PAGE FOUR
EVERYDAY
RELIGION
By Rev. Robert W. Turner
([MAKING A LIVING)
The Lord of All Life, during the
days when He walked among men
■ as a man, called men to follow Him
and to find, in following and shar
ing, that abundant life which it is
His Alone to give. Then, He walk
ed and talked and called In Person.
He gave explicit and exact in
structions to those whom He called
then that He would continue to
call, and to work, and to share,
and to give that abundant life to
men which it is His joy and pleas
ure to give. He also explained, in
detail, just how He would continue
to call and work and give: They,
weak, sinful men that they were,
were to be the means of His con
tinuous Calling; Working, Giving!
Such knowledge was staggering
to these men—lt is staggering to
us today also, if we have really
heard His Message—His Challenge
to us.
Are we not the inheritors of
yesterday? Are we not entrusted
TODAY with the FAITH which
was that of our FATHERS YES
TERDAY? Have we not received
the LIVING TORCH OF GOD’S
LOVE? It must be true that we
have indeed received it and have
it if there REALLY IS any such
thing—lF WE DO NOT HAVE
IT, IT MUST HAVE BEEN EX
TINGUISHED, OR GOTTEN
LOST, OR PERHAPS BURIED
WITH PIIRATES’ TREASURE!
The very existence of the
Church is evidence of the continu
ance of The Gift; however, the
ACTION of the Church does not
express, as it should, the attitude
of THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
ENTRUSTED WITH THE GLORI
OUS GOOD NEWS TO MEN OF
GOD’S LOVE. The burning need
is not for a FEW SAINTS, BUT
A MULTITUDE OF SAINTS
ALL SAINTS; A HOLY PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE!
OUR FAILURE can be found in
the excuses which we give today,
as ’did others then, when HE
CALLS— USING THE VOICE OF
THE CHURCH. Here they are,
fresh and pretty, although 2,000
years of age: ‘The first said, “I
have bought some land.” Another
said, “I have bought five yoke of
oxen (Big Business!)” And an
other said, “I have married a
wife.” ,
We are not so exact today in our
answers; we just say; “Well, a
man has to MAKE A LIVING!”
• We curiously put first things sec
ond—wonder, strangely enough,
why the tail wags the tail, and
complain about the high cost of
living. Adult delinquents we often
are and then complain about the
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OCRACOKE EMC TO
HOLD BUSINESS MEETING
•
Ocracoke, April 28—Members of
the Ocracoke Electric Membership
Corporation will hold their annual
business meeting, with election of
officers and board members, next
Monday night, 7:30 p.m. at the
school recreation hall. There are
several important matters to be
brought up and discussed and
voted on. Ail members of the cor
poration are urged to be present
at this important meeting.
On Tuesday night, May 6th, the
Circle 1 of the Methodist Church
Society for Christian Service will
meet at the church recreation hall.
Capt. Blunt O’Neal, Togo Wynn
and their party from Washington,
N. C., caught the first good-sized
channel bass of the spring season
last Saturday in Ocracoke Inlet
Maltby Bragg, who carries the
mail to Portsmouth, and Junius
Austin, who goes over there fre
quently, both report seeing schools
of drum in the Sound and Inlet.
Here for some eariy nsning are
D. C. Mooney of Reidsville, A. J.
Stewart of Wilmington, Delaware,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mooney
of Swansboro. They are staying
at Wahab Village Hotel. Also
there this past weekend were
Btaxton Flye, editor of North Car
olina Fishing and Vacation Guide,
Don L. Knight, and T. C. Wag
staff, all of Raleigh.
The Ocracoke Boy Scout Troop
290, returned home from the Jam
boree on Saturday, leaving there
on their ponies early in the morn
ing, making the 10 a.m. ferry at
Hatteras Inlet, and arriving home
about 2 p.m. Several people from
here enjoyed all or part of the
Jamboree events. Among them
were Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wahab,
Ranger Hazen Brooks, Charlie
Ahman, Theodore Rondthaler, Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Howard, Mrs. R.
W. Howard, Betty Helen Howard,
Brenda Ballance, Mrs. Flora Spen
cer and guest from Atlantic, Mrs.
Leta Mae Willis, Mr. and Mrs.
Thurston Gaskill, Bill Gaskill,
Ikey D. O’Neal, Bobbie Garrish.
Ray Waller, Miss Leia Howard.
Albert Styron, David Esham, Ed
ward C. O’Neal, Sherry O’Neal.
