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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
MEMORIAL TABLET
TO BE ERECTED TO.
d A V E DRISKILL
May 30th Will Be Date of
Ceremony at Manteo Air
port Honoring Pioneer
Coastland Pilot

AS tribute from his old friends
and neighbors, memorial tablet to
the late John David Driskill, pio-
neer pilot of the Coastland will be
erected Friday, May 80, at the
Manseo Airport which he managed
from 1916 to 1949. A committee
organized Wednesday is making
pans for the event.
Driskill, who died October 8,
1919, while testing aircraft to
make them safe for others, was
noted for a lifetime of safe flying,
but fell victim to the structural
failure of new ship he was TAX
ing out for a test. He was able to
get his companion out safely be-
fore he was killed.
DaYe Driskill first came to the
Carolina coast as pilot for Bert
Lyons, Detroit sportsman who own
ed shooting preserve at Halter
as, and there he built the first air
plane hangar on the North Caro-
lima coast. Dave Driskill flew along
this coast for many years, carried
passengers and people who were
sick. He did much to stimulate To-
cal interest in flying and played a
major part in getting the CAA to
build the Manteo airport which is
one of the most modern in the
state.
Meeting in the courthouse Wed
nesday were Melvin r. Daniels
Frank Cahoon, Mayor Martin KEEL
logg, Jr., Lawrence Swain, R
Bruce Etheridge, L. D. Tarking-
ton, Miles Clark of Elizabeth City
C. S. Meekins, A. H. Ward, Ay-
cock Brown and Victor Meekins
Melvin Daniels was named Chair
man of a committee to plan fol
the ceremonies May Both. He i'm.
mediately appointed all present 9
committee to aid him, and named
the following special committee tt
be in charge of arrangement fol
the ceremonies at $3.50 in the af.
ternoon: Miles Clark, Aycocl
Brown, Martin Kellogg, Jr., Law.
renee Swain, Frank Cahoon.
All old friends of Mr.. Driskil
will be invited to attend and his
See TABLET, Page Four
4
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
KNOW YOUR
SCHOOLS
By MABEL EVANS JONES

Visiting the school at Kitty
Hawk / found a crew of workmen
installing the new central heating
plant in which the students and
teachers were keenly interested as
an item in undermining the school
plant.
The auditorium in the center of
the building is possibly one of the
most used ones in the country
school system, serving as assembly
room for the various age groups in
the school, also for a moving pic
ture of educational value once a
week, for a youth recreation CEN
ter each Friday night and during
this coming week for a series of
short religious services led by Wis
iting ministers in the community.
The recreation center guides the
social activities of the youth from
the seventh to the twelfth grades.
Just now they are doing outdoor
roller skating under the lights on
the concrete game courts of the
athletic field. Indoors they have
See SCHOOLS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
GROUP QUESTIONS N. C.
ADVERTISING POLICY
Dare Beaches Chamber Thinks
State Financed Booklet Gives
Too Few Hotels a Break

The policy of the State Division
of Advertising in paramounting
certain hotels in the same towns
throughout the state year after
year is sharply questioned by the
Dare Beaches Chamber of Com
merce, and Secretary C. J. Town
ley has written the State Travel
Bureau in protest.
While Mr.. Townley praises the
style and formal of the book, he
thinks some of the other hotels in
the state should get a break
maybe once in ten years. Mr..
Townley's letter, which is of gen.
eral interest is as follows:
"A number of our members, in
GLIDING myself, have received your
book Variety Vacationland" pub
lished by the State Travel Bureau.
"You are putting out an excel
lent book and it is what we need
in North Carolina. However, look
ing through it we find that few
hotels are pictured, giving their
names and locations.
'"This kind of advertising in any
magazine would cost thousands of
dollars, and the question we are
asking is if you are selling them
this space.
eve understand the booklet is
paid for by the tax payers so why
should the tax payers pay to ad-
vertise certain hotels when other
hotels can't buy space along side
of them.
"If you feel that a picture of &C
commodations with addresses from
each section must be included. we
feel you should at least rotate SC
no one is carried more than one
year in ten. However, the only way
and the right way would be to omit
the printing of pictures and adj
dresses of any accommodation
thereby utilizing all your space tc
the natural tourist attractions OF
the state.
"A copy of this letter is being
sent to the director of Conserva.
ton and Development, also to the
Governor of the state"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
SO DARE WOMEN ATTEND
DISTRICT HID. MEETING
Mrs. Lee Perry of Kitty Hawk
Named Secretary of Group

