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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
MAINS HARBOR NEWS

Mrs. Sherman Twiford returned
home from Norfolk this week.
Geraldine Johnson spent the
week here with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ire Spencer and
Lula Burrus were in Engelhard
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Midgette
visited here Sunday.
Ira Spencer, Jr., and son of
Norfolk visited here Saturday.
Esther Jane, Pat Ambrose, Da-
vid Habits, U.S.N., of Weeksville
We're in Engelhard Saturday after
noon.
Miss Cleo Duvall and Mr.. Stand
ford went to Norfolk Friday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam O'Neal visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin White and
children of Norfolk were here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Duvall
visited Mrs. Matte Duvall last
week end.
Mrs. Jaccie Burrus and Jay were
in Norfolk this week.
Ernie Ambrose and family Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Hassell last
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Eason of
Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs. Odell
| Tillett last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Early Armstrong
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Sutton
Saturday and Sunday.
Lloyd Midgette, U.S.A., visited
his parents last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Twiddy
spent the week end in Norfolk.
Grace Mann, Melrose Tillett, Lu-
la Burrus and Bobby went to Co
lumbia Friday night.
Anna Brickhouse and Janet
Mldgette Of Manteo spent Sunday
here.
The three Webb brothers from
/ Maxville visited here Saturday af-
ternoon..
Albert Mann of Norfolk visited
here over the week end.
Stanley Bratten visited his moth
er this week after getting his
discharge from the army after be-
ing stationed in Panama for two
years.
Mrs. Jennie Tillett has returned
home after spending some time
with her brother, Samuel Gibbs in
Norfolk who was injured in an
electrical accident three weeks ago,
and just went back to work this
week.
The Manns Harbor PTA is put
ting on a variety show Friday
night at 8 o'clock at the school
house.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
BUXTON PERSONALS

The road from Calvin Burrus'
garage to the Methodist church,
which has always been known as
the new road, has been surveyed
and will soonbe graded for the 30
families who need a hardsurface
road in their area.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Finnegan
and children of Norfolk spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Gray.
Mrs. Paula Fulcher is in Norfolk
receiving dental care. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Juanita Peele of Hat
teras, is here taking care of her
family while she is away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Midget re-
turned to Norfolk Sunday after
spending several days here.
Mr:-and Mrs. Tracy Hooper and
children and John Hooper spent
the week end in Stumpy Point.
Mrs. Nettie Peele is patient
in the Marine Hospital She was
taken there by her brother, 1t.
Guard Station.
Henry Peel of Ocracoke Coast
Lloyd Scarborough is spending
some time in Norfolk with his son,
Buren,, and famil.
Mrs. Patsey Robinson has TAX
en- the place of Mrs. Nettie Peele
at the school cafeterian. Because
of Mrs. Peele's illness, volunteers
prepared lunches three weeks and
had to have someone take the work
over the rest of the school term.
Mrs. Nina He'll is visiting in
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Etheridge
of Elizabeth City were visitors
here recently.
Raymond Basnett has returned
home from an overseas trip on
Merchant Marine ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urias Williams
and daughter, Barbara of New
Bern, were week end guests of
Mrs. Santi Williams and Mrs. Ma
ria Gray.
Mrs. Conn Farrow is a patient
in the Marine Hospital in Norfolk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20

column of the casualty lists. For
the same period of time, the AS
ISOLATION reports that injured vic
tins of automobile accidents total
ed 3,35O,O0O, or 1902 percent more
than those injured in battle.
The Association, which first dis
covered that the millionth victim
of the automobile would die in De-
cember, 1851, took a daily average
for the 80 months since the Ko-
rean War began and found that
1O2 servicemen have been wounded
to 1878 civilians who suffered in
iuries in automobile accidents.
Starting with the first battle OF
the Revolution in April, 1775, and
continuing through the major and
minor wars in which the United
States has fought, approximately
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
COROLLA PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Smith and
children of Norfolk, Va, were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Austin.
Mrs. Inez Holden of Houston,
Texas, is visiting her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Alton Bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Gray of
Norfolk were the week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Lew
ark.
Jim Beasley of Kitty Hawk is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Beas-
ley.
Pell Austin and son Harry were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Aus
tin Wednesday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
COLINGTON BREAKS
RECORD FOR DRIVE
By MRS. TROY BEASLEY

