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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-17
OCRACOKE ISLAND NEWS

Ocracoke, Feb. 10. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Spencer and daugh-
ter, Gaynelle, have recently taken
over the management Of the Silver
Lake Inn. Their first guests this
past week end were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. Hogoboon, Jr. of Kennil-
worth, New Jersey, who made the
trip down the Outer Banks to
Ocracoke. Remodeled last year by
it's owner, r. S. Wahab, the inn
offers modern accommodations,
private rooms with bath, and stu
do apartments with kitchen facili-
ties. Mrs. Spencer is well known
for her good cooking and states
that seafood dinners will be fea-
tured. At the present time she is
also serving snacks evenings to the
young people who gather there for
a social hour.
Schools and Scouts
Ocracoke School children enjoy
ed National Park colored slides,
obtained by Ranger Hazen Brooks,
of the Painted Desert and the Pet
rifed Forest areas in Arizona,
where Mr.. Brooks served before
coming to the National Seashore
Park. The slides not only pictured
the beautiful petrified forests but
also the many beautiful flowers
that grow on the desert. They were
shown by Henry Wilder, who is
also loaning his protector for their
use tonight at the Civic Club meet
ing.
On Saturday night mothers of
the local Boy Scouts, Troop 290,
as their part in the celebration Of
National Scout Week and the 46th
birthday of Scouting, served de-
licious hamburger and french-fried
potato supper to the boys and to
the troop committee members,
Following the supper, Scoutmast-
er Marvin Howard spoke briefly,
also Cubmaster Benjamin O'Neal,
and other members of the COM
mittee.
Church Circle
At their February meeting last
week, the members of the Meth
odist Church Circle dispatched
with business in hurry and en-
joyed a hat sale. Each member
had made and trimmed hat,
which was sold for a quarter.
sight unseen, to some other mem
Der. A fashion parade gave the
prize for the best hat to Mrs,
Eleanor Burrus, whose hat was
sold to Mrs. Hazen Brooks. Every
one had so much fun that it was
voted to have dress sale at the
March meeting. Hostesses for that
meeting are Mrs. Bessie Howard,
Mrs. Rebecca Spencer, Mrs. Selma
Spencer, Mrs. w. R. Hale.
Civic Club Meeting
The Ocracoke Civic Club held its
February meeting Monday night at
the school building. Members en-
joyed an excellent oyster stew.
President Chris Gaskill conducted
the meeting, with C. F. Boyette,
Secretary, and Taft Howard
Treasurer. It was resolved to peti
J ton the State Commission to plant
oysters again this year at the oys
ter grounds. A committee was ap-
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so LITTLE CAN BE FREE
BIZ VICTOR MEEkiNS

There is no such thing as some
thing for nothing. Whatever it is,
it will take a final toll in cash or
other considerations, pains and
penalties, or the deprivation of
something else equally valuable.
We who have always lived in
this country have come to say
that water is free, knowing of
course that folks in cities have to
pay for water; but water is not
completely free of control, other
wise many would suffer.
We used to think it was our
given right to walk at will across
the land of someone else, en- route
to wherever we might wish to go.
But that right was to some extent
imaginary. It had merely never
been challenged.
We speak of the air as being
free, but not ever the air is free,
nor is the sunlight, and there are
instances when legally constituted
authority may be necessary to
protect the public in their right
to a fair share of sun and air.
We know that there is no good
thing in life but some selfish per-
son or persons would willingly
,circumscribe it, gobble it up. and
make their fellowman pay through
the nose to get of it what he
needs.
Controls of this sort may have
to come through Government,
socialistic as they may seem, but
there appears no other way. Per
haps, all the coal, all the oil, and
all the natural gas, should be de-
clared the property of all the peo-
pie. Let us see about some of
these things:
Water cannot be free. There are
those who would exhaust the re-
serves and lower the water tables,
whereby many people would be
denied an adequate supply. There
must be some way to control and
conserve it.
The sunlight and air cannot be
free if tall buildings shut them off,
and great industries deluge the air
with sitting smoke to hid the sun.
There must come a time when
something or someone can say
when to stop.
Both oil and gas, and coal as
well come from deep in the earth,
where surely no man has ever had
right to declare it private domain,
yet it continues as such, and con-
sumers dependent upon it must pay
dearly for it. Even a bill for gov
eminent regulations of natural gas
meets with sufficient opposition
on the part of it's purveyors, that
large sums of money are offered
as brides in hope of defeating the
measure. Why should anyone offer
brides? Isn't it in the interest of
private gain?
