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Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
GET AWARD FOR
CITIZENSHIP
The Silver Eagles Get Award
For strongest Force For
Good During Year"
DINNER AT SCHOOL

The Smyrna Lions Club award
for good citizenship was not given
to an individual but to a group of
teenagers known as the Silver
Eagles, VINO were termed "the
strongest force for good during
1854 in Smyrna, by the Rev. F. S.
Bancroft, who made the citizen
ship award presentation. Provid-
ing recreation for youth, without
adult leadership, they have been
a most potent force against jIv-
emile delinquency and are them
selves the potential leaders of this
community. 1t was a dramatic
moment for those at the dinner,
and particularly for the boys
themselves. The Silver Eagles
Chorus had just participated in
the program by singing four Sc
lections under the direction of
John Dickinson. The award was
accepted by Edwin zippe, presi-
dent, who with Charles Duff had
represented the Eagles at the din
ner. Young zippe accepted the
gift and certificate proudly, say
ing that they would work with
the Lions for the community.
James Ford, Lions president, pre-
sented the Eagles with a gavel
which will be inscribed, presented
the boys for their initiative, and
hoped that the award would be an
incentive for succeeding boys to
provide the community with out
standing citizens. The award was
a complete surprise to everyone.
The group of older teenagers has
been in existence for more than
two years, with a total of 25 ac-
tive members, and Is honorary
members. When an Eagle goes
into service or to college he IS
termed an honorary member. The
boys are a self-governing group,
with very stern discipline admin
istered by themselves. They have
conducted weekly teenage dances
at the Twentieth Century Club in
an orderly manner, and allow no
drinking at any time by their
members. They have strongly
supported all financial drives and
enterprises by all groups for the
betterment of the community.
Offers of Silver Eagles
In addition to their president,
other officers are Fred Corso, vice
president; Philip Voshell, secre-
tary; and James Haas, treasurer.
They have as club advisers Mr..
Dickinson and Miss Alberta Cor
nelius, members of the high school
faculty. The dinner was attended
by representatives Of all local or
CARNATIONS, and all of the pre-
vious recipients of the ward were
present except the first, John c.
Mannering, the 1947 winner. Pre-
vious winners include DR.. c.. ].
Prickett, Grant G. Garis, Mrs.
Thomas w. Dussell, Mrs. Mar
garet O'Neill, James c. Truax,
and Mrs. Henry C. Webb. Frank
j. Horty, counselor, Lions Inter-
national, spoke on citizenship, af-
ter having been introduced by
Francis B.. Gebhart as "a leading
citizen of the State of Delaware.
He emphasized the Importance of
joining with a group, thus making
an opportunity for community
minded men to be of service.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Flies To Kansas City, Mo.

Robert Reed, a senior of Smyr-
ma High School, left Wednesday
by plane for Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. He was selected as Della
wares 4-H representative to the
1855 Junior Fact Finding Confer
ence to be held in Kansas City
February 10 through IA. The trip
is sponsored by the Eastern Shore
Poultry Growers Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Death of Mrs. Laura Greenwell

Mrs. Laura Tarbutton Green
well, aged 80, died in Smyrna on
Feb. Is. She was the widow of
Frank Greenwell, and the daugh-
ter of the late Samuel Tarbutton
and Rebecca Walls, both of Mary
land. Funeral services will be
held at FAIRIES Funeral Chapel on
Friday, Feb. 1s at 2 pm. with the
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, offic-
iating. Interment at Odd Fellows
Cemetery. She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Laura B. Willis, of
Kenton; also by two grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
There will be no viewing.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Daughters of America Meeting

The Daughters of America Ma
tional Council No. 9 held their
regular meeting Tuesday night.
Refreshments were served follow
ing the meeting. Mrs. Ida Collins,
Mrs. Mary Westfall and Mrs.
Mary Collins were the hostesses.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

Attends Conference on Farm Labor
Thomas w. Russell, farm place
ment supervisor for the State of
Delaware, is attending the ma
tional conference on farm labor
being held at Memphis, Tenn.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
To Stage sadie Hawkins Dane

On Saturday evening, Feb. 10 at
8 pm. at the Twentieth Century
Club, the Silver Eagles will stage
a Sadie Hawkins dance. Those at
tending are requested to wear
their old clothes, and at this
dance the boys are guests of the
girls. who pay all expenses. Ad-
mission will be as usual. Stays
are also welcome at the dance.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
BELHAVEN SEA SCOUTS
TO 60 ON A NlNE-DAY
NAVY CRUISE SATURDAY