Colington.-In the recent polio
drive, Colington broke its former
records by collecting $44.50 to
fight polio.
The Home Demonstration Club
contributed 81; change totaling 81
was dropped in container placed
in Mrs. Orlando Meekins' store;
the Community club gave $40 and
house-to-house canvass Melted
$3.50. Those who made the can
vass were Mrs. Barney Midgette,
Mrs. James Beasley, ST., and Fred
Haywood.
Last year, Colington's contribu-
ton to the polio drive was $31 and
the year before was $50.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
MORE HURT IN
CARS THAN IN
ALL OUR WARS
Wounded Greater 20 Times;
Over 3 Million Casualties

NEW YORK, Mar. 5th-Thirty six
civilians are injured in motor We
hicle accidents on the home front
for every us serviceman wound
ed in battle in Korea, the Associ-
alton of Casualty and Surety Com
panies announced today.
Over the two and one half years
of war in Korea, official Depart
ment of Defense figures listed 3d.
900 servicemen in the wounded
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
AGED SCRANTON COUPLE
EXPECT SONS VISIT

Two grand old people of Scran-
ton celebrate birthdays this month.
Edgar O'Neal is 80 on March 20,
and Mrs. O'Neal is rs March %.
They are looking for their son
Harry, home on a visit Easter Sun
day. Harry is school executive in
Ohio, and one of Hyde County's
favorite and famous sons.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20

Average value of North Caro-
lima farm land in 1852 was $121.93,
compared to only 5000 in 1940..
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
HIGH TIDES
AT OREGON INLET

During month of March-Fur-
nshed by U. S. Coast & Geodetic
Survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
The Publishers View

At the same time, no one could
question the motives and sincerity
of aroused citizens who attempted
to halt what one librarian, speak,
ing in opposition to Minnesota
censorship bill, called "the unlovely
flood of obscene trash" which flows
over so many of our drugstore
bookstands. So far the industry
has withstood pressure to draw up
an industry wide code. Dan Lacy,
director of the American Book
Publishers Council points out that
"the most offensive material, the
deliberate and contrived Salacity
with no other purpose, is usually
produced by publishers who would
be unlikely to join such an effort"
and that such a move would
seriously curtail the traditional
freedom enjoyed by book pub
fishers to publish what may "shock
and anger and offend and provoke
and argue"
The inept GathingS inquiry
seems to have at least had one
good effect. Pocket-size book COW
ers have toned down good deal.
1t is hoped that this industry.
which brings Mickey Spillane to
the masses but also Thomas
Attempts and Plato, will not fall
under congressional scrutiny soon
again, particularly by committee
that thought from the beginning
it had deteriorated into media
for the dissemination of artful APP
pealS to sensuality. immortality.
filth, perversion and degeneracy.
Where the book industry would
welcome congressional interest and
support is in such constructive
matters as the adoption of the
Library Service bill, which never
came out of the committee in
1853, and in fighting back pro-
posed book postal rate increase
now hanging fire. They will try to
win them over to a concentration
of these issues in 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
Ubiquitous Poperbocks

1t should be pointed out that
the book industry's domestic
troubles with censorship sprang
largely from its entry into the
mass media field through pocket
sized reprints. Books like j. D.
Salinger's 1.-THE Catcher in the
Rye" and James Jones' From
Here to Eternity" which met no
difficulties in hard-cover editions
were banned in inexpensive re-
prints in several municipalities.
The theory seems to be that
these volumes in low-priced re-
prints become available to young
people who could not afford the
original hard-cover edition. Rep
resentative st. George of the
GathingS Committee takes the
position that the works of Will
liam Faulker, winner of the Nobel
Prize for Literature, are largely
bought in cheap editions by thrill
seeking adolescents.
The American Book Publishers
Council and the American Library
Association, which have tried to
beat back the waves of censorship,
point out that every State but
one has strict laws against porno-
graphic books which, if properly
enforced. would mitigate against
their circulation. What they OBJ
ject to is the prior restraint"
indicated by lists of offensive"
books drawn up by police officials.
religious and civic groups and
circulated among booksellers. The
Federal judge in Youngstown,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06

years covered in the title. For Low
fans, no further word is necessary;
for others, none would matter.
Let it suffice that this 159-page
volume is very high-grade Low.
Other cartoon books:
1.-The Tattooed Sailor" by Fran
co.'s Andre, with an Introduction
by Walt Kelly Knopf; $3.50, a
collection from France. All Gaul
is laughing.
"Emett Domain: Trains, Trans
and Englishmen," by Rowland
Emett (Harcourt, Brace; $3.50, a
collection from Britain. Her Ma
jesty's loyal subjects are doing
likewise.
''Fish And Be Damned, or The
Night Crawler's Companion" by
Lawrence Lariar Prentice-Ha
$2.95). If Uncle j. is a fisherman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
BY Philip H. Love
Feature Editor OF The Star

