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Evening star., 1961-09-24

bottling firm in Havana. Mr.. !
Geddes, born in Peru of British
parents, denied harges he
acted as a link between the
CIA and counter-revolutionary
groups in Cuba. He was SEN
fenced to 80 years imprison-
ment.
Bursts Into Tears
I'm Roca Ration, Fla, his
wife, Marjorie, burst into tears
at the news of his sentence and
was unable to talk to newsmen.
She had cabled Fidel Castro
earlier that II am sure my hus-
bands only crime is being mar
ried to an American citizen. I
offer myself in exchange for
him.
The five men executed at La
Cabana fortress before dawn
were Pedro Sergio Cuellar,
Alfonso Jorge Rojas Castellanos,
Angel Posadas Gutierrez, Brau-
lilo Contreras Maso and Manuel
Blanco Navarro.
The deaths brought to 81 the
total shot since September 9
and raised to 622 the unofficial
count of publicized executions
since Fidel Castro took over in
1859.
Among the women convicted
was PoSadaS Gutierrez wife,
seven months pregnant. At the
start of the one-day trial yes
terday the two met briefly IN
the courtroom and embraced.
Get 80 Years
Thirteen men besides Mr..
Ceddes received 30-year terms.
One, 20-year-old Rafael Garcia
Rubio, admitted he enlisted in
Miami at an anti-Castro re-
cruiting center and trained in
Panama and Guatemala as a
saboteur. But he said that after
he was brought to Cuba he re-
fused to commit any sabotage.
Forty defendants got 20 years
and nine were sentenced to
9-year terms. One man was
abSolved.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

manning los miles are in Tex
cellent condition. :
He charged the subcommittee
has investigated the. highway
without much Qualification Of
the facts" and had withheld
information, thus stirring up a
controversy that hurt foreign
aid,
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Parties before and after nuptials
held for Miss Moore, Don Sidener

Holiday Inn was setting for
a rehearsal dinner Friday by
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1961-09-01

the groom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry c. Sidener OF
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cambridge, Ga, h oring
bride -to-be Miss Iva Ann
Moore and the hosts son Don.
Shades of pink gladioli in
a white compotier centered the
buffet table which was cover
ed by white net over pink
taffeta.
Completing the decor were
pink tapers in rosepoint can
delabras.
Pink gladioli appeared in
white bud vases on the dining
table.
Twenty-Five members Of the
wedding party and members
of the Moore and Sidener fam
lilies attended.
Miss Moore feted her at
tendants at bridesmaids
breakfast Saturday at Cotita's.
The table was decorated in
pink and white gladioli and
conventional menu was serv-
ed.
Silver bracelets engraved
with their names were pre-
sented the bridesmaids and
gold earrings were given Mrs.
Wistafke. matron of honor.
Miss Juliana Dudley. flower
girl. received a silver locket
and chain.
Entertaining Saturday night
following the afternoon we'd
ding of Miss Moore and Mr..
Sidener were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ryan.
Thirty-three family mem
bers and guests were present
for a buffet dinner in their
home at 1909 King Avenue,
Pascagoula.
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1961-09-01
New alphabet
for Britishers
in "a schools
BY Milton Marmor

London {AP) - A new Eng
lish alphabet with 43 letters
will be tried out in Britain IN
September with 1000 children
in "a schools as guinea pigs.
In the new alphabet are "a
old fashioned letters and 19
new ones, resembling IN some
form the letters people are
accustomed to see in print
The old letters left out of
the system are @" and "X",
but for devotees of 20" and
"X' the news isn't all that
bad.
The new alphabet is design
ed only for 5 and 6-year-olds
to simplify learning to read.
At the age of seven the
children will change over from
the new alphabet to the regu-
lar "ABCs."
Supporters of the new sys-
TEN - caller "A r" (augment-
ed Roman) do not think the
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JACKSON CCUNTIANS - DID YOU KNOW -
Salvation Army, Scouts
active members OF (JF

