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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
SOUTH ALBEMARLE
MEETING THURSDAY
1920 PLYMOUTH

Some so members of the six
county executive committee of the
Southern Albemarle Association,
will accompany DR.. w. T. Ralph
of Belhaven, the President, to
Plymouth Thursday morning of
next week, April Is, to transact
business of the committee, in the
first committee meeting of the
year.
The group will be the guests of
the Washington County Board of
Commissioners. Counties repre-
sented will be Washington, Tyr
rell, Dare, Hyde, Martin and
Beaufort. DR.. Ralph was elected
president at the annual convention
in Manteo in November.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09

MRS. CEDRICK S. MIDGETT of
Buxton has accepted appoint
rnent as member of Dare Coun-
ty board of public welfare to
take office ON April l as the ap-
pointee of the State Board of
Public Welfare. Announcement
of this selection was confirmed
this week by Walter D. Perry,
Chairman of County Welfare
Board.
The county welfare board,
composed of three persons from
the county, has responsibility
under State law for the admins
tration of the public welfare pro-
gram in the county in accordance
with uniform State wide policies.
This board determines who is
eligible for public assistance and
in what amount. The welfare
board and the board of county
commissioners determine annual
ly in joint session the amount of
county money available for pub
lie welfare, including the welfare
departments administrative and
assistance budgets.
Mrs. Cedrick S. Midget is one
of the 100 persons in North Caro-
lima, one in each county, who
have been named this year as the
State Board appointee of their
respective county welfare boards
for a three-year term.
Mrs. Midget has not served
previously on the Dare County
Welfare Board. She graduated
from the Buxton High School
and taught in the Dare County
Schools. Later she married Mr.
E. R. Midget, merchant of the
Buxton community. Their only
son, Boyce, graduate of N. c,
State College, is now employed
with the N. c. Public Works
Commission as an engineer. The
See MEMBER, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
ES TO THANK MANY
LENDS FOR REMEMBRANCE

A. w. Drinkwater, after a cou-
pie of spells in the hospital, is now
home with his family, and rapidly
regaining strength. at made it not
SO hard being in the hospital, when
considered the many flowers,
cheering messages, cards and Wis
its paid me by friends" Mr.. Drink
water said.
Mr.. Drinkwater's daug h tiers,
Dorothy and Marguerite also add
their thanks for the fine thoughts
of SO many people for their father.
So now it looks like most OF the
trouble is out Of the way, and
friend.Alpheus will be on his feet
and going strong again by thu
time the season gets in full swing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
TWO DARE COUNTY GIRLS
ECC HONORARY SOCIETY

Misses Jackie Forehand of
Anchese and Mary Ann Bryan
Kitty Hawk have been honor
with an invitation to join the
East Carolina College chapter of
Phi Omicron, national honor
airy home economics society
Members are chosen on the basis
of excellence in scholarship and
qualities of leadership.
Miss Forehand, a sophomore at
East Carolina, graduated from
Manteo high school in 1852. She
made the deans list the first
quarter at East Carolina, and is
rated as a "2-plus" student.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
MISSING CASH AFTER
TRIP TO BANK MONDAY

Miss Marie Etheridge lost $50
in cash Monday after she had
cashed a check at the bank. She
went out of the bank, put the
money in her pocketbook, she
thinks, went to the drug store
and then to the school building.
She does not know whether she
lost the money or whether it was
stolen from her pocketbook, but
is asking anyone who might
know the whereabouts of the
cash to get in touch with
her.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
OLDEST MEMBER TO BE
HONORED BY BAPTISTS

The oldest member of the Man
teo Baptist Church, Mrs. Eliza
Thyme of Manteo, will be honor
ed Sunday afternoon, April IL, at
$3.50 o'clock in the recreation
room of the church. Sharing
honors with Mrs. Thyme will be
all the new members, who have
become affiliated with the church
during the pastorate of Rev. H
v. Napier. All church members
are urged to be present.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
MARINE PILOT
GIVES ACCOUNT
FORCED LANDING
Fighter Pilot Landed Jet On
beach Last Week; &C Hell
icopter Dispatched

