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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
THE OFFICE SEEKERS WILL ARISE

It's campaign year. and the office seekers and politi
clans will be abroad in the land when the weather be-
comes fair and and comfortable More people
will be given rides this year than got them last year. will
get them next and the gusy lustng greeting and the
warm old handshake will come back into style
Indeed it will remind of the time Guy Dudley of BuX
ton to Manteo just before the primary and went back
with his hand in sling, vigorous and many were the
handshakes he got from those who wanted his favors
election day. Funny isn't it. that folks who ride past fellow
every day for years suddenly become concerned about al
lowing him to carry his weary frame down the highway for
just few yards.
Everything works for good they say no doubt many
more brakes will be out in stopping this which
and drinks up and doubtless other ia
will be extended It almost like Christmas just before
the primary with every candidate wishing do his good
deed many times each day.
Many fellow will find the welfare of his relatives
subject of these days. and the question he will
have to to the health and webeng of his folks
1t will really be worth while to to the courthouse and find
the politicians anxious to help fellow in most thing
he might want done. ,=F.
All Of the externas of campaigning give candidate
of sdeseppng the issues lot of promises will be
made few of which will be kept but best of ALL the office
seeker may by his kind words keep the poor voter from
thinking to ask him questions to his position the inn
portant issues of the day.
Yes it's going to be great year The poor voter will
find at last that he remembered and subject of much
It'll be chance to get acquainted with folks who
fellow last year will provide open
ngs ask for favos The will chance often
rest his weary dogs What he forgotten the day after
eection He will surely have his day in the this year.
afterward.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
SENATE
CONTINUED from Page One)

all sessions of committees, SUBJ
comittees, boards, and other
governing agencies should be
open to the citizens at all times"
Sound government demands
that we work for balanced bud
get at all times" said Mr.. Ross.
Good business practice dictates
that we should spend no more
than we take in in revenues" he
added.
Our farmer is the backbone of
our state, and if elected, I shall
work at all times for what I con-
slider the best interests of our
farmers" he added.
Eastern North Carolina is now
seeking more and more industry.
1t is my thought that we should
make our section of the state as
attractive to industry as we know
how to do" he said. 1--WE cannot
and must not forget our schools
and their needs, and / shall de-
vote full effort toward help in
this direction" he added.
Progress is the goal which we
should ever work toward. If the
voters of the Second Senatorial
district should honor me with
this high office, l shall do my
best at all times in working for
this progress. / shall represent
all the people of my district, and
if elected, shall at all times do
my conscientious and honest best
to do good job for my fellow
citizens"
The Democratic primary takes
place next May 20. The Second
district is composed of Beaufort
Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico
lTyrrell, and Washington counties
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
HAT7ERAs ISLAND GOES DRY THIS WEEK.

Wednesday of this week the last day for the legal
among the 800 people of Hatteras Island In
December 1858 they voted Overwhelmingly to prohibit fur
No doubt the citizens who voted against
the sale of beer thought they could relieve of the cond
tons from drunkenness which had sorey troubled them
Now the test will come There many people who pre-
dict that there will be great uprising in the booteggg of
whskey and other drinks and the problem will be greater
those who engage will buy the cheapest kind of whskey
and sell for highest possible prices There will be worse
headaches day. and perhaps problems than
charged up beer At least few people will live richly and
lord it their honest neghbors without work. feel no
of law which doesn't reach vigorously down
into Hatteras Island, and when does brings
penalties worth the hardship imposed the witnesses who
are dragged into court
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
WORTHY RETlRES AFTER
20 YRS. AS us. MARSHAL

Ford S. Worthy of Washington,
N. c. a popular figure throughout
North Carolina retired last week
as U. S. Marshall, post he has
held for 20 years, three times by
appointment of Roosevelt and
twice by Truman. He served
longer than any other U. S. Mar
shall. On his retirement at the
age of 70, he was presented with
a six-piece Silver service, radio,
and a gold watch, handsomely en-
graved. The gift was from his
fellow workers and some $50
lawyers of his district.
Mr.. Worthy's statutory retire
ment was of December l, 1851,
but he was reappointed by Judge
Donnell Gillian to serve until
such time as the President might
appoint his successor.
Sheriff B. Ray Cahoon of Ty-
rrell County has been mentioned
as the next appointee, although
it is reported the post is sought
on behalf of the Sheriff of Samp-
son County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOR SAA IN HYDE co.

