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The coastland times., 1951-09-14
NEW HOME AGENT
REPORTS IN HYDE
Miss Alma Lee Cathey Comes
From Western Part of State
to Take Over Job

Miss Alma Lee Cathey of Sky
land, near Asheville, arrived in
Swan Quarter Monday to begin
work as Hyde County home agent.
She said that although she had
not formulated definite plans, her
first aim would be to get acquaint-
ed with the people of Hyde Coun-
ty. She plans to attend meetings
of all the Home Demonstration
clubs. This month, leaders in the
clubs will present the demonstra-
tion on Building Character in
Children"
AS All club work is to be
launched soon, Miss Cathey will be
able to cooperate with those clubs
from the beginning of their fall
activity.
The new home agent has been at
the University of Tennessee for
the last 18 months, to work on
masters degree in home economies.
Prior to that, she spent six years
in secret2ESal work for IVA and
year in Washington state work
ing with the Atomic Energy Com
mission.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
HYDE'S PIMA PASTURE
PROGRAM TO START

The Hyde County PIMA county
committee met Thursday to set
guides for purchase orders for a
pasture program. On the commit
tee are T. A. Jennette of Lake
Landing, Gratz Creole of Scran-
ton and H. C. Jones of Fairfield.
The program will start Monday
at the PIMA office in the agricul-
ture building in Swan Quarter.
Those who want benefits in this
program will make application and
sign a farm plan before receiving
their purchase orders for lime, fer
tiiizer, pasture seed, cover crop and
open ditch drainage improvements.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
LUCRETIA ROPER
BRIDE OF BURBAGE
IN CHURCH RITES

In a double ring ceremony per-
formed at the Methodist church
at Winsteadville late Sunday af-
ternoon, Miss Lucretia Ann Roper,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Roper of that place, became the
bride of o. E. Burbage, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Burbage of
Sidney.
The Rev. Ralph Osborne, pastor
of the Free Will Baptist church of
Sidney, performed the ceremony
before an altar decorated with
white gladioli and lighted with
white candles.
Before the ceremony, Miss Vel
ma Smithwick of Leechville sang
always" and Because" and Miss
Jean Shavender sang Through
the Years" Mrs. Alice Gray Sha-
Vender provided the traditional
wedding marches.
The bride, whose father gave
her in marriage, was attended by
Miss Mary Lou Edwards, while
Ralph Humes was best man. Ush-
ers were Charles Edwards and
James Burin Roper.
The bride was attired in win.
ter wool white dress with navy
blue accessories. She carried a
white Bible, topped with an or.
child.
Miss Edwards wore a dress of
brown nylon net over tan satin,
with cocoa brown accessories.
The bride was graduated from
John A. Wilkinson high school in
Belhaven last spring. Mr.. Burbage,
who served two years in the Army
after attending the same high
school, is now employed in the
A & p store in Washington, where
the couple will live.
After the rehearsal Saturday
night, a cake cutting was held at
the home of the brides parents.
Miss Edwards presided at the
punch bowl and refreshments
were served buffet style.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14

vanced subjects than his counter
part in this country General
works in history, geography, liter
ature, natural science, applied
science, social science, art and mu-
sic. Books rejecting modern Amer
ican life and thought (but avoid
those printed purely for wartime
reading.)
| 4. For college and research stu
dents, and professional persons:
Specialized works in the sciences,
history, law, medicine, literature,
and in technology. Advanced text
books in the same fields. Books
that are classics in their fields.
5. For the general adult reader:
Good modern fiction and non-fic-
! ton, especially that which gives a
good picture of present-day Amer
lean life and thought. Literary
classes, in modern editions. Die
tionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs,
and other standard reference
works, in complete, modern sets
(not more than fifteen years old).
Types of Magazines Needed
l.. Children's magazines, and
those dealing with childhood prob
lens and education examples:
Child Life, Jack & Jill, American
Childhood, Child Study.
2. General magazines carrying
short stories and articles Exam
.ples: Atlantic, Saturday Evening
Post, National Geographic, Amer
bican Mercury, Nature Magazine.
h 8. News and pictorial magazines
tissues of the last few months on
ly) Examples: Life, Time, Busi-
ness Week, U. S. News.
/ 4. Technical, scientific, research,
and professional journals in all
fields las well as general titles like
Scientific Monthly, Scientific Amer
ican, Popular Science, Popular
Mechanics.)
r Books and magazines should be
in good condition.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
SWAN QUARTER WOMAN'S
CLUB HOLDS MEETING