Did you know that the Sal
walton Army is not just some
one passing a tambourine or
ringing bells on street corners
at Christmas?
This question may have been
asked, and answered, shatter-
ing beliefs OF many, during
sessions of the workers for the
county United Fund campaign.
The Salvation Army is one
of ii organizations in Jackson
County that belong 10 the UF.
Records prove they are active
lY working for the bettermeni
of mankind.
For instance
Salvation Army in Jackson
County, through the UF dollars
contributed in this county,
have paid transportation for
two small children to be re-
turned to their waiting parents.
Salvation Army payments for
school lunches for needy chill
dren in Jackson County last
year amounted to $2034.98.
TT is a good feeling that you
have when you see the look of
gratitude on the face of a very
old man who has just had his
only pair of glasses repaired
a work Of the Salvation Army"
said one UF campaign worker.
The UF, through this agency
alone, helped 300 worthy Jack
son Countians in various ways
this year, UF officials reported.
The assistance varied from
buying bed sheets for an i'll
and destitute person to paying
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Coronation is held
for Girls Auxiliary

Junior and intermediate
Girls Auxiliary members Of
the Pascagoula Eastlawn Bap-
tist Church held a coronation
Aug. 20.
The theme was Lead on o
King Eternal"
Mrs j. w. Rogers presided
and Mrs. @. M Baggett pre-
sented awards to:
Maidens Brenda Davis, Lin
ola Davis, Marlene Ewing,
Connie Kihyet and Veronica
Nicely.
Ladies in waiting Wanda
Avery. MarilYn Brett. Julie
Downs. Ruby KihYet and
Shirley White.
Prlncesses Charlotte Hardy,
Lana Raye Mcdaniel and Ca
sandra Sewers.
Queens Suzette Sewers and
Annette Sewers.
The Rev. Athens Mcneil
gave the benediction and q
reception followed.
Mrs. Athens Mcneil, GA di-
rector, was in charge Of the
arrangements.
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changeOver will present real
difficulties to the children.
In the new alphabet each
letter represents one sound
only. There are no capitals to
BATTLE a child.
Here are some examples:
There are two forms Of 18th"
- a soft sound as in think"
and a hard one as in the"
The soft one has the tail of
the st. extended below the
line. In the hard ''th" the It"
has its tail turned to the left,
opposite to normal writing.
Some Of new letters look
like Greek.
"Daet fikst for nue. alfabet'
means "a date fixed for new
alphabet" ."
Or, as many fairy tale
starts: wuns upon a item"
Author of the new alphabet
is Sir James Pitman. a mem
Der of Parliament and grand
son of the shorthand pioneer.
Exponents of the new alpha
bet have printed 200 different
books in the new system.
Some 80 teachers are in train
ing courses to learn the "A r.
method.
They expect it will be three
years before any practical re
suits can be had from the ex-
pertinent.
Sir James thinks children
will learn to read in half the
time needed at present.
John Downing of London
University, who is in charge
of research, says the new sys-
tenn has scrapped almost COM
pletely letters having more
than one sound. The variety of
sounds in the new letters has
been cut from 1000 to SO, he
says.
The plan is not designed to
reform spelling.
Says Sir James: to learn to
read is the most fantastic
achievement Of the human
brain"
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for dental care for an aged
woman.
Other methods Of assistance
were transportation to a sani-
tarium, payment Of admission
fees to hospitals and reuniting
separated families who are
having financial difficulty.
These are but a few Of the
hundreds of ways the Salvation
Army helps.
And now, about the Boy
Scouts
Dad ycu know that there ar
1902 scou+ers in Jackson Coun
fY. including white and Negrc
members and their leaders?
Through UF financing, the
Scouts of the Pine Burr Area
council have two camps that
are comparable to the finest
in the nation.
Boy Scouts Of America is E
participating organization in
more than 1850 cities that have
UF campaigns. Every penny
collected IN these drives Is
spent within the area the col
lection was made.
There have been 34,0GO.Cos
boys who have enjoyed th'
benefits of scouting since lSlc
The money given to scouting
through The UF.. is helping &c
build character. say the cam
Paign officials.
Without contributions, the
scouting organization could not
be the successful endeavor that
t IS today, agree UF workers
and Scout leaders.
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New flower shop
is opening in Pas

