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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

in this country. Few men have
done more to demonstrate the use
fitness and almost unbounded po-
tentialities of the special-purpose
aircraft with which he was ident-
flied.
All the world has read and mar
veled at the splendid showing OF
the helicopter in the present ko-
rean conflict. where the daring
rescue of battle casualties has re-
suited in phenomenal record of
life-saving. Our late friend, Dave
Driskill, can be credited in no
small measure with having helped
to advance the helicopter art to its
present useful state. 1t can truth
fully be said that he gave his life
in this Effort.
There is little that l can add in
closing, except that am proud
indeed to have been asked to take
part in the commemoration of the
memory of an outstanding pilot.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

now with the OAA in Washington,
remarked upon Driskill's valuable
contribution to the safety of avia-
ton. He added that the civil avia-
ton industry now employs 100,-
900 persons.
''Driskill brought the airplane
to Dare County, birthplace of the
flying machine" said John E.
Ferebee, former chairman of the
county board of commissioners.
Stanley Wahab, of Ocracoke, recall
led Driskill's many errands for
sick persons and expectant moth
ers on the lonely Outer Banks,
as also did Capt. L. w. Midget,
veteran coast guard station keeper,
of Rodanthe.
Maj. AL Williams, flying ace of
World Wars I and III, and nation
ally known stunt filler, one of the
honor guests present, suggested
that the Manteo Airport be re-
named Driskill Field. Aviation
still is in its pioneering stage" he
said, "and Dave was among the
pioneers who tried to heighten its
standards.
Williams was flown 10 Roanoke
Island for the ceremonies from his
home near Weeksville by Comdr.
C. M. Robertson, commanding Of
ficer of the Naval Air Facility,
Elizabeth City, and Capt. D. B.
MacDiarmid, commander of the
Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air
Station. m,ksRl
Manteo Boy SS9uts assisted in
the unwilling ceremony, and there
was music by the Manteo Glee
Club, Leonard w. Higgins, direc-
tor, Miss Holland Westcott, pia-
mist. The benediction was by the
Rev. H. R. Ashmore, pastor of
Mount Olivet Methodist Church,
Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

world except for slow and uncer-
tain boat travel.
An unexpected tribute came
from the Town Council of Phoe-
bus, Va, where Driskill lived for
a number of years. In the form Of
a resolution, it read:
BE it resolved by the Town
Council of tire Town of Phoe-
bus, Va, that it does take
note of the unwilling of a plaque
in honor of the late Dave Driskill,
formerly and for many years con-
nected with the development of
aircraft in the United States; and
that he was formerly a resident
of the Town of Phoebus, Va, where
he resided with his family for
many years; and it is
Joins in Recognition
Therefore fitting that the Town
Council of the Town of Phoebus,
Va, in recognition of the unveil-
ing Of plaque in tribute to the
late Dave Driskill, that it join in
such unwilling by it's official re-
cognition of this tribute and event
upon the minutes of the Town
Council of the Town of Phoebus,
Va.
"May it add luster and be an in
spiration to those formerly, now
and hereafter connected with the
advancement of aircraft in the
United States of America"
The resolution was signed by
Mayor Henry F. Ferber, of Phoe-
bus.
Speakers mostly were brief( and
dealt largely in Renaissance.
Thomas Basnight, Jr., formerly of
Roanoke Island and now of Wash
ington, recalled that Driskill gave
him his first plane ride when he
was krne-pants youngster. His
brother, Capt. Arvin O.. Basnight,
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DRISK[LL
(Continued from Page One,

the base of the memorial.
An intermittent drizzle kept
away many who had intended to
be present for the occasion, and
the approximately 100 persons
present huddled in the airport
hangar during the exercises. Mel
vim R. Daniels, register of deeds
of Dare County, was master of
ceremonies, and the invocation
was pronounced by the Rev. c.
w. Guthrie, pastor of Bethany
Methodist Church, Wanchese.
Speaker after speaker told of
Dave DriskilIs airplane errands of
mere. many of these in behalf
of the ailing on Dare's South
Banks, which, before his coming,
had been cut off from the outside
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

hand his selfless attention to duty
and the high degree of competence
with which he performed his fly
ing assignments.
Dawes entire period of service
with the Kellett Aircraft Corpor-
alton was devoted to the flight
testing of experimental autogiros
and later helicopters. There are
few pursuits more challenging
and hazardous than that of the
test pilot. Yet the art of flying
could never have advanced to its
present high state of accomplish
ment without the courageous de-
votion to duty exemplified in our
late friend. To those of us who
knew him-and l include his other
friends at Kellett with whom he
was intimately associated for so
long-the honored memory OF
Dave Driskill shall always be with
US. 1t is source of the keenest
regret that our late President, Mr..
Wallace Kellett, did not himself
live long enough to have particl-
pated in these ceremonies today,
because he, too, loved and respect-
ed Dave as a faithful associate
who played such an important
role in the development of the
company's prominence in the
field of autogiros and helicopters.
Dave Driskill will long be re-
membered as pioneer in the ad-
vancement of rotary wing aircraft
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

