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Russell Johnston was honored
as Belhaven's Outstanding Man Of
Yearly, February 25th at the an
nual Chamber of Commerce BAN
quet, and Herbert Bonner, the main
speaker, addressed a large crowd,
using as his topic "Service and
Leadership.
Dr.. J. T. Wright, president of the
Belhaven Chamber of Commerce,
presided over the meeting, and
made the presentation Of an en-
graved plaque, to Mr.. Johnston. He
told him that the award presented
to him, represented the highest
recognition that can be bestowed on
"a young man from the Chamber
of Commerce. It was given on the
basis of his contribution for out
standing achievements in Church,
School, Civic and Home Life. Also
for the many efforts he had made,
unsolicited, for the betterment and
welfare of his Community.
Mr.. Johnston has proven that he
is a real leader in his church: as
Chairman of the Board of First
Christian Church, and has assumed
duties in the church in all capaci-
ties. He holds the responsible po-
sition of Postmaster in Belhaven,
and is District Chairman of North
Carolina Chapter of National As
sociation of Postmasters. He is
president of the, Parent Teachers
Association; for the past two years
has been Chairman Of the annual
4th of July celebration; Chairman
of the Belhaven group that worked
for the school bond issue; treasurer
and active member of the Cham
Der of Commerce; was chairman Of
Red Cross Bloodmobile visit here
for two years; and he is a member|
Of American Legion, serving last
year as Commander. He served inI
the Navy for 8 years, attaining the !
Bee PROGRAM, Page Five
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COORDINATION PLANNED FOR
DARES HISTORICAL EVENTS

At a committee meeting held
Monday night in Manteo, plans
shaped up for coordination of the
several celebrations scheduled to
take place in Dare County this
summer. w. H. McCown is chair
man of the committee, and the
meeting was attended also by Mrs.
Leo Midget, of the Manteo Gar
den Club, Mrs. Beulah Gaylord,
Home Agent, Jim Rea, Agricultural
Agent; Bob Gibbs of the National
Seashore; Aycock Brown, Victor
Meekins, Mrs. BERTHE Ward, Allen
Mann, Jr.
Celebrations are contemplated in
several other Dare County COM
munities, and perhaps in some COM
munities in the neighbor counties
of Hyde, Tyrrell, and Currituck
which gave the area to create Dare
County 80 years ago. The impor-
tant happenings to be noted in
Dare during this year include the
Annual Pirates Jamboree; the dedi-
cation of the Billy Mitchell Air
strip near Hatteras and the Wright
Aviation Museum; the Blue Marlin
fishing tournament; the l0OOth
performance Of the Lost Colony.
the completion Of deep water chan
mel from the ocean into Roanoke
Isalnd harbors, the beginning Of
constructing . three million dol
lar bridge connecting Tyrrell and
Dare over Alligator River, etc.
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Peter Vincent Colmar, was born
on July II, 1908 at Sodus, New
York. He was graduated from
high school at Newark, New York,
in 1925, and entered the United
States Coast Guard Academy at
New London, Connecticut, in Aug
ust 1926.
Graduated and commissioned
Ensign on May Is, 1929, he sub
sequently was promoted in rank
as follows: Lieutenant (jg), May
Is, 1881; Lietenant, May Is, 1888;
Lieutenant Commander, June 26,
1912; Commander, September Is,
1912; Captain, August 5, 1919;
and Rear Admiral, February l,
1859.
From July 1929 to August,
1881, he was assigned to the du-
ties of watch officer aboard the
cutter Modoc stationed at Will
mington, N. c., then was given
command of the CG-214, a 75-
foot patrol boat stationed at New
York City with a Coast Guard In
telligence Unit. In August, 1888
he was assigned as instructor in
radio and engineering at the
Coast Guard Academy where he
remained until June, 1887. He
then moved to the cutter Galatea
stationed at New York City tc
serve year as her executive Of
ficer.
