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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
FUTURE VOTERS THRONG
AROUND SENATOR LENNON

United States Senator Alton
Lennon, of Wilmington, North
Carolina, caused quite a bit of
excitement among the younger
set when he dropped in at o.
Meals Corner Drug Store on Fri
day just after school had recessed
for the Christmas holidays. He
must have been a little surprised
at being beseiged for autographs
by a group usually interested
more in movie stars and athletes.
However, the Senator rose to the
occasion and passed out auto
graphs on the back of school pap
ers and anything else handy,
doubtless making lasting i'm.
preston on the future voters.
Senator Lennon who was recent
ly criticized in the press for fail
ing to meet the voters at large on
recent trip to the western part
of the state, surely won't receive
the same criticism in this vicinity,
for he seems to have covered the
territory pretty well in a few
days.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
SLADESVILLE NEWS

G. C. Buck of Hartford was a
visitor here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhem and son of
Leechville were visitors at the
Gibbs home Saturday morning.
John Blake of Norfolk visited
his mother, Mrs. Dorcas Blake and
his family at B. c. Jennette's
Thursday. Mrs. Blake and children
went to Norfolk with him.
Victor Jennette has been on the
sick list this week but is able to
be out again.
Warren Caravan and Oracle
Caravan were in Pungo District
Hospital Saturday.
Many friends and relatives gath
cred at Mrs. Dorcas Blake's home
to celebrate her 18th birthday.
Rev land Mrs. Mason Spencer
held cottage prayer meeting at the
home of T. B. Gibbs Friday night.
Clint Waters of Tarboro was
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson of New
Bern visited Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin
Sawyer Tuesday.
Mrs. John Lupton of Swan Quar-
ter visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffin Sawyer and they mo-
tored to Belhaven Thursday after
noon.
Charlie and Hansel Sawyer of
New Bern visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffin Sawyer Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Simmons of
Fairfield visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Gibbs Sunday afternoon.
Melvin Lupton of Belhaven was
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
cotton and other products.

cotton and other products.
We have learned through some
times bitter experience that when
the farmer is in trouble, there
is likely to be trouble ahead for
everybody. This year, net farm
income is expected to be nearly
ST billion less than it was in
1852. And in 1852 it was more
than ST billion below the proceed.
ing year. While farm income has
been dropping, our total national
income has actually increased.
This disparity cannot continue
in an economy such as ours.
When the farmer can't buy the
products of industry, there are
certain to be serious dislocations.
How we got into this situation
is not as important, at the mo-
ment, as what we propose to do
about it. In a subsequent article,
/ should like to discuss some Ct
the possible solutions.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
TWO FROM ENGELHARD
GET PRACTICAL NURSE CAPS

Miss Earlyne Arnold and Miss
Grace Williams of Engelhard, stu
dents in the School of Practical
Nursing, received caps from Mrs.
Mildred L. Bradshaw, Superin-
tendent of Nurses, on December
7 in exercises at the Leigh Me-
mortal Hospital, Norfolk, Vir-
ginia.
The practical nurse student is
capped after completion of the
first three months of the years
course. The Leigh M e m or a l
School is conducted under the
joint sponsorship of the Depart
ment of Vocational Education,
Norfolk City Schools, and the
Leigh Memorial Hospital.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
MANTEO NINE-A GRADE
HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Grade Nine-A of the Manteo
High School had a Christmas
party Wednesday evening, De-
cember 16, in the community
building. After several contests,
dancing and other forms of en-
tertainment, refr h ments of
punch, cup cakes and candy were
served. Chaperones were Mrs.
w. S. Meekins, home-room teach
er of the group; Mrs. H. K. Tug
well and Mrs. j. o. Basnight.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25

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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL. CLASS
PREPARES ORPHANS BOX

Mrs. Balfour Baum entertained
her Sunday School Class at her
home in Manteo Thursday even
ing. The girls exchanged gifts,
and wrapped and packed other
gifts they had brought for an
orphan adopted" by them for
Christmas. Refreshments of hot
chocolate and doughnuts were
served.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
Mr.. AND MRS. AL JAMES
HOSTS at MACS HEAD

Among the round of Christmas
p arties was that given on
Wednesday, December Is, by Mr..
and Mrs. Al James at their home
in Mays Head. Christmas decora-
of lime sherbet and Christmas
tons were used and refreshments
cookies were served. Guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland
Fry, Mrs. Matilda Inge, P. D.
Mavromatis and A. o. Ayres, all
of Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
YOUR
FARM PROBLEM
BY EZRA TAFT BENSON
Secretary of Agriculture

