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PAGE TWO r— — —— 'J -• - ft MEEKINS WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CIVIL DEFENSE? It’s easy, these days, when we are besieged by all sorts of “weeks” and “days” ranging from Put the Cap on the Toothpaste Tube Week to Save the Doughnut Hole Day, to lose sight of the more important special events which every good citizen should Observe. These special events are necessary for they focus our at tention on many worthwhile en deavors. Such an event will soon be upon us— the White House-designated second annual National Civil De fense Week September 15 through 21. It is good for America that pub lic attention will be once again directed to the disaster-prepared ness program named Civil Defense —for two reasons. > First, every year some 400 na tional disasters take their toll in lives and property in these United States. Second, as a nation, the threat of thermonuclear war still remains very much with us. The fact that a single enemy bomber carrying a single nuclear weapon could de molish any community any place in the United States is as true to day as it was this time last year. It would be foolish, in the face of these two merchants of de struction, not to make every in dividual and collective effort to be prepared. “Being prepared” for threats of this magnitude will require a na tional total non-military defense effort. It requires conscious dis aster-preparedness thinking and action on the part of all our gov ernments, industries, organiza tions. It requires your participa tion and support. What is called “civil defense” is basically a government-coordinat ed effort for making the best pos sible use, during disaster, of its existing resources (police, fire de partments, etc.), of all forms of communications and transporta tion, of utilities, or service organi zations such as the Red Cross . . . all supplemented by trained volun teers. It has been defined as the organization of the “total re sources” of a community, State, or nation, to minimize loss of life and property in the event of a major disaster. Yet no one person or one depart ment of one government—be it State, local, or national—can do all the things which must be done to save .lives and property and protect our nation in time of dis aster—alone. This is where you . come in. Non-military defense aft er all, ultimately reduces itself to people acting individually and col lectively to protect themselves in times of emergency. Make a conscious effort during this coming national Civil Defense Week to appraise your personal ( and community- disaster readiness.' Without your assistance, it would be impossible to strengthen and regulate government departments to meet the problems we would FOOD FOR THOUGHT a Vitamin D is vital to your family! Helps youngsters grow taller. Helps build sound bones and teeth. And. you get this health-giving “sunshine" in every glass of Sealtest Homogenized Vita min D Milk. So nourishing, so tasty. Drink at least three glasses every day! At your door or store.. • Vitamin D NANCY BELLE WILSON. R. O. BALLANCE, JR. WED The wedding of Miss Nancy Belle Wilson of Oxford and Rob ert Osburn Ballance Jr., of Man teo, took place at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 25, in the Presbyterian Church, Oxford, N. C. The Rev. Thomas T. Traynham, pastor, and the Rev. Wilford Wise of Middle burg, uncle of the bridegroom, officiated in the double ring serv ice. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Gatling Wilson of Oxford, N. C. and the bride groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Osburn Ballance, Sr., of Manteo. Wedding music was presented by Mrs. C. G. Daniel, organist, and Miss Carolyn Elam of Roxboro, soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a floor-length gown of Chantilly lace and nylon tulle which featured a fitted bod ice of lace fashioned with a Sa brina neckline studded with seed pearls and irridescent sequins. Her long fitted sleeves ended in calla points over the wrists. The full skirt was accented with a wide insert of Chantilly lace. Her veil of silk illusion fell from a coronet of seed pearls and sequins. She carried a colonial bouquet of white feathered carnations and tube roses and centered with a purple throated white orctfid. Bride's Attendants Miss Janice Sue Dillehay, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Frances Ann Day, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. William Finch, both of Ox ford. Little Miss Joanne Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker of Oxford, was flower girl. Mr. Ballance was his son’s best man. Roland Cooper Wilson of Ra leigh, brother of the bride, William Davis Ballance of Manteo, brother of the bridegroom, Danny Mann and Quentin Bell, both of Manteo, were ushers. The bride is a graduate of Nichols High School and attended East Carolina College, Greenville. The bridegroom is a graduate of Manteo High School and now is a senior at East Carolina College, Greenville, where the couple will reside. KILL DEVJL HILLS PERSONALS Lonnie Jones of the Merchant Marine has been home with his wife and daughter for several days. • Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Holloman, Jr., of Ahoskie, spent the Labor Day week end at their cottage in Kill Devil Hills. They were joined Monday by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Meekins, and children, Susan, Warren and Holly, of Manteo. face in event of enemy attack or major peacetime ‘disaster. Always bear in mind that “Civil Defense” is not a special kind of protection service organization available to our community, any community, through the use of a I telephone—it is our local* govern ! ment, our industries, our organi ' zations, our people right here in town, doing what comes natural ' ly-—taking the good, time-honored, common-sense measures to protect i themselves when disaster strikes. I