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NORTH CAROLINA AND TOLL ROADS

Proposal of two members of the State Highway Com
mission that North Carolina building toll roads and
expected: Chairman Merrill Evans and other commission
members were firmly and preponderantly against it.
Maybe North Carolina is sucker for not doing what
other stateshow and with what success are
bcialsare doing But had the idea, based partly on
personal observation in other states and partly observa
lions of other travellers and tourists in particular that North
Carolina well ahead of other especially neghborng states
in its highway program and that duaanng is being rap
idly completed the states heavily used superhgh
WAYS Interstate System finds Taheea to the forefront
And all this progress have made without toll roads or
bridges.
North Cardinals highway system has been based from
the outset the philosophy and policy OF free access to
after the other has been eliminated until far we know
now the only exception the long ferry trip from Atlantic
to Ocracoke longer, tolfree highway down the
Outer Banks.
Onv recently there was suggestion the u S. Parks
Service might initiate tolls the Blue Ridge Parkway I'm
edately North Carolina governmental and civic leaders
rose protest established that the state had pro-
ved rghtoway for the parkway the condition that
a-bornng About the time suggestion that North
Carolina construct toll road to tie in with the West Vr
ginia turnpike fizzled out.
North Carolina has great metropolitan areas, no
Bridge at Savannah or F1ordas Sunshine Parkway from
Fort Pierce to Miami where convenience, congestion and
saved time would tolls in sufficient volume really TO
count highly desirable superhghway FROM say WI
with route Midwest traverses sparsey populated
and could not be expected to yield return which
would contribute appreciaby to its construction and upkeep
North Caronas comparatively excellent and free high
major assets And powerful and effective argu
than has been advanced will be required to snake
the highway commission and the people loose from our
present policy and its obvious benefits.
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o. A. PEAY HIGH SCHOOL
HAS RALLY FOR N.D.E.A. FUND

y The o. A. Peay High School PTA
held a Rally for the N.D.E.A. fund
at the monthly meeting. Over $50
parents attended. A total of 1884 .56
was donated by the P.T.A., for the
schools share in the ND.E.A. fund,
to be used to purchase equipment
for the teaching of science, mathe-
matics, and Spanish.
Mrs. Versa Mae Slade, of Swan
Quarter, was crowned P. T. A.
Queen. Her p. T. A. group, Swan
Quarter No. 1, reported the most
money for the drive. She was es-
corted by John Merrick, and crown
ed by C. R. Downing, Principal.
The Principal also presented the
P.T.A. Banner to the Swan Quar-
ter Community for their effort in
the drive.
. High School Honor students were
presented pins.
Mrs. FIossie Selby, president, en-
couraged the groups to continue
their work and cooperation.
Refreshments were served.
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responsible for the defeat of the
local squad. Coach Jerry Cahoon
stated that he was Every proud of
the spirit and hustle" evidenced by
his team, despite their loss. Dionne
Tillett, with IS points, led the Man
teo scoring and was closely fol-
lowed by Janet Mann who bucketed
IL points in the contest. Betty
Hood, Of Camden, was high scorer
for the contest with 20 points.
In the boys game, a cold third
quarter and inability to hit from
the outside hampered the Redskins
in their attempt for tournament
honors. Coach Steve Basnight has
that it was zone Of our
worst games" The Manteo attack
seemed to fall apart after the horn
at half-tine with the score
tied 1920. Poor rebounding and
tournament filters" contributed to
the defeat. Bruce Shepard, with II
points, and Charles Perry, who col
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NCRFO DIX MUSICIANS
PRESENT VARIED PROGRAM
Opening Of Mrs. Rennie Williamson's
"Musieorium" Attended BY Large
Number Of Members and Others

