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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-02
BY DIR. WALTER ORR
ROBERTS

director, High Altitude Observatory
Boulder, Colo.
The whole of the Interna-
tional Geophysical Year pro-
gram is a monumental testi-
monial to the ingenuity of SCI
entists in developing new tools
for exploring and understand
ing space and its astronomical
occupants.
The highlights of the recent
Moscow meetings Of the special
This is the first Of four articles writ.
ten for the Associated Press b,
top United Stotes scientists who
participated in the recent Inter.
notionol GeophYsieol Year meeting
ing in Moscow.
committee for the international
Geophysical Year are hard ia
pin down, at least in my field
of interest---the sun and the
earth's upper atmosphere.
But the most significant
things, pefhaps. are refinements
of ways of observing and meas
uring things that have been
known for some time.
The sun has been scrutinized
as never before. Here in the
Soviet Union, for example.
some II solar observatories take
pictures every few minutes of
the suns face with special tele-
scopes designed to reveal the
solar flares that so often dis
rupt radio communications and
produce great displays of north
ern lights. In the United States
we have seven such stations
operating.
Great Interest in Science
Public interest in scientinc
discovery is as great here in the
Soviet Union as at home. There
have been three postage stamps
issued recently commemorative
these geophysical phenomena
and the ICY efforts to observe
them comparatively.
The real story here, as / see
it, is not in the formal COM
mittee meetings. but in the in
formal acknowledgements dis
cussions that were going on all
over Moscow. Not that these
meetings have any sub-rosa
character. That would be I'M
thinkable in this place.
But capitalist and Commu-
mist scientists are rubbing ell
bows in the corridors, the din
ing rooms, the parks, the agri-
cultural and industrial EXPOSE
ton. and IN the attractive little
river boats that run necessarily
back and forth past the Krem-
lin laden with Muscovites en-
joying the air and the sun.
Multi-Language Debates
Everywhere you go there are
intensive debates In two, three
or four languages, sometimes
thoroughly mixed together
Particularly in demand are
those fortunate few scientists
who can converse freely in sew
eral laneHages, and they bear
a heavy load of communications
English is the most frequently
used tongue. since so few from
the West have mastered Rus
sian. An astonishingly large
number OF Russians have
greatly improved their knowl-
edge Of English since our last
meetings. More than half OF
them, I'd guess, have presented
their formal papers in English
and do their informal talking
also in our language. It Is
interesting. by the way, that SO
many American scientists have
acquired at least a reading
knowledge Of Russian.
Russians Study Sun
In the technical sphere, ]
was particularly impressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-02

This is the first Of four articles writ
ten for the Associated Press b,
top United Stotes scientists who
participated in the recent Inter.
notionol GeophYsieol Year meeting
ing in Moscow.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
TIME TO FIGHT CANCER

This Cancer Control Month"; the annual occasion for
the American Cancer Societys Cancer Crusade That great
public service organization is the only national voluntary
health agency fighting three fronts-through
research designed to find methods of cure for this
disease eventually conquer it. professional and public
education, and service to cancer patients.
Momentous strides being made in the attack on
crueest enemy In the last twenty more prog
ress made in understanding than in all the
previous history of mankind This is largely due to the ne
assistance volunteers the April Crusade both and
women have given the ACS. There nearly two million
Cancer Crusaders
More people die of each year but being
saved it. Until the spring of 1885, statistcans esti
mated that in four Americans who had cancer was being
cured the Third National Cancer Conference in Detroit
saved one-infour to one-nthree that some
$4,000 lives being saved annually which would have
been lost decade ago. In ALL about 100000
saved in this country each year That heartening but
physicians agree that in twoha of those who develop
cancer O0-coud be saved today by earlier dagnos
is and prompt treatment.
The Society has led the way in the greatest research
attack launched against single disease and has de-
voted nearly $6O000000 to- research since World War H.
It's spokesmen have been leaders in persuadg Congress
to appropriate large sums for this work
The American Cancer Society not permanent organ
ization is working hard to put itself out of business 1t
will last only until is conquered Public contributions
to enable the Society to tbs attack have mounted
from less than million dollars in 1914 to than $780,
100000 1857 To continue this acceeratng attack the
Society relies it's independent Embarrassing and educa
tional Crusade. The 1858 goal: $3OO000OO
Certainly the ACS, in seeking that goal deserves all
possible support from the public.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
MANTEO COLORED NEWS

