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The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Would Pinpoint Front
 Lines With Chinese Signs

EAST CENTRAL FRONT, Ko- req, (PHMaj. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan a division commander, said tonight he is willing to paint signs in Chinese on his sector so the communists can find out ex- actly where the front line is.
 The question of the pinpoint location of the line is one of the issues before the cease-fire nego- tiatorS at Panmunjom.
 Both forces are in new posi- tions now that the October phase of the limited Allied offensive has ended. Much no-man's-land still separates the two forces since the Chinese retreated. Both sides are probing to test the others de- lenses.
 'He isn't coming down here to find out" Bryan said. "But he's welcome any time"
 On the cease fire talks them selves, Allie d soldiers resting under a bright autumn sun in- dicated varying degrees of opti- miSm and pessimism.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Predicts MilliOnth Traffic Death In
 Third Week of Dec.

CHICAGO, tP)-Traffic deaths on the nations highways are mounting as expected, toward the one million mark, the National Safety Council said today.
 The Council announced the to- tai number of deaths for the first nine months of this year-26,630 which pushed the grand total since the advent of the automo- bile well past 99O,000."
 That leaves less than 10000 to go before the millionth traffic death is recorded. The council said it's earlier estimate that the millionth fatality would occur during the third week of Decem- Der was unchanged by the latest figures.
 September alone accounted for 3,65O persons killed in traffic ac- cidents. A factor in this total the highest for any month since September, 1941-was the highest Labor Day traffic death toll on record.
 The nine-month total of 26,63O was eight per cent higher than for the same period in 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Lady Godiva' In Tights Rides At HOrSeShOW

SACRAMENTO, Calif., (P - Now we have 'Lady Godiva" do- ing her stuff-in pink tights-at a horse show.
 The stunt, with the traditional knee-length blonde wig and spiel against high taxes, featured Mrs. Thelma "Shug" Coburn, riding side-saddle at the show staged here Monday by the Sacramento County Horsemen's Association.
 ''Lady Godiva's" appearance followed her husbands comment last week that it would bring peo- pie out to the horse show. Jerry Coburn is member of the Horse mems Association.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Search Underway In SEE Alaska For Missing Vessel

JUNEAU, (P)-An air and sea search was underway today off southeastern Alaska for the motor vessel Beachcomber, missing since Oct. IA with two men aboard.
 The vessel disappeared on a trip from Yakutat to Juneau.
 The two men aboard were identified as Ronald Davis and Floyd Brown. Both are believed to be from Sitka.
 The Beachcomber was under charter to Clyde Franks, Sitka, for moving oil tanks for the Standard Oil Go.
 The Coast Guard Cutter Storis began sea search for the vessel, while a plane from Annette car ried on the hunt by air.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Fall In WashbOwl Gives
 Hot Seat To One-Year-Old

SEATTLE, R- One-year-old Barbara Alton got the hotseat from a tube of toothpaste yester- day.
 The child's mother, Mrs. La Verne Alton, explained why Bar bara needed disqualification this afternoon. Barbara climbed up in the bathroom to get the tooth paste and fell stern first into the wash bowl. At the same time she struck the hot water faucet and hot water poured into the bowl.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
U.S.'s SOUP BOWL ABOUNDS WITH BUMPER CROP OF PEAS

SPOKANE, (P)- The nations "soup bowl" runneth over.
 The "soup bowl" is handful of counties in eastern Washing ton and northern Idaho which produce 85 to 90 percent of the nations supply of split peas.
 And the area this season has turned out twice as many peas as the nation normally laps up in it's soups in an average year.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Two Bull Moose
 Horns Lock In
 Fight Over Cows

FAIRBANKS, (R-T Two huge bull moose locked in mortal con- bat before an audience of hungry wolves were the object of an in- tensive air-rescue operation by agents of the U. s. Fish and Wild life Service today.
 The two bull moose were locked horn-to-horns in a remote area near the banks of the Panama River 20 miles south of here. Agents said they apparently en- gagged in a battle for supremacy of a herd of cow elk, their horns locked and they were unable to pull free.
 Wildlife Agent Charles Gray discovered the animals Monday while flying game patrol. He said one was lying on the ground and appeared to be either seriously injured or dead; the other was standing and making desperate efforts to pull free.
 Gray said a wolf was lurking in the brush nearby and the area around the two animals was cov- cred with wolf tracks. The death battle had also attracted large flights of black ravens which were waiting in trees for the ami mals to die, and one huge griz- ly bear which he saw approach ing from three miles away.
 The agents planned to saw off the horns of one of the moose and free them. They said the moose that is still standing ap- peared to be driven wild by the scent of the wolves, so the job is expected to be dangerous.
 The herd of cows have wan dered several miles away. "The bulls were fighting for those ladies but when they got in trouble the tickle women walked right off and left them," Gray id.
The Nome nugget., 1951-10-31
Korea Casualties 95, ,592

