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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
WE TAKE 1T EASY IN THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

Our good readers may be disappointed at the lack of
interesting material print this week Collecting and
pairing this material takes lot of work, and just
haven't it. We confess having been lazy during the
Christmas We plead have diverted time
other things such finding the right gift for spec
ia person. little or big In fact we are bold to say that
don't expect do much of anything before January at
earliest This editor is getting older and more infrm and is
muish to the extent that good mule won't let anybody
work him to death.
And another hand short handed in the shop
One valued employee getting his much needed vacation
somewhat due and at the time when the hunting
in effect Another is getting ready to into service
The fatalities of this business unusually high 1t takes
young and smart to operate it. and continu
ally lose young just when they become valuable And
you know about they marry and take off when the
bug bites We sometimes think well hire another
unless she be too homey to have beau or too old to
babies really upsets place when the interest the
essential employees must be gidy divided We CRATE
full to all of them We have been blessed indeed
the people have employed have been SO and 4400
cent k Unfortunately for u.s. Uncle Sam wanted of
Them and menfoks raid the ranks of the female help Don't
blame EN-, but it doesn't ease our burden.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
CUM NECK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Jones and
son of Elizabeth City visited Mrs.
M. V. Cohoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Hewlett of
New Jersey are visiting here.
Irwin Everton of South Carolina
is here for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Fulcher and
family of Washington visited here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Weatherly
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Eason and son, are here with Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Weatherly.
Mrs. Florence Cohoon and Mrs.
Worth Smell spent Thursday in
Elizabeth City.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. Cohoon Jr.
and family of Greswell visited here
Sunday.
Mrs. Margie Squyars left this
week to spend the Christmas holt
days with relatives in New York.
Henry Brickhouse was in Wash
ington, D. C. Monday.
Mrs. 1. w. Swindell, Nina and
Tina 10 visited in Norfolk.
David and Nina Swindell and
Junior Owens spent the day in
Edenton.
Mrs. Annie Phelps and daugh-
tiers, Shelby and Joyce, are in Nor
folk to spend the Christmas holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson
spent a few days in Portsmouth.
Junior Owens is here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Owens.
Jack Combs of Norfolk is home
for the holidays.
The Home Club met at the home
of Mrs. M. v. Cohoon, and called
to order by Mrs. Eta Armstrong,
opened by Mrs. Martha Cohoon
reading the first through the 21st
verses of second chapter of Luke.
Mrs. Ada Alexander read Christ
mas poem and prayer; followed by
Mrs. C. C. Combs song 20! Little
Town of Bethlehem" Mrs. Daven-
port explained the new year books.
Games were played and gifts ex-
changed. Refreshments of cokes,
coffee, candy, nuts and fruit We're
served Mesdames Minnie AleXan-
der, Sue Swindell, Clara Daven-
port, Florence Cohoon, Bette Will
liams, Sabra Liverman, Gertrude
White, Gertie Armstrong, Rosalyn
Weatherly, Katie Weatherly, Eta
Armstrong, Martha Cohoon, Ada
Alexander, Emilyn Combs and
Ann Davenport.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
1859 MARCH DIRECTOR

Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse, Post
master, Columbia, N. c., was re-
Gently appointed Tyrrell County
Director for the 1869 March of
Dimes, by Coach Jim Tatum,
North Carolina State March of
Dimes Chairman
The polio-fighting organization
is expanding into a broad new
force that will tackle health prob
lens on wider front and no long
er will confine its activities to, a
single disease.
81 am confident that the people
of Tyrrell County, who helped
make possible victory over polio
through their contributions to the
March of Dimes over the past 20
years will give even greater sup
port to the National Foundations
expanded program on the future"
the county director said
eve would like to make it clear,
as we began preparations for the
1859 March of Dimes, that the Ma
tional Foundation will not abandon
polio PATIENTS" Mrs. Brickhouse
declared. eve have moral obliga-
ton to the patients of this county
to continue to provide needed care
and rehabilitation, and we will
fulfill this obligation"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
!5TI5S
NORTHEASTERN TAKES MAN
AND TRAILER ALOFT

