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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
TO GRANT DEMANDS
MAKING UP WOULD
DOUBLE TAX RATE
County Faced With New Require
mems While Still In the Red;
Schools Starved Out

To accede to all the demands of
schools, welfare, health, Sheriff's
office and other departments that
are shaping up for presentation to
the Dare County Commissioners in
June would mean that the present
tax rate will have to almost be
doubled in order to run the county
next year. Schools alone, now get
ting $4,000 this year, will want
maybe $4,000 more, and figures
have been totted up all ready,
showing some $4,000 needed for
the Roanoke Island school which
serves the mainland, Mays Head,
and Kitty Hawk high school stu
dents.
This year will be added Wan
cheese school, and it is going to
take from $4,000 to $4,000 for two
rs passenger buses to bring the
$50 pupils of that school to Man.
teo. At the same time the county
doesn't have enough buses to do a
good job of hauling the pupils al
ready attending this school. The
only hope of getting enough mon
ey to buy these buses is to use the
proceeds from two empty build
ings under process of sale on the
See DEMANDS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
TOWNSHIPS ADVISED
TO EXPRESS WISHES
ON ROADS NEEDED
Highway Officials TO Meet With
County Commissioners to
Study Dare's Needs

Persons in the various townships
of Dare County who are interested
in improvement of neighborhood
roads, should get in touch with
their township commissioner at
once if they expect to have their
opinions heard in time to be of
value in the sharing of secondary
roads benefits during the next two
years.
The Board of Commissioners
were notified this week, that some
time within the month, highway
officials and engineers will meet
with the county board to explain
what is on the book for the county
during the next two years. If the
projects set up by the highway
people do not best meet the needs
of the people of the county, it will
be the job of the Commissioners
to convince them some revisions
are better.
Under the usual rule, citizens of
each township would present these
matters to the County Board
through the Commissioner elected
to represent their township. Cour-
tesy demands that this procedure
be followed, and other officials, ex-
pecting due courtesy, and having
the proper sense of courtesy and
decency will look to this man first
for his opinion of affairs in his
township. At the same time each
Commissioner is elected by all the
people, he is not there merely to
represent his own community, it is
his duty to view all areas carefully,
ever on guard that something is
not done that is detrimental to the
greater number of people and
against the best interests of anoth-
er community or the county as
whole.
When the road subjects referred
to have been approved, they will
become part of the program for
the next two years, and very little
change or deviation may be ex-
pected so that it is important that
all citizens who have matters need
ing attention advise their commits
See ROADS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
PLANTING OYSTER SHELLS
BEGUN IN DARE WATERS

An oyster planting project has
been begun in several areas of
North Carolina, and of local in
terest this project may mean the
disbursement of upwards of $4,000
to citizens of Dare County engag-
ed in the work. Shells will be TAX
en- from the poorer areas and
transplanted in locations more
suitable for rapid development.
whereby it is hoped the oyster in
dustry will greatly improve. This
will also be big help in creating
income for fishermen at the end
of an unusually poor season in in
land waters.
The fleet of oyster boats is
based at the public harbor in
Stumpy Point on U. S. 264.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
WARD MAKES FIRST
CONTRIBUTION FOR
AID OF INLET JOB
Son of Man Who Began Project
ID Years Ago Has Given It
Dedicated Service

