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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-01-25
DISEASES OF MINERS AND
ALLIED WORKERS

Stating that call dusts do you no
good, most dusts can do you con-
siderable harm if inhaled over a suf-
ficient period of time" DR.. Abrams
stated that silicosis, although 100
per cent preventable" is one of the
worst killers of men in mining and
allied industries, either directly, or
as the root cause of tuberculosis
and heart disease. 1t is, caused by
inhalation of minute particles of sill
ca. There is no known cure. The only
treatment is prevention-which can
be absolutely effective. Once con-
Evening star., 1952-11-29

and who wanted an in-town
apartment of his own.
Mr.. Seay so far has trans
formed the first floor for his
own use, with the results you
see.
How he did the job provides
one example after another of
ingenuity in remodeling. and
originality in use of materials.
For example, Mr.. Seay de-
cided that he wanted a paneled
library. For paneling. he picked
up a number of painted pine
cupboard doors from a wreck
ing firm for 50 each, removed
the paint. refinished the wood
and had them installed horizon
tally above the fireplace. Wains-
coating he had installed was of
the same material. Yet, unless
you were told, you'd never real
ize that this fine paneling once
played the less glamorous role
of cupboard doors.
To the right Of the fireplace,
Mr.. Seay had carpenters build
Evening star., 1952-11-29
By Robert J. Lewis

The Georgetown work has
been almost completed. and
many of the people who played
an important part in that job
have forsaken the restoration
field entirely, or turned to
Capitol Hill or other areas.
AS the Georgetown restoration
proceeded, however, somewhat
the same kind of thing, with a
different twist, was taking place
elsewhere. And, from the looks
of things. the business of re-
claiming old houses in Washing
ton has only just begun.
In a number of areas, deterio-
ration of neighborhoods has
recently been halted by both
commercial and residential reno
vation that goes beyond mere
remodeling. In many cases.
observers point out, such jobs
have not only been imaginative
and, in some cases, spectacular,
but highly profitable as well.
Evening star., 1952-11-29
Residential Reclamation Work
Expanding in CIose-in Areas

The key to the operation.
generally, is to take a good
property that has assets that
are not being used for their most
suitable purpose. improve the
property. and put it to the right
use.
If the house is in commercial
area. it may be turned into
Offices. If in a residential area, it
may be hauled back from a
rooming house fate into the
society Of single residences once
again. Or be reclaimed for lux
ury apartment use that is suit
able to its downtown location.
An example of how one resi-
dence is being transformed is
illustrated today with the pho
tographs accompanying this
story. The property is located
at 2007 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, few doors west of Du-
pont Circle. It was bought last
summer by Henry Seay, who re-
stored many Georgetown homes
Evening star., 1952-11-29

bookShelves. To the left Of it,
he installed a handsome door
he picked up, likewise, from a
wrecking firm. Where does the
door lead to? Nowhere. But
it makes the apartment seem
larger by being there.
And while the door leads no.
where, it does open, and it does
have an additional purpose. For
behind it is a full-length mirror.
AS for actual structural
changes. Mr. Seay said the
house needed hardly any. He
installed a large air-conditioning
unit in a large closet. with
ducts leading to every room,
plus a first-foor bathroom. That
was about the size of the struc-
tural job. In decoration, Mr..
Seay had some ideas which
completely transformed the in
terror.
Walls were painted solid COL
ors-mocha with French gray
trim in the living room, and
Evening star., 1952-11-29

dark green with white trim in
the library, for example. Elabo-
rate cornices at ceiling level
were emphasized.
Dominating one wall of the
library is a large painting of a
hunting scene. How it got there
is another example of how Mr..
Seay achieved the effects he
wanted.
The original Of the hunting
scene was a small print which
Mr. Seay liked and which he
thought would be just the thing
for that wall had it been larger.
Solving that one was relatively
easy, Mr.. Seay said. He had a
Evening star., 1952-11-29

photo enlargement made, and
an architect friend faithfully re-
produced the colors on the en-
largement.
To set off the high ceilings
and gain an atmosphere he
sought, Mr.. Seay purchased an
tique chandeliers for both the
living room and library and had
them installed in the ceiling.
Floor tiles in the kitchen came
from the halls of a recently
razed building on Connecticut
avenue that formerly was occu-
(See LEWIS, Page BAY
Evening star., 1952-11-29
IHomebui|ding to Be Firm in So,
Two u. S. Agencies Predict

