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CENTRAL CAFE
,( SEAFOOD A SPECIALTY
Good Coffee
Good Service
WHETHER BRHIGE'SS.?
there is a great change In [make n specialty of catering to the
We tourists and shotrlng them
HELPS OR HURTS
IS UP TO US
JSEW DEAL MARKET
Fancy HImU and Vegetables
Fruits—See V» First' '
MANTEO -
jit’s Up to Dure County Peo
pie to Be Wike Awake
And On the Job
bound To nrrice.
icatinot live ns we used to ‘.yhen; time, or arc they going to wait until | -. r/iH
everybody went barefooted and loaf-1 laborers from elsewhere come and PAPti’ \ li/lYy
ed all summer. New comers bring: take the jobs? iLtrlOi-/Xi 111 i IJ1 JLiit 1
us new styles' and Ideas to live up We are going to have many of the j
to. Modern e.vnmples are set th.-tt'foremost people of America down’., ir..
wlll be aped, and we will have to|here with us from time to time I'Jlun. Sailor
for them through the nose jThey will bring us many good Ideas; and Skyco Boy Confined
Ui£S6-'iiiid ii'uch But. even usi
'4A.V
■W'
yx-ft
When in.Manteo Stop at
SANITARY CAFE
“Good Things To Eeat"
ny VICTOR MEEK INS
Nearly every day the question Is
asked me “What is a free bridge go
ing to do for you all. what kind of
benefits do you expect to gel nut of
It?" And my answer Is, It Is not
going to throw anything in our laps;
lt'.s going to give those who will
work, a chance to work a little more,
and make It a little harder on those
who don’t want to worn.
Free things never do anybody any
good Who don't want to work them-
1 pay
new things will have to work hard
er to pay for them, and the man
who won't work to get them is go
ing to And It all the tougher to get
along with his family.
Judging by the past five years, the
Influx of newcomers, and the In
creased activity as a result, a free
bridge will make me work more.
music played In the desert where
there Is no one to hear It, It will do!
no good unless it is heeded.
We must be on our constant guard
to maintain the old time standards
of Southern hospitality that has
made us friends and made famous
our section This Is an asset equal
almo.st to our ocean, our beaches.
ctf Btims lld'iltiss
Five .veurs ugu ihc Shenil got a call or our sky and our breezes. And
to Nags Head about once a year I certainly wc'imist bo patient and
when some of the natives disagreed, courteous to all who may visit us.
Today he Is lucky If he doesn't get] Slust Keep 'X’axcs Down
a call once a day during the tour-
John 'V Toler, young man of Sky
co, about three miles from Manteo,
Is still confined to his home with
a baffling dl.sease that has render-
led him heliiless for about two years.
He recently returned from a sec
ond stay oT several months at the
Public Health Hospital In Norfolk.
He Is slightly Improved.
Paralyzed in the lower limbs,
John vvas struck down on his re-
,,, . turn from a voyage to India about
" itwo ixars ago. There seems to be
1st season. Wo have automobile | from th.e bridge opening The Im-
wrccks on the beach: sometimesjmense increase In land valpes, and ..
folks get killed. There are invesll- the great building development lor*^
gatlons to make; things are stolen.
selves. The bridge simply presents folks get In court for fighting, or
us a wonderful opiiortunlty. Those other disorderly conduct. And tm-
who hear this opportunity knock- lurally there Is a great Increase In
A?-
:a.'
The Carolina,
Gardens
Elltabeth CMy, N. C.,
ili
J'LGWERING PLANTS
.TRESS SHRUBS
Albert E. Bdl Albert
• > L’
rt Q. Belt
Ing on the door and Invite It In will
get something out of It. Tliose who
I are too dull and dumb to heed the
! warning and profit by past lils-
jtory won't get anything.
I expect the bridge to broaden the
opportunities of eveVyone. It will
likewise offer opportunities to out
side tradesmen to come In and do
business. If local tradesmen don't
keep up with the times. It Is not
going to hurt any retail stores In
Dare County who keep their stocks
and service abreast of the times.
take place, will add more taxes yearj
la seafaring strain In the Toler fam-
John's occupation Is that of
a .sailormmi. He has wandered all
lover the world.
after year to help pay the mounting
expense of government the Irnprove-I""'/,
ments will make. We must be care- i,i.-
ful and not make the taxes too high
civil litigation as ijroperty values
rise Today there Is lliree times In this county, lest we discourage
more work for the Sherllls' olfice on I our friends, and In effect, kill the
the Nags Head Beach road area a-lubose that lays the golden egg.
lone, than In the whole county five I I.cl each man look In it for hlm-
years ago. hself For my part. I welcome the
And we are going to have to lock free brid§:e. True, It Is not bring-]
our doors nights all the time. Wo I Ing me the Dare County I grew up
He .served In the
war. From his
ed an aged
fathci-, and upon lil.s death, has
been supporting his mother, and
more recently a wife. John was
working down Ip Hyde County, and
got mnri-!''d just before he got sick
Phvsicluns cannot learn wliat, Is
the frouble with John. It is be
lieved h’e got the germ of some As-
Coast Guard men all along Dare
i County have to raise and lower the
cstars and Sliipcs cvci.v uuy
Its a dead shot that not even a
handsome man like Capt. Levene
W Mldgelt, Tom Barnett or Wal
ter Etheridge can recite the follow
ing rules by heart, about tlio U. S.
