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Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26
Cordero
) Las Americas

fueron a la casa cural donde en-.
contraron a Allende. Pasaron a
la recamara del cura y empeza-
ron a diScutiI 10 que debian ha-
Ger. Como haoia varias opinio-
mes y la discussion Sc prolongara,
ell :ura Hidalgo puso punto final
a ia discussion diciendo: caballe-
ros, isomOs perdidos! mo hay mas
recurSo que If a coger gachupi-
mes! Y los presentes acogieron
las palabras de- presbitero con
ardor y entuslsmo. AL amanecer
ell euro arengo a la concurrencia
de la misa. Allende antes habfa
tornado los cuarteles y SUI regi-
mlento estaba llsto a pelear por
la Independence, junto con los
voluntarios del padre Hidalgo y
CoStilla."
Esta es la historic del critic de
Dolores. Tai vez ell lector Sc sor-
brenda de encontrar I'm episode
historico intercalado en- la ma
rracion de un viaje de turismo.
Pero 10 cierto es que, transita-
mos por poblaciones que estan
en- nuestro viaje hacia. Mexico,
tan llenas de efemerides, que es
dificil hablar de elias sin relatar
Campanas de Queretaro donde fue
historic de America, por cierto
muy conocido por 10 pintorescO
y suggestive,
Ash tampocO podemos OmitiY
que conocimos ell Cerro de las
Campanas de Queretaro donde fue
ejecutado ell Emperador Maxi.
miliano, principe austrohGngarO,
Junto con sus companeros de in
fortunio Miram6n y Mejia.
Pero hay que volver a la rea-
lidad y continuance ell viaje. De-
jamos a Queretaro atras. La au-
topista ha terminado y entramos
a una ~carretera vieja, pero en-
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26

indigenas u~tilizaron con ampli-
tud los caminOs calzadas de pie
dra, yeredas y senderOs. Chichen
liza y las ciudades de esa region
Sc comunicaban por una serie de
caminos hsos de superficie dura,
cuyas caracteriSticas eran muy
Similares a los de los romanos.
En- lengua maya Sc les demo-
minaba Zac-Be-Ob, es decir,
caminos blan+os. Construianse
s0bre bases solidas, en- las que Sc
cOlocaban piedras calizas parti-
das y piedras grandes, entire Gu
yos intersticios Sc hacia ell relle-
no con piedrecillas; ap~licandose
al final a manera de paviment0,
una capa dura y lisa de argama .
sa regada con terra blanca o FAC
cab. Estes caminos alcanzaban
una anchura basta de ocho me
trOs.
Els muy. meritoria la labor de
ingenieria caminera que desa-
ra~rollaron los ztecas al unir la is
la de Tenochtitlan con la TERRA
firme, mediante calzadas que cons
truyeron siguendo una tecnica
notable para su tempo: coloca-
ban dos palizadas parallels, lie
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26

buenas condolences. Sin embargo,
echamoS de menos a la autopista.
Hubo mOmentos en- que Sc en-
ple0 maquinaria y equipo por va
Tor de so millones de pesos en-
la construction de esta carrete-
ra. Hoy la republica mexicana
cuenta con una serie de carrete-
ras que en- total tienen treinta y
cuatrO mil kilometres cuadrados
y cOnstruyen a un promedio de
dos mil Kilometres por ano. Pue-
de decirse que Mexico es uno dc
los PASSES que va a la cabeza en-
aSuntos de carreteraS en- la Anne
RIGA Latina. Para este ano tie
men un presupuesto de ochocien-
tOs millones de d6lares para gas
tarse en- las Was de comunica-
ci6n.
PerO ell interes de Mexico pof
los caminos no es una novedad.
Els una tradicion que viene des-
de los tiempos precortesianos.
Los mayas fueron grandes cons
tructores de caminos y convir-
theron a Mexico en- ell precursor
de la vialidad en- America. Los
aztccas tambien Sc interesaron
por los caminos. Ambos grup0s
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26

