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VOLUME XVJI NO. 30 GREEN CARRIES GOSPEL OF OUR t LAND TO ASIA Paul Green on> Interjesting Tour of the East As Ad vocate of Democracy Our people of the coastland who love and. appreciate Paul Green will be interested to know of his present journey which is lasting a long time in Asia. His sponsored mission is a good-will tour to en courage Asiatics in appreciating Democracy and becoming our friends. Each week, his home town newspaper, the Chapel Hill Week ly, publishes an account of his travels. In last week’s issue, the following article appeared: By PAUL GREEN My exeriences in Asia have not made me hopeless—not yet. On the contrary, I am more hopeful than ever that somehow the na tions of the earth will work out ultimately-a united world order. For everywhere there is a grow ing consciousness of the need for such an order. The question is, will the passions of nationalism and class-feeling be controlled in time to allow such a world order to come into being? The patience and understanding of the United States and Great Britain are needed now as never before. Colonialism is dying and will soon be dead. The last rem nants of it in Asia are being wiped away. There is a danger that a vi cious and deadly nationalism may grow up in its stead. But the Unit ed Nations Organizations are con scious of this and are doing all they can to deal with it—l hope. ♦ * * But likewise we continue our errors in the shape of Hollywood motion pictures—pictures of vio lence, crime and sex. So far as I am concerned, Walt Disney is the only man in Hollywood who is do ing the right sort of job for Amer ica’s foreign relationships. Just yesterday, here in Calcutta, I saw the sickness and misery of little children. Little children lying in rags, emaciated, sick and dying on the sidewalks, and just beyond some of this, the big bright mock ing marquee of a motion picture house advertising M.G.M.’s latest musical hit, “Rich, Young and Pretty.” * * * In Burma we saw good work be ing done, especially by the Unit ed States Information Service. And here, too, as in other countries, we saw some good results from the World Health Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Organi zation, and the 'other United Na tions agencies. And here and there we found specific projects being fostered by some of the education al foundations. But as always, it seemed so little where the need is so great. Burma was terribly mauled and beaten in the war. Siam suffered a great deal also, but nothing like Burma. And the latter country is slow indeed in recovering. She has her independence. The Britsih have left her with strong and solid buildings created in the heyday of trade, which have survived the bombs. But somehow Burma still remains weak from her experi ences. Wages are low, there is huge un employment, and health, sanita tion, and education are measures lagging far behind the needs of the people. For instance, no trains run to Mandalay. The brigands and Com munist bandits in the jungles have severed the lines. Boat traffic up the rivers is curtailed because of these bandits. The government is desperately struggling to defeat them, but so far—as is the case with the British government down in Malaya—it has failed. The streets are terribly dirty and beggars meet one at every turn. Here and there on the side walks piles of garbage—literally tons of garbage—are heaped up awaiting the day when it will be carted away. I met a number of young writers and theatre people in Burma aqd they reflected quite clearly the sense of rustration and confusion around them. But everybody agreed that, as soon as the new Parliament was elected and got settled, times would be' better. I hope so. The Prime Minister, Thakin Nu, however ,is a young and dynamic man and from what I learned of his policies and plans while in Burma, I feel that he will pull his country through the present cris is. The Burmese are a wonderfully kind and talented people. Like the Siamese they have a gift for friendship, and the United States would do well to foster, in every possible way, this friendship. We staved ? n Rangoon about a See GREEN, Page Four THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN LEAD POLIO CAMPAIGN FOR SI,OOO FUND Work has begun on raising Dare County’s quota of SI,OOO for the March of