Dare County Home Demonstra-
ton clubs chartered bus and sent
a delegation of 33 women to the
district meeting in Hartford Tues
day. Mrs. Lee Perry of Kitty Hawk
was elected secretary of the dis
trict. Mrs. Curtis Toler of Kitty
Hawk is outgoing treasurer.
Miss Mary Kirby, Dare's home
agent, accompanied the club rep
resentatives, who were as follows:
Manteo, Mrs. Earl Mann, Mrs. Bet
tie Guthrie, Mrs. Annie Daniels,
Mrs. Hubert Guthrie, Mrs. A, H.
Ward, Mrs. A. w. Drinkwater.
Mrs. T. D. Etheridge, and Mrs.
Leo Midget; Wanchese, Mrs. NJ.
R. Daniels, Mrs. v. G. Williams,
and Mrs. Walton Williams; Mays
Head, Mrs. Mary Wise, Mrs.
George Midget, Mrs. Lewis Mann,
Mrs. Ezeta Reber, Mrs. C. P. Mid
gett, Mrs. Carrie Baum, Mrs. Hal
Culpepper and Mrs. Reba Henley;
Colington, Mrs. Robanna Toler and
Mrs. Mincie Partridge; Kitty
Hawk, Mrs. Edgar Perry, Mrs.
Earl Keller, Mrs. Curtis Toler,
Mrs. Lee Perry, Mrs. Edith Sow
ers and Mrs. Maggie Tillett;
Stumpy Point, Mrs. H. E. Best,
Mrs. Robert Midget, Mrs. Wood
row Best, Mrs. Mccoy Hooper and
Mrs. Myrtle Burgess.
Mrs. Woodrow Best served on
the courtesy committee, Mrs. HUI
bert Guthrie on the resolutions
committee. Mrs. Leo Midget was
chairman of the gavel committee
Mrs. C. P. Midget was a member
of the nominating committee and
Mrs. NJ. r. Daniels served on the
time and place committee.
DR.. Bessie Mcneil, head of the
See MEETING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
PRECINCT ELECTION
OFFICIALS IN DARE
New Voting Precinct to Be Estab-
lished at Kill Devil Hills This
Year; Officials Named

After four years of effort on the
part of the citizens of the growing
Kill Devil Hills community, the
Dare County election Board has
established a voting precinct for
the first time and the officials
have been named, along with 9TH
ers in the county. The officials for
the forthcoming primary are as
follows, the first named being the
registrar:
KILL DEVIL HILLS: Nina H.
Miller, E. C. Twiford, B. M. He'd
rick; East Lake: Elisha Lundy
Twiford, Nina Basnight, Marian
Basnight. Mashoes: Bethel Twi-
ford, w. H. Mann, Dorado Bas-
night; Manns Harbor: Grace Mann,
Florence Jones, G. C. Gard; Stun
py Point: Mrs. R. D. Wise, Mrs.
Violet O'Neal, Mrs. Carville Wise.
MANTEO: Ruth Evans, Thos. A.
Basnight, Lolita Midget; Wan
cheese; Lucy Midget, Crowder Da-
Wis, v. G. Williams. Mays Head:
c. S. Culpepper, Ruby M. Culpep-
per, John P. Wise. Colington: Lew
is Meekins, B. D. Pugh, Stella
Beasley. Kitty Hawk; Russell Perry,
Esther Beacham, Mary J. Perry.
Duck: Mrs. Carrie Whitson, Les
sic A. Midget, Carrie E. Beals.
HATTERAS: Mrs. w. H. Rollin-
son, Viola Peele, Oracle Balance.
Trent: U. L. Robinson, Arthur
Stowe, R. H. Basnette. Buxton; N.
F. Jennette, C. P. Brady, A. ].
Dudley. Avon: Eugene Gray, Mel
son Gray, Walter Smith. Chicami-
comico: L. Douglas, Mrs. Esta
Gray.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
NELL WISE WECHTER
NAMED TO SCHOOL POST

