PAGE FOUR THE COASTLAND TIMES Published Continuously at Manteo, N. C n Since July 4, 1935 The Weekly Journal of the Walter Raleigh Coastland of North Carolina, Foremost Region of Recreation and Sport, Healthful Living and Historical Interest On The Atlantic Seaboard Entered As Second Class Matter At The Postoffice At Manteo, N. C. Subscription Rates: 1 Year $2.50; 6 Months $1.50; 3 Months SI.OO PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Bf TIMES PRINTING CO., INC., AT 505 LODGE STREET, MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA VICTOR MEEKINS, Editor CATHERINE D. MEEKINS, Secretary-Treasurer VoL XX Manteo, N. C, Friday, April 1, 1955 No. 40 THE FIELD OF THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. A great many weekly editors endeavoring to keep up with the times, attempt to handle stories of national and in ternational news. Such newspapers are not interesting, and the editor is missing his chance to get out an interesting paper when he ignores the thousand and one items of hu man interest concerning his own folks at home, which lie on every hand. National and world doings have been exploited to the fullest via radio and television and in daily newspapers long before the weekly comes off the press. The local editor has nothing new he can add. Unless there is some unexpected angle which has to do with local conditions, he had best save the space for something close home. The things close home are important to a lot of people. The man at home considers himself as important as the man afar off whom none of us have seen. The man close home has many friends as well as others who may be interested in him aad in what he does. The weekly newspaper has a field all its own, and the proof that it has a field is that through all the changes of a century, the good weeklies have more circulation than ever, they wield more influence than do daily papers, and they serve a need of society that is not served through any other medium of publicity. Daily newspapers have grown and flourished, the radio has burgeoned like the bay tree, and the younger giant of television is rising like Jack in the Beanstalk, but the folks throughout the countryside who are the heart and soul of America, cling to their country’ weeklies, particularly when the weeklies give them news news about the things that interest them. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Carteret County News-Times) Eric Rodgers’ newspaper at Scotland Neck recently compared the “impossibility” of building roads over moun tains with the “impossibility” of building a road along the outer banks. The editorial,which follows, points out that an all-sea shore highway, which would open up the easternmost reach es of the state, is not as foolish as some would have us think: On the eastern perimeter of North Carolina there is a chain of islands known as the “Outer Banks.” The natives of that section were long separated from the state because of lack of bridges and roads. But now they are clamoring for roads and bridges in order that they too may enjoy all the benefits which the state affords to other citizens. What is the stock answer ? It would be too expensive to connect the various islands with bridges and to build high way. The soil is too sandy, the seas are too rough for invad ing, and the incoming ocean would do great damage to bridges across the inlets. To all of which we say, “Baloney.”. It the Outer Banks had the population of the Piedmont it would have been done long ago. Political pressure would have accomplished that. To say that the sandy soils of the Outer Banks cannot be conquered, roadwise, is to deny the fact that engineers have a lot of sense and know means of overcoming obstacles. They say, in explanation when the question is asked, that it was possible to construct a sea road in Florida and down the Keys because of coral formations. But they still don’t explain the road down the length of Nags Head. If it is possible to build a road down the narrow width, for the most part, that comprises the Nags Head area, then it is pos sible to put a road down Ocracoke Island which would form a connecting link. And while it may not be feasible at the present time to build bridges, it is entirely possible to connect Hatteras, Ocracoke and Cedar Island or Atlantic with free car ferries. Then we would see a development of eastern North'Caro lina’s resort areas which would rival the more favored west ern North Carolina sections where money has been spent by the millions to provide roads for tourists and to make the mountain areas attractive. Men who can conquer mountains and rock falls and snowdrifts can build a road that will survive the attacks of the ocean under normal conditions. “The races of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fel lowmen; and no one who has the power of granting can re fuse it without guilt.” —Walter Scott > >K"~'Wzru»rrßOUyON nznrzr ■ |Sg MT fl II I! CNMtiai I WITS I QT. ■■■■l SO3O PINT 5 YEARS OLD r<3ObpeRHAM » WOfITS, LTD., PEORIA,JiMgjM NEW CHEVROLET PICKUPS IN TWO SIZES Chevrolet’s ever-popular light pickup trucks promise to win even greater favor thia year. A long list of improvements that range from added driver convenience to beauty of design has been MANTEO SOLDIER IN ITALY WRTES ABOUT HOME NEWS I To The Editor: I read your paper weekly as Mother sends it to me