In June 1888 he was assigned tc
postgraduate, studies in electrical
See COLMAR, Page Five
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MRS. ANGES MIDGET DIES
AFTER YEARS OF ILLNESS

In the death of Mrs. Anges Mid
gett, wife of Willie E. Midget of
Manteo, who died in a Norfolk hos
pital Sunday morning, the town lost
a citizen who until her illness be-
gan 16 years ago had been faith
full, helpful community worker, citi-
zen and neighbor. She was born at
Buxton 81 years ago, of promi-
nent family, but had lived in Man
teo more than 40 years. She was the
daughter of the late Seymour and
Mollie Tolar Miller. The recent
years of her illness had been spent
at the nearby home of her sister
in-law, Miss Eulalia Midget be-
cause she had been shut-in, but
withal she had maintained an in
spring spirit of cheerfulness de-
spite her afflictions.
She was a member of Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church, in Manteo,
where funeral services were con-
Quoted Tuesday at pm. by the
Rev. Harold F. Leathernan, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. C. r. Oh
sen.
Surviving her are her husband,
Willie E. Midget, retired Coast
Guard station commander; a son,
Milton M. Midget of Norfolk;
three sisters, Mrs. Carlos Peele Of
Hatteras, Mrs. Jarvis Midget of
New Smyrna, Fla, and Mrs. Jua-
nita Parker of Manteo; brother
Donald Miller of New Smyrna, Fla,
and two grandchildren.
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LESSONS FOR THE
COASTLAND FROM
THE FAR SOUTH.
We've Got What II Takes TO Do
With By Providing Prime
Ingredient: Work"
By VICTOR MEEKINS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 23.-Two
weeks ago when l started on this
trip with Catherine to visit Roger
in La, it was a spirit of resignation
and submission. This spirit came
out of a long desire to see our SON
more often than he was able to
come home. Resignation came of
my age, and my dislike of either
riding or driving on long trips. At
my age doubted l would ever get
there and as far back toward home
as this point, without the assistance
of an ambulance. Now l have never
felt better. Since then l have Wis
tied old friends after looking for
them. have missed few of those
dear coastland people who are
scattered all through this South
land but l have found on this trip
something more valuable, and that
is the renewed conviction that +
still owe lot to my homefolks,
and that no matter now how weary
the day finds me, / must keep on
working to make up for the time
l have lost in the long ago past. I
have renewed encouragement; re-
newaa of spirit of dedication; a
conviction that everything one does
must be with the first motive to
benefit all the people.
During all this trip ! have fol-
lowed my resolution to forget busi-
ness at home. / have not seen
North Carolina newspaper, nor any
N. c. news in other papers save
references to the paid negro stu
dents, who while being supported
by the white citizens of our state,
have allowed themselves TO the
made monkeys by northern agita-
tors in order to stage de1nonstra-
tions at white lunch counters. AS
l view it, we whites ought to drop
the business of coddling these nit
wits, and sacrificing our money to
support them so long as they are
not willingto take advantage Of it.
l can't see the point of them liv-
See LESSONS, Page -Four
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PLYMOUTH GETS
BIG INDUSTRY TO
MAKE CORNSTARCH
Eight Million Dollars To Be Invest
ed in Plant Using 100000
Bushels Of Corn a Year

When the Southern Albemarle
Industrial Committee met in Bel
haven this week at River Forest
Manor, it had one of the biggest
pieces of news before it that has
ever come out in this area. For
years, P. D. Midget of Epgelhard
has preached that industries should
be encouraged to utilize home prof
ects. Chairman w. NJ. Darden of
this committee in Belhaven this
week says one is coming to use
home products. His town will get
it.
Plymouth, has been chosen as the
location for an So million corn
starch manufacturing paint, first
of it's kind in the entire South,
Governor Luther II. Hodges said
this week. Southern Starch In
dustries, Inc, a North Carolina
corporation founded for the pur-
pose of producing corn starch, has
joined Dixon Chemical and Re
search, Inc, which has headquar-
ters in New Jersey, in forming
Dixon Southern Chemicals, Inc.