At meeting of the Dare Coun-
ty Board Of Education in April 8,
Mrs. Nell Wise Wechter, a native
of Stumpy Point, now teaching in
the Pitt County Schools, was elect
led to the position of helping
teacher" for the 1928 school
term Of, the Dare County Schools,
The term helping teacher is now
used to denote the person who does
supervisory work.
Mrs. Wechter will receive her
Masters Degree from East Caro-
lima College in July, with a major
in elementary supervision. The
election of Mrs. Wechter is subject
to the approval of the State De-
partment of Public Instruction.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
CANADIAN BUYS
SUMMER HOME
ON ROANOKE I'D.

British born Ernest Yeates,
resident of Toronto, Canada, this
week bought the Guy Hayes home
near Seatone on Roanoke Islanl
and will make it his year round
home, according to E. E., Meekins,
Manteo realtor who made the sale.
Mrs. Yeates is of the prominent
Leary family of Edenton.
Mr.. Meekins reports also the
sale of property near Kill Devil
Hills to Henry G. Turner, a retired
medical surgeon of Raleigh, who
plans to live there; and also the
sale of a lot to DIR. w. T. Muslin,
Durham dentist who plans to es-
tablish an office on the beach.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
HATTERAS SCHEDULES
SCHOOL FIELD DAY
May 2 Set Aside For Competitive
Races and Exhibition of
School Work

On Friday, May 2, the schools of
Hatteras Island have scheduled
Field Day" for children and
adults. This event will be held at
the Buxton School, beginning at
10 a. m. Lunch will be served in
the school lunchroom at 20 cents
per person for all who buy tickets
ahead of time.
The tentative program, which
has been planned by school repre-
sentatives, with Mrs. Janet Finne-
gan as chairman, will be as fol:
lows
General Assembly - 10 a. m.
Standing Broad Jump, Grades
1-8; Running Broad Jump, Grades
1-8; Basketball Throw, Grades 1-8.
Softball game between P. T. A.
groups from Hatteras, Buxton,
Avon, Rodanthe preliminary.
Lunch
Potato Race, Grades Is; Base
ball Throw, Grades 1-8; Horse
shoes, Adults (all communities);
Three-legged Race, Grades 1-8;
Thread-the-needle, Adults (all
communities); Bag Race, Grades
.1-8; 40-Yard Dash, Grades 1-S;
Basketball Game, High School;
Softball Finals, Preliminary game.
This Field Day is planned on a
regional basis, taking the place of
the annual county school festival.
This is being done in order to give
an opportunity for more adults and
children Of the south banks to at
tend the annual school gathering.
The teachers north of Oregon In
let have decided not to have
school gathering this year. since
nearly all parents have been able
to attend for the last two years in
Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
AIRPORT FEATURES
IN AIR-SEA RESCUE

AS has. been the case on many
previous occasions, Manteo's MUM.
cipal Airport was featured last
Saturday morning as an important
base for Coast Guard Air-Sea res
cue operations.
Louis Mongiello, passenger a.
board the Bull Line Steamship
Company's SIS Puerto Rico, be-
came violently i'll hundred miles
off the Dare coast. He was remov-
ed to the Coast Guard Cutter
Cherokee about 3 a. M, which pro-
ceeded shoreward.
In the meantime a Coast Guard
Rescue Plane and Helicopter had
arrived at dawn here in Manteo.
The plane proceeded seward to
spot the Cherokee and, unable to
land in choppy seas, notified the
operator of the helicopter of the
location of the cutter.
The helicopter, flown by 1t.
Comdr. L. C. Sansbury, then pro-
ceeded seward, lowered over the
fantail of the Cherokee while the
i'll man was hoisted aboard. A few
minutes later he was landed at the
local airport and transferred to the
rescue plane which transported
him to Norfolk. The rescue plane
was flown by Lieutenant A. Adam
son.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
COMING SEASON TO
BRING BIG BANDS