and I kind of know what goes on at home but I’m sure that I'm all but for gotten there. I was sorry to hear of the loss of Rev. George Willis as he wrote me many an inspiring letter, one of them so beautiful that my mother has a copy of it. In it he said he hoped that God would bless me while I was asleep and while I was awake. He‘s the one that never forgot to write. Capt. Aubrey Rogers called me the other day, said he was just passing through and would be back in a month. I hope he does drop in the Detachment just to see some one from home. I am enjoying my stay here in Italy eating spaghetti and maca roni. It will be good to get home and get a dish of collards and corn bread, ha ha. I am working in the Dependents school here in Camp Darby, Italy as a medical and surgical techni cian. Like my -work fine. SGT. MILDRED R. PRICE "693 WAC RET APO 19 NY, NY. COUNTY COUNCIL HD CLUBS MEETS IN MANNS HARBOR The Dare County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs, meet ing last Friday at Manns Harbor, decided to have a Fall federation meeting, rather than a Spring fed eration meeting, and to hold an other county council in the fall especially for new officers coming in. Mrs. Raymond Wescott, home agent, asked all members to bring up in their local clubs the follow ing: National Htome Demonstra tion Week, National Music Week and National Family Week, May 1-7; Farm and Home Week, June 20-24; the kind of meeting desired in June; use of material concern ing the cancer fund drive. She al so asked that the clubs devote more time to reading books and giving reports; to work in music; to encouraging 4-Hers to keep records and turn in books; and suggested giving extra points to each person attending leader schools and for those giving dem onstrations. Mrs. Curtis Toler, president of the county council, presided. Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, county treasurer, reported a balance of $71.33 in the treasury. The Manns Harbor club members served luncheon. DEMAND FOR LEE SOYBEANS HIGH The Lee soybean has caused quite a stir among soybean grow ers since its release last spring, according to Astor Perry, exten sion agronomy specialist at State College. Perry says that because of its superiority in the many character istics that make an outstanding soybean variety, it has gained popularity at a fantastic clip. Farmers who have tried-it insist that it is the best soybean ever released in this state. Experiment Station experi ments and Extension Service dem onstrations over the state back up this enthusiasm of the farmers. In state-wide demonstrations, the average yield for the Lee soy bean was 33.6 bushels per acre, while its nearest competitor, Og den, averaged 29.1 bushels per acre. Roanoke was a distant third at 25.3 bushels per acre. Perry claims that if it were possible for North Carolina’s 1955 soybean acreage of around 300, 000 acres to be planted with Lee soybeans, it would result in an added three million dollars for Tar Heel soybean growers. Low budget covering for the stairway is sisal hemp rug. It is practically indestructible, can be washed with soap and water. Also, it can be reversed for even wear. THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. Incorporated la the 1955 line. Two picknpo are offered in the light-doty oeriee, one featuring a 7S-ineh length box, the other a 90-inch length. Pickup* are among 75 models on 15 wheelbases MANTEO SENIORS TO VISIT HISTORIC WILLIAMSBURG By CARMEN PRIDGEN Bright and early Friday morn ing. April Ist, a caravan of cars "will leave Manteo to carry the Manteo high school seniors to Williamsburg. Va. for their annual class trip. In previous years, classes have i visited East Carolina College. I Greenville, and the colieges in Raleigh. The drawing card for' this year is the opportunity to at-I tend a presentation of “She Stoops ■ to Conquer”. The play will be given by the Colonial Williams burg Group at the William and Mary theater. It will be given °very Friday and Saturday night through April. The Manteo seniors will also give this play on April 15. and hope to equal the Wil liamsburg players. In addition to seeing the play the seniors will visit historic Jamestown, York town, the Mariner’s Museum, and tour the colonial buildings of Williamsburg. Sponsors are Mrs. Hal S. Ward, director of the play, and A. O. Ayers, home room teacher. BROTHERS (Continued from Page One) recitations. Capt. Ike and Capt. Walter O’Neal have spent their lives at Ocracoke, choosing to stay here rather than seek their fortunes out in the world, as some of their brothers did. Capt. Ike for many years operated the freight boat between Ocracoke and Washing ton, N. C., skipper of the “Relief”, the “Russell L.”, and the ‘Dry den.” He was also in the grocery store business for many years, and continues as a partner in Gar rish & O’Neal’s Community Store, which has recently moved into a fine new building. In addition to this he has done considerable commercial fishing. Capt. Walter O’Neal is a well knoWn sports fishing and hunting guide. He has worked with sports men from New England, New York, all the way down the East ern Seaboard, and even from far away Texas. At one time he oper ated a small store on the island. He is now half owner of the freight boat “Bessie Virginia”, which his son, Capt. Van Henry O’Neal operates between Ocracoke and