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Medal of Honor Winners 10
 Get Increase in Monthly Pension

WASHINGTON tR = President Kennedy Monday signed legisla- ton enabling Medal of Honor winners to receive a tenfold in- crease in their monthly pension aat aat sssss assss earlier earlier age.
 The measure introduced in Congress by Rep. Teague, O- Tex), establishes 50 as the pen sion age for the medal winners in- stead of the present 65. It also raises the monthly payment from $10 to $10O.
 There are 297 winers Of tine nations highest medal now living.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-16

Mir. and Mrs. Peie Reader ST. who have been visiting here with their three sons and families left for their home in Paulsbo, Wn., taking with them their grand daughter, Sharon, who will att tend school there this winter.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-16
MMM HOSPITAL

Admitted: Margaret Anowlic, Mabel Ramsey, Rosemary Curran, Carolyn Muktoyuk, Ken Farley, and Patrick Mezenna.
 Discharged: Margaret Money, and Winifred Adloat.
 Ronald Ivanoff, year old son of Mir. and Mrs. Alfred Ivanoff of Unalakleet, passed away at the hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-16
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

Last weeks apportionment of federal school lunch funds for the 1862 fiscal year saw allocation to Alaska of $91,702 out of the $98, ,60G, ,O00 made available for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Nome nugget., 1961-08-16
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
 OF THE STATE OF ALASKA SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT

SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
 No. 11O9 NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL. REPORT AND ACCOUNT AND DETERMINATION OF BENEFICIARIES IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
 OF
 PHILIP ASHARUK, deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Wall lace c. McIver, of Nome, Alaska Ad- ministrator has filed his Final Report and Account, and that the STd day of October, 1861. at the hour of 200 ?. m. of said day, in the above-named Court, Nome, Alaska. has by Court Order been fixed as the time and place for Hear ing on said Report and Account; and also, at such time and place the Court will determine and adjudicate the bene- ficiaries of this estate.
 OBJECTIONS. if any there be, to said report and account will be heard at thls time
 DATED this 1st day of August. 1861.
 WALLACE C. HscIvER,
 ADMINISTRATION Virgil 2. Vochoska Attorney for Administrator Pub: August g, Is, 23, 90, 1881
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WANCHESE MAN DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS

Spencer Daniels, Ga, retired gro
Ger and lifelong resident of Wan
cheese, died Wednesday at $50 am
in a Norfolk, Va, hospital after
illness of IA months.
He was born in Dare County, a
son of Barron DeKalb and Mrs.
Minnie Daniels Daniels. He was
the husband of Mrs. Vivian Cud-
worth Daniels.
Besides his widow, surviving are
five sons, Malcolm Daniels and
Carroll Daniels of Wanchese, Bruce
Daniels Of Aptos, Calf, Louie
Daniels of Nantucket, Mass., and
Barron Daniels Of South Norfolk,
Va; three sisters. Mrs. Debbie
Daniels, Mrs. Cliff Tillett and Mrs.
Peter Tillett of Wanchese. two
brothers, Amos Daniels of Norfolk
and Kalb Daniels of Wanchese; and
one half sister, Mrs. Sam Spara-
cino of Silver Spring, Md.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at three o'clock Friday after
noon in the Wanchese Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Cudworth
Cemetery.
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TRAGEDY LAYS HEAVY HAND
ON GRAHAM PONDER FAMILY

The wife and 5-year-old son of
Graham Ponder, Castor County
superintendent of welfare, were
killed in a collision of two cars at
an intersection near Gastonia on
May II.
The victims were Mrs. Margaret
Ponder, AZ, and her son, Chris
topher. Ponder, a., and a daugh-
ter, Elaine, Z were injured serious
ly.
Elaine died in a Gastonia hos
pital May Is. Her father had been
Released after treatment for in
juries he received in the accident.
Police said the car carrying
the Ponder family collided with
one occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Virgins of Charlotte. The
Virgins received minor injuries.
Police said that warrants have
been issued against Virgins AMI
Ponder charging manslaughter in
with the accident.
(Mr.. and Mrs. Ponder lived at
Swan Quater in the 1940s where
Mr.. Ponder was superintendent Of
welfare in Hyde county,
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RANDOLPH O'NEAL NAMED
FOR WANCHESE POSTOFFICE