Company officials said present
plans call for the Plymouth plant
to produce $4,000 tons of industrial
corn starch per year from the ap-
proximate four million bushels of
corn the concern plans to purchase
annually in Eastern North Caro-
lima.
Pointing out that the new plant
in Washington county will be the
only one of its kind outside the
Midwest, Governor Hodges said
"the decision TO construct this
plant at Plymouth is not only ex-
citing and wonderful news for that
section, but for all North Caro-
lima"
Governor Hodges said he was de-
lighted that this plant was going
10 Eastern North Carolina, which
has "a surplus Of labor and needs
new plants and other job opportuni-
ties.
Company officials said the Di-
vision Of Commerce and Industry
IF the North Carolina Department
of Conservtion and Development
and local people in Plymouth have
been Of considerable help to them
See INDUSTRY. Pare Five
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DARE COUNTY RED CROSS
FUND DRIVE UNDERWAY

The drive to raise Dare County's
quota of $840 for the American
Red Cross opened this week, ac-
cording to Fund Chairman Mrs.
Virginia Davis of Wanchese. 1t is
hoped that during the month that
sum may be raised, which is
slightly less than 1859 goal.
No established schedule has been
made for collections, but during
March efforts will be made to con-
tact all homes in the county. Those
wishing to contribute by mail may
send their checks 10 Mrs. Davis at
Wanchese.
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Clifford Rolston MacLean was
born on October 5, 1907, at Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, and was
graduated from Sault Ste. Marie
High School in 1926. His military
career began with an appointment
as a Cadet at the U. S. Coast
Guard Academy, New London,
Connecticut, on August 2, 1927.
Graduated with a Bachelor of
Science Degree and commissioned
an Ensign in 1880, he thereafter
advanced in rank as follows:
Lieutenant (jg), June 1888; Lieu
tenant, June 1886; Lieutenant
Commander, July 1941; Com
mander, July 1913; and Captain,
August 1851.
On his first assignment from
the Academy, he served on the
Coast Guard Cutter Mojave on
International Ice Patrol out of
Boston, Mass. His next assign
ment from 1881 through 1888 was
aboard the Cutter Seminole based
at his home town of Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan. From 1888 to
1884 he served aboard the Coast
Guard Destroyer Herndon based
at New London, Conn. In 1884 he
came back to the Great Lakes, this
time to the Cutter Tahoma of
Cleveland, Ohio. He served on this
icebreaker for 18 months.
From 1885 to 1889 he served on
engineering duty on the Cutter
Tampa, based at Mobile, Alabama.
See MCLEAN, Page Five
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UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK WRITES:
Can't Discover The Reason For Any Great
Change In The Facts Of Life" These Days
Dear Mr.. Editor:

Dear Mr.. Editor:
I don't know why you left my
last two letters out of the paper
unless they weren't interesting
enough. It's got so nowadays un-
less we do something radical no.
body notices it. We make great
to-do about everything, and that
makes me think about all this rip
roaring talk in our neighborhood
about the self-appointed task Of
one of our teachers to give her
young pupils all the facts of life
at once.
Now I just don't see the point
of going hog-wild on the idea that
school teacher, maybe an old maid,
can't find enough to do without
considering it her duty to get her
pupils together and tell them that
the awful consequences of mother
hood is going to batter them down
before they get to be sophomorss
in high school. 1t may be that a
few Of them gals go hog wild on
the idea that they should coax
some green boy into giving them a
little assistance in achieving their
supreme function ahead of time.
We always have had a few girls
so far as I can recollect, who had
less above the neclSline than they
had below it, but how to get the
country to realize that all people
are not created the same seems
an impossibility in this age.
One of my neighbors thought it
was time TO give her daughter some
good advice, SO one day she called
the girl in, and as is usually the
case, she began 10 stamnner and
turn red, and finally told the girl,
"I hope you realize it is my duty
10 give you some good advice about
the facts of life" Much to her
surprise the girl said:
"Why mother, I've been knowing
all about that for several years.
Have they changed any since you
was a giri?"