Ten Belhaven Sea Scouts will
sail from Norfolk on June Ii
aboard a U. S. Navy transport for
a nine-day cruise, Ports of call on
the ten-day cruise are unscheduled
as yet, but the trip promises to be
both educational and enjoyable for
the boys. They will be accompan-
led by Frank Noble, Mate of Sea
Scout Ship No. so.
The buddy" system is used
aboard ship on these cruises, with
each Sea Scout being assigned to
a member of the ships crew as a
Buddy. The Sea Scout will fol-
low the sailor through his routine
each day and learn the sailors job.
One hundred Explorer Scouts
from Eastern Carolina will partici-
pate in this cruise. Belhaven boys
going are: Billy Noble, Billy
Woodward, Mark Powell Jr., Dex-
ter Moore, Wayne Sadler, Charles
Rowland, Charles Smithwick, Car
roll Gene Cox, and Ellis Caravan.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
RECENT LEGISLATURE
PROVED DISAPPOINTING
(ROY PARKER, JR.
in Jackson News)

While living through this four
month show of spinelessness, the
session seldom met any other OF
the challenges that were present
ed. Except for local legislation
the Assembly's accomplishments
are more on the "didn't do" side
of the legislature legislative score
board than on the "got done" side.
The one important statewide
measure that got through the ses-
sion was the bill turning over
major school administration func-
tons to the counties-North Caro-
lna's answer to the desegregation
decree of the Supreme Court.
Left waiting were a half-dozen
major problems which should have
been met for the greater good OF
the state. Among them: revamp-
ing of the absentee voting laws
that have caused blot on the
states name in the past several
years; redistricting of the states
senatorial districts constitu-
tional requirement now five years
overdue; overhaul of the Justice
of the Peace system-an anarchaic
jerry-built structure that is miti-
eating against justice and respect
for the law; the establishment of
adequate controls and long-range
plans for the better use of North
Cardinals water resources; and
the decentralization = through
"home rule" legislation-of many
functions which properly belong to
the smaller governmental units,
and which would be better handled
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
THE DESTRUCTION OF ROANOKE ISLAND

serious situation has grown up out of all sensible pro
portions on Roanoke Island First begun by the State High
wav forces to get fills huge barrow pits have been
created Now quantities of earth being hauled
across bridge the beaches to build apors ana
nish more stable soil on the ocean front
Acres and of choice high land is being denuded
made unsghtly dug to make breeding grounds Tor mos
ouos and destroy value of neighbong lands Roanoke
Island had possibilities in time of becoming great place.
but now rapidly being destroyed far as beauty ana
anneal to the homeover goes crime that this is be-
permitted 1t unfortunate that people have so little
card for this island as sell their land for such purposes
Surely good field for the Garden Clubs to WORK IN
bethan Gardens for show place Roanoke Island! 4e
Gods And then permitting within stones throw barrow
nit of fen acres of land to be filled with old scrap empty
cans and mosquito larvae.
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WHAT CAN THEY DO WITH so MUCH MORE MONEY?

An increase the levy of county in Dare for three
years between 1852 and 195455 on of go amount
ed to $39,442.42
In 1851 the property valuation $12145271 the tax
rate go In 1854 the valuation had jumped to $165Z
762, gain of $4,382491 Yet the tax rate still go No
reduction the levy amounted to almost $4,000
money-to be more exact: $780, 1922
This year valuation is going exceed seventeen
million doars$17 POI 231 and rate of 80 on this vaua
ton will total gain of 46 thousand dollars than
in 1851. The levy would be $154, 991.07.
Now what getting in Dare County that is worth
46 thousand dollars than got four years ago.?
addition to this tax levy there other sources OF
income Among them being the ABC money Anyone knows
the liquor stores in Dare County sell times more
goods than four years ago Presumably the county gets more
money. 80
Now why when the tax valuation jumps by the millions
does not the tax be reduced the load the
people?
Not only does the county board hold the rate up but it
asks the people to vote taxes on themselves TO
build couple ias What good will be the ais if officers
cannot find anyone to put in them?
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me over the years was the beauty
and glory of the early summer
mornings and how the long, cool
shadows would reach from the
woodlands to midfield and how
they withdrew closer and closer to
the woods as the sun climbed high
er and higher. With my useless
rifle / sat many a morning and
watched the birds hop along the
corn rows and pull up the tender
young plants to get at the grain
that started the whole thing. Often
| sat at daybreak and listened to
their first sleepy chatter and later
| heard their swelling chorus as
one after another joined the
throng. Then l could name them
one by one. l didn't have a name
for the swelling in my heart. 1t
was many years later before
knew that it was caused by youth
and love of life and beautiful
spring morning.
The beautiful spring mornings
we still have with us. They never
grow older but return in all their
beauty year after year. Just get
up early some morning and you
will find that am telling the
honest truth.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
BETTE SVVINDELL
NAMED AS ACTING
SUPERINTENDENT
Hyde County School Board Also
Adopts and Recommends
Budget for 1855

