davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20
Social Security
Agent to Be Here
Wednesday, Fb. rs

Many farmers who are partlc1-
pating in the Governments soil
bank program are asking us what
affect this has on their social
security, Chester ". Buchanan,
representative of the Billings So
cial security office, said today.
I'VE explain to them that, for
social security benefit purposes,
or for purpose of the amount of
earnings permitted to a farmer
getting retirement benefits, soil
bank payments must be taken
into consideration. These pay
ments apply to acreage reserve,
conservation reserve, and also in
cases where a farmer has placed
his farm in the soil bank under
the bid procedure"
For example, Buchanan said, a
farmer who is getting soil bank
payments before he retires, re-
ports those payments as net earn
ings for social security purposes.
He gets social security credit
for them. A farmer who places
his farm in the soil bank after
he retires and has started get
ting old-age insurance benefits,
must report soil bank payments
also. They apply against the
amount of earnings that a person
can have while receiving social
security benefits. Whether or not
a retired farmers old-age bene-
fit payments r affected by the
payments he gets under the soil
bank program depends upon the
services he renders in connection
with his operation of the farm.
Soil bank payments would not
affect the old age insurance bene-
fits OF a farmer who elected to
plant trees on his land and mere
~ gave a little time to directing
the planting of the trees. How
ever. a retired farmer who placed
his farm in the soil bank and
personally planted a cover crop
on his land would probably be
rendering substantial services dur
ing n or more months in the
year. In this case, he would not
get social security payments for
the months in which the cover
crop was planted. Farmers who
have questions about soil bank
in relation to their So
cial security Shout dget in touch
with our representative when he
is in Sidney at the NYA build
ing on Wednesday, February 26,
from 8 a. m. to S p. m
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20
Governors
Committee Panel
Discuss Education

Should a junior college be es-
tablished in Sidney? If SO, are
you willing to pay for it? Is &
sales tax the answer to financial.
difficulties of education?
An audience of about rs people
posed questions of this type fol
discussion at d meeting of the
Governors Committee on Educa-
ton Beyond the High School In
the Sidney high school auditorium
February IL.
Mrs. Vernon E. Lewis of Richey
was the moderator of a panel
composed of Orren Kesler from
Culbertson, Donald Blair, OF
Richey; Mrs. Ray Miller, Sidney;
Wayne wilkins, Fairview; with
DR.. H. L. Steele, president of
Eastern Montana College of Edu-
cation, as the consultant. Super
intendent H. F. Mikelson was the
recorder.
The audience participation in
the form of suggestions, opinions
and questions were recorded and
will be analysed by the Cover
nor's Committee in terms of So
lutions for Montana's education
problems.
AS far as the group who met
here were concerned, it might be
said that the general conclusion
of the discussion could be sum-
med up as follows: 1--WE want
more and better programs Of ed
ucation. We want one which is
adapted to the abilities Of the stu
dents. We are willing to pay for
the facilities and the personnel"
There was a generally favorable
reaction to a sales tax provided
it was earmarked for the total
education program, elementary,
secondary and higher education.
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20
Horse Creek
BY MrM Lelf Hanson

Patty Kay Koch and johnnie
Peterson celebrated their thirc
birthdays the 9th Of February a
the Math Koch home. Those at
tending this double birthday par
ty for Patty and Johnnie( who are
cousins, too, were Mrs. Serina
Brosten of Sidney, Mr.. and Mrs
Halvord Peterson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson, Mr.. ano
Mrs. AISLE Peterson and family
Nancy stayed overnight and Wis
tied school Monday with Myror
and came home with the mail
man Tuesday.
Mrs. George Hayes of Scobey,
Montana visited at Sidney and
Horse Creek from Monday until
Thursday. Her brother, Haakon
Peterson, has been staying with
the Nels Pedersons for a couple
of months since he came from
Canada.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Roedeski on the arrival of
their baby boy on the 18th at
the Sidney hospital. His name is
Fred James.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Simonis and
Carmen of Glasgow, Mont, spent
the week end at the Nels Peder-
son home.
DR.. l.. E. Witt came out and
vaccinated calves for Left Ham
son and Dave and Bud Winter
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halvord Peder-
son and family were visitors at
the Nels Peterson home last week
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ershel Stickman
and family and MIR and Mrs. Nels
Peterson and Haakon were eve
ming callers at the AISLE Peterson
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Kemmis were
callers at the Left Hanson home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Winter and
Dave Winter brought Vivian home
Saturday afternoon.
Nels and AISLE Peterson and
Left Hanson took Haakon Peder-
son to Williston Sunday to take
the train for Minneapolis on to
Chicago and then to New York,
where he will leave the 10Th for
Norway. Here's wishing him a
nice trip back to his native land.
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20

