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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-26
JAMesTowN's ssoTH ANNIVERSARY.
(Fron1 LibertYl

On April /, 1857 jamestown, Virginia, first permanent
English colony in America opened its festival in ceebra
ton of its founding $50 years ago. Fifty years ago. the
occasion of the 300th anniversary huge monument
erected here.
On May IS, 1907, thirteen years before the Pilgrims
landed in Massachusetts, Capt John Smith, sturdy military
and Capt Christopher Newport fleet commander sail
ed three small ships through Hampton Roads and up the
James River to land the first colonsts jamestown Island
For 81 years this town the capital of the colony of
Virginia its dominion extending west to the Mississippi
and north to Canada
But Jamestown Island, where the first colony estab
shed not necessarily the subject of greatest interest in
the old Colonial of Virginia Actually three places play
leading roles in this years celebration In addition James
town. Williamsburg and Yorktown share the honors Will
amburg the second Colonial capital has been restored by
Colonial Williamsburg Inc, Rockefelersponsored organ
ization In Williamsburg may live again the days of
Washington Jefferson and Patrick Henry when the pat
tern for free society being worked out by the
founding fathers of this nation Here of the principles
that make America great first found expression and
first discussed by common and women who to
fight and die to make them reality for their descendants
Yorktown the sthmus from the first settlement
the York River the site where the War of Indpend
to end Here in 1871 Lord CORVALLIS ordered
his to down their in surrender the combined
American and French forces which had him pinned down
the shores of the York River without any chance for
Today do honor to the brave and clear thinking
oday do honor to the brave and clear thinking
and women who freedoms May their and
daughters be as willing to sacrifice to maintain them
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DEDICATION
Continued from Page One)

Mammoth concrete piles, rang
ing in length from 80 to 81 feet,
were pre-cast in a casting yard at
the Manteo airport. The piles were
then ferried out to the construc-
ton site where they were driven
into the floor of the sound. Men
with know-how combined with ma
terials of steel and concrete to
span the Croatan Sound with a
modern 14,265-foot long structure.
February %, 1857. work was
completed-just one day ahead of
the 450-day working limit. Six days
after the bridge was officially ac-
copied by the State for nlainte-
nance under Chief Bridge Mantle
nance Engineer C. B. Taylor, a
freight boat rammed the bridge
during a heavy rain storm.
April 9, in a special letting to
repair the boat damage, Loving
was low with a bid of $44,552.85.
Repair work includes rebuilding
one pile section, repairing three
cracked concrete caps, and repair
ing II scuffed footings. Repairs
will start after the formal dedica-
ton. Traffic is still using the
bridge despite the damage; it is
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one-way through the damaged
portion.
Not including the freight boat
damage, the bridge has cost ST.
649, 1888 which includes the con-
tract cost and the engineering fees.
A special $750,O00 ALLEGATION
was made by the late Governor
Umstead in October, 1858, for the
preliminary planning for the
bridge. In November, 1854, Un,-
stead put up an additional So mil
lion for construction of the bridge.
The Highway Commissioners
selected the Croatan Sound Bridge
as fitting memorial to Governor
Umstead who died in office in late
1854 since his ALLEGATIONS of. funds
made the bridge possible.
Built to high engineering stand
ards, the structure features a "a
foot wide roadway. 1t also has q
130-foot long navigational span
which has 45-foot high vertical
clearance and an SO-foot wide hori-
zontal clearance for passage OF
beats.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-26

