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u. S. ON THE SPOT

US. ON THE SPOT
CONGRESS IS ON the spot. It is standing before
the bar Of world opinion. The spectacle Of the greatest
elective deliberative body bordering the question OF
whether or not men are to be given the right to vote in
a country which is supposed to be the champion Of lib
erty and the rights of all men is a frightening one. Yet
that is exactly what is I taking place right now.
SOUTHERN SENATORS, who have settled down
to beat down any civil rights law, contend on radio and
television that their cause is a just one, and that they
will fight for it as long as they can breathe. It is their ex-
preston that a great wrong is being perpetrated against
them. The wrong? The effort to see to it that a group Of
men are not deprived of the right to vote.
WHAT MAKES HIS latest effort such a signif-
cant one is that the matter has now gone far beyond the
question Of sectionalism, or of segregation. 1t is a matter
Of whether or not people Of color are to enjoy their Con
s%titutional right to vote in public elections,
ALSO, THIS IS not a matter which the country can
claim is our sacred, internal right. The United States is
in too delicate a spot. It is the leader of the free world.
1t speaks of safeguarding liberty and the rights OF man.
1t makes announcements of the dignity Of man, and yet
right at home there is the constant fight to guarantee
even the minimum rights of men at home.
MANY IN United States know what the real
issue is all about. Many regret and are indeed er1bar-
raised about it, yet there seems to be little that can be
done as Congress itself present such a picture to the
world. But going one step further. There is no desire TO
place the minority in a position which would bring stig-
ma to it, and yet that very minority will not even con-
cede that this question goes to the very root OF free, de-
mocratic government.
BUT HOPE IS not all lost. There will be some sort
of civil rights bill this session of Congress. It may not
be what it should be, but a bill there will be. And that
is cause for gratitude. We must remember that even
though progress in this field does not keep pace with the
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bevat Il should butt bill there will be And that rest dora accomplishments yet progress it is and once
is cause for gratitude We must remember that even beginning made ep oSnuSo the future may
though ogesm this field @sn not keep pace with the ndbea promote A- A
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NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DELEGATES AM
ALTERNATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC
oUADRENNIAL CONVENTION

The Christiansted Democratic Club will have election Of
eight (8) delegates each with a half vote, and four (D alter
mates to the Quadrennial Democratic Insular Convention on
Monday evening, March IA 1860, at $3.50 pm. in the former
Police Court Room in Christiansted.
All Democrats in the Christiansted area who are DESTROYS
of participating are urged to register on or before March 7,
1860, Z.
AUBREY A.. ANDUzE
President
Christiansted Democratic Club
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c A R / B A | R

Flight 152 from San Juan to St. Croix and
Flight l53 from St. Croix to San Juan have
been suspended because Of lack of passen-
ger demand. A plane stands ready to operate.
as an extra section at the same times as the
former 152 and 153.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-22
MRS. ALICE X. GRICE WHO
LOVED OLD MACS HEAD DIES

Mrs. Alice X. Grice, IS, a woman
noted for her love for Old Mays
Head, who lived there many years,
wrote poems about it, and who left
it with reluctance as age APP
preached, died Sunday in a Chapel
Hill hospital after short illness.
She was the widow of the late
Charles w. Grice and was ma
tive Of. Elizabeth City. She was the
daughter of the late Simon and
Gussie Holmes Kramer of Eliza
beth City. She had recently made
her home with a nephew, Robert
Barrett, Jr., in Chapel Hill. She is
survived by q half sister, Mrs.
Piummer Warren of Norfolk.
Interment was in Old Hollywood
Cemetery, Elizabeth City Monday
with graveside services conducted
by Rev. George F. Hill, the former
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church.
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TO the People of Dare County:
By VICTOR MEEKINS