The nation has a serious farm
problem.
1t does not affect agriculture
alone. 1t is everybody's problem
Today your government has
approximately S. billions of your
money invested in farm commod-
tiles.
You own outright more than
$2.1 billions worth of wheat,
corn, cotton and other surplus
farm products. You have out
standing loans on agricultural
commodities totaling about the
same amount. This figure is
growing daily.
You are paying more than $14
millions each month just to store
these SURPRISES. This bill is grow
ing, too, as additional inventories
are accumulated by your govern
ment.
The losses which your. govern
ment sustained in disposing of
just a small portion of your hold
ings during the first three months
of this fiscal year amounted to
SAT millions.
But, you ask, don't we have a
farm program designed to assure
agricultural prosperity and pre-
vent the very situation we find
ourselves in today?
The answer is that we are op-
Grating under the same farm pro-
gram we had last year and for
several previous years. Actually
we have strengthened it in sew
eral important respects to permit
farmers to take broader advan-
tage of its provisions. Existing
legislation binds us to continu-
alton of price supports at 80 per
cent of parity on basic commodi-
ties through the 1854 crop year.
Nevertheless, farm prices have
declined steadily from the record
peaks established under the inn
petus of the Korean war in Feb
ruary, 1851. During the IL months
Immediately before 1 became
Secretary of Agriculture, the
farm price parity ratio slid from
113 to IS per cent. Since Febru-
airy of this year, prices have been
more stable than in 1852, averag-
ing about SO per cent of parity.
This story of declining farm in
come and mounting agricultural
SURPRISES is the best evidence
that our present program is not
functioning effectively.
For more than a decade, our
farmers have been producing
under pressure. To meet the war
time needs of ourselves and our
allies, they turned out record
amounts of food and fiber be-
tween 1941 and 1916. With the
end of the Second World War,
they were asked to provide the
commodities required in the re-
Mobilization of Europe and other
sections of the earth. Then came
the Korean War, with new and
heavy demands for farm goods of
all kinds.
Suddenly this situation was
radically altered. World food pro-
duction had been climbing since
1916. BY 1852 this was exerting
strong pressure in the market
places. Our wheat exports drop
ped by one-third in a single year,
cotton by even more. Not only
had importing nations increased
their own production, but they
found that they could supply
their reduced needs at lower
prices from exporting countries
which had no farm price support
programs.
Just as many American con-
sumers have turned butter to less
expensive spreads, so have other
nations sought cheaper wheat,
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25
KITTY HAWK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Baum are
spending Christmas in Durham
with Mr.. Baum's son, DR.. Ralph
Baum.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25

here Friday.
Chief and Mrs. Max Flowers and
Cynthia Of Norfolk spent Saturday
night here. Mrs. Lee Sawyer re-
turned to Norfolk for her trip to
New York to spend the holidays
with Joe Sawyer and family.
Evening star., 1953-05-11

the area. But they say they must
have Western arms to do the Job.
The other big thorn in the
Arab flesh is Israel. with which
the Arab Leagues members are
still technically at war. The
Arabs want restitution for hum
dredS Of millions Of pounds worth
OF property seized by the Israelis.
They also want something done
about the 100000 Arab refugees
who fled their Palestine homes
after the Israeli victory.
Israel would like Mr.. Dulles
TO secure Arab agreement 10 q
Palestine peace treaty. The Arab
League is solid in its opposition
to this. The Arabs also are dis
trustful Of the Western-proposed
Middle Eastern defense COM
mand because they fear the West
would try to bring Israel into the
alliance. This the Arab nations
refuse to accept.
Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. StasSen
remain here until Wednesday
when they fly to Israel.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Dulles
Continued From First Page. }

however, merely academic" Mr..
Dulles said in his statement.
1--WE hope to put our learning to
good use and to find a, way to
strengthen the cooperation be-
tween our two countries-co-op-
Grafton which is indispensable,
not only to ourselves but to the
peace and security of the entire
world"
Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Stassen
were slated to see Gen. Naguib
this afternoon in a meeting
which possibly will clarity the
American position in the Anglo
Egyptian dispute.
Mr.. Dulles in his talks was ex-
pected to urge for quick settle
ment Of the British-Egyptian
controversy as a step toward
some sort of Egyptian Allied
Middle East defense organiza-
ton for the strategic area. Egypt
has refused to discuss such a
setup until the British get out
of the Suez. The British say
their technicians must remain
or the Egyptians will let the vital
military installations go to ruin.
The Arabs want to run any
defense organization set up for
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Appropriations
Continued From First Page. J

lowing revenue estimates for the
coming fiscal year "after consul.
tation with a number of OUT
standing economists both in pri-
vate industry and the Govern
ment":
Direct taxes on individuals.
$34.3 billion. same as the Tru-
man estimate: direct taxes on
corporations. $22.3, or 81 billion
under the Truman estimate: ex-
else taxes. $9.6 billion, or $500
million less; employment taxes,
$5.3 billion, or 81 billion more: :
customs receipts, 5000 million,
same as original estimate: and
miscellaneous receipts, $2.4 bill
lion. or 5000 million more. After
deductions and refunds, the total
estimated income would be
$67.6 billion, or $1.1 billion more
than the Truman estimate.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
By chohes J. Yorbrouah