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raised about this teacher that
wants to start a new course with
mixed classes seems to me mat
ter for our school officials to take
in hand. If our school officials think
it is all right to turn some teacher
loose with radical ideas, then We
should look over our school of
ficials carefully, and if they are
not doing the right job, we should
try to find some others who will
do better; that is, if they are to
be found. After all, in my opinion
the whole trouble begins with the
folks at home who don't give their
children enough of the right up
bringing when they are little.
People don't share enough of their
time with the children who are
their responsibility.
We don't pay enough attention
to picking good teachers, and we
are too prone to turn all our re-
sponsibilities over TO the all teach
ers, whether they are good or bad.
Sometimes we get stuck with
teachers we wouldn't allow in our
doors, but it looks like we are will
ing for them to. have full charge
Of training the minds Of our chill
dren.
Now Mr.. Editor, / don't think it
will do any good TO say anything
about this class in sex education
in our school But / don't see the
point in rushing the thing along,
and getting the young folks think
ing about such things ahead of
time, when they ought to be work
ing on something more important.
It's a subject on which everybody
else, so far back as / can reanem-
Der has been anxious TO volunteer
information. ! guess we shouldn't
complain too much when teachers
take it on themselves to get in
there also and go TO pitching. May
be some of them are sore about
missing out on something they
think the young folks are getting
. lot out Of.
Yours for more connonsense,
UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK
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DEEP CHANNEL
CONSIDERED FOR
WRlGHT'S CREEK

The Corps of Engineers will hold
a public hearing at Belhaven April
10 hear views concerning whether
or not there is a need for navi-
gational improvements in Wights
Greek.
The hearing will be held in the
high school auditorium beginning
at 8 am.
Col. r. P. Davidson, District
Engineer, who will preside, urges
all persons who have an interest
in the waterway to attend the hear
ing and express their views con-
corning the character and extent
of the improvements desired and
the adivisability of their execution.
II is understood that local inter-
ests desire that a 12-foot stabilized
channel be dredged from deep wa
ter in the Pungo River and the
Intra-coastal Waterway to the
main hard-surface highway be-
tween Belhaven and Pamlico Beach,
a channel distance of some 2 miles.
No specific route has been indi-
Gated. Sponsors of the Improvement
are urged to present pertinent
factalal material bearing upon the
general plans of improvement de-
sired and to give detailed support
ing data on the economic justifica-
ton of the undertaking. Opposing
interests, if any, are also urged to
state the reasons for their position.
Included in the factual informa-
ton should be data on the type,
number, origin, destination, and the
light and loaded draft of vessels
expected to use the improvement,
IL provided; the estimated benefits
from increased loads of fish and
shellfish and other commerce trans
ported over the project; and the
benefits from prevention of dam
age 10 boats, from reduction in
operating expenses and from SINH
lar items.
Oral statements will be heard,
but, for accuracy Of record, all inn
portant facts and arguments should
be submitted in writing, in 8 copies,
as the records of the hearing will
be forwarded for consideration by
the Secretary Of the Army. Writ
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DARE HEART DRIVE
MAY REACH ITS GOAL

Incomplete reports for Dare
County indicate a total of $56O.2O
raised to date, being boosted con-
siderably by collections Heart
Sunday, February %. Following
are areas and amounts as report
ed: Manteo and north end Of
Roanoke Island, $2S0.01; Wan
cheese $47.27; Stumpy Point
$S2.97; Kitty Hawk $45.92; Hat.
teras $500; Cape Hatteras
School $3.50; Manteo Elementary
School $4S.7S; Manteo High
School $3.50; Roanoke School
$40; and balloon sales $4l.s0.
