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N. C. TRAVEL TOPS
$500 MILLION MARK

Travellers spent $40s million in
North Carolina last year, 4.5 per
cent above 1859, survey by the
Travel Council Of North Carolina
shows.
President Lynn Nisbet of Ra-
leigh said the increase was caused
both by new attractions and high
ways in the Variety Vacationland'
State and because "more people
are travelling everywhere.
The report will be presented as a
feature of the meeting of the Trav-
ell Council in Winston-S Salem, Oc-
tober liz, at which the speaker
will be Volt Gilmore, director Of the
new U. S. Travel Service in the
Department of Commerce.
The report reveals that the trav-
ell industry, third largest in North
Carolina, has increased 1877 per
cent in dollar volume since 1948.
Expenditures by out-of-state
travellers was estimated at SPAS mil
lion, and expenditures of North
Carolinians travelling within their
own state at $163 million.
Total sales receipts of businesses
at the service of travellers was esti-
mated at 1910 million, of which
the largest portion went to automo-
bile service stations, $3.50 million.
Eating places took in $1S1 million,
and lodging places $58 million.
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THE STORY OF olRARD COLLEGE.
fErono tba Mooresville Tribunel

(From the MoOreSV1lle IT1bune)
We would that the PreSbyerians quite
as far as Stephen Gar when he founded Grard Col
lege Philadelphia in 1848 However there much to be
said in favor of Stephen Gards edct upon the founding
the institution that bears his name
Actually Girard College is elementary and high
school accepting only poor white male orphans between
the ages of six and eighteen It located within the city OF
Philadelphia and has enrolment OF 17OO students
was opened IL years after his DEATH built and per-
petuay financed by the millions he left for the purpose
No minister of any faith has been allowed on the
grounds of the school, It's an interesting story
Briefly told, Stephen Girard born in Bordeaux
France son of sea captain and died 1881 His immense
wealth accumulated in Philadelphia, where he spent
the greater part of his e He something of farmer
farm it was there he abored with his trees and his
flowers History records that large shaggy dog followed
his travels and that each of his ships which went
to carried BY his will he left large sums for the
betterent of humanity; the establishment of Grard Col
lege his chief benefacon and the memorable clause IN
his will forbddng ministers to enter that institution is IN
the following words:
Secondly enioin and require that no eccesiastc
missionary minister of any whatsoever shall
hold exercise any station duty whatever in the said
College, shall any such person be admitted for any
to the purpose of the said College In making this restriction
do not to cast any reflection upon sect
whatsoever but there is such multitude of sects and
such diversity opinion amongst them desire to keep
tage from this bequest free from the excitement which
clashng doctrines and secaran controversy apt to
of College shall take pains to ins into the minds of
the scholars the purest principles of morality that on
their entrance into active life they may from inclination
and habit evnce benevoence toward their fellow
and love of truth sobriety and industry adopting at the
same time religious tenets their matured reason
may enable them to prefer
is related that occasion Horace Greeley visited
denied him. the guard remarked Ministers are permit
ted to enter whereupon the old editor sad 1.-THE hell you
say" and passed in.
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KNOW AND OBEY
TRAFFIC LAWS FOR
YOUR OWN SAFETY

