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THE COASTLAND TIMES
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VOL. XXV MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1959 NO. 25
THE COASTLAND’S DEBT TO THE PRESS
Never has any area of the state been so indebted to
newspapers and newspapermen as the Walter Raleigh
Coastland in general and the Dare Beaches in particular.
For more than a quarter of a century special attention has
been given our people, places and things by newspapers of
all North Carolina and eastern Virginia.
In our North-eastern North Carolina there have been
a number of newspapermen who have played a hand in bring
ing this about, but for the most part it was the voluntary
gift of some of the ablest newspapermen across the State.
For many years the late Josephus Daniels of the News & Ob
server wrote with sympathy and understanding of our peo
ple, and down through the years this paper has followed
through with far more space given the area than has been
warranted by the circulation within it.
Norfolk newspapers have, been giving liberal publicity
through all these years to the important things of the North
Carolina coastland. There have been many North Carolinians
who were staff members on these papers, and naturally
loyal to their homeland. All papers have been generous to
us, and that goes especially for all in this state, —Elizabeth
City, Rocky Mount, Durham, Greensboro, Asheville, Char
lotte and the weeklies too.
Perhaps not too many people know how to appreciate
the tremendous benefits that have come to us through all
the free advertising the newspapers have given up. But here’s
one who feels most grateful; who willingly admits we have
received our full share, most generously given. A large share
of our progress is due to the steady stream of stories which
have helped to bring so many visitors as paying guests. And
we may depend on it, we would see a remarkable falling off
in business without the generous aid of the state’s news
papermen.
MAKING A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE
There are numerous practices which make a mockery
of the word justice and of respect for law. They are follow
ed by chicken hearted peace officers without respect for
their honor and their oath of office, and by men placed in
judicial capacity, including much abused magistrates and
Recorder’s court judges.
When a peace officer shows favors by taking his cases
before magistrates who will let the officer dictate judgement;
when a magistrate fails to give equal consideration, and
equal treatment to all alike, then he has violated his trust
and helped to make a mockery of the law, destroy confidence
of the public in its administration and lowered all peace of
ficers and judges in the respect of the people, then indeed a
serious condition has come to pass.
There is nothing more lowly, than the practice of dis
pensing with fair dealing and justice merely to obtain votes.
Such men are unworthy to sit on a bench. Such men tear
down their community in more than one way,
When offenders come before a court and are adjudged
guilty, they should pay a penalty in keeping with the weight
of the offense. If it is a cash penalty, that money is auto
matically the property of the school fund to be used for the
benefit of education, and perhaps to help teach children the
importance of decency and good citizenship.
A judge who lets fines go uncollected is in effect as
guilty of embezzlement as if he had stolen cash from the
school funds. More heinous than all, he has been unfair, in
that he has allowed one person to go free of penalty while
others have had to pay.
Can anything do more to destroy respect for the law?
How can a man be worthy—how can he have the gall to
sit in judgement on his fellows when he follows practices
of this sort. In fact, what kind of citizenship is it that al
lows such administration to continue to exist in any com
munity?
Unfortunately, there are so few people these days with
backbone to stand up before their fellowmen and demand
right and justice. When we view some of the persons who
through the years have sought to be magistrates, and stand
before their fellows as qualified to pass judgement; when we
look at some of the men who have aspired to be judges, yet
having little or no education, no knowledge of the law, some
times a court record themselves, and often a record for
beating their honest debts, it is a sad commentary on to
day’s civilization.
Yet these people draw regularly a salary paid from the
taxes of other men who are honest and hardworking, and
at the same time, give away to their favorites in court the
money that belongs to the children of the public schools.
All across this state will be found examples as pictured here,
who through the complacency of their neighbors are allow
ed to encourage criminals, foster an increase of crime, and
year after year have destroyed respect for the law and the
courts.
Look about you at what is happening m your own com
munity. Do you think it is time to call a halt? Can you see
how it is costing in more ways than one, every person who
lives in a community which is afflicted by such conditions?
