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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSO.
IN ANNUAL MEETING

Mage Head. - More than 800
delegates are scheduled to attend
the And annual convention of
the North Carolina Public Health
Association beginning here on
the Dare beaches in the Mays
Head area Thursday and continu-
ing through Saturday, it was an
nounced today by Walter c. Lac
key, chairman of the local ar
engagements committee of the as
ISOLATION.
Registration of delegates will
be underway throughout the day
at The Carolinian, Wilbur Wright
and Mays Header Hotels, with the
first general sessions scheduled
for the Casino at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. President
Louise P. East of Asheville will
preside at this session featuring
welcoming addresses, responses
by local and association Officials,
and report on the Children's
cart Clinic of New Hanover
County and the City of Whining
ton. Mrs. Eula Mae McInnis will
give this report.
A feature of the morning ses-
sion will be the, presidents ad-
dress.
Second general session at the
Casino during the afternoon will
be panel on aging, with Win
gate M. Johnson as moderator,
with DR.. Ellen B. Winston, DR..
l. G. Greer and DR.. Bertlyn Bos-
ley having roles in the discus
sions. DR.. E. H. Ellinwood of
Greensboro will preside over this
meeting.
A third general session on the
first day of the convention to be
held at the Shrine Club during
the evening will be an address
on the Legal Problems of Pub
lie Health in North Carolina, by
William New. Cochrane.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
= .ANESS C.. AUSTIN
DIES OF SUDDEN
HEART ATTACK
Manteo Police Officer, Retir-
ed Coast Guard and Ma
tive of Avon

Maness Columbus Austin, 43
Manteo police officer and retired
Coast Guard, died suddenly Wed-
nesday following a heart al
tack and while being taken in an
ambulance for treatment. He was
the husband OF Mrs. Mildred Will
liams Austin and the son of Mrs.
Eula Gray Austin of Manteo, and
the late VIM. Maness Austin. He
retired in 1916 from the c 20 a
Guard after 20 years service, and
established a home in Manteo.
He was a native of Avon, a
member of Manteo Masonic Lodge,
and of the Avon Methodist Church.
He is survived by a son., Jerry
Maness Austin; three daughters,
Miss Joan Faye and Miss Coral
Mildred of the home, and Mrs.
Clarence Skinner of Fort Wol tn,
Texas; two brothers, Glover c. OF
Mt. Pleasant, N. j., and Preston H
of Duluth; two sisters, Mrs. James
w. Scarborough of Avon and Mrs.
Thelma Loveland of Tuckertown,
N. j.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
WASH'N COUNTY BUCK
RUNS ON HATTERAS

Buxton on Cape Hatteras. -
Hatteras Islands deer popula-
ton was increased by one half
grown and very sprightly young
buck from Washington county
this week when ]. T. Perry, game
protector for that county and
Bill Goodson: biologist for the
State Wildlife Resources Com
mission, came down with him in
a crate.
After cooling off and feeding
on Kindricker Mountain, with
the fabulous coon Minnie looking
on from her yoepon tree) the
young buck was turned loose and
within. a little while was quietly
munching wild grapes from a
nearby vine. He was sent thence
into the neighboring woods-to
becoming the father of a more
Wig orous race of deer on the
Island.
Observing and assisting in the
turning-loose were E. P. White,
vigorous deer hunter, in season,
and game preserver in and out
of season. Both Park Service
Rangers, Huffman and Charles
Lamb were also present.
Plans for introducing some
new blood into the veins of Hat
teras Island deer have been five
years in the talking stage. This
spring dogs killed the mother of
young lawn near Washington
and the little one grew UP with
the farmers cattle. He was fair
ly tame, but not so tame, his
well-wishers hope that he will
not become prey to hunters be-
fore he gets to manhood.
BEN DIXON MacNEILL
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
LARGEST COMMANDMENTS
FOUND IN N. c. MOUNTAINS

The largest Ten Command
ments are to be found on noun
tainside near Murphy. At Fields
of the Wood, a religious assem-
bly, ground, the Church of Pro-
phecy Marker Association has
spelled out the Commandments
in white stones on the mountain.
Passengers on planes flying over
this resort area can read the in
scription.
AS manv AS 5000 sightseers
visit the assembly ground on
Sundays. Throngs attend Easter
and autumn assemblies at Fields
of the Wood, 1t is near Lake
Hiwassee on N. c. Highway 294
near the Tennessee border.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
BALFOUR BAUM GETS
PARK RANGER JOB