The Swan Quarter Woman's
Club held it's regular monthly
ly meeting Thursday night in the
club rooms.
The meeting was opened with the
singing of the club woman's hymn.
Mrs. N. w. Shelton, the president,
was in the chair. Several routine
matters Of business We're intro
duced and disposed of. Following
the business session the meeting
was turned over to Mrs. w. G.
Harris, who gave summary of
the years work in an original
poem.
Mrs. Harris and Mrs. d. M. Lew
is served refreshments.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
DISSATISFIED WOOL
GROWERS GET PROMISE

Sheep men in Hyde county who
were dissatisfied with the weights
on the wool they sold are to be
given an opportunity for a review
of their complaints. W. H. Pruden,
county agent, has probed the sit
uation and has received assurance
from Raleigh that if the growers
will furnish him with their names,
credentials and complaints, so that
he can submit all of them at one
time, their cases will be reviewed.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
IBELHAVEN MAN
OBSERVES HIS
GOTH BIRTHDAY
H. P. DiIlistin Kept Busy Op-
ening 81 Gifts Sent to
Him for Occasion

H. P. Dillistin, who observed
his Goth birthday Sunday at his
home in Belhaven, received 81
gifts. 1t took him two hours to
open and look at all of them.
One gift consisted of 80 one
dollar bills, sent by his son-in-
laws family. Another was a $10C
check from the Dillistin Lumber
Co., of which he formerly was head
He received a birthday letter
from a nephew now living in
Greece, telegram from a relative
in Florida and flowers from Flor
ida.
A birthday cake, with candles
forming the figures 80 completed
turkey dinner served on his
birthday. AS he has been i'll near
ly a year, no guests were invited
He was able to be downstairs part
of the day.
Mr.. Dillistin, whose home for
merly was in Paterson, N. j.
was in the lumber business until
he retired and sold his interests a
number of years ago. At that
time, he bought lumber from his
present wife's brother, and often
stopped in Belhaven on his way to
Florida.
Since his marriage to Miss Ida
Wilkinson, four years ago, Mr..
Dillistin has made his home in
Belhaven, going to New Jersey ev-
cry summer until this year.
He has two daughters by a for
mer marriage, Mrs. Floyd Bradley
of Merchantville, N. j., and Mrs.
Allen johnson of Newark, N. ].
He also has seven grandchildren
and 1S great-grandchildren. Mrs.
Johnson was here in April to visit
her father, and Mrs. Bradley and
son are expected within a week.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
AUTO ACCIDENT
VICTIMS RITES
HELD AT HOME
John Bannister Gibbs Killed
as Car Crashes Into End
of Trailer Truck

Funeral services were held Tues
day for John Bannister Gibbs, who
was killed Saturday night in traf-
fic accident on the Suffolk road,
near Portsmouth, Va. The rites
were held at the home of the VIC
TINS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ozrow
B. Gibbs, of Lake Landing. Burial
was in Soule cemetery.
Two friends who were in the car
with Mr.. Gibbs are reported in
critical condition. Although the
car belonged to Mr.. Gibbs, one of
his friends was said to be driving
it. The car had pulled out around
a trailer truck. In trying to get
back into the line of traffic, the
right front of the Gibbs car plung-
ed into the left rear of another
trailer truck.
Mr.. Gibbs, who was 81 years old,
was born Jan. 1, 1920, at Lake
Landing. He was reared in that
community, but in recent years
had lived in Norfolk, where he was
salesman for bread company. He
served in the navy two years.
The young man is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Peggy Forbes Gibbs,
who formerly lived at Morehead
City; two children, Linda Ann and
Johnny; his parents; a sister, Mrs.
Mack Caravan of Engelhard; six
brothers, Romulus and Max Gibbs
of Norfolk; H. Linwood, Chesley
B. and Jimmy of Lake Landing and
Calvin c., who is in service.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14

