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Evening star., 1954-05-31
This and That

The common pigeon is a scavenger.
This trait is very much to its credit.
however.
It may be safely stated that large
American cities would be dirtier than
they are without the pigeon.
A very wise woman recently wrote
a book about New York, giant of cities.
in which she said, in effect, that the
place was too big to keep clean, etc.
It Is true Of most places Of one mil
lion population or over.
In this heroic task, truly greater than
that Of Hercules in the famous stables.
the common pigeon plays q real part.
because he finds and eats small bits Of
material. some decaying, which or.
dinarly would not be swept up by hu-
man beings.
It is interesting to watch cleaners at
terminals, in the streets, and along the
sidewalks Of clubs. etc.
They always leave at least one piece
Of debris.
There seems to be some unwritten
law against making q clean sweep OF
things.
Maybe the thing left is no more than
scrap of paper, or a cigarette stub,
but whatever it is. it will be left. the
watcher may be sure Of that.
One tries to figure out the psychology
Of this. The job Is too thorough. with
the single exception. to be careless.
No. there is more there than meets
the idea.
Probably the man subconsciously Is
putting into effect q make work" plan.
II he leaves some. there viii always be
work.
Evening star., 1954-05-31
Memorial Day

1t is not enough for America to be grateful
and contrite only on Memorial Day. Our mill
itary dead gave "the last full measure of de-
votion" to a civilization which depends upon
systematic practice of the highest conceivable
Ideals If our country and its way of life are
to survive, they must do so in terms of honor
able behavior on the part of individual Ameri-
p cans Too often in recent years have we failed
to meet this test. There is too much selfishness
among u.s. too much pickering, too much of
what the Bible calls "the mischief of tongues"
We need to conduct ourselves in such wise as
to deserve the heritage of freedom and fellow
ship which the Nations heroes have handed
down to u.s.
All too frequently Memorial Day has been
observed only by a minority of our people. This
is circumstance which constitutes reproach
for those of us who neglect the annual op-
portunity to acknowledge our debt. If the oc-
casion were employed by the entire American
community in harmony with the Presidents
appeal to u.s. we should be using it for re-
dedication to a service ennobling in itself
and likewise worthy of the men and boys who
died in our interest.
Whether we choose to realize it or not we
stand today on the brink of occurrences which
might destroy the civilization to which our
brothers and our sons gave all that they had
to give. If those oncoming events are to be
resisted successfully, it must be by unfaltering
acceptance of the responsibilities which are
ours through the inlpact of history Memorial
Day this year is a summons to duty Let us
rise to it.
Evening star., 1954-05-31
The Bon on Segregation


I wish to commend your paper for its
most excellent editorial, "The Ban On
Segregation"
I feel sure that if the Chief Justice
knew anything about the school system
of Washington, D. c., he would not have
stated that segregation is psyche
logically harmful to colored children, ~
or that separate schools are Inherently
unequal" Such is definitely not the
fact. Central High School (now
colored) is the best school in Wash
ington. Some others are equal to or
better than many white schools. !
taught for nearly 80 years in one of the
largest high schools in Washington. /
know the situation there and I know
that the colored children get better
education than anywhere else in the
country.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court is definitely political, hardly an
Interpretation of existing law.
Our Court Of Appeals is right in
stating that "the racial problem is
insoluble by force Of any Sort"
Herbert F. Mitchell.
The Star, on the basis Of its May 18
editorial 'The Ban on Segregation" -"
appears more than ranked by the
unanimous ruling upsetting the legal
fiction Of the separate but equal"
doctrine. The editorialiSt, in effect, &C
cepts the decision more as an adverse
fait accompli foisted on the States by
nine old men than as decision (that)
V1nIInh IN VxJicd
fairness" Needless to say. you certainly
soft-pedaled the wisdom and fairness
chord this time, the tone of the article
suggesting more a civilized" grimace
than any conviction that the decision
was an equitable one.
You don't deny that the separate
but equal" doctrine "has not produced
equal school facilities for colored"; but
you then neatly abandon this valid
premise and evade the apparent con-
clusion, i.e., desegregation. by gazing,
in the next paragraph, into the nebu-
lous future and lamely concluding that
this decision :. would have been re-
solved sooner or later by doing away
with segregation. A better result might
have been attained If the States had
been left to work out this problem in
their own way" The point is that some
II States had already, with the un-
fortunate sanction of the Supreme
Court. "(worked) out this problem in
their own way" and at the expense of
large minority's rights as United
States citizens. You seem. then, to sup
port denial that separate schools are
inherently unequal. Everything equal
except for the variable, color, how can
you account for the very existence of
separate facilities? You can't, really,
unless you construct. deliberately or
otherwise. elaborate rationalizations
about the need for maintaining sepa-
rate facilities.
Hearty kudos to mine old men,"
w. HI. DierdOrff.
Evening star., 1954-05-31
Clarence Streit's New Book

