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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Timothy Gibson, board of edu-
cation musical director, is still
receiving congratulations for the
song, "Hail Princess Britannia"
which he wrote especially for the
occasion of the royal visit to the
Bahamas. Mr.. Gibson also con-
Quoted the school group that sang
it very beautifully to the delight
of Princess Margaret.
Percy Hanna, another Bahama
an musician, wrote and arranged
the music. Both of them are men
of color.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Fla, serving as dean of women,
also served at Delray Beach. She
came back to Nassau in 1922. In
928 she was called back to teach
at the New Eastern Sr. School
serving as an academic then
later as music science teacher
until her retirement in Deem
Der, 1854. Because of her devo-
ton to duty she consented to
serve Eastern Preparatory No. l
up to the day Of her death.
She was a lover of children and
people whom she enjoyed watch
ing, she never failed to help, ad-
wise and guide young people to-
wards lettering themselves by
further study, and to her credit
all her children have had the
benefit of her training.
After all her toll is over then
o Lord in thy great mercy grant
her thine eternal rest.
Thanking you in advance
A. H. Mckenzie
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12


9th February, 1855
The Editor The Miami Times
Miami, Florida
Dear Sir:
Kindly allow me space in your
valuable columns to insert the
following.
Today Nassau has laid to rest
one of the most beautiful adopt
ed daughters that ever visited and
lived in this most beautiful and
charming island. =,
One who has laboured hard
and had seen many results OF her
hard work. Now the task Of Mary
Reeves is ended and her battle
with humanity is over, may light
perpetual shine upon the work
she has left behind and her stu
dents follow in her train. The
picture of flowers and wreaths
bear testimony of her labours. The
government has lost one whose
place is hard TO fill. The time
that Mary Reeves has spent has
fulfilled many blessings to some
unfortunate persons. Her pail
bearers were students OF her for
mer college. Her funeral was at
tended by people of all walks OF
life and representatives of all de-
nominations.
There were over ia beautiful
wreaths the largest number have
seen at any funeral. kilograms OF
coincidence were received from
His Excellency the Governor and
several outstanding statesmen.
She was an ardent civic worker,
shoulder to shoulder with her
husband who is the president OF
the Bahamas Brotherhood.
Once again Mary Reeves has
heard that call which you and /
will hear some day.
eye have not chosen me but
/ have chosen you" God has cho-
sen her to a higher office, Goo
sees she needs a higher promotion
because God wants her to make
use of her service.
The funeral rites were per IN
ed by the Lord Bishop of Mas
sau, assisted by the Rev. Father
Lambert who paid high tribute
to the deceased.
Mrs. Reeves was born at Fort
Davis. the daughter of Hugh and
Mary Robinson. Her early educa-
ton being completed al FORT
Davis. She entered Talladega
College in 1905 transferring 70
Tuskegee Institute in ls07( grad
uating in the class Of 1911. Her
first teaching appointment was
with the Jeannes Teacher Funo
which organization she served as
supervisor in general donesi =
sciences. She married {: II
Reeves in Nassau al y. Ann ;
Church Fox Hill in 1915. Return
ing to the United States IN isIs
Mrs. Reeves taught at hoperI
Hungerford School, Eatonvlle'
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12
BroWard
County
News
BY
Walter 5owe

Sgt. Theodore Moore left Sun
day for oversee duty. He spent
IA days furlough with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Rawls OF
5742, Carver Ranches. Sgt. Moore
stated that he enjoyed the stay
in Carver Ranches and hopes to
see us again in 1855.
o
Al3c Leonard Strachan left this
week for oversee duty in Korea
after spending 80 days with his
family Mr.. and Mrs. James Stra-
chan of Carver Ranches.
Melva and Marva Taylor, twins
girls, celebrated their 18th birth
day March Z at their home, 1905
Hoff street, Carver Ranches. MIR.
Alfred Taylor, their father, pass
ed last Friday, March 4.
The New Macedonia Baptist
Church was BYPU was set up
and organized by Mrs Miller Of
ST. Johns Baptist Church Of Mi
ami Sunday, Feb. q in Carver
Ranches. Rev. N. H. Phillips Is
the pastor.
The Chamber Of Commerce viii
meet every Monday night In the
dining hall Of Gethsemane Bap-
fist Church. All members are
asked 10 be present Monday night
at $50
New members coming
New members joining the
Chamber arc Mr.. Woodrow I'd
ward and Walter Blatch Of Car
yer Ranches and Samuel Roole OF
Hyde Park. Oliver Lee Of wash
ington Park.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12
In : Around The Bahamas

