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So This Is New York * < ?r NORTH CALLAHAN The first citizen of Flat Rock. North Carolina came to town and It seems Put for the last few days. New Yorkers have vied with each other in feting him. Of course at bis age of 78. Carl Sandburg has to be careful of his activity. He says the goats on his farm seem much more civilized than the rush ing herd of humans in Gotham's public thoroughfares. However, the great writer makes silth state ments with a twinkle in his eya and one la therefore inclined to accept the salty remarks with a grain of goat'e milk. v S Up at stately Carnegie Hall Where the 5528th concert of the Philharmonic - Symphony Society of New York was being held, we aat and listened to the engaging music of the big orchestra under the direction, this evening, of An dre Kostelanetz. It was easy to ap preciate the music, for it was that of such composers as Maurice Jlavel and Ferde Grofe, the latter having come from Los Angeles for the occasion and, at the request of the conductor, took several bows from his box seat. Hfc is now very chubby. About midway of the pro gram, Carl Sandburg appeared, his thick, white hair vivid in contrast to his black tuxedo, and with the music as rather strong background, read Impressively Aaron Copland's *'A Lincoln's Portrait". It was ob vious to the appreciative audience that we were listening to the Lin cold of our literature. . ? ' is'r. . After the concert. I went back Stage and found Carl surrounded by admiring autograph seekers and personal friends. I shook hands with Andre Kostelaneti who has a moat pleasant face, although like many of us. his is a balding head From now on. he will seem more, to me at least, than the husband of Lily Pona. Mr. Sandburg nodded, passed pleasantries, signed pro grama and told one adoring soul. "You stick around and we'll open up a keg of nails!" Finally I man aged to extract him from the ' throng and we made our way to the watting Rolls-Royce of Mrs O. O. Mclntyre who had Invited a few to her delightful aparmtent. ?a? Frank Warner, close friend aftd line folk singer, had brought his "banjer" along and, Just in case, a "glttar" for Carl. This thought fulness proved fruitful, for after a session of delicious apple pie a la mode, we gathered around the fireplace and listened. Messrs. Sandburg and Warner In rich voices sang the tuneful folk songs. "Keep Your Hand on the Plow" and "Tom Dooley," the latter be ing about a Wilkes County, N. C. boy who was hanged right after the Civil War for killing his rival for the hand of a "gal". Carl even sang and played the mdern, "Suddenly There's a. Valley" and laughed when we roundly applauded. He sprawled In a restful chair, wise cracked and philosophised, thanked the hostess, and we were all Im pressed with the thought, that this was an occasion long to be cher ished. ?a? Two evenings later, I was pres ent when Carl Sandburg was giv en an award (or the (election of hia book, "Abraham Lincoln" u the one which a majority of 190 of u* would take along In caie we were exiled to a desert Island. Here he spoke at some length about Lin coln's problems and again he and Prank Warner sang and played. One of these songs was something about "It don't matter where you go when you die, you're gonna And friends in both places." Three oth er Pulitzer Prize winners were present. Allan Nevins. the histori an. Bruce Catton, editor of Ameri can Heritage, and C. D. Batchelor. genial cartoonist for the New York Dally News who has been married more than once and who quipped to me, "Always a groom, but never a Batchelor". Sterling North, prob ably America's best-known book re viewer. was there with his attrac tive wife, and we chatted about our common ancestry. Carl Haverlin presided over the festive gathering which Included other literary lights. S While here, Carl Sandburg also appeared on a national television show, and spoke before high school students ta Cooper-Union Institute where Lincoln made the speech in 1860 which Is said to have made him President. We hope that Flat Rock will lend Mr. Sandburg to New York many more times in years to come?for his visits are memorable and all to the good. Russian Embassy Open Again By JANE EADS WASHINGTON?The big doors I of the Soviet Embassy were opened to guests for the third time in 10 days, but no sleek limousines rolled uu, no photographers were snap ping big shots, even Ambassador ' Zaroubin was out of sight. 