At dinner recently honoring
Clarence STREET on the publication of his
new book. Freedom Against Itself" !"
DR.. A. Powell Davies said that mo one
other American has done so much to
influence international thinking" as
Mr.. STREET., and that the true value OF
his other major book. ''Union Now" was
"still not fully appreciated"
The residents of Washington can be
proud to count Mr.. Streit among their
number. Those who have not had the
pleasure Of personally meeting this keen
analyst of international affairs can
at least make the acquaintance Of his
mind and spirit through his books. In
advocating the same principles as our
founding fathers, Mr.. STREET. has much
to offer in solving the problems now
facing the free countries of the world.
Nancy S. Hamilton.
Evening star., 1954-05-31
Some Background on q Sonober HOLIDAY

in May. 1865, by the women Of Win
chester. Va, who decorated all graves
in the Confederate Cemetery there,
supposedly the first cemetery estab-
lished for soldier dead in the South.
These gestures in tribute to the fallen
heroes Of the Confederacy supposedly
led Adj. Gen. Chapman of the Grand
Army Of the Republic (the Union vet
erans' organization), to suggest to Gen.
Logan that Union soldiers graves be
decorated on a uniform date through
out the Nation. Subsequently, Gen.
Logan approved the plan and issued
the order.
While the selection of May 80 as Me-
mortal Day probably was just matter
Of natural timing. with one event lead
ing to another. some sources uphold the
efforts Of Virginia woman, Cassandra
Oliver Moncure. It is suggested that
she. being French. chose the French
DAY Of Ashes" to be our own Memorial
Day. For many years, the French peo-
pie have observed the DAY Of Ashes" as
q legal holiday. as it was on May 80 that
Napoleon'S ashes were brought to
France from st. Helena.
The decoration of graves with flowers
Is custom far older than 1868, or the
Civil War. or even the discovery of
America. In ancient Greece, the near
est female relatives concluded their
last respects to the dead by "crowning
the head with flowers" The Romans
used flowers more extravagantly, COW
ering the couch Of the deceased with
blossoms and leaves. Wreaths of flow
ers were carried to the house of mourn
ing and to the place of interment.
Americas heroic dead may sleep in
peace. because the people have made
them immortal. Those who gave their
lives to keep their country free and
united. in whatever war of the past or
present, did not do so in vain. A grate-
full Nation will never forget.
Ovid's plea for remembrance will long
be needed:
"But do you perform the funeral
rites for me when dead and offer chap
lets with your tears. Although the
fire shall have changed my body to
ashes. yet the sad dust will be SEN
sible OF your pious affection"
Evening star., 1954-05-31
Pay Program in Jeopardy