The traveling salesman just returned from a convention
in Miami Beach. His wife met him at the door. “Don’t lie to
me,” she screamed. “Alice wrote me that she saw you play
ing around with a blonde on the beach.”
“Well, what d’you expect me to play with at my age,”
' he retorted, a pail and shovel?”
“Money may not be everything, but it is a great conso
lation until you have everything.”—Lester D. Klimek.
Here’s one on advertising: “The fellow who never ad
vertises is like the man who always winks at a girl in a dark
room—he knows what he’s doing, but she doesn’t”
The greatest joy in the world is the joy of service. The
greatest power in the world is the power of love. The great
est rate in the world is the Golden Rule. The greatest war
in the world is the war with ourselves.
—ARTHUR BURRAGE FARWELL.
FREE PINE SEEDLINGS
OFFERED BY PULP CO.
North Carolina Pulp Company
will again give free pine seedlings
to 4-H and FFA boys in Eastern
North Carolina during the plant
ing season beginning in December
and extending through January and
February of next year, according
to an announcement made here by
E. K. Pitman, of Pymouth, Con
servation Forester for the company.
The area in which seedlings will
be available is the general area in
which the company buys wood and
extends from the coast westward
to and including Richmond, Mont
gomery, Randolph, Chatham, Dur
ham, Franklin and Vance Coun
ties.
The seedlings are given to the
boys to encourage them to start
planting* idle land on their farms
and to impress upon them the im
portance of proper care of ail for
est land. 13,559,325 seedlings have
been given by the Company to 4-H
and FFA boys throughout Eastern
and Central North Carolina during
the past 10 years. Applications for
seedlings should be for either 500,
1000 or tile maximum of 1500.
County Agents and Teachers of
Vocational Agriculture have infor
mation as to how to secure appli
cation blanks.
The North Carolina Pulp Com
pany purchases the seedlings for
distribution from the North Caro
lina State Forest Service nurseries
and delivery is made by the nurs
ery.
HOW WE PERMIT CHILDREN
TO BECOME FAILURES
‘Except for two den mothers
who are making sacrificial efforts
in Cub Scouting, the Scouting pro
gram on the beach has miserably
failed this year,” Rev. Stanley S.
Snead, Institutional Representa
tive for Troops No. 161 of the Cub
Scouts and Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca declared recently.
In making a statement of the
work in Scouting on the beach and
in answer to the question of what
progress has been made, he simply
said, “We have not acccomplishcd
one definite thing.” In seeking per
sons to hold positions of leadership
the representative declared that
“nobody wants the jobs.” “The
crisis stems from the fact that par
ents of boys want Scouting, but
are 'quite 'unwilling to share in the
necessary rqles of leadership.”
“It seems to me/’ he said, “that
when adults shun the responsibili
ties of sharing with youth the prin
ciples of clean living and develop
ing stronger pesronalities, for the
sake of their own selfish enter
prises and personal gain, that such
persons are not only condoning but
teaching their children to become
failures, by example, rather than
leaders.”
Two den mothers, Mrs. Lora Cay
ton and Mrs. Margaret Davis, of
Kitty Hawk, are presently holding
a den meeting on Mondays with
out support of an active or organ-
I ized Cub Scout Executive Com
mittee. “There are others who
would take part if the committee
were active,” Reverend Mr. Snead
said.
In making a statement the In
stitutional Representative noted
the need for Chairmen to both the
Cub Scout and Boy Scout Execu
tive committee, a cubmaster, scout
master, and five den mothers. “If
people will not volunteer their
services without pressure and arm
twisting, then it would be best that
we abandon Scouting in this area.
Our populaton is large enough for
every person to share a place of re
sponsibility in civic, spiritual and
youth organizations,” he conclud
ed.
WINTER FERRY SCHEDULES
(EH«liv. October 1, 1959-April 30, I 960)
HATTER AS“INLET FERRY
tv. Hatteras Lv. Ocracoke
7:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.AA.
12:30 P.M. 1:30 P.M.
3:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M.
LOAD LIMIT ON FERRY:
Any axle 13,000 lbs.; 2 axles 20,000 lbs.;
3 or more axles, 30,000 lbs.
