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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
MARCH OF DIMES
MOVING SLOWLY
IN DARE COUNTY
Ball Game Last Thursday
Night Raises $110.03

The March of Dimes drive being
staged currently in Dare County
is tagging along very slowly, ac-
cording to Mrs. Balfour Baum,
chairman. Mrs. Baum asks that
all persons wishing to contribute
to do so as soon as possible.
AT the benefit basketball game
staged last Thursday night the
sum of $110.03 was raised toward
the county goal of $1,000.
The national average cost of
hospital care has increased $3.50
in the past five years, according to
Mrs. Baum. The purchasing power
of the March of Dimes dollar, like
the one in your pocketbook, has
been steadily decreasing. 1t now
takes almost SIT to buy one day
of hospital care in today's market,
compared with $40 per day in
1916.
"Polio cases are three times as
evident as they used to be. This
human need underscores our ur-
gent appeal for doubled support of
the 1862 March of Dimes" Mrs.
Baum stated.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
ROBIN REDBREAST IN DARE
PLENTIFUL THIS YEAR

The traditional "first robin of
Spring" arrived in the pocossins
and woodlands of coastal Dare
County long before Christmas.
'As a matter of fact" accord
ing to the North Carolina Book Of
Birds" they spend the winter in
Eastern North Carolina, and later
many migrate northward to be-
come "the first robin of Spring"
in climates far colder than it ever
gets in this state" Old folks say
they mate on Feb. IA and leave
soon after.
Motorists driving over U. S. 264
between Stumpy Point and Manns
Harbor Ferry are impressed with
the great flocks of robins. Thous-
ands may be seen during the Is
mile drive, and it is the same
story over the route southwark to
Engelhard on 264 and between
East Lake and Croatan Sound
alongside U. S. Cd. They used to
be numerous in the dogwoods of
Dare County, where they thrived
on the berries. Biggest flocks now
appear to be on the mainland.
In days gone by, killing these
birds at night in "robin roosts''
was considered one of the delights
of the countryside, and robin pies
the next day furnished gastromic
joys to many. But those days are
gone. Today robins enjoy the same
protection at all time that game
birds and waterfowl enjoy except
during the open hunting seasons.
It is never legal to kill robins and
the best friend Of these birds to-
day are the game protectors who
enforce the laws for the State and
Federal governments. On the 9TH
er hand, worst enemy Of the robin
in many communities are house
cats and youths who shoot the
tame birds with air rifles. The Au-
dubon Society is responsible for
saving the robin, probably from
the same fate of the Passenger
Pigeons and Carolina Paroquets.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
JUDGE REQUIRES
PEELE TO FORK
UP WIFE'S PAY
w. J. Midget, Jr., Discharged
for Parking on Highway
When Gray Dies

Two cases of interest have been
disposed of during the month by
Judge Baum in Dare Recorders
Court. L. w. Peele of Manteo fin
ally came before the court with
respect to collection of $4,000 in
support due his wife, Mrs. Eta
Peele, and the court required him
to pay $1,000 in cash of the
amount due, to continue paying
at the rate of 500 week, and to
give bond in the sum of 81 900 for
lis appearance at the next term of
Superior Court. ~
A case in which Peele left it
up to his bondsmen, Frank White
and Archie Burrus, some two years
ago, when he skipped out and left
them with the bag to hold, it still
pending in Superior Court.
Judge Baum dismissed a charge
brought against w. J. Midget,
Jr., Of Rodanthe, for parking on
the highway at the time his pas
senger. Richard W. Gray of Sal
vo. was killed Christmas day.
While Midgett's car was stopped
on the highway, it was run into by
car driven by Orville O'Neal of
Rodanthe and Gray was killed. Rid
ing with O'Neal was Linwood Mid
gett of Salvo.
Tuesday of this week, Judge
Paum fined Willie Spencer, color
cd, SIS and costs and gave him a
suspended sentence of so days, fol
disorderly conduct in Lloyd Meek
ms tavern near Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

