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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18
ocRAcoKE PERSONALS

Ocracoke, Feb. 14.-R. S.
Wahab, district vice-president of
the All Seashore Highway Asso-
citation, Irwin Garrish, chairman
committee on Roads, Ocracoke
Civic Club, and Thurston Gaskill,
member of the Civic Club, with
Mrs. Garrish and Mrs. Gaskill
drove to Wilmington Monday to
attend the meeting of the All
Seashore Highway Association
there on Tuesday.
Dan Garrish, who suffered
broken hip in a fall at home, is
reported doing as well as can be
expected following an operation
at the Veterans Hospital at
Hampton, Virginia.
Carleton Kelly has returned
from a visit to his sister and other
relatives in Norfolk, Virginia.
Friends here were glad to hear
that young Sam Jones, son of
Samuel G. Jones, Jr., is getting
along all right. The boy was hit
by an automobile and suffered
broken legs, and broken hip
about ten days ago and has been
hospitalized since then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen Brooks. left
for Manteo and Elizabeth City on
Saturday, accompanying the r
daughter, Mrs. Goedjen of Green
Bay, Wisconsin, that far on her
homeward journey. Mrs. Goedjen
has been helping her parents get
settled in their Ocracoke home.
Larry Simpson flew in from
Buxton for the week end. He is
now stationed at Elizabeth City in
the USCG.
Mrs. Eleanor Burrus and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sybil Simpson, are visit
ing in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Henry Miller of Norfolk visited
here last week end.
Rev. and Ms. Whitaker and
daughter, Deborah, are back from
visit to the mainland.
Capt. I. F. O'Neal and brothers
John O'Neal of Philadelphia, and
Willis O'Neal and Mrs. O'Neal of
! Merchantville, N. j., are enjoying
a motor trip to Florida.
Mrs. Flora Spencer and daugh-
ter, Gaynelle, have been visiting
in Hatteras.
Garrish and O'Neal Company
has moved into its new store. All
day Saturday was spent moving
goods from the old building and
gettin them placed in the new.
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today to meet today's demand. 1t
cannot be done overnight.
Today, still at it, the utility
people are looking equally as far
ahead, so that 20 years from now,
the demands of it's customers may
be met. Think of the problems be-
fore the Duke Power Company
we'll say for example, when it
planned it's capacity ten years ago
whereby it supplies a billion XIV
increase each year. What must
we think they are doing now?
For a greater tomorrow lies
ahead.
All the big power companies are
working out these problems on the
drawing boards. They are gather
ing data from every source pos
sible. They have to be supermen
to do the job. Yet 20 years from
now when some of US flick on a
switch, we'll never give a thought
to the years of planning and bill
lions of dollars that made the
miracle possible.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18
BUREAU TO SURVEY
u. S. SMOKING HABITS

A national survey of the smok-
ing habits of the American people
will be conducted during February
by the U. S. Bureau of the Census
as part of it's Current Population
Survey, according to Supervisor
Clinton C. Oldham of the Census
district office at Charlotte which
will participate in the collection
of the information.
Special questions on smoking
are being asked at the request of
the U. S. Public, Health Service.
used in connection with the Gov
ernment's research program on
The information collected will be
the possible relationship between
smoking and various types of
diseases.
The questions will cover cigar
cite, cigar and pipe smoking. Per-
sons eighteen years of age and
over who are members of the 90
thousand-household panel of the
Current Population Survey will be
asked about the number of cigar.
cites, cigars or pipefuls of tobacco
smoked regularly each day, the
number of years they have
smoked and other related ques'
tons. The answers to these ques.
tions will provide basic facts, row
lacking, as to the numbers Of
smokers and nonsmokers by age
sex, color and other characters.
tics for each of the major regions
of the United States.
The questions on smoking are
in addition to the regular inquiries
on employment and unemployment
asked in the Current Population
Survey which is conducted eacl
month in Hyde County and ir
229 other areas of the country
Current Population Survey inter
views are being conducted this
week in Hyde by Mrs. Alvah G
Wise of Stumpy Point, N. c.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18
$4,000 MILES OF WHITE
LINES PAINTED ON HIGHWAY