,spues de mas cuan
ltramos a la ciudad
o, situada en- ell Va
al. NotsmoS que en-
ciudad conserva Su
onial. Hay muchas
Jues flores. Pasamos
monumento elevado
ia Ortiz de Domin-
|~rregidora'. Dona Jo-
peni un papel muy
en- ell proceso de la
ia lie Mexico. La his
Ell interesante cpl
lcedio en- Queretaro:
he Ell Corregidor de
don Miguel Domin-
unico a SUI esposa, do
ue Ell gobierno habia
los planes revo1ucio-
S Independentistas y
Rcer un aparente ca
asa del comereiante
tonzalez para cumplir
S s%uperiores. Cuando
regidor dej6 a dona
alcoba con llave. Do
ntoEces Sc comuHic0
de de la carcel Igna-
nigc de la causa, pa
|isara a los compane-
Il cuarto del alcaide
bajU del de la Core
lie avis6 por medic de
en- ell techo de SUI
y subi6, Sc comunic6
ayes de la c~erradura,
B San Miguel en- bus
tan Ignacio Allende.'
ell episode sucede en-
IS la historic dice que
ncontr6 a Allende en-
pero sc comunic6
an Juan ALBANIA; sa-
S para Dolores a dom
~llegaron a las dos
Igada, y a esa bora sc
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26

naban ell espacio entire ambaS con
piedras y mampuesto y hacian 81
recubrimiento final con una ca.
pa de piedra fina.
Ell trafic0 aumenta y va Sc STEM
tie la c~ercania del Distrito Fede-
raj. arteria vital de la naci6n ma
xicana. Empezamos a ascender
cOnstantemente. Encontramos mu
chos camiones y automobiles que
caminan en- direction c~ontraria.
Los cambios de luces son va a ca
da minute. De pronto divisamOs
ell altiplan0 iluminado. Son las
luces de la gran urbe mexicana,
de cuatro millones de haitian
ties, cOraZ6n de I'm pueblo que
sup0 conquistar y mantener su
libertad, y que con igual vigOY
y entusismo construye tambien
Obras materiales para ell bien do
sus generaciones. No hay duda
que pOr fin nos aproximamos
la Ciudad de los Palacios. En-
tramOs por las Tomas, es admi.
rabIe y emocionante contemplaF
dimensiones tan colOsales, sole
una ciudad latinoamericana de
cOmparables Con las de Nueva
York y Chicago o los Angeles.
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"ROYAL THlEVERY"

Discussing the penalties imposed the pocketbooks of
the people by initiation John S. Knight editor of the Chi
cago Daily News shows that:
1t robs the worker of his pension security:
1t robs the who has invested in government Sc
curites part of his savings.
It robs the dependents of veterans who depend upon
insurance
robs widows and children of all people who have tried
to provide for their families through insurance.
1t makes Social Security fraud.
cuts down the amount of goods that be purchased
by the growing army of old people.
And finally Mr.. Knight declares it robs everyone who
is dependent upon fixed income from investments
In the face of this Congress goes mery deflat
ing the dollar by federal extravaganza and wasethe pro-
cess has been accurately termed Royal Thievery"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
WARREN FRANCIS
DAVIS LlTTLETON CRAY, A
GREAT CITIZEN. PASSES

Davis Littleton Gray, 83, a great
citizen of Hatteras Island, died at
5 am. Friday following a short
illness at his home at Waves. He
was born in the locality, and had
resided there all his life. He was
the husband of the late Sadie
Midget Gray, and the son of the
late Wallace D. and Bethany Gray.
He was a member of the Cape
Hatteras Masonic Lodge, and of
Fairhaven Methodist Church, the
Community Civic Glib, and was
veteran of World War l, having
retired several years ago following
80 years service in the Coast
Guard.
Mr.. Gray is survived by one son,
! the well known merchant of Waves
Asa H. Gray; by a grandson A. H.
Gray, Jr., and two grandchildren.
Known and highly regarded
throughout the section, Mr.. Gray
was one of the best loved men ever
to reside in his community, and
he retained remarkable activity all
his life. He was very friendly and
courteous, and helpful to all COM
munity interests. He was faithful
to his church and his lodge.
The funeral service was con-
Quoted Saturday at 3 o'clock by
the pastor, Rev. B. E. Bingham,
and interment was in the family
plot at Waves.
Mrs. Verde Watson and Jack
Cahoon sang Sunrise Tomorrow"
"Safe In The Arms Of Jesus and
"Abide With Me" were sung by
the church choir. Mrs. Norma Ca
hoon accompanied at the organ.
The casket was covered with
! pail made of red and white car
nations and fern.
Active pallbearers were Herbert
Midget, Woodrow Edwards, Cecil
Midget, Nelson Midget Dick OAR
den and Alexander Meekins.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
UNCLE SAM FROM SYCAMORE WRITES:

