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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
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DOES THE PUBLIC CARE?
(The Laurinburg Exchange)

A radio reporter said the other
night when the Senate crime COM
mittee was winding up its affairs,
that while the committee headed
by Senator Kefauver of Tennessee
has in one year turned up more
dirt and exposed more crime and
crookedness, at the same time at
tracing more attention, than any
committee of Congress ever did be-
fore, the public seems to be fast
losing interest. Indignation that
rose to white heat at times last
winter and spring has subsidized,
and people are likely to forget.
Senator Kefauver said that re-
sponsibility for such conditions as
his committee has exposed rests
largely with local law enforcement
officers and the local communities.
But local law enforcement is inef-
fective, those charged with this
duty are lazy, Indifferent, or venal
and callous, and the public is equal
ly callous and Indifferent. Mean
time the underworld becomes big
ger and more powerful. Organized
crime and criminals defy and fiout
the law and make a mockery of the
courts, and our institutions OF
justice, religion and freedom
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
Waves, N. c.
Aug. 81, 1861.
Remember When?
(From the Times fiIes)
Fifteen Years Ago

A large ice plant in connection
with the Fisherman's Exchange at
Stumpy Point, having ample out
put and storage facilities capable
of taking care of the needs of that
section, is to be built shortly, ac-
cording to George M. Wise, Fish
erman's Exchange proprietor.
That the Hatteras Banks section
of Dare could easily become the
greatest summer resort in the
south and have greater wealth
than Virginia Beach is the belief
of DR.. Thomas Mann of Buxton,
provided this section could have the
advantage of hard surface road
and a few thousand dollars in
vested.
In a recent interview, Mrs. c. w.
Barber of Philadelphia, formerly
Miss Madge Daniels of Roanoke
Island, told many in tel e S Tin G
things about trip to Europe from
which she has just returned.
That the treasure hunters who
are preparing to dig for the sup
posed buried wealth of Phineas
Farrow, wealthy merchant of Kin
nekeet about 100 years ago, will
not recover any money without
having to divvy up their spoils is
indicated by statements made this
week by heirs of the late miser.
Now that there is a prospect of
some of this money being dug up,
they say they will demand their
share. If all the heirs put in their
bid, it will take lot of money to
go around.
Recently revival service con-
Quoted at Colington increased the
membership of the church by "a
members.
A union service at the Manteo
Baptist Church Sunday night drew
large number of people to hear
Gale K. Burgess, Raleigh attorney,
who is at the head of the United
Dry Forces in North Carolina,
speak on "a Christians Relation
ship to Strong Drink"
The resurfacing of Roanoke Is
lands hard surfaced roads is rap
idly progressing but traffic has
been slowed up considerably.
Nothing at Mays Head is like it
used to, be when our dads and
mothers used to come down the
sound ON a boat and tie up at the
old pier long since washed away.
They even have electric lights now
on the Sound Side, which is now
commonly called old Mays Head.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

ject of teaching English. Last year
the committee queried the States
/ 200 high school English teachers
to determine exactly" what Eng
lish grammar is being taught. The
committee got 317 replies.
Much in the same manner as
money is the medium of exchange
in material things, language is the
medium of exchange in thoughts
and ideas-the fundamental means
of communication.
There is an old story about q
banker serving a term in prison
because of a little thing like a mis-
placed decimal point. Similarly, a
misplaced comma is capable OF
wrecking sentence and distorting
truth, if not destroying it entirely
"The lack of English training
shown by a large percentage OF
college freshmen establishes either
too low a standard for graduation
from a North Carolina high school
or the lack of suitable course-of-
study requirement" the commit
tees report states. 1t adds:s
"Many teachers are poorly sup
ervised by their superiors, who
themselves should be awakened to
the needs of those high school
graduates who will enter college,
business school training, or simple
employment in business that make
even an ordinary demand that their
employees know and use correct,
simple English grammar"
In all fairness to the English
teachers, however, may it be said
that they are not entirely response
lie for the "poor job" of teaching.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
POOR JOB OF TEACHING
(The Dunn Dispatch)

