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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
BEL CROSS MAN POTENTATE
OF SUDAN SHRINE TEMPLE
Clarence II. Parker Elevated Thursday
Al New Bern At the Charlie
Seifferf Ceremonial

New Bern, N c., Jan. 26th.-
Clarence H. Parker Of Belcross to-
day was elevated to Potentate Of
Sudan Temple, serving Shriners
in all of Eastern North Carolina.
He succeeds J. Leroy Allen of
Raleigh.
More than 5000 Mobiles were
present for the two-day annual
winter meeting which was official
ly designated "The Charlie Seifert
Ceremonial to honor the New
Bernian, C. A. Seifert, who has
served the Temple as Recorder for
25 years.
An estimated additional 5000
persons witnessed the mile long
parade.
The 54-year-old new head of the
Temple, Potentate Parker, is a ma
tive of Elizabeth City, and has
been living at Belcross since 1924
when he married the former Miss
Elizabeth Sawyer. For many years
he has been active in Masonic
circles, having served as master
of his Masonic Lodge. He is both
York and Scottish Rite Mason,
and holds the honory KOCH Scot
fish Rite degree. In recognition
of his work in Masonry and the
Shrine, he was put in line for Po-
tentate of the Temple in 1947 by
W. J. Bundy of Greenville, now
Judge of the Superior Court. Po-
tentate Parker is also a member
and Past Exalted Ruler of Eliza
beth City Lodge of B. P. o. Elks.
Recorder Seifert, a member of
the class of 1905 of N. C. State
College where he distinguished
himself on the gridiron, is now rs
years old. He has had practically
every Masonic honor and held
practically every Masonic position,
He is 33rd degree Mason, and
has been serving the Scottish Rite
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
CAPT. STACEY w. SIMPSON,
OCRACOKE NATIVE is DEAD

Capt. Stacey Wyche Simpson, 68,
associated with dredging compan-
les in Norfolk, died Thursday,
Jan. 26 in Baltimore, Md.
Captain Simpson, son of the late
George w., and Mrs. Mary James
Fulcher Simpson, was native OF
ocracoke, and had been a resident
of the Norfolk area for % years.
He resided at Bis Bapaume Av-
enue at the time Of his death. He
was a member of the Ocracoke
Methodist Church.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs
Lillian Thomas Simpson; one
daughter, Mrs. Marie S. Eley; and
one grandchild, of Norfolk; three
brothers, George w. Simpson, Jr.,
and Needham Simpson, of Ocra-
coke, and John M. Simpson, OF
Sea Island, N. j.; and a sister
Mrs. Maggie O'Neil, of Ocracoke
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
STUDENTS OF FOUR
COUNTY AREA LEARN Z
FOREST CONSERVATION

Hundreds of students in Hyde,
Tyrrell, Dare and Washington
County Schools have learned much
about forestry conservation and
forest fire prevention in recent
weeks as result of cooperative
effort of state and federal forestry
agencies and West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Company's North Caro-
lima Woodlands which is conduct
ing a major program o develop
ment on more than 100000 acres
owned by the Company in the
four county region.
The classes which started early
in January have been conducted
by H. H. Hudson of N. C. Wood
lands Manteo office with material
provided by North Carolina and
United States forestry educational
material along with material pro-
vided by the Company and the
American Forest Products Indus
tries of Washington, D. C. Smokey
Bear, the worlds best known
forest fire fighter and an APP
character named woody" have
played important roles in the in
struction and information provided
at the classes.
Visual education has also played
an important role in the classes
with illustrated talks showing
slides of birds and animals and
forest conservation movies being
offered to the different groups.
In some of the classes demonstra-
tons of how paper is made, with
paper actually being made from
pulp, before the eyes of the stu
dents, were presented.
The current. state-federal-com-
pany educational program has been
timed on the eve of what normally
is the most disastrous fire season.
Last year in East Carolina, many
) thousands of acres of woodlands
were destroyed by fire and the loss
y amounted to many millions of dol
lars.
Schools of the four county area
in which classes have been held
= to date or will be conducted in the
: near future include: Manns Har-
f Dor, Stumpy Point, West High
S Swan Quarter, Hyde County Train
!. ing School, Swan Quarter, East
f High, Engelhard and Engelhard
Training School, Columbia High
e School, Columbia Training School
i Gum Neck Grammar School, anC
: Gum Neck Training School, Travis
t Training school near the Washing.
v ton-Tyrrell county line on US
S Highway "a, Creswell High School
r and Creswell Training School, &C.
cording to Hudson.
D The classes have been sanctioned
g by the Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell anc
Washington County superintend
e ents of public instruction, it was
: stated.
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SEASON
Continued from Page One)