returns require special handling
and normally are set aside until
after the rest Of the refunding
program has been completed so
as not to delay the refunds for
those taxpayers who have filed
correct and complete returns.
The Internal Revenue Service
makes every effort to issue re-
funds as promptly as possible,
Mr.. Healy said, and this opera
ton is normally completed early
in June. Returns are processed as
nearly as possible in the order
of their receipt and it is the
policy of the Internal Revenue
Service not to interrupt the or
derby flow of returns through the
refunding process for the purpose
of locating a specific return and
expediting the allowance of the
overpayment indicated to be due.
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20
- THE SIDNEY HERALD
IL Thursday. Feb. 20. 1858
National Merit
Scholarship
Qualification Test
NOW ADMINISTERED
IN JUNIOR YEAR

OF interest TO every college
bound high school student in
America is the qualification test
of the National Merit Scholarship
Program DR.. John Stalnaker, di-
rector, announced today in Ev-
anston, Illinois, several new val
ueS of the 1958-l959 Merit Schol-
arship Program.
The National Merit Scholarship
Corporation administers the ma
tons largest independently sup
ported college scholarship program
for high school students. In the
I957-1958 academic year it pro-
vided more than $5,0OO,O 900 worth
of four-year scholarships. The
amount of the scholarship is de-
termined by financial need, and
they r renewable annually with
out further competitive exam
nation. DR.. Stalnaker stated that
this national program, which en-
braces all u. S. territories and
possessions, sends thousands of
deserving students to college -
students whose unusual talents
might otherwise be wasted due
to their inability to finance the
increasing cost of higher educa-
ton.
195S-195s Testing Program
The 1958-1959 testing program
Is designed to provide more ser
vice to participating students and
schools. While it will still serve
primarily as a preliminary screen
ing instrument to select thousands
of scholarship winners, the pro-
gram has several new and i'm
portant guidance and education
al-planning features. These addi-
The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20

And we still blame the schools
For many years the American
people have spent more money on
cigarettes each year than on all
education of their children.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
EARL DEAN IS HOME AFTER
SIEGE IN DUKE HOSPITAL

Earl Dean, well-known news
paperman and historical writer, is
now back in Manteo after nearly
two months in Duke Hospital and
is recuperating at his home under
the watchful care of his wife
Mary. Mr.. Dean had the misfor-
tune to develop throat cancer,
which he believes to have been
caused by tobacco. An operation
is believed to have successfully
removed the cause, but in the pro-
cess his vocal cords were removed
so that he is speeches.. His only
communication with his visitors
is by use of pad and pencil.
His illness overlook him while
employed during the summer
months on a Cape Cod newspaper.
He came to Duke, looking for the
best treatment, and was treated
there for 81 days. He will be UNI
able to do any kind Of work for
some months, and has to keep to
his room, and is in bed most Of
the time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28

payer? 1t is a most odd case; he
is in the majority, but he is ruled
and ravaged by minority. He is
forced to fork up his money
whether he wishes or not, and he
isn't allowed to have any say in
whether it is wasted or wisely
spent. If he pays the politicians
enough money and more, to run ev-
erything in good shape, who is
the loser, when they waste the
money, steal it or give it away?
Why it's the taxpayer of course.
He is the loser twice, for they
just go ahead and raise taxes
again to make a pretense of pay
ing the bills. Usually they waste
the last money too, and it's con-
tinuous rat race of raising taxes.
Friends, it just seems there is
something terrific about the good
feeling it gives the politicians to
be spending other peoples money.
that they don't seem to- give a
darn whether they get anything
See DOCK. Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
MILBURN J. EVANS OF DUCK
DIES IN VETS HOSPITAL