The Hyde County Board of Edu-
cation, meeting June /, elected
Miss Bette Swindell, Hyde Coun-
ty school supervisor, to be acting
superintendent from July until
Tommie Gaylord reports to work
sometime in July. Mr.. Gaylord has
been elected superintendent for
two years, providing he completes
work in July to meet state require
ments for a superintendent certif-
icate; he will replace N. w. Shell
ton, who is becoming superintend-
ent of the Camden ounty Schools
on July LIST.
The budget approved by the
board for submission to the county
commissioners for 1856 re-
quests, for current expense, white,
$39, 1877; colored, $26,705; and for
capital outlay, white, 5,625; color
ed, $3,325.
The board gave its approval to
contracts for the 1856 term for
Miss Sally Blame Creole at Engel-
hard High School and Charles E.
Boone at Davis High School.
At meeting of the State Board
of Education last Thursday, the
appointment of Miss Swindell as
acting superintendent was approx
ed. Because of cuts in legislative
appropriations, the state board al
so adopted a new policy which win
eliminate the position of super
visor in Hyde County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
AGRONOMY STUDENTS
VISIT HYDE TUESDAY

A group of % rising seniors in
agronomy at State College in Ra-
leigh visited several points in
Hyde County Tuesday while on a
tour through eastern North Caro-
lima.
Led by Thurston Mann of the
colleges agronomy department, a
Hyde County native, the group
first stopped at Scranton to OBJ
serve damage to crop lands from
salt. Mr.. Mann then carried the
group to Lake Mattamuskeet and
explained some of the lakes his
tory. A drainage project at the R.
B. Stokesbury farm at New Hol-
land was explained by Mr.. Stokes
bury. At the Balance farm at
Lake Landing, the group learned
some of the aspects of growing
truck crops.
Alter having dinner at the
Engelhard Hotel, the students
went on to Manteo, where they
spent the night.
Richard Mann of Fairfield was
one of the students on the tour.
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if handled locally.

if handled locally.
Somebody said it Biblically
"When there is no vision, the peo-
pie perish" The 1866 General As
sembly, in the main, was a leader
less, visionless group, lost in the
trees never seeing the forests.
There were good men in its MEM
bership, but no leader or leaders
rose to chart course of firmness.
Model 1866, too much resembled
the administrative branch of US
government, Model Ike-and-cem-
pany. There is no going forward,
despite profuse talk and long
hours, unless the end result is
things done, accomplishment, and
problems solved, or met with
action.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
OTHER EDITORS
THE WORLD is BRIGHTER
ON A SPRING MORNING
By CARLTON NORRIS
Editor, Gates County Index