education. l paid a $50 note l
signed fer a Teller three years
ago, so you might, after a man.
ner of speaking, call this a $50
degree l just got. l bought or
gan onct fer my old lady at
$500, ten dollars down and ten
dollars month. l bought it
when l was young man and
afore / got it paid up l was too
old to enjoy the music it made.
That's where l got my first idea
of eternity. And 1 got my first
idea that a turnip will bleed
from signing peoples notes.
They is a old saying that you
can't git blood from a turnip, but
if the turnip gifts into the form
of a note in the hands of a
banker-it'li bleed. brother.
Well, 1 see by the papers
where some scientist says the
Big Dipper is coming apart. I'll
pass that along to my old lady
and see if she's got a answer fer
that one.
Yours truly,
Uncle Sam
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NOW MEMBER OF NATIONAL
ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION

Arvin o. Basnight, son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Basnight of Man
teo, has recently been accepted as
a member of the Washington, D.
C. Chapter of the National Asso-
citation of Accountants. N.A.A., an
organization concerned with indus
trial accounting, called the largest
accounting organization with 49,
900 members in $50 chapters in
the U. S. and other countries.
Mr.. Basnight, Budget and FL
nance Officer at the Civil Aero
nautics Administrations. recently
appeared before the House and
Senate Appropriations Committee
as a principal witness for the
CAA. He is currently serving on
the Board of Directors of the Sill
yer Spring Lions Club. He is a
graduate of Manteo High School
and North Carolina State College.
He resides in Silver Spring, Mary
land, a residential suburb of Wash
ington, d. c., with his wife, Mar
jorie. The Basnights have three
children; Mary Ann, Billy and
Michael.
Some of our readers are familiar
with the career of Major Basnight,
World World II filler, and son of
Capt. and Mrs. T. A. Basnight of
Manteo. He has had successful
career with the CAA.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:

Last night my old lady sets
down at the kitchen table and
proceeds to give me the benefit
of some of her cornfield and
contemplating advice. It's
waste of time, she allows, fer me
to always be worrying and COM
planning about Congress and
them folks arguing in Washing
ton. Fer instant, she says, folks
has got to nut IN with the rackle
of the hen if they aim to git any
eggs. l thought that was a pretty
good one but l didn't let on l
thought so. Give her a little en-
enlargement and she'll be want
ing to write this column instead
of me.
She says this world is set in
it's ways and that nothing l COM
plain or worry about is going to
change it. According to her, the
younger generation is going to
the dogs and the older genera
ton has done gone. Taxes, she
informs me, amt gonna be no
more due next year than this,
and onct you're delinquent
what's a few more years. She
figgers that if you amt got no
cotton you won't have no boil
weevils, and farmers ought to
look on corn as being in their
weeds instead of weeds being in
their corn. She allows as how the
country has been headed down
hill ever since folks started
wearing their Sunday clothes IN
week days. She says things amt
gonna git any better till folks
stNrt osking il snroanun is ri~ht
instead of asking if it's legal.
That amt gonna happen in our
generation, she figgers, and I
might just as well quit COM
planning.
l just set there, Mister Editor,
and let her rave. But all the time
l was thinking what wimmen
don't know don't hurt 'em, but
it's a pain in the neck having to
listen to 'em talk about it. And
all the time she was talking l
was thinking about heap of
things to complain about.
Fer instant, l just got me an
other degree from the College of
Hard Knocks. That's the only
kind of schooling I ever got but
there amt none finer fer a real
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
TRAVEL GROUP TO SPONSOR
TRAINING CLASSES IN DARE
By AYCOCK BROWN