Mrs. Maxine Mason, Gaynelle
Spencer, Murray Fulcher, Ellen
Marie Fulcher, Carneile Midgette,
Alda Vann O’Neal, Carolyn Gar
rish.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Willis and
son and Mrs. Moisey Willis are
church, the school, the police, the
government, anything, in fact,
that will KEEP US FROM SEE
ING OUR OWN SINS. “PEOPLE
ARE FUNNY!” aren’t WE?
“Salt is good, but if even the
salt is tasteless, from whence shall
it be seasoned?” “He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear.”
"YOU KILLED OUR SON"
The following is from a letter written by the
mother of a small boy to the > woman whose car hit
and killed him. It was written out of grief, anger,
and desperation. It is, not pleasant to read.
We publish the letter in the hope that it will
cause some drivers to think twice about the terrible
responsibility they assume when they get behind the
wheel of a car. THE EDITOR
“I don’t know why I’m writing to you, but
I’ve been thinking and I have to know the
answers to three questions. Why didn’t you
sound your horn? Why, after your husband
told you to watch the little boy, didn’t you
slow down? And why didn’t you swerve the
car to the right or apply your brakes? You
could have, you know. You could have done
any or all of these things and Stevie would
still be living. Why didn’t you?
“Can you realize what you’ve done to us ?
Until you killed our son we had four wonder
ful boys we were proud of. We had a happy
home and a good life because we were all to
gether. Now, because of you, one of our boys
is gone forever. He’s lying out there in the
cemetery, forever alone. He was never alone
in his life until we took him there and left
him. I can’t eat or sleep; all I do when I close
my eyes is dream of Stevie. I see him run
ning alongside the road, I see you hitting him.
I dream I have him back again and he’s just
a tiny baby. <
“I’ve tried to forgive you but, God help
me, I can’t. All I can think is that I would like
to see you hurt the way you have hurt us, to
destroy your happiness the way you destroyed
ours. I keep thinking you still have a happy
home and all the children you gave birth to,
while I should have four beloved sons and
only have three.
“Do you know what he died from ? You
crushed his little head, you broke his left leg
and gave him internal injuries. All that, and
you said you were only going 35 miles an
hour! Do you know that you knocked him out
of his little shoes?
“Maybe if you could answer the ques
tions I’ve asked I could forgive you and find
peace of mind. Can you answer them, or is it
impossible ? Aren’t you afraid now to let your
children out, for fear someone as careless
and heedless as you might come along and
kill them with a car?” End
Furnished by N. C. Department
of Motor Vehicles.
spending a few days this week in
Elizabeth City.
Three National Park Rangers
visited Ocracoke recently: Pat Mil
ler of Jamestown, Va., Ralph Roye
of Yorktown, Va., and Jess Stamey
of Buxton. Their companion and
guide while here was our Ocracoke
Ranger, Hazen Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Howard
and son, Philip, spent several days
this week at their summer home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Howard
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. O’Neal
ae back from a trip to Washington,
N. C. Mrs. Howard went there for
medical advice because of a re
cent fall, and discovered that she
has a broken rib so will have to
take life easy for awhile.
Mr. and Mrs. Kennpth Rockwell
of Rochester, N. Y., are occupying
‘■he Old Homestead harborside cot
tage this week.
George Gaskins and son, Zora
habel, are speding several days in
Norfolk.
Ronald O’Neal is home from the
Wilmington, N. C., hospital.
•Walter Howard is hospitalized in
the Veterans Hospital at Fayette
ville because of a serious heart
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. William Midgett
have been in the U. S. Public
Health Hospital at Norfolk, he for
an eye operation and she for treat
ment for pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Eley of Nor
folk spent the weekend here at
Ocracoke.
Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Howe of the
Assembly of God Church are back
from a Coueil meeting in western
North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Robinson
and family are moving this week
into the Alonzo Burrus home.
Mrs. Lanie Wynn and family are
moving into the Enoch Howard
home.
Mrs. Thad Gaskins and Mrs.
Fletcher Hoggard are back from
Sea Level.
Mrs. Saide Garrish is staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Walter C.
O’Neal. “Miss Saide” as she is af
fectionately known in the commu
nity suffered illness a day or so
ago and so moved in with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter O’Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Shumate and
son of Jackson, Ohio, are visiting
Ocracoke again, spending the week
at Sound Front Inn.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
DUCK PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beals and
family of Camden spent Sunday
with his mother, Kirs. Came Beals.
