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WIN HONENAAf<llNO FO'VOKo

State award and trip to the east
coast"
10 Anne explained that she and
Cynthia were quite surprised and
pleased over the coincidence that
they were both named in the con-
test since they are best friends
Cynthia, who is II, is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Leap,
225 Adler.
Academic Course
She, like her friend, is taking
general academic high school course
with future plans directed at col
lege. She would like to- major in
English.
A senior at Lathrop High, Cynthia
is kept pretty. busy with her school
work. She assists great deal in the
bousework as her mother works.
INV four brothers give me lots of
home economic experience she said.
Miss Leap enjoys sewing and is
currently thinking about coat
for spring"
Although she was born in Cali
fornia. she has lived in Fairbanks
Az years. and will probably 60 to
the University of Alaska or attend
school in California.
IF win the state contest, 1t
would be wonderful. I've always
wanted to visit Williamsburg, Vir-
ginia." Cynthia exclaimed.
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Trip for Winners

Later, State Homemakers of To-
morrow with their advisors will en-
Joy an expense-p paid educational
tour of New York City, Washing
ton, DC, and colonial Williams
burg. Virginia, to eliminate with the
naming of the 1862 All-American
Homemaker of Tomorrow May 8 at
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.SLIPPERY SIDEWALK

On Feb. 2, Mr.. Everett Patton of
Alaska Overland reported to City
Police that he had slipped and fallen
on an icy sidewalk on Noble st. Pat
ton said he reported the incident
so the Police could do something
about the sidewalk.
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HUB CAP BANDIT

On Feb. 9, Charles P. Rees, 1901
Mary Ann, reported to City Police
that someone had stolen four hub
caps from his Chevrolet Impala sta
ton wagon and rifled the interior
of the automobile.
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STOLEN CAR

On Feb. 9, Ross Miller, 303 Minnie,
reported that his Plymouth station
wagon had been stolen from in
front of the Sunset Strip. Miller Ia
ter recovered his car at Second and
Noble.
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STOLEN DODGE

Forest Stubbits of Delta Junction
reported to City Police on Feb. II
that someone had stolen his 1854
Dodge While it was parked in front
of Hunter Lodge, mile 238, Rich
ardson Highway.
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a banquet in Williamsburg
The national winners scholarship
will increase to $4,000 with second,
third and fourth place winners re-
ceiving $4,000, $4,000 and $2'ooo
scholarships, respectively.
The homemaking test, prepared
and scored by Science Research AS
sociates, Chicago, provides the
basis for selection of local ana
state Homemakers of Tomorrow,
with personal observation and inter-
views as added factors in national
judging.
Miss Wyatt, age 10 and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn f. wyatt,
800 10th, plans to attend college
and major in science and chemistry
possibly combining it with home
economics for studies in textiles.
Lots of Experience
Helping care for her five younger
sisters has provided her with a lot
of homemaking experience, she says.
An active senior, 10 Anne is CO.
editor of her school yearbook, stu
dent body secretary, president OF
the honor society and a member of
chorus.
She also enjoys oil painting and
this winter has taken up skiing. She
and her family came to Fairbanks
about 10 months ago from Tennes-
see after her fathers retirement
from the Army Although she has
travelled a great deal, she thought
it would be really meat to win the
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AUTO ACCIDENT

On Fec Z Mr.. Fay Mish, 2941
Westgate Place reported that there
had beer an accident at the corner
sof Market St. and Airport Way.
Henry Charles ellison told police he
had beer driving his 1861 Interna-
tional truck west on Airport Way
and had attempted to pass a slow
ssnoving truck with a camper on the
back.
ellison told police that as he began
TO pass, the truck driver signaled
for a LETT turn and then pulled out
Iight in front of him. In the result
ing collision ellison was forced into
the diteE The other driver did not
stop, but proceeded west on Airport
Way. Police estimated the damages
to Gilsor truck at $500.
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PARKA FILTERED

Major Donald H. Murray, of the
SAC Task Force stationed at Eielson
AFB reported to City Police on Feb.
7 that someone had stolen his Air
Force parka.
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BUSY MONTH

