. Thel-
ma Morris, Sect. Bro. Frank
Pittman, Asst. Supt., and Sis.
Joyce Elzie, Asst. Sect. Busy
Bee Club 1870 A. Nj. Sis. Mi
rian Elzie, Pres. and Sis. Ber-
tha Turner, Vice Pres. B. 7. u.
500 p. M. Sis. Mary Lee Elzie,
Pres, Sis. Dolores Kelly, Vice
Pres. Monday evening ZOO Se-
nior Choir rehearsal, Sis. Mary
Toles, President, Bro. Harvey
Lawrence, Pianist. Tuesday
evening ZOO Prayer meeting
with the officers in charge.
Friday evening 500 Junior
Choir rehearsal, Sis. ]. Mary
Elsie, Pres, Sis. Bobbie Jean
Evans, Vice President. Miriam
j. Elzie, Reporter.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31

THE following churches will
observe Holy Communion Sun
day, November /:
MT. ZION No. 4, Rev. H. Har-
dy, Pastor.
MT. ZION No. l, Rev. j.
A. Miller, Pastor.
BRIGHT MORNING STAR,
Rev. S. S. lines, Pastor.
THE CALVARY M. B. c., Rev.
R. T. Strong, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE No. 2, Rev. w. M.
Lacy, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST, Rev. J. H.
Williams, Pastor.
KING SOLOMON, Rev. B. l..
Thomas, Pastor.
JACKSON ST. M. B. c., Rev.
A. w. Wilson, Pastor.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31
KING DAVID NO. 2
Church News:

Sunday School, $50 A. NJ.
with the Supt. in charge. We'd
nesday night Prayer meeting.
Senior Choir rehearsal Thurs
day night; the Usher Board
meets each third and second
Tuesdays at the church.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1959-10-31
CALVARY
Church News:

The Y. w. A. of the Calvary
M. B. Church meets each Sec
end and fourth Sundays at
300 P. M. at the church. Her
man Marshall, Pres, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Murphy, Vice Pres,
Mrs. Odessa Hall, Manager and
Rev. R. T. Strong, Pastor.