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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-21

EDWARD l.. OWENS of Plym-
outh, who has canvassed Hyde,
Dare and the Belhaven area of
Beaufort County during the past
several days, is one of three can
didates for the State Senate from
the Second District. The other
two are L. H. Ross of Wash
ington, and Martin Kellogg Jr.
of Manteo who has been men
toned before in these columns.
Mr.. Owens is Carolina man,
lawyer, farmer and former Of
ficial,has friendly personality
and is good speaker.
According to real life expert
ences and influences, Ed Owens
is probably the most versatile
person in Washington County
and at the same time, one of its
most valued citizens. He says
that sometimes he thinks that he
must have been educated and
trained for a wheel horse. Any
way here is the story:
Ed was born in Plymouth,
July 1, 1904, his parents were the
late A. L. Owens and Lucille
Wiley Owens. His father was
one of the leading businessmen
of Washington County, having
interests in farming, real estate,
banking. Upon his death in May,
1889, these interests fell upon
the shoulders of Ed and his
younger brother, A. Lloyd
Owens, who are now trading in
the name of Owens Brothers of
Plymouth.
Ed, who has been active in
civic matters regarding road and
bridge problems and assisting in
locating new business men in
and around his community, con-
tinues to buy and sell land in his
county. In this regard, he says,
'T sometimes think that I must
believe in my town and county
more than any other individual
when considering local invest
ments".
Ed was educated at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
was graduated in 1926 with a
Ii. B. degree. He passed the N.
C. State Bar in January, 1925,
and actively practised law in
or about the time of his fathers
death in 1899.
AS to his public record, it may
be noted that he was elected and
served as an alderman for the
town of Plymouth for the years
1927 and 1928.
In 1928 and 1929, he was ap-
pointed and served as county
attorney for Washington County.
In 1880, he ran for the office of
Judge of the Recorders Court,
at which time he was elected and
served the term of his office. La
ter, during the war years of
1914 and 1945 and 1916, he was
appointed to serve as Recorder
while the former Recorder was
drafted to service. He served in
this office again for two years
when this office was vacated and
served as Recorder during the
years 1851 and 1852. His friends
call his record one of the best,
and clean, honest, and fair.
He is a member of the Ply
mouth Methodist Church and has
served on its Board of Stewards;
Ed is a Post Master of his Ma
sonic Lodge; a member of Royal
Arch Chapter, and of Calvary
Commentary Is at Washington
and of the Sudan Temple in New
Bern.
While at the University, he was
one of the organizers and chap
ter members of Battle Chapter Of
the Delta Theta Phi, National
Law fraternity which was organ.
lied at the u. N. c. Law Schoo
See OWENS, Page Four
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14

THAT was my brother that jus
| drove up" said James as a ca
pulled up nj the side of the store
In a few minutes his brother walk.
ed in the door.
Folks around here get a kick
out Of trying TO fool me by
changing their voices but it's
game that I've always been
able to win," he replied when
quizzed about people Disgusting
their voices.
The good natured young man
doesn't get the opportunity to en-
Joy fishing or other outdoors acti-
vities but his pet hobby is sitting
around the pot belly stove listen
ing to the fishing and hunting
tales told by his friends who spend
their spare time with him.
Life without vision has many
drawbacks but after talking with
Randolph and watching the pleas
ant smile cross his face il is diff
cult TO feel anything but admira-
ton for him. He has achieved one
of the greatest goals that exists
making a success of life by seeing
II only with his heart.
Randolph has but one pressing
desire at the moment. He would
like 70 have the unknown person
who robbed his store last year
return the money box.
I'D like to have the money too
since it was over 500 but the i'm
portant thing was the money box
since it had special compa tments
and / can't find another one in
this area" he said.
Even if he doesn't get the money
back he won't lose faith in people
he shrugged his shoulders and
passed il off as Just one of those
things"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14
Champ H. Nance
Enters County
Comm. Race

Champ H. Nance of the VIII
Hanson Cross Roads section an
nounced recently that he would
be candidate for membership on
the Columbus County Board of
Commissioners.
The prominent farmer will seek
the seat from District 2, composed
of Tatum, Welches Creek, and
Western Prong township.
Nance is a native OF Columbus
County and still lives only a short
distance from where he was born.
He has spent his entire life on the
farm and believes he is familiar
with the problems of Columbus
County.
He is an overseas veteran of
World War /, a member of the
American Legion and a member
of the Board of Deacons of the
Macedonia Baptist Church.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14
Blind Merchant Enjoys Life
In Small Store AT Ash i.