ALLIGATOR~RTVER FERRY
lv. East Lake Lv. Sandy Point
6:00 A.M. 6:40 A.M.
7:20 A.M. 8:00 A M.
8:40 A.M. 9:20 A.M
10:00 A.M. 10:40 A.AA.
11:20 A.M. 12:00 Noct
12:40 P.M. 1:20 P.M.
2:00 P.M. 2:40 P.M.
3:20 P.M. 4:00 P.M.
4:40 P.M. 5:20 P.M.
6:00 P.M. 6:40 P.M.
7:20 P.M. 8:00 P.M
8:40 P.M. Oct. 1-Oct. 31, 1959 9:20 P.M.
10:00 P.M. Oct. 1-Oct. 31, 1959 10:40 P.M.
11:20 P.M. Oct. 1-Oct. 31, 1959 12:00 Mid.
OREGON INLET FERRY
Leave North Shore leave South Shore
FIRST TRIP
5:00 A.M. April 1-April 30, 1960 5:30 A.M.
5:30 A.M. Mar. 15-AAar. 31, 1960 6:00 A.M
6:00 A.M. Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 1959 6:30 A.M.
6:00 A.M. Feb. 15-Mor. 14, 1960 6:30 A.M.
6:30 A.M. Dec. 1, '59-Feb. 14, '6O 7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M. . 7:30 A.M.
7:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M.
8:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M.
9:00 A M. 9:30 A.M.
9:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M
10:00 A.M. 10:30 A.AA.
10:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M. 11:30 A.M.
11:30 AM. 12:00 Noon
12:00 Noon 12:30 P.M.
12:30 P.M. 1:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M.
1:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M.
2:00 P.AA. 2:30 P.M.
2:30 P.M. 3:00 P.M.
i«l P.M. 3:30 P.M.
3:30 P.AA. 4:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M. LAST TRIP 4:30 P.M.
4:30 P.M. Nov. 1, '59-Jcm. 31, '6O 5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M. Oct. 1-Oct. 30, 1959 5:30 P.AA.
5:00 P.M. Feb. 1-Feb. 28, '6O 5:30 P.AA.
5:30 P.M. March 1-March 31, '6O 6:00 P.AA.
6d» P.M. April 1-April 30 '6O 6:30 P.AA.
LOAD LIMIT FOR ALLIGATOR RIVER AN9
Gross load limit for single vehicle, 12 tons;
OREGON INLET PERRIES:
arose load limit for combination of ve
hicles. 18 tons.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
N.C. MINIMUM WAGE
LAW GOES INTO
[ EFFECT JANUARY I
* Hourly Wage Floor of 750 To
Boost Earnings of 55,000
I Tar Heels
p 11 »' ■
! RALEIGH.—On January 1, 1960
■ a new State law guaranteeing cov
. ered employees minimum wage of
II at least 75 cents an hour goes into
i effect.
I Passage of the North Carolina
I Minimum Wage Law by the Gen-
■ eral Asembly on May 7, 1959 made
North Carolina the 33rd State in
■ the nation to enact minimum-wage
legislation.
The Department of Labor esti
; mates that the required 75-cents
i minimum wage will increase the
total annual earnings of this group
by at least $16,500,000, or about
S3OO per year on the average for
each worker affected by the law.
i Employers must pay this, and
: thereby increase consumer costs to
■ all.
Affected Workers
The Department estimates that
the 'minimum wage will increase
the earnings of some 7,000 em
ployees in variety stores, 7,500 in
department stores and other gen
eral merchandise businesses, 2,-
500 in grocery stores, 1,700 in
clothing stores, 6,200 in restaur
ants and other eating and drink
ing establishments, and 10,000 in
all other types of retail trade busi
nesses. Total niunber of workers
to be affected in retail trade:
about 34,900.
In the service-industry group, 1
some 17,400 workers will receive
wage increases under the law.
These include approximately 6,-
500 laundry and dry cleaning work
ers in hotels and motels, and 8,-
500 in repair shops, amusement
places, and all other types of serv-,
ice-industry operations.
