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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
GRIFFITH
Continued from Page One)

bly, once a week. Each room did
something. Our room hadn't plan
ned anything that week. One after
noon Pm on my way home with
Albert Mcknight, and l said to
Albert, 'I'll get up and do some
thing if you will Came the day
and they called on our room. Albert
didn't move. / had to do it. got
on that stage, put by hands be-
hind my back and stood there
winding. l sang two choruses of
Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet
and they like to die"
Griffith's school career was un-
spectacular. He went counting
girls, he says, but mostly niutely,
once dousing his hair in bottle
of rose oil for a girl, whose only
comment was 'Lordy, man, what
have you done to your hair"
AS a result of assiduous attend
ance at moving-picture musical
comedies, he first developed a
hankering to play the ukulele,
which he did, then the trumpet, in
which he was frustrated, and final
ly the trombone, which he bought
with money earned working for
the National Youth Administra-
ton, His job was to sweep out
the high school.
Music Lessons
A Moravian minister whom
Griffith regards as the greatest
single influence in his life other
than his parents, taught him how
to play the trombone, gave him
singing lessons and saw to it that
ne went to the University of North
Carolina. At Chapel Hill, he passed
up the ministry for music. There
he also met his wife, graduate
student from Converse College in
Spartanburg, S. C. "She came in
to addition for the choral club"
Mr.. Griffith recalled. 81 kind Of
waited around to get look at her.
| did, and Lord have mercy, was
she pretty. She asked for a match.
| didn't say boo. let her go home
by herself. Two weeks and l
didn't ask her for nothing. was
afraid if l asked a girl could l
walk her home she'd say no, you
can't walk me home. Two weeks
and didn't ask her for nothing.
One Saturday, l asked her to go
to the movies. Somehow l got a
hold of her hand. never had such
furry in my life. Next day l
remember saying, "how's about we
being married."
Griffith performed with The
Carolina Playmakers, university
drama group, and for seven years
with Paul Green's "The Lost
Colony" in Manteo. Both he and
his wife turned to teaching after
college, he at the high school in
Goldsboro, she at the Methodist
| CuuTCu IICIc. DUH VI IllCIu CIV ACN
up with teaching, put together an
act of odds and ends, which in
cluded dancing, singing and guitar
playing and the rest is, as they
say, history.
Il want to buy a house, buy two
cars, buy Barbara's family a house
on the creek, have enough to eat,
build basement in my own fam
ily's house." he said in sort of
peroration. II don't want fortune,
but | don't want man to do me.
l don't frankly know what's going
on, it's not real. don't mean that.
l know what's happened, but it's
happened so fast. l want to work
! long time. l want to get up in
the morning and say, Hey, Bar
bara, I'm glad to see the day
Well, l do! l like to do that. You
don't do that every morning"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
ID means construction driver.

CD means construction driver.
Directly in charge of the opera
ton will be CDG Odell F. Hardee
of Wake County, North Carolina.
Chief Hardee is in charge of all
vehicular equipment of the Detach-
ment and is a veteran of II years
standing, a career man. The potato
growers are going home to their
fields when they are through with
the Navy.
Texas and Virginia get into the
project through the "best survey
crew in the United States Navy
Chief Surveyor Shoemake is 6
Virginian and his two assistants
are Stapleton and Bailey who come
from Texas. Besides being a wizaro
with his surveying tools Stapletor
is also rated as the best guitar
player in the Navy. Certainly hi
has the largest and most Infection:
laugh in the service.
Overall in command of the oper,
alton is the Seabee's new Detach.
ment Commander Lieut.. (jg.)
James R. Buck, an engineering
graduate from Michigan. He has
recently assumed command and his
interest in the project is as keer
as the rest of the crew put to.
gether, and with all of them work.
ing together Mr.. Wirth can look
forward now to an early ride over
what was not more than a dream
three months ago Ben DiXor
MacNeill.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
RICHMOND GUEST HONORED
BY COFFEE HOUR, COLUMBIA

