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Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18

Babson Park, Mass, April IL. /
am writing this after a visit to
Florida, and should be more op-
timistic. April is a wonderful month
there. The former cold weather and
freezes are now over. The cold
and rains are entirely forgotten.
In fact, they will give Florida bet
ter crops and more tourists next
winter than ever before.
Published Figures Are Unfair
My time there enabled me to read
more newspapers than usual, and
it seems as if economic history may
report, in years to come, that the
1858 recession" was started in
Washington. Many Congressman
there seem to be void of all reason.
Like people in hall where fire
has started, they are panicky and
rushing headlong. Only they are
looking for a way to get in, ra-
ther than to 'get out"i
/ know nothing about politics,
but / do know my Statistics" The
current figures on unemployment
are very deceptive. They compare
with only the past few years when
both husband and wife have been
working. This, however, has been
an abnormal situation / have
roughly completed statistics for the
number of families today without
wage Garner compared with pre-
vious years. Although per cent or
more persons may be unemployed, |,
my estimate is that less than l per
cent of the families today are with
out wage earners. Is this depres-
sion?
What About The Cures?
Before the Franklin Roosevelt
era, every depression was allowed
to take its natural course. / per-
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
CURING DEPRESSIONS BY "GADGETS AND GIdMICKS'

New Deal remedies" are still in
force. If they worked in the ''Thir-
ties" why have they not already
prevented this business recession
The Congressman up for election
are unable to answer this question
Yet, they want these gimicks in
creased and others added. They
want more synthetic "cures" put
into effect at once, with a cut in
taxes added. Never before has such
an economic panic existed in Wash
ington, arising in so short time
with such little definite leadership
Il believe President Eisenhower
feels in his heart as most econo-
mists do, but that he is not free
man. l wish-when reading his
Bible-he would seriously note the
14th Chapter Of First Corinthians
the 8th verse.
Now to conclude my little ser
mon: The truth is that no en6
knows whether these proposed
"cures" will bring back prosperity
or not: you my readers, know as
much about that as anyone. But we
do know that further devaluation Of
the dollar will follow. During the
18G years of U. S. history, the New
Deal cures" have never before
been applied so early in a depres-
sion or recession. Therefore, in
creasing them now cannot logically
be based upon any previous tests
Furthermore, if these panicky con-
gressmen were not running for
office, they would not now be call
ing for pain remoyers, plasters, and
tranquilizers. Finally, let us all
remember that even today, with
the terrible unemployment, less
than / per cent of our families are
without a wage Garner. -
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
Understanding Needed

Asked how he proposes to get his
Pentagon reorganization proposals
through Congress, President Eisen-
hover came out f1ghting for per-
haps the first time in his long ex-
posure to the institution known as
the White House press conferences
OF his Congressional opposition
the Commander-in-Chi said: 81
don't care how strong they are
or how numerous they. are. Here is
something for the United States
Here is something that is neces-
sary."
More specifically, he continued :
II would get onto the air as often
as the television companies would
let me on. would keep it up until
/ would have the United States un-
l4derstanding that it is their pocket
book first of all; more than that ii
is their safety"
This, we think, is a splendid idea
and everyone should be in favor
of it. At the moment, we doubt il
even the gentlemen in Congress are
too clear on the Presidents plan.
In all probability, many of the
solons share the public impression
that the recommended changes will
make a czar of the Secretary of De-
fense and office boys of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff; further that it will
destroy the spirit and morale of the
military by reducing soldiers,
sailors, marines and flyers to the
colorless level of Defense Depart
ment employees wearing some sort
of nondescript, but universal yuni-
form.
The President derided the "czar"
idea and spoke. of "the built-in
constitutional guards that are
there. He also referred to the in
come tax OF 1913 as an example
of the horror and alarm expressed
about any reforms. He did not
mention, however that those safe
guards have failed to keep the in
come tax rate within the one per-
cent barrier originally promised,
that it has climbed to SO percent
for all corporations and as high as
go percent fog individuals, that it
has grown from an innocuous levy
to a devouring monster that threat
ems the survival of the American
free enterprise system.
When he picked the income tax
as an example. to quiet our fears,
the President made an unhappy
choice. And when, a week ago, he
outlined the authority he would
give the Secretary of Defense-to
make and execute strategic plans
with unified commands responsive
completely to the decisions of the
Secretary'-President Eisenhower
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
2806 McAlister
: Topeka, Kansas
April 8, 1858