aboard boats in the bays and
sounds where largemouth bass are
found and the waters of the salt
water sounds, the inlets, deep sea,
the surf and the Gulf Stream.
POstmasters Convention
The annual N. c. Postmasters
Convention will be held here on
Mays Head during the same week
of the Sportsfshing Institute. The
dates for the convention will be
June 1914 and headquarters will
be at the Arlington on Mays Head.
Many small conventions have
been scheduled for the year of
1856, and likewise many small
group meetings. Headquarters for
the various meetings or conven-
tions will be at the hotels and mo-
tells of the Dare Coast.
Lost Colony June 80
The 10th season of Paul Green's
symphonic drama, The Lost Col
ony, will begin in Waterside Thea
tire at Manteo on Roanoke Island
June 80 and continue nightly, ex-
cept Mondays through Labor Day
Eve.
The drama this year will pre-
sent many new faces in the cast
and feature of the drama will be
the nucleus beginning of an all
North Carolina chorus.
Fishing Tournament
October 1921 will be the dates
of the 9Th annual Invitation and
Inter-Club Surf Fishing of Mays
Head this year, it was announced
this week by w. A. Williams, pres
ident of the Mays Head Surf Fish
ing Club which sponsors the event
each autumn.
December II at Kill Devil Hills
will mark the 53rd anniversary eel
ebration of the Wright Brothers
first flight, a celebration sponsor
ed each year by Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society in cooperation
with the Air Force Association
and the National Park Service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
6 L IN P S E S
I'll E P A S T
BY CAROLYN LLOYD

Old fashioned? Maybe-but ]
can't help but be a little shocked
at some items in the news these
days. For instance, when ] read
that Hal March, of T.V. fame, and
Candy Toxton, his fiancee, will be
married as soon as she receives a
divorce, ! was both shocked and
puzzled. Now how can a woman
be one mans wife and another's
fiancee at the same time? Such
goings-on are even more confusing
than the outright polygamy prac-'
ticed by the Fundamentalists of
whom ! wrote last week. AS a
matter :. of fact, the polygamists
seem more honest and moral than
the Hollywood and Broadway char
acters who trade wives and hus-
bands seemingly with the same
nonchalance with which they trade
in their cars for new models.
This business of being a fiancee
and wife at one and the same
time is in poor taste, to say the
least, and could get pretty COM
plicated. Does the wife-fiancee
wear her old wedding ring and her
new engagement ring at the same
time, wonder; and what do they
do with their old wedding rings
have rummage sales? Does she
ever get confused and think she
is married to her fiancee and en-
gagged to her husband? The situa-
ton has all sorts of possibilities,
both amusing and confusing. No
wonder most actresses always use
their professional names that
way they don't have to remember
what name is legally theirs at the
moment.
This business of "off with the
old, on with the new" was not
invented by modern man, of
course. However, in olden days the
privilege of changing wives and
husbands to suit the fancy was
pretty well reserved for royalty.
Henry VIII of England is the
classic example of a king who
tired of wife about as quickly
as he tired of a new satin doublet.
He had six wives Zone at time)
Two he divorced; two, he behead-
ed; one died a natural death after
one outlived him. What sigh of
one QUILTED him. What sigh of
relief she must have breathed
when he died before he could
think up an excuse for paving the
way for number seven. AS king,
Henry had the advantage of mod
ern Lotharios, for he could avoid
paying alimony by the simple ex-
pedient of having his wife's head
chopped off.
There are, of course, still men
who try to get away with Henry's
method. Beheading is rare these
days, but the shotgun seems a
popular weapon. The drawback is
that civilized nations frown on
that sort of thing today, even for
kings. Altogether, divorce is a
much simpler, less messy method.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03

When about all one has to do in
most states is go to court and
plead "incompatibility," it does
seem foolish to risk prison or a
death sentence just to get rid of
a mate that bores you.
Groucho Marx recently gave an
excellent definition of "incompati-
bility". He told of the couple who
got a divorce because he had no
income and she wasn't patable.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03

Have fish cleaned and scales
removed. The head and tail may
be removed if desired. Wash thor
oughly.
Fill cleaned fish lightly with the
stufing. Fasten opening with
skewers or toothpicks and thread.
Spread butter over entire fish.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cut lemon slices in half and
place in center Of large baking
pan. Set fish on lemon slices.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake in moderately slow oven
(S50eF.) about As minutes, or un-
til fish fakes easily. Basic FREE
quently with additional butter or
salad oil. Serve on heated platter,
garnished with additional lemon
slices and parsley. Yields six serv-
ings.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
NEW STUDY COURSE FOR
KITTY HAWK WSCS

