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Oyster War In Potomac REMOTE HANDLING NORWAY PREPARES
River
TWO STATES QUARREL
OVER RIGHTS
Washington, Mar. 5.
With shot-guns, pistols, rifles, spotter- aircraft, and fast boats, men from Virginia and Maryland are fighting over the rich oyster beds of the lower Potomac River.
The Potomac,
Prisoners
One of the first incidents on
through quiet
meandering bont, estimated be worth green hills from 120,000 dollars (about £7,000) the Shenandoah Valley to the was rimmed und ita stern
Ocean, fcams Atlantic
the demolished, so that it sank after boundary line between Virginia limping into harbour. and Maryland. For over 170
Virginians and years.
Mary- landers have been squabbling, sometimes within gunshot of the nation's capital, over rights to the waters
of the Potomic, Chesapeake and the estuaries of Ch Bay into which it nows.
More recently the quarrel, once concentrated on shipping rights,
has become identified with rights to tho lucrative Potomac oyster beds, which can yield a skllied oyster Asherman up to 85 dollars (about £29) for one hour's work.
Bone Of Contention
The oyster war tween pirates"
and
wagod be- fron Virginia,
law-enforcement Iron Maryland.
officers
be-
record took place in 1894 whon the Virginian oyster steamer, Chesapeake, arrived in Pungot
1949,
疑
Was
Creek with two Mary- CARUC lund schooners and 18 prisonIOTS captured in a fight with oyster poachers. in the exchange, Cannon were used.
In
Asherman killed in a scuffle with a Virginia Fisheries Commission officer.
Maryland authorities say that they fear that, with oysters bringing in a record prica of over one dollar (about 7/60) a plest this year, thero will be more temptation for oyster dredgers lo faun Maryland laws.
Solution
The bone of contention
this: Under
Mr McKeldin's suggestion for tween them in
A
stopping what he describes aa Mary- compact signed us 1785,
"the
war" is the great oyster and confirmed rights granted by
creation of Joint Maryland- Charles I to the waters of the
to mark Virginia authority Potomac to the low-water mark
control on the Virginia shore.
fishing and navigation rights in Mary-
Chesapeake land law prohibits dredging for the Potomac and oysters, the authorities claiming that dredging rakes up and ruins the oyster beds, and that only longs should be used by fisher-
men.
Virginia, on the other hand, allows oyster dredging, and the fishermen of Virginia who operate near the Potomac think that they should observe only Virginia a law and
have developed a habit of acting accordingly.
In the most recent clash be- tween the Virginiun "pirutes"
undi the Maryland "Navy"
fishermen were
several
hit by shot-gun pellets, their boat was holed by riflo fire, ant the Mayor of Colonial Beach, Mr L. C. Costenbader, complained to the Maryland authorities
that about 50 shots, fired by Mary- land police, whined near women and children standing
on the river bank watching the excite- inent.
Protest
to
On
The Cloveror of Virginia, Mr Thomas Stanley, protested the Governor of Maryland, Mr Theodore McKeldin. But Mr McKeldin rejected the protest, enying sternly:
སོ༣ཎཾ ཙ
condone no caroless or promiscuous shooting, but when Lawbreakers
post lookouts the shore and then use the high spoeds of their extraordinarily cxpensive boats to escape arrest, use of the weapons at hand may necessary to bocomo
prevent maiming ur cscape not by killing anyone but by crippling. if possible, the vessel used in the illegal operation,
"Rarming becomes a legiti- mate means of stopping escaping boats, and the firing of shots to cripple the crait of criminals affout is well within the realm of necessity.
The central figure in the latest episode of the oyster war is Mr
King
realdent Harvey
of from which authorities
claim,
Colonial Beach, Maryland
about 40 oyster "pirates" optrate, Mr King owns 3 42-foot boat. named Miss Ann, which has a 225 horse-power engine and is capable of a speed of about 35 miles an hour.
and
Mr King said in an interview with reporters that he had given the slip to pursuing Maryland police in an exciting zig-zag chase through the creeks backwaters of the Potomac River. But at one stage, when he was buzzed by a patrol aircraft, two pursuing police Iaunches 1 close enough to open fire.
Buckshot
"Two rifle bullet's knocked holes in my boat," Mr King said. "Some of the buckshot hit me and my partners. It felt like a hard shove is the back, and if we had not had on oilskins, somebody would have got hurt.”
Virginia authorities fined King 20 dollars (about
201
on
a charge of concealing his boat Hcence number. But they flatly refused to hand him over to Maryland Lov trial therŃ DO MOKO terious charges wolving tho violation of the Maryland lawa against oyster drodging.
