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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05
OLD
CONTINUED From Page onel

here, as in old England, marks
the end of the Christmas holidays.
So far as can be ascertained, Ro-
danthe is the only place in North
Carolina where the custom Of cell
ebrating Old Christmas is contin-
ued, and this is traditional with
the inhabitants there, the custom
having been handed down from
English ancestors who settled
years ago on that lonely strip OF
shore.
At Rodanthe, a tiny village OF
cleaning white houses on the
South Banks of Dare County, with
its .citizenry of upright, intelli-
gent fisher folk, the old English
custom of celebrating the end of
the Christmas season on this date
continues today as it has for gen.
erations.
Hang Stockings Twice
The children hang up their
stockings on the oath of December
and again on the 4th of January,
and Santa Claus is generous e
rough in the community to visit
them both times. The custom of
exchanging gifts among the
grown-ups is also observed on
both dates.
Rodanthe is made up of two
neighborhoods, North Rodanthe
and South Rodanthes about a. mile
apart. In modern days, $of course,
it is quite easy for8the people Of
one neighborhood to see people
from the other neighborhood FREE
quently, but for many years 1t
was only once in awhile that they
had an opportunity to get togeth-
er. Out of this geographical sep
aration grew the custom of cele-
brating both the Christmases, On
Christmas Day the inhabitants of
one neighborhood visited the in
habitants of the other, and on
Old Christmas the program was
reversed.
Faint, Eerie Music"
Early in the morning Of Christ
mas day one would be awakened
by the sound of faint, eerie mus
ic. One visitor who was once for
tunate enough to be there on Old
Christmas has said, when 1 a
woke very early that morning, 1
heard music like fairy piper. As
it drew nearer, / found it to be
serenaders with fife and drum.
The early morning atmosphere
lent a peculiar sweetness" The
serenaders were accompanied by
members of the Sunday School,
who marched in rows, as they did
every Sunday, from one end of
the community to the other, hold
ing prayers in each house as they
went along. By noon they had
reached central point and at that
place a big table was spread in
picnic style with all the good
things that are customary at
Christmas time. Everyone from
four or five miles around had gath
cred for the big picnic dinner, and
afterwards the homes which had
not been visited in the morning
were visited for prayers. Before
night every home in the commun-
ity had had prayers.
Late in the afternoon the ex-
citement quickened and the entire
population gathered at some one
persons home, deriving much fun
from masquerading in true old
English style. Both children and
grown-ups dressed themselves in
old clothes, and covering their
faces with dark stocking, went a.
bout iOstling each other in the
crowd. The climax of the even
ing's entertainment came with the
appearance of "Old Buck" a COM
ical apparition typical of festive
celebrations. "Old Buck" was in
reality the bony structure of a
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05

To study methods which might
be used to increase the notified
duck populations of Texas and
Louisiana, and to plan regulations
which will give hunters as much
shooting as possible, Texas has
received Pittman-R Robertson Fed
eral Aid funds for a coastal wat
erfowl survey. In addition, US.
Fish and WildIife Service biolo-
gists have been obtaining counts
of these ducks in Louisiana by
aerial surveys.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05
MANTEO P.T.A. MEETS
AT 3:15 TUESDAY

The Manteo P.T.A. will hold it's
first meeting Of the new year at
the schoolhouse at 3:15 pm. on
Tuesday, January 9. Mrs. David
Stick of Kitty Hawk will be the
principal speaker. Mrs. Stick will
describe the work of the recent
White House Conference for Chill
dren and Youth at which she was
the delegate from this area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05
List Your Property
And Poll Tax

Ak1N1 i O11 GA
ALL PERSONS OWNING REAL ESTATE OR PER-
SONAL PROPERTY or Both, including stocks OF Mer-
chandise and building materials the FIRST day OF
January 1851 are required to give Same Tor taxes
this Month All male persons between tn OF Il and
so required to list for poll tax All persons who are
liable for poll tax and fail to list and all persons who
own property and fail to list will be deemed guilty OF
msdemeanOr and upon conviction may be fined or I'M
prisOned
All persons owning dogs six months old and over
required to list the same for taxation at the same
time property is listed w
The list takers will be at the following places be-
tween AM and P.M the date named for the pur-
pose of listing your property.
MACS HEAD TOWNSHIP
MAM1Eo The January p IS 10 u and 49,
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ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP
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81 IsE%S s5sI:s oss:
cRoATAN TOWNSHIP
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MAINS HARe0R n'I Ms s:st; s ss"s.y
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EAST LAKE Offc January is 20
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Is FRISCO Post Office, Monday, JanuaryS
KINNEKEET TOWNSHIP
st a Rachel Austin, List
AVON, O. c. Grays Store January g.
AVON, E. T. Scarboroughs Store, January 10 \
RODANTHE, Erse Midgetfs Stort January 10
WAVES A. H. Gray's Store January II
SAlVO, Post Office, January II
shall
will when they list be exhibit certificate
the
surrendered
should make application for other certificates
meeting
the exempted When
you the list of exempted
An persons who are liable for poll tax and fail to and
all who fail Of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction fined imprisoned.
Blanks which verified property
each in
plank and see that statements be
property - = 80 80 ID
FAILURE TO LIST WILL SUBJECT YOU TCA PENALTY OF TEN
rEE CENT ADDITIONAL TAX Any
Dy rhose who DO list will be books penaed
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DARE CO.
s MELVIN r. DANIELS. Clerk to the Board n ~
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05

