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Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Lions to Send
Party Gifts to
Stockley Home

The annual Christmas party
of the Smyrna Lions Club was
held Monday night at the Foun-
tain Roc with William E. Jones,
president, in charge. Each Lion
had the name of a fellow mem
Der of the club and had pro-
vided a gift accompanied by
pertinent original verse. The
gifts; will be sent to the Hos
pital for the Mentally Retarded
at Stockley. Joseph Lamberta
and Frank Ryan are chairmen
for the Christmas dance to be
held Saturday, December %, at
the Allan McLane Armory. Serv-
ing on the committee are Ted
Scudder, Franklin Morris, and
Robert Everett. David Mills and
Karl Gebhart are in charge of
the tour by Santa Claus at dusk
on Christmas Eve, when he
rides through the town and
admonishes young children to
go to bed early. Names of those
who wish to have their children
called by name should be given
to either of the men. For sew
eral years this project has been
a great success and parents are
grateful to the Lions for the as
sist in getting the children to
bed early. Santa travels in a
car with a loud speaker and
may be seen by the children
who wait in the windows to
see him. Group singing OF
Christmas carols at the dinner
meeting was led by John M
Graden.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
BPW Party to
Benefit Chinese
Nursing Fund

The Smyrna Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
will meet at the Colonel Hotel
on December l8. A turkey din
ner will be followed by short
business meeting and a Christ
mas party. Mrs. Joseph Behr-
ems, Mrs. June Anthony, and
Mrs. Eva Jones will be hostess
es. Miss Ruth Ellen Rheim is
entertainment chairman. No
gifts will be exchanged but
members will make cash con-
tributions to the Chinese Nurs-
ing Fund, a project of the Ma
tional Federation. This project
has been carried over several
years and a school for training
nurses has been built on For
mosa. The next goal is a nurs-
es' home. At present the girls
are living twelve to a room,
with four three-decker beds and
one closet; washing facilities
outside covered only by a roof;
and toilet facilities in a shed.
Club members felt that the
Christmas spirit could be ex-
tended across the miles to help
these educated and dedicated
young nurses who so desperate
ly need better living conditions
while working in the nearby
hospital. Mrs. Katherine Bailey,
club president, has announced
that two new members have
joined the club, State Treasurer,
Mrs. Belle Everett, of Kenton,
and Mrs. Evelyn Hall, of Town
send.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
PTA Hears State
Lunch Director

The Clayton School Parent
T e cher Association meet
on Wednesday, December l3, at
7:30 p. M. with parent-teacher
conferences in the homeroomS.
The guest speaker was Miss
Martha Bonar, state director OF
school lunches. She talked on
federal, state, and local sup
port of the school lunch pro-
gram, and how the program
contributes to the education OF
children as well as to their
health. Miss Mary Johnson cafe
terra manager, was present to
help Miss Bonar answer ques-
tions..
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Asbury Choir to
Present Cantata

On Sunday, December 18th,
the Senior Choir of Asbury
Methodist Church will present
Christmas Cantata, For Us
A Child Is Born" by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Soloists will be
Mr.. Lester Meyer, Mr.. Barrett
Attix, and Miss Betty Jane
Griffin. The program will be
presented at the morning SER
vice at ll:00 a. M, and is un-
der the direction of Mrs. Donald
Knots.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Seek Home for Student

The local chapter of the Am
erican Field Service is interest.
ed in contracting families who
would consider having an ex-
change student to live in their
homes for the next school year,
September 1862, until June
1868. Anyone who is interested
is urged to call Charles Gee or
Mrs. Charles Williams before
January s, for more information.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
Party Planned
By Home Club

The Smyrna Home Demonstra-
ton Club will hold their Christ
mas party at the Clayton Cen
tury Club on Thursday, Decem.
Der 81, at 8 p. m. The program
will feature small gift ex
change. Mrs. Lola Cole is in
charge of the program. Mrs.
Laura Stanhope will preside.
The hostesses will be Mrs
George Robinson, Miss Florence
Short, and Mrs. Jemima Simon.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-14
High ideals in
Education Urged
By DIR. McMurrin
AT Meeting Here