D. D. WHITSOil, for many years
operator of fish market in Man
teo, has sold his valuable water
front property in Manteo to w. R.
Pearce, cashier of the Manteo
bank, and is going back to his old
profession of marine engineering.
Mr.. Whitson is a popular citizen
of Dare County, known and loved
by fishermen. Decline in the fish
ing industry, he says, has caused
him to quit. Much of his life was
spent in following the sea, to
South America, Europe and other
far-away places. While in the mer-
chant service during World War 1
his ship was torpedoed by Ger
man sub, and he was dangerously
wounded, and adrift at sea in an
open boat for three days.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
FISH TRUCK
UPSETS NEAR
STUMPY POINT
Fields of Sanford Has Mishap
at Paynes Creek; Tires
Stolen in Night

The theft of two tires from the
front wheels of heavy fish truck
wrecked near Stumpy Point Satur-
day night is being investigated.
The tires were taken off while the
driver had gone for help at Engel-
hard.
The drivers name is D. C. Dew,
and the colored helper Arthur
Smith. They had left Manteo on
he 1890 ferry. Maynard Meekins
gave them passage to Eengelhard.
The driver was bound for Engel-
hard when the truck, with 18 boxes
of fish, upset in the canal at bad
curve at what is known as Payne's
Creek Bridge. A colored helper was
with the truck. 1t was owned by
Fields Fish Co. of Sanford. The
driver spent the night at Engel-
hard with Maynard Meekins, and
the colored helper stayed in fish
house that night.
Sunday, when the truck wa, Wis
tied, part of the fish had benn
tolen along with the front wheels
md tires. A call was made tc the
Sheriff at Manteo, and was report
ed as saying he did not have the
time to investigate the case. A
lghway patrolman from Hy6e
County came to the scene, and got
an SBI man to investigate. 1t was
pretty we'll known who got the
tires, as well as one of the boxes
of fish loaded on pick up truck.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
VISITOR FROM TRINIDAD

Mrs. o. G. Sande, who has been
living in Trinidad, British West
Indies, for the last year, arrived
on January IA to visit her mother,
Mrs.> Carrie Midget, of Buxton.
Mrs. Midget, who has been i'll, is
recuperating at her home in Bux-
ton. Mrs. Sande plans to leave in
March to rejoin her husband in
Trinidad, where he is aviation
chief machinist in the Navy. Mrs.
Scande, who has travelled extern
sively with her husband, as he has
been transferred from one part Of
the world to another, reports a
wonderful climate in Trinidad, and
says she likes living there, were it
not so far from home.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

Inlet with additional chases in
Mays Head and Colington. Best
hunting last year was in the Col
ington Islands. This year for the
first time the sponsors may have
one day of following the hounds
in the Duck woods and northward
to Caffeys Inlet.
The Mays Head Valentine Sea-
son Hunts have grown in popular
ity since they were started four
years ago. Last year more than
$50 persons participated in the
three day hunt. Several packs of
fox hounds from the Watkins ken
nels of Oxford, the Buncn kennels
Of Edenton, the Gravely kennels
of Rocky Mount and the Keel ken
nels of Greenville were here-more
than 200 hounds.
"Owners of packs are invited to
have them compete in this strictly
informal, four-wheel drive fox
hunt" said Mrs. Purser today, add
ing, "but we would like to know
in advance of pack owners who
are planning to bring their hounds
so arrangements for thei4' care
while here may be made"
The hunt last Valentines season
attracted national attention. Many
newspapers and magazines had
staffers here on assignment to
cover the hunt. That was because
the Mays Head Valentine Season
Hunt, in which the hounds are
followed in jeeps or stock-cars, is
one of the most unusual events of
it's kind in America today.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

The Valentine season may mean
hearts, flowers and messages of
love elsewhere, but in the Mays
Head region of Dare County,
North Cardinals northeast coast
it means fox hunting. The fourth
annual Valentine Season Hunt this
year begins on February Ia and
continues for three days, accord
ing to it's sponsors.
The sponsors include Mrs. Luz
ellie Purser and Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Oneto of Mays Head and
the Watkins brothers, John Ray
and Chandler of Oxford along with
the Bunch brothers, Will and John,
of Edenton. Mrs. Purser and the
Oneto's take care of local arrange
ments and the non-Tesidents bring
in the packs of Walker hounds
used in the chase.
John Ray Watkins is master of
the hunt, and Ira Partridge of
Kill Devil Hills, takes care of the
dogs that are brought here for
the hunt, at his place near Col
ington Island. Planning to attend
the Valentine Season Hunt this
year is Miss Ann Hedricl;, joint
master of the Loudon Hum Club in
northern Virginia.
Foxes Are Plentiful
Foxes are plentiful in this, area.
Already this year there have been
several successful informal hunts.
For the Valentine Season event
initial plans call for one hunt in
the Bodie Island area of Oregon
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
TRAVELLING OUTER
BANKS DECREASES
IN DIFFICULTIES