Misses Pecola Simmons, Erma
Daniels. and Marguerite Golden re-
turned Tuesday to State Teachers
College in Elizabeth City, after
spending the Easter holidays with
their parents.
Misses Glide Spencer and Ar
1etta Simmons returned to P. w.
Moore High School after spending
the Easter holidays with their
parents.
Calvin Simmons and Dara Car
ter returned to Philadelphia, Pa.
and Baltimore, Md, after spend
ing the holiday with mother and
sister, Mrs. Lila and Matte Sim
mons, who went with them to Bal.
timore.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gallop re.
turned to Greensboro, where Mrs
Gallop is teacher and where Mr.
Gallop is a student at A. & T
College.
Miss Augusta Collins returned
to North Carolina College in Dur.
ham.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
JAMBOREE
Continued from Page One)

Jamboree has been completed and
placards announcing the program
of events have been given wide
distribution. Likewise bump /
stickers advertising the Jamboree
have been seen in many parts of
the country. On Friday night,
April II, a costume buccaneer
dance at the Community Building,
Hatteras, with music by the Navy
CONDO of Buxton, will be one of
the islands biggest pre-Jamboree
attractions. From the group at
Hatteras will be selected at least
eight and probably more persons
to compete in the Jolly Roger Ball
King and Queen competition of
Saturday night, April IL, at Mays
Head Casino where Ras Westcott
will be host and Fuzzy Wade's
popular band will provide the mu-
sic.
On Friday night in Manteo, at
the High School Auditorium the
pre-Jamboree Pirate Prince and
Princess Dance and competition will
be held to the tunes of of The Sea
Tones,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
THREE NEW MEMBERS JOIN
KITTY HAWK HOME CLUB

KITTY HAWK - Three new
members joined the Kitty Hawk
Colington home club when it met
Monday with Mrs. Curtis Toler,
the president. In observance OF
Home Club week, the members
agreed to display in a local store
articles they had made in various
club projects. The cancer fund do
nation was $3.50, and a gift will
be sent to Mrs. Carlos Dowdy
who is in Marine Hospital.
Easter hats decorated by the
members were shown, each person
modelling her hat and describing it.
Mrs. Virginia Smith got the prize
for the prettiest hat, and Mrs. c.
A. York for the funniest hat.
In the absence of the home
agent, Mrs. Toler gave a demon
stration on salads. The May meet
ing will be held with Mrs. Mary
Perry at Kill Devil Hills.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
LOCAL H. S. STUDENTS TOOK
PART IN ECC CONTEST

Greenville-East Carolina Col
lege's annual district typewriting
contest brought to the campus
April 10, business students from
more than forty schools in fifteen
'ounties in the eastern section of
the state-two from Hyde and
four from Dare.
Competing for awards in the
event Is advanced students of
typewriting and 81 beginning stu
dents. These participants were
selected to represent their schools
in preliminary county contests con-
Quoted this spring either at the
college or in high schools in the
area. Those eligible to compete.
according to Mr.. Finch, represent
the top one-fifth of those entered
in each of the county events.
From Manteo High School were
Sandra Beavers Robinson, adj
vanced student; 10 Anne Balance
Joyce Fields and Suzanne Allen
beginners.
Contestants from Hyde county
were as follows: Beginners: Re.
becca Smith, and Advanced: Bill
Griffin from West Hyde High
School,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
SCHOOL
Continued from Page One)

on Tuesday, September 2, with
Friday, May 90. 1859 set as the
last. day of the term. The complete
calendar approved this week was:
August 20 at $3.50 am, principals
meeting; September 2, opening
date of all schools; September 90,
end of first school month; October
p, end of second school month;
November "a, end of third school
month; November 81 and %
Thanksgiving holidays; December
10 at l pm, Christmas holidays
begin; January 5, opening session
after holidays; January z, end of
fourth school month; February 4,
end of fifth school month: March
4, end of sixth school month; April
i, end of seventh school month;
April % and "a tentative dates
to coincide with Pirates Jamboree)
spring holidays; May 1, end OF
eighth school month; and May 20
end of ninth school month.
The board named six persons tc
serve on Dare County Unit Of
the N. c. Citizens Committee fol-
Better Schools, and nine other
members will be named at the
next meeting of the board. Named
Tuesday were Mrs. Gail Hollis OF
Hatteras, Mrs. Blanche Meekins OF
Buxton, Mrs. George Franks Of
Kill Devil Hills, and Mrs. Leigh
Hassell, Mrs. Arthur Fields, anc
William Ernst of Manteo.
Pupil assignments were made
by the board as follows: to Cape
Hatteras School, George Gilbert
Midget, and George Oliver
O'Neal; and to Manteo School
Deborah Yvonne Fisk, Clarene
Marie Parlette. Patricia Ann Gibbs
flor 195s-1959), and Janet Rhae
Fisk.
Avery Tillett was appointed as Q
member Of the Kitty Hawk Schoo
Committee to succeed Robert M
Best, who had resigned. Mrs. Lus
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
POLITICS
Continued from Page One)