"A coke and small orange,
please" said the young men at
the counter. Moving quickly and
with precision the owner of the
small store opened the drink box,
removed the ordered drinks,
handed them TO the customers,
and made change for a dollar bill.
Only the alert are able to notice
that the man behind the counter
is blind.
Randolph Long, 32-year-old
proprietor of small store in Ash,
has been blind since he was IL
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14

AS for the supplies being we'll bal
anced there is more to that pro
cedure than meets the eye.
Statesmen who travel Columbu
County make their calls on Ran
dolph as well as on the larg,
merchants in the various towns
All of the statesmen are on thei
best selling behavior when the,
deal with Randolph. Not one ha.
ever tried to cheat him by passint
off stale products or overselling
1t is quite obvious even to strang-
ers who visit in the store that nc
one would get far in his efforts I,
be INSCRIPTIONS in dealing with
Randolph. As rule there are
several people sitting around the
stove IN the store and any one of
them is sure to make certain that
no one takes advantage of the
trust Randolph places in people.
A typical example of this occur
red when a salesman asked RAN
dolph If he was interested in buy
ing some loose cookies. The genial
store owner replied that he could
use some If they were fresh. Be
fore the salesman could get the
cookies to the counter-every per-
son sitting around the stove took
liberty to inspect the merchandise
then told Randolph that every
thing was all right.
Watching Randolph fill orders
without assistance is amazing even
TO those who have become familiar
with his terrific memory: however.
the most amazing phase of the
operation is to watch him make
change for green" money.
He accepts the money and makes
change without questions - this
reporter was bewildered as to how
Randolph knew the denomination
Of the bill and had slight suspic-
ions that perhaps he was not COM
plctely blind.
Il take the PERSONS word for
it-there is nothing else can do"
said the friendly grocer.
How often does he get cheated
by taking someone's word?
mo one has ever cheated me
that know Of" said the man who
believes in people and evidently
makes people believe in them
selves.
Ono of the most different tasks
faced by Randolph when he enter
ed business for himself was max
ing change. He was not familiar
enough with the size OF the coins.
The first customer had
gave me a dollar bill an Igot
confused trying to find the cor
rect change that the man had
to come behind the counter and
get il Cor himself" related RAN
dolph-
That problem no longer exist
re can now make change witt
rapidity that would do Justice TO
any individual gifted with the
power of sight.
Perhaps it isn't too unusual for
d man to have the ability 10 rec
o9niZe people by their voices after
having heard them several times.
however, not everyone is able to
recognize the sound of an au.omo-
bile but Randolph calls out tho
names Of people as they drive VI
TO the store.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14
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isIss sEM

years old; however. his loss of sight
has not been too much of handi-
cap. He began operating his small
store in l947 after attending a pre-
conditional school for the blind
in Greenville, N. c.
Who stocks his shelves and keeps
his supplies from running too
low? Randolph keeps his own
shelves in tip-top shape although
he has a helping hand from his
mother who watches the operation
and informs him when he puts the
merchandise on the wrong shelf.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14
Miss Lois Elliott
Is Sbo1Ver HOnoree

Miss Lois Lynne Elliott, bride
elect of this month was honored
with a miscellaneous shower at
the home of Mrs. Art Hufford, Jr.
Thursday evening. The rooms
thrown cnsuitc for the occasion
were decorated with dogwood. iris
and azaleaS.
Games and contests were en-
joyCd otter which the hCnorec
opened the shower gifts.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening by Mrs. Hufford
and Mrs. Rebccca G.. Page. CO.
hostess for the party.
About so guests attended.
II is possible, at times, to get
ahead of your work but il is hard
to stay ahead.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-14
LUNCHROOM FEATURE

On the editorial page this
week is a column. FACTS OF
STATE. that you should read.
1t required considerable re
search and has some fine infor-
nation regarding lunchroOms in
the public schools of North Car
DINA. Turn to page two and
read it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