JAPAN LEADS-Odd isn't it,
but Japan has held place at top as
the worlds leading shipbuilding
nation during the first three
months of this year. Britain was
second, Germany third and Swe-
den fourth.
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BUXTON PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Rascom Gibbs anC
children of Norfolk spent Easter
week end with her parents, Capt
and Mrs. u. B. Jennette.
Lloyd Scarborough Jr. of Greens.
boro College visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Scarborough.
Mrs. Eula Stowe has returned tc
Elizabeth City after visiting hen
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Basnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hassell OF
Suffolk were here with her mother,
Mrs. BERTHE Dixon, on her birthday
April goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud West and chill
dren and Mrs. Wilma Fulcher and
children of Norfolk spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. p. Brady.
Mrs. Hilda Spruill of New Bern
visited her mother, Mrs. Cora Lee
Casey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Braxton
and children of Ayden, spent the
week end here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce Midget and
children of Morganton are visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R.
Midget.
The parents of Rev. Ray Spar
row, who live in Bath, were here
for Mr.. Sparrow's Easter morning
service at the Buxton Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Grace Thurlon and children
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Daley.
Mrs. R. E. Bingham of Avon
gave a talk on the last two chap
tiers of the study course "PauPs
Letters" to the W.S.C.S. group at
the Buxton Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gray of
Manteo spent Easter with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Gray.
Byron Veal has finished training
and is here on leave with his moth
er and step father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Wilson of Norfolk and grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Will
liams of Buxton. He will report
to Groton, Conn.,, for further train
ing.
BMC Benjamin O'Neal and wife
of Ocracoke spent Tuesday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Midget.
Mrs. Eleanor Johnson was given
shower Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Martha Bigelow.
Canasta was played at two tables
and prizes were won by Mrs.
Carol Dillon and Mrs. Paula Full
| cher. Guests present were Mrs.
Paula A. Johnson, Mrs. Nora Mil
Ter, Mrs. Paula Fulcher, Mrs. Maud
White, Mrs. Carol Dillon and Mrs,
Lightner.
Mrs. Cynthia Robinson and son
James visited in Norfolk.
Mrs. Pauline Robinson and chill
dren of Frisco are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rocky Roll
linson.
Mrs. Christina Scarborough re-
turned to her home in Norfolk
after visit here with friends.
Capt. and Mrs. L. L. Woods and
son Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Midget made a trip through Dare
and HYDE County Wednesday.
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BIG GEM HAUL-A theft of
$4,000 in gems and cash has
been reported from Cleveland, Ohio.
TRIPLETS- Two girls and a
boy were born to Mrs. o. C. Ed
wards, Jr., wife of a Navy man
in Portsmouth, Va. Wednesday.
Everybody doing fine.
TEXAS Observation-Disclosures,
hail, rain and dust continue to
make life miserable in Texas.
Damage in Dallas from flooded
streets is estimated at $1,000, 900.
The state has had nine recent
tornadoes.
NO TRANSFUSIONS-Ri dicu-
lous extremes in the name of reli-
gion were illustrated in Gastonia,
where a Jehovah's witness preach
er, refused to permit blood trans
fusions for his nine year old son,
dying of burns in hospital. Burns
were inflicted when the boy kicked
over a gasoline can while camping
out.
MAD BOMBER-George Metes-
ky, 81, the mad bomber of New
York, whose activities in terror
izing people lasted 16 years, has
been committed to a hospital for
the criminally insane.
MUCH HooCH - Over 1000
gallons of moonshine whiskey, val
ued at over $1,000, was destroyed
during the raid of still near Lit
tletown. Two Negro undercover
agents aided in the arrest of sew
en- men, two of them juveniles.
THE MIGHTY FALL - British
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd,
So, has sued for divorce, charging
his 80 year old wife with adultery.
In the same manner, Sir Anthony
Eden, recently prime minister, di-
yorced his first wife.
CAPT1VE-Marjorie Jordan, 90,
a brunette, claims she was held
captive for more than three months
in London, by John Bridal, &c, an
inventor who was experimenting
with metal work. She said she was
kept in a dungeon, and not allowed
to have a bath, or get her hair
dressed.
CATHOLICS WARNED-Cath-
olics have been warned to stay
away from the revival to be con-
Quoted by N. C. evangelist Billy
Graham in New York. Father John
E. Kelly, director of the Informa-
ton Bureau, National Catholic
Welfare Conference, in Washing
ton says it is a danger to the faith
for Catholics to listen to Graham
;. In South Carolina, where the
Ku Klux Khan has announced it
has opened it's membership to
Catholics, a priest has declared:
''the very nature of the Khan would
prohibit a Catholic from joining
it, A Klan official says the fight
is not now against Catholics, but
against Indignation, communism,
and Federal controls.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-26
STAGGERING PROSPECT

