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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-11-12

@. What does guide to the
MaSsal mean by the term 'JeTia'?
A. In ancient Rome it was a
day kept as holiday. 1t is now
a liturgical term for weekdays
on which thereeis no sp cia
feast of Our Lord or the saints.
During a great part of the year
the Mass of the preceding Sun
day is used for the feria. During
certain times leg. Lent there
are proper Ferias, with a proper
Mass indicated in the Missal.
These are generally called major
ferias days of Advent and Lent,
ember days. and the ferias men,
toned above minor. Ash We'd
nesday. the days of Holy Week
and the days within the octave
of Easter and Pentecost are call
ed privileged ferias.
Q. Does st. Paul haze ref
erence to our IdD of abstinence
aUhen he condemns those loho
10ill "enjoin abstinence from
foods, which God has created to
be partaken of l0ith thanksgiving
By the faithful For every
creature of God is good, and mo-
thing is to be rejected that is
accepted NTH thanksgiving" Il
Timothy 4:3-4).
A. The reason for his condem-
nation is contained in the text
you mention. He is condemning
those who say that certain things
are evil. Our law of abstinence
does not say that meat is evil.
We can eat it on Thursday or
even on Friday if it happens to
be a holyday. That would GER
tainly indicate that we do not
have the kind of abstinence st.
Paul is condemning. The Jews
were still insisting upon the Old
Testament laws about ''unclean
foods" and the pagans had var
ious PHILOSOPHERS (forerunners
of Manichaeism) which branded
marriage and many of Gods
creatures as evil. st. Paul was
not condemning Christian pen
ance. fasting and abstinence, but
superStitious prohibition of GER
tair gifts of God. Modern fana-
tics on the subject of alcoholic
beverages, descendants of the
Manichees and the Albigensians,
could find instruction in this
text. ST. Paul refers to his own
fasting in at least two we'll
known passages q Corinthians
6:5 and 11:27) and he would
scarcely contradict the teaching
of Christ. Matthew 1920.
@. Wig is it that some people
aoho commit suicide are granted
Christian burial and some are
not?
A. According to Church Law
Canon No. 1240) notorious apos-
tates from the Faith (and motor
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-11-12

Several months ago Father
Bernard Dempsey, 81, suggest
ed in the Jesuit monthly Social
Order that the word capital
ism" be dropped from our vo-
cabulary. His argument was that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-11-12

the word has
taken on so
m a n Y contra
dict0ry mean
i n gs and SO
many miSlead-
ing con n ia
tions that it is
a hindrance ra-
[ h er than a
help TO the un-
derStanding of
c o n I e m p o.
rary economic
problems. We
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-11-12

for Red Chi
ma. 1t is fea
tured in full
and with a
great flourish
in the Com
inform organ
For a lasting
Peace. For a
Peoples De
m o c rdca oil
September "a.
Well NAV that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-11-12

Notable among recent events
to which the general press has
paid little heed, is the announce
ment of the new constitution"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12

Chief Boatswain Ernest L.
Tillett, USCG, of Deep Creek,
Va, (Rt. 8, Box 227F, Ports
mouth retired from the U. S.
Coast Guard in Norfolk last week
after 20 years of continuous serv-
ice, most of it spent on sea duty.
He is a native of Mays Head,
N. c., where he was born jan
uary "a 1906. Prior to his enlist
ing in the Coast Guard in 1925.
Tillett worked as a fisherman.
He went on rum-runner pa
troll out of New York aboard the
old destroyer McDougal and
three years later was transferred
to the destroyer Manning based
at Norfolk.
He stayed in the Norfolk area
until 1887 when he was assigned
to the Coast Guard tug Guard at
Seattle. Between then and the
japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
Tillett served aboard the cutters
ATLANTA, Morris and Bonham all
operating in the Alaskan area.
When war broke out he was
aboard the buoy tender Hemlock
based at Ketchikan, Alaska, and
remained aboard the ship until
1943 when he was given COM
mand of the 180-foot buoy tender
Woodbine working out of Nor
folk and later San Juan, P. R.
Early in 1914 the Woodbine was
ordered to the South Pacific
where the ship handled aids to
navigation for the U. S. fleet.
A year later, Chief Boatswain
Tillett was made commanding
officer of the buoy tender Speed
well at Norfolk. Late in 1945 he
took command of the 190-foot
tender Orchid at Norfolk, and
sailed her t the Philippines sew
eral months later handling aids
to navigation work there until
1947 when the ship was turned
over to the Philippine govern
ment.
Tillett then returned to the
States and was assigned as search
See TILLETT, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
MANY GIFTS MADE
TO MANTEO SCHOOL
A. o. Ayers EXPRESSES Apprecia-
ton for Contributions Made
During the Year