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REAR ADM. PETER CoLMAR CAPT. CLIFFORD r. MacLEAN
SINCE the old days when u S. Life
Saving Service constituted the buwark
Dare County, and during the since the
service with the Coast Guard
citizens to know all about the top
IN which our fesavers served Now Dare County only
stations; Ocraoke Island has
has none left of but those remaining
mighty important and instead of serving close
than this in this service
but they are other ports ships Guard
1t pleasure to here have succeed
ed long recent list of heads of the wears Rear
Admiral Peter Comar is head of the district his next in
command is Capt. Clifford r. MacIean
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CORNELIUS PAYNE MIDGETT,
81, prominent Nags Head citizen,
and owner of the First Colony
Inn, died after an illness of six
months Thursday morning in
Duke Hospital, Durham. He was
a native of Rodanthe, the son of
the late John Allen Midget, Sr.
and Mrs. Phoebe O'Neal Midget,
and the husband of the late Daisy
Harrison Midget. He is survived
by two sisters, Mrs. ]. Frank
Meekins and Mrs. Lurania Midget
of Rodanthe, and by numerous
nieces and nephews.
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man, who as representative Of
the company also made the
opening statement yesterday for
the three other defendants
Robert F. Suchman of Balti-
more. president of the associa-
ton; C. Oren MenSik Of Chi
cago and his secretary, Miss
Marianne Barto.
Trial opened Wednesday be-
fore a jury and Federal Dis
trict Judge r. Dorsey Watkins.
The prosecutions case was
presented by United States At
torney Leon Pierson.
Three Points Listed
The defense opening state
ment yesterday by Mr.. Berman
dealt with three principal
points raised by Mr.. Pierson.
Mr.. Berman said Commercial
Savings and Loan has always
paid OF the interest rates it
promised and that any deposit
tor can withdraw his money at
any time.
Replying to a contention by
the prosecution that earnings
were "artiflcially generated and
not true dividends" Mr.. Ber-
man explained the Government
has promised to produce ex-
perts to bear out this conten-
ton.
MY experience" he said,
has shown that an expert is
some one who can arrive at the
wrong answer scientifically"
The second point raised by
the Government, he said, was
that the public's investments
and deposits in the association
were not backed by a re-
sponsible insurer. The Govern
ment claimed the insurer, 1.-THE
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International Guaranty and
Insurance Co. of Tangier,
Morocco" had insufficient
assets.
How many of you know the
assets and liabilities of the in
surance companies you deal
with?" Mr.. Berman asked the
jury, adding: "As far as we
knew, this company was per-
fectly solvent"
Points to Trustees
He read from a list of
trustees of International Guar
antee 1.-TWO of whose officers
now are under indictment on
mail fraud charges) which in
cluded such names as j. How
ard McGrath, former Attorney
General Of the United States
and former Senator; j. w.
Enrich, and San Francisco
lawyer, Henry E. North, vice
president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. of New
York, among others.
To a third contention by the
Government that Commercial
Savings and Loan Association.
Inc, was making imprudent
and improper loans to building
and loan associations in Chi
cago, Mr.. Berman said later
evidence would refute that,
but, for the time being, he
pointed out:
Ladies and gentlemen, your
idea and mine of conservatism
might be entirely different.
Every loan made by the COM
pany Commercially has been
repaid. Not a single loan has
gone bad"
The Commercial firm has
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Freight Volume Dips
For Fifth Week
By the Associated Press

Railroad freight volume de-
clined for the fifth straight
week last week. a holiday week,
when the total was 564,59O cars.
the Association Of American
Railroads reported.
The 564,590-car total was
34,903 cars or So per cent below
the preceding week. It was
1918 cars or 11.6 per cent
below the same week last year.
which was the first week follow
ing settlement Of the Nation
wide steel strike.
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Offices in Bethesda and Silver
Spring.
First witness who came to
stand accompanied by boxes
full Of company records was
William ]. Amelse. secretary
treasurer Of Commercial, who
had been subpoenaed by the
Government.
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SCI Storts Defense
In MoiI-Froud TrioI
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE, Nov ls.-Tral Of Commercial Savings and
Loan Association Inc, and three individuals mai-fraud
charges settled today the tedious Of taking
cal testimony and evidence that will for several weeks
"They scrapng the bottom of the barrel when they
with attempting to deraud said Attorney Paul
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