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DAILY PRESS, Newport Sundcy, July 13, 1347 7A grandson. Capt. Nelson Smith of the Hampton Roads Pilot association, is the present owner. A part New Plaque Of Knots, Cords On Display At Museum Here A plaque of knots and cord workichant ships undermanned there was recently presented to the Mariners' iittie time for experimenting. With Museum oy wunam nyan 01 of that large plantation is now included in the park of the Marin-1 ers" museum.

i Charles Manigault Morris of South Carolina was appointed a midshipman in the United States navy Dec. 15, 1837, and became a lieutenant 13. 1851. He resigned Jan. 29, 1861, after South Carolina seceded from the union.

He was appointed a lieutenant in the Confederate service an was ordered to the command of the Huntress at Savannah. Later he was detailed the cruiser Florida on which Washington, has added greatly to the collection of this kind of ma the general increase in the number of steam essels and the lessening of sail, the skill and need for knot accordingly fell to less use. Knot terial. I'- si 1 It was made by Leonard A. Price, J.

K. Welch and H. S. Dobson while have very little nationalism due to in service in the navy during that amen often AJ1 m. recent war, and is a fine example of many of the knots and general jder many fiags.

Thus although thera he remained until her capture at "Spanish," cord work used aboard navy vessels may be Bahia. and to a considerable extent on "French" and other chant ships. Already in the museum i knots may be found lnter- The logbook dates from Jan. 9 to Aug. 13, 1864, and is the record of the Florida with Capt.

Morris in command. The book was presented to the museum in 1937 bv cxhibit are various kinds of knot Changed in any of those countries, displays, including a "long splice" At present the Scandinavian sailors believed to be one of the longest long perhaps are most active in the tra-splices on record. Iditions of marlingspike seamanship than any others. the late Robert L. Hague of New York.

FROM ABOUT 500 Also Dresented to the museum by Knots are an interlacement of leant. J. F. Meigs, Annapolis, FAMOUS CRUISER OF CONFEDERATE STATES This is the cruiser Florida of the Confederate States of America in service 1862 to 1864 and sunk in the James river off this city. ropes, cords, threads or ocher a fjne piece of sailors' knotted ible bodies, and the word knot has cord-work called "macrame" which, name is believed to have originated 50,000 TAKE PART IN CITY its counterpart in other languages, as knotte, enotta, knutr, chnodo, chnoto.

and knude, and possibly the in Arabia where the word means the morning of Nov. 28, she sank in 9 fathoms of water. "fringe." In medevial tims corded' Latin nodus. Darius, about 500 B. C.

cloth or canvas with fringed edge3 was recorded by Herodotus, the father of history, as using knots in a Original Log Of CSA Florida In Mariners' Museum Library By C. V. EVANS, LIBRARIAN ishe was fully fitted out and re-An original logbook of the cruiser cruited. His mad run in and out of Florida of the Confederate States fa th blockadins run 1c nnnthpr vnlnprt nnsspss nn cord for counting centuries before John Newland Maffitt was born at sea between Dublin and New York, Feb. 22, 1819.

His father was a native of Dublin. After his arrival in America, he joined the New England Methodist conference. The family being in reduced circum "REC" EVENTS were used for church vestments, alter cloths, but in later years it was commonly used for decorative work aboard ship for sea chest covers, binnacles and skylights, spray screens and accommodation ladders. From other square-knot workings were made belts, lanyards, and bell that time. Knots have always been an important part of man's existence, his very life in many cases depending on the proper fastenings of lines.

Thirty-thousand males and forces was an extraordinary achievement and won for him promotion pulls. Cord work was more com 000 females participated in activities of the city recreation division during June, according to the report for that month issued by C. stances, the son was adopted by an uncle, Dr. William Maffitt of Fay-ettesville, N. C.

He was appointed a midshipman in the U. S. navy, In general use at sea, knots fall into classifications as splic- mon than larger ropework as lt re quired less stock and space for. the mgs, whippings, lasnings, nitcnes, bends, bowlines and stopperings. A number of examples of these are to commander.

The Florida cruised along the Brazilian coast working her way back to Bermuda from which she workers to handle. The Mariners' museum is open 9 a. m. until 5 p. m.

weekdays and KNOTS, CORD WORK DISPLAYED Recently presented to the Mariners museum by William Ryan, Washington, a plaque of knots and cord work by three men while in the U. S. navy has been put on exhibit at the Mariners' museum. Feb. 25, 1832, and was trained chiefly on the sloop-of-war St.