D0dT TIeHQS.
Elementary grades in school are
more important than any of US
reaiize. I've told you before what
excellent schools Kansas has. Our
friends in the service who are NOV
ed to other parts of the country find
their children far ahead of children
in other states.
We have always been pleased
with our children's teachers, but
this year we feel especially fortu-
nate to have a teacher for Dawn
that is truly a dream. Miss Maude
Snyder is teaching children of for
mer students. She has been a tea
cher for many years and dearly
loves her profession. She treats
each child so lovingly that Dawn
was sure she must be her pet. She
asked her one day if she did have
a pet" and she frankly admitted
that she did-33 of them.
Over the years Miss Snyder has
learned many diversified methods
in teaching. Each subject is inter-
esting and is more of a game to
the children than the dry ritual of
learning the three RS. A child
with problem is a challenge to
Miss Snyder and.she requests these
children. She has a deaf child in
her room who lips reads and an
other child with a speech impedi-
ment.
Dawn has never had trouble with
any subject in school other than
department. Always checked on
her report is-"Talks too much.
A recent test in school showed that
she reads fifth grade level. For a
second grader this was pretty won
derful I thought.
Dawn has been encouraged to use
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John e. Barcus, weather record
er. reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view Avenue, for the week begin
ming Thursday, April 10th and end
ing Wednesday, April 18th. ineiu-
ciua.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
BURNING IDEA

MANfTOWOC, Wis. = up = The
Coast Guard is planning to clear
Iebris. from Lake Michigan with a
lonfire.
A derelict barge, Of a type no
onger used on the Great Lakes,
las ridden up onto reef about 400
ards offshore from Point Creek,
71s miles south of here. 1t is be-
ieved to be one that sank in a
storm many years ago.
When Lake Michigan calms down.
he Coast Guard will try to burn
The wreckage, since it is too heavy
FOR any available towing equip
ment to pull from the reef.
sr@- 1fax 81 al
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
COMMUNISM BORROWS FROM
CAPITALISM

According to communist propaganda, ev-
erything is wrong with the free nations-and
most especially with the United States.
But, on occasion, communism is more than
happy to borrow from capitalism.
For example, last summer typical Am
erican supermarket was installed at the
Grand Fair in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. 1t was a
cooperative venture of the Office of Interna-
tional Trade Fairs, the u. s. Department of
Commerce, and the National Association of
Food Chains and was the hit of the Fair, at
tracing more than million marveling visit
ors. When the Fair ended, the equipment
was sold to, communist commercial enter
prise. And the market, which will be Yugo-
savia's first self-service store of any kind,
is scheduled to open for business in Belgrade
in mid-April. To cap the climax, the Organi-
zations which originally sponsored the ex-
hibit have sent a top-fight American super
market executive to that city to see that the
market is properly established and that it
functions smoothly.
Italy is another country which has adopt
ed supermarkets, u. S.-style. Such markets
are now in operation in Rome and Milan, and
they offer their wares at prices which are
eight to ten per cent below of those otherwise
available.
These markets deal in foods But the su-
periority of American retailing in all it's
manifold branches to that usually found
abroad is equally pronounced. U. S retailing
provides more of the good things of life to
more people than any comparable system yet
devised by man.
YOUTH IN THE WELFARE STATE
According to a recent Gallup Poll, Sc per
cent of Great Britain's young people-those
between Fl and 81 years" 9. would like
to leave their native isles and settle in an
other corner of the globe The first four pre-
ferred countries of emigration, in order, are
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Uni
ted States.
Other surveys made in late years have
produced a comparable result. And some
students have conducted exhaustive inquiries
as to why England's youth-those on whom
her future depends-should wish to forever
leave their homeland in overwhelming num-
bers.
Naturally, the reasons are many and var
led. But one of the big ones is found in Eng
lands welfare state. Government controls
are rigorous, and along with them has come
a crushing burden of taxation. Opportunity
for most young people is limited to the ex-
treme. The heavy hand of an intrenched, rule
bound bureaucracy is felt everywhere. The
principal basic industries are still national
lied, and even the major privately-owned en-
terprises are dominated by government.
Under such circumstances, it is natura'
that the young people should be discontented
and rebelious. They feel that they are ci-
pliers, with little or no chance to get ahead,
to make the most of their energies and ahil-
tiles, to lead useful, productive and satisfy
ing lives. This is always fruit of the super
state, no matter what particular philosophy
it is grounded in.
$>eSs
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
YOUNG pop ADDICTS