Flag. Try out your Coast Guard
man on this:
1. Do not permit disrespect to be
shown to the Flag of the United
States of America.
2. Do not dip the Flag of the
United States of America to any
person or any thing. The regimen
tal color, Slate flag, organization
or Institutional flag will render this
honor.
3. Do not display the Flag with
the union down e.xcept as a signal
of distress.
4. Do not place any other flag or
pennant above or. If on tlie same
level, to the right of the Flag of
the United Slates of America.
5. Do not let the Flag touch the
ground or the floor, or trail In the
water.
G Do not place any object or
emblem of any kind on or above
SANDWICHES — BEER ’
OILS
'v «
£. Q. JdnAsif.
Coinjock, N. C.
. j T 1 i I . c HIV. , • ,1, '• Untie di-st-ase while in India on his,the flair of the United States of
used to have to lock any-:m and always lovea. We no:long- ^ o'
didn’t
thing. But each year the need forjer have the dreamland of ol^fx’where
locks Increases. We have no con-'life went e.isy, and labor alj^ays .sur-
Irol over who comes to see us. Forlrendered to summer’s langour, and
along with all the good and valu
able that comes to us,, there Ts an
.tit
\ -
5^-
In fact, every progressive store willjarmy of riff-raff, who'always go
■ whore the good people art* 'Wo will
have to endure them, and dcHi wllli
them, too.
LET ME WIRE
YOUR HOUSE
Ten Years Experience
iJvic Done Tlirce Pourth.s of
• The Modern Job* In Dare .
; County
n. E. WHITE
Fhone 20-J Manteo, N. C.
mqke more money out of the in
crease In volume that tourists will
make possible.
The bridge will bring thousands
of people where hundreds came be
fore. From the humblest boy who
rises early and catches soft crabs
to peddle to cottages, to the man
who tolls early and late In his
vegetable patch, or the nsherman
who Is out before sunrise for fresh
fish, there will be greater opportun
ities to make a living for those who
want to work.
We’re Going To Have To Lock
Our Doors Now
But. even as It was wllli the toll
each shared of tlie others sub
stance. But tliat isn't possible any-
wliere anymore. We are all forced i
to make a harder living, because we
(S’ant nil the modern things that
other folks have. We have to keep I
last voyage. John had a great hab
it of buying curios and .souvenirs,
anything for remembrance for his
mother and his friends. Shops and
waro.s of East Indian merchants
are not always rpotlcss, and some
germ laden object might have pois
oned John.
John Is very lonely; he appre-
Wc might as well bo'kwaKo to in stci> with the re.st of the conn-“'’’7,-
,0 trnn fner.- •n,s hrOl.o 1= l,-e n- eel. n.n nver the crowd ^parc thC time tO visit
S. M. Rodgers
FISHING LODGE
lie. nr Hire—Boat and Tackle up lo
.TCi’‘Bdat-e7-73c: per dtic per boiit
the true fact:. The bridge Is onty
presenting us an opporlunlty. What
we will get out of It, we will have
to work for ourselves. No mo liter
liow big or strong a bank Is in our
midst, we will never diaw anything
from It unlcs.s we Arst put some
thing In It.
New Business Opportunitic.s
There will be buslnc.ss opportuni
ties along the highways, and In
town, that never existed before Are
local ijcople going to run the.se busi
nesses, or are they going to go to
sleep.and let outsiders come In and
make the profits?
All of these buslne.sses will make
try, or get run over by the crowd
who chases the bandwagon.
Each Man For Himself
I have long since realized that I
can't have the Dare County of old
when
more
America.
7. Do not use the Flag as drap
ery in any form whatsoever. Use
bunting of blue, while and red.
0. Do not fasten the Flag in
such manner as will permit It to be
easily torn.
9. Do not drape the Flag over
the hood, top, sides or back of a
vehicle, or of a railway train or
boat. When the Flag Is displayed
him. and help him p.a.ss the hours,ion a motor car, the staff .should be
He always wa.s a good boy, and I affixed firmly to the cha.s.sl.s. or
took Care of his mother Now things Iciamped to the radiator cap.
