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Page. Four THE DARE COUNTY TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT MANTEO, N. C. Br TIAIES PRINTING COMPANY, INC. THE DARE COUNTY TIMES FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1938 VICTOR MEEKI.NS, EDITOR CATI1ERI.VE D. MEEKINS Secretary-Treasurer VOL. Ill JUNE 10, 1933 NOTHING LIKE CHILDREN The formula for a happy and successful marriage,” Mrs. Tom Etneridge of Mantec is quoted as saying, ‘‘is children.” The Ethr idges celebrated their 25th anniversary as man and wife Friday night. Their family is an excellent one, one son and four daugh ters, with two of the girls twins, and the old est daughter married. Come to think of it, it does seem that many more childless marriages than the other kind go on the rocks. All men and all women, witn possibly a few abnormal ex ceptions love their children. The love of children and of home stirs the pride and makes the heart beat with desire for achie vement more than anything else in the world. The happy woman is the busy wo man, bbusy witn her household cares and with preparing a place of cheer and comfort, that is warm^ with the affection of loving herts for the evening reunion of father, mother and child. The successful man is a man with a goal in life. Men with children have a goal to look forward to, and their pride drives them on to achieve it. Men who are men cannot dare face the prospect of children being rag ged or hungry, and women who are women cannot bear the thought of some other place becoming more invi&ig than the home which is her own responsibility. The couples with children will always be the happy couples. People are so made, and it is so intended. Go back through the long years in memory, and always standing out are those citizens who were thoughtful, kind, patient, industrious, resourceful and self-reliant; who always had plenty to wear, and when ^eir days were ended, left some thing for those who survived them. They will be found mostly people with large fami lies of children. Such folk truly are the salt of the earth. The men with most to do', usually have most time to give to the welfare of their commun ity. The women who have contributed most to society have never been the women who roend their time in meetings and conven tions, hearing themselves tMk, and passing resolutions deploring the wicked trend of modern youth. The truly helpful women have remained home* busying themselves at their own firesides, training from the cradle up, their offspring in the way they should go, making happy husbands, and leaving be hind them generations to rise up and call them bleKied. The wealth of this country, the safety of its future citizenship is not in the amount of land one may acquire, nor the gold that may stored in banks, but in the hope and pride and ambitions, that are instiUed in fairly large family groups by consecrated mothers and industrious fathers. A lot of experts are talking about things that they do not kr^w too much about. Individuals who pay heavy taxes are rare ly pleased^with any tex measure. To think before you speak is very good provided you think long enough. Our own opinion is that Czecho-Slovakia win have a hard time plecming Mr. Hitler. Very few people in Manteo forget the names of those who owe them money. What has become of the old-fashioned boy who used to memorize poetry? MAKES ONE FEEL BETTER HONEYMOON REMINISCENCES GREATLY DEPLORED ,The Weekly Journal of the North Carolina Coast- land. Devoted to the Southern Albemarle -Section— Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare and Currituck Counties— Premier Region of Recreation and Health Subscription Rates in First Congressional District: One Year Sl.SO; Eight Months $1.00; Three Months 50c. Elsewhere $2.00 tlic year, Six Months $1.00... Three Months 75c. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Manteo, N. C. NO. 154 WE’VE LOST OUR GUTS "Are you still worried because business is dull?" asked the Old Sea Captain of the Drummer .The two usually met on the porch of Stowe & Company when the latter made his weekly rounds in search of trade. It doesn’t look any too good,” said the Drummer to the Old Sea Catain. “My customers are com plaining that they have to sell all their neighbors on credit, and then the customers send their money to mail order houses." “Well, who’s to blame for that ?’’ asked the Old Sea Captain . “I don’t know,” said the Drummer, “but it doesn’t look quite right.” “Lots of things don’t look right,,” said the Old Sea Captain, “but the merchants are as .much tc blame as anybody for letting f-olks get too far in debt. Merchants have gotten too greedy for money, and business, just like the rest of the people, and when a merchant encourages a man with a $40 in come to buy$80 worth of goods, he is mighty short sighted.” “Anyway," said the Drummer; “it has brought this country to a bad state of affairs. And every body has gone so far in debt they never hope to get out, and they have got used to comfortable liv ing, and now because the merchants are broke and can’t let forty dollar men have a hundred dollars worth of luxuries,-folks are down in the dumps.” “It seems a mighty odd thing, that in a nation which is the greatest of he great, with more ma chines, men, and money and everything else to draw from, should have the blues worse than any other nation. When you think of the wars and riots that take place in other nations, our lot is roses, in comparison." The Old Sea Captain said. “1 guess after awhile folks will rise up and tackle the situation,” said the Drummer. “You know our folks come into this country, toted a gun with which to fight ’off the savages, while they went to church, they tackled the wilderness, and they feared noth ing b'Jt God and the Devil. 'They migrated across the desert, crossed mountains, and built fortunes upon their hardships." “Now on the other hand, my boy, you can’t drive them to church with a shotgun," said the Old Sea Captain,'' “They don’t fear God, they have taken the Devil in as a full fledged member in all their affairs, and folks who used to have guts filled with combread, and hard hog meat, now might be X- rayed and found to contain nothing more than may- onaisse, devilled-egg, wind and 7-up. AH this coun try needs is a little guts, but folks don’t have it now, because easy living has destroyed their cour age, their self-reliance and their idleness has en- couragd them in -so much mischief among each other, they have lost faith in their fellowman. Having lost faith in one another, they have lost their faith in God." “What do you think will happen?" asked the Drummer. “I think God will humble his people more then has yet been done. It looks cruel, but you will recall that when all Sodom burned, or when the whole world was flooded, and the inno cent suffered with the wicked.” Without awaiting an answer, the Old Sea Cap tain turned and walked toward the sea. 1937 TAXES TO BE ADVERTISED FIRST OP JULY Two Months Grace Provided by Commissioners Ex pires At That Time Two months grace given the taxpayers of Dare County in June with respect to advertisement of 1937 taxes expires July 1, and the Sheriff is required to advertise all unpaid taxes the first Monday in July- . . f Legally, the advertisement of taxes is required the first Moi^y in May, and the sale on the nrtt Monday in June, but the Commis- moners usually sanction a post ponement, due largely because it had been the custom for many years to pay in the summer, or at the end of fishing season. Now that no further time is al lowed, the Sheriff.is requirea to advertise names of all delinquents. He is further required to levy on, personal property, and garnish ■ wages for poll taxes. This will be done within ' next few weeks, and it is ur^i ^tiat all persona aend in settle-1 jaent at aac** BIG DOINGS AT NAGS HEAD ALL THIS WEEK END Big; Crowds Expected On Dare County Beaches, Now That Election Is Over With election’week-end a thing of the past ,and with the weatiier forecast favorable for the first time this summer, hotels and other business establishments on the Dare-County Beaches arc looking foramrd;,to; big doings this week end. . .... . , The l^otels Nags Header, Ci-oa- tan, First Colony Inn, Parkerson’s and Breakera, are making ready for capWeity crowds, and boarding houses 'along the entire beach are expecting to have tbeir hands full this week-end. ManagerS.’-of dance halls, too, seem to me, considering this week end as the>unofficial opening for the Dare ^unty Caches of Nags Hesd/'I^tty Hawk, and Kill De vil Hills. Manager Levy Overton is bring ing' Bob Jones and his Southerners to his Nags Head Beach Club Sat- ur^y night for a special engage ment. Flaying again Sunday af- To drive on the ferry now, and go to Manns Harbor for half what one paid be fore, if not quite the same thing as a free ferry, makes one feel a lot better than be-1 fore It will increase travel between Manteo I and the mainland. It makes it much easier to travel to see our friends in Hyde County and Tyrrell County and points west. And it won’t be long before we will have improved roads and then bridges. Many thanks are due to the Highway Commission, to Capt Tom Baum, and to -President Wallace Tatem of the Southern Albemarle Association for his persistence in making clear to the Commission the need for better ferry service. -THC^DIP SEA CAPTAIN *■^7** Midi ■ ^ THE MUMMEI ... - I- .