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PAGE TWO GLIMPSES OF THE PAST By CAROLYN LLOYD - Recently a picture of a Hun garian woman refugee, weeping as she accepted a cup of coffee from a Red Cross worker, seemed to leap at me from the newspaper as I drank the second cup of breakfast coffee. Suddenly I was struck with the magnitude of my blessings. That cup of coffee in ay hand eould grow cold, but there was plenty more where that came from. I didn’t have to stand shivering in the cold, grateful for a handout from a stranger. While 1 sat in my warm kitchen, fretting a little because I had to leave it and go to work, that woman stood homeless in a strange land, with only the possessions she eould carry in her hand. More than like ly she had left behind in Hungary ■ton of her family who had only a alight chance for survival in their fight for freedom. While tomorrow is uncertain for us all, she knew that her tomorrow could bring nothing but heartache. Thia Thanksgiving I shall try te keep that woman’s face before me if the temptation to belittle my Messings should beset me. It is good that once a year, at least, we are forcibly reminded to give thanks for the little things. It is easy enough to be grateful for the big blessings, but most of us overtook the everyday ones that count most We complain about having to go to work when we should be grateful that we can earn a living, as well as contribute something to society by perform ing a necessary task. Human na ture being what it is, it is some times impossible to see the silver linings but perhaps for just one day we can forget to look at the clouds. This Thanksgiving is as good a time as any to resolve to be thank ful each day for the everyday comforts that make life so much Don’t Miss Getting A Copy of The OLD SEA CAPTAIN and THE DRUMMER Here is a spicy booklet of dialogue between two coastland characters. They deal with mani subjects in their salty, racy conversations. Ask for it at $1 per copy at the local dealers on the Coast. If they are out of it, get it postpaid. Mail your dol lar to THE OLD SEA CAPTAIN P. O. Box 428 MANTEO, N. C. New 57Chevrolet Trucks! , They “flattened” Yukon mountains with the most modern truck VB's of all! ' .SufrWfrv '• iiimi.nmr--- Mi 'Wil Jr J| J| f ? jHhH9 »>%gTO a~sag JBMra <jMSjjßwgw -aS -t aMMMP H |MMm •a- aiSSißy . Rated G.V.W. of these payload-carrying heavyweights goes all the way up to 32,000 pounds! New VS-potverod '57 Chevrolet trucks, heavily loaded, six new Task-Force huskies made the run. And six ultra zx“xx~! modem cn^es p roved thcir p° w « «* p erf ° n “- ALCAN Highway to A "asks-In less than 45 hours ance-with gas mileage up to 18.17 miles per gallon! Two (nonnally a 72-hour run). Here's proof-ln-actfon of of the engines were npt stopped once, and they hummed power that’ll handlo your toughest Jobs-anti keep along at peak efficiency the entire 1,520 miles! coming hack for morel Chevy’s big VB’s—including the new 283-cu.-in. Super Taskmaster—turned in top performance jobs. They hauled typical loads up and down towering grades and through washouts that sucked wheels into hub-deep mud 7 - ||M roared on through miles of heavy dust ■ ■" ■ ’ that narrowed visibility to a few hun- (lo\7a\/*\)) dred feet. And in spite of the varying altitudes and temperatures, not a sirigle Alcon run truck was forced to drop out or turn supervised, | back! Stop by and see them soon! Whatever your job, there’s an Alcan-proved Chevrolet Task- Proved on tho Alcan Highway Force truck ready right now to save you time and money! Champs of every weight class! Only franchised Chevrolet dealers display this famous trademark V pHft Hassell & Crees Motor Co., Inc. "YOUR FRIENDLY CHEVROLET DEALER" PHONEB7 MANTEO.N.C. * c STORK SHOWER GIVEN FOR MRS. ROBERT FUQUA Mrs. Robert Fuqua of Manteo was honored Thursday evening with a stork shower at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Dough near Manteo. Hostesses were Mrs. B. R. Ether idge, Mrs. Carlton Etheridge, Mrs. I Gordon Riddick, Mrs. H. A. Glynn, I Mrs. Lee Dough, Mrs. James Groce and Mrs. Desmond Rogers. Re freshments of ice cream, cookies and salted nuts were served. Among those present were Mrs. Wynne