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, 1955-10-19
sAILBoAT To BE AUcTIoNED

Notice is hereby given that the American ketch,
aMAN-O-WAR", rigging and hull completely found and
just out Of dry dock, shall be sold at public auction by the
.. S. Marshal, at the United States District Court Room,
Christiansted, Saturday, October 20, 1855, At 1000 o'clock am.
Very roony, able, and comfortable motor-saler, built
in the Bahamas, and enjoys an enviable record of cruising
in the Caribbean area. Available for inspection at Gallows
Bay, Christiansted, 81. Croix. Contact Warren II. Young, Esq.
o. Box 982, Christiansted, or Telephone 139.
, 1955-10-19
EDITORIAL:
GOVERNOR GORDON, II IS ALL YOURS

TUESDAY, il, a new Governor OF the Virgin
Islands took office. He was sworn in last week in the Office
Of the Secretary Of the interior in Washington, and again in
st. Thomas. He is Walter a. Gordon Of California, a lawyer,
chairman Of the California Parole Board, and a member Of
other important state groups
In ASSUMING THIS most important office the new
Governor Immediately enters upon the enjoyment Of a most
honored post and at the same time a most exacting and
challenging one. He must Immediately become a leader Of
no mean stature, yet with the humility and understanding
which stems from deep and unsuitable wisdom. He must
grapple with problems which on the surface seem simple
enough yet fraught with battling and elusive complexities.
BUT THERE IS another side the credit side upon
which Governor Gordon may draw for that strength which
assures cooperation and leads to success. First, he has a high
II enlightened and Hterate people with whom to work. Sc
cond, the possibility of maximum cooperation is within
reach, and for the seeking. Third, he leads a highly patriotic
and devoted group devoted to the ideals Of democracy
H PEOPLE Of ST. Croix welcome Governor Gordon
and wish for hin a constructive and successful administration
in the days ahead He has the advantage Of starting, as it
were, from scratch. He can appoint his entire staff. He may
see for himself, and can, and should, work out his own pro-
gram, as he sees it.
BEFORE NDIN on these shores Governor Gordon
read reams upon reams, and heard endless talk Of and about
the Islands. Undoubtedly the Interior officials presented
their views. Politicians threw in their bit, and on the whole
he must have been bombarded with dos and don'ts about
the place. Yet through it all it is the Governor himself to
see and know. after sitting the chaff from the wheat
AS o THE PEOPLE Of the Islands. they are as
strange to the Governor as he is to them. If he has heard
Of them so have they heard Of him, all the way from being
Chief Justice Warren's pet" and little more than yes man,
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AS Q PEOPLE Of the Islands. they are as
strange TO the Governor as he is to them. If he has heard
Of them so have they heard Of him, all the way from being
Chief Justice Warren's pet" and little more than ~yes" man,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
MANTEO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell Jones and
children Bobbie, Joyce and Marcia,
of Owensboro, KY, and Mrs.
Villain Jones Grain of Norfolk,
Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Ferebee last week end.
Mrs. Seldom Midget is sched-
uled to enter Norfolk General Hos
pital, Norfolk, Va, Friday and
will undergo major operation
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Putnam
and son, Linwood, Jr., are visiting
in Manteo, making headquarters
in the home of Mrs. Putnam's
father, the late E. S. Daniels.
Mrs. T. A. Basnight has return
ed from a three weeks visit with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. A. o. Basnight of Silver
Spring, Md; and with her son T,
A. Basnight, Jr., of New York
City.
Miss Nancy Johnston of the
nursing staff of Presbyterian Hos
pital, Charlotte, is visiting her
father, DR.. w. w. Johnston.
Mrs. G. T. Wescott of the Man
teo school faculty is attending
summer school at Georgia State
College for Women, Milledgeville,
Ga.
DR.. w. E. Lennon of Federals-
burg, Md, visited his mother,
Mrs. Garnet Lennon, last week
end. He was accompanied home by
his sister, Mrs. Isabel Warren
who is receiving treatment in q
Baltimore, Md. hospital
Mrs. H. C. Smith is a patient
in the Albemarle Hospital, Eliza
beth City.
Mrs. Elmer V. Midget has re-
turned from asvisit to her sister
Mrs. Tom Cowell, and Mr.. Cowell
in Lewes, Del. She was accompan
led by her son Michael.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Wise of Nor
folk and Mr.. and Mrs. frankie w
Wise of Lexington this weel
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rosser Nixon
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MOSQUITOES
Continued from Page One)