Dimes Fund. Numerous women of the county have been enlisted in this cause. Mrs. Balfour Baum of Manteo is county chair man and has announced this week the names of her co-workers throughout the county. The following 'chairmen have been appointed for their respective communities: Waves, Mrs. Cedric Midgett; Avon, Mrs. Percy Wil liams; Rodanthe, Mrs. Fred O’Neal; Frisco, Mrs. Lois Rollin son; Salvo, Mrs. Melvin Whidbee; Hatteras, Mrs. Ernal Foster; Bux ton, Mrs. Paula Fulcher; Kitty Hawk, Mrs. Edith Best; Beach, Mrs. Carrie Baum and Mrs. N. Pridgen; Colington, Mrs. Margaret Meekins; Duck, Mrs. Carrie Beal; Manteo, Lions Club and Teen-Age Center, Manteo colored, Agathea Gray; Wanchese, Mrs. Billy Til lett; Manns Harbor, Mrs. Helen D. Daniels; East Lake, Mrs. Emily Smith; Stumpy Piint, Mrs. Bea trice Meekins; Mashoes, Mrs. Will Mann; Manteo School, Leonard Huggins. While we are told the March of Dimes is lagging behind the March of Polio, the women of Manteo are not lagging in public spirit or sportsmanship. The first event in the program to raise Man teo’s quota is a basketball game scheduled for Thursday night, January 24 at the school gym, between the following ladies: Hul da Wise, Mrs. Timmerman, Stella Green, Carolyn Etheridge, Estelle Tillett, Margie White, Mollie Fear ing, Sue McCown, Nonie Davis, Donis White, Willie Jolliff, Ruth Evans, Mary Basnight, Lucretia Stetson, Alice Huggins, Erlene Westcott, Mary Evans, school supt, Marlene Midgett and Bever ly Midgett. These ladies finished their schooling a few years ago and haven’t been playing basket ball for some time; and while they are afraid they may not “feel so spry” the following day, they are going to do their best for the cause. This should be a good game and an entertaining one—don’t miss it—admission 50f and The men of Manteo will play the men if Wanchese on the same evening, but we haven’t been able to get a line-up of players so far. A tag day and bridge party are scheduled for a little later. MORE IMMEDIATE SPORT ADDED IN KITTY HAWK By AYCOCK BROWN Except for the White Doe, deer had become extinct in the Kitty Hawk, Duck and Nags Head woods. Hunters had |qken care of that detail, legally or otherwise. Now the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is doing something about it. The White Doe, as famous in coastal folklore as Bambi, Donner, Blitzen, Cupid, Vixen or any other well known member of the deer family in getting new companions. Tht latest addition to the deer herd of these Outer Banks for ests was a young doe released Monday afternoon near Catco Lodge on a peninsula between Mar tins Bay and Currituck Sound, two miles north of U.S. 158 near the eastern approach of Wright Me morial Bridge. This doe brought the known deer population in the area to three doe and two bucks, all of which have been released in recent months. Not included in the count is the sixth and most famous deer of the picturesque woodlands —the White Doe. The White Doe, reincarnation of Virginia Dare, supposedly still roams the hilly woodlands, but is visible to humans only on the stroke of midnight. According to one tale, the Lost Colony was adopted by an Indian tribe. Virginia, first child of English parentage born in the New World, was loved by the young brave Okisco and by the tribal magician Chico. To thwart his ri val, Chico changed the young wo man into a white doe. Wenando, magician of another tribe, gave Okisco a silver arrow that would magically restore the maiden to human form if it pierc ed the heart ofa white doe. When Okisco shot the doe through the heart, a mist arose revealing the form of Virginia Dare—dead. And the White Doe continued to roam the woods—a phantom. It will be bad news for anyone who happens to kill any of the does or bucks that are being re leased in these woods,” said Dis trict Wildlife Supervisor Leon Thomas of Edenton who came to the coast on Monday when the doe, a this year’s fawn now about half grown, was brought here by Wildlife Official D. J. Jones of Louisburg where it had been cap- I tured several weeks asm. State See DEER, Page Eight MAINLAND’S OLDEST ■ ■g?