North Carolina high schools and
colleges are doing a poor job of
teaching English, according to a
hard-hitting report submitted to
the State English, Teachers Asso-
citation last week by DIR. A. C.
Jordan, of Duke University, chair
man of the associations research
committee which prepared the re-
port.
Pleading guilty of a great deal
of ignorance on the subject of
English, we perhaps should not
stick our necks out and attempt to
add anything to what the Duke
professors report said.
But we think he also should
have said something about the way
spelling is taught, or not taught,
as the case may be.
Nevertheless, we thoroughly
agree with DIR. Jordan in his state
ment that ian unjustified over
emphasis" is placed on the teaching
of literature" to the neglect of
basic grammar.
THE ba sic fundamentals of
grammar, punctuation, diagram
ming and theme-writing are being
neglected to too great an extent"
is the way the professor states the
case =
Apparently the English teachers
themselves are not basically con-
cerned about research on the sub
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Editors Note: 1t was incorrectly
stated in last weeks issue of The
COastland Times that the paving
from the Lower Banks Highway
to Fairhaven Church was being
donated to the people of Hat
teras Island by the Ballinger
Paving Contractors without cost.
AS MIR. Cecil Midget points out
in the letter below, the Ballinger
Contractors are donating the
labor costs only, but the material
is being paid for by the people
of ROdanthe and Waves.
Dear Sir:
According to The Goa stla n d
Times Aug. "a issue the price OF
road from Fairhaven Church to the
highway has been given by the
Ballinger Paving Contractors.
think, as do many others ! have
talked to, that correction is in
order. My understanding is that
the contractors are giving the labor
for the road but the material is
being paid for by the people of our
two communities, Waves and Ro-
danthe. l understand the completed
piece of road is to cost two hun
bred fifty dollars, of which hall
has been paid, the rest to be paid
when the road is finished.
We will thank you for this cor
rection.
Yours truly,
Cecil Midget
Waves. N. c.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

They are overloaded with work.
DIR. Jordan's report states:
when one has extracurricular
loads, such as the debate club, dra-
MATES, the school paper, and many
other duties that automatically are
loaded on the English teacher. she
has to cut down on her schedule
somewhere"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
CONDITION UNALTERED

Little change has been reported
in the condition of T. B. Gibbs of
Sladesville, who is i'll of heart
condition. Mr.. Gibbs has been a
partial invalid 80 years, ever since
he was thrown by a mule and Sc
riously injured.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Thursday. A little rat-terrior
barked at the lead elephant in the
parade and stampeded the seven
elephants. They took for the Tar
heel equivalent of their native
iungles-but all of them were soon
rounded up. 1t was quite a stunt
but not good publicity. apparently,
for the Campo Bros. two shows in
Louisburg drew almost nobody in
side the big tent for regular per-
formances.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31


Sunday school enrolment and
church m e m b e h ip rolls have
reached their highest point in
American history, and percentage
wise are outstripping the increase
in population, according to the sta
tistics in the current yearbook
of American Churches"
Harry Lee Davis, Floyd Hollis,
C. E. Morris and Marvin Brick
house, all of Route 2, Columbia,
and R. L. Spruill of Route l joined
Tyrrell county agent H. H. Harris
and several Pasquotank farmers
recently on a tour through Virginia
and Pennsylvania. Highlights of
the tour were visits to Dulany's
Frozen Food Processing Plant in
Exmore, Va, and to farms, curb
and livestock markets in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania.
Betty Smith, Paul Green, James
Street, Jonathan Daniels, w. T.
Polk and Inglis Fletcher were
featured speakers at an open forum
on American Writing" at Duke
University Monday night.
Because they hold higher certifi-
Gates almost straight down the
line, Negro public school teachers
are taking home bigger pay
checks than their white counter
parts in North Carolina. A set of
figures released by the State Dept.
of Public Instruction tells the
story. In 1949-5O, the average
white elementary teacher was paid
a salary of $3.50; for the same
year the average Negro element
airy teacher, was making $2,915. In
the high schools the picture was
different: white teachers draw an
average of $3.50; Negro teachers
drew an average 1885.
Dorothy Swisher, 1S-year-old
Southern Pines blonde, was chosen
national beauty queen of the WV
at the service organizations con-
vention which began in New York
on Monday.
Harold Stassen will open the
1851 Crusade for Freedom in
North Carolina with an address at
Asheville September 5.
On Monday the Currituck Board
of Education did an about-face on
the reorganization plan for Curri-
tuck county schools recommended
by the State Education Dept. AL
though they had voted unanimously
against the plan last week, the
members voted 1000 for the plan
on Monday. A petition signed by
1873 parents, whose children consti-
tute 1870 of the enrolment of Cur
rituck and Moyock schools which
would be affected, was presented to
the Board in favor of reorganiza-
ton. That did the trick, apparently.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