Balfour J. Baum, of Manteo, has
been named supervisory ranger of
the Bodie Island area of Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, Sep
TENDER /.
Although operating a sportsfsh-
ing cruiser for the past several
years during the summer months
and engaged in the oyster bust
ness during the winter, this is not
Baum's first government job under
Civil Service. Prior to and dur
ing World War II he was en-
ployed as senior foreman on con-
struction soil property and on
military construction here in Man.
teo, at Chapel Hill and elsewhere.
He received his education in
Manteo, Oak Ridge Military Acad-
envy and State College. He is
the son of Judge w. F. Baum. He
is married to Mrs. Helen Baum,
formerly of Morganton. They have
three children, Patricia, Helen and
Balfour II.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
SHETLAND PONY A
SPECIAL A w A RID
AT LEARY'S SUN.
Sadie Hawkins Day Has Be-
come institution at
Mays Head

A special prize for some little
one will be a highlight of the
afternoon on Sadie Hawkins Day
at Leary's bingo. This in the an
nouncement made by Wilkse
Leary, manager of the stand, who
says they will award Shetland
pony, complete with bridal and
saddle, during the afternoon Of
September IS.
Somebody will be mighty
happy" says Leary, because
this is one beautiful prize" Prizes
such as appliances, furniture,
radios, rugs and bicycles are
among the hundreds of useful
prizes to be given away.
Sadie Hawkins Day began five
years ago, at the end Of the sea-
son, and has continued ever
since, becoming more popular
every year. Leary's has promised
to give the people a good time,
and seldom has anyone kicked.
"And we're going to do it again."
says Leary.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
OVER $1,000 PAY TO
SEE LOST COLONY

Paul Green's symphonic drama,
The Lost Colony was witnessed
by 52,167 paying customers dur
ing the 18th season ending Sun
day night, General Manager R. E.
Jordan said, and the show exper-
fenced one of its best post war
wears despite hurricane "Bar-
bara" which slowed up the vaca-
ion business on Dare coast tenn
n rarily.
Paid attendance this year was
approximately 5000 ahead of the
1852 season. There were 60 per-
formances during the 1858 sea-
son as compared to 81 in 1852.
Two performances were can
celled by weather; one total rain
out in July, 1.-THE 18th, in the dra-
mas long history of 652 perfor-
mances) and the night of the
hurricane was the second cancel
lation.
Actually more than 10000
persons saw performances of The
Lost Colony this year." said Jor-
dan. "but no admission was
charged to several thousand
school children in North Carolina
and Virginia schools"
The drama will have, its 1854
premiere on June rs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
PENNELL TILLETT
GETS SUPERVISOR
OF TAXES JOB

The position of Tax Supervisor,
that storm center of the Dare
County Courthouse was awarded
to Pencil A. Tillett of Kitty
Hawk Tuesday by the Dare
County Commissioners. He will
begin work at once to fill out the
unexpired term of Willis Daniels
of Wanchese, who quit the last
time in July, because the Board
would not increase his $685. month
ly salary.
Mr.. Tillett, who for several
years was officer in charge Of
Coast Guard Stations, has been
retired several months. He has
long been a highly popular man,
close friend of Rep. Bruce
Etheridge. His nomination was
made by Commissioner Swain,
seconded by Commissioner w. H.
Lewark and he was elected unani-
mously.
Two other applicants for the job
were Reuben A. Etheridge of Man.
teo and r. E. Scarborough of Wan
cheese. Scarborough said this week
that had he known Capt. Tillett
was going to apply, he wouldn't
have put in his application, con-
sidering it useless. He also said
he was going to bring to light
some facts about this appointment,
and would refer the matter to the
Federal Authorities on the ground
that Capt .Tillett was receiving
some $500 a month in pension on
retired pay, and not eligible TO
serve and take the job from some
one who needs it.
The tax supervisors place has
long been storm center in Dare
County due to blunders being made
in the beginning when employ
ment being made on a political
basis, resulted in getting someone
in office who was after a nice
plum, and who gave the work no
attention; or otherwise someone
else who We're incompetent to fill
the job. This best available infor-
nation we now have is that the
tax books are gummed up the
worst they've ever been, as far as
fair values go, and whoever tried
to untangle the mess couldn't do
it even if competent because of the
pressure from political big shots
who have so long evaded paying
their just share of taxes.
The Dare Commissioners Tues
day approved the hardsurfacing of
about half mile of road in Kitty
Hawk leading from the Postoffce
to Baum's landing, and passed on
the request to the Highway Com
mission. 1t also approved the plan
for the purchase of more land for
the Cape Hatteras High School at
Buxton, and instructed the Sheriff
to prosecute at once, w. H. Jen-
nette of Mays Head for obstruct-
ing and claiming to own the road
to the ocean south of his pier.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
Single Copy IL
WildfoWl Season
Hunting Dates

