Carteret County Newt -Times
"Cuter* CMBtjt N?n?at?r"
Thafs What the Man Said!
Bert Robb's talk to the board of conservation and develop
ment Monday morning wai like a bracing splash of cold water.
Whether it rolls off our backs or whether we use it as an eye
opener for a fresh start with new determination remains to be
seen.
Robb, director of the Michigan State Waterways commis
sion, who was lent to this state to make a survey of our water
resources, said that the major obstacle In developing coastal
North Carolina to its fullest is the sleepy, satisfied, "this Is
good enough for me" attitude of the people.
The first reaction to a criticism like Robb'i is: "Who does
he think he is, coming in here and telling us he doesn't like
what he sees?" The second is: "How can he be qualified to,
speak on what's wrong with eastern North Carolina after a
couple weeks' 'research' and a three-day trip along our eastern
waterways? It's like a traveler going to a distant country and
coming back and writing a book, setting forth officiously
everything that should be done there and stating why the
people do the quaint things they do."
The first reaction is typical of a sleepy people. They don't
like being disturbed from a comfortable hilf-alive state of be
ing. However, Robb was invited here. His coming is the re
sult of the progressive, far-sighted policies of our state gov
ernment, the policies which, he points out, must be backed by
the people if they are to succeed.
The second reaction has in it a grain of validity. But again,
Robb is considered an expert in his field. He didn't come here
to survey the entire state and its econoiriy. He has dealt only
with the field in which he is a specialist.
We can accept his criticism and then sit down and rational
ize all his observations away by saying that what he says may
be true, but if he thinks conditions here are archaic now, he
should have been here just IS or 20 years ago . . . even though
we still have far to go, we have come a long way in just the
past generation; or we might continue our rationalization by
pointing to organizations like the Morehead City Jayceec and
asking if he knows of groups any more active than they; we
could even send him a copy of the forthcoming 100-odd page
special port and progress edition of THE NEWS-TIMES, and
ask him if he thinks a sleepy people supported and helped
produce that . . .
But still it would all be a wriggling out from under a sting
ing criticism that is 99 per cent truth. Our people have yet to
learn that regardless how good they believe their lot, it can
still be made better. They have yet to learn that making it
better requires an open mind, a willingness to accept respon
sibility for affairs as they are, and an ambition to do a share
of the work to improve our economic status and methods of
living.
Now those sentences may seem like just a jumble of pat
phrases and idealistic admonition. Converted into everyday
terms, those words mean doing the job you have as best you
know bow, doing a little extra and not expecting the boas to
go into raptures and give you a raise, belonging to a civic
organization and offering personal capabilities without remun
eration, working hard for the good of the community to see
that a job on a civic level is well-done, and moat important of
all, keeping abreast of local affairs by reading and listening
to authoritative reports.
On that last point, we recognize that the interest must first
be there and that's where many of our people will have to
catch hold of their own boot straps and pull themselves up.
Once interest is created, there is no need for pleading, for an
interested people will read, work, and prosper.
We believe that the attitude Robb deplores is disappearing.
We believe that it will continue to disappear in direct propor
, tion to the improvement in public school education. Hiat
reasoning may seem far-fetched, but persons who have not
been taught to read well, who have not been shown that new
worlds are open to them through books, who have not been
shown that their newspaper and other means of communica
tion are doors leading them to information on local affairs, na
tional and international activities, are not people easily roused
to action.
Still prevalent in eastern Carolina among young people is
t the attitude that what grandmother said is still true today.
They quote old tales of the past as being applicable to today's
situations. They have not been trained to weigh facts and
4raw logical conclusions in the light of today's circumstances.
We are an isolated people here in eastern North Carolina.
New persons and new thoughts do not stream through our ter
ritory north, south, east, and west as they do in inland areas.
For that reason, through the years we have acquired the
provincial attitude of looking upon a stranger suspiciously.
Robb referred to our "rugged individualism.'* On the surface
"rugged individualism" sounds complimentary. So it can be,
but in our case rugged individualism describes the attitude
of wanting to be let alone, of wanting to do things the way
our forefathers did, of believing, without foundation, that what
we have has not proved detrimental thus far and that anyone,
?therefore, who advocates change is a "meddler," particularly
if he la an outsider.
It is true that many of us have expressed resentment of
"outsiders" coming in here and "making money," yet the in
habitants who have lived here all their lives have had the
same opportunity to "make money." Simply because they did
not see that opportunity or have the initiative to borrow moBey
to invest in an enterprise is no reason to run down and criti
cise another guy who does.