The stage has been set for bitter fight in
the House over conflicting plans for increasing
the pay of Federal employees. All hope of
avoiding showdown between administration
forces and postal-employe organizations on the
salary question vanished when the House Post
Office and Civil Service Committee, by 14-10
vote. reported per cent flat-raiSe bill for
postal workers without any reclaSsification pro-
vision. This was done in the face Of official
warnings that President Eisenhower will veto
any pay proposal that excludes reclassification
of out-of-balance salaries The Presidents
stand is a sound one. 1t is regrettable that the
House committee, under pressure of postal
unions, decided to risk such veto. The effect
Is to jeopardize passage of any satisfactory pay
legislation for Government employees at this
session.
The House committee was caught between
two fires. On the one hand were the postal
groups, with their implicit political power in the
fall elections, and on the other were the PreSi-
dent Postmaster General Summerfeld and the
Civil Service Commissioned determined to
oppose any pay bill that failed to provide for
a readjustment of pay scales. Postal salaries
are especially in need of readjustment to bring
about proper relationship between duties per-
formed and compensation paid. Postal positions
are in such tumble that only wholesale
reaLgnmenC OF JOBS and pay could eliminate
many of the inequalities which exist.
But the postal organizations have waged a
vigorous fight against the administrations pay
reclassification plan and against liberalized
version agreed to by the Postmaster General as
a compromise. The amended program would
give classified employees an average raise of
from $3.50 to $780, while maintaining sensible
balance among the various grades Adoption
of the committees plan would throw the balance
idea out the window for postal workers.
Representatives of the postal unions have
expressed confidence that they will win their
battle, since "this is an election year." The
injection of such a political threat into the
serious business of adjusting Federal salaries
is deplorable If the President stands by his
guns on this reclassification ISSUE Congress will
be in better position to forget politics and
handle the pay problem on its merits
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
COUPLE LOSE ALL
AS HOME BURNS
AT WANCHESE

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ster-
ling Paul of Wanchese was COM
pletely destroyed by fire shortly
after II o'clock Tuesday morning.
No one was at home at the time,
and the cause of the fire is un-
determined. Mrs. Paul and her
four children, the oldest of whom
is five years old, had left short
time before to visit in the home of
her father, Will Barnett. The fire
was discovered by Mrs. Willie
Etheridge, a close neighbor, who
turned in the alarm. The Manteo
fire department answered the call
Immediately, but the whole house
was ablaze and the roof ready to
fall in by the time they arrived.
1t was said the only articles saved
were a small table and pillow.
The family lost not only the house,
but all their furniture and cloth
ing. A purse is being made up To-
cally to help them through this
time of disaster. Mrs. Paul before
her marriage was Miss Almeda
Barnett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Barnett of Wanchese. Mr..
Paul, who came from the Bath re-
gion, has been in the employ of
the Daniels Building Supply Com
pany for several years.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
DIST. PURITAN
MEETING DEC. 9
AT MACS HEAD
About $50 Expected From
Counties East of
ChoWan River

Upwards of $50 Ruritans are
expected at Mays Head next
Thursday, December 9 for a Dis
trict convention. The delegates
will represent clubs from the
counties east of Chowan River,
including Dare, according to Dis
trict Governor, James w. Davis
of Wanchese.
The meeting will be held at the
Shrine Hall at Mays Head, and
will start with a business meeting
at 2 PM, followed by a banquet
at $50. A prominent speaker will
address the dinner meeting.
Among the visitors will be the
National President, William H.
Brake of Rocky Mount, and Ma
tional Executive Secretary, Mar
vim Gray of Wakefield, Va.
Mr.. Davis, who is also president
of the Wanchese club, reports that
four clubs are active in Dare
County, Avon, Hatteras, Wan
cheese and Manns Harbor. At one
time an active club operated at
Stumpy Point.
Mr.. Davis mentions also that
the National Convention will be
held at the Hotel Statler in Wash
ington, D. c., January % to 18th
at which time some 1900 dele
gates will attend. Ruritan has had
a steady growth he says, pointing
out that "Ruritan National con-
tinues to hold the sixth position in
number of clubs and club men,
bership among the nations civic
organizations Recognizing the
needs of the small community and
the necessity of farmer and bust
nessman getting together, Ruri-
tan was formed twenty-five years
ago. Once each month the many
clubs composed of one-third
farmers, one-third professional,
one-third optionaD meet and en-
joy a meal together. This is the
only civic club in America that re-
quires a certain part (one-third)
of the members to be farmer. At
terward. the various committees
report their progress on club OBJ
jectives and projects, new bust
ness is discussed and program
$ entertainment is enjoyed. The
|. .nding committees cover all
lases of community life, and
could we'll be described as a cham
Der of commerce for rural Amer
See PURITAN, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
RUINS OF FRANCIS YEARDLEY'S
ENGLISH HOME MAY HAVE BEEN
DISCOVERED ON ROANOKE ISLE
Sun-Baked Brick Uncovered in Woods on
Shannon HOmeplace Near Manteo May Be
Part of House Built 81 Years After Walter
Raleigh's Colony Disappeared in 1887

