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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-12
COUNTY AGENFMEEFs
WITH 6AR DEN CLUB,

4 a.E II Y u Z ( - ! ~.
The Roanoke Island Garden
Club for its January program met
on Thursday, January 4th at the
home of Mrs. l.. d. aHassell with
Mrs. HasselI and Mrs. M. X. Fear
ing as hostesses.2 Eighteen mem
bers of the club were present. At
ter the usual opening ceremonies
and business of the club, the pro-
gram discussion of the month,
winter sprays, the pruning and
fertilization of the shrubs, was led
by Robert Smith, Dare County
Farm Agent. He was guest speak
er for the occasion, and presented
first an informative talk on the
topic, following this up with ans
wers for numerous questions deal
ing with fertilization of Towering
shrubs and fruit trees. He said
that the sandy soil of this area
presented some problems in trans
planting and in holding moisture.
Advice for preparation of the hole
for transplanting of dogwoods
was given. The clubs plan of ex-
tensive dogwood planting during
dogwood week, late in January,
was encouraged. Mr.. Smith dis
tributed bulletins on culture of a
zaleas and camellias, on culture
of perennial flowers and on Caro-
lima lawns.
This program followed up the
November program on getting
ready for winter in the garden,
held at Seatone with Mrs. Fred
Basnight and Mrs. o. j. Jones as
hostesses, also the program on in
door gardens and seasonal decor
ations held at the home of Mrs
Tom Etheridge with Mrs. Ether
idge and Mrs. Walter Etheridge
hostesses.
The hostesses for January, Mrs
Hassell and Mrs. Fearing, served
refreshments in the style of for
NAL tea with guests directed to
the beautifully decorated dining
room. There they found oper
sandwiches, date bars, nuts anC
minis served with hot drinks.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-12
wANcHEsE PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. Willie o. Daniels
and Wanda Daniels left Tuesday
for Oakland, Calf, where they
will visit their son, Willard.
Bryon Daniels, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kalb Daniels, received med
ical treatment in Norfolk Satur-
day. He was accompanied by his
mother. "3
Mrs. Debby Daniels spent Mon
day in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Daniels
were visitors in Elizabeth City
Tuesday.
Charlie Crank of Norfolk spent
the weekend here with his fam
lily.
Arts Crank left Monday for
Norfolk where he will report for
duty in the Coast Guard.
Ebert P. Demures of Connec-
ticut visited Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Hazen last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Vanderslice
spent Wednesday and Thursday
in Baltimore on business. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Paul
Daniels.
Tom Hayman and Gus Monta-
que of Norfolk visited relatives
here last week.
Erford Hazen left Wednesday
for. Raleigh where he will be ex-
amined for the Army Air Corps.
Edward Davis has returned to
his work in Norfolk after visit
ing his family here.
Murray Bridges of Norfolk is
spending 10 days leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Bird
ges.
Willis L. Daniels spent Satur-
day in Norfolk.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Walter Balance
have returned from Hatteras,
where they visited relatives.
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Mrs. Joe Hayman Of Elizabeth
City is visiting Mrs. John Hay
man and Miss Mary Hayman.
Bill Williamson Of Norfolk
spent the weekend with his moth
er, Mrs. Rennie Williamson. j
Mrs. G. e. Lewis, who has been
visiting her grandson, John H.
Long, and Mrs. Long, for several
weeks, returned Sunday to her
home in Richmond, Va. She was
accompanied to Richmond by Mr..
and Mrs. Long and their two chill
dren. rs ......-.
Kay Cox OF. Virginia Beach, Va.
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Meekins.
R. D. Sawyer, Jr., of East Caro-
lima Teachers College spent the
weekend with his parents.
Jack Adams of Camp Lejeune
visited his family at their home
near Manteo last week end.
Norman Brantley is a patient
in Norfolk General Hospital, hav-
ing been taken there Monday,
when he suffered an accident in
juring the fingers of his right
hand while at work in a machine
shop in South Norfolk, where he
is employed.
A. o. Ayers and w. H. Fry of
the Manteo school faculty attend
ed the School Masters banquet
at Central High School near Eliza
beth City Monday night.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-12
THIRTY-TWO LICENSES
TO WED ISSUED IN 1850