Mar-Del's, a shop for flower.
arrangers, will hold its grand
opening Tuesday, according to
Mrs. M. NJ Flechas, Jr., and
Mrs. A. r. Graves, Jr., owners
and operators.
The firm, located at 412 Polk,
Pascagoula, features a work
shop in addition to complete
line of arranging materials. A
grand prize and free souvenirs
will be awarded during open
ing ceremonies.
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CengHis Khan, who died in
-2Z7, left little or nothing Of
asting material value. Not a
stone is standing at the site Of
MS great capital, Karakorum.
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Realism

Buffalo, N. Y. (AP) - A
make-believe hold-up man at
a children's wild west amuse-
ment park threw himself into
the act = little to hard.
When 'bad man" Lee Hep
ner, 81, was "shot" by the
sheriff, he fell to the ground
and struck his head. Four
stitches closed the wound.
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Two U5 mail boats make
jaily deliveries over a 65-mile
cute On Lake Winnipesaukee
N New Hampshire.
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Semmering Line, a railroad
through h the Alps, passes
through Is tunnels and over
l2 vladucts.
Evening star., 1961-10-29

there for 48 years. Her moth
er is q retired teacher, hav-
ing taught full time at the
Maryland School for the
Deaf before her marriage and
part-time afterwards.
Her Interest
"She sometimes took me
with her when she had a
teaching assignment, so I
guess that's where I ac-
quired my interest in making
this my life's career" Miss
Benson recalled.
Miss Benson is proud of
the fact that during the war
from l943 to 1946 she rose
from the rank Of private to
first lieutenant. So outstand-
ing were her services in
teaching lip-reading skills to
deafened soldiers at Borden
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General Hospital in Chicka-
sha, Okla, that she became
the first WAC to receive ap-
pointment under a War De-
partment directive authoriz-
ing direct commission for
persons having skills needed
in the Army's rehabilitation
program.
Back at Gallaudet Miss
Benson resumed her teach
ing duties, which she contin-
ues now on a part-time ba-
sis. She was appointed dean
of women in 1850, succeed
ing the late DR.. Elizabeth
Peet, who retired at that
time. AS dean she oversees
the activities of 100 girls,
II of them in the preparatory
class. and 1l9 Of them in the
college.
My problems are the same
Evening star., 1961-10-29
Her Flying Fingers Talk
BY RUTH DEAN
star staff Writer