The discovery several days ago,
of quantity of what appeared
to be ancient sun-baked brick, on
the Shannon homeplace near
Manteo, has given rise to a num-
Der of theories. Recollections of
local residents offer little help in
solving the mystery of the brick.
Back in 1854, some 81 years
after Raleigh's colony disappear
ed from Roanoke Island, Francis
Yardley came down from Virginia,
trafficked with the Indians, saw
the remains of Raleigh's fort, and
built an English house on the is
land. 1t is now believed remains
of the foundation of this house
have been dug up on the
property now owned by the fam
lily of the late John Shannon of
Manteo.
P. B. Zevely, a Canadian engi-
neer, who came to Mays Head this
year and established a home for
himself and wife, may have acct
dentally discovered Yardley's
mansion. When Mr.. Zevely learn
ed of strange bricks being uncov-
cred through the years near the
home of Ben Shannon, he became
interested. With electronic detect
ors he got enough reaction to con-
vince him that considerable
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
FAIR HAVEN HOST TO 49,.
OUTER BANKS SUB DIST

The Outer Banks NJ. Y. F. Sub
district met at the Fair Haven
Church, Rodanthe-Waves on Mon
day night Nov. goth, with rs
youth and adult workers from the
6 churches represented. A pro-
gram was given by the Fair
Haven group. Sonia Odin pre-
sided in the absence of the presi-
dent. Announcements were made
about the forth coming events of
the year. Installation service was
held for the sub-district officers.
The installation service was pre-
sided over by Rev. D. E. Meadows
from the Hatteras charge. The
next meeting of the sub-district
will be held at the st. Johns
Church, Avon, in January.
The representatives Of Little
Grove Church in Frisco took back
the Banner, which was the SECOND
time this year they have done
this.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
TREES
EASY PREY OF
TIMBER WORMS
Blown Down Trees After
Storms Casue Death of
Many Others

Dare County Ranger Frank
Hemilright announces that the De-
partment of Conservation and De-
velopment, Division of Forestry's
Pest Control Forester, R. L.
Scheer, has asked him to point out
the danger of insect infestations
in pine timber which was damaged
by Hurricane Hazel.
Due to the considerable quantity
of timber which was blown down
there is strong possibility that
bark beetles will build up to large
numbers next spring and summer
if we have another dry growing
season. The primary danger is
from Ips engraver beetles accord
ing to Mr.. Scheer. These insects
are already scattered over most of
Eastern North Carolina and seem
to be unusually aggressive. Nor
mally these beetles cause relatively
little danger in standing pine, but
the extreme dry weather for the
last two or three years has weak
ened the pine timber so that it is
unable to resist an attack in a
great many cases.
County Ranger Hemilright ad-
vises and urges landowners to re-
move all down and leaning pines
from their woodlands. Those with
only a slight lean and little root
disturbance can probably be safely
left. Those trees with a portion of
their roots actually out of the
ground, however, are definite
hazard and should be removed.
Damaged timber should be sal
vaged during the coming winter
months. Where it has no salvage
value, it should be removed and
destroyed. If it cannot be destroy
ed, the last resort would be to at
least get it down on the ground
and be sure that all roots are cut
from the main trunks. This last
procedure will probably have very
little if any effect and therefore
should not be resorted to except in
extreme cases.
Only one or two damaged trees
in stand of timber can serve as
a center of infestation especially
when surrounding timber is in a
weakened condition as it appar-
emily is at this time. Consequently
care should be taken, not to over
look any down or seriously leaning
trees.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
MRS. BEULAH J. ETHERIDGE
BURIED AT BUXTON MON

Mrs. Beulah Ray Jennette
Etheridge, a native of Buxton,
died Sunday in Granville County
at 1:20 pm. She was 60 years old,
and the daughter of the late Ben
F. Jennette and Mrs. Jennette of
Cape Hatteras. She is survived by
two sons, Pat and Ray; by three
sisters, Mrs. C. P. Gray, Mrs.
Frank Miller of Kill Devil Hills,
and Mrs. Herbert D. Middleton of
Charlotte; by three brothers, w.
R. Jennette of Raleigh, U. c. Jen-
nette of Virginia Beach, and u. B.
Jennette of Buxton. The funeral
was conducted at 100 pm. Mon
day from the Buxton Methodist
Church, and burial was in the
family cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
MRS. MARY w. GRAY
is BURIED AT AVON

