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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
INLET PAVING
AND FERRY SLIP
UP FOR BIDDING
Highway Commission to Re-
ceive Bids March 20, Re-
view Low Bids April 3

Among projects to be bid upon
at the State Highway Commits
sion's letting next Thursday,
March 20, are two Dare County
projects.
The first calls for the grading
of 0.36 mile for the construction
Of ferry basin slip on the north
side of Oregon Inlet. The second
involves the grading and paving
of the Sal miles of sand road be-
tween the north shore of Oregon
Inlet and it's intersection with
us. 1853.
The Commission will review the
low bids received at the letting at
its next regular meeting on April
8.
Both developments have long
been considered vital by Dare
county residents. Their completion
would be welcomed almost as
heartily by tourists as local peo-
pie, however; for many and many
tourist parties have gone as far
in the direction of the Lower
Banks as the discouraging high
way sign which warns them to
debate their tires (and implies
that a pause for prayer would be
appropriately before tackling the
sand road. In this non-pioneering
age, when our visitors frequently
arrive in shiny, chromium-tr trim
med, expensive vehicles, the usual
practice has been to read the sign,
turn the auto around and abandon
plans for visiting the Banks-to
the great loss of the tourists and
Of the Banks people, too.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
TWO BITS FOR A
BED 40 YRS. AGO
ON ROANOKE I'D.
One Could Get a Hotel Room
For as Little as $1.50
A Week
By AYCOCK BROWN

Back in 1907 the European Plan
rates, of the Roanoke Hotel here
ranged from 25 cents to $1.O0 per
day per person. By the week it
cost person either $1.5O-$S.OO-
$500 for stopping at the "Magni-
ficent" and then comparatively
new hosiery.
The Roanoke Hotel went out of
business as such many years ago,
but the structure which housed it
still stands and today it is divid-
ed into apartments-except for
a downstairs area which houses
Manteo Supply Company, operat-
ed by the son of r. C. Evans, the
owner-proprietor who back in
1907 had printed up several thou
sand advertising folders for dis
tribution at the jamestown Ex-
See BITS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
RICHARD C. BELL
WINS AWARD TO
ROME ACADEMY

Raleigh, March 21.-Richard C.
Bell of Manteo, 1850 graduate
of the School of Design at North
Carolina State College, has been
awarded the Prix de Rome Fell
lowship in Landscape Architec-
ture for 1852 by the American
Academy in Rome.
Notification Of this award to
Bell has been received by Dean
Henry L. Kamphoefner of the
School of Design at State College
and Prof. Morley j. Williams,
head of the Colleges Department
of Landscape Architecture.
The fellowship, valued in ex-
cess of $4,000, will provide one
year of study beginning on Octo-
Der l, 1861. It is regarded as the
top-ranking award open to stu
dents in landscape architecture.
It entities Bell to a studio and
living quarters at the American
Academy in Rome in association
with academy fellows in architec-
ture, painting, sculpture, music,
drama, and Roman classical stu
dies. In addition there is travel
allowance and stipend for study
in other European countries.
Officials of the academy said
the fellowship is renewable for a
second year if the scholars pro-
gram of independent study is ac-
ceptable to the institution.
Bell, q native Of Elizabeth City,
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
@. Bell Of Manteo. His father, in
collaboration with Playwright
Paul Green, designed The Lost
Colony Theatre at Manteo.
The 22-year-old Bell is current
ly employed by John and Philip
Simonds, landscape architects Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
He is the second State College
graduate to win the coveted honor
within the past few years. George
E. Patton Of Franklin, a 1913
graduate of N. C.. State, won the
fellowship for 1949-5O and has
been awarded the fellowship for a
second year Of study abroad.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
SUMMER RECREATION
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

On Tuesday evening, March 81
at 500 pm. at the community
building, a meeting will be held
to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of set
ting up summer recreational
program for the benefit of the
youth of our community.
This meeting is under the aus
pices of the Dare County Council
for the Betterment of Youth.
Representatives of all the civic
clubs and organizations have been
invited to attend and discuss this
problem. The public is cordially
invited to join in this discussion of
improvement of facilities for our
young people.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
FIVE COMMUNITIES
IN DARE COMPLETE
RED. CROSS DRIVE