Miss Elizabeth Benson has
never considered deafness a
handicap. In fact, this
daughter-with normal hear
ing-of deaf parents wishes
more Of the general public
would understand that deaf
people are like anyone else
go to school, marry, raise
children and have careers,
Miss Benson, dean Of
women at Gallaudet College
since 1850 and a member of
the faculty since 1925, has
made working with the deaf
her life's work.
Even when she took q
three years leave Of absence
to join the Women's Army
Corps during World War II
she found herself right back
in her own field-teaching
lip reading to deafened SOL
diers.
An authority on sign Ian
guage, Miss Benson is much
in demand as an interpreter.
She Interprets
Today she will act as in
terpreter for Cardinal Spell
man when she translates his
sermon into the language of
signs at the Crusade Of Pray
er for Peace on the Monu-
ment Grounds. A section of
front seats will be reserved
for deaf people who attend
the rally, and a number of
Gallaudet students Of the
Catholic faith plan to attend.
Although this is the first
outdoor event where Miss
Benson has done this, she
is an old hand at this sort
Of thing. At Gallaudet COM
mencements, hearing people
in the audience are fasci-
mated by her sweeping grace
full hands and flying fingers
as she translates the speech
Of the main guest speaker.
Commencement speakers for
whom she has interpreted
have included such dignitar-
les as Vice President john
son. Cairine Mackay Wilson,
first woman Senator Of Cam
ada, and the Right Rev. An
gus Dun. bishop of the Epis-
copal Diocese Of Washington.
The sweeping hands and
flying fingers language Of
communication to the deaf
Miss Benson has known from
babyhood. ITS instructive;
you learn to do it almost be-
fore you learn to talk" she
said in describing a child'S
reaction to deaf parents.
One Of the misunderstand-
ings about the deaf Miss
Benson feels most acutely is
that because a couple is deaf
they shouldn't have children.
You'll find a majority OF
the children of deaf par
ents grow up. have careers
'and turn out quite well."
she said.
The careers Of both Miss
Benson and her sister give
weight to this statement. Her
sister teaches at the Mary
land School for the Deaf in
Frederick.
In fact 1t was at the Mary
land School for the Deaf
that her parents met. Her
father. the late Harry @.
Benson. after whom the
schools gymnasium is now
named, taught printing and
was physical education coach
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Benefit
Scheduled

The women OF All Saints
Episcopal Church of Chevy
Chase are sponsoring a
luncheon fashion show to be
held at 1890 pm. Wednes-
day. November Is in he
Blue Room of the Shore
ham Hotel.
Proceeds will be used for
work Of the church, both at
home and abroad.
Mrs. william E. Will
liams, chairman, has the fol-
lowing committee: Mrs. Mar
shall J. Garrett, Mrs. Wes-
ton B. Grimes, Mrs. George
A. Fogarty and Mrs. v.
jackson Dorset.
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as>deans all over" says Miss
Benson. And the girls have
the same problems as, girls
elsewhere, and the same
Evening star., 1961-10-29

heartaches and romances.
The only difference is that
they can't answer the tele-
phone!"
Evening star., 1961-04-14

sued those in other countries.
London has a thriving Stork
Club. He once discussed this
matter with his late lawyer, Ed
Flynn, the political boss. Flynn
shrugged and asked Billingsly:
Want me to take it up with
Churchill?"
Warner Bros. will re-create
its Music Man" city on a Bur-
bank lot, because a six-month
search failed to turn up any
city that looks the way it did
in 1912. MGM9h has signed
Geraldine Page and Paul New
man fer the movie version of
Tennessee williams Sweet
Bird of Youth" Both created
the roles in the stage version.
Fanny" will open at the
Music Hall, July 4-eight years,
to the day, after Josh Logan
discussed the film with author
Marcel PagnOl.
When Marilyn Monroe and
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lures. Maybe also movie stars
who do not look like movie
stars in public.
. = = =
Which reminds me, while
lunching on the terrace of
FraScatti's on the Sunset Strip,
there were three starlets in low
necks, no backs, toreador pants,
The most interesting woman
there-and all eyes were on
her-was Gail Patrick, former
movie star and now producer
of Perry Mason" one of the
most popular of all the TV
series. Gail, with her attractive
gray hair, lavender linen skirt
and blouse, real shoes, not
sandals, was a wonderful con-
trast to the ambitious but lazy
untidy starletS.
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a movie role in Mexico.
Arthur Kopit's play, "Oh Dad,
Poor Dad, Momma's Hung Him
in the Closet and I'm Feeling
So Sad," will be produced in
England in the fall. Stella Ad-
Ter will play a leading role.
The play won raves at its Bos-
ton tryout.
50
Thornton Wilder is in st
Moritz writing the libretto for
a second short opera. with mu-
sic by Paul Hindemuth. 1t will
be a companion piece to their
first opera, based on Wilder's
"The Long Christmas Dinner
+. -. Hindemuth lives in Zu-
rich. Although he had a teach
ing post at Yale. where Wilder
whose home is in New Haven
also taught, he and Wilder
still never have met. They col
laborate by mail and telephone
Capitol Records made an un-
precedented purchase of the
master record Of THE 1000
Year-Old Man" album by Me
Brooks and Carl Reiner. 1t was
sold by World Pacific Records
Denise Darcel, the night
club singer, has been making
a silent tour Of the Little Club
Lindy's and El Morocco. She
must rest her voice after sur
gerry on her vocal chords.
Jack La Rue, the silent screen
star menace. now operates 8
thriving pizza business.
= y -
John Megna Of the cast o.
"All the Way Home" has just
finished writing his seconc
play. He won't start casting hi!
first play until June. That
because one of the roles will
be for his sister, who is touring
overseas with Helen. Hayes
Theater Guild-A NTA troupe
He may have a role for hi
colleague, Lillian Gish.
John Megna is 8 years old.
Producer David Merrick, wht
Evening star., 1961-04-14
THE
LYONS
DEN
By LEONARD LYONS

