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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-06
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

QUESTION: Why is the Ninth
Of Av" considered the most tragic
day of the Hebrew Calendar? (Oc-
curing this year on August sth.)
ANSWER: The Mishnah (Taa-
nit 4:6) mentions five tragic
events that occurred on this date
at different periods in Jewish his
tory. In the days of our desert
travels it was decreed that our
forefathers who left Israel would
not be the same ones who would
enter Israel. This decree was
given on this tragic date. The first
Temple was destroyed by Nebu-
chadnezzer of Babylonia on this
date, in the year $50 B. c. E. The
second Temple was destroyed by
Titus of Rome on this date in the
year 70 E. E. The fortress of Bet
har fell on this day and the revolt
of Bar Kochba was subdued. Also,
the holy city of Jerusalem was
ploughed up by Hadrian in 1876
E. E. on this day.
This was indeed not the last of
the tragedies to befall Israel on
this day. In 1890 King Edward I
signed the decree expelling the
Jews from England on that day.
In 1892 in Spain some 100000
Jews began to leave the country,
led by Abarbanel after Ferdinand
and Isabella had signed a decree
ordering their expulsion. For
these and even other tragedies
that occurred on this date it was
considered the most tragic day in
the Jewish calendar. And yet,
Jewish hopes have not faded, for
it is claimed by tradition that the
Messiah was born on this date. In
the meantime, it is still observed
as an important fast day.
4
QUESTION: Why is the Book
of Lamentations read on this day?
ANSWER: The Prophet Jere-
miah, who witnessed the destruc-
ton of the first Temple left us
very vivid and lamentful impress
sions in his Book of Lamentations,
which are a part of the Holy
Scriptures. In this Book the
prophet mourns the suffering of
the people who were forced into
exile and the country which was
deprived of it's historic people.
While castigating the leaders for
their failure in leading the peo-
pie of Israel in the proper paths
and thereby bringing about the
destruction of the Temple, he also
offered prayers for the Almighty
urging compassion for the people
of Israel. It's contents makes the
Book of Lamentations a fitting
book for the anniversary of the
destruction of the Temple, the fast
of the Ninth of Av.
IS
QUESTION: Why is this book
called "Echah"?
ANSWER: The opening word of
this book is the Hebrew word
"Echah" which means how and
comes from the first sentence of
the Lamentations which says:
"How does the city sit desolate,
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-06
Between You and Me.
BY BORIS SINCLAIR Copyright 1854 Jewish TeegaEhAs
AN AMERICAN PLAN
BY BORIS SINCLAIR

A six-point plan demanding that Israel
make concessions as first step toward re-
taxing Arab-Israeli tension has been prepared
by Arthur Gardiner, high State Department
official . The six points include repatria-
ton of some Arab refugees payment of COM
pensation by Israel to Arab refugees for
property lost in Palestine, agreement through
the United Nations on Jordan water distribu-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-06

QUESTION: Why is the Ninth
Of Av" considered the most tragic
day Of the Hebrew Calendar? (Oc-
CURING this wear on AUGUST 0fh.)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
Trip to OcracOke Interesting,
Eventful and Full of Surprises
Mays Header Gives Impressions of First Journey
Famous Fishing and Vacation Spot

one to disobey the Captains
orders, mumbled silent PRAYER
and backed into the middle of
Pamlico Sound. Surprisingly
enough the water only came up
to the floorboards, and since
Abe's jeep was an amphibious
offspring of union between a
Coast Guard DUKW and a Sher-
man tank, we made the shore be-
ing guided by a couple of buoys
which we passed on the wrong
side.
We rode the flats most of the
remaining fourteen miles into
the Village We passed acres of
beach covered with millions of
seashells. 1t was truly paradise
for the visitor who likes to find
the rare and different types for
his collection. Occasionally we
found ourselves on the ''inside
road as the two sand ruts were
sometimes called. We did not
get a good look at any of the
famous Ocracoke ponies so num-
See TRIP, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
There's Nothing Like the Glory of
NOVEMBER ON THE "BANKS"
By Capt. Marvin w. Howard, Ocracoke, N. C.