Several civic organizations, as
well as individuals, have shown
their interest in the Manteo
school this year by making con-
tributions. The faculty, the local
school committee, and the admin
istrative officers of the school
deeply appreciate both the IN
terest and the gifts, it was ex-
pressed this week by A o. Ayres,
principal.
The P.T.A. has given dupli-
Gator, microscope, and a tape
recorder to the school. The
Wonmen's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion placed American
flags in each room in the primary
building. The Lions Club con-
tributed paint and labor to i'm
prove the appearance of the gym
nasium. Various individuals who
asked that there names be with
held have contributed in other
ways. For each addition-and
each was badly needed-the
/, school is grateful.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
Old Folks Now Get Better Care In
Small Homes, Instead OF Institutions
Mrs. Ellis Midgetts Beacon Nursing Home in Manteo
Typical Example of Changes in Care of Infirm.
photo by Roger Meekins.)

cause of prolonged life, resulting
from medical discoveries and the
living of more hygienic life. 1t
used to be that with large fam
lily there was always someone at
home to look after the older peo-
pie.
Through the years many mas
sive institutions throughout the
state have been built to take care
of the old people, but more re-
cent discoveries have seemed to
indicate that better care can be
had in smaller homes with fewer
patients, where a more homelike
atmosphere is created, rather
than an institutionalized, routine
method of treating human be-
ings. Old folks are just like any
other people-every one has a
distinctive personality and re-
quires personalized treatment. So
the great intitutions, sometimes
called county homes, sanitoriums,
home for the aged, or any other
of a half dozen different names,
are gradually being abandoned
for the change to a better way of
treating those in senescence.
In order to meet this recog-
nized need for a better method of
treatment, the State Department
of Public Welfare is going about
licensing various qualified homes
throughout the state to do the
job of taking care of old folks.
One such home exists in Dare
County-that of Mrs. Ellis Mid
gett of Manteo, the Beacon nurs-
ing home. Her home can be used
as a fairly typical example of
what is being done for the old
folks.
How il Works
The set-up works this way. A
person desiring to be licensed as
nursing home makes an appli-
cation to the county welfare de-
partment, and is in turn passed
on to the state department, which
sends an inspector to look over
the situation. The home must be
inspected for it's health condi-
tions-sunlight, air, h e ating
plumbing etc. Along with this
must come a report from the. To-
cal fire warden. Further, the
home environmental situation
must be gone through thor
oughly, to check any family dis,
eases, and emotional situation
a social history of the family.
1.-THE motives of the person
See OLD FOLKS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12

c. F. BOYETTE, first candidate
to announce from Hyde County
this year for Representative, is
Ocracoke Islands second offering
for the House in more than 100
years. Ocracoke Township COM
prises Ocracoke Island, which is
subtropical recreation paradise
some 80 miles off the Hyde Coun-
ty mainland. It has about $50 in
habitants, or about one-eighth of
the county's population. Now
that it has become more Access
sible through ferry service and a
road down the Outer Banks
which enable its people to drive
around to the county seat in a
short time it's people wish more
participation in county affairs.
Mr.. Boyette, a University grad
uate, a teacher for II years, a
former farmer, believes he is well
qualified from his experience to
the farmers and the schools of
serve the needs of the fisherman,
Hyde County. A most interesting
campaign is anticipated.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
IMPROVED RAMPS ARE
PROMISED FOR FERRIES
Short Ramps Have Caused Damage
To Many Cars Leaving Ferry

