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married Saturday, August 10, by
the Rev. w. T. Reynolds, Free Will
Baptist Minister.
The CWF of the Columbia
Christian Church met Monday
night with Mrs. Gladys Sawyer.
Mrs. w. F.. Spencer led the De-
votion, continued with song "This
Is My Fathers World, and wor-
ship theme "Our Heritage, His
Life and Works., concluding with
prayer. Mrs. Gladys Sawyer, pro-
gram director used the phase "Our
Churches Meet Community Needs.
The CWF prayer in unison was led
by president, Mrs. John A. Hardi-
son and the meeting closed. The
hostess served refreshments. Pres
emit were Mrs. J. w. Hamilton, Miss
Martha Sykes, Miss Mary Cart
wright, Mrs. w. F. Suencer. Mrs
Gladys Sawyer and Mrs. John A.
Hardison.
There will be a revival at the
Sound Side Missionary Baptist
church beginning August 22-night
services only-beginning at 8 pm
Guest evangelist will be the Rev
IL. M. Woolweaver, pastor of the
Ephesus Baptist Church of Cary
A cordial welcome is extended BY
the Deacons of the church.
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BALL PLAYERS INJURED EN-
ROUTE HOME FROM GAME

COLUMBIA. - Two Creswell
Baseball players were hospitalized
Saturday night after the car in
which they were riding skidded
on the wet pavement as it rounded
a curve and turned over in the
roadside ditch. The other three
players in the car received minor
cuts and bruises.
In the hospital at Belhaven were
Gerald Woodley and Wayne AM
brose of Creswell; Woodley report
ed with back injury and Ambrose
facial decorations. The other pas
sengers in the 1859 Renault
Dauphine We're Emory Vanhorn
and Douglas Smell of Creswell and
Bud Cohoon of Columbia, owner
of the car, who is a member of the
Creswell team.
Completing the night baseball
game with Bath, the young men
We're enroute home near Pinetown
sometime before midnight. The
car, a complete loss.
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COLUMBIA HOME CLUBS
HOLDS FISH FRY AUG. 10

COLUMBIAN fish fry on the
lawn at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
D. M. Bridgeman Wednesday aft
ernoon was the family recreation
get-together of the Columbia
Home Demonstration Club.
Served with the sizzling salt
water fish were hush puppies,
sliced tomatoes, slaw, potato sal
ad, iced tea, and lemon meringue
pie. The "Doxology" used as
grace was led by Mrs. Bridgeman,
President.
Attending the outing were: Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Simmons, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Bridgeman, Mrs. Floyd Spencer,
Mrs. J. w. Hamilton, Mrs. Fran
ces Cohoon, Mrs. w. S. Caravan,
Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, Mrs. II.
Earl Sexton, Mrs. Ann E. Daven-
port, Mrs. Evelyn Aidock and
children, Cliff and Gail, Misses
Lola and Ida Jones.
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MRS. EVA D. wOoDLEY, IS

CRESWELL. - Mrs. Eva D.
Woodley 68, died in Roanoke
Boarding home in Manteo late
Tuesday night, after a lingering
illness.
She was a native of Beaufort
County; wife of the late Stuart
J. Woodley, and has made her
home here for about the last 80
years. :,
Surviving are two sons: Harold
Stuart and Lawrence w. both OF
Creswell; four daughters, Mrs
Guy Markley of Hollywood, Fla,
Mrs. p. J.. Cerre of Fleetwood,
Va; Mrs. Russell Chesson of Ro-
per and Mrs. Franklin Alexander
of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs.
Hoyt Bryant of Baltimore, Md;
Mrs. Hilda Finch of Graham, N. c.,
Mrs. John Forester of Fort Mill,
S. C. and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
Phillippi Church of Christ, of
which she was member, Friday
at 2 pm. conducted by the Rev.
M. L. Ambrose, Pastor. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
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News Of Columbia and TyrrelI Co.
For Subscriptions Mrs. Blanche W. cohoon Call Her.
Phone 3I7-i, Columbia NJ c. She will welcome Of
Columbia and TYrel County
MRS. BRAxTON vOLIvA, PRES
COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION

COLUMBIA. - Officers for Co.
lumbia Parent Teachers Associa.
ton for the 1960-61 session are
Mrs. Braxton Voliva, Pres, Mrs
Marshall Swain, V-President, Mrs
Iredell Hassell, Sec., and Mrs. Cecil
Lilley, Treas.
Regular meeting time was SET
for Thursday night after the First
Sunday of each month at 1880 pm.
The president also announces the
chairmen for the ensuing session
ass, Membership: Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Hardison and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Davenport as Co-chairman;
Room Representative: Mrs. Louise
Hales; Historian: Mrs. Camille
Everton; Art: Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Charles Cohoon; Safety: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Withers: Pre-School
Service: Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Davis,
Mrs. Katie Weatherly and Mrs.
D. E. Steagall; High School Serv-
ice: Shelton Ludford; Legislation:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Davenport;
Reading and Library: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cohoon; Recreation: Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry Jones; Magazine: Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Swain Jr.; Horticul-
ture: Mrs. Elsie Edwards; Audio
Visual: Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Jones;
Music: Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Mitchell;
Hospitality; Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Brickhouse, Mrs. L. P. Scott, Mrs.
Harold L. Spencer, Mrs. Augusta
Higgins. and Mrs. Hilton Simmons;
Publicity: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X.
VERIFY Jr.
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TYRRELL RECORDERS COURT

COLUMBIA. - In Tyrrell Re
corders Court Monday six case.
were heard: Cases of Albert Van
horn and Gerald Brickhouse, botf
charged with assault, were re
manded to ]. P. Court before Hen
ry L. Reynolds j. P.
Roosevelt w. Burnett charged
with speeding was fined $40.
Grady Simmons charged with
possession of two gallons of non
tax paid whiskey and being drunk
in public place was sentenced three
month suspended on payment of
$40 on first charge and $40 on
second charge and costs. An APP
peal was noted and bond set at
$3.50.
A Sci Fac and capias was order
ed for Albert Bowser for non-ap-
pearance.
Mamie Sykes, charged with
failure to meet conditions in nom
support came in on capias; given
six months according to original
judgement, suspended on the pay
ment of amount in arrears and
costs.
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SAMUEL H. SEXTON

Samuel Henry Sexton, 76, well
known Gum Neck resident, died
Friday morning at his home. He
was native and lifelong resident
of Tyrrell County and a retired
farmer. Surviving are his wife
Mrs. Annie Meekins Sexton; two
sons, Edgar Grey Seyton of Nor
folk, and H. Earl Sexton of CO.
lumbia; two daughters, Mrs. Iva
dean Roughton of Norfolk, and
Mrs. Bessie Curls of Coinjock, and
seven grandchildren. Graveside
services were conducted at Ridge
Cemetery, Gum Neck Sunday at 8
n.m., bv the Rev. Herbert ]. Bryar
Free Will Baptist minister.
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TYRRELL,S FIRST TAKES
LIFE OF A SMALL CHILD

COLUMBIA. - Tyrrell County's
first fatal highway accident of the
year occurred Wednesday after
noon when Jesse Micah SWAIN z
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Swain of the Sound Side commu-
nifty was struck by car near his
home on old Highway Ga.
Patrolman ]. H. Withers said
the 1858 sedan, driven by Samuel
Elwood Mercer, AZ, Negro of Co
lumbia was travelling east when
the accident occurred. The boy
died en- route to a hospital.
No charge was filed against
Mercer, as the accident was con-
sidered unavoidable.
Sheriff C. E. Morris and Coro-
ner C. E. Walker also investigat-
ed the accident.
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FANNIE HECK CIRCLE BID
FAREWELL TO A WORKER