THERE ARE AN INCREASING
number of persons who. when
confronted by the problem OF
what sort of Christmas gift to buy
for some one that ''has every
thing" find quick and easy So
luton in the purchase of a car
toon book. If you are one OF
these you may be in for a tough
time this season.
If you're content to grab up a
book without too much concern
for it's contents, on the theory
that a cartoon book is cartoon
book, you'll have no trouble. II,
on the other hand, you like to pick
a book for, say, Uncle Joe because
it's the best of all possible books
for him, you're in for headache
which none of the widely adver-
Used remedies will come within
five-foot bookshelf of curing.
The reason is simple: There
Just aren't enough good cartoon
books this year to provide any real
selectivity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
For the Pogo Fans

If Uncle Joe is addicted to news
paper comics, for example, you'll
find only six books from which to
choose. However, if he is a
Pogo" fan, you're in luck-Walt
Kelly, who draws the popular little
'possum and his Okefenokee
Swamp pals for The Star and
about 800 other newspapers, has
put out two books this year. The
more recent one, 1.-THE Pogo
Papers" (Simon & Schuster; SD.
is compilation of his syndicated
strips; the other, Uncle Pogo So
So Stories" (Simon & SchuSter;
$1-$1.50). was prepared especially
for book publication. Real Po-
goans will want both.
The other comics available in
book form are More Dennis the
Menace, by Hank Ketcham Holt;
$D; Penny" by Harry Haenig-
sen (Simon & Schuster: SD; 1.-THE
World of Lii Abner," by AL Capp
CFarrar, Straus & Young: $3.50.
and Prince Valiant On the Inland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06

Sea-" by Hal Foster (Hastings;
$2.75). "Abner" has an introduce
ton by John Steinbeck and fore
word by Charles Chaplin, and
Valiant" includes a story by Max
Trell. If Uncle Joe enjoys these
features in the newspapers, he'll
appreciate the books; if he doesn't.
he won't.
Hey, Can't You Forget Bust
ness?" (Dutton; So is the apt
title of the first volume of car
toons from the Wall Street Jour-
nal. It's 800 or more drawings,
selected by Charles Preston. all
have to do with business natural
ly-and if Uncle j. is an executive,
a salesman or even a clerk, he
should get a good return on your
investment.
Another good collection of gag
cartoons is Cartoon Annual"
edited by Ralph E. Shikes (Wyn;
SD, a paper bound collection of
nearly 800 drawings by IS artists.
Other than Walt Pogo) Kelly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
Cleaning the Years Harvest of Cartoon Books

he'll think both text and draw
ings very funny, indeed; other
wise. he may feel that only a
poor fish could have bought such
book.
Nonsense, q. S. A" by Dick
LYMAN, with a foreword by Bugs
Baer and drawings by o. Soglow
(Dutton; $3.50. The subtitle de-
scribes it perfectly: "a Collection
of Nonsensical Americana"
Scrambled Eggs Super" by DR..
Seuss (Random; $3.50. Rhymes
and funny drawings tell the story
of a chap who tires of the same
old dish and tries to improve it.
Low and Inside" by Osborn
(Farrar, Straus & Young; $3.50.
Better show it to Uncle j. first
and if he likes it, have him COM
mitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06

the only cartoonist to have two
books published this year is Will
liam Steig, whose work appears in
The New Yorker, Golfers and
other magazines. 1.-THE Steig Al
bum" Duell, Sloan & Pearce;
$3.50 is really seven volumes in
one, bringing together his previ-
ously published 1.-The Lonely
Ones" Small Fry" Persistent
Faces" 1.-The Agony In the Kin
dergarten," Till Death Do Us
PART" "All Embarrassed" and
about People" And, if those 300
or more drawings were not enough,
there is also Dreams of Glory"
(Knopf; $2.95), containing about
100 others. Both books are Grade
A Steig.
If, as some persons contend,
Washington has more cocktail
parties per 1000 of population
than any other city in the United
States, r. Taylor's by the Dawn's
Ugly Light" (Holt: $3.50 should
be a best seller here. It's sub
title: "a Pictorial Study of the
Hangover"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
Continued from Page 81