Short landing ramps at the
Oregon inlet ferry docks will
soon be replaced by longer
ramps, it is announced.
The short ramps which make
the approaches to the ferry slant
at an angle of from Is to IS per-
cent, depending on the depth of
tide, have resulted in damage to
hundreds of automobiles going
to and from Hatteras Island. The
damage, sometimes results in
crushed mufflers, but usually it
is the exhaust or tail pipe that
is crushed, making it necessary
for requirements.
Clark Stratton, chief of opera
tons for the southeastern divi-
sion of the National Park Serv-
ice here this week said that he
had been advised by district
highway officials that the ramps
are now being constructed and
will be placed at the ferry docks
on or about April l.
In the meantime some motor
lists, irritated by the damage
caused to their automobiles as a
result of the improperly designed
and short ramps have threatened
to ''sue the state" for the des-
truction of their exhaust pipes,
mufflerS and bumpers.
Stratton stated that he had
been advised also that arrange
ments had been completed by the
Department of interior and the
N. C. Highway Commission to ac-
quire two government Utility
Landing Craft which will be con-
verted into ferries similar to the
Governor Umstead' now oper-
ating at Oregon Inlet on the
waterlink of the new all-paved
Hatteras Highway. The new fer
ries will be in commission before
the peak of the travel season
which is expected to show con-
siderable increase between Mays
Head and Hatteras Island this
year as result of the new and
now operating Cape Hatteras Ma
tional Seashore Area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
1919 FORD RAMS JEEP
STALLED ON BEACH ROAD

Tommy Burl Lynch, 20, Coast
Guardsman from Oregon Inlet,
driving a 1949 Ford south on high
way 1873 last Saturday morning,
collided with a '48 WHY'S Jeep
driven by Wilbur Donald Spencer,
10, colored, of Manteo.
Spencer had backed the jeep out
onto the highway about one-fourth
mile north of the Kitty Hawk road,
where he was loading cement from
a cement mixing machine, and the
jeep's gearshift stuck and prevent
ed him from getting the machine
off the highway in time. Lynch
rammed into the jeep, which was
owned by Bolton Burrus of Man
teo.
Highway patrolman A. w. An
drews of Elizabeth City investigat-
ed the accident. Charges of failing
to grant the right-of-way were
preferred against Spencer. No one
was hurt. Damage to the Ford was
estimated at $3.50, and to the jeep
S25.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
PAGEANTTRYOUTSI
SATURDAY NIGHT
HIGH SCHOOL GYM

Tomorrow night will be a big
night for many Roanoke Island
ers, when they gather in the
Manteo High School gymnasium
to tryout for roles in the 18th
season of The Lost Colony.
Meeting at 8 pm, the tryouts
will be held under the super
vision of Samuel Selden, director
of dramatic arts at the University
of North Carolina.
About 100 roles are expected
to be filled by Islanders this year,
it was announced by Lost Colony
manager Dick Jordan recently.
The cast is made up of about 200,
so one-half will be local talent.
Rehearsals will begin the first
week in June, and those who
play major roles will be needed
full time for seceral weeks until
the opening of the show.
In addition to DR.. Selden, Cliff
ton Britton and Mrs. Irene Smart
Rains will be on hand to assist
in the tryouts. The majority of
parts played by Islanders will
be Indians or colonists, and some,
of course, will be given minor
speaking roles.
The statewide tryouts will be
held in Chapel Hill during mid
spring.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
By Roger Meekins

An old man, with the aid~of
a cane, hobbled feebly onto
a screened-in porch and weak
ly sat down in a cushioned
chair. Two brightly colored
love birds flew out of their
cage and fluttered about the
porch. A considerably younger
woman came out and adjusted
a pillow behind his head.
In another part of the house
an elderly woman walked into
the living room, perched her
self in a soft chair, and turned
her head toward the television
set. The younger woman came
in and adjusted the picture.
'That's good just like that"
said the elderly woman.
Fine! How are you feeling
this morning?" asked the
younger woman.
"Oh, I guess Pm all right"
came the reply.
"Well, dinner will be ready
in a little WHILE" the younger
woman told her in a daughter
ly fashion.
"Just take your time, honey"
the elderly woman said. ''I'm
not hungry just now"
These old people were only
two of thousands throughout the
state who are being cared for il
small nursing homes, where
homelike atmosphere can b
created for them. Here a grea
of them will live out the
rest of their lives, and although
not at their old homes, they will
be assured that somebody will bt
for their welfare
Their wishes and desires will b.
satisfied in every way possible.
They are no longer with theiI
families, yet the life created foI
them will be the best substitute
that can be arranged.
With increasing research anC
knowledge of sociology, the Stat
Department of Public Welfare
continues to- make improvement
in the care of the aged.
Along with the trend today o
smaller families than was com
mon generation or two ago goe
the problem of care for thos'
of the family going int
senescence. The smaller familie
are in a great many cases no
properly prepared to care for thu
elderly people, the number o
which is steadily increasing be
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
WOODS FIRE WAGES
TOUGH BATTLE ON
ROANOKE ISLAND
Several Homes Threatened
But Neighbors Came to
Rescue Wednesday
Evening

