PAGE TWO
It Takes
All Kinds
By DAVE WEST
The return of Miss Pinkie Per
ry to the staff of the Coastland
Newspapers has been hailed with
rejoicing by her readers and by
fellow journalists throughout the
state. The Carteret County News-
Times last week took note of her,
with special attention to her
homecoming picture; it was ap
parent that the Carteret writer
considered that Miss Perry had
weathered her vacation in pretty
good shape. The writer of the col
umn “Southern Accent,” in Sun
day’s News and Observer, too,
welcomed Miss Perry back to the
journalistic fold—he was very glad
to see her. These things make us
all happy, but what kind of a re
ply is a member of the Coastland
staff to make when THIS kind of
thing gets into his personal mail?
At the end of a letter from an old
friend in St. Louis, we read these
rather insinuating words: “But
WHO is this Pinkie Perry? And
what does MRS. West think of
HER on your staff? Does SHE
know about Pinkie’s dynamic
personality?” . . . We’re
certainly NOT going to reply that
Miss Perry’s only notice of us so
far came when she asked Billy
Gates, with a look in our direc
tion, “Who’s the un-george
schmoe?” (But what did she
mean ?)
* * *
We always let a great pile of
Congressional Records pile up and
think we’ll tear through them
all at one sitting some day. We
tried—and failed again—last Sun
day. The Record probably is the
most fascinating reading extant
You can’t put one down when you
glance at it. We never got beyond
one February day’s proceedings
Sunday. Congressman Sabath of
Illinois read into the Record a
couple of letters that must have
brought guffaws from the Demo
cratic side of the House. It was
the sort of thing that shouldn’t
happen to a Republican. Sabath
is a Democrat, but his name had
somehow got on the mailing list
of the Illinois Republican Central
Committee; so he got a form let
ter from the GOP state chairman
asking for a donation of funds to
finance a Lincoln Day dinner the
party was planning in Chicago.
With such a splendid opportunity
to embarrass the other side, no
politician could have resisted
writing a letter somewhat like Sa
bath’s, carefully read into the
Dr DOUGLAS MacQUEEN
CHIROPRACTOR
CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS //
Tues.-Thur.—2:3o p.m. to 5:00 p.m. hsmrthe
Sat.—9:oo a.m. til noon WacJtward
W - fft
IT TAKES THE RIGHT KIND
OF KNOW-HOW
I
to do a good repair job on your car!
And our mechanics have that know
ledge and experience in their finger
tips. You can always depend upon
us to do every repair job—big or
small—expertly, efficiently and at
modest cost.
MANTEO SERVICE STATION
PHONE 69 MANTEO
f • W . ... s A *-' w
NATIONAL
Dk .
I' • I
I ' -II ‘ ‘ I ™ 7■"
QUB WEEK
MARCH 3-11 r
A Youth Program of Activity,
L !
Record. It was broad satire, of
course. Sabath first sympathized
with the chairman’s great need of
money and said he knew how hard
it must be to find Republicans to
get it out of. Then he said he
would have to decline to contrib
ute, though reluctantly because of
the pity he felt for the chairman’s
position. He concluded by con
gratulating the GOP chairman for
his implied admission that those
who would support Lincoln today
would be Democrats, not Repub
licans . . . Actually, you can’t
beat the Record for humor, or
most anything else.
* * * k
We’ve got to get ready to be a
fount of wisdom for our daugh
ter when she gets to the inquiring
age; so we’re storing up “advice”
for her, which we’ll no more ex
pect her to heed than we did the
good advice we had from our el
ders in the days when it was still
to be hoped that we could be
taught things. A thing we have
noticed, li’l girl, we shall say
someday, if we’re given the
chance, is that, usually, when
people argue against changing
something that is wrong by say
ing, “Yes, but you’ve got to be
practical—you’ve got to be hard
headed—you’ve got to be realistic
about it,” they are asking you to
condone what is wrong. That
doesn’t sound like being practical,
hard-headed or reasonable; but
watch out for it all the same, hon
eychil’; for your impractical, soft
headed, unreasonable old man has
been taken in by it more than once
because people led him to believe
that what was difficult to do was
impossible.
* * *
We’re equipped with some ra
ther loud aloha shirts we acquir
ed in Hawaii.* They’re very com
fortable for the wearer, though
they are sometimes a strain on
unprepared observers. It was so
warm last weekend that we
thought we’d try the effect of one
of them in Sunnyside. We picked
out the rather conservative yellow
and green one with the large or
ange hibiscus design. In no mood
to stop with half-measures, we
squeezed into a pair of shorts and
the beach shoes that used to seem
so comfortable and natural in
Honolulu. We were about to saun
ter out into the sunshine when a
little girl of our neighborhood
came in and shattered the confi
dent glow we had a-building.
