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Evening star., 1961-06-03

cLEMENFSON. JAMES H. On Fri
day, June 2. 1891, JAMES II.
CLEMENTsON OF 32l0 Volta place
NV. husband of the late Clara M.
Clementson. father of James Earl
Clementson. Sr.; Mrs. Annie Fisher,
Mrs. Mary z. Bromley and the
late Mrs. Pearl Collins brother OF
Mrs. Katie Rittieu and Mrs Effie
Minnix. He also Is survived by
nine. grandchildren, twenty-five
sreat-grandchildre and six great
ereat-grandchildren. Friends NAV
call at the Birch Funeral Home.
3O34 M st NV, after pm
Saturday, June 3, where services
will be held on Monday, June 5,
at ? pm. Interment Cedar Hill
Evening star., 1961-06-03

day, May 81. 1851. FRANCES N.
JOHNSON OF az Elm st. NV, be-
loved mother of John Harris and
Norma ]. Thomas. grandmother of
Letticoe H. Lynch. niece of BERTHE
Worthington and devoted friend of
James Gay. She also is survived
by other relatives and a host of
friends. After l2 noon Sunday,
June 4, friends are invited TO call
at the Jarvis Chapel. 1892 You
St. NV Funeral services will be
held at the Friendship Baptist
Church. 734 lst st. s.w., on Mon
day, June 3, at | pm. Interment
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-06-03

SPKAGUE, ANITA BELLE. on FRI
sPyKAaUs ssfPyK dHns Of sdes Ss stb ANTA vt BELLE LIE
OF the late william T. Sprague and
mother OF Prof. NJ. F. Sprague Of
Tuskesee Institute. Alabama Fam
lily may be contacted at DE. 2-O437
Notice of funeral later. Arrange
ments by the Edmonson Funeral
QerVire
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.. 1861. at Martinsburs. W. Va.
FRANK CoPPoCK. beloved husband
Of Charles M. and Daniel H. Ne
vtaser; brother OF Walter and Harry
Coppock OF Philadelphia, Pa. Friends
may call at the Money & King
Funeral Home. III Maple ave, west,
Vienna, Va, where services will be
held on Monday. June 3. at . pm.
Interment National Memorial Park
Cemetery. Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1961-06-03
AGNUS Y. LARSON, Chairman.
ESTHER p BENSON Secretary

HICKS, MALISSA J. Departed this
this life on Saturday, June g. 1881,
after a brief period OF illness, at
the Casualty Hospital, MALISSA J.
HICKS OF Ar 23d place ne. She
leaves to mourn her departure three
devoted daughters and SON. n-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E, Johnson of 422
23d place ne. Elizabeth c. Will
liams and Mary Cruise; two sisters.
Amelia Horne and Anne Shropshire;
three brothers. Lonnie J. Brewer,
Ennis Brewer and DR.. Frank Brewer.
and three grandchildren. Alien,
Melissa and Joseph Cruise. Notice OF
funeral later ARRANGEMENTS by the
Brown & Davidson Funeral Home,
5R9S Eads st ne
, 1961-10-24
Cabin CruiserFoun
Drifting Eight Miles
Off Fsted. Hurbor

A cabin cruiser, with Mr. &
Mrs Robert Scanlon and two
friends, was taken in tow 8
miles west of st. Croix by Har-
bormaster Thorvald MacGre-
gor, who had Communicated a
boat to hurry to the rescue.
The Scanlons & their friends
left Christiansted in a 2-foot
cabin cruiser at 2 pm. in the
afternoon and up to l1:30 Sun
day night they had not arrived
in Frederiksted.
Roy Yawn of the U S Coast
Guard station at Hams Bluff
had called to inquire of them.
The Harbormaster was mott
fed and Immediately got a
boat and went in search of the
craft, which had run out of gas
The cruiser drifted west until
taken in tow.
, 1961-10-24
Dept. Of Education
Announces Adult
Gloss Registration

The Department of Educa-
ton announces that registra-
ton fer Adult Education Eve
ming Classes will be held at the
Christiansted High School and
the Claude 0. Markoe School
at 700 pm. October 30, 1861.
The following courses will
be offered at Christiansted:
Foods, Clothing, Plumbing,
English, Bookkeeping, Short
hand and Tipping, Spanish and
Mathematics.
In Frederiksted: E English h,
Shorthand and Tipping and
Spanish.
The public is invited to make
full use of these opportunities.
Attention is called to the fact
that each class must maintain
a minimum attendance of ten,
or the class will be discon-
tinued.
, 1961-10-24
Administration Moves
Swiftly in MdnY Areus
On Suint Croix

