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VOLUME XVII NO. 34 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR HERE THURSDAY Help For Problems By Con sulting Mr. Morrison in Community Building J. A. Morrison, Manager of So cial Security Administration, will be in Manteo on Thursday, Febru ary 21, in the reception room of the Community Building, and will be glad to help anyone who is troubled with Social Security prob lems. If anyone wants information, questions will- be answered. Mr. Morrison will begin at 9:30 in the morning, and keep the office open the entire day. TO PLANT MORE CITRUS TREES ON CAPE HATTERAS Belhavpn Board Member Pro moting Unique Project on North Carolina Coast. An additional 125 orange and grapefruit trees are to be planted shortly on Cape Hatteras by the N. C. Department of Conservation and Development, according to Fred P. Latham of Belhaven, mem ber of the Board. Mr. Latham was instrumental in promoting the first project two years ago, when 125 trees' were turned over to res idents of Cape Hatteras. The pro ject was successful, with trees planted in the yards of residents, and more than 80 per cent thrived. Many of the trees are bearing. Mr. Latham believes the success of this .venture by his Board will develop into a great advertising feature for the N. C. Coast. Due to the warming inuence of the Gulf Stream, Cape Hatteras en joys a milder climate than any other part of the N. C. Coast. The trees for the project are be ing shipped from Monticello, Fla., and Mr. Latham expects to t tend the distribution of them in Cape Hatteras this, week. , LINDSAY WARREN’S DEPARTMENT SAVES TWICE ITS COST Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren recently declared thie Gen eral Accounting Office in the last decade collected an amount equal to more than twice the cost of operation of the GAO during the same period. 1 The head of the GAO, in a luncheon talk to the Woman’s Na tional Democratic Club, declared: “As one result of our activities from 1941 through December 31, 1951, $760 million has been col lected.” He said this amount of money had been illegally or improperly paid out, and added, “It is a fair statement to say that little of it would have ever been recovered except for the GAO. The amount of our collections is more than twice what it has cost to operate the GAO during the same period.” The need for the GAO, which is the agency of Congress for check ing on the Government’s financial transactions, has never been great er, Mr. Warren said. Pointing to the country’s de fense program with its accom panying expenditures, he said, “The existance of the office with proper and necessary powers to maintain a control and watch over these expenditures is an essential part of our democratic form of Government.” Mr. Warren called attention to several instances in which the GAO had recovered money for the country and “contributed to more efficient / and economical gov ernment.” He cited the case of the “Palm Beach of the Gulf,” an Army rec reation center for military per sonal, “involving an expense of $960,000, which was closed by the Secretary of Defense after receipt * of our report.” “In another field,” he continued, “we had to question the Depart ments about nearly 1,000 out of 5,000 accounts of single officers in the Armed Services claiming de •pendeht parents. "Where recoveries have been made, they average $1,700 per case,” he declared. Mr. Warren said people tend to forget that in the final analysis the Government’s property and money "are our own.” This attitude, he pointed out, haa*. led him many times to sug gest “that as a part of the neces sary education for government service at West Point, Annapolis or anywhere else where the Gov ernment pays the freight, there should be a compulsory six-day-a week, full-time course on “The See WARREN, Page Eight THE COASTLAND TIMES \ i PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUES OFFICER TRAINING IN ARMY •V < ■F 1 * • : 'e». x ALVAH HAFF WARD, Jr., who is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Regular Army, continues his course in of ficer training at Ft. Benning, Ga. He was commissioned at The Cita del in Charleston in June. His 15- weeks course is designed to pro duce company grade officers well grounded in the basic fundamen tals and techniques of all Infantry units, with emphasis on the, de velopment of capable company commanders. CPL. JOHN R. QUIDLEY IS BACK at CAPE HATTERAS AFTER 14 MOS. IN KOREA Buxton on Cape Feb. 12 After 14 months in the front line in