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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1953 News of Columbia & Tyrrell Co. For Subscriptions, see Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon, or Call Her, Phone 317-1, Columbia, N. C. She will welcome news of Columbia and Tyrrell County YEARLY REPORT RELEASED BY TYRRELL LIBRARY Columbia. The yearly report released this week for the Tyr rell County Library showed a cir culation of 50,753 during the past year. The circulation was f Woken down as follows: Main in Columbia 10,979; Schools in Tyrell County 19,- 860; Bookmobile service 14,- 566; Negro Branch Library— 5,- 348. 1269 new books were added to the Library, which makes a to tal of 10,846. There were 3219 borrowers during the year. The bookmobile is operated in the county two days per week, fur nishing County-wide Library ser vice in 67 community stops, and five deposit stations in all county schools. The library received $3,600.00 from the state of North Carolina, and $2,371.56 from the county Library fund. Another set of book shelves for adult books has been added and a new set of drawers to catalogue card file. Plans are underway to paint the Library interior. United Nations Day, Book week, and all other special days and holidays have been observed by the use of posters, book dis plays etc. Through the Interli brary Loan Resource Book Col lection the library continues to borrow books. Library Personnel are: Mrs. W. V. Reynolds, librarian: Mrs. Eve lyn Gibbs, consultant; Mrs. Ver die Alexander, bookmobile lib rarian; Mrs. Janie Owens, Negro branch librarian for winter months; Miss Lilia Jones, Negro branch for summer. Members of the Tyrell County library board of trustees: Mrs. C. E. Morris, Chmn.; Mrs. H. C. Davenport, V-Chmn.: Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, Sec.; Mrs. W. A. Basnight, H. S. Swain and W. M. Laughinghouse. ACCIDENT SENDS SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL Columbia. A 1952 Blue Pick up driven by Jack Combs, col lided with a 1941 Green Chevro let driven by Mrs. Nacie Arms strong at the curve in front of the home of Pat Sawyer in Gum Neck on Sunday morning, July e26th at 11:15, the pickup turned pver and was badly smashed. Occupants in the car driven by Mrs. Armstrong were Mrs. Sue Swindell and several children. The only other occupant in the pickup with Mr. Combs was his three year old brother, Donnie Combs, who suffered abrasions about the face and head. Both drivers were hospitalized at the Columbia Hospital, Mr. Combs from severe bruises in the chest and jaw, and Mrs. Armstrong from shock and high blood pres sure. No arrests were made, ac- BIRTHS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Olen Miller a son, weight 9 lbs and 15 oz., at the Cape Hatteras Health Center, July 28. This is the Miller’s second child. Mr.and Mrs. Eldon Farrow are the parents of a son bom at the Health Center Sunday, July 26. Love cannot be a mere abstrac tion, or goodness without activity and power. Mary Baker Eddy $2.001 pin! $3.201 filth ! I I | H pw>. nX Kwlral Sfhlh J ■ i CCaIK Inc. MOOUVM-WW VMS Bright Jewelry Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths VIRGINIA DARE HOTEL, ELIZABETH CITY. N. C. COLUMBIA PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Etcel B. Wilhelm and daughter, Iris, and sori, Bill, of Whitefish, Montana, who have been visiting Mrs. Wil helm’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie C. Combs of Route 3, left Thursday. Mrs. Wilhelm is the former Miss Lou ise Cooper of Gum Neck. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Evans and daughters, Dot and Fay, of Bel cross were the week end guests of Mrs. Louise Hales. Dr. and Mrs. James Mitchener and children, Jimmy and Mary Ann, are visiting Mrs. Mitchen er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Woodley. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weisser and daughter, Pat, of Philadelphia, Pa., are visiting Mrs. Louise Hales and Miss Polly Alexander. Jimmy Alexander and Bernie Hamm of Portsmouth, Va., who are playing in the Orchestra at the . Surf Club at Nags Head, spent the week end with Mrs. Louise Hales. Misses Thvra Howett, Annette Jones and Carolyn Swain have returned after attending 4-H Week at State College in Raleigh. W. G. Toomey, Asst. County Agent, who has resigned his position, and Mrs. Toomey left Sunday to take up similar work in Rutherford County. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie E. Liver man have returned from vaca tion at Nags Head and Hatteras. Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Swain, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Phelps, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White and son, Bill, spent Monday and Tuesday at Nags Head. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chas. Cohoon and children, Pat, Bud, and Andy, left Sunday for a va cation in the New England States. They were accompanied by Mrs. Cohoon’s mother, Mrs. J. W. Woods of Richmond. Pat Woods of Richmond spent Saturday with his sister, Mrs. Charles Cohoon. Aviation Cadet Irvin M. Ever ton arrived July 19 to spend his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Everton. He is awaiting transfer to Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He has been stationed at Elince Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma. Mrs. Goode M. Williams, daughter, Susan, and son, Jack, of Greenwood, S. C., visited Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon during the week end. Born to Mr .and Mrs. Marvin Brickhouse of Columbia, Route 2, at the Columbia Hospital, a daughter, Anne, weight 10 lbs, 5 ozs., on July 22, 1953. cording to Patrolman L. N. Wal ters, who investigated the wreck, except of Mrs. Armstrong, who held no driver’s license. I BUXTON PERSONALS Mr.and Mrs. Fred Miller and children are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Olen Miller. Mrs. Santie Williams was taken to the Marine Hospital in Nor folk Sunday for treatment. Mrs. Amelia Nanovich and children are visiting Mrs. Maria Gray. Mrs. Cora Lee Casey had as guests recently Mrs. Ross God win, Mrs. Emma Casey. Mrs. Clara Casey of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Braxton and children of Ayden and Mrs. Hilda Spruil and son of New Bern. Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Dixon and their son, Merion Dixon, and family are attending the Dixon family reunion in Morehead City. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Midgett of Norfolk, where he is employed, are spending some time here. Edward and Eddie Fulcher, Jerome and Pearl Fulcher of New Bern, Harris and Nora Ful cher and family, and Mrs. Fannie Willis of Oriental visied Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Dixon. Irma Williams visited her mo ther, Mrs. Santie Williams for the week end. RICHMOND ANGLER LANDS SAIL OFF OREGON INLET Nags Head. Tom Winston of 1018 Pepper Street, Richmond, Va., landed a large sailfish of the 1953 season while trolling on Sat urday from aboard the Laurie skippered by Capt. Sam Tillett. The Richmond party, which also included Clark Jones and Wilson Scarborough, caught more than 50 small dolphin, the largest run ning to about 12 pounds. The Winston sailfish measured THE COASTLAND TIMES. MANTEO. N. C. SKY SCREEN TEAMS HELP BIG GUNS HIT ENEMY STRONGHOLDS Washington. The Army uses sky screens to make doubly sure its big guns deliver their out going mail to the right enemy bunker address. The sky screens—optical eyes sensitive to light conditions cou pled with electronic counters— measure the speed, or muzzle velocity, of the Army’s artillery weapons. With a battery of six guns of the same caliber firing identical powder charges, it cannot be as sumed that all guns will develop the same muzzle velocity. It still is possible for one or more of the guns consistantly to fire short. To compensate for this error— usually due to low muzzle velo city—the battery commander uses the data made available by the sky screens to make the nec essary correction so that all guns within his battery have the same approximate point of impact. This results in accurate mass firings. In plying their trade in Korea, sky screen teams—o fficially known as Ordnance Ballistic and Technical Service units—bounc ed up and down Korea’s moun tains from one gun position to another. These Ordnance teams placed their sky screens at two different points forward and directly un der the line of fire of the gun being tested. When all is in readiness, the gun is fired and the first photo electric eye detects the silhouette of the passing projectile. As the projectile passes over the “eye”, it screens out or changes the in tensity of the sky’s light which makes detection possible. As soon as the first intercept it made, the “eye” sends a pulse to the electronic counter. This counter then remains in opera tion until the second “eye” de tects the passing projectile when another pulse is sent to the coun ter and causes it to cut off. The recorded count is the time of flight of the projectile between the two sky screens. Knowing the position of the gun, the position of the sky screens, and the time of flight be tween the two “eyes,” the ballis ticians then use this data to de termine the muzzle velocity of the gun being tested. Organized in teams of 12 en listed men and two officers, the ballisticians also cheek the inside of the gun tube and the all round efficiency of the guns. This is done because wear and tear on the gun tube and the fir ing chamber after prolonged fir ing will cause a decrease in muz zle velocity and change the point of impact of the out-going mail. Shells falling short of their targets not only are less effective but also cause artillery men to expend costly ammunition that otherwise could be saved. When artillery men aim a gun to fire at a designated target, cer tain varying condiitions must be compensated for in order to get accurate and effective fire. Two of the most important corrections that must be made compensate for existing atmospheric condi