Columbia.-Miss Mary J. Buch-
an of Richmond, Va, house guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. VERIFY, ST.,
was honored at a coffee hour by
Mrs. w. A. Williams at her home
on Howard Street on Tuesday, Oct.
Is from a to pm.
Coffee and tea were poured from
silver coffee and tea service by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. T. K.
VERIFY, Sr. Pound cake, cheese
waters and mixed nuts were COM
Elementary to the hot drink.
The home was attractively dec
Grated with arrangements of au-
tumn flowers, berries, foliage, and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21

lighted candles.
Guests in attendance: Mrs. T.
K. VERIFY, ST., Mrs. T. X. VERIFY,
Jr,, Mrs. T. w. Armstrong, Mrs,
B. Ray Cohoon, Mrs. E. ]. Brick
house, Mrs. Clarence r. Chaplin,
Mrs. John Pritchitt, Mrs. R. M
Everton, Miss Jessie Flythe and
Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
MANTEO PERSONALS

Mrs. Mae Harrell and Mrs. Pet
tie Greet attended the funeral of
Teddie Davis in Elizabeth City
Tuesday.
Miss Norva Williams. who has
been employed at the Bank of
Manteo, plans to leave this week
end for Seattle, Wash, to make
her home with her parents, who
live there.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
NEW ROAD
Continued from Page One)

Seashore. Mr.. Wirth said on that
visit that he hated to wait but
that he would wait, maybe ten
years.
Cost of the project would be
determined largely by the diff
Guilty of it and the lack of any of
the needed equipment in the hands
of possible contractors. The total
yardage to be graded is estimated
at about 100000 cubic yards, on a
right-of-way 200 feet wide and
about 5000 feet long. The planned
pavement will be "a feet wide.
When they surveyed their own
site the Seabees found that they
had marshes to be filled, dunes to
be levelled and a lake to be bred
ged. They sent for the requisite
machinery and, all told, II ship
loads of equipment and materials
have come down. From the looks
of their site they have moved
above a half million cubic yards of
earth and among other things pro-
vided is an athletic field at the
west end of it big enough for foot
ball and baseball.
Among other things tn e y
brought in the worlds heaviest
mobile crane. 1t has total reach
of lis feet on the boom and it
weighs about 100000 pounds.
There is a big fleet of other earth
moving equipment, including a rub
ber-tired bulldozer with a DIESEL
electric power plant. A good many
travellers have seen this latter ma
chine moving sand off the high
ways after hurricane. 1t makes
sense because the Seabees provide
currently the heaviest highway
traffic.
How it comes about that the
Seabees are going to build Mr..
Wirth's dream is still not wholly
clear but it apparently derives
from the visit of Huntington
Cairns and Senator Kerr Scott
here at midsummer. Nobody here
abouts knows for sure, beyond the
fact that the word came down from
very high place above. 1t is known
that Cairns, who has been a very
potent if not visible factor in the
development of the Seashore, is a
close friend both of Senator Scott
and Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, who is fully aware of the
goings on here.
Anyhow these factors, plus the
fact that the present road, is not
enough for both the Navy Facility.
and the 100000 people now using
the road to the Cape every year,
seemed to make sense at the top
and this week the Seabees are all
set to go to work. They will do it
in their spare time, when the men
and machines are not needed on
their regular job. BY now they
are within sight of the end of
their grading job except for inter-
mittent need which will continue
until the whole project is completed
about next June.
Actual operation of the massive
drag-line, which they call The Mon
ster 10 in the hands Of two vouths.
just past 81, one from Maine and
the other from California. Maine
supplies CD2 L. A. Inevitably
"Spud") Whittle and California
provides his relief operator, CD3
S. T. Bennett, who also comes off
farm that raises potatoes. There
are, naturally, some occasional dis
cussions of the relatives merit of
Main and California potatoes. The
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
W.S.C.S. STUDY CLASS

The first session of the W.S.C.S.
Mission Study class will be held
in the Methodist church, Manteo,
Friday, October 81 at 8 pm.
All members are urged to at
tend, also all members of other
denominations are invited.
The class will have for it's study
American Indian.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
EVENT
Continued from Page One)

Currituck Sound was good, and
the smell of wood smoke and cook
ing fish brought pleasant tidings
of the delightful eating just ahead.
An electric organ had been in
stalled for the occasion. The at
mosphere was charged with joy
and friendship, as many old
acquaintance met for the first
time in many years.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21

variety of the best known mer-
chandise in hardware, paints,
household and farm supplies.
Many gifts are being offered to
first visitors at the store.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21

Only 25 years ago hard-surfac-
ing of the first link in the new
beach highway to connect Manteo
with the Currituck-Dare Bridge
was begun on August 4, 1890.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-21
SAWYER
Continued from Page One)

way now is fast developing into
one of the busiest thoroughfares
in the coastland. The store has
nearly 5000 feet of floor space
and is amply stocked with a wide
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Bill Would Allow
Spaniard. Family
Remain in U.S.A.