January was a busy month, ac-
cording 70 the monthly report is
sued by the Fairbanks Police De-
partment. Tops on the list were
traffic violations with a grand total
OF 100. The majority of these vio-
Nations. 1882, were for parking vio-
Iations While the remaining 48 were
for violations resulting in acct
dents.
Another high point on last
Rnonth's report is the number of
stolen csrS-20, four times as many
as were stolen in January 1861. For
tanately, all 20 stolen cars were re-
covered
Just tc give one an idea of what
Che Police Department goes through
every month: during January, Of
ficers patrolled total of 1888 miles,
served ~ processes, rendered IA
government and SIS civilian assist
ances, ard filed a total of 1,152 po-
1ice reports. While on their patrol
ling, officers made 5,257 door checks
On local business establishments.
They found 26 businesses open
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PEERING PROWIER

: On Fec. II Ben F Potter, 1900
Turner, reported that prowler had
been peering in window of his
home.
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RIFLE BULLET HITS
YOUTH AT HIS HOME
IN WANcHESE MlSHAP

Bayne Midget, 20-year-old
youth from Wanchese was rush
ed to Albemarle Hospital in
Elizabeth City on Tuesday OF
last week, after having receiv-
ed a bullet wound in his right
side. Bayne returned to his
home on Friday night and has
decided to leave the 20 calibel
bullet in his side rather thar
risk a serious operation which
would be necessary to remove
the slug.
Midget has stated that he
was showing a 20 rifle to his
friend "Sonny Boy" Reber at his
home in Wanchese on Tuesday
evening when the accident &C.
Cured. Midget indicated that
he laid the loaded rifle on his
bed and that Reber, without
knowing that the gun contained
a bullet, pointed it at him and
fired. Midget stated that the
bullet felt like a shot knife
when it entereed his right side
and lodged there between his
liver and backbone.
The youth says that he was
1
scared at first" but felt better
when DR.. w. w. Harvey, Jr., ar.
rived only minutes after the ac.
cident. Midget was carried By
ambulance to Elizabeth City aft,
ter treatment by the doctor. Ht
returned to Manteo on the fol.
lowing Friday night and ha:
indicated that he suffers no il
effects from the accident. The
decision to leave the bulle'
alone was reached after con
sultation with doctors in Eliza
beth City.
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Mrs, Pearl DeJarnette Meek
ms, So, of Norfolk, Va, widow
of Carl Meelins and daughter
Of the late William C. and Mrs.
Martha Ann Burton DeJarnette,
died in a Norfolk hospital We'd
nesday.
She is survived by q brother,
Hervey T. DeJarnette of Falls
Church, Va.
Mrs. Meekins, a native Of Hal
flax County, lived in Norfolk 40
years. For several years she
lived on Roanoke Island near
Manteo, but after the death Of
her husband she returned to
Norfolk to make her home.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted in Hollomon-B Brown Fu-
neral Home Friday at / pm. by
the Rev. Herman H. Mauch Of
Burrows Memorial Baptist
Church, of which Mrs. Meekins
was a member. Burial will be in
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Meekins was sister-in-
law to w. s. Meekins, Mrs.
Claude Jones and Mrs. Gladys
Brantley of Manteo.
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PURITAN LADIES NIGHT

Tom Gilbert, a public rela-
tions representative for the Ma
tional Park Service, spoke to a
group Of over 80 persons at a
dinner given on ladies night by
the Wanchese Ruritan Club on
Friday, April 20.
Gilbert's discussion Of nation
al parks was accompanied by
color slides depicting the scenic
wonders of the federal reserva-
ton. Steve Rundell, assistant
Park Service manager for the
area, was also an invited guest.
Recognition was made, at the
meeting, of the excellent job
which Randy O'Neal and J. w.
Davis had accomplished in erect
ing the symbolic emblem of the
club at the Methodist Church
triangle, where visitors to Wan
cheese may be informed Of the
time and place Of Ruritan meet
ings.
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PLANNING BOARD
SUGGESTS FINES
FOR DUNE BREAKS
Nsgs Head Commission Says
Ordnance lssNeeded
TO Protect Dunes

Property owners at Mays
Head who allow a break to exist
in the barrier dune line on their
property, will be guilty Of a
misdemeanor if a recommended
tion by the Mays Head Planning
Commission is adopted by the
Mays Head Town Board.
The commission, which is less
than a month old, recommended
on Wednesday that the town
council make II d nisdemeanor
to "create a break in the bar
rier danes, or to allow such a
break to be created, or to main
tain existing breaks" in the
town.
A public hearing on the issue
win be held on May 8 at 2 p.
m. in the Mays Head Town Hall.
The mid-week hearing is expect
ed to summon little opposition
to the proposalS which will af-
feet the resort community. The
provision, if accepted would
leave dune restoration, after the
federal assisted .embankment is
created, in the hands, of pro-
perty owners, q
The proposed ordinance would
go into effect Immediately after
the $4,000 dune restoration
program has been completed by
the federal government. Mays
Head Mayor Julian Oneto has
indicated that the program is
now nearly complete except for
the shaping of the dunes which
have been piled up on the shore
of the town.
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MAINS HARBOR CHURCH
WILL CONDUCT REVIVAL

