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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
THE HIGHER
THE FEWER
There's Always Plenty of Room
At The Top
By
NANCY ]. MIDGET

In the month of January, in the
year of Our Lord, 1866, two i'm
portant events took place in the
life of yours truly, Nun.
The more important, and the
event that comes in the higher"
category was that of my being
granted citizenship as an Ameri-
can citizen. This had followed
much thought on my part and the
necessary time on the part of the
authorities but l feel it was some
thing I wanted to do and should
do in view of the fact that l shall,
as far as l know and plan, be liv-
ing in this country for the remain
der of my dotage. 1t is not that l
have any dislike for either my ma
tive country, countrymen or its
ways. 1 still love it and all my
good friends there as anyone will
the place of their birth, in fact it
was the fact that l liked and knew
my part of it and a few other
parts so well that made me feel l
wanted to go abroad and see if
other places were just as comfort
able and the folks as easy to get
along with. Apart from some To-
Called habits that one finds in
any country, a general ability to
enjoy the moment with not too
much thought to the future, more
than l find in my own folk, and of
course the vastness of the country
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
mo LIMIT ON VEGETABLE
ACREAGE DURING 1855

Tar Heel farmers can produce
all the vegetables they want to
this year without worrying about
acreage.
Previously proposed limitations
on the productions of commercial
vegetables, potatoes, and sweet
potatoes, an acre diverted from
allotment crops will not be in eff
feet for 1866 according to a re-
cent announcement by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
The proposals limiting acreage
of these crops originally grew out
of the prospect that 1854 crops
might add substantially to some
serious surplus problems. The
prospect of more flexible price
supports next year, plus the eff
fects of widespread drought this
year, have erased these fears, Sec
rotary of Agriculture Ezra Benson
explained in announcing the
change.
Preliminary checks have also
shown that vegetable and potato
acreages were not increased in
1855 even though there was no
limitation on the use of around 25
million acres diverted from allot-
ment crops, Benson added.
With relaxation of the regula-
lions on cross-compliance and to-
tai acreage allotments on basic
crops for price support purposes,
there is now greater opportunity
to grow various other crops and
less pressure to plant vegetables
and potatoes on diverted acres,
the secretary said.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
FAIRFIELD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Williams
and Norma of Norfolk visited Mr..
and Mrs. P. C. Simmons last week
end.
Billy Cutrell of Norfolk was the
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Cutrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Best and
daughter were the week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l..
Simmons.
Floyd Williams of Norfolk visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Williams.
Among those attended the fun
eral of T. B. Gibbs Friday after
noon were Mr.. and Mrs. P. E..
Swindell, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cut
rell, Mesdames P. G. Simmons, H.
L. Balance, j. C Sadler, Miss
Mary Carter; J. C. Watson, Lang
ston Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Young and A. L. Cutrell.
Miss Marie Sears of Henderson
visited her parents last week to
attend the funeral of her grand
father. T. B. Gibbs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
ENCELHARD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Bingham
and daughter Nancy Miller have
returned from Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Scott, Miss
Lillian Williams and Mr.. Fox of
Rocky Mount were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Cox.
Max Hodges, Jr. of the U. S.
Army spent the week end here.
Reginald Burrus has returned to
Elizabeth City after visiting Mrs.
Burrus.
Earl Spencer has returned to
Plymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Jarvis were
in Belhaven Sunday.
P. D. Midget, Jr. was in Rich
mond during the past week.
Mrs Mary Gibbs of Manteo was
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob O'Neai and
Mrs. Herbert Greet of Manteo at
tended rites for Claude Bonner at
Soule Church on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Howard and
two children of Wake Forest were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cox.
Mrs. Reginald Burrus and Mrs.
Al Gibbs visited Pvt. Al Gibbs U.
S. A. near Pittsburg in Penn. to
be with her husband. Mrs. Burrus
flew back to Elizabeth City where
her husband met her.
w. H. Cox left cary this week
for Illinois to visit Mrs. CoN's
parents. She will return with him.
R. S. Spencer, Engelhard mer-
chant, went to the High Point
Furniture Mart.
Seventeen young people of the
local Christian Church attended a
C. Y. F. meeting in Elizabeth City
Sunday.
Engelhard C. w. F. met at Mrs
Fred Berry's home Thursday WITH
10 attending. The meeting was
held by the vice president, Mrs
L. M. Neal in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Durwood Gibbs
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Williams
and Chester Williams visited il
Vaudeville, S. c., and Savannah
Georgia, with Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Lassiter and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Williams last week.
Mrs. Bonnie Harris and mothe.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jo'
Harris.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21