-' < - Bl jSI < u 1- jSBMTO Mb x ■' - LEONIDAS R. MANN of Manns Harbor is the oldest man on the Dare Mainland. In keeping with the annual custom his daughter, Mrs. Ina Waterfield of Washing ton, D. C., arranged a birthday dinner recently in celebration of his 87th birthday on January 3. Many gifts and tokens were pre sented. Mr. Mann on this occasion. Others of his children and their families attending were Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Mann of Nags Head, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beasley of Manns Harbor and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mann. ANCIENT SHIP NEAR NAGS HD. NEW SUBJECT Old Gunboat Is Type Now Assigned to Shop Once Believed Colonist Vessel By AYCOCK BROWN The mystery of an ancient ship wreck near Nags Head which was put together with square pegs in round tree nails (truunela) may be solved, according to a story in the Newport News Shipyard Bulle tin. ' ' The wreck, now covered with sand well upon the high-water mark of Bodie Island between Nags Head and Oregon Inlet, was excavated during the late 30’s and at that time it was believed to be the remains of one of the ships which baought Sir Walter Raleigh colonists to the New World in the late 16th Century, or if not that, perhaps one of the Viking craft which were known to have sailed close to the shores of the land that was to ' become known as America, almost 1,000 years ago. If Frederick F. Kaiser’s story under the caption “Gunboats in Virginia” is accurate, the mystery wreckage is a survival of the “Gunboat Navy” of 1804. “Up and down the coast, 176 of these ves sels were constructed and despite their limitations of design, some actually sailed across the Atlantic to see service in the Barbary Wars,” reported the story, which continued: “It is interesting to note that one of these early vessels appears to have survived to this day. On the shores of Bodie Island, near Cape Hatteras, several white oak frames were uncovered after a storm in 1903. They soon sanded over and were forgotten until 1939, when a gale again exposed them. Shortly thereafter, 100 men responded to an appeal by a U. S. National Park representative to excavate the hull.” Today the hull is almost cover ed with sand again. Only a few of the ribbings are exposed. In some of those ribs are still intact the round trunnels with square pegs driven in their center. It was this phase of the construction, said to have been a lostl art of ship- See SHIP, Page Four WIFE OF KITTY HAWK MERCHANT DIES TUESDAY Mrs. Virgil Riddick Cartwright, 54, died at her home at Kitty Hawk Tuesday night at 8 o’clock after a lingering illness. She was a native of Gates county but had been living at Kitty Hawk for the past six years. She was a member of the Kitty Hawk Methodist church. She is survived by her husband, Hilary Cartwright; one sister, Miss Florence Riddick of Winton; two brothers, H. A. Riddick of Rich mond, Va., and Miles Riddick of Winton. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the chapel of the Twiford Funeral Home in Elizabeth City, with the Rev. W. J. Freeman pastor of the Kitty Hawk Methodist church of ficiating. Burial was in New Holly wood cemetery. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1952 URGES STUDENTS TO WRITE ESSAY FOR DOCTORS Dare School Supt. Calls At tention to Medical So ciety’s Contest Now Underway Mrs. Mary L. Evans, Dare Coun ty Supt. of schools calls attention to an opportunity for the pupils of the state to enter an essay writing contest sponsored by the N. C. Medical Society and urges pupils of this county to take part in the contest. Mrs. Evans says: “I am sure that we have many talented and deserving high school students capable of competing creditably with other students in the State. Dare County boys and girls have as much native ability as boys and girls of Mecklenberg or other large counties in North Carolina. Sometimes, school ad ministrators take a defeatist ati tude about such things and as a result, fail to give our students the opportunity to participate in competitive projects with larger schools.” A college scholarship and other prizes are being offered, and as a public service we are printing the rules and regulations govern ing this contest: RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. The contest is authorized by the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina and is being sponsored by the Public Relations Committee of the Society. It is ap proved by the State Department of Public Instruction. 