Wildfowl Hunting dates in
North Carolina have been an
nounced by Douglas Mckay,
Secretary of the Interior. For
Ducks and Geese (but not Snow
geese) the period is Nov. IL
through Jan. 9th. Daily bag
limits, Ducks 4, Geese 2, Coot
10. Possession limits, Ducks 8,
Geese 4, and coots 10.
Brant may be killed on from
December 26 through January
9th. Six birds are the daily bag
limit, as we'll as possession limit.
Wood cock season is November
26 to Jan. 4th. Wilson's Snipe or
Jacksnipe November IS through
Dec. 10th.
Opening days begin at noon.
Other days, shooting begins at
one half hour before sunrise to
sunset. No Sunday shooting
allowed.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
PUTS LAW ON TRAIL OF
STOLEN BACK HOUSE
Manns Harbor Man Reports Unus-
ual Theft to Deputy Sheriff;
Property Recovered from
Methodist Church

A lot of first things have hap
pened in Dare County, but now
for the first time the theft of a
backhouse, a two-holer at that.
Saturday afternoon, Wilson Am
brose reported to Deputy Sheriff
Clarence Hassell that his two-holer
had been stolen and asked him to
get hot ON the trail.
Officer Hassell and Mr.. Ambrose
went quickly on the scent of the
stolen property, so to speak, and
they finally discovered it a mile
away, and of all places, back of
the Methodist Church where a
nch of loyal workers had been
n ~ all day, getting ready for
following days Homecoming.
Now this backhouse wasn't in
use at the time it was taken, and
it wasn't on Mr.. Ambrose's prem
Uses. 1t stood on the clubhouse
property of W. S. Benn, where the
clubhouse had burned down on the
sound shore last year, and unknown
to most folks, Mr.. Ambrose had
bought it, planning to move it
home.
C. w. Mann, village patriarch,
had a happy thought and told
Tom Sutton and others he knew
where they could get backhouse
for the big occasion. The church
lust didn't have one and there was
going to be a lot of eating done
next day.
With Sutton's truck, and the help
of Will Tillett, Herman Gibbs,
Frank Ambrose, and some others,
they soon carried the building to
the church. Ambrose was some
what warm about it when he dis
covered it, and called it "plain
stealing" Officer Hassell figured
a fellow wouldn't get far in
Judge Baum's court prosecuting
the head men of any Methodist
Church, so peace was made on the
promise that the building would
be carried back, and located this
time at Ambrose's home, any
where he wanted it.
Officer Hassell had no difficulty
identifying the property. He knew
it right away, because he helped
build it himself.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
MAINS HBR. RURITANS
TO HOLD LADIES NIGHT

The Manns Harbor Ruritan Club
has % members and meets twice
month, will hold its Ladies night
meeting Wednesday night, Sept. 16
Wilbur Primer of Manns Harbor
is President of the Club and an
nounces that w. S. White, Manns
Harbor game protector, former
club president and District presi-
dent will be the speaker of the
occasion.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
HEDRIcKS SPENDING THE
WINTER IN ARLINGTON

Judge Ben M. Hedrick and
family will remove Sunday to
Arlington, Va, for the winter,
their address being 100 N. Oak
st. The real estate office on the
beach will remain open through
the winter in the charge of w. C..
F'orman, former store operator in
Kitty Hawk. The address of the
Hedrick Real Estate office is Pc.
Box "a, Kill Devil Hills.
The Hedricks have proved a
valuable addition to Dare Coun-
ty, and their many friends regret
their departure.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
SOYBEAN DEMONSTRATION