A wise man once said “If you would court disaster, do nothing.” Some of us have done nothing, too long. long. MANNS HARBOR PERSONALS Mrs. C. C. Duvall, Mrs. Albert Ward and Mrs. Richard Rowe spent Friday in Edenton. Here for the Labor Day week end with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gibbs were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hunnings and sons; Mr. and Mrs. William Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel Gibbs and son, all of Norfolk, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee Gibbs and son of Manteo. Mr. and Mrs. Carlie Cannon and Mrs. Madeline Urngate have re turned to Charlotte after visiting their mother, Mrs. Lula Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sawyer of Frisco, were also here during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Ambrose have had as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Bundy and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Midgette of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Fred Johnson will this week end enter the Norfolk Gen eral Hospital, where she will un dergo surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hassell and sons of Norfolk were here for the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thel bert Tillett. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Green have returned to Elizabeth City after spending the holiday here. Miss Rose Bratten of Norfolk spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Crane. Mrs. Flay Kemp and daughters, Fay and Kay, accompanied Mr. Kemp Sunday to Elizabeth City, where he is now employed. Mrs. Jennie Tillett has returned home from a vacation trip to Charlottesville, Va., where she visited the home of Thomas Jefferson. Mrs. Ernest Armstrong and children have returned to Virginia Beach following a visit here. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hinnant have returned to Durham after spend ing several days here at their summer home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ward and children have returned to their home in Chester, Pa„ after spend ing the holidays with Mrs. Cora Gard and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bratten had as their recent guests, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gibbs and Miss Rose Bratten, of Norfolk, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown and daughter of Bal timore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson and children of Lexington were here for the week end with Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Gard. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Burgess and daughter of Elizabeth City were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mid gett during the week end. Mrs. Joe Ann Sawyer has re turned after visiting in Nor folk and Wildwood, N. J., for sev eral weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Hallard Harrell and girls, Katherine and Rita Sue, of Williamston visited Mrs. Har rell’s mother, Mrs. W. S. Pinner, during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Tillett and daughter of Norfolk spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Tillett and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Craddock. Here for the week end with Mrs. Mary Crees were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Crees and daughter of Virginia Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Cal vin Twiddy and children of Ports mouth, Mrs. G. F. Brice and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Brables of I Maple; Mrs. Version Alexander of I Elizabeth City, Ray Crees and I granddaughter, Mary Linda of Norfolk ;and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lux of McKeesport, Pa., Loretta Twiddy, who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Lux, returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Sarvis and children are making their home here, having moved to the home recently vacated by Mrs. Alice Combs. Mrs. Combs, who has been residing here for several years, has moved to Hertford. Henry Hazlitt writes in News week: “Marx had a genius for de straction. He knew that capitalism could not long survive a system of confiscatory taxes which dry up incentives and the sources of pri vate capital accumulation .and in vestment. KMhife f STRA| GHT JL BOURBON WHISK6v >feSißk-..?.. H7 v <)9WwSNf ■£s _ ffiCTWr I as s Hr M proof mmk/walsh * ca, inc. 'CAWRtNCEBUIWU-W®, ' '■ The coastLANd Times, MANTEOJ4. c. A SUCCESSFUL CREED Think of something better, Os something that is new; Do a little different Than other people do. Appreciate the pleasant things About you, in this life; Forget all your troubles That cause you grife and strife. Think about the future, Lay the past away; Bury all your sorrows In Happiness Today. Ambition is desire, Greater things to do; Hard work and personality Will put your ideas through. With patience and persistence Back of each created plan, You'll never be recorded as "One who always ran.' —Charles E. Ellis WANCHESE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Sam N. Davis of St. Petersburg, Fla. , and I. P. Davis of Murfreesboro visited their mother and sister, Mrs. Evelyn Davis, and Miss Beatrice Davis on the week end. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Davis left Friday to visit friends in Norfolk, and in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Edwards of Hampton, Va. visited Miss Ro wena Midgett. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tillett Jr. and children of Norfolk spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. William Forbes and son Irving visited Mrs. Forbes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theof Wescott. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Murray of Portsmouth visited Mrs. Mur ray’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Murray are members of the Norfolk Co. school faculty this year. Mrs. Hallie Daughtry and daughter Mary of Newton Grove visited Mrs. Daughtry’s mother, Mrs. Mattie Melson. Mrs. Ralph Meekins and daugh ter Lillie, Mrs. Ralph Tillett Sr. and Mrs. Aileen Wescott were in Elizabeth City Tuesday. Rowena Midgett attended the funeral of Rev. Douglas Guthrie at Dublin Wednesday. Mr. Guthrie was the son of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Guthrie and was well known here and held in high esteem in the County in which he had many friends. The sympathy of the com munity goes out to his parents and his family. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Daniels and children visited Mr. Daniels’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Daniels in Columbia. Mrs. Sibyl Sawyer of Norfolk spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. Emma Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Murray and childreb Linda and Tommy of Arapahoe visited Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Scarbor ough of Virginia Beach spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Gaskill. Master Dell Guthrie has return ed home at Dublin after a visit here with his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Tillett and son Stanley, spent the week end in Kinston, guests of Mrs. Tillett’s sister, Mrs. Pearl Scharff. Mrs. John Gaskill and children, Joan and Jean and little friend James of Columbia, S. C. have returned to their homes after vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gaskill. Mrs. Celia McDougal and grand daughter Barbara Jean of Alex andria, Va. have returned home after visiting Mrs. McDougal’s sisters, Mrs. R. H. Gray Sr. and Mrs. Billy Wroten. Miss Joan Mary Midgett has re turned to her home in Norfolk after visiting her aunt, Miss Ro wena Midgett. FRISCO PERSONALS Mrs. Albert Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dillon and children of South Norfolk and Kitty Hawk vis ited Mr. and Mrs. John Austin re cently. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rollinson and Mrs. Christine Williams were in Norfolk last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jeranko left Wednesday for their home in Clarksburg, W. after spending the summer months here. Their daughter, Mary Beth, who had been visiting them, returned to Durham, where she is a student at Duke University. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and grandson have returned to Norfolk after spending a week at their home here. Rev. Dan Meadows from Bath visited Mr. and Mrs. John Austin last week for several days. He had as his guest, Rev. Edward Horn lein, Jr., from Warwick, Va., a Duke University student who has been assisting Mr. Meadows at Bath charge this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Farrow and children from Portsmouth, Va., were the week end guests of Mrs. George Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Tolson and children, Mrs. Jesse Tolson and children and Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Midgette and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Harlon Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Willis and granddaughter, Deborah, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters and family have returned to Richmond, Va., after spending their vacation at their summer home here. Mrs. Mildred Midgette and daughter, Bonnie from Norfolk have been visiting Mrs. Midgette’s father, Mr. Rutherford Basnette, for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crank of Nor folk have moved here to make their home. Dennit Ransom, Jr. returned to his work in Norfolk Monday after >?'S'< J! ib • JI ! ■■■ Wi ' J I HI '■■■'■- Efewj '• aEgJ’WKMt , .jn. A> y ' WP* to »i ■ '■' 111 ■ w -JT IMHSf' iWW - ' . ' . '. ' ■ ' - * - '<<•> ■ - •:*._■■ sa » * * \* ‘ »4 ; ! Franklin McCrery and Rex Springston, VEPCO Rural Representative, take a close look at the electric pump that supplies water for irrigation on McCrery’s North Carolina Dairy Farm. ELECTRIC “HEARTS” FOR DAIRY FARM Franklin McCrery could well describe or more each day at a power cost of the two key electric pumps on his less than 10c. Colerain, N. C., farm as the "hearts” a *v i_x • •• ».. j , . . ,___ Another electric pump supphes water of his modern dairy operation. These to a reservoir for irrigating 30 acres of hearts ’ furnish running water in the permanent pasture. Mr. McCrery lists McCrery home, in the milking parlor these advantages of his irrigation and milk room, and to an irrigation system: About 60 more grazing days reservoir. a y ear - Grazing for an additional 15 animals on the same acreage. Insurance Water for the McCrery’s modem, well against drought. equipped home and for the dairy is a- tut »< n »• .> <««r-xu r j u ix. . As Mr. McCrery s father says, With- supplied by an electric water system O ut water under pressure, we would which pumps the required 4000 gallons have no dairy.” VIRGINIA ELECTRIC and POWER COMPANY spending his vacation here with his parents. WEDDING ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Meekins Etheridge of Manteo have announc ed the marriage of their daughter, Cecelia Sue, to James Edward Byrd on the 22nd of August in Dillon, S. C. Mr. Byrd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Byrd of Eliz abeth City, and is in the U. S. Navy. He and Mrs. Byrd will make their home in Manteo, where Mrs. Byrd will resume her education in Manteo High School. > FRANK’S BARBECUE Nags Head will be open all winter!! Specializing in Brunswick stew, barbecue and meals of all kinds. Your patronage will be appreciated. MARY LEE BARNETT aM OSCAR WIGGINS JACQUIN’S® RO YALE pint || Ila! DISTIUID MOM GRAIN - 10 MOOF CHARLES lACQUIN st Cit. I«C., Pbili., Pa. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1957 Summertime is when school is out and parents are all in. ( RAGLAND WATCH MAKER SINCE 1940 ALL WORK GUARANTEED WATCHES TIMED BY MACHINE WEDNESDAY THRU SATURDAY MANTEO, N. C.