2. This contest is open to all students (boys and girls) regular ly enrolled in accredited high schools of North Carolina, with the following exceptions: (l)sons and daughters of physicians; (2) winners of first place awards in prior Medical Society essay con tests. 3. First prize for the best essay will be a Six Hundred ($600) Dol lar Scholarship, payable to any col lege or university, selected by the winner, which meets the standards of the Southern Association of Col leges and S4con3ary School’s,"Snd to which he or she is eligible for admission. Prizes will also be awarded to winners of second and third place. 4. To enter the contest, a stu dent must write and submit to his or her principal an original essay of not more than 1500 words on the topic: “Why the Private Practice of Medicine Furnishes This Coun try'With the Finest Medical Care.” 5. Essays should be written on one side of letter-size paper (8% x 11) and if typewritten, double spaced. 6. Small packaged libraries with bibliography for use in this con test will be furnished each high school. 7. The contest opens January 1 and closes February 28, 1952. Es says may be submitted any time between these dates. 8. The Principal will designate a committee of three teachers who will, on February 29, select the two best essays. These two essays will be forwarded by the Principal to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the county and/or city school system not later than March 5, 1952. 9. The County or City Superin tendent of Public Instruction (whichever the case may be) will select the two best essays from those submitted by the Principals to him and forward same, not later than March 10th, with covering letter certifying two essays to be the best in school system, to: Di rector, Public Relations, Medical Society of the State of North Caro lina, 212 Capital Club Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. 10. The judes of the final selec tions will be physician-members of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, and their de cisions will be final. The winning contestants will be announced on or about April 20. 11. All essays received at head quarters office designated in Item 9 will become the sole property of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina and none will be returned to the contestants. The Society reserves the right to pub lish or otherwise use the essays submitted in such manner as the Public Relations Committee deems proper and fitting without furth er permission from the respective contestants. 12. The Public Relations Com mittee may choose to invite, at its expense, the winning contest ant to be its guest and to present the winning essay at the annual meeting of the State Medical So ciety, to be held at Pinehurst, May 5 through May 7, 1952. 13. In order to maintain proper identity of individual essays sub mitted to the State Society, the following entries at the bottom of the last essav sheet are suggested: See ESSAY, Page Eight COLCLOUGH TO BE ROTARY GOVERN’R BEGINNING JULY 1 George Colclough, for the past seven years manager of the Bur lington Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, has been nominated for governor of the 278th district of Rotary Interna tional" for the year beginning next July 1, it Wis announced by Olin H. Broadway, of Henderson, the present district governor. Voting was by mail ballot by the thirty-eight clubs in the dis trict, which were tabulated last week by a committee that had been named for that purpose. Each club had one vote for every 25 members or major fraction thereof, and a total of 61 ballots were sent in. Colclough won out over. P D. Midgett, Jr., of Engelhard, Hyde County. There were only two can didates for the honor. In succeed ing Broadway, the new district governor will serve from July 1, 1952 to June 30, 1953. The nomina tion will have to be confirmed by the convention of Rotary Interna tional to be held in Mexico City next May. This is the first time a district governor of the 278th district has been chosen by mail. The ballot- ?j| ing was made early so that the winner could be certified in time to make reservations not later than February 15 for the trip to the Mexico City convention. Colclough is a past president of both the Burlington and Gibson ville Rotary Clubs, and has served on practically every committee and in every office in his local clubs. He has also served