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Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
MOTORISTS WARNED TO GET LICENSES BEFORE FEB. l

A considerable number of motorists have failed to secure both vehicle and operators li- censes, the Highway Patrol and licensing officer warned today.
 Motorists were warned to pick up their licenses before Thursday, February l, when the Highway Patrol and City Police began stopping vehicles that carried old plates.
 Failure to have the new li- censes may lead to fines as high as $100. Territorial statutes also allow a lein to be placed against the vehicle with the possibility of it's being sold at public auc- tion in order to get the license fee.
 The City Magistrates office, located above the fire hall, is the only place in Seward that the licenses may be obtained. The office is open from 10 am. to 12 noon and from 1 pm. to 3 pm.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
SORORITY TEA EONORS MRS. JAMES

Members of Iota Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, held tea Mon- day afternoon from to 5 O. clock at the home of Mrs. Russell Painter, The tea honored Mrs. Luella James, sponsoring off cer of the sorority.
 Mrs. Barbara Shea officiated at the flower decorated table. Mrs. James has left on buying tour in the States.
 Plans for a parade of art at Seward Sanatorium, to take ac- tual paintings Of great artists to the patients of the hospital, have been postponed until after Mrs. James returns.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
RUTH DUFRESNE ILL IN SEATTLE HOSPITAL.

It has just been learned here that Mrs. Ruth Dufresne under went an emergency operation in Columbus Hospital, Seattle, two weeks ago. The hospital sent out a call for four pints of blood to replace blood lost in the opera tion.
 Mrs. Dufresne left Seward with their three children several weeks ago to be with Hank, who has been in Marine Hospital for nearly three months.
 When Mrs. Dufresne was sud denly stricken with a gall blad- der attack, the children were taken to private homes of rela- lives in Seattle. Both MT. and Mrs. Dufresne are recovering slowly, and may be home in the spring.
 Airport authorities have been trying to contact MT. Dufresne, as the new survey for the pro- posed airport improvement cov- CTS considerable portion of the Dufresne property, including the dwelling on the Airport Road.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
Boy Scout Week February 6 10 1Z

February 6 to 12 is Boy Scout Week. time of celebra- tion for the Boy Scouts of Amer ica.
 As we all know this organi- zation is one of the best in the world. It is upheld by all of the leading people of our coun- try, including the President of the United States. We have a troop in our community and, though it is not a large one, it is very active The boys in this troop are striving to be good Scouts just as much as the boys in any other troop, no matter how large it is.
 The Boy Scouts in Seward are doing the same things in celebration of this week as Scouts all over the United States are doing. They will have Scout equipment and Scoutcraft on display in prominent places dur ing the week, and to climax the celebration there will be a Scout rally at the High School gym nasium on Sunday afternoon, February II, at 2 o'clock.
 The rally will be a contest in various Scoutcrafts such as knot tieing and rescue work. All of it will be done in race against time and accuracy under the supervision of judges who will record the time and accu- racy and report it to Scout Headquarters, so that in reality the boys will be racing with Scouts all over the country.
 At the rally there will be presentation of badges to the boys who have passed achieve ment tests and are ready for ad- vancement. Miniature badges will also be presented to the mothers of boys who are re- ceiving their Secon Class badges.
 Let Us all help our Scout troop be good one by giving the boys little of our attention and encouragement
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES ILLUSTRATED FIVE YEAR REPORT"

Making its first report sine it's creation by the 1945 Terri torial Legislature, the Alaska Board of Health has just issued an illustrated Five Year Re port" addressed to the people of Alaska.
 The 28-page booklet describes in photographs and words the progress of health protection and d i S Q prevention activities throughout Alaska. It explains how communities have cooperat- cd with sanitarians, nurses and doctors in attempting to combat increasing health problems in the territory's f a t-g wing towns where expansion of facil- ities has not been able to keep pace with the rapidly increasing. population.
 Members of the Board of Health represent the four judi cial divisions of Alaska. They are Dr. Dwight Cramer of Ket- chikan, Mrs. Katherine Kehoe of Nome, Rev. R. Roland Arm strong of Anchorage, until his recent transfer to Juneau, and George Preston of Fairbanks. Appointed by Governor Gruen- ing, chairman of the Board, and approved by the Territorial Legislature, the Board of Health
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Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
Don Carlos BrowneII Obtains Judgment In Libel Suit

