PAGE TWO
GLIMPSES
OF
TH E PAS T
By CAROLYN LLOYD
A rainy Saturday afternoon
should be the perfect time to
muse upon the past and come up
with interesting nostalgic mem
ories. The trouble is that the pres
ent keeps intruding. The time
spent in musing .should be spent
in writing cards, wrapping pack
ages, cleaning house, defrosting
the refrigerator, etc. Just for this
afternoon it would be nice to be
a little girl again and • have noth
ing more pressing to do than
crawl under the dining room table
and pl'ay paper dolls or make a
playhouse from an upturned chair
covered with a blanket. Being
grown, I cannot quiet my con
science enough to retire to the
sofa with the book started last
night at bedtime, for every hour
spent in “pleasuring myself” must
be paid for later.,
The book that itempts me so is
Moss Hart’s autobiography, “Act
One,” a well-written book partic
ularly appealing to one who has
always been a bit stage struck.
Only one thing about it puzzles
me: how can anyohe remember
so much about his feelings at the
tender age of seven? Almost any
one can recall certain things that
made a deep impression at an
early age, but it seems well nigh
impossible that one should re
member with such clarity his
feelings about his family and life
in general.
It is not strange, of course,
that Hart should remember the
Christmas when he was ten and
his father had been out of work
for some time. The father had
been an expert cigar maker, but
machines ruined his trade, and
now his family was living on
what credit the mother could ob
tain from neighborhood stores.
The son was accustomed to pover
ty, but he desparately wanted a
Christmas present, chiefly as
proof that things weren’t as bad
as they seemed. On Christmas
Eve night father and son walked
down the city street lined with
pushcarts filled with toys, and
the boy’s hopes rose. There was
nothing in the carts, though,
that was suitable for a ten-year
oid and cost as litle as seventy
five cents, the amount in the
father’s pocket. Silently the two
walked to the end of the block
and as silently returned home.
Charles Dickens would have given
the story a different ending.
Someone would have turned up
with a goose or a turkey and
presents for all; but this was a
true story and Moss Hart makes
the reader experience the “dark
brown taste” of poverty, ugly and
unrelieved by a fairy tale ending.
The desire to escape that dark ■
brown taste seems to have been |
the goad that drove many of our
celebrities to success. Some of
America’s most successful theatri
cal people knew that kind of pov
erty as they grew up on New
York’s East Side, and when they
tell their life stories, there is in
evitably included the memory of
such a Christmas as Moss Hart
knew. No amount of financial
success or fame seems to erase
the memory of a child who
learned all too soon that there
was no Santa Claus.
It would be good to think that
this year no child in all the world
would learn that bitter lesson.
For every one who rises above
crushing poverty to fame or for
tune, there are many whose spir
its are crushed forever.
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OCRACOKE PERSONALS
OCRACOKE, Dec. 16. Ocra
coke Civic Club met on Monday
night, with Jack Willis presiding.
Matters of routine business were
discussed. Cooks Monford Gar
rish, Norman Garrish, Chris Gas
kill, and Claude Gaskill served a
delicious beef stew supper.
Van Henry O’Neal arrived
home on Saturday, convalescing
from hospitalization at Washing
ton, N. C. Jake Alligood, Sr. is
also at home. Mrs. Clarence D.
Scarborough was transferred on
Saturday by ambulance from
Beaufort County Hospital to
Morehead City Hospital for fur
ther diagnosis, and is still in the
latter hospital. Mrs. Wilford
Paul is back with relatives in
Vanceboro, from the University
Hospital in Chapel HUI, and ex
pects to be home shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Boyette are
expecting their son and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Boyette, Jr.,
from San Jose, California, for the
holiday season.
Mrs. Elsie Tolson will return
to Ocean View, Delaware, on
Sunday with her son, Edward
Simpson, to visit him and Mrs.
Simpson are several .weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
of Knightdale spent several days
at the Spencer Apartments. They
are building a home here at Oc
racoke in the Wahab Village sec
tion.
James Moore Williams of Sta
ten Island is also building a new
home here and has been spending
several days with his mother,
Mrs. Brittie Williams, and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Doward Brugh
and daughter, Debbie, will spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Overton in
Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Wahab Howard
are back from a three day trip
to Richmond, Virginia.
Mrs. R. S. Wahab spent several
days in Norfolk recently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dearing and
daughter are leaving Saturday
for her home at State Road,
N. C. for Christmas and will then
go on to Chevy Chase, Maryland,
to visit his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Gaskill
will spend Christmas with her
son, Myron Garrish and his fami
ly, in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Harvey Wa
hab left last week for Virginia
Beach to visit Harold Wahab
there, and will then go on to Al
exandria, Virginia, to visit O’Neal
Wahab. They are also including
in their trip a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Chesley Austin and family
in Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E.
Spencer are planning to spend the
holidays in Florida, visiting rela
tives and friends there.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Forbes had
as week end guests his sister,
Mrs. Shelby Burgess and Mr.
Burgess, of Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter O’Neal
and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin How
ard are back from a trip to Wash
ington, N. C., and while away
also drove on to Roanoke Rapids
and spent two days there with
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kennedy and
family. Mrs. Kennedey is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. How
ard.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskins and
son of Wilmington, Delaware, are
expected home for the holidays,
and will visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Irving Forbes and his
mother, Mrs. Ethel Gaskins.
Mrs. David Styron and daugh
ter, Belinda and son, David, Jr.,
came for Thanksgiving and are
staying on through the Christmas
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Cal
vin O’Neal, Sr. Mr. and Mrs.
O’Neal also expect Mr. and Mrs.
John Puett O’Neal for Christmas.