On March 81 five communities
of the county sent the county
chairman final reports on their
Red Cross drive. Mrs. Nellie Far
row of Waves reported $50 or 7095
of her quota. Mrs. M. L. Burrus Of
Hatteras reported $43.55 or 8796
of her quota. Mrs. Hattie Mann
of Mashoes raised SO or 300 of
her quota. Mrs. Lewis Meekins of
Colington reported $10.75, 1870 Of
the quota Mrs. Charles Gregory
of Rodanthe stated $22, 1870 of
her quota, had been raised. On the
basis of these reports the county
should achieve its goal If the re-
naming communities are able to
raise their entire quotas.
Wallace H. McCown, county
chairman, urges that the chair
men, in Kitty Hawk, Wanchese,
Stumpy Point, Frisco Buxton,
East Lake, Avon, Manns Harbor,
Duck, Salvo, Manteo Colored, and
Manteo residential, and the beach
area, completed their work as soon
as possible and report to the Fund
Chairman. Dare County can reach
its goal If these areas not report
ed as vet, win make every effort
TO raise the amount asked Of them.
Governors Appeal
Chairman McCown received the
See RED CROSS. Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
PROBABLE CAUSE NOT FOUND
in MANSLAUGHTER HEARING
HERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Judge Dismisses Charge Against Jack Gil
bert Tillett and State Takes Mol Pros On
Two Other Counts.

A two-hOur court session was
concluded in a few moments Tues
day after Judge Baum said, "On
the evidence presented, fail to
find probable cause and dismiss
the case"
The judge thereby quashed the
possibility of Jack Gilbert Tillett's
being indicted for manslaughter
as result of the accident near
Kitty Hawk on February % in
which Leslie Roscoe TiIlett suffer-
ed fatal injuries.
Mol Pros Two Charges
Solicitor Martin Kellogg said
that all the evidence the state had
to present against Tillett, who
was arraigned on three counts,
manslaughter, drunken driving
and driving without a drivers IL
cense, had been presented; there
fore, he said, II am convinced and
so are Officers Riddick and San
derson prosecuting witnesses in
the case) that you cannot consis-
tently find probable cause on the
other counts, and we, therefore,
take a mol pros" T.
This meant that Jack Gilbert
Tillett will not, unless new evil
dence should come to light, be
tried upon any Of the three counts.
The state charged young Tillett
with manslaughter, contending
that he was driving the vehicle in
which his cousin, Leslie Roscoe
Tillett, suffered fatal injuries, in
reckless manner, at excessive
speed and under the influence of
alcohol. The state sought to show
that there was probable cause for
bringing separate bills of indict-
ment against Tillett for man.
slaughter, drunken driving and
driving vehicle without driV-
er's license.
After testimony had been offer
ed by state witnesses, DIR. John F.
Weeks Of Elizabeth City, o. C.
Sanderlin of Kitty Hawk, and
Highway Patrolmen John s. Sam
derson and w. B. Riddick. Wal
lace H. McCown, counsel for the
defense, asked for dismissal of
the case on the grounds that the
See CAUSE, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

ernOOn session, at which time
she will assist the Dare home
makers with the actual fOrma-
ton of the county council.
Officers for the new all-county
council will be elected at the March
30 meeting.
Miss Mary E, Kirby, Dare home
agent, has asked that as many
club members as possible attend
the meeting, and she urges that
officers of the county's clubs
should make special efforts to at
tend. A gavel will be presented to
the presiding officer of the dem
onstration club which has the
most members in attendance at
the county meeting.
Lunch will be served in the
Educational Building by the la
dies of the Manteo club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
ENGLISH FOUGHT
SPANIARDS OFF
HATTERAS, 1867
Pupils Consider B uiIding
Model of Historic Encoun-
ter Four Centuries Ago
By BEN DIXON MacNETLL

By BEN DIXON MacNEILL
/ Pupils of Hatteras Island gram
imar and high schools have reached
back four centuries into their own
local history for material upon
which to base their sketch to be
contributed to the County School
Fair slated to be held in Manteo
early in May and they will tell
briefly the story of the first bat
tie staged in the western hemi-
sphere.
1t happened within plain view
of Cape Hatteras, this battle be-
tween an English war ship and
a Spanish galleon and the scene
designed for the local school will
present the native Hattorask In
dams gathered on the highest hill
above the Cape watching the pro-
ceedings, which end with the burn
ing of the English ship.
Mention of the encounter was
re-discovered recently in a frag-
ment Of the Spanish Archives,
photostat copies of which were
bought more than a quarter of
century ago when University
Chancellor r. B. House was Sc
cretary to the then North Caro-
lima Historical Commission. The
material has never been more than
fragmentarily translated but e.
nough of it was presented to the
Board at that time in English to
Indicate it's value in North Caro-
lima history.
Spanish chronicles of the time,
back in 1857, in addition to des-
cribing the victory over the hated
Englishmen found with his sails
down while he took on fresh wa
ter here, mentioned also that dur
ing the battle native Indians were
observed watching the fight from
the hills back of the Cape. Their
charts, as well as English charts
of the period, called the hills the
Kindricker Mountains.
Because of the limited time al
lotted to the local school by the
county authorities, the sketch has
been kept simple, with only three
speaking parts. Jackie Robinson
will speak the lines of the Indian
chief, Gates Austin those Of one
of his men and small Indian
boys excited wonder will likely
be spoken by Ian Hornstein, son
See HATTERAS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
EASTER SEALS
SOLD FALL FAR
BELOW 1850