November is here, come again
to visit on us the cold, blue, raw
days, where if one is not careful
one may catch cold from extra
efforts-because its cool, yet not
realizing it is still warm enough
to perspire freely and thus a
cold. These cold, blue, raw and
cloudy days bring falling of the
leaves from all the trees along
the banks except the evergreen.
AS one watches the shadows
along the winding trails or the
sandy roads so familiar to the
banks, one is able to see bushels
of acorns lying on the ground,
the many golden-yellow serrated
seed of the sea-oat like wise lie
in the leas of the sand hill, and
the purple flower of the wild-pea
has almost vanished while the
pods are bursting letting their
seed fall to the use of wild-life.
AS one feels the bite of the
blustery, windy day, particularly
if a hunter, the urge to take
gun in hand, call Rover or Bando
or Nipper and go-a-hunting is
strong. 1t would not suffice alone
to hunt birds, but rather to take
in the wonders of Autumn's
beauty among the woodlands,
the salt grasses and the sand
hills. All of this if properly
viewed presents a beauty unex-
celled anywhere.
Our freedom to hunt, to play,
| to be able to enjoy these wonders
are ours only because our Demo-
cratic Government or Republic
whether you judge it by pony
you ride, the old jeep you go
fishing in, the speed boat you
own, the limousine in the ga
rage, or the freedom to worship
at the church of your choice, the
school, the food on your table or
the freedom to speak in public
without fear. You are fortunate
by the fact that you are living
under a system of government
based on the dignity and free
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12

dom of the individual, that de-
rives its powers from the bottom
up rather than the top down. The
four freedoms which were so
respectively brought to the pub
lie by the late Franklin D.
Roosevelt. These freedoms we
enjoy in the good U. S. A. and
now especially along the Outer
Banks where thus far the land
has never been posted to any
great extent, therefore the hunt
er can stroll with his dog "heel-
ing" or watching the retrieve"
as the hunter kills dove or
other wild-life in season.
The beauty rare can be seen
along the hills, thru the lone
some woods, the wide open
marshes where the green salt
grasses are interspersed by
another salt grass or weed
blood-colored. A marsh-h n
or rail cackles and jumps,
flies away apparently laugh
ing at the lover Of nature,
too far away for the kill, or the
slow moving heron or bittern
as they camouflage by the reeds
or cat-tails.
That wonderful classic, Grass
can well describe the flat open
ings at the head of creeks where
cattle feed, and horses wild &C
company them. Along these
openings or flat prairie lands
nesting between the woods and
bills where a creek wanders
thru the marshes to the sound.
The salt sage is turning purple
and shows brilliant in northerly
winds. The grass is still green in
the pocosins and adds to natures
beauty and so I'll add to this
writing the Classic Grass: Grass
is the forgiveness of Nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated
with blood, torn with the ruts of
cannon, grow green again with
grass, and carnage is forgotten.
See NOVEMBER, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12

Anyone who enjoys the wide
open spaces (both land and wa
teri should make at least one
trip to the picturesque village of
Ocracoke, North Carolina. 1t
was indeed an interesting erperi-
ence; but a word of warning!
Don't make any definite appoint
ments back home and expect to
return in time to keep them. You
will probably get back day or
two later than you planned. You
can't blame it on any one parti-
cular thing either. 1t seems that
fate, in the form of winds, tides,
lack of communication and off
schedule ferry service, all con-
spire to keep you on Ocracoke
once you get there. 1 found out
after this trip that the easiest
way to get to Ocracoke is to be
born there.
When Grace and 1 and Abe
and Bessie Williams (they're our
rich neighbors who own jeep)
decided to make this trip we, of
course, consulted the map and
figured roughly that Ocracoke
Village lay about 80 miles south
! west of Mays Head as the crow
flies. Unfortunately we can't fly
like crows so we made the trip
by highway, ferry, sandbar,
sandune, beach and the grace of
the good Lord who watched over
us every minute. Except for a
pouring down rain the trip was
somewhat routine until we were
herded aboard Frazier Peele'S
four car ferry and started the
last water lap across Hatteras
Inlet. After three unsuccessful
tries we finally made the chan
mel in the face of a stiff north
west wind and were headed for
Ocracoke Island. The inlet was
bit choppy and we shipped a
lot of water, but we were as
sured by Skipper Austin that
there was no danger and that he
would have us safely ashore"
in a few minutes. l think the
word he. intended to use was
aground" because in few min
utes that's excatly what we
were. The merit order to come
from the skipper was alright
boys, letter down." He was refer
ring to the car ramp at the bow.
It came down within a mighty
splash and promptly disappeared
under water. The Skipper look
ed toward our jeep and shouted,
"Back'er right off now and don't
stop til you hit land!" Abe and
| l looked at each other as if to
say where's any land?" AS far
as we knew we were still long
| way from any '1and" that we
knew anything about. But Abe,
being an old Navy man and not
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
POST rs AMERICAN LEGION
OVER MEMBERSHIP QUOTA