Korea, a month out for men dumped a mess of mortar hospitalization—after Red China men dumped a mess of mortar shells around him, Cpl. John Rus sell Quidiley has come home to Cape Hatteras no bigger, in weight, than he was when he left in September, 1950—but with some added weight at that He has four battle stars on his campaign rib bons—plus the Bronze Star medal and the coveted combat infantry m And lf d he'-had his way it he would go back—but no further than Japan. He liked that coun try, what he was able to see of it and he believes that he would fat ten on occupation duty. But he has seen enough combat to last him for a considerable spell—and he is glad the U. S. Coast Guard didn’t have room for him when he tried to enlist in it two years ago and, failing there, joined the Army. Biggest day in Korea, for him, was the day he didn’t get killed when the mortar shells virtually wiped out his squad and sent him to the hospital badly shell-shock ed. Next biggest day was when the Third Division—he belongs ,to A Company of the famous Seventh Regiment finished its bloody rear-guard action in the retreat and boarded ship again. The Third held off the entire Chinese army at the last while the rest of the American forces got aboard rescue vessels. These are the big days but Cor poral Quidley rates right up among them the day when MacArthur himself came striding past—and looked him square in the eye. But then the General has a knack of making every soldier in sight feel like he is looking right at him, he believes. An any rate foot soldiers hated to hear “when they took him away from us.” Most astonishing thing that has happened at home while he has beeri away is the growing up of his younger brother who was “a little knot” two years ago and now he’s bigger than I am—or thinks he is.” Younger Brother Leighton, named for Dr. Leighton Arvner who assisted him into the world when he was stationed here with the CCC’s, is currently a member of the Hatteras Island High School basket ball team. • Quidley will have a month at home. He was flown across the Pacific on the way to combat but made it back in a transport in 16 days. From Seattle he was flown to Columbia, S. 0., and he will re port to Fort Jackson for re-assign ment when his leave is up. His en listment has near 18 months to run but as of now it looks as if the Army has bought itself another thirty-year man. Corporal Quidley likes it, and he Is very happy to have his combat behind him, for the present PLANS FOR DISTRICT MEET TO BE COMPLETED MONDAY Manteo Rebekah Lodge will meet Monday night at 8 p. m. in the Town Hall. Plans will be com pleted for the district meeting to be held in Manteo February 28. During the social hour a white elephant sale will be held and each member attending is asked to bring a wrapped article to contri bute to tiffs sale. TO CLOSE DRIVE SATURDAY FOR MARCH OF DIMES The close in Dare County of March of Dimes will be Saturday night, Feb. 16, Mrs. Balfour Baum stated today. Dare County is ex pected to contribute SI,OOO, al though it had originally been ask ed for $1,500. It now begins to look as if it will not me.et its quota of SI,OOO. A house to house drive in Man teo is planned to begin Saturday morning. Out of 500 cards mailed in Manteo, only 90 have come in. Manteo is really far behind. Re ports have not come in from Wan chese or Manns Harbor either. Communities which have reported are as follows: Waves sls; Hatteras $75.50; Buxton $12.30; Colington $30.95; Frisco $17.55; East Lake $3.55; Rodanthe $11.77. CHARLES WARREN COMMISSIONED IN THE COAST GUARD Son of a Man Who Did Much For the Service While In Congress New London, Conn., Feb. Sth— Charles Frederic Warren, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay C. War ren of Washington, N. C., and Washington, D. C., was one of 95 today commissioned with the rank of Ensign, U. S. Coast Guard Re serve, after successful completion of an intensive four month course at the Coast Guard Academy here. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School of Washington, D. C., where he was President of the Stu dent body, and th4 University of North Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Science degree as well as an LLB degree, he was elected to the Golden Fleece and ‘the* Coast-Guard hmt Fall and Zeta Psi fraternity. He enlisted in qualified immediately for admis sion to Reserve Officer Candidate School. Following a short leave, Ensign Warren will report for his initial assignment to the Captain of the Port, Norfolk, Va. Ensign Warren is well known all over Dare County having been in the county every year since his birth with his parents. In 1940, when he was 14 years of age, he spoke at a Coast Guard celebration along with the late Admiral R. R. Waesche, and attracted wide atten tion. He substituted for his father, then a member of Congress, who was detained in Washington by a vote coming up in the House. EIGHT MANTEO FAMILIES AIDED BY RED CROSS Eight Manteo families have been aided in one way or another by the local chapter of the American Red Cross as a result of the disastrous fire which destroyed the old Roanoke Hotel building here on February 5, claiming the life of one man, Wilmer Beavers, and making a score of persons home less. Following an appeal from the local chapter officials and welfare officers in Dare, S. J. Crane, na tional disaster service official, who was in this section of North Carolina, came to Manteo to assist local Red Cross officials in giving aid to those who suffered finan cially and otherwise as a result of the fire. Mrs. Louise Meekins is chair man of the local Red Cross and Melvin R. Daniels is local disaster chairman who was assisted by the Rev. Henry Napier, pastor of the local Baptist Church, Mrs. Goldie Meekins of the Welfare Depart ment and her staff of assistants. Also assisting in giving aid to those suffering from the disaster were Mayor Martin Kellogg and Wallace McCown. “The Red Cross plans for., re habilitating a family such as those who lost all they had in the fire, calls for a study of each case. The aid is given on a measuring scale as follows: To help a family get back,on their feet according to needs caused by the disaster above what it can do for its self. Natural ly there are many families affect ed in a disaster that can carry on themselves,” said Crane. “The aid given the families af fqpted’by the disaster included household furnishings, clothing, food, medical and other assistance. The total amount already expended was $2,369.39. The largest indi vidual amount was $1,616.60 for household furnishings and the next highest was $457.44 for ck’.l’.L Crane stated. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1952 A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR GIVES VIEW ON BRIDGES Tyrrell Man Gets Frank Statement What To Ex pect for His Support The issue of bridges over Alliga tor River and Croatan Sound is coming out in the open in the Gubernatorial campaign. The bridge issue is going to be a hot one. Already voters are demanding of candidates in this year’s guber natorial campaign a frank state ment of what they intend to do with respect to building these bridges, if elected. A Tyrrell Coun ty reader sends us a copy of a let ter purported to have come from one of the candidates for Gover nor. The candidate had been asked bluntly, if he would promise, if elected, to build these long needed bridges. The answer is a most re vealing and encouraging docu ment: Dear Mr. This acknowledges receipt of your letter of inquiry about the long needed bridges over Alligator River and Croatan Sound. Your in terest in and views upon this sub ject are greatly appreciated, and will be retained for future refer ence and guidance in my adminis tration. It is good to know that your progressive citizens are wide awake and interested in public matters. You have a wonderful sec tion of the state. It is subject to tremendous growth and develop ment. I shall look forward to work ing with you good people in ad vocating measures for its contin ued growth and development. As you know, North Carolina is a large state. Benefits for both east and west must be administer ed with equal favor and considera tion. We have long recognized that bridges are something that must come before you can achieve your maximum development. I can assure you of my sincere sym pathy for your needs. I shall en deavor to work with both east and west so t|»at all sections «an make suitable progress. It has long been recognized that your wonderful section of the state has been denied its proper expan sion and development for lack of sufficient roads and schools. You have made great progress during the past few years. Your demand for bridges is a movement that will continue to grow, and I am sure will ultimately develop into an imperative demand for action. You can be assured of my sym pathetic interest and counsel in all matters that may come up to af fect your progress. I am anxious to see everything done that can possibly be done to promote the growth and progress of your region. You can be assured