“Men always look so silly in
shorts,” she remarked and turned
away to find some un-silly person
* * *
We hold that there are only two
good two-handed games. One is
cribbage, the other chess. When
we insist on this, people some
times suggest that checkers is a
good game, too. We gave up chec
kers in the fourth grade when it
finally became clear to us that
we’d never be able to beat any
body at the game. That was the
year we caught up with Bernie,
a better trapper than scholar, who
had waited in the fourth grade
for three terms for us to join him.
When Bernie trounced us at chec
kers, it was humiliating enough—
but when he quit school immediat
ely thereafter and explained that
“There wasn’t nothin’ to learn
there nohow,” it seemed to us that
he had only stuck around at school
until he found somebody he could
i win a game of checkers from. So
we gave up the game. Darned if
we were going to let some kid in
the fifth grade use us as an excuse
to quit school!
MRS. MARY L. TILLETT,
ROANOKE ISLAND NATIVE
Mrs. Mary Leontine Tillett, 64,
died Thursday, February 22, in
, the Marine Hospital in Norfolk
I following an illness of five weeks.
' She was a native of Skyco but had
■ been living in Elizabeth City for
I the last 16 months. Prior to living
! there she had resided in Beaufort,
i She was the daughter of Jim and
Rebecca Hayman Willis, and a
member of flhe Ann Methodist
i Church in Beaufort.
She was twice widowed, her
first marriage being to Elmer
Daniels of Wanchese and her sec
ond to Roland Davis of Beaufort.
Surviving are her husband,
George A. Tillett; a daughter,
Mrs. Chris Antosen of Elizabeth
City; a son, Robert L. Davis, of
Beaufort; two sisters, Mrs. Des
dia Daniels, of Wanchese, and
Mrs. Elva Hatsell, of Beaufort;
one brother, Corbett Willis, of
Manteo; and three grandchildren.
Saturday the funeral was con
ducted at Ann Methodist Church
in Beaufort at 3 p. m. by the
Rev. Mr. Jenkins. Burial was in
the Beaufort Cemetery.
ROANOKE SCHOOL
NEWS
A March of Dimes Drive was
held at the Roaonke High School
Saturday night by Mrs. Agatha
Gray and her committee.
The principal of the school and
faculty together with the officers
of the P.T.A. joined in to help
make the drive a success.
Mrs. Gray is very dependable
and will work. She has served on
several occasions.
We do feel that whenever a
great and noble call is made that
we all should join in and help as
a group. For in unity, there is
strength.
The Principal, T. R. Lamb, and
Mrs. Lillian T. Boone, and Mrs.
Eva A. Bethea and community
feel very grateful to the Board of
Education for the promise of a
new school soon.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
WANCHESE PERSONALS
Mrs. W. E. Daniels, Mrs. Ivey
Daniels, Mrs. Ward Daniels and
Mrs. E. C. Green were visitors in
Elizabeth City Tuesday.
Mrs. J. T. Daniels is a patient
in the Columbia Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. McLain Daniels
and J. H. Daniels of Columbia
were weekend guests of relatives
here.
Marvin Daniels is a patient in
the DePaul Hospital, Norfolk.
Mrs. Louisa Williams visited
relatives in Norfolk this week.
Mrs. Woodrow Stetson and
Mrs. Dick Tillett were visitors in
■Norfolk Saturday.
Morris and Buster, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Kalb Daniels, received
medical treatment in the Norfolk-
General Hospital this week.
Mrs. J. H. Daniels of Columbia
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Clydia Midgett and daugh
ter Sylvia of Gulrock are visiting
Mrs. Midgett’s daughter and son
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Eth
eridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Van B. Gray and
son Phillip of Norfolk spent Sun
day and Monday here with rela
tives.
Darcy Etheridge spent Tuesday
in Norfolk on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Etheridge,
Jr., spent the weekend in Balti
more, Md., with relatives.
Mrs. Joe Seamore and children
of Camden spent the weekend
here as guests of Mrs. Ophelia
Daniels.
Birth Announcement
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Darcy I
Etheridge, a girl, on Feb. 21 at
Dr. Wright’s Clinic in Jarvisburg.
Weight 5% pounds. She has been
named Belinda Joyce.
FRISCO NEWS
Mrs. Allen Williams and chil
dren Donnie, Dianne, and Ronald
have returned to Norfolk after
spending several days with rela
tives here.
Mrs. Julian Austin of Elizabeth
City spent the weekend here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Dobson.
Sherman Barnett has returned
to his work in Norfolk after
spending the week at home with
his family.
Birth Announcement
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnie
Brown, a daughter, Cheryl Dawn.
Both mother and baby doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ransom
have returned to Elizabeth City
after visiting Mrs. Ransom’s par
ents for a few days, Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Rollinson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rollinson
and daughter Ann have returned
home from Algiers, La., where he
was employed.