AS Chairman of the Board of Commissioners it becomes
ny duty to report from time to time what being done
about management your affairs While our records are
systematically set the books and audited for
and all to see at the courthouse there are explanations and
interpretations that should be offered the people from time
to time but which have had to neglect because it has been
physically impossible for to go to all the places have
needed to in the countys behalf and to do all talking
and letter writing that needed to be done At the time
one has to continue to a living.
Our Board of Commissioners went into office with
county financial hole of some $4,000 1t is hard to get
people to understand that the county could not continue
spending money in numerous directions had been done
through the years. until it first got out of debt and its
credit and prestige restored We found the books showing
100000 in uncoected taxes and apparently negligible eff
fort through the years to collect Them accounts IL
DID, single accounts running up to $4,000 county en-
ployes for many drawing tax payers money each
month boherng to pay their taxes and never be-
ing asked them by the people who were paid most ex
pensively to do the job.
We found that part of the school money spent
get the school system squared Before had been
in office long became necessary to apply advance pay
mens of taxes order redeem pledge with bond
holders and to keep credit good with the New York
Bank which handles affairs know that in all
personal contydefaut in ones financial pledges is
most humlatng circumstance and out of my wide know
ledge public affairs moved in time to save the situation
Yet from within our board most unreasonable
abuse for this action and retirement school bonds
had been paid had been wrong in doing it, but no one else
The average citizen busy with his affairs can
not see these things and many cannot understand them
let say n eaas m e hat can be operated as
man operates small store We must go by PLAN we must
know how much our income is going to be- and then we
must spread this out through the various agencies sup
posedy in our best judgement but often through compro
mise when agree on one For instance some mem
hers NAV wish to turn an unreasonable to the
Sherffs office as we doing; another may want
to spend for promotion another may want 10 aoo
impractical person in any group can harangue
and thereby hold up adoption of budget for long nme
or more who don't understand what it's all about can
unite with the reaconary element and make one depart
ment topheavy and leave others undernourished
Il would Be fine the average citizen would take time
III think that the time of average man competent to
these responsibilities is worth $25 per day or more
his own affairs and he consders there nothing Inn
See STATEMENT, Page Four
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SIXTH PIRATES JAMBOREE
ON NEXT WEEK END BIGGER;
FILLED WITH MORE THRILLS
Its Usual Pattern Greatly Enlarged Offering A
CoIorful Series Of Dances and Balls. Con-
tests and Ceremonies; Simulated Battles.
Treasure Hunts. Boat Races; A Program at
Fort RALEIGH.
BY AYCOCK BROWN

Congressman Herbert c. Bonner
will have a featured role in the
Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree's
colorful and exciting coronation
ceremonies at Waterside Theatre in
Fort Raleigh here on Saturday,
April 80, when he places the crowns
on the new buccaneer royalty Sc
lected for the coming year.
In the meantime, two events this
week end to be held at Mays Head
Casino will feature the selection of
new royalty. On Friday night at
the teenagers Dagger Dance, a new
pirate prince and princess along
with their courts will be selected
to succeed Raymond White, Manteo
and jeanne Midget, Hatteras.
On Saturday night in the Ca
sino at the jolly Roger Ball sue
cessor to the Jamboree royal throne
for the coming year will be Sc
lected to succeed King Julian Oneto
of Mays Head and Queen Winona
Gray of Hatteras. Fuzzy Wade and
his pirate band of Norfolk will
make the music. To be chosen al
so on Saturday night will be a
Governor and Lady Eden, a Tobias
Knight and an Anne Bonney who
will participate in the Coronation
ceremonies an event of pageantry
which will fill the great stage Of
Waterside theatre.
Launching at Hatteras
The sixth annual Jamboree will
be launched at Hatteras next Fri
day, April 20, as the 1860 vacation
season is officially started. AL
Schenne and his associates of the
Hatteras Jamboree committee have
prepared an interesting all day
program to end with a big bucca-
neer ball on Friday evening at the
Hatteras community building with
live music.
/ Live music will also, for the
first time, be a feature Of the
daytime attractions at Hatteras
this year with the Belhaven High
School Band present as special
guests. Features of the Hatteras
phase will be the worlds biggest
salt water fish fry, the thrilling
beach buggy races, games for chill
dren and costume contests. The
game fishing contest originally an
nounced has been scratched and it
was uncertain whether there would
be Coast Guard Life Saving DEM
onstration this year, according to
last word from Schenke. He did
indicate that there was strong
possibility that the Ocracoke bank
er ponies and their riders would
See JAMBOREE, Page Four
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-22
SUMNER FERRY
SCHEDULES ARE
EFFECTIVE MAY
Begin Month Earlier Due to
Heavier Traffic On All
State Ferries

