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THE COASTLAND TIMES
Published Continuously at Manteo, N. C., Since July 4, 1935
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CATHERINE D. MEEKINS, Secretary-Treasurer
VoL XXI Manteo, N. C„ Friday, January 27, 1956 No. SO
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUTH
(Reprinted from The Uplift, Concord, N. C.)
Most of us look upon the youthful part of our lives as
being the most carefree as well as the most enjoyable. It is
a time when all responsibilities can be left to others of our
generation and all that is necessary is to enjoy the activi
ties and privileges which come our way. Children depend
upon their elders for material needs, physical needs, mental
needs, as well as spiritual needs. Little or no thought is
given to the responsibility in furnishing the necessities of
daily living. Often, too, they become impatient and critical
of parents and friends when they fail to give them what
they want and cater to their every whim and desire. No re
sponsibility is felt for the activities of the community in
which they live nor the family of which they are a part.
When thwarted in desires they become harsh and cruel to
those in authority. The family, community* and friends must
revolve about them and give them the attention which they
crave. During these years little thought is given to duties
and responsibilities toward others.
It is true that our youth should be a time of happiness
and joy, but not to the extent that we become a burden to
our family, community and friends. Youth too has its re
sponsibilities. The first in a list of responsibilities is that to
the parents. You are a part of them and more precious to
them than all their other earthly possessions wrapped to
gether. Their lives are centered about you and they wish
to give you all that is within their power to give. It is char
acteristic of the average parent to want to give more to the
child than they were ever able to have. This qpens the door
tQ start making demands upon them. We demand more of
their time than they can justly give; we drain the purse dry
with requests for more material goods. Little do we realize
that we are inflicting hardships upon them which are often
almost beyond endurance. They deprive themselves of
many of the material goods for the joys which they could
receive from our love and consideration. These hardships
are brought about simply because we do not think of the
parent, but we are selfishly thinking of self.
What can be done about it? Usually the family income
is not a secret from the members of the family. Do you
know how much of this income must go for food, shelter,
medical bills, necessary clothing, and the other necessities
of daily living? In this era if often takes a great deal of
stretching to make the family income meet the daily neces
sities of the family. When we consider the money coming
into the family against the part that is taken for require
ments, it gives us a better idea of how much is left for in
dividual family allowance. When this is determined we
should be careful to stay within our 'allowance and refrain
from asking for more. A new dress or a new suit is not so
important to us if we know that it will cause mother to have
to cut down on the family meals, or deprive father of money
to buy gasoline.
It is perhaps easier to adjust the family budget to meet
some of the unexpected expenses in the family than it is for
the parents to condone and approve many of our social ac
tions. Since we are their pride and joy they want everyone
to see us with the same loving eyes. Each family has a code
of social behavior by which the members of the family
abide. When we go contrary to this social pattern the entire
family is affected. Just because the parents do not approve
of some social action we often consider them to be “old
fogy” and out of keeping with the times. They may not be
in keeping with what the boys at the drugstore are doing,
or what the girls at school say; yet are we sure that these
boys or girls are right ? Just because they say so or are doing
a thing does not make it right. They too, just like you, are
searching for a pattern of living. There can be no better
place to find this pattern than by discussing it frankly with
our parents. Your parents are older and much more ex
perienced than you and should be able to give advice and
help in formulating such a social pattern. One of the great
commandments is “Honor thy father and mother.” Are
you deliberately going to break this commandment?
Another responsibility is to the family. We must in
addition to the above-stated responsibilities, help to main
tain an air of happiness, helpfulness, and a spirit of brother
ly love among the members of the family. (Consider the feel
ing of each member of the family and refrain from en
fringing upon the rights and privileges in the family group.
Such argument as: Who will have the family car tonight?;
Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?; can easily be avoided
with a little consideration. Usually when one is feeling
thit he or she is being neglected in the family group, or
that the parents are being more partial to one member than
another is caused by the individual harboring such ideas.
There is a feeling of guilt within him and he is compensat
ing trying to shift the blame to other members. Our family
arguments could be avoided easily if enough time is given
to the problem. When the individuals with the disagreement
sit down and talk about it then, intelligently, it is easily solv
ed, It is easy to use argument as a quick solution to the
problem or if this does not work to try the short cut of a
temper tantrum in the form of pouting, slamming doors,
crying, calling others ugly names, or some other outward
sign of dislike. Often it gets what you want. The way is then
paved for its usd a second time when the occasion arises.