Demonstration Club
Miss Mary Kirby met with the
ladies of Frisco Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. to organize the Home
Demonstration Club.
Officers elected were: Mrs. Em
ma Basnett, president; Mrs. Zel
ma Brenson, vice-president; Mrs.
Mildred Midgette, secretary Mrs.
Hilda Rollinson, treasurer. Re
freshments were served by the
hostess, Mrs. Lois Rollinson, to
the twelve present.
Ar JU Babybeauty-Crib Mattress
j^ as Aft Three...
ora
\ strv ic e X \ /
proved by jury of baby doctors I
\ q>llral> BY UNITEt> STATES TESTING CO.
TESTED AND COMMENDED BY PARENTS' MAGAZINE
Your baby needs and deserves the best cpib T a J
mattress made! The first years for baby are important I I I I I
ones. Most of his time is spent sleeping in s crib—on a
mattress—»nd how necessary it is to his health and
growth that you select the right kind of mattress. Makers of the Famous Beautyrest
Babybeauty, by Simmons, is the finest one made. It is
scientifically designed to give tiny tots firm support and
posture protection. \
Babybeauty, approved and acclaimed by a jury of Baby
covered with upholstery and water repellent cover. WILLIAMS FURNITURE CO.
ttarv—cover can be washed without
dJLr of cracking or peeling. FURNITU ,?n E^? T 2 V |§ laa.,Xdt^,SRATORS 1 a a . , X d t^ , S RATORS
uanger oi cracking vr pc g 220-222 N. POINDEXTER ST.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
DRAMA MANAGER TO
MEET SOON WITH
LOCAL COMMITTEES
i
i General Manager Bill Hardy of
The Lost Colony plans to arrive
■ in Manteo on or about March 14
to attend to several local matters
1 in connection with the 1951 pres
entation of Paul Green’s sym
phonic drama, The Lost Colony.
While he is on the island, the
drama’s veteran director Samuel
Selden will conduct the annual
tryouts for island actors in the
cast. The casting is scheduled for
Friday night, March 16, in the
Manteo High School Auditorium.
While on the island Hardy will
meet with two local committees
who are destined to play an im
portant role in the success of the
show during its 11th season be
ginning June 30. He plans to meet
the Melvin R. Daniels Committee
for the sale of opening night tic
kets to local residents and busi
ness enterprises and also with the
Dare County Participation Com
mittee.
It will be the second meeting
for the Participation group, the
first meeting being held at Caro
linian Hotel during February. The
second meeting of this committee
of which J. L. Murphy is chair
man, will meet here in Manteo at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Park
erson. The Dare County partici
pation committee has as its ob
jective the increase of attendance
at the show during the coming
season and to also assist in local
entertainment matters that come
up from time to time. Already
sub-committees of this group have
contacted nearby military instal
lations in the Norfolk and Cherry
Point area, with the view of hav
ing the Special Services section
operate buses for military be
tween their bases and Manteo.
HYDE HAS A STATE
WILDLIFE REFUGE
Hyde Home Clubs Providing Rec
reational Facilities at
Rose Bay
Recreational facilities are being
erected at Rose Bay, on the Swan
Quarter National Wildlife Refuge.
Picnic tables already have been
built, and plans call for the erec
tion of bathhouses this spring.
The work is being done by the
Hyde County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs under permit from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
There will be no fee for use of
the facilities.
The Swan Quarter Refuge, near
famed Lake Mattamuskeet, in
cludes 43,000 acres of land and
water. It was established chiefly
as a refuge for ducks. The area
is closed to hunting.
Fishing is permitted in salt
water Rose Bay on permits (60
cents a day) available from the
Mattamuskeet Refuge protector
at New Holland. Principal catch
es are trout (weakfish) and croak
ers. Best fishing months usually
are July, August, and September.
Rose Bay is reached by a two
mile dirt road (marked by the
Refuge sign) leading off U.S. 264
about four miles west of Swan
Quarter.
Deposits made by mail Vk
are given our prompt, WL
careful attention.
First & Citizens National Bank
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
Member Federal Deposit insurance Corp.
ATTENTION,
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN!
Do You Want Top Prices For Your Fish?
SEE US BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY BARGAINS!
We are in contact with the Nation’s Biggest Fish
Markets and can guarantee you the best return for
your SHAD, ROE JACK, ROCK, PERCH, CATFISH,
CARP, EELS. We are sending our own Refrigerated
Truck to New York weekly to get the best prices.
Courteous, efficient service, conveniently located
in the heart of production. Our experienced warehouse
men handle everything for you.
EDENTON BAY PACKING
COMPANY, INC.
J. M. JONES, Sr., Manager
Foot of Commerce and Franklin Streets
Edenton, N. C. Phone 223
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1951