on many conference committees. He is gen eral chairman of the committee on arrangements for the district convention to be held in Burling ton in April. The new district governor is a See ROTARY, Page Four NEW WILLYS NOW ON DISPLAY AT NAGS HEAD First Time Willys Has Ever Built Standard Automobile t)ne of the few entirely new automobiles in recent years, to be introduced by an American manu facturer, is the new Aero Willys now being displayed at Scar borough’s Garage, Nags Head. Dan Harris and James Scar borough, who operate the garage, were present at a meeting of the Willys-Overland Motors in New York last fall. At that meeting they learned of the many features the new automobile would boast. Some of the features are: great er vision, roominess, comfortable riding, greater visibility and above all, boasts of mileage up to 35 miles per gallon. The automobile is constructed with a six-cylinder, 92 horsepower engine. MRS. WAHAB DRIVES FROM OCRACOKE TO BELHAVEN A new and unusual journey was made Monday when Mrs. Stanley Wahab of Ocracoke drove from her home to Belhaven, arriving at the home of her father and moth er, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Edwards in early afternoon. The 180-mile drive began early at '"Ocracoke, with a 20 mile run to Hatteras Inlet, and after being brought across on the toll ferry, Mrs. Wa hab had 35 miles of handsurface before her. At Rodanthe she found 12 miles of sand, a difficult road, but made it all alone. From Ore gon Inlet, she found hardsurface all the way to her old home in Belhaven. She crossed the ferry at Manteo at ft o’clock. Mrs. Wa hab went to Norfolk yesterday, and will be Joined today at Belha ven by Mr. Wahab. MISSOURI PREACHER TO CONDUCT SERVICES - it 9 186 THE REV. F. E. HEADY of Miss ouri will conruct evangelistic services beginning Tuesday night, January 22nd, every night except Monday, at 7:30 P.M. Sunday serv ices at 11:00 A. M., and 7:30 P. M., Wanchese, Assembly of God Church. Rev. D. B. Lawrence, pas tor. JUDGE OLIVE OUT FOR GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA Lexington Jurist, Past De partment Commander, Will Oppose W. B. U instead Former Superior Court Judge Hubert E. Olive of Lexington, Davidson County has oecome a candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for Governor of North Caro lina. Judge Olive is a man of may accomplishments. Soldier, attorney, religious leader, legislator, he has a wide acquaintance throughout the state. He is 47 years old. Hubert Etheridge Olive was born in Randleman, Randolph county, on August 25, 1895, the son of A. J. Olive and Emma Beckwith Olive. While young Olive was growing up, his father farmed, ran a sawmill and later operated a general store in Randleman and in Thomasville. Young Hubert attended public schools in Thomasville, then went, to Mars Hill Junior College for ■ two and a half years. H? obtained ' the remainder or his education at I Wake Forest College, where he received the Bachelor of Arts de gree in 1918, while he was in the Army, and the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1920. He was admitted to the Bar in February of 1920. Entrance of the United States into World War I interrupted Olive’s stay at Wake Forest. In May of 1917 he enlisted in the Army as a private. He left serv ice on August 15, 1919, as a first lieutenant. He served overseas for a year with the 317th Field Artil lery of the famed 81st “Wildcat” Division. Since his Army days, Olive has been intensively active in veterans’ affairs. He has been active in the American Legion for many years, and in 1934-35 he was commander of the Legion’s North Carolina de partment. He continues active in the Lexington post and also in the Legion’s honor society, the 40 & 8. Olive is regarded as the out standing Baptist layman in North Carolina. His active interest in his church goes back to his early boy hood days. For the past 31 years See OLIVE, Page Five POLIO BENEFIT MOVIE TO BE SHOWN IN HYDE Dare and Hyde Both to Benefit from Proceeds of This Show “Excuse My Dust,” starring Red j Skelton, is the benefit movie be i ing sponsored this year by the civic clubs of Hyde and those of Dare on the mainland to assist in the infantile paralysis drive. There will be three showings, at 1:30, 7:00, and 9:00 p. m., on Tuesday, January 22, at the Skeet Theater in Engelhard. Admission will be 35 cents for everybody. Leon Bal lance of Lake Landing has an nounced. This is the fourth year in suc cession that such a movie has been sponsored through the cooperation of Warren S. Harris, theater mana ger. It has been the custom for representatives from Manns Har bor and Stumpy Point to be on hand to take admissions from the members of their communities. The money so collected is credited to Dare County’s quota. Civic leaders are urging enthusiastic participa tion in the drive for this worthy cause. Clubs participating in this sponsorship are the Fn-»e]Mrd Ro tary, Swan Quarter Lions, Manns Harbor and S'um~v Poi.