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Evening star., 1951-10-09
Egyptian Pact Action
Makes Big Changes
In British Campaign
BY the Asseeie'ed Press

LONDON, Oct. 9.-Prirne Min
lister Clement Attlee pushed his
electioneering in East Anglia to-
day as angry Tories pointed to
Egypt and slammed at his foreign
policies.
Egypt's move to denounce the
1885 Anglo Egyptian pact and
make King Farouk master of the
Sudan, coming soon after Trans
custer Of British oil men. was pro-
foundly affecting the character of
the election campaign.
1t focused voter attention even
more on Laborite foreign policies
rather than their six-year stew
ardship in domestic affairs.
Assailed by Churchill.
Conservative Leader Winston
Churchill slipped the Egyptian
turn of affairs Immediately into
a political speech over the radio.
Another blow has fallen upon
us even more grave and injurious
than that which afflicted us at
Abadan," he said in his broadcast
last night.
Abadan is the site of the huge
refinery of the Anglo Iranian Oil
Co. Under Iranian pressure, the
company was forced to walk off
and leave it after futile efforts by
the government to save the big
British oil investment from ma
tionalization by Iran.
Electors Already Aroused.
Heckling and shouts Of "Abadan.
Abadan" traced Mr.. Attlee's prog
ress through the eastern counties
yesterday.
1t is an area where the Labor
Party took a severe beating in the
1850 election, losing Is seats to
Conservatives.
Mr.. Attlee was parrying ABA
dan" shouts before the electors
heard the Egyptians were tearing
up the 1886 mutual defense
pact and so endangering British
control of the strategic Suez Canal
lifeline.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
New Effort to Settle
BeIvoir Strike Planned

An effort to settle the work
stoppage at Fort Belvoir is ex-
pected soon in a high-level con-
ference between Government and
union officials.
Pentagon officials said today
that a meeting was being ar
ranged for perhaps later this week
between Joseph D. keenan,, secre-
tary- treasurer of the AFL building
trades department, and John H.
Tanning, industrial relations di-
rector in the Defense Department.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
TRAVEL
6y visgiaie Dor

WHAT is IT You NEVER LOSE? Experience
such as that of fine vacation You'll feel "a
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Missing D. {. Fireman
Dismissed in Absentia

The Commissioners today ac-
cepted the recommendation of
Fire Chief J. A. Mayhem and dis
missed from the Fire Department
Pvt. James D. Pettiford. who has
been missing since May 8.
Pvt. Pettiford failed to report
for duty on that day at Engine
Company No. 27 and has not been
seen by his family or members of
the Fire Department since.
Charges of neglect of duty were
preferred on June 18 and he was
tried in absentia and found guilty.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Tennis Star Helen Jacobs
Scores Stupid Drivers
BY The AsSeeiated prssa

CHICAGO. Oct. s.-Helen Hull
Jacobs. former international ten
mis- champion. said yesterday that
lack Of sportsmanship by Ameri-
cans when they drive automobiles
is incredible"
Miss Jacobs, now a Navy
lieutenant commander, addressed
the opening session Of the Ma
tional Safety Congress which
continues through Friday.
She scored drivers who think
it's smart to be stupid. and regard
craftsmanship on the road as a
virtue to be practiced only when
they spot q police officer in the
rear view mirror"
Evening star., 1951-10-09
jap Dental Report Accepted

TOKYO. Oct. 8 (P.-A survey
report drafted last July by five
American dentists for the Ameri-
can Dental Association has been
accepted by Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway and recommended to
the japanese for reference and
guidance.
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schedule for the Hatteras meet
ing: officers for the coming
school year are to be elected; a
constitution for the county teach
ers' organization will be adopted;
and it will be attempted to work
out a philosophy of teaching that
will have countrywide application.
1t is expected that all fifteen
teachers from the South Banks
will attend the meeting. Teachers
who have given definite indication
of their intention to attend the
meeting from other parts of the
county are: Colington, Mrs. Irene
Midget; Wanchese, Mrs. Louise
F. Tillett, Mrs. Cleopatra Daniels
and Mrs. Milan Meekins: Kitty
Hawk, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. West,
Misses Sarah Howell and Bette
Davis and Mrs. Elizabeth Atkins;
Manns Harbor, A. L. Mercer, Mrs.
Bette Twiford and Miss Callie
Jones; Manteo, A. o. Ayers, L. G..
Finch, Wayland Fry, Mrs. Jean
Ward, Miss Esther Wynn, Mrs.
Sophia Fulcher, Mrs. Berthe Ward,
Mrs. Essie Westcott, Mrs. Maria
lene Thomas, Miss Bonnybel Ev-
ans and Mrs. Mary L. Evans.
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BoNDSMEN APPEAL TO
SUPERIOR COURT FOR
RELEASE FROM BOND