RALEIGH.-The State Highway
Department announced Tuesday it
is placing toll-free ferries on q
summer schedule effective May 1st.,
to take care of increased traffic
moving to the Outer Banks during
the tourist season.
The ferries, operating over the
Alligator River, Oregon and Hat
teras Inlets, normally begin sum-
mer schedules on June 7st. The
summer schedule ends on Septem-
Der 80.
Ferries over the Alligator River
leave Sandy Point each morning at
$50, 6:15, z, 7:45, $3.50, 9:15, 10,
10:45: and 1880, and in the after
noon at 1915, l PM, 1:45, 2:30,
S:15, 4, 4:45, $50, 6:15, z, 1880, and
8 PM, until June 10, when adj
ditional night trips will leave at
500, 10:4., IL midnight and 1:20
am.
Ferries leave East Lake headed
west at 5 am, $50, 6:15, 2, 7:45.
$50, 9:15, 10, 10:45, 11:30, 1915,
/ pm, 1:45, 2:3O, 3:15, a, 4:45, $50,
l6:15, z, 1880. Beginning June Is,
night trips leave East Lake at
$40, 10, 11:20 PM, and 12:40 am.
The Oregon Inlet Ferry, operat-
ing between Mays Head and Hat
teras, leaves the north shore al
Bodie Id, beginning at 5 am
and makes half lour runs through
6:30 pm. Ferries leave the south
shore at Hatteras, beginning al
$50 am, and each half-hou1
thereafter, until Z pm.
The Hatteras Inlet Ferry, be-
tween Hatteras Village and Ocra-
coke, leaves Hatteras at 5 am.
7:3O, 10, 1890, 8 PM, and $3.50
PM, and ferries leave Ocracoke
bound for Hatteras at 6 am, $3.50,
II am, 1870 pm, a and $50 pm.
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NORWOOD YOUNG
NEW PRESIDENT
A S n ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting at Ocracoke Is
land FouIed Up by MishsP
to Ferry Boat

The annual meeting of the All
Seashore Highway Association was
fouled up Thursday when it was
due to meet at noon on arrival of
the new auto ferry "Sea Level"
from Atlantic. The vessel ran
aground before it got well under,
way, and will not be in commission
for several days.
However, with two regions of
North Carolina represented aboard
the Boat, a meeting was held,
which named Norwood Young of
Beaufort as president for the COM
ing year; this and other actions
being unanimously confirmed by an
assembly of other members with
the retiring president, Major ]. L.
Murphy of Kill Devil Hills, at noon
on Ocracoke.
Major Murphy paid high tribute
to the cooperation that had existed
during the past year, and recounted
the accomplishments of the associ-
alton in seven years. A motion
made by r. s. Wahab, was passed
to ask proper authorities for sur
vey looking toward measures
against sound-shore erosion on
Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Mr..
wahab pointed out that unless re-
lief is given erosion can take away
the benefits of roads.
Following the election of new Of
ficers the members offered q testi-
monial in appreciation TO Major J.
L. Murphy, retiring President, for
his outstanding efforts as Presi-
dent of the Association.
Two other resolutions were pre-
sented and passed: Continued effort
for the proposed road from Mays
Head to Virginia Beach, this % re-
quest aid from Currit,ck County,
See HIGHWAY, Page Fonr
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BLOODMOBILE UNIT TO
VISIT DARE MAY 1920
Davis and Taylor Commended From At.
lanta For Their Splendid Prepara-
ton Work

The bloodmobile unit will come to
Dare County on May 10th and goth
on an important mission in con-
nection with the saving of human
life, and all those people who have
been benefited, or have had theiI
lives saved in hospitals because
there was blood at hand, will well
come an opportunity to make re-
payment. Those who have seer
loved ones thus saved from death
will remember their obligation.
The unit will stop in Manteo fol
all residents north of Oregon In
let, and spend a day at Buxton fol
residents of Hatteras and Ocracoke
Islands to yield their tributes OF
mercy. Persons who give blood
must be between the ages of IL
and 60.
Ralph Davis Of Manteo, chairman
of the Dare County Red Cross
Chapter, received notice of APP
proval of Dare County's sponsor
ship of the blood program. GLADDEN.
F. Ostrander, Associate Director
out of Atlanta, wrote Mr.. Davis:
1--WE want TO congratulate you and
the chairman of the Blood Prog
ram, Floyd B. Taylor, on the ex-
eellent plans that you have made
for participating in the blood pro-
gram. We are sure it will be sue
cessful in your community"
Mr.. Taylor has done a prodigious
amount of work in arranging for
this scheduled visit Of the blood
mobile to Dare County. He is Q
dedicated worker. He will be glad
to give information to- all who are
interested. His phone number in
Manteo is 27-J.
City, county, Federal and educa-
tional agencies, all civic clubs and
members Of the medical profession
have cooperated fully with Mr.,
Taylor In his magnificent job Of
assisting Mr.. Davis in this prog
ram.
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FISHERMEN REACH
DARE SEACOAST;
FERRIES TANNED
Extra Good Channel Bass Fishing
Reported at Oregon Inlet
and Hat+eras
By AYCoCK BROWN