U. s. News World Report points out that under the
proposed budget $14 billion year will be spent for
welfare activities against $32 billion 10 years ago And
that doesn't count the programs for aiding and
farmers which, together will to SOB billion
This is the situation in Of record employment
record incomes and record gross national product What
would happen there moderate downturn in
business activity and consequent drop in tax
The prospect is staggering.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-26
MISTAKES

mistake is evidence that someone has tried to do
something The who does things makes mistakes but
he makes the biggest mistake of ahat of doing
nothing Making mistakes is something you can avoid by
doing nothing and being nothing Someone has said that
the greatest mistake make is that of giving up
All people make mistakes That's why erasers are put
pencils you don't learn anything from your mistakes,
there's in making them-New Mexico Freemason
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-04-26

Stays FBI MAN - Francis
Kolakowski, wanted for Staying
his wife, and taking part in a $780,
600 robbery, killed an FBI man
and himself in Conn. last week.
JAILED HIM - In Norfolk,
Charles Cullop, SO, was sent to
Jail for year for driving without
a license on a second offense. His
license had been revoked for three
years for driving drunk.
JAPAN LEADS-Odd isn't it,
but Japan has held place at top as
the worlds leading shipbuilding
nation during the first three
months of this year. Britain was
second, Germany third and Swe-
den fourth.
HIGH LIVING-Cost of living
in the United States has reached
an all time high, Washington au-
thorities reporting that March
noted rise for the seventh
straight month.
1000 CROOKS - An estimated
1000 crooks are active in racket
eering in labor unions in this coun-
try, according to estimates com
ing from Washington where a
committee is investigating such ac-
tivities in unions.
COURT ORDERS SHOTS-Pol-
10 shots have been ordered given
to an eight year old child in Chi
cago, by Judge Harry Hershenson.
The father Of the child is Jew,
and the mother a Christian scien-
fist who objected to the child be-
ing vaccinated.
CHIEF JUST1CE-W. H. Duck
worth, 62, chief justice of the Geor-
gia Supreme Court, got off with a
$50 fine when tried on drunken
driving charge, which was dis
missed, but he was fined for driv-
ing in the wrong lane, and the hit
ting of two cars and a parking
meter. Wonder what will happen
to the boob policeman who arrest
ed him?
INCREASED LIVING COSTS
Americans are going to have to pay
still more to live. Increased pay
for a million railroad workers plus
about 200 thousand others will go
into effect this week, because their
cost of living has gone up. The
increase is $75 millions.
WOMEN KILLERS-Thos. Hig-
gins, %, admitted Staying Patricia
Rutland, 10, in Brooklyn, after she
had resisted his advances. He beat
her to death with a hammer. He
admitted killing widow age so,
and attacks on other women, was
sorry about it, after he was caught
+. :. A California factory worker,
%, flew 5000 miles to shoot down
Beatrice Fishman, 10 of Brookline,
Mass. After planning to kill
his wife for four or five years,
James Chandler, SO, shot and kill
ed his wife, Bernice, 40, in Rock
ingham, N. C. The wife had killed
Ila Mae Treadway, her husbands
girl friend last year.
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COURT ORDERS SHoTS-Pol-
10 shots have been ordered given
to an eight year old child in Chi
cago, by Judge Harry Hershenson-
The father of the child is a jew,
and the mother a Christian scien-
fist who objected to the child be-
ing vaccinated.
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1000 crooks - An estimated
1000 crooks are active in racket
eering in labor unions in this coun-
try, according to estimates COM
ing from Washington where a
committee is Investigating such ac-
tivities in unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24

interests Of Northern Vir-
ginia."
Mr.. Moss, dealing with pollu-
ton problems as a member OF
the Northern Virginia Regional
Planning Commission and OF
the National Capital Regional
Planning Council. said he has
pleaded before both groups
for complete interjurisdic-
tional cooperation"
Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Boyer said
they understood the conference
was entirely informal, and con-
illusions reached would not be
binding on any parties.
Your statement that Vir-
GINA contributes little to the
problem. and that adequate
steps have been taken to con-
troll the little that is contrib
uted, begs the issue entirely, >
they said in their letter to the
water board.
"AS representatives Of the
Democratic Party, We believe
that it is incumbent upon oul
State government to actively
participate in every possible
way to protect the interests Of
the people of Virginia by help
ing to clean up the Potomac
River"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
War on Rots
"Opens in S.W