1T WILL PAY YOU TO
Advertise Your Business
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-05

When buying or selling = Use
the Classifieds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21

and Planning Commission and the District Re-
development Land Agency, which have Joint
charge Of the project. Several meetings have
been held In the Southwest Branch Library, with
question and-answer sessions featuring the con-
ferences. Literature describing the program has
been distributed.
Now the redevelopers have announced that
public hearing will be held within few weeks
on the tentative plans. If the citizens who live
in the affected area wish to voice objections to
the program in general or to certain phases of
1t, or II they wish Qualification on some points,
this will provide them formal opportunity to
have their say. Some misunderstanding regard
ing the enterprise were Strengthened out at the
library meetings. Other questions are said to be
troubling some Of the residents, however. and
they have right to be heard in public forum.
Every consideration should be given the men and
women whose home life will be so drastically af-
fected by the Southwest redevelopment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
To the Editor Of The Stor:

A LMOST daily come reports Of air.
4 y craft activity over Korea. OF late
these clashes have grown to stable
proportions, indicating a substantial
increase in Communist air strength.
In World War II. battles in the air
usually resulted in large percentages Of
engaged planes being shot down, but
today's actions between jets sees the
destruction of comparatively few planes.
1t is not unusual for 200 or more jets
to join combat with the loss Of only
plane or two.
This can be attributed to the high
speed Of jets which pass each other like
a fash. making accurate gunnery diff
ficult, and to their relatively short radii
OF action which limits their time in
combat areas.
At present there is no question of
United Nations control of the air over
Korea, but enemy air power has greatly
increased since the days when the ap-
pearance of Communist plane was an
event meriting comment.
Furthermore the quality Of enemy
aircraft and the skill OF their pilots
have improved tremendously. Modern
Russian-built jets Of the MIG type have
supplanted Anticipated YAK types and
enemy pilots have shown increasing
skill and aggressiveness to afford grounds
for claims that Russian, ex-Nazi and
other volunteers are flying Red planes.
AVlators have always been prone to
make extravagant claims about damage
inflicted on targets, and U. N. fiiers in
Korea are no exception. For instance.
until 1t was pointed out that the total
OF enemy motor vehicles reported de-
stroyed in Korea far exceeded the num-
Der estimated to be available to the
Communists, 800 or more trucks and
other vehicles were being added TO the
total every day or two!
Consequently the number of enemy
planes claimed destroyed must be ac-
copied with some reservation, but even
II the scaled-down estimate of some 330
enemy losses is accepted, it Is startling
to learn that losses of U. N. planes are
about four times as great.
While the summary of these losses IN
reasonably accurate, and losses are
roughly estimated as being due half to
enemy action and half to mishaps, the
assumed losses of enemy planes are en-
tlrely based on reports made by observers
In the air and less frequently on the
ground. ard therefore seldom reflect
losses due to accidents If it be as
sumed that the Reds lost the same pro-
portion OF planes by accident as have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
This and That :.

The reader. whether Of fiction, or
general" as the book supplements call
the rest of book writing, OF poetry needs
to expand his vision,
Readers have too long thought that
If they could read, nothing more could
be asked Of them.
Indeed, reading has become an almost
snobbish occupation. as television has
taken over so much OF the reading front.
It is not understood, perhaps. that
both reading and television need eyes.
If reading is part of our "eye-nlil.d-
edness," so also is television.
Television throws something at you,
whereas you must go out and get books,
or have them sent to you. In any case,
the initial urge must come from you. in
a far greater degree than simply turn
ing switch.
The reader does we'll for himself when
he reminds himself, now and then, that
poetry is also part of writing.
If so, poetry has part to play in the
mental life of every reader
But how often the reader refuses to
have anything to do with poetry!
1t is almost as if he spurns it. This
may not always be the case, however.
Some percentage Of those who read but
who do not read poetry, either the old
or new. must come from persons who
simply do not have poems fall their way
after leaving school.
In the old days. at least, poetry was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
Clearing Away MISUNDERSTANDING

