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Evening star., 1952-01-24

The District Commissioners had
q tlaree-hcur session behind closed
doors yesterday. In another ef-
fort to apportion low-nlimber
license tags to the satisfaction Of
all.
At the end Of that period, which
lasted beyond nightfall, they were
still far from through with the
job.
Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Robin
son, Engineer Commissioner. terSe-
ly acknowledged to reporters: ''No.
we're not done yet"
Commissioner r. Joseph Dono-
hue sighed: 'sWe're just about
halfway through
Commissioner John Russell
Young hurried home before re-
porters could button-hole him.
The city heads periodically have
tackled the Job Of assigning tag
numbers 4 to 1000 to deserving
or desiring automobile owners
during the past month.
What delays the procedure is
their apparent reluctance to take
low tags from past holders be-
Evening star., 1952-01-24

$l2.95 Snow Suits, 3-Piece. Warmly lined
with plaid front jacket and solid ski pants with
bib top. Brown, blue green in the .&Q RM
group. Sizes Alto 10--------------- ~GpoUO
Evening star., 1952-01-24
Boys WeUl.

$29.95 Two -Trouser Suits Of heavy rayon
gabardine. Single and double breasted styles.
Gray. brown, navy, teal Sizes SID 0M
Evening star., 1952-01-24

$50 e5 Wool Covert Husky Suits l6, II, ls. $lS.ss
l-$29.e5 Wool Blue Flannel Husky" Suits l3 $3.50
2-$15s IS 2-Tone Leisure Suits. size 10 49, $lz.ss
2-$29.e5 Long Pants Suits. Ape. sizes s, $z3.M
l2-students' $2oe5 Suits Ape. sizes 1898 $7z.s5
Students S3oo5 Wool Worsted Suits 81. 38 $2s.o0
A$3oe5 Wool Worsted Suits, 81, SO $500
5-S22 50 Corduroy Sport Coots 36 81 SO long, $l4.9S
6-$io.95 Corduroy Sport Coots IA. Is, 8 : $3.50
4-Students't so Corduroy Coots, 34 81, 80. Es2
sl2-$4 e5 Wool sweoters 1898 s--------------$I.5o
7-Junior Boys S7o5 6obordine Loneies 6S-----SI.9s
8-S3o o5 Wool Sleeveless Sweoters, g. 8, l0---$I.59
lo-S7 o5 Robe Sets 3-pc., 4-l2 $3.97f
SIS o5 Doy-Go Joekets, as is l6-----------$ $3.50
Kann,s-second Flo
Evening star., 1952-01-24

$1,000 Wool Cabardine Suits, single, double
breasted In brown, gray tan. Sizes regulars, 1874
longs, 1896, 1899, S/42; stouts, SOP 7H
asa 1/44 44------------------------ @SsDe
Evening star., 1952-01-24

$3.09, $4.99 Wool Sweaters In button and
crew neck style Solid colors and COB 1M
fancies In the group. Sizes to g. ~&e y
Evening star., 1952-01-24

Boys' $lO.95, $l2.95 Winter Jackets
in Sabardines and tackle twill Bomber &H OA
and surcoat styles In the group. Sizes
Kannss-w washington -secod
Evening star., 1952-01-24

$8.05 ,Cabardine' Stacks Of 2-rly, harness
rayon gabardne. Solid colors, peated fronts upper
closures, continuous Wristbands Sizes COP mn
29-48 waists. No alterations ~@O0OO
Evening star., 1952-01-24

Junior Boys $7.99 Wool Flannel Stacks
with self belt, elastic sides, upper front Maroon.
green blue. special purchase 81 M
Sizes 6-l2 ------------------------- 1SVO
Evening star., 1952-01-24
$5.e5-$s.s5
-Coot Sweaters

styles in wool cardigan and wee
neck. Fitted to the waist Also in :
nylon with wee neck. Wine, grey 30 &A0A
navy, rose, blue green black sizes ~@DOQW0W
38-46 Not every color in every size.
Washington Floor
Vrginia-Street Floor
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1919, 900 SOUGHT FOR
UNITED SERVICES FUND