tOAS AosNo SO1AtSy ANuCA
During the past week, I have
managed to travel over great
deal of Gates and at least two ad-
joining counties, and l must say
that this is a wonderful time of
the year for our section of the
state.
Right now, corn is about knee
high and the whole countryside
is a bright green. Rains during the
last few days have really started
crops to growing and the birds to
singing and the bees to being. In
the spring and early summer our
part of the world has a particular
beauty and glory all its own, and
to be perfectly frank about the
whole thing, / often feel that we
have the best part of the world
right here at home. Especially in
the spring and early summer.
OF course, with the coming of
modern conveniences such as TV,
most of us burn the midnight oil
and thus we sleep late on these
beautiful mornings and as result
we miss the most beautiful part of
the day. Nearly all of US have seen
the evening sun sink behind the
horizon, but I'll bet a days pay
that very few of us have seen the
sun rise in all its glory on one of
these beautiful early spring and
summer mornings, at least not in
a long time.
First, the eastern sky turns pale,
then pink and in a matter of mo-
ments the sun is smiling upon the
dew-drenched world. Trees and
lawns that look drab and colorless
during the late afternoon seem to
take on added luster and spark
ling beauty in the sunlight at 5
o'clock in the morning. To late
sleepers / will say that a whole
new world will open to you once
you can acquire the habit of early
rising in the summer.
l recall best the early days of
my youth when my father would
allow me to go down the field to
guard his young corn against the
ravages of birds, and later his
young beans against rabbits. He
never had to call me as knew l
would be allowed to carry a %
rifle. The old rifle was worn by
the firing of many bullets and the
growing was a thing of the past.
1t fired bullets end over end and
the chance of hitting a barn with
it was negligible and the likelihood
of hitting a blackbird, redbird,
quail or rabbit was about as I'M
likely as hitting the moon.
But at daybreak every morning,
l would arise and steal silently
down the field carrying my rifle
held grimly at the ready. In my
boyish heart felt that l was big
game hunter of the first order.
My father knew the way of a boy
and he would limit my ammunition
to three cartridges. The first two
l would fire at the first two birds
l saw regardless of race, creed or
color, but the third or last l would
save and tip-toe across the dew
laden corn rows trying to creep up
on an unsuspecting crow or rab-
bit. never had any luck as
don't recall a single hit and when
my three cartridges were gone l
never had any luck trying to talk
my dad out of more.
But the thing that has struck
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

Formosa's population of $500,
900 almost matches that of Aus
tralia, continent more than 200
times as large, says the National
Geographic Society. Two hundred
forty miles long and IS miles
wide, the island has about the
same area as The Netherlands.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
READ miss NANcYs' STORY,

Mrs. Nancy Midget after ten weeks vacation to her
homeland England and Scotland has returned her desk
in this newspapers office and has resumed the writing of
her column: The Higher The Fewer 1t is most interesting
read of visit to her three octogenaran auntes who
still do their homework It reminds of similar people
among older here in Coastal Carolina Don't miss
this column this week and next.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

Arson Harker was keep of Ocra-
coke lighthouse and Littlejjohn
Pugh keeper of Roanoke Marshes
Light in 1885.
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BOWLING
With ROD THOMAS

cropper. In the Spillway Major
League he shot 345.
The abrupt ending of Pessag.
nos streak. in which he averaged
1922, pointed up the vagaries Of
duckpins. In shooting 345, he
hit the pocket just as consistent
ly as he had in tallying ats and
462.
Rivaling Watson in consisten.
cy has been Bob Hynek, a mem.
Der of the Bethesda Forty Alleys
team in the District Major
League. Hynek was third in the
Megaw. third in the Wolfe Me.
mortal and barely missed the
payof in the Conn.
Two years ago he was a mode
of consistency. In the Wolfe
Memorial, Bethesda Open and
Dixie Open he finished in the
same spot--fourth.
It looks to be q big season fol
Hynek. In 20 tournament games
he's averaged 1857.
The improvement in his bowl.
ing came about, he believes
through the use Of a smaller
ball. The standard duckpin bal
lis 5 inches in diameter. Hynek'.
lis an eighth of an inch less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11
Pep Beots Titone
For 1ooth Victory

BROCKTON. Mass. Oct. II
lR1.--willie Pep scored his lssth
professional boxing victory last
night with a unanimous 10-round
decision over Charlie Titone OF
Brooklyn at Maple Arena.
The former featherweight
champion from Hartford, Conn,
weighed 1921. Titone 1891.
Willie. in command at all times,
gave Titone q mouse over his
right eye in the fourth round
and had his opponent bleeding
from the nose In the fourth and
fifth rounds with fast. snappy
left jabs. There were no knock
downs.
Pep has lost seven fights and
fought one draw In his colorful
career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11
HILL CAN'T DECIDE
|lF WASHiNGTON'S
SCORE WAS LEGAL