meeting were Archie Burrus, Dick
Gray, Carlos Gardner, D. L. Hay
man, Miss Sallie Halliburton, w.
L. Edwards, Bill Henderson of the
Manteo Airport, Wally McCown,
Secretary of the organization, Mr..
Everett of the Starr Motel, w. H.
Smith, Jr. and Troy Shepard.
While list of those who have
meetings, and others who
ave paid or pledged to buy 800
shares, the response has been
great on the. part of the business
houses, and they include we'll
known names like the following:
Mrs. Lucille Purser, Sid Trott, W.
H. Jennette, Roy Kessinger, j. E.
Harris, Ras Wescott, Mrs. Clara
Owens, Worth Britt, Bank of
Manteo, John E .Ferebee, Mrs. Di-
ane B. Frank, George Croker,
Parkerson's Hotel, Shanaberger
Lumber Co., Ralph Deaton, Mrs.
Violet Kellam, and Ben Hedrick.
A complete list of names will be
published at an early date.
The next meeting will be held
tonight, friday at the office of
Dan Harris at Kill Devil Hills.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
SERIOUSLY BURNED WHEN
CLEANING FLUID IGNITES

In the midst of preparations for
a funeral Sunday, Twiford's am
bulance was called from Manteo to
the Kill Devil Hills area where
Mrs. Mary Bright, 35, had sustain
ed serious burns which are expect
ed to keep her hospitalized for a
month. She was burned at the Vir-
ginia Dare Motel operated by Jack
Balance, and while using cleaning
fluid in the bath room of one of
the cottages, the fluid ignited
from the flames of gas-fired wa
ter heater. The woman was badly
burned about the body, particu-
larly arms, shoulders and neck.
The prompt arrival of the Kill
Devil Hills fire department saved
the cottage, although the bath
room was badly damaged.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
MISS MARY WESCOTT, DARE
NATIVE, DIES IN RALEIGH

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Yeula Wescott, IS, of 908 Marilyn
Road, Raleigh who died Wednes--
day were held Saturday morning.
DR.. Broadus E. Jones of First Bap-
fist Church officiated and burial
followed in Maplewood cemetery,
Durham.
She was the daughter of the late
John Thomas Wescott, former
Coast Guard keeper in Currituck
County, and was born in Dare
County. She has many cousins in
Dare County. She was a graduate
of Trinity College, now Duke Uni
versity, and of Simmons Library
College in Boston, Mass. For a
number of years she was cata-
loguer at the Duke University Lii
brary, retiring from this position
last December, Surviving are
brother, Albert Wescott of Jack
sonville, Fla; and three sisters,
Mrs. George R. Martin of Green
vile, KY, Mrs. Paul Coggins of
Zion, ILL.,, and Mrs. G. A. Seyler of
Richmond, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15

L
Aside from the outrageously
wasteful scheme cooked up in the
Dare County courthouse, and the
Buxton scheme requested by a
handful of the citizens of Hatteras
Island, there were several other
factors that undoubtedly influ-
enced the voters in turning down
the proposals.
/. The Manteo scheme proposed
to tear down a Jail which for a
few thousand dollars could be
made completely adequate. 1t pro-
posed to erect an unfinished Jail
and some improved offices for
county officials on a lot that is
completely inadequate, and al
ready is disgracefully located in
relation to other buildings in the
area.
2. 1t would perpetuate the
courthouse and Jail in an area and
make a nuisance which would con-
tinue for many years to be head
ache to those who might have
business there.
8. 1t would mean in a few years,
or as soon as the advocates might
get around to it, the expenditure
and waste Of a far larger sum.
A. 1t meant borrowing money,
and increasing taxes simply to
spend wastefully. The people are
against this kind of bonding and
taxing and spending.
5. 1t would forestall erecting
suitable facilities for many years
on some location adequate in size,
and convenient to the people.
6. The Buxton proposal called
for waste of money for a build
ing which is not needed when the
county has a building already al
hand.
z. The people realize that there
is more than ample Jail space now
in relation to prisoners apprehend-
ed. The percentage of felonies
solved and perpetrators brought
to trial in Dare County is disgrace
fully low. More Jail room is not
needed until there is more dill
gence shown by the more than
half dozen peace officers employed
by the county, some of whom dc
no work but draw pay while en-
gagged on other jobs.
8. There is a large segment of
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15