What may develop into late
bluefish blitz for anglers was get
ting underway, Wednesday in Hat
teras waters while trollers at Ore,
gon Inlet using spoon lures boatet
more than 80 channel bass.
Donald Oden at Hatteras report.
ed that George Braddon and party
Wellsville, N. Y, caught 48 blues
while trolling off the inlet aboard
Capt. Edgar Sytron's cruiser
Twin II. The party also landed five
false alhacore.
Rany Jennette weighmaster al
Buxton reported several channe
bass from the surf there Wednes.
day by anglers, one going over 81
pounds. 1t was caught by mem
Der of Life Magazine team or
the Outer Banks working on 6
surfcasting photo essay.
"They are also catching blues
from the surf for the first time
this season" said Jennette. The
blues We're averaging two pound.
according to the Hatteras mer
making reports.
Traffic on ferries at Oregon anC
Hatteras Inlet has been extra
heavy, with long lines of cars
waiting, with sportsmen bound fol
fishing grounds. Due to heavy traf.
fic, all state ferries will adopt theil
more frequent Summer schedule 6
month early-May 1.
H. A. Greet of Oregon Inlet Fish
ing Center stated that this was the
most productive day of the season
so far for channel bass anglers
"This was surprising to some an
glers as we are having cool. wealth
er so different from Saturday wheI
the first of season was taken from
Oregon Inlet" said Greet.
A .23-pound channel bass wa:
taken Tuesday from the new fish
ing pier at Kill Devil Hills, frs
of species reported from pie
this season.
= w. T. Lanham Of Arlington, Va.
landed 6Oh ID channel bass while
fishing with Onlie Tillett Wednes
day.
Clarence Butler of Kill Devi
Hills reported that Al anglers fish
See FISHING, Page Four
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STATE AND COUNTY
CAMPAIGNS CALLED
POLITICAL PARADOX
Never Was Such a Time Of In
consistency; Divided Opin-
ions. Perplexity and In
gratitude
By FLOYD WOLFE
political CORRESPONDENCE

RALEIGH, Apr. 20 - 1t may
we'll be said that this is a year of
Inconsistency and perplexity such
as is not remembered before in
a political campaign. 1t is a time
of strange and complex align
ments, and a time such as never
before, when the sound advice Of
seasoned political leaders has
been disregarded by the younger
element.
The campaign for Governor
waged by four candidates may be
compared to a weather vane, with
the candidate representing the
four cardinal points, and the ar
row flip around, first toward one,
then another. Seawell makes a
speech sound with sense and
soothing to the Governors ear
ano we note a reaction in his
favor. Then we note that Negro
students have made another stu
lpid demonstration and Lakes
stock rises like thermometer in
August. Larkins comes out with
a promise of % million more for
schools, and the arrow shifts; but
next day Sanford says all the
roads of every kind should be
hardsurfaced and there we go
again.
Summing up the situation, it
appears at this writing, that with
Sanford holding a long lead, at
tention has been diverted for a
time from his campaign. Maybe
like Larxins, he has lost some
support to Lake and Seawell, for
Lake has been gaining by leaps
and bounds among white folks in
the black belts, and Seawell has
been lining up solid and conser-
vative support. We now find three
definite beliefs widely expressed,
as to the outcome Of this primary.
II. There will be q second primary
between Larkins and Seawell. 2.
It will be between Seawell and
Sanford. 8. It viii be between
Seawell and Lake. And a few peo-
pie contend, as from weeks ago,
| that It will be between Larkins
See CAMPAIGNS, Page Four
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MRS. SALLIE SWINDELL, wi
dow of the late James Edward
Swindell of Engelhard, celebrated
her Goth birthday at a dinner given
in her honor on April 10th at her
home by her children. April goth
is her birth date but due to the
Easter Holidays the dinner was
held early when her children could
be with her.
The table was covered with a
crocheted table cloth made by the
honoree several years ago. The
centerpiece for the table was a
three TERED birthday cake and
silver cookie jar from Scotland
dated 1860, which was a gift, for
this special birthday.
Mrs. Swindeil miss Sallie) was
born near Engelhard Tpril 20, 1870
and has lived her entire life in
that vicinity. Although handicapped
by poor sight, she still helps her
daughter with some of the house
hold chores. Miss Sallie, as she is
known to her friends, is able to
read few verses each day from
her Bible which has very large
print. 1t was a gift from her pas
tor Rev. A. M. Cameron. She en-
joys having someone read other
devotional books to her and also
enjoys talking books on records
which she plays on a record play
er.
Mrs. Swindell's memory travels
back to when the business section
of Engelhard consisted of a post
See BIRTHDAY, Page Five
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FISHERMEN OUT
OF ENGELHARD
TURN UP WELL
BeIhaven Men Report w e e (
Adrift In Sound After Motor
Trouble