tions and muzzle velocities. Unlike state-side operations, where ballistic teams have the weapons brought to them, sky screen operators in Korea cover the firing front. As one of the ballisticians put it, “the Eighth Army could hardly afford to keep hauling its artillery all over Korea for ballistic cheeks.” Besides being ballisticians, the team members also double as housekeepers and maintenance men. Entirely self-sufficient ex cept for food, the teams live in their mobile vans and take care of their own maintenance work. FAIRFIELD PERSONALS Mrs. Paul Osgood and children returned to their home in New Bern Sunday with Mr. Osgood after spending a week with Mrs. Jennie Midyette and Robena. Mrs. Lydia Sadler of Belhaven, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Pinkham, Wayne, and Jack of Baltimore, Md. .were the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sadler and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sadler. Miss Rebecca Swindell of Ra leigh spent the week end with her aunt ,Miss Helen Swindell and sis ter, Mrs. Murray Mann. 6 feet and 10 inches from tip to tip. It weighed 38 pounds. This was not the first sail to be landed off the'Dare coast during 1953. Previously this year during July three sailfish have been landed by anglers off Hatteras trolling front aboard charter boats basing at Hatteras. Other bill fishes taken so far this season off Hatteras and Oregon Inlets include three white marlin and one blue marlin. Skippers o cruisers fishing off Oregon Inlet and Hatteras re cently have reported many sail fish, some of which were hoked ind played before being lost. AN INVITATION FROM BUSINESSMEN OF ELIZABETH CITY These Leading Merchants Cordially Invite the People of the Coastland to Visit Them When Doing Business in Elizabeth City Their merchandise and their services are the best to be found. No matter the re quirements or the season, customers may be assured of new stocks, complete sat isfaction and prices as reasonable as may be found anywhere in the country. When dealing with these firms, one may rest assured of courtesy, fairness and quality, and will be associating with old friends and neighbors. FOREMAN DAIRIES r ~~l / Prescription Pharmacists f ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. “ The Art of Compounding Prescriptions is practiced . with utmost care at our pharmacy. We berve the Albemarle When in Elizabeth City visit us. You are most wel- with Foreman’s Ice Cream ZL We “ " rk “ ywhCTe in the Alb " FOREMAN’S ICE CREAM may be purchased at Kitty OVERMAN & STEVENSON Hawk, Nags Head, Manteo, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, Prescription Drilfcnsts Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras. _ . .. . _ 512 East Main St. Elizabeth City CULPEPPER MOTOR CO. J. H. WILKINS CO. S. B. SMITH, Owner Cordially Invites Our Friends of the Coastland Everything in Fine Furniture To. Visit The an( j R e f r ig era t ors Home of Buick and Pontiac , See Our Representative . . . CULPEPPER MOTOR CO. JIMMY JACKSON, who visits the Beach, Buick Sales and Service Pontiac Roanoke Island, and Kitty Hawk regularly 412-420 ELIZABETH ST. PHONE 4331 Colonial Avenue, Elizabeth City DIAL 9846 AIR CONDITIONED Fort Raleigh Restaurant One of the South’s Finest HARDWARE CO. SEAFOODS AND SIZZLING STEAKS u J OUR SPECIALTY Headquarters for _ T HE , S ' R , WA^ R R ,°? M , PAINTS HARDWARE For Private Parties, Clubs and Banquets OFFICIALLY APPROVED OCEAN HIGHWAY ASSO. MEMBER FISHING SUPPLIES MEMBER OF AMERICAN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TOURISTS AND TRAVELERS OF AMERICA RECOMMENDED NORTH CAROLINA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 601-601 E. MAIN ST. Phone 4329 N. Poindexter St. EASTERN CAROLINA’S FINEST VIRGINIA DARE HOTEL AIR CONDITIONED COFFEE SHOP AIR COOLED ROOMS AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS AVAILABLE 100 ROOMS MODERN FIREPROOF ON OCEAN HIGHWAY U. S. 17 RAY S. JONES, Manager ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA ROOFING WOODLEY GROCERY CO. WARM AIR HEATING AIR CONDITIONING OUR 63rd YEAR 0F SERVICE TO THE BUSINESS HOUSES GORDON SHEET METAL CO. OF the albemarle 315 So. Road St. Phone 4989 _ WE AppREC|ATE YOUR PATRONAGE _ WE WELCOME YOU TO ELIZABETH CITY Y our Comp|ete Headquarters for Carolina Amusement Co. PLUMBING SUPPLIES, HOT Operating The WATER HEATERS, BATHROOM CAROLINA, CENTER, LOVE'S STATE and and KITCHEN FIXTURES GAIETY, THEATRES IN ELIZABETH CITY COLUMBIA THEATRE, Columbia, N. C. C A MINCnC' a wixr Afton Theatre, Cradock, Va. SANDERS COMPANY, INC. STATE THEATRE, Hertford, N. C. Poindexter. Water and Pearl Streets PIONEER THEATRE, Manteo, N. C. Phone 4295 Elizabeth City Popular Leaders All Over the Coast DRINK RUPPERT’S BEER ST ' MILLER’S HIGH LIFE < f/Ctv (fi&f/J BALLANTINE ALE CHAMPALE •KAKI.MARK 110. V. «. Mt. « JONES DISTRIBUTING CO. -it s the real thing- Distributors _ , _ o _ Elizabeth City Coca-Cola Bottling Tel. 4183 703 East Burgess St. Works Inc & PAGE FIVE
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