of my sympathetic interest at all times. As you say, the subject of bridges is of prime importance to your people. I am sure that you will continue to find more and more people throughout the state leaning to your way of thinking. You have so many advantages and resources in your part of the state, particularly its appeal to those who seek health and recrea tion and hunting and fishing, that we must not lose sight of every possible facility to further contin ued development in all the coun ties about yours. You have great agricultural advantages and some thing should be done to restore the great fish and shell-fish in dustries. No doubt bridges would be a help in more rapid communi cation between your counties, as well as a great facility for com mercial progress. You can be assured of my con tinued support and aid for all these See BRIDGES, Page Eight WANCHESE RURITANS APPOINT COMMITTEES A special meeting of the Wan chese Ruritan Club was held last Tuesday evening, for the appoint ment of officers. V. G. Williams, club president, announces the fol lowing appointments: .Highway and Drainage: Melvin R. Daniels, Wayland Baum, Toby Tillett, Reggie Tillett. Finance Committee: Jessie Eth .eridge, Willis Daniels, Edward Greene, Charles Daniels, Thomas Glenn Gaskill. Program Committee: Jimmie Davis, Steve Tillett, Hughes Til lett Social Committee: Steve Tillett, Thomas Glenn Gaskill, Willis Dan iels. Fish Committee: Wayland Baum, Dewey Tillett, Mcßay Etheridge, Jessie Etheridge. Publicity Committee: Jimmie Davis, Melvin R. Daniels. At the regular meeting to be held tonight, R. Bruce Etheridge will be the featured speaker. The mja’Jsg will begin at 7:30 p. m. District Health Officer Outlines Great Public Need 'For Dare County How County Could Get a Modern Health Center For Less Than One Fifth of The Cost Explained to Pub lic by Dr. W. W. Johnston. The good people of Dare County do not need to be told about the many benefits they receive from three of the most important and useful Agencies of the County as well as the dollars saved, to say nothing of the time, anxiety and suffering relieved or prevented through the various activities of the Health and Welfare Depart ments. Also, the pleasure, information and educational advantages furn ished the people of Dare County through the County Public Libra ry, which, by the way, is one of the finest in North Carolina. These three Agencies have become a Must in every County in North Carolina. In Dare County these Depart ments have expanded until each is almost virtually crowded out of its quarters and unless some relief can be obtained neither of them can continue to pei-form its best ser vice. But, the good news is, ‘Re lief Can Be Obtained’ at a rela tively nominal outlay on the part of the County. The plan is on a participating basis. The State and Federal Governments will pay 81.7% and the County 18.3% of construction costs plus the water and sewage disposal system and one acre of land. Through this co operative plan Currituck County is now beginning construction of a Health Center Building such as is needed in Dare County. The cost of which is $41,200. Os this amount the County has to put up only $8,356.60, plus one acre of land. It appears that it would be good business and an opportunity that Dare County could ill afford to pass up and not take advantage of such an opportunity to obtain a facility so badly needed, even if CLAUDE WILLIAMS DIES SUDDENLY AT MANTEO Popular Retired Coast Guardsman Was Native of Avon; Was Visiting a Neighbor. While visiting an old friend and neighbor, Claude Thompson Wil liams, 53, died at the home of W. B. O,Neal, near Manteo Tuesday night. Claude Williams was a fine citizen, a man loved by all who knew him, and he had always been a valuable man in the community in which he lived. For 18 years he had lived in Manteo. He was a na tive of Avon, and had retired as Boatswains Mate first class, from the Coast Guard service for ten years, after 28 years service. His parents were the late Wes ley C. and Huldah Farrow Wil liams of Avon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patsy Gray Wil liams, two daughters, Mrs. John Long of Manteo, and Mrs. Malcolm McDonald o 2 Norfolk; two broth ers, Percy of Avon and Eddie of Buxton; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Gray and Mrs. O. G. Gray of Avon. He was a membei- of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Manteo, and prior to the funeral Thursday af ternoon at 2 p. m. his body lay in state at the church. Services were conducted