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FOR GREATER PROGRESS VOL. I; NO. 52 COLUMBIA’S HOPE TO REGAIN $9,425 HINGE ON WORDING Definition of Wording in Minutes of Town Board Seen as Possibility of Determining Whether Bank Is Responsible For Missing Funds Being Sought by Officials Success or failure in the attempt being made by the town board of . Columbia to regain $9,425. which; the Engelhard Bank and Trust! Company issued to a former town ■ cierk in the form of cashier’s ; cheeks, will hinge, according to present indications, on the defini tion of wording in the minutes of the board. At a meeting of the Board held Armistice Day, the clerk, A. W. Houtz. was instructed to write the bank, and according to the min- 1 utes, “demand” . . , the money i issued on the Bond Trust Funds of the town. A report is expected! concerning that at the next regu- j lar meeting of the Board listed for Monday night. After the Tribune broke the, story of the actions of the town board last week, a local bank of- i ficial pointed out that “The Engel hard Bank and Trust Co., was listed as the dr/ositorv f\r the the town, and not as the treasur er." It was assumed by this that the "bank was not liable for the missing funds. The Wording The minutes of the town board .which recorded the motion to “transfer the town accounts” to the Columbia bank, revealed that the word “depository” was used. At the meeting of the hoard held on December 21, 1986, the mo tion read as follows: “On mo tion of R. S. Knight, Sr., seconded by E. F. Walker, it was ordered that the Engelhard Banking and Trust ComrJig, Columbia, N. 0., be, and the same is hereby made the depository of the town, and that the town accounts be .trans ferred to the said bank in Colum bia. N. CL, as soon as possible.” Town officials indicated that e l . en though the hank was termed as “depository.” it had no author ity to turn the funds over to the former clerk. The entire hopes of both sides in the affair will proba bly have to await legal definition of the word of words in the record. The Light As the exact situation came to light speculation grew as to the right of the town or the right of the bank, as both sides were brought to light. Both pessimistic and optimistic tax payers began to give off questionable vituperations. The $9,425 being sought from the Engelhard Bank and Trust Company is only a portion of the missing funds on the town booxs. Where the funds went, or what happened to them has never been definitely determined, and some speculators "believe that an addition of “red” on the ledger will be the final outcome, no matter what is tried. Town board members are confident that it can be otherwise. There are possibilities at the present, that the Town Board will make some notation of what steps they will take at their next meet ing. Thus far the entire affair has been shrouded somewhat, with some believing that it would be best to keep actions “undercover” until a result one way or the other, is brought about. Officials of the bank in Enge'hard could not be contacted at the time this was written, and it is not known wheth er they have received official de mands for the missing funds or not. PLAN UNDERWAY FOR PUB. FORUM IDEA IN COLUMBIA Possibilities of holding public forums in Columbia wore revealed this week when the Tyrrell County Board of Education approved a measure to meet half of the ex penses, if the Men’s Club of Co lumbia would nvpt tV other half. It was explained that by half the expenses, it meant only one-fourth of the initial expense. The State of North Carolina will furnish half the cost, if organizations in _ the community where the forum is to he held will give the other hao- The education board offered to put up half the expense of the Men’s Club, and has been referred to the finance and program committee of the group. A report on this is due at the December 2, meeting of the club. . The idea of holding public forums in various communities has met wide approval in many sec tions of the state. At these meet ings authorities on various sub jects are sent to the community to give lectures on timely events, and are open to anyone wishing to at tend. The educational value of such are inestimable. This would give everyone opportunity to hear noted sneakers from all sections of the nation. Visits Mother Mel Pinner of Greenville spent the week end in Columbia visiting his mother, Mrs. Mae Pin