Approximately 60 people attend
ed the formal opening Monday
night of the new music room re-
Gently completed by Mrs. Rennie
Williamson at her home in Manteo.
The Rev. Frank B. Dinwiddie, who
acted as master Of ceremonies pro-
posed that it be called the "Wil-
hanson Musicorium", and pinned
an appropriate poster, handprinted
by himself, fan ARTIST on the en-
trance door. This was "christened"
|by Mrs. Williamson's sister, Mrs.
L. M. Seawell of Winston-Salem,
with a goodly amount of spray per
fume. Mrs. Julian Oneto, district
music clubs director, accompanied
/ by Mrs. John Bell, rendered hum
orous musical reading appropriate
to the occasion. Mrs. Leo Midgette,
president OF. the Roanoke Island
Music Club, presented Mrs. Will
| hanson with gift from the club
and number of other gifts from
| friends.
Specialist guest artists for the
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Halvorsen Of Norfolk, Va. The first
music was q group of songs by Mrs
Halvorsen, accompanied on the
piano by her husband: "Bless This
/ Housen. aThe Twenty-T Third Psalm
by Malotte, and "How Beautiful
Are the Feet from 1.-THE Messiah"
the latter accompanied on the or.
gan. Mr.. Halvorsen's first organ
group included Psalm 10 by Mar
celli; the Agincourt Hymn; and
laGreensleeves" arranged by Rich
ard Purvis. Mrs. Halvorsen sang
t'Stars In My Eyes" by Kreislel
and paraphrase on HCamelot' by
lLerner and Lowe. The two sang 9
ballad "What Wondrous Love-,
with antoharp accompaniment. The
final number was a piano and organ
duet "Siciliano" by Bach, Mr.. Hal.
vorsen at tire organ, Mrs. Halvorser
at the piano. When the audience IN
sisted on an encore, it was sung b.
the Halvorsen's four-and-a-half'
Iyear-old daughter, Jean E'lyn, &C.
conpanied by her father. She sang
l"Dittes-Moiv from "South Pacific"
The hostesses. Mrs. Robert F
Gibbs and Mrs. Julian Oneto, invit'
ed guests to the dining room where
the table was centered with an ar
rangements Of white camellias in :
green crystal platter, thanked BY
white candles in green crystal hob
drs. Mrs. Seawell served punch and
Mrs. F. w. Meekins assisted II
serving assorted hors d oeuvres.
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REDSKINS LOSE OPENERS
AT E. CITY TOURNAMENT
TO END BASKETBALL PLAY

The Manteo Redskins were quick
ly eliminated from basketball play
at Elizabeth City on Wednesday
when they lost in first round COM
petition to Creswen and Camden
during contests which were part
of the East Tidewater Conference
Tournament.
The girls bowed to the Camden
sextet by score of 46-42, while
the boys squad lost by a 52-45 mar
gin to Creswell. In the girls, Nancy
Basnight twisted her leg in court
action and was forced to withdraw
from the contest in the first quar-
ter because of a broken bone in her
right ankle. This injury and the in
ability of Alma Etheridge to play
throughout the second half, because
of foul violations, undoubtedly was
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THERE is M SUBSTITUTE
FOR
NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISING
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TURNIBOUT? =. There were
signs last week that Kidd Brewer
stock was done skidding at least
for while. Solicitor Lester Chal-
mers said he wanted Brewer moved
from the psychiatric ward at Duke
to the State Hospital for the In
sane for tests. How come, asked
Brewer Attorney Malcolm Seawell,
we win be ready for trial before
you are. It developed Seawell was
right.
He wanted the trial set for March
10. The solicitor wanted it up IN
June sometime. The judge said one
date too early, the other to late.
The next day, Solicitor Chalmers
said he would not seek reelection
The same day. State Highway Con-
troller Erwin Dixon announced he's
resigning March 81. Neither an
nouncement had anything to do
with Kidd Brewer, sim watching
from the sidelines.
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MACS HEAD MAN SPEAKS
ON DREDGING SUBJECT