CHARLOTTE. - The amount
which Carolinians will be asked
to raise for another years support
of United Defense Fund Services
such as USO, USO Camp Shows
and Korean Relief, was announced
today as $379, 1882 for North Car
olina's and South Cardinals share
of national goal of nineteen and
half million dollars. Because 16
USO installations are maintained
for the military in the Carolinas,
most of this money will be invested
for use of USO's Fright here at
home, John F. Warrington, Jr.,
of Charlotte, said in announcing
the two-State goal.
Over 100000 servicemen from
the Cardinals are served by USO's
at $50 centers over the country
and by USO Camp Shows at home
and on foreign shores.
North Carolinas will be asked
to raise $256,945; South CAROLYN
ians, $4,000 he said. Greater por-
ton of the UDF goal in the two
states will be included in local
united campaigns in Carolina COM
munities in October, he said, add
ing, "Twice as many Community
Chests in the Carolinas have al
ready accepted UDF quotas in
their local campaigns as at this
time last year, and it appears that
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05

of September of 1914 failed to do
so much damage because the work
of the National Park Service in
building sand fences and the
growth of the beach following the
removal of livestock has provided
much protection.
In the storm of September 1914,
l parked my car during its height,
in front of the Post Office at Lake
Landing in Hyde County until the
wind had abated somewhat. l fig
ured this old sturdy building would
be last to go, and l welcomed its
protection while ancient trees with
mighty groans were uprooted, or
broke in two on all sides. That
storm damaged the bridge at Co.
injock, flooded Mays Head with
sea water, and took out the short
bridge near Mays Head, so there
was no passing for sometime be-
tween Manteo and the beach.
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It's bad thing for any town
to lose business that is essential
and serves so many people. Very
often in a small town, there is
an indispensable man. The late
Eber Wescott who ran the shoe
shop died and left a small bust
ness that offered someone a live
lihood. 1t just happens that shoe
repairmen are mighty scarce
everywhere. There was nobody
handy with money to buy the shop.
The machinery was sold out of
town. A useful, helpful business
is gone. Even those people who
had shoes repaired but seldom,
now miss the shoe shop.
Speaking of storms, have had
a part after most of those that
have visited US in the past 25
years. l recall in March 1882 l
went to Hatteras Island after the
highly destructive storm, and was
the first person down there. Fol-
lowing this trip, l went with a
group of men to Washington, and
appealed to Congressman Warren
for help. 1t was before the time
of Federal relief on a large scale,
but Mr.. Warren got Judge John
Barton Payne, head of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, to send relief to
the people of the Island and other
parts of the coast. l made some
remarkable photographs of the
damage it did and the great gull
lies cut through the beach, and
1 am going to bring out some of
these pictures, to compare with
the changes that have taken place
in 20 years. The more recent storm
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GOLD MEDALS AWARDED
FOR FEATS OF SURFMEN
In Dare and Currituck Counties
Several Heroic Efforts
Won Recognition
BY BEN DIXON MacNE1LL

North of Oregon Inlet, in Dare
and Currituck counties, the Gold
Medal has been awarded four
times since it was instituted 70
years ago, and the Silver Medal
three times. The Silver Medal
was awarded three times to civil
ian residents of Wilmington for
rescues from drowning effected
in the waters of Cape Fear River,
but only after the original law
was amended to provide a broad
err basis of merit than the ''perils
of the sea"
First man in North Carolina
whose heroism was recognized by
the Silver Medal was Malachi
Corbell, of harrisburg in Curri-
tuck County for reScuing Willis
Westcott and James Gray when
their fishing boat was SWamped
in Caffey's Inlet on November Is,
1875. Two members of the boat
crew were drowned and their
names are not in the records.
The medal was awarded two
years to the day following the
rescue.
Seven months later belated
recognition was accorded Ensign
Lucien Young and Seaman An
tonic Williams, both members of
the crew of the ill-starred U-S-S.
Huron when it foundered, on
Mays Head. Both were awarded
the Gold Medal for heroic effort
in attempting to establish con-
tact with the beach and they
were credited with saving the
lives of the few members of the
crew who escaped death.
Although the award was made
across the state line in Virginia
the second instance of the award
of the Gold Medal involved two
native sons of Dare County and
their exploit In saving the lives
of five members of the crew OF
a small Sloop offshore happened
in North Carolina territory. They
were stationed at Virginia Beach
when the award was made. They
were Horatio Drinkwater, born
at Oregon Inlet when his father
was keeper of the Station there,
and ]. r. O'Neal. Drinkwater
since deceased, was a brother OF
A. w. Drinkwater of Manteo.
Silver M e d ais have beer
awarded twice for the rescue Of
distressed swimmers along Mays
Head Beach. The first went tt
AMM1c William D. McGill, sta.
toned at the U. S. Coast Guard
Air Base in Elizabeth City for the
rescue of two small girls over
come and unconscious in the surf
the incident occurring on June
27, l943. The second medal was
awarded to MIMIC Thomas E
Dough, stationed at the time al
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three days a week near Kill Devil
Hills, where he has built home.
Sorry l missed 'em, but thankful
l didn't need them professionally.
Friday it happened, 1 was in
Washington, D. c. l left there at
q p. m. and in So minutes 1 was
in Norfolk. Two hours later l was
home. Just SO miles between Nor
folk Airport and Manteo. This
trip beats seven hours of weary
driving, like we used to do when
when we went to Washington.
While waiting on a street corner
in Washington, 1 was invited to
look into the New York Avenue
Presbyterian church. "Why not?"
l said. 1t is an impressive build
ing of course, The colored employee
nearby seemed most impressed as
he pointed out that President Tru-
man laid the cornerstone.
You have to take the bitter
with the sweet. For so many sea-
sons it has been the happy boast
of Lost Colony management that
1--WE haven't been rained out this
season." or "we've only been rain
ed out twice" Unfortunately on
this past weekend there was
much publicised storm threat,
which was doubly unfortunate be
cause it was the last weekend
of the play. Just mention storm,
and hotels and cottages begin to
empty fast, and cars fly to the
highlands. Others, afraid of being
caught out in a blow, just don't
come to the shore when storms
are in the offing. The Lost Colony
lost a tremendous amount of bust
ness almost through the entire
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05