If civil service people in the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and
the Commerce Department who
figure out the prospects for con-
struction year ahead have any
qualms about prosperity under a
Republican administration, they
aren't letting it interfere with
their predictions.
For today they are on record
with outlook estimates that fore
see production of more than a
million new homes next year. and
a period of plentiful mortgage
funds. ~
about as many private dwell
Evening star., 1952-11-29

ing units are expected to be
started next year as in 1852, when
the million-unit mark will again
be exceeded" joint statement
by the Labor Department Bureau
and the Commerce Departments
Building Materials Division said.
Prediction of an active home-
building year is based primarily
on the anticipated favorable eco-
nomic climate and ready avail
ability of mortgage funds" the
statement said.
AS for expenditures, Govern
ment experts expect they will
Continued on Page B-3, Col. 50
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12

''CAP'N." LEVENE MIDGET,
Officer in Charge of the Coast
Guards at Rodanthe, is a man
with rugged determination, once
he sets his mind on a course, it
is do or die. With the same grit
he undertakes to render service
to ship in distress, he has I'M
dertaken the job of putting on
the road celebration at Rodanthe,
Saturday, September Goth. Cap'n.
Levene deserves more than ordi-
nary flowers. He is a strong
churchman, supporter of COM
munity affairs, helper of his
neighbors in time of need. He is
one of the mighty few of the ira
ditional surfmen whose career of
community service and helpful
ness to his fellowman inspired
the boys of generation ago who
were thrilled more then than
now by the traditions of the
Coast Guard, and their exploits
in risking their own lives to save
the lives of others. We like to see
tributes to anyone who has be-
gun with meager opportunities
in life, who with few advantages
and little education, has main
tanned useful existence by force
of moral courage and love for
their fellowmen that transcends
monetary gains, and doubtful re-
wards from trifling moments of
thoughtless praise. Levene Mid
gett gets equal joy out of doing
good for his neighbors, his friends
or the stranger. He has a restless
desire to do things for people,
and seemingly can never be sat-
isfied, no matter how much he
does, but always is vigorously
ambitious to do still more. He is
satisfied with little thanks or
praise for what he does. He may
differ vigorously on any cause
with his friends, without offering
anything to offend them. He
loves his fellowmen because he
loves God as few others experien-
&c. He is humble because of his
concept of duty to his loved ones
living and dead; to his friends
and his neighbors. He truly de-
serves some flowers while he
lives. He has boundless energy,
character and courage and faith,
hope and charity sustain and
comfort him through life's daily
tribulations.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12

DR.. Clyde Russell Brown, Man
teo,s newest physician was born
December 9, 1896 in Northamp-
ton County in Rehobeth, N. G.
He was reared on farm near
Lasker, N. C. In 1915 he finished
Poetcasi High School. He receiv-
ed his A. B. Degree at Trinity
College (Duke) in 1919, after hav-
ing spent a few months in the
S. A. T. c., Plattsburg, New ork.
Immediately after receiving his
degree from Trinity, he began
working for the British-Ameri-
can Tobacco Company in their
New York office. He was in for
eign service with this company
for four years in China, six
months in Newfoundland, and
six months in Costa RIGA, Cen
trail America. In 1880 he resigned
from this tobacco company and
started the study or medlclne at
Chapel Hill, North, Carolina.
After two years he transferred
to the Medical College of the
State of South Carolina, Charles
ton, South Carolina. In 1884 he
received his medical degree and
in the same year began the prac-
tice of medicine as assistant ply
stefan at the State Hospital at
Goldsboro, Goldsboro, N ort h
Carolina. He has worked there
until the present time and has
now offered his resignation in
order to enter the practice of
general medicine at Manteo,
North Carolina, to be effective
about the first of October. He
has been Assistant Superinten-
at that institution since about
1887. His duties while there has
consisted of general care of the
mentally sick, also the care of
employees and their families, and
See PHYSICIAN, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
BY CHESTER DAVIS in The State