To The Editor:
Yesterday my friend Scat" PEN
newell found large cargo para
chute on the beach out near the Air
Force bombing range - they'd
probably dropped new target OF
surplus general-and brought it
home, spreading it in his yard to
dry. To speed drying, he tied the
shrouds to the tongue of his little
house-trailer and propped up the
chute with poles so the air could
get inside it
Well, last night hard nor'east-
er came up and this morning Cat
isn't here any more. Neither is his
trailer. People in the suburbs of
Oyster remember hearing some
thing scraping down the road, with
voice calling "Throw me rope!"
Terrible Crockett, who lives in
the last house out, said something
passed his house about midnight
that looked like a full-rigged ship
said voice from inside was
yelling "Call the Coast Guard! Call
John Foster Dulles!"-and later,
from way out the road this faint
voice was screaming "Call the FL
nance Company" Terrible
says if that was Cat he was really
in despair at that last call, prob
ably realizing that he was going
beyond reach of the country's best
rescue services-but knowing the
Finance Company could find him,
wherever he went.
Those little house-trailers are
fairly watertight; gaskets around
doors and windows-we figure he
might've been pulled clear across
Chesapeake Bay and kept going
south. If anybody in your commu-
nifty sees him will you ask 'em to
turn his trailer around - and
spread his parachute whenever the
wind changes and blows from the
south?
He's easy to recognize. He wears
white yachting cap and rubber
hip boots. Also, having been in
War l, War 2, and Korea, he'll be
wearing all the overcoats he
brought out of those wars. He'll
be easy to recognize.
Resp. yrs.
HARDTIMES HUNT
Oyster, Va.
Dec. l6
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
MANTEO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Brown Of
Greenville are visiting Mrs.
Browns parents, Rev. and Mrs. w.
E. Cholerton.
Bill Glynn, who is employed by a
tugboat company in New York
City, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Glynn.
Mrs. Rennie Williamson and
Mrs. Jessie Mann left Wednesday
to spend Christmas with Mrs. Will
lamson's brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Seawell, in
Winston-Salem.
Miss Natalie Etheridge of the
faculty of William and Mary Col
lege, Norfolk, Va, is spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs, T
D. Etheridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brantley Brown
and children, Annette, Charlie and
Margaret, of Whiteville, are spend
ing the holidays with Mr.. Browns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aycock
Brown, and Mrs. Browns mother
Mrs. Tracy Ward.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Billy O'Neal spent
Christmas Day in Murfreesboro
i with Mrs. O'Neal's family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Fields and
daughters, Joyce, Beth, Lorna and
i Cecilia, spent Christmas in Nor.
folk, Va.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thomas anc
son, Hunt, of Elizabeth City, ar.
rived in Manteo Christmas Day
to spend the remainder of the holi
days in their cottage near Manteo
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Knight hat
as their Christmas Day guests Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Morris and two
children of Richmond, Va; Mr.
. and Mrs. Rhodes Of Columbia; MI
and Mrs. Leonard Evans of Ports
mouth, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
knight and family of Stump,
\ Point; Mr.. and Mrs. James Ray
Flowers Of Savannah, Ga; Mrs
Ruth Flowers and daughter, Bett,
Ruth.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
PREACHERS ARE COVERED
BY SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
By ANNA X. RANKIN
Field Representative

Clergymen who have not prev
iously exercised their option to OBJ
tain old-age, survivors, and dis
ability insurance coverage under
the provisions of the Social Sc
curity Act, and wish to do so,
have until April Is, 1859, to file
Waiver Certificate Form No. 2O31
with the Department of Internal
Revenue.
Any minister, priest, rabbi,
Christian Science Practitioner, or
member of a religious order who
has been duly ordained, licensed,
or commissioned, and has not
taken a vow of poverty, who files
the Form 2031 with the Internal
Revenue Service by the above
date, will be mandatorily covered
beginning with the year 1855, as
well as for subsequent years fol
which he may have net earnings
of $400 or more any part of which
is from the exercise of his min
istry.
In figuring the amount of his
net earnings, the clergyman should
include his regular remuneration
received from his church, fees
which he receives as part of his
compensation, and the value o.
meals and lodging furnished hin
for the convenience of his employ
err.
If the clergyman does file thu
Form 2031 Waiver Certificate OF
or before April Is, 1859, he viii
also have to file amended Fedora
i tax returns for 1866, and 1867, t,
include reporting his earnings a
self-employment income for socia
security credits for those years, a
well as pay the social seeurit.
self-employment taxes.
The maximum amount of self
employment income to be reporte
for 1856, 1857, and 1858, is $42O
per year; the self-employment Ia
rate for 1866 is $50; 8 $3.50 70
1867 and 1868. Beginning wit
1869, the maximum earning
amount in increased to $4,000 pc
year; and the self-employment so
cial security tax rate will b
i 81 20.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
1 BELIEVE IN TRYING, A
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VIEW