One of the most curious and repellant
sights of our times is the spectacle of chill
dren as young as 9 or 10 avidly buying the
latest pop tunes about teen-age passion.
Doubtless it is the old fud6y-duddy in us that
sees the matter in this light, but we can't get
over the feeling that youngsters that age
ought to have more wholesome interests.
The phenomenon of the small fry popular
music addict has an interesting and rather
disturbing side effect. Because children have
so much more spending money than they
used to, and because lot of them are spend
ing it on records, they play substantial part
in creating hits and determining what is most
popular. This accounts in part, it would
seem, for the low level-let's say it, the al
most moronic level-of much popular music
today.
No mere adult is likely to come up with
any quick and effective antidote to this meth
cd of establishing the nations popular taste
in music. But it is reasonable to suggest that
adults, instead of letting their children spend
so much money on tawdry songs about mat
ters they don't understand, ought to spend
more time teaching the youngsters to appre-
ciate music that has something to offer be-
sides a Jungle beat
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18

BIOLOGISTS now use a water pistol
loaded with a narcotic to put a shark
to sleep while they study its reproduc-
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
What About The Cures?

Before the Franklin Roosevelt
era, every depression was allowed
to take its natural course. per-
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FESTIVAL
Continued from Page One)

churches, clubs and social groups
to make announcement to their
people, so that everyone may I'M
derstand that there>is public in
vitation for all people to attend
and to bring baskets.
The program in the Lost Colony
theatre will begin about 1890 to
II am. to be followed by a picnic
dinner on. the grounds. This will
probably last for two hours.
Three hours after the program
honoring the Etheridges has end
ed, and beginning at 5 pm, the
usual annual birthday dinner fol-
A. w. Drinkwater will be held or
the lawn of the Drinkwater home
in Manteo. 1t will be his 83rc
birthday. This annual event usual.
ly lasts for two hours, and brings
many distinguished guests.
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TWO ANNIVERSARIES ARE
CELEBRATED THURSDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. creedon Midget Have
Family Gathering On 3sih We'd
ding Anniversary

The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Creedon Midget in Manteo was
the scene of much celebration
Thursday, July "a, this being the
38th anniversary of their wedding,
and also the birthday of their
granddaughter, Claudia Midget of
New Orleans, La, who is visiting
them.
Present for a family gathering
and big anniversary dinner were
Mrs. Dan Midget and daughters,
Mary Lynn, Lois and Carol of
New Orleans; Mrs. C. w. Brant-
ley and children, Claudia and C.
w., of New Orleans; Mrs. Lindsay
Midget and sons, Lindsay and
Jeffrey of Norfolk; Billy Midget
of UNC, Chapel Hill; and Mrs.
Nellie Farrow of Waves.
In the afternoon Claudia enter
tanned a number of trends at a
party honoring her ninth birthday,
serving birthday cake and ice
cream to her guests.
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|BLOODMOBlLE TO
VISIT ENGELHARD
ON AUGUST 5th
Walter E. Bishop. County Chair,
man Requests Response
Equal to Last Year