o Inc E0lCOEs
am writing with regard to thu
renewal Of the proposal Of the
dredging Of Hdead' oyster shell in
Albemarle Sound, and its detri-
mental effect upon the fish and
wildfire of our area as well as the
economic impact upon Dare Coun.
ty.
From the outset of this proposal
your publication has taken a vigor-
Gus part in opposition to this pro.
posal, and / sincerely hope that
your issue of March q. 1862 VIII
again devote prominent space to
the hearing to be held On Elizabeth
City, March 9th, 50 that as many
people in our area as possible will
be able to attend.
The recent press releases in the
Norfolk and Elizabeth City papers
have, in the opinion of the writer,
exposed this scheme for exactly
what it is; the destruction of q
great natural resource providing
employment and income to the ma
jority of our residents, as well as
our major industry, tourism, Tor
the profit of a few.
/ would not attempt to get into
a serious marine biological dis
cussion with DIR. Chestnut, of the
Morehead Laboratory, but as one
who has avidly pursued the sport
Of angling for forty years, and es-
pecially in and on the sounds OF
North Carolina, feel that ! must
take exception to the report bear
ing his name, and now before the
committee for consideration.
This report is at best, a weak
compromise for it states that "there
could be valid arguments, pro and
con, depending upon the personal
view of the proponent.H 1t goes on
to suggest that "the only way to
determine if it would be deterimen-
tai is to engage in test dredging
on a scale contemplated by any
lessee" This is a fantastic pro-
posal, for it is the dredging "per
se", that we oppose, whosoever en-
cages therein.
Among other things, the report
states that if the dredging was
conducted in sandy soil it would
"settle within thirty seconds" with
longer periods required it In loan
or collodial soils.
/ submit that DR.. Chestnut is not
familiar with Albemarle sound,
where a strong wind, especially
from any northern quarter, so rolls
the water that it takes many hours,
and sometimes days, for the water
to clear, and this without mechani-
cal disturbance of the bottom.
Another interesting facet Of this
proposal is that Rep. Herbert Bon
ner, our congressman, has prevail
ed upon the us. Fish and Wildlife
service, to include funds for the
study of this exact area, leading to
the possible rehabilitation OF these
oyster bottoms, and it is well known
| that a good shell bed is required
for successful seeding of young oys-
tiers.
Finally, it boils down to an at,
tempt to establish an industry that
may or may not prove feasible, a.
the expense of those already es,
i tablished, and this by a group ane
corporation from without our coun
.ity.
The Mays Head Surf Fishing
Club has unanimously passed I
resolution condeming this and W.
/ sincerely hope that all interested
| organizations and individua Il
throughout the county do likewise
R. B. PRESTON
Box 463
| Mays Head, N. G.
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wANcHEsE PERSONALS

Mrs. Harley Ross Of Virginia
Beach and Mr.. and Mrs. John M,
Brothers Of Norfolk, Va, attended
the funeral Of Clayton Brothers last
Friday.
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If were to try to read much less answer all attacks
made on me- this shop might well be closed for any other
business do the very best know how the very best
me out all right what is said against won't amount
to anything. the end brings out wrong ten angels
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lected nine, led the Redskins in
scoring. Ron Davenport was high
man for Creswell with 81 points.
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IT'S WORTH =. /. The Optimists
of North Carolina, meaning about
75 civic clubs so named, have join
led Governor Terry Sanford in his
campaign to cut down on school
dropouts in this State.
Just a lot Of. writing, speaking,
land discussing. on the problem is
going on in all sections.
Earl Marlborough Of Charlotte,
governor Of Optimist Clubs in N.
| c., passed along to us last week
from the u. S. Dept. of Labor
breakdown on what an education
| is worth. in the u. S. these days.
This is based on data which the de-
partment began gathering in 1868
and shows;
The average lifetime earnings,
| age Is to GA, Of q person with four
years or more Of college: 1886 $50
With 1-S years Of college $780,
los with four years Of high school
487. With 1-3 years Of high
school-$175, 779. With 8 years Of
Elementary school $149.6S7. With
Hess than 8 years of elementary
school $106. 449.
THINK ABOUT IT Most d
those who failed to get much Of an
education think a lot about it and
Igrieve over the lack Of an educa-
ton.
Those who have a good formal
Ilearning-righ school, college, OF
beyond sometimes take it toe
much for granted.
Stopping a policeman on the
street, an S0-year-old lady said: q
want to report that man came
up and kissed me while was
standing on this corner"
"when did this happen?" asked
the officer.
sForty-fiye years ago today" the
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By EULA II. GREENWOOD