We have long noted that when
public officials or public measures
are devoted to private gain, the
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/ pointed to work jointly with tie
Park Service and the contractor to
obtain the use of refuse from the
old Navy Base property to jetty
the back side of the island where
erosion is now serious. A new
though temporary publicity leaf
let for the island was authorized
to be prepared and issued. 1t was
noted that scores of inquiries are
now pouring in to Ocracoke month
ly as a result of the recent nation
wide publicity given the island
through news and magazine arti-
cles. Various matters of internal
business were discussed and set
tied, after which Henry Wilder
and Hazen Brooks exhibited and
commented on National Park Serv-
ice slides showing the Arizona
Petrified Forest. Ranger Brooks al
so had on exhibit specimens of
petrified wood from the Arizona
district.
Personals
Mrs. Laura Bragg was entertain
ed on her 18th birthday, February
9th, by Mrs. Lena Bragg and Mrs.
Irving Forbes at surprise birth
day party. A delicious four-course
dinner was served with a special
birthday cake for the honoree.
That evening neighbors and friends
visited Mrs. Bragg at her home
and enjoyed some of the old-time
hymns, accompanied by Miss Kath-
leen Bragg at the organ. "Blest be
the Tie that Binds" and Precious
Memories" are among Mrs.
Bragg's favorites. She received
many cards and gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald O'Neal and
family returned to Ocracoke last
week end. Mrs. O'Neal> and the
children plan to stay here. Mr.,
O'Neal will return to his work.
Others down from Wilmington
were John Putt O'Neal, Willard
Williams, Charlie Morris.
! Jules Garrish, USCG, visited
his family last week end, making
the trip down from Buxton by
plane with Pilot Bill Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Wahab have
been spending the past week at
Frisco.
Mrs. Clifton Austin, Jr. and son
of Hatteras are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sommers Spen-
Ger.
Mrs. Mary Parsons, who was
flown by helicopter to Morehead
City hospital last week, has re-
turned to her home here.
The Ocracoke P.T.A. will meet
next Monday night, Feb. goth, at
the school library. Following the
business meeting further plans for
the March P.T.A. show will be
discussed and rehearsals started.
On Tuesday night the Willing
Workers Glass of the Methodist
Sunday School meets at the church
recreation hall.
Rev. R. w. Gordon of Hampton,
Virginia, is temporary pastor at
the Assembly of God church, fill
ing in following Rev. Walter Whit
aker's departure until an assign
ment is made. Rev. Gordon preach
ed here during the World War II
DAVIS
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Hard crab production in the
first six months of this year was
24,268 barrels, as compared with
1902 barrels in the first six
months of 1854.
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EIGHT men-four to a team-uSe a total of "a
horses in game with two extras for the referee.
That's lot of horsefesh. But the club was formed
with the idea of giving fellows of modest income a
chance to learn to play the game-that is, If they
have the stomach for it,
Stomach That's good point. How does man
get up nerve to play this game especially If he isn't
much more than armchair rider facing TV
screen?
Take my case" says Halter. Il hardly knew
which side of a horse to mount when I my
first polo game three years ago. Then barreling
down the sideneS came the Mighty Mite t5-foot
5-inch Dr. Keeler) 20 feet from me, swinging hard
at the ball Every hair on my body stood on end
Honey, this is for me- told my wife Barbara.
After a years training. played my first game"
Then in retrospect, Halter adds: i've hunted
mountain lions with bow and arrow, shot Florida
game fish underwater, chased waterfowl pirates
as flying Federal game warden, and scaled cliffs
to trap falcons-but nothing ever has equaled the
thrill of playing polo"
Every Sunday at $3.50 pm. club members treat
spectators to one of the toughest sports yet de-
viSed by mana game that centuries ago grew from
a bowling tribe of midas hOrSemen hitting crude
ball with stick to the Skillful, Sam-bang polo of
today The clubs 24O-yard polo field is located
BarnSley Farm (home of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Brad
ley, Just of Georgia avenue extended half-nile
from Olney
The players shed their white collars and straw
hats to don helmets and polo shirts. They
businessmen of all lines. Bradley washington
Squires captain Keeer and Cunningham are in
lumber veterinary and photo-engraving, reSpec-
lively. Maryiands team captain Frank Wilson, who,
with Bradley and Keller. helped spearhead the
return of polo to the Washington area four years
ago. is landscaping contractor. One of his teams
stars is Riggs JONES' Baltimore bank clerk. There's
a Sprinkng of military from the Pentagon the
VirginianS, and embassy row is we'll represented
on the Diplomats
The polo pony string stabbed on BarnSley Farm
is made up of thoroughbredS, ArabianS, MorganS,
Texas ponies and quarter horses.