The climax to the fall meet
ing of the Delaware Associa-
ton of School Administrators,
held Friday night at the Smyrna
Elementary School, was a stir
ring address by DR.. Sterling M.
McMurrin, u. S. Commissioner
of Education. DR.. George v.
Kirk, president of the associ-
alton, served as host. DR.. Nc
Murrin urged the educators to
do all they could to implement
high ideals in these times of
complex problems. He is mot
pessimistic about the future; we
have what it takes" he said,
but it is imperative that all rec
ognize the predicament the ma
ton is in. The tasks we face
are far reaching and of omin-
GUS Importance, he continued.
1--WE have fallen short of full
implementation," he said, and
the task is to fulfill the needs
of local communities, state, ma
tional, and the world. We have
large measure of provincial
ism, he stated, and suggested
that we demand more active
and genuine international
mindedness. I'VE belong to
the human race as a whole" he
continued, and we must be ac-
tive through education. He not
ed that we are due for improve
ments in the curriculum, to orr
ent an attitude for the world
of the future, and must recog-
nize that the nation is in deadly
peril. 1t is difficult that our cul-
ture could be destroyed, but it
is conceivable, a concept new
to us, and it is important to
create faith so this need not
happen. The concept that we
could fail has produced an en-
ormous impact on the American
mind and spirit, and we face
the danger of erosion of the
mental, spiritual, and moral
strength of the people, he con-
tinued. Russian strength comes
from the Marxist concept of
history, and they have faith in
their philosophy, he said.
Sees Need to Build Strength
Our job is to see to it that
our present anxiety does not
get the best of us, to realize
that it is possible for human
beings to become the determin-
ers of history, and not slaves.
He sees the purpose of educa-
tors to assess and re-assess the
condition we are in. The great
aim of education is to build a
kind of strength at every level
essential for the preservation OF
freedom and safety of the ma
ton. It is not the province OF
the schools to do everything,
but to promote the cultivation
of genuine intelligence of the
people. Freedom is not license,
he said, and there is grave dan
ger that freedom can be threat
ened. Educators have the re-
sponsibility to see things clear
ly, to take a firm stand. Euro
peans have recognized the
Continued on Page Tweivel
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800 SCHOLARSHIP AWAITS
MANTEO III. S. GRADUATE

Mrs. Vivian House has announ-
ced that Vivian's House of Gifts is
celebrating it's 10th anniversary
next year by awarding 500 to an
outstanding graduate of Manteo
High School who made plans to go
to college.
The 500 award will be presented
to student who excells in English
and has shown merit in other
school work.
Mrs. House commented that she
plans to give the award after all
other awards have been presented.
Students who receive other awards
will be eliminated from competition
for this particular award.
Selection for the award will be
based on school grades. Students
who will be seniors next year at
Manteo High School and who are
interested in competing for the
500 are invited to contact Mrs.
House for further details.
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iSOTOPE WEATHER STATION
INSTALLATION IN AUGUST

The worlds first isotope-power-
ed, automatic weather station will
so into operation in the Canadian
Aritic it has been announced by
the Department of Transport OF
Canada, the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commission and the United States
Department of Commerce Weather
Bureau. Installation is to be carried
out in August.
A dream of meteorologists for
many years has been to obtain sys-
tematic weather observations from
strategically located, remote areas.
Unfortunately, many of the desired
locations are relatively inaccessible
and to establish manned stations
would present such problems as re-
crriting isolation staff and main
tanning resupply operations.
An automatic weather station,
capable of functioning unattended
for up to two years, has not been
developed. Earlier difficulties ere
ated by lack of a continuous power
source have been eliminated by the
use of isotope power.
The United States Atomic Ener-
gy Commission and the United
States Weather Bureau spearhead-
ed activity in the design and fabri-
cation of equipment to provide re-
liability consistent with the long
life of the isotope, to use a mini
mum of electric energy and to pro-
vide accurate data in useable form.
The station has undergone extern
sive tests in Baltimore and is ready
for installation.
The station and the power source
are housed in a cylindrical, insulat-
ed container approximately eight
feet long. The lower five feet will
be buried in the permanently frozen
ground.
Reliable and rugged meteoro-
logical instruments an anemo-
meter, thermometer and barometer
mounted as integral parts of the
station will measure wind direction
and speed, temperature and baro-
metric pressure. These readings will
be fed into data processing sys-
tenn and will emerge ready to go
directly into the RADIO transmitter,
which in turn will relay them every
three hours to the receiving sta
tons at Resolute and Alert. The
aneometer and thermometer will be
exposed on a tower beside the sta
ton while the barometer will be
placed within the cylinder along
with recording equipment. RADIO
transmitters, antenna, and other
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Sad, But Oh So Truet J