William Gibbs, Alton Baum, O. C..
Balance, c. B. Mckinney and
Preston Mooney.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
MANTEo PERSONALS

DIR. w. w. Johnson ispattsnda
a state meeting of health officers
in Winston-Salem. A
Miss Nancy Johnston, left Sat
urday for Charlotte, where she has
entered the school of nursing al
Presbyterian Hospital, in connec-
ton with her work for a Bachelor
of Science degree from Queens
Chicora College. A
Mrs. Frank White and son
Frank White, Jr., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Lewis left Monday fol
Iowa, where they will visit rela.
tives for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Cofey have
returned to theiIa homo IN Char
lotte after visiting DR.. and Mrs. w
w. Johnston for three weeks.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
FUNERALW. G. ETHERIDGE

Funeral services for 1t. Comm.
Walter G. Etheridge, U.S.C.G., re-
tired, wereF conducted Friday af-
.ternoon, Sept. 2, in the chapel of
.Twiford,s Funeral Home, Manteo,
at 2:30 O'Clock with the Rev. Gill
bert Mister, officiating. The SER
mon was most impressive and
there was profusion of flowers.
A quartet composed of Mrs.
Grace, Mann, Mrs. Beatrice Brick
house, Johnny Long and Lawrence
Swain sang ''The Old Rugged
Cross" Mrs. Rennie Williamson ac-
companied on the piano.
The casket was covered with a
pail of red roses and fern. Honor
ary pallbearers were Ellsworth
Midget, sClaud Jones, Ned Ether
idge, and Ellis Midget. Active
pallbearers, were members of the
Masonic Lodge, Paul Midget,
Norman Etheridge, Steve Bas-
night, Bolton Burrus, Arthur Har-
ris and Harold Midget.
Masonic rites were conducted at
the grave in, the Manteo Cemetery.
Frank Cahoon, Master of the
Wanchese Lodge A. F. and A. M.
conducted the service.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
THE WILLIAMS ENTERTAIN

SWAN QUARTER.-Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Williams entertained at
a "fish barbecue" at their home on
Tiny Oak Road Thursday honoring
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Credle, Donald
Credle, James Edward Pace, son
Of Mrs. Credle, Mrs. ]. II. Harris,
Mrs. W. P. Crib, a house guest
of Mrs. Creole, and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Caravan.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
COLONY
Continued from Page One)

pose and run the risk of dealing
the original a death blow - with
resultant loss to the nation as well
as to the state.
The disadvantages of such ac-
tion outweigh the advantages
claimed by Mr.. Cronk. The only
advantages he claimed, in fact,
were financial. The value of "The
Lost Colony" must be measured in
other terms.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
O'NEAL-FARROW

The recent marriage of Miss
Betty Ann Farrow, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Farrow, to
Dalton Washington O'Neal, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred O'Neal, Jr,
of Rodanthe, took place at 2 o'clock
the afternoon of Sept. a, in the
presence of relatives at the Co
lonial Methodist church, in Nor
folk. The Rev. Leonard Reed Black
performed the ceremony.
The coastland times., 1951-09-14
GLUE !.
Continued from Page onel

who cannot read English: Picture
books, ABC's, Mother Goose, etc.
2. For children who can read
English: Childhood classics in cas-
ily-read, good editions. Modern
children's books by good authors
Primary and high-schoo1s~- texts
published since the war Cor very
carefully-chosen ones of Older
date).
8. For students inh sec6ndary
schools: High-school and junior
college texts (not more than ten
years old). (Remember that ths
European high-schooI student
learns more specialized, and, ad-
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
,CLINCHCO LOCALS

