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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-11-15
Montgomery SideIights
By Elsie White Haines

"After YOU" said Theodore
Roosevelt McKeldin, Governor of
Maryland, to the editor of the Sen
tinel. So we marched into the din
ing room of Olney Jim on Friday
with the governor following = and
p to the obvious CONSERVATION of our
good friend Kay Weininger, owner
of the famous Inn. Some of the
guests from Washington, we'll
versed in protocol, stared and whis-
pered, "Who's she ?"
Stout fellow, the Governor. He
never misses a chance and it was
nice to be treated like "lady" and
not as a newspaperwoman. We are
still ranking at the manner in
which the women were pushed
around by newsmen, who outnum-
bered them ten to one, at the press
reception for the Princess. (There
were no Montgomery County news
men there, John Coffman of the
Takoma Journal reminds u.s.
We enjoyed sitting between the
Governor and Russell H. Mccain,
chairman of the State Roads Com
mission. The occasion was tour
of road projects to acquaint news
papers and radio people with the
progress of the roads program.
(See news story.)
Those who have heard the Gov
ernor's rapid-fire talks during cam
paigns have the idea that he does
all the talking. He does not. He
asks questions and listens care
fully to replies. He believes i'm
plicitly in cultivating the grass
roots" He volunteered that Tyd-
ings was defeated chiefly because
he got too busy to keep In contact
with his constituents. He also said
the Senate had lost "a great man..
We agreed, but made no comment.
We had made the Governor and
District Engineer Duncan laugh
earlier in the day, when we were
riding with them in the Governors
Cadillac through Howard County,
by telling of our visit to the State
House in May with the Garden
Tour. We pointed out that we had
tried to look as if we had voted for
him-so we understood each other
perfectly.
We talked on subjects as varied
as "cabbages and kings" during the
luncheon-first we agreed on lamb
chops-no, he would not have
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-11-15

pers as well-they have their little
problems, too.
And for the men who drive in the
early morning hours over the long
country routes, here's wishing
them good weather this winter!
"Mrs. Haines are the things you
write about in Sidelights fact C
fctfon?" we were asked this week.
Of course fact is often stranger
than fction-while we use little
poetic license at times the things
we write about are based on facts.
Anyway the thing that happened
last Thursday at meeting of the
Woman's Club of Rockville is a
tact. The Presbyterian Church
where the club met was a little
chilly at first so we kept on the
new coat. Later we removed it
and placed it over q chair which
We noticed held a miscellany Of
canned goods.
Afraid of missing something we
were one of the last to leave-no
coat visible. Inquiry disclosed
that Vivian Van der Veer (wife
of Col. Francis w. welfare chair
man, after exclaiming over "who
could have parted with such a love-
ly coat?" had rolled up said coat,
| placed it with the other welfare
gifts and had driven off,
Yes, We got the coat back-much
iater-and not until we had alarm
ed much of Rockville-for Vivian
had not gone home but had been
pushing the car of Mrs. Edward
B. Beale, of Glen, which had re-
fused to run.
Never a dull moment and
that's a fact.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-11-15

to his Army service, Mr.. Freeman
was associated with land develop
ment operations in Southern Cali
fornia.
The Freeman firm will also han
die all phases of real estate, in
Guiding brokerage, rentals, proper
ty management and custom build
ing. The public is invited to in
spect the new offices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-11-15
Mrs. George Darby

Readers of "In and Around
Gaithersburg" have been inquiring
about the Schroeders. At last, here
here is some first-hand information
about your former correspondent
and her family. After most
pleasant trip across the country,
they are now settled in Corona and
are already as busy as can be.
In addition to doing some sight
seeing, they were able to visit rel
atives in North and South Carol
ina, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas.
Betty performed a feat worth men
tioning for she, accompanied by
three daughters and a dog, follow
ed Jimmy and Sunny, who were in
another car, 1900 miles through
strange cities, down country roads,
up and down mountains, and across
deserts and never lost them once.
They spent a day at the Texas
State Fair in Dallas, crossed the
Mississippi at Vicksburg ("not
nearly as nice as the good old Po-
tomac") thought the Grand Canyon
was awe-inspiring, and spent the
last night of their trip in Baker in
the Mojave Desert, where a two
inch rain fell during the night.
This was unusual, to say the least.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
AT HATTERAS HIGH SCHOOL