Thirty-two licenses to wed were
issued in Dare County during the
year 1850, according to the rec
ords of Melvin R. Daniels, Dare
register of deeds.
September was the most popu-
lar month for marriage; the six
licenses issued in that month be-
ing twice as many as were issued
in any other month in 1850. Val
entine's Day notwithstanding, Feb
ruary. was the dismal month for
Cupid; not a single license was
issued last February.
Three licenses were granted
during January, April, June, July,
August, November and December;
two each in May and October, and
one in March,.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-12
MRS. DAVID STICK TALKS
~ TO MANFEO PFA GROUP

Mrs. David Stick was the fea-
tured speaker Tuesday afternoon
at the Jan. meeting of the Man
teo Parent Teacher Association.
Mrs. Stick who recently repres-
ented Dare County al. the White
House Youth Conference, outlin-
ed the most important items
which came under discussion at
the conference, and brought be-
fore the organization many sug-
gestions of importance.
Mrs. G. G. Bonner conducted
the devotional. The treasurer's re-
port showed enough in the treas
ury to cover the PTA's share of
the cost of new seats for the
auditorium. Mrs. Nevin Wescott,
chairman of the ways and means
committee, announced plans for a
popularity contest, which will end
Valentine week with an amateur
talent show.
Principal L.. w. Higgins an
nounced the purchase of a three
unit sink for the lunch room. The
attendance prize was won by the
fifth grade.
During the social hour the hos
tesses, Mrs. Raymond Wescot+
Mrs. J. H. Overton, Jr., Mrs. E.
w. Etheridge, Mrs. A. @. Bell and
Mrs. Victor Meekins, served cook
les and soft drinks in the lunch
room.
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Miss 0ttley Hockaday Of Char
lstte spent the weekend here with
Mr.. and Mrs. @. p. Payne and
family.
Mrs. M. j. Bobbitt and children
Of Littleton have returned to their
home after spending a few days
here with Mr.. and Mrs. d. L.
Meelins. & II
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Meekins
and children Kay, Jerry and Mar
go, of Norfolk have returned horne
after spending the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Meekins
and family.
R. D. Wise and Dwight Hooper
who are working in Norfolk spent
the weekend here with their fami-
lies.
Mrs. Betty Nixon is visiting her
brother Jones Hooper and family
in Elizabeth City.
Billy Hooper has returned to
Campbell College after spending
the, holidays here with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hooper.
Carol Payne, Mrs. Belle Payne
and Mrs. Marie Wise visited re-
1atives in Norfolk Sunday.
Talmadge Best of the USING
is spending a few days here with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. w
Best.
Ivey Hooper has gone to Nor
folk where he will be employed in
the Navy Yard.
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MANTEo PERSONALS

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETS IN RALEIGH

Directors of the Roanoke Is
land Historical Society will hold
their January meeting at 2 pm.
in Raleigh on Friday. The meet
ing has been called by Chairman
Bill Sharpe for consideration of
the budget to be adopted for this
years operations of the Lost Col
ony and other matters related to
the 1851 activities of the Society.
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MRS. DAVID PEARSALL aa+
HEADS MANTEO HID CLUB,

