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BANKING
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an exploratory well being drilled
south of the Lighthouse. 1t was
not part of his initial purpose but
in the course of his address that
day Governor Cherry announced the
ALLEGATION of $4,000 for paving the
road from Hatteras to Kinnakeet
a distance of II miles. No oil was
discovered. An era of another sort
had begun.
There were some back on the
mainland who were shocked at
Cherry's action. He had allocated
for the road a sum greater by
$1,000 than the entire taxable
value of the whole Island. In 1947
the value of all property on the
Island of Hatteras was 1884, 49.
Governor Cherry came down in
l948 to join with the Islanders in
celebration of the completion of the
II miles of road and the next year
his successor, Governor Kerr Scott.
visiting the Island for the first
time, extended the road from Avon
to Rodanthe. 1t was completed to
the Inlet before the end of his
administration. But change was al
ready afoot on the Island and there
are many among us who date the
modern era from the September
day in 1941 when Governor ]. M.
Broughton removed tolls from all
ferries. This was the beginning of
the Islands freedom.
The current tax value of real
property on Hatteras Island is 81
478,8S1.
Some part of this increment is
due to increased basic values but
in the main it is ascribable to ex-
banded building and improvement.
There are now ten very modern
tourist courts on the Island of Hat
teras where there was none dozen
years ago. They represent an in
vestment of about $750,000. The
annual gross income from these
facilities, is, conservatively, $475,-
900. The important fact about these
facilities is that every one of them
is locally owned.
The basic economy of the Is
land is sound for the reason that
lit is based on thrift and simple
honesty. There is an additional
factor and that goes back to the
non-era time and to the fact, men
toned above, that the Life Saving
Service was recognized and ex-
panded in the 1905 Here I might
point, as do when any opportunity
allows me, to the fact that of the
i82 Congressional Medals of Honor
for Lifesaving that have been
awarded, Al of them came to people
of these two Islands.
The point is clear: these Islands
have for generations furnished the
U. S. Coast Guard the backbone OF
its service. Our people belong to
the Coast Guard. They inherit theil
place in it. It is a way of life-anc
it is a good living. The village OF
Avon, as an instance, has 83 of its
mature men on active duty in the
service and only a slightly lesser
number on the retired lists. These
men may be stationed at the fan
ends of the earth but usually theil
families are here and they always
return to the Island in their re.
| tirement.
This makes for sound "a stable
economy. Their income is for life
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CUM NECK PERSONALS

Mrs. Sadie Combs and son, Will
liam visited Washington, N. C.
Mrs. Emma Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Armstrong of Elizabeth
City visited Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sex
ton.
Mrs. Lennie Dorwart of Elizabeth
City visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. A..
Smithson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Goodwin and
daughters of New London, Conn.,,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Goodwin.
Belvin Everton and Mrs. Lennie
Ewell of Norfolk were here Thurs
day, they brought their father, Mr..
J. j. Everton home from a Nor
folk Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Alexander
and son of Chicago, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Alexander.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Smell and
daughters, Sue and Kay visited Mr..
and Mrs. Bonnie Liverman in
Smithfield, Va.
Sue Smell has returned to Dur
ham after two weeks home.
Raleigh Isaacs, Grace Williams,
Henry Cahoon and Linda Sanderson
of Norfolk visited here. Miss Will
liams remained for a longer ivsit
with Mrs. j. w. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Beck of
Jacksonville, Fla, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Cahoon.
Mrs. L. H. Meekins and children,
Odell Beal and Diane Armstrong
spent Saturday night at Sandy
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meekins were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Twin Meekins in Wilson, N. c., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rom Alexander in
Hassell, N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson,
Mrs T. j. Cooper and daughter
were in Edenton Wednesday.
Jack and Donnie Combs of Nor
folk and Mark Combs of U.S.P.H.
Hospital were home the week end.
Gene Combs has returned home
from Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Cooper
spent the week end in Elizabeth
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Liverman
are home for few days from
GoldSboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durwood Cooper
and children spent the week end
in Washington with Mr.. and Mrs.
C. r. Fulcher.
Mrs. Herman Cahoon took a
group of All boys and girls to
Washington Wednesday.
Mrs. Madeline Hewitt of Ports
mouth returned Sunday after visit
ing here.
Lee Hewitt and Clyde Allen of
Camden visited Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Smithson.
Mrs. Bill Baker and children of
Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs. Len
Jones.
Mrs. Ivadine Sawyer of Newport
News, is visiting Mrs. Len Jones
and Mrs. Seaton Cahoon.
Mrs. Gerald Selby was home for
the week end from Greenville.
jeanette and Bill Sawyer spent
9 weeks in Camden visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Sawyer.
Myra Leaf Voliva and Patsy
Rose spent two weeks in Elizabeth
City visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Bunek.
Anna Lee Rose is in Norfolk Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson,
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Commissioners Dockets
Dare County, N. c.