COLUMBIA.-The Fannie Heel
Circle of Columbia Baptist Churci
met Monray night at the home Of
Mrs. Thomas X. VERIFY Jr., and
honored Mrs. Joe Topping with a
farewell social period.
Mrs. Topping, who has been ac.
tive in the church program, will
soon move to Plymouth. She was
presented with a gift.
The program was by Mrs. Den.
ME M. Pledger Jr., assisted BY
Mrs. Cecil Lilley and Mrs. Larry
johnson.
The leader, Mrs. Willis Cooper
ST., reported that Sept. Missionary
meeting program would include re-
port of the two girls: Marsha
,Brickhouse and Dottie Simmons on
their GA. Camp experience at
Chowan College.
Remembrances of two sick mem
bers, Mrs. Minnie Spruill and Mrs,
Eva Cooper were voted to be sent
Door prize was won by Mrs. Larry
Johnson; and "Bible" Quize prize
by Mrs. Ruth Knight who closed
the meetinb with prayer.
The hostess served refreshments
to Mrs. Dennis M. Pledger, Jr.,
Mrs. Ruth Knight, Mrs. Cecil Lii
ley, Mrs. Willis Cooper, Jr., Mrs
Larry Johnson, and Mrs. Joe Top
ping.
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ROAD WORK DURING JULY
IN THE FIRST DIVISION

AHOSKIE.-More than 16 miles
of road work was completed last
month in the First Highway Di-
vision. according to report from
Division Engineer w. N. Spruill
Included is Currituck County,
where State forces paved O.5 mile
of Grandy Road, and grade, drain
ed, stabilized and paved 0.6 mile
of Canal Bank Road.
The First Division consists OF
IA counties including Currituck'
Camden, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and
Washington Counties.
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GUN NECK PERSONALS

Mrs. Sabra Livelman and Bobby
Patrick are attending the annual
Methodist Youth Fellowship meet
ing at Duke University.
Mrs. Basil Cahoon, Mrs. Joe Liv-
erman and Mrs. Minnie Cahoon are
attending Craft Camp at Manteo
The Christian Church revival
closed Sunday night, with many
visitors from nearby communities
The Rev. Walker Perry of Wash.
ington conducted the services with
the pastor, Joe Brickhouse assist.
ing.
Mrs. Frank Meekins is visiting
in Norfolk.
Mrs. Amanda Sawyer of Fair.
field visited Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo
Sawyer.
Mrs. Sally Everton is VISITING
Mrs. Teed Armstrong in Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson
Nancy 10. and Norman Davenport
visited Mrs. T. ]. Cooper in East
Lake.
Shelbourn Williams returned h
Norfolk Monday after visiting Mrs.
j. w. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Liverman
of Smithfield visited here. Mrs.
Liverman will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Fulcher in Washington.
Mrs. Marie Meekins of Eliza
beth City is spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Everton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Harrington of
Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Jones and
children and Sam Jones of Nor
folk spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Ashby Jones.
Mrs. Ben Turner and Mrs. Byron
Liverman were in Plymouth Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belvin Everton Of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. ] j. Everton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Beck, Mrs.
Iris Ann Woodcock and daughter,
Karan were here the week end.
Mrs. Dola Sawyer returned with
them afte ran extended visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Roughton
and son David, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Sexton and sons, Bryan and
Kenny of Norfolk, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Curies and children Terry
and Lynn and Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Curles of Coinjock, Mrs. Ruth Sex
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Taulbert Sex
ton, Mrs. Bareny Sawyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Waco Sawyer and Waco, Jr.,
Melvin Sawyer, Johnny Johnson,
Mrs. Mack Davis and daughter,
Donna, Mrsr. Otis Armstrong, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hurdle of
Elizabeth City, Mrs. Blanche
Moore, Mrs. Vivian Cahoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Buddy Spruill, Mrs. Mary
Roughton, Mr.. and Mrs. Billie
Roughton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Midgette, and Miss Sandra Bonny
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FIVE DUMP TRUCKS BURNED
IN TYRRELL COUNTY SUNDAY