The members of the Executive
Committee of the Southern Abe
marie Association for Hyde Coun-
ty, recently announced by County
Vice President Nellie w. Shelton
of Swan Quarter is as follows:
H. L. Sadler, E. A. Williams,
Charlie Cahoon and Mrs. Russell
A. Swindell of Swan Quarter;
Leon Balance of Lake Landing;
Mrs. Ella Murray, Fairfield; Mrs.
Mary Noble of Scranton; Mrs. Ben
Harris, Leechville, and Mrs. Ella
Mae Murray of Fairfield.
DR.. w. T. Ralph of Belhaven,
President of the Association, an
nounces that a meeting of the six
county committee will be called at
an early date, perhaps in Column
bia, which is the birthplace of the
organization.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
BOMB NEAR BOAT
MAKES MAN GET
AW AY QUICKLY
ArIeigh Noble of Belhaven
Scared BY Marine Bomber
In PamIico Sound

A Belhaven oysterman, dredg-
ing in the Pamlico Sound may
have narrowly escaped injury re.
Gently when a bomb dropped
from a plane exploded close to
his boat.
Arleigh Mobiles, who has q
small boat and catches oysters to
sell to the public in and around
Belhaven, was working on Shell
Point, in the northern part of the
Sound, about two miles from
Judith Island. Several other
boats were dredging a few hun
dred yards away. 1t was between
one and two o'clock in the after
noon, on January q.
The engine in Arleigh's boat
had developed trouble, and he
was repairing a clogged gas line,
with his head bent down into the
engine box,
Suddenly there was a loud
noise and water was sprayed
over boat and skipper. He was
startled and scared, to say the
least. He reached to the controls,
mashed the starter, at the same
time holding his palm over the
air intake of the carburator, and
hoped that she would go. He was
ready to leave that place.
The engine caught, and Ar
leigh steered toward the other
boats, noticing as he did a plane
was gaining altitude a short dis
lance away. 1t was the first time
he knew what had caused the ex-
plosion.
A talk with the other boatmen
brought to light that they were
afraid at first that his boat had
been hit. They remarked how
much the conclusion had been
felt, and they were much further
away from the bomb than he had
been.
The plane had apparently been
using the bombing range at
Brant Island, which is about Z
miles to the south of Shell Point.
The distant rumblings and
rafting glass which have been
noticed throughout the Belhaven
and Hyde County area have come
from the same place. How or why
the plane dropped the bomb Sc
far away from the usual place is
not known at this time.
A letter about the circum-
stances has been written by Vann
Latham of Belhaven to the Com
handing Officer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
CATFISH CORNER NEWS