;are not so prosperous with thcm.j lo. Do not display the Flag on
e7JlWne^^a7kppi■e^andhadi7‘’"^ ”7 couWja float In a par.ade except from a
leisure, fewer responsibilities. staff,
and greater opportunities to help|
their friends. Now we will all have,
to helj) ourselves more. It will'
make us all a little harder, a little j
less thoughtful, but we
take it on the chin and march along;®''
with the crowd. We have got to
and baby on his hands and
no Income.
John’s father was the late Thom
as Tcicr. a .splendid and upright
wiiVimvrto!"'^"';"’
at the ag' of 90. The lather too,
a sallorinan, and wa;^
make a living -ike other folks and
horn, to the gold fields of Callfor-
in competition with methods used
by folks the world over. We are
il' Ocean tackle for Sale. n.
Five-Persons in e.tc
jobs for the working class. Are the'past the day of the oxcart and the
working cla.ss going to qualify and log canoe. We can only use them to
amuse the tourists.
The bridge gives us not only an
opportunity, but a tremendous r6-
sponsiblllty. Nature has made only
PIONEER
TFEA-tRE
DEMAND
BOTTLED
Every Bottle is Sterilized
For Your Protection
Elizabeth City
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Elizabeth City, N. C.
t-.»i
'ii
\NTEO;
iS'“c.
Friday-Saturday
July 8 and 91h
MR. and MRS. MARTIN
JOHNSON’S
“Baboona”
Also Selectod Short real*ffl*cs
NEWS
Monday-Tuc.sday
July 8 and Olhc
GEORGE WHITE’S
‘7.9J5 Scandals”
Also Soloclod Short Featurps
NEWS
We (I ncsday-Tli u rsday
July 10 and 11th
MARGARET SULLIVAN
Formerly of Norfolk, Va. and
and
HERBERT MARSHALL
“The Good Fairy”
Also Seiccltd Short Features
NEWS
Friday-Saturdfiy
July 12 and LHh
ZANE GRAY’S
“Rocky Mountain
Mystery”
Also Selected Short Features
A HOME THEATRE AS
GOOD AS ANY CITY’S
one Dare County.
Its ocean, its
i dunes, its forert.s, skies, and its
ports are mat’'dess. It Is a heri-
lagr. too prlcek.s
Ilia, , In an old .square rigger. Those
were the days when men wore men.
snd Rominko Island popple always
ihiiUed .".t the .stoiy of Capt. Toler’s
voyage
WHAT FREE TOLL.S 3IEAN
. ' TO THE BEACH RESORTS
I..
rp give ion an Idea of how free
7nd Voo^grearto luc.r,..ase the. traffic, to any aged. '
'■ elffShly kf]D; by any one Beaufort'
ii ii&*uld. belong^to'all the worltfr*''"'".^'-
|ii znouiU; belong
jli Is 6ur.(responsiblllty ,to share it
lUiieeiflshly wlln the people of our
whole country. Inviting them tb
I come and visit with us, and to re-r
! member when they come that they
I are our guests.
I hope to keep this In mind. But
Dare County, as she was, or as she
I Is, or as she W'ill bo. she will be]
I homo to us. We will'stay with her
11. Do not use the Flag as a cov
ering for.a celling.
12. Do not carry the Flag flat or
horizontally, but always aloft and
free.
13. Do not use the Flag as a por
tion of a costume or of an athletic
uniform. Do not embroider It upon
cu-shlons or handkerchiefs nor print
It on paper napkins or boxes.
14. Do not put lettering of any
kind upon the Flag.
15. Do not u.se the Flag in any
foi'm of advertising nor fasten on
advertising sign to a pole from
which Flag Is flown.
16. Do not display, use or store
the Flag In such a manner as will
penult it to beyaslly sr-lled'or dam-
fling-' water and-Pther C-pnvcrder.tcs
have an automobile standing by.
e
Atlantic
; rrlug paiJcularly to‘June*'8:. -j'.
R-mo,val of tolls on Atlantic Beach
bridge .bps proven a boon to week
end traffic. Last Saturday It
me. .!t business for local restaur- The basic idea of the big bu.slne.ss
anti, IJ ing station operators and.poys Is that the country exists for
others along the route leading to (jig business and the people are fat-
Ithe reso't. ,,e picked again.
Five t-.tate Highway patrolmen i
taMo'ir I at the beach Saturday! ;
we will help her to be the best of „ , ,, ..... *
what she is. and we will be paid j®’
,.,„n u In ti,„ mulle.v 2,000 cars were handled
well for doing It, In the happiness
of ourselves and our families, and
the ultimate achievement and pros
perity that will come to all of us wHo
work and tlruggle for some u.scful
and happy goal. Come bri brlige,
we will go with you, and let" the
devil take the hindmost!