Cong. Charles c. Digs first
oil introduced TO Congress (Jan.
ID. is a private bill that seeks
TO have Congress waive Immigra-
ton rules and Naturalization
rules and allow a Spanish citi-
zen, later of Venezuela, to remain
in the United States with his
family.
Domingo Abeilad OF Highland
Park. Mich. his wife. and four
children. who range in age
from 6 TO is. have been order
cd TO leave this country by
Feb. !.
Mrs. Abellad came TO America
in 1852, and her husband follow
ed her. 10 months later.
Abellad's employer, Ferdinand
Ginelli. president Of the J. F.
Hartz Co. has offered to retai-,
Abellad in his employment, if al
lowed TO remain.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Some Leaders Got
Start on Railroad

Negro brain-power has never
been too proud TO put Drawn
power to work in the relentless
search for educational perfection.
Many brilliant minds among Ne
gro leadership developed to full
maturity from money earned
working for railroads.
Some OF these men. employed
now in the area of race rela-
tions. are helping 10 make this
nation q bsstion of world de-
moeracY.
Among the nations leaders, DR..
Benjamin E. Mays, president OF
Morehouse College. is one exam
pie OF such enterprise. A Phi
Beta Kappa key wearer, with
a University Of Chicago Doctor
Of Philosophy degree, he worked
as a Pullman porter during his
senior high school and three col
lege years.
DR.. Mays contributions to edu-
cational religious and community
welfare have been Of tremendous
impact at conferences held in
Oxford. En- g land; Stockholm
Sweden; Amsterdam, Holland;
Mysore, India. and in various
parts of the United States. His
membership on boards and COM
missions run the sociological
gamut.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
SoIons Propose
Old Age Raise

LANSING. - Both Democrats
and Republicans this week we're
in accord that Old Age Assistance
10 Michigan citizens should be
increased.
An increase OF $40 per month
from $40 TO $50 Is proposed.
with q maximum Of $50 al
lowed those under the program.
needing additional money for
illness.
Sen. Philip Rahoi (Dem) intro
duced a bill which would in
crease the old age assistance TO
a minimum of $50 a month, with
the $50 maximum.
Sen. Hittle (Rep) introduced a
bill that would allow recipients
of old age assistance TO earn as
much as $500 a year, and still
receive their monthly checks
Maximum amount that may be
earned presently, without having
the State Welfare Department
cut the monthly check is Sis a
month.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Detroit Firm Deposits
10 Is in Memphis Bank
to Aid Mississippians ;

cease trying 10 register and
vote. They are being turned
down II they belong TO the
NAAcP or sYmpaihirs with Its
program.
Small businessmen are being
asked for cash on delivery Of
goods. Banks are refusing to re-
finance farm mortgages or to adj
vance money needed TO start a
new crop.
Negro professional men are on
a COD basis for supplies and
some are having their insurance
cancelled. Big white plantation
owners are forbidding their Ne
gro tenants TO go TO Negro doc
tors and dentists.
This is a challenge to Negro
individuals and institutions thai
have millions Of dollars lying
in banks all over the nation.
Mr.. wilkins said. IF they will
send only part OF their funds
10 the Tri-Stafe Bank the vic
ious and unfair Mississippi
squeeze can be licked" hi de-
clared.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Mahoney
Addresses


Detroit's High Schools will
graduate $500 students at the
midyear exercises beginning next
Monday, and running through
Jan. q.
Many prominent speakers have
been scheduled TO address most
of the graduating classes
Atty. Charles II. Mahoney
United States delegate to the UN
General Assembly. will address
Northeastern's 81 graduates.
John DancY. executive sec
reiarY Of The Detroit Urban
League. will speak At Miller.
DIR. Victor \. Rapport. Wayne
University professor. will sd.
dress the graduating class from
Eastern.
Miller high graduates 20, Cen
trail. 1853; Northwestern. 1888;
Northern. i04; Eastern. li0; Com
merce and East Commerce, 1903;
Southeastern, lat; Pershing, 247;
Cooley, 2i4; Southwestern. so;
Cody, 81; Western. IS; Mumford,
i4S; Northeastern. "a; Deaby,
lS9. and Redford, zoo.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Carver School
Teacher Charged
With Forgery