Second Lieutenant A. E. Smith,
who made an emergency landing
in his Marine F9F-4 Panther jet
near Avon last week, has been CIV
en- credit for doing a swell job of
saving the jet and himself from
total destruction.
"The Windsock," newspaper at
Cherry Point Marine base, carried
a first-hand account of the event.
The article appears as follows:
Lieutenant Smith was out of
fuel when he landed, and reports
that he had been in trouble for
some time prior to the landing. He
had prepared once to bail out, but
was too low for a safe jump.
With his wheels up, he landed
the jet few yards from the surf
on Hatteras Island. His approx
mate landing position was deter
mined as between Avon, N. c., and
the Little Kinnakeet Coast Guard
Life Boat Station.
The Coast Guard unit, after
receiving his distress calls, dis
patched a PPM, an RAD and a
helicOpter from Elizabeth City.
Chief Thomas Tate picked up
Lieutenant Smith in the helicop-
ter and returned him to Cherry
Point.
After returning safely to the
Station, Smith explained the in
cident in detail:
81 was in a five-plane division
let-down "a dive in formation),
near Camp Lejeune, N. C. The
weather was very bad and we
were 'souped' in. On the let-down,
/ lost radio contact, became lost
from the division and experienced
hydraulic failure. l decided to bail
out and elected my canopy. broke
out of the soup at 1000 feet, recov-
cred from the dive, and leveled off.
My election seat was armed ION
impact it would have thrown him
clear of the plane). Visibility was
still very poor and my radio aids
were out. l noticed that my fuel
was down to 800 pounds. decided
to head north and radioed my in
tention to land at Elizabeth City.
l landed on the beach with no dam
age to the plane"
What Lieutenant Smith did not
realize until he had returned to
Cherry Point was that his messag-
es had been picked up by another
Cherry Point pilot, Second Lieu
tenant C. G. Gebsen of VMF-114.
Though Lieutenant Gebsen re-
ceived Smiths radiOed distress
calls, he could not contact Smith.
The canopy that Smith had
elected earlier held the radio re-
ceiving antenna. Lieutenant
Smith could send messages, but
not receive them without the an
tenna.
Lieu tenant Gebsen relayed
Smiths calls to the tower at Cher
ry Point and a rescue helicopter
was dispatched.
The Coast Guard unit at Kinna-
keet, which observed the landing,
stated that the landing was so
skillfully executed that they did
not realize Lieutenant Smith had
experienced fuel shortage.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
ONE CASE POSTPONED
DARE RECORDERS COURT

Wilbur Mackey, Negro service
man, pleaded not guilty to the
charges of driving motor vehicle
recklessly, and driving while in
toxicated, in Dare County Record
er's Court Tuesday. The case was
postponed until next week as the
states witnesses were not present.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09

THE BETA CLUB of Gggs High School recently indicted ten
members the club making of "a Seven of the members
Convention in Ahevie April 1919
Seated left right Miss Grace Pou advisor; Susie Gregory pes
dent Jackson vepresden Carolyn Bishop secretary Dean
Owens standing left to rights Edwin Woodhouse Ruth
Shirley Jusus Chappe Richard Bishop
Paul Parker Gerald pictured
Bobby Cahoon Barnard Tor Sawyer Marie
Dhnton, Carrie Mcbride Grace Twfor Ann
Blanchard. $500 a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Leksons 10 End Service
With Salvation Army

1t. Col. and Mrs. Arne Lekson
who for the past IS years have
commanded the Mems Social
Service Center of the Salvation
Army, are retiring from active
service this week.
They have been Salvation
Army officers for more than
40 years.
A luncheon will be held in
their honor at 1915 pm. Thurs
day at the Evangeline residence.
1880 L street NV.
The retirement service for the
Leksons will be held at 7:45 pm.
next Sunday at the Harbor
Lights Corps, 900 I street NV
The meeting will be conducted
by Commissioner William j.
Dray of Atlanta, head of the
Salvation Army in the south
ern States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20

ever, an amendment was tackled
| on, providing that Alaska be
made a State at the same time
It was sent back to the House,
where it has remained without
action, while House leaders try
to find a way to detach the Sen
ate's amendment.
Mr.. harrington married Mary
Elizabeth Pruett in 1920. They
have a son and daughter.
Mrs. harrington, a gracious
hostess and wise in political
affairs, has helped publicize the
statehood cause through wom-
ems groups throughout the coun-
try. For four years she served as
president of the National FEEDER
alton Women'S Clubs.
Mrs. harrington was in Leav-
enworth, KanS., where her
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Richardson,
had a son last week.
Mrs. Richardson's husband is
an Army lieutenant colonial at
tending the Command and Staff
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Hawaiian Delegate Forrington
Found Dead in Capitol office

