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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-13
appeared Drunk"

Homicide Squad Detective
Sergt. Ronald A. Banta testi-
fled that when he reached the
Rountrees' apartment, the gray
haired defendant appeared to
be very drunk"
HE didn't seem to under
stand what / was questioning
him about" the detective said
Police said the dead woman's
body was marked with numer-
GUS bruises. The coroner's
report disclosed that she
had suffered a brain hemor-
rhage, cerebral Commissions, face
bruises, fractured ribs and q
fractured breastbone.
Rountree, Homicide Squad
detectives said, telephoned a
physician Tuesday morning to
report that his wife appeared
to be in a diabetic coma. They
said he later said he slapped
her in an attempt to revive her.
Doctor Tells Of Call
DR.. Aloysius ]. Connolly, the
physician who was called 70
the apartment, told the jury
Mrs. Rountree was a mild dia-
bette" whom he had treated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-13

the reputation Of Mr.. Norris.
The court, with Circuit Judge
william B. Bowie presiding,
recessed at 11:45 to discuss in
structions to be given to the
all-male jury.
Capt. Thomas s. Smith,
chief Of the intelligence unit
of the Maryland State police,
recounted parts Of the June IL
raid on q Charlotte Hall gam
bling casino that resulted in
the arrest of % persons charged
with gaming" on the premises
Nearly all Of these charges
were later reduced to dis
orderly conduct"
The trial of Mr.. Norris, in
dicted on charges that ne
failed to make proper use OF
a witness in a grand jury in
vestigation, went into its sec
ond day in a half-empty court
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-13

The indictment followed an
investigation Of Norris prose-
cution Of persons arrested In
the June Is raid.
Mr.. Norris was not expected
to testify today. He is repre-
sented by Attorney Oliver B.
Guyther.
Robert F. Sweeney, Mary
lands assistant attorney gen.
eral, charged here yesterday
that Mr.. Norris saw fit to
violate his oath of office
rather than his friendship"
He charged that Norris knew
that John Passarelli, a st.
Marys County contractor. had
been gambling at the casino
before the raid but that this
was not brought out during
the grand jury investigation.
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

both light-heartedness and sever- ence.
 In ancient times it was the rev. erent and grateful people who staged it to give thanks to their whaling god, Allingnaq, who dWelt on the moon, who to them, provided bountiful gifts of whales that made it possible for them to survive.
 The present-day Fskimos of Pt. Hope are devout Christians. They give their thanks to God.
 Words of Advice
 Perhaps the words of a venerable old man, Peter Koonooyak, a great Whaler in his younger days, best describe the meaning of the Kaq- ruq. On Koonooyak's retirement, he said:
 People of Tigara. let us thank God for his great gifts. Let us thank our forefathers for establishing this reverent occasion. In their ordeal of survival they have> mastered the art of the great whale hunt that has made this occasion possible. As we live one, let us not fail them. It was they who made it possible for us Tigara, your forefathers have left you a rich heritage you should never forget Keep whaling alive for your children in the future.
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

We forget that all men are bro' thers and members of the same great human family, that other na- tions have an equal right with us both to life and prosperity, that IL is never lawful nor even wise to dissociate morality from the affairs of practical life.-Pope Plus TX.
Tundra times., 1963-06-03
Letter to Editor

Box 773 Nome. Alaska May 27, 1863 Dear Sir: |. I am one of your newspaper boys and started off with ten newspapers and they went so fast I would like to have fifteen newspapers next time Here is the $1 from the other newspapers.
 Sincerely yours,
 Jerry Carter
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