And these aren't Sack-o-bone mounts. Not by
a long shot They're exercised and rubbed down
daily with the best in oats and vitamins and 100
acres of blue grass to nibble on to give them the
strength and stamina the dart and dash needed for
is minutes on Sunday
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|Lutheruns Name
Boehne to Board

ST. PAUL, MINI, June % (P).
attorneys. a former men,
Der of Congress, an educator
and a florist were elected as lay
men to the Board of Directors
of the Lutheran Church-Mis-
souri, Synod today.
Newly elected to the board
was William Fenske. superin-
tendent of a Lutheran high
school in Detroit. Reelected
were John w. Boehne, Silver
Spring, Md. a former member
of the House of Representatives;
Clarence Amling, Santa Anna,
Calf. florist; Henry Buck. Kan
sas City. Kans., attorney; and
Theodore H. Schlake, Chicago
attorney.
The Rev. DR.. Walter C. Birk-
ner. Fort Wayne, Ind, was
named secretary of the synod,
succeeding the Rev. DR.. Martin
F. Kretzmann, Danville, Ind,
who held the post since 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

one iota. Wen be just as free as
ever"
Delegates trudged to today's
General Council session. worn
and weary, from a strange all
might session Of listening to q
80 .000-word deluge Of committee
minutes.
Opponents Of union led the
maneuver which converted the
church meeting into the unusual,
nonstop public reading of the
record.
The Rev. Malcolm K. Burton
of Pontiac, Mich. an anti-merger
leader. had told the assembly
that unless the minutes were
presented in full = including
those dealing with meetings with
the Evangelical and Reformed
Church officials-it would be
grounds for lawsuit to in
validate any action taken by the
council.
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Wife of Clark GubIe
To Stay in Hospital

HOLLYWOOD. June % (P).-
d tors have ordered Kay
Spreckels Gable. wife of actor
Clark Gable. to remain in Cedars
of Lebanon Hospital for another
week or 10 days. even though
her recovery from a heart all
ment was reported satisfactory"
today.
Mrs. Gable, SO, was admitted
June IS.
She originally was scheduled
for release today. but physicians
instructed her to remain as a
precautionary m easure. Mr..
Gable continues to maintain his
vigil. sleeping in a near
by room, attendants said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

If Congress authorized $500 mil
lion more than the President
asked (Which is a Republican
Senate leadership compromise
on a Democratic effort to give
the Air Force $1.1 billion more) +,
would he impound it, Mr.. Will
son replied: Il didn't say that.
l said I would just put it in the
bank and then we would take
Ia look at it"
At another point, Mr.. Wilson
said that perhaps he had been
"p artly misquoted" on his
''phony" remark.
Was in Hurry, He Says
Reminded that he had been
given ample opportunity to clar-
ify his statement Friday, the
Secretary said: IT was in a
hurry. I should have taken more
time to clear it up. It's partly
my fault. ! contributed to it
by some carelessness."
II didn't realize it was such a
blow. I thought it would die
out" Then he went on to say
that Il don't want to quarrel
with Senators.
They have a tough job. There
are no grounds whatever for
the charge that I insulted them. /"
1t was Chairman Bridges of
the Senate Republican Policy
Committee who called Mr.. Will
sons remark an "unwarranted
slur" on the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson's position is that
he already has $40 billion in un-
used spending authority and that
a vote Of more money by Con-
gress would make no difference.
Quarles Questioned
Air Force Secretary Quarles
who was present at the news
conference, was asked if the SIC
billion could actually be used to
increase B-52 bomber produc-
ton Mr.. Quarles replied care
fully:
THE $40 billion is pro-
grammed against other things.
The Defense Department has
the authority to re-program a
large part of it to the B-52. /
am not saying we would do this
without going to Congress. It
would be contrary to practice
but it could be DONE"
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added that it was an about
face" after 20 years of collective
bargaining.