a sensational literary light. He is
man of unbelievable enthus-
iasm. In his conversation, that
enthusiasm heats his thinking to
point where words steam out
of his mouth with a hiss and a
sizzle. In writing, Aycock has a
tendency to fire words so fast
that they climb up on one ano-
theirs back and ride piggy-back.
During the early part of his ca
reer, therefore, newspaper edi-
editors, with their warped blue
pencil minds, were inclined to
judge Aycock Brown solely by his
copy. This was a monumental
mistake, as may be judged from
the fact that Mr.. Browns rocky
copy now regularly finds its way
into type, whereas, some mighty
fine prose carpets the untidy
floors of many a newsroom. But
it did Illustrate Aycock, and for
many years he could hardly de-
eide whether he wanted to be
known as the Horace Greeley of
the coast or the high-riding he'll
lion of Hatteras, the hail fellow
for every moist visitor to the
coast.
The truth of the matter is that
Aycock literally was driven into
press agentry. He worked with
incredible zeal to sell AL Smith
to North Carolina voters. His be-
lief in his client caused him to
bet his poke that Candidate
Smith would carry North Caro-
lima.
That done, Aycock naturally
was delighted to accept Captain
Bill Gaskills invitation to come
to Ocracoke for a two-week va
cation. In turn, Aycock was to
write seductive copy about Ocra-
coke and Captain Gaskill's Pam
leo Inn.
Aycock stayed on Ocracoke for
six long, lean years. While he
was there he wrote of Ocracoke
the people, the sand, the sky,
the water, the fish and the fish
ermen who caught them-until
See BROWN, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
FOUR TOURIST
BUREAU MEETS
ARE ANNOUNCED

There will be four meetings held
by Dare County Tourist Bureau
officials next week for the purpose
of discussing the vacation and
promotional program for Dare
County during the fiscal year be-
ginning October /. Arrangements
for the meetings on Hatteras are
being made by NJ. L. Burrus of
Hatteras and Asa Gray of Waves.
Both are members of the Board
of Directors of the Tourist Blu
reau.
The first three meetings will be
held on Tuesday, Sept. 16 as
follows: Avon, 10 AM. at Cape
Hatteras Hotel; Buxton at. 8
O'Clock, probably in the school,
house, and Hatteras at 8 o'clock
in the schoolhouse there. The
fourth meeting will be held Thurs
day, Sept. II at Rodanthe. If there
are any changes in meeting places
persons of the various island COM
munities will be advised. Everyone
in business along the Outer Banks
and individuals interested in the
promotion of the area as vaca-
tionland, are urged to be at the
it was stated in Manteo
today by Lawrence Swain, chair
man of the board of directors of
the Tourist Bureau.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12

In 1927 Charles Brantley Ay-
cock Brown went to work on the
Durham Herald as a proofreader.
Aycock, who spells by ear and
with tin ear at that, went from
proofreader to cub reporter in
one night.
Duke University held its first
commencement in 1927 and the
Herald sent its police reporter to
the campus to cover the academic
event. The police reporter turned
in one story that night, Aycock,
who had filled in on the police
beat, turned in 80 separate re-
ports on what since has been de-
scribed as Browns one-night
crime wave"
In a way that anecdote slips
a pin in two of the characters
tics which make Aycock Brown
the rather strange and really
wonderful person that. he is. He
is a jack of all trades, journalistic
and otherwise, and wherever he
goes a story is sure to follow.
Newspapering, they say, is a
career that will broaden a man.
In Aycock's case you suspect that
"flaten" is a more likely word.
Over the past 80 years he has
worked as a printers devil (Or-
ange County News, ,proofreader
and reporter, columnist C'Cover-
ing the Waterfront''), editor
(Beaufort News) and publisher of
the Ocracoke Beacon.
In the same period Aycock has
ID sought journalistic work in
many places and ~ ended doing
many things; Charlotte (house to
house peddling of telephone CAD
gets, Wilmington working on a
Cape Fear dredge), New York
Magazine Subscriptions, Flori-
da (chauffering) and West Vir-
gina (plck ana SnoVeI man on
a construction gang.
In view of that vocational his
tory you certainly are entitled
to a suspicion that Aycock Brown
must be poorly equipped as a
journalist.
It is true that Aycock is not
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
MAKING PLANS TO
HANDLE CROWDS
AT RODANTHE
By AYCOCK BROWN