make practical commercial use OF
aviation on the sand beaches of our
coastland. We miss Dave as good
citizen of our community. He was
a pioneer at heart. His heroic
deeds, some of which I recall were
not for selfish purposes but en-
tirely altruistic. I remember the
day he called me from Manteo at
my office in Baltimore and asked
my advise about responding to call
to take a very sick man who had
a heart attack in Norfolk while
enroute from Florida, to his home
in Alliance, Ohio. / told him the
weather. was stromy in Baltimore
would jeopardize his and the life
and not to take chances which
of the patient. He said the life
of the sick man was already in
jeopardy, as the doctor had told
the nurse who called Dave that
the patent could live only a few
DAYS, and so far as he was con-
cerned he felt it was his duty to
attempt the trip. He removed the
rear seat from the four-place Stin-
son, and put the patient on a
stretcher and accompanied by a
special nurse took off from Nor
folk for Ohio. After prolonging the
flight by detours to avoid some of
the intensity of the sorm, he land
ed his patent in Alliance. l follow
ed the results of this trip and
was advised by letter that the man
was much improved. This was not
his only heroic deed. l know on
several occasions when he was fly
ing maternity cases, he beat the
stork by only few minutes. On
one trip while flying maternity
case to Norfolk, an eight pound
baby boy was born in his plane.
There were many other instances
where his effort saved life. He was
not only instrumental in saving
the lives of people of this coast
land, but also performed in saving
property. On New Years early
morning of 194S, the big trawler
Charlie Mason came ashore on the
beach at Ocracoke with net
fouled in her propeller. The Coast
Guard on the beach at Ocracoke
pulled some of the crew ashore in
the breaches buoy. Others jumped
into the sea and made shore ex-
cept one man. After three days of
futile effort to float the ship. an
insurance company pronounced it
beyond economical salvage. l cal
led Dave to fly to Ocracoke at
once and discuss the possibility of
floating and salvaging this ship.
Dave responded promptly. He said:
STANLEY, we can float that ship.
You let me fly to Norfolk and
pick up some pumps, sea anchors,
cable and other equipment. A con-
tract was made with the owners
to deliver the ship afloat in Silver
Lake within three weeks. Dave
made several Flying" trips to Nor
folk for equipment. This ship
was delivered to her owners
in seventeen days and is now
! engaged in menhaden fishing
I along this coast. l am sure this
property would not have been
saved except for the advice and
work of Dave Driskill. If time
permitted, l could relate many
other of his feats for saving life
and property.
"He served himself best
by serving others first
The longer l live the more deep
ly l am convinced that that which
makes the difference between one
man and another-between the
weak and the powerful, between
the great and the insignificant, is
anorUv invincih1p determine tiOn-
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Ladies and GenCIemen:
Sergeant S. Prentiss once said
after following the great Henry
Clay IN one of Clay'S memorable
speeches. "Where there are so
many eagles soaring aloft, its time
for bats and owls to keep their
holes"
Coming from remote Acracoke
Island 10 Dare County, the land
made famous by its history, avia-
ton, romance and fishing, to at
tempt to make a speech, after fol-
lowing such eminent speakers
makes me feel like "a minnow in
the wake of whale"
The late John ]. ingalls, once
said: ain the Democracy of the
dead, all men are equal. There is
neither rank nor station nor pre-
negatives in the republic of the
glave. At this vital threshold the
philosopher ceases to be wise, and
the song of the poet is silent. Dives
casts off his purple and Lazarus
his rags. The poor man is as rich
as the richest and the rich man as
poor as the pauper; the proud
man surrenders his dignity, the
politician his honors, the wording
his pleasures; the invalid needs no
physician and the laborer rests
from his unrelenting toll. In the
Democracy of the dead, their deeds
their accomplishments and their
contributions to the living for the
welfare of humanity and progress
of civilization rise up time again
in the hearts and memories of all
mankind.
We are assembled here today to
manifest our recognition and ap-
probation of the valuable contri-
button made by our friend Dave
Driskill to the progress of
this, our beloved Coastland,
Gone forever are the days
of the treacherous long, tire
some vehicle travel on our beaches.
Yes, gone are the days when trav-
ell by the most convenient route
from Norfolk to Ocracoke required
three days; the days when the
stork and death could not wait
for the doctor to arrive; when the
lack Of transportation prevented
timely medical attention for our
good and worthy citizens.
Dave Driskill, like many pio-
neers died a martyr to the cause
of Improvement in the industry of
aviation-for the defense of his
country. After period of more
than % years beginning with barn.
storming all over the country, ex-
perimenting and flying all sorts
of airplanes, good ships and bad
ships, he gained the confidence OF
Bert Lyon who employed him as
pilot for his personal airplane. II
was while in this position he pio-
neered safe and practical use OF
certain places on our beaches
where God bade US airports for
our landings and take-offs. Less
than 80 years after the first sue
cessful airplane flight by the
Wright brothers in 1908, when
Dare County, the long recognized
birthplace of our nation became
the Birthplace of Aviation, Dave
Driskill was the first person to
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