COLUMBIA.-Five dump trucks
parked near the home of Edward
Davis in Alligator Township burn
ed about / am. Sunday morning
The trucks belonged to a sub
contractor under the T. A. Loving
Co., and were being used here for
the fill on the Alligator River
Bridge approaches.
The report of the fire was re-
ceived in town 8 miles distant by
a chance passer-by who reported
seeing the blaze. The Columbia
Volunteer firemen answered the
call, but were too late to save tne
trucks. The origin of the fire was
undetermined.
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ST. DAvIDs HOMECOMING

CRESWELL. - The annual
Homecoming at Old st. David's
Church will be held Sunday, Aug.
81. Morning prayer and sermon by
the Rev. A. J. Mackie, Rector at
II am, followed by the annual
picnic at Pettigrew Park Recrea-
ton site on historic Lake Phelps.
The Rector invites all to come to
the worship service; to bring a
basket and enjoy the fellowship
under the canopy of cypress trees
planted by Josiah Collins some
two centuries ago.
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of Norfolk, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Parrisher of Newport News. Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Hall of Ports
mouth, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Williams,
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Macon Will
Jr., and Clay Williams of Fairfield
and Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Griggs
of Coinjock were here the week
end attending the funeral Of Sam
Sexton.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson
Mrs. Minnie Liverman, Mrs. Leona
Norman, Nancy 10 and Norman
Davenport visited Mrs. Lennie
Dorwart in Elizabeth City Tues
day.
Evening star., 1960-10-19

even grape vine roots have
been altered by Mr.. Shostac
into objects for the living room.
Over the years he's put more
than 80 different varieties of
wood to use.
The owners constant search
for new sources Of wood has led
him into strange corners. Once
while scrounging through an
old lumber yard he found a
treasure of blackened timberS
that had been dredged from
the bottom of Boston harbor.
Years ago Shipbuilders used
to season oak by leaving it in
salt water, and in this case the
builder had vanished, leaving a
submerged hazard to shipping.
After the Navy hauled the tim
bers UP, sawmill operators
found the wood so hardened
and full of iodine and salt that
they abandoned them as use
less. In. Mr.. ShoStac's hands,
the oak became coffee tables
with a rich. satisfying glow.
DOgwOOd Windfall
Another find was a discarded
store of. dogwood that had beer
Evening star., 1960-10-19
BY TRUMAN R. TEMPLE
star stan Reporter

Picture Q factory where an
Gent ship timbers and drift
.wood are converted into tables
and lamps, and you've de-
scribed q newcomer to WASH
ington industry.
1t thriyes on breaking all the
rules Of goth century indus
trialism. It has no labor rela-
tio1s department because the
owner. Percy Shostac, Is its
one-man assembly line.
1t doesn't need to worry
about proper now Of parts; the
Potomac, the Chesapeake Bay
and old shipyards yield "a
mountainous supply Of raw
materials. And since the out
put moves at the leisurely pace
of three lamps a week, one ia
bic every six weeks. mass pro-
duction worries are missing.
Mr.. ShoStac recently opened
his factory and ShowroomS al
1888 Wisconsin avenue NV
in Georgetown, under the title
of Heritage Tree Lamps. AS Q
concession to modern public
relations theory he does per-
NIT customers to inspect his
inventory-a pile Of gnarleo
tree limbs and stumps.
80 Varieties Of Wood
Driftwood from the rivers
and shores Of America includ.
ing cypress. oak, cedar anc
Evening star., 1960-10-19
American Hurdwure
Bids for Am. corduqe

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 Cap -
The American Hardware Corp.
of New Britain, Conn, has Of
fered to buy $4,000 shares Of
Plymouth Cordage Co. stock
from Plymouth share owners
at $6S a share.
President David Muirhead OF
American Hardware said the
offer expires November /. The
Connecticut firm now holds
over $1,000 shares Of Plymouth
Cordage. On September 80
1853 Plymouth had 270,03a
shares outstanding.
Evening star., 1960-10-19