About 40 farmers attended a
soybean demonstration on the Au-
brey Swindell farm near SHADES
vile Tuesday afternoon.
State farm officials attended, ex-
hibiting four rows of experimental
soybeans of several varieties and
comparing them with older vari-
cites in the county.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
VISIT AT MACS HEAD

ME. and Mrs. c. M. Butts and
daughter and grandchildren of
Home, N. T., visited recently
with their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter GRAY
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-09-11
SLADESvILLE BAPTIST
HOMECOMING SEPT. l;

The Sladesville Baptist Church
will have its Homecoming day
Sunday, September, Is. Everyone
is invited to attend and bring
well-filled baskets for a picnic
dinner.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
Cancer Killer Thut
Spares Life SOUGHT

BERKELEY. What would
be the ideal chemical to kill cancer
cells and at the same time leave
normal tissues Of the body UNI
harmed
A new approach to this difficult
question will be undertaken by a
team of scientists in the University
of California School of Medicine.
San Francisco, with the aid Of
$40 900 grant from the Damon
Runyon Fund.
AT the present time the trial and
error method usually guides the
search for cancerfighting cheml-
calls. Chemicals are made in the
laboratory, then tried on canccrous
mice. II they have some effect on
cancer. they are then tried on
human patients.
There are at present two chief
classes of cancer-fighting chemi-
calls
In each case the chemicals that
inhibit cancer growth so far tried
have not been able to make
sharp enough distinction between
cancer cells and normal cells
The scientists will study the basic
chemical reactions that take place
between the chemicals and both
cancer and normal tissue.
Their goal is to learn enough
about the reactions TO be able TO
write specifications for chemicals
that would carry out the desired
inhibiting reactions with cancer
cells but not with normal cells.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
+. r. Motion Vo- Ag
Department Advances
Boys To Farm Hand

Thursday. Feb. 10. Motion MA.
Chapter advanced so vocational
agriculture students 20 the degree
Of Farm hand The initiation
ceremony was performed in the
high school auditorium The
ceremony was performed by a
special degree team
Members of the team were
James Jackson. president. An
drew Woodbridge, vice president:
John Jones. secretary, Clarence
Rice. treasurer: Howard Lee. re-
porter: Robert Green. Waterman;
William Hendricks. first conduc-
/ tor and Thomas Mayfield-ad-
wiser.
Friday night. Feb 20. the
MA. and MIA. presented a
/ play The Whispering Room. a
three-act comedy-mystery in the
high school auditorium Members
of the cast were, Maggie Car
thorne. Della SucklnS. Freda
West Matte Patterson Edith
Rice, Clarence Rice. George Reed,
James Carter. William Cobbs.
Howard Lee and Robert Green.
I Vocational agriculture students
nave just completed another very
successful wear with their super
Vised farming projects. Eleven
students produced l2.I0 pounds
Of tobacco on ll3 acres. 90 stu
dents produced 2,736 bushels Of
corn on 65.5 acres. 10 students
produced 1850 bushels of garden
products on six acres. The stu
dents also produced l,725 pounds
+, of poultry products. 1850 pounds
of pork and 400 pounds Of baby
beef Net profit from all projects
S3.37O42.
In cooperation with the Viz
GINA Forestry service. agriculture
students. veterans and adult
farmers have planted some 5000
pine seedlings. also.
The farm machinery repair
class Is now in it's fourth week of
operation. Some SO pieces of farm
machinery and equipment have
been Servlced and repaired
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
CIompin9 Cows Toll
Ends Swishine Woe

The time honored Jokes about
farmers getting sWlShcd in the
face by the cows tail during milk.
ing are about to 90 the way of all
flesh.
For eliminating this ancient
nuisance farmers have to thank
Frank NJ. kaneski, a Duluth. MINI.
inventor kaneski contends that
the only useful purpose known
for a cows tail is TO keep flies off
her. and there are no flies during
the winter months Beside getting
IN the way during milking. Kane.
ski feels the cows neither cXtrcm-
lty is insanitary. With these
thoughts in mind, kancski recently
received patent number 2.6l9. 1886
for clamp to lmmobllizc the tail
all winter.
He advocates punching through
the loose skin OF the COW flank
just forward of the hind lcg-and
installing permanent ring The
ring viii not hurt the animal any
more than an earring hurts Wom-
an. he says. One end of the clamp
iastens through the ring and the
other end grips HAIR on the COW s
tail In the summer the tail can
be released to permit sWattlng at
those pcsky flies
AS yet no one has tried to dc.
tcrmine how the COW feels about
all this.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
Lifeboat Race !
Began With Sea
Battles Of Old