ner. From Farmville Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck of Farmville is spending a few days with Mrs. H. N. McClees. THE TYRRELL TRIBUNE TOM EATON WRITTEN UP BY BILL SHARPE * «*► jm wr >• \ TOM EATON of Hatteras, as writ ten up in B : i; Snarpe’s Winston- Salem newspaper, “THURSDAY.” Tom Eaton, who used ot be the Barbecue Ba* ,n of Winston-Salem, arid once was* the Peace Prince of ! Florida, is now the Duke of Hat ti-ras. Eaton ha., found his duke dom at last, and he is happy. And , thereby hawg- a tale. It was mjiy about five years ago that Tor 'atom scion of an an cient an notable Winston-Salem family, at to Hatteras to fish. He sta: to become a community 1 ’pi lor ot m-iy the fishing, but the. people, the long stretches of desert beaches, the miles of pine forests and vaupon swamps ap pealed to Eaton. He moved to the stormy cape and organized the Hatteras Development company. Now Eatc r ' owns and operate? a ; fish-buying company, a power and : light company, a ferry boat, an ice plant ... all innovations in the simple economy of Hatteras. Previously, Eaton had messed hither and thither in business. | Years ago he opened a deluxe bar -1 becue place just this side of Hanes ' town. Then he became interested in fruit lands in Florida. Neither of these enterprises nor the others in which he dabbled held his inter est for long. But Tom Eaton will [stick to Hatteras. Anyone who j has beer, there for long and who | has talked vo Eaton wall see how the wild and lonely banks can grip and hold its denizens, even the emi grant. On this spit of sand, jut ting far out into boiling Diamond Shoals, you can really get away from what we humorously cail civilization. There is no newspa per at Hatteras. There are no jails, no firehouses, no health of ficers, no mayors, no probation of ■■ ........ fPlense tui-r, to P«ge Four! TURKEY DINNERS AND DANCES TO BE FEATURE OF HOLIDAYS After being the first man to be elected president of the United .States for u third term, Franklin i). Roosevelt may have had a per fectly good reason for celebrating Thanksgiving one week early, but Tyrrell'County will spend this, the traditional date byway of the Pil grims, in digesting turkey and pre paring for a dance in Columbia Friday night. ■ Yes. ii spite of the Presidential decree, North Carolina gave the : turkeys another week to fatten, , called it a holiday, and sent the ; folks home for a week end. Tyr- ; rell’s far fetched sons and daugh ters, and her representatives in the collegiate world are all back for a few days, and very appropriately < the first, and probably the most, notable, social function of the year wifi take place in the Columbia high school auditorium Friday night in the form of “the dance.” Sponsors ! Co-sponsored by the Parents Teachers Association and the Jun ior Woman’s Club, Jimmy Byr'ley > arid /s orchestra, direct from Louisburg College, will be on hand < to furnish the music while the home folks are tripping the light fantastic. , , 1 With a large crowd expected, the doors of the auditorium will be thrown open at 8:30 p. m., and from then until the “weary seek rest” Jimmy Byrley and his twelve musicians, including a charming damsel billed as the organization ? vocalist, will faithfully hand out , the syncopation. I A Debut Os local interest will be the fact^ OFTHE LAKE PHELPS ANI) PETTIGREW PARK REGION AND FELLOWSHIP WITH CUR NEIGHBOR COUNTIES COLUMBIA, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1940 SUPREME COURT PUTS BAN ON ALL ! i GAMES CHANCE Ruling of Higher Court Holds | That Any Game Dependent i on Chance Is Illegal In no uncertain terms, the State Supreme Court ruled last week that the 1929 law legalizing “plav-.i for-fun-onlv” slot machines did not invalidate the 1937 Flanagan , act outlawing all gambling devices. I The opinion is of particular in terest m Dare and adjoining coun ties at this time. The opinion, written by Asso ciate Justice Heriot Clarkson, was in one of a series of slot machine appeals filed by persons convicted in Wake Superior Court in Sep tember and sentenced by Judge R. Hunt Parker Chief Justice W. P. j Stacy wrote a brief opinion concur- ! ring and Justices M. V. Barnhill and J. Wallace Winborne joined with him. In ruling that the. 1939 revenue act did not invalidate the Flanagan i Act. Justice Clarkson wrote: “The statute under which the ! defendant wishes to cali to his aid . and to repeal the Flanagan