The potential of this coast is so enormous that everyone
with backbone and a smattering of git-up-'n-go can ae? his
own ship come in within the very near future.
' Robb is right Our policies and planning are fine. But as
always, they must be converted into actiolf. The only ones
who can do that are the people living here in eastern North
.Carolina.
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
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IS THAT OUR HARVEST?
Raleigh Roundup
BY JAMES POU BAILEY
VISITOR . . . Some of Adlai
Stevenson's ancestors lived in
North Carolina. He has a sister
who spends her winters in Moore
county. Don't be surprised if the
Democratic nominee for President
visits in these parts within the next
two months.
BIG DAY . . . The Democratic
Party in North Carolina is similar
to the Republican Party nationally
in that it has a split personality.
Stevenson In his acceptance speech
early last Saturday morning re
ferred to the schizophrenic per
sonality of the GOP.
In Tarheella, some of the Demo
crats are free spenders. This group
apparently likes government com
petition with private business. It
does not seriously object to our
huge debit. The more conservative
Democrats ' think the Democratic
Party has drifted. They frown on
a government which seems to be
encouraging inflation.
It may be that Adlai Stevenson
can pretty nearly heal this wound.
Reports we get are that tenta
tive plans have already been made
for a. -big Democratic rally, with
Stevenson as the key figure.
Whether this will be held, if indeed
it is held, at Kerr Scott's farm or
elsewhere has not been determined.
PEACE? . , , We haven't heard
much about the Scott barbecue late
ly. However, nomination of Adlai
Stevenson as the Democrats' stand
ard bearer this fall would seem to
fit in with plans for a big day for
Democrats.
Incidentally, it must be noted
that Kerr Scott within the past
month has seemed unusually
peaceable. Of course, he may raiae
the roof any minute. But tbe hot
weather around Raleigh, or sheer
fatigue, has slowed down the Gov
ernor and made bim appear to be
a regular fellow.
FOR STEVENSON . . . General
Ike Eisenhower could probably
have carried North Carolina over
Harry 8. Truman. Our opinion is
that Adlal Stevenson will give
Eisenhower a resounding thrash
ing in the Old North State. It is
a long -time until November and
a lot of things can happen. These
happenings will probably be in
Stevenson's (avor. He is a fresh
lace, bright and shining.
The people seem to like new
comers these days. They are get
ting a little weary of the old boys
in moat sections of the country.
For a time here in Raleigh consen
sus was that only with Richard Rus
sell could the North Carolina Dem
ocrats hope to carry the state/
Those we were able to contact on
Saturday were enthusiastic about
Stevenson and his chances locally
and nationally.
SPEAKER ... As a radio speak
er and a handler of the English
lsnguage and the neatly turned
phrate, Adtai Stevenson has no peer
on this side of the Atlantic. Win
ston Churchill is regarded as the
master, but if Stevenson becomes
President he may go down in his
tory, as the greatest speaker this
nation has had since William Jen
nings Bryan.
Now you are thinking of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt His radio voice
was perfect. He was not regarded
as an orator. Said the veteran
NBC commentator, H. V. Kal ten
born, last fatarday morning after
listening to Stevenson's acceptance
speech: "That was the greatest
Presidential acceptance speech I
have ever heard."
Folks around Raleigh who were
silly enough to tenuis up, and
there were thousands of us, seem
to see Stevenson as a Wilsonesque
figure. He is no doubt a scholar;
just as Woodrow Wilson was a
scholar.
Scholarly (oiks sometime find it
difficult to reach out aad mix with
regular, run-of-the-mill people. Of
such is the level of Congress.
Anyway, between now and No
vember 4 you will hear some excel
lent addresses from Candidates
Eisenhower and Stevenson.
ONE WEEK ... On Saturday,
July 19, before the Democratic Na
tional convention began the follow
ing Monday, we called one of our
frienda who was already in Chicago
for the conclave It was about noon;
and we got him out of Russell
headquarters so that he could talk
freely from his room.
"We don't want any wishful
thinking now. Please give us the
lowdown on the trend in Chicago.
Stevenson says he won't accept the
nomination. Will he get it?"
Our Chicago reporter said that
Stevenson would be the nominee,
and he would accept. He said ?
that was a week ago last Saturday
before the convention had fully
cranked up ? that Russell was out
of it. Stevenson would be the man.