Nalukatuk at Pt. Hope is exclus- i've to the whaling celebration and is performed only at that particular occasion. It is a demonstration of eXuberance and a tribute to the successful whalers. Where people in other areas toss hats in approval and tribute, the folks at Pt. Hope toss people.
 The Chant
 During the children's nalukatuk, three or four elderly men sit down beneath the shelter of one of the umiaks with their drums and chant ancient whaling songs. The ancient chants and the rather soft beating of the drums in unison is most im- pressive. It lends an esthetic atmos- phere heard in the background of hilarity and light-heartedness of the vigorous nalukatuk. The chant ing is done throughout the perform ances of the children and adults.
 SctOTy Dance
 When it is over. the tossing skin is dismantled and placed in front of the charters and drummers. Ii is then time for the charters to sing a personal whaling song of one of the whaling captains. The captain In question comes forward on to the nalukatuk and begins his dance gesticulating almost casually. his right foot stomping lightly in time with the beat.
 At the second round of the chant the drummers beat a heavy roll then light one. then steady heavy beat At this the whaling captain suddenly becomes alive. His motions become vigorous. his right foot humping heavily on the nalukatuk skin keeping in perfect time with the chant and the drums. This is the captains victory dance vigorous and forecful! Subse- quently, he is joined in the dance by his wife and relatives. Other captains take their turns dancing to their personal songs.
 If the first celebration is staged at kaqmaqtunq. the north side, the people will move to Ungasaqsiuaao, the south side, the next day. The festivities will be repeated in the same manner. But when this one is completed. there will be games and contests between the two factions. starting with tug of war, Unga- saqsiqaaq against Kaqmaotuuq.
 Reverent Occasion
 Thus, the great Kaqruu is ob- served each year with all the ser iousness and pomp it deserves If is a deeply rooted tradition estab- lished by the Eskimo whalers of long ago. It is looked upon with
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

on which an American flag has been strung. Thus the craft of the whal- CTS are staged to denote their suc- cess during the season just passed The flags fly night and day because the sun never sets during this time of the year in the Arctic. If there were three successful crews on the north side they are staged side by side all in the same manner.
 Thrilling To See
 There is something quietly thrill ling to see whaling boats put up in this manner. They sit there for all the village to see, proud and brave. They look fragile and small, but they personify the whaling cap- tains and their crews who go after the great bowhead whale with dar- ing and nerve.
 The flags that fly over them re- fleet the love of the people for their country and the land from which they reap the bounty for their livli- hood.
 To the people of the village. the whaling umiaks elevated on their sled platforms with sprays of pad dles angling skyward and the flags waving above them, are thrilling and significant reminders of the Festival of the Kaqruq to take place the first or second week of June.
 Preparations
 In the meantime the women of the village, especially the wives and daughters of the successful whaling captains, begin to make preparations for the festival. Ornate clothing, parkas, and fancy mukluks are sewn for the members of their families. Kaqruq, to them, is an suspicious occasion, deep-Seated tradition established centuries be- fore for the observance of boun- tiful whaling season.
 :" liSii tllC iIlSIl NOlllI)lSJt oldSIlS the whaling umiaks the wives of the whaling captains take muktuk and meat to them. This includes mik1aq whale meat that had been cured to tangy lasts especially made to feed the men and other people on this particular ritual and the whal- ing feast two days later.
 This ritual is the only event on the first day of the Kaqruq. Ac- cording to custom, the second day is one of considerable activity, readying the Kaqruq grounds for the celebration. Tents and canvases, camp stoves. pots and pans, caribou skins for mats or seat covers and whatever things that will be needed are brought to the Kaqruq area.
 Early on the third day the whal- ing captains and their wives and helpers descend on the grounds. The uniaks are taken down from the platforms and moved to celebra- ton area and propped on their sides for wind shelter. Tents are raised for the cooks of the feast.
 Fiukes for the Feast
 Whaling captains and members of l their crews go to the siqlorqs (un- 1 derground caches) and bring out the flukes or flippers of their whales, the main item in the course of the Kaqruq.
 Around 9:30 in the morning the main body of the population begin to converge on the Kaqruq grounds dressed in their best fineries. The festivities officially start with an invocation by minister or an elder of the church. Foods of all kinds are served thereafter, caribou meat, berries, boiled bowhead whale tongue, muktuk, mikiaq. Eskimo doughnuts, sourdough hotcakes, homemade bread, and Eskimo ice cream.
 Everyone sits down with friends and relatives to eat and visit. Pres onf11y tho ,,,l, lou, L,,;x, q,
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

The effort to truth and under standing is the strength of any age of man.-John Masefield (Engllsh poeD.
Tundra times., 1963-06-03
Wheeling Seasons 0vr Now Comes the Great Cebruio the kaquq

