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PAGE FOUR THE COASTLAND TIMES Published Continuously at Manteo, N. C., Since July 4, 1935 THK WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA. FOREMOST REGION OF RECREATION AND SPORT. HEALTH- FUL LIVING AND HISTORICAL INTEREST ON THE ATLANTIC SEaBOARD Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice in Manteo, N. C. Subscription Rates: Yearly $3.00; Six Months, $1.75; 3 Months, SI.OO PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY TIMES PRINTING CO., INC. AT 505 LODGE STREET. MANTEO. NORTH CAROLINA VICTOR MEEKINS 1 Editor CATHERINE D. MEEKINS SECRETARY-TREASURER FRANCIS W. MEEKINS ■ - ADVERTISING MANAGER VOL XXIII MANTEO, N. O, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I. 1957 No. IB $42 MILLIONS TOURIST PROFIT. It sounds like big figures but recent history in North Carolina bears weight to the statement of Dr, C. C. Critten den, who said this state might earn as much as $42 millions a year from tourists attracted by our historical sites. Dr. Crittenden, who is State Director of the Department of Ar chives and History, knows what he is talking about. He ad rressed a group of newspaper people at Smithfield last week. This is an important statement for Coastland North Carolina people to consider, since they have far more than average of the state’s most interesting historical attractions on which they may make a profit Nowhere has destiny favored more heavily any people than our people of the Walter Raleigh Coastland wherein has transpired so many events of consequence in world his tory. Without explaining them, we may recount sites includ ing Roanoke Island, Kill Devil Hills, Cape Hatteras, Edenton, Bath, Tyrrell, Mattamuskeet, Ocracoke, Currituck, etc. In fact, it so happened in the olden days that by virtue of its easy accessibility from the sea, our coastland has been the scene of where more early history has transpired than in all the rest of the state put together. Since the tourist business has become the principal in dustry supporting the people of the Coastland it is highly important our people, all of them, make it their most impor tant consideration. In plain language it is where their bread and butter may be expected for many years to come from. It is an especially fine business, because it is all cash and im poses no real burdens on our people after the customers have moved along. Numerous developments during the past few years have moved toward improving this business. Better ferry service, a bridge across Croatan Sound, many highway improvements in all directions have made for easier access to the Coastland. Thousands upon thousands of additional vis itors have been enabled to come here to bask in sea, air and sun, to enjoy the views of waters, fields, forests and skies; and to be thrilled by the sport afforded by gun, rod and reel where such diversity of game abounds as in no other nearby place. There is a growing effort on the parts of people through out the state to restore and improve many historical sites to also attract visitors. This spirit is particularly manifest in eastern Virginia. All of these efforts can rebound to the profit of our Carolina Coastland people, for visitors to other areas look for new fields in which to browse, and if we let them know fully what awaits them in our own areas, we may expect their prolonged visits to work to our benefit. The way seems clea/, and the means are at our hand to develop a huge increase in our tourist potential. We must prepare for it, and be ready to accommodate it. But we also must go forth to these nearby fields, and make known to all visitors what awaits them here. It may be merely a business proposition if one wishes it considered as such. But to our mind it can be an enjoyable one. There are finer and more esthetic benefits than merely dollars and cents involved. There are rare pleasures in meeting so many of the fine people who come to visit us. There is much to be gained in an interchange of ideas and knowledge between visitors from other areas. To put it on any basis, we have much to gain. We have been extremely fortunate in the historic appeal that destiny has given us. We should do no less than to show our appre ciation by doing our best. MANTEO PERSONALS Mrs. Julia C. Gray entered Albe marle Hospital in Elizabeth City this week to undergo surgery. C. C. Jones returned home Wed nesday from the Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va., where he recently un derwent surgery. John Krider, Jr., of the U. S. Coast Guard, stationed on a light ship, is visiting at home. After a two weeks visit to her sister and brother-in-law, the Ray Lewises, of Manteo, Mrs. Frank Beaver and Mr. Beaver, left Wed-' nesday to returned to their home in Albert Lea, Minn. Paul Midgett of the U. S. Coast Guard, has been home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Demus Mid gett. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Scoggins are on a vacation trip to Toronto and other places of interest in Canada. Preston Sears of the Coast Guard is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Sears. Bradford Fearing arrived home ' Thursday night from Miami, Fla., to visit his mother, Mrs. M. K. Fearing. Mrs. Fearing and daugh ter, Mrs. W. J. Andrews, went to Norfolk Thursday night to meet him. Mrs. Fearing plans to ac company her son back to Florida for the winter. Steve Basnight, Jr., of the Coast Guard, spent last week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Basnight. Miss Lois Pearce of Poplar Branch spent last week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pearce. Miss Mary McNeely of Charlotte arrived Monday to visit Mrs. W. S. Meekins at her home near Man teo. Mrs. Joe Dowdy is recuperating at her home near Manteo from a major operation which she recent ly underwent in the Albemarle Elizabeth City. Mrs. Jack Adams and daughters, Grace and Lillian, of Norfolk, Va., spent last week end with Mrs. Adams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. White. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee Gibbs and son, Clarence Lee, Jr., have returned to Raleigh after vis iting Mrs. Gibbs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Rogers. They were! accompanied to Raleig*’ M”' Rogers, Mrs. D. A. Rogers, Jr. COLOR SEASON CONTINUES IN N. CAROLINA MOUNTAINS North Carolina’s famous autumn foliage parade, now turning East ern America’s highest mountains to crimson and gold, will continue through October in the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies. This year’s fol iage display is one of the best in recent years, due to abundant rains in late summer and early autumn. Over 148 species of hardwoods, plus a host of fall flowers, combine to make October a pageant of color I in every section of Western North Carolina. Peak color at elevations above 4,000 feet occurs fluring the second and third weeks in October, fourth most popular travel month of the entire year in the Variety Vacationland State. Most accommodations and all scenic attractions remain open through the color season. The lofty Blue Ridge Parkway is a favorite route for travelers seeking close ups and panoramic views of au tumn foliage. Over 160 miles of the Parkway are open for travel in North Carolina. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where the highest peaks are cov ered with evergreens, the most brilliant color display is at lower and middle elevations between October 20 and 30. In the Blue Ridge foothills, color lasts well in to November, a month of brilliant foliage in the Piedmont and Coast al Plains area. and daughter, Robin Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Daniels were visitors in Charlotte recent ly. Mr. Daniels while in Charlotte was busy buying spring merchan dise for the local Ben Franklin store. Wilbur Austin of the U. S. Coast Guard, is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Meekins. Mr. Austin, who has been stationed in Miami, Fla., is being transferred to Honolulu. EAST HYDE P.T.A. IS TO HAVE MEETING TUESDAY The monthly meeting of the East Hyde Parent-Teacher Associa tion will be held in the auditorium of the school in Engelhard Tues day evening, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to at tend. MANY INTERESTING NEWS HAPPENINGS AT OCRACOKE ISLE Ocracoke, Oct. 28.—The P.T.A. will sponsor its annual Halloween Carnival on Friday night, 7 p.m., at the schoolhouse. A variety of fun has been planned for old and young: darts, bingo, hit the bottle, movie cartoons, fish and shrimp ponds, hot dogs and cold drinks will all make up the evening’s en tertainment. Proceeds of the Car nival go to the P.T.A. treasury. bn Monday, Nov. 4th, special courses in Home Nursing will be given to high school students, a total of fourteen hours being re quired to complete the course. These will be given by Mrs. Mabel Gaskill, Mrs. Alice Belle Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Howard, and Mrs. Dora Jane Garrish, who were trained last Spring by Red Cross officials to do this work. They plan to offer a similar course to adults next spring. On Tuesday night, Nov. sth, Circle 1 of the Woman’s Society will hold its meeting at the Church Recreation Hall. Capt. Walter C. O’Neal, Sr. re ports that parties staying at his home have had luck surf casting. A party from Savannah, Georgia, caught 6 large drum and blues and flounders. Mr. and Mrs. S. Arthur Love of Norwood, Pa., who come to Ocracoke every fall for fishing have also had good luck. Mr. Love landed a 541 b. channel bass; his wife had to be satisfied with a 35 lb. one. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gilbert of Smithville, Texas, are also here for their fall fish ing. They make the long trek each fall from Texas to Ocracoke. Burgess Howard and daughter, and his brother, Charles Howard, both of Hampton, Va., sons of the late Bradford Howard, a native of Ocracoke, spent several days re cently at Wahab Village Hotel and visited relatives and friends while here. Mrs. Mary F. O’Neal has gone north to visit her daughters, Mrs. Stacy Simpson of Wilmington, Delaware, and Mrs. Robert Swenk of Port Jefferson, New York. Eph Esham went north to visit his father, King Esham, and his sister, Mrs. Hayworth Richards, at Upper Darby, Pa. He made the trip with Lafayette Howard and Manuel Williams, who had been visiting here. Rev. Frank Treet Fulcher of Richmond, Va., who is visiting his sister, Mrs. Lena Bragg, preached at the evening service at the Methodist Church on Sunday night. He also gave a delightful sermon ette to the school children at a special get-together in the school library last week. Mrs. H. J. Williams is visiting relatives in Norfolk and enroute home plans to visit in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Garrish and son spent several days in Norfolk last week, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Overton. Calvin O’Neal visited Larry Williams in Norfolk. Mrs. Lola Williams has returned home from Norfolk. Mrs. Russell Williams, of Norfolk, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Elnora Ballance. Mrs. David Keppel of Washing ton, D. C. and Mrs. Agnes Fowler of Salisbury, Connecticut, are spending a week at one of the Old Homestead cottages. Mrs. Keppel has many, many friends here, made during the years when she arid Mr. Keppel came to the Island at least once each year. The Keppels owned an attractive summer cot tage, made from an old house boat used years ago by the author, Rex Beach, who hunted and fished and wrote here. Five or six years ago the Keppel property was sold to A. S. Wikstrom of Skaneateles, New York. After her husband’s death, Mrs. Keppel gave several of their wild pony herd to the local boy scouts under a trusteeship ar rangement. This is Mrs. Fowler’s first trip to Ocracoke. Like Mrs. Keppel, she is delighted with the new highway and charmed with Ocracoke Village and its friendly people. C. F. Boyette has gone to Nor folk to meet his daughter, Mrs. Lanie Wynn, and children, who will spend the winter here at Ocracoke. For the past three or four years Mr. Wynn, in the U. S. Navy, has been stationed at Hawaii, but is now transferred to the western coast. The Wynns plan to occupy the Rondthaler cottage, which is just across the highway from Wahab Hotel, and close home for Boyettes and Wynns. Miss Susan Barksdale and a friend from Greensboro plan to spend next week end at the Barks dale home. Capt. Thurston Gaskill reports good catches last week in Ocracoke Inlet. Ed Beniamin of Baltimore and Charlie Parker of Meriden, Connecticut, caught six 46-50 lb. channel bass;' Charlie and John Howard caught three 40-60 lb. ones. Mr. Knight tend party of Asheville, N. C., fishing near var ious wrecks caught over 400 lbs. of sheepheads and trout. TWO MANTEO STUDENTS .WIN HONORS AT EAST CAROLINA Cadet Lt. Col. Robert O. Bal lance Jr., and H. Wade Nixon of Manteo have been awarded | pre-flight wings at East Carolina i College, Greenville, for success fully completing Air Force ROTC ‘ summer training and have been THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. Mr?. L. B. Pate of New Bern will be the speaker at the Fall Federation in Manteo community building November 6. Registration and refreshments begin at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Pate has recently made a tour of Europe which will be her topic of discussion. She is a farm homemaker with three children, graduate of East Carolina Col lege, Sunday School teacher, Chair man of Delegation on United Na tions Tour (1953). Delegate to Associated County women of world conference in Ceylon (1957) and has held every office in local, county and district Home Demon stration club organizations, and has recently been appointed by Governor Hodges to serve on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf. The Colington club met October 23 at Mrs. Ida Meekins’ home. Pointers were gone over on Good Grooming. The members brought coat hangers and began covering them with a plastic material. Mrs. Meekins served cup cakes, nuts, and coffee. Two tray workshops are sched uled for November. One at Wan chese on the 14 at 9 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Gloria Johnson. An other at Frisco on the 22. Miss Verna Stanton, Assistant State Home Demonstration Agent, will be in Dare County November 19-20 to train the new officers for 1958. One officer training school will be held in Manteo Community Building the 19; the other at Bux ton on the 20. AVON PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. L. P. O’Neal Jr. of Cape