Raleigh.-The State Highway
Commission painted 14,237.1 miles
of white centerline on North
Carolina highways last year,
Traffic Engineer Robert A. Burch
said today. Much of the work was
repainting lines rubbed off by
traffic or on roads which had been
resurfaced.
At least 5000 miles of disable
centerlines did not require re-
painting last year. So with the
14,237.1 miles painted last year,
the State now has approximately
10000 miles of well-centerlined
highways.
Another 6,552.3 miles of yellow
warning or mo passing" lines
were placed along many miles of
the IA, 237.1 miles of white cen
terlines. Yellow lines are placed
where the sight distance for a
motorist is 600 feet or less. Burch
stressed that placing the yellow
line is strictly for the drivers
safety. 1t warns the driver to stay
in his right lane and that it's dan
gerous to pull over into the left
passing lane. He urged motorists
to take advantage of, the yellow
warning line and not run the risl
of an accident by crossing it.
Burch said it takes aboct Sac
gallons to paint one mile of high
way. Last year a total of 1904
gallons of paint were used in cen
terlining. The paint is manufact-
ured in the paint plant of the
Prisons Industries at Contra
Prison. For greater visibility, the
paint is premixed with reflector
lied beads which shine at night
A reflectorized centerline adds
safety to night driving.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18
SLADESVILLE HOME CLUB
HAS COVERED DISH DINNER

Sladesville Home Demonstra-
ton Club members and their fam
lilies met at the school lunch room
Tuesday evenings February 9Th.
Mrs. Ray Spencer, president, in
troduced the speakers, Earl Top
ping and Mrs. Alice R. Cam.
A covered dish dinner was serv-
ed, after which Mrs. Cam, home
agent, talked on savings and in
vestments; Earl Topping on the
1854 amendments to the Social
Security Law.
Attending the meeting were
Mrs. Allen Creole and children,
Mrs. Harry Creole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeff Creole, Mrs. Charlie Ayers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Watson, Mrs.
Gilbert Richards and children, Mr..
and Ms. Ray Spencer and Glenn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Spencer, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar O'Neal.s
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NO WAR BENEFITS
WILL 60 NOW TO
NEW SERVICENEN


Persons entering the armed
forces for the first time since Feb
ruary 1, 1866, are peacetime vet
Grams when they leave service and,
as such, ar entitled only to peace
time benefits, Veterans Admins
tration said.
Peacetime veterans, under pres
ent laws, will not be eligible for
any of the benefits provided by
the Korean CT Bill, nor for any
wartime service benefits payable
to veterans of the Korean conflict
period.
Peacetime veterans may be en-
titled, under certain conditions, to
medical and domiciliary care, dis
ability compensation, aid for the
blinded, wheel chair" homes,
servicemen's indemnity, guaranty
of commercial life insurance
premiums, burial expenses, burial
flag, guardianship service and ap-
peals. Their dependents may be
entitled to death compensation
where the veterans die of service
connected causes.
The principal benefits and con-
ditions are:
Medical and Dental Care-A
peacetime veteran may be en-
titled to disqualification, outpa-
tient medical and dental treat
fment and prosthetic service, pro-
vided he was discharged under
other than dishonorable conditions
for disability incurred in line of
duty or is receiving compensation
for a service-connected disability.
Domiciliary Care-A peacetime
veteran may be entitled to dorri-
ciliary care if he meets the above
eligibility requirements and is in
capacitated from earning living
and has adequate means of sup
port.
Disability Compensation = A
veteran disabled by injury or dis
ease incurred in, or aggravated by,
peacetime service my qualify for
di ability compensation. Dis
charge must have been under
other than dishonorable condi-
tions.
Monthly rates range from $14
to $145, depending on the degree
of disability, plus statutory
awards for amputations, blind
ness, etc., up to maximum of
1886.
Where the disability resulted
from extra-hazardous service,
such as simulated warfare, the
veteran may be entitled to war
time rates. These are SIT to $751;,
| plus statutory awards, up to a
maximum of 1920.
| Veterans rated so percent or
or more disabled may be entitled
to additional compensation for a
wife, children, or dependent par
ents.
@ = am a World War l vet
eran receiving monthly pension
payments from VA. My uncle re-
Gently died, leaving me an inheri-
lance of some shares of stock.
Are the stock proceeds considered
as income, in figuring my annual
income ceiling?
/ A - Proceeds of the stock will
not be considered as income until
they are converted into cash.
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parents.
Hurley B. Weston of Sumter,
South Carolina, was the week end
guest of Misses Willie and Sidney
Weston.
Lee Howell spent several days
last week in Georgia attending
business meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick O'Neal and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Tun-
nell and Douglas have returned
from Key West Florida, where
they spent several days.
Charles Berry and Fl. B. Weston
left Monday for Detroit, Michigan,
on a business trip.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18

Consumers are continuing to
spend a fourth of their income on
groceries, according to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture. How
ever, this includes the many mark
citing services which go with pres
ent day food handling. The trend
for industry to do the bulk of food
preparation formerly done in the
home will continue.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18