The Manteo Home Demonstra-
ton Club met Monday at the
Community Building with Mrs.
Guy Lennon presiding. There were
% members and guests present.
During the business session the
yearly dues were collected and
new officers elected for the COM
ing year. They are Mrs. David
Pearsall, president; Mrs. Hubert
Guthrie, vice-president; Mrs. AL
yah Ward, secretary; and Mrs.
Marcus Midgette, treasurer; Mrs.
Earl White, publicity. The prog
ram led by Miss Mary Kirby, the
new home agent, included study
of the new year book and duties
of the officers. Also discussed was
the district meeting to be held in
the w. T. Griggs high school at
Poplar Branch April IL. After adj
journment tea was held to well
come Miss Kirby. -s-rg ..-t
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WAVES PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Gaskill of
Wanchese spent Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Butcher Scar
borough. - s.-. ESQ.,
Dorothy Midget of Windsor
spent Saturday night with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Mid
gett. se-. a+ -.. =.
Misses Mordecia and Annie Mid
gett visited their sister, Mrs. Err
sic Midget of Rodanthe last
week.
Mrs. D. A. Midget spent Sun
day and Monday at Norfolk with
her, children, Mrs. w. w. Edwards
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Maddrey.
Mrs. Elroy Midget has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grgur-
ich and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
CASTOR Midget at Manteo.
Jackie Farrow spent Tuesday
night at Salvo with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Farrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Gray were
visitors in Elizabeth City Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maddrey
Of Norfolk spent Friday and Sat
urday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Midget.
Clarence Midget, Jr., who has
been patient at the Marine Hos
pital is spending some time with
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gray, Jr., and
Rudy spent the weekend at .Ro-
danthe with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. R. Midget.
Mrs. Calvin Midget spent
Tuesday at Rodanthe with her
niece, Mrs. w. J. Midget.
Little Don Edwards of Broad
Greek Village spent Friday and
Saturday with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Midget.
WSCS Meeting
The W.S.C.S. held its business
and spiritual meeting at Rodanthe
Friday night, Jan 5, at 8 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Colenda Mid
gett. An Epiphany service was
given by Mrs. Ella Midget. The
A goals were given by Ersie, O.
dessa, Lucretia and Cedric Mid
gett following with song "Give
of Your Best to the Master"
The roll was called and seven
teen members were present. Mrs.
Ernol Foster of Hatteras and Mrs.
Luther Gray of Salvo were pres
ent. The minutes of last meet
ing were read. A letter was read
from the zone leader, Mrs. Maude
Austin, inviting the members to
meet at Hatteras February 9 to
observe World Day of Prayer. An
offering was taken and ,$4.45 was
collected.
The spiritual meeting was held
by Mrs. Beulah O'Neal. The
theme of the program was "My
Hope is Built on Nothing Less
Than Jesus Blood and Righteous
ness" Song, "My Hope is Built"
was sung followed by reading
Gods New Year Call by Mrs. Mat
tie Midget. A prayer was given
in unison. Meditation of Life Sc
curities by Ersie, Mordecia and
Salina Midget. Song, ''Near the
Cross" was sung followed with in
tercessary prayers by Mrs. Beu-
lab o'Neal. Closing song, "The
Beautiful Garden Of Prayer" fol-
lowed with closing prayer by Mrs.
Luther Gray.
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KITTY HAWK PERSONALS

S. B. Meekins is still confined
to his home and has been for two
months because of sickness.
Mrs. Bette Pugh who was TAX
en- very i'll at Mrs Matilda Baum's
and had to be brought home is
somewhat improved but not yet
able to sit up. s.
Mrs. Matilda Baum is still I'M
able to sit up or wait on herself
in any way.
st. Clair Stetson Of Norfolk
spent the Christmas holidays here
with his sisters, Mrs. Mary Nell
son and Mrs. Willie Tillett.
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Homegrown roughages with IL
mited amounts Of protein sup
plements during the winter and
good pastures during the summer
furnish ample nutrients for ma
turing dairy heifers, according to
livestock research specialists.
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The Department of Motor We
hicles observes: A player who
breaks training rules may lose
his position on the team, but a
motorist who breaks rules of the
road may lose his life!
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When buying or selling : Use
the Classifieds.
Evening star., 1951-09-23

the field, the Leidy Prospecting
Co. The 200 owners of the ATS
outstanding shares so far have re-
ceived $3.50 for each $100 in
vested.
w. T. Bill" Longe, a smiling
Irishman who owns a popular
tavern, is president of the Dorcie
Calhoun Gas & Oil Co., which has
just started it's fourth well.
r. o. "Odie" Raymond, an cleo
trician at the railroad shops and
active in American Legion affairs,
heads the Remove Gas & Oil Co.
most of the investors are the men
who work with him in the PRR
shops, Removes main industry.
They raised approximately $75, 900
in about a 24-hour period last
year Now the company has a
producing well and another being
drilled.
Tony Gughiocello owns a serv-
ice station and writes songs for
fun. Like Mr.. Calhoun, he was
convinced there was gas under his
land at North Bend, a good Is
miles from the Leidy field.
Biologists said the land was on
a "syncline," a formation which
should not produce gas. On July
25 the Bucktail Drilling Co., with
Tony as president. hit gas at
500 feet.
Evening star., 1951-09-23