WASHINGTON, P)-Announ- ced US. battle casualties in Korea reached 95,592 today, an increase of 2,595 since last week.
 Last New
 Week Total Killed in action. ..13,sS5 14,393 Wounded ..................66,535 68,641 Missing ....................12,477 12,558 Total ..................92,9 ,997 95,592
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
CHAPTER XIX

81 would" he acknowledged
miserably: "As Dorinda's nearest
relative. But l would never have
hurt you, child, not for anything
in the world. You do believe that,
don't your"
Yes, I believe that" She was
trembling but her voice did not
waver. But there's someone else
the woman you're to marry"
The screen door was pushed open.
Cleve came out on the porch. Do
rinda's brief surprise that he had not
gone away was forgotten when he
blurted, ''Mr. Thorndyke, the sher-
riffs back at Thorndyke House
and he just phoned. know this will
be shock but have to tell you.
Fay-your cousin Fay has COM
mitted suicide"
Edward rose slowly to his feet.
His heavy shoulders sagged, his
black eyes looked stupid as if he
were unable to grasp the meaning Of
Cleve's words.
You said-you said" he SIAM
mered.
II said Fay Thorndyke had COM
mitted suicide Cleve told him pa
tiently.
But she wouldn't. Not Fay.
She wouldn't do that"
She left note, Mr.. Thorndyke.
A suicide note. Poole read it to me
over the telephone"
"a note?" Edwards words were
barely understandable Did she
say why-why she did it?"
well, / can't remember exact
ly how the note was worded. There
was somthing about feeling you
had ceased to care for her; that
all she had done for your sake had
been useless and she couldn't go
on"
''All she has done for my sake?
Did she say what she meant?".
YES" Cleve said bluntly. ''She
meant she had tried to kill Do
rinda so that your mothers money
would come to you. She didn't 60 in
to details, simply said she had mis-
taken Anne for her the day she
pushed the boulder over the bluff.
And that the other time-last night
-Dorinda escaped somehow"
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GOOD PRICE EXPECTED
FOR SWEET POTATOES

Sweet potatoes are expected to
be profitable crop for North Car
DINA farmers in 1851, asserts
George s. Abshier, extension mar
keting specialist at State College.
Because of increased consumer
demand and reduced acreage, this
years crop should bring good
prices, he believes.
Abshier explains that the great
ly expanded cotton acreage and
increased tobacco allotments will
cut deeply into sweet potato ac-
reage this year. He says the de-
crease will be particularly notice
able here in the South.
'In view of the expected strong
demand and short supply" says
Abshier, "North Carolina farmers
should find sweet potatoes a very
profitable enterprise this year."
The demand for the Porto Rico
variety is expected to be partic-
ularly strong, according to the
specialist.
Farmers who have enough land
and sufficient labor are urged to
grow as many sweet potatoes as
last year. The U. S. Department
of Agriculture is recommending
the same sweet potato acreage for
1851 as was advised for 1850.
Crop specialists urge sweet po-
tato growers to plant good quail
ity, disease-free seed and use rec
commended cultural practices to
insure receiving top prices. Care
full harvesting, field grading and
packing are also essential, they
point out.
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LIBRARY NOTES