Gifts for All
 The captain makes brief address expressing his thanks to God for his success in the season just passed. He then picks up a slice of the fluke and calls out a name of a person, usually his best friend or cronie, and says something like this, "Kakairnok, highly valued friend, over whose foot I ripped half year ago and fell into the sea, I give this piece of avahrak (slice of fluke) for his enjoyment"
 Thus the captain and his wife pass out the slices of flukes making remarks of appreciation for serv- ices rendered, calling a widowed woman and adding, My wife will give you some muktuk and meat from our cache" But most of the time this ritual is light-hearted affair with the captain and his wife making joking and amusing re- marks.
 When the first captain and his wife are through, it is the turn of the second captain and his wife. To save time, couples sometimes per form simultaneously. When this is over, people settle down to eat more of the ample supply of food that is never allowed to run out by many women who cook for the occasion.
 NaIukatuk
 While the feast continues, the crews of the Whalers begin to as- semble the WalruS skin nalukatuk, the tossing skin, looping hand grips of thong or half-inch hemp rope. On the bottom of it they fashion era dle of heavy rope with four long lines branching from it. Each one of these ropes are tied to each of the four tripods of whale iawbones. The nalukatuk is centered and the ropes are pulled tight and tied on the tripods. The tossing skin is thus suspended about three feet off the ground. This is done so the person tossed in the air may not touch the hard ground beneath and break an ankle or worse.
 Children Perform
 As soon as the men finished set ting the nalukatuk, children from seven to thirteen years of age make a dash to do the nalukatuk. They are allowed to do this for about half hour or more. They have great and noisy fun in the process and always provide comical and anus ing antics as they toss some young and unpracticed performer. As the youngsters are tossed they land on the nalukatuk in all positions. on their backs, upside down, and oc- casionally right side up.
 Adults Turn
 The children are told to hand the nalukatuk over to the grown ups who take their positions around it. If some of the whaling captains are young enough, they are some- times thrown on the nalukatuk bod fly and made to perform. They are not always the best and their in- eptness usually provides a highly comical spectacle This sets off loud chorus of laughter.
 When nalukatuk gets going in earnest, the best performers partic- ipate. It is beautiful to see them tossed 20 feet in the air in an up- right position and come down land- ing on their feet.
 The best performers are usually women who seem to have a better sense of balance. One rule is not to look down while being tossed. If you do, the nalukatuk, ten feet in diameter, looks like a dime at the peak of the toss and you will wonder whether you will get back down landing in the middle of it. Erroneous Image Thnt-n hoe
Tundra times., 1963-06-03
Arctic SurUiuaI
By Howard Rock Times Editor

The whaling season at Pt. Hope has now drawn to close. Moments of high excitement and spine ting ling, hard, precisioned pursuits for the great boWhead whale are over for this year. The time of anxious waiting, watching, hoping, sighting, the chase are gone along with the drama of the hunt and its violent action. Now, the first week of June, the people rest and prepare for whaling feStiVftieS Whaling has been reWarding to some villages that hunt whales. Others were not, so lucky. Hunting conditions, more than anything else, gage the out come of a season. When weather is unfavorable, it limits the takes; when favorable. it is an assurance that some will be taken.
 Moderate Success
 Due to adverse hunting condi- lions, the village of Pt. Hope had only moderately successful season this spring. Heavy gales and south wind closed the leads and hampered whaling. Pt. Hope whalers got three whales, all small ones in the neigh borhood of 30 feet long. In this will lage. this take is an ample reason for the inhabitants to stage the eX- citing celebration of the Kaqruq, a festival at the end of each success tul whaling season.
 Tradition
 Kaqruq is an ancient tradition established by the whalers of long ago. In their struggle for survival they learned to whale. And having found it good, they established the Festival of the Kaqruq, celebra- ton to commemorate a bountiful spring whale hunt and to honor the whaling god who dwelt on the moon.
 In the present day the festival is much the same but most of the people have become devout Chris tians and thank God for a bountiful season.
 Around the end of May, the sea ice gets rotten from the warming of the weather and is no longer safe. It is time for the whalers to debark their camps, terminating the month and half long whaling season.
 Each crew takes down it's camp on the ice and loads up its gear in- to an umiak that had been equipped with a special low sled for trans portation. The crew, following more solid ice, makes its way toward the beach near the village. Upon reach ing the beach, those who have failed 10 get whales during the season put their whaling equipment away for the season.
 But the crews of the successful Whalers, according to custom, place their umiaks on anchored ice just off the beach and elevate them on hummocked ice. There they are left until the beginning of the festivi- ties.
 Ancient Ritual
 On the first day of the celebra- ton, a centuries-old ritual is per- formed. The crews of successful whalers on both sides, the Ungasa- qsiqaaq and the Kaqmaqtuuq, be- gin to pull their umiaks ashore over the beach and on to solid ground.
 Ungasaqsiqaaq, the south side, and Kaqmaqtuuq, the north side, are two ancient organizations that have been formed to provide and sustain a friendly rivalry among Pt. Hopers as they hunt whales. Each side tries to outdo the other in catches.
 Once the umiaks are on the ground the men elevate them about two and a half feet on low sleds
Tundra times., 1963-06-03