NEW YORK-Had they lived
centuries ago. seamen who roWed
in the International lifeboat race
held this year on the Hudson river
might have been pulling an oar
for their lives in battle at sea
instead Of racing against friendly
competitors for glory and eXer-
else.
The Winner
the Manhattan shore. a Norwegian
crew beat an American boat by
three lengths over a mile course
from Grants tomb to the soldiers
and sailors monument at River
side drive and seth street Great
Britain. the Netherlands, and Is
rael trailcd in that order.
Roman triremes. the galleys OF
the Barbary corsairs, the long
ships Of the Vikings all were pow
cred in battle fnaneuvers by oars.
Rowers often We're convicted Grim
mails or War captives, galley slaves
chained TO their benches.
Sailing Days
When larger ships were built and
sails replaced manpoWer. seamcn
still roWed. Oars moved the small
boats that shuttled between an
Chorage and shallow beach and
towed great square ringers in and
out Of congested harbors.
Old records of naval battle CON
tain references 10 instances where
rowing boats We're launched from
warships to tow them TO safety or
into better position for attack. Oars
and Drawn took George Washing
ton across the Delaware to sur
prise the Hessians helped Sag
Harbor whalers to run down their
quarry and still help Grand Banks
dorymen get about in search Of
cod.
With rowing a universal skill in
the days Of sail il was natural that
com etition should develop
wherever shipping gathered. Writ
ers Of the sea speak Of gig and
whaleboat races between Windjam-
mers' men of many nations in such
farflung ports as Hong Kong. lie
Havre, and Valparaiso. There is a
record of rowing race on the
Hudson in 1924 between New York
ferrymen and a boats crew from
the British 4rigate Hussar.
This sort of racing, sometimes
Intentionally international in char
acter but more often a matter Of
rivalry between individual ships
or shipping lines, never became
nailed.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
Hugguenot Springs

Ordination service .or the Rev.
Carlos A. Loop. rector OF the
Episcopal Churches in Powhatan
End Amelia counties. was held in
st. Andrews Church. Hilton Vii
lage. SATURDAY.. Feb. %. at II d
m. with the Rev Carter Harrison
of St. Johns Church. Hampton
preaching the sermon. Both Bis :
hon Brown and Bishop Gum were
present. It was indeed an inspir-
ing service Among those present
from Manakin Church we're Mrs
T. D. Christian. Mrs. Samuel
Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. Han
cock. and Misses Elizabeth and
Katherine Sale.
The Woman'S AuXiliaries of
Nanakin. ST Lukes and Emanuel
Churches arc uniting in Lcnton
services at St Lukes Parish House.
"wednesday afternoon. at $50.
The service is opened by the Rev.
Mr.. Loop. Mrs. Floise n. EdmondS
~ kNulk ILiopll HlR ldlhN VII VIC
lives OF the various apostles. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend these meetings.
There continues TO be much
sickness in the community. Horace
N. Drew. who | stationed at Boil
HnR Field. Wasa... was called home
last week, because of Illness in his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins Denny. Jr.
of Monacan Farm. have returned
home after a Caribbean and South
American cruise.
Recent visitors to the commu-
nifty were Miss Elise Boiling. Mrs.
Samuel Scott. Miss Elizabeth
Heritage. Miss Bernice Strange
OF Richmond. and Miss Frances
Wiegano. of Altona, Pa.
A number of people Of the
neighborhood have atten d d
South Pacific" at the Mosque.
this week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-06
Man Posses 100, Then
Sows His Wild Oots

BROOKLYN When he was 100
years old Moshs Byron was repri-
manded for shooting craps
When he was l02 he was arrested
for practiclng medicine illegally.
Recently, he was hauled into
court again, this time for cursing
neighbor He was ordered by a
doubling judge to 60 home and get
his birth certificate to prove that
he was 1903. The judge couldn't be
lieve a fellow so old could stir up
so much trouble.