First in a series of area train
ing classes on the Dare Coast de-
signed to managers of hotels, mo-
tells, restaurants, service stations
and other firms that come in con-
tact with the travelling public will
begin Monday, June 9, at the Kitty
Hawk School. Under the sponsor
ship of the Travel Council of North
Carolina additional classes will be
held for training walters and wait
resses and others in the food serv-
ice business.
Similar classes will be held in
Manteo, during the week beginning
June Is for the Roanoke Island,
lower Mays Head and mainland
areas and on Hatteras Island the
following week beginning June %.
Trained teachers from the depart
ment of Public instruction of N.
c., working in the Field of Distri-
butive Education, U.N.C., are pro-
viding for this special instruction
on "How to Train Employees" at
no cost to those enrolled.
Harvey J, Rape of Durham, for
many years the operator of restau-
rants in his city says during the
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first week of classes at Kitty
Hawk, the waitress-waiter classes
would be held at 2:30 to q pm,
during the five day period begin
ming June and that the mana
gers'-supervisor classes would be
held during the evenings between
$50 and 1890 o'clock. The Manteo
classes will be held daily the fol-
lowing week beginning at 9 o'clock
until II am. for the manager
supervisors. Courses beginning
June 16 and from 2:30 to A for
waitress-waiter. The Manteo class
es will be held in the school audi
forum. Hatteras schedules will be
announced later.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
SGT. CLARENCE SKINNER
WINS COMMENTATOR RIBBON

Exceptional meritorious service
in the performance of assigned du-
ties is the citation on ribbons pre-
scented to T/Sgt. Clarence P. Skin
ner of Manteo and six others at
Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi,
Miss. In the reading of this cita-
ton, there was stressed their keen
attention to duty and outstanding
technical knowledge continually re-
flecting great credit on themselves
and the Air Force.
Sgt. Skinner is a grandson OF
Mrs. Pattie Smith, and a brother
of Mrs. Allen Mann, Jr. of Man
teo. His wife is the former Rose
Austin of Manteo, and they have
two children. He is a graduate OF
the Manteo High School.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
Washington. D. c.
June 2, 1858
A WANDERER RETURNS
TO FIND OCRACOKE
ISLAND TRANSFORMED
BY ALICE X. RoNDTHALER