Gals have not shared the hos
pitality of the Harrington homes
in Washington or in Honolulu.
Harrington parties. with Hawai-
ian music. dancing, flowers and
food, rank with the best this city
of lavish entertainment has to
offer.
Mr.. Harrington said he has
spent items Of thousands Of dol
lars" in the past 10 years for
entertainment alone.
Persuasive in Debate.
Calm and persuasive in debate,
he was forceful when the occa-
sion demanded it. Let some one
cast a Slur on the loyalty or racial
origin of Hawaii's people. and he
would pull up his 190-pound, s.
foot-10 frame and wave his gray
hair in indignation.
Mr.. harrington inherited at
least part of his ambition for
Hawaiian statehood from his
father, a native who went to
Hawaii in 1894.
AS a newspaper editor, Wal
lace r. harrington fought for
annexation Of the Republic of
Hawaii to the United States,
which came in 1900. He was ap-
pointed Governor Of Hawaii in
1921 and in 1929 told the people
in a speech that the time to open
the fight for statehood was near.
The elder harrington died in
1888 the same year President
Franklin D. Roosevelt recon-
mended the three-year residence
requirement for governor Of
Hawaii be lifted. This would
permit the appointment of a
nonresident "carpetbag" gov
ernor. A bill to accomplish this
passed the House but was fill
clustered to death in the Senate.
In 1884 the JoneS-CoStigan
Act restricted refining of sugar
in Hawaii and reduced its i'm
port quota, much as though it
was a foreign country.
Fought for Statehood.
"These events" harrington
once said, constituted a serious
threat to our political and eco
nomic life and brought an awak-
ening as to the need for the Sc
curity of statehood"
The drive began in earnest
then, with Mr.. harrington in
the forefront every step of the
way.
He began by winning election
to the territorial Senate in 1884
on a platform of equal rights
and statehood" When a con-
gressional committee expressed
doubt the people of Hawaii
really wanted statehood, Mr..
harrington promoted a plebiscite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
President Expresses
Shock at Death of
Hawaii Delegate
BY the A.soeiossd Press

QUANTICO, Va, June 10. -
President Eisenhower said to-
night he was deeply shocked
to learn of the death of Joseph
r. harrington, Hawaii's delegate
In Congress.
The President was advised of
Mr.. Farrington'S death while at
tending a conference of adj
miniStration defense officials
here. He issued this statement:
II am deeply shocked to hear
Of the sudden passage of Joseph
r. harrington, delegate from the
territory of Hawaii.
"a Steadfast advocate of state
hood for Hawaii" Mr.. Harrington
has served in the Congress of
the United States as an ardent
spokesman Of the territory.
my associates in the execu-
tive branch of the government
join with me in mourning his
loss"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20

in which they voted 2-to-1 in
favor of it.
His plebiscite campaign left
him stricken with a heart at
tack, but in 1912 he ran for
delegate to Congress on the Re-
publican ticket and won.
In 1948 Mr.. harrington took
his fight to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. He obtained
an increase from five to eight in
the Hawaii delegation to the
next COP convention, in 1852.
AS the 1852 convention ap-
preached he asked Hawaii Re-
publicans to send an unin-
Structed delegation to Chicago.
With a close Taft-Eisenhower
nomintion race in prospect, he
was able to use this weapon to
get an outright Immediate
statehood" plank into the COP
platform for the first time.
The House passed an Ha-
waiian statehood bill last year.
When it got to the Senate, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
'Saucers' Explained
As Lighted 'Copfers
BY the Asss<iGssd Press

Recent reports Of flying sau-
cef" sightings at night over
northern Connecticut were at
tributed today to experimental
flights by lighted helicopters.
The Navy Bureau Of Aeronau-
tics announced that Roman Air
craft Corp, Bloomfield, Conn.,.
has been conducting q rotor tip
light study"
The Navy said that small cleo
trio light bulbs had been housed
in plastic covers at the end of
each rotor blade Of a Roman
HTK-1 helicopter. The purpose
of the project was to determine
the suitability Of rotor tip
mounted lights as an aid In
night formation flying Of He'll
copterS, and as a warning to
other aircraft.
I'm flight the rapidly revolving
blades caused the lights to ap-
pear as q large circle, giving rise
to the flying saucer rumors," a
joint Navy-Koman statement
said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Continued From First Page.)