MiIgurn James Evans, 81, died
Wednesday at 5:15 am. in the
Veterans Hospital, Kecoughtan,
Va. He was a native of harrisburg
and lived in Portsmouth for Is
years, while he was employed at
the Norfolk Navy Yard as police
man. He had been living at Duck.
north of Kitty Hawk, for the past
four years. He was a member of
the Grace Methodist Church at
Duck. He was in the U. S. Navy
for several years. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Frances Simpson
Evans of Kitty Hawk; one son,
Charles Theodore Evans of Ports
mouth; three sisters. Mrs. Grace
Goodson of Bryson City, Mrs. Jul
ian Tratham of Asheville and Mrs.
Margaret Forbes of Powells
Point; two brothers, Garland and
Julian Evans, both of Grandy. Flu
neral services will be conducted
Friday at pm. at the Mt. Zion
Methodist Church, Grandy, by the
Rev. Robert Frost. assisted by the
Rev. S. J. Snead. Burial will be in
Poplar Branch Baptist Church
Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
R. S. WA1AB, JR. NOW A
VIRGINIA CIRCUIT JUDGE
Forty-One Year Old Lawyer Has Had
A Quick Rise in Politics in Prin-
cess Anne County

Robert S. Wahab, Jr., 41-year-
old son of R. Stanley Wahab of
Ocracoke, and who has been rising
fast in Virginia politics, this week
was appointed to an associate
judgeship of the circuit court of
the 28th Judicial Virginia Dis
trict, a position comparable to a
Superior Court judgeship in this
state.
Mr.. Wahab was born in Nor
folk in 1917 while his father
taught a commercial course in
Maury high school before going
to Baltimore where he was in bus
mess many years. His career all
the way up was marked with
promise. He became captain of
the football team of Maury High,
made the all-state basketball team
in 1885; got a bachelor of arts
degree from the University of Ala
bama. He had attended the U. S.
Naval Academy a year and half,
but lost out because of failure in
an eye examination. He became
an agent of the FBI in 1910 and
served in Washington and Balti-
more, resigning to become associ-
ated with the business of his ia
Their in Baltimore in 1916. He at
tended the University of Mary
land law school and got his law
degree. He joined a well-known
law firm in Princess Anne Co. in
1862, opened his own law office at
Virginia Beach in 1854, and in
January 1856 was elected COM
monwealth's attorney at $1,000 a
year. He often worked 20 hours a
week at this job. His rise in poll
tics is considered remarkable, but
back of it is a lot of hard work
coupled with much ability.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
AID UNDERWAY FOR
RELIEVING PROBLEM
AT OREGON INLET
and Engineers Move
Quickly to Aid Ferry Boat
and Founder Fleet

The worsening situation at
Oregon Inlet where the filling in
of the dredged channel has been
hampering the operation of the
ferries, and driving away the prof
liable Misunderstanding business out
of the Oregon Inlet fishing center
has been giving much concern,
and various citizens have regis
tered protests with the Corps of
Engineers through Congressman
Bonner.
Promptly last week Woodrow
Edwards, Victor Meekins, Horace
Hooper and others took the case
to Mr.. Bonner, DR.. w. w. Harvey,
Jr., Wallace Gray, H. A. Greet,
Jr. and others followed through
with appeals to the Corps of Engi-
neers. 1t was discovered that a
small dredge owned by NJ. L. Bur-
rus of Hatteras was in the vicin-
ity and could offer some relief in
the case, provided the engineers
would set up some emergency
funds for the work. This dredge
will not do all the job needed, as
at least ten feet of water is need
ed, but it will do six-foot Job,
and this is all to be hoped for
now, since it would take too long
to get larger dredges on the
scene. There are ample funds
available now for further work on
a large scale in this area, but it
is not expected it can be done
before spring.
This newspaper received the fol-
lowing message this week from
Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr., the dis
trict engineer at Wilmington:
Emergency dredging is sched-
uled to begin Immediately in Ore
gon Inlet to remove shoals which
have all but blocked normal fish
ing traffic through the inlet, the
Corps of Engineers District Of
fee at Wilmington advised We'd
nesday.
Col. Rowland said work will
start Thursday or Friday, depend
ing on weather conditions. The
shoaled area is just off the north
ern slip of the highway ferry
and water depth at best is not
over three and a half feet. This
condition is preventing numerous
fishing boats in the Wanchese
area from reaching offshore fish
ing grounds.
Colonel Rowland said the best
plan to meet the emergency pro-
vides for channel six feet deep
and 40 #. wide through the shoal-
ed portion of the channel which
is normally IL feet deep. He said
the work involves the removal of
about 1000 yards of soil and will
require about a week to COM
plete.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
TRUCK DEMOLISHED. NEGRO
ADMITS DRUNKEN DRIVING