Funeral services Monday af-
ternoon for Jack Fountain, 81,
who died on Feb. 81 as the re-
suit of an accident on Feb. 20.
The obSequies were conducted by
the Rev. Canon E. W. G.. Homes
at St. Mary's Church and the
Rev. Edward Bragg at the grave.
Mr.. Fountain is survived by his
wife, six sons, a brother, four
sisters and his mother who is
now 81 years of age.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Three year old Valeria Will
liams died on Saturday in the
Princess Margaret Hospital as a
result of injuries sustained in an
accident. Rev. Talmadge Sands of
Zion Church, conducted the fun
eral.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

One of Nassau's prominent bus
mess men, Mr.. Sidney Earring
ton, manager of the Pan-Ameri-
can Anyways at Nassau, died sud-
denly on March /. He had attend
ed a banquet for Princess Mar
garet at Government House short
ly before his death at 2 am.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Nassau straw makers had a visit
from Princess Margaret. They
gave her a warm welcome and
some of their handiwork.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Mrs. Mildred Parker of Miami
has been visiting relatives and
friends in Nassau and at Gov
errors Harbour, Eleuthera for
the past two weeks. She plans a
six week stay.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

Two people died in Nassau on
March 2. Cecil Langley, Jamai-
can and Irene King his sweet
heart.
When the fire department an
swered a call at Hay Street, a
house was found completely des-
troyed and the body of Langley
lying in the yard with gunShot
wound.
In Flint street they found the
body of Irene King on the porch
of her house with wound in her
back.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-12

All these homes bedrooms each with
sliding Closets tremendous living and dining rooi
kitchen including bun oak floors tile win
bathroom fixtures tile roof aluminium windows
sink and dnboard double compart
kitchen, blinds. All painted with oil
coors Tile front porch Car porte
containing laundry Large handicapped lots
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-03-25
Birmingham, Alabama
The Magic City
Montgomery. AIobumu
Conference Honors
Chattanooga Rabbi

An award of merit was present.
ed to Rabbi Aaron Walden of
Chattanooga, Tennessee at the
special session of the Rabbinical
Conference, held in conjunction
with the recent Eleventh Annual
Convention of the Southeastern
Synagogue Conference of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish Con-
gregations of America, in Mont
gomery, Ala.
The award stated that the con-
ference took due cognizance of
Rabbi Walden's work in forming
Youth Division of the Confer
ence. Rabbi Walden's pioneering
efforts and understanding of
Southern youth problems stimu-
lated the organization of a spe-
cific program for the youth groups
of orthodox synagogues in the
South.
The award was presented to
Rabbi Walden by Rabbi Abraham
I. Rosenberg of Savannah, Ca,
president of the Rabbinical Com
mittee of the Southeastern Syna-
gogue Conference.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-03-25


and intensive study Of the situa-
ton had been made with a view to
finding out what, if anything,
could be done to stabilize the area
and establish peaceful conditions.
The U. S. studies have been
made more difficult. he said, by
incidents which create new con-
ditions in the area which require
the U. S. to change its time sche-
dule or reconsider certain aspects
of the matter. He explained that
the State Department was dealing
with a situation.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-03-25
Dulles Says GAIA Incident Caused
Setback In U. S. Plans for Israel

WASHINGTON CJTA Secretary State John Foster Dulles
indicated last week incident
caused setback American plans security consideration
desired by Israel .>f4/
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-03-25

The Secretary was asked about
the present status of high-level
American-Israel talks that have
been in progress for several
months. AS a result of Western
arrangements with the Arabs, Is
rael has sought a guarantee of its
territorial, integrity and a redress
of the balance Of power in the
region.
Mr.. Dulles. said a continuous
The Arizona post., 1955-09-16
What the Shofar Means
BY PHILIP RUBIN