Mt. Carmel Methodist Church
of Manns Harbor will hold a
revival April 80 through May
4 at s o'clock each night. The
visiting preacher will be the
Rev. Van Cash, pastor of the
Hatteras Methodist Charge. He
came to the Hatteras Charge
from the Virginia Conference.
During the revival, music will
be under the direction of the
church pianist, and there will
be congregational, junior choir,
and adult choir singing. 1t is
being urged that everyone be
on time for the services.
The Rev. Charles r. Olson,
pastor, has invited everyone to
attend.
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FORCED LANDING
BY WATER PLANE
ON FIRE PATROL

A water bomber, which was
fighting a fire at the Lake
helps Farm in Hyde County
on Monday, received serious
lamage to its wing when the
pilot made a forced landing
lear Mattomuskeet on Monday.
Dane Rotten, district forester
for the N. C. Forest Service
has reported that the incident
near Mattamuskeet on Monday.
morning when Billy Skidmore
Of Kinston was returning to
Fairfield Airport after dropp-
ing a 200 gallon splash Of
water on timber near the
Phelps Farm. The M3N Navy
plane landed in a clump Of
brush over 20 feet high and the
pilot escaped without Injury.
Rotten stated that the pilot
simply misjudged his dis
sancen on the approach to the
airstrip in Hyde County. He in
dicated that the flight had be-
come necessary after a fire at
the Phelps Farm appeared to
De getting out of control"
The fire was one of 10 which
have occurred in the past two
weeks over the four county area
Of HYDE Dare, Tyrrell and
Washington, which is under the
district forester's jurisdiction.
Rotten noted that at least two
of these fires were sizeable
enough to be considered "ser-
ious." One of these was a blaze
in the Sladesville area of Hyde
Co. which burned 10 acres in a
loblolly pine plantation belong
ing to Weyerhauser Paper Co.
The other conflagration occur
red in Dare about two weeks
ago, when Navy planes are
reported to have started a
fired which consumed over SIS
acres while bombing targets
south of Stumpy Point.
The recent rash Of fires in
the northeastern coastal area
of the state resulted in a trash
burning ban on fires for the
four county area on Tuesday
when the district forester
imposed a burning restriction
to prevent further damage to
property during this serious
ly dry" season.
The ban was followed by q
similar prohibition on q
statewide basis which was
announced on Wednesday by
State Forester Fred H. Clar-
idge. The action was taken
after more than $500 acres were
burned in the state over Mon
day and Tuesday of this week,
with no rain expected for at
least two or three days.
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LINWOOD SWAIN, 81,
DIES IN PLYMOUTH

Linwood Swain, 81, died We'd
nesday in Plymouth, succumb-
ing to a stroke one week after
suffering a heart attack. He died
at the home of a brother, L. 4.
Swain, who is father of Law
renee and Ralph Swain of Man.
teo. Survivors include three 9TH
err brothers: Wilbur, O. Ray and
Robert L. Swain, all of Plym-
outh. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock in the First Chris
tan Church in Plymouth. Burial
was in Saints Delight Church
cemetery in Swaintown.
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CAPE HATTERAS
SPOTLIGHT

The result Of the Dare County
Typewriting contest, held on
March IL, was announced by
Mrs. Thadys Dewar, chairman
at East Carolina College. 10
Anne Wingate of Cape Hat
teras School won first place for
the individual typewriting
achievement, beginning type
writing with q total score Of
1s9 points. Sandra Gillikin, also
of Cape Hatteras School, came
in third place with 1888 points.
Cape Hatteras School also won
the award for School team
achievement, with q total Of
1856 points. Also competing in
the typewriting contest for Cape
Hatteras were Vivian Robinson
beginning typewriting; and Jack
Caps, Advanced typewriting.
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FUNERAL TUESDAY FOR
BENJAMIN L. MEEKINS