publisher is required to affirm that
to the best of his knowledge and
belief the author of the textbook
if he were alive or available could
truthfully execute the oath. In
San Antonio the City Council con-
sidered branding" all subversive
books. In Georgia, the only other
one of IA States considering such
measures which passed censor
ship legislation, three-man COM
mission was set up to determine
which books and magazines were
"lewd" or obscene" and there
fore unfit for circulation in the
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
On the Serious Side

For those who prefer more seri-
Gus cartoons, there is Lows Car
toon History, 1945-1953" (Simon
g. Schuster: $3.50. This is a Sc
lection of the work of the eminent
British caricaturist, David Low,
arranged to tell the story of the
important happenings of the eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-06
The Freedom to Read

Ohio, who barred the chief Of
police from acting as book GEN.
sor, reiterated the principle that
such delicate questions should be
left to the wisdom of the courts,
"to specific decisions in specific
cases rendered by competent
authority"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01

of the modern advantages we enioy.
In the country are five different
languages: Chinese, Fukieneese, Ku-
antoneese, Japanese and a dialect of
the tribes.
Three different concepts are found
in the style of buildings erected in
Formosa. In the business centers the
houses are built in western style, each
as in the United States. In the out
skirts, can be found ancient Chinese
style buildings in which people of
many generations live together. The
third is the japanese style which is
largely used for private houses.
Still A Mission Country
Formosa still is a mission country,
Miss Wang says. People believe in
different religions. Churches of both
Catholics and Protestants can be
found everywhere, and it is apparent
that the Christian religion is develop
ing very rapidly and spreading over
the island. However, you can also
find temples of Confusianism, Taoism,
Buddhism, Mohamedism, etc. As
complicated as it appears, however,
there is no such thing as religious
persecution.
Education is very popular and more
than so per cent of the children are
in schools. Most of the schools are
public schools and there are only a
few middle schools which belong to
churches.
After Miss Wang came to the
United States she was surprised to
learn anyone can get a college educa-
ton whenever they may want it. In
Formosa students must take entrance
examinations, and very often the
schools cannot accept more than Is to
80 per cent of the group eligible. This
is altogether because of a shortage of
college facilities.
Marriage customs in Formosa are
the same as in this country, with only
a very few old families preferring the
ancient Oriental style of choosing
husband and wife.
Finds Government Good
On Formosa, the Chinese National
list government is governing in "a
manner that can only be praised, she
said. Freedom and equality under a
Democratic form of government has
been in effect since the close of World
War TT, and there is universal suf-
frage for councillors, magistrates and
mayors. Anyone who is over Fl can
vote.
In conclusion Miss Wang declared:
"The beautiful island of Formosa now
assumes one of the most important
roles as the strongest bulwark again
st Communism in the Far East. AS a
native of Formosa, I am glad to see
it's development under the guidance
of our President, Chan Kai Shek. Also,
| hope after the people of the main
land are freed from communists, that
they can have the same liberty and
equality we have, and can work for
world peace.H
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01
LiUe Sheep Add
Realistic Touch
To Nativity Scene

Button area motorists driving
north on U. S. Route Is have been
attracted by an unusual nativity
scene arranged on the lawn of the
residence of the Rev. Walter Purdy
at the intersection of Route Is and
Rawson road.
The nativity scene, constructed by
the retired minister, is floodlighted
at night and a group of sheep graz
ing on the lawn in front of the
scene add a touch of realism.
Rev. Purdy is a former pastor of
the Evangelical United Brethren
church at Rawson. His son is super
intendent of Urbana High school
where Robert Burkholder of this
community is now coaching.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01
Mt. Cory Native To
Retire At I. S. Steel