Manteo Post No. 26 of The
American Legion has exceeded
its membership quota for 1855
according to information re-
ceived from State Headquarters
in Raleigh.
James w. Davis, Commander
of the Post, has received q letter
from the Legion Adjutant, Nash
Mckee, expressing thanks to the
membership chairman, all Post
officers, and membership work
erS for their effort.
The quota of Post No. IS is 81
and the membership for 1855 to
date is 81. Quotas are assigned
earh Post by the state headquar-
terS and are based on the aver
age membership of the Post for
the past four years.
1--WE do not intend to stop our
membership drive now that we
have reached our quota" Post
Commander Davis said. There
are many more eligible veterans
who have not yet joined our Post
and we invite them all to become
members"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
UMSTEAD FIRST TO
DIE IN OFFICE IN
OVER so YEA RS
Virgin i a-Born Luther n.
Hodges Steps Up in Ra-
leigh This Week

The death of Governor Will
liam Umstead of North Carolina
in Durham hospital was deep
blow to North Carolina. He was
highly popular and conscienti-
GUS servant of the state.
On Tuesday of this week,
following the funeral of Gov
ernor Umstead, the Lieutenant
Governor Luther H. Hodges of
Spray, a 56-year-old native of
Virginia was sworn in to fill out
the term of Governor Umstead,
which has more than two years
to run.
1t was only year or two ago,
that Virginia had a governor,
born in North Carolina, Govern
or Battle.
Governor Umstead was born
May Is. 1895. His ailing heart
weakened by pneum o n a,
brought death in Watts Hospital,
at 9:10 Sunday morning. He was
SO. Under the State Constitution,
1t. Governor Luther H. Hodges
succeeded Umstead as Governor
upon taking the oath of office
Tuesday afternoon. Hodges was
sworn in as Governor at a
ceremony held in the hall of the
State House of Representatives
at 4 pm. Tuesday. Chief Justice
M. V. Barnhill of the State SUI
preme Court administered the
oath.
The Governors funeral was
held at the Trinity Methodist
Church at Durham at IL am.
Tuesday. DR.. C. D. Barclift pas
tor, conducted the services.
The body lay in state for two
hours prior to the services.
Burial was at the Mt. Tabor
Church at Bahama, a tiny COM
munity in Durham County.
There Umstead rests near the
bodies of his father and mother,
He was the first North Caro-
lima Governor to die in office
since the death of Governor
David G. Fowle on April 7, 1891.
See UMSTEAD, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
TWO DARE BOYS COMPLETE
COURSE AT CAMP GORDON

Camp Gordon, Ca Pvt.
Arnold L. Midget of Manteo,
will graduate this week from the
Power Equipment Maintenance
course, one of the many courses
offered at the Southeastern
Signal School, Camp Gordon. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. st.
Clair Midget.
The Power Equipment Mantle
nance Course trains enlisted per-
sonnet to install, operate, adjust
and maintain gasoline and diesel
engine units which are used for
generating electrical power III
the field.
Pvt. William NJ Hooper of
Stumpy Point will graduate this
week from the Southeastern
Signal School, Camp Gordon.
Georgia. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Hooper.
Pvt. Hooper received training
in the operation of military COM
munication equipment, climaxed
by a week of field training un-
der simulated combat conditions
during his nine week course.
Pvt. Midget and Pvt. Hooper
will now be reassigned to an
active unit of the United States
Army.
The Southeastern Sign a l
School is a component of the Sig
nal Corps Training Center, a
mammoth communications col
lege, which supplies trained sig
nal technicians to Army units all
over the world.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
CRACOKE ASSEMBLY
LOSES PARSONAGE
Fire Claims Effects of Both New
and Old Pastors

