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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Tax Talk Is First
OF Series Planned
For Pamplin Area

PAMPLIN. Jan. l6 w. j.
NuckollS. Jr., associate extension
agricultural economist. VPI. will
discuss r a T. m er s Income
Taxes" here Thursday night
January ~.
Those interested will meet in
the Pamplin school at 7:3O pm.
Nuck0llS is experienced IN the
field of farm income tax prob
lens and should be able to
answer many questions from
local farmers. This is the first il
a series of evening meetings be
ing sponsored this winter fol
farmers in the Pamplin area
Tie meetings are jointly spon
sored by the Pamplin Ruritar
Club and the County Department
Of Vocational Agriculture.
The second meeting of this Sc
rieS will be held on Thursday
night, January rs and will fea
ture the topic, Social Security. :
A staff member from the Lynch
burg Social Security office viii
be present that night to lead the
discussion. Topics for other meet
ings will be announced later. AL
interested people are invited te
attend.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17

tration's pharmacology division
said that minute quantities OF
lead salts are found IN drinking
water and other common drink
ing substances. The body. how
ever. asSiinilatts the amount III.
volved without harmful effect,
DR.. Lehman said.
Dr.. Lehman explained that the
mgestion of lead salts in ex-
cessive quantities causes an ac-
emulation Of lead in the body
tissues which may. over a per
iod Of time, result in death. pa
ralysis on blindness.
Earlier this year, the AITD's,
Greensboro office reported that
poison moonShine liquor had
taken the lives of eight persons
and hospitalized 30 in the Win
Ston Salem. N. c. area.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
School Units To
Have Box Supper

AMELIA. Jan. 10 The senior
Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y of Amelia
High School viii have box sup
per on Thursday. January rs at
$50 pm. in the War Memorial
Building.
The girls will each pack a sup
ger and the boxes will be auc
toned off TO the boys. This al
ways brings forth keen compe
tition and bargaining. with much
hilarity.
Following the supper. the two
groups will hold meeting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Football Letters
Given At Amelia

AMELIA. Jan. Is = Twenty
nine members of Amelia High
Schools football team have re-
ceived their letters. This includes
the three managers, Dudley
Hauser, j. D. Jones and Jimmy
Warren.
In addition each member on
the varsity team received a
small silver CO championship
football presented by Coach WAY
erly Copley.
The junior class at the school
received their class rings last
week and are proudly wearing
them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
PROVING IT

Does your husband live up to
the promises he made during his
courtship days?"
always. In those days he said
he wasn't good enough for me. =
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-17
Sale OF Delinquent Real Estate
County of Amelia-1958 Taxes

Notice is hereby given that each and every poce Of
reo estate listed below much may be necessary
will be sold at Public Auction Wednesday, February s.
1861. between the hours Of 10 and u at the
front door Of the courthouse satisfy the Ievies penal
ties and charges due thereon unless sholI have
been previously paid to the Treasurer.
GEORGE O. HARDY JR., Treasurer
AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

unfurled a gaudy banner announcing to the world,
This Umbrella Stolen from Brian G. Hughes"
His masters voice. I'm indebted to H. Allen Smith,
the Boswell of practical jOkers, and his book, The
Compleat Practical joke" for refreshing my MEM
Ory on the details Of some of these gags, like this
one pulled by Lucius Beebe. Beebe brought a ven
trilOquist friend of his to Yale University and intro
ducedhm to the college chaplain famous preacher
from the Far West. As Beebe had hoped, his friend
was invited to deliver sermon in the Yale chapel.
Working himself into frOth of religious fervOr, the
fraudulent preacher suddenly cuPped his hands to
his mouth, raised his eyes towards heaven, and
shouted, "Am night?" Down through the roof
ROated voice from afar: You are right, my sOn!"
The old college Troy The American college campus
has been our breeding grounds for some Of our most
spectacular practical jokes. 1t was at Cornell, for
instance, that Hugh Troy, the most eminent prac-
ttiOner of the art really got his start Troy, who is
SIS now and a successful artist and author of
chiIdren's books, had already begun his career IN
his bOyhOOd He attached hundreds Of green apples
to some neighbOrs cherry tree to starte them when
they returned from a vacation.
At Cornell he is chiefly remembered for his
rhinocerOs joke. Troy and a friend had found a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