Randolph Garland O'Neal, Jr.,
who was 81 in October, 1860, has
been recommended by Rep. 81. C.
Bonner for the acting postmaster
ship at Wanchese, and is to be
sworn in shortly. Mr.. O'Neal, was
born at Rock Hill, S. c., the son
of Cape Hatteras people; his
grandfather, the late George
O'Neal having been a merchant at
Frisco, and Buxton, and shortly
after his death the family estab-
lished residence at Wanchese sew
eral years ago.
Mr.. O'Neal married the former
Shirley Adams of Henderson who
is now employed as a secretary
with McCown & McCown of Man
tee. He attended East Carolina Col
lege in Greenville and has been
employed recently by Mack Ethe-
ridge, well-known .Wanchese mer-
chant. There were no other eligi-
bles on the list for the Wanchese
postmastership, which has been
filled by Miss Rowena Midget,
since the retirement last year Of
Herbert L. Davis who had held the
office for some more than As years.
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Richard E. Gerstein, State At.
torney for Florida's Eleventh Judi.
cial Circuit, has announced the ap.
pointment of Ellen James Nor
phonios, attorney at law and form
er resident of Pioneer, Hyde County
as Assistant State Attorney.
Mrs. Morphonios will serve as a
prosecutor for the State Of Florida
in the criminal courts of Dade
County, Florida.
Prior to her appointment, Mrs.
Morphonios practiced law in Part
nership with Fuller Warren, form
er Governor of Florida. During the
recent Democratic Primeries she
was candidate for Judge Of the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court Of Dade County, Florida.
Mrs. Morphonios is the daughter
of Wesley L. and Lydia James Of
Pioneer and Miami. She and her
husband, Alex G. Morphonios, have
two sons, aged seven and five.
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LETTER.MAIL BOX SET
UP AT OREGON INLET

A mail box for reception of
first class mail was set up at
Oregon Inlet, near the ferry slip
and fishing center Wednesday, for
the accommodation of the travell-
ing public. Collections will be made
daily at 2 p. m. by the carrier
of the Star route between Manteo
and Hatteras, and these letters will
be dispatched from the Manteo
postoffice at S p. m. daily, accord
ing to announcement by the Manteo
postmaster. A petition for Rural
Free Delivery service sent by resi-
dents of the area is now pending
before postoffice officials.
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CONVENTION FACILITIES
PLAN NEARING COMPLETION

Plans for a convention hall to
serve the fast growing resort COM
munities of Mays Head, Kill Devil
Hills and Kitty Hawk will be pre-
sented to the public at meeting
Monday night, June 10, at 800 pm.
at the Dare County Shrine Club,
Mays Head.
For the past two months a COM
mittee of twelve businessmen, has
been assembling preliminary data.
At the June 10 meeting, Julian
Oneto and Orville Baum will report
on the site which has been ap-
proved by the committee; Robert
A. Young and William c. Foreman
will present the preliminary plans,
prepared by the firm of William
F. Freeman, Inc, engineers and ar
chitects of High Point; and Major
J. L. Murphy will explain the fl
nancing program. B. M. Ivey is in
charge of arrangements for the
meeting.
According to an announcement
by Major Murphy, the facility will
be able to accommodate more than
90 percent of the conventions an
nually held in North Carolina, with
banquet facilities for as many as
500, and seating capacity for ap-
proximately 800 in the main meet
ing hall. There will be smaller con-
ference rooms, offices, and kitchen
and storage facilities. The main
hall will be so constructed that it
can be divided into smaller rooms
for smaller conventions.
Members of the Committee of
Twelve" are: B. M. Ivey, M. w.
Davis, Orville Baum and Russell
Perry of Kitty Hawk; Major. J. L.
Murphy, VIM. c. Foreman, Robert
A. Young and C. A. York of Kin
Devil Hills; and Julian Oneto.
George Croker, p. J. M. Bayne and
Lionel Edwards Of Mays Head.
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BOB SWEENEY OF
HOLLYWOOD VISITS
PLACES IN N. CAR
Former Fiber McGee. Now Andy
griffith Show Director. visits
Dare Coast Region
By AYCOCK BROWN