dramatic point the ROSh HaShOnah morning
ices reached with blowing of the Shofar the curved
wind instrument made from the horn of the The entire
congregation standing repeats prayer three times There
is then hushed silence that last long minute
The baatekoa the shofar blower his countenance veed
by the ah shut worldly sights waits for the rabbi or
prayer-reader to give the signals.
Even women, who in Orthodox Jewish tradition, are
generally not obligated to attend services must be
present synagogue Shofar sounded the
Shofarblowng the stirring sound of the rams hor is
sacred 1t is regarded divine summons TO
individual repentance and improvement.
To those who have been brought in Orthodox
environment be to learn that for month before
Hashonah-during the Jewish month of
Shofar sounded every weekday at the conclusion
of the morning service in Orthodox But during
that month the rams horn only sounded once and meant
coming of repentance and to
the hearts of the worsppers for it. 1t is only Rosh a
blowing becomes the heart of the reg
service central role and the start
of Ten Days of Penence, while Yom Kippur is
of the period of to
Gods forgiveness those who have truly approached
him with a contrte heart during this period.
Since this year first day of Rosh Hashonah occurs
Saturday will not be sounded until the second
day. may paadoXcal that the laws OF Sabbath ob
this sacred ritual But those who
acquaintance with Orthodox Jewish law know that
any ordinary day surrounded with prohbi
tons than Hashonah that only Yom Kppur is more
ordinary Saturday because it regarded
he Sabbath of Sabbats While cooking smoking and the
handling certain articles permitted Rosh Hashonah
Saturday and the handling OF rams horn
Sabbath.
Interesting History of the Shofar
The Shofar has an interesting history behind it. In
ancient chiefly for signals of alarms and
for war purposes When important event. such the
accession king the throne to be proclaimed the
rams horn time acquired and more
of religious significance Already far back as the days OF
the First Temple sounded the first day of Rosh
asonah frequently employed in the worship OF the
Temple Jerusalem in addition to other musical instr
mentS.
of he The
New Years intensified when it to be associated
proclamng Gods judgment of the world at the
end of time still further deepened through the re-
inder of revelation Mount Sinai when according
to the book of Exodus the mighty Shofar caused
the hearts people trebe before the near presence
of the prophet Isaiah declared that the future
redemption Israel which conceived OF IN connecon
with Israers repentance was by of
the Shofar.
And so sounding of the Shofar becomes the great
symbol of individual penance OF Gods forgiveness anu dso
oticraal lcoda arntinr
The Arizona post., 1955-09-16
They Say In Hollywood

+ snapped back: Appearance
and the sooner the better!"
AS the little girl, a Child
prodigy in the eyes of her
parents, finished her selection
on the piano, her proud papa
asked Oscar Levant, 'What
do you t h n k of her execu.
tion?" What date is it set
for?" asked Oscar.
Milton Berle remarked over
coffee: ITO learn about Wom-
en-, ask the man who is owned
by one"
Hedy Lamar writes from
Texas: "The better a woman
looks the longer a man
does"
Jerry Lewis confided this
about one of our best known
film stars: He's been mar
ride 20 years and still in love
with the same woman. If his
wife finds out, she'll kill him"
The Arizona post., 1955-09-16

snapped back: Appearance,
and the sooner the better!"
The Arizona post., 1955-09-16
BY LEON GUTTERMAN

When we asked comedian
Red Buttons Has your wife
| changed very much since you
married her?" the television
star answered: "Yes my
friends, my clothes, my hours,
and my habits"
Ed Wynn commented:
women have clearer minds
than men probably because
they h a n G e them more Of
ten"
A producer in talking about
George JesSel remarked:
George must really be crazy
about his new girl friend. He
loved her as a blonde, a bru-
nette and a redhead."
Ethel Norman told us about
the famous film star who has
been making $4,000 a we Elk
for years. The other day her
agent told her that unless she
wanted to be idle, she'd have
to sign for a new picture at
81 900 a week less. Heavens"
she whined, "I couldn't do
that What a bout the new
Cadillac l bought today?" &.
Said the agent: at o d a W"
What happened to the Cadil-
lac you bought last week."
Replied the star: "Oh, that!
The ash trays are all FULL"
A motion picture star who
had reached he thirties with
out marriage was asked by a
reporter what she looked for
most in a husband brains,
wealth or appearance. She
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
for a real Christmas treat
FOOD SHOP GIFTS