bought a small tract at a sheriff's
sale.
The seven Myers brothers of
Altoona, Pa, bought a one-acre
camp site for $100 a few years
ago. A well that blew in on their
land several weeks ago figures to
produce $4,000 daily in royalties.
The Wilson brothers at Tama-
rack are using their unexpected
wealth to build resort accommoda-
tons that will give them an in
come long after the gas is gone.
ARenovo, a railroad town of less
than 1000 residents set down
among the mountains in the heart
of Bucktail State Park, has felt
the greatest impact.
The towns three hotels are
jammed; many homes have opened
to gas field workers; trailer camps
have been set up.
Gas talk flows SO freely in the
taprooms that men about to light
matches are cautioned about a
possible explosion. A local joke is
that the only symptom attracting
much attention is gas on the
stomach"
Almost two dozen companies
have been organized with local
capital. 1t is amazing how funds
have been scraped together in a
purely workingman's town.
Savings of years have been
thrown into drilling. One Kettle
Greek farmer mortgaged his truck.
Strict church members, opposed
to any type of gambling, put sew
eral hundred dollars on the line
and pray hard for a good strike.
$3.50 for S1OO Investment.
The town is loaded with gas
company executives.
j. w. pill" Gullborg, a tall,
blond businessman who owns a
general store in South Remove, is
president of the pioneer outfit in
Evening star., 1951-09-23
Society Pays Out $4,000
For D. {. Cancer Patients

More than $4,000 has been paid
out since February to needy can
Ger patients for hospitals and
medical bills. the District Division
of the American Cancer Society
reported yesterday.
The money paid for treatment
of rs persons under the Cancer
Aid Plan" administered by the
division and financed by a $33, 500
grant from the Alexander and
Margaret Stewart Trust.
A division committee directing
this activity consists of Walter S.
Pratt, jr., division president; Sam
uel Spencer, an attorney, and DR..
Ernest Gould, a physician.
Application for aid is made by
physicians in behalf of patients.
The cancer diagnosis is verified by
the committee physician, and the
financial status of the patient
examined by a social worker.
Evening star., 1951-09-23
Wide World Photo .

timber land would be more profit
able. So they sold their tanneries.
But 1t is the average guy who is
getting a chance to get rich
Mr. Calhoun's strike, financed
by a group of amateurs. caught
the big gas companies flat-footed.
While they have recovered par
TALLY, there is still lots of op-
portunity for the small investor to
gamble. and he is taking gleeful
advantage of it.
OF course, the landowners are
on the gravy train. They usually
get a eighth royalty from all
the output of the wells on their
property.
A few years ago Mrs. Maynard
Stradley had a tough time per-
suading her husband to buy a
relatives sub-marginal farm In
the Tamarack section. Now they
have an income of about 81 500
monthly from that piece of land.
So does Lester Green, a pipe
filter in the Remove shops of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, who
Evening star., 1951-09-23
Pennsylvania Town
Is Center of Wild
Scramble for Fuel
By jack Smyth
i1ar n.nnum 10 N.t n

tduor, Remove tPo.l Dolly Record
REMOVE, Pa, Sept. 22.-Just
about everybody in this little
Northern Pennsylvania boom town
has gone into the natural gas busi-
ness.
The "get-rich-quick" fever has
struck hard. In the mad scramble
for dollars. old friends have be-
come enemies, money and strang-
Iers are pouring into the COM
munity. legal battles are fiaring
over long-settled property.
The talk everywhere is gas, gas,
gas.
1t all started when Dorcie CAL
houn. a resident of Leidy Town
ship, IL miles northwest of here,
became convinced there was nat
ural gas under his mothers farm.
He convinced his neighbors, too.
Backed by a remarkable cross
section of people in the area, Mr..
Calhoun started drilling. 1t result
ed in the biggest gas strike ever
in the Eastern United States.
That first we'll, brought in in
January, 1850, mothered an un-
precedented boom. Since the nat
ural gas came roaring out of that
mile-deep hole. sunk in one of the
"wildcattingest" deals ever, there
has been wild drive to obtain
land.
Five years ago any person with
$4,000 could have bought all of
the hamlet of Kettle Creek. Only
recently a firm paid a $4,000
bonus just for a lease giving the
right to drill well there.
So far more than 100 wells have
been sunk or are being drilled.
Another so are planned in the
area. which is only 10 miles long
and three miles wide.
Wells Cost About $4,000.
Each well costs at least $60, 900
with the drilling bits going down
about 1000 feet. OF the 50 opera
tions completed, As are producing
an estimated half-billion cubic
feet of natural gas daily. In cold
cash. that represents the tidy sum
of $125.000 each "a hours-in-
Sundays and holidays.
Three pipe lines take out the
natural fuel. Another one being
built at cost of SO million by
the Manufacturers Light & Heat
Co, Of Pittsburgh, will be COM
pleted this year.
There have been many changes
in the Districts economic picture.
For Instance, leather company
has given up its regular business.
When the Keta Gas & Oil Co., a.
struck a couple of good
wells, directors of the United
States Leather Co., felt that drill
ling on their large holdings of
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Kirby Mon Comments
On Noes Dismissal