Washington. Capt. Walter is not only a guide, but he is an ardent and successful fisherman himself, his record last fall being between 700 and 800 channel bass as he and Mrs. O’Neal did surf casting from the beach. Both are members of the Ocra coke Methodist Church and active in church and community affairs. RECORD (Continued from Page One) on July 5 by E. M. Payne of Es mont, Va., while trolling from an Oregon Inlet based Gulf Stream cruiser was one of the largest of this spcies ever taken with rod and reel on the East coast of the United States, but in the fishing contests conducted by Field and stream, no prizes are offered for this fish. ~ NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT NORTH CAROLINA DARE COUNTY ALICE JUNE CAM ER Y, PLAINTIFF WILLIAM MADISON CAMERY, DEFENDANT The above named defendant, William Madison Camery, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Dare Coun ty, North Carolina, by the plain tiff to secure an absolute divoice from the defendant upon the ground that plaintiff and defend ant have lived separate and apart for more than two years next preceding the bringing of this ac tion; and the defendant will fur ther take notice that he is requir ed to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dare County, in the courthouse in Manteo, North , Carolina, within twenty-six days after the 28th day of April. 1955, and answer or de mur to the complaint in said ac tion, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief de manded in said complaint. This 30th day of March, 1955. CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, by: Naomi D. Wescott, Deputy Clerk Superior Court. T-4-l-4tc (other editors j TEST FOR HIGHWAY PATROL (News & Observer) The accident Saturday resulting in the death of one person and the serious injury of another presents a real test for the State Highway Patrol. Published reports of the acci dent indicate that the accident was due to the careless .and reckless driving of a Highway Patrolman. This case should be handled in the same way as one involving a civil ian. If there is to be any differ ence in treatment that difference should represent a higher stand ard for the officer than woukl be set for a civilian. Ordinarily an arrest would have followed such an accident immed iately and automatically. In the case of the patrolman, a further investigation was ordered. There seems to be little to investigate. The fact that the highway was obscured by dust should have prompted care on the part of every drivel, including patrolmen. The fact that the patrolman was on the way to answer a call dees nr t furn'Sh any excuse for his pro ceeding in a careless and reckless manner. The people of North Carolina in their opposition to the “whammy” bill and in their reaction to other proposed legislation, have shown that they want the traffic laws enforced and that they are satis fied, in general, with the way in which those laws are being en forced. But the people of this State want the law enforced in the same 1 (tfteu jL, I 1 9 Jki J-‘ : I C 7 IIS 7. ♦ Retail business for the Easter season promises to be good for merchants who have a sound credit policy . . . courtesy . . . and efficient sales people . . . and who employ an effective advertising program in their local newspapers. To get their share,of this once-a-year business, merchants should present their merchandise at the right time and at the right price. Size and frequency of ads are most important and skillful use of pictures will put the greatest amount of “SELL" into the ads. •70,000 fine retail firms in North Carolina are waiting to teroe you. Patronize them. THE NORTH CAROLINA , wWf) MERCHAHTS fISSOCIAT,OH ’ lnc -812 Raleigh Bldg. Raleigh, N. C. Established in 1902 A GREAT CITIZEN OF HYDE COUNTY DIES IN TENNESSEE Zachariah Thomas Fortescue, 86, Pioneer of Sladesville, Visiting Son Tuesday, 22nd Zachariah Thomas Fortescue died Tuesday March 22 at the age of 86, while on a visit to the home of a son in Alcoa, Tenn. He was long a leading merchant and farmer of Sladesville, Hyde Coun ty, and the head of a large family of prominent and successful chil dren. He was stricken by a heart attack while on a visit of several weeks. His wife, Lucy Perry Fort manner against all violators, whether they be legislators, high way patrolmen or other persons of influence. < QUINN'S and EZRA STORMS Bring You The Best 'Bedding Buys! Mattresses - Springs HOLLYWOOD - ROLLAWAY ' TWIN - DOUBLE Complete Bedding WHy I Outfits AT PACKAGE PRICES IT NONE BETTER AT ANY PRICE!! jj I I M ■B■ I I JH I FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1955 escue preceded him in death in November 1951. Mr. Fortescue was the son of the late John E. and Nancy Gibbs Fortescue. He was born in Curri tuck Township September 30, 1868. He was a member of Ep worth Methodist G-h ur c h at Sladesville. Mr. Fortescue is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Credle of Sladesville, and Mrs. Robert E. Lee Greene of Gaines ville, Fla. Five sons: Dr. W. N. Fortescue of Hendersonville, Hugh Fortescue of Washington, John Elliott Fortescue of Alcoa, Tenn., Z. T. Fortescue, Jr. of Port Arthur, Texas; and Frank W. Fortescue, of Scranton. He had 19 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Rev. A. H. Stone conducted the funeral Friday at 2 pan. at Ep worth Church, and burial was in the church cemetery.