Ocracoke, November 6-Fire
of undetermined origin burned
to the ground the parsonage of
the Assembly otsIod Church on
OcracoI-e Island Thursday night
last week. Fortunately no one
was in the home at the time, but
the fire caused a double loss in
that two families had all of their
personal belongings in the par
sonage at the time. Rev. Ernest
PowlesIand and family, the re-
firing pastor, and Rev. Walter
Whitaker and family, the incom-
ing pastor, were holding a joint
meeting at the Church. The
PoWleslands lost in the vicinity
of a hundred dollars in cash, a
new electric sewing machine,
their family Bibles, one of which
had been brought from England
years ago, and all of his sermons
of many years. The WhitakerS, a
young married couple, also lost
about a hundred dollars, their
sterling silver, and all of her
wedding gifts, as well as all per-
sonal belongings. The fire had
gained such Roadway when it
was discovered that only one
suitcase, containing books, could
be pulled from the front room
through the door.
With no fire protection, other
than the apparatus of the local
coast guard unit, consisting of a
pump and hose, it was only
through the efforts of quickly
formed bucket brigade that the
Sunday School and Church, adj
iacent to the parsonage, was
saved from destruction. The par
sonage was a complete loss. 1t
was insured for $4,000 and the
Congregation plans to rebuild it
as soon as possible. In the mean
time. Rev. Powlesland has left
for his new pastorate and Rev
Mr.. Whitaker and family are
wing at the home of Mrs. Zion
oster. Through the wellknown
.1friendliness and generosity OF
Ocracokers, a purse as well as
personal clothing items were
given to both families.
Rev. and Mrs. Whitaker, who
began their work here this Sun
day, have one child, Deborah,
age two. Mrs. Whitaker IS ma
tive of Lewiston, N. c, MI.
Whitaker of Indiana. He received
his training at South Eastern
Bible Institute, Lakeland, Florl-
da. He held pastorate at Ports
mouth, Virginia, but comes 10
Ocracoke Assembly OF God
Church directly from evangelist
work in Indiana, Florida, and
North Carolina.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
CELEBRATIONS
PLANNED FOR
DECEMBER nth
51st Anniversary of Flight
To Be Observed at
K. D. Hills

The 5lst anniversary celebra-
ton of Wilbur and Orville's first
successful powered flight at Kill
Devil Hill will be observed at the
site, and in the dining room of
The Carolinian at Mays Head on
December II, next month, ac-
cording to Miles L. Clark Of
Elizabeth City, chairman of the
board of directors of the Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Society,
which will sponsor the celebra-
ton this year with the coopera-
ton of the Air Force Association,
the National Park Service and
the North Carolina 50th Ami
versary Commission created last
year by the late Governor Will
liam B. Umstead.
"The observance which will
pay homage to the aviation pio-
neers this year will not be on
so elaborate a scale as last year."
said Clark. 1T will be of such
importance however, that many
nationally known correspondents
for newspapers of the world are
to fly here for the celebration.
Ralph V. Whitener, program
director of the Air Force Asso-
citation who spearheaded the in
ternational observance on the
Dare coast at Kitty Hawk, Kill
Devil Hills and Mays Head last
year, will meet with local mem
bers of the sponsoring society
within the next few days to
complete arrangements for the
celebration.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
OPENING DAYS
HUNTING GOOD
IN HYDE COUNTY
Some Lake Blinds Get Limits
by 3 pm; Field Hunting
Not Quite So Good

Duck and goose hunting began
at noon Wednesday, and at Lake
Mattamuskeet the refuge protect
or, L. B. Tunnel, said Wednesday
night that hunters in lake blinds
reported a good day of hunting,
both for ducks and geese.
Several lake blind hunters came
in before 3 pm. with their limits
of ducks and some geese. Other
blinds got their limits of geese
and some ducks during the after
noon. Mr.. Tunnel stated that both
hunters and guides were we'll
pleased with the hunting for the
first day.
Reports also indicated that goose
hunters in fields around the lake
were fairly satisfied also. The
geese were late beginning to move
into the fields from the lake, but
most all hunters managed to get
in some shooting. Many field hunt
ers bagged geese but not too many
were able to get their limits.
Prospects for the season seem
to be better than last year; there
are more geese and ducks on hanc
than there have been in many
years, possibly excepting year be-
fore last.
Lake blinds are booked sole
until December oath, and even fol
some days after Christmas. Mr.
Tunnel says that there are some
openings in January, and he point:
out that there is always the posi-
bility of cancellations.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
Fine Fishing Brings Business To Aid
In Rebuilding of Carolina Beaches
Here's Complete Official Story of the Damage Done
by Hurricane Hazel, and the Work of Rehabtations
That Is Going In Southeastern North Carolina