It becomes such a problem solver at home that it is tried
at school or in the community, but this time it does not
work so well because it is Used on persons who do not have
your love and welfare uppermost in mind. Thus, a pattern
of bad habits has been formed which will cause much grief
and misunderstanding in the future. Nothing takes the place
of intelligent discussion with an open mind.
; You also have a responsibility to your community and
the social group and public institutions found there. When
you go contrary to the social customs of a community you
immediately direct severe criticism and idle gossip toward
yourself. When you break these unwritten social laws you
must be doubly sure that you can justify your actions.
Many communities pride themselves in the fact that they
are made up of decent, law-abiding families. You immedi
ately become outcasts within the community when you
shatter this pride. Sometimes the solution is to drop to a
community with lower standards of living and thus lower
standards of social, conduct. Not only do you injure your
selves but families and friends also feel the sting of such
conduct.
We owe allegiance to our state and nation which is
THE AMERICAN WAY
A Friendly Gesture Misunderstood
ASSEMBLIES IN DARE
TAKE PART IN RALLY
Home Mission Rally To* Be Held in
Hatteras February 6th; Rev.
Crane, Speaker.
The’ Rev. Benjamin F. Crane,
pastor of the Avon Assembly of
God Church, will be guest speaker
at a Home Missions rally to be
held at the Hatteras Assembly of
God Church, Tuesday, Feb. 7th, at
7:00 p.m. The service is being
staged simultaneously with 300
other such rallies throughout the
U.S. Theme of the local rally,
which starts off the Assemblies of
God drive to complete the 1,000
church crusade this year, will be
“Every Church Help Start Another
Church.” During 1955 the Home
Missions Department of the de
nomination, with headquarters in
Springfield, Mo., assisted in the
establishment of some 400 new
churches. Additional assemblies
have been added to the Assemblies
of God at the rate of more than
one each day for the past 10 years.
Participating in the local rally will
include all the Assemblies of God
Churches on the Outer Banks from
Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke. Similar
rallies held last year totaled 186
with an estimated 20,900 attend
ance. More than 40,000 persons are
expected to attend the rallies held
this year. The Assemblies of God
now ranks ninth, church-wise, out
of 254 denominations reporting to
the 1956 Year Book of American
Churches. Work of the Pentecost
al-missionary church began 41
years ago and has mush-roomed
into one of the fastest growing
denominations in the world. Mem
bership of the Assemblies of God
has shown a 65% gain within the
past ten years. Currently the de
nomination’s churches number 7,-
320 in the U.S. and some 5,000
abroad. Membership of American
Assemblies of God churches is ap
proximately 400,047. Although
many churches have no register*
and place little emphasis on church
joining, the denomination ranks
27th in membership out of 260
denominations in the U.S. In terms
of ministers, the Year Book of
American Churches placed the
Assemblies Bth with ranks of
seventh for Sunday School workers
and eleventh in Sunday School en
rollment. Officials of the Assem
blies of God have pointed out that
the Sunday School is more repre
sentative of the size of the move
ment. As of 1954 the Sunday
School had 80,800 workers and a
national enrollment of 775,100. A
drive is now underway to boost
the enrollment to 1,000,000 by
1960. The expanding foreign pro
grams of the Assemblies of God
ranks sth with some 743 workers
serving in 69 countries of the
world. In addition to the mission
aries, the Assemblies of God also
has more than 5,000 native work
ers serving on the various mission
fields. Some 200 home missions
workers serve the special divisions
of the denomination’B work in
cluding the Jewish evangelism,
deaf, Alaskan, industrial ohaplain-
founded upon the principles of democracy. Thus we should
live democratically and strive always to uphold the princi
ples of our American heritage. If we fail to uphold our
share of the responsibility of democratic society we are a
hindrance to our fellow men and have lowered our national
society one notch.
Finally, we have a great responsibility in upholding
the principles of Christianity. Our church is dependent upon
the membership and the youth of the church is of great
importance.
How well the youth today train themselves in Christtian
leadership and living will determine the strength of the
church omorrow. You are the ones who can attract and
hold the 'others of our generation within the Christian prin
ciples. The responsibility cannot be shifted to the church of
ficials nor the older members of the church. The greatest
influence over youth is youth itself.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
SCOTT'S BILL PROVIDES
CHANCE TO RENEW U.S.
NATIONAL INSURANCE
Washington, January 25.—Sen.