There can be little doubt that the failure Of
Washingtons first slum- clearance and redevelop-'
ment project resulted largely from a faulty
public relations approach to the problem. There
is general agreement that if the residents of
Marshall Heights had been taken into the conf
dence of the planners earlier in the program and
had been given full explanation of the elabo-
rate plans for their future welfare, the storm of
opposition which eventually defeated the under
taking might never have developed. It is reas-
suring, therefore to learn that the public is being
kept advised of all details of the second slum-
clearance project from its very inception.
The new program calls for redevelopment Of
the VIGOROUSLY blighted area bounded by G.,
South Capitol, Fourth and M streets in the South
west Residents of this section already have re-
ceivedAa great deal of information regarding the
plansfaom officials of the National Capital Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
By Charles E. TroceweN

thrust on one, whether liked or not. No
doubt some disgruntled readers arose
from the old method of examining the
elder bearded poets down ones throat.
Even the least poetical person still
thinks Winters "Snowbound" a pretty
good poem.
Recently SNUG intellectual admitted,
in print, too. that he was amazed how
good "Snowbound" struck him.
Many a person will find he needs to
offer apologies to the great art Of
poetry.
If he but will return, perhaps deter
mindly at first. he will discover that
poetry is not simply an odd way of
writing, with too much Imagination, too
many different ways of saying things
for everyday, but really is very old
and very good way to try to explain
things to ones self.
Scientific explanations, the critical
discover, do not so much explain any,
thing as simply push explanations back
ward and avoid the necessity of a real
explanation.
Poetry attempts to take up where
science fails. The failure of science is
plain enough. what with the atom bomb
and germs growing Indifferent to the
biologicals.
We need more and better explorations.
and better explanations, too, and poetry
still does its best to supply these needs
of the human mind and heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
Armistice Duy at ARLINGTON

On Armistice Day my wife and drove
to Arlington Cemetery to place flowers
on the grave of our son who was killed
IN action in Korea. Very much to our
surprise and disgust we were informed
that automobiles were not permitted to
be driven into the cemetery unless they
displayed an official sticker and we would
have to park outside and walk to our
destination.
Who was responsible for such orders
do not knew, but /, as well as others
who had the same experience, feel that
such action was most unjust and I'M
necessary. For many years I, as a vet
eran and member of the American Le-
gion, have been attending services on
Armistice ay and Memorial Day, and
while cars have been permitted in the
cemetery without reservation, the trafiic
has been handled with the highest de-
gree of efficiency.
know it to be fact that many per-
sons wishing to attend the services or
place flowers on graves either gave up
in disgust or felt they were unable to
walk from the parking areas to the
amphitheater or the particular grave
site.
Armistice Day and Memorial Day are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
Wrong Riehted

1 am writing to correct whatever mis-
conceptions concerning the Montgomery
County Youth Commission the public
may hold as a result of an inaccurate
report which appeared in The Star
November IL.
AS public relations officer for the
commission, telephoned in report If
the Montgomery County Youth Con-
ference held November 10 at Leland
Junior High School in Bethesda. In nv
haste. l may have given the reporter
with whom I spoke an inaccurate i'm
preston OF the conference.
The Youth Commission has not acted
on any Of the recommendations given
to 1t then. It does not plan, as your
news item indicated. to recommend to
the County Council that $500, 900 dag
nostic clinic be established in the county
as unit of the Board of Education.
Nor did conference participants indorse
this idea.
Conference participants did indicate
that increased diagnostic services for
youth In trouble were needed in the
county. A specialized Board of Educa-
ton unit was mentioned by a member
OF the panel as being one way Of provid-
ing this needed service.
Lois Perry Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21

amount Of close support for front line
ground troops. In addition, large
number Of planes operating from car
riers OF shore have been exposed to the
hazards incident to take-offs and land
ings on heaving flight decks Of limited
size.
In many respects. hostilities in Korea
have afforded the Russians the same
opportunity OF testing their war ma
terial. personnel. and tactics in combat
that was given the NaZis during the
Civil War in Spain.
The opportunity Of testing Red in
terceptor strategy and tactics against
United States bombers was welcomed,
and unquestionably has been RESPONSE
BILE for the appearance over Korea of q
considerable number of high quality
Russian-built Jet interceptor planes AZ
there was nothing for the Soviets to
learn in Korea about the use of their
bombers. and they did not wish to run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
The KremIin on Trieste