A reader, Sam E. Mcdowell
of Kirby, expresses his senti-
ments, shared by many people
of the county, regarding PreSi-
dent Humans dismissal of
General Douglas Macarthur, in
the following letter to the
Tribune-Herald: I
IT think the dismissal of Gen.
Macarthur is. one of the groS-
sest and most infamous demon
Stration of appeaSement this
world has ever known. 1t is a
complete victory for Dear
Acheson, Alger Hiss, General
Marshall and Owen Latimore.
Also for Atlee of England, Az
rial of France, Nehru of India,
Mao of Red China and Stain
of Russia.
"a few days ago an eastern
judge sentenced a man and his
wife to die in the electric chair
for treason. You name this.
81 predict that this great gen.
eral will be reinstated in Jan
uary, 1858 by a Republican
president and that when he
dies he will have the love, re-
spect and everlasting gratitude
of every fair-minded person in
these United States and that
he will go to his grave bearing
five gold stars on his shoulder.
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to public attention.

brought to public attention.
The club accepted the re-
port of the committee and voted
to keep the committee in or
ganization for further inyesti-.
cation, with an eye to organiz-.
ing a library board or club to
assist in the library functions.
Z. j. Wallace of Wolcott IN
surance Co.. Hardin, was re-
ceiVed as a new member Of the
club, David Strong giving the
induction ceremony.
Alfred announced that the
nominating committee had Sc
lected the officer nominations
for the coming year as follows:
President, Mike Kuchera;
first vice president, Ray Girls
well; second vice president,
Gordon Powers; third vice pre-
sident, Keith Martin; liontamer,
Everett Bulls, tailtWiSter, Rev.
Carl Hart; secretary, r. A.
Vickers; treasurer, O.. E. An
derSon; director, one year, Da-
Vid H. M. Strong; director, two
years. David Borgan; director,
three years, Roy o. Chambers,
and director, four years, L. C..
Lippert. /
The clubs next meeting, April
%, will be a ladies night, with
the Forsyth Lions club members
as guests. III ~4b ~}-r 3. -,=.45-.. GO
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HSS1 Z

Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvesto,
gan and son, Terry Mr. Tor
riS Harvey and danohta. MOT
Gtcna mrs. Charles Fox an ~
oa9gnter, Janice, Pat Hor al :
ana Leo Egan all of WaIbagIalIl
N. ID. spent the week an5 iiIalla
ing With Miss Bernadina xlslg-
gan. e Hor-
Clark Fergus. presidan+
6llilngS commercial club wa
Tuesday. on
M. w. Heapy of Bozan.r
was an overnight presf T,Iol
day at the home Of M ueS,
Mrs. Darr Kicker. MIR. Heann
former county. agent for Bio
Horn county, has spent .tbe
past three months doing noste
graduate work at Bozemap 20
ward an M. S. degree in ami
NAL huSbandry. -
Robert Sorenson returned IL
Hardin Tuesday after havino
spent the past several weeks is
koeKuk, Iowa. Mrs. Sorenson
who underwent bone surgery II
Iowa City last week, viii re.
main there until her recoverv
which will be several months
While Mrs. Sorenson is hoS-
pitalized, her. children will live
at the home of their maternal
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs 4:
S. Wells at Keokuk:
THE Catholic Daughters have
a supply of religious ARTICLES
IF interested, contact Mrs. Toe
Olenik. - ADV. 80
Donald Kalberg left FRIDAY
for Topeka, Kan, where he az.
poets to be stationed indefinite
~ while in the armed forces
Mrs. Kalberg and son. David
will remain here at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hammer
until suitable living Quarters
are available in Topeka. ),
Mrs. Everett Bulls and SON:
Terry, Mrs. Clarence Jones and
son, Jerry, were. Billings cal
lerS Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Sorensen entered
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the st. Vincent's hospital We'd
nssaay evening for medical
1T M. o. Anderson returned
Wednesday after having spent
me past week visiting with his
talner, Jens Anderson. ST., at
Archer, Iowa.
Miss Maxine Mcdowell, of
Portland, Ore, arrived I'M Har-
ON Wednesday to visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
3 Mcdowell, for several DAYS.
mss Mcdowell is employed in
me office of the Bonneville
dam at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lam
ners OF Denver, Colo, are the
Anril IL.