Observation-Disclosures that the
limited ferry service across Ore
gon Inlet would be inadequate to
handle the traffic planning to visit
Rodanthe on Saturday, Septem-
Der 20, has resulted in Captain
Levene Midgett's committee ar
ranging transportation for per-
sons who will come to the Halter
as Highway Celebration, but will
leave their autos on the north side
of Oregon Inlet.
"There will be special buses and
large trucks operating continuous
ly from the Inlet to Rodanthe on
the day of the celebration, said
Midget. Charles T. Williams of
Avon will have two trucks oper-
ating and the Midget boys, op-
orators of the famous Hatteras-
Manteo bus lines will place sever
al buses in operation to help han
die the crowds"
According to all advance plan
ming the celebration will be the
biggest event of its kind ever held
along the North Carolina coast.
A full program of activities has
been planned, including demon
strations of rescue and capsize
drills by the Coast Guard, bath
ing beauty contest in which girls
from each of the seven villages
will participate, public speaking
by outstanding personalities of the
county, state and nation and an
old fashioned picnic dinner.
The breaches buoy rescue drill
will be the most realistic ever
demonstrated by a Coast Guard
unit along the coast. Instead of
shooting the line across a prac-
tice mast on the beach, the line
will be shot across an actual
wreck in the surf at Rodanthe,
while persons aboard will be land
ed on the beach.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
FOOTBALL STRONG IN
COLUMBIA SCHOOL

Columbia.-The following high
school students have gone out for
high school football this fall,
from which the first string eleven
will be chosen: Clair E. Morris,
Jr., James Henry Reynolds, Ray
Gibbs, James Pledger, Keith Ward,
Derl Owens, Jack Combs, Red Be
langia, Dennis Swain, Flay Ether
idge, Horace Woodley, Jean
Rhodes, Larry Rhodes, C. L. Rey-
nolds, Bobby Primer, Billy Pope,
Roger Armstrong, Carlyle Harrell,
Frankie Armstrong, Bobbie Has
sell.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
FIRST DISTRICT RALLY
TO BE HELD IN MARTIN

Congressman Herbert G. Bon
ner has stated that Martin win
be the host county for the First
Congressional District Democrat
ic Rally this year. The rally will
be held at the Robersonville High
School gymnasium at 500 D. M,
on the afternoon of October %.
There will be a band concert,
speeches by the state candidates
as well as district candidates.
Later a barbecue supper will be
served.
MIR. Bonner predicted that due
to the great interest in the forth
coming national election this
would be the largest rally ever
held in the First Congressional
District. nj
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
PROVIDENCE CHURCH
HOMECOMING SUNDAY
Annual Observance Scheduled by
Celebrated Swan Quarter
Methodist Con-
gregation

The famous old Providence
Methodist Church at Swan Quar-
ter will hold its annual homecom-
ing Sunday, September 18th with
dinner on the grounds. Providence
is famed as the church, whose orig
inal building was moved "by the
hand of Cod" when a storm tide
picked it up and set it upon LOT
originally desired by the congre-
CATION. Its owner refused to sell
and the disappointed congrega-
ton had located their building else
where. When the tide moved the
church, the owner of the desired
land had a change of heart and is
said to have decided the lot free to
the church.
Last year the church had big
celebration with the dedication Of
a new electric organ donated by
Sam Jones, a Hyde native, now
in Norfolk. This years celebration
while not so spectacular, will lack
nothing in interest for old men,
bers. The pastor, Rev. d. M. Lew
is, says: "All former members and
friends of the church are invited
to Homecoming at Providence,
which is designed to rejoice solely
in the tradition of our church and
to enjoy the fellowship of the &C.
casion."
Rev. C. w. Guthrie of Wanchese,
a beloved former pastor of the
church, will be the principal speak
err at the morning service. Robert
E. Tunnel, a native son now liv-
ing in Greenville, will conduct the
afternoon program. In the noon
hour fellowship, and food, will be
provided by an old fashioned pic
mic dinner in the County Agricul-
tural Building. A song service and
business session will be held dur
ing the day.
Ashley Futrell, editor Of the
Washington Daily News, will also
speak.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
TOURIST BUREAU
HAS PROFITABLE
PROMOTION PLAN