Mrs. Ethel Perry and Miss Mil
dred Bradley attended the funer-
al of Mrs Perry's nephew, Will
liam Smith, in Philadelphia on
Tuesday. The young man was
killed in a car collision.
Miss Dora Lee Gibbs, who at
tends high school in Bluefield, Wis
tied relatives here during the hol
idays.
Miss Janice Cruise is a patient
in the Clinchfield Hospital, at
Dante.
Miss Pauline Scott, Claude Car
ty, Clyde Tritt and G c Smith
attended a Buyers Market in
Bluefield during the past week.
DR.. George H. Size of Memphis,
Tenn, has recently been employ
ed as physician for the Clinch-
field Coal Corporation.
Mrs. Cecil Ramey has returned
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
BAND BOOSTERS
CLUB MEETS

The Band Boosters Club held
a special meeting at the high
school building Monday night OF
this week. Luther Ratliff, vice
president, presided. The purpose
of the meeting was to discuss and
make plans for a canasta and
bridge tournament. 1t was decid-
ed to have the tournament on
Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Commun
ity Building at 7 pm.
Mrs. Joe Kennedy and Mrs.
Sam Marshall were named on the
committee of arrangements. Mrs.
Edgar Sutherland and Mrs. J.R
Edwards are in charge of the food
and Willard Jordan, H M Suth
erland, Conrad Sutherland and
Claude GreeVer were named ON
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
FLElGINGTOWN

Lonzo A. Mullins of Columbus,
Ohio, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Melster Mullins.
Mrs. Melster Mullins and son,
Jack, visited Cowan Stanley in
the South of the Mountain Sum
day.
Miss Edna Grimes of Roanoke
has been visiting her mother,
Mrs Wreatha Grimes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Yates
visited at the home of Wreatha
Grimes Sunday night.
Miss Shirley Ann Fleming, who
has been sick several days, return
ed to school New Years Day.
Lorene Browning has been sick
for the past three weeks and had
an operation of the neck.
Lenzie Mullins and family were
visiting Charlie Sl.ss Saturday
night. Dona Rita and Roger
Wright spent Sunday night with
Shelby Jean Mullins.
Radford Mullins and family
have been visiting at the home of
WI. Artrip.
Janice Dean Sluss visited
Gehena Dutton, who is very ill
and will go to Charlottesville hos
| pital this week for treatment.
Many people attended services
at the home of Emory Dutton on
Sunday.
Shelby Jean Mullins visited
Janice Dean Sluss Saturday mite.
Annette Fleming visited Billy
10 Moore Sunday evening.
Clara Lou Ramey visited ALA
Mae and Alice Faye Duff Shtur-
day night.
Flemingtown School rendered q
very interesting porgram Dec. 20
OF recitations, and songs. There
were about 40 visitors prese. al
who seemed to enjoy the prcp-
gram very much. After the pro-
gram, two technicolor pictures
were shown for the pleasure Of
the visitors after the pupils had
been dismissed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
LONZA LOCALS

Fern and Melville Cochran and
Trulah and Layton Musick at
tended the movie at Haysi Sum
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert MCGOWAN
have returned home after SPEND
ing a few days with relatives and
friends in Kentucky.
Miss Joyce Faye Musick is
now staying with Mr.. and Mrs,
Joe Pickett at Tarpon.
S P. Cochran visited Mr.. and
Mrs. w Davis Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Layton Musick
and son, Coy, visited at the home
of S P. Cochran one night lats
week.
Allen Musick called on his
daughter, Mrs. Tom Hill, and fam
lily Friday.
Mrs. Estus Musick called on
Mrs Joe Turner Saturday.
Janice Mullins spent Thursday
night with Janet Sutherland.
Harry Davis spent Thursday
night with Gary Rose.
Mrs. Arch Rose visited her PAL
ents, Mr. and Mrs J w. Davis,
Monday.
Trulah Musick called on Fern
Cochran Sunday evening.
Dollie Mae Amos visited at the
home Of Layton Musick Saturday
night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
FLEMING-RAKES