1 It was a small, informal shindig | honoring the seven visiting Rus sian editors and the only faces I recognized were those of some of \ my colleagues. The rest, mostly male, were press or cultural at taches from the various embassies around town. This time the guests concen trated In the big gold and white ballroom with lta crimson velvet hanging and crystal chandeliers. They gathered mostly around the bar. They didn't pounce on the food attractively arrayed on the long buffet table until late In the evening. A previous big affair was attend ed by more than 1,000 to celebrate the Russian Revolution of 1017, An earlier affair, a reception for touring Soviet pianist Emil Gilels, was more exclusive, a black tie do. to which only a select 100 had been Invited. Gilels gave a recital and the guests were more restrain ed. I had some difficulty tracking down the Soviet newsmen. I ap proached a tall, dark young man who was speaking an unfamiliar tongue. He turned out to be the cultural attache of the Polish Em bassy. He could speak English. On my next turn about the room I edged up to an amiable-looking pink-cheeked plumpish man talk ing with a young blond, blue-eyed chap. The flrst was Rumanian, the second Hungarian. They didn't speak English. Finally, I met Boris Kampov Polevoy, leader of the group, a tall, broad-shouldered man with mop ? 1 a of black hair, drooping right eye lid and medals pinned on his uni form. The one word he spoke in English to me was "Okay." but through an interpreter he told me the group had enjoyed their trip. Newswomen in Russia are treat ed Just like the men, "cover the same things, get the same pay." belong to the Moscow Press Club. And "instead of being a distraction to their male colleagues, as some American journalists had jokingly told the group, newswomen in this country were, he said "their wo men provide inspiration." WATER. WATER EVERYWHERE! , Let'a Keep It Opt Of Your Basement! SEE BEN SLOAN BulMUnp Maintenance Material* P.O. Box ? Phone GL MIU ' /^Everything stays so clean\ since we've been burning i GULF SOUR HEAT f ; ...there's no smarter I cleaner way to heat I your home! Z& vOfug, OmOxjt? 7&M& I *#?? ? M \g^/ phone 6*8309 www fc??tu? *11 ENLOE & REED DISTRIBUTORS ' ' i<&K? l<ake Junaluaka PRINTING CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION. The Roy Parker School of Printing at Chowan College this year has Its tartest iraduatlm class since the school was established in 1952. Pictured in front of the Graphic Arte Bull din* are (back row left to rifht) Roy Evans, Hertford; Helton Stonr. Nashville; Forest RroutRon, Zrhulon; Billy Warren, Raleiah; Mike Dennis, Spartan bura. S. C.; Joe McLean. Montreal; Charles I Bridges. Waynrsvllle; (middle row) Harold Brown, i Hamlet; Lee Roy Jones, Nashville; Milton Futrell, Conway; Billy Taylor, Chocowinity; Ronald Sum- < ner. Woodland: front ;ow, Barbara Webb, Madl son; Louise Wimbish. Deep Creek, Va.; June 1 Tucker, Moyock; Sarah Rankin, Belmont; Virginia Drake, Pinetops; and Clarice Calloway, George. (Not pictured, Thomas McGee, Henderson.) ' t i Average Age Of 22 Million Living Vets Is 38.5 Years The average age of Uncle Sam's more than 22 million living veter ans now is 38 Vi years. The Vet erans Administration said the ex tremes range from 109 for the old est veteran to under 18 ifor the youngest. The oldest veteran on ?A rolls is Albert Wool son, of Duluth. Minn., the lone Union Army Vet eran of the Civil War who celebrat ed his 109th birthday on February 11, 1956. The youngest group of vfterans, those under 20 years who served during the Korean Conflict period number 34.000. Therg were only 4,000 veterans who are 85 or over. The largest group or veterans, mostly those of World War II, fall within the 30 to 34 age bracket. That group numbers approximate ly 5,158.000. The next largest proup, approximately 4,011,000, is in the 35 to 39 age bracket. Based on a VA survey as of De cember 31, 1955, following is a breakdown by war showing the number of participants, number of deaths in service, estimated num ber of living vcteanrs and their average age: Korean Conflict Period?6.807.- , 000 participants (includes 1.476.000 who served both in World War II and during Korean Councit Period); 54,000 deaths in service: 4.346,000 living veterans (Includes 843.000 who served both in World War II and during Korean Conflict period); average age 27 years. World War II ? 16.535.000 par ticipants (includes 1.476,000 who served in World War II and during Korean Conflict period); 409.000 deaths in service; 15.391,000 living veterans (includes 843.000 who served both in World War II and during Korean Conflict period). 36l4 years. World War 1?4.744,000 particip ants; 131,000 deaths in service; 3. 