$56O.ls6,o0O compared with
earnings Of s2s.7ss.OOO. equal
to $l.2i 3 share on sales Of
$5l2.lss.ooO for the same period
of 1859.
For the last quarter net in
come rose to slS,sss.OoO. equal
to So cents . share, from sI5.-
Evening star., 1960-10-19
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS
One.Mon Foctory Produces Lamps
And Tables From Exotic Woods,

and shelves for friends. and In
tended to become an engineer
specializing in wood construc-
ton. He wound up . stage
manager in New York. however
although his hobby of convert
ing burls into lamps kept
haunting him.
About 10 years ago he gave
in to his lifelong fascination
for the lines of tree limbs and
opened shop in New York,
Since then he's made and sold
more than LOCO lamps and per-
haps so tables, He moved here
this year, in his words, ito gel
Evening star., 1960-10-19
General Foods
Profit Gains

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y; Oct.
10 tAP,.-General Foods Corp.
yesterday reported record profit
and sales for the three and six
months ended September 30.
For the latest three months
net income gained II per cent
over the year earlier period.
For the six months General
Foods cleared $50. 1885. 900, equal
to $l.S3 q share on sales Of
Evening star., 1960-10-19

ordered during World War II
to make snuttles for looms in
an upstate New York textile
mill. When the war ended and
the order was cancelled. Mr..
Shostac bought them dirt
cheap. He considered 1t q dou-
BILE windfall because most
States prohibit cutting dog
wood. q measure to keep tour
lists from breaking on their
boughs in the springtime.
His latest excursion into the
wood market has uncovered an
industry as rare as his own:
whaling boats. Mr.. ShoStac
found an old sawmilI in Allen
dale, N. ]. that was cutting up
white oak trees to supply build
ers of the boats in Iceland. For
some reason Icelanders prefer
wood to steel for their vessels.
II had to make several visits
to persuade the mill people !
wasn't a screwball." he ex-
plains. "but we're good friends
now and they put aside the cuts
i need for tables"
Hard to Identify
A list of the woods he has
secured from various regions
would include manzanita from
the Rockies. cypress and but
tonwood from Florida swamps,
and birch driftwood from YER
mont lakes and streams. Drift
lwood is hard to identify, and
Evening star., 1960-10-19

His technique combines both
carpentry and the art Of ar
ranging branches and plants.
when you get rough drift
wood, 1t has no grain and it's
usually just an unidentifiable
mass covered with mud he
explains. "Clean lines and
planes are necessary, and cEis-
cling away decayed areas. sand
ing and polishing bring out the
woods sculptural beauty"
After the piece has been
waxed and its grain brought to
life,, there still remains the job
of displaying ats form to best
advantage. This is where the
artists skin takes over from the
artisans. The visitor to his
shop will find highly polished
wooden shapes, some suggest.
ing q dancers legs or q uni
corn's head. but most are pure
distractions.
What kind Of people buy
driftwood lamps? Mr.. ShoStat
Evening star., 1960-10-19

las sold TIT IN TO policSAlen,
sheet iron workers and finan-'
ciers. In fact. one customer was
q manufacturer Of driftwood
lamps. II produce them BY the
thousands on an assembly line,
but the stun Is junk" he con-
fided to Mr.. Shostac. Fl want
this one for my own living
room"
Evening star., 1960-10-19

Ole,oO0 or 81 cents q share from
the like 1869 period. Sales "a
vanced to s2s5.S21. 900 from
$255,sl2.OOO.
Evening star., 1960-10-19

he calls up the United States
Forest Service when he's
stumped.
Probably the most bizarre
table he ever made came from
an oak that had been struck
by lightning. 1T took two men
to haul the stump into the shop
where I could work on it." hi
recalls. II hewed it into shape
with an old-fashioned adj
That's the last time I ever want
to SWING one Of those things.
But the table made an evoca.
tive conversation piece"
Evening star., 1960-10-19
Artist and Artisan

~ Y flon Ske Me.;lil- !, n rat
race"
Evening star., 1960-10-19
Scholar and Author