The P. T. A. of the Cape Hat
teras high school is planning a
Halloween Carnival for Wednes-
day night, October 81, at TOO in
the school auditorium. The P.T.A.
members, the principal and teach
ers have planned lots of enter
tainment for all groups. There will
be ''fish pond" an old fashion
country store, cake walk, for
tune telling and dart games. The
carnival will begin with "a kitchen
band concert" under the direction
of Mrs. Dave West. Mrs. Edna
Barnett and Mr.. Byrd. There will
be plenty of good food on sale,
such as hot dogs, popcorn, lemon
ade, candy, pies and cakes. A door
prize will be given away and also
prize for the most original cos
tune. A large attendance from
each Of the seven villages is ex-
pected.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
.WANCHESE CLUB
TO GIVE PLAY
NOVEMBER 2ND
Ruritan Club Planning Home
Talent Show to Raise
Funds for Community
Work

The Wanchese Ruritan Club set
the date Friday night of their reg
ular meeting, for the home talent
show the club has been planning.
Friday night, November 2, is the
date the show is to be presented in
the Wanchese school building.
Gage Williams is Chairman of the
committee working on the show.
About 25 people attended the
meeting last week, at which time
the annual election of officers was
postponed until the November
meeting, due to the unavoidable alb
sence of two members of the nomi-
mating committee. New officers
will take office in January.
One new member, Louis Cud-
worth, was present. One visitor at
tend. Melvin Daniels, president, led
the discussions concerning commu-
nifty activity and the value of the
club in promoting the general well
fare and progress of the commune
ty. A chicken dinner was served
by the ladies.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
GRAND JURY RAPS
POOR CONDITIONS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Has Praise for Condition of
Jail; Some Schools Great
ly Improved Recently

The Dare County grand jury this
week reported mighty poor condi-
ton of the Manteo School build
ing, and took a dig at crowded
conditions in the Buxton School,
where it, a consolidated school, is
attempting in a building COM
pletely inadequate for the number
of pupils. While other nearby
schools have plenty of vacant
space.
Some of the schools were report
ed as having been greatly improv-
ed recently, and work is continu-
ing on repairs to still other build
ings.) The Kitty Hawk School was
listed as one of the schools recent
ly improved. The Manteo School
seemed to be in worse condition,
the result of many years of ne
glect.
The conditions in which the
buildings have gotten is the re-
suit of many years of neglect,
which the present new administra-
tion has been trying to correct in
numerous instances.
School buses were noted as being
in splendid mechanical condition.
This condition is largely due to
the operation by the county of a
garage devoted exclusively to keep
ing the buses in repair.
The report praised the improved
physical condition of the jail
which has had considerable work
done to it during the summer. Ad-
ditional equipment was recon-
mended for some of the county Of
fees.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26

A search conducted Monday af-
ternoon for two escaped prisoners,
by officers who took off from the
Manteo Airport in a Coast Guard
Flying Boat, was unsuccessful.
The prisoners, who escaped while
working on the road near Mill
Landing, took a row boat belong
ing to Cameron Payne. They left
their prison clothes behind, and
were clad only in undergarments.
The clothes were found by the off
GERS.
One of the escaped prisoners was
Glenn Bumgardener, 20, from New
ton, serving a six-to-ten year SEN
tence for second degree burglary.
Bumgardener escaped in June of
this year, just eight days after
being sent to the camp, but was re-
captured on the same day. The
other convict was Ira BarWick, Jr.,
%, of Sarasota, Florida, serving a
23-year sentence for housebreak-
ing, robbery and receiving. He has
been at the Currituck camp since
October 1.
B. U. Evans, prison camp super
intedent, Harold B. Cartwright,
guard, and J.. C. Lloyd from the
camp in charge of two bloodhounds
and others had been on the search
all day without results. Late Mon
day afternoon Mr.. Evans met the
plane at the Manteo Airport, and
returned after an hours futile
search of the nearby waters.
A plane which came from the
Elizabeth City Coast Guard Ali
Station piloted by 1t. Hardy Will
lis and with Radioman G. F. Ford
several highway patrolmen assist
ed in the search Monday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
SHRINERS OFFER
32-PC. CHINA SET
SATURDAY NIGHT
Big Tacky Party to Be Pulled
Off October 27 at $50
at Mays Head