/ believe III trying. I do not
mean l am the type to take dare,
since most dares and the people
who make them, are usually pretty
foolish. Of course, trying and ac-
complishing, are worlds apart,
especially if one has had no ex-
perience, at the thing one is try
ing to do. / have ventured many
times to conquer new horizons.
Some of these attempts have end
ed in disappointment, some to my
advantage.
Momentarily, l am at the
threshold of a new experiment.
trying to analyze my teachers.
This is tremendous proposition,
for l no sooner have them cate
gorized, when they suddenly "pull
switch" and their personalities
either do an about face, or dissolve
completely.
There is one teacher for whom l
used to have the utmost respect,
her youth and charm were assets
to her ability and "llnow how. l
dreamed along these lines for a
whole year, adoring her sweetness
and what / thought was her gentle
firmness. The following year |
came to a rude awakening. What
1 thought was youth and charm,
turned out to be nothing but pan
cake cakeup, and a mail order ETH
quette book. The gentle firmness
graduated into a sadistic pleasure
for twisting the screws" AS you
can we'll understand, my attempt
at ANALYSIS in this case, was a
complete and disheartening failure.
But l am still trying.
Now, / am learning to drive
think. know my teacher harbors
certain doubts, unless that express
sion of extreme relief when the
period is over, has been etched
on his face from countless other
students. l am determined in this
instance, to either succeed or take
the fetching" from his face, in the
| attempt.
MY ambition is to become 9
translator-interpreter. l am trying
very hard to absorb as many diff
ferent languages as possible, sucf
as Spanish, French, Italian ane
German. On a recent visit to the
Business Mems Show, at the Col
liseum in New York, l learned thai
there are many more qualification:
necessary, to becoming an inter
prefer, than merely knowing lang
uages. One must not only be al
expert, in the art of diplomacy
but be "hep" to the fads ant
facies of those with whom direc
contact is necessary.
So there you are. If / have set
backs and disappointments, the.
have added to rather than detract
ed from my ambitions. After al
from each one l have learne,
something. Perhaps it has not al
ways been good, for, sometime
experience is cruel teacher, bu
one is not likely to forget thing
that are learned the hard way
Thus / believe in trying.
ROE MARY DE PoTC
Age II, High School,
Student, Harrison, N. J.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
EVERYDAY
RELIGION
BY Rev. Robert w. Turner
"GoING TO BETHLEHEM"

Each year, in town and city and
countryside, the faithful followers
of Jesus Christ return to Bethle-
hem of Judea', the ancient City of
David in Palestine. The intent Of
this return is the recollection and
vivid remembrance Of that Mighty
Act of God whereby the Son of
God, through the humble obedience
of the blessed virgin Mary, clothed
Himself with human flesh and was
made man, for man and his saliva
tion--body and soul.
The scenes of the Holy Nativity
amid the beasts of the stable serve
to remind us of Gods estimate of
greatness as opposed to mans,
when man is filled with pride and
prejudice and too busy trading
with created things fashioned
with his own hands to be mindful
of his own Creator. "True love is a
holy and low-bolm thing"
The Christmas Season, including
Church Services, Nativity Scenes
= Hymns and Carols - Gifts and
Cards Vacation and Toys -
Gaily Decorated Trees, Houses,
Streets and Stores - Saint Nicho-
las (Santa CLAUSE - Parties and
Visits of Relatives and Friends =
Each and All should say to us:
Rejoice, Rejoice Believers and let
your lights apears'. Carry the light
of Gods Love into every nook and
Granny of Gods green earth = to
the heart and soul of every man,
woman and child-until the whole
created world gives back that Song
which the holy angels sang at
Bethlehem on the First Christ
mas: "Glory to God in the High
est and on Earth, Peace in the
heart of every man of good will.
"The Lord has comet"
1t is with this hope-born of
God-that "a replica of Christ's
Birthday has been placed in front
of st. Andrews Church on the
beach. We trust that it will serve
to remind each of US throughout
the year that our only hope of
living together in true righteous
ness and peace lies in the daily
attempt to follow Him who was
born in Manger-Sent by God
to find and forgive and Restore a
lost creation-to be sour Emman-
uel"-God With Us-if we seek
with patient endurance to do His
Will.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
AVON PERSONALS