Mrs. Lewis Scarborough of Mt.
Pleasant, S. C. spent the week
with Mrs. Mildred Scarborough
and children.
Mr. and Mi’s. Everette Tate of
Mt. Pleasant, S. C. are visiting
here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Whitson of
Norfolk spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Whit
son.
Joseph Scarborough Jr. of Mt.
Pleasant is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Scarborough,
Sr.
Mrs. C. A. Spruill is visiting her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Griggs and family of
Key West, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Evans visited
friends at Grandy Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hines and
son of Virginia Beach spent the
week end here.
WINTER FERRY SCHEDULES
ALLIGATOR RIVER FERRY
Tyrrell County
4:00 * **• 6:40 A.M.
2:20 ft}’ 8:00 A M ’
i 12 t i!- 920 AM -
J 0 ££• 10:40 aj*.
IX'32 J' *'- 12:00 Noon
,2:4 ° RM- 1:20 F.M.
2 00 R M. 2:40 F.M.
3 20 F.M. 4:00 F.M.
4:40 F.M. 5:20 F.M.
6.00 F.M. 6-40 tM.
7:20 F.M. ' 8:00 F.M.
OREGON INLET FERRY
, Lv. North Shore l». South Shore
5:00 A.M. 5:30 A.M.
: 3.30 A.M. 6:00 A.M.
, 4:00 A.M. 6:30 A.M.
1 6:30 A.M. 700 A.M.
7:00 A.M. 7:30 A M.
17:30 A.M. 8 00 A.M.
8:00 AM. 8 30 A.M.
[ 8-30 AM. 900 AM.
9:00 A.M. 9 30 A M
9:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M.
» 10:00 A.M. 10 30 A.M.
; 10 30 A.M. 11,00 A.M.
1 11:00 AM. 11:30 A.M
11:30 AM. 12:00 Noon
12:00 Noon 12:30 F.M.
. 12:30 F.M. 1:00 F.M.
. 1:00 F.M. 1:30 F.M.
* 1:30 F.M. » 200 F.M.
2:00 F.M. 2 30 F M
, 230 F.M. 3:00 F.M.
f 3:00 F.M. 3:30 F.M.
3:30 F.M. 4:00 F.M.
4:00 F.M. 4 30 F.M.
- 4:30 F.M. 5:00 FM.
5:00 F.M. * 5.30 F.M.
> 5:30 FM. 4:00 F .
1 6:00 F.M. 6:30 FJW.
1 6:30 F.M. Starts May I 7:00 FAX.
1 HATTERAS INLET FERRY
(I L«. Hr.fferae l». OcrMeke
7:00 AM. 8:00 AM.
Le 10:00 A.M. 11:00 AM.
*12:30 FM. 1:30 FM.
3:00 FM. 4:00 FM
MANNS HARBOR PERSONALS
Mrs. T. 0. Sutton, Mrs. Joe Ann
Sawyer, Mrs. J. M. Crees, Mrs.
Guy Mann, Mrs. Harry Mann and
Mrs. Sylvia Gray spent Monday
in Elizabeth City.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Littlejohn
have as their guests their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Littlejohn of Bellefontanie, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin White and
children of Portsmouth, Va. visited
here last week end. Mrs. White’s
mother, Mrs. Fannie Gibbs, who
has been with her daughter in
Portsmouth for several weeks, has
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Midgett and
daughter, Mary Alice, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Johnson at Wan
chese during the week end.
Willard Sutton, U.S.C.G., Mrs.
Sutton and daughter, Jerri Lynn,
have returned to Groton, Conn.,
after visiting Mrs. Sutton’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Spence Whellis
and daughter, Susan of Norfolk
were here for the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Tnetbert Tillett
and daughter, Sandra and Priscilla
Beasley spent the week end at
Fort Bragg with Sgt. and Mrs.
Geo. Hassell.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Ambrose
and children accompanied Mrs. J.
WHAT I BELIEVE IN FOR
DARE COUNTY’S FUTURE
I
IN SEEKING the office of County Commiss
ioner from Hatteras Township, Dare County,
I desire to furnish all voters with the answers jHp
to any questions about my views on a gen- ■ JEEs&f
eral program for the advancement of Dare
County. ;
Since I am in the business of serving the Bk
travelling public by operating a motel, and Wk
as this is the beginning of the busy season, ■* "■?'
and everyone is busy making preparations
for an influx of business, I may not be able ... W
to see as many people as I wish to see. ’ '
Due to the fact that seeking a public office BL
of this kind is a new experience to me, I feel £
that any pledges made, except to serve M
honesty and sincerely for the best .ABB.
of our county, would be attempting to create IK
a false impression on my part. ' Ifli
So I take this means of stating what I believe in, for the county's progress and
the prosperity of the people, and if I am elected, I will work in every way I can for
the fulfilment of these ideals.