Irwin L. Clymer, a native of Mt.
Cory, will resign on December 81
from his post as president of the
Michigan Limestone division of the
United States Steel Corp.
After graduating from Purdue uni
versity in 1911, Clymer began his
business career in 1912 with the
Robins Conveying Belt Co., serving
as craftsman and engineer in con-
nection with design and installation
of handling equipment for coal, coke,
ore and limestone.
In 1926 he became associated with
Michigan Limestone and Chemical
Co. He was elected vice-president
in 1888, and the following year be-
came president.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01

interview in "The Witmarsum", col
lege newspaper, three different
Oriental peoples lived in Formosa.
These were the Formosan, japanese
and aborigines of seven major tribes.
After the war, the Japanese people
were sent back to this country and
Chinese moved in from the Chinese
mainland.
No Racial Prejudices
Despite the fact that three different
type peoples live in Formosa, there
is no racial prejudice apparent, nor
is there hostility between majority
and minority groups, Miss Wang
points out.
Customs in Formosa are quite diff
ferent from those of Western
countries, although that land has most
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01
Formosa Is Anti Communist Bulwark Of East
Says Natiue Of Island, Now A Student Here

Five different languages, three major styles of architectural
design and the i~nterminglng of many cultures are among the
factors which make Formosa a land of picturesque attractions, it
was pointed out last week by Jane Wang, a native of the Far East
Island, who is attending Bluffton college.
Until the close of World War III, Miss Wang related in an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01
Wew GEAR Nlas
ASPIRING affair
IN egypt, Rome

New Years was not always a
mid-winter affair. Ancient Egypt
used the Overlooking of the Nile
as a calendar and celebrated the
New Year accordingly, in June
The B~abylonians began their year
in March, and the early Romans
followed the Babylonian pattern.
Bearing this in mind, the custom
of invoking the gods of fertility
at New Years time-the origin of
which is lost in antiquity-seems
logical and appropriate.
The Romans were accustomed
to hanging tiny masks of Bacchus
upon trees and vines, the idea be-
ing to impart fertility to every
side of the tree to which the masks
were turned by the wind.
In the old days, Rumanian youths
went from house to house singing
and wishing everyone a prosperous
New Year.
Scottish lads always had a howl
ing good time going about on New
Years Eve. switching the trunks of
fruit trees and "p%etitioning a good
bowling CROP
Rejecting the fear of starvation,
peasant families in various parts
of the world baked a special New
Years cake which they dashed
against the door; members of the
household fastened to pick up a
piece and eat it, prayerful that
neither hunger nor want should
enter the house during the ensu-
ing year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01

FAULTY STOVES, furnaces, boil
ers account for a major portion of all
fires during winter months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-01

Farmers get fast results from the
Soil Inventory, Ohio State University,
Evening star., 1953-05-31

Clinical tests tnow published In dental
journalD with $50 children show that
chlorophyll toothpaste can reduce gingi-
Wits t,oice as fast as a white toothpaste!
Even severe cases were quickly inn
Evening star., 1953-05-31
JUNIOR coWPoKE soIIop. off to Io..o roeine calf

THESE future rodeo stars are Texas
l. youngsters, most of whom ride
before they walk. They're learning how
to rope calves in a ring operated by
Dee Roberts in Fort Worth. The calf
tears out of a chute, and the boy takes
off at a gallop. The second his rope slips
over the calf's head, the trained horse
stops dead in his tracks. The youngster
jumps off, follows the taut rope to the
calf, throws it and ties three legs. What
kid would rather watch TV?
Photos by Robert E. GerlGcI
Evening star., 1953-07-30
Threat 10 Funds Restores
Oklahoma Relief Secrecy
By the ASsoeioted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY. July 3d.
Faced with the threat of loss of
$3.6 million in Federal funds
each month, Welfare Director
Lloyd E. RAIDER has clamped the
lid of secrecy back on the Okla
homa welfare rolls.
He said Federal authorities
had not approved the legislative
act which authorized the OPEN
ing of the rolls to public inspec-
ton because of a technicality in
the wording. The rolls were
opened July 6.
The Federal law says States
may open the rolls to public in
spection if the State act specifi-
cally prohibits the use of the
names for commercial or politi-
cal" purposes.
The Oklahoma law does not
do that. 1t merely makes it il
legal for welfare officials to per-
NIT the names to be used foI
such action, making the officials
responsible for upholding the
law.
Assistant Attorney General
Fred Hansen said persons mis-
using the names would not be
subject to criminal prosecution
under the wording of the Okla.
homa law.