Reports of at least six similar episodes have appeared in the press recently. In one case, or
gry Virginian rammed the floats of a Maryland patről - alga eratt which landed in the water beside him to arrest him for dredging. 'In. priofher clash, this year, a Colonial Beach oyster
waters.
Maryland's Legislative Assem- bly voted in favour of establish- ing such an authority in 1940. Dut Virginia has so far refused appeals to join such an arrange- ment-China Mall Special.
Hydro Resources Reaching Maximum
Toronto, Mar. 5. Dr A. Keys, president of Atomic
Canada End of Limited, predicted today that Ontario will be using all ite hydro resources by avaliable
ta supply 1902 and will have
needs through stearn gonerating plants.
further
Dr Keys told the Prospectors and Development Association's 26th
anmial convention that whether atomic reactors could be used in such stewn planta all depended on costs.
Το
with coal compete
and other fossil fuels, Dr Keys said nuclear power costs must be around five to six mille por kilowatt hour, In Europa, ho pointed out, such a limit would be around 10 mills.
Dr Keyn added that Canada's atomic power establishment at Chalk River, Ontario, was in- tensifying its research into the cost problem-United Prepa.
MANDRAKE THE MACICIAN
THIS MESSAGE
WAS THROWN OUT OF THAT FOG--
LOOKI
FERDINAND
NANCY
*
Fitrat demonstration of
researchĄ, Buclear
remote handling apparatus able to reproduce mechanically. all the movements of the human hand was given in Watford Wednesday. This
ap. paratus enables complex and delicate operations to be per- formed on radioactive, ma- terial while the operator is proiected by a wall or screen several feet thick, Picture left shows the "hand" being operated from the controlling side; picture right shows how the "hand" can be need to give good close shave.. Express Photo.
NEW REACTOR
APPARATUS TRIED
Bulganin Congratulates Nishi
London, Mar. 5. The Sovici Prime Minister, Marshal Bulganin, has sent
1
TO COMMEMORATE
GRIEG'S DEATH
Oslo, Mar. 5. Norway is preparing to celebrate, in 1957, the 50th anniversary of the death of her greatest composer of the last century, Edvard Grieg.
Much of the programme for | studied ot the Leipzig the 5th Bergen International | Conservatorium and in Copen Festival of Music and Drama, | hagen, But he soon returned to be held from May 24 to June to Norway and became fred 7, will be devoted to his works. with enthusiasm for Norwegian For
whose homo, national music. Almost all his Troldhaugen,
ls just outside later compositions were clearly Bergen is generally regarded as inspired by Norwegian folk- that town's "irst cltizen."
muale, although at the The hous,
two-storey tima marked by his strong wooden building in late 19th
personality both in tune, rhythm century style, is preserved just and harmigniy,
when Grieg died there on September 4, 1007, at the age of 64. Htis turn was Interred in a grotto bullt into the rock in the garden.
aa it wns
PICTURESQUE LAKE
MET PATRIOT
simo
After an early period under the influence of the Mendelssohn and Schumann romantic school, Grieg met a great Norwegian patriot and musician, Richard
of composer
national onthem Grieg learnt
crusado
the
His home, garden and the Nordrnak,
Norwegian surrounding picturesque lake and mountain countryside which so Through him, obviously inspired much of the know the Norwegian folk tunes great composer's music, will be and started out boldly or a kind shown to concert-goers and of
who attend the sightseers Bergen Festival next summer.
Indeed, small intimate Com- certs of songs, plano and violin recitals and chamber music will place there every day at lunch time during the Festival, minor.
Grieg was born at Bergen and
of his life there will
much
iclegram to the daphness Pre conducting of period the
"on
He was
a
Harmonien
com-
home
for Norwegian
He has
been national music. referred to as the "Chopin of the North", and is particularly known for his musle to Ibsen's "Peer Gynt", his Holberg Sulle, and his plano concerto in A
The 1857
Festival Bergen open with n ble Grieg concert in the Bergen Concert Orchestra, Palace.
The last concert will mier Mr Nobusuke
Kishi con- Bergen
plano and gratulating him
the c-playing the
largely to casion of your election as Prime posing. But he was 42 years of also be devoted Minister and my sincere wishes age before he built Troldhaugen, Grieg's music.
Final details of the various which then became his for your success."
programmes have not yet been until his death,
Axed, but
among the visiting Marshal Bulganin said he was London, Mar. 5.
descended from a musicians taking part will be the normal that "Nero", a new experimental confident
Alexander Grieg (or the French Orchestre National, low energy reactos, e diplomatic relations established Scut,
between the two countries will Greig), who emigrated to Bergen the Little Chamber Orchestra, Musica Antiqua operation at the atomic energy
His research establishment at Hat continue to develop the spirit of after the Battle of Culloden in the
1740.