105,000 living veterans; 62 years. Spanish-American War?392.000 participants; 11.000 deaths in ser vice; 68,000 living veterans; 78' it . | . , . ? ~T ? I ;| years. Indian Wars;?106.000 particip ants 1,000 deaths in service, 176 living veterans; 89 years. VA said 31,800.000 persons par ticipated fn all wars, including the Revolutionary War. 1 The Virgin Islands were discov ered by Columbus in his second voyage, in 1493, and named Las Virgenes, in honor of St. Ursula and her companions. Use the Want Ads ror results. , I nfsg ll'fia By Floyd Nelson Your television set may have cost $49 96 or $499-95. but either o( them to do a Job well must have on antenna to catch the all-Important signal beamed out from the broad casting station. Here, too often, economies ate made on cheaper antenna installations which will not allow the TV receiver to perform to Its maximum value. Indoor antennas win work if your sendtng station is nearby, but even Hum. minor dis turbances In the home will spoil good recep tion. I've been the raising or lowering of an aluminum blind on a nearby window make a difference in the re ception. Outside bar rters like tall buildings or elect m transformers will effect the tele vision wave, too Au these condi tions must be considered when an antenna installation is made There Is no question that your TV receiver must be well fed from the antenna tor the best result* in viewing pleasure we at NKJ-SOV*'. TV SERVICE have had a wide ex perianee with antennas In conjunc tion with TV servicing, and can guarantee our results. Phone GL S-tMl tor professional television service Henry Childers En Route To States From Far East Henry H. Childers, engineman third class, USN, of Clyde la aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Henry W. Tucker, which is scheduled to arrive in Long Beach, Calif.. March 4. after completing a cruise of the Far East. During a recent visit to Hong Hong, crew members of the de stroyer welcomed aboard 30 needy Chinese children for a turkey din ner and movies. The youngsters, ranging in age from 7 to 15, were given complete outfits of clothing, including shoes, toys of their own choosing, and New Testaments in Chinese. Washington, Too, Has Its Glamorous Grandmother By MARGARET KBKNODLE WASHINGTON-j-Every commun ity In the country xeema to have i glamor grandmother. The na tional capital ia no exception. It tiaa the aerenly beautiful Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, native of Cambridge, Mass., who came here is a bride In 1917. This petite mother of three and grandmother of seven has received in award from the District of Co lumbia Medical Society heretofore given only to organizations. The wclety honored her as first chair man of the Juvenile Court Ad visory Committee and chairman of the Youth Council, which is out to abtain a center for treatment of children who get into trouble. That is just part of what she loes. Every day she is at the U. 3. Department of Health. Educa ton, and Welfare from about 8:30 am to 6 p.m. A member of the District of Columbia Board of Education 21 years, she resigned in 1949 to visit her grandchildren, who were liv ing in Germany. She served 14 years as the first woman president of the board. She had an active part in getting, the vote for women 35 years ago but has never voted for a Presi dent because she's lived her adult life in Washington, where nobody votes. She's been a member of the National Loyalty Review Board, has worked for the Treasury and was executive director of the Wash ington Self-Help Exchange from 1939 to 1945. She has been recog nized for her civic leadership by the Washington Board of Trade, the American Legion, the Daugh ters of the American Revolution and by all branches of the military service and was chosen one of the seven outstanding graduates of Radcliffe college on its 75th anni versary. She lists basic requirements for a board of education member as sense of humor, cheerful patience and physical endurance, advocates more but less expensive school buildings, says "teachers salary is the more worthwhile expenditure," and deplores such careless phrases as "old maid school teacher" as contributing to the reluctance of young girls to be teachers. ' She stresses the need for teach ing the meaning of communism in schools, saying, "It must be known to be conquered." Before 1800 the United States Congress sat in eight cities?Phila delphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, York, Princeton, Annapolis, Tren ton and New York. "I've run Into ' some minor reverses which maq delaq me." Long Distance puts you In touch* Faster NAPOLEON lost at Waterloo. But he could have conquered both space and time by Long Distance. So don't fight a losing battle with worry. Long Distance is quick, easy to use, satisfying. Costs so little, too. RAJ Call by Number ? Ifs Twice As Fast SOUTHIRN BELL. 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