GREENWOOD /
little old lady replied with & far
away look in her eyes.
The cop smiled. "Why tell It to
me now?n
"Oh, the lady sadly said, ii Just
like to think about it"
Law AND POLITICS y
What is closer than law and poll
tics? Nothing.
This was brought to mind last
week with the announcement by Dr..
!. Beverly Lake that he is losing his
No. l supporter and law partner,
A. J.. Fletcher. He is not losing
him as q follower-and presumably
still No. 1--but only as a partner
4. in law.
Mr.. Fletcher, up to his neck in
television (WRAL and WRAL-
TV), age, daily golf, and keeping
young, has retired from the firm.
Although a brother Of Col. A. L.
Fletcher s. former Commissioner
of Labor and head Of the Employ
nlent S ecurity Commission /.
there their similarity ends.
..,rn
ASSiaE D r Were reared IN
<Asme Noufey. insir .atner was a
wen Anown !, Dap.ls. minister o. unat
seeslun ~ .ne 0ea.e. =. :. r,e1cner
mas han = career IN Jaw ana Dusi-
ness. Inc ccloneis me mas peen al
mos s~clas.vely devoeeo 20 govern
mental saa service. Note .ne GIlerence.
lhels = noenlng WIG ABOUT MN.
us w. Saevei'l Wno lives neft
- . I, - aDouS - lirai
= ,.ey sohe sIouho hee. a. =.
wa ms radlo ana selevislon ssasl0ns,
mas Decome u'e voice y. Free En-
.s.pllse xonservselsn IA
Wi.nogt Kilowing, we w0ulo say
1las z. - iescner - nlnllonaA.e
llis oro.ner, blessed no aouDs ny
soou iufnehe' = Wen AiAeu.
,u 80.
IAw ,s, %, ponsics n = { ;
Strange Deuieiio"s -" lillnS'
zoo.
mere WIS anu Is no hoUSer ,9al-
rOro supporter uiah "oourow
leaess naieign Attorney ecre
nis shiI. LOT nm. nut ,tne Junior
partner IN inc promlnent law IirIn
q leasue Johnson ana Faeee,son
y Irady 2. ra.celson, q, nephew
q II. !. Deve,iy Lake
Wen, mas law.
Inc Lake ,irlh Is now colhposeu
Q, beverly, 81, Devefiy u, anu
Eugene Doyce. a man = lo..unaee
assoclatea WIN MN IN business
laW' mealcine. One Oh 1ne ssrong-
est law 1irms IN haleign Is COM
posed Of n. L. newman ana sons,
/ IL. y. and "A a.. tUG laJJeE ORinR
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Reverses Suffered by President
Viewed as Hurting Reputation

Such comments are mainly
true but, read abroad at
least. they have a singularly
unconvincing ring. The young
American President had been
well established as an elo-
quent and vigorous leader.
Both he and Mrs. Kennedy
had captured the imagination
Of Europeans. The Americans
we're thought lucky to have
them and were deemed to
have stolen a march upon
their allies.
Now the Kennedy failures
are topic A and the explana-
tons do not explain matters.
1t was known or at least
believed that he had estab-
lished about him the intel
lectual ferment which Mr..
Macmillan now seeks. The
figures of his powerful and
balky seniors in Congress are
cloudy. He had eloquently
promised to get America NOV
ing again and now it appar-
emily does not choose to move.
Even factions which criti-
CHE American policy and do
not want to become spear
carriers for it have not well
coined the trend of events in
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RALPH McGILL
A Lament for Jopon's Culture

"You know what she would
do?" said the still-sad young
lady.
The American shook his
head.
She would say: But,
mama-san, you are not dem
ocratic. In democratic Amer
lea they let their daughters
wear these"
You mean they equate
tight Stacks, blue jeans and
nude shows with democratic
rights?"
They do" she said.
We went in to dinner. The
hotel was aforementioned
almost to a chill. Even the
traditional" japanese inns
are installing air condition
ing. The Geishas are largely
tourist attractions and their
numbers decrease. The young
generation of Japanese bust
nessmen do prefer the clamor
Of the cabarets and clubs.
This isn't really the Ameri-
can influence. It is a sick
ness that comes with a
booming industrial civiliza-
ton. Even Mr.. K in Russia
frets about the erosion of
culture.
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DORIS FLEEsON
The Kennedy Image Abroad