Autumn seems to me the incest
time of the year. Fat people are
oppressed by the heat of summer
and fatigued by the humidity and
the weight they tote. And in sum-
mer it seems there is always so
much more to do and, like in any
other vacation land, so many
things must be done in a hurry;
so much business must be handled
in short season.
1t is nice to know that the sea-
sons are getting longer, and may
be business will spread out more
evenly over a longer period. There
are now more people on the beach
in September and October than we
saw here in midsummer 25 years
ago.
When cool days come, there is
more zest and facility in getting
around. The tang of Autumn peps
one up, and the brisk night air
makes for good sleeping. The DASH
ing colors of Autumn bring new
and restful scenes to the eyes. New
sounds comes to ones ears, and in
the quieter air they make music
from afar. New scents and doors
strikes ones nostrils. Truly,
Autumn offers many soothing
changes.
When Jack Frost comes there
too comes assurance of safety
from gales and storms we usually
fear will follow long hot summers
such as this one has been.
Labor Day carries with it a
meaning now in the Coastland it
never had before. 1t means that
the summer rush is over; that
there is rest ahead for the weary.
For the first few days thereafter,
we have feeling of lonliness and
encouragement; with some it
seems that business is gone and
will never come back. But all of
US know,it always does come back,
and it has ever returned each sue
ceeding year in greater volume
than during the year before.
1t has been my misfortune to
have been out of town a greater
part of the year, and have missed
a lot during the summer season
when so many old friends and
acquaintance are in town. Just
last Friday, DIR. Wade Johnson,
Plymouth dentist called by the Of
flee, shortly after DR.. Wallace
Mustian of Durham had visited US.
DR.. Mustian is going to practice
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05
WANCHESE GIRL HAS
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Edna Earl Watts, daughter of
Mr.. and Hrs. Lewis Watts of Wan
cheese, was guest of honor recently
at a party given in celebration of
her fifth birthday by her parents
and her grandmother, Mrs. H. c.
Chesson of Wanchese.
A color scheme of pink and blue
was carried out in decorations and
in the birthday cake. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
Included among the guests were
Brenda Gallop, Lynda Gallop, Judy
Gallop, LOWE Lee Ward, Linda
King, Bette Dee Ward, Betty Kel-
logg, Dixie Davis, Elsie Davis,
Pam Daniels, Patty Midget, Mar
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05
100 per cent inclusion will be made
within the next 80 days.
ENcELHARD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Romalus Gibbs and
children of Norfolk spent the week
end here.
Miss Laura Litchfield, who is
employed in Washington, D. c.,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Dorothy Litchfield.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-05

garet Ann Midget, Percy Mid
gett, Jr., Mrs. Warren Gallop,
Mrs. Sallie Daniels, Mrs. Roy Da-
Wis, Mrs. Carrie Green, Mrs. Ber-
nice Midget, Miss Lydia Love
King, and Jack Tillett.
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the y. S. Coast Guard Station at
Nagh Head for the attempted saw
ing of the life of Raymond B.
Shelley. He brought the victim
ashore unconscious and was him
self exhausted. Resuscitation pro-
cedures were ineffective. Dough
is now retired from the service
and lives On Roanoke Island.
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STRUGGLE
Continued from Page Six)

what the infantryman is to war
making-the man with an oar in
his hand.
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three days week near Kill Devil
Hills, where he has built a home.
Sorry l missed 'em, but thankful
l didn't need them professionally.
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Adams and
Monroe To Be
One-Woy Streets