Valiant work on behalf of
many people finally brought a
large woods fire under control
on Roanoke Island last Wednes-
day evening, and saved three
homes in immediate danger. The
origin of the fire which broke out
to the rear of the Brown Ether
idge home, has not been salts
factorily determined but is gen.
orally believed to have come
from leftover embers of previous
burnings. Carelessness is so much
in order these days, and as no one
is ever prosecuted for unlawful
burnings, which often result in
great damage and loss, that
very few people indeed ever ex-
ercise care, or put out fires when
they leave them.
This fire threatened the home
of Mr.. Etheridge and of his SON.
in-law, Gordon Riddick, as well
as colored house known as the
Baker home, at the boundary
of the Airport. Some 40 or so
acres of land were burned over.
Few people were at their homes
in the vicinity at the time the
fire started.
Fire Warden frankie HemiI-
wright came over from Manns
Harbor with several men, and the
Manteo Fire Department went to
the scene in force. The crew of
the West Virginia Pulp & Paper
Company with manager William.
Ernst Jr., came to the scene with
liberal aid and stood by to the
last. The men of Mays Head Coast
Guard station, local high school
boys, and numerous neighbors
came to help.
Mrs. Brown Etheridge who
finally got her nerves settled
Thursday morning when she
looked out and found the fire
hadn't got loose again, says she
wants to thank everyone for their
help. Words can't express
how grateful we feel" she said.
And there are many other
home owners living near by who
will say amen. 1t would have
been big disaster, had there
See FIRE, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
SWAN ADD TO SCENIC
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Wild Geese Scheduled To Migrate
During March Full Moon

Thousands of swan, consider
ably more than in former years
have been feeding at the Bodie
Island and Pea Island National
Wildlife Refuge areas recently
Appearance of these great white
waterfowl in these waters have
provided an unusual scenic attrac-
ton for visitors to Oregon Inlet
and the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore region.
Persons driving along the new
all-paved Hatteras highway pass
adjacent to the ponds of Bodie
Island near the Lighthouse and
through the refuge where the
swan have been feeding.
Swan have absolute protection
from hunters and the great water
fowl seem to know that they will
not be harmed. 1t is not unusual to
get close to the swan because as
one visitor stated, "They are as
gentle as farmyard fowls"
Most of the swan feeding at
Bodie Island and in the wildlife
refuge spent past of the winter
season in Currituck Sound waters,
the haven for many thousands of
waterfowl each year.
Since the hunting season ended
early in January the Canada geese
have also become gentle and great
fiocks of them feed close to the
highway to the National Seashore
as it passes through the Pea Is
Island Wildlife refuge.
Canada geese are beginning theil
migratory flights to far north
breeding Ind nesting grounds from
the waters and sanctuaries Of the
North Carolina coast. The Creates
migration is scheduled for the full
moon of March.
"That is the time,, according tc
Fred Latham of Belhaven, "that
wild geese leave local waters
always on the full moon of March,
Latham should know because par
of his Beaufort County farm il
set aside as a sanctuary for geese
and waterfowl.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
TOURIST BUREAU HANDLES
500 REPLIES THIS WEEK

Tuesday the Dare County Tour
list Bureau answered 1873 inquiries
which were received over the week
end. ct looks as if we may have
about 500 inquiries to answer by
the end of the week." Aycock
Brown said on Wednesday. The
Bureau received many inquiries on
Monday and Tuesday which had
not been answered at that time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
NEXT MEETING
OF SAA TO BE
IN PLYMOUTH
Washington County To Be
Host to Quarterly Meeting,
DR.. Ralph Says