The Dare County Tourist Blu
reau, Aycock Brown says, can do
much to prolong income from va
cationists we'll into autumn by
letting them know what induce
ments are here in other than
summer months.
One prime objective of the Blu
reau's program for the first year
was to emphasize the fact that
the off season in Dare offers va
cationists as much variety as does
the established summer season of
July and August. Emphasis has
been placed on fishing, hunting,
spring and fall climate, historic
sites, etc. Counts by the Historic
sites and State Highway Depart
ment indicate a tremendous in
crease in visitors to the area this
past spring. Many businesses re-
ported April, and May business
as good as previous June bust
ness; June as good as previous
July business.
Special effort has been made
by Bureau publicity and promo
ton to once and for all dispense
with the longtime feeling that
the Dare County season ends
promptly on Labor Day. 1t is the
feeling of the officers and Di-
rectors and Manager of the Blu
reau that, with many more re-
tired people able to travel (and
many of them looking for place
to settle down near the water)
we can in time extend our tour
list season so that, instead of hav-
ing two-month season DULY
and August) and a one month
secondary season (June), we can
have three month season (June,
July and August and a four
month secondary season april,
May, September and October)"
Results the first year have
shown that the above is possible.
Intensified effort in the future
can make it a reality, and at
only a fraction of the cost to the
Individual that he would give if,
instead of trying to double the
season, each businessman doubl-
ed his present facilities.
sit should be emphasized, in
light of the above, that Dare
County is now almost completely
dependent on tourist business for
income; that the purpose of the
Dare County Tourist Bureau is to
attract tourists to Dare County;
and that, with this accomplish
ed, it is up to each individual and
business to supplement the Blu
reau's program as he sees fit in
order to get his proportionate
share of the resultant increased
business"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
TYRRELL LIBRARY
BOARD A DOPTS
HERITAGE PROFIT

The Tyrreu County Library
Board, at a recent meeting, voted
to adopt the american Herr
tage and its contemplary Appli-
cation" project, which North
Carolina along with nine other
states has adopted and which is
approved by the American Lii
brary Association. A grant of $40,
900 from the Ford Foundation
has been made for the training
of leaders for this work. Leaders
in North Carolina will be trained
on wekends at Chapel Hill, N. c.,
and from the grant the expenses
only incurred for said leaders
will be furnished. The leaders
agree to give their services free.
E. E. Chesson, Jr., has agreed to
take the training for Tyrrell.
The yearly report was given.
Total new books added for year
1,465. Book stock, not including
discards, on hand is 10,297. Total
circulation for fiscal year 50,840.
Amount of circulation for the
Negro Branch during June and
July was 1905. This was the first
summer season that this branch
has been opened.
| The ten-year plan projects
which were worked out by g
committee composed of Mrs. H
c. Davenport, Chmn., Mrs. w. A
Basnight, Mrs. c. Earl Cohoon
and Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, Librarian
is as follows:
No. l Project-Building ano
Location.
No. 2 Project-Book stock and
Materials.
No. 3 Project-Personnel.
Others-Finance and Extension
of Service.
The Board instructed the Lii
brarian and the Bookmobile Lii
brarian to attend the work shop
at Fayetteville October 20
through % provided they feel
that they could attend same on
the amount allotted for said pur-
pose by the state.
Since the Library Service is
being recognized by the people
of the state as an Educational
necessity as well as means of
directing the youth towards high
er goals in recreation, the State
of North Carolina has set up a
Library Commission, furnishing
reading materials and certain IL
brary necessities, regulated by
the Commission, to all counties
which have met the require
ments. Tyrrell being one of those
counties which have enjoyed the
benefits of said State Aid, is be-
coming handicapped in lack of
adequate housing for same. Ex-
pansion under the present hous-
ing is almost at a standstill.
Therefore, the Board is making
arrangements to meet with the
See LIBRARY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12
THE UBIQUITOUS MR.. BROWN

PrORigate PurveyOr of Words An Ingenious Dispenser
Suoerlaves of the North Carolina Coast Fend for Photo
graphing Big Fish and BOsOm But He Never Lets Us Be For
gotten By Any Lover of Either