On Tuesday the final phase Of
the oneway street plan approved
by the City Council was initiated
with the designation Of Adams as
one-way for eastbound traffic
movement and Monroe one-way for
WeStbound traffic, both between
7th Street and 5th Avenue. With
the completion of this phase and
tenn on jefferson from 18th Avenue
to 18th Avenue and on Washington
from 18th to Goth Street, the one
aay street plan approved by the
City Council will be completed. The
first phase of the plan was COM
pleted in May when Jefferson was
made one-way for eaStbound traffic
from 18th Avenue to Goth Street
and Washington one-way for west
bound traffic from 18th Street to
.17th Avenue. In June, 3rd Avenue
was made One-Way for southbound
traffic and 5th Avenue for north
bound traffic, both between Madi-
son and Thomas Road. Last month,
2rd Street was made one-way for
southbound traffic and 4th Street
one-Way for nOrthbound traffic,
both between Roosevelt and Madi-
son. The one-way streets have
greatly improved traffic flow
throughout the City. Only three
protests against them have been
received. With the completion of
the approved one-way street plan,
even greater improvements in traf-
fic flow are expected.
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
New Water Rates
Approved

City Council has approved new
water rate schedules which cStab-
lish increases in water rates on
the basis of the principle that the
consumer pay a fair amount for
the water he uses. The new Sched-
ules were prepared by Headman,
Ferguson and Carollo. Consulting
Engineers. after study of revenue
and costs of the water, system.
There are three main reasons why
the water rates were increased.
The first is that City water rates
have not been increased since April,
1947, while the cost Of living
(Which is based on costs of labor,
materials and supplieS) has in
creased 46 per cent. Increases in
operating costs have forced other
utilities to increase rates, and the
City had to increase water rates
fo1 the same reason. The second
reason is that the City is compelled
10 pay more than S250,O0O in back
assessments and from $120,O00 to
100000 per year IN future assess
ments to the Salt River Valley Wa
ter Users Association or water
previously provided without charge.
Under this new agreement, prop
erty owners using City water and
not using irrigation water will be
relieved of future annual assess
ments of the Water Users AsSocia-
ton, although it will be necessary
for them to reimburse the City for
back assessments paid by the City
under the agreement. Finally, cd
ditional money is needed to meet
the debt requirements of the ST.
/ 100000 bond issue which will be
used for the expansion of the wa
Ter system made necessary by the
rapid growth of the area served.
Under the new rate schedules, users
of City water living outside the
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
New Creation In Crocheing Wins
Prize In Arizona State Fair

Winslow, AriZ-Mrs Fonda Parr
Drumm of WinSloW, as a longtime
hobby, crochets fascinating hats
with bags to match. There is note
Of simplicity in the designs and
colorS. in which she uses ordinary
rug yard, but her creations win
prizes at the Arizona State Fair
Mrs. Drumm says she has been
crocheting and doing fine needle
work for half century, more or
less, and she never tires of it.
Until a few years ago it never
occurred to her to enter her work
in a fair. She derived a great
amount of satisfaction just in max
ing the articles and using them
herself or giving them to her
friends.
Now she finds a greater salts
faction in enterting her domestic
arts creations in competition with
others at the State Fair.
She experiences a thrill in col
lecting ribbons. Last year she dis
played six articles at the State Fair
and captured five ribbons, three
firsts. She is still somewhat puz-
zled because her exquisite table
CLOTH, on Which she spent many,
many hours of labor, was the only
entry that didn't win a prize So
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05

City will continue to pay more for
water than will City residents. This
rate differential is justified by the
fact that the citizens of the City
are in effect stockholders in large
utility and have assumed all risks
of indebtedness and investment
which entitle them to lower rate
than non-stOckholderS and fair
return above costs on that portion
of their investment which is need
ed to serve water to those people
living outside o fthe City. The
City investment in the water SyS-
tenn approXimates $22,000,00O, in
cluding the current $7,00O,O00 in
vestment in expansion. For many
years, the water system has con-
tributed portion of it's revenues
the fair return over costs on The
investment risk = to help finance
the operations of other depart
ments. In the current fiscal year,
this contribution will amount to
4.4 per cent of the total expendi-
lures of the City government. This
percentage is lower than that Of
any fiscal year in the last II years
except 1949-50.
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Kansas City
Pastor Goes To
The Holy Land
BY LevOn keshiSflian
Especial Correspondent