W. Kerr Scott said today that he
will sponsor legislation that would
give both World War II and
Korean veterans an opportunity to
apply for National Life Insurance
in cases where veterans failed to
apply for it while in service or
let it lapse.
“Figures of the Veterans Admin
istration show very clearly,” Scott
said, “that many veterans either
never applied for government life
insurance while in service or have
let it lapse since they left service.”
Scott, who will join Sen. Russell
Long in offering the measure, said
it does not make any additional
persons eligible for the insurance.
“It merely gives veterans who are
already entitled to it a limited
period of time to renew it or take
it out,” Scott said.
Under the measure, persons who
served in the armed forces between
October 8, 1940, and September 2,
1945, would be given a year to
apply for government insurance.
“Many veterans,” Scott said,
“failed to take out government in
surance while in service or let it
lapse. These same people now
realize that they made a mistake,
and I feel that they deserve an
additional chance to get insurance
they are entitled to have.”
Scott said that there are a total
of 421,000 World War II and Ko
rean veterans in the state now.
Os this number, only 135,000 have
kept up their government insur
ance, he said.
BIDS FOR FACILITIES AT
BODIE ISLAND AND CAPE
The Superintendent, Cape Hat
teras National Seashore, announc
ed today that invitations for bids
for construction of day use struc
tures at Coquina Beach (Bodie Is
land) and a modern comfort sta
tion at Cape Point have been mail
ed to prospective bidders. Repre
sentatives of the National Park
Service will interview interested
contractors at the site beginning
at 9 a.m. Monday, January 30,
through Friday, February 3. The
work consists of Boardwalks; lam
inated wood shade structures; rest
rooms and dressing stalls all on
piling and include water, sewage
disposal and electric system in
stallations.
The design of the Bodie Island
structure has been recognized as
the best in the field of recreational
facilities for 1955 and wijl there
fore have nationwide interest.
The bid opening will be at 2:00
p.m., February 16, 1956, at the
office of the Superintendent, Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Kecre
tional Area.
cy, and American Indian division.
Rev. Herman C. Dew is host
pastor to this convention.
By ALVIN W. PRICE,
Sectional Presbyter.
'fjga LETTERS
SAYS GOV. WORKERS
SAVE A QUARTER MILLION
To The Editor,
In a recent issue of the Coast
land Times you printed a cartoon
that gave-the impression that you
favor the contracting out of work
that has been and will be efficient
ly and economically accomplished
by Federal Government employees.
A recent example of this effi
ciency was demonstrated recently
when government employees and
plaint completed a two and one
half million dollar job (contractors
bid) for a total cost of two and
one quarter million dollars in the
same estimated time thus saving
the taxpayers one quarter million
dollars.
It may also interest you to
known that many Outer Bankers
working on this job helped to make
this saving possible and if this
work is contracted out it can put
these neighbors of yours out of
work.
Sincerely
WALTER ROSTRON, President
Lodge 902,
American Federation of /
Government Employes.
616 Lafayette Ave.
Prospect Park, Pa.
24 January, 1956
Editors Note. In answer to the
above letter, before we could pass
an opinion, we would need this
statement backed up by the au
thority able to certify it. Also
we’d like to know what Federal
agencies participated. It is so ex
tremely rare that any Government
employes can do things cheaper
than private contractors, we’d
like some more details, location of
this job, how the figures were ar
rived at, etc.
BREAKWATER
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at this time. The entrance channel
from deep water in the Pamlico
to the basin was dredging to six
feet deep by 100 feet wide in
1936. The project includes the ba
sin, but no work has been done on
extending the channel to include
the basin. At this time the project
is considered about 43 per cent
complete. This project was author
ized by the River and Harbor Acts
of 1935 and 1945. Construction
costs to date total $20,125.
“The low bidder on the break
water job will have approximately
30 days to begin the work after
he has been awarded the contract
and given the “notice to proceed.”
Awarding of the contract and the
notice usually follow the bid open
ing by only a few days.
“The barrier will be five feet
high, eight feet across the top with
a one and a half to two-foot slope.
The east wing will be 375 feet
long and the west 320 feet long.
This plus two wood pile channel
markers will constitute the entire
job.”
FESTIVAL
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Financially Speaking
Financially, as a result of ad
justments agreed upon by the
Tourist Bureau board of directors,
the organization is currently in
good shape but to continue the
work of promotion for what looks
like a banner season for the Dare
Coast, investors in the program
should be prompt in paying their
pledges.