The seven elephants of the
Campo Brothers Circus put on a
more exciting show than anybody
wanted to see at Louisburg last
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
HATTERAS PARK PLANS

State Board of Conservation and Development Trans
ters $4,000 from Other Parks for Use at Cape Hat
teras State Park in 1882
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
Leave

*Nightly Except Monday
ALLIGATOR RIVER FERRY
Between Sandy Point in Tyrrell
County and East Lake in Dare
County, N. GUS. Route 64.)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
OUR DEBT TO THE TEACHERS.

The time has for the opening of schools 1t is timely
that consider them completely for the great asset
they to civilization and particularly what the
teachers to it We have come into where the
cooperation and given the teacher in his
her profession at low ebb We only neglected
give suitable remuneration for many years but
to take the teachers for granted and have by ndr
left it up them children with whom they
have to cope during the school year.
Despite all the Indifference and encouragement of the
time there many persons continuing with in
teaching profession That many of them giving sin
there always people who themselves
and hope there always will be- Otherwise with
out the stabizng influence of gifted and sacrificing
people, society would reach low ebb in the unceasng
tide of modern civilization.
The problem of teacher grows increasingly complex
parents view their children after they bring them the
world We have failed in insting into children
hood when they must battle with fes problems We have
failed to teach them sufficient respect their elders
hcent consideration for the rights of Others and the
consideration each OF us owes to the property rights that
are the fruits of the toll of neighbors ourselves
In our mad recent years to derive advan
tages through Government channels have declined
respect for government and in short have begun
look government tool for extracting from
neghbors through the channels of taxation than
unequal share of the fruits of their toll We have insisted
upon distributing the toll extracted in many directions
whether worthy unworthy; whether earned unearned
IN this sort of pursuit have permitted those employees
who in the capacity of assisting in getting from
teachers permitting those who give us the most fnda
mental and enduring SERVICE become underpad and
result MANY of the best ones have abandoned The
profession and have taken lucrative positions
Many good have remained through sentiment
through circumstances of residence devotion
of their families through other The present
administration has done great deal for teachers More
needs to be done and must be done before may hope
encourage our coming people of ability to take up and
low the profession of teaching.
Not the least important encouragement give the
teachers is interest and cooperation We to assist
them To take part In school activities to lend support
to the affairs which mean much in the life growing
child And most important of ALL to the teacher to
selves to society is that begin to give more thought
and time to the rearing of child he will become good
citizen When teachers have pupils who trained
nome they can DO magnificent job for civilization
and their work will be happy and efficient worth many
times over the meagre income paid them by the state
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

OREGON INLET FERRY
Located Between Mays Head and
Dare County, N, c.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31
FOR TOLL-FREE FERRIES
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE
SCHEDULES

Operated Over the CrOatan Sound. ALI
gator River. and Oregon Inlet
(Summer Schedules Effective June
18th Through September 10, 1851
CROATAN SOUND FERRY
Between Marns Harbor and Roa-
noke Island, Dare County, N. c.
US. Routes "a and 264.)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

There is instant's truce between virtue and
vice Goodness is the only investment that never fails
Thoreau.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