Health in Tyrrell County, Ashley
Harrison and Ann Clough, placed
in the blue awards group in the
State Health Pagent.
Dale Davis and Flora Ann Hollis
represented Eastern District we'll in
the girls electric demonstration.
Ann Clough and Don Chaplin
served on special committees.
Don Chaplin presided at the
special luncheon honoring adult
leaders held on Wednesday of Club
Week. Attending this special lunch
con was Mrs. Augusta Higgins,
Tyrrell County adult leader, who
said. "Don did a wonderful job"
Other All Club members attend
ing Club Week were Abbie Kay
Harrell, Sandra Owens, Katie Bas-
night, Hal Cohoon, Bud Spencer
and Row Bateman.
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TYRRELL 4.HERS WIN
IN PEANUT CONTEST

COLUMBIA - Mike Cohoon and
Rhett White, Tyrrell County All
Club members, were declared state
winners in the state peanut demon
stration contest held during State
All Club Week. Also, winning state
honors was Gordon Hopkins in cot
ton demonstration contest. For all
three boys this is the second time
that they have been declared state
winners in demonstrations.
AS state winners Mike and Cor
don each received a 10 jewel Elgin
gold watch with the All emblem
engraved on the face. Rhett elected
to receive cash award of $3.50.
Tyrrell County's two most out
standing All Club members APP
peared on the stage together as
Don Chaplin was tapped by Glenn
Woodley as a new member in the
State All Honor Club. Don is the
fifth Tyrrell County 4-H'er to be
taken in the honor group.
At the state winners banquet
Friday night ]. Warren Swain was
awarded the Chilean. Nitrate All
scholarship valued at 100000.
j. Warren has been active in All
Club work for eight years, having
completed "a projects.
Both the King and Queen of
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MANTEO PERSONALS

Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nc
Gown this week are Mrs. McCown's
brothers and their families, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe P. Wick and children OF
Cincinnati, Ohio and Mr.. and MRS.
NJ. w. Wick and son of Durham.
Miss Linda King returned Mon
day from Duke Hospital and Is
convalescing at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Kellogg and
children, Betty and Jack, are visit
ing Mrs. Kellogg's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Kidd, in
Connecticut.
1t. Col. Harold E. Etheridge, OF
the 3Oth Air Division, Truax, Wis
consin, Mrs. Etheridge and their
three children, are visiting 1t. Col.
Etheridge's grandmother, Mrs. Lii
lie Swindell. They will go to Wood
leaf to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Etheridge, before re-
turning to Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Curtis and
children, Nancy and Billy, of Alex
andria, Va, are visiting Mrs. Cur
it's mother, Mrs. Juanita Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Pope Daniels OF
Raleigh are spending this week in
Manteo, at the home of Mr.. Dan
iels' father, the late Capt. Edward
S. Daniels.
Mrs. Beatrice Midget has re-
turned from the Albemarle Hospi-
tai, Elizabeth City, where she un-
derwent surgery.
Misses Ann and Mary Claire
Dowdy and their aunt, Mrs. Gym
thia Whitehurst, of Norfolk, Va,
attended the wedding Saturday af-
ternoon of Miss Bonnie Rae Twi-
ford to Bruce Andrews in the Pow
ellis Point Christian Church.
Mrs. T. G. Dowdy and daughters,
Misses Ann and Mary Claire Dow
dy, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Etheridge in Portsmouth, Va,
Sunday.
Mrs. Madge Barber of Philadel-
phia, Pa, is visiting in Manteo at
the old home place of her parents
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Dan
iels. Also visiting there are Mrs
BARRIERS brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jordan Of
Danville, Va, and their daughter
Sarah; and Roger Cartwright Of
New York City.
Mrs. Lyna Harbour had as hel
week end guests her brother-in-lav
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L
Jones and her sister-in-law, Mrs
Lillian Mason, all Of Norfolk, Va.
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DALLAS MOONEY, DIES
IN HIS FAIRFIELD HOME