Mrs. Doubek's home-styIed assortment
Of delicious cookies, in ottroetive low
ender and old lace re-usobIe Tin,
w pounds. 2.2S
Old Mill salad bowl filled with candy
and ielIies. Wooden bowl with fork
and spoon to match is wrapped in
sparkling celIophone and tied with
large ribbon bow. AS
Not Shown:
House of Herbs "AII Stor Cost No. Z"
gift set, a two shelf rock containing
9 most popular seosonines. For wall,
table or shelf. 6.o5
Reed troy of assorted jeIIies and mar
moIodes from Florida. Eight jors wrop-
ped in sparkling eeIlophone. 2.2S
W5L--Food Shop, LIST Floor. North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

for carving the turkey
MASON CARVE.RITE
Make carving pleasure for the "heod
of the house." Deluxe heavy duty
roast holder is gracefully shoped.
StoinIess steel tines hold meat firmly
Chrome plotted handle and ouord give
secure grip. $50
With er-pIoted hondIe, 4.95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

season holiday dinners with
handsome Olde Thompson
PEPPER MILL SET
The "Woshinetonion" land mark pep
per mill set odds distinctive touch to
any table setting Comes in white.
pink or blue with black trim. Depicts
s D. c. land marks: White House.
Lincoln Memorial, Unknown Soldiers
Tomb, Mount Vernon, CopitoI Dome,
Washington Monument and American
Eagle. 1925
Matching Ash Troy mot shown. LOO
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
COOPERATION REQUESTED
BY LABOR COMMISSION

Raleigh.-State Labor Commits
sioner Frank Crane has called for
the cooperation of parents, press,
pulpit, school authorities and all
public spirited citizens in obtain
ing better compliance with the
C'.ild Labor Law.
The Labor Department. limited
inspection staff needs such cooper
alton to make more effective it's
efforts to enforce the law, he
stated.
Crane cited the recent case in
which a Greenville drive-in opera
tor was found guilty and fined for
employing several teen-agers il
legally without work permits and
for excessive working hours. He
pointed out that in the case of one
of these minors, 14-year old
girl, charges have been brought
alleging that the girl was raped
after leaving her job at midnight.
This case exemplifies exactly
the sort of conditions which the
North Carolina Child Labor Law
was designed to prevent" Com
missioner Crane said The law
protects our young people by re-
quiring that all minors under 1S
years of age secure employment
certificates from their local We'll
fare Superintendent before going
to work. Parents should see to it
that their minor children do this
before taking a job. Employers
are required by law to have such
certificate on file before accept
ing the services of a minor.
Unfortunately, this kind of
condition has became prevalent in
with regard to Illegal employment
some communities, particularly
of minors as car hops and in drive
in theaters. The Labor Depart
ment's limited inspection staff
cannot patrol these places con-
stantly like a policeman walking
his beat. The elimination of this
evil requires the active coopera-
ton of everybody concerned.
Employment of under-age chill
dren will not be tolerated in North
Carolina" Crane declared. "The
Department of Labor will welcome
reports of child lavor violations
from all interested persons and
will vigorously prosecute willful
violators."
Crane said he has instructed
Labor Department inspectors to
intensity tn cir Investigations,
with particular emphasis upon
roofing out illegal employment of
minors. If necessary, he added,
the Department will institute a
special, Statewide inspection and
prosecution drive to clamp down
on violators of the Child Labor
Law.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28

with, then as now, popular Mays
Head was by boat. One time a
popular lawyer with two compan-
ions started to Mays Head in a
shad-fishiing sailboat like they
used at the time
The boat was upset in Abe
marie Sound and all were drown
ed. Each one drifted ashore on the
Tyrrell County shore, and the
steamer "Neuse" was sent to
bring their bodies to Elizabeth
City.
Early in the 19O0's the Norfolk
& Southern extended its rails to
New Bern and the North Carolina
service for the "Neuse" was end
ed. When the "Neuse" left the
Norfolk & Southern wharves in
Elizabeth City for Chesapeake
Bay to be converted into a barge,
her whistle tolled a continuous
blast until out of sight around the
bend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
THE DAY WHEN VILLAGE
OF SKYCO FLOURiSHED

Editors Note:
There are many "reminiscences
CT the steamers which piled the
North Carolina sounds from 1890
through the early 1900's when
they were finally abandoned as
Observation-Disclosures ferry took over
and carried travellers across Abe
marie Sound, giving them a con-
tinuous route from Norfolk to
Washington and New Bern.
Ashby's Harbor on Roanoke Is
land was the landing place for
the steamers. A sturdy wharf,
waiting room and depot was built.
A postoffice was established, and
named Skyco. A store flourished,
a saw mill was built, and an i'm
portant fishing center developed.
A Boarding house was necessary.
A two horse hack made round
trips between Manteo and the
wharf to accommodate travellers.
Several smaller boats brought
fish from various sections of the
country to be shipped on these
steamers to northern markets. The
principal part of freight for the
people of the area came by these
steamers.
A. w. Drinkwater says in 1898
when the Neuse was locked in ice
off Mashoes, it became mighty
important to get a message to her.
The late Capt. Bill Tate of Kitty
Hawk was daring young man,
and he skated across the frozen
miles to deliver the message. 1t
was a mighty dangerous trip.
Parts of the old wharf remained
at Skyco until about 1880.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
In 1890, about eight years after