We wrote it in the column you
read here last week.
Our friend said that Sen. John
Sparkman of Alabama would be the
Democratic vice presidential nom
inee. We wrote it.
A week later, almost to the
minute and after fights, insults,
and other slam-bangs, the two,
Stevenson and Sparkman, were
nominated.
CHANGE ... The state lost in
the death of Clyde Erwin one of
its really great men. Let's hope
that Gov. Scott, Bill Umstead and
the Democratic Executive commit
tee can get together and name one
man to fill out the unexpired term
and the same man to run for the
office against the Republican ilom
inee in November. We need a pro
fessional school man for this posi
tion. preferably one who is now
earning his living working directly
or indirectly with children. Two
of the best are L. E. Spikes, super
intendent of the Burlington city
schools, and Paul Reid, president
of West Carolina Teachers college.
Waldo Cheek is widely regarded
as Kerr Scott's best appointee. He
has made a fine record aa insur
ance commissioner. He is now con
sidering going with the State Cap
ital Life Insurance company in
Raleigh at a great increase in sal
ary. They could not find i better
man anywhere.
Broad-mindedness is nothing but
high-mindedness which hai been
flattened by experience.
Hollywood
Hollywood ? Seen on the sets?
Dorothy Malone, blue-eyed Texas
charmer, co-starring with Martin &
Lewis in "Scared Stiff" after a
spell of TV appearances in New
York. Dorothy was chosen to rep
resent her native state at Cannes,
Nice, and Monte Carlo during
"Texas Week on the Riviera." She
returns to her folks' home in Dal
las between pictures, appearance
tours, and TV hitches.
She thinks "Texas men are the
most charming in the world." With
one possible exception, I suspect.
Scott Brady of the movies. She
called Scott "an ideal boy ... a
dream." . . .
James Dunn doing a "Playhouse
of Stars" TV film. He has done a
number of top shows in New York
and, more recently, been loafing in
the sun at nearby Malibu beach.
He has a home there.
In the present film, he discour
ages his movie-struck daughter
(played by a pretty 15-year-old
named Elinor Donahue) from seek
ing a film career. In real life he
wouldn't take the same attitude,
he explained, "f'd say, 'Go ahead.'
Of course, there's a lot of luck in
volved. You have to be in the right
spot at the right time."
He remembered a stroll he took
along a New York street shortly
before starting an engagement in
the play, "Harvey." He met a
young actor he knew. The youth
was on his way to take a Job in
Macy's basement. Dunn sent him
to the play producer, who gave him
a good role. "Suppose we'd been
walking on different streets." Jim
my speculated.
The "Playhouse of Stars" film
will serve as a "pilot" for a TV
series of his own, Dunn told me.
He'll play a teen-ager's father beset
by the problems only a bobby
soxer can present . . .
Allyn McLerie, a 25-year-old
looker from Brooklyn. Got a
chorus part in "One Touch of
Venus" when 16. Went on to leads
in "On the Town," "Where's Char
ley?" and "Miss Liberty."
Did the Warner Brothers version
of "Charley" in London, with Ray
Bolger. and now has a contract
with the studio. Has a glamoroua
role in "The Desert Song."
She described movie ? acting:
"You do one line, wait three hours,
and do another line. Or a reac
tion" ... she rolled her blue eyes.
"On the stage you kill yourself for
a coupje of hour*, and then you're
through." And, I gathered, it's
fun.
Words to Romombor
Paul Mallon, newspaper writer,
Washington, D. C ? "No weapon
ever assured security to a nation.
Only in the mind of man can he
find the stones for impregnable
fortifications. Only by constant
alertness and wise leadership can
he provide for his safety."
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CAMERA NEWS
H DIVING DBSFOft ?
A COUPLE ol recent columns brought reader responses that have
photo interact so let's share what the mailman brought.
From Tokyo, Japan, comes word that the Communists have shown an
intenae dislike (or the benefits of photography. It dates from their
hectic May Day riots which were fully covered by news photographers.
Having taken place in daylight, the pictures were sharp, clear and full
of detail. So much so that, after studying them, the police were able
to apprehend over 200 of the rioters.
This cauaed some tfnti-photography measures to be put into action,
as evidenced by. subsequent Com
munist demonstrations. Firstly, they
were scheduled for night time on
the theory that flash pictures would
show less detail, especially in the
faces. Secondly, they made the pho
tographers their primary targets,
along with the police, for their
home-made acid bombs.