There is nothing new in the latest Soviet
note on Trieste. It merely repeats the usual
lies and distortions about how France Britain
and the United States are converting the ter
ritory into great base for aggression and doing
violence to the population with "a regime of
terror and police-club law" Having embroidered
on this fiction at great length, the note then
goes on to demand that the three Western
powers Immediately abide by the terms of the
Italian peace treaty.
The only thing that remotely resembles
fact in the Soviet note is the statement that
those terms are not being abided by. Under the
treaty, Trieste~is supposed to become Free
Territory under control of the United Nations
Security Council, with a governor serving as
the Councils chief agent in establishing civil
ian regime A further provision is that until
the governors appointment, and for some months
thereafter, Britain and the United States should
each maintain 5000 troops in Triestes heart
Gone Al, while Yugoslavia should maintain an
equal number in Zone B. A total Anglo American
force Of 10000 men is there now and has been
all along but no progress has been made toward
putting the treaty's plan to work.
Why is this so? AS the State Department
and the British and French Foreign Offices have
repeatedly pointed out, the Soviet Union-after
the Italian treaty had been agreed upon in 1916
-persstently, for months and years, refused to
cooperate in appointing any governor that the
West could possibly accept. Beyond that events
since 1916, including Yugoslayias break with the
Kremlin, have made perfectly clear that the
Trieste plan has ceased to be workable or real
istic and that other of the treaty's features
require revision. The Russians are well aware of
this, Just as they are well aware of the fact
that the region is not being terrorized or con-
verified into great base against them Appar-
emily, however, they have to make propaganda.
But the propaganda will not stop the revi-
sions that events themselves have dictated. With
or without Soviet approval or participation, the
Western Big Three are going to make adjust
ments in the treaty. AS far as Trieste is involved,
that probably means an eventual agreement
negotiated by italy and Yugoslavia to settle the
question on a mutually satisfactory basis-an
agreement more workable than the plan drafted
in 1916. The Kren1lin may rant and rail against
this in future notes, but 1t can hardly stop what
seems to be not only inevitable but necessary
and right. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
Sign Of the Times?

In u. s. News and World Report is
an article entitled: Rise of Dishonesty;
More Filching. Counterfeiting. Embezz-
ling" Pathfinder contains an article
called, where Are We Headed?" The
opening sentence: Something is terri
bly, wrong with our country" Further
along there is this paragraph: There
seems to be growing disregard for
the laws Of God as well as those of
man. +. Morality can never be a ques-
ton of merely the letter of the law, it
is bound up with sense Of honor,
which cannot be incorporated in any
statute"
Now comes Jay Carmodys review of
1.-THE Moon Is Blue" Speaking Of the
character Of the young architect, he
writes: TT 10 just that the virtue of
honor which persists in his character
makes him seem a little dull by COM
parison with the others in the comedy"
But why should the virtue Of honor
appear dull? Perhaps it is lack in the
plays writing. or its production. or in
the reviewer. Perhaps it is also sympto-
matte Of our time where increasingly
the emphasis is on the wrong syllable.
III. s. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21

Despite the spread Of symphonic
music, both over the air and in concert
halls, there remain millions of persons
who never listen to 1t.
Perhaps the only other form of civil
lied cultivation which resembles music
in this respect is poetry.
Hundreds of poetry books are pub
lished every year, but perhaps net per
cent Of the reading populace reads them.
Most publishers seem to take pride
in printing the poets. Perhaps 1t goes
back to Elizabethan England and her
great masters.
1t is problematic whether these mod,
ern small poetry books, usually not over
100 pages, pay for themselves.
Some of them are very good, but most
readers do not read them.
Why?
The answer goes back to poetry It
self.
In this work-a-day world both SYM
phonic music and poetry remain suspect.
question is: Suspected of what?
The answer must be, of being con-
trary to the everyday world in which We
live.
If our lives are not all earnest and
real, as the poet said. they are enough
so that we fear any too intensive re-
sort to the Imagination, except in hui
NOR.
In humor, we can stand anything, but
in music and poetry, evidently. this is
mot SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21
Letters to The Star

set aside to honor our war dead and it
is felt that every convenience should be
offered those wishing to attend the
services. and particularly those who have
loved ones buried there. I believe it is
safe to say that large percentage of
persons visiting the cemetery on those
particular days are Of advanced age.
many unable to walk great distance.
and to cause them inconvenience and
hardship is in my opinion outrageous.
1t is hoped that this will reach the
eyes Of the responsible officials and such
practice will not be continued on future
Memorial Days.
r. W. C.
Editors Note: Cemetery officials ex-
plain that Arlington is not closed to
general traffic all day on Armistice and
Memorial Days. but for a few hours,
usually during the forenoon. when spe-
cial services are held at the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier or in the Amphi-
theater. The reason. of course, is that
narrow. winding roads would be damned
to standstill. During these restricted
hours, shuttle buses run from the Fort
Myer gate to the Amphitheater. to &C
commodate those for whom the walk
Is too long)