Funeral services for Benjamin
Lawrence Meekins, who died
Sunday night in a Norfolk hos
pital, were conducted Tuesday
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
residence Of Mrs. S. H. Meek
ms Of Avon by the Rev. M. L.
johnson, pastor of st. Johns
Methodist Church
Crock of Ages" and mo
Night There" were sung by the
church choir.
The casket was covered with
q pail made of pink glads, white
carnations and fern.
Active pallbearers were
George Meekins, Moody Meek
ms, Fred Gray, Mickey Gray,
Burgess Gray and Charlie VIII
liams.
Burial followed in the Miller
cemetery at Avon.
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EGG HUNT HON0RS
GREENSBORO VISITORS

Mrs. O. J. Jones entertained
Saturday afternoon at her home
near Manteo with an Easter
egg hunt, honoring her foster
grandchildren, Mary, Stuart and
Tommy Hankins Of Greensboro.
Dean Fearing for finding the
most eggs received an Easter
basket. Other guests were Nal
colin Fearing, Christine, ELS
worth III and Terrence Midget,
Susan and Warren Meekins.
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JUDGE MlNTZ BEGINS
TYRRELL SUPERIOR CT.
WITH FOUR SENTENCES

An assault, 1lon-support and
two larceny cases resulted in
jail terms for four in Tyrrell
County Superior Court on Tues
day as Judge Rudolph I. Mintz
of Wilmington opened the April
session of Superior Court in
Columbia.
A. E. Bowser was found to
have been guilty of an assault
with intent to kill upon his
father, Willie Bowser, when the
jury determined that he had
threatened his sire with brok-
en- piece of glass. Bowser was
sentenced to Is months in Jail
for the offense.
Eugene jefferson, an employ
lee of George Owens, was given
a nine months sentence in the
county Jail after the jury de-
termined that he had stolen five
bags of soy beans, valued at $40
from his boss. Owens is said
to have left the door Of his
storeroom unlocked when the
theft occurred.
A Chevrolet truck was the
object of a second larceny
which was heard before Judge
Mintz. Charles Henry Spruill
was found guilty of the theft
of a truck belonging to George
Owens. The defendant was also
responsible for damage result
ing from the subsequent injury
to the vehicle when it ran into
a ditch. Spruill was sentenced
to a term of Is months in the
county Jail.
Judge Mintz also sentenced
Mamie Sykes to Jail for six
months when testimony was pre-
scented which Indicated that the
defendant had wilfully neglect
ed to pay for the support Of his
family.
| A mol pros was taken in the
case of John Thomas Sawyer
| who had been charged witt
drunken driving; and a case
against Inez Spencer for having
a deadly weapon during q fray
on April IL was dismissed fol
insufficient evidence.
4 Members Of the Grand JURY
who were sworn for service in
clnded: N. P. McDuffie, Abran
Swain, Wallace Hudson, Clar
ence Rhodes, Sterling Alexander
Comillious d. Cooper, John Ev
erett, r. H. Jones, William
Reynolds, Alfred Sawyer, Rob
ert Norman, N. F. Dillon, Leon
ard Smithson, Ed Payne, Be-
Turner, Willie Smith, Theodor'
Smith, Theodore Gibbs, and JOIN
p. Swain, foreman. Percy Dav
export was sworn as officer u
the Grand Jury.
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PIONEER CLUB MEETS

The Pioneer Home Demonstra-
ton Club met at the home of
Mrs. Catherine Clayton. Mrs.
Margaret Howard presided. The
members enjoyed a singing per-
iod. The devotional was held by
Mrs. Adeline Clayton. Mrs. Jo
Ann Sawyer and Mrs. Adeline
Clayton gave a report on the
district meeting. The clothing
leaders, Mrs. Cleata Armstrong
and Mrs. Catherine Clayton,
gave a demonstration on per-
sonal grooming. The hostess
served strawberry cake, punch,
nuts and minis.
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COLUMBIA ROTARlANS
Hear WILMINGTON JUDGE

Superior Court Judge Rudolph
Mintz Of Wilmington, who spoke
to the Rotary Club in Columbia
on Tuesday night, expressed
his great concern about the
failure of church, civic aand
business leaders to accept the
responsibilities Of jury duty.
aToo often our leaders are
finding excuses to relieve them
OF jury service, he said, "and
/ feel that this Sinking of re-
sponsibility weakens one of the
important weapons we have
against communism"
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SWAN QUARTER PERSONALS

Mrs. Kenneth d. Parry Of
Ferndale, Md the former Miss
Evelyn r. Berry, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton III. Berry
Of Swan Quarter, has just COM
pleted a Good Win Tour Of Ger
many which was sponsored BY
Lufthansa 1.-THE German Airline
Senator Jet Service). Mrs. Parry
was representing Eastern Air
Lines Of Washington, d. q.
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LINDA PATRICK
| IS CHOSEN AS
MISS TYRRELL co.