Thousands of automobiles had to be rcrOuted and
PicCafIly itself became stagnant GUT Of bumper
tO-bumper cars and vile, Tuning tempers.
1t was not until the next day that Tedfaced city
sOlOns discovered the hole was a hOax-the most
monumental IN London history.
The exploding umbrella. One Of my favOrite pio-
neer practical jOkers on this side of the Atlantic
a rOly-pOly New Yorker, Brian c. Hughes. On rainy
days. Hughes would enter bar or restaurant, leave
his umbrella in tempting spot, and watch for some
one to pick it up. As the culprit stepped outside
Hughes would follow, for this umbrella put on a
spectacular performance. When it was opened it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

mAAPO Marx. AUVDsORs after hhirty years
OfcOmpLcsc silence in the heatev and movies,
dLe 1anieA Marx brother tails far as pages
in ''HGPO SpeGksF'' by HaPO Marx, aCith
Rowland Barber (BcnGNd Gels ASsOciGteS).
At &5.05, IFS midsummer bcs'-SclEeV. Some
Of the stories HaIpO tells here are from it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

wastebasket fashioned from the foot Of rhnOcerOs.
One snowy night, Hugh and friend made rhinOc-
eros tracks leading down and into Lake Beebee, the
local reservoir.
Next morning the University 5 zoology professors
confirmed the fact that the footsteps belonged to a
rhinO According to III. Allen Smith, half the univer
sity population quit drinking tap water, and those
who drank swOrc they could taste rhinOcerOs.
Troy also owned skeleton, packed in suitcase.
As he strobe through some - Continued on page IL
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Papago Indian news. (Sells, Ariz.) 1954-19??, 1961-04-01

In order to improve the quality Of {
Tribal Judge Cipriano Manuel has rec
Both we're held on the University Of
tribal courts attended the Traffic
go representative, San Carlos Apache
one Of, the Navajo judges, attended.
TopaWas
This weekend Judge Manuel is attend
tions, He was the only Indian membe
attended by representatives Of educs
welfare groups throughout Arizona
mission.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22

of Kitty Hawk" and were unim.
pressed with the site for the pro-
posed memorial. They concluded
that the isolated Kitty Hawk would
never be a populous place."
But Lindsay Warren was more
optimistic. He foresaw a bridge
which someday would be Built
across Currituck Sound. He fore
saw that a road to the Kitty Hawk
section would soneday cause this
area to be popular beach resort
The people, not only Of this great
state Of North Carolina, but of the
entire Nation, are grateful that
Congressman Warren locke
ahead with such clarity. This is a
populated area today-so popu-
lated, in fact, that these 425 acres
would now be dotted with beach
homes and commercial establish
ments had not these acres been set
aside under the provisions of the
Warren bill which-when enacted
into law-preserves this birthplace
Eof world aviation f54 al time. s,
/ ] mentioned that l hadn't missed
many of the commemorative event.
held here at Wright Brothers Ma
tional Memorial. There was one
however, that l did miss, and l wan
to tell you about it. 1t will hell
you to know a little better tht
character and the foresight o.
Lindsay Warren.
Lindsay, do you remember 9
journey which you and about two
hundred other dignitaries made t,
this very spot exactly 33 years
ago? The occasion was the 25tf
Anniversary of Powered Flight
You We're then the National AID
visory Council Chairman of the
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Associ
alton. In that Association were
some of this Nations most out.
standing men.
Normally, mentioning a lot Of
names is an embarrassing thing tc
do but these are names that cannof
be overlooked. Among those who
supported Lindsay Warren and hi.
efforts more than a quarter cen.
turv ago were:
William Randolph Hearst Of New
See WARREN, Page Four
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22