Prof. Barkentine Byrd is ex-
pected next week to spend some
time visiting his brother, Rev.
Estau A. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oxide Owens of
Wide Spot visited friends here
Sunday. Mrs. Owens is the for
mer Miss Ninny Mae Neal. They
have been married five years.
Miss Pinkie Perry has been Wis
iting Miss Wandaleena Williams
of Vinegar Hill.
Hexagon Hooper and Grafonela
Green have been making a big
fishing. They both returned home
Saturday night with new cars.
Mrs. Croshay Carter is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Lamphrey
Crabbe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plimson Marks
spent the week end at the beach.
Trinculo Tillett and Tidewater
Tucker recently made a visit to
Cat Cove.
Miss Fenderola Fitchet and
Miss Glissereen Gibbs have re-
turned from visiting Mrs. Vassie
Lean Vendor in Square Hill
Creek.
Miss Cantaleva Carter is visit
ing relatives at Carp Creek.
Miss Jendolyn Jones of Wide
Spot is visiting Miss Salvatore
Sawyer.
Miss Peruna Belle Perkins of
Alligator Bay is visiting Mrs. Mi
norca Miller.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
SALVO PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Gray and
daughter, Penny, of Buxton, JUL
ian Gray and children of Ro-
danthe visited their sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Far
row Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne of
Elizabeth City spent the week
end with her sister and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Hooper
of Norfolk spent the week end
with Mr.. Hooper's mother and
father-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Flora
Midget.
Mrs. Luther Gray is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Salina Mid
gett, and granddaughter and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Robin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs, Coy Anderson
and children, Charles and Caro-
Ign Ann, and Kendall Whidbee
end with Mrs. Anderson's and
of Elizabeth City spent the week
Mrs. Whidbee's mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Melvin a
Whidbee and Mrs. Luther Gray.
Mrs. Bette Farrow returned
home from Manteo Friday where
she was juror in Dare County
Court.
Sparrow Midget of Ocracoke
is spending few days here with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Flora Midget are
visiting their children in Nor
folk, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Hoop
er, Mr. and Mrs. Walton Midget,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Hooper,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Gallop
of Bayside.
Nellie Gray is spending few
days in Manteo with her grand
mother, Mrs. Frances Gray.
Jimmy Graves Midget of Nor
folk is visiting his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Graves Midget. p
Manning Gray, Henry and MI
vim Midget of Manteo visited
Mr.. Gray's mother and brother
Saturday, Mrs. Kitty and Wesley
Gray.
Mckinley Midget of Norfolk
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Far
row and family Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Gray and
children, Norma and Sheila, and
Edith Midget of Rodanthe visit
ed Mr.. Gray's sister and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Farrow, Sat-
urday.
William Hooper of Norfolk
spent the week end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hoop
er and brother, Edward Hooper.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

Harnett County this past year
was around a half million dollars.
This includes monies from the
county, state and nation.
Herbert Carson, county audi
tor, said that this amount is 60
ong up each year and that there
seems no end to the question of
how much to appropriate for
public welfare.
If Harnett County appropriates
100000 year from. the county,
state and nation for welfare this
would of course mean that North
Carolina is spending, from coun-
ty, state and federal funds,
around $50,OOO,OO0 through their
welfare departments. 1t may well
be more than this because it is
probably more in populated
areas.
The argument may well pe
that the increase is due to times
getting tighter. But we have a
faint suspicion that good part
of the over 100000 increase in
unemployment in the nation to-
day include many persons who
haven't worked in the past ten
to twenty years anyway and are
now going back on relief in q
Republican era.
We have always felt that if g
man, any man, wants to work
even in hard times he can us.
ually find a job. 1t may not be
anything but digging bitches but
il will still be a good job to keer
him from starving.
In the past quarter of cen
fury it seems to have been in
stilled into the American public
that they don't have to work il
they don't want to.
Hence the continued increase
in welfare rolls.
Possibly if there wasn't SC
much appropriated for welfare
work then more people might
find jobs and 60 to work and save
taxpayers the money welfare aic
is now costing the public.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
OTHER EDITORS
A STORY OF CHISELING
BY WELFARE CLIENTS
Harnett County Has Its Troubles
With The Dishonest Who Will
ingly Take From More
Needy People
(From the Dunn Dispatch)

(From the Dunn Dispatch)
Over in Carthage the other day
it was disclosed that woman
and her three children received
a total of 81 ,251 in Welfare funds
in year and a half while her
husband worked in New York,
sent money home and came back
for an occasional visit.
The man was ordered by a
Judge to pay back this money
but that's not really the story.
What is behind the story is the
thing.
How did the welfare people at
Carthage allow this thing to go
on for such long period. For a
month or so they could be ex-
cused for allowing it to go. A
mistake is always excusable. But
for year and half to allow it
to 60 is something we fail to
understand.
The whole question of welfare
is a problem that might well be
looked into in the nation anyway.
For instance right here in Har-
nett County relief aid for out
side poor has all been spent with
some five months in the fiscal
year yet to 60. This amounted to
some $27, 900 or so dollars.
1t may be argued that the
County Commissioners didn't ap-
propriate enough money in the
beginning. We wonder, though
how much money would have
been left if the commissioners
had appropriated $4,000 for out
side poor in June of 1858.
This is not meant to be
criticism of the Harnett County
Welfare Department. The same
situation exists elsewhere a:
well.
The question is how far can we
go in welfare work.
The entire welfare budget ir
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
go SECONDS OF
WISDOM
RU Ernd nodo,
TEXT: Worry is interest paid
on trouble before il falls
DUE" Dean Inge
BY Fred Dodge