Bob Sweeney, the "Fibber MCGEE"
of the Fibber MCGEE and Molly
Show who is now director of the
Andy Griffith Television Show has
returned to Hollywood after tour
ing North Carolina and spending
several days here on the Dare
Coast-O Outer Banks.
While on Roanoke Island, Swe-
eney was visited by Bob McQuain,
now of Hollywood, but until last
year had played the lead role of
John Borden in The Lost Colony.
McQuain had come east to visit
relatives in Richmond and Wash
ington after beginning his televi-
sion and acting career in Hollywood
where he had been cast in Pasa-
dena Playhouse productions and
also in the Andy Griffith Show.
Sweeney is ikable fellow. He
made friends quickly wherever he
went, whether on Hatteras or Ocra-
coke. or here in Manteo where he
attended sessions of Superior
Court, met and talked with court
officials and members of the
Sheriff's department. Before COM
ing to Dare he had visited many
North Carolina towns from the
mountains to the sea and had been
provided with a state Highway
Patrol by Ed. Scheidt, the patrols
top official.
II am a native Of San Francisco,
and the producer and writer's of
the Andy Griffith Show hail from
New York, and other cities away
from North Carolina. My visit has
been to meet people, especially
those who may live in communities
such as eMayberry' the television
town of Andy's show and to hear
them talk, learn their brogue and
their wonderful ways of expressing
themselves" said Sweeney.
Andy after reading a script often
has made changes stating that
the way he would say or speak the
lines is the way it would be done
in North Carolina" he added.
On the Dare Coast, DR.. w. w.
Harvey arranged for Sweeney to
visit Hatteras where Wheeler and
Gamaleil Balance showed him
around. Later in Manteo he visited
Waterside Theatre to see the place
where Lost Colony is presented and
the place where Andy was firsS
Il professional actor.
He met and talked with Albert
Q. Bell and later before he depart
ed for Hollywood he talked with,
and heard talk, (making recordings
of what he heard) the courthouse
scenes and trials in superior court,
here this week.
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LOST COLONY,
MANAGER ARRIVES
TO MAKE READY

Sib Dorton Jr., general man.
ager Of Paul Green's symphonic
drama The Lost Colony has arrived
in Manteo to make ready for the
21st season opening of the show
on July 1.
Also here to begin the monu-
mental task of building new sets
and properties to replace those des-
troyed in the high winds and tides
of Hurricane Donna last September
is Bill Long, in charge of the
dramas properties, along with his
staff.
Arriving later this week will be
Mrs. Irene Rains in charge of the
costume department of the show
and on Monday June S, Director
Clifton Britton will arrive to start
making ready for the beginning of
rehearsals on June 10, and doing
the many things that are necessary
to have everything ready at the
proper time.
Waterside Theatre, which was
damaged by Hurricane Donna
shortly after the season ended in
1860, has been completely rebuilt
backstage. The work has been UNI
derway since the day after the
great storm hit, under direction
of Albert @. Bell, who designed
and built the original Waterside
Theatre and has maintained the
properties through the years.
Rehearsals for the dramas open
ing July will begin on June 10.
There will be more than 100 per-
sons in the cast and company again
this year. More than half of the
company members are from Roam
oke Island.
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BELAAVEN WITNESSES
BUSINESS CHANGES