One of the distinct pleasures of
being Director of the National Park
Service is the opportunity to visit
some Of our Nations most signifi-
cant historic memorials. 1t isn't al
ways possible to be present for
commemorative anniversaries, but
the annual celebration Of the first
powered flight here at Wright
Brothers National Memorial is one
/ seldom miss. While Kitty Hawk
is not far from Washington, the
reason / make every effort to come
each year is because two young men
accomplished a miracle here that
has shaped the Twentieth Century.
Historians say that an event
should not be counted as history
until it has had so or 100 years
to prove itself. The Wright
Brothers certainly upset that
theory. Most people in this Country
within mere decade after the
event were aware that Wilbur and
Orville Wright had written history
on the sands at Kitty Hawk.
Less than Is years after Orville's
flight, the Congress Of the United
States passed a law which set
aside Kill Devil Hill as a National
Memorial. Getting such a bill
passed into law, during those
years, when aviation was still quite
young, demanded a sponsor whose
vision and foresight could pierce
the veil of mans ultimate rendez-
vous with space. That man is with
us today.
Congressman Lindsay c. Warren,
more than any other person, is re-
sponsible for assuring that this
very spot-where the worlds first
powered airplane left the ground
in successful flight-will always be
protected and preserved. He intro
duced the bill which resulted in the
establishment of the Wrigh
Brothers National Memorial. Presi-
dent Coolidge signed it into law
on March 2, 1927.
1t was no "shoo-in" piece of
Legislation; there were those who
opposed it. Its opponents foresaw
difficulties over the inaccessibility
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
FRACTURED JAW
THE RESULT OF
3-WAY AFFECTION

Two cases were heard in Dare
County Recorders Court this week
by Judge w. F. Baum, one involving
a dispute over the affections of a
lady friend. Blair Savage was
charged with assault upon Clayton
Bowser, inflicting serious injuries
with fists, and stomping him about
the face while he was on the
ground. Bowser came out of the
fracus with a fractured jaw, requir-
ing considerable medical attention.
Savage pleaded not guilty but
was found guilty and sentenced to
4 months on the roads, suspended
on payment of $50 and costs to the
court; and another $50 contribution
toward medical bills Of Bowser.
The other case involved a speed
ing charge against Charles Rollins
Grandy of Virginia Beach, Vas who
was charged with speeding 20 m.
p. h. in a 55 zone. He pleaded not
guilty, but was found guilty and
fined SIS plus court costs. Appeal
was noted for appearance in Nay
Superior Court with bond fixed at
500.
Submissions during the past week
are as follows, court costs being i'm
posed in addition to fine:
Lloyd Curtis Beasley, Mays Head,
speeding, $40. ys{ss
Joseph Alfred Daniels, Manteo,
improper passing, $40.
Ellis Foy Hudson, Rodanthe, no
brakes, $40.
Robert Sanderlin, possessing un-
culled oysters and offering same for
sale, $40.
Merriest Edward Simpson, Wan
cheese, engaging in an ARRAY at
Mas Head, $40.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
FORMER MANTEO MAN
DIES IN ACCIDENT
Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Mitchell 81
Manfeo is Auto Victim
In Georgia

Morris Chester Mitchell, "a,
Coast Guard chief boatswain's
mate, died Friday in an auto acct
dent in Brunswick, Ga.
He was a native of Old Trap, N.
c., and was in the Coast Guard is
years. He was stationed aboard q
Coast Guard vessel based in Savan-
nah, Ga. at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin C. Mitchell
of Manteo, his wife, Mrs. Helen
Arthur Mitchell of Savannah, Ca;
two daughters, Miss Margaret Nit
chell and Miss Diane Mitchell Of
Savannah; son. Morris G Nit.
chell Jr. of Savannah; three
brothers, Edmond C. Mitchell Of
Portsmouth, Va, Emmitt d. Nit
chell of Mckinney, Tex, and Sp.5
Fleetwood Mitchell Of TT. Campbell,
KY; three sisters, Mrs. Doris Wal
ker of Manteo, Mrs. Joyce Cuthrell
of Portsmouth and Miss Florence
e. Mitchell Of Norfolk; and his
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Saral
+. Pugh of Princess Anne. w.
A funeral service was held Tues
day at 2:sO pm in Adair Funeral
Home at Beaufort. Burial was il
Beaufort.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
SNOW GEESE, A
POPULAR SIGHT
ON OUTER BANKS
Participate in Celebration at Kill
Devil Hills: Look Forward to
Old Christmas
By MIRIAM RABB
State News Bureau