The Kitty Hawk Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service will be-
gin its study entitled "This Revo-
lutionary Faith" on Sunday eve
ming, Feb. 9Th at Kitty Hawk
Methodist Church at 1880.
Topic for the evening will be
"Today's Arena" Everyone is
invited.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03
WANCHEsE PERSONALS

1t. Pete Poole Daniels, USAF,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. P. Daniels, recently while en-
route from Loring AFH, Lime
stone, Me-, to Sheppard ALB in
Wichita Tails, Texas, where he
will undergo further training for
the Intelligence division of the
Air Force.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03

Bodies of the New Bern Consistory
since 1929. Both the new Scottish
Rite Temple and Shrine Auditor
ium in New Bern are tributes to
his vision and leadership.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-03

transportation
Specials
1949 Ford 2-dOor, R&H, o. d.
$345.0O
194S Buick 2-dOor ROadmaster
$145.OO
1947 Chevrolet 4-dOOr, R&H
$4,000
1916 Ford 2-door $4,000
1855 Ford Custom, 2-doOr, R&H
o. d.
1853 Studebaker 4-dOOr Fl and
3D., clean
1853 Ford Coupe, FOrdomatic,
R&H
1853 Ford 2-dOOr, R&H, Cd.
1852 Plymouth, H
1852 Dodge 4-doOr
1852 Chevrolet Hard Top, extra
clean
1852 Ford 2-dOor, HI
1852 WHY'S Six, Station Wagon
1851 Chrysler Coupe
1851 Dodge 2-dsor, H
1851 Oldsmobile SS Coupe,
R&H
1850 Ford 2-doOr, radio, heater
1850 Pontiac 2-door, Six, R&H
1919 Chrysler 4-door
1949 Mercury 4-door, R&H
1913 Chevrolet 2-door, like new
194S Chevrolet 2-door, R&H
1916 Chevrolet Coupe, HI
TRUCKS
1854 Dodge K-ton Pickup
1853 Ford F-6OO VS, Chassis
and cab 172" WB, 2-speed
axle
1851 Dodge h-ton Pickup
1851 Ford Six h-ton Pickup
1850 Chevrolet 1-ton panel
1949 Chevrolet K-ton Pickup
1949 Chevrolet u ton Pickup
1916 Chevrolet 1K-ton Truck
Seat Covers
at Reduced Prices
Used Parts - " Off
Now rs inch Wheels for
Chevrolet Odge-FOrd
R. D. SAWYER
MOTOR COMPANY
phone 116 Mante0
Your FORD Dealer
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u cup butter or margarine
2 tablespoons minced onions
Il cup dry bread crumbs
III cups cooked rice sss..
" teaspoon salt "~aa9
u teaspoon pepper
u teaspoon paprika ~
u teaspoon basil
u teaspoon dill weed or seed
l tablespoon minced parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cook onions in butter until soft,
Remove from heat. Add crumbs,
rice, salt, pepper, paprika, basil,
dill weed, parsley, and lemon juice,
Toss lightly until blended.
/ 8 to 4-pound whole fish
2 tablespoons butter or
) margarine .s;lr
teaspoon salt Wy
u teaspoon pepper
2 slices lemon
" teaspoon paprika ,@rAs =
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Achievement Day Programs TO Be
Held Friday In Cumberland, Worsham

Achievement Day programs will
be held by the Prince Edward
County Home Demonstration
clubs and Cumberland County All
and Home Demonstration clubs
Friday night.
The Prince Edward program
will be held at 100 pm. at Wor-
sham School with tho Woisham,
Mt, Pleasant and Throck cldb5 as
hosteSseS.
Each club VIII exhibit its work
on the years project. hobbies for
homemakers Skits will be pre-
sented and the general public has
been invited to view the displays,
Cumberland's Joint program
will be held at s pm. in the Cum
berland High School auditorium.
Miss Sunny Martin, president Of
the honor club, will have charge
of the program.
John Randolph. Hamilton and
Cumberland clubs will present
skits and All and Home Dem
onstration Dress Revue will be
held under the direction of Miss
Nellie Mae Stonnen Medals will
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Local Members At
Roanoke Convention