compared with the British Isles, l
find little difference in people,
once you get down to rock bottom,
and find great joy in the living l
have done in this country.
The second event is of no great
Importance to others than myself
and my sister-inlaw, Rosalene
who, l think, isn't quite sure yet
that I'm safe to be around. 1t all
started Saturday afternoon when
l was cleaning up the house. When
picking up and brushing off the
lounge seat cushions and brushing
under same, what should | find
but a cigar; goodness only knows
who it belonged to but l looked
at it, turned it over in my hand,
and gave way to the whisper of
the gremlin in my ear that l
should smoke it. l had never
smoked a cigar and wondered if
they were as strong as they smell
ed and thought, We'll, this as good
a time as any to find out',-so |
lit up, and knowing more or less
what Rosalene's reaction would be,
strolled out on the back porch and
into the back yard where she was
working. She looked up, turned
white, and squeaked, and on recov-
ering the use of her voice, bawled
out, For Heavens sake, Nancy
Creighton Midget, Ia sure sign of
displeasure) have you lost your
senses p - and more - and more.
Every time she goes down town
now, l suggest she bring me a
ceegar; after all, candy does get
mOnotonous.
Seriously though, l don't advise
anyone else to try the darned
things. Blowing good money. that
could be used for useful and nee
essary things, up in smoke has al
ways seemed to me the height of
foolishness, and even if it hasn't
been definitely proved that smok-
ing is harmful to the health to any
great extent, it has been proved
that the health is better without
them. Also, I must admit that
though I waited in vain for the
green tinge to appear in my face
and the dash for the great out
doors, the floor did start doing pc
culiar things and | had to go and
look at the calendar to make sure
l wasn't already on the Queen
Mary in mid Atlantic. l know our
foundations need fixing but that
couldn't account for acute angles
that came and went in our sitting
room Saturday. No one can con.
vince me now that tobacco isn't
harmful for something that car
do that to slightly ancient, but il
good health, I believe, human like
myself, must do something tt
ones make up to bring about the
state of adoption to the angles.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
WANcHESE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Daniels,
Sr. visited their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Dan
iels, Jr. in Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Louisa Williams has re-
turned from visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Williams in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Daniels of
Columbia visited relatives here.
Mrs. Dewey Tillett was in Eliz-
abeth City Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennie Greet and
son Lester Lee of Norfolk visited
Mrs. Lucy Midget
Buster" Daniels of Norfolk
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Kalb Daniels.
Miss Ola Tillett is recovering
after being a patient in De Paul
Hospital, Norfolk, and will return
home today.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
.OCRACOKE PTA HAS
ACTIVE PROGRAM
IN IMPROVEMENTS
Building Repairs. Playground I'M
provements. and Kitchen Ad-
ditions Voted