The Dare County Shrine Club
is to give a 32-piece dinner set
at it's tacky party and dance Sat-
urday night at the Recreation
Center of Mays Head. The chief
prize will go to the most original
costume as judged by applause
from the audience.
Cost will be So per couple. Pres
ident Bob Smith says nobody will
be obliged to dress extensively.
''We hope everyone will wear
mask. have one dozen that 1 can
let few have. We hope everyone
will make their costumes out of old
clothes. Here are some ideas for
costumes: witches, clowns, cow
boys and cowgirls, policemen, bar
Der, ballerinas, cigarette girl,
grandma, grandpa, bootlegger,
mountaineer, bum, rich man. poor
man, beggarman, thief, doctor,
lawyer, Indian Chief, etc. 1 feel
sure you can find character you
would like to initiate"
A special meeting will be held
at the airport Friday night to
plan for the dance. Proceeds are
to be used in building a new home
for club, on the beach across the
road from Leo Midgett's hotel.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
GALA HALLOWEEN
PARTY PLANNED

A gala Halloween affair will be
staged at the Manteo. school Wed
nesday evening, October 81. The
opening hour will be seven o'clock
instead of 7:30 as announced in
last weeks paper.
The party will begin with
stage show and community sing in
the school auditorium, and costume
awards will be made at that time.
Prizes are being offered for the
best costume in the pre-school age
group; the e lie m n tary school
group; the high school group and
the adult group.
The men will put on ladies'
fashion show, which promises to be
one Of the highlights of the even
ing.
Other entertainment will be in
the gymnasium and will include
games, rides for the little ones,
and ether forms of amusement.
Candy, hot dogs, drinks, and other
food items will be on sale.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
BARB WIRE FENCE
DEMAND LEFT OUT
OF ROAD PROJECT
Pea Island Right of Way
Granted by Congress; No
Further Reason for
Construction Delay

The State Highway Commission
can offer no further excuses for
delaying the construction Of the
road through the Pea Island Game
Refuge, the IL miles needed to
complete the road to Hatteras.
The Senate passed a bill Friday,
which has ben previously passed
in the House, without amendment,
and which permits construction of
the road without cost to the State
for the right of way.
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice which operates the Pea Island
refuge had requested the State to
build a heavy barbed wire fence
on both sides of the road to pro-
tect the bird refuge from trespass-
ers. The highway officials had dis
scented vigorously, claiming it
would cost $4,000 of the highway
funds to meet the requirements of
the Government.
There is ample funds on hand
due Dare County to build this road.
A request for the action that has
just been taken was made more
than a year ago, to the State
Highway Commission by Victor
Meekins, M. L. Burrus, and j. w.
Scarborough of the Dare Board of
Commissioners. The State High
way Commission, however, took no
further action to bring the matter
to a conclusion until recently.
Senator Willis Smith and Con-
gresham Herbert Bonner are
both pleased that the bill has pass
ed, and look forward to joining
the people of Dare County in
celebration of the completion of
this greatly needed road.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
TRAFFIC MISHAPS
HIGH IN STATE
DURING AUGUST
No Deaths Reported in Dare,
Hyre, TyrreIl or Washing
ton; State Increase in
Fatalities

A record high in traffic accidents
was established during August,
1851 with 3,404 accidents report
ed. This figure of 3,40O accidents
is the highest that has ever been
recorded since the establishment
of the Accident Statistics Unit of
the Department of Motor Vehicles.
An increase of GAG or SO per cent
was reported in traffic accidents,
as compared with the same month
last year. This brings the totaled
number of accidents to 22,616 for
the first eight months, while last
year during the same period IT,
148 accidents were reported.
The death toll for this month re-
NAMED the same as July with SO
persons killed. There were 16 ia
talities reported in urban areas,
and n in rural areas. This brings
to $50 the number of persons kill
ed this year, while during the same
period last year $50 fatalities were
reported. Fatalities increased 10
per cent over the same month last
year. But none were reported from
Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell or Washing
ton Counties.
Personal injuries reached an all
time high Of 1,459 during August.
OF this number, $3.50 were severely
injured and 1908 were only slight
ly injured. An increase of 35 per
cent was noted in personal injuries.
This brings to 9,461 the number
See TRAFFIC, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE ELECTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
18TH ANNUAL PRES'T THURS.
Original President and Organizer of AssOci-
alton Elected by AcclamatiOn as Group
Makes Plans at Engelhard for Enlarged
Program. Bill Umstead of Durham Speaker
at Morning Session.