Board met April a, 1870.
Present R. S. D. Holbrook, Thos.
S. Tillett and G. w. Greet.
Communication received from
Walter T. Dough not accepting the
appointment of Sheriff.
Ordered that David B. Austin be
appointed Sheriff. Notice given.
Ordered that the vacancy Of
Township Clerk in Mays Head
Township caused by the resigna-
ton of G. B. Bliven be filled by
appointing Peter G. Gallop; duly
appointed and notice given.
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at Mays Head. Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Mrs. T. j. Cooper and daughter are
Davenport of Portsmouth will join
them for the week end. Mrs. r. w.
Davenport and daughter, Nancy of
Portsmouth returned home Sunday,
son Norman remained here with
Mrs. Leona Norman.
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HOME FROM CANAL ZONE

Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Mann, Jr.
and children Sharon and Ray OF
Balboa, Canal Zone are visiting
Mr.. Mann's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Dewey Mann, Sr.
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1t is not seasonal. There is, in adj
dition to the Coast Guard and the
Tourist Court income the additional
contribution of the u. S. Navy
which has here a community Of
about 300 people centered around
the facility which cost about twelve
million dollars.
We have, here, these basic in
come factors:
U. S Coast Guard, active
and retired with
dependent benefits S 100000
u. S. Navy active and
retired 100000
National Park Service
annual payroll 10000
Gross income (estimated)
from tourist services
etc. seasonal $4,000
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$1.39O,OOO

$1,390,00U
Sufficient, it seems to all of us,
to emphasize the need of banking.
facilities of modern sort. might
say here that the aggregate money
order business of the seven post
offices on the Island is $3.50, 900
outgoing. Banking in North Caro-
lima began on these Islands and it
should be continued. There is a
present need, an immediate need,
of at least branch to serve at least
until the Islanders get a little fur
,ther along with their new era.
BEN DIXON MacNEILb
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Celestial Sphere

AS its sponsors claim, the 50-foot-
high celestial sphere" memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt may be "art." There
is no accounting, of course, for tastes.
But we are more inclined to cast our vote
with those members of the House who
took the floor few weeks ago to charac-
terize this strange geometric edif1ce var
iously as "a bird roost, "a nonstrosity,"
"a gyroscope," "a yo-yo" and fugitive
from "a Cape Canaveral launching pad"
All this was Just talk, for as soon as
it ended the House approved the $780,
600 memorial by the whopping vote of
308 to SO.
So we assume the sphere" soon will
take its place amidst the birds and the
beasties in the primeval forest of Theo-
dore Roosevelt Island. Certainly it will
provide conversation piece for motor
lists crossing the new Theodore Roosevelt
Bridge. Before it is irrevocably commit
ted, however, we hope the Theodore
Roosevelt Association will give at least
one last consideration to some other
monument to this. great American.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
How to Make Friends

