The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-09-28

DEATH ToLL-A Virginia sta
tistician has figured that by the
end of this year, a total Of $4,000
persons will have been killed in
his state by automobiles. This
year, 572 have been killed.
WOUNDS PRESIDENT-Seri-
GUS wounds were inflicted upon
President Somoza of Nicaragua, as
he was proclaimed candidate for
reelection. While he watched the
festivities afterward, Lopez Perez
shot him, and was killed on the
spot by persons in the crowd,
Somoza was treated by several
American medical men. He has
been in power 20 years.
SIX WOMEN ESCAPE = Six
negro women prisoners escaped
Central prison in Raleigh Satur-
day, but were re-captured after a
short time. They rioted and got
away, claiming the noon meal was
cold.
LUNCH MONEY-North Caro-
lina's school lunch program will
receive $3,4S4,572 of Federal funds
during the coming school year, in
addition to $1,2O9,659 for the
school milk program, according to
Senator w. Kerr Scott.
FOREST FIRE-Fire in noun
tain forests near San Bernardino,
Calf. burned on 5000 acres of
lands and menaced many resort
homes.
KILLS FATHER = Rev. Maui
rice Snyder, of the Reformed
church in Albany, N. Y, was shot
and killed by his 13-year-old son,
accidentally, the report shows.
STEALS JUDGES CLOTHES
While Judge William ]. Bundy of
Greenville was in church Sunday,
a thief stole his clothes left in his
automobile. William Andy Peacock,
16, was arrested in a stolen car
while asleep in Greenville.
POOR HIGH SCHOOLS-Evi-
dence of the inadequacy of high
school training was revealed at
William & Mary College, Norfolk,
when it was found less than 40
per cent of the freshmen applying
could pass the mathematics test.
CoNVICTS CAPTURED-Two
convicts who broke away from the
Maple, N. C. prison camp, were
captured in Norfolk, in a stolen
car. They had pistol, rifle and
guns, ammunition and burglary
tools, and hacksaw blades also in
their shoes. They are James C.
Clendon, %, and Leslie R. Gautier,
Is.
STORE MERGER = The Belk
and Efird chain of stores in North
and South Carolina have been
merged, and will be operated I'M
der the Efird name. Nearly 400
stores are involved, $50 of which
are in the Belk group.
REPENTANT THIEF in Lex
ington, S. c., Ralph Risinger AZ,
stole $13,271 from the cotton gin
where he was employed. He said
two men had robbed him of the
money, but finally broke down and
told officers where he had hid the
money, and said 81 don't know
what made me do it."
BRIDGES BEATEN-The COM
munist labor racketeer Harry
Bridges was beaten by two mer-
chant seamen in California.
Bridges is a waterfront union ty-
coon on the West Coast.
WOULD CURB NAACP-A bill
passed in the Richmond Legisla-
ture would restrict the Negro
Advancement Association, ESQ call
ed) from unlawful activities. This
bill would require registration,
listing of membership and of fl
nancial contributors of such or
CARNATIONS.
SHOT BY GUNMAN - Morris
Pearlman, So, operator of cloth
ing store on Church ST., Norfolk,
was shot by Negro who tried
to hold up and rob the store. Pearl
man was shot critically in the
struggle; the assailant got away.
In West Client, Detective ]. C.
Wade killed "Pork Chop" Sharp,