there's no excuse for these
two men, who are very intelligent.
not to know the meaning of sign
ing a bond When a man signs
bond there's responsibility at
tached to it, that's what l think
of it."
These were the words with
which Judge w. F. Baum prefac-
ed his decision at the conclusion
of hearing in recorders court in
Manteo Tuesday afternoon. The
hearing was called for purpose Of
giving Archie Burrus and Frank
White, Manteo merchants, oppor-
tunity to show cause why the
$1,000 they had posted as bond
for Litchfield Peele should not be
forfeited, since Peele has not COM
piled with a judgment pronounced
last May % after Peele had been
found guilty of abandonment and
non-support of his wife, Eta
Peele.
The Judge ordered Burrus
and White to pay in monthly in
stallments, beginning May 1,
500 to the clerk of the court
until a sum of $735 has been
paid, the clerk to pay the same
to Mrs. Peele. Peele had paid
$265 in compliance with the
court order before he ceased
making payments in August
1850. The judge, therefore, as
sessed the bOndsmen $1,000, the
amount of their bond, less the
amount previously paid by
See APPEAL, Page Five
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MACS HEAD CHAMBER
ADOPTS PLANS FOR
&C on ~ r Y PROJECTS

The Mays Head Chamber of
Commerce met at Jockey Ridge
Tuesday evening and adopted
plans to aid in several county pro-
jects.
At the suggestion of member
Dick Jordan, individuals in the
group donated about $25 to assist
the Manteo Rotary Club in paying
for the erection of the log arch
over the highway at the entrance
to Dare County south of Currituck
Sound bridge.
The club adopted resolution
to support The Lost Colony
with every means at its COM
mand during the coming season.
The club instructed it's secre-
tary to write to First District
Commissioner Shelton Of the
Highway Commission to ask him
to use his influence in speeding
up the completion of the new
Croatan Sound bridge by July 1;
the club will also request Mr.. Shell
tons attention to improving the
surface of the Currituck Sound
bridge, which has become rough
and bumpy in many places.
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BRIDGE BILL INTRODUCED
IN LAST DAYS OF SESSION

Representative Lewis Combs of
Tyrreli County introduced a bill
in the House on Monday Of this
week which would order the State
Highway Commission to build toll
bridges across Alligator River
and Croatan Sound. The amount
of money to be designated for
construction Of the two bridges
was specified as 100000 in
Combs bill It was referred to. the
House Calendar Committee, the
group which has taken over all
committee work in the closing
days of the Assembly's 1851 ses-
sion.
The fate of the bill is unknown
at the time the paper goes to
press. Rep. Combs bill should be
distinguished from the sugges-
ton to build toll bridges over the
two bodies of water which was
earlier proposed in the legisla-
ture: Combs bill would have the
state build the bridges with the
money to come from a bond issue;
the earlier proposal was to allow
a private corporation to build the
two bridges and operate them
without being subject to state reg
uIation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-13
LIONS SPONSOR
BROOM SALE FOR
AID OF BLIND
Canvass of Business Places
and Homes To Be Made
April 10, 20 and II

Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of next week, April 10, 20 and 81,
members of the Manteo Lions
Club will try to reach as many
businesses and homes in Dare
County as they possibly can in
their effort to assist the blind cit
liens of North Carolina help
themselves.
The manual abilities of blind
persons enable them to perform
work in many of the handicraft
skills that surpasses the finest
work of craftsmen with perfect
vision. The GuiIfOrd Industries
for the Blind in Greensboro is a
business organization that ena-
bles many skilled blind persons
to cooperate in supporting
themselves by their work. 1t is
IN no sense social service pro-
Ject; it is the way that these
workers avoid the necessity of
being helped by social service
projects.
The Lions, then, will not be ask
ing for donations to help the blind.
They will be selling brooms made
in the Greensboro plant by blind
workers. This is the part of the
merchandising project they oper-
ate that the blind cannot do for
themselves. It is annually a Lions
Club project Of primary impor-
lance to assist those who have lost
their sight. Last year and this the
Manteo Lions club has taken on
the job of helping them sell their
products.
When the Lions Club salesman
calls upon you next week, you can
be sure that the broom he will ask
you to buy is well worth the price,
for the products of the Guilford
Industries for the Blind plant are
always of the highest quality. You
will also know that, by purchasing
the excellent broom, you are help
ing the sightless to help them
selves.
COmmittee-in- Charge
The committee in charge of the
Broom Sale for the Lions is COM
posed of Ellsworth Midget,
chairman, Willett TiIlette and Bel
ton Burrus.
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SUDAN TEMPT SHRINERS
MAKE HATTERAS TRIP
Wreath and Ceremonies at Grave
of Charlie Balance; Dinner
at Atlantic View Hotel