: C. Wallace Tatem of Columbia,
one of the original organizers of
the Southern Albemarle Associa-
ton, and its first president, was
again elected President by accla-
nation Thursday, altho he was ill
and could not attend the meeting,
the first one he had ever missed.
Vice-Presidents for the four
counties elected Thursday were
Guy Cutrell of Fairfield for Hyde;
Paul Liverman of Columbia for
Tyrrell; Dewey Hayman of Mays
Head for Dare; and Wade Hardi-
son of Roper for Washington. Mrs.
Borden McCleese of Columbia was
elected recording Secretary, and
M. A. Matthews, reelected Treas
urer.
!. A special vote of thanks was
given retiring president P. D. Mid
gett, also to the citizens of Hyde
County, its home agent, and others
who had a part in providing a most
excellent dinner. Recognition was
taken of the splendid address made
IN the fore noon by Hon. Bill UNI
stead of Durham, who pointed out
the immense possibilities of the
Southern A lbe marie Region,
Among visitors recognized were
Fred Latham of Belhaven, D. w.
Lupton of Pantego, and Ashley
Futrell, editor of the Washington
Daily News.
The Association passed resoIu-
tions as follows:
1. Favoring the shortening of
U. S. Ga between Roper and the
Y in Washington County.
2. Urging the widening and
Strengthening of U. S. 264 between
Swan Quarter and Washington.
3. Urging the Army Engineers
to provide a breakwater for the
protection of Hatteras Harbor.
A. Directing the president to APP
point a committee of two from
each county to follow through on
efforts in behalf of bridges over
Alligator River and Croatan
Sound.
5. Adopting Columbia as the
meeting place next year, in Octo-
Der.
6. Planning for a program of
better advertising the four coun-
ties.
Discussions at the meeting show
ed trend toward further effort in
the following directions.
Promotion of newer agricultural
methods; improvement of trans
portation and communications, par
ticularly telephone service; home
and farm Identification, etc.
Group singing at the meeting
was led by Robert Midget of Man
teo. Largest delegations present
We're from Dare and Tvrrell Coun-
ties.
The address of welcome was by
E. R. Clarke of Engelhard; re-
sponses by Zeke Arnold of Wash
ington, w. ]. White of Tyrrell,
and Melvin Daniels of Manteo. The
speaker was presented by w. w.
Watson of Hyde, and P. D. Mid
gett, retiring president, presided
at all meetings.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
FEW CASES TRIED
IN DARE COURT
THIS TERM

Only few cases were disposed
of in Dare Court this week. After
more than a day of haggling, the
jury found A. E. Sadler of Mays
Head not guilty of possessing
gambling devices. Curtis Mann,
Manns Harbor fish dealer, was Civ
en- until next term to make good
a $4,000 check given w. M. Fields
for fish. Two days were consumed
in the trial of a case in which
Lloyd Meekins was trying to make
several insurance companies come
across with money he alleged to be
due on building that burned in
July 1947.
Victoria Austin Robinson of
Hatteras got an annulment from
her husband Stacey Robinson,
whom she testified, after a two
weeks trial, had not been able to
prove himself man.
In the case in which Lloyd Meek
ms was suing the Etna and Home
Insurance Companies for recovery
of $4,000 for building and con-
tents burned in July 1947, the de-
PENDANTS suddenly agreed after
spending two days on the trial, to
pay Meekins the full amount of
the policies, with interest. Meek
ms dropped the suits brought
against the companies alleging ma
licious prosecution, when they had
Dallas Cutrell, Fairfield for Hyde;
son, Of which he was found not
guilty.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
Capture Two Convicts
In Home at Skyco