Wyoming, committed suicide by
shooting himself i'm the head
with a .22-caliber rifle yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Harrington was born here
October is, 1897, while his par
ents were visiting the Capital.
He went with his parents to
Hawaii, where his father. WAL
lace harrington, later served as
Governor of the Territory.
Educated in Honolulu.
He was educated at Punahou
Academy in Honolulu and at the
University of Wisconsin. His col
lege roommate was Philip La
Toilette, later Governor Of Wis
conSin.
His senior year at Wisconsin
was interrupted by World War I
service with the United States
Army. He enlisted in June, 1918,
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in September. and was
honorably discharged in Deem
Der. In 1919, he received his
bachelors degree from Wis
conSin.
He began his newspaper career
as a reporter in PHILADELPHIA fol-
lowing his graduation. Later he
served as WaShingto4I CO. =
respondent, managing editor and
publisher of the Honolulu Star
Bulletin and the Hilo HawaD
Tribune.
Mr.. Farrington's active par
ticipation in public affairs in
Hawaii began in 1892 as the
result of a lynch case. which
brought one of the few hare-ups
In racial relations on the islands.
There was talk that the Fed
eral Government would revoke
some of the Territory'S privileges,
and Mr.. Harrington was named
executive secretary of the Hawaii
Legislative Committee, formed
to prevent such action. Two years
later, he began his service in
the Territorial Senate.
Won Respect and Affection.
Mr.. Harrington had fought
the statehood battle in Hawaii
since 1884. His personality
alone won many friends for
statehood. A man of culture,
dignity and attractive appear
ance, he became a symbol OF
Hawaiian hospitality and charm
In the Nations Capital.
Even the most bitter statehood
opponents in Congress prefaced
their speeches with words of
respect and affection for the
delegate, who spoke but could
not vote the wishes of Hawaii.
Few members of Congress and
high-ranking Government OFF,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Beech Wood PecuIiurities

NEW ORLEANs.-Beech wood
decays rapidly when exposed to
the air but lasts well under
water. It is used extensively for
piling and in the construction of
dams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20

The IoieSs Foso IN oil
the dscorofino mo9o-
zines. You ochieVs q
rich and different look
in any room with these
startling red and white.
Block ond white,
green, nofvroI, ond
oroy combinations. Al
so tsxiUred fibres re-
inforesd wish hit-ond-
miss red siSol accents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20

Choice of Morbleized coIors
cemented directly to your floor.
Up to 100 SO. #. includes trim
ming waste. Slightly higher over
wood. Boiler rooms excepted.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
PUT-IN-BAY
p. l.. B. n. S. journalism Class

The high school seniors held a
card party Saturday, which many
islanders attended.
The big news at Put-in-Bay these
days concerns ice fishing. The
cold weather has brought us good
ice and the shanties are out. The
airline has been busy bringing
fishermen to the island. Game
wardens also came to check up on
violations.
Audrey Klopp Devore has been
a hospital patient since last week.
Mack McCann, a senior at Put
in-Bay High School and Bruce
Duggan, island resident, became
the first this year to drop car
through the ice. The car, which
belonged to Walt Smith, was re-
covered Tuesday afternoon.
st. Paul's Church is planning a
public dinner on Jan. "a at the
town hall. 1t is Embarrassing af-
fair.
The first community movie will
be given Friday, Jan %. "Stop,
You're Killing Me" will be shown.
Movies will follow every Friday
night.
Donna Reinhard and Sonya Mar
ket have been elected to Troupe
1916 of the National Thespian So
ciety, dramatics honorary So
ciety. Formal initiation will be in
February. The present members
are Nancy Duggan, John Borman,
and Joe Prentice, seniors, and Du-
ane Dress, Junior.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
Beds Needed AS
Scales Trap Many

Second floor of Port Clinton's
city hall resembled hotel lobby
early Monday morning with over
20 truck drivers sprawled in chairs
or in the hall as they awaited open
ing of municipal court.
Twenty-Five truck drivers were
arrested late Sunday night or early
Monday by state highway patrol
men at the Gypsum scales, and
we're charged with driving trucks
overlength or overweight.
Appearing before Judge Don
Wargowsky the following morning,
"a drivers were fined $25 and
costs while the other driver was
fined $100 and costs.
In all, "a cases were heard in
the municipal court Monday with
the highway patrol sending the
big majority to court during the
weighing stations operation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
LITTLE PORTAGE
MRS. c. w. BuNNINc