The first contribution to a fund
now being raised for the Wan
cheese Harbor project was for 500
and was made by Alvah H. Ward,
Jr. of Manteo, son of the man
who energized the drive for the
channel some IA years ago, ac-
cording to Wayland w. Baum of
Wanchese, treasurer of the cam
paign which is being led by the
Dare County Waterways Improve
ment Association, of which DR..
w. w. Harvey, Jr. is President.
The younger Mr.. Ward ever
since his return home from the
Army shortly after his fathers
death, has until recently been head
of this Association, and has dedi-
Gated himself to the completion
of this project.
81 never knew anything that
seemed so in keeping with the
spirit of the whole thing" Mr..
Baum said. eve are grateful for
Alvah's fine spirit and generosity"
DR.. Harvey said a total of ST.
900 has to be raised by the end
of this week, to guarantee the
provision of free landing, with
out which the Corps of Engineers
cannot allow the project to be
built under Federal law.
The entire project with 12-
foot channel all the way out Ore
gon Inlet and up Broad Creek
channel will cost close to one and
a half million dollars. Fears that
the channel may not be kept open
appear unfounded, as Engineers
say once a project is established
the Engineers Corps will be re-
quired to keep it open.
The funds will have to be raised
by private subscription, and sever
al 500 pledges have been made
from those most directly concerned
with benefits from the project, Mr.
Baum said.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
FROM MOUNTAINS TO SEA
NORTH CAROLINA OFFERS
GREAT VACATION VALUES
Pirates Jamboree Launches Coastal Tourist Sea-
son Officially. But It's Fine Fishing Has Already
Been Bringing Visitors For Several Weeks; This
State. With Its Many Attractions. Truly Va
rie+y Vaca+ionland.
BY MIRIAM RABB
State Travel Bureau

North Cardinals variety Va
cationland" has important new va
cation attractions opening from
seacoast to mountains in 1869.
Up in the Great Smokes, May
signals the opening of new link
of the Blue Ridge Parkway be-
tween U. S. 10 and the North
Carolina entrance to the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
With completion of this section of
the famous vacation thoroughfare,
the variety Vacationland" State
has over $50 miles of Parkway
Swimming along the Blue Ridge
Divide and across the lofty Bal
sam Mountains at an average ele-
walton of over 5000 feet.
Down on the coast, a new alter
nate routing of Highway 1853, is
being completed to give faster ace
cess to the Cape Hatteras Ma
tional Seashore. Along the Sea-
shores 10 miles of oceanfront, day
use and camping areas have been
expanded and improved. The
State of North Carolina has step
ped up its toll-free automobile
ferry service to Hatteras and
Ocracoke Islands in the Seashore
Park. and more accommodations
have been added at beach resorts
on the Outer Banks islands.
Across the Piedmont, new links
of Interstate highways facilitate
travel from mountains to coast,
and to the vacation attractions and
resorts between. These new roads
are toll-free, like all other roads,
bridges and ferries in the State
highway system. New highway
signs, both regulatory and infor-
national, have been installed
throughout North Carolina.
Headlining the list of new tour
ist attractions is Tryon Palace
Restoration at the former Colonial
capital of New Bern near the
beach resorts and fishing centers
of the central coast. The original
Palace, completed in ITO as "res-
idence of the Royal Governor and
meeting place of the General As
sembly" became North Carolina's
first State Capitol before its de-
struction by fire in 1898. The Res
toration stands on the original
foundations and is filled with cost
ly pre-177O furnishings and works
of art. Opening date is April 10.
Long known as "Golf State,
U.S.A." because of its more than
100 year-around courses, North
Carolina offers new courses in the
mountains and Piedmont this year.
At Asheville, largest city in
North Cardinals mountain vaca-
tionlands, the Thomas Wolfe Me-
See VACATIONS, Page Three
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
FAMILY RUNABOUT BOAT
RACES ATTRACT INTEREST

The proposed East Coast Cham
pionship for family runabout
boats scheduled as the finale Of
Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree on
Sunday, April &c, is attracting
ySde attention. Already the worlds
leading picture magazine LIFE
has shown an interest in covering
the story.
Bob Mason of the Atlanta Blu
reau of LIFE indicated his maya
zine may cover the story, the pi:
rate battle at Kill Devil Hills Sat-
urday morning April rs.
Some radio and television sta
lions will cover the events.
Already more greater pre-
jamboree publicity than ever has
gone out through all media Of
public information.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
Last Week End.
JAMBOREE NEXT WEEKEND
PROMISES TO BE GREATEST