Some 40 Shriners of Sudan
Temple journeyed to Hatteras
Saturday, accompanied by Poten-
tate Mark Carpenter of Durham,
and past potentates Frank Wat
son of Raleigh, and w. j. Bundy
of Greenville, and other officers
of the Shrine. They held cere-
mony and left a wreath at the
grave of recent deceased mem
Der of Hatteras, and enjoyed a
seafood dinner at the Atlantic
View Hotel.
A. H. Ward, president of the
Dare County Shrine Club presid-
ed at the dinner, when all the Wis
iting notables spoke. Among them
were John H. Gage who has
bought a part-time home and who
is a past potentate of Tigris Tenn
pie, Syracuse, N. Y.
An Offering of $50 was made to
buy a rung on the ladder of
smiles in memory of Mr.. Balance,
the certificate to be presented to
Mrs. Balance.
The dinner was thoroughly en-
joyed, and was the occasion for
.merriment and good fellowship.
The inspiring talks added to the
occasion. Plans were discussed for
attending the ceremonial in Dur
ham this spring.
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Board of Commissioners. The re-
Spouse was made by Mrs. Vernon
James, president of the Pasquo-
tank Council.
Women of Perquimans County
made a report of the achieve
ments of the clubs of the 25th
district, which was followed by
musical selections offered by the
Rev. ]. H. Miller of Currituck.
The principal speaker at the
morning session was former Lieu
tenant Governor L. Y. Ballentine,
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, who was introduced by Mrs
Dudley Bagley of Currituck.
Afternoon Session
Mrs. P. P. Gregory, president
of the State Federation, introduc-
ed by Mrs. A. M. Spencer of Cam
den, was the featured speaker in
the afternoon. Mrs. Gregory gave
an address, illustrated with slides,
"My Trip to Europe" during
which she told of her trip to Cop
enhagen last summer as an Amer
lean representative to the Coun-
trywomen's Council of the World.
She visited seven European coun-
tries and described her experience
in each in a most interesting man.
ner.
See FORTY, Page Five
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CANCER CRUSADE
SEEKS TO RAISE
$3.50 IN COUNTY
Mrs. T. S. Meekins, Jr., Is
County Crusade Com
mander

The 1851 Cancer Crusade in
Dare County is being carried or
throughout the month of April un-
der the direction of Mrs. Theodore
S. Meekins, Jr., Crusade Com
mander, with the assistance of DIR.
w. w. Johnston, general chair
man; Miss Stella Greet, campaign
chairman; and Miss Bessie Drap-
er, treasurer.
Community leaders and Off
GERS of clubs in the county have
been contacted by letter from
the Crusade Commanders office.
Those persons will sponsor the
campaign in their communities
and turn in their collections to
Miss Draper at the close of the
month. Contribution boxes have
been placed in business houses
over the county, so that every
person who wishes to contribute
to the Cancer Crusade will find
it convenient to do so.
"The debit side of the cancer
ledger exceeds the credit by more
than $50 fold"
This observation by Mrs. T. s.
Meekins Jr., 1851 Cancer Crusade
chairman, means that although
cancer costs the family and So
ciety, on an average, $4,000 for
each cancer death, only $66 was
given the American Cancer So
ciety last year for every cancer
fatality
Mrs. Meekins issued the state
ment in connection with the Can
Ger Crusade which is seeking $3.50
as it's share of the national goal OF
$14,565, 900 which is needed to
maintain the ACS programs OF
research, education and treatment
"It is apparent that the amount
See CRUSADE, Page Five
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The first county teachers meet
ing ever to be held on the South
Banks will be held at Hatteras
School on Saturday night. April
81.
Teachers from north of Oregon
Inlet will leave Manteo by char
tered bus at 9 am. on Saturday
and will return on Sunday. The
teachers will stay at the Atlantic
View Hotel while at Hatteras.
Saturday afternoon will be Civ
en- over to sightseeing, fishing and
exploring" for many of the
Dare teachers will be making
their first trip to the Banks. The
meeting, a combined session Of
the county teachers and the North
Carolina Education Association,
Dare Unit, will be held at Hat
teras school that night. The Hat
teras faculty win act as hosts for
the social hour to follow the bust
ness session.
Business Calendar
Mrs. Essie Westcott, president
Of the local unit of the NCEA
will preside. In addition to rou-
tine business, there are three it.
ems Of primary interest on thu
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liams, Mrs. Lois Valent. Lunch
Committee: L. W. Higgins, chair
man, Miss Bonnybel Evans, Mrs.
James Gaskill, Field Events Com
mittee: D. E. Skakle, chairman,
Wayland Fry, A. O. Ayers. Elk
hibit Hall Committee: L. G. Finch,
chairman, Miss Esther Wynn,
Mrs. Sophia Fulcher.
Last years Spring Festival was
so successful and so much enjoyed
by students and parents that il
was decided to make the affair an
annual one.
Mrs. Evans has notified teach
ers on the banks that she will
transport such exhibit materials
as are ready at the time when she
returns to Manteo from the teach
ers' meeting at Hatteras on April
81,
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FIELD EVENTS SCHEDULE
FOR FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

