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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

and his varied experiences in
public life. He was born the year
Dare County was created a po-
litical subdivision.
In passing, Theo. Meekins left
a great impress on the COM
munity. In the record of real
estate transfers in Dare County
his name appears on the books
more than that of any other per-
son as buyer or seller of real
estate. No man has led a buster
life, and none was more interest
ing to hear about, as he recount
ed his experiences, beginning
with his early life at Rodanthe in
reconstruction days, when as a
young boy he fished in cold
waters with his father, and with
stood the arduouS task of boating
his catch across the waters to
such markets as the times then
afforded.
The funeral was held at the
home Sunday afternoon, with in
terment in the Manteo Cemetery.
Many people from all over the
county attended.
There were several hundred
floral offerings, and an unusually
large attendance at the funeral
which was conducted by the
Methodist pastor, Rev. H. R.
Ashmore. Hymns were by mem
bers of the church choir.
Active pallbearers were: Leigh
Hassell, Charlie Evans, Martin
Kellogg, Jr., C. S. Meekins, D. V.
Meekins, and. Roy Wescott.
Honorary pallbearers were: R.
Bruce Etheridge, w. F. Baum,
Congressman Hugh Alexander,
George T. Westcott, w. ]. Griffin,
c. w. Davis, L. D. Harrington,
Frank Cahoon, H. A. Greet, M.
K. Fearing, ST., Martin Simpson,
Jr., Levene Midget, L. w.
Hooper, o. J. Jones, H. C. Law
renee, w. R. Pearce, Roy R. Kes-
singer, Wallace H. McCown, and
w. B. Fearing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
WANCHESE SOLDIER TAKES
ARMY COOKING COURSE

Fort Meade, Md. - Pvt. Orvilla
Tillett, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard w. Tillett, Wanchese, N. c.,
is assigned to an eight-week
cooking course at the Food Serv-
ice School here started January
20 and ending March 26, 1854.
During the cooking course, %
days are devoted to garrison
cooking, seven days to small
quantity cooking, six days to
field cooking, five days to theory
and three days to studying Army
field range fire units.
Private Tillett entered the
military service October Is, 1858
at Fort Jackson, S. c.
He will be assigned to duty
from the Food Service School.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
FERRY RAMP AT OREGON
INLET DAMAGING CARS

Improperly designed landi in g
ramps of Oregon Inlet ferries have
damaged the mufflers or exhaust
pipes of hundreds of automobiles
in recent months and while state
officials have indicated that the
faulty ramps would be rebuilt,
work on same has not yet started.
Except on flood tides, the ramp
approach to ferry or ferry docks
are at an incline of 80 per cent
or more, it has been stated. The
state highway officials plan to
lengthen the ramps and thus cor
rect the situation causing damage
to cars.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

NOTICE OF ENTRY
Entry No, 5S1 Book No S Page 266
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
DARE COUNTY;
Noah E. Price Claimant, having
produced to the undersigned Entry
Taker, a writing signed by himself,
that he lays claim and enters
certain parcel or tract of land,
vacant, unappropriated and subject
to entry. The land is situated in
Dare County. The Atlantic Ocean
and Pamlico Sound being the near
est water courses.
The Natural Boundaries are;
BEGINNING at concrete
monument situated on the East
line of the diking, and located
at the Northwest corner of Tract
No. A as shown on property map
of James w. Scarborough and
James B. Mcmillan, recorded in
Book As Page 129 of the Dare
County Registry; and running
thence North IA deg. East along
the line of said dixie a distance
of 421 feet to concrete marker
situated at the southwest corner
of Tract No. S as designated on
the aforesaid map; and running
thence due East course distance /.
of 481 feet to a stake or other
marker at the Northwest corner =
of Entry No. 572; and running
thence in a southerly direction
and along the West line of said
Entry No. 572 a distance of 421
feet, more or less, to the North
line of the aforesaid Tract No.
a; and running thence due West
course a distance of 438 feet to
the monument at the place of be-
ginning.
The number of acres claimed are
A.
This Entry was made this the
4th day of February 1854
MELVIN R. DANIELS,
Entry Taker
T-2-12-4tc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
SWAN QUARTER
MAN ORIGINATES
EFFICIENT PUMP
Leland Caravans Propeller
Pumping Equipment
Makes Success