The Administration of Gov
ernor Paiewonsky continues
its attack on many long-stand-
ing problems in St. Croix, a re-
lease received today states
work is proceeding rapidly on
the restoration of the Kings
Hill Home for the Aged. A
crew of more than twenty-five
masons, carpenters, painters
and laborers are giving the en-
tire institution a complete
overhauling.
New beds, sheets and furni-
ture have been ordered and a
new laundry with modern
commercial washing machine
has been installed. The road to
the Centerline has been paved
and the old Danish walls have
been pointed up and given a
general face-lifting.
Work was started on the
paving of three & a half miles
of road from Mon Bijou to
CONTINUED On Page ~
, 1961-10-24
Mon Arrested For
Atducking Roommate
With Stick & Muchete

Ezekiel John was arrested &
charged with assault & battery
on Zephaniah Wells, with
whom he lived. Bail was set at
$500.
Wells told Police that he had
just come from fishing when,
without provocation, John be-
gan beating him with a piece
of wood and then cut him with
a machete on his side, back and
two fingers on both hands.
, 1961-10-24
Brown Reelected
Chuirmun Of v. I.
Housing Authority

At the annual meeting Of the
Virgin Islands Housing and Ur
ban Renewal Authority held re
Gently, Louis E. Brown & The
Reverend James G.. Amos were
reelected as Chairman and
Vice Chairman, respectively,
of the Board.
The Authority also made a
determination regarding the
construction of the Oswald E.
Harris Court, following a leng-
thy conference with Nat Har-
rison, majority stakeholder in
the Port Construction Co.
Mr.. Harrison assured the Au
thority that additional equip
ment would be provided and
that the labor force would be
substantially increased.
The Authority has allowed
the Contractor ample time to
dornnpc+ra+n if 4bo addition 80
equipment and increase in the
labor force will result in salts
factory progress. The Contrac-
tor has been advised, however,
that if by November 30 the pro
gress of construction is not yet
satisfactory, the agency will
terminate the right of the Con-
tractor to proceed. Subsequent
to the meeting, the number of
Continued on page Al
, 1961-10-24
Dept. of Comm. Sends
QuestionnuireS to
v. |. Hotels & Resorts

The Department Of Com
merce, through its Division of
Trade, has mailed question
naires to all hotels and guest
houses in the Virgin Islands to
gather statistics for a special
study on how the tourist dollar
is spent in the islands. This
will be the basis of a detailed
report concerning our tourism
economy.
The Department requests
that those who have not re-
turned the filled-in question
naires do SO as soon as posi-
bic to facilitate the preparation
of the report.
, 1961-10-24
Car Crashes Fence
On Northside Rood;
Slightly Injured

Mrs. La Rue Woodson, driv-
ing a Buick car eastward along
the Northside road, lost con-
troll Of the car and crashed into
a fence around the estate of
Henry Schuster, tearing away
fifty feet of wire.
Mrs. Woodson said that a
front tire blew out and caused
her to lose control and also that
the road was wet.
Two passengers were in the
car, Miss lima Christian and
Mrs. Saturnina deChabert, one
was slightly injured.
Mrs. Woodson was charged
with reckless driving.
, 1961-10-24
Thirty Youths Leave
For Army xdms
In Puerto Rico

The Director of Selective Ser
vice for the Virgin Islands,
Colonel Christmas, who was
in ST. Croix today stated that
the thirty registrants who left
this morning for San Juan to
undergo pre-induction physi-
cal examinations are schedul-
ed to return shortly after 900
pm. today via chartered air
craft.
To contribute to the steady
build-up CT the Armed Forces,
Colonel Christmas said, Sc
Iective Service will increase
both examinations and induc-
tons in ST. CroiS in the near
future" He expressed concern
that all young men reaching
l8 years of age face their obi
cation under the law without
hesitation and register with
Local Board offices in the
Christiansted and Frederik-
sted Forts promptly upon be-
18 years of age.
Colnel Christmas further
stated that an additional 80
registrants will be scheduled
for pre-induction physical ex-
aminations early in December.
, 1961-10-24
Bishop MdYol Visiting
P~entecostul Church
In Christiunsted