D. E. Skakle of Hatteras, chair
man of the field events committee
for the Dare Schools Spring Fes-
tival to be held in Manteo May d,
has notified the various schools of
the events to be staged on Man
teo athletic field that day.
Each school is to select a boy
and girl to represent it in each
of the events planned for stud
ents in grades 4-8. Many of the
schools will hold elimination con-
tests to determine their entrants
before May 4.
The events for students are: po-
tato race "a 3O-yard dash with
each runner required to carry a
potato in a spoon as he runs first
racer over the line with the potato
safely in the spoon is the win
ner); bag race (4O-yard dash with
the runners feet enclosed IN bur-
lap bags); a race around the bas-
es of the bali diamond, a time
race; a baseball throw for boys;
basketball throw for girls; 40
yard dash for grades 4, 5 and G.
50-yard dash for grades z and s;
three-legged race (teams of two
with the right leg of one and the
left leg of the other tied together
at the ankles and knees-dlstance
40 yards).
Adult Events
Each school will select one par
emit to represent it in horseshoe
pitching contest Cor men.
One parent will represent each
school in the hread-the-needle
contest for women. The winning
contestant is the one who first
threads a needle in motion and
crosses the irish line 40 yards
away.
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Forty Dare County women at
tended the 18th District Fedora
ton of Home Demonstration
Clubs at Griggs High School in
Poplar Branch Wednesday. The
Dare delegation was led by Mrs.
Earl White, 18th District Chair
man, who presided at the meet
ing, and Mrs. Leo Midget, coun-
ty president.
The morning session was open
ed by singing the United Nations
Hymn, which was followed by the
invocation, given by Mrs. w. H.
Saunders of Chowan. Speeches Of
welcome were made by Mrs. J. p.
Morgan, President of the Curri-
tuck Council; Supt of Currituck
Schools w. H. Tuck and Norwood
Ansel, chairman of the Currituck
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up his volunteer work and from
then on leave it up to the Mays
Head Chamber to answer inquir-
les. The Dare County Chamber
has had no members for more
than year, and while it did elect
officers, there has been no appar-
ent functianing of the body as an
organization.
The organization known as the
Dare County Chamber of Com
merce was Incorporated in the
thirties, after there had been some
objection to the continued use Of
county funds to finance it's activi-
ties. It had no bonafide members
At that time quite a fight develop
ed in Manteo as to who should run
it, and when the dispute was set
tied, number of one dollar mem
berships were collected, and the
county continued to support il
sporadically, whenever its back
ers thought it necessary to use the
organization.
Three years ago, interest was
revived in the Chamber, officers
were elected, and there was con.
siderable activity for a while. Ths
Chamber retained Mr.. Brown Il
carry on its public relations worl
for a year, but for a year now il
has raised no funds for the work
Mr.. Brown has had to depend or
his regular clients, and The Los
Colony work for income to carry
on.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-13