Percy Allen Autry, 81, of Smith
field, N. c., driver of big flat
bed tractor was fined 500 in Dare
Recorders court this week on SUBJ
mission for driving drunk. On
Thursday night, Autry, while driv-
ing a heavy contractors trailer
west on highway 264 south of
Manns Harbor ran into and de-
molished a delivery truck being
driven back to Manteo by Bill Mid
gett, negro man employed by G.
G. Bonner, owner of the truck.
Midget suffered some injuries and
Autry was shaken up, and brought
to DR.. w. w. Harvey for treatment.
In other cases before Judge
Baum, Dixie w. Daniels, IL of
Wanchese paid SIS for using inn
proper license plates. Harry C.
Mann, % of Manns Harbor for us
ing improper equipment, no reflec-
tors, paid S.; James M. Maltbie of
Kill Devil Hills paid 81 for fishing
from bridge; Asa w. Modlin of
GAINESVILLE, for failing to report an
accident and for being drunk on
the highway at Manns Harbor paid
$50 and costs. Leonard e. Midget
of Manteo improper exhaust, no
windshield wiper, ignoring stop
sign and speeding paid $50 and
costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
MORE PLANS FOR
BIG BLUE MARLIN
GAME FISH EVENT
Meeting Wednesday Of Next
Week in Washington. N. c.
With Bounce" Anderson
By AYCoCK BROWN

Lansdale Bounce" Anderson of
West Palm Beach, Florida, is
scheduled to meet with the North
Carolina Blue Marlin Association
in Washington, N. C. on Wednes-
day afternoon, December 8, to plan
for the promotion of two salt wat
er fishing classics on the States
coast in 1859. The two events in
clude an international blue marlin
tournament at Hatteras during
early June and an all-North Caro-
lima coast fishing contest, between
the Virginia and South Carolina
state lines from May to November.
The December 3rd meeting will
be in the studios of television sta
ton WITH located on U. S. II
South between Washington and
Chocowinity, and announcement
that it would be held was made
by the associations secretary
treasurer Hal Wilson for Bob Hal
stead, chairman of the groups ex-
ecutive committee. The executive
committee which discussed plans
for the tourney and contest recent
ly includes:
Warren Gallop and H. "A. Greet,
Jr., Manteo; Edgar Styron and
Donald Oden, Hatteras; Bill Olson
and Tom Potter, Morehead City;
See GAME FISH, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
Uncle Dock from Duck Says
Every Day Should Be Day Of Thanksgiving
And Poor Rule That Won't Work Both Ways

Dear Mr.. Editor:
The older l get the more / feel
that we should have a heart full
of thanks every day in the year,
instead of just making lot of
fuss about one day. This business
of letting one day do for a whole
year seems to be about as foolish
as the fellow who says 81 always
cut up and bring in wood for
mother on Thanksgiving and
Christmas, as she has SO much
else to do in the kitchen" He's
about like the fellow who said he
wasn't going to let his mother cut
wood any longer; he was buying
her a chain saw for Christmas.
Now my Daddy always told me
that man should work on
Thanksgiving as well as any other
day aud that he always thanked
the Lord he was able to work.
Them was tight times when fell
low had to work to eat, for he
couldn't run to the welfare any
time he felt lazy and get hand
out.
Nowadays folks not only won't
work on Thanksgiving day, but
they expect to be paid, and by
golly they do get paid for the day
they don't work. In fact it APP
pears people would willingly take
their pay for not working any
day. It's funny thing about hui
man nature; the more it gets, the
more it wants, whether it earns
it or not.
Now Mr.. Editor, / think it is a
poor rule that won't work both
ways. We hear lot about people
willing to take their pay for days
they don't work, but do you ever
hear Of a case where they offer
to work day without pay. Of
course it probably happens some-
times, but it IS so seldom, nobody
notices it. In lots of cases the
boss has to work nights, holidays
and even Sundays so that the help
can take off their many days with
pay during the year.
Something else crosses my
mind, Mr.. Editor. Have you ever
stopped to think that the one man
who never gets q break is the tax
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
PTA CAMPAIGN DANCE