IN 1871, ABOUT eight years after
the Norfolk and Southern Rail-
road Co. opened the first link in
IS system, from Norfolk, Va, to
AEdenton, in order to tap the terri
tory around New Bern, N. c., the
Old Dominion Steamship Co., in
cooperation with the Norfolk &
Southern, put on a fleet of three
steamers to ply between New Bern
and Elizabeth City.
The Steamer "Neuse," the
largest of the three, was possibly
the largest steamer to ply the
North Carolina sounds, The
"Neuse" was two hundred feet
long and thirty-three feet wide,
and was equipped with a spacious
saloon or lounge, and many state
rooms. This combination of COM
fort made an overnight trip a
most pleasant one for the tired
salesman, or the newly married
couple in quest of a short but
pleasant honeymoon.
The steamer "Neuse" would
leave Elizabeth City, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at six p.
m. arriving in New Bern the next
morning about nine o'clock, re-
turning, she would leave New
Bern at six pm, on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday, thus making
three rounds trips each week be-
tween the two towns. To take one
of these trips was a pleasure for
the one making it and afforded
pleasant memories for many
years to come.
To enable the ''Neuse" to serve
Roanoke Island the Old Dominion
Steamship Co. had a pier built at
Skyco, and the "Neuse" made reg
ular stops there going and coming.
To serve the Lower North Caro-
lima Banks, they had anchored
very large barge off Ocracoke in
Pamlico Sound, and the "Neuse"
made regular stops at the barge,
discharging and taking on both
freight and passengers, who in
turn were taken ashore in small
boats.
When shipping was heavy, the
Old Dominion Co. would put on
the run the steamer "New Bern"
the two steamers would make a
daily schedule between the two
towns possible The "New Bern"
was only IT'S feet long, thus much
smaller than the "Neuse." When
at any time the third steamer was
needed the "Ocracoke" was put in
use. She was about 100 feet long.
Captain Peter Davis was the
congenial captain of the "Neuse,"
and was as capable as he was con-
genial. In spite of the staunchness
of the "Neuse" and the capability
of Captain Davis, the pround
steamer "Neuse" ran into two diff
iculties that overpowered them.
- During the big freeze of 1893,
in February, the ''Neuse," making
her regular run south, met the ice
before entering Croatan Sound
near Croatan Lighthouse and off
Mashoes Creek. The ice stalled her
to a dead stop, and there she was
marooned for about two weeks uh-
til the freeze broke up.
The other experience of the
"Neuse" came during the August
storm of 1899. The "Neuse," pro-
ceedihg on her regular run, was
caught by the storm and driven
ashore near Oriental. Riding on
the crest of the storm tide, it was
said the "Nuese" came to rest in
a corh field. Anyway, it required
steam dredges several weeks to
float the "Neuse" to deep water.
In each case the "Neuse" was not
much damaged and soon resumed
her run between New Bern and
Elizabeth City.
In the 1905, all communication
(kAfC Die
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28
RABURN-CLAUSING VOWS
ARE SPOKEN SATURDAY

The marriage of Miss Mary Lou
Raburn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. M. Raburn Of Swan Quarter, to
Gordon Clausing of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, was solemnizel at the
Raburn home last Saturday after
noon, with Elder Linwood McKin.
ney, Primitive Baptist Minister,
officiating.
Attendants were Miss Josephine
Raburn, sister OF the bride, and
Lenford Blight, brother-Ir law ot
the bride,
The bride wore q navy blue
dress with matching accessories.
Her corsage was pink carnations.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28

For the sake of your own scalp,
don't lend a comb or hairbrush
any more than you would lend
your toothbrush. Place supply of
small, ten-cent store plastic combs
in the bathroom for guests. Clean
them after each use.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-28

The Neuse And Other Steamers That Piled
The North Carolina Sounds so Years AGO
Recoectons Of the Deluxe Travel Facilities Past Roanoke Island
the FIRST OF the Century. Written Down by One Who Re-
members.
By j. w. ALEXANDER in The State Magazine