Eight hundred persons in the
bleachers at Andrews Air Force
Base today saw--and heard
an airplane fly faster than sound.
A 29-year old pilot, Capt. Al
vim r. Norman, veteran of 100
missions over Korea, brought his
F-86 Sabrejet down from 10000
feet at Supersonic speed-better
than TOO miles an hour.
Capt. Norman did the same
thing Saturday without an audi
ence. He was practicing for to-
days exhibition. The two thun-
derclaps his plane created caused
police to be flooded with calls
from people who thought a plane
had exploded.
In the stands today were more
than 900 members of the Society
Of American Military Engineers.
here for their 33d annual meet
ing and many foreign military
attaches.
AS Capt. Norman cracked the
sonic barrier, three rapid ex-
plosions came down to the ears
Of the crowd. The speed of
sound is 760 miles. an hour at
sea level. 1t varies with alti-
tude and temperature. AS air
begins to pile up in front Of the
aircraft. like snow before a snow
Evening star., 1953-05-11
800 See-ond Heor-Sobrejet
As 1t Pierces Sonic Barrier

plow. the turbulance is sufdcient
to destroy an ordinary plane.
II the plane can Withstand the
shock waves the turbulance de-
creases at over 760 miles an
hour and the craft will maintain
normal fight.
The Air Force would not dis
close the captains maximum
speed but the public address sys-
tenn did announce that in one
500-foot pass in front OF the
crowd the Sabrejet was exceed
ing 600 miles an hour.
The demonstration for the
military engineers included the
unloading of aviation equipment
from a CHA cargo plane, a BAT
jet-assisted takeoff, demonstra-
ton of fire-fighting equipment
and an aerial review of Air Force
cargo aircraft.
Probably more impressive from
an auditory standpoint was the
demonstration of what a jet en-
gine will do to an asphalt paw
ing. Hands went to ears as an
F-94B jet intercepter ran its en-
gine and afterburner at full
throttle for three minutes less
than so feet in front Of the
crowd. The soaring tahpipe,
needless to say. was turned away
from the bleachers. The asphalt
strip. put down for the demon
stration, was left soggy.
Evening star., 1953-05-11

substantiated, in which cases
they may be released upon a
majority vote of the committee.
Bishop Oman also made three
other suggestions:
Il. There should be eliminated
from every file the listing of and
reference to af1iliation with any
organization which has not been
declared subversive by a properly
authorized agency Of the Federal
Government.
20. In the case of alleged az
filiation with an organization
which has been declared sub
verSive.
(a) Evidence of>membership in
the organization. beyond news
paper quotations and listing on
letterheads, should be clearly
established with respect to the
individual involved, and
(b) in case membership is so
established, it should be. listed
in the file only if the member
ship has been voluntary and
active after a date when the sub
versive character of the organ
ization was declared. such cut
off date to be determined by the
committee with respect to each
specific organization.
'3. An individual on whom a
file is compiled should have the
right to review such a file, to sub
nit his own evidence and testi-
mony, and to enter any dis
claimer or other information he
may desire. In case evidence
from file is released, such testi-
mony and information as is pro-
vided by the individual concerned
should be included in the
evidence"
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Mccarthy Assailed
yCeIIeron Handling
Of WechsIer Quiz
BY the Assoeiossd Press

Representative Celler, Demo-
crat, of New York today accused
Senator Mccarthy. Republican.
of Wisconsin of abuse" of
power and Of attempting to
"pervert the meaning of loyalty
and patriotism to silence criti-
cism and to further his own
brand of politics"
"The fantastic lengths to
which Senator Mccarthy can
CO." Mr.. Celler said in a state
ment, "is forcefully demon
strated by his questioning Of
James A. Wechsler. editor Of the
New York Post"
Mr.. Wechsler was quizzed re-
Gently by Senator McCarthy's
investigating ! committee. and
the transcript of the questioning
was made public last week.
AppeaSement Charged.
Mr.. Celler, top Democrat on
the House Judiciary Committee,
said the Eisenhower administra-
ton has chosen the path of
appeaSement with Mccarthy" !"
whom he accused of having
damaged United States prestige
abroad.
Senator Mccarthy, he said,
"has been f1attered by imitation
and rivalry of other congress
sional committees investigating
subversion, notably Senator Jen-
ner and Congressman Velde."
Senator Jenner heads the Sem
ate Internal Security Committee.
Mr.. Velde is chairman of the
House Committee Un-American
Activities.
Celler to Offer Curb.
Mr.. Celler promised to intro
duce legislation providing that all
investigations dealing with sub
versive activities be handled sole
ly by a Joint committee composed
of members of the Senate and
the House Judiciary Committees.
such q committee" he said,
will be representative of both
houses and so composed will be
restrained from exaggeration and
extravaganza"
The Freedom of Information
Committee of the American So
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Contractors Oppose
Laborers' Demand 10
SET Up Pension Fund