NEW YORK The longest
work hours in diplomacy are
being kept by Dag Hammarsk-
jOld and Ralph Bunche. Since
the Congo crisis erupted Sep
tember /, they've been at their
desks every day. including Sat-
urdays and Sundays. Christmas
was their only day off.
Cole Porter has made such a
remarkable recovery that he's
anxious to write a Broadway
show again. =. The Catholic
Digest, privately owned, soon
will make a public offering of
its stock.
Frederick March will star in
Paddy Chayefsky's new play
Gideon" A group Of Mex
lean movie producers feted
Sugar Ray Robinson at the
Four Seasons, then offered him
Evening star., 1961-04-14

HOLLY
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM
TY May Get Ginger

grams and cables of condolences
from all over the world. in
cluding one from Rex Harrison
in Europe.
It always happens. Joan
BIOndell, once married to Dick
Powell, then to Mike Todd, took
a long lease on a Hollywood
apartment, moved her furniture
here from the East, and was
so happy to be near her chill
dren and grandchildren again.
But Joan was no sooner settled
than she was offered the lead
in the National tour of Bye
Bye, Birdie" Joan didn't want
to travel. She put her price
way UP. They met it. Then she
said she would not leave her
two English pug dogs. The pro-
ducers lined up. hotels that
would take dogs. Joan found
other excuses, but the shows
producers met them all. So,
she's off for a year on the road.
Gust a girl who can't say
no?-Ed0
The younger generation of
male stars could learn a lot,
sartorially, from older boys
such as William Holden, Gary
Cooper, Cary Grant and Henry
Fonda. The veterans are always
well dressed at previewS OF
their movies. After all, the
press is present in full force
and we might get the wrong
impression. But the new stars
Jimmy Darren, Pat Boone
and the aforementioned Troy
DOnahue! Well, at the Parrish
preview, Troy wore q gray
sweater, no tie, no coat, and
hair very tousled. At the "All
Hands on Deck" preview, Boone
looked neat but wore no coat,
just a sweater and slackS. Same
for Darren at the "Gidget Goes
Hawaiian" preview. Perhaps it
isn't only the bad scripts that
is wrong with Hollywood pic
Evening star., 1961-04-14

rarely shows emotion, became
so excited over Laurence Oliv-
ier's switched role in Beckett, "
that he'd like to bring it back
to Broadway for one perform
ance for the Actors Fund.
HarpO Marx arrives April 25
to promote his book, "Harpo
Speaksl"
Sol Schwartz, who worked
for RKO Theaters for 80 years,
recently quit its presidency to
become vice president Of Co
lumbia Pictures. Last week he
lunched at his usual table at
the 81 Club, signed his check
as usual, and wrote his address
"c/o RKO Theaters." The
waiter stood by while Schwartz
corrected it to "c/o Columbia
Pictures" He said to the wait
er: II tol dyou about the
change, I told everybody-but
I forgot to tell my pencil"
Ernest Hemingway still main
tains and pays the staff at his
home in Cuba, as well as the
crew on his fishing boat there
He's not abandoning his prop
critics. The owner of
we'll known restaurant in the
SOS, in business more than SO
years, isn't renewing his lease
The State Department will
ease its ruling denying a visa
to POntecOrvO, the director o1
Italy's Academy Award entry
"Kapo." He's the brother of the
Soviet scientist.
I Sherman BillingSley still Is
suing to halt anyone else ir
America from using his Stork
! C1uh name He hasn't aS vei
Evening star., 1961-04-14