Secret Service agents arrested
Mrs. Magnolia SimmS, in her
English classroom at Carver
School Tuesday afternoon on
charges OF forgery.
Mrs. Simms IL accused OF
eashins . United States tax
refund check for s307.7o made
out 10 Lee Craft. who was q
roomer In her home At 5000
Daley.
She pleaded innocent before
Federal Judge Frank A. Picard
and was released on personal
bond.
Mrs. Simms, last November in
Pontiac at the State-supervised
Carver School Board meeting,
was elected from the hearing
when she persisted in desiring 70
present the teachers views Of the
trouble Al the school.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Life Spared
in Staying
Of Couple

Accused of murder in the death
OF Canadian couple, along with
a 47-year old companion, a 81
year old Detroiter this week was
acquitted in an appeal to the On
tsrio (Caaada) Court of Appeals.
Joe Glen Loihsrp. 70 of 6e E.
Garfield. who was present with
Gerry Simmons. ~. OF Syracuse.
MY. last Feb. in the sll2
robbery. will face q robbery
charge. instead.
Both were originally found
guilty OF murder and sentenced
to hang Feb. 3 for the robbery
murder OF Bruce Beatty 67, and
his wife, Ida.
Although both carried only toy
pistols. the couple was bIudgeon-
ed to death. Beatty died immed-
lately and his wife. several
months later.
Lotharp was acquitted OF MUIR
der because, according to his at
torney, me did not agree to muir
der when the robbery was plan
ned in Detroit restaurant"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
DR.. Benjamin Mays
Guest Speaker

Nearly 500 ministers were in
attendance at the 10th annual
Michigan Pastors Conference al
the University Of Michigan Mon
day through Wednesday this
week.
Guest speakers were the Rev.
Dr. John A Mackay. president
Of Princeton Theological Semi
nary. Princeton. n. j.. and the
Rev. DR. Benjamin (. Mays. pres
dent Of MorehouSe College At
lanta. Ga
Subjects discussed Included
COMMITTEE Organization an d
Operation problems of the
Rural Church" Pastoral Coun-
selling and Gerentology." The
Devotional Life and The Pas
tors Wife.
The annual meeting Of the
Michigan Council OF Churches
was held in conjunction with the
conference
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

July 18th board election. while
recount had Lonnie Cash, for
mer board secretary being ousted
by Samuel Jackson. Jackson and
Harrison are the minor group Of
the board supported by the Civic
Improvement Society which IN
itiated the recall proceedings
against Rev MI Carter and Mrs
Baker.
Show Cause Hearing
Oakland County Circuit Judge
Frank l. Doty has set Jan. Is
for show cause hearing on
whether the school board should
order the recall election by the
Society.
Mrs. Baker, repeatedly, is un-
able 10 leave her home due &c
The alleged beating.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

Ing the new school on the site
which the NAACP leaders had
condemned as unfit for scrool.
When the new segregated
school was opened January 10.
Negro parents accompanied
their children 10 the school
they originally attended.
Although there vas no vio-
lence. the Sheriff's office was
notified. The children were not
admitted 10 the old school.
The parents demanded a ccu.
ference with Richard Maxwell.
chairman Of the school board.
Despite the fact that only Negro
children were assigned 10 the
new school. Mr.. Maxwell insist
ed there was no segregation.
On advice of the local NAAcP.
parents are continuing TO send
their children 10 the old inte-
grated school
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Stun Landlord
Pays $500 Fine
in Lieu Of Jail

Court pressure on Detroit land
lords 20 improve their property
or pay large tines continued this
week a. another landlord paid
a $500 fine rather than spend 30
days IN jail
Mrs. Blanche Smell. IS. Of slo
W. Grand Blvd. was assessed
the fine in Traffic and Ord.
nance Judge j. D. Watts court
last Friday.
She also paid a $500 fine last
August fer housing Violations on
housing parcels al three Yves ii lie
addresses
Mrs. Smell was convicted Of
having five apartments instead
OF the Authorized four al 1886
Twenty-fourth. seven apartments
instead of three al 1851 Twenty
fourth and 10 apartments and two
slcplnc rooms instead Of two
apartments az 4233-37 Sixteenth.
Authorities said she collects
$1,000 month in rents.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

~ 20 parents protesting
against the transfer of their
children from an infegraied
school ale refusing 10 send
them 10 q newly constructed
segregated school.
In Benton Harbor, Miss Bond
will make a study OF the racial
distribution Of children in the
school system. the method of dis
the policy Of transferring
pupils and pertinent practices of
the school board. as preliminary
20 a conference the branch IS
scheduled 10 hold with the school
boasd IN the near future.
Last summer the school board
started construction Of a school
building on a site which would
assure attendance by Negro chill
dren only
Despite NAACP protests at a
authorities proceeded with build
meeting Of the school board.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