The overdue quarterly meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
Southern Albemarle Association
is to be held in Plymouth some
time about April 1, DIR. w. T.
Ralph of Belhaven, the Association
President, said this week. The date
of the meeting will be announced
within few days.
The Washington County Board
of Commissioners will be host to
the six-county meeting, which will
include some so representative
from the counties of Beaufort,
Dare, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and
Washington.
Among the chief topics of in
terest that will be before the meet
ing will be the states plan for
bridges, and the improvement of
US. 264 in Hyde County, Several
state highway officials will be in
vited to be present.
The complete list of members
of the Executive Committee from
each of the member counties was
announced this week by DR.. Ralph,
as follows:
The list of Executive Commit
tees of the Southern Albemarle
Association is as follows: The
first named is the county Vice
President:
Beaufort: Mrs. Scott Topping,
Pantego; Vann Latham and Mrs.
James Younce of Belhaven; Way
land Sermons, Washington; Luz
Their Paul, Pike Road; A. D.
Swindell, Pantego; Mrs. C. w.
Marsh, Bath; Mrs. Dan Windley,
Aurora; Mrs. John Winfield,
Yeatesville.
DARE COUNTY. Melvin R. DAN
iels L. L. Swain, M. X. Fearing,
d. v. Meekins, Mrs. Donis White
of Manteo; w. S. White of Manns
Harbor; Mrs. Daisy Midget, Mays
Head; Mrs. M. L. Burrus, Hatteras;
Mrs. Dewey Wise, Stumpy Point.
Hyde County: N. w. Shelton,
Swan Quarter; Charlie j. Cahoon,
H. L. Sadler and Mrs. Russell
Swindell of Swan Quarter; Mrs,
Ella Murray, Fairfield; Mrs.
W"~v Noble, Scranton; Mrs. Ben
,~ Leechville; Leon Bal
adiy Lake Landing.
! W. in County: A. Corey,
-sville; Mrs. Clara Gaines
and A. w. Lilley, GAINESVILLE; j..
H. Gray, ST., and Mrs. Charlie
Gray, Jacksonville; Robert H.
Cowan, Henry A. Johnson and
Mrs. E. H. Peele, williamson;
one vacancy to be filled.
Tyrrell County: Julian H.
Swain, Mr.. and Mrs. Borden Nc
Cheese, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cohoon; w. J. White, Mrs. Effie
A. Brickhouse, Mrs. Blanche W..
Cohoon land Paul Liverman, all
of Columbia.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. Har-
ry w. Pritchett, H. o. Chesson,
Mrs. C. N. Davenport, Mrs. ]. M.
Davenport of Creswell; B. G.
Campbell and Mrs. ]. R. Campbell
of Plymouth; E. o. Arnold, Wade
Hardison and Mrs. Cedric Daven-
port of Roper.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
A SHOE REPAIR SHOP
NOW OPEN IN MANTEO

The prayers of so many people
for a shoe repair shop in Manteo,
seem to have been answered.
Donald Midget has come back
home and settled down after
many years in New York and has
opened a shop next to Jones
Wholesale Co. 1t is equipped with
modern machinery, Donald is the
son of Joe Etheridge Midget who
lived in Manteo for many years,
and who is well known in Coast
Guard circles. He lives on Coun-
ty Street, and has a wife and
four children.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-12
AlST BUREAU TO
MEET BUXTON, MARCH ~

As has been the custom since
its beginning, the Board OF Di-
rectors of the Dare County Tourist
Bureau will hold their spring
meeting on Hatteras Island, at the
Cape Point Restaurant at Buxton,
it was announced this week by
Aycock Brown, secretary to. the
bureau. The meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, March "a. Lawr-
ence L. Swain Of Manteo is chair
man Of the board.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-04-02
Park Glaciers Should
OutIast 10Th CenturY

WEST GLACIER-Glacier Ma
tional Parks glaciers that were
doomed for extinction by the year
1000, apparently will outlast the
century, according to M. E. Beatty,
the parks chief naturalist.
However, a weather twist has
made glacier predictions more an
certain.
Study and report of glacier
conditions for 1858 has just been
completed. Both snow and rain
fall has been above normal which
makes glaciers grow. Snowfall in
the Grinnell basin is considered in
terms of 100 feet in a year. Next
situation was a temperature shift
from four degrees below normal in
the early 1950s to two degrees
above normal.
1t was a difficult situation for
glaciers that were about to grow
once more. The 106 inches of pre-
cipitation in a year which brought
an equivalent of about 100 feet of
snow, melted away under above
normal temperatures. Runoff from
the Grinnell basin was a record
81 per cent.
However Beatty believes that in
creased precipitation despite
warmer weather is break for the
glaciers, their retreat is slower
than in former years.
In 1900, Sperry, largest of Gla-
cier's glaciers had an equivalent
of 70 blocks. Glaciers go glaciers
include what are considered the
most accessible of the ice masses
in the Rocky mountains of the
United States. During the 1940s
end of the glaciers was predicted
before the year 1000. Then came
a slight decrease in temperature
and increased precipitation. Re-
treat of the glaciers virtually
Problem confronting glacier
survival is that it's wee bit too
warm.
Making field studies last Sep
tember on park glaciers was a ,
group headed by Don Robinson,
park naturalist, with Jesse Colbert,
Tacoma, u. S. Geological Survey
engineer.