Washington's southwest re-
developers. tired of being out
Unanswered by rats, have de-
clared about war on the rodent
hordes which inhabit the slum
areas.
Rats have been a headache
ever since the slum clearance
program started. Up 70 now,
the r e developme nt Land
Agency has been requiring pri-
vate demolition companies to
kill as many rats as they can
before razing slum structures
from which families have been
relocated.
The trouble with this system,
though, is that many of the
rats move out as soon as fam
lilies are relocated. And by the
time the demolition crews move
in, the rats also have found
new homes and food sources
elsewhere.
We've been getting a lot Of
them. but not the ones that re-
locate themselves" said NAL
colin A. Burrows, RIA acting
director.
To correct the situation, RIA
this week hired a full-time ex-
terminator to work with the
District Health Department.
Starting soon, the entire
Southwest area will routinely
be baited by a nauseous mixture
which attracts and is fatal only
TO rats.
The batting will be continu-
GUS, Mr.. Burrows said, with the
idea of covering the entire
Southwest twice month.
I'VE hope" Mr.. Burrows
commented. this will make a
piker out of the Pied Piper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
Man Fined $100
In Police Assault

Joseph Grayson, AZ, found
guilty by a Municipal Court
jury of simple assault on a
policeman. yesterday was sem
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 or
serve 30 days.
Passing sentence was Judge
Thomas E. Scalley.
Grayson's case was one Of a
number of cases recently cited
by the local branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People,
who alleged he was a victim Of
police brutality.
! Mr.. Grayson is a resident OF
the 100 block Of Swami street
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24

short a vacation in Europe to
be here.
Mr.. Bruce, Ga. declined an
offer last year of party forces
opposed to George p. Mahoney
to support him as the nominee
after Willard E. Tydings had
withdrawn. He leaves no ques-
ton. however, that he is in
terested this year in the nomi-
nation and is actively seeking
support.
DR.. Harry C. Byrd was not
at last nights reception but
there was a statement on hand
that he was not joking more
than a year ago when he an
nounced that he would make a
second attempt to win the gov
ernorship.
DR.. Byrd. defeated in the
general elections in 1854. early
last summer said he would seek
a nomination again. At the
time. both political leaders felt
Dr.. Byrd was simply trying to
hit at Mr.. Tawes who had been
supporting Mr.. Mahoney.
In his statement today DR..
Byrd insisted he was in the
race to stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24

ton isn't any worse today, but
lit probably will be Monday"
1t. Frank c. Morrison said
no more cases of the flu have
been diagnosed since yesterday
when 108 cases had been re-
ported.
He said the ship returned
from a training exercise in
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, about
August 3. Almost Immediately
members of the 2l8-man crew
started to come down with the
disease. Since then from three
to four men have been report
ing to the ships sick bay at
each of the twice-a-day sick
calls, and it's been necessary to
turn two enlisted mems living
compartments into temporary
hospitals.
EOSSiDIe source
The physician said the men
could have picked up the dis
ease from ill crew members of
another ship in Guantanamo
Bay, or may have contracted
the disease from i'll men aboard
other destroyers tied up to the
MISUNDERSTANDING Pier in
Norfolk when the Huntington
arrived.
He said he has several
corpsmen-two rated men, a
chief and a trainee-assigned
to the task of caring for the
sick crew members. The de-
stroyer normally carries only
one chief pharmacist mate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Lifetime Guidelines Given
Students in Sunday Star

THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION-What role did
it play in the success of many preSent-day world
greats? In a special Back-to-School Edition of
SUNDAY, The Star Magazine, you're given the
answer to this and host of other questions by the
10 top people most admired by local youngsters
must reading for every student and educator.
Don't miss 1t!
VIEWS ON MIDDLE EAST-In the eighth of his timely
series current events, Harry S. Truman airs his
hard-hitting views the turbulent Middle East.
This Sunday, Mr.. Truman discusses policy failures
OF yesterday that have returned to haunt in the
Syrian crisis Of today.-News Section.
FILTH PEDDLERS-Selling obscene literature to
school children is big business in America. In
This Week Magazine, ]. Edgar Hoover tells you
about the vicious traffic in smut and how you
help wipe out this serious threat endangering the
morals of our youth
THE CAPTAINS KIDS-"KdS Will Be Problems" and
TVS lovable Captain Kangaroo" is not without
his share of perpextes both and off camera.
For the full story Harrisons cover story
in TeleVue.
CAPITOL HILL CAREER GIRL-In Career Girl,
1887" Frances Lide introduces you to a young
specialist on legislation, tells how she landed her
position Senator's staff and why she wouldn't
trade her Job with anyone.-Women's Section.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
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the % counties and all six
districts in Baltimore City.
Furthermore, DR.. Otenasek
wants a $3.50 breakdown with
the men on the State Central
Committee, the party's govern
ing body.
Her demands we're to be
made at a luncheon at the
Atlantic Hotel here with a
captive audience of most of
the leading male contenders for
Statewide Office.
Some 400 persons turned out
last night for a reception given
by DR.. Otenasek as president
Of the United Democratic
Women's Club which opened a
tsree-day meeting here.
Today's luncheon was to be
arranged as a woman in poll
tics theme with the nam
speaker, Mrs. Lucy Ann Gar
vey. recently appointed as the
first woman Assistant States
Attorney in Baltimore City.
Leading the list Of political
hopefuls here were potential
candidates for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination in
GLIDING Baltimore Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro, Control
Ter j. Willard Tawes and At
torney General c. Ferdinand
Sybert.
Other we'll known figures at
tending the reception included
National Committeeman Mich
ael j Birmingham. Delegates
Blair Lee III. Perry o Wilkin-
son, A. Gordon Boone, Daniel
Brewster and State Senators
Louis l.. Goldstein and H.
Winship Wheatly.
The gathering here. always
a prime testing ground Of an
nual candidates, left no doubt
that James Bruce was a serious
contender for the Senatorial
nomination.
Mr.. Bruce, former Ambassa-
dor to Argentina and long
prominent in the Democratic
national financial picture, cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24

hidden from the campers. And
please don't tell.
Tomorrow will be Christmas
Day" at the camp. The young
sters will awake in the morn
ing to find stockings hung in
their cabins. And the stock
ings will be full of gifts.
Then the students will be told
they can go to breakfast in
their pajamas-a real treat.
At night Santa Claus will come
and distribute more presents.
The future school patrol lead
ers then will sit around and
sing Christmas carols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
Virginia Leaders AssoiI
Pollution PorIey Boycott

Three Fairfax County Lead
ers, from both sides of the po-
litical fence, yesterday lam
basted the Virginia State Water
Control Board for boycotting a
Federal conference on Potomac
River pollution this week.
William H. Moss. a Republic
can member of the Fairfax
Board of County Supervisors
and leader in the river pollu-
ton fight. accused the State
agency of a childish" action
that was against the best in
terests of northern Virginia. "
John c. Webb, a Democratic
member of the House of Dele
gates from Fairfax Falls
Church, and Morten S. Beyer.
president of the Fairfax County
Young Democratic Club, sent
a Joint letter to the water board,
declaring that they were
shocked" to read of Virginia S
refusal to participate.
While Virginia may con-
tribute only some Is per cent
to the total pollution problem
at this time, our residents along
the 25-mile stretch of the Po-
tomac under consideration are
exposed to not only our is
per cent but also Maryland
and the Districts IS per cent.
We therefore have a 100 per
cent interest in seeing that
the problem is brought under
control" the two Democratic
leaders wrote.
Maryland and District rep
resentatives attended the con-
ference. held in Charlottesville,
Va, under auspices of the
United States Public Health
Service on Thursday, but the
Virginia Water Control Board
voted to have no part in the
talks.
Boards Viewpoint
The control board. according
to its secretary, A. H. Paessler,
took the position that Virginia
is not a serious offender in Po-
tomac pollution and that the
State is taking its own steps to
hold down pollution.
Mr.. Moss said the water
board chairman, E. Blackburn
Moore, is a "well-known in
innate" Of State administration
leaders and that his action
hints of political connivance
to embarress and hurt the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
SLUGGISH SCUM
COVERS SECTION
OF TIDAL BASIN

Green algae and Jelly
fish are oozing around
under the low water of the
Tidal Basin and the Poto-.
mac River.
That scum at the waters
edge represents thickening
algae due to the hot
weather and the sluggish
state of the river in the
summer drought, sanitary
officials explain.
But the Geological Survey
has noted slight rises in the
river since last Tuesday.
About $50 million gallons
now are flowing by Chain
Bridge and the Corps Of
Engineers estimate only 90
more millions of gallons are
needed to flush the pollu-
ton load past Washington.