Miss Linda Patrick emerged
victorious from a field Of Sc
lovely contenders on Monday
might and won for herself the
title Of Miss Tyrrell County.
The pretty young lady will re-
present Tyrrell County at the
Forthcoming May 9 contest in
Columbia to select a Miss
Southern Albemarle.
Miss Patrick, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Pat
rick of Route 1, was crowned
at ceremonies an Columbia
High School Auditorium by
lW. J. White, chairman of the
event.
Kelvin Roughton and Terri Ca
hoon were selected as Little
Miss and Little Mister Tyrrell"
lin competition among county
youngsters, and will accompany
Miss Tyrrell County when she
boards q float on May 10 to
participate in the parade and
other ceremonies marking the
opening of the new Lindsay G..
Warren Bridge.
Miss Margaret Rose Chesson
and Miss Faye Spencer were
first and second runnerups in
the contest. Should Miss Pat
rick win the title Of Miss
Southern Albemarle, Miss Chess
son will become Miss Tyrrell
County.
The crowded high school
auditorium was filled with
proud parents, boy friends and
interested friends who witness
ed a. wealth of entertainment in
addition to the beauty. contest.
William J. White, Jr. acted as
master of cerlnonies for the
gala occasion. He was assisted
by Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse,
chairman of the Miss Southern
ALTERNATE committee. Special
music was furnished during the
evening by the Sacred Choral
Group which was under the d.
rection of the Rev. Francis
Cordrey.
The audience was treated to
a rendition of beautiful
Dreamer by Rev. Cordrey
which was followed by a tap
dance number to the tune OF
Sidewalks of New York" by
Karen VERIFY and Susan Steag-
all:
AS the contestants paraded
before the anonymous judges,
they were afforded a musical
background of msical selec-
lions by Miss Peggy Ann Crit
fin. The young ladies were as
sisted backstage by Shelton
Ludford and Borden McCees.
The Ty1rell County contest
was sponsored by over Is civic
clubs and business organiza-
tions who furnished gifts to the
winners of the event. The con-
test committee was composed
of Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse,
Mrs. May Basnight, Mrs. Ann
lie Briclshouse, Mrs. Doris Ca
hoon, Mrs. Camille Everton,
Mrs. Kathryn Hopkins, Mrs.
Althea Howett, Mrs. Phyllis
Jones, Mrs. Gertrude Pinner,
Mrs. Rachel Spencer, Mrs.
Madge Vanhorn, r. G. Nc
Loughlin and w. ]. White, Jr.
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SEA HAGs TO MEET

The Sea Hays will meet at
$3.50 Monday night, April 80, in
the Croatan Hotel at Kill Devil
Hills. The meeting place has
been changed because of storm
damage to the Sea Hag Port.
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cal selections. Admission prices
will be 25c for children, SOC for
adults.
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JEFF ODEN l1year old of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Oden Of
Haera discovered note in this bottle he found the beach
his home. The from British sailor who had
thrown the bottle overheard according to date note) while
from Torad Gold Coast South Africa Canary
Islands, May II, 1861 The bottle had ed with
for almost months before fetched up Hatteras Is
land where Jeff found it recently
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to "LOVe"

football and basketball
among our great spectator
sports. New attendance
records are set every year
at the Masters and US.
Open championships even
though the galleries walk
miles to follow the players.
At a tennis tournament
some seats are empty.
Tennis has itself to
blame for its empty seats.
Particularly at fault is its
pOmpous attitude enforc-
ing crowd silence.
At Forest Hills next
week, guarantee that just
when a match gets excit.
ing and the crowd begins
buzzing, the umpire will
drone, Twill the specta-
tors kindly refrain from
making any noise while
the ball is in play"
Foolish tradition
Whenever that hap
pens, I'm embarrassed if
I'm playing, OF, if I'm in
the stands, l feel like
throwing a bomb on the
court. It's not natural to
keep quiet when you're
watching a competitive
event. This foolish tradi-
ton costs tennis an oppOr-
tunity to cultivate new
fans.
There are other minor
changes l feel might liven
up tennis, too:
Let's score O-l-2-3-game
rather than love.lS-30-4O-
game.
Let's shorten mems
championship matches