Two fishermen out of Engelhard,
feared drowned in the waters of
Pamlico Sound walked into the Ore
gon Inlet Lifeboat station Monday
morning alive and well.
Bill Bullock and X. Daniels, both
of Belhaven, said they experienced
trouble after they left Engelhard
on April 10 aboard their 41-foot
trawler. They could not start the
engine after replacing a fan belt.
Monday night they We're aboard
their refloated trawler Sybil and
being lowed by Coast Guard cut
ter back to Engelhard. The boat
was unchanged.
They We're adrift for a week they
reported before the trawler went
aground near Gull Shoal Island
about IL miles north of Cape Hat
teras, After they walked ashore, a
Coast Guard boat found the trawler
stranded with distress signal on
its mast.
The empty boat was found at 7:1C
pm. Sunday, and the two fisher
men were hitchhilzing to the Coast
Guard station where they reported
themselves safe.
Bullock, owner of the trawler
returned with Daniels to the boat
The Coast Guard cutter, dispatched
to assist the trawler, arrived at
Ais pm.
The Coast Guards search for the
missing men began Sunday evening
after the trawler was reported
overdue.
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PIRATE KING JULIAN ONETO of Mays Head QUEEN
MONA PEELE GRAY of Haeas will surrender their
urday night when their chosen big
celebration next weekend and to guide another big
braton in 1861 The browning of their place
at the Fort Raleigh aphitheae in public
Herbert Bonner will play the part Eden
There widespread belief that the with
from the of Pra" Hatteras Island giving
much OF their time to make the event Julian,
of the foremost of the
literally OF his time and has travelled much
full institution Of fun c that this
the N c. coast King Julian president of the
Club and partner in the Caroinian Mays
Gray is the wife of Hal Gray of Hatteras.
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

A REPORT TO DARE COUNTY PEOPLE on A STRUGGLE
FOR COUNTY SOLvENcY; FINANCIAL RESPONSE
BllTY; FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDED THROUGH
SAFE MANAGEMENT AND SENSIBLE HANDLING OF
PEOPLES MONEY TO GET MAXIMUM BENEFITS AT
LEAST COST.
By VICTOR MEEKINS
Evening star., 1960-08-24
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tonorroW!J

Left Vibrant plaid suit in SEN
sotionoI ooIors - grey / tur-
quoise/peocock and qrey/
oronee/rust. SIG. $3.50
JeIletfs Sport Shop, Third Floor,
F Street and OF oil branch stores
Top right-For women: Crepe
bodice on smooth worsted, with
SNORT tulip trim. Black or teal.
l4I2-2OT2. $3.50
JelIeffs Women's Dresses,
Second Floor, F Street
and ot all branch stores
Center right Scoop neck sheath,
beIted in satin, beneath q trim
5uttoned jacket. Olive, black
or mink brown. 1918. SIS
JeIIeffs Misses Dresses, Second Floor,
Street and ot oil branch stores
Lower-A jacket thot's hoIf
collar over q bone-hueqinq
sheath. Purple, green, black.
IT'S. SIS
JeIIeffs Jr. Deb Shop and College Shop,
Fourth Floor, Street
and ot JeIIeffs ShirIineton