Louis and the frigate Constitution. He was acting master on the frigate Mace shown on the plaque received. As a border edging, fine piece of sen from 2 until 5 p. m. Sundays.

Many sailed July 25 for Brest, France, picnics and family parties have en donia in 1842 when he was detached joyed the park, particularly since nit braiding and other combinations of weaving are also shown, intricate in pattern and skillful in their demonstration of the art. Much of C. Nixon, director. At the same time he disclosed that 27,000 persons witnessed the various events. The two swimming pools, one for whites and one for Negroes, enjoyed large participation.

The white pool had 16 days iduring which 4,501 males and 4,200 females plunged into the cooling waters; the Negro pool with the same number of days has 1,1760 males and 1,575 females participants. The cold weather at the start of this library. The vessel is of especial interest locally as her bones are now resting on the bottom of the James river off Newport News, and her brilliant first commander, Capt. John Newland Maffitt, was for a few years a resident of this community. The cruiser Florida was built in 1861-62 at Liverpool, England, by William C.

Miller Sons under contract with Capt. J. D. Bullock, naval agent of the Confederate states navy, at a cost of 45,628 pounds. The cruiser was a wooden two bladed screw steamer, 191 feet In length, with a 27 ft.

2 in. beam, and a depth of 14 ft. At the Miller shipyard she was know as the Or-eto. i 2,848, teen agers recreation, tables and other facilities are available, throughout the year. and ordered to the coast survey.

He spent 16 years charting the New England and South Atlantic coasts. He was returned to the navy and the design work of the plaque is Negro, 97, 4,421, 2,762, children's recreation, Negro, 101, 10,557, 6,766, athletics, including swimming, 115, 15,362, 9,105, 6,257. ordered to the Cuban station, June from the book "Encyclopedia of All-Day Outing Arranged For Young People Name Paul Walk 1, 1854 until his resignation April Knots and Fancy Rope Work" with taking in all 22 prizes. The Florida remained in Brest six months being refitted and recruited. Capt.

Maf-fitt's health being impaired, he was relieved of command by Comdr. Joseph N. Barney who also came ill, and Jan. 4, 1864, Capt. Charles Manigault Morris was ordered to command the cruiser.

The Florida left Brest Feb. 12, and cruised along the coast of the United States, then crossed the ocean to Teneriffe and Total events were 667, total par 28, 1861, when the Civil war broke out. He served as commander on ticipation, 54,314 of Which 33,370 were males and 20,944 females. An all day outing and picnic for of the month and heavy rains later on materially affected attendance at the two pools, as they did the a number of Confederate vessels in addition to his command of the Florida as told above. He also served as captain of the blockade-running service from 1862 to 1864.

a fine photographic description of the work by Graumont and Hensel, a copy of which is in the Museum Library and one of the several on the subject. In 1944 under the auspices of the Mariners' museum, "The Ashley Book of Knots" was published, which represents over 3,500 knots with an almost unbelievable total of 7,000 drawings of the meth beaches in this area. Organizer For I 2 Cooperatives Maintaining a combined membership of approximately 6,000 shipyard and federal government workers, the two Peninsula cooperative store organizations which recently received charters from the State corporation commission have se young people of Newport News, Nor folk and Portsmouth is being ar ranged for Sunday, Aug. 3 at York town under the auspices of the Jew A breakdown of activities of the Urges Swimming Training Locally cruised back toward Brazil, capturing and destroying a large number of vessels. recreation division for last month shows the following with the num About 1853 Lt.

Maffit purchased a home in Virginia on the James ish community councils of the three "The number of drownings which ber of events, total participants and The Florida anchored at Bahia, river a lew mnes aoove cities. occured over the July 4 holiday Brazil, Oct. 4, 1864. In the harbor News which was named "Carrie- ville" in honor of his second wife, ods of tying. The book covers every practical knot, what it Woks like, its use, where it came from and then the male and female participants for that event: Gymnasium, adults, teen agers and children, 32, 938, 530 and 408; cured the services of Paul K.