The United Steelworkers
Union has set a strike deadline
for midnight next Saturday.
when its contracts expire. The
union and major steel COM
panies have been negotiating
since May %.
A Commute session today
produced no visible results. An
other meeting is set for Monday.
Points Out Offers
Mr.. Mcdonald, in a filmed
telecast on the ABC network
tonight, said the industry's offer
amounts to about a nickel-an-
hour pay increase for the Ma
tons $4,000 steelworkers. The
steel companies also insist on a
flve-year. no-strike contract,
which he said means that steel
workers must gamble their fu-
ture.'
Previous contracts have run
for two years with a wage re-
opener
1.-THE proposals made to the
Industry by the union on behalf
Of steelworkers are reasonable, "
Mr.. Mcdonald said. "They are
non-infiationary. They were we'll
within the industry's ability to
atford-and still leave profits at
q record level"
An industry spokesman said
he was "tlabbergasted" by the
Mcdonald speech. He indicated.
however. there would be no in
dustry rebuttal until the speech
was studied in detail.
Cites Blocks Speech
Mr.. Mcdonald quoted Joseph
L, Block, president of Inland
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gust IA. The Capital Transit
Co.'S franchise dies on that date.
Conferees will have before
them these three proposals:
A recommendation by the Dis
trict Commissioners that the
Senate's program for an interim
public transit authority be
passed.
A Commissioners statement
that proposals made by the
group headed by Harry A. Nc
Donald to acquire Capital
Transit meet the Commissioners
franchise standards.
An agreement between Capt.
tai Transit and the National
City lines whereby National City
would buy Capital Transit's as
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never thought of quitting poll
tics.
Mr.. Hagerty said he knew
nothing of a reported exchange
of letters between Representa-
tive Chef and the President,
but Ill find out"
Gettysburg Seen Next
The Presidents convalescence
program-Gettysburg is said to
be likelieSt spot-will be an
nounced early next week.
/ He passed several landmarks
along the road to recovery in the
last few days. He ate his first
steak, a small Sirloin, on Friday.
Saturday morning. he made his
first telephone call. to Secretary
of State Dulles. to discuss some
undisclosed diplomatic matters.
He had his longest White House
staff conference on Saturday
morning. Sitting up in bed, for
an hour. he talked over business
matters with Mr.. Adams, White
House staff secretary Andrew j.
Goodpaster. and Press Assistant
Murray Snyder. He also gave
some personal dictation to his
secretary. Ann Whitman.
DR.. Isidor Ravdin, who assisted
Gen. Heaton in the operation.
visited the President yesterday
morning. and joined with the
general and Maj. Gen. Howard
Nice. Snyder. the Presidents per-
sonal physician, in making the
announcement that the Chief
Executive can leave his hospital
suite next week.
! Brother Again Visitor
Last night. the President had
another visit from his brother
Milton, his close advisor on many
matters. On Friday night. the
brothers dined with Mrs. Eisen-
hover. and the President spent
an hour and a half out of bed.
the longest period for him so
far.
Yesterdays medical bulletin
showed that the Presidents tenn
perature was 98.2; his pulse 70:
ms blood pressure 118 over 70:
and his respiration, 18-all nor
NAL. He is holding his weight of
l62 pounds. He is in good spirits
He sat in a chair for his break
fast.
In the course of the day. the
President also declared the
water-starved city of Bethany
MO, a major disaster area.
Reporters, meanwhile. continue
to ask Mr.. Hagerty political"
questions at every turn. But not
even Chairman Halls instruc-
ton to Republicans to paste the
names of Eisenhower and Nixon
IN your hats" drew any comment
from the press secretary.
why don't you boys stop itp"
he asked with a grin at one
point.
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same people-stand up and be
counted"
Today he went on to explain
That there was a difference be-
tween congressional approval of
authority to make new contracts
ana actual expenditures. Asked
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Steel, as saying in a recent
speech that there should be no
quarrel with a union which pro-
posed wage increases not sub
stantially more than the rise in
productivity.
I'm the steel industry, the rise
in productivity last year broke
all previous records" Mr.. Nc
Donald said. 1T was a startling
II per cent. -.
Under Mr.. Blocks formula,
therefore. steelworkers are en-
titled to an IL per cent increase
in pay-or 271a cents an hour
just on the basis of their record
production.