On Tuesday, January 26, the Bay
Farm Women's Club will hold
their first meeting of the year.
The following will be hostesses:
Emma Heiser, Carrie Young,
Gladys Wright and Beatrice Lenke
The entertainment committee are
Eleanor Meachem, Dorothy Balm.
sen and Caroline Ewersen. Snatch
bingo will be the entertainment
The new officers will preside.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Weichman on the birth of
twin sons. Mrs. Weichman is the
former Yvonne Rummery. The
boys have been named Jerry Lee
and Terry Lynn.
Grayson Lorensen who returned
two weeks ago from a Toledo hos.
pital with a cast on his leg, con.
tinues to improve. He is glad to
see friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neff, Sr.,
spent the last five weeks in Belle
vue caring for a niece.
There surely is a need for some
means of directing fire trucks to a
fire. We understand that the Oak
Harbor fire truck got out to fire
at Joe Darr's on Route 584 when
it was Darr on the Mud Creek
road. Only a difference of four or
five miles but it could make an
awful difference if it was a bad
fire.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
Freedom Crusade
Campaign Planned

Merrill B. Rudes, Clay Center,
has been appointed Ottawa Coun-
ty chairman for the Crusade for
Freedom, which will be held ma
tionwide February IL to %.
Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the
Cleveland Press, is chairman of
Ohio's Advisory Committee.
Featured in the coming cam
paign will be the signing of Free
dom Scrolls, rededication and an
indication of a PERSONS belief in
freedom and the dignity of man.
Truth Dollars" will be received
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
Oak Harbor News
MRS. ALBERT n. KRUGER

Twenty-seven members and
guests attended a meeting of Cir
Gle No. at the parsonage of the
Oak Harbor Methodist church.
Mrs. Edwin L. Myers and Mrs.
Howard Baumgartner were host
esses. Miss Florence Specht, super
intendent of Magruder Hospital,
gave a talk on the proposed addi-
ton to the hospital, for which a
fund drive is now being conduct
ed. She also showed slides illus
trating the present crowded con-
dition. Delicious refreshments
were then served.
Miss Carol Ewerson of Sandus-
ky, was weekend guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Peters and family.
Mrs. Richard Oliver returned to
her home in Oak Harbor Monday
from Riverside Hospital, Toledo,
where she had been patient for
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy II. Dicken
spent last Thursday visiting at the
home of her son, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
D. Elder and family in Columbus.
The Jacks and Jill's pinochle
club met last Saturday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Witter, for a social evening, fol
lowed by a delicious lunch. Cou-
Piles attending were Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Bird of Marblehead, Mr..
and Mrs, Robert Hart, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Neatfeld. Mr.. Bird won
the prize for men, Mrs. Neatfeld
the ladies' prize.
Mrs. Howard Fleckner and Mrs.
Steve Karshuk were joint hostess
es at stork shower honoring
Mrs. Wesley Browder, at the home
of the former Monday evening.
Attending were a group of former
co-workers IN the offices at E. o.
D. and included Mrs. Robert
Whitehead, Mrs. Mary Jane Nc
Gee. Mrs. Arthur Risch. Mrs. Jack
Shelter. Mrs. Leslie Hemminger,
Mrs. Curtis Ishee and the Misses
Virginia Schibilla, Elizabeth Har-
ris, and Helen Patz. Games and
contests were the diversion of the
evening, with prizes being won by
the honoree, Mrs. Whitehead. Hell
en- Patz, and Virginia Schibilla.
Mrs. Browder received manv beau
tiful and useful gifts. Delicious
refreshments were served at the
close Of the evening. Unable to
attend but sending gifts were Mrs.
Millard Immel, Mrs. Joseph Pepas,
Mrs. Lila Noblitt, Mrs. Robert
Lorensen, and the Misses Florence
Held, Laurabelle Dubbert, and
Janet Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Elder and
son Jimmy of Napoleon spent Sun
day visiting at the home of his
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy H
Dicken.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22

The annual meeting of st. Boni-
face Credit Union will be held on
Thursday evening, January % at 8
p. m. in the Oak Harbor X. of C.
hall. Members are requested to
bring their pass books for verifi-
cation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-01-22
HURT IN WRECK

Miss Maxine Overmier, sc. Port
Clinton, reviewed severe contus-
ions of the left knee and chin alb
rasions Tuesday morning when her
car Skidded on the slippery high
way of Route 269, near Bay Bridge,
and hit car being driven by Will
liam Miller, Vickery. Miss Edith
Ransom, 20, Sandusky, was also in
jured. All were taken to Good Sam
aritan Hospital in Sandusky for
medical attention.
Children have more need of mo-
dels than of critics.