trace of accent. The salesman stood
I'D, and the transaction was COM
pleted without his seeing her face.
As she hurried out of the store.
she was certain no one else had
either.
She went to a car parked on
side street and got in. She strug-
gled out of the tan coat and threw
it in back. She put on a shorter one
white, and took off the hat.
releasing shoulder-length brown
hair. Then she got out and went
back to the store.
This time, she entered with her
head UP, smiling. exchanging an
occasional greeting with salesgirls
at counters along the way. An ele-
vator took her to the third floor.
which was devoted to Offices.
At the end of a short cnrvidOr.
she entered an anteroOm and said.
Hello. Alice" to the girl at the
secretary's desk.
Alice smiled and said, Hi.
Kathv." She nodded toward the
door to the inner Office and added.
Hes in"
kATHY knocked on the door and
opened it. A burly man with white
hair looked up from the desk by
the window and growled, I'm
busy"
You'll never be more than a
junior grade curmudgeon. " Kathy
told him indulgently. She walked
over and kissed him. by the way.
Mike. / just tried to buy a spool Of
blue silk thread downstairs. and
they said they didn't have any
WHO said that?" Mike Hume
ker's voice cut through her words
like a razor edge.
what do you mean?" Kathy
looked blank.
THAT stock is checked every
week. It's absolutely impossible
for this store to be out OF any
staple and anybody that tells a
customer anything else is an ineffi.
cient. incompetent -"
There. there" kathy said
skl ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

SOOthmgiy. / JuSt wanted 10 see
if you still knew what was going on
in this place. They had the thread
all right. By the way" she said,
have you noticed the day? The
sky? The sunshine?"
Mike leaned back in his chair.
Now look =" he began.
''Of course" Kathy said. IF you
want me to decline into middle age
with a flock Of neuroses and have
to spend a fortune on psychiatrists
because my father wouldn't take
an afternoon of to play golf with
me-"
Golf" Mike Huneker's face
cleared. why didn't you say sO?"
WALKING down the corridor.
Kathy said. About the only thing
vOu haven't provided for in this
operation is rewarding meritOriOus
conduct among your employees.
It's so efficient it's impersonal.
You could have a genius tucked
away around here and you'd never
knOwit."
You wouldn't have anybody
special in mind. would your" her
father inquired shrewdly.
He didn't think she had particu-
LARRY, but there are times when it
doesn't hurt for the father of an
attractive daughter to look shrewd
on general principles.
Just making an observation
Kathy smiled. her eyes twin pools
of blue candor.
As they walked toward the door
downstairs, a young man came IN
from the street. He was tallish
with a conservative crew haircut
and a face that was pleasant
enough but not what you would
call distinguished, until he saw
Kathy. He met her eyes for a
moment, and the expression in his
own eyes became hungry raven
Gus, in fact.
After they had passed, Kathy's
cheeks were pinker and her eyes
bright. They were iris blue eyes,
incidentally, with lashes that
would have looked artificial if they
had been one atom heavier.
As for the young man, he con-
tinued downstairs, where he was
temporarily in charge Of the house.
furnishings department in the
absence of the regular manager.
He was scowling.
He WAS sowing again some six
and a half hours later at the wheel
ola dilapidated convertible parked
on Sycamore Street. Kathy came
along the sidewalk and got in. and
they drove out to a hill overlook.
ing the lake. A fat moon sparkled
on the water. They got out. hand
in hand, to enjoy it.
Bill" Kathy said.
"Yes?"
do you love me?"
II adore you"
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Word to the Wise
BY Mrs. Frank Colby

This marks our first vocabu-
larry quiz of 1854. Clip this. and
others that will appear from time
to time. See if you can better
your score during the ensuing
months.
Pick the right word:
l. Obsolete means (fine) (out-
dated tardy.
2. Absolute means (complete)
UmiteO doubtfuD.
3. 1ndiscreet means (clever)
(talkative) Gash).
4. Eerie means (funny)
(harsh) (weird).
5. Frowzy means (miserly)
(unkempO Oanguid).
6. Sonata is a (poem) (musi-
cali composition) Chat).
Z. Sooth means (true) (per-
hapS (always).
8. Sporadic means Qoud)
(numerous) (separate).
9. Vociferous means (clamor-
0us) Guthlessl (stubborn,.
10. Malign cans (sickly)
(eviD (selfiSh).
Answers.
a. Obsolete. an adjective,
means outdated; no longer in
use: antiquated, neglected. 90
Absolute means complete: per-
feet: free from imperfection. go
mdiscreet means rash: haSty;
needless. "a Eerie means weird;
serving to inspire fear; uncanny.
60 Frowzy means unkempt;
slovenly: offensive to smell or
sight. 60 A sonata is an ex-
tended musical composition, for
one or two instruments, having
three or -four movements. (7.)
Sooth means true: real; also,
trushful; reliable. N(so Sporadic
means occurring singly; sepa-
rate; scattered. (9D Vociferous
means clamorous; turbulent;
making a loud outcry. 10)
Malign means evil; tending to
tnJure; sinister.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Uncle Rays Corner