Don Carlos BroWnell won his case against H. w. Hunt, former Seward newspaper publisher, in district court Tuesday, Judge George w. Folta presiding. A compromise settlement was reached by defense attorney Ed Davis and Mrs. Dorothy Tyner, attorney for the plaintiff. Brown ell was awarded $825, and the defendant agreed to place retrac- tion statements in Anchorage newspapers and the Seward Sea port Record.
 MT. BroWnell is 69 years old. He came to Seward in 1903 from Cordova, and with his father purchased the first lot sold in the new townsite. It was located at the corner of what is now Fourth Avenue and Washington Street. We had to get an expert timberman to make the first cut" Mir. Brownell stated, "the heavy timber was so thick that we couldn't make it fall after cutting tree" The elder Brownell established a hardware store on the property. It was used years later as moving picture theater which was de- stroyed by fire. The present theater was then erected on Adams Street.
 After serving as mayor of Seward for nine consecutive terms, and as Territorial senator four terms, BroWnell says that he based his political career and business "on absolute sincerity" "The attacks in the newspaper made it appear that I hadn't done the right and honest thing by someone"
 He sued MT. and Mrs. Harold w. Hunt for what he termed "defamatory articles" which ap- peared in the Seward "Polaris" when they published it in 1947. Although he asked S10,0O0 dam ages, he made it clear that he is not primarily interested in the money.
 ''I don't care if I don't get cent above legal expense. My good name is of more importance to me than money"
 An advertisement appeared in the Polaris March 19, 1947, de- nouncing Senator Brownell as an enemy of labor" and pro- posing a boycott of his theater after he had voted for a contro- versial labor bill. "The ad made it appear that had voted for the open shop and I never did," Brownell stated He testified that he had explained his stand to labor leaders and they removed his name from the unfair list. But the smirch against my character stands, and most labor men still believe it. A lie never dies like the truth does. An in- situation on a mans character can never be erased" the white haired pioneer told the court.
 Mir Brownell has been in poor health for the last two years. He had just returned to his home after two weeks in Seward Gen eral Hospital when the case was called for hearing.
 On Page 4 of this issue of the Record appears a paid adver- tisement in full retraction of any and all statements or ad- vertisements resulting in dam age to MT. Brownell which ap- peared in the Seward Polaris while it was published by MT. and Mrs. Hunt.
 Mr., orI M~c Nyxo
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02

MT. and Mrs. Thorwald Osbo left town Thursday for a vaca- tion Outside. They plan to visit their son Thor, who is an archi- tect in Seattle, then go on to Los Angeles and Phoenix, Ariz., before coming back to Seward.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02
CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY

The first regular February of the Common Council will be held in Council cham bers at 8 pm. Monday, Feb. 5.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02

MT. and Mrs. Wm. O'Brien have returned from a buying trip in Seattle.
Seward seaport record., 1951-02-02

February 6 to 12 is Boy Scout Week." time of celebra- tion for the Boy Scouts of Amer ica.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
YOUR FELLOW CITIZEN is A PRETTY NICE GUY.