Mrs. Theodore S. Meekins, Jr.,
Dare county chairman of the Eas-
ter Seal campaign for the benefit
of North Cardinals handicapped
children, said on Thursday that
unless patrons rally to the cause
in the very short time that is left
before Easter, the Dare campaign
will net far less than the cam
paign conducted here last year.
She urged all who have not yet
made contributions to the cause
to do so at once, in order to save
the campaign from failure here.
Mrs. M. A. Daniels, treasurer
of the Easter Seal Society, re-
ports that, thus far, only $139.49
has been turned in to the treasury.
This amount is little more than
half the sum that was raised in
Dare for crippled children last
year, $251.45.
Fifty-five per cent of the funds
raised stay in the county, forty
five per cent is sent to the state
Easter Seal organization for the
maintenance of the services to
crippled children in hospitals and
other facilities for statewide SER
vice.
Mrs. Meekins said some of the
uses of the local funds last year
were: the purchase of an artific-
ial leg for one child; money has
been set aside for the purchase of
an artificial for another; an
artificial eye has been purchased
for still another Dare county child.
Numerous other services have
been rendered for the aid of the
handicapped in this county by the
use of the Easter Seal funds, Mrs.
Meekins said.
Unreported as yet is the amount
Of money raised by the drive in
the Manteo school and the Roa-
noke Island school. When these
drives are completed, a report will
be made of the results and the
funds raised turned over to the
county treasurer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
STATEWIDE DRAMA
TRYOUTS MARCH 81

With the Roanoke Island cast
ing completed for the 18th season
presentation of Paul Green's SYM
phonic drama, the next step in
building up the personnel of The
Lost Colony, Americas longest
running outdoor production, will
be the statewide additions.
While here on the weekend con-
Quoting tryouts for local actors.
the dramas veteran director
Samuel Selden, announced that
statewide additions would be held
in Chapel Hill on Saturday, March
81. The Chapel Hill tryouts will
be for both The Lost Colony and
Unto These Hills, the Kermit
Hunter drama Of Indian history
under direction Of Harry Davis.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
LIONS SET BROOM
SALE FOR APRIL

The Manteo Lions agreed at
their meeting in the Hotel Fl. Ra-
leigh Monday evening to under
write the transportation cost for q
visit to and from Duke Hospital in
Durham for a county welfare pa
tient who must make the trip to
secure cancer treatments.
1t was determined that the
three days, April IS, 20 and II,
should be designated as the
time for the Broom Sale the
Club will sponsor for the benefit
of the GuilfOrd Industries for
the Blind. Aid to the blind is a
special project of Lions Clubs,
and it is felt that conducting a
Broom Sale, like that sponsored
last year, is one of the best
and most practical ways to as
sist the sightless.
President Ralph Davis brought
to the attention of the member
ship that next month is the time
for the nomination of club officers
to be elected at a meeting in May
The clubs next meeting, Anri'
2, was set as the date for ladies
night.
Two new members were receiv-
ed into the Manteo chapter at
Mondays meeting, Gordon Rid
dick and Walter De Loatche. FL
mer v. Midget, ST., who was the
guest of his son, and Irwin Nixon,
president of the Elizabeth City
Lions Club, were also present.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

Charleston, s. Cadet Alvah
Half Ward, Jr., Of Manteo, was
recently elected secretary-treas-
urer of the Calliopean Literary
Society at the Citadel, the Mill
tary College of South Carolina.
The Oldest organization on The
Citadel campus, and one of the
oldest college societies in Amer
lea, the Calliopean Literary So
ciety has had a long and distin-
guished past. It was founded in
1845, just three years after The
Citadel itself, and has flourished
for over one hundred years. The
society has as it's purpose the
preservation and extension of the
art Of public speaking and debat-
ing.
One Of the largest groups at the
college, the Calliopean Literary
Society has an important part in
the cultural life of the students.
With a long, active, and distin-
guished past the organization
continues to function for the ben
eft of interested students, and to
uphold the highest traditions of
The Citadel.
Cadet Ward, who is majoring in
business administration, is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah H.
Ward. He holds the rank of cadet
first lieutenant on the third bat
talon staff.
Cadet Ward graduated from the
Riverside Military Academy,
GAINESVILLE, Ca, in June 1947.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
District Legion Auxiliaries Meet At
Mattamuskeet Lodge on Friday, March 80
Mrs. E. P Rhyme, Sr, State President of American
legion Auxiliary to be Guest Speaker.