"Since traffic laws are on your
side you should know them and
obey them!"
With three decades Of law en-
forcement experience as a text,
Col. David T. Lambert talked law
observance this week as the State
Highway Patrol continued to lash
out at needless traffic deaths.
Lambert is commanding officer
of the German highway patrol,
currently operating under get
tough" orders from Gov. Terry
Sanford.
"You simply can't afford to be
careless or thoughtless in traffic,
Col. Lambert said. "Lives depend on
your behind-the-wheel behavior"
He urged all North Carolinians to
obey the traffic laws to the letter.
He said that some drivers knowing
ly play dangerous angles and short
cuts-they jump red lights, never
really stop at intersections and
overdrive the speed limit. The top
patrol officer said these drivers
too often end up paying a high
price for their lawlessness-a SER
ious injury and sometime death.
ats matter of record that
three-quarters of the drivers invol-
we'd in all our fatal crackups We're
disobeying traffic law when
death struck" he declared,
"If every driver would only real
ize that the traffic laws are on
his side, he wouldn't dream of dis
regarding them," Lambert said.
"When you drive faster than the
speed limit, make haphazard turns,
drift through stop signs or pass i'm
properly, you run these risks
traffic fines, costly car repairs,
towing fees, medical bills, lost
wages, damage suits, lawyers fees
and loss of your drivers license.
Add to these the suffering and an
guish even a minor traffic accident
causes and you have a real case
for safe driving" Col. Lambert
said.
He went on by saying that traf-
fic laws must be obeyed at all times
no matter who's looking. He en-
phasized that if every individual
would act as his own policeman
there would be very little careless,
reckless and thoughtless driving on
North Carolina roads.
"We're out to make 1861 an en-
Iphatic year for safety and every.
citizens help is needed to cut at
least 100 deaths from the annual
fatality toll.
"By knowing and obeying traffic
laws" Col. Lambert concluded,
you'll be backing the attack on
accidents and helping to bring down
our tragic death and injury list"
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RECAPTURES MEMORIES OF
DAYS GONE BY IN DARE

To The Editor:
Tonight my environs remind me
in a rapturous sort of way of ex-
|periences and memories of Hatteras
Island that l shared two full dec
AIDES ago. These memories affect me
in nostalgia way. ] remember the
long stretches of wide, lonely beach,
the tall grasses that sheltered
swarms of vicious nnosffuitoes, the
meat, clean lighthouses at various
points along the route to Rodan-
the, Waves and Salvo, the tall rid
|ges of sand, the dunes, the small
hospitable villages, and the sea-
bound inhabitants. remember how
clean and orderly were their homes
- how directed their lives. Then
too remember the extremes of the
weather there. There were times
when terrific winds whipped waves
across the narrowest parts of the
island, when new inlets were goug-
ed by tides. Then again there were
times when the gentle breezes muir
INJURED about you gently kissing
your cheeks as if placating your ag-
gravation at its former robustness.
But the most impressionable MEM
cries that / retain are those Of the
people there. They took the winds,
the tide, the linitless sand dunes,
the mosquitoes, and dubious ''out-
siders" or as they called US, "main-
landers" all in stride and attained a
stature that / can never forget.
Dozens of them / can remember
yet-as clearly as if l had just lived
near them yesterday. They are per-
haps Tor were then) as bound to
the sea as were their British an
|cestors Of three of four centuries
ago.
The first time an Alaskan locale
lured my memories to Hatteras and
the "Outer Banks" was last winter
and spring at Nome. This unique
Alaskan town hugs the lonely
beaches of the Boring Sea and is
as windswept as any place ! have
ever imagined. Sometimes the wind
blows there for days on end-reach-
ing gales as strong as So miles per
hour. Waters beat up against the
great rock storm wall that protects
the town from the ravages of the
sea. Tide there is a negligible fac
tor-practically no tide-since the
Sea is so shallow. During the win
ter snow piled in tremendous drifts
from the impact of the winds.
But the time / most ventured back
"homeward" in my memory was
this May while occupied a hotel
room overlooking the same sea. The
winds roared against the hotel
|puffs seemingly tried to dislodge
it from its foundations, spray from
the sea beat against the windows.
1t was difficult to maneuver
against the wind-if you went out
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By EuLA n. GREENWOOD