With great reluctance, the Lii
brary has decided to discontinue
the STORY HOUR until next Sep
TENDER. We have kept it going for
about eight years, but things have
been against US the past few
months.
We started out well, with a
large group of first graders and
pre-school children. This was the
morning group of children. The
afternoon children could not come
because they did not get out of
school in time. At the end of six
weeks, the morning group went
afternoons and the other group
mornings. That meant we lost the
children who had been coming and
the others had not formed the
habit. Some of them came but af-
ter few weeks, there was fur
Their change back to the previous
situation. Now they all go in the
morning, third change, but the
rhythm has been broken and it is
hard to re-establish it. We can
build it up again possibly before
school closes but when THE
LOST COLONY will be taking
possession of the Community
Building, with tourists coming
and going and we would be driven
from pillar to post as we were last
year.
Therefore it seems more sensi-
bic to call it quits for now, than to
let it just peter out, or build it up
only to meet another hazard.
The children appear to enjoy
the hour of stories, photograph
records, painting and games and
we do not intend to give it up
without struggle. 1t is particu-
larly good for the pre-school chill
dren and the first grade for the
social contacts it brings at a time
when they are becoming individu-
ais in their own right. So in Sep
TENDER we will try hard to work
out "a scheme that will give the
Story Hour its old momentum.
In the meantime, there are still
the books to take home to read or
to be read from by mother or IA
Their. Starting in the Library at
that age is good step toward a
future habit of reading.
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CHAPTER I-Stella Moore, masquer
aiding as Dorinda LaCrcix because she
has been tod it will help keep alive
DoTnda a., = aged grandmother, is &C;
who suspects her disguise. Dorinda died
before rescue came during a shipwreck
as she and her uncle fled Paris when
the Nazis came, and Stella Moore has
become Dorinda to the I.aCroix house
hold.
ruApTER II-Uncle Edward Is dls-
.,,rhad AT the possibility someone nas
nenetrated the Dorinda secret. Inc spur
ious Dorinda reviews evenss ts
IN tn her Joining in oeceptloh
CHAPTER v--Dorinda considers CIV.
Ing up role and leaving Thorndyke resi-
that she remain. Cleve gives her a pup
py for present.
CHAPTER vI-Grandmothsr begins
probing Dorinda's story, asks to see scar
which real Dorinda received on wrist
when cut by broken perfume bottle as
q child.
CHAPTER vII-Fay tries to avert
Grandma's examination of Dorinda's
wrist, but the old lady holds on and dis
covers there is no scar-that the pre-
tended Dorinda is an imposter. Edward
attempts to make Grandmother Thorn
dyke believe him but fails and she has
a severe heart attack. DR.. Evans is
Cd4ACdt Wd1hS WlldL announcer SuOQGn
shock might do to the old lady. Carol,
the nurse, reports the death Of Grand.
mot" Thorndyke.
CHAPTER N-She reports her fears
to Edward, who ridicules them. The
family attend grandmother's funeral.
Dorinda plans an afternoon at the beach
with Cleve Adams and Carrie fixes
lunch for the pair.
CHAPTER X-Anne Delahay arrives
IN, irao - i0fn g.
QUILTED in one of Dorinda's swim suits.
boulder from the cliff above crashes
down and kills Anne. Dorinda thinks
she saw a flash of what might have
just before boulder fell. DR.. Evans de-
sides to call in the sherjfs
CHAPTER XvI-Nurse Carol comes
to Dorinda with her belief that danger
and death hang over the Thorndyke
house. She tells of having heard strange
"whisperings" outside Dorinda's door,
She gets Dorinda to flee the house with
hind and think it is following them and
they plan stop at an all-night hambur-
ger stand to determine they are being
pursued.
CHAPTER xv1I-They take stools in
the restaurant and man enters. Dor
india is vastly relieved to find that it is
Edward Thorndyke. She feels almost
ready to trust him again as he tells her
she should have reported her suspicious
and fears to him. He drives her to Cleve
Adams residence where Cleve assures
her she will be free of danger, Carol
drives her car back to the house.
CHAPTER Nv44.-SheriH Poole in
terrogates Dorinda about the nights
events, and the family learns that Lana
has disappeared. Edward relates to
Dorinda the facts leading up to the deci-
sion to deceive his mother and attempts
to rationalize his actions. Dorinda learns
that while 1t was his mothers welfare
that first motivated the deception, Ed
ward came to see in it an opportunity to
get more than his share of his mothers
estate.
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Edward Confesses That
He Never Knew Fey

Edwards sofnber stare rested
upon them for moment. then he
walked over to the porch steps and
stood there with his back toward
them. Dorinda sensed that he was
thinking desperately. Minutes
passed before he turned. He passed
his hand across his forehead.
II feel-confused," he admitted.
Perhaps in the last analysis all
that happened has been my fault.
Fay may have some ground for
her belief / did not care for her
but after all. a man can't keep love
burning at white heat year after
year. Romance becomes little tar
nished in time"
His broad chest lifted in q
troubled breath. '.As to the other
thing. ! must own suspicion touched
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
GARDEN CLUB PLANS
SPRING FLOWER SHOW