Among those attending the 3lst
annual convention of the Virginia
Farm Bureau Federation in Roa-
noke this week are the following
Mrs w P. Sanderson. Gainesville
R. W. Dupuy, Worsham; T. E.
Harvey. Prospect; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
J. Jones. Prospect: John M. Put
ney. Jr.. Cumberland; George w
Palmer, Green Bay. and James c.
Rea. Jr.. Gainesville.
The purpose of the convention is
to adopt legislative program for
the next II months that represents
the majority view of the 10000
farmers comprising the state or
ganlzation.
Speakers on the three day pro-
Goodwin Jr. state senator from
Suffolk; Frank K. Woolley. legis-
lative counsel with the American
Farm Bureau Federation: and Gen
eral Herbert D. Vogel, board chair
man. Tennessee Valley Authority
gram, Nov 1928. include Mills E
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Pay As YouGo Plan Under Scrutiny
State Water Control Board Has 7o1Un s
Pollution Abatement Report Under Study

cipality will be erection of the
treatment plant. which Johnston
and engineers assisting with the
direction of the work, estimate will
cost about $250000 The manager
said that another $125 900 will be
required to construct an inter
ceptor line to carry sewage wastes
from present outfalls along the
river shore to the treatment
plant.
Started In 1854
The towns original pay-as-you-
go plan to meet the state boards
directive was adopted in 1854 1t
calls for accommodating 500 h0a
cash reserve. after improvements
are completed and then for mu-
nicipal bond issue to raise the
balance of funds for the line and
treatment plant.
What the boards further di-
receive will be must await receipt
of its study of Jolnstons report.
Farmville is one of numerous
town and cities. as we'll as rural
sanitary districts. under abate-
ment directive from the board.
Emporia. South Boston, Danville
Marshall and New Castle are
among them. Similar directives to
numerous industrial firms are al
so under study.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

A progress report on Farmville's
efforts to abate pollution by sew
age of the Appomattox River was
presented to the State Water Con-
troll Board in Richmond this week
by Town Manager I. z. Johnston.
The board was presented the
written report Wednesday, and
Johnston said under procedures of
the state body. the municipality
will learn of the boards decisions
after members have studied the
report in closed session.
The manager. said the munich
pal report lists some 100000 in
extension and improvement ex-
oenditures in the Sewer Depart
ment. That has been the sum ex-
pended since the last report to
the state board in 1854.
Farmville has been under the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Hes Got To Be For To Everyone
Better Not Dispute With the Tobacco
Grader Until You've Read His Bible

Considering that the government
tobacco grader has 1852 different
classifications he can put on Type
q Virginia dark-fired tobacco, and
that he deals with better than 10
million pounds a season, it's under
standable that he's the last person
to claim he never makes a mistake
On the other hand. you won't find
a grader can be pushed AROUND
easily. either He's cot pretty good
authority and written government
directlves for what he does
The grader is a key figure in tho
tobacco marketing operation The
results of his work are Of interest
to the farmer. the buyer. the ware
houseuan and of course, the U S.
Department of Agriculture. which
employs him to see that all interests
are served fairly
Chief Supervisor
Arthur Irby. chief supervisor Of
the Tobacco Section, U.SDA. for
Types q and 81, directs the work
Of the seven graders at Lynchbure.
five at Falmyille, three at Black
stone and three at Richmond His
assistant supervisor is f. B Reyn-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

degree in 1923, She then spent
two years at oxford University.
England. studying English ltera-
tuIe, and was awarded the Hon
ours A. B. in 1926.
While at Sweet Brian. she was
on the staff of the Magazine and
the annual, q member OF the Y
W.C.A. cabinet and the dramatic
club.
At Syracuse University. she was
elected to membership in the
scholarship Leadership fraternity.
Phi Kappa Phi. She is also an
honorary member of Sigma Up
silon, at Hampden-S Sydney. and
Beorc eh Thorn at Longwood
College.
Miss Eeelcston was at one time
a member Of the English staff OF
Longwood College. She taught al
so at Worsham High School
Chatham Hall and Winthrop Col
lege
Miss EggleSton organized, and
for several years directed, the
miniature Globe Theatre, a mario
nette group of campus children
at Hampden-Sydney College.
While in Danville, Miss Eggles-
ton will be the guest of Mr. and
Mr. RoySter .Lyle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Local, Overseas
Relief To Benefit
From 'MOOSe-e-thOn'