May,. N. J. visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. O’Neal Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur of Wanchese visited Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brothers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gray of Elizabeth City visited here last week. Mrs. Luther Hooper Jr. and son Luther 111, visited relatives here. Betty Price, Claudine Williams, Clara Gray, Gail Gray, Ann Meek ins, Ann Williams, Donna Gray, Sue Bingham, Johnny Gray, John nie Quidley, Earl Beamon, George Price, Ronnie Price, Dallas Miller, Jimmy Gray, I. G. Scarborough, Wanda Gray, Helen Gray and Mary Meekins attended the M.Y.F. Sub-District meeting at Frisco Friday night Mrs. Ruby Meekins and son Dennis have returned home from Norfolk. Evan Williams Sr. of Neptune, N. J. is visiting his wife here. Tom Meekins has returned from Elizabeth City after visiting his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. L. Sigsbee Miller. Mrs. Zenovah Sample and son, Robert Jr., of Elizabeth City visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blu cher Scarborough last week end. Mrs. Evan Williams Jr. of Ocra coke is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moody Meekins. Mrs. Henrietta Morgan has re turned home after visiting in Nor folk. William Miller of Wilmington, Del. visited his family here last week end. Edward Gray of Camden, N. J. visited relatives here last week end. Moody Meekins was a visitor in Elizabeth City last week. Tom Scarborough of Wilming ton, Del. visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Scarborough. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams of New Bern were recent visitors here. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meekins and Merian Meekins of Norfolk visited Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Meekins. found qualified for flying training in officer grade. Cadet Major Paul L. Singleton of Plymouth and Cadet Captain William P. Speight of Roanoke Rapids have been designated as Distinguished Air Force ROTC Cadets at East Caro lina College, according to an an nouncement by Lt. Col. Edward J. Maloney, professor of air science. The two Distinguished Cadets, both seniors at the college, have received medals as tokens of the honor. They were chosen by a board made up of staff members of the East Carolina AFROTC de rachment. Qualifications governing the selection include leadership, high moral character, aptitude for military service, academic stand ing to the upper 25 percent of the graduating class, and acceptable performance in military subjects. Demonstration HigWglvtsby ZJran Alexander Home Agent WANCHESE WOMEN HOST TO DISTRICT WSCS MEET OCT. 24 Five W.S.C.S. societies compris ing the Dare sub-district were well represented at the “Day Apart Service” held at Wanchese, Oct. 24th in the Methodist church. The services, in connection with the “Week of Prayer.” The opening hymn, “Sweet Hour of Prayer”, was followed by prayer offered by Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, dis trict spiritual life secretary. Speaker for the day was Mrs. F. J. Duplissy, former District Spiritual Life Secretary residing in Fayetteville. Her theme for the morning session was “Christ Bearers” taken from Colbssians 2. A sandwich lunch was enjoyed wjth cake and coffee furnished by the host church. After a fellowship hour, or gan prelude music was rendered by Mrs. Dallas Tillett. The afternoon session opened with the singing of hymn, “Take Time to be Holy.” Mrs. Duplissy's theme “Power For. Living" was based on 2nd Peter 1, 5-8 verses. “Breath on Us Breath of God” was sung. Prayer was by Mrs. Rosa Dean. The benediction was by Mrs. Duplissy. Mrs. Linwood Tillett of Kitty Hawk, Secretary of the Dare Sub- District, says that they generally reported a most enjoyable day, an inspiring message, and were im pressed by Mrs. Duplissy as a powerful and inspiring speaker. HATTERAS PERSONALS Ulysses Austin, a Hatteras boy who has just returned from Mor ganton, N. C. school for the deaf, has the following interesting com ment: “I enjoyed seeing our school. I visited my girl friend, Mildred Lewis and Bertha Piccise. Our school and Tennessee played foot ball for homecoming, and our school won by scoring 27 to 0. I had a good time at Morganton.” Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnson and children, Bonnie, Tommie, and Mrs. Lula Denby of Norfolk, Va. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nacie Aus tin over the week end. They were accompanied home by their litjle daughter, Lucinda, who had been visiting her grandparents for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Scotty Gibson ard attending a restaurant convention in Asheville. Maurice Burrus and Erroll Prit chitt were in Cambridge, Md. last week. Sara Burrus and Mitzi Oden who are attending Chowan College, spent the week end with their par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ballance have returned home after visiting in Norfolk, Va. with their daughter and family. Austin Byrd and family of New port News spent a few days with his mother, Mrs. Laura Lette. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Ballance of Ohio spent last week here with his relatives. Births Mr. and Mrs. Richard Job an nounce the birth of their third grandson. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Gaunt in New Jersey, Mat thew Job Gaunt is the name; born October 25, weight 7 lbs. STORK SHOWER Hatteras.—A stork shower was given in honor of Mrs. Deryl Quid ley at the Young Adult Sunday School classroom Tuesdav night, sponsored by Mrs. Eliva Ballance, Mrs. Rosa Gray, Mrs. Winona Gray, Mrs. Elizabeth Midgett, Mrs. Elida Bunchanan, Mrs. Sheila Gib son Schinke. The room was decorated in pink and blue. Pink and blues bows were pinned on the guests. No one was allowed to say the word “baby.” If so, they lost their bow. .Mrs. Peggy Austin was the lucky one in gathering more bows than anyone else. Contests were played, Mrs. Peggy Austin and Mrs. Com fort Austin winning the prizes. A bassinett was rolled in, filled to overflowing with giftr for a new baby; also gifts of money was re ceived. The hostess served coke and punch. There were 30 present. Mrs. Quidley was deeply grate ful. BIRTHS Born to Mr, and Mrs. Wallace H. McCown of Manteo and Nags Head a daughter, Linda Hardin, on October 25 in the Albemarle Hos pital, Elizabeth City; weigh six pounds, seven ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Saw yer, Jr., of Manteo and Nags Head a son, October 30. in the A’be mar'e Hospital, Elizabeth City; weight nine pounds, five ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ma’«ball Brothers, Jr., a daughter, Chris tine, on Oct. 17 in De Paul Hos pital, Norfolk, Va., weight seven pounds. Mrs. Brothers is the for mer Rae Crees of Manteo. She and Mr. Brothers live at Bayside, Va. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Ham of Manteo, a daughter, Gayle Louise, on October 14, weight six pounds, 14 ounces. Mr. Ham is with the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, and was formerly from Durham. Mrs. Ham formerly lived in Framingham, Mass. "" ' 1 ■ ~ • •" “■ ■ ,|| ~ ft — w REFUSES LEGACY Mrs. Anne Alington, 36, has refused a 60-room castle and $56,000 left her by an uncle in England. GANGSTER SLAIN Albert Anastasia, 55. former gangster boss in New York was slain by two hoodlums who shot him in a barber chair. POPE PIUS DEDICATES POWERFUL NEW RADIO Pope Pius XII Sunday dedicated the Vatican’s new radio station, powerful enough to carry his voice easily to all parts of the world. QUITE A HAUL—James Hanis, 36, Negro amusement park opera tor at Suffolk, Va. is held for the theft of some $28,000 said to have been kept in a safe in a negro case. SUSPENDED—The Teamsters Union has been suspended from membership in the AFL-CIO coun cil until it gets rid of James Hoffa, the new president alleged to have been illegally elected in Miami last month. DISBARRED —Attorney J. C. Meekins of Columbia has been dis barred from practice of law by the State Bar Council. Meekins is al leged to have withheld $450 from the sale of real estate and $266.66 belonging to a minor. MOVIE CZAR DlES—Russian bora Louis B. Mayer, 72, once king of Hollywood moviemakers, died of leukemia. He had been at one time America’s highest paid exe cutive, a great star-maker and money-maker who got his financial start as a salvager of ships. sl2 MILLIONS BLOWN UP Imagine it, during a week, Uncle Sam has exploded ballistic mis siles which cost 12 million dollars. During the past year, S6O million worth have been blown away, fired by our inilitary in the race for’ defense. ZUKHOV SHOOK OFF—Mar shall Georgi Zukhov has been fired from his big job as de fense minister in Russia, and has lost certain honors in the Bolshe viki party. Reasons are not exact ly known. He was said to be on good terms with President Eisen hower. BING-BANG-BONG—After hav ing been a widower five years, the popular crooner, Bing Crosby, 53, married Kathy Grant, movie act ress 30 years younger than him self. Took her to his big estate, put guards outside to insure pri vacy frof curiosity seekers on the honeymoon. OVER FIVE DAYS UNDER ICE—The Secretary of the Navy, Thomas S. Gates, disclosed in San Francisco Sunday that the Navy’s Atomic submarine Nautilus has spent five and a half days sub merged under the arctic ice pack gathering scientific data. WAR CLOSER THAN BE FORE, SAYS GRAHAM 4 Billy Graham Sunday told 40,000 people gathered at the Polo Grounds in New York that war appears “more possible now than at any other time in the past 10 years” and urged President Eisenhower to tell Americans exactly where we stand. TEXAS GAS CRlSlS—Explosive blasts Sunday snapped two gas pipelines leaving a cluster of 13 northeast Texas towns around the strikebound Lone Star Steel Co. plant without natural gas; the sheriff said it looked like they were blown up by dynamite or nitroglycerine. ARCHIE TWIFORD, E LAKE NATIVE ACTIVE IN MUSIC Norfolk.