The final event of the Manteo
PTA Budget campaign will take
place Saturday night at the Shrine
Club in the form of night club.
Music for dancing will be fur
nished by the Sea Tones and a
floor show type program has been
arranged for additional entertain
ment. In addition to those mem
toned in last weeks paper as par
ticipating on the program, Norma
and Jack Cahoon, Kay Bratton,
Beatrice Midget will take part.
Doors will open at 5 o'clock.
Eddie Bliven, Charles Clark,
Elmer. Milgette, Jr., and Horace
Midget will assist with parking
and serve as ushers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
NEW DARE BOARD
TO START WORK
EARLY TUESDAY,
County Employees May Enjoy
Dutch Treat Luncheon Prepar.
ed by Home Club at Noon

Dare County's five new County
Commissioners plan to take office
early Tuesday, Dec. 2, next week,
beginning their session at 8 am,
having agreed in the proposition
that those who work for the work
ing man and take his pay, should
be willing to start work when other
men begin, and work at least eight
hours.
Among the urgent matters to
take up is to make arrangement
for listing of taxes as required,
such routine matteras as have to
be disposed of, so the Board is ex-
pected to find it necessary to post
pone all appointments and num-
ber-of other decisions. This will re-
quire the meeting to be recessed
until perhaps the following week.
Some time will be required for
the new members to become fully
hriefed on the status of the various
county funds and the budget limi-
tations, particularly in instances
where some items are over-spent.
The public is invited to attend
the meeting which may open in the
courtroom in order to accommodate
any visitors.
Usually the home clubs have ar
ranged midday luncheon for
new county officers when they
take over, but this year there has
been some discussion that the
luncheon will be a dutch treat, to
which all county employees will be
invited. Plans are indefinite at this
time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
THREE VlRGINIANS HURT IN
MAINS HARBOR WRECK
And Dead Man" Was Found Miss
ing. Also Cars Hub Caps; Hearing
Scheduled For Tuesday

A case involving missing
dead man who disappeared from
the scene of a car wrecked at
Manns Harbor Saturday night last
week is scheduled for trial Tues
day afternoon an Dare Recorders
Court. The car, '57 model, went
into the woods near the home of
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Hassell,
who investigated and arranged to
get three men sent off for treat
ment. The driver was Melvin Ray
Moore, %, of Pungo. Va. The pas
sengers, Landlord Nation, suffer-
ed a lacerated arm and Alvin Will
kerson back injury, were taken
to a hospital.
The mishap occurred about H.
so pm. after the crowd had been
showing off with their fancy driv-
ing around Manns Harbor. The
car was well stocked with beer.
After he had reported to Manteo,
Deputy Hassell checked the car
again on his return and this time
discovered a man underneath the
car, with his legs sticking out.
Mr.. Hassell called an ambulance
to come get dead man." The
patrolman and coroner were sum-
moned. When they got to the scene
the man had disappeared and so
had three hub caps from the car.
Some of the local wags say
they know the name of the lad
who was playing possum" under
meath the car. Anyway, the trick
worked.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
WANCHESE METHODIST

A special series of religious
services begins Sunday evening at
7:3O pm. at Wanchese Methodist
church, according to Rev. C. L.
Warren, the pastor. Services will
be each evening through Saturday
Dec. 6 beginning at 7:30 pm.
Guest preacher win be Rev. w. r.
Frost, pastor Of Currituck charge
Methodist churches.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these strvices.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-28
THANKSGIVING WAS
HELD FIRST TIME
ON ROANOKE ISLE
By AYCoCK BROWN

Americas first Thanksgiving by
English-speaking people was not
in 1921 at New England's Ply
mouth, nor in 1907 at jamestown
in Virginia as was evidenced by
distinguished, newsman Virginius
Dabney of Richmond in current
Saturday Evening Post story under
the caption, "That Mythical
Thanksgiving"
"The first English thanksgiving
was on or about July Is, 1884 (by
Old Style Calendar) and it hap
pened on the Outer Banks in what
later became North Carolina" in
opinion of David Stick, Kitty Hawk
author who spent years of re-
search in producing his latest UNC
Press-published book of history
"The Outer Banks of North Caro-
lima"
an give Dabney credit for rec
ognizing in a slight sort of way
Capt. Arthur Barlowe's thanks
giving in 1884," said Stick. Speci-
fically Dabney for the Post story
wrote:
"At least two thanksgiving serv-
ices were held in Virginia more
than a decade before 1621-not
counting one described by Captain
Arthur Barlowe (who had been
sent out to Virginia by Sir Walter
Raleigh,) as having been held there
by his expedition in 1884"
Sticks basis for the fact that the
See THANKSGIVING, Page Eight