barely week after the blow.
The Atlantic Beach Hotel, a
rambling woode structure,
Jared worse, but most of its
rooms were not damaged.
Motels generally, being back
from the ocean, came through
with small damage. Most restau-
rants are open as usual, includ-
ing the large ocean, front seafood
place known as Captain Bills"
on Atlantic Beach. This was orgi-
nally reported destroyed, but
actually it suffered only minor
damage.
1t is agreed that the disaster
stemmed from a combination of
circumstances never known be-
fore-a hurricane from the
southeast coinciding with a full
moon tide. Prevailing winds
along this coast are from the
southwest, which blow the ocean
away from, rather than onto the
land.
Coast Contour Little Changed
The contour of the coast is not
radically changed, although mil
lions of tons of sand were shift
ed and it will take some time for
the beaches to build back to
their former height. At present
they appear wider and harder
than before the blow, however.
Numerous sloughs were cut
and at least two inlets were
widened. 1t will take some time
to see how they shape up.
The Army Engineers did a fast
job of clearing and remarking
the Inland Waterway and traffic
is proceeding as usutl. There was
some shoaling in Pamlico Sound,
on the mail boat route from At
lantic to Ocracoke, that requires
recharting and more dredging.
A count by Jack Farrell of the
South Eastern N. C. Beach Asso-
citation indicated that only about
20 of $50 charter fishing boats
from Swansboro to Shallotte
were put out of commission. The
others are busy with a heavy au-
tumn run of fish. In the More
head City area, with the largest
single fleet, virtually all sports
fishing craft are doing business
as usual, according to a survey
by Ted Davis of the Morehead
City Chamber of Commerce.
Heaviest Damage Area
Hazel conferred its fury on
Long Beach and areas on both
sides, dropping off somewhat in
intensity as it reached Atlantic
Beach and sparing the Outer
Banks from Cape Hatteras north
from serious damage.
The newly developed beaches
of Long, Holden and Ocean Isle,
which range north east in Bruins
wick County from the South
Carolina line to the mouth of the
c. Tear River, were virtually
an of cottage and small
establishments, but
NC, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
WILL LEWARK CATCHES
BIG HAUL OF STRIPERs

Kill Devil Hills Capt. Will
Lewark, retired Coast Guard
officer is again the champion
rockfish fisherman of the Dare
Coast. This season he has landed
more of these fish, which visit
ing anglers call striped bass,
than any other person.
To date his best catch was 179
stripers taken from the waters of
Albemarle Sound in one day of
fishing. He was fishing alone
but instead of using one trolling
rig, he had several and on one
pass through school of stripers
he hooked 81 fish.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
CHANNEL. BASS REPORTED
IN CAPE HATTERAS SURF

1t was no surprise to anglers
at Buxton this week when big
schools of channel bass began
working in towards the surf near
the Point of Cape Hatteras.
They always come close to the
surf during the full moon of No
vember," said Edgar Hooper.
Most of the fish landed were
puppy drum" or small channel
bass but few that scaled at IS
to As pounds were also reeled in
to the beach by anglers using cut
bait as lures.
Hooper stated on Tuesday that
there had been one report of a
60 pound channel bass being
caught in the surf.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-12
WILLIAM LEFFUs MEEKINs

William Leffus Meekins, II,
lifelong citizen of Avon, died
Tuesday evening at his home at
7:30 after an illness of about six
months. He was member of the
Methodist church. He is survived
by three sons, Earl of Florida
and Dammon and Otis of Nor
folk, also by his wife, Mrs. Annie
Meetins, and one brother, Tom
Meekins.