Bishop Santiago Mayol of
the Assembly of Christian
Churches with headquarters in
Washington, D. c., is in St.
Croix for his first visit.
He will preach tonight in En-
glish at the Mount Calvary Pen
tecostal Church Of which the
Rev. Mayhem is pastor. Tomor
row night he will preach in
Spanish.
Bishop Mayol will return to
the mainland on Thursday.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03
NEW ADDITIONS REPORTED
IN THE MANTEO LIBRARY

Americans are a nation of hero
worshippers and biographies about
heroes -, both past and present -
circulate briskly at the Currituck
and the Dare Libraries, according
to Mrs. Ward, the Librarian.
Local library patrons, like read
ers elsewhere, enjoy reading about
famous persons" she said.
A surprising number of biogra-
plies and autobiographies about
well-known persons in show bust
ness have been published in recent
months. One of the most recent is
Maurice Chevalier's with Love"
| in which the well-loved French
born entertainer tells his life-story.
Others include Confessions of a
Happy Man," by Art Linkletter;
"Steps In Time" by Fred Astaire;
and Leonard Berstein," by Even.
Books about historical figures
are frequently requested. Some of
the recently-published titles avail
able at the libraries include Eliza
beth Jenkins Elizabeth the
Great" Harold Lambs Hannibal:
One Man Against Rome" and his
I"Cyrus the Great" and Margaret
Twins THAT Great Lucifer."
Sports figures, another area of
keen public interest, are represent
ed by such books as Dempsey"
by Jack Dempsey, and "The Willie
Mays Story" by Shapiro.
Other famous persons represent
ed by recent books include "Days
with Albert Shweitzen," by Fred
erick Franck, and "The Hero:
Charles A. Lindbergh," by Kenneth
Davis.
Both libraries have recently &C
quired requirements or additions of
basic titles, and now have the bio
graphies of Henry Adams, Samuel
Johnson, jefferson Davis, Mark
Twain, Charles Darwin, Robert E
Lee, Thoreau, and Benjamin
Franklin.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03
OCRACOKE'S PTA VARIETY
SHOW WAS A BIG SUCCESS

The PTA Variety Show, present
ed on Saturday, February 25th, was
a big success. Despite stormy wea-
Their, an overflow crowd came out
for the performance and many fav-
orable comments were made about
the entire cast.
The audience enjoyed several
songs by the Jubilee Male Chorus
composed of Danny Garrish, Cal
vim O'Neal, Harvey Wahab, Theo-
dore Rondthaler, John Deering and
Wallace Spencer. Next came skit
entitled Charge 1t" starring
George Guthrie and Willie Hum
mings. Little Miss Beverly Jean
Preston did a delightful hula and
Theodore Rondthaler sang several
songs and played the autoharp
Robert Roadtluck, Norman Garrish
and William Brelig played several
numbers on guitars which the au-
dience enjoyed. A highhght of the
show was dancing and pantomime
act by the "Four Fishcakes" (Doro-
thy Garrish, Doris Balance, Mic
key O'Neal and Dicie Wells). The
finale act was the Seashore Sym
phony conducted by Kingfish Gar
IRISH and Driftwood O'Neal and was
composed of a cast of thirty per
sons. The entire group sang ant
played many old favorites and sew
eral special numbers were present.
ed. Calvin O'Neal sang "Don't go ii
the Lions Cage tonight. Mother
Danny Garrish sang "Five Foo
Two" accompanied by Morris Bal
lance on the guitar and Danny ant
Calvin Joined in singing "Swee
Violets". Mrs. Doris Garrish sang
"Toot loot Tootsie" and a quartz
composed of Dora Jane GarTish
Iva O'Neal, Neval O'Neal and Ann
ie Moore Styron sang "Side b!
Side. Donna Sue O'Neal and Don
ma Helen Gaskins did a "jitterbug'
dance.
Due 10 the enthusiastic acceptance
given the show, there are tentative
plans to present it again in Auri
for the benefit of the Civic Clui
and also for those persons wht
were unable to attend.
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for Kotzebue, town on the main
land of northwest Alaska. There
hey set up handicraft business,
carving walrus tusks into bracelets,
letter openers, crib5age boards, and
animal figures. Some men lake
part-time construction jobs.
Weather Station Site
Not much is known of Big Do
mede. According to unconfirmed re-
ports, the Russians have installed
a large weather station on their
island.
The American Eskimos suspect
they are constantly being watched.
In the summer of 1866, while the
inhabitants were away in Kotzebue,
a group Of mystery visitors landed
on Little Diomede, left foreign
cigarettes, and consumed the
schools store of food.
The two islands have served as
steppingstones between Asia and
America since the ice age, but the
Boring Strait was not known to
Westerners until Vitus Boring, a
Danish explorer employed by Rus
sia's Peter the Great, spotted the
black mountain caps through fog on
August 16, 1928.
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SAWYER ON DUTY WITH
THE ARMY IN GERMANY