At the State Fair, man with
an extremely worried express
sion turned to his friend and said,
John, 1 declare, if l amt lost
my pocketbook!"
Did you look in all your peck
ets?" the friend asked.
"All but my left hip pocket,
the man replied.
well, why don't you look in
that one?"
Cause" said the worried one,
IF it amt there, I'll drop dead!"
Some folks seem to prefer to
worry. Rather than face facts
they make themselves and their
friends miserable with their
worries. Continual worry and I'M
willingness to face facts show
childishness. They indicate a lack
of faith in a basic religious pre-
cept that, "All things work to-
gether for good to them that love
Cod. When worry and fear live
in the heart and mind, form the
habit of facing the facts that are
before you today. Act ON those
facts alone( not on what may
occur tomorrow or the next day.
The greatest Teacher the world
has known, advised, Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof"
Do not pay the interest ON
trouble before it falls due.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
PLYMOUTH MAN ENTERS
RACE FOR THE SENATE

This week Edward L. Owens of
Plymouth threw his hat into the
ring for Senator. If he wins, it will
be the first time Washington has
had a Senator in many years.
Mr.. Owens served as Washing
ton County Recorders Judge from
1945 to 1862. He is a graduate of
the law school of the University
of North Carolina. He has farm
ing interests in his county.
Martin Kellogg, Jr., of Manteo,
Dare County, and L. H. Ross of
Washington, Beaufort County, have
previously entered the race.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
OCRACOKE YOUNGSTERS
ENJOY SCHOOL PARTY

About forty youngsters from
the upper elementary grades en-
joyed a party on Friday night al
the school library. Games, con-
tests, and square dancing made
up the evenings fun. Theodore
Rondthaler, principal acted as
referee for the contests, which
were in the nature of an indoor
track meet, and Harold Wahab
and Murray Fulcher, of the
High School, were referees. Re-
freshments were served by thir
tachers, Miss Marie Hodges, and
Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler, with
Mrs. Virginia Austin and Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Howard assisting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
HArTERAs PERSONALS

MIR. ana MIS-. LyIlWOOu Dbl
lance have been visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Balance.
Shanklen Austin, Leo Peele,
Wheeler Balance were in Eliza
beth City and Norfolk for few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackie Willie are
spending some time with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Willie.
Mrs. Cecil Balance returned
home from Norfolk last week.
She was accompanied by her
daughter and grandchildren.
Mrs. Willie Austin, Mrs. Blaine
Burrus, Mrs. Walter Stowe and
son spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Stowe.
Mrs. Julia Oden is visiting her
people at Spot, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Austin of
New York visited relatives and
friends here yesterday. They
were accompanied by his father,
A. M. Austin, who will be here
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Oden and
children, Kenny and Jeffry spent
Sunday in Wanchese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Burrus
and children were in Norfolk
over the week end. where the
family got together for a family
reunion at her mothers new
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Beasley
visited relatives here over the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dale Gray
and children of Manteo spent
the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Damon Gray.
Oscar Burrus and Herman
Spencer of Ocracoke visited Mrs.
Brittle Gaskill last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Peele were
in Elizabeth City this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Fulcher
attended the funeral of his broth
er, Harris Fulcher in Oriental
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Peele
took their son, Benny Peele, back
to Chapel Hill after spending a
few days with his parents.
Mrs. Gertie Howard of Ocra-
coke has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Randall O'Neal.
Mrs. Jordon Robertson, Miss
Ruby Oden and Stacy Robinson
of Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs,
Johnnie O'Neal over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Mid
gette were in Elizabeth City Sun
day to see Mrs. Midgette's moth
er who has a broken arm.
Mrs. Harold Gray is in Nor
folk visiting her daughter and
new grandson, Joseph Farrow,
Jr.
Mrs. Isabel Balance has re-
turned home from Ocracoke
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Eleanor Burrus.
Don Lucian Austin is much i'm
proved and is able to be in a
wheel chair. All his friends wish
him speedy recovery.
of Oxford, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Jul
ian Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Austin and Ulysses Robinson at
tended the church services here
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hamer re-
turned home today. Mr.. Hamer
has been in Japan nearly a year.
Mrs. Hamer met him in Norfolk.
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MACK
CONTINUED from Page One)

a little room in the corner of his
place at Wanchese.
For a man who makes his liv-
ing catering to sports fishermen,
one would think that maybe he
would get tired of it after a
while, but Mack Etheridge's hob
by also is fishing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
EXTRA GAME SCHEDULED