1. If our county is to be happy, and is to grow, there must be means for a sufficient
living for all people of all communities. I therefore believe it is the duty of every
citizen and every public official to work toward the development of employment for
the people and of each and every community.
2. Our county's dependable sources of livelihood are the fishing industry, which we
all know has declined considerably in recent years, and the tourist business, which we
ail know has increased tremendously. It seems our duty is to make extra effort to see
if we can help this fishing industry, and it is of great concern that we do all we can
to encourage the tourist business, help it grow bigger and thereby be more profit
able to everyone.
3. It seems that much advantage is to be gained for our county if we can make it
increasingly attractive to retired people who will establish homes here. In this man
ner the property in our county will be greatly built up, business and employment will
gow, land for sale will bring a better return, and we will gain good citizens, and
many other benefits.
It is therefore essential that all newcomers, and investors be impressed with our sense
of courtesy, our fairness, our good management, and a desire on our part to render
a fair return for what we receive. In this, I think our county officials should take the
lead, and set a pace that our citizens will follow with pride and enthusiasm.
4. While named last, schools are of first importance in the hearts of every citizen,
and it is our duty to save on many things in order that today's children and tomor
row's citizens of each and every community may have equal advantages and oppor
tunities. It is a challenge to us, to see that they have the best we can give them
whereby they may be prepared for a better life and to look back with pride on all
of us who are willing to discard selfishness and will surrender unessential things in our
fight for a finer future for all of us that good schools will give.
I am encouraged by what many people have told me, and for their pledges of sup
port let me now thank all of them. I pledge my undivided attention, without regard
to any special persons or persons or groups, or special interests, to work wholeheart
edly and in cooperation with any and all in pursuit of the foregoing ideals for the
betterment of Dare County.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE R. FULLER, Jr.
Buxton, North Carolina
T. Ambrose to’ Norfolk Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Goodwin of
Siler City were here for the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Sawyer and
children of Norfolk spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Am
brose..
DRAFT BOARD WISHES TO
LOCATE RICHARD D. HALL
The Dare County Draft Board
, is asking the assistance of anyone
who can furnish the address of
Richard Donald Hall of Kitty
Hawk, who is registered with the
board, but who cannot be located
there and who forgot to leave a
forwarding address as is required
by law.
The clerk to the board, Mrs. B.
J. Baum, also reminds all boys
that they must register within
five days of their 18th birthday.
Also, all who have married or who
have married and have children
since registering must report to
the board. The hours are from
8:30 until 12 and from 1:00 until
5:30, Monday through Friday. |
i Questionnaires recently mailed'
out must be filled out and re
turned as soon as possible.
North Carolina larmers could
greatly increase farm income if
they used top quality seed.
FRIDAY. MAY 2, 1958
GOLDEN WEDDING A#*RlL 20
OF THE DAVID ALEXANDERS
•
Two highly regarded • colored
citizens, David and Adeline Alex
ander, ages 76 and 73 respectively,
held their golden wedding on Sun
day, April 20th, at their home
near Manteo, and they received
many gifts, and many compliments
from numerous friends including
many white friends and neighbors,
who called to see them. Attending
were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tillett, Mrs..
Lillie Shannon, Yvonne Hammond,
Linda and Sherrill HammOn, Mar
ian S. Cochran, Katie Shannon, C.
H. Crees, Edna McClees, Lila Sim
mons, Mattie Simmons, C. F. Mid
gett, Camille M. Podolski, M. L.
Daniels Sr., Jill Dough) Lula Shan
non, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Sawyer,
Aubrey and Janie Rogers, Annie
Shannon, and Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Basnight, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Meekins, Mrs. Edna Wise, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Mann, Annie Moore,
Ida Scarborough, Louise Spencer,
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Collins. Mrs.
Sadie Scarborough, Mrs. Arounia
Berry, Mrs. Dellerva Collins, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Meekins, Mr. and
Mrs. Brown Etheridge, Amy Mann,
Annie M. Daniels, Richard Saun
ders, Mary Daniels, Mary D. Til
lett, Charlotte Scarborough, Mary
B. Layden and Elmer Bowser .