Transportation along the Outer
Banks of North Carolina is no
longer the problem it once was, ac-
cording to R. S. Wahab, prominent
resident of Ocracoke Island. 1t will
be a glorious trip when the road
through Pea Island is completed
this spring.
Mr.. Wahab made business trip
from his island home to Manteo
and returned the same day on
Wednesday, and he used only
established and scheduled trans
portation facilities to make the
trip which includes two inlets
along the route.
an the old days by boat it was
at least two day trip from Hat
teras or Ocracoke to Roanoke Is
land" said Wahab.. "That was
back in the days when it was nee
!. essary to travel by boat, and when
boats averaged only five to eight
miles an hour"
To reach Manteo on Wednesday
from Ocracoke, Wahab covered the
first leg of his trip by mail bus
from the island community to Hat
teras Inlet. At the inlet he trans
ferred to boat and was in Hatteras
in time to make connections with
the Midgetts' Manteo- Hatteras
Bus Live. With most of the Hat
teras Island route now paved. the
bus arrived in Manteo by IL o'clock.
On the return trip leaving Manteo
at 2 o'clock. the bus arrived at
Hatteras in three hours with plen-
ty OF time for Wahab to make CON
nections with transportation across
Hatteras Inlet and back to Ocra-
coke village.
There is a ferry operating on
appointment schedules now Only
between Ocracoke and Hatteras Is
land, but II is great help to
persons making the trip in their
own automobiles" said Wahab
See BANKS. Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
AVON MAN PLANS TO
BUILD A wharf

Application has been made by
Geo. H. Meekins of Avon, lately
retired from the Coast Guard, ask
ing permission to build a wharf
6 feet wide and 35 feet long, be-
side the southwest corner Of the
dredged harbor at Avon.
Col. r. c. Brown Of the Corp. Of
Engineers, Wilmington, has given
notice that objections. if any, viii
be received at his Office until Feb
ruary 25, 1862.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
DR.. HAMILTON CLOSING
OFFICE ON FEB. 8

DIR. j. Edward Hamilton, who
has practiced optometry for the
past seven months in Manteo, and
more lately in Columbia, is clos
ing his offices on Feb. 8. He is to
be indicted in the Air Force at
Connolly Field, Tex, the 14th of
March.
He will visit in his home town
of Trenton, Tenn, some time be-
fore reporting for duty. DR.. Ham
ilton wishes to express thanks to
the people he has come in contact
with during his stay here, for their
helpful spirit.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
BALLENGER LOW BIDDER
ON HATTERAS ROAD JOB

Rallenger Paving Co. Of Green
vile, S. C. this week offered the
low bid for grading and paving
the 1924 miles of road through
Pea Island game refuge on Hat
teras Island. This is the final link
of road needed to complete a hard
surface road the entire length of
Hatteras Island.
The bid offered was $191,838.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
HURT BY HORSE

Billy Edward Mann, son Of
Mrs. Carl Mann of Manns Har-
Dor, was badly hurt when thrown
and kuicked by wild horse Sum
day. His leg was injured. He was
taken to Columbia Hospital for
treatment. The same horse recent
" broke Guy Mann's leg.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
CANCER CLINIC

The Cancer Clinic Of Elizabeth
City will be open 10 che public at
1890 pm. on the first Friday Of
each month, and the next clinic
win be held Fri, Feb. / at the
Health Dept.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Henry Twiford, who was strick-
en- helpless this week, has been
taken to Norfolk Marine Hospital
for treatment.
Evening star., 1952-02-18