In colorful coronation ceremon-
les at Mays Head Casino on Sat-
urday night, April 10, Julian One
to of Mays Head and Mrs. Wenona
Gray of Hatteras will be crowned
king and queen of the Dare Coast
Pirates Jamboree for 1959-6O.
They succeed King Linwood Til
lett of Kitty Hawk and Queen
Mary Burrus of Hatteras who
have reigned over buccaneer fes-
tivities during the past year.
DR.. John Messick, president of
East Carolina College, Greenville,
whose athletic teams are called pi-
rates, will place the crown and
coronet on the new royalty and
Elton Aydlett, Elizabeth City, will
be master of ceremonies of the
event.
A week from today the first and
greatest features of the Jamboree
will take place at Hatteras where
unusual preparations have been
made. Here a fish-fry will be pre-
pared on Friday the oath, to
which the world is invited, and the
people of this area have gone all
out with generous hospitality.
Two days packed solid full of
fun have been planned and the
complete program is reprinted
elsewhere on this page. Those
who come to the Dare Coast next
week end will never forget the
hospitality, entertainment and the
thrilling scenes of this colorful
program.
The new King of the Pirates is
resident manager of the Carolinian
hotel. He has been active in many
civic endeavors of the Dare Coast
and one of the leaders each year
in presenting the annual Pirates
Jamboree. He is a member of the
Rotary Clubs famous quartet of
Manteo and the president-elect of
the club.
Mrs. Gray is the former Weno-
ma Peele of Hatteras who with her
husband Harold Gray, has taken
an active part in promoting the
Pirates Jamboree each year, each
being on the social activities COM
mittee of the Hatteras phase of
the festivities this year. Mrs.
Gray was a former beauty queen
of the Dare Coast, being chosen
as Miss Outer Banks of 1852. Her
photos in publicity pictures were
widely published during the early
years of Dare County Tourist Blu
reau.
Judges making the regal selec-
ton on Saturday evening were
Dick Cobb, woman's fashion edi-
tor of Virginian Pilot, DIR. A. Kan
See JAMBOREE, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
MAIL DELIVERY TO
BEGIN SATURDAY
ON ROANOKE Id.

Ellsworth Midget, Jr. of Man.
teo has been given a temporary
appointment as the first rural mail
carrier on Roanoke Island, and the
service is scheduled to be inaugu-
rated this week, Saturday the 18th.
1t will serve all the patrons of
the Manteo postoffice, living on
Roanoke Island without the Man.
teo corporate limits, including the
Skyco area. Mr.. Midget is 35, and
his parents are well-konwn Manteo
residents, Rodanthe natives, and
his father is a retired Coast Guard
veteran. The new mail carrier
served three years in the Coast
Guard during World War II,
worked seven years with Kellogg
Supply Co. and for the past three
years has been employed by the
M. L. Daniels Oil Co. in Manteo.
He has been active in civic affairs.
was recently made the whip" of
the local Young Democratic Club
Mrs. Midget is the former Helen
Meekins; they have two sons and
a daughter.
Petitions for the establishment
of the route were circulated last
fall, with Mrs. Nancy Beals work
ing among the white patrons, and
Lonnie C. Gray the colored patrons
of the Manteo postoffice. With 100
percent support the petitions were
sent to Congressman Herbert Bon
ner who made the request of the
postoffice department for this
service. In order to benefit by it,
the patrons must erect mail boxes,
and this has been done by most of
them.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
DARE COUNTY FRIENDS OF
THE LOST COLONY MEET SUN.