Calvin O’Neal, Jr. and Larry
Williams are planning to spend
the holidays on a trip North, vis
iting in New York City, Ports
mouth, N. H. and Portland,
Maine. >
On Monday night of this week
members of the Assembly of God I
enjoyed their monthly Fellowship
Meeting, representing the Ocra
coke charge of the Cape Hatter
as section. Mrs. Alice Austin of
Buxton brought the message of
the evening and Presbyter Allen
Price of Avon, Rev. David Ray
nor of Buxton and Rev. Jerry
Hall of Hatteras also had a part,
along with Rev. Charles Clary of
DECEMBER MORE
DANGEROUS FOR
DRIVING LATE
RALElGH.—There’s be more
after-dark driving in December
than in any other month of the
year, it was emphasized this week
by State Motor Vehicles Commis
sioner Elwarl Scheldt.
“This is the month of short days
and long nights,” he pointed out.
Most workers are finding that they
must use their headlights when
driving home after the day’s work
now. And many stores are keep
ing their doors open every week
night for Christmas shopping.”
Plans are in the making for
holiday parties later this month,
and automobiles are the favorite
means of transportation to and
from such events, he added.
“Mix these factors with quick
changes in the weather, add snow
and ice to make the going rough,
and you can appreciate that the
problems of traffic law enforce
ment officers become aggravated
at this time of year,” Scheidt de
clared.
“Individual citizens can help a
great deal to alleviate these prob
lems if they will accept greater
personal responsibility,” the state
official advised.
“Highway patrolmen are ready
to assist any motorist who is in
distress, but so often the driver
finds himself in a wintertime dif
ficulty simply because he failed to
check his battery, he forgot his
gas tank was near empty, he over
looked replacing his old wiper
blades that smear and streak his
windshield instead of wiping it
clean, or he took a chance that it
wouldn’t snow and left his tire
chains at home. Now is the time
every driver should be prepared
for the worst winter has to offer,”
Scheidt declared.
“December is a month when
everyone seems to get into a holi
day mood,” he observed.
“This should not ,and does not,
mean that laws can be violated or
logical safety precautions neg
lected without fear of punishment,”
he added. “The spirit of the sea
son calls for extending goodwilll
toward all men and surely a good
place to demonstrate such good
will is on the highway.”
The vehicles chief cautioned citi
zens to show good sense in driving
and walking since “obeying the
rules of courteous conduct will en
able everyone to enjoy the entire
holiday month.” Failure to heed
traffic laws, he warned, could make
December indeed the “darkest
month of
the local charge.
Ocracoke School is closing on
Friday of this week. On Thurs
day afternoon pupils of different
rooms will present a Christmas
program in the school recreation
hall. It is an annual custom for
parents to enjoy this particular
program with the children. Two
plays will be given, one by the
elementary school, the other by
the high school, and there will be
recitations and songs. On Friday
each room enjoys its own Christ
mas party before school is dis
missed for the holidays.
SOCIAL SECURITY TAKES
MORE .AFTER JANUARY I
When employees receive their
first paycheck after January 1,
they will notice it is a little smal
ler.
Effective January 1, 1960 all
employers will be deducting 3%
of each paycheck for Social Securi
ty taxes and the employer’s contri
bution also increases to 3%. Dur
ing 1959 the tax was 2%% from
employers and employees alike
but the additional tax is needed to
keep the Social Security program
in sound financial balance and was
provided for by the Congress in
the 1958 Amendments to the
Social Security Act
Self-emloyed persons will pay
3% % self-employment tax on their
1959 earnings and will not feel the
increased tax until the end of 1960
when they will pay a 416% tax on
their net earnings.
These new tax rates are sched
uled to remain in effect for three
years, from January 1, 1960
through December 31, 1962.
The Old-Age and Survivors In
surance and the Disability Insur
ance programs are designed to op
erate on a “pay as you go” basis.
All benefits and administrative
costs are paid from Social Security
taxes and interest. It has not been
necessary for the Congress to ap
priate any money from the general
treasury to support these programs
in past years and it is planned to
maintain them on a self-support
ing basis by increasing Social Se
curity taxes when necessary.
Self-employed persons and wage
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counties are served by the New
Bern office.
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HOSPITAL NEWS
White patients listed at the
Pungo District Hospital in Belha
ven, December 7-14 were Mrs.
Monteen Waters, Pinetown; Har
ry Blake, Scranton; Mrs. Shirley
To lan, Belhaven; Toliver T.
Smith, New Holland; James E.
Courson, Belhaven; Mrs. Rupert
Norfleet, Rt. 2, Belhaven; Mrs.
Mary Latham, Rt. 1, Pantego;
Dan Sparrow, Scranton; Mrs.
Carolyn Gibbs, Engelhard; Mrs.
Hazel Williams, Swan Quarter;
Mrs. Jessie Matthews, Bath; Mrs.
Naomi Thompson, Pantego; Mo
die Chauncey, Belhaven.
Colored patients were baby
Betty Watson, Belhaven; Emma
Jane Satterthwajte, Rt. 2, Belha
ven; William Braddock, Belhaven;
Joyce - Ann Spruill, Rt. 1, Pante
go; Manuel Lanier, Rt. 1, Belha
ven.
Births, white: Mr. and Mrs.
Hallet Long Waters, a son, Hal
let Long, Jr., on December 6. Mrs.
Waters is the former Monteen
Aster Harrison.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1959
Invention of Camembert, the
creamy cheese named for a village
in France’s Normandy, is credited
to Marie Harel, the National Geo
graphic Magazine says. She sup
posedly popularized the cheese by
presenting a sample to Emperor
Napoleon 111.
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