The semi-annual visit of the
bloodmobile of the American Rec
Cross will be made to EngelharG
on August 5th, and the next visit
will probably be in February al
Swan Quarter, according to Walter
E. Bishop of Scranton who is
Chairman of the Blood Program
of the Hyde County Red Cross
Chapter.
Mr.. Bishop said he trusted Hyde
County would live up to its usual
reputation and meet its quota as
it did last time when the bloodmo-
bile was at Swan Quarter.
Reginald Mckinney of Engelhard
is co-chairman of the drive anC
will furnish pledge cards and peces.
sary information, Mr.. Bishop said
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scious of a call to the ministry.
Last July he laid aside the postal
service for the pulpit. He now has
a four-church field near Hartford,
his charges being Anderson, Beth
any, Evans, and Center Hill.
Two pleasant surprises Mr.. For
tescue records for his freshman
year at Chowan. One is his election
recently to Phi Theta Kappa, hon.
orary society in junior colleges for
high scholarship; the other a gift
which "some unnamed angel made
toward his expenses.
The senior member of freshman
class, who commutes from his
home at Tyner, has had an arduous
program for the past nine months,
with his four churches AND his col
lege career; and he will have an
equally strenuous time when his
second and final year at Chowar
begins in September. But he hopes
to hold out.
Meanwhile" he says, "a wife
-four children, daughter-in-law
and two granddaughter will b.
eagerly awaiting the day vther
'Grandpap' gets his diploma"
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ELLIS FARMER DIES

William Ellis Farmer 48, who
spent much of his boyhood in Man
teo, died after long illness at
his home in Elizabeth City Tues.
day. He is survived by his parents
j. t. and Bessie Curtis Farmer
and a brother, Douglas E. Farmer
Of Elizabeth City. Funeral ane
burial was in Elizabeth Cit,
Wednesday. The Farmers lived il
Manteo at the time Of the ticl
eradication program Of which tn,
elder Farmer was inspector.
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VIRGINIAN LIKES TINES
NEWS AND EDITORIALS

To the Editor:
This is just another note of APP.
probation from a reader of your
newspaper. You should get many
messages of thanks from your
readers, especially the taxpayers
of Dare County. Again, l am try.
ing to tell you that every week
enjoy reading The Times from
Manteo.
1 had hoped to visit your city
again this summer and wanted tc
stop by to meet you. Unfortunately
/ shall be unable to make the ne
cessary vacation plans to make
that visit. l was in Manteo in 1856
and 1867 and both times you were
away from your office. You were
at the Democratic convention il
1866 and you were away because
of sickness in 1857.
You certainly work hard for the
interests of the people of Dare
County and you give them very
splendid paper every week. II
really has been interesting to note
how you have continued to place
before them facts concerning the
operation of county government
and they should be very grateful
to you.
There are many columns in your
paper that l especially enjoy
your editorials, "Uncle's" writings
and "Glimpses of the Past" Also
other part time contributions are
f, read with enjoyment. Ny congrat
ulations on your recently cele
brated anniversary as editor of ;
fine newspaper.
Sincerely.
INTERESTED READEF
Petersburg, Va.
July s, 1868.
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OTHER EDITORS
ITO PIERCE THE FOG
OF IGNORANCE
Greensboro Daily News)

Greensboro DAILY NeWS)
The Christian Science Monitor is
celebrating it's 50th birthday this
year.
The Monitor describes itself as
"an international daily newspa-
per-" 1t is that and more.
1t is newspaperman's news
paper, for it does what every good
newspaper hopes to do, but seldom
does: The Monitor gives an extra
dimension of understanding and
depth to the news.
The Monitors front page is
devoted to comprehensive back
ground stories of the principal
news of the world, written by we'll
trained correspondents. They do
not often color the news with their
own opinions, but they do give far
more meat and substance to the
cfferii than many Collective
wire services. Inside its pages are
essays, reviews, sketches, COM
ments on the liberal arts and vast
array of feature material.
The Christian Science Monitor
cannot do what regional, home
town or even a statewide news
paper can do. 1t does not concen-
trate on the local scene. But along
with The New York Times it does
a superior job on news of the
world. In the words of Mary Baker
Eddy, its founder, it presents ''a
steady flow of dispatches designed
to pierce the fog of ignorance and
the dictates of prejudice"
And for that we can be thankful
and wish the Christian Science
Monitor a second so years as sue
cessful as the first.
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SAYS VOTES WERE BOUGHT;
CHARGED TO TAXPAYERS