An additional 3,000 workers in
miscellaneous other non-manufact
uring businesses also are slated
for wage increases under the sta
tute.
Small employers who employ five
or less workers are specifically ex
cluded from coverage by the Mini
mum Wage Law. An estimated 11,- >
000 retail trade and service-in-1
dustry workers earning loss than
75 cents an hour in small businesses,
are excluded from the law’s pro
tection by this section of the stat
ute.
It is not necesary that all of an
employer’s employees work in one
establishment for coverage to exist.
Coverage under the law is on an
employer basis, not an establish
ment basis. An employer may em
ploy workers in several different
establishments, or even in several
different communities or sections
of the State and still be covered by
the law.
Government Workers Excluded
The Attorney General has ruled
that employees of State, county
and municipal governments are not
‘covered by the Minimum Wage
' Law because these governmental
units do not meet the law’s defi-
I nition of an employer.
Exemptions
The most important exemption in
I the law is that which excludes
, from coverage all employers of
' ‘ five or less workers. However, the
I statute lists many additional class-
■ es of workers who are specifically
. exempt from the 75-cent minimum.
These are:
(1) Any person employed as a
, farm laborer or farm employee.
■ (2) Any person employed in do
. mestic service or in or about a
| private home or in or about a pub
. lie or private nursing home for the
aged and/ or infirm, or in or about
all hospitals of every kind and
character both public and private,
or in an eleemosynary institution
, primarily supported by public
funds.
, (3) Any person engaged in the
• activities of an educational, chari
; table, religious or nonprofit org-
• anization where the relationship of
. employer-employee does not, in
fact, exist, or where the services
rendered to such organizations are
i on a voluntary basis.
(4) Newsboys, shoe shine boys,
caddies on golf courses, baby sit-
■ tors, ushers, doormen, concession
. attendants and cashiers in theatres,
• pin boys in bowling alleys.
(5) Traveling salesmen or out-
• side salesmen working on a com
i. mission basis.
f (6) Any person employed on a
part-time basis during the school
year and who is a student at any
’ recogpized school or college while
. so employed.
• (7) Any person under the age of
i. twenty-one (21) in the employ of
[ his father or mother.
(8) Any person receiving tips
• or gratuities as the principal part
i. of his wage.
; (9) Any person confined in any
• penal, corrective, or mental in
„ sttitution of the State or any of its
i. political subdivisions.
(10) Employees of boys’ and
>• girls’ summer camps.
(11) Any person under the age
u of sixteen (16) regardless of by
whom employed.
l (12) Those employed in the sea
food or fishing industry on a part
i time basis or who normally work
and are paid for the amount of
k work accomplished.
(13) Any person who shall have
reached his or her sixty-fifth (66)
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Enforcement
; Enforcement of the Minimum
. Wage Law is made the responsi
. bility of the Department of Labor,
i under the Commissioner of Labor.
.:The law requires covered employ
: ers to keep posted in their busi
: ness establishments, in a conspicu
ious and accessible place, a stun-1
I mary of the Minimum Wage Law
and any applicable wage orders or
regulations.
The statute empowers the Com
. missioner of Labor to exercise dis
. cretionary authority in providing
, by regulation for the employment
Jat sub-minimum wages of people
whose earning capacity is impair
ed by physical or mental deficien-
. cy-
I The law also contaains a pro
vision that “The Commissioner may
provide by regulation, with the as
sent and approval of the State Ap
prenticeship Council, for employ
ment in such occupation at wages
lower than the minimum wage pro-
I vided under this article for learn
ers and apprentices as the Com-1
I missioner may find appropriate.”
I I Unlike the Federal law and many
other state wage statutes, the Mini
mum Wage Law contains no over
time provision. The North Caro-
1 lina Maximum Hour Law, which
1 regulates hours of work, remains
■ an entirely separate statute and is
i not affected by the Minimum Wage
Law. All that the law requires
is that covered workers be paid
■ as much as 75 cents an hour for
I whatever hours they work.
i: . Penalties
’ As for the law’s “teeth”: the
penalties for violation include a
fine of not less than SIO.OO or
I more than $50.00, or imprison-
ADVERTISE
Not Once and Stop
But Keep It Up!