The instinctive protective meas
ures by which Max Desfor took pic
tures of the original May Day riot
for The Associated Press made a
Camera News column. In photo
graphing the subsequent demonstra
tions, instinct again played its part.
As the demonstrators, carrying
North Korean flags, apotted the
photographers, they tried to cover
their faces. Then came the acid
bombs. One headed towards Max.
He ducked as it whined by. Unfor
tunately it found a victim in the AP
staffer next to him, William Bar
nard.
In this case good photography
turned out to be an occupational
nazara. Hello ? You c>n go far with
pictures like this, specially if your
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD? company fives prizes for the
Theres the strange case of Harold farthest.
Flanagan of Atlanta, Georgia. Over
a year ago this column ran an item on this professional photographer ?
who was totally blind! Though he had lut his sight in 1947 he still man
aged to eke out a living as a portrait photographer.
This year the story of the blind photographer made a full length
photo feature in "Ebony" magazine and was reprinted in the August is
sue of "Photography" magazine. Intended as an inspiration for other
photographers with full vision but less technical ability, the publicity
impressed some one else besides.
It inspired Flanagan's landlord into doubling his rent! Unfortunate
ly it put Flanagan out of business instead, becausc his photo rjpby busi
ness couldn't surmount the added handicap.
A RECENT column told how a darkroom technician used petroleum
Jelly on certain negatives to eliminate scratchy from showing on the
finished print. This brought several other suggestions.
Brushed lightly over the cheekbone, it will add sparkle and high
lights to a subject's face.
Many photographers use petroleum jelly for lubricating tripod heads
and legs, light clamps, and on roller bearings in print dryers.
Comes in handy, too, for first aid should you burn your fingers on
flash lamps.
For unusual or gag shots, cover the subject's face with petroleum
jelly. Darken the studio and beam a "black" (ultra-violet) light on the
subject. Under these conditions, the highly fluorescent petroleum jelly
pruduw a ghostly white appearance.
The final note is from Minnesota and concerns vacation picture con
tests. The employees of Minnespolis-Honeywell are out for a long-dis
tance picture record . . . literally. The two employees who meet farthest
from Minneapolis and take a picture to prove it, win a top prize.
Here and There
BY r. C. SAUSBU1Y -
THE COASTER
Miss Irma Wiliford of Kings
Mountain is here, the guest of her
uncle, Mr. James R. Bell.
Mr. Fredrick Ostermeyer of the
Beaufort News was a visitor in the
city Tuesday.
Friends of Robert Taylor, jr.,
will regret to learn that he is con
fined to his home with fever.
G. R. Hardesty of Goldsboro re
turned to his home Sunday after a
few days visit to Mr. W. L. Aren
dell.
Miss Mabel Ricks of Washington,
after spending a few days here the
guest of Mrs. Mart Willis, returned
to her home on Monday.
Friends of Dr. W. E. Headen will
be glad to know that he is able to
be out again after being slightly
indisposed for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Wade and
little son, Louis Mann of Raleigh,
are visiting Mr. Wade's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Wade.
G. D. Canfield is building a Urge
garage' on Arendell street near
12th.
Miss Theresa McCubbina left for
her home in Salisbury Monday
after spending a few weeks here,
the guest of Miss Elodie Webb.
C. S. Wallace haa just built a
large storage warehouse for gaso
line near the seawall, with wharf
extending out to deep water, for
the convenience of gaa boats want
ing oil.
On Sunday morning, July 20,
Rev. A. W. Setter, a former pastor
here, preached at the Baptist
church. Mr. Setzer Is now doing
field work at Maiden, having seven
charges in his care.
Sunday morning between S and
10 o'clock, during the severe elec
trical storm, lightning struck the
home of O. M. Webb, doing consid
erable damage. The bolt of light
ning entered the building through
the roof near the chimney and
spread in three different directions
ripping and tearing ceiling and
weatherboarding alike, pieces of
which were thrown acnes the
street. Besides being badly fright
ened and a little unnerved, the oc
cupants were not harmed.
U the Limelight
During the put week Morehead
City has been rapidly making his
tory, but the record is not of the
very creditable sort. The Atlantic
hotel scandal surpeaaes anything
previously recorded in that dine
tion. A raid was made by local
authorities and a ridiculously large
quantity of red rum discovered in
the hotel, while general belief is
that the half has not been told. It
is generally reported on the atreets
that anybody could get any quanti
ty and any type if the secret word
could be given.