To the Editor:
Why don't you put it in your
paper how during the week of the
primary, certain county officials
bought votes at the rates of $40
apiece by giving people orders on
stores, and charging the bills to
the county? Watch out and see
if the county pays any of these
bills.
This is an old custom, and we
notice the Commissioners always
have considerable amount of
money to spend to help their
friends. l am told some of these
folks voted against them after get
ting the store order.
MAINS HARBOR FRIEND
July 1, 1858
Ed. Note. We have already seen
where some of these store orders
have been paid since the election.
They were paid by the taxpayers
of Dare County. 1t was a des-
perate attempt to buy election at
the peoples expense. See Voucher
No. $3.50, and others in the office
of the county accountant. The COM
missioners had $7,565 for this pur-
pose last year, but they have cut
it in half to keep the incoming
board from doing what they have
been doing. Incidentally, those
who are considered needy, will be
able to get only half as much as
during the past year.
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A FORMER CONGRESSMAN
FOLLOWS OUR EDITORIALS

To the Editor:
All of us at our household avidly
read your fascinating paper . !.
/ was delighted at the outcome of
your recent primary, particularly
your personal triumph. 1t was
certainly something that needed to
be cleared up. AS Harry Truman
is noted for doing: you certainly
"gave 'em He'll" But entirely diff
ferent from Truman's methods,
you adduced facts and proof in
your continuous series of brilliant
and impressive articles, both edi-
toriai and news stories.
One of the great tragedies of
reform politics is that the winners
usually lose further interest, while
like cascarets of old, the outs work
while the ms sleep, to get back in
again. You are in a highly advan-
tageous spot on the county Board
and publishing of your paper to
keep your folks popped up, on the
alert and ready to keep on with the
fight. l wish l could see you more
often. May get down that way late
this summer. The best of every
thing to you and with my warmest
personal regards.
TAR HEEL IN WASHINGTON
July 8, 1858.
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BOARD
Continued from Page One)

fence enclosing school property
over east and south boundaries.
In addition to above cuts for
specific school needs the budget
was further revised by the follow
ing decreases:
1. 500 for Board of Education
per diem and travel.
2. 5000 for Attorneys fees, etc.
8. $4,000 for salary supplements
of 500 per year to teachers.
A. $1,647 for salary of home
economics teacher. Estate had al
lotted, vocational home economics
teacher to Manteo School provided
county would pay 1/3 of salary
and would equip home economics
room. Failure of County Commits
sioners to appropriate funds for
equipment and teachers salary
meant the elimination of the first
vocational teacher ever allotted to
Dare County.
5. 500 for janitorial supplies.
6. 500 for retirement and So
cial security.
z. 5000 for aid to lunchrooms.
$500 for interest on temporary
loan.
Upon motion made by Mr.. Scar
borough and seconded by Mr.. Wise
the Board accepted the low bid of
Kellogg Supply Company submit
ted on May 20, for all work APP
proved for Manteo Elementary
School, Roanoke School, Wanchese
School, a total of $10,S21.00, and
authorized the Superintendent to
contract for such work with Kel-
logg Supply Company.
Upon motion made by Mr.. Scar
borough and seconded by Mr.. Wise,
the Board accepted the low bid of
Shelley Fronts of Buxton, for all
work approved for Cape Hatteras
School, a total of $4,365.0O and
authorized the Superintendent to
contract for such work with Mr..
Fronts.
Upon motion made by Mr.. Bal
lance and seconded by Mrs. Briggs
the Board unanimously approved
the election of Miss Katherine
Bowman as a teacher in Manteo
High School.
Upon motion by Mr.. Scarbor-
ough and seconded by Mr.. Bal
lance the Board elected the follow
ing bus drivers for 1958-1959:
Cape Hatteras School: Ruby
Fagley, Mary Burrus, Roy Tandy,
John D. Crazy, Cyrus Gray. Man
teo, Rodney Dough. Kitty Hawk:
Mrs. Esther Rogers.
The Superintendent presented to
the Board the following new policy
of the State Highway Commission
regarding aid to schools:
"In so far as funds may be
available, the State Highway Com
mission will agree to pave school
drives when requested by either
the Board of County Commission
ers, the Superintendent of County
Schools, or the local School Board.
"The Highway Commission will
agree to build and pave only one
access drive into school property.
This may be either dead-end
drive running to the side of the
main school building, or a circu-
lar drive in front of the building.
Bus parking areas, parking lots,
or any other drive desired by
school officials will be constructed
only by reimbursing the State
Highway Commission for the cost
of the work DONE"
The Board adjourned to meet
again on call.