Says Many Lives Saved i'm Korea Result of
DriskilFs Devotion to Aircraft Testing
KELLETT OFFICIAL And Former Associate Offers Great
Tribute to Work of DrisM in Development Rotary Wing
Aircraft
BY c. a BARNETT, Vice President and Chief Engineer
Kelett Aircraft Corp, Camden, N. J.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06

NOTE: Mr.. Barnett, was longtime
associate and friend Of Dave Driskill. He
was forced back by bad weather last
Friday, after flying go miles south OF
Camden and could not come to Manteo .
but he has forwarded us the remarks
he had planned to make at the cere-
monies at the Manteo Airport.
regard it as solemn honor to
have been asked by your COM
mittee to say few words
about my old and valued
friend, Dave Driskill, on this
occasion when we are gathered
to honor his memory.
Somehow, it seems to be at once
both sad and a happy occasion.
Sad because we lament his I'M
timely passing, and happy because
it gives one a genuine sense of
warmth to remember an old friend
whose spirit is, after all, still with
US. My social and business rela-
tionships with Dave extended over
a period of nearly ten years. Dur
ing those years there were many
times when l witnessed at first
a purpose once formed and then
death or victory-This was Dave.
Large was his bounty and his
soul sincere,
Heaven did a recompense as
largely send;
He gave to misery, all he had, a
tear,
He gained from heaven, twas all
he wished, a friend"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-06-06
DAVE DRISKILL
A Tribute To A
Pioneering Spirit
By r. S. WAHAB

NOTE: This is the address of R. STAN
ley Wahab of Ocracoke Island on his
former business associate and friend,
Dave Driskill, delivered at Manteo Air
port, Friday, May 30th, 1852.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07
Cow lnfertilify Studied

RALEIGH, N. c. - (P - The
North Carolina State College School
of Agriculture is conducting exper-
iments aimed at reducing infertility
in COWS.
DR.. J. Clark Osborne Of the de-
partment Of animal industry says
that infertile cows cost the Ameri-
can cattle industry 500 million doll
lars year in lost calves and re-
duced milk production. A bacterial
disease, vibriosis, caused by the
germ vibrio etus, causes affected
COWS to abort during the first six
months Of CESSATION or give birth
to weak calves.
While treatment of infected cows
has met with considerable success,
no entirely effective preventative
has yet been developed, says Os-
borne. College scientists are work.
ing to develop a vaccine to control
the disease.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07

mittee of the Production and Mar
keting Administration.
Orderly Marketing Urged For
SOybeans
The way a farmer handles his
soybeans crop this year will have
lot to do with his market re-
turns. Stabilize prices by market
ing steadily throughout the season
instead of selling most of the crop
during the first few months after
harvest. The crop being harvested
this fall is forecast at 286 million
bushels, the second largest of rec
ord. CCC price supports are avail
able this year, as in former years
to help farmers spread their mar
ketings and protect prices. The sup
port price in Delaware is $3.50 per
bushel for yellow beans and $2.25
for black beans. For full details
see your County PIMA Committee.
Multiple Crop Insurance For
Kent County
Friday, October 31st, was the
last day for signing up for Multi
pie Crop Insurance in Kent County.
Interested persons were urged to
see the County PIMA Committee.
How To Pay Cash For Farm
Machinery
The Treasury Department has
come up with a novel method of
accumulating cash to pay for farm
machinery and equipment when it
is needed. Most of us are familiar
with the way in which depreciation
is written off on equipment We al
ready own, but frequently that de-
probation money is spent. Their
suggestion is that you use the de-
probation money to buy Govern
ment Bonds that can be put away
until a new piece of machinery is
needed. The money bears interest
and you establish your own de.
probation fund. You can find out
more about it by asking the county
a office for the leaflet entitled, "a
Farm Plan for Machinery Replace.
ment."
Soil And Water Conservation
Practices Approved
A total of twelve soil and water
conservation practices have beer
approved for assistance under the
: 1858 Agricultural Conservation
Program for Delaware. The approx
ed practices are:
1. Lining Materials. 2. Phosphate
and Potash. 3. Winter Cover Crops
4. Red clover, alsike clover, swee
clover, ladino clover or mixtures o
these crops used for green manure
5. Annual lespedeza for green ma
nure. 6. Permanent Pasture. z
Planting forest trees on farm lant
for forestry purposes, windbreak
or for erosion control. s. ImprOv
ing a stand of forest trees. 8. Clear
: ing land to permit planting of for
est trees. 10. Forest site prepare
| tion to facilitate natural reseedini
/ of forest trees. II. Establishing
r contour strip cropping on non-ter
5 raced land. IL. Installing or i'm
. proving drainage systems.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07