Voliva Lumber Company has re-
Gently built a new modern lumber
shed for storage of the many sizes
of dimension lumber they sell. The
Planning Mill is also rebuilt and a
dust bin has been added.
G. B. (Gilbert) Paul, of Sidney
Cross Roads has purchased the
Mecca on Pamlico Street and will
soon open for business.
The Bell Building formerly &C.
cupied by Johnston's Grocery on
Main Street, has been completely
renovated and equipped with a
new front.
j. R. (Ralph) Harrington, long
time go years. Main Street Gro
Ger has completely refinished the
interior of his building back of the
bank and has added on a 81 by II
foot place for a Dairy Bar, the
main part will be a skating rink
and Mr.. Harrington plans to open
the new business about July l.
Ernest Jefferson, Main Street
sage and golf enthusiast is now
operating Jeff's Place formerly
Tommy's Grill, next to City Hall.
James Younce is committing to
Columbia and is operating as the
Columbia Mill Company, the large
mill formerly known as the Will
liams Lumber Company. Several
Belhaven men are working there
there with him, including Dick
Taylor, as lumber checker.
Doyle Nixon has taken over the
operation of the Carolina Delivery
Service Truck for the Belhaven
area, having relieved his father
Charlie Nixon, who has retired.
Conway Mckinney has purchased
a Service Station, garage and
house on the corner of Lee and
West Main Street from Arthur
Zambos. Conway is employed by
the Norfolk Southern railway and
his father, Ernal Mckinney will
operate the station selling Gulf
products.
The curbing project along Main
Street in front of The John A.
Wilkinson school is coming along
nicely, and will aid teachers and
patrons visiting the school.
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COURT In DARE
HAS VARIETY, INCLUDING 2
MURDER CASES THIS WEEK
Judge Joseph Parker Of Windsor Presiding Over
Term Hearing Assault, Liquor and Traffic No-
lations. Breaking and Entering. Forgery; Two
Murder Cases Rounding Out the Weeks SEES
sion.

In Superior curt in Manteo this
week with Judge Joseph Parker of
Windsor presiding, breaking and
entering a dwelling without intent
larceny was reduced to wrongfully
enering a dwelling without intent
to commit a felony crime but the
defendants in the case were found
guilty of the latter charge and
placed on probation for five years.
The defendants, X. F. Wilson,
John w. Council, Charles H. Baker
Jr., Jon c. Pascarosa and Howard
Gibbs Jr., were each given suspend
ed sentences totaling SO months
and ordered to pay fines of $50
each plus court costs.
The Buxton case involving
charges against Bateman Miller for
obstructing highway was contin-
ued until survey can be made to
determine if he was obstructing
public property of the road invol-
we'd whcich he claims is his land.
Robert Lee Garrett, charged with
breaking, entering and larceny was
found guilty. He was given a 36
month road sentence and ordered
to pay fine of $3.50 and costs.
A three to five year road SEN
tence was ordered in the case
against James D. Parkinson Jr.,
charged with forgery and intent to
defraud. On damage to property
charge the court ordered prayer for
judgement and continuance.
Found guilty wrongful entry, In
stead of a more serious charge of
breaking and entering with which
he was first charged, resulted in a
IL months suspended sentence and
three year probation order against
Bruce Shepherd.
Charges of speeding at 80 in a
55 mile an hour zone was contin-
ued until another session against
Pearl Lewark Wise as the defend
ant now in hospital was unable to
attend trial.
A mistrial was ordered in the
case of James A. Parkinson,
charged with reckless driving, fol-
lowing jury deadlock. The case
will come up later.
Since the arresting officer failed
to show up to testify the charge
against ISilas Berry Seymour Jr.,
charged with speeding at 65 in a 55
mile an hour zone was mol pressed.
Nina Cooper Daniels was ordered
to pay $25 and costs plus bill
for personal damage amounting to
$6.62 when found guilty of tres
pass.
Since the defendant could not be
apprehended, a charge of having
liquor in his possession for purpose
of sale against Walter E. Sharpe
was continued.
Concurrently with a sentence he
is now serving in another county,
John D. McDermid was sentenced
to six months on the roads on a
charge of breaking and entering
and larceny.
The case against J. c. Sims,
charged with disorderly conduct
was mol pressed with leave.
Marvin X. Forbes and Albert J.
Daniels each We're found guilty of
reckless driving and given go days
suspended sentences and ordered to
pay $50 and costs.
Bobby Ray Harrell on a reckless
driving charge was given 80 day
suspended sentence, ordered to pay
$50 and costs and must forfeit his
drivers license to the Clerk Of Su-
perior Court for a period of three
See COURT, Page Six
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DIR. CORMA MOWREY, former
president of the National Education
Association, and now NEA associ-
ate director of lay relations, will
be the guest speaker at Manteo
High School commencement exer-
cises on Friday night, June 2.
A U. S. representative to Ger
many for four weeks of study in
1866, she was named by President
Eisenhower in 1856 to serve as CO.
chairman of the education com.
mittee Of the people to- People
Program for World Understand
ing" In 1857 she went to Rome
as a representative of this program.
DR.. Mowrey served as NEA
President in 195O-51, has been a
member of the NEA Board of
Trustees since 1852, and has served
on the Educational Policies COM
mission. She also was on the Ad-
|visory Council of the Department
of Classroom Teachers from 1916
At.
In her new position, Miss Now
rey works with Glenn E. Snow,
NEA assistant executive secretary
for lay relations, in the NEA head
quarters building in Washington
D. C. Her special assignments in
clude directing projects with youth
serving agencies, women's national
auxiliaries and other women's
groups, with religious organize
tons, and professional and business
groups. She also will direct co.
Operative projects with state edu'
cation associations.
! Before accepting the position as
director of professional services
for the West Virginia Education
Association, DR.. Mowrey had beer
a classroom teacher for q years
in her native state.
She was born in Big Isaac, West
Virginia, and after graduating from
Washington Irving High School il
Clarksburg, combined school teach
ing with her college career. She
received the A. B. degree from
Salem wv. Va.) College, and the
M. Ed. from Duke University il
Durham.
Two honorary doctorates have
been bestowed upon her, a Doctor
of Pedagogy degree from Salem
College and a Doctor of Humani
ties degree from West Virginis
State College.
She has taught in the elementar!
schools in Wolf Summit, Bristo
High School, and Victory (Higi
School, in Clarksburg.
Miss Mowrey's professional back
ground includes the presidency o.
the West Virginia Classroom Teach
ers Association, the West Virgins
Education Association, and thu
Harrison County Education Associ
alton, of Clarksburg, w. Va.
She is a member of the Delts
| See SPEAKER, Page Six
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IJAPAN'S EMPEROR
OPENS LARGEST
ROTARY CONVENTTN
Twenty Thousand Members From
80 Countries At First Con-
vention Held in Asia