sTH INF. DIV, GERMANY
(AHTNC)-Arnny Specialist Four
Byron P. Sawyer, whose wife, Sam
dra, lives in Kitty Hawk, participa-
ted with other personnel FROM the
9th Infantry Division in Exercise
Winter Shield ii at the Grafenwohr- l
Hohenfels training area in Germa- j
ny. The exercise ended Feb. 8.
Winter Shield, an annual Seventh
U. S. Army winter fitld training
maneuver, involved 10000 q. S..
Army, German and French troops
and marked the highpoint of a
years training for units in NATO's
"Peramid of Power"
Specialist Sawyer, a gunner in
Battery B. of the divisions 81st
Artillery in Mainz, entered the
Army in January 1859 and arrived
overseas in December 1860. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland D.
Sawyer, and is 1867 graduate Of
Manteo High School. He attended
East Carolina College.
Another boy from this area who
took part in this exercise is Army
Sergeant First Class Wallace nj.
Owens, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam M. Owens, 20, Route l, Column
bia.
Sergeant Owens, a squad leader
in Company D of the divisions
505th Infantry in Mainz, entered
the Army in July 1853 and arrived
overseas, on this tour of duty, in
January 1859. He is 1949 gradu-
ate of Tyrrell High School, Column
bia, and a 1853 graduate of North
Carolina A & T College. His wife,
Theresa, is with him in Germany.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03
THREE MILES OF WATER
SEPARATE UNITED STATES
AND SOVIET UNION

WASHINGTON - An iron curt
ain more impenetrable than the one
in Europe now divides two Eskimo
islands less than three miles apart
in the Boring Strait.
One island, Little Diomede, be-
longs to Alaska and is part of the
United States. The other, Big
Diomede, belongs to the Soviet
Union. The curtain came down be-
tween trem in 194S when 10 Eski-
mos from the American island were
arrested for trading cigarettes, tea,
and flour for Siberian pelts on Big
Diomede.
Thus the cold war brought to I'm
end long period of friendship and
common traditions. For centuries
the Eskimos had travelled back and
forth in their umiaks, or skin boats,
to trade and visit. Now they are
isolated from each other in two
different hemispheres. They even
live in different time, because
the International Date Line sepa-
rates the islands.
Treeless, Windswept Specks
Both Diomedes are rocky, tree
less, windswept peaks protruding
from the waters of the Strait, the
National Geographic Society says.
In 1867, Russia sold Little Diomede
with the rest of Alaska to the Unit
ed States, but retained Big
Diomede.
Some 100 islanders live in Igna-
lux. the only village on Little Do
mede. The steep, lobblestone streets
link houses clinging to a boulder
strewn slope. Unlike most Eskimo
dwellings, Dionlede houses are built
of rocks. The. roofs are made of
walrus shin.
Inside their weatherproof homes,
the Eskimos play popular Ameri-
can songs on monographs and
thumb mail-order catalogues. But
they have not forgotten the drum
music and vigorous dances of their
ancestors. On special occasions, the
entire population crowds into the
village school to chant and perform.
During the long winter months,
when Attic ice brushes against
Little Diomede, the villagers hunt
walruses, seals, whales, and bears
with rifles.
In summer they desert Ignaluk
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HATTERAs PERSONALS