By the usual rules Dare Countians ought to wait mod
e for outsiders to praise them for the deeds they do of
exceptional worhiness But it happens other
paper interested in what Dare County does this
just won't wait for else to distribute pats
the back for the generous contributions Dare County
citizens have made to the humanitarian raising
pagns sponsored here in the first months of the year
could mean long, long wait.
Everybody is tempted to become weary and ignore the
successive and sometimes overlapping moneyraising
drives Yet the last may be worthy the first
ently-he record will show they tire of helping 9TH
who may be less fortunate than themselves.
The situation here requires adjectves to brighten
it. The facts speak for themselves Listing the results of
drives conducted in Dare since January will speak volumes
for the generosity and sympathy for others that part of
the character of our citizens.
The March of Dimes under the direction of Mrs. Bal
four Baum received contributions of $85705 according
its final report Mrs Baum stated recently that addition
al $50 had been sent in after the final tabuaton putting
the total well 5000.
The Red Cross Membership Campaign directed by
Wallace H McCown exceeded the quota set for Dare by
about $500, totaling $741.34.
The Easter Seal Sale for the benefit North Cardinals
crippled children directed by Mrs Theodore Meekins
Jr., raised $235.41; the prescribed quota $780,
The Annual Cancer Crusade completed last week. net
ted $285 for the fight against the terrible killer
It, too, went its quota here.
With only partial canvassng of Roanoke Island pos
sbe citizens bought $500 worth of brooms and mats
last month to aid North Cardinals blind people.
These things have meaning. interpret them
ectly, people may properly take little pleasure in
congratulating their neghbors; each of communities
has right to be proud of its performance in the successive
humanitarian campaigns.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
FAMILY TEAMWORK" TOPIC
OF BUXTON HID MEETING

The Buxton Home Demonstra-
ton Club met at the home of Mrs.
Laura Hooper Tuesday night, May
Is. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. Pearl
Midget. america" was sung by
the group and the Club Collect
was repeated.
Plans were made for a weiner
roast out by the Lighthouse at our
June meeting. The husbands and
children of each member were in
vited to this entertainment. Sug-
gestions were made for topics to
be discussed at our fall meetings.
1t was decided that the Club would
sponsor Miss Agnes Fulcher in the
beauty contest in Manteo May 16.
The meeting was turned over to
Miss Mary Kirby, Home Agent.
Her discussion for this meeting
was Family Teamwork" First,
Miss Kirby compared the family
life of the past with the present
family life. Some Of the ideas
which she gave us in helping to
make a happier home were: plan
ming together, talking grievances
over in groups, eating together and
making special events out of birth
days and holidays, planning and
doing the Homework together
saying the blessing and having
prayers and all going to church
together. After Miss Kirby's dis.
cussion a very stimulating mov.e
was shown comparing the life of 9
happy family and one of an unhap-
py family. At the close Of the NOV.
lie Mrs. Laura Hooper read a very
impressive devotional on the home
and family life.
After the program games were
played by the members and re.
| freshments were served. Miss Kir.
by gave each member booklets OF
making pies and cakes and another
booklet called "Growing Up"
Members present were: Mrs
Pearl Midget, Grace Basnett
Laura Hooper, Ednas Barnett, Thel
ma Gray, Nina He'll, Paula Full.
cher, Leola Robinson, Patsy Rol
linson, Vivian Fronts, Florenc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
OTHER EDITORS
SPEED LIMITS IN
SMALL TOWNS
(Gates County Index)


What is it about a small town
that brings out the worst in a mo-
torist, or should we say Hot Rod
Happy?
Some months ago, the town of
Gatesville placed S5-mile speed
limit signs at four entrances to the
town. These signs are big and
placed in conspicuous position so
that a motorist should have no
trouble seeing them; in fact, no
one has trouble seeing them. Yet,
it is not an unusual sight to see
an auto tearing through town at
60 miles or better.
1t would seem as though, some
motorists, having had to obey the
law in larger towns where police
force is available and adequate to
handle violators, take great pleas
ure in breaking the law and show
ing the world and small towns in
particular, just what big operators
they are once they get behind the
wheel of an auto.
Some of our pet peeves include
the man in the car behind, who
blows his horn at the split second
that the stop light changes and the
one who drives 20 miles per hour
until some one starts to pass and
he suddenly speeds madly ahead
as though his very life depends on
leaving you behind.
But the man who stands in a
class all alone and one who de-
serves the contempt of us all is the
bat-brained individual who drives
according to the rules until he
reaches the outskirts of a small
town where he is converted to a
speed maniac and disregards all
the rules of safety and goes smash
ing through town with both eyes
shut and maybe stops down the
road a ways, where he spends a
quiet half hour as he had no place
to go any way.
People in small towns love their
children just as much as anyone
else and members of the State
Highway Patrol could do worse
than crack down on these lame
brains.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
ENGELHARD AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY

The Engelhard American Lee
gion Auxiliary held its, regular
meeting May Is at the Engelhard
Community Building. The meeting
was called to order by the Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. w. Watson. Obser-
vance of music was carried out by
the group, sponsored by the leader,
Mrs. Margaret Gibbs. The songs
sung were "Home on the Range"
"Auld Lang Syne," "The Auxil-
larry Song" and "The Star Span
gled Banner"
While standing the group pladg-
ed allegiance to the flag, follow
ing the preamble. Mrs. R. S. Cox
then prayed a beautiful prayer.
After the roll call and reading of
the minutes by the secretary, Mrs.
Charlie Swindell, the group dis
cussed Poppy Day." which will be
Saturday, May 26. Each member
is taking an active part in selling
these peoples. So let's all help
them "In Buying Them"
The meeting was then adjourn
ed until next month. The hostess
es, Mrs. Tom Spencer and Mrs.
R. S. Cox served delicious cookies
and lemonade.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
Remember When?
Fifteen Years AGO
lFrom the TImes 1IIesl

r. C. Evans has been Master
Mason for more than so years,
having joined Eureka Lodge No.
BIT AT. & AN. of Elizabeth City
in 1884. In 1885 the lodge award
ed him a full paid life membership.
He is believed to be the oldest
Mason in Dare County. Capt. T. P.
Midget and A. H. Etheridge of
Manteo are also life members.
Just before adjournment of the
House Wednesday, Congressman
Lindsay Warren introduced from
the floor and secured immediate
adoption by unanimous consent of
bill authorizing issuance of 25,-
900 50-cent pieces in 1887, with
special design concentrating the
350th anniversary of Sir Walter
Raleigh's Lost Colony on Roanoke
Island, and the birth and baptism
of Virginia Dare, first child in
Ameica born of English parentage
Except in rare instances as in
the case where one has married
and made his home here, members
of the CCC camps, and the WPA
camps, formerly known as trans
lent camps, are not qualified tc
vote, according to E. S. Wise
chairman of the County Board Of
Elections.
A fire said to have been caused
by spark from the saw mill al
Paine's Creek RACED several acres
of timberland in the Stumpy Point
section recently. Smoke has beer
dense and riding made dangerous
on the highway.
WPA workers by the hundred:
are moving south toward Hatteras
By the end of this month 600 work
ers will be at work on the refores
tation of the coast between Ore
gon and Hatteras Inlets.
One of the new attractions o.
the Kitty Hawk High School Com
mencement program is a declama
tion-oratorical contest, with Il
boys and girls competing for thu
gold medal Which will be present
ed to the winner by the P.T.A.
Three promising and enthusiast
tic young ladies, Laura, Nina ant
Sybil Midget, completed higl
school last Friday night whel
school officially closed at Rodan
the high school with a program
including recitations and the grad
uating exercise.
According to A. E. Baum o
Hatteras, the dispute about a re
cent track meet between Hatteras
Avon and Rodanthe schools ha
been agreeably settled.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
JOHN M. MURTAUGH DIES
IN HUMBOLDT, IOWA

John M. Murtaugh, 81, native
of New York, and for several years
a resident of Manteo while employ
ed as printer foreman by the Times
Printing Co. died Saturday night
in a hospital in Humboldt, Ia,
where he had been employed in
newspaper work, and was buried
Wednesday of this week in Hum
boldt. He was a man of fine char
acter and universally liked.
He left Manteo in 1850 to visit
friends in California. He came to
Manteo first in November 1912 and
worked until January 1916. He af-
terward worked in California, and
Cape Charles, Virginia, returning
to Manteo in May 1949. He had
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
HAWK ENDS SEASON
WITH NO-HIT VICTORY

Kitty Hawk High Schools base
ball team ended it's season last
week with 2-1 triumph over Cen
trail of Elizabeth City. King and
Curles, dividing time on the hill for
the winners, allowed no hits dur
ing the Thinning Contest. Central's
lone counter was scored as a re-
suit of two wild throws after
base on balls. Doubles by King
and Curles in the final inning gave
the Dare Countians the winning
run. Kitty Hawk collected 6 hits
and erred twice. Central commit
ted one misplay.
The Kitty Hawkers won two of
nine games during the season, the
other victory being at the expense
of Griggs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25