Mrs. o. G. Gray Jr., Mrs. Jim
Gray and daughters, Wanda and
Donna and Mrs. 0. G. Gray Sr.
We're in Elizabeth City last week.
Mr.. anw Mrs. Alton Williams of
New Bern are spending the holt
days at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Sterling
are here for the holidays.
Mrs. Henrietta Morgan and
Bembra Miller's guests last week
end were DR.. and Mrs. L. Sigsbee
Miller, their daughter Lorine and
her husband of Elizabeth City, Mr..
and Mrs. Columbus Miller of Nor
folk and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecile Mid
gette of Waves.
William Miller of Wilmington,
Del. is spending the holidays with
his family here.
John N. Scarborough has re-
turned home from the U. S. Public
Health Hospital, Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daily Hooper and
children of Elizabeth City are Wis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eb-
bic Hooper.
Floyd Miller and Kermit Price,
u. S. C. G. Norfolk spent the week
end here with their parents.
Collins Gray of Portsmouth
spent the week end with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray Sr.
Obey Hooper, U. S. C. G. Eliza
beth City, and Dewey Scarborough
are spending the holidays here.
Mrs. Ruby Williams has re-
turned from the hospital in Nor
folk.
Mrs. Harry Gray and daughter,
Tanya Dawn visited in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray, Sr.
were in Norfolk last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Hooper and
children, Grayson and Faith were
visitors in Portsmouth, Va. and
Elizabeth City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butcher Scarbor-
ough Jr. of Cape May are spending
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
B. Scarborough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Barnette
and Harold Jr. spent the week end
in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
were visitors in>Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Meek
ms, Moody Meekins and Grayson
Hooper visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
Greet at Point Harbor Sunday.
Evan Williams Jr., U. S. C. G.,
Norfolk spent the week end here
with his wife.
Orville Scarborough, U. S. C. G..
of Massachusetts is spending the
holidays here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Scarborough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lupton Gray and
daughter Wanda are visiting their
parents here before leaving for
Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Gray and
children of Cape May, N. j. are
here for the holidays.
Erskine Hooper of New London,
Conn. visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. U. w. Hooper. another son
Carson of Norfolk visited them
during the week end and his daugh-
ter, Carol returned home with him
to spend Christmas.
Rev. and Mrs. Alvin Price of
Elizabeth City visited here this
week.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-12-26
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as Administra-
tor of the estate of Maggie Mid
gett of Manns Harbor, Dare Coun-
ty, North Carolina this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said Maggie Midget
to present them to the undersign-
ed within one year from date of
this notice or same will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All per-
sons indebted to said estate please
make immediate payment.
This the 18th day of December,
1868.
ROY MIDGETT,
Administrator
MAINS Harbor, N. c.
T-12-19-6tc
St. Paul recorder., 1958-09-19
SPORTS
BY BILL BRowER