All mankind are one, and mu. tual rights must be respected'- KORAN.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Meherrin

Mrs. Annie Pollard. Of New
Jersey. Mrs. James Layne. of
near Farmvllle. Evebell Dean.
of Baltimore. Mrs. Mary Dean.
the Rev. Charles Kindread and
family. Of near Victoria. and
Mrs. Eva Claiborne. of Rich
mord. all visited Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Hurt last week
Evebell Dean. of Baltimore,
Nd. spent last week with her
mother. Mrs. Mary Dean
Mrs. Bertha Barker and Ann
spent two weeks in Richmond
with relatives recently
Mrs. Ola Fowlkes. and Lewis
Holt, of Portsmouth. spent a
few days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Fowlkes. of Tun-
stall
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphus Walters.
of Ohio. spent week here with
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Herzig and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hub
bard and family. of Roanoke.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
coe Hubbard
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Mrs. Alexander Was Guest
OF Honor At Steak Dinner

with her and returned to Rich
mond on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Snoddy,
Miss Kaye Webb and Vicki Pear
son, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Spencer.
Jr., and son Bruce. and P t.,
Bryan and Bobbie Snoddy Joined
Mr. and Mrs. j R. Snoddy. Jr..
at Virginia Beach Sunday for a
few days visit this week. Mr..
and Mrs. j. R. Snoddv. Jr.. were
at Virginia Beach attending the
Virginia Commonwealth At
torrey's Association Friday and
Saturday Of last week. They will
stay on throughout this week.
Mrs. David Petrill, of Yonkers.
NJ Y, is spending two weeks
with her parents, Mr., and Mrs
R hard Ellis. III, at MT
Rush" She had as her guest this
week her mother-in-law, Mrs
Elizabeth Petrill. from Cleve
land. Ohio.
Miss Linda Larson. of Airing
ton. has been a house guest the
PAST week Of Miss Diane Moss
Michael Grafton. Of Black
stone. spent the past week with
his grandmother. Mrs. J P.
Moss. Jr Mrs. Moss had as
her guests over the week end
Mrs. Don Grafton and sons, Bill
and Jamie. of Blackstone, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pete"
Moss and sons, Wade and For
est, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Daniel and
Miss Cheryl Daniel have return
ed home after a weeks vacation
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Terrell
Chappell. of Candon. N. c., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Payne at
Virginia Beach Betsy Daniel re-
manned to spend a week with
the Paynes at Virginia Beach.
She will return home Saturday
Mrs. Irene Hall. of Lynchburg
is visiting for some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hall.
Mrs. j Francis West. chair
man of the Point System Com
mittee. entertained members of
Ter committee. Mrs. T. Aubrey
Yancey. Mrs. V. Wayne DaW-
son and Mrs. Warren Crump.
presidents Of the buckingham
County Woman's Club at a
luncheon Tuesday. A meeting
was held after the luncheon.
Emmett Crews had as his re
cent guests his sister. Miss Es-
sic Crews, and brother. Harvey
Crews. of Richmond.
Mrs Herbert MaXey fell at the
ball field last week and injured
her kreccap and sprained her
ankle She has to stay off Of her
foot for a month.
Guests the past week of Mrs.
Harry Crews were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dabney Crews and son. Jimmy,
and Houston Crews, of Rich
mond
Dr. Charles Darrell. Of Bowl
ing Green. Ohio, is here to visit
his mother. Mrs. c. N. Darrell.
and aunt. Miss Jean Hall,
this week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26
Abilene