Aci,i declared constitutional by this Court, is a revenue provision in the Revenue Act. The Generai As sembly in this Revenue Act de clares its intention in no vague or uncertain language that the inten tion is to license and permit the operation of only legal machines as defined in the section and not the intention to license or legalize any gambling machine or device. When this language was used in the Revenue Act, the Flanagan Act was on the statute books un repealed and declared constitution al by this Court. The defendant is convicted of its violation. If the drafters of the Revenue Act, which passed the General Assembly,! wanted to repeal the Flanagan Act. why was vt not done bv clear lan- : guage? The presumption i? that it did not intend to do so. There has long been recognized a differ ence between games of skill and change. The former, like ten-pins, bowling, archery, ‘shooting foe to eke v.’ and other similar trials of skill, are lawful. ; “The State long ago outlawed ! gambling by every species of games of chance, and, particularly, has passed comoreher.sive laws prohibiting the one ration or pos session of slot machines adaptable for that purpose. These statutes have been upheld by this court as within the police power of the State. 1 “We conclude that the General Assembly did not intend to license unlawful slot machines and make .them the subject of revenue.” • * WELFARE AND AUDITOR SHIFT TO NEW OFFICES ' Friday almost proved to be clean-up day when the entrance to the courthouse was clogged for quite a while with cabinets and desks, but the muddle cleai’ed to reveal that the Welfare office has been moved to the Agriculture building, and that the county audi tor has taken over the old welfare office in the courthouse. Said J. W. Hamilton, welfare superintendent, when found in his new office in the Agriculture building: “I really like it here, but hope to get a few more chairs in the near future . . . drop by to see us at any time.” Said H. S. Swain, county audi tor, while glancing over his new domain: “It’s good to get an of fice after such a long time, hut I could still use more space. . . . if you can find room, have a seat and make yourself at home.” that one of Tyrrell’s sons will make his home town debut as a member of the orchestra, at this time. Borden McClees, son of Mr. and Mrs. fi. W. McClees of Co lumbia, who is now a student at Louisburg College, will hold the spot light. Borden McClees has been with the orchestra during the past three years, and has faithfully held down his saxophone and clarinet parts as the young musical group march ed through the trying stages of starting a band, until the present state of being well on its musical way. Byrley’s musicians are coming •<> Columbia on a commission basis, officials of the sponsoring organ izations announced this week, and the aroceeds left from the gate re ceipts will be divided between the two for purposes which as yet. have been unannounced. One Burk Script for those wishing to “trip the fantastic” will be exactly one dollar for the lad and his lass ; e. Those wishing to serve only in the capacity of spectators will find that they can purchase ducats for a mere quarter. The, sponsors have asked that one and all turn out for the event. With the young collegiate crowd home for the Thanksgiving holi days and with Tyrrell being well represented by grads from the Louisburg institution, hearty ap proval has been manifested from throughout the conty. The index of opinion points towards a well attended affair. The dance will be informal. Up to The Cotton Grower urge supplies of cotton, which may be increased through the loss of )r i“ cotton customers while the war lasts, is a major phase of the *’ - >'"l situation which farmers will consider before they vote on Sat ay, December 7, to approve or disapprove marketing quotas for the " crop. They must decide then whether they need the support of all <ures of the fann program, or whether they can get along without • as and loans, the Agricultural Adjustment Act provides that loans v made available, under certain price and supply conditions, if two* is of the vtiling farmers in the referendum approve marketing ■ J.as. However, (he Act also provides that, if quotas.are rejected, no can be made available during the following marketing year. DRIVE FOR ROADS IN SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE TAKEN TO BROUGHTON Representatives