tee woman of Edenton, will pre-
side at the meeting. Mrs. E. p.
Rhyme, ST., North Carolina De-
partment President of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary of Hickory
will be guest speaker. She will be
introduced by Mrs. E. Pugh, Area
Chairman from Windsor. Miss
Arelia Adams, N. C. Department
Secretary of Raleigh will bring
greetings from State Department
of American Legion Auxiliary.
Nine units in the eastern section
Of the state will be represented at
the meeting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

Mrs. Marshall Collins, weIl-known
kitchen experts of this commun-
ity.
The State Grand Master Will
liam Caldwell of Chapel Hill
will be the featured speaker Of
the evenings program.
Worshipful Master Frank Ca,
hoon Of the Wanchese Lodge urg.
es all local Masons to attend chs
district meeting and dinner.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

A meeting Of First District Ma
sonic Lodges will convene at Wan
cheese Lodge. No 521 next Friday
evening, March 80, at z PM, at
which time a shad dinner will be
served to those attending from the
nine member lodges in the dis
trict. Secy. H. L. Bridges is in
charge Of dinner plans, and the
dinner will be prepared BY Mr.. and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
MARCH OF DIMES NETS
$655 IN DARE DRIVE

Mrs. Balfour Baum, County
Chairman of the March of Dimes,
said this week that total contri-
buttons to the anti-polio campaign
in Dare were $865.41. When the
federal tax on dance tickets sold
is deducted, the chairman said, the
net amount will be about $855.
Mrs. Baum reported for the first
time that the amount raised for
the fund in Manteo was $48O.33.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

Hyde County Unit No. 211,
American Legion Auxiliary, will
be hostess to First and Second
District meeting of American Le-
gion Auxiliaries at Mattamuskeet
Lodge, New Holland, March 80 at
1880 am. The morning session
will be followed by a Dutch Lun-
cheon in the lodge at 100 pm.
Mrs. M. l.. Windley, Second Dis
trict Committee Woman Of Bel
haven, has planned an interesting
program for the day. Mrs. Paul
HOlleman, First District commit
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Rep. Etheridge of Dare County
introduced a bill in the House last
week to change the title of the
state foresters from forest war
dens" to forest rangers" Asked
for his reason for wishing to
change the foresters' titles, Rep.
Etheridge said, "It's a Depart
ment of Conservation bill. They
want to call 'em that. There isn't
any particular reason"
Rep. Russell Swindell of Hyde
remarked that he supposed the
department considered that "ran-
ger" sounded "a little more aris-
tocratic."
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
DARE BILL PASSED

Rep. R. Bruce Etheridge's bill
to revise the present system for
nominating members of the Dare
County Boards of Commissioners
and Education passed House last
week. No opposition was offered
to the bill in the lower chamber.
If it is acted upon favorably by
the Senate, the bill will become
law. 1t had not been introduced in
the Senate through Wednesday of
this week.
This would mean that no Dare
county citizen in the future would
have opportunity to vote for more
than one member Of the county
boards, a district election system
being substituted for the present
countrywide voting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
TENTATIVE LIST OF ISLAND
PEOPLE TO BE CAST IN DRAMA
RECEIVED HERE WEDNESDAY,
Final Castings To Be Made at Meeting Here
June 8.