This is in sharp contrast to
the steel industry's shameful Of
fer Of a nickel increase in net
pay-approximately 2 per cent"
LOng-Range Basis
Mr.. Block. commenting on this
reference, said in a statement,
II specifically referred to pro-
ductivity on a long range basis
mot for a single year. I wonder
If Mr.. Mcdonald would favor
lowering wages in years when
productivity decreased as It did
in steel in 1854"
Mr.. Block added. 1.-The ma.
tional productivity increase fol
all industry, except farming
and on long-range basis, has
been about 2 per cent a year
The steel wage proposal is al
most double that amount"
The industry estimates its
wage offer at 7la cents an houl
each year for five years.
Mr.. Mcdonald called OF a
scheduled luncheon speech in
Washington Monday, saying 81
feel I can do more here by nego-
tiation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

late information, set up its own
atomic installations and train
ing centers, set standards fol
safety and secrecy, promote in
vestment and supervise use OF
atomic materials.
The specific powers of the
commission are still to be de-
cided.
The common market, over a
period Of years would break down
all trade barriers between the
six nations.
Many knotty problems are left
up to the Brussels conference
Among them:
Should each nation be per-
mitted to produce atomic weap-
ons many Frenchmen insist
they must do this or forfeit the
right to be a future military
power; should Belgian and
French overseas possessions be
in the pool; should other ma
lions be brought in-Commu-
nists, for instance; how can the
varying national economies be
harmonized into one market?
Possible Stumbling Block
The delegates to the conven-
ton believe these and other
questions can be answered.
Then what?
Two ifs probably control the
future Of Euratom. If that plan
can be split of from the COM
mon market. it has a chance of
French ratification. And if the
plans proponents can hold sup
port in Germany of the Social
lists. Christian Democrats anc
trade unions and if the United
State refrains from making BIZ
lateral atomic agreements
(Which German industrial OPP
Iponents of the plan are seek
Iing) approval in Germany seems
likely.
The common market is a
tougher question and the an
lswers lie in France. The other
nations seem ready to accept it.
The plans hackers hope a sue
Icessful Euratom will ease the
path to the common market
place, but it will take time. There
is no hope in France of ratifica-
ton Of the common market plan
this year.
If both plans are accepted
Europe could keep pace with the
rest Of the world economically
If they are rejected. some per-
sons here say Europe may have
lost its last chance to stand
limited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Record Sum Spent
LOn TruyeI Abroad

Americans spent a record
$1.614,000.000 on foreign travel
last year. And preliminary fig
ures gathered by the Governs
ment indicate no letup in 1856
OF the 1855 spending, the
Commerce Department said to-
day. about half was done in
Canada and Mexico.
In European and Mediterra-
mean areas. American spending
reached a record $427 million,
Besides. American travellers put
an additional $315 million into
transportation to Europe
divided about equally between
United States and foreign flag
carriers.
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net officials. Members Of par
lament were consulted last.
It looked like a scheme of
Yankees and Missionaries and the
French Parliament. in great
agony. said no.
This new plan is also the
brainchild of Jean Monnet and
his dreamers Of United States
of Europe. The Monnet group
organized a committee of Euro
peans to work on the details. On
the committee are leaders Of
political parties and trade I'M
ions in each country.
Resolution Drawn Up
On paper the group speaks for
q majority in every parliament
and for every major non-Com-
munist union in the six nations.
The members include French
Premier Guy Mollet. Erich Oh
lenhauer. leader of the German
Social Democratic Party, and
Amintore Fanfani. head Of the
Italian Christian Demo crat
Party-big names. in fact in
most of the left and center par
ties.
The group drew up a resolu-
ton favoring Euratom and a
common market tailored to 1T
the prejudices of their own par
liaments. The parliaments then
we're asked to adopt this gen.
eralized resolution. Germany
Belgium. Holland and Luxem-
bourg did. Italy probably would
have If local elections had not
interfered. The French Parlia-
ment did not act. Preoccupied
with Algeria and economic prob
lens. the assembly was in nc
mood to take up another Euro
peanization scheme.
The plan obviously was live
thing, however. Six foreign min
listers met this spring to discuss
1t. The exchange of views was
sufficiently encouraging to lead
them to set up the Brussels con-
ference for the actual drafting
of treaties.
AS now forseen Euratom would
be a liberalization" of national
atomic energy programs. to ar
undecided extent, each country
could have its own atomic pro-
jects but also would be tied tc
a supernatural commission. The
commission would buy and dis
tribute atomic materials. circu-