Ever hear the story of Grandfather
Jones and the plate glass window?
It was the first window of its sort in
town.
Midwestern towns of the post-Civil
War period had plain glass windows.
Only a few persons had gone in for
the new-fangled plate glass.
It was a days wonder, when Grand
father Jones Installed them in his little
house at the corner of Elm and Cow
streets.
The cows came home that way, from
the creek right through town.
There were no street signs then.
Probably there aren't any in that little
town today. But people knew the names
just the same, although they might have
given directions in different way.
1.-The little white house where Old
Man Jones lives"
It was enough. for everybody knew
Grandfather Jones. with his white beard,
his red face and his game leg.
The only things he brought back from
the war were a pair Of andirons and his
leg wound.
He took the fine brass andirons out
of his saddle bags when he dismounted
at the horse block.
Grandmother Jones ran down the path
to greet her warrior home again.
( He was little pale through his tan,
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Builds Better Paper Trup

Why all this to-do about threatening
to beat up the neighbor who steals ones
Star? There are subtler ways.
Our paper was disappearing with mo-
notonous regularity from our apartment
door. We got tired of blaming the car
rier boy, and, as bait. for three nights
running, we bought an extra copy on the
street, brought it home early and left it
outside our door to vanish.
But the fourth night. we first spread
the spare out on the kitchen floor and
turned the inside pages over one by one,
sprinkling each one lightly with Hour.
Then we put it outside, as usual.
It must have been a touch Of that
divine feminine intuition that made my
wife open the door just few minutes
later. She was barely in time to see q
trail OF flour leading part way to a
nearby apartment then zig-zagging
wildly back to the incinerator, plus q
very red-faced neighbor hurrying back
to that same apartment, madly brushing
-four off his hands.
Our Star hasn't been disturbed since,
but If ever matters come to such pass
again we hope to refine the process fur
ther, by discarding the flour in favor OF
some potent brand Of itching powder.
Camera Obscura.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
By Charles E. TroceweH

In those days people were satisfied
with trying to win against the elements,
the inimical forces Of nature. With
their meager equipment, as compared
with today, they did the best they could.
4
Spring came, and with it dust flying
up high into the air from the roads,
every time buggy went by.
Glad to see you put the window up"
said Grandfather Jones. to Grandmother
Jones. but unfortunately she did not
hear him.
She was busy thinking about how
much chow-chow she should put up.
When Grandfather Jones took chaw
of tobacco, she paid no attention to him,
but went on with her calculations.
She did not like Henry to chew to-
bacco, anyway. but what could you
expect from fighting man?
Grandfather Jones leaned back. and
took aim.
Fright through the window" he
thought. but alas! something was wrong.
The moutfful Of tobacco Juice. In
stead of going through. dattened in the
air, seemingly, and then started to run
down.
Henry Jones!o screamed Mrs. Jones,
Whatever are you doing? Right on
my nice new Window"
1t was true. Grandfather Jones new
plate glass was so clear that even he
had not seenH Ht.
Evening star., 1952-02-18

T his and That .

only they called it brown in those days
'See what I brought you" he smiled.
''Where did you get those asked
Grandmother Jones, obviously, as she
looked at the andirons.
''Some place in Georgia, said Grand
father Jones, and that was all he ever
did say.
The andirons came down to his son.
and today repose in the fireplace at the
Templeton Jones home.
They are as sturdy and bright today
as they were in slavery days of old.
Life has way Of going on, and and
irons and others have way of moving
on, too.
Everybody for miles around came to
admire Grandfather Jones' plate-glass
window.
Such windows were as popular with
lockers as some super automobiles to-
day.
Their sheer invisability intrigued
every locker.
1t was saner day. when small things
had more sanction than mighty events
of today.
Now we are so used to tragedy, foisted
on simple people everywhere. the world
around, that we have come to adopt a
creed Of watching and waiting for
heaven knows what. q
Evening star., 1952-02-18
An ExempIor of Brotherhood

There are many friends of Joseph D. Kauf-
man in Washington who will applaud his choice
as the citizen to receive this years Brotherhood
Award of the District Chapter of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews For many
years he has made of himself an unassuming
symbol of brotherhood by his voluntary services
in behalf of community enterprises designed to
alleviate distress, help the less fortunate and to
make washington friendly city As an active
and energetic merchant, he was never too In
volved to neglect such things But since his re-
tirement from business affairs they have become
his chief preoccupation. Wise and constructive
in his counsel, tactful in bringing about under
standing and genuinely respected for his motives
in what he undertakes he is one Of Washington S
valued citizens.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
Fronco-Germon Moneuyerinq