In Swan Quarter, young man
locally recognized for his mech
anical ability is manufacturing a
water pump that has received
wide local acclaim and has drawn
interest from as far away as
WATERFORD, South Carolina
The pump, low pressure type
with an unusually large capacity,
was originally built for Hyde
County farms which are near
sea level, and where gravity often
had the water running in the
wrong direction. The solution, in
some cases, at least, was the
building of a dam and the install,
lation of one of these pumps.
Then. during times of heavy rain
fall, the pumps were put in OPP
Grafton and the water level in
the field bitches was lowered.
The idea for the propeller
pump came to Leland Caravan
from similar pump which used
an augar to move the water. En-
ploying the same principal as a
propeller on a boat, Caravan
made his first pump in 1910, the
year that the bottom dropped out
and the county had about II in
ches of rain in the period of few
days. 1t was installed on the farm
of Grady Creole, and is working
to this day, having given little
trouble.
The pump is as simple in
manufacture as it is efficient in
operation. The large pipe, in sizes
II, Is, and "a inch is brought in,
as are the bearings and shaft.
Boat propellers can usually be
secured locally. The assembly
consists of installing the shaft in
the center of the pipe, and
mounting the propeller thereon.
The ends of the blades are cut so
as to more closely fit the con-
tour of the pipe. Three blade
wheels are the best to use, al
though other types are satisfact-
DRY. Propellers with different
pitches can also be used, any
standard combination seeming to
work.
The capacities are enormous:
the 12-inch size is estimated to
move 1850 to 5000 gallons per
hour at foot lift. The 18 inch
is rated at 5000 GPH and the "a
inch at. 10000 GPH. The pumps
work best when lifting water
only 21a to feet, but will work
fairly well at a 5 foot head. One
of the latest models made has the
pipe containing the shaft and
propeller horizontal in the drain
age ditch. A dam is then built
on this pipe to keep water from
flowing freely in the ditch.
Twenty of these pumps are
now in operation in this area.
Two have recently been installed
in Washington County on new
farm development there, Mr..
Caravan estimates that the cost
of the pump is about one-third
what a similar item would cost
coming from a regular manu-
facturer. He plans to continue the
improvements in later models.
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COLLECTION
Continued from Page One)

miles in this category, we find 52S
ocean front lots. Not to speak of
the hundreds of other lots for
every ocean front lot. The west
side lot owner finds his property
assessed at half-value.
This system favors the land
speculator, who holds onto prop
erty awaiting higher price and
paying very little in taxes.
The mere 528 lots are valued at
total Of only $396,00O, and if
valued at 80 per cent of value like
other property, based on a $4,000
true value, they would add an addi-
tionad $4,000 to the books. By
this means, the county lost a total
income of nearly $4,000 on these
lots alone. Easily, $4,000 has
been lost to the county by this
system of favoring one area with
one-ffth valuation while charg-
ing other areas three times as
much or three-ffths value.
Pulp Company Favored
Another third of a million dol
lars appears to have been Topped
off the valuation then contem-
plated on the lands of the West
Virginia Pulp & Paper Company
in East Lake Township alone. This
was pretty good beginning for
the big outside corporation just
beginning to worm its way into
control of Dare County affairs,
and which spreads steadily in
several directions, as we will ex-
plain at later date. Already this
company finds itself with strong
voice in county affairs, and will be
in the favored position of having
its attorneys in both branches of
the N. c. Legislature next year.
1t is valued on barely half-basis.
We may see then, that $4,000
will not make up the total loss
brought upon other taxpayers by
the favors shown the Pulp Com
pany and by the manipulators of
the values on the beach property.
We expect later to go more in
d e t lied explanation of these
things and how they were done.
But assisting in these two
things done against the people of
Dare County has been the evident
desire to raise the tax rate, which
now should not be more than 70
cents. There are some who wanted
the tax rate raised, so they could
tell the people it was done be-
cause the Seashore Park had
taken so much land off the books.
Nothing could be more untrue, but
there are many people not knowing
any better who readily believe it.
The fact is, that the land taken
off the books by the Seashore Park
never did pay much taxes. 1t was
owned in large part by people who
either paid little taxes, or were
congenital grumblers against taxes
and their record has been one of
fighting all taxes all their lives.
The entire acreage of land
bought for the Seashore Park,
does. not yield near as much taxes
as the amount wiped off in favor
of the Pulp Company in East Lake
Township alone. To paraphrase the
old saying, there must be a dark
man in the timber!
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC
FEB. 70 IN ELIZABETH CITY