KILL DEVIL HILLS SUMMER
RESIDENT DIES MONDAY.
Hunter H. Taylor, who is a
prominent summer resident of
Kill Devil Hills died in the Ahoskie
hospital Monday afternoon. He was
a brother of the late Mrs. Nannie
T. Hurdee of Kitty Hawk and has
several relatives in this area. His
parents were the late Capt. Hilary
and Jane Evans Taylor of Hert
ford County, and he resided at
Harrellsville, where he was bank
director, merchant, large land
owner, farmer, sawmill operator
and active layman in the Methodist
Church. He was 78 years old, and
survived his wife by about a week.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. John Atwater of Greensboro
and Mrs. H. B. Spruill of Windsor,
five grandsons, one brother, Wal
ter Raleigh Taylor of College
Park, Ga. Funeral was from the
Methodist church and burial in
Ahoskie cemetery Wednesday aft
ernoon.
COLINSTON PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Saint Clair Ga'mel
of Norfolk visited here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bateman
and son Jimmy spent the week
end with Mrs. Bateman’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Perry.
Mrs. Zelda Shirk spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.
*nd Mrs. Jepp Gaimel.
Miss Judy Midgette is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Matthew Stevens,
at Virginia Beach.
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RIOTS IN INDlA—Unrest con
tinues in India. Riots resulted in
some 60 dead in revolts over poli
tical affairs.
BORN AT SEA—Mrs. Robert
Henderson, on an airliner, 200
miles at sea, gave birth to a
daughter while bound for Hono
lulu. There was no doctor on board.
DEMOCRATIC DINNER A
SSO per plate dinner Jackson-Jef
ferson day in Raleigh on February
25th will feature Senator Stuart
Symington of iMssouri as speaker.
MURDER-SUICIDE ln the
presence of their 16-year old
daughter, Thomas W. Ives, 41 shot
and killed his wife after a bitter
argument, in Hampton, Va.
TRAIN WRECK—There were 88
casualties, including 20 dead in
the wreck of a Santa Fe diesel
train in California Saturday night.
The train turned over while round
ing a curve.
OCEAN VOYAGE—A 25-foot
mahogany dugout crossed the At
lantic to the West Indies in 65
days, piloted from Portugal by Dr.
Hannes Linderman 33, of Ham
burg, Germany.
PILES OF PROPERTY—There
is said to be 46 million dollars
worth of surplus Government
property in N. C. received as gifts
from the Federal Government since
World War 11.
FALSE ALARM—Two firemen
were injured in Wilson when their
truck collided with another vehicle
while answering a false alarm
created by electric trouble in a fire
alarm box.
SLAYS DAUGHTER Hugh
McCoy, 87 of Mass, killed his
daughter, Ethel, 57, because he
wanted her to die before he did,
and he called the police. He was
afraid she would lose her job, and
he would be penniless.
RICH WAITER—Hans Paul,
former headwaiter of the Waldorf
Astoria in New York has been in
dicted for failing to report more
HUNTING
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the evening’s hunt. Late in
the evening we would retrace
our steps in the same order in
which we tied out, picking up as
we went along back to camp It
often being so dark we couldn’t
see, but the steers knew the way.
Then around the fire at night,
the hunters would swap tales about
their experiences during the day.
They mentioned the good shots
they had made and seldom told
about the poor ones. Lots of raz
zing went on, beginning when we
started for camp, and lasting until
bed time.
Arrived at camp we fed and wa
tered the steers and decoys, put
them in shelter for the night. After
supper, ammunition and guns were
checked and cleaned, cards were
played and stories told. The next
morning they were equally anxious
to get up early and go again.
In those days the hunters packed
their fowl in barrels and shipped
them home. It took about 40 min
utes by boat to Manteo. The hunt
ers had to rise early to return
home, taking the steamer Trenton
north at six a.m. and earlier. Most
of them would come baclt the next
season for another good hunt.
They were good old days, with
plenty of fun and plenty of fowl,
and we’ll not likely see such times
again.
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MANTEO PERSONALS
Elmer V. Midgett is a patient
in the Marine Hospital, Norfolk,
Va.
Mrs. Richard Salet and daugh
ter, Lee, left last Friday for their
home in Mankato, Minn., after
visiting Mrs. Salet’s mother, Mrs.