DISTRICT or Columbia delegates to
political conventions, for no rational
reason we know of, seem to have posi-
tive genius for missing opportunities to
improve relations with party leaders.
And this, especially in Washington,
where the welfare of the city rests al
most entirely in the hands of those lead
ers, is not very smart politics.
It happened. eight years ago in Chi
cago, when the Districts Republican
contingent had chance to make con-
siderable political hay by bringing
Dwight D. Eisenhower within a hairs
breadth of the nomination on the first
ballot. So what happened?- The District
votes were cast for Robert A. Taft.
s 1t happened again last Wednesday
in Los Angeles when the vote of single
State, Wyoming, blocked the Districts
hope of sending Senator Kennedy over
the top. This, of course, was a misfor-
tune, not mistake, for the embittered
and embattled District delegation-after
a great deal of confusion and intra-
mural blood d-letting-had already de-
cided to support the Senator from Mas
sachusettS. Having guessed right, how
ever, our heroes guessed again, and
launched their foolish crusade to ''stop"
Lyndon Johnson.
Anyone who read the news accounts
knows why the District delegates kicked
over the traces-some simply can't stand
Lyndon. Joseph Rauh, the leader of the
"stop-JohnSon" team, has been battling
the Texan for years through the Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action "a hostility
which Senator Johnson says he would
not feel comfortable without).,
What defies understanding, how
ever, is what Mr. Rauh and those who
followed him actually hoped to accom-
plish by their action. Certainly they
knew the convention would accept Sena-
tor Johnson. Surely they had no real
hope that Senator Kennedy-no matter
what his aides had said earlier about
Senator Johnson-would reverse his own
choice Of a running mate. And, as Dem
ocrats, they hardly could have expected
anyone to thank them for disrupting
party unity. Having become the bad
boys of the convention, however, they
stuck to it. They pleaded. They wept.
They tussled. They shouted. They
thoroughly amazed number of other
delegates. one of whom wryly COM
mented that it was mo wonder they
don't vote-they don't have the in
telligence"
All in all, it was too incredible
diSplaY of political ineptneSS to take
seriously.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Cuba and the u. N.

1T is not difficult to see why Fidel
Castro's Cuba wants its charges against
our Government to be dealt with by
the United Nations Security Council
rather than by the Organization of
American States. The reason is simple
enough. 1t is this: In relation to the
world at large, the Council promises to
be much better propaganda outlet
than the OAS, especially so because one
of the Councils five permanent mem
berS is the Soviet Union, which is in
close and sinister rapport with the
revolutionary" Havana regime.
OF course, as another of the perma-
nent members, our country, if it so
wishes, can effectively oppose placing
the Cuban complaint on the Security
Councils agenda. However, although
the OAS is the more appropriate agency
for this matter, Ambassador Lodge, our
chief delegate to the U. NJ, has indicated
that our official policy will go along with
the. idea of having the Council give
thorough consideration to Havana's &C
cusations. AS Mr.. Lodge has put it, "The
United States has committed no aggres-
sion. 1t has shown great patience and
forbearance and wants the world to
know the truth"
The truth certainly cannot be found
in the Castro regimes lurid indictment.
For this indictment, as presented by
Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa in his
extravagantly bitter letter to the Coun-
cil's President, upends reality by depict
ing the United States as an evil power
f1endishly intent upon subverting and
enslaving democratic" peace loving,
unoffending little Cuba by subjecting it
to repeated threats, harassments, in
trigueS, reprisals and aggressive acts"
including economic aggression" AS a
result, according to DR.. Roa, there exists
a grave situation" that endangers
international peace and security.
These charges are quite in keeping
Evening star., 1960-07-16

with the Kremlin'S and Peiping's world
wide campaign of the Big Lie against
our country. The campaign, which in:
cludes a torrential outpouring of hate
America propaganda, has been going on
at a feverish pace, with venom and
virulence unlimited, ever since Nikita
Khrushchev's torpedoing Of the Paris
summit conference. The Castro regimes
vicious role in it is Of special significance
as a measure of international commu-
nism'S effort to move in on the western
Hemisphere. This is something that Mr..
Lodge ought to be able to expose with
great force and to very good effect at
any U. N. inquiry that may be decided
upon.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Dirty Air