The two cOnvicts who escap-
ed Monday at Wanchese, were
observed Wednesday morning,
crossing a field at BaumtOwn,
Roanoke Island, and notice was
given Sheriff Frank CahOOn. He
Immediately phOned to Curri-
tuck Prison Camp, and Supt.
Evans came with dogs, and the
men were trailed to the home of
an aged widow, Mrs. Mary
Midget of Skyco, who, at the
time was staying with relatives.
They found the two prisoners
in the house making coffee on
Mrs. Midgett's stove. They had
opened up some of her canned
goods and were making a meal.
The prisoners are Ira Barwick
and Glenn Bumgardner. They
offered no resistance and being
scantily clad were apparently
glad to be re-captured.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
WANcHESE MANS LEG Is
BROKEN ON HIGHWAY

Luther Midget of Wanchese
suffered a broken leg Sunday
night when struck by car driven
by Quentin Bell. Midget, whose
truck was parked at an angle
jutting into the road, had stopped
John Wilson who had parked on
the road across from Midgett's
truck, and was engaged in CONVEX
sation with him. He is reported
to have stepped back into the ap-
preaching car driven by Bell when
it passed between the two vehicles.
Midget was taken to Elizabeth
City hospital for treatment.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
ONE MORE BIG NIGHT
AT SURFSIDE BINGO
Lots of Meat Will Be Given Away
Tomorrow Night

The last night of the season at
Surfside Bingo will feature meat
every game, beginning at 1880 p.
m. That will be Saturday night,
Oct. OF.
Special prices will be offered for
the night, and lots of fun is in
store for bingoers, says AL Mater,
prop. Twenty games will be for
Smithfield bacons, 20 games for
Smithfeld hams, 20 games for
shoulders, 20 games for turkeys,
and twenty games for groceries.
The stand will not be open Friday
night,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-10-26
PLAN A LARGER
ASSOCIATION for
KDH MEMORIAL
Unique Celebration contem-
plated December II; Ami
Versary of First Flights
By AYCOCK BROWN

Present at the meeting in Eliz-
abeth City this week when plans
for the international Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Society, and the
first flight celebration on December
II this year were discussed, were
Melvin R. Daniels, and A. w.
Drinkwater who have had roles in
every celebration honoring the.
Wrights here, and Aycock Brown,
manager of the Dare County Tour
ist Bureau. Miles Clark presided
at the business meeting and was
later host to the group at lunch
con in Virginia Dare Hotel dining
room.
Major Alexander Procofeff de
Seversky, noted aviation designer
and author, has been invited to be
the main speaker at the annual
celebration of the Wright Broth
ers' first flight on the 48th ami
versary of the historic event De-
cember II, it was announced this
week by Ralph V. Whitener, organ
national director of the Air Force
Association. The Air Force As
ISOLATION and the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association headed by
Miles Clark of Elizabeth City will
co-sponsor the celebration this
year which will feature display
of all branches of the nations air
power, the appearance of high
ranking officers of the Air Force,
Navy, Marine and Coast Guard
services and Elizabeth City's ma
tionally famous High School Band
which has added color and provided
music for the celebrations each De-
cember II, for many years.
During the meeting in Elizabeth
City this week, called by Miles
Clark, president of Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association, Whitener of
the Air Force Association was
present to offer plans for the cell
ebration this year and to assist in
the forming of an international
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society
to participate jim the further de-
velopment of the historic aviation
shrine here on the Dare Coast of
North Carolina.
Immediate nationwide partici-
patton is anticipated through the
governors of the 48 states who
will be asked to appoint council
men to serve with the society.
The new organization, a develop
nrent Of the original Kill Devil
Hills Association founded by the
late w. o. Saunders and carried
on through the years by such per-
sons as Melvin R. Daniels, A. w.
Drinkwater, D. v. Meekins, w. G.
Gather, Miles Clark and others
would be governed by IL directors
to be chosen mostly from North
Carolina. The officers would come
from the membership.
Monies derived from the sale Of
memberships would be used to
erect a museum at the site Of the
first flight and for creating an air
strip at Kill Devil Hills at the
site of the Wright Memorial.
Plans for the 4Sth annual cele-
bration this year to be co-sponsor-
ed by the Air Force Association
include banquet made up of foods
flown to the United States and
thence to Dare County from all
parts Of the world.