WANCHESE BOYS SEND
BANDAGES TO AFRICA
Mach Iiilcrtst in the Daily ■Vaca
tion Bible Scliool Recently
Closed
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VfC'WV’
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Hotel Fort Raleigh
A Hotel Any Town Might Be Proud of
FOR HOME FOLKS OR FOR TOURISTS
A Restful Place for
BUSINESS MEN
For
RECREATION
For
SIGHT SEEING
Headquarters For
Sport FISHING
For Wild Fowl
SHOOTING
Biff Game
HUNTING
2.
tw-
¥
V
SO Luxuriously Furnished Rooms With Bath
Every Convenience and Comfort of a Modern Urban
... . Hotel—Excellent Sea Foods
AMERICAN PLAI^ ?2.75 and UP
C. C. DUVALL, Owner, Manteo
Great interest was manlfe.sted In
tlie dally vacation Bible .school re
cently held at the Wanchese Meth
odist Church under the leadership
of Rev. W. N. Vaughan. Factor.
This was the first school of its kind
ever held In this section.
! An Interesting feature was con-
.tributed by the Juniors and Inler-
i mediates who made 300 yards of
i bandages to send to the Belgian
I Congo, in Africa, for use in a hos
pital maintained there by the M. E.
! Church.
The .school was divided In wour
groups. Lesson material lor these
groups were: Beginners—Our Hap
py World; Primaries—Children of
One Father; Junlors-‘How Nations
Share; Intermediates—How Far to
Nearest Doctor and Scouting, using!
Boy Scout Hand Book Eight of the j
boys received their Scout certlfl-j
cates during the worship period one!
nioniing. Tiosc receiving these I
were: AJelvln D.aniels, Jr., WllILs]
Daniels, Troy .Hamilton, Dempseyi
Payne, John Brothers,' Ryan Mld-
gett, Donald Gray and Colan Swin
dell.
C. 1. HOOPER DOWN TO
HIS BED ALL THE TIME
wlljbt/iil a serious mishap. It was
estima;. 1 that on Sunday afttcr-
iom it:'re cars were parked at the
-jeech than ever before on any one.
day. In addition to Inking up nil t
.drl'lewiy parking space, aulomo-l
bllei were parked on either side of
Ihc fi jseway 'leading to the bridge i
tmd utong the entrance to Port
Macmi pike
Pedble who pay c.ash rarely meet
with] llrly looks when they buy.
't
^Stop to See Me
Ayhcn You Pa.ss Tlirouffh
I Currituck
GAS, DRINKS, LUNCHES
N. /}. Sawifcr Store
■ PowclLs l»oitil, N. C.
STOP
AT THE BARBECUE
PIG SIGN FOR
Free Ice Water
FOUR MILES NORTH
OF WRIGHT BRIDGE
HARRISON
ETHERIDGE
SPOT, Curritiick county
THE STOP OVER PLACE
HOPE’S
SiVwjws Staijbn
Where all the
Travellers Reriesli
Station
Tiicniselve.s—Bus
Dare County, Norfolk or Eli'/.alicth City.Tfavellers
BEER — SANDWICHES — GAS
Ccncral iMcrchnnilisc
L. H. POWEIK, Prop
£i.
I .
>
TtwnJbitAipAi^sMi
Everytime/-Ybur Truck-fGo«i' ,to^Norfolk*''With:.Fish—
. . . .I/.c't'--.x,
• ' ' Sinn’Hiar.Tl'roi' '
Stop Her J, for
SOCGirartu wniMcnsiKuiuinmara
Juniper Boat Boards
MVS}'~
w.
Fence Posts, Etc.
A. Snowden
Mpple, N. c. ”
XT'-.' m
C.. I. Hooper, .splendid citizen of
Stumpy Point, Is confined to hisj
bed, having been !!! due in a eencr-
ar decline for some months. While
bright; and cheerful most of the!
time, he has no strength. Mr. Hoop-1
er arid his good wife have reared
a fine family of children, all of
whom are doing well, and his cnll
dren, grandchildren., brothers and
their children, number almost half
the folks on Stumpy Point. Folks)
all around this vicinity regrc'fc his
Illness deeply. |
Debts of all kinds In this country'
amount to $281,000,000,000 which Is
nearly equal to all kinds of wcalUi
estimated at $300,000,000,000.
Whitson & Rodgers
Wholesale Buyers, Packers and
; . ’ Shippers of Dare County*s
Firie^^Fish;
We appreciate a free bridge as it will
save the fishermeirof this section thou-
. . - -
sands of dollars in transportation cosL
D.D. WHITSON
Mantco,~N. C. ^
W.E. RODGERS
Duck,N.C.
a 'S/Dod TYUdwaif
S TOP
FOR SERVICE
OR A COLD DRINK
TEXACO PRODUCTS
A GOOD FRIEND OF DARE COUNTY PEOPLE
J. T. Guard
Where Route .14 Grosses the Albemarle and
Che.sapeake Canal