Dough, Mrs. Alice Pas chall, Mrs. George Twyne, Mrs. Lucretia Etheridge, Mrs. Gladys Wilson, Mrs. Cecil Berry, Mrs. Leonard Midgett, Mrs. Alfred Leit ner, Mrs. H. A. Glynn, Mrs. Ruby Womble, Mrs. John Ward, Mrs. Robert Shannon, Mrs. Fred Bas night, Mrs. John B. Etheridge, Mrs. Charlie Shannon, Mrs. Mae Harrell, Mrs. W. R. Knight, Mrs. Mary O’Neal Mann, Miss Estelle Meekins, Mrs. Lizzie Dough, Mrs. Minnie Whittington, Mrs. B. R. Etheridge, Mrs. Desmond Rogers, Mrs. Lee Dough, Mrs. Maggie Crees, Mrs. Carlton Etheridge, Mrs. Leonard Rogers, Mrs. Camille Podolski, Mrs. Bertha Baum, Mrs. James Groce and Mrs. Clarence Beals. easier than it once was. For oil heaters, and electricity, and hot water—and myriads of other crea ture comforts; for every day of reasonably good health; for friends. This Thanksgiving, too, we should be particularly grateful for the things we haven’t had, such as hurricanes. There certainly won’t be any dissenting voices on that one. It seems like a good time too for me to say a personal “Thank you” to those people who have taken the time and trouble to write me about this column. Those letters deserve individual answers, and one day my good intentions may win out over a natural ten dency toward procrastination. In the meantime, believe me, each letter and each comment from readers makes me proud and at the same time humbly aware of the necessity for improvement. They make me grateful, too, for he opportunity of keeping in touch nth old friends and making new nes. A recent letter from an ex upil of quite a few years ago, for istance, served to remind me that i teacher’s pay is not always in ’old cash alone. Such pay doesn’t uy groceries but ‘does do wonders for the morale. Perhaps I should Ay “thank you”, too, to those who ; nd this column dull or unneces ary, but are polite enough not to ay so—at least in print. Thanksgiving—l 966. At first’ hought it may seem a travesty, nee much of the world is roubled; yet it should serve to take us even more aware of our dividual blessings and to make us have faith that there will al ays be some cause for the ob servance of such a day. AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IN FAR AWAY JAPAN ? ; w* * i z 9 rv BEDTIME STORY—Thanksgiving or all year round the w’orld over, the Army is a family affair, with its dependent children becoming cos mopolites at an early age. At the Tokyo Army Hospital, Private First Class Dorothy M. Mcßane of Saxapahaw, N. C., WAC medical techni cian in the pediatrics ward, interests her patients. BEWARE OF THE DANGERS OF NIGHT TIME DRIVING Raleigh.—“ Beware of the dark ness in nighttime driving and walking—it hides danger!” Tar Heel motorists and pedes trians were advised this week to heed the warning of Major W. B. Lentz, chief of the State Highsway Patrol’s transporation and com munications division. “The hours of twilight and dark bring danger on our roads and highways, not only to motorists but also to pedestrians,” he said. Major Lentz pointed out that the National Safety Council esti mates that the mileage death rate in an average year is three times as great at night as in the day light hours, and further stated that almost half of North Caro lina’s 1955 traffic death occurred at night. “The hours particularly fatal are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., when people are rushing homeward from work, tired, fretful, and im patient, and then out again later for some appointment at which they always seem to be late,” the patrol executive said. The answer? Major Lentz says there are sev eral right answers to the question THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. of night traffic hazards, and all of them simple but effective. “One of the answers is good walking habits, and alertness and caution in crossing the street,” he said. “Another one is good driving habits—driving carefully to offset the poor vision brought on by twi light and darkness and keeping a sharp lookout for pedestrians and children on bikes as well as for other cars.” Major Lentz particularly stress ed the fact that night hazards also claim their share of young bike riders, who fail to equip their bikes with a good headlight, and tail lights or