• DOROTHY MITCKELL-HEDGES on the right, recently separated from her husband in England returned to America, and lias given in some of her so-called honeymoon experi-ances to a ghost writer, and sold her articles to featuxe magazines, such as King features, and the Hearst papers. She purports to tell of bar experiences on her honeymoon at Hatteras, and trading on her husband’s fame and reputation as an explorer and writer, she has gained considerable credence. However, the type of stories, and the gross exaggerations in them, are apt to do much harm to the coast country, and Mr. Mit- chell-Hedges himsalf is mighty quick-to repudiate them according to his statement elsewhere in this paper. The above picture shows Mrs. Alitchell-Hcdges with her husband’s secretary, Mrs. Jane Harvey Ho-'son Gaskill of Hatteras, who has reesntly returned to England. Mre- hlitchell-Hedges, a ppretty .32 year oid widow, met her hus band in New York; admits she wanted to go with him on his rough trips for fishing and exploration, and came first to Hatteras ler stones of poisonous. snakes at Hatteras are overdrawn; an imagi native story of fighting a w-ild marsh cat is ridiculous, and the yam about the sand cutting paint from her house is an hallucination. Her home was comfortable, and attractive, sheltered in the pine woods at Frisco, and sbe bold people she liked it at the time. In fact, the couple lived comfortably at Frisco, apparently happy, and were de lightful hosts, they had a man serv-ant and a maid, ano cn>>yed bridge games at night with their neighbors, particularly the young Doctor and Mre. Leighton Avner of the Cape Hatteras CCC camp, and other mstinguished friends who came down from New York. Often the bride expressed delight at being able to accompany her husband on his fishing trips, professed great intersst in his work, and his sport, and seemed much delighted, when she landed a 50-pound chan nel. bass in the surf at Hatteras, which she is shown holding up, while her husband photographed it, with Jane, the secretary. Az Hatteras he wrote his most recent book, the enormously successful “Battling With Sea Monsters,” "published in England. But then the life .was new to her, and when her husband got the urge, tp ramble, again,. she seemed anxious to go with him to the tropics'. It was while in Panama his broker adv-ised he had lost hU fortune in -Wall Street, so he had to return to England and to the income from his property there. Mrs. Mitchell-Hedges says be gave her ^00 and told her to come home. People liked Mrs. Mitchell-Hedges well, and her friends here pre fer to think her ghost writer took advantage of her, exaggerated her stories, and colored them too highly. At any rate the finished product ao they appeared in print are much resented and consider-1 ed highly detrimental. TOTAL OF VOTES AS CAST IN HYDE COUNTY temoon for a 3 o’clock tea dance the Southerners will feature a fe male vocalist. Overton also an nounced that he will bring differ ent orchestras here for one night engagemets each week-end be tween now and the end of the monUi. On July first Freddie Johnson a'nd his 12 piece Univer sity of North' Carolina orchestra will begin a month’s stand at the Beach Club, and from August fir-st through Labor Day manager Overton will present ‘Norman “Jeep" Bennett and his 12 piece assembly. “Ras” Westcott, new owner and manager of the Nags Head Ca sino lias announced that Clark Godfrey and his popular 11 piece Norfolk orchestra will be at the casino Saturday night for a re turn engagement. Featuring the singing of Miss Honay Lane, God frey’s orchestra proved very pop ular when they appeared at the Casino for the first time last Sat urday night. Members of Godfrey’s orchstra have played,with some of the out standing band's in the country, and Miss Lane, who was formerly a featured soloist for the Consoli dated Artist^, has broadcast from, (several sUtions in West Virginia, and frof Cincinnati, Albany and Cleveland. The vote in Hyde County as re ported to this D-awspaper was as follows: For Judge of Superior Court, Thompson, 661; Leary, 973. For Solicitor, McMullan 256; Blount 672; Morris 521; Meekins 189. For State Senator, Fearing 625; Mrs. Purdy 296; Rodman 1243. For Representative, Watson 344; Davis 1140; Harris 294. For Register of Deeds, R. O. Payne 958; Mrs. E. O. Spencer 804. For Sheriff S. O. Jones 879; Na than Cutrell 362; Pat C. Simmons 548. , e For Board of Education, Roland