The 6,400-bird question has resi-.
dents and visitors scanning the
skies and marshes on North Caro-.
lina's Outer Banks islands.
Will the flock of almost 1000
Greater Snow Geese now in resi-.
dence at Pea Island Refuge in the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
depart for their northern homes
on Old Christmas as they usually do
or stay until March as they die
in 1861?
Old Christmas is celebrated jan
uary 5 on Hatteras. On that date,
the big white birds customarily fly
northward from Pea Island, where
they arrived each November.
While the Shows arrived on
schedule this year, with the largest
contingent winging in on Novem-
Der II, their unprecedented de-
cision to extend their 1960-61 So
journ at the Refuge has the ex-
perts refusing to predict what the
geese will do when January 5, 1861,
rolls around.
"I've been here too long to make
a prediction, even though saw
them leave on schedule for so
years before 1861" says one Hat
teras islander.
"You could just about set your
clock by them BEFORE" laments a
local birdwatcher. "We used to say
they carried their calendars with
them. But they certainly did fool
US this past spring."
Meanwhile, on the salt marshes
of Pea Island Refuge and the ponds
near Bodie Island Lighthouse, the
Snow Geese are happily feasting on
cord grass and making spectacular
flight formations in the winter sun.
See GEESE, Page Four
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
MANY NOTABLESA AT
K.D.H. CEREMONIES
HELD ON SATURDAY
Special Recognition Paid Lindsey
Warren; Adm. Prize
Luncheon Speaker

The people of Dare County said
Thanks" to Lindsay Warren al
Kill Devil Hill Saturday as they
and many top brass of the aviation
world observed the fifty-eighth an
niversary of mans first powered
flight,
While paying homage to Wilbur
and Orville Wright, the Ohio broth
ers whose feat at Kill Devil Hill on
Dec. IL, 1908, marked a turning
point in world history, the people
of this area paused to give special
recognition to former Congressman
Warren as the man most response
BILE for the Wright Memorial, the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
and restoration of Fort Raleigh on
Roanoke Island.
A portrait of Warren, now state
senator from Beaufort County, was
unveiled at ceremonies held on the
patio at the Visitors Center and
Museum, near the monument and
the big granite boulder marking
the exact spot of the first flight.
The unwilling was done by Hor-
ace Dough, superintendent of the
memorial; Ebert Cox, regional di-
rector of the Park Service; and
Lindsay Warren Jr., son of the
honored guest.
Rep. herbert C. Bonner, who
succeeded Warren in Congress, in
troduced the former u. S. comptrol-
Ter general as "the daddy Of the
Wright Memorial"
Conrad Wirth, director of the
National Park Service, commended
Warren for the foresight he had 81
years ago that led to establishment
of the national shrine.
The text of Mr.. Wirth's address
is printed separately in this paper
As the ceremony got under way
a flight of IL of Americas most
formidable jet fighters and bombers
made two sweeps at low attitudes
past the monument and over the
crowd gathered at the patio.
Though some of the planes were
capable of 1,400 mile an hour
speeds, the flyovers were held to
less than half this speed, because at
their altitude, top speeds would
cause the glass-enclosed center tc
explode outward, from the vacuum
created, the commentator explained
The swift war planes were 9
mixture of Air Force and Navy
See CEREMONY, Page Four
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WANTS NEW MANTEO P. O
Proposition Offers Lease for Maximum
Of 20 years For Modern Building
Adequate to Community's needs

The Post Office Department is
seeking competitive bids for an
improved building to house its pos
tai operations at Manteo, North
Carolina, Postmaster General J.
Edward Day, announced.
K Under the Departments Lease
Construction program, contract
will be awarded to the bidder who
designates a building suitable to
the Departments needs and agree
to improve it Tor provide new
building) according to department.
al specifications and then lease it
to the Department for a basic pc
Rod of ten years, with two five
year renewal options.
The Departments capital invest
ment will be limited substantially
to postal equipment. The building
will remain under private owner
ship, with the owner paying local
real estate taxes.
Bidding documents may be OBJ
tanned from Marvin w. Glen, Re-
gional Real Estate Officer, Post
Office Department, Room 223, Post
Office, Charlotte 2, North Carolina,
The Regional Real Estate Officer
viii supply bidding forms, specifi-
cations, lease provisions and other
information. Bids must be submit
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22