The removal of Joe Crawford as
warden of Central Prison by the
new State Prisons Director Walter
Anderson appeared to be the pre-
lude for a shakeup of the state
prisons system. Anderson said that
Crawford stated che would not
work for me and would not cooper
ate with me in the prison work. "
Asked whether the firing of Craw-
ford meant that other personnel
changes were on the way, Ander-
son told a reporter, "It's going to
be necessary to reorganize the en-
tire prison system to put it on a
businesslike and workable basis"
One day later Crawford was ap-
pointed Safety Director by the
State Highway Commission.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

TYNDALL, IS. D., TRIBUNE AND REGISTER: "a
short time ago remarked that the Federal Government
was adding lot of employees without knowing at the
time just how the figures running We have these fig
ues now to substantate the statement the Federal
eminent added 6O594 employees to the payroll in
than 1000 per day. 1t doesn't seem to add up to
program of economy in government spending"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

The best way to overcome evil is to be always bus,
doing good.-Bshop "A. r. Beverly.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honour's good
to wear in a mans hat at all times.-Ben Jonson.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture has announced an average
support price of $2S0.56 ton for
1951-crop farmers stock peanuts
of all types.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Eduardo Fernando Catalano, a
native of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
has been appointed an associate
professor of architecture in the
School of Design at North Caro-
lima State College.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

There is no poverty where there is virtue no
where virtue is not.-Chinese Proverb
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Tentative apportionment of dele
gates gives North Carolina &c del
egates to the Republican National
Convention in 1862.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

The fruit of the Spirit is love- joy peace longsuerine
gentleness goodness ath eekness temperance against
such there Is no law Galatians
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Harold Stassen will open the
1851 Crusade for Freedom in
North Carolina with an address at
Asheville September 5.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Sunday school enrolment and
church m m b er hip rolls have
reached their highest point in
American history, and percentage
wise are outstripping the increase
in population, according to the sta
tistics in the current yearbook
of American Churches"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-31

Betty Smith, Paul Green, James
Street, Jonathan Daniels, w. T.
Polk and Inglis Fletcher were
featured speakers at an open forum
on American Writing" at Duke
University Monday night.
, 1951-10-24
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS Fort Townshend'
is scheduled to sail from New
York October 9th and is due
at Frederiksted November End
accepting freight for Puerto de
Heirros, Trinidad, Grenada,
Barbados, Martinique and St
Kits.
FURNESS, WITTY & Cold
Rob't L. Merwin & Co., Inc.
, 1951-10-24

Via San Juan or by leading con-
Meeting airlines from Miami. Re-
duced l5-day, round-trip Excursion
Fares now in effect from San Juan.
, 1951-10-24

Daily Aights-non-stop service from
San Juan by deluxe Constellation
type Clippers. Special l5-day, round
trip Excursion Fares now in effect.
, 1951-04-10
Cold Coast Sets
Eye On 1000
Teachers Yearly

ACCRA, Gold Coast, April 6,
(ANP)-The Gold Coast soon will
turn out 1000 teachers a year,
according to a recent official re-
lease. This estimate is based on
the goal of a currently operating
10-year plan.
Since 1915 the number of
teachers trained has increased
from 203 then to more than 600
in 1949. By the end of the 10
year program the number trained
is expected to reach 1000.
This program is resigned to
meet the teachers need that will
arise in the various new schools
planned by the Gold Coast govern
ment. The national government
and local agencies are expected to
contribute to the upkeep of edu-
cation.
Already the Gold Coast has a
, 1951-04-10
PROMOTER Harold Evans says f,

PROMOTER Harold Evans says
he is canceling his April 10 fight
card at the Cleveland Arena after
Middleweight Champion Sugar
Ray Robinson turned down an Of
fer to meet Ray Barnes of De-
troit in a non-title match. Robin
son originally was paired against
Brooklyn Harold Green. However,
the match was voided by thu
Cleveland Boxing Commission
which ruled Green an unfit oppon-
ent. Evans then tried to line up
Barnes.
, 1951-04-10

Lightweight wool draperies
may be laundered if allowance has
been made for some shrinkage.
After taking them down, shake
panels to remove surface dirt and
immerse in lukewarm soapy water.
Have a second tub of warm suds
ready if one is not enough to re-
move soil, or if the suds die down.
Wash quickly without rubbing and
rinse thoroughly. Dry away from
heat.
, 1951-04-10