of Four Counties Find Sym pathetic Attitude of Governor-Elect En couraging at Raleigh Meeting Monday; New District Alignment Advocated For Re gion With Similar Problems Representatives of the Four Southern Aibernaile Counties of Tyrrell, Washing! i, Dare and Hyde, meeting with Governor-elect, J. M. Broughton Jo uiday, at lunch eon in the Sir \V«. :er Hotel, came away well satisfied with the inter est and friendly attitude of Mr. Broughton, after they had discus sed witn him, the principal road problems of the section. The delegation -va-. headed by President, MeUi; u. Dunic’s of ti e Association, who arranged the meeting. The pi rpose was not to ask anything, nor tr' offer any criticisms, but to discuss such problems as are most pressing at this time, in order that the incom ing Governor should have a clear knowledge of the situation. Mr. Broughton didn’t’ commit himself, nor was he asked to; he didn’t need to promise ’ anything, and he told the group he would go into office with the unique record of having made no commitments. County Seat Connections The group seemed committed first of all to the completion of all roads connecting the three county seats of Tyrrell, Dare and Hyde; the only counties in the State re maining unconnected after 20 years. Completion of Route 64 into Manteo is sought, either by bridg ing Alligator River and Croatan Sound, or early freeing of the ferries of tolls. The first project sought, is the completion of Route 264 to Manns Harbor. Route 94, another project of ,the Association is now under construction. Those attending the Raleigh meeting with Mr. Daniels were: C. Earl Cohoon. and C. Wallace Ta tern of Tvrre'l; W. L. Whitley of Washington Countv: M. A. Mat thew? and E. A. Wiki ams of Hyde: and D. V. MoeVibs, Roy Davis and John Ferebe? of Dare. Interest throughout the South ern Albemarle See Con in these projects j? keen. The whole re gior, is united on the effort to got them completed. Any opposition to then* i? not openly expressed. Sentiment for them grows, and become? increasing! v put-spoken. In Monday’s Elizabeth City Ai vance the following enthusiast •< editor.ai met with approval in the Southern Albemarle: “Years ago a roaP was started running due east from Odum’da to the Alligator River, and it is on the completion of this road that the hope of a bridge rests. And the Daily Advance would not stop with urging a bridge across Alligator Fever. This newspaper, as was set forth in the outset, wants to see U. S. 64 completed to the seashore, and that mean- briefing Great an Sound as veil as Alligator River. This project is endorsed not only by this newsnaner but also it’? on the urogram of the Greater Albe marle Association. It's on the pro gram of the Southern Albemarle Association, every project of which was endorsed bv Mayor Jerome B. Flora, bv Secretary G. C. Meads of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce from the speakers stand at the Plymouth meeting of the Southern Albemarle. Governor elect J. M. Broughton was on the same rostrum from which these words were spoken and The Daily Advance here and now directs his attention to these endorsements as he considers the plea to be present ed to him today by a delegation from the Southern Albemarle.” TYRRELL FARMS REVEAL INCREASE IN PEANUT CROPS Using Sulphur on Leaves Causes Increase Accord ing to 1940 Reports Farmers of Tyrrell Countv re ported the success of peanut dust ing as advocated i'y 3Lit - agricul ture leaders and the county agent during the past year, by reporfs.re leased this week. Under the direction of H. H. Harris, county agent for Tyrrell, farmers applied four applications of fiourel sulphur to their peanuts during the middle of July, putting one application on every two weeks. As the crops are being harvest ed, t.he results of this are being shown from reports made during the past week. *„ Records L. N. Davenport, one of Tyrrell’s commissioners with a farm in Scupperi'ong sjection, reported an increase of 455 pounds in his crop since using the sulphur. In 1939 his peanut crop was not dusted with sulphur and yielded only 1,935 pounds. This year his yield was listed as 2.390. E. R. Davenport, of the Scupper nong section, reported that his 1939 crop weighed 1,934 pounds. This year lie dusted the plants with sulphur and the yield was 2,067 pounds, an ancrease of 133 pounds. Another Souppemong farmer, C. ■T. Cohoon, applied all of his sul phur at one time instead of every other week He reported an in crease of 370 pounds. The records show that last vear Mr. Cohoon’s crop of peanuts weighed 2,407 pounds and this year 2.777. County Agent IT. 11. Harris, re ported that by applying sulphur to the leaves of the plants, leaf spot, which causes the leaves to drop off earlier than usual, is retarded. The longer the leaves stav on the p."'” l he poin-ed out. the more we;gilt thore'!l be in the peanuts. THANKSGIVING, play GIVEN AT REGULAR FT A MEET \ play entitled “Thankful at Last” was given by Ihr sixth grade nt the PT.