tne IN the national League which produced many
player the American League to win the most
honors There great optimism THIS season that
onew such precedent
Perhaps good could be made for Eston Howard the
versatile New York couple months certainly Howard
nt Of his performance on the field
as ability But In the AvP voting Howard
likely to be Over1Aadowed BY teammates 'ueA a. Bob T0y OF MICKEY
Mantle
IT'S our to take the AvP IN the
who for one Of the most versatile
performers in the history Of baseball
admirers win claim for the Cleveland
Indian being best whether nO
that evAuaOn with exuberanoe hard 20 TELL
without fear Of contradiction that he rates among the
best
proficiency all Of the diamond trades In the last three months
traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Indians
played five positions What important he seems to be
finished performer matter what spot he Is playing
Sacker
He went to the Indians appraised the besoding
the He also 800 hitter which made him just
baseman, all things considered.
Cleveland needed help at third than at
the provide The 27yearod Puerto Rean
skipper predecessor Bobby
Bragan, lie raj quick the hot
Since then OF Power has been In short at second and
left field Right at tho moment Is holding
Gordon thinks that the keystone sack keep
Hes good now says Gordon Itd be matter of learning the
a little better time"
Fills hin Anywhere
Gordon naturally long win be the
Indian second baseman lie might need him in some other position
and Power would be certain 10 nn the bill
The Cleveland certain that Power could
acceptable hortatop played position
twice becoming member OF the Tribe
Powers got tremendous range great instinct strong and
hands," said the manager a player"
An Of his moving about proweas
hitter among leading Of
last two months and brief leadership
"one OF he few who the bat the
wants to-" Gordon hitting low high any say
again he'd lead the he'd long 60
line drives"
Power gifted detracters cali him
showboate They him tendency anything
onehAnded.
bit concerned His knaek for doing some
thing the spectacular side dividends
against game-a fact that
neither Cobb accomplish had
been done years
Some ball player Power
St. Paul recorder., 1958-09-19
Virginia Mother Of
8 Fired; lnfegrafion
ReprisaI Action

Washington (ANP)-The fear OF
retaliation which gripped Virginia
parents seeking TO enroll their
children in white schools became a
reality this week when an Alex
andria mother became the first
victim Of economic reprisals.
Mrs. Blois o. Hundley, who
worked as a cook at the Lyles
Crouch School TO support her eight
children, was fired Monday after
noon by school supt. T. c. VIII
liams, The dismissal came soon
after Mrs. Hundley had appeared
in the Alexandria Federal Court
earlier in the day in connection
with a suit filed against school
officials by parents OF II children
seeking admission to the all white
schools.
St. Paul recorder., 1958-09-19
Amherst FrGfernify
Suspended Because
II Pledged Negro

Swampscott, Mass. (ANP)--At
It's Tooth biennial convention here
the Phi Gamma Delta national fra
ternity voted to suspend for two
years It's Amherst College chapter
which pledged a Negro student 10
membership In 1857
The suspension means that the
chapter win not be able 10 operate,
pledge. OF initiate new members.
The suspension was voted by n
large majority Of 225 national dele
gates. However. few votes saved
the chapters charter. Indicative Of
an internal struggle on the floor
Of the convention.
Members OF the Amherst chap
ter commented TO reporters that
that suspension was based ON
series Of Indefinite charges" clos
ely connected with the fact Of the
chapters inviting a Negro TO Join
Il.
While retiring President Philip
C. Eberllng OF Dayton, Ohio, main
tanned that there was no constitu-
tionaI provision against Negroes as
members OF Phi Gamma Delta, he
did admit that there were no Ne
gro members in the fraternity any
where in the United States or
Canada outside Of the Amherst
chapter.
Nevertheless the fact remained
that the Amherst Chapter had been
placed under temporary suspension
back in May 1857 soon after II
pledged n Negro student
The chapters decision followed
Amherst College trustees ruling
that all college fraternities were 20
be free 20 choose members with
out restrictions on race, color, or
creed.
St. Paul recorder., 1958-09-19
Jones Challenges Robinson
After Win Over Crawford

Chicago (ANP) - Saying he
wants to prove his 1855 decision
over Sugar Ray Robinson was no
fiuke. Ralph Tiger" Jones last
Wednesday called for title match
with the current middleweight
champion.
Jones hurled the challenge after
stopping up-and-ooming Mickey
Crawford OF Saginaw. Mich. IN
l;04 OF the 10th and final round
Of their nationally televised bout
before a small crowd in the Chi
cago stadium. Jones was a S-1
pre-fight underdog,
However. in the fight there was
never any question about the bet
ter man. Jones, one-time high
ranking middleweight contender
from Yonkers, NY, clobbered his
man from the fourth round on.
ward. scoring with left hooks "a
the body and long overland
rights TO the head He was the
aggressor throughout and virtual.
! ly had TO chase his 24-year-old OPP
ponent all over the ring,