-.t Rvrita t Clubs. Single Copy 70 FISHERMEN LOSE AT WANCHESE BY FIRE WEDNESDAY Boats, Cars, Nethouse Total Several Thousand Dollars in Mysterious Blaze A fire which was somewhat of a mystery, wreaked considerable damage Wednesday shortly after one o’clock at Mill Landing, Wan chese, and several fishermen lost boats, nets, boat houses and motor cars. Spencer Daniels lost nets worth more than SI,OOO. Capt. Jim Woodhouse lost his fish house. Kalb Daniels lost a net house. Malcolm Daniels lost a fishing boat worth some $1,200. Charles B. Daniels lost a 1950 Ford parked nearby. Lloyd Meekins lost a new 1951 ' Chevrolet pick-up truck. j Capt. J. M. Woodhiuse lost his automobile. Capt. Woodhouse was alone near the place, and the fire broke out suddenly, some think from spontaneous combusion. One other small house was lost. The property was unattended as the men were all off at work, and had left their equipment at the landing. The Manteo fire truck burnt out a bearing, and the pump failed te work. By the time the old truck could be brought down from Man teo, the fire had gained too much headway. MANY TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE IN DARE COUNTY Record for September, Octo ber and November Shows Lively Demand Real estate transfers filed with the office of Register of Deeds of Dare County indicate that about a half million dollars worth of prop erty changed hands during the months of September, October and November, 1951. The December record is not complete. Largest single transfer of prop erty during the period was the sale by R. D. Owens to Parson L. Powell of a tourist court at Kill Devil Hill, which revenue stamps indicate sold for between $45,000 and $50,000. Growth of real estate transfers show a continued growth. Starting with $70,000 for Setember, they jumped to SIOO,OOO for October and some $225,000 for November. In making a transfer of real estate, the seller must declare the value upon attaching U.S. Revenue stamps in the amount of 55 cents for each SSOO of value. But many deeds carry no stamps, as the val ue is shown at less than SSOO, al though in some cases the property is worth several times more than the minimum which is untaxed. Uncle Sam got $428 tax on these transfers. In the list of transfers publish ed herewith, those deeds which bore no stamps, and were adjudged of less than SSOO value, are so indicated. Transfers recorded by town ships, are as follows: SEPTEMBER Hatteras Township George R. Fuller to Gordon W. Vaughn, half interest in ten acres, stamps $6.60. Adrian V. Austin to John Wasili, three acres in Frisco, stamps $1.65. R. S. Wahab to W. Z. Burrus, 1 lot in Hatteras, stamps $4.40. C. H. Gray to Clarence Jennett, six acres in Buxton $.55. B. M. Jennett to Isaac E. Jen nett, 1 lot in Buxton. U. B. Jennett to Shellie Frontis, Jr., 1 lot in Buxton, stamps $.55. Kennekeet Township Lonie O’Neal Jackson, et al, to Theo. S. Meekins, 2 tracts at Ro danthe, stamps $.55. W. H .Barnes to S. G. Basnight, land at Salvo, stamps sl.lO. W. G. Gray to J. W. Scarbor ough, one-half aere at Avon. Atlantic Township K. H. B. Realty Co., to Roxye P. Brennon, one lot on beach, stamps $.55. K. H. B. Realty Co., to Caleb Parker, one lot on beach, stamps $.55. J. B. McMullan to R. E. Parker, one lot on beach, stamps $1.65. E. W. Dunham to Jack F. Can ady, one lot on beach. Robert A. Young to Elmer Wt. Kight, one lot on beach, stamps $.55. Robert A. Young to J. G. Lums den. one lot on beach, stamps $.55. Robert A. Young to Horace B. Smith, one lot on beach, stamps $.55. Robert A .Young to John W. Wod, one lot on beach, stamps $.55. u Chas. B. Pond, to Wallace F. Mustisn t-n W s on h-ach,
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