Dallas Mooney, IS, died at his.
home in Fairfield Sunday. He
was employed by Corps of En-
gineers of the Inland Waterway in
Fairfield. He was member of the
Fairfield Christian Church. Surviv-
ing are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Cox
Mooney; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce
Balance of Fairfield; two sons, La
verne of Greenville and Hubert of
Norfolk, Va; eight grandchildren;
a sister, Mrs. Clyde Berry of Fair
field; his step-mother, Mrs. Ellen
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Midyett of Bel
Mooney; a half-brother, Charlie
Mooney of Statesville; three half
haven, Mrs. Rosetta Midyett of
Elizabeth City and Rachel of Sun
berry. Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2 pm. in the Fairfield
Christian Church, conducted by the
Rev. j. A. Meals. Burial was in
the Fairfield cemetery.
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DARE COURT NEWS

In Dare County Recorders Court
this week Is persons submitted and
paid fines while two elected to have
their cases tried before Judge w.
F. Baum.
Tried before Judge Baum were
the following cases:
Thomas Brooks-assault, defend
ant was found guilty and sentenced
to 80 days in Jail subject to work
the county roads suspended on pay
ment of SIS and court costs.
Maurice Edmondson - injury to
personal property case dis
missed.
The following persons submitted
and paid fines this week:
Milo Abercromble Crawford -
speeding 65 in a S. mph zone; SIC
and court costs.
Kenneth Price Bateman - speed
ing IS in IS mph zone; $40 and
costs.
julius Delton Butler - wrong
side of road not in passing; $40
and costs.
Clarence Melvin Green - no op-
orators license and improper reg
istration; $35 and costs.
Inez Ireland Hall - failure to
yield right of way; $40 and costs.
John Wiley Hayes - no oper-
ator's license; $40 and costs.
Bernard C. Jacobs, III - speed
ing 70 in a So mph zone; SIS and
costs.
James Boyd Liverman - improp-
er brakes; $40 and costs.
Calvin Walter Meekins - reck-
less driving; $25 and costs.
Edward Jay Myers - speeding
65 in a So mph zone; $40 and
costs.
Randolph A. Mcintyre - speed
ing As in 35 mph zone; $40 and
costs.
James Martin Richter - failure
to stop for a stop sign; $40 and
costs.
George Finney Richardson-fail-
ure to dim lights; $40 and costs.
Walter David Williams - speed
ing 65 in a SIS zone; $40 and costs.
James Cook Yeats - speeding
As in a IS mph zone; $40 and
costs.
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WESTCOTT SAYS CROWDS
THIS YEAR BEST EVER

Mays Head dance fans are ap-
parently turning out in record
numbers this summer, according to
G. T. "Ras" Westcott, manager of
the Mays Head Casino. Westcott
reported recently that "early week"
attendance was the best of any
season, especially among the
younger set.
"These groups" he said, "being
particularly fond of rock n roll
style, have found many entertain
ing bands here this season."
This week at the Casino, Bert
Smith and the Mello-Tones have
been drawing favorable attendance.
Next week the Rocking Cabanas
will play a weeks engagement
there. The Cabanas proved popular
during an early season appearance
this year.
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Home Demonstration
Doings In Dare
By BEULAH GAYLORD, Agt.
CRAFT CAMP

The Eastern District of HoYnl
Demonstration Clubs viii agail
hold their annual Craft Camp a
the Roanoke Island All Camp. Sew
eral changes have been made thi
year. Craft Camp opens MondaI
morning, August ID with classe|
beginning Monday afternoon AM
closing Wednesday. Past years TIL
camp has opened on Tuesday AMI
closed on Thursday.
Crafts and their instructors ar|
as follows:
Aluminium Chasing and Emboss
ing: Miss Edna Bishop, Mrs. Eli
abeth Stephenson;
Braided Rugs, Mrs. Turner Brad
ley;
Copper Enameling, Miss MarjoI
lie Shearin;
Copper Tooling, Mr.. Burton Sin
cox;
Drawn Work, Mrs. Richard Lar
don;
Dried Arrangements, Miss Paul
inc Gordon;
Feather Hats, Miss Julia McIveI
Hooked Rugs, Mrs. D. J. Gore;
Italian Hemstitching, Mrs. C. ]
Wheatley;
Pine Cone Craft, Mrs. NathaniJ
Fulford;
Swedish Darning, Mrs. w.
Forbes;
Tied Fringe, Mrs. D. w. Cooke
Tin Can Craft, Mrs. Willia
Winslow;
Wood Carving, Mrs. Margar@
Smith.
Contact your agent early if yc
plan to go so you can be assure
of getting in the class of you
choice.
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electrical apparatus.
One of the stations unique fea-
lures is the power source, located
in the lower chamber of the con-
tainer. Consisting of strontium-9O
heat generator and thermocouples,
batteries, and a converter, it uses
safe, insoluble chemical form of
the isotope strontium-9O securely
locked in corrosion- resistant cap
sule and shielded by three quarters
of ton of lead. The excess heat
from the strontium-90 is used to
maintain an interior operating tenn
perature of approximately 20 de-
grees F. This element produces
thermoenergy to charge a nickel
cadium storage battery system,
which in turn activates the radio
transmitter. The isotope Of stron-
t;um-90 has q relatively long half
life and is capable of producing
disable power for over ten years.
The compound used, strontium I'll
tanate, is nsoluble and biologically
inert, with a melting poiat so high
that it could not be dispersed by
ti4c hottest gasoline fires
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MERRILL EVANS MEETS
WITH DARE BOARD MON,