A wedding of unusual interest
took place Dec. % when Miss
Bernice Rakes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Rakes of Clint
wood, Ri. l, became the bride of
Galen Fleming, son of Mrs. Wan
da Fleming and the late Russell
Fleming. The wedding took place
at the home of the bride at $50
pm. with the Rev Ted Swindall
officiating
The bride was attired in a dark
aqua suit with black accessories
and carried talisman roses. Miss
Martha Justice was maid of hon
or and Mr.. Walter Owens was
best man. Mrs. Carl Fleming, sis
ter-in-laW of the groom, was ma
tron of honor.
The bride is a student at Dick
enson Memorial High School and
the groom is graduate of the
same school and served in the
army with occupation forces over
seas. He is at present employed
with the Clinchfield Coal Corpor
alton.
After short wedding trip, the
young couple will be at home in
Clintwood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

CARD OF THANKS

In appreciation of all the kind
words of comfort and kind deeds
extended to us during the illness
and death of our beloved hus-
band, father and grandfather. The
floral offerings were beautiful.
Our special thanks to the good
ministers Of the Old Regular Bap-
fist Church and to Elmer Poore
for his kind services.
Mrs. Flora Baker, Children,
and Grandchildren.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
CARD OF THANKS

Words cannot express my feel
ings of gratitude and heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for the
kindness and sympathy shown
me after the death of my dearly
beloved husband, Ross Phillips.
Especially for the beautiful
flowers, those who furnished
cars, the Rev. Grant Gibbons, all
our friends and neighbors, may
Gods richest blessings be with
you all, is my prayer.
MRS. ROSS PHILLIPS
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

from several days stay in the
hospital at Dante.
Mrs. Frank Clark, who has
been making her home in Wash
ington, D c for some time, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J F
Collins
Miss Maude Rose has recently
established the Rose Beauty Shop
on Main Street on the first floor
of the club house building
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE
AT CLINCHCO CHURCH

The Rev. c W Breese, Meth
odist minister on the Mcclure
River Charge, conducted watch
night service at the Union Church
on Sunday night, Dec. 81. The
regular evening church service
was held from nine until ten
o'clock. A social hour followed
during which time members of
the Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service served light refresh
nents. This was followed by the
watch night service.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
the advertising committee.

The purpose Of the tournment
is to make money toward buying
uniforms for the band. The time
of the Band Boosters Club meet
ings will be changed to the fourth
Tuesday of each month, at 7:30
p. m. at teh high school.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

Mrs. Jess w. Skeen and daugh-
ter, Kitty, have returned from
Whitesburg, Tenn, where they
visited relatives.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

Blaine Salyers, of Chincateague
Island, has returned home after a
short visit with his mother, Mrs.
E P. Kennedy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
Are You Paid Up?

The expiration date of your
Dickinson Herald appears each
week opposite your name ON the
address label. Always keep it paid
in advance.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

Mrs. Galen Fleming, the for
mer Bernice Rakes, is confined to
her home with mumps.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11
CARD OF THANKS

To the sisters of the Rebekah
Lodge who so kindly prepared
and served our meals after the
funeral of our beloved father, J
B Baker, we extend our sincere
tharks.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-01-11

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We Lose q Good Editor

prisine editor this week, when Miss Opal Lu Smith who has held this situotion departed for Anchorage where she will assume new duties ot Station KENl
 Miss Smiths absence from the Frontiersmon s editorial position leaves vacancy which will require some time to fill if we are required to wait until some is available who do the job efficiently os it has been done the past several months.
 . We at the Frontiersmon office immensely regret the loss of Miss Smith, and if the many messages and letters have received from the people of the Valley expressing their reluctance at her departure any criterion of the esteem and confidence in which she regarded, Miss Smith must have truly done good job of foctuoI and unbiased reporting. Which is os it should be.
 We expect a new editor within the next two weeks. In the meantime we hope subscribers and readers will bear with until another editor take The thorough reporting will be missed certain. With what little knowledge we possess will try to give you all the news we can.