Various people assisted in the
moving.
Members of the Sophia Will
liams Circle sponsored Valentine
Supper on Friday, February 18th,
serving Boston Baked Beans and
ham as the main dish. Slightly
over fifty dollars was cleared for
the work of the Circle.
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@MAefN
hY, VICTOR MEEkiNS
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
CALLS FOR MUCH CASH
hH, VICTOR MEEklNS

At the fast pace we live today
nothing we do seems to be for
more than day. One cannot build
house that isn't too small in
year or two. A fellow finally gets
a place to do business, and it is
soon outgrown. No one seems ever
to have enough room. Consider the
electric light business. Nine years
ago, the Duke Power Company
sold A billion kilowatts. This year
the consumption has jumped to
nine billion.
The speed with which the
American people have taken to
the use of electrical appliances is
amazing indeed, and has thrown
huge and unexpected profits into
the hands of the owners of cleo
trical distribution systems. 1t has
been a windfall; like mamma from
heaven. Small utility companies
which were struggling along 20
years ago, now enabled to buy
their current from huge power
systems, at less than they could
manufacture it, are reaping
golden harvest because the great
American public has electrified
the entire household, even using
an electric blanket at night. From
early morning, when the percola-
tor and the toaster is plugged in,
and eggs and bacon frying on a
hot plate, and the fruit juice
squeezed by electricity, while the
radio churns out the commenta-
tors trivia, until the late hour
when sleep drives the poor sap
away from TV at night, a con-
slant use of electricity is pouring
a golden harvest into the hands
of the distributor. Compare this
new volume of business with the
small amount on which he made
money a few years ago.
It is good sign when we go
up the beaches and along the high
ways of the Coastland and witness
the vast amount of work that is
being done by the VEPCO people
in keeping their high power lines
up to date. People of the Dare
beaches, and the inland villages
may be assured that someone is
figuring ahead to take care of the
demand for electricity in the years
to come. The VEPCO people are
really going to town with a long
range proram whereby the great
development of this area will put
money in their pockets. 1t is good
to see them blowing their profits
of today back into greater super
system that will assure all those
they serve of adequate power and
cheaper power. They know what
the future has in store, for they
are experts in their field, and
they do not take the big profits
they get from their electrical Gus
toners, and pillow it into numerous
investments elsewhere.
Let US give little thought to
this business of providing the
public with electricity. Did any of
US think 20 years ago that the
present rate of consumption of
electricity would. take place to-
day? Of course not, yet the power
people did, and they had to make
their plans then and build against
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18
NEW HOLLAND NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie O'Neal were
recent visitors in Portsmouth and
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Hal Swindell spent last
week end with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Whitfield of Wash
ington.
Misses Jane Creole and Doris
Tunnel of East Carolina College
spent the week end with their
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18

President Benjamin Harrison
was preceded and succeeded by
the same man, Grover Cleveland,
whose two terms were inter-
spersed by Harrison's term
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-02-18

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Evening star., 1955-04-10
BEN LOOKS DRAWN-SNEAD SAGS
MiddIecoHs 72-2Oo
Keeps Hogan 4 Behind

36-35-7l for 2l4, close enough
to cause trouble II something
should happen to Middlecoff and
Hogan. Burke claims his last
two rounds have been as good
as his first from 3 shotmaking
standpoint. but the puts aren't
dropping.
Bob Rosburg. the ex-Stanford
University player who looks less
like a pro golfer than anybody
on the tour. added two more 36s.
making six straight. and with
three 72s is 2l8. Hardly anybody
remembered until glancing at the
record book that the steady Ros-
burg tied for fifth here last year.
Rosburg. almost the last man
out and with a gallery of not
more than SO. was on the move
but went over par on 16 and 18
to lose his chance to challenge.
Roars Are No Help
Middleton played half hour
ahead of Hogan this sunny.
summer-like afternoon, and on
this course. with the huge score
boards every few holes, each
could keep track of the other.
Hogan was within two strokes at
one time and the occasional
roars from the Hogan-Lloyd
Mangrum gallery were not con-
soling influence on Middlecoff.
When 1t was over Middleton
had shot what he said he would
be satisfied with after that 65
of Friday-a par round. AS they
passed each other in the locker
room Friday night, Middlecoff
told Hogan, "I'd rather have
anybody behind me but you"
Hogan laughed and told Middle
coff not to worry.
Cary had four brides. four
bogeys and 10 pars in his third
round, as did Hogan. Middlecoff
almost was off to a stupendous
start when his approach shot on
the second hole Tipped the cup
for an eagle three. He easily
tapped in his birdie.
Cary lost a stroke to par on
the third with two bad Short
iron shots and three-putted the
treacherous seventh green to go
one over. He was home in two
See MASTERS, Page C-2
Evening star., 1955-04-10
Dodgers Rout Yankees;
Tribe Tops Broves, 20