Engineer Commissioner yelling
should be given every encouragement
in his drive to cut down the discharge
of noxiouS-and very possibly dangerous
fumes from motor vehicles and other
sources of air pollution. Fortunately, the
air we breathe is not yet foul by stand
ards applied in industrial cities. But
neither is it as pure as it was few years
ago, and it is only common sense to
recognize this threat before it assumes
serious proportions.
The automobile controls suggested
by Gen. yelling are still in the idea
stage, and before they are put into
effect, they require considerable study.
AS starter, however, they certainly
are worth talking about. The proposal
that new cars delivered here contain a
moderately-priced device to prevent the
emission of gases and fumes from the
engine crankcase has been recommended
widely by Health Secretary Flemming,
and already it is requirement in Cali
fornia. In addition, Gen. yelling Sug-
gests breakdown on cars which cough
up excessive exhaust, and a ban on
idling cars for more than three minutes
at time.
The latter restriction, to put it
mildly, would be extremely difficult to
enforce. For Washington commuters
idle their motors against their wishes
in traffic jams daily for three minutes
or more at time-and that is a problem
to which Gen. yelling perhaps should
assign an even higher priority than air
pollution when he alertS his successor,
Col. Clarke, to the headaches of the
Engineer Commissioners job.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Another Lost Leader

Adlai Stevenson enjoyed a belated
moment in the limelight as a member
of the Democratic family when he intro
duced the party's standard bearer in Los
Angeles last night. This was necessary
in the interests Of showing of unity.
The titular leader of the Democrats for
the past eight years was a wistful figure
throughout the working sessions Of the
convention, however. If ever this title
has been meaningless, it was so at this
33d national convention of the party Of
Jefferson and Jackson. Adlai Stevenson
was neither king nor king-maker on
this occasion.
Indeed, only brief Irritation by the
Kennedy camp in the form of proposals
that Mr.. Stevenson might nominate the
youthful Massachusetts, Senator ac-
corded the twice-beaten standard bearer
the compliment Of possessing real or
potential influence. And when this sug-
geStion died on the vine of Mr.. Steven
sons typically troubled doubts, the atti-
tude of more than the Kennedy camp
may have been summed up in the snap
piSh remark attributed to brother
Bobby" "Just like always" he was
quoted. HE can't make up his mind"
Perhaps significantly, too, it was shortly
after the collapse of this bid to Mr..
Stevenson that Senator Kennedy him
self, who had earlier spoken approvingly
Of Mr.. StevenSon's qualifications as a
possible Secretary of State, told inter
viewers "this is not the time to be pick
ing cabinet"
Still, 1t did fall to Mr.. Stevenson to
prompt the most emotional and heart
warming moments of this carefully
managed convention. Twice he was the
subject Of demonstrations on the floor
and in the balconies among those whose
hearts were loyal but whose votes were
virtually non-exiStent. And from fresh
man Senator Eugene Mccarthy, of
Minnesota, he received the accolade of
the most eloquent nominating speech of
the weeks proceedings. Cheers and
tears, but not votes, were Mr.. Steven
sons reward. Perhaps those who have
learned his great language, caught his
clear accents" remain devoted to this
man of charm and wit. He has served
his party, and his country, with the
distinction of a man of culture and
unusual intellect. His service may not,
and should not, be at an end. But there
was no call this week from any center
of power for him to assume the role
of leadership.
Evening star., 1960-07-16

ber-for here. far south of
the Equator, the seasons are
the opposite to ours. This
morning as went to rehears-
al there was a heavy frost
on the grass in the plaza in
front of my hotel.
I have conducted four con-
certS here. Both the attend
ance and reaction of the
public have been most en-
couraging, the press reviews
favorable. Programs have
included works by Barber,
Hohvaness, BerlioZ, Strauss,
Dvorak, Mozart and Bee
thoven. In three of the four
concerts fine Uruguayan So
loistS appeared. The final
concert was an annual bene-
fit for the SODRE Orchestra
pension fund, and I am told
that it is considered a great
honor for a visiting conduc-
tor to be invited to direct
this particular concert. Be
that as it may, I have been
happy to do so, for the orches-
ira has worked hard and
faithfully, and performed ex-
ceptionally well.
There are lovely beaches,
which begin here at Monte
video and stretch east to
Punta del Este and then
north to the Brazilian bor-
der. There are also two fine
golf courses, and while it is
much too chilly to take ad-
vantage Of the beaches at this
time of year I have been able
to play golf twice with hos
pitable Uruguayans, and en-
joyed myself thoroughly.
I am to conduct two con-
certs in Rio de Janerio, and
from Rio I will return to
New York via Brazilia, and
then go to Chicago to direct
two Grant Park Concerts.
After that, a little rest at
our summer home in YER
mont, before our Washington
season gets underway.
These two weeks in Monte
video have been a most re-
warding interlude. I am very
glad I came, and I leave with
admiration and respect for all
that Uruguayans are doing
to support SODRE, and all
that SODRE is doing to
bring the best of the worlds
artists to Uruguay, while at
the same time promoting the
development of their own art
and artists so effectively.
Howard Mitchell.
MOnteVideO. Uruguay
Evening star., 1960-07-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Pleasant View of Uruguay From the Podium