July Is - Mr.. and Mrs. War
ten Kelby and son. Warren. Jr.,
and niece. Kathy Kyles, Of An
Mandate. spent several days last
week with Mr.. ard Mrs. S. M.
Franklin. They left Saturday for
West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Young
and daughter. Jean, left Tues
day for Alexandria after spend
ing a few days with her mother,
Mrs Vival Bagby. and his faith
er, T. L. Young. of Bethlehem.
They also attended the Young
reunion and luncheon on Sum
day. July 2l which was Fletcher
Young's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vival
Young and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Lee Young and daughter, Lynda
Ann. all Of Richmond. visited
their grandmother. Mrs. F'lorina
Bagby, on Sunday.
A reunion was held Sunday
July 81, at the John Howard
come in honor Of Il. A. Chill
dress. Mrs. Howard s father, Oh
lis birthday. Those present to
enjoy the day were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Childress, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Childress and chill
rem, and Miss Margaret Chill
lress, all Of PhenlX. j. r, Chill
iress ard children, Of Keysville:
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Childress
tnd h dren. of Darlington
Heights: Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Woodall and grandson, Michael
Baldwin, ard Mr.. and Mrs. Boot
10y Morris and sons. Of Pamp-
lin. Ennis Childress and daugh-
iar. Jean. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Roberts, Nancy, Harold an d
Michael. Of Charlotte C. H.. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Tomlinson, Of Ken
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rob
erts and daughters. of Lynch
burg; Mr. ard Mrs. Oracle st.
John. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace St.
John and son. Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Lynd and daughter, all Of Rich
mond, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ronnie
Mitchell and son, DWayne, who
live in the Howard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby Howard.
Of Farmville, spert the week end
with his father and stepmother.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howard
Mr.. and MS. Calvin Bailey. Of
Brookneal. spent the week end
with her mother, Mrs. Sophia
Cole.
Mesdamcs Ruth Smith and
Martha Bailey. Of Lexington,
have been guests Of their broth
er-in-laW, John Anderson, an d
Chess Anderson. Mrs. Bailey re
Gently broke her arm at her
home in Lexington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton Anderson and John
ME, of Charlottesville. have also
been guests of the Andcrs0ns.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

Monday of Mrs. Lewis William
Mrs. Jim Nolan spent la t
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clarke, at En-
poria while her husband was at
tending Farm Managers
School at vPI. They returned
home Sunday. Mrs. Nolan's sis
ter, Miss Adair Clarke. return
ed with them for a visit here.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Saxon for several days the
rast week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dargin and boys, Mike and
Joe, of Boston. Mass.
At VPI
Gordon L. Baldwin and Her
bert Maxey, vocational agricul-
ture teachers at buckingham
Central High School. attended
the Voc tional Agriculture
Teachers Conference at VPI last
week. Mrs. Baldwin, Bill and
Lee. went up on Thursday and
stayed through Saturday visiting
Mrs BaldWin's mother, Mrs. j..
Y Carlton, at Salem and Mr..
Baldwin S parents Mr.. and Mrs
R. G. Baldwin. at Cambria.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Huskey were DR.. and
Mrs. James A Mcclellan and
son, Allen. and daughter. Bette,
of Farmyille. Allen is spending
the week with Terry Huskey
Franklin Yancey. of Crozet, was
dinner guest on Sunday.
Revival services will begin on
Monday. July %, through Thurs
day. August ] at pm. at the
Trinity Methodist Church. The
Rev. John HARDWOOD, of Dillwyn,
will be the guest minister.
Mrs. S. BossiuX Shepard. of
Fort Meade. Md, is visiting sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rowlett Bruce while
her husband, 1t. Shepard. is at
Virginia State Military ReServa-
ton Naval Air Station. Oceana.
Virginia Beach. He is serving as
a member Of the board in charge
of supervision and evaluation Of
National Guard maneuvers for
three weeks.
Mrs. G M. Rogers and Miss
Appling Moss were in Richmond
Wednesday. Mrs. Rogers return
ed but Miss Moss remained to
visit with Miss Clara Gary for a
few days She expected to visit
friends in Hanover while there.
Visit Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Lee
and their children. Stuart. Nancy
and Jeff. of Richmond. visited
relatives here last Sunday. They
had as their guest. Tommy
Dean. of Richmond. They all
had dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Hall.
Miss Carrie FITZGERALD spent
Wednesday through Saturday in
Richmond as guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert F'itzeerald She ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Fitz-
gerald and their two children.
Brenda and kathy 10. home on
Saturday. They stayed overnight
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Prospect.

July 25 Mr.. and Mrs. Eos
ter Bell. Larry and Tony Sue
Bell, Of Roanoke. were guests
during the week Of Mrs. II. j..
Meredith. Miss Abhie Meredith
was recent visitor to Lynch
burg.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-26

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