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This Newspaper
Covers Your Trade
Territory..,
i
Big firms spend millions every year advertising
until they become nationally known and then
continue to keep it up. They want to meet com
petition in order to exist, to grow and make a
profit. Whenever they cease to grow they are
losing ground. f
j ment for not more than 30 days in
I the discretion of the court. After
an employer is notified by the
Commissioner of Labor or his au
thorized representative that he is
violating the law, each pay period
during which the violation con
tinues constitutes a separate, in
dictable offense.
| The law provides further that
employees may bring suit for un
paid wages in any court of compe
tent jurisdiction. It directs the
Court to award reasonable at
torney's fees and the costs of court;
to be paid by the defendant, in
addition to any judgment awarded
the employee for unpaid wages.
MANTEO PERSONALS
Mrs. J. D. O’Neal has returned
from the Albemarle Hospital,
Elizabeth City, where she under
went surgery. She is recuperating
at her home in Manteo.
William Ernst, Jr., of Summer
ville, S. C., was in Manteo Wed
nesday.
I Mrs. Lloyd Midgett is a patient
in Norfolk General Hospital, Nor
folk, Va., where she has undergone
major surgery.
Miss Natalie Etheridge of the
William and Mary faculty, Norfolk,
Va., arrived home this week to
spend the Christmas holidays with
her mother, Mrs. T. D. Etheridge.
Mrs. Herbert Bliven has returned
home from the Marine Hospital,
Norfolk, where she was a patient
for several weeks.
I KILL DEVIL HILLS PERSONALS
Horace A. Dough is a patient in
' Leigh Memorial Hospital, Norfolk,
Va.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1959
BEACH HOTELS RECOGNIZED
BY HINES TRAVEL BOOK
The Parkerson Hotel, Ocean
House Motel, The Sea Oatel Motor
Court, Nags Head have received
national recognition in the new
1960 edition of the Duncan Hines
Travel Book “Lodging for a
Night” just published, according to
an announcement from Roy H.
Park, editor-in-chief of the Dun
can Hines Institute of Ithaea, N.
Y, publisher of the travel books.
These establishments are among
5,200 lodging places in North
America “Recommended by Dun
can Hines.” Other Duncan Hines
books are the companion Travel
Book "Adventures in Good Eating,”
also newly republished in its
twenty-fifth anniversary edition,
and the Duncan Hines guide to re
sorts and vacation spots, “Vacation
Guide: Arlington Hotel, The Car
olinian HoteL-and Cottages, Nags
Header Resort Hotel, The Wilbur
Wright Rbsort Hotel
WANCHESE PERSONALS
Mrs. Sally Daniels is a patient
in Leigh Memorial Hospital, Nor-
Va., having undergone major
surgery. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Oar
roll, Mrs. Dell Saunders and Mrs.
i Bernice Midgett visited Mrs. Dan
' ids in the hospital Friday and Sat
• I urday.
| Mr. and Mi’s. A. Sobel and Mrs.
i Sinh Wares of Burlington, and Mr.
1 1 and Mrs. Clint Minton of Norfolk,
Va., visited Mr. and Mis. W. C.
■ Saunders over the week end.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Umphlett of Manteo a daughter,
; Diane Lynn, on December 1 in the
Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City; weight six pounds, 3Vi
ounces.
For Christmas Send
The Book of The
OLD SEA CAPTAIN
and The Drummer
There are only a few dozen copies left
> of the several thousand we printed, of
this book of salty dialogue of the wonder-
L ful N. C. Coastland. For $1 we will mail
one to anyone you wish. If you would
send a special gift card, add 10c to or
•. der.
These sketches, written nearly 25 years
■ ago are remarkable for their prophecy of
’ what has been coming true in this coast
land through all the years since. We may
not get on opportunity to re-print the
book soon, so take advantage of the chance
to get a copy before they are all gone.
Address:
i The Old Sea Captain
( Core of Times Printing Co.
P. O. Box 428, Manteo, N. C.