Termites can live 80 or more
years.
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INCREASE
Continued from Page One)

hicles. These figures do not include
local residents or commercial traf-
fic.
"For the same period, an esti-
mated 1899 vehicles carrying 5000
persons entered Oregon Inlet Fish
ing Center and 1899 vehicles
carrying 5400 persons entered the
road passing Cape Hatteras Light
house.
"An example of the traffic vol
ume on the Mays Head Oregon In
let highway is indicated: 224 cars
were recorded 500 p.m.-6:OO pm.
on Saturday, July 2; 448 cars 300
p.m.-4:00 pm. Sunday, July 8; and
412 cars 800 p.m.-4:00 pm. Mon
day, July A."
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15

Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. w. F. Wise
are sisters. The visitors were en-
route home after visit in Stumpy
Point and in Hyde County.
Mrs. M. C. Mitchell is patient
in Pitt County Memorial Hospital,
Greenville.
Miss Imogene Shannon, who, is
attending business school in Nor
folk, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Shannon.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
ENGELHARD PERSONALS

Mrs. James Britain of Suffolk,
Va, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. p. ID.
Midgette, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Britain.
Mrs. Mildred Guthrie visited this
week in Smithfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Morrell of
Kentucky are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. I. B. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Gibbs of
Elizabeth City visited here
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15

the population which feels that
the county's idle $4,000 could be
more suitably spent for hospital
advantages to serve and to help
all the people, rich and poor alike.
They favor the county taking adj
vantages of possible state and
Federal grants through the medi-
cal care commission and providing
these facilities without bonds and
debt added.
Not faxed by the action of the
voters, a majority of the Dare
Commissioners Monday proposed
that the county go ahead with
projects as planned, and dispatch
ed an appeal for advice to Attor-
ney General Rodman in Raleigh.
Commissioner w. H. Lewark of
Kill Devil Hills said he was OPP
posed to the proposals.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
NORFOLK FIREMAN DIES
OF HEART ATTACK AT BEACH

Malcolm Leon Wade, 81, sue
cumbed to a heart attack Sunday
afternoon at Mays Head. He lived
at Ocean View, Norfolk, and was
a member of the Norfolk Fire De-
partment. He was the son of Mar
garet Cooke and Martin Wade.
He is survived by his wife, Bessie
Mae Wade, a daughter, Miss Mil
dred Wade, a brother, w. R. Wade
of Shreveport, La, and sister,
Mrs. Gus Lesingfeld of Mont
gomery Ala. The body was re-
moved to Twiford's Funeral Home
in Manteo for preparation for
burial, and taken to Norfolk Sum
day evening.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
BIRTHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Keith A. Reynolds
announce the birth of a daughter,
Colleen Louise, born July 5, Bar
Harbor, Maine, weight 6 h., IL OF.
Mrs. Reynolds is the former
Mia Wescott of Manteo.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fuqua of Manteo an eight-and-a
half pound daughter, Susan Faye,
on Friday, July 8.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-15
ELECTION
Continued from Page One)

borough of Avon told some of his
people Monday that the Jail would
be built anyway. He said later he
thought it might be built but would
not say it would be built at Bux-
ton, but might be in some other
community. For a few hundred
dollars, a substantial brick build
ing now owned at Buxton by the
county could be converted into all
the lookup space that might ever
be needed in this area. But this
building is being given free for a
lodge hall, something which is
entirely contrary to the purposes
for which it was conveyed by the
Government to the county. 1t
leaps the bounds of commonsense
to think about wasting money on
a new Jail at Buxton when there
is adequate facilities already
there.
Vote By Precincts
In the voting Saturday, proposal
Number One had to do with the
$4,000 Manteo Jail, and proposal
Number Two had to do with the
$4,000 Buxton Jail. Here is the
,,o4o b.. nroo;oo1S.
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HATTERAs PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Burrus of
Norfolk recently visited Mrs. Bur-
rus mother, Mrs. Caddie Gaskins.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