Efforts of organized construc-
ton laborers here to get a pen
sion fund in their new contract
have been blocked by manage
ment, which fears this is the
opening wedge for similar funds
for all the building trades. Fur
ther. management objects to the
added bookkeeping expenses.
This was the situation today,
Mrs. r. Frederick Booth, execu-
tive secretary of the Construc-
ton Contractors Council, said.
She said that if management did
what the union wants, the con-
tractors would be doing book
keeping for the union. This
would result in added costs for
more bookkeepers and auditors,
with management footing, the
bill. she contended.
Negotiations broke off Friday,
when keeping the books became
a stumbling block. Mrs. Booth
said there was no agreement on
any issue with the laborers.
1naSmuch as there was mutual
rejection of offers made at tie
last minute by opposing sides.
Mrs. Booth pointed out the next
meeting in effect will be the
same as new negotiations.
The old contract with the
laborers expired April 30, but
negotiations have been going on
since, with the former contract
virtually in effect.
But Leo Nazdin, president of
the Washington Laborers Dis
trict Council, pointed out that
the laborers have authorized
leaders to call a strike If they
decide to do so.
Mrs. Booth declared that the
contractors now are under heavy
expense in bookkeeping costs
for trades that have health and
welfare funds. And this means
all the unions the council deals
with. she explained.
With a pension fund bookkeep-
ing added. she declared the book
keeping would be tremendous and
lot of small contractors might
have to go out of business, due
to the extra expense.
Management does not want to
Evening star., 1953-05-11

establish q pension fund, Mrs.
Booth asserted.
The laborers, affiliated with
the American Federation of
Labor. at the last negotiating
meeting wanted workers to put
in 212 cents per man hour worked
into the pension fund with man.
agement putting in q similar
sum, she explained.
Mrs. Booth said that negotia-
tions are going forward with
the operating engineers, although
their contract expired April 80.
A new contract for the structural
iron workers with the Iron Work.
ers' Employers Association is
now being negotiated. she said.
The shopmen of the iron work.
ers' group have gone on strike
to enforce their demands.
Negotiations are still under
way with the truck drivers, al
though their contract expired
March 81, Mrs. Booth said.
Evening star., 1953-05-11

ciety Of Newspaper Editors. will
examine the Transcripts OF the
Mccarthy Wechsler exchange.
j. r. Virgins, managing edi-
tor of the Washington Post and
committee chairman, said Basil
Walters, executive editor of the
knight Newspapers and ASNE
president. asked for the review.
No date was set for committee
meeting.
The published transcript
shows Mr.. Wechsler accused
Senator Mccarthy of brain
washing" and attempted intimi-
dation of the press. Senator
McCarthy's retort was that Mr..
Wechsler had made "phony
break" with communism in 1887.
Evening star., 1953-05-11
Oman
Continued From First PageD

ably concludes the file is an
opinion Ct the committee.
An individual. never inter-
viewed. never heard, never
studied. can be misrepresented to
the public and his reputation
seriously damaged by a file off,
cially released but for which the
committee assumes no respon-
sibility as to accuracy"
Clardy Hits Proposal.
Representative Clardy. Repub-
lican, of Michigan said Bishop
Oxnam's proposals would de
stroy the whole investigative
process"
"The bishop completely mis-
conceives the whole investigative
function of Congress-, Mr.. Clar-
dy told a reporter. We're not
investigating honest people;
we're after subversives. If the
bishops suggestions had been in
effect at the time Alger Hiss was
being investigated he would have
dearly loved the bishops ideas.
He would still be in the State
Department"
Bishop Oxnam's Interpretation
of the committees method of
handling files. Mr.. Clardy said,
was biased on one instance in
which he received secondhand
information on his own file
through q collaborating news
paper. and consequently he's
talking loosely without any re-
lation to the facts"
Bishop Oman suggested:
Committee files should be
open only to committee mem
'bers and other members of the
legislative body and to the in
dividual involved unless the ma
terials therein have been re-
viewed. Investigated and properly