-Y meeting held in the Co lumbia high school auditorium last week, a? the Thanksgiving season drew near. •b E. Norris. Jr., made a talk on “Who': We. as Americans, Have to Be Thankful For.” The second, grade, taught by- Mrs. Maxie Spencer, received a prize- for having the most parents present at the meeting. \Lf IG A TOR -’.GIinOT, HOUSE TO BE COMMUNITY CENTER A request that vhe Alligator school building, which is not being used at the present, be turned over to the people in that section as a community and recreation rente was approved by the Tyrrell Board of Education Tast week. Leaders from Alligator asked s hat the building be turned over to ’hem when it became evident that they needed a community center. The board agreed to do this if the people in that section would keep up the building and meet the in surance payments as they come due. TYRREIL SEEKS APPROVAL FROM NAVY DEPT. SEEKING SITE FOR DIRIGIBLE BASE Possibilities of Securing: Giant Airship Base in County Announced by Bonner; Navy Officials Making Survey of Coast Counties; Tyrrell Advantages Named as All Sections Clamor For Approval A LONG WAY FROM COLUMBIA TO CHINA -Y- Yy'- y ■ , x-ly • m mar i M ■ V * ■'E Genrge M. Kelley, Jr., whose likeness you see in the picture above, came some ten thousand odd nines before landing in Co lumbia as editor of the Tyrrell Tribune. Byway of r he ancient sedan chair of the Orient and the most modern modes of conveyance in this land, he landed in Manteo at the Times Printing Company only to find that Dare County is already filled with a host of wandering “greats” and “near greats.” Abounding with generosity, tiie Lost Colonists decided this was the occasion to share their “wan derers.” Stripped of a 1 ! malice, and well primed with good will, he was accordingly d??na.t»hed to the lar d of “yr -fi in : : dig nity and fanfare the Fourth Estate. Upon reaching his destination he said: “By juggling the words of the great scribes before me, 1 came, I saw; and now greater love hath no man ” He was born in Macau, South China, twenty-two years ago, had mastered the art of slinging chop sticks, and could out talk any Chinaman by the time he was ready for school. School teachers boxed his ears, for six years, before he finally mastered enough English to be listed as “passable.” It took even longer for him to learn to think in English terms rather than the more flowery Oriental ways. Landing in the United States a little over five years ago, he was disappointed to find the excessive tales about gangsters and million aires which spread to foreign coun tries, as vastly exaggerated. He toured forty of the forty-eight states before he definitely con cluded, along with thousands of Chinese laundry men in .America, that “you’re darn lucky to be. in this country.” He saw riots, mass executions, and war. He slept on the floor of h : s home while bandits shot through the windows, and felt the very ground tremble when shells from distant cannon made craters in near by districts. He still thinks adventure in America is healthier. Kelley studied journalism at Wake Forest, ran a paper of his own for a summer, took a shot at drama writing in New York, made speeches to labor unions, jeered at strikers, and tinned out romantic pup yarns for love-sick high school girls to digest. The son of missionaries to .China, he travelled excessively in the Far East, but says that if he ever goes back it'il be to get a “good bo.vi o f rice.” EDUCATION BD. APPROVES TEACHING OF FIRST AID First aid courses will be taught m Tvrrell high schools dfirlng die second portion of the school year. W. T. Crutchfield, county superin tendent, reported this week. The board of education approved the proposal at it? last meeting, and designated that plans for classes in first aid should be work ed out by school officials, and that ’he courses