T. D. Etheridge. Mrs. Etheridge
accompanied them to Baltimore,
Md., where she is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. R. H. Atkinson.
She will go this week end to visit
her daughters, Misses Annie and
Natalie Etheridge in Bergenfield,
N. J. Miss Annie Etheridge recent
ly spent several days visiting her
mother in Manteo.
Mrs. Bob Wescott has returned
to her home from the Marine Hos
pital, Norfolk, Va., where she was
a patient for more than four
weeks.
Horace Dough, who underwent
major surgery last Saturday in
Leigh Memorial Hospital, Norfolk,
Va., is reported to be recovering
satisfactorily.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Yeates have
Mrs. Mattie Griffin Ives of New
Bern as their guest at their home,
Sandune. ,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Meekins and
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1956
than $67,000 he received in tips
between 1949 and ’s2—three years.
VEGETABLES UP—Customers
may expect big jumps in prices
of fresh vegetables, some of which
have already gone up in the gro
ceries, due to the crop loss in
Florida resulting from the big
freeze.
ISRAEL CENSURED The
Hebrew nation Israel which oc
cupies lands taken from the Arabs
who were driven out to make room
for “displaced” Jews, was censured
by the United Nations for an un
warranted attack upon Syrian
forces.
QUITTING CONGRESS Des
pite big increases in salaries, more
than a dozen members of Congress
have announced their intention of
quitting at the end of this term.
Pensions which will be available,
may be the reason for about five
of them quitting.
HELPING BOTH A news
source from England says tanks
and other war supplies have been
furnished undercover from that
country in about equal value to
both Israel and Egypt, two coun
tries at war. Some 200 tanks, de
clared obsolete, got out to the
customers byway of Belgium and
France.
SEGREGATION UNDERCUR
RENT—Governors of five southern
states met in Virginia to discuss
the interposition doctrine that is
being promulgated as a result of
the Supreme segregation decision.
In Washington, Representative
Barden, of N. C. hit at reformers
who seek to inject the forced in
tegration of the schools with so
cial and labor legislation into bills
for public schools.
CHIEF ACQUITTED—Charges
were dropped against police chief
Reeves Johnson of Virginia Beach,
who was accused of trying to hire
one Silas Fletcher to beat up J.
W. Dunn, weekly newspaper edi
tor. Governor Stanley of Virginia
denied the request for state aid
in working on this case, made by
R. S. Wahab Jr., Commonwealth’s
attorney.
THIS IS DOGWOOD WEEK
IN THE OLD NORTH STATE
By MABEL EVANS JONES
Among the projects for the
beautification of roadsides, home
surroundings and grounds of pub-
I lie buildings, the Garden Club of
North Carolina promotes Dogwood
Week each year the last week in
January. During this time each
garden club of the state is urged
to get planted “One Hundred or
More” dogwoods and come on the
honor list in the North Carolina
Garden Club Year Book.
The Roanoke Island Garden
Club looks forward to the time
when the new highways on the is
land will all be model mile high
ays with breath taking beauty in
the planting along the roadside.
The club believes that the native
dogwoods could not be surpassed
in their spring-time beauty and
are appealing to every public
spirited citizen to do his or her
part in producing this type of
loveliness by planting carefully
and nurturing one or more dog
woods. Authorities have found that
the winter planting of dogwood is
the successful one.
A report from any person in the
area to a member of the Roanoke
Island Garden Club of planting
done will be most welcome.
CANCER CLINIC
The Northeastern Cancer Center
will hold its next clinic on Friday,
February 3, in Elizabeth City at
the Health Center with registra
tion beginning at 1:00. A free
chest x-ray will be given to any
one wishing it along with the ex
amination of the five areas of the
body where cancer is most easily
found and cured. There are no
limitations as to sex, race, physical
or economic status at the center;
however, there are age require
ments. Women should be 35 or
more; men should be 40 pr over
Unless one of the “Seven Danger
Signals” are present or the patient
is referred by a doctor. Priorities
may be secured by dropping a card
to Cancer Center, Elizabeth City,
but no appointment is necessary.
Examinees are asked to bring a
robe or housecoat with them.
Mrs. A. Q. Bell spent several days
last week in Williamsburg, Va.
They were accompanied home by
Mr. Bell, who is engaged in the
restoration work at Jamestown, '
and who spent the week end at his
home. / 1
Mrs. Rennie Williamson spent
last week end in Norfolk with Mi>
and Mrs. Jack Adams.
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