Mr.. Shostac's elegant use OF
language is no accident. A
soft-spoken and scholarly man
he holds a Masters degree In
English literature from the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin and once
wrote a novel, Fourteenth
Street." now out of print.
The owner started out with q
boyhood love of wood as
pupil in the Ethical Culture
School in New York. He was
earning his first money at the
age of IL, producing cabinets
Evening star., 1960-04-10
April II
100

4-Youne Dr.. Malone. Drama.
5-Mr. District Attorney.
7-Beot the Clock. Game.
9-The Millionaire. Drama.
$3.50
4-From These Roots. Dromo.
5-DcteIine Europe. Drama.
Jerome Thor stors
7-Who Do You Trust1 Quiz.
9-The Verdict Is Yours. Trial.
400
4-comedy Playhouse,
5-Piek Temple. Kids.
I Hour. Comes ond cartoons.
7-AmericGn Bandstond.
Ia Hours. Dick Clark. m c.
9-The Brighter 0oy. Seriol.
AIS
e-The Secret Storm. Serial.
4:30
4-Adventure Time.
s-Edse Of Night. Serial.
500
4-Boxo the Clown. Color.
5-MiIt Grant Show. Variety.
! Hour. Teen-oeers' dance party.
9-The EoTIy Show. Movie.
IA Hours. "Gotewoy" 1888
Don Ameche, ArIeen WhoIen.
$50
4-Susie. Comedy.
7-Rin Tin Tin. Adventure.
Evening star., 1960-05-08
Niagara Falls Police
Learn About Diction

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario.
Some Of the 8 million tour
lists who will visit the honey
moon capital this year will be
startled when they hear the po-
liceman at the traffic -clogged
intersection slowly repeat: ::
The rain in Spain stays mainly
in the plain"
But no worry-the officer Is
not cracking up under the
strain of directing thousands of
cars through the streets of the
worlds most famous cataract.
He is just doing his homework.
The novel phrase from the
Broadway musical My Fair
Lady" is one of the basic les
sons Of q special diction course
which the A members of the
Niagara Falls police force are
attending.
The course is part of a new
public relations and self
improvement program for the
men who speak to more tourists
than any other police officers
in North America.
I'VE want to make sure that
everybody, including folks from
Brooklyn and Texas, can un-
derstand u.s. explained a vet
eran member of the force.
Because the vast majority Of
Evening star., 1960-05-08
Ancient Town of York
Prepares Music Fete

York, one of Britains most
ancient and beautiful towns,
will offer one of Europe's fine
festivals this year.
The festival, extending from
June IL to July 3, will center
about major concerts in York
Minister. largest cathedral in
England, and about the ancient
york Mystery Plays"
The Bach B Minor Mass and
Vivaldi's "Estro Armonico" will
be presented by the London
Mozart players and the Min
ster choristers in the cathedral,
and Monteverdi's "Vespers of
1910" by the London Symphony
and Sheffield Philharmonic
Chorus, with Alfred Deller.
I Musici, famous Italian or
chestra, will appear. as we'll as
the Amadeus Quartet. Stra-
vinsky's "Histoire dun Soldat"
is another feature of the pro-
gram.
Benjamin Britten's opera on
a miracle play theme. "Noye's
Fludde." will be given in the
cathedral. There will be a pag-
cant in the streets called Christ
Before The Elders" THE York
Mystery Plays" will be pre-
sented in the city museum gar
dens, among the ruins of st.
Mary's Abbey.
SoloistS in individual concerts
include Harpsichordist Ralph
Kirkpatrick, Pianists Pietro
Scarpini and Susanna Slivko,
Violinist Maria Lidka, Singer
Arda Mandikaian and Organists
Francis jackson and Ronald
Perrin.
Bertold Brecht's THE Good
Woman of Setuzan" will be
given by the York Repertory
Company. Max Buhrman will
present rarely seen Chinese
shadow plays.
Famed Actors Barbara JEFF
ford and John Neville will ap-
pear in poetry recitals.
Other events will include
open-air singing. river music
from barges and brass band
concerts. There will be a festi-
val club for hospitality to visi-
tors.
York is one of Great Britain's