reflectors thus mak ing them more visible to motorists by trimming them with white or reflectorized material. “I think the best way to sum up the message of what our state program in traffic safety is doing is to stress the rule which should be the creed of every motorist, especially at night: ‘Be Your Brother’s Keeper’.” Paper made from papyrus stalks was invented some 4,000 years be fore the Christian era, says the National Geographic Society. It was partly superseded by vellum and parchment, which gave way in the 10th century to the type of paper used today. A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOLE IN THE GROUND TO BE REOPENED IN NEVADA Washington. A multi-million dollar hole in the ground is to be reopened. This is the Comstock Lode in Nevada, producer of vast wealth in‘gold and sliver during a lusty period of American history. One of the richest mining areas ever developed, the Comstock help ed finance the North in the Civil War, provided the basis for sev eral American fortunes, rejuvenat ed San Francisco, and lifted Cali fornia from a depression, hte Na tional Geographic Society says. As operations declined, the Comstock left on its doorstep one of the most famous of ghost towns, Virginia City. Modern Methods to Try Again The Consolidated Virginia Min ing Co., one of the best-known names on the Comstock in its big gest bom period, the 1870’s, re cently announced it will resume work, developing with modern methods low-grade ore deposits unprofitable in earlier days. Discovered in 1859 by a group of placer miners, the lode lies be tween two rocks faces in western Nevada. It was formed perhaps 60 million years ago, geologists be lieve, by the upwelling of subter ranean fire and steam. These earth fires still burn beneath the lode. Water as hot as 170 degrees Fahrenheit, gushing into the shafts, stopped dpep mining efforts at the 4,000 foot level. The men who worked these deep mines, sometimes in niches so hot their bodies had to be sprayed with cold water, sought boisterous rerceation on the surface. Culture and Decorum Although more decorous than many mining camps of the period, Virginia City had its moments of excitement. Memorable was the opening of the first opera house, which, with its successors, was to provide a showcase for such stars as Modjeska, Joe Jefferson, Buf falo Bill, Lotta Crabtree, and Ed win Booth. Two feuding mine superintend ents attended the opening in tail coats and Colt revlovers, which they soon put in use. Their friends joined in hte fusillade across the orchestra, puncturing a few dia mond-studded shirt fronts and the new curtain, embellished with a genuine hand-painted representa tion of the Lakes of Killarney. Luckily, no one seemed to carry more than six shots when in eve ning dress. The battle subsided, and the show went on. No one was seriously hurt. The history of the Comstock is laced through with stock details of all kinds; battles under the earth between workers of adjoin ing mines; and such tactics as in- 6 YEARS OLD Glenmore > KENTUCKY |l3|sTß AIGHT bourbonßMß6 proof iOl 53.85 BME- 'IM 4/t ’ T ' -52.45 ■ 'W PINT Glenmorc IENTVCKY •teaiokt bourbon wnmv I I •UNMORC DtSTHACRItB COMPANY I QLENMORE DISTILLERIES COMPANY. LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY fluencing the market by confining the miners underground to stimu late a bonanza. Gold and silver from the Com stock started many men toward wealht, among them George Hearst, father of the late pub- Better Way to Wann Up! I THERMS NO I I I a I LIKE HOME! aX'thmo fuel For cozy indoor temperatures ... while winter rages outside ... use Texaco Fuel Chief. It’s a top-grade fuel...burns clean and with out waste. We schedule our deliveries to suit your requirements. Sign up now I j and you can forget about heat problems this winter. Roanoke Oil Company MANTEO. N. C. Phone 265 OIL STORAGE TANKS AVAILABLE AT COST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1956 lisher William Randolph Hearst. But the group that profited asset consistently from the Comstack was the brokers who handled the stocks of the various mines. Mere than 50 of them acquired substan tial fortunes.
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