LOST Maroon billfold lost in
vicinity OF Dayton Power and
Light MIIIerstord. Call MElrose
1897. Reward. t-59
, 1951-04-10
BIotfer-

Concluded from page l
their pals thought they we're en-
titled to the consideration of the
court. When the sentence was an
nounced, the judge took into con-
sideration the teletyped order
from the Detroit police to hold
them for return to that city on
the same charge. They were want
ed in other cities also.
JAMES ALEXANDER, 27, of
213 S. Conover St., denied know
ing anything about a safe-break-
ing or robbery Of the reported
$1,000 taken from the Roland
Originals Inc, 121 N. jefferson
ST., last April along with Arthur
Bryant who is now serving a term
Of LIS years for the same crime.
Attorney James T. Cline asked for
a preliminary hearing, but no
bond.
POLICE ARE HOLDING Her.
bert Lee Figgers, 20, of ,528
Blaine St., on charges Of break
ing and entering the Reliable Coal
Co., 2122 Home Ave. According
, 1951-04-10

to the officers, Figgers, whose re-
cord dates back to 1882, when he
was sent to the Boys Industrial
School at Lancaster for a juvenile
offense and later in 1884 to the
Ohio State Reformatory for bur
glary and later for violation of
his parole. He is now on parole
from the same institution.
JUST ONE POUND of "Palsey
Ann Sausage Links valued at IS
cents cost Richard Dean Of So
Horace st. a fine of $25 and costs
and a suspended sentence of 80
days in the Workhouse when he
pleaded guilty to the charge. He
admitted taking the meat from AL
DefS Market.
LESLIE BEAL of 1915 W.
Fifth st. was fined 5000 and costs
and sentenced to 80 days in the
Workhouse for the theft of one
pound of coffee from a Fifth st.
grocery store.
FINED $40 PLUS costs for
having numbers in their posses
ion we're Charles M. Amos of GOT
w. Fifth St., Sammy Clemmons
Of 146 Garst St., Viola Clover of
Ais Benton ST. and Minnie P.
Morton of IA Elgin st.
BESSIE CHAPPELL, 33, Of
$50 S. Williams ST., was sentenced
to a term Of 1-20 years in the
Woman's Reformatory for the kill
ing of John "Curley" Ballard, 32,
| at 282 Dunbar Ave. on Feb. 4.
, 1951-04-10


Minoso will become the first
Central League graduate since the
league opened operations with the
majors. The fact that injuries have
hampered the Indians and with
"Big Luke" Easter unable to make
the opening game for the tribe,
Lopez will open with AL Rosen at
the first base bag, with Minoso
taking over the hot corner, where
he starred on the Dayton Indians
in 1913.
LARRY DOLBY, star center-field-
err for the Cleveland Indians, join
ed the injured list Of theteam when
he was hurt Sunday trying to field
one of Monte Twins hard balls
and pulled a muscle in his right
leg. According to the trainer,
Larry may be able to snap out of
it by the opening date.
IT'S CUTTING TIME down in
Pine Bluff, Ark. with the Dayton
Indians, according to manager Jim
Crandal who has come to the
point where he must cut his squad
to the required number of players
, 1951-04-10

are a few tips which should put
you in the right direction if you
experiment on your own in. a
search for a look-younger hairdo.
BE CERTAIN ALWAYS to
brush your hair up and away
from the temples. Don't wear
bangs if you have circles under
your eyes or frown lines between
your eyebrows. A short fringe will
soften your hairline or conceal a
poor n just as well as a full
Pledged bang. Bangs r more be-
coming to the individual with pro-
minent forehead. Avoid elaborate
curls in general, and strive for a
sleeky waved hairdo. This is par
ticularly important for women
with gray hair; they should be
doubly careful to avoid a fizzy
look in addition to tight cork
screw-sausage curls. The look to
aim for is one Of neatness with
out harshness or severity. You'll
find the short hair is easier to
, 1951-04-10

ROOM FOR RENT Apartment
rooms for rent Tor single girls
or men. Fulton 1881. tt