School officials announced yes
terday that a basketball game has
been scheduled between the Swan
Quarter High School boys and
Roanoke Bible College at the
Sladesville gym Wednesday night
at eight o'clock. This game is in
addition to the games spoken of in
the article on page six.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

Revive wilted asparagus by
setting stems in cold water for
while.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

The Twentieth Century Fund
estimates that the United States
and Canada produced about half
the worlds industrial output in
1947.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

The happiness of married life
depends upon making small
sacrifices with readiness and
cheerfulness. John Seldom
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

SHORT MONTH AND A BREEZY ONE-thats February.
In many parts OF the country brings that winter
feeling often with good dose of the snes good
to pay special attention to diet right especially daily
vtamn requirements And can't think of way
taxing this important vtamn than
Lemonade After skating, seghing bout
shopping can't think Of anything refreshing glass
OF not lemonade The Minute Maid quick
easy and SO delicious Spike with sitting of cinnamon
Ia party touch try stick cinnamon the swzzle stick
- HOT LEMONADE
(6 Minute Maid WateA
FreshFrozen Lemonade Powdered cnnamonVA
- sticks cinnamon (optionaD ~
Add water to reshozen lemonade following directions on
can Place In pan moderate heat stirring occasionally Do
allow mixture to boil When glasses and sprinkle
with cinnamon just before serving cinnamon optional
Serves AS CANS Eeaturesl = 80
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

If you would marry suitably,
marry your equal. Ovid
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
BY FRITZ POLLARD

NEW YORK--There is an old
saying that goes: you can
catch more flies with molasses
than you can with vinegar. +"
We have seen this demonstrated
recsntly in the case of Jackie
Robinson VS. Alabama Jim crow
laws. As everybody knows by
now, Jackie bowed to local
custom and benched his stellar
white players in an exhibition
game in Birmingham recently.
The press descended upon his
head and took MIN apart. They
seemed to feel that he had
run out on his white compan-
ions, and some of them even
said he couldn't pass up a dol
lar for principle,
Jackie said he would have
had nothing to gain by buck
ing the laws, and that if he
had, they would have become
a political football and nothing
would ever be accomplished
This writer believes that re-
cant events have indicated
Jackie and that perhaps his an
preach to the whole thing was
the best after all. The bans
have been lifted now, and we
may be wrong, but we firmly
believe it would not have done
quite Sc soon ii Robinson had
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
SPORTS CLOSEUPS

raised his voice in loud protest
For IN bowling to the jim crow
laws, he quietly demonstrated
that It could work against white
players and spectators, too.
Wherein. the public may have
thought only in terms of the
benching of colored players.
here was a situation in which
they themselves had forced
white players into the back
ground by laws of their own
making. This was quietly
dramatic and convincing tech
nique.
We think Jackie did a wise
thing in letting Alabamans cut
of their own noses to spite the
rest Of their faces. We don't
think they viii do it any more
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
DODGERS SIGN
DON NEWCOME

BROOKLYN, N. Y. - Don
Newcombe celebrated his re
lease from the Army by return
ing his signed contract to the
Dodgers.
Disclosing that the 27-year-
old pitcher had telephoned him
earlier in the day with the glad
tidings, Dodger Vice President
E. J. (Buzzie) Bavasi said New
combe was due to leave San
Antonio Army Base and bead
directly for Hot Springs, Ark,
for preliminary conditioning.
'Newcombe got q we'll deserv-
led raise" Bavasi said. He S
had the contract for some time
now but he couldn't sign it
until he was discharged from
Service"
1t was estimated that New
combe will receive $4,000, an
increase of about $4,000 over
/ his 1851 contract.