Ocracoke, May 31.-"Breathes
there the man with soul so dead,
who never to himself hath said:
This is my own, my native land,
as home his footsteps he hath
turned from wandering on for
eign strand" This was undoubted-
ly the feeling of the McWilliams
boys, Milton, Clarence, Murray,
and Robert who revisited Ocra-
coke last week for the first time in
twenty years. Strange to say, they
didn't live too far away, Hampton,
Richmond, Warwick, and Norfolk,
but the opportunity had not pre-
scented itself to return when access
to Ocracoke Village was far more
difficult than it is today. So with
new road down the Island itself
and the free ferries at Oregon and
Hatteras Inlets, all four of the
brothers returned to their native
land last week and spent several
days at Sound Front Inn and visit
ed around with relatives and
Iold friends. Actually all of
the "boys" except Milton were
born at Portsmouth, N. c..
during the time their father,
Charles S. McWilliams, was cap
tain of the Coast Guard Station
there, but home during most of
their boyhood was Ocracoke Viii
lage. They are all first cousins of
Charlie McWilliams of Ocracoke,
whose father was the late John
McWilliams.
Milton, the oldest of the four
was spokesman when asked: "Has
the Island changed?" changed
wouldn't have known it.
And then he recalled a good many
of the changes and like all old
timers mentioned various things
he remembered: "Cousin Billie
Towards and M. L. Pylon's Store
:. Pylon called himself The Busy
Merchant The two Methodist
Churches, North and South .. the
mailboat coming up from Beaufort
the old Hotel, Doxie's, the futile
House, Pamlico Inn, the Steamer
Ocracoke' which came down from
Washington, N. c., the foot bridges
over "Winnie's Gut, his grand.
mother, Maggie Toler O'Neal, who
was the last person to walk across
on dry land the present Hatteras
Inlet which was cut through in 6
storm about 1910, various ship.
wrecks, the Ariosto, the John I
Snow, and others, and the odor Of
a wonderful wisteria tree at his
grandmother's home which was
near the site of the present San
c. Jones, Sr. residence on Silver
Lake.
Milton is now retired and living
at Hampton; Murray, a namesakt
of the late Murray Tolson, is il
transportation work at Warwick
Robert is with an insurance com.
pany in Norfolk; and Clarence il
in an office at Mcclure Hospita
in Richmond.
All were delighted to renew ole
friendships and when they left OF
Sunday morning were determined
to visit 0cracoke more often.
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whemngy indicated their preference for change and for
new blood new enthusiasm zeal and new viewpoints
energze their affairs for the next two years it was
mere beginning the great that lies ahead They
just go home and everything has been finished
The same number of people with the interest and
energy that manifested Saturday at the polls will be
necessary to do good job, behalf of the peoples in
tereSts.
Your new officials take office for another six
months Many things can happen IN that tune Many changes
made Merely approving at the ballot box
doesn't finish the task end the responsibility OF the CIT
izen.
Many people tell that with Dare County's wonderful
ADVANTAGES should of the best off counties in the
state We believe that too but it can't true with
liberal majority of all the people uniting their efforts
toward this objective
Between now and December there are many things all
of us citizens can be doing:
Our objective is to make our county we'll off
There be certain forces set in motion to better its
financial condition
We must make Dare County loved and respected by
strangers well it's citizens We would have county in
enough people this money they spend will make more
simple the business of making living for either labor or
trade.
the rights of one all respected where may
feel his property and his family at all times safe
from harm when he is gone.
Dare County should be county that offers its children
the best of everything in its schools This to
children and this will pay dividends in increased respect
Dare should be county where all should be made to
pay their just share of the taxes each year, which spent
for the benefit ALL this should be put into
effect No be found why should pay and
others should not share in this burden.
Let that all fare alike, and then the tax load
be lighter and more benefits will come to all people
Dare County should be operated that community
cannot profit unreasonab in benefits and projects from
taxes at the expense of some other community.
Dare Counys officials and employees should be made
to give fair days work for full days pay the
the outside who is not favored The citizens
should receive the service they are paying for
The task before is to condition the minds of all
citizens to their duties citizens to apply them
selves to ganfu labor and less to leaning the labor
of their fellows. To in all healthy interest in their
affairs which will them to jealousy watch the
performance of their officials and demand fair deal from
We must first roles citizens at their best,
if wish to inspire respect from Others We up
county affairs sound basis to attract the considera
ton of people with money to invest When have
WINGED others of the stability and integrity of the official
policies Of Dare County; when have convinced others
that their lives and property safsafe not only from
marauders and vadas but from fiscal nroads of reckless
politicians armed with the power of taxation then may
find ourselves the road of progress which leads happ
ness and prosperity.
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!szA1!|5G134
Editor
CHANGES ARE WELCOMED
BY THIS LAND OWNER

To the Editor:
Well, I've heard of the power of
the press now | see it, and con-
gratulations for all you have done.
Nothing like accomplishing your
goal, and l am proud of you.
Dare County is such a great
place for opportunity-just no end
of it, and it is too bad to kill all
incentive by taxing it out of reach.
There is no reason why it couldn't
exist within the old rate with a
little conservation, and make more
people want land there, as there
is lots of it yet.
ELIZABETH CITY
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06
ENGELHARD PERSONALS

Miss Martha Midget, of Duke
University, is home for vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Spencer
were in Raleigh Sunday and at
tended graduating exercises at
State College where Billy Farrow,
Mrs. Spencer's son. received his
'B. s. degree in Field Crops.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-06

Reverence for Life does not allow the scholar to
live for his science alone he is very useful to the
community in doing It does not permit the artist
only for his art even he gives inspiration to many by its
It refuses to let the business imagine that he
fs all legitimate demands in the of his business
activities It demands from all that they should sacrifice
portion Of their lives for othersAbet Schweitzer
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Nine years ago Dare County operated on budget
of 3385O This year the budget more than double
the foregoing sum and the cost of county is
budgeted at 41O17 In the coming year the budget is
expected to jump above the $35OOOO mark
high time indeed that citizens give serious thought
to their affairs.
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How much joy there in life if but aside the
craving for quick return When undertakes task he
must not be concerned with the rewards of today but rather
for those in the When those who follow after
look back upon the benefit hope will be fruits of
labors and leadership they too will be inspired and empow
cred to carry better fight