A day and a half long Moose
c-thon will be conducted Deem
Der Is and l6 by the Farmville
Moose lodge and Women Of the
Moose to provide happier
Christmas for local families in
need and 10 cooperate with the
current drive for overseas relief.
T e fraternal organizations
drive will be aimed at securing
clothing. toys and money. The
appeal will be made by radio
broadcast over Station WFTO,
with air time alternated between
entertainment and appeals.
The two sponsoring organiza-
lions VIII arrange to pick up do
nations at those homes answer
ing the appeal. Dave Weinberg.
in making the announcement,
asked persons to begin preparing
donations now to be ready when
the appeal is launched.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

lids. of BroOkneal
Irby has worked with tobacco
since 1915 and has served as a
grader since 1927. He still claims
tobacco is one of the most difficult
# all commodities to grade The
same pile Of tobacco can change
several times a day" he says
The graders word is final as to
what grade the tobacco gets. Irby's
graders start about 8 am. "earli-
est time they can see good and
stay about an hour ahead Of the
buyers, who start auctioning at 9
a m.
A typ'cally good day on the Farm
vile Market. say of about $50 900
pounds, requires about six hours
work for three men Irby estimates
# grading slows up and the buying
oil Gle closes in on him buying
steps until the grade. can get ahead
again.
Graders Bib'c
The graders bible is the USDA S
Official Standard Grades for Fire
Cured Tobacco promulgated and
published under authority of Con-
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
New Well Causes
Rice School To
Close Two Days

You neve~ miss the water until
the well goes dry. so goes the old
saying The we'll didn't eXactlv go
DIV. but the school Children at Rice
a"e missing the water and two days
of school as we'll due to a waite
shortage at the elementary school
T. J McIlwaine, superintendent
Of schools. said that the water sup
My at the Rice School has been
low for some time. To remedy this
situation, a new well is being sunk
When the new we'll reached the
level of the old well. it drained most
# the water from the old we'll. and
caused the old well to become
clogged with sand. silt and mud
Much to the JOY Of the Rice
school children. the only solution
was to close the school while the
new well is put into operation.
McIlWaine estimated that the we'll
will probably be drilled to about 100
feet which is roughly twice the
depth of the old one. He said that
school would only be closed two
days. Thursday and Friday of this
week. and would open Monday
morning as usual if everything went
as planned
He also reported that there was
no damage to any of the pump
equipment or any of the heating
system al the school.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Miss Eggleston's Poetry Recitals
To BE Heard In DanUille, Chatham

Miss Elizabeth Canington Egg
gleSton Of Hampden -Svdnry. will
read her poetry at Chatham Hall
Chatham Va, on December 4 at
Danyille Womans Club on De
cember 8, at Averett College and
Stratford College, both in Dan
vile, on December and 7 re-
speetively.
Miss E2gles.on has read her
verse before the Norfolk Poetry
Society, at Longwood College, at
ihe Farmville Woman's Club, and
to various informal groups.
LII 'Stracted. one Of her po-
ems, has been widely read. The
late Miss Leola Wheeler used it
at the dedication Of Jarman Hall
and several times on radio broad
casts.
Miss Eggleston has published
verse in The Lyric, The Christian
Century. The North American
Review. The Saturday Evening
Post. and the Norfolk Virginian
Pilot.
She attended Agnes Scott Col
lege, and was graduated by Sweet
Briar College with the B. A. de-
gree in 1919. She was a teaching
fellow In history at Syracuse IN
iversltp and received her- masters
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Weakened Old Belt
Demand Ups Pool
Take to % Per Cent

Old Belt flue-cured tobacco
markets held sales only hire
days last week. Auctions were
suspended Thursday and Friday
TO observe the Thanksgiving holi-
days. Sales resumed Monday.
During the three day week most
average prices continued to de-
cline when compared with the
week before. Quality of offerings
was also slightly poorer and vol
ume Of sales was classified as
medium to heavy ..
Gross sales for the short week
amounted to 1905 ,296 pounds
averaging s48.50 per hundred. The
weekly average was S1.24 under
the previous low of S4974 set last
week. Season sales totaled 2T6.-
336,319 pounds for an average Of
$51.24.
A little over SO percent of the
grade averages were lower The
declines ranged from so cents to
$500 per hundred; however. most
were S100 and $500. A large
number of grades held firm and
several were a little higher.
An increase in the percentage
of low leaf and nondescript low
cred the general quality. More lug
and prlmlngs were marked and
less leaf cutters. Bulk OF sales was
poor to good leaf, fair Tugs, low
prlmings and nondescript
Deliveries to the cured
Sterilization Corporation under
the Government loan program
continued to increase as around Is
percent of gross sales went to the
Corporation. Season receipts were
approximately II percent.