Three important events to mem
bers Of the Assemblies of God
faith are to take place this week
end, with the dedication of new
churches at Buxton, Hatteras and
Manteo. The Buxton Church, one
of the largest in the state, will be
dedicated Friday night; the Hat
teras church Saturday, and the
Manteo church Sunday.
Rev. w. A. Brown, General
Treasurer, will come from Spring
field, Mo. to deliver the dedication
sermon, and he win be accompa-
MED by Rev. Andrew Stirling,
State Superintendent of Dunn,
NC. There will also be host Of
preachers of the faith from the
entire eastern section of the state.
A brief history of the movement
in Dare County, which is a little
over 20 years old, and covering
the various communities on ROa-
noke Island, and Hatteras Island
with a total of seven churches is
given herewith. This story does
not cover the three churches on
the mainland, nor the churches of
Colington and Duck, which are not
to be confused with the Assem-
blies of God.
Avon Church and Parsonage
The first Assemblies evangelist
to come to Avon was Mrs. Myrtle
Chambers who, in 1880, conducted
services in a tent and as a result
of these services a church was or
ganized and later a parsonage was
purchased. Mrs. Chambers was as
sisted by the Rev. Walter Long,
now of Mount Morris, Pa, the
Rev. Sigsbee Miller Of Elizabeth
City, and the Rev. Homer Peter
son. now of Florida. The present
supply pastor at, Avon j is Alvin
Price, well known local preacher.
Buxton Church and Parsonage
About 2 years after the church
was built at Avon the erection
of the Buxton Assembly was star
ted and in 1887 the Rev. Andrew
Stirling came from Ohio to pas
tor the congregation. A parson-
age was built and later when
storms damaged the old church
See EVENTS, Page Five
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Mrs. Mary L. Evans, supervisor
of schools, has announced the ten
tative program for the second an
nual Spring Festival for Dare
County schools to be held in Man
teo Friday, May 4.
Exhibits
Exhibits from the various
schools will be on display in the
Manteo school gymnasium from 8
am. to 5 pm. on May 4.
A program of field events will
be staged on the Manteo athletic
field between 1890 and IL noon.
Lunch will be served in the
school lunchroom between 1870
and 1 PM, Mrs. Evans states.
She emphasizes that all students
planning to attend the Festival
must make arrangements before
May A to eat at the lunchroom or
bring their own lunches, for stu
dents viii not be permitted to go
up town for lunch.
Drama of Dare"
Between 1870 and 300 pm. a
program consisting of nine origin
al skits, dealing with outstanding
events or features of interest in
Dare County, will be presented as
the Drama of Dare" The separ-
ate scenes are as follows: "Lost
Colony" Manteo and Wanchese
schools; aviation" Kitty Hawk
and Colington; Religious Life of
Dare" Stumpy Point; "Fishing
Industry" Manns Harbor; 'Mus-
ic," Roanoke School; "Old Christ
mas" Rodanthe; Recreation in
Dare" Avon; Legends of Dare,
Buxton, "Coast Guard" Hatteras,
Transportation
No definite arrangements for
chartering buses for the day have
been completed; when the exact
number who will attend is known,
students will be given full infor-
nation about bus transportation
from the Outer Banks.
Other schools are expected to
arrange transportation for their
students.
Committees in charge of differ.
ent phases Of the Spring Festival
arrangements are as follows. Gen
eral Steering Committee: Mrs
Elizabeth Atkins, chairman, Mrs
Milan Meexins, Miss Callie Jones
Stage Committee; Mrs. Jennie B
Davis, chairman, Miss Sue vii
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REV. ANDREW STIRLING is no
stranger in Dare County. It was
under his leadership that much
was accomplished in the building
of churches during the past Is
years in Dare County. The pres
ent fine church at Buxton is the
second church of the faith in that
community. The first church was
built at Avon, and the first Bux-
ton church was built about two
years later. Mr.. Stirling came to
Buxton from Ohio. He married
Miss Doris Jennette, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter Jennette, and
they have two children, Deanie
and Baxter, and now reside in
Dunn. He is now State Superin-
tendent of all churches.
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The organization called the
Dare County Chamber of Com
morce, whose inactivity inspired
the origin of similar organizations
in the beach area, has now become
entirely dormant without funds,
and without piece of literature
to send to inquirers. In the mean
time the year-old Mays Head
Chamber of Commerce is going
strong with members, funds and
folders all ready to supply those
who want to know about Dare
County and who want to enjoy it's
sights this summer.
The great volume of mail piling
up in Manteo asking for Informs
ton about Dare County during the
past two months would have gone
unanswered had not Aycoc k
Brown volunteered to keep up the
good work. He has mimeographed
lot of material at regular inter-
walls to keep things going, but
without any general folders or lit
erature about Dare County, he has
been sending out Lost Colony ma
terial, and such other stuff as
comes to hand. He is now having
to rely on the large stock Of fold
ers advertising the Dare Beaches
which the Mays Head Chamber Of
Commerce is able to furnish him
on May /, Mr.. Browns other
activities will engage So much Of
his time that he will have to give