In effect, in its weekend vote approving
the idea of organizing an internationalized Euro
pean army, the French National Assembly has
set forth conditions of its own to counterbalance
those that have been attached to the West Ger
man Endorsement of the same project As a
result of this parliamentary maneuvering, the
project itself can hardly escape being slowed
down. However, considering the terrible past
enmity between the two countries, nobody should
be surprised by their present cautious approach
toward close association. Actually although
their hesitancy may disappoint the impatient
advocate of complete and rapid reconciliation
there is still good reason to be encouraged by the
fact that they are as one in favoring such
association despite their old suspicious old fears
and old embittered memories. 81 t.ll asa4@
The principal conditions laid down by the
French Assembly are Cd that there should be
no recruiting or rearming of the West Germans
until the plan for a European army has been
spelled out in treaty form and ratified by all the
participating powers and ~ that Britain and
the United States should join in guarantees
against the possibility that resurgent Germany
under some future militarStic leader-might
break the treaty and strike once again at France
These qualifications reflect the diStrust that has
been revived in Paris by the position the Bonn
Parliament has taken in supporting the prin-
ciple of armed German cooperation in the
security system being built up by the Atlantic
community-a horse-trading position regarded
by many Frenchmen as evidence that their
neighbor is returning to nationalstic self-as-
sertiveness of a conceivably dangerous kind.
Whether exaggerated or not, this fear is
real one in France. That is why Premier Faure
who has accepted the Assemblys conditions
in order to retain the backing of the Socialists
may have a rather hard time of it tomorrow in
winning the vote of confidence he has demanded
in support of his resolve to move ahead with
forming the European army. Since he has sur
vived preliminary tests on the issue, the chances
are that he will get what he wants, but by
narrow margin. Nevertheless, assuming that he
wins the Western world will have reason to be
gratified because that will mean another step
forward-even if only small step-toward
united ranco-German action for the defense of
free Europe. BY the same token, the victory
will serve as hopeful prelude to the impending
Lisbon Conference of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Evening star., 1952-02-18
He'd Like to Hear Ike

Senators Lodge and Duff should call to
the attention of Gen. Eisenhower the
case of the Hindu priest who ran against
Nehru in India. This priest didn't speak
a word during the campaign, and look
what happened to him. In politics, Isl
lence is not golden"
Another matter should be called to the
attention of the Senators: In that Eli
senhower song Irving Berlin is supposed
to have written, there is line. Harry
Truman likes him too." There is no bet
ter way to lose votes for Republican
candidate than to intimate that Truman
likes him. This is especially true in the
Southern States.
"The ScOtchman."
Evening star., 1952-02-18

margin that he was unable TO overcome
Mr.. Kefauver's lead elsewhere In the
State. OF about 81 900 votes east in that
election in Shelby. Judge Mitchell got
$1,000, Mr.. Kefauver got $1,000 and
with only about 5000.
It is not mere ebullience that makes
Mr.. Gore think he can do what even Mr..
Kefauyer failed to- do-carry Shelby
County. Metropolitan Memphis has
grown so rapidly in the last few years
that there is reason to doubt the con-
tinued efficiency of Mister Crump'S con-
troll over that key area. Though he does
not talk about his opponent unless
pressed. Mr.. Gore knows that great
many voters are likely to think twice
before casting their ballots for man the
insurance actuaries gave up on long ago.
Then, too, there is the irascibility of
the senior Senator from Tennessee and
the fact that he is noted spokesman who
has sniped consistently at the Tennessee
Valley Authority which most Tennes-
scans hold dear.
Mr.. Gore. too, has the virtually unique
distinction of having had his consti-
tuency redistricted three times in the 13
years he has represented it. By this fact,
he has come to be in intimate contact
with the voters of "a of Tennessee'S 95
counties.
With disarming frankness, Mr.. Gore
who announced formally for the Senate
race only two weeks ago-admits that he
has been running for Senator for the last
two years. All his efforts have been bent
toward making him better known to the
State. He has concentrated on legislation
Of interest to the whole State-he Is Co
author of the Gore-Anderson farm bill
and has fought for the status quo for
IVA and advancement Of the atomic