Ocracoke Jan. 17.-Ocracoke
School P. T. A. met on Monday
night at the school library, with
Harvey Wahab presiding. Treas
urer Eph Esham reported a bal
ance of approximately $500 in the
treasury, and the P. T. A. voted to
spend about half of this for ashes
tos shingles for the recreation hall
in order to insulate and weather
proof the building. Mr.. Rondthaler
reported that the new belt-type
safety swings had proved fine for
the playground and the P. T. A.
voted to purchase four more of
these. Mrs. Doris Garrish, Mrs.
Dicie Wells and Mrs. Theodore
Rondthaler were appointed to act
as a P. T. A. kitchen committee
and purchase any needed equip
ment from time to time. The P. T.
A. voted to have a "stunt night"
in February; definite plans for the
program to be worked out by Mrs.
Benjamin Spencer and Mrs. Theo-
dore Rondthaler. Mrs. Frank Gas
kins of Ocean City, who is visiting
Mrs. Carlson O'Neal was visitor
She has been away from the Is
land for about twenty-five years
and is always glad 10 get back for
visits with her relatives and
friends here. Hostess Mr.. r. Wa
hab Howard, Mrs. Taft Howard,
Mrs. Marvin Howard, Mrs. Bertha
O'Neal, Mrs. Edna O'Neal, and
wiches and coffee. The Secretary
Mrs. Bessie Howard served sand
announced hostesses for the Feb
ruary meeting: Mrs. Kelly O'Neal,
Mrs. Katie C'Neal, Mrs. Benjamin
O'Neal, Mrs. Neva O'Neal, Mrs
Ellen Robinson, and Mrs. Theo-
dore Rondthaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Fuller
Gaskill are building new home
on land adjacent to the home of
Mrs. Eleanor Burrus, across the
street from the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurstcn Gaskill, Sr.
The construction work replacing
the Assembly of God parsonage,
burned 20 the ground in October,
is slowly but surely progressing.
Each day some members &C the
church arc seen at work or the
foundations. Meanwhile Rev. and
Mrs. Whitaker and Deborah are
| living in the Sunday School rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gaskins Of
Ocean City are spending two
weeks with Mrs. Carlson O'Neal.
Mrs. O'Neal was home this past
week end. Roy Parsons, working
in Philadelphia, spent the past
week end at home.
Mrs. Cynthia Scarborough spent
several days in Morehead City last
week.
Mrs. John Lynn and baby, ano
grandmother, Mrs. George O'Neal
returned home from Elizabeth
City this past week.
julie Garrish spent the week enc
with his family here.
Mrs. Brittina Williams has re-
turned home after spending sew
eral months with her son at Slater
Island, N. Y. Her grandson, Altor
Williams, accompanied her home
and spent the week end here.
Mrs. R. S. Wahab has returned
from a visit with her father il
Belhaven.
Members of the Junior Class en-
tertained on Friday night at ;
game party and square dance il
the school library.
Calvin O'Neal, Jr., who is HON,
for about ten days from For
Jackson, was entertained at ;
party on Saturday night at thu
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21

MRS. ALICE R. CAM, (above),
is planning to take over her new
duties as Hyde County Home
Demonstration Agent on February
1st, replacing Mrs. Carrie s..
Joyner, who has resigned effective
January 31st.
Mrs. Cam is a graduate of
East Carolina College in Green
vile. She taught Vocational Home
Economics in the Swan Quarter
High School for a number of years
before resigning in June, 1858, to
move with her husband, DR.. W. S.
Cam, to Windsor, where he is
BERTHE County Health Officer.
Citizens of Hyde County arc
looking forward to having Mrs.
Cam back as a resident and agri-
cultural worker in the county.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21
SWAN QUARTER SOLDIER
ARRIVES IN GERMANY

9th Div, Germany. Pvt.
Thomas S. Harris, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey E. Harris, Swan
Quarter, recently arrived in Ger
many for duty with the 9th In
fantry Division.
AS part of the U. S. Seventh
Army, the 9th Division conducts
rigorous training exercises, in
GLIDING realistic maneuvers and
field problems, in southern Ger
many.
Private Harris a rifleman,
served at Fort Bragg, before his
overseas assignment.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21

If you've got to wear those
stockings right away after wash
ing, wrap them in a terry towel
and run it through the washing
machine wringer. Do it again with
a new towel, if necessary.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-21

A chess player has 1858,
S29, 1OO,544, 900, 900, 100000 possible
ways to make the first ten moves
in a game
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
conservationists
Have August Meet

Harold Hack, of Southern Rhod-
esia, Group Conservation and Ex-
tension officer, was in attendance
at the August Madison District
Soil Conservation meeting, as were
conservationists Curtis Steele, Paul
Bangham and Gordon Massie, and
Jim Miller, Delbert Grouse, DON
aid Becker and Delbert Dorm.
Basic plans were approved for
c. E. Pennington and George Balo
Jr., so acres in Pleasant Twp;
Kenneth Lugenbeel, 81 acres in
Range Twp; and Max Dunkle and
Richard Dunkle, $50 acres in Paint
Twp.
An application was accepted for
so additional acres to be included
in his farm plan from Robert Sher-
EFT of Pleasant Twp.
Paul Bangham reported tile jobs
completed on the Craig, Goodearth,
Dandy and Frost farms this
month. Waterings have been es-
tablished on the Westfall and the
Frost farms.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Agronomy Field
Day September 8