flee, Clerk of the Court apparently
does earn it's way. But take the
Sheriff's office. The people pay
enough deputies to do more than
twice all the work that is done
by the office, leaving the Sheriff
nothing to do but draw his $4,100
and $500 for travel. When The
does any work, it isn't because he
needs to, but because he wants to.
The Register of Deeds, who can't
live on less than $4,100 and who,
except for the saving mind of Hal
lett Perry, who bucked against
what some officials tried to get,
might be drawing more money
today, apparently has little or
nothing to do. 1t is apparent that
one competent person can easily
do all the work of the office. 1t is
being done in other counties of
similar size. And in fact it is done
in Dare County by competent
woman for modest salary work
ing five short days week. This
office picks up lot of extras on
the side, some big and some little.
For instance during Standard Oils
exploration in this county, the
Register of Deeds was paid a sal
airy all along, although his sworn
duty was to work for the peoples
interest first.
Take the case of Recorders
Judge. This is really a soft job
Sometimes there is only one court
month. Usually the court is from
one to three hours a week. Were
it not for the activities of the
Highway patrol, it wouldn't have
a third as much to do. Yet it hands
out a nice little check of $125 a
month. 1t is held by a nice old
man, and who can blame or any
body for wanting this job, or any
other of the good jobs that belong
to the people.
1t is generally known that with
a comDetent Board of Commission
ers, other county officials would
have to follow suit. They can Spend
no more nor waste no more thar
the Commissioners allow them. II
they do not do good wrk, nor keer
their office open to serve the pub,
lie as they should, the commits
sioners can regulate it.
But one thing the Commissioners
cannot do. They cannot be on hant
all day to observe the conduct Of
the officials. So it is important tx
have courteous, competent, homes
men on the job at all times so q
good impression will be made, ant
good s'etvice rendered the public.
! Here is one example of reckless
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
MT. OLlVET METHODIST
CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 10

The following schedule of serv-
ices at Mt. Olivet Methodist
Church, Manteo, for Sunday,
April 18th and through the week
have been announced:
Sunday, April Is = Sunday
School-10:0O am. Morning Wor-
ship-11:00 am. The Irene Shear
in Circle of the WSCS will meet
Immediately after the morning
worship service in the church.
MYF-6:15 pm. and evening wor-
ship-7:30 pm.
Monday, April IA through Thurs
day, April II: The Dare Sub
district of The Methodist Church
will meet each night at Mt. Olivet
Church, Manteo, for a Leadership
Training School. The first session
meets at 7:15 Monday night and
then at 7:30 each night through
Thursday. The Stumpy Point,
Manns Harbor, Kitty Hawk, East
i Ike, Wanchese, and Manteo
churches are participating. Lead
ers for the meeting will be: DR..
Morris Hustled of Durham, teach
ing the course on Christian Stew
ardship, Mrs. E. l. Terry of Raj
eigh, teaching the course "How to
Teach in the Small Church School"
and Mrs. T. NJ. Maxwell, of Rocky
Mount, teaching the course "Teach-
ing Children in the Church School"
The Rev. Clarence Warren of Wan
cheese is Dean of the School.
Because of the Leadership
School announcement is made of
following changes of schedule:
The Daughters of Wesley will
not meet April IA but will meet
Monday. April 81, at s:15 wieh
Mrs. Sheldon O'Neal.
The Mamie Midget Circle will
not meet Tuesday but will meet
Friday night, April Is, at 500 pm.
with Mrs. R. D. Sawyer Jr.
The Margaret Hovle Circle will
not meet Tuesday but will meet
Friday night, April 10, at 500
pm. with Mrs. Sheldon O'Neal.
The Commission on Missions and
the Young Adult Glass meeting
have been postponed till further
notice,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
ENeELHARD PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gibbs, Jr.
of Raleigh spent the week end
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Hardee and
children of Wilmington visited Mr.
and Mrs. I. B. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George o'Neal and
boys spent the holidays in Curri-
tuck.
Max Hodges, Jr., of EGG,
Greenville, and Wiley Hodges Of
Greensboro spent the week end
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Hodges.
Mrs. S. S. Neal and son, Royden
Neal hive returned from visit in
Maryland and New Jersey.
Charles Midyette, Jr., of New
Bern was visitor here last week.
His aunt, Mrs. Robena Armstrong,
returned home with him.
Bfr. and J. d. Lindville and
daughter Bridget Of Winston
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11