NOBODY ELSE We want
to take part in a little campaign
one of our old school chums has
been pushing for a long time.
Lucius blanchard, formerly of
Hartford, in Perquimans County and
now of Ahoskie in Hartford County,
has been urging the State Of North
Carolina to print on its license
plates a slogan which cannot be
used by any other state in the U. S.
We now talk about variety Vaca-
tionland". A lot of other states -
most often with a stretch of the
imagination - could say the same
thing.
We now use on our license plates
these words: "Drive Safely. Good,
worthy, helpful - but hardly orig
inal. It has also outworn its useful
ness - despite what Safety Champ
ion Ed Scheidt and cohorts may
say to the contrary. No doubt other
states have used, do use, or can -
the same slogan.
But Lucius says we should say
on our license plates this: THE
BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION.
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BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bryan
Smith, Jr., of Raleigh, a daughter
Lisa Louise, on October 10 at Rex
Hospital in Raleigh; weight nine
pounds and five ounces. Mrs. Smith
is the former Lois Pearce, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Pearce
of Manteo. This is the third child
for the Smiths.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack c.
Tillett of Manteo, a son, weight 2
pounds, IL ounces, at Albemarle
Hospital, Elizabeth City, Oct. II.
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Johnny x from Tennessee
is nine months old. His head
is extremely, large for the
small body. He has water
on the brain.
When his mother recently
took Johnny to the Birth De-
fects Study Center at Wander
bilt University School of Medi-
cine, Nashville, Tenn, for
specialized treatment Of this
disease, known medically as
hydrocephalus, their first APP
pointment was with a doctor
who had a most unusual assist
ant--an inanimate electronic
sorter.
DIR. Robert E. Merrill, assist
ant director of the Birth De-
fects Study Center, q research
unit financed by The National
Foundation-March of Dimes,
explained:
"This apparatus is something
unique when applied to birth
defects. It can be q lifesaver.
It's an IBM machine, and its
memory is many thousand
times more retentive than the
proverbial elephants. In effect,
our mechanical robot here Is
going to interview Johnny and,
although I'm Johnny's doctor,
I'm really acting only as sort
of glorified Office boy to the
machine"
Using q device somewhat re-
sembling q typewriter keyboard,
DR.. Merrill began punching q
rectangular oblong green card,
measuring about z" K g.. Each
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perforation represented the
mothers answer to one Of a
long list of questions. Her an
swers covered such data as
Johnny's age and birthdate,
mothers age at delivery, ILL
nesses of mother during preg-
nancy, any stillbirths, any
physical defects in husband or
wife, Johnny's weight, his age
when his head started to en-
large and head circumference.
Scores of other vital facts
are fed into the machine that
never forgets.
When the sorter finishes ''in-
terviewing" Johnny, the green
card has recorded for all time
and in capsule form the in
fant's past and present life, and
his family background.
More significantly, the cleo
tronic device also faithfully
remembers the case histories
of hundreds Of other Johnnys
whose brain fluid is blocked as
it is with this boy.
DR.. Merrill has only to run
these cards through the high
speed sprter to compare these
life histories with Johnny's.
Most important OF all, for
this youngster and his appre-
hensive parents, IS that the
sorter can help the doctor form
a reasonably accurate idea OF
Johnny's Immediate future;
help him decide ON the advisa-
bility OF surgical insertion OF
|a "shunt" or plastic tube to
draw of the excess 1uid into
the blood stream: and indeed,
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BRIDGE
Continued from Page one)