On Sunday afternoon at 200
PM, at the Carolinian Hotel The
Dare County Friends of The Lost
Colony will meet for a discussion
of the Fund Drive underway this
week for raising the minimum
opening expenses for the 1859 pro-
duction of the Lost Colony. Other
aspects of the cooperative effort
being put forth by interested citi-
zens to assist the Roanoke Island
Historical Association in continued
Improvement of the Lost Colony
operations will be reported to the
meeting by the various chairmen
previously appointed. All interest
ed citizens and business men and
women, in addition to the steering
committee are invited to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
GROWING PIRATE ROYALTY
SATURDAY NIGHT APRIL Is
AT THE MACS HEAD CASINO

Life and Color Viii Prevail as Jamboree Thrones
Are Handed to Julian One+o Of Mays Head
and Wenona Gray Of Ha++eras; Joan Midget.
Of Ha++eras is Princess. and Raymond White III
OF Man+eo The Prince; Selections Made On
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
EFFORTS TOWARD A GREAT
MEMORIAL AREA INCREASE

Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
last week appeared before the
Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs in behalf of H. r. 5488, a
bill to revise the boundaries of the
Wright Brothers National Memoir
ial.
The bill would add Ill acres to
the present acreage at no cost to
the Government. The purchase
price will be betrayed by the Ava
lon and Old Dominion Foundation
and the State Of North Carolina.
Mr.. Bonner stated that he saw
no reason why the bill should not
pass the House unanimously and
the Senate likewise.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17

RAYMOND Midget of Hatteras
and of the Pirates Jamboree at the
enagers Dance The Casino Friday night They
Pae and Johnny Etheridge of the u S.
but had Gus Eerdge hand as his
standin for the occasion. (Aycock Brown phoo)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17
FIVE NABBED FOR THEFT
OF MIRRORS FROM A CAR
Case Continued to Next Week; Other
Gases Heard tuesday BY
Dare Recorder

Ouick action on the part OF
James D. Groce who watched five
young punks from Portsmouth
Va. take the side mirrors off his
car at Kill Devil Hills Sunday
caused the arrest of the following
who were caught in Currituck by
Patrolman o. L. Wise, and turned
over to Sheriff Frank Cahoon in
Dare who brought charges against
them: Larry Ellis Moorefield, 16
Freddy Lee Jolly, Larry Lee Lew
is, IT, John Carlton glastonbury
and VIM. Thos. Morris, Is.
Groce, who is employed at Kill
Devil Hills. while keeping an eye
ON the sight-seers Sunday, saw
the gang stripping his own car
when they ran he got their car Ii
cense number, reported it to Chief
of Police George Frank of Kill
Devil Hills, whose prompt action
alerted the highway patrolmar
who got the lads as they were
homeward bound, and found the
loot in the car. The mirrors were
valued at SIS. A hearing in the
case has been continued to next
week.
In Dare County Recorders court
this week, the following actions
were taken. Scott Ferebee, Shaw
boro, and Clyde Chesson of Eliza
beth City were fined S. each fol
driving on the wrong side Of
the road. Robert E. Scarborough
16, of Wanchese was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff, Clarence Hassel
and fined $50 and costs for speed.
ing. Clarence Jennett, Jr., 16 Of
Buxton was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Raymond Basnett and
fined S25 and costs for speeding
Jerome E. Mccarthy, Buxton was
fined So for improper license
plates. Tony d. Tillett, Mays Head
= speeding, $40 and costs.
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
Reehazuda QUeic
por Cancellation
de IN Ascenso

La Corte Supreme de Justi-
ella del Estado de la Florida,
rehuso considerar ell case de
un policia de Miami Beach, So
bre ascenso y cancellation del
mismo, por no ser I'm policia
Federal o del estado, conside-
rando su case como inconstitu-
eional.
La Corte dijo que Albert Ha-
ka era sargento del cuerpo de
policfa y fue ascendido a te-
niente. Haka no era I'm Official
constitutional y entonces la
Corte dijo no tener jurisdiction
en- este case.
Haka fue promovido a tenien
te y despues de cumplido SUI
periodic probatorio de nueve
meses lie volvieron a bajar la
categoria y qued6 nuevamente
de sargento. FL apel6 llevando
del case ante la corte pero esta
rehus6 resoIver SUI apelaci6n.
Ell teniente dijo que Ell habia
ascendido y sin motive ningu-
no lie baiaron la categoria al
range inferior sin cometer min
gun delito nj infracci6n a SUI
cargo, que por tanto Ell espera-
ba lie instruyeran de cargos Y
fuera llevado a la direction de
personal.
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
REORGANIZATION
DEL DEPARTAMENTO
DE AGRICULTURAL