Washington. 1t is felt that
there may be more argu-
mentS when the United States
has a strong President but
it is still better for Europe.
Present tremors extend to
Americans abroad. Some Of
Mr.. Kennedy's own appoint
ees are apprehensive about
the situation and seem to
need reinsurance. There is
nothing in their state of mind
that a rousing election cam
paign with some nice victories
will not cure.
1t is, of course, true that
Europeans tend to exaggerate
the power Of the President
because it is so great in the
aspect which most affects
them, that is, foreign policy.
Few people anywhere under
stand the nuanceS or tech
niques by which other coun-
tries are in fact governed.
Perhaps a too-great tend
ency exists here to cast Ken
nedy in the mold of Ais most
recent Democratic predeces-
sors. Younger and less ex-
perienced, he is both more
cool and more cautious than
either Roosevelt or Truman.
1t is still early days in the
Kennedy regime. But here as
at home the image today is
suffering.
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ROME saw Americas
prestige beclouded in Europe
after World War /, when we
appeared to go back into our
isolationiSt shell. But I did
not expect to see our pres
tige and influence take such
a dip as they have recently.
After the first war ended
Europe became irked at the
inSiStence of the Republican
administrations. which sue
ceeded President Woodrow
Wilson, that the money they
had borrowed to carry on the
war should be repaid. The
crisp statement of President
Coolidge. They hired the
money, didn't they?" caused
a wave of anti-AmericaniSm
throughout the allied lands
of Europe.
Some British papers car
ried on their mastheads, Let
the Eagle Scream!" Others
pictured the traditional
Uncle Sam with tie caption,
Uncle Shylock." In Paris, an
American tourist who had
over-imbibed and had lit his
cigar with a deprecated s.
franc note. shouting. Its
cheaper than to use a
match" had to be rescued
from a mob Of jabbering
Frenchmen by the police.
There was anger among
the victorious Europeans
that America was trying to
help the cursed Huns out of
their economic predicament
by bringing some order out
Of the exorbitant "repara-
tons" demanded by their
conquerors. The Dawes and
Young plans for settling
these reparations, while re-
luctantly accepted by the AL
lied leaders. were strongly
disapproved by the rank and
file. Europe, throughout the
administrations Of Harding,
Coolidge and Hoover, had
written off America as a
friendly country.
All the same, in the back
Of the minds of her leaders
there was always the question
whether the time might come
when Americas immense re-
sources in substance and
manpower would be needed
again. This premonition
proved more than accurate.
America won the second war
for freedom in Europe and
Asia, and after that war
dispersed her substance to
remake a new world with
Roosevelt's Four Freedoms
as her slogan.
1t is mainly through our
efforts that Western Europe
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Oyer-Emphusizing the TeIstur

sports events or speeches by
international personalities
might attract worldwide at
tention, but these will hardly
get the high percentage Of
watchers in America that the
World Series does every year.
The Telstar operation is a
good stunt from the television
side and a forward step in
communications. but its
scientific and practical sig
nificance has been somewhat
overrated.
Oddly enough. nobody says
that Government should be-
come involved in telephone
and television communica-
ton by radio waves or under
sea cables, but somehow, be-
cause Telstar operates
through space. there has been
a tendency to bring Govern
ment into the problem. even
to the point of its trying to
fix the extent of private in
veStment.
This is a dangerous tend
ency. What people want is
efficiency. and certainly the
telephone systems in other
countries - nearly all of
which are owned and OPP
Grated by the Governments
Commemorative very poor
service compared to that
furnished by private tele-
phone systems in the United
States. The incentive to good
service is missing abroad,
and the peoples interests
suffer.
Already there are signs
that governments want to
regulate televiSion program
content internationally. This
is something the United
States ought not to support.
For If only governmental
propaganda and censored
programs are to be transmit
ted to American audiences
and, conversely, If American
productions are to be sub
mitted to foreign governments
for approval, a backward step
will be taken in the historic
battle for freedom of COM
munication and freedom of
information. The American
government certainly should
not be in the position of
sanctioning governmental SUI
pervision of program content.
This is the Soviet concept. 1t
is contrary to true liberalism
in the American tradition.
(Copyright, 1862
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LONDON. - With relative
restraint, The Economist at
tributes the Macmillan purge
to his feeling impatiently
that he was living in a
Cabinet amid a landscape of
exhausted volcanoes instead
Of amid the necessary intel
lectual ferment Of constant
new appraisals and ideas"
The speed with which he
was able, in the words of the
opposition, to lay down his
friends for his life Is a tesla
ment to the flexibility of
British political institutions.
That speed will be envied in
Bonn and Paris, whatever
the future of the aging
Prime Minister and his Con-
sentative party.
Yet there is a complicating
factor in the sudden reverseS
encountered by President
Kennedy, widely regarded
and much admired in Europe
as an active volcano, well able
to shower his opposition with
boiling lava. Now it is being
explained by leading jour-
mails, more or less lucidly,
why this has not happened
and what conditions in Con-
gress tie his hands.