included Melvin R. Daniels who de-
scribed the bridge plans as long
time dream of Southern Albemarle
Association now coming true; Dare
Representative Keith Fearing who
stated that the meeting was "the
last hurdle in a great develop
ment;" DIR. w. w. Johnson, director
Dare Health department, and rep
resentative Of the State and federal
roads system.
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assist the physician in predict
ing the future course OF the
disease.
This is done by a study Of
past performances of other hy-
drocephalic infants whose med
ical circumstances closely re-
semble those of this baby. That
data is available almost in
stantly-''in a minute fraction
of the time" as DR.. Merrill
says. required to goo through
the records by hand"
This comparative diagnosis
"can save q child's life" he
adds. "At least one thing we
now can have up-to-date to
guide US, and guide US instan-
taneously. is our experience.
In five minutes, usually, the
sorter can give us information
that helps us decide precisely
what to do in Johnny's case
--and what not to do"
Aside from the Birth Defects
Study Center at Vanderbilt,
The National Foundation March
| of Dimes has financed similar
centers at Children's Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio, and at the
University Of Oklahoma Med
/ cal Center at Oklahoma City.
Eventually, when the expert
T. u. -
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LITTLE SAvvY \. North Cal
lima has its talents and good Gus
ties - but somehow it has new
seemed to have the sayvy, flair.
know-how that Florida and sol
other states have shown for
tracing tourists.
Yet - few states can offer
much.
The man who has developed Cd
ulous Ghost City overlooking Md
gle Valley is from South CaroliI
Hugh Morton, from the flatlands|
Wilmington, has created one of I
South's foremost scenic attractid
in Grandfather Mountain. Hort
has done more. than anybody e
living to bring the battleship, mol
Carolina, to the State. It win ev}
tually mean millions to Wilmingj
in tourist dollars. Imaginatid
Ideas!
More on this later! But to q
you an idea of how droll, prosd
and deadly unimaginative we can|
in North Carolina, let me tell y
about an occurrence right here
Raleigh q year or two ago.
The city fathers decided tf|
wanted on our city tags a real eli
catchy slogan, one that would re
" grab the mind and be attract
They scratched their heads; tf|
thought; they consulted. Fina|
they came up with it - and T
appeared as a slogan on our c
tags: MORE FOR LESS.
Great?
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! This Is. The Law
Patrolman D. s. Sliles


Now that the fall Of the year is
just about here there win be the
need for us to use our lights early
in the evening. Now is the time
to check you lights on your car
and trucks. Check the clearence
lights on the trucks, the reflectors,
the Stop light and your headlights.
Our lights are essential during
this period and in the wintertime.
The Highway Patrol win begin the
Light Checking Stations this month
and the vehicles that are found to
be detected win be subject to In
dictment. Check your vehicle, Check
your Lights. Check Accidents and
SAVE LIVES.
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The Soul of Man is immortal not the result of organ
zaon aggregate of modes of action of matter
succession of phenomena and perceptions but Exist
ence and Identical living spirit spark of the Great
Central Light that hath entered into and dwes in the body
be separated therefrom at death and return God who
gave it, that doth not dispense vanish at DEATH like
breath smoke be annihated; but still exists
and possesses activity and intelligence even it existed in
God before enveloped in the body. Albert Pike
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-. our generation cannot reap much satisfaction
from the results Of efforts to preserve the work of
ancestors The uest of the march from freedom
to dictatorship is the percentage of the national income
taken for purposes Each year the percent
age of earnings taken by the Federal grows
greater The end result of this road only be eventual
tatorship." III. B. Bass
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side the room. Overhead swirled
tremendous, angry appearing
clouds. Yet, people continued their
usual notwithstanding the local
seamen; the hardy Eskimo fisher
man didn't manage to or even at
tempt to send his hardy kayak
upon those turbulent waters. They
were in no haste though-they
stoically and philosophically took
the storm in stride. After all they
had plenty of seal, walrus and fish
and whale saved for the occasion.
How then does such a dissimiliar
place as Healy Fork - with its
rather un-romantic name-remind
me of Hatteras? Well, since l have
been here we have had gales as
strong as those at Nome, or for
that matter of Hatteras. Clouds
here are often quite ominous and
Threatening. The house seems at
times to be pushed by the winds
that sweep down from the north
slopes of Alaskan Range and send
glacial fed winds upon us. There are
actually about twenty glaciers in
the area. Mount Mckinley is just
south of here, and the succeeding
steepes lead gradually to its ire
mendous 10000 foot peak. But to-
might / see about me tranquility
similar to the calm nights there on
Hatteras. The evening is bathed
with majestic moonlight-glim-
mering stars punctuate the sky.
The peaks lowering behind and be-
fore us shine brilliantly in the
moonlight with their snowcapped
peaks looking like tremendous ice
cream cones piercing heavenward.
Yes, maybe its age catching up
on me-but lately l certainly have
had Dare County, North Carolina
and Roanoke and Hatteras Islands
on my mind a lot. / just yearn to
battle again in the warm waters
there. either want to retire there
in Manteo or down at Buxton where
II can experience all the luscious
ness of the days yore. / often
wonder how many people are there
that l used to know, the multitud-
|inous Midget family, the Whid-
bees, the O'Neals, the Grays, and
all the others. True, we can never
recapture the past, but we can re-
turn to the site of our fondest
dreams. A lot of water has run un-
der the bridge since l was there in
1871.
III never forget the thrilling ex-
periences of observing The Lost
Colony, going through the local lib
rary, and those delectable local sea
foods. Those oysters are out of this
world / want to go again down to
Wanchese and enjoy a full sea-
food dinner. There at crossroads
near between Manteo and Wan
chese) Wanchese was church
loved to stop in at and worship
with the people, quite unobserved
and un-noticed. Well, so it.goes-I
just want to go back to Dare Coun-
lty, and maybe recapture long-lost
experiences. All going well, I'll be
in the area within three or four
years. In the meantime ! keep up
with activities by reading the
Coastland Times.
A. F. GAVIN
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We often pray for purity, UNI
selfishness, for highest qualities OF
character, and forget that these
things cannot be given, but must
be earned. Lyman Abbott
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Turn of Card May Reveal Fate
Of Young Birth Defects Victim