pOunds-a gain of z percent over
the preceding week, and 21 percent
above year ago. Livestock slaugh-
ter was the largest since last Janu-
ary-With the volume of cattle
alone the largest in about five
years.
September Hatchery Production
For the month of September COM
mercial hatcheries produced 1884,
600 chicks, an increase Of Is per-
cent over the month before. Hatch
ings, although showing an increase
this September, were at a level %
percent below the same month of
1851. From January through Sep
tember hatchings tOtaled 37,185,-
900 chicks compared with 52,269,-
900 chicks for the same nine-mOnth
/ period a year earlier.
Steel Supplies For 1888 First
Quarter
Less steel has been allotted for
the agricultural machinery and i'm
plements industry in the first quar-
ter of 1853. The total of 336 thou
sand tons is down 25 percent from
the allotment for this fourth quar-
ter of 1852, and down nearly 40 per-
cent from 1925 third quarter al
lotment.
But steel supplies available tC
manufacturer of farm and food
processing machinery. and other
agricultural implements, will be
significantly larger than these al
lOtments indicate. Officials of the
Production and Marketing Admin
istration explain that the backlog
of steel allotment authorizations
due to the two months loss Of
steel output in mid-1952-will keeI
steel mills running at capacity.
See Need For Hlgh.LeVel Farm
Production
! American farmers have made /;
full contribution to our defenst
program. But it is essential tina
they continue to produce abundant
ly, according to Assistant Secretar!
of Agriculture Knox T. Hutchinson
He told the 3Oth Annual Agricul
tural Outlook Conference, in Wash
ingtOn last week, that the defens
emergency is still with us. An,
high-level agricultural production
he warned, is essential tc the kim
of alert preparedness which tn
{ American Nation muse maintain.
We make a living by what W
get; we make a life by what W
give.
Orderly Marketing For Corn
The secOnd-laTgest corn crop O.
, record is now being harvested. An
: officials of the Production an
+ Marketing Administration cautiO
farmers not to rush that corn t
market.
They urge farmers to use tn
l price-suppOrt program, as an al
to orderly marketing. The tina
< loan rate for cob corn stored o
farms in Delaware is $1.76 pc
bushel. You can get full detail
1 about it, from your County Con
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07

vides us with a steady income and
has resulted, in the course of it's
two and half year life, in a nest
egg treasury Of seventeen hundred
and seventy-five dollars!
However, we cannot rest on our
laurels, but must proceed on to
continue the standard we have set
for ourselves. The opening meet
ing of the season on October IA
will be very important to all of us.
Here will be presented the outline
for our years projects, for which
we need your suggestions and dis
cussiOn. Make it a record attend
ance! Bring your neighbOrs and
friends. They may stimulate inter-
est to their friends. The first
meeting will be Tuesday afternoon
at 1880 p. m. in the Nurses Home
on South Walnut street.
We plan to have frequent sew
ing bees at the home of members.
If you can't sew, don't stay home
you can cut or baste a seam; or
you can offer your home to a sew
ing group for the afternoon. We
are in dire need of more Cart Hos
tesses. Volunteer if you possibly
can! Also there is a card party in
the near future. Help here. Let's
join together to make our Christ
mas Bazaar a sale long to be re-
membered. We will have dolls to
be dressed for a doll shOw-baby
clothes to be knitted, crOcheting, or
even painting bottles for clothes
sprinklers. Whatever you do, let's
get on the ball and meet our pledge
faithfully as usual.
To you who are not yet mem
bers, when invited to become one
of us ask yourself if indeed this is
not a noble and charitable group
worthy of your assistance? For a
single dollar bill 1--WE have had nc
InfatiOn) you may have the privil-
eye of becoming a member, whether
you wish to be active or not. Col
lectOrs have your names and will
be soliciting dues until November
g. If you are not contacted, cal
Mrs. Byron Gibson, our Member
ship Chairman.
To our members, lend us your
help, however small or large il
may be. Call Mrs. Chuck Wright il
you can be a sales lady on Oul
cart; or contact Mrs. Desmond
Lyons if you wish to help will
sewing; and, by all means, attenC
orr meetingSll!il We have a place
for yOu in our program and yOl
can become acquainted with OuI
plans.
The success of our Auxiliary il
exactly what we make it. None o
us lack faith in its virtue.
Respectfully,
The Executive Committee
Ladies Auxiliary
Milford Memorial HOspita