The 1851 season will bring many
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bands to Mays
Head, says 'Ras" Westcott, ope-
rator Of the Mays Head Casino.
Ray Anthony les been booked for
June X. and Jimmy Dorsey for
August II. Several other big
bands are to appea Turing the
season, but definite dates have
not YET been determined.
At Ire Castro this week end,
Marsha Ho~shor end his orches-
ira will annear, nromising the best
dance music so far this season.
The Casino Bingo is planning
big time this week end, offering
many special awards, in addition
to their regular jackpots.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
MORE CANDIDATES SEEK
OFFICE IN DARE COUNTY

James w. Davis, of Wanchese,
well-known retired Lieutenant of
the Coast Guard. seeking a place
on the Board of Education in Dare
County, is the only announced can
didate from Mays Head township.
William Lloyd Scarborough of
Buxton, also a retired 1t. Com
mandeT of the Coast Guard has
filed for County Commissioner
from Hatteras township. and Noah
+. Price, another retired Coast
GuardsInan, seeks the post of the
Board Of Education from Kinne-
keet township, which is also sought
by Ellis A. Gray the incumbent.
Dave 0'Neal of Avon seeks to
unseat J. w. SCARBOROUGH as Com
missioner from Kinnekeet Town
ship. Roy Gray of Hatteras has
filed for Board of Education to
succeed himself. H. E. Best of
Stumpy Point has also filed for
this board to succeed himself.
Others who have filed for Cow
missioner are w. H. Lewark of Kill
Devil Ellis. C. C. Duvall of Buff
falo City, C. L. Holmes of Manns
Harbor and L. L. Swain of Manteo.
R. B. Etheridge and D. L. Hayman
are seeking the Representatives
place. J. E. Harris Of Mays Head
has filed for Commissioner Of the
Dare Beaches sanitary district.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
BEAUTY QUEEN
TO BE CHOSEN
FOR DARE co.
Winner Will Compete in Po-
tatO Festival in Elizabeth
City in May

The Pioneer Theatre on April
18th will hold it's annual beauty
contest for Miss Dare County.
In addition to the contest a pri-
vate dance will be held at the COM
munity building for the contest
ants and their escorts Immediately
following the contest.
The winner of the contest at the
Pioneer Theatre will be named
"Miss Dare County" and presented
loving cup. Also she will be sent
to Elizabeth City, expenses paid,
to participate in an eight county
contest to be held at the Carolina
Theatre in search of Queen for the
Potato Festival to be held in Eliza
beth City in May. The winner of
this contest will receive an eigh-
teen inch loving cup, attend ball
and banquet, reign as Queen on
her float during the festival pa
rade and, best of all, she will re-
ceive with all expenses paid a
weeks vacation at the Mays Head
err Hotel, Mays Head, N. C.
The county has been represented
in the preceding years and was
- runner-up to the Queen both years
at the contest held in Elizabeth
City. Dare wants to make good
show this year and try to win top
honots, so if anyone knows some
one who should be in the contest,
please send her name to Ben Greet
or George Greet at Pioneer Thea
tire, Manteo, N. C.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
FIGURES TO SHOW VALUE OF AN
INVESTMENT IN CROATAN BRIDGE

The cost of the new bridge Roanoke Sound
S2O per foot 1t is 4747 feet long and about $4,000
Including the draw and buildings and fill The cost per
foot Croatan Sound would be less Figured at
same rate it would amount to not than $1,75OOOO
The state has an investment in ferry boats, decks.
railways of nearly $225 OOO In 1850 the operating
costs OF the ferries $4,000 and there has
large increase in this cost 1t will continue
rapidly travel increases.
If the state to apply federal funds half the
bridge project it would remain for the supply
less than million dollars The state borrows money
favorable rate Of Understanding like
PEI cent
At this rate of interest, $4,000 year will pay inter
est a million dollars.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
DARE HAS AN ALMOST NEW
COUNTY ELECTION BOARD