The Roanoke Island Garden
Club at its recent meeting made
definite plans for a spring flower
show to be held on Thursday af-
ternoon and evening, May 8. The
Dare County Community Build
ing will be decorated and made
the location for the event. Not on
ly will all garden club members
be invited to submit flower ar
rangements and unique, small
potted plants, but other flower
lovers of the community will be
urged to do so. The flower ar
engagements will belin several clas-
sifications including those chosen
from wild plant life. Anticipating
this occasion five members of the
garden club, Mrs. A. @. Bell, Mrs.
A. w. Drinkwater, Mrs. o. J.
Jones, Mrs. Leo Midget and Mrs.
L. E. Hostevedt attended an all
day garden club school in Eliza
beth City on Wednesday, March
Z. Mrs. Dorothy Biddle, national
ly known authority on gardening
and flower arrangements, was the
lecturer. Her clever demonstra-
tons in the arrangements of cut
flowers and her charming way of
giving out information made the
day seem very short to her lis
tening garden enthusiasts. The
Manteo group developed extensive
plans for the anticipated local
flower show as one outcome of the
school.
Along with the flower show the
Roanoke Island garden club is al
so planning an exhibit of old and
unusual dolls and an exhibit of
old and rare china. Each doll and
each piece or group of pieces of
china is to have its own printed
legend and the name of its owner.
Due to the limited time in which
the club has to develop the show,
it is asking interested people to
begin now to anticipate making
contributions to the show, either
in flowers, dolls, china or some
thing to all of the groups.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
FARM PRICES UP

PRICES received by North Car
DINA farmers for most farm pro-
ducts sold at local markets in
creased during last month. The
increased prices could no doubt be
attributed to a rise in the general
level of prices as well as being
seasonal for some commodities.
Prices received for corn, wheat,
sweet potatoes, cotton, cottonseed,
soybeans, and cowpeas increased
during the month.
Hogs, beef cattle, veal calves,
sheep and lambs also advanced in
price. Eggs were down 9 cents per
dozen while commercial broilers
and other chickens increased in.
price. Milk and butter prices
showed moderate advances while
wool prices advanced sharply.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
Story of yellow Wig
Explains Many Things

Maybe, but he had to wait for
a confession before he knew what
it was all about. Tell me, Cleve-"
Distaste struggled with curiosity for
moment. Curiosity won. How
did Fay. mean, how did it hap
penn"
How? Well, the supposition is
that she took an overdose Of sleep
ing tablets. 1t seems she was in
the habit Of taking them. But they
won't know definitely until after
the autopsy. She didn't come down
for breakfast, nothing unusual about
that Edward wouldn't let them a.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16

Official Department OF Defense Photo
NAvY'S TOP WOMAN OFFICER
Captain Joy B. Hancock, USN,
highest ranking woman officer in
the Navy, an assistant to the chief
Of personnel, responsible to him for
matters pertaining to women in the
Navy, has had a distinguished
career in the service. AS Yeoman
First Glass, USNR, in 1918 she
was on duty in shipbuilding yards
in Camden, N. j., and as Chief Yeo.
man was attached to the u. S,
Naval Air Station at Cape May
N. j. She was mustered out of the,
service in 1919 and subsequently,
became civilian employee at the
Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
From 1884 until 1912 she was in
charge Of the Editorial and Re.
search Section of the Bureau of
Aeronautics and special assistant
to the chief of that bureau. On
October Is, 1912, she was commits
stoned lieutenant, Women's Re-
serve. U. S. Naval Reserve, and
was promoted to the rank of lieu
tenant commander, November &c,
1913; to commander, March 5,
1916; and to captain, July 26, 1916.
On October 10, 194S, she was sworn
into the regular Navy.
Captain Hancock has contributed
many articles on aviation and re.
lated subjects TO periodicals and
technical publications.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
Carol Builds Up Foy's
Potential Completely