—Archie R. Twiford, well-known Norfolk tenor has be come a member of the First Pres byterian Church quartet. He is to sing with Mrs. Tinman ' Fleming, Eileen Russell and Chauncey German. Horace Jones ! is the choir director and Mrs. Grier C. Bovard, organist. Twiford has been well known in Norfolk’s church music field for many vears. Mr. Twiford, whose boyhood was spent in East Dare County is the son of Mrs. lantha Twiford, and the late Dallas C. I Twiford of Norfolk, and is a cous in of Sheriff Frank Cahoon of Manteo. The family moved away; to Norfolk several yeart ago. At the present time he is song leader of the Ghentment of Ghent Methodist. He was a member of the Lions Club Quartet that won competi tion from Lions International at Chicago. 1 He was at one time a radio announcer with Station KIRA, Little Rock, Ark. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I. 1957 AIRPLANE DEATHS—Crash of a Spanish airlines plane in Tan gier resulted in the deaths of 21 persons. GUARDS SEIZED—3O guards Were seized as hostages by mental inmates of Washington State hos pital. However little damage was done. RED HULLABALOO Great Britain has accused the Soviet Union of trying to dominate the Arab world by every mischievous and dangerous means short of war. RECKLESS DEATH Sterling Jones, 16, of Greenville, who had his driver’s license only three months, died as the result of rac ing on a Pitt County road. DEFENSE MONEY—Secretary McElroy, has restored 170 million dollars in defense funds wiped out by Charles E. Wilson, foriner sec retary. NEW AIR FORCE MISSILE UNVEILED—The Air Force this week announced the successful testing of a new long-range guid ed missile, called “Rascal,” design ed to permit bombers to hit tar gets from miles away. JUDGESHIP—Edwin M. Stan ley, 48, Greensboro lawyer has been appointed to the Federal judgeship of the middle part of N. C. vacated in the summer on the retirement of Judge Johnson J. Hayes of Wilkesboro. LAUGHS AT REPORTS HE WILL BE OUSTED—Dr. Harold W. Tribble • has declined to com ment on a new move by some alumni to oust him as president of Wake Forest College; “thou sands” of alumni have been report ed to be organizing a drive to have Dr. Tribble removed from office. MURDEROUS MOTHER DIES —Mrs. Esther Blankeship 22, of Altavista, slew her two little daughters, age six months and six* years respectively, set fire to her self in a pile of straw, and died of the burns in a hospital. She was in poor health and had worried over her children’s future. SPUTNIK BATTERIES DEAD —Batteries powering radio trans mitters inside Sputnik, the Russian earth satellite, have gone dead and reports on its progress now must be made visually; the satel lite Sunday made its 341st tour around the world. POLICE CARS COLLIDE While racing to the scene of a disturbance with sirens screaming, two police squad cars collided at an intersection in Queens, Long Island; four policemen were in jured as the shattering force of the impact ripped the two cars apart. IDLE YOUTH—Two Virginia youths rode up to Baltimore on a motorcycle looking for jobs they said. They were idle, so they put a tie on a B & O railroad track, causing a minor train wreck. Law rence Clement 16, and Buford Tomlinson 15, were sent to a Fed eral training school. SEES NO WAR—Paul-Henri' Spaak of Belgium, secretary gen eral of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said Sunday that NATO would come to Turkey’s aid if that country is attacked; how ever, the leader of the 15-nation pact said he sees no immediate signs of war. 15,000th LANDING ON FOR RESTAL—The 15,000th landing aboard the carrier USS Forrestal was celebrated on October 20, after Lt Cmdr. H. J. Zenner, USN, of Jacksonville, Fla., completed the 15,000th sortie, during which he was responsible for the rescue of his down wingman, Lt (jg) T. L. Fitzgibbon, USN, of Miami. DRAGONS HOLD RACfc BACK, NEGRO LEADER SAYS To achieve first class citizenship, Negroes must “overcotpe dragons in an uncharted sea of race rela tions in the unknown South,” Dr. Edwin R. Edmonds, president of the Greensboro Branch, NAACP, declared this week. He termed it a misconception that the Negroes were freed as a result of the Civil War. 4. - REACHES BERMUDA—MeIvin West, 28, of Jacksonville, N. C., who set otit last week for Ber muda in a 15-foot rowboat with an outboard motor, finally got there after 11 days on the water, and being towed for some 150 miles by the Coast Guard. Twice thought lost, and twice found, at an estimated cost to the Govern ment of more than 1300,000 spent m the air-sea search, he was pick ed up early Monday by the Coast Guard cutter Rockaway.