Una comision de legislativos
y ciudadanos de West P aim
Beach piden la reorganization
del Departments de Agricul-
tura de la Florida en- una reu-
MON publica que Sc celebrd
en- aquella ciudad..
Ell plan de reorganization
que present6 ell Senador Tom
Adams, esta en- collaboration
directa con las proposiciones
del Comite en- cuanto a Ia
aprobaci6n de dirigentes de las
zonas rurales para d~esempehar
esos puestos de responsible.
dad. Ell dirigente campesino de
una de las zonas rurales de
Miami, George Cooper y otros
muchos otros mantienen la pc.
tici6n de reorganizar csc de-
p%artamento.
Adams dijo que con csc plan
Sc ahorrarian muchos cientos
de miles de dolares en- gastos
inneeesarios.
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
Muere en- Aceidenfe
inspector de Equipo
de Ia Fuerla Aerea

La pesada puerta de un bonn
bardero tipo "jet" CAT al &C.
rrarse descuidadamente lie aga
rr6 la cabeza a un miembro de
la tripuiacion que hacia una pre-
inspection del equipo antes de
salir en- vuelo, m~atandolo ms
tantanesmente. Peter Loncaro-
vich, de "a amos de edad y con
base en- la Homestead Air For
&c Base, fue la victima del acct
dente. Peter estaba miranda ha-
ella dentro del avion a los guar
dabombas, cuaudo repentina-
merte Sc cerro la pesada puerta,
resultando 10 antes apuntado.
A bordo del avion habia. tres
tripulantes mas esperanto la I'LL
TINA ojeada de Peter para po-
ner en- Marcia los motores y par
tir en- la ruta marcada.
Segun ell reporte Official no
Sc ha determinado adn 81 ell mo-
vii del sccidente Sc debi6 a un
NAL funcionamiento del equipo
0 81 fue que ell photo manipulo
Ell cierre sin saher que ell me-
CAMEO estaba en- peligro.
Loncarovich era asistente al
Jefe de Mecanicos del Escua-
dr6n 1919, con base en- Homes
tead, Fla. La Fuerza Aerea di-
jo que Loncarovich murio inme-
diatamente por fracture del era
neo y r%ompimiento de la masa
e~ncefaljca.
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30

zas de SECURES que producer un
dividendo para este fin.
Debido a este problema eco
n6mico y la deuda a pagan, los
comisionados dijeron que hay
que tener los ojos muy abiertos
en- ell presupuesto del pr6ximo
afo con ell fin de cuadrar las
cuentas y no dejar que la deu.
da Sc haga mayor.
Los miembros de la policia y
bomberos reclaman que a ellos
les pertenece una pension de
retro basado en- la prima que
produce Ell impuesto descontado.
Los Comisionados a su. vez con-
sideran DISCRIMINATORY que So
liciten otro retro de la ciudad.
Consultores de esta, dicen que
parece que la Corte decidira
aprobar en- beneficio de la ciu.
dad, la ordenanza que lie per-
mita bajar la contribution de
los fondos generates del retro
para dar la pension a los dos
cuerpos. /.
Ell aumento de impuestos ash
como d6nde seran a~plicaods aun
Sc desconoce; tampoco Sc sabe
auAndo scmenzarana regis.
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
PrObIema Racial
nrohema Racial
.Odum Pide Aprobaci6n Rdpida de Una Ley
Sobre Ell Prob|ema de Segregation EscoIar
Is Neeesario Enfrentarse Pronto al ProbIemo, Dice