Agronomists at the Ohio Agri-
cultural Experiment Station will
stage crops and soils field day
there on Thursday, September 8.
Beginning at 10 am. EST visit
ors will tour the big agronomy re-
search center across the road from
the main dairy barn. Here they will
view test plots and hear informal
talks by Station specialists on a
variety of topics.
These include: nitrogen on corn,
manure mulching, fertilizing the
rotation, soybean varieties and cul-
ture, and summer seedlings follow
ing wheat.
A brief speaking program at l
pm. will feature Director L. l..
Rummell and other Station Off
cials.
After lunch. field day visitors
will go to another agronomy farm
located near the Apple Creek state
hospital Subjects to be covered
here include interseeding in corn,
once-over tillage for corn, corn
wheat sequence, winter grain var
ieties, and the use of rock phos-
phate.
Lunch will be available at the
scene of the morning program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Back To Hospital
For Third Time

Miss Diana Lynn Tumblison, who
fell from an auto two years ago
and sustained an injury to her arm,
was returned to Children's Hospit-
al, Columbus, for her third opera
ton Monday.
Diana is the four-year-old dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs Robert Tum-
blison, 1877 Washington Avenue.
BIRTHS ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Harper,
London r. r. No. 2, announce the
birth of a daughter in Grant Hos
pital, Tuesday, August 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Mccoy, Lon
don, announce the birth of son
at University Hospital, Wednesday,
August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Funk, Mt.
Sterling, announce the birth of a
daughter, at Doctors Hospital,
Tuesday, August 80.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Madison Go. Worth
Tops SIS Million

A report released by State Audi
tor James A. Rhodes, reveals that
the appraised value of all real and
personal property in Ohio has
passed the 20 billion dollar mark
for the first time in history. The
new value is $40, ,397 ,2O8, BOT.
Madison County, with a value on
the duplicate of S55, ,289, ,788, ranks
69th in the state. The figure breaks
down into a real estate and public
utility value of S43,581, ,720, and a
personal property value of SILL
708,O68.
Rhodes reports that the earliest
record indicates a property value
in Ohio of 99,253, $50. The date
was 1886. It took Ohio 1T years to
reach the first 10 billion dollar
mark, but it hit the second 10 bill
lion dollar figure in the next IS
years.
Highest total value in the state is
claimed for Cuyahoga Co., with a
duplicate of $4,193, ,670,041; and the
lowest duplicate is recorded as
Vinton Co., with a mere SIS, H.
876. There are six counties in the
state with duplicates which pass
the billion dollar mark.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Urbana Boy Wins
ESSAY Contest

A 17-year-old farm boy from
near Urbana has been named win
ner in the Farm Bureaus state soil
conservation essay contest.
He is Lynn Yocom, route l, Ur-
bana, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
Yocom, who collected check for
5000 at ceremonies at the Ohio
State Fairgrounds for his prize
winning essay, Il Am Erosion"
Presentation of essay awards was
made by Ohio Director of Agricul-
ture Andrew Sorensen at the Spe-
cial Events Tent on the Fair
grounds.
Second-place award of $100 went
to Miss Annabelle Lanning of Muir
ray City, while third place honors
and a $50 check was presented to
David L. Adelsperger, route 2,
Tiffin.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
London Selects Football
Team For IS School Year
"a Players Named
For Local Roster