MILWAUKEE,, April 9 R.-
The Cleveland Indians hung the
first shutout on Milwaukee in %
Braves exhibition games this
spring with a 20 triumph today
on a long fly and a homer by
Larry Dolby.
Ideal spring weather drew
1891 fans to County Stadium
for their first look at the Braves
this year.
AL Smith opened the game
with a triple to center off Lew
Burdette. After Bobby Avila
walked. Dolby brought Smith
home with a fly to center which
Billy Bruton hauled in at the
395-foot mark.
Dolby hit a third-inning home
run. also of Burdette, which
cleared the rightfield fence a
few feet inside of the foul
marker.
The Braves got six hits off
three Cleveland hurlers and also
had the benefit of three errors,
Evening star., 1955-04-10

Totals 80 8 81 Q Totals "a g 81 o
! Grounded out for tFeller in 7th.
Walked for Gorin in 9TH.
Flied out for Robinson In 9th,
Milwaukee 600 G()0 01f,-Sl
Runs--aaSmith. Dolby. Errors~Avila.
Rosen f2l. Run batted in---Doby t21.
Two.base hit-Adcock Three-base hit
Smith. Home run--Doby. Sacrifces-
Strickland, Aaron. Sacrifice fiy--Doby.
Lett on bases--Cleyeland. z: Milwaukee,
Houtteman. 2; on Burdette. q: Oh Rob-
inson, 2. Struck out--By Lemon. q; BY
Feller. l; BY Houteeman 9: bv Burdette,
On Lemon. | in. 3 innings; on Felier. 8
in innings. Of Houtteman. Q in 3 In
ninss; on Burdette. 3 in 3 innings: of
Gorin, In innings: OF Robinson l
IN innings. Run and earned run--Off
Burdette: 2.2, Winning pitcher--Bur-
dstts Winning pitchsr-Lemon, Losing
tendance--l9.991.
Evening star., 1955-04-10
BROOKLYN. April o (R.-

BROOKLYN. April Q R.-
Five home runs. two each by
Gil Hodges and Roy Campanella.
propelled the Brooklyn Dodgers
to a 14-5 exhibition victory over
the New York Yankees in Ebbets
Field today.
Crowd of 8,968 enjoyed the
extra base barrage of four New
York pitchers. Tom Morgan. Don
Larsen, Jim Konstanty and Lou
Sleatcr.
Hodges blows were good for
five runs. He tagged Morgan for
a homer with one aboard in the
fourth and Konstant with two
runners on base in a fiyerun
seventh.
Campanella, giving very def
mite indications that his injured
left hand is completely recov-
cred, hit his home runs in the
sixth and seventh.
Duke Snider, who collected
four hits, hit the other Brooklyn
homer. a three-run blast off Lar
sen in the nth.
Bill SkowrQn homered with
one on in the fourth to give New
York a Temporary 81 lead.
Don Newcombe. Billy Loes and
See DODGERS, Page C-3
Evening star., 1955-04-10
SENATORS GIVE
TIMETABLE FOR
OPENING DAY

Here is the program for
opening day tomorrow at
Griffith Stadium:
11:30-Gates open and
Goldman Band plays.
11:30-12:00-Senators bat
ting practice.
12:00-12:30-Orioles batting
practice.
12:30-12:40-Oriole fielding
practice,
12:40-12:50--Senators field
ing practice.
1:00-Army Band arrives.
1:15-President Eisenhower
arrives.
1:20-S a m uel Spencer,
chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and Vice
President Calvin Griffith
of the Senators raise the
flag in centerfield.
l:25--President Eisenhower
throws out the first ball.
1:30-They're Of and run
ming.
Evening star., 1955-04-10

may throw lefthanded. Dresser
was released by the Dodgers
after the 1853 season when he
insisted on o two-year contract
after leading Brooklyn to a pair
Of successive ,pennants.
Cookie Lavagetto, first base
coach, was the principal figure
in one of the more memorable
World Series games and his
name will be cherished forever
in Brooklyn. In the 1947 World
Series with the Yankees, he
broke up Bill Bevens' no-hitter
with two out in the ninth inning,
smashing a double to score the
Evening star., 1955-04-10
SheI|eyMann
Wins Triple in
National AAU