waste and discourtesy to the pub
lie.
The County Commissioners last
summer bargained with couple
of New Jersey boys to pay them
$4,000 to come into Dare County
and value the peoples property.
The Jersey boys agreed to COM
plete the work by March 1, 1858.
1t wasn't done then. The time had
been extended to April. The work
was not completed this week when
the Board met. Was anything done
about it? Well, you know the ans
wer. We sulmise that this Board
of Commissioners will not want
the report to get out before the
Primary which is May 81. They
have been hoping to stall it past
April 10, which is the last date
for filling for office in the pri-
mary. The Commissioners have
demonstrated time after time that
they don't want the people to know
about their affairs. In fact there
are some officers who have grown
to believe that the office now be-
longs to them, and any desire on
the part of citizen to learn some
thing about the affairs he is help
ing to pay for, is rank meddling
and none of his business.
These are the kind of officers
who should be kicked out, and it's
really not hard for some one who
is competent, and who will work,
to do it. People are waking up to
what has been going on; they have
learned they have been taken for
ride after ride at their own ex-
pense; they are sore and Disguised
and beginning to do some thinking
for themselves. This is the year to
hit the jackpot in winning county
office.
Moral: One need not count too
much on finding a lot in the jack
pot. The boys now in have been
spending too heavy out of it for a
long time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
DUCK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hines and
son of Virginia Beach spent Easter
here.
Mrs. Flora Smith and daughter
Nancy. and son, Kenny, Mrs. Cal
lie Scarborough spent Easter at
Mt. Pleasant. S. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Whitson of
Norfolk spent Easter with the S.
B. Whitsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Beals and
children of Camden snent Fasta,
with his mother, Mrs. Carrie Beals.
Mrs. Holland Beals is visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Elsie Bunch
of South Norfolk.
Charlie Beals of New Jersey
visited his mother, Mrs. Holland
Beals and his brothers, Jack and
st. Clair.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
WANCHESE OCTOGENARIAN
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY

Brinkley Gray of Wanchese, who
reached his 80th birthday on April
3, was honored with a surprise
party at his home at evening. A
large birthday cake had been baked
by his granddaughter, Mrs. Fred
Wescott, and it was cut and served
with ice cream and coffee. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Etheridge
and children, Johnnie, Bobby and
David; Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Shan
non, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred WescotI
and son Freddie, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Shannon and daughters
Ginger, Shirley and Ella; and Mr.
and Mrs. Monte O'Neal.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11
CONTRACT
Continued from Page One)

cause the land owner would not
deed any of the necessary land for
this purpose. However, the board
commended J. w. Davis, R. H.
Gray, and Melvin r. Daniels, the
committee which investigated this
project, for their efforts to secure
the harbor for the people of Wan
cheese.
A permit was issued by the
board to Jim Wommack, an expert
on pyrotechnics, to conduct fire
works and pyrotechnics display at
Buxton on Cape Hatteras Friday,
April %, at 1880 PM, in connec-
ton with the Pirates Jamboree.
The clerk to the board was in
structed to write Harold Make
peace, the State Highway Commits
sion's secondary roads officer, ad-
vising that the board disagees
with Mr.. Makepeace's claim that a
short piece of road at Rodanthe
known as Owens Raod does not
serve two OF more property owners.
since, as the board puts it, the
road serves three villages as in
gress and to the ocean and is OF
much Importance to the people OF
Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo.
Another letter was also ordered
written to the Highway Commits
sion asking that a culvert be
placed across the road leading
from County Street to Bay Street
near the home of Willie Simmons
in Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11