The next Alebemarle ortho-
pedic clinic, sponsored by the
American Legion, will be held at
the health center in Elizabeth
City on February %, according to
Mrs. Louise Porter, secretary.
Registration of patients will be
from 8 am. to noon, for the cor
rection of cripples.
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MlSHAP
Continued from Page One)

hurt. Keith Fearing, the druggist,
came to her aid promptly.
Mrs. Gray was accompanied by
J. C. Groce at the time. The driv-
er of the green car kept on going,
and did not return to the scene
to account for the damage he had
caused.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

Add two or three drops of am
monia to the water when wash
ing dishes on which you have
served fish.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
WANcHESE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Daniels at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Anna
Cover at Arapahoe, Thursday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

Accounts dating from 1884
show that maple syrup and sugar
are among the oldest American
farm products.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
60 SECONDS or
WISDOM
BY Fred Dodge
TEXT: Pride makes some men
ridiculous and prevents
others from beconinq
So" &C. C. Colto

The story is told of a proud
Young attorney who was cross
examining a witness. He strobe
before the jury and grandly en-
phasized his superior talents over
those of the bewilderer witness
those of the bewildered witness.
with flourish.
'Now tell the Court" he COM
manded, ''just what way the
stairs in that house rum"
Well" stammered the witness.
Il reckon that all depends"
The attorney was triumphant.
He had the witness confused and
could discredit his testimony.
Depends? How could that
possibly depend on anything?"
he demanded savagely.
WELL" said the witness, at
depends on how you look at 'em.
Lookin' at 'em one way they run
upstairs and lookin' at 'em the
other, they run downstairs"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

Many times we have seen
proud men made humble or been
humbled ourselves when we have
been most proud? there is virtue
in pride. We admire men and
women who are too proud to de-
mean themselves = who are too
proud to conduct themselves in a
manner that may lower their
opinion of themselves. Yet we
detest one who proudly parades
his virtue or superior talents. Be
proud quietly. Avoid pride
that turns your nose up. Possess
pride that keeps your chin up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

praiseworthy implement on the stage until just last
month. when George Abbott and Richard Bissell
whipped up a rowdy musical comedy called The
Pajama Came"
The title refers to the pajama industry - nothing
worse. The stage of Broadways ST. James Theater is
graced with 10 hOnest-to-goodness factory sewing
machines. which add up to one of the heaviest sets
on record. In addition to their regular chores the
chorus girls had to learn to operate them more or less
professionally
They Chee1oA
JANIS PAIGE the leading lady who appears on THIS
WEEKS cover had to learn, too. She plays Babe
Williams factory girl who manages to sew I'D the
handsome young superintendent
When the sewing machines were first shipped to the
theater. there were delighted shreks backstage.
Most of the kids wanted to sit right down and have
try at them." says Bobby Griffith, co-producer of
the show 1T goes to show that chorus girls are really
women at heart"
Author Richard Bissell was invaluable from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
BY Charles ID. Rice
Photographs by OTmOnd Cigli

Pity the poor show girl!
She had to learn sewing to
land a job in BrOadway's new
musical, ''The Pajama CaIne''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

word go. for he actually operated Midwest pajama
factory for some years. On the set. he repaired
machines experty threaded needles for the girls and
coached them on the finer points Of the trade
What lies ahead for Broadway's chorus girls?
Anything's possible now Very likely someone will
produce The Life of Fanny Farmer" and they'll all
have to learn to make fudge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13