A pearl Of great price" is
likely to be a pearl made by an
oyster. Other kinds of pearls
come from clans or conches, but
oyster pearls bring the best
prices.
Among the oysters are some
with special name of pearl
oysters" They produce the most
valuable pearls. The oysters
which people eat produce pearls
at times, but their value usually
is small. If you happen to chew
up a pearl while eating an oyster
don't let it break your heart. The
chances are that a dealer would
have paid you only a dollar or
two for it-if that much.
A pearls value depends partly
on its size. The tiny ones are
worth much less than the big
ones. If an oyster contains a
large pearl. . person is almost
sure to zee it before eating the
Evening star., 1954-01-06
AnsHer In NATARILITY.

nail. natal. ably, ability, ALT. alibi.
anil. attain, tail taint. tibia, tiny, titan.
titan. tint. tilt, bail, bait. banality, binal.
blatant, inlay. laity, lain. lint, litany.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Fumous Fables
By {. {. Edoor

PERSONAL-One morn
ing in the White House,
President Theodore Roose-
velt dictated a letter to a
new secretary. A short
while later, the secretary
brought the letter back,
neatly typed.
The President looked it
over and made several
changes in his own hand
writing. Then he signed his
name at the bottom.
You may mail this now"
he said.
Eyes. Mr.. President, I'll
type it again and"
''No, no. don't type it
again!" said T.R. Send it
as is. 1t adds a personal
touch" conflded Roosevelt,
with a wink, land it makes
the President appear more
human"
ESTIMATE A young 6
newspaper reporter was COM
planning to journalist Lin
coin Steffens about his edi-
tor. who was known for his
cynicism.
Hes a brilliant man,
probably the best in the busi-
ness" said the reporter, but
he's so hard-boiled."
That's So" agreed Stef-
fens, but you'll swear by
him after a while. Just
because he's hard-boiled
doesn't mean he's a bad
egg"
Evening star., 1954-01-06
By Romon Coffmon

Brown pearls have small value,
If any, but the rare black ones
may bring a big price. If you find
a black pearl the size of a marble
and with a good luster, you can
figure that your wealth has
grown with a bound!
Cleopatra adorned herself with
many pearls, as well as other
gems. A large pearl which she
owned is said to have been
worth 100000. but that probably
is a myth rather than d fact.
A fine pearl with a weight of
only six or eight grains may be
worth more than 5000. A pearl of
the same grade, but with a
weight of 100 grains, may be
marketed for several thousand
dollars. An old record tells US
that King Philip II Of Spain
owned a pearl with q weight of
1000 grains-or more than two
ounces.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Word Come
Find 80 or more words in
ICH HYOLOGY,

z n n q Il U U L,
meaning, "the department of
zoology which treats of fishes"
Average is q; time limit, 20
minutes.
of four or more letters. 2 Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
s. such as bats" ''cats," are not
used. 3. Only one form OF word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used
Evening star., 1954-01-06

oyster.
Other elements which decide
q pearls value are color, shape
and luster. Some pearls are as
round as a ball. Others are Of
pear shape or button shape.
Many fine pearls are white or
pink. Others are brown, black,
yellow, green or blue.
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Our Presidents

By Honore N. CotudoI
l. Who was our youngest
President?
2. Who was our oldest PreSi-
dent?
3. Which President remained
Q bachelor?
ANSWER 0n Neat PAga.)
Evening star., 1954-01-06
Contract Bridge
Bv EosIey Blockwood
washington, d. e.
WRnNESnAY. JANUARY 6. 1854