In presenting the Congress with his demand for 49,
9421OOOOO to support what he likes to call Mutual Sc
cury President Eisenhower maintains the sophistry of
wrapping up military aid and economic aid in the
package By this means critic of either be blasted
foe of both Then too the package may be little easier
for Congress to swallow if mnimzes debate and srs
fewer irate letters from home.
But the American public-which contemplated
that foreign aid to become permanent national policy
and which has heard again and again the waste msman
agement bad judgment arrogance and cyncs of the
of joyridng administrators the goba ill will for which
have paid dearly looks forward-at very leas-to
curtament of such spending is not impressed with the
argument that must outbid Russia friends will
sell themselves down the river does not believe have
bought buyfor any naton-the will to remain free
It does recognize in this time of shrinking paos that it
is possible for this nation destroy seand in the
Lenin foresaw And the American public is convinced
that without strong America there be free world
Regardless of the merits of the White House demand
however it sad thing to contemplate the threatssuch
still higher taxes and heavier draft calls employed to
facilitate passage. The in Congress- concerned
with tax reduction know full well the force of the first
warning And they should know after the long subjec
ton of youth and their parents to movies TV produc
tons and magazine articles designed to destroy military
morale and bette the armed services that the thought of
ga heavy increase in induction of American youth into
armed services might be most devastating of ALL IF
there any reminder needed this last point the gentle
might read "The Pentagon Case-which the author
insists is "a work of fcton")
Implicit in the double barreled mutual security
sage the duty of every Congressman consider the
vicons of his fellow Americans above their msgivings
and to recognize that where the strength the stability and
the of the nation concerned there Meth
Republicans nor Democrats
THREE YEARS AND 81 NOTES after the President
and the Kremn began PLAYING postoice General Esen
hover wrote Premier Buganin begin to wonder whether
shall get anywhere by continuing to write speeches to
each oher?" He discounted the value of mere proonga
ton of repeve public debate" but then proceeded to
suggest mutual freedom to discuss any subject at top
level meeting Otherwise he indicated 1--WE would end up
in the udcrous posture of just garng silently at each other
across the table Ludicrous perhaps but preferable
Yalta, Potsdam and Geneva
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-11

REBELS-In the long drawn out
Cuban revolt, 26 rebels were ar
rested Monday during a general
strike and street warfare threat.
80 YEARS IN PRISON-This was
the sentence. imposed on Stewart
I.umpkin, IL in Texas for killing
Jay Evans, Is with a toy pistol.
COSTLY DOG Mrs. Simone
Sampson of Great Neck, New York
had to pay $4,000 to Charles Ser
ven, postman who had been Bit
ten by her dog. The suit was for
100000.
PLENTY OF JEWELS-A small
boy playing in a park in Montreal
found can of jewels which he
took home for play things. They
were worth 100000, owner I'M
known.
MERCHANT PRINCE. B. .Ivey,
SO, who rose from a penniless min
ister's son to be a merchant prince
of North Carolina, died in Char
lotte. He started working for $40
a month as carpenters helper,
and began his, first store with
$4,000 capital.
FARM EDITOR DIES-Wm. D.
Poe, AZ, son of famed editor Clar-
ence Poe, a grandson of Governor
Aycock, died on a plane while re-
turned from Birmingham to ,Ra-
leigh. He was an editor of the
Progressive Farmer.
TRAGIC DEATHS-Two adults
and eight children died in Jersey
Shore, Pa, when an explosion and
fire wrecked the home of florence
Flock, 81, a truck driver Two
died near Portsmouth, Ohio in the
collision of two Norfolk & Western
trains -. Gay Strawn, nine-year-
old Monroe girl, died in car
wreck while riding with some
neighbors David Spencer, %,
VPI college junior died of skull
fracture on falling in a hole while
exploring cave near Roanoke, Va.
Guy Franklin, 55, in Lynch
burg, Va. shot and critically
wounded Mrs. Shirley Millner Is,
because she complained about his
blaring radio. He then killed him
self. They had adjacent rooms in
a rooming house =. Five young
sters playing on railroad track
were killed by train near San
Antonio, Texas James Smith,
II, driver, and Roy Hiatt Is, were
killed when their car overturned
Easter Sunday morning . Four
road racing teen-agers were killed
in head on collision in a road
race in Texas.