New York, (GlobaD When the
first of a series of Friendship Tours
sponsored by the American Friends
of the Middle East left for tour
to the Middle East and the Holy
Land recently, included in the
group was the Rev. John W. Will
liams, pastor of st. Stephens Bap-
tist Church, Kansas City, Mo-, and
his wife. The group was led by
Mrs. Ovid R. Sellers "a Biblical
Archaeologist.
DR.. Williams, himself a distin-
guished Biblical scholar, said he
will see for himself the Biblical
land an dthe Arabs there, and that
it will be a great inspiration 10
him in his sermons and in his work
ir Kansas City. The expenses of
his trip are paid by his Church.
NG., a travel agency, the .Ameri-
csn Friends of the Middle East was
organized to broaden understand
ing between Americans and Middle
Fasteners and maintains repre-
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Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Joe HuIdimun
Says

Joe c. Haldiman said in q
statement recently:
81 have avoided making lot
of unnecessary promises. How
ever, 1 do want the Negro peO-
pie of Arizona to know that in
filling positions on the various
State Boards, they will be given
due consideration predicated up
on merit involved. They will
be considered according to their
prOpOrtiOnate population the
same as any other race or group.
The Negro people of Arizona
can be assured of fair and hon
orable treatment under my ad-
nlinistration."
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Nine Negroes In
Race For Legislature

Negro aspirants to the State
Legislature increases. In looking
back to two years ago, when the
doors of the State Legislature
were first opened to Negroes in
Maricopa county, the count was 4
candidates for the Democratic pri-
mary. This year, the number has
increased to five, however there
are four Republicans in the pri-
mary which makes a total of nine.
Those participating on the Demo-
cratic ticket are: Pearl Turner
Cook, District 20; Carl Sims, Dis
trict 10; Doc F. Benson, District
g; H. B. Daniels, District 8; and
J. S. Jones, District Z.
On the Republican ticket = Ev-
elyn Hopper, District 10; Tilman
Chambers, District 10; Kathryn
McCarty, District 8, and Emma
Gardner, District Z.
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Health Studies
OF Summer
Fairgrounds

The Health Educator OF the Pub
lie Health Department during the
summer months worked with the
personnel of the Division of Recre-
alton in studying the health aspects
Of summer playground activities.
This is the first time that there
has been inter-de partmental CO.
operation on the matter of health
and safety education. Objectives
Of the studies were to plan i'm
proved, clean, and safe recreation
areas for the public.
Arizona sun., 1952-09-05
Many People
Becoming Aware
OF Prejudice
By Laureen White

New York, (GlobaD While eat
ing lunch at an East 42nd Street
Automat recently, a young lady
asked me if she could share the
table. That is unsual in New York.
Most people shove themselves into
q vacant seat fast, eat and rush
on their way without SO much as
noticing who is beside them.
From her pleasant manner l
Judged she wanted to. ask some
questions; perhaps she was making
survey. 1t didn't take her long
e get started. She quickly told me
that she was from Atlanta, Ga,
and this was her last vacation day
in New York. I'm from Georgia,
but l am not prejudiced," she in
termed me, adding, I'm a jew"
1t developed that the lady wanted
TO talk about race problems. She
had read many novels about the
problems of Negroes. Negro news
papers were a part of her life.
There are some things I like about
Georgia, but I would not want to
rear my childen there" she con-
fided. "They would get a warped
and unrealistic picture of the
world"
Then 1 related to her the most
embarrassing jim-crow experience
I've ever had. 1t was in Atlanta.
Ca. In 1914, a Navy friend and
l were travelling. from Miami TO
Kansas. My friend was telling me
that he hated the armed forces.
Negroes have nothing to fight
for" this 18-year-old continually
told me. "All l want to do is get
out of this mess in one piece. There
is no need for me to risk my life
trying to kill those Germans when
I know the Germans have better
break in America than / do. AS
SbOIl DIS Tile wal Is ONSI SAAilC1 I'D
will encourage them to discrimi-
nate against me the same as Amer
leans do" he went on.
During the trip from Miami TO
Atlanta l did my best to encourage
patriotism in the young man. l
told him of the progress we had
made since slavery and the possi-
bilities of future progress. I think
1 was convincing him, until we ar
rived in Atlanta. I4len the United
States government made me hang
my head in shame. They embar-
rassed me and made me feel cheap
and futile. All the colored Ameri-
cans who were riding in our jim
crow car were made to stand in
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