Following hard upon the raid
and between suns, Mr. Cherry, the
manager and one of the lessees is
reported to have made a pre
cipitous flight by private convey
ance. Mr. Cheiry claimed that the
whiakey was sent here by the Good
Roads people.
Highway Tourists Arrive
Having been delayed along the
way, on account of accident near
Burlington, tin- Central Highway
tourists did not arrive here until
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock . . .
local automobile owners met the
Good Roads association at Newport
and accompanied them in their tri
umphal entry into the terminus of
the "ocean to ocean" route.
On account of the serious illness
of Governor Craig, he had to drop
out and when the official car ar
rived the occupants were G. D.
Canfield, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
Col. H. B. Varner, 0. D. Bell and
Miss Velna Canfield . . . Thursday
morning brought enough delegates
to swell the number to 300 and
shortly after their arrival the con
vention waa called to order by Dr.
Joseph Hyde Pratt
There are a lot of men in this
world who started at the bottom ?
and stayed then. ?
TODAY'S
BIRTHDAY
GEN. WILLIAM FUSKE DKAN,
bora Am*. 1, its*, at Carlyle. Clin
ton county, 111. Pri?oner of war
of the North Ko
rean Commun
ists, Gen. Dean
had been com
mander in Ko
rea' directly un
der MicArthur.
He began, his
military career
as a private in
ctudent training
at the Universi
ty of California
in 1918. Upon graduation in 1022,
he was commissioned and rose to
commander of the 44th Infantry Di
vision in Alsace in world war 11.
p THEY MAKE NEW *
| STAMPS I
By 8yd banish
DURING WORLD WAR II ?
June 20, 1942, to be exact ? the
little mining village of Lidice in
Czechoslovakia sprang into promi
nence. The Nazis had suspected
that some inhabitants of the town
had supported the patriots who
killed the German police general,
Reinhard Heydrich. In retaliation
the Gestapo ordered the immedi
ate killing of all the male inhabi
tants, irrespective of age, and 96
women. The rest of the woman
and children were sent to concen
tration camps. All the buildings
of Lidice were
levelled to the
ground and tha
name of the
town abolished
by the Nazi hier
?rchy.
These actions aroused world-wide
sympathy. Town* in several coun
tries were re-named to commemo
rate the Czech village. Among
them were Lidice. 111., (near Joliet)
and Lidice, Mexico, (near Mexico
City).
To honor the memory of the
former townspeople of Lidice on
the 10th anniversary of the dis
aster. Czechoslovakia has iuued
two new stamps. Pictured is a child
with upraised hands. In the back
ground are the burning buildingi
of Lidice. The 150-koruna U
brown and 5 k is blue.
TO CELEBRATE the institution
of self-government, the Ryukyu
Islands have is
sued a new 3
yen carmine
stamp. These
islands, of which
Okinawa is the
largest, have
been occupied
and governed by
the U. S. since
the end of world war II. The cen
tral design of the adheaive la ?
dove of peace flying over an out
line map of the Ryukyua. The
sun rises in the background and
a soy bean sprouts from the soiL
The stamp was designed by a stu
dent at Ryukyu univeraity.
LEBANON has issued a set of
10 airmails and 18 regulara and
postage dues, reports the New
York Stamp company. The air
mails are of two deaigns. One
shows a modern transport plane in
flight over modern buildings. The
other depicts a plane flying over
ruins of ancient cities of Lebanon.
The regular stamps illustrate vari
ous ruins of ancient cities.
BRAZIL commemorates the
200th anniversary of the city of
Mato Grosso with a 1.20-cruzeiros
blue stamp. Pictured on the stamp
is a portrait of Luiz de Albuquer
que C ace res, founder of the city.
The dates, 1752-1952, appear above
the illustration.
STAMP CLUBS are one of the
most important for stamp collec
tors. That's why clubs for jfeung
collectors sre growing by leapt and
bounds in cities all over the world
For example, one of theae clubs b
the Iroquois Stamp club, for young
sters between 10 and 16, in Louisr
ville, Ky A1 Lee ia the president.
These youngsters meet at the Iro
quois Branch library every Thurs
day and receive much assistance
and guidance from the Philatelic
club of Louisville. -They have auc
tions, speakers and interesting
meetings. Such groups are to be
encouraged and should receive as
much aid as possible from the vet
eran philatelic groups In each city
in which they are located.
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