While Hugh Basnight continues
as Chairman of the Dare County
Board of elections, it wasn't easy
to get two other members. To show
the carlessness with which Boards
are elected out of Raleigh, the
State Board named r. C. Jones as
the Republican member, and he
lives in Norfolk. 1t also named
Tom Sutton of Manns Harbor, who
declined to serve. Finally last week
the Board appointed w. H. Beach
am Of Kitty Hawk, and v. G. Will
liams of Wanchese was named to
represent the Republicans.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
LEARY'S OFFICIAL
OPENING SUNDAY
Door Prizes Friday, Saturday and
Sunday

After 4 moderate opening last
week end, Leary's Bingo will stage
their official opening this Sunday,
April 20. Free drinks and sand
wiches will be served, and an ex-
TIA special door prize will be a
warded at 6 p. m.
Although The official opening
will be Sunday, Leary's will be
open Friday and Saturday nights
also. On Friday night the door
prizes for the week end will be
announced.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-18
JONES' BINCO OPENS
SATURDAY AT 2 r. M.

Jones Bingo, opening this year
in Mann's Recreation Center, win
stage their grand opening Satur-
day, April 10, at z p. m. Refresh
nents and cigarets win be given
away. A free game Sunday after
noon win award Roadmaster BIZ
cycle to the winner.
, 1952-01-19
ONE DOLLAR
DECIMA ASAMBLEA

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pueblo de Christiansted, n. I durante los dias de
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profession de fe empezo i predicar y ganar profesantes para
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miento. de Ia nuestra Ell cristianismo Sc has Ell fatizado de tai
nanera Que ahora Sc empieza 4 entender Que este IS vida
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, 1952-01-19
CLEAN UP, PAINT UP. FIX UP
SHIPPING NEWS
The SIS FORT TOWN

The SIS FORT TOWN.
IS scheduled to SAN
from New York January 18th
and IS due At Frederiksted Oh
or about January 25th accept
ing freight for Venezuela;
Trinidad, Grenada ST. Vincent
Barbados. Martinique ANTI
GUA ST Kits. Il
EuRNEss Witty i CO. LTD
Robf I. Msrwia q Company
Agents
, 1952-01-19
CARD u THANKS

The family here and abroad
6f Nos Christina Henneman'
through this medium thank
the many relatives who sent
tokens 81 sympathy during
bef illness and upon her death
, 1952-01-19

Daily, nonstop service from San Juan 81 deluxe Con-
steIIadon-ype Clippers. Reduced, 15-Day, Round
Trip Excursion rates now ii effect also new, low
Tourist fares. Convenient connections from New York
to London, Paris-1eading European cities. All PAA
flights to New York now land at Idlewild Airport.
Evening star., 1952-03-09

Thousands thousands Of dolors worth Of furnishings
60 on the block . It's sisontic prieesmoshins
seout at The Hubs Street warehouse! Suites bed
ding. occasional pieces drostcoIy reduced mony
ot LESS than wholesale cost Refrigerotors, woshers
appliances. rugs all included! No matter whot you want
we've got it! None sold to deoIers!
ALL SALES FINAL! NO EXCHANGES! NO REFUNDS!
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Keel Of Atomic Sub
To Be Laid in June