Ell ST.. Ralph E. odum, asis-
tente del Fiscal General del Els.
tado hizo unas declaraciones so.
bre la importancia que existe
de que ell Estado y los Legis-
ladores aprueben una Ley que
autorlce a los directories del De.
partamento de Education a
resolver cualquier problema "a.
cial en- ell momento que Sc pre-
sente.
0dum expres6 que no hay for
nula magica que permita al Es-
tado resolver la futura situacion
de la integraci6n racial, pero al
menos debe buscarse la forma
de aliviar las dificultadeS que es
presenter cuanod este suceda.
Pero ell medic de subsanar con-
ceptos y limar esas asperezas
tIene que eomenzarse a estu-
diar va muy en- serio, para te-
ner una forma adecuada de re-
solver la crisis cuando llegue Ell
momento.
FL plan del subsidio a los pa
dres de los nihos es algo que
Sc podria aceptar como bueno
cuanoo ell Estado cierre las es-
cuelas publicas y todos centres
docentes elementales, secunda-
rios o superiores para que ten
gan entonces caracter de emit
dad privada, y ash los padres del
nino tendrian facultad de poner
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
Sobre Construction
de las Correteros

Ell Departamento de Gales
de Tallahassee Sc reunira con
Legislatures y funcionarios To-
Gales para una serie de reunio-
mes que Sc proyecta efectuar
con ell fin de discutir los pro-
blemas de financiar la cons
truccion de carreteras.f
Ell Director Joe Grotegut d.
10 ell martes que ell primer mi
tin sera en- Orlando, Fla, ell 10
de febrero, siguiendole otros
en- Tampa ell 10 de febrero y
Miami y Tallahassee ell 20 y
"a respectivamente.
FL financiamiento de los de-
rechos de Was para la cons
truccion de carreteras sera ell
problema mas importante de
esas oonferencias,
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
Grand Advertising Nombrada
Anunciante de Chris Graft

La Chris Craft Corporation,
con oficinas principles en-
Pompano Beach Fla, ha desig,
nado a la Grant Advertising Co.
Inc, en- Miami para que repre-
sente al departamento publici-
tario de la compahia, dijo ell
ST.. Henry H. Coll, p~residente
de la christ Craft.
La Grant representara el
departamento de propaganda y
publicidad en- las cuatro divi.
stones de la compania que son:
Botes Chris Craft, Botes perso,
males, Botes Cavalier, y los mo.
torres y equip6 marinos de la
Chris Graft.
Los Sres. Herbert Pockling.
ton y Charles High seran los
coordinadores de anuncios en-
la oficina de la Chris Graft.
Los Sres. John Dey, Vice-pre'
sidente ejecutjvo; Jack Wood
vicepresidente y director crea'
two, y Fred Roth, executive de
contabilidad llevaran la conta'
bilidad para la Grant.
La compania CONSTRUCTORS de
botes fue fundada por Ell Sr.
Smith, notable constructor de
botes de carrera, en- Alaonac,
Diario las Américas., 1959-01-30
Activa Ell Estado Preparation
de I'm Presupuesto BaIanceado

por dos veces para tratar de la
extraordinaria cantidad de fon-
dos que Sc necesitan para cubrir
las necesidades del Estado y
que ascienden a mas de 40 mi
Homes de dolares adicionales.
Ell Director de Presupuestos.
Harry Smith debia haber pre-
sentado un estimado de los in
gresos del Estado antes de CO.
menzar la reunion de hoy, pero
rehus6 decir 81 ell nuevo
sistema de tasacion a las pro.
piedades, permitira ell empleo
mas o menos de TIC millones de
d6lares. Este fue un estimado
que el hizo hace varios meses
diciendo que ell promedio de in
greso por concepto de impues'
tos ascenderia a esa cantidad
en- Ell periodic de dos amos del
1959l61.
La Comision tambien tiene
que estudiar Ell nuevo manual
sobre los impuestos que presen
to ell Contralor Ray E. Green.
Este manual fue preparadc
por un selecto grupo de funcio
narios, ase-ores de impuestos
con Ell fin de ayudar a los otro,
asesores a utilizar uniformemer
tie los calculos que Sc deben Sc
guir para obtener la evaluaci6r
del total elective de la propie
dad. 49,