Arthur Miller split, John Hus-
ton, who directed her in "The
Misfits," was quoted as explain
ing: ''Marilyn tries too hard to
prove herself a sex symbol p
Miss Monroe's friend. Susan
Strasberg, dissented: I'VE know
that John Huston is an author
ity' only on film-making ano
big-gane hunting, and that's
all"
Evening star., 1961-04-14

HOLLYWOOD (NANAl =
Veteran star Ginger Rogers is
selling her ranch in Oregon
and it can't be because she
needs the cash. Ginger earned
her dollars in the compare
lively tax-free years. BY the
way, it's almost certain that
Ginger's TV series has been sold
for fall viewing.
Tuesday Weld, all of 18, is
getting 100000 for her next
movie at 20th-Fox. The studio
also provides her with a maid,
and the maid will be Hazel,
who worked for that late, long
ago star Jean Harlow for SO
many years, and who works for
Rosalind Russell when ROE is
making a picture in Hollywood.
Overheard in the Universal
international cafe: Just got
back from Madrid. You know,
the, best hotels there will not
take picture people, or anyone
connected with picture max
ing" Then how come they
took Jimmy Stewart?" his COM
panion asked. Because he's a
general!" replied the other.
New TV star Troy DOnahue
is having a hasSle with his
mother who says that Troy is
giving out erroneous stories
that he is supporting her and
his sister, Eve. Troy is said to
be on the verge of marriage
with Lii Kardell who was once
on the verge of ditto with the
late Jimmy Dean. =. Wonder
why Doris Day switched press
agents? She has been with the
same people for years and years
But lately Doris has been hard
er to interview. About the only
topics she will discuss are gar
dening and the weather,
And Doris recent producer
Ross Hunter-he starred her in
Pillow Talk" and Midnight
Lace" not to mention Lover
Come Back" with Rock Hudson
again-is said to be peeved with
Miss Day because she signed
with Columbia instead Of max
Ing more movies for him. :.
BY the way, when Hunters pet
blond cocker spaniel died re-
Gently. he received 410 tele-
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-09-01
MRS. M. A. MATTHEWS
HOSTESS 10 PAST NATIONS


On Wednesday evening Mrs. NJ.
A.Matthews entertained the Past
Matron,s Of Hyde Chapter S13, o.
E. S. at an informal dinner at River
Forest Manor in Belhaven.
Ms. Matthews and daughter, Mrs.
Bruck Conyers of Wilson, greeted
their guests at the door and invited
them into the hotel which was
lovely with summer flowers and
plants. The meal was served by
candle light and very enjoyable.
Those attending We're: Mrs. Ruby
Long, Mrs. Virginia Miller, Mrs.
June Liverman, Mrs. Annie Payne,
Mrs. Belle Gibbs, Mrs. Clara Gibbs
O'Neal, Mrs. Phuline Mason, Mrs.
Annie Louise Harris, Mrs. Myra
Patrick, Mrs. Hayes Hurdle, Mrs.
Edith Jarvis, Mrs. Lucy Cox, Mrs.
jamie Spencer, Mrs. Lola Gibbs,
Mrs. Jane Cox. Mrs. Matthews al
so had as her guests her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jimmie Spencer and Mrs.
Bruce Conyers, and the Rev. and
Mrs. George Harris.