EIGHTY-THREE years ago, US.
Ia theatergoers were treated to a
stirring drama called " Bertha. the
Sewing Machine Girl" The show
toured the whole country with
resounding success and did much
to popularize the sewing machine.
Nevertheless, no playwright since
then had seen fit to feature this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

took over the case on a per-
centage basis to be paid only If
they won. They probably will
make about $1.8 million in legal
fees.
There are still some disputed
claims to the stock, but that
figure is about right" Mr.. Bid
elspacher said.
Working on the case with Mr.
Bidelspacher were his father,
Charles, ST., Daniel Knittle, Les
ter l.. Greevy and Charles F.
Greevy, now Lycoming Com
mon Pleas judge.
Only about SIS million of the
settlement went out of the Will
Transport area. The biggest pay
ments went to George S. MunSon
of Merton, Pa. and George w.
Hartke of Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. MunSon, Philadelphia
attorney for the company, re-
ceived 1929, 925; Mr.. Hartke was
awarded $640,000. The Munson
family owned 1900 of the COM
pany's 6.004 shares of common
stock and 210 of the 1866 shares
of preferred.
Most of the other stockholders
are one-time employees of the
firm.
The United States District
Court approved payment of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Cyrus Eaton Assai|s
Poice-State Methods
BY the Associated Pres,

CLEVELAND. Feb. 6.-cyrus
Eaton. new board chairman of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way, contended today wide own
ership of stock was a better
guarantee of dynamic and
f1ourishing capitalism" than
"witch-hunting and wire-tap-
ping" =
THE way to combat commu-
niSm." he told a City Club audi
ence, lis not by matchmaking
and overlapping. These police
state methods may gain momen-
tary notoriety for the office
seeking politicians who advocate
and employ them, but they offer
no solution for our long-term
economic problems. Common
stocks owned by the citizenry
and common sense exercised by
business and political leaders
would be the most effective anti
dote against communism, and
the best guarantee of dynamic
and f1ouriShing capitalism.
Mr.. Eaton, making his first
public speech here in many
years, held I'VE must forget the
inferiority complex we developed
during the disasters of the 1905.
We must give due recognition
to success in business. We must
have a partnership between cap
ital and labor"
The financier took over as
the C. & o. board chairman after
the resignation of Robert Young.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

cial master who investigated the
sale.
When Bethlehem lost its ap-
peal to set aside the fraud" ver-
dict it made the additional
money offer which the stock
holders accepted.
Former United States District
Judge Albert johnson of Lewis
burg. who approved the bank
ruptcy sale, was tried on charges
of defrauding the United States
and was acquitted. Evidence
at his trial involved his handling
of the wire rope bankruptcy case.
Now the stockholders have
the money. but so far they have
been cautious in. spending their
shares.
Attorney Charles r. Bidels-
pacher. jr., who steered the case
for higher payments on it's eight
year path through the courts,
explained that many of the
stockholders are at an advanced
age. A good deal of the money,
therefore. went to heirs.
They had been counting on
it for so long that they don't re-
gard it as a windfall for a SPREE"
he said.
Actually, Mr.. Bidelspacher and
his associates stand to gain the
most from the settlement. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
West Virginia Day Set
By Democratic Club

The Democratic Club of the
District will meet at 1890 pm.
today at the Women's National
Democratic Club.
The club has designated today
as West Virginia Day, and guests
will include Senator Nicely and
Representatives Mollohan, Stag
gers. Bailey, Kee, Byrd and
Burnside, all Democrats, of West
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Feb. 5.
"A 17-year wait that to many
often seemed in vain mas re-
warded about 1000 stockholders
of the Williamsport Wire Rope
Co. with d $4,073,123 bonanza.
The stockholders - most of
them elderly former employees of
the company residing in the Will
Transport area-received checks
this week averaging $500 to
$4,000.
The payment is the result of a
long court fight to force the
Bethlehem Steel Co. to pay an
additional Sc million for the Will
Transport firm it took over in
1897.
1913 Million Purchase Price.
Betheleham originally pur-
chased the wire rope company
for $3.3 million. However, the
United States District Court set
aside the sale in 1852 and later
approved Bethlehem's offer to
settle the case by payment of an
additional Sc million.
The stockholders. in launching
the suit, claimed the bankruptcy
sale had been fraudulently con-
trived. The steel firm was &C
cused of conspiracy by the spe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Virginia Medical Leaders
To Attend Defense ParIey
BY the Associated Pres,