I'm sorry, of course I'll come"
she promised impetuously. 81 do
want to see you. It's just that
hoped I'd never have to go back to
that house again. But, as you say,
I'm coming there anyway little
later. And being with you, I'll for
get about the house."
When she told Cleve's mother of
her plan, Mrs. Adams looked
troubled. 81 don't like your going
away, child. OF course, it's all
right for you to have dinner with
your friend but I wish you'd asked
her to come here instead"
II imagine she wouldn't want to
leave Mr. Morrow too long," Do
rinda explained. But it's all
right, Mrs. Adams. 1 don't know
how much Cleve has told you but
the dangers over now. There's
no reason why shouldn't CO."
Carol drove in promptly at six
thirty. She was hatless and the
wind had ruffled her black hair into
little curls about her forehead. She
looked extremely pretty, Dorinda
thought, her soft olive face flushed,
her dark eyes bright as diamonds.
The last streaks of rose were fad
ing above the distant blue of the
hills. Dusk was beginning to gather
as Dorinda climbed into the black
roadster.
''Oh, Dorinda, Pm so glad to see
you. You don't know what it's
been like over there. Greer quit
this morning-he lives in Trent
vile SO the sheriff made no objec-
ton to his leaving. Carrie goes
around looking like a, ghost, and
your Aunt Harriet, honestly, she
gives me the jitters. She creeps
around This morning when she
found her daughter was gone, she
made a terrific fuss but after she
talked to the sheriff she quieted
down. She's been all over the place
this afternoon. You think she's no
where near and you look up and
there she is. She's positively UNI
canny Really. Dorinda, / felt like
I'd scream if l couldn't talk to
someone"
Dorinda laid her hand over
Carols on the wheel. 81 can
imagine. It must be CHASTITY"
''Ghastly is the word" Carols
shiver reflected itself in the move
ment of the car. i've been won
dering all day--do you suppose that
was Fay and Lana Thorndyke whis-
pering in the hall last night? OF
course, it must have been"
She brooded silently for . mo-
ment. then went on. They've
taken her away, Of course. but il
seems as If she were stiIl in the
house. keep expecting to hear her
voice every time / turn around. l
don't pretend to grieve for her. I
didn't like Miss Thorndyke. Some
times / wonder If anyone did But
! wouldn't have wished her dead
Il can picture her at the type
writer, tipping out that last note |
bet she was as calm and perfect as
she always was. She'd get up. take
whatever she toolk-get into bed
and close her eyes without even an
accelerated heart beat"
Don't Carol" Dorinda begged
family.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-16
ENcELHARD PERSONALS

"a VI. July VI OO11y ISduAO OSI-
vice has recently completed anoth-
err intensified course in servicing
television at the distributing Of
flee of Philco in Richmond. eve
are looking forward to increased
use of television in this area, and
want to be prepared to offer best
of service" he said.
Aubrey Harris of Charlotte
spent some time with his mother,
Mrs. LYDIA Harris, last week.
Mrs. D. B. Watson has return
ed from Washington, D. c., where
she visited her daughter, Mrs.
Donald Miller, Mr.. Miller and lit
tie son. She was met in Norfolk
by her son John Watson who ac-
companied her home.
Edwin Spencer and Claude
Litchfield who are employed in
Washington, D. c., spent the
weekend here.
Jack Creole and Sam C. Spen-
Ger have returned to Norfolk after
spending the weekend with their
families.
Billy Marshall, Mrs. r. S. Neal
and Mrs. Sam Marshall were
Washington visitors last Monday.
Mrs. Mary Gibbs was a visitor
in Elizabeth City last week.
Mrs. John Tomilson visited her
husband. who is patient at the
Tayloe Hospital in Washington,
last Thursday.
Mrs. Lonnie Mckinney has re-
turned from Duke Hospital after
major operation.
Mrs. LYDIA Harris, Mrs. W. G..
Harris and Miss Magdaline Gibbs
spent last Monday in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyler Cox of
Greenville were recent guests of
relatives here.
Miss Camilla Selby of E.C.T.C.,
Greenville spent the weekend with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jabin Berry, Mrs.
H. L. Roper were visitors in
Washington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Harris who
have been living in Ohio for the
past several months, have moved
back home.
Mrs. S. M. Gibbs and Mrs. Kate
Makely were Elizabeth City visi-
tors recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Mann, Mrs.
E. C. Miller, Mrs. jamie Spencer,
Mrs. S. S. Neal and Miss Magda-
line Gibbs attended the Fashion
Show in Swan Quarter Friday
night.
The Engelhard Homemakers
held their regular meeting for
February at the club room in the
community building on Thursday,
with the president, Mrs. Max
Mann in charge. After the devo-
tional and business periods, re-
ports were given by the project
leaders of garden, poultry and
citizenship.
The demonstration on bath
rooms given by the home agent,
Miss Ella Caravan, was presented
in a plain and effective manner.
The hostesses, Mrs. Margaret
Gibbs and Mrs. M. C. Mckinney,
served coffee and doughnuts. A
contest was given, Mrs. Max
Mann winning the prize. The sur
prise package was drawn by Mrs.
Max Hodges, prepared by Mrs.
Earl Berry.