by eosIey btockwood
Mr.. Heinsite is not above ex-
pecting his partner to drop sin
gleton kings and doubleton
queens when there are five or six
cards of a suit outstanding. In
most cases, of course, this is
completely unreasonable. But
there was an odd twist in today'S
deal which made Mr.. Heinsite'S
criticism correct and justified.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
CMr. Heinsite)
KIT
J1O3
o. J10764
ks
WEST EAST
(Mr. Dale) (Mrs. Keen)
A8 843 4 10962
70 KS652 VA
ok . $50
. Q1O4S J97S
SOUTH
CMr. Muzzy)
AQ5
y OF
o AQ93
= Asa
The bidding:
South West North East
INT Pass 2NT Pass
SNT All Pass
Mr.. Dale led the five of hearts
and his partner won with the
ace and returned the four. Here
Mr.. Dale made thoughtful play.
He could have gone up with the
king and led a third round of
hearts. hoping to get in later
with the king Of diamonds. In
stead. he ducked the trick to give
the impression that he had no
possible side entries and that the
only way to reach his hand was
in the heart suit itself.
Dummy's 10 won the second
trick and Mr.. MuzZy saw he had
no chance for his contract un-
less he brought i'll the diamonds.
At trick three he led a diamond
from the board and finessed the
queen. Mr.. Dale won with his
lone king and cashed three heart
tricks to put the hand down one.
Bang down your ace of dia-
monds. Don't take the finesse,"
screamed Mr.. Heinsite.
That's ridiculous" Mr.. Muzzy
replied. with four diamonds
out, how could I be expected to
know Dale had a singleton
king?"
He appealed to Mr.. Dale to
support his argument but the old
master had to admit that this
time whether by chance or not)
Mr.. Heinsite had something.
HeS S right, MuZZy." Mr.. Dale
said. your correct play at the
third trick was to lay down the
ace of diamonds-and not be-
cause you could figure me for
the lone king. The point is that
you could afford to lose a dia-
mond trick to Mrs. Keen. If she
won the second lead Of diamonds
with the king. she would have
no hear to return. Of. if she
did. then the hearth would be
divided evenly and We could win
only three hearts and a dia-
mon.
'You could not afford to lose
q diamond to me. Now, if I had
the king Of diamond, guarded.
you were never going to. make
the hand. But you had abso-
lutely nothing to lose by max
ing a safety play against the
possibility that I had the king
all by itself"
tcopyright. 1854, General Features CorpJ
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Former Affoche Is
Fefed at Reception
BY SeIwo Roosevelt

The man who is generally
credited with breaking and
defeating the Communist
Party in Venezuela. Senior
Pedro Estrada, Venezuelan
Director Of National Security.
was the guest of honor at q
large reception yesterday given
by the Ambassador OF Venez-
uela and Sonora de Gonzalez
at their embassy.
Down in Caracas. Senior
Estrada is known as "Pistol
Pete" but this belligerent
sounding name hardly goes
with the tall, dark and suaye
man who bears it.
Standing in the receiving
line with his host and hostess.
Senof Estrada greeted the
guests in perfect English, and
renewed many old acquaint-
ances here. for he was attacfe
to the Embassy In Washing
ton from 1948 to 1851,
Senior Estrada is here this
time at the invitation Of the.
Department of State. He ar
rived Monday in New York
Evening star., 1954-11-17
NeWlWeds
GiveFete

Comdr. and Mrs. Richard
Drum Hunt. jr.. were hosts at
a reception yesterday after.
noon from 5 to 8 at Anderson.
The hostess before her recent
marriage was Mrs. Emil Hurja
and the large party was for
their many friends.
Mrs. Parker w. West was in
charge Of the tea and coffee
pourers and assisting her
generally were Mrs. Clark
Howell Woodward and Mrs.
Harry Grant Meem.
Among the pourers were
Mrs. Robert Guggenheirn,
Nine. Thor Thors, Mrs. Morris
Cafritz, Mrs. Jesse w. Nichol-
son, Mrs. Frederick Drum
Hunt, Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghtelling, Mrs. Park w.
Brady, Mrs. Leo Brison Norris,
Mrs. Sterling Rogers and Mrs.
Randall Hagner.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
CubonEnyo
Entertain;
Swiss Party

Cuban Ambassador, DR.. Au-
relic Concheso is entertaining
this afternoon ct q reception
In honor Of the United States
Delegation appointed to con-
verse with q Cuban delegation
on the economic relations be-
tween the two countries. The
talks have been going on here
for the past 10 days.
Among the Americans to be
honored this afternoon are As
sistant Secretary Of Commerce
Samuel w. Anderson, Assist
ant Secretary Of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz, Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Henry F. Holland
and Deputy Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Edward j. Sparks.
The Ambassador leaves to-
morrow for q business trip to
Rio de Janeiro.
The Swiss Minister and
Mime. Bruggmann entertained
yesterday at the second Of two
farewell parties. The event
took place at the Legation from
$3.50 to 8 and about 200 guests
were expected. All were old
friends and colleagues.
The Bruggmanns plan to
leave Washington in December
and to be in Switzerland for
Christmas. His replacement,
Mr.. Henry .Torrente is now
the Swiss Minister to the Court
Of st. James's. The arrival
date for the new Minister and
Mime. Torrente has not yet
been determined.
A diplomatic party coming
up is the one to be given FRI
day by the British Ambassador
and Lady Makins, who will
entertain at luncheon for the
Admiral Of the Fleet, Sir Rhod-
erick Met cGregor, First Sea Lord.