The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-26

sues of the Sentinel and mail
them in with small cash pay
ment." Timothy A. Shea, Wood
side, N. Y, who regretted the de-
lay, came through with request
for his clock. He enclosed 80 cou-
pons required from the 1911 is
sues of the Sentinel. He also en-
closed the "small cash payment"
1t was a penny. The newspaper is
trying to get the clock for him.
A government report from the
regional office of the us. Dept. Of
Commerce in Atlanta, says that
"more than 40 per cent of a total
of 411,722 dwelling places in 10
southeastern cities last year were
sub-standard and occupied. Nine
Carolina cities were included in
the report. From 21.8 per cent
of $50 sub-standard dwellings in
Clinton to $751; per cent of 8,141
in Columbia, S. G., are considered
"dilapidated." The commerce dept.
defines a house as sub-standard
when it does not have a flush tot
let and bath inside the structure
for the units exclusive use, and
hot running water. at is dilapi-
dated when it has serious defic-
fences, is run down or neglected,
or is of inadequate original con-
struction so that it does not pro-
vide adequate shelter or protec-
ton against the elements or it
endangers the safety of the occu-
pants. In Goldsboro, 1856 of
total of 5,977 units were found to
be sub-standard and occupied;
this SCI per cent sub-standard
units. In Raleigh, 31.1 per cent of
all units were sub-standard; this
is, 5,218 of 16.777. 1920 or 39.2
per cent of 1891 dwelling units
in Concord were determined to be
sub-standard. There were 333 oc-
cupied sub-standard dwellings, in
Jacksonville, 6,494 in Greensboro
and 1880 in Durham.
An interesting part of the re-
port cited in the paragraph above
dealt with the percentage of in
habitants of sub-standard dwell
lings who had income last year of
less than $1,000. For the North
Carolina cities the figures were:
Goldsboro, 24.2%; Raleigh, 1880;
Lumberton, 28.1%; Clinton, 3d.
SO; Concord, 1897; Jacksonville,
1917; Greensboro, 1850; Dur
ham, 1890.
Wilmington and Morehead City
may be the lifelines of the nation
if an enemy should knock out ma
jor ports at New York, Norfolk
and Charleston, George w. Gil
lette, director of the North Caro-
lima State Ports Authority, told
the 33rd Convention of the North
Carolina Society of Engineers
meeting in Greensboro last Fri
day. He stressed the Importance
of speed in the states ports de-
velopment program. can air blitz
on key Atlantic naval and ship
ping centers would force the ma
ton to depend on fast-growing
small ports like Wilmington and
Morehead City," he said.
In Tyrrell county farmers are
reporting fair success with their
lamb crop this year. Many lambs
have already been dropped. 1t ap-
pears that the lambs will be ready
for the early spring market, and
few will be ready for the Easter
market.
w. D. Walker and son, Robert,
of Moyock, are working together
under a Patterson business ar
rangement. In addition to corn
and soybeans, Walker for some
years has bred registered Hamp-
shire hogs for sale. He also has a
flock of 80 ewes. Walker gave his
son a purebred gilt early in 1850
and this led to his sons becoming
interested in the swine enterpris-
es. A definite arrangement has
now been worked out between the
two.
Henderson has a candidate for
the title of "meanest man." He is
in jail awaiting trial on a larceny
charge. John Earl Webb, 17-year-
old Negro youth, has been arrest
ed on charges of stealing $50 from
a store in Townsville. The money.
police say, had been collected in
the March of Dimes campaign for
the tight against infantile paraly-
sis.
BELHAVEN SCHOOL MENU
JAN. 29-FEBRUARY 2. 1881
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