The Dare County Board of Com
missioners, at their regular session
Monday, discussed the Oregon In
let Ferry problem and met with
Merrill Evans, Chairman of the
State Highway Comission to re-
view the situation.
Mr.. Evans stated that he believed
the tentative date for letting the
contract on the bridge would be
around January 1862, and that he
was absolutely convinced that the
only solution to the problem was
the construction of the bridge.
Mr.. Evans also reminded the
group that the Highway Commits
sion would be in the area Thurs
day, August II, on a survey and
planned to look into the problem
at that time.
At the same meeting, Ralph L.
Swain and Mrs. Dorothy Wescott
were appointed to the Dare County
Planning Board to replace Mrs. Ina
Evans and George S. Croker. Fol-
lowing this Mrs. Wescott, Mr..
Swain, Milton Hooper and Benja-
min NJ. Ivey were administered the
oath of office as members of the
Planning Board by C. S. Meekins,
Clerk of Court.
In another item of business the
C Commissioners voted to join the
Town of Plymouth and other gov
ornamental and political bodies in
requesting the State Highway Com
mission to construct bridges and
roads leading from Plymouth north
into BERTHE County and to connect
the highways of Washington Coun-
ty with U. S. II in BERTHE County
between Windsor and Edenton.
Area, county and local Civil De
Tense directors met with the board
and discussed plans of operation
during hurricanes. "A committee was
appointed to study the situation
and make plans accordingly to pre-
sent to the Board at a later date.
In other business the Commits
sioners agreed to turn the Spence
Murphy house, formerly used as
the Wanchese County Home, over
to the Wanchese Community Cen
ter Commission for their DISPOSE
ton.
The County Attorney and Coun-
ty Accountant were authorized to
prepare final plans and specifica-
tons for a public access wharf at
Mill Landing in Wanchese Harbor
and to solicit bids for the wharf on
September II.
The Board voted to contract the
operation of the Billy Mitchell Air
Strip on Hatteras Island to Wheel
er Balance and Harvey Young for
period of two years.
The Commissioners voted to dis
pense with the regularly scheduled
meeting on August 9Th and to hold
it's September meeting on the 18th
instead Of the 4th, which is Labor
Day.
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WILLIAM ALFRED SYKES
is BURIED WEDNESDAY

Altman Third Glass William AL
fred Sykes, 20, died Sunday morn
ing as the result of an automobile
accident near Charleston, S. C. He
was stationed at the Charleston Air
Force Base for two years.
He was a native of South Nor
folk, but had lived in Columbia for
number of years before entering
the service. He was the son of
the late John S. and Ethel Spencer
Sykes.
Surviving are two brothers, Cal
vim D. and Wesley S. Sykes of Nor
folk, and his maternal grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Bessie Spencer of Column
bia.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at a o'clock at the Cedar
Grove Methodist Church, Columbia,
by the Rev. Earl Nickens, assisted
by the Rev. L. E. Ambrose. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
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MACS HEAD PERSONALS

Miss Pattie Gibbs, who has been
attending summer school at Gull
ford College, Greensboro, is spend
ing the remainder of the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert F. Gibbs.
Mrs. H. C. Slower of St. Paul,
Mimi, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thomas White. Mrs. Slower and
Mrs. White are sisters of Martin
and Gordon Kellogg of Manteo.
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Courage is rightly esteemed tA
first of human qualities because
is the quality which guarantees a
others. Winston Church,