LOS ANGELES. Oct. IL
(Pl. - Was Washington's
winning touchdown against
Southern California last
Saturday legal?
jess. Hill, Trojan coach,
says he can't honestly say.
even after rechecking the
game movies.
The play which gave the
Huskies a TO decision was
a pass from Quarterback
Steve Roake to End James
Houston. who lateraled to
the other end. Corky Lewis.
The play was good for 30
yards on the wet field In
Seattle.
Some say Houston's knee
touched the ground before
he got the ball away. Others
say the lateral was really q
forward pass. Hill told the
weekly meeting of the foot
bali writers yesterday he
really doesn't know.
Anyway Hill said he's
worrying this week about
Wisconsin, the Trojans' OPP
ponent Friday night.
I'VE respect them, as we
do all Big Ten teams Hill
said. "But we do not fear
them" Hill added that the
Badgers have a multi
multi-multi offense" utiliz-
izing every formation In
football.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-11

Promoter Vince Mcmahon ex-
poets a full house for tomorrow
nights wrestling show at Tur-
|ner's Arena, with Antonino Rocca
as the drawing card.
The popular Rocca. who cur
rently is specializing with a hold
he calls the backbreaker, is
matched against the Great Kato,
advertised as the champion of
Japan. This is another in a
series Of matches Mcmahon is
running to determine an oppo-
|nent for Lou These, who claims
the world heavyweight wrestling
title.
Kato, who uses a sleeper hold,
already has won one match in
this series by stopping Yukon
Eric.
The supporting card also has a
number Of familiar names. Gino
Garibaldi, q former Italian cham
pion, is matched against tough
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10o-Lop Title Race
To Conclude Slate
AT Old Dominion

A 1o0-lap championship race
win feature the fiye-event pro-
gram at Old Dominion Speedway
Saturday night. concluding the
less stock car racing season at
the Virginia track.
Three I0-lap qualifying heats,
the first at 8 o'clock, and a 10
lap consolation race are included
lin the program.
More than 30 drivers OF the
old Dominion Stock Car Club
are expected to participate.
Heading the list viii be Wally
Gore Of Arlington. point scoring
leader with 9S4 points.
Ryland Brooks and Eddie
Payne. both of Fredericksburg,
trail with 934 and 900 points, re-
Ispectiyely. Others listed to drive
Saturday include Ellis Oldham,
|812 points; Clay Eastridge. 100;
bin Wynkoop, 662:; Herman Mea-
dor. SAG; Don Carter. $50; Don
Roberts. $50, and Ralph Col
Ilei, 43O,
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BassIer Wins
Event

BALTIMORE, Oct. II lSpe-
ciaD The qualifying round in
the Baltimore Match Play Open
golf tournament is scheduled to-
day at the Green Spring Valley
Club. with Charley Bassler hav-
ing warmed up for a title defense
by winning the sweepstakes in
yesterdays Pro-Amateur with q
2-under-par 10.
Most Of the Baltimore area
pros and q number Of the top
amateurs and several pros from
the District Of Columbia and
Pennsylvania are entered In the
Open. the only tournament Of
the season in which pros and
amateurs meet at match play.
Two rounds of match play
are scheduled tomorrow and
Thursday and the 36-hole finals
Friday.
Pros Steve Tobash Of Fort
Meade and Andy Gibson Of the
&c. c. Of Maryland tied for Sec
lond at 70 In the pro sweeps in
yesterdays preliminary event.
with Dan Skies of Fort Meade
topping the amateurs with q II.
The pro-am best ball play was
a tie between Tobash and Skies
and Bill Bassler. Charley's
brother, and Art Daddazzio Of
Clifton Park. both teams with
best bali 66s.
Four Washington pros played
in yesterdays event. Harry
Griesmer of Bethesda had rs;
AL Houghton Of Prince Georges
80: Fred Moore of Bethesda "a,
and Bill Crabbe of Rock Greek
no card
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Dodgers Sell KeIIert,
Pinch-Hitter. to Cubs

BROOKLYN. N. Y. Oct. II
P).-The Brooklyn Dodgers yes
terday sold Frank Kellert, part
time first baseman and pinch
hitter. to the Chicago Cubs for
an unannounced sum of cash
and a player to be named later.
Rellert. who came TO the Dod-
gers in the deal which sent ErV
Palica to the Baltimore Orioles,
played in 80 games and batted
1926, knocking In 10 runs. He
was used mainly as q pinch
hitter and only Pitcher Don
Newcome. with $50, finished
with a higher batting average.