London High School coaches
picked the 1855 football team to
carry the school honors for this
year and assigned jersey numbers
to the members.
The first scheduled game is on
Friday, September 8, a pre-view
game with xenia Woodrow Wilson.
The coaches say the boys look
good in the practice sessions, and
are as anxious for action as the To-
cal fans.
Here are the team members for
1855, with jersey numbers and po-
Sitions:
20-Hart, Andy HB; 23-Arrick,
Gerald OBJ; 24-Anders, Jim HB;
25-Roberts, Jerry c; 26-Miller,
Gary OBJ; 27-Wicker, Steve HB;
28-Kimbler, Charles HB; 29-
Harrington, John G; So-Martin,
Bill G; 31-Bell, Dave HB; So
Gibson, Danny HB; 34-Eades,
Dave E; 35-Bateman, Larry G.;
36-Tingley, Bud HB; 37-Duffy,
Bill HB; 38-Cornell, Jack G; 39-
Anders, Jack G; 40-Baker, Don
c; 41-WalGs, Bill G.; 42-Fergu-
son, Dave E; 43-Rothwell, Larry
OBJ; 44-Carter, Bill OBJ; As
Ramey, Sonny E; 46-Tingley,
Dave HB; 47-Temple, Jack T; 48
--Turvy, Roger T; Morehart,
Larry T; 50-Abner, Richard c;
51-Harris, Jim HB; 52-Sollars,
Marlyn T; 53-Pendleton, Dave E;
54-Hume, Dave E; 55-Powell,
Frank T; 56-Harbin, Ronnie T.
Managers are Jerry Adams, Jim
Bussey, David Andrews, Jim More
hart.
Coaches are James M. Bowlus,
Head Coach; Ray Chadwell, Asst
Coach; Charles Cochran, Asst
Coach,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Burglary Attempt
In Plain City

Plain City police officials report
that for the second time in five
week burglars have broken into
the IGA Food Market there. Both
times the attempts to get into the
safe, located near the front of the
store, have failed
The latest attempt occurred on
Monday night. The thiges gained
entrance to the store by climbing
up pipe on the outside of the
store and forcing open window
near the ceiling. The combination
was knocked off the safe in the at
tempt.
The only loot reported missing
was 25 cartons of cigarettes and
some clothing items.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Local Girl Takes
First Place At .
Ohio State Fair

Miss Patty Houck of the Rose
dale Cook and Stitch All Club,
was awarded first place in the
Dress Up Dress class at the Ohio
State Fair. Patty has completed
9 years of club work under the
leadership of Mrs. c. E. Lippen-
colt and Mrs. Paul Overturf. Pat
ty is the daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs.
Harold Houck. Patty and one ad-
visor from her club will receive
an all-expense trip to the Ohio 4-H
Club Congress, September 10 to
14th at Ohio State University. Al
so receiving an A grade at the
Ohio State Fair was Carole Con-
verse, of the Canaan Premium
Strivers. for modelling school
Dress.
Garments on exhibit receiving A
grades were those of Barbara
Geesling of the Busy Bee West,
complete costume; Nancy Gam
nell, Busy Bee West, undergar-
ments; Roxanne Hickman of the
Bet You Didn't Know, Easy to
Make Cotton Dress. '~
Demonstrations receiving an A
grade were made by Vicki Geer,
of Miscellenous Misses; Linda
Hood of the Miscellaneous Misses
Mary Lu Burns of the Rosedale
Cook and Stitch and Becky Big
ham, Lucky Lasses club, food in
taryiew for biscuits.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-09-06
Spots Car On Way
Home From Call

Madison Countys new sheriff
gave an excellent accounting for
himself early Tuesday morning.
Sheriff Joe S. Smith received a
call at lao a. m. that there had
been robbery at Mt. Sterling, He
drove to that village, and obtained
a description of the men and the
getaway car. On his way back
to London, he spotted the car, and
gave chase, catching them three
miles north of Mt. Sterling as they
turned into the Dyer Road.
In the car were John Joseph.
23, of Mt Sterling, and Richard
Follrod, 25, of Mt. Sterling Route
2, and the loot that had been OBJ
tanned in the robbery. The loot in
cluded cash register, some meat,
canned goods, cigars and cigar
cites, taken from Beale's Red and
White grocery in Mt. Sterling.
Sheriff Smith arrested the men
on the spot, and at about that
time, Follrod decided he did not
want to go with the sheriff. The
Mt. Sterling police and the newly
appointed deputy, Robert Henry,
had arrived on the scene, and the
officers used force to subdue Foil
rod. The two men are being held
in the Madison County Jail.
Sheriff Smith has called Tom
Wagner, agent of the Bureau of
Criminal Identification at London
for the fingerprint work in the
case.
The sheriff said that the men
had not yet admitted the crime,
in which they were apparently
caught red-handed
II do not know as yet if these
men are in any way connected
with the other recent burglaries
in the area, the sheriff said.
however. we will do our utmost
to bring the culprits to Justice"