l.
All of this happened last Novem-
Der. The Jewish members w Wer
grateful and began to use the
beautiful Methodist church o
their Sabbath services. One of the
laymen, with considerable learn
ing, acted as Reader, and once a
month or so, a visiting Rabbi occu-
pied the pulpit. The Methodist min
lister personally appeared every
Friday evening to open the church,
turn on the lights and greet each
of the Jews with Good Shabos.
About the third or fourth Friday
evening, the Methodist minister
took a seat in the rear OF the
church, picked up a Jewish prayer
book and participated in the SER
vice. After that he may have
skipped a week or two, but along
about January he had become a
regular" an honored guest.
WELL, SIR, after about five or
six weeks of this, the Jewish mem
bers began to show little ner-
vousness. During the week t h
Methodist would stick his head in
one of the stores and in perfectly
good humor call out: Joe, yo u
weren't at services last Friday" "
Joe smiled but his heart wasn't
in it. Thus, under the "watchful"
eye of the Methodist minister. the
Jewish congregation achieved 100
per cent attendance, but every sim
gle Friday.
Even when a fellow was out OF
town or actually sick in bed he
made sure that the Reader made
the announcement from the pulpit.
Joe Landberg could not attend
services tonight = he is in New
York on buying trip. He'll be
back Tuesday," And you can bet
he'll be there the following Friday
night-early.
BUT THAT is not the end of the
story. AS I witnessed the next de-
velopment, 1 did not know whether
to cry or laugh:
Along about April it gets very
hot in that town. Most of the folks
have cabins at the beach. The wife
and children go down early in the
week and the husband joins them
Friday afternoon. The temperature
begins to average "a degrees in the
month of May. On Friday nights it
is always S degree hotter. What to
do? Who would tell him? Finally a
cOI1n1o Of fellows took the bull bV
the horns. CDR. :, we have inn
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Oh, Then, If Wosn't So Bod After All

Usher is Karl Heinz Priester, a neo-
NaZi organizer.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Jewish Press Hits Post

NEW YORK, (JTA) = Sharp
protests were voiced by the Jewish
daily newspapers here and by the
organization of Jewish journalists
against the New York Post for per-
mitting it's advertising department
ito undermine the good name Of
the Yiddish press" in this country.
The protests were directed primar-
lily against circular sent out by
the Posts advertising department
to prospective advertisers, seeking
to gain advertising at the expense
of the Jewish press.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Op+ome+ris+ from East
Opens Phoenix Offices

DR.. Leo Biglaiser, optometrist
formerly of New York, has opened
offices here at 146 w. Adams.
He graduated from Columbia
University's School of Optometry
in 1850 and served in the Army
Medical Corps as an optometry of
ficer, stationed at Fort Dix, NJ,
and Wurzberg, Germany. He prac-
ticed in New York for two years
and came to Phoenix three months
ago.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

There are still more than $50, 900
Jews wanting to emigrate from
Europe.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

posed on you long enough. We
have met in your beautiful church
for six months now. Enough is
enough. You have been too kind"
"But your temple is not yet fin
ished," said the Methodist. But the
Jews would have none of it.
mo, Doctor, until our temple is
finished We'll meet in our several
homes"
THE METHODIST appeared to
be a bit downcaSt, but everything
seemed to be all right. On Sunday,
the Methodist asked his Board OF
Stewards to remain after services
for a special meeting. He said:
Look, gentlemen, the Jewish tenn
pie is only half finished, but the
members feel they have imposed
on us too much. Up till now they
have been meeting here on my per-
sonal invitation. Let us make it
official church business. I h
should make them feel better"
On the following Wednesday the
weekly paper carried the good
news. The Stewards officially offer
the use of the church until such
time as the temple is ready for
use. The news, of course, came
like a bolt out of the blue and for
the next few days the 25 Jews kept
walking back and forth to see what
progress was being made on the
new construction. But they were
not even working on the roof yet.
For Rosh Hashonah the temple
will be ready, but nowhere else in
the country will a congregation
match the attendance record dur
ing July and August of this small
congregation in the Deep South.
There are still more than $50, 600
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16