should begin in Janu ary. Teachers in the county took in struction courses in first aid dur ing the past fail under the spon sorship of the American Red Cross, and are now fully prepared to be gin teaching the course after CThristmsts. Single Copy 5c ) Possibilities of securing a giant dirigible base, to be built bv the : United States Navy, within the borders of Tyrrell County, were re vealed this weelc when naval offi cials began investigating the quali ties for such in fliis section. | Congressman Herbert Bonner, in a telephone conversation last week With C- Ear! C'ohoon, State Repre sentative for Tyrrell, said that he , had talked with officials of the Navy Department and that the of j licials indicated a survey would be made of this yyea to determine its j qualifications ’ for the proposed" ; airship base. j County leaders at once expressed I desires to see the project, brought I to the county, and Mr. Cohoon con tacted Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, commandant of the Fifth j Naval District at Norfolk. Va., . askipg consideration for Tyrrell which would oifer complete civilian support and approval of such a base. Early reports indicated that surveys were slated t<.> begin this wecit, although it was unannounced as to what date the merits of Tyr rell would be considered. Requirements ■According to information from Congressman Bonner, the area sought by the Navy Department would preferably be one away from tall buildings, chimneys, and other obstacles found in highly in dustrialized centers. An area not more than twenty-five miles from the ocean wn.- listed as one >f the requirements. The base <s slated to be used a." headquarters fo d’’ ’glides potroTl ; ng the South Atlantic waters. Countv officials ’ivterestrd in the r> wooed hm « -aid that Tyrrell could offer all the advantages pre liminary requirements from the Navy Department had listed. High tension wires and tall obstacles are not in this section, and would therefore offer no handicaps for the landing of -ui-b fi< other hand, it was pointed out. that there are adequate power facilities to serve such a base and the force it would have to maintain as a ground crew. j It has. been estimated that the construction of an air base would require the emoloyment of over 500 men, and that the lumber mills in Tvrrell Countv. and the close market, for the other construction essentials would make rapid con struction pos^b'n. { Advantages If the dirigible beer should be built in fvrre'l it would mean a vast pick-up in local employment, and unon completion when the base crew took over, it would mean a large pay roll turned loose in the county, which should stand as a favorable rani to every merchant in the section. At orient the Navv has only on* dirigible h'<se and that is sit uated at Lakehursst, N. J. Funds for the new base have already been a-mronria+ed hv Congress, and only the selection of a site now retards th* “go” s'gnai. Bonner, the first district, con gre«=snv'n, h->s revealed that <n contacting N- ai officmK b* ha] falVed with Contain C F.. Rjjenn dahl. sector officer of + V> f , ; rating board, and found that Rosendahl would personally con duct the investigations on the Car olina coast. Other sr-t’ - a lr 'nfr board are mq «tror-T 1 ;js for the project to come their way. N ; ew« r »?nevc Washingt on and 1 b a’oth ffiy jt|ro'>'l-- fimrt er| *b f . : r |oa of b 'uging the ha to their communities. Fn ta'Vu-inr t,, \ir C '--.on. r ""“-air" Conner said he would t-000 official-. tio>’o advised »«• * , they were ascertained in ids office. TYRRELL HOME CLURS j HAVE RADIO PROGRAM Tyrrell Count' took to the a'r b’neslanes last Friday when the ! Hcnio Dei. i,an st rat .ion Clubs of tl ; county sponsored 'a program on Hi* : A’bernarh- Farm and Horne hour over station WCNC in Elizabeth Citv. Mrs. 1.. 1,. Gibbs, president of the. ( o’m'v Council, gave a sum mary of the Achievement Dnv i>ro grain held in Columbia some time ago; Mrs. V. H. Du i ’rnncp ar‘ f - secretary for the council, reviewed the accomplishments if the organ libation; and Mrs. Julian Swain, of , the Creek Club, furnished nn n «ic for the program bv sinvmg “When Uish Eves Are Smiling” and “God Bless America.” In WhiteviUe Mrs.. E F. Walker an d w. M. Laughinghouse spent the week end in WhiteviUe, N. C. visiting Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Thurston.
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