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COMMENT Now Dwight
Eisenhower took office in Janu
Of 1868 and left the office
President Of the greatest nation
earth" in January Of 1861.
We all know of the series
earth-shaking events that oct
red in those eight years = how
were often on the Shrink Of W
according TO our late Secretary
State John Foster Dulles.
However, these were not the
cidents which caused President
enhower's heart attack. No, 1t |
the fact that he was called II
his golf game in Denver too m|
times and unnecessarily y
1856.
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Silence is talent as greatly to be cherished that
other asset the gift of speech Josephine Lawrence
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EVERYBODY HAPPY:

EVERYBODY HAPPY: Z
time has arrived in our college 70
ball season when each team in
Big Four has claim for fame -
shame, according to the type
alumnus you are.
State took Carolina. Duke v
over South Carolina, Virginia, q
Wake Forest. Wake Forest UP
Clemson. Carolina upset Marylal
Good local games coming
soon: State VS. Wake in Ralei
next Saturday. State against d.
Wake Forest and Carolina. And,
course, the old classic: Duke Ca
lima.
The football fortunes of Sat
day, October IA, win increase no
attendance at the remaining gan
at least Is per cent.
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THAT'S GOLF! Form
President Dwight d. Eisenhov
last week in a special interview
his Gettysburg farm gave some
side information on high spots d
ing his eight years as President
What interested us the most '
what he had to say about his he
attack. We quote from the N
York Times of Friday, October
HE also said his. temper, VIII
ne described as always uncerts
might have brought on his 1.
heart attack. He explained that
had become upset by a series
petty annoyances growing out o
State Department telephone 1
while he was playing golf in d
ver."
The story goes on Later in
interview, he suggested that sue
time had occurred on the day
had his heart attack in Denver
1866.
ut started, he recalled, while
was on the golf course. ("I l
playing very well.") He got a q
phone call while he was on
fourth hole and drove back to
clubhouse in his cart. Then
learned that the State Departm
had been trying to reach him
would not be ready to talk
about an hour.
$50 he returned to his game
few holes later some very b
central got in touch with l
again. He discovered, when he
back to the clubhouse a sec
time, that it was still the first q
He returned again to the game.
Some time later he returned
the clubhouse and completed
call ("it was important +. bu|
wasn't too immediate in chai
ter). Then he started on the /!
ond nine and got another call. 4
was from someone who did
know he had already completed
business involved.
"And, by this time, - have
ways had an uncertain temper 1
had gotten completely out of a
troll, he recalled. "And this
doctor says that he'd never j
me in such a state ~ and that's
reason ! had heart attack the 4
er night. SO I've never gotten AM
again."