The Institutes. which will be
called Jobs and Careers Pro.
gfam' are co-sponsored by the
Supreme Councils Of the North
ern and Southern Jurisdictions.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Hiie OF FreemasonrY prince
Hall Afiilisfion) and the Ma
ficnsl Urban League.
Begun in 1858, the program
was developed in recognition Of
'he need in all sections of the
country to stimulate the interest
Of parents. educators and civic
leaders in helping Negro youth
INTO more significant and reward
Ing careers.
Last year more than 5000
youth took part in the Career
Planning Institutes co-sponsored
oy the Prince Hall and local
MaSons in st. Louis, Cleveland,
and Birmingham.
DR.. +. ID. Patterson, former
president OF Tuskegee Institute,
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

The board secretary. Mrs Lo-
retta Baker. said she was beaten
by q trio OF hooded men in her
home, 2i384 Majestic. Oakland
Gardens, who also ransacked her
home last Friday night.
Demanded Petitions
She added that the men de-
handed: where are the nai-
rison recall petitions?
The majority group revealed at
the last board meeting that they
had instituted recall action
against Harrison, following recall
proceedings against two man
Baker and the Rev. Charles Car
ter.
Harrison had defeated incum-
bent Sidney Thomas in the last
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

pnnk.
Other depositors Ia the first
week OF the NAACP plan TO aid
those Mississippians who are de-
MED credit because of their sup
port of the u. S. Supreme Courts
decision, sent the total to $4,000.
A minimum of $500 600 is
sought by leading citizens OF the
nation in cooperation with the
NAACP TO have on deposit in
the Tennessee bank to aid de-
serving creditors, spokesman
states.
Administrator Roy wilkins
announced that the NAACP IT,
self had deposited $4,000 OF
It's reserve funds in the Mem
phis bank and Edward Kivis
Kaplan Of Boston. Mass. had
deposited $4,000.
Checks should be made payable
TO the Tri-State Bank of Mem
phis. The address is 386 Beal.
DR.. J. Z. Walker is president
The NAACP is addressing APP
pealS TO all Negro insurance COM
panies, banks, fraternal societies,
and interested individuals TO
make substantial deposits in saw
ings accounts so that the Tri-
State Bank will have the money
10 handle applications for loans
from MissiSsippians.
Mississippi homeo~nsrs. bust
nessmsn and farmers are being
in an effort TO force them TO &C.
eepf segregated schools and 70
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Probation For
Non-Supporter

Accused of non-support while
making from $50 to $3.50 a week,
"'year old father of six was
paced on two years probation
Nv Recorders Judge Joseph A.
ellis, Monday.
William Ware. "A OF 1892 Bel
V'oere, was found guilty of nom
support Of his wife. Bessie. AZ, CT
SoOl Parker, and their six chill
dren.
Mrs. Ware who received $500
month. from the ADO told the
court that her husband had not
resided with her since 1853. and
uio not contribute to the femily's
welfare.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

Persons born on Ground Hog
Day. February I'd. are being
sought by Fred Hart Williams.
veteran Detroit newsman and
patron of the arts. He says in
The adapted role OF an Aquarium.
there promises to be an interest
Ing time for all who are born on
this date.
Contact him At SIS Woodland,
or call TO. $1,000.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
CONG. DIGGS ON
2 COMMITTEES

Congressman Charles c. Digs,
Michigans newly elected ron
gresham from the 18th District,
was appointed TO the Interior and
lnsular and Veterans Affairs COM
mitteeS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22
Woman Charges
Hooded Trio

Several principals in the Carver School Board con
troversy agreed to take lie deecor tests in atemp
cleanup the beating of the secretary Of the board by
three hooded men last Friday who demanded to learn tn
hiding place of recall petitions.
George Taylor, Oakland County first assistant
prosecutor said Wednesday that several had agreed
the test and had hopes others would also consent
adding that he would straighen out the board situa
ton even il he had to take it to Gov Williams.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-22

Attorney Herbert l.. Dudley
was elected president Of the Prot
sstant Men in the Laymen De-
partment of the Detroit Council
OF Churches last week.
He IL q member Of Ebenexer
n. M. Z. Church and active In
laYmsn circles In petroit and
throughout Amsrica.