The Navy announced today
that the keel of the worlds first
|atomic-powered submarine would
be laid next month.
The keel laying will take place
|at the Electric Boat Co., Groton,
Conn.
"The exact date will be an
Inounced at an appropriate time, -
the Navy said.
Semi official sources have said
a nuclear powered submarine
would have a vast underwater
range and speculation as to its
possible speed has ranged as high
as so to 60 miles an hour. That
is more than twice the speed of a
conventional undersea craft.
The best estimate is that the
craft may be tested perhaps two
years from now.
Evening star., 1952-05-15
5 900 Tons Of Storage Peanuts
New-Type She'll Game

wood, to cover the check, in effect
gave the bank a mortgage on
three carloads of shelled peanuts.
There was one difficulty: Brown
wood didn't have the shelled pea
nuts. So Brownwood dipped into
the loan peanuts that were left
and started shelling.
Eventually. the mad circle
broke, and the Government moved
in. Agriculture Department in
spectors also found incidentally
that the cashier for Brownwood
had up-graded the peanuts and
thus obtained improperly large
loans in the first place.
The New York Terminal Co.,
which had guaranteed storage of
the peanuts, paid the Agriculture
Department $4,000 for the loss.
Mr.. Cotter. after relating this
story, turned to a witness-Car-
roll Hunter. chiet attorney for
the Agriculture Department. Mr..
Cotter wanted to know why some
body hadn't gone to Jail.
Mr.. Hur said this case wasn't
as bad a: ONE others he had
had. One {. his assistants, How
ard B. Pickard, explained further:
THE evidence of criminal in
tent in this case is very weak"
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Jail Inmate Names Two
In Brink S HoIdup Case
BY the Associated Press

HOWARD, R. l., May 15.-Au-
thorities said last night a prisoner
in Rhode Island State Prison has
given us the names of two alleged
principals connected with the
Drinks holdup"-the $1,219,OO0
armored car garage robbery in
Boston in January, 1850.
The announcement, by Attorney
Generals Francis E. Kelly OF
Massachusetts and William E
Powers of Rhode Island, was terse
and uninformative. It followed
questioning of Alfred A. Gagnon
Al, of Pawtucket, awaiting trial on
a charge of attempting to rob q
Providence diamond merchant.
The two officials carefully re-
Trained from expressing any opin-
ION whether they thought Gag
mons information of any value
Police to whom Gafnon'S story
was told earlier said most of his
information about the holdur
came from newspaper reading.
Evening star., 1952-05-15
McC Corthy Probers Strike Back
At Witness Foul Play Charge
Statement by Ex-Reporter Revealed as
Having Been Typed in Senator's Office

personally consider this an unfair
attack on the committee" He
said this was especially true il
view of the fact that the state.
ment was handed to the pres.
before he or the other members
of the committee had a chance tt
read it.
1T is very regrettable that this
action has taken place." Senator
Gillette declared.
Mr.. Wideman explained under
questioning that his real intention
was to criticize the staff rather
than the Senators themselves. He
said he had been held away from
his business for three days and
had not been called to the stand
because testimony would be fav-
orable to Senator Mccarthy.
The present phase of the in
quiry is based on the charge by
Senator Benton, Democrat, OF
Connecticut that Senator Nc
Carthy acted improperly in SELL
(Cao NEoNADTrIv Dora Ao>
Evening star., 1952-05-15

the Citizens Advisory Council
should not have authority to in
itiate matters for advice, to avoid
its becoming a mere rubber stamp
Case Praises Council Plan.
Gen. Robinson, in outlining
functions of the council, said the
members would serve three-year
terms without pay. 1t would ad-
vice the Commissioners on mat
ters referred to it by them.
Senator Case called this council
one of the best features of the
reorganization plan. He said it
would serve in a small measure to
give Washington citizens voice
in their government.
But he called on the city heads
to make it an advisory council
in a true sense of the term. He
cited a tendency of some advis-
ory boards to be merely cheering
sections for policies already de-
cided.
The pending reorganization
plan carries OUT the program
charted by the Commissioners to
improve the existing municipal
structure.
In sending it to Congress, Presi-
dent Truman discarded a Budget
Bureau propose, to abolish the
Commissioners and substitute a
part-time city council-appointed
city manager plan.
Gen. Robinson said reorganiza-
tion must go ahead sensibly and
logically and that the Commits
(See REORGANIZATION, A-3)