Gesine ensemble, mother,
and the well,
neighbourly United the
It is not devoted Kingdom good Atomic Energy
Authority and confidence, Moscow radio Hagerup, belonged, however, to Quartette,
Norweglan pensant entirely to Norwegian muzle and a pure sald tonight. nounced tonight.
and it is belfeyed that
last season's her that he ed at the In his reply, The reactor will be used to
Japanese is largely from
Prokofien, wero Mozart, "I would like, inherited his musical talent, investigate
design, Premier says; physico,
Beethoven, Brahms, my efforts was certainly from her that he Sibelius,
pollus, problem aodated with the with you, to apply
Strauss, firmer the began learning to play the plane Richard making stil more advanced types of graphite, to
His Arst Benjamin Britten and Vaughan age of six. moderated power reactor now friendly relations happily exist at the
ing between our countries."efforts at composition followed Williams. under study by the authority
at the age of nine and later he Router. China Mall Special.
triendship
By Lee Faik and Phil Davis
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
FEED
FEED
THE
THE
PRED
BIRDS
THE
FEED THE BIRDS
JOHNNY HAZARD
CIRCLE THE GLOBE. NON STOPT NOW, SCOTTY, WITH PROPER MIG-AIR REFUELING EVEN THAT 19 NOTHNG TO JUMP FOR JOY ABOUTI YOURS HOLDING
BACKI
YOWAS ON THE BALL, KITTY 146Z AMI BUT
– YOU'LL REAUZE LATER.
| WHY Z'M KEEPING IT
| A MYSTERY„EVEN TO
"YOU'RE A LOWA WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT, ~ DOWN BO-AND-SO, FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, KITTY¿ SCOTTY BLOCURI POR NOW, ACQUAINT YOURSELF. YOU'RE STRETCHING WITH THE CONTROL LAYOUT A GALE CURĪDEITY. IF YOU'RE REAL GOOD VILL LET | TO THE BREAKING / YOU SHAKE THIS JOB WITH,
JOHNNY
By Frank Robbins
NO MYSTERY GADGETS UP FRONT..... EVERYTHING FAIRLY STANDAROJ BUT WHATS THIS EMPTY CUTOUT WITH UNCONNECTED CABLING FOR? AN INSTRUMENT PANEL 7. FOR WHAT
PURPOSE 7
There's More than Magic in
CADBURY'S
На вигорі
DRAN MECK
THERE'S A GLASS AND A HALF OF FULL CREAM IN EVERYBAN
CUTEX
LIPSTICK
IN THE
LATEST
SHADES
ROWNTREES
AIRO
...this situation
calls for
Sau Miguel
1t
Pro
Smetana
Among the cumposers **COUV
TOURS
The drama programme for the 1957 Festival is not yet certain either. In 1950, the big theatrical production was "Jeun do France, by the Bergen-born 18th century dramatist Ludvig Holberg, played by the Bergen National
Company. Theatre This was such
that
success
plans are now being considered to for inviting the company perform the same play at the Munich Festival in 1969.
A
number of bookings have atrendy been received for group tours
Bergen
to
and the
The
surrounding country during
period in 1957. These include "Spring Tour of Festival
Time arranged by Bennett's New York travel
bureau, and many others.
addition to
In
altending
Festival performances, visitors will be able to travel to the
Bogne Ford, which Some of Norway's
most
magnificent scenery, An added attraction at Balholm in 1857 will be a Viking village with a fleet of Viking ships, built by a
film company which will be
也 Feature
flming
Abn
costumers who buy.
about the old Vikings.
ono
tickets to
cent
or more of the Festival in performances will also, as previous years, be granted from 25 per cent to 50 per reductions in fares on the rail- ways and on most bus and boat services during the Festival period.
PRICES
Prices
seats
fog
the
Festival performances are
Tot
They
will remain
at from
throo
to be increased in 1957,
(3 shillings) for
a neat, at the
chamber
concerts to 20 kroner (1) for the most expensive scat at the orchestral concerts. Tickets to the concerts etcetera. at Grieg's home will cost 15
kroner (15 shillings), including bus transport and sightseeing China Mall Special
Dutch Cargo Confiscated By Egypt
Cairo, Mar, 5, The Egyption War Spolls Council ruled today to conflicate the cargo of the termel bound Dutch freighter Viedain.
The shipment of frozmy meaty hides and clothes were unloaded at Sucz on October. 28 because the shipment was bound to
to
Dutch vessel was allowed continuo ita voyago" Ime mediately, but was delayed following the blockade of thơ Suez Canal iritli January,!
The shipment will be suction el, the Council, said: -- United Frond.
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