The procedure to be followed
by cotton farmers in obtaining
services under the Smith oxey
Act will be the same as in 1850,
according to the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. Any group of pre-
ducers organized to promote the
Improvement Of cotton which
adopts a variety Of cotton. files
an application, arrages for sam
ping, and meets certain, other re-
quirements for it's members is ell
igible for these services. Applica-
tons should be filed as soon as
cotton has been planted-well in
advance of the ginning season.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25

The Confederacy is almost gone,
its once-proud forces reduced to
a deep-seated southern tradition
and a place in the annals of Amer
lean history. Only II known sur
vivors remain of the Army that
rose up out of the South to fight
under Gen. Robert E. Lee.
DR.. /. T. Blanchard was elected
director of the cancer clinic at the
Elizabeth City Health Center at a
meeting of the Pasquotank, Cam
den, Currituck and Dare Medical
Society held last week.
Georgia and South Carolina join
ed the states levying a sales tax
this year, raising to an all-time
i high of 80 the number of sales tax
states.
Currituck County's unpredicta-
BILE party line soon may be replac-
ed with a modern telephone sys-
tenn. The State Utilities Commits
sion said last Saturday that the
long overdue improvements would
be made by the Norfolk and Caro-
lima Telephone Co., which now
serves Currituck on a magnetic toll
station basis out of Elizabeth City.
One of the features of Elizabeth
City's Potato Festival Saturday
will be free french fries for all
corners.
The recent election of town Off
Gals for Mount Olive was held on
| May /. 1t created more interest
than any local election in many
years. But it was held one week
too early, according to North Car
DINA general statutes, and it may,
therefore, be illegal. 1t seems pos
sible to some legal minds that the
old mayor and board of aldermen
not reelected, may have to serve
for two more years in order fol
things to be Strengthened out tC
the laws satisfaction.
Mecklenburg County and tbs
city of Charlotte led counties anc
municipalities in highway fatalitie:
; through the first three months OF
1851, the Dept. of Motor Vehicles
reports. Nineteen of 239 persons
killed during the period met dealt
in Mecklenburg, eight of them il
Charlotte. Beaufort and Dart
Counties had one highway fatalit!
each during the period; Currituck
Hyde, Pasquotank and Tyrrell hat
none.
A 17-year-old disabled Soutl
Carolina veteran of Korean bat
ties this month became the first il
. the United States to enter voca
tional training under law passe,
; by Congress late last year. TIL
young veteran, Ralph E. Blackwell
of Clinton, South Carolina, start
ted early in May as an on-the-jo
trairee at the Clinton Cotton Mill
in his home town. He's planning
to learn the loom fixing trade
one of the most highly skilled oc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-05-25
ANOTHER cur IN COUNTY, TAxEs Due.

It should be good news to the people of Dare County
that another cut in county taxes may be given them this
year when the new budget made up for appearances
indicate that rate of 80 cents instead of 80 will be su
If the commissioners are not swamped by axgrnders 80
cents will do the job for with rate of 81 in 1949 and of
80 cents in 1885, the Board paid off $4,000 in old bills that
those bills of the way the budget need not be large
last years tax of 80 cents will further encourage
That's what will put the county it's feet and help
off bondss to keep the tax rate down and encourage in
vestors
We believe the people of the county have every right
to expect 80 cent rate and they should let their
missoners know that they do not want lot of extra
spending and increasing of budgets There tight times
ahead of according to present Indications and with the
Federal government constantly imposing higher taxes it's
going be harder and harder pay local taxes. Uncle
Sam has ways Of getting his because he collects at the
source and have to pay most of such taxes and
when buy things at todays high living costs.
OF it's going to be hard for the Board to say
NO in the face of pressure that will be brought them
That's what got the county in the hole but being able to
say NO. brought out once. ought to keep it out