Tokyo, Japan, May % (Special-
The largest convention ever held
by Rotary International, world
wide service organization, conven-
ed here today with an attendance
of more than 10000 Rotarians and
members of their families from
some 60 countries. The organiza-
TONS Sind annual convention-the
first it has held in Asia-has
brought to Japan's capital Rotar-
ians from Europe, Asia, Africa,
and North, South and Central
America. Attending from North
Carolina were DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Ralph of Belhaven. DIR. Ralph is
District Governor of Rotary Dis
trict 773.
Emperor Hirohito is to open the
convention officially on Monday
morning, May goth. Following his
appearance, the prime minister of
Japan, the governor of the Tokyo
prefecture, and the president of
the Rotary club of Tokyo will well
come Rotarians and their guests to
the convention city.
A Sunday entertainment feature,
entitled Impressions of JAPAN"
precedes the official opening. A
mong it's performers are the
Takarazuka troupe that appeared
in the motion picture "Sayonara,"
scenes from the Kabuki theatre,
Shinto dancers, the Tokyo Philhar-
monte chorus, a water show, and
the Nichigeki dancers, famed for
their precision routines.
Keynote of this five-day gather
ling of business and professional
executives will be the information
atty of the Rotary organization
Speakers will emphasize the OPP
portunities of Rotarians to further
world understanding and good will
through their global fellowship. AT
five international Friendship
Meetings" on Wednesday, May 31st
Rotarians, their wives, sons, ana
daughters will hear panelists talk
about their part of the world anc
answer questions submitted to then
! Iby the audience.
h Among speakers scheduled to &C
dress the convention are Henry T
Head, president of The Ford
Foundation. Sir Leslie Munro
former president of the U. N
General Assembly and now U. N
special representative on Hungary
Taizo Ishizaka, of Tokyo, president
of the Federation of Economic
Organizations in Japan; ]. Nc
Laughlin, of Rails, Texas, presi'
dent of Rotary International, AMI
Richard L. Evans, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, third vice-president Of
Rotary International.
Since some addresses will bt
delivered in Japanese and some il
English, an instantaneous trans
lation system is being used. 1t il
being done through the use of {
radio broadcasting system installed
lin the convention hall. To receive
translations in any part Of the
auditorium radios, equipped with
earplugs, are tuned in by thost
requiring japanese or English
i See ROTARY, Page Six