Last year before the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
began its extended tour of
Latin America. The SCar in
vited me to write my gen.
eral impressions Of the diff
ferent countries visite d.
However, as our stopovers
were so short, and the con-
cert schedules in each coun-
try so heavy, I hesitated to
express any definite opin-
ions.
For the past two weeks I
have been visiting Uruguay,
having been invited by
SODRE, cultural agency of
the Uruguayan Government,
to direct the SODRE Orches-
ira in a series of concerts.
This second visit to Uruguay
has given me a better Lp-
portunity to learn more
about the country and peo-
pie, and I accordingly take
the liberty of sending you
my impressions, in the hope
that they will be of inter-
est to Star readers as reflect
ing certain aspects of cultural
life in this small but impor-
tant Latin American country.
Uruguay is about the size
Of North Dakota, and has a
population Of nearly three
million. approximately one
third Of this number residing
in the capital, Montevideo.
But Uruguay has an i'm
portance to our hemisphere
far greater than might be
suggested by area and popu-
lation figures. It is a working
democracy, where traditions
Of liberty and respect for
human rights are firmly
established. Uruguay sets a
good example to the rest of
Latin America. When Uru-
guayans talk about democ-
racy in the OAS and UN they
speak Of principles honored
and practiced in their own
country for many genera
tions.
The Uruguayans I have
met in the SODRE Orchestra
are mostly descendants OF
Spanish and Italian immi-
grants who came to this part
Of the world during the lat
ter part of the 10th and
first half of the present CEN
tury, seeking similar objec-
tives to those which brought
our own immigrants to the
United States. Indeed, many
of the SODRE musicians
have distant cousins in the
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Ano1yze Motoring PubLc's Drivino Habits

Most people will agree with
Donald Robinson's article
New Danger: Slow Driver!"
in THIS WEEK for July 10.
1860. They'll probably agree
all too readily-because I am
afraid it will have a reverse
effect. 1t will be too pleasing
to the fast drivers-those who
habitually exceed the posted
speed limit on the excuses:
"The posted speed limit is
ridiculous" or st was Just
keeping up with traffic"
So I want to know exactly
what Mr.. Robinson means in
urging drivers always keep
up with the traffic"
My observations are that
most drivers (three of every
four, at least) habitually ex-
ceed whatever speed limit is
posted. In 25 mile zones they
drive from 80 to 40 miles an
hour. In 35 mile zones they
drive 40 to so miles per hour.
In so mile zones they drive
1890 miles per hour.
The habit of driving faster
than the posted limit is so
automatic that when the po-
lice give in and change a
posted speed from Qet's say =,
Is miles per hour to IS miles
per hour, most drivers will
raise their actual speed.
Where they previously drove
from 80 to 40 miles per hour,
they will now drive from 40
to so miles per hour. have
seen 1t happen. This result
negates the argument of
many drivers that they are
driving the natural speed Of
the road"
When I was taught to drive,
my instructor told me that
he had recently been arrested
in Silver Spring for keep
if1o I'm with rof7rO ot a rata
in excess Of the speed limit.
He said that that had been
his excuse with the motor
cycle cop, and that the cop
replied that that was precisely
what his offense was.
There are narrow roads in
Arlington and in the District
of Columbia with one lane
in each direction, and q solid