Walk, The Jewish veterans from the Kecoughtan Veterans hospital have week-end should emphasize the fact that more people should learn to swim," Jules Rosenbaum, a mem at the time was the USS Wachusett under command of Capt. Napoleon Collins. Being under the protection Caroline Laurens Read, whom he married in 1852. Here the family how to tie it, and will record forever an art which is fast dwindling who has been associated with- cooperatives since 1934, to assist in the formation and planning of the ber of the sports and recreation movies. 4.

528. 312 and 216; adult The cruiser sailed from Liverpool March 22, 1862, as an unarmed vessel with English officers and crew to avoid infringement of the neutrality act. Her guns, equipment, and 6tores were dispatched to Nassau where the vessel was to be delivered. The Oreto arrived at Nassau April 28, where she was twice seized by the British governor on complaint of the United States consul that she was intended for the Confederate service. In each case, the admiralty found that she was properly documented as British property, end ordered her release.

The armament and supplies were of a neutral country, loads were lived until 1858 when Lt. Maffitt committee of the Peninsula Associa social recreation, white, 78, 1,144, to a few and common knots. moved his family to Washington. The plantation was purchased from stores, it has been announced. tion of.

Commerce, said yesterday in 713, 431; teen agers recreation, drawn from the guns, fires hauled, and the crew given liberty ashore. Oct. 7, with Capt. Morris and half commenting on the current learn- BY SAILORS OF OLD In the early 19th century knotting white, 119, 7,009, 4,084, children's recreation, white, 121, 6,014, Lt. Maffitt by Capt.

Nelson Smith, a retired British sea captain, whose to-swim campaign of the PAC com also been invited. A full program of activities is being planned including games, athletic events, campfire, stunts, dancing and swimming. This is the first of a series of summer programs for young people of the Tidewater area. Newport News will serve as hosts for the Yorktown picnic. In charge of arrangements are Leonard Aaron, was done extensively by crews in mittee.

the company on shore and the ship in charge of Lt. Thomas K. Porter, the Wachusett rammed the Florida both the American and British navies and merchant fleets at which Walk was first employed by. the cooperatives in 1945. His duties with the two local organizationsthe Shipbuilders Cooperative, and the Peninsula Cooperative association, Inc.

will be to select store locations, obtain equipment and merchandise, lay out and ultimately, open the stores. and demanded her surrender. Af time lt reached its peak of flourish He pointed out that nine Virginians lost their lives during the recent four-day holiday period while the drowning toll nationally mounted to the 161 mark as persons cele- ter 200 or more shots had been ing. It was not uncommon then for transferred to Green Cay about 60 boys to begin their life at sea at Book Gossip Column By Sterling North fired killing a number of the crew, Lt. Porter surrendered his helpless ship.

She was towed out of the harbor without giving Porter a chance bratins Independence Day flocked Irving Gveenspon, Frances Minkoff, the ages of eight or ten years, and in many cases unable to read or write, knot work was a favorite past- Stanley Drucker, Estelle Bookbinder, Frances Sarfan. Philip Kurzer, to the nation's beaches, lakes and waterways. "These figures should impress to communicate with Capt. Morris and brought as a prize to Hampton Irene Holzweig, Rosalie Miller, Mel vin Kurzer, Dan Green and Morton uiMjii uiiu i nuua in ty-v. uii, Roads.

This breach of international law UNRRA Clothing Warsaw, July 12. UP) The government allocated 730,000 pieces of UNRRA clothing to trade unions, institutions and youth organizations on May Day. Spigel. Not content with editing the mumnirs nf Marv Onrden. white- time.

Toward the middle of the century it began to decline when, aboard the American clippers with hard-pushed crews -here was little time for leisure, and similarly after the American Civil war with mer- recipe; after that it looked ngia the Peninsula that bv takin? tater. enough to roll like a hoop and al- est in learning to swim is also tak-most tempting enough to eat. To ling interest in their own protection A meeting of the committee will miles from Nassau where the Oreto went to be fitted out. There she was regularly commissioned a man-1 of-war under command of Lt. John Newland Maffitt, and her name changed to Florida.

Yellow fever broke out among the crew and the ship was run into Cardenas, Cuba, In a desperate plight, and there Lt. Maffitt was stricken with the disease. The ship was still far from being fully equipped or manned, and because of the stringency of the Spanish laws, Lt. Maffitt determined to run into Mobile, where was protested by who de- LoioM -1 be held Monday at 8:00 p. m.

at the manded the return of the cruiser is now happily at work sorting and Graff center. and safety." Rosenbaum stated. sifting 800,000 words left by Ger trude Van Vechten, better the horror of everyone who had I helped add gelatin powder the pho-' tographer casually ate the thing. Which proves to this old newspaper reporter a theory he has always promoted photogs have copper plumb known for his photography and for with the remaining crew. But while lying in Hampton Roads harbor, she was "accidentally" rammed by the U.