Jones 11289; J. M. Long 1076; A. C. Credle 901; Sanford A. Long 689. . For County Commissioner, No. 1 District: J. S. Mason 361; J, Al len Harris 270; C. L.t. Bonner 606; T. A. HarriB'’^05; Nbmber 2 Dis trict L. A. Dudley 427; Steven D. Cox 638; J. E. Berry S3l, Dis trict No. 3: Archie G. Berry 646; A. L. Cuthrell 429; J. A. Pohlson 314 and J. M. Credle 271. Messrs Jones, Long and Credle stand nominated for the Board of Education; while the nominees for Commissioner are C. L. Bonner, S. D. Cox and -Archie G. Perry. IT’S A HARD JOB TO I BEAT THE OLD JUDGE TO REPRESENT DARE THE THIRD TIME RECORDER W. C. ALEXANDgR of Tyrrell, sits in the sun, and blinks at the traffic, and has a good word for everybody. He has had a stormy career since he be gan life 50 years ago, as a teach er, walking 12 miles each way to and from his school. In Satur day’s Democratic primary lie won over his opponent R. Cecil Alex ander by a vote of 707 to 363. "PET" DARDE.V NO.MINEB TO REPRESENf WASHINGTON Will M. “Pet” Darden, Plymouth attorney was nominated Saturday! to run for Representative of Was- j ington County going over by a big, majority. Mr. Darden is well- known and popular here, having been acti^•e in the affairs of the' Southern .Albemarle -Association. } NOTICE To those who worked for and supported me .in the Primary on J.une 4th. Since it is manifestly impossible for me per sonally to see arid thank each one of the thous ands of you, I take this mefhod of expressing to you my appreciation of your efforts and votes in my behalf. I am indeed grateful, and assurer you that an earnest endeavor to justify your confidence will alwiya be the aim of my career''as'a'Superior Court Judge. Sincerely, C. EVERETT THOMPSON Elizabeth City, N. C. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ailvcrtising In this column costs one cent a word; mini mum charges 25c. If you want to rent, to buy, to sell, to get a job, to hire help, to find something lost, the classifieds will do the Job. YOU’LL ALW-AYS FIND GOOD —things to eat in the SUGAR BOWL, Elizabeth City, N. C. Luncheons and Dinnera sen'e*’. Complete line of Patent Medi cines. (c-M27-4t) ROY L. D.aVIS, i'3tired Navy Captain, now General manager of the .ABC stores in Dare County, and staunch administration sup porter, was swept into nomination by a vote of more than three to one over both opponents in the Saturday primry, the third time lie has been so honored- BROWNING SALTER O.NCE HATTERAS RESIDE.NT DE=VD FOR RENT: Ten-room house. Convenient location for store and rooming house. Apply to O. J. Jones, Manteo, N. C. Mar.l8-tf Albert Gilbert Browning Salt°r, who lived for many years at Hat teras, known mostly as Browning, and sometimes called “Alphabet’’ Salter, died May 27th at South Mills, age 85. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City. Mr. Salter is survived by three daughters, Mrs. L. E. Wilkins, Mrs. G. A. Kirby, both of Eliza beth City, and Mrs. E. R. Lugen- beel of Silver Springs, Maryland; four sons, Rufus, of Washington, Walton, of Hic’icbry, Virginia, Oli ver, of Silver Springs, Maryland, and Wilbur of Elizabeth City; el even grandchildren, and one great grandchild. FOR SALE .AT .-V BARGAIN three lots on Highway near Manteo High School: one motor boat, suitable for ocean fishing; equipped with Packard engine. See R. H. Gray, Administrato. Wanchese, N. C. Phone 222. Je-3-4t. MARK EVERY GRAVE—For en- during monuments call to see, write or ring D. T. Singleton, phone 931, Elizabeth City, N. C. '■Every stone delivered and set, tf. Notary Public opposite Fort Raleigo Hotel, B. R. WescoU. Manteo, N. C Come to EBER R. WESCOTT’S SHOE SHOP opposite Hotel Fort Raleigh. Prices right. Mall or- din-s s-.fcn prompt attention; Ship ped C.OU. Nl-tf FOR SALE One desirable 3ot at attractive price if bought now, near Meth odist church in Manteo. W. J, Grifin, Manteo, N. C. P-JlO-lt Judge—“Mrs. Murphy, Why did you assault the gas man?” Mrs. Murphy— “Sure, yer honot, he called me an occupant." VIRGINIA DARE PARK We only have a few more desirable building sites in Virginia Dare Park, Where you have water-front privileges, sailing, bathing, fishing, hunting. Beau tiful shade trees. Property is advancing in this sec tion. Let us show you; and b'>y before a higher price. W.J. GRIFFIN HOTEL FORT RALEIGH MANTEO. N. C. MAKE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT MORE ENJOYABLE AT THE Nag$ Head Casino —HEAR HER SING— Honey Lane THE FAMOUS RADIO ARTIST DANCE To The Music Of CLARK GODFREY’S SWING ORCHESTRA BOWL DANCE PLAY / - Tl NAGS HEAD CASij® FREE PARKING—DRINKS
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