A tentative list of people who
"are being retained for first con-
sideration in connection with sew
eral parts in The Lost Colony"
was received in Manteo on We'd
nesday by Aycock Brown, Lost
Colony publicity director
Although more than 200 per-
sons turned up for the tryouts in
the Manteo school auditorium last
Friday, some who wish consider
alton for casting were unable to
appear on that night; Director
Samuel Selden and General Man.
ager William Hardy, therefore,
wish it clearly understood that
some names may be added to the
list later and others may be. rear
ranged on the tentative list.
Final selection and assignment
of Island actors will be made af-
ter a meeting of all candidates to
be held in the courthouse on June
8.
The list received by Mr.. Brown
from Chapel Hill on Wednesday
is as follows (where more than
one name is listed for a single
part, it should be understood that
final selection has not been
made):
PRINCIPALS: Manteo's wife,
Louise Wescott; Manteo's son,
Johnny Booth; First Soldier, Rob-
ert Midget; John Cage and Car
penter, Leigh Hassell, Jr.; Spin
ner, Natalie Etheridge; Meal.
Grinder, Ruth Flowers; Margaret
Lawrence, Marjalene Thomas;
Courtier, Wade Nixon; Messen-
ger, Roy Gray, Jr.; George Howe,
Edwin Midget; George Howe, Jr.,
Robert Tugwell and Billy Brown;
Thomas Archard, Woodrow Full
cher and Robert Sanderlin;
Agona, Grace Davis; Artisan,
Wally McCown.
INDIAN MAIDENS: Annie
Laurie Kee, Louise Wescott, Sally
Afford, CaroIee O'Neal, Marie
Etheridge, Pat Baum, Barbara
Dowdy, Lois Sears and Grace
Dudley.
INDIAN YOUTHS: Danny
Mann, Carlyle Davis, J. D. Simp-
son, Johnny Krider, D. A. Rogers,
Bob Williams, Lloyd Walker, Har-
ry Johnson, Cliff Topping and Roy
Gray.
INDIAN MEN: Carroll wes-
colt, Cliff Topping, D. A. Rogers,
Bob Williams, Harry johnson and
Lloyd Walker.
HERALDS 1.-TWO to be select
ed): Sarah Afford, Donna Mann,
Thelma Jean Williams, Janice
Gibbs and Betsy Midget.
FLOWER GIRLS: Betty Ruth
Flowers, Sylvia Cox, Susie War
rem and Mary Sue Jones.
PAGES: Jean Basnight and
Helen Baum.
LADIES-IN-WAITING, Doris
Walker, Ruth Flowers, Carolee
O'Neal, jamie Etheridge, Betty
Sanderlin, Jane Midget and Lois
Pearce.
MILKMAID DANCERS: Tracy
Midget, Betty 10 Love, Betty
Skinner, Pat Baum, Marie Ether
idge, Lois Sears, Betsy Midget,
Thelma Jean Williams, Barbara
Dowdy, Grace Dudley, Sarah AL
ford, Carolee O'Neal and Louise
Wescott.
COLONIST WOMEN: Ivadene
Wilson, Edna Dowdy, Betty Rae
Sanderlin, Jane Midget, Grace
White, Louise Knight, Mary Mann
Evans, Bertha Hostvedt and Mag
gle Mitchell.
COLONIST MEN: J. D. Simp-
son, Carlyle Davis, Ray Jones,
Danny Mann, Johnny Krider,
Wade Nixon, Lloyd Walker, D. A.
Rogers, Steve Basnight, George
Wescott, John Wescott, Bob Will
liams, Harry johnson and Wally
McCown. 4
COLONIST CHILDREN: Susie
Warren, Mary C. Jones, Gwen
Hill, Betty Ruth Flowers and Syl-
via Cox.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23

LAST WEEKS WEATHER
Figures provided by U. s. Govt.
MeteOrOlOgist A. w. Drinkwater
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
First District Masonic Lodges To Meet
AtWanchese Lodge Next Friday at PM,

State Grand Master William Caldwell of Chapel Hill
Mill Be Featured Speaker. Host Lodge Will Serve
Shad Dinner.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-23
County Council of Home Demonstration
Clubs To Be Formed Here Next Friday

NJ E. Church to Be Scene of Meeting. State and Dis
trct Honse Agents TO be Featured Speakers Of Pro-
gram.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-09-01

DOWN SOUTH in de land Of cotton,
wv Manor Clark raises corn. He also grows
hay, cattle and hogs, but nary boil Of
cotton.
Mr.. Clark has 3oo-acre farm near Smith
Mills, Kentucky, and also works $50 acres
around Corydon in Henderson County. His
cattle are registered Herefords, sired by a
prize-winning bull that is the pride Of the
county. His swine are Hampshires and
Poland Chinas.
II use 4 tractors, trucks and much other
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-09-01

Blackfoot, Idaho. Zone vehicle was using oil and
the oil turned black with 300 to 800 miles use :.
after changing to Conoco Super (and cleaning the
motor, with frequent filter element changes) the
truck quit using oil and the drained oil was no
longer black, but pretty brown. 10000 miles of
no wear on my own car is good enough for me, con-
sidering those miles have been put during the
past 81 months!''