DAYToNA BEACH, Fla, Apri,
9 B.-Shelley Mann gave ur
her butterfly swim title to have
some fun today and still came
through a triple winner in the
National AAU women's indoor
meet.
With a record-bettering VIC
tory in the 250-yard freestyle
she took her third individual
championship and then COM
bined with three teammates to
win the 4O0-yard medley relay
for the Walter Reed Hospital
Swim Club of Washington, D. c
also in record time.
Miss Mann's great perform
ance and versatility made the
Walter Reed team a runaway
winner in the three-day meet
with 95 points. Lafayette dnd.)
Swim Club, a group Of Purdue
co-eds, was second with SO, In
dianapolis was next with 80.
Only one of the three titles
won by Miss Mann was a repeat
from her triple Of a year ago,
That was the 400-yard individ-
ual medley. an event that just
suits the tall. trim 17-year-old
high school girl from Arlington.
Va. Ssa
She took the 100-yard and
250-yard freestyie titles for the
first time. In the 100-yard back
stroke. which she won in 1854,
she finished third yesterday. She
gave I'D the 100-yard butterfly
title so she could try the $50
yard freestyle today.
1.-THE idea Is to have fun. "
Miss Mann explained before the
race. i've never tried for the
$50 freestyle before and I think
it will be fun"
She had so much fun she bet
tered the national record of 2
minutes 50.4 seconds with a time
Of 2:49.4. The record was set by
Della Muelenkamp Of San Fran
cisco in 1858.
The Walter Reed medley team
Of Miss Mann, Mary Jane Sears.
Betty Mullen and Wanda Wer-
ner swan the 400-yard variety
event in 4:33.5 to better the ma
tional record Of 4::34.4 set by the
Lafayette Club in February.
When Miss Mann stepped
down in the butterfly, her team
mate, Miss Mullen, succeeded
her as champion. Miss Mullen.
a lieutenant in the Army, swan
the 100 yards in 1904, better
than Miss Mann's winning time
of 1:06.5 a year. ago.
Mrs. Patricia Mccormick OF
Los Angeles continued to domi-
nate the national diving scene
and closed the meet with an ex-
pected victory In the 3-meter
event,
Evening star., 1955-04-10
Probable Pitchers
For Opening Games

NEW YORK, April 8 R.-
Probable pitchers for opening
games Of major league season
(won and lost records for 1854
in parentheses):
MONDAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore at Washington--Kretlov
GILL VS., Porterfleld t13-15).
Only game scheduled
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at Cincinnati--Rush t13-lb)
vs.. Fowler t12-10l.
Only game scheduled,
TUESDAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicaeo at Cleveland--Trucks ug-l2.
" wsshineton at New York---McDermott
(7-15l vs., Ford u6-Sl,
Detroit at Kansas City--Garver Tia.
w VS. Kellner tB-l7b. ~
Boston at Baltimore--sullivan It's
- " NATIONAL LEAqpB :.
New York at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
f2i-T) vs. Roberts t23-15).
fs) Va Erskine tIS-15).
et. Louis ct Chicako-Lewrencs uB-
% W. Mtnner Q1-1O.
Evening star., 1955-04-10
pORTERFJELD FIGHTS FIRST-DAY INK
Senators and Revomped Orioles
Open Before II 1000 Tomorrow
two runs which edged the event.
ual world champions, 2-1.

two runs which edged the event.
ual world champions. 2-1.
Edwards Arm Receivers
Edwards, once a polished re-
ceiver with the Dodgers, drifted
back to the minors with a chron-
ic sore arm. He was rescued
from Los Angeles, where he
played third base and batted .298
last season. and in exhibitions
has demonstrated his arm has
responded to treatment suffi-
ciently to aid the club.
Kline, a .319 hitter with Bir-
mingham last year. perhaps is
the key to the team. Shortstop
has been Dressen's chief cause of
concern in spring games. but
Kiine's recent performances
have boosted hopes that he'll be
adequate for the task.
Dresser win present the fol-
lowing lineup against the Orioles,
participating in an opener here
for the first time: Eddie Yost,
3b; Jim Busby. CT: Mickey YER
non, 1b; Pete Runnels, 2b; Roy
Sievers, II; Tom Umphlett. RI;
Edwards, C; Kline, SIS, and Por-
terfield, p.
Orioles Start Kretlow
Lou Kretlow, 31-year-old
righthander who never has won
more than six games since
crashing the majors to stick
in l948, has been picked to
start by Paul Richards, starting
his first full season as Belti-
more's manager-general man.
ager.
Despite Kretlow's unexciting
See OPENER, Page ca