Mrs. Mary w. Gray died at
Avon Monday night, Nov. %. Mrs.
Gray was IS years old and the wi
dow of the late Oliver Gray.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. B. P. Miller of Tucker
ton, N. j.; and Mrs. Burgess Gray
of Avon; six sons, Willard Gray
and Ellis Gray of Avon; Watson
Gray, Cyril Gray, Jack Gray of
Norfolk; and Oliver Gray of
Amegansert, N. Y.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Assembly of God Church
with the Rev. Lester G. Jarrett
conducting and Rev. Couch, pastor
of the Methodist Church, assist
ing. Ushers were Fred Gray and
George O'Neal. The pail bearers
were Butcher Scarborough, Earl
Meekins, Luther Hooper, Moody
Meekins, George Meekins and
Mitchell Gray.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
LATEST REPORT ON
COASTAL TOLL ROAD
Bonds Not Yet Sold, But Action
Contemplated in a Short Time,
Attorney Says

The sponsors of the Mays Head
Virginia Beach toll road still have
not sold their bonds.
Harry Mcmillan Jr., Washing
ton, N. c., attorney for the Caro-
na-Virginia Turnpike Authority
said this week, however, that the
sale may be made soon.
Mcmillan explained that he is
scheduled to meet in New York
early next week with the bonding
attorneys and bond house, which
are to handle the bond issues, to
make final arrangements.
"All of them say" he reported,
'tthere is no question of there be-
ing a successful sale, that it's just
a question of working out the de-
tails"
The Carolina Virginia Turnpike
Authority represents North Caro-
lima in the venture. Virginia is
represented by the Coastal Turn
pike Authority of Virginia Beach.
Two bond issues will be floated
One in the name of the Caroline
Virginia Authority and the =,
in the name of the Coastal TurIi-
pike Authority-for a total of APP
proximately S3,500,000.
Mcmillan said the fact that two
separate authorities and two
states are involved has created
legal problems which must be
clarified before the bonds are sold.
The road will run for about SO
miles over a 24-foot wide pavemnt
from a point north of Duck, above
Mays Head, to a point south OF
'irginia Beach.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
DARE RECORDER HEARS
MONKEY BUSINESS

Two cases had trivial endings
this week before the Dare Record
err, both resulting in dismissals.
Surely the Judge must have felt
like filming the complaining wit
nesses who welshed when prosecu-
ton day came.
S. G.. Midget had sworn out a
warrant against his son S. C. Jr.
for creating disturbance in the
fathers home. 1t must have been
pretty rough going for father to
appeal to the law against his son.
But the prosecution was not press
ed, and the case ended in a mol
pros, tantamount to dismissal.
Mrs. Katy Hand, had her boy
friend Desmond Rogers Jr. hailed
into court. She charged him with
having stolen her pocket-book
with $50 in it. This unhappy eli
max of romantic interlude had
cooled off by court day and all
hands moved for a dismissal. This
motion was denied by the court,
but later the Judge found Rogers
not guilty and dismissed the case.
This Mrs. Hand, it will be re-
called is a much-married defend
ant, who was recently brought to
court by a former husband, who
charged she kidnapped their chill
dren from school in Illinois. The
former husband claimed that he
had been awarde stody of their
children by cou rider.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-03
DARE REPRESENTATIVE
IMPROVES FROM ATTACK

Good news comes that Hon. r.
Bruce Etheridge, Representative
of Dare County is recovering in
Rex Hospital, Raleigh, following a
painful attack that occurred while
eating late supper in a Raleigh
cafe, Tuesday night. He had gone
to Raleigh with a group from
Manteo, for a meeting Wednesday
of the Roanone Island Historical
Association, sponsors of the Lost
Colony. His illness has not been
diagnozed, although at first it
was called a heart attack.
He was reported Thursday as
cheerful. His wife was with him,
and friends called to see him.