by Rev. H. R. Ashmore, the pastor. Burial was in Manteo cemetery. FEDERAL GRAND JURY SEEKS INFORMATION Colonel Charles P. Green, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, has an nounced that a Special Grand Jury will be called to convene in the Federal Court Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 21, 1952, and will remain in session for at least thirty days. The purposes of this Grand Jury is to inquire into the activi ties of racketeers, gangsters, or ganized crime, and other violations of the Federal laws within the Eastern District of North Caro lina. There is a further purpose Os great importance and that is to gjve to any citizen in North Caro lina the opportunity to be heard before this Grand Jury and report any information relating to vio lations of Federal laws in North Carolina. Without the aid, assis tance and cooperation of the gen eral public, law enforcement can not be successful. However, law enforcement can succeed with the support of the people, and the United States Attorney, Post Of fice Drawer 2597, Raleigh, North Carolina, is soliciting information from the citizens of the Eastern District of North Carolina and they are urged to report such Fed eral law violations or any informa tion concerning same that they I See JURY, page Eight the money had to be borrowed, when it is considered that the County gets more than four dol lars for each dollar it puts up. If we can get this building which would be designed for the purpose of the Health Department, it would | mean better and more efficient | services for the public. At the same time it would release badly needed space which could be util ized by the Welfare Department and the Library. In view of the above facts, your Health Officer appeared before the Board of Dare County Commis sioners on February 5, 1952 and presented these facts in an effort to get this facility for Dare Coun ty, similiar to the one he has pro moted for Currituck County since he went with the Currituck-Dare Health District in 1950. The Board voted unanimously as favoring the project but reserved definite com mitment until the financial angle can be determined. The first thing needed is the acre of land satisfactory to the of ficials. In Currituck, several public spirited citizens came forward and offered to donate the acre of land. When this was decided upon the Donor deeddß the land to the Coun ty with the proviso that the Health Center Building be erected upon it. Won’t some Dare County public spirited citizen do as much? It is hoped that we may get this project under way promptly be cause there is a strong possibility of the Hill-Burton participating program being withdrawn and especially so, if we should have a change of Administration at the next election. So let’s get busy, friends and get the funds ear marked for tthis project before it is toa lateM BOLD THIEVES STEAL TIRES AT ENGELHARD One never knows when his tires are safe. Two large truck wheels ’ and tires were stolen from a truck 1 at J. M. Long’s Sawmill at Engel- i hard Tuesday night. The tires and ’ wheels were worth SIOO or more. J At the same time a tire was stolen • from Charlie Swindell’s garage, > taken right off a *36 Chevrolet. t Two tires were recently stolen from a fish truck wreck near Payne’s Creek near Stumpy Point. ’ while the driver had gone for help. It has been suggested that it is well for tire owners to keep a rec ord of serial numbers of all tires on their cars, to aid officers in tracking down stolen property. NUMEROUS CASES IN HYDE COUNTY COURT Cases tried in Hyde Recorders Court at the Regular Monthly Term, Monday of this week are as follows: Rosey Armstrong for killing his sister-in-law, Janie Armstrong’s dog, was found guilty and prayer for judgement continued on good behavior for two years. Janie Arm strong was found not guilty of throwing a brick at Rosey’s car. Sam Jones and Ottis Spencer, pleaded not guilty of stealing a storage battery etc., from Kenneth Dunbar, were found guilty and giv en a suspended road sentence of 12 months on the roads on payment of fines of $25 and costs. “Judge ment subject to change at the next term of court.” Hiram Sadler was charged with having permitted a load of logs to be carelessly chained on a truck. In swinging around the curve at Swan Quarter courthouse the logs spilled over the road. Prayer for judgement was continued on pay ment of the costs. Nathan Reuben Williams for speeding at 70 miles an hour was fined sls and costs. Cases against Maynard Bowling and William McK. Basnight