S. army transport Alliance, then moored in a sheltered spot just above NeVport News where on such novels as "The Tattooed Countess" which shocked the Titillated Twenties, is also officially La Stein's literary executor and an enthusi ing, can eat or drink anything, and are the toughest hombres around any city room. $faf tut tie price fofs DREW. PEARSON astic student and translator of Steinese. I remember the photog I once In quite another capacity Van Vechten is in charge of the James took to an interview with the late H.

G. Wells who didn't know a novel from a telephone directory, or a Weldon Johnson collection at Yale. His interest in Negroes and Negro famous author from a streetcar conductor. Much gentle coaching convinced the. lens-and-shutter artist Continued from Page 6 lays, 'My, Mr.

Commissioner' He called me Mr. Commissioner-'This is a storage egg. "He looked at Pete, and Pete is looking at me, and Pete is going Doo-hoo, as though somebody told him I was opposed to fresh eggs I wasn't opposed to fresh eggs. I was merely asking questions, just like you congressmen are asking me questions today. "So he throws Pete the egg and said, 'Pete, this is a storage egg nd he looks at the egg and he looks at me AR UMBTY 1 BIG-C culture (which was first demonstrated in such books of his as "Nigger continues unabated.

His latest enthusiasm is "Knock on Any Door" by Willard Motley. Van Vechten, a white man who writes about Negroes, naturally is that Wells was a real celebrity and not to be pushed around like a publicity-hungry politician. But no amount of coaching could teach him the importance of a book publisher. "I'll shoot the fat one," he said loudly enough to hear, "but get the lug out of the picture." The "lug" was dignified, hand intrigued by Motley, a Negro who "So somebody must have told this monkey I don't want to give him fresh eggs, so I was in trouble with the monkey. He smells the egg, and takes another smell, and he throws the egg right over my head "No, he said, 'Pete, here is a fresh He throws it to Pete; Pete grabs the egg and eats the egg.

writes exclusively about white men. But he was sarcastic about an article which appeared in one of New York's most reputable morning pa some, more-than-six-foot, million now that is a true story. A monkev knows a storage po fmm pers which claimed Motely was the first such Negro writer on the sub aire book publisher Nelson Double-day escorting his then-fabulous Eng lish writer around America. It must be a fascinating business; you insult so many fascinating people. We Specialize In fresh egg and we don't know the difference.

We get them in hospitals." While his audience gasped for breath, Congressman Nixon asked if Petrillo meant to identify his congressional inquisitors with monkeys. Solemnly, the musio czar said no. Thus continued two days of testimony which got the congressmen nowhere. Meanwhile, on the other side of the capitol, G.O.P. Senator Hawkes of New Jersey complained bitterly because a three-man senate 6ub-committee spent a scant one day examining the qualifications of Congressman Jones to be federal communications commissioner.

In contrast, the senate has held up the nomination of ex-Attorney General Francis Biddle to a relatively unimportant job on the United Nations for six months. MERRY-GO-ROIND Because of his incessant use of the veto, Russian Ambassador Gro-myko is tiow called Ambassador "Gro-veto." Henry Wallace was all set to participate in a labor parade with C. I. O. members of the New Republic staff, when an aid cautioned that, as editor of the magazine.

ject of Caucasians. "How about Frank Yerby who wrote 'Foxes of Harrow' and 'The Vixens'?" someone suggested. "And Dumas." we added. "And Pushkin," said Van Vechten. At least a dozen names came immediately to mind.

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congress has whittled the library's appropriations, newspapers will have to pay for microfilming. UNDER THE DOME G. O. P. leaders have decided to delay the full-dress probe of the Kansas City vote fraud until September when there won't be so much news in the papers and they can get better headlines In the past two months, more than 200 theater projects, costing over three and a half million dollars, have been approved by the office of housing expediter despite the urgency of materials for veterans' housing Credit Congressman Karl Mundt, South Dakota Republican, with the first constructive move by the un-American activities committee in 10 years.

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