In the recent March of Dimes
collection at Hatteras, $3.50 was
realized. The canvass was made by
Mrs. Ivey Austin, Jr., Mrs. Edison
Meekins, Mrs. Gene Newcomb;
Mrs. Roy Gray and Mrs. Carlos
Oden.
The Lewis Midget family and
Mrs. Sue Willis of Elizabeth City
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fulford Peele
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lee Styron
of Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Styron.
The Steve Burrus family of
Hampton spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Burrus
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Austin.
Home for the weekend form East
Carolina College were Misses 10
Ann Midget, Mitzi Oden, Ruby
Fagley and Delaine Styron.
Augustus Austin and Harry See
ly of Elizabeth City visited Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Austin.
Garland Austin visited his sisters
Misses Victoria and bessie Austin.
L. B. Fulcher of the Coast Guard
spent the weekend here with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Leven
Fulcher.
Fulton Scarborough of Norfolk
spent the weekend here with his
family.
Herman Burrus of Norfolk visit
ed his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
lBurrus.
i Tommy Balance of Frederick
College visited his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Wheeler Balance.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Oden, Mrs
Pauline Oden, Mrs. Rose Gray anG
Mrs. Mary Balance went to Eliza
beth City Tuesday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Robinson
visited here with Mrs. Vera Robin.
son and Mrs. Rachel Balance.
| Miss Mona Lisa Peele celebrated
her 10th Birthday with a party
given by her mother, Mrs. Fulforc
Peele Feb. %. Games were played
land refreshments served to Maria
Fuller, Virginia Williams, and Bee.
ky Johns from Buxton. Verna Gun
tier from Frisco. Amanda There's
Valerie and Penny Austin, Sherry
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03

DIR. J. o. WILLIAMS of Concord
Pathologist and Director of Clint
cal Laboratories, Cabarrus Mem
orial Hospital, has been elected to
lead the State Cancer Crusade il
was announced in Concord, N. c.
by Hon. John r. Jordan, President
American Cancer Society, N. c.
Division.
In making this announcement
Jordan stated that DR.. Williams
will work closely with Wallace Tu-
dor, Vice President of Sears, Ro-
buck and Company, who is Nation
al Crusade Chairman. Mr.. Tudor
has encouraged Sears personnel in
North Carolina to lend their sup
port to the April Crusade.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03
SEWING CONTEST
SPONSORED IN MANTEO

The Manteo woman's Club is
sponsoring a Vogue Sewing Con-
test for local High School students
20 be held Saturday, March 4th in
the Home Economies Department
of the Manteo High School begin
ming at $500 pm, Mrs. Woody
Fearing, Chairman announces. Miss
Gay Howell, Manteo Home Econo-
mic teacher has announced that
there will be four high school stu
dents entering. They are: Misses:
Betty Finn, Charlotte Perry, Bren-
da Daniels and Sharon johnson
The winner of this contest will
compete with other High Schools
of North Carolina in the local
Clubs 10th District on March 18th
to be held at Edenton.
The students from Engelhard
Home Economics Department of
the High School have been invited
to attend and their teacher Mrs,
Sam Dudley will be one of the judi
ges.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-03
CENSUS BUREAU TO CONDUCT
A RECREATIONAL SURVEY

The third in a series of four
sample surveys on the recreational
activities of the American people
will be conducted starting Febru-
airy 81, it was announced by Direc-
tor Joseph r. Norwood of the U. S.
Census Bureau regional office at
Charlotte. The two previous sur
veys in the series were conducted
in September and November of
1860 with the final one scheduled
for June Of this year.
Members of a number of local
families, selected by means of the
Census Bureaus scientific sampling
program, will be interviewed re-
garding their outdoor recreational
activities.
Local interviews in the recrea-
ton survey will be conducted by
Mrs. Virginia L. Davis of Wan
cheese.
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RoDANTHE PERSONALS

Outer Banks Rebekah Lodge No
165 met Feb. 28th. The hostess Mrs
Camille Midget and Miss Ella
Porter. To meet again March IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian L. Gray
visited relatives in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack w. Cahoon
and Jack Jr. from Manteo visited
Mrs. Cohoon's mother, Mrs. Beth
any r. Gray on her birthday Feb
26th. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Midget and
daughter Of Elizabeth City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burgess Hooper and son Of
Norfolk. and Mr.. and Mrs. Freder
;ck O,Neal and children visitet