charged with driv ing without license were continued. Chas. S. Respess and Geo. M. Blake were found not guilty of reckless driving. But Lambert Bryant got 30 days, suspended on payment of $lO and costs (to be reopened). Thomas Burrus, charg ed with assault on Preston O’Neal, was nol pressed with leave. Same for Pi-eston O’Neal, charged with fighting. Elwood Armstrong was taxed with the costs and put on his good behavior for assaulting Rosey Armstrong. Henry Lee Spencer charged with assaulting Estelle Freeman with a shot gun, was continued. Jas. W. Gibbs, for driving with no license plates was fined $25 and costs. Single Copy 70 LIGHT INTEREST IN POLITICS IN SO. ALBEMARLE Incumbent Representatives Seek Office Again; Few Offices Open For Election. Interest in political office seems at a low ebb in the South Albe marle Counties of Dare, Tyrrell, and Hyde. Perhaps because many of the offices are not open this year, due to their having been put on a four year basis, and many of the occupants were elected in 1950 for a four-year term. The office of Representative is open and all incumbents in the three counties have signified their desire for another term. They are Bruce Etheridge of Dare, Russell E. Swindell of Hyde, and L. L. Combs of Columbia RFD. No one appears anxious for the office of county commissioner since holding the office got so com plicated with dealing with welfare problems, problems of taxation, and so forth. In the second Senatorial Dis trict some interest appears in get ting one of the two posts for one of the smaller counties. It appears that either Hyde or Tyrrell would be a small county entitled to it first, particularly Tyrrell if a senator is permitted a small coun ty, but it further appears that can didates in the field from both Martin and Beaufort will prevent any small county from getting a look in. These two larger counties control the senatorships. A boomlet started some days ago by Melvin Daniels of Manteo for Attorney Martin Kellogg of Dare for Senator, brought back some personally complimentary respons es, but discouragement of the can didacy from Hyde and particularly from Beaufort, where first there is a desire to run, and second where one at least, is sure of running. “It was indicated from Beaufort that this is one of the years, when it isn’t in the cards for one of the smaller counties to be “permitted” (by Martin and Beaufort) to have a senator. Possibly a senator will be “per mitted” one of the smaller counties four years from now. In Hyde, Melvin E. Swindell, who is holding an interim appoint ment as Clerk of the Court, will be a candidate. Other Clerks in the region do not have to run. Most Registers of Deeds, and Recorders Judges hold four year terms, and all Sheriffs throughout the state are in for four years. T. A. JENNETTE CALLS MEETING OF HYDE AMC Urges Farmers to Gather at Courthouse on February 15th at 2 P. M. Chairman T. A. Jennette, of the Hyde County Committee for Agri cultural Mobilization has issued a call to the farmers to meet Friday, February 15th at 2 p. m. He says: “Another record-breaking output of food and fiber crops is required for 1952 if our national require ments for food, health and nation al defense are to be met. We must not only meet our current require ments but we must build reserves. “We must do this with about the same amount of land that we had, coupled with shortages in labor, fertilizer and eqiupment. It Will require the best efforts of busi ness men, agricultural leaders, agricultural workers and every farmer in the county. “To do this job, the Hyde county Agricultural Mobilization Commit tee- is inviting you to meet with them and other leaders in the county Friday, February 15, at 2:- 00 p. m. in the auditorium of the Agricultural Building- in Swan Quarter. Mr. S. L. Daughtridge, District Soil Conservationist, will be in charge of the meeting. “At this meeting ways and means will be worked out to see that Hyde County goes over the top in “Production Goals for 1952”.”; CENTRAL 27; MANTEO 25 In the opening round of the Al bemarle Rural Conference Tour nament the Central Green Waves eliminated the Manteo boys from the tournament by a score of 27 to 25 at the Central gym on Feb. 13. Leading the scoring for Central was Blevins with 8 points. Leading Manteo were Jerry Cahoon, Wade Nixon and Marvin Forbes with 9, i 6, and 5 points respectively. ‘ The score was close all the way ■ and the outcome of the game was ! uncertain until the final hnra 'sounded.
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