The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-19

spoke or voted against the COM
mittee's findings.
Secretary of Labor Maurice To-
bin reported Saturday that indus
try is having a hard time finding
enough workers in some major
cities, but the labor shortage so
far has not slowed defense pro-
duction. He indicated, however,
that the situation will worsen as
the defense production drive gets
rolling. Surveys have indicated,
too, that labor may be caught in
a whirlpool of material shortages
and ALLEGATION orders before the
drive levels off.
In Chadbourn last week sale
of beer was legalized by five
vote margin and sale of wine was
voted down by a Devote margin
in a special referendum.
DR.. Marshall Scott Woodson,
55-year old church and educa-
tional leader, was formally install
led at Red Springs last Saturday
as the third president in Flora
Macdonald College history.
Following the Vatican ban a.
gainst priests belonging to Rotary
Clubs, an authoritative source
close to the Pope has released the
information that Catholic bishops
throughout the world are expected
to re-examine all service club
type organizations. A member of
the Holy Office congregation :
which issued the decree against
Rotary said that ban applies"im-
plicitly" to similar bodies, such
as Kiwanis, Lions and Optimist
Clubs.
Preliminary data reveal that
total bank deposits in the nine
Dixie states of the Southeast
reached an all-time high at the
end of 1850 of more than $4,000
100000. More than one billion dol
lars were added to the checking
and savings accounts of the re-
gion's businesses and individuals
since the war began in Korea.
The last-half rise far outweighed
a $3O0,000,00O deposit drop in the
first six months of 1850.
The Records Director at Chapel
Hill announced last week that 81
students have dropped out of the
University of North Carolina
since the opening of the winter
quarter on January 2. The major
ity of these students have with
drawn from school due to the in
ternational situation and they are
entering the armed forces.
Beginning in June an acceler-
ated program of education will be
offered by Greenville city schools
for students who wish to take ad-
vantage of the speed-up program
to finish high school. The accel-
Grated program will not be COM
pu1sory for any student in the
city schools. Supt. J. H. Rose said
after the board of education
meeting at which the new pro-
gram was adopted: "The old pro-
gram will be there for anyone who
wants it. The board feels in the
face of this national emergency
we ought to try to get all these
boys high school diplomas before
they get into the Army. The girls
ought to get out of school and
into nursing or other fields in
which they are needed"
President Hollis Edens has an
nounced that an anonymous don
or has offered to present $780,
600 to Duke University, provided
that Duke can raise an equal sum.
This announcement, following less
than a month the announcement
that the General Education Board
has granted Duke $1,000, 900 in
matching funds, makes total of
$9.O00,00O in matching funds a.
valuable to the University.
The vexed question of who owns
the riparian rights of property
abutting Pasouotank River along
Carolina Avenue, between the AL
bemarle Hospital and Pryor Ave
nue. in Elizabeth City. has been
answered in favor of the city by
referee Frank B. Aycock, Curri-
tuck lawyer. The issue probably
Will go to the Supreme Court with
the approval of both rarties to
the suit. however. Plaintiffs in the.
action are Mrs. Helen Robinson
Gather and husband who claim
these rights and entered suit
when it was announced that the
city planned to fill in lots along
me waterfront and establish a
public park thereon. Referee Ay-