RICHMOND, Feb. 6.-Three
Virginia medical leaders will
meet in Pittsburgh Thursday
with representatives from six
other States to discuss the role
of the medical profession in the
Nations civil defense program.
DR.. j. r. Southwark of Rich
mond, State civil defense med
ical director. will lead the Vir-
GINA delegation to the seven
State conference. He will be &C.
companied by Arlington County's
civil defense medical director,
DR.. r. G. Beachley, and Miss
Hazel Knibb, representing the
nurses association of the State
civil defense Medical Advisory
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Man Killed, IS Injured
In Panama Ship Blast
BY the Associated Press

BALBOA, Canal Zone, Feb. g.
An explosion aboard the $500
ton Norwegian freighter Lisholt,
IL hours after she was ravaged
by fire. killed one man and in
jured IS tonight. First reports
said the explosion occurred in
the refrigeration room while the
ship was tied up at the dock.
The fire was believed to have
been caused by a 1eaky oil line.
The dead man was John Cole,
OF New York. The injured in
cluded Walter Carl Pedde, Sc, an
American chemist and James
McDaniels. "a. an American fire.
man, whose addresses were not
known here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

additional Sc million offered by
Bethlehem last fall after a spe-
cial master, Albert H. Aston,
worked out details.
Mr.. Aston's recommendations
called for payment of $2,516,339
to holders of common stock and
$1.566.784 to holders of pre-
ferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
ALL Pledges 10 Aid
Guatemala Reforms
II Red Support Ends
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. g.
The AFL pledges its about aid
today to promote social reforms
In Guatemala if that country
will GUST Communist influence.
AFL President George Meany
made public letter to President
Jacob Arbenz GuZman of Guate-
mala, praising agrarian reforms
and other social changes in the
Central American country, but
accusing the ArbenZ regime of
too close cooperation with the
Communists.
I'VE view with profound ap-
prehension the extensive SUBJ
versive activities of the Guate-
malan section of the World Com
munist Party in your country, "
Mr.. Meany wrote President Guz-
man.
Executive Council Meets.
His letter was the only de-
velopment as AFL Executive
Council members recessed their
winter meeting for the week end.
Members of the AFL Interna-
tlonal Committee, headed by
AFL Vice President Matthew
VOL. were due to confer infor-
mally over the week end with
Omer Becu. president of the
international Confederation of
Free Trade Unions, and j. H.
Oldenbroek, secretary general
OF the organization.
The AFL is reported to be
urging that the ICFTU take a
more active role in aiding anti
Communist worker underground
movements in countries behind
the Iron Curtain.
In his letter to President Ar
benz, Mr.. Meany said that
Guatemala has made consider
aole progress in improving the
conditions of its citizens gener-
ally.
The AFL president said that
American-owned companies in
that country should not "enioy
special privileges" but should be
subject to the same laws as
other concerns.
Red Activities Supported.
MI, Meany. however, said that
none of Guatemala's gains came
from any Communist help and
In fact it has been the AFL's
experience they are quick to
exploit the grievances of the
working people"
Mr.. Meany said the support
which Red activities have re-
celved from the Arbenz regime
only serve to give a cover of
responsibility and conceal the
nefarious aims of the Commu-
nists."
Mr.. Meany complained that
Guatemala's newspapers take
every possible opportunity to at
tack the United States" and to
support Communist causes.
Appealing to President Arbenz
to Dust Communist influences,
Mr.. Meany pledged that the AFL
was willing to do everything in
its power to aid democratic
social reforms for the people of
Guatemala and every other
country in the Western Henri
sphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Auxiliary in MONTGOMERY

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Montgomery County Medical So
ciety will sponsor a program on
school health at its noon meet
ing on February Is in the
Thompson's seafood restaurant,
Bethesda.