Il. P. DAVIS, longtime director of
Hartford County Department of
Public Welfare, and prior to that
holder of a similar post in Dare
County, is retiring January 1st and
plans to return to Roanoke Island.
He announced plans recently to
become engaged in real estate and
insurance business. Mr.. Davis is
70.
Miss Margaret Newbern of Ahos-
kie for several years a caseworker
with the agency, has been named
to head the Hereford County de-
partment which maintains offices
in Winston. Davis has headed the
agency since 1850 when he resigned
the Dare County position.
At about the same time Davis an
nounced intentions of retiring, he
was named by Governor Sanford
as member of the Commission to
Study Public Welfare Programs.
Also named were State Sen. Dallas
Afford of Rorky Mount, State Sem
ator Worth Gentry of King, L. Sta
cey Weaver, Jr., a Fayetteville at
torney, and DIR. Jack Wofford of
Forest City.
In announcing the appointments,
Governor Sanford said:
'eThe basic status for our public
welfare programs were enacted rs
years ago. At the time we were in
the midst Of a terrible depression,
Today our economy is in good
shape, but we are taking care of
more than twice as many people
today than we were in 1887.
"The 1861 General Assembly di-
rected that a study commission be
appointed to study all aspects OF
our public welfare programs. This
is an appropriate time to undertake
such study, because conditions are
different today than they were 25
years ago. A study, by impartial
people, can make sure that our pro-
grams today meet with the appro-
val of the public under present &C.
onomic conditions, just as they met
with the approval Of people rs
years ago under conditions as they
then existed.
II have been assured by Mr..
Howard Manning, Chairman of the
State Board of Public Welfare, that
the study commission will receive
the full cooperation of the Board
And we can look forward to the
results of the study with confidence
in the work that the Commission
will do"
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
HEAVIEST TRAFFIC KNOWN
IN MANTEO POSTOFFIcE
First Class Mailinss Jump to 1000 in
Days Parcel Post Traffic
Heavy All Month

Traffic in the Manteo postoffice
has reached its highest peak dur
ing the month of December ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
postmaster. Sales of postage during
the month to date have climbed
above 5000, money orders issued
have been in excess of ST., 900, end
C. o. d. packages received carried
charges of over $1,000 as of We'd
nesday this week.
Mailings of first class letters,
principally Christmas greeting cards
have totaled more than 47,O00 since
Dec. 10th, averaging more than
5000 daily. Some days, mailings
have reached 1000 pieces according
to the counter on the cancelling
machine. Fees received by the post
office for money orders issued came
to $1S0.25. Sales of stamps were
$500 in excess of those sold last
year at this time. H
In addition, the Manteo postof-
fees biggest load comes from hand
ling the large amount Of parcel post
and letters destined to all points in
Dare County, and including ocra-
coke Island. On some recent days,
three truckloads have been sent
down the outer banks, two extra
trips to Wanchese; and extra trucks
have been required to haul the
mail coming into Manteo from
the west, Via Columbia.
Nearly all the letters for all
points in the county have to be sort
ed and dispatched in the Manteo Of
flee. There has been no increase in
man hours, or additional clerk hire,
despite the large increase in bust
ness, the postoffice reports.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
SANTA'S SCHEDULE IS
ANNOUNCED FOR SAT

Santa Claus schedule for Roa-
noke Island this Saturday has been
announced as follows: in Manteo
near Pioneer Theatre, 2 nm;
colored school at 8 PM; near Holt
ness church in Wanchese, A pm.
The genial gentleman from the
north is being assisted by Manteo
Fire Department members, who
hove prepared favors to be distri-
buted. All children are urged to
keen close watch Saturday at spec
flied times.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-22
MANTEo LIONS DANCE
AT MACS HEAD SAT.

An entertaining pre-C Christmas
party is being shaped up by mem
bers of the Manteo Lions Club this
week, and Saturday nights affair
at the Shrine. Club, Mays Head, is
likely to be loaded with a big sur
prise. Local club members are SELL
ing tickets at 81 per person, and
advise that several special awards
will be presented.
The dance begins at $50; pro-
ceeds from same will support the
clubs improvement projects. This
party has been sponsored annually
for long time by the Lions, except
last year when Manteo Woman's
Club shouldered the burden