FRANKFURT, (JTA) - Under
the heading, "The Lie of the Six
Million Killed Jews" the Wiesbad-
en- neo-Nazi monthly, "Die Euro
paeische Nationale," arrived at the
conclusion, after computation
job based on juggled figures, that
"only'' 5000 Jews were killed
during the NaZi regime.
die Europaeische Rationale" is
the organ of the German Social
Movement" a branch of the fas-
cist international. Editor and pub
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Few Bioo+s in Britain

LONDON, (JTA) = Twelve per-
cent of all people who replied to
poll of readers of the Daily Her
aid, the Labor Party newspaper in
this country, are prejudiced against
Jews, the newspaper disclosed.
The poll also found that more than
half-52 per cent-of the readers
liked all Jews.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
Group Made Permanent

MILWAUKEE,, (JTA) The
Wisconsin Jewish Tercentenary
Committee has voted to continue
as a permanent organization under
the name of Wisconsin Society for
Jewish Learning.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-09-16
THE METHODIST GUARDIAN
OF ISRAEL
Reprinted from the Carolina IsraeIite

IN A SMALL in South, the Jewish community
families organized congregation made plans to
Christians of enthusiastic In
Methodist minister offered the Of his church for
until
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-10-26

forses saving rs per cent Of the
crop. Dry weather during the
past three weeks has allsviated
Ia major problem Of the sweet
potato grower.
The potatoes being tested by
the N. C. State Collegv experts
were grown in seven different
areas Of the State. Each area
was selected because Of its un-
usually wet growing season this
year.
Tests have been conducted for
the past six weeks and the final
results will be known next
Spring. Whether or not the po-
tatoes will store without damage
will not be known definitely I'M
til that time; however, present
indications are that they will
store without damage. This point
is one that has worried sweet
potato buyers.
While the national crop of
sweet potatoes is expected to
exceed last years, the North
Carolina estimate Of October 10
showed a decrease. There were
3,9999,000 bushels produced in
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-10-26
Resedreh Raises Hope for Yum Growers

Experiments at Stats Collee,
have frightened the outlook 70,
this years sweet potato crop.
Dr.. d. T. Pope. research hor-
ticulturist at N. C. State College
assisted with the agricultural
phase Of the Yam Festival and
said that despite adverse weather
conditions for sweet potato grow
ing the outflow was bright.
| Unusually heavy rains recent
ly in this particular area have
created problems for the sweet
potato farmer. A lot Of potatoes
have had a sour odor and many
buyers have been skeptical about
market purchases.
DR.. Pope said that tests were
run on sweet potatoes grown
in unusually wet areas and that
by curing at S5 degrees tempera-
ture there were no signs of
shriveling.
Sour odors disappear COM
pletely from potatoes at these
temperatures" said Henry Cow
ington. specialist with the North
Carolina State Extension Ser
vice. He added that storage at
IS degrees was recommended
from 10 days to two weeks. This
represents a slight increase over
the normal time.
The main point stressed by
DR.. Pope, Mr.. Covington and
Columbus County Agent Charlie
D. Raper was that the sweet
potatoes could be saved if farm
ers and buyers would adhere to
the findings of the agriculture
experts.
Saving the crop depends
largely on the way the potatoes
are handled by the farmer and
buyer" said DR.. Pope.
He recommended that digging
lie done when the ground is dry.
The farmer should handle the,
potatoes carefully and sort out
those with rotted spots or anyI
that show signs of deteriorating
All three agriculture experts
urged farmers to rush their cropI
to the market.
Potatoes should be taken toI
as fast as possible. The
same day they are dug would
be BEST" said County Agent
Raper.
At this season Of the year,
they pointed out, it's difficult TO
tell when the first frost will
hit. Thus